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Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
Fits REQUESTS
COURT TO DROP
USURY CHARGES

Los ANGELES, June 12. U.A)-
Charges that prominent Los Ange-
les finnaciers received usurious in
terest from the Julian Petroleum
Corporation were completely wiped
out today.
On the recommendation Of Dis
trict Attorney Buron Fits, Superior
Judge William Aggeler dismissed
indictments against the final 23
men accused of having joined pools
which took as high as 50 per cent
on loans made in 1927 to the then
faltering oil company.
Judge Aggeler previously dismiss
ed l6 men, similarly charged, on the
ground that the state had no evil
dencc to prove that the defendants
conspired to violate the state usury
act.
In recommending the dismissal
late yesterday, Fits pointed out
that the evidence against the last
23, all members of pool number .,
was substantially the same as that
against the l6 who were members
of pool number |.
Fits said that since the court al
ready had ruled that the evidence
was not sufficient for conviction
that it would be a waste of public
funds to attempt to force the sec
ond group to trial.
Judge Aggeler's action almost
cleaned the Julian collapse slate. S.
G. Lewis, former Julian president,
and several co-defendants, includ.
ing Jack Fricdlander, former state
corporation commission, and Charles
Crawford, politician, still face trial
on charges of conspiracy to sell
stock permits. Several jury brib-
ing trials arising from the 1928
Julian conspiracy trial are scheduled
and Morris Lavine and Miss Leon
tine Johnson face a retrial on charg-
es of eXtortion, based on the Julian
case.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
DISASTER
INQUIRY
OPENED
Captain of Passenger YES
sci Declares Ship Not
At Fault in Collision.
DEATH TOLL IS AZ
Witnesses State Fairfax
Was Travelling AT Ex@
cessive Speed.
BY HENRY MINoTT
United Press Staff Correspondent

BOSTON, juno l2.-Captain
Archie II. Brooks, of the steamer
Fairfax. today refused TO hold him
self or his officers in any way re-
sponsible for the collision in which
his ship rammcd and sank the oil
tanker Pinthis off Scuitate Tuesday
night with loss of AZ lives.
Testifying as the first witness
before the federal court of inquiry
investigating the crash, the master
Of the Fairfax dramatically de-
clared:
81 can't think Of anything in the
world that | could have done to
avoid this collision.
The Fairfax's skipper was un.
daunted when asked why he had
failed to summon tho coast guard
cutter Tampa, which was only four
miles away and within Is minutes
steaming distance. He said that the
Tampa "would have been of no use
to me whatever.'
When Captain Brooks intimated
that it would have been impossible
for rescue ship to approach the
Fairfax because of the fiery yea,
Captain Lyons pointed out that two
members of the Fairfax who leapcd
into the ocean subsequently, were
picked up alive.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
WOMAN TAKES
WITNESS STAND
IN RADICAL CASE
Admission Made Yester-
day That Force Might
Be Used.

Several witnesses for the defense
indicted radicals in superior court
this morning and were subjected to
close questioning both in the direct
and also the cross examination. The
subject matter of most of these
questions was relative to certain
meetings held in Brawley for the
purpose of organizing the workers
in valley fields in the T. L. U. L.,
and the A. w. /. l.. They testified
they had heard nothing said about
the use of guns, of destroying can
taloupe vines or blowing up bridges
in the valley, during the contem-
plated strike of the melon workers.
Mrs. Lorraine Brentlinger, Ell
Centre, was called to the stand by
the defense and testified regarding
the conversation she had with
Collum, one of the states investiga-
tors, in Mexicali, some time past.
The witness stated that Collum had
told her of the work he was doing
in this investigation. In the cross
examination she was quizzed regard
ing her alleged activities in check
ing up members of the jury con
corning their occupation, political
affiliations, and other matters, be
fore the panel was completed
A sharp clash between attorneys
for the defense and prosecution oc-
Cured over this matter but order
was restored by the court. Another
clash took place when the defense
asked to have access to certain
transcripts held by the prosecution
which dealt with former trials on a
similar charge of, several of the de
PENDANTS.
Much time was consumed by dc
fense attorney Gallagher reading
from pamphlets regarding the May
Day celebrations and demonstra
tions to be held by the workers this
year and also passages from pam
phlets which dealt with injunctions.
The extract declaimed against in
functions issued by the courts in
tended to hinder the organizing of
the workers to attain what they
considered their rights. These pas.
sages stated that contempt should
be shown to all injunctions and
that they should hc disobeyed and
disregarded whenever issued.
Moscow Connection Shown
The cross examination of Oscar
Erickson, one of the defendants,
was concluded yesterday afternoon.
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
FLAG CEREMONY
WILL BE- BRIEF
But IMPRESSIVE,

