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Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
s. D. OFFICIALS
IN CONFERENCE
With DISTRICT

Officials of San Diego city and
county met this afternoon with di-
rcctors Of the Imperial Irrigation
district for discussion of the tor
mor's plan TO appeal TO the United
states government for permission to
obtain domestic war for their sec
tion from Boulder Dam via the Ali
American Canal. over an elevation
OF 1900 feet and through IL miles
of tunnels to Julian and thence by
gravity to San Diego
Before appealing to the govern
mcnt, it is explained, San Diego
wishes to confer with district Off
cials AS to their attitude toward the
use OF The All-American canal. The
coast representatives arrived for the
afternoon session of tho board OF di-
roctorS meeting, which was III seS-
sion throughout the day.
San Diego is to ask the govern
ment to permit the system under
the plan to supply domestic water
to 100000 persons. This involves
l55 second feet or 100000 900 gal
Ions Of water daily.
The visiting officials are Mayor
Harry c. Clark. Councilmen Louis
c. Marie. L. II. Dowell, Ira S. Trey
and S. p. McMullen County super
Visors Edgar II. Hastings, Dr.
Charles Good and Leroy Aul; and
II, N. Savage, hydraulic engineer.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
FIRST. CHRISTMAS
LETTER ARRIVES
AT POST OFFICE

AS gentle reminder that it is
time TO urge the public 10 shop
carly-mail carly" the seasons first
Santa Claus letter arrived at the
FL Ceutro post office Yesterday.
The reminder came from five
ycar-old boy, who evidently has
infinite faith in the efficiency Of
the postal system. He addressed
the letter with only two words,
Santa Claus
He remarked that hc was a very
good boy and was in need OF tool
chest.
The approach of the holidar sea-
son. said c. c. Jenkins. post master,
brings the annual appeal for the
cooperation of tho public III mailing
their packages early
If patrons Of the post office viii
follow the example of the five
yCar-old there will be no mail
congestion here at Christmas time" ,"
lie said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
NICE TO HAVE
VICE-PRESIDENT
IN THE FAMILY

CHICAGO, Nov. 10. U.p)-When
Mrs Harry *. Curtis was faced
with the problem of raising $500
Immediately Or being evicted from
her flat she took the matter direct
to the president OF the United
States ard got immediate results.
Mrs. Curtis husband is an at
tcrDcy and the son of Vice Presi-
dent Charles Curtis. He was OH
his way from Washington yester-
day when a court beilff and four
men visited his flat and threatened
TO move the furniture into the
street if 1887 back rent was not
paid at once.
Mrs. Curtis protested that her
her husband merely had forgotten
&c pay the rent and would pay it
lust as soon as he returned. The
oailiff. however. refused TO wait. so
Mrs. Curtis telephoned her father
in-law and 500. enough to avoid
eviction until the younger Curtis
arrives, was wired to her at once.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
STORMS BATTER
SHIPPING ALONG
PACIFIC COAST

SAN PEDRO. Nov. l8 up
Pounding seas and a northwest
gale tore the y. S. S. MedusG, re-
pair ship Of the battle fleet from
its moorings beyond the breakNatcr
early today.
The craft driftcd at the mercy OF
q 60 mile wind until ovcr'ak'n b.
three navy tugs.
Heavy seas caused tho battle
fleet TO abandon flying practice off
San Clcmcntc Island TO fight for
headway.
Tho Mcdusa, left behind when
the battle fleet left for its firing
grounds several days ago, had no
steam up at the height Of the blow,
and pulling its anchors, drifted
over tho anchorage of the battle
ships West Virginia and California.
both of which fortunately were at
sea.
The craft drifted three miles be-
fore it was taken in tow ard got
q head OF steam.
Ilt IlSiliilE b6I Et vi avid olANAi-
ored in Santa Moaica bay. dragged
its anchor and finally found firm
footing 200 Yards off shore at Re-
dondo Beach. 10 miles to the south,
Three men and woman were
aboard the craft.
The coast guard station AZ Sar
Pedro sent a surf crew 10 the
scene. but it was decided not TO
attempt To pat a lirc aboard tho
craft unless it was once more swept
toward the surf line. The task of
rescue in such wild weather was
considered too dangerous under cir
cumStanceS which left the barge
crew in comparative safety.
The 55-foot fishing schooner HUI
clva. due III San Pedro Nov. \. has
not been heard frcm since it put to
sea for trip in the Santa Barbara
channel on Oct. 27, the coast guard
was informed today. It carried .
crew Of seven men
The cutters Alert and No. 259
were dispatched to the vicinity of
the Coronado Islands. off the
northern coast of Lower California
and so miles south of San Diego
where rockets We're reported 10
have been seen yesterday, indicat-
ing a ship in distress.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
CREW MAR00NED
ABOARD VESSEL
ON EAST COAST

