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A. G. Waggoner, sales manager
for Colortype Corporation, will
speak on Direct Mail as Media"
at the weekly luncheon of the Ad-
vertising Club of Indianapolis at
the Columbia Club Thursday.
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TREASURY STATEMENT
Aug. 12-
Net balance for Aug. TO-. .s1s5. $50 1893 1893
Customs rects month to date l347O.618.5
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According to a Russian scientist,
the human eye moves involuntarily
about one hundred times minute.
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sti aAEAYEieTg3qo i hsE * rs
225 S q o a. $ soos2 50q bs $3.50 $500 49,
Ia lbs 81. i2o-l4O lbs. 1878: l0Q-l2o
lbs $3.50: roughs. SIS down; top calves
So; TOP lambs. 81.
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Bank CIearings

CHICAGO STATEMENT
Aug. l2- a.. ~
ClearlngS s....... M 6Eo m
Balances .,............. ...''. %'A"V'VVV'OV
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Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Mcdaniel and
son Winston have been initiated
into the order, aye Rollicking Ro-
vers," official good times club on
the ship North American, on which
they are enjoying a Great Lakes
cruise.
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The City
i'm Brief
THURSDAY EVENTS

THURSDAY EVENTS
Advertising Club luncheon. Columbia
Club.
Indianapolis Engineering Society
luncheon, Board of Trade.
American Business Club luncheon.
Columbia Club.
Sigma M luncheon. Lincoln.
Sigma Chi luncheon. Board of Trade.
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Chicago Grain Rance

CHICAGO. Aug. I2.-Carlots: Wheat,
237: corn. 9; oats. IS; rye. 2. and barley. 5.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-12

Gasoline stocks declined s61 900 barrels
in week ended Aug. to IS. 1881 600 barrels.
according to American Petroleum. year
tic crude oil output averaged 2 555.o2O par
rels an daily increase Of $4,000 over pre-
yious week
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MaeAndrexs & Probes in june quarter
earned 81 cents q common snare. SEAMS
IN lime 1870 Quarter Six months $1.lo.
against si.3l in first half Of 1880.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-31
new WRINKLE
DEVELOPED in
LIQUOR RULING

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 81. tU.pl
Efforts of federal prohibition
agents to put an end to telephone
bootlegging" brought many legal
complications today.
AS an aftermath OF grand jury
investigation eight persons were un-
der arrest and large amount OF
seized liquor held.
p. G. Nicholson, a special agent oil
the Pacific Telephone company was
yesterday subpoenaed to appear be-
fore the grand jury and disclose
certain secret listings.'
Undercover agents then filed affi-
davits that they received liquor
from addresses that Nicholson had
certified were covered by given tele-
phone numbers. The raids fol-
lowed.
William s. Grubb, federal commits
sioner before whom the affidavits
we're filed today expressed doubt
as to the legality of using data on
federal grand jury records as ma
terial for authorization for raids.
United States District Attorney
U. S. Hatfield, however, called into
the conference declared that such
proceedings were entirely justified
and within the law.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-31
Second Cannon
Jury Disagrees

PASADENA, Jan. 81. W.P)-For
the second time in a week, a jury
trying Major Richard NJ Cannon
son of Bishop James Cannon. Jr.
on a charge of issuing fictitious
check disagreed late yesterday, and
disposition Of the charge, one OF l0
was being considered.
The jury reported that it stood
to on the specific charge that
young Cannon gave worthless
check for $31 in payment Of wages
although the foreman did not make
known whether the majority was
for conviction or acquittal.
Cannon IS first trial. which ended
last "Wednesday. resulted In dead
lock at 7 to 5 for acquittal.
Meanwhile, Cannon will face an
other charge in police court today.
In this, Mrs. Phyllis A. Case claims
that he failed 10 pay her s22.50 for
three days. wages as teacher in his
private school.
Disposition of the first charge
will be decided Monday at con-
ference between defense counsel
and Charles Lowrey. state labor
commission attorney, who is prose-
cutting the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-31
COUNTY FAIR TO
BE MECCA FOR
MANY VISITORS

