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Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-18
lack STROBEL
WINS BRAWLEY
GOLF TOURNEY

Jack Strobel of FL Centre defeat
ed A. W. Bonnycastle, Los Angeles,
up and 3 to go in the championship
flight of the big golf tournament
which reached its finale in Brawley,
Sunday afternoon. A large gallery
which followed these two in the last
round made them both somewhat
nervous and exceptional golf was not
shot, according to reports received
here.
Final results in the qualifying
rounds found Don Rex of FL Centre,
holding honors with low gross OF
$50. (70.76-146, -l6-'l3O). G. n.
parllin of this city was eliminated
in the fourth flight by Joe kine'
hart, Los Angeles, 8 up and : 10
60.
Golfers from the valley made very
good showings in the different
Flights which brought together play
crs from various sections of the
country, Los Angeles, Salinas, Yuma
riverside, Phoenix, Chicago, Hunt
ington Park and Des Moines, Iowa.
being some of the cities represented
by entries.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-18
Fits INVITES
BERMAN TO TELL
ALL JULIAN TALE

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1s. U.P)-
Jacob Berman, Jack Bennett, former
Julian Petroleum corporation exccu-
tive. was invited by the district at
torney's office today to ego as far
as possible" in blowing the top off
the ramifications that still trail the
collapse of the 100000, 900 oil com
pany.
The invitation came in sharp
announcement by District Attorney
Buron Fits after Berman, now in
Jail for contempt of court, told news
paper reporters he had refused to
testify at the hearing of the $12,'
000,000 recovery suit stockholders
have brought against former Julian
officials and brokers.
Berman was held in contempt be
cause CT his refusal to answer ques
tionS.
"Yes" Berman told reporters, "Ill
talk now but l don't guess anything
will come of it. There are too many
political angles and big shots in
volved That's why l wouldn't test
ify before.
"Some of the people are friends
of the district attorney, maybe"
German needn't worry" Fits
said. IF he has any charges to
make and if the charges can be sub
stantia,ed, there will be prosecution.
ale can rest assured that this
office wants this matter cleared up"
Fits said that he expected to take
complete statement from Berman
Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-18
Coast Reports
Warm Weather

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IS. U,p)-
Los Angeles and other Southern Cal
ifornia communities today enioyed
balmy weather which caused shed
ding of surplus garments and turned
thoughts toward the bathing beach,
es.
Thermometer readings in Los An.
peles at 10 a. III. stood at 72 and was
expected to reach 80. There was a
brilliant sun but government oh.
servers said that fleecv white clonds q
and bit of wind would prevent the
degree of heat registered yesterday
when a peak of 80 was reached
Yesterday was the hottest Febrn.
ary II on record at the federal
weather bureau, which has been as.
,ablished for AZ years. In 1915, n
February record was reached whom
92 degrees were recorded on the e5th
Of the month.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-18
SHIPPERS STATE
LETTUCE STRIKE
DOOMED TO fail

That the strike among the lettuce
packers and trimmers petered out
and may be classed as a failure is
the coneensus of opinion among
shippers in Ell Centre according to
information obtained this morning.
Questions put to the leaders in the
industry here regarding the harm
done by the walkout of the workers
brought emphatic answers that in
stead Of causing harm, much good
resulted from their action.
Lettuce shipments had reached
such volume that the market was
suffering because of overlooking,
one shipper stated, and the tempor
ary cessation of shipments gave the
market chance to get back to nor.
NAL again.
Strikers are trying to get back
their jobs in the sheds again and the
situation would have been much
more serious had there been a short
age of labor in the valley. AS CON
dition are Just now, there are two
men available for every job in the
sheds and a real walkout, while cur.
failing production for short time,
would have no serious effect on the
general output.
Investigation failed to discover
any meeting between the shippers
and the strikers who were to pres
ent their adopted wage scale and ask
for readiustment on that basis.
Different shippers said they had
heard rumors of such meeting hay.
ing been intended but they personal.
~ had received no notification of il
nor had they been asked to attend,
The situation seems to be well in
hand and little further trouble is
looked for during the remainder of
IN" packing and shipping season.
Matthew billiard, representing the
strikers, today submitted a state
mcnt to The Press, advising that the
shippers absolutely refused to an.
point an official committee to meet
with the strikers wage scale com.
mitee and that this information had
heen made known 10 the strikers,
The strikers in urn declared full
authority had beer givetnotheMp
authority had been given to the
wage scale commi,te and through
the committee issued the following
statement: I'VE invite the shippers
TO appoint an official committee to
meet with our committee at public
OF private meeting, and if public
We invite merchants, businessmen
and the general public affected by
this walkout, for the sole purpose
that the walkout may be settled
These differences can be settled if
the shippers will meet the working
mems committee and a uniform
wage scale be adopted that will
prevent trouble and dissatisfac ction
in the future and good fellowship
will at all times prevail"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-18
Bandits Tie Up
Bank Employees

