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Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26
Cactus Sitter
Is Going Strong

YUMA, Ariz., July %. W.H-
Looking across Arizona's desert
wastes from Il seat on top of five
pronged giant Saghuaro cactus,
isn't by any means looking at the
world through rose-colored glasses.
But l3 year old Lawrence Peters
sstuck out the night on his pricklv
perch and when the hot desert sun
began to beat down today, he was
well launched on the worlds first
cactus sitting endurance.
The Yuma lad, scorning the tree
SitterS, selected the thorny plant
for man-sized seat in his hunt
for fame and fortune in the desert
country. He climbed atop the cae-
tuS at O'Clock last night, armed
with blankets and plenty of cush-
ions, He declares he will "stay up
100 hours"
\ crew of his buddies are con-
Stantly at the foot of the cactus
to hoist up sandwiches, pop and
ice cream by means of rope.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26
GRAPE CONTROL
BOARD STARTS
BUYING ACTION

FRESNO, Calf, July %. U.P)-
With the official announcement of
the success of the federal grape
control drive last night, preliminary
arrangements were underway to-
day to carry out the governments
program.
Members of the control board,
sun Maid Raisin Growers of Cali
fornia, sun Maid Raisin Growers of
Delaware and the grower shippers,
as well rs Independent raisin pack
ers, were preparing to distribute
their buyers throughout the grape
growing sections.
The official work of the control
board, however, will not be started
until after the conference Monday
in San Francisco between c. G..
league, California member of the
federal farm board, the official
auditing committee and the control
board members.
At this meeting, too, the tonnage
figures of contracted grape crops
will he announced by the auditing
committee.
The farm board has decreed that
the - per cent of contracted grape
land announced last night by Wyhe
of tonnage.
The +30,l94 acres in contracted
land announced last light by Wylle
NJ. Giffen, were expected to run
or > per cent higher when trans
lated into tonnage figures.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26
TWO DIE WHEN
PLANE CRASHES

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, July Co
(U.R-An airplane flight intended to
cure the deafness of a 50-year-old
man brought death to a pilot and
his passenger in burbank when the
plane lost wing in midair and
plunged 1000 feet 10 earth.
The dead were John Spencer
Morse, ~, pilot, of Altadena, and
his passenger, Dominic Gnoeppf,
prominent Los Angeles nurSeryman.
Both were instantly killed in the
crash near a golf links late yestcr-
day.
The monoplane had been in the
air only few minutes when Il wing
suddenly crumpled. The plane, its
motor roaring. dived into Il swamp
adjoining Il lake near the FIRST Ma
tional studios and buried its nose
in the mud. Pieces of the wing fell
ON the links. narrowly missing a
number of golf players.
Friends of Gnocpff said he had
hoped the flight would cu.e his
deafness.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26
G. p. POST MAY
REMAIN VACANT

WASHINGTON. July 26. U,P)-
If strenuous objections are raised by
party leaders 10 the plan to have
Senator Simeon d. Fess of ONO
succeed Claudius Huston as char.
man of the Republican National
committee it is believed likely the
post may be permitted to remain
vacant for the present.
Although the proposed FeSs Lucas
combination was being discussed
favorably today by nearly all OF
President lloovcr's closest friends,
and advisers, some senators of the
so-callcd old guard are reclining to
endorse this ticket
The idea of the Hoover group is
to make FcsS national chairman,
temporarily at least, and to make
Robert IL. Lucas of kcntuckN'
chairman of the national executive
committee, a post corresponding 70
that held by .Jouett Shouse IN the
Democratic organizations.
Numerous others are being diS'
eussed in connection with the char
manship, but thus far they have
not assumed the proportions of ser
ious contenders for the position
which Huston has announced that
he will resign on August Z when the
party's executive committee meets
to choose his successor as well as 10
l,,t,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26
TEXAS GOES TO
P0LLSFOLLOWINC
HECTIC CAMPAIGN
Eleven Democratic Can
didates In Race For
Governor.

