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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
LONG WOULD
LEAD REVOLT
New Orleans Mayor Says The
"Kingfish" Considers Himself
To Be MAN OF Destiny

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 20. U.P)-
Sen. Huey P. Long not only con-
siders himself the "kingfish and
dictator of Louisiana but believes
he is man of destiny who will
lead an American revolution, ac-
cording to Mayor T. Semmes Walm-
sley of New Orleans.
Walmsley, chief political foe of
Long on the home battle-ground
and head of a city administration
which has been relieved of most
of its power by the Long machine,
told newspapermen that the SEN
ator was a "madman who will
stop at nothing
The mayor said he talked to
Long a year ago at the Senator IS
hotel in Washington. The "king-
fish, he said, was in bed but he
sat up excitedly to discuss with
Walmsley his belief that he could
at the right moment-step out as
leader of the people and seize con-
troll of congress in a bloodless coup.
The mayor said that Long plan
ned to tour the entire country
making speeches and promulgating
his gospel of "every man king
"Blood will flow in Louisiana in
the coming election,'' the mayor
declared, "and this will be put the
first of a series of CHASTITY TRACE
dies resulting from Longs desire
for power.
"He told me in Washington 'the
country is ripe for a leader to
sweep out old forms of govern
ment.' And he termed himself, "a
man of destiny'.o
The "kingfish 50 statement was
made, according to the mayor, at
the time of the farmers holiday
when the unemployed and hunger
marchers had just finished a dem
onstration in front of the capital
" you saw those crowds, -
Walmsley quoted Long. We'll
they want a leader, a man strong
enough to inspire them to revolt
for new government, that will
share the wealth. -
According to Walmsley, Long IS
voice became vibrant with excite
ment as he exclaimed, ~ am a
man of destiny. I will lead these
people. A revolution is bound to
come. When it does, shall be the
leader.'
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
No CLUES To
GIRL : SLAYER

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 20. U.P-The
ironclad alibi of a 20-year-old sus-
pect in the brutal murder of Celia
Gotta, Is, today left police in
quandary as questioning of so
known degenerates failed to lend
new clues to the mysterious slay-
ing.
The youth, considered the most
likely suspect in the fiendish at
tack on the schoolgirl, convinced
officers he knew nothing of the
crime. Police also questioned with
out success two men who lived
near the Cotas.
The officers, under Acting Cap
tain Joe Lopez. are working on the
theory that a man familiar with
the habits of the family seized the
girl as she went for stroll, and
assaulted her near the Gotta home
two days ago.
Gray hair found clenched in the
girl hand failed to offer the eX-
pected valuable clue when chemists
determined the hair came from a
rabbit in a nearby pen.
The girls attacker apparently
caused her to suffocate to death,
officials reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
FOREST FIRES
RAvAGE NORTH

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 90 W.H-
Thousands of acres of blackened
timber today testified to one OF
the worst outbreaks Of forest fires
in northern California this year,
many of which we're still burning
despite frantic efforts over the
week -end to bring them under con-
troll
The most serious fire was in the
Plumas national forest near Quin-
Cy where more than 1000 men bat
tied along a 10-mile front after
the fire broke out of control Sat-
urday night and required the draft
ing of fire fighters throughout the
Plumas county. Forest officials
hoped the Feather river would
check further advance of the blaze.
A fire in Calaveras county 10
miles east of San Andreas burned
over 1000 acres of Sparsely tim
bered land and destroyed several
mine buildings before 1t wa
brought under control.
In Sonoma county near Anna
polls 600 acres of forest land was
blackened and similar area in the
Elk Creek region of Mendocino
county was burned and the fire
still was not under control, State
Forester M. B. Pratt reported.
A Mariposa county fire burned
1000 acres before 1t was controlled
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
ONE DEAD IN
DOCK R|0T|NC
At PORTLAND

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 20. (U.P)
One man was killed and another
wounded today in a riot growing
out of the recent longshoremen IS
strike
Both James Conner, who was
killed. and R. A. Griffin, who was
wounded, were members of the
Columbia River Longshoremen IS
association, which was organized
by registered longshoremen not in
sympathy with the I. L. A., during
the strike.
The shots were fired by a raid
ing party of about 80 men who at
tackled the Columbia association IS
hall in an empty garage building.
Previous to the attack police
were drawn away from the vicin-
ity by fake riot call telephoned
to police headquarters sending all
available officers to the Luckenbach
terminal. While the police were
answering that call the raiders at
tackled the Columbia hall where
about 25 members of the associa-
ton we're meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
SERA Engineer
Stationed Here

