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Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
ATTORNEY URGES
COOPERATION IN
TAKING CENSUS

eff Ell Centre does not show its
rightful population as the result of
the census enumeration of 1880,
those citizens who are responsible
through their neglect by not being
counted, will have 10 years of re-
morsc,' said ID. b. Roberts, chair
r,an of the Chamber of Commerce
special census committee.
"The canvass of the city has been
,opleted, said Roberts, "but nat
urally there will be some persons
who have been missed; perhaps they
were away from home, perhaps they
live on the rear of lots, perhaps in
The rush of the enumeration they
we're overlooked in some way by the
,numerators, but this does not re
<ave such persons from their civic
responsibility and patriotic duty OF
ucing enumerated. They should com
municate with the census supervisors
or with the chamber Of commerce
and be counted in the Ell Centro re-
turns
"Proper population figures mean
so much to I'll Centro,' said Attor-
ncy Roberts. Representation in
Congress, representation in the Cali
tornia legislature, post office appro'
priations and service, the erection
of federal buildings, and host OF
other things are dependent upon pop
ulation. Ell Centre wants the things
to which it is rightfully entitled and
it must be prepared to prove its pop
u!ation if it is to have these things.
Every possible means is being taken
to include every Ell Centre resident
in the census here, but no mechanism
can be 100 per cent perfect, and l
charge those who have not been emu
n.erated, that it is their duty, be
fore the census closes, to see that
they are included in the FL Centre
re turns. 1t has been necessary to
obtain an extension of few days
for this work here, and there is YET
time for these persons to communl
cate with the chamber Of commerce
"Not only should every either
of FL Centre be certain that he and
his family have been enumerated
but upon him rests the responsibility
! of seeing that his neighbor has beer
enumerated. If we do not do these
things, we are going to have years
/ of regret because it will be 10 years
before we can correct errors anc
omissions again.
"Other communities, even othel
cities in Imperial Valley. are work
ing night and day to make certain
that every person with in thei
city's gates is counted and it woul,
be deplorable if the census OF T.
Centre did not show our full popu
lGtion.'
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
CHICAGO BANDITS
STAGE ROBBERY
AT MAIL FIELD

CHICAGO, April IS. W.P>-Tricky
.vcatler in the northewest which
grounded airplanes, deprived Chica
go's first air mail bandits of most
of the fruits of a spectacular rob
bcry.
Three gunmen, working recklessly
for what they thought was rich
haul, held up the air mail at the
Municipal airport almost in the
lcart of the city shortly before mid
right, seized five pouches, two of
hem full of registered mail, and
lied.
Inspectors were checking up to
determine the exact amount of the
;oot the gunmcn obtained. They
said it probably would not reach
Il high figure.
The Milwaukee air mail plane
hammed into the airport last night
and the ground lights blazed to
show the pilot, A. Il. Mensing OF
Oshkosh, Wis, the landing runways
Mensing brought the plane to
standstill, leapcd out dragging fiv,
sacks of mail and turned them over
to Adolph Stenho, truck driver who
works only one night a week. The
chauffeur started to the field post
office but was halted by a sedar
parked across the the bumpy air
port road.
Three gunmen escorted him soutl
from the field and farther on placeC
him and the mail in the sedan. Still
farther on Stenho was thrown ou
and the robbers speeded away.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
CALL TO CAPITAL
.SHORTENS HECKE'S
VISIT To VALLEY

|. G. II. Hecke, head of the state de-
partment of agriculture, who arrived
esterday in the valley expecting to
spend some time here, was called
back to Sacramento this morning on
urgent business.
w. C. Jacobsen, chief of the bu
reau of plant quarantine and pest
control, who accompanied Hecke on
lis trip, will fill the latter's en-
gagements today, taking Hecke 's
place as speaker at the Kiwanis
club meeting this noon.
Hecke's visit was primarily for
the purpose. of seeing how things
were progressing in the valley
icing particularly interested in the
market news service as well as in
the general economic outlook for
agriculture. A good deal of his time
was spent with B. A. Harrigan, ag-
rioultural commissioner, in order to
ascertain what the state department
of agriculture might be able to do
FOR the valley In cooperation with
iarrigan office.
According to Jacobsen, the mark.
1T news service is in greater demand
than ever before, and the state de-
partment is anxious to expand that
service whereever possible. He also
stated that Hecke was very favora.
bly, impressed with the appearance
of crops in this region.
Part of Hecke's time yesterday
vas spent in the northern part of
the valley where he investigated
the onion and date situation Ill the
Coachello valley, as well as the date
scale eradication and Texas root
control experiments being conducted
by the state department in co-opera-
ton with the L. S. department of
agriculture.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
AERIAL WARFARE
CONTINUES WITH
GREAT ACTIVITY

