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other work as far as possible, and that
means practically every man was re-
tanned In employment"
The plan has not only Effected econo-
mics in production, according to an
other ofilcial of the company, but has
served to spread employment. we
have land enough" he said, Ito dupli-
cate a department for the production OF
everything required, but why should we
take that work from those already eS-
tablished and experienced in making
such parts? 1t would add to our ex-
pense of manufacture to build up such
departments"
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TWO ARE FOUND DEAD
Suicide Pact After Lovers Quarrel
Is Seen by oficers.

RAYMOND, Kans., March IS Pl.-
The bodies of VIII Schrader, IS, and
Miss Helen Starr, 20, were found yes
terday in an automobile parked On an
obscure road IL miles southwest of
here. Schrader and the young woman
had been shot to death. A shotgun was
found in the car. County authorities
believe the two died in suicide pact
Thursday night after a lovers quarrel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-25
$500 FIRMS SUPPLY
FORD MOTOR PLANT
Business Throughout Country Is
Benefited by Decentralizing
Policy, Says Manufacturer.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, March 25.-Reports that
q large part of the work heretofore
done in certain departments OF the
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Alpaca is an animal which lives in
Peru, Of the llama species, from whose
wool the fabric is woven
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
BRITISH READY
TO ACT AGAINST
HINDU LEADERS

. LONDON. Mar, ~ U.P) Unus.
ual activity in government and rev
olutionary circles in Bombay led to
day to the belief that the British
authorities are contemplating com.
ing to grips with Mahatma Gandhi
IN lis civil disobedience program,
the Daily Express reported today.
Departure of Sir Frederick Sykes.
governor of Bombay for Delhi, YES
tcrday, coupled with Gandhi's ap.
proach to the salt lagoons of Guiar.
at. and the decision of the all,India
congress committee. to make the dis.
obedience program nationwide ap-
rear to indicate that the govern.
mcnt at last has determined to inter
vcnC.
Gandhi's entry into Jalapur
where he intends TO refine salt in
defiance of British regulations, pro
badly will he forbidden. If he at
tempts to disobey the order, he will
be suhicct to arrest.
Although the revolutionary pill
orims are continuing their march
20 of them arc now reported ill.,
Gandhi is eXhortmg them to "drink
plenty of hot water and trust in
GCd."
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
JUDGE CHIDES
JURY VERDICT
in LIQUOR CASE

Los ANGELESS, Mar. 81. U.H)-
Declaring that from all appearances
the prohibition law is in the consti
tuition to stay, Federal Judge JOIN
NJ. KilIits today gentle reprimanded
jury in his courtroom when it
freed two liquor defendants.
The jury had heard evidence at
the trial of Peter Connley, son Of a
Chicago policeman; Nick Bruno,
rancher; Herman "The kid" Qurin
and Joe Nerda, charged with con
spiracy and five other counts after
officers raided Bruro's ranch near
Esinore and uncovered "Southern
California's largest liquor still"
The jury acquitting Bruno and
Nerda, found Connley guilty on all
six counts and convicted Quirin on
the conspiracy charge.
"The court is not surprised in
your divided verdict" said Judg,
Killits, "but | feel that you were
justified in finding all guilty on the
conspiracy counts at least.
Judge killits said he felt sure
that had the case been tried bcfcre
"A jury of judges, experienced in the
wives of the bootlegging fraternity.
all four defendants would have been
found guilty.
During his discourse, Judge Xii
hts, prominent in Ohio legal circles,
expressed the opinion that the pro
hibltion law is here to sta.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
LEWIS REVEALS
PLANS TO KILL
JACOB BERMAN

LOS ANGELES, Mar, 27. UP
Jacob Bcrman, "tell all" witness of
the Julian Petroleum corporation
cases. never would have left Los
Angeles alive after the company's
failure in 1927 if 5. c. Lewis, one
time Julian president, had known of
his intention. Lewis testified in the
$12,000,000 Julian recovery suit to-
dav.
German would never have left
the city alive after tho crash if |
had known he was planning to 60"
Lewis said dramatically when h
was asked if be knew Berman was
fleeing to Paris.
"EIc didn't tell me anything abou,
it. wanted him here" Lewis then
ad7cd.
Bcrman was indicted for forgery
Just after he disappear and later af
or he returned from Paris to New
ork he was persuaded TO waive cX-
tradition and return to testify be
fore the grand jury in the variou,
Julian cases.
In addition to denying knowledge
of Bcrman's plans, Lewis angrilv re
sented the implication that Bermau
paid him 500, 900 Just before he left
Lewis testimony in the dcposi
tion hearing of the $l2,O0O,O00 ac
tion was expected to be concluded
'atc in the afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
CONDEMNED BOY
LOSING Mind IN
STATES PRISON

