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GAMBLING SHIP
PROVES PUZZLE
FOR OFFICIALS

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3. W.D-
Agencies representing Orange coun-
ty and federal government today
were attempting to figure out just
where ON the broad Pacific the no.
torious gambling ship, Montfaleone,
is operating, Harry G.. Blater, U. 5.
deputy attorney, announced.
Blater said that an intimation that
the coast guard refused to cooperate
in efforts to close the gambling
craft were the result of misunder-
standing.
The deputy attorney pointed out
that the coast guard had no juris-
diction if the ship is outside the
three mile limit.
Orange county officials. who APP
parently dislike the fact that the
Montfalcone is off the coast Of
their province, have been watching
the vessel for sometime. Blatcr said
the Orange county investigators
thought the barge was "about seven
or eight miles off shore"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
|. A. EXCHANGE
IRREGULAR WITH
TRADING LIGHT

Los ANGELES, Jan. 2. U.P-Ir-
regularity marked the early session
on the Los Angeles Stock and Curb
Exchanges today with activity seat
tered. New York money was at s..
Southern California Edison. com
mon, traded 200 shares at soy, no
net change. Edison, 6 per cent,
showed no net change with 200
shares trading at 24A, as did Edi-
son, 5 per cent, with 100 shares trad
ing at 22&.
Byron Jackson, the only active in
dustrial, was up ~ at 1919 with 200
shares trading.
Trading in the oils was quiet with
most issues showing up fractionally.
Richfield traded 700 at 247s, up X.
Rio Grande sold 600 at lSM, up e.
tnion Associates was up Il at 441a
with 800 shares trading.
Transamerica was down - with
500 shares trading at 421a, ex-divi.
dend of 40 cents and l per cent of
stock. Pacific American Fire Insur.
ance traded 100 at So, down l. Aero
corporation traded 100 at $50, up
. cents. Pickwick traded 100 at
Sl,, up Il.
Citizens National Bank was UP Il
Wl'h @0o shares trading at ll2A.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03

Tall American canal. To ask congress
for something that would benefit
the lands in Mexico more than the
lands iii the United States, can.
not see my way clear at this time.
Won't Pull Chestnuts
CIT has only been about two years
since Los Angeles newspaper gave
much adverse publicity to Imperial
Valley and beralded to the world
the great danger of the Colorado
river overflowing the levies and
;nundating the valley. This m e
newspaper advocated asking CON
gress for three or four million dol
lar appropriation to control the Col
orado river in Mexico. And Got
Nowhere. That publicity cost I'M
perial Valley many thousands of
dollars and much credit.
"Now, for this board Of directors
to undertake to pull the chestnuts
out of the fire for the Mexico land
interest, is not in accord with my
way OF thinking. When the people
.cf Imperial Valley have signifieu
their willingness to accept and come
Under the United States Reclama.
tion Act, that is, 'the Boulder Dam
Project Act,' which means the
building of the all-American canal
and voting upon a contract with the
United States government for the
building of same: also, when the
two commissions appointed by the
president of the United States and
:he republic of Mexico make divi.
sion of the waters of the Colorado
river between the two nations, then
is the opportune time for Imperial
Valley to ask and demand that thf
government of t h @ United States
and the republic of Mexico take over
Tie controlling of the Colorado in
Mexico and reimburse the Imperial
Irrigation district for all the money
,mil!ons) expended in Mexico for
the controlling of the Colorado river
these past many years for the pro
lection of the lands in Mexico and
the United States.
(Signed) "IRA ATEN."
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
Suicide Leaves
Polite Requests

