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Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30

t-Nf~-s
for rent and no prospects OF get
ting any until millions have been
raised and poured into the treas
ury. Joe Thompson, school JAM
tor was ordered out of his $50
month room. His salary of S127
for January remains unpaid and
there is no cash in the school
treasury for either salaries or
coal.
Two rays of hope for at least
temporary relief from the load of
almost S300,O00,OO in debts that
mount daily, filtered through
the groom in an announcement
that Governor L. L. Emerson will
confer late today with members
of the Chicago and Cook county
tax board and vague announce
nlent from Silas Strawn, head of
the 'rescue committee + h at
something may be done Cor the
county in day or tWo.''
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30
RESCUERS FIND
DIVER FROZEN
BENEATH RIVER

MONTREAL, Que, Jan. 80. UP
Peter Trans was frozen to death
as he lay in diving suit 20 feet
down in the River Aux Outardcs UNI
able to free himself for more than
60 hours, it was revealed today.
MONTREAL, Que. Jan. 30. up
The body of Peter Trans, diver
who went down 90 feet in the icy
waters of the River Outardes Mon
day and became entangled in his own
diving apparatus, was brought TO
the surface today.
The Ontario Paper company was
advised at $50 II. III. by its engineers
at the little fishing village.
"Body found. Doctors examin-
ing
The message indicated the body
had been brought to the surface at
80 a. m. after divers and engineers
had worked through the night in
frcczingly cold weather, attempting
to reach Trans who was wedged at
the bottom of a 90 foot ladder.
Previous messages had indicated
Trans probably had succumhed to
the current of the swift river and
the cold rs one voluntary laborer
bad gone down and shaken the arm
OF the rubbery diving suit. There
was no response. That was ycster-
day
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30
Slapping Check
Girl Disastrous

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 80. U.H-
Joe Logan, alias Bert Scott, -, lost
his temper and slapped check girl
in cafe here last night so he may
be returned to Toledo, Ohio, to face
serious charges.
The screams of Leila Young, the
check girl, brought police and led
to Scott's arrest on a battery com
plant. Police said today they learn
ed Scott was wanted in the Ohio
city on bank robbery and suspicion
of murder charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30
LONDON NAVAL
FARLEY HOLDS
SHORT SESSION
Italian Delegate States
Two Issues Raised Must
Be Decided First.
BY WEBB MILLER
United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, Jan. 80. U.P Lon
don naval conference met at st.
lanes Palace in plenarv session to-
DAY, discussed methods of procedure
and principle for al hour and 10
iilnutcs, ana ADJOURNED after adopt
ing Henry /. Stimson's resolution
referring its most pressing problem
to committee for further investi-
cation.
The session was marked by two
outstanding events. First, Dino
Grand, Italian foreign minister. in
sisted that until the conference had
determined the two issues raised by
his country-determination of ratios
and maximum levels of naval
strength-was not prepared to make
any final decision the questions
raised by other countries.
Second, by resolution of the
American delegation, the problem
of whether limitation of armament
by total tonnage or by classification
of warships was turned over to a
committee, to be appointed from
each delegation, for further study
and report at Il later session.
The British and American dele
gates, in effect, accept in principle
the socalled French transitional
project, which would permit trans,
:crring tonnage from one category
to another within certain limits.
Ambassador Hugh Gibson said the
United States would not press the
American thesis regarding limita-
tion by categories.
A. V. Alexander, first lord of the
British admiralty, indicated h a t
Great Britain is willing to consider
such n system, with certain rcstric-
tons.
Gibson Tally
In support of the resolution, Slim
son called upon Ambassador Hugh
Gigson, i'll the light of his expert
ence at various Geneva conferences,
to address the plenary session.
Ambassador Gibson, backing the
American position which holds that
determination of armament limita-
tlon by categories holds the greatest
advantages to all nations involved,
stressed the failure of previous dis
armament conference that split on
the question of methods.
Premier Tardieu of France and
Premier Macdonald of Great Britain
backed the Stimson resolution,
which was adopted "without OPP.
position
At press conference following di,
rectly on the heels of adjournment
of plenary session, at ll:24 a. m,
Mae Donald emphasized the inability
of the disarmament conference to
secure any agreement for peace ON
the principle purely of glohal ton
mage.
He did not consider, he said, the
Italian reservations to discussion of
methods and principles any obstacle
to the negotiations.
q think We are now within
measurable distance of solution
of the problem which has thus far
defied solution,' he said. ~ feel
certain that the five powers can
come to an agreement among them
Selves
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30
HOUSE READY TO
TAKE ACTION ON
new D R Y BILLS
First Of Wickersham
Measures To Be Report.
ed Out.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 80. UP
The first legislative step in
the prohibition reform program
of President Hoover's law en-
forcement commission was tax
en- late today when the house
expenditures committee voted a
favorable report on the William
son bill to transfer the prohibi-
ton bureau from the treasury
to the Justice department.
The committee made no i'm
portant changes in the measure,
which is assured early action in
the house. Chairman William
son plans to bring it up next
week under a priority ruling.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30
Denies Intention
To Wed Austrian

