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Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-09
|. A. OFFICER
TAKES STAND IN
RADICALS TRIAL

Continuation of the trial of nine
indicted radicals before Judge
Thompson in superior court after
the week end recess brought two
new witnesses for the state before
the jury.
The first was George Young, a
deputy connected with the sheriff's
office, who was present when the
defendants We're brought to the Jail
and he testified that he had heard
the statement made that within a
few weeks the Jail would be in the
possession of these men.
He was followed by Lieutenant
Hynes of the Los Angeles police
department, in charge of the in
vestigation of radical activities in
that city, Hynes related that he
had confiscated large quantity of
communistic literature at the head
quarters of the communists in Los
Angeles. District Attorney Heald,
conducting the prosecution, intro
duced a number of documents, al
legged to have been taken in that
raid, to show the unlawfulness of
the communistic party and stated
that he would read portions of this
literature to the jury.
The frequent mention of the
words "literature" and "communis-
tic party, brought an objection
from Attorney Henderson of the
defense who stated that the state
was following the lines of vicious
circle in their effort to prove the
illegality of the condemned organ
ization. He stated that the prose
cution would consider this literature
communistic and therefore illegal
because it had been found in COM
munistic headquarters, and that
these headquarters were communis-
tic because literature purporting to
be of that nature had been found
there. He demanded that the evil
denee to prove these points should
be direct and not roundabout.
This objection was overruled and
Heald then began to read extracts
from the disputed documents to the
jury which showed that the COM
munist party would use force if
necessary to achieve its end which
was the overthrow of capitalism.
The remainder of the morning
session was given over to the read
ing of these extracts by the prose
cution.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-09
dam APPROPRIATION IN DEFICIENCY BILL
Fear Violence
In Oklahoma

CHICAKSHA, Okla, June 9. U.P)
Extraordinary 1Drecautions were
taken today against any possible
mob violence which might arise
from the attack upon DIR. A. j. An
derson early Sunday by an uniden-
titled negro.
DR.. Anderson, candidate for
the state legislature and one of 10
persons indicted in connection with
recent mob rioting here, was found
unconscious in an alley in the negro
section. He was painfully bruised
and beaten, but his condition was
not considered critical at General
hospital today.
Sheriff Matt Sanky said negroes
told him DR.. Anderson made speech
es in the section severely criticiZ-
ing them. The physician declared,
however, that he went to the neigh
borhood to secure the services of
a negro janitress.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-09
EXPECT
ANOTHER
WILL D|E:
Lone Survivor Unable To
Give Reason for Expl0-
sion Far Below Ground.
AS IS SUSPECTED
Absence of Equipment De-
lays CO-W0rkers' Effort
To Rescue Comrades.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 9. W.P)-
Armed with oxygen tanks and gas
masks, 2e men fought their way
| early today to the spot in Calaveras
tunnel, southern Alameda county,
where lay the bodies of seven mer
who We're killed in an explosion Of
natural gas.
| The eighth man, the foreman of
the crew, was brought out alive. He
was taken to Jackson hospital, Liy-
ermore. Hospital attendants sail
he had a slight chance to live.
First intimation of the disaster.
supposedly a blast caused by the ig-
milton of accumulated natural gas,
came to crew of 26 men, off shift
at the west portal of the tunnel.
With series Of reverberations,
the portal disgorged clouds of white
smoke, and the air around the en-
tarnce became heavy with poisonous
fumes.
Two or three men VINO dared the
opening without masks were driven
back, their lungs BADLY blistered.
Oxygen tanks and gas masks were
sent for, and the crew stood help
fessly 'at the entrance awaiting their
arrival.
Although the explosion occurred
at dusk last night, it was midnight
before supplies arrived and the one
mile journey to the scene of the dis
aster accomplished The ghostly
rortege of rescue workers, grotesque
in their masks, stumbled out of the
west portal with the dead at dawn.
The seven bodies were taken to
the Livermire morgue, and the one
evlng survivor to jackson hospital.
Cause in Doubt
Though an authentic account of
the disaster could only come from
the lone survivor, authorities of the
water department of San Francisco
owners of the tunnel, explained
tentatively that, since the workers
were well aware of natural gas seep-
age in the region, the gas must have
become ignited by sparks from
drilling apparatus.
Calaveras tunnel was conceived
as 10 mile subterranean waterway
for the transportation of flood wat
ers from Alameda Creek to La Hon.
dra Creek, thence to La Honda res.
ervoir. 1t is part of the Hetca
lletchy water system.
At the point where the explosion
occurred, approximately one mile
from the west portal, the tunnel is
one mile in depth.
Though the disaster occurred
nearly 10 hours before the bodies
were recovered, it was not made
public until today.
Efforts to obtain the namos Of
the dead were hatapered by the alb
sence of record as to which of Tho
"a men employed at the west portal
went on the night shift. Officials
OF the water company are endeavor-
ing to identify the dead.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-09
"a M M M ID
Another Chicago
Gangster Slain

