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Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
WOMEN
ENTERED IN
AIR DERBY

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 90. UD =
Amelia Earhart Putnam today en-
tered the Bendix air dash starting
from Union air terminal for Cleve-
land early tomorrow. Co-pilot will
be Paul Mantz, her technical ad-
visor on previous aerial adven-
lures.
st got itchy watching all these
other fliers tuning up their ships,
and I couldn't resist the tempta-
tion," smiled the famous flier as
she presented her last-minute en-
try.
The entry was accepted and
Mantz rushed work on the four
year old Lockheed Vega in which
Miss Earhart flew over the Pacific
ocean and hoped from Los An
geles to Mexico City.
The Vega, capable Of approx
mately 100 miles an hour, is con-
siderably slower than the rest of
the field, but Miss Earhart report
edly counted on taking some of the
prize money If some of her rivals
fast, but delicate, super speed"
ships failed to Withstand the grind.
Miss Earhart probably will stop
for refueling, since her long-dis-
tance ship recently was converted
into commercial plane, the extra
fuel tanks being removed.
Miss Earhart is the second wo-
man entry. Jacqualine Cochran will
race in a Northrop Gamma. The
number of air speed demons roar
ing off to the east at dawn tomor-
row rose to 10, when Seward Pull
itzer, nephew Of the late New York
publisher, entered.
Pulitzer telephoned Larry Their
kelson, race official, that he "over-
slept" and missed the pilots meet
ing yesterday, but still intended to
race and asked that a take-off
hour be assigned to him.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
LEGISLATURE
To CONVENE
IN JANUARY
Governor Is Expected To Call
Special Session In Last Minute
Try To Balance Budget

WATSONVILLE, Calf, Aug. 90.
Gov. Frank F.. Merriam has de-
cided definitely to call a special
session of the California legislature
in January for a last minute eff
fort to balance the budget, Assem-
blyman Clifford M. Kallam, Wat
sonville, said today.
Kallam disclosed the governors
plans in announcing his appoint
ment by Merriam as head of a
special assembly committee to
study revenue possibilities of a pro-
posed severance tax on natural re-
sources, designed to produce ap-
proXimately $40,000,000 in new gov
ernmental income.
He said Merriam told him prior
to adjournment of the last legisla-
tive session that the special session
would be called in January to seek
new revenues to meet the impend-
ing huge deficit.
The severance tax, which would
introduce new leyies against pro-
ducts of the soil-gold, oil, cement,
brick, timber and similar products
was proposed in a bill introduced
by Kallam during the last session.
1t was passed by the assembly but
met defeat in the senate. The tax
would be levied at the source.
Members of the committee ap-
pointed to study the proposals pos
sibilities are Assemblyman Jesse M
Mayo, Grass Valley, and T. H. De-
lap, Richmond, Kallam said.
Kallam said he had summoned
the committeeman to meet in Sac
ramento September 5. The COVER
nor has asked for the committee
report by January /, the legislator
revealed, presumably so that its re-
submission to the January legisla-
tive session may be possible.
Kallam plans to redraft the tax
bill in form similar to that Of the
first one for the second presenta-
ton to the legislature.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
ITALY G|RDS
FOR WAR IN
ANY QUARTER
Mussolini Preparing For Three
Years Of Fighting In Africa,
Europe Or Elsewhere
By RALPH FORTE
nited Press Staff Correspondent

