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Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
British Isles
Get Snowfall

LONDON, Mar. 20. UP-The|
British Isles were digging out FROM
under one of the heaviest snowfalls|
in wears today.
Ihe storm was most severe inI
Kent, where blanket I2 inches
deep fell in a few hours. North
wales, travellers said, had the ap.|
pearance of polar waste, with mot
orlsts stranded along blocked roads,
and farmers experiencing difficulty
rescuing sheep buried in drifts.
AR services to the continent were
abandoned. Ships cropping to har.
bors were assisted by fog sirens and
guns fired from the admiralty pier
at Dover. fs
Schools were closed yesterday in
many sections of the country. tbe
students being unable to attend.
temperatures in many places sank
TO the lowest level Of the winter
with spring officially due tomorrow
sun seemingly quite far behind.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
WORD JUCCLER
ESSENTIAL FOR
NAVAL ACCORD

LONDON, March. 90. - U.P) -
diplomatic phrases-the use of
cleverlv chosen words Disgusting the
real meaning of naval parity-may
be the solution to the Franco Ital-
ian deadlock whic.I >.aa threa ~ned
a five-powcr agreement on curtail-
ment of armaments.
The British delegates, the United
Press learns, are seeking some form
ula in which any suggestion that
France admits Italy S right to equal
ity, or Italy officially consents to
French superiority, will be scrupu-
lously avoided.
Whether such a vague agreement
would be acceptable to either ma
tion remains Il question, but it has
been stated repeatedly in reliable
French quarters that while France
is unwilling to admit Italian pari-
tv with France, she has never actu-
ally considered she had the right
TO deny such equality
1t is this problem of verbiagc that
today occupied the attention of the
forces of mediation at the London
conference.
Until the last chance for five
power agreement is gone, the dele
lens now veXing the conference
gates will leave no stone unturned
TO work out solution of the prob
Failing such an agreement they will
turn their attention to the possible
ty of three -cornered pact, in which
italy and France may adhere when
they choose.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
DOHENY CASE
MAY. BE- GIVEN
TO JURY TODAY

WASHINGTON, Mar. 20. U.R)-
Final arguments in the Edward L.
Doheny bribery trial were begun
today when Atlee Pomerene. former
senator from Ohio, opened the pros
ecution's summing up with a sharp
attack upon the defendants dealing
IN government oil.
The jury is expected to begin late
today or tomorrow the task of de.
Gliding whether Doheny gave former
Secretary of Interior Albert B. FAN
100000 bribe in return for rich
government oil leases.
Pomerene, denouncing the aged
California millionaire as a giver of
bribes, reviewed the history of the
Oil cases and the governments al
legations that Doheny in 1921 gave
Fall 100000 to influence his award
of Ely Hills naval oil reserve leases
to the defendants companies.
Before the jury was called in to
listen to the closing arguments,
Owen j. Roberts for the prosecution
and Frank j. Hogan for the defense
NNhNIuucu luclT utDdlc over maUuer
to be included in the charge of Just
ice William Hitz to the jurors.
Hogan argued that n the Jury
concluded the 100000 was a loan
it should follow that there was no
intent to bribe. On a compromise,
it was agreed to instruct the Jury
that evidence of the loan was mot
necessarily conclusive" of innocent
intent.
Pomerene spoke sarcastically of
"these two old friends" as he called
attention to a letter from Fall to
Doheny in which Fall promised
there would be no further trouble
over leases since he would handle
hem personally.
Other letters which had been in
troduced in evidence were reread bv
Pomerene in support of his assertion
that collusion existed between Fall
and Doheny as "these two old cron.
les" corresponded "confidentiallv',
about matters of public interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
HUNDREDS ILL
AFTER DRINKING
JAMAICA JINCER

KANSAS CITY, No., Mar. 90
W.R-The eagerness of bootlcggers
to satisfy the thirst of oil field hus-
tiers, harvest hands, railroad la
borers and common stiffs' and to
give them "good, cheap drink
when they played a quarter down
on the counter,' was today believed
the cause of the illness,.cf eeproxi-
mately 600 persons in the southwest
The "good, cheap drink w 8
generally Jamaica giner, concoc-
ton made in violation to standard
set by the federal government and
which is consumed by hundreds who
frequent blind pigs and bootleg
places in this section Of the coun-
try.
In Wichita, in south central Kan
sas, approximately rs cases were re-
ported. Many suffered painfully.
One was woman 20 years old, he
sad, who declared she had never
had a drink in her life. Physicians
diagnC sed her case as similar to
otffers.
Physicians at Springfield, Mo-,
railroad center, reported that more
than 80 eases there were unchanged.
Many were reported dangerously i'll
and still confined to their beds.
In Oklahoma the malady continued
TO claim its victims. 1t broke out n
Oklahoma City two weeks ago and
the majority of the $50 men and
youths affected by it are still suf
fcring. Almost all are out of dangee.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
tSCARFACE AL
PROVES PUZZLE
TO AUTHORITIES