LYNWOOD, Calf, Jan. 3 W.P\-
The body of j. Potter Rambaud, %
yoar'old jewelry salesman from
Phoenix, Ariz,, was found slumped
in an automobile here yesterday.
cath had been caused by bullet
wound in the left breast.
Authorities said today that Ram
baud's death apparently was a
Gear cut ease Of suicide.
A note was found near the body
addressed "Attention to whom il
may be-
Telephone or wire 1914 North
Kingsley drive, ask for Loris Ram.
baud or Milton Turpin. Please let
tdem know easy. She is my wife, or
was, rather and he il my brother
in law. Thanks lot to whom |
should thank.
My name is ]. Il. Rambaud with
the Funk Jewclry company in phoe.
NIX, 44.46 West Washington. Drop
Them wire from mo please. They
are expecting me tomorrow"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
MELLON
DEFENDS
; SHOOTING
Says Coast Guard Acted
Within The Law In Fir
ing On Rum Runners.
PRAISE PERSONNEL
Treasury Head Refuses
To Discuss Demand For
His Resignation.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 Up'
Secretary Mellon today defended
action of the coast guard in killing
three fleeing rum runners off New
port, R. L., recently with the asser-
tion they were performing their duty
within the law.
Preliminary reports of the incl
dent submitted to him, Mellon said.
have disclosed nothing to indicate
the coast guard was not fully justi
fled in firing On the vessel.
'These men were smuggling IL
quor and it was the coast guards
duty to capture them. So far as
can learn, the coast guard WIS en-
;irely within the law and was justi-
fled in what they did"
The secretary, who returned to
Washington today after a holiday
cruise in the West Indies, referred
to the shooting as "unfortuuate'
but said ample warning was given
the rum runners before the coast
guard opened fire.
"In the circumstances, with the
| rum runner attempting to escape,
I do not see how the coast guard
could have done less than it aid, >
/ Mellon said.
Melons defense followed the
protest of the Killing yesterday in
| Boston when a mob destroyed coast
| guard posters after a resolution was
adopted by the Liberal Civic League
there calling upon President Hoover
for an impartial investigation.
In connection with his defense of
the coast guard, Mellon defended
the treasury enforcement of prohi-
oition generally but declined to dis
cuss demands from congressional
drys for his resignation.
"I think our personnel is making
! every effort to enforce the law, ~
he declared.
Diversion of industrial alcohol,
cited by Senator Borah of idaho,
! nCw is under control, he said.
Mellon said personally he favored
transfer of the entire prohibition
unit, including the industrial alco-
hol section, from his department to
the Justice department., but explained
study by treasury officials has in
licated its retention in the treasury
IS desirable.
Meanwhile, Attorney General Nit
chell moved to carry out President
Hoover S program for making Wash
;ngton a model dry enforcement city.
lie submitted to Chairman Capper
of the senate committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia the draft of pro-
posed new enforcement law for the
District.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
BOSTON CROWD
DESTROYS SIGNS
OF COAST GUARD

BOSTON, Jan. 3 U.D.-Poston
Common, historic park which slopes
down TO the business district from
staid old Beacon hill, had today
witnessed another demonstration by
citizens rising to protest against
what they considered injustice.
Compared with other scenes in
days barking back to the rebellion
Of the colonies, it was perhaps Just
Ga incident. But it was an incident
regarded here as highly indicative
Of Boston 5 dissatisfaction with the
administration of the prohibition
law and in particular Of its ielief
that the Staying of the three rum
runners by coast guards off New
port, r. l., last Sunday was Fmas
Sacre.' -
Recruiting posters placed on the
Common by the coast guard were
torn down and trampled by an angry
crowd. The colored placards pOr-
traying the adventurous life at sea
we're ripped from their frames and
torn to bits. Then the metal frames
themselves were twisted apart, and
lacked about the sidewalks.
Petty Officer George Briggs, in
charge of the recruiting stand, was
himself attacked as he tried to pro-
tect his post, He escaped in a taxi
cab with some Of the debris of the
posters as the crowd shouted at him
that the coast guards were "mur.
dcrerS.'
Coast guard officials termed the
crowds action "an insult to the
American flag and one of the best
services in the United States
Although squad of police re
erves were summoned to the Com
ION by 4 riot call, no arrests were
lade.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
Quiet Arrival At
Chicago For RubiO

