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Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17

j. Ross of the superior court in San
Francisco. Edward W. Whytc. s;a:c
parole officer, w. f. Wilcox, presi-
dent of the California Bankers as
sociation, employees of the Pacific
Southwest Trust and Savings corpo
ration and the Liberty Bank of San
Francisco, nine members of the state
board of prison directors. and others
The complaint was filed June ! OF
this year. Efforts to have the ease
transferred to the san Francisco
courts are being made by the de
PENDANTS.
In the complaint Davidson
charged that he had been arrested
by parties wishing to silence him as
witness before the subcommittee
of the house of representatives in
vcstigating committee appointed il
1926 to investigate alcoholic activi
ties in the United States.
Charged Liquor Plot
His testimony. he charged, would
give evidence that certain banks OF
the United States were handling c5
crow accounts and large transac-
tions connected with the sale of in
toXicating liquor. This testimony
lie charged. was kept from the pub
lie.
Davidson was arrested June Is
1926 in Alexandria, Virginia. OF
charges of forgery and obtaining
money under false prctcnses. In his
complaint Davidson alleges that hC
was induced TO plead guilty on 4
promise by the court that he woult
receive clcmency, but that instead
he was sentenced to five years i
San Quentin prison, and that hC
served l. months there before being
released on parole.
When first arrested in Virginia
lie said the governor Of that state
refused cxtradition on the ground
that an Indictment mad not been re
turned against Davidson by the
grand jury. San Francisco officials.
he charged, then caused the grand
jury to bring in an indictment
against him.
Davidson declared that he IS not
guilty of the charge brought against
him, and that his plea of guilty was
entered when he was troubled by
persecution. Lashcr B. Gallagher
his attorney at that time, advised
him to take plea of guilty, he
stated.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
Fall Melons Get
Better Prices

Ten ears of fall cantaloupcs and
honey dCWs were loaded yesterday
in Brawley by the Millcr-C Cummings
Go, and were reported to be of unus-
TALLY fine quality and size.
Growers are becoming NOR" and
more interested in the fall market
my of melons as better prices have
prevailed at this season in the past.
No report has as Vet been received
aS to prices for valley melons this
year as the first shipments have
barely had time to reach their dc,.
tlnation.
According to j. Il. Norton, plant
Pathologist at the agricultural com
missioner 5 office. and an authority
on cantaloupcs, the chief difficulty
With Imperial Nally agricultural
methods is not plant pests and dis
eases but rather that growers have
tendency to over-irrigate. Accord
ing to his researches, melons that
are properly irrigated are of good
Quality and he aScribes the poor
quality Of many of the spring and
summer products TO oNer-irriga tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
HEAD OF FARM
LOAN BANK WILL
Be VISITOR HERE

President Ellis and several dircc-
tors of the federal farm bank viii
pay a visit to Imperial Valley be-
tween November ! and November -,
according to information received
here today by the Imperial Irrigation
District from f. W. Greer, who is
III san Francisco,
Grccr's telegram stated that the
farm bank officials viii be guest.
Cf the Imperial irrigation District
To determine the question of reopen
ing loans on farms in Imperial Val.
ley.
Since loans were discontinued here
shortly after the World War, cf-
forts have been made to have them
resumed. Recently Congressman
Phil d. Swing urged that determined
action to induce tho farm loan board
to resume loans should be made.
The exact date of the officials
visit is not known, and is undCter
mined PENDING the return Of Pres,
dent Ellis from Washington,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
WHAT'S DOING

Tonight
Evangelistic services, 7:3O o'clock
First Baptist church.
Alamo Verde farm center, 7:3C
o clock. Verde school.
Managers and officers I. v. Base
ball League, 7:30 o'clock, chamber
of commerce.
Box social. o'clock. Elm school
Football, 8 o clock, Brawloy.
I. v. Pyramid No. 81, A. E. o.
Sciots, o'clock, Masonic Temple.
Mooseheart Legion, 8 o'clock,
California hotel.
Boxing, O. clock, FL Centre arena.
Troop 25, B. S. A., 7;30 o'clock,
McCabe school.
Troop 16, B, S. A., 1880 o'clock,
Scout Hut.
Troop 81. f. s. A., 1880 O'Clock,
M. E. social hall.
Troop ii, B. S. A., 7:30 O'Clock,
Scout Hut.
Troop 7, B. S. A., 7;3o o'clock,
Elk's Hall.
Fox Imperial Theatre, Eyes of
the World
Tomorrow
Story hour. 10 O'Clock, city Ii.
brary
Junior matinee, 2:l5 o'clock I'M
perial Theatre.
Rebekah's rummage sale. i52
Main.
College Womcn's club, CaloXico
high school,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
Permits To Swell
Building Total

