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Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-02
POSSE SEEKING
ASSAILANTS OF
YOUNG WOMAN

LOS ANGELES, Feb. Q. (U.P) -
Two bandits who took the girl from
her escort at gun-point. attacked
Miss Helen Bonham, 20, under
threats of death and then escaped
after their automobile overturned
in flight near Monrovia early to-
day.
Gary Lynes, the girl S escort, hao
parked his machine on the high
way when the bandit car drew up
Flourishing their pistols, the two
men robbed Lynes of Sc and then
forced the girl to accompany them
to a rock quarry farther up the
highway.
After attacking Miss Bonham, the
bandits took her within block OF
where Lynes had been forced tc
wait and abandoned her, In a state
Of collapse
A posse, which discovered the
turned bandit car nearby, believed
they had surrounded the attackers
In an orange grove at one time dur
ing the search today. but the mer
slipped through the Gordon and es-
capped.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-02
FIVE JAILED in
SAN FRANCISCO
FOLLOWING RIOT

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2. U.p) =
With five alleged Communists in
Jail plans were made today to re-
open the philanthropic kitchen on
San F'rancisco's IS "skidWay'-scene
of violent riot last night.
The kitchen, where hundreds of
unemployed daily obtain free food,
was temporarily closed after battle
between police and agitators who
objected to the quality of the fare.
Carrying tear bombs and riot
weapons. special squads of officers
patrolled the district early today,
ready for a fresh outbreak.
The trouble occurred after most
of the malcontents had availed
themselves of the Kitchens hospi-
tality last evening. According to
bystanders and police, John Erwin,
%, suddenly leaped upon a box near
the breadline and began to har-
rangue a quickly gathering crowd.
"Why should we eat stew and
beans,' he yelled. "Give us steak
and baked potatoes. Let IS take over
the kitchen and run it ourselves
like they do in Russia
Managers of the kitchen, alarmed
when the crowd took up the cry,
telephoned for police.
The motorcycle policemen were
hard pressed by the mob until a
score of additional officers arrived
on the scene. Shouts of fight
comrades'' died away and the
street was cleared.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-02
WEATHER CAUSES
MUCH DAMAGE in
BRITISH ISLES

LONDON, Feb. 2. (U.P)-Ireland,
Northern England and Scotland
were in the grip of vicious winter
storm and a 60 mile an hour wind
today while many ships in the Irish
Sea battled high winds and waves
and were forced to ask for assist
ance.
Three persons were killed by the
storm in Northern England. Many
heads of livestock we're missing.
Communication and transport serv-
ices were disrupted by heavy SHOWS
forming drifts from four to six
feet deep
Passengers on the omnibus route
between Glasgow and Cupar were
stranded throughout the night in a
blizzard.
The coast road near Antrim was
blocked by three landslides.
Hundreds of tons of eartn fell
before the force of the gale on the
Isle of Man, flooding the railway
between Douglas and Peel and ne
cessitating conveyance of passen-
gers by omnibus.
Northern England and Scotland
experienced the widest weather in
years over the weekend. Snow,
sleet and hail blocked many high
ways and delayed train service.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-02
CHILD BROWNS
in DITCH NEAR
BOUNDARY line

Edward, two-year- -old son of Mr..
and Mrs. R. H. Mitchell of Calex-
leo, met death Sunday morning
when he fell into the westside ir-
rigation canal a few miles south
of the international boundary while
he was playing with a small dog.
Crews from the Imperial Irriga-
ton district assisted by other work.
men searched the canal and bitches
in the vicinity but did not find the
body until this morning 1t was
said to have floated more than a
mile from the point it entered the
flow. All water was turned out OF
the canal as means of expediting
the search.
Mrs. Mitchell and her small son
were visiting at the home OF
friends in Mexico while Mr. Mitch
ell manager of the Calexico j. C.
Penney store, attended a store con-
vention in Los Angeles. The child
was playing with the dog near the
house. The boy was not missed un-
til the animal returned to the
house its hair water soaked. I'M
mediate search was instituted.
Mitchell was reached by tele-
phone in Los Angeles and returned
at once to the border city The
body is at the Arnold Funeral home
in CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-02
SWEDISH PRINCE
REN0UNCES HIS
ROYAL RIGHTS