NEW YORK, Nov. 18, up
Thirty six members Of the crew of
the frcightcr Harry Bowen were
marooned today on their vessel.
which ran hard aground yesterday
off MOntauk Point.
The Bowen. a 1922 ton ship. was
one Of three which grounded off
Now York yesterday in the impene-
! trable fog that vailed the entire
Atlantic seaboard. The Petrol, a
fishing trawlcr, vent on the rocks
OF Block Island, with % fishcfmen
aboard and later in the dag the
Bowen ran aground
The crew of the Petrel was taken
off by coast guard boats, but the
heavy swell prevented rescue craft
from coming alongside the Harry
Bowen Coast guard officials an
Nounccd their intention OF taking
of the crew Of the Bowen early
today unless it should prove pos
slDlc to get the ship off the rocks
No immediate fear was felt for the
safety Of the SO men aboard
= +AN 40 +i9AlN4 fkA~lA VIZ A4AI i'NAAfA
we're in desperate straits when The
coast guard crew Of the lifesaying
station at Shoreham. l.. I. found
the ship a quarter OF a mile off
shore and took off the men. The
engine room and boiler room we're
flooded, and The crew had been
clin2ing to the rigging for aours,
with icy waves dashinR over them.
Nine were at the point of cxhaus-
tion.
After the crew had been removed.
the Petrol WAS hauled free by the
DESTROYER Wilks.
For the past three days there
has been practically no flying IN
the metropolitan area due ta the
to8 and rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
RALLY IN MOTOR
SHAkES pkJMp ID
STOCK ADVANCE

NEW YORK, Nov. 12 U.P>-ActiyjtY
in the automobile industry where
several companies have been recall
ing workers 10 step up production
schedules, was reflected in a sharp
rally in the motor shares today,
which carried the entire market tor
ward. Ruobers had their best gains
in several months along with the
auto stocks.
Leading induStria's made suhstan-
tial gains: rails advanced and utll-
tiles joined the upward procession
Special issues made gains ranging to
six points.
The spurt in motors and rubbcrS
came late in the day. Word from
Detroit that Henry Ford was TO
spend 500 100000 for improvements
giving thousand Of men employ
mont set Off a stream OF buying
orders from all parts of the country
Auburn led the rise, at ore time
being up more than six points
Gains OF fractions TO a point were
made by Chrys!er, General Motors
Nash and Hudson, the latter at one
time being up L. TO 23.
In the ruObcrs, Goodyear and
Goodrich led. rising nearly tour
points, as the common advanced
two. Smaller gains We're made by
FireStonc issues, Kelley Springfield
and Lee Rubber. Continenta! shares
large holder Of rubber stocks
moved ND
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
ROBERTS JURY
Still. DECIDING
UPON VERDICT
Rumors A bout Court
House Indicate Jurors
Unable To Agree.

