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sues slumped to new low ground
for the year, including Chrysler,
Nash, Celanese.
Selling got out of hand shortly
before the noon hour, with the
touching off Of stop-loss orders
forcing the ticker three minutes
behind the actual transactions.
Motors Off Sharply
Weakness became especially
pronounced in the motor group,
on the growing recognition that
the industry had passed it's sea-
sonal peak. Chrysler was forced
down sharply, while declines on a
smaller scale were registered in
other active auto issues.
Steel shares were reactionary,
with U. S. Steel breaking under
48 and Bethlehem under 40, both
regarded as important support
levels.
Atchison, New York Central,
Southern Railway, and Northern
Pacific were dumped in large
volume in the rail group.
Rubber Shares Drop
Rubber shares dropped down
with the general market, after
an early run-up on the rubber
restriction agreement.
Weakness also cropped up in
the mail order and agricultural
equipment stocks, which was sur
prising in view of the further
strength shown by wheat. Case,
Deere, Sears Roebuck and Mont
gomery Ward were off and
more points,
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"Ex. Dividend.
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dribbling ltqui-
dation in rails,
m o tors, and
steels, finally
unnerved Senti-
ment to the
point W h er e
selling in vol.
ume developed.
Los e S ran
from ! to more
than 4 points,
W j tn y. S.
Snel t in G an
outs t q n d j n g
weak spot. A
long list of rep
R.nrnanknkirrn in-
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The re q son
was the begin
ming Of daylight
saving time in
New York city,
and the opening
Of the N e W
York Stock Ex-
change at the
earlier hour.
There will be
no change in
local banking
hours, however,
and SO far the
w o S h a e ton
Stock Exchange
has made no ar
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LOSSES
HEAVY IN BUSY
DEALINGS
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, April 30 QN.S.).
The stock market experienced Q
sharp relapse late today as earlier
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DAYLIGHT TIME
GETS BROKERS
UP EARLY
By DUNBAR HARE

Local brokers came down to
work an hour earlier today
N'clock instead of 10.
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rangements for meeting earlier.
Such q decision, however, may be
made.
While the brokers hate to get up
earlier, they will quit at 2 o'clock
on week days and II o'clock on
Saturdays, instead of and IL, re-
spectively, which gives them more
time for golf, bridge and other
recreations.
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Montreal funds In New Yes R&T9
premium ut $1,000.
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Dollar Steady
Near Parity

NEW YORK, April 30 (I.N.S.).
The dollar was firm around
parity in terms Of the French
franc in featureless trading on
the local foreign exchange mar
ket today. The table:
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WASHINGTON STOCKS

C. & P. Tel. of Va, IS, 5000
10334.
AFTER CALL
Wash. Gas It., 6@6012.
Pot. Elec SO pfd., 1@111.
Pot. Elec 51a%o pfd., 1@110h.
Wash. Gas SIS, 1858, $1,000
9434.
Mergenthaler Limo, 1O@25; 10
@2O.
Wash. R. & E. pfd., 200 100;
2@100.
Wash. r. & E. COM, $1,000.
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Clearance Sale
Prices Effective until Aug. 4th only
Style 28O The Vento
Ventilated Oxforc formerly 1896
now 81, 95
Style SO The Spartan
Black calf Oxford formerly S4.95
now 1926.
Style 1000 The Parkway
Black calf Oxford formerly S4.95
now So. 95.
Style 800 The Arch Rite
formerly t$5 95 now 1895
Style 2037&3037 The Aristocrat
Black or tan Oxford forme ry $685.
now So. IS
These shoes will last for many years
but then these prices are temporf ry only.
Knapp Shoes, Boston Mass
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-24
MINER HELD
IN Staying

TONOPAH, New, Feb "a. UP)-
A grudge nursed by an old pros
pector against a former peace Off
Ger led to the Staying of Homer
Q 'Connell, so, police believed today.
O'Connell was killed in the Min
ers' club here last night as he con-
versed with friends. Gerald Casey,
so, prospector, Immediately surren-
dered but refused to make a state
ment
Witnesses said that O'Connell IS
assailant. standing in the doorway
OF the club, had fired six shots
without warning. Two of them
struck the victim, one in the head
and another in the right breast.
He died within 10 minutes.
Authorities, seeking motive
learned that while O'Connell had
been acting chief of police here, he
broke up fight in which Casey
was involved. The proSpector re-
ceived an injury which cost him
! he sight of one eye in the melee
and he repeatedly blamed the for
mer policeman for the blindness.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-24
BY SAMUEL DASHIELL

