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Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
Change OF Venue
Granted Defense

Suit of Robert. P. Forbes against
Frank p. Landreth, Grace s. Land
reth, Andrew Joughin, G. 7. Smith
and a valley land company, the
name of which is not given, was re-
moved to Los Angeles courts when
Judge A. G. Finney this morning
granted the motion of defense at
torneys for change of venue.
Forbes brought suit against the
defendants for $1.564.88 and possess
sion of property in Los Angeles and
Beverly Hills. He charged that Mr..
and Mrs. Landreth. Joughin and
Smith induced him to trade his
property on the coast for Imperial
Valley ranch land, representing the
property here as highly valuable.
He later discovered the valley
property was practically worthless,
said Forbes.
The defendants contended that
the suit should be tried in Los An
geles. since the property involved Is
there. Judge Finney upheld this
contention
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
ARIZONA
RESUMES
WARFARE
Hunt Calls Conference
To Plan New Attack
On Dam Project.
PHILLIPS INVITED
Former Governor And His
Aides Asked To Assist
In Battle.

PHOENIX. May %. UP)-Plans
for protecting the states re-
sources and opposing construction
OF Hoover Dam were started today
by Governor George w. p. Hunt in
summoning former Governor John
c. Phillips and members Of two
Colorado river commissions to con-
yene Monday morning.
Attorney General K. Berry Peter
son and Clifton Mathews, Globe
were also asked to attend the con-
ference. Official announcement OF
the call was made by the chief exc
cutive last night following a con-
ference with Thomas Maddox of
Phoenix, chairman of the commits
sion.
Summoning of Phillips and his
commission to aid in the new fight
was a distinct surprise to political
observers. There was no doubt but
that the former governor and his
commission would join the fight.
First consideration will be given
to the recent decision of the su-
preme court in dismissing Arizona s
suit" Governor Hunt said in issuing
the call.
Il am desirous that we proceed
with care, after securing the ma
ture deliberations of those most
familiar with this subject"
Information obtained by Phillips
and Charles 3. Ward of Phoenix;
John Mason Ross of Phoenix, and
a. II. Favour OF Prescott, the river
commission under Phillips, is sought
by Governor Hunt.
Governor Hunt said he was hope
ful that I'VE will be able to pre-
sent on behalf of Arizona, the best
plan of action that can be secured" "
Phillips and his commission. il
was indicated by the invitation sent
them, had previously offered their
services.
"As our case was already in the
supreme court when the present
commission took office and future
actions were dependent on the
courts decision" Governor Hunt
said, Il have delayed accepting your
offer until the present time, when it
is essential that the future course
of the state be predicated on the
decision of the supreme court as
our actions may have to be along
new lines"
The supreme court In its decision
lett the way open for Arizona to
refile a suit at any time it can
prove it is injured by diversion of
its waters into another state.
1t is expected that the commits
sioners and attorneys will map their
new plan with this phase of the
decision in mind.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
HOOVER PRAISES
SPLENDID WORK
OF RED CROSS
Declares Organization Is
Flower Of The Nations
Spirit.

WASHINGTON, May %. U.P)-
President Hoover last night praised
the American Red Cross as "one OF
the most beautiful flowers of the
American spirit and the American
democracy"
Speaking on the occasion of the
50th anniversary of the organiza-
ton Mr.. Hoover said 'it represents
our people in their most generous
unselfish and spontaneously warm
hearted character"
Women, he said, provided the Red
Cross with its purpose, adding that
through the loftiest of all spirit
ual qualities-charity-it has be-
come the guardian of the people
from suffering in times of dis
aster."
Without going into the controver-
sy that ragged around the organiza-
ton in the last session of congress,
the President. traced its origin and
development in the last half CEN
tury. He said it represented the
people 'in the most effective exer-
else of their powers of organization
and self government. Supported
wholly by the voluntary gifts of the
people, 1t is managed by the volun-
tary service of high minded private
citizens
Chief Justice Charles Evans
Hughes also praised the Red Cross
which, he said, represents the unit
ed voluntary effort of the American
people in the ministry of mercy"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
Trial OF Accident
Case Near Close