Brief but impressive is the pro-
gram to be given tomorrow night in
city park, honoring the 153rd ami
versary of the adoption of the stars
and. stripes as the flag of the
United States of America.
Although sponsored by the Elks
ledge, every resident of FL Centre
is invited and urged to participate
in the ceremony.
The program will be preceded by
& parade through the business sec
ton which will start promptly at
7:30 from the court house. Members
of the Elks, American Legion, Boy
Scouts, and individual citizens who
desire to do so, will march in the
parade, which will be accompanied
by the drum and bugle corps o.
Boyce Aten Post and the Ell Centre
band.
Exercises at the park viii, start at
o clock sharp and will be conduct
ed promptly on schedule. The pro-
gram follows:
" America Ell Centre band.
Introductory exercise by Elks
ledge.
Brief history of the flag.
Patriotic selections by band.
| Altar service by Elks lodge.
Presentation of naturalization Ger
tificates to new citizens by Judg
A. G.. Finney.
Renewal of pledge to the flag b,
all.
"Star Spangled Banner,' FL Cen
tro band
Harry Horton, exalted ruler of the
Elks' lodge, stated that the pro
gram has been so arranged as to re
ouire maximum of only As min
utcs, so that those attending may
have plenty of time for other en-
gagements.
The idea of having a flag demon
stration in which the entire city car
take part, has met with universal
approval among leading citizens and
the public in general, according tC
Horton. Opportunity to give pub
lie demonstrations of our loyalty tC
the flag is comparatively infre
| quent,'' he said today, "and a few
minutes of reflection on our country
and what it should mean to us IL
cur daily lives, will make better
citizens of us ALL
~ earnestly add my urging t.
that of Mayor Fawcett, that every
resident of the city, regardless o.
race, creed, color or political belize
shall join us in showing that W,
know but one flag and that it reall,
means something to us.
A number of new citizens are t,
receive their naturalization paper
as part of the ceremony, and pub
lie renewal of allegiance to the fla.
will make it one of the most impress
sive ceremonies of its kind in thi
city,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
Claim Statesmen
Violated Law

ST. LOUIS, June IL. U.P-Two
stock statesmen of Los Angeles, Ned
Rogoff, "a, and Herman Byrnes, 81,
were turned over to st. Francois
county authorities today to answer
charges of violating the Missouri
blue sky law.
The men were arrested here on
the complaint of s. j. Rozier of
Pennington, who insisted that he
lost $l,l53.50 through deals with
them.
Rozicr claims that Rogoff and
Byrnes traded him $50 shares of
Dalberg Corporation stock, reported
TO be worth only SO a share on the
open market, for 25 shares of Cello
tex preferred, the bid price of
which is approximately IS per share
Rozier claims at the time the stock
was traded the two men contended
the Dahlberg stock was worth $l1
share.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
DEMOCRATS PUT
N. K. YOUNG AT
HEAD OF TICKET