BRUSSELS, Feb. "a. U,P) - A
pretty young queen Of %, who can
cook and WHO takes care of her huS-
bands shirts and socks, reigned in
the royal palace today.
AStrid, new queen of the BelgianS
bobbed haired brunette has inner
tied from French ancestors house
wifely qualities that have endeared
Ter to her subjects since, seven
years agct she married the Belgian
crown prince, proclaimed yesterday
as King Leopold III.
Queen AStrid deScendS from Mar
shall Jean Baptista Bernadotte, Ma
poleon's great general, who was
elected crown prince of Sweden in
1919 and succeeded to the throne
to found the present dynasty. eight
years later.
She is the daughter of Prince
Carl, brother of King Gustav V. She
was taught the domestic arts in
childhood; she learned to cook and
do housework. Size took care OF
the house to some extent as shC
grew older.
She was one of the limited num-
Der of eligible royal princesses from
whom kings to be must select then
wives. She was mentioned as q
possible bride Tor the Prince Of
Wales and Crown Prince Humber
of Italy.
About a year before ter marriage
in 1926 she met at a tea dance a
the home of friends in Paris, Crow
Prince Leopold, Duke of Babrant
He was "a, she 20. During tht
months that followed, while there
was still the usual public specula.
ton as to Eer marriage into a great
royal house, Leopold was visiting
Stockholm frequently and quietly
Sometimes Astrid would cook for
him,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-24
NEW MENACE
At SCENE Of
FATAL FLOOD
eissl. NcNausht Syndicate. Inc.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. "a. (U.3 -
Fears of heavy flood damage in the
foothills district of Montrose aud
La Crescenta were allayed today
when rainstorm ceased after driv-
ing more tran 30 families from their
homes.
More than al inch of rain fell
within three hours, arouSing fears
that the district would be swept by
flood similar to that which cost
mere thar 40 lives in the New Years
day storm.
Nearly two-score homes were
evacuated at the height of the early
morning storm. Sheriff Eugene Bis
cailuz and a squad of 25 deputies
fastened to the scene and prepared
for emergencies.
Fleeing residents sought refuge
in the American Legion hall in Tu-
junga. Hours later they returned
to their homes in Blanchard and
Tujunga canyons TO find them only
slightly damaged if at all.
Several roads, however were
washed away and Sheriff Biscailuz
caiG that four months trail work
and other CCC projects in the foot
hills were destroyed. The loWlands
we're probably saved from disaster,
he believed by the fact that the
rain turned to snow in tie higher
fcothills, congealing the usual run
off.
In upper Glendale streets were
covered with silt that was swept
down from the slopes, denuded last
fall by a disastrous brush fire.
The storm was so severe in some
sections that &c of an inch of rain
fell within 20 minutes. Hail fell at
Pasadena. Tie storm was accom-
panied by lightning and thunder,
particularly in Hollywood and West
Los Angeles.
Scores of automobiles were
stranded on Foothill boulevard
which was covered by foot of wa
ter. Although most control chan
nels carried off the torrents, a
bridge at Garvey road and San Ga
briel boulevard was reported washed
out.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-24
District Keeps
Office Opened