Closing arguments in the SAT 900
accident damage suit of James E.
Gregg against the Bee Line Trans
portation company were beng heard
by a jury in Judge A. C. Finney's
department Of the superior court
today.
George Evans, deputy sheriff who
was driving the car in which Gregg
was riding at the time of the acci-
dent on the Brawley highway north
of Imperial, was removed from the
suit when Judge Finney yesterday
granted a non-suit motion by Ken
dali B. Perkins, Evans attorney.
Evans was named with the stage
company as defendant.
As a result of the non-suit ruling,
the jury will decide whether Gregg
is entitled to damages from the
stage company, owners of the truck
which was parked on the highway
without lights when Evans car hit
it from the rear.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
CLEARING HOUSE
PLAN APPROVED
BY MELON MEN

Provision for the adoption of a
1881 cantaloupe clearing house was
made at last nights meeting of
growers and shippers which was
held in the court house and at
tended by almost 100 per cent
representation of the valley acre
age.
The clearing house will operate
along lines similar to that func-
tioning in 1929. A committee of IL
was appointed to take all steps
necessary for grading, inspecting
and packing of the crop, and to
pro-rate the shipments OF subscrib-
ers to the clearing house when they
deem it necessary.
Members of the committee are A.
N. Jack, Fred G.. Hilvert, Lee C.
Seibert, K c. Iwata, Will S. Faw-
cett, Fred R. Bright, F. Figoni, c.
B. Moore, l.. K. Small, William
Battley, A. T. Arena and c. H. Hat
field.
Birxihydrometer test requirements
set for cantolupes were 85; for
honey balls, 9:5; honey dews, 10;
these high standards eliminating
the weaker fields and maintaining a
high quality of cantaloupe.
c. B. Moore is to be appointed
manager of the association and the
agreement and clearing house or
ganization is to become effective
when IS per cent of the acreage is
shown in the 1881 estimate made by
B. A. Harrigan, agricultural COM
missioner, has signed the agree
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
MURPHY ASSERTS
FUNDS FOR CANAL
HIGHLY IMPORTANT

Added encouragement for early
appropriations by congress for the
All-Amercan Canal was received
here today in a clipping from a
Washington newspaper in which
the Associated Press publishes an
Interview with Congressman Frank
Murphy of Ohio, chairman of the
house subcommittee on interior
department appropriations.
The interview tells of the arrival
OF Congressman Murphy in Wash
ington following his trip of inspec-
tlon into western states and Imper-
ial Valley.
The interview says in part: Mr..
Murphy returned to Washington
determined to appropriate money
for the construction of an All-Am-
erican canal to furnish water from
the Colorado river for the Imperial
Valley of California. The need for
the project to insure the people of
Imperial Valley a safe and sure
water supply is becoming more and
more acute he said.
The Ohian said in his opinion
the interior department has been
doing very we'll with the money
appropriated for it.
I don't know where very much
money could be saved he said.
But it will not be necessary to in
crease the expenditures for reclaim
alton projects except the one for
the Imperial Valley, which is an alb
solute necessity" ="
When Congressman Murphy and
his party visited the valley a short
time ago he was outspoken in his
views favoring construction of the
All-American canal.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
Mx& R11A~.
q 1859 MsNausht sysdisass. Ia
DENIES CLAIM
GERMAN HURLED
BAY CITY BOMB
Former Spy's Story Said
By Baltimore Consul To
Be Fabrication.

BALTIMORE, Md, May %. U.P)
Captain Frederick Hinsch, ac-
cused today of throwing a bomb
which killed 10 persons in the San
Francisco Preparedness Day parade
on July %, 1916, was in Baltimore
on the day of the bombing, accord
ing to a statement today by H. G.
Hilken, German consul at Balti-
more.
According to the story Of Carl
Won Moltke Huifelt, self-styled Ger
man spy, Capt. Knsch, not Thomas
j. Mooney or Warren K. Billings
tossed the bomb after orders were
received in this country from Ger
many to fruStrate the American
Preparedness campaign.
Mooney and Billings are serving
life sentences at San Quentin fol-
the crime.
"Huifelt's story is untrue" Hilker
said today. "On July %, 1916, ac.
cording to my files, Captain Hinscl
was in Baltimore, with the Easter
Forwarding company, of which
was president.
Except for two brief trips tc
New London, Conn, Capt. Hinsch
was in Baltimore from early in Oct
ober, 1915, until January, 1917
Captain Hinsch returned to Ger
many after he left Baltimore. Since
then I have kept no contact with
the captain but know he is some
where abroad"
The Eastern Forwarding com
pany, before this country's entrance
into the war, acted as a shipping
agent for German interests in this
country.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
REPORTS SHOW
JAIL PRISONER
HAS BAD RECORD

