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Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-04
GOOD FIGHTS BUT
SMALL CROWD AT
CALEXICO ARENA

One of the best fistic cads Of
the season drew one of the smallest
crowds ever to attend a hoNiuS
SHOW at the CalcXico American
Legion arena last night
The main cvcnt was what is
commonly called u "wow' while
the semi-windup had the customers
standing on their chairs.
jimmy Rivers, Mexican w"lter-
weigh, titleholder and Babber
Johnson, Central avenue negro SEN
sation battlcd 10 rounds to Il draw
decision in the main evert. Tn
fight WAS nip and tuck throughout
the 10 stauzas and when the boys
finished il would have been mani
festly unfair to give either the de-
cision
johnson claimed a foul in the
third rourd brt IT," rcferc" refused
to allow it and the negro, after
stalling for minute, got back into
the battle with two .lstcu 4Itaen.
Rivers WIS the better boxer and
kept johnson trom getting set.
However he took considerable
body punishment, the negro excel
ing in that department..
Tho scmi-windup between Eddie
pomjngucz and frankie Leonard
VA also i draw with the boys
banging away for six rounds with
cut Il let up. Both were hard hitter,
aud willing mixers and the crowd
voiced their opinion of the Eattl,
with plenty of applause.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-04
BASEBALL
STANDINGS
COAST LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Hollywood ) Seattle |.
Los Angeles ), Sacramento ).
Missions 6, Portland I.
Oakland :, san Francisco !.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-04
So. California
Sport Briefs

HOLLYWOOD, May 4.WP) P)-Joc
Roche, 100, San Francisco, knocked
out Wesley Ketchel, local battlcr, in
the sixth of Il scheduled 10 round
bout at the American Legion sta.
dium last night.
Two right uppcrcuts put Ketchcl
on the floor and although he tried
to regain his feet he was counted
out. Ketchcl, a portsidcr, puzzled
Roche during the first two rounds
but from then on the fight WIS
Roche s.
Freddie Fitzgerald scored "A tcchni-
cal knockout over frankie Tondort
in five rounds, Leonard Bennett
took six round decision over
Tommy Smith
LOS ANGELES, May 4. UP)-
Art Emory, San Francisco fighter,
will face Dario Barron, favoritc OF
the Los Angeles Mexican colony, in
the Main Street Arena here tonight
LOS ANGELES. May {. (U.P)
Three Southern California Confer
encc baseball games will be played
today, including a tilt between
Whittier, last year $ champions, and
Occidental at Eagle Rock.
Pomona will face San Diego ON
the lattcr's field and Rcdland,
plays California Tech mt Pasadena.
VAN NUYS, Calif,. MAY I, UD
Bud Rose, Beverly Hills High
school hurlcr, was credited with y
no-hit, no-run game yesterday when
his team defeated Van Nuvs High
school, } to 0. The only Van Nuys
player TO reach first base got thcr'
as the result of an error.
LOS ANGELES, May t.U.P)
The baseball teams of Southern
California and L. G.. l.. a. will meet
here today in the third aud final
game of their city series. Each
club has won one encounter.
san DIEGO, May I. W,R-Eor'
Colima, Mexican middlcwtght won
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-04
Missions Trim
Portland Again
LEY United Press)

The Missions turned in another
win over Portland, their eighth vic
tory out Of nine games played with
the Ducks this season. The score
was G to 3.
At the end or tine sixth the Reds
and Ducks were on even terms, each
having three rams. The Missions
showed three markers across the next
inning and the best the Ducks could
do was one in the last.
Los Angeles won a } to ; victory
over Sacramento when Augir Walsh
held the Solons to six binglcs. For
the first six innings Sacramento got
only one hit off the Angel hurIcr.
Oakland defeated San Francisco
; to as Pete Daglia came off with
first honors in pitching duel with
Vernon Gomez
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-04
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays S Results

Yesterdays Results
Detroit g. Chicago |.
81. Louis,Clcveland. postponed,
rain
Only games scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-04

from Everett Strong, omaha, on Il
foul in the fifth of their scheduled
10 round bout here last night. Her
man Bundrcn, San FRANCISCO, knock
cd out Babe jackson in two rounds.
LOS ANGELES, May :. U.P) =
Arne Borg broke his own world S
rccorG in the lUU0-yard swim las
night nj the l.. A. \. {. when he
c,>ctet the distance N II minutes
aud j. seconds. The previous mark,
set by Borg, was u mnutes 16 II
seconds.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-04
MINER is SUICIDE

Los ANGELES, May t. U.H-
Indicating he was respondent over
ill-hcaIth, Edwin Rush, -, mine
early today wrote several
notes to friends and one 80 the
police department., ordering the dis.
posal of his estate, and Thea took
poisson.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-04

LOS ANGELES, May 4. U,P)-
Art Emory. San Francisco fighter,
will face Dario Barron, favoritc oi
the Los Angeles Mexican colony, in
the Main Street Arena here tonight,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-04

san DIEGO, May I. W.R-Err'
Colima, Mexican middlcwUght won
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
Restaurant, cigar storoe and speak.