CHICAGO, Jan. W.p'-President
elect Pascual Ortiz Rubio of Mexico
arrived from Detroit today without
any official welcome.
Contrasting with his reception il.
Detroit where a radical demonstra
tion was staged, the president elect s
party was met only by representa-
tives of the police department, the
Mexican consulate and the press.
Rafael Avaleyra, Mexican consul
az Chicago, and Lieutenant Maurice
Ryrne of the Chicago police depart
ment greeted the president when
he received guests nearly two hours
after his arrival.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
Bird Explains
Court Absence

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3. U.P)-
Major Owen r. Bird, prominent
Southern California sportsman, was
at liberty today on $4,000 bond on
a manslaughter charge in connection
with the shooting of Percival G.
Watson.
Bird was arraigned late yesterday
after he failed to appear in court
earlier in the day. He explained be
failed to receive a summons. He
was ordered to return Monday and
plead to the charge.
The major is alleged to have shot
Watson when the latter was sitting
with Mrs. Bird in the Bird home.
Bird is said to have been intoxicat.
ed and to have resented Watson's in.
reference when he and his wife
quarreled.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
STATE EXECUTES
THREE SLAYERS
in TWO PRISONS
Two Of Folsom Rioters
Hanged For Their Part
In Outbreak.
By GEORGE D. CRISSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3 UR'-
Today was busy one for California
hangmen, it being the occasion for
.hree executions.
Two hangings were at Folsom
prison, California's penal institution
for "two time' losers while third
was at San Quentin.
The condemned:
Anthony Brown, 30; Roy f.
Stokes, %, and Louis Lazarus, 32.
Brown, a San Francisco bandit
and leader of the bloody 1927
Thanksgiving day riot at Folsom in
which 13 men were killed, was the
first to die.
The youthful convict, was led
from a cell where he had been placed
in solitary confinement and exc
cilted shortly after 8 a. M, from a
temporary gallows which had been
erected in a dungeon of the prison.
Brown was executed for the muir
Ter of a fellow convict, gorge
Red'' Baker, one of the 13 who
lost their lives during the riot, Cali
tcrnia s greatest prison crisis.
Tossing way cigarette, Brown
said to Warden Court Smith:
"All right, warden. Let g make it
snappy."
Displaying the same contempt OF
danger that made him leader in the
murderous riots, Brown walked to
the gallows with firm step. Offers
Of spiritual solace were refused.
Glaring for q moment at the dan,
Cling moose, hanging from ar oak
beam, Brown climbed the fatal Is
steps without hesitation.
1t was at 9:02 q. m. that the trap
was sprung and - minutes later the
prison physician pronounced 'Tony
Brown dead.
Stokes followed Brown np the
steps of the temporary Folsom gal
lows. This youth of %, Los An
goles bandit, was in Folsom as q
"two timen loser when %. He was
convicted with Brown, and four
others, of murder in connection with
the Thanksgiving day riot.
1t was t9:27 a. m. that he stepped
on the trap and dropped. He was
pronounced dead seven minutes lat
cr.
Stokes Loses Nerve
It was the smooth checked Stokes
who plunged dagger, again and
again into the body of Guard Ray
Singleton during the riot, it was
testified.
Continued on Page Five)
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
Tug Is Rammed
By Ferryboat

NEW YORN, Jan. U.H-The
Hunicipal ferryboat William Ran
'olph Hearst rammed and sank the
ug Mutual, in the inner bay today,
hrowing Il persons into the frigid
waters.
Twenty minutes later all had been
rescued and five physicians were
working to revive the more seriously
INJURED. Carl Carlson, cook of tn
Mutual, who was suffering fro'
shock, was said to be the most crit
rally hurt.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
WOMAN'SDEATH
CAUSES FURORE
IN SANTA CRUZ

