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The Indianapolis times., 1930-01-29
BY Crane
Cowan

Hastily they broke camp, and were following
the trail up river, but few hours when Tarzan
came upon the embers Of their fire. 1t was
enough to spur him hotly forward So 1t was
that towards night, as Rokof in his new camp
chanced to glance toward the forest edge, his
blood ran cold. What he saw was the giant
figure of an almost naked white man emerging
from the bu5h.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-01-29
BY Martin

Then came messengers from the Mganwazam
tribe crying that the great white giant had been
seen, on his way to wreak vengeance against his
enemies. The blacks were TERROR stricken OF this
creature who hunted with fierce pack Of apes
and panthers at his heels. Their superstitious
fears sent them scurrying into the buSh Rokof
and his few remaining sailors found themselves
alone in the wilderness
The Indianapolis times., 1930-01-29
BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES

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The Indianapolis times., 1930-01-29

Meanwhile, Tarzan, as he listened to the war
riors account of the white picinninny's" burial,
believed that his little son was lost to him for
ever. Though his heart was nearly broken by
the news, he set his teeth, more grinlly de-
termined than ever to rescue Jane, who he was
now convinced, could not be very far away.
Swinging through the trees he hastened on, and
came to the Russians camp.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
Nevada Governor
Prevents Gunplay

LAS VEGAS. New, Aug. ). W,H
A governor who served his appren-
ticeship as "A sheriff recounted to.
day how his experience served him
in good stead when gunplav ap-
peared imminent.
Governor Fred BalZar of Nevada,
who formerly was known and re-
spected as sheriff of Mineral coun-
", told police that the near pistol
aftray occurred late yesterday when
he called on q real estate man here
named Gordon c. Smith. doing bust
ness as the Las Vegas Board of
Trade.
The governor said he and Smith
had been in correspondence on scve-
raj matters and that du,ing his call
they engaged in an argument. Bal
zar, declared Smith, muttered some
thing about "liar' and drew Il
gun.
- have handled armed men be
fore this, y the governor related,
land so it wasn'j a great deal of
trouble to wrench the weapon from
Smith s hand before he could fire.
Police were called but the Cover
nor refused to prefer charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
Doctor Fatally
Stricken During
An Operation

BIRMING HAM, Ala, Aug. ). W.i)
A surgeon performing Il Caesarian
child birth operation here today was
fatally stricken with heart attack
before his task was completed, but
colleagues brought the child safely
into the world. and also saved the
l'fe of the mother.
The dead surgeon was DIR. T. II.
Williams of the South Highlands
hospital staff. Dir. Il. NJ. Evans and
DR.. J. ID. Dean finished the operation
Williams had begun. Mrs. l.. II.
Day, -, the mother. and her s"i
pound baby girl were reported in
satisfactory condition.
AS he collapsed, Or. Williams
first thought was for the safety Of
his patients and the success of the
operation.
"Watch it. doctor, - We're the last
words the stricken surgeon uttered.
a coroner's Jury returned YER
diet of death from natural causes.
Fellow surgeons said undoubtedly
DR.. Williams had suffered a heart
attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
Sons Dismissal
Follows Burke's
Note To Porter

Los ANGELES. Aug. ). (U.H-A
few hours after Charles Burke, re
cent candidate for chief of police.
made public an open letter demand
ing the resignation of Mayor John
Porter, the dismi Sssl from the police
service of Burke'S son, Charles,
was announced today.
The elder Burke. formerly an in
innate friend Of the mayor. was
backed by the mayor as the man
to head the police department when
James +. Davis was denoted The
attempt to make Burke the chief
failed, however, and apparently led
20 break between Burke and the
mayor.
In his open letter, Burke held
Mayor Porter responsible for the in
efficiency of the police department.
and asked that the mayor resign and
''let some man take the reins who
will give protection to all alike and
rid our locality Cf the outlaw ele-
ment.
Chief of Police Roy Steckel. in an
nouncing Young Rurke's dismissal,
said: This has nothing to do with
the letter written by Mr.. Burke to
Mayor Porter.'
Young Burke was employed as Il
secret operative working out of the
mayor s office.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
Rally
At Park Tonight

