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Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
WYOMING CATTLE
OWNERS INSPECT
CONDITIONS HERE
Expect To Ship Stock In
to Valley For Feeding
During Winter.

Cattlemen from Wyoming who
are visiting Imperial Valley were
guests last night at a dinner at the
Barbara Worth hotel which was at
tended by members of the board of
supervisors, the board of trade and
focal cattlemen.
The Wyoming group expressed its
interest in the feed possibilities
of Imperial Valley and stated that
it is quite possible that stock may
be shipped from Wyoming to this
county for winter feeding.
Speaking for the group, Senator
Charles A. Myers stated that the
reports have grossly exaggerated
Wyoming's drought condition, and
that the situation there is not near
ly as desperate as painted.
I'VE are entirely solvent, but due
to the fact that we have been some
what harrassed by feed conditions
in the corn belt, we are investigat-
ing the possibility of bringing cat
tie here for a few months feeding,
thus bringing them near the coast
markets. We believe the spring
market will be better and this will
allow our cattle to get reasonable
gain in the interval" he said.
The visitors toured the valley yes
terday in company with P. V. Har-
rigan of the agricultural commits
sioner's office. Those in the party
are Messrs. McKinnon, Reese,
Simms, Cole and Myers.
To Meet Deuel.
Arrangements have been made
for them to meet Monday morning
in Los Angeles with j. j. Deuel.,
head of the law and utilities de-
partment of the California Farm
Bureau federation.
If cattle are to be shipped from
Wyoming they will be routed via
the Union Pacific to Cotton, where
they will be shipped to the valley
via the Southern Pacific.
The latter organization has ex-
pressed its willingness to make
rates on the shipments from Cotton
to the valley, and the difficulty lies
with the Union Pacific. 1t is hoped
that this meeting with Deuel., which
will combine his technical knowl-
edge in the matter of rate reduc-
ton with the Wyoming cattlemen's
local influence, will result in sue
cessful applications for freight re-
ductions.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
@NlnLdLros
w ,S0ys:

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 30. (Spe-
ciaD-Hal Roach, Eric Pedley,
the great international polo
player; Captain Dickson and I
had wonderful flight here
from Los Angeles in Mr.
Roach's plane.
I sure do like this country
and this is one of the greatest
cities IN the world. Am mighty
glad to report everything here
looks fine. Few changes in cab
met positions, but no disturb
anceS whatever.
Going right out to visit my
old friend, ex-President Gales.
He is still here, quite a bit here.
When Mr.. Morrow and myself
sized him up here four years
ago, we said he was not only
the strongest man in Mexico,
but pretty near anywhere.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
JAPAN SAID TO
PLAN ENTERING
RUSSIAN AREA
News Agency States
Troops Ready To Make
Advance.

TOXIC, Oct. 81. U.P)-A move
ment Of japanese troops northward
from Manchuria into Russian ter
ritory is impending, according to a
Nippon Dempo News agency dis
patch received here today from
Mukden.
The report of the concerted ad-
vance followed an exchange of
notes between Toxic and Moscow in
which the Soviet government
claimed it was strictly neutral in
the Manchurian controversy be-
tween Japan and China.
The dispatch reported three So
Wet officials had departed for Mos
COW from Harbin, a Russian center
in Manchuria, on receiving word of
the impending japanese troop
movement.
White Russians in Manchuli ard
other points in Manchuria are
Withdrawing to Harbin, the dis
patch said.
While Japan apparently was
preparing to enforce its friendly
warning" to Russia, it was under
stood that Chinese military COM
manders in Heilungkiang province
were strengthening their forces
with evident intentions of defend
ing their strongholds.
Gen. Ma Chan-Shan, chairman
OF the Heilungkiang government
released IS guerilla, or bandit, lead
ers from prison with instructions to
raise two brigades OF infantry. De-
fenSes also were added at StitSihar
central city in the province.
The government here issued a
formal denial that Japanese Consul
General Ayashi at Mukden had
been questioned by army authori-
ties there on the ground that he
had revealed military secrets. II
was admitted, however, that the
army considered Ayashi had been
'meddling."
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
POLICE SEEK TO
SOLVE MYSTERY
in MANS DEATH

