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Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
WALES RECEIVES
ROYAL WELCOME
IN SOUTH AFRICA

CAPETOWN, South Africa, Jan
20. U.P,-The Prince of Wales land
ed here at 9 a. m. today.
A large crowd greeted him at the
pier.
He appeared fit after his long
sea voyage on the steamer Kenil-
worth Castle. and smilingly waved
to the throng that met him.
The Earl of Athlone, governor
general of South Africa, the mayor
and other notables went aboard to
greet the prince.
He motored Immediately to gov,
eminent house.
The pier where the prince landed
was gaily decorated and the streets
along which he and his party drove
were lined with cheering throngs,
waving flags and shouting as he
passed.
The prince halted his automobile
once to greet former service men
who had gathered to salute him at
the war memorial.
1t is expected he will remain in
Capetown several days prior to start
ing into the hinterland on his big
game hunting expedition.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
FLYERS REFUSE
TO QUIT SEARCH
FOR LOST PILOT

NOME, Alaska, Jan. 20. up,
Veterans of the far north believed
today that unless Lieutenant Carl
Ben Eielson had found refuge in a
cabin of a trapper his food supplies
had been completely exhausted.
They were agreed that virtually
the only hope left for the noted
aviator and explorer was that he
had landed safely and had been
winter bound in some isolated cabin.
Although more than two months
have elapsed since Eielson and his
mechanic were lost, more than 10
aviators were still pushing forward
with relief for their comrade, hop
ing they would find him safe. They
were still handicapped, however, by
the exceptionally poor flying wealth
err of the Arctic winter.
Eielson carried food supplies for
one month when he left here early
in November for Cape North, ST
IBERIA, to help the icebound schooner
Nanuk. These could have lasted two
months if used sparingly, his friends
believed.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
Tripoli Ruled
Again By Italy

TRIPOLI, Jan. 90 W.H-ltaly's
camel cavalry, speeding across the
desert sands led by the Duke OF
Puglie, has captured Murzurk, cap
ital of the Fessan district.
The action places almost the
whole of inland Tripoli again under
control Of Italy after a period OF
virtual evacuation with the excep-
ton of the capital and a strip along
the coast, since 1914.
The inhabitants of Murzuk sur
rendered without resistance, turn
ing over their arms and ammum-
ton to the returning rulers.
The military move, which is part
of Italy's program of reconsohda.
ton of her position here, followed
the occupation of the oasis OF uaul-
bechir on January IA during sang
uinary engagement in which IA ma
tive rebels were killed and IL taken
prisoner. Much war material was
captured and cousin of Sef En-
Masser, a desert chieftain who still
resists Italy's domination, was made
a prisoner.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
Submit Names For
Traffic Squad

Louis Mitchell, Roy Wells, Alvin
Brecch and Robert Womack were
recommended by the board of county
supervisors at their meeting this
morning as candidates for positions
on the state motor traffic squad and
the clerk was instructed to send
these recommendation to the Motor
Vehicle Department. All members
of the board were present except
&. c. Pulliam. Supervisor Romeo
Smith was chosen chairman pro TEN.
The following bids for equipment
were accepted by the board: that
of Brown-Bevis company to supply
a road grader for district No. 4, to
cost $2364; and another bid to sup
ply n Dodge-Graham truck chassis
to road district No. 3, for $2713.37.
The clerk was also instructed to ad
vertisc for bids for wheel dump
truck to be used in district No. 3.
Plans for new detention home
are to be discussed by the board at
the afternoon session and in all
probability a call for bids on this
project will be issued today.
The board accepted n road ease
mcnt from T.. M. Heller for the right
of way over his track in district No.
}, after which the board adjourned
until 1870 this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
LOCAL JUNIORS
GREATLY ENJOY
PHOENIX VISIT