Politicians will have their say to.
night at city park when another OF
the popular open meetings conducted
by the American Conservation cluo
will get under way at s O'Clock.
These meetings, which have been
held in various cities of the valley
for the past few weeks, have given
the public a good chance to become
acquainted with the merits of the
various candidates. All the latter
are given an equal opportunity to
talk and argue why they should he
elected to the offices to which they
aspire.
Realizing that no matter how in
tcrcstcd the voters may b" in hear-
ing political speeches, they are likely
to he somewhat tagged out at the end
of the program. the club officials
have procured tons of water
melons, which have been placed on
ice and will he distributed after
the speeches have been concluded.
The melons were donated by sheriff
c. l.. Gillett.
The public is cordially invited 10
the meeting, candidates are warned
that no melon rind throwing will he
and small hovs will be
limited to not more than two dozen
watcrmclons apiece.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
Forms
Another Link In
Trump's Murder

Los ANGELES. Aug. >. UP
New evidence in the form of re
volvcr found in municipal court
here added another link today to
the chain of circumstances surround
ing the two-ycar-old murder of
Ralph o. Trump. for which two
youths were held in the city Jail
The gun was the one with which
Wilbur Mossberg, %, assertediY shot
Trump. University OF Southern
California student, as he sat in a
ear with his sweetheart, Miss Mar.
lory Uhlman. on October -, 1928.
Mossberg and Jacques SamanieGo,
10, have signed confessions of the
affair and they have been identified
hy Miss Chlman.
Detectives learned Mossberg was
arrested recently on n charge of car.
wing concealed weapon. The gun,
held as evidence. was found in the
court where Mossherg was tried ana
detectives claimed it fitted Il she'll
found at the murder scene as well
as II bullet in Trump's body.
Murder warrants against the two
will he asked tomorrow, police said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
AID FOR
DROUGHT
REGIONS
Hoover Declares Federal
Government Will Help
Stricken Regions.
APPEALS TO ROADS
Reduced Rates On Feed,
Livestock Sought For
Affected Areas.

WASHINGTON, Aug. >. UP)-
No stone will be left unturned by
the federal government to render as,
sistance to local authorities in
regions stricken by the extended
drought, President Hoover an
nounced today.
Already an investigation has been
undertaken by the agriculture de-
partment into the cXtensiveness Of
the situation and report will be
made public next Monday. the presi-
dent said.
Railways have been requested by
the Chief Executive to determine
how they may lend assistance either
through voluntary reduced rates on
hay and feed in the drought regions
and livestock from them or by other
means.
There can be no doubt as to its
most serious character in many To-
calities,' - Mr.. Hoover added. "And
that unless relieved there will be
real suffering.
"The drought situation has been
the subject of several conferences
between Secretary of Agriculture
Hyde, Chairman Legge of the farm
board and myself. The department
of agriculture has undertaken a de
tailed survey of the situation. They
will report next Monday upon the
condition in each area in the coun-
try.
THE measure Of assistance that
the farm board and the other agen-
cies of the federal government can
and should undertake are being de-
termincd.
alt is evident already that large
measures of feed movement TO the
livestock in the drought areas o,
movements OF animals out of the
worst areas will need to be undcr-
taken later in the fall. II is too
early to determine the precise charac-
ter of relief; much depends upon
the further spread of the drought
but no stone will be left unturned
by the federal government in giving
assistance to local authorities.
~ have asked the railways to in
vestigate the situation from Il trans:
portation point OF view.
The President issued his statemcR
after discussing Tie situation with
his cabinet at their regular meet
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
Actress Admits
Separation From
Titled Husband

HOLLYWOOD. Calf. Aug. }. U.P)
Gloria Swanson and her titled hus
band, the Marquis de la Falaise de
il Cordray, have come 10 the parting
Of the ways.
In Il formal statement today the
noted film actress said they haG
lived apart for the last year and
have decided to continue the ar
ran2ement in the future. Her state.
mcut was issued soon after the Mar,
Quis returned from Il lengthy stay
in Paris.
Henri plans to remain at a hotel
during his stay here, and | shall con
tinuc to live AT the beach. > Miss
Swanson said. We have found it
possible to maintain separate estao.
lishments and still be the best o.
friends. y
Reports of Il separation have been
current in the fila colony for seve-
raj months but were denied repeated
~ until the marquis returned sun
day. AT that time he denied there
was AN "open break but intimated
further statement would be ISSUED
by his wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
IMMENSE OUTPUT
IN TEXAS FIELDS
HALTS DECLINE
Downward Trend In Oil
Production Continues
In Other Districts.

