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Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-17
Items OfNews
About The Town

w. L. DeCamp, manager of the
San Diego district of the Equitable
Life Assurance Co. is in FL Centre
for a conference with the valley
representatives
Mrs. Carleton D. joy is in Chula
Vista, visiting her sister, Mrs. Nat
Rogan.
Miss Regina OMAHA, former val-
lev resident, is spending the week
end in FL Centre visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. Il. McNcece.
Mr.. and Mrs. George ". McCui
lough and son will spend the week
end in San Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Nalenzuela
are planning to spend the week end
in Los Angeles.
W. L. Nida, appointment secretary
of the San Diego State Teachers
college. is in FL Centro today.
George Harlan of Jasper was a
visitor in FL Centre today.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Diller are
going to Los Angeles for few days
visit.
Mrs. Katherine Lyon of Heber is
spending Il few days visiting her
daughter in Glendale.
Mrs. Florence Conger, who was re-
Gently operated upon i'll San Fran
cisco, is expected to return to her
home in Imperial today.
Gerald Goodrich OF Santa Ana,
brother Of David L. Goodrich of this
city, is employed at the local branch
of the Bank of Italy.
Mrs. Irene Modem has recently ac-
cepted the position of statement
clerk at the local Bank Of Italy.
Mrs. Modem was at one time a mem
Der of the Press staff.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-17
Local Girl Chosen As
Class Ftce-Presidcnt

Word has been received by the
Press that Miss Evelyn Pope OF this
city who is a sophomore art student
at the Texas State College for
Women C. /. Al, WAS elected first
vice president of the \. |. c. class
Of the First Baptist church at the
elections for the Officers for the
coming wear
Miss Pope is president of the Cal
ifornia club, member of the dra-
matte club and life saving corps
and on the hockey team of the
college. She has many friends in
this city who Will be interested ii
learning of the honor she has re-
ceiVed.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-17
kiICGRiS Clubs To Hare
annual Picnic Sunday

Kiwanis club members and their
friends from the several valley clubs
and from Yuma, viii meet tomor-
row morning in Jaeumba for the an
nual Kiwanis picnic, one of the most
enjoyable events in the club calen-
dar.
A program of sports, including
& golf tournament, will be held in
the morning while an indoor baseball
game will be featured in the after
loon. Surprise stunts are Il S o
promised, and a picnic lunch will be
served at noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-17
Scout DrummerS
Defeat Bughrs

Drummers of Troop Z, +. S. A.,
won the contest between the troop
drummcrs and buglers, the Elks'
club presenting the victors with the
award, while the buglcrs are to re-
ccivc small medals in recognition of
their share in the contest, the med
ais also being gifts Of the Elk's
club.
In the near future the troop will
compete in first aid contest and
also in totem pole contest, ap-
propriate prizes being offered the
winners
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-17
Baptists Return
From Convention


Rev. c. f. Flanagan, Mrs. Jennie
Jones, Mrs. Vera Harris, Mrs. Ruth
Bloesma and Thomas II. Wilson, del
egates from the First Baptist
church of El Centre TO the conven-
ton of the Baptists of Southern
California held this week in Santa
Ana, returned last night to this
city, reporting splendid confer
cnce.
Over 2000 delegates attended the
sessions of this thirty-eighth annual
convention which concluded last
night with an inspirational address
by Rev. John Shape, pastor of the
Temple Baptist church of Los An
eeles. The next convention will be
held in Redlands.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-17
Lanier Moves To
New Location

Lanicr's news stand and sporting
goods store, formerly located in the
Elks building on Main street. has
removed to its new location al 675
Main street.
Tom Lanier, proprietor, recently
purchased the property at 675 Main
street, next TO the Western Auto
Supply Company, and extensive al
terations have been made in the
last month.
A full line of magazines, books,
cigars, stationery and sporting
goods is carried in stock.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-17
Social BrevitieS


St. PauPs guild has postponed the
card party scheduled for the eve
ming Of May q at The residence of
Dir. and Mrs. Philip Hodgkin, and
the event will take place during the
first part of June.
Members of the Magnolia Null
berry, Spruce Westmorland and Al
amO-Ver home departments have
been busy this week in holding
meetings on food for the sick. ac-
tually preparing the foods them
selves and also studying diets for
various ailments. Mrs. L. T. Hewes
and Mrs. A. C. Finney have given
their reports on the recent travel
ling conference held for delegates
of the farm home departments of
the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-17
Doings About
Court House

