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Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-27
QUESTIONING IN
BOMBING TRIAL
UNNERVES MAN
Prospective Juror Faints
Under Rapid Fire Ac-
ti0n By Attorneys.

Under fire OF close questioning
by Attorney Harr, w. Horton. a
prospective juror in the Imperial
bombing case today furnished the
first real sensation of the trial when
he told the court he was feeling
weak, and tainted as District Attor-
ney Elmer w. Heald and the bailiff
carried him from the court room.
John S. Petticord of Ell Centre was
the juror. He had been under
questioning by Horton for some
time when his face took on a gray
tint, and he told Judge A. c. Fin
ney he could not continue in the
jury box
The juror was carried to Judge
Finney's chambers, and there recov-
cred from his momentary spell OF
weakness.
Judge Finney recessed court for
a few moments, while fans in the
court room were set going, and
spectators who crowded the room
broke into subdued buzz OF ex-
citement.
Petticord could give no reason for
his sudden weakness. He was ex-
cused from jury duty in this trial.
and another juror called. The trial
went on.
At noon today it appeared that
little headway had been made in
choosing jury to hear evidence
against A. l.. Hodges and E. T..
Mccoy, charged with the murder Of
Ariston Lampky. Filipino, who died
as the result OF bomb explosion
in Imperial December 8.
Eighteen jurors were dismissed by
prosecution and defense attorneys
yesterday, and nine followed today.
Indications are that jury will not
be chosen before court recesses at
S o'clock tonight.
In questioning of jurors by de-
fense attorneys today indications
were given that the accused may not
be put on the stand during the
trial. Especially did Horton, repre-
Senting Mccoy, stress in his ques-
tioning of jurors the fact that it
cannot be held against man that
he does not go on the witness stand
in his own defense.
Only If Mccoy is put on the wit
ness stand by his attorney can the
state use statement made by him
to Heald and Tom Sharp, special
investigator for the district attor-
| neys office. on the night of his ar
rest.
During the preliminary hearing
Head stated that he would use this
statement only for impeachment
purposes, and Judge Finney asserted
that he intended to hold the dis
trict attorney to his statement.
Heald, assisted by D. H. Wolford.
deputy district attorney, again di-
rected the states case today, while
Harry Horton bore the brunt of
questioning for the defense. Ed
ward B. Patterson is attorney for
Hodges.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-27
CUMMINGS SAYS
EPIDEMIC WILL
INVADE SOUTH
T e II S House Committee
Disease Certain To Be
Drought Result.
by THOMAS L. STOKES
Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. U.H-A
great deal of distress exists
throughout the country calling for
relief, Surgeon General Hugh S.
Cummings of the public health
service, told the house appropria-
tlonS committee today.
He said malnutrition among chill
dren and an increase of pellagra
and typhoid fever follow in the
wake OF the drought in the South.
Asked directly as to whether the
SIS 10000 for the Red Cross III the
Interior Department bill was need
ed, Cummings replied.
Il don't know about that S25,-
C00,000. But somebody probably is
going to have to spend that amount
Eefore this thing is ov-.. *Te can't
tell. of course, how long this sit
uation will last
Rep. Byrns, Democrat of Tenne-
see, arguing that the federal gov
crnment must aid in the states TAX
ipg care of disease, read to the
committee two letters submitted by
Cummings from the state health Of
ficers of Mississippi and West Vir-
ginia, saying that those states were
unable to take care of medical
needs, and there would be great dis
tress unless the federal govern
ment helped.
This same situation, Byrns said,
exists in his own state, in Arkans
sas, and in other states.
Red Cross officials are to appear
before the committee tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-27
PRISONERS RIOT
IN JAIL BLAZE

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. q. W.H1-
Fire in the disinfecting room Of
county Jail No. caused a near riot
among 234 men and women prison.
ers here today.
Great swirls of sulphur fumes in
vaded the cells and prisoners began
to scream and curse.
Guards quickly broke windows to
permit escape of the fumes and then
unlocked cell doors.
Police, armed with submachine
guns, riot guns and pistols, circled
the Jail to prevent any attempted
break
Firemen quickly extinguished the
blaze and the prisoners were then
returned to their cells.
Spontaneous combustion in the
sulphur box of the disinfecting
room was believed to have caused
the fire. Damage was estimated at
$500.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-27
WOMAN VICTIM
OF CAR CRASH
BADLY INJURED

