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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-01

Manchester, Conn, Nov 1.-(UP) Shock caused tn edeath of Mrs Elizabeth Sullivan, 50, who was struck by an automobile last night driven by James Maher. Mrs Sul- livan suffered fractures of both legs and died almost instantly.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
FAMILY HAS
CLOSE CALL

Their automobile broken down
and meager water supply gone, Mrs.
Earl Lang, wife of rancher liv-
ing cast of Ell Centro with her
four year old daughter and infant
were found by deputy sheriffs on
the verge of exhaustion, seven
miles north of Plaster City in the
desert this morning.
They were taken to the county
hospital by Rodney Clarke and
Fred Elliott, deputies. where their
condition is held to be serious. 1t
was the opinion of the deputies.
ti.s.t they would probably have
all been dead had the search lasted
two hours more as the suns heat
was becoming more unbearable
every moment.
They were found lying on the
ground in small ravine to the
east of Coyote mountain after the
officer had almost abandoned the
search in that particular locality
and had decided to backtrack and
take up once again the tracks
where they left the desert road in
search of the wanderers.
Lang, who continued the search
for his family after he had given
the alarm at 2 o'clock this morning
from Plaster City, is still being
sought by deputies as he became
separated from the main group
during the early morning. Little
fear is felt for him, it was said,
as he had a supply of water OBJ
tanned at Plaster City. BY press
time the sheriff's office had not
been notified that the man was
found.
According to the report given at
the sheriff's office, the Langs had
motored to point some 20 miles
north in the desert and had started
for home when their car broke
down on a desert road little used
at present, north of Coyote noun
tain. AS far as can be understood
of the situation by the sheriff's
office, the group left their car
and started off across the hot
desert towards Plaster City. At
dark last night Lang left his FAM
lily and plodded on toward the
highway for help reaching Plaster
City at 2 o'clock this morning and
then telephoned his story to the
sheriff's office.
Sheriff Campbell with Deputies
Billingsley, Poole, Don Campbell,
Fred Elliott and Rodney Clarke,
undersheriff, engaged in the search.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
EMERGENCY
@bOARO NAMED
BY PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, July Q. W.P) -
President Roosevelt today issued
an executive order creating a ma
tional emergency committee to ad-
wise him on problems connected
with public works, labor disputes,
and industrial recovery.
Donald r. Richberg, NRA' chief
counsel, was appointed executive
secretary and executive director OF
the new council. Other members
are Harold l.. Ickes secretary of
interior, Frances Perkins secretary
of labor, Hugh S. Johnson admin
istrator industrial recovery and
Harry Hopkins administrator OF
federal emergency relief.
Richberg, will assume the duties
of Frank C. Walker. director of
the national emergency council,
who was given the summer off.
The NEG was created to coordin-
ate the various recovery admin
istrations.
Richberg was given a leave OF
Aabsence from the NRA until Sept.
10 take over the new job.
A The executive order, signed by
The President before he boarded
the cruiser Houston for his journey
to Hawaii. was issued by the White
House.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
SUPERVISORS SENDING SWING TO WASHINGTON
Won Hindenburg Gives Approval To Hitler's Actio1
GRANT DELAY
IN TRIAL OF
INDICTED MEN

LOS ANGELS, July 2. U.P) -
Pleading of Alb L. Rose, presiden.
of the National Security Life asso-
ciatics, and eiglt other officers OF
the concern wa postponed today
until Thursday Men defense attor-
neys told FederalJudge Paul j. Nc
Cormick they wuld file demurrers
to the indictmen.
The nine men ire charged with
making false presentations TO
purchasers of lif insurance.
According to pftal inspectors,
officials Of the colrsn, which car
ried ON a nationwide business, re-
fused to pay polio holders on one
pretext or anothe, in most cases
alleging the insUed persons had
misrepresented thir physical con-
tlition at the timethe policies we're
issued.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
UNITED PRESS WRITER DECLARES
HITLER HAS STRENGTHENED SELF
Chancellor's Victory In First Internal Crisis
Finds High Favor Among German People
And Political Leaders.

against rebellion has suddenly
shifted the basis of power of the
Nazi regime from wild-eyed radical
ism toward the right or conserva-
tive wing.
The determination of his enc
mics stifled the incipient movement
before it began and he emerged
from his first big internal crisis
with his personal popularity and
prestage heightened and his politi-
cal position strengthened.
His decisiveness and ruthlessness
seemed to have captured the imag-
ination of the people. Crowds in
front of the chancellery in the
Wilhelmstrasse Sunday afternoon
cheered wildly when he appeared
momentarily at window.
In striking at the Sa, Hitler is
smashing the instrument which was
his original source of power and
contributed principally to his rise
to the dictatorship.
Execution Justified
In executing his friend and con-
fio,ante, ERNEST Roehm, head of
the storm troops, Hitler boldly ex-
orcised a diseased spot from his
body polite and earned the admir-
alton of the public, to whom
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
Won Popen Remains
Closely Guarded

