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Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
CITY ENGINEER
STARTS SURVEY
ON NEW SEWER

Organization OF surveying crew
to make preliminary survey Of
possible lines for 4 new outfail sew
er was started today under the ST.
pervisicn OF City Engineer Phil
Knights.
q new outfall sewer was made a
necessity by the collapse OF a por-
ton OF the present sewer system
two miles north of Imperial. The
collapse is said to be due TO eXten-
siVe septic action which set in some
time ago.
Repairs to the injured section
have been completed so that it will
serve until q llew sewer can be
completed.
Two possible routes for the new
line are under consideration. The
present system runs through Impe-
rial, and from there to the New RI
yer, where it empties.
One route under consideration
would route the new system from Ell
Centro directly northeast to the RI
ver while the other would put II
through the eastern SIDE of Imperial
and from there direct to the RIVER
Either way will make the proposed
sewer shorter than the present one
Expectations are that it will take
some time for the work necessary
before construction of the new Sys-
TEN can be started.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
FATHER OF SLAIN
OFFICER PLEADS
WITH TEXAS MOB

ARLINGTON, Tex, Nov. "a. (U.P)
"A negro murderer was guarded
closely here today after the aged
father Of the man ne killed had
stilled the threats of an infuriated
mob with plea Tor mercy
The mob gathered at the City He'll
here after Sam Louder, a 800 pound
negro, shot Evans Johnson, -, 1
night watchman.
Rev. w. =. Johnson, Presbyterian
minister and father of the young
officer, pushed his way to the front
Of the crowd and climbed the steps
OF the city hall. With an uplitted
hand, he quoted the throng.
If any OF you contemplate mob
violence, I want YOU to know 1t was
my boy who was killed" the white
haired father said. If anyone
should wish revenge, it should be 7.
1t is my rasir~ tna- the law be al
lowed to take its course"
Although the possibility OF mos
violence was believed past today, OF
ficerS were prepared to cope with 9
possible flareup Of feeling against
the negro.
johnson was killed when he an
SWered call to quiet a negro fight
early Sunday Posses equipped with
machine gun and an airplane cap.
tured the negro several hours later
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
ST. MARY'S NOT
ABLE TO ACCEPT
TR0JANS' OFFER

OAKLAND, Calf, Nov "a U.n}-
The board Of athletic control OF
st. Mary's college today declined tne
University of Southern California &
invitation to play q post-soason un-
employment benefit football game
at Los Angeles. and rendered IN
stead, an invitation to U. S. G. tC
play a similar game at San Fran
cisco.
The invitation was sent to Willis
Hunter, athletic director at South
ern California.
The telegram thanked the Los An
geles institution tor its invitation
but stated that ST. Mary's could no;
accept because, since March, it had
had en- agreement with the auxiliary
OF The Chiidren's hospital at San
Francisco TO play a benefit game
for that institution on December l3
at San Francisco and that kezar
Stadium has been reserved for that
date.
st. Marys stated the reason tor
the delay in answering U. S. C.'s
invitation was that no suitable op-
ronent had as yeC ;>een selected tor
the oithern California game, and
the college thought that perhaps
the hospital would release St. Mary s
from their agreement.
However. it was ascertained the
hospital wished st, Mary's to con-
tinue its efforts 20 find a fitting op-
pCnent for The December IL game
In view of this situation, ST
AIary's found itself forced to decline
the invitation. but expressed the
hope that U. s. c. might consider
being its OPPONENT in San Francisco
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
COMMISSION ON
ENFORCEMENT IS
AGAIN AT WORK
Expect President To Get
Report On Recommend
atiOns About January l
BY CHARLES NJ. EGAN
United Press Staff Corresnnndent

