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Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-11
PUBLIC CALLED
ON TO OBSERVE
FLAG DAY HERE

One hundred and fifty-three years
ago next Saturday, the flag Of the
United States of America was
born by act of congress, which on
that date established as the nation
al colors lag of l3 alternate red
and white stripes with a blue field
in the right hand corner, contain
ing a star for each state in the ma
ton.
FL Centre is to observe the an
niversary on Friday night with APP
propriate ceremonies under the aus
pices of the Ell Centre lodge of Elks,
with the American Legion, Boy
Scouts and the entire population of
city is not only invited, but urged
to attend.
The exercises will take place in
city park and will be preceded by
parade through the business CEN
ter of the city, with FL Centre band
and Boyee Aten Post drum and bu-
gle corps participating.
"We are making an urgent plea
through the Press, to all the citi-
zens of FL Centre, urging them to
attend these exercises" said Harry
Horton, exalted rule of the Elks
lodge today.
"This is not an Elks function.
The rules of our order oblige us to
observe Flag day, and we are mere
ly taking the lead, asking all others
to cooperate. The exercises at tho
park will be brief but impressive,
short enough to permit those at
tending to take part in other affairs
later, if they so desire, and i'm
pressive enough to make us all real
ize just what our flag means to us.
"The principal part of the pro-
gram will be renewal of the
pledge of allegiance to the flag,
which we viii ask all those attend
ing to take. We have heard and
read so much locally in recent
weeks of radicalism and antagonism
to the American flag, that we con-
slider it an appropriate time for all
citizens to renew their loyalty to
the flag and the Constitution of the
United States.
"This is rally call to all loyal
and patriotic citizens, We have
planned the observance for Friday
night, although the anniversary is
Saturday, realizing that many III
Centrans go out of the city over
the week end.
"We urge every man, woman and
child TO come to the exercises, and
ask all to display their flags
throughout Saturday, July II. Fisg
day should near more 10 all Of this
year than it has in recent years,
and we should make every effort 10
show our loyalty TO the falg that
our fathers, brothers and friends
have died for"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-11
CAROL MAKES
PROGRESS ON
HIS new JOB

BUCHAREST, June II. Wp)-
King Carol was experiencing great
er difficulty today than was first
expected in forming government
harmonizing all koumanian fac
tions, but he was scoring a decided
victory in overcoming the opposi-
ton Of the liberal party.
Conferences have been held for
many hours daily between Carol
and leaders of the various political
parties, but today they Were still
being held, and there was no i'm,
mediate indication that anyone
would be designated to undertake
the difficult task of bringing an
orderly government out of the con-
glomerate mass of interests repre-
sented in the Roumanian parlia-
ment.
Carol was represented as unwill-
ing to dissolve the present parlia-
ment partly because it gave him the
throne and partly because he pre-
ferred the change from the regency
to his reign to be less drastic than
a general election would make it.
Among the common people, the
people to whom party lines are not
sacred, sympathy and admiration
for the new king was being shown
with the greatest enthusiasm. New
er in Roumanian history have such
public demonstrations been mani
tested as have occurred daily since
Carol stepped from his paine after
a five year absence.
Whatever troubles Carol may
encounter with his government, he
may feel assured of popular sup
port
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-11
EARLY SURVEY OF
DRY LAWS URGED
BY WICKERSHAM

WASHINGTON, June 11-W.E-
The success or failure of the prohi-
bition and other federal laws should
bc completely surveyed within an
other year, Chairman George w.
Wickersham of the President 8 law
enforcement commission told the
House appropriation committee dur
ing hearings on the second deficien-
cy bill, it was learned today.
Wickersham S account of the
commission activities during the
past year and its plans for the next
were made public today when the
deficiency bill was reported to the
House. The bin carries an appro-
lriation of $250,000 recommended by
the President for expenses of the
commission during the next year.
Information placed before the
committee included little that
Wickersham had not made public
before, an examination of the hear
ipgs revealed.
Questioned by representative
Cramton (Republican) of Michigan,
Nickersham told the appropriations
committee the policy of the conf
mission thus far has been only to
attempt discovery cf methods where
by the 18th amendment might be
better enforced, with no effort to
determine its feasibility, as some
members of the commission wanted
to do
Cramton, the hearings revealed,
then told Wiekersham the commits
sion had no right to report on the
amendment feasibility.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-11
Expect Anything
From Chicago

