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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-22
Plans Discussed
For Auditorium

The executive board of the pro-
posed auditorium committee met in
the chamber of commerce office
last night with r. B. Whitelaw pre-.
siding.
Tentative plans for the proposed
structure were submitted to the
board and were thoroughly discuss
ed. A further set of plans with more
detailed specifications will be pre-
sented at the next meeting to be
held January %. The exact cost of
the auditorium was not settled at
last nights meeting but after a
check up on taxes, and assessments
to discover exactly what such a
building would cost the people of
Ell Centre, more exact amount
could be stipulated.
The question of payino for the
auditorium was also discussed,
whether by bond issue or direct
levy for needed funds placed on the
April ballot. Further discussion of
this proposition is to be had at the
next meeting Of the board.
Every member present show ed
great enthusiasm over the proposed
building and expressed the feeling
that it is something greatly needed
in the city.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-22
Police Guard
Film Magnate

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. %. U.P-
The homes of Jesse Lasky, famous
film director, and his sister, Mrs.
Blanche Lasky Turnbill, are being
guarded constantly by armed off
GERS because of death threats made
against the couple.
Notes delivered to Lasky and his
sister, who is the wife of an execu.
tive of the Famous Players-Lasky
studios, read:
on are going to be killed-shot
beware"
Inc threats We're made two weeks
ago ana as evidence that police did
not consider them the work of
cranks, Detective Lieutenants Co
wart and Evans were instructed to
residences. '
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-22
SUPREME COURT
DECISION ENDS
MAGGIE CASES
Long Drawn-Out Action
Finally Concluded B y
High Tribunal.

Decision rendered today by t h e
supreme court OF California, puts an
end to the famous Maggie eases
which have been in the courts of
Imperial county and higher tribunals
for the past two years.
The decision denies a preremptory
writ in the case of the people versus
the superior court of Imperial :oun-
ty, according to information for
warded today to Utley and Nntfer,
counsel for Sylvester Maggie, by b.
Grant Taylor, clerk Of the superior
court.
A brief history Of the case shows
that in August, 1927, Sylvester
Maggie was arrested on hit and
run charge, together with A. Pc
carraro, driver of truck owned by
Maggie Bros. and on which Maggie
was riding. Both men were tried on
Il charge Of failing to stop and rem
der aid. Trial of the case resulted
in a hung jury as to Pecarraro s
guilt.
Before Maggio's case could be
tried, he was again arrested on a
manslaughter charge, arising from
a second accident on the HOltville
highway, very near where the first
accident occurred.
On a failure to stop charge, Mag
gio was convicted and given a pen
itentiary term, which was appealed
and the appeal sustained. Later
Judge Finney reduced the judgment,
granting Maggie probation on both
the failure to stop and the man
slaughter charge, and imposing a
$500 fine in each case.
The district attorney, cOntending
that the court had no authority to
reduce the original conviction in the
failure to stop, appealed to the high
cr courts, asking that a wiz OF
mandamus be issued to compel Judge
Finney to carry out the original SEN
tence in the failure to stop charge.
Today's verdict upholds Judge
Finney's action in permitting proba'
ton and imposing the fines. Maggie
was represented throughout the ease
by Utley and Nuffer, and r. B.
Whitelaw and Attorney Ross T.
Hickcox acted before the appellate
and superior courts in behalf OF
Judge Finney.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-22
WOMAN BANDIT
GOING BACK TO
FACE CHARGES

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. %. W.P-
Closely guarded, Mrs. Irene Schroe-
der and Glenn Dague today were
aboard Il train hurrying them back
TO Pennsylvania where they are
charged with the murder of Grady
Faul, highway corporal.
Soon after Governor John G. Phil
lips signed extradition papers au-
thorizing t h e + return to Pennsyl
vania, Sheriff Frank y. johnson of
Lawrence county, Penn, had the two
whisked away to avoid possible
heabeas corpus proceedings Oh the
part of defense counsel.
A Southern Pacific train made Il
special stop to pick up the prisoners
and the Pennsylvania authorities
shortly before midnight and today
the entire party was nearing f. |
faso, Texas, where they are to ar.
rive at noon.
Accompanied by H. Martin Lee,
lawrence county detective, Lieu
tenant Thomas Boettner, of the
pennsylvania State police, M9tron
Minnie McKibben and Private Ern-
est Moore, who was wounded at the
time Corporal Paul was killed, and
Sheriff Johnson, the gun woman and
her partner will continue from there
direct to Chicago, where they will
arrive at s O'Clock Friday morning.
There they will he transferred to
another train and taken on to Penn.
svlvania.
Sheriff johnson said he felt Ger
tain that j. w. Crawford, brother
of Mrs. Schroeder and third member
of the trio charged with Corporal
Faul's murder, had been dumped
off, when they came through Mis-
souri, on their westward trip. Mrs.
Schroeder was said to have admitted
That "a couple of cops shot at u.s.
in st. Louis.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-22
RAID REVEALS
IMMENSE STILL
NEAR ELSlN0RE

