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Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21
Miller Youth Is
Given Jail Term

Richard Miller, 18, was sentenced
TO six months in the county jail
by Judge I. Mayfield yesterday af-
ternoon after he had withdrawn a
plea of not guilty and entered a
plea of guilty to a charge of petty
theft.
Miller was arrested with S. p.
Holiday, Jr., now awaiting pre-
liminary hearing Oh a charge Of
robbery.
Judge Mayfield. in passing sent
ence Oh Miller, recommended that,
should Miller's behavior warrant,
the parole board consider his case
favorably when he is eligible for
parole.
The FL Centro youth was charged
with theft of s32 from the Balboa
hotel Officers asserted he kept the
money and called police, telling
them he had been robbed.
The Holiday youth, arrested at
the same time as Miller, is charged
with robbery OF service station
on the Imperial highway. Both
boys confessed TO officers after
their arrest that they had been i'm
plicated in number of recent
holdnps.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21
SORDID CRIME >
TAKES LIVES OF
FATHER and son

LOS ANGELES, April 81. (U.P)-
Murder and suicide was believed by
police today to be responsible for
the deaths of Claude Hall, 38. and
his 1o-year- -old son, Charles. who
with Arnold Hall, aged 6, were found
in their burning home late yester-
day.
Charles hall was seriously wound
ed and died at the Georgia street
wounded. He is not expected to
hospital. Arnold was also critically
live.
Police located the mother, Mrs.
Angel Hall. Mexican, at the home
of friends today. She fled there
from her husband early yesterday
when Hall started to beat her, she
told police.
Questioned by officers, Mrs. Hal
said that several hours after she
ran from her home she received a
note from her husband, negro
which read he could not live with
or without her and that he planned
to go and take the kids along"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21
Harding School

Harding School
Next week is the last week for
visitors. We have had eight visit
ors in our room. We have our
themes, letters and geography to
show them.-Mary Frances Mara
BILE, ABB.
Mrs. King was my teacher when
I was in the 3-A. She has been
i'll for long time. Today she came
to visit.-La Verne Abel, "A.
Last night ! went to the shop.
I went to shine my daddy's tools. I
put the tools away in a big box.
They looked pretty. Daddy said,
Thank you, son. "-Finis Burton.
Abb.
Mckinley School
Visitations Of the schools will con-
tinue next week ending Thursday
evening in an entertainment at the
Wilson school.
During the two weeks closing
Friday, April II, "a people visited
classes and inspected the exhibits
of work which we're accomplished
in the regular routine throughout
the year.
Our school has pupils from the
kindergarten through the fourth
grade. The number belonging is
262. Miss Kavanaugh has the larg-
est class. The prize picture is to
be awarded on a percentage basis
of scoring so that the small room
and the large room have equal
chances.
A few days ago We made a frieze.
1t was all done by 3-B and Alb
children. We put it up in our
room. 1t makes our room look
pretty.
We made silhouettes OF rose. blue,
orchid, yellow and orange paper. We
pasted them on green paper. We
made children playing many kinds
of games that we know how to
play We have children running,
walking on stills. airing the puppy
flying kites, jumping ropes, swing
ing on bars and in swings. rolling
hoops and tires, golfing, riding,
playing soldier. dolls, tag. ball.
ptdSS pOlIiusc dilu AolON tilC
leader" Some are gardening. There
are some raking and some coming
home from fishing with fish on
string.-Lyle Hess, Alb, Lloyd Mas
sey, 3-B.
Frances brought us four doodle
bugs. The teacher showed them to
us. They were the color of the dirt
and crawled backwards into it.
Then they threw dirt up with their
heads.-2-A and 2-B.
We have two new readers. One
is a silent reader. When We read
out of it we just read to ourselves
with our eyes and then We do what
it tells us to do. 1t is fun to read
that way. The other reader is good
too. but it doesn't tell us to do so
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21
Woman Testifies
In Death Trial

