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Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11

sat in congress and today he was
slated to win Tuesday over Frank
Buttram, wealthy oil man and phil
anthropSt. This would make Muir
ray the Ecmocfatic nhmmee for
Governor an attainment usually
equivalent TO election
Murray said attempts were al
ready ON foot to impcach ham. Even
rs far back as january :, when he
announced his platform "to jar the
political trust loose from control of
the state" Bill took long sight
down the barrel Of his campaign
gun ard announced abe it So-theu
am Il candidate for impeachment -
But I'il impeach my tmprachcrS,
Murray said.
Tf the legislature tries to inn
peach me, it win be like Il bunch Of
iackrabbits trying to pun a wild.
eat from a tree
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
Fits ACCUSED
OF FALSlFYING
TAXATION RECORD
Candidates Deception In
Bank Tax Charges Are
Exposed By Ahearn.

san FRANCISCO, Aug. II. (Spc-
ciaD-Charging Buron Fits, Los
Angeles district attorney, with
"fIagrant Justification of tax rec
ords - in his campaign against
Governor {. G. Young, Fred G.
Athcarn, state corporation commits
sioncr. declared in "a public statement
here today that "Fitts has sacri-
ficed any right to the support of
honest citizens who believe III de
cent American government. IT,
Zone hates TO call another man
a liar asserted Athearn, 'but the
fragrant Justification of taxation
records indulgcd in by Buron Fits
denies him any right to ordinary
courtcsicS.
ellis taxation statements, charg
ing that the Young administration
has been guilty of faVoritism to
banks and corporations, are nothing
less than u tissue of lies from start
70 finish, as anyone can determine
hv going to the records. He has
charged that the Standard Oil Com
pany paid only - taxes in Califor-
Lila during 1929. 1t actually paid
al,J72, 1889. He charges that the
Associated Oil Company paid on!r
%25. It actually paid 81 100000. He
charges that the Union Oil Com
panv paid only SO. Ii actually palG
81, l,130.6S0,
''Such IN utter disregard for the
plain truth has never before been
witnessed in California political
campaign within NY recollection. -
Athcarn declared that Governor
Young, by promptit meeting the tax
emergency, had actually saved tie
taxpayers Il threatened loss Of So
O0O,000 in bank taxes. The new
bank tax. he asserted. is at u uniform
fixed raic on net income, the sar"
rate applying ON tie same basis for
all banks aud all business corpora
tionS.
Athcarn. recognized rs one Of
California $ outstanding taxation
experts. gave out the following com.
prchcnsiHc review Of the bank and
corporation taN question to acquaint
Continued on page SiX)
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
SCIENTIST CLAI MS
EUROPE PLANNING
ANOTHER CONFLICT
Countries Getting Ready
For Catastrophe By
Forming Alliances.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass, Aug.
II. U.P}-Just as in 1909 the nations
of western civilization were prepar-
inc and drifting into war, so, too,
are they planning today for big
war sometime between 1880 and
1910. said Professor {. Burns or the
University of Glasgow at the lnstI-
tute Of Politics today.
All the governments of Europe are
IT least planning for it, he sald,
pointing out that today all nations
are ON an average spending as much
for war as they did in the period
1909-1914. He recalled that France
said she could withdraw from the
Rhine only because 10y 1889 her from
tier Notifications will be completed.
Professor Purns held that al
though no one really wants war, the
nations are all drifting into 1t, be
cause of intensive preparation TOR II ;
! the money spent upon this is of less
importance than the devotion of
good brains, he said, pointing out
| that in the United States, for in
stance. POO of the best chemists are
working on the development Of new
] poison gases. in which they have
! been extraordinarily successful.
The chemical laboratories of the
] University of Cambridge and many
! Of the students there, under the
! guidance of Sir William Pope, are
being used to develop poison gases
for England to use in the next WAY,
+ he declared.
States also. according to his view,
are becoming more efficient IN poll
ces for destruction, for they are
preparing for war by the alliances
lof TODAY The side each nation will
] take in the future is determined bV
which country today finances it in
armaments, he said. He pointed out
j that Serbia was aligned with France
! in the last war primarily because
/ France undercut the German krupr
factory in financing Serbia fol
iarmaments.
+ Thus. said Professor Burns, tn,
!! situation in 1890 is identical to that
tof 1909, when was was only fiV,
years distant.
Under this crust of preparation
for war, states are growing stronger
in cooperative methods, which alone
can prevent war, and the tendency
toward peace is growing stronger
he said. But, he added, we have only
a five-year breathing space so tina
real work, which must be create
than it is today, must be done within
this period to preYent all nation
again drifting into Il catastrophe.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
CANDIDATE FOR IMPEACHMENT
EXPECTS VICTORY AT THE POLLS

OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug. II W.P)
Bill Murray trckked into the tor.
rid heat of Tishomingo today, re
moved his soilcd campaign shirt,
dipped his moustachc into Il pitchc
of ice waite and cooley announced
he had rested his ease as "a candi-
date for impeachment."
Murray is the man mentioned by
most informants, including himself,
to be Oklahoma'S next Governor.
Oklahoma'S hottest campaign since
the roaring nincties will be eli
NAKED Tuesday i'll u final primary
election.
Tishomngo is the territorial town
where Bill settled down in Il house
with dirt floor, took himself AN
Indian wife aud Indian land, read
snd wrote books and emerged "The
Sage" of Oklahoma politics.
He wrote the state constitution,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
Phoenix Mar Held
On Murder Charge

MIAMI, Fla, .Aug. H. U.R)- s.
William c. Fortune OF Phoenix,
Ariz., WAS held here today charged
with the murder o,' W. Il. Shough.
who stepped in front OF Il gun aimed
by Fortune at Mrs. Fortune, and was
instantly killed Fortune had
escaped from jail, where he was
serving u 30-daN sentence. returned
home and found his wife and Shough
together He ordered them into Il
ear and drove thcm to spot where
he announced to his wife, 81 am 20
ing to kin YOU and end il ALL, - For
tune fled but was captured sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
Eagles Slated
To Discuss Old
Age Pensions

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. t. U.P)
More than 10000 members of the
fratcrnal order of Eagles. met here
today for their annual grand acric
convention, the conclavc sessions
TO continue TO Aug rs.
"Stabilization of employment" in
America and enactment of old-agc
pension laws for thc dependent are
to be the keynote of the convcn'
tion speeches.
Conrurrcntly with the lnternaA
tional Grand Erie meeting, the an
nuaI California Aerie meetings are
TO be held here as well as the ma
tional assembly of womens auXil-
iaries to the Eagles
Charles j. Chenu of Sacramento
will announce a national member
ship gain of 92,5Sl for the past
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
en- Lose Lives
From Automobiles

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. H. U,2
California was abruptly expelled
last week end from the honor roll
Of careful motorists.
After two wcck ends during
which automobile accidents were r'.
duccd throughout the state to the
minimum, last week end saw an ap-
parent slump in caution that result
ed in ten fatalities from this source.
With vacation season in full
swing. violent deaths were on the
increase generals, with two drown,
ings added 20 the list
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
Trio Have Narro,v
Escape As Plane
Crashes To Earth

CANTON, H., Aug. II. U.P}-An
airplanc pilot and two passenger,
told today Of an almost miraculous
escape from death or serious injuries
when the plane in which they were
riding over the city crashed from an
altitude of l,20o feet, striking a tree
and telephone wires, The craft was
whirlcd around and its wings and
landing gear wert demolished,
Elmer PARCEL, %, the pilot, who
lives at LyouS, H., received light
scratches ON the face His passen-
gers, Miss Mary Louise Cohen and
Albert 7. Schirrcr, We're uninjured,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
Jack P;ckford
To Wed Tonight

DEL MONTE. Calf, Aug. II. W.P)
lack Pickford, star OF silent pie
lures, aud Miss Mary Mulhern Of
New York, stage actress, will be
married Tuesday somewhere IN
California.
This was announced by .PicktorG
himself The pair will take out their
license Tuesday morning and the
wedding ceremony will follow short
lv afterwards. An intention to wed
was filed Friday,
Pickford announced the honey
moon would be spent in northern
California, and he and his bride
would make their home in Holly.
wood.
James kirhwood, also of the
screen, will he best man, with Cedric
Gibbons ana his bride, Dolores del
Rio, also attending.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
Bandit Feigns
Prayer To Rob
Woman In Church

Los ANGELES, Aug. II. ORA
bandit who feigncd PRAYER in church
to rob Il, woman ct 500 was sought
today by police.
The woman. who refused to give
her name, saving she feared the
thief would "return and kill me,
declared she entered Il Catholic
church here to pray. In front of her,
knceling with bowed head, was a
young man.
The woman ended her prayer she
said. but as she rose to leave the
youth ran to her, snatched her purse
and disappeared out the front door.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
Collision With
Seaguu Forces
Plane To Ground

