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Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
SILESIAN Mine
EXPLOSION TAKES
HUGE DEATH Toll

NEURODE. Silesia, July 10. (U.P)
The total dead in mine explosion
here Yesterday was placed at 1872
when 81 bodies had been taken from
the mines shortly before noon to-
day.
Mine officials said they believed
Isl other men still were entombed
in the rccesScs of the wrecked mine.
Earlier estimates were that only 90
were trapped.
Weakened air pressure used on
drills hampered rescue attempts to-
day. and mine officials said they
feared the entombed men could not
be reached in time to save their
lives.
Fortv-nine miners have been tax
en- from the mine and removed to
hospitals. most of them in critical
conditions from inhaling poisoning
carbonic acid gas. which caused the
explosion. Some hope was held for
their recovery, however.
Two of the 81 bodies brought up
We're leaders of the first party that
went down to attempt rescue. They
were overcome by the carbonic gas,
which had permeatcd the under.
ground passages for a distance of
more than 5000 feet from the scene
of the explosion.
1t was believed l2 hours would
be required to reach the entombcd
men,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
Mooney Loses
His Privileges

SAN QUENTIN PRISON,
Calf, July 10. U.P)-Tom Moo
ney, whose application for a par
don was denied this week, today
i lost many special privileges
which he enjoyed for years.
Press conferences, granted
1 freely to Mooney in the past,
have been prohibited by Warden
B. Hclohan, as have many other
1 little favors.
! The liberty curtailment was
imposed as a matter of prison
discipline, according to the war
/ den, and came by way Of punish
ment because Of Moneys TRADE
to reporters against Governor c.
eC. Young when informed that his
. pardon application had been de-
tnied.
| Mooney called upon laboring
. men to work against Young in
the coming primary election and
1 accused the governor of double
/ crossing"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
'Berman Trial
Gets Underway

Los ANGELES, July 10. SU.p-
The trial of Jacob Berman, former
Julian Petroleum corporation Off
cial, on a three-ycar.old charge Of
forgery and embezzlement growing
out of Julian stock transferring
deals, opened here today.
On motion of the district attor-
ney's office, minor changes were
made in the indictment, which ear
rieS four counts of forgery and one
of embezzlement and then attorneys
started selection of II jury.
Eight women and four men tenta-
lively occupied the jury box at the
noon adjournment.
Berman, who once handled mil
lions of dollars for the oil company,
was represented by public defenders
at his trial. He already is under
sentence to serve seven years at
Mcneil Island pcnitentiary for mail
fraud.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
ROCKET TESTS
EXPECTED TO Be
AVIATION AID

NEW YORK. July 10. U.p)-For
- wears Professor II. Goddard has
been experimenting with rockets to
discover for science the mysteries
of extreme attitudes.
His tests have proved so success,
full that Daniel Guggcnheim has an
nounccd a grant to aid him in con
tinuing the work. Colonel Charles
\. Lindbergh is member of the
committee under whose direction
further experiments will be made.
Although the immediate object of
his rocket tests was to develop Il
means of getting information about
attitudes of from - to 2j0 miles
above the earth, Goddard feels that
planetary communication by
means of large rockets is not i'm
possible.
The rocket being developed will
carry thermometers, barometcrs,
electrical measuring apparatus, air
traps to collect samples of the air,
and many other instruments. The
rocket will shoot straight up and
come down by means of para
chute The information gathered is
expected to be of especial use to
aviation.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10

IN ORGANIZING
GRAPE INDUSTRY

FRESNO, Calf, July ~. (U.H--
The titanic drive to organize with
in l20 days all the forces and fac
tors of California's mammoth grape
industry for unified control under
the federal farm board has failed.
Wylie NJ. Giffen, head Of the
campaign of two months duration
to organize the grape growers. an
nounced the failure last night,
shortly before the announced time
for the close of the drive.
He said the signup campaign had
failed by an S0,000-acrc margin.
That is about IS per cent short of
the AL, ,150-acre target that repre-
Sents 81 per cent of the states
$4,000 acres of vineyards. The 81
per cent mark was set by the farm
board as the requirement for its
support of the control plan.
But the grizzlGd leader of the
vineyardists refused to surrender
He held out one final hope--that
the farm board would grant time
extension to the campaignerS.
His first step was TO call mass
meeting of growers at the Fresno
City auditorium tonight.
Although Giffen kept the cam
paign open to signatures until mid
night tonight without permission of
the farm board. he had hope not
only of gaining approval from tina,
agency but also of obtaiuinu tho
time extension desired.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
War Department
Honors Philips