CHICAGO, June II. U.H - A
firebug set garage grease pit
aflame early today, planted four
sticks Of dynamite in the path OF
the blaze and called the fire de-
partnient, without reckoning
however, that fire doesn't ex-
plode dynamite.
Presumably the firebug re-
manned to view the havoc he
hoped his plant would cause for
when firemen were unable to To-
cate the blaze a second anony-
nous telephone call gave the ex-
act location.
When the small blaze was
quenched, the firemen found
partly burned stick of dynamite
in the pit and two others which
the fire had not reached.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-11
WITNESSES FOR
DEFENSE DENY
THREATS MADE
Trial of Alleged Radicals
Proceeds In Local Su-
periOr Court.

When court was called to order
this morning in the trial of the nine
Indicted radicals in Judge Thomp-
sons court, A. Barnum, laboref
from Brawley, who had joined the
communist party, was put on the
stand by the defense and was sub.
Jectcd to a questioning by the de-
fcnse staff regarding the words Ead
actions of individual defendants
during different meetings of the
organization in Brawley park. He
testified that he had heard these
men speak regarding the conditions
or the laboring classes in the valley
hut could not remember having
heard anything concerning the de-
struction of property during the
contemplated strike. He repeated
this statement during his cross
examination when asked regarding
picket lines to be established dur
ing the strike.
Oscar Erickson, another of the
defendants, was called to the stand
and stated that he was a mem Der Of
the T. L. L. L., and national secre-
tary of the A. w. /. l.. He testified
that although a strike was intended
to be called in Imperial Valley dur
ing the present cantaloupe season,
ne violence was intended and that
pickets would be used to prevent
strikebreakers interfering with the
strike.
At 2:3o o clock yesterday after
noon the prosecution announced
that it had no more witnesses to
bring to the stand and rested. De-
fense attorney Henderson then
moved that the court issue instruc-
tions that verdict of not guilty
be returned on each count of the
Indictment, on the grounds that the
evidence produced was insufficient
to show that each defendant was
member of the communist party;
that they had advocated those
things charged against them in the
indictment or had distributed GER
tain literature; that they had con-
spired to do the things denounced
III this indictment or that they had
committed any overt act.
This motion, presented in three
parts, corresponding to each count
of the indictment, was denied by the
court, whereupon the defense called
Carl Sklar, one of the defendants,
to take the stand.
Just previous to this, however, the
state announced that it had wished
to call Walter Sibley, local manager
of the Boiling detective agency, to
the stand. but the latter had been
called away from town. District
Attorney Heald stated that Sibley
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-11
Traffic Officer
And Wife Killed

LONG BEACH, June II. (U.H-R.
l.. Gibson, 81, of l24l State street,
a city motorcycle officer, and his
wife, Edith, 81, died early today
from injuries suffered in a collis-
ion of their motorcycle with an.
automobile ON Anaheim boulevard
near Wilmington.
Ernest Sommers, oil Hawaiian
street, Wilmington, was the driver
of the automobile which crashed
with the cycle on which the officer
and his wife were riding tandem.
Three children survive the couple.
Bernice, l2; Helen, 8, and Antoin-
cite, Z.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-11
MINERS CHARGE
LAXNESS CAUSED
TUNNEL TRAGEDY

LINERMORE, June il. (U.D-
Fired by the Calaveras tunnel trag
edy of Sunday, in which seven of
their fellows lost their lives, miners
themselves charged today that
gross neglect and indifference to
human safety had characterized
tunnel operations for some time.
Formulated last night AT a secret
meeting, the accusations include:
|. There was no rescue equip
ment on the scene of the blast and
there is none now. The nearest gas
mask outfit is % miles away.
9. Workable rescue equipment
did not arrive until six hours after
the explosion. 1t has since been
returned to the Heteh-Hetchy off
ice % miles away.
3. The first rescue equipment
that arrived did not include oxy-
gen tanks and was useless until
they arrived two hours later.
4. There was no watchman ON
duty at the portal of the tunnel.
'5. There is no air hoseman on
duty to patrol the tunnel and blow
out gas pockets that collect under
the roof.
6. 1t is regular practice to pile
dynamite and electric primers or
top of electric motors run into the
tunnels.
7. At Camp Mocho, nine miles
from Livermore, another of the
Hetch-Hetchy tunnel projects, elec
tric lights are strung along the tor
timbers. Regulations call for theil
suspension at lower altitude 81
that should a wire break and eausI
spark, gas collected at the ROOT
will not be ignited.
The meeting was called by JOIN
Il. Burns, president of the Tunne
and Aqueduct Workers Union.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-11
"Corpse' Revives
Then Really Dies