GREENWICH, Conn, Oct. 81
U.P)-Police are seeking the story
behind the death of Patrick Butler,
derelict, who drank himself to death
in shack on the municipal dump
here.
A schoolgirls memory book iden-
tilted as that of former Philadel-
phia debutante. photographed
stories of adventure around the
world on "windjammers,' phono-
graph records of operate and other
classical music, and reports of
wealthy relatives in Cleveland, o.,
and San Pedro. Cal, added to evi-
dence the man was not Just a
tramp"
The schoolgirls memory book
bearing the name Jean Riley" has
been identified as the property of
Mrs. Richard G.. Croft. the former
Jean Riley, Philadelphia debutante.
She told police last night she threw
the book away in Philadelphia 10
years ago.
A worn copy of Shakespeare's
Julius Ceasar" was in the shack. A
battered suitcase contained a COL
lection of photograph records
Iris is no ordinary tramp" said
Detective Sergeant Martin Nee.
For one thing, tramps don't carry
Suitcases."
Information supplied by an 18-
year-old son of William Kriskey,
owner of property beside the dump,
swung the investigation to Cleve-
land, Ohio, and San Pedro, Calf.
The youth said Butler told him he
was born at San Pedro and had a
wealthy sister there. Butler said he
had another wealthy sister at Cleve-
land.
Police recalled that when DR..
Hume, headmaster of Canterbury
school, mentioned in the memory
book" was questioned yesterday he
said he once knew Patrick Butler
of Cleveland who used to attend So
cial affairs at the school.
The Kriskey boy said Butler re-
ceived an acceptance slip from a
New York publishing house a few
days before he died from drinking.
The boy did not recall the name of
the publisher and the slip could not
be found.
IF 1 should die want the pro-
ceeds to go to my sister in Cleve-
land" Butler said, according to
KriSkey.
One of the manuscripts, written
with pen and ink, carried the in
scription Patrick Butler, p o. Box
%. Auburn. Ne" at the bottom.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
Castaways Safe
At Canal Zone

BALBOA, Oct. 81. U,P)-Three
men, lost for six months on the
Cocos island. returned to civiIiza-
ton today aboard the S. S. Sacra-
mento.
The three, Paul Stadwick of HUI
ron. S. D., Gordon Brawner of
Springfield, ILL.,, and Elmer j. Palli-
ser of San Diego, Cal, made their
way to CosoS island when their boat
overturned. For six months they
lived a precarious existence.
Friends were certain they were
alive. The u. S. S. Sacramento
put in at CocoS island, found traces
of the three and finally found them
living on the island and healthy.
They boarded the American ship
which put into Balboa today.
Each of the men appeared heal
thy and little the worse for the eX-
perience on the island.
Admiral Irwin and other naval
officers boarded the Sacramento
to greet the three men.
The castaWays we're cheerful and
smiling and spoke of their six
months sojourn on the island as a
veritable picnic in the capital Of
paradise.
They said they never were in
danger of animals or fever. Their
chief annoyance was the great
amount of rainfall and harmless
mosquitoes.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
COURTS
DECISION
della AYED
Verdict On In ju notion
Against District Held
Up By Judge.
TO BE GIVEN SOON
Hearing AT San Diego Is
Attended BY Canal Sup
p0rterS And Opponents.