County fair week will be observed
in Imperial Valley with all the
pomp and circumstance attendant
upon occasions of the kind and
every man, woman and child will
find many matters of interest every
day.
An intimate knowledge of the re-
sources and industries of the val
ley may be gained by viewing the
exhibits. Every valley resident will
be well repaid by a trip to the ex-
hibit grounds at Imperial where an
effort has been made to present ex-
amples of every product grown
here. Even those who reside here
the entire year will be astonished
at some of the agricultural develop
mentS.
While the fair is given primarily
for the benefit of local residents
and local industries, visitors from
other sections will be deeply inter-
ested in what the fair has to offer
Exhibitors from other parts of the
country have availed themselves of
this splendid opportunity to show
their wares.
Plans which necessarily have been
undecided prior to this time, have at
last taken definite form and will go
through as arranged at present.
Everything from horse and auto
mobile racing plans to school mu-
sical programs are complete now and
will take place as scheduled, men,
bers of the fair board announce.
Building of the permanent fire.
proof structure for the housing OF
displays is being rushed to compile
ton and will be ready in time for
the fair. Installation of bleacher
seats also is finished.
No valley resident can afford to
miss the fair this year as it is de-
clared to surpass anything of the
kind ever given here,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-31
YOUTH STAYS
STEPFATHER TO
PROTECT MOTHER

SAN JOSE, Cal, Jan. 81. tU.P)-
Adamant in his declarations that
his act was justified, Julius Stroll,
the 16-year-old boy who last night
slew his stepfather because of al
legged abuses against his mother,
was today held by police.
Harry Miller, the mother, told au-
thorities her husband, J. G. Miller,
As, ranch worker, was intoxicated
and violent when Young Stroll
grabbed butcher knife from the
shelf of their home here and
plunged it into his stepfather.
Physicians examining the body
said the wound might not have
proved fatal except for the fact that
Miller had been drinking heavily
for sometime and his system was
weakened by alcohol
Mrs. Miller told of how her hus-
band entered the kitchen, ordered
dinner and became abusive when
she replied she would have to wait
until julius finished milking the
cows.
He had already hurled several
pots at her and was picking up a
heavy can to throw, she claimed,
when her son appeared in the door,
way.
81 can't realize yet what I did, -
the boy said today 81 saw red.
Before I knew what was happening
l had stabbed him and he had
slumped to the floor. knew he
was dead.'
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-31
AID FOR DAIRYMAN URGED AT
ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS MEET

Dairying, the backbone of Imper-
ial County, was the chief topic of
the speakers at the meeting of the
Associated Chambers of Commerce,
held last night at the Hotel Bar
bara Worth with the Ell Centre
Chamber of Commerce acting
rs host to about $50 persons
from all parts of the county. Earl
v. G. Northrup, director of the I'M
perial County Farm Bureau, intro
duced resolution urging the use of
more dairy products in Imperial
Valley, that the people pledge them
selves not to use butter substitutes
and that a valley-wide committee
be appointed to visit the merchants
and appeal to them not to sell but
ter substitutes in their stores.
"One of the chief reasons for
the present over-supply of butter
in this state" said Northrup. ''is
the extensive use of butter substi-
tutes. In 1929 California used 26,-
100000 pounds of butter substitutes
The money spent for these substi-
tutes all goes out of the state. to
foreign countries for the base oils
which make them and to corpora
tions which market them. The
money expended for butter remains
in the state and Immediately goes
into circulation. Dairying is the
one best bet of Imperial Valley"
AT the conclusion of his talk
Northrup passed cards to those
present with pledge to refrain
entirely from the use of any butter
substitutes, and will give preference
to the dairy products of Imperial
Valley. The cards were received
with enthusiasm and Immediately
signed and turned over to the COM
mittee which will introduce these
cards to every resident of the val
ley.
j. c. Rouser, president of the
farm bureau, stated that the farm
ers' great need was friendly COOP
Grafton and organized assistance
with their problems. He stated
that it is this cooperation and as
sistance the farm bureau is giving
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-31
CHAPLIN SCORES
DECIDED HIT
SILENT PICTURE
By RONALD w. WAGNER
United Press Staff Correspondent