B. E. Doll arrived in Ell Centre
this morning and will be stationed
at local SERA headquarters as
special supervising engineer for all
projects now under way and also
proposed projects for the valley.
Doll has done considerable work
for the Boulder Dam project and
is a reserve army officer. He is not
filling any particular position such
as that held by John T. Rice, re-
Gently resigned from the SERA as
supervising engineer but Is partic-
ularly interested in every project
to be carried on here.
He is a graduate of the Univers-
ity of California and well-known
among the younger engineers in
the state. He has always shown a
keen interest in Imperial Valley
and hopes to be able to assist in
promoting program OF work
which will have a lasting value to
the valley. Doll will be here for
an indefinite period.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
DENY JAPAN-MANCHUkUO BREAK
Japanese To Publish Report On Railroad
Sale Negotiations

TOXIC, Aug 20. U.P)-Both Jap
anese and Manchukuan officials in
sisted today that relations between
Manchukuo and Russia are pro-
ceeding as usual, denying reports
that Manchukuo had severed diplo-
matte relations with the Soviet.
In the first place the officials
said, there never have been any
formal diplomatic relations to sus-
pend. Secondly it would be impos-
sible to reach solutions Of many
current border problems If the two
nations stopped exchanging views.
1t was explained that while Rus
sia does not recognize Manchukuo,
both countries mutually permit
consulates within their borders and
the consuls frequently discuss mat
ters arising in their particular
areas.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. U.R)-A
$500, 100000 gain in deposits in
the country's member federal re-
serve banks since the March, 1888,
banking crisis was reported today
by the federal reserve board in its
monthly bulletin.
The sensational rise in deposits,
one of the most rapid in history,
reflected the governments huge
spending program, admission OF
new banks to the reserve system and
rapid reopening of closed institu-
tions.
An even greater increase in de-
posits of all of the country's 1880
operating institutions was indicat-
ed as the only banks included in
the reserve board figures were those
OF the 6,379 member banks and they
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
CAPONE WILL
Be PRISONER
At A[CATRAz
Believe Former Chicago Gang
Lord Enroute To Coast From
Atlanta Penitentiary

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. U.P)-
Unless signs fail, Al Capone Is on
his way today to spend five or six
years in the new American "Devil IS
Island" Alcatraz fortress in San
Francisco bay.
The first public enemy of his
time was reported without official
denial to be travelling under heavy
guard to the new prison which the
government believes is as nearly
escape proof as natural codnitions
and human ingenuity can make it.
Capone was said to be a paSsen-
ger on a special two-coach train
transporting about 40 prisoners
from Atlanta and Lewisburg, Pa.
prisons to Alcatraz. The transfer
was being effected with utmost Sec
recy.
The department of justice here
refused to confirm the report. AT
the same time officials would not
deny Capone was being transferred
Since it was believed an official
denial would have been made
promptly if be were not enroute to
San Francisco opinion was that he
is a member of the party.
AT New Orleans where the train
was met by newspapermen, a pris-
oner who generally resembled Ca
pone was seen at car window
When the interest of reporters was
aroused, guards quickly pulled doWr
the window shade.
Faces Rigid Discipline
Capone is known to have beer
one of the prisoners on the list OF
dangerous criminals selected for
transfer to Alcatraz. He has been
in Atlanta penitentiary since his
conviction in Chicago on income
tax charges.
At Alcatraz Capone will find the
most rigorous discipline of the fed
eral prison system. The prison, Or
iginally a fortress and in recent
years an army punishment bar
racks. has been renovated complete
ly The walls are several feet
thick. A new type of steel bars and
doors, impervious to saving or or
dinary cutting methods, has been
installed.
The island is surrounded by swift
and treacherous currents. While
swimmers occasionally have negoti-
ated the channel, it is held pris-
oner's chance to escape by this
means is negligible. No watercraft
is allowed to approach within a
precautionary zone which has been
set up around the island.
There are two motives behind the
concentration of the prison bad men
on the island. One is to gather
them in a compact unit where spe-
cial precaution can be taken. The
other is to remove the trouble-mak
ers from the ordinary body of pris-
oners to maintain better discipline
and eliminate the danger of riots
and escape efforts.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
REFUTE
K|DNAP YARN