DALLAS, Texas, july %. (U.P)-
Texas went to the polls today in
the first primary of it's 1880 polit
zeal campaign. generally conceded
to be the most hectic in state his
tory.
Two candidatcs for each office,
except in the case of one receiving
a majority. will enter the runoft
primary to be nominated in the sec
ond primary month hence for the
general election in November.
The Kaleidoscope race for COVER
nor, with II Democratic candidates
remaining from the original II.
held the bulk of interest. support
crs of seven confidently predicted
that their candidates would win.
The four others We're given no ser
ious consideration.
The husband and wife team,
James f.. and Miriam A. Ferguson; :;
Il Houston millionaire. Ross Ster-
ling; Fort Worth laundry truck
driver; c. G.. Woody; two war vet
Grams, Paul Loven and Frank Put
nam; two state senators, Clint {.
Small and Thomas b. Love, also Il
lIoovcrcrat: Il former United States
senator; Earl B. Maffield; form
er United States congressman,
James Young, and a doctor, c. +.
Walker, were listed on the ballots.
The Ferguson combination, run
ming under her name with the
campaign promise of "two governors
for the price of one" was the most
colorful of the lot. Also it was
conceded generally the best chance
10 place in the runoff.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26

MOONEY
bR|bED.
District Attorney Who
Prosecuted Case Makes
Charges.
DRAMATIC ACTION
Fickert Will Accept Invi-
tatiOn To Attend Tues
days Hearing.
BY GEORGE D. CRISSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

san FRANCISCO, July 26.--
Charles NJ. Fickert, the district at
torney who convicted Thomas J.
Mooney and Warren X. Billings of
Preparedness Day parade bombing,
charged today that John MacDon-
aid, Reputation witness, was bribed
20 recant his testimony.
I'll take the stand next Tues
day at the hearing for Billings par
don application and present my evil
dence at that time,' the man who
prosecuted Billings and Mooney in
the dramatic murder trials of 1916
and 1917, told the United Press.
Asked for details in regard to
the alleged evidence, Fickert in
sisted that he would disclose them
lat the proper time and in the
proper place
The towering figure of Fickert
seemed filled again with the one
time fire for which he was noted
while a famous football player for
Stanford University and later as
San Francisco prosecutor.
You bet | II be there he said
when asked if he would accept the
invitation of the California supreme
court to attend the hearing on Bill
ing's application for a pardon, at
which time Macdonald, who re-
turned here from Baltimore, will
tell that he lied when he identified
Billings and Mooney as the men
who planted dynamite at the scene
of the explosion, July %, 1916.
My hope is that I'll be permit
ted to cross-eXamine Mae Donald, -
Fickert declared.
Macdonald was Fickert's star
witness against Billings and Mooney
and in Tuesdays hearing he will
repudiated all his testimony.
The charge of bribery came dra-
matically.
Questioned as to Macdonald Is
motive unless he is telling the
truth now, Fickert exclaimed:
You want to know Macdonald =
motive for the repudiation' I'm
tell you,' he almost shouted. "Inl
tell YOU in one word-iack.
"ln 1916 he didn't have any mo-
tive, - Fickert said. "a man
doesn t have motive 10 minutes
after he sees something. He told IL
saloonkeeper his story 10 minutes
after the explosion. We checked up
on that and found it to be true.'
He denied that he had said to
Mac Donald, as the latter declared
in his affidavit made July II in
Baltimore, "Now those are the two
YOU are to get. You will be well
paid for it. -
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26
Andrews Finds
Fossil Remains

PEIPING, China, July 26. UR)-
The discovery of fossil remains of
animals with jaws so large that
they Scoopcd up their food like
dred9eS was announced here today
by Dr. Roy Chapman Andrews,
leader of an exploration expedition
in Mongolia.
The animals were trapped 3,00O,-
coo years ago in the treacherouS
marshes of huge inland sea and
were in perfect state of preserVa-
tion DR.. Andrews said. They be-
long to the mastodon family and are
known to science as platybelodonS,
or Shove-ia iawed elephants.
The platybelodons had jaws eX-
tending for more than five feet
and roamed the marsh lands shov-
cling up their food.
Dr. Andrews said 80 specimens of
the platybelodonS were found in
Mongolia, including babies 4 n Il
adults. He said the expedition
would remain in Mongolia until
October.
DR.. Andrews was here today on
Il brief visit to Peiping and planned
to rcjoin the expedition Immediate
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26
POLITICAL RALLY
TO BE HELD in
PARK MONDAY