\ marriage license was issued
this morning to John Schali, p,
and Agnes Ottinger, 20, both of
Hcber.
\ copy of the financial state
ment OF the Union Indemnity Com
pany. of New Orleans, for March
81, 1880, was flied in the county
clerk S office this morning.
The county clerk s office has just
received copy Of the certificate OF
amendment to the articles of in
corporation of the Metropolitan
Trust Company OF California with
offices in Los Angeles, to be placed
on file.
Harry Garter filed his complaint
for divorce against Merl Carter, al
leging that for more than one year
last past, the defendant has wilfully
and without cause deserted the
plaintiff and still continues To de-
sert and abandon said plaintiff.
They were married in Chillicothe,
Mo-, October 15, 1921, and separat-
ed or September l, 1927.
\ copy of the articles of incor-
poration of Quality Welders, Inc,
has been filed with the county
clerk. The corporation will do
business chiefly in imperial Coun-
ty, has a capital stock of $25, GOO
with the following as directors: NJ.
r. Benton, Earl Il. DeTord and H..
L. Bush, all of Fl Centre.
A demurrer filed by the Miller
Cummings company to the com
plant of Felix Rodriguez, alleges
that the complaint is uncertain and
does not state facts sufficient to
constitute cause of action.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-17

Denis O'Callaghan, Paisley, Ore,
has 10 purebred registered Rambouil-
let ewes that bore l2J lanrbs this
spring. there being seven sets Of
triplcts
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-17
THE WEATHER
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY

Mostly cloudy tonight d Sun
day; temperatures about normal to-
light but considerably below normal
Sunday; gentle shifting winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-17

On a day in mid-April Ontario,
San Bernardino county, shipped IL?
ears of Navels, two of lemons and
one of Valeneias, the latter the first
of the season.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-17
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Fair east, generally cloudy west
portion tonight and Sunday; mod
crate temperature; moderate ives {
and northwest winds on coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-17

Mcndocino, Mendocino county,
will build Il school house costing
a18,J00.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-17
St. Paul's Episcopal

Services tomorrow at st. PauPs
church, the Rev. Charles
Wilson Baker, vicar, will be those
for the fourth Sunday after Easter
with morning prayer and Sunday
school # II Il. M.
On Wednesday, May 81, Holy Eu-
charist win be celebrated at 9:30
4. m. All are cordially invited to
these services.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-17

The 10th Annual Pacific Interna-
tioual Livestock Exposition will be
held AZ Portland, Oregon, October
- to Novcmbcr |.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-17

scientific fact and disappear, and
the real sense of heina perfect and
forever intact, will appear"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-16
Jury EX0NERATES
GOVERNOR KOHLER
Wisconsin Executive Is Given
Clean Bill; Judge May Upset
tho Verdict, However

Sheboygan, Wis, May 16.-{R-
E~xonerated of excessive campaign ex-
penditures by a jury's special ver-
dict, Gov. Walter J. Kohler today cell
ebrated his "vindication" as he await
ed the final verdict In his custer suit
from Circuit Court Judge Gustave
Gehrz.
A final decision on the charge that
Kohler violated the states corrupt
practices act by expanding more than
the legal $4,000 In his 1928 campaign,
will be given within a few days.
Concluding a trial that lasted %
days, the jury last night returned
negative answers to questions SUBJ
mitted to It. The negative answers
under special verdict" rulings indi-
Gated the jury believed the governor
innocent Of the charges Of entering
a corrupt bargain" with c%onserva-
tive Republican organizations and
with his company, the Kohler cor
poration. to expend more than $780,
600 in behalf of his candidacy.
The jurors took but one ballot and
were out three hours. Judge Gehrz
may accept the jury's answers as q
verdict or may rule against them and
give a verdict of guilty. It was ex-
pected he would entertain motions
from the state for a verdict favoring
the prosecution and rule upon them
before rendering the decision.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-16
WASHINGTON Is STIRRED
BY MORROW'S STAND