Honored by the War Department
with the rank of brigadicr general
for his services during the late
World War and his unfailing inter
est in the welfare of the Red Cross
movement, Charles l.. Philips, a re-
tired army officer and well known
in the valley by his former title of
colonel, returned to FL Centre yes,
tcrdav for visit of few days
amid scenes he knows so well.
A resident of the VA ley for nine
years, General Philips left here iast
year to take " his home in Santa
Ana. but the old ties proved TOO
strong and he Lad to come hack TO
renew acquaintanceS. even though
it might be but for Il short visit
The general graduated from West
Point 10 years ago and ranks among
the oldest living graduates of that
famous institute. He is accom-
panied by his daughter, Mrs. Cali
Harrison.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
STOCK EXCHANGE
FLOOR MEMBER
CETSSUSPENSI0N
SutrO Company Loses Ex-
change Privileges For
Three Years.

NEW YORK, July 10. WH-
Jamcs ii. Mclean, floor member OF
Sutro and company, one OF the larg
est commission houses in the coun-
try. was suspended today from the
New York Stock Exchange for
three wears, according to an an
nouncement from the roStrum of the
exchange.
Sutro and company were immcdl-
atclv retired as clearing members,
which practically eliminates the
firm from stock exchange privi-
leges. Logan and Bryan will as
sumo open exchange contracts of
Sutro and company, the announce
mcnt said.
Sutro and company, in addition
to local offices, have branches in
Los Angeles, Oakland and San
Francisco.
Sutro and company, the suspend
ed firm, has no relation with Sutro
Brothers and company, Of l2O
Broadway, with other offices at
Chicago, Philadelphia, Syracuse,
Rochester and Auburn. SutrO Broth
crs and company announced today.
Suspension of the floor member
was made under Section of Article
XVII and Section 10 of Chapter
MI of the Stock Exchange consti-
tuition, Ashbel Green, secretary Of
the exchange. said.
james II. Mclean was the floor
member Of Sutro and company,
being admitted to the exchange
February 20, 1880, to succeed Fred
erick l.. lcagern.
Section 10, Chapter II of the con
stitution of the New York Stock
Exchange. under which Sutro and
company was suspended, states:
every member is required to use
diligence to learn the essential
facts relative to every customer and
to every order and account accepted
by him; also as to the possible use
of a name for the account other
than the party Interested"
A statement issued by the gov
crnmcnt committee of the exchange
said:
"The governing committee having
found said James II. Mclean guilty
of. said charges and specifications,
said James II. Mclean was suspend
cd for three years. The substance
of the charges and specification
was through the manner in which
the i4th street branch office of
Sutro and company was conducted,
transactions to buy and sell the
same security were executed at the
same time and at the same price
and in the opinion of the governing
committee. did not involve n change
of ownership"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
POLICEMEN UNDER
FIRE BECAUSE OF
FREEING SUSPECT

Los ANGELES, July 10. UP
Three Los Angeles policemen were
under fire today when investigators
learned that the slayer of Alfred j.
Linelc. Chicago newspaperman, may
have been released hy them after he
was arrested.
The inquiry was linked with the
disappearance of three specially
made rcvolvers similar to the weap-
on used in the Lingle killing. Frank
lie Foster. Chicago gunman indicted
in the Staying and held here pend
ing an extradition hearing Tuesday,
allegedly was the original owner OF
the murder gun as well as the three
others. These latter mysteriously y
disappeared from Fosters luxurious
Los Angeles apartment after his ar
rest in raid by police.
The three Officers involved in the
investigation, Sergeants Roger Han,
son and Glenn Starr, and l.. K. Shan
non. were said to have arrested the
Lingle murder suspect in Foster s
apartment. The Officers. it was
said, had visited the place Il week
before Fosters arrest on a "tip
and found man who called himsell
4" Larnihan.'
The policemen told district attor
nev's investigators that the maj
offered them $2O0 but they refused
It. Finding the three guns. they took
them and left. it was alleged.
Investigators believed "Larni
han might have been Red For
sythe, wanted in the Lingle murder
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
MOONEY DEFENSE LEAGUE
ADMITS OUTLOOK is DARK