LOS ANGELES, June IL. (U.H
When oscar E. Ralfson, 65, re-
gained consciousness in a mortu-
ary, where he had been taken
after an automobile accident he
sat up, gazed about him wildly
and fell back dead.
An emergency physician ar
rived and ordered Ralfson re-
moved to hospital, where he
was pronounced dead.
Ralfson was struck down near
the mortuary by an automobile
driven by John Dunn, Of this
city.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-11
FIRE DESTROYS LUMBER YARD

0ROVILLE, Calf, June l1.-tUH
One man was probably fatally
burned and $25,000 damage was
done here early today when a fire
destroyed the plant of the f. C.
Fisher Lumber Company.
Starting from an unknown cause
the fire jumped from the yard to a
cabin nearby, where Fred Carter,
62, was sleeping. Overcome by
smoke, Carter was rescued by fire
men only after his entire body WAS
covered with burns.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-11
Goebel Defers
Trip To East

LOS ANGELES, June II. W.H-
Col. Arthur Goebel, who won the
Dole flight to Hawaii, will not
leave for the east until the last of
this week, pending final tests of the
Yankee Doodle in which he plans to
flv from Paris to New York.
The plane, Lockheed Explorer,
was specially built and equipped for
the flight, and has a gasoline ca
pacity of SlS gallons.
Goebel said he planned one
stop flight TO New York where tho
plane will be dismantled and slVp-
ped to France. ....... ....-
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-11
SUSPECT HELD
FOR DEATH OF
ALFRED LINCLE
Chicago Gangster Denies
Being Slayer of News
paper Reporter.

CHICAGO, june II. U.P)-Sam
Hunt, dapper henchman of Oscar
face Al" Capone and hunted by all
law enforcement agencies as sus
pect in assassination of Albert Lin
gle, Chicago Tribune reporter, was
surrendered to police today by his
attorney.
Hunt, said by two secret witness
es to resemble the lone gangster
who murdered the newspaperman
Monday in a pedestrian subway,
was accompanied by former Alder
man John Johntry and Ralph
Pierce, night club owner identified
with Ralph Capone, brother of Al.
Through Johntry, Hunt denied
that he had anything to do with the
Staying that has aroused press and
public to the highest pitch against
gangland since the machine gun
murder of William McSwiggin, as
sistant states attorney, in 1925.
Cool and poised, Hunt, who
jumped bond on charges of being
one of the "golf bag" killers in one
Of the recent dozen gang killings,
chatted with reporters as he await
ed the arrival of Commissioner John
Siege for questioning.
81 wouldn't be here if | had any
thing to do with humping off Jake
Lingle," Hunt said He smiled
when he noticed reporters watching
to see whether he was right or left
handed.
NO. I'm right handed" he
laughed. "You can't pin that rap
on me-" A glove for the left hand
was discarded by the killer.
Johntry said he surrendered Hunt
for fear "the gangsters would take
him for a ride to seal his lips" and
that he wanted "this charge cleared
up" The "ride" contingency al
ready had been suggested by the
police. They said if the hunt be-
came too hot they feared gangsters
would deal out justice to the Lingle
murderer themselves to avoid any
chance of detection.
CHICAGO, June 11.-U.p)-Tor
rents of criticism for the police de
partment marked developments to
day in the war ON crime which has
been touched off here by the assas
sination of Alfred "Jake' Lingle
star reporter of underworld murder.
for the Chicago tribune.
Public patience seemed to have
reached the breaking point, anC
/ from all sides came demands for al
abrupt end to conditions which
brought about the murder.
Newspapers forgot political diff
ferences for the moment and unite,
i'll demanding that Lingle S assassin
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-11
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Band concert, 8, city park.
Mid week meetings, churches.
DeMolay, 8, Masonic Temple.
Moose lodge, 8, California
hotel.
Oasis lodge No. 664, T. and
A. NJ, T:3o, Masonic Temple.
Eagles, s, $50 Broadway.
Knights of Pythias, s, Davis
hall.
Fox Imperial Airdome, "The
Woman Racket"
TOMORROW
Rotary club, Barbara Worth.
McCabc home department, 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-11
Florida Bank
Closes Doors

