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Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
VANDERBILT VISITING HERE
EXPRESSES VARIOUS VIEWS

Leaving New York on Tuesday.
and forced to stop over in this citv
FOR necessary repairs to his auto
l'le, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., is a
guest at the Barbara Worth hotel,
and when interviewed this morning
by Press reporter, stated that if
it were not for the fact that he is
anxious to meet Mrs. Vanderbilt in
Sacramento on Wednesday, h G
would be delighted to remain for
some time in the valley, of which he
i. great admirer.
AS this is the 25th time Wander
bilt has driven across the continent
ta is familiar with Imperial Valley,
his last visit being three years ago,
aud he remarked upon the great i'm
provements and growth that have
taken place in that time, all the way
from Tucson to Ell Centre.
A property holder in Suteliffe,
New, where he has been living for
the past four years, and also i'll Las
Vegas, he is interested in the irrriga-
tion problems of this region, and
during his newspaper career, his was
the first newspaper to endorse the
Swing ohnson bill in that state, at
that time meeting with the opposi
tion Of both the Los Angeles Elk
anliner and the Los Angeles Times
The original copy of the Swing
Johnson bill, given him by Phi
Swing, is in Vanderbilt s possession
and not only was he the first news
paper advocate of the bill in Ne
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
CAPITAL POLICE
HUNTING SLAYER
OF NAVY WORKER

WASHINGTON, April IA. U.H-
"a man in grey cap was sought
by police today as the murderer of
Mary Baker, 2S year old navy de-
partment worker, whose bullet rid
died body was found beside cu'
vert in the famous Arlington Mem
orial cemetery here Saturday.
: A meagre description of Miss
Bakers companion of Friday right
has been given police by three per
sons who said they saw the pair ar
guing vehemently as they sat in the
girls parked ear near the Washing
ton monument. These witnesses
said the man appeared about -
years old and wore a grey cap.
The three-a married couple and
a pedestrian, whose names have not
been revealed-told police they
heard Miss Baker shrek and saw
her companion strike her. AS they
hurried toward the car, it sped
away.
One of the witnesses took down
the license number of the girls
car and phoned police about the
mans cruelty. Soon ro,ice cars
secured streets nearby the place
where the car had been parked but
could find no trace Of it
Police believe the couple drove 70
Rosslyn, Va, across the Potomac
river after leaving their parking
place near the monument.
Residents of the 1istricy say they
heard the couple quarreling. Soon
afterward, the car started off at a
high speed toward the Arlington
cemetery.
Residents of Rosslyn declared
that they then heard two loud re
ports. but thought they were caused
by the motors backfirc 3ud lid not
bother any more about tie affair
until they read accounts cf Miss
Bakers death.
Fred Wilson, Young architcc,
and friend of Miss baker, was
questioned by police yesterday
They said Wilson gave them infor
nation which will help in finding
the culprit.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14

vada but he was the author of the
first article on that subject that ap-
reared in the columns of the Satur-
day Evening Pos..
In remarking about his trip across
the continent, Vanderbilt spoke of
the extreme cold Il. the East. the
snow also causing slow travel over
the mountains, and the extreme heat
experienced while travelling throI11
Texas and Arizona.
= Likes Mrs. Mccormick
While discussing his trip, he gave
trrse comments on national affairs
ore of the most interesting being
that if Mrs. Mccormick wins the
illinois election for the senate, she
Will probably be a candidate for the
Nice-presidency in 1886, and should
prove a strong candidate as pow
erful backing is behind her, and a.
she is forceful personality.
The Literary Digest poll, in hi.
opinion, does not show the sentiment
of the thousands of Silent voters
those who do no, read the magazines
or newspapers to any extent, and
who would not be interested in any
straw vote, but, who in the case OF
an election, would express their opin
IONS. This army of silent voters is
particularly strong in the middle
western states, and might material
lv change the results of the nation
,ide ballot.
A tall slim, young man, extremely
bronzed from an out of door life and
of considerable personal charm, Van
derbilt is at present engaged in writ
:ig n series of articles for the No
mad Publishing company, owners OF
! five travel magazines, with &
monthly circulation of 100000. He
is interested in securing pictures OF
this desert region to incorporate il
his articles.
Upon leaving Ell Centre, which he
hopes to do tomorrow, he will joir
MIS-. Vanderbilt in Sacramento or
Wednesday and they will take 6
meteor trip into British Columbia.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
KIDNAP VICTIM
OF MEXICANS IS
AT BORDER CITY

