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The Washington times., 1930-02-28

UHVVaO " q > JOE KIRKWOOD
awarded a verdict of $8,50O in
court here.
From Ilow on KirkWood will
sound the fore" of the golfer
in warning.
The Washington times., 1930-02-28
Mass Living Conditions
Assailed By Wilbur

ATLANTIC CITY, N, j., Feb.
3D. Crowded conditions in
cities Of the United States were
hit by DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur,
The Washington times., 1930-02-28
Lady Astor Acts as Guide
For Senator Robinson

LONDON, Feb. 28.-Steered
by the breezy Lady Astor, Sen.
ator Joseph Robinson, from
Arkansas, was shown the sights
The Washington times., 1930-02-28

the best look SEN. ROBINSON
ing among the ',Bolsheviks" Of
that Sedate body.
Among those to whom in.
Productions were given were:
Major Graham Pole, Andrew
McLaren and Jack Lees. Each
of them expressed pleasure at
meeting the Senator.
The Washington times., 1930-02-28
Ia VARRE RAPS
SON s ARREST
Times staff Photo

A protest against the arrest Of
his son, William LaVarre, South
Carolina newspaper publisher, IN
New York Wednesday on a war.
rant issued by U. S. Attorney
Tuttle, will be made to Attorney
General Mitchell by w. j. La
Varre, local surety agent.
The younger LaVarre was held
in $500 bail by Unit ed States
Commissioner O'Neill pending the
outcome of proceedings for his
removal to Georgia to answer
a criminal contempt charge be.
fore Federal Judge B. S. Deaver.
The Washington times., 1930-02-28

IRVING 4. HUSH Ported 20 De
here seeking one Of those swift
Nevada divorce DEGREES which
are no less effective for their
speedy acquisition.
The Washington times., 1930-02-28
Bail Fixed at $500

NEW YORK, Feb. william
LaVarre, of South Carolina, pub
Usher Of newspapers, who was ar.
rested here Wednesday on a war.
rant issued by United States At
torney Tuttle, was held in $500
bail by United States Commits
sioner O'Neill yesterday in pro-
ceedings for his removal to
Georgia, where he is wanted to
answer q charge of criminal con-
tempt. The charge is to be heard
by Federal Judge B. S. Deaver, of
the middle district of Georgia.
The accusation against LaVarre
grew out of the purchase of the
Augusta Chronicle. the Spartan.
burg IN. CO. Herald and Journal
and the Columbia IS. c. Record
by LaVarre and Harold Hall with
money advanced by the Inter.
national Paper and Power Com.
pany.
LaVarre himself gave out q
statement last night dealing with
his case in which he said among
other things:
"The night l spent in jail, and
the iron handouts which bound
me to score of other prisoners
this morning may be a disfigur.
ing mark upon an average citi.
zen; but I wear them as vet
another badge Of my promise TO
the people of South Carolina
that under no circumstances
II have not contempt for the
courts of America. But ifsI
should be judged for all the con.
tempt that I feel for the Uses
which various monopolistic mon.
archS have been making of our
courts, my life would not be long
enough to serve my sentence,
I am a newspaper publisher
and as long as I have q news.
paper to publish, no one, power
trust or anyone else is going Ia
silence me-"
The Washington times., 1930-02-28
, Trick Golf Shot in Store
Brings $500 Value

CHICAGO, Feb, 28.-Dem-
onstrating q trick golf shot in
q downtown store recently. Joe
The Washington times., 1930-02-28
Hsa''ss's

RAY LYMAN wILBI world. He
praised the White House Con
ference for Child Health and
Protection and urged the edu-
Gators to support it.
The Washington times., 1930-02-28
Visitors Are Discouraged
At GraUe of Clemenceau

MOULLERON EN- PAREDS,
France, Feb. 2s.--In an effort
to discourage the visits of
The Washington times., 1930-02-28

