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Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
DEMANDS
VOTE ON
DRY LAW
Dupont Declares Youth
OF Nation Entitled To
Express Opinion
HEARING NEAR END
New Jersey Capitalist
Opens Rebuttal Pleas
OF Wet Forces
By PAUL R. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, April 90. U.D-
The younger generation, grown up
since prohibition and now compris-
ing one-third of the nations voters,
should be allowed to pass judgment
on the 18th amendment, Pierre s.
Du 'Pont, Delaware industrialist,
told the house judiciary committee
in opening the wet rebuttal today.
"By what Republican doctrine
can these men and women be de-
prived of a vote on question now
more active than on the day when
it was supposed to have been set
tied forever" Dupont asked. As
chairman of the executive commit
tee of the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment, he urged
the committee report out bill for
repeal of tine amendment.
"These facts" Dupont added,
warrant reporting out the bill now
before this committee SO the will Of
the people may be. determined after
10 years experience with law that
can boast little Of their support or
approval either before or after its
passage"
While Dupont was summing up
his arguments against the dry law,
Henry H. Corran, president Of the
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment, was being questioned
concerning the wet associations leg
! islative activities for the fifth time
by the senate lobby committee.
Dupont, who resigned as chair
man of the board of General Motors
to espouse the wet stand of Alfred
E. Smith in the 1928 presidentia
campaign, was the first of five we
leaders to offer rebuttal testimony
This will bring to close the hear
ings undertaken in January by
Chairman Graham to decide the fat,
of seven modification and repea
measures now before the committee
"The question before this commit
tee is one of legal procedure, not OF
1morals," the Delaware industrialis,
said in beginning his argument. "Ii
I legalized traffic in liquor is a sin
our country was born in sin and
lived in sin for 144 years, during
which period the best of our men
spent their lives and brought the
nation to its prosperous condition in
the year 1920"
Dupon charged that at the time
the prohibition act was passed the
country was absorbed in prepara-
tions for war and there was little
time or inclination for discussion Of
the matter.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
Davis May Be
Freed On Bail

LOS ANGELES, April %. W.H-
Harold "Buddy" Davis, former dep,
uty district attorney, may be freed
from the county Jail soon if plans
announced today by his attorney,
Jerry Giesler, are carried through.
Giesler said he intended to make
application for Davis immediate re-
lease on bail although the state has
10 DAYS to ask for rehearing on
the decision of the appeal court
that Davis should have new trial.
Davis, once chief deputy for Asa
Keyes, was convicted of accepting
bribes to cease up" on prosecution
of some of the early criminal cases
of the Julian Petroleum Corporation
scandal. Keyes, convicted on sim
liar charge, now is in San Quentin
prison.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
LOST YOUNCSTER
RES0URCEFUL IN
Time OF DANGER

REDDING, Calf, April %. U.P)
Two members of the party of 800
who have trudged the thickly wood
ed slopes of Mount Burney for
three days and nights came today
to trails end.
Sheltered by a crude lean-to of
his own making and hugging the
earth for warmth, Asa Lee Lakey
the six year old boy they sought was
found, alive and well.
The small boy who strayed away
from his parents automobile on
Sunday morning, and for whose
safety among the snowdrifts of the
slopes, the entire populace of the
neighborhood was aroused to action,
had suffered few bad effects.
He greeted Frank II. Buick, of
Coran, Calf, and Leslie Ralston,
of Montgomery Creek, who found
him, with glad cry and immediate
ly asked for something to eat.
To the perseverance and wood
craft of the two men the small boy
owes his life.
While airplanes from Mather
Field, Sacramento, were securing
the western slope, they doggedly
followed small tracks first spotted
yesterday afternon a few miles from
Burney Springs. All night they
followed the trail and at dawn their
search was rewarded by the sight
of fragment torn from the child's
blouse hanging from a bush.
The boy spent the three days
wandering over the mountain slope
in direction he though would lead
him to a settlement. His nights he
spent in brush shelters.
To rescuers, who had pictured the
small boy at the mercy of the cold
mountain nights, he said:
"Shucks, it wasn't cold"
Despairing from the first of food,
he soon was troubled by thirst,
That part Of the mountain is sing
ularly barren and arid. But, be-
cause he and the other children in
his home town had learned early
that snow is thirst-quencher, he
survived.
Every time he came to snow
drift, he said, he would gulp down
MS much as he could hold, then press
the snow into hard balls with which
he crammed his pockets.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
Oklahoma Oil
Well Is Ablaze