UnlCeu FreSS StaII correspondent
Copyright, 1895, by United Press
WITH THE ITALIAN ARMY,
BOLZANO, Aug. 29-Fascist Italy
was put on a wartime basis today
by a cabinet steeled to defy the
League of Nations and wage war
if need be on two continents.
Economic and financial re-
sources were modified in series
of DEGREES of startling scope that
indicated Benito Mussolini was
prepared for a three-year struggle.
The dramatic war" cabinet
meeting which Mussolini called at
the government palace here, inter-
rupting gigantic army maneuvers,
proved worthy of its name.
If there had been a lingering
doubt in the mind of any states
man regarding Italy's course, it
was dispelled by communique is
sued soon after the meeting ended
last night.>
The communique covered every
DllCtOC VI DllC
crisis, outlined Italy's case, cover
ed all questions which statesmen
have been asking and provided
means to wage war against any
body who wanted it.
Another Meeting Soon
There will be another cabinet
meeting on September IA. Th e
League of Nations council meeting
is set for September 4, six days
away; the league assembly for Sep
tember 9, and the Ethiopian rainy
seaso.n, which makes impossible
big scale army operations, is ex-
pected to end about September Is.
When the cabinet meets Europe
may know whether it is going to
war or Mussolini is to be permit
ted to do as he wants. The cabi-
net left no alternative.
At midnight Saturday a series of
DEGREES, which gave an idea of the
deliberation with which Mussolini
has hewn a course to which he is
determined to stick, will go into
effect.
They overshadow even the poll
tical implications of the long cabi-
net communibue which pointed out
that the league has never even
voted, much less been able to ap-
ply, penalties of whatever nature
against a nation whose course it
has disapproved.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
PASSENGERS
TRAPPED AS
WATER HITS
Roaring Flood Catches Stage
Near Railroad Underpass At
Dragon, Arizona
DISASTER STRIKES SWIFTLY
Driver Inspecting Highway AS
Torrent OF Water Spills Down
Canyon Onto Road
DISASTER STRIKES SWIFTLY

WILCOX, Ariz., Aug. 20. up
-Four persons were drowned today
when the FL Paso-TucSon bus in
which they were riding was struck
by cloudburst-fed flood on the
highway near Dragon, Ariz.
The dead, whose bodies were
brought here, wsre:
N. Savlin, about 60, of Chicago.
Miss Mary Dosh, 80, Tucson hotel
employee.
Her sister, about II.
An unidentified man about 80
years of age.
All of the victims were trapped
inside the bus, which had been
stopped on higher ground when the
driver saw water flowing across the
road in front of him. Others of
the 26 passengers, it was said had
left the bus and thus missed the
kissing flood when it struck the
heavy vehicle with terrific impact,
overturning it several times and
sweeping it like a straw down the
flooded creek.
The flood struck entirely without
warning, it was reported here. Late
starting in El Paso and picking its
way slowly toward Tucson because
of rain squalls, the bus driver, j.
Gilmore halted his machine near
a railroad underpass near Dragon
to investigate the depth of water
flowing through the wash.
Suddenly, passengers said, a wall
of water 18 feet tall appeaBed in the
darkness, headed directly for the
bus. Gilmore tried vainly to close
the windows of the machine and
start his motor to pull it to safety,
passengers said, but TIE water en-
gulfed the machine before he could
succeed.
Savlin, the unidentified man and
the two girls were trapped as the
bus overturned and was rolled down
down the flooded wash. All Of the
bodies had been swept from the
bus when they were found, that of
the unidentified man carried nearly
three miles from the scene. Pas
sengers' baggage was scattered for
10 miles along the wash, highway
patrolmen said.
Several of the surviving passen-
gers were ten to Tucson hospitals
for treatment for shock and ex-
posure. Others were brought here
later today for an inquest over the
dead bodies.
DRAGON, Ariz., Aug. 20. U.P)-
Four persons were drowned today
when an Ell Paso-Tucson bus in
which they were riding was caught
in a cloudburst-fe flood in an un-
derpass near here.
The dead, none of whom was
identified Immediately, included one
youngster, one woman and two men.
Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
Air Newspaper
Received Here

