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Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
Officers Word
Not Sufficient

SAN FRANCISCO, April Ii. U.D
1t will take the word of more
than one prohibition agent in the
future to cause the San Francisco
federal grand jury to indict liquor
law violators under the Jones law.
Three cases were quashed by the
grand Jury Wednesday. because of
lack Of supporting evidence, and
indictments returned in two other
cases whore more than one agent
participated in catching violators.
/. S. Attorney George Hatfield
said that his office no long,I will
present liquor eases to the grand
jury where the evidence of sale
is the uncorroboratcd word Of an
agent
"rhe grand jury is simply taking
the stand which | have all along
advocated,' - Hatfield said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
Request Hoover
To Open State
Diamond Jubilee

SAN FRANCISCO, April II, U.R)
Directors of the California state
fair today extended an official in
vitation to President Herbert Hoov-
cr to open the diamond jubilee Of the
fair which win be held at Sacra-
mento August 81 to September 9 of
this year.
1t was explained by the directors
that the President would have am
unusual interest in the 10Th annual
state fair because in connection with
it this year there will be an eXposi-
tion of products from all western
states.
The exposition, it was revealed at
today's meeting of the directors
will include an exhibit from PreSi-
dent Hoover's 1860 acre ranch in
Kern county, California. The major
crop of this ranch is cotton but
fruits and vegetables are raised also.
1t is likely that President Hoover
will accept the invitation, the di-
rcctors said, because it is generally
understood that the President con-
templates visiting California, his
home state, sometime this year,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
Miss Y EnrOute
To Sacramento

PORTLAND, Ore, April II. U.D
Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman-Sielaff
the "MisS Y" of the Aimee Sem
pie Mcpherson kidnapping cas-,
passed through Portland ON the
Shasta limited this morning enrout"
to Sacramento where she viii teS-
tify in the impeachment trial o'
Judge Carlos Hardy.
The woman would not be inter
viewed here nor would she admir
newSpapcrmen to her compartment
She was being taken to Sacrament
by three Seattle newspaper repor
erS, two men and one woman.
Mrs. Sielaff is said to hav
sworn to an affidavit alleg ng thu
Judge Hardy induced her 20 an
pear in the kidnapping case as th
- Miss \, who was said to haN
occupied Carmel cottage wit
Kenneth Ormiston, Angcms tempt
radio operator
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
SURPRISE
EVIDENCE
At TRIAL
Newspaperman Testifies
Mrs. Mcpherson Com
paniOn of OrmistOn.
WITNESS POSITIVE
Moore Says Evangelist
Slumped In Corner OF
Car When 1t Halted.

SACRAMENTO, Calf, April II.
U.P) Aimee Semplc Mcpherson and
Kenneth &. Ormiston were positive
ly identified today as the persons
seen in an automobile at Santa Bar
bara May %, 1926, By Wallace
Moore, Salinas newspaperman.
Moore 5 statement created a sem
sation at the impeachment trial Of
Judge Carlos S. Hardy before the
state senate. 1t came in answer to
question propounded through the
president of the senate by one of the
senators.
Have you seen Mrs. Mcpherson
since that timc' Moore was asked.
eyes.
"Can you state now that she was
the woman in the automobiles
- Yes sir, IN sure she was.
Moore had previously testified
that, although he had never seen
Kenneth G. Ormiston, he had iden-
titled Ormiston from pictures that
had been shown him.
He had told of a meeting with
Judge Hardy at the Santa Barbara
newspaper office in August of 1926,
when the judge had warned him
against perjured testimony.
"Did you get the impression from
Judge Hardy's questions that if you
testified in court about the identifi-
cation of Mrs. Mcpherson it might
imperil your personal fortune?' 4
question Propounded by senator
said.
81 did, replied Moore.
After the witness had completed
his testimony for the state, attor
neys for Judge Hardy went into
huddle, after which Frank Carr o;
Oakland began the cross-examina
ton.
Carr handed Moore clippin,
from Il Los Angeles newspaper.
cat the beginning of your con-
versation with Judge Hardy, did he
not hand you this clipping, and say
he had read your name in the pa
per-? asked Carr.
9 don't remember,' said Moore.
"Did Judge Hardy ask you to
color your testimony in any way in
favor of Mrs. McPherson?"
He did not
"What time was it when you
stopped the automobile that night in
May!'
"It was about IL 'clock.''
'Did the woman attempt to hide
or cover M her facp2''
'Well, she sat stiff in one cor
ner Of the car. She certainly didm T
act as if she wanted to be seen. -
"Mr Moore, YOU had met Mrs.
Mcpherson several times in Fresno
in 1922, hadn't YOU
eyes
" Hadn't you attended her re-
vivals eight or 10 times2'
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
Southern Cross
Searchers Lost