TAYLOR, Tex, April %. WH-
A score of workmen battled flam-
ing oil well here today. 1t caught
fire soon after it blew in when the
plume of oil was blown against a
red hot boiler 200 feet away.
Hundreds of persons, gathered at
a barbecue to celebrate the new
gusher, watched the blazing oil
column throughout the night as it
lighted the countryside and sen<
billows of great black smoke in the
air.
The we'll, Mort Simmons No. !,
is flowing at the rate of 5000 bar
rels. 1t blew in with terrific
force, sending the oil column high
over the derrick where it was caught
by a stiff wind and blown into
the glowing boiler.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23

LONDON, April 90. U.P)-Many
very important results of the Lon
don naval conference could not be
reduced to writing in the treaty but
"remain in the minds of the various
nations" to grow toward even
greater peace progress in the flu
ture, Secretary of State Henry L..
Stimson suggested today in an in
terview with the United Press.
The head of the American dele
cation to the five power naval con-
ference discussed the outcome of
the London sessions over the radio
telephone, speaking from the 5. ).
Leviathan, five hours at sea, to the
United Press bureau in London. 1t
was his first exclusive press inter
view since start of the conference
and the conversation inaugurated
commercial service from the Levia-
than to England.
Secretary Stimson pointed out
that the "leaven' planted in the
minds of Britain and America at
the unsuccessful Geneva naval con,
ference produced result now
achieved at London and expressed
hope that the "leaven of London
will be even more productive in the
future.
Secretary Stimson remarked that
the various nations delegates to the
conference were enroute home will
copies of the treaty signed yester
day at st. James Palace
His conversation, the first com
mercial call ever made from TIL
! Leviathan to England, came throug
to the United Press London offic
exactly on schedule. The secertar.
spoke from specially arrange
| booth on the Leviathan.
After Secretary Stimson had fin
ished speaking, the wireless tele
graph was thrown open to ordinar,
| commercial calls and the member
of the American delegation will use
it considerably enroute, settling bus
mess details in London and COM
municating with Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
Wisconsin Chief
Goes On Trial

sHEBOYGAN, Wis, April 29,W.H
Argument in the custer trial
against Gov. Walter j. Kohler of
Wisconsin, started here in his home
town today, with Walter d. Corri-
gan. special states attorney, pre-
senting the states case,
Gov. Kohler has been brought to
trial on charges of violating the
states corrupt practices law through
excessive expenditures in his cam.
palgn. The accusations We're pressed
by the La Toilette progressive fac
tion, led by Phillip f. La Toilette,
who is expected to be the governors
opponent in the Republican primary.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
Score Die AS
Steamer Sinks


ATHENS, Greece, April 90. W.H
A sea disaster in which 20 mem
bers of crew of 90 on the Italian
tanker Friederico Carolo were
drowned last Saturday, was reveal
ed in belated reports reaching Ath-
ems today.
The tanker sank between Cephal-
lonia and Sante, Ionian Islands, off
the southern coast of Greece, the
reports said.
The boilers Of Friederico, Carolo,
5000 ton vessel, exploded and it
sank in three minutes, it was re-
ported.
The tanker was on its way from
Fiume to Novorosiski, Russian
port on the Black Sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
BERMAN'S BAIL
FORFEITED BY
JUDGES ORDER

