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Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
DIGGING MAY
De STAR 7 Ed
IN 80 DAYS.
Crews OF Valley Men At Work
Locating Derricks And Giant
Shovels For Excavating.
LABORERS WELL TREATED
Excellent Reports On Conditions
Given Unemployment Office
By Local Man.

Two carloads of equipment con-
signed to the Callahan Construc-
ton company to pe us-t in con-
struction of the ALL American
canal arrived in the county yes
terday and unloading proceedings
got under way Immediately, it was
learned here today A larger ship
ment of other equipment is cx-
pected by the end of the week 20
be added to that which has ID,
ready arrived at the Potholes and
also at Andrade
A crew of men which had been
sent out to the canal work through
the local office of the National Re-
employment Service has been ac-
lively engaged DUNG the past
few weeks in assembling this equip
ment as it arrives. Holes have
been dug for the huge derricks
and these are rapidly being set II
place.
Three new workmen were as
signed to the canal job under the
Callahan company yesterday, they
being T. A. Richardson and Tom
Killian, who will be night watch
men to keep a guard over the
equipment as it is being unloaded
and reassembled and G. Roden-
baugh, who will work as field
checker under the head timekeep-
er.
Steady progress is being made on
the work since the Callahan COM
pany started bringing in their
equipment and it is expected chat
active digging operations will be
started within the next 80 days.
Progress has also been made by
the Griffith compasy to whom
was given the contract of excavat-
ing rock through the Sand Fills
sector of the canal. The Callahan
company maintains bases of OPP
Grafton both at Andrade and at
the Potholes with some work to be
done soon near the Laguna Dam.
Working conditions for the men
on the Callahan company job are
said to be ideal according to a
statement made by Roy Gillett,
well-known Ell Centran, to Chan
Livingston and Glenn Edgar of the
local unemployment service. Gill
lett has been assigned to the work
for the past few weeks and has
had an excellent opportunity 70
study the whole situation from all
angles.
"Never have I worked under
contractors who were more con-
siderate of their men, Gillett is
quoted as having told Livingston
and Edgar on a recent trip in from
the place where he is working.
They expect the men to give q
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
PLANE DODGES METEOR SHOWER
Pilot Tells Of Odd Experience With Display
Of Celestial Fireworks.

OAKLAND, Calf, Sept. 27. U.P)-
A spectacular encounter with
shower of meteors was related today
as United Air liner carrying two
pilots and eight passengers landed
at Oakland airport.
Cutting a flaming path through
the skies. the meteors narrowly
missed the huge airplane as they
plunged to earth in the hills, south
of Fairfield. Solano county.
The meteors were thick as buck
shot," said Johnny OBrien, pilot.
"One of them was a huge, flaming
thing. / literally had to dodge
around it."
The same meteor was observed by
Lavon Mace while he was driving a
truck toward San Francisco.
O'Brien was bringing his plane
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
To
SEEK MISSING
Al To PARTY

TAHOE CITY, Calf, Sept 81.
WP-While rapidly melting snow
relieved the plight Of vacationists
and hunters trapped by an early
snowstorm in the high Sierras, au-
thorities learned today that an au-
tomcbile carrying seven Sacramen-
to residents has not been reported
since the storm.
A searching party was organized
at Truckee to look for them in the
Rubison road area, where the high
way still is blocked by high drifts.
In the group are Mr.. and Mrs.
Tony Souza, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Kale and two children, and Mrs.
Helen Boyle, all of Sacramento.
Joseph Doelschel, Pasadena deer
hunter, made his way through the
drifts from the He'll Hole region to
Tahoe City to report that other
members of his party may attempt
to get out by automobile today.
They had been marooned for sew
erai days before a rescue party
brought them food and supplies
Eight Newman, Calf, hunters
stranded in the Steamboat Bluff
district were found by Roy An
drews, who drove a dog team across
the snow. Andrews returned to re-
port that the party, which has suf-
ficient food and fuel, preferred 10
remain in the mountains to con-
tinue hunting. Horses and mules
were sent to assist them when they
choose to return to Tahoe City.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27

nation vincication of the thun-
derous blast which his national re-
view board. created by President
Roosevelt, loosed at the recovery
administrator last spring.
In that report Darrow and a ma
jority of his fellow investigators
described the NRA as death blow
to small business, criticised the
theories on which it was based
and did not spare its administra-
tor, General johnson. johnson IS
smoking retort and Darrow's coun-
ter-reply reused tempest of maj
or proportions.
General johnson, crude but
shrewd, stepped out just in time,o
Darrow said today.
Says Force Used
He is an extremely able fellow
when it comes to crude force and
ballyhoo but people of fair intel
.ligence won't be driven like slaves
or cattle
johnson knew that the only
way such an unfair, impossible
thing as the NRA could be put
over was by brute force.
''Military man that he was, he
went at it like an army mule driv-
(COntinlIed on rape AZ
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
MORR0 CASTLE
PROBE ENDING