Decision on the temporary in
junction issued last week by Judge
Paul J. Mccormick, of the United
States district court, will be given
shortly, the judge stated this noon
at the conclusion of a hearing held
in San Diego at which the Imperial
Irrigation district had been ordered
to show cause Why the temporary
injunction against signing q water
ALLEGATION agreement with the Met
ropolitan Water District should not
be made permanent.
The court did not indicate just
how long shortly means but in
timated he wishes to study the evi-
dence presented at the hearing. In
the meantime the temporary in
junction is in effect pending his
decision.
Attorney Charles L. Childers ap-
peared for the Imperial Irrigation
District and asked that the tempo
rary injunction be dismissed as the
allegations OF the applicants for
the injunction failed to show that
any water rights CT Imperial VAL
ley had been given away as charged.
E. R. Simon appearing for the
applicants, urged an interlocutory
injunction pending q complete court
trial, stating that the whole mat
ter depends upon the question Of
water rights.
In rebuttal Childers pointed out
that the matter Of water rights hss
never been adjudicated In the
courts and to bring it before them
| now would involve much litigation.
The water agreement Of August 25.
1881, is substitute. he contended.
for the court method of adiudica-
ton and should remain in effect
pending a decision.
Edward Hyatt, chief engineer OF
the state of California, submitted
an affidavit in support OF Childers'
that no water rights had been given
away. Another affidavit by Mark
Rose, director of the Imperial lr-
rigation, gave a brief history Of the
entire water project as related to
Colorado river development.
Judge Franklin j. Cole, formerly
Of the Imperial county superior
court, assisted Simon in presenting
the case, as did Don C. Ritler. local
attorney. j. D. Adams OF this city
and President c. w. Brockman of
the Irrigation District were present
as spectators as were Directors
Rose and Aten and Secretary Nc
Iver. and W. B. Matthews, chief
counsel for the Metropolitan Water
district.
Attorney D. 3. Roberts assisted
Childers in behalf OF the district.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
JAILER GRANTS
SLAYER'S PLEA
FOR SOLITUDE
Mrs. Judd Placed Alone In
Juvenile Ward OF PhOe-
nix Prison.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 81. U.P)-
| Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd, alleged
killer of two former friends, plead
ed with Maricopa county officials
for solitude" today and her request
was granted
She was removed from the wom-
ems section of the county Jail,
which contained five other inmates,
and placed in the juvenile ward
which happened to be vacant.
Alone in the juvenile ward she
rested, grateful because Lloyd j.
Andrews. county attorney, told her
she would not be questioned until
some time next week when addi-
tional details concerning her as
serted crime will be sought.
Alone with her thoughts. she
could gaze through barred windows
toward rugged Camelback mountain
in whose shadow rests the little
bungalow where two weeks ago last
night she assertedly packed the bo-
dies of Mrs. Agnes Anne lie Roi
and Miss Hedvig SamuelSon in
trunks for shipment to Los An
geles. There the leaking trunk be-
trayed her ghastly secret and she
fled, to surrender four days later.
Mrs. Judd arrived late yesterday
behind a blare of sirens as a mo-
torcycle escort preceded a prison
automobile" driven by Sheriff j. r.
McFadden from Los Angeles to
Phoenix.
The long auto trip-500 miles
required all of the night and most
of the day. Progress was slow be-
cause the highways for the last 200
miles were crowded with curious
motorists. Car sickness by Mrs
Judd, who confessed she never fall
tered while cutting the body of Miss
Samuelson TO fit a trunk-delaYed
the prison caravan" in the first
stages of the journey.
Intense nervousness and finally
abject fear engulfed Mrs judd dur
ing the last few miles. 1t was ap-
parent that fear rode in her heart.
She didn't seem to mind stares I'M
til the car reached Gila Bend. 9G
miles from here. There she became
nervous and later, as Phoenix was
approached, almost hysterical.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
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RADICALS AND
POLICE CLASH
in Los ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 81. U,P)-
Police tossed 125 tear bombs and
threw the business district into tur-
moil while battling crowd of 500
men and women who sought to hold
mass meeting in the Philharmo-
mic auditorium last night.
Thousands of pedestrians and
motorists were "gassed" when a
light wind spread the fumes
throughout the district.
Traffic was stalled when motor
lists abandoned their automobiles.
Hotel guests, patrons Of picture
shows, restaurants and other places
of business fled to the streets. Men,
women and children ran in all di-
rectionS to escape the gas.
The gas became so thick that the
manager of the Biltmore hotel, one
of the city's most fashionable hos
telries, ordered all windows sealed.
The trouble started when a
crowd gathered with the intention
of holding a meeting in Philhar-
monic auditorium. Police refused tc
permit the meeting. They said il
had been arranged by communists
The crowd rushed the building
when police repulsed several women
who tried to force their way in. In
the melee three policemen were
slugged with blackjacks. Clubs and
fists were used.
A riot call brought all available
policemen. The mob was dispersed,
only to form again a block away.
Two officers were injured SO seri-
ously they were taken to a hospi-
tai.
Five men and four women. as
serted ringleaders of the mob, were
arrested.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
YOUTH OF IS
CONVICTED IN
SLAY!NC CASE

FRESNO, Cal, Oct. 81. (U.H = A
l5-year-old orphan, Jesus Borja
who attended the wedding of his
successful rival in love and then
killed him, faced life imprisonment
today on his conviction OF muroer.
Jesus betrayed little emotion as
the jury brought in its verdict, but
there were tears in The eyes Of Rose
Guerrero, 13. the girl who was made
a widow on her marriage day.
The jury of nine men and three
women, after celebrating three
hours, found Jesus guilty of the
fatal stabbing of Pedro Garcia, %.
Life Imprisonment must be his SEN.
tence, since a state law prohibits
capital punishment for minors of
Jesus age.
The principal witnesses agains.
Jesus were the girl-widow and Ra-
fael Herrera, who served the victim
of the wedding murder as best man
1t was their dramatic story of the
marriage ceremony, followed by the
knife attack while the happy couple
posed for a picture, that broke
down Jesus defense.
Jesus repudiated a confession Off
cred by the state and claimed he
had not been responsible for his
act because he has the mind of a
boy of TO-
Il don't know why I did it," he
told the jury over and over again
'I didn't even know Garcia.
But Rose promised to marry NE.
We were going to be happy. Then
she married Garcia. I just went
crazy.
The wedding was just a blank
in my mind. I don't remember
how it all happened. Suddenly I
saw Rose standing there in her
bridal dress and the next thing I
knew 1 was being led out Of the
wedding party. There was blood
on my hands
The state, however, commended
that Jesus. blind with anger be-
cause of the taunts of his friends,
killed in the heat Of passion.
Rose told the story of the fatal
wedding last August %.
Pedro and I had just been mar
ried," she said. we walked out
of the house afterward with the
rest Of the party and posed for a
picture.
II hadn't seen Jesus at the party
before but suddenly he jumped out
of the crowd with butcher knife
and stabbed Pedro"
Grief stricken, she was unable to
tell how Pedro had died almost in
stantly from the wound In his
heart.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
Coast Prelate
Awarded Medal

