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Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-16
Dry Organization
Seeking Damages

LOS ANGEL ES. Oct. 16. up
Pierson NJ. Hall, United States at
torney today found himself involv-
ed in a wet-dry legal battle when
he was named co-defendant IN a
S250,000 damage suit filed by the
American Temperance Federation.
Ltd The suit charged libel.
Named with Hall were other
members of the Southern Califor-
mia Business Mems association, in
Guiding Harry G. Fryman. police
commissioner, Byron c. Hanna, at
torney. and Charles Baad. hotel
manager.
The federation. sponsor Of the
local option prohibition law on the
November ballot, charged II was
libeled when the Business Mems as
ISOLATION issued a leaflet, falsely
stating that the local option law
was sponsored by professional pro-
hibitionists and financed by
speakeasies, and bootleggers."
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-16
WILL PROBE:
REGISTRATION
FRAUD CHARGE
Los Angeles Orders Audit OF
Voters To Check Up On Vio-
Eations OF Law

LOS ANGELES, Oct. l6. UP
Charges of wholesale registration
frauds in Los Angeles county re-
suited today in orders for a sweep
ing inquiry to determine if ballot
stuffing influenced returns in the
recent primary.
The investigation was under
taken by William M Kerr, regis
trar of voters, On orders of the
county supervisors to employ 400
special deputies to check registra-
ton records.
At least 100000 faulty regiStra-
tions are recorded, according to
charges of the Los Angeles county
Republican assembly, an organiza-
ton which has been conducting an
independent audit.
One instance of gang violence
was reported at the same time.
Harold M. Lewis, an officer of
the assembly, appeared before the
supervisors with his right eye ban
daged and three ribs broken. He
said he was beaten as he left the
assembly headquarters last Satur-
day night by well-dresSed man.
Tim sorry I must do this, but
I have been paid $40 to give you
beating" Lewis quoted the man
as addressing him.
Exceed Legal Names
! Reporting on the progress OF the
assembly's audit, Lewis informed
the supervisors that in one pre-
cinct alone there were SIG illegal
registrations as against 189 legal;
in another, 259 illegal to 100 legal;
] in a third, 124 bad to 122 good and
in a fourth, 232 illegal to 1873 le-
gal A house to house check dis
closed the irregularities, Lewis
said.
Howard D. Mills, executive vice
president of the assembly, declared
the independent audit to date dis
closes upwards of 100000 illegal re-
gistrations.
The figure compares favorably
with that set by the county Dem
ocratic committee prior to the
August primaries. At that time, the
committee voiced suspicious Of
fraud and $4,000 names were drop
ped from the registration rolls
Kerr today doubted that any
wholesale ballot stuffing attend
ed the primary vote. The 10000
names stricken from the records
were those of persons to whom
mailed sample ballots were re-
turned because of improper ad-
dresses, Kerr said.
Many addresses listed on regis
tration rolls were said to be vacant
lots and deserted buildings. And
others were said to be non-exist-
ent.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-16
MAY RECRUIT
COLLEGE HEAD
To HELP MIRA
Young University Of Chicago
Leader May Be Asked To
Take Job AS Coordinator
JOHNSON In LAST TALK
Warns About Cutting Work
Week And Increasing Costs
To Nations Consumers

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. UP
President Roosevelt geared several
new deal" agencies today for a
mass attack on the problem of code
enforcement, a disturbing factor in
NRA's operations.
Word was passed in authoritative
quarters that Robert M. Hutchins,
youthful president of the Univer-
sity of Chicago, would be recruited
for a job as coordinator of code
enforcing activities.
The coordinator would contact
the department of labor and labor
relations board on code matters
affecting labor and assist code au-
thoritieS in fostering all possible
self-policing by industries. Code
compliance is regarded as a pri-
mary step in the recovery drive
AS Hutchins' possible appoint
ment became a leading topic for
discussion among new dealers, "
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, retiring
blue eagle chieftain, granted a
final interview to reporters and
outlined his opinions on unemploy-
ment relief.
There are many ways to disguise
the dole" he said. But they are
all too expensive in administration.
. 1T costs too mucn to get subsistence
in the hands of people who are
starving. The cheapest way to keep
people alive is direct cash-paying
people money to buy stuff to eat.
Cutting the work week to 80
hours would increase cost to the
consumer 33 1-3 per cent. If you
get the price low enough you can
sell anything. If you increase costs
80 per cent you'll stagnate con-
sumption and get depression
thatll make your hair turn grey"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-16

