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Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
LOVER
NEAR DEATH

NEW YORK, June 25. U.P)-Ed-
ward NJ Daddy Browning, whose
platonic and not-so-platonic love
affairs made front page news for
years. was reported dying today in
hospital for joint diseases, victim
of cerebral hemorrhage.
None of the young women he ben-
eficently daddied through his flush
years as an elderly man-about-
town, not even Frances (Peaches)
Browning, was present at the hos
pital door to inquire as to his chan
ces of living. If they had been, he
couldn't have recognized them, for
coma shut down upon his brain two
days ago.
Brownings chauffeur found him
alone, lying on the floor in room
of his luxurious home.
Physicians admitted that his left
side is paralyzed. and held out no
hope of recovery. He is approx
mately 60 years old, although he
always has claimed he didn't know
his exact age.
Browning first burst into Broad
ways limelight when he adopted"
Mary Louise Spas, likely looking
youngster, who was offered good
home, an education, all the comforts
she craved. The adoption, or
pseudo-adoption, led to chain of
lawsuits, and ended in the sever
ance of the paternal relationship.
The most famous of Brownings
adoptions, however, was that of the
plumpish Frances Heehan, who be-
came Daddy's Peaches" and later
his wife.
Daddy, a millionaire real estate
operator, whose treasure chest never
seemed to diminish, despite lawsuits,
expensive automobiles and dia-
monds, showered his wealth on
Peaches" but again there came
lawsuits and finally a divorce.
Peaches went on the stage but was
not marked for public acclaim.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
SLAYER LEADS
JAIL ESCAPE
Group OF Desperate Criminals
Win Freedom From Custody
At Lubbock, Texas.

LUBBOCK, Tex, June 25. U.P)-
"A condemned murderer. of Texas
sheriff, boasting he would not be
taken alive, led a villainous band
of Jail breakers in flight from the
law today after a daring and skill
full escape from the Lubbock jail.
Facing certain death in the e1ec-
trio chair If caught, Ed Stanton
whose odd appearance gave him the
sobriquet of 'perchmount" led
three companions in slugging their
way out of Jail yesterday.
The escaping prisoners seized
sub-machine gun, rifles and other
weapons, kidnapped banker and
a justice of peace as human shields
and fled in stolen automobile.
The hostages were released un-
harmed last night, eight miles
northeast of Big Springs. The fugi-
tives released their captives on a
lonely road, and got a three hour
start on pursuers before the host
ages could reach telephone.
They treated us all right, but
were perfectly willing to use us as
shields and let us be killed first
if a gun battle was necessary for
their escape" Walter Posey, vice
president of the First National bank
said.
Campbell H. Elkins, assistant
justice of the peace, was the other
captive.
Stanton, sentenced to death for
the murder at Tulia last January
of Sheriff John c. Moseley, boasted
he never would be taken alive.
Since he is facing the electric
chair if he fails to make good his
boast, police expected him to shoot
it out" whenever he is found. The
killer was implicated in the slay-
ing in January, 1888, Of deputy sher-
iff Joe Brown at Rome.
His companions in the break for
freedom were William E. Doupe,
serving 10 years for robbery; A. H.
Nelson, a robber whose crimes cover
half a dozen counties. and j. B..
Stevens, convicted of burglary.
They escaped from Jail by slug
ging Deputy Sheriff Bedford Car
penter after smashing through two
iron doors. They slugged the officer
with iron pipes wrested from their
cell hunks before he was aware they
were free.
Taking his keys, they looted the
Jail arsenal, seizing two 80 calibre
rifles, a submachine gun, two sawed
off shotguns, two automatic pistols
and a large quantity Of ammuni-
ton.
In the lobby they met Posey and
Elkins. They forced them to go
along and fled from the city in Ell
kinS' car.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
Suit Filed OUer
Firenan's Death

