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Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
PACIFIC FLEET
TO SHOVE OFF
FOR MANEUVERS

SAN PEDRO, Feb. 14.-W.D-
The Pacific fleet will leave the har.
Dor here tomorrow at S:15 a. m. on
the first leg of its journey to the
Caribbean sea, where the vessels
VIII concentrate for maneuvers.
The navy's air forces will take o
halor part in three practice battles
Tomorrow departure will be as
nnder war conditions, with mine
sweeping squadron proceeding, fol
lowed by the dreadnaughts. the Sar-
atoga and Lexington aircraft car.
rers, and last, the train squadron.
On the sea lane to Panama, where
the fleet is scheduled to arrive Feb
ruary 50, maneuvers will be practic-
ed in preparation for participation
in the Caribbean sea maneuvers
March 10.
Battle maneuvers will last from
pril 13 to 90, under observation of
officers who will report on tactical
victories and defeats.
Chief of these encounters will be
the defense of the Panama Canal by
the Pacific fleet against a scouting
party presumably from the east.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
Little Change in
Lettuce Strike

C. B. Moore. member of the
Vegetable Growers Association and
manager of the lettuce clearing
house in Ell Centre, stated this morn
ing that strike conditions in the
valley are just about as they We're
yesterday. Most of the sheds are
running at but half capacity and
there is no way of knowing just
what turn the situation may take
within the next few days.
One official of we'll known To-
cal packing company expressed him
self as of the opinion that the So
called strike will be more beneficial
than harmful in the long run. 1t
will give many shippers an opportun-
ity to catch up on their shipments
and will furthermore have a good
effect on the market at present.
Information from the sheriff's
office indicates that no calls have
been received there for help against
strikers and that all is quiet in the
fields and sheds.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
PITTSBURGH MOB
BATTLES POLICE
IN STRIKE RIOT

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. IA. (U.P)
Renewed rioting was feared today
as bitterly fought strike of taxi
cab drivers entered its 34th day.
Cabs were withdrawn from the
streets last night after n day of
strife which was ended only when
rolicc hurled tear gas bombs into
a mob of thousand strikers and
svmpathizcrs who had stoned and
dubbed drivers and their guards
and burned one cab.
A demand that uniformed police
men be put aboard the taxis to guard
stlikebreakers was refused by Mayor
Charles II. Kline.
Yesterdays riots brought the of
ficial casualty list in the strike to
Ii. One victim, Charles Shindman,
30, of Cleveland, a passenger, was
blinded by missile last night.
The disturbances centered in the
East Liberty business section, where
police battled wild crowds for three
hours. Seven riot calls sent every
police reserve in the city to the see
tion, an d mounted pa o m II
charged the mob time and agin in
vain.
Several policemen were slightly
wounded, and witnesses said scores
of men staggered about the streets
bleeding from injuries.
Ten men who were dubbed into
submission, and one woman, were
held by police on charges Of disor'
derlv conduct.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
To Return Body
OF Slain Man

Los ANGELES. Feb. IA. WP)-
A coroner's inquest today was sched-
uled as another step in the chain of
events which may lead Andrew NJ.
Richardson, prominent 50 year old
rancher, to the gallows for the kill
ing of his divorced wife, Julia.
Mrs. Richardson was shot at Rich
ardson's San Gabriel home yesterday
after the couple had quarreled.
Richardson was prevented from kill
ing himself with the safe rifle when
his daughter and man disarmed
him. '-Ws
The accused slayer is a member of
a prominent family which settled in
Southern California in the early sos.
The home in which Richardson was
born was located where the fash
ionable Huntington Hotel, Pasadena,
now stands.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
LINDY'S TRIP
TO Be REPAID
BY FRENCHMAN

PARIS, Feb. IA. W.H-Pilot Ed
Guard Deckert, war ace, has been
chosen to return Lindbergh's visit
to France by paying an overnight
call-Paris to New York-in a new
mystery plane ordered by the
French government at cost of
100000 francs.
Among the features of the new
plane, which was designed by Rene
Couzinet. are the following:
1t is of all wood construction, will
weigh IA tons, and is equipped with
three motors.
It's landing carriage may be drawn
up under the body, increasing speed
possibilities by 10 miles an hour.
1t has 1900 horsepower.
1t should make 100 miles an hour.
The plane has closer resemblance
to a bird than any hitherto design.
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
THREE DEAD IN
GUN FIGHT WITH
DETROIT BANDITS
Western Union Clerk
illustrates Return Visit
OF Robbers