Los ANGELES, Jan. 80. W.P!-
NJ ISIS Margaret Shotwell, Omaha
cigarette heiress' and concert
pianist, denied here yesterday that
she will marry Victor Skrien. Wen
ma sportsman.
"Men and music don Il mix and |
have decided to stick with music,
said Miss Shotwell, who divorced
Captain Wylie Arnold three years
ago on grounds that he interfered
with her career.
The pianist is making concert
tour of the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30

Court Refuses Second Attempt To Free Pantages On Bail
EielsOn's Fate
Still Mystery

NOME, Alaska, Jan. 80. WP'-
Another day Of suspense came today
with the fate of the missing Arctic
aviators, Carl Ben Eielson aud Frank
Borland, still unknown.
Siberian snow packs apparently
still stubbornly resisted the efforts
of four pilots and their assistants,
digging around the wreckagc of the
Eielson plane, 80 miles from their
base ship, the Nanuk.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30
FIREMEN SAVE CHILD

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 80 U.D-
Six year old Aubrey Y. Underhil
was declared out of danger TODAY
at the conclusion Of II dav fight
by members of the fire departme emf
inhalator squad which kept him
breathing through a serious seige of
pneumonia.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Fair committee of farm bu-
reau, 7:30, Court house.
Pythian Sisters, 54S Sandal
wood.
Night school, TO, High school.
B. P. o. E. No. 1925, 8, Elks'
hall.
Women's gym class, TO, High
school.
Fox Imperial theatre, Anna
Christie.
TOMORROW
Kiwanis club, Barbara Worth.
Presbyterian Missionary So
ciety, 10, sos Hamilton.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30
BISHOP ANDERSON DIES

CHICAGO, Jan. so. W.P-liiNhop
Charles p. Anderson, G6, primate
of the Episcopal church in America,
died at his home here today after
IN illness of two weeks. Death re-
suited from a heart attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-30
F AM|LY
S0()NDLY
F la ED
Judge Fricke DenOunces
Efforts Made To Influ-
ence His Judgment.
SCORES PHYSICIAN
Conflicting Testimony
Shown In Evidence Sub
mitted At Hearing.

