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Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03

The cost would be spread over
period of 90 years and the annual
assessment would be so small that
The property owner would never miss
it. The price of a single visit to
MeXicali, Il couple of shows, or a
trip TO the coast would more than
offset it.
The proposed auditorium would he
113 by 1s feet with seating ca
pacity of 1000. Built of steel and
concrete, Il would be substantial and
ornamental, with hardwood floors, a
stage with adequate scenery, a
kitchen sufficient to prepare food
for 1,00H persOne, heating equip
s1ent and sufficient ventilation to
permit its use in summer and every
.hing that a building &C its kind re-
quires.
The auditorium would belong to
no faction or organization, political,
fraternal or social, but would be the
property of the people, available for
their use at any time and solving
many problems which now confront
us.
Chief among these is providing
the right kind of amusement, not
only for juveniles but for adults.
The auditorium is designed to
advance the educational. cultural
musical and material welfare of FL
Centre and Imperial Valley.
1t may take little gumption to
.,eoidc to dig down in the pocket
hut the old spirit Of the Imperial
Valley pioneer is still here even
though somewhat dormant.
The Press is wholeheartedly II
favor of the auditorium idea ano
is not only willing but glad to share
its portion of tho expense it vii
cntail. 1t urges its readers to sup
port the project and to talk it over
With their friends, encouraging
hem to vote for the 100000 bond
issue on April II.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
GERMAN CABINET
IS VICTORIOUS
IN FIRST TEST
BY ERIC KEYSER
'nited Press Staff Correspondent

BERLIN, Apr. 3.-;UP-Chanccl-
lor Heinrich Bruenlng's coalition
cabinet, supported by nationalist
votes, defeated the communist and
socialist icint motion of non-confl-
dcncc in tc Rcichstag today 252 to
1871
Victory of the new government
was made possible by an eleventh
hour decision of the nationalists to
support the cabinet in return for Il
promise of farm relief measures, to
De enforced before Easter.
The result completely reversed
predictions made after formation
Of the Brucming cabinet. when it
was believed that socialist and
communist opposition, mastering
more votes in the rcichstag than
TIE groups represented in the min
istry, would Immediately overthrow
the government on the first test of
strength.
more than 20 votes in the Reichstag
more than 20 votes in the reichstag
held The balance of power. Dr. Al.
fred Iiugenberg, leader of the ex.
trcme nationalist, had urged his
followers to do their almost TO de
feat the government, forcing its
resignation.
Chancellor Brucning, however,
held it within his power to dissolve
the reichstag and thus continue II
office for tree months, until ; new
parlamCnt was elected.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
Veterans Plan
Mass Meeting.

d. II. Wohlford, intcrpost com
,nandcr of the American Legion, has
issued IA call to all eX-cervi;c men
to meet in the Imperial Legion hal
at o clock tonight for the purpose
Cf discussing and protesting the rul
ing which would prohibit the voter
ans exemption of $1,000 valuatio!
on irrigation district property.
Dan West, district assessor, re
comfy made public the ruling, re
ccivcd from Charles Chitdcrs. at
torney for The district, that such
exemption was illegal and pro
cceded to act on mat basis later
"sking the state attorney general
for an opinion, an answer being eX
rcctcd within the next 10 days
Similar exemption Cor church hold
;ags was also declared to be IL
'c2al in the ruling.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
PRIEST APPLIES
TYRANNY TERM
TO PROHIBITION

SAN FRANCISCO, Apr. 3,-(U,R
and dry law
leaders of California today were
discussing the attack on prohibition
here last night by Rev. Thomas +.
Burke. Father Superior Of the Paul
Isl Order.
Father Burke declared in Ice
ture on "Temperance-With or
Without Prohibition that the
prohibition law is tyranny.
"Those who have advocated pro
hibition have offered it to us as Il
great social idea,' sald Father
Burke.
cit has been offered as the one
means for the correction of abuses
that have indeed been very ap-
parent and numerous but the rem
edy thus offered has proven worse
than the evil, and for the simple
reason that i: has become tyranny.
"Prohibition means deniai of a
normal mans right to use alcoholic
beverage. This is an infringement
upon rightful liberty. 1t has al
ways been considered perfectly
moral and legitimate to use: not to
abuse. alcoholic beverages, but pro
hibition denies this.
"Thc basis of all social progress
,, is necessarily moral virtue. Virtue Is
based on voluntary, not compulsory
action. There is no virtue IN a
man restraining from drink simply
because he cannot obtain drink.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
MITCHELL BALKS
AT PROPOSAL TO
ALTER DRY LAW

