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Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24

FORT APACHE, Ariz., July "a.
U.P)-A new search was started IN
the rugged hills near here today
for Henryetta SCHNEIDER. 25, Colum-
bia University student OF Indian
life, who has been missing for SIX
days.
William Donner, superintendent
of the Indian school here, expressed
fear the girl might have become lost
while on one of her exploring trips
into the hills of the Apache Indian
reservation.
I'VE are not certain, however
that Miss SCHNEIDER is lost" Donner
said. "She may have moved her
headquarters to some other place
Donner said Miss SCHNEIDER dis
appeared last Saturday night. She
left some clothing here, giving In
dian officials the only clue that she
might be lost.
First reports that Miss SCHNEIDER
might have been kidnapped by an
Indian were denied by Donner. II
was said that Claude Gilbert
Apache Indian, was held at White
river, Ariz, in connection with hei
! disappearance.
Gilbert is under arrest at White
river for selling beer" Donner de
clared. II don't think he is con-
nected with her disappearance"
Sheriff's officers at Holbrook
Ariz., north of here, were without
information OF the case.
Miss SCHNEIDER had been living IL
cabin at Eastfork near here, ano
had mingled with the Indians free
ly. While the search continued, In
dian officials believed Miss Schme'
| ler had gone off TO a remote section
of the country to continue hel
study.
Fort Apache is located in north
east central Arizona. about 10 mile:
from the New Mexico line. 1t /:
practically isolated from the worlc
as far as telephone and telegraphiC
communications are concerned.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
HUNT SEEKS TO
HALT FEDERAL
BAN ON COTTON

PHOENIX, Ariz, July 24-lU.P)-
Governor George w. P. Hunt asked
Arizona's congressional delegation
today to intercede in the federal
governments contemplated quaran-
tine of the entire cotton crop be-
cause state road inspection stations
have been closed.
The governments action, 1t was
said, would merely extend the quar-
antine to the Yuma valley as a
quarantine now applies to all other
Arizona cotton district where the
pink boil worm infestation has been
found.
c. F.. Martin, acting secretary OF
agriculture, renewed the govern
ment's threat of quarantine IN q
telegram to the governor this morn
ing.
"While we understand cotton is
being fumigated and cotton seed dis
infected to a large extent in Arl-
zona," Marvin said, enforcement
of these measures must be support
ed by adequate prevention of move
ment of unfumigated and undisln-
fected products"
Meanwhile, the governor has turn
ed a deaf ear to the demands OF
certain agriculturists of the state 10
call a special session of the legis-
lature to restore the stations
closed because of no operating
funds.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
MIR R14~
. tsss nsIssssAs aysAsssAA IAA
FAKE ERUPTION
TO Be STAGED
AT MT. LASSEN

REDDING, Calf, July "a. U.P)-
The stage was all set today for the
make believe eruption" of Mt. Las
sen, Americas only active volcano
Saturday afternoon and evening.
Like the thunder of a thousand
field guns, flashing and smoking
from the explosions of thousands OF
colored rockets and flares, the IA
nous peak will burst into fire as
the spectacular climax of the three
day dedication of Lassen Volcanic
National Park.
An element of danger has been
injected into the ceremony by the
warning of old-timers, who insist
that the explosion of tons of dyna-
mite inside the crater again will
stir the peak into activity.
The Indians, too, look on such
preparations with suspicion, anc
declare they will arouse the anger
of Big Smoking Mountain" No
since 1914 and 1915, when the Vol
cano's activity attracted widespread
, attention, will the peak have put OF
Sucn QlSplay.
At 2 p. m. Saturday, the forma
dedication exercises will take place
with Frederick j. Roster, presiden'
of the state chamber of commerce
acting as master of ceremonies.
Distinguished guests will be in
troduced, including Ray Lyman
Wilbur, secretary of the interior
who will deliver the dedication adj
dress; Horace M. Albright, director
of national park service; Governor
James Rolph, Jr., of California, anc
Governor Fred Balzar of Nevada.
At 4 p. m. the first eruption" o1
the peak will take place. At 7 p
m. M. E. Dittmar of Redding viii
tell THE Story of Mt. Lassen' a
camp fire ceremony, and at 8 p
m. the night eruption will be staged
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
Edison Forced To
Abandon His Work

