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Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Fits BELIEVES IN KEEPING
CRIMINALS ON THE DEFENSIVE

must be squelched in California;
he said He might have been saying
"'School is dismissed - But it is a
safe bet if a gangster heard him say
it he would know that Fits meant
just what he said.
State Must Be Clean
"Our problem in cleaning up Los
Angeles, is your problem in Imperial
Valley also. Wherever the lawless
element and those who should up
hold the law but do not, hold sway,
honest men and women must get to-
gethcr to drive them OUT he said.
cit is not necessity to put them
behind the bars, though that is the
best place for them, but they must
be driven from California;
Discussing the general criminal
situation in Southern California,
Fits said that he hoped, at some
early date, to have a meeting of
every sheriff, district attorney and
police executive in the nine south
ern counties of the state, which
would permit them to unite on a
concerted plan of action to combat
crime
off we drive the criminal element
from Los Angeles he said, "they
must not be able to take refuge in
other parts of the state. They must
find it so hot in all quarters that
their only alternative is to leave
the state. California has too much
at stake to tolerate the gangster, or
the official who is remiss in his
duty
Referring to the Kcyes case he
stated frankly his belief that Keyes
is guilty and that his conviction will
Continued on Page Three)
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
COMMITTEES TO
VISIT HERE FOR
SURVEY OF ROADS

Tomorrow will be "road survey
day" in Imperial valley, with com
mittees of number of organiza-
tions coming to this county to go
over various roads.
Jasper L. Travers, president of the
Associated Chambers of Commerce
and Hugh Oakley, president of the
Imperial Chamber of Commerce left
this morning for San Diego, where
they will have luncheon with the
highway committee of the Califor-
MIA Development Association and
conduct the visitors to the valley.
The committee will spend the
night at the Barbara Worth Hotel
and while no formal dinner enter
tainmcnt has been planned, the
members will be the guests of the
El Centre Chamber of Commerce at
a breakfast at 7:30 tomorrow morn.
ing. At s clock they will leave
FL Ccntro to inspect the CaleXico,
FL Centre and Brawley-Niland road
which it is desired to place in the
state secondary system. They will
then go over the North Shore road.
lying east of the Salton Sea, to its
connection with the Mecca route.
This party has been making four
day tour of Southern California
roads, under the leadership of Wal.
lace Woodwork, chairman of the
highway committee
Tomorrow also the California
Highway Commission is sending a
representation to Imperial valley to
inspect the Kane Springs-Julian
road, They will start out from
Brawley early tomorrow morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
SLOT MACHINES
NOT PERMITTED
0SWALT ASSERTS

Slot machines are not going to
be tolerated in FL Centro They have
been kept out in tn. past and l in
tend to use every effort to keep
them ont in the fnture. I don 7
think the people here want them. >
This statement was made this
morning by Chief Oswalt, following
the confiscation of three slot ma
chimes from places on Broadway last
night.
Signs Paced on the front of the
machines stated the checks which
they paid out could not be used for
merchandise and that the machines
were intended for amusement only.
Nickels can be played into the ma
chimes, but they are not paid out.
If checks are played they are occa-
sionally returned to the player if the
machines 'hits. - According to the
sign the player can only return the
checks into the machine and cannot
use them for purchases nor take
them away from the establishment.
In spite of this the chief said the
inSinuation was made that merchan-
disc could be obtained for the
checks.
"This is only an attempt to
create an entering wedge for slot
machine gambling, in my opinion,
the chief said. "Checks may not
be used to obtain merchandise at the
start, but ! feel certain they will
eventually be SO used. The machine
manufacturers declare they will
fight to get the machines in and |
intend to fight back to prevent them
from being ,nstallcd.'
The machines are held by the
chief at police headquarters pending
further developments.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13

