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to confirm the opinion that we are in
the presence of one of the finest por-
traits of the Empress Livia hitherto dis
covered, superior to those existing at
Copenhagen, in the Ashmolean Museum,
in the National Museum of Naples. in
the collection of Holkham Hall, at the
prado in Madrid, etc.
The artist has represented a Livia
somewhat past middle age as the
flabbiness of the lines around the mouth
and chin show, but there is great char
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be fixed in advance and the sensitive
motorist will have nothing to- do but
walk in, pay his fine to clerk. and
walk out without seeing the Judge
The cafeteria" system, announced
by Police Magistrate Harry H. Porter,
is designed to speed up disposal Of such
cases. OF course, II the accused
motorist wants to plead not guilty he
may do so and come back later for
trial
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TRAFFIC FINES FIXED
Cafeteria" System of Pay-Up-and,
Go Is Evanston's Plan.

EVANSTON. H.. February 3 Up
Evanston is going to adopt cafeteria"
system for minor infractions of its
traffic laws.
Prices for each type of violation will
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acter in the somewhat cold expression,
that character which enabled Livia,
after a series of tragic vicisstudes. to
place Tiberius on the imperial throne
when Augustus died. In spite of her
agitated existence, the Empress Livia
lived to be Sc and died in the year 20
AID.
It is not unlikely that the last owner
of the house of mysteries, rich freed
man named Lucius Istacidius Zosimus,
had formerly been slave N the i'm
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-16
NOT GUILTY. IS
PLEA ENTERED
BY MRS. JUDD

PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. Is. OPP
Winnie Ruth Judd, 81, pleaded not
guilty in Superior court late today
when she was arraigned on charges
Of first degree murder.
Separate charges for the deaths
of Mrs. Agnes anne lie Roi, 81, and
Miss Hedvig Samuelson. 25. were
read. Mrs. Judd's plea was SO faint
in each case that Herman LeWko-
WITT, defense attorney, had to re-
peat them for Superior Judge
Howard C. Spcakman.
The date of trial in both cases
was set for December Is, over the
protest Of LeWkowitz who insisted
the defense could not prepare for
trial by that time. He also asked
and was granted the privilege of
filing q demurrer within 10 days,
in each case, should his client de-
eide to change her plea.
Although the trial date on each
charge is the same, the cases can
not be tried together. One must
follow the other. This conforms
with the plan of Lloyd j. Andrews
to hold a second trial in the event
he fails to obtain a death penalty
conviction at the first trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-16
DRESSER FACES
new CHARGE in
KENTUCKY ROW

MIDDLEBORO, KY, Nov. l6. U.R)
Theodore Dresser and john Dos
Passos, prominent authors, an !
eight Others were indicted by
Kentucky grand jury today on
charges of criminal syndicalism.
Marie Pergain, indicted Wi t h
Dresser at Pineville last week on
adultery charges, was among those
named.
The 10 were accused of unlawful
ly and wilfully" banding together
to commit criminal syndicalism.
Commemorative attorney w. A.
Brock, announced that warrants
would be issued at once and efforts
would be made to eXtradite the de-
PENDANTS, who are all understood
now to be in New York. Criminal
syndicalism is a felony in Kentucky.
The charges were an outgrowth
of the investigation of labor con-
ditions in the coal fields of south
eastern Kentucky recently by the
National Committee for the Defense
of Political Prisoners, headed by
Dresser.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-16
Ro74sA>.
g 1850 keHsusht syndleats. Ina
SUSPECT TAKEN
NORTH TO FACE
Staying CHARGE

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16. U.P) =
joe Teresi, 30, of Santa Monica, who
assertedly was present when "hi-
jackers" killed a deputy sheriff and
wounded another officer, near San
Jose, last week, was taken to the
northern city today to face charges
of murder.
He left here by automobile short
~ before noon in custody of Sher-
if william Erlig, CT Santa Clara
county, and two deputies.
Teresi's alleged confederate Spen-
Ger Griffith, of Long Beach, was
arrested in Oakland several days
ago.
Teresi was captured near Indio
last Saturday. Police said he adj
mitted he was at the scene of the
shooting but refused to discuss de-
tails of the affair, saying he did
not know who fired the shots which
killed the officer.
The suspect was quoted by depu-
ties as saying it was easy" for
rumrunners to operate in Califor-
mia.
THE one tough spot between San
Francisco and Los Angeles is the
Ridge route" he was quoted as say
ing. we've got the rest of the Of
ficers well creased"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-16
LINDBERGH TO
BE PILOT FOR
DINO CRANDl