DETROIT, Feb. IA. U.D-Death
bv bandit bullets stared Ash Blues
in the face but he stepped on an
alarm button in the Western Union
Telegraph company's main down
town office last night, preclpltatlng
a succession of gun battles that left
two special guards and a bandit
dead and policeman critically
wounded.
"Greetings, everybody, we're back
again." called the lanky leader of n
trio of gunner who strobe into the
office at 9:30 p. m. and the nine en-
ployees present knew the bandits
who had staged a holdup there on
Feb. were back to add to the sew
eral hundred dollars they got then,
There was a sharp command to
cline up against the wall and who
ever sounds an alarm sounds his
death signal" AS the nine employ
ees and lone customer fastened to
comply, Blues set his foot on but
ton that sounded a gong in the Of
ficcs of the American Still Alarm
company in the same building.
Arthur Heron, guard, opened
fire on the bandits. Instantly the
room was roaring with guns. Two
other alarm company guards, Jess
Catlin, SO, and John Scott, AS, joined
Heron. An instant later the two
newcomers fell mortally wounded.
One bandit, unidentified early to-
day, was killed in the next dis
charge. The two gunmen fled to
where another was awaiting in an
automobile and sped away.
Patrolman Joseph Raals, &c, walk,
ing his beat, ran into the street,
shooting at the car. He fell with
two bullets in his groin. His con-
dition was pronounced serious to-
day.
After the shooting had ceased in
the Western Union office, employees
discovered one of the bandits had
snatched 81 600 from a cash drawer.
The car in which the bandits es'
capped was found on a by street
about a quarter mile from the scene
of the holdup. 1t was riddled with
bullets and in the tonneau were an
automatic rifle and sawed off
shotgun
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
Market Trading
Reported Light

Los ANGELES, Feb. II. U.p) -
Trading on the Los Angeles Stock
and Curb exchanges toca, was light
with the market off. New York
money was at AZ per cent.
Claude Neon was off point at
4oh. 1000 shares trading.
Pacific Lighting fell off Ia points
to 90i2, wi h 200 shares selling.
Southern California Edison common,
sold 1000 shares at 64, off =. Edi-
son 6 per cent traded 1900 at 26,
off x.
Richfield sold 800 at 237S. Rio
Grande traded 100 at 17A. up Il.
Union was off < at 429s, 400 shares
trading.
Pacific Finance sold 200 at 3SX
off Il. Transamerica traded 500 at
46h off y. Western Air Express
was off point at 3512, with 200
shares trading.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
Lindbergh Going
To San Francisco

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IA. U.H-
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs.
Lindbergh planned to leave today
for San Francisco for a brief busi-
ness trip before the flyer continues
his glider experiments.
Tests of the new Lindbergh Lock
heed Sirius monoplane were virtual
ly completed Yesterday when propel-
Ter adjustments permitted the flyer
to reach speed of l70 miles an hour
in the ship.
The Colonel could not be reached
for confirmation of report that he
is considering nonstop, coast to-
coast flight with the new plane in
hopes of lowering the speed record.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
FLYERS SAFE AS
ship FALLS INTO
SAN DIEGO BAY

SAN DIEGO. Calf, Feb. IA. UP)
The pilot and an employee of the
company escaped today although the
Les Angeles to Mexico City mail
plane of the Pickwick Airways com
rany sank in San Diego bay after
II forced landing.
The craft was c,route to Tijuana
to pick up mail for Mexico City
when low fog closed in on it while
it was over the water.
Pilot c. w. Gilpin was forced to
attempt n landing on the water. 1t
was successful and he and Joe VOL
folk, Glendale, connected with the
Pickwick company, jumped into the
water
The plane went to the bottom and
Ciipin and Voolfolk, after swimming
about 100 yards were picked up by
a navy speed boat.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
Accident Victim
Still in Coma