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IS. W.D
After using chains and padloekS 10
bind four employees of the First
state Band of Roscmead, two band
It's. wearing adhesive tape masks
escaped with $500.
The bandits followed Walter West,
ianitor. into the bank W h en- he
opened it this morning. They over
powered him, bound him with a
chain and paddock and then placed
him in "A closet in a. rear room.
The bank manager, $. X. kron, a
clerk, Doris Colville, and the cashier,
franklin Berry, were treated SIM
ilarlv when they came 10 work.
Patrons of the bank discovered
the four chained employees n d
called police who freed the quartet.
A wide strip of adhesive tape
hridged the nose of each bandit.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-18
In Hospital With
Grave Injuries

Lying in the Valley Hospital,
Holtvil'e, with badly fractured
skull, Tom Potts of that city is grim.
ly and gamely fighting for life with
but little hope held out for his re-
covery by authorities at the hospi-
tai.
The accident which brought Potts
to this condition happened about
1880 o'clock last night as he was
returning to his home from I'll Cen
tro. When Just opposite the Harold
bell Wright ranch, his coupe skidd-
ed ON the road and overturned, pin
ming the unfortunate man beneath
it. There We're no witnesses to the
accident, but Sherman Lambert of
hoitville' who came along shortly
afterwards, discovered the wrecked
car and removed Potts to the hospi.
tai in IIoltville.
Rnmors brought to this city say
that the car overturned al least twice
before coming to a stop.
fo'ts mas been resident of Holt
V'iie for many years. having con
dncted a drug store there since the
early days of the towns history
Recently he disposed of his busi
ncss to become a candidate for
sheriff and has been actively en-
gagged in campaigning for the office
lie is well known throughout tn,
valley and has many friends VIII,
will regret to learn of his misfor
tune.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-18
HOOVER
DESIRES
ACTIVITY
Leaders Cf Congress Are
Urged to Hurry on Tar
iff Measue
NOTE UNFAVORABLE
Breakfast Meeting Gives
Recognition to Inde-
pendents' Strength

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-WP)
President Hoover appealed 10 con
gressional Republican leaders at =
white house breakfast conference
today to speed up the tariff bill fol
the sake of business stability, but
senate leaders told him there i,
nothing they can DO to hasten ac
tion.
They expressed the hope, however
that the senate will complete action
on the measure by March 10. and
thus help clear up the Jam which is
threatening the rest of the admin.
istration Legislative program. The
president emphasized that delay il
the tariff is causing business un.
certainty.
Senator Watson, majority floor
leader of the senate, who headed the
congressional delegation, said there
was no discussion at the breakfast
of the failure of administration Re.
publicans to defend Chief Justice
Charles Evans Hughes from the re
cent senate attack by Democrats
and western Republicans. lie said
also that the conference did not
consider Senator Norris proposal
for an investigation of prohibition
which has split dry ranks wide open
The outcome of the conference 10
day was an apparent recognition OF
the control Of senate forces - tho
Observation-Disclosures Republican
tariff coalition.
The conference lasted more thar
an hour and half and was attend
I'd by Watson, Senator McNary, as
sistant floor leader, Chairman
Smoot of the finance committee
Chairman Smell of the rules com
mittee, Speaker Longworth Of thC
house, Floor Leader Tilson Of tn,
house and Walter n. Newton, ON,
of the president 3 secretaries.
There was no criticism of scnat,
leadership at the conference, il wa,
said. The president expressed con
fidence that those in charge wer,
doing everything possible.
Representative Tilson, after tn,
breakfast, reiterated his statement
of Yesterday that the senate > fail
ure to make progress on the tariff
bill is creating business unrest an,
accounting in part for the economi,
dcprcssion
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-18
COOLIDCES ARE
ENJOYING VISIT
TO LOS ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, Feb. Is. U.p-
calvin Coolidge today fulfilled as a
citizen of Northampton, Mass, in
vitations extended TO him when ne
was President of the United STATES.
he was. he said, paving duty
call" to Southern California and en-
ioyiug it immensely.
Vow that he is out Of politics, the
former President refused to discuss
the subject He did talk about IN
surance hcwever--and prosperity.
Coolidge is a director i'll New YORK
Life.
The eity's distinguished guest was
TO make HIS first official appearance
of the dav at luncheon of Pacific
Mutual Insurance company's repre-
sentotiVes. He will not be on the
program IA speaker but may be
called upon to repeat remarks dur
ing an interview ON the national bus
mess outlook.
Last night the ex-President and
Mrs. Coolidge were honor guests at
q performance of san GabrlePs IA
nous Mission Play. -,
Tomorrow morning Coolidge will
attend the breakfast meeting of the
Breakfast club, and at noon he and
Mrs. Coolidge will be luncheon
guests at the United Artists Studio.
Of Mary Pickford, Douglas Fair
banks aud Joseph NJ. Schenck.
After the luncheon the Coolidges
win be shown how motion pictures
are made. one of the things the
former President has said he wanted
to find out.
Other events on the Coolidge pro
gram include n trip to Catalina Is
land. and attendance at the chamber
Of commerce annual banquet next
Monday night.
The former executive and his wife
were greeted by thousands when
thcv arrived here yesterday morn
ing. Officials of the state and city
and Republican leaders were at the
train as welcoming committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-18
CONGRESS STILL
HOLDING FOURTH
ON PROHIBITION

