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Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
ENGINEERS TO
STUDY ROUTE OF
RIVER AQUEDUC7

Los ANGELES, Oct. 22. W.Pl y
review of possible routes over which
water Will be brought 10 the Metro.
politan Water District from Boulder
Dam will be considered by three ma.
jonally known engineers who will
arrive here soon, il was announced
today by Frank f. Weymouth, chief
engineer Of the district.
\ two-year survey already com
plctcd will be presented to the group
upon their arrival by Weymouth
who now has staff in the field
preparing study of the watcrlinc
project.
The engineers comprising the
board of review are Thaddcus Erri.
man, chief engineer of the New
York city water system; \. }. vi
ley, Boise. Idaho, consulting engi.
necr. and Richard II. Lyman. Salt
Lake city engineer.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
PILLS OR BUMP
CHOICE OFFERED
BY BOLD BANDIT

san JOSE, Calf, Oct. -. tU.P;--
Police today sought a consideratc
bandit here who before rohbing his
victims offered them their choice of
a crack on the head with revolver
butt OF the consumption of five du-
bious looking pills.
George II. Faui told police yes
tcrday lie had been driven to Il
lonely spot by 4 bandit who had
kidnapped him at the point of a pis.
tol and there offered the strange
alternatives.
Choosing the less direct of these
Faul said he had swallowed two of
the pills, surrcptiticusly casting the
others to the floor of the ear. Then
he promptly curled up and pretended
10 sieep while the stranger riflcd his
pockets.
Faul. none the worse for his pills,
lad Just completed his complaint to
police when another report came ii,
apparently about the same man
Benny Coltc and Ray Byron, San
Jose youths, declared they had fol-
lowed a man stealing Byron's ma
chine. The robbar, finding the pur-
suing car was the faster of the two,
stopped, pulled out a pistol, and
forced the two to exchange vehicles
with him. He then drove rapidly
off
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
Coast Prices In
New Low Levels

LOS ANGELES. Oct. -. W.H-
Prices were irregular in early trad.
ing ON the Los Angeles stock and
cuib exchanges today, with a tend
cncy toward lower levels. Record
lows were made by several stocks,
including Richficld Oil, which sold
as low as 6la after closing vestcr.
day at :, and Standard Oil OF Cal
ifornia, which touched II then
climbed back to 5l"s on trades of
1900 shares.
Transamcrica led in volume of
sales today, $500 shares changing
hands within a price range of II to
l7%>, The stock closed yesterday at
177s.
Southern California Edison Com.
mon, with sales of 900 shares,
reached new low of 47$l. Security
First National declined to 96"i af-
ter opening at 81, half a point under
yesterday 5 close
Two thousand shares of Los An.
gcleS Investment were sold at 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
JURY FINDS FOR
DEFENDANTS IN
HIGHWAY BONDS

After dclihcratidn of only i
minutes, a jury this morning brought
in verdict for the defendants in
Il case that has taken up three days
before Judge y. G.. Finncy in the
superior court.
The verdict was in favor of Leroy
Little and j. W. Gray, and Bob Da-
Wis and wife, sued by the Empl)y-
ers' Liability Bonding corporation,
which had asked payment of $500
alleged due from the defendants.
1t was legal victory for Ernest
II. Utlcy and NJ. c. Atchison, attor-
nevs for the defense.
The ease was a complicated one.
Little and Gray, it developed, had
miles of highway near WinSlow. Ari-
zoua, in 1927, for $4,000. While
proceeding with the contract they
went behind in payment on supplies
they bought from the Babbt Broth
crs Trading company in Winslow, to
the amount of $500. When the
trading company refused further
credit without satisfactory security,
the Employers Liability bonding cor
poration made a bond for the amount
due, and Bob Davis of CalcXico,
who is we'll known in Imperial Val
ley, and his wife in turn made a
bond for the same amount to the
corporation.
Subsequently Little and Gray were
not allowed to proceed with con
Struction of the highway, and the
bonding company took over and
completed the contract, using cqu;1-
ment of the defendants valued II
$4,000.
The bonding corporation sued to
recover the money they cua} gc1
was owed by the defendants to thr
trading company, and which they
had guaranteed by bond.
The defendants based their lie
fense on the grounds that they vGc
not permitted to finish their road
contract, anh- that equipment lad
been taken from them in an ul!aw-
full manner by the bonding com
panY.
This was apparently the attitude
of the jury, for they found in favor
of the defendants, cXoneratiug them
from payment.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
MOTHER RELATES
MODERN STORY
DURING INQUEST

