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Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
FRENCH STAR IS
POPULAR WITH
AMERICAN FANS

The idol of the French stage and
a prime favorite with American
movie fans, Maurice Chevalier adds
TO his numerous friends in his cur
rent production. "Playboy of Paris,
which opened last night at Fox In
perial Theatre and which will be
shown twice tonight.
Chevalier has part that fits him
like q glove, waiter who likes tC
Skylark and loses none of his liking
for it when he becomes wealthy
through legacy. His employer has
bound him to contract which the
waiter vainly tries to break, bu.
eventually he succeeds and all turns
out as the audiences wishes to
have it.
The rise of the French comedian
to American stardom has been un-
usually rapid and is tribute TO his
natural talents. He has a peculiar
style about his comedy and stands
high with members of his proieS-
sion.
CheValier still carries in hi:
shoulder a bit OF shrapnel which he
received in the battle Of Cutrey, II
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
Illegal Beer Is
Cause OF Crime
Continued from page y


may be discovered to he Tho basic
reason for existence and growth o.
gang life The traffic in seeming
" mild inJoxicants is so great as
TO make it appear that they are
doing more harm generally than
whisky, gin and ether strong nq-
uCrs.
3. The majority Of inmates in
the large penal institutions Of the
country are there for commission
Of crime attributable. directly or
indirectly, to the underworld s.ruc-
ture raised by prohibition. The es-
innate that 100000 Americans
were connected with modern day
gangland was accomplished by an
estimate that as Der cent find their
livelihood in beer rackets. Very
little Of the beer hss been matured
more than 8 month ard thus the
vast portion Of it S poisonous
Without regard 70 the accuracy
of these comments. Il is EnovA. the
informant said, thai the situation
has been growing worse of la.e in
stead OF better
Any proposal t0 increase alcohol
percentage il beer. would. Of course.
have TO be taken to the supreme
court for ruling. Any theoretical
anelioTat.on OF existing conditions
by passing of such e Law thus IS
surrounded by Ifs. II the commits
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
UNITED PRESS
CHIEF RELATES
HOW IT Is DONE

NEW YORK. Nov. IS. U.P)-The
speed and accuracy in emergencies
that enables a press association to
set the story of important and dra-
matte news events such as the wreck
of the British dirigible R-l0l were
described to radio listeners on the
Columbia network last night by Ro-
bert J. Bender. vice president and
general news manager of the United
Press.
The Rl0l story was perhaps the
most sensational of the year" Ben :
Ger said. 1T occurred on Sun
day morning when almost everyone,
including the newspaper correspon-
dents. is asleep.
Suddenly the United Press bu-
yeauS in London and Paris were gal
.anized into action by reports the
R-l0l had crashed In London. one
man called the Air Ministry: an
other put through calls to half do
zen French towns along the drigi-
ble'S route.
within 10 minutes this man had
his story. He reached the hospital
in Veauvais where the pitifully few
survivors were taken. H S. Leech
8 member Of the dirigible crew
came to the phone and told what
had happened.
"Leecn thought at first he was
talking to the Air Ministry in Lon
don; no one else, he thought. would
have got through q phone cali Sc
quickly. He told the story of nov
all were dead except himself and
half a dozen others, that the ship
vas destroyed, that Lord Thomson
air minister. was killed and all the
other tragic details. The United
Press thus flashed to the world the
first complete account OF the disas-
ter"
Bender cited the rapid action IL
covering the story as typical OF the
way other big news stories are re-
ported
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
BY ARTHUR ClYLOR
tied Press Special correspondent