NEW YORK, Nov. 16. U.P)-Fcr-
eign Minister Dino Grand and his
party were to go to Washington to
day in a 40 passenger flying boai
piloted by Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh, as result of 4 dramatically
changed program for his reception
here.
The huge Sil.orsky amphibian
which has not yet undergone gov
eminent tests, will enable the dis
tinguished guests to avoid such an
ti-Fascist demonstrations as q riot
here last night in which Grand
was called a distinguished assas-
sim
The changed plans, which also
called for cancellation Of a Carib-
bean flight by Colonel Lindbergn
were suggested by the state depart
ment, according to officials Of tbs
Pan-American Airwavs.
Rioting at the Irving Plaza hal
rally here last night was typical
of the trouble expected from agita-
ton arising with announcement
Premier Mussolini's foreign minister
was to visit Washington.
Fists and chairs flew in a five
minute turmoil which brought out
an emergency squad of police.
More than 600 persons attendot
the rally announced as a protest
against the Grandi visit. Speakers
denounced Mussolini for suppression
of free speech.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-16
Officer
Right On Job As
Accident Occurs

j. @. Macdonald, California High
way Patrol officer, did big bus
mess in the accident covering line
yesterday when he was called to the
south city limits of Imperial to in
vestigate one accident, and in an
swerirg the call witnessed another.
Macdonald was driving north
from Ell Centre to Imperial when
an automobile passed him. Proceed
ing a mile ahead of MacDonald's
car, the other automobile, driven
by Rex. r. Hess of Akron, Ohio,
slid from the highway, turned,
skidded across the pavement and
into a ditch on the west side of
the road. The car was badly dam
aged, but Hess was unhurt.
After calling a tow car to get
Hess out of his difficulty, and
warning him against excessive
speed, Macdonald went on to the
south Imperial city limits. where
he found truck and trailer driven
by L. G.. Pierce had spilled grape
fruit more or less generally around
the country in overturning.
Slippery pavement apparently
caused the accident, complicated
by speed not warranted under ex-
listing conditions, Macdonald said.
Pierce was not hurt.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-16
Indians Memory
Plays Him False

His own handwriting and a tricky
memory for dates played Claro Os-
ben, Indian, false today as he was
held by Judge I. Mayfield for trial
by the superior court on a charge
of forgery, under $1,000 bond.
Osben repeated his former storT
of a twin brother who now is some
where in Mexico with $1,000 and
their 16-year-old sister. The broth
er, whose name is the same as that
of the prisoner, is responsible for
the check that got him into trouble
OSben intimated.
But Judge Mayfield asked for 4
sample of Osben's signature to COM
pare with that on the check in
question. Later the Indian told D
H. Wolford, deputy district attor-
ney, his mother died in 1907, the
year he and his twin were born
The judge could not reconcile the
mothers death in 1907 with the age
of the 16-year-old sister and order
ed Osben held for trial
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-16
RAIN IN VALLEY
BRINGS SNOW TO
ADJACENT HILLS

Snow on the Laguna mountains
and San Jacinto was clearly visible
this morning, coming as result OF
Yesterdays storm which brought .04
inches rain to Imperial Valley yes
terday afternoon according to rec
ords from the Imperial Irrigation
district
The rainfall was light and farm
ers suffered little damage, the
greatest harm being done to the
hay growers. All hay cut and not
stacked was slightly injured but the
damage is somewhat minimized,
rancners state, by the sun and cold
wind of today.
According to Frank Beyschlag,
farm advisor, some corn, that lying
n windrCWs, may have received dam
age from the rain, and picking of
peas, grapefruit, and cutting of as
paragus may have been slowed up
in sections where the rain made the
fields too muddy for the pickers.
Lettuce has not matured sufficient
ly as yet to have suffered much
from the rain.
The agricultural commissioner S
office had not been informed this
morning of any serious harm being
done crops in the valley. Inspectors
are making a checkup but no bad
effects from the rain are anticipat-
ed
City streets and country roads are
somewhat muddy but as the rainfall
was light, todays sun and wind are
rapidly drying them.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-16
Lively Times In
Store Just Now
For Duck Family