Los ANGELES. Oct. %. U,H-A
ericf-strickcn mother aided the
county coroner today to write the
final chapter of tragedy of youth
gin, dance halls and adolcsccnt rcck-
IcSsncsq which brought about the
death u days rgo of 20-ycarold
Hazel Cole, victim of too much
liquor.
In q monotone. Mrs. Mabel Cole
liazcl'S mother, tcld how she last
saw her daughter alive when she left
for Il beach dance hall alone. Late
that night she was summoned to the
county morguc to identify a body
9n marble slab as that Of Hazel.
\ chemist 5 report showed that
the liquor consumed by the girl was
not poisonous, and autonSy surgeons
5nnounccd that ovcrindulgCnce in
tie drink had caused her death and
the illness of her companion, Bobhic
La Sale. pugilist.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
CHICAGO BANDITS
MAKE ANOTHER
JEWELRY HAUL

CHICAGO. Or:, -. fU.pi Three
handits who rcscmhlcd and worked
like those who recently held up the
wife Of Mayor William Hale Thomp-
son, held up two wealthy Chicago
couples early today and escaped with
$4,000 worth of icwclry.
The victims of the robbery were
George Il, Crand"il, broker and for.
Ilcr vice president of Montgomery
Ward X Co.; Ralph Gardner, broker,
and Mrs. Crandcll and Mrs. Gard.
nCr.
The two couples had attended a
fashion show at the Stevens Hotel
and went from there TO the Drake
Tower Hotel, where the Crandclls
live. AS they got out of taxi
at the side of the hotel, the three
bandits held them up. Crandcll and
Gardner were forced to sit inside
the cab while the women were
searched.
From Mrs. Crandcll the bandits
took two diamond rings. one valued
at 100000; bracelet valued at So,
600 and $500 necklace. They
took a $4,000 diamond ring from
Mrs. Gardner and 5000 ring and
so in cash from Crandcll. Mrs.
Gardner was allowed to keep her
wedding ring and Gardner ring
which he told the bandits his dying
father had given him.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
Pair OF Doctors
Lose Licenses

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Oct. -
tJ.p<-Licenscs of two doctors stood
revoked and licenses of two others
stood suspended today, following the
first day 5 meeting of the State
Board of Medical Examiners here
yesterday.
DIR. Clarence G. Edwords. San
Francisco: charged with performing
an illegal operation, and DR.. Ernest
Scosseria, San Francisco, found gull
ty of narcotic addiction, lost their
licenses to practice in California.
DR.. +. II. Van Tasscll, Berkeley.
found guilty of illegally prescribing
narcotics. and Dr. John II. Leads,
worth, Santa Ana, charged with aid
ing and abetting an unlicensed per-
son, suffered suspension of their Ii.
censes for ono year. DIR. George II.
Bland, Fresno, was found guilty Of
violating the state narcotic acts and
was placed on five years probation.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
AMATEUR BANDIT BUMPS INTO
GOOD SAMARITAN IN CHICAGO

bandit, as he returned the S25
to his pocket, If you'll put
that gun away VIC can talk
little. I've still got a job and
maybe I can help you out
The man, still trembling and
thoroughly ashamed gave his
name and address and agreed to
meet Mayerlc the next day.
They met as agreed. Having
investigated and learned the
truth of the amateur holdup
mans story, Mayerle then told
the truth himself-that he is a
wealthy manufacturing jcwcler.
Mayerle had the mans sick
wife taken to a hospital, bought
food and coal for the family and
raised fund among his friends
to aid them further. Today he
was looking for 4 permanent job
for the man, whose name he re-
fused to tell.
Perhaps it's bad example,
the jewcler said. Perhaps some
folks would argue about the
moral of il. But there's one
thing they can't argue about
it does show what conditions arc
coming to-
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
KINCSFORD-SMITH
FINISHES FLIGHT
IN RAPID Time

SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 30. U.p)
-Commandcr Charles r. kingsford.
Smith arrived here at ; y. m. today
completing 4 record breaking flight
from England which will probably
tc his last Except one which is a
ease of dual control
The famous flyer was greeted by
his fiancccc, Miss Mary Powell, who
embraced him as he climbed from
lis light airplanc, Southern Cross,
.Ir. Referring TO his approaching
marriage in Brisbane, ,kingsford.
Smith had said that the "dual con.
troll flight was the only one in
which he was interested
Kingsford- flew from Croy-
don to Port Darwin in nine DAYS,
II hours, 90 minutes, bcttcring Bert
Ilinklcr s record by more than five
ana half days. He landed cnroutc
TO offer aid to rival. flight Lieu
tenant G.. W. Hill, whose machine
was wrecked when taking off from
Timor, in the Malay Archipelago.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
Wife PrOcures
Mans Arrest

LOS ANGELES, Oct. %. U.H-W
W. Spencer, 40, said to be n wealthy
Minneapolis, Mimi, resident, was
held in the county Jail following his
arrest TO-DAY IN "A local hotel on
charges of adultery and Mann Act
violation, preferred by his wife,
Spencer was arrested III the com
Ianv of Miss Jerry Price, %, said
to be marathon dancer The girl
was held in technical custody for
several hours, but was released upon
her promise to appear later for
questioning.
Photographic adviccs to the district
attorney alleged that Spencer de
serted his wife and child in Minnea-
polls in February, 1929. Attempts
20 cXtraditc Spencer and the girl
will be made, it was indicated.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
HARD BOILED
GANCSTER MEEK
WHEN IN COURT

CHICAGO. Oct: 90. U.HJ-Gcorre
!" Bugs Moran, abdicatcd gang lead.
cr known as "harG boilcd' gang.
Stcr, appeared before Judge John II.
Lyle, known as a hard boiled -
judge, today and had an uncomfort-
able half hour before his motion for
a change of venue on vagrancy
Charge was put over.
Moran was sleeping in Lake
county resort when caught vcstcr-
day. He was doing in his cell
when called out to 90 to Lyle $ court
today.
He complained to attendants that
the Jail was IA neck of a place
for respectable business man like
me, - but stood meek and silent be
fore Judge Lyle in felony court.
"Gcoroc Moran, Lyle read from
the docket. "Is that this man s
real name he asked former Judge
Claire {. Edwards, Moran's attor,
ney. Police have said Moran
WAS an alias.
Yes, your honor" spoke up
Moran. "My father 5 name was
Joe and he was born in Ireland My
mother was born in Canada.
vas born in this country.
Edwards asked for a change of
Venue for his client. filing a affi-
davit by Moran accusing Lv,c of
pre- iudiccs Lyle set the motion for
argument at > =. m. tomorrow,
Moran, whose bond on the vagran-
Cy charge is $4,000. was taken back
to his cell.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
COLLEGE
HEAD IS
INVESTED
SprOul Assumes Duties As
President OF University
OF California.
NOTABLES PRESENT
New Leader Defines Use
full Sphere OF Junior
College In Education.