SAN FRANCISCO, April 49,
W.H-Two sections of San Fran
cisco's defense fell before fleet of
enemy planes from Mather field
Sacramento, and citizens today
anxiously scanned the skys for the
expected visitation of the dream
bombing planes sent out By The
"Red" army to attack this city
and leave it in ruins.
Airdromcs at willows and Wood
land were demolished by the second
and seventh bombardment groups
yesterday and the enemy was pre-
pared today to advance upon the
San Francisco and San Jose strong
holds.
The hum Of planes could be heard
in the distance as the bombers, and
protection planes, totaling nearly
200, advanced upon the bay region
after destroying the airdrome one
mile north of San Jose.
Al. this was part of the annual
army air maneuvers and represents
Just the start Of the final phase of
its demonstration.
A surprise" attack on San
Francisco proper was to take place
tonight with the first fleet Of
planes due to appear above the
city 8 business section Ut s p. IN.
" Bombs will lay the city in ruins
after which the Red army piares
will move back to Mather field
where the machines will be groom
ed in preparation for the general
inspection to be held Saturday.
MATHER FIELD, Sacramento,
April 1s.-U.H-Army air corps
officials here for the army air ma
neuvers were being congratulated
today by the showing of the trip to
San Francisco by an army bombing
plane steered by robot, or auto
matte pilot. =,
"It was complete success, -
said Major Hugh j. Kneer, com.
manding officer of the second
ombardment group, who accom-
panied the plane but only as q pas
senger.
"The robot gave a splendid ex
hibition. handling the ship perfect
ly in all kinds Of weather. Passing
over Mt. Diablo we struck some
extremely bumpy weather, but the
automatic pilot corrected the plane
better than a human being could
have done"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
PREPARE
TO QUIZ
PARKER
Senate May Call Candi-
date For Place On Su-
preme Court Bench
HOOVER STANDS PAT
Refuses Request OF Sen
ators To Wit h draw
Name OF N. CarOlinian
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, April 1S. U.Pe
A movement to call John J. Park
er, disputed supreme court nominee,
before the senate judiciary commit
tee for hearing OH mis- case was
started today by Senator Overman,
Democrat, North Carolina, who has
endorsed Parker.
Overman said he would make the
suggestion to the committee Monday
when it meets to vote upon the
Parker nomination.
The movement was started by
some Republicans, who said they
could not support Parker unless they
receive some explanations from him
regarding his attitude toward union
labor and negro voters.
Chairman Norris Of the judiciary
committee has been opposed to such
course, believing that inasmuch
as the hearings have been closed
by the Overman subcommittee,
there is not sufficient grounds to
warrant reopening Of the inquiry:
The matter probably will be
fought out in the committee Monday
On that issue.
The decision to seek Parker's APP
pearance was made after efforts to
seek action by President Hoover
| failed. Several senators called at
: the White House again this morning
to ask Mr.. Hoover to withdraw the
nomination or at least lay the sit
uation before Parker for his deci.
SION.
Those behind the latest movement
made clear they are not desifoui
of compelling Parker to appear II
he has nothing to say. 1t is theil
idea that they should merely invite
him to make any statement he may
desira in connection with his deci
sion in the sO-called ''yellow dog
contract case and in connection with
his alleged campaign remark con
cerning negro voters.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
HOltville Man
Suffers Stroke

John Gresham, we'll known mer-
chant of Holtville, is in the Holt,
vile hospital at present recovering
from slight stroke which he suf-
fored sometime Wednesday night.
His conscious and has the use of
his memory but cannot speak Hos
pital authorities consider his condi-
tion good with every chance of com
plcte recovery.
He was discovered by his wife at
6 O'Clock yesterday morning lying
on his right side in bed. She became
somewhat apprehensive when he did
not appear for breakfast and went
to his bedroom to seek the cause
of his delay. He was conscious at
that time bat had temporarily lost
the power to move or speak. and
was at once removed to the hospi-
tai. Gresham has bene active in val
ley political circles and is president
of the American Conservation club.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
SENATE WILL
PROBE LEASES
ON P0STOFFICES