Lee L. Roberts slept las night III
Ire county jail, while in a little room
Oh the second floor OF the court
house. three women ana nine men
held his fate, and perhaps his lite
IN their hands.
Roberts sat in his Jail cell today
with his head in his hands, expect
ing at any moment summons to
ret':-n 10 the court room, whore tor
the past week he has listened TO
the evidence which may mean life
imprisonment, or even death TO him
to hear the verdict Of the jury.
While Roberts waited duly tor
the verdict that means so much TO
him his attorneys waited in the cor
ridors Of the court house for this
first indication that the Il Jurore
NAV have reached a verdict.
Rum0rs about the court house
that could be traced TO no definite
source, indicated late today that thf
jury is divided in It's verdict. These
same rumors imply that seven Jur-
crs arc voting for acquital and five
/ for conviction.
The jury can return any one o.
five verdicts. 1t may find Roberts
guilty Of the murder Of Florence
| Miller near WinterhaTen on the
night Of August 10, with murder II
the first degree as the decision
Should they reach this conclusion
jurors may fix the penalty at either
. life Imprisonment or hanging.
/ Murder il the second degree
mans'aughtcr and not guilty are tht
other ytrdicts open 70 the jurors.
The case was placed in then
hands at 4:20 yesterday afternoon
after Judge a. c. Finney had taker
! 10 minutes to read them his in5truc'
tions.
Throughout the latter part OF tbs
trial. and while listening to tht
iudge's instructions, the accused sa'
N an immohility which could not bf
shaken.
It was the general opinion about
the court house today that the jury
will not reach q decision on tbs
cese. but VII disagree. III that case
a new trial vii! be necessary, IN
which both sides may introduce ne"
evidence.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
ADMINISTRATION
MOVES TO HALT
SPECIAL SESSION
Seeks To Enlist Support
OF Farm Organizations
Against Insurgents.
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. 49, U.P)-
Administrator leaders are alarm
ed by Progressive Republican lean
ings toward a special session of
the seventy-second congress and to-
DAY have two projects under way
to block any insurgent move.
Regular Republican strategy is
predicated on the belief the demand
for further farm relief is the most
powerful of all incentives for an
extra session after March 4. This
conclusion is understood to have
contributed to the farm boards de-
c!sion to send the grain stabiliza-
ton corporation back to the wheat
market with orders to buy.
The second movement to head off
farm relief proposals was made by
Chairman McNary of the senate
agricultural committee. The day
after McNary conferred with Pres
ident Hoover and announced 4 leg
islative program which excluded
farm relief and all else but appro-
priation bills from the short ses-
sion, the senator called his COM
mittee to meet here Nov. %. He in
vited l.. J. Tabor. master of the
National Grange: C. E Huff. of the
Farmers Union: and S. II. Thcmp-
son of the American Farm Bureau
to meet with the committee. Sec
rotary Hyde and Chairman Lcgge
CT the Farm Board,
McNary said in his Geographic
invitation he believed the meeting
probably would determine wheth-
CT we should press forward with adj
ditional legislation" He described
the situation of American farmers
as "distressful."
II this meeting should decide
against further farm legislation at
this time, the administrator at
least would have the weight Of Ma
tional Grange, Farmers Union and
Farm Bureau opinion il support of
Its oposition TO introducing so con-
troVersial matter in to the short
session. # the decision were the
other way, th c administration
could advance its own program 10
opposition to the export dcbenture
scheme of disposing of farm sur
pluses. The idea is to get support
Of the three big agricultural or
! CARNATIONS for which every move
seems appropriate after the con.
ference.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
DOZEN PLANES
JOIN HUNT FOR
MISSING liner