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s a,p
;ati ,onioltion continued to be the dom
'hIht motif in congress TODAY.
IN the house judiciary sub-com.
mlitec resumed consideration of two
piils designed TO carry out the see
ohd proposal of the Wickersham law
enforcement commission, concerning
congestion in federal courts.
One of these bills would amend the
existing Jones law to define "cas-
ual or slight" violations. The sec
ond would invest in federal court
commissioners the right to try petty
liquor law offenders.
The senate, although faced with
no immediate prohibition debate,
still echoed with discussions of the
starting proposal made yesterday by
Senator Norris, Republican, Nebras-
ka, dry chairman of the Judiciary
committee that the senate conduct
tie most extensive investigation of
enforcement ever proposed or at
TEMPTED.
The proposal came as the commit
tee of l6 drys and one wet met to
consider the Wheeler resolution for
al investigation of prohibition en-
fTcement. Norris proposal would
provide much more sweeping
search OF enforcement than that pro.
posed by Senator Wheeler, Demo
crst, Montana.
On the house floor consideration
of he first deficiency appropriation
bill reported yesterday, was resum-
ed.
The senate continued its debate
on individual amendments to the
metals schedule of the tariff bill,
with the expectation of completing
that schedule shortly.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-18

Safe and sane flying, as pro
! noted by the Standard OIL company
has the endorsement Of Imperial Val
ley newspapermen, who this morn
:ng were guests of the company for
Il trip about the valley in the big
Ford tri-motored plane, Standard of
California No. !.
Had anything happened on this
mornings trip, newspapers in the
valley would have been in sweet
fix and the folks on the other side
Of the Jorden would probably be
listening to Il bunch Of warns in
,olving the latest scandal of the
world.
But nothing happened - except
Ike party had 10 come down when
III hands preferred to continue aerieI
iov-riding instead Of getting back
To- the hum drum of every day life.
Piloied by A. Il. French, with Bob
Allen as co-pilot, the scribes took
off from Imperial County airport at
!0.lJ. Bob Moore, manager Of the
Imperial lee and Development com
rary, making his maiden flight, and
clyde G. Kuykendali, local manager
Of the Standard Oil, were aboard as
chaperons.
The plane hurried south to Ca
lexiro and despite { he expressed
wishes Of the scribes for a more
southerly turning point, it executed
an about face at the border and
headed back TO the airport.
As one member of the party ex-
pressed it, "Anyonc who is valley
knOcker will be cured if he secs il
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-18
Mo0re's Body to
Be Shipped East

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IS. W.D-
The body of Alexander p. Moore,
who died here while enroute to take
his new post as United States ambas'
sador to Poland. will be sent to
Pittsburgh late today for interment,
Funeral services will be held at
the Bresee funeral parlors, where a
host of the late ambassadors
friends, many of them high in pub
lie life. will attend the rites.
Arrangements were made by w.
b. Schubert, cousin of the disting'
uished diplomat, who was at Moore's
bedside when he died in local hos
pital shortly after noon yesterday
Moore formerly lived in Pitts
burgh and began his newspaper ca
reer there. Later he published the
New York Mirror and the Boston
Advertiser, prior to entering diplo-
matte service as ambassador to
Spain. ..
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-18
Tone
On Exchanges