1t takes hot weather to really
make politics timber up in Imperial
Valley. This is evidenced by what
has transpired at the last two polit-
ical rallies when the various can
didates quit Kidding them selves
and got down to the real issues of
the campaign.
Feeling that FL Centre as the
county seat should not be left out
in the cold, the American Veterans
civic League is going to sponsor
one of the political gabfests to be
held in the city park in FL Centre
on Monday evening at $ o'clock.
All arrangements have been com
plcted by Pat Thaanum, president
of the league and who will also act
as chairman of the meeting. The
park will be well lighted and Il
stage will be erected that will give
the crowd a good view Of the can
didates.
Thaanum has stated that the ora
torical combat will be held under
strict Marquis of Qucensbeery
rules. No hitting below the belt
while any body is looking and a
stretcher has been provided for to
take care of any casualties and the
candidates for coroner have volun-
teered their services in case they
are needed. Strict time will be
called on all speakers who Will be
fined five dollars for every minute
exceeding the allotted time.
All candidates and citizens are
invited to attend the meeting which
promises to be the most success
ful one held SO far. The park IN
Ell Centre is ideal for such Il meet
ing with plenty of room to park
ears. There will he plenty of zee
cold water on :,and for everyone,
Two prominent out-of-town candl'
dates for state office will be among
the speakers at the big political
rally to he held in FL Centre, Mon
day evening, according to word re
ceived from Z. \. Thaanum, char
man of the meeting, today.
Jasper Barry, of Ventura, can
didate for the state boardof equal-
ization, fourth district, and {. j.
Rambo, Los Angeles, who seeks the
office of state controller are the
men named by Thaanum who VIII
speak. Both are well known
throughout the state and promise to
put their campaign before the vot-
ers of Imperial county in most
forccful and impressive manner.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26
Much Activity
In Police Court

In police court this morning n
charge of drunkenness against j..
Thurman, 81, was dismissed ON con
dition that he leave town immcdl-
atclv. Thurman had disrupted traf-
fic at Eighth aud Main streets
last evening by dodging back ana
forth across the street without amy
apparent idea of his destination. 4
complaint was sent to police head
quarters with the result that Thur
man was blocked for investigation
and drunkenness. |. Singh, %,
drew sentence of $50 or II days
in iail for being drunk in public.
lie was brought in yesterday after
noon.
The ease of T.. j. Higgins, %,
charged with reckless driving was
continued until August 4, higgins
was charged with driving his ear
into another machine parked AT
Eighth and Main streets, last night,
causing much damage to both cars
This morning he denied having
driven the ear but stated that he
was somewhat out of condition AZ
thc time of his arrest due to prey
ious party. His bail was set at
500. -,
j. Uaskins. 10, charged with va
prancy, was sentenced to 30 days IN
the city Jail which was suspend
ed ON condition that he leave town
ut once.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26
lnce Recovering
From Scalp Wound

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, July 26,
SU.D-Ralph lnce, noted screen di-
rector, was recovering in a hospital
here today from deep scalp wound
incurred when a fish hook impaled
him while fishing in the Pacific
ocean.
Surgeons performed n delicate
operation to remove the hook and
stated the only danger was from
possible infection. as the hook had
not penetrated the skull
lnce was fishing from yacht
with Buster Collier, Leila Hyams,
kathryn Crawford and others of
the film colony. As he drew in Il
large fish the hook suddenly lost
its grip and snapped backward,
catching lnce at the back of the
head.
Al Jolson, fishing in speed
boat nearby, rushed lnce to Il hos
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26
Lease Fined On
Battery Charge

HOLLYWOOD, July 26. W.p)-lt
seems that Rex Lease screen actor,
actually did blacked the eye of
Vivian Duncan, of the famous Dun,
can sisters.
In any event, he walked quietly
and unheralded into the office of
Justice of the Peace j. l.. Webster
of Malibu Beach, pleaded guilty to
a battery charge and paid fine
of $50.
His action in changing his plea
was wholly unexpected since
he consistently had denied
striking the actress and said he
would fight the count at the hear.
ing which was scheduled for July
81.
The battery charge was prefer
red against him by Vivian who con
tended that he struck her in the
eve, knocked her down and then
kicked her when she did not favor
tn advances he made after she
drove him to the Malibu Beach cot
tage early Sunday morning three
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26
FIGHT TO CLOSE
SHULER'S STATION
STILL UNDECIDED
Public Meeting Featured
BY Confusion; Grove
"BOOs" Speakers.