LOS ANGELES. Nov. Ia. UP
A search by air and land was start
cd today for a northbound Pacific
Air Transport plane that apparent
ly crashed carly this morning in
the rough country near Lebec.
Seven planes left the United Air
port field at Burbank shortly after
1890 a. N. to fly over the district
in the hope of spotting the place
where the craft, carrying three
persons was forced down.
Earlier automobile searching par
ties left Glendale and Burbank and
most Of the residents OF Lcbec
turned out to aid in the hunt for
the plane.
The plane a Bocing 4-passenger
cabin craft enroute from San Di-
ego to Oakland airport was believed
lost in a Sleet storm over the Tc-
hGpi mountains.
Last radio communication with
the ship was carly today When tho
craft was flying over LCbec, 30
miles south of Bakersfield.
Those on board were
Pilot F. A. Donaldson Of Bur
bank; Miss D, MoskoW, passenger,
Of Los Angeles and George Rogers,
Pacific Air Transport mechanic,
Los Angeles.
Three other searching planes
left the United Airport about an
hour after the seven took off. 1t
was believed here that between a
dozen or more airplanes were alott
in the search by noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
SUPERVISORS TO
AID EFFORTS FOR
NEW HAY MARKET

In an effort 10 establish new mar
kets for Imperial Valley hay, the
county board Of supervisors yeSter-
dav afternoon adopted a resolution
authorizing the expenditure OF SIS
2 dav for not to exceed 20 days
N order that NJ. 2. Halliday NAV
take several cars Of hay 10 Texas
and other markets.
Halliday is to make an effort to
introduce the valley hay il these
markets in order that an oVer-SuP-
ply here may be disposed Of.
The Imperial Valley Hay Improve
mont Association has also voted a
sum of money to help dctray cX-
penses.
HALLIDAY will take train load OF
hay through Texas snd the southern
states, stopping at all way points on
the Southern Pacific line. Banners
advertising Imperial Valley hay VIII
bo carried on the train.
A resolution was adopted at TINS
session OF the board of supervisors
that a notice be sent to the state
Welfare Board advising them tina.
Imperial County has elected to care
tor the disqualification OF It's GRIP
pied children il the county hospital
and requesting that Imperial coun-
tv children now in other hospitals
be brought back here.
\ resolution was adopting fixing
lhc population of Holtville town
ship at 1922. This figure wa
reached by multiplying the NUMBER
Of registered voters by three and a
half. This will eNtitlc Justice oi
The Peace S. NJ. Smycr to an m
crease in compensation.
4 petition presented by NJ. r.
Church OF CalcXico asking Tor a
refund of taxes was denied. Pctl-
tons presented by Il. T. Pnncr ask
ing that three tracts of land be sold
at sums Of less than accrued taxes
were denied. Harry Pcar52 was
ei~en permission TO conduct a pool
hall III WestmorianG. Tho board
adjourned until December /.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
BY CONRAD NALCENDA
United Press staff Corrcspordent