Many an Imperial Valley duck
quacked his last quack this morn
ing, for at noon the law which has
been holding back hunters a little
later this year than usual, was de-
clared off and it became a matter
of duck ingenuity against powder
and shot.
The bang-bang OF guns was quite
universal throughout the north end
of the valley as the hunters sought
to obtain the limit allowed by the
law, and the ducks sought to save
their feathers if not their lives by
artful lodging and fast flying.
Local ammunition stores report a
good sale of guns and shells, midi
eating that this depression business
is somewhat exaggerated. Like
wise it was reported that the de-
preston has not bothered the ducks
great deal, as there are more than
last year, due in measure to the
late start of the season.
From now until December Is it
will be q serious time for the duck
family, those that have fooliShly
decided against boarding up food
in favor of taking their meals as
they find them, being forced to
run the risk of the old blunder-
buses, if they wish to live long
and eat regularly.
The sporting goods department Of
the l. V. Hardware Company re-
ports advice from the state fish
and game commission that individ-
ual duck hunters may enjoy their
fun any day they wish, during the
season. The Saturday, Sunday and
Wednesday ban applies only to
commercial clubs. Farmers who
charge a fee for hunting on their
lands, are considered in the same
category as commercial clubs and
must obey the law governing them.
The ban also applies on the open
ing and closing days of the season
If success attends The efforts of
today's hunters, many a family will
be cracking their teeth tonight on
shot imbedded in wild duck, there
by making more work for the den
fists, who ought to benefit from the
duck season as well as the am
munition sellers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-16
Terrier Hero OF
Blaze Tn Stable

CHICAGO, Nov. l6. U.Pl - An
heroic dog was hailed today as the
savior of 25 horses he drove to
safety when fire threatened to trap
them all.
The dog-a small fox terrier
and a Waterman were alone in the
stable when fire broke out in the
hay loft and spread rapidly through
the building. The Waterman OPP
ened the animals stalls and united
them but the horses, frightened by
the fire and smoke, became unman-
ageable and would not leave.
The terrier, apparently grasping
the situation. ran among the ter
rified hcrses. Swapping and bark
ing, he drove the animals from
their stables and into the street.
The dog succeeded in rescuirg
all but three horses and was driving
the trio to safety when f!relnen ar
rived.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-16
LONE DEMURRER
BY CAL!PATRIA
LEFT IN CASE

Victory for the city of Calipatria
in a preliminary legal skirmish was
seen today in an order by Judge
A. G. Finney unfolding without
leave to amend all but one demurrer
to the complaint of A. N. Myers
against the city, its councilmen ana
tax collector.
BY the courts order upholding
the demurrers sensational charges
of fraud and graft in Myers suit
are thrown out, and only that part
of the complaint left which asks
payment of money alleged due for
legal services.
The demurrer of the city of Cali
patria to the first and second
causes of action in Myers COM
plant were overruied, and the de-
murrer to the third cause of ac-
ton, that charging fraud, was up
held. Demurrers OF all other de-
PENDANTS were upheld without leave
to amend
Councilmen and city officers can
not be held liable for debts con-
tracted by the city. This, in eff
feet, was Judge Finney's decision in
his order. Another demurrer up
held was that of the American
Surety company of New York.
The complaint charged the coun-
cilmen and tax collector Of Cali
patria unlawfully disbursed funds
of the city in failing to enforce COL
lection of tax penalties on city
property owned by the surety
company.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-16
TEN ARRAEGNED
TODAY BEFORE
POLICE JUDGE

Honors were divided equally in
police court today between vag-
grancy and drunkenness when five
prisoners appeared before Judge
j. E. Simpson on each charge.
Fines of SIS for drunkenness were
levied against John Roberts, 49,
R. E. Dingmon, 80, and H. Willis,
49, Willis and Dingmon were re-
leased to pay later, while Roberts
paid his fine. M. Martinez. IS. was
released to pay q $40 fine for
drunkenness within two weeks.
A tangled skein of testimony re-
suited in {, l5-day jail sentence for
Mays Smith, 35, colored. Wallace
Lawrence. IS, who is held as a run
away from Phoenix, testified he
was sleeping in a box car when
taken into custody by officers. He
had taken his shoes off. he said
and when officers awoke him the
shoes were gone. When the negro
was arrested for being drunk the
shoes were found in his possession.
Margaret Ruiz, 81, was sentenced
to three months in the county Jail
and the sentence suspended on con-
oition she leave town and STAY
away. Like sentences of 80 days
were passed Oh c. J. Levi, 90, and
Robert Johnson, 10. All were
charged with vagrancy.
R. Galinato, %, and Lewis Savala,
"a, were fined SIS each for vagrancy,
and Savala was released to pay.
Galinato paid his fine.
w. 3. Magruder. II. and F. L.
Butterway, At, were to appear this
afternoon for trial OF charges CT
violating the Sunday closing ordI-
nance.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-16
Death Claims
Noted Educator