Los ANGELES, July 2G. UP
The fight to close Rev. Il. p. Shul-
er's radio station was the cross-road
of indccision today as the aftermath
of a "Shulcrism mass meeting
here last night at which sentiment
for and against the militant pastor
was evenly divided.
An audience of 10000 mixed
shouts of approval with " boos - as
Shulcr himself opened the meeting
with defense Of the radio talks
which have won him the wrath Of
various civic officials and the
citizens committee of 200
While police pickcted the audi
torim to- prevent Il disturbance,
Shulcr asserted that his radio kGEf'
has fought the battles of the com
mon people since its inception.
"Corrupt public officials know
] will herald their wrong doings on
the air. he said. "That's why
they want to stop my radio. | have
proven | will 90 to Jail before III
shut my mouth and Pm ready 10
prove | II die before I'll shut it.
City Prosecutor Lloyd :. Nix, Il
header of anti-Shuler forces eyer
since he charged that the pastor
brought pressure - bear to force his
resignation as Il city official, gave
the principal talk in reply. He was
INTERRUPTED in the middle of an at
tack on the pastor when body of
Shulcr followers arose and left.
'Shuerism is the spirit of de-
structiyeness,' Nix proclaimed,
while the pastor stayed in his seat
and listened. Shulcrism is crepe
hanging. The preacher conveys i'm
pressions that his words do not
state. The mayor and other city
officials fear Shulcrism and they
haven't the stamina to stand up
against it,
Confusion Reigns
As Nix finished, cries of g Let 5
have Shuler' greeted him. Confu-
sion reigned as part of the crowd
surrounded the minister and escort
ed him from the scene.
Mrs. Kate O'Hara, social worker,
took the platform long enough to
observe that - You can t shut up a
pastor or i woman.
Leo Lesperance, secretary of the
committee of POO, sponsoring the
supposed antiShuler meeting, at
tempted to read a resolution direc-
ted against Siuler and his radio
but was shouted down.
George ID. Lyons, former Ameri-
can legion official, who asked for 4
federal inquiry into the Shulcr
radio, read statement sent to the
radio commission at Washington,
and the meeting ended when the
clergyman, told the audience to
"'g wan home.'
The controversy which brought
about the meeting was begun by Nix
last week when he intimated that
Shuler was connected in a way with
the courtroom staying of Motley II.
Flint, wealthy financier. A book by
Shuler, Julian Thieves was found
ON Frank d. Keaton when he WAS
as the killer. Nix said the
book, which named Flint in the .ju-
liam Petroleum corporation collapse,
might have melted keaton to fire
the fatal shots.
The next day Nix was forced to
resign by Mayor John G. Porter.
The mavor was invited to address
last night s meeting but did not
accept.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26
WAR HERO TO
PLEAD GUILTY

Los ANGELES, July p. U.Pl-
Although police said they were
unwilling to oppose motion for
parole. Captain George X. Clifford,
British aviation leader during thH
World War, indicated today he will
plead guilty TO a charge of purse
snatching.
Clifford 5 war record, showing he
brought down more than n score OF
enemy planes, led police to believe
he was suffering from a mental i'll
ness. He was captured after 4
lengthy chase early this week and
accused of stealing Il purse contain
ing SO from Los Angeles woman.
Joseph IlcrSham, Los Angeles, who
served with Clifford in the British
ROYAL Air forces, tod police that the
aviator suffered severe injuries in
aerial combats. He showed the first
signs of uncomfortable impulses,
llersham said, after bringing down
his 18th German plane.
Although decorated with five
medals for bravery, including the
French CroiX de Gucrrc and the
Belgian Legion of Honor, Clifford
was court martialcd several times
for infractions of orders, his former
Wingmato said.
Hershman recalled that Clifford
once broke formation to chase Il
German plane far back of the enemy
lines. He brought down the plane.
Another time, Clifford broke out of
hospital swathcd in bandagcS, took
up his plane and shot down two
enemy aircraft. Then he returned
calmly to bed.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26
SOUTHLAND WINS
YOUNC'S PROMISE
TO SUPPORT BILL
Southern Counties Would
Gain Several New Rep
reSentatives.

LOS ANGELES, July 26. W.P-
Southern California's fight TO capt
talize on its population gains by
proper changes in the state con
gressional districts had won the
support of Governor G. G. Young
today.
I he governor promised to exert
his influence toward adoption OF
the congressional redistricting bin
by the legislature as Il means or
assuring southern California most
of the nine new national representa-
tivcs entitled the state by the 1890
census.
"Thev will be clcc.cd as con
large, through failur
of the legislature to rcdistrict
state after federal reapportionmcnt
if can present such an unjust
course the governor said.
81 do not anticipate that the
Legislature will hesitate to redistrict
the state into the twenty districts,
one for each representative to which
California is now entitled.
Governor Young also pointed out
that California voted two years ago
to elect the state assembly by pop
ulatlon districts and added he did
not believe the legislature will ego
behind this decision Of the people.
Previously the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce had called on
IT'S members 10 oppose any move TO
elect congressman at large.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26
FRENCH DOUBLES
TEAM WINS OVER
AMERICAN STARS
COchet In Excellent Form
While Allison Slumped
Badly.
BY PAUL WHITE
United Press Staff Correspondent