FRESNO, Calf, June -. W.H-
Milton X. Young, of Los Angeles,
was named Democratic candidate
for governor at meeting of the
state Democratic nominating COM
mittee here last night.
Chairman II. II. Pike, who pre-
sided, declared that the Republican
prosperity was "myth" and that
President Hoover had failed in his
prediction promises.
Young in brief speech attacked
Republican state administration and
objected strenuously to the tax roll,
Justus Wardei, OF San Francis
co, who had been mentioned as a
possible ,gubernatorial candidate
was unable to be present himself
but sent message pledging his
support to Milton Young.
The committee also named the
following:
Martin Welch of Sacramento for
lieutenant governor: William Mad
dux of Santa Rosa for secretary of
state; Henry E. Harwood of Pied
mont for state controller; j. w.
Erlich, San Francisco for attorney
general; Mrs. George Knox, Los
Angeles, for superintendent of pub
lie instruction; Fred r. Butler, Coal
inga, for director of the state board
of equalization from the second dis
trict; Dean Sherry, San Diego, for
congressman from the 10th district !;
NJ. j. Kelly, San Diego, for con
gressman from the 18th district.
The committee decided that all
other districts would select their
own candidates.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
BY HENRY M1NoTT
United Press Staff Correspondent

BOSTON, June l2. W.p) The
death toll of the FairfaxPinthis dis
aster stood at AZ today as federal
authorities launched an inquest to
fix responsibility.
Serious charges, including the al.
legation that the passenger steamer
Fairfax was travelling at almost top
speed of IL to II knots when it
rammed and sank the oil tanker
Pinthis in thick fog nine miles
off Scituate Tuesday night, were
to be considered by the court of
inquiry.
Meanwhile n checkup of fatali-
ties attending the worst marine dis
astcr in New England waters in
nearly five years showed that the
Pinthis' crew of 10 went down with
their ship and that IL passengers
and IA scamcn, with their clothing
ablazc, leaped to death from the
decks of the Fairfax at the height
of the fire which followed the col
ision.
A woman passenger died of burns
enroute to Boston on a rescue ship
and another woman and her year
old baby succumbcd to burns at
Carney hospital. '-
Pitiful scenes followed at the
Northern morgue when so men and
women, many weeping and few
hystcrical, gathered in an effort to
identify the recovered bodies.
For three hours DR.. George Bur
CESS Magrath, medical examiner re-
fused to permit the crowd to enter
the morguc. Early today they were
allowed to view the bodies, nine of
which were identified and claimed.
Endless clouds of black smoke
which seemed to cmanate from the
depths of the sea today still marked
the scene of the collision nine miles
off Scituate on the Southern Mas
sachusetts coast.
Gasoline, part of the 10000 ba;
rels carried by the Pinthis, WAS
seeping to the surface from tbs
wrecked tanker lying 100 feet be
low, belching smoke IS it became
ignited by fire raging atop the
waters. A solitary voass guard pa
trol poat, INC Iooo, was staHe'hS ny
watching foI bodies.
United States steamboat inspect
ors in charge of the inquiry opening
today prepared long list os Qucs
tions to put to Captat, A. II
Brooks and other Officers of tn,
Fairfax.
One of the most serious a.ioga
tions was that the Fairfax Off
GERS failed to give an adequate ide;
of the extent of the disaster II
early radio messages, which STATED
merely that eight persons had bee,
injured and did not mention tn
fate of the tanker's crew or of Fair
fax passengers and seamen wh'
plunged overheard.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
Youths Assert
They Saw Ape

HOLLYWOOD, juno II. W.H-
After learning that the boys had
been reading stories about the mo-
ton picture ingagi, police today dis
credited the tale of three youths
who contcnded they saw Il hairy
apc-man scurrying up the side of a
Hollywood hill today.
The boys admitted they had been
troubled with thoughts about the
picture-which portrayed wild life
in Africa-but they refused to be
shaken in their story of having seen
the gorilla man.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
WORKER DIES AS
FLAMES RAGE in
TEXAS REFINERY