Il never was in jail in my life
Harry Thornton told Charles Ros-
enquest and other officers when
Rosenquest fingerprinted him after
his arrest some time ago on charge
OF possessing narcotics.
Il always worked hard" he add
ed
But officers have heard the same
story before, so Thornton was SEN
fenced to go days in the county jail
by Judge Kendall b. Perkins on the
narcotic charge, and his finger
prints sent to the state bureau OF
Identification at Sacramento.
His record, as shown by finger
prints, was received here today
Most of it is given here:
As j. A. Boone, sentenced to San
Quentin in 1916 for forgery. Pa
rolled
AS j. A. Boone, sentenced to San
Quentin n 1917 for forgery.
AS j. A. Boone, sentenced to
Folsom in 1917 for forgery.
As Jack Harris, jailed n Nogales
for possession of dope, 1923.
AS j. w. Williams. sentenced to
Florence, Arizona, in 1926, for forg-
cry
AS r. B. Williams, sentenced to
Florence in 1928 for forgery.
As Jack Boone, arrested in San
Bernardino in 1929 as an escaped
convict from Florence.
As Jack Anderson Boone, arrest
ed in Phoenix in 1890 on a narcotics
charge, and again in the same place
on the same charge in 1881.
AS Harry Thornton, sentenced to
go days in Imperial county for pos
session of narcotics.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22

Mrs. Baker, were REMARKED" at
the Hotel de villa by Mayor
Meyer of Havre, in the presence
of all the visiting mayors. The
official witnesses included May
or S. Wa,msley of New Orleans
and Mayor Borening, of BaIti-
more.
Mayor Meyer HdOnned his cer-
emOnial sash for the ceremony.
The wedding march was played
by the 129th infantry band in
gorgeous uniforms, after which
the health of the bride and
groom" was drunk in vim d'hOn-
neur.
The marriage ceremony SYM
bolized Franco-American unity,
it was explained.
Mayor and Mrs. John ii. POr-
ter, of Los Angeles, known as
staunch opponents of liquor,
left the hall during the wine
ceremonial. They said:
1--WE won't violate the Amer
lean constitution wherever we
are going or whatever the rest
do"
Fred w. Donnelly, mayor of
Trenton, was i'll and left the
party, going to Paris today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
Gasoline Wars
Enrich State

SACRAMENTO, Cal, May %. U.p)
Gasoline price wars in California
are continuing to enrich the states
Golfers.
During April a total of S3,510,-
692.60 was collected from the 3-cent
tax per gallon on gasoline-the
greatest April collection since the
state first started taxing motor We
hicle fuel in 1923.
This was the report today of the
state board of equalization. in its
first statement since enactment of
the new law by the 1881 legislature
by which gasoline taxes are assessed
monthly instead of quarterly.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
9IM!LL--.
W Is0y:

BEVERLY HILLS, May 81.
(SpeciaD-Los Angeles used to
be considered by her critics as
just a great big oyergrown
country town with none of the
big city business methods like
Chicago and New York, but
they can't say it any more.
We are important in a modern
way now. We attracted Ameri-
cas- greatest and biggest indus
try. We got racketeers, too. We
got big enough that the ION the
spots" and the take 'em for
ride" boys are not just using
the old pueblo as whistling
post. No more importing high
priced men from Chicago to
help supervise a gangster pic
ture, just use the ones that are
working here. We are a mod
ern American city at last.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
Cannon Attacks
Nye Committee

WASHINGTON, May %. U.P)-
Bishop James Cannon Jr. today at
tackled the Nye committees inves-
tigation of his political expenditures
in 1923.
MY correspondence" he said in
a letter to Chairman Nye, "indi-
Gates that many persons think the
purpose is an effort to use your
committee as an instrument to
please Congressman Tinkham'S wet
Roman Catholic Boston constitu-
ency, and to crafty the anger
and wounded vanity of certain Vir-
ginia Democrats.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
Aviator Killed
At March Field