Restaurant, cigar storoe and speak
aasy, Second st. N,
W. This is a combination cigar
store in front, restaurant in the
middle room, and kitchen further
back behind the dining room. The
proprietor is an old Navy man, and
Marines and Navy men frequent the
place to get liquor and beer.
I visited this place and was in
troduced to the proprietor by a
captain Of the Marines, and in COM
pany with s. was taken to table
in the room back of the store room
and were served home brew at 70
cents a bottle. several bottles being
purchased. We could have bought
whisky and were offered it by the
proprietor. The captain said he al
ways came here and got liquor and
beer at anytime.
While sitting at the table in the
middle room saw policeman in
full uniform. He was the man on
the beat at the time. He came in,
went to the kitchen. next room
back. and / saw him drinking
beer.
A little later three other police
men came in and also were seen
drinking beer in the kitchen.
They all greeted the proprietor
familiarly.
The captain was very we'll known
and told of being drunk here. He
told how a fellow who hangs out
here and a former Marine took him
home in an automobile.
AS we left the proprietor told me
to come anytime, now that we had
gotten acquainted.
Bind lunch room Fourth
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The place was closed after pro
tests bv a citizens committee
which complained that liquor was
being sold to school children. Tn"
police got busy for a while.
The proprietor is now supposed 10
be over the line in Maryland max
ing whisky. Later | met him on
Fourteenth St. near L St. y. w, and
he was partly drunk. He said he
had been drunk the night before and
was sick from heavy drinking. lie
told us about and said he
was still selling, although more eau
tiOuslv lately. - was nttle
wary about selling us liquor but
without a doubt we could have
bought some from him. He told ).
that he would leave him gallon at
SIS home in a day or so. and ).
said. "He will too: he is just that
kind of a good fellow"
ts a tall. athletiC-lOOking fell
low, about 80 years of age, light
complexion and light hair, about o
feet. 10 inches. and husky.
G st. y. W.-RiIliard parlor.
"A bootleggers hang out at this
pool room and sells gin. -, the
proprietor of the parlor. does not
sell liquor himself but he permits
to sell it and hang out here.
uses the billiard parlor's
cards and telephone number.
Oak st. y. W.-Residence
of -. another OF the big boot.
leggers. lie ls the man who hauls
most of the Canadian Club whisky
here from Buffalo. n. Y, and also
from Charleston, S. c., and the
South.
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bootleggers' place. where they
sell and keep their stock.
At o'clock in the morning. in
company with S. and Captain X, of
the United States Marines, we drove
here from night club. A
taxiCab driver at the CIub was
asked where we could get liquor
and he drove US to this address.
He got out, called one of three
bootleggers standing near the "es'
taurant, and talked with him. Then
he called Captain Y, who, got out
and arranged to buy gin from this
bootlegger, who was a small, evil
looking fellow and evidently a dope
head.
The "bootie" went around the
corner. up into the second floor,
returned. got in the taxi. and
handed one pint Of gin 20 me and
another to s. In the darkened cab,
slipping it to US from his coat
pockets. Captain X paid him 81 for
the two pints.
1t was terrible gin. and without
doubt poison stuff. s. and Captain
x were made sick from drinking II
and l was also sick from the little
l was obliged to drink.
1t was so bad that we were afraid
to drink any more. and it is a sam
pie of what is being sold by these
bootIeggers, probably nothing but
cheap alcohol and drops and the So
call bath-tub gin made here in large
quantities.
Kenyon Street Northwest, boot
logger. (Closed now. This place
was cigar store and a bad boot
logging and whisky selling joint.
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Beer and Liquor Sold Patrons
In StOrerOOm of Restaurant

