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Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
LIFE SENTENCES
FOR VIOLATING
DRY LAW UPHELD

BISMARCK, N. d., May s. WH
Life imprisonment faced dry law
violators in North Dakota today af-
ter a decision handed down by the
state supreme court.
In an appeal from sentence under
the habitual criminal act, the court
held that violations of the state
prohibition law were crimes involv.
ing moral turpitude.
The ruling came after Joe Malus-
ky, convicted of violating the dry
law, and sentenced to four years
under the habitual criminal act, ap-
pealed from his sentence.
The habitual criminal act doubles
ordinary penalties upon conviction
of third felony and provides life
Imprisonment for the fourth Of
fense.
Malusky appealed on the ground
that prohibition violations came un-
der a section of the act providing
that the statute would not "apply
to Offenses made felony by statute
and not involving moral turpitude. !"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
ASSERT SHOOTING
OF TWO CONVICTS
WAS ACCIDENTAL
Prisoners Burn Tents In
Latest Outbreak AT
Ohio Prison

COLUMBUS, O., May 8. W.H--A
bullet said to have been fired acci-
dentally from the machine gun of
a national guardsman, killed two
convicts at the state penitentiary
early today.
The shooting climaAed night OF
suspense in which $50 rnruly pris-
oners, isolated in a high wire stock
ade since last week, fired al! but
one of the tents IN the stockade.
The prisoners, classed as spas
sively resistant" rebcss, were scgre-
gated as an outgrowth of the Eas-
ter Monday cell block fire in which
more than 300 convicts perished and
which was followed by numerous
revolts.
The men killed, James w. Ross,
40, Cleveland, and Albert Freeman,
20, Cleveland negro, were asleep in
dormitory E and F when the bullet
crashed through window and
struck them, according to Deputy
Warden j. c. Woodard.
A third prisoner, Ernest Warren,
40, Cleveland, was slightly wound
ed. His wound was treated and he
was returned TO the dormitcry.
Woodard insisted the shooting
was accidental. The machine gun
had been mounted near the prison
chapel by national guardsmen who
were rushed into the quadrangle
when the tent fires started, be said
Name Withheld
The name of the guardsman who
discharged the gun was withheld,
pending an investigation.
Dormitory + and f houses the
more peaceful vcEvicts, prisoners
who have caused no trouble since
the cell block catastrophe.
Ross was serving 10 to 25 years
for burglary and Freeman 10 to
25 for manslaughter.
The blaze broke out in the center
of the big stockade and spread 50
rapidly there was no doubt the tents
had been ignited purposely.
AS the flames swept through the
tents the prisoners calmly removed
their personal belongings, then con-
gregated along the wire barrier en-
circling the fire. They jeered and
laughed at soldiers and regular
prison guards who swarmed about
the enclosure, unable to do any
thing to halt the blaze.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
Seven Killed In
Airplane Crash

Ell PASO, Tex, May s. U.H--
Seven persons were killed in the
crash of an airplane between San
Jeronimo and Zacatccas, Mex, yes
terday, according to dispatches re-
ceived here today
Fire broke out in the wrcckage,
burning the bodies cf the pilot, his
wife, their son, an assistant ana
three passengers, beyond reccognl'
ton.
The passengers were Pablo Tor
res, Serapio Valdes and Pomposo
hernandez. Names of the other
tour victims were not given in the
dispatches.
Motor failure at the height o.
more than 10000 feet was blamed
for the crash.
The plane had been at Aqua car
ientes for several days taking pas
sehgers on short trips. 1t was own
ed by the Continental Aerial Trans
porlation company.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
PROFESSOR TO
ASSIST VALLEY
CITRUS LINES;