TULSA, Okla, Aug. ). U.P)-The
steady decline OF daily average
crude oil production in the nation
was halted abruptly last week by
a tremendous increase in output of
heavy oil in southwest Texas, the
Oil and Gas ournal reported today.
Oil and Gas journal reported today
049,230 to 2,03l, 1876 barrels, an 49,
034 barrel drop, on the nations
daily average guages. Heavy oil,
however, rose from 42S,Gl0 to 467,
l67 barrels.
OF this heavy oil increase south
west Texas, where New York has
been intensive, contributed 81
795 barrel increase to l33,70l bar.
rels.
In other fields the decline was in
keeping with the steady downward
trend of production at the instance
of operators seeking to relieve an
unbalanced marketing condition
and effect by voluntary curtaimcnt
measures
Midcontinent light dropped S,l26
barrels to l,2S7,jl9 barrels daily
average. Heavy dropped 80 bar
rcls to 1880.
California light fell 1000 barrels
to 5l6,100 while heavy was steady
at $4,000.
Despite a 22,9l5 barrel rise in the
Oklahoma City pool caused by eX-
tcnsivc new gushcr production, Il
larger drop in the Seminole area
caused Oklahoma's production to
drop ll,130 barrels TO sd 005.
West Texas rose from 296,272 to
29S,620 barrels. The Panhandle
rose 537 barrels to o6,54G; North
central Texas dropped from 126,222
barrels to l26,96S and east central
Texas rose 900 barrels TO Al $50.
Kansas dropped from ll6,945 to
ll6"lo barrels. North Louisiap"
light dropped Al barrels to G,45O
barrels and heavy declined tj bar
rcIS TO 10000.
Arkansas light dropped l35 bar
rcls to 1850; Heavy was off 270
barrels to $3.50.
Gulf coast heavy rose from o03.
9l2 to 2o4. $50. Southwest rose from
1906 to l33,7l0 barrels.
Eastern fields decline 1000 bar
'rels to l22 900.
The Rocky mountain area fell
from 100, ,4s5 to l05,577 barrels.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
JULY BUSINESS
CONDITIONS SHOW
SLIGHT ADVANCE
Industrial Employment
Increase Is Declared
Most Promising.

Los ANGELES, Aug. ). UP)-
Conditions in southern California
during july were governed largely
by the usual mid summer dullness
and the vacation period, although
notable advances were made in some
lines, the Southwest Business Re
view of the Los Angeles chamber
of commerce said today.
The most promising advance re-
corded was Il ris" of over Il points
in the industrial employment index.
The review said the action reflected
greater activity in several branches
Of industry, especially the motion
pictures, construction, wearing APP
pare. millinery and furniture.
Bank debts were 10 per cent
above those for the month of June
and binding permits for July wer"
ahead of June in both volume and
value.
Water commerce reached Il high
figure, the report said, although it
broke no records. Agricultural con
ditions were reported generally
satisfactory with lower production
costs and good prices balancing
short crops.
Petroleum maintained its volun-
tary reduced production, while stock
exchange transactions, retail sales
and wholesale volume ali dropped
away.
Decrease in Oil
Regarding petroleum, the report
said:
With conservation still in force
throughout southern California, lit
tie change took place during the
month in field conditions. State pro-
duction for the last week of July
averaged 6lo, 900 barrels per day, u
Slight decrease from the two previ-
Gus weeks.
'The month witnessed the end OF
another long-drawn gasoline war,
with prices back to the previous
level. Result of the war was thar
the seven major companies gained
back about 10 per cent of the gas0-
line business of the state, which they
had lost in the last two years. and
the volume of a number of small
refincrs and distributors was ma
tcriallv reduced
--latest figures on refinery oper-
ations (for June. 1890 show gaso-
line production increased IL per cent
over May, 1880, and 6 per cent over
June, 1929. Due, however, to the
record size of shipments out of the
Continued on page six)
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
ARIZONA YOUTHS
FOUND SAFE IN
CRYSTAL CAVERN

NOGALES. AriG.. Aug. >. U.P-
Safe and unharmed, four Arizona
Youths today We're recovering from
their narrowing experiences i'll the
depths OF the three mile deep crystal
cave after being rescued late yes
tcrday by searching parties. The iads
were underground 26 hours.
The BOYS are: David Coughanour,
20; CLAY Coughanour, Il; Paul Mae
Gregor, all of Nogales, and NJ. f..
Hughey. 20, of Yuma, Ariz.
Deep in the rcccsscs ef the cavern,
famed for lis refuge to renegade
Indians in frontier days, rescucrS
composed Of troops from Fore
stephen y. Little here, peace Off
GERS. and NogaleS Boy Scouts found
the four huducd together trying TO
keep warm.
Weary from groping through end
less miles of black and treachcrouS
passagrwavs. with huge pits vawn-
ing to cnSnarc thcm if they made a
misstep. the Youths finally stopped
and awaited the rescuers. whose
shouts they could hear family. but
could not locate.
1--WE were getting along fine,
until our candles gave out, Hughey
declared. I've became frightened
when we realized we were lost.
Search for the Youths started at
davhreak Monday when Hughey and
David Coughanom failed TO report
at the Arizona military citizens
training camp here, They had left
camp sunday morning for eXplora-
tion of the cavern which they had
previously visited.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
Little Activity
On Coast Curb