WASHINGTON, Apr. 3.-U,n)-
Attorney General Mitchell vigor-
ously opposed modification of the
Jones ,"fivc and ten" prohibition
law as provided by a bill now pend
ing in the house in letter to the
house Judiciary committee. made
public today.
He urged adoption of the law en-
forccmcm commission IS program
with minor amendments which he
said had been approved by Chair
commission. Mitchcll's lett r
which was confidential, was dated
March 26, and was not made public
until today.
The attorney general said suffi-
cicnt time had not elapsed to deter
mine the value of the Jones law
and that the proposed bill, which
was introduced by Representative
Stobbs, republican, and is now pend
ing before the Judiciary committee,
would "cmasculatc, the Jones law.
The Stobbs bill was for definition
of "casual and petty offenscs,
being one of three measures pre-
pared to carry out the commits
sion's plan to give United States
commissioners power 20 try minor
eases as means of clearing W
court congestion.
Mitchell recommended the fol
lowing modification in the series
of measures designed to rcliev con
gestion in feIcral courts;
i. The plan is not to become
operative in any district until the
judge orders it and dcslgnatcs com
missioners before whom trials are
to be held.
.. The laws shall not apply to
the territory of Alaska.
3. The acts should be extended
TO include all offcnses where the
maximum punishment does not cx
cced fine of $1,000 or imprison'
ment for more than six months.
Mitchell explained the purpose OF
this< third recommendation was ia
make trial bv commissioners pos
siblc for petty offenses against fed
cral laws other than prohibition
The bin now before the house Judi
ciary committee fixes $500 fine and
six months Imprisonment as the
maximum possible penalty in ease
tried by commissioner.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
BANDIT S
SUCCESS
is BRIEF
Killed By Police After
Bold Robbery Of Bank
At Hollywood
TRAFFIC DISRUPTED
Gun Battle Staged Dur
ing Busiest Hours On
Principal Street

HOLLYWOOD, Apr. 3.-W.H-
An unidentified bank rohbcr was
shot to death at one of HOLLYWOOD 3
busiest intersections this AFTERNOON
during running gun battle with
police who pursued him after he
held up branch of the Security
First National bank of Normandic
and Hollywood Boz ward.
The bandit, tall, RED haired
man, entered the bank with n drawn
revolver and forced w. II. Garland,
manager, and two tellers to hand
over between $500 and $1,000. Then
he ran to his automobile outside and
attempted to escape.
The robbcr was unfortunate in
that Acting Lieutenant r. J. Grucy
of the Venice police division, hap-
pcned to be in the yard of his home
nearby and that Sergeant A. A..
Campbell of the Hollywood division
was not far away in his automobile.
The two officers opened fire on
the fleeing bandit and the GUN
fight continued for about block.
The bandit was fellcd at the cor
ner of Vermont Avenue and Las
Feliz boulevard. The loot was found
in the automob.-e, police said.
Heavy traffic of the carlv after
noon was thrown into an uproar
during the gun fig. and it was
sometime after the bandit was kill
ed before normal conditions were
restored by traffic Officers.
Police who examined the body of
the slain man said that papers
found in his S1ckets tentatively
identified him as David A. Farr,
10, registered as living in down
town Los Angeles hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03

Here it is folks, the auditorium
which $4,000 will provide for this
city if the voters decide. on April
/ that they wish to see +! Centre
take its place as progressive com
munity, mindful of the need fol
wholesome entertainment and recre
ation, witt an eye to business con
cerning the need Of advertising El
Centre to other sections of Cal;for
ria and the west in general
The architects sketch, by Ralph
Svearingen and Don Wells, gives
good idea of what the auditori-j /
will look like. Notice the spocious
window equipment along the bal
cony, which can be thrown open
curing the heated months of the
year, permitting the free circulation
ct air.
Picture a crowd of Fl Centre
folks dancing over a polished hard
wood floor, or listening to great ar
lists who could be brought here if
we had the proper pl".ce for them to
give their programs.
Imagine the many activities that
could take place here: all varieties
Of athletic games , concerts both
vocal and Instrumental, school eXer-
cises. patriotic celebra tons, politica
campaigns, lectures, i'll fact activ-
ties too numerous to mention.
Statistics from othe: cities show
that there is always something do
ing in their auditoriums and it has
not been so much question of keep
;ng them supplied with activities as
it has been to provide dates for al
who wish to use the auditoriums.
Another angle is the convention
from the outside. Any number OF
organizations would be glad to sent
their conventions here. Several hun
dred delegates from all parts of the
west, attending conYentions here
would mean several hundred add
t.onal boosters for El Centro anC
Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
TEN DIE
50 HURT
IN BLAST
Premature Explosion Of
Fireworks Rocks East
ern States
CAUSE is UNKNOWN
Search of Ruins is Ex-
pected To Increase Fa-
talities
PHILADELPHIA, Apr. 3.-U.F