Adding to the rapidly mounting
total of building permits issued by
the city engineers office for this
month, permits totaling 1915 were
granted yesterday afternoon.
special permit was granted to
II. y. Creed for a dry cleaning, plant
at S32 FL Ccntro street, to cost
$4,000. The permit was recently ap-
proved by the city council.
". r. Waldridgc WAS issued a
permit for a $l25 store room at
1919 Woodward aycJuc, and an
other was granted Frank Malza-
fcrro for an addition to 4 dwelling
Mt 40 Commercial street, to cost
$50.
This brings the total Of permits
for this month to SG5,9G9, and the
total fer the year to ..j3S, ,l55.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
PANTACES CASE
DECISION UP TO
SUPREME COURT
State Makes Final Effort
To Prevent Granting OF
New Trial.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. J.. U.P)-
The fight for affirmation Of the
conviction of Alexander Pantagcs,
theatre magnatc, accused of having
assaulted 17-year-old Eunicc Pringlc,
a dancer, was carried by the state
to the California supreme court to-
day.
\ petition was flied with the high
tribunal asking for a review of the
recent decision oil the appellate
court which granted the millionaire
Snowman new trial ON the charges.
The states petition contained the
same points it argued unsucccssfully
in asking the appellate court to re-
consider its decision.
Briefly, it argued that the appel
late courts ruling, if permitted to
stand, win reverse all known pro-
cedurc in assault eases and will be
"a hardihood on the women Of the
state
Attorneys for Pantages will have
until next Wednesday to reply to
the state s petition, after which the
supreme court will take the matter
under submission with ruling due
within four days. In the event the
supreme court denies the state a
hearing, the state will have reached
the limits of its fight to prevent re-
trial of the case which then Will re-
turn to the superior court.
Pantages was sentenced to spend
from one to 30 years in San Quentin
a ftcr superior court jury found
him guilty of having assaulted Miss
Pringlc when she called at his office
seeking to have her act booked on
his extensive vaudeville circuit.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
Chile Shaken
By Earthquake

SANTIAGO, Chile. Oct. II. UP
An earthquake of unusual duration
and violent intensity was felt here
at 100 Il. m. tocay.
No reports of damage were i'm.
mediately received although many
residents of the city were reused by
the trcmor Cable and telegraph
lines wcro not disturbed, first re-
ports said.
VALPARAISO, Chile. Oct. II. U.P)
A severe earthquake occurred
here at dawn.
Many persons were slightly in
ured and minor damage was caused
throughout the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
LAST RITES FOR
ROADWAY TO BE-
CONDUCTED HERF

Funeral services for Harry T..
Roadway, -, part owner and man.
ager of the Barbara Worth hotcl,
who died suddenly Yesterday morn
ing as the result of an acute heart
attack, will he conducted tomorrow
afternoon at t at Lemons funeral
chapel here. lntcrmcnt will take
place at Evergreen cemetery.
In compliance with the often OK.
pressed wish that be he buried in
Imperial Valley, relatives decided
to hold the funeral here Rev.
Charles T.. Flanagan, pastor of the
FL Ccntro Baptist church will Off.
ciact.
Mrs. Laura Roadway, Si-year-old
mother Of the hotel man, will not be
able to attend The funeral. III
health prevents her from making
the trip to the valley from her home
il Pasadena,
Mr. Roadway was born in Brad
Icy, Maine, i'm 1878. He remained
IN that state until % wears ago
when he came west He conducted
"a chain of hotels in Maine and con
tirucd in the same business after
coming to California. He visited
Imperial Valley two years ago and
., that time said pc hoped to live
and die here, Extensive negotiations
finally resulted in purchase Of the
Barbara Worth by ,Ir Roadway,
is brother, l.. \. Roadway, and W.
G. Jordan.
He is survived by his widow.
Pauline; his mother: and two broth
crs. l.. A. Roadway of Pasadena.
and Q. T.. Roadway of san Francisco.
With the exception Of his mother,
all will be present at the funeral
tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17

