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Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
NURSE PREVENTS
HOSPITAL PANIC
AS FIRE STARTS

BOSTON, Feb. -. U.H - Quic k
thinking of a nurse in the Massa-
'mlsctts Memorial hospital here to-
day prevented injury and possible
death to its 200 occupants when fire
hrokc out near the childrcn's ward.
The fire WAS cXtinguishcd quick
" and no one was in iurcd although
II children, four of whom were Scri-
"n'lv i'll. were in an adjoining room
When Miss Marion IIiltz, in charge
Of the childran's ward, saw flames
issuing from the floor of the room,
sac turned in fire alarm and then
turned on an alram which awaken.
I'd every patient in the building.
Nurses and doctors joined in calm.
ing patients and removing the chill
dsen while fire cxtinguishcrs were
Used on the flames. Damage to the
room WAS not large.
Fircmen said defective wiring in
Il room beneath was responsible.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
LOCAL LIONS TO
GREET LEADER
WITH BANQUET

Ray l.. Riley, state controller of
California and president of Lions
International, arrived in FL Centre
this morning, to make an official
visit of the local club and to pre-
side at a joint meeting of the FL
Centre, Calipatria and Imperial
dens
He was met at the Southern Pa
cific station by Mark Munson, pres
ident of the local club, and Ray Ed
gar, and was taken to the Barbara
Worth hotel where he had breakfast
with Edgar and Hugh Osborne.
At 7 O'clock this evening he will
be the guest of honor at banquet
at the Barbara Worth hotel and will
speak on Lionism and the activities
of the club in this state. His stay
in the valley will not be very long
as he expects to return to Los An
gelcs this evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
CHICAGO CUNMAN
FIGHTS ENEMIES
IN HOSPITAL ROW

CHICHAGO, F'e b. %. UP) -
Twenty seven bullet holes today
Scared the white walls of the hos
pital room where Frank Me Erlane,
"back of the wards" beer baron and
notorious as Chicago's toughest
gangsters, fought a gun battle with
1hree racketeers who trapped him
rs he lay with a broken leg | (
night.
Snarling hatred of his enemies and
defiance to police, McErlane held
onto life grimly today although three
bullets from his would be assassins
guns reached their mark. One pierced
his back. Another tore through his
thigh. A third disabled the wrist of
his gun hand.
propped ON an elbow, heaving
against the weights that held his
rlaster east encased leg in the air,
the ally of "Spike" O'Donnell
pumped five shots from his auto
matte when the unannounced visitors
stopped into his room. Instantly the
room echoed with the roar of guns
uutil between 80 or 10 shots had
been fired.
"Thcy sneakcd in like alley rats
and ran away like dogs" growled
,he gangster when police reached
his cot in the terror stricken ward
at the German Deaconess hospital.
But Ne Erlane, true to gangland's
;rcn code, refused to tell who shot
him. Even when police told him they
were going to remove him to the
Brdewell hospital, which he 5 a d
"means sure death for me-" he stuck
to his non-committal answers.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
Blame MOtOrist
For II Deaths

kENOSllA, Wis, Feb. 95. UP)-
Rccklessncss of Moran T.. SINNERS,
Il year old motorist who tried to
heat tra\ to the crossing, was
blamed almost unanimously by in
Nestlgators today for the wreck of
North Shore electric trains Sunday
right that killed IL and injured
morc than 100 persons.
Effort to fix official blame was
delayed in the hopes that W. b.
nan motorman of the passenger
train, might rccoves. \ coroner's
Jury was impaneled but the inquest
was continued indefinitely.
Six seriously injured persons still
we're in hospitals here today and
physicians said some probably woul(
not survive.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
CRACK AVIATOR
STILL NUMBERED
AMONG MISSING
Jimmy Doles and Com
rade Unheard of Since
Sunday Morning