CHICAGO, Mar. 90 U.H-Al-
phonse Capone, the "Scarface AL" of
the Chicago gangs and the most
widely sought man in America, was
here, there, everywhere and nowhere
today.
The gang generalissimo might as
well have faded into thin air after
his release. from Jail in Pennsylvan-
ia. His whereabouts would be as
certain as they now are.
Chicago police growled every time
they heard Capone's name mention
ed.
Guards have kept vigil at his
home, at the Lexington and Metro
pole hotels where he has at various
times had headquarters, at the air
ports and at railroad stations. No
Capone has appeared.
Rumors ran the gamut of possi-
bilities. One had him in an Indiana
hangout holding conference with
the lieutenants of his beer and al
cohol interests. Another placed him
in Cicero. Another located him at
a Wisconsin country estate.
MIAIMI, Fla, Mar. 20. W.P)-Po-
lice patrolled the open spaces about
"Scarface AL" Capone's VIII t e
walled castle today while sheriff's
deputies scrutinized automobiles on
highways on the chance the beer
king would attempt a home coming
here.
Governor Doyle f. Carlton issued
orders to 81 sheriffs to guard all
highways in their counties and ar
rest the gang leader and his hench-
men. Capone and his crew will be
escorted out of the state without
ado, the governor indicated.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
Italy Reducing
Sale OF Liquor

ROME, Mar. 90. U.H-The fas.
cist government is rapidly introduc-
ing more rigorous control of liq-
uor, and without a suggestion of
prohibition, has reduced the number
of drinking establishments by 10000
during the past eight years, Leander
Arpinati, under secretary of the in
terror, revealed in his report to the
chamber of deputies.
The police policy, directed by Ar
pinati's department, is to refuse an
nual renewal of licenses where
there appears to be too many wine
shops in the same district.
Drunkenness, it is pointed out, is
not common in Italy, although wine
is custor: arily used with meals. The
only restrictions on alcohol are that
spirits may not be sold on Sundays
or holidays.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
COUNCIL AWARDS
SAN DIEGO FIRM
PAVING CONTRACT
Seventh Street Improve
ment Work to Com
mence in Short Time

Bids ranging from $55.92*. "A,
the highest, to $47,333.0S, the low
est, on the Improvement of Seventh
street, Sandalwood Drive, Holt ave
nue. and He'll avenue, were opened
by the city council at their meeting
last night and after much discussion
by members of the board the con
tract was finally awarded to the r.
e. Hazard company, of San Diego,
whose figure for the work was the
lowest.
Five bids in all We're received for
this work from the Butterfied Con-
struction company, San Diego; the
Daley Corporation, San Diego; the
r. E. Hazard company, San Diego
Oswald Brothers, Los Angeles and
the Paul Johnson company. Alham-
bra. One interesting feature of
these bids was that the figures sub
mitted by the Butterfield company
and Paul Johnson were identical, be-
ing the highest total noted above.
The estimate on this work as COM
piled by the city engineering de-
partment was $40,51780, which is
81 .1S4.72 greater than the figure
submitted by the successful bidder.
City Engineer Phil Knights called
attention to the fact that <e bids
of 14E2 cents for 4 inch asphaltic
concrete pavement and that of 17h
cents for 5 inch asphaltic concrete
pavement, made by the Hazard
company, are the lowest figures ever
presented to the city for such work.
The contemplated improvements
on Seventh and adjoining streets
and upon which the bids we're based,
comprise the following operations
and materials: 146,27S square feet
of 5 inch asphaltic concrete pave
ment; $4,000 square feet of 4 inch
asphaltic concrete pavement: 1864
linear feet of curbing; 23,9S7S
square feet of sidewalk; 176,77S
square feet of prepared subgrade;
1000 cubic yards of excavation; 100
cubic yards of embankment and 4
water valve manholes.
1t is expected that work on this
improvement will start in the very
near future.
Questions Citys Liability
Mrs. Hoops who was lh.l lured when
she stumbled over a fire hose on
Main street during the fire last
week, appeared before the board to
enquire regarding the city's liabili-
tv in such matters. It was the opin-
ion of the city attorney that the
city is responsible only for injuries
resulting from the use of the fire
vehicles and not otherwise. A fur.
ther investigation of the matter will
be made by the city attorney today
or tomorrow.
Charles Bratton, city assessor,
appeared before the board regard
ing the matter Of assessing certain
automobiles belonging to the Pacific
Finance company which had been
stored outside the regular lot be
longing to the company within the
city. The matter was finally left
to the assessor and officials of the
company to adiudicate satisfactor-
lily.
Permission was granted Walter
Gearey to cut the curb and construct
driveway in block 10 of the Third
addition.
After much discussion an ordin-
ance introduced by Mayor Clements
to prohibit the use of electric appli-
ances which would create interfer
enee with radio reception in the city
was passed to its second reading.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
Four Killed in
Southern Blaze