LONG BEACH. Calf, Aug -.
UP-Clydc Stultn, student aviator,
and Arthur Drake, his instructor, to
day rccountcd hoW they narrowly
escaped death in mid.air collision
with Il scagull.
The gun flew hcadon into the pro-
pelor. smashing the whirliug blades
to spint,rS, they said. Stultz
brought the plane down on crowd
cd boulevard, SkillfuIly avoiding u
number of automobiles and pcdcs,
trians, but could not keep it from
smashing into q telephone pole,
Both were uuhurt.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
Six Injured As
Tank ExpIodes
Aboard Cruiser

MIAMI, Fla. Aug. IT., W.Pl Six
persons were injured here today,
three seriously. when a gasoline tank
in 4o-foot cabin cruiser blew up
at dock,
The cruiser VIZ the "Westward, "
which burst into FLAMES Immediately
following the blast and WIS sub
merged by tircmcn in an effort to
save it.
r.. l.. Clark, president of the South
Florida Motor Sales Co.. Richard
Swift and W. u, Cadlc, thrcc of the
six injured, were reported ia Scrions
condition. The other suffered minor
burns.
The party was preparing for i
fishing trip at the time Of the eNpio-
sion
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
Candidates To
Talk On Friday
At Calipatria

Candidates for county offices will
have another chance to tell the pub
lie tine why's and wheretorcS of the
present campaign at Calipatria Fri
day night.
Tie meeting Will be held under
the auspices Of the American Com
scrvation C!ab. which has sponsored
u number of popular meetings
throughout the valley during the
past several weeks.
Exact location of the mectiuE
place has not as yet been deter
mined. but will toe announced later
in the week The meeting will be
open to AN candidates.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
COURT DENIES
BOLTON HEARING
ON FAMOUS CASE
Childcrs States Decision
OF Utmost Importance
To County.

\ much moOtcd question and one
which has been in the public eye
for some time past was definitely
settled today wien the supreme
court Of the state of California re-
fused the application of W. y. Bol-
ton for hearing ON the famous
Terra Bella case. according to lnfor'
nation received i'll FL Centre today.
This ease, which has been i'll llti-
gat ion for the greater part of the
past year. was first tried in the San
Diego courts when Bolton brought
suit against the Terra Bella lrriga-
ton district. Bolton had bought
certain properties in that district at
IA state and county FAX sale ano
brought the action to quiet title, IN
Guiding that OF the irrigation dis
trict.
The court decided against the dis
trict and held that the title con
vevod By the state and county tax
| deed passed the property free AMI
! clear of the irrigation district as
sessments, then long delinquent. IAc
! Terra Bella district Immediately ap-
pealcd against this decision and was
Joined by the Imperial Irrigation
| District and the Irrigation District
! Association, both organizations fill
! ing their briefs. Charles l.. Child
! ers, chief counsel for the imperial
district. appeared on the staff Of
the appellants.
III, 4c; nf phhr1l pa
/ vcrsed the decision of the trial court
and held that the state and county
: taxes and the assessments of an ir
rigation district are equal and thai
neither can extinguish the other
This decision was handed dow
about two months ago.
Immediately after this decision
the plaintiff made application for ,
rehcaring in the appellate cour'
which was denied: this being 70!
lowed by an application for IA hear
! ing in the supreme court which rem
dered its decision today denying tina
request, which puts the final touci
| on the matter.
Childers. in commenting on th'
matter. said: ''This decision is o
| the utmost Importance to us here Il
| Imperial county in that we have
exactly the same action pending il
which the same glOup are plaintiff
and our own Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict is the defendant. However
this ease was tried in San Dieg
more than IA year ago and the tria
court. held with us at that time. Th
greatest importance, however, lie
in this, that it is established cor
clusivelv and for all time that til
lien of an irrigation district asses:
mcnt is equal to that of a state o
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
Youngster Sets
Town On Fire

4 DUNCAN, Okla, Aug. II. (U,pI
! S-Nine-year-old Eldris Taylor was
! having a swell" time in jail
here today after having gratified
I his ambitions to ''set fire to the
: whole blamed town
! Eldris was arrested Saturday
1 night while enjoying S75,-
. 900 fire in lumber yard. Prevl
J ously the boy had started five
4 other fires. the first being in hlG
( parents home.
: Because of MS youth, officials
! were uncertain what action to
take.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
R-10O CRUISES OVER
CANADIAN CITIES