NEW YORK, Sept. 81. W.P)-Tes-
timony concerning the shipment of
munitions to Cuba and attempts of
the Ward line to remove George l..
Alagna as second radio operator on
the Moro Castle was offered today
at what was expected to be the con-
Guiding session of the inquiry into
the disaster.
Henry E. Cabaud, of Brooklyn,
vice president of the Ward line and
first witness of the day, testified
that on previous trips the Moro
Castle carried small arms, machine
gun ammunition, and gun powder
as legitimate cargo under permit.
The munitions were considered
sporting goods"
Cabaud also testified that Cap
tain Robert R. Willmott had report
ed to the line that Alagna had
sought to create discomfort among
officers of the ship over what the
captain described as petty griev-
ances," including claim that the
food was not good.
did it ever occur to you to dis
charge Alagna," Cabaud was asked.
The witness said the line had con-
sidered it but was unable to dis
charge him because of his union af
filiationS.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
UNEMP PL0YED
EXPECTED To
FLOCK HERE

PASADENA, Calf, Sept. 81. U.P)
Possibility of half the unemploy-
ed in the country moving to Cali.
fornia to sample Upton Sinclair's
EPIC program is not daunting the
Democratic gubernatorial nominee.
On the contrary, Sinclair admit
ted to newspapermen he expects
such migration should he be elect
ed. He said he told the same thing
to H. L. Hopkins, FERA administra-
tor, during his recent trip to Wash
ington.
"I argued that since the federal
government has to take care of the
unemployed where they are, it
would be no more of a burden to
care for them in California until
they are absorbed into employment
under the Epic plan," Sinclair said.
There Is no way of telling how
many will come to California, and
no way to keep them from coming.
We are in earnest when we say we
will end poverty. I believe we can.
1--WE have to decide whether to re-
main poor in order to keep the poor
of other states from flocking in, or
become prosperous and permit the
poor to come and share it."
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
FIVE HELD AS
BANDIT GANG

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 81. U.p)-
A 60-day investigation extending
southwark from Canada was eli
NAKED today with the arrest of
three men and two women, includ-
ing an attorney accused of being
the brains" of a well-organized
bandit gang
In a swift series of raids, police
arrested Loeb L. Cossack, former
San Bernardino attorney; Susie j.
McElroy, his stenographer; Izzy
Fenton and Pete Carlson, described
by police as a Mutt and jeff" ban.
dit pair, and Betty Carlson, the lat
ter's wife.
Police said Carlson was wanted
for questioning In connection with
numerous bank and other robberies
i'll Canada, Yreka. Calf, and other
northern points. A deputy sheriff
and civilian were killed in the
Yreka robbery.
The raids were launched after po.
lice, acting on an underworld "tip",
installed dictagraphs In Cossack' S
office. Conversations we're recorded
over a period of several weeks.
Officers said a small arsenal of
shotguns, revolvers and ammunition
was found in Carlson's home.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
TRAIN KILLS
SERA WORKER
Aged Victim OF Early Morning
Accident AT Commercial Street
Crossing.

