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Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
SELECTING JURY
FOR RETRIAL OF
DAVID H. CLARK

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25. U.H -
The task of selecting jury was re-
sumed today at the second trial OF
David H. Clark, young attorney, ac-
cused of the murder of Herbert
Spencer, political magazine editor,
and even the most optimistic court
room observers were of the opinion
that u satisfactory talesmen would
not be found before Thursday.
Widespread publicity given the
first trial, which ended in jury
disagreement, IL to l for acquittal,
added to the difficulty of getting un-
prejudiced men and women in the
jury box.
Time and again prospective ve-
niremen were dismissed from the
box because OF opinions formed from
reading newspapers or listening to
the evidence given at the first trial.
Superior Judge Harry w. Falk of
Humboldt county took charge of
most of the questioning yesterday
but Special Prosecutor Joseph Ford
and Defense Attorney w. 1. Gilbert
led the inquiries today.
There was considerable interest in
the admission by Ford that he had
Just interviewed a new witness in
whose business establishment in
Hollywood Clark was supposed to
have signed a number of documents
shortly before he shot and killed
both Spencer and Charles Crawford,
politician, in Crawford's office.
Clark has admitted both slayings
but has claimed he shot in self-de-
fense.
Ford said he would not be able
to determine the Importance of the
new witness until he could go over
the documents and also until he
could determine definitely that it
was Clark who signed them.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
Fine Arbuckle
For Escapade

LOS ANGELES, Sept. %. U.P)-
Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle, former
movie comedian, was $25 out Of
pocket today because he smashed
glass on the street after a police
man arrested him early Sunday
morning.
Arbuckle denied he had liquor
and told the judge he sat on bot
tie when he entered his automo-
bile.
II thought it was a practical joke
and tossed it into the street just
as policeman stepped up" Ar"
buckle explained.
twenty-five dollars fine" an
swered Judge Harold B. Landreth.
Eugene Allen, screen writer ar
rested with Arbuckle on a charge
of interfering with an officer, asked
for a jury trial and the date was
set for October %.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
Local Youth
Is Wounded

Alfred E. EIDE, II, son of Mrs.
Ben Christian, was found near
the Acacia school this after
noon with a bullet wound in
his head and a gun lying near
and taken to an Ell Centre
hospital, where doctors at
press time were examining him
to determine how serious were
his wounds.
Relatives said the boy had
been target practicing. The
shooting appeared to be acci-
dental, they said. Nothing
could be learned at the sher-
ifs office. UnderSheriff Rod
ney Clarke said late today
report of an accident in the
Acacia district reached the
sheriffs Office, hut no details
were given.
EIDE was still unconscious
late today.
Doctors could not be reached
for statement OH the seri-
BUSINESS of Ede's condition.
The boy had returned from An
napolis recently. He is well
known and liked i'm Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22

RediStricting disagreements reared
ugly heads in yesterday afternoons
session of the board of supervis-
ors when delegations from various
parts of the county explained the
advantages of different plans, un-
finished discussions of the import
ant problem neceSsitating an ad-
journed meeting at l o'clock this
afternoon.
Leaders advocating the adoption
Of the several plans went into
many a huddle during recess yes
terday afternoon in an effort to
iron out minor differences and
reach an understanding of the
whole problem.
Maps were banded about and
studied deeply. The maps show
the plans desired by groups of
persons in the communities
most concerned. Red lines
mark the proposed changes and
the task of understanding one
another's maps proved to be an
exhaustive one. Petitions we're
read and re-read.
Reports flew about corridors OF
the court house that this town had
deserted its former affiliations and
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
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IOWA NATIONAL
GUARD CALLED
TO HALT REVOLT
Farmers Offer Resistance
To Compulsory Tuber-
culin Testing State Law.