PORT ARTHUR, Tex, June IL.
Fire ragged unchecked through the
refineries of the Texas Company
near here today, sending pillows of
flame and smoke hundreds of feet
into the air and taking toll of life
and property.
Starting from an undetermined
origin in one of the six "treating
sections" of the plant, the fire des-
troycd a complete refining unit and
devastated an area eight blocks
square. Damage was estimated at
between $l,O00,000 and $3,000000
Leonard Hatch, company en-
ployee, died in hospital here early
today from burns received when
three high pressure tanks of all and
gas exploded in the terrific heat
Elven other employees were serious
ly burned when sprayed with flam
ing oil and were being cared fol
in hospitals. Another score received
slight burns ard bruises.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
A Proclamation

Loyal Americans should at all
times be ready to show respect
and homage to the flag Of their
country. Particularly does this
apply on the anniversary Of its
adoption as the national emblem
of the United States Of America.
We should ever be mindful OF
the sacrifices made by thousands
Of brave men and noble women
to establish that flag among the
nations Of the earth. Sincera 10y
atty and devotion to it are indi-
cations Of the highest type Of
citizenship.
AS mayor Of the city Of El
Centre, I urge all residents of
this city at attend the ann;vers-
ary program tomorrow night in
city park. It is a duty and
privilege that will require only a
few minutes of our time and lit
tie. If any Inconvenience.
I also ask all citizens to dis
play the flag on their homes and
places of business throughout
Saturday, the 153rd anniversary
Of the flags adoption.
(Signed) H. w. FAWCETT,
Mayor of the City Of El Centre
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
Athlete Faces
Bigamy Charge

YUMA, Ariz., June IL. WH-Facl
ing charge of bigamy, ". w
Wilson of Bisbee, who participated
as a member of the United States
team in the 1924 Olympic Games I'M
der the name of Brooke w. Rem
shaw, today arrived here in custo
dy of Yuma county deputies.
The charge was brought by Viii
sons first wife, who lives at Sar
Bernardino, Calf, who alleges the
athlete married Vera Van Fesler
of San Bernardino, in Yuma las
October.
Wilson was arrested in Bisbee
Monday by Cochise county Officers
upon request of Sheriff j. c. Hunt
er of Yuma.
In the Olympics in Paris in 1925
Wilson, said to have run under the
name of Renshaw, was the fourth
American entrant to finish in the
26 mile marathon. Later in Londor'
he is said to have defeated Paavd
Nurmi, Finn distance runner.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
Hunt For Slayer
Losing Interest

ALTURAS, Calf, June II. U.P)-
Six additional prohibition agents
were added today to the fast dim
inishing posses searching the Modoc
Hills for Rodney Serby, mountain
eer slayer of Prohibition Agent Al
bert Brown.
Most of the man hunters, giving
credence to the story of Selby's
aged mother that Brown fired
first, and being worn out with fati-
que, have dropped from the search.
Another agent, Robert A. Davis,
who was wounded when he and
Brown tried to arrest Selby for sell
ing them liquor, was expected to re-
port today to Prohibition Admins
traitor Walker to explain several
mysterious points in connection with
the shooting,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12

H0N0RS 4
L|NC[E
All Walks of Life Show
Respect to Memory Of
Slain Reporter
ROUND up STAGED
Police Gather in Severa
H u n d re d Suspicious
Characters.