Harding was nominated and
Roosevelt went all over the coun-
try campaigning for Harding. OF
course, there was no connection be-
tween the two, but Roosevelt be-
came assistant secretary of the
navy.
Ickes recalled former President
Harding's views toward reparationS
to Colombia for the Panama Canal.
Harding, he observed, insisted that
Colombia should have $25,000000
more. although former President
Theodore Roosevelt, father of The
odCre Roosevelt, had said the price
originally agreed upon was suffi-
cient.
"He, Roosevelt. Jr.) was perfect
ly willing to accept office from a
President who was casting an in
delible slur on his father" Ickes
concluded.
.'And I m not saying anything of
the Teapot Dome situation, eth
er. -
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-16
Boys Accused OF
Taking Batteries

Two Negro boys are being held
at police headquarters for investi-
CATION into the theft of two storage
batteries from the Signal Oil com
pany. 1t was said in the police re
port that the boys had been iden-
titled as attempting to sell two bat
teries yesterday but they refuse to
tell officers where the batteries are
hidden at present.
The report states the boys will be
kept until they change their minds
and tell where the batteries are.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-16
Fzoc To Talk At
-CaIexico Tonight

Ed V. Izac, Democratic candidate
for Congress from this district will
be the main speaker at meeting
to be held tonight in the Calexico
city park under the auspices of the
county Democratic forces. Izac is
spending today viewing operations
on the canal construction in the
eastern section of the valley and
will be at the De ANA hotel later
this afternoon before speaking at
the meeting.
Robert Lion, a Baptist minister
and attorney of San Diego, will
speak for Upton Sinclair Non-parti-
san candidates for county offices
are invited to attend and speak at
this meeting. Refreshments will be
served at the conclusion of the
speaking.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-16
Slight 'Quakes
Felt Last Night

Two slight earthquakes visited the
valley at o'clock last night, ac-
cording to Howard Emmons, local
observer for the United States
weather bureau
The quakes were so slight as to
be almost unnoticeable No damage
was done and very few people were
shaken sufficiently to realize what
was happening.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-16
DilEinger Aide
Dies Tomorrow

COLUMBUS, o. Oct. 16. U.P)-
4" Sometime Wednesday the state
is scheduled to terminate the Grim
inal career of Harry Pierpont, one
time confederate of John Dillin-
gers notorious gang which terror
lied middle westerners for months
with bank robberies, Jail breaks and
murders.
Pierpont was sentenced to cleo
trocution On conviction Of murder
ing Sheriff Jess Sarber, of Lima.
The state supreme court rejected
his appeal and set October II as
the date for his death.
Warden p. E. Thomas kept secret
the hour of execution.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-16
EIGHT CROPS
SHOW GAINS

SACRAMENTO, Oct. IS. UP)-
Eight of California S IS field crops
will show increases in production
this year, the federal-state crop
reporting service estimated today.
Corn, rice. lima beans, potatoes,
sweet potatoes, oats, cotton and
grain hay production will show lin
creases over 1888, while reductions
may be expected in wheat, barley,
beans other than limas, grain sor-
ghum, sugar beets, alfalfa and
tame hay.
Peach production dropped below
the 1888 tonnage. but the olive crop
increased to A per cent of full pro-
duction, compared with 38 per cent
last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-16
Zonjero Protests
Against Discharge

Tom Collins who had been EN-
ployed by the irrigation district as
a zanjero in the Brawley division,
appeared before the board of direc
tors at their meeting this morning
protesting his recent discharge from
that office.
He brought with him a petition
signed by approximately SO per cent
of the water users along the canal
where he had worked asking for
his reinstatement. After consider
able discussion of the matter it was
left to Directors Kalin and Young
to make a thorough investigation
and report their findings to the
board at a subsequent meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-16
Girl SUir71s Across
Sar, Francisco Bay

OAKLAND, Oct. 16. UP)-A red
haired Oakland school girl, Ivy
Jenner, 10, today became the Sec
ond woman in history to swim
from San Francisco TO Oakland
when she negotiated the four-mile
water hazard in two hours and six
minutes.
Miss Jenner participated in a
"bridge breakfast - celebration
staged by the Oakland Junior
chamber of commerce. She swan
along the route which will be
spanned by the San Francisco-Oa Oak
land bridge, now under construc-
tion. The water had temperature
of So degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-16
SAW SUSPECT
NEAR SCENE
OF KIDNAP inc
Neighbor Of Lindbergh Gives
Damaging Testimony At Ex-
tradition Hearing
ACCUSED MAN UNMOVED
Makes No Comment As Witness
Unhesitatingly Charges He
Was In New Jersey