san FRANCISCO. July 10. UP>
Admitting that the outlook is
dark, the Mooney Defense league
told the United Press today.
Much of the leagues effort cen
tcrs around search for John Me.
Donald. waiter witness who testi-
fled against the pair in their trials
on charges of completely in the San
Francisco Preparedness day bomb
ing in 1916 and who later, through
an affidavit, repudiated this testi-
mony.
In declining to recommend a par.
don for Billings the supreme cour:
placed credcnce in Mcdonald s test.
imonv during the trials and dis
counted the affidavit which was
made i'll 1921, years after the trials.
Governor c. c. Young, who follow
ed the supreme court action on Bill
ings' application hy DENYING Moon
ey pardon, suggested that MELON.
aid return to California and tell his
reputation story to the supreme
court. The governor. like the court
chose to place more faith in the or
iginal Mcdonald testimony than in
| his reputation affidavit
I Some doubt exists as to whether
Mcdonald could be prosecuted for
perjury should he come here and re-
pudiate his trial testimony, given
under oath
Governor Young has no power to
grant him immunity, but it is gen
orally felt that no steps toward
prosecution will be taken should he
return. The governor S suggestion
that he return probably would fore
stall any possible perjury prosccu-
ton.
In some circles Il fear was grow.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
COUNTRY
IN GRIP
OF HEAT
Weather Brings Acut c
Suffering in Cities
Along SeabOard
SCORE LOSE Ii V Z S
Crops in Northwest and
Illinois Damaged By
Lack of Rain.

CHICAGO, July 10. W.H-A
scorching sun beat down on the en-
tire central part of the United
States from the Alleghenies west
ward to the Rocky Mountains to.
day, continuing heat wave that
has taken more than score OF
lives, created acute suffering IN the
congcstcd metropolitan areas and
indirectly contributed to a heavy
toll bv drowning.
Eighteen cities in II states swclt'
cred under temperatures OF 100 de-
grccs or more Yesterday, according
to official weather bureau reports.
and in many of the cities, the marks
were new records.
Most of those cities obtained lit
tie relief today, the only cooling
spots in the country being the
northwestern and east GENITAL areas
and parts of the far west, all of
which had escaped most of the bak-
ing.
United Press reports today ac-
counted for total of ~ heat deaths
since the mercury began sizzling on
Sunday. Added to these fatalities
were - deaths by drowning, includ-
inc the loss Of four lives in an ex.
cursion boat accident on Lake
Michigan.
In the middlcwcst the deaths were
distributed rs follows: Ohio, one
died of heat and nine drowned. In
diana, three of heat and five
drowned; Michigan, three drowned
Illinois, five of heat and three
drowned; Wisconsin, three of heat
aud 10 drowned: Iowa. one of heat
aud two drowned: Missouri, four of
heat; Minnesota, three of heat and
five drowned; North Dakota, one
drowned; South Dakota. one of
heat; Nebraska. five of heat; Kan
sas. two of heat and one drowned.
Free ice and milk were distribut-
ed among the poorer families of
Chicago. and infant welfare sta
tions extended their hours to care
for seasonal ills.
Almost all beaches and parks in
the city were occupied last night by
lightly clad persons unable to OBJ
tain sleep in stuffy apartments and
flats.
Lake brcczcS held down the ten.
pcraturc TO a maximum of only sc
in Chicago. but the humid atmos.
phcrc bclicd the official readings.
Ruiniously dry conditions for
crops were reported in parts of the
near northwest, with fields brown
ing. Illinois farmers were anxious
about their corn crop. which was
suffering from firing.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
Stunt Flight
Ends in Death

OAKLAND, Calf. July 10. W.p)--
Alfred o. Smith, Al, student pilot
and retired manufacturer of Posgh-
kccpsic, n. V, WAS dead today, the
victim of "stunt flight that end,
ed in disastrous plunge into the
San Francisco bay.
The accident was witnessed by
hundreds of spectators yesterday af'
tcrnoon.
Smith had gone through 16 loops
aud taispins when his biplane sud
denly went into Il reverse spin from
an altitude of 5000 feet and crashed
into the water two miles south of
the airport from which he had TAX
en- off.
A rescue plane from Il local ferry
company hurried to the scene but
helpers were unable to extricatc the
body for Is minutes. The student
pilot was dead before he reached
the hospital to which he was rushed
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
Defense Claims
Burkhardt Drunk