Washington. May l6. - up - An
nouncement Of Dwight w. Morrow
that he is seeking the Republican
senatorial nomination In New Jersey
as an advocate of the repeal of the
eighteenth amendment was followed
by expression Of q variety of opinions
in Washington.
F. Scott Mcbride, general superin-
tendent Of the Anti Saloon League.
denounced Morrow's stand as an "out
and out wet platform" and said the
question Of presenting a dry candi.
date would be left to the state organ
ization Of the league.
Representative Bachrach, Republi-
can, dean Of the New Jersey delega-
ton in congress, said he approved
Morrow's position.
Opinion that the country would not
agree with Morrow was expressed by
Senator Jones, Republican, Washing
ton, the author of the Jones law.
THAT goes right back to where we
were before we adopted the eigh-
teenth amendment" he said, refer
ring to Morrow's position. Il don't
think the country wants to do that"
Morrow's stand was termed good
Judgment" by Representative Ora
ham, Republican, Pennsylvania. an
avowed wet.
Mcbride asserted Morrow had
adopted the program Of Henry H.
Curran, president Of the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-16

trades and master of one-this was
william John Locke, mathematician,
school teacher, architect and at last
q novelist.
Locke's life may be depicted best by
chronicling it according to his vari-
Gus occupations. He was mathema-
tician at st. Johns college, Cam
bridge, where he was graduated with
high honors in mathematics in 1884.
Though he was born In. tho .Barba-
does, March 90, 1863, the son of John
Locke, a Trinidad banker, much of his
early schooling was in England. He
was, however, graduated. at the
Queens Royal College. Trinidad in
1881. 49,.
After studying architecture, Locke
held the position Of Secretary Of the
Royal Institute of British Architects
from 1897 to 1907. He was elected to
membership In the architectural So
cieties of Holland, Spain, Portugal
and the United States.
Locke's first novel appeared in
1895. It was 1.-The Gate of Samaria."
He wrote more than thirty novels.
Among those best known to American
readers Is 1.-THE Beloved Vagabond."
Other later popular works were 1.-THE
Morals Of Marcus Ordeyne," Stella
Maris." THE Wonderful Year" 1.-THE
Rough Road" 1.-THE House of Balta-
Ear" and THE Mountebank."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-16
H0MEMAKER CLUBS
TO STAGE EXHIBIT
Members Of Various Units in
County to Attend Picnic
at Menoken June

An achievement day outing by the
Homemaker clubs Of the county has
been set for June 1 at Menoken pic
mic grounds. Attendance will rep
resent IL Of these organizations.
A style demonstration will be one
Of the features OF the program, which
Is to open at 10 a. m. with business
session. The program for 1930-31
will be adopted at this session. The
period from IL to 1880 will be given
owe to a luncheon and community
singing.
The style review will be held in the
afternoon. All the garments made
by club members as club projects
during the year will be put on exhibit.
Each club also will put on a stunt.
The final feature Of the outing will
be the announcement of the prize
winning clubs. The awards will be
based on the records kept and the
garments made. Each club will send
these to the county agents office
here. where Inez LaBoesier and Grace
DeLong, extension specialists In gar
ment making. will pass on them and
decide the prize winners, June 3, the
day preceding the outing.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-16
W|LL|ST0N MAN IS
NAMED AS COUNSEL
FOR FEDERAL BODY
North Dakotan will Go to Wash.
ington to Take Up His
New Work June
IS PROMINENT IN THE STATE
Appointee Is Former Head %
EIks and Has Been Worker
for Crippled Children

Williston. N. D., May 1o.-lR-
William G. Owens of Williston today
announced he had been appointed
federal farm board attorney, and
that he had accepted.
He plans to go to Washington to
take up his new work June I, he
has been a resident here 20 years.
Mr.. Owens Is a member OF the
North Dakota judicial council and
president OF the North Dakota Elks
association. He has been q leader In
the work Of the order In behalf Of
crippled children.
Four years ago Mr.. Owens was q
candidate for the Republican nomina.
ton for congress In the third district,
In 1918 he was assistant attorney gen.
eral OF North Dakota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owens have two CHI.
dren. w. G. Owens. Minot, and Jea-
nette. who will be graduated from
the University Of North Dakota this
year. Mr.. Owens Is a graduate Of the
University Of Minnesota and was
county attorney of Redwood county,
Minnesota before coming here 20
years ago.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-16
ELEVATOR FARLEY
/ IS INVITED BY A. G.
Commerce Association Suggests
All N. D. Points involved
Meet in Minneapolis