A man identified as Gilbert H.
Hoat, SO, was killed early this
morning when run over by South
ern Pacific train at the Commercial
street crossing, according to a re-
port made by police who investigat-
ed the accident.
This states that Hoat was run
over by the train at o'clock this
morning and died from his injuries
before he could be removed to a
hospital to received medical atten-
ton. His left leg was nearly sew
cred at the knee, his left hip badly
crushed, his left hand torn off and
he received two deep head cuts.
Hoat had been employed by the
SERA to dispense water from the
municipal tank car located near
the Commercial street crossing.
With him at the time of the acci-
dent were his two fellow-employees,
Julius Armstrong and Fred Smith,
Negroes.
Investigation by police showed
that Hoat apparently had been
sleeping in box car on a nearby
siding when an extra switching
train couple onto it. Feeling the
car moving, Hoat jumped out of
the side door and was thrown un-
der the rear wheels of the car.
The train which struck Hoat was
extra No. 1746 which has figured in
several crossing accidents here dur
ing the. past year. 1t was manned
by H. T. Speak, engineer, r. Firm,
conductor, T. J.sFlynn, fireman and
y. F.. Cracken, brakeman.
Hoat's body was removed to B.
E. Lemons funeral parlors where
an inquest was to be held at 2
o'clock this afternoon. It was
learned that he was born in Ham
don, New Jersey, but outside of
that little is known of his past his
tory. Efforts are being made to
contact relatives in the New Jersey
city.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
KIDNAP SUSPECT WILL RECOVER
Man Questioned In Lindbergh Case Fails In
Attempt To End Life.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Sept. 81.
W.p)-John L. Bauer, who swallow
ed poison late yesterday and pre-
dicted that he would die within 20
hours, was questioned by state
detectives this afternoon in con-
nection with the Lindbergh kid
naping case.
The 21-year- Pittsburgh, Pa,
youth, who describes himself as an
amateur chemist, chuckled when
the sleuths appeared at his bed
side Cambridge Relief hospital and
asked what, If anything, he knew
about the kidnapping.
"That's ridiculous Bauer told
them. "It's absurd to think that
I had anything to do with the
case. l was 1000 miles from Hope
well at the time of the kicnap-
ing.,'
Hospital doctors said tina t
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
FLYER MAKES
CLOSE STUDY
Of SUSPECT
Hauptmann Unaware OF Lone
Eagles Presence During His
Quiet Scrutiny. ;os
EVIDENCE KEEPS GROWING
Police More Convinced Than
Ever That German Actively
Participated In Crime.
EVIDENCE KEEPS GROWING
BY DELOS SMITH
United Press Staff Correspondent

Uuite0 FreSS starr Correspondent
NEW YORK, Sept. ~. = Col
Charles A. Lindbergh today saw
the man who is accused of kidnap-
ing and numbering his baby son.
The famous aviator made a hur-
ried trip to the Bronx county court
house where he stood in a group OF
policeman and looked at Bruno
Richard Hauptmann as the: latter
was being led to court for arraign-
ment on extortion charges.
For fully 10 minutes Lindbergh
peered at the accused man through
horn-rimmed glasses, but gave no
outward sign of his emotional re-
sponSe.
Hauptmann did not know. that
Lindbergh was present. The room
District Attorney Samuel Foleys
office was filled with policemen
and employees of the prosecutor.
The stage was set for Lindbergh
to see the prisoner at the, flyers
own request, according to Foley He
came over hurriedly from Engle-
wood, N. j., and entered the court
house without being recognized. He
was wearing cap and the glasses
which altered his appearance. This
is a favorite disguise which Lind
bergh has used frequently on trips
to New York City. nc
A few minutes after the drama
tic incident Hauptmann was ar
raigned on charges Of extorting
$4,000 from DR.. John F. Condor,
Lndbergh ransom negotiator. He
pleaded not guilty, and over the
protests of his attorney. bail was
set at 100000 the maximum allow
ed by law. oa
Asks Lower Bond
The suspects attorney, James M.
Fawcett. declared that a ! bond Of
$1,000 would be sufficient. Fawcett
said he wanted Hauptmann to, be
free to help me In my investiga-
ton of the case" a1st 81
Hauptmann's court appearance
was brief. He walked into the room
between two guards and looked
straight ahead A stubble Of beard
added to his attitude of detection.
He did not speak as the plea Of
lConsinued On Page 81 %
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
Many Applicants
For Registration

An almost steady stream of per-
sons desiring to get their names
on the county regisAvation books
before the deadline is reached at
O'Clock this afternoon was re-
ported today by deputies in the
county clerks office where the
bulk of the registrations have been
received.
A rough estimate places the
number of persons who have reg
istered in the county since August
20 at well over 500, 1t was said at
the clerk office. The exact num-
Der, however, will not be known
until registration books which were
sent out into different parts of the
county to facilitate registration OF
voters, have been returned to the
court house for examination
Registration for the primary
election reached 20,063. new high
for the county with just about
half that number casting their
/ votes at the election. A higher
i voting percentage is expected fol
the general election on November
g. political leaders here believe.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
HUNT DETROIT
GIRL s SILVER