OF the trio injured in an automo-
bile accident Sunday on the Los An
geles highway near the Sea View
service station, Mrs. c. H. Edmi-
son, in the Brawley Community hos
pital, today was reported in the most
serious condition.
c. H. Edmison and ROLAND w.
Hine, in the Ell Centre hospital
were reported today to be in slightly
better condition than they were fol-
lowing the accident yesterday. Fear
is felt that Mrs. Edmison may
die as a result of her injuries.
M. and Mrs. Edmison are res
idents of Calexico, while Hine is
resident of San Diego. He had
been in Imperial Valley for some
time, in the employ of the Motor
Accounts corporation of Los An
geles.
Mrs. Edmison suffered a COM
pound fracture to her right leg,
severe body bruises and internal in
juries as a result of the accident
when the car in which the three
were riding struck a truck driven by
Jack McClanahan while the truck
was parked on the highway as Nc
Clanahan filled his vacuum tank
with gasoline.
Hine suffered broken knee, and
Edmison less serious injuries.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-27
BRAWLEY MAN
GOES TO INVITE
GOVERNOR HUNT

Charles H. Colman, Brawley fur
nituce man who motored Governor
George w. P. Hunt about the state
of Arizona during his campaign III
1916, decided not to take mo" for
an answer in the matter of the Ari-
zonans attendance at the mid
winter fair on opening day and ac-
cordingly left for Phoenix today to
interview Governor Hunt.
Opening day at the fair has been
christened Governors Day." as
Governor James Rolph, Jr., will be
present to open the event in an off,
cial capacity and Governor TreJo
y Lerdo de Tejada of the northern
district of Baja California will be in
attendance. Governor Arturo Elias
of Sonora also has designated his
intention of being present February
2.
One of the most interesting fea-
lures of the first day will be the
committee known as "Old Timers"
selected to act as body guard for
Governor Rolph when he appears at
the fair grounds.
A special guard will be composed
of w. T. Heffernan, c. N. Perry, f.
H. Gaines and D. l.. Russell. who
will act as escort for "Old Timer"
r. D. McPherrin.
After each "Old Timer" is intro
duced to the governor, they will es-
cort him to his place in the grand
stand
w. A. Edgar is in charge of the
"Old Timers" committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-27
TEN KILLED BY
AUTO ACCIDENTS
IN Los ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27. U.H-A
wave of traffic accidents brought
death to 10 persons yesterday, and
wiped out an entire family i'll one
crash.
Fred Liereitz. so: his wife and
daughter, Dorothy, l6, were killed
when their automobile was struck
by two electric trains near Hynes.
Russell F.. Woodworth, 81; Fred
Oliver, 10, and Victor M. Reed Jr.,
2l, riding on a motorcycle with
sidecar, were instantly killed when
the motor skidded into the path of
an oncoming street car.
DR.. George G. Nell. al, collided
with another automobile and died
within a few minutes. DR.. Hubert
c. Wilbur, Long Beach, died of in
Jdries received when his automobile
crashed into a building.
Murrell Turpen. %, was mounting
his motorcycle when he was struck
by an automobile and fatally in;
jured An unidentified man about
40 years old was struck down and
killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-27
MYSTERY Wells
MANS CAREFULLY
PLANNED SUICIDE

All marks of Identification re-
moved from his clothing, and other
details that might identify him care
fully obliterated, man of appar-
emily 35 or 40 was found near the
Holtville highway three miles east
of Ell Centre yesterday afternoon
with his face buried in chloroform
soaked handkerchiefs.
The man had been dead only a
short while when he was found. The
body was still warm when Coroner
A. r. Underwood and a representa-
tive of the sheriff's office arrived to
investigate.
The only clue which might lead
to Identification was a photograph
with the name wilmer Stultz''
written under it. 1t did not appear
to be photograph of the dead man,
unless taken when he was consid-
erably younger. Wilmer Stultz was
the name of the flyer who piloted
Amelia Earhart across the Atlantic,
but he has since been killed
Tattooed on the right arm of the
man were the letters ID. S." A
woman was tattooed on the left arm
and half-moon on the right.
The man had apparently taken
great care to avoid Identification
after death.
He was lying face downward on
ditch bank, his face resting upon
three handkerchiefs folded and held
to the ground by stakes. With a
hole cut in the cork, and tipped so
that it would saturate the handker-
chiefs by a slow drip, was a bottle
of chloroform. The name of the
seller, as we'll as the name of the
purchaser of the bottle, had been
carefully scratched out.
The man was described as being
five feet, IL inches tall, and having
brown hair and eyes.
His fingerprints were taken in the
hope that he may be identified by
them.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-27
ASK LOW RATE ON
EASTERN SHIPMENTS

