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Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
POLICE CHIEF
OPPOSES PLAN
TO REORCANIZE

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 18. W.H-
Chief of Police Roy +. Steckel to-
day took issue with the appointment
of Charles E. Burke, former secret
service man, named by the police
commission to reorganize the de-
partment.
In a formal statement Steckel de-
clared that the appointment of
Burke was unnecessary as the po-
lice department is capable of hand
ling any problems which might arise.
The chief of police also asserted
that the plan of reorganization as
announced by Burke will cause great
expense to the tax payers "to con
sumate reorganization which is
not necessary"
Steckel declared that Burke's
plan of naming superintendent OF
police to over rank chief will involve
the building of seven or eight new
police stations and the abandoning
of seven or eight old ones.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
TO TRACE NEW
CLEW IN SEARCH
FOR LOST FLYER

RENO, Mar. ls.-U.P)- Search fol-
Maury Graham, missing Western Ali
Express pilot believed to have crash.
ed in the desert country or rugged
mountains of Nevada, swung to
day to the region ~ the Monte Girls
to range and the rocky rim of the
San Antoine desert.
From Tonopah yesterday news was
received that on the night Graham
left Las Vegas in the face of q tor
nadO from the southeast, Joseph Rus
sell, Weepah miner, was awakened
at midnight by the roaring of an
Girplane motor close to the ground.
Searchers now believe that it was
the roar of the motor Of his ship
that Russell heard and that the fly
er was lost and looking for a land
ing.
Within an hour similar expert
ence was reported by Jack Alyward.
who was camped in Diamond Field
marsh, so miles south of Russell g
mining camp.
From Alyward s camp the lights of
Coldfield would have been visible
to the pilot, it was believed but in
case of low gasoline supply the
flyer might not have dared to turn
back and taking advantage of IS
mile an hour tail wind, rode the
clouds in the direction of Tonopah.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
Senate Lobby Committee
To Probe Fund Paid To
G.. o. P. Chairman
SUBPOENA ORDERED
Robinson Would Have Ac-
counts of Democrats
Also Investigated

WASHINGTON, Mar. IS. U.H-
After one of its most spectacular
hearings, the senate lobby commit
tee issued today a subpoena for the
records of Blythe and Bonner, New
York brokers, concerning a fund of
$36, 100 paid to Claudius Huston,
chairman of the Republican national
committee, by the Union Carbide
Company.
The fund was for Tennessee River
Improvement Association, of which
Huston formerly was president and
treasurer.
The subpoena, which was ordered
after Huston refused to turn the
records over to the committee, was
issued after bitter clash between
Senator Robinson, Republican, Indi-
ana, only Irregular" Republican on
the committee, and other members
of the investigating group.
Robinson threatened to carry the
fight to the senate floor, but with
drew his objections to issuance of
the subpoena when it was modified
to specify only the accounts directly
connected with the $36,100 fund.
Meanwhile, however, Robinson
had intimated that funds of the Re-
publican national committee might
be included in the account and chal-
lenged the committee to issue a sim
liar subpoena for the accounts of
John j. Raskob, chairman of the
Democratic national committee.
Huston charged the committee
with treating him in "totally un-
warranted manner"
Challenges Authority
Robinson in challenging the COM
mittee's authority to issue a subpoe-
ma had asked what was to be sub
poenaed.
Walsh replied that a committee
investigator had tried to see any
account which Huston or his person
al representative w. E. Moore, had
with brokers during the past year.
The committee held conference
after which Walsh drafted a SUBJ
poena limiting the demand to such
accounts as those similar to the I'm
ion Carbide Company's contribution,
Robinson agreed to this.
AS the excitement died down, Sem
ator Blaine, Republican, Wisconsin,
asked Huston if he knew Raskob.
Huston said he did.
Asked if Raskob was connected
with any lobbying organization,
Huston referred to his connection
with the association against the pro-
hibition amendment.
"That association is probably
more active than the Tennessee Riv.
er Association" Huston said.
The committee summoned Charles
A. Krickel, an official of Blythe and
Bonner, to appear tomorrow with
the books and records.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
JAPANESE GIRLS
COMING TO GIVE
NATIONS THANKS