PHILADELPHIA, Apr. 3.-(U.H
Stored fireworks, designed for
holiday celebrations, were touched
off prcmaturely today and the re-
sutant explosions rocked large
area in New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vana, bringing death and destruc-
ton.
At least 10 persons, including two
women, were killed.
They were employees of the Penn
sylvania Fireworks Display COM
pany, near Devon, Pa. The num-
Der of injured was estimated at 80,
although disrupted communications
made it difficult to ascertain the
exact figure.
shortly after 10 a. III. in the cen
ter of the plant when the building
used to house aerial bombs trembled
and shot skyward with terrific
detonation.
The blast was heard 80 miles
| away in Trenton, n. j. A local
PENNSYLVANIA railroad passenger
train was speeding through Devon
| at the time and the coach windows
cracked from the concussion.
/ Railroad service then was sus-
pended temporarily.
| Private automobi:c. ..3ined ann
balances in taking TO Bryn Mawr
hospital those whose injuries could
not be treated at the scene.
| Meanwhile over a wide area, The
| .itlzenry was badly frightened. be-
lieving an earthqua- @ had been re-
sponsible for shaken houses, broken
windows, Gathering falls Of dishes
and other phenomena. Newspapers
in the vicinity were besicged with
telephone calls.
Echoes of the blast were heard
from points as widely scattered us
Hammonton, n. j., Camden, West
philadelphia, and Gloucester.
More Blasts Felt
Fire followed the collapse of the
aomb storage building and spread
to the two score sleds ard factories
of the rambling plant. At least
three other blasts resulted.
The 10 bodies rccovetsl by noon
were taken from the scene of the
first explosion. It was believed
other workers might have lost thelr
lives in the other buildings.
Volunteer fire companies from
Brvn Mawr. Berwin and other close
hv towns were called out. For
tthese firemen there was ever pres
mt danger of death crom addition
al detonations.
The bla2cs were put under control
bv IL O'Clock and the search for
dead and injured began.
Eight of the bodies recovered
were removed to the morgue or U.
G. Mauger, Malvern undertaken
The bodies were so muti!ated that
early identification was all but I'M
possible. The first victim to be
identified was Victor Antonio, 90,
IN employee.
Students of the Valley Forge
{ military academy were called out to
d render aid and establish fire lines
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
TROJAN STUDENT
BODY COMES TO
Goods RESCUE
Police Reserves Called to
Quell Riot Resulting
From Arrest

LOS ANGELES, April 5. W.H-
Two hundred police officers, armed
with riot sticks and tear bombs,
were called out today that the law
might present Joanne Sanger, I'm
ivcrsity of Southern California CO.
ed, with a traffic ticket.
Officer Thomas Judson of the
university police division attempt
ed to serve the tag alone but he
was forced to call two complete
police divisions to his aid when
irate students, assembled for chapel,
closed in on him.
Officer Judson, be it known, fin
ally escaped from the collegians,
whose numbers were estimated at
1,50O, but most of his clothes were
missing, his automobile tires were
flat and the cars hub caps, wind
shield and other parts very much
in disorder.
officer Judson sent in riot call
and he was so certain that the mat
ter was serious that his university
division asked aid from the central
station.
Riot squads, riding in riot ears
with sirens screaming and carrying
all the equipment for serious dis
orders bore down on the University
of Southern California.
Officer Judson led the assembled
| brother Officers into the mob where
| upon Officer Judson lost his auto
mobile keys to unknown Southern
! California enthusiasts and was him
self handed a ticket for double
; parking by a university knight"
student traffic officer.
| While Officer Judson was wrang-
ling about his tag another officer
captured Miss Sanger.
She was taken to the university
station where she was booked on 4
reckless driving charge. She was
released Immediately.
Officer Judson contended that
Miss Sanger attempted to make a
hairpin turn in front of the univer-
sity, thereby being guilty of reck-
less driving.
Miss Sanger and other students
claimed that the officer was drlV'
.ng too fast and endangered her life
ard the lives of other students.
Officer Loses Out
Judson, whe nhe was able to maxi
a complete check-up, discovered
shat, in addition to losing his auto
mobile keys and a good deal of i
clothing, his handouts had gone t.
some enthusiastic college so,lvcni
innter.. -.t-,4
S. S. Stone. detective lieu'cnan
# the university division, was tn
: nero of the ccnquering police.
1t was his trusty revolver, polnte'
! Vt the unarmed students that mad
them "step back and disperse'
Before Stone and his gun too
barge of the situation, Prcsiden
nufus Bon kleinsmid made IN III
successful attempt to quiet the uni
ycrsitv students.
Reeves Templcton, 2t student
vas credited by police with startin
he disturbance and it was onl
,ftcr lengthy deba:c tlat police dc
cided not to book him on the fclon
barge of "inciting Il riot"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
Bird Is Guilty
OF Manslaughter