A copy of speed" known as the
fastest moving newspaper on earth, y
has been received at The Press
office.
Speed" is published "in the air"
by Randall Henderson of the CAL
eXico Chronicle, who is accompany
ing the women flyers eastward in
the Ruth Chatterton derby.
This is the third year of publi-
cation and No. 8, issued at Abilene,
Texas, August &c, is a two page
mimeographed sheet, containing
snappy news items concerning the
derby.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
HULL STUDIES
SOVIET CASE
BY HOBART c. MONTEE
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. - All
angles of the Soviet-American dis
pute, including possible effects in
the far east, were studied anew to-
day by Secretary of State Cordell
Hull and his advisers preparing
a reply to the Soviet note rejecting
this country's protest against Com
munist activities.
DR.. Stanley Hornbeck, chief of
the departments division of Far
Eastern affairs, was brought into
the conferences for the first time.
His presence indicated that pos
sible repercuSsions in the Orient of
any action this country might take
in the dispute were being given at
tention.
The others in the conference
with Hull were Assistant Secretary
R. Walton Moore and Chief Rob-
ert Kelley of the division of eastern
European affairs. Both accompan-
led Hull to the White House when
the issue was put up to President
Roosevelt yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
County Property
Nearly Million

A valuation of 1891 500 is set on
county owned property in a special
financial report to the state con-
troller compiled by the county aud
itor and submitted to the board of
supervisors Properties included in
this estimate are: court house and
grounds, $403,500; county Jail. $103,-
900; county farm and hospital,
S82,500; veterans home buildings,
$152, 500; fair grounds, $4,000; air
port, $4,000; detention home, SILL
900 with another plot of ground,
$4,000.
The report sets the total assessed
valuation of the county at $44,910,-
215. County bonds outstanding are
in the amount of 81, ASS, 500 of which
$,248,000 are for highway improve
ment and $217,500 for the court
house.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
P|EPER LEADS
STATE GOLF
TOURNAMENT.

DEL MONTE, Calf, Aug. 20. W.R)
Ernie Pieper, tournament medal
iSt, continued his triumphant
march towards the finals of the
California State Amateur golf
championship today with a Cup
victory over Don Edwards, blond
Stanford university star from San
Jose.
Edwards put up desperate fight
before succumbing to the machine
like precision of his club swinging
townsman, whom he defeated in
the semi-finals of the state title
chase last year.
Pieper performed brilliantly, how
ever, displaying particularly his
ability to pull himself out Of diff
ficul;y.
The medalist was out in 35, one
under par and was one up at the
turn.
In a bitter stretch battle, the pair
each pared the first eight holes
on the incoming round.
Edwards desperate bid ended on
the rocks of the treacherouS 18th
when he hooked a tee shot of the
fairway. After wasting three shots
from difficult lies, he was on the
green in six and down in eight.
Pieper clinched the match with a
six, a result of a slice out of bounds
on his third shot.
Pieper's victory today advanced
him to a dangerous quarter-final
match tomorrow with Frank Dolp,
San Francisco city champion, who
disposed of Claire Goodwin, Oak
land state boxing commissioner,
and 4. Dolp was one over par for
the IA holes
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
ern1S Set For TUo
ConUicts From Here

Prudencio Ruiz, committed to
Folsom prison on July 16, 1888, on
a charge of grand theft of an au-
tomobile had his sentence set at
five years by the board prison
terms according to information re-
ceived at the county clerks office
this morning.
The sentence of Frank Harris,
committed to Folsom from this
county on July 30, 1888, following
his conviction on a charge of hay-
ing driven an automobile without
the owners consent, was also set
at five years by the prison board.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
Local Youths Freed
In San Diego Court

A group of Ell Centro youths, in
volved in an argument with officers
at a dance hall west of Jacumba
two weeks ago, were acquitted OF
charges filed against them at a
hearing in San Diego town court on
Tuesday, The Press was advised to-
day.
The youths engaged in a battle
with the officers after one of the
latter had aSSertedly struck one Of
their number without justification.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
Women Flyers Near
End Of Long Race

