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The Washington times., 1931-06-04
DEPARTURES FROa NORMAL

Accumulated excess NJ tenn 1Ara turs
since January I. 1871. 2s2 degrees.
deficiency NJ temperature since June
l. 1891 ~ degrees.
Accumulated deficiency of precipita-
tion since January I. 1881, : inca4s.
Excess Of precipitation since Juue /.
1891. Al inch.
COMPARATIVE TEMPERATURES
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-01
GOV. ROOSEVELT
CASTS LOT WITH
WET ADHERENTS

ALBANY, N. Y, April /. U.P) -
Governor Roosevelt, with the Demo-
ratio presidential nomination on
me horizon. today stood committed
20 the principle of petitioning con-
gress for the speedy repeal of the
18th amendment.
In signing the Cuvillier bill which
embodied a request for a repeal
convention the governor expressed
MS agreement with this form Of ex-
preston of opinion by the people Of
New York state.
Il believe he added, that this
sentiment does exist throughout this
state and that the greater part OF
this sentiment is based on two
righteous and sane objectives; first,
to eliminate the fundamental source
of the greater part of modern Or
ganized crime, and, secondly to pro-
mote greater temperance.
TO this policy, as I have repeat
edly stated, l subscribe
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-01
SEVERE FLOODS
CAUSE DAMAGE
In NORTHWEST
Streams Swollen By Hea-
Wy Rainfall Halt Trans
pOrtatiOn Facilities

PORTLAND, Ore, April /. U.P)-
Cities in the Pacific northwest, de-
luged by one of the worst storms
on record, joined today in rescue
and relief work for the hundreds
marooned or driven from their
homes by the rising waters.
At least one man was known
dead, homes were washed away,
streets were flooded and train and
stage service brought to a stand
still at many points.
The most urgent rescue work
centered at Walla Walla, Wash,
where large number of residents
were marooned in the downtown
section by flood waters. Many spent
the night in office buildings, un-
able to reach their homes. Higher
waters we're expected.
At Mill Greek, upstream from
Walla Walla, score of families
were reported in danger. Rescue
| work was hampered when bridges
along the valley were washed out.
Phillip Fox, 70, was drowned in
| Garrison Creek, near Walla Walla,
when bank on which he was
standing crumbled and plunged him
into the water.
The Sandy river bridge at Bright
wood, Ore, weakened by rising
waters collapsed last night. Will
liam Hiberly, standing on the bridge
when it gave way, floated down.
stream several hundred feet before
! he reached a lifeline thrown to him
from shore.
Portland was visited by 21a inches
of rain in the "a hour period end
ing last night, a new record for
! March.
The rains caused many land
slides, disrupting train service or
eastern and coast lines. Service OF
the Seattle, Spokane and Portland
Railway halted at Parsons, Ore
when an engine was derailed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-01
HOOVER CRIME
COMMISSION TO
RESUME STUDY
To Lead Placid Existence
Until Disbanded By
Law On July /

WASHINGTON April /. U.P) -
President Hooyer's law enforcement
commission went back to work to-
day with prospects of a very placid
and peaceful career until it goes out
of existence July /, now that pro-
hibition has been cleared from its
calendars.
The commissions resumption of
work on various phases of the crime
problem attracted less attention
than new regulations put into effect
today jointly by Attorney General
Mitchell and Secretary of the Treas
ury Mellon, which liberalized the
governments medicinal liquor pol
icy and reiterated, officially, the
governments intention not to inter-
fere with the making of wine and
cider in the home"
The announcement of The regula-
tions, covering all sorts of permit
privileges, explained specifically
that the regulations omitted any
reference to the manufacture Of
non- Intoxicating cider and fruit
juices in the home" and this did
not require any permit. 1t is these
mon Intoxicating" beverages which
furnish the home wines and cider.
The medicinal liquor privileges
were extended beyond physicians to
include dentists, veterinarians, op-
tometrists, osteopaths, chiroprac-
tors, chiropodists and spineologists.
Physicians and dentists can get six
quarts of liquor annually "for ad-
ministration TO patients in their
practice" beyond the necessary
quantities for use in their profess
sional work.
Chairman George w. Wickersham
of the law enforcement commission
expects the commission to continue
its sessions during the rest of this
week.
The members took up today a re-
port under direction of Dean Roscoe
Pound of the Harvard law schcool,
one of its members, dealing with
crime statistics, which is expected
to furnish the basis for collection
of accurate crime statistics by states
and federal government, now delili-
quent in this respect.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-01
KANE SPRINGS
ROAD TO OPEN
ABOUT JULY 4