To BUY. RENT or EMPLOY use
TIMES and HERALD CLASsfFIRD
ADS. Phone District $500 = = ask
tor Ad-tRkeE. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
Third Admiral
Approves Site

WASHINGTON, May 10, WH-
A third member of tho navy gener'
al board recommended Camp Kear-
ny, Calf, as the site of the navy's
new $5,0O0,0O0 dirigible base when
Rear Admiral G. C. Day appeared
before the house naval affairs com
mittec today.
Day concurrcd with Rear Admir-
ais Jehu Chase and II. II. Hough
in approving Camp Kearnoy over
the second prospective site at Sun
nyvale, Calf.
Day based his preference on three
distinct points:
!. That Camp Kearney would
prove more valuable in time of war
because it is situated approximate.
ly 400 miles nearer the center of
the area in which operations may
be expected.
2. That it would be more valuable
in peacetime because it would place
the dirigible in close promiXimity
with the fleet.
3. That in either peace or war
time Camp Kearney would offer
vastly better weather conditions.
The ocean off San Francisco bay is
subject to heavy fog and strong
winds, he said. I
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
'M'AD0O ENGAGED
FOR DEFENSE OF
COAST SCRIBES

LOS ANGELES, May 10. W.H)-
When three executives of the Los
Angeles Record appear June 2 to
show cause why they should not be
held in contempt of court for edi-
torials and cartoons concerning the
handling of the Julian Petroleum
Corporation eases they will be de.
Tended by the law firm headed by
William Gibbs McAdoo, former Sec
retary of the treasury.
The announcement that McAdoo
Ncblett and Clagett was employed
by the defense was made today by
H. b. r. Briggs. publisher of the
Record. Gilbert Brown, editor, and
Robert Brink, managing editor, were
named with Briggs in the citation
handed down Saturday by Superior
Judge X. s. Mahon.
The citation against the newspa-
per officials was based on an affi.
davit of the Los Angeles Bar asso-
citation charging 13 specific in
stances of asserted contempt.
Each instance related to car
toon or editorial which appeared in
the Record while District Attorney
Buron Fits had reopened the invcs-
tigation of the Julian Petroleum Cor.
pOratiOn before the grand jury.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
Staying OF AGED
MAN IS MYSTERY
SAY AUTHORITIES

SAVAGE, Calf, May 10. W.R-
A youthful killer, believed to have
worked with two confederates, was
sought today for the murder Of Al
bert Horton, 65, pioneer rancher OF
the Mint Canyon district, who was
shot down on the front porch of
his home late last night.
While Officers admitted they
were puzzled as to the motive FOR
the crime they questioned George
Horton, 80 year old brother of the
victim, who was the terrified wit
ness to many of the incidents sur
rounding his brothers. death.
George orton said that a young
man about % or 30 years old came
to the front door of the ranch house
while he and Albert were smoking
their pipes in the living room. AL
bert got up and went to the porch,
where scuffle soon started.
Suddenly George was confronted
by the young man, who carried a
.32 caliber revolver.
"Keep still or I'll plug you too
the killer told the aged man. George
Horton sat down and the young
man went outside, where George
heard the voices Of several men.
When all was silent he went out
side and found the body of his
brother.
Officers said Albert Horton evil
IDENTIFY feared someone as he ear
ried .45 caliber revolver, which
he had last night. 1t was believed
possible Albert reached for his gun,
which was taken from him as the
weapon was missing from his body.
The Horton family, according to
authorities, was regarded as wealth
y. 1t includes Belle Newberry,
niece, Huntington Park; a widowed
sister, Mrs. Swanson, who lives in
Wheeler Canyon near Santa Paula,
Herb Swanson, nephew, Alhambra
and Walter Hewitt, nephew, Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
Heavy Grist In
Police Court