Los ANGELES, July 10. U.H-
William Burkhardt. bookkeeper. ap-
parently was intoxicated the night
the state charges he murdered his
wife, Ann McNight Burkhardt,
movie extra. it was testified at his
trial here today.
The testimony. given bv Mrs.
James Thompson, who lived near
Burkhardt's Hollywood cottage, was
solicited by the defense, which con
tended that Burkhardt had not pre-
meditated slaying his wife.
Mrs. Thompson said that when
Burkhardt came to her home to ask
aid for his wife he talked and act
ed as if he was drunk.
The Thompsons went Immediately
to Mrs. Burkhardt but she already
was dead with five bullets in her
back.
Police said they found IA gun on
Burllhardt that was the same cali
bre as that used in shooting Mrs.
Burkhardt.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
Fleagle Begins
His Death Watch

DENVER. Colo, July 10. UP
Gray-haircd Ralph flcaglc, convict.
ed of murder in connection with the
famous Lamar Bank robbery of
1927, began anew today his "dcath
watch" in Colorado State prison.
An announcement late yesterday
by GOV. W. II. Adams that he could
not Immediately give n decision oai
the plea of Flcagle's attorneys for
a rcpricve caused postponcmcnt of
the convict's execution, which had
been set for 9 o'clock last night.
The governor, however, said he
felt confident he could not inter
fcrc and it appeared certain that
Flcaglc will be hanged before mid
night Saturday. Late yesterday,
the bandit leader acccdcd to tho
wishes of his mother and accepted
religious comfort from the Rev.
Father Barrett, prison chaplain. He
previously had refused to acknowl-
edge any religious faith.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
VIVIAN DUNCAN
REFUSES TO DROP
BATTERY CHARGES

HOLLYWOOD. July TO- U.H--
Rex Lease. film actor, must wait at
least until .-dly 81 to find out what
will happen to him for having as
sertedlv won a decision over Vivian
Duncan, of the famous Duncan sis
ters, in . short but vicious battle
at Malibou Beach last week end.
His hearing on Battery cnarges
sworn by Vivian when she hobbled
before Justice of the Peace Wcbste,
in Malibou. was continued today
until that date because Miss Dun
cans injuries kept her confined to
the Hollywood hospital.
Miss Duncan, it was said expects
to have recovered sufficiently by
July 81 to appear as the complaining
witness and explain how she re
ccived u black eye, an injured knee
and other hurts.
Providing Vivian does not repent
her action to 90 through with the
prosecution she will testify that
Lease knocked her down and then
kicked her when she allcgcdly re-
pulsd his advances early last Mon
day morning.
The actress said today She felt
certain she would insist that Lcase
be punished despite the various
lunches of roses he has sent to hcl
with peace ENJOYS.
"Thc way | feel right now.' she
said, 81 m going to 80 through
with the prosecution. 1t was that
kicking me after was Knocked
down that really made me mad.
"Thc whole thing is fresh in my
memory and while | feel Il lot bet
ter about the thing now than | did
before | still think something ought
to be done about it.
GIVE been around the world but
never took any punishment like
that
Miss Duncan revealed that Sht
talked to Buron Fits, district at
torncy, regarding the ease.
~ expect to see Mr.. Fits again
after ! talk with my attorney,
said.
While Justice Webster was con
tinuing the hearing reports were
spread in Hollywood that Nils As
ter, often reported engaged to Wv
ian, was looking for Lease.
The reports were not confirmed
and Astcr could not be located nea,
the Lease residence where he was
supposed to be picketing.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
Sears, ROehuck
Slashes Prices

CHICAGO, July 10. U,H-Ten
per cent price reductions were an
nounced today by Sears, Roebuck n
Company as it met general price
slashing by Montgomery Ward a
Company.
When the Sears, Rocbuck fall
cata!og is circulated within the next
few days it will carry prices that
average 10 per cent lower than
those listed in the spring catalog,
said II. Il. Wood, president of the
mail order and chain store concern.
The new prices will he "the lowest
in ten years" he said.
Montgomery Ward issued its an
nouncement of price reductions yes
tcrday and at the same time adver.
tised a plan of selling all goods eX-
cept groceries on installments pay
ments for a two-month period.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
Cilley Hearing
Continues Today