RIVERSIDE, Cal, May %. U.P)-
Lieut.. Ralph A. Murphy, of River
side. was killed and Cadet Lawrence
A. Welsh, OF Minot, N. D., badly
injured today when two army
planes collided at an altitude of 400
feet a mile south of March field
here.
Lieut.. Murphy was plotting one
plane and Cadet Lawrence ]. Con-
ner, of Chicago, H., was plotting the
other. Welsh was in Murphys
plane.
The right wing of one plane
struck the left wing of the other.
Murphy's plane went into a tail
spin and crashed. Conner managed
to land his plane safely and escaped
uninjured.
Welsh suffered severe bruises and
cuts and is expected to recover.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
BAN TEXAS GUINAN

LONDON, May %. U.P)-Texas
Guinan, New York nightclub host
ess, will be barred from England if
she attempts to land in this coun-
try, the London Daily Express said
today.
The Daily Express said the home
office had ordered all ports to re-
fuse Miss Guinan admittance to
England. The newspaper said that
representatives from Scotland Yard
would board the liner Paris at Ply
mouth next Thursday and notify
her that she ''is unwanted."
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
Estate Left By
Victim OF Crash

LOS ANGELES, May 90. U.D -
An estate in excess of 100000 was
left by Spencer Goldthwaite, New
York a~1ertisic~ n1en, according to
the will filed for probate today.
Goldthwaite was Killed in the
plane crash which took the life of
Knute Rockne. He was enroute to
Pasadena to visit relatives at the
time.
Edward S. Goldthwaite, of Pasa-
dena, father of the decedent, was
named executor. The father was
left the young mans house in Pasa-
Gena.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
Children Die In
Family Tragedy

DRACUT, Mass, May % UP
Armed with a claw hammer, Leroy
Skillings 55, in what police described
as jealous rage, attacked all men,
berS of his family early today, kill
ing two children, probably mortally
wounded his wife and then attempt
ed suicide with razor.
Mrs. Nellie Skillings, SIS, mother
of the slain children, was reported
near death at the same institution,
where her husband also was under
treatment for slashed wrists. Skill
ings was expected to recover.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
Attack Victims
Injuries Fatal

FORT SMITH, Ark, May %. U.P)
Relatives Of George Howard
Bradford, II, who died early this
week from pneumonia and who suf-
fered severe body injuries today be-
gan the search for his companions
who left Orange, Cal, with him and
expressed the opinion that Young
Bradford had been badly beaten BY
his companions.
Miss Dallas Raney, sister of the
dead youth, said physicians be-
heved ne was attacked by a person
swinging a blunt instrument.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
Estelle Rejects
Dempsey's Offer

LOS ANGELES, May %. UP)-
Attorney Robert E. Burns was en-
route to Reno today to report to his
client, Jack Dempsey, former heav-
weight boxing champion, that ef-
forts to effect property settlement
with Dempsey's wife, Estelle Tay-
lor, had failed for the second time.
Burns left for Reno after he was
told by Miss Taylor's attorney, JOS
eph Scott, that she considered the
terms Of the proposed property set
tlement ridiculous"
Details Of Dempseys offer we're
not divulged.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
Chicago Municipal
Strike Called Off

CHICAGO, May %. (U.P)-More
than 5000 city employees who struck
in protest TO Mayor Anton j. Ger
mak's economy program announced
today they would return to work at
once after Cermak had firmly in
formed them that "the unions are
not going TO run the city,
The walkout, which Cermak char
acterized as political conspiracy
and IAN attempt by former admin
istration employees to hang onto
their jobs lasted only day.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
Bandit Slain I'm
Police Battle

LOS ANGELES May %. Up)-
Jack Nugent, 48. was shot and
killed by detectives in a gun fight
that took place in downtown cafe
early today.
Nugent had held up the cafe in
which there were some - patrons
and was backing out of the door,
way when police, in response TO an
alarm, arrived.
The bandit turned around and
commenced firing at the police and
detectives who returned the fire.
Nugent was shot twice and died be-
fore he could be taken to hos
pital.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
Assert Cattle
Caused Damage

When Jack Gonzales. Domingo
Gonzales and Pete o. Peres allowed
a large herd of cattle 10 enter upon
a ranch owned by the Enterprise
Agricultural Association, and tram
pie down a field of lettuce, they
damaged the association to the ex-
tent Of $500. according TO COM
plant filed today.
The Enterprise Agricultural asso-
eiation asked $500 damages from
the three and others whose NAMES
were not known. The ranch Is To-
Gated about 10 miles southeast OF
Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
Attacks Former
Kings Fortune