Street Northwest. This is a cheap
place and is now run by ---,
who formerly was at a speakeasy
at - st. n. w. The proprietor
is running a speakeasy here now.
He was met here. He was standing
at the door as we drove up.
Whisky sold at so cents a drink.
Blind lunch room, - Four
teenth st. N. w. This place was
we'll known to S., but we couldn't
locate it exactly. 1t is known as
a whisky.selling joint and the
proprietor is one of the consistent
violators in this section.
We were directed to it by --,
proprietor of a saloon at --
Fourteenth st. N. w. We also met
-, a bootlegger referred to IN
another part of this report.
is one of the big men in
the bootlegging game, but in a diff.
ferent manner than the others,
judged by his methods.
He is a man about As or so years
of age, heavy, and looks like an
ordinary business man. He was a
saloon keeper in former years, and
now owns a chain of four or five
restaurants. He is said to be worth
fortune and buys real estate. He
has an interest in and owns out.
right several speakeasies, and this
is the source of his money making.
Near his restaurants are speak.
easies which he owns or has an
interest in. He and his help send
men to these speakeasies for liquor.
The proprietor is said to be pay.
ing off the Captain of the
police precinct,
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NAMES SLANGDON
IN ESCAPE
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recommended that Trial Board pro
ceedings he brought against Police.
man r. a. Speith. who was on duty
as station clerk at the time of
Hands escape. No action has been
taken by Major Pratt in regard to
that recommendation.
In his report today, Headlev says
that he had Medic MarinaVVt. the
prisoner who saw Hand escape
from the cell. brought back to the
station house from the Jail in order
to re.enaCt the escape.
In re-enaCting the escape. accord
ing to the report, MarinavVi in
sisted that after Hand walked out
Of the cellroom he walked through
the corridor. the entire length or
the building. passing through the
front office According to previous
reports there were a. least five
policemen on duty in the office
through which Hand must have
passed.
Headlev does not say whether he
questioned the policemen on duty
as to where they were or what
they were doing at the time of the
escape.
It has been maintained that Hand
probably turned sharply to the right
attire leaving the cell room and
walked out of the garage door
which was unlocked.
1t was also revealed today that
additional precautions to prevent
the escape OF prisoners have been
put into effect in the Fifth ana
other precinct stations These pre-
cautions include the placing of a
chain secured by a paddock. around
the door to the cell room.
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CHOKED
- FROM BEHIND,
AGENTS SAY
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about her throat, choked her into
unconsciousness.
Police claim that if this happened
she could not have shrieked. This
is disputed in the fact that before
her vocal cords were CONSTRUCTED by
the cord she could have let out one
ear-spltting scream that aroused
many residents of the Park Lane
and the LOmbary next door.
The resulting moans, which many
heard and which gradually died out
to a choking sound could well have
been made by the girl in her death
struggle.
1t Is believed that after choking
the girl to insensibility the slayer
tied the cord tightly about the
throat, dragged the body in the bod
room and after propping ii against
the door made his escape over the
roof jus: Inside the led oom viii
dow.
Just who the slayer -ray be
agents. OF course. will not state but
it is pretty definitely known that
they are certain of the fact that the
girl was slain and know me Iden-
tity Of the stranger.
Theories of suicide 50 carefully
built up by members Of The Eomi-
eide squad and TO which Inspector
William s. Shelby and Lieut.. Ed
ward j. Kelly still tenaGtously cling
seem to have been exploded by the
Department Of Justice inquiry.
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One Big BOOtlegger Operates
Across From Police GARAGE