Buron Fits, district attorney of
whom the eyes of the entire nation
are centered at this time, due to his
conviction of his predecessor, Asa
Keyes, on a charge of accepting
bribes, slipped quietly into this city
Yesterday afternoon, spent a couple
of hours visiting with friends, and
just as quietly left here to go back
to his difficult task of cleaning
up the metropolis of the Pacific
coast.
Fits is a fighter. His record in
the World War, when he was com
mended for bravery in action, and
his achievements as law enforce
ment officer, prove it. But he is
about the quietest fighter one would
ever meet.
For over half an hour he talked to
a Press representative at the Bar
bara Worth hotel yesterday, and
never once did he raise his voice
above an ordinary conversational
tone. There is about him none of
the fist pounding, gesture making
district attorney so often seen on
the stage and screen. Nor do his
eyes flash or seem to bore one
through, as fiction writers usually
paint an active district attorney.
Anyone looking for the theatrical
about Fits is certain to be keenly
disappointed,
But when he talks he makes the
listener feel that every word he
says is true, that he is utterly i'm
personal about himself and can talk
about himself as though he were dis
cussing groceries, the tariff, or any
one of a hundred subjects.
.Thc gnnman and the gangsteI
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
SLOW PROGRESS
BEING MADE IN
KILG0RE'S TRIAL
Little Chance Of Jury
Being Chosen Before
Tomorrow.

The widow of F. A, BARLEY today
faced the youth who killed her hus-
band. Shown to seat within the
court room railing, with two women
relatives, Mrs. BARLEY was a few
feet from the counsel table seat
from which Martin Ray Kilgore, tho
% year old collegian who shot Bart
ley December %, faced in her direc-
tion. Further away, huddled in a
corner with comforting kinfolk
about her, sat the weeping mother
of the boy who is on trial for his
life.
There were no significant glances
between the principal figures IN
what promises to stretch through
two weeks as Imperial county $ most
dramatic murder trial.
The prophecy that all of next
week would be consumed by the trial
which began Monday before Supe
rior Judge A. c. Finney was made
by defense counsel this noon, follow
ing session of tedious examination
of veniremen. Hardly more than
half dozen were examined and 9e.
lection of panel by tonight was re-
, garded as doubtful. One special ven
ire of 80 has already been drawn
since the trial started, and there is
likelihood of another venire.
Many prospective jurors are ex
cused by the court during question
! ing from the bench. Some are ex
cused on eounsel's challenge fol-
cause, and the quotas of summary
challenges allowed state and de
Tense are almost untouched as yet
Death penalty objections figure
prominently as reasons for excusine
veniremen. Two were excused IL
succession this forenoon for thai
reason. On the other hand, one sale
he could not lay aside a belief re
garding guilt, in view of young Kill
gore s admissions, and another sait
he would require proof of innocence
Acquaintance with the kilgor'
| family excused two.
State Hints At Plan
Cooling off time will be
state offset to the defense plea o
justifiable homicide under tremer
dous strain in the fear of the famil,
home being broken. Questions b
Deputy District Attorney Edwar
B. Patterson pinned veniremen dow
closely as to opinions regarding pre-
meditation being Indicated by
lapse of time between planning AM
execution of deed.
The family group in the Kilgor
corner of the room was larger thai
on the opening day of the trial. Th
Youngest of the sons present witt
the mother shared with the fathe
the duty of comforting the woman
who was quietly weeping much o
the time after her defendant sol
j embraced her before taking his sea
at counsel table. With the famil.
! group part of the time was
young girl, Miss Thelma Jean Wal
lace of Casta Mesa, Calf, frienC
of the family. At the noon adjourn
ment 10 men and two women wer
tentatively in the jury box.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
WINTERS TOLL
IN EUROPE LIKE
PLAQUES OF OLD
Death List Expected to
Reach Close to 10000
Persons.
BY CLIFFORD L. DAY
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
(Copyright. 1929. by United Press)