SAN FRANCISCO, July 10. W.p)
The preliminary examination #
Theodore Cilley, 20, confessed Sla.-
er of David Lindsay, continued t.
day, with the probability that it
will be concluded before night.
Cilley, former inmate of Preston
reform school, pleaded guilty to
murder yesterday. He said that he
went for drive with Lindsay, held
him up and shot him when Lindsay
tried to flee the automobile. He
then put him back in the ear and
drove to Fleishhacker pool, where
he threw him out and escaped in
Lindsay's car.
He was later arrested in San Bcr.
nardino in Lindsay's car.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
Rogers Hearing
Continues Today

Los ANGELES, July 10. W.H--
Identification by ballistic experts
of the bullet which killed Police
Officer James Costello, occupied the
early stages of today's' session OF
the trial of Glenn Rogers, charged
with the murder OF the policeman.
The state produced late yestcr-
day the gun assertedlv used by
Rogers in the shooting, in which the
defendant was said to have been
wounded in the knee.
Rogers appeared in the courtroom
today III custody of a new guard
his former bailiff having been
transferred because of an attempt
to smuggle a love note from Rogers
to his sweetheart, Miss Dorothy
Cooley.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
Rome Grieves
Over Death of
Aged Cardinal

ROME. July 10. W,p)- body
of Nincenzo. Cardinal Nannutelli,
lay in state today in the throne
room of Dataria Palace, where the
dean of the Sacred College had lived
the latter part Of his 93 years OF
life.
All Rome grieved at the death of
the aged cardinal, although it was
not unexpected. He had been III
poor health many months, but APP
peared on the way to recovery when
he suffered Il relapse, fingered a
week, and died yesterday, conscious
70 the end.
Funeral service will be held Sat.
urdav in st. lgnatiuS church.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
Selwyn Youth to
Be Buried in East

HOLLYWOOD, July 10. W.p)--
The body of Archie Selwyn Jr., ~.
vear-old son of the noted theatrical
producer. will be taken to New
York for burial, upon the arrival
here of his mother, now flying from
the east.
The youth died late yesterday at
the Hollywood hospital from in
iuries received in an automobile ae-
cident July 4, when he sustained
conclusion Of the brain. An Inquest
was to be held today
Selwyn Junior, despite his youth.
already had begun Il motion picture
career AS an aide to Samuel Gold
wyn, film producer.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10

ing that death may have sealed tho
lips Of the drifting waiter, He is %
years old and during the trials was
death accounts for his silence. The
league heard from him for some time
after he made the reputation affi
davit. Then suddenly he was heard
from no more.
No mass meetings or dcmonstra-
tons are planned for the present
Miss Gallaher said. 1t is likely
however, that new petition for a
pardon accommodation on behalf of
Billings will be submitted to the
supreme court and that another ap
plication for Il pardon for Mooney
will be given to Governor Young
These acts probably will be in the
hope of keeping the issues alive.
NEW YORK. July 10. WH-
Governor c. c. Young's refusal, IL
California, to pardon Thomas j
Mooney and Warren X. Billings
brought dcnunciation today from
the Socialist party as "a thinly dis
guiscd act of vengeance"
Comparing the action to "thc
frightened and defiant conduct of
Governor Fuller in the Sacco-Nan
zetti case" Morris Hillquit. nation
al chairman of the party, declared
"When a ruling class becomes
brutal and reckless in deal with its
opponent, it is always an infallible
symptom of weakness. The cases
of Sacco-N Nanzetti and Mooney and
Billings may yet serve to stimulate
ia powerful movement of revolt
against the power of oppression and
injustice"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
Young Actress
Being Sought

HOLLYWOOD, July 10. U.P)-
Search for Il year old motion pie
ture actress who failed to return
home was started today by Holly
wood police when the girl, Lorraine
PlattS, was reported by her mother
to he missing.
The mother. Ms. l.. Lowell who
said the girls real name is Lor.
raine Lowell, declared her daughter
may be in the company of another
girl whose friendship had been
forbidden to her
Miss PlattS is under contract to
Warner Brothers and had been APP
pearing in a prologue,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-10
John GOA Dies
In Coast City

Word reached FL Ccntro this
morning that John w. Coca, who
formerly owned the Office Supply
company on Main street, passed
away earlier III the morning at his
home in Pasadena. He had been Il
resident of the valley for number
of years aud sold out his business
interests here to retire to Pasadena.
Funeral services will be held in
Pasadena under Masonic auspices
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
Deceased is survived by his widow.