ODItCu ICSS otdlI
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 81. (U.P) =
Charles Chaplin stood before a Sc
lect audience on the screen of the
new Los Angeles theatre last night
and twirled his bamboo cane i'll de-
fiance of the new Colossus of the
entertainment world while $4,000
persons milled about in the streets
outside.
The comedian presented his pro-
duction "City Lights in world
premiere and, true to his promise
not a word was spoken.
outside the theatre, 400 police Of
ficers held in check jostling, good
humored crowd of $4,000 persons who
wanted to see the famous actresses
and actors arriving in limousines
1t was one of Los Angeles most
spectacular premieres, principally
because Chaplin was defying the
talkies by releasing silent picture
three years after such things hao
stopped.
Several persons tainted. Others
were knocked down. A police ambu-
lance gave first aid. Glass on poster
frames in the lobby of the new ST.
600 900 theatre was broken. Police
ropes were down almost as soon as
they went up.
Practically every film magnate or
the west coast, as we'll as scores oi
scren favorites and representatives
of the official and scientific world
were present.
Chaplin IS guests were scientists
headed by DR.. Albert Einstein OF
Germany.
During the long period in pro-
duction Chaplin declared he was
convinced that Pantomine was the
true mode of screen expression ano
that dialogue and singing should be
left to the spoken drama and the
musical comedies.
The comedian carried out this
theory in "City Lights'' after ar
opening scene in which he bur-
lesqued the talkies in brilliant fash
ion.
The plot centered around a blino
flower girl Chaplin befriended and
drunken millionaire he met on his
rounds in a big city. The girl was
played by Virginia Cherrill and the
millionaire by Harry Meyers.
A prize ring scene, Chaplin CIV
ing a sound version of hiccoughS
and rather startling sound effects
of eating spaghetti, were the comic
high spots of the production.
Most Los Angeles critics received
the production with enthusiasm ano
many Of the film business leaders
with millions tied up in the talk
les, expressed opinions that Chaplin
had scored.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-31
'DOWD ASSERTS
MEXICAN WATER
CHARGES UNFAIR
Protest Against Reducing
Rate Fails To Halt Gov
ernment Action

While the final order has not
been received officially by the Inn
perial Irrigation district, Mexican
government officials read an order
at a conference attended by M. j
Dowd, district chief engineer, in
Mexico City recently which stated
that water rates paid the district
by Mexican ranchers will be cut 80
per cent for period of one year.
Mexican ranchers have been pay
ing IS cents per acre foot, Dowd ex-
planned, and the 80 per cent cut
will bring the rate down to 60 cents
per acre foot. Based on the revenue
for 1890, this cut means loss OF
$l5O,0O0 for 1881, he said.
"We entered a vigorous protest
at what was supposed to be the
final rate hearing in Mexico City but
it was apparent the government
planned to carry out what no doubt
was q promise Of cut rate to cer-
tain interests in Mexico. Present
economic conditions were advanced
as the reason for the cut.
"The Mexican government pre-
sented to us plan for the cut and
it was thoroughly analyzed. We
found the figures incorrect even
when we followed their basis of
study, basis which we do not con-
slider at all a fair one. Their own
figures indicate that the district
should increase the rate rather than
suffer a decrease. The district has
not asked for the deserved increase
but only protests against the de-
crease given Mexican ranchers. -
Errors Found
Errors in the figures presented by
the Mexicans were pointed out and
it also was explained that the same
economic depression is felt in the
United States as is felt in Mexico
"The district has but two sources
of revenue said Dowd, payment
for delivery of water in Mexico and
payment for delivery of water in the
United States. This cut will place
an added burden on the American
farmer using water from the canals
which cross Mexican territory. On
account of the concession whereby
the district is permitted to operate
these Mexican sections of the sys-
tenn, the rate is fixed for the Mexi-
can ranchers by the Mexican gov
ernment.
E. A. Fournier, Mexicali represent
ative of the district and the Mexico
City representative. also attended
the hearings in company with
Dowd.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-31
BOXING BOARD
WILL NOT LIFT
BAN UPON BAER

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31.U.P)-
The state athletic commission met
here today to consider departures
from the existing boxing rules, the
applications for reinstatement of
certain athletes and applications for
new permits.
Before the opening of the session
it was said the suspension of Max
Baer, Livermore heavyweight boxer,
would not be lifted.
Two members of the commission.
Robert Edgren, Del Monte, and
Chaplain Leslie Kelley, were quoted
as having already told Baer's man
ager no reinstatement would be
made.
1t was believed that DR.. Harry
Martin, Los Angeles. chairman of
the commission, would agree with
Edgren and Kelley.
Baer was barred from boxing in
this state when frankie Campbell
died from blows administered by
Baer in a ring encounter.
Ace Hudkins' application for re-
instatement was to be another fea-
ture Of the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-31
NATURE ADDING
To DISASTER IN
DROUGHT AREAS
Dry Warm Weather Gives
No Encouragement For
Spring Crops