BERKELEY, Cal, Nov. 16. up
Word was received here today re-.
vealing the death Saturday night
in Pasadena Of DR.. Matthew Chris
topher Lynch, former professor in
the school of Jurisprudence at the
University of California, and long
active in public affairs in the bay
region.
DR.. Lynch, so, a graduate of the
University of California, class Of
1906, at one time was assistant to
the president of the university. He
also was faculty manager CT the
California Law Review, and men,
Der of the editorial board of that
publication. He was chairman OF
the faculty athletic committee at
another time
Granted a leave Of absence from
the university in 1924, he took an
active part in the formation of the
present Berkeley city charter, in
cooperating the city managership
plan now in effect.
Mrs. Lynch and three sons sur
vive.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-16
BROTHER LN-LAW
OF HOOVER ASKS
FOR JURY TRIAL,
Leavitt Arraigned Before
Court On Charge Of
Having Liquor.

SANTA MONICA, Cal, Nov. Is
(U.R)-C. Van Eeavitt, 81, brother in
law of President Herbert Hoover
and C. r. Daley, a Santa Monica
grocery store proprietor. today
pleaded not guilty to charges of
possession of liquor.
The men, with their attorneys,
appeared before Police Judge G. A.
Spencer at a preliminary hearing
and asked for jury trials. Leavitt's
trial was set for police court on No
Vember "a, while that of Daley was
scheduled for December 7.
The hearing occupied only few
minutes and was marked chiefly by
excitement on the part Of news
paper photographers when Judge
Spencer ordered them to lock up
your boxes"
Moe Fozel, attorney for Leavitt,
and James j. Mccarthy. who rep
resented Daley, objected to the
cameramen as the party approached
the building before the hearing
started. Few "shots" were obtained
by the photographers until Leavitt
and Daley were inside the court.
The photographers were swapping
random shots when Judge Spencer
entered.
Lock up your boxes" the Judge
ordered. Il want no pictures taken
in this courtroom
The six or more photographers
complied with the judges order but
later two from Los Angeles dailies
attempted to photograph the pro-
ceedings with tiny candid
cameras, concealed in their hands
and timed for quick action.
1t was estimated that about a
dozen shots were taken before Judge
Spencer was aware of the situation.
Il told you that no pictures we're
to be taken in this court" the
judge said. In case you do not heed
my orders it will be necessary for
me to hold you in contempt OF
court
The cameras disappeared.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-16
COURT REFUSES
CITY'S PLEA TO
HALT INJUNCTION

Only a partial victory went to at
torneys for the city of BraWley by
| reason Of an order by Judge A. C.
Finney filed in the county clerk S
office today denying the motion of
the city to dissolve the injunction
preventing Brawley officers from
interfering with the sale in Brawley
Of milk from the p. l. Haddan
dairy.
Judge Finneys order did amend
the restraining order to direct that
officials be restrained from prevent
ing sale of milk from the Haddan
dairy in Brawley, and other acts,
excepting acts necessary or Incl
dental to prosecutions for the sale,
within the city of BraWley, of i'm
pure milk or milk from unsanitary
dairies.'
Hearing on demurrers by the city
Of BraWley, its chief of police
health officer and milk inspector
were continued until next Saturday.
The amendment to the restrain
ing order is considered by A. l.. Sc
bile and r. l. French, attorneys
for the defendants, as a technical
victory, since it allows prosecution
in the Brawley city court for sale
of impure milk in Brawley.
p I. Haddan and P. I. Haddan,
Jr., are plaintiffs in a suit against
the city and its officials, seeking
$4,000 damages. The suit charges
w. c. Macdonald, milk inspector,
made false reports on tests of milk
from the Haddan dairy, and caused
an order to be issued preventing
the sale oil the Haddan milk in
Brawley.
When they continued to sell milk
in Brawley, the younger Haddan
was jailed, and later released, the
complaint charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-16
CHA RCE: S
PAN'T'ACES
F IA Med
Woman Witness Asserts
Men Used Pringle Girl
As Tool.
PLOT REVEALED
Defense Opens Battle
Determined To Acquit
Theater Man.