Copyright, 1929, by United Press)
LONDON, Feb. I3. - Like the
devastating plaques of the middle
ages, Europe has been stricken by
the dcadliest winter in living mem
ory.
Storms, cold and disease have
killed more than 10000 persons so
far reliable statistics gathered by
the United Press in II countries
showed today, with indications that
the toll already may have reached
100000
ct the intense cold that has set
tied Oh the continent from the Si-
berian steppes to the Mediterran-
can has only now attained its peak
Of intensity. Middle Europe ex-
pcrienccd temperatures as low as 20
degrees below zero.
The bulk Of the deaths were due
to Influenza, pneumonia and similar
disease, which were responsible for
approximately $500 deaths in
France alone and 2,100 in 107 lead
ing cities of England and Wales.
At least 250 were drowned in ship
wrecks in the II countries surveyed,
while more than 100 were frozen to
death. Others were eaten by wolves,
made bold by hunger.
The cold broke records of many
years in nearly all countries. Hos
pitfalls everywhere were overcrowded
In the four months ended Feb. /,
official figures showed Influenza
deaths totaling 500 in London.
Forty vessels were grounded, dis
abled, Or sunk in the severest storms
in decades off Great Britain.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
AviatOrs Meet
Extreme Cold
BY United Press Leased Wire

DAYTON, O., Feb. 13.-The
story of a thrilling battle with
clouds of ice crystals in an atmos-
phere 76 degrees below zero, was
told today by Lieut. Harry Johnson
and Capt. A. w. Stevens after an
unsuccessful attempt to shatter the
world S altitude record.
The airmen were cheated of a
possible record when lack of fuel
forced them to land at Norton
Field, Columbus, after they had at
tanned an altitude of $4,000 feet.
They intended to make another at
tempt in few days.
"Yesterday's flight - Capt,
Stevens said, "proved the age old
contention of science that clouds of
ice crystals are encountered in
rarified atmosphere. We passed
through clouds of them and they
felt like miniature needles. -
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Hoover To Return
Early Next Week
By United Press Leased Wire

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. 10
PreSidcnt- elect Hoover will leave
here next Monday or Tuesday re
turning to Washington, there to hold
series of important conferences be
fore his Inauguration, it was an
nounccd today,
Lawrence Richey, assistant to Mr..
Hoover, made the announcement and
explained the return at that time
was in keeping with the President
elect S original plan when he left
Washington to return there about
two weeks before Inauguration.
No official announcement ever had
been made, however, of the time Mr..
Hoover would return to the capital,
and the announcement this forenoon
that he would return early next
week came unexpectedly.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
|GOEBEL PLANNING NONSTOP
FLIGHT AROUND THE WORLD


He plans on seven refuelings
during the trip.
His present charted route
will take him to Labrador,
across the southern tip of Green
land, over Norway, Petrograd,
Omsk, Lake Baikal, Okhotsk,
East Cape, Alaska, and Prince
Rupert.
The specially designed tri-
motored plane will have no pom
toons but the fuselage will act
as a buoy. Auxiliary landing
gear will be drawn up in flight.
Goebel said he would carry a re-
lief pilot and a navigator with
him.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
'L|NDY'S'
CAPTURE
PLEASES
Lone Eagle Engaged To
Marry Daughter of En-
voy To Mexico.
DATE IS UNCERTAIN
Nations Idol Manages
To Keep Love Affair
Secret for Months.
BY GESFoRD F. FINE
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