WASHINGTON, April Is. W.R)-
An investigation of all postoffice
leases was ordered by the senate to-
Day. The senate approved without
a single objection the Blaine resolu-
tion authorizing creation of SEN
atorial committee of five members
to make the investigation.
The investigation was ordered as
a result of charges by Senator
Blaine, Republican, Wisconsin, of
fraud and corruption" in the
leasing of 1900 postoffices all over
the country.
The resolution carries an appro-
priation of $4,000 for expenses Of
the inquimry. Vice-President Cur
tbs will name the committee men,
bers.
Blaine and others have charged q
group of promoters have negotiated
leases with the postoffice depart.
ment over a period of many years
at excess rentals on which they had
based bond issues amounting to
about Sl50,000,000.
The charges are nn outgrowth OF
the lease of the st. Paul commercial
station postoffice on which the
postoffice department has now stop
ped payments.
1t was charged in that case the
government was paying rental OF
$4,000 a year on building not
worth more than $3S0,000 and that
bonds to the amount Of $1,000, 1000
had been issued on the government
contract.
Blaine and Senator Nye, Repub'
lican, North Dakota, contended this
was merely an instance OF many
similar cases throughout the coun-
try.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
hint AT SECOND
STOCK SWINDLE
IN JULIAN MESS
New Evidence Said To
Involve M any Noted
Characters

LOS ANGELES, April IS. W.P)-
The district attorneys office an
aounced today that it was working
Cn a second great stock swindle,
paralleling the notorious Julian Pc
iroleum Corporation fraud in many
ways and interviewer with it in
others. h3
The second swindle, it was said,
operated with pool agreements and
actual sale of worthless stock Just
Us the Julian company did. Names
frequently mentioned in the Julian
case also have been heard in the
new one, it was stated.
Many OF the records of the sec
ond company have disappeared, it
was said, but enough evidence may
De gathered to lead to indictments
against high state officials and
others.
With the grand jury in adjourn
inent and no court actions scheduled
the Julian front was fairly quiet ex.
cept for the investigation of the
new swindlc and the inquest into
the death of Robert Bursian, 80, an
important witness in several phases
of the Julian case.
Adriennc Murray, 20, pretty res
taurant cashier, testified at the in
quest that she believed Bursian com
mlttcd suicide.
She said she was with him in the
afternoon just proceeding his death
and at that time he showed her a
bottle he said contained poison.
He was very despondent, she said
Other witnesses at the inquest
said Bursian had no reason for TAX
ing his own life.
He was found early Tuesday be
meath the wreckage of his automo-
bile on Beverly boulevard. County
chemists said they found traces of
poison in his vital organs.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
GIANT PLANE IS
BUILT TO MAKE
PACIFIC FLIGHT

DOWNEY, Calf, April 1S. U.P)-
A giant "Flying Wing" monoplane,
looking most like a slender bodied
beetle with huge underslung wings,
I'll be take aloft over the Long
Beach Municipal airport early next
week to make an attempt to break
the worlds non-refueling endurance
rec ord, Charles f. Rocheville, gener-
al manager of the Emsco Aircraft
Corporation, announced today.
The plane, scheduled for a flight
from Toxic, Japan, to Seattle, WASH,
sometime next month, had its ini-
tlal test yesterday with Rocheville
at the controls. The pilot said the
ship performed beautifully.
Rocheville hopes to lower the en-
Gurance record of IS hours and 20
NJ nutes, now held in Germany. he
sad, as a preliminary achievement
to the projected Toxic to Seattle
flight. Rocheville expects to pilot
on the trans-Pacific hop.
The unique plane was designed
especially for the 4955-mile Pacific
flight, and was built in secrecy at
the Emsco plant here at cost of
$4,000. 1t will be shipped to Toxic
rs soon as the endurance flight is
over, for an eastward hop, Roche
vile said.
The Flying Wing" so-called be-
cause the plane has more wing
spread than fuselage, has gasoline
capacity of S75 gallons, carried il
six wing tanks and smaller tanl
behind the 800 horse power Junior
Wasp motor.
Its streamline nacelle--main bod,
of the ship containing two cockpit
each with a set of eontrols,-ex
trnds only two feet behind tn,
wings, which are nine feet wide
The rudders and elevators are sus
pended behind on two duralumii
outriggers. The Widespread is 81
feet.
1t is believed the ship can stay in
he air for 20 hours.
Rocheville will be remembered by
valley residents as one of the three
pilots aboard the Albatross, which
tried to set an endurance record
here two years ago. The other pilots
were Jack Reed and Alvin Peterson
Reed was killed while setting sus
tanned flight record at Indianapolis
last year and Peterson is connected
with a coast aviation company.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
ELWO0D MEAD
T0CONFER WITH
DISTRICT CHIEFS