Police court was as busy as bee
hive this morning, or, for that mat
ter as a whole colony of bees, 16
eases of various natures being
brought before Judge Perkins for
his deliberation.
A. Sandoval, 80, +. Finley, SO,
J. Leonard, AZ, r. Innman, AZ, M.
Martinez, As, j. Carlos, SO, c. Pom
der, 48, j. Lenzinger, 4S and f.
Martinez, SO, were arraigned on
charges of being drunk in public to
which all pleaded guilty except F.
Martinez. His trial will be held
tomorrow afternoon while the 9th
crs were given sentences of $50 or
10 days in Jail.
The cases of Dean Karin 40, and
NJ. Ismail, 40, charged with disturb
ing the peace in that they were
pestering several women near the
theatre last night, were continued
until this afternoon. Both men
are out on $25 bail.
Charges of vagrancy against f.
Reaser, %, and b. +. Hooper, 20,
were dismissed when the boys
showed evidence of having work.
L. b. Atkins, %, charged with vag-
rancy pleaded not guilty and his
case was set for 4:30 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. Mabel Bryncm,
%, pleaded guilty to charge of
vagrancy and was fined $50, while
the ease of Annie May Smith, 20,
charged with like offense, was
continued until this afternoon on
the request of her counsel.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
SIX PRISONERS
ESCAPE FROM
ARIZONA jail

PHOENIX, Ariz., May 10. W.H-
With the capture of Joe Grove,
"petting part" bandit near Mesa,
Ariz., early today, three of the six
prisoners who escaped from Mari
posa county Jail in an attempted
wholesale break, remain at large.
The men had escaped through Il
hole in the courthouse roof, which
they had made by prying loose n
steel plate, and lowering themselve es
from the roof by means Of rope
made of cell blankets.
First intimation Of the break
came when courthouse night
watchman reported seeing man
climb down from the top floor Of
the courthouse and disappear. The
Jail was surrounded by deputies,
and two of the prisoners were pick
cd up inside the building.
Investigation today revealed the
break had been planned for some
time, and that approximately 25
were to have been involved.
The trio still at large is C. L.
Hanna, Ralph Norman and Paul
Leanorc. The latter was held for
Globe, Ariz., officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
Notorious Woman
Prisoner Flees

AUBURN, n. Y, May 10. WD-
Lillian Mcdowell, As, of Buffalo,
alias "Cat Eye Annie" serving 10
years for robbery, escaped from Au'
burn prison today. Her absence
was discovered few hours later,
and a search throughout the prison
failed to locate her.
Prison officials were puzzled as
to how she sealed the walls. They
found no ladder or rope with
which she might have climbed over.
She had opened her cell door ap-
parently with a spoon or some other
piece of tableware, by digging
away the bricks around the lock
and then pushing back the catch.
A top coat and hat, owned by
Acting Warden Frank Il. Heacox,
which had been hanging in room
ON the floor below, were missing.
OFFICIALS believe she may have
dressed in a mans clothes.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
FORMER CHINESE
CONSUL RECEIVES
HEAVY SENTENCE

SHANGHAI. May lS. W.p(-Kao
Wing, former Chinese consul at San
Francisco, his wife and Sun Yam
former chancellor to Kao, have been
convicted of violation of China :
opium suppression laws.
Kao, according to the Juomin
News Agency, was sentenced to six
years in prison and fined $4,000
The former consul's wife was sen
fenced to four years in prison and
fined $1,000 while Sun Yam was SEN
fenced to five years in prison and
fined $4,000.
The trio was freed from convic
tions on charges of smuggling opium
by the Soochow Kiagsu provisional
high court and then convicted on
charges of completely.
Kao, his wife and Sun were de-
ported from San Francisco to China
after customs officers found nearly
$1,000,000 worth of opium in Mrs.
Kao's trunks when she returned
from visit to China.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
MRS. MCPHERSON
MISSING FROM
PILGRIM PARTY

