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Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-27
STORM TOLL
STILL RISING

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 U.H-Up-
wards of a score of persons lost
their lives as a result of storms
which have ravaged the eastern
United States during the past 38
hours.
Eight perished in New York City
alone in accidents directly attri-
buted today to the Arctic weather.
Ten or more were killed in a
train wreck outside Pittsburgh.
First investigation indicated freez-
ing temperatures had caused a
split switch.
Arctic blasts followed one of the
most severe snow storms visited up
on the eastern Seaboard in many
years.
A cold wave extended as far south
as Georgia. intensifying suffering
and impending efforts to clear
highways of SnoWdrifts that iSolat-
ed many small communities.
In New York City $4,000 men and
4 600 trucks fought the snow. A
biting wind, which at times at
tanned a velocity of 35 miles an
hour, piled snow in drifts in out
lying sections as fast as ploWs
cleared it away. Suburban trans
portation systems. disrupted by the
storm at the height of the evening
rush hour yesterday, expected to
provide nearly normal service to-
day. Special crews worked furious
ly throughout the night clearing
tracks. Thousands of commuters,
either unable to get home last
night or tired of waiting for trains,
spent the night in hotels.
In Connecticut, which bore The
brunt of last weeks gripping storm,
schools were closed. Bus and troll
ley service throughout the state
was disrupted.
Several small communities in
Connecticut, eastern Massachusetts,.
northern New York, Long Island
and New Jersey were cut off by
drifts. Many of the snowbound
villages were reported to be run
ming short of fuel, food and milk
supplies.
One of the most serious problems
confronting New Yorkers was a
threatening coal shortage. Snow
and ice choked streets halted deliv-
cries yesterday and ice filled rivers
impeded movement Of coal bargeS.
Some anthracite mines in the
Pennsylvania coal fields were forced
to shut down by the cold and snow.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-27
BY RAY G. MARSHALL
United Prois Staff Correspondent

HSINKING, Feb. 23.-tWedneS-
day)-The city of Hsinking, at the
moment the world IS most crowded
capital, is wreathed today in BAN
ners and smiles and beset with
noise for tomorrow Manchukuo,
lonelicst child of the family of ma
tionS, becomes an empire.
Regent Pu vi. tenderly reared
like the orchid he has chosen for
the empire IS flower, will ascend the
throne of his forebears. hard-mus-
cled fighting Manchu bannermen.
At 8 a. m. tomorrow the youthful,
slender regent who but few
years ago put away his toy soldiers
to take a wife who now becomes an
empress. was to perform ancient
rites on the new altar of heaven,
receive a seal of authority from
heaven, and thereafter sit among
Sovereigns.
This new altar of heaven, a tenn
porary replica of the famous stone
altar in Peiping, stands in Shuntien
Square in the heart of the capital.
The square which is to be the site
of the new imperial palace is now
roped off to keep the curious at a
distance. Detachments of Manch-
ukuo and japanese troops already
surround it. More troops are quar-
tered at strategic points. A dis
turbance would have little chance
of getting under way
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-27

settled upright against the ruined
wall.
Fire flashed repeated. in one of
the two PullmanS attached to the
train. Passengers were in near
panic.
The fire did not spread and fin
ally was extinguished.
Authorities had difficulty identi-
flying the dead One of them was
David A. Bucharme, so, past grand
knight of the Knights of Columbus,
whose home is in Ansonia, Conn.
A Snowstorm, which had ragged
over Pittsburgh since Sunday morn
ing, was forgotten as hundreds
Waded through ankle-deep snow to
watch reScuers.
Speed Noticed
A sense of reckless speed and i'm
pending danger were the last i'm
pressionS many passengers on the
train shared before it crashed
through the treStle.
C. S. Thompson, Gary, Ind, des-
cribed after he was treated at a
hospital for minor injuries, how he
and fellow passengers thought the
trains rush down the slight grade
was risky business" Other passen-
gers shared his fears.
Thompson chose train for the
short trip from SeWickley, a sub
urb, to Pittsburgh, because ne fear
ed the Snow-covered hi G iva S
would be dangerous for motoring.
The train was scarcely mile from
its destination when the passengers
began feeling alarmed.
I'VE lurched badly as we came
around a curve Thompson said.
There is a slight left curve and a
sharper right one just before the
Wreckage.
There was a railroad man sitting
in the seat just back of me. The
lurch was sharp enough for him to
notice it, That fellow up front is
going mighty fast he said.
1T was only moment later that
the train jerked sharply. l thought
for moment the engineer was put
ting on the emergency brakes. But
then it jerkcd again, and stopped
short, throwing me forward against
the seat. 1 hit it SO hard that l
pushed the back part way over. I've
still a bump on my head.
Everything was so sudden that
I didn't realize there was a wreck
/ guess. Then the lights went out,
and l could hear glass scattering
all over the car. I was dazed just
enough to realize that something
was wrong. A man was swearing
and saying that his leg was broken.
1T took me moment to get my
bearings, then someone helped me
out of the car. l waited a while in
the snow, and a bunch of us came
up to the hospital in a taxicab."
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-27
MUDHOLE ON
MEXICAN ROAD
SPOILS PICNIC