All superintendent, members OF
the board of directors, the chief en-
cinecr and counsel of the Imperial
irrigation District were present at
the opening session of the semi
annual three day convention of the
irrigation Districts Association OF
California, held in the U. S. Grant
hotel, San Diego, yesterday after
roon. The chief purpose of this con
vcntion is to discuss matters per
tanning to irrigation distr i C S
throughout the state and the con
5idcration of legislation which would
be beneficial to these districts.
Before leaving for San Diego, the
directors of the local board received
word from DR.. Elwood Mead, United
States commissioner of reclamation,
that he would be in San Diego OF
Los Angeles on Saturday to discuss
with them and the directors of the
Coachella Valley Irrigation District
the contour to be followed by the
proposed All.American canal.
Members of the boards of these
two districts are not at all satisfied
with the tentative route selected for
tLe canal, claiming that fall of six
inches n mile is enough for canal
runnng through the sand formation
living between the Colorado river
and the districts to be irrigated
This proposed route strikes IA foot
drop TO the west Of the sand dunes
on the Yuma highway and through
large portion of the route this fall
is two feet per mile. The survey of
he route is now being made by
government officials and is expect
cd to be completed by the middle
Of next month.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
L. A. Prepares
For Red Riots


LOS ANGELES, April IS. W.p-
The police squad for the suppression
of communistic riots, today was
making preparations to handle a
demonstration planned for tomor
row, according to Detective Lieu
tenant w. H. Hynes.
The demonstration, Hynes said,
had been called by local commun'
lists to voice their displeasure with
the pending deportation proceedings
involving Chinese and japanese and
the impending trial of $50 japanese
communists, under arrest in Japan.
The demonstration, the police
have been informed, will consist of
a march to the plaza and thence to
japanese consular offices.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
QUESTION
HOOVER s
DRYNESS
Letter Read At Hearing E
Says He Doubts PrOhi-
bitiOn Enforceable
CURRAN IN CLAS H
Wet Leader Has Snappy
Exchange With Senator
CaraWay

WASHINGTON, April IS. W.p)-
A letter written by w. II. Stayton,
chairman of the board of the asso-
citation against the prohibition
amendment and read today before
the senate lobby committee credit
President Hoover with beginning
"to doubt whether prohibition can
be enforced"
The letter was written to Charles
S. Wood, vice president of the
anti-dry organization.
The letter, which began by say
ing "this is absolutely confidential"
said:
"My own feeling is, as | talk to
senators, members of congress and
public officials here, that Mr..
Hoover is beginning to doubt wheth-
er prohibition can be enforced"
The letter was written to Wood
TO get him to have w. W. After
bury, president of the Pennsylvania
railroad and Republican national
committeeman from Pennsylvania,
appear before the house judiciary
committees prohibition hearings.
The letter follows:
"This is absolutely confidential.
"Judgc Graham, who is, j sup
pose, thinking not only of the wet
and dry issue, but also of the Re
publican party, which he very dear
" loves, has shown that those mat
ters are so close to his heart that
he has personally urged me to do
three things:
81. To ask General Atterbury to
come down and 20 to the stand for
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
Former Pasadena
Officials Guilty

LOS ANGELES, April is. up
Warren c. Earle, former Pasadena
city engineer, and II. c. Brelteh'
stein, contractor, were in Jail mere
today awaiting sentence on convit'
tion of graft. They will be sent
enced Tuesday.
The two men were found guilty
last night in Superior Judge WIZ
liam Aggeler's court, after eigh'
hours of deliberation by the jury
They were charged with having
defrauded the city of Pasadena OF
$4,000 through over estimating
costs of two paving contracts
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
THIRD PERSON
MAY BE NAMED
IN ATTIC CASE
Hint At New Sensation
In Connection With Old
Staying