PARIS, May 10. W.R)-The fail
ure of Mrs. Aimee Semple McPher-
son, California evangelist, to join
her pilgrim band here after a visit
to the Holy Land puzzled both the
pilgrims and their tourist agency
today.
Mrs. Mcpherson and her daugh-
ter, Roberta, were last seen at Con-
stantinope, the 40 pilgrims who ar
rived here said. The pilgrims, who
came to Paris via visit to the
Oberammergau Passion Play, said
they saw little of the evangelist
leader on the trip to Palestine,
where Mrs. Mcpherson baptised fol-
lowers in the Jordan.
The pilgrims said Mrs. McPher-
son and her daughter were prepar.
ing with two guides, for expeditions
at Constantinople but apparently
ly they were supposed 20 join the
rest of the party here. The Mont
marte Cafes, which Mrs. Mcpherson
visited and described Gas the flesh
pots of sin" on the previous trip
here, were visited by the shepherd
less flock of pilgrims, who were
not particularly alarmed by the alb
senee of the evangelist.
1t was reported here that Mrs.
MePhrson had attended the Pas
sion Play but the pilgrims said they
did not see her.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
Kiwanians Enjoy
Jacumba Picnic

Kiwanians and their ladies from
all the valley clubs and Yuma, met
in Jacumba yesterday for the annual
picnic, the day being spent in va,
rious sports while a big barbecue
was enjoyed at noon. e..
Dave Roberts emerged victorious
in the inter-club fat man IS race, and
was presented with an appropriate
prize, box of reducing pills. Braw.
ley was victorious in the open race,
and in two baseball games, defeating
both Calexico and I'll Centre. Ca.
lcxico won the ladies' golf driving
contest, Mrs. w. A. Scheniman win.
ming second place, and the rolling
pin contest was won by FL Centre.
Over 500 were present to enjoy
the barbecue, the contests, golf
games and dancing, the picnic prov.
ing to he one of the most successful
ever given by the club.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
Judge ConkGng
Seriously Sick

Marvin w. Conkling, city attor
ney for San Diego, and for many
years judge of the superior court
in FL Centre, is seriously i'll from
thalium poisoning and is in the city
hospital, San Diego.
Thalium is an ingredient in a
poison for gophers and in some way
Conkling got the pqYdcr on his
hands, inhaled it, With the result
that it spread through his system
He was taken to the hospital on
Saturday after an illness of several
days, and according to the latest re
ports, was a little better yesterday
Judge Conkling has many friend,
in this city who will be shocked tC
learn of his illness. He has beer
frequent visitor in the valley a
his daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Horton, are Ell Cen
tro residents.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
PIONEERS HAVE
GREAT Time AT
ANNUAL PICNIC

Between three and four hundred
residents of Imperial Valley and
their friends attended the Imperial
Valley Pioneers association picnic
held Saturday afternoon and eve.
ming at Ira Aten s ranch, about four
miles north east of FL Centre and
from all accounts received today, a
wonderful time was had by all. In
spite of high wind which pre-.
vailed during most of the day, the
spirits and enthusiasm of the pick
nickers was unabated.
During the business session of the
day, officers were elected for the
society of the Imperial Valley Pio-
neers. r. ID. Mccall, retiring presi.
dent and founder of the organiza
ton was succeedet: IL office by Ed
Forester. D. +. HARRISON, was
named first vicc-president; George
Campbell. second vic e-president
Mrs. Arthur Edgar, treasurer and
Miss Estelle Falla succeeded Mrs.
Leroy Holt as secretary.
Two resolutions were adopted by
the society, one that children of
pioneers should be eligible for men,
bership in order that the good work
might be carried on and the other,
fixing May Il, as the date for the
annual picnic of the society, that
day being the hatal anniversary of
Ed Forester, the new president.
Elmer Heald, district attorney, ad.
dressed the gathering, choosing as
his subject the problems of law en-.
forcement, particularly in reference
to Imperial county. He dwelt upon
the prevalence of lawlessness in the
country in general and of the unrest
among the laboring classes, created
by radical agitators, in particular
There seems to be, he said, an ap'
parent inability to enforce the laws
already upon the statute books and
this spirit of lawlessness is one OF
the geatest questions facing the
American people today.
Mrs. Mccall presented the society
with large silken banner, repre-
senting the setting sun, extremely
beautiful in its hand work and EN-.
broidery. 1t was resolved by the Pic
neers that as their number is de.
creased by death, those who have
passed on with the setting sun, will
have their names inscribed on this
banner. Three such names have al.
ready been placed ON the banner: c.
c. Cobleigh, r. w. Campbell and
Taylor House. This will be Il con.
tinual reminder to posterity of the
golden deeds performed by those
who worked and died to make In
rerial Valley the paradise it is to
Gay.
A wonderful barbecucd dinner
was served to the guests, consisting
of barbccued beef, beans, coffee and
other appctising delicacics. G. c.
Tucker was the heard barbecue art
ist and rumOr has it that the meat
was the best ever tasted in the val
ley before. During the meal, the
old timers related many of their ex-
pcriences of the pioneer days, spiccd
with anecdotes which brought forth
many a laugh, which continued un.
til the lengthening shadows and the
chill of cventide, warned the mer.
rymakers that the time to depart
was near at hand.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
VALLEY LABOR
CIRCLES QUIET
OVER WEEKEND
District Attorney Given
Copy Of Los Angeles
Radical Pamphlet

