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Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
Actors Taken In
Raid By Police

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 28. U.p)-
William Henry Ford, AS, who gained
prominence on the stage and has
been in films for about year, was
booked on liquor possession and
other charges after a raid on a
party in his home early today.
Walter Catlett, AZ. and Pat
O'Brien. 81, both of whom listed
their occupation as actor, were
booked on additional charges which
included possession of gambling
devices. Boyd Is not to be confused
with the William Boyd who has
been in films for several years.
Men and women guests we're
said by police to have fled from
the Boyd home when the raid oc-
CURED. The games and a private
bar were patronized at the time, po-
lice said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
MANY REQUESTS
FOR LOANS ARE
FILED BY VETS

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. W.p)-
With more than 1000 checks issued
to World war veterans within two
hours after congress made the vet
Grams loan bill a law by overriding
President Hoover's veto, veteran bu-
reau workers were prepared today
for another rush at the local reg
ional office.
Many in the small army of for
mer soldiers assembled at the bu-
reau we're from out of the city, ap-
parently unaware they could ef-
feet their loans more easily at their
regional offices. The bureau here
also has received a flood of appli-
cations by mail.
President Hoover and Veterans
Affairs Administrator Hines have
announced that needy veterans will
be given priority in administering
the law. An appeal to veterans to
assist in giving priority to the
needy was made by Hines in a
radio talk last night.
Hines also cautioned that veter-
ans take care in not jeopardizing
the value of their adjusted service
certificates. He pointed to figures
showing that If the full so per cent
loan value is exercise and the in
terest is not paid annually, only a
small amount would remain at ma
turity due to the Az per cent COM
pounded interest rate.
The first loan was made five
minutes after the senate voted, rs
to IT. yesterday to override the
Presidents veto. A check for
s43l so was dispatched to Balti-
more veteran who sought the money
for an operation for his young son.
The bureau has telegraphed a
total sl7,5O0 900 to the 81 regional
offices SO there will be no delay
in handling the rush of applica-
tions. An appropriation of $4,000
900 to provide for additional per-
sonnet and facilities for expediting
handling of the loans is contained
in the second deficiency bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
ROAD CONTRACTS
OF INTEREST TO
RESIDENTS HERE

SACRAMENTO. Feb. 2S. U.P)-
Fifteen state highway projects to-
taling $3,276,000 in cost will be Of
fered to contractors during March,
according to a statement today by
Colonel Walter E. Garrison, director
of the department of public works.
This is the largest highway
building program offered to con-
tractors for a number of months,
and indicates how quickly the Rolph
highway program, under the speed
up instructions of the governor has
gotten under full headway," Garri-
son said.
Among the projects, together with
the dates Of bid openings. are:
March 11-El Centro- Yuma high
way, grading and paving 50 miles,
Holtville to east Highline canal. I'M
perial County; March 25-San
Diego-El Centre highway, paving 88
miles between La PoSta Greek and
Campo road junction, San Diego
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
Delay, Report On
Shuler's Radio

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. U.P) -
Chief Examiner Ellis Yost IS report
on Rev. R. P. Shuler's application
for renewal broadcast license may
be delayed for a month, radio COM
mission officials said today.
Earlier this week it had been
hoped Yost IS report and recon-
mendations as to whether a renew
al license should be granted the Los
Angeles minister would be granted
within a few days. But the press of
other business, including number
of hearings over which Yost had to
preside, have intervened and it may
be "at least three weeks before the
report can be made,' one official
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
What Does Heflin
Think About This !

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. 26.
UP)-The Alabama legislature has
taken note of the "short pint" being
sold by bootleggers and by resolu-
ton has called upon the governor
to appoint a commission to take
necessary steps to remedy matters. .
The resolution sets forth that the
"bootleggers of this state have TAX
en- advantage of a helpless and fin
anciauy embarrassed public" and
directed that copies be forwarded
to the recognized bootleggers.
with the admonition that a full,
standard 16 ounce pint must be
served
Representative Massey Edgar in
reduced the resolution and Speak
er Tunstall Immediately referred it
to the temperance committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
Capital Police
Seeking RObber