FLORENCE, Ariz., Mar. 81. U.P,
Removal of Richard n. Burrows,
condemned Chicago slayer, from
death row in the state prison be-
cause his mind is believed to have
become affected by two recent exc
cutions was discussed here today.
Burrows, since the hangings of
Eva Dugan and Rufugio Macias in
the death chamber over his cell has
been in a stupor, prison officials
said.
The 19 year old convicted slayer
covers in "a cell corner and only
stares blankly at visitors who try t.
talk to him.
Scarcely movement of exeou
TONERS during the two hangings es
capped his attention and dread of q
possible similar fate is believed by
Warden Lorenzo Wright to have car
ried the youth to the verge of in,
sanity.
burrows has been under observa
tion of DR.. H. A. Love, prison physi
elan, who may call for a sanity hear
ing.
The youth was sentenced to hang
for the murder of Jack Martin
Mesa, Ariz., salesman, last April
His sentence was automatically
stayed with an appeal by his at
torneys to the state supreme court
The appeal will be heard probably
.his fall
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
HIGHWAY CRASH
PROVES FATAL
TO CAR DRIVER

Ray Van Slyke, 80, registered at
he Solorado rooming house in Praw-
ley and an employee of the X. G.
lwata Fruit Packing company of
that city, was killed this morning at
about ll:30 whe nthc Ford truck he
was driving, overturned on the
Brawley highway, Just north of I'm
pcrial.
Figuring in the '-"gedy was Il
Shell Oil truck and trailer driven
by George l.. Patrick, 1919 Papcttc
street, Wilmington. According to in
formation obtained by deputies from
the sheriff S office who hurried to
the scene of w. wreck shortly
after it had occurred, BIO b
trucks were proceec. Z in "A south
crly direction along the highway
the smaller vehicle lust in back OF
the larger track and trailer which
vas heavily laden.
While attempting to pass the
Shell truck, Van Slyke S car got into
the loose dirt at the side of tn,
pavement, overturned and h e "
him directly under the heavy trail
cr which could not be brought to ;
stop. in time. Van Slykc was pro
nounccd dead by physician who
was hastily summoned and his body
removed to the Arnold Funeral par
lors by Deputy Coroner G.. c. Cock
lev whore nm inquest will be hel,
tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
JUDGE M'COMB
WILL NOT HEAR
JULIAN CASES
Fits And Berman Win
Fight To Prevent Him
Presiding

LOS ANGELES. Mar. -. Up
The grand jury today continued its
investigation of the complicated
Julian Petroleum Corporation cases
with District Attorney Buron Fits
predicting sensational indictments
late in the afternoon or tomorrow.
Jacob Bcrman. former executive
of the company and said by Fits
to have information which makes
indictments and convictions certain,
was the first witness 70 90 before
the jury.
Berman s appearance before the
jury marked the end Of a three day
legal fight which had held up all
inquiries.
On the ground that he could not
get fair treatment from Superior
Judge Marshal lMcComb in his tria
on jury bribing charges, Bermar
had declined to continue with his
grand jury revelations SO long a'
the case was scheduled for Judg'
McComb's court.
He was supported in his deman'
for different court by Fits. Al
action was at "a standstill whel
Judge McComb this morning un
expectedIy requested that the jur,
bribing cases Dt taken from hi
court and placca in another.
Judge Walton Wood, in charge o
the master criminal calendar, ac
ceeded to Judge McComb's reques
and herman ediately announc
ed he was prepared to continue hi
testimony.
Judge Wood did not immcdiatel,
reassign the case but Bermar
thanked by Fits and Fits chic
deputy, Robert Stewart, went int
the jury room.
Berman, according to Fits, wa
prepared to tell the details of th
I 900. 900 share ovcr-.ssue OF stoc'
which led to the failure of th
Julian company.
Fits said Berman's testimon
would lead to the indictment o
men high in financial and civic eli
cles.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
STRAW LIDS ARE
ESSENTIAL AFTER
NEXT SATURDAY