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Mar. 90
U.R-Fire of unknown, explosive
origin, which swept three city
blocks here early today, claimed
the lives of four persons and caus-
ed property damage estimated con
servatively at approximately $500
600.
The dead:
Carl Melcher, BARRIERS supply
shop proprietor, burned and elcc.
trocuted.
Sylvester Wilkerson, burned be.
yond recognition and Mrs. Wilker.
son, his wife.
A 16-year-old son of Mrs. Wilker
son by former marriage.
Between so and 100 persons were
forced to flee in scanty night attire
from hotels in the affected district.
Every available piece of fir,
fighting apparatus was called out
to fight the general alarm fire, dur
ing which two or three minor blazcs
in other parts of the city complI
Gated matters.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
CROWD HECKLES
IOWA SENATOR'S
DRY ADDRESS
BrOOkhart Hears Fiery
Blast From Clarence
w. DarrOW
By ALLEN SMITH
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Mar. 20. W.H =
Senator Smith w. Brookhart of
iowa, rode full tilt against the wet
hordes of Manhattan last night
Before hostile crowd of about
1000 persons at the Mecca temple,
the Iowa senator stood his ground
and declared New York and the rest
of the country will soon see the day
when drink of rum cannot be
found.
What with the caustic, biting sar-
casm of his debating opponent. Clar-
ence Darrow, and the rude, un-
quen,hable yelping of a hundred
hecklers, Senator Brookhart s voice
was all but lost in the hubub.
Darrow turned his guns on the
Methodist Board of Temperance and
Public Morals, on the Anti-Saloon
League, on the w. C. r. IT,, on con
gress and even on the White House
He called Hoover "that noble ex
pertinent who presides as President
of the United States.'
| I1c odlu tHdj luC htIlOulSt plO
hibitionists have worried themselves
SO much about the pope coming tc
America and establishing himself
here that they have beaten him to
it. They've set themselves up across
/ the street from the nations capital
where they can argue with weak
kneed senators and weak minded con
gressmen.
"These prohibitionists," Darrow
shouted, "have single track noses
They can smell rum but they can u
smell oil, as they showed in the
Teapot Dome case. And they have
single track brains-if any
The senator smiled in the face
of his hooting audience, and hooted
ack at them.
"You birds in the gallery ur
there,' he shouted above the tu
multi, care living examples of the
cause you represent. It's apparent
to me, after hearing you tonight
that New York doesn't put every
body in Jail that should be behinc
the bars
Brookhart charged that "the only
hypocrite and bigot in the whole
business is none other than Andrew
w. Mellon; he IS the man in charge
of enforcement and he's not in ia
vor of enforcement.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
OR
REPEA ].
DRY Law
Former Head of JuliAr'
Oil Company Named as
Bribe Giver
MORE TO FOLLOW
Two Members of Jury IN
Original Trial Named
In Charges /