MONTREAL, Aug. IL, WR) The
dirlgible R-l00 was ON cruise to OF
tawa. Toronto, Hamilton and other
Canadian cities today, making the
only flight scheduled before her re
turn to England later this week.
Tue ship left St Hubert Airport at
q p, m. last night aud viii return
lere tonight,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
DUNSMUIR HOTEL
SWEPT BY FIRE

DtNSMUlR. Calf, Aug. II. U.H
~'Faro swept through the Weed
hotel here today, doing damage cS-
timatcd at $4,000 and cndangcr-
ing for time the lives of guests
who were forced to flee from their
rooms clad in night clothing, The
fire worked through the partitions
from the basement to the fourth
floor of the brick building.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
Board Selecting
Officials For The
August Primary

Election officials to preside at the
polls for the August primary, were
selected today by the board of super
viSorS sitting in a Speeial session at
the courthouse.
Few changes iu the list submitted
hy County Clerk MosSeau were made,
it was reported, lnG it yNas expected
the list would he completed some
time during the afternoon
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
RAILWAY MERGER
IS PROTESTED

WASHINGTON. Aug IT, UP)
The Interstate Commerce Commits,
sion received it's seventh protest to-,
day against the Great Northern
Northern Pacific merger. The The
South Dakota board Of railway com
missioucrs petitioned the commits
sion to reopen It's ease II contend
ed the merger would stifie coupe.
tition.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11

VANCOUVER B. C., Aug. H..
U.P>-Two American aViators who
hope to set their silver winged mon
opianc down at Tokyo, Japan, at
ter Il transpacific flight from Ia
coma. Wash. planned to take off
from Ladner field here late today
to resume their interrupted hop to
Whitehorsc. AlasH'.
The fliers. Bob Wark and Eddie
Brown, spent the night iii Van
cover after being forced down
shortly before , PM, yesterday by
two cloggcd gas lines. The lines
became airbound preventing gaso-
line being forced into the motor.
The Pacific era. lad Travelled ap-
proximatelv 2S4 miles Of the 400
miles from Tacoma to Whitchurse-'
! first of four scheduled 'rcfuclng
points on the trip-When forced to
land here.
Neither the ship nor its occupants
suffered and it was announced
that the trip would be resumed To-
day. The forced landing was to be
counted as an added refucIing stop.
The Pacific Era scared away
from Tacoma at ll:2S o'clock sun
day morning Slightly more than
three hours later the ship came.
| down here.
Had the first lap been completed
on schedule. Wark and Brown had
! expected to arrive at WhitehorSe
some u hours after leaving Ia
coma.
! After Il two hour stop mt White
/ horse. the pair plan to jump 500
miles to Fairbanks. Then they hope
, to flv to Nome. 500 miles farther
ON.
The next two jumps are the long
est planned-l400 miles for the
last stop cnroutc at Petropavlovsk.
iiamchata Province, Siberia, aud 4
100 mile hop from there to Tokyo.
Wark and Brown expected to
make the trip from Tacoma to To-
kvo in 50 hrs, but the elapsed time
! will probably run ut ccast u hours
longer because of the evening and
overnight halt here.
Ideal weather prevailed during the
first days fight and there WIS no
indication of adverse reports for
todaY's hop.
At Tokyo, the landing is to he
made at the field from which Har-
old Bromley hopes to take off ON Il
flight to Tacoma.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11
WARK AND BROWN
WILL HOP OFF
FOR WHITEHORSE
Forced Landing At Van
cOuyer Delays First
Lap Of Jaunt.