TOLEDO, Aug. 30. W.P)-Led by
Mrs. Grace Prescott, the six mem
bers of the Ruth Chatterton sports
mems air derby, late today took off
from Transcontinental airport,
bound for Akron, last stop before
the final dash to the national air
races at Cleveland tomorrow.
The other five derbyiSts, includ-
ing Leland Hayward, Los Angeles,
who has led the derby at every
stop from the west coast followed
Mrs. Prescott at 10 minute inter
walls.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
BRITISH FLEET STEAMS OUT INTO
MEDITERRANEAN FOR PRACTICE
Battleships Heading For Suez CANAL Area Prepared
To Be Ready For Developments In Crisis Between
Ethiopia And Italy

if its national security is material
ly affected by new construction of
any power not a signatory, to noti-
fly other signatorieS" as to the in
crease required to be made in its
own tonnages. Italy is not sigma
tory, and is strong in fast modern
cruisers.
The Exchange Telegraph Athens
correspondent quoted reports from
Albania that Italy was fortifying
strategically important Saseno Is
land, in the bay of Avlona on the
Albanian coast, and had been land
ing munitions and building mater
ialS all week. The island, an Ital-
ian one, lies across the Strait of
Otranto from Italy. Big guns on
both sides of the 80 mile straits
could close the Adriatic to shipping.
Many Ships Move
Today's cruise" of the Mediter-
ranean, started under admiralty
orders, will take the battleships Re-
venege and Valiant, the cruisers
London, DevonShire and Shrop-
shire, and the repair ship Resource
to Alexandria, west of the Suez
canal; the battleship Resolution
and the cruiser Despatch to Port
Said, entrance to the canal. and
the cruisers Arethusa, Delhi and
Durham and the flotilla leader
Codrington to Haifa, east of the
canal. They have taken on large
stores of munitions and supplies.
They are to arrive at their destin-
ations between September 2 and
September 20.
AS the politely yelled moves
toward defense in a European crisis
were made, the Times newspaper
in its comment on last nights Ital-
ian cabinet communique, summar-
lied influential British opinion:
"MusSolini has described Italy as
a nation on the march and the cab
met communique gave. a pretty
clear indication of the direction in
which it is marching. MuSsolini
has been showing in the last few
months that he prefers the ways
of war to the ways of peace"
LloydS' Underwriters raised their
premium today on policies insuring
against an Italian-Ethiopian war to
80 per cent-oddS Of SO to l on war.
The rate against a European war
was 20 per cent? to l against.
A squadron of Spanish cavalry
was due on the Gibraltar border
today for patrol duty, and infantry
guards were to be posted there.
PORTSMOUTH, England, Aug.
29. tU.P)-Royal marines and the
royal army ordnance corps were
busy today loading anti-aircraft
guns, gear and equipment aboard
the transport liner Bellerophon for
use in Malta.
The war office has chartered the
liner to sail for Malta at an early
date to bring the island defenses to
full strength in accordance with
the recent announcement of de-
fenSe preparation in Malta.
Royal Air Force officers and men
at Gosport and -On-Solent
have been recalled from leave.
Three anti-aircraft batteries, and
one machine gun battery of the
royal artillery stationed here have
cancelled their inter-service foot
ball matches.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
Frazier-Lernke Bill
Signed By President

WASHINGTON, Aug. 90. U.P) =
President Roosevelt today signed
the Frazier-Lemke bill amending
the bankruptcy law to give farmers
a three-year moratorium on fore
closures on mortgaged property
The bill would permit farmers to
go into federal court, after claim
ing bankruptcy, and arrange to
have payments on their mortgages
deferred as much as three years.
The measure passed congress in
the adjournment rush last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
BY FREDERICK KUH
nited Press Staff Correspondent