BARCELONA. Spain. Nov l8
dP)-SeriouS rioting was renewed
by strikers and civil guards IN the
;Jreets OF Barcelona today after a
day and night of fighting an2 in
cIcacing tension
Two persons were killed IN the
new outbreak, bringing the total OF
dead IN two davs Of disorders To
three. One Of the persons injured
yesterday died OF injuries.
simultaneously fighting between
VClicc and demonstration started
a. Alicante. where a strike Was be-
gun BY some workreS contrary to
orders Of the labor union
There vas heavy firing at the
Flaza UniyerSidad and many per-
cons were wounded in the fighting
some Of them seriously.
The general striko was started
Yesterday by the syndcalist union,
topping all activity in The rich in
duGtrial city OF Barcelona and
throwing tho region into confusion
market BY violent clashes. The
AilN' litiAtlth h'dAl'lN lOll'lNtt ~ .tll
cIal strike in Madrid and spread
Yesterday and today to many ether
Spanish towns.
Police continued to make whole
sale arrests Of strike leaders and
agitators in Barcelona. aeizing
about $50 today in addition to some
$50 Jailed Yesterday
Rioting was renewed in front OF
the headquarters Of the so-callcd
free syndicate" which is fighting
the DiudiCato Unico.
Civil guards interviewed and fired
on the crowd, killing one man and
lniurinC several others.
Fighting in the Plaza Universi-
dad was most severe. becoming a
pitched battle between strikers and
civil guards vino fired OH the
crowd after shots fired tho strikers
One person was killed and several
others seriously wounded. including
one civil guard. Many others were
hurt
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
GRAPE GROWERS
TO LAUNCH NEW
BUSINESS SOON
Will Defy Racketecrs BY
Selling Grape Juice To
All Buyers.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. l8. W.R)-
The California wine juice grower
will launch his business two weeks
hence.
Such was the announcement mace
today by Donald D. Conn of Fresno
managing director of Fruit Indus
tries, Ltd. on his return from a
survey of eastern markets.
The confusing conditions unde.
which grape concentrates fluid
that becomes wine with proper neg
lect-will be offered for sale. were
described by Conn as follows:
First, the governments aid in de-
claring the business legal was need
cd. This was obtained.
Then it was learned. when sales
agencies were established IN mid
western and eastern markets. that
there was an unlocked for and men
acing defender OF public sobriety-
The rackctecr OF muscle man. Agents
were notified, Conn said, that the
cheering fluid would be sold over
the gangsters' dead bodies-or more
likely the agents you peo-
pie listen to reason
Thus, the harasScd grape grover.
turn once again 10 the government
asking moral support, military L
necessary.
Threats Received
we have received threats in Mil
Waukec. ST. Louis, Chicago, New
York. Boston and Philadelphia,
Conn said. "All were identical. 1t
would seem that there is a country
wide organization operating against
the marketing Of our products un-
less VIC pay commission for the
Unable to fight them alone, We
have appealed to Washington
On December l, Conn said, some
1000 drug stores will begin carrying
the concentrate. We haze been
warned" Conn said. that we WI!
be put on the spot and that any
store offering our product without
first obtaining this preposterlous
license will be bombed.
1T remains to be seen how gov
ernment authorities will keep gang
land under control
The fluid. when water Is added
and tho cork left out for several
days, is said 10 turn into light wine
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
F||:||;;5)
EXF|) AIN
);5)|NG3
Action Taken As Protec-
tion OF Depositors And
VIII Reopen Soon.
LEADER OPTIMISTIC
Plan Reorganization And
Adjustment During Pc
riod Of Suspension.
BY United Press

The closing Of SO banks in CEN
tral and south central states gen.
orally was considered by leading
financier5 today as a measure for
protection of depo5jtors and pre-.
dictionS we're that most OF the
hanks would reopen when their
boards were assured the institutions
we're free from danger of runs.
In Arkansas, where 80 banks sus-
pended business temporarily yes
terday and four others we're closed
by the state, al optimistic state
mcnt was issued last night Ivy A.
3. Banks, president of the Anleri-
can Exchange Trust Company, Lit
lie Rocks largest bank
TWO other small Arkansas hanks
closed today on order Of the state
banking department and a third
member Of the Banks company,
announced it has suspended for
five days.
Banks, who is a heavy stock
holder in outstate Arkansas banks.
said he was comforting with local
boards and predicted an early re-
sumption of normal business.
The recent failure of Caldwell 81
| Company of Nashville. Tenn, was
blamed by Senator Joseph T. Rob-
inson for the temporary closing Of
! the Arkansas institutions, while in
Missouri and Illinois the closing of
six small institutions was consd-
cred due upon the previous closing
! Of larger banks.
Hysteria Prevails
Robinson said the Caldwell &
Company failure had created "hys-
teri9" which resulted il Withdraw
ais Of S4,o00,000 from the American
Exchange Company within 10 days
and made necessary the temporary
closing to protect depositors. Most
of the other Arkansas banks which
closed were affiliated with the
American Exchange Trust, which
was the first to close.
The Arkansas banking laws pro-
gide that an institution may be
closed for five days for reorgsni-
alton and adjustment and the
banks, it was said, took advantage
of this law to remove danger Of
runs until the 'hy5teria" Robinson
spoke of had passed.
Besides the 80 banks in Arkan-
Sas. six banks were closed yester-
oay in Kentucky, four il Missouri.
two in Illinois and one in Iowa, IN
practically all cases, it was en-
phasiZed that the banks were solv-
ant and that the closingS were pro-
tectiyc rather than forced actions.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18