DETROIT, Sept. 81. Un = "A re-
lentless hunt for Merton Ward
Goodrich, suspected attacker and
slayer of 11-year-old Lillian Gala
her, spread over Michigan and
neighboring states today; while
precautions we're taken against
letting other school children en-
danger themselves as Lillian did.
Lillian, normally shy and slow
to make friencs, was seized by her
slayer as she was selling punch
board tickets FOR a school benefit.
To prevent repetition Of the case.
Police Commissioner Heinrich A.
pickert asked that an ordinance
be drawn prohibiting children from
door -to-door selling or solicitation
of funds.
MANY Juvenile cases grow out
Of this practice Pickert said.
Goodrich, released last January
from the state hospital for crimin-
ally insane at Lima, o., where he
was sentenced after attacking IL
year-old school girl, occupied the
apartment where Lillian's body
was found yesterday
Possibility of a second man TAX
ing part In the Staying was investi-
gated. A roomer in the apartment
house where Goodrich and his wife
stayed said she saw second man
In Goodrich IS room just before
Lillian called on her with the
punchboard.
She said she thought the man
was Wayne Schick, plano player in
the orchestra in which Goodrich
played the trap drums here. Schick
convinced police he was not in the
apartment Thursday, the day Lii
ian disappeared. In addition, po-
lice said that according to the
woman's story, the second man
could have left Goodrich IS apart
ment before Lillian called,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
CALLAHAN CO. UNLOADING CANAL EQUIPMENT
UPPER BASIN
AREA SHOWS
CLEAR SKIES

Little hope Is held out for
additional water in the upper
basin of the Colorado river for
tho next few days according
to information received here
this morning.
In a telegram received from
the Yuma office of the weather
bureau II is stated that clear
skies and low temperatures ex-
tend over the entire watershed
of the river and that little
change in this condition is in
dicated for the next two days.
River readings posted at ir-
rigation district headquarters
today show a drop of 40 second
feet in the flow of the river at
the Grand Canyon station, to-
day'5 mark being 1890 second
feet as against 1880 feet for
yesterday. A drop of two feet
Is noted for Yuma but the
SILL has increased from 615
second feet to $50 second feet
for today. No figures were
available for the diversion of
the Torock station early to-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
Escaped Convict
ShouUn Leyaiency

DEDHAM, Mass, Sept. 81. U.P)-
George E. Gilbert, Norfolk state pri-
son colony convict who escaped in
1890, went to California and lived
a highly respectable life until his
recapture early this year, will not
be required to serve additional time
for his escape.
Gilbert, whose case attracted ma
tionw wide interest when the late
Gov. Rclph of California at first
declined to eXtradite him to Massa-
chusetts because of his exemplary
life during four years at liberty, to-
day heard Superior Judge Nelson P.
Brown place the escape charge on
file.
Gilbert had served one year of a
six to eight year sentence on a
charge of kidnapping at the time he
escaped.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
Man Apprehended
Here Not Wanted

On advice received from Yuma
that w. A. Thomley, New York
City, was wanted by the Ell Paso po-
lice department, the man was TAX
en- into custody when he arrived
here at 7:05 O'Clock last night. A
wire was sent by Sterling Oswalt,
chief of police, notifying the Texas
city that the suspect was here and
asking what was their further or
ders in the matter.
At 9 o. clock this morning a tel
ephone message was received from
Ell Paso stating that Thomley was
not wanted, personally, but that a
box of tools in his car was the OBJ
ject of the messages. The tools
were removed from the automobile
and Thomley was allowed to con-
tinue his trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27

into Oakland from Salt Lake City.
I'VE ran into the meteors about
5 a, m" he said. What a sight they
were. The biggest one was right in
our path. 1t must have struck the
earth a few seconds after it passed
us"
Mace's reaction to the huge fall
ing meteor was that burning air.
plane was falling from the skies.
II was driving through a canyon
when I heard an airplane motor,
Mace said Il know now it must
have been the passenger ship. l
looked up and there was a mass of
fire falling through the sky. 1t look.
ed exactly like plant on fire. While
watched it it plunged into the
canyon and disappeared. 1t must
have fallen not far from the high
way"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
Name Payne Head
OF Student Body

Tom Payne was elected president
of Central high schools student
body at the election held this morn
ing, defeating Rudolph Furbass.
Bill Maiden was elected vice
president and Jimmie Huston, ath-
letic manager.
This was a special election to fill
vacancies and officers are to be
inaugurated tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27

thanks to stomach pump and a
hearty meal which Bauer ate soon
after taking the poison, he would
recover from what he thought was
dose of ricin, deadly poison Of
the castor oil beam
AT 1:30 p. m deadline of his
predicted suicide span--Bauer was
reported greatly improved
Questioning of the would-be sui
eide resulted from an anonymous
telephone call made by woman
today to the office of Warren l..
Bishop, district attorney of Middle
sex county.
The woman said Bauer was the
Bauer mentioned in the Lind
bergh case-the man overheard dis
cussing the case with Bruno r
Hauptnlann in a New York speak
easy. Authorities tried to- question
the informant, but she hung up.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
TRAGEDY ON
FISHING TRIP