OlIItu GTtsS StdlI NOTTNSDOnutHI
Copyright, 1885, BY United Press
LONDON, Aug. 29.-Great Brit
aims Mediterranean fleet steamed
today out of Malta, its island base
off Sicily, for normal cruise"
that Europe calls the first big
scale move by sea in the Italian
Ethiopian crisis.
A report that Britain had decided
to invoke the "escalator" clause of
the 1890 naval limitation governing
cruisers and smaller warshipS was
published by the Daily Telegraph on
authority of its naval expert.
1t was learned, however, that
neither the United States nor the
Japanese embassies had been noti-
fled and foreign naval attaches
were inclined to doubt that Britain
would invoke the clause because Of
its eagerness to negotiate new nav
al limitation treaties.
The clause permits a signatory,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
Prison Term For
Screen "HeaUy''

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 90. U.P)-
Pat Harmon, motion pictur
heavy" today was sentenced by
Superior Judge William Tell Aggel-
er to serve from two to 10 years in
Folsom prison following his convic-
tion of stealing a horse.
Harmon and Mrs. Pearl Owings,
also convicted on the horsestealing
charge, were principal state wit
nesses in the morals trial of Dave
Allen, former head of the Central
Casting Bureau, and Gloria Marsh,
film extra. Mrs. Owing has asked
for probation.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
Crooners' Battle
Set For Tonight

NEW YORK, Aug. 30. U.R)-Bud-
dy Baer, oyergrown kid brother of
the former champion, will have
"a pound advantage over Jack
Doyle of Ireland tonight in their
six round battle of the crooners"
at Madison Square Garden.
When they weighed in today
Buddy scaled 238A pounds, and
Doyle registered 204
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
Former Resident
OF Valley Dies

Valley friends have been advised
of the death Tuesday in Alhambra,
of Mrs. Virginia r. King, widow of
the late Henry King, former resi-
dent of the Seeley district.
The Kings operated ranch in
the Seeley area for several years,
the family moving to Alhambra af-
ter the death of Mr.. King several
years ago.
She is survived by two sons,
Ralph and Raymond, and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Violet Henry.
Funeral services will be held to-
morning at 10 o'clock at 345
West Main street, Alhambra.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
BetrothaI
Announced Today

LONDON, Aug. 90. U.P)-The be-
trothal of the Duke of Gloucester,
third son of King George and
Queen Mary, to Lady Alice Chris
tabal Observation-Disclosures, third
daughter of the Duke and Duchess
of Buccleuch and Queensberry, was
announced tonight.
Lady Alice is "a. The Duke of
Gloucester is a year older.
The announcement was made as
the handsome duke, tallest of the
monarch's four sons, was enroute
to Balmoral, Scotland, with his mo-
ther to join the king.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
State Highway
Contracts Let

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 20. W.P) =
Highway contracts totaling $23, ,744
were awarded today by the state
department of public works. The
projects included:
Los Angeles county-oil treat
ment to 46 miles of shoulders on
Firestone and Ramona boulevards,
to Oswald brothers, Los Angeles,
$9,940.
San Benito, Monterey, San Luis
Oolspo ana Santa Barbara coun-
ties-application of $50 miles of
traffic stripe to existing pavement,
to AL w Simmonds, Sacramento,
$3,604.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
Grain Prices In
NorrouU Range

CHICAGO, Aug. 20. UP)-Wheat
prices drifted narrowly on the Chi
cago board of trade today when
rain in the Argentine and evening
up operations offset bullish domes-
tic and foreign news.
Wheat closed a lower to a high
er, corn a higher to x lower, oats
unchanged to 4 lower, rye 1s lower
on all deliveries.
Closing prices:
September wheat .87ls -87; Sept
ember corn 711s-71; September oats
.251s.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
Queen Elizabeth
Leaves For Home

NAPLES, Italy, Aug. 20. UP)-
Grief-stricken by news of Queen
Astrid's death, Queen Mother Eliz-
abeth of Belgium, left tonight for
Brussels in private car attached
to a regular train
The heart-broken queen mother,
who has been i'll and in virtual re-
tirement since the death of her
husband, King Albert, 18 months
ago, was accompanied by her daugh-
ter. Crown Princess Marie Jose Of
Italy.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
Fine Imposed For
Reckless DriUing