WEST ORANGE, N. j., July "a
W.P)-Thomas A. Edison, inventor
hero of one OF Americas favorite
success stories, has been forced to
cease active work at the age OF "a.
Overwork during experiments in
producing rubber from the golden
rod plant, on which the aged in
ventor worked steadily all last VIM
ter at Fort Myers, Fla, has made
it necessary for Edison to take va
cation from the laboratory, accord
ing to his brother-in-law, John V
Miller-a vacation that may presage
retirement, in view of his advanced
age.
"Since his return from the south
on June l6," Miller said. Edison
has visited his laboratory only
once, and does not plan to visit 1t
again for some time" He remains
at his estate, Glenmont, in Lew
ellyn Park, and takes automobile
rides in the vicinity,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
Bomb Found In
Illinois Prison

JOLIET, H., July "a. (U.D - A
crudely devised gasoline bomb cap
able of causing a heavy explosion,
was found today in Statewide pris-
on as guards started a cell-to-cell
search of the penitentiary buildings
on reports that certain prisoners
were plotting a break.
The bomb and a homemade fuse
were discovered in dollhouse c
shortly after the guards had un-
covered several roughly made
knives.
The prisons 21Oo convicts were
locked in their cells during the
search. Warden Henry c. Hill or
dered the guards to examine care
fully every inch of the GA acres
within the prison walls"
The search was prompted by per-
Sistent reports that another out
break such as the Statewide riots OF
last spring when buildings were
burned and prisoners were shot in
attacks on guards, was soon to be
staged.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
mkMlLL--o
Wy ,.SUU:

BEVERLY HILLS, July %.
tSpeciaD-Two trips I would
like to have been on, one was
stored away in the tail of Post
and Gatty's ship and the other
is with Bernard Shaw and Lady
Astor in Russia Cmaybe stored
away III Bernard's beardD. The
laughs there will be on that
tripl For Lady Astor can hand
'em out about as fast as old
Apple Cart" can.
Well, it's fine if they have
fixed it so Germany will pull
through. There is one debt
they ought to wipe out entirely,
for it had no reason for ever
existing, and that's for the ar
mics of occupation" That was
Just like sitting over the grave
of a dead man for a year to see
if he was coming to life and
then charging his family the
price of the sitting.
The boys ught hom m e
enough fine fat German girls to
pay for that trip.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
MRS. GAVIN ON
WITNESS STAND
in FLOOD CASE
Shows No Concern For
Woman Whom She Says
Is Her Mother.

REDWOOD CITY, Calf, July
"a. U.P)-Faded letters, baby's silk
shawl and a tiny silver mushbowl
were shown to a jury today as Mrs.
Constance May Gavin resumed the
witness stand in her court fight to
establish herself as James c..
Floods daughter and share his $l8,-
100000 estate.
The shawl and the dish were me-
mentoes of haZy childhood in the
multi-millionaires city and county
homes, but the letters. pleading with
Flood to tell her the truth of her
parentage, caught Mrs. Gavin in
web of cross-examination that
held her on the stand for hours.
What caused Flood to change
from an affectionate man who
showered on little Connie May"
every attention of father to a
cold, unheeding recluse who refused
to answer her pleas-this was the
question Mrs. Gavin's testimony
raised, but she could not answer it..
James L. Flood was my father"
Mrs. Gavin said. II remember how
he picked me up, how he played
with me and my ponies and dogs
and watched me as I ate"
Of the woman she says was her
mother-Mrs. Eudora Forde Stearn
Willette, once a gay stage dancer
and now the "recanting witness" OF
the Flood case-Mrs. Gavin knew
nothing, nor did she care. She was
asked by Theodore Roche, attorney
for the recognized Flood heirs con-
testing Mrs. Gavin's claims, if she
had not received letters from Mrs.
Willette while in convent.
Letters Shown
The letters, signed your affec-
tionate mother" were shown to Mrs.
Gavin but she said she never had
seen them before.
She explained the sisters at the
convent in st. Louis where she was
staying may have censored them" "
Her own letters to Flood, written
when she was young woman alone
in the world, brought tears to the
crowded courtroom.
Il want to get married some day,
where l can be happy" one read,
land I must tell my husband who
l am. He would ask me anyway,
and how can tell him?"
Her answer to this, according to
Mrs. Gavin, was a call from Floods
secretary, James E. Walsh, who told
her she was a daughter of Mrs
Eudora Forde Stearn and Edward
Stearn. Walsh told her Stearn de-
! serted his family and she was given
to the Floods to care for as a baby
Wasn't that what you wanted To
| know" Roche asked.
"Yes, but it didn't impress me,
Mrs. Gavin answered.
| While the trial was In progress
the county clerk received notice
from D. j. O'Brien, Detroit attor-
(ney, saying he represented some SO
middlewestern residents who claim
they are heirs at law to Floods es-
tate and intend to press their
claims.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
Ragged Bandits
Resume Work On
Valleys Roads