United Press Special CorreSp Spondent
EUREKA. Calf, Nov. IS. Up
Urged Oh by the pleadings Of JCrgen
Greve-only known survivor Of the
foundered schooner Brooklyn, air
planes today Scurried low over the
waters off the Eureka coast in a
final effort to locate his shipmateS
or their bodies.
Another appeal-mute but nslS-
tent-came from q small slab II the
LEGAL morgue. There lay the crushed
and sea stained body of G. Vigdel,
also a sailor aboard the ili-tated
vessel
Greve-"iron man OF the Pacific
whose 70-hou battle with the
eale-I dashed ocean ended in his VIC
tory, was today on the road TO re-
covery.
The body OF Vigdel, picked UP
yesterday afternoon, was identified
by Nels Christensen. who owes MS
life to his taydineSS in reaching the
docks last Saturday afternoon. The
Brooklyn sailed without him ana q
short time later disappeared from
view carrying. it was believed. all Of
its IS members OF the crew 10 their
deaths. with the sole exception OF
Greve
That still another died in the
disaster was the belief Of Greye. He
told OF how just after the vessel left
port q nineteenth mana youthful
stowawav. had been located.
Greve was unable to give the
mans name, but offered a good
description OF him
Il couldn't realize that I was real
ly rescued until long after they had
lifted me from the strip Of bulUark
7 was on" Greve said il telling his
experience My mind refused to
believe I didn't have TO clutch and
keep on clutching, or drown"
And the tilirst-Why I didn't give
in and drink sea water. as repulslve
as it was, I don't know. 1t was III
stinct, I guess. If I had drank
would have been dead now
IN pleading for the airplanes to
make a further search, Greve said;
If the planes looking for me had
gone little further outside the bar,
they would have seen me. I nearly
gave up when they came so close
and then turned back toward
shore"
The body Of Vigdei was found By
the fishing boat Enterprise, COM
manded by Captain P Bishop. It
was encased i'll one OF the Brook
lyn's life preservers.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
Strength Shown
By Grain Market

CHICAGO. Nov. 13 U.P)-Thc
farm beard announced unsettled
trading on the board of trade today
but wheat had strong undertone
md ruled higher despite realizing
sales. Buying OF December and
selling of May in the way of
spreading shorts did considerable
changing over into the deferred
months. Corn followed wheat
most of the day but toward the
last short covering gave It inde-
pendent strength aiding the other
grains maintain their advances.
Oats followed wheat and corn.
At the close wheat was 2. to Ia.c
higher. corn was /. to 1aic high
er and oats were x TO 1a,c high
er. Provisions were steady to lower
December wheat old closed at
.73'7, corn old at .73ai and oats
olo ct .32ti.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
State Near End
In Roberts Case
CONTINUED from page u

them was Dr.. Harry Reese, who
testified that the woman had been
struck q hard blow with some soft
object, pointing out that the skin
on her head and face had not
been broken.
Stephen Kelley and Tom Kelley.
Indians, and father and son. when
put on the stand testified that they
saw the truck go into an alfalfa
field near Winterhaven.
Most sensational testimony yes
terday afternon was given by c. T.
Martin, service station operator
into whose station Roberts drove
his truck Just after the beating or
accident IL which Mrs. Miller was
injured, and which resulted in her
death.
Roberts drove into MS station,
testified Martin, and asked the di-
rection to an address in Yuma,
which he named. Looking into the
car. Martin saw the form OF Mrs.
Miller, nude TO the waist. upon
the seat Of the truck. She was ly-
ing with her face down and her
knees on the floor Of the truck, said
Martin. He demonstrated TO the
jury Mrs Miller's position.
When he saw her, said Martin.
Mrs Miller was still alive, for hc
saw her take two deep breaths.
Poberts told him, said the witness,
that Mrs. Miller had fallen from
d car on the Yuma highway. and
that he had picked her up ard Was
taking her TO the hospital.
Claire A. Peterkin. d blacksmith
n Yuma. testified that he sa" the
truck driven by Roberts on the
night Of the Miller Wom2ns death.
and that, attracted by the cratic
movements Of the truck, he follow
ed it. The truck was driven from
side. to side Of the road, stated
Peterkin.
Other witnesses. whose testimony
was intended TO establish the fact
that Mrs. Miller was killed in Cali
fornia, were c. l. Jermigan, I.
n Parker and Z. A, Breech.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
ESPINOSA STILL
IN BAD CONDITION

Efforts on the part Of represent
atives from the district attorneys
office TO take statement from
Conrad Espinosa, third victim Of
Monday nights fatal automobile
accident, proved futile yesterday
afternoon
Espinosa was conscious. but
seemed to be in q daze H ad-
mitted that his name is Conrad
Espinosa, but his questioners could
lind out nothing about the accident
which caused the deaths by burn
ing Of F. S. Sinclair and Gordon
e Berry.
Doctors attending Espinosa eX-
pressed the opinion that hope for
him is slight He may live for sew
eral days, however.
EspinOsa was reported To-Day to
be still in a serious state. No in
quest will he held into the death ol
Francis f. Sinclair and Gordon
E. Berry until Espinosa's fate is
determined.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
Disappearance OF
Woman Is Mystery