TOXIC, Mar. 1s. - U.H - Five
young and exceedingly pretty Japa-
ncse girls sailed from Yokohama
for San Francisco on the Dollar
liner President Fierce today to spend
q month thanking the people of the
United States for their aid to ia
pan in the trying days which fol
lowed the earthquake that DESTROYED
much of Toxic and its port city,
Yokohama in September, 1928.
The girls are Yoshiko Matsudaira,
Kimiko Ashino, Yoshiko Sato, Su-
miko Tokuda and *. Nakamura.
They were selected by committee
organized by the Jifi Shimpo, To-
kio daily newspaper.
All the girls were wearing gay
japanese kimonos.
Arriving in San Francisco April
, they will tour the United States
visiting the principal cities and ex-
pressing the appreciation of Toxic
and Yokohama citizens for Ameri-
ca millions which were donated in
Japan 5 hour of need. The mission
is part Of the ceremonies of thanks
giving to be held in Toxic and Yoke
hama late this month for the restora
ton of the cities after the 1923 dis
dSter
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
PRISONER SHOT
IN BOLD EFFORT
TO GAIN LIBERTY

COLUMBUS, o., Mar. IS. UP)-
One prisoner was shot and wounded
and another was captured when
they attempted to escape from the
state penitentiary here early today.
The prisoners, Chester Probaski,
81. Cleveland, and Herbert Hardin,
2S, Dayton, were lowering them,
selves down a crude ladder suspend,
ed from the top of the administra,
tion building when they We're dis
covered.
Guards fired upon the men as they
dropped to the ground and fled and
Probaski fell, wounded. Another
shot caused Hardin to surrender.
Guards said the men cut theit
way from their cell to reach the
roof of the administration building
Probaski was serving one to three
years for carrying concealed weap.
ons and Hardin was serving 20 to
30 years for breaking and entering
an inhabited dwelling.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
Experience OfOtherC Cities
Boosts Civic AuditOrii1l111

With the proposition to have the
people of FL Centre vote on bond
issue for a municipal auditorium at
the coming election up for discussion
at tomorrow night IS meeting of the
city council, the Press believes the
following excerpt from a report of
experts is presented as being of
timely interest.
Much emphasis has been placed
on the value of an auditorium as a
means of attracting conventions
here. However, this report shows
that the auditorium's greatest asset
is the service it renders to the peo-
pie of is own community by provid-
ing them with a place in which to
meet for their own social, civic or
fraternal affairs.
A special committee of the Min
neapolis board of aldermen reports:
"Our ideas of the use of the audi
torium have undergone change.
There has been much emphasis OH
the use of the auditorium for CON
ventions, which would bring crowds
of visitors to Minneapolis, to the
benefit of the Minneapolis business
houses. The experience Of other
cities has proved this to be true,
but in every instance the convention
use of the auditorium has been
overshadowed by the community
uses to which the buildings have
been put. The auditorium is the place
where the entire community goes TO
have a good time. For that reason,
& wide latitude must be permitted
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
LIST OF LOCAL
CRIMES EXPOSED
BY FINGERPRINTS

Picked up by the local police as
vagrant Sunday night, Walter
Smith, 26, negro, was fingerprint'
ed and classified just as is every
other prisoner who comes into the
city Jail. With nothing more ser
ious against the man than a charge
o. vagrancy, a checkup of his prints
with those kept in the official file,
pointed to him as the one who had
entered the premises of the Mack
and Mack clothing store on Main
street, the night of November 3,
1929, and stolen quantity of cloth
ing.
When confronted with this evil
dence and especially since he was
at the time of his arrest wearing
some of the stolen apparel, Smith
broke down and confessed that he
had done the job. Continued ques-
tioning brought out that he had also
been engaged in series of robber-
les in FL Centre starting last March
and which might have continued in
definitely had he not been taken in
to custody Sunday. He was handed
over to the district attorney to be
prosecuted in superior court.
The robberies to which Smith con-
fessed were the Mountain Lion Ser
vice station March Is, Alpine Pool
Hall, March %, Liberty cafe, April
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
FAIR MINIMUM
PRICE ADOPTED
BY HAY RAlSERS