Frank Bevschlag, farm advisor.
has just received letter fro m
Prof. Frederick Biolette, head of the
products of the University of Cali
fornia, in regard to possible decidu-
Gus fruit trees which might be sue
cessfully grown in Imperial Valley.
Upon learning that Biolette plann-
cd to spend his sabbatical leave in
agricultural exploration around the
Mediterranean region, Reysschlag
wrote him, asking him to be on the
lookout for deciduous fruit trees
which might be introduced into this
county, since there are so few which
are successful in the valley climate.
Biolette in this letter sent pictures
of variety of plum, belsvana,
which he thought might well be
adapted to the valley since it will
leaf out early in the spring, while
many other varieties are unsatis-
factory since the winters here are
not cold enough for the tree to be-
come fully dormant and then leaf
out early in the season.
Beyschlag plans to have this va
riety grown in the government quar-
antine garden and if it is found to
be free from plant disease, it will
then be introduced into the valley
for experimental growing. Due TO
the strict quarantine regulations it
will be some time before it can be
determined whether or not the bel
Svana will be a satisfactory crop
for valley growers.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
VARIED PROGRAM
PRESENTED AT
COUNCIL MEET
Cats And Garbage Occu-
py Attention of City
Fathers

Bids for the new roofing to be
applied on the public library build
ing were opened at the city coun-
ell meeting EAST night, and after
some discussion of the matter and
consideration of the two bids of
fered, award was made to Edgar
Brothers whose bid of $46S carried
with it 15-year guarantee for the
roof. The other bid was made by
the Imperial Valley Hardware Co.
Doctor r. L. Palmer appeared
before the board with a complaint
against property damage done by
eats in his neighborhood and asked
if there existed any ordnance re-
caring feline pests in the city.
Complaints warned the board that
there is danger OF real menace 20
property in stray cats roaming
about and stated that several such
had scratched his automobile to
such a degree that the marks can
not be removed The matter was
referred to the city attorney for
further consideration in the hope
that some remedy might be evolv-
all concerned.
III concerned.
City Attorney Dorsey Whitelaw
brought before the board the ques-
ton of garbage ordinance and
stated that he had prepared an or
dinance repeating tnat of 1916
which in turn had amended the one
drawn up in 1911, restoring this lat
ter document to full force. 1t obvi-
ates dany difficulties now existing
especially regarding the awarding
of contracts, districting of the city
and the number of collections to
be made. This resolution was
adopted by the board as an emer
gency measure.
The board adopted a resolution to
abandon the alley on the cast side
of Fourth street between Main and
State streets, the property being
occupied by Edgar Brothers new
plant. Two applications to cut the
curb and construct driveways were
made by Edgar Brothers, the one
on Main, the other on Fourth
Street. Both were granted by the
board.
An application by the Barbara
Worth hotel for extra loading space
marked out in front of the build
ing as reserved was granted by the
board which decreed that from the
entrance of the hotel to the line of
Seventh street, on Main street
should be marked off as a loading
space and reserved as such from 3
until 8 p. II. 1t was also decided
that the ordinance number cover
ing such loading zones should be
marked on the painted space.
DR.. Gingerich, milk inspector,
connected with the state depart.
ment of agriculture, appeared be-
fore the board and reported that he
found conditions very good in the
city. Gingerich is here on his
scmi-annual inspection and was ac-
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Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
Nuns Estate Is
Not Million