PARIS, July %. (U.R-Henrl
Cochet and Jacques Brugnon Of
France won over Wilmer Allison OF
Austin, Tex, and John Van Ryn
of East Range. y. j., in the doubles
match Of the Davis cup final today
to give France lead in the round
play of two matches to one.
The score was 6-3, 10, 10, o..
Cochet, Il last-minute choice for
the doubles play, was i'll excellent
form, while Allison, regarded by
many rs the leading doubles plaE-
or Of the four, slumped badly IN
HE first two sets. Brugnon played
unusually well, which enabled the
French side to gain its early lead.
The French victory in the one dol-
blcs match left the Americans with
The tremendous task Of winning two
single matches Sunday. In these
singles, Bill Tildcn will play Cochet,
while George Lott meets Jean Boro-
ira.
Each side has one singles victory.
Tildcn defeated Borotra, while Co
chet beat Lott.
The French won the first three
games in the first set, the next
three went to Van Ryn and Allison,
and Cochet and Brugnon then ran
out in straight games to win the
set.
Both of the teams played loosely
making many errors. There were
few clean placements. Allison was
nervous.
Brugnon played an unexpectedly
steady. game, which. supplied his
partner with the winning margin.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26
Monument To Mai!
Pilot Will Mark
Spot Near Crash

Los ANGELES. July %. Up)-
y monument 10 Maury Graham will
be erected in the secluded noun
tain spot near Cedar City, Utah,
where the mail flyers body was
found six months after he crashed
in n bliz2ard, Mrs. Maurice Graham,
the widow, announced today.
Major II. {. Mcdonald, BOTHER
in law of Mrs. Graham and Il mem
bcr OF the searching party which
located the pilots body, left for
Cedar City by train last night to
make final arrangements for the
monument. II viii be constructed
of rocks taken from the rugged
country which kept Graham'S tatc
secret from last January until two
weeks ago.
Fellow flyers of the Western Air
Express will help build the Shaft.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-26
TRAGIC
SCENES
ENACTED
Survivors Searching For
Bodies OF Relatives
In Levelled Town.
PRIEST PROVES HERO
Organizes Parties To Res
cue Victims From The
Crumbled Ruins.
BY THOMAS r. MORGAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

AOUILONTA, Avcllino Province,
Italy, July 26.--'fhc horror of the
Italian earthquake has been shown
best in Aquilonia, a town of 1000
inhabitants. which was virtually
lcvclled beneath tn earth 5 rise and
fall IN the carly hours of Wcdnes
dav.
lndcscribahlv rcyolting scenes
were Witnessed here when The United
Press correspondent arrived from
Eencvento. nearby. yesterday "a
learn the stony OF the few survivors
who aided lundrcds Of soldier,
cropping among the ruins for the
bodies Of loved ones.
One-third of the total population
was believed dead, aud one great
hole dug in Il lot near the city con
tanned $50 manglcd bodies, buried
there ~ hastily oS possible to avoid
tho dangers al disease.
While companies of soldiers ana
other rescucrs, who had been work
ing steadily for - hours, continued
TO search among the ruins, Father
Francesca GuirazIa, archpricst Of
the main Catholic church mere and
the only priest in the parrish, de
voted his attention 70 caring for the
suffering and bcr"avcd.
Priest Helps Rescuers
Guirazza accompanied the United
Press correspondent through the
ruins. and told how Eo himself had
ESCAPED death ONLY by miracle.
lie was awakened by the first tra-
NOR. he said, anl hearing screams
of pains. ran out of doors to helm
Them.
\ few survivors gathered around
him. and together they succeeded IN
saving several men and women who,
with their heads protruding from
the debris, were crying with pain
and with fear that others would bury
them completely, or that they would
Dee abandoned to lie.
The quake left NO telegraph OF
telephone wires standing, and the
word of the town : plight could ho
sent TO the outside world only by
u messenger The lone surviving
cnrahinccr volunteered to 90, and he
took Il motor lorrN down the noun
tain to the valley, where he found
seven soldiers AT u little military
station who returned with him.
Guirazza said those seven soldiers
had done moro work in the past
three days than POO men could have
done.
As Guiraz2a and the correspondent
walked through the ruins, the priest
waved aside a proposal to free many
of the trapped animals.
"lf we try 60 rescue them. y
Father Guirazla said, debris will
fall Besides, we must seek the
dead. and who knows but what there
may be humans still living beneath
All this ruin
Many of the trapped inhabitants
who were rescued alive were injured
so seriously that they died within
few hours.
King Victor Emanuel and his cou-
sin-in.law, the Duchess of Aosta,
visited Aquilonia for % minutes
Yesterday during their tour of the
affected territories, and the King
praised the priest warmly for the
part he had played in the rescue and
relief work.