CHICAGO, June 12-tUPN-AlfreI
Jake" Lingle, murdered by ur
derworld gunmen whose escapade
he had followed for Is years as
police reporter for the Chicago Tri
bune, was buried with militar
Donors today, while civil authoritie
sent their expert marksmen out Il
end, with bullets if necessary, tn /
perennial beer wars which werI
climaxed on Monday by Lingle IS as|
sassination.
The funeral procession for th|
star reporter, headed by an escorI
of motorcycle policemen, and in|
cluding men and women from al
the walks of life which Lingle Il
career had touched, was MOVING
through Garfield park on the wes|
side when an announcement caml
from the detective bureau that th]
hoodlum roundup of the last II
hours had put 655 men in Jail.
CHICAGO, June i2. U.D-Angr.|
public opinion of Chicago's thre|
and one half millions answered thI
underworld's challenge to battle to]
day with six squads of police sharp
shooters, whose leaders revolver
bear a total of 81 notches, eacll
notch denoting a dead gangster.
Fired by blunt editorials anj
aroused civic leaders over the assas|
sination by gangsters of Alfred j
Lngle, Chicago Tribune reported
the "flying squadron" of detective|
chosen because they can shoo]
straight and quickly, wheeled init
action, bearing secret list of Al
criminals marked as targets.
Results of the drive were almos
instant. BY 2 a. m. more than so
hoodlums were herded into the v,
rious police stations by the rovir
squads. Most of them were min
suspects and were locked up ,
charges of disorderly conduct. T
"big shot" gangsters, however, a
parently had fled, the squads !
ported.
That gangland was "folding up
at least temporarily, before Il
| drive seemed evident as the squat
| visited dive after dive that W;
| darkened.
Coroner Herman n. Bundese
with his corps of scientific erin
detectors, states Attorney John !
Swanson, Pat Roche, his investig;
tor, and the police were united j
the actual hunt for evidence of tn
Lingle murderer. Their moves wer
veiled but it was known that til
stubby revolver used to assassinat
the newspaperman had been trace
to its seller and that the evidenc
seems to point to the perpetratoI
of the st. Valentines Day massacre
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
Baby Saved By
Frantic Mother

I RICHMOND, Calf, June IL.
U.P)-Frozen with horror, the
mother stood for an instant that
/ seemed year and watched
! With the wide-eyed innocence
] of infancy, her 20 months old
/ son, Ronald, was crawling across
the garage floor toward fascin-
ating new plaything. The baby
had often smiled, pacified by the
noise, as his parents shook a
! blue celluloid rattle above his
1 crib. Now he cooed with pleas
I ure as he went forward on his
small grimy hands and kness to
1 investigate this new rattler that
/ needed no shaking.
: His mother, Mrs. w. D. Brown,
snatched him away, just as his
/ new plaything, a Is inch rattle
: snake, was about to strike.
The snake was supposed to
have slowed away in the family
! automobile during a recerN
mountain trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
"GORILLA" IN TNGAGP' ASKS
STATE TO COLLECT BACK WAGES

The st;.Ce labor commission
ers set next "Wednesday to hear
the case.
Meantime Ingagi still was
causing considerable COMMENT
here.
The picture was banned from
further showing on the Radio
Keith -Orpheum circuit on the
charges of that organization
that the most stirring scenes in
the film were faxed. This action
was supported by the Motion
Producers and Distributors AS
sociation.
Nat Fl. Splitter, head of Con-
go Pictures, while admitting
that the chief gorilla in the pic
ture was a Hollywood man in
a fur suit and that certain
other shots were Hollywood
made, still insisted that the ma
jority Of the picture was taken
in the wilds Of Africa.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
Asserts Farrell
Aided In Crime

LoS ANGELES, June 10. U,R--
Daniel Farrell, one of the states
star witness in San Francisco when
"Black Tony" Parmagini was con-
vlcted of violating the federal mar
cotlc laws, was one of the two ban
outs who held up Miss Alice Pryor
anu anu ner companion in Alhamora
'ast March, Miss Pryor testified to-
""y AT FarrelPs robbery trial.
MISS fryor said that her eompah'
ION, robert Payne, was forced 10
turh over $40 in cash and a 500
wa'ch to two bandits, one of whom
she was certain was Farrell.
since he was arrested here, FAR
rei' assertedly made rcpudiatlo,n
or ms testimony which led to the
conviction of Paramagini.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
None Injured As
Bomb Explode'