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 2. U.P)-
Prince Gustave Lennart, grandson
Of the king, today voluntarily sur
rendered his title and right of sue
cession for love of the daughter of
a commoner.
An official communique, issued
shortly after the prince had an
nounced his engagement to Miss
Karin Nissvandt, said King Gustav
refused to approve the marriage.
Prince Lennart expressed his will
ingness to assume all the conse-
quences of his forthcoming mar
riage to the daughter of a rich
Swedish industrialist. He will lose
any chance of ever succeeding to
the throne. He will give up his
princely title and his inheritance
from the estates of the late queen
Instead of Prince Lennart, he viii
become plain Lennart Wilhelmsson
The outward appearance of king,
ly disapproval, however, were un.
derstood to be more due to neces-
sary formality than to actual op-
position of King Gustav to the
marriage. 1t was said that the
king, after long conference yes
terday with the father Of the
prince, was willing to permit the
young couple to go abroad and be
married. later receiving the silent
approval of the crown. The COM
munique indicated that Lennart
probably later will be granted the
title of count.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-02
s ATE:'SS
EVIDENCE
Finished
Bombing Case May Be
Given To Jury Tonight
Or Tuesday Morning
DISMISSAL DENIED
Court Refuses To Drop
Charges Against One
OF Accused Men

Indications that the trial of A. L.
Hodges and E. T. Mccoy for the
alleged murder of Ariston Lampky
will go to the jury probably tomor-
row morning, and possibly tonight,
were given when the prosecution
abruptly rested its case just after
court opened this morning.
In all, IA witnesses were called
to the stand this morning by de-
fense attorneys. Most of them were
On the stand for only short time.
Many were character witnesses for
Mccoy.
Efforts of Edward B. Patterson.
attorney for Hodges, were directed
chiefly in an effort to impeach An
thony B. Patton, star witness for
the prosecution and third member
of the trio charged with murder in
the affair which has gained wide
notoriety as the Imperial bombing
case.
After the state rested its case this
morning, Harry w. Horton, attor-
ney for Mccoy, moved in behalf Of
his defendant that the case against
Mccoy be dismissed on the grounds
that evidence submitted during the
trial had been insufficient to war
rant turning the case into the hands
of the jury.
Judge A. C. Finney ruled that it
was not in his power to dismiss the
case against Mccoy at this stage Of
the proceedings. He remarked that
the only action he can take is a
recommendation to the jury that
Mccoy be acquitted, but did not In
dicate whether he will make such
recommendation.
I Most of the evidellce presented by
the state has linked Hodges very
strongly with the alleged crime, but
little of the testimony has dealt
with McCoy's part in the bombing.
Witnesses called by Patterson in
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-02
BRIEFS FILED BY
THE DEFENCE IN
DAVIDSON CASE

Briefs submitted by defense at
torneys for H. l. Mulcrevy, San
Francisco county clerk, and Thomas
Finn. former sheriff of that coun-
ty, were being considered today by
Judge Vaughn Thompson. while
Don C. Bitler, attorney for William
Caine Davidson was preparing his
briefs to be submitted next Friday
Defense briefs in Davidson's mill
lion dollar damage suit for alleged
false arrest and Imprisonment base
the defense on the contention that
Davidson's complaint does not state
grounds sufficient for a cause OF
action. The briefs almost take the
form of a demurrer to the COM
plant.
When briefs are submitted by
the plaintiff Friday it is expected
that the case will be decided final
ly, insofar as the local court is
concerned.
Davidson was granted default
against Mulcrevy and Finn some
time ago when they failed to ap-
pear in court to answer charges
against them. Charges against
other defendants we're dismissed at
that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-02
Mystery Death
Near Riverside

RIVERSIDE, Cal, Feb. 2. UP
A coroners inquest was pending
here today over the nude body of
an unidentified man found murder
ed at the bottom of dry we'll on
an abandoned ranch near Romo-
land, late Saturday.
Vernon Russell and Maurice
Smith, of Riverside, discovered the
body while hunting on the hills
which border the ranch. A bullet
wound in the right temple was the
only sign of violence.
Automobile tracks and blood
stains led Sheriff Carl Rayburn,
who is in charge of the investiga-
ton, to believe that -the man was
slain off the ranch and the body
brought to the we'll by someone
familiar with the countryside.
The slain man was said to be
more than so years old. with grey
haid, a broken nose and a de-
formed left hand.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-02
BAER PLANNING
SUIT TO FORCE
BOXING PERMIT