LOS ANGELES, Nov. IS. UP)-
Whether Mrs. Bonnie Reid Martini
26, was thev ictim Of kidnapers OF
an exhibition of the well-Xnown
cave man" act practiced by some
husbands was puzzling police here
today.
A sister of the missing woman
called police at an early hour when
Mrs. Martini was carried away
screamingly wildly by two men
who placed her in an automobile
after dragging her down the steps
from her apartment
Police were told that both men
evidently had been drinking. II
also was said that the estranged
husband of Mrs. Martini, who left
her il San Francisco a year ago,
had returned TO California might
have decided TO take her from the
home of her sister.
The sister was worried because
she thought she heard one of the
men say something about taking
you for a ride as the pair sIrug-
sled with Mrs. Martini in the
darkness.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
WILBUR EXPECTS
TO FORCE PROBE
ON Oil MATTERS

WASHINGTON. Nov. Is. U.p2-
Secretary OF interior Wilbur appar-
entity IS determined to force an in
yestigatiOn OF Colorado oil shale
matters. regardless Of whether the
Senate public lands committee takes
up the matter this winter.
In a letter to Chairman Don B.
Cotton of the House public lands
committee, Wilbur asked for addi-
ticnal legislation TO clarity the oil
shale question. brought to public
attention by charges Of Ralph S.
Kelley. former field agent, that the
lands had been administered in the
interests of large oil companies
Kelley's charges were refuted in a
Department Of Justice investigation.
II the House committee needs
Wilbur's suggestion. it probably will
begin an inquiry OF the whole pro-
jcct. Chairman Nye of the Senate
public lands committee mad iadicat-
ed his belief that the question
should be investigated by this
group. Thus. the way now has been
opened for action by both houses.
Wilburs letter suggested legisla
live relief IN three particulars.
!. That the government should
waive claims that defaults in as
sessment work automatically forfeit
me claims.
.. That Congress set forth speci-
fically that the 1920 act changed the
policy Of the mining law SO that q
claim is subject 10 forfeiture fol
failure TO do assessment work.
8. That future date be fixed upon
which all claims whose assessment
work has not been resumed shall be
deemed abandoned, and provided
that after a later date no further
applications for patents or claims
heretofore challenged By the gov
eminent shall be granted.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
Choral Club To
Present Concert

At last nights meeting of the
Imperial Valley Choral club. work
vas begun on the Creation Hymn"
@. Rachmininoff's Prelude III c
Sharp.
This is to be the opening num-
Der for the January concert at
which Calmon Lubovisky, famous
yiolinist, will be the guest artist
John c. Canton, director, gave a
lecture on voice and next week the
club will take up the study OF Sol
fcggio.
Mr. and Mrs. Canton will be
heard in a concert tomorrow night
at the Point Iona assembly club
and will spend the remainder OF
TIE week end in Los Angeles. re-
turning to the valley Thursday.
Colusa County dairymen will hold
q meeting at Williams. November :.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
AMERICAN LEGION
PLANE IN CRASH

NEW YORK, Nov. 10. UP)-The
niplane American Legion, which
started an endurance flight yester-
day at Jamaica, L. T., crashed in
flames today, inJuring one Of its
pilots.
Edward Weimer was hurt. He
was taken to Jamaica hospital,
there it was said his injuries we're
not serious, although their extent
had not been determined John S.
Donaldson, co-pilot, escaped un-
hurt.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
Indict Auditor
At Riverside

RIVERSIDE. Nov. l3. W.P)-Harry
Z. Raymer, county auditor OF River
side, was being sought today fol-
lowing indictment by the grand
jury on charges OF grand theft,
falsifying records and giving false
certificates TO the county treasurer.
Raymer has been missing more
than a week.
Tax money paid him for redemp-
ton of property is said to be in
volved in the charges against the
auditor.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
DO-X CHECKING
FOR OCEAN HOP

CALSHOT, England, Nov. 13. 0J.P)
The crew of the flying boat DO
Xspent today preparing the big
aircraft for continuation Of its
flight from Germany to New York.
The engines were gone over care
fully and 2.750 gallons of gasoline
and 100 gallons OF oil were taken
aboard for the flight or Bordeaux,
France, tentatively set for a. m.
Friday. The departure. however
will depend upon weather condi-
tons.
The engines consume 326 gallons
Of fuel per hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
BY GESSFORD FINE
United Press staff correspondent