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 81. WP)-
Archbishop Edward J. Hanna.
leading Catholic prelate in the
west, has been awarded the annual
medal of the national commission
Oh good VIII between Jews and
Christians, it was announced today.
A commission Of So judges un-
animously selected Archbishop
Hanna for the award because his
active promotion of the movement
has been a great influence in ita
progress during 1881"
Last years recipient Of the award.
sometimes called the American He
brew medal, was Newton d. Baker.
former secretary OF war.
Notified Of his selection, Arch
bishop Hanna said he considered 81
one of the most signal honocS that
has ever been conferred upon me-"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
PAIR Held AT
JAIL FOLLOWING
ROAD ACCIDENTS

Two men were in jail today
charged with driving while under
the influence of intoxicating liquor
after two accidents, one an hour al
ter the other and caused by the
other, on the Brawley -Calipatria
highway four miles north Of Braw-
ley at 3 o'clock this morning.
Fred Yakel of Brawley and j. G.
Ayela of Westmorland were the two
Jailed by Walter M. Walsh, officer
of the California Highway Patrol
after a complicated tangle of col
lisions in the early morning hours.
In another accident yesterday on
the Los Angeles highway, 42la miles
northwest of BraWley, Frederick
Ritter. SO. and Heinrich Berghoff
33 both of Mexico, were injured and
taken to an Indio hospital.
Yakel was driving north on the
Calipatria highway this morning, ac-
cording to Walsh's report, when he
drove abreast of an automobile
driven by Frank Desantes. Yakel
turned into the Desantes car, and
continued On down the highway 100
feet, there running into a south
bound truck driven by John De-
santes. He was placed under ar
rest.
Yakels car was still on the high
way an hour later when Ayela, driv-
ing south, was tagged by Walsh
but failed to stop. Two trucks and
another car were at the scene.
Ayela's automobile crashed into va
kel's, but Ayela continued down the
road. He was chased almost mile
before he was stopped and placed
under arrest by Walsh.
Both men were examined by a
Brawley physician and pronounced
drunk.
Varying stories were told of the
accident in which Ritter and Berg
hoff were injured Pearl w. Woods
of Venice said Ritter was stopping
his car on the highway when her
car hit his. Ritter said he was
driving at a moderate speed when
the Woman's car struck his.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
SUCCESS CROWNS EFFORTS OF
GIRL WHO WANTED TO WRITE

