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Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
MEXICO REPORTS
PLOT DISCOVERED
AGAINST HOOVER

MEXICO, Feb. 20. W.P-pr -prcpara
tions for an attempt on the life of
Herbert Hoover, similar to that in
which President Ortiz Rubio of
Mexico was wounded, are being
made, according to a letter said to
have been found on the person
of a student arrested at San Luis
Potosi yesterday.
The San Luis Potosi police, ac-
oording to La Prensa, arrested a
youth named Vincente Aurrecochea,
and seized a letter from Nicholas
Aeosta, who is described as Mex
lean student now living in the Unit
cd States. The letter is said to have
reflected pleasure at the Rubio
shooting, and to have mentioned n
coming attempt against Hoover's
life.
The letter was turned over to the
American consul at San Luis Potosi.
Daniel Flores, who shot President
Rubio. has been transferred from
the city garrison % the Mexico City
pcnitentiary.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
SENATE WANTS
TO HEAR ABOUT
CANCER SERUM

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20.--W.P)
-Drs. Walter B. Coffey and John
ID. Humber, originators of a new
method of treating cancer, may tell
the United States senate commerce
committee of their experiments.
kilograms were received today
from Senators Hiram w. johnson,
chairman of the senate commerce
committee, and William j. Harris,
chairman of subcommittee on
cancer, asking if the two San Fran
cisco surgeons will appear and dis:
close the details of their method OF
treating cancer by injection and ex-
tract from the corteX of the supra
renal gland into the base of 4 can
Ger.
The kilograms were considcrc
significant because Senator Harris
is author of senate resolution call
ing for an investigation whereby
the government may aid in discov-
ering methods of relief for cancer
sufferers.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
FORMER SENATOR
SAYS ST. LOUIS
'WRINCINC WET
BY KENNETH G. CRAWFORD
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. U.H-
There is no prohibition, state or fed
cral. in st. Louis, Mo. former Sena-
tor George II. Williams Of Missouri.
told the house judiciary committee
today at the hearing on bills to re-
peal or modify the prohibition law.
Williams said he had no abhor-
ren-e of the old saloon as it existed
in St. Louis adding that it was a
respectable family institution there.
At present, he chraged, grand juries
refuse to indict liquor law offend
crs. state prosecutors run for office
on aon-enforcement platforms and
tn. people have no consciousness of
guIlt in violating the dry law.
Public sympathy in st. Louis,
Williams said, is with the bootlegger
The last federal grand jury conven-
Cd there was dismissed by the judge
when its foreman announced his jury
had refused to indict in any liquor
cases.
Asked by Representative Summers,
Democrat, Texas, whether he advo-
Gated nullification of the 18th
amendment, Williams replied, 81 hes
itate to advocate its nullification
Fortunately that is not necessary
Notification is already an accom-
plishcd fact. The prohibition amend
ment is as completely nullified as
YOU in the south have nullified the
lIth and 18th amendment"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
LEWIS RELATES
DEALINGS WITH
RULE COMPANY

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 90. W.p)-
S. c. Lewis, former president of the
Julian Petroleum Corporation, TODAY
continued to relate his personal af-
fairs as he testified at the $l2,000,-
oO0 stockholders recovery suit
brought against former Julian Off
GERS and brokers who dealt in the
stock.
Attempts to force Lewis to admit
that he tried to buy an interest in
the II. Il. Rule Company were unspc-
cessful when he said he gave Miss
Leontine johnson $4,000 to invest
in it merely because he expected
large profits.
Miss Johnson formerly was the
wife of Rule.
Lewis SAID he passed the money
over to her in December 1923 to aid
Rule in the purchase of company
stock.
"I was to get back my money and
one-half of the firms profit if the
venture was successful" Lewis said.
Lewis denied that he had any
other interest in the stockholders
firm.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
CHILD FATALLY
BURNED AS OIL
LAMP EXPLODES