LOS ANGELES, Apr, S.-(U.P)--
Major Owen r. Bird, vel known
local sportsman, will be sentenced
tomorrow on a conviction of man
slaughter in connection with the
staying of Percivol Watson his
chest friend. -
The sportsman was found Su,i'y
here last night after the Jury had
been deadlocked 26 hours
Bird shot and killed his tfiehd,
Watson, when the latter attempted
to interfere in family quaFrei IN
the Bird apartment last November
The state had asked the oea'h
penalty on n charge of MURDER
liir'. was cain when the leru''t
was read, and kissed his Wl'r o''
fore being led away to cell
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
Cosgrave Goes
Back In Office

DUBLIN, Ireland April 3. iU,R' --
William r. Cosgravc, who was re-
elected presicI4, of the executive
council az last nights session of
he Tail Eircann, visited Governor
General James MacNeill today and
informed him of the results of the
election.
Cosgrave received the sanction of
King George through MacNcill. He
then preparcd his :.st of cabinet
mcm hcrS
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
Manhole Blasts
Rock Broadway

NEW YORK, April ,. W,n)-
Thousands of office workers left
their offices today and one section
of Broadway was ropcd away after
series of II condu:l explosions al
broadway and 30th street.
Several persons we're injured SO
nadlv they were taken to hospitals.
Buildings along broadway were
shaken by the blasts and many ma1
hole covers and debris we're scat
tered. Reports said the first OK
plosion shattered main gas line
and that flames shot up many feet
high.
A pa,rolman was standing ON one
many feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
Merriam Seeks
State Office

LONG BEACH, Apr. 3.--iU.R)-
State Senator Frank T. Merriam
chairman of the republican state
central committee, today announced
his candidacy for the republican
nomination for lieutenant go' ernor,
Merriam has served for five years
in the legislative assembly prior to
his election to the senate two years
ago. He was speaker of the MS
Scmbly in 1925 and 1927.
Senator Merriam came from
iowa TO California in 1911, In Iowa
he held tho offices of state audi.
tor. Superintendent OF schools and
other legislative positions.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03

CHICAGO, April 3. ,U.P>--At
L5, when most boys look for
ward to their first job and a
$40 OF SIS g week salary, Alevis
Thompson, can contemplate
future handling the S2,50o,0oO
to S5.OOO,oOO estate baouethcd
him by his father.
The Chicago youth, a student
at st. Paul's academy, Concorar
N. H.. is preparing to enter
Yale University. His father
who died intestate March "a,
was David p. Thompson, di-
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
THIS BOY NEED NOT WORRY
ABOUT GETTING GOOD JOB

rectcr of the Inland Steel com
pauy.
Mrs. Millie Caffeo Thompson
Beaumont, Alexis mother and
former wife of the steel nag
nate, was appointed the boys
guardian yesterday and the
First Trust and Savings Bank
was named conservator of the
estate.
Alexis, his mother and her
present husband, Major Victor
Beaumont of London, were at
Thompson's bedside at his re-
quest wnen ho died 1T MAMA
Florida.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT


Ex-service mon, 8, Imperial
Legion hall.
Eastside-Sunset Farm center,
T;45, Eastside school.
Costume dance, $3.50, 10000
club.
Night school, 10, high school.
r. P. o. e. No. 1895, s, Elk's
hall.
r. A. & M. No. 100, 8, Mason
ic Temple.
Barbara Worth Rebekahs, 8,
Davis hall.
Public speaking class, 7, high
school.
Troop II, B.SA., 1880, Scout
hut.
Fox Imperial Theatre, Tho
Case of Sergeant Grischa."
Valley =Aeatre, "The Virgin
IAN"
TOMORROW
Kiwanis club, barbara
Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
ACCIDENT IS FATAL

LOS ANGELES, April 3. WR-
John Snyder, 80, Santa Monica, was
killed almost instantly here today
when his head was caught between
an automobile and IA box car. The
driver of the truck did not know
Snyder was behind the truck when
he backed the vehicle toward the
freiuht car.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
British Suspend
India Regulation

CALCUTTA, Apr. 3,-U.H--As
n result of riots, Hindu Moslem
clashes and other disturbances, the
government has been forced TO sus'
pend, temporarily, its new laws pro
hibiting cartcrs from ovcrworking
their draft buffalocs in the heat
of the day.
An attempt to enforce one regu'
lation, calling for suspension of
labor for the beasts of burden dur.
ing the three hottest hours, and an
other reducing the permissible loads
carried by the animals, resulted in
the death of several rioters Tues
dav.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
PHILANTHRoPIsT DIES

PLATTSBURG, \. Y, April 5.
W.HWilliam Mir>r, 81, who rose
from an orphan boy to multi-mil-
lionairc railroad investor aud ph'!-
anthropist, died here after an opcr'
alton in the PHYSICIANS llo9pit"h
which he founded.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
HAWKS IN MISSOURI

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, April 3.UD
Captain Frank NJ. Hawks, cnroute
from San Diego to New York in
glider towed by an airplane, landed
at Municipal Airport at 1880 p. M,
today after having battled strong
headwinds from Tulsas
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
Woman Killed
BY Ornament

OAKLAND. Apr. 3.-(U.H-
An ornamental automobile radl'
ator cap formed to resemble
"streak of lightning' caused
the death Of Mrs. Thea A. An
derson, 40, nele yesterday
Mrs. Anderson stumbled ana
foil as she let 2 srorc with the
accessory in her hand and the
ornament was plunged into her
heayt. she died before she couio
be removed 10 hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
MATCH POSTPONED

PINEH URST, n. c., April 3. W.H
Rain today forced postponement
of scmi-final matches in the annual
womcn's north and south golf tour.
ncy here until tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-03
u, g. Envoy To
Austria Dead

VIENNA, Austria, April ,. W,r'--
Arran gements were made today for
funeral services for lr. Albert
Henry Washburn United states
minister 10 Austria since W., who
'dird Yesterday Of crysip"lns winch
followed a weakening attaeE of
grippe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27

failure of authorities to take definite
action regarding threats alleged to have
been made against Supt. George Crom-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
Nv the Associated Press.


BUENOS AIRES, February 27.-There
are il girls of marriageable age on the
lonely South Atlantic island, Tristan da
Cunha, which is so far removed from
the rest of the world that ship comes
but once year.
There are 81 young men of marriage
able age from which those IA girls may
pick husbands. Those not chosen,
through necessity. probably will remain
bachelors, since few ever leave the is
land and few come there to live.
Rev. Philip Lindsay, who has Just
come here from three years spent In
mission work on the island, and whose
mother lives at st. Adams, VT, says 157
inhabitants live on Tristan da Cunha
with almost unbelievable simplicity.
They still dress after the early Vic
torian manner and doubt the existence
of airplanes and automobiles, of which
he has told them. They cannot even
understand how men can ride bicycles,
the like of which they have never seen.
The community, which Is self-govern-
ing and communistic, has but one fire.
arm, an old blunderbuSS. There is no
currency and alcohol is unknown. No
doors have locks and there is no crime.
The principal crop is potatoes. They
used to raise wheat, but ravages of
swarrns of rats prevented success of the
crop, and now the islanders eat potatoes
and such fish as they can catch. Every
man works his own potato patch and
does his own fishing. There are some
cattle and sheep.
When Lindsay first arrived on the is
land in 1927 he found the potato crop
had failed and famine conditions pre-
vailing. There was a good crop in 1928,
but this year again the single crop has
failed and the inhabitants are threat
ened with distress. Half the population