Nineteen members of the Fl Cen
tro Junior chamber of commerce VINO
left Friday night for Phoenix TO at
tend the midwinter conference of
the organization held in tina; city.
Saturday and yesterday, returned
this morning reporting a wonderful
time and loud in their praises of the
hospitality extended by the Arizona
city.
Delegates from practically every
state in the Union were at the two
day conference, the first of which
was given over to business, w t h
pleasure of various sorts occupying
their attention yesterday. Programs
were presented for the coming wear :;
the achievements Of the past were
reviewed and plans were discussed
relative to the further extension of
;hc organization and also to the re-
lations existing between the senior
and junior chambers of commerce
throughout the country.
Speakers with messages of ippor-
tance to the well-being of the Jay
sees were heard at the Westward HO
hotel, conference headquarters, and
no item of public interest in which
the Junior chambers might exert
their influence, was left untouched,
Dancing, auto tours, sport events
dinners and many other forms of
entertainment were offered the
city's guests and from reports avail
able everyone made use of every OPP
prrtunity extended to have one big
time.
The FL Centre delegation, led by
p. V. Harrington, president, and Al
G.. Smith, national representative
went to Phoenix attired as Riffs
and made quite hit. Yesterday
edition of the Arizona Republican
carried a picture of the FL Centre
" sheiks' in their robes and trap
pings. In this picture are: Russell
Lewis, Buck Oakley, Joe Barefoot
William Ohmstede,C. l.. Smith. Rob
crt Hays, Peter Schmitt, Melvin
King, Leo Hetzel, Mrs. Al Smith
Al G. Sm;in, 2. V. Harrington, and
Il. C. Cole.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
Poultry Thieves
Sent To Jail

Pilfering of poultry farms in the
such profitable outdoor sport that
it was thought high time to rut an
end to such activities. Consequent
ly when three men, charged with
stealing chickens and turkeys from
nearby ranchers appeared before
Judge Mayfield this morning, they
were given straight sentences of 6
months each in the county Jail.
Leon Faulkner, a negro, was the
first of these offenders to receive
sentence. Faulkner lifted two prize
turkeys from E. f. Weldon, living
near Holtville, the turkeys being
priced at $40. Suspicious led to him
as the thief and he was soon locat-
ed. When arraigned this morning
he pleaded guilty to the charge.
+. II. Lorimore and l.. Patton,
were arrested for the theft of 50
white leghorn hens belonging to
John Bailey, Holtvile. Apprehend
ed in Calexico by Deputy Sheriffs
Clark and Sharp, the two men ad-
mitted stealing the chickens and
took them to the yard of a local
poultry dealer, claiming to have sold
the chickens to him early yesterday
morning. Officers searched the
place but found that the chickens
had already been sent on to Los An
geles. Beside their Jail sentence,
the two men will be obliged to pay
for the stolen fowl.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
SLAYER OF TWO
DRY AGENTS TO
ANSWER CHARGE

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Jan.
20. U.P-A man with long record
of major bootlegging operations,
was held in county Jail here today
on blanket charge of numbering
two federal prohibition agents who
sought to search his home on fed
eral warrant Saturday night.
In defense of that charge, George
w. Moore, the asserted bootlegger
and rum runner, announced through
his attorney, f. M. Baynes. that he
will plead legal technically -
namely that the warrant did not
permit search of his home at night.
The governor, however, answered
Moore's announcement with the as
sertion that his two victims
Agents Frank R. Patterson and Rob-
ert K. Moncure - were "wholly
within their legal rights and per-
forming their sworn duty at the
time of their deaths.
Preliminary reports, clearly es-
tablished it was said, that Agent
Moncure produced the warrant at
the front steps Of the Moore nome
and told Moore he and three other
agents had come to search the prem
Uses.
Without replying and refusing to
accept services of the warrant, ii
was said, Moore rushed back, across
his front porch, slammed the front
door and forthwith fired a charge OF
buckshot through it. One slug strues
Moncure directly in the forehead, in
stantly killing him.
Patterson, according to reports
| was at the rear door of the home
and on hearing the shot, rushnd IL
through the kitchen to overptwe
Moore. He was met halfway with
charge of buckshot which lodged il
his abdomen, MORALLY woundln'
him.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
COMRADES SURE
MISSING FLYER
IS STILL ALIVE

LAS VEGAS, New, Jan. 20. W.R)
Led by untiring men who were his
flying mates, most of the As planes
now engaged in the search for
Maury Graham, missing air pilot, to-
day will circle over the mountain
Gus section near Caliente, New,
where the aviator was last seen be-
fore he disappeared in blizzard
January 10.
Reports yesterday that man be-
lievcd to have been the lost aviator,
was seen to wave red flag at an
airplane above him, were discounted
last night when searchers returning
to their bases made no mention of
the incident.
The postmaster at Ursine, New,
had reported seeing signaling and
the plane fired several shots in re-
ply and sailed away.
After squadron of planes re-
Ported sighting what appeared to
be the remains of campfire, posses
today will investigate in the vicin-
ity of Ely, New.
On another tangent ground parties
will scour an area near Fillmore,
Utah, in an attempt to confirm word
that signal flares had been seen in
the Meadow hills.
Unfavorable weather retarded the
extensive search yesterday. Despite
their so far clueless hunt, pilots who
had flown with Graham over the
air mail route between Las Vegas
and Salt Lake City, Utah, have not
lost hope.
They insist that Maury is "stick
ing with the mail"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
Master Plumbers
Enjoy Banquet