VANCOUVER, 3. c., Aug. II.
U,P)-Bob Wark and Eddie Brown,
Seattle aviators who started from
Tacoma today on a projected flight
to Toxic, crashed their plane into
small slough at the end CT the
runway at Ladner field today.
Wark was slightly injured and
the plane was damaged so the re-
sumption of the flight Will be de-
layed several days.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-11

Continued on page 8iX)
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
U- ST ANOTHER "EACkEI'

X week or so ago q man walked up and down Main street with large yellow sheets for sale, On the sheets were printed the words of popular songs. one or two policemen asked him whether he had a license to pcddlc the songs, and it was found he had conformcd with the law and had obtained a license.
 So far. so good What is most surprising in this new business ls that the words of the songs thus pcddlcd are copyrighted, and, ac- cording to the owners of the copy rights of the ditues, the words were reprinted by the concerns getting out the song sheets without pcrms- sion and without q financial ar rangcmcnt. The owners of the copyrights further claim the racket" is one of the most bare faced steals" in recent times
 As everyone knows, no one ca0 without authority reprint copy richted matter, whatever it's char .actcr. and resell it without running afoul of the law, But all the legal authorities have done in these cases ia to sell the representatives or agents of the concerns licenses to embark in the business. The reason is said to be that it is the business of the owners of copyrights to sue the people doing the copyright in ringing. When complaint was made in New York some of the owners Of copyrights were reported to have re- ceived threatening letters. Truly an amazing racket.
 Theatrical publications, which usually follow the fortunes Of Tin Pan Alley and the new Hollywood tin pan alley with close attention, have devoted considerable space to the new racket, conforming it in no uncertain terms. The only result seems to have been that the song racl,ctcers have found their way into every city in the land, selling the copyrights under the due protection Of the law
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15
Man Slccplcss 15 Years
 Ideal for Endurance Flight

As far as is known. no enterprise ing aviation concern has offered Paul Kern of Budapest, Hungary. q chance to "cash .in" on his atlliction of not sleeping for 15 years. It is q recognized fact that aViators have that droWsy feeling to overcome in endurance flights, and Kern has this little angle, so fatal to aviators conquered at the outset. It would be a simple matter for some com pany to teach Kern to fly. and then embark him on a solo endurance flight which could "knocl< into q cooked hat previous records for ali time.
 Kern has not slept for 15 years which would allow ample time for any good make of airplanc to show what it was made of Danger would be minimizcd, for Kern could stay up in the neighborhood of airports and land only when there was trouble with his plane { The advertising value 10 the air 1 plane company would be priceless and "Nankec' ingenuity would bc credited with another victory snatchcd from under the very noses ] Of European record seekers who are i constantly on the watch 10 outdC 1 the people of the new world. Heres i hoping that an American aviation 1 concern signs up Kern who is al ! present working for modest week l ly sum in Budapest
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

titudc toward prohibition. Congress would be likely to be quite impress cd with the totals the vets would muster. II would be in he nature of an educational referendum.
 The population of some of the states which helped to put over pro- hibition on a state basis are ridicu- louslv small compared with the more populous states. But ncverthe- less, some Of the legislatures, such as in New York and Connecticut were jocheyed into ratifying the amendment through the efforts O. such active institutions as the Anu- Saloon League. The point IS that now, after ten years Of prohibition and a more general knowledge Of how the Anti-Saloon League accom- plisned it's purpose, that organize ton would have precious little in fluence in how the people voted ln referendum.
 Careful provision was attempted by the founders of the Republic to sarecuard the rights of minorities; but they did not foresec what could happen by dint Of the machinery they set @p to amend the Constitu- ton. X huge minority possibly q ma ioritv-oC citizens do not take kindly 10 the prohibition law and F there is no other way out Of inc mess they will continue to nulllty It just like all onerous laws, wherever passed. have in time been nullified. History is replcte with such instances,
 X national referendum on popu- lar vote basis although not provld- ed for in the Constitution, could be held if the administration were anxious 10 sound out popular senu- ment. such a referendum would bring out 100 per cent of the Vot- CTS. who would gladly go 10 the polls if buttressed by the knowledge that the state in which they hap
 pencd to live would count in the totals according to it's population. rather than in accordance with artificial boundary lines and gerry mandered congressional and lcSis-
 laliyc boundaries.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-15

cembcr, and the Senate promptly punished Mir. Eutlcdge for his op- position to the Jay treaty by reject ing the nomination by a vote of 14 to 10. That made way fer the ap- pointmcnt of Mir, Marshall, the chief justice who did more than any other one man to alter the in- tcrpretation Of the L, $. Constltu- ton. When Mr, Eutledge died ill 1900 it is believed by commentators unlikely that President John Adams at that time would have appointed John Marshall to be chet justice.
 Only a speech made in Sonth Carolina, which diverted from party allegiance, changed the tenor and spirit of constitutional interprcta- ton. yielding precedcnts of law that last 10 this day and probably will continue to influcrce the court until the end of time.