SACRAMENTO, Feb %. U.P -
Police today were searching tor a
bandit who held up the coffee shop
of the Senator hotel last night and
escaped with SIS.
The holdup was committed so
quickly and quietly that scores of
legislators and their wives were un-
aware of what was taking place.
Mrs. Isabel Rivett, the cashier re-
ported that the bandit approached
her counter, laid his automatic re-
volvcr on the table and ordered her
in low tone of voice to hand over
the contents of the cash drawer.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
R0[PH'S
HELP IS
DESIRED
Informed Big Stick Is
Needed To Speed Up
Legislature
CABINET TO MEET
Governors Advisors To
Seek Ways And Means
Of Getting Action
BY HOMER L. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent


SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. 28.UP)
Governor Rolph is about to WELD
the "big stick on the state legis-
lature.
Lack of administrative leader
ship, he was informed by his rep
resentatives in both houses, has
caused much confusion. Since
Tuesday, when the legislature con-
vened, exactly four measures have
been acted upon.
- q result of this situation, the
governor S Kitchen cabinet" to-
eether with his legislative leaders
are to meet with the executive Mon
day night to discuss ways and
means, it was announced today.
The legislative situation will be
outlined by Speaker Edgar C. Levey.
Assemblyman Robert L. Patterson
of Taft, Assemblyman William G..
Boneln, Los Angeles; Senator
Ralph E. Swing, San Bernardino,
and Senator Roy Fellom, San Fran
CISCO
Other intimate advisors of Gov
ernor Rolph who will be present
at the confab are Theodore Roche.
Matt I. Sullivan and John L. Nc
Nab of San Francisco. 49,
The governor will be informed
that he has a definite working ma
jority in the assembly, and has
nothing to fear from the insurgent
group The lower house has failed
to get into action, it will be ex-'
/ nj N,,lty l1onotico &c ifiy,r
! the governors wishes.
! In the senate, however, a differ
| ent situation exists. The members
are by no means ready to swallow
an administration program. They
are in trading mood, and unless
proper guidance is exercised from
"the corner office" may run counter
to the governors wishes.
Of the four measures passed by
the legislature this week, two, re-
vising the states per cent income
tax on banks and business corpor-
ations by compelling major oil
companies to pay their share of
taxes, were pushed through with
little or no help from the governor
Both were signed by the executive
last night.
Program Criticized
The others, a deficiency bill of
SAC, 900 and law reclassifying the
SO counties to conform with the
1890 census, and paving the way
for reapportionment legislation,
were chaperoned by individual
members
Governor Rolph's legislative pro-
gram. which has evoked a storm
of criticism from all parts of the
state, will be discussed at Mon
days conference.
Among the measures scheduled
for consideration are:
Creation of four new state de-
partments, oil and gas. mines and
mining, motor vehicles and child
welfare.
The FELTON, "spoils system" bill.
which aboliShes term appointments
for major state offices, boards and
commissions. placing them "at the
governors pleasure"
Special appropriation bills out
side the executive budget, totaling
approximately 100000.
1t is understood that the COVER
nor is willing to let the proposed
new child welfare department bill
die in committee. But Senator
Bradford S. Crittenden of Stockton,
who introduced it for him. is un-
willing to drop it, Crittenden be-
lieves that there is a place for a
child welfare department in Cali
fornia's governmental set-up, just
as it has been recognized by Pres
ident Hoover.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
HAMBERS OF
VALLEY OPPOSE
Line GAMBLING
Holtville Meeting Urges
Government To Take
Up Matter With Mexico