Los ANGELES, Jan. 80. UPN-
The second attempt of Alexander
Pautages, multi millionairc show
man, to gain freedom from jail on
bail WAS denied today by Superior
Judge Charles fricEc, who, at the
same time. denounced attempts of
members of the Pantages fanny 70
influence the court.
This mornings hearing, through
which pantiges hoped to be "put
on the street, until the higher
courts disposed Of his appeal to con
viction in assaulting II year old
Euniee pringlc, lasted only half On
hour.
After attorneys waived argu-
mcnts, Judge Frickc made his rul-
ing.
AT this time" he said, 81 want
to state that in denying bail to
Pantages | am eliminating entire
" from my consideration the cX-
parte efforts of members of the de
PENDANT s family to influence this
court and efforts of the defendant
himself to secure irregularly his re-
lease.''
Judge Frickc did not explain his
charges from the bench but immc-
diatelv after sessions he told re
porters that he received a three
page letter from Mrs Lois Pantagcs,
wife of the convicted man, in which
she made dramatic appeal for ga
very sick man who was needed at
home by his sick wife and chill
dren.'
Destroyed Letter
Mrs. Pantages has been In i'll
health since her collapse after her
conviction on manslaughter charges
that followed the death of Juro
Rokumoto, japanese, in an automo-
bile crash. She now is under proba-
ton.
""The letter from her came to me
about two weeks ago. Judge
Fricke said. 81 filed it in the waste
basket where ] file all other efforts
TO I'M luencc mt.
The jurist said that many friends
and agents of the Pantages had
visited him and attempted to talk
of the thcater mans illness.
In denying the motion, Judge
Fricke said that "some things were
ineomprehensible" to him regarding
the affidavits on file.
a Tbo ,nlna ,nnnt ional fha faof
that the affidavit of DR.. f. c. Fish
baugh set forth in one place that
Pantages had his tonsils removed
several years ago and in another
place said the physician found the
theater man s tonsils badly inflam-
ed.
Pantages' attorneys FASTENED to
explain that in the first part of the
affidavit DR.. Fishbaugh was giving
history of the case in Pantages
own words and in the second part
giving his own findings.
The judge also cited an affidavit
dealing with "forced feeding" of
Pantages.
cit has been provcn,' Judge
Fricke said, "that Pantages was
not forced to eat a single meal in
the county Jail, and the doctor who
made this statement later explained
that he meant Pantages had forced
himself to eat because he had no
appetite.'
Judge Frickc said that he belicv-
ed any attempts to influence his de-
cision in the Pantages case were
without the knowledge or consent
of the thcater mans lawyers.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-06
HULSE DECLARES
VALLEY RANCHENG
ON SOUND BASIS

Nero than So per cent cf the
metre Ec1sero1"er aecl II raEch.Es
- Imperial @iiaT Is rc0La a. Cat
a1pilial tractors that ara 1T work
every DAY III tie year throughout
this section OF the Southwest, 1t -
declared by Ben Hulse, of Hulsc
Anderson Tractor Equipment Co.
"Our ownership lists come from
every part of the valley and the
complete census of tractors in use
in the valley shows that Caterpillar
is almost universally the choice of
ranchers."
Hulsc- Anderson firm has as its
policy the close checking of per
formance of each Caterpillar in use
in the valley and careful study of
conditions under which Il prospect
i've sale will have to operate. The
result is that few men are better
able to advise ranchers regarding
the type of equipment they will
need FOR particular ranch eondl-
tions, than are liulsc and Anderson
and their staff.
ave have placed so many Cater
pillars in the field in Imperial Val
lev in past months that we have
available fullest data regarding al
most every conceivable operating
condition here" liulse states. "fhc
result is that we try to pass along
that information to the benefit of
valley ranchers and tractor users.
|, thrpn ~ IA a N 4
the nation this year remind us that
this particular section of the new
west is 80 years old and that it has
definitely emerged from the cxpcr-
mental stage OF its existence.
"Some bitter agricultural lessons
have given us foundation for
genuine, steady, normal growth
that will be hard to stop.
agriculture in Imperial Valley
/ is, am convinced, On sounder
/ basis right now than il has ever
| been. The day of speculative and
shoestring operation, in which the
/ gamble was one of heavy odds
against the raneher, are pretty
well over Farming is business
now. Experienced ranchers, who
{ know their soils and understand
modern power methods of handling
the soil, are predominant in the val
ley now.
"And that fact is having its ap-
parent reflection in the general-sta
bility of agriculture, recognition OF
marketing problems, consideration
Of permanent maintenance of soil
fertility by systematic cropping
and all the other essential point.
which modern and profitable agri
culture demands"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-06
WHY NOT SPRUCE UP?