NEW YORK. Oct. 16. UP) - A
farmer neighbor of Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh in the New Jersey Sour
land mountains swore in supreme
court today that he saw Bruno
Richard Hauptmann near the Lind
bergh home about the time the
Lindbergh baby was kidnapped.
Millard Whited, a dark, almost
bald little man, left the witness
stand while testifying and tapped
Hauptmann on the shoulder to in
dicate the prisoner was the man
he saw near the Lindbergh home
between February 18 and March /,
1892 He swore he saw Hauptmann
on two occasions.
1T was strange face and that
is unusual there Whited said
"It might be called a wilderness. -
"PleaSe point out the man you
saw" ordered Attorney General
"
who is combating Hauptmann s
plea for a writ to escape extradi-
tion on charges of numbering the
Lindbergh baby.
The witness unhesitatingly STEP
ped from the stand. He walked
briskly to a position just behind
Hauptmann, reached out and placed
hand on the prisoners left
shoulder.
Hauptmann did not look up
Whited returned to the stand.
Whited, small-scale farmer
and lumberman of the backwoods
type, told his story with confidence,
and answered brightly when j. M.
Fawcett, defense counsel, question
ed his testimony.
The woodSman sWore he did not
see a photograph of Hauptmann
until after he had identified the
suspect.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16. U.P) =
Handwriting described as IAN ad-
mission and confession" that Bruno
Richard Hauptmann entered the
Lindbergh home and kidnapped the
famous flyers son went into su-
preme court evidence today at re-
sumption of the German carpenters
eXtradition hearing.
The State of New Jersey, seeking
to extradite Hauptmann on charges
of numbering the baby, introduced
/ @F
handwriting expert, to prove Haupt
mann wrote ransom notes to Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh.
These notes said the writer had
been in the Lindbergh nursery.
Hauptmann's counsel Immediately
attacked credibility of Osborne's
testimony.
James M Fawcett counsel for
Hauptmann, forced the portly, white
haired Osborne to make minute ex-
plantations and comparisons TO show
why-in Osborne's opinion-the ran
som notes were the same as Haupt-
manns handwriting.
Osborne, wearing an apparatus to
aid his hearing. explained the lines
and the errors in the writing which
he said made him reasonably GER
tain"
Special emphasis was placed on
the handwriting testimony because
the notes referred co the writer hav
ing gone into the Lindbergh nur.
Sery.
New jerseys greatest difficulty in
evidence against Hauptmann has
been in proving that he was at or
near the scene Of the crime on
March l, 1882.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-16
HALT CALLED
On WATERING
CITY LAWNS

Discontinuance of lawn irriga-
ton in cities of the county was
asked by the irrigation district
board of directors in a resolution
adopted this afternoon. The board
in this resolution pointed out that
this action was taken due to the
low level of water reported in the
Colorado river at present.
The resolution stated an appre-
citation of the hearty cooperation
given in the past by valley resi-
dents in the conservation Oh water
during the drought and asked that
this cooperation be continued in
that all city residents would dis
continue irrigating their lawns un-
til such time arrived when there
would be a sufficient head of wa
ter continuously in the river to
allow this irrigation to be resumed.
1t pointed out that the proposed
restriction does not in any man
ner refer to the irrigation of trees
and shrubs which will be allowed
under regulations set forth by the
different cities.
Phil knights, city engineer, when
informed of the action taken by
the irrigation district board this
afternoon, made the following an
nouncement:
In view of the resolution adopt
ed by the directors today I am
sure the people of Ell Cntro will CO.
operate to the fullest extent. -
knights then stated that he asked
all citizens to discontinue the IL
rigation of lawns until further no.
tice. This request, however, does
not extend to the irrigation of trees
and shrubs which will be continued
under the regulations laid down by
the city some weeks ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-16
WITNESS SWEARS TO HAUPTMANNS IDENTITY
mAWlLl
EA'QOGERS
w sSQys:

BEVERLY HILLS, Oct. Is.
(SpeciaD-This is Monday and I
have been sitting here reading
sermons delivered yesterday. Pol
itics is transferred from the plat
form to the rostrum. On October
on election years it's awful hard
for a sinner in search of spir-
itual advice to drop into a church
and receive any of it, but, in
stead he can hear an awful pref
ty theological talk on the NRA,' -
fundamental principles and
"'elect Brother Jones, he will
lead us out of this mire of mis-
ery'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-18
2 2LAFOLLETTES
 CANDIDATES IN
 WIS. PR|M AR '
Progressive Ticket Comes Tn for Test in State
 Voting Today