With March / as The absolute
deadline for the payment of delin-
quent irrigation district taxes under
the four-year plan, TIE office of the
district assessor collector remained
open this afternoon in order to
work up all requests now in the Of
flee before the deadline is reached.
Miss Winnie Barry, assessor col
lector for the district, said today
that every opportunity is being Of
fered tax payers to pay up their
delinquencieS under tie present
plan but these payments must be
made by March l.
While the main obpect of keep
ing the office open this afternoon
was to handle these mail requests,
persons wishing to pay these taxes
in person this afternoon were to be
accommodated.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-24
POLICE RAID
DRUG CIRCLE
Seven Taken Into Custody In
Effort To Break Up Inter
national Smuggling Ring.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. "a. U.P) -
Police delivered a smashing blow at
what they called a coastwide and
perhaps an international narcotic
smuggling ring today when they ar
rested seven men and women and
confiscated opium and other mar
cotics valued at $4,000.
The roundup was made under the
leadership of Capt. Ed Chitwood
of Tie police narcotic squad in n
raid on an apartment, and by San
Diego police.
Joe Oakes, 30, and Eddie Para
mo, %, described by police as the
suspected ringleaders, were taken
into custody at the apartment
While raiders were searching the
premises, four men and a woman
arrived and also were placed under
arrest. They were Dave Hinely of
San Francisco and Phil Guinan,
Ray Brooker Eddie Francis ana
the latter's wife, Marie, all of Los
Angeles.
Police said Hineley was driver OF
a car which was Eoneycombed with
secret compartments for the trans
portation of contraband.
All were booked on suspicion of
violating the state poison act and
lodged in the Lincoln Heights jail.
A second woman was arrested at
San Diego. While raiders were still
examining the local apartment, she
telephoned, identifying herself only
as June" and asking if it were safe
to come on through" police report
ed. A detective instructed her to
call back later. The call was traced
and San Diego police made the ar
rest for local officers.
Officers said they found in GUM
ans possession a letter from a sus-
pected confederate in Brooklyn, NJ
Y, advising that things are hot
but assuring tie recipient that
supplies" would be sent through as
soon as conditions quieted. Til.
letter enclosed a newspaper clipping
reporting details of 100000 mar
cotic raid in Brooklyn.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-24
EIGHT ABOARD
PLANE MISSING
Commercial Liner Out Of Salt
Lake City Disappears During
Severe Storm.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah Feb
oyertaken a missing United AirlineS
passenger crew today after a close
search of the wild country between
here and Cheyenne, Wyo., failed
to disclose any trace of the craft.
At 1890 a. m. CMSTO the ship,
with eight persons aboard, had
been missing for more than 20
hours. The last message from its
radio was received 20 minutes af-
ter its departure from the local
airport at p. m. yesterday.
Passengers on the missing ship
were:
E. L. Walker, Rock Springs, Wyo.;
j. j. Sterling, Benton Harbor,
Mich. Bert Mclaughlin, Perry, Ia;
E. W. Bagland, Boone, Ia; and
M. Dinmaster. DeS MoineS, Ia. The
crew was composed of pilot Lloyd
Anderson, Cheyenne, Wyo.; co-pilot
j. Danielson, Cheyenne, Wyo., and
Mary Carter, stewardess, Salt Lake
City.
Flying over the route, scanning
every inch of the snow covered
ranges were Jack O'Brien and A..
j. Collision. veteran pilots for the
United Airlines. They left in sep
arate planes at dawn and through
the day reported at regular inter-
walls to the Salt Lake airport.
Each message consisted of the
discouraging story that no trace of
the plane had been found. The
search was to continue until dark
ness forced halt, officials of the
airline said.
F'lurries of snow in some Sec
tons and poor visibility generally
handicapped the searching pilots,
they reported.
Aviators here said there was no
doubt but that the missing plane
was aground 1t didn't carry
enough gasoline to operate contin-
uously for 20 hours, it was said.
The one point to be determined
by the search is the fate of the
passengers. 1t was hoped, hoWey-
er, that pilot Lloyd Anderson, eX-
perienced in mountain flying, had
managed to bring his twin motored
cratG safely to the ground in an
emergency landing.
All communities, no matter how
small, along the route were con-
tacted by air company officials but
not even a hint as to the plane S
whereabouts was received.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-24
NEW BELGIAN QUEEN QUALIFIED
AS FIRST CLASS HOUSE WIFE

Announcement Of their engage
ment followed. So far as anyone
has known, it was their own idea
and no question of state entered in
to it.
There was a civil marriage at
Stockholm followed by a religious
ceremony here, as Leopold was
Catholic though she, as a member
OF a royal house in a Protestant
country was a Protestant. She be-
came a Catholic in 1880 a month
before the birth OF her second child,
the new Crown Prince Baudoin.
Leopold found he had an efficient
wife. She needed to be. Leopolds
allowance as Duke of Brabant and
heir to the throne was $4,000 francs
a year ($l7450). This is not
large salary for crown prince be-
cause aside from living expenses,
Leopold faced other charges Incl
dental to his position.
As king and queen. Leopold and
Astrid have an allowance of g.
100000 francs (S1 1885 ,000)-perhaps
one Of tie largest raises in pay on
record. 1t was 100000 francs but
the late King Albert gave himself
10 per cent cut.
! Astrid's first child was born Oc,
| tober II, 1927. Princess Josephine
Charlotte, now six and volunteer
nurse for her brother, Baudoin, tn,
new crown prince, born Septembel
7, 1890.
Queen AStrid, during the cere
mony yesterday at which Leopold
was made king. had to take Bau.
dom in her lap when, after laugh
ing as those in the senate chamber
cheered, he began to play In III
mothers lap he kept stroking hel
cheeks carefully and gently.
The queen is expecting a third
! child late this spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-24
RULES KAHN
CAN De SUED