ELSINORE, Calf, Jan. %. WH)
Seizure Of 100000 liquor plant
and the arrest of four persons near
here last night has disclosed a vast
Southern California liquor ring, au'
thorities said today.
~ have information which will re-
suit in the arrest Of the Los Angeles
people who have been backing this
project financially" Walter Peters,
enforcement chief declared.
Peters led the raiding party which
confiscated 1000 gallons of grain al.
cohol, several thousand dollars OF
mash and large supplies of raw ma
terials.
Peters declared it was the larg-
est and most modern liquor plant
ever taken in Southern California.
He estimated its capacity produc-
ton at 5000 gallons of alcohol
daily.
The still house extended three
levels below the surface of a wheat
field, where a trap door gave en-
trance to passage leading to 4
room 40 or so feet square.
Electric signals from farm near
by controlled the door and operated
an intelligence system to the vari-
Gus levels, Peters said
The first level contained a boiler
room and seven mash watts whose
capacity was $4,000 gallons. On the
second level was the still proper, and
the third level opened onto an I'M
derground cesspool where dross from
the cooker was disposed.
Nick Bruno, owner Of the land,
denied knowledge of the still He
was held pending arraignment on
conspiracy charges.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-22
Report Doran
Will Resigs,

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. W.H-
Reports that DR.. James M. Doran
will resign as prohibition commits
sioner as soon as congress passes
legislation transferring enforcement
activities from the treasury to the
justice department were prevalent
here today.
DR.. Doran, who entered the feder-
al service % years ago as chemist,
would neither deny nor confirm the
reports but said he had no intention
of resigning Immediately.
The commissioner of prohibition
receives a salary of $4,000 a year.
Several large industrial concerns
have offered Doran a salary far ex-
cceding the amount, to act as a tech
nical advisor.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-22
DONOVAN STILL
ABSENT FROM
RENO FARLEY

RENO, New, Jan. %. W.H-Delay
in the arrival of w. j. Donovan, ex-
pected at the conference here at s
a. m, today, has held up further
negotiations. No actual conferences
on the distribution of Boulder dam
water and power will be held until
he arrives.
There were indications that the
conference would be in reality
continuation of the Washington con.
ference at which representatives OF
the same states gathered to solve
the same difficult problems.
Some Of the questions were years
old and have been the subject for
many meetings in the past.
Whether or not the sessions Will
be open to the public seems to de-
pend upon the attitude Donovan
takes.
Representative from Arizona, APP
parently, intended to stand pat on
their contention that the tentative
schedule Of power and water dlstri-
button fixed by Secretary Wilbur
should be altered.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-22
QuinterO Death
Not Suicide

AS the result of an autopsy and
eoroncr's inquest held on the re-
mains of Alfredo Quintcro whose
tragic death was recorded in yester.
days Press, il was determined that
lac died of acute peritonitis. He
was stricken while at work yester-
day and when his appendix burst
the pain was so intense that he
sought immediate relief by cutting
a small cash in his side with a razor
blade. A fellow worker saw him do.
ing this and stopped him, advising
that he consult a physician, but by
that time it was too late. He died
ON the way to the county hospital
in the arms of a friend who was 90.
ing with him.
After hearing the evidence the
jury decided that it was not a case
of suicide as at first supposed.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-22
INQUIRY BOARD
MAKES REPORT
ON AIR CRASH
Sudden Storm Is Blamed
For Disaster On Coast
Which Took Is Lives.