Los ANGELES, Feb. %. U.P)-
Tragedy, riding the airplanes of
Western American, today had sent
men and ships into the mountains
and over desert wastes IN search
for two missing pilots, and brought
reports that death had been cheated
Of one flyers life only to claim four
others.
The vanguard of searchers beat
the dawn into the Sierra Nevada
range and across portions of the Ar
iona desert, eager for trace Of
Pilot James +. Doles and his assist.
ant, Albert W. Beiber
Western Air Express officials be-
came worried over the fate of the
two men yesterday when it was
learned from an emergency landing
field at the Miller ranch east of
TETON Pass that the two flyers had
not been there after taking off from
Kingman, Ariz., Sunday morning.
Doles and his co-pilot were due
in Los Angeles early. Sunday after
noon with a "ferry" or empty pas
senger plane they were returning
from Kingman. When they did not
arrive on schedule, officials believed
storms or fog had forced them to
put down on the Miller ranch field.
1t was not until yesterday that
telephone connections could be made
into the isolated TETON Pass region
and the unfavorable report from
there was the signal for a new ex-
tensive search of the dangerous
southwest wastelands.
In the same area. constant men
ace to the men who flaunt the storm,
Fred Kelly, another pilot for West,
ern Air Express, miraculously es-
capped death when his mail plane
crashed into Il mountainside and
threw him into a snowbank near
St George, Utah.
Two Killed
The pilot escaped with wrench,
ed back. His plane and 240 pounds
of mail, were destroyed by flames
From a winter locked region sew
eral hundred miles to the north
came reports of the death of two
less fortunate airmen.
Thomas j. Middleton, %, student
at the Hancock Foundation College
of Aeronautics, and his instructor,
j. w. Pearson, were killed near
Santa Maria, Calf. Yesterday when
when their plane struck a hightens'
ion power line and crashed.
While the search went forward
for Doles and his companion, who
were believed to have been forced
down by motor trouble and prob.
ably waiting for the storms to sub.
side or for help to arrive, Others
were still looking for clue to the
disappearance of Maurv Graham
missing for two months.
j. A. Anderson, representing
Western Air Express, had gone to
Hiko, New, to question three cattle.
men who reported finding a revol.
YER and shells which may have be.
longed to Graham, also forced down
in blizzard while FLYING the mail
between Las Vegas, New, and Salt
Lake City, Utah.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
imperial COUNTY
FAIR PROVES TO
Be fine SUCCESS
Opening Day Sees Splendid
Exhibits OF Many Varieties
From All Parts OF County
By Jimmy Greene

It's whoppng fine success, and we'll argue the mat
ter out with child who thinks different
ly.
This morning we scooted up to the Imperial County
Fair figuring touching the high spots and getting back
the office with story the various exhibits but
spent the greater part of hours there and didn't
half Of it.
sort of bird seye view the best could get and
still hope to hit few of the high spots in this article
while readers referred to the other sections Of this ed
ton Details with coming up tomorrow and during
the other days of the fair.
First thing to be done is pay tribute to Andy Preble
and Company the land company being everyone of the
fellows who have worked with him to give the people OF I'M
peria Valley fair of which they may we'll be proud
How they managed to get things ready for today after
the apparent confusion that existed at the fair grounds
Sunday of the things that have to wonder at and
let it go at that.
Nothing that be said in praise of them is too much
and the valley folks will Just show their appreciation by
attending each session of the fair that will be ample
payment for the workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
Youth Held For
Attempt to Kill
TaXicab Driver

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, Feb. %
U.P-L. +. Price. 30, taxi driver
was recovering in Il hospital here to.
day from bullet wounds received in
holdup near here last night.
Police were holding Frank Il. Mil
!rr, l6, on Il charge of attempted
murder in connection with the af-
fair.
Authorities declared that Mile"
hired Price to take m several
miles into the country where he di'
rected the driver to stop.
Both got out Of the ear, ;vld au
thoritics asserted Miller shot Price
twice, then robbed him and LETT in
the taxi
The driver was left lying on the
ground. Later he recovered suffi-
ciently to walk two miles to tcle.
phone where officers were called.
Miller was arrested two hours
later on description given by the
wounded man.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
THREE CHINESE
BRUTALLY SLAIN
BY BANDIT GANG

DOWNEY, Calf, Feb. %. UP)-
A cold -blooded triple murder, appar-
entity by bandit or bandits who
feared recognition, resulted in the
Staying of three Chinese at n lonely
ranch near here, Captain William
Bright of the sheriff's office be-
lieved today after an investigation.
Captain Bright discounted the
theory the Chinese We're slain as
the result of Tong fued. He said
he believed robbers ransacked the
ranch house and beat the three men
to death with blunt instrument in
an effort to avoid detection.
The Chinese had been brutallv
beaten and their throats had been
but by a butcher knife which lay be.
side the bodies.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
Arrested For Old
Bank Robbery

LOS ANGELES, Feb. %. UP
On a % wears old bank robbery
which ended in murder, John F.
Dunn, 63, alias Dick Dimes, was
held under arrest here today.
Dunn has been identified, accord.
ing to police, as a member of the
gang that held up the Clarksviilo
Arkansas, bank on February 8
1902, and fatally shot John II. Pow
ers, then sheriff of Johnson county
Ark,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
Woman Reports
Shooting Robber