LOS ANGELES, May 3. W.H-
Reports that Sister Philomeua, San
Francisco nun, was to receive mil
lion and a half dollars from the es-
tate of Lieut.. Georges lie Mesne-
ger, her step-tather and former
French officer, were declared "gross-
ly exaggerated" by her brother
Louis lie Mesneger, Los Angeles
realtor, here today.
lie Mcsneger declared that his
father, former Glendale fruit grow
er, had left an estate amounting to
some 100000 in trust with his see
end wife, Jeanne lie Mesneger, to
be equally divilel among his three
daughters, one of whom is the San
Francisco religious.
Upon the death &c his father in
1923, LIE Mcsnegor declared, the
girls fouhG that their stepmotha"
had appropriated the estate and
was squandering reaiizations from
it.
After much litigation, the sisters
obtained settlement, amounting to
some $125,000, to be divided equal
ly among them, the real estate man
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
CENSUS
SHOWING,
increase.
All Southern California
Cities Show Astounding
Growth Since 1920
BLYTHE ONLY LOSER
Beverly Hills Declared To
Be Leading Nation In
Percentage
BY GORGE H. BEALE
United Press Staff Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, May 8. W.H
The southern California booster,
whose enthusiasm for years has been
held up to ridicule by other section
al adherents and vaudeville testers,
was having his inning today.
The native son-any resident of
six months standing-needed only to
hook his thumbs in his galuses, smile
and say: 81 told you so.'
The booster naturally was refer
ring to the 1880 census enumeration,
not completed yet but already show
ing phenomenal gains for practical
ly every city in the land made IA
nous by sunshine, oranges, real es-
tate dealers and chambers of COM
merce.
No. l booster might well be Will
Rogers, nationally known funny
man, who took up ais residence in
Beverly Hills several years ago and
gave that city tremendous amount
of publicity.
Local census enumerators were on
record today as naming Beverly.
Hills as the nation s fastest growing
community.
The completed figures showed the
1880 population of Beverly Hills to
be 17,42S while the census taker who
plodded through the cow pastures
there in 1920 could find only 674
residents. The gain was 24S6 per
| cent.
| Included in tho increase were 240
motion picture families led by such
luminaries as Mary Pickford, Doug
las Fairbanks, Char:,a Chaplin, Clara
Bow, Lon CLANCY, Greta Garbo and
Rebe Daniels who moved few miles
west when Hollywood didn't furnish
enough elbow room.
Hollywood still holding the ma
.iority of the film stars entered 4
request for separate census al
though it is part of Los Angeles.
after figures for Los Angeles are
completed, probably in week.
All Show Growth
The Beverly Hills increase was
made known while the dismayed,
aforementioned, sectional adherents
and vaudeville testers were trying
to recover from the shock of other
sensational increases in southern
California.
Another huge census increase for
southern California was recorded to-
day when census officials reported
that Huntington Park registered q
444.5 per cent gain in the last 10
years.
Huntington Parks population in
1920 was 4513 while the new emu
meration placed it at 24,o7o.
Walnut Park now has 1858 resi-
dents, census officials announced.
The city was not Incorporated in
1920. ~
While these returns were coming in
practically every other city in south
ern California was reporting gains
of from to 250 per cent. The one
exception was Blythe which had
1929 residents in 1920, but only 1929
in 1880.
Along the line of increases it was
said that northern California indi-
Gated it would have no objection to
southern California claiming credit
in the 9S per cent increase in pris-
oners reported at Folsom peniten.
tiary.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
GOVERNOR NAMES
JUDGE CARY TO
SUCCEED SLOANE

LOS ANGELES, May 8. U.H-
The appointment of former Super
ior Judge w. p. Cary of San Diego
to fill the position of presiding just
ice of the Fourth District Court
of Appeal made vacant by the
death of Judge w. A. Sloane of San
Diego was announced today by Gov
ernor G. G. Young.
The governor said that Judge
Cary consented to take the post
only until January !.
In that event it was held likely
that either Justice Charles Bernard
of Fresno or Justice Merson Marks
may become presiding judge, leav-
ing the position of associate justice
to be filled at the November elec-
tions.
Judge Cary served for six years
as superior judge of San Diego
county, retiring to resume the prac-
tice of law.
ellis reputation as lawyer and
Judge is very fine" the governor
said in making the appointment,
"and | predict that he will render
the same splendid type of service
which was given by his distinguish.
ed predecessor, Justice Sloane.
Judge Cary has consented to accept
| this position only until the first of
next January, although / have been
exceedingly desirous that, if posi-
! BILE, he should serve for longer
time.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
CapOne Clubs In
Chicago Raided