WASHINGTON, Nov. "a. U.p)-
The Wickersham law enforcement
commission was recalled into ses-
sion today after q 1C day recess to
resume its prohibition deliberations
at a time when both wet and dry
organizations are mapping out in
tenslve campaigns coincidental to
the reopening OF congress.
With the commission expected to
make a report of some kind to
President Hoover before January
and both sides watching every de-
yelopment closely, it has become
apparent the next few days may
see the prohibition controversy in
tensified perhaps more than ever
before
Oae indication OF this was the
statement of Representative La
Guardia, Republican, New York,
who said he proposes to oppose
further appropriations for the
WickerSham commission unless it
offers constructive" recommend
alton on prohibition during the
short session of congress.
a week after congress reconvenes,
the Methodist Board of Temper
ance, Prohibition and Public morals
is scheduled to hold a national con-
ference here. At this gathering,
DR.. Clarence True Wilson, general
secretary, is expected to renew his
opposition to the sale Of the grape
iuice concentrate which becomes
wine.
Other leading dry organizations
including the Anti-Saloon League
also will meet here early next
month to develop programs de-
signed to counteract the vets ac-
tivities. Plans to enlist many OF the
country's business leaders in this
campaign were announced last
week by Dr.. F. Scott Mcbride, the
leagues general superintendent.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
Wheat Aided By
Renewed Buying:

CHICAGO Nov "a. UP)-Re-
uewed buying after profit taking
had corrected Wheat's technical
position gave that grain a good gain
as the board OF trade closed today
Openly strongly a wave of selling
wiped cut the advance and prices
sold off but toward the close COM
mission houses and shorts bought
freely and ran the market back up
Corn was unsettled with wheat but
rallied at the close. Oats recovered
Part OF the early setback, following
the lead of corn.
At the close wheat was l., 20 sc
higher. Provisions We're steady to
strong. December wheat old closed
at ,76aI. corn old at 76aS and oats
cd at .34i..
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
NEWSPAPERMEN
LOCATE CAPONE
IN CALIFORNIA
Notorious Gangster Inter
viewed By Scribes Yes
terday At Ranch.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. "a. U.P)-
Los Angeles newspaper reporters
visited a Southern California ranch
Sunday afternoon and chatted for
several hours with a man who
claimed to be, and reSembled,
Scarface Al" Capone. Chicago
gang leader.
An attorney said to be a former
assistant states attorney of Cook
county, (Chicago) accompanied the
reporters to the ranch. A dark,
portly, round-faced man, with a
scar on his left cheek, acknoWl-
edged an introduction as Capone.
Don't make public where this
ranch is located. though" he said.
Il intend to surrender to the fed
eral government soon, but l don't
want them to find me until my at
torneyS, can unraVel some of the
legal matters.
I'm not worried over vagrancy
charges pending against me in Chi
cago. but federal raps are hard to
beat.
That's a bunch of nonsense"
he said when questioned about re-
ported threats to prevent the sale
Of California grape concentrates.
The boys in the liquor racket
aren't interested in fighting the
grape men. I think you'll find the
New York boys are back of that, if
; there's anything to it at all.
Its my opinion that New York
grape importing company started
I all that talk because they don
! compete with California prices in
Chicago, and they're trying to scare
them cut and blame il on the un-
derWorld.
"Ycu may recall when the New
York market was flooded with
grapes. that racketeers seized car
lots of the California grapes and
dumped them. No, you can't blame
the Chicago boys for that"
The man who claimed to be Co.
pone was pitching horseShoes with
four companions when the news
papermen arrived. He said he was
taking sulphur baths and partici-
lating in sports at the ranch and
that he planned to buy some Cali
fornia real estate.
All of the reporters were con-
vinced that the man was Capone.
The gang leader was reported to
have been seen in Santa Barbara
ana Hollywood.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
SUSPECT HELD
in ATTEMPTED 4
SPOKANE BLAST