LOS ANGELES, April 81. U.P)--
Details of the shooting of her father,
Carlisle Lord, Long Beach business
man, by asserted bootleggers. was
told in Superior Judge Clair s. Tap
paan's court today by Mrs. Luella
Lassen, state witness, in the trial Of
Ray r. Brown and Charley r. Moe,
charged with. murder.
Brown was identified by Mrs. Las
sen. who was an eye witness of the
shooting, as one of the two men who
entered her home last January 20
and began firing at her relatives and
friends gathered there for a card
game.
Mrs. Lassen testified that Brown
possessed the gun and did the shoot
ing. A picture of Joe Ward, alias
oklahoma joe eX-convict, was
also identified by the witness. Ward
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21
Court Continues
Davis Hearing

After an extradition hearing be-
fore the federal court in Los An
geles yesterday, the case of NJ. K
"Coots" Davis was continued until
Friday at the request of John Nc
Nabb, United States district attor-
ney.
McNabb requested the court to
continue the matter so that he may
have time to prepare his case. The
hearing was to be held to deter
mine whether a writ of habeas
corpus might be issued ordering
the release of Davis.
Ernest Clay, deputy sheriff who
took Davis to Los Angeles yester-
day morning. said today that evil
dence which was introduced at the
hearing. and before it was contin-
ued, tended to show that Mexican
authorities have never requested
the extradition of Davis.
Davis is held for the alleged mur-
der of William Presley, who was
knitted in a Mexicah saloon Febru-
ary and died in the county hos
pital here March l6. -
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21
File New Charge
Against Frank

LOS ANGELES, April 81. U.p)-
Louis Frank, who with three others
was acquitted Of charges involving
him in a gun battle with police,
was today named in complaint
charging conspiracy to present
false insurance claims.
Also named in the complaint were
his wife, Mrs. Clara Frank and
William Bailey. The complaint
was issued by Deputy District At
torney Hugh McIsaucs.
The trio was named in three
counts each of conspiring to secret
insured property. to present false
insurance claims and with general
conspiracy in connection with the
alleged theft of rugs ON which bur-
glary insurance has been written.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21
Items OF News
About Town

Mr. and Mrs. j. G. Neale spent
the weekend III Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Holt have
their little granddaughter Joan
with them this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy f. Breedlove
are enjoying visit of several days
in San Diego.
Mrs. Mayme P. Baldwin has re-
turned to Ell Centre and is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Don C. Bitler.
j. v. Connect, travelling freight
and passenger agent for the Union
Pacific railway company. was here
today from his headquarters in
Riverside.
Warren j. Currier returned to El
Centro today after spending few
days in San Diego.
Mrs James Kordina of Venice is
a guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. w. Knapp.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21
Family Troubles
Aired In Court

Family troubles OF a portion Of
Ell Centro's colored population were
aired before Judge Kendall B. Per-
kins in police court this morning
when Theodore Harrell appeared as
complaining witness against his
wife, Helen Harrell, held on a
charge Of malicious mischief.
The colored couple separated
about week ago in one grand slam
of broken furniture and torn dress
es, testimony disclosed. The hus-
band took the separation in good
grace, but when he discovered his
best suit cut TO shreds couple o,
nights ago he decided 1t was toe
much. He blamed his wife for the
damage.
She pleaded not guilty this morn
ing. Judge Perkins warned the 80
pound wife against further molest-
ing her 100 pound husband, and
continued the case indefinitely,
warning Mrs Hsrrell that another
appearance in police court will
probably result in Jail sentence.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21

made a new low since 1927; STAN
dard Oil of New Jersey was the low
est since 1928
The railroad group on the average
made the lowest mark III six years.
Industrials came close to penetrat-
ing the lows of the bear market
made last December.
Todays movement to lower levels
lacked the earmarks of bear drive
because of the lightness of the trad
ing. It represented mostly tired IL
quidation.
There was said to be a serious
situation that would have to be
righted before any attempt could be
made to rally the market. Rumors
flew fast. Pessimism prevailed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21
Highway Bandits
At Work Again