Brawley's two ragged bandit
youths went into action last night
for the first time this week when
they held up the Richfield service
station near the Imperial airport,
and lone motorist between Braw-
ley and Westmorland, taking a to-
tai of S30.75 from their victims.
The two robberies last night gave
the youths total of nine holdups,
one attempted holdup and five
stolen cars on the record which will
be held against them if they are
apprehended.
THE boys. who have been described
as between 18 and 20 years old, dirty
and ragged, began operations last
night by stealing an automobile in
Brawley, owned by the Imperial r.
rigation district. 1t was this auto
mobile, license E7617 which was
used in each of the robbreies.
Richard Collins, attendant at the
Richfield service station, was held
up at IL o'clock last night, and
forced at the muzzles of two auto
hiuoASo w iidiiSl OFCi pOO w lllC
youthful desperadoeS. Leaving him,
they drove south, he told officers
after the holdup.
H. Hastian was halted on the
Brawley to Westmorland highway,
and threatened with the automatics.
He had only 10 cents. one of the
robbers told Hastian they needed
the money and that he should not
blame them for wnat they were do
ing, he said.
Collins was held up at the service
station several months ago by S. P
Holiday, Jr., who is now serving a
sentence in the Preston School of
Industry. Collins testimony was
largely responsible for the sentence
passed on Hollic-ay.
After the holdups were reported
to the sheriff's office deputies were
sent out to patrol highways, and
make investigations at the robbery
scenes, while from the sheriff's Of
flee telephone calls went out to
Banning, Boulder Park, Yuma. Cal
eXico, and every police department
, in the valley. No trace of the rob-
berS was found.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
HUNDREDS FIGHT
SERIOUS FIRES
in FOUR STATES
Conditions Reported To
Be Dangerous To Heavy
Timber Land.

MISSOULA, Mont, July "a W.P)--
Tension reigned along the forest
fronts of four western states today
where hundreds of crews battled Sc
rious conflagrations. Fires were re-
ported in South Dakota. Wyoming,
Montana and Idaho.
More than six million acres OF
National forests in Montana and
Idaho have been closed TO entrance
and travel except under written
permit.
Warning signs have been posted
and special officers have been sta
toned at entrance points to see that
all campers and fishermen are
properly accredited.
Regional Forester Evan w. Kelley
at Missoula, said that current tenn
peratures are higher, humidity low
er, wind stronger, precipitation less
and the forest floor dryer than was
the case last year at this time.
ut follows that a far more Sc
rious fire situation exists; in fact
we are rapidly approaching the peak
of danger reached in the extreme
| season of 1929"
Reports from numerous small
fires started by last nights light
ming storm were slow filtering In
today, but indications were that
they had been checked.
Wyoming forest fires today an-
peared to be the most serious in the
! four states. Considerable property
damage has been reported from the
Teton forest area and from the Du.
bois dude ranch country.
Dudes" Give Aid
Dude ranchers, among them j
Pierpont Morgan, Jr., New York
capitalist, and Daniel Roosevelt
nephew of the New York governor
were reported to be volunteer fire
fighters on the fire front.
The aerial forest patrol wa.
called out from Spokane, Wash.
this morning to look for lightning
fires in the Idaho Panhandle anc
western Montana forests.
Reports from the Silver Lake re-
gion in Deer Lodge forest indicated
that the fire which has threatened
summer homes along the lake shor'
would be brought under contro
late today.
United States Indian service crew
augmented by reserves from tn
forest service are holding the smal
but dangerous fires on the Flathea'
reservation. They hope to hav
them out of the danger area b
nightfall
A few fires were burning strorgl
in the Bond Lake region alon
Burch Creek and reserves were be
ing recruited to aid in combattiu
it.
The Doolittle fire in Big Hole val
ley has been checked and now /
being held by a small crew of men
Large forces stationed there ar
enroute to the Nez Perce fire front
Climatic conditions have i'm
proved slightly in Yellowstone Ma
tional Park, and while reinforce
ments were expected today, the fir
situation was not interfering will
tourist travel and was believed ger
orally to be less severe than at an,
time in the past four days.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
HUDSON ACCEPTS
ARREST ON ORDER
FROM WASHINGTON