NOGALES, Ariz., April IA. W.P0
j. Z. Bristow, wealthy San An
gelo, Texas, oil man, who was re.
Gently released by bandits in the
state of Nayarit, Mexico, after be-
ing held captive for 80 days, arriv.
d here today.
lie was accompanied by his son,
Gordon Obie Bristow, who paid Cruz
Delgado, bandit leader, 5000 pesos
for his fathers release. The pair
expect to leave this afternoon for
their Texas home.
Bristow discussed his capture and
release briefly after he stepped off
the train. He said Che bandits
treated him fine until four days be-
fore the ransom was paid. Then,
he said, the bandits started him on
40 mile horse back ride to place
where he was to have been execut
ed.
81 was prospecting on my mine
property when the bandits seized
me-" he said. "Eight men were ac.
tive in the parry and as mauy as
80 took part in Watching me-"
Upon his arrival here, Bristow
wore pair of bandit shoes, which
his captors has swapped him for an
$lS pair of American boots.
"During the last five DAYS was
held, we all lived on bread ard wa.
er," he said. The bandits willingly
divided their food with him. When
rations became low all were placed
ON the bread and water diet.
The effects of Bristow's expert
cnces were plainly visible. He said
he had lost 40 pounds during his
captivity.
Meanwhile, press dispatches say
that troops of General Rodriguez
killed eight of the men believed to
have been implicated in kidnapping
the OIL man, and that Mexican
troops are continuing their cam
palgn IN an effort to capture the
bandits.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
PROSECUTOR IN
WISCONSIN CITY
SHOT BY ENEMIES
Slain Man Had Been Gen.
ter Of Bitter Political
AnimOsities

MAUSTON, Wis, April IA. U.P)-
A ssassins' bullets brought death t.
Clinton G. Price, district attorney
of Juneau county and widely
known Wisconsin state politician
today, after an attack from the DARK
as he chatted in the kitchen of his
h,'me with his wife.
Enemies, chagrined at conviction
IL an alcohol ring prosecution in
| which the district attorney was
charged but won acquittal, were
blamed for the shooting.
Death came early today in hos
pltal here where Price had been re-
moved from his home. His wife told
of the dramatic suddenness of the
tragedy.
"We were standing in the kitchen
taiking,' she said. "The outer door
was open and only a screen door was
closed. There was a roar and q flash
that seemed to come from right out
side the door and Clinton fell groan-
ing'
Five shotgun slugs had struck him
in the back, surgeons at the hospi-
tai discovered.
Lyall T. Wright, former sheriff
of juneau county and principal
witness against Price in the liquor
conspiracy trial, was held for ques
tioning in connection with the mur.
der. He was arrested by Sheriff Ell
Iner Hempelman as the result Of a
story two boys had told and which
proved the only clue authorities
deemed worth following.
The boys, who had been on a
river bank across the river from
the Price home when the shooting
occurred, told of seeing a stranger
get into a boat and start across the
river about half an hour before they
heard the shot.
Was Storm Center
The boat was later found adrift
by deputy sheriffs. Bloodstains were
nn one of the thwarts. Chester
Beckman, the owner, was located
Dut ne uecIdreu tne lock nau Deen
broken and the boat stolen early
last evening. Former Sheriff Wright
then was arrested when he appeared
in the downtown district with a
bandaged hand.
Attention of the whole state was
drawn to Prices trial, which ended
with his acquittal at Madison on
March 16. The trial climaxed a three
year fight with the liquor interests,
which had begun with a raid dis
closing a 1900 gallon still at Kill
oourn. Information furnished b y
Price led to the raid and as re.
salt Wright was removed as sheriff.
Wright later pleaded guilty to con
spiracy to violate the prohibition
law and named Price as an accom-
plice.
\ federal grand jury first failed
to name Price, but an indictment
was returned by another jury. At his
own request he was removed as
prosecutor until the case was cleared
up.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
MISSING FLYERS
SOUGHT in TWO
PARTS OF NATION
BY Cn:Ced Press

Rescue squads searched the water
of two great bodies of water today
in search of two aviators who had
taken off and disappeared in their
wastes.
At Valley Stream, L. l., fleet of
- planes and many surface craft
cruised the Atlantic ocean and
worked in and out of the thousand
inlets and coves along the shore in
quest of the plane in which Ralph
White, student pilot, took off yes
terday from Curtiss Wright air
port.
With only three and one-half
hours supply of fuel, Whites BIZ
plane rose from the field and almost
Immediately disappeared in thick
fog which had settled over the
field.
1t was feared that he had drfted
out over the Atlantic and was fore
ed from lack of fuel to descend.
A thousand miles away, other
planes joined with lake craft scan
ming Lake Michigan and the sur
rounding dune country for Ralph
Fisher skelton, 80, flying artist.
SHELTON left Ann Arbor, Mich,
last Thursday on solo flight
across the lake to keep a dinner en-
gagement with Miss Betty Cook,
wealthy young dilettante and art
patron. He has not been heard from
since.
Miss Cook, plot and another
searcher, spent five hours yesterday
in fruitless cruise over the lakes
and dunes.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
LOCAL CITIZENS
VISIT POLLS TO
DECIDE ISSUES
Indications Shortly After
Noon That Balloting
Will Be Heavy