CHICAGO, June 9 U.P)-The 10th
victim of gang guns in as many days
was shot to death early today on the
far west side as he walked home.
ward putting a cigarette.
A minor hoodlum and slugger
since 1917, Aloysius Kearney was
shot half dozen times. Apparently
his assassins rode by in an automC.
bile, shot him, and drove on.
Police at first connected the kill
ing with the garage racket, a lucra-
tive form of blackmail that had fur
nished incomes for he Capone
gang.
A bundle of receipts of the Ma
tional Garage Owners association
was found in Kearney's pockets and
Sam Maltz, president, was taken m
to custory for questioning. He said
kearney was a collector.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-09

DETROIT, MICH, June 9. -
When 250 pounds of dynamite ex-
ploded in tunnel $50 feet under.
ground today, four men were killed.
Eight other workmen, all serious
ly hurt, were taken to hospitals and
it was feared three others were bur
led in the debris at the foot of the
shaft.
Tie exclusion occurred in a 5000
foot tunnel which runs out beneath
the Detroit river. The scene of the
blast was believed beneath the riv.
er bed.
Rescue efforts went forward i'm
mediately, with fellow workmen
rushing down the shaft into tha tun-
mel to bring out their mates.
The men unaccounted for were re-
ported shut off by landslide which
followed the blast and blocked the
far end of the tunnel.
The dead and injured were
brought up from the bed of the tun-
mel in the elevator which oIssrates
IN the shaft at the end of the mole.
Great confusion followed the blast.
The tunnel head is in Waterworks
Park and many women and children
there for am outing were spectators
as the boG3s were carried out.
The explosion is believed to have
occurred when woskman sent his
electric drill ints a charge of dyn-
amite which previously had been
placed, but which had failed to ex.
plode.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-09
Pantages Plans
To Fight Suit

LOS ANGELES, June 9. U.H-
Alexander Pantages, temporarily
free from Jail pending a decision on
is appeal to conviction on a charge
of assaulting II year old Eunice
Pringle, coed dancer, was busy to-
day Strengthening out his various
theater enterprises and preparing
his defense to the million dollar
damage suit filed against him by
Miss Pringle.
The millionaire Snowman said
that as soon as his business was
placed in order and he finished the
preliminary plans to fight the dam
age suit, he intends to retire to
some health sanitarium until the ap-
pellate court hands down its decis-
ion in his attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-09
Fits PLANS TO
TRY LEWIS UPON
SECOND CHARGE

LOS ANGELES, June Q. U.P)-
Acquitted of jury bribing charges
by jury Saturday, $. c. Lewis,
former Julian Petroleum Corpofa
tion president, will leave ton. ght
for Mcneil Island to complete a
seven year sentence in the federal
penitentiary.
The sentence is the only convic-
tion against Lewis and resulted
from mail fraud charges growing
out of his operation of the Lewis
Oil company before he took over
the $l00,000,000 Julian orgaLiza-
tion.
According t. pr 'sapt plans OF
the district attorneys office, the
state will again seek to punisa the
promoter for his asserted connec
tion with the events which plunged
the Julian company into insolven,
cy.
On August II, Lewis, with nire
other defendants, faces trial on
charges of conspiracy to violate thC
corporate securities act, a charg,
resulting from the 100000 share
over-issue of stock which preeipi
tated the Julian crash.
A third trial awaits Lewis in
September, when he, Charles Craw
ford and Jack Friendlandcr face
trial on a bribery conspiracy
charge.
Meanwhile the district attorney
office prepared for the trial of
several defendants to jury bribing
charges, in which Jacob Berman is
expected to figure prominently.
Berman, former Julian execu-
tive and now convict on Mcneil
Island, will be returned fog the
| bribery trial if the U. S. attorney
general grants permission fer the
removal. He also is expected to
| testify for the state at the seccEd
| trial of Morris Lavine, former news
paper reporter, and Miss LeontinC
| johnson, eX-secretary to Lew Is
when the pair face charges on June
%, of conspiracy to extort money
from Charles Crawford and others
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-09
REED PEEVED
WHEN AIR TALK
IS INTERRUPTED