CHICAGO, May s. W.H-Two no
torious night clubs owned by oscar.
face Az Capone's brother, Ralph,
were raidcd early today by federal
prohibition agents, who made five
arrests and seized small quantities
cf liquor.
Striking first at the Cotton club
in Cicero, the raiders threw fash.
ionablc crowd into startled confu-
sion and abruptly ended the orches-
tra's jazz tunes. Two walters and
a bartender were arYstcd.
Shortly afterward the dry agents
descended on the Greyhound Inn, an
ether Capone night club in Cicero,
Two guns were found on the dance
floor near tables where hoodlums
were seated. A bartender and wai-
ter were taken into custody.
Government men said the raids
had been ordered from Washington
in campaign to procure evidence
upon which to start paddock pro-
ceedings against two places. Ralph
Caponc, the owner, was not found.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
REPORT OF STATE
CONTROLLER IS
RECEIVED HERE

The county clerks office recciv
ed this morning a copy of he an
nual report of financial transactions
of municipalities and counties in
California for 1929, compilci under
the direction of Ray l.. Riley, state
controller. 1t was placed on file.
Among the tables compiling the re-
ports of these transactions are to
he found SOM If interes. t. Ii. e,,
ial county and Fl Centre: FOR the
county, operative property: S9,9oJ,'
222; non-operative property: 345,-
79S,4l7; total assessed valuation:
55,723,6S9; tax rate, inside: ..e3
outside: 2.63; county bonds out
standing June 30, 1929: $i,7i7,5G0;
district bonds outstanding, June so,
1929: $2,377,2o4; total bonded in
debtedness: $4,l24,754. For FL Ccu-
tro, in table ii, the following facts
are recorded: value of real estate:
S3,4l2,33l; value of improvements,
S4,420, ,443; value of personal prop
erty, including money, etc; S2,3s3,'
2S0 total value of non-operative
Sl0,2l6,074; total value of opera
tive property: $S22,ll9 total as
sessment, l92S-29: $ll,03S, 1893; total
tax rate, l.S5; rate for bonds: .667
bonds outstanding at end of fiscal
year: $546,450. Table III classificS
receipts according to sources: Tax
es: $243,720.9S; licenses and per
mits, $l2,655.05; fines and penal
ties: $l2,0Sl.50; privileges: 800
interest receipts: $l,277.65; subven
tions and grants: $727.73. Table ~
classifies payments according It
governmental functions performed
general governments: $26,903.l4
protection to person and property
$50, ,665.04; conservation of health
$l,Sl0,9l; sanitation and promotion
of cleanliness: $l5,731.73: higl
ways: $S6,706.9s; education: $l4
067. .46.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
Weather Delaying
Melon Shipments

b. A. Harrigan, agricultural COM
missioner, stated today that the
chief damage resulting to valley
crops from the continuous cold
winds of yesterday and today, lies
in retarding the cantaloupe ship
ments with the consequent bunch
ing of shipments at later date.
Where so ears should be rolled
daily at this season, approximately
IA ears are going out, and with the
warm weather in the eastern states,
cantaloupes should bring high
price.
Melons and tomatoes are some
what SCARED from the effects of
the wind, but the grapes are re-
ceiving little injury due to the fact
that the cESr is set and yet is too
immature to be Scared badly. AS
long as tic weather remains dry
there is little danger of the spread
of mildew.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
DEATH CLAIMS
PROSECUTOR IN
EXTORTION CASE