That $15 per ton, f. o. b. the ranch
was a fair minimum price for U. S
No. l alfalfa hay was the resolu,
tion adopted last night at the meet
ing of the Imperial Valley Hay I'm
prOvement association held in the
farm bureau office at the court
house.
1t was further decided that cash
be demanded of all dealers except
those having an established reputa'
ton, the latter to pay within 1O
DAYS from the arrival of the hay at
market.
In spite of the unfavorable wealth.
er conditions, there was large
turn out, about so hay producers be-
ing present as well as a number of
dealers who entered into the discus
sion but who were not as enthusi
astic for high prices as were tho
ranchers.
The meeting was opened by S. E
Robinson, president of the farm bu
rcau, who outlined the previous work
of the hay association and ther
called on Scott B. Foulds, manager
of the farm bureau, for a statement
as to the present condition of the
hay market, saying that Foulds is
i'll close touch with a large number
of producers.
Foulds stated that in the past two
weeks the market had been quite
active and that he had had large
number of calls from different mem
bers of the farm bureau asking for
information regarding the standing
of various dealers.
From this, the speaker declared
he was able to determine that most
of the buyers who ordinarily buy
Imperial Valley hay are now in the
market, this being in striking con-
trast to conditions last month when
very little buying was done. 1t was
Foulds' opinion that it should be pos
sible to stabilize the price of hay at
fair figure.
Ira Aten then presented the above
resolution which was adopted. The
meeting then adjourned, many of
those present remaining to become
members of the Imperial Valley Hay
Improvement association, feeling
that from its past work on behalf
of the producer, it would be of aid
to them.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
SAN DIEGO ASKS
WATER SUPPLY
FROM COLORADO
A ks Irrigation Board
For Information o n
Proposed Project

Intimation of a possible extension
Of the water supply from the Colo
rado river across Imperial county
ind into San Diego county IS con
tained in letter from H. n. Saw
age, hydraulic engineer of the bu
rcau of water development for the
city of San Diego to the board OF
directors of the Imperial Irrigation
District at their meeting this morn
ing. The letter was considered by
the board and finally turned over
to its engineer, NJ. j. Dowd, for
further consideration.
Referring to this possibility, Saw
age said in his letter: 'Provided it
will be agreeable and convenient for
YOU, ! will appreciate having n gen
cral preliminary and tentative out
line of the conditions upon which
YOU may feel it would be mutually
fair and advantageous alike to I'm
perial valley and TO the city and
county of San Diego in the matter
of cooperative relations whereby the
city and county might obtain from
the Colorado river such water sup
ply as it may require, increasing in
quantity as required. from the Inn
perial Irrigation Districts present or
to be extended West Mesa lateral to
San Felipe creek. vicinity of Kane
Springs, or from the possibly higher
pumped supply lateral which might
carry the water to San Felipe creek
vicinity Of Borego."
AS means of bringing this water
10 its destiation. Savage suggested
that "the development of the hydro,
electric power in the vicinity az
Pilot Knob, potential in the All
American canal project, might, for
the benefit of the Imperial lrrlga
'ion District, be used to lift the
water over the coast range and to
the city and county Of San Diego. .
Savage also referred to 4 pro
posed visit of members of the city
of San Diego common council and
other county officials to inspect the
valley and its water works and the
projected All-American canal site.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
CONDEMNED DOG
IS RESCUED BY
YOUNG OUTLAW

SANTA ROSA, Calf, Mar. Is.
(U.H-A small boy took the law into
his own hands today, and Tim, con-
demned police dog, has been deliver
ed from death.
1t occurred while Poundmaster
Melvin George was busy elsewhere
the most sensational Jail delivery
in the history of Santa Rosa, or so
1t must have loomed in the pounding
heart of its small perpetrator.
For very small boy it was who
turned the trick.
Tim was removed after his collar
had been slipped off, through a hole
made by removing two thin boards
IN the rear of the garage where he
was kept. And the hole was much
too small to allow the passage even
of small adult.
The delivery was made Just in
time. A last appeal from Tins sent.
ence to die for sheep killing was
to be placed today before Justice
Marvin Vaughan--and he had init.
mated that he must refuse.
The authorities are talking half
heartedly about "organizing a posse"
and securing the country" =.
But there are those who know
their small boys and who are offer.
ing Impressive odds that Tim will
never be seen in Santa Rosa again,
and that the police can question ev.
cry Little Scorpion" in town from
now until Christmas, 1882, without
finding out anything.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
Stones Used In
Maniac's Attack