Her clothing n mass Of flames
from burning oil which splattered
over her when the coal oil lantern
her mother was lighting exploded.
little Antonia Pima. the five year
old daughter of Pedro and Anna
fina, Portuguese rancher living about
sine miles northwest of FL Centre,
was so severely burned that she died
at the FL Centre hospital late last
night.
The tragedy which resulted not
only in the child's death but in the
loss Of the home as WE'LL occurred
at GEO O'Clock last evening. Mrs.
Pima, lighted the lantern with little
Antonia at her side. Suddenly there
WAS an explosion and the child
screamed in agony as the burning
oil ate through her flimsv clothing
and scorched her tender flesh. The
mother and father rushed the child
out of the house. their only concern
being the fate of their offspring
Their efforts to smother the burning
clothing were successful only after
the child was badly burned. Botl
parents were also burned about the
hands and arms.
The burning oil. which spread
over the floor of the home, soon re
duced it to ashes although neigh
bors rallied to the call for help.
The body of the child is at presen
at the B. f. Lemons funeral horne
Eunprgt Spryirpe will Lo boIl az G.
Marv's church. tomorrow mornin!
nj 1890 o'clock. with intcrcment i,
Evergreen cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
LONG HUNT FOR
PILOT ENSD AS
BODY IS FOUND

NOME, Alaska, Feb. 90. W.H-
The body of Carl Ben Eielson, avia-
tor who was lost Nov. 9, 1929, has
been found.
A radiogram from the rescue ship
Nanuk said the body was found in
the wreckage Of the Eielson plane
about 90 miles southeast of North
Cane, Siberia.
Finding of the body ended n
search that started few days after
Eielson and his mechanic, Earl Bor-
land, were lost while flying from
Teller, Alaska to the Nanuk, fur
ship at North Cape.
Borland's body was found last
week buried in the snow near the
wrecked plane.
Joe Crosson, rescue pilot, signed
the message which said the body had
been found. He said that Eielson,
like Borland, had been killed instant.
lv When his plane crashed The
bodies of both flyers are to be
brought to the Nanuk, according 10
Crosson and water will be taken to
Fairbanks.
Indications were. Crosson said
that the plane crashed due to poor
visibility and was badly smashed by
its impact with the earth. Pieces of
the ship were scattered over wide
area.
There have been three high lights
in the search of the arctic wastes
for the pilot and his mechanic, For
weeks no trace of the plane or fly
crs was found. Then, on January 25,
the wrcckage of the plane was locat.
ed and last week Borland's BODY was
found buried in the snow and yes
tcrdav the body of Eielson was
found.
The Nanuk, icebound at North
Cape, has been headquarters of the
rescue work, although airplanes have
managed to take off from it.
1t is thought that both bodies will
be taken to Fairbanks as soon as the
weather permits
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
POLICE HOLDING
MAN WHO ADMITS
Nine SLAYlNCS

DETROIT, Feb. 20. UP)-James
Baker. confessed murderer of eight
men, whom he says he poisoned, to-
day added the name of ninth vic
tim when he told police his first
murder was that of his step father,
II. T. Parks.
BaFer said he shot Parks to death
at Warren, o., in March, 1924, when
Parks threatened to whip him.
Detectives were just starting to
question Baker when the confessed
, murderer leaned back in his chair
and startel talking.
"Here's another I'd forgotten
about" he 'aid. at was my first
murder"
Then he tld of shooting Parks.
"That's whit started me. l guess,
He was Jumping on me, so l went
and got his revolver, came back and
shot him in the chest. Then l beat
It,"
Baker was REGARDED by police as
one of the most dangerous homicide
maniacs the country has harbored in
wears. He calmly recounted how ne
killed eight men in different parts
of the world.
81 killed them to watch the ef
fects of the poison ] administered, ,
Baker. who is bu; 25. told Officers
at wasn't that I wanted to kill any
one in particular. Anyone who was
around when the impulse seized me
would do"
Baker. arrested on a farm neal
Pennington, Mich. will be turned
over to New York police for the
brutal murder of Henry Cav, ar
agedsnight Waterman 'at The Guggen
helm laboratories. Baker admitted
he gave Cav poison in 1923 from
which Cav died
II year old girl who was with
Baker when he was apprehended
threatened the lives of officers. She
was not arrested and her name was
withheld. Baker said he had been
living on the farm since he left New
York after the Cav murder, which
was his last.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
Complaint Filed
Against Sheriff