Motor travel over the Julian
Kane Springs highway will be pos
sible by July 4, said directors Of
Joint Road District No. II today.
following a meeting in the super
Visors' room in the county court
house.
Routine business OF the road dis
lct was discussed at the meeting
his morning, but another meeting
vas called for 9 O'Clock in the morn
,ng, April 8, when the directors will
I authorize advertising for bids on
'iling of approximately seven miles
I the highway.
Directors of the Julian-K Kane
ASprings Road District No. II, who
.net in the court house today, we're
srov Aul of San Diego, Henry
Jackson of Brawley, G. E. Kruger
| of Brawley, E. Child of San Diego.
ief engineer, John Rice of Ell
..1ntro, assistant engineer, c. J..
Holiday of Ell Centre, attorney,
and L. E. Butterfield of the Butter
field Construction company, con-
tractors.
| Roughing of approximately 10
h les of the 25-mile strip Of high
hay in this district will have been
|itlished by tomorrow night, said
kul today. He went on to say that
work on the other end Of the high
WY is progressing rapidly, with
prison labor working. There are IS
miles of the highway in the other
district
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-01
REPORT SITUATION
in STRICKEN CITY
BECOMING WORSE
Renewal OF Shocks AT Managua Hampers Work OF
Relief And Brings New Sufferings To Terrified
Survivors OF Disaster

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April l.
U.P)-(Via Tropical Radio = The
national guard today herded all ma
tives of Managua to protected areas
of the city and was keeping them
under close guard to prevent fur
ther disaster as the fire which has
ravaged the city continued to
spread.
Portions of the city left in par
tial ruins yesterday by the earth
quake and fire were being returned
today as the changing wind drove
the flames back over the charred
wreckage of Tuesdays disaster.
Portions of the business section.
which escaped the worst of the fire,
followed the earthquake, were COM
pletely destroyed by the fire today.
The offices OF the. Tropical Radio
Co., wrecked yesterday, were to.al-
ly destroyed by today's fire.
Earth tremors continued to shake
the burning and desolated city,
adding untold new terror to the
situation.
The tremors were not severe, but
caused weakened walls to crash,
endangering rescue work.
Officials of the national guard
said the situation was growing
more grave each hour.
Copyright 1881 by United Press)
MANAGUA Nicaragua, April /.
WP)-The population of the devas-
tated city Of Managua, crumbled by
violent earthquake shocks, united
today under the leadership of
United States marines to care for
the dead and wounded until the ar
rival of relief forces by air and sea.
The hopes of the city for quick
relief from the suffering caused by
lack of food and medicinal supplies
were raised by information that half
dozen great ships of the United
States navy and a fleet of more
than dozen air and sea planes
were enroute to Nicaragua to care
for the refugee population of the
capital
The once flourishing city of Man.
aqua, with its population of about
35,0 900. including about 1000 Ameri-
cans, lay in ruins along the shores
of Lake Managua and in the omi-
nous shadow Of the volcanic Mount
Momotombo In addition to the
sharp quakes which destroyed the
greater part of the capital yester-
day morning, new earth movements
of less intensity shook the region
today, endangering the rescue work.
ers who were searching the ruins Of
buildings which had been ravaged
by fire.
The death toll remained uncer-
tain, with all estimates merely
guesses in view of the slow process
Continued from page q
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-01
DRY ARGUMENT
PROJECTED INTO
STATESQUABBLE
Senate Committee Rejects
Measures Agains S t
Search And Seizure
BY HOMER L. ROBERTS
{ United Press Staff COrrespOndenD