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 20.
U.P)-Two Nashville hotel employ
ees today refuted the "kidnap"
story of Rev. r. H. Askew Aimee
Semple Mcpherson disciple at
Goldsboro, NJ G.
Askew entered Nashville police
headquarters Saturday morning
and related a tale of being kid
naped at Raleigh, N. c., last Tues
day. He said three captors car
ried him about the south in an
automobile.
The preacher vaguely described
his alleged abductors.
I. l.. Kirkland, night clerk. and
K. F. Mcharge. night manager of
the James Robertson hotel, told
Department Of Justice Agent W. A.
Rorer that Askew spent Friday
night at the hotel where they are
employed.
The Four Square Gospel minis
ter was examined for more than
six hours Saturday by Rorer and
Nashville police. He stated he was
released near Nashville at dawn
Saturday and that he caught a
ride to Nashville with a farmer
whom he could not identify.
According to Kirkland and
Mcharge, Askew, dressed In over
alls, registered at the hotel at
1890 o'clock Friday night and
checked out at $50 o'clock Satur-
day morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
MAY QUESTION
SCREEN STARS
ON COMMUNISM

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Aug. 90
U.P)-James Cagney and other
motion picture stars will be sum-
moned to Sacramento to tell what
they know of Communist activi-
ties only if additional evidence is
uncovered linking them with the
radical movement, District Attor-
ney Neil R. McAllister said today
While II asserted Communists,
including Caroline Decker, were to
be arraigned in superior court to-
day on criminal syndicalism char
ges, no immediate action regarding
the motion picture players is con-
templated. The name of Jimmy
Cagney" appeared several times in
letters purportedly written by Ell
la Winter, wife of Lincoln Stef-
fens of Carmel, to Miss Decker.
Another paper in the possession
of one of the prisoners listed the
names of Lupe Velez, Dolores Del
Rio and Ramon Novarro, film
players.
McAllister, anxious to learn de-
tails of any connection between
moving picture stars and the Com
munist movement, made it clear
evidence produced so far does not
warrant any action on his part.
Meantime, in an address here,
the district attorney was de-
nounced by Leo Gallagher, Los
Angeles attorney and candidate
for the state supreme court, as a
publicity seeker who would ruin
the reputation of movie artists for
the sake of a few votes"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
POLICE SOLVE
FILM COLONY
DEATH CASE
Declare Song Composer Ended
Life Instead OF Being Staying
Victim

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 20 tU.H -
The death of Jerry Jarnegin, mu-
sic composer and husband of the
musical comedy star, Irene Frank
ling, was listed as a suicide by po-
lice today.
Brushing aside angles that pre-
viously appeared to indicate a pos
sible murder, authorities an
nounced that Jarnegin shot him.
self fatally while guests in another
room of his Lake Toluca home
awaited his appearance at a hap
py celebration.
HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 20. U.P-A
gun far out of reach and no ap-
parent motive today led police to
investigate the possibilities that
Jerry Jarnegin, song composer, was
mysteriously slain in the front room
of his palatial Lake Toluca home
last night as a gay party progressed
only a few feet away.
Officers, at first convinced that
the musician, husband of Irene
Franklin. musical comedy star, had
! committed suicide, faced a battling
situation as an increasing number
of clues pointed to mysterious
murder on the eve of Jarnegin IS
''big chance' in motion pictures.
Miss Franklin, who discovered
her husbands body in the front
room with a bullet through his
head, stoutly denied he could have
killed himself. Today, she said, she
and the musician were to have
taken screen tests at Warner
! brothers studio for leading roles
| in "Sweet Adeline,'' a stage hit
which starred Miss Franklin.
Jarnegin, seated at dining table
with a group of friends celebrating
the "big break that seemed due
on the morrow, and also celebrat-
ing the coming marriage of his
CONTINUED On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
SAYS LAbATT
WAS DRUGGED
NJ A II