Changing one stolen car for an
other, and taking S35 in the ex-
change. two young men early this
morning held up Elioy Ribera near
Moores Corner store on the San
Diego highway.
Each OF the robbers carried a
gun. with which they threatened
their victim. They ordered Ribera
out of his automobile and drove off
with it, after taking s35 from him.
In exchange they left him a car
which had been stolen in El Gen.
tro earlier in the evening.
The holdup was reported 10 the
sheriff's office at Ais this MORN
ing. At that time it was reported
that the robbers were parked beside
the highway, but they were gone
before officers could reach the
scene.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21
Interesting Items OF News
Written For The Press By
Ell Centre School Pupils

much. 1t has more stories in it,
/ la.
Wilson School
In public speaking we elected new
officers for the rest of the term
which are: Helen Dowd. president;
Kathryn Surface, president;
Aiko Kubota, secretary; and Kath-
ryn Nuffer, sergeant at arms
Juanita Fisher, 7-B.
The 8-A-l's enrolment is increas-
ing. Last Monday John Dilley en-
tered into the class from Long
Beach.-Dayid Lopez, SAL.
On the bulletin board in the
music room are pictures of famous
orchestras. singers, and conductors.
This helps us to become familiar
with great musicians.-Phyllis An
/ derSon, SAL.
In the 7-A-2 English class we
have just finished writing stories
! for our May issue. This will be
our fourth issue.-Mary Kathryn
Horton, TAP.
In English we are taking up dia-
gramming. I think it is the easiest
thing we have had in English. A
few Of the pupils are having trouble
with it although l can see nothing
hard about it.-Leonard Carey, Z
B.
The children in Wilson school are
working for certificates in penman-
ship. We have to practice on all
of the letters of the alphabet.
When we can write them well
enough We will send a specimen of
our writing to the zaner -Bloser
company and they will send us
enthusiastically Mall. 7-B.
We are reading very interesting
chapter in social studies about the
World war 1t gives about six reas-
ons why the United States entered
the war.-Kathryn Surface, 7-B.
The Sal class is studying about
the different parties after the Civil
war. We find the main parties
were: Republicans, Democrats, and
Socialists. We find this very in
teresting chapter.--Ruby Schultz, g.
Al.
1t won't be long until school is
out and to some vacation will be
relief while to others it will bring
sadness. Some find as soon as we
get out We are lonely and miss the
fellows that during school we could
see every day. It will be too warm
to go hunting and to play games,
so we just lie around and begin to
see that school after all is not so
bad.-Billie Cowan, 8-B.
The Sal class and 8-A-2 class
are having hard time to see which
class will win the banking picture.
However the 8-A-l class has won
it for the last two weeks.-Ethel
Danenberg, 8-A-1.
The 7-A classes are now reading
about China. We find that the
Chinese people live very differently
from us. We have just finished a
chapter entitled How the Chinese
work and live" Our next chapter
is Changing Chinese".-Kathryne
Jane Henderson, Mary Williams, Z
Az.
For some time none of the classes
of Wilson school have had morning
arithmetic drills. This week we are
all very glad as it will help us in
speed and accuracy.
We have recopied all our COM
positions we have had this year in
English and each pupil has made
a very attractive book. - Lucille
Beynon, B-8.
The Spanish class is just getting
over the effects of 2 hard test.
Only two pupils received 100 per
cent. Sanford Sato and Percie
Thacker are to be claimed the
champions for a while.-Malcolm
Mckenzie, 8-A-2.
The life saving class that has
been started among the Wilson
school boys is well under way. We
have had four meetings already
and have done very well.-William
Holt, 8-B.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21
Farewell Note
Halts Suicide