BERLIN, July 2. U.P)-The Hit
Ter government today issued an
official denial of reports that Pres
ident Won Hindenburg had inter-
fered with its disposition of Franz
Won Papen, vice chancellor, the
president IS close friend, who still
is under police surveillance.
A statement from the ministry
of propaganda not only denied
that Won Hindenburg had "made
the reichswehr responsible for Won
Papen's safety but csouted the
likelihood of such action.
Officials close to the president
said that such action by Won Hin
denburg, particularly regarding a
threatened state of siege if Won
Papen were harmed, were "utterly
unlikely
Won Papen was till reported, on
the best information to be at his
home, guarded by SIS troops. r
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
TRIAL
FOR MIRA MEN
Federal Judge Promises Action
In Charges Against Branion
And Others.

LOS ANGELES, July 2. U.P) -
Branding the indictment of nine
former officials of the CWA as an
emergency case" Federal Judge
Harry A. Hollzer declared he want
ed a speedy trial when the defen-
dants were arraigned today.
Pleas were delayed, however, un
til next Thursday when Attorney
Baldwin Robertson, representing r.
C. Branion, head of the state SERA
and one of those indicted, said he
intended to file a demurrer to the
charges.
Attorney Robertson's motion for
a bill of particulars, in which he
contended the charges were not spe-
cific, was denied by Judge Hollzer.
The indictment charged that in
several instances men were idle and
receiving pay on CWA projects be-
cause tools and materials were not
furnished them.
Named with Branion in the in
dictment are Jules Hanique, former
Guilty ullCCJOl dllI CiiiSi Sii6iiSSi
of the CWA; Charles c. Frye, also
a director of the organization; Eu-
gene M. Brown, former secretary
of the CWA advisory committee;
James T. Richey, who was manager
of the purchasing department;
George o. Durkee, formerly in
charge of work assignments; Henry
E. Walker. Southern California di-
rector of the national reemploy-
ment service; Roy C. Donnelly, as
sistant to Walker, and Pierce Will
liams, former western CWA di-
rector.
All were in court but Williams.
He advised the marshals office he
would appear as soon as he re-
turned from Washington. A bench
warrant for his arrest was issued.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
DOCTOR SEEKS
VENGEANCE ON
BANDIT GROUP
Physician Slugged After Treat
ing Wounded Man And Refus-
ing Plea For Narcotics.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, July 2. (U.P)
"A small town physician who was
slugged in return for a deed of
mercy sought vengeance today in
a search for John Dillinger and a
gang of ruthless killers.
Nursing a head wound from a
crashing gun butt, DR.. Leslie Laird
of North Webster, Ind, gave in
formation to police and federal
agents which spread search for
Dillinger over Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois.
The officers flung a gigantic net
of men over highways in the theory
two men who compelled DIR. Laird
to treat gunshot wound and
then -bloodedly beat him into
unconsciousness, were members of
a gang which robbed the Merchants
National bank Saturday of $29,-
800.
Patrolman Harry Wagner was
killed by machine gun fire, by
stander wounded critically and a
bank officer and customer wound
ed slightly when the bandits opened
a sweeping fire on police and pas
sing pedestrians.
Capt. Matt Leach of the Indiana
state police said he did not be-
lieve the desperadoes were Dill
linger's gang, but could not dis
regard positive identification by a
policeman and the wounded bank
officer of one of the men as Dill
linger himself. b
DR.. Laird was routed out of bed
early yesterday by a man who
asked him to go to his nearby
office in North Webster to treat a
companion injured in an automo-
bile accident
Asks For Drug
At his office he found young
man with bullet wound in an
arm. Under the threatening orders
of the man who had called him
he administered an anti-tetanus
serum and dressed the wound.
Give me some cocaine" ordered
the older man when the dressing
was cOlnpleGeu.
There's none in the office" DR.
Laird said.
Splinters of light crashed be-
fore his eyes, followed 80 min
utes later by slowly returning con-
seriousness.
Officers. believed it probable the
men were members of the gang
of bank robbers who separated
from four companions soon after
leaving South Bend 1t was also
possible, they said, that others Of
the gang remained out of sight ir
a car nearby. DR.. Laird was un-
able to identify photographs of Dill
linger or others of his known gang
Search of densely wooded lake
country of South Bend, revealed nc
trace of the gang. Today's search
was concentrated south of Chicago
and along the Indiana Ohio bound
ary.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02