MIAMI, Fla, June IL. U.P)-The
Bank of Biseayne failed to open its
doors today. A notice said it had
been closed by the board of direc-
tors for the protection of depositors.
MIAMI, Fla, June l1-<Upl An
airplane bearing two million dollars
in cash arrived here FROM jackson
Vile at 2:05 p. m. today to meet a
financial situation caused by the
bank of Bay Biscayne and four
others. President Homph of First
National, announced the money
would be used through other Miami
banks to pay off all concerned in
the closed houses.
VlNELAND, N. j., June IL. U,p
The Vineland Trust company.
Nineland's largest bank, failed to
open its doors today. Police kept
a large crowd moving to prevent
any disorder.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-11

Continued on page 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
~She curled up like little kitten, and

He answered there wasn't, that he was all
right.
"You are sure there is nothing you want?"
abe repeated, with gentle insistence.
''You know" he said to me now, with All
her efficiency, there was something a little
childish about her. Childish and innocent. It
well, it drew the heart. -
eff there is anything she said very
earnestly-and she seemed such q little girl
you won't be afraid to call me, viii your
You'll call me?'
"Then I saw that it was true, really true.
That the couch, the blankets, the pillows had
been brought for her; that she was going to
remain here, in my room.
Looking back now, don't see why should
have felt that way about it. It's done regu-
larry in hospitals. I suppose I was light In
the head But can't tell you what won
der and delight filled me now at the thought.
This seemed to me the most incredibly charm
ing thing-that little Efficiency should remain
in the same room with me-the prettiest
thingl
"She slipped about and put out all the lights,
all but one; she shaded this low. Then she
slid herself out ON the couch and composed
herself for sleep. There was a big white pillow
at the head; she took it into her arms and
drew it to herself; she curled up like little
kitten and In q lily was asleep. Sleeping very
quietly, without sound-just like little kit
tent"
He halted. He was searching in his head for
a better expression than the one he had used.
But he came back to it. EFT was the prettiest
thing, john" he said penetratingly.
IT couldn't believe it," he went on. EVERY
now and then I'd raise myself on my elbow to
make sure. She really is there I'd whisper to
myself. But as soon as I'd get tired and fan
back out Of sight I'd begin to doubt again;
I'd have to get up on my elbow again. I'd stay
up that way as long as could looking ct her
over there, curled up on the couch so cutely,
hugging that pillow. Even as looked would
not quite believe Incredible kept saying
to myself It was too wonderful couldn't
realize such beautiful thing could be given
to me, an old drab like me. I'd keep raising
up to make sure. It wasn't very good exera.
else for a man who's just lost his appendix,
was IT,"
murmured that it very probably was not.
Sc A LII the same" he said, with something
like defiant exultation in his tone. "that
Is how spent the night Getting up on my
elbow to look, falling back when too tired, get
ting up on my elbow again. And remember
it as the most delicious night! The moon came
up outside after q while and shone in through
the window. 1t touched her, it made her little
corner of the room little cave filled with
fairy light. And she was so pretty and so
cute in there, little Efficiency at her restl So
sweet! She was so sweet there In that light
sleeping so quietly, curled UP like little cat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02