SAN FRANCISCO, Mo- "a CU.P)
Henry A. Isle. was arrested here
early today and held without bail
aS a suspect in the attempt to blow
up the CowleS Publishing Company
building in Spokane last Saturday.
Ilse was traced through the records
of the company that charged the
battery used in the internal ma
chine.
Ilse was booked "enroute to Spo-
kane and held without bail
Three years ago when a similar
attempt was made to blow up the
Cowles buildings in Spokane, Use
was arrested and tried, but was ac-
quilted by the jury.
Isle is alleged TO have declared
he knew nothing definite abOl. The
attempt OF last Saturday. bat that
he knew the persons who were re-
sponsible for 1t. He refused to
name any OF the men involved or
TO dlvulge the names of the assert
! cd organizations which he indicated
were behind the attempt.
He refused to make any explain
at!on as to how his battery had
found its way into the internal ma
chine.
llse lives in The district in which
Adele Romano 14-year-old school
Fiil told police yesterday she had
seen two men carrying a tunk
This information was also verified
by Joe AXen, tranSferMan. whose
truck carried the trunk 10 the rail-
road station.
Ilse declared this morning that
he would fight eXtraditicn.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. %. Up)
The charge that he was being
prosecuted by the real plotters"
was made III city Jail today by
Henry Use. arrested early today
as suspect in the attempt to blow
up the Cowles Publishing Company
building in Spokane last Saturday
Police, however, countered with
the assertion that they could prove
Use shipped from San Francisco
last Wednesday the 200 stick dyn-
am!te bomb found late Satu day in
an office located in the center of
the building.
Spokane politicians are back OF
the plot and are trying to frame
me-" Ilse declared. Il had nothing
10 do with the dirty work They
are Just angry because l refused
to help them dynamite some build
inRs in 1927"
'Ill tell names when the time
Genes" he said intimating he knew
who shipped the bomb.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
OUTLOOK FOR
HEAVY BUYING
HELPS STOCKS

NEW YORK, Nov. "a U.P)-A
spirited advance in merchandising
shares on prospects Of heavy
Christmas retail trade carried the
stock market higher near the close
OF trading today.
Various department store leader"
such as NAV. Macy, Hahn and In
terstate moved 10 their highest levels
Oh the current recovery.
Buying was heavy III Montgomery
Ward and Sears RoebucE. which
scored gains Of l to 3 points anc
buoyed the whole market toward the
close After holding within mar
row range through the first toui
hours Of trading, shares such aG
Steel, A M. Byers, Case, Allied
Chemica: and American Can rose tc
gains of around point each.
among the merchandising shares
other issues to score sharp gains in
cluded Best. Safeway Stores, KreSge
Federated Department Stores and
Woolworth Simmons developed
great activity at rising prices.
In adQltlon TO the DuylnS 10 tno
merchandising shares, traders were
taking fairly large blocks OF the mo-
tors, which were strong recently or
prospects of better business in the
new models.
Conclusion of a tentative plan for
merger of four large New YORK
banks announced III the early trad
ing had but little effect on the mar
ket.
Railroad stocks were relatively
quiet with prices steady. Oils were
unchanged. Sinclair firmed up on
declaration OF a dividend OF 25 cents
share for the quarter, reduction
Of 81 in the annual payment.
Call money held at 2 per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
Attack Made On
Irish General

DUBLIN. Nov. "a. U.P)-General
Richard j. Mulcahy. minister of To-
cal government and public health,
escaped an attempt at assassination
by unknown aSsailantS last night.
General Mulcahy and a group of
friends were about to enter the res
idence OF Michael Hayes. speaker of
the Dali, when they were fired up
on. An armed civilian guard re-
turned the fire and the attackers
fled The guard was wounded in
the knee
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
COAST TRADING is
UNUSUALLY LIGHT

LOS ANGELES. Nov. %. Up
Prices were of flactionaliy III eX-
tremely listless caily trading on the
Los Angeles Stock and Curb eX-
changes today
Az noon only 1900 shares OF
Transamerica. the most active stock
had changed hands. Its price
ranged from l53s tC 49,, unchanged
from the previous close.
The oil issues showed declines
angling from = to u.
Union Associates lost IS at 25as;
Union oil, J.. at 25&s; Standard, !.
at sos, while Richtield was un-
changed at Gas.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
SEVENTH DEATH
IS RESULT OF
COAST STORM