MEXICO CITY, Feb. l3.-Miss
Aan Spencer Morrow, the quiet,
home loving girl who is to marry the
world s most famous flyer, went
about her normal life today ignor-
ing the fact that the chief topic of
discussion among millions of people
WAS her romance with Colonel
Charles 4. Lindbergh.
Miss Morrow and her family,
beyond the bare announcement of
the engagement made Yesterday by
Ambassador and Mrs. Dwight W.
Morrow, indicated plainly that
public curiosity was not to be
satisfied.
Mexico City society was chiefly
interested in the belief that the
wedding would be held here, prob
ably in the spring. The Morrows,
however, gave no hint.
News that Col Lindbergh, the
taciturn, efficient idol of the air
who was considered girl shy, had be-
come engaged to Miss Morrow, came
as 4 complete surprise Ambassador
Morrow summoned the press and
issued the following statement.
=. Ambassador and Mrs. Morrow
have announced the engagement of
their daughter, Ann Spencer Nor.
row, to Col. Charles 4. Lindbcrgh.
May Visit Mexico
Col. Lindbcrgh may come to Mex
leo city late tins month and be re-
united with his fianee, many in tho
capital predicted toady.
Lindbcrgh was invited three weeks
ago to open a new air mail route
from Brownsville, Tex, to the CAPT
tai While SO far no acceptance
has been received, Yesterdays an
nounccmcut Of his engagement to
-thc second daughter of L. s. Am
hassador Dwight Morrow caused the
belief that Ice would combine per
sonal and aviation affairs, as he has
done in the past, and visit the Nor
rows for week or more.
1t was believed the wedding
would be held in Mexico City, prob,
ably in the beautiful embassy patio,
where Lindbergh was received by
Ambassador Morrow on his first
visit here in December 1927 during
his good will tour.
The girl who has won the heart
of the man who has caused probably
more feminine fluttcr than anyone
in this age, not even excepting the
Prince of Wales, seems ideally suit,
ed 10 one of Lindbcrgh 5 tcmpera-
ment. She shares his disllkes of
ostcntation and is of the studious,
intellectual type.
Miss Morrow is % and Lindbergh
81 Her dark hair is unbobbed and
frames an attractive face with dark
blue eyes. She is slender and about
five feet four.
Acquainted a Year
Miss Morrow and Lindbergh have
known one another a year and two
months, and while their courtship
could not be called "whirlwind,
they have had comparatively little
time together.
They first met on Dee. IA, 1927,
when Lindbcrgh made a nonstop
flight from Washington to Mexico
City ON his good will tour of Central
and South America.
They met several times in the
Continued on Page Six
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Heavy Fine For
Having Liqul

John F. Turner appeared befs
Judge /. Mayfield this morning
answer to charge of posession
intoxicating liquors found on
premises of his gun club at N,
River.
According to his story, Turner
a new owner of the club and W
absolutely ignorant of the presen
of intoxicants. He contends I'll
the preceding owners had be
operating a still in the club a
declared that the liquor must ha
been left there by mistake.
After further questioning Jud
Mayfield found him guilty and
was sentenced to pay a 5000 II
or spend rs days in the county ia
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Mexican Rebels
Kidnap Mayor

MEXICO CITY, Feb. l3.-Several
rebels and woman street ear pas
senger were killed at Colima, capital
of the state of Colima in 80 minute
fight between federal troops and
rebels who entered the city, dis
patches from Colima said today.
Lorenzo Aguila, mayor of Colima,
a suburb, was kidnapped by the re-
treating rebels who left the city
shouting "Viva Cristo Rey," (Long
Live Christ, the King)-the slogan
of Catholic extremists in Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
'Lindy' Brings
Mail To Florida
BY United Press Leased Wire

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. l3.-ColonI
Charles A. Lindbergh, tanned by
mne uays of flying in the troplre
,eturned to Miami today, completing
the first round trip on the new
Canal Zone air mail route.
At 9:58 a. m. Eastern Standard
Time he dipped the big Sikorsky
plane to a pretty landing at Pan
American airport.
He made the flight from Havana
distance of 250 miles, in a little
more than two hours and a half
Lindbergh had been due here yes
terday afternoon, but adverse wealth
er in the Yucatan channel made the
first northbound air mail on the
route nearly 20 hours late.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
New York Seeks
Another Battle

TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 13,-Jack
Dempsey and the Madison Square
Garden corporation have agreed to
stage "heavyweight boxing match
of championship significance" here,
either this spring or summer, Jim
Downing, promoter, said today.
Downing said Pauline Uzcudun
appeared the logical choice to meet
the winner of the Sharkey -Stribling
bout and because of the large
Spanish population here he consid-
cred the Basque would be the best
drawing card,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
NO DELAY
ON Quota
PROGRAM
New immigration a
To Become Effective |
July l.
IS DRASTIC NOV
CurtaiIs German Infll
But Increases That Frd
Great Britain.
By PAUL r. MALLON
Omitted Press Staff Correspond