| Resolution advocating the closing
of all public gambling in MeXicali
was passed by representatives Of
eight Imperial Valley cities at a
meeting of the Associated Cham
bers of Commerce in Holtville last
night.
The resolution was presented by
r. B. Whitelaw and set forth that
representations be made to the
/ proper governmental authorities in
| washington asking that all public
gambling be abolished and request
ing the government to communicate
with Mexico City and the govern
mental authorities of the Northern
District of Baja California. The
resolution made no mention of line
closing.
The auditing committee filed a
report, stating that total balance
of all funds was $1,64753.
f. w. Lott of Holtville, manager
of the Imperial Valley Milk Pro-
ducers' association, spoke concern
ing the butter industry and ex-
plained that while the drop in but
ter fat prices alarmed some, the
! price of the product was on a par
ity with other farm products. He
said that the future of the indus
try is very promising.
| He concluded his remarks with a
motion that the association tele-
graph California senator's to favor
the Brigham Townsend bill, ealing
for a 10 cent per pound tax on
oleomargarine that is colored. The
motion was passed.
| Edgar Hastings. supervisor of dis
trict No. l in San Diego county,
extended an invitation to Imperial
Valley to become member of the
San Diego-Imperial Valley Mining
association and work toward the
development of the mineral wealth
of the two sections. No action was
! taken at this time.
Ask Mexicali To Join
The association decided to invite
the Mexicali Chamber of Commerce
to become member of the associ-
alton and to participate in the af-
fairs of the organization.
Moral support to the plan to pro-
vide the governor of the state with
an airplane was ordered forwarded
to headquarters. The action was
taken after reading a communica-
tion from the San Francisco Jun
ior chamber of commerce and eX-
plantations by Leo Hetzel.
Resolutions of sympathy were
passed by the group and ordered
forwarded to the family of the late
Myron d. Witter and to the family
of DR.. T. c. Young.
r. p Moore urged the associa-
ton members to lend their support
to the Boy Scout movement.
Musical entertainment was pro-
vided by vocal selections sung by
the Hood sisters and by piano num-
bers played by Mrs. Russell Bennitt
and Miss Elizabeth Garlick, using
two pianos.
A. J. Mercier, president, presided
and John Emerson vice-president
of the Holtville chamber, gave the
address of welcome.
Roy Thompson led the group in
community singing.
An excellent turkey dinner was
served in the Civic Center by wom-
en- of the Methodist Episcopal
| church.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
Men Injured AS
Roof Collapses

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28. U.P)-
Three men were injured, one of
them seriously, when the roof of a
building under construction today
at 664 Gibbons street, collapsed and
dropped them 25 feet.
The men are James Garfield, 45,
of 600 West Elk street, Glendale,
who suffered a fractured hip, chest
injuries and fractured ribs: Osward
Creuzot, Al, of 1923 East Ehirty-sec-
ond street, fractured left foot, and
Parasaria Damulous, so, of $50
Vantell avenue, who suffered
broken toe
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
ACCUSED CONVICTED
BY FINGERPR1NTS

LOS ANGELES, Feb. %. (U.P) -
Percy Harry Eberly today faced
life term in prison because finger
print found at the scene of the MUIR
der of Melvin Hatch four years ago
was identified as that of Eberly.
One jury in the case disagreed but
the second jury deliberated 20 hours
and found Eberly guilty.
Eberly recently was arrested Tor
minor crime and it was accident
ally discovered by police finger
print expert that his print tailed
with one found in the Hatch home.
In addition, Mrs. Hatch, mother OF
the youth slain in holdup, declared
she "would remember that voice
any place.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
FATAL AUTO WRECK

COMPTON. Cal, Feb 20. W.R) -
r. II. Turner of Los Angeles was
almost decapitated and was Instant
" killed early today when he drove
his automobile into house that was
being moved here.
Deputy sheriffs said the house had
been decked with warning lights
lights and expressed the opinion that
Turner may have fallen asleep at
the wheel of his car.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
Funeral Waits
For GravestOne

FOWLER. Cal, Feb. %. U.P)To-
morrow afternoon funera services
will be held for William Meckiing,
90. Civil war veteran who died five
months ago.
Meckling specified in his will that
his body be cremated soon after
death. but that funeral services be
delayed until the grave stone pro-
vided by the government for Ciyil
war veterans should arrive. Inc
stone arrived yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
REACH AGREEMENT
IN CIVIL ACTION

After several days Of trial before
Judge Vaughn Thompson in the su-
perior court, A. Yearnigan suit
against zaferis Brothers company
for money alleged due him on a
watermelon picking deal was settled
yesterday afternoon by stipulation
of both parties to the suit.
1t was stipulated that the plain
tiff should receive satisfaction oil
Judgment upon the payment OF $40
by the defendant to Yearnigan S at
torney. Don c. Bitler, and that all
other proceedings should be halted.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
Scout Oath

On my honor will do my
best
l. To do my duty to God and
my country, and to obey
the Scout Law.
2. To help other people at all
times.
3. To keep myself physically
strong, mentally awake, and
morally straight.
Does your boy know this
oath? You can help him to
live up to it by supporting
the Boy Scout program, which
opens Monday and continues
all next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Moose dance, $3.50, Moose hall.
Phi Chi dance, ., Barbara
Worth hotel.
Recital, 1880, Academy of
Music.
Supper dance, 8, Barbara
Worth hotel.
Brunk's Comedians, s, Imper-
ial avenue.
Fox Imperial Theatre, men
On Call"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28