SACRAMENTO, April /. U.P =
The prohibition question is at last
before the state legislature.
Drastic measures against the en-
try of private homes by dry "snoop-
ers," and seizure of contraband IL
uuor, were turned down by the SEN
ate committee on revision OF GRIM
inal law after hearing that shook
the statehouse to its foundations.
The vote was 8 to 2.
The search and seizure bills, by
Senator George w. Rochester, Los
Angeles. would prevent the search
of a private dwelling without a
search warrant and restrict issuance
of such a warrant unless the build
ing is being used for or in the COM
mission of a public offense or to
shelter a vagrant."
Rochester appealed to the COM
mittee to protect the sanctity OF
the home.'
while search and seizure is not
a liquor problem, it most certainly
is concerned with the enforcement
of the constitutional rights OF the
people," Rochester said.
THE fact these bills may be wet
or dry is only incidental. The fact
remains that if the 'drys' were not
blinded by fanaticism they would
realize that the violations of Amer
ican homes is the direct cause oi
dissatisfaction with the 18Th
amendment.
III the illegal search and seizure
tactics of the peace officers con-
tinue. the people soon will kick the
Wright act so far you'll never see il
again"
Earl Warren, district attorney oi
Alameda county, led the opposition
declaring that passage of the meas
ure would result in a ridiculous
condition" by preventing Officers
from protecting the people against
thugs and murderers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-01
MARYLAND STATE
CAPITOL INVADED
BY COMMUNISTS

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April l. U.P)
Free for all fighting interrupted
today's meeting of the Maryland
house of delegates when 25 alleged
Communists invaced the chamber
and sought to present a petition IN
behalf of the unemployed to
Speaker Francis A. Michael.
Several others of the demonstrate
ing party obtained a non-violent
hearing in the office of Governor
Albert C. Ritchie and offered their
plea. Fifteen of the demonstrators
were arrested, two of them pain
fully injured. At Ritchie's sugges-
tion the lone demonstrator remain
ing after the riot was permitted
to address the speaker of the house.
The delegates chamber was part
ly wrecked in the riot.
Baltimore police, the local force
and the Anne Arundel county
sheriff joined in ejectins demon
strators Legislators mixed in the
melee during which chairs and
tables were overturned Fifteen of
the invaders were seized.
Nine negro men, four white men
and two white women were ar
rested. The women were Dorothy
Fare and Cecilia Stone, Baltimore.
Their departure for the Jail was
accompanied by screams an
scratching of faces.
The entire party walked 90 miles
from Baltimore to present its pc
tition.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-01
MARCH BUILDING
PERMITS BRE AK
FORMER M A r X S

II was no April Fool story that
members of the city engineers staff
told today in boasting of the total
value of building permits issued in
that office during the month of
March.
March of this year exceeded any
other March in the history of Ell
Centro building in value of permits
issued. they said. The total value
was $104.640, as compared to $94,-
O5O last year. OF the permits is
sued 81 were for residences. This
branch of building activity during
March called for an expenditure of
S60,080.
The two outstanding permits is
sued last month were for the Vet
Grams Memorial Home, $4,000, and
for a warehouse for the Motor Hard
ware and Equipment company, Sl0,-
coo.
The last permit of the month was
for $50. issued to Charles Donough
for additions to a storage garage
at Seventh and Park streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-01
WEIRD RITES OF YAQUI INDIANS
USED IN CEREMONIAL OF EASTER

ing to calvary, which the Indians
erected as symbols to places passed
by Jesus.
Truly aboriginal dancing, a chief
feature of the procession, supplied
the ancient pagan rites while Chris
tianity was represented by the
enactment of YaQui passion play.
In fairness to the Yaquis, it must
be pointed out that collection of
funds and profits from the sale of
food are needed.
Many weeks of toll preceded COM
mencement OF the springtime
dances. Both Yaqui villages in Ari-
zona-Bario Pascua, near Tucson.
and Guadalupe, near Phoenix-are
gaily decorated with paper flowers
and other ornaments. In each there
IS a flower covered casket, repre-
senting the tomb of Jesus.
These preparations cost money,
which is scarce in Yaquiscircles. Be-
ing an alien tribe, the" Yaquis are
not wards of the government and
receive no financial aid from that
quarter, as do most other Indians.
! The first phase of the passion
play was ushered in by the chant
ing of native psalms, older than the
Easter season to which they are
now dedicated.
| Last night, mummerS, or leaders,
wearing masks resembling the faces
of animals, trod down the way to
/ the cross. 1t was a prayerful, SOL
emn occasion. Similar observances
occurred today and will continue
into the night, the faith of the ac-
tors being revived by changing
psalms.
! Tomorrow the procession will head
+ toward Calvary again, this time to
j the accompaniment of booming
drums, and screaming flutes Led
by chieftainS, the entire population
of the villages will pass along the
cross-marked path which in an or
gy of enthusiasm mummers will
pantomine an attack on the forces
of evil
With the last journey to the cross
out of the way the Garden of Geth-
semane, scene of mental agony for
Jesus, will be destroyed. Friday is
a day of mourning because Jesus
was crucified and on Saturday an
effigy OF Judas Iscariot will be
burned, after which aboriginal sole
dances will hold the stage uninter-
rupted uPtil mid-morning Easter
Sunday.
The last three days are exciting
ones for tribesmen and spectators
1t is then that Yaquis not partici-
pating in the dances reap the har-
vest of gold. Parking space will be
sold 10 white visitors, hot dogs will
be in demand and the Caucasian
spectators, only half comprehending
the significance of the rites, will
contribute willingly to the collection
box paSSerS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-01
BABOON VICTIMS
ARE RECOVERING