LOS ANGELES, April 23.-W.H
While Jacob Berman, former Jul
ian Petroleum executive, was in Sc
attic today attempting to get into
Mcneil s Island, his $4,000 bail on
a bribery and embezzlement indict-
ment was ordered forfeited and a
bench warrant was ISSUED for his
arrest.
Superior Judge C. b. Schauer, be-
fore whom Berman was to have gone
to trial today, issued the ord5rs. He
Set Berman S bail on the warrant
at 100000.
The court also ruled that the case
was to be continued from day to
day and that all parties concerned
were to hold themselves in readi-
ness to proceed with the trial when
and If Berman - returned here.
This was the second similar ac.
ton taken against German since he
fled the city for the northwest.
Monday Superior Judge Emmet
Wilson ordered Berman's $4,000
bail forfeited when he failed to
appear for another trial.
The trial which was to have start
ed in Judge Schauer's court today
was the one which led Berman to
seek safety in the federal peniten-
tiary from state charges.
District Attorney Buron Fits
had promised him immunity for his
testimony in various other Julian
eases when the indictment, returned
almost three years ago, accusing
Berman of embezzlement and forg
cry was dug up and he was arrested
ON it.
Fits was not able to DELAY Ber
man S trial on the counts and Ber
man decided to begin seven-yeal
term for mail fraud conviction
rather than face the trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Benefit card party, 8, st.
Mary's hall.
Mid week meetings, churches.
De Molay, 8, Masonic Temple.
Moose lodge, s, California
hotel.
Oasis lodge, F. and A. M,
7:30, Masonic Temple.
Eagles, 8, $50 Broadway.
Troop 7, B.S.AY, $780, Elk's
hall.
Knights Of Pythias, 8, Davis
hall.
Civic orchestra, 7:So, Wilson
school.
Special night school classes,
7-9. high school.
Dance, 8, Holtville Natatori'
UNI.
Fox Imperial Theatre, Light
Of the Western Stars"
Valley Theatre, "Sombras de
Gloria"
TOMORROW
Rotary club, Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
Score Injured
In Train Wreck

VICKSBURG, Miss, April %.
U.P-More than score of persons
were injured, three critically, when
Y. NJ. V. passenger train bound
from Memphis to New Orleans was
derailed here today.
The critically injured were.
J. W. Leach, engineer; A. p.
Brown, mail clerk, and Eli Johnson,
fireman, all of Memphis.
The engine, mail car, express car,
two coaches and one sleeper left
the tracks, but failed to overturn.
Most of the injured received only
slight bruises.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
Chinese Denies
He Is Consul

SAN PEDRO, Calf, April 23.W.H
Young Chan, who for two
days has been in difficulties with
immigration inspectors at the har-
Dor here, today said that informa-
ton that he was the recently ap-
pointed consul of the Chinese Re
public in Los Angeles was incorrect
Chan said that all he claims is
that he is an American citizen, born
in Hawaii. He arrived here from
Hawaii Monday at which time it
was said he was an emmisary from
the Chinese government.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
FORMER LOCAL
RESIDENT SAYS
HE SHOT TAYLOR
Los Angeles Police Dis
credit Story Told By K.
RinaldO

Los ANGELES, April 23.-(U.H
Although he was unsuccessful in
his attempt to persuade police that
he was the murderer of William
Desmond Taylor, screen director,
Russo Rinaldo, an accountant, faced
prosecution on another count today.
His recital Of the manner in
which he allegcdly shot Taylor was
so conflicting with the known facts
in the eight-year-old mystery that
it was not given any credence. but
he was ordered held on charge
that he threatened the life OF a
woman here last night.
The new action against Rinaldo
followed the report of Mrs. Doris
Martin, waitress, 1915 Melrose Ave
nue., who said that a man known
to her only as ar. Rinaido," whom
she met casually in Brawley several
months ago, threatened to shoot her
as she left her place OF employment.
Two policemen were sent to her
home last night after she made her
report SO that the asserted assailant
could be picked up in event he at
tempted to molest her further.
Her description of the man tai
lied exactly with that of Rinaldo
even to cork leg. Police said
Rinaldo lost leg in the war. When
first taken into custody, Rinaldo
gave his address as Ell Centre,
which is only short distance from
Bra wiley.
Rinaldo was arrested early today
by authorities who had been trail
ing him for several days.
He readily admitted that he was
the man who entered the Taylor
bungalow eight years ago and fatal
ly wounded the famous director.
He said that the asserted Staying
was prompted by Taylor's treat
ment of a noted screen star.
Claims Shooting
Rinaldo had been a close friend
of the actress, he contended, and
when she left the Taylor bungalow
after fight with the director, he
(Rinaldo), slipped in the door and
shot Taylor.
An hour after the shooting, Ri
naldo confessed, he returned tc
mingle with the crowd attracted BY
the finding of Taylor's body.
Ponce said that Rinaldo could
not possibly have been close
friend of the actress he named and
/ it was also pointed out that Taylor
was shot about 1880 in the. evening
that his body was no, found unit
the next morning, and that it was
several hours after the finding Of
the body before any crowd col
| lected.
These points constituted only {
few of the wide discrepancies il
his story.
Rinaldo's estranged wife, now
living in Glendale, told Officers
that her husband frequently suffer
ed delusions which caused him t.
confess crimes with which he hat
no association.
Authorities said they planned tc
check every detail of Rinaldo I
confession. 1t was said that the
suspect might be placed in the
psychopathic ward for observation
The Ell Centre address given by
! Rinaldo, 600 Main street, is the
Chevrolet agency, where it was
stated he was employed as an ac
countant for a whilo~ last year
While in Ell Centre Rinaldo also
was known in musical circles, play
ing the violin on several program!
given here last fall and winter.
Those who knew him described
him as inclined to -, moody ant
morose, blaming his mental state OIL
the fact that he was gassed during
the World war.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
Pantages Tackles
Supreme Court