LOS ANGELES, July "a. W.D -
G.. Edward "What-a-Man" Hudson,
former husband of Mrs. Minnie
Ma" Kennedy, surrendered to Un-
dersheriff Eugene Biscailuz today
on a Cowlitz county, Washington,
warrant which charged him with
bigamy.
Hudson had been in seclusion for
more than a week, ever since 1t was
discovered that he had married Mrs.
Kennedy at Longview. Wash, while
Mrs. Margaret Newton Hudson OF
Los Angeles still was his lawful wife
by virtue of a ceremony at Las
Vegas, New.
What Man" came to the sher-
| ifs office with Richard Cantillon,
his attorney, and a bail broker who
waved a $500 bond as signal that
Hudson will escape a Jail incarcer-
alton pending his removed to WASH
ington.
One of the legal difficulties OF
What Man" was taken care OF
Yesterday when Ma" Kennedy Sc
cured an annulment OF their month
old marriage.
However, he still faces other court
actions, in addition to the bigamy
| charge.
Mrs. Newton Hudson has filed
| for divorce and asks $4,000 alimony
Mrs. Ethel Leel Parker Harbert
another Los Angeles woman, has
sued for $25O,0OO. alleging breach OF
promise on the part OF Hudson. Her
suit declared that Hudson took her
on a pre-marriage honeymoon trip
on which she furnished the money
and then failed to marry her as he
! had promised
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
MILITIA
OUT AT
DU.RANT
OklahOma-Texas Dispute
On Bridges Causes Mar
tial Law Order.
BOTH SIDES FIR M
Threats At Sabotage On
Toll Structures Make
Excitement.

DURANT, Okla, July "a. Wp(-A
detachment OF 80 Oklahoma nation
al guardsmen marched to the north
bank of the Red river today and
put into effect a proclamation OF
martial law by Governor w. II.
Murray.
They bore orders to use force II
necessary to prevent any persons
from crossing a toll bridge across
the stream between Durant and
Denison, Tex.
Invocation of martial law for the
first time In eight years In this
state was resorted to by Governor
Murray as a dramatic climax to a
controversy that has ragged for q
week around use of toll bridges and
free spans linking Oklahoma and
Texas.
Governor Murray insisted that
the two states, joint owners OF the
free bridges, throw them open to
traffic Immediately in defiance OF
a federal court injunction In Texas.
Governor Ross Sterling, multi
millionaire oil man who became
chief executive OF Texas early this
year, expressed the same desire to
have the bridges opened but said III
must be done in an orderly manner
without violation of terms OF the
injunction"
When word was carried to Gov
ernor Murray that owners of the
toll span between Durant and Deni-
son were planning TO tie his hands
by injunction, he ordered out the
guard.
He directed the guardsmen "tc
maintain military control against
all interference whatsoever, except
only an order otherwise by the su.
perior executive power OF the Presi'
dent OF the United States"
The guardsmen assembled In Du-
rant during the night and shortly
after dawn marched out TO tnt
bridgehead and occupied the mar
row area placed under martial Law
by Murray's proclamation.
With military precision the guarC
was posted and reliefs were ar.
ranged TO keep watch over tn,
bridge "a hours a day.
The only persons permitted tC
pass the blockade were those having
official business and United State.
mail carriers.
DENISON, Tex, July "a. UP)-
RpDpatpu rumOrS of threats To enc
the Texas Oklahoma bridge con-
troversy by blowing UP the tol
bridge, today caused the Red Rivel
Bridge company to place additiona
guards and floodlights on its struc
ture.
Precautions viii be taken to Sc,
that no one approaches the bridg,
except on business, company EN-
ployes said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
RADIO CONTROL
IS PLANNED FOR
SECOND VESSEL

SAN DIEGO. July "a. W.D - A
second mystery ship of the sea -
radio controlled and plying the
waves under orders transmitted by
air from another vessel-soon will
be in commission, it was announced
today by officials of the Eleventh
Naval district.
The destroyer Dorsey will leave
San Diego harbor August IL for
Puget Sound for remodeling and
installation of apparatus which will
make it a twin of the already sue
cessful destroyer Stodderts, which
has passed a number of radio con-
trolled tests.
Details of the operation of the
ships are being closely guarded by
naval officers, who declare 1t will
be at least two years before the
completed story may be told
In test runs Thursday off San
Clemente Island, out of the regular
sea lanes, the Stoddert was ma
neuvered.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
SOVIET WORKERS
BEWILDERED BY
SHAW'S HUMOR

MOSCOW, July "a. U.P-Serious
workers among Soviet leaders were
bewildered by George Bernard
Shaw, Irish wit and playwright,
here on a holiday tour.
Shaw and Lady Astor, American
member of the British parliament,
listened to serious speeches by their
Russian friends and their counter
remarks left the Russians puzzled.
Shaw, blue eyes twinkling at a
Russian factor, commented:
1.-The more I see of the prole-
tarians, the more thank God am
not one of them"
Later, at a garden party at the
British embassy, Karl Radek, So
Wet leader, remarked.
America gave the world only
dentistry"
How about the American ma
chinery you're importing?' retorted
Lady Astor, herself from Virginia
The SovietS had expected better
treatment at the tongues of their
guests, for both Shaw and Lady
Astor have been inclined toward
liberalism.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
Four Killed In
Family Tragedy