c. J. Taft, Los Angeles attorney
filed a complaint against sheriff c.
l.. Gillett charging the county Of
firial with the use of unlawful force
and violence during an interview
concerning certain labor agitators
who were confined in the county
Jail.
The sheriff was arraigned before
Judge Mayfield yesterday and en-
tered his plea of not guilty after 4
warrant had been served on him by
Deputy Coroner Walter c. Co,klev.
The sheriff denies that he became
abusive to Taft during their talk
saving that he merely ''hclpcd him
along" when he refused to leave the
Jail building at his invitation.
The time for the trial was left
open at first but it is understood
that it win take place ON February
81.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
C00LIDCES OFF
FOR OUTING AT
ISLAND RESORT

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20. UP
Having seen FINLAND at its best, MI
and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge today were
to sail % miles out into the Pacific To
Catalina Island, another of Southern
California's famous show spots.
Here until Saturday or Sunday,
they are to be guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Wrigley Jr. whose
Island playground affords variety
of diversions for President or citizen
alike.
The Coolidges may golf, motor
ride or fish, and should the eX-Pres'
ident tire of his favorite pastlmc
of whipping line he may climp
aboard the Wrigley's glass'bottomed
boat and gaze into a fishcrman's
piscatorial nightmare known as the
submarine gardens.
And when, if ever, he has had
enough of fish, Mr.. Coolidge may
stroll through an extensive bird
farm which has long been delight
to Wrigley's distinguished guests, o'
watch the Chicago Cubs at theil
winter practice.
At the movie studios yesterday
the Coolidges were given an elabor
ate welcome and an introduction tc
4 Niennesse beer garden.
AS they entered Warner Brothers
Studio, chorus of 100 women and
100 men, colorfully costumed and
seated around tables in q make be
licvc Niennesse garden, burst into
song.
Then from n dias, on which Viii
Hays, movie ear. and Mary Pick
ford sat with them, the guests
watched the apparent confusion OF
motion picture making. In reality
things moved like clockwork and af
ter half an hour of feverish prepar
alton. they saw IS minutes of actua
/ filming.
The principals in the cast wer,
Louise Fazenda, vivienne Segal
Alexander Gray, Walter Pidgeon anC
Bert Roach. Later. after they
watched "playback" of the seen,
! in nearby projection room, Mr.
Coolidge ventured to remark:
"That's fine" 1t was his onl,
comment.
The balance of the day was divid
ed between other studios.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
Lettuce Shippers
Want PrO-Ratino'

At at meeting of the lettuce ship
pcrs of the valley held last night,
proposed cessation of shipping ac-
;ivities for Saturdays and Sundays
or else a pro-rating of shipments
over the same period was discussed,
bat no difinite action was taken ON
the proposition.
The present condition of the mar
Net is responsible for this contemp-
lated move. just now there is al
most too much lettuce Icing shipped,
with the result that prices are low,
cr than they have been during the
present season, making it hardly
profitable to continue the opera.
tions Oh the present large scale.
Some decision on the matter will
be reached at another meeting of
the shippers to be held late this
afternoon or this evening AT the
court house, during which the whole
question of shipments will be gone
over thoroughly and a course of ac,
tion mapped out.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