Scott B. Foulds. secretary -mana-
ger of the local farm bureau, re-
ports that he has received notice
from the Southern Pacific office
that the matter of reduction in
freight rates on hay shipped east
of the Mississippi river is being re-
ferred to the transcontinental
freight bureau.
This organization will figure out
a rate schedule and take the matter
up with. the southern railways for
their consideration.
The local farm bureau has al
ready asked and received a reduc-
ton on freight rates for hay
shipped to points west of the Mis-
sissippi. This request for further
reduction on rates for hay to be
shipped east the river, has been
made by the farm bureau and it is
hoped that the reduction will be
granted.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-27
MIM!uLIL--.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex,
Jan. 26 (SpeciaD D.-Well
here we are in old San An
tone, one of the last surviv-
ing unique cities of our
country, where history has
been made, and tradition
and beauty preserved.
Just flew in from Aus
tin, the capital. Saw all
my old friends-Jim Fer
guson, Dan Moody, Pat
Neff, and the new COVER
nor who is mighty fat and
mighty able. Spoke before
the legislature, but a come
dian getting up before one
of those bodies of men is
just lost. 1t would be like
Rudee Valee trying to sing
before an audience con-
posed of all grand opera
singers. He would just be
OutclaSsed.
And that's the way |
was.
Yours, WILL ROGERS.
P. S.-Latest bulletin
today says Hoover is "wet-
ter" It's getting to be
like a stock market report.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-27
GENERAL BUTLER
DUE TO EXPLAIN
RECENT SPEECH
Fiery Marine Accused OF
Making Nasty Remarks
About MussOlini.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. W.P) -
Major General Smedley d. Butler,
U. s. marine corps, has been called
upon by the navy department to
explain statements allegedly made
by him in a speech at Philadelphia
last week and said by the Italian
ambassador to have been derogatory
to Premier Mussolini of Iatly.
Butler was not at his post at the
Quantico marine barracks, OF which
he is commandant, today, and 1t
was believed probable that he was
enroute to Washington to make a
personal explanation.
Ambassador De Martino of Italy
made his protest to the state de-
partment last week. He said he
was informed that Butler. speaking
before luncheon of the Contempt
rary club OF Philadelphia, had made
several statements reflecting upon
Mussolini, chief among them being:
THAT friend of Buffers motored
through Italy with Mussolini. The
premier drove his car at rates of
speed bordering 10 miles an hour
end was reckless frequently. On one
occasion the car struck a child. The
premier paid little heed, remarking
that the life of one child was MOTH
ing compared to the life Of the state.
That MussOlini was "one of those
embryo fellows who are waiting 10
start another war"
That mad dogs" are "abOut TO
break loose in Europe"
The state department Immediately
called upon the navy to determine
the truth of De Martino's charges.
Secretary of the Navy Adams refer
red the request to Major General
Ben Fuller, commandant of the ma
rine corps who forwarded Butler a
request for an explanation.
Up to early today Fuller had re-
ceived no word from Butler but But
ler's absence from his post at
Quantico was taken to mean that he
was enroute here to discuss the mat
ter in person.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-27
City Building
Remains Active

Continued growth of FL Centre Is
manifested in the records of the city
engineers office, which show that
permits for construction OF three
dwellings have been issued yesterday
and today, with number of minor
permits also recorded.
r. H. McKibben. superintendent
of the city water department was
granted a permit to construct two
dwellings at 1879 and 1881 State
street. The buildings will cost
$3400.
A permit was issued TO r. II. Cary
for a $500 residence at 526 FL Gen.
tro street.
Other permits issued were to Bar
ney lie Blanc for a laundry and al
terations at Fourth and Vine streets,
$500: r. F.. Perry for an addition To
dwelling at 1921 Park street. $50.
and Mrs. Marie Land for altera-
tions to a dwelling at Fifth and
Brighton streets. $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-27
SCREEN ACTRESS
is 'SHANGHAIED'