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25.-U.p)-
Fay Bunics, 80, propretrcss o
DEVILS Kitchen, reported to police
she shot one of two bandits wh'
attempted to break in the door of
her establishment at an early hour,
She said that two men entered
and bought cigarets while a girl
stayed in an automobile outside,
The mcn left, she declared, and
later returned and tried to break
down the door She said she fired
several shots and then two point
blank. One of the men fell and
was carried to the machine by his
com mnion. The trio drove away
TOWARD Wilmington.
Police reported they found blood
stains on the sidewalk.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
Official Cost of
Fair Admissions

Because Of wild and incorrect
stories relative to the price OF
admission at the Imperial County
Fair, President Andy Preble to-
day asked the Press to inform its
readers that the prices are 90
cents for adults and % cents for
children.
All children are admitted free
today, but the admission price
will be required on other days.
Telephone calls at the admins
tration building this morning
indicated some persons had been
told the admission was one dollar
for all. Season tickets are sold
at $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
HELD FOR KIDNAPPING

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25 U.D -
Guy +. Stover, %, Ontario, Ore, and
and James f. Montgomery, 20,
Wichita, Kan, were held today as
'kidnaping bandits" after Mrs, ii.
II. Mathis telephoned police that her
husband had been carried away in
an automobile by two men who
robbed his restaurant. Mathis was
rescued unharmed.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
Commission Goes
To Inspect Haiti

IALM leach, Fla, Feb. - U.P)
PRESIDENT Hoover's commission to
investigate conditions in Haiti was
enrou'c by rail today to Key West,
where ITS members will immediately
board the cruiser Rochester and en-,
hark for Port Au Prince, expected
TO De reached by Thursday after
noon.
James c. Dunn, member of the
state department who is accompany
ing the commission ms counsellor,
sa'o 'ne commission planned to re
hPm "pout one month, then rcnort
'aeN 10 the president its conclusions
on whether the native government
is ready to assume complete control
of its destinies.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
WILL PAY REWARD
LOS ANGELES, Feb. %. dfp

Los ANGELES, Feb. %. U.D -
Mayor John c. Porter said today he
believed Los Angeles would nav tho
$4,000 reward offered for the can.
turc of William Edward Hickman
SLAYER Of Marion Parker. Claimants
Of the reward are contestmg in fed
eral court the legality of the de.
cision of City Attorney Erwin p
Werner, who held that teehnicollv
the city cannot pay such rewards
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
FRENCH CABINET FAILS

PARIS, Feb. 25. WH-The left
wing concentration government OF
Premier Camille Chautemps was de-
feated in the chamber Of deputies
today on its first request for vote
of confidence, and faces the neces'
sity of resigning.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Imperial County Fair. fair
grounds, Imperial.
Lions dinner, 7, Barbara
Worth.
Reception, 8, Presbyterian
church.
Special night school classes, 10,
high school.
Women's gym class, TO, high
school.
I. o. o. F. No, 397, s, Davis
hall.
I. v. Commandery No. 54,
7:30, Masonic Temple.
American Legion, s, court
house.
Fox Imperial Theatre, 1.-The
Sky Hawk.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
EVANGELIST WEBS

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. %. U.P)
In the midst Of what both hoped
was not symbolical weather, Rheba
Crawford, "Angcl Of Broadway"
and Ray Splivald, San Francisco
clubman, were on their honeymoon
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25