One of the best local examples of what
can be done to improve the appearance
of property, is the park across from the
court house, which has become one of
the most attractive spots in the city.
A few years ago it reminded one of
pictures of the jungle. Rank grass, weeds
and unkempt trees, all cluttered up with
rubbish, made it an eyesore The trans
formation that has taken place would
make one almost doubt that it ever could
have been so ugly.
There are many homes in Ell Centre
with bare, parched, ground surrounding
them, when a little outlay of money and
personal energy would change them into
places of beauty and provide maximum
of GOODNESS in the summer.
Nothing is more beautiful than we'll
kept lawn, with flowers and shrubbery.
They can be had if one really wants
them, and those who don't want them
are to be pitied. -a.-
IT is perhaps the wrong time of the
year Just now to do much about it, but
plans can be made by home owners to
get busy next fall and improve their
property The results will more than
recompense any expense or effort IN
volved.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-06
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIo
Newspaper Syndicate
Copyright, 1928. by Mcclure
UNCLE WIGGiLY'S BLUE
MARBLES

Please, Buster, Will you give me
some of your marbles?'' asked
Baby Bunty ore day.
II want my own marbles, Bunty,
answered the little boy bunny as he
ran down the street TO play game
with Billy Wagtdil, the goat. For
Billie was bleating: First shot
agates. y and Buster wanted to have
fun. -
''Oh, dear." sighed Baby Buqty
the little orphan rabbit, who had
come TO live in Uncle Wiggily's hol-
low stump bungalow. "Oh, dear!
'What's the matter?' asked
Weezie, one of the newest little rah-
bits. What's the matter, Buntye ;
Buster wouldn t give me any OF
his marbies!' sighed Bunty. And
I want to play. don't care if ] am
Il girl rabbit, want to play marbles
like the boys. But can / iE I
haven i anv immies, classics or reals
10 play with. wish | had some mar
bles,'
"What are marbles''' aske I
Wee2ie, who had not been in this
world very long.
MarbIeS.' cYnlaincd Pabv Bun
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-06
WHAT THE CENSUS SHOWS

1t is all over until 1910 as far as the
census is concerned and Imperial Valley
need not feel ashamed of the total CIV
en- 1t by the federal government, which
shows 6O,9S3 persons living here.
Brawley takes the lead with 1O,437,
while Ell Centre, hitherto considered the
largest city, must be satisfied with sec
ond place and an accredited population
of 8,427. Any of US who don't like the
idea of playing second fiddle will have
to make the best of it. That's our sta
ton, and like it or not we have to assume
it.
The final figures for the county show
the rural and urban populations fairly
we'll divided, with 31,695 in the cities and
29,28S for the country. This informa-
ton will at least be interesting to candi-
dates for office, who now know the size
of the job before them if they would
make an efficient canvass of the rural
areas.
simultaneously with the valley fig
ures, comes the long expected report on
Los Angeles, which shows a total popula-
tion of 1,23l, ,73O little shy of the l,3OO,-
900 claimed by various Los Angeles agen-
cies. 1t is quite likely that the census
takers overlooked including Las Vegas,
Nevada, which of course rightly belongs
to Los Angeles and should be included.
We may poke fun at Los Angeles as
much as we wish, the fact remains that
the rest of the country is today doffing
it's hat to the City of Angels, and many
a prospective Californian will finally de-
eide to break the home ties and come here
when he reads that Los Angeles has
jumped from tenth to fifth city of the
country in the past decade. +"
An increase of 1889 per cent in
major city, is enough to make the big
fellows back in the east sit up and take
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-06