DR.. and Mrs. Floyd A. Burger
had a narrowing experience Sum-
day when with their guests, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Holt of Los Ange-
les, and their two daughters, Jeanne
and Beverly Burger, they were ma
rooned near Alaska, Mexico, for l8
hours during which time they had
neither food, water nor sleep.
After a picnic at Laguna Salada,
the party proceeded to take a
trip up the Cantu grade from Mex
icali to Tecate to entertain their
guests. the Burgers enjoyed beau
tiful drive until their car became
stuck in a mud hole near Alaska
With no habitation of any sort in
sight and with apparently no one
else in the world using that road
but themselves, there was nothing
to do but for DR.. Burger to start
out for help which he did. After
walking 10 miles he finally found a
Mexican and hours more were spent
in getting trucks and men with
Shovels to dig them out.
The party spent Sunday night
in this lonely spot and finally Mon
day morning, help arrived and they
were able to return to the valley.
In all this time no one knew
where they were and much excite
ment and many wild reports soon
gained circulation over their myS-
teriouS disappearance.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-27
JOHNSON SAYS
MIRA IS JUST
STARTING OUT
Declares Movement Is Not Fail
ure And Tighter Compliance
To Be Demanded.
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. - Ad-
ministrator Hugh S. Johnson, open
ing NRA's "roundup of criticism -,
today barked out advance orders
for new offensive to shorten
working hours, increase wages and
rally public support for the blue
eagle.
Conceding weaknesses, errors and
"blunders in the NRA structure
Johnson contended it has accom-
plished all that could have been
expected in its first period,
From the time the recovery act
was adopted last June to the recov-
cry census last fall, he said, NRA
increased employment by 2,750,00O
at a conservative calculation and
payrolls by $3,0O0,OOO0O
While welcoming every criticism
based on facts, the blunt-spoken
recovery chief lashed out at those
whom he said we're trying to break
down NRA by concerted cam
paign to fool the people into think
ing it was a failure.
"Well, gentlemen, it won't work )"
Johnson thundered "You can It
get away with it.
"Ninety per cent of industry is
under codes. All of it is under
codes or agreements.
"The blue eagle has just begun
TO function. We are going OF as
we have begun.
II We are about to embark on a
new blue eagle campaign and a
new and much tighter driver for
compliance.
"These meetings are the first
move in a closing up of our ranks
for new forward movement by
NRA. Change or circumstance may
stop it, but you are not going to
stop it or even make it falter.o -
Johnson addressed hundreds of
delegates-representing nearly ev-
cry shade of thought from Com
munistic to extreme conservative
who answered his invitation to
come to Washington and register
any complaints or criticisms. After
his address, the delegates split up
in half a dozen sessions to dissect
NRA from every angle.
Following this public criticism, all
code authorities will assemble here
March S to overhaul the codes,
eliminate unavoidable provisions,
shorten hours and mass forces fer
the new offensive.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-27
SENATE GIVES
APPROVAL To
LEGION PLAN
Administration Suffers Defeat
As Veterans Compensation
Measure Passes.
MAY MEET WITH VETO
Proposed Legislation Not In
Harmany With Roosevelts
Economy Program.
MAY MEET WITH VETO