Suit asking $4,000 damages for
the death of their son, Kenneth,
was filed today in superior court
by L. E. and E. N. Curtis, against
the Southern Sierras Power COM
pany.
According to the complaint Curtis
met death while performing his
duties as a member of the Brawley
fire department on July 20, 1888.
The company is charged by the
plaintiffs with negligence in that
one of its employees is alleged to
have failed to disconnect electric
wires leading into the burning
house. A live wire dropped into a
pool of water created by the fire
hoses, charging the pool with an
electric current. When Curtis step
ped into the pool he was instantly
killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
PLOT FATAL
To CONVICT

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Calf,
June rs. W.P)-A prison revenge plot
which went awry, and killed the
wrong man was believed unearthed
by officials as they investigated
the death by poisoned candy OF Ed
die Burns, Riverside life termer.
Burns dropped dead Saturday af-
ter he ate bit of candy. Investi-
gators believed the poisoned sweet
was not intended for Burns, but
for B. B. Ritchie, Los Angeles Ne
gro. who was transferred here re-
Gently from Folsom after he gave
evidence which sent Folsom pris-
oner to the death house.
Ritchie> was said to have given
Burns the candy. The Negro con-
vict also tasted bit of it. He was
saved by administration of stom-
ach pump in the prison hospital.
Two other prisoners to whom
Ritchie gave candy also are i'll in
the hospital. The candy was said
to have been received by Ritchie MS
q gift.
The Negro was transferred here
after he testified in the trial of
Harry Garcia, convicted of stab
bing two fellow prisoners to death.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
Federal Building
Projects Okayed

WASHINGTON, June rs. W.H -
Approval of 302 additional federal
building projects and steps to push
324 other such projects in all Sec
tions of. the country at a COM
bined cost of $110,000,000 was an
nounced today by Henry Morgen-
thau. Jr., secretary of treasury.
Among the 3O2 new projects to
be launched are:
California:
Hayward, post office, building.
San Mateo, post office, building.
Santa Barbara, post office, ex-
tend and remodel '''''''.
Pasadena, post office, extend and
remodel.
Huntington Park, post office,
building.
Los Angeles, post office, site.
South Gate, post office, building.
Lcng Beach, post office, remodel
ing.
San Diego, post office, building.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
Planes TAKE
HEAVY TOLL
BY United Press

Eight spectators were killed and
l3 seriously hurt today when q
stunting airplane, thrilling specta-
tors at an aerial circus, dived into q
crowd at the town of Esseg, Serbia.
The crash brought the toll of lives
in air crashes during the last two
days to 13.
The Serbian pilot tried vainly to
lift his plane over the heads Of the
crowd and the spectators, screaming
in panic, were moved down.
The world of aviation mourned
the death of James Robert (Jimmy)
Weddell, internationally famous
speed pilot. Wedell was killed at
Paterson, La, when the plane in
which he was giving novice a first
lesson, crashed from 200 feet.
w. H. McMulllen, pilot, and r. l..
Oakes, aerial photographer. were
killed Sunday when their airplane
collided with another 5000 feet over
the city of Rutland. VT. The pilot of
the other plane, Capt. H. H. Mills,
of Hartford, Conn, leaped in his
parachute to safety.
AT Trivoli, ILL.,. an instructor and
student pilot met death when their
plane crashed in an oat field
John Carl Ryan, 90, of Yates City.
ILL.,, pilot, was dead when neighbor-
ing farmers reached the wreckage.
DR.. T. Robert Plumer, 28. TiIyoTi
physician and student pilot, died
two hours later in hospital.
PATTERSON. La, June 25. WrD
The airplane crash which yester-
day caused the death of James =.
(Jimmy) Wedell, internationally ia
nous speed pilot, was caused by
student aviator who 'froze TO tine
stick" Kenneth Wedell, the flyers
brother, asserted today.
Wedell was killed and Frank
Sneeringer 81, of Mobile Ala, the
student was seriously injured when
the light gypsy-moth plane diyed
200 feet into a rice field
"Sneeringer must have grabbed
the control stick In fright and pull
ed 1t back so hard Jimmy could not
get 1t free in time the brother
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
CONTENTS OF
MESSAGE NOT
YET: D|vULGED
County Officers Deny Having
Received Any Statement As
Yet From General.
LATTER HAS LEFT VALLEY
Brawley Hotel Advises Federal
Labor Conciliator Departed
Yesterday.
LATTER HAS LEFT VALLEY