Master plumbers of the Southern
California association met in FL
Centre Saturday for their regular
monthly meeting, the session begin
ming with banquet at the Barbara
Worth hotel, at which Mayor w. j:
Clements extended the greetings of
the city to the visitors.
S. C. Blackman of Calexico, pres
ident of the local association, presid-
ed at the banquet and addresses on
subjects of general interest were
made by various members, among
the speakers being A. Updegraf, rep
resentative of the Crane company.
Following the banquet the mem
bers enjoyed delightful evening
of dancing and cards. The meetings
are held each month in the various
communities represented in the as
ISOLATION, and the valley association
acted as hosts at this last meeting
which was attended by over 250 of
the members and their wives.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
Nations Adopt
YOung's Plan

THE HAGUE, Jan. 20. U.P)-The
protocol of the Hague preparations
conference which will put the Owen
d. Young PREPARATIONS plan into
operation was adopted and signed
by delegates of the allied and cen
trail powers today.
Acceptance of the Young plan by
the conference followed on settle
ment of the troublesome problems
of Hungarian reparations, which
were arranged last night only after
extended sessions.
The settlement between the prin'
cipal allied nations and Germany
was arranged without great diff
Guilty except in the forcing of Ger
many to accept the allies right to
enforce sanctions or military guar
antees of payment.
The Young plan now must be rati-
fled by the parliaments of the ma.
tions involved.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
Trial OF Pantages
Witness Started

Los ANGELES, Jan. 20. W.P.-
a tentative jury of four men and
eight women was seated in the jury
box today in the superior court de-
partment where Garland Biffle, Ar
KANSAS lawyer, will be tried on
charges of giving perjured testimony
in defense of Alexander Pantages.
Eunice Pringle, II year old dancer
of whom Pantages was convicted of
attacking, made a brief courtroom
appearance, but was excused until
tomorrow. Attorneys did not expect
the jury to be completed before that
time.
Miss Pringle will testify that she
did not engage in conversation
with Nick Dunaev, her manager, in
which Biffle said he heard h EN-
make remarks indicating a plan to
frame Pantages.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
Writer Shot By
Hold-Up Trio

NEW YORK, Jan. 20. U.H-
Garet Garrett, writer on economics
and finances, was in a hospital to-
day suffering from three bullet
wounds because he became angry
during a hofdup.
Garrett was entertaining three
friends at dinner at an exclusive
Greenwich Village cafe when three
men, with caps pulled down and
coat collars turned up, entered.
"Keep your seats ladies and gen.
lemen," said the leader flashing
pistol.
Garrett Aurned in his seat, saw
the pistol in the holdup mans hand,
arose and walked toward him.
"What do you meant What do
you mean9" angrily asked the writ
err.
The bandits reply was four shots.
Three struck Garrett. The holdup
men escaped.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
Farley
TO Open
TUESDAY
Delegates To London
Arms Conference Re-
ceived By King.
AMERICANS FIRST
Real Work Will Not Be
Started Until Session On
Thursday.
By RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

LONDON, Jan. 20. U.P> = The
principal delegates to the five power
naval conference were received by
King George V at Buckingham Pal
ace today, preparatory to the form
al opening of the conference in the
royal gallery of the house of lords
tomorrow.
A crowd of about 500 watched an
the Americans, French, Italians and
Japanese drove to the palace for
their audience.
The principal delegates were ac-
companied by their chief colleagues.
The empire and English delegates
followed the foreign nations into
the audience chamber.
The audience was brief. The WISH
tors reached the palace at $3.50 p.
m. at 3:45 p. m. the Americans, who
were the first in line in accordance
with the alphabetical precedence
which marks all the conference ar
rangements, left the palace.
The French followed a minute
later, then the Italians, Japanese and
finally the empire and English dele
gates.
The delegates apparently tried to
avoid the crewd as they emerged.
The automobiles suddenly swerved
while still inside the courtyard and
made for an unmatched gate at the
opposite end from the one where the
crowd was gathered. The crowd was
forced to spring hundred yards,
arriving just after t h e Americans
emerged.
Previous to the audience with the
king, Premier j. Ramsay MacDon-
aid met the delegates at No. III
Downing street, at 10 a. m. today,
for final discussion of the organi-
cation and purposes of the London
naval conference preliminary to its
formal opening.
The naval delegates decided at
, their meeting that the real work of
the conference will start Thursday
at 10 a. M, when each country s
chief delegate will present h i
viewpoint on naval limitation. There
will be no discussion.
The session which will be held
Wednesday will be purely formal.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
Three Killed In
Florida Crash