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Jan. OF. U.P)
Fiji Dorsay's unexplained absence
from her work at the Fox Studios
since last Saturday, credited by
many who pretended to know her
temperament, was explained today
when it was learned that the
French screen star was making an
involuntary trip to CriStobal, Ca
nal Zone.
Miss Dorsay boarded the Dutch
steamer Drechtdyk at San PEDRO to
say farewell to a friend, and failed
10 hear the "all-shore" signal.
When she came on deck, the craft
was several miles past the breakwa-
ter and headed for Europe. The
craft could not turn back, and the
actress will not leave the ship until
ii touches Cristobal on February 4,
she told studio officials in a radio
rieSsage.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-27
HOltville Man
Sustains Injury

Plenty drunk" was the terse
comment appended to report filed
by Undersheriff Rodney Clarke in
the sheriff's office last night.
Clarke investigated a report from
the Mccullough Auto Camp east of
FL Centre that a man had been
seen, covered with blood, trying to
flag ride in passing cars.
The man, who later gave his name
os Bill Booth of Holtville, was
found mile and a half of east of
Ell Centre. A large triangle shaped
scalp wound decorated the top of
his head. Booth could not remem-
Der how he received the wound.
He was taken to the Ell Centro
hospital, where a number of stitches
closed the wound in his scalp. No
further information was available
cn the case today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-27
RED CROSS FUND
TO BE ASSISTED
BY LETTUCEMEN

Lettuce men of Imperial Valley
are responding to the appeal of
President Herbert Hoover for fl
nances for Red Cross relief work
in drought-stricken areas by auc-
tioning two carloads of the valleys
finest lettuce and turning the pro-
ceeds over to the charitable organ
ization. The public is asked to at
tend the auction.
The sale Is being handled through
! the Imperial Valley Produce Ex-
change, Ltd, and both cars are to
be sold Thursday at 2:30 o'clock at
public auction Immediately follow
ing the regular auction sale in the
Barbara Worth hotel, buyers hav-
i2g the privilege of buying one or
llore crates with delivery to be
waived SO that the cars may be di-
verted and sold again to the gen.
eral public at auction in Chicago
and in New York.
Proceeds from the sale Thursday
will be turned over to the Imperial
Valley chapter of the American Red
Cross, which has a quota of ap-
proximately $4,000 in the present
Grive. These funds will be sent to
headquarters in Washington, d. c.,
for use in drought areas. Proceeds
from the Chicago and New York re-
spectively are to be forwarded di-
rectly to Washington.
One car will be loaded at Brawley
by shippers representing the north
end of the valley and the other in
El Centro by shippers of Ell Centro,
Heber, Calexico and Holtville. Each
shipper is to select the best quality,
pack and sizes.
Southern Pacific company is TAX
ing steps to have freight charges
waived and the Imperial Valley Ice
and Development company is do
mating the necessary ice for loading
the cars.
Lettuce brokers, buyers, jobbers
end receivers are asked to give ac-
tive support here and abroad.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-27
BANDIT TAKEN
BY POLICEMEN
in GUN FIGHT