tOu4ISu L LCoo oles11 SoAiOoPoAAsA.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10
way was opened today for the d
tic national origins immigration
to go into effect July l. Hopes Il
congress might again delay its
plication for another year in VI
of the sharp discussion about it'll
the recent presidential campa|
virtually wat abandoned when
senate immigration committee p|
ed a majority against postponeme|
The effect CT the law would bd
curtail immigration from Germd
by almost half and increase thatI
Great Britain by half. All otl
countries save Italy would suf1
although the total of the whole
nual quota would remain about
same.
With the proposed legislat|
now defeated by committee acti
President Coolidge will be permit
to issue proclamation bef
April ! announcing that the natl
al origins scheme of quota immig
tion will go into effect July l. ]
Coolidge is underwood to favor
system and there is no reason
believe he will hold up the proc
nation.
Arouses Much Interest
Great interest in the proposal
been manifest in congress beea
of importance attached to the is
during the recent campaign and
cauAe of the strong protests VIII
have been made by nationalit
suffering under its restrictions.
At the opening of this sessi
Senator Nye Of North Dakota
troduced a resolution to delay
application for another year.
resolution was opposed by Sena
Reed of Pennsylvania. Hearii
were held on it in the immigrat
committee. When Nye insisted
action Chairman Hiram Johnson
California polled the committee
day, finding the first six memb
against the resolution.
The six were a majority of /
committee so the resolution can
be reported to the senate.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Death OF Actor
Kept From VIII
BY United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 13.-Cath
on Mallon, screen player, was so
today that physicians did not
her of the death last night of |
husband, Casson Ferguson, juven
film actor.
Miss Mallon was stricken w
pneumonia while she was attemI
ing to nurse her husband throu
the same illness.
Ferguson was born in Louisiai
educated at Tulane Universi
started his stage career in N
York and Ultimately drifted il
films.
Until last Wednesday, when
became critically i'll, he was woi
ing with Cecil b. DeMille in
forthcoming production.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13

The city turned to the burial
of its dead, the caring for its
injured and the trial of those
accused of making merry while
under the influence of intoxi-
eants.
Among the score or more in.
iured was Chandler c. Luzen-
berg, 81, former district attor-
ney of Orleans Parish, who fell
from a parade truck and sus-
tanned injuries from which hos
pital attendants said he prob.
ably would die.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Mother Near When
Northcott Hangs

SAN QUENTIN STATE PRISON,
Calf, Feb. 13.-When Gordon
Stewart Northcott is hanged for the
murder of three boys his mother,
Mrs. Louise Northcott, will be in
q cell not far from the gallows.
Mrs. Northcott was informed yes
terday that her son had been sem
fenced to death. She betrayed little
emotion, Warden James Holohan
said. Mrs. Northcott is serving a
life sentence for the confessed mur-
der of another boy on the ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Aged Man Takes
Life In BraWley

"I cannot help this. Good bye
c. II. Green, 10, of Brawley
wrote the above message to mem
bers of his family yesterday after
noon and fired a shot into his
heart, causing instant death.
Green was Respondent over i'll
health, according to reports from
Coroner b. +, Lemons, who conduct
ed the inquest.
He is survived by son and
daughter, Charles and Ollie Green
Funeral arrangements have not
been made as vet.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS
FATAL FOR SIX PERSONS

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 13.-
A night of earefree revelry-
the final festivities of Mardi
Gras-had passed today leaving
in its wake six dead, a score
injured and more than $50 per-
sons in Jail, charged with being
, intoxicated.
King Rex abdicated his throne
early today, after brilliant
final parade and three colorful
balls for the merrymakers
which climaxed six weeks sea-
SON of festivities.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Congress Knows
Who's Elected
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-I
Ctlgress today formally certi-
fled the election Of Herbert
Hoover as President and Charles
Curtis as President of the
United States.
In joint session the senate and
house met and heard tellers tabu.
late the official electoral college
vote in alphabetical order by
states.
Herbert Hoover Of the state
of California has received for
President of the United States
444 votes; Alfred E. Smith Of
the State of New York has re-
ceivcd e7 votes Vice President
Dawes announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Egyptian Must
Leave Country
BY United Press Leased Wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 13.-Fa-
rid simaika, Egyptian swimmer
who was married this week to
Mabel Van Den Akker, daugh-
ter of wealthy Hollywood
jeweler, must leave this country
within 80 days, immigration Of
ficials informed him today.
Simaika said that with his
bride he would leave from New
York for Egypt before the end
of this month. The bride
parents at first objected to her
marriage to someone mot of her
own race. -