j. j. johnson, AZ, has been turned
over to the district attorneys
office by Judge Perkins for investi-
CATION on account of an accident
which occurred at Broadway and
Seventh street at $50 Wednesday
night in which an unidentified man
was seriously injured.
According to police report, John
son was examined by physician
after the accident and it was discov-
cred that he had been drinking,
Witnesses of the accident pointed
johnson out as the man responsible.
The injured man was taken to the
FL Centre hospital AMI has not re
covered consciousness TO the present
An examination showed that he is
suffering from some wound on the
head, the extent of which cannot
now be determined. Authorities at
the hospital have been unable to find
any means of identifying the man.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
ENRACED WIFE
STAYS HUSBAND
IN LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14.-U.P)-
Enraged by his story of love for
another woman, Mrs. Effie Rey-
nolds, 43, formerly of Missoula.
Montana, early today cut the throat
of her husband, A. J. Reynolds, Al,
as he slept.
An hour after she took his life
she went to the police station, con-
fessed to the Staying and was book
ed on a charge of suspicion of mur-
der.
Officers took detailed state
ment from the woman who said she
ended his life with a butcher knife
when he fell asleep after they had
quarreled for hours.
After the Staying, she told police,
she took bath, dressed and then
motored to the home of relatives.
She told them of her act and then
drove with them to police headquar-
tiers.
Police went to her home and re-
moved Reynolds body to the county
morgue.
All last night and the night be-
fore I pleaded with him to break up
his affair with the other woman,''
police quoted Mrs. Reynolds as hav-
ing said. "He refused and de-
manded that I divorce him. He said
he loved her and would not@ leave
her.'
Mrs. Reynolds said that for the
past six OF seven years Reynold,
had been having affairs with other
women.
The Reynolds were married Is
years ago in Spokane, Wash. and
came here five years later. Pev-
nolds was a stationary engineer.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
Keyes' Fate Up
To High Court

LOS ANGELES, Feb. "A. W.P)--
Former District Attorney Asa keyes
and Ed II. Rosenburg, a broker, must
90 to the state supreme court If they
want to continue their fight for a
rehearing from conviction on brib'
cry charges.
The district court of appeals de-
MED petition for rehearing yes
tcrday, after upholding two weeks
ago the conviction and sentences of
from one to IA years imposed in SUI
perior court here.
The two men were found guilty of
conspiring to free defendants in the
Julian Petroleum Corporation stock
fiasco trials which occurred during
Keves' term as prosecutor.
Rosenburg has gone to San Quen-
tin to start serving his sentence,
while Keyes has been in the county
Jail for more than year.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
Two Flyers Die
In Plane Crash

TAMPA, Tla, Fes. IA. UP)-
William c. Close, of the Airport De-
Nelopment 4 Construction Company,
Philadelphia, and Pilot Percy G.
Henry, Louisville, Ky, were killed
today when their airplane crashed
ON the Bradenton highway 10 miles
from here. Close, widely known in
aviation circles throughout the coun.
try, was coming here from Miami
FOR conference with municipal Of
ficials on development of the Tampa
airport.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
NO HOPE
FOR CUT
ON SUBS
Demands by France and
Japan Preclude Slash
On Small Ships
DELEGATES CONFER
Achievements of London
Farley Likely To Be
Quite Limited
BY WEBB MILLER

Ou1ltQ IIeSS oCd1 OO1ACoPOANSAAS
LONDON, Feb. IA. W.H-Hope
for reduction in cruiser and submar-
inc strength of the worlds five
leading navies waned today upon
analysis of the figures presented
yesterday by France and Japan.
Henry l.. Stimson, Ambassador
Dwight w. Morrow, Senator Joseph
r. Robinson, Premier j. Ramsay
Mac Donald, First Lord of the Ad-
miralty A. V. Alexander, Premier
Andre Tardieu, and Foreign Minis
ter Aristide BRAND met at st. James
Palace shortly after II a. m. to dis.
cuss the French memorandum.
The committee of experts met at
st. James Palace at II a. m. today,
to continue their discussions On ves-
sells exempt from limitation.
The only promise on a cut in
present small ship strength is held
out in the suggestion that mutual
protective agreements might influ-
ence change in Frances tonnage
requirements. Without such agree
ments, it is probable the achieve
ence will be limited to three:
First, reduction in battleship
strength.
Second, a broad limitation-or
rather stabilization-of other classes
of warships. with some additional
building by France and Japan.
Third. the "humanization" of
submarine warefare. under which un.
dersea boats will be subject to reg
ulations similar to those imposed on
surface ships.
Wguld Equal Japan
Briefly summed up, frances de-
mandS are these:
a French navy nearly equal to
Japan's within the next five wears.
a total tonnage of approximate
lv 900, including 10000 tons in
submarines, 100000 in capital ships,
l42,ooO tons in cruisers mounting
heavier than six inch guns $4,000
tons in aircraft carriers, and the re-
mainder in light cruisers and small
or vessels.
An understanding that capital
ships would be limited TO between
10000 and $4,000 tons each. instead
or the $4,000 allowed by the Wash
ington treaty of 1922.
france expressed willingness to
consider some form of mutual guar.
antee of security which would make
absolute" naval requirements mere.
ly "relative" ones.
france reserved the right to con.
struct 10000 tons in new types of
battleships, based on modern devel.
opments.
The meeting of experts adjourned
at l2:5o and the meeting of Ameri.
can British and French delegates
adjourned at 1:20 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
BANDIT shot BY
OFFICER AFTER
BOLD HOLD-lJP