Los ANGELES. Oct Il. U.H-A
terrific gas explosion rocked the
Garment Capitol building here to-
day and caused injury to approx
imatclv 40 persons.
Firemen found TWO gas mains in
tie structure opened and said the
explosive apparently had been delib-
cr&tcly turned into the building.
Certain garment manufactures
with offices in the Capitol building,
have had labor troubles recently and
police at once began an investiga
ton to determine if striking work
ers might be responsible for the
blast
Many of those isjurcd were enter
ing the building preparatory % GO
Ing to work. Others were as far as
five blocks from the scene of the
explosion whom they received hurts.
Police reported that only 10 re
ccivcd serious injuries. They were
removed al once to hospitals. Many
others received first aid treatment
AZ the site Of the explosion and
some were dismissed after treatment
p hospital,
The interior of the Garment Cap.
itol building was shamblcs.
The shock of the blast seemed to
concentrate ON the fourth and fifth
floors and shops there were ruined.
All window panes in the same
block were broken and panes were
shattered as far as eight blocks from
the site.
Fire followed the blast on tn,
fourth and fifth floors of the clcvcu
Continued on Page Six
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
Yuma Valley
Banks Closed

The Farmers Commercial Bank OF
Yuma, with a branch operating at
Somcrton under tie name Of the
Farmers bank, closed both places
of brsineSS this morning, according
to information received here. and
both institutions are under the Su.
perviSiou of the Arizona banking
commission.
L. NJ. White was president of the
banks which were organized last
spring. ENcessive Withdrawals in
She past few davs prompted the clos
mo, the banking commission an.
nounced.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
ACTOR DECLARES
FATHER DID NOT
COMMIT SUICIDE

Los ANGELES, Oct. Il. U.P)--
Dissatisfied with the police theory
OF suicide in the death of John Har'
ION, 20, father of johnny Harron Of
the films, relatives retained private
detectives today to trace clues which
they claimed indicated Harrow was
ambushed and robbed before being
placed in AN incinerator.
The son said his father had drawn
500 from bank the day before his
death but that no money, except $40
in the till of the elder Harron )
gasoline station had been found.
The actor pointed out, in contend,
ing his father had been murdered.
that innumcrable cigarette butts
were found in the office of the fill
ing station and that IIarron Sr. had
been in an exceptional frame Of
mind when last seen.
:Fathcr never smoked,' the son
declared. "Thc cigarettes were
smoked by somebody else who was
in the office with him before his
death. That someone knows some
thing about this matter.
The actor also recalled an appar-
rent attempt TO injure his father
several weeks ago.
"On that occasion, father was
getting ready to leave his station
when taXicab stepped in front of
the place. he said. 'Thc driver
told him the folks had sent the
ear to take him home. Dad became
suspicious and took street ear
instead. When he arrived home he
! learned that no one in the family had
ordered the taXicab.
Gasoline III Stomach
The elder Harron' S body was
! found in an incincrator behind his
! gasoline service station, burned al
most bcvond recognition. After a
preliminary autopsy, DR.. John Shat
fer said he found gasoline in his
stomach. which police believed he
drank and decided there was little
doubt that Harron ended his own
life, but the son and three sisters,
Agnes, Mary and Edna, refused tc
accept this theory.
g." Someone got him, the Young
actor said. His body was proppcd
against the wall Of the incincrator.
1t would be impossible for man
to seat himself in raging furnace
and thus await death.
David Davidson. fire inspector,
said he believed the elder Uarrou
drank gasoline, poured some over his
clothes and then sat in the incinera-
tor before lighting Il fire.
Another son, Bobby lIarron, pop.
ular as screen actor in y. ".
Gritfith'S pictures, died of gun
shot wound in New York several
wears aro.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
New York Women
Meet In Finals

Los ANGELES, Oct. Il. UP
Glenna Collctt of New York defeat
ed Miss Helen Hicks, her fellow
toWnsman. ; and ;. in the semi
finals of the women 5 national anna
tcur golf tournament at the. Los
Angeles Country club today and will
defend her title Saturday for The
third straight year.
Miss Collett 5 opponent in the
finals will be Virginia Van Vie Of
Chicago, who eliminated Mrs. o. S.
citing match. The score was and
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
Truck Driver TO
Answer Charge

Harry Bicc charged with man.
slaughter, was TO come before Judge
w l.. Wallace in Ilanlon township
this afternoon tJr continuance
of the preliminary hearing started
last week.
Bicc is charged with responHbilitV
for the death Of Lenevc Coontz ia
an automobile accident on the w.
ma highway last July. lie was driyt
ing a truck from Yuma 70 III CcntrD
when the fatal accident occurred,
Evidence offered at 40 inquest eon.
vipced the district attorney = ~
flee hat Bico should be held
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
Fire Department
Chasers Arrested