County Medical association, 7,
Barbara Worth.
Public health meeting, 8. Will
son school.
Evangelistic services, 7:3o,
Church of Christ.
3 Night school, 7-9, high school.
B. P. o. E. No. 1926, 8, Elk's
hall.
I. v. Council No. "a, 8, Mason
ic Temple.
Women's gym class, 10, high
school.
Barbara Worth Rebekahs, 8,
Davis hall.
Public speaking class, 7, high
school.
Troop IA, B. S, A, 7:S0, Scout
hut.
Fox Imperial Theatre, "Hell's
Heroes.
Valley Theatre, I'm Old Ari-
zona".
TOMORROW
Project leaders, 1880, court
house.
Kiwanis club, Barbara Worth.
Epworth League, 5:45, Meth
odist church.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
CIVIC AUDITORIUM
PLAN IS PLACED
BEFORE COUNCIL
Several Matters of Inter-
est Before City Dads at
Last Nights Meeting

VIII the city council give its con
sent to placing the proposed civic
auditorium on the coming ballot !!
was the question brought before the
city board of trustees ut their reg
ular meeting last night by Il com.
rlittcc from the local chamber of
commerce.
j. s. Cameron, chairman and
aJokcsman of the committee, first
hroached the feasibility of pub
lie campaign on this question of Il
civic auditorium. He pointed out
that at present there is no place
suitable for pablic gatherings or
entertainments. The cost of such Il
project to the individual and com
munitv has been computed, Cameron
stated. and Il citizen owning proper
" Of $1,000 valuation would be
asked to pay but - cents year to
he building of this auditorium.
He dwclt upon the value to tn"
merchants aceruing from such Il
Hiding and insisted that this com
mittcc was not proposing an initia'
tive proposition. They were not pro-
noting the idea but mere Y wanted
Ia know what the city council might
think of the whole proposition, stat
ing that they would in no way com
promise that body if they voted to
rut the project on the ballot as 1t
would be up to the voters of the city
to vote the bond issue to cover the
cost of the building.
Cameron told the council that the
proposed auditorium would cost about
( $4,000, equipment included, II d
would have Il seating capacity or
2joO. with dining room facilities and
would be open on all sides for sum
mor meetings. The committee, he
said. does not ask for any specific
sum, but merely for AN auditorium.
price and other particulars to be de-
,ided at a later date.
After listening to the arguments
of the committee for some time, the
beard decided to consider the mat
ter and viii report on it at the
nrxt meeting, March 5.
Plan Dance Marathon
J. Sterling Oswalt appeared be
fore the board to secure PERMISSION
'1r the drum corps of Boyce Aten
Post of the American Legion TO
.tagc marathon dance in the clty
sometime after the fair. The object
OF this affair is 10 secure FUNDS for
the purchase of new equipment, UNI
forms and other ncccssaries. The
t.ance would run possibly 10 days
with vaudeville acts and other forms
OF entertainment sandwiched in be
tween the dancing periods. The
board decided to leave the matter
to the discretion of the police com
missioner who stated that it met
with his approval.
The city clerk was authorized TO
advertise for bids on the work of
painting and calcimining the rooms
occupied by city officials.
The request of the Il. +. Hazard
Continued on Page Six
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
Western Pacific
Denied Permit

WASHINGTON, Feb. o0.-(U,p)
The interstate commerce commits
sion today denied the Western Pa.
cifie California Railroad Company
authority to construct lines of rail.
road totaling 126 miles in San Joa.
ouin. Stanislaus, Merced, MADEIRA
and Fresno counties, Calf.
Operation by the Western Pacific
California Railroad under trackage
rights over part Of the Tidewater
southern Railway in Stanislaus and
Merced counties, also was denied
by the commission.
The commission held the new
construction unnecessary as the
san Joaquin VALLEY already is trov.
ersed by three paralle1 lines owned
bv two active competing systems.
the Southern Pacific and the Santa
Fe. New construction would he
wasteful, the commission ruled.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
Hope To Lower
Crafts Record