Election day dawned bright and
clear this morning, cool breeze
sweeping over the city as if to sig
Nifty the dispersal of heat generated
by the arguments of the warning
factions as the matters under discus
sion were put before the voters Of
the city for their final decision.
At o'clock this morning the cit
liens commenced to 60 to the polls
to vote for two city councilman
from amongst III. w. Fawcett, in
cumbent and candidate for reelec-
ton; John Rice, Emery Girard and
John Zurcher, as well as the pro-
posed construction of a civic audi
torium and the authorization by the
people of a 100000 bond issue for
this auditorium.
Yesterdays rains had caused some
fear that another inclement day
would keep many from the polls but
this was nullified by tine mornings
brightness.
A total of 779 voters had been
cast at the three voting places by
l o'clock today, divided as follows:
At the city hall, 373 had east
their votes with the following Off
cials in charge: c. X. Harris,
Judge; Herbert Loudermilk, inspect
or, with Mrs. Kenneth L. Strang
and Mrs. Mildred Whistler as clerks.
At the Harding school, d. E. Creigh-
ton was Judge; Mrs. June Devore,
inspector, and Mr.. C. II. Baker, and
Mrs. Maude 3. Thacker, clerks. 4
total of 225 votes had been east
here at l o'clock. The Wilson sci ,ol
had Mrs. Prudence Maupin, as
judge, j. B. Hockett, inspector, with
Mrs. June Hockett and Mrs. Mar.
guerite Knights, as clerks, in charge
of the election. One hundred and
eighty one had east their votes here
by l o'clock.
The polls will be open until
o'clock this evening and as socn as
possible after that hour the tab
ulating of the votes will start. It is
estimated that in the neighborhoo ID
of 1900 votes will be east at the
three polling places and the final
results should be known about s
O'Clock or shortly after that hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
POLICE WITHOUT
SINGLE CLUE IN
OFFICERS DEATH

LOS ANGELES, April IA. W.D-
Police were without a clue today in
the investigation of the murder of
Fellow officer Saturday night
when Patrolman Peter Muller. 2S.
was shot down as he approached an
automobile.
Only one person, Mrs. Grace
Cook, saw the shooting. She glanced
from her window upon hearing the
shot, and saw an automobile speed
away from the murder scene. The
policeman was lying in the street.
Muller had telephoned headquar.
ters that he was watching n sus.
picious machine. His notebook
showed that he had questioned Ia
motorists during the night, but a
cheek cleared each of these from
suspicion.
1t was the second shooting of n
policeman in the last two weeks
Patrolman James Costello was shot
and killed by Glen Rogers, who ear.
ricd gun because he "thought. ii
was smart" Rogers killed Costello
when the policeman approached his
automobile to question him.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
HOOVER
IN REPLY
TO LABOR
President Determined To
Stand BY Appointment
OF Parker
GREEN ALSO WRITES
Senate To Take Up Nam
ing OF Candidate For
Superior Court
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGT0\, Apri; IA. W.P-
President Hoover, whose selection
of Judge John j. Parker of North
Carolina for the United States Su-
preme Court has been bitterly Op-
posed by organized labor, replied
indirectly to Parker's critics scarce
ly "a hours before senate sub
committee was to report the nomi'
nation today.
In 800 word resume of legal
opinions in the Red JacketUnited
Mine Workers case, in which Parker
is accused of having upheld "yel-
low dog" contract, the justice de.
partment said the North Carolina
judge had only followed a precedent
set by the supreme court, as he was
oath bound to do. The statement
was issued through the White House
late yesterday.
Concurrently, President William
Green of the American Federation
of Labor issued statement reiter-
ating his opposition to Parker. lie
said his organization had appealed
TO Mr.. Hoover to withdraw the
Parker nomination and to the SEN
ate to refuse confirmation il the
nomination were not withdrawn.
A subcommittee of the senate
judiciary committee is scheduled to
make its report on Parker today.
1t is understood that n favorable
report was contemplated. However,
with the intensifying of opposition
TO Parker, it was considered prob
able today that the report may be
delayed.
May Quiz Parker
Further, it is considered quite
likely that Parker may be called to
appear before an investigating com
mittee to make a full statement re
garding his professional history and
attitude toward organized labor
Associate Justice Brandeis was sub
jected to such an investigation when
former President Wilson appointed
him Is years ago.
The Parker decision which has
aroused labor's ire was made in
1927 when he was Judge of the
Fourth Federal Circuit Court of AP,
peals. Coal mining companies III
West Virginia brought suit to en-
join the United Mine Workers from
attempting to persuade the com
panies' workers to violate contracts
pledging them not to join n union.
The trial court found the defend
ants were "maliciously endeavor
ing to cause the employees Of the
plaintiffs to violate their contracts
of employment with the plaintiffs
according to the justice department
statement. The ease was appealed
to Parker's court where the decision
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
HEAVY RAINS IN
BAY REGION DO
SEVERE DAMAGE