CHICAGO, Jan. 81. W.pi-A new
catastrophe of nature, following
closely the drought of 1880 and
adding greatly to the misery that it
caused, threatened the midwest to-
day as the first month of 1881
neared its close.
Ranking third for all time in pre-
cipitation and third for warmth, but
first of all the Januaries in a COM
bination of the two extremes. the
month just ending has delivered al
most the final blow to midwestern
residents who still were groggy from
the terrific pounding given them
last year by nature.
In some sections where there was
little rain in 1880 and neither SHOWS
nor rains the last month, the Sit
uation has become acute.
In southern Illinois, Indiana
Kentucky and parts of other states
whole towns are suffering from lack
of water, winter crops are being
ruined, and disease, caused partly
by the freakish weather conditions
is spreading rapidly.
The forecasts today were for
slightly lower temperatures, but it
was certain the month would go
down in history as one Of the warm
est ON record.
Temperatures yesterday were ex-
cessive in all states except the east
At Chicago, shift of the wind about
noon prevented the mercury from
reaching an all-time high record
for January. AS it was, it climbed
to 40, within a degree of the high
mark of so set in 1918.
Some other high marks for the
day were Cincinnati. So; Indian
apolis, Sc: Des Moines, 81; st. Louis
66; Oklahoma City, 72; Little Rock
"a; Bismark, 54; Denver, Sc: Phoe-
! nix, 78; Los Angeles, "a; Minnea-
polls, 46; and Wichita, 68.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-31
WILBUR
DEMANDS
HEARING
Senate Committee Asked
To Probe Charges Made
In Oil Shale Row
SUBPOENA ISSUED
Secretary Of Interior
Declares He Will Seek
Showdown

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. W.P) =
Secretary of the Interior Wilbur to.
day sent a sharply worded letter te
Chairman Nye of the senate public
lands committee. which Is investi.
eating the Kelley oil shale charges
demanding either an immediate in.
vestigation by the senate committee
OF acceptance of the attorney gen.
erals report generating Wilbur
and other interior department Off.
cials.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. U.P)-
Secretary Of Interior Wilbur today
demanded of the senate public
lands committee a thorough invest
igaion of charges that there had
been irregularities in leasing Col
orado oil shale lands.
Senator Glenn, Republican, ILL.,,
Immediately asked that subpoena
be issued for the publisher of the
New York World or whoever on
that paper may have been response
BILE for printing the oil shale charg-
es made by Ralph S. Kelley, for
mer interior department official.
Glenn also asked that Kelley ap-
pear before the committee with all
papers. Official or otherwise, relat-
ing to the oil shale dispute.
f. c. Finney, solicitor of the in
terror department testified today
reading most Of the time from rec
ords of the Freeman Summers case
involving land near Glenwood
Springs. Colo.
After the hearing Wilbur told re-
porters that the department want
ed mo bluffing."
Now that they have started 1t
they have got to go through with
. It," he said. I'VE want no bluff
ing. We are prepared to give the
committee everything it wants"
Wilbur's statement before the
committee was in the nature of q
def.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-31
OFFICIALS FOR
BUTLER'S TRIAL
NAMED BY ADAMS
Capital Shows Interest
In COurtmartial OF
Marine General
By JOSEPH ii. BAIRD
United Press Staff Correspond

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. U.p)-
Defense counsel, judges and prose-
cutor had been named today for the
courtmartial OF Major General
Smedley D. Butler, and official
Washington looked forwarded to
the most important military trial
held here since that of Brigadier
General William Mitchell five years
ago.
Meanwhile, the international
phase of the now famous Butler
Mussolini" incident was definitely
closed with the Italian prime min
lster'S assurance that II consider
closed the incident, which for my
part have already forgotten" The
Italian embassy indicated it would
take no cognizance of a senate
speech in which Senator Heflin.
Democrat, Alabama, referred to
MuSSolini as mad monarch" and
a "red handed tyrant."
Secretary of Navy Adams an
nounced late yesterday the naval
board which will try Butler for his
speech at Philadelphia portraying
Mussolini as a hit and run" mot
orist and menace to the peace of
Europe. Rear Admiral Louis r. De
Steiguer, commandant of the New
York naval district, will be presi-
dent of the court and Captain Will
liam c. Watts, U. S. NJ, judge adj
vocate. Other members include:
Rear Admiral William M. Phelps.
commandant of the Portsmouth, N.
H., navy yard; Rear Admiral Mont
gomery M. Taylor, bureau of naval
operations; Rear Admiral George c..
Day, navy general board; Rear Ad-
miral John r. Y. Blakely, naval
general board; Rear Admiral Frank
H. Clark, naval operations office,
and Major General Joseph H. Pen
dleton, U. S. M. c., retired.
These officers, all of whom are
senior to Butler in rank. are ex-
pected to gather here within 10
days or two weeks to begin the
trial, which according to present in
dications. will be held secretly.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-31
BANDITS FOILED
AS TRUCK DRIVER
IGNORES ORDERS