LIMA. Peru, Nov. g. U.P]-Mili
iary law was invoked in Lima and
in the Andes copper mining region
today TO halt rioting Indian miners
who had turned upon foreigners
and ali workers organizations were
dissolved 10 prevent a 24-hour gen.
eraI strike which its leaders said
would paralyze the nation.
Two Americans and one Austrian
were killed by the Indians in the
mining camp Of Malpaso, near Ger
ro de Pasco, more than $1,000 feet
high in the andes. Three Amerl-
cans and several other foreigners
were wounded.
Twelve of the rioters were killed
and some 25 wounded. The Am
erican casualties We're:
Dead-John william Chapman
Chicago: f. L. Tripari, American.
address unknown. Seriously injured
-Morguer, American, address un-
known; Whitley, American, address
unknown; Albert Diamianti, Ameri-
can, address unknown.
Troops were ready to meet any
emergency in Lima and CaIlao
Picked forces were sent to protect
foreigners in the mining area and
10 escort trains bringing refugees
from the $50 American and British
and POO other foreigners in the Ger
10 da PaSco mining region.
Six American women arrived II
Lima last night from the mining
area. Their husbands had teIc-
grapned them from Cerro de Pas
CO to leave the district at once and
they took the first available tram
: from La Oroya They had not heard
from the rioting when they arrived
here.
The first of the refugees were eX-
pected 10 arrive this morning. The
first train from La Oroya carried
IS adults and 50 children and had
TO make an all night Journey down
the slopes Of the Andes.
WASHINGTON, Nov 10. U.P)-A
party Of IS Americans, including
several women, are in danger of
mob Violence at the mine of Canete,
Peru, the State Department was ad-
vised today.
At the request OF the American
embassy in Lima, 30 Peruvian SOL
0lers have been sent to protect
foreigners
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
Situation In
Peru Serious
CONTINUED from page y

had relatives still at the mines, al
though only the assistant genera!
manager, Raymond Spilsbury, the
metallurgical expert, Bernard Col
ley, and several others were expect
ed to remain.
Meanwhile the company attempt
ed to operate the power plant al
La Oraya, where the refugees came
from. to prevent flooding OF the
mines.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
Heart Balm Suit
Settled Amicably

LOS ANGELES, Nov. l3. Up
A $4,000 heart balm suit flled
against Charles He'll, wealthy Santa
Ana man, by Miss Lois Deneau has
been settled out of court.
The end of the litigation came
today when attorneys notified
Judge Elliott Craig that the case
was settled and the jurist dropped
it from his calendar
Most of the girls claims were
based on letters of an ardent ma
ture written to her by He'll when
he was travelling in the Orient.
Miss Deneau declared He'll prom
ised to marry her after August 10,
1929.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
Valley Is Given
Touch OF Winter

Temperatures dropped here last
night, giving residents their first
hint that winter is on the way and
heavy apparel took its initial bow
of the season
Steam heat was turned on at
the county court house for the first
time since early in the year.
At noon today, stiff west wind
caused the dust to scurry and car
ried the promise of rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
AMERICAN WOMAN
DEAD IN ENGLAND

FPEONI. Eng, Nov l3. U.P}-The
body Of q woman, identified as Mrs.
Gladys Nlcol 3G, naturalized AM
erican Of Manhattan Beach Calf
was found in a field near here to-
Gay with two reyolyers nearby
The body was identified by a
hrotner-in~laW Mrs. Nicol lad been
in England for sly months for the
benefit OF her health.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13

August, 1914. He was among the
first to answer the call to colers and
was in service throughout the war
"playboy of Paris" is the sort OF
entertainment that makes one for
get trouble and cares. and was thor
oughly enjoyed by those who saw
Il last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13
Ships Captain Is
Blamed For Wreck
Continued from Page II

after the disaster The feeling ac-
cording to reports was founded on
the conviction that out of 10 Seanen
more than one-Jorgen Greye, W -
was picked up at sea-should have
been able 10 remain afloat long
enough for q thorough patrol OF the
water to have resulted in their sal
VatiOn.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13

sion recommends it and if congress
agrees and i judicial authorities
uphold the legisia tion-then boot
leggers profits may be mininizec
b. the manufacture OF beer with
SLIGHTLY moro alcoholic content.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13

j. C. Davis, Gridley, Butte Coun-
ty. has tract that yielded IS sac;;
Of Pinto beans to the acre.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13

The Burney and Hat Cree val
lsys. Shasta County this year mar
!;eted 5000 sacks Of potatoes.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-11-13