In police court this morning M
B. Stephenson drew a sentence of
$50 or 25 days in Jail on a reckless
driving charge. T. Jones was CIV
en- a $40 or five days sentence on
a plea of guilty to a drunkenness
charge while Jean Hagenburg for
feited bail of $40 by non-appear-
ance in court this morning to an
swer a drunkenness charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
RIDING WITH
HUSBAND AS
DEATH COMES
Leopold Escapes With Minor
Injuries When Car Leaves The
Highway And Strikes Tree
WERE ON VACATION TRIP,
Popular Couple Who Aseended
Throne Last Year Idolized By
Their People

Copyright, 1895, BY United Press)
ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug. 29.
UP)-Astrid, queen of the Belgians.
was killed instantly on the shore OF
Lake Lucerne today when an auto
mobile which her husband Leopold
III was driving skidded and lurched
into the lake.
Astrid was catapulted from the
car to a tree. Her skull was frac-
tured. Leopold, dazed from head
injuries, staggered to her side and
found her dead.
The Swedish princess who mar
ried Leopold in 1926 after a ro-
nance which started in their child
hood at Swedish castle was in the
back seat.
The chauffeur was sitting in
front, beside Leopold.
The couple were on their way
from Lucerne to LuesSnacht, where
they own a villa on the lake shore.
On part of the road considered
very safe. the car skidded. It got
out of control, swerved against q
tree, overturned and was thrown
lIllO Lille ldkt.
Leopold was given first aid for his
head injuries and, still dazed, was
taken to Horw on the outskirts of
Lucerne, where he and the queen
had been staying until their de-
parture for their own villa.
Ended Happy Reign
Queen Astrid's death ended
happy reign over subjects who
loved her. She ascended the
throne only last year, when Leo
pold's father, wartime King Al
bert, was killed while climbing q
peak of the Danes
hills near Namur, Belgium.
The spot was q favorite of the
late Albert in his lone mountain
climbing expeditions, and Queen
Astrid met her death today at
spot which she and Leopold loved.
They spent the summer at Lucerne
as often as thee could.
Her death leaves the Belgian
succession to the throne safe. She
gave Leopold three children-Prin-
cess Josephine Charlotte, who is 7,
Prince Baudouin, Duke of Brabant
and heir to the throne, who will be
five September z, and Prince Al
bert, Prince of Liege, born June 6.
1884. Albert is second heir.
Premier Van iceland left for Lu-
cerne by airplane Immediately after
holding cabinet meeting.
1t was rumored in court circles
that the queen had been expecting
the birth of another child in jan
uary.
The family was a happy one, des-
pite the tragedy of King Albert's
death which left Dowager Queen
shocked beyond recovery,
a Semi-invalid.
Astrid made friends wherever she
went. She was born November II,
1905. She was the daughter OF
Prince Karl, brother of King Gus
taf.
Each summer the family spent
at Frichem castle in Sweden, and
there Astrid met Leopold. He fell in
love with her and courted her for
years. They married by civil cere-
mony in Stockholm November {.
1926, and by religious ceremony III
November 10, 1926.
AS in the event of today's ira
gedy, their state in royal life was
changed with swiftneSs that start
led the world. They we're happy in
their married life, and lived quietly
and on what would be to many or
dinary people In the United States
a small income.
Then, by King Albert's death,
(Continiied oY, napa a
Imperial Valley press., 1935-08-29
PLEAD NOT GUILTY

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30. U.p -
Harley Heddens, 80, electrician,
with his wife, Rose Marie, and W.
G. Brown, today pleaded not guilty
TO three indictments charging mur-
der and illegal operations.
They were arrested following the
death of Ruth Attaway, l6.