SAN FRANCISCO, April IA. U.p)
Skies were clearing here today
after the most disastrous rainstorm
of the year in Northern California.
At least two were dead and more
than score were in hospitals as
a result of accidents, mostly auto
mobile collisions or pedestrians hit
by machines, during the few hours
'iat the storm was at its height.
Property damage to buildings that
were flooded was mounting into
thousands of dollars as owners made
careful check of their property.
For nearly 10 blocks along Gearv
stl eet, manhole covers We're blown
off when more than an inch of rain
fell in less than an hour. The water
was nearly four feet deep in SOME
places. Some of the covers came up
under parked automobiles, breaking
the wheels and axles.
Communication systems were dis.
rupted because gale that neared
% miles an hour in velocity accom-.
panied the rain.
Although the storm was general
III Northern California, it seemed
to do most damage here. Trains OF
the Southern Pacific railroad were
running on schedule, but some of
them were plowing through a foot
of new snow at Summit between
here and Reno.
The heaviest downpour was short
ly before midnight and hundreds of
theatre goers who had parked their
automobiles on the streets sp en- t
many minutes trying to get water
out of the engines to start them.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
Hoover To Eat
Valley Melons

Some day this week-probably
Thursday morning President
Hoover will have Imperial Val
ley cantaloupes for breakfast.
the first melons Of the season
having been shipped to him to-
day by the Fred Bright Com
pany Of El Centre.
The melons-six Of them
were sent to the President by air
mail, the postage amounting to
$14.95.
Last year the Bright Company
shipped Mr.. Hoover four melons
on April "a. This years ship
ment is the earliest known in
the industry, according to off,
cials Of the Bright company.
The cantaloupes were raised
on the Bright ranches in the
Seeley district and were fully
developed.
While Mr.. Hoover will have to
wait until Thursday for his
melons, the Press enjoyed one to-
day, presented by the Sun State
Produce Exchange, growers OF
Celebrity cantaloupes.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
GOVERNOR
DEMANDS
ACTIVITY
Tells Fits He Should
Prosecute C0nspirat0rs
In Julian Mess
SAYS TIME SHORT
Prosecutor Grows Sar-
castle In Replying To
Communication