Colusa County dairymen will hold
q meeting at Williams, November Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
DROUGHT RELIEF HEAD
SELECTED IN COUNTY
Z. r. Conner to Head Board in
Prince William-Tenant Farm
ers Suffer Most.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
MANASSAS, Va, October 28.-E. R.
Conner, merchant and dairyman of
Manassas, has been named chairman
of the Prince William County Drought
Relief Committee by former Gov. Harry
Flood Byrd, chairman of the State Re-
lief Committee. Mr. Conner fills the
vacancy created by the death of James
r. Larkin on October IT.
Mr.. Conner stated yesterday that he
would carry on the relief work along
the lines followed by the committee
under his predecessor. The drought,
which continues in Prince william, is
causing many problems for the farmers
and da!rymen, and the committee is
doing everything possible to meet these
difficulties as they arise. So far most
of the distress is among the tenant
farmers. whose lack of property makes
borrowing difficult More serious than
anything else. however. is the lack of
employment, and ways ana means TO
clear up this situation is just now the
major problem of the committee.
Many families are so poor that they
find it difficult to clothe their children
and to make possible their attendance
at school. The Prince William Chapter,
American Red Cross, church organiza-
lions and individuals are constantly
turning clothing over to Mrs. Ruby
Ryman Hayden, county nurse, who sees
to it that the garments go where they
are most needed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
CRAWFORD DEATH
CALLED ACCIDENT
Coroner'S Jury So Decides in
Case of Fire Captain.
Funeral Today.
BY stan Correspondent of The STAR.

DS a oIdlI Correspondents Oh Inc star
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, October
28,-Benjam Wesley Crawford, cap
tain of the local volunteer fire depart
ment, who was killed when the appa-
ratus overturned while responding to an
alarm Saturday, met his death in an
unavoidable accident, a coroners jury
decided yesterday at an inquest pre-
sided over by Justice of the Peace
Thomas d. Griffith. The jury was out
barely five minutes.
Near Richie Station.
The accident occurred on the gravel
road, near Ritchie Station, just after
the apparatus had passed around an
automobile going in the same direction.
Those who testified at the inquest in
cluded Q. c. Bushong, driver of the car
which the engine passed; w. w. Nc
Cormick. chief of the department and
driver of the apparatus; C. Earle Wy
vile. secretary of the department. who
appeared at the inquest swathed in
bandages, and DR.. w. Suit Richie,
who pronounced Crawford dead.
The tragedy plunged the county seat
into gloom. An Eastern Star card
party was postponed because of the ac-
cident. The flag on the courthouse re-
manned at half-staff as a token of off,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-28
GAS INSTALLATION
CHARGE PROTESTED
Kensington Resident Alleges
House Connection Cost
Is Excessive.
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, October 28.-Declaring
that installation charges of the Wash
ington Gas Light Co., are exorbitant
and threatening to carry his case to
Gov. Ritchie in the event the commits
sion fails to give residents of Kensing-
ton and Carrot Park some relief, Attor-
ney Frank r. Long. with Offices in the
woodward Building Washington, has
written a letter of protest to the Pub
lie Service Commission
Mr.. Longs letter follows in part:
THE Washington Gas Light Co have
recently laid a gas main in front of my
premises on the Garrett Park road be-
tween Kepsington and Garrett Park,
Montgomery County, Md. and I made
application over the telephone, for a
connection with said line for domestic
use and am advised that by your author
ity a price has been fixed of AZ cents
per foot to lay pipe to the house con-
nection.
MY house sets between $50 and 200
feet back from their line, and I am
frank to say that l believe the charge
proposed is excessive, unreasonable,
highly prejudicial.
II have offered to dig my own trench
and lay the pipe of Their specification
to meet your contact requirements and
my own personal responsibility require
ments. can get such work done for
$40 and do not see the justice or the
authority of law for padding their sur
plus with the difference.
THE application they ask the Gus
toner to sign is simple enough but
admits of many questions and hyper
technical interpretations. 1 should like
to know whether your commission has
fixed any definite rate for users in the
Kensington area. and if so, what?
What. if any, meter reading monthly
charge has been allowed or will be
allowed by law and also what your
commission requires of the utility in
the way of pressure standard of
service
Should I be so unfortunate as to
md my views are not in accord with
yours, shall feel constrained to petit
ton the Governor of your body for
rcTiew of the law and such statutory
remedies as the circumstances allow"