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81 W.H =
The administration suffered an
other defeat on veterans legisla-
ton today when the senate adopt
ed an amendment Incorporating
the principal demands of the
American Legion for increased ben-
efits to World war veterans. No
record vote was taken.
Majority Leader Joseph T. Rob-
inson Dem), Arkansas, predicted
that if the Steiwer McCarran
amendments remain in the bill, IAN
executive veto undoubtedly will fol
low
He charged that the bill had been
dealt with largely as a political
matter
The action was on an amend
ment offered by Senators Freder-
ick Steiwer (Rep), Oregon, and Pat
McCarran CDenlD, Nevada. 1t was
estimated it would add about $751;
GO0,0G0 to veterans benefits for the
next year.
The Steiwer- -McCarran amend
ment for World war veterans pro-
vided for:
l. Reestablishment of broken
service connection for preSumptive
disability cases, restoring some 29,-
900 veterans to tie compensation
rolls.
2. Restoration of the former rate
of compensation for direct, service
connected cases, with a maximum
of 500 month.
Administration forces made no
protest and did not even ask for
roll call The Steiwer-McC Carran
combination yesterday obtained ap-
proval Of increasing Spanish war
veterans compensation by some
/ S6O,00O,OO0.
The senate was in hurrying
mood and quickly adopted two
other amendments: =.
/. Restoration of full benefits for
blind veterans. This was offered
by Sen. P. P. GoldsborougE (Rep) ,
Maryland.
2. Mandatory disqualification for
veterans, requiring the use of 1000
hospital cots made vacant by the
provision of the economy act OF
last year
AS the situation stood after the
swift developments of late yester-
day and today, the American Le-
gion had gained practically all OF
its program. To this has been add
ed the liberalized Spanish war ben-
efitS.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-27
RAISE LIMIT
FOR FEDERAL
BANK LOANS

Official notice from the federal
land bank stating that commits
sioner'S loans in Imperial Valley
have been raised in amount from
$4,000 to $500 was received today
by Scott B. Foulds, agent to the
correspondent of the commissioner.
From information he has receiv-
ed, Foulds states that apparently
the land bank has no intention of
making federal land bank loans at
present in the valley.
He has also received information
that the federal land bank is
checking on applications for COM
missioner IS loans and where it is
apparent that $4,000 will not clear
the property, if conditions justify
it, the applicant will be allowed to
request additional loan.
Foulds has also received informa-
ton from George Burnham, repre-
Sentation for this district i n
congress, that of the two billion
dollars appropriated January 81,
the federal land bank commissioners
may use $600,000,000 for commits
Sioner's loans. This states, F'oulds,
provides sufficient money for the
commissioner needs, and in the
valley Foulds will continue to take
applications for commissioner loans.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-27
Soviet Speeds
Rescue Attempt

MOSCOW, Feb. 27. U.P) -
Rescue of the 72 men. women and
children marooned on Arctic ice
off the Siberian coast seemed near
er today with predictions of better
weather.
Storms prevented airplanes from
going to the rescue but meteor
illogical stations predicted today
that favorable weather was near.
Two airplanes are waiting to fly
out on the ice and the steamship
Smolensk is preparing to leave
Vladivostok with 10 rescue air.
planes.
Joseph Stain and Premier Via
cheslav Molotov Wirelessed the party
today:
I'VE send you Bolshevik greet
ings. We are watching your heroic
struggle with the elements with
admiration"
The marooned group comprise the
crew of the icebreaker Cheliuskin
and members of the Wrangel Is
land meteorological expedition. The
icebreaker took the expedition off
the island but was crushed in the
ice,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-27
TEN KILLED AS CRACK TRAIN
JUMPS TRACK NEAR P|TTSBURG
Survivors Report Excessive Speed Being
Made On Grade When Defective Rail
Hurls Express From Track

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 81. (UP)-A
speeding Pennsylvania railroad pas
senger train plunged from an ele-
vated track on doWngrade here
last night killing at least 10 of its
passengers and injuring 81 others.
The train, bound from Akron to
Pittsburgh, was less than a mile
from the Penn station here when
the locomotive plunged into a
street below.
One car rolled on top of the To-
comotive. The four remaining cars
left the rails and stopped at freak
ish angles. Lights were eXtinguish-
ed and glass was shattered but
they remained upright.
Ten bodies were removed within
an hour. Firemen searching the
Wreckage believed at least seven
more persons were trapped. If they
were, they were dead or critically
injured. There was no sound from
the wreckage.
The train was rounding a series
of slight curves when something
probably a split rail-caused the
wreck.
Passengers, who noticed the train
was swaying dangerously, were
hurled from seats as the train
crashed.
The diner circled the combination
car ahead of it and leaned crafty.
-Four Negro cooks and walters we're
in the kitchen. They were thrown
in heap. Two of them were cut
and bruised.
Rescuers feared it would take
hours to examine the wreckage
thoroughly.
One of the cars careened against
an extension of the Clark Chewing
Gum plant, shearing a corner of
the building, and leaving huge
hole. 1t rolled on. The last car
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-27
Mrs. Burnhan1's
Father Dies

Friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
A. Burnham of this city, will re-
gret to learn of the death of Mrs
Burnham S father, Herbert SWEET,
76, which occurred this morning at
his home in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Mr.. SWEET had been in poor
health for several months. When
his condition became serious two
weeks ago Mrs. Burnham was called
to Colorado and was with her faith
er when the end came while he was
sleeping.
Private funeral services will be
held tomorrow afternoon at the
HolloWell mortuary, Fort Collins.
Mr.. SWEET had spent several WIN
ters in Ell Centro with Mr.. and Mrs.
Burnham and had many friends in
this city. Mrs. Burnham is his
only surviving relative.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-27
MANCHUKU0 AWAITS CORONAT TON
Of PU-Y| AS FIRST EMPEROR

But apparently nobody was think
ing about disturbances today. The
poor in their homes were eating
free cruel sent by the regent S orders
to some 10000 unfortunate families.
In hundreds of mat sheds the
homeless were likewise eating free
Cruel, smoking free tobacco and
drinking great bowls of free tea.
Hope For More Gifts
Very few of the thousands who
are warming their Shihs and thci>I
stomachs on an emperor bounty
today have ever seen monarch
nor read about one. The good
tured population is going to see the
regent through with this thing and
maybe some day there will be a
chicken in every pot At any rate
the young regent has in their opin-
ion made very good start.
Whatever the emperor may do
later, the populace likes him now
for he has said he wants his people
to rejoice with him and has spent
money to make the enjoyment pos
sible. In addition to the free food
he has ordered awards to 300 duti-
full children, sent gifts and praise
to scores of good women. devoted
servants. He has made gifts to ITO
organizations engaged in "good
works., including foreign missions.
His gifts to dutiful children were
in honor of his father Prince Chun
and his mother, the daughter of
the famous General Jung LII.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-27
ROLPH CALLS
UPON LAMSON
Governor Impressed With Ap-
pearance Of Man Condemned
To Be Hanged.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON. Cal,
Feb. Ex-Governor James Rolph,
Jr., carried away from the state
prison here favorable impress
SION today of David A. Lamson,
Stanford University intellectual
who has filed an appeal from the
death sentence imposed for the
alleged Staying of his wife.
Rolph conversed privately with
Lamson during visit to the pri-
son on the executives state wide
good will" tour. They were closet
ed for 10 minutes.
Il suggested the conference"
Rolph said. "Lamson did not ask
to see me. His case may come up
before me and ! wanted to take
advantage of the opportunity to
size him up
The governor intimated that he
had been "favorably impressed"
with the condemned man.
During his visit to the prison,
Rolph received the personal thanks
of Jack Green, former San Mateo
youth, for the reprieve which
saved Green from the hangman's
moose.
1--WE just begun to live" Green,
convicted of Staying a Los Angeles
policeman in holdup, said.
I'm glad to have done that for
YOU Rolph replied. ut made me
happy too
To Antoine Bruzzone, AZ, Alameda
life termer, the executive intimated
that a commutation of sentence
might be forthcoming because of
Bruzzone's heroism in saving the
life of prison guard. Excitedly
Bruzzone called for three cheers
for Rolph.' Few convicts respon-
ded, those in the visiting party
reported.
Rolph discussed with prison Of
ficials the need of new state
penal institution, preferably located
near Los Angeles. The executive
intimated that he might call a
special legislative session to speed
the prison project and accomplish
other aims.
While Rolph toured the prison
and visited surrounding counties,
attorneys for Lamson in San Fran
cisco filed an appeal from the
death sentence with the state
supreme court. The 100000 word
brief alleged that many errors oc-
Cured in the Stanford mans trial
at San Jose.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-27
WAR RUMBLE
AGAIN HEARD
BY AUSTR|ANS
Czechoslovakia Reported Mass
ing Troops To Forestall Move
For HapsBurg King.
MAKE THREAT OF INVASION
Restoration OF Monarchy With
Young Otto On Throne Would
Aesult In Military Dove.
BY ROBERT II. BEST