SANTA CRUZ, Jan. 2. U.R-Offi-
cial circles Of the city of Santa Cruz
and Santa Cruz county were threat
oncd today in disclosures threatened
to be made before the grand jury by
Andrew j. Meagher, a private de-
tcctlve, in revival of the investiga-
tion of thc death of Mrs. Cora Mead,
first termed suicide, and now de.
clared murder victim.
Mrs. Cora Mead. the wife of a
Chicago millionaire bicycle manufac,
turer, was shot to death in her home
here September 26, 1923. She had
screamed into the telephone, "he's
killing me-"
l.. A. Thornewill, Canadian North.
west mountie, with whom it is al.
legged she had been living as his
common Jaw wife, was held for a
time but released when officials
failed to find evidence duplicating
him in the shooting.
Meagher charges that Mrs. Mead
was shot to death at the behest of
rackctecrs because she knew too
much. Witnesses who saw ear
drive away from her home immed-
lately after hearing a rifle shot,
have been discovered, Meagher
states.
Howard Emigh, foreman of the
Santa Cruz grand jury, had moth
ing to say in regard to the new in
vcstigation. He did not know when
the grand jury would convene again
although District Attorney Gardner,
replacing Stanford Smith recently
resigned, told the United Press that
n Meagher's evidence warranted it
he would conduct an inquiry a,
once.
Coroner w. r. Congdon denied ru.
mors that he was about to resign.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
Scotch Village
Buries Its Dead

PAISLEY, Scotland, Jan. 3 W.P>
The small white coffins of so Of the
victims of the Glen Cinema fire were
borne to their graves today after
brief services at four churches.
Bells tollcd at the churches and
flags were at half mast throughout
the town. The largest crowd stood
silently before the l4th century
Paisley Abbey, where services We're
held for most of the children who
died in the theater panic.
Charles Doward, manager cf the
Gen Cinema, was arraigned on
charges of culpable homicide and
negligence.
Two of the victims Of the panic
were buried yesterday and IS others
will be buried tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
Body Found In
Dry River Bed

Los ANGELES, Jan. 3 U.p,-The
body of man, apparently dead for
two days, was discovered today in
the dry bed of the Los Angeles river.
me man S wrists were slashed and
q bloody jack knife in his pocket
carried the name "Felix McPhil-
lips" and the address "Proctor,
MINI. "
Deputy sheriffs said the case un,
doubtedly was one Of suicide.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
Group Meetings
For Teachers

A series of group teachers meet
ings on the subject of teaching prob
lens will be conducted next week by
the office of the county superintend
cnt for the teachers in the rural
schools.
Monday a meeting will be held in
FL Centre at the court house; Tues
day at the Chestnut street grammar
school in Holtville; Wednesday at
the Calipatria high school; Thursday
at the Calexico high school, and Fri,
day at the Winterhaven school.
Plans for the semester will be out
lined and various contests and work
programs will be discussed as we'll
as problems met in tho different
schools.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
TEN DIE
IN COAST
TRAGEDY
Two Planes Taking Nov
ing Pictures Crash In
Mid-Air.
KILLED INSTANTLY
Unfortunate Victims OF
Disaster Have No OPP
p0rtunity To Escape.
By GEORGE II. BEALE
United Press Staff Correspondent