Peace and quiet rcigned in agri-
cultural circles throughout the val
ley over the weekend, there being
no disturbances among the workers
in the cantaloupe fields, nor any
further attempts to burn bridges or
disrupt conditions now existing in
the valley, according to informa
tion obtained this morning from of
ficials in charge of investigating the
activities of alleged radicals in the
county.
Districty Attorney Elmer Heald
said lie had just received a copy of
a pamphlet which has been widely
circulated in Los Angeles and other
points on the coast, calling on the
workers to unite against what they
term the tyrany Of the police. This
paper says in part:
eight against police brutality;
demand the immediate unconditional
release of the Imperial Valley de.
PENDANTS, and demonstrate your soli-
darity with the struggle of the work
ing classes; workers of Los Angeles
protest against the police terror
support the strike imminent in I'm
perial Valley, and organize the un-
organized into the T. U. U. L.
Regarding conditions in Imperial
Valley the pamphlet has this to say:
"In Imperial Valley Is workers are
in Jail facing IL year term in San
Quentin. These workers were arrest.
ed because they have been organiz-
ing the Mexican. Filipino and Amer
lean agricultural workers into the
Agricultural Workers Industrial
League, affiliated to the Trade I'm
ion Unity League. Down in Imperial
Valley workers are forced to work
for 25c an hour under the hot sun
with no decent drinking water. The
Fruit and Vegetable Growers AS
sociation, which owns and controls
Imperial Valley, has instituted vi
cious reign of terror in the face of
the growing revolt of the workers
against the miserable working CON
ditions. But no police terror will
ever stop the workers from organic
ing. The agricultural workers under
the militant leadership of the II. T..
Z. L., are preparing for strike, and
will put up militant fight to bet
ter their conditions.
The district attorney stated furth-
er that he feels he has the situation
well in hand and that little trouble
is expected from the workers or as
sociations working in the valley for
the disruption of present conditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
FAIL TO FIND
ANY TRACE OF
MISSING CHILD

CHICAGO, May 10. W.H-Failure
to find on California bound trains
any trace of two year old Mary
Agnes Morney and the pretended
social service worker who abducted
her last Thursday, led police today
to renew their search here.
AT the same time authorities in
eastern states were asked to watch
main highways to the Pacific coast
on the theory the child may have
been taken west in an automobile.
The little girls kidnaper, in a
note written shortly after the alb.
duction, told Mary's II year old
mother, Mrs. Mathryn Moroney,
that her daughter was being taken
to California for two months and
would be we'll cared for. The note
was signed "Julia Otis"
Mary was taken by young, ap-
parently wealthy young woman who,
In response to newspaper notice
telling of the distitution of the
Moroney family, visited their home
and supplied them with provisions
and baby clothes for another child
expected soon by the young
mother.
She showed liking for Mary
and the next day returned, taking
the child out on the pretext of
buying her some new clothes.
Hours later Mrs. Moroney informed
police her daughter had been kid
naped and the following day she re-
ceived the note.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
COURT RULING
ON CONFlSCATION
OF LIQUOR CARS
Asserts Government Can
not Seize Autos Unless
Owner Knows Use