LOS ANGELES, NOV. ~ Up
Mrs Agnes Morgan. so, of Santa
Monica, died today of FRACTURED
skull bringing to seven the death
toll OF high windstorm which
SWEET Southern California Satur-
tav. Mrs. Morgan was struck by g
falling tree.
A survey today showed that the
wind had caused extensive damage
TO the citrus and avocado crops, al
though actual figures on the dam
age we're not available. In addition
sea, airplanc and automobile traffic
was demoralizcd, signs destroyed
houses unroofed ana brushiirel
started by falling power lines.
The deaths were caused by auto
mcbiie accidents IN Sandstorms, by
falling trees and signboards A
Bakersfield, Calf, boy was decapl-
tated by . flying strip OF sheet
metal, blown from a building
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
TrainlOad OF
Hay Is Shipped

The long planned trainload Of
Imperial Valley hay. "a carloads.
left the valley yesterday for points
east, under the auspices of the I'M
perial Valley Hay Improvement as
sociation which has been seeking
news markets for the local product.
Growers will await with interest
news of the disposal of the valley
alfalfa. If this venture is a sue
cess more hay viii be sent to the
newly opened markets.
c. c. Halliday, who acts as at
torne yfor the hay growers aSSo-
citation, accompanied the shipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
JUDGES CALLED BY
NEW GRAND JURY

Judges A. G. Finney and Vaughn
Thompson of the superior court
were called before the 1880 grand
jury this morning to make recon-
mendations regarding the situation
in the probation office in Imperial
county.
The grand jury, in it's first days
session, is taking up the recon-
mendation of Judge Finney, carried
in his instructions Saturday, to asl,
the proper officials for the appoint
ment of two assistants to Probation
Officer z. ID. Griffin.
The greater part of this morn
ing was taken up by the testimon'
given by the judges to the CRANE
jury
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
EUROPE
L.ASjHEO
BY GALE
Two Score Reported Dead
AS Storm Causes Heavy
Rises In Rivers.
TEXAS DAM BREAKS
Heavy Property Damage
Is Reported; Warnings
Prevent Loss OF Life.
BY United Press

A storm OF great violence, ac-
Companied by torrential rain and
floods in Europe. caused widespread
damage today in the British Isles,
the Channel and North Sea and
over wide region i'll France. Ger
many and Belgium.
About two score persons were
believed dead in the storms. The
German steamer Luis Leonhardt,
owned by the Leonhardt Blumberg
firm at Hamburg was wrecked in
Il gale at the mouth of the Elbe
and broke IN two with her crew of
30 men apparently lost.
Five persons We're dead in floods
in France. with thousands forced to
evacuate their homes as rivers con-
tinued to Use rapidly il the regions
Of Paris. l. Mans, Etretat, Dau-
vile, aad coastal towns.
IN Germany tn Mosel, Rhine and
Saar river regions. which have been
at food stage for days, were in
great danger There was wide
damage in Belgian floods ard gales
and storms IN Austria killing one
Oersen ard caused much damage.
Several small fishing boats along
the European Atlantic coast were
missing.
Extensive damage was reported
.com Brussels. Vienna. and either
continental cities. Towns and VII
laees in the Austrian Tyrol suffer-
I'd severely.
Charieroi. Belgium, was flooded
bv the river Sambre,
One person was killed and about
GO injured by a storm in Vienna.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. Nov.
Il. {u.p)-Parties Of rescue workers
set out at dawn today to survey
mood ravaged farmiands Of the fer
tic Nueces River Valley after an
avalanche Of water, liberated by
breaking cf the huge Mathis dan
near here yesterday, had inundated
the whole section
Nc deaths had been reported,
advance warnings OF the dam 5
CRACKING nav INK IEtll kiNtiA i'i
crs IN ample time for them 10 flee
from their homes. Fear was felt,
however, thai isolated groups Of
hunters might have been trapped
hv the torrent which swept every
thing from the % mile long strip it
covered
Property damage as yet unesti-
mated Will reach far over million
dollars. More than 1000 homes
were washed away. Crops through
cut the entire area were destroyed
at least 2000 head of cattle, thous-
ands Of chickens and uncountahle
lead OF other stock were drowned.
Two villages. la Fruita and
Bluntzsr. were under 10 feet OF
water.
The torrent was released from
Lake Loyenskiold, source Of Corpus
Christi's water supply 40 miles to
the northwest, when large leak
was made in the dam at noon sun
Gay.
An Official investigation, called
by Mayor P G.. Lovenskiold, was
started here. The investigators
viii attempt to determine what
caused .he dam, built less than
wear ago at cost Of S2,5oO0OO to
break.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
Duncan Sisters
Case Deferred