Location of a subterminal elevator
here by the Farmers Union may de-
pend, on a conference at the Nicollet
hotel, Minneapolis. which the local
Association Of Commerce has pro-
posed to other cities in the state
which are interested in a similar
proposal.
The new elevator committee Of the
association met Thursday afternoon
and chose J. E. Davis as chairman,
then discussed the proposal made by
the Union.
As a result Of the views exchanged,
a message was sent to James Barrett,
secretary Of the Minot Association Of
Commerce; A. E. Ketter. secretary Of
the Williston Commercial club: w. J..
Fulton, secretary Of the jamestown
Commercial club: w. p. Chestnut.
secretary Of the Fargo Commercial
club, and to the secretary Of the Fair
mount Commercial club.
This message invited these bodies
to send a representative to a confer
ence proposed by the Bismarck Asso-
citation Of Commerce. to be held at
the Nicollet, Monday, May 10, at 8 g..
m. The views Of the other bodies are
invited on the proposal. meanwhile.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-16
MANSLAUGHTER CASE
lis GIVEN TO THE JURY
Three verdicts Possiblej Sch.
Defense Question to De.
termine Verdict

Lisbon. N. D., May 16.-(ReIn.
structed by Judge George McKenna
to return one Of three verdltcs, a
Ransom county jury OF ten men and
two women received the case Of s. F.
Ford, 500 Line officer charged with
manslaughter, at two-thirty this aft
ernoon after a trial Of two and one
half days.
Ford vas charged with n1anslaugh-
ter in the first degree following the
killing Of James Drew. transient. at
Enderlin last March,
Possible verdicts, McKenna said,
were guilty of first Or second degrea
manslaughter, or acquittaL Tho
question, he said, was whether Ford
was forced to shoot in self defense,
Judge McKenna denied . motion Of
defense counsel for a directed verdlct
in Ford'S behalf.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-16
DRY Law ENDORSED
BY CONGREGATIONAL
Church CONFERENCE
rington Meeting
Sunday Movies Condemned at
Closing Session of Car

Darlington, N. D., May 16.-Re
Resolutions condemning Sunday NOV
les and opposing and changes In the
prohibition laws were adopted by the
North Dakota Congregationalists at
the closing session Of their state con-
vention here Thursday night.
Rev. Ralph A. Conrad, Fargo, was
elected moderator to succeed H. w.
Wilson, New Rockford.
Dr.. W. S. Ashley. Leeds, heads the
directors of the executive committee;
Rev. Howard r. Anderson, Williston,
Is secretary. and Rev. H. r. Harris,
New Rockford. is chairman Of the
executive committee.
jamestown was selected as the 1881
meeting place and Mrs. r. M. War
ner Of that city was named secretary
Of the executive committee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-16
BISHOP UNW0RRIED
AT TRIAL PROSPECT
Cannon to Preside at Methodist
Conference, Then to Fac6
His Accusers

Dallas, Tex, May 16.-R-Appar-
emily unworried by a possible church
trial for alleged stock market specu-
lations, and still militant in support
Of the dry cause. Bishop James Can.
ron, Jr., frequent storm center Of re-
ligious circles. today was presiding
officer of the quadriennial conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal church.
South.
Later In the day q meeting Of tho
episcopacy committee Of the church
was to be held. Unofficial reports
said the committee would announce
a decision to bring the bishop to trial.
The am source Of information de-
clared the committee announcement
had been withheld 50 the accused
leader would not be called upon to
preside while under the direct fire Of
his associates.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-16
FOSTER AND NCKEY
COUNTIES GROWING
La Moure County Suffers Popu.
Iation Loss; Harvey Has
Grown IS Percent

Increases in population Of Foster
and Dickey counties and a decrease
in that of La Moure we're reported
today by Charles 8. Buck, Jr., James
town, district census supervisor.
Foster grew from CLOS In 1920 to
$3.50 this year while Dickey's popu-
lation increased in the same period
from 1O,490 to 10.867.
La Moure's population shrank from
1854 in 1920 to 1851 this year.
Harvey, Wells county city, has q
population Of 2,156 as compared with
1880 in 1920. the increase being SIS
residents or $3.50 per cent.
Happen and futile, villages in
Kidder county. grew 47.25 and 10 per
cent respectively. Tappen grew from
1872 to 26e. the gain being IS, while
futile grew from 321 to 383, the In
crease being 81. Hague, Emmons
county. has q population Of 261 while
Robinson, Kidder county, has 185
residents.
Twenty-Five districts in Mr.. Bucks
area showed a population this year Of
1928 as compared with 1852 q dec
ade ago, the gain being 976. Five
other districts reported today. for
which 1920 figures are not available,
have an aggregate population OF 1910.
Today's figures follow:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-16
H0nOred by College