LONDON, Ont, Aug 90 U.P)-
Belief that John S. Labatt, wealthy
Canadian brewer, is suffering from
the effects of a drug administered
by members of the kidnap ring
which held him captive for three
days, was expressed today by a To-
cal physician, friend of the La
bait family.
"Labatt's mind has not cleared
although he is home three days
now,' the physician, who refused
to have his name published, said.
"He was almost recovered physi-
cally, however. -
The physician specified that he
was not attending Labatt. but had
seen him as friend and had form
ed his opinion from observations.
Meanwhile, police activity and a
strict censorship on news of devel-
opments in the case continued. 1t
was not learned definitely whether
any ransom had been paid
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
Deadline Near For
Cotton Exemption

Saturday, August 25, is the final
date within which applications for
cotton tax exemption certificates
must be in the hands of the county
committee, Dan Pubols, assistant in
cotton adjustment stated today.
All county cotton growers are
urged to lose no time in making ap-
plications for these certificates at
the court house so as to have them
in before the deadline. This should
be done Immediately. Pubols stated,
because no applications will be re-
ceived after the date specified
above.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
BANK DEPOSITS SHOW Big GAIN
Seven And A Half Billion Increase Since
Crisis Of March, 1888

comprise little more than half of
the nation IS banking resources.
j. F.. T. O'Connor, comptroller
of the currency, reported today
that assets of the 5,422 licensed
national banks June 30, had risen
to 23,90l ,590,000-an increase of
$3.50, ,419 ,000-since March 5 when
only 5,293 national banks were Ii
censed.
Since June 30, 1888 deposits had
jumped $3,O41 ,101 900. Loans and
discounts continued to drop. total
ling $7,694.749, 900 compared with
ST, ,899 ,279 900 in March and $8,l16,-
972, 900 last year Holdings of gov
ernment securities rose aggregat-
ing $5,645, TAI 900. an increase of
$283, ,393, 900 since March and ST.
e14, ,l65, 900 the previous June.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
Officer Escorting
Farley Killed

PONCA CITY, Okla, Aug. 20.
U.P)-Elmer Sartor, 30, Oklahoma
City motorcycle patrolman, was
killed today while acting as escort
to Postmaster General James A.
Farley's automobile.
A wheel on his machine locked
as he sped ahead of the Farley
car, throwing him over the handle
bars. He suffered fractured
skull. He died in a hospital here
Farley was travelling from Okla
homa City to Wichita, Kan. He
continued his trip after going to
the hospital with Sartor.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
HITLER CONFIRMED AS ABSOLUTE
DICTATOR BY TREMENDOUS VOTE
Opposition Shows Double The Strength
Registered In Last November To Approve
League Withdrawal
BY FREDERICK c. OECHSNER
limited Press staff COrre5pondent

u
BERLIN, Aug. 90 - Adolf Hit
Ter today had been confirmed as
an absolute dictator by an over
whelming vote of his countrymen
"a vote that represented a defin-
ite national rebuke to radical Naz-
ism.
1t was a rebuke in that Hitler
failed Signally to surpass in yester-
days national referendum the
amazing total of votes piled up in
November in approving his with
drawal from the League of Ma
tions. In yesterdays poll the op-
position vote doubled.
Nazi operators had made it clear
Hitler would be dissatisfied unless
he passed the November total. He
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
GRAND CANYON MARK SHOWS FINE INCREASE
Brief Illness Proves Fatal To Speaker OF Hous
TAX RATE TO
BE SET FOR
CITY TONIGHT

Final approval of the city budget
and setting of the tax rate for the
1934-35 fiscal year will be the main
items of business to be brought be-
fore the city council at its ad
journed meeting tonight.
The council sitting as board of
equalization last week went over
the budget situation very thorough
ly and the document now awaiting
final approval is the result of their
work during this time. While moth
ing definite in the matter of the
tax rate could be learned it is ex-
pected that it will be lower than
the $1.60 mark which obtained last
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
BASIN
ALSO HELPED !
BY RA|NF ALL
Rise OF 1,480 Second Feet
Recorded Since Reading Was
Taken On Saturday
SHARP DECLINE AT YUMA
Brisk Shower Here Yesterday
Morning Does Little More
Than Settle Dust