ORANGEBURG, N. Y, Feb. 2.
W.P)--Max Baer plans to bring suit
against the Rev. Leslie Kelly, men,
ber of the California Boxing COM
mission, who recommended barring
the coast heavyweight from the
ring, he said today.
Raer said he had requested his
lawyer, William Hornblower of
Oakland, Cal, to institute action
after the commissioners recon-
mendation that Baer be refused a
license to fight in California as an
undesirable to the ring and de-
triment to clean boxing.
Baer, who was exonerated of re-
sponsibility in the death of frankie
Campbell after a match with the
California youngster several months
ago, attributed Kelly's statement to
the result of that engagement.
AS a result of Kelley's recon-
mendation on which the commits
sion deferred action until a week
from next Saturday, the proposed
Baer-H -Heeney match for February
25 in Oakland, has been indefinite
ly postponed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-02
BELIEVE VESSEL
DESTROYED OFF
NORTHERN COAST
No Word Received Fol
lowing Fire Aboard
Unknown Ship

EUREKA, Calf, Feb. 2. U.P -
Latest reports to reach here from
the shore near Trinidad Head es-
tablished the possibility that the
burning ship sighted off the coast
25 miles north of here early today
had sunk.
Residents of the town of Aba
lone Beach, five miles north of the
Head, telephoned to say that they
had sighted the blaze, watched it
enlarge, then disappear from sight.
There was the possibility the
blaze had been brought under con-
troll and the ship turned back on
her course, but the surmise seemed
remote. In such case, it was
pointed out, traces of the vessel
would not have disappeared SO
soon.
Favoring the theory that the fire
had been extinguished and the ship
turned back on her course, were the
facts that moderate dense early
fog impeded visibility from shore
and that no word at all has come
from Clle snip TaQlO.
At San Francisco headquarters of
the Mccormick Steampship Line,
it was established that the steam
schooners Jane Nettleton and Wal
lingford are in the region and either
could have been the distressed boat
The Nettleton, out of Seattle
with lumber, was due in San Fran
cisco today. The Wallingford, also
carrying lumber from Seattle to San
Francisco, would be slightly be-
hind schedule, it was said, if it
were in the neighborhood.
Though both ships are equipped
with radio, it was said. positions
have not been given out by either
since yesterday.
A third possibility was that the
vessel was small schooner, unlist-
ed in coastwise registers and lack
ing radio. This circumstance
would make the vessels IS fate en-
tirely matter OF conjecture.
An airplane owned by Humboldt
Flying Service, piloted by Max Orell
took off from Eureka airport short
| ~ after the report reached here
| planning to fly low over a radiu!
| of 10 miles from the spot where thu
ship was sighted and turn back al
| soon as anything was learned
| Efter a closer check on schedules
officials of the Mccormick COM
pany said it was virtually impossi-
BILE the vessel was either the Net
Teton OF the Wallingford.
There was, however, the new pos
sibility that tn ship was either the
Munleon or the Ell Dorado, both
steel steam schooners operated by
the same line. The Ell Dorado is
enroute from San Francisco to
Portland with lumber. The Mum
leon from Portland to San Francis
co with general cargo.
Latest reports from the beach at
Trinidad Head told of the sight
ing OF a small open boat three
miles offshore with three men in
it, Unable clearly to distinguish its
lines, coast guardsmen thought it
was a fishing trawler rather than a
lifeboat with survivors.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-02
tWs}&?S&}!s;

FORT WORTH, Tex,
Feb. 2. (Special)-Senate
argued Saturday on pro-
hibition, so there must
have been some pretty i'm
portant business before
them, they never argue
over it only in the busiest
times.
Soldiers are trying to
get a part cash payment
on their government COM
pensation, but Mr.. Mellon
says that would upset the
bond market and cause
government interest rates
to raise.
You owe the govern
ment something and see if
they worry how much in
terest you got to pay
them. Mr.. Mellon is going
to have that budget bal
anced if he has to join Al
Capone's gang to do it.
Yours, WILL ROGERS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-02
Receiver Named
For Tool Firm

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2. (U.P) -
w. E. Cornish, oil man of Bell, to-
day was named receiver for the AL
co Tool company by federal Judge
William P. James, on the friendly
application of the American Gable
company of Delaware, for receiver
ship in equity
Assets of the Alec company, said
to owe the petitioner $4,000, were
estimated at $1,5O0,000, with liabili-
ties of $250,000.
Asserted inability of the Alec
company to pay the petitioner IS
claim was blamed indirectly on, the
establishment of receiverships for
the Elmer Oil company and the
Richfield Oil company. Attorney
Ivan G. Mcdaniel, for the receiver
said the tool concern had large con-
tracts with both the oil companies
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-02
YUMA PLANNING
TO PARTICIPATE
in COUNTY FAIR