LOS ANELES, May 8. U.H-
While a jury deliberated the ease
of Morris Lavine and Miss Leon
tine johnson here today Deputy
District Attorney Edward J. Den
nison, who prosecuted the formci
newspaper reporter and Miss John
son on cxtortion charges, died a.
his home, apparently of heart dis
ease.
Dennison, 80 ycars old. was the
veteran of scores of important and
colorful courtroom bastles.
He was extremely active in the
Lavine-Johnscn ease, an offshrt of
the sensational Julian Petroleum
Corporation sq,,u.c scandal.
Dannison's last legal gesture came
late yesterday when he made a
stirring appeal - n jury for con-
vietion of The two defendants. Then
he went to his home TO await the
jury's verdict.
Mrs. DEM ioa said her husband
complained IF being tired and r.
tired earl. About 2:i5 n. ND h.
awokc and i.p;:.iuc of sc,
pains in his chest and head. y ply.
stefan was cil'"l bu. failed 20 a.
rive before the attorneys death
which following swiftly.
Dcnnison was born in Marshall
Mich, where his mother and two
sisters reside. He came to Los An
gcles in 1911 and on next June
would have completed 13 years as
a prosecutor in the district attor
ney's office.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
BAD HEADLIGHTS
CAUSE MANY TO
ANSWER COURT

Offenders against sundry traffic
laws, particularly those regulating
the use of headlights, formed a YER
liable procession into Judge May
fields court yesterday and this
morning as is evidenced from the
following list. The court, follow
ing out instructions received from
the state traffic department, no
longer views lights citations as
mere formalities, but each such
ticket is to be treated as other traf-
fic offenses and will be punished
by fines. The following appeared
in court:
Lloyd Haskell and J. w. Part
man, charged with reckless driving
on complaint of Judge Thompson.
The case was heard this morning
and Judgment will be rendered this
afternoon.
George Couch was fined 800 ON
a charge of reckless driving super
induced by intoXication with 90
day sentence in Jail and a suspcn-
sion of his operators liccnce for a
like period. The Jail sentence was
SuSBCnutu VII tndt tuC
fine be paid. The court was severe
as this was Couch's second offense,
he having been fined $3.50 by Judge
Lorcnz on similar charge short
time ago.
c. p. Stewart, glaring headlights,
SO; Clyde Tallman, glaring head
lights, So; L. A. Wilkinson, glaring
headlights, So A. Sambrano, glar-
ing headlights, So; r. +. Mcintyre,
glaring headlights, case continued
to May IA; w. ID. Sullivan, glaring
headlights, no operators license, 80 !;
Lee Harrison, gIaring headlights,
So; *. V. Hansen, glaring head
lights, and no operators license, ~;
Charles White, glaring headlights,
no operators license, So. w. C.
Ponder, no license plates displayed,
So; c. F. Warner, glaring head
lights, So; Alice +. Savage, glaring
headlights, SO; Edward Matson,
reckless driving on the highway be
tween FL Centre and Hebcr, 800;
Frank Amaya, glaring headlights,
So; Menneth Saunders, glaring
headlights, So; S. p. Holiday, Jr.,
glaring headlights, So; w. c. Cump-
ton, glaring headlights, no opera
tors license and illegal spotlight
50; F. b. Beecrogt, glaring head
lights, So; Louis Flores, glaring
headlights; So; Robert Burgi, no
operators license, failure to give
right of way and no certificate dis.
played, the case continued until
May IA, owing to the illness of the
defendant; and Roberta Rocha,
glaring headlights, 50.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
Out OF One Jail
Into Another

Out of Jail one day and in the
next was the unpleasant expert
ence of r. G. Burnett, 80, who told
Judge Perkins in police court this
morning that he had been released
from the Calexico Jail only yester-
day morning and was on his way to
Calipatria when he was picked up
here last night and booked on a
vagrancy charge. He was given a
sentence of $40 or 10 days in the
city Jail.
H. Heines, 81, and ID. Madredis,
27, picked up last night for investi-
CATION, were ordered held for a
few days until more thorough
checkup can be made of their ac-
tions.
II. f. Corona, 80, and Paul Mon
tizo, 80, pleaded guilty to disturb
ing the peace by loud and bolster
Gus talk last night, but denied that
any fighting had taken place. They
were given suspended sentences of
$40 each and warned to go beyond
the city limits when they felt like
indulging in wild talk for the. fu
turc.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
NOMINAL. fine
IMPOSED UPON
SHULER'S AIDE