SEATTLE, Jan. 81. U.P-Harry
Stone, suspected OF completely in
the $4,000 Everett bank robbery
and the Nobel, Calf, $4,000 train
robbery, both last fall, was in hos
pital today with bullet in his
shoulder, incurred in a battle with
police.
Four detectiv6 entered Stones
apartment last night and waited his
return. His woman companion en-
tered first and was warned to keep
quiet. When the telephone rang
she answered it and said, you've
got the wrong number"
Suspecting ruse the officers
rushed outside and found Stone
about to drive away in his car. They
attempted to drag him out of the
machine but he drew his gun and
fired twice shouting, help, help,
I'm being robbed
A patrolman, hearing the shouts,
ran to the scene but was warned to
keep away by Detective w. L. Webb,
who then shot Stone in the shoul-
der.
Police said Stone was member
of a bandit gang which operated
here six years ago. He was recently
released from the provincial prison
at New Westminster, B. c., after
serving term for bank robbery at
Nanaimo.
Police believe the gang was as
sembling here for a new series of
robberies. William Bagley. another
member of the Nanaimo gang, was
arrested here several days ago and
r. E. Sherwood, suspected of parti-
cipation IN the Nobel robbery, was
returned to San Francisco last
week after being captured here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-27
CHARGES
AGAINST
RAIDERS
Crew OF Canadian Vessel
Asserts Guardsmen
Were Intoxicated.
TAKE ANOTHER BOAT
Coast Guard Continues
Activity Along Atlantic
SeacOaSt.
BY HARRY FERGUSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK. Jan. q. W.P -
Charges that the commander OF the
coast guard cutter las was intoxi-
Gated when ne boarded the jose
phine K. were made today to the
United Press by members Of the
crew of the Nova Scotia schooner
which was captured offshore with q
cargo Of liquor.
While officials were assembling
today at the Staten Island coast
guard base for hearing on the
case, word was received from New
port. r. l., of the capture by coast
guards there of another alleged
rum runner-the third to be taken
into custody in four days off the
north Atlantic coast. 1t was the
power boat Overland. said to have
q cargo of liquor worth $250OO.
George foreman of Fall River,
Mass, commander of the Overland,
was captured but the other eight
members OF the crew escaped.
The charges of intoxlcation
against coast guardsmen here were
made by Wesley Anderson. first
mate of the Josephine X, whose cap
tain, william Cluett, was moItally
wounded by one Of the one-pound
shells fired by the CG-l45. His
story differed in almost every re-
spect from the version given by the
coast guardsmen. and for the first
time the purported name OF the
boatswain who commanded the
CG-l45 was mentioned.
Anderson showed the United Press
correspondent a receipt which he
said was given to him by the boat
swain. II was signed *. Schmidt"
and acknowledged that the coast
guard had removed the sextant and
the barometer from the Josephine
X.
II only heard three Shots" An
derson said. "and We stopped the
Josephine X after the first one"
Was Outside Limit
Official reports of the coast
guardsmen said seven shotS-three
warning blanks and four ne-pound
shells--were fired.
II ducked into the engine room
after the first shot," Anderson con.
tinued. Leaving Captain Cluett in
the pilot house. At that time we
were Is miles off shore. Soon the
coast guard boat came alongside
This fellow Schmidt climbed on
board the Josephine K, pulled out
q gun and said Don't give me any
more liquor. I'm too drunk al
ready Then he threatened to shoot
Allen Falkenhaim, q member OF our
crew, because he couldn't find his
name on the ships roster. All the
time, was begging them to take
Captain Cluett off and get him to
q hospital. but they stood there ar
guing about 1t for Is minutes. Fin
ally they decided to take him to a
hospital"
Anderson's contention that the
Josephine X. was Is miles offshore
three miles beyond the l2-mile
limit established by the treaty with
Great Britain-differed from coast
guardsmen and officials in Wash
ington who said the boat was well
within the limit.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-27
THR0NGS
ACCLAIM
GANDH|
Released Indian Leader
Greeted By Immense
Number OF Followers.
RESUMES SPINNING
Mahatma Appeals For Re-
lease OF $4,000 Others
Confined In Prison.

BOMBAY. Jan. 81. W.p)-The
The Mahatma M. K. Gandhi ap-
peared before tens of thousands of
hysterical followers tonight at the
Esplanade Madam, where he was
caught like a tiny shadow in
swirling mass that quickly got be-
yond control of the congress Off.
cialS.
The crowd-estimated at 100000.
with thousands more unable to
crowd into the esplanade-raised
such tumult that none but the
wizened little Mahatma could con-
troll them. Gandhi raised his hands
before the throng and they began
dispensing, shouting joyously.
BOMBAY, Jan. q. W.p)-The
Mahatma NJ. K. Gandhi, Indian
nationalist leader released from pri-
son at Poona yesterday, was re-
ceived with deep reverence and wild
acclaim when he arrived here by
train today.
The frail Indian, clad in the usu-
al loin cloth, received garlands from
many OF his followers. A poor wom-
an entered his railway carriage and
Frustrated herself at his feet. Can
Chi helped lift her up. and signalled
to the immense crowd of his ad-
mirers to allow him to leave the
train.
Gandhi insisted on spinning dur
ing the latter part of his train jour-
ney. At various suburban stations
outside Bombay. he smiled and
spoke few words to the crowds
assembled to welcome him. He ne
yer ceased spinning, an act symbolic
iof the development of the Indian
national industry.
In talk with interviewers Gan
dhi made an appeal for the release
CT $4,000 political prisoners arrested
during his civil disobedience CAM
paign.