LIvERMoRE, Calf, June 1c--
(U.PI-W Working on the theory OF
9 death plot police officials her'
today were investigating an cxplc
sion, caused by homemade bomb
Had the eontraption gone off a few
minutes earlier, they pointed out, "a
entire family would have beei
killed.
Those who narrowly escaped (
tragedy were G. Bonetti, 80, hi
wife, Mrs. c. Benefit, i3, tbei
daughter, Edith, 90, aud Fred Camp
&c, friend.
The bomb tore a large hole in tIis
wall and destroyed a porch on whlci
the four had been sitting, when i
exploded early last night.
Sheriff l.. r.. Van Patton, aftcl
a study of the remains Of the boml,
said that IL was constructed from
a gallon oil can, heaps or scrap irc}
and a large amount Of dynamite.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
Wife Seeks To
Aid Film Star

LOS ANGELES, June -. U.P)-
Mrs. Helen O'Brien Langdon, wife
of Harry Langdon, testified today
in behalf of the screen comedian in
his fight to avoid paying an $ll,5O0
note he gave to her first husband,
Thomas j. O'Brien.
The note was given rs part pay
mcnt in an agreement whereby
O'Brien agreed not to bring alien
alton of affections suit against
Langdon.
Mrs. O'Brien opened her testi-
mony by telling of her marriage in
Toledo, Ohio, in 1914 to OBrien.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
WE'LL BET SOME EDITOR GOT
A FINE SCOLDING FOR THIS

YUMA, Ariz. June 12. U.P
Because England is Interested
in the affairs of Hollywood S
moving picture people, Frank j.
Gilmore, resident of this town,
today had the privilege of lord
ing it over his neighbors as be-
ing the only Yumanite who ever
talked to London over the tele-
phone-free of charge, too.
When Gilmore was summoned
to the telephone for a long dis
tance call from London, he as
sumed it was from London, On
tario or London, Ohio. Then he
heard a woman's voice: "'Ello,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
Bandits Become
Good HumOred

LOS ANGELES, juno 1o. U.0
-Che Good Humor Ice Cream
Company was robbed Of $500 by
two surly bandits here early to-
day.
This place might be "Good
Humored" but we are nasty, so
hand over the money! one OF
the bandits, brandishing a gun,
told John F. Rabb, the attend
ant.
Rabb complied and the bandits
departed, good humofed.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12

HOLLYWOOD. June IL. U.P)
The enterprise which permit
ted him to move from the "Afri-
can native" to the Gorilla"
division in the film "Ingagi"
really didn't pay, Hilton Phil
lips, young Los Angeles negro,
claimed in ain action before the
state labor bureau today.
Phillips said he started in the
picture, now the center of con-
troversy in film circles, as a
native at $3.50 a day. His
work was so good, he contend
ed that he soon was given a
fur suit, was told to act wild
and was promoted to the role
of Gorilla.
Congo Pictures Ltd, produc-
ers of Ingagi, promised him ad-
ditional income for his more
trying duties but failed to in
crease his salary to $40 day as
guaranteed, Phillips said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12
SHARKEY WEIGHS IN

NEW YORK. June 12-U.R-
Jack Sharkey will weigh 1917 pounds
in his bout with Max Schmeling to,
night. Sharkey arrived at Yankee
Stadium, scene of the bout, ahead OF
time and was immediately weighed
by representatives. of the New York
athletic commission. Sharkey left
the stadium before Schmeling ar
rived, so their first meeting will be
in the ring tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-12

'ello, are you theah?'. Then a
mans voice queried, "Are yon
married." Gilmore admitted
he was.
'Well, say now, I want all
the facts about the case,' came
the voice over 5000 miles OF
wires. Gilmore suffered and
countered What's it to your"
'Well now, aren't you Doug
las Gilmore who married Ruth
Jane Mix, daughter of Cowboy
Tom Mix?'' asked the London
caller.
mo, you've got the wrong
NUMBER Gilmore replied and
hung up.