LOS ANGELES, Nov. "a. Up
Rosetta and Vivian Duncan, the
famous sister team, were scheduled
for a court appearance today but
die not mater:alize when the judge
continued until next February s
trial of a S250,000 damage SUIT
brought against the sisters by G. F
Reid.
Reid alleged breach OF contract,
saying he and s. S. McClelland were
to have received 10 per cent OF the
earnings Of Vivian and Rosetta
through movie contracts obtained
for them.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
'Firebaugh Jail
|, Fire Is Fatal

FIREBAUGH, Calf, Nov. "a.
,U.P-When Il Firebaugh jail
bed proved too lacking i'll
warmth to please TufiliO Car
cia, cotton picker, Garcia set
match to it.
A deputy constable who
saw smoke pouring from the
Jail about o'clock Sunday
morning found Garcia rear the
cell door, dead of suffocation.
Garcia, about "a and father
of six children, was arrested
for drunkenness about 1870
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
SUSPECT CHOOSES DEATH

LONG BEACH, CALI, NOV. "a
(U.PH-Rather than face charges OF
suspicion of arson III municipa
court here today. Melvin Bullard, 90
committed suicide by asphyXiation
Billiards. laundry was destroyed b}
fire q week ago and when inveStl-
CATION showed the building had beer
completely covered by insurance
police cited him to court.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
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WHAT'S DOING

Tonight
Schoolmasters club dinner,
$50, Barbara Worth.
Y. W. c. A, board meeting,
o'clock. 1851 State street.
Band practice, 1:i5, Court
house.
+. and A. NJ. No. 3Sl, 1880
O'Clock. Masonic temple.
Fox Imperial Theatre, Billy.
the Kid"
Srunk's comedians, The Pat
Sy."
Citizenship classes, : o'clock,
high school.
Troop :, b. :. A., : o'clock,
Scout Hut.
Tomorrow
Lions club, l2;l5, Barbara
Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
AuTo CRASH rATAL

SAN DIEGO, Nov % (UP'-Wnen
his automobile overturned on the
Torrey Pines grade north OF mere
Yesterday, Eugene Watsie. Los An
oelcs. received injuries which caused
his death a short time later George
Paulsen and George Branken, MS
companions, were seriously injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24
ALLEGED THEFT OF
STORY DISMISSED

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25. U.R)-
On motion of the prosecution Mu-
nicipal Judge Charles D. Ballard to-
day dismissed charges against
Edith Higgins, Forest J. EaSley and
Joseph M March growing ont OF
an alleged attempt to secure pos
session of the original manuscript
OF The Dawn Patrol"
Dismissal was asked on grounds
of "insufficiency Of evidence, in the
interest of justice and because all
parties concerned are agreeable"
Miss Higgins was at one time en-
ployed at Warner Brothers studio,
where the alleged theft took place.
March and Easley were accused OF
conspiring with Miss Higgins to
take the manuscript, said to be
valued at $4,000
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24