TOMORROW
Sunday services, churches.
Championship flights. 10. 1:5O.
Barbara Worth country club.
Brunk's Comedians, s, I'M
perial avenue.
Fox Imperial Theatre, "The
Bachelor Father.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-28

MONDAY
Masonic luncheon. 1873 0,
Barbara Worth hotel.
Chapter AV, P.E.O., l, J. ID.
Huston ranch. Imperial.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-26
Thursday Noon Is Pupils
LAST Chance for Free
Football Tickets.

The time is getting short. Next
Thursday The Times Cathedral con-
test will close.
Many Indianapolis school pupils
have sent in suggestions for a new
name for Cathedral high schools
athletic teams. But undoubtedly
there are lots more who have some
good ideas.
Send in your entry today-suggest
a name-and you may be the one to
get two tickets to the Notre Dame
Pennsylvania game or to the Pur-
ue-Cenetenary game. Both will be
played Nov. 7.
Winner of second honors will get
two tickets to the game not chosen
by the frst-place contestant.
Two tickets to the Butler-Mar-
quette game Nov. IA will, go to the
pupil who places third. Fourth to
tenth prizes inclusive will be two
tickets each to any Cathedral high
game after Nov. 2, when the results
of the contest will be announced.
Any pupil of any Indianapolis
grade school, high school, or
parochial school may enter by send
ing his idea of a good name to the
FINEST Cathedral Contest editor, 214
West Maryland street.
Write your name in the upper
right hand corner. In the center of
the page, put the name which you
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Filler PLANS
HOP FROM HAWAII
Bobbie Trout Hopes to Set
Record in Flight TO
Los Angeles.

By United Press
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26-Bobbie
Trout, Los Angeles girl lier, who,
with Edna Mae Cooper, holds the
women's air endurance record of
125 hours in the air, is planning a
fight from Honolulu to Los An
geles.
In a Lockheed plane now under
construction at Burbank, Miss Trout
will attempt the trans-Pacific cross
ing in February, she announced to-
day. Gordon F. Davidson is backing
her flight.
The plane will have a 500-horse
power motor an. cruising speed Of
100 miles an hour. If Miss Trout is
successful, she will be the first f1ier,
man or woman, to make the 2,400-
mile flight from the mid-Pacifc
island to the mainland.
The only woman who ever at
tempted the Hawaiian flight, Mil
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-26
Painting Pastor

By United Press
BOSTON, Oct. 26.-While
delivering a sermon before 100
parishioners Sunday night DR."
Nicomedes Pacihcia, 25, was
arrested at Holy Christian
church as an alleged pants
thief. Charles Walker told po-
lice the preacher stole three
pairs of trousers from him
July 81.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-26
LOTTERY BOSS
GIVES UP FIGHT;
WILL PAY FINE
Emil Rahke DiSmiSseS His
Appeal on Conviction as
Gaming Chief.

Police and municipal courts scored
their first major victory over In
dianapolis gamblers today when
Emil Rahke, IA North East street,
convicted lottery operator and
gambling device king, dismissed an
appeal to criminal court and will
pay $500 in fines, and costs.
Rahke, slated for trial on an APP
pealed case before Frederick Van
Mugs, special criminal Judge. told
the court he would not fight the
case further.
Fine of 500 and costs for operat-
ing a lottery and another of $500
and costs for keeping a room for
pool selling will be paid into mu-
nicipal court Golfers by Rahke.
He had been expected to fight the
appeal to criminal court on the
basis that police were not able to
prove a purchase of devices or lot
terry tickets from the Silent Sales
man Company, which he operated.
Raid was made on the North East
street shop July 10 by police. who
conf1scated a truckload of gaming
apparatus and pool tickets.
The fine and costs were levied by
Municipal Judge William H. Sheaf-
fer six days later.
Rahke's arrest took place during
the police drive this summer after
The Times had revealed thousands
of dollars were spent annually by
customers" whose chances of win
ming or beating the rackets were so
small the money merely was being
thrown into the criminals pockets.
Rahke has operated the Silent
Salesman Company for years and
the presence of hundreds of books
of baseball pool and lottery tickets
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-26
ITALY ACTS TO
OFFSET EFFECT
OF LAVAL VISIT
Alliance With Germany for
Treaty, Debt Revision
Is Anticipated.
BY FREDERICK KUN
United Press stan Correspondent