Evelyn Jacobson L. John Nickerson
Miss Evelyn jacobson of Bismarck,
daughter of o. s. Jacobson of 1912
Avenue D. and L. John Nickerson Of
Watertown, s. Oak, were elected the
two most representative students at
Sioux Falls college, Sioux Falls, S.
Dak.. in an election held last fall, the
results of which were kept secret until
now. The announcement was made
at the school this week.
Miss Jacobson has been particu-
larly active In affairs at the college
during her three years there. She
has been for three years one Of the
active members in the YWCA, is q
member of the Tuckabatchie club, has
been q Stylus reporter during the last
year, was society editor OF the Sioux
Brave, college annual, has been for
two years a member Of the Sioux Lit
erary society. has sung for three years
in the college mixed chorus. has been
q member of the Women's Athletic as
ISOLATION for three years and was
treasurer Of the group during her
first year at the school. She was
secretary of a club composed Of chill
dren of ministers, and has been q
winner Of the Purple Feather, symbol
of honor at the school.
Nickerson Is also one of the most
prominent students on the campus.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-16
new JERSEY COP.
SETS STAGE FOR HOT
PR0H|B|T|0NBATTLE
Former Secretary Of National
Committee to Take the Dry
Side; Morrow Is Wet

Newark, N. j., May l6.-F-Repre-
sentative Franklin w. Fort, former
secretary of the Republican national
committee, announced today he would
enter the race for the Republican
nomination for U. 8. senator from
New Jersey against Ambassador
Dwight w. Morrow and former Sen
ator Joseph s. Frelinghuysen on q
platform OF support Of the eighteenth
amendment. Both Mr.. Morrow and
Frelinghuysen have advocated repeal
Of the prohibition laws.
In a speech last night Morrow de.
scribed conditions after 10 years Of
federal prohibition Is deplorable.
1T is not fair to assume" he said
that all resentment against national
prohibition is due to q desire for un.
limited license to be incorporate
There is no community in the United
States that desires that. The resent.
ment is due to the feeling that ar
unreasonable control u being i'm.
posed.
States or subdivisions Of state.
whose sympathy is not with the law
leave to an overburdened fedora
government, with q wholly inadequate
police force. the task Of carrying Out
a great social reform.
Il bring you nc panacea for this
d%eplorable condition. I know of nc
magical solution. I cannot. however
stand before my friends and neigh
bors and ask for their suffrage with
out having them know my attitude
toward this problem.
First I believe that the way out OF
the present difficulty is to recognize
clearly the fundamental difference
between the nature Of the federal
government and the state govern.
ment. I believe this involves a repeal
Of the eighteenth amendment and
the substitution therefor Of an
amendment which will restore to the
states the power to determine their
policy toward the liquor traffic and
vest in the federal government power
to give all possible protection and as
sistance to those states that desire
complete prohibition against invasion
from the states that do not"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-16
FEDERAL MEN SEEK
music PLAG|AR|STS
Eastern Publishers Claim Copy
right Law violators Have
Obtained 100000

Los Angeles, May 16.-P)-With
more than a dozen arrests already
made, department Of justice agents
today planned further roundups OF
alleged song thieves who were said t.
have obtained $100,000 in profits from
illegally printing copyrighted sheet
musiS.
The government agents said a gen.
eral conspiracy had been entered into
In Los Angeles by song writer's, pub
fishers and printing firms to turn
out quantities of popular songs for
sale in Pacific coast cities In violation
Of copyright laws.
The investigation was launched up
on complaint by eastern publishers.
Eight men were arraigned before the
United States commissioner yester-
day on complaints Of violating the
copyright laws.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-16
Tropical Showers
Bother Eskimo Dog

Panama City. May 16.-(R)-Driv-
ing rain, ushering in the tropical
rainy season, makes Igloo, pet Eskimo
dog Of Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn
Byrd, shiver as he never shivered in
the antarctic.
The hard showers, typical Of the
Panama summer months, began yes
terday during ceremonies incident tc
the explorers arrival here after hi,
antarctic expedition. The. dog. which
accompanies him everywhere. ap-
peared completely miserable.
The explorer, watching a swimming
exhibition, asked repeatedly If the
children disporting themselves in the
rain would not catch cold. He was
told no. that swimming in the rain
was good Panama sport.