Upton, Iowa, Sept. %. (U.R-
Cedar county went under martial
law today in IoWa's battle to en-
force its compulsory bovine tuber-
culosis testing law.
Mobilized from a score of cities,
1900 guardsmen arrived here
aboard special trains to quell far
mer revolt that has simmered for
months in the courts and broke into
open violence yesterday afternoon.
Sheriffs and their deputies from
many eastern Iowa counties were
led by Joe Newell to the farm OF
Joe Lenker near Willow junction.
There were 65 of the officers,
well armed and instructed to
protect state veterinarians as
they carried out the tests on
Lenker's cattle. Awaiting them
were 400 farmers.
The deputies resOrted to tear
gas bombs but the missiles
seemed only TO aggravate the
angry farmers.
The deputies had orders to fire
no bullets and they retreated with
out testing Lenker's cattle.
But the affair had aroused Gov
ernor Dan w. Turner, in Washing
ton seeking federal aid in cam
paign to boost the price of corn.
Turner, who has spent long hours
trying to solve the tuberculosis test
ing problem without resorting to
force, called w. H. Bailey, adjutant
general, by telephone.
Mobilize the National Guard" he
told Bailey. Il intend to go the
limit in seeing that the law is car
ried out"
Within an hour Bailey had set in
motion the machinery to mobilize
the guard.
Sentiment here was that farmers
would offer no resistance to the
guardSmen.
Trouble started here after long
legal battle that ended when the
U. S. supreme court upheld the Iowa
testing law in effect when it re-
fused to review an appeal.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22

BEVERLY HILLS, Sept. 81.
Notwithstanding has hap
pened to England's gold STAN
dard. I don't know any more
about it than a prominent man
knows about relieving depres-
sion. I know you can't get any
gold out of the Bank of Eng
land with a check from the
king indorsed by Gandhi.
We got all the gold over here
and look how pretty we are sit
ting. YEAH 1t looks like the
financial giants Of the world
have bungled as much as the
diplomats and politicians. This
would be a great time in the
world for some man to come
along that knew something.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
COUNTY GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE
KILLING OF ERNEST PURYEAR AFTER
FAMILY TROUBLES OVER DIVORCE
Subpoenas Issued For Is North End Town Residents
Who Witnessed Staying BY ]. w. Head, Or Knew
Something Of Facts Surrounding Tragedy Sept s.

Subpoenas were served in Braw-
ley today to MIS-. Jessie Puryear,
Marvin Head, and others connect
ed with the Staying in Brawley
September Of Ernest Puryear, di-
vorced husband of Mrs. Puryear,
by j. w. Head his former father
in-laW
The subpoenas called for the
presence of about 10 principals and
witnesses before the county grand
jury, which has been called for q
meeting tomorrow morning.
1t is understood the grand jurors
will question closely Marvin Head,
son of the man charged with mur-
der, regarding his activities on the
fatal night. His father testified at
the preliminary hearing his son
drove him around while he borrow
ed the shotgun with which he shot
Puryear, and bought shells for it.
1t is highly possible the grand
jurors will return an indictment
charging the elder Head with the
first degree murder OF Puryear, and
it was believed today they will
question witnesses to determine II
another indictment should be is
sued, naming an alleged accessory
after the fact.
And while the grand jury is pre-
pairing to take up the case, Mrs
Puryear, in Brawley, has stated
open resentment against the dis
trict attorneys office for it's part
in taking Sonny Puryear, II, away
from her and having him constitut-
ed ward OF the juvenile court.
Although she has taken no action
as yet, Mrs. Puryear promised to
take the issue into court in an ef-
fort to have her son returned.
Sonny was taken away from
his mother, according to the dis
trict attorneys office, because he
had expressed the feeling he did
not wish to live with her. 1t was
also the contention of the district
attorney Sonny" might be influ-
enced before his grandfather came
to trial on charge of shooting his
father.
Puryear was shot while return
ing Sonny" to his divorced wife
to comply with a court order which
provided the boy should stay with
each parent for certain length Of
time each year. Head said later he
feared Puryear would attack Mrs.
Puryear.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
LEGION TURNS
FROM BONUS TO
BEER QUESTION
Drop Issue To Make De-
mand For Return Of
Light Wines And Beer.