LOS ANGELES, April IA. U.H-
Governor G. G. Young in a. open
letter today called upon District
Attorney Buron Fits to prosecute
the persons principally responsible
for the failure. of the 100000, 900
Julian Petroleum Corporation.
Basing his observations On an in.
vestigation by Fred G.. Ahearn, di.
rector of the state department of
investment, Governor Young said It
was apparent that the real criminals
in the Julian case were those who
conspired to over-issue stock, the
action which led to the collapse Of
the oil company.
His letter inferred that the three
score indictments returned recently
by the grand jury at the request Of
Fits merely scratched the surface
of the Julian mess.
"In this matter" the governor
wrote, "it appears that the real con-
spiracy to over-issue stock, and that
the other crimes for which indict-
ments have thus far been returned
were only by-products Of this main
conspiracy"
The governor outlined that Ahe-
arms report indicated that two out
of every three shares of common
stock and five out Of every six
shares of preferred stock were spur.
, ious.
He concluded his letter with the
warning that the statute cf limita-
tions soon would bar prosecution of
the cases.
81 am presenting this report to
you and to the public at this time
because 1 am convinced that exceed
ingly prompt measure must be taken
to insure the punishment Of those
who are directly guilty Of issuing
and conspiring to sell this worthless
stock" the Letter read.
Governor Young's open letter was
answered Immediately by Fits who
thanked the state executive for
"the somewhat belated assistance in
the Julian investigation"
Ahearn Subpoenaed
Fits said he had communicated
the contents of the governors let.
ter and Ahearn's report to the grand
jury.
81 have issued subpoena for
Ahearn's appearance before the
jury" Fits said.
While Governor Young was child.
ing Fits, who will oppose Young in
the coming gubernatorial election,
Superior Judge Walton Wood. pre-
siding judge of criminal courts,
called the county grand jury into
court and openly spanked it for it's
recent activities in a fight between
Fits, Superior judge Marshall Me-
Comb and Jacob Berman, former
Julian executive and keyw:tness in
the various Julian cases.
He referred specifically to -.
lease the grand jmy made to tho
press on April l2 after Judge Me-
Comb ordered Berman placed under
arrest on an old indictment charging
conspiracy.
After he finished talking to the
jury, Judge Wood then assigned the
Berman case to the court of Super.
ior Judge B. r. Shauer for trial on
April 80.
The old indictment against Ber.
man, returned in 1928 when he fled
to Paris after the failure of the
Julian company, lists various charg.
es of forgery and embezzlement.
The ease was taken off by Asa
keyes, then district attorney, after
Berman returned here voluntarily.
Bail originally was Sc. at $780,.
600. Judge McComD ordered Bcr-
man held on that amount bat Ber.
man temporarily is at freedom on
/ a writ of haheas cornns
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
Aide OF Gandhi
Goes To Prison

CALCUTTA, India, April IA. W.H
j. NJ. Sen Gupta, mayor of Calcut-
ta, was sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment today for reading ex'
tracts from radical books at Col
lege Square, where a demonstration
was held several weeks ago in sup
port of Mahatma Gandhi's indie
pendence campaign.
Sen Gupta declined to participate
in the court proceedings but repud
lated a police suggestion that his
followers used criminal force to in
stigate violence against the British
government.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
Ask Money For
Two Hospitals

WASHINGTON, April IA. W.H-
Appropriation of $2,000,000 for
construction of a 500 bed veterans
hospital at soldiers home in West
Los Angeles, was asked of a house
veterans subcommittee today by
Representative Grail, Republican
California.
Representative Miller, Republi
can, Washington, and Representa-
tive Johnson, Repepublican, urged
favorable action on the Johnson
bill authorizing an S57 bed addition
to the Veterans hospital at Ameri
can Lake, Wash, at a cost not to
exceed $2,000,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
Virginia Forest
Fires Burning,

BUCHANAN, Va, April IA. W.H
Forest fires ragged on all sides of
buchanan today sweeping through
thousands of acres of timber lands
and bringing out force estimated
at 200 men to combat them. Cleared
fields on all sides of here were be-
lieved to provide the town with pro-
lection from danger.
1t was estimated today that So
100 acres of timber have been de-
stroyed by the blaze thus far. The
fire is spread over front of about
81 miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
Polls To Close
At 6 O'clock

Contrary 30 the impression
held among some voters, the polls
in today's election will close at
6 O'Clock and not z o'clock.
Voting places are at Harding
school on South Seventh street,
Wilson school on Main street
west of the court house and at
the city hall on Sixth street be-
tween Main and State streets.
CitCens who have not voted
earlier in the day are urged to
keep the closing hours in mind
and to visit the polls before 6
o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
Three Brothers
In Fatal Wreck

LOS ANGELES, April IA. W.H-
Two brothers were in local ho"~
pital today and third was dead as
the result of an automobile crash
while they We're on their way to
school.
Joseph Holmgren, aged s, died a
few hours after the machine, driv.
en- by his brother Alfred, ls, struck
a telephone pole as the driver at.
tempted to miss another ear.
Alfred and Jack, l2, were severe.
ly injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
JULIAN TO TESTIFY

FL PASO, Texas, April l4.-W.R
C. G. Julian, former head of the
defunct Julian Petroleum Com
pany. left here by plane early to.
day for Los Angeles. There he will
go before the. grand jury to testify
in the investigation ~ the financial
tangle resulting from collapse Of
his firm.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-14
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Y. w. G. A. board, 1850, 584
Vine.
Band practice, 7:45, Wilson
school.
Night school, TO, high school.
+. and A. M. No. 384, 1880,
Masonic Temple.
American Legion Auxiliary,
8, court house.
Fox Imperial Theatre, "The
Vagabond Csng.'
TOMORROW
M. e. Ladies Aid Fedora
tion. 1880, Calexico.
Mrs. Hurlburt's Bible class,
noon, 1014 Brighton.