LOS ANGELES, Mar. IS. U.P)-
A man, supposedly maniac, who
early today attacked two women
with heavy stone, was being
sought by police here today.
The women, Miss Ann Decker and
Miss Ruth Black, were treated ny
police surgeons for deep head
wounds. Their attaeker fled after
striking them down, making no at
tempt to molest them further.
Motorists found Miss Decker ~
ing unconscious near her home and
summoned police. The second at
tack occurred shortly afterward
several blocks away.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
PRESENCE OF
'SCARFACE AL
STILL MYSTERY

CHICAGO, Mar. 1S. U.H-A new
cloud of mystery was thrown over
the elusive "Scarface Al" Capone
today when the Broadway Limited
steamed into Chicago without the
notorious passenger who had been
reported on it.
Reporters and photographers, who
began boarding the train early to-
day when it was far out in Indiana,
searched through the Pullmans for
the gang chief without results.
A fresh contingent boarded the
limited at Englewood, Southside Sta
tion, and Jared no better. Others
who waited at the Union Station
near "The oop,' took last look
through the train in hopes their fell
low workers had missed their
quarry, who left prison in Philadel-
phia yesterday after serving almost
"a year for carrying a gun.
Besides newspapermen, there was
only one welcomer at the Englewood
station-Joe Montana, Melrose Park
"Alky Baron"
AANdiu WV booo was SoiiihS III oN
came down to Sc him." Montana,
one of the lesser lights in gangland,
said. He went through the train
with the reporters and appeared dis
appointed when the chief was not
found.
With the gangs chief non-appear-
arce, of course, cropped up the usual
number of rumors. Reports flew
about that he left the train in Indi-
ana, that he was coming by airplane,
that he wasn't returning at all but
going to Florida.
MIAMI, Fla, Mar. 1S. UP)-If AL
Capone elects to come to Miami, ar
rest on charge of vagrancy faces
him Sheriff Pop Lehman announced.
81 shall break up the mob that ac-
companies him and Jail any who
carry concealed weapons" the sher-
iff said.
al also shall arrest Capone on a
charge of vagrancy and this applies
to Others of his calibre, some of
whom are worse than he is"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18

in the use of the auditorium. Ths
city is made up of many classes o,
people and these classes do not al!
enjoy the same type of entertain
ment.'
In Cleveland report states:
"Contrary to general belief, Cleve-
land does not value the arena of
large seating capacity for large out
of town conventions but rather for
their own local celebrations, parties,
trade shows, concerts, etc. Some
idea of the variety of the audi
torium can be had from the schedule
of certain week which included a
hardware convention, boxing match,
Shrine smoker, public dance, con
cert, basketball game and conven-
vention of the National Educational
Association, at each of which gath
erings the arena was practically
filled.'
In Cleveland when the auditorium
was completed, doubt was expressed
as to whether it would pay operat
ing expenses. The city officia
would not put the auditorium into
use through fear of a heavy deficit
until a certain group of business
men agreed to stanr any loss. The
building has been in use over year
and it has not been necessary TO
call upon the underwriters, as the
building has shown good profit
Mr. Dickey, manager of the auditor
ium, says he would advise building
the arena even larger than now con-
structed, because of the use it is
put to by local activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
Spain To Honor
Dead Dictator