LONDON, May %. U.P)--A Mad
rid dispatch to the Daily Herald to-
day said that the Spanish ministry
of finance was publishing charges
that former King Alfonso XIII a
massed his fortune dishonesty
while on the throne.
The dispatch said the Republican
government charges would assert
that Alfonso, now living in France
in exile, received blocks of shares
from Spanish companies following
his grant Of concessions TO them.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Alam0-Verde farm center, 8,
Alamo school.
Box social, 8, Moose home.
Junior Senior dance, 6:30,
10000 club.
o. Z. S., No. 276, 8, Masonic
temple.
Boxing, $3.50, ., FL Centre
arena.
Troop 25, B. S. A, 1880, Nc
Cabe school.
Troop 21, b. s. A., 1880, NJ. T..
social hall.
Mooseheart Legion, 8, Moose
home.
Fox Imperial theatre, "Dis-
h0nOred."
TOMORROW
Junior matinee, 2:15, Fox I'M
perial theatre.
Story hour, 1890, city library.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-22
ACCUSED
REFUSES
TO TALK
Former Deputy To Fits
Held In Double Staying
AT Los Angeles.
EVADES QUESTIONS
David Clark Present Can
didate For Judge After
Brilliant Career.

LOS ANGELES, May %. 0.P)-A
woman was drawn into the Craw-
ford-Spencer murder case today
when District Attorney Buron srFitts
ordered that June Taylor, said to be
a friend of David H. Clark, accused
slayer, be brought in for question
ing.
Authorities declared that Miss
Taylor, former confident of Albert
Marco, Los Angeles vice king sent
to San Quentin by Clark when he
was deputy district attorney. was
believed to have conferred with
Clark during his recent campaign
for municipal judge.
Police desire to ask Miss Taylor
if she knew of a purported threat
on the part of Herbert Spencer, as
sociate editor of the Critic of Critics.
a political magazine, to expose her
asserted friendship with Clark un-
less he withdrew from the judgeship
race.
LOS ANGELES, May %. UP)-
A prisoner instead of a prosecutor,
David H. Clark, former deputy dis
trict attorney, received newspaper
men in his county jail cell today
but refused to discuss the murders
of Charles Crawford, political boss,
and Herbert Spencer, associate edi-
tor of a liberal magazine.
Clark, at present a candidate for
municipal judgeship in the June
al n +A ic<, .,,k
Attorney Burcn Fits and was
booked in the Jail on a charge of
shooting the two men in Crawford's
Hollywood real estate office We'd
nesday.
CLARK, who at SO years of age was
2 veteran of the World War and
| scores Of important legal battles.
palried questions in smiling, con-
fidaut manner.
that will be sensational" he smiled.
"At any rate the trial should be
interesting"
Clark knew many of the inter-
viewers personally because of his
seven years as deputy under Fits
and Asa Keyes, former district at
torney, now in San Quentin on a
bribery conviction.
I'm glad to see you," he said,
but right now wouldn't even talk
to my best friend. I'm here as an
accused man and know that many
Of the cases I won as a prosecutor
came because the defendant talked
700 much. So I have nothing to
say"
A reported asked Clark if he was
present in Crawford's Hollywood
real estate office late Wednesday
when the politician and Spencer
we're fatally shot.
Dodges Questions
Lets not talk about that" he an
swered.
He was then reminded that test
made by the sheriff's office re-
vealed Crawford may have fired a
gun just before he fell mortally
wounded.
II don't want to talk about that"
Clark said. You know it isn't
(Co,I;,aoJ on oooo QN
Smyrna times., 1931-08-19

sponsibility and their excellent
terminal facilities, the railroads
are the logical agencies for de-
veloping a completely integrated,
highly efficient transportation sys-
tenn. Any remaining obstacles in
the antitrust laws and in the Pan
anna Canal and Dennison Acts,
which add to the economic waste
in transportation, should be
promptly repealed. -. The two
Canadian transcontinental lines,
which also control hotel chains and
miscellaneous means of transporta-
ton, suggest the type of genuinely
national transportation arteries
which the United States acutely
needs. Of course, constructive pub
lie regulation will be necessary to
assure that the new economies and
the beneficient results of credit re
Mobilization are shared equitably
with shippers, passengers, and
with railroad employees. National
prosperity depends on excellent
transportation, which hinges on
solvent railroad systems. No po-
litical pettiness should be permit
ted to deprive our country of the
integrating influence Of superla-
lively good transportation sys-
TENS. By Merryl Stanley Rukeys-
er, in New York American.