WASHINGTON, July 2. up
The United States treasury bulged
with more than $4,000, 100000 of
ready cash. today to begin the
1885 fiscal year which may see even
more flow out than the record Of
the year just ended.
Treasury figures showed that
the government in the year which
ended Saturday had spent $7,105,-
O50,085, or 5000 ,496 O35 more than
received. Expenses were higher
than since 1918 and 1919 and the
S3,989, 100000 deficit was the high
est OF the year of peace.
1t was the fourth successive year
OF defhit. This carried the pub
Tic deb to new peak of $27, ,053,-
l41.4l5.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
Aimee Praying
For Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE, July 2. tU.P)-With
her arms raised heavenward, Aimee
mple Mcpherson, revivalist,
blessed Milwaukee and its half
million inhabitants without dis
elimination as she launched the
first service of an eight-day revival
in her initial appearance here.
A corps of white claid matrons
ushered in the flock consisting Of
both the curious and the devout.
From two grand pianos on the
stage came the rhythm of when
the Roll Is Called Up Yonder I'll
Be. There"
Rocking on her heels, swinging
her arms in sweeping gestures and
rolling her eyes, Aimee prayed for
"her dear children"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
Welborn Plea Gets
Delay Of One Week

LOS ANGELES, July 2. U.P)-
The plea of Nelson G.. Welborn,
former city treasurer of Vallejo, to
a charge of practicing fraud on the
government, was delayed one week
when he appeared today before
Federal Judge Harry Hollzer.
The delay was at Welborn IS re-
quest.
Bail was reduced from $500 to
$500 after Welborn had told Judge
Hollzer that he was a native of
California and widely known in the
state. Welborn said he expected to
make the bail late today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
Claims
CITY F|CNEER
5. W. Leffingwel Rites To Be
Held Here Tomorrow After
noon At 2:30.

Friends throughout Imperial VAL
ley today mourned khe passing of
Sanford Wilson LEfingwell who
died Sunday morniig, July l, at
his home in this city. Funeral SER
vices, under the direction of B. E..
Lemons, will be held)at 2:30 p. m.
tomorrow from the State Street
Christian church with v. E. But
terworth the pastor officiating. In
terment will be in Evergreen cem-
,etsei,
Prominent in civic affairs and at
one tire secretary of the local
chambel of commerce, Leffingwell
stood high in the list of those re-
spensibl; for the development of
Ell Cento, during the % years of
his residence here. He is survived
by his kife, Sally NJ Leffingwer :
a slaughter, DR.. Rlfa Lewis, of
Brawley3 and a grandson, Wilson
Burris Lewis, also of Brawley.
Born in Alexandria, Indiana, May
81, 1855, he married Sally Mohr
Brand, June II, 1885 in Decatur,
Illinois. They ATTENDED Eureka
college together, majoring in the
Bible course, and came to Califor-
mia in 1894. Before coming to El
Centro, Leffingwell was in the
banking business in Hemet for a
number of years.
Leffingwell was always highly
interested in church work For five
years he was state Sunday school
evangelist in Illinois, and in Ell
Centro, was an elder in the State
Street Christian church, teaching
the adult bible class there for
many years.
Last June, he and Mrs. Letting
we'll celebrated their forty-ninth
wedding anniversary.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
READ THIS AND GET HEADACHE
All Of Us Owe Somebody Over Twenty-Sev-
en- Billion Dollars

Results of the 1884 fiscal year
we're shown today as:
All expenses, 1884 fiscal year,
S7,1O5, ,O50, ,08495; 1888 fiscal year,
IS. .142, ,953, ,626.61; all income, 1884
fiscal year, $3,115, ,554, ,049.53; 1888
fiscal year, $2,079 ,696, ,74l.76; deficit
(borrowed), 1884 fiscal year, $685.
4e6 ,O3542 1888 fiscal year, S3,O63,-
256 ,88485.
Although only So ,9ss ,496 ,O35.42 in
loans was needed the government
borrowed $4,541, ,468,8 1854 carrying the
public debt from S22,538,672 $50 to
SGT ,O53, 14l Ala.
The excess together with $81l,-
100000 "profit' on gold dollar re-
valuations raised the treasurer IS
ready cash to $2,58l ,922, ,24O16 Sat-
urday from $l,720,000,000 at the
start of the fiscal year,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
MESSAGE FOR
CHANCELLOR
REASSUR|NG {
Aged German President Offers
Congratulations And Thanks
Of Countrymen.
DEATH TOTAL NOT KNOWN
Vice Chancellor Under Guard
But Berlin Denies He Will Be
Taken In Custody.
BY FREDERICK OECHSNER
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT
+ Cnourinlt 1904 T1x, TT,.;4zl ~.