Los ANGELES, Feb. l4.-U.P-
Police had only a laundry mark TO
aid them today as they attempted
to identify a bandit shot last night
after he robbed two negro girls and
their escort and assaulted one of the
girls.
The bandit stopped an automo.
bile in which James McCracken,
Alice Halliday and Wilhelmina
Minis Were riding, and forced Ne.
Nracken to drive into the hills.
There he took s4,25 from the youth
and drove further into the hills
with one of the girls.
A passerby had seen the man stop
his victims, however, and notified
police. As a department "fast
car approached the scene, the
bandit attempted to flee in Me-
Cracken 5 automobile. The fugitive
and the officers exchanged shots
and the former was hit in the neck
as he leaped from the cor.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
Envoy to Poland
Is Seriously I'll

MONROVIA, Caiif,, Feb. H. W.p
Alexander p. Moore, recently ap.
pointed United States ambassador to
Poland, today was reported 10 be
suffering acutely at the Pottenger
sanitarium here with tuberculosis OF
the throat.
The ambassador came here from
Peru where he was formerly con.
nected in diplomatic capacity, for
his health. He spent some time al
Palm Springs in the desert, and two
weeks ago entered the sanitarium.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
MARCH THIRD TO
BE BUSY DAY IN
SUPERIOR COURT

Monday, March 3, will be very
busy trial day in superior court as
the result of cases heard in that
court today.
Miss A. Giraudo was arraigned
this morning on a charge of issuing
a check without sufficient funds in
q bank to cover it. She pleaded not
guilty to the charge and will come
up for trial ON March 3.
5. Duqua, accused of assault with
a deadly weapon when he took a
shot at fellow Filipino near Palm
store last week, pleaded no. guilty
and will be tried on March =
M. Salsedo, charged. with grand
theft had March 3 set as the dav for
his trial after he had entered his
plea of not guilty..
Isaac Farley who had been con.
vlcted by jury of first degree rob
Dery entered plea for new trial
this morning and it was granted hv
the court. the trial to be held ON
March B. Fairley's companion dur.
ing the last trial, w. Dayennort
who had also been fuond guilty Of
the charge, presented an affidavi
stating that Farley was not nros.
en- ent at the time the crime occurred.
rms led the court to grant the pc
tltion for a new trial. Davenport IS
conviction still stands and he was
sentenced to Folsom prison for first
degree robbery, having been con
vlcted of and served time for n
similar charge in 1927. The term
set by law for conviction Of firs+
degree robbery is from five years
TO life imprisonment in states
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
Mother Granted
Custody Of Son

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Feb
II. U.D - Mrs. Emma Derbyshire,
mother of Seottie Lee Spurlock, 8,
started for Pomona, Calf, today
after successful court fight in
which she won custody of her boy
from her former husband, Hurschel
Spurlock.
District Judge Clark ordered Spur
lock to return the boy to his mother.
She came here from California,
claiming he brought the child to
oklahoma City for visit December
%. 1928, and refused to return him.
The estranged hubsand and wife
have remarked.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
Grapefruit Case
Fines To Stand

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IA. W.H-
George Melford and Joseph Wald-
man, Los Angeles citrus dealers,
failed IN efforts to secure a new trial
TO-DAY ana were ordered to pay fines
of $lo2 each or spend l2 days in Jail
on a conviction of mislabelling grape
Inc men posted bonds of 5000
'ach ana were released under n stay
OF execution until late Monday
when they will appear in municipal
court again.
ihey were convicted of placing
imperial valley labels on grape fruit
crates containing fruit from another
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
SENATE REVIEWS
ARGUMENT OVER
NAMING HUGHES
Independents Threaten to
Carry Battle Into Com
ing Elections