SYDNEY, y. $. W., April - U.H
(Nridayl-Two aviators who had
Joined in the search for the South
crn Cross and its four flyers were
missing today and no trace of the
tranSPacific plane has been found
Keith Anderson, who took off
from Alice Springs Wednesday in a
Westlmd monoplanc for Wyndham
with his mechanic, Hitchcock ON a
search for the southern Cross, was
long overdue at Wyndham.
Airplanes covered a large section
of Northwest Australia to search
1or the Southern Cross but no evil
donce of it were reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
Turn Presidents
Into Senator's

WASHINGTON, April II, U.P)-
Convinced something should be done
to use the talents of our eX-prcSi-
dents, Senator Fess, Republican,
Ohio, announced today he vill urge
adoption of constitutional amend
ment making all former presidents
of the United States eN-officio SEN
ators at large.
at is undignificd for our cN-
presidents to have to get out and
took for a means to earn a living,
Senator Fcss said today. "Also it
is a shame not to make use of their
extraordinary experience in national
affairs.' -
He proposed the salary of cx-
presidential senators at large should
be $25, 900 a year,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
Chicago Bombers
Score Two More

CHICAGO, April II. U.P)-Two
more bombings brought the new
.,ear's S total to - in Chicago to-
day.
A gasoline war was blamed for
an explosion which wrecked the
Lion Oil Company's filling station
on the north side. The bomb ex-
ploded with such force that it broke
I'LL the windows in the Pasadena
Hotel next door.
Two hours before the wreclling
Of the oil station a dynamite bomb
blew up the office Of the Suburban
Leader, Il community newspaper in
Cicero. The "pineapplc' was
thrown from an automobile and po-
lice believe it was intended for Il
taxi garage next door, the result of
a taNirab feud.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
Jones Declares
congressman Not
Drinking Much

NEWARK, \. D., April II. U.P)-
Fewer congressman are drinking to-
day than they did before the pro-
hibition law was enacted, Sen.
Wesley Jones, author Of the Jones
act, said in an address last night
before regional convention of the
anti-saloon league.
~ have seen far fewer senators
and representatives under the in
tluence of liquor during the last 10
years than l did during the pre-
ceding 10 years, Jones said
"They will become fewer as the
years GO by
Jones concluded his speech with
an explanation of the law which
bears his Eamo and appealed to
" American craftsmanship" to ac-
cept the decision of the majority.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
WE PROPOSE
Mr.. DEMPSEY
FOR THE JOB
BY BERT DENNY
UNITED Press Staff CorreSDondent( }

(OlILCu ILeoS oCd1l SC4L LC2pOI4uCIlGj
CHICAGO, April II. lU.R)-Jack
Dempsey today advocated q supreme
head for boxing, who would act
with the same power that Commits
sioncr Kcnrsaw Landis exercises in
baseball.
"'For the good of the sport the
controlling bodies should get to-
gcthcr,' Dempsey said. "Thcrc are
too many differences, too much of
one state recognizing one champion
and somebody else recognizing an
other. What the game needs is a
central head, a man who really
knows the business and has the
nerve to make decisions without
worrying about the squaWks.
Jack 5 plan would unite every
state commission with a parent
body, the head of which would pre-
vail in all disputes. The former
heavyweight champion believes co.
operation between all governing
bodies, working under a single head
would make boxing "thc greatest
sport in the world. >
"The national boxing association
has made good start" Dempsey
said, "but some of the big fight
centers, like New York, do not
recognize the organization. | be
icve the y. b. \. could be used
as keystone for the movement
1t is the largest Of the controlling
| bodies and if every state belonged
to it, | think there are % member.
now, the next step would be tn,
big shot for a head
Jack said he believed the money
for Il central office could bc Oh
taineA by taNing fightS
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
SIERRA MADRE SEEKS TO
RECALL TWO COUNCILMEN

SIERRA MADRE, Calf, April
II. W.P for recall election
directed against two coumcilmen,
win be set during the regular ses-
sion of city council next Tuesday,
City Attorney Robert Wygant said
today
The petitions name Councimen
Henry lsaacs and Joseph Belohla-
vek, citing them with having re
fused to use their official power to
the best interests of the majority
of taxpayers.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
Takes Life After
Stabbing Ex-Wife