~ EksCDLRhCh OESNSNEk
United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1884, BY United Press
BERLIN, July 2. President
Paul Won Hindenburg today con-
ferred his blessing on Chancellor
Hitler's bloody housekeeping of
the Nazis.
From his estate at Neudeck, in
east Prussia, the aged field mar
shal president telegraphed Hitler
and Herman Goering his chief
cabinet aide, agreeing with their
action, congratulating them on
their victory and thanking them
in the nations name.
AS Hindenburg sent his messase,
the first indication of his views
on the sanguinary suppression Of
the storm troop revolt, there were
strong indications the death toll
might prove high.
1t was reported that a dozen
more storm troop leaders were ex-
ecuted last night. That would have
brought the known list to "a.
But it was understood from an
authoritative non government
source that numerous additional
storm troop men were executed
yesterday afternoon and evening
as late as midnight at the Lich-
terfelde cadet school.
The informant said that many
Arxf fhn,,, ial unit lie tl,oi
Hitler on their lips.
Z Karl Ernest, Berlin -Brandenburg
leader whose execution was an
nounced, was said to have died
with that cry.
To Issue List
It was understood that after an
investigation of conditions in the
provinces, and a check of arrest
ing agencies, an official commun-
ique would be issued listing the
number of arrests and deaths.
All sorts of reports were cir
ullating, some undoubtedly ex-
aggerated. 1t seemed probable,
however, that a number of secon-
Diary leaders were executed, COM
mitted suicide, or were killed in
resisting arrest.
When the revolt broke Saturday,
it was announced that number
of leaders had died in one of
those three ways. But official an
nouncements of storm troopers
deaths have listed only names of
men executed.
AS the government continued its
investigation of the revolt, it was
learned from an authoritative
source that all but one or two
members of the staff of Franz
Won Papen vice chancellor, con-
servative leader, had been arrested.
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
WILL SUBMIT
REQUEST FOR
DROUGHT AID
Joint Meeting Yesterday Drafts
Former Congressman To Assist
In Water Shortage.
SERIOUSNESS EMPHASIZED
County Officials Face Facts And
Plan Vigorous Action To OBJ
tain Relief.
SERIOUSNESS EMPHASIZED

Phil D. Swing, former congress-
man will meet with the irrigation
district directors and county sup
ervisors in special session at the
court house tonight to receive first
hand information regarding the
valley water shortage before pro-
ceeding to Washington where he
will attempt to obtain immediate
federal relief for the county in
the present crisis.
Swing was contacted by telephone
yesterday afternoon but stated
that it would be impossible for him
to leave San Diego until late to-
day as he had to attend a meet
ing of the San Diego city council
this afternoon. Following this, how
ever, he stated that he would be
entirely at the service of the val
ley and would do everything in
his power to obtain the needed re-
lief
This action followed a joint meet
ing of the district directors and
supervisors at the court house yes
terday during which the present
water situation was discussed
thoroughly. The meeting convened
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning
and was attended by the directors.
supervisors, M. j. Dowd, district
engineer, B. A. Harrigan, county
agricultural commissioner, Lee
Landerman, George Winwright, of
the farm advisors office and j. w.
Donohue, district freight and pas
senger agent of the Southern Pa
cific.
Following a discussion of the sit
! uation during which seriousness was
pointed out to those gathered about
the table in the supervisors room,
a telegram was drafted, contain
ing details of the situation and
asking immediate attention of the
government in order that relief
might be given the county as soon
as possible.
Copies of this telegram, approved
by both boards, were ordered sent
to Secretary Wallace, to Harry
Hopkins, emergency relief admin
istrator, to Senators Johnson and
McAdoo, to Congressman Burnham
and to other federal and state Of
ficials who might be in a posi-
ton to aid the county in its pres
ent emergency.
Swing Suggested
After this telegram had been
drafted, approved and ordered sent,
the boards discussed the necessity
of sending someone back to Wash
ington as soon as possible in order
that he might acquaint officials
there with the seriousness OF the
situation and set the wheels of
government in motion to secure
the desired relief.
1t was at first thought that a
delegation from the two boards
should CO. This proposition was dis
cussed at length and then the name
of Swing was suggested as the man
best capable of making a success
out of the trip. He was con-
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
Woman Injured
In Plane Crash