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. %. U.P
Shouts of praise for President
Hoover were mingled today with
shouts of I'VE want beer" as thou
sands of American Legion men
turned their attention from the
bonus to prohibition and accepted
the latter as now being the most
controversial question before their
annual convention.
That speech took courage de-
clared 81 Kaspers, commander of
the South Dakota Legion, in COM
menting upon the Presidents warn
ing yesterday that until after the
depression the government could
carry no additional burden of ex-
penditure without grave risks"
Kasper's comment was char
acteristic of that of many 9TH
ers who came to the cOnven-
tiOn prepared to fight for a
bonus, but declared after hear
ing Mr.. Hoover speak for Is
iiihtuSCS tltCs hCiC "ttl
him to the finish"
While some delegations declared
they still planned to vote in favor
of bonus, the general feeling
faded that the fight over this
question would be the most bitter
of the convention. In the place
of the cry for the bonus arose the
cry for beer.
Shouted to Hoover
This demand first was heard as
President Hoover left the speakers
platform yesterday 1t then was
shouted for fun, but the cry was
taken up and although Mr.. Hoover
apparently did not notice, the
shouting was general as he hurried
back to his train. Today the
shouting was more serious.
Among the thousands of dele
gates the impression was general
and almost uncontradicted that
the Legion would heed Mr.. Hoover's
warning and dismiss immediate
bonus payments from its list OF
| issues.
THE President has taken a sane,
sensible stand" declared John R
Quinn, Los Angeles, former ma
tional commander. California will
back him"
Earl f. Ewing. California adju-
tant: I'VE are with the President
to the finish"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
FINES IMPOSED
ON PR0PRIET0RS
OF BEER JOINTS
Alleged BOOtleggers Ar
rested By Federal Off
GERS Taken To Courts.

Red tape began to unwind yes
terday in disposing Of the cases
filed against alleged bootleggers
caught in federal prohibition raids
made in the valley Saturday night.
Arrangements began during the
afternoon, fines being imposed in
several instances.
Hearings before United States
Commissioner Dorsey WhitelaW
convenience of the government and
the defense.
Mrs. Alice Travers, colored
charged with sale, pleaded not gull
ty in Judge I. Mayfield'S court yes
terday afternoon and trial was set
for September 25. She was found
at the Dew Drop Inn on Second
street. William Rucker, arrested on
a ranch southwest of Ell Centro
pleaded guilty to possession and
sale. He was sentenced to six
months imprisonment with commit
ment withheld on good behavior.
The sentence was imposed by Judge
Mayfield.
A fine of $3.50 or S75 on each count
was given Daisy Brown, who plead
ed guilty to sale and possession. She
was arrested at 1874 Olive street.
BraWley police court was the scene
of the sentencing of Sekechi Shi-
makawa, who pleaded guilty to sale
and possession. He was fined $3.50
on each count. When arrested in
Brawley 462 gallons of wine were
, found. Sahuro Oda pleaded guilty
to sale and was fined $3.50 on each
count with one $3.50 suspended.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
Destroyed Will,
Is Contention
In Civil Suit

LOS ANGELES. Sept. %. W.P)-
Mrs. Lillian M. Bartles, elderly and
wealthy Santa Monica widow, de-
stroyed her husbands will to de.
prive her niece, Frances Bartles
Clayton, of bequest of S25, 900, the
niece charged in suit for share
of the estate, filed yesterday.
Mrs. Clayton in her suit also ac-
cused Mrs Bartles Of failing to car
ry out an agreement whereby she
was to receive the S25 900 of the
100000 estate Joseph Bartles left
when he died August l, 1929.
The agreement was entered into,
Mrs. Clayton declared, because Bar
ties transferred most of his estate
to Mrs. BartleS before he died Mrs.
Bartles denied all the charges gen.
orally.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
Capture Three
Escaped Boys