Back IN Chicago and points east,
IS well as a few west, derbies are
3aSse, felt hats are frowned upon.
ana only the good old winter caps
with the side curtains that come
down over the ears, are popular.
thlcagoans and the rest of the
folks who are slipping and sliding
9long on the snow, take particular
pains to keep their lugs warm. Lugs.
for he benefit of the initiated, is
the term applied in polite eastern
society to denote ears.
Unless history has changed some
of the snow buckcrs are wrapping
WOODEN socks around their domes to
rcep Jack Fro: from doing his
pippiag dance on them.
But in ri Ccntro-brothcr, in FL
Centre things am much different
Nast Chicago with your snow and
ic" your bowling gales and your
ear-frceziug temperatures. Souirm in
envy as you read that here we arc
getting ready for the good old
,traws.
Yep, by cracky, it's straw ha,
time in the valley, giving us the
Jump ON the rest of the worlo. Re.
Iieve it o" not, rs Mr.. Ripley saws
the windows Of local stores are dis
p'1ying the latest in the sunmcl
brand of Kcllys. Skimmers, sloucrc,
uHbreakatlcS ire proofs, water
proofs-thc very latest in designs
are on exhibition and Saturday is
designated as "Straw Hat Dav."
Why not? Strawberry shostcake
has already made its appearance, a
wen now n national periodical is
taking a straw vote and political
straws are flying all around the
village. So why not straw hats On
'ho domcS of III Centre malcs2
The storekoepcrs have pctitioned
the sheriff for permission 10 revive
the good old Western fashion of
Gearing six shooters so I hey can
bump off any galoot wearing a felt
tent after Saturday, and the sheriff
appears TO be willing.
The ultimatum seems to be get a
straw bonnet or get shot, aud who
wants TO get shot'
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
SLAIN W0MAN'S
IDENTITY STILL
REMAINS PUZZLE

EUREKA, Calf, Mar. 27. UD-
The mask that death has set upon
the once clear features of pretty
Titan haired girl found slain in the
California Redwoods 80 miles from
here, continued to Illustrate authori-
ties today.
Eight persons looked on the mask
of death yesterday and identified
the body. Seven as that of friends
and one man as the body of a girl
who had been his sweetheart.
All were wrong as reports from
Los Angeles and Long Beach dis
closed the two women picked by
those eight persons as the slain
beauty told authorities that ere
ports of their demise had been
greatly exaggerated"
They were Mrs. Claire Bronson,
whom Robert Mears of Crescent
City, Calf, said was the dead
woman and was once his sweetheart
and Mrs. Thelma Hughes Simpson
who is now in Long Beach.
The only facts which police are
certain of arc that the dead girl was
shot through the head with a &c
calibrc revolver bullet, wore expen
sive clothes and fur coat and has
been dead for at least six weeks.
Authorizes hoped they had an
other possible clue to her identity in
the telephone message received
from the brother of Mrs. Gladys
Preston, who has been missing from
Redding. Calf, since February 9.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
STATES ALIEN
LAND LAW GETS
COURT APPROVAL

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. p. U.P)
--California's alien land law stood
shorn of red tape today.
Abrogating technical objections
based upon amendments passed by
the 1927 legislature, the state su-
preme court has simplified enforce
ment of the act to the point where
it is only necessary for the prosecu-
tion to prove two things:
|. That the accused is member
of race ineligible to citizenship.
>. That he had acquired Califor-
mia land.
1t is incumbent upon the accused,
under the interpretation, to furnish
proof of eligibility. This, the court
held, is "no unreasonable burden"
In announcing the decision, in the
.ase of X. Osaki and X. Ioshioka
Sutter county japanese, the court
commented:
ain appraisng the validity of the
statute the court cannot put
aside =. the reasons which impelled
adoption of the laws.
"Neither can we put aside The
various difficulties which the stat,
has experienced in its attempt tC
enforce them"
"Any other conclusion" com
mented Attorney General L. S
Webb, "would have been disastrou,
to the proper enforcement of The
law"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
DRY HEARINGS
ARE SUSPENDED
BY COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, Mar. 27.-WP)-
The prohibition hearings were sus'
pended today to enable the house
judiciary committee TO reach a d"
cision regarding five of the Wick
orsham reform bills Recommended
by the presidents law enforcement
commission in January to correct
judicial difficulties.
Although the committee is dry by
a margin of l3 to 4 there Is strong
sentiment against several of the
Wickersham proposals, particularly
that proposing to limit trial by Jury
in minor cases before Uaited states
commissioners.
1t is possible some of the other
bills may be reported favorably to
the house. A majority of the com
mittee has privately indicated is
approval of the bill to amplfy pad
locking provisions by giving thS
government authority TO 60 oftr'
the owner of the premises regard
less of whether his name is known
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
Shouldn't Fool
A Lady Thus