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Jan.
20. W.P-A pilot and two mechanics
were killed and two passengers in
jured, probably fatally, when a
cabin monoplan crashed into Lake
Worth here late yesterday.
The dead are: William Lindley,
pilot; Arthur Umps, mechanic; AL
Lipsky, mechanic, all of Daytona
Beach. The injured were: Elvir
Stosswell, West Palm Beach; Ed
ward Butler, Miami.
The plane apparently was disabi-
ed and attempting to land when the
crash came, witnesses said, but no
exact cause for the accident has
been determined.
Hundreds of Palm Beach residents
saw the plane as it struck the water.
Speed boats and launches joined in
on effort to pull the men, imprison-
cd in the cabin, from the water.
The plane, owned by the Florida
Anyways company at Daytona Beach,
was enroute from Westend in the
Bahamas to Daytona Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
POLICE CAPTURE
THREE CONNECTS
AFTER Gun FIGHT

MACON, Ga, Jan. 20. W.H-Af-
ter a furious 30 minute gun battle
in which more than 200 rounds OF
ammunition were fired by Is Macon
and Jacksonville police, three ban
dts sought in swamp near here
were shot down and captured to-
day.
jacksonville authorities here to
aid the search in belief the trio
were the escaped convicts who kill
ed a Jacksonville detective Friday
night, announced after the capture
they were not the Jacksonville trio.
The bandits gave the names of
Adrian and Dana Bias, brothers,
and Basil Childress, and said they
escaped from the West Virginia
state penitentiary, where they said
they had been serving sentences of
40 years for highway robbery.
Adrian Bias had his left arm shot
off by Browning automatic ma
chine gun in the hands of one of
the officers. He was reported dying.
His brother. Dana, was peppered
with bird shot, but not seriously
wounded. Childress was shot in
both arms and the chest.
The battle opened when Macon
and jacksonville police under Cap
tain NJ. 4. Pierce of Macon storm
ed n deserted house on the edge of
the swamp, in which they had been
Informed the bandit trio had taken
refuge during the night.
"There was some right smart
shooting right away Patrolman
II. G. Holston Of the Macon force.
who participated in it, told the
United Press.
Two hundred rounds of unused
ammunition were found on the three
convirts, Holston said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
RISING MERCURY
CAUSES WORRIES
TO FLOOD AREAS
Midwest Gets Relief AS
Weather Warns But
Danger Is Increased.

CHICAGO, Jan. 20. U.p'-Stcadily
rising temperatures brought relief
from cold to the midwest today, buI
caused new anXicties in flooded
areas.
Thermometers began rising Sun
day and went up to from 10 to 80
degrees in "a hours. Sixteen above
zero was the average for most of the
midwest, against marks as low as 20
below on Saturday.
If the temperatures continue to
rise as rapidly in the next few days,
however, flood dangers will increase.
Streams already are swollen p t
flood stage by heavy rains.
Melting of the snow and ice block
AIDES may complete the work of de-
vastation which has caused thou
sands of dollars damage to property
md has forced hundreds from their
homes.
At Vincennes, Ind, where flood
waters have spread over thousands
of acres of farm lands, levee along
,hc Wabash river may have to be
Gynamlted.
The water has receded almost
foot at Vincennes but is at % feet,
still above the danger mark. Levee
guards and landowners assembled at
the Decker Chapel district today to
discuss the question of breaking the
lcvee.
After an aerial survey yesterday,
Red Cross officials reported $40
homes in Gibson County, Indiana,
h,;d been affected by the flood. The
families had fled to safety and were
given food and clothing.
In Arkansas waters which h d
covered 100000 acres and forced p
500 persons from their homes, were
rcceding rapidly.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
STATE HIGHWAY
COMMISSIONERS
INSPECT VALLEY