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IS. U.p)-
Trading on the Los Angeles stock
and curb exchanges today was ir-
regular, with oils off and other is
sues mostly higher. New York
money was at Az per cent.
Byron Jackson reached new high
at 229S, selling 3,400 for a gain of
las points. Claude Neon sold 500
at 43, up z.
Pacific Public Service traded L.
100 at 3sl,, up ls. new high, Sou
thern California Edison gained one
point at 693s, 700 shares selling.
International Reinsurance was off
y at 46, 400 shares trading. Trans
america sold 500 at 46ls. up u.
Douglas Aircraft gained 7s, selling
300 shares at l45s.
There was little activity in the
banks.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-18
MAY ASK
TARD|El)
TO ACT
French President Seeks
Haste in Formation of
New Government
POINCARE RETURNS
Former Premier and Pres
ident Back in French
Politics
BY RALPH HE1NZEN
United Press Staff Correspondent

PARIS, Feb. 1s. U.D-Presiden
CASTOR Doumergue began today a
hurried effort to solve the 18th cab
met crisis since he entered the Ely-
tlon that he would formally ask
see Palace. There was every indica-
tlon that he would formally ask
either Andre Tardieu or Aristide
brand to form new government.
The tieup of progress at the LON
don naval conference during the alb
sence of official French delegates,
prompted the President to speed the
usual extended process Of forming
a new cabinet although it was stated
that Frances naval policy undouht-
edly will be unchanged. Conferences
with parliamentary leaders, which
are obligatory, were cut short.
The defeat of Tardieu's cabinet
on vote of confidence brought the
once powerful Raymond Poincare,
who has been i'll, back into the
French political picture. The Pres
ident asked him to call at the Palace
to discuss the crisis.
Meanwhile, Tardieu, pajama clad
in the sick room to which he was
confined when his government fell,
was telephoning to his principal coll
leagues to determine whether he
should attempt to reform the gov
ernment if asked.
Tardieu Wanted
Tardieu had an excellent night
although his fever rose after the
cabinet collapsed.
Doumergue, 1t is indicated, is eag-
er to have Tardieu accept the pre-
miership, since political leaders con-
tend that only Finance Minister
Henri Cheron's tactics in the cham
Der were responsible for the govern
ment's defeat on minor clause in its
financial program.
If Tardieu turns down the offer.
second choice naturally would fall
upon BRAND. BRAND would seek
ministry of Republican concentra.
ton, hitherto impossible because OF
the abstention of radical parties.
Such cabinet would have the
greater chance of duration, with
maiority of probably so votes.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-18
Quartette Fined
For Drunkenness


Four persons were charged will
being drunk in public at the morn
ing session of police court today
\. Ackerman, %, L. w. Holmes, so
A. Nelson, 50, and Geo. Role, G7
were the offenders. All pleaded
guilty to the charge and were sen,
fenced to pay fines of $25 each, $lj
of this fine being suspended in the
case of Role.
F. Sharp pleaded guilty to n
charge of vagrancy and was sem
fenced to pay $40 or spend 10 DAYS
in the county Jail. j. Davis, 32,
pleaded not guilty to similar
charge and had his trial set for Feb
ruary 2l, with bail set at $50.
Cora Harris who was to have
been tried this morning for disturb
ing the peace, was told that her
case will be heard on February 81
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-18
FRENCH ACTION
CONFUSING TO
NAVAL PARLEY
Downfall of Tardieu Is
Seen as Setback for
Peace Move
By RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-U.H-Fau
Of the French cabinet has thrown
the five-power naval conference
into confusion and, for the present
has ended discussion of France IS
naval demands-one of the two
most important problems before the
conference.
Technically with no official rep,
resentation from France at the con.
ference, the delegates are now fore
ed to wait for solution of the
crlsis in Paris before they resume
Negotiations on the all-important
question of Frances naval tonnage
Meanwhile, the other powers viii
90 ahead with their discussions of
Japanese demands, which We're con.
sidered at length yesterday by heads
of the American and Japanese dele
cations.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or
not-of Andre Tardieu from the
French government is regarded in
most quarters as a decided setback
to French prestige at the confer.
cnce.
Leaders of the French delegation
expressed their surprise that the
government should have been re.
versed on a relatively unimportant
question, and held out the hope that
reconstruction of the cabinet would
be completed within few davs
1t is admitted that if Tardieu
hnds much opposition, and the
crisis is prolonged, the situation
VIII have a disastrous effect on the
conference, even to the possible ex.
tent OF causing temporary break
in the negotiations.
Some of the French delegates
however, are exceedingly optimistic.
believing Tardieu will quickly con.
struct a new cabinet and proceeT
TO an early resumption of nepoti.
ations here.
1t was semi-officially stated that
the present delegates to the confer.
cree have no authority and will not
aunctlon until new cabinet is
formed. ~
The position of the Japanese dele.
gates itself is rather uncertain. as
the government NAV find itself de-.
feated at the elections mex: week
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-18
FINAL CHECK-UP
SHOWS TEN MEN
FLED FROM JAIL