Even as one approaches the fair
I grounds. the efficiency that per-
vades the whole outfit, is felt con-
siderable distance away. There is
no parking along the road near the
fair grounds, with state Officers on
hand to see that the rule is obeyed.
A good thing, too, for parking
would mean accidents all would re
gret.
Parking space at nominal cost il
provided north of the administra-
tion building, with guards on hand
ITO protect cars and PROPERTY.
EnteringS through Che turnstile
one passes on to the No. tent
which houses the agricultural i'm
plement display, poultry exhibits
and one or two commercial ex-
hibits. This morning some were
still in need of work ahd we passed
into No. tent with the feeling that
things were little RAGGED.
Our ideas changed al soon as We
ventured inside the canvas. 1t was
then we got the brilliant idea of
writing description of each ex-
hibit, but after wearing out two
pencils merely taking notes, we
quit, not in disappointment, but in
amazement.
Citrus Looks Good
At first hand is the citrus exhibit,
and man could walk from here to
Jerusalem and never see anything
that looked more like the Promised
Land than the splendid displays OF
grapefruit, lemons and tangerines.
Outstanding are displays by the
Imperial Valley Grapefruit Grow
ers, Clarence Conant, Chris West
gard, Barbara Worth Packing
House, Romeo c. Smith and II. II.
Clark.
George Swami has a mighty nice
looking date exhibit and Thomas
Tubbs' pecans demonstrate what =
nut can do when it has the benefit
of Imperial Valley climate.
Three bites to strawberry is the
slogan of the japanese exhibit and
believe it or not they are that size.
Tomatoes, asparagus and Japanese
vegetables round out mighty fin,
display.
The county itself steps forwar.'
with splendid exhibit showing IN
archway with Boulder Dam in the
middle aud "before and after
views of the valley. Miniature
farms seem to be the vogue this
year and the county starts it off
with neat layout OF miniature cit
rus trees, lettuce, cantaloupe, dair,
farm, alfalfa field and various
products of tho valley. The board
of trade sponsored the exhibit NJ"
it has brought considerable pub
licity TO the valley when shown ut
other fairs.
The Imperial Irrigation District
scores heavily with relief map
made by Al Kellogg and showing
the system Of canals and bitches by
which the valley is made the worlds
winter garden.
Tom Elliott was still working on
the Railway Express Agency exhib-
it, also a model farm and splendid
one. The background is a miniature
express car costing $4,000 and built
to conform to standard. Toms farm
is modern in every way, even boast
ing landing field and an airplane.
The Imperial County Farm Bu-
reau uses background Of alfalfa
most effectively in which TO house
its exhibit and in conjunction with
CONTINUED on Page Eight
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
REBELS
CONTROL
REPUBLIC
President of SantO Do
mingo Forced to Quit
As Executive
REVOLT BLOODLESS
Period of Depression Is
Blamed for Trouble in
Island Nation

SANTO DOMINGO. Feb. %. U.P)
The Dominican Republic is in Il
state of revolution, rebel troops
have captured the fortress Of Monte
Cristi, with the support of the ma
tional army, and President Horacio
Nasquez has resigned, according to
the latest published reports here.
Following the capture of the
fortress on the northern coast, Pres
idcnt Nasqucz took refuge in the
Santo Domingo fortress. while his
wife sought protection at the Amer
lean legation. Both returned TO the
presidential palace last night.
Reports of the uprising were pub
hshcd hv the ucwspapcr Listin Di-
ario, which is authority for the
statement regarding the resignation
Of Nasqucz.
The revelation has grown uut Of
two situations dissatisfaction over
the reported intention Of President
NasQucz to seek another term, and
an economic collapse due to n bad
sugar and coffee wear Planters
and their employees have been hard
hit in the past six months.
Thus far the success Of the rebels
has been complete. and not n drop
Of blood has hccu shed, II is report
cd. The national army, Joining with
the rcvolutionists. has nowhere en-
countcrcd resistance.
According to the Diario. Nasqucz,
in presenting his resignation TO the
congress, stipulated as well that he
would 20 into retirement and decline
to be a candidate for reelection. A
provisional president, il was said,
would be named TO take over the
government during the elections.
President Nasqucz already had
served one term, the last year Of
which has been marked by an econ
omic depression.
He is said to have been planning
his escape across the border to
Haiti.
PART Az PRINCE. Haiti. Feb
-. U.P)-An insurrcction of serious
proportions has upset the admins
tration of President lIoraci0 Vas.
auc2 of the Dominican Republic and
is sweeping through the county. ac-
cordiug to mcagcr information
reaching here through strict censor
shin today.
Tclcgrams indicated that the
rebels have seized the fort and po-
lice station at Santiago dc Los Cab
alleros, the principal town in the to-
hacco district of the Republic. and
that the Dominican town. Daiahon,
near the Haitian border is in the
hands 'of rebels.
At Daiabon the municipal police
have been disarmcd aud admins
tration sympathi2crs rendered help
less.
Firing has been reported near the
Dominican border hv American
travellers and reports indicated that
several Dominicans had been wound.
ed
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
TOMORROW

Junior chamber OF commerce
breakfast, $50.
Chamber of commerce lunch
con, Barbara Worth.
Imperial County Fair, all day,
fair grounds, Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-25
CHARM OF STATE
SHARES CALVIN
FIR 0 M SILENCE
Former President VOIun-
tarily Talks at Formal
Dinner in Los Angeles