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 18.- The LaFollette Progressive Party is today undergoing the first test at the polls, challenging the Demo- crats for primary votes of Roose- welt supporters.
 United States Senator Robert M. Lafollette, Jr., is unopposed for renomination on the new ticket.
 The Senator's brother, Phillip, is a candidate for the nomination of Governor at today's primary. He has taken a firm stand for Presi- dent Roosevelt and his policies.
 There are five candidates for the Democratic Senatorial nomination and three for the gubernatorial nomination and they campaign un- der the New Deal standards.
 The Republicans, however, in whose columns the Lafouettes form erly stood, called for repudiation of experimental theorists"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-18
COAST GUARD
 VESSELS ARE NOME BOUND
Headquarters Gives Out Orders Speedily Other
 Craft Standing Bly,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.-The Coast Guard has ordered six vessels scattered on the Pacific Ocean waters from San Diego northward to ''stana by. for possible orders to proceed to Nome. The Northland, Shoshone and Chelan are reported to be about 500 miles away from Nome and it may require two days for them to make the trip there. They are now on the way there and are well supplied with food They are in- structed to give all assistance pos sible and inform headquarters here the need for further aid.
 A message received from Nom9 last night said the homeless num- bered over 400 persons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-18
RED CROSS TO
 GIVE AID FOR
 NOME VICTIMS
For Sake of Speed Supplies Will Be Ru sh e d by
 Alaska Chapters

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-- Red Cross chapters in Alaska have been ordered to rush needy supplies to Nome at the expense of the Na- tional Red Cross. Emergency plans were directed by James Fieser, Vice-Chairman of the organization who telephoned instructions to Al Schafer, Pacific Manager at San Francisco.
 At San Francisco food, clothing and medical aid will be provided the homeless citizens of Nome but for the sake of speed supplies will be sent from other Alaskan towns instead of the United States prop CT, Fieser said.
 There are eight chapters in Alas ka besides the one at Nome.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-18
.SKIMQS RUN WILD THROUGH
 MONIES RUINS
Citizens Now Faced with Problem of Rebuilding
 Within Six Weeks

NOME, Alaska, Sept. 18-After a night of despair and suffering and guarding the town from drink crazed Eskimos who wandered along the smouldering streets like bar barians, the citizens faced the gigantic task Of rebuilding in the next six weeks before the ice and sncw block all transportation ex- cept by dogteams and airplanes.
 Hundreds are homeless.
 Women and children slept last night in the warehouses and shacks that escaped the flames, one hotel and the hospital.
 Food First Thought
 Food was the first thought of the day and officials immediately began taking inventory of the small supply which escaped the flames. A community kitchen was set up.
 Although tired and weary from their long battle, fire officials and volunteers patrolled the district all night to prevent drink-crazed Es- kimos from footing and pilfering the ruins. Many were arrested and locked up in small cabins as the jail was destroyed.
 Estimates Loss
 Alfred Lomen estimates the loss at not less than S2,000,000
 Lomen said: T have never seen a more disastrous conflagration. With winter coming on we need help for those who were unable to save anything"
 The Maynards are prepared to continue to issue the Daily Nome Nugget with duplicating ma- chine.
 Sorr0wful Features
 Clark Jackson, President of the Miners and Merchants Bank, said. "The fire Is one of the most sor- rowful features of my life and of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-18
SEATTLE WILL RUSH SUPPLIES
 TO NOME AREA
Two Relief Steamers Are Already Available and
 Will Be Loaded

SEATTLE, Sept. 18.-This city Is ready to rush aid to Nome. One 4000 ton steamer is already char tered to rush food supplies. Ralph Lomen announced the charter of the vessel and said loading will be- gin today or tomorrow.
 Seattle has ship tonnage to take care of the situation" Lomen said.
 The Nome man looks for some hardships on the Nome population because of the certain food short age and possible sickness from ex- posture. Lomen said it will be im- possible to rebuild this winter and believes much of the population will have to leave for the winter
 Special Relief Ship
 The Alaska Steamship Company announces a special relief ship for Nome, the Dellwood, which will sail Saturday with capacity cargo of 5000 tons of foodstuffs and build- ing materials. The Dellwood will start loading tomorrow.
 The Alaska Committee of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce has called special meeting to decide ways and means of helping Nome to meet the crisis.
 Reindeer Available
 Ralph Lomen said 5000 carcasses of reindeer meat aboard the Arthur Baldwin are available for anyone who needs it. The meat has been consigned to Seattle and was to leave Nome today, but Lomen has ordered the meat made available for the present emerpency
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-18
ALASKA TOWN IS WIPED OUT BY FIRE
NOME IS PRACTICALLY LAID IN RUINS BY FIERCE BLAZE
Nugget PIant Is
 Destroyed but
 .NeaUs Is Sent Out