Nevada has renewed a carp
catching permit for Walker Lake, a
firm taking them by seine will ship
two carloads, or GO tons. to New
York weekly. Last year all went to
the Pacific coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-24

Experimental tracts of rice IL
Imperial county give promise of
successful culture there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-16
BOMBING
CHARLESTON
Man and Woman Suspected
In Explosion That
Cost One Life

FORT WORTH, Aug. 16.-CR-
Charges were expected to be filed
today against a man and a woman
In connection with the fatal bomb
ing Of the Stockyards National bank
that cost the lives Of Fred l.. Pei
ton, vice-president and cashier, and
~. M. Martin, 80, who dropped a
bottle of nitroglycerin after de-
handing $4,000.
District Attorney r. A. Stuart
and his assistant. Walter Morris,
questioned more than a dozen per-
sons last night and eliminated all
but the two. The woman has been
held for almost a week but has re-
manned silent other than to admit
that she was an acquaintance OF
Martin.
The other suspect, a man. signed
q statement In which he declared
he had been informed by the wo-
man of Martins intention to hold
up a bank and that on the night
before the bombing the woman
showed him a bottle which she said
contained nitroglycerin. She also
informed him, said the statement.
that Martin had transferred a 80
600 lie insurance policy so that
she would be named beneficiary.
The statement revealed that the
man and woman had been W ork-
ing together" for a long period To
OBTAIN money from Martin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-16
p MOHE \
III SlDEIIGH1S Il


Moral: Don't pass by a caterpil-
lar. some day IL will be a beautiful
BUTTERFLY
This may be drawn from Let Us
Be Gay" Norma Shearer's new
Metro oldwyn-Mayer starring We
hicle which opens with a midnite
show at ll:45 p. m. Saturday at the
Capitol theatre.
In the perturbation OF the Rachel
Crothers stage hit. Miss Shearer
opens the story by appearing as a
dowdy housewife. who is careless
Of dress and toilette, believing In
the security of the marital VOWS.
When she discovers her husbands
infidelity she undergoes a metamor-
phosis and energies gloriously beau
tiful and. OF course. triumphant.
Robert z. Leonard. who directed
the star in "The Divorcee", again il
responsible for the filming Of her
new talkie. a smart drama Of ultra
sophistication that clicks from start
TO finish with bright dialogue and
splendid plot-buildinR situations.
Rod La ROGUE IS Miss Shearer's
leading man in this DELIGHTFUL
talkie. scoring a sympathetic ap-
peal In a very difficult role. Marie
Dressler. as the eccentric old dow
ager whose intrigue almost wrecks
their marital bark, dominates the
center of her social whirl with much
aplomb and hilarious gruffness.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-16
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Aug. l6.-(P-Sharp
commissions in today's stock mark
ct. set In motion by yesterdays
stampede OF shorts. left the general
level Of share prices about where
they were last night.
Heavy profit taking and renewed
bear selling caused a sharp dip III
the first half hour, which gave
shorts who had stood aside yester-
day a chance to cover at more ia
vorable levels. Hangover short COW
ering and further efforts of bulls
to extend the rally more than cah-
celled the early gains. but the list
sold off again Just before the close
and final quotations showed gains
and losses about evenly balanced.
Shorts appeared to have been
caught in a few OF the less active
shares. and Motor Products shot up
9 points, international Business
Machines 8, Columbian Carbon 4,
and Norfolk and western 3. u. s.
Steel. after selling off l 1-2 rallied
to close / higher. and Eastman and
New York Central gained about a
point. Radio, after having dropped
3, closed off l Ia, and General
Electric, American Telephone. BY
'ers. American Can, General Motors
and Goodyear lost about a point.
Vanadium and Case lost I ga. The
closing tone was heavy. Total sales
Appropriated 1,000,0 900 shares.