PACOIMA, Calf, April Il. U,R
John Helm, 80, traced his divorced
wife, Mrs. Kate Helm, 40, to her
small ranch near here and committed
suicide late yesterday after stabbing
her several times.
Mrs. Helm sustained severe cuts
on the face, neck and body.
Police said the Helms were divorc-
ed in the east and that the assault
and suicide followed an unsuccess-
full attempt at reconciliation on the
part of Helm.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
PURE MILK LAW
REVISION URGED
ON LEGISLATURE

SACRAMENTO, Calf, April IL.
U.P)-Revision of California 5 pure
milk law is proposed in a bill re-
ported favorably by the assembly
public health and quarantine com
mittec today.
The measure. introduced. by Sena-
tor John J. Crowley of San Fran
cisco, has already passed the sen
ate. 1t includes Il provision for
health examination of milk plants
and employees under the super
vision Of the department of public
health and requires that all retail
market milk be sold in bottles,
bottling and capping to be done by
mechanical means.
Representatives, of dairymen of
the state protested against Il por-
tion of the bill which provided for
the elimination of grade -
paStcurized milk
They argued that this grade of
milk is now of much higher quality
than grade "A' milk in many
other states and contendcd that it
would benefit tho distributor by
allowing him to obtain Il wider
market for grade "A' milk, which
pastry and ice cream manufacturers
and other consumers now using
grade "R" milk in large quantities
would be prevented from purchas-
ing under the new law.
Opponents also asserted that the
measure would increase the cost of
milk to this type of consumer by
more than 30 per cent and that
dairymcn would be forced to de
stroy much Of their grade "B .
milk if the new law passed.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
Held
In Bay City

san FRANCISCO, April H. U.D
Police today held Il youthful Los
Angeles quartet pending inycstiga
tion Of several Southern California
robbcrirs.
Bernard Temple, 10, and Lucille
Lampkin, 10, Of Pasadena, who
claim to be man and wife and Jack
Milne, 2I, and Catherine Stenson
q, were arrested when found riding
about the city in car believed
stolen in Los Angeles
Miss Lampkin was sent to the
juvenile detention home and the
other three booked at the cit.
prison.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
COURT UPHOLDS
FINNEY ACTION
IN MAGGIE CASE

W. 3. and Estella Oswald were
awarded damages of $S46 by Judge
Llovd +. Griffin in the civil divi-
sion of superior court yesterday. The
Oswalds were suing Maggie Brothers
Company, Inc, for $20,532.S0 of
which $4,000 was asked by Mrs.
Oswald for personal injuries and the
balance by her husband for damages
to their ear and the loss of his wife s
companionship.
The Oswalds claimed their car
had been struck by a Maggie com
pany truck and that Mrs. Oswald
was severely injured.
Judge Griffin in handing down
the small award took into considera-
tion the fact that Mrs. Oswald could
not prove the extent of her injuries.
According to evidence submitted, the
doctor who treated Mrs. Oswald
died recently and failed to leave
any records of the case. She was
awarded $3.50 and the husband 1896
for car damages, etc.
Judge Griffin also handed down a
$4,000 suit of the Ira Peek heirs
against the Maggie company. In
this ease Judge Griffin took into
consideration the fact that Peck,
who was killed i'll the accident, was
guilty of coutributory negligence i'll
that he was not off the road when
he was hit by the Maggie truck.
Peek was fixing puncturcd tire
when struck.
1t was in this ease when tried in
the criminal division of superior
court here some time ago that Saliva
dor was granted new trial and then
pleaded guilty to the charge. He
was fined $500 and granted proba-
tion by Judge Finney who based his
ruling ON the same facts as Judge
Griffin in the civil ease.
Salvador was also convicted on a
hit and run charge in connection
with the Oswald case when tried in
the criminal court. He was given a
pcntentiary sentence which was up
held by the appellate court but
when the case was returned here
Judge Finncy reduced the sentence
to $500 fine.
Finncy was criticized by some for
his action in these two cases but the
ruling of Judge Griffin in the civil
eases indicates the criminal judge
was correct in reducing the SEN
tcnccs, according to several compc-
tent legal observers here.
1t is understood that attorneys for
the Oswalds and the heirs of Ira
Peek believed their eases were weak
encd by the lack of witnesses, who
appeared in the criminal cases
D.. f. Hunt, said to have been the
only eye witness to the Peek acci-
dent, failed to appear for the plain
tiffs Monday morning. 1t is said
that Hunt was in FL Centre several
hours before he was scheduled to ap-
pear on the stand but did not show
up and has disappeared. Hunt now
lives in Nicksburg, Arizona,
The death of the doctor in the
Oswald case prevented Judge Grif-
fin from granting larger damages,
the attorneys believe.
Utley and Nuffer acted for the
Maggie company in both the civil
and criminal cases. Edward Patter-
son prosecuted The criminal cases
and acted as attorney for the Os-
walds, associated with NJ. G. Atchin-
son
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
Chief of British
War Vets Dies