SAN FRANCISCO,Feb.24.W.H
u. S Webb, state attorney
general, t0uay issued an Opin-
ion TO the effect that r. NJ.
Bsllcu, Imperial Valley, might
sue to ascertain the right of
A. j. Kalin to be a member of
the Imperial Valley Irrigation
District board of directors.
One of the points mentioned
by Webb was a provision Of the
California irrigation act which
cpecified that a director must
held property in the district
and have his name on the as
se~sment roll isued prior to his
election to the directorate.
IL was said here that Kalin
owns property in the district,
hut that his name dos6 not ap-
pear on the assessment roll.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-24
Buys Foreign
Plane Rights

LOS ANGELES, Feb. "a. U.P)
Manufacturing and sales rights to
the Douglas transport airplane have
been acquired by tie Fokker Air
craft company Of Amsterdam, Hol-
LAND, FOR all European countries, eX-
cepting Russia and the British do
minionS, excepting Canada. An
thony H. G.. Fokker announced here
today.
The plane is built by the Doug
las Aircraft Co, Inc, of Santa Mon
ica, whose latest designed transport
plane set a new west-east record of
13 hours, minutes early this week
Fokker has been in Los Angeles
several months, inspecting the new
type Douglas ship. At present he
is recuperating from an operation
performed for sinus infectiC !
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-24
AUSTRIA WILL
HALT INVASION
BY ROBERT ii. BEST
United Press Staff Correspondent

VIENNA, Feb. a. - Fearing at
tack by 10000 Austrian Nazis re-
ported massed on the Bavarian
frontier, the government today
concentrated military and police
forces in towns, ready to race by
motor car to the frontier.
The mobilization orders called
for defense on a line of the from
tier centering at Braunau, on the
river Inn which at that point sep
arates Austria and Germany.
Braunau is the birthplace of
Adolf Hitler, Germany's Nazi
chancellor and by coincidence Hit
Ter was at Munich, SO miles west
of Braunau, attending a giant pa
triotic German Nazi rally that will
last through the weekend.
1t was believed possible that the
gathering of the German Nazis at
Munich-center of Austrian NaZiS'
activities since their expulsion from
their own country-was connected
with the report of massing on the
frontier.
The government is extremely an
XlOuS over the Nazi situation be-
cause of the ultimatum by Theodor
Habicht. German leader of Austrian
Nazis refuging across the frontier.
Habicht, in a wireless speech
Monday from Munich, gave the
government until noon next We'd
nesday to reach a German SOL
ution of the Nazi-Dollfuss dispute.
A German solution means a Nazi
solution.
Hitler's disapproval of Habicht S
speech did not reaSSure Austria and
when intelligence agents of the
hedmwehr brought She report of
massing of armed Austrian Nazis
across the Inn from Braunau, only
l55 miles west of Vienna itself, the
government acted quickly.
Specifically the intelligence
agents contended that the 10000
were members of the So-called
Austrian-Legion. prepared to march
into Austria in an attempt to seize
power, and that they might not
even await expiration four days
hence of the Habicht ultimatum in
their name.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-24
MRS. NASS|E:
IN HOSPITAL