Speculation was rife throughout
the valley today as to the nature of
recommendations made to the board
of supervisors by General Pelham d.
GlaSSford federal labor conciliator,
in a private report repeatedly sub
mitted to the supervisors yesterday
The supervisors were scheduled to
meet at 2 o'clock this afternoon and
no authentic information as to the
nature of the recommendations
could be obtained before that time.
None of the several county officials
questioned by The Press, had seen
the report, they stated
Glassford, storm center Of several
clashes with county officials recent
ly, left the valley yesterday, accord
ing to statement from the Braw-
ley hotel at which he had been stop
ping since his arrival in the valley
several months ago. Before doing so,
the following letter was sent to the
various valley newspapers:
Brawley, Calf, June "a 1884
In leaving Imperial Valley today,
I am submitting to the Imperial
county board of supervisors recon-.
mendations based upon more than
two months of observation and in
vestigation.
These recommendations are be-
lieved to be of vital Importance to
the community and call for vigor-
Gus action. They cover first, the eS-
sential steps necessary to establish
better iaCor conditions; and second
the procedure necessary to prevent
a continuance of organized lawlesS-
ness and intimidation.
This lawlessness and intimidation
is directed not only against alleged
Communists, but also against those
professional ana business men of
the community. who, by word or
deed oppose the political or econo-
mic aims of a small but powerful
group, engaged in exploiting "red"
hysteria for the promotion OF its
own interests.
The immediate responsibility for
action ano results rests with the
elected officials of Imperial Valley.
The truth concerning acts of law
lessness has been distorted or sup
pressed. When the facts are known,
which It is the function. of county
officials to investigate and reveal, I
am confident that the people of ImI
perial Valley will insist upon ag-
gressive remedial action.
(Signed) P. D. GLASSFORD.
Unconfirmed rumors stated the
general had recommended the re-
moval or disciplining of several
county officials. In the absence OF
any authentic knowledge of the re-
commentators this feature Of their
nature is apparently guesswork.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
Terms OF Valley
Prisoners Set

Prison sentences for Lonjino AL
varado and William Estes, commit
ted to San quentin penitentiary
from this county in April, 1888, on
charges of manslaughter have been
set, according to information re-
ceived at the court house today.
Alvaraoo who was convicted of
the Staying of German Barques near
Westmorland on March 3, 1888. was
sentenced to serve 10 years, while
Estes, convicted of shooting Sam
Stanley at a service station near
Holtville on March 8, 1888, had his
term set at 715 years by the board
of prison terms.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
Quintuplets ShoD
Additional Gains

NORTH BAY, Ont, June 25, (U.P)
The Dionne quintuplets were four
weeks old today All babies showed
weight gains.
Yvonne has now left her four
smaller sisters in the cwo pound
class and entered the three pound
class.
Dr. A. R. pafoe considers all ba-
bies are showing excellent progress
and their chances to live are great
er each day.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
Warming Civen
On Exemptions

Ex-service men and women
who are entitled to $1,000 tax
exemption in city and county
taxes, are urged by Frank G.
Weir, county assessor, and
Calvin G.. MOuSseau, city clerk,
TO take advantage of their eX-
omption rights before the time
for doing so expires on July 1.
There are several thousand
persons entitled to exemption
in the county and several hum
dred in the city, the officials
state. Some have already
taken advantage of the exemp-
ton but the lists show many
names where the exemption
has not as yet been claimed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
PAPAL DRIVE
PLANNED ON
EVIL FILMS