WASHINGTON, Mar. 20. U.R-
A plan to mobilize the citizenry OF
the nation actively for law observ
ance and enforcement was recon
mended to the house judiciary com
mittee today by Daniel G. Roper
who inaugurated national prohibi
tion law enforcement as interna
revenue commissioner in 1919.
He urged that President HoovelI
call a conference of governors oil
states and organize through then
citizens law observance councils
similar to the wartime councils of
defense. Attorney General Mitchell
he said, should call together all en-
forcement officers and even federal
judges, to work out methods OF
speedier prosecution.
"I am not certain that we should
go beyond anything done in the war
to organize the people," Roper said
in anwser to a question by Repre'|
sentative Laguardia, wet, Republic
can, New York.
Roper said he was convinced the
law could be enforced by his plan
of an appeal to citizens Of the coun-
try, but if people would not obey
the law after that appeal then the
law should be repealed.
When Roper was asked whether
he thought President Hoover wal
trying to enforce the law, he re-
piled:
"By statement, yes, by procedure,
I do not know"
Roper urged mobilization Of the
citizenry of the nation after he had
condemned the Canadian dispensary
system, advocated by some vets, al
offering no solution for the prOhibi
tion problem, basing his conclusion
on "failure" of the system in Socth
Carolina, his native state.
"Unless we arouse our people tt
the requirement of this fundament
al law fear the disturbance thai
will come to our people," Ropel
said. eff you can impress upon thu
public, and it can be done through
an educational campaign, that yol
are in earnest and sincere about
enforcing this law, you will relieve
the present situation and approach
full enforcement and observance Of
the law.
Glow are you going to remedy
the situation in New York and othel
wet states that way" asked Repre-
sentative Bachman, Democrat, Wes,
Virginia. FF
81 would try to persuade them Il
observe the law through the COVER
nors of their states. If we could no
get the people to obey the law that
way then it ought to be repealed II
is that remarkable cooperation W.
had during our war period tha
makes me think my plan is practica
and will succeed"
Roper said that when he selected
prohibition administrators he re
quired that they be in loyal sym
pathy with the law.
"Some of your men retired very
wealthy and some got into very ser
ious troublef' Laguardia asked.
"That was after | RETIRED" Roper
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
Support Given
Indian Revolt

BOMBAY, Mar. 20. U.R-A group
of satyagraphists supporters of
non,violent civil disobedience) met
AZ Peopa today and resolved to start
illegal manufacture of salt in
suburb of Bombay.
1t was not known whether they
would march over the 100 miles of
road or travel by train.
Led by Mahatma NJ. X. Gandhi.
the agitators of Indian independ,
ence are taking the issue. of salt,
which is a government monopoly, to
arouse resistance to England, much
as the tax on tea was used during
the American independence move
mont.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
New Racket
Within Law

SANTA PAULA, Calf, Mar.
20. U.P)-Two men here have
been been charging 10 cents per
name for those desiring to sign a
petition purporting to be design
ed to promote prohibition refer
endum.
Investigation Of the two, al
legedly representing the Nation
al Prohibition Referendum, Inc,
has shown that they were within
the law, according to police Off
cials.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
SIX AR|E:
INDICTED
by JURY
Former Revenue Chief
Says Success of Meas
ure Up To People
APPEAL TO CITIZENS
Roper Suggests Immita-
ton of Wartime COun.
cils of Defense

LOS ANGELES. Mar. 20.-U.P)-
Six persons, including S. c. Lewis,
former president of the Julian Pc
troleum Cooperation, were named to-
day in four grand jury indictments
charging bribery in the Julian col.
lapse conspiracy trial of 1923, it
was learned at the Hall of Justice.
Lewis, it was announced, was ac-
cused of offering hribe Ia Mrs,
Caroline Love, prominent San Pedro
club woman and a juror in the con
spiracy case in which he was a de
fendant. The jury acquitted Lewis
and all other defendants.
Jacob and Louis Perman, also de
PENDANTS in the conspiracy trial
We're accused in another Indictment
with Louis krause, private detec-
tive, of conspiracy to commit bri-
Lrry. The trio assertedly bribed
Frank Grider and John Groves,
jurors in the case.
Grider and Groves were named in
separate indictments accusing them
of having accepted bribes.
Authorities said that one more in.
dictmcnt was expected when h e
jury rcconvened late in the after.
noon.
Neither Mrs. Love nor j. II.
Neavcr, who assertedly admitted he
acted as an agent between Mrs.
Love and Lewis, were named in the
irst four dic.ments returned.
LOS ANGELES, Mar 20.-WP)-
District Attorney Buron Fits 7
year ago was aware that the 1925
Julian Petroleum Corporation con
spiracy trial jury had been fixed
Harold "Buddy' Davis, former
chief deputy district attorney un
der Asa Keyes said here today.
Davis now is in county Jail await
ing the result of his appeal to con
viction on bribery charges arising
from the same trial.
Jacob Berman told Fits that he
had bribcd jurors in that trial
Davis said, but Fits declined tC
take action at that time.
Davis said he, himself, had gone
before the grand jury and askc(
that that body investigate such re
ports.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
APPROVE NEW LEADER