GLENDALE, Calf, Jan. %. W.n)
A storm which struck without
warning under cover of fog from the
Pacific ocean, caused the air crash
Sunday near San Clemente, Calf.
in which l6 lives were lost, a board
Of inquiry reported last night.
Veteran pilots of the T. A. T.
Maddux air lines which owned the
Inflated Ford plane, placed respon-
sibility for the catastrophe on the
sudden squat after hearing testi-
mony of aviators and eyewitnesses
all day yesterday.
Their summarized report:
"The board is of the opinion that
Pilot Basil Russell encountered To-
cal weather condition of unpredict-
ed and unforeseen characteristics.
In attempting to fly underneath he
found it impossible and in attempt
ing to turn back, crashed"
On the board were Chairman ID.
w. Tomlinson, manager of opera
tions for T. A. T.-Maddux, and one
of the nations greatest flyers;
Frederick Whitney, senior pilot and
a man of wide flying experience; S.
ID. Welch, special representative of
the president and fellow pilot of
Russell; and Eddie Bel1ande, veter-
an aviator who has flown under all
conditions on the Pacific coast for
years.
Lieut.. Tomlinson stressed the fact
that the plane undoubtedly had side
slipped badly when Russell tried to
turn back in the storm.
Felix Preeg, flight superintendent
for Maddux and one of several air
men who testified yesterday, said
the twisted propellors indicated all
three motors were functioning when
the plane crashed.
Russell Reed, pilot of the T. A. T.
southbound plane, testified there
were only wisps of fog as he went
over the route on which Pilot Rus
sell was to return and nothing to in
dictate the later storm.
The heavy fog forced the T. A. t.
air liner down to a 200 foot alti-
tude, witnesses said, so that when
Pilot Russell attempted to turn to
evade the approaching storm, his
plane plowed into the earth. =.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, tech
meal advisor for T. A. T.-Maddux.
did not sit on the board of inquiry.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-22
SIDELIGHTS ON CONGRESSIONAL
LEADERS IN WET-DRY BATTLE

strong personal traits, he never has
belonged to a temperance or dry Or
ganization. He never has been very
strongly interested in preventing
ether people from drinking and he
never has made a prohibition
speech"
Borah's interest in prohibition has
been strictly constitutional. AL.
though he supported the 18th
amendment, he voted against the
Volstead act on the ground that GER
tain features of it would lead to in
vasion of homes and breakdown of
other sections of the constitution.
He has never manifested much in
terest in the moral side of the ques-
ton. 1t was only when he felt law
enforcement was breaking down and
that disrespect for the constitution
was going far beyond the prohibit
ton issue, that he started making
the speeches which have established
him in the unofficial leadership of
the drys.
1t was his sensational charges
against the enforcement personnel
during the Christmas holidays which
led to the recent reports of the law
enforcement commission and the re-
vival of prohibition enforcement as
major issue.
After stirring up the fight, Borah
carefully remained aloof. But he
will be central figure in the de-
bate when the reform bills proposed
by the law enforcement commission
are brought before the senate for
discussion. 1t is understood Borah
is preparing to combat some of the
drastic measures proposed and with
out his support their fate will be in
doubt.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-22
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

Presbyterian dinner, $50,
Brawley.
Civic orchestra, 1880, Wilson
school.
Drum and bugle corps, 7:3O,
court house.
Mid week meetings, churches.
De Molay. 8, Masonic Temple.
Moose lodge, 8, 10000 club.
Oasis lodge, F. and A. M,
1880, Masonic Temple.
Eagles, 8, 554 Main.
Troop 7, B. S. A., 1880, Elks'
hall.
Dance, 0, Holtville Natatori-
UNI.
Special night school classes.
10, High school.
Knights of Pythias, 8, Davis
hall.
Fox Imperial Theatre, South
Sea Rose
Bronson Players in "Cradle
Snatchers," 1880, Palace.
TOMORROW
Rotary club, Barbara Worth.
Emmanuel Circle, $3.50, 638
He'll.
Music section, /, Gas State.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-22
DEATH CLAIMS
BRYAN'S WIDOW
AT HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 22.W.p)-
Mrs. Mary Baird Bryan, widow OF
the late William Jennings Bryan
died here last night at the age o.
IS.
Death, caused by a heart ailment
and complicating arthritis, came at
The home of her daughter, Mrs
Grace Bryan Hargreaves. The
daughter and son, William Jen.
nings Bryan Jr., were at the bed
side
Mrs. Bryan came to California
from the family home at Miami,
Fla, three months ago. Two weeks
ago her condition grew worse and
she sank rapidly until hope for her
recovery was lost.
Ashes of the woman known to
her many political friends through.
out the country as Organs Inspir.
atom, will be sent to Washington
to rest beside those of her ilfnstri.
Gus husband in Arlington cemetery
Funeral arrangements today await
ed word from her daughter Congress
Woman Ruth Owen, who was mott.
fled last night in Washington of
the death.
Until the death of her famous
husband in July, 1926, Mrs. Bryan
was constantly at his side, a valu.
able aide in victory and defeat
throughout the "Great Commoner's''
80 years of political activity.
That her assistance might be of
greater benefit, Mrs. Bryan took
up the study Of law after their
marriage in 1884, at Perry, Ill. She
had the distinction of being one of
the first women to practice law in
tine United States, though she never
wished to have separate career.
The guiding principle Of her rich
life was expressed in the memoirs
of her husband, completed by he.
after his death, when she wrote:
81 hold the theory that if n wife
does not show an interest in her
husbands work and does not 90
with him when he asks her, the time
will come when he will cease to ask
her"
But that time never came in her
ease. Devoted to the famous Dem.
ocrat's career, she accompanied
him on political tours and lecture
trips. Bryan discussed virtually
all his undertakings first with his
wife as they talked together of pc
lticai issues, men, events and state.
craft.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-22