LOS ANGELES, April 81. U.P-A
farewell note had today saved the
life of Mrs. Jean Bassett. 80. nurse,
who attempted To commit suicide
yesterday, police stated.
Mrs. Bassett sent a note to c. NJ.
Murray, of San Bernardino. The
latter on receiving it motored here
and broke down the door of Mrs.
Bassett's apartment.
Murray found the woman uncon-
scious from gas fumes. Taken to
the George street hospital she was
treated for the poisonous fumes
she had inhaled. Aattendants re-
port she is recovering.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21
Williams Wins
Golfing Crown

w w. Williams won the Impe-
rial Valley golf championship at
the International Country club links
in Calexico yesterday, defeating
"Ausie" Austin of this city 3l1 to
308 for the 72-hole match.
Going into the last nine holes
Williams was four strokes behind
the local player but played great
game and both players were tied up
to the 72nd hole. williams made
this one in five while Austin was
forced to take an eight.
The cup offered by the Gambrin-
us wah won by Williams.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21
Divorce Action
Hotly Contested

Hotly contested. the divorce suit
of Efrian de la Vega against Qua
dalupe de la Vega was being tried
in Judge A. c. Finney's department
of the superior court today.
r. D. johnson is attorney for the
plaintiff. while NJ. c. Atchinson
represents the defendant. Contro-
versy over the custody of a minor
child is the issue over which attor-
neys battled today. Mrs. de la
Vega is seeking a divorce on a
croSs-complaint.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21

was killed by a bullet from Lords
gun when he retalhated to the at
tack, she said.
Mrs. Lassen wept as she gave her
evidence.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21

Reports from 1872 forest ranges in
Idaho place wild game in the state
at 2968 elk, 40,855 deer, 2782 bears,
81 of the latter being silver-tips.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21
Daily Reports
OF Finance And
Grain Markets

LOS ANGELES, April 81. U.P)-
Prices reacted from a fraction to
more than a point in dull trading
on the Los Angeles Stock Exchange
today.
The heaviest loss was marked up
against Standard Oil of California,
which sold at low of Az, off rs
on a turnover of 1900 shares, drop
ping from high of AZ.
Southern California Edison lost a
point. to sell at 46. The turnover
was TOO shares.
Transamerica was the most active
issue with trades of $500 shares
After selling at 11h, Transamerica
dropped to los, off *, from the
previous close.
Security First National Bank
84ia, off Z; Pacific Finance los
off y; Union Oil 1912, off Il. UNI
changed. and Hancock Oil 7as, of
IL
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21
BASEBALL SCORES
National

At Philadelphia
Brooklyn ......- 00l 100 00l-3 9 .
Philadelphia - 004 600 2lx-7 ~ /
Heimach, Moss. Gallivan an d
Lombardi. j. Elliott and Davis.
AT Boston
New York -. 100 900 OOO-l 5 l
Boston .............. 100 002 02x-5 9 0
Donohue. Schumacher and OFar-
rell; Brandt and Spohrer.
ST. Louis at Chicago, postponed,
cold weather and wet grounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21

CHICAGO, April 81. U.P)-Short
covering toward the close on the
board of trade today revealed a
heavily oversold market and wheat
prices rallied about two cents and
closed around steady Prices fluc-
.uated very erratically, breaking
early on reports of the farm boards
intention to dump its wheat hold
ings. Denial from Washington aid
ed temporary recovery but the
trade was unsettled and nervous. A
feature of the session was a sharp
break in old May, a stabilized
month. which dropped 1lsc. Corn
resisted pressure early but was
forced off with wheat, later recover
ing with that grain. Oats were
somewhat weak, largely with wheat
but finished unevenly.
At the close wheat was iac higher
with May 1ac lower: corn was asc
to &c higher, and oats were i5c
lower to sc higher. Provisions were
steady to l2 points lower, lard being
weak.
Wheat, May, Old. closed 82h
corn, May, old, COL, and oats, May
old, 30is.
NEW YORK, April 81. Up)-
Prices on the New York stock eX-
change hit new low levels today with
only brief periods OF steadiness al
the opening and close.
Trading volume continued light.
Steel common broke below 128 fol
the first time since 1927; New York
Central came within point OF
touching 101, selling the lowest IN
seven years; Westinghouse Electric
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21

AT New YORK
Philadelphia =. 600 900 00l- 7 0
New York ...... 280 600 11x-12 IL 0
Mahaffey. Carter, Rommel and
Cochrane, Heving; Pennock and
Dickey.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21