LOS ANGELES, Nov IS. DIP
Sensational testimony that Eunice
Pringle, 17-year-old dancer. was
used as q pawn in a plot to obtain
money from Alexander Pantages,
theatre millionaire, was heard today
at Pantages retrial on a charge of
attacking the dancer.
Mrs. Myrta Hawley, apartment
house landlady, who was called by
The defense i'll an effort to break
down Miss Pringles reputation, de-
clared tie scheme was revealed to
her in conversations with Ivan
Sansanoff, roommate of Nicholas
Dunaey, manager of Miss Pringle.
Mrs. Hawley said that Dunaev
and Saasanoff rented an apartment
from her and were behind in their
rent.
Il asked Sansanoff about the
rent and he told me they were hop
ing to get money either from Pan
tages or Sid Grammar. He said
they planned to make money out Of
Miss PIingle."
Mrs. Hawley said she opened the
conversation by demanding to know
why that young girl was running
in and out Of here all the time
"Dunaev picked this girl up or
the street. Mrs. Hawley quoted
Sansanoff as saying 1--WE found
out she can dance so we are going
to make some money out of her.
We are going to make some money
out of Pantages or Sid Grammar"
Some time later, according to Mrs.
Hawley, she asked Sansanoff for
three months back rent and he re-
piled that pretty soon we will be
able to pay up our back rent and
| pay for a year in advance"
The Iandlady declared that San-
sanoff told her that Pantages had
been decided upon rather than
Grammar because Pantages had
more money than Grammar, also g
prominent and wealthy Pacific
coast theatre man.
Identifies Girl
Mrs. HaWley was confronted by
Miss Pringle and Dunaev during
her testimony.
The landlady declared that a tele-
phone call came for Dunaev enc
morning between s and 9 o'clock.
She sair she went TO Dunaev's apart
ment and raped on the bathroom
window.
after short time Miss Pringle
came to the window" Mrs. Hawley
said. She was clad in a dark XII
mona. I told her Dunaev or Sans
anoff was wanted on the telephone
and she replied: The men have
gene to work"
Miss Pringle was called before the
Jury and the landlady was asked
if Miss Pringle was the girl in
question.
Yes" the landlady answered.
On several occasions, according to
the landlady, Miss Pringle used her
/ apartment telephone to place long
/ distance telephone calls to her
mother in Garden Grove. The land
lady said Miss Pringle told her
mother she would not be home but
was staying all night with a
friend at the Hollywood Studio
club"
Dunaev was called into court
while Mrs. Hawley Identified him
as the tenant she referred to in her
testimony.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-16
Double Suicide
At Pasadena

PASADENA, Cal, Nov. l6. UP
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c. Weir, mid
die aged proprletors of the Weir Inn
in Pasadena. committed suicide
here today, according TO police.
Weir, it was said shot himself
while in the kitchen of the small
hotel. Mrs. Weir was in an adj
joining room and heard the shot
Police said she ran across the lobby
to the room Of a friend and said
her husband had committed suicide.
Then she ran back to the kitchen,
took a revolver from Weir's hand
and shot herself through the head.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-16
Meteor Display
Proves Failure

PASADENA, Cal. Nov. rs, W.D
One Of the greatest meteOric dis
plays of the century, waited for 80
years by astronomers, went unob-
served on the Pacific coast because
cloudy weather prevented a clear
view of the heavens.
Although aeroplanes were used IN
an effort to find a clear sky,
astronomers Of the Mt. Wilson OBJ
seryatory here were thwarted when
they flew as far east as Salt Lake
City without finding a break IN the
heavens through which they could
watch the leonides III their period
ical visit to the earth.
The leonide shower IS perhaps the
most important ever viewed by
astronomers, because it occurs so
infrequently. Since the wear 1881
it has been observed, but Only dur
ing the past century has it become
definitely established that the
shower occurs every 80 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-16
INDICT PARENTS
WHO MISTREATED
GIRL OF TWELVE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. (UP) =
A grand jury today indicted Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry N. Riley on charge of
maltreatment and torture of r.
year-old Edith Riley, the girl al
legged to have been held a prisoner
in closet for several years. Mrs.
Riley is the childs stepmother.
The Jury's report charged that on
November 6, the day Edith was
found huddled in a corner Of the
closet, Mr.. and Mrs. Riley with
force and arms, then and there did
wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously
torture, cruelty beat, abuse and 9TH
erwise Wilfully maltreat" the little
girl.
The jury did not return separate
indictments against Edith's father
and stepmother
Under the District of Columbia
code, if convicted, the child's par
ents are liable Ito punishment by
a fine of not more than $3.50 or by
imprisonment for a term not ex-
ceeding two years or both"
l1OoJl1dl duIIlOIlJlCS dlC pltpdI Ing
a report on Edith's mental and ply
steal condition. The little girl has
the appearance of a child of eight
years. Physicians have made a
careful study of Edith since she
was brought into the children's
ward more than a week ago.
Edith's brother, Francis, was in
directly responsible for the discov-
cry of his sister when he told play
mates at junior high school about
the case They reported it to a
teacher.
The little girl, who weighed SO
pounds when admitted to the hos
pital, has gained rapidly. In four
days she added four pounds to her
weight.