SANTA MONICA, Calf, Jan. ;
Ola motion picture, with its
climax modelled on the death at sea
Of Captain Alfred LoweIrtcin. the
belgian multilnillionaire, took ~
lives in the Pacific ocean off here
.ate yesterday.
just as the screen party was pre-.
pairing 10 shoot the scene in which
Lowenstein dropped mysterlously
rom his airplane into the English
channel, two of the three planes
used in the action crashed in mid
air and carried all hands TO death.
Three bodies were recovered short.
~ after the tragic collision and a
gigantic search to find the missing
Including Kenneth Hawks. director,
husband of Mary Astor, one OF the
screens most beautiful actresses.
WIS underway today.
Coast guard cutters, spccdboats,
rlanes aud bIimp hovercd over the
spot of water into which the two
'hips plunged.
In addition 10 Hawks those still
missing were: George Eastman,
camoraman; otto Jordan. assistant
clmcramar; Paul Rouse aud Ross
Cook, pilots; and Tom Harris and
Hank Johancss, prop boys.
Those recovered were thrown clear
of tie planes as they ft'lt. They were
.lax Gold, assistant director; Con.
rad Wells, cameraman, and Ben
nj 4
The party, headed by Hawks, ap
aysator and a prominent film colony
'Igure. was about TO take the final
-hot Of the picture starring Warncr
RaXter. The latter was mot IN the
party.
Two Of the motion picture planes
carried the directors and the cam
cs"mcu. The third held a parachute
jumper who was to be- filmed as hc
tll to the water.
Eyew.tncsscs said one Of the two
camera planes suddenly side slipped
into the other.
There was crunch as the wings
stuck and struts gave way and then
IN explosion.
Fan o,UUU eeL
The two planes, locked together,
fell in flames 1900 feet TO the water.
Three men either were thrown or
jumped from the ships as they fell,
A lone burning wing tip stayed
Ibovc water for a minute and then
went under. Presumably the seven
men still aboard went to the bottom
tangled in the wreckagc
There was no water in the lungs
of the three men who went clear,
indicating they were killed by the
fan. The men held in the planes
might have died either from the
shock of the fall. flames or water,
Captain Roscoe Turner, ouc-time
holder Of the transcontinental speed
rcord, believed the men were dead
before they struck. Turner piolted
the plane carrying the parachute
Jumper. He and Hawks were close
friends and Turner wept openly
after he landed his own party.
81 didn t see the actual crash, -
Turner said. "When I looked back
the planes were looked and afirc.
Nobody could have lived in that
crash. They probably were dead be
fore they struck the water
IIoot Gibson, one of the few Ii
"cnsed pilots in the film colony, saw
The collision from the beach.
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Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT


1. V. Pyramid, No. 81, A. E.
o. Sciots, 8, Masonic Temple.
Associated Chambers of Com
merce, 7, Calipatria.
Troop 25, B. s. A., 7:3O, NC
Cabe school.
Troop 16, B. 8. A., 7:S0, Scout
hut.
Troop 81, B. s. A., 7:S0, M. E.
Social hall.
Magnolia-Mulberry farm GEN.
ter, 7:45, Mulberry school.
Boxing, 8, El Centre arena.
Fox Imperial Theatre, "Wel-
come Danger.
Bronson Players in stepping
Papas", 7;SO, Palace.
TOMORROW
story hour, 10:3o, city H.
brary.
Junior matinee, 2:15, Fox I'm.
perial Theatre.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
Children Die In
Measles Outbreak

BERLIN, Jan. 5. UP-Forty
children are dead and so are in hos
pitfalls at Hammerstcin in East Prus'
sia, from an epidemic of measles
The disease is now said to be under
control.
The victims were in a concentra.
tion camp provided for German peas
ants who emigrated to Russia. Out
of the 1000 inhabitants of the camp
$500 are children.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
Rescue Family
From Flames

Los ANGELES, Jan. 3. (UR -
Three persons were rescued from
their burning dwelling when fire
destroyed the $3.50 home Of Il. w.
Bell early today.
Neighbors aroused by the fire,
placed a ladder against the house,
enabling Bell, his wife, Florence,
and a 4 year old daughter TO des'
Cend.
The blaze, caused by spontaneous
combustion Of paint stained rags
stored in a down.stairs closet, had
destroyed most of the lower floor
before the Bells were awakened.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
Seeley-Dixieland
Paving Bid Made