While watching the roaring flames tackle and then destroy the plant of the Nome Daily Nugget, George and Russ May nard, publishers who are also Associated Press correspondents, kept the world informed of the progress of the first and dis astrCus results.
 The radio station is some dis tance from the heart of the city, that was, but the May nards kept rushing cut dis patches, obeying their true newspaper instinct that the news must keep going"
 The plant Of the Nome Mug get was an up-to-date enc in many respects.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-18
LOCAL. FUND TO BE RAISED FOR
 FIRE VICTIMS s
Behrends Names w. B. Kirk
 as Chairman, Red Cross Relief Committee

Juneau today began preparations to raise a relief fund for the vic- tims of yesterdays conflagration al Nome. Under the auspices of the Red Cross, a committee was ap- pointed today to solicit and receive contributions, it was announced by B. M. Behrends, Chairman of the local Chapter.
 w. B. Kirk was named Chair man of the Nome Relief Commit tee, with power to select his own assistants. We are certain that the residents of this community will contribute liberally,' MT Behrends said
 The National Red Cross organi- zation has made available funds from supporting Chapter for em- ergency relief work, MT. Behrends was informed by A. L. Shafer, Manager of the Pacific Coast Di- vision of the Red Cross, and was asked to urge local contributions. Many families are homeless and lost all ot their possessions in the fire that swept Nome's business district and razed half of the resi- dential area.
 MT. Behrends has recommended to MT. Shafer that an experienced disaster relief worker be rushed to Nome as quickly as possible as the fire has left the district in a serious condition and the Red Cross will have to aid. Gov Troy, he added, "Is doing all that is pos sible."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-18
EVIDENCE THAT
 GERMANY GETS
 READY FOR WAR
Using Impounded Foreign Funds to Give Subsidies
 to Manufacturers

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.-A re- port that Germany is using i'm pounded foreign funds to subsidize German aircraft manufacturers, is ready for presentation to the Sen ate Munitions Committee.
 The report was written in De- cembe.' If last year by the Inter national Engineering Company Inc, to the United Aircraft Ex- ports, Inc, and will be put on the records.
 The report says Germany is sub sidizing German manufacturers to to the extent of 20 percent against the extent of 20 per cent against
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-18
FORMER DAwsoNITE DRowNs

Word was received in Dawson recently of the death at North Bay, Ontario, of Captain D. c. Thom- son, who was Manager of the Dawson branch of the Canadian Bank Of Commerce until about eight years ago. Captain Thomson, who was well ana favorably known in Dawson and the Klcndike dis trict, met his death when the automobile in which he was riding plunged into the Little Sturgeon River near his home,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-18
ARGENTINA ALL " 0RkED UP ON
 U. s. HEARINGS
Claims Defamation ofChar- acter of Citizens at
 Munitions Probe

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Sept 18.-The Argentinan Government holds the United States Govern ment responsible for the "defama- ton of character" of it's citizens mentioned in the Senate Munition inquiry in Washington, D. c.
 The Argentina Government has demanded damages and the Fore ign Office has ordered the Argen- tian Ambassador in Washington, Felipe Espil, to assure "rectifica- tion of procedure which permitted launching of islander against the names of Argentians"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-18
MISS JEAN FAULKNER
 LEAVES FOR SCHOOL IN
 CALIFORNIA ON YUKON

Miss Jean Faulkner, daughter of MT. and Mrs. H. L. Faulkner, left on the Yukon for the south on her way to California where she will enter Stanford University. Miss Faulkner was graduated last spring from Annie Wright's Seminary in Tacoma, and has spent the summer here with her parents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-18
$25O Fine for Motorist

KANSAS CITY. Mo..-In a cam paign to discourage reckless driv- ing, a judge fined motorist s25o and sentenced him to six months at the municipal farm for offenses committed while intoxicated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-18
DEPARTMENT CALLED OUT
 AT 2 A. M. BY SMALL BLAZE

Burning timbers underneath the
 building occupied by the Woodland Gardens called out the fire de- partment at am. today. The blaze was extinguished before any material damage had been done. The cause Of the fire was un- determined.