BERK ELEY, Oct 80. U.H With
the ariNtocracv of California s ed
ucational. ndustr,a> ant- profession
IL ranks among the thousands IN at.
tendance, Dir. Robert Cor o II
Sproul, was inauguratcd today as
president Of the University of Cali.
forna.
Besides notablcs from his native
state. DR.. Sproul was further hon.
orcd by the presence of delegates
from more than 100 colleges. univcr,
stiles and educational boards and
societies IN virtually every corner
of the civilized world.
Following music by the univcrsi-
= symphony orchestra. the aeadc-
me procession of hundreds of robcd
figures. greetings from other uni.
v,rsltics, alumni, students, rcllow
acadCmcian> and the dean Of his
school Of the university, came DR..
Sprouts address.
AftcrWard, honorary degrees were
awarded Ia Arnold Bennett Hall.
president Of the University Of Ore
CON. Charles Dcrlcth, Jr., dem of
the college of Civil Engineering. DR..
~pronl alma mater; Thomas Hunt
Morgan, president of the California
Institute OF Technology. and Albert
Russell Mann. dean Of the New York
State College Of Agriculture.
Sproul, %, is the second roung
est university prcaiicn; in the toun
Try. the Youngest being Robert
MAYNARD Hutchins, president Of the
University of Chicago.
Besides many other notab!cs of
state government who attended,
Governor C. e. Young, was p1rtici.
laut in the ceremony.
In vigorous. pointed address, pr.
sproul pledged himself to an asgre-
>ivr and .ntroSPCctivo adminlstra'
tiou.
Excerpts;
mentally. there mus' b."
Lnt one state university, no. s..
called colleges ana universities at
eyer, crossroads or even every coun'
:. scat. In no etatc which has fol.
lowed program of distribution OF
state institutions and state resources
lag there accn General satisfaction
with the result
ANY plans fer tho Development
Of higher education in California
Cont lucd on page -
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22

CHICAGO, Oct. %. tU.p,-It
was nearing midnight as A. c.
Mayerle approached his home,
walking and alone. The street
was dimly lighted. It was cold.
He complied quickly when
man stepped into his path,
pointed a gun at him and or
dered him TO put up his hands.
The robbers hand trembled
as he reached into Mayerle's
coat pocket and withdrew a wal
let. Mayerle spoke to him.
There S35 in the wallet
he said. Its my weeks pay.
If you take it al it's going to
be pretty hard on the wife and
kids. Could let me have part Of
it back?'
The bandit $ hand trcmbled
more violently.
This-this is all new to
me- he stammered. "I'ye got
wife, too. She's sick. There's
four kids and I can't find a Job.
We've got no coal ard no gro
ceries. I've simply got to have
part of this money. I'll take
$40 and give you back the rest
Maybe Mayerle told the
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
DISCUSS
MACHINE
|NF||()A[)S
Need For Survey OF Eff
feet Upon Employment
Emphasized By Davis.
COXEY IS ON HAND
staggered Hour Suggest
ed AS Means For Re-
lieying Situation.
BY Lyle G. Wilson
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Get. %. UP
The need for Il thorough going in
quiry into the effects of time saving
industrial machines upon unemploy-
Imcnt was emphasized today by See
rotary Of Labor Davis at the open
ing session of the advisory commit
tee on employment statistics.
Davis described the march CT the
machines into the strongholds of
labor at a meeting attended by labor
leaders. economists and manufacture
crs, who assembled with the labor
secretary in accordance with Prcsi-
dent Hoover 5 call Of August l..
The committee will advise the labor
department 5 statistical bureau on
ways of adding to the government Is
knowledge Of unemployment.
At the same time, General
Jacob S. CoXey. who in 1894 led Il
march Of the unemployed on Wash
ington, called upon secretary Of
commerce Lamont. chairman Of
President Uocrnr's : cabinet unem-
ploymert council. with u proposal of
an 1Smonth moratorium and pay
mcnt Of 500 month to all unem-
pioVcd adults as a measure of relief.
His crusading fire undimmed,
CoXcT emerged from Lamont S office
with word that the secretary had
countcrcd his proposals by stating
they would be in violation of the ad-
IminiStratiou 5 policies
Coxey said bank credit had col
l;lsed and that his moratorium pro-
nosal was to relieve inetallmcnt buy
ors and prevent foreclosure Of mort
cages.
Meanwhile, the work of setting
up administration machinery TO deal
With unemployment awaited the ar
rival of Col. Arthur Woods, former
New York police commissioner, who
was selected for this task by Pres
ident Hoover, Woods was expected
: 10 arrive here later in the dav for
I conference with Mr.. Hoover and
Lamont.
In addressing the advisory COM
mittcc on statistics. Davis explained
that the committee $ work would be
to suggest reliable methods of get
Continued on pare 81
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
HOOVER DRAWN
IN PENNSYLVANIA
POLITICAL SCRAP