LOS ANGELES, Aug. ). (U.p) -
Little activity was experienced to-
day on the Los Angeles stock and
curb exchanges as prices slumpcd
from Il to 2la points among lead
ing issues.
Security First National Bank,
opening at 0ll2, dropped to l00ai.
within a fraction of its all time
low established in June. The stock
was active.
Standard Oil, in contrast to Sc
curitv. opened at 81, up one from
yesterday 5 close. and maintained
a steady pace throughout trading
activities.
TranSamcrica was down frac-
tonally rs were Rio Grande Oil and
Neon. Edison common was about
steady to its opening quotation
with only random trading. being
done. Taylor Milling was among the
more active quotations, VARYING
fractionally around 32.
New York money was > per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
WILL PUT
BILLINGS
ON Stand
To Emerge From Prison
Cell And Take Part
In His "Re-trial".
WILL REFUTE STORY
Seeks To Have Testimony
BY Macdonald, Smith
Ignored.
By GEORGE D. CRIsSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5.-War-
rem X. Billings will emerge from his
Folsom prison cell and take n part
in his "retrial' on charges of com.
plicity in the San Francisco Pre-
paredness Day bombing, July %.
1916, the California supreme court
announced today.
Decision to summon Billings from
the prison where he has spent al
most II years came after plea for
the presence by Edwin Y. Mckenzie.
his attorney.
REST your mind, Chief Justice
William H. Waste said. "Billings
Will be called at the proper time. .
Mckenzie had ,equested a person
Gl appearance for Billings several
times but the court, now reviewing
the bombing outrage in connection
with a plea Of Billings for a pardon,
ruled previously that his presence
was not necessary.
Today Mckenzie told the cOmrt
that he made hurried trip to Fol
som last night. conferred with Bill
inoS and was convinced that his
client was needed in court to refute
statements made by Estelle Smith,
reputation witness
Miss Smith, who was a principal
witness against Billings in his muir
der trial in 1916 but who was not
called in the Thomas j. Mooney trial
in 1917. was on the stand when Mac
Kenzie made his request.
Mckenzie told the court he want
ed to refute Il repudiation of a re-
pudiation story told by Miss Smith
in the present hearing.
A few days ago Miss Smith said
that Billings was ut an office where
she worked as a dental assistant at
12l Market street at he time of he
explosion, a mile from Steuart and
Market streets, the place where the
blast killed 10 persons.
She also said that Billings prac-
ticed sabotage by squirting acid on
automobiles and that he was not a
dvnamiter.
Although the story told by Miss
Smith furnished an alibi for his
client. Mckenzie expressed deter
mnation to refute it.
1t apparently is part of the at
tornev'S program to discredit all of
Miss smiths testimony, just as he
did in the case John Macdonald,
another reputation witness.
Mckenzie 5 view is that all testi-
mony by Macdonald and Miss
Smith, including original trial testi
mony, reputation affidavits and
testimony in the present hearing.
should be ignored.
With that evidence out of the rec
ord, he believes that the court may
in good faith recommend that Bill
ings be pardoned.
After ruling on Mckenzie s re-
quest, the court excused Miss
Smith but instructed her to keep
in touch with Fred l.. Berry. spa
,ial representative of the people at
the hearing so that she might he
recalled at viii.
During the morning Miss Smith
was crOss-eXamined by Frank p.
Walsh, attorney for Mooney. She
confirmed in all essentials repudia-
tion affidavit signed last year in
which she said she was influenced
to testify falsely in Billings trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
Men Entitled To
Swear, Declares
Superior Judge

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5.U.H -
Every man is entitled to express "A
hearty "damn" once in while. ac-
cording to Superior Judge X. :.
Nahon of Sutter County.
His opinion on the matter was
given when he refused divorce to
Mrs. Clara NJ. Battagia who testi-
fled that her husband said good,
round "damn" when he broke his
shoelace one morning.
81 broke IA shoelace this morning."
Judge Nahon stated. "lt | didn't
say damn" | certainly thought it.
81 think every married man has
the right to use the expression
damn or even something stronger
when the occasion .iuStiticS. The eX-
preston acts as a safety valve.
"'fhe decree is denied"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
SAN DIEGO SEEKS
COLORADO WATER