Editors Note: In order to
throw additional light upon the
prohibition controversy in which
congress now is engaged. the
United Press has had two Of its
staff writers who cover congress
sional activities prepare a series
of sketches Of the leading fig
ures in that contest. The pur-
pose of these sketches is to give
a picture Of those whose names
appear day after day in connec-
ton with developments in the
congressional fight.
Paul r. Mallon, chief Of the
capitol staff Of the United
Press, will describe the senate
figures. His first sketch is here
with presented. Kenneth G.
Crawford, who covers the house,
will contribute sketches Of the
figures in that body.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-22
Dingley Defends
His Activities

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. W.RN -
Edward Nelson Dingley, white
haired old man of 20 years, stood to-
day in defense of his work as a
tariff expert.
Dingley is the second of a family
Of high tariff advocates. His father,
rs representative from NJ n e,
sponsored the 1897 Dingley tariff
bill.
Dingley today denied, indigna ntly,
charges that he had given the high
tariff organization information from
the committee before it was made
public otherwise.
He admitted he had received about
81 800 from the tariff league over
period of five years but said it
was all for articles written for the
leagues magazine.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-22
WESTERN STATES
RECEIVE MORE
COLD WEATHER
Billiards Reported To Be
Raging Over Wide Ter
ritOry.

CHICAGO, Jan. %. W.H-Waves
over the middlewest today fro m
Canada and sent the mercury below
the zero mark with an obligato of
SHOW and sleet.
From the far northwest to the
Great Lakes and southwark n o
Texas, billiards howled across plains
and mountains. In the Chicago Terri
tory temperatures dipped below zero
as a prelude to the fast approaching
hour when the storms will race east
ward and grip that region
The cold wave brought death and
suffering with it, the former taking
its toll of two in Chicago and one
in Texas and the latter in the flood
Cd sections of Arkansas and Indiana.
Approximately 500 families were
marooned in Arkansas with the cold
wave bearing down on them as they
used up their scant supplies ot food
and firewoOd.
Almost 200 persons suffered in
isolated farmhOuses around Vim
| cennes, Ind, marooned in backwater
from the Wabash and White rivers,
made almost impossible to bo:ts by
cakes of ice. In both sections the
| Red Cross massed supplies and en-
deavored to move the sufferers to
warmth and safety.
On a small knoll near Vincennes,
the only dry place in the vicinity,
81 persons, Is Of them children, were
isolated with miles Of water on all
sides. Food was running low. An 81
year old woman was marooned alone
in the second story Of her home and
! so persons huddled in two SIN
| houses on said ridge about 90 miles
south Of Vincennes.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-22
CHILDREN
TRAGEDY
! V|CT|MS
Nine Die When Express
Train Crashes Into Bus
Ih Ohio.
EN1ROUTE TO SCHOOL
BLURRED Window Prevents
Driver, Who Also Died,
Seeing Train.
STOCK QUOTATIONS