LOS ANGELES, April 1S.-(U.H
Possibility that third person
might be involved in the eight-year-
old murder of Fred Oesterreich,
/ wealthy garment maker, joined
with a rumor that Otto Sandhuber,
"attic man, might turn state 8
evidence to form new sensation
in the case today.
Sandhuber, who has plead not
guilty to Staying Oesterreich, and
also not guilty by reason of insan-
ity, will turn against Mrs. Wal
burga "Dolly" Oesterreich, the
widow, according to unconfirmed
information at the hall Of justice.
Attorneys for the attic man re-
fused to comment on this develop
ment but admitted they were work
ing on an angle which nigh involve
another man in the case.
The state also has taken up the
third party investigation and the
grand jury will hear new and evil
/ IDENTIFY startling evidence, it was
| said.
"We cannot state at this time
| what information we possess or
what we expect to reveal in connec-
tion with the Oesterreich case, -
Deputy District Attorney James B.
Costello said. "However, startling
developments are expected as a re-
suit of this phase of the probe.'
Mrs. Oesterreich, for whose love
Sanhuber claims he frequented at
ties for 18 years and finally shot
the garment manufacturer when he
i feared Oesterreich Intended to harm
his wife, will plead to murder
charge next Monday.
Hint Fire Suspicious
The widow and the attic man
were confined in the county Jail,
while the state and the defense law
yers probed into the mass of en-
tangling evidence in the case.
A request that they be allowed to
question Sanhuber and Mrs. Oester-
| reich to learn if they possessed any
information concerning fire in the
Oesterreich factory in Milwaukee in
1927 was made at the district at
torney's office today by Captain
Earl M. Haugewood of the Los An
geles Bureau of Fire Investigation
and Phil A. Corcoran, San Francis
co, special agent for the National
Board Of Fire Underwriters.
The two fire inspectors also said
they would like to question Herman
Shapiro, former attorney for Mrs.
Osterreich, who, it was said accom-
panied the widow to Milwaukee in
1927.
Shapiro's affidavit to the district
attorney was the cause of the re-
opening of the murder case.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
To Reorganize
Fox Interests

NEW YORK, April IS. WH -
The huge interest of the Fox Film
and Fox Theaters Corporation will
Undergo a reorganization plan, cal
culated to yield $30,000,000 more
than any previously considered, in
an effort to put the corporations on
a sound basis, it was learned today.
Harley L. Clarke, who recently
bought control of the enterprises
from William Fox, the founder, said
the plan would save more than 81,
100000 a year in interest charges
and would wipe out current obliga-
tions exceeding 100000, 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
NOOnan Given
Prison Term

LOS ANGELES, April 1s. W.p)-
Jack Clutch" Noonan, brother of
Sally O'Neill and Molly O'Day, mo-
tion picture actresses, today was
sentenced to Folsom penitentiary
for a straight seven year term for
receiving stolen property.
The penalty was set by Superior
Judge B. r. Schauer who denied
probation to Noonan and deemed
him two time loser because of Il
forgery conviction in Santa Clara
county in February 1928.
NoOnan pleaded guilty to the
count against him which accused
him of having accepted valuables
stolen from the home here of Ted
Lewis, nationally known orchestra
leader.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
Driver Accused
OF Manslaughter


TUCSON, Ariz., .pril IS. W.P)-
Manslaughter charges were filed to-
day against Jesus Oliverria, Doug
las, Ariz., after coroner's jury
sound that "criminal negligence" "
on his part was responsible for the
deaths of two persons in an auto
mibile accident near here last week.
Oliverria was driving an automo-
Lille when it collided with one con-
tanning six persons, two of whom
were fatally injured. Mrs. r. F.
Jennings, Vancouver, Wash, died
Immediately after the crash nd
John Dewey, died in local hospital
late Thursday.
With Dewey's death, Arizona S
automobile death toll mounted to IS.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
Federal Farm
Board Opposed

MIN n EAPOLIS, Mimi, April IS.
lu'H-The Minneapolis Chamber of
commerce today launched nation.
VIDE battle against the federal farm
and the agricultural marketing act.
Gram, produce and commodity eX-
changes throughout the country
were being asked to endorse res
clution which will be submitted at
ne annual meeting of the United
states Chamber of Commerce this
month.
Inc resolution asks the repeal OF
'he marketing act and condemns the
polcles and program of the farm
hoard.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-18
'Ouakes Shake
Greek Cities

Athens, April IS. tu.H - Earth
ouakes, which began at 1910 p. m.
iast night, continued TO shake Pelo'
ponnesus today, increasing property
damage in erumbling towns along
the Corinthian gulf.
Several deaths were reported, but
the casualty list, including the seri-
ously injured, is believed not to ex.
teed 90 ,r
A number of women and children
are said 20 have been injured be-
heath falling walls, on the island OF
Aegina, l6 miles southwest OF
Athens.