MEDFORD. Ore, Nov. Is.
UP)-After battling his way
through, a raging blizzard which
piled Al inches of snow on the
mountains for "a hours, Chief
Forest Ranger William c. God
frey was rescued lust too late.
He died in the arms of his res
cucTS.
According to word which
reached here early today, God
frcy was nearly frozen and III a
state of utter exhaustion when
he was found by 4 party Of ran
gers headed by Rudie Lueck,
and died before thcy could get
him to shelter.
Godfrey, defyinG the blizzard
which has ragged In the Cascade
Mountains for three days, start
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Southern District convention,
s, Braw,ey high school.
Scout board of review, 7:50
Southern Sicrras.
Scout Leadership class, 1.30,
high school gym.
Constitutional lecture, $50,
high school.
Entire Nos club, $50, 10000
club.
l. O. o. +. No. 397, 8, Davis
hall.
I. V. Commandery. No, IS,
7:30. Masonic Temple.
l. y. Choral club. 7:30, VIII
son school.
Night school, 10, higl, school.
Fox Imperial Theatre, Laugh =
ter.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
Want Government
To Censor Films

HOUSTON, Tex. Nov. 1873 UP
Federal censorship Of motion pic
cures was urged in resolution
adopted today by unanimous vote
OF the national convention Of the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union.
The resolution asked that con-
crass enact law for federal SUI
pcrvision of motion pictures to
establish higher moral standings
tor films that are to be licensed
foc interstate and International
commerce"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
Melons Nephew
Married Secretly

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Nov. IS W,P)
Tho wedding of w. L. Mellon,
Jr., nephew of the secretary of
treasury, and Miss Ethel Grace
Rolcy, scheduled for tomorrow
night, has been cancelled because
they already are married, ii was
learned today.
Plans for the wedding had gone
forward with no one but the prin-
cipals aware it would have been
their second ceremony. The guests
had begun to arrive before it was
made known that the couple was
married a year ago in Wetleourg,
w va.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
RANGER WINS FIGHT AGAINST
STORM ONLY TO MEET DEATH

ont Sunday evening from Fort
Klamath, declaring he would
reach Anna Springs, where
force Of his men were at work
with SNOW p!ows., uc ca ne with
i'll two ard a half miles Of his
goal before exhaustion overlook
him.
Anna Springs and FOrt Nla-
math are III the Crater Lake
National Park arena, where the
blizzard has drifted the SNOW 1t
places 20 depths OF six 10 ten
feet. II was believed that it was
the necessity Of breaking trail
through this new, soft snow III
the teeth of the high wind and
cold, which caused Godfrey. an
experienced ranger, 10 become
lost.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
CHILDERS LEAVES
FOR WASHINGTON

Charles Chiiders, attorney ior the
Imperial Irrigation District, left last
night for Washington, d. c.. to con-
fer with Attorney General Mitchell
regarding defense in the suit
brought by Arizona against the
Boulder Dam project
He plans to remain in Washing
ton until after November q, at
which time it is expected amend
mentS to the water contract will be
approved by the Metropolitan Wa
ter district.
Tom c. Jaeger attorney for the
Coachella County Water district, de-
parted for Washington last night on
the same mission.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-18
President Gives
Census Returns

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S. UP)-
President Hoover today officially
announced the result of the 1890
national census as it affects repro
Sontation Of various states in the
house Of representatives
Outstanding gains were made by
California which will have nine
more members in the house. by
Michigan, with four more and by
Texas, with three.