LONDON, June 25. W.P) - A
worldwide papal campaign to COM
bat immoral motion picture films
was reported today by the Daily
Express.
The newspaper said it obtained
from a high Vatican source an
outline of the Popes instructions
to Roman Catholic churchmen all
over the world, urging:
/. Formation of local associations
to be known as Leagues of Dec
ency.' 2. Organization of protest
meetings against films which are
held by vote to be Objectionable.
8. Utilization of the power of boy
colt. 4. Publication in the whole
Catholic press of lists of films
banned. ..-
Leagues of Decency, the CORES
pondent said, are being formed
throughout Great Britain.
In the United States the Catholic
church has organized Legion OF
Decency to work against immoral
or undesirable films. Catholic bis
hops meeting at Cincinnati last
week voted to expand the legion
to include every town in the coun-
try.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
FATHER HOPES !
To SAVE LIFE
Of OTHER BOY
Injection To Protect Against
Infantile Paralysis Has Tragic
Outcome. 80
oiis
LABORATORY GIVEN BLAME
Two Score Others Also Innocu-
lated Reported To Have Suf-
fered No iii Effects. eer

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25. (U.p
Preliminary tests have indicated
the serum which caused death of
one Healdsburg boy and serious
illness OF his brother was contami-
mated, w. H. Kellogg, chief of the
state health division diagnoStic la
boratories, reported today.
Jackie Baldwin, 2, died from the
effects OF the serum, administered
by his father, DR.. Bryan L. Bald
win, as safeguard against infan-
tile paralysis. Jackie's brother,
Robert, 7, was critically ill from
the same cause. ~
Improper technique in prepara-
ton" was blamed by Kellogg for
the indicated contamination of the
serum.
Kellogg said the Santa Rosa la,
boratory which produced the serum
was not among those which have
been regularly preparing the Sc
rum.
1hirty-seven other children were
innoculated with the same serum.
out suffered no i'll effects.
HEALDSBURG, Calf, June Is.
-Haggard and grief ef-stricken, DIR.
Byron L. Baldwin, who administer
ed anti-infantile paralysis serum to
his two sons, fought desperately to-
day to save the life of his eldest boy
! after the younger died from the ef-
fectS of the seruc...
Neither Jackie, 2, nor Robbie. z.
had the disease, which has been
spreading in northern California af-
ter a serious outbreak in the Los
Angeles area. DR.. Baldwin sought to
immunize the boys from the disease.
The serum was believed contain
mated. Jackie died Sunday. His old
er brother was in a critical condi-
ton. Their mother, enroute to Chi
cago, was reached at Salt Lake City.
She flew here by airplane and aided
DR.. Baldwin in his fight to save the
/ oldest boys life.
There was nothing wrong with
the boys" DR.. Baldwin, near collapse
from his vigil, said II gave them in
jections late Saturday Both became
violently i'll. In few hours, despite
my efforts, Jackie died."
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
EXPURGATED EDITION

WELLESLEY, Mass, U.P)-At
cost Of something like 5000, the ad-
ministration of Wellesley college
has. exrurgated from booklet ad-
vertising the college, a picture of
two girl students in revealing gowns.
A more sedate group picture has
been substituted.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
GIBBONS BACK IN RING

MILES CITY, Mont, W.P)-Tom-
my Gibbons returned to a Montana
not in the role of heav-
weight title contender. He served
as the third man in the ring here
May 25. on the Montana Stock
growers Diamond Jubilee fight
card.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
PLANE KILLS EIGHT

zAGREB, Serbia, June rs. U.H
Eight spectators were killed and
13 injured today when an air
plane. out of control, nosedived
into great crowd watching an
aerial circus at the town of Esseg.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
HUGE LEMON DISPLAYED