,sot;ce. If Il continues &c Increase II the
next decade, as it has in the past, New
York and Chicago may we'll look to their
laurels. And what is there to indicate
that Les Angeles will net repeat the per-
fornsnce9
Evs. E.:ra prercEeLai than ne
sT3TTh of Les AHssia: Is the Increase
snos'n III Los 4Angsisa county. which nov,
has population OF 2,l93, ,55I. or all i'll
crease Of l34.SS per cent in the last de-
cade.
Los Angeles is carrying the banner for
the rest of the state. If its growth at
tracts many newcomers to California, all
sections of the state are bound to enjoy
comparative increases.
AS far as development of California is
concerned, the surface has only been
scratched in the decade just closing. The
next 10 years will see growth that will
make it seem as though we have been
standing still between 1920 and 1880.
The census figures are the best bit of
advertising California could get, and be-
lieve it or not, as the saying goes, adver
tising pays.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-06

", 'sare little round balls OF color
ed clay or glass or stone and the
bows make up games with 'em and
knock en- around and it's lots Of
fun. | wish | had some red or blue
marbles. -
Lets go look for some said
Weezie.
.sYou can't find marbles by look
ing. as Unkie Wig finds adventur'
es,' said Baby Bunty. You have
to buy marbles in the top store AMI
we haven't any money now. Oh,
dcar.'
~ IN going to take walk" said
/ Weezie, land see if can see any
little round things colored red or
l.luc, Bunty, they II be marbles,
won 7 they?''
"Ycs, - said Bunty, ~ guess they
will. But you can't find marbles. y
"Maybe / cam spoke Weezie.
''Anyhow, | IN going to look and if
find any marbles III come back
and tell you and you can get 'em
and play with 'em and have fun and
1 | II watch. -
.'If | could find Unkie Wig may
be he'd give me money to buy some
marbles" said Bunty. "'8ut don It
| know where he is. Oh, dear"
Buntv sat down on stump feel
/ ing very sorry for herself while
Weezic started off 10 look for mar.
bles. She had never seen any but
/ she felt sure she would know thepl
if she saw them.
After a while Weez.e hoped
through the woods and, all Of sud,
den, under tree, she saw her faith
cr, wlo was also Uncle Wiggily,
asleep on the ground.
"'There he isl" whispered Weez.
ic. ".There : my Daddicums and
Baby Runty's Unkie Wig. III go TO
tel Bunty we found him and may
be. when he wakes up, Daddicunis
viii give Bunty some money to buy
red and blue marbles"
Very softly, making no noise,
Weezie hoped little closer to
sleeping Uncle Wiggily, and then, on
the edge of his coat Us il was spread
out on the ground, the little rabbit
girl saw some round, blue things
Very pretty they were.
"Oh, there are blue marbles! y
whispered Weezie, her eyes shining
Daddicums must have heard her
wishing and he went to the store and
bought Bunty some blue marbles. He
was ,inging them to her when he
went 20 sleep. Bur now | can take
the blue marbles TO Bunty"
Very softly, making no noise
Weczie picked the round, blue t.sings
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-06
Junior Delegates
Depart For East

Louis McMams, Robert Oakley
and Paul Pace, the three delegates
chosen by the local junior chamber
Of commerce to attend the national
convention in Brooklyn from June
IL to IA, will leave the valley this
evening on the first leg of theif
journey east. Accompanied by 4
GROUP of automobiles the delegates
will drive to INLAND and join the
Los Angeles delegation on the 1l:2l
p. m. train. The cars on their re-
turn to III Centre will bring K.
Whitelaw and r. Hays, officials o.
the senior chamber who have been
spending several days in Los Ang
eles.
McManus as president of the jun
;or chamber extends the hearty
thanks of the organization to those
who have made this trip possible b.
their support of the horned toad
derby and by special donations. Par
ticularly thanks are due George
Lowden, w. j. Clements, The Shirer
Drug company, chamber OF CONNER
ee, W. A. Scheniman and the Sones
Lumber company.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-06
Kiefer Candidate
For County Clerk