\ final eheckup by officials at
tie sberift's office completed late
yesterday aftern room definitely
plnces the number of prisoners who
sawed their way to freedom through
two sets of bars and then sealed
tie outside wall at the west end of
the Jail at 10. Posters containing
the names and identification records
and in most cases the photographs
of the escaped men are being pre-
pared and will be sent out over the
country some time today.
The following men succeeded in
their dash for liberty: Adrian Aran'
10, 1920; Feliciano Estroda. 1922
Manuel Medena, 1928 w. Daven
port, 1868; Augustine Ponce, 10
SOC; Dolores Hacuna, l5sl2; Juan
Marie, 1894; NJ. Morales, 1870
NJ. Hernandez, l605l; and Juan Ac
toga, 1868.
The greater part Of these mer
were Mexicans awaiting deportation
by the immigration officials. Three
of this number, however, were men
charged with serious offenses. Dav'
export, had but recently been con
victed of first degree robbery, hav'
ing held up W. It. Lewis at the point
ot a gun and taken 81 from him near
Bard. He was being held in the
county Jail as witness in the new
trial granted |. Farley convicted
by a jury of having participated in
the Pard holdup. Davenport had
entered a plea for new trial and
when this was denied and he was
sentenced by .'1dge Finney to Fol
som prison for the robbery, he ten
dered his affidavit in which he
swore that Farley was not with
him at the time of the crime. This
new angle in the ease had much to
do with the granting of new trial
to Farley. The latter was III the
compartment from which the other
prisoners escaped and although an
opportunity was given him to make
he dash for freedom, he refused to
go.
Ponce was being held to answer
FOR an assault upon a nine year old
Mexican girl in Brawley. He had
HIS preliminary hearing before Judge
Griffin and was bound over to su
perior court. Hacuna, was wanted
for. Il postoffice job at Mountain
View in the northern part of th'
state.
Reports have been circulated thai
most of the escaped prisoners were
rccaptured last night but informa
ton from the sheriff's office thi'
was to the effect that il
this were true, the prisoners had not
~ yet been returned to Jail nor haC
the county officials been Informed
OF their recapture.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-18
Will Form New
British Party

LONDON, Feb. 1s.-(U.H-With
the claim that he has already 200
900 hackers for his program, Lord
Beaverbrook, noted British publish
er, announced today in the Daily
Express, the formation of new po-
litical party" The United Empire
Party.'
Refusal of present political lead
ers, both from the Laborite and
Conservative parties, to take up
Lord Beaverbrook's crusade for de-.
velopment Of the resources of the
British Empire "by British brains
and money, for the expansion
British trade and to increase en-
ployment of British labor' led 10
Lord Beaverbrook s decision.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-18
VALLEY SCRIBES NEAR HEAVEN
BUT ARE SENT BACK TO EARTH

from the air" The old place can't
be beaten and there is no more beau
tiful sight than the green fields
as seen from the air. Every resident
of the valley should obtain an aerial
view of his home. 1t will make hlnl
realize Just what wonders have been
worked here, and make him proud ia
be n part even of the later develop
ment of the valley.
Arriving at the airport Bob Moore
ventured the remark that undcubt
edly the scribes were disappointed
that nothing happened, as they had
thereby lost Il story. The trip af-
ioids material for Il longer story
than time and space viii permit, and
az of it would be about the valley.
Included in the party were Earl
Waugh, Imperial Enterprise; Russell
Bennitt, Holtvile Tribune; S. G.
Sorensen, Calipatria Herald; Carle-
Ton JOY, Imperial Valley Farmer;
G.. A. Kerr, Westmorland Mail; W.
c. Costello and }. r. Greene, I'm
perial Valley Press.
The Standard No. | will be here
for three days, during which time
it will take up several hundred val
ley residents. Following the trip Of
The seribes, the plane took up a
party headed by Mayor Clements,
and was busy throughout the day
giving others Il sky view Of the
family yard.
The planes visit is wholly inspired
by a desire to promote interest in
aviation, and the Standard Oil com
nanv is d0iny q good Job of il.