BERLIN, Oct. d 26.-Strengthened
by Italian Premier Benito Mus
solini's declarations at Naples urging
modification of the peace treaties
and revision Of reparations, Ger
manhattan cooperation toward
such revision was expected today.
The visit here Of Dino Grandi,
italian foreign minister, was e&L
pected to result in such a move.
Some quarters termed the ex-
pected cooperation a diplomatic
counter-offensiVe" to protect Ger
man interests after Premier Pierre
Laval's visit to Washington.
An authoritative German spokes-
man said that when Grandi visits
Washington next month he would
be able ito correct any infelicitous
effects of Lavars visit"
The press was enthusiastic over
Senator Borah's reference to recti-
fcation of the German eastern
frontier, but officials feared it would
arouse French and Polish dis
pleasure.
Chancellor Heinrich Bruening
spoke only in general terms of the
possible results of Grandi's visit. He
said at a dinner in Grandi's honor:
Never before have direct dis
cussions between responsible po-
litical leaders been more necessary
than at present, when the world is
confronted by serious problems
which may be solved only through
cooperation of governments of all
nations"
The foreign Office told the United
Press that Grandi's visit would not
result in conclusion of any formal
agreements, but it was learned that
the results of his conversations here
would be communicated to Presi-
dent Hoover in November.
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in the place had been witnessed by
passers by, but police never we're
able to obtain sufficient evidence to
support prosecution. The July raid
was made after police obtained in
formation from a purported en-
ploye of Rahke's, it was said.
In the last week Police Chief
Mike MorrisSey has called attention
to his previous order that gambling
and booze joints should be wiped
out, and instructed officers to obey
the order ito the letter"
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$4,000 TO ASK
RETENTION OF
ROAD PATROL
County Councils Economy
Move Termed FaIIaCiouS
by Commissioners.

Names of $4,000 Marion county
farmers and business men will be
attached TO petitions to be present.
ed the county council when it meets
Nov. 4, demanding the county road
patrol be continued.
Leaders of the w. c. T. U. and
the Farm Bureau Federation will
appear to appeal to the council to
retreat from it's stand abolishing
the road patrol Jan. /.
The council, by refusing the
$4,000 to pay the salaries Of the
patrol, automatically did away with
this law enforcement group, and SO
effected a net savings to the tax
payer of approximately one mill.
Moratorium Adds Burden
If the council will reinstate the
patrol, but follow its policy of re-
ducing all salaries 10 per cent, the
net cost for the year would approx
mate $4,000.
Additional tax burden of $4,000
was created by the council when it
declared a moratorium on matur-
ing bonds totaling $375,000, it was
pointed out.
The council proposes TO reflnance
these bonds owe a twenty-year pc
riod at an interest rate not to ex-
coed 81 per cent or $4,000 a year.
Bonds Hard to Sell
But county commissioners today
pointed out that this plan is falla-
cious, inasmuch as no financial in
stitutions made a bid for the 4 per
cent issue of $4,000 which was
voted to erect an additional dormi-
tory at the county infirmary.
IF they won't buy a small issue
of this type carrying 4 per cent, who
will buy 1915, 900 at 81 per cent?"
Commissioner John Shearer de-
manded today.
by declaring n moratorium the
county council cut the sinking fund
levy from 1873 cents to 8.5 cents,
but added at least $4,000 additional
cost to the $375,O 900, thus making
the real total cost of that issue al
most one-half million, Shearer de-
clared.
Court Appeal Favored
He added he is in favor of APP
pealing to the courts against the
councils action on the road patrol
and the moratorium.
although I am a Republican
and the present sheriff and the
personnel Of the patrol are Demo-
Gratis, I maintain that the farmers
on the country roads with their
millions invested in crops and
equipment should have police pro-
lection.
abolition of the road patrol in
order to save II mill on the levy is
utterly fallacious, because not only
does it leave the farmer unprotect-
ed, but will result in theft insur-
ance companies demanding an in
creased premium which will cost
the citizens far more than any tax
savings" he explained.