Eight motorists fell into the tolls
of the law yesterday because Of a
fire.
Frank Smycr, city traffic officer,
arrested that number of drivers for
following the fire truck to fire at
Third and Maple streets.
One of the number entered siren
Gcus objections, claiming exemption
from arrest on the grounds that he
had beaten t-le fire truck to the fire,
Motorists arrested were A, Andcr-
son. I. o. Morrison. Emmett DALEY.
Y. l.. Hamilton, Alfred Venezuela,
Paul Phillips, Wesley Looney and
X, Moringa.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17

! While the above news was not
unexpected by FL CcntranS. since
the deputy grand master, which was
| Ross office last year, automatical
| ly becomes grand master, it is ncv.
erthclcss highly gratifying 20 local
Masons TO have an El Ccntran grand
master of the Masons Of the State
of California.
According to MasonS here, this is
only the second time in the history
cf the state that when the grand
master has been chosen from South
crn California, he has not been a
member of Los Angeles lodge.
Ross is Il member of FL Centre
lodge No. 3s4. and two delegates
from that nization, John Cook
and Il. l.. Graham as well as War
rem Curricr and o. J. Bradshaw of
Oasis lodge, were present today to
see his installation and to extend to
linn the greetings and congratula-
tons of his friends in the valley.
He was for many years "a resident
of the valley, and one of its promi-
ufll dllOl DfN y illf lIIll VI ItpNN anu
Whitclaw being well known not only
in the county but in other parts of
the state.
Two wears ago he left the ALLEY
for the coast. eventually making
his home in Los Angeles. but during
that time he has made many visits
to the valley, both on Masonic oc-
casions and to visit his many friends
in the valley. His daughter, Miss
Isabella Ross, is at present on the
faculty of the local high school and
is son, Gordon Ross, is attending
school here.
Always deeply interested in Mas.
onic work. Ross has served as
':astcr of FL Centro lodge No. 3s4.
as inspector for the district, and
last wear. as deputy grand master.
His installation as grand master
comes aS fitting reward Cor his
rany wears of devotion to the Mas
cnic order.
He was for many years member
e Central Union high school hoard
and was active in social and civic
circles here
Local Masons arc planning rous-
ng welcome for him on the occas.
ION of his first official visit i his
homo lodge.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
Another Victim
Taken For Ride

CHICAGO. Oct. II. W.P) Gang
Stcrs took another victim Cor "A
"ridc' today, shot him through
the mouth, then tossed his body in
10 an alley Just off Crooked street,
The man appeared to have been
hHout 2S years old. In his pockets,
"olice found II receipt from Chi
oaoo hotel made out to Roy Bell.
1t was learned tat on June ! a
man who gave his name as William
Bell and his address as Beaver Dam,
Wis. checked out Of the hotel. Po.
Icc believed the dead man might be
Bell.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
Navy To Increase
Air Personnel

WASHINGTON. Oct. II. U.P
An increase of $50 in the ,dlisted
personnel of the navy, to be as
signed to the aircraft maintenance
force attached to naval aviation,
was announced today by the navy
department.
The majority of the enlisted per.
sonnel to be added to navy aviation
will be assigned to the naval AIR sta.
tion at San Diego, Calf, and l.amp'
ton Roads. Va.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
VICTIM OF TRUCK

POMONA. Calf, Oct. l.. W.P)-
An inquest will be held here Satur
day in the death of W. |, O'Neil
80, Pomona, killed late yesterday
when he attempted to drive his au
tomobile around a truck on high
way ana struck the truck.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
WOMAN ENTERS RACE

ATLANTA, Oct. Il. W,P Mrs.
l.. y. Gibbs, known in political cir
clcS here as "Mothcr Gibbs, has
entered the field for a sea; in
council. She has never held office
and is opposed by eight other can
d.datcs No woman ever sat in
cnmril hrrc.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
SCORES s
INJURED
IN BLAST
Terrific Gas Explosion
Wrecks Garment Build
ing At Los Angeles.
LOSS NEAR MILLION
Labor Troubles Believed
To Have Been RespOn-
sible For Disaster.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. II. U.p)
T. N. T. probably had a part in
the explosion which injured
more than 40 people here today
when it rocked the Garment
Capitol building and structures
within an eight block radius of
it. police chemists reported af
ter a preliminary examination Of
ev.Cence.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17
ROSS CHOSEN
GRAND MASTER
OF CALIFORNIA
Ell CentrO Masonic Lead
er Gets High Honor In
Fraternity.