Los ANGELES, April n. W.P)
Funeral services will be held here
tomorrow for Major Samuel n
Milbornc 80, president aud soundeg
of the British War Veterans as,
sociation.
Major Milbourge died Tucsda
after three weeks illness, ne was
born in Somerset, Enginnd. During
the South African war he served
with the famous Somerset regiment
During the World War, he acted
as recruiting officer for the
British government here.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
Bill Hart Jr.
Hurt By Fall

HOLLYWOOD, April II. W.P) -
William s. Hart Jr., seven year old
son of the former western motion
picture star, was returned to his
home today from the hospital where
he was treated for leg fracture.
Young Hart suffered the injury
Sunday when he fell while attempt
ing to leap across a fish pond in the
garden at the rear of his home.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
WIDOW GETS ESTATE

LOS ANGELES, April IL. U.H -
The will of Joseph Laemmlc, 70,
brother of Carl Laemmle, motion pie
ture producer, leaving his entire es-
tate valued at $4,000 to his widow,
was ON file here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
Hoover to Receive "OId Soak"

Colonel Henry Sm5on secretary of state shown with his
Chinepeaking parrot Old Soak which its from the
Philippines to Washington The picture taken the Philippines
where Colonel stimson left the bird the capital Old
Soak becoming lonesome for the the
bird will be received the White House evil
words in Chinese but that little people
Chinese
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
NEW AIR HONORS

SAN FRANCISCO, April II. W.P)
Louise Mcphctridgc Thaden, fa-
nous San Francisco bay district
aviatriX, today had added the title
of "transport pilot" to her list Of
honors. Mrs. Thaden is the first
woman on the west coast to be
granted such license by the depart
ment of commerce, and the third in
the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
NAC0 GARRISON
AWAITING new
REBEL. ATT ACK
Escobar Reported To Be
L00ting Towns to Obtain
Funds.
By JACQUES D'ARMAND
CUnitcd Press Staff Correspondent

CUnited Press Staff Correspondent
NAGC Ariz. April II. UP
The loyal garrison of 900 mcn at
Nacc &onora, rc.entrench"d behind
barbcd wire cntanglemcnts and
dugouts, lay in readiness today for
the impending attack Of the com
bincd armies Of General Jose Con
zal6s Escobar. revolutionary com
maudcr-in-chicf.
General Lucas Gonzales small
federal garrison, which twice re-
pulsed lie larger rebel forces of
General Fausto Topetc, has spent
the last 4S hours reinforcing the
federal position to defend the city
against the extensive artillery,
aerial and infantry attack expected
from the reinforced rebel army.
In view Of the expected rebel at
tack every procaution was taken to
protect American lives, endangered
in the engagement last Saturday,
which resulted in the dropping of Il
bomb on the American side of the
border and the wounding Of an
American cavalryman.
Commandant Gonzales issued an
order closing all saloons and sport
ing clubs in Naco in the belief that
the many Americans attracted to
the Sonora city entertainment
palaces would remain ON the Ameri-
can side of the international DoaR
Diary line.
American citizens here were fur,
ther assured of protection today by
Che patrol flight Of two United
States army planes, a part of the
aerial squadron Of IS planes which
flew over the Mexican city and the
border towns two days ago in 4
demonstration flight.
san ANTONIO, Tex, April II.
U.P)-Cnitcd States infantry
cavalry and artillery troops, ordered
from Fort Bliss and Fort d. y.
Russell, took up patrol of the MeXi,
! can border in Arizona and New
/ Mexico today as precautionary
measure to protect American live,
and property.
The troops were under orders of
Major General William LaSsiter
commander Of the eighth corps area.
who explained that the action was
due to the problem of affording
protection ON our side of the bor-
der. already difficult on account of
the proximity of the American and
Mexican towns to each other.
The troops consisted Of alproXi-
mately l,300 men.
MENICO CITY, April IL. U.R)-
Desperately seeking finances to
bolster the tottering rebel cause,
Gen. j. Gonzalo EScObar, Mexican
rebel leader, has ordered forced
loans and looting at Aqua Prieta.
Sonora, according to information
received at Chapultepcc Castle.
Financiers and business men were
handed paper receipts in return for
cash and valuables which rebel
soldiers forced them to surrender,
the adviccs to the government here
said
Gen. EscobGr went to Aqua Prieta
by airplane yesterday to direct the
forced loans.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT


Card party, 8, 10000 club
house.
Night school. TO high school.
B. P. o. E. No. 1926, s, Elk
building,
R. A. M. No. 100, 8, Masonic
Temple.
Pythian sisters, 8, Davis
hall.
Citizenship classes, 7:30,
high school,
Troop 8, B. S. A. 7;30, scout
hut.
Troop 81, B. S. A, 7;3O, M.
E. Social hall.
Adult English classes, 7,
high school.
Farm Adult classes, 7:30,
high school.
Fox Imperial Theatre, 1.-THE
Goddess Girl.
Radio KXO, 6-10.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
NEWPORT. Ark, April II. u.R

National and state organizations
cu-opcratcd today 10 rush relief
into five northeastern Arkansas
counties where dcvasting tornado
last night swept IN two mil, swath
of death aud destruction perhaps
without parallel in the states his
tory.
There were - known dead III the
towns, Snccds, Guion, and Parkn
and reports of additional fatalities,
ms yet unconfirmcd, trickled in over
patched up communication lines
from Moorcficld, Diaz, Prince Dale
and Ba! Village Scores of injured
were taken to hospitals at Bates
Vile, where three died.
The highest toll of death report
cd from any single locality was II
at SnccdS, u little community four
miles northeast of Swifton.
Whipping up out of the west near
Guion, in lard county, abouC two
=. m, the twiStrr roarcd through
that town, in five minutes, killing
three persons and injuring approx
matcly 80. Every structure in the
town waa fIattencd except five
homes on the outskirts. The bank
was reduced TO " mere vault; the
Missouri Pacific depot was dcmol.
iShed
As Red Cross workers arrived to
organize the relief, addtiQual fear
was felt because of the swollca
condition Of the White and Black
rivers already past the flood stages,
and threatening to inundatc the
typical Mississippi valley cotton
area Of the district.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
SUSPECT SOUGHT
IN Los ANGELES
MYSTERY KILLING
Authorities Indicat c
Strong Clues Against
Man Wanted.

NEW PORT, Ark, April II. U.P)
Out Of tornado battered northeast
Arkansas came a story of death and
widespread material dcsolation to-
day, with crippled communication
lines hampcring u definite checkup
Of the toll taken by twistcr which
lashcd parts of five counties last
night
A preliminary checkHp Of casual
Of Guon, lard county, said wiped
out his home town, indicated that
upwards Of 40 had been killed The
reports awaited fuller organization
Of relief agencies and restoration Of
lines Of communications, however,
for definite confirmation.
Rescue workers reported recovery
Of Is bodies at Awicia, a village Of
250 which. like Guion, suffered
heavily. The nearby community of
Snccds WAS said to have yielded Ii
dead. But indications were the two
reports ovcrIapprd.
Parkin and dorado were likewise
reported among the towns which suf-
fcred casualties, while three were
dead at hospital at Batcsvillc,
where more than two score injured
persons were taken.
Rescue workers at Alicia today
dug into the ruins of the home of
J. II. Smith and found his body
with those of his wife and their
three children. Their home had col
lapscd upon them and then caught
fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
TOMORROW

Kiwanis luncheon, Barbara
Worth.
w. G. T. U. all day meeting,
A. l.. Pyle residence.
Radio KXO, Ill.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11

LES ANGELES, April II. U.D-
A butchers apprentice, who has
record as a bootlegger and a jail
breaker. was sought by hundreds of
police and deputy sheriffs today fer
questioning in connection with the
murder of young woman whose
mutilated torso was found in the
Los Angeles river just week ago.
Authorities said they had nothing
definite against the suspect, Robert
Bernard, except that he was seen
recently with Mrs, Laura Belle
Continued on Page Six)
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-11
ENGINEER
DEFEATS
TORNADO
Races Train And Brings
Passengers to Safety
Ahead of Storm.
HEAVY DEATH TOLL
Fiftv-FOur Lose Lives
As Violent Storm Hits
Arkansas Towns.

NEWPORT, Ark. April II. W.P)
The Mississippi valley tornado
which lashcd points in five north
eastern Arkansas counties last
night, cxuctcd toll of 81 known
dead, check up at seven stricken
towns disclosed today. Scores of
persons were injured by the storm
which RACED several small rural
communities in the White and
black river valleys.
The fast Missouri Pacific pass
cnger train from st. Louis to Little
Rock raced nearly 100 miles direct
~ i'll front Of the tornado last night
in Il dramatic race with death. The
passenger train attained Il speed of
- miles an hour in the flight from
Newport to IIoXic. Passengers were
hurled about the train and several
lightly injured as it rounded curves
at terrific speed.
The train escaped the STERN by
n few miles Passengers said they
could see the tornado tearing down
the track after them, at times less
than half a mile behind.