RENO. New, Feb. "a (U.P)-Mrs.
Thalia FOrtescue Massie. central
figure of the sensational Honolulu
"honor slaying'', began her anti
cipated "neW life'' today in the
unexpected role of a hospital pa
tient shortly after she had divorced
Lieut.. Thomas H. Massie, U. S. N.
Mystery and contradictions sur
rounded the sudden collapse of the
attractive divorce in & Reno night
club.
She and group Of friends held
a party at the club believed ar
ranged as a FAREWELL for the
girl whose fate has been so closely
intertwined with sensations in re-
cent years.
The party was at its height when
Mrs. Massie was stricken suddenly
ill. Her friends rushed her to St.
Mary's hospital before authorities
could learn what had happened
DR.. Vinton A. Muller at the hos
pital said that the divorcee "only
became suddenly ill.,
"She will be perfectly well to-
day. Muller added He refused to
discuss probable causes of her i'll
ness
Not many hours before. Mrs.
Massie had cried "this will be the
start of a new life for me-
She referred to the divorce decree
just granted by the Nevada courts,
ending her marriage to Lieutenant
Massie. The divorce was granted
on the grounds of "mental cruel
ty'. Details available to the pub
lie did not specify what the alleged
" crueltieSD were.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-24
BY LYLE G. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Feb "a, UP) -
Cancellation of air mail contracts
with its train of sensational devel-
opmcnts may be the break in
Roosevelt luck for which the Rcpub-
licans have been waiting in this
campaign year.
Caustic and perhaps partisan
newspaper criticism reflects aggrcS-
sivc complaint on congress against
the summary cancellation. But the
pOtcntialities of the air mail dis
pute as the basis for a Republican
appeal to popular sentiment did not
amount to much until fatal ac-
cidents accompanied the army air
corps effort to fly the mails
There was, it is true, more than
furry of protest against the
White House spanking administered
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh when the
flyer protested contract cancella-
ton. The White House remarked
that the colonel's telegram had
been made public prior TO its re-
ccipt by President Roosevelt and
in effect, told the famous flyer 70
mind his manners.
Republicans are beginning TO feel
now that they have at last an
appealing case to present to the
voters, The outline of the opposi-
ton party's argument is that no
justification has been shown for
cancellation of Hoover administra-
ton contracts and they cite testi-
mony as it has developed SO far
before the senate investigating
committee.
The Republican attitude is that
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-24
Hold Woman Who
Shot Her Husband

TUCSON. Atil., Feb. "a. U.P -
Although family members con-
vinced a coroner's jury she shot in
Self-defense, Mrs. Lottie Swinbank
faced possible trial on manslaugh-
ter charges today in connection
with the violent death of her hus-
band, John l.. Swinbank, promi-
nent Pittsburgh, Pa, engineer.
The manslaughter complaint was
issued by the county attorney. C.
E. YouSto. after a coroners jury
decided Mrs. Swinbank was goaded
by self defense into shooting her
husband Thursday night.
She was released under $4,000 bond
pending a hearing March 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-24
ADAMS DENIES
HAVING STOCK
IN AIR FIRM

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. (U.P) =
Former Secretary of the Navy
Charles Francis Adams told the
house naval affairs Subcommittee
today he believed it would be M
possible to limit profits OH aircraft
companies to 10 per cent,
Adams opinion on tie impractic-
ability of attempting to limit gains
made on aircraft contracts Wes re-
vealcd wien John J. Delaney
DCmD, New York, chairman of the
sub committee asked the Hoover
cabinet officer his opinion of the
amendment to the VinSon bill which
would linl profits on airp)anac and
ships to 10 per cent.
1T would be very wise and un-
lust to limit profits to 10 per cent"
Adams said.
During tic hearing Adams for
mally denied that he owned any
aircraft company stock Several
days ago due to a confusion OF
names the former secretary was
credited with owning 500 shares of
stock in the Douglass Aircraft COM
pany.
- never owned a chare of stock
in the Douglas company or in any
other aircraft concern. 1 sold the
stocGS in otker industries which I
had before I became connected
with the navy" Adams said.
Adams said there was no reason
to believe that there has been any
CclluSion among aircraft companies
which were seeking government con-
tracts, FIe said that during lis
tenure of office profits had de-
clincd > a large extent.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-24
Second ConUiction
In Stabbing Case

At a trial of j. ReclaSado, charg-
ed with stabbing Juan AVila during
fight in CaleXico on December
80, held before Judge Thompson
in superior court yesterday after
noon the Filipino was again found
guilty as charged and will be
sentenced on March ?.
Reclasado had first been tried
on this charge before a jury on
January 26 which found him guilty
of assault with a deadly weapon.
After this verdict a motion was
made for a new trial on grounds
of newly discovered evidence in
that G.. Roganjan appeared and
claimed that he and not Reclasado
had done the stabbing
Roganjan's testimony was dis
counted by the court which tried
the case without a jury yesterday
and the former verdict as brought
in by the jury now stands.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-24
Stranded Tanker
May Be SaLUaged

SAN PEDRO, Feb "a U.P)-The
tanker Swift Eagle, aground since
Wednesday night on San Benito
Island, off the Lower California
coast, may yet be salvaged, accord
isg to word received here today.
M. A. Varnum, captain of the
salvage ship Peacock, radioed the
Swift Eagle was in bad shape but
that it could be salvaged proyid-
ing heavy sWells subside.''
Varnum reported that six COM
partments of the Swift Eagle were
punctured and flooded, including
the engine and boiler rooms.