United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1884, BY United Press
VIENNA, Feb. 27. U.P)-(By tel
ephone to Berlin) troop
movements along both sides of the
today with sudden imposition of a
censorship of all messages.
The censorship resulted in elimi-
nation from dispatches of any ref
erence either to the troop move
mentS or to reports that Archdukt
Otto of Hungary or some other
Hapsburg might be made king ol
Austria.
Governments of Czechoslovakia
Roumania and Jugoslavia have an
pounced that they would regard
burgs as a cause for war.
Travellers from Czechoslovakia re-
ported great military activity along
Czechoslovakian side of the border
and that 1000 heavily armed men,
bers of the schutbund, the auxiliary
mobile police force, were sent to
the Austrian side, in addition to
troops.
These men were part of the troops
sent during the weekend to the
German frontier to guard against a
possible incursion of 10000 armed
Austrian Nazis reported to have
massed for thrust at Vienna.
1t was possible that the Czecho-
slovakian troop movements were a
precaution against any such expedi-
ton.
The borders of Austria, Czecho-
slovakia and Germany meet at the
point where the Nazis were report
cd maSsed. Nazis, knowing that
the Austrian border was heavily
guarded, might thrust across a
corner of CzechoSlovakia almost di-
rectly toward Vienna.
Invasion Threat Made
But. it was known also that Cze-
choslovakia, freed from the Haps-
burg Hungarian empire when 1t
was split up after the World war,
had threatened to invade Austria If
an effort were made to put young
Archduke Otto, now studying at
Louvain, Belgium on the throne of
either Austria or Hungary.
IlCpDl 10 OlldG iCoOol aOlOli VA Wiz
throne might be resorted to in an
attempt to settle Austria IS politi-
cal troubles have become increas-
ingly frequent in recent weeks.
Some of the government IS most
, loyal supporters are known TO be
monarchistS.
1t was reported here that restor-
alton of peace was dependent for
one thing on the transfer or dis
missal of Iheo Habicht, German
leader of the Austrian Nazis and
contact man for Hitler.
1t was said also that Hitler was
considering the advisability of sac
rificing Habicht 1t was Habicht
who in a wireless speech last week
issued an "ultimatum - to the Aus
trian government giving it until
noont omorrow to reach "Ger-
man. solution of the Nazi dispute
in simple words to capitulate to
Nazi demands.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-27
HEWES ISSUES STATEMENT ON
settlement Of CANAL SUITS

Evan T. HeweS, chairman of the
irrigation district board of direc-
tors today issued the following
statement regarding the Coachella
agreement and the dismissal of
suits against the contract entered
into between the local district and
the government. These had been
brought by the Coachella dis
trict and Charles Malan
The ratification of the agree
ment between Coachella and I'M
perial irrigation districts and the
dismissal of the suits against the
contract brings to a close negotia-
tionS that I started two weeks be-
fore 1 went on the board last year
during the trial of the suit between
Coachella and Imperial in the
superior court in El Centre"
Sometime later members of the
Coachella board met at my house
on two different occasions and
after the first meeting l became
sure we could settle our points of
controversy to a better advantage
for both districts outside the court
room. Later in June l met with
members of the Coachella board
at DR.. Forbes ranch and we fin
ally arranged to hold meeting
of both boards at Riverside. Coun-
sci for both boards were present
at this meeting at which we dis
cuSsed a possible compromise.
After continued contact with
Dr. Forbes. president of the Goa
chella consisting of DR.. Forbes
and Lee Anderson was named to
meet with Mark Rose and myself
as members of Imperials COM
mittee to explore the possibilities
OF an agreement.
Agreement Reached
"On Thanksgiving day this Joint
committee finally reached a meet
ing of the four minds and then
began the difficult task of the
attorneys to find legal language to
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-27
INDICTMENTS
EXPECTED IN
CWA HEARING

LOS ANGELES, Feb. zT. U.H -
TIE federal grand jury may return
two indictments based on its in
vestigation of the CWA in River
side county, before nightfall, 1t
was learned today.
The governments inquiSitors
were closeted this morning with
Eugene M Brown, executive sec
retary of the Federal Emergency
Relief Administration. who held an
important post in the early weeks
of the organization IN Los Angeles
county. The nature of Browns
testimony was not disclosed.
Waiting to testify was Robert A
Brown. investigator for the city at
torney and formerly assistant CWA
director under Harold English.
director who resigned because of
politics." 1t vas the third day
Brown had waited for hours to be
summoned, without being called
before the jury.