CONNEAUT, o., W.H-The big
gest lemon in this section, has just
been brought from Florida by w.
H. Hurlburt. 1t measured six inch
es long. five inches in diameter
and weighed four pounds,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
INFANTILE PARALYSIS EPIDEMIC
SPREADING TO VARIOUS CITIES
Los Angeles Reports Check On Cases But
Disease Breaks Out In Fresno, Sacra-
mento And San Francisco.

bat spread OF infantile paralysis.
There had been 81 cases of infan-
tile paralysis, with five deaths, re-
ported in San Franciso to Sunday.
City funds for purchase of the
serum, prepared from blood Of per-
sons who have recovered from the
disease, were exhausted last week.
DR.. Karl F. Meyer, director of the
Hooper Medical Foundation, re-
ported funds of that institution
for purchase of the serum rapid
ly were nearing depletion.
DR.. Meyer announced that 100
monkeys will arrive in San Fran
cisco from New York early in July,
to be used for experimental pur-
poses in an effort to determine
cause of the disease.
FRESNO, Calf, June Is. W.R) -
Twenty-one cases of infantile par
alysis were under treatment at the
county hospital or convalescing at
their homes today. county health
officials said.
One death was reported, and that,
according. to DR.. H. M. Ginsburg,
county health officer, may have
been due to other causes. An au-
topsy was to be performed,
Five rev cases of the disease
were reported Saturday, and two
new cases Sunday, DR.. Ginsburg
said.
Six earlier cases were discharged
from the hospital and sent to their
homes to convalesce.
Wholesale inmunization OF chill
dren was being conducted at the
hospital and by private physicians
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
FAULTY SERUM FATAL TO SON Of PHYSICIAN
Glassford Sending Recommendations to Supervisors
This Blue Eagles Here to Stay

Here's S one
Blue Eagle
that cant be
taken apdy
for NRA
violation. It's
a bnihmark on
the forehead
Of Rose Carmen,
5-monih-o
child Of Mr..
and Mrs.
Samuel Carmen.
Pittston. Pa.
The mark. NTH
pingsprcod"
Of tpo inches.
normally is
red. but turns
deep blue
when Rose
laughs or cries
heartily.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
M& R1~~
OiHSl. NsNsusht syndicate. iSA
D0WD STATES
LAND OWNERS
PAYING TAXES

That Imperial Valley is expert
ence a new era OF agricultural pros
perity is reflected by an increased
interest of delinquent taxpayers to
clear their lands, M. j. Dowd. gen.
eral manager of Imperial Irrigation
district, stated today.
Letting of the construction con-
tracts for the All-American canal
Dowd credited to be the chief stim-
ulating factor. The $27 100000 ca
nal project will provide a better
water service at lower costs and
will tend to reduce taxes, he stated.
The payments for the canal job
will not begin for five years and are
then to be repaid without interest
on the favorable terms of one per
cent of the cost for five years, two
per cent for the next 10 years and
three per cent thereafter until paid.
A further factor, Dowd pointed
out, is the storage of water next
winter in Boulder dam and the as
surance that this will be the last
water shortage Imperial Valley will
ever experience.
Today marked the final date for
payment of district assessments
without the penalty for delin-
quency. Reports from the office Of
the assessor collector at district
headquarters here stated a steady
stream of last minute payers visited
the office during the day.
BURGLARS VISIT anyw
E. Tivis reported to police that
someone broke into his home, SOC
Broadway sometime between S
o'clock Saturday afternoon and
1870 o'clock yesterday morning and
stole SO in cash with clothing val
ued at SIS. Entry was made by
tearing away some canvas flaps
and cutting the screen.
E P. Woodward, local beer dis
tributor, reported the theft of S58.75
from his place OF business by two
Mexicans yesterday afternoon, ac-
cording to another report made to
police.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
mkMilL-.o