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20. W.H-Early
on the morning of June /, Lieutcn
ant and Mrs. Herbert Fahy. Los
Angeles, will pack two shirts and
Il clean dress and leave Detroit for
a II day iaunt around the world.
The Fahys, both of whom are pill
cts, announced at the international
aircraft exposition here their plans
for lowering the Graf zcppclin's
globe girdling record of 2l da Y :.
They said they would use a Lock
heed Vega, powered with Il Pratt
and Whitney Wasp engine, and plan
70 make the trip in from II to 10
days.
Lieutenant Fahy holds the worlds
solo endurance record for airplaneS.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
NOTED SCIENTIST QUITS NAVY
TO STUDY EINSTEIN THEORY

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20.
W.H-Cap,ain Thomas Jefferson
Jackson S.e, one Of the IL men
III the world who understands
the Einsten theory, has retired.
Dean of the almost extinct
mathematics corps of the Unit
ed States Navy, Captain See
closed the door Of the naval OBJ
servatory 1t Mare Island for the
last time today.
He will devote the rest Of his
life to his chosen field, Sci
ence', and an even closer study
of the Eintein theory of rela-
uvity.
The noted scientist and naval
officer has spent 40 years In the
service anl only recently cele-
brated his t4th birthday.
''I:ut I have another 80 years
ahead Of me" Captain See said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20

He looks almost as trim and
dapper as the day he entered
the service.
In the little red observatory
on the hill at Mare Island Cap
tain See has devoted the great
er part of his life to science and
and had been acclaimed through
out the world as an outstanding
astronomer. Einstein paid him
the tribute Of saying that he
was one of the IL men in the
world who understood his theory
Of relativtty.
Incidentally Captain See does
not see eye to eye with Elm
stein on the question Of rela-
tivity. Now that he has been re-
leased from naval duty he plans
to make a closer study of the
theory to justify his criticism of
it.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
Judges Fate Up
To Federal Court

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 90. UP)
The United States circuit court of
appeals sat enbanc today to con
slider the brief presented by Miss
Alice Pirdsall, Arizona woman law
yer, alleging that George w. Shute,
former superior judge, concealed as
eots III filing petition for bank
ruptcy.
Miss Birdsall represented J. j.
MacKay. former close friend of
Shutc, who charged that Shutc, in
filing his petition in 1923, omitted
TO mention assets in excess Of 800
0l0 in order to avoid payment of an
obligation to MacKay of $1,000.
Miss Birdsall had today maze oral
argument asking for a review.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
DAMAGE SUIT
FILED AGAINST
FRUIT SHIPPERS
Oregon Publisher Asks
Two Million for Alleged
Discrimination