GRANITE, Okla, Sept. %. U.p)-
Three of the inmates Of Granite
reformatory who kidnapped three
guards and escaped under gun fire
last night we're captured today by
AltuS.
The youths were captured on the
streets here shortly after aband-
oning a Communicated auto near
Blair.
Posses and bloodhounds pursued
the other fugitiyes who, armed
with butcher knives and meat
vleavers forced their way out Of the
reformatory gates.
Mrs. George Waters revealed to-
day that guards had fired 10 shots
at the inmates as they fled with
three guards The tower guards
did not know the inmates held the
officers as hostages and Night Ser-
geant N. J Baughman was shot
through the ear lobe.
Baughman and the two other
officers were released later.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
Tommy Thomas
Is On Warpath

Tommy" Thomas, king OF the
highways, is on the warpath today
because a bakery truck threw q
tire through one of the SLOW"
signs on the CaleXico highway
yesterday.
Two highway patrol officers raced
to the rescue of the sign but were
too late to save anything but the
tire.
A Meyer Bakery truck driven by
H. T. Crider proceeded merrily
along the highway when suddenly
fate stepped in and tossed the tire
into the air AS a result King
Thomas is minus one good sign.
Highway Patrol Officers Lewis
and Jimmy Holcomb appeared on
the scene and now avoid Thomas
for fear he will blame them for
not throwing themselves between
the flying tire and the sign.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
SEATTLE CUT
FROM ROUTE OF
PACIFIC FLYERS

NOME. Alaska, Sept. %. iU.P)-'
Don Moyle and Cecil A. Allen, Los
Angeles aviators, expect to continue
their journey toward the States to-
morrow.
They said today they would make
Tacoma their next stopping place,
eliminating Seattle from their It'll
nerary.
SEATTLE, Sept. %. U.P)-Rich-
ard Fenton, publicity manager for
Don Moyle and Cecil A. Allen, has
made arrangements with John Buff
felen, Tacoma backer of the flight,
to have the aviators land their
monoplane at Tacoma, instead Of
Seattle, when they fly to the Puget
Sound from Nome, he said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
Five Highway
Jobs Planned

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 90. U.P)-
That five highway projects on the
Pomona and Foothill boulevards
will be contracted for within the
next few weeks, another million dol
lar aid to jobless, was disclosed to-
day By members of the board OF
supervisors.
Four of the improvements will be
financed by the state and county
without the aid of assessments on
property owners.
The completed projects will pro-
vide highway from Los Angeles tc
Pomona with a width varying from
40 to 100 feet. Two bottlenecks will
be eliminated
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
CHICAGO WEATHER
SETS NEW RECORD

CHICAGO. Sept %. U.P)-Show-
ers and cooling winds off the lake
brought relief to Chicago today
after heat wave which completed
an all time record for hot summers
in this territory.
The temperature yesterday stood
at 80 for three hours. 1t was the
9th day since summer began that
the temperature had been 90 or
higher. The most 80 degree days in
any one previous year on record
was % in 1921. Weather records
have been kept here for so years.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
WRECKACE PINS
THREE PERSONS:
One IS KILLED

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. %. U.p)-
One man was killed, a man and
woman were buried beneath tons of
wreckage, and a score of persons
we're injured, one critically, when a
west Philadelphia apartment house
collapsed today.
While firemen were recovering
one body from the debris, they
heard the man and woman, pinned
under the debris, calling to each
other. The rescue workers then di-
rected their attention toward ex-
Treating them.
The dead man was identified as
George Mitchell, as, and rne two
persons buried in the debris were
George Jameson, Al, and Anna Bell,
35.
Rescue parties pumped oxygen TO
the man and woman beneath the
debris until workmen could extri-
cate them.
Virtually every person in the dou-
BILE apartment dwelling was injured.
police said.
Cause of the collapse was unde-
termined.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
THIRD PERSON
ON STAND IN
ARIZONA CASE