VENICE, Cal, April /. W.p)-Four
persons were recovering today from
injuries received when they were
clawed and bitten by a huge ba-
boon which escaped from its cage
on a pleasure pier and sought to
play with group of children.
Jocko, the baboon, was dead, shot
through the head by Police Serge
ant John Brunty, 80, who was bad
ly bitten on the hand before he
could draw his gun.
The innocent cause of the in
juries was a police dog who sensed
that the Simian would hurt the
children, and SO attacked him. The
monkey then turned on the dog and
the children, injuring Mrs. Irene de
Molina, 80, Mrs. Florence Ander-
son, Sd, and Herman Simon, %,
who came to their rescue. The
children were uninjured.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-01
IMPERIAL HIGHWAY
IMPROVEMENTS TO
BE CARRIED OUT

LOS ANGELES, April 1. U.P) =
Paving further Improvement of the
Imperial highway between the
1ngleWood-Redondo road to Main
street in Ell Segundo appeared to be
assured today, following the adop-
ton of a recommendation of the
public works committee by the Los
Angeles city council.
The city of El Segundo had asked
to be allowed to carry out proceed
ings for the acquisition and i'm
provement of the highway between
these points, including the laying
of pavement in the central 30-foot
strip of the thoroughfare.
The action of the council auto
matically granted permission to Ell
Segundo to continue with the por-
tion of the project which affects
Los Angeles.
The city council also authorized
the planning commission to con-
slider the establishments of a cut
back line along certain stretches of
the Imperial highway, looking for
ward to its being widened to 100
feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-01
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g 1850 Herisusht Syndicate. Inc.
Border Jailbreak
Proves Mystery

MEXICAL1, April l. UP)-Police
and rurales were searching today
for seven prisoners, including one
man charged with murder, who es-
capped from the city Jail in some
mysterious manner while three mil
itary officers were present.
Among those missing were Loreto
Arce, former mounted policeman,
accused of killing Emilio Leon, a
member of the rurales, and a Chi
nese recently sentenced to 20 years
for manslaughter.
Officers in charge of the Jail were
detained pending an investigation.
An indication that the Mexicali
Jail break may have been an inside
job was seen today in the fact that
the door of the prison was locked
when it was found that the prison.
ers had escaped, and that no break
was found in the walls or windows
of the Jail.
Guards were all on the outside of
the Jail when the prisoners escaped,
it was said.
A man from the Municipal Corral,
near the prison, first discovered
that the seven prisoners escaped
from confinement
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-01
Merry Mix-Up
Over Marriage