MADRID, Mar. Is W.P)-lmpres
sive ceremonies were arranged TO-
day for the reception of the funeral
coach bearing the body ofthe Mar
ques d 'Estella, General Miguel Pm,
no De Rivera, former dictator or
Spain, when it arrives here tonight
The waiting room of the North
station had been transferred INTO
mortuary chapel, and the body
.oach bearing the body of the Mar
tomorrow to be viewed by notables
of government and civic life ana
his fri5nds.
Masses will be celebrated while
the body lies in state, one of them
attended by King Alphonso and the
entire cabinet.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
Flames Prove
Fatal To Girl

inefficient cook ing apparatus
claimed the life of another valley
victim late last night when Antonia
Garcia, II, of Holtville, died after
suffering from terrible burns, re
ceived Saturday night when an oil
stove which she attempted to light,
exploded and threw the blazing oil
over her clothing.
The accident occurred early in
the afternoon when the girl started
to light the stove and it is believed
that gas which accumulated in a
burner was responsible for the eX-
plosion. No inquest was held by the
coroner s office.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
Novelist Catches
Very Rare Fish

ALTADENA, Calf, Mar. Is. U.p)
Zane Grey, famous novelist, caught
a new species of swordfish yester'
day, according to cablegram re
eeived by his brother, II. G. Grey,
here today. -
The author, who for the last 10
DAYS has been at his fishing camp
on the Island of Tahiti, announced
that the 6lS pound fish was of a
rare species, which fishermen have
attempted to catch for some years.
He announced that he wuold name
the species the "Silver Marlin"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
MOTHER OF MAN
STATE EXECUTED
TO GET LEGACY

NEW YORK, Mar. IS. UP) - A
playlet, depicting the horrors of a
convict riot and an execution, writ
ten by Robert Rlake while IN his
death house cell shortly before his
electrocution last April in the Texas
State penitentiary, is the legacy he
unknowingly willed to his white
haired mother.
Because Robert put his last obser-
Natlons on earth into words, Mrs.
Ella Blake, for the first time in her
ME, during which she has reared
nine children, will be enabled to stop
work and perhaps give up entirely
her boarding house in Amarillo, Tex.
Mrs. Blake, when she returns to
Texas, will carry with her a con.
tract signed between her and John
Wexley, author of "The Last Mile,''
play which was suggested by Rob
ert's prison playlet. The agreement
provides that Mrs. Blake will receive
70 per cent of the playwright's roy
alties, accruing not only from the
stage production, but from movie,
radio and television rights.
"eAiey frankly admltted h t
nearly all of the first act of his
play was made up of dialogue from
Robert Blake's writings.
Mrs. Blake said she did not ex-
Pect to see the play as she felt she
could not live up to the narrowing
experience of sitting through scenes
which would remind her of her son s
death.
Wexley's contract with the pro-
ducers calls for five per cent of the
gross receipts up to $4,000; ~ per
cent on the next $4,000 and 10 per
cent on all gross receipts over $iO.-
600. Since Mrs, Blake's agreement
is retroactive, her share to the pres
cnt time is approximately 1000.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
Byrd To Start
Home On Sunday

DUNEDIN, N. H., Mar. 1s.-(U.P)
Rear Admiral Richard f. Byrd
and his crew Of polar heroes will
leave Dunedin on the last stage of
their hon.eward trip Sunday, in the
expedition flagship, City of New
York.
The return voyage will be made
by way of Tahiti.
Ryrd s supply ship, the Eleanor
3olling, will be released from dry
dock, where it has been having a
thorough overhauling, on Wednes-
day, and probably will sail the last
Of next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
Forest Fires In
Northwest Area

SEATTLE, Mar. 1S. U.H-Ex-
tremely low humidity and marked
deficiency in rainfall today caused
fire wardens further anxiety over
the Pacific northwest's first spring
forest fire hazard.
Brush and slashing fires were re-
ported over wide area in western
Washington. Fires that rac d
through slashings destroyed about
100000 feet of logs belonging to the
Sauk Creek Logging company and a
considerable quantity of Snoqualmie
National Forest.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-18
NOONAN TRIAL DELAYED

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 1S.-U.P)-
The trial on burglary charges of
Jack Hutch Noonan, brother of
sally O'Neil, motion picture actress,
was continued today until March -
by Superior Judge b. r. Schauer.
The delay was granted when Noonan
made it known that he desired to
hire additional counsel to defend
him.