Definite steps To obtain water
for san Diego from the Colorado
river. in conjunction with the pro-
posed American can't, have
been initiated by the cit of san
Diego according TO leltcr received
hv the directors of ihc Imperial
Irrigation District from II. \. say
age, engineer in charge of san Di-
cgo'S water development depart
ment
Accompanying the Savage letter
was Il copy of a letter sent by him
10 Ray Lyman Wilbur, secretary cf
the interior, setting forth san hi
ego s water needs and setting out
double request.
This latter was for obtaining l15
cubic feet of water per second when
available and aS required and OBJ
tanning the potential energy ncccs-
sary to, pump the water over tae
mountains and accomplish delivery
i'm san Diego.
The letter to Secretary Wilbur
asked for information necessary to
initiate contract between the city
of San Diego and the department
of the interior to obtain the desired
water.
As tie Savage letter to the di-
rcctorS was simply for their infor-
nation, no action was required by
the board except the formal order
for filing it.
The board meeting continued IN
session this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
FOAMER RESIDENTS
ENJOY GET-TOGETHER

Miss Pauline Difani of Riverside,
formerly Of FL Centre, was hostess
ever the weekend to the Misses
Mildred and Esther Ehml.c landt
Hazel Frost of this city. During
their visit gct-togethcr party of
former valley residents was enjoy
ed, among the guests being Mr., and
Mrs. John Hogan, Mr.. aud Mrs.
John Berry, Jack, Robert and Joyce
Berry, Mr. and Mrs, Youtsler and
Marvetta Youtslcr, Mr., and Mrs. b.
|, nifan and Dolphin Difani.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
Major Companies
Regain Business
During Oil War

LOS ANGELES, Aug. >. tU.p) -
The recent gaosline war IN 'altorr,
mia permitted the seven MAJOR on
companies to regain about 10 per
cent of the business they had lost to
independents in the past two years.
the Los Angeles Chamber of Com
merce Business Review said today.
The volume of small refineries
and distributors was materially re-
duced, the report stated.
The price-cutting lasted almost \
month and sent gasoline aS low as
10 cents per gallon.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
Ccrralies Found
Guilty Of Assault

Rautista Corralles. charged with
assault with "a deadly weapon, was
found guilty of simple assault by u
Jury in Judge Thompson 3 depart
ment Of the superior court yester
day,
Corrales was charged with stab
bing Chinese clerk during the hold
up Of the McCabe store on June %,
The jury received the ease AT . p. N.
and returned tle verdict AZ q
q clock
Judge Thompson set Friday as the
time for imposing sentence,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
THUNDERSTORMS
IN MIDDLEWEST
OF LITTLE GOOD
Sweltering General Be-
tween Rockies And At
lantic SeabOard.

CHICAGO. Aug. ). (U.p)-Thundcr-
storms shot holes in the midwestcrn
heat blanket today but failed to
discourage Old Sol in his attempt
90 set an endurance record for high
temperatures.
Sweltcring remained general be
tween the Rockies and the eastern
seaboard and mot much change iii
temperature was the hopeless re
frain that ran through noon fore
casts for the central states.
Indications afe.' said the Chi
cago weather bureau, "for partly
cloudy and somewhat unsettled
weather over the north central
states tonight and Wednesday, with
some possibility Of a few widely
scattered showers over the corn belt.
Temperature changes will not be i'm
portant.
Then the weatherman reviewed
the 100 degree temperatures Of the
last "a hours to show what he meant
by no important change.
Today s rains were reported from
Kansas City, Dubuque, Des Moines.
Chicago and Springfield, Ill.
From the southern portion of the
Great Lakes region westward over
Iowa and Nebraska. temperatures
were moderating slightly. Noon
maximum temperatures reported 30
the United Press from widely sepa-
rated cities showed that in many
places, however, the temperature
was again mounting with the sun.
On top of estimates that drought
damage would be around half bill
lion dollars. came word today from
Secretary Of Agriculture Arthur
HYDE that instead of a 20O0O009D
bushel corn crop loss, the loss would
LGa.,4....l
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-05
Woman Producer
Sues Pantages

LOS ANGELES, aug. }. W.D-
Alexander Pantages. wealthy thea
ter magnate at liberty under bail
pending decision on his appeal
from "a conviction of attacking II
dancer, today was sued for $l4, 600
by Mary +. Greene, producer of
vaudeville acts.
The woman charged in her super
ior court action that Pantages had
failed to fulfill contracts to use two
of her acts.
Pantages was convicted several
months ago of attacking Eunicc
Pringle, IL, when the dancer Went
TO his office to book her vaudeville
skit.