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti. Mar.
2o.-(U,P)-Assembly delegates op
posed to the regime of President
Louis Borno approved the choice
Eugeen Roy, Haitian banker,
president today.
hoy was elected on the first bal.
lot' lie will take office on Nav
49, when Borno's term expires. Sub,
ssequently, constitutional elections
for Legislature will be held, and
the elected delegates will choose p
new president for the full term.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Dance, 8, 10000 club.
Night school, 10, high school.
B. P. o. E.. No. 1926, q, Elk's
hall.
I v. Council No. "a, s, Mas
onic Temple.
Women's gym class, TO. high
school,
Barbara Worth Rebekahs. 8.
Davis hall.
Public speaking class, 7, high
school.
Troop IA, B.SA., 7:SO, Scout
hut.
Fox Imperial Theatre, Street
cf Chance.
Valley Theatre, Sunny Side
Up. n
TOMORROW
Kiwanis club, Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
NOT To HIRE BURKE

Los ANGELES, Mar. a0.--QJ.pl =
Mayor John Porter announced todav
that Charles w. Burke, former pri.
vate detective, will not be hired
as an expert to reorganize the uoliee
department until the police eommir. !.
sion can effect his employment On
legal grounds. NJ
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
LEGION TO MEET

DoWNEY, Calf, Mar 20 U'D-
Legion officials from many sur
rounding districts were assem- mpilhe
,ooay for the meeting of the nihe'
.eehth district of the American Leg
ION mere tonight. The membership
OF the Nineteenth district has peeh
set at 1850.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
THE WEATHER

Los ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Friday with mod
crate temperature; probably foggy
or cloudy near coast in the morn
ing.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fair and mild tonight and Fri
day but with considerable ,lorning
oloudiness along coast; gentle yaria-
bic winds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-26
STERLING LEAD
REACHES 92,O5l
Only About $4,000 Votes
Remain Uncounted
Over State

DALLAS, Aug. 26.-tPl-The Tex
as Election Bureau had q number
Of additional counties complete In
its tabulation today Of returns from
Saturdays democratic run-off pri-
mary. but the total vote was only
153 more than was accounted for
last night. "A. r. Henning. director
Of the bureau. explained that sev-
eral counties which had been be-
lieved to be incomplete had wired
they had sent in complete totals.
Returns, including all except so
of the counties complete. accounted
for 845 ,469 votes. Henning esti-
mated the vote would not 60 over
$50. 900.
The vote:
Governor-Ross s. Sterling. asa
760; Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson, 376,-
TOO.
Lieutenant Governor 49, Edgar
Witt. 420,374; Sterling P. Strong.
355, 9e2.
Attorney General-James ". ALI
red. 46l 1856; Robert Lee Bobbitt,
334.4l7.
State Treasurer-Charley Lock
hart. 400 ,972; John z. Davis. 35l .533.
Commissioner OF Agriculture.
4 Mcdonald. 434.692:-AH-Ktng,
304.88
Rail rad CommiSsioner-Pat NJ.
Neff. 44S,508; w. Gregory Hatcher,
327 1924.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-26
SACRIFICE
Woman Dies That Man May
Live Under Treatment

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26.-tP-
The sacrifice OF a woman's life that
man might live because physicians
decided he had prior claim TO n
r%espirator needed in both cases led
TO a demand by citizens today that
the machines be made part OF the
equipment Of all hospitals here to
prevent recurrence Of such an in
cident.
Physicians decision TO save the
life Of a man while a woman died
came about when Irving S. john
son. % year old artist. victim Of in
fantile paralysis, was removed from
a respirator where he had been
kept alive a week. His removal
was for the purpose OF giving treat
ment 10 Miss May Jean McCulloch,
whose case demanded IL.
Physicians in hasty consultation
decided the man had prior claim
to the machine and a better chance
to recover. He was returned 70 the
r%espirator and is reported slowly re-
covering today. Miss McCulloch is
dead.
The action Of the physicians has
not been questioned publicly but
scores have expressed establishment
that only one such respirator was
available.