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Mar. 27.
U.P)-Police, warned of a lynch
ing by a frantic woman, found
themselves unable to interfere
after they had rushed to the
scene Of the "crime."
Acting on the woman's hysterl-
cal advice, the policemen hurried
to her neighborhood where they
saw a group of men around a tel
ephcne pole on which a human
form dangled at the end Of a
rope.
whats the idca?" shouted an
excited officer.
why, we're from tho tcle-
phone company" workman re-
piled. "We're experimenting to
determine how long it would
take us to lower man from the
wires if he should be injured.
This dummy takes the place Of a
mans body"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
HOPE TO OBTAIN
BETTER SERVICE
ON VALLEY mail

At recent meeting of the Associ-
ated Chambers of Commerce OF the
alley, a committee consisting of
". II. Tyler, FL Centre, chairman
j. Manson, Holtvillc, and Leo Watts
of Calcxico, was appointed to dis
cover what could be done in the
matter of speeding up man tor FL
Centre and other valley points on
train 80 of the Southern Pacific
lines.
Yesterday a letter was received
rom j. Moore, chief clerk of the
Railway Mail service for the Los
Angeles district which is construed
as being the first step in securing
'hc desired betterment in mail de
livery service. In this letter, Moore
states that he has ascertained that
the company desires to hold train
46 at Los Angeles for train 81 which
leaves Oakland pier at 9:05 a. m,
IS mail train but carries no clerk
until it reaches Tracy. This train
arrives in Los Angeles with but five
minutes allowed for connection with
train 46, and it is probable, the let
ter reads. as long as this connec-
ton is maintained it will be diff
cult to arrange for any earlier de
parturc of train 46.
Instructions have been issued to
have all available mail for Calexico
r,d FL Centre sent from Los An
eeles on train at Is p. M, to con
noct at Yuma with the Yuma and
san Diego train No, l49, arriving at
Calcxico AT 4;40 a. m, and in III
Centre at 1875 a. m, This, it is cx-
pfeted. would reduce the amount to
ho delivered on train 46 and would
help in some small way at least to
rolieyc a situation which has been
| ihe source of complaint for a long
time past.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
Chicago Bandits
Sought On Coast

Los ANGELES, Mar. 27. U,R-
Police today were searching for a
large yellow automobile and four
men and woman on the theory
that a group of Chicago gangsters
plans crime activities in Los Angc-
les.
According to message received
by Chief of Police Roy Steckel from
Chief William j. Quinn of San Fran
cisco, the men are heavily armed
and mapped out an extensive cam
paign against the law while they
were in San Francisco.
Allen Rattroy, c. A. Hanson, X.
II. Auer. II. Hargraves and the lat
ter's wife are said to be in the
group.
A squad of police saw big yei'
low machine last night but were out
distanced when they chased it,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
River Commission
Holds Meeting

Los ANGELES. MAJ. 81. UP)-
Members of the California-Co Colorado
river commission held an informal
meeting here today and discussed
power problems of Boulder dam.
John l.. Bacon, San Diego, chair
man of the commission, SAID only
the agreements which have been
worked out for the ALLEGATION of
power from the project were up for
consideration.
The Metropolitan Water district
the city of Los Angeles and the
Southern California Edison company
recently reached an agreement on
the division of California s share
of the power.
Bacon pointed out that the com
mission has no jurisdiction in the
matter of agreement a nc simply
wished to go over the situation in
an informal manner.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
CHICAGO
DIGS OUT
F SNOW
Heaviest Fall in City's
History Is Recorded BY
Weather Bureau
ELEVEN ARE DEAD
Railroads Battle In Ef-
fort To Keep Portion of
Lines Open