A rise of 1880 second feet is not
ed in the flow of the Colorado RI
yer at the Grand Canyon station
since Saturday, according to fig
ures received today at the irriga-
ton district office.
These show the present Canyon
reading to be 1920 second feet as
against 2060 for yesterday and 1910
on Saturday. Other river stations
show lower readings than those re-
corded Saturday. Yuma registered
but 20 feet with 292 for the spill
and $50 at the diversion.
No message was received here
today from the Yuma office of the
weather bureau relative to weather
conditions in the upper basin of
the river.
Cooler weather prevailed in Ell
Centro over the weekend with
threats of rain being present al
most continually during that time.
Early yesterday morning the storm
broke over the city with .03 inch
of rain falling, according to fig
ures compiled at the city water
plant. The rainfall was accompan-
led by thunderstorm, but outside
of laying the dust the storm was
neither or an intensity nor dura-
ton to do much good.
Forty-four trucks are now en-
gagged in hauling stock water to
ranchers in the county, according
to a report being sent in to state
headquarters by the local SERA
office.
OF this number IS are SERA
trucks, nine are county, foor are
state and three are furnished by
the Standard Oil company. They
haul an average of $500 gallons OF
stock water day.. it was said.
DENVER, Colo, Aug 20. U.P)-
Farmers were jubilant today at the
benefits of a general rain storm
that brought much needed mois-
ture to the state yesterday and
last night.
The storm extended, in a wide
rain belt, from the New Mexico
state line to the wyoming line. The
thirsty earth absorbed the moisture
rapidly while water holes and
streams were benefited by the
downpour.
The western slope received much
needed moisture. Grand junction
had .16 of an inch of precipita-
ton. Leadville reported 40 of an
inch from the storm that was gen.
eral on the western slope of the
continental divide. aSffI
The precipitation in the upper
basin of the Colorado river on the
western slope of the Rockies has
been far below normal this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
Bank OF America
Branch Robbed

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20. U.P)-
A well-groomed young bandit loot
ed southside Bank of America
branch OF $1,000 today after fore
ing three employees and patron
to lie on the floor of a rear room.
The bandit, wearing a rubber glove
on his gun hand, scooped the
money from the cashiers IS cage and
fled with the jeering remark:
eff 1 fall you IL pick me up,
won't you?''
The branch is located at $685.
South Broadway.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
DEAN TO RETURN

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20. W,P-Jer-
ONE "Dizzy" Dean, star pitcher
for the st. Louis Cardinals, will re-
turn to work tomorrow, but he will
not collect Tor the seven days he
has been idle, Judge K. M. Lands
baseball high commissioner, ruled
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
SCRiBES IN BRAZIL

BAHIA, Brazil, Aug. 20. W,P)-
The airplane Brazilian clipper, car
rying party of American news
paper executives, arrived today at
9:28 a. M, after fast flight from
Natal
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20
REPoRT Fits BETTER

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 90 up
Condition of District Attorney Bu-
ron Fits, seriously III with an in
fection of the arm and LEG, was
reported improved today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20

These talks will continue, the Of
ficial said. Important border prob
lens will continue to be discussed
through the good offices of Japan.
TOXIC, Aug. 20. U.H-The jap
anese foreign office decided today
that it will publish Tuesday the
full record of the negotiations for
Manchukuo IS purchase of Russia IS
holdings in the Chinese Eastern
railway.
This action will be taken, the
foreign office explained, because
Russia already had published the
details, thus assertedly breaking a
pledge exchanged between Koki Hi
rota, foreign minister, and Soviet
Ambassador Yurenev to keep the
record secret.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-20

4lIC lllNdlo fSbC Woo AS6oh NSo c'
to be included, in large measure,
in the opposition total because
many who did not dare to vote
against Hitler would not vote for
him. Newspapers were asked to
minimize the invalid total.
Opposition Ii Surprise
Hitler got 88.1 per cent of the
votes cast. He got 93.5 Of the vote
in November. The greatest oppos-
ition yesterday was in Catholic
and industrial districts.
The increase in the opposition
total, small as it was in compar-
ison to the "ayes,' surprised Nazi
leaders. 1t was the first setback
in the 18 months of Nazi rule and
the party's continuous bid for to-
tality.
But there still was no organized
opposition, and Hitler ruled su-
preme as the most powerful dicta-
tor in modern civilized history,
sole master of his country's i'm
mediate political fate, with the
power of war and peace and life
and death.
The total opposition vote was
more impressive because it was a
courageous man who voted "no'
in face of the Nazi leaders state
ments in their appeal for support
that he who voted against Hitler
"placed himself outside the ma
tion.'