LOS ANGELES, May s. U.H -
Rev. +. E. Wall, white-haired as
sistant to Rev. r. p. Shuler, serv-
ing 20 day term in the county Jail
for contempt of court, was tried on
similar court here today and was
fined ST. which he was not forced
to pay.
Rev. Wallis ease had nothing to
do with the Julian Petroleum Cor
poration scandal which caused Rev.
Shuler's Incarceration because of
remarks he made over his radio
station about certain judges serv-
ing in the Julian trials and investi'
cations.
The assistant pastor, according to
cited because of letter he signed
to Superior Judge Walton j. Wood
relating to the ease of William
Russell, held in the county Jail on
a grand theft charge.
Rev. Wall declared that he signed
the letter as he did thousands of
others" when Russell wrote to him
at the church asking for help. He
said he intended no violation of
court rules.
The minister said he knew moth,
ing of the ease except what Rus
sell said in his letter to him.
"From the ffsters | gathered he
was as clean as rose" said Rev.
Wall smiling.
Judge Clair s, Tappaan ruled
Rev. Wall "technieally guilty" of
contempt and assessed the 81 fine.
AS the minister was drawing a
crisp bill from his purse, attorneys
for the bar association announced
they did not care to make out the
commitment papers necessary for
the collection of the 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
Young Aviator
Starts Home

LOS ANGELES, May 8. W.D-
Frank Golsborough, 10 year old
holder of the junior coast.to-coast
flight record, hoped off from the
Aero Corporation field at 7:44 a. m.
(PST.) today on his return flight to
New Jersey.
The youthful pilot will attempt
to better his record of "a hours and
three minutes which he made week
ago on the flight to Los Angeles.
Following Goldsborough from the
field, six planes rose in quick sue
cession to escort the youthful fliei
beyond the city.
Representing the woman flying
fraternity, two of the planes were
pilotcd by Miss Edith Bond and
Miss Billie Ridgway.
Tucson, Ariz., was the first stop
scheduled on Goldsborough's timer
ary. From there he will fly to FL
Paso, Tex, then to Tulsa, Okla,
from where he will go to st. Louis
and thence to New Jersey by way
of Columbus.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
Burglar Scared
By Talking Doll

LOS ANGELES, May 8. U.p)
"A small doll-one of the
talking kind-frightened a bur.
glar from a home here, it was
revealed in police reports to-
day.
The piCwler who had entered
the home OF Mrs. NJ. Reade,
struck his foot against the doll
which was on the floor in a sit
ting position.
Mamma, mamma" cried tho
doll, awakening Mrs. Reade
whose screams put the burglar
to flight.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
Fail To Settle
Egyptian Status

LONDON, May 8. (U.P-The f.
gyptiau negotiations for settlement
of the status of Britain in Egypt
and the Sudan collapsed today.
An official announcement, stat
ing that the negotiations had end.
ed, failed to give the cause, and
government sources declined to dis.
cuss the breakdown 1t was under.
stood, however, that the discussions
reached an impasse regarding con
tinuancc of British authority in the
Sudan.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-08
New Barrymore
Makes Her Bow

HOLLYWOOD, May 8. U.D Do
lores Ethel Barrymore, the latest OF
the famous elan, made her bow to
pictures yesterday when she posed
for her first still.
The three weeks old daughter OF
John Barrymore and Dolores Cos
tello, film luminaries, may become
an actress, but Barrymore wants
her to become deep sea fisherman
first.
The Barrymores returned TO Hol-
lywood recently from a cruise IN
their new yacht some time Defore
the child was born, and now Barry.
more is planning another cruise for
summer fishing.