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, July "a.
W.P)-A verdit of triple murder and
suicide today was given by Coroner
F. X. Schuller who investigated the
deaths of the four members of the
Pittinger family whose bodies were
found at their home here.
Neighbors broke into the house
late last night and discovered TIE
bodies of Robert Pettinger, Al; his
wife, Flora, 38, and their two chill
dren, James, 10, and Ardith, Ia. The
bodies were sprawled around two
downstairs rooms in attitudes indi-
eating the horror of the sudden,
violent deaths.
Schuller said Pettinger, barber,
apparently shot his wife and chill
dren with a revolver and then took
his own life with the gun Wednes-
day night. The shooting was at
tributed by the coroner to financial
worries which friends of Pettinger
said had weighed upon his mind re-
Gently, ..
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
Militia On Duty
In Mississippi

MARYSVILLE. Miss. July "a.
U.P) A detachment of Is Ma
tional guardsmen arrived here TO-
day to prevent disorders among the
275 voters OF Issaquena county who
have been going about armed with
shotguns and pistols due OF a po-
htical faction feud.
The army truck which brought
the guardsmen here was dispatched
from the Alexandria training camp
by Governor Theodore Bilbo after
a group of Mayersyille women asked
for assistance in preventing possible
bloodshed.
The factional fight centers In a
quarrel over the accuracy OF the
present polling list. Issaquena
county, the smallest in the state,
mas more than 25 candidates Tor
various offices, out OF total Of 2J6
voters. The state primary election
takes place August 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
COURT IMPOSES
HEAVY TERM ON
LONNIE JENKINS

Lonnie "Alabam" jenkins was
sentenced to Folsom penitentiary as
a two-time loser today for the sec
ond degree robbery OF patrons in his
own bootlegging establishment near
Brawley two months ago. and Judge
A. c. Finney recommended he serve
the maximum time of 20 years.
Jenkins was convicted by jury
two weeks ago on testimony OF wit
nesses who were in the beer garden
at the time jenkins and another
man entered with shotguns and
robbed the revelers. No estimate
has ever been made of how much
money was taken from victims. One
Mexican lost SIPS. another s75, and
others smaller sums.
The convicted man appeared IN
court today with the same confi-
dent appearance he displayed before
his conviction. He listened to Judge
Finney calmly as the sentence was
passed.
Gregorio Perez was the only other
defendant sentenced to prison to-
day. He was sentenced to San
Quentin for from one to five years
for second degree burglary OF the
house of John Kern in Calipatria.
Edward B. Patterson was appoint
ed attorney for Joseph Santa Ana
charged with assault with deadly
weapon, and the case continued one
week for plea. Santa Ana is
charged with stabbing Louis Mad
dox, Brawley railroad watchman
with an ice pick.
Joe Altman pleaded guilty to q
charge of burglarizing the Bonds
Corner store. He was granted pro-
baton on condition he serve SIX
months in the county Jail and re-
port for one year to the probation
officer.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
Defers Decision
In Davis Case

Stating that he needed additional
time in which to study finer points
in the case, Federal Judge McCor-
mick said today that he reserved
until Monday his decision on a writ
of habeas corpus in the M. K.
"CootS" Davis case.
Ernest R. Utley and M. w. Conk-
ling, former Ell Centro attorney and
superior court judge, were associat-
ed in federal court as defense coun-
sci for Davis, who is held in con-
nection with the stabbing of Will
liam Presley in Mexico. Presley
died in the United States and de-
fense attorneys contend that there
fore Davis cannot be legally tried in
Mexico for muruer.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
u. S. Steel To
Reduce Dividend

NEW YORK. July "a. W.P)-De-
spite a lack of definite statements.
Wall Street today accepted, as
philosophically as possible, reports
that the United States Steel corpo-
ration will cut its annual dividend
rate, at its directors meeting next
Tuesday, from 81 share to an
annual $5-possibly $4-rate.
Coupled with this report came an
equally unconfirmed statement that
this action would be paralleled on
the industrial side by a cut in sal
aries and wages in order to meet
competition from other leading
producers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-24
PLAYHOUSE OFFERS VIEW

WOBURN, Mass. (U.P) - John a.
Cummings, 16-year- -old high school
boy, has built himself a house IN
the trees The well-constructed
shanty, where he can hold picnics
and even spend the night in COM
fort, is located high in twin oak
trees near his home. The lofty
house offers view of the country
side for Is miles around.