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 9. U.P>
Former Senator James A. Reed
viewed with interest today the boom
TO make him the Democratic presi-
Dental nominee in l932-but he con
funded his comment to remarks on
the failure of part of his fiery
speech Saturday to reach some of his
vast radio audience.
Reed apparently wished to post
lone discussion of his latest vitri-
Ollie attack on the Republican party
and "the interests. He was more
willing to talk about the radio corp
Grafton and the "radio trust' than
about his fiery address before the
annual rally of Missouri Democrats
at Sedalia Saturday.
Declaring he believed the inter
ruption of his address for % minutes
was caused by "the interests
rather than by mysterious sos OIL
the Atlantic seaboard, the gray
haired former senator promised an
invostiga ton. He termed it n Every
peculiar situation.
iHc bipduCdst WIS interrupted
while Reed was in the midst of an
attack on the Radio Corporation OF
America-one of the many "nation
al menaces' which received the full
force of his oratory. The speech
was being broadcast over a national
network of the Columbia system.
WASHINGTON, June 9. U.p)-
Plans for a thorough investigation
of interference Saturday night dur
ing the radio speech of former Sen
ator James A. Reed, of Missouri
wherein he assailed what he termed
the "radio trust" were being made
today by the federal radio com.
mission.
Meanwhile, Senator Dill, Demo
crat, Washington, the senate's lead
ing spokesman on radio matters. in
dicated he might bring the occur
renee, which he considered "pecul
iar', to the attention of his col
leagues.
The veteran Missouri legislator
whose senate philippics are well re
membered here, was interrupted in
his speech by IA demand for broad
casting stations to cease because OF
a reported SOS call from a shin
The report is supposed to have com,
from Iuckerton, n. j., station.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-09
Fall From Truck
Fatal To Hindu

A fractured skull proved fatal to
Han Khan, 45, ranchcr living near
Seeley who died in the FL Centre
hospital late Saturday. where he had
been taken after the accident. His
body IS at the Is. +. Lemons funeral
home with burial to be held in Ever
green cemetery tomorrow morning.
According to Deputy Coroner c.
c. Cookley, who investigated the
accident, Khan was riding into El
Centre on a truck. from which he
fell to the pavement, striking his
head on the concrete and fractrring
the skull, From marks ON the body
it appeared that one wheel had
passed over him after his fall, but
witnesses of the affair eound net
be sure of that. The death was held
10 have been accidental.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-09
RICH JAPANESE
SLAIN AT HOME
In LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, June 8. UP)-
Noshiaki Yasuda, "A, wealthy Jap
anese heater owner and business man
was shot down and killed on the
steps of his home in Belvldere Gar
dens early today by two gunmen
who apparently had waited several
hours for his return.
Two chauffers who accompanied
Nasuda, told police that two men
stepped from the shrubery as theia
employer ascended the steps of his
residence. They commanded him TO
halt and hold up HIS hands, the
chauffeurs said.
When Yasuda obeyed, both the as
sasSlns fired. AS the Japanese 5
body rolled down the terrace, one Of
the fleeing guumen fired two more
shots at it,
Police today were attempting 10
ascribe a motive for the act. In the
darkness, the chauffeurs were un.
able to tell whether the gunmen
were white or orientals.
1t is believed the murderers wait
cd several hours for their victim TO
return home, as the maid reported
hearing dogs barking near the
house late Sunday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-09
Tariff Measure
Ready For Vote
WASHINGTON, June Q,

WASHINGTON, June O.
The Hawley Smoot tariff bill was
made ready for a final vote in both
House and Senate today when the
conferees between the two houses
compromised upon the last rate dis.
pute.
1he biil Will he reported to the
Senate again later TODAY With slirAt
alterations in the watch duties ,e.
ducing the rates on jewels from 20
to 10 cents each, and eliminating
the duty OF 10 cents each on diaIs.
The confferces' action today il is
believed, clears the way for = final
vote on the bin this week in the
Senate and early next week in the
House, # it passes the Senate De.
bate will begin on the modified con.
florence report tomorrow and Re
publican leaders hope to oct an
agreement to vote bv Th,rsdau or
Friday. ""' '''s "
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-09
Fits Surprised
At Lewis Verdict

Napa, Calf, June 9. U.P-Buron
Fits, district attorney of Los An
geles and candidate for governor,
expressed considerable surprise
when informed by the United Press
that s. C. Lewis, former Julian Pc
troleum Corporation executive, had
been exonerated of a jury bribing
charge by jury in superior court
at Los Angeles Saturday.
The gubernatorial candidate was
in northern California to attend the
Elks club air circus at Napa to-
day and to "sound out sentiment"
concerning his campaign here.
While unwilling 10 make a for
NAL statement, Fits said. IL am
considerably surprised 10. hear Of
Lewis exoneration. II was such q
simple case and there seemed to be
such a preponderance Of evidence
against him, that | thought . con
-
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-09
SOucek Awarded
Altitude Mark