have rooms in the mum berS,
have phone numbers on their cards,
and use these numbers to receive
orders for liquor, which they de-
liver is a highjacker and
steals whisky which he sells to the
trade. - drives an expensive
roadster.
These "booties" have boys who
deliver whisky to their customers.
They do a large business, particu.
larly among apartment houses and
business men. You have to be
known to deal with them. A lot
of their orders come over the tele.
phone. Gin is sold by them at IS
a quart, Scotch whisky at SIS
quart. The gin is the same bath
tub gin referred to in other parts
of this report.
14th st. n. W.-Bootleg-
ger. This is a bootlegger's hang
out, Also a baakmaking joint, sell
ing books on the horseraces. -
is one of the bootleggers who can
be seen at Restaurant on
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue late at night.
8th st. N. W.-Big negro
bootlegger, is one of the biggest gin
bootleggers in Washington. He is
the biggest gin bootlegger learned
about. Said to have practical con-
troll of an immense output of bath
tub gin, mainly to white customers,
but also among colored people.
He supplies gin and new rye all
over Washington from his little
house. He sells gin for as low as
81 and S. a gallon.
He delivers from this address, but
only up to 10 p. m. Also sells by
the bottle to known customers
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the information would become avail
able.
News Etheics Involved
Mr.. O'Conneil explained that the
relationship existing between sources
Of newspaper information and news
Satherers was as sacred as that ex-
listing between lawyer and client,
doctor and patient, priest ana pa
rishoner, and that it would be
breach of ethics for him TO reveal
the names of the men.
In appearing before the Grand
Jury Mr.. O'Connell carried with
him a copy of a secret report OF an
investigation of the liquor traffic
made here two years ago, prepared
at the direction of a high State
official of national prominence.
Mr.. O'Connell had testimony to the
effect that IS per cent of the 62
speakeasies and bootleggers men
toned in this report still are op-
Grating here.
Information Rejected
: In addition. Mr.. O'Connell had a
- report of investigations conducted
by three investigators for The
Times on three days last week.
This report listed so speakeasies
and bootleggers. The investigation
was conducted merely for the pur-
pose of satisfying The Times thai
the LIQUOR traffic was as bad as II
was two years ago when the state
Officials report was compiled. Inc
p1AprlV shows TINS.
The city editor wanted to place
this information before the Grand
jury. so that it could make It's
own investigation of the allega-
tiOns and take appropriate action.
But the Grand Jury refused to
listen to any of the evidence.
Instead it requested District Al
torney Rover to appear in the
Grand Jury room and asked him
to have the city editor cited for
contempt of court.
Gets No Cooperation
So The Washington Times, armed
with information regarding out
rageoug law violations in the Ma
tional Capital, under the eyes of
the police and with their protec-
ton. finds that instead of being
greeted in a spirit Of cooperation,
it's city editor must be cited for
contempt and possibly lodged in
Jail.
In inviting the Grand Jury to in.
vestigate fully the allegations placed
before it, the city editor was pre-
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e st. N. W.-Tenement
house. Run by bootlegger. He is
another of the big bootleggers; one
man said the biggest one. He uses
this house as headquarters, where
he keeps his stock and where we
bought liquor at 1870 a. m.
This house is a cheap three-story
building and is two doors from a
Federal office and also across the
street from the Police Department
garage, and Traffic Bureau, so it is
pretty bold.
has a large trade. a lot of
it among the marines, sailors and
soldiers. I saw him several times
on the street and he can be found
almost any time, especially at night,
around the corner of Fourteenth
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
and around the -- Restaurant
later on.
One night at 1880 a. M, in com.
pany with s. and Captain x, of the
u. S. Marines Corps, we were
brought here under captains direc-
tions, in taxicab and stopped op-
posit the house at E st. The
captain went into the house and
purchased a pint of bath tub gin
for $3.50. Captain X told me he
buys regularly of and many
others he knows do also
- hauls his own alcohol and
makes his own gin with the alcohol
and drops. berries, etc. He has
been arrested many times, but still
is going strong, although wary. He
sells whisky at 50 a half pint also
r st. N. W.-Bootleggers,
apartment house. is boot
logger who lives at this address;
also known as They
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
Dead Aviator Brother
Of Berryville Woman

BERRYNILLE, Va, Oct. 2S.-
Mrs. James r. Dakeman was ad.
vised bv telegram of the death of
her nephew Aubrey Hess, in an
airplane accident at Alliance re-.
Gently.
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
This Good Looking Young Man
Caters to Theater Patrons

-, bootlegger This yOuu2
bootlegger was met near -----
Theater and caters TO theater pa
irons,
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
SCORNS REPORT ON 60
SPEAKEAS|ES

pared to warn the jurors against en-
listing the aid of the police.
He was prepared to tell the Grand
Jury that there Is evidence of wide
spread corruption on the police force
and that most of the speakeasies
and bootleggers are being protected
by the police. The use of special
prohibition agents or Department OF
Justice agents was to be suggested.
In spite of the refusal of the Grand
Jury to consider the information
submitted to it. The Times today
presents the fifth instalment of its
amazing expose Of the ru traffic in
WASHINGTON as contained in the re-
mort of the state official. To-day $
chapter receals:
/. That two policemen were
seen i'm one Of the speakeasieS
talking in most friendly fashion
with the proprietor, who Is one
of the biggest rum kings Oi
Washington, owning chain OF
restaurants and liquor establish
ments.
2. That a policeman on his
beat dropped into one of the
speakeasies and had n drink OF
beer.
3. That three other policemen
strOlled into the same speakeasy,
drank beer and greeted the pro-
prietOr familiarly.
4. That one of the biggest boot.
leggers in Washington pays off
to the captain of a police pre-.
Cinct.
5. That speakeasies and boot
leggers flourish in various sec
tiOns of the city under the eyes
of the police.
The fifth instalment of the expose
The Washington times., 1929-10-28
SEVENTH RACE
One and One-Sixteenth Miles