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20. W.p)-A
$2,000,000 damage suit was on file
in superior court here today, in
which Llewelly A. Banks, publisher
of the Medford. Ore, Daily News
and a prominent Southern Califor-
mia orange grower, charged certain
banks, a railroad, q fruit growers eX-
change and citrus leaders with con
spiracy to force him from thes fruit
business.
Banks, an Independent citrus grow
err at Riverside, Calf with pear and
apple shipping interests in southern
Oregon as well. asserted in his petit
ton that credit was refused him
after he rejected offers to join the
California Fruit Growers Exchange.
In addition. he charged, his ship
ments of citrus fruit were delayed in
transit and hordes of 1nipe,tors
plagued his packing plants. f~uit
approved in California, was later
condemned and seized at eastern tor
minals, Banks alleged, blaming Tho
trouble on the Fruit Growers EX-
, change.
1t was also set forth in the com
plaint that the exchange Offered
growers higher prices for thei
oranges than 1T paid its own mem
! bcrs, in order to take the fruit ava,
, from independent shippers like th'
! plaintiff.
! The defendants included the Cali
fornia Fruit Growers Exchange an'
| its president, c. C. league; Henr,
| NJ. Robinson, president of the boar'
of the Los Angeles, Security FRS
National Bank, and the bank, Fed
eral Reserve Bank; the Los Angelo
and Salt Lake railway, sometime
! known as the Union Pacific system
! and other banks and distributing
! companies.
! Accused Deny Charges
Further attempts to assertedlN
| force him out of business included
according to the complaint, hirin:
of agents to make derogatory state
ments against the Banks brand OF
"Glen Rosa" fruit.
| The plaintiff claimed the unlawful
combinations caused his credit to b'
utSlTpNtu, lldiSpoi lutloh anu SUI
age facilities to be denied him with
out cause; and cancellation of loan
from banks.
! From the various defendants il
the suit came denials to Banks
charges.
ave cannot understand the motive
or basis of the suit" c. C. league
president of the Fruit Growers Ex'
change said. awe never dealt with
Mr.. Banks directly or indirectly.
The exchange never interfered with
Mr.. Banks activities. 1t has never
treated anybody unfairly and never
interfercd with any Independent
shipper"
r. B. Robertson. assistant traffic
manager of the Union Pacific. of
which the Los Angeles and Salt
Lake railroad is unit, claimed the
railroad "never discriminates against
one shipper and for another"
"We never heard Mr.. Banks name
in connection with the California
Fruit Growers Exchange" ]. s.
Wagner. assistant manager of the
First National Bank at San Fernan-
do, said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
Rich Will Pay
Chicago Workers

CHICAGO, Feb. 90. W.H Police
men whistlcd On their beats and
school teachers hununcd at heir
desks today hecansc Chicago's mil
lionaircs had agreed TO dig down in
to their pockets for rs many millions
as are needed TO pay the long over.
Que salaries Of mare than $4,000
public employees.
Modest homes all over the city,
where since before Christmas the
press of poverty has been heavy.
'2cre gay because Of the action taken
by 20 cmisSarics Of big business at
at conference in the somaerly mag
efficient Midday club yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20

FLORENCE, Ari2., Feb. 20. U.P
Within the state penitentiary here
Preparations for hanging Mrs. Eva
Dugan at ) o'clock tomorrow morn
ing had been completed today.
knowledge that the last detail
and formality were ready to be ear
ricd out increased the tension among
those who must participate In full
fillmcnt of the death sentence.
Mrs Dugan awakened early and
began to sob brokcnly. Within a
few minutes her tears gave way to
screaming. The prison physician was
called and she became quiet under
his treatment.
After making sure she was prop
crly cared for, Warden Lorenzo
Wright continued with his routine.
From time to time his thoughts re-
verted to the sanity hearing IN
which several experts testified Mrs.
Dugan was suffering mental illness
rendering her unfit to meet death IN
the way prescribed by law.
The warden himself had caused
III, hearing TO be held and had test
flied as first defense witness that
he believed his prisoner insane.
While inspecting the length of
hempen rope that has been stretched
and Strengthened with 4 heavy
weight to make it suitable TO snuff
out the life of the woman who calls
him DADDY" Warden Wright seem
ed deeply affected.
81 regret this" he said. "Shc
seems to me to be n person that
doesn't realize all she does. Hang
ing her will be difficult for me-"
Mrs. Dugan talked rapidly about
"the morning breezes and fellow
convicts" short time after the ply
sician's treatment. Then her speech
subsidcd to incoherent mumbling OF
obscene phrases as she clutched the
shroud she has finished to her moist
cncd checks.
Later she asked for materials with
which to write letter, but refused
to say to whom she would send it.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20
HOOVER TELEGRAPHs CAL

WASHINGTON, Feb, %. W,P) -
President Hoover sent Il telegram
TODAY 30 his predecessor, former
President Coolidge, suggesting that
the latter stop off at Coolidge dam
in Arizona on his return trip from
California and dedicate the hug e
structure.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-20

Crop production of idaho in 1929
had value IA per cent beyond that
for 1928. Nineteen principal crops
had a value of 500, 3,23l 900.