BEREA. o., Jan. %. W.p,-Ncw
York Central's fast express No. 10
crash ID into bus load Of chattering
school children here today on their
way to Brook Park school, killing
nine pupils and the bus driver.
The fast express litcr"llv smashed
tne bus to splinters.
BY sori9e miracle as yet unex-
planned, Mary Davidson escaped
with slight Injuries.
1t was cold&and the snow squcaked
beneath the grinding wheel OF the
bus. Windows of the bus were Gov
cred with frozen moisture and it
is believed that John Taylor, of
Brook Park Village, the driver,
failed to hear the approaching flyer.
The railroad crossing is guarded
by nothing but Il wooden warning
sign.
John Hand, engineer of the pas
senger train, saw the school bus too
late. He damned his brakes and they
screamed so loudly 'they attracted
motorists some distance on the
roads.
1t was the second school bus in
this district to he part of dlsas-
trous accident within the month. a
school bus carrying load of sing
ing, cheering basketball players to
burbank, Wayne county, was struck
bv passenger train nj Shrevc and
nine children were killed.
Parents Claim, Dead
No. 10 was carrying mail and eX-
press from Buffalo to Chicago. Hand
stopped Il y train several hundred
Yards beyond the scene of today =
crash. The train proceeded to To
ledo where Hand was relieved and
n new crew took charge. Hand was
instructed to return here and explain
his version of the tragedy.
County officials were notified and
the Job of identifying the victims
hecan. School officials checked the
roll call while parents hurried 70 the
undertakcrs parlors to claim their
own. The first to arrive were the
parents of Junior Walter, II, and his
sister, Juanita Walter, 8.
Immediately after he crash. am
balances sped from Bcrca, picked up
the human cargo and rushed 20 n
hospital. 1t was found that ali but
three were dead. Two of these died
a little later.
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Kay
Il. Miller opened an investigation
INTO the accident as soon as news OF
il reached his office. He sent starr
of three investigators to the scene
with instructions to gather PHOTO
graphs and all evidence befor" the
wreckagc was cleared away.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-22
By PAUL R. MALLON
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. W.p)-
The strongest thing Senator Borah
of Idaho ever drank is milk.
The dominating dry personality at
the capitol and the leader in the
present prohibition controversy is a
graduate of the old school of the
west where hefty cowboys planked
their silver dollars on Idaho bars
and called for drinks for the house.
Despite the surroundings of his
early legal career, Borah in his bow.
hood placed coffee and tea along.
side liquor on his list of banned
beverages and never broke his per.
sonal pledge to himself.
Strangely enough, in view of his
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-22
TARDIF(J
CLAIMS
BREACH
Declares Britain And u.
S. At Loggerheads On
Naval Reduction.
ACTS AS MEDIATOR
French Determined To
Uphold Necessity Of
Submarines.
BY WEBB MILLER
limited Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

L
LONDON, Jan. %. W.H - The
British and American governments
failed to reach an accord on naval
rolicv as a result of Premier ).
Ramsay MacDonald's recent visit to
Washington, and today are farther
apart than ever, Premier Andre
Tardieu of France told the United
Press in an interview today.
Assuming the role of a mediator
between the two delegations, Tar
dieu said he "must spend the day
between Macdonald and Henry l..
Stimson in an effort to reconcile
American and British theories on
several outstanding points,"
Tardieu further insisted that the
"breach" between the two English
speaking nations actually has wild
ened since the American navy de-
partment and the British admiralty
experts assumed prominent part in
the negotiations.
Real progress, however, resulted
from the three hour conference last
night of American, British and jap
anese delegates, was reported today
by a spokesman for the American
group.
The American envoy declined to
give exact details of the discussion,
other than to say that such "heavy
underbrush" had been cleared away.
Following last nights dinner,
Macdonald and Stimson gave Tar
dieu full report of the pre-confer-
cnce discussions between America
and England, and today the Amer
lean delegation was holding full
meeting to review the results Of yes
terday's negotiations.
At the conclusion of tomorrOw's
session at st. James Palace, it was
! announced, full stenographic copy
outlining the position of each ma
ton will be issued for the benefit
of the public.
LONDON, Jan. %. W.H-Despite
her determination to retain subma-
rines, France is confident of 'prac-
| teal results" at the naval confer
ence, George Leagues, the defend
ing lawyer for the submarine" said
as the delegates settled down to
work. n
eve are participating in the con-
ference with the warmest spirit Of
loyalty and sincerity, but never los
ing sight of the duty of defending
all that is indispensable for the lib
erty and security of our country
said Leygues.
Leagues is the father Of the re-
born French navy. When he took
over the ministry of marine after
the war France had fleet which
had difficulty in keeping afloat. He
modernized some of the oldest bat.
tleships and speeded them up.