Yuma Day, February 10, will be
a gala occasion at the mid-winter
lair this year as the town and
county of Yuma are bending ev-
cry effort in making it success.
Exhibits showing the develop
ments and advantages of this Sec
ton will be on hand in specia
booth throughout the fair and or
Yuma day many delightful contri-
buttons to the entertainment will
be made.
The Indian band from this place
has an enviable reputation in all
parts of the southwest and man
ayers have promised to be gener-
Gus in the numbers of selections
played by this group of musicians.
Boy Scouts from Yuma and Holt
vile will assist in handling the
crowds upon this occasion and al
so will present program of
stunts An additional feature
will be the appearance of high
school, horses in an amazing ex-
hibition
AFJllur ~. heiiy, mayor VI uiiid,
will be present Yuma day to repre-
sent the town in an official capaci-
ty.
Yuma and FL Centre polo teams
will play in front of the grand
stand at 2 o'clock, this contest
promising to be one of the most
exciting and interesting of the
many special features scheduled to
take place during fair week.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-02
JAPANESE DIES
in AUTO WRECK
NEAR BRAWLEY

Death added another tragic vic
tim to Imperial Valleys toll of au-
tomobile accidents at clock SUM-
day morning when q Japanese
burned to death in his own auto
mobile after he had driven it into
another car occupied by three Mex
ican youths.
The accident occurred on the
highway just across New River
west of Brawley.
Saigon Asato, Japanese wa S
the man who burned to death
when his car caught fire,
possibly from broken gasoline
feed pipe He worked ON the
Adams ranch five miles west Of
Brawley.
Asato had been seen in Brawley
late Saturday night in an extreme
'ly intoxicated condition.
The accident which caused his
death happened when Asato's car
struck that in which three Mexi-
cans, Henry Mungia. Jose Boon and
NJ Carras, were riding. Investiga-
ton by the Brawley police depart
ment disclosed that the automobile
of the Mexicans was entirely off the
pavement on the right side of the
road when it was struck by the
car of the Japanese.
No clear account of the accident
could be obtained, since there were
no witnesses. The MeXicans as
serted that Asato was driving at
high speed and that fire broke out
almost instantaneously with the col
lision.
The Mexicans were arrested by
Brawley police Immediately follow
ing the accident, but released by
order of District Attorney Elmer W.
Heald yesterday morning, with in
structions to report to the district
attorney at stated time for invest
igation into the accident.
Coroner A. r. Underwood was
called by the sheriff's office Sun
day morning, and made his invest
Igation into the accident.
The coroner's jury returned a
verdict that death was caused by
an unavoidable accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-02
CARAWAY
TTA(;KS
HOOVER
Presidents Sincerity In
Red Cross Matter Chal-
lenged By Senator
MAKES COMPARISON
Help For Foreigners Dur
ing 1919 C0ntrasted
Present Need
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, FEB. 2. tU.P)-A
thousand persons a day are dying
of starvation in this country, Sen
ator Caraway, Democrat, Arkansas,
asserted in an address in the sem
ate today
Caraway made a bitter attack on
Republican leaders who are stand
ing firmly against the Democratic
program for relief of hunger and
misery among the unemployed and
drought stricken.
Every day we watt" Caraway
said, 1000 people die of starva-
ton"
Somebody is booming great
American people to premature
death. I'd like to know who are the
ones playing politics at this time.
"The millions of people who con-
tribute to the Red Cross and the
millions who are beneficiaries of
its kindness have right to know
who is the instigator of this fesolu-
ton to refuse to accept the $15,-
100000.
Whose voice is it?' Chairman
PAYNE could tell us.
Caraway questioned the sincerity
of President Hoover. house majority
leader. Tilson, and Chairman Smell
of the house rules committee.
He said he wanted to ask them
and Chairman John Barton Payne
q series of questions. He cited
votes of Tilson. Speaker Longworth
Chairman Fess of the Republican
national committee and Smell to give
the Red Cross $50 900 900 in 1919 to
feed "drought sufferers in Eu-
rope.
"There Is one difference Cara
way said, "that s20,O0o,O00 in 1919
was for foreigners and this $25,-
100000 is to feed American citi-
zcns.o
He said Hoover had asked for
the appropriation in 1919.
Caraway read from the hearings
of IL years ago to show that the
$20.000,000 was to relieve drought
conditions. He quoted Hoover as
having told a house committee at
that time that 100000 people
were hungry in the Volga valley
and that 1--WE are making a dis
tinction between an act of man and
an act of God -
Remarking that Tilson's brother
mad received appointment as a fed
eral judge, Caraway continued that
yet he Islands on his principles
and starves women and children in
u states.o
"A lot he cares,'' Caraway said.
He has feathered his own nest al
ready"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-02
Advance Shown
By Neon Stock