Members of h e state highway
commission were guests of the high
way committee of the associated
chambers of commerce of Imperial
County Saturday and spent the day
looking over valley roads. The party
has been visiting the entire southern
part of the state making survey
Of roads for the purpose of deciding
On highway construction and i'm
provements for the present year.
The visitors were met at Indio
Saturday morning by the members
of the associated chambers highway
committee, and after lunching in
that town they drove over the
Blythe Mecca road to it's junction
with the North Shore road, then fol
lowed that road to h e proposed
Kane Springs-Julian road. After an
examination of that road the party
drove to the Planters Hotel, in Draw
ley where dinner was served to
about 60 Imperial Valley men, rep
resenting the various chambers of
commerce of this county.
The evening meeting was opened
by Frederick j. Trude, president of
the Brawley chamber of commerce
and the gavel was then turned over
TO Jasper l.. Travers, chairman of
the associated highway committee,
who presided throughout the eve
ming.
The following members of h
highway commission spoke on road
! matters: J. P. Baumgartner, Of San
ia Ana; Senator M. B. Harris, of
! Fresno; C. H. Purcell, of Sacra-
mento, and George c. Mansfield,
secretary of the commission. Other
visiting speakers were E. Q. Sulli'
! van, district engineer, San Bernar'
dino: Wallace Woodwork, chairman
of the highway committee of the
southern branch of the state cham
Der of commerce; and E. f. East OF
the Automobile Club of Southern
California, from Los Angeles.
The chief speaker of the evening
was B. B. Meek, director of public
works in Sacramento. Meek stated
that more funds will be expended in
! Improvement of the Mecca Blythe
route into the southland as rapidly
as they are available. One section
of this highway has already been
improved. The route to Yuma will
also be improved and will be widen
ed as rapidly as possible.
Meek was followed by the five
supervisors of Imperial County, each
Of whom made n short talk and by
S. P. Rowe, president of the asso
.eiated chambers. A. j. MERCER
spoke of the FL Centro-Calexico road
and its Importance. Assemblymal
Myron D. Witter then gave a talk
on the valley roads as a whole and
S. C. Sorensen, of Calipatria was the
speaker on the North Shore road
The Brawley-Julian road construc
! ton was covered by George T.
Kreuger of Brawley.
Members of the highway commits
sion returned Sunday morning to the
coast, going by way of Beaumont
10 San Diego, over the Jack Rabbit
! Trail
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
Theatre Owners
Will Help Fox

NEW YORK, Jan. 20. (U.H-A
group of motion picture theatre
owners has come to the aid of Will
liam Fox in his attempt to float a
$35,OOO,000 loan to meet short term
obligations Of the Fox Motion Pic
ture interests.
At a meeting yesterday of repre-
sentatives Of 283 theatres, the fin
ancial statement of the Fox inter
ests was examined and Fox explain
ed the necessity Of obtaining the
loan. The owners then voted to sup
port Fox's plan and urged other
motion picture men throughout the
country to do likewise because "the
preservation of the Fox interests is
so vital to the welfare of every ex-
hibitor in the country
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
CONFERENCE AT
RENO WAITS FOR
COL. DONOVAN

RENO New. Jan. 20. W.H-The
conference of state on division or
Boulder dam power met brlefiy 10,
day, elected Francis Wilson OF New
Mexico as temporary chairman untll
the arrival of Colonel William j:
Donovan, representing Secretary OF OF
Interior Wilbur, and adjourned until
2 p. m.
1t was predicted that the confer,
ence would not get down to rear
business until after the arrival TO-
morrow of some of the Arizona dele
CATION and Donovan.
Statements of plans and demands
were refused for two days by the
Arizona and California members
while Governor Bllzar of Nevada,
also declined co"'Hent, except Tor
saying that priv -' Nevada corpor-
alton plaus still "~' N the back
Nevada has asked 33 Is per cent
of the expected power development
from the dam, with the privilege TO
withdraw it as needed. or the right
TO sell any SUI Auo
state.
Both Arizona and Nevada CON
tended that the price fixed by Will
bur is too low. Hopes waned for a
private Nevada corporation to hand
lie the contract for Nevada. If no
agreement is reached Wilbur will
let the $12,000,000 contract.
The California delegation consist
ed of the state railroad commission
or. William J. Carr, w. B. Mathews,
Earl C. Pound, John L. Bacon, F.
H. McIver, secretary of the Impe-
rial Irrigation District, Charles
Childers. Commissioner Carl Jacob
son of Los Angeles, w. tombstone,
O. T. Johnson, Ralph Creswell,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-20
Last Day In Old
Police Court

The last day in the old police
HEADQUARTERS saw much activity as
10 cases came before Judge Perkins
for decision this morning.
John Harris, SO, M. Heffre, &C,
P. J. Finn, "a, and Carl Smith, 90,
were fined $25 each on drunkenness
charges. Frank Lopez, 81, and An.
tonic Lopez, %, booked for invest.
igation, had their cases continued
until this afternoon, as did Roy
Raymond, 40, for disturbing the
peace, and c. Stanels, 30, with Marie
Rcdwine, 30, and Eleanor Churchill
81, ON charges preferred by the man.
aeement of the Panama hotel.