Los ANGELES, Feb. 25. U.p)-
Accompanied only by Il small guard
calvin Coolidge and Mrs. Conlidgc
left Los Angeles today fer San Sim
con where Tire former President will
rest foi Il fcW days from the ardors
# spcechmasing and hanqucting.
Silent Calvin Coolidge broke his
Hence here last night in response
to Mayor John G. portor's official
welcome.
The occasion was tie Chamber of
Commcrce's postponed observance Of
Nashington's birthday and It's an.
nIal banquet.
More than 1900 persons. the men
in dinner dress and the women be-
decked with extra quarts of dia.
mQnds, listened attcntivplv while
adroit speakers "sold" Southern Cal.
farnia in various aspects to the dis
t;pguishcd couple.
Coolidge stood up. He was silent.
ENcryonc thought il was to be Il
.iokc. Then he smiled in = New Eng
land sort Of way and spoke earnest
" Of California and his observations
ot It's progress.
Upon accepting the invitation to
be present here tonight" he said, II
lad an explicit understanding with
th' management that might main
tain my silence.
"But ;hc hospitality, the welcome
sNtcnded me during my visit of
seek in this marvellous state. makes
ne feel i, would be inhospitablc not
To respond.
Speech Applauded
"I have observed your people ard
"our industries carefully and | have
come to the conclusion that the Sc
efct of vonr success is that YOU have
made the most of the best in pco
rlc and things around you. 1t ont
shines anything with which am
familiar"
He rccouated his talks with mem
bcrs of the native families; of how
they came and found climate, but
no people; soil, but no produce;
'hc broad Pacific ocean but no com
meree, and how they had made the
most of the best of these things and
built a state.
Ills speech which came at the va.y
close of the program was greeted by
applause. Dancers in the famous
CocOamt Grove of the Ambassador
hotQb left the floor to line the lob
ny through which Mr. and Mrs Cool
Idgc made their way,
Yesterday Mr.. Coolidge received
a letter warning him of the threats
of an eastern gunman who asserted
" had declared he would kill the
former chief executive.
Although police expressed the
opinion that the letter had been
written by ''crank" the guard at
tachcd to the party was REINFORCED.
While in san Simeon, the Cool
idges viii he the guests of William
Randolph Hearst, newspaper pub
Usher, for several days.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-09
EMPLOYMENT
Heip-.lgents Wanted

open territory Opportunity to earn $35Qo, Sj,p0o and more yearly. We fur nish everything. Experience unnecessary. Fyr-Tgtor co, 19S4 Fyr-Fyter Bldg,
New Britain herald., 1930-08-09
FRENCH MARIANNE
 IS GIVEN SHINGLE
Symbol Of Republic ModerniZed,
 Gets More Modest Dress

Paris, Aug. 9A UP)-Marianne the symbolic figure of the French Republic, has been puritanized, modernized and furnished with an up-to-date haircut.
 The first Marianne, after the en- thusiastic revolutionists seized the Bastille and beheaded a Bourbon king. had twisted knot of hair, with tiny side-curls, all in the mode O. 1790. Under the restoration after the era of Napoleonic de- lirium, Marianne had her hair pushed up on her head
 Now under the Third French Re- public, in the reign of Gaston Doumergue and Andre Tardieu, Marianne has gone thoroughly modern. The official plaster busts o: this symbolic maiden, such as stand on dusty shelves in all French townhalls and public schoolhouses, will show from now on a modest figure with a perfect shingle.
 Not only will Mariannes hair be bobbed in the approved manner of the expensive barbershops of the boulevards, but puritsns have cov- cred her right breast which 'hith- erto has been exposed.
 The bachelor president and the bachelor premier both disclaim authorship of the instructions to cover Marianne's breasts and mod ernize her hair, but the official mill where the busts are molded insists that all undressed Mari annes are unofficial.
 The 1880 official sculptors have changed something about Mari anne's lips. also, and she has a sort of self-satisfied smile, strange ly comparing with the majestic dis dain of the previous current statuettes. Once modeled along Greek lines, Marianne is now purely Latin and particularly Parisian.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-09
ROOMS, BOARD, HOTELS
Hotels

ROOMS by day or week with and with out bath. reasonable rates. Telephone 4475. Hotel Doris, 3I Main St.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-09
LIVE STOCK
Cattle and Live Stock
Dogs, Cats, Pets

YOUNG PIGS-for sale, weeks old. req sonable price. Inquire 25G kensngton Ave. Telephone 129o.