WASHINGTON, Oct. - UP
Efforts are being made to draw
President Hoover against his wishes
into the election campaign now near
ing its climax.
Thus far, in face of strong pres
cure, he has fought off all appeals
from Republican candidates seeking
White House help. He visited four
states in his recent speaking tour
lut INDUCED in no booming of Re-
publican candidates. He avoided
even having his photograph taken
with them or in any other way con
Quoting himself So that he might be
capitalized by party candidates.
President Hoover, however, has
been drawn into the intense Pcnnsyl-
Sania governorship contest within
the last n hours. Clifford Pinchot,
Republican candidate for governor.
is quoted as having said he received
word his election was hoped for by
President Hoover. Secretary OF
Labor Davis, Republican candidate
for Senator in Pennsylvania, has
denied this. He says that MI.
Hoover has not even endorsed him,
a member of the Cabinet, and that
the President, as the head Of the
nation, cannot endorse political can
didatcs.
The White House refuses to com
ment, as a declaration either way
might have serious rcpcrcussions,
Pinchot, though Republican candj,
date, is opposed by almost the entire
fhiladclphia party organization and
numerous other influential Republi-
cans in the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
Missing Broker
Gives New Clue

NEW YORK, Oct, -. U.pl-An.
ether clue to the possible where.
abo.tS OF Charles V. Bob, missing
broker and stock promoter, was
traced today aftcr relation of the
fact that Bob supposedly called his
home here FRIDAY and said he was
IN Akron, Ohio.
Mrs. Bob was act at home at the
time of the call and Bob talked to
the maid according to Deputy At
tomey General Henry b, Stables
who announced discovery of the new
clue.
staples is expected to question
Mrs. Bob either today or tomorrow
regarding the call, also asking her
if she knows what became of some
e6.o0C,000 in securities of Bob enter
riaes, which have disappeared.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
Phoenix Store
Burglar Killed

PHOENIX, Arl1., Oct, -. (U.P)
Surprised as he was in the act Of
robbing the Sears Hoebuck Store, AN
unidentified man was shot and
killed This morning, by an employee
OF the concern.
According to the story told police,
The robbcr was killed in the tire de
Partment of the store, lie had a
large quantity OF G;gh explosive with
him, and presumably was looking for
the establishment : safe.
The clerk, who found the man
proving around the store at $50
O'Clock, seized - calibre rifl1
and shot the man before he had Il
chance to escape.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
JEWISH LEADERS
RESENTFUL OVER
BRITISH POLICY

LONDON, Oct. -. U.P)-Protest
of Jewish leaders against the gov
crnmcnt policy in Palestine included
today the resignation of Lord Mel
.chctt, prominent British industrial.
iSt, from important offices in the
Jewish agency, Including the chair
Imanship of the council and the 20.
lltical agency.
Lord Mclchett described the gov
eminent 5 policy as "a grotcsquc
tavesty Of the purpos" of the man
date.
"It can only be described as an
insult to ,lcwry and a deliberate af-
front to the mandate 5 commits
sion, - ho said.
His resignation was announced IN
Ia letter to DR. Chain Wcizmaun, who
resigned as head of the Zionists and
president Of the Jewish agency inn
mediatciy after the publication Of
a government "whitc paper out
lining u, policy in Palestine includ-
ing a measure of self government =
for the inundated territory.
IofO Nrlchett resignation was
considered significant in political
circles. As head OF the Imperial
Chemical Industries, the Mond Me
kcl Company and many other inn
pCrtaut british industrial firms, his
break with the Mac Donald govern
mont indicated that his cooperation
IN schemes for thc industrial adj
vauccmcut Of ttc country and IN
seeking remedy for Britain .
greatest burden, un.mploym mt,
might bc ieopardizcd, Lord Melcbett
is former cabinet minister ana has
served various government in an adj.
viSurN. rapacitv.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
Valentino Kin
Seeking Estate