Z. +. Kiefer, well. known Calexi
can, mas SHE'D his hat into the poll
teal ring, with the announcement
that he wishes to succeed Cal Nous
seau rs county clerk.
Kiefcr has been Il resident of I'm
perial Valley for 13 years ana spent
eight years as an executive in the
headquarters of the Imperial Irri
gation District. lie conducts sta
tionery store in Calcxico at present
and IS recognized as a business lead
er in the border city.
Il intend to make i nara and eff
ficient campaign for the office,
kiefer stated in making his an
uouncemeut. ''and shall be in tn,
race until the final votes are count
red. -
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-06

eff Uncle Wiggily 5 coat and, mold
ing them carefully in her paw. shc
hurried back where she had LEFT
Bunty sitting Oh stump.
.'Oh, look, Eunty.'- crled Weez-
ie. Il found some blue marbles for
you!' and she opened her paw
showing the little orphan rabbi
what she had Blue marbles! -
cried Weezie.
Ha. Ha!' laughed Runty.
"Those aren't marbles, Weezia
They are the blue eggs of the robin
bird. Where did you get them ?"
81 took them off Daddicums
coat when he was asleep under 4
tlee. Aren't they blue marblcso''
''Oh. no,' said Bunty. 'Thcv
are robin eggs and they must have
fallen out of the nest in the tree
where Unkie Wig is sleeping. The
eggs fell on his soft coat so they
weren't broken. Dut we must take
them back or the robins will be very
sad. Come onl'
The two little rabbit girls hop
ped back through the woods Ia
where Uncle Wiggily was just wax
ing under the tree. FLYING around
his head Were two robins loudl,
dhirping.
'.onr eggs are gone; Our lovely
liuo eggs are geno.' the birds sad,
~ cried
90 Ven, do-i't know anything
about them.' said Uncle Wiggilv.
Here are the eggs, Here are the
eggs.'' cried Bunty and Weezie.
hopping up with them. "Thov fell
out Of your nest, but they aren I
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-06
Valley Shipments

Activities in cantalonpc ship
mants yesterday betrayed 20, ir.
crSa-e, G33 cars ao.rg tte r3tal e:t
,ha dr.y Ih:s rr:::ss Sra ceacct q
retail r els cars w:tL i4;C r. 4.
C:rfr:. Ire t9ysi shipments ra-c
II2ra77;;iey.~ i02; ri Cc1t.c, ca .Vest-
mo.iani, 44 SceicJ. l3; necet, IL
Caiezico, l.; Hoirvilis, c; Inps,iai,
Z; Calipatria, g; Edgar, 3, 9andia, i,
and Turn, |.
Other commodities shipped yes
terday include: tomatoes, l car from
Brawley; mixed melons,: Brawley,
"a; FL Centre, 9; Westmorland, q;
IIeber, .; Calipatria, /; Holtville, l.;
and Caleyico, ;watermelons: West.
morland, l6; Calexico, 8; FL Centre.
:; Calipatria, 5; Holtville, 8; FOndo,
3; and Ileber, .: honeydews: Braw.
ley, 6; Wcstmorland, 3; FL Centre,
=, Turn, ,; and Sceley, l.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-06
FIND BODY IN OCEAN

VENICE, Calf, June 6. WH-
The body of an unidentified man
about 60 years old, was found float
ing in the ocean off the Venice
pier today. The body at first was
thought TO be one of those missing
after the sinking of the Ameeo a
week ago but physicians later said
the body had been in the water
only a dav or two.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-06

broken said Bunty. Uncle Wig
gily put the eggs back in The robins
nest and the birds were happy and
then Nr Longcars gave Bunty
MONEY TO buy some real marbles.
Aud if the Jolly Mr.. Robin will lend
his red vest for the sparrow TO wear
to the movies. | II tell YOU next
about Uncle Wiggily's thirsty les
son
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-06
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
June 6. 1915

c. w. Runge, who is handling
melon shipments out of Brawley, re-
ported that yesterday 80 carloads
of luscious melons went to eastern
markets. The crest of the shipping