san FRANCISCO, April %. UH
"A new attempt to obtain the re-
lease on bail of Alexander Pantages,
Snowman now under sent
cnce OF Do years for attacking Eu-
h!ce Pringle, was carried today by
mS attorneys to the state supreme
court.
Affidavit of five physicians to
tire erect that his life is endanger-
cd by confinement were filed
Earle NJ Daniels, Pantages coun'
Sei' also asked that Pantages be
released TO prepare a defense for
three large damage suits now pend
ing against him.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
Mississippi Mob
Lynches Negro

ROSEDALE, Miss, April %. (U.P)
Dave Harris, 40, negro, was lynch
cd by posse of more than 200 men
near here today,
The negro, who yesterday alleged
ly shot and killed Clayton Funder-
berg, II year old farm boy, was sur
rounded and captured in the MisSis.
sippi river swamps after an all
night search.
According to reports to officers
here he was marched to tree and
executed before firing squad of
possemen.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
State Senator
Dies Suddenly

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23. U.H
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow for State Senator Patrick
j. Gray, 80, who died yesterday of
heart attack.
Senator Gray's death came as a
surprise to his friends. He had
suffered a broken leg in an auto
mobile accident last June, but was
thought to have recovered.
His term was to have expired in
January and he was a candidate for
reelection.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
Plane Used By
Wales Crashes

CAIRO, Egypt, Anril %. W.D-
The airplane in which the Prince
of Wales recently made his flight
from khartoum to Cairo crashed 10
day at Heliopolis and the two oeeu-
pants were killed.
The dead were Pilot Officer f. =
Barron and Aircraftsman c. Davies
The plane carried no passengers
The plane crashed shortly after
taking off from here on its return
flight to Khartoum after bringing
the prince here.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
Gil May Resign
From Cabinet

MEXICO CITY, April 23. W.D
Emilio Portes Gil, former provi-
sional president of Mexico, was ru-
mored. today about to resign the in
terror secretaryship in the cabinet
after his election as president of the
National Revolutionary party.
Portes Gil's election to head the
party now in power was made by
the executive committee last night
Immediately after it had accepted
the resignation of Vasilio Badillo.
The interior portfolio is the high
est in the Mexican cabinet.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
SLAYER ACQUITTED

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, April
23. U.P)-George w. Moor, alleged
West Palm Beach bootlegger, was
acquitted by jury here today on a
charge of second degree murder
growing out Of the admitted shoot
ing OF two federal prohibition agents
at his home here January ls. The
jury deliberated 25 minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
THREE FLYERS KILLED

ATTlCA, N. Y, April 2S. UP)-
Three men were killed near here to-
day when the airplane in which they
were flying from Detroit to New
York, crashd in a binding snow
furry. TIL dead are Jack Woolson
Detroit; c. b. Knight, Detroit; and
pilot named Suits of New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
DISASTER
INQUIRIES
STAR
Conflicting Testimony AT
Hearing To Place
Blame For Ohio Fire
FEAR NEW TROUBLE
COnyicts ClamOr For War
den's Removal; Make
Threats Against Him

Photographs showing the de-
struction wrought at the Ohio
state prison fire in which 320
men lost their lives, are shown
on page 2 Of this issue. This
disaster, the most awful in the
history Of American prisons. has
centcred the attention Of mil
lions Of citizens on the need fer
immediate prison reform.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
STIMSON MAKES
FIRST COMMENT
ON NAVAL PACT
Naval Delegation Head
Uses Radio Phone in
Talk From Ship at Sea

Editors Note: Following Is the
first interview granted to
press representative by Secre-
tary Stimson since he started on
the London naval conference.
In the following radio telephone
conversation with w b b Mil
ler, European news manger Of
the United Press, the secretary
points out the every impor-
tant' results of the conference
which could not be incorporated
in the text of the five power
treaty.
By WEBB MILLER
United Press Staff Correspondent
1880 by the United Pres
in all countries
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
Check Given
Ohio Convict