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2. (U.P) =
Advancing 2% points on sales OF
5000 shares at prices ranging be-
tween 19la and %. Claude Neon leo
activity on the Los Angeles stock
exchange today.
Most other issues sold at UNI
changed prices or declined fraction
ally in dull trading.
Iransamerica lost ls ON turn
over OF 100 shares at 13 and 1875
Bolsa Chica was the most active
oil issue, selling off " at 12ls or
sales of 1400 shares. Richfield ano
Rio Grande were unchanged at AZ
and 6ss respectively. while Stand
ard of California lost X at 47A.
Southern California Edison drop
ped u at 48A on small volume.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-02
BUFFERS TRIAL.
TO Be HELD ON
FEBRUARY 18TH
Secretary Adams Confers
With Hoover On Ma
rine Officers Case

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. (U.P) -
The navy department announced
today that the courtmartial of Cen
eral Butler will be held in Phila-
delphia February l6 at 10 a. m.
A conference of the legal depart
ment of the navy, headed by Rear
Admiral David F. Sellers, judge ad-
vocate general, was called to pass
on the legal aspects of the charges
TO be placed against Butler.
Major Henry Leonard, attorney
for Butler, has applied for a copy
of the charges, which will be fur
nished him upon request of Butler.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. U.H =
Secretary of the Navy Charles
Francis Adams talked for Is min
utes with President Hoover today
and Immediately after his return to
the navy department it was report
ed that important changes were be-
ing made In the papers bringing
charges on which Maj. j.-Gen. Smed-
ley d. Butler, u. S. M. c., is to face
courtmartial.
Adams went to the White House
Immediately after a conference in
the office of the judge advocate OF
the navy where the charges against
Butler had been drawn up. 1t was
believed that he took the papers
with him. He entered the White
House through a rear entrance and
left the same way. He would say
nothing as to the purpose of his
visit although it was believed GER
tain it concerned the Butler case.
The activities Of Adams and Mr..
Hoover added to an already strong
belief that considerable clemency
will be exercised in dealing with
Butler IS case although it was DEEM
ed improbable that the couItmartial
would be entirely abandoned.
Immediately after Adams return
to the navy department, word was
passed unofficially that alterations
were being made in the charges
against Butler. There was no inti-
nation of any sort, however, as to
what these alterations might be.
The papers were drafted on Sat-
urday but Adams himself. it was
believed. had not seen them until
lust before his visit to the White
House this morning. The expecta-
ton was that they would be COM
pleted in final form this afternoon.
The navy department at the same
time said the specific charges
against the general will not be made
public until it ascertained if Butler
desires them to be published. The
(Contihued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-02
MUCH INTEREST
BEING SHOWN in
COMING ELECTION

Everything is ready for the I'M
perial Irrigation district election on
Wednesday, February 4, all candi-
dates winding up their campaigns
during these last few days.
Interest in the outcome is unusu-
ally high at this time and district
election has been one of the fore
most topics Of conversation for sew
eral weeks.
Ira Aten, incumbent; Calvin
Mousseau and Leslie Mcconnell are
in the race for director from Ell
Centre. This contest has been a
keen one and the campaign intense
ly earnest. The fight, however.
cannot compare in bitterness to the
struggle for director from the
Brawley division.
The contestants in Brawley are
Earl C. Pound, incumbent; F. W..
Greer, former district publicity
manager: H A. Hastain and w. F..
Beal This contest is a lively one
and involves many events which
have taken place in the past.
Candidates for the office OF as
SCISSOR collector are Miss Winnie
Barry, d. w. West, Everette Chris
tain and Fred p. INITIAL. All dis
tricts are interested in the outcome
of this race
F.. H. McIver, incumbent, is the
sole candidate for treasurer.
In division No. 2 the polling
places are as follows: Ell Centre.
precinct "A"-city hall; precinct
"B" Harding school; Imperial, city
hall; Dogwood and Smith--Acacia
school house; Date and Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus school house; New Riv-
er and Hulse - j. w. Poor rancn
house; Mesquite Lake and Grape
fruit-Rose school house.