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27. U.P)--
A dispute between two amateur
skippers over the right to steer a
boat to landing had a tragic de
nouement today in the death of
Robert Vaughn, 40, and the arrest
of Jack Valley prominent Beverly
Hills socialite.
Vaughn was drowned after alleg
edly being knocked overheard by
Valley during an argument aboard
the latter's power cruiser, Patrita.
off Catalina Island.
Vaughn and 1 got in an argu-
ment as to who would run the boat
into the isthmus landing on the is
land" Valley was quoted as say,
ing. II hit him with my fist and he
fell into the water and jumped in
after him
I'VE tried to lift him into the boat
for 10 or Is minutes and then gave
up. We tied a line around MIN and
toWed him to the isthmus, where
first aid was given, but we couldn't
revive him"
Ed Abbott, Long Reach oil mal
and the third member OF the party.
and Valley were held in technical
custody pending an autopsy.
Constable L. Moricich OF Avalon
took them into ,llstody as they
stepped ashore
Valley whose wife, Rita. is wide.
ly known in California as a book re-
viewer and lectuser said he. Abbott
and Vaughr put out from San Pc,
dro Tuesday night on a fishing trip
Vaughn operated sand and gra.
vel business In Los Angeles re wFy
married but had no children, 40
lived In Beverly Hills.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
County Democratic
Group To Meet

Cal G. Mousseau, chairman of the
county Democratic central commit
te announced today that meeting
Of the committee will be held tomor-
row night at 730 o'clock in the
court house.
All members of the central com
mittee are urged to attend this
meeting as matters of extreme in
terest to the party are to be dis
cuSsed and determined.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27

reorganization, the judicial and en-
forcement phase. yet remained to
be- worked out by President Roose-
velt. H. e
1t was explained also that deci-
sions made by the policy making
committee would be subject to final
approval by the President.
On the national industrial re-
covery board which assumes the
johnson one-man control, were also
named as ex-officio members with
out vote Blackwell Smith, legal
adviser, and Leon Henderson, eco
nnomic adviser.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
BY EVERETT HOLES

United PresC Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1894, BY United Press
CHICAGO, Sept. 27. Clarence
Darrow, champion for half CEN
tury of the under dog and bitter
est critic of ethe MIRA, believes a
revolt of the people Nay have been
averted by the Timely resigna-
ton of Gen. Hugh S. Johnson from
his NRA post.
The picturesque veteran of the
courts told the United Press today
that the "unfair, impossible -
NRA is doomed to complete col
lapse without the domineering
leadership of johnson.
He hopes it will.
Darrow sees in Johnson resig-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
DARROW TAKES PARTING SHOT AT
GENERAL JOHNS0N'S NRA REGIME
Famous Attorney Declares Roosevelt No
Radical But Has Too Many Irons In Fire
Dropping Them When Hot

Editors Note: Clarence Dar-
row, opponent of Gen. Hugh
S. Johnson in the latter's most
spectacular controversy while
he ruled NRA, fired his final
shot at his enemy today In an
exclusive interview with the
United PreS7. Darrow believes
J0hnson's timely resigna-
ton averted a "revolt of the
people, The interview fol-
lows:
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
BANDITS KILL SOLDIERS

HSINKINC, Manchukuo Sept.
27. U.P)-Two Japanese soldiers
were killed and eight were wound
ed today while repulsing bandits
at Sanchiatun in Kirin province.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27
.ANlL.L
E''SH HROGERs
W rs!ays:

HEMPSTEAD, N. Y, Sept. 26.
(Special)-Boy, it's great to get
back into a country where some
thing happens. Talk about ia
pan, Russia and Europe, why a
society reporter could cover
their news. With us something is
cracking every minute.
Hugh Johnson's retirement?
Why that's like Hitler stepping
out. Hugh has never put any
men to death, but he certainly
scared some of our biggest in
dustrialists half to death. He
has cussed them all collectively
and individually. You told many
big guys the truth that never
been told it before. Good luck
to you, Hugh.
Yours.
MAA Ro7~e,
s,ssI N.Hssshs si aai.st.. IHA
Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-27

Continued on page 81
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