NEW YORK, April %. U.H
"A check for $500 has been
sent to prisoner X46812 Of Ohio
state penitentiary, who gave
radio listeners all over the cosln-
try an eyewitness story Of the
fire tragedy Monday night.
The check was sent by Will
liam s. Paley, president Of the
Columbia Broadcasting System.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23
SHORTRIDGE BEATEN

m WASHINGTON, W April 90. W.P)-
ne senate today defeated, IL to
~ tne Shortridge amendment to
the harris immigration bill Ito ex-
ciude an Filipino laborers. The
was supported by nine
l' 'mocrats and IA Republicans.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-23

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New Britain herald., 1930-02-07

yesterday he did not testify He sat and listened intently as committee l members questioned his colleague Pound told the committee, which IS considering bills 10 carry out his suggestions with regard to the com mlssionerS, that the clauses in the measures which would give district judges the right to review the find lhSS ot the commissioners was nothing neW.' He asserted that at present referees named by the court mad the power to review many court matters.
 Representative .I5achmann, rcpub- Hcan, West Virginia, asked if th2 sole purpose of tho commission ill recommending the plan was to re- hrve congestion in federal courts.
 Pound replied that the purpoe, "aa primarily to relieve the fed "ral courts, but to make the plan applicable not only for t'l,. present "NIS"ncy but 10 consider the fu tHrc.''
 He added that the commission wanted plan that would take car. ot )h" future, and desired it 10 be on ''lh" right line of progress" Ilo asserted that prohibition was only an element in the matter and that Inc present plan would take care of an emergency.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-07
South African Senator
 Hits Opponent on Chin

Cape Town, Union of South Africa, Feb. tPy-Thc calm at mosphere of the senate here was broken today by a scene rcmin- iscent of the boxing ring when senator T, Boydell. former mjn- ister of labor, knocked r, s. War wick, a member of the opposi- ton, unconscious with q blow on the chin.
 The incident took place when Boydeli asked Warwick to apoIo- Sizo for an alleged blow War wick struck BoydelD at all rloe- ton meeting in Jurban. Boy dell said Warwick refused 10 apologize and pushed him away. He denied that ho struck he first blow.
 WorNIck recovered ~ consoious- ness in an adjoining committee room and was removed to q nursing home tor observation.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-07
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD FRIDAY, FEBRUARY r. 1930

policy Of home brew for home con- i sumption.
 Not Justified in COnScicnccS
 Beck said that 10 be enforced q law must rind its justification in inc 1 conscience Of the American people. Prohibition, he declared, had organ i Ized the country upon "a vast scale of collective hypocrisy,"
 Prom their pioneer forrf4thers inc Americans inherited spirit of sincerity he said, but now We witness, general hypocrisy and double dealing, which is fast de- slro%inG the character ot our official life and even the morale Of the pco- plc."
 Beck said that prohihitiouisrs held that prohibitions would empty the jalls, but that millions of dollars had been voted 10 build more federal prisons 10 accommodate inc thou sands who had been driven tnorr hv th" dry law. m3uy of whom might have been useful citizens. He r"- fused to believe. IL" said. that amy system that indicted thousand American citizens a week in federal courts was of any advantage 10 the development Of American manhood.
 The I'cnnSNlNanj1 member said that unless "Wc are prepared 10 vim dicatc that primal liberty Of q man 10 order his own life, VIC should toar down the Statue of Liberty in New York harhor for at the moment and in his respect, it is little more than bTazCn lie"
New Britain herald., 1930-02-07

with the spaces for the figures re. qujred by each power left blank.
 The chief delegates and theil aides are busy preparing for the next plcnary session of the conference next Tuesday at which the attitude of the five powers on submarines will be brought into the open ii Was expected a spokesman for each dele gation would address the conference, the French probably introducing q proposed treaty for "humanizing' submarine warfare.
 This will be their answer to plans for abolition Of these craft by Amer ica. and Great Britain and will be Voicing of their own disinclination to abolish a weapon which they in sist is purely defensive. Private con- Nersations between the delegations, of course, will continue.
 Colonel Stmson last evening at tended q banquet of the Scots Guards, q famous regiment with which he was acquainted while in the Far East. He had the time of his life"