PUEBLO, Colo, Oct. 81. (U,H
Dreams of a lifetime were
realities for Pearl Holmes to-
day.
Through all the years she
toiled an isolated, barren farm
20 miles west of Pueblo she
wanted to become a writer.
But the little farm would not
produce sufficient crops to pro-
vide her with the necessities of
life, let alone the money re-
quired to learn the technique
of writing.
She obtained part time work
in the kitchen of the state hos
pital for the insane here in
order to provide funds to en-
able her to pay for cores
pondence course in writing.
She completed the course.
Then, like almost every embryo
author. she did not know what
TO write about, so she decided
TO write a story based on the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
TO QUIZ
NAVY ON
CHARGES
Hoover Wishes To Know
If Service Participated
In Leagues Criticism.
CONGRESS MAY ACT
President Suspicious OF
Prominent Officers
Who Oppose His Policy.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. UP) -
President Hoover's special commit
tee to investigate activities of the
Navy League is expected to deter
mine whether the navy has had any
part in the leagues criticism of the
chief executive.
Congress is likely to step into the
dispute and a general investigation
with attendant clashes between large
and small navy groups Is regarded
as inevitable.
For weeks antagonistic feeling has
been brewing between President
Hoover and some influences in the
navy department. Washington Is
awaiting appointment of the Presi-
dents special committee in expecta-
tion that 1t will precipitate one of
the most stirring clashes over the
navy since the exposure OF William
B. Shearers big navy activities at
the Geneva naval conference in
1927, which were financed by ship
building concerns.
President Hoover recently indi-
Gated complete confidence in the
loyalty Of Secretary of Navy Adams.
But he has made not secret of sus-
picions directed at other unnamed
persons in the navy department and
has charged them with attempting
to start a "backfire" against his
economy program.
Acting suddenly and emphatically
when the Navy League over the sig
nature of its president, William
Howard Gardiner, charged Mr..
Hoover with "abysmal ignorance of
the proper function of navy, and
other shortcomings. the President
followed up his denunciation of
GARDENERS broadside with a White
House explanation that the purpose
of his investigation is in part Ito
show the true purpose Of these
falsehoods and the people who are
interested in propagandizing them. "
He is ready to announce his COM
mittee as soon as the Navy League
submits a list of its membership
from which he wishes TO select some
of the committee members.
An attempt will be made to deter
mine whether Gardiner issued his
criticism of President Hoover on his
f('nnf inned IN pppc a
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31

only subject she really knew
her farm.
For long hours she toiled
over the manuscript, writing
and re-writing. Finally the
tale was completed, and mailed
to magazine publishing house.
Then came long hours and
days of anxious waiting. The
coming of the postman each
day was first an anticipation,
then a disappointment. Too.
there was the threat that he
would bring a rejection slip.
The thrill that comes but
once to every writer came to
Mrs. Holmes yesterday, for the
mailman brought letter of
cOngratulation telling her her
story. "Wild Oats Have Barbs",
had been accepted and enclOs-
ing a check for $1,000.
Her story not only had been
worthy of publication-it was
prize winner,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
Eleven Die AS
Barge Is Sunk

LUANG BRABANG, French Indo
China, Oct. 81. UG-Eleven men,
bers of the Indo-Cfnnese royal fam
lily were drowned today with two
servants when the royal barge
struck a submerged rock in the
Mekong river. The names of the
victims were not made known. None
of the bodies was recovered.
French Minister of Colonies Paul
Reynaud wired his condolences to
the king, in residence here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
Three Die When
Train Hits Truck

SHREVEPORT, La, Oct. 81. U.P)
Three men were killed and a
trainman was scalded seriously
when the second section of a
Southern Pacific special train
bearing 1000 Texas A. & NJ. stu
dents to the Aggie-Centenary game
here today hit a cotton truck.
The dead: Kodis Anderson. IS,
Carthage farmer; Barton Nc
Creary, 25, Carthage; Bud Eben-
eSer, negro.
The three were on the truck
when it was struck by the train at
Keathchie Crossing, 25 miles south
of here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
TWO LABORERS KILLED

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 81. U.P)-
Two Mexican salvage workers, Jose
Valesquez and ADRIAN Hernandez,
were killed late yesterday when a
bank of a huge city dump gave
way and trapped them under a
mass of dirt, tin cans and shoulder
ing trash at the bottom of a pit
200 feet deep.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
DAVIS News In
Tabloid Form
BY UNITED PRESS

OTTAWA, Ill-George Anderson
was walking along the railroad
tracks with an open safety pin in
his mouth. He stumbled on a tie
and swallowed the pin. Then he
walked over to a hospital and ply
sicianS removed it.
KEWANEE, Ill.-Walter Olson.
Cambridge, Ill, who was national
champion corn shucker in 1928,
added another title to his list when
ne won the county championship
by shucking 2781 bushels in so
minutes.
EVANSTON, Il.-When Justice
of the Peace Porter told Mrs. Mae
Boyle and Mrs. Emma Dunfrund to
go outside and fight if they must
fight, they took him at his word.
Spectators were forced to stop this
impromptu melee on the court
house steps.
OVERTON, Neb. = Rummaging
around in an old trunk in his barn
loft, H. H. Beltner found a bottle
of beer breWed in 1908. He used 1t
to celebrate the 25th anniversary
of his membership in the volunteer
fire department.
DALLAS. Tex.-All members of
the Dallas police force have been
ordered to wear spurs. Even If they
don't ride horses. Chief Claude
Trammel denied their use was to
spur the coppers to greater effort
YORK, Neb.-Blackbird we're so
thick in the courthouse yard that
the county commissioners ordered
an attack with roman candles.
When all the fireworks were ex-
ploded the birds came to perch
again.