was on the stand at my side I'd look at it,
then lie back. Then when thought two
hours had gone by I'd look at the watch again
and only two minutes would have passed.
Two minutes, not hours
Then I'd say to myself, 7 won't stand it.
Each minute is just like an hour, and there
are SO many minutesl I'm going to throw
myself out Of the window!'
But then I wouldn't throw myself out Of
the window, but Just lie there. And after a
while I'd think, Now, surely two hours have
gone BY and I'd look, and again 1t would be
two minutes 7 won't stand it. I'd say. Tn
going to throw myself out Of the window. But
wouldn't"
It was during the tnterminable stretching
Of this burning, tossing, enfevered misery that
her GOODNESS slowly established itself about
him and filtered into him. Her GOODNESS. The
GOODNESS of her voice sweet as chimes" OF
her white starched garments, Of her light
hands. OF her efficiency.
HER efaciencyI He waxed quite lyric over
that. I wish could remember all he
said but was so stupehed by this spectacle
Of my business man suddenly run POLITICALLY
amuck that I sat there staring, marveling at
the miracle without registering. One of his
phrases still recall-'The beauty Of efficiency"
It seems that she had that to an extraor-
III
before that simple efficiency had beauty; now
he knew it. He assured me that it did. A
beauty cool, pure and white, which aroused
in the beholder tendernessI
Throughout the length Of that long hot
miserable day this had sifted to him. cooling
his fever, smoothing his tortured nerves, but
1t was when evening came, he said that
something peculiarly charming had occurred.
"a little thing" he said, something, I un-
derstand quite customary to nursing routine
rather to be expected-but which somehow took
able emphasis. The most unreasonable"
It had been announced by series Of small
preparations, but even at that he had not
believed 1t possible. A cot had been brought
in and set up. Later blankets sheets, q
pillow.
Then, suddenly, she had vanished.
"And when she returned" he said, ~She
had been transformed, she was another being.
You see, all day she had gone about in her
uniform, white, starched, cleaning, like q
light armor. But now she had on soft gar
ments. And on her head, instead Of the stir
white cap, was one all soft and smoky blue,
with just one little rose. I can't ten you how
enchanting the change seemed to me, all doped
up as was. It was as If while she had been
gone she had stepped into fairyland."
Even then, he had not really believed posi-
BILE what was about to take place. She went
about the room In last ordering Of things
already well ordered, then bent over him.
Nov, is there anything more I can do for
you?" she asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
WHEN 1T HAPPENS o0 one efoe O.

IN Effort Is Made, in This Series
of Stories Published Exclusively MWaSh-
ington in The Stars Magnzine, to Obtain
the Most Unusual, Well Written Fiction
of the Day-James HoPperS Name Is
Nell Knozvn to Fiction Loveys and This
Story, 'W|hen 1t Happens, " Is Probably
the Best From HIS Pen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02

IS came across Sam Nolan the
! !: Z. : !! :.
other day he bounced upon me
~ eagerly "Just the man want
to see!" he cried. i've been
~ looking for you, I've got some
thing for you. Something you
can use, something good this
~A ~ time I've had my appendix
ciIt oatIO
Evening star., 1930-06-08

liam ]. Mosher and First Lieuts. Walter
I. Jordan, Arthur w. Ellis and Edwin
c. Ferguson.
Col. Thomas Holcomb, attached to
Corps Headquarters, will be detached
therefrom June 16 and is to report for
the senior course of instruction at the
Naval War College, Newport, r. l., not
later than June 80.
Chief Gunner Silas M. Bankert has
been detached from Corps Headquarters
this city, to duty at the Marine Corps
Base, Naval Operating Base, san Diego,
Calf.
Second Lieut.. Edward w. Snedeker.
heretofore ordered to Corps Headquar-
ters, this city, for duty, Is ordered TO
Quantico instead.
Capt. Lemuel c. Shepherd, jr., here
tofore attached at Quantico, has been
ordered to duty in Haiti.
Capt. Francis s. Keiren, heretofore
attached to Quantico Barracks, has
been ordered to duty at Marine Bar
racks, Paris Island, S. @.
Capt. walter T. H, Galliford, Guam
tico, has been ordered to Marine Bar
racks, Naval Ammunition Depot, York
town, Va.
Capt. Leonard e. ,Rea has also been
detached from duty at the Quantico
base and goes to Charleston, 8. G.
Mai Edwin N. Mcclellan, heretofore
attached to Quantico, has been or
dered to report at Corps Headquarters,
this city.