WASHINGTON, June 8. W.p)-
Lieut.. Apollo Soucck, navy aviator
set new world IS altitude record for
planes of all types in his recent
Hight here from the Anacostia naval
station, it was learned authorita'
lively today.
Celebration of his barograph by
the bureau of STANDARDS here showed
the navy flyer attained height of
1916 feet, which is 1872 feet higher
than the previous secord set by
Willie Neunhofen of Germany, in
May, 1929. The flight was last
Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-09

WASHINGTON, June .. -
The Second Deficiency bill 10 be re.
ported TO the House Thursday will
include the $l0,660,000 appropriate
requested by President Hoover and
the Interior department for begin
ing work at Boulder Dam, Chairman
Wood of ,hc House appropriation
committee announced today.
With the opinion of Attorney Gen
eral Mitchell upholding validity OF
the new Boulder Dam contracts be-
fore them. committee members de-
cided to include the appropriation
Wood said
lie said, however, he was not sure
y the bill would include that item
when cnactcd because of feports
that n filibuster was planned against
il in the Senate.
",We have included Bouider Dam
in the Second Deficiency bill, -
Wood said, "and it now is up TO
friends of the project to see it gets
through Congress.
Representative Swing. Repnbli-
can, California, co-author of the
Boulder Dam bill, has been leading
the fight for the appropriation on
behalf of Southern California. par
ticularly Imperial Valley, which IS
expected to profit most fium the
project.
He is being supported py Secre-
tary of the Interior Wilbur, who has
urged that work on the PROJECT be
begunNas soon as possible.
RonraaaptutiNQ DOpplac Dom A.
crat, Arizona. led the fight agains,
the appropriation, saying construe
tion of the dam would impose a
hardship upon residents of western
Arizona. His greatest hope was des
troyed late Saturday when the opin.
ion of the Attorney General was re
turned. He had hoped to block the
appropriation by establishing the H.
legality of the new contracts.
Tho Senate threat to filibuster n
gainst the bill is not taken seriously
bv local supporters of the bill al
though they ac.nit that the filibus
ter will probably be started. TIL,
second deficiency bill carries appro
priations cleaning up practically al
pending appropriations in the House
and Senate.
Few senators or representative.
there are who have not some POI
scheme Included in the bill. Ever
those who might lead the filibuste
Senators Ashurst and Hayden o.
i.tna-have their own appropri
ations to consiGc>, including tina
for the Phoenix post office.
WASHINGTON, sune 8. W.Rl-
The validity of contracts made be
tween Secretary of Interior Wilbu
and western interests for the sal
Of Boulder Dam power were uphei'
in an opinion submitted to TIL
House appropriations committee b.
Attorney General Mitchell, the Uni
ted Press learned today.
This opinion clears the way 70
approximation of $40, 900 to begin
work on the world s largest irriga
tion, flood contol, and power pre-
ioct. 1t was belived here the opiii
ION would block efforts Of Arizoni
and the Colorado river commission
to hold ND construction of the dam.
Mitchell S opinion was sought b.
the committee with particular ref
erence to contract between tn
city of Los Angeles and the lnterio
department. In reply, he held tha
city, along with the southern Cnli
fornia Edison company and th
metropolitan water district of South
= rrn California, were mutually boun'
TO carry out their contract with th'
government.
Tbo contract. as drawn, specific
ally binds Los Angeles to take o
pay for sufficient power to amor
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-09
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
F. and A. M, No. 3s4, 7:3O,
Masonic Temple.
American Legion Auxiliary,
8, court house.
Fox Imperial Airdome, "True
To The Navy.
TOMORROW
Lions club, Barbara Worth.
Magnolia Mulberry home de-
partment, 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-09
PRINCESS HELENE
BALKS AT TAKING
KING CAROL BACK
illustrates Plans To An
null Divorce Granted On
Statutory Grounds.
By ALEXANDER HURTIG
Omitted P,ess Staff Correspo dent