san FRANCISCO, Oct. II. (U.P)
John Stewart Ross, member If FL
Centre Masonic lodge, was elected
grand master today at the closing
session of the annual convention Of
the California Grand Lodge Of
Masons.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-17

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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-20
City, County Briefs

Vinton p. Heaton, Steele. is trans
acting business in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Borr r Vist-
tors here today from S~trasburg.
Isabel G. Vonderheide, Underwood,
is shopping in Bismarck today.
E. e. Greene, jamestown, state Sec
rotary Of the Farmers Union, Is
spending the day In Bismarck.
c. 80 lsz~ln~ >:~Io.,,
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P. A. Peterson Family
United After so Years

Reunited for the first time in so
years, p. A. Peterson. Sill Ninth
street, yesterday enjoyed q visit with
his brothers and sisters whom he has
not seen since he came to America
from Sweden.
Attending the reunion at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson yesterday
was his brother, Albert c. Peterson.
Mrs. Peterson and son, Piggott, Ark,
his sister, Mrs. Arnold Hassig and
daughter, Beatrice, Detroit, Mich,
and his brother-in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. August Anderson. Sc
attic.
The Petersons settled first at
Adrian, Mich, and here Mr.. Peterson
got q job with the railway. which
later brought him to North Dakota.
At this time he lost track OF his
brother Albert, and for many years
the brothers did not hear Of each
other, although MI. Peterson still &C.
casionally corresponded with his sis
tiers.
Coming to Bismarck in 1883, Mr..
Peterson engaged in the carpenter
trade. He has helped to build many
of the older buildings in tho city. Fol
q years he has been employed as
carpenter at the state capitol.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson have eight
children, five of whom r living IN
Bismarck. They are Lavina. Nettie
Esther, Grant and Floyd, Of this city
Carl and Harry, Kansas City. anc
ivan, Seattle.
X X X
Miss Clarice Belk returned to Bis
marck today from Madison. Wis.
where she has been q student at the
University Of Wisconsin. She vii
spend the summer vacation here with
her parents, MI. and Mrs. J. B. Belk
ITO Fourth street. Miss Belk was re-
Gently elected to membership In Thets
Sigma Phi, honorary Journalistic SO
rority. At the close Of the school yea
she was awarded one Of the five schol
arships given to students from out o
the state.
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Mandan Shorts

Mrs. w. A. Grams and daughters
Lois and Margaret, left Thursday for
st. Cloud. MIMI, where they will be
guests Of relatives.
Glenn Welsh has arrived from
Butte, Mont, where he is employed
by the j. Q. Penney company. to
spend q part Of his vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Welsh.
\ \
Mr., and Mrs. George Steinbrueck
have as their guest John Ballard,
Bowbells, a cousin Of Mr.. STEM
brueck.
Mrs. r. M. Stoltz and children have
left for Senate. Sask., where they will
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Berger, for
mer Mandan residents.
\ =
Mrs. Mike Cantwell and son Earl
left Thursday for Sacramento, Calf,
where they will be the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. James Regan.
4 X \
LIT. ana MIS-. n. II. 0CCOall-
panied by Robert Thorberg, Bismarck,
left this morning on a fishing trip to
the Minnesota lakes.
X y \
Mrs. J. r. McGillic and Mrs. J. A.
Murphy were Joint hostesses at a
bridge dinner Wednesday evening IN
honor Of Mrs. Walter Hecker. Seattle
WASH, and Miss Alma Hecker, &c.
attic. Wash. There were sixteen
guests.
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Officers Of the Royal Neighbors
lodge will hold q special practice
meeting at 1:30 O'Clock Sunday after
noon at the Elks hall in preparation
for the district convention next week.
Miss 1nez Howard, Tacoma, WASH.
left yesterday for her home after .
brief visit here with her niece, Miss
Lois Howard, city playground director.
= \ =
Mrs. Lucinda Logan, 208 Second
street, who suffered q stroke several
weeks ago, Is slowly improving, men,
bers Of the family said today.
\ X \
Mrs. L. A. Flynn, 118 West Thayer
avenue, left today for Jamestown
where she will spend several days with
friends.
Mt. and Mrs. H. c. Edgerton and
son are visitors here today from Wing.