CHICAGO, Mar. 81. WP-Man's
eternal war against nature was
fought today along a serried waste
Of snow that covered vast swath
of the middlewest with the heaviest
blanket laid in a single storm since
weather bureau records have been
kept in the region.
When the last flakes fell shortly
before last midnight, a new all time
record of 19.1 inches of the frozen
precipitation had fallen. The snow
had been practically continuous for
45 hours. The storm had run the
gamut of wintry tactics, employing
so mile gales, periods of calm, blind
ing blizzard and gentle snowfall by
turns.
Weary from two days of battle
to keep a fraction of its transport
alton facilities in operation, thous.
of men in Chicago buckled into
drifts under the spur of threatened
food and milk shortage. Hope that
the peril could be avoided and the
vast business of the city kept NOV
ing mounted when the snow ceased
coming down.
Highway department crews slow
ly carved their way along the roads,
freeing cities and villages from alb
solute isolation and rescuing motor
lists stalled in the deep snow.
Death toll of the storm in Chicago
region rose to IL and the number
injured as n direct result of the
snow was estimated at 80.
Six were killed yesterday IN or
near Chicago They were Michael
Pratos, 80, laborer who fell while
running for a street car; John
Whalen, 90, struck by train while
shoveling snow; John Florentine
50, who died of exhaustion after
struggling through the blizzard;
Henry Baldenow, "a, struck by train
while blinded by snow; Michael
kruska, "A, who died while shovel
ing snow and John Fitzgerald, 60,
another victim of overexertion.
When she went to look for her
two young sons. delayed by the
storm, Mrs. O'Hare Foltz fell in a
snowdrift near Charleston and was
frozen to death. The boys had
found shelter at Il neighbor's house.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
Missouri Penitentiary Is
Scene of New Clash
During Noon Hour
PRISONERS SUBDUED'
Militia Augments Heavy
Guard Maintained To
Prevent Outbreak
BY NOLEN BULLOCK
United Press Staff Correspondent

STATE PENITENTIARY, JET
PERSON CITY, NO, Mar. 27. U.P)
A fierce riot in the mess hall and
court yard of this old prison climax
cd 24 hours of mutiny among its
crowded prisoners at noon today.
Seven hundred and fifty men,
swept into the siege of unrest after
hundreds of shopworkcrs had struck
and were taken to cells, clashed with
armed guards, wrecked the mess
hall, and were subducd only after
the prison forces dubbed and beat
them into submission.
Seventy five men were taken to
the prison hospital with injured
skulls and bruised bodies.
a score or more of the ringlead.
ers of the violent demonstration
were rounded up and rushed 10 sol
itary confinement in the dungeon"
cells of the prison.
Others of the convicts were beat
en- into subm misson and dragged
dazed to their cells.
The mess hall and court yard
fights broke out at the noon lunch
hour, "A hours after similar but
less violent break, and followed
shirt and pants shops earlier in the
day.
The riot, marked by the swinging
of clubs over the heads of hyster
ical prisoners, was brief but vio
lent.
1t came at 1880 p. N. in th'
wake of sudden and tense cain
during which the belligerent rris
oncrs IN the lower mess hall sa'
rigid at their tables refusing t(
bulge.
Warden Leslie Rudolph, INFORMED
of the new mutlny in the mess, or
dercd a contingent of guards to arm
themselves with tear bombs an'
rifles and to bring 'em out. -
A Uttered courtyard and wreck
ed mess hall remained.
I his was the result of demands
for "bettcr food, less work an
better bosses" by the prisoners.
But the prisoners will go hunngr,
tonight. The rioters wrecked th'
kitchen.
Warden Rudolph announced onl,
400 of the 1000 prisoners-crowdin'
the pcnitcntiary built for half tina
number would get their cvenin;
grub. The rest must go unfed untl
tomorrow, when they will be give'
food in their cells.
Meanwhile small army o
guards, uolicc and militiamen, ~
latter called out by Coy. Henry e.
Caulficld, stood at tense vigil owe
the crowded institution.
Warden Rudolph said the mayor
itv of prisoners would be kept Il
their cells foI two or three daE'
The prison factories were closed.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
Pilot Forced To
Jump For Life

BURBANK, Calf, Mar. -. U.P)
stephen r, shore test pilot, mav
have saved Colonel Charles A. Lind.
bergh a parachute ride with his own
leap to safety from Il new-type
plane here.
Shore was forced to leave the 500 .
0oo Northrup allmetal plane he was
testing, il mid air late yesterday
when the ahip developed motor trou-
lie.
The paine hurtled to earth after
Shore Lett it, and the fuselagc was
partly melted by flames when the
gasoline tank exploded.
Colonel Lindhergh, who was At the
testing field, said he might have
'aken the plane up at some future
late.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-27
Plane Talks
With Glider

SAN DIEGO, Mar. 27. (u.H-Ihe
first telephone connection between
an airplane and a glider in tow was
established here today when cap
tain Frank NJ. Hawks, noted aviator
talked from his glider with news
paper man in the towing plane.
Captain Hawks was in the "Eag'
let" a motorless, cabin craft, IN
which he will take off here Sunday
to be towed across the continent to
New York.
The newspaperman and captain
Hawks declined to mention their
conversation, insisting it was OF "A
very unimportant nature. Botn'
however, declared the connection
was "perfect."