COLFAX, Calf, July 2. U.H-
Injured critically when the plane
in which she was riding with her
husband crashed near here, Mrs.
Hugh Fullerton. 35, wife of San
Francisco attorney, was under
treatment in an emergency hospital
today.
Physicians said she sustained a
fractured skull and internal injur-
les when Fullerton made. forced
landing and the plane went into a
ditch. Her husband was not in
jured.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
AUSTRIAN NAZI REvOLTS

LONDON, July 2. tU.P)-The Aus
trian Nazi legion in Germany was
reported today to have been in re-
bellion and partially disarmed. The
exchange telegram today said many
of it's units had been withdrawn
from the frontier. Dispatches also
said that artillery firing had been
heard at Passau, from the direction
of Munich.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
FLYING POLES
REACH HOME

WARSAW, July 2. U.P)-The Ad-
amoWicz brothers of Brooklyn land
ed their trans Atlantic plane at the
Warsaw airport at $40 p. m. today,
and were greeted by wildly cheer
ing crowd of 10000 citizens.
The two flyers, soda-pop manu-
facturers with yearning for flight
records, had intended to fly one
stop from New York to the Polish
capital.
Their plans were interrupted
three times, first when they were
forced down for lack of fuel in a
field in France, again in Germany,
and once more in Poland.
The last stages of their fight
we're made with the aid of a
"home made" landing skid, fash
ioned from the tongue of a farm
wagon, to replace part of the big
Bellanca IS tail, which was broken
in their first landing.
BERLIN, July 2. W.R) - Joseph
and Benjamin AdamoWicz, Polish
soft drink manufacturers of Brook
lyn, made a forced landing today
at Thorn, on their way to Warsaw,
their goal on their transatlantic
flight.
A leaky gasoline line caused the
landing. They had left Themen-
dorf, where they spent the night,
at $50 a. m. Thorn, town in
the Polish Corridor, is half way TO
Warsaw from Thiemendorf.
The brothers landed at Fleurs,
France. and then made a forced
landing at Thiemendorf. They
hoped to resume their flight late
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02

Editors Note: Webb Miller,
European general news man.
ager of the United Press, who
has just returned to Europe
after an eight months tour of
the United States, flew to Ber-
lin to take charge Of cover
age of the political crisis there.
In his first dispatch from Ber-
lin today Miller lists the out
standing political results of
Germany's bloody weekend.
Miller, on visit to The
Press office on March "a, had
high praise for Hitler, whom he
decared has solidified Germany
and hopes to lead it back to a
place Of power equal to that en-
joyed prior to the World war.
The correspondent carries a
cigarette case autographed by
Hitler. Though enjoying the
confidence of the chancellor,
Miller's reputation as a crack
newspaperman assures the cor
rectness of hts comments ON
the German situation.
BY WEBB MILLER
United Press European News
Manager
Copyright, 1884, BY United Press
BERLIN, July 2. Chancello
Adolf Hitler's swift, ruthless strok
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
STRIKE POSTPONED

PROVIDENCE, r. l., July 2. W.P
Representatives of $4,000 New
England woolen and worsted work
ers have voted to postpone a gen.
eral strike scheduled tfor tomorrow,
pending an attempt by NRA to
satisfy their grievances.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
Aviator Admits
Writing Checks

r. LOS ANGELES, July 2. U.P)--Le-
Iapd Shoenhair, internationally
known aviator, today pleaded gull
ty befQre Judge Fletcher Bowron to
a charge of writing checks with in
sufficeSit funds tQr1k0yer.
shoenhair - he had writ
ten the checl Cinsinrati
bank after a % him
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-02
.HE|RESS SAYS
SHE IS HAPPY

Copyright. 1884, BY United Press
LONDON, July barbara Hut
ton Mdivani, five and 10 cent store
heiress. is perfectly happy with
Alexis Mdivani, her Georgian prince.
she told the United Press today in
the first interview she has given
since her recent illness.
Alexis, who was present, agreed.
Please deny for me all the ru-
mors that we are going to be di-
vorced,o the American heiress said.
"My husband and 1 are perfectly
happy and we re having a gorgeous
time.
81 have been very i'll. l had a
bad nervous breakdown, and since
then rumors-which have haunted
us ever since we married-have
been revived. One was that we
were not on speaking terms, l can
not for the life Of me understand it
ALL
Looking at Mdivani, who nodded
smilingly, she continued:
81 am just going to Paris by
plane and then on to Carlsbad to
take the cure with my parents in
order that may recover comple,e-
ly from my breakdown. My LIS
band wiz Join me there July ( =
MdiI confirmed that ar]
ask and Barbara did nd
log 1t was agreed
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