At Washington
Boston ........... 900 200 100 7 /
Washington - 144 100 02x-12 Is 2
Castor. Brillheart, Morris, Muir
ply and Berry; Marberry and Spen-
GER.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21

Chicago at st. Louis, postponed
cold.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-21
American

Sorrell, Herring and Schang, Hay
worth; Brown, Ferrell and Sewell.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-31
HOLIDAY PROGRAM
GIVEN BY CHILDREN
Members Of St. Georges Sun
day School Glasses Take
Part in Fete

Recitations, songs and playlets by
members of every class of the Sunday
school of st. Georges Episcopal
church. featured the Christmas pro-
gram given Monday afternoon at the
parish house for parents and friends.
The event is held annually on Holy
Innocent's Day.
The program opened with singing
OF the hymn, "Hark the Herald An
gels Sing" followed by recitations and
songs by Mrs. Gordon CoXs class.
Taking part were Matilda and Salem
Towne, Virginia Cox, George Will,
Hilary Smith and Billy Homan. Next
came group Of numbers by Mrs. A.
G. Booths class. George Bird recited
why Do Bells for Christmas Ring;
Christmas Bells" was given by George
Will: Santa Claus and the Mouse
was given by Addison and Emma
Louise Bechtold; and Alwyn and Hi
larry Smith sang, Away in the Man
ger"
Florence Cohenour, of Mrs. w. E.
Coles class, gave Beautiful Thoughts
for Christmas and Addison Bech-
told gave 1.-The Christmas Ring
Mrs. Frayne Bakers class presented
the allegorical playlet. 1.-The Little Old
Lady Who Always Smiled" The char
acters were Jean Baker as the old
lady; Doris Orchard as the spirit of
Christmas; Arnold Pierce-Jones, as
the bright penny: Mary Ann Cox and
Barbara Baker, rosebuds; Ann Tillot-
son, a piece OF pie; Constance Cole
her laugh; Alice Tillotson her CHEEKY
word; and Virginia Cox, her smile.
Next came recitations by Herbert
Asseltine and Sarah Bashara, pupils
from Mrs. s. w. Corwin's and Mrs. G
F. Dullam's classes.
Lady Catechism" play for larg:
group Of children, was the closing
number. Leading parts were taken BY
Helen Bashara and Bennie Jones anc
accompaniments were played by Ruth
Baker. Others in the cast were
Charles Corwin. William Tillotson
Sarah Bashara, Josephine and Esther
Nassif, Burton and Homer Corwin
Mary Ann Cox, Barbara and JeaI
Baker, Ann and Alice Tillotson, Flor
ence Cohencur, Constance Cole, Doris
orchard, and Arnold and John Pierce
Jones. 3.
The arrival of Santa Claus, with
candy and nuts for the children, com
pleted the entertainment.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-31
University Women Are
Guests at Holiday Tea

Poinsettias in pewter bowl ana
tail red candles lent festive note 10
the tea table at the informal tea gwen
by members of the Bismarck prancn
Of the American Association OF Unl-
versity Women Wednesday afternoon
at the University Club, 916 Fourth 81.
Holly and other Christmas greenery
was used in decorating the rooms.
The guests included university WON.
en- Of Bismarck and Mandan as well
as young women students at uniVer-
stiles and colleges who are home 1or
the holidays. Among those attending
from out Of the city were Mrs. A. q:
sorlie and Miss Mary Kent, Grand
Forks: and Mrs. Minnie Clark 6uo-
long, Boston. Mass.
Officers Of the local chapter 1orm-
cd the receiving line, while Mrs. For
est Davis, Mrs. Nelson Sauvain, MRS.
T. G. Madden and DR.. Maysil Will
liams presided at the tea tables. Tney
were assisted in the rooms by the
Misses Catherine McKinnon, Louise
johnson and Charlotte Logan, VINO
were in charge of arrangements Tor
the affair.
About 100 women called during the
receiving hours. which were from four
until six o'clock.