HOLLYWOOD, June "a. (Spe-
ciaD-Lots of news today about
that South American war. I
was down there almost two
years ago and they were going
strong then. Now how can they
fight that long without getting
all their war material from
other nations?
That's why there will always
be war. You got every nation
that's not in it boosting for it,
for everybody makes money out
of a war but the nations fight
ing. We used to think war
couldn't last long because one
or both sides had no money.
Why, there is no industry under
the sun you can get credit as
quick for as you can war. This
war down there has been on
credit since "a hours after it
started.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25
Baseball Scores
American League

At New York RH E
Chicago .101 900 000- 2 10
New York .........212 OLA 21x-13 18 O
Earnshaw, Gallivan, Kinzy and
Shea, Fehring; Broaca and Dickey.
At WASHINGTON RH E
st. Louis ..............0l2 900 1904 10 0
Washington ....202 002 00x-6 IL l
Coffman, Andrews, Wells, McAfee
and Hemsley. CRUDE; Whitehill and
SeWell.
At Philadelphia- RH E
Detroit ........-...021 800 131-11 II 0
Philadelphia 100 $50 24x-13 10 l
Bridges, Hamlin, Frasier, Marber-
ry and Cochrane; Marcum. Mahaf-
fey, Cascarella and Berry, Hayes.
At Boston r H E
At Boston r H E
Cleveland ...........001 001 010-3 9 2
Boston ................. 900 $50 00x-6 IL 0
Weiland, Hildebrand. Bean and
Myatt; Rhodes and R. Ferrell.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25

SACRAMENTO, June 25. W.H -
Sacramento health officers con-
tinued precautions to curb any fur
ther outbreak of infantile paralysis
here, but expressed belief today
progress of the disease had been
checked.
Only two more cases had been
reported thus far. Both were said
to be we'll on the way to recovery.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25

VISALIA, Calf, June 25. U.H)-
Nine cases of infantile paralysis
were under treatment or observa-
ton at the Tulare county hospital
today. No new cases were reported
during the weekend.
One of the first cases reported,
three weeks ago at Porterville, re-
suited fatally.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-06-25

WelIand, HlIdebrallu. bedIl anu
Myatt: Rhodes and r. Ferrell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-26
Marine News
Steamer Movements ;eaFs WORTHBoItNfj &

rfzf. ffS
 . Norco is scheduled to arrive . . about o'clock Saturday . . night. . . zapora scheduled to arrive . Sunday . . SCHEDULED sAHINGS .
 . Alaska scheduled to sail from . . Seattle January 27 at 10 . . am. . . Northland scheduled to sail . . from Seattle, January 29 at . . g pm. . . Princess Norah scheduled to . . sail from Vancouver Febru- . . ary at pm. . . SOUTHBOUND SAILNGS . . Northwestern scheduled south .
 . bound at 8 am. Saturday . . morning, weather permitting. . . Victoria scheduled southbound . . February 9. @@ . . LOCAL sAILMGS . . Estebeth leaves every Thurs- . . day night At 6 D. nd.. for . . 8ltka and way ports. . . Pacific leaves every Thursday . . at 10 [. m.. for Petefsbufv. . . Rake and way ports. . . eES%e eas . esSoEs .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-01-26

share in the extended coast line.
 The "seaway area" has a popula- tion of 45,oOO,OOo, including 35 cit ies of morei than 100000 population.
 The areas manufactured products in 1929 totaled $32, ,O0O 100000 or 46 per cent of the country's total.
 States wholly within the area contain 52 per cent of the crop land, 50 per cent of the total value of live stock, 72 per cent of the swine, produce 76 per cent of the corn, GA per cent of the wheat
 The area reported 38 per cent of the country's wholesale trade and 40 per cent of the retail trade in 1929.
 "a Lever Power Cost Seen
 Potential savings in trafsporta- ton costs are estimated at $79,- 100000 annually.
 The investment for power per installed horsepower is $8l.57 as compared with $122 at Muscle Shoals, making it possible to de- liver current in New York City, in combination with steam-gen ated power, at 4.81 mills per ki1o- watt hour.