417S-Cedar, Crest--S, Hughes ..... l9a
4l79-Glee .Club-E. Fator. r.......,.. ~
I-s pi,,o III o,--R ohartson. lie
1i7S Eair I,r.E-Cannon .... 1914
Ii7o- o-Torrence-Eahy ....... 10
heel-W .....'.. ~
Marie--Rose .......'' 100
4174-Ferry of Fate--A. Ahei......' IL
t7oAn Rapre-T, Rardales...... 1O7
TzH cold RrIIs-I Higslns IO4
T=1-Tovare-J Serio .....,...... 107
The Washington times., 1929-10-28

is a rather good-looking
fellow about 80 years old, tall, dark
complexion and slim. I was intro.
duced to by a friend OF his,
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CHAPTER. 5

Fourteenth st. n. w. Res
taurant. This is a bootleggers'
hangout. The restaurant does not
sell liquor, but there are several
"booties" always sitting in here
who sell liquor by the bottle and
deliver. They also take orders for
delivery any place.
NORTH Capitol st. Restau-
rant. This is --s place(
one OF his chain Of restaurants. He
does not sell whisky here but sends
customers to one of the speakeasies
in which he owns an interest or
which he owns outright. l met the
proprietor himself here one night.
He is a big man. about As years old.
He is said to have made a fortune
on whisky selling and on his res
taurants.
Two policemen were talking
Familiarity to him at the desk.
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L ~ ~ I II II - =. IL
Six FurlOn gs
+ I T 7 IT T ~ +
Six FurlOngS

52-Skirl-Workman ............,.ll ~
4l5O-Yarn-L. Fator ..............io io6
4l5O-Chlo Boy. Inzelone ......'lI
T56-Pious-E. Barnes ..........-. !Oy
4155-Curtsey-G Rose ..........'.l0 100
4157-Stanton--Field .....-.-..'....l"S l"S
4l54-Cross RoneS-W Cannon ....,loa
4l5&-Fair Orh-W Fronk ....,....
A153-Ned O-Quattlehaum ...'.'.''ll9
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SINTH HAZE
Mile and a sixteenth

416G-Frieda L--Barnes. ........... to3
4166-Alex Woodlffe-No boy....,. ~
4165-Prude ed. Eaby.........' les
l69-Immortal-W. Cannon....... III
4I6S-Paulina L--F. Slate.......... 1l3
4l6Y-5~ffodii-N. Huff. f............ us
416S-Fire Chief--R. Russell. ....... l!b
lTfI-Rrohuan-J Serio,....... Ill
-Reform-Inze1one ... 112
aIEI-TroIl-Carlisle .......... III
4I6--Hat Rrush-Ro ohertson. ....... 1l6
4l60-Alita Allen-D. BriCe. ......,. ll0
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Official Program
And Jockeys At
Laurel

Weather Clerk. Track Fast
FIRST RACE
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THREE EIGHTHS
FIVE -EIGHTHS
THREE QUARTERS

AuCilIa ....''''''''' '''''''
Clean Play ,..',,,,','',''''' 4'A'
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SECOND X ACE
About Two Miles

--Saratops-E RaIl....... 1&G
4195-Tarmar-\o boy............. l31
4l20-Barleycorn-A Bauman..... l$h
4l23-SanEamo--No boy............ l@2
412l-Way Fair-C Smoot t........ ! so
4l24-Orion's Sword-C. Jones..... 1876
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r st. N. w, apartment
house , a bootlegger lives at
this address. He moves quite often,
as many of them do, but this is his
address just at this time.
is a rather good looking fell
low, about feet 7 inches, dark,
about 80 years of age, has a small
moustache.
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who has bought liquor from him
] long time and who knows him well.
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-, bootIegger. This bootleg
ger just now is selling Old Tom Gin,
i what are called 'one-fifths,' that
is, very nearly a quart, for So. A
young fellow named -, pretty
we'll known dancer around town, is
working for -, selling liquor
and getting orders.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-25
Court Metes Out
Traffic Fines

J. II. Whittcd paid a fine of $25
today in Judge I. Mayfield's s court
in preference to spending % days in
'hc county Jail.
Whitted was arrested last night
while driving rccklessly On the Ca.
ieNico highway.
w. G. Rentfrew appeared before
Judge Nayfield ON n charge OF
reckless driving. It was also prov,
on that Tic defendant had bccn
drinking and on his plea Of guilty
the magistrate meted out sentence
Of 50 with an alternative Of -
DAYS in tie county Jail.
With only four reckless driving
arrests over the weekend, Captain
Erank Oswalt declared that motor,
ists are apparently needing the
warning issued several days ago in
regard to driving ON the Calexico
highway.
W. VI. Jones and p ". Salazar
We're the other two drivers arrested
md were scheduled to appear be-
fore Judge Lorenz Of CaleXico tins
morning for hearing.