NOGALES, Ariz.. Sept. %. UP
The third person in a triangle
which the state charges was cli-
NAKED by Mrs. Louise F.. Marshall,
To- shooting her husband was called
today as a rebuttal witness at Mrs.
Marshall's trial on a charge OF
murder.
The woman. Mrs. Henrietta Sey-
mour. former Marshall housekeep-
er. denied virtually every state
ment made by the elderly and
wealthy Mrs. Marshall while test
flying in her own defense.
She said she was not in love
with Thomas K. Marshall, go, who
was shot April 81 and that she and
Marshall did not plot to poison his
wife, as int,mated by Mrs. Mar
shall's testimony.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
Former Diamond
Player Is Sued

FRESNO, Sept. % (U.P)-Hubert
B. Dutch" Leonard, former Detroit
Tiger and Boston Red Sox left
handed pitcher, today was defend
ant in a suit for divorce from his
wife, Sybil Hit Leonard. She once
was a vaudeville headliner under the
name of Muriel Worth.
Mrs. Leonard charged her husband
with cruelty and indifference. They
were married June %, 1917, in Mas
sachusetts when Leonard was at the
height of his fame. The divorce
complaint said a property settle
ment had been agreed upon. Leon
ard owns large ranch properties
near here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
Huge Damages
Asked In Suit

JUNCTION CITY, Kan, Sept
%. U.P)-Dr. j. r. Brinkley, Milford
rejuvenation specialist and defeat
ed gubernatorial candidate last year,
today filed a S5,000,000 libel suit
against the Kansas City Star and
three co-defendants.
The petition, filed in the Geary
county district court, sets out %
specific instances of the Star car
rying matter allegedly libelous to
DR.. Brinkley.
Harry E. Montgomery, publisher
of the junction City Daily Union,
and j. C. Wise and l.. M. Paulson,
distributors of the Star in Geary
county, were named co-defendants.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22

ARGUES
PROJECT
Telegram From Hulse
Brings Forth Argument
On Water Rights.
INITIALS ARGUED
Reversal Of BeaPs Initials
On Letter Gives Rise
To Hot Exchange.

Imperial Irrigation district di-
rectors were in fine form today and
engaged in an exchange of barbed
compliments called forth by dis
cussion Of the Water Rights Pro-
tective association.
The whole matter was brought
into the light OF day upon the read
ing of telegram from Ben Hulse
to his partner, Charles E. Ander-
son, in which he denied giving au-
thority to use his name as director
of the association. The telegram
read as follows:
No one has authority to use my
name as director of Water Rights
Protective association as now be-
ing used by circular letter. Please
have this corrected so that there
will be no misunderstanding.
Words Exchanged
Following the reading of the tel
egram, Mark Rose denounced the
Water Rights association as being
an organization aimed solely at
fighting the All-American canal
project.
At this point the converse
ton hvened up considerably
and many a stirring dart winged
its way across the directors
table. This type of sarcasm,
for which directors meetings
have become famous through
the years of the districts ex-
istence, lined political forces
in their usual places.
w. F. Beal and Rose, discussing
the fact that Beals initials appear
in reverse order as a director and
signer of the circulars, led to the
assertion by Rose that "Beal him.
self had little to do with the cir
cular letters, at least he could not
have actually signed them" The
mistake in initials in the signature,
said Beal, probably was due to q
printers error.
Beal said he had not interviewed
Hulse in regard to the use of his
name and added that he considered
the presence or absence of HulSe's
name on the list of Water Rights d-i
rectors as of small consequence and
would "neither make nor break"
the organization
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
OTHER WOMAN
IN DROWNING
CASE NAMED