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 3 W.P-Low
plds FOR highway construction total.
ing approximately $660,O0o were an.
nounced today by Bert p. Meek
director of the state department of
public works. Among the rejects
and low bidders are:
Imperial county - Grading and
paving five miles between Dixie
land and Seeley; II. f. Hazard com
p0nN. San Diero. SllO406
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
LASKY IN MEXICO

MEXICO CITY, Jan 3. W.P)-
Jesse l.. Lasky arrived here last
night for a stay of six weeks, dur
ing which he will study the Latin
American talkie market.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03
WILBUR READY
WITH CONTRACTS
FOR DAM POWER

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. U.P)-
Secretary of Interior Wilbur plans to
sign contracts for Boulder dam
power and to ask congress to apprO-
pirate for construction of the dam
early in February, he said here to-
day.
Wilbur said he hoped to respect
the wishes of the western commits.
sioners meeting at Phoenix, Ariz..
January 90, in drawing up the
Forthcoming contracts. The confer
ence's concentrations will be pre-
sented to him about February !.
Regardless Of the decisions made
by the westerners, however, Wilbur
said he planned to negotiate power
contracts in February as a necessary
step to starting work on the world g
largest dam.
A trip to the west late this month
is being contemplated by Wilbur. If
he makes this journey he may drop
down at the Phoenix meeting he
said
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3. U.P)-
Governor Fred Balazar of Nevada
expressed confidence that the inter
state differences over the power
and water allocat ton of the Boulder
dam project will be amicablv set
tied at the Phoenix, Ariz, eonferen
ce January 90.
The Nevada executive conferred
with State Secretary Grcathouse
who is visiting here. before re
turning to Carson City last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-03

Continued on Page Five)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-26
TWO FAVORITES LOSE
IN GOLF TOURNAMEN
BY the Associated Press.

eNSoSSA@hSA
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, June
26-The transmiSsissippi golf cham
pionship flight reached its quarter flnal
stage today with two favorites elm
mated, DR.. l.. D. Bromfield, Denver,
1880 medalist, and Natan Grimes, Dem
yer, 1929 medalist.
Bud Maytag Of Des Moines, Iowa,
faced Jimmy Manion, st. Louis star,
and Walter Crooks of Denver squared
OF with Frank English of Kansas City
in the upper bracket.
In the lower bracket Bob McCrary,
DeS Moines Scot, faced Wally Chad
well, from the Lakewood Club, Omaha,
and Chester Jones, University of
Kansas sophomore, was pitted against
Logan Van zant of Tulsa, veteran Of
transmississippi play.
Staging great comebacks in his
matches against Perry Carver, 17-year-
old Omaha boy, and against Brom-
field kept Maytag in the running yes
terday.
Manion had an easy time with Earl
Berryhtll OF Sapula, whom he beat, 8
and 4, but Walter Oberg of Denver
giving him a closer match, losing, 2
and l.
Crooks was forced to play 40 holes
to win both his match against r. w.
Dold, Kansas champion, and that
against Rodney Bliss.
English put out his fellow townSman
from Kansas City, Morton Benedict,
2 and /. and then trounced r. 4.
Foley of Salt Lake City, and 2. Foley
previously had drugged the Colorado
State champion, Nathan Grimes, on
the twenty-firSt hole.
McCrary ousted v. v. Roby Of Dem
yer, and /, and then beat Denmar
Miller of Des Moines, and 2.
Chadwell, virtually unknown in the
transmississippi, defeated N. c. Car
penter, Denver, / up, and then con-
tributed q big surprise of the day by
eliminating Emerson Carey. IT,, Of
Hutchinson, Kans., and 2.
Jones, q qualifier in the national
open, beat George Johnston Of Tulsa,
and 2, and then set back the cllal-
lenge of Pueblo, Colorado'S star south
paw, Howard Creel, l up.
Van Zant, q seni-flnalist in last
years transmississippi, eliminated Judy
Juran of Minneapolis, national south
paw champion, and 4, and turned
in the same margin Of victory over
]. o. Brown of Excelsior Springs, Mo.