Los ANGELES. Oct. -. (U.pl-A
legal battle for control of the estate
&C Rudolph Valentino, who died
more than four years ago, appeared
imminent today whcn il was learned
that settlement between the actor :
relatives and =. George l'llman, hi.
friend and executor had failed.
Maria G.. Strada, the actor s sister
and Alberto Gugliclmi, his brother
recently filed charges of attempted
fraud, mismanag"mcnt and wrongful
direction of estate funds against TIL
man.
Ulmah replied that the greatly
involved estate was almost dcplctc cd
when the actor died. The trouble
ncgan when Ullman filed claim for
his fec
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
Wheat Prices
Travel Upward

CHICAGO, Oct, -. W,P)-Dctcr-
mined resistance was shown by
wheat on the board of trade today
and prices advanced sharply 70 the
highest levels in two weeks. \
weak Liverpool market, prof; tax
my and early weakness in stocks
caused a temporary depression but
the market rallied strongly on scat
tered buying headed by houses with
eastern connection. At the close
all grains were higher Corn was
duh early and relatively more than
wheat. Oats were steady but slow,
At the close wheat was rs to l",c
higher, com was l"Sc to 2lse high
en- and oats were : to 7>c higher.
Provisions We're strong, December
wheat, old, closed at SOS. corn, old
at .79"s and oats old at .3712.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
Sailor Killed By
Reckless Driver

Los ANGELES, Oct, 80. Up)--F.
Hendrickson, sailor of the L. :. :.
Mississippi was instantly killed ear
~ today when struck by an auto
mobile alleged to have been driven
by Lyman Wilcox. bond salesman,
l2l2 Cypress St, Santa Ana
Wilcox, charged with suspicion of
manslaughtcr, was lodged in the
county Jail.
According to witnesses. Wilcox 5
machine was travelling 20 miles an
hour when the accident occurred.
The automobile catapaultcd into a
ditch and was wrecked. Deputy
shcriffs reported they found m en-
PITY wine tonic bottle in the car
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
Missing Man Is
Sought By Police

OAKLAED, Oct. %. UH = His
disappearance unexplained, Norman
Lodwick ~, visitor from Whining
ton to the convention of the Eastern
Star, was sought today by East Bay
police.
He vanished Thursday night after
driving his wife to convention
meeting in the women's city club
building.
Because of nervous breakdown
Lc suffered nine months ago, he
might have started to drive LONE,
his wife told police.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
Women Hold Up
Lone MOt0rist

LOS ANGELES. Oct. -. UP
Charged with drunkenness and sus.
picion ot robbery. two women were
arrested early today after they
were alleged to have held up II. A..
Leonard who gave them lift IN his
automobile.
The women gave their names as
Mary McAllistcr, 81. of l7l$ Wash.
ington St, San Diego. and Helen
Reynolds, 30, alias Betty Humbaugh,
II Garden Grove
Leonard said the Reynolds woman
placed her hand in her hat, simulat-
ing she was covering him with a
gun, and told him to give me all
vour money or IN drill you. - Leon,
ard said he gave the woman - in
hills and small amount Of silver
which was returned to him.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
Stars Sued For
Income Taxes

LOS ANGELES, Oct -. U.P)-
Madgc Bcllamy and Ford Sterling,
! film PLAYERS. were included in & list
lof several score persons against
whom income tax liens totaling
more than S3.000,000 were flied by
Galen II. Welch, internal revenue
collector
Miss Belamy was charged with
owing the government S3,0S0 On her
1927 income, while Ford is declared
to be in arrears S20262 ON his 1928
earnings.