Omitted PIesS Staff Correspo .dent)
{ BUCHAREST, June 9.-?rincess
Helene, whom Carol of Roumania
left in 1925 when he chose the love
OF the auburn haired Nine. Mag9a
Lupcscu III preference to the throne.
refused today to be reconciled.
The princess thereby frustrated
plans of the Roumanian ministers to
annul her divorce from Carol-the
enc step needed to restore the dy-
nasty to its normal order after
Carol S proclamation yesterday as
king. 1t previously had been re-
ported she would agree to recon
ciliation, if only for the purpose Of
preventing a split in public opinion.
Michael, the S-yearold son of
Carol and Helen, was taken immedi-
atcly into the custody of his father
when the latter received word of the
princess refusal. The boy who for
three years sat on his country s
throne, became a grand duke and
heir apparent when the parliament
oted that his kingly title had never
been valid.
Today the child played with his
mechanical toys in the royal nurs-
cry, glad that his father was back.
To console him for the loss of the
kingship, the parliament made him
grand voevod de Alba Youlia-a
title said to have been taken from
u Viennese musical comedy.
Carol was proclaimed King Carol
II by the parliament after an al
most unanimous vote at noon yes
torday, and last night he met Prin-
cess Helen for the first time since
he eloped to France with Nine. Lu-
pescu. The meeting was not success
full, however, and Carol went back
to his solitary throne with his only
son and heir.
Foreigners Pleased
What effect the failure of recon,
ciliation will have on the country
could not be predicted at present.
Events, which moved so rapidly in
Roumania during the weekend, con
tinued so today. When news of the
unsuccessful attempt at reconcilia.
tion was learned, MANU- was busy
forming a cabinet to replace the "a,
hour government of Premier George
G. Mironecu, who himself had sue
ceeded Maniu SATURDAY..
Helene will retain the title of
princess mother, which she held dur.
ing Michael's reign. She remained
in ersident at Kisseleff Palace
where she hitherto had lived with
Michael, while the S-year-old boy
was taken with his personal effects
to the royal palace, Controveni, to
be with his father, who will super.
wise his education.
All the elements of the population
were enthusiastic over Carol s re
turn. Even minorites like the Ger
mans, Russians and Poles confident
ly expected the new king woulC
assume the role of an impartial ar
bitter in their disputes.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-09
BRITISH INDIA
THREATENED BY
NEW OUTBREAK
Wild Tribes In Northern
Area Present Serious
Problem To England.
b. WEBB MILLER
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

PESHAWAR, INDIA, June o.
The British government is
| engaged, in the northwestern tip
of India, with one of its most seri-
Gus Indian problems of the present
time.
The persistent raids of the Afrido
tribesmen, which extended last
even to the outskirts of Peshawar,
the guardian city of Khyber Pass,
, present for more serious immediate
possibilities than the passive re-
sistance campaign which is going
on simultaneously in more souther-
ly sections of India.
| There is no question of non-vio-
lence here. The government must
deal with one of the fiercest
fi1bes, which has never been com
pletely dominated. Fighting, kill
ing and looting are the principal
occupations of the Afridis. From
their inaccessible, narrow and arid
valleys, they frequently sally into
the plains, attacking villages and
towns and retiring with their loot
into the mountains between the
Northwest Province and Afghanis-
tan.
Estimated to number 25,000 fight
ing men armed with modern rifles,
the Afridis fight partly for love
of fighting, partly for religious
and political reasons. and partly
for loot. Since 1889, when the Brit
lsh first came into contact with
them, the Afridis have continued
their operations. They occupy a
mountainous country so difficult TO
reach, conquer or administer, that
neither the Afganistan nor the gov
ernmcnt of India has found 1t prac-
ticable to rule them, although their
strongholds are within sight of
Peshawar across the sunbaked flat
plains in the direction of Afghan
istan.
On the right and left of the At
ridi country are the unruly Swat
and Waziristan tribes, making 4
total of about 100000 fighting men
ready to become hostile at the
slightest chance of successful out
break.
BOMBAY, June 8. Ten
members of the Bombay National
Congress Was Council were SEN
fenced to six months rigorous i'm
prisonment each today on charges
of issuing congress bulletins in VIC
lation of the law.
The 10 We're arrested during
raid on the congress house here
last week.
The crowd in the courtroom at
tempted to place garlands on the
brows of the prisoners after their
conviction, but police prevented
1henn
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-09
ANOTHER
ADVANCE
IS MADE
Senate Threat of Filihus-
ter Is Not Believed
Likely To Succeed.
MITCHELL'S OPINION
Attorney General Upholds
Validity of Water and
Power Contracts.

Officials of the Imperial r.
rigation District this noon re-
ceived the following telegram
from Congressman Phil D.
Swing: "Glad to advise that
We have won our fight before
the appropriations committee to
have included i'll the deficiency
bill, S10,60o,000 appropriation
to start Boulder dam"