TULSA, Okla, April /. W.P)-Vir-
ginia Mcintyre, who was named
correspondent in recent divorce
proceedings brought by Mrs. c. c.
Julian against the Oklahoma and
California oil man, has been grant
ed a license to wed but the pros
pective groom contends somebody Is
wrong.
The court clerk at Claremore,
Okla, said he issued a license to
Miss Mcintyre and Willis Lee OF
Tulsa, March 6.
Lee denied he was the prospect
i've groom.
Miss Mcintyre is a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Blecher, who
are on trial in federal court at Vim
ita on charges of conspiracy to de-
fraud by mail. The charges result
ed from promotion of the Anglo
American Royalties company.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-01
CONVICTS Held
RESPONSIBLE IN
PRISON DISASTER
BY HARRY w. SHARPE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright 1881 by United Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April l. U.P)
-Four convicts,. propelled by an in
satiable desire Tor freedom, started
the fire in Ohio penitentiary here
last April 81 in which 322 prisoners
burned or smothered to death, the
United Press learned today from an
unimpeachable source.
OF the plotters, one is dead, g
suicide who was driven to the verge
CT insanity by the soul tearing re-
suits of the plan. A second attempt
ed suicide by hanging but was cut
down before life was extinct. A
third, harrassed by visions of 322
blackened bodies, has finally broken
and confessed, and the fourth has
supplied fragmentary details that
have enabled the United Press to
present a picture of the actual set
ting of the fire.
Complete details of the plot and
events preceding the holocaust are
in the hands of Franklin County
Prosecutor Donald J. HoSkins and
indictments, naming the principals,
will be voted by the county grand
jury tomorrow or Friday.
The names of the men associated
with the plot, it was learned, are
Clinton Crate, known to fellow con-
victs as Cotton" Huston Gibbons,
known as the Jew" Jimmy Ma
loney, whose actual part in the plot
has not been entirely clarified, and
James Raymond, 80, Akron burglar.
Raymond hanged himself in the
"hole" in the penitentiary on Aug
ust 81. last year. He was placed IN
solitary confinement at his own re-
quest. fearing other convicts who
believed he would "squeap would kill
him. His death instrument was
rope improvised with strips torn
from his cell mattress.
Raymond's three co-plotters all
have made damaging admissions,
the United Press learned.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-01
FEAR EPIDEMIC
OF DIPHTHERIA
In San JOAQUIN

FRESNO, April /. U.P)-Fear of
a diphtheria epidemic was expected
to cause the city commission today
to appropriate $1,000 for germ cul-
lures, other medical supplies and
to hire temporarily another city
nurse.
City Health Officer DR.. C. Math-
eWson last night told the health
board there were 16 diphtheria
cases here, five of them from a sim
gle group of so school children. He
said 40 cases recently we're lost to
the disease in San Joaquin, small
community 80 miles west of here.
DR.. Mathewson expressed alarm
at the appearance of diphtheria
here with the threat of increasing
numbers of cases. He also said
there were 300 to 400 cases of
measles here.
Mayor z. S. Leymel, who attend
ed the health board meeting, said
he would request the money to
fight diphtheria, and gave assur-
ance that everything necessary to
curb the spread of the disease
would be given. =
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-01
No Opposition To
WeStmOrland Bonds

A court decision that $4,000
worth of bonds issued by the West
morland Sanitary District are legal
is expected as the result of the
failure of any interested person to
file an answer to the suit of the
board of directors of the district
against "all persons interested,
relative to the bonds.
The suit was brought to prove
the validity of the bonds. A sum-
mons was posted and advertised.
with a court ruling allowing until
March 80 for filing of an answer
to the suit.
Since no one has appeared to
contest the validity of the bonds.
judgment by default in favor of
the districts board of directors will
probably be returned.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-01
CHIEF AVOIDS DISASTER

LOS ANGELES, April 1. UR) -
Chief of Police Roy E. Steckel Of
Los Angeles, was scheduled to fly
yesterday from Kansas City TO Los
Angeles on the airplane which was
wrecked In Kansas, police revealed
today.
Informed that weather conditions
we're poor, Steckel departed by train
for Albuquerque, N. M, and board
ed a plane there.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-01
Youth Held In
Brooks Staying

SAN DIEGO, Cal, April /, U.P
"A high school youth was under
technical arrest today, charged
with being the author OF a recent
note signed 1.-The Doctor" who con-
!. essed the killing of Virginia
Brooks. -
>The youth, Richard Daniels, 18,
was one of three under suspicion
in connection with the writing of
threatening notes since Virginia's
death, according to Detective Lieu
tenant George Sears. Daniels as
sertedly confessed to placing a
note in La Jolla, police said, which
read.
81 killed Virginia Brooks. You
will be next, so be careful. l shall
not forget. The Doctor
Sears was to confer with District
Attorney Tom Whelan to decide
upon course to follow.