HAMPTON, Va, Sept. %. U.P)-
Coroner George K. Vanderslice'S
SO page report on the inquest into
the death by drowning of Mrs. Jen-
ny Graham Kane revealed today
her parents belief that she was
murdered by her husband, Elisha
Kent Kane, professor of romance
languages.
1t also revealed the name of the
other woman" as Mrs. Elizabeth
Harris Dahl. formerly of Mt. Holly,
N. j. Previously the "other wom-
an" was said to be Betty Dodd Of
New York" but no such person
could be found. According to Mrs.
w. G. Graham, the dead woman's
mother, it was Mrs. Dahl who wrote
letters to Kane signed "E. H. D."
Kane is at liberty under bail
charged with murder. Authorities
accused him of holding his wife
under water until she drowned but
Kane said his wife died of heart
disease, while swimming.
MT. HOLLY, N. j., Sept. %. UP)
Mrs. Elizabeth Harris Dahl, 40
year-old divorce and recently q
stewardess on the liner Leviathan,
has been revealed as the "myster-
ious Betty Dodd" who wrote letters
to Elisha Kent Kane, college pro-
fessor held in connection with the
drowning of his wife, Mrs. Jenny
Graham Kane, at Hampton, Va.
Her mother, Mrs. Phoebe Harris,
10, who lives here, told newspaper
men that her daughter had been
engaged to marry Kane long before
he married the wife who was
drowned a short time ago. Mrs.
Harris refused to tell the where
abouts OF her daughter.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Scout executive council, $50,
La Ramada.
Band practice, 7:45, court
house.
American Legion. 8, Veterans
Memorial hall.
|. o. o. +. No. 397, s, Davis
hall.
/. V. Commandery No. 81,
1880, Masonic Temple.
Fox perial Theatre,
Caught Plastered".
TOMORROW
Junior chamber of commerce
breakfast, $3.50, Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
LEAGUE
TO MOVE
ON WAR
Action To Prevent Open
Outbreak Will TIE S t
Peace Powers.
SEND COMMISSION
Awaiting Attitude of U. S.
Before Taking Decisive
Action In Orient.
BY FREDERICK KUN
United Press Staff Correspondent

GENEVA, Sept. %. U.P)-The
League of Nations, facing test OF
It's power to enforce peace among
members, moved swiftly today to
prevent an open outbreak of further
hostilities between China and ia
pan in Manchuria.
The council hastily evolved a
scheme to dispatch a commission
composed of the military attaches
of various neutral powers to the
scene of the trouble, empowered to
make q survey and report on the
proposed immediate withdrawal OF
japanese troops from Chinese ter
ritory.
The impression increased as the
session proceeded that further de-
velopments hinged on the attitude
of the United States. League lead
ers indicated they would do their
utmost to induce Washington TO
participate.
The japanese delegates were re-
ported disinclined to agree to the
dispatch of the proposed commits
sion to Manchuria. However, 1t was
understood that Kenkichi Yoshi-
zawa chief delegate, cabled to To-
kio requesting instructions.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. %
U.P)-The longest September heat
wave in the history of the south
west vas broken today after violent
wind and electrical storms swept the
area, killing seven persons.
The storms cut erratic swaths
through the territory last night and
early today In addition to the
seven dead, heavy property damage
was reported Several persons were
injured
Two fatalities in Missouri, two in
Kansas and three in Oklahoma
{Coptip1ad on napp G)
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-22
Two Are Killed
I'm Plane Crash

WALLULA, Kan, Sept %. (U.P)-
The pilot and a passenger of
Lockheed-Vega cabin plane were
killed two miles southwest of here
today when it crashed 500 feet
with the motor gong at full speed.
The dead were identified as Pi-
lot Andrew Kelson, 80, OF Chicago,
and j. C. Shur, Los Angeles.
The plane belonged to the Navin
Air Transportation, Inc, Chicago