Elmer Broyles last night turned
| the tables on two aspiring highway
men when he almost forced them
into the ditch with his truck after
they had driven alongside and or
dered him at the point of gun TO
stop.
BroyleS was driving his truck on
the San Diego highway near the
Brawiey Main canal when another
car pulled up by the side of his
truck, and young man shouted to
him to stop. Instead of obeying
the command Broyles forced the
supposed robbers to the side of the
road and almost into the ditch be-
fore they drove in front of his
truck.
Broyles Immediately turned about
and returned TO Ell Centre, where
he reported the occurance TO the
sheriff's office.
The men who attempted to hold
up the truck driver are thought To
be the same who were responsible
Wednesday night for a number OF
holdups near Ell Centre.
Another cccurrance OF similar
nature to that Of last night took
place Wednesday when the robbers
drove up beside Bill Lott. ordering
him to stop. Instead Lott stepped
on the gas and outran the high
waymen. Later he discovered that
they had fired several times at him.
the slugs in several cases striking
his car.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-31
.ROLPH PLANNING
AIRPLANE TRIP
TO WASHINGTON
BY HOMER L. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 81. U.D =
Governor James Rolph Jr., is plan
ming a cross-country airplane trip
from Sacramento to Washington
D. c.. to confer with President
Hoover about statewide water de-
velopment program for California.
He will be joined at the national
capital by a delegation of promi-
nent water conservationists of this
state who will be named as a Cali
fornia water commission to nego-
tiate with the federal government
These facts were learned by the
United Press today, when it became
known that the new state airplane
to be provided for the governor IS
use. will be available the latter part
of February or early in March.
Members of the proposed water
commission. it was learned, will
probably include Colonel Walter E
Gurrison, director of public works;
State Engineer Edward Huatt, Jr.;
Stephen w. Downey. attorney for
the state reclamation board; Sen
ator Bradford S. Crittenden OF
Stockton, chairman of the Joint leg
islative water committee, and As
semblyman Robert Easley, Antioch
engineer and member of the COM
mittee.
"There is no more important
problem before the people of Cali
fornia today than that of water
conservation, - said Governor Rolph
in commenting upon his proposed
trip.
"It is imperative that the present
legislature do something toward i'm
mediate relief Of flood conditions III
the northern valleys and the Santa
Ana river system, the salt water
problem in the lower reaches of the
Sacramento, and of the drying-up
of farm lands in the southern San
Joaquin valley.
Before we begin formulating a
water program we must know what
part the federal government and
congress will take in helping the
state launch this program.
Therefore. propose at the ear
liest possible moment to go to WASH
ington and discuss the matter with
our California President and our
congressman.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-31
Dead Woman
Declared Alive

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 81. U.P)-
Mrs. Mary M. Donnelly has been
legally dead for IL years, vet a
court decision today returned her
to life, court records showed.
Mrs. Donnelly told Superior
Judge Fletcher Bowron that she
became a victim of amnesia in
1918. and wandered off. Her hus-
band, John E. Donnelly, had her
declared legally dead.
Returning here two years ago. al
most entirely recovered, Mrs. DON
nelly could not remember the
names of her daughter and SON.
in-law, and it was only recently
that her mind cleared entirely, she
said
Under the court order, the fam
lily home. formally given the hus-
band, will be returned to her. But
a matter of S24l3 in insurance
policies which had been paid Dom
nelly, was left in the hands OF the
surety companies.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-31
More Building
Permits Issued

Building permits totaling $1,000
we're issued by the city engineer IS
office yesterday, swelling the al
ready large total for the first month
of 1881.
The largest permit was issued to
the Pure Ice company for a cooling
tower on the northeast corner of
Main and New streets, the structure
to cost $500. The foundation Of
the tower will be of cement, and the
tower itself of wood.
Other permits issued were to
George Steinhauser for repairs to q
dwelling at GIG North Eighth street
$100. and fire repairs TO another
dwelling at 804 Ell Centre street
$3.50. George L. Harrington was is
sued a permit for wash room at
365 Olive street, to cost $40.