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ia. U.P)-
The pronouncement by the Hughes
opposition that it would carry on
its fight at the ballot box brought
about n renewal in the senate today
of the historic debate of the past
four wears.
w.ikc Banquo's ghost, this issue
will return to you" Chairman Nor
ris of the senate judiciary commit
tee said. Norris. leader of the un.
successful contest against confirm
alton of Chief Justice Charles Evans
Hughes. added that at will return
until the common people have their
absolute justice Hughes is out of
the picture now"
The Nebraska Independent follow
ed Senator Dill, Democrat, Wash
ington, another Hughes opponent,
who had warned the senate that the
issue which was developed in the
Hughes debate would be carried to
the ballot box.
The two Hughes opponents were
answered by Senator Vandenberg,
Republican, Michigan, who insisted
this was no new fight and that it
WAS a fight to impose the will of the
legislature upon the judiciary he
said that had been tried many times
in history and that il would be I'M
successful. He warned against
change in the constitution and ar
gued that its maintenance was more
important to the people than trans
lent issues.
"The independence Of the judiciary
is far more important than transient
problems" he said.
Dill started the debate by denying
newspaper statements that h c
Hughes opposition had dragged the
supreme court into politics.
"Instead, il has centered public
attention in America upon the court
MS at no tine since the Dred Scott
decision" He added. "That was
a decision affecting human slavery
before the Civil War. Now you are
huilding up system of economic
slavery.
Future Will Tell
at is up to Justice Hughes and
the ma ioritv Of the court to saw bv
their decision in public utilities
eases Of the future whether the SUI
prcmc court will be in politics. If
they uphold the present valuation
systems which fix the rates charged
for electric lights. gas and street
ear fare, no human can keep the
court from becoming a political is
sue.
''Lct not the hcueficiaries of this
system smile in SNUG contentment
behind the constitution because T
warn them that the constitution can
be changed"
Nandenberg said he had no inter
est in post mortems, but that he
wanted to stand for maintenance Of
the constitution.
"This is the same old attack for
n divided system of government. "
he said. 81 do not suppose there is
man living would would agree
with the Drcd Scott decision of the
court. Lincoln did not believe in
but he said it was wiser to abide by
1t and to save institutions than to
overthrow our institutions.
Renewal of the debate preceded
consideration of the tariff bill in
the senate. The house was working
on routine business.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
Ford Plans to
Aid Education

FORT MYERS, Fla, Feb. IA.
U.P)-Printed reports that Henry
Ford was planning to spend as
much as $1O0,000,000 to further
technical education in the Unit
ed States were confirmed today
by him.
He firmly believes that an
underlying difficulty with the
present day educational system
is its failure to equip young peo-
pie for definite work.
knowing lot Of facts does
MT do anyone any good unless
they can put their knowledge to
work" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
PetticOat Rule
Threatens Us

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IA. U.p)
Mrs. Clara Shortridge Foltz,
prominent woman ATTORNEY and
sister Of Senator Samuel Short
ridge, has announced her candi-
dacy for the Republican nomina-
ton for governor at the coming
election.
Her platform will call for
"equal rights for men and wom-
en-, with equal pay for equal
work." she said. She expects a
heavy vote from women of the
state.
Mrs. Foltz has been prominent
in political and civic circles.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
HIGHER EDUCATION FAILS
TO CURB ALBION STUDENTS

ALBION, Mich, Feb. Ia
WP1A Pyrrhic victory was
claimed today by $50 Albion
college students who last night
battled state and city police
crashing in jail doors to rescue
comrades arrested, mobbing a
moving van pressed into service
as a patrol wagon, smashing
windows in theatre and even,
tually giving way before tear
gas bombs.
An attempt to "crash" the
theatre while celebrating the
winning of basketball game
from Alma college, led to the
riot.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14

About so students slipped
into the theatre from the rear
and were trapped by three state
and two city police. Outside the
other students milled about,
threatening to storm in. Twenty
of them were hurried to Jail but
a student rescue squad broke
down the doors with pickaxes
and liberated them.
Finally police resorted to the
bombs and the rioters were dis
persed. All the students i'm
prisoned in the theatre We're re-
leased after giving their names.
One youth, charged with resist
ing an orricer, was held.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-14
FIRE SINGES PORCH

Burning dead grass and brush too
near a residence almost proved dis.
astrous at o'clock this afternoon
when such fire got beyond control
end ignited the porch of house at
Tenth and Euclid. The fire depart.
rent answered the call but h @
flames had been suppressed bv the
time the fire fighters arrived