WASHINGTON, May 10. U.p)-
Rum running automobiles NAV not
be confiscated by the government
under the more drastic provisions
of the internal revue laws in cases
where the persons involved have
been arrested for violation of the
Volstead Act, the supreme court
ruled today.
Jurist Stone read the courts un.
animous decision which unlike the
recent decision upholding the con.
fiscation of home brew materials,
is a strict Interpretation of the Vol
stead Act.
The Volstead Acts forfeiture
provision allows innocent owners
to regain automobiles by showing
their lack Of knowledge and compli-
city of illegal use. The tax laws,
however, allow forfeiture in such
cases.
The Richbourg Motor Company,
Asheville, N. c. and Davis Inc,
Fresno, Calf, appealed these cases
involving a principle of great i'm
portance to automobile companies
which sell cars on installment, re-
tanning title until final payment.
In the Fresno case the company
lost the car after the driver pleaded
guilty to carrying liquor in it. In
the Asheville case the government
charged the driver, who had bor-
rowed the car from an installment
plan purchaser, with violation of
the Volstead Act, but brought the
forfeiture case under the tax law.
The ruling held illegal the gov
ernment's practice of seizing under
the internal revenue laws, automo-
biles owned by innocent pcrsos af-
ter the non -owner drivers have been
arrested under the Volstead Act.
The less severe Volstead Act con-
fiscation clause which allows an
owner to recover an automobile if
he can prove his innocence, must be
used when the arrest of the passen-
gers is for Nolstead Act violation.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
BRANDS 5
. PROGRAM
REJECTED
Little Favorable Reaction
To Plan For Unified
Europe
ENGLAND IS SILENT
Tardieu And Muss0lini
Speeches Indicate PO-
sitiOn OF Nations

LONDON, May 10. U.H = The
first unofficial reaction to the def
inte plans of French Foreign Min
lister Aristide BRAND for union
of European countries was hesitant,
if not unfavorable.
A survey of opinion in Britain
and continental countries indicated
little enthusiasm for the plan and
many observers were pessimistic in
view of several striking national
istic occurrences of the week end.
The speeches of Premier Mussolini
of Italy, and of Premier Andre Tar
dieu of France-both strongly ma
tionalistic-were contrasted by OBJ
servers with the BRAND scheme for
an international union by which
Europe could "unite to live and
prosper"
The press of Great Britain indi-
Gated a belief that federation
such as Brands questionable Of
last Saturday proposed was not de-
sireable at present and probably
would not attract England later.
Both empire affairs and Anglo.
American relations caused great
hesitation.
Germany's desire to see the
League of Nations bind European
countries and the ever present fear
of her conservative elements that
France would dominate any Eur
opean union at present, prompted
reserve in press comment in Berlin.
The press of Rome reserved COM
mcnt but the general ~pia3yn of OBJ
servers there was that the plan
would be received without enthus-
iasm.
Most of the other European coun-
J tries were reserved or altogether
silent, some of the small factions
still fearful of being dominated by
, large powers in a United States of
Europe.
One of the most striking exam
Piles of the difficulty which Brands
plan faces was given at Florence
Saturday when Premier Benito Mus.
solini of Italy made vigorous ma
tionalistic speech at almost the
same hour the European federation
details were made public.
The similarly nationalistic speech
of Premier Andre Tardieu of
France, at Lyons, was given wide
display in Paris newspapers, which
regarded Mpssolini's speech in an
unfavorable light as compared to
the union plan.