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Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-24
TOM MIX LOSES
SECOND SUIT TO
ZACK 7. MILLER

ERIE, Pa, Jan. "a. U.P)--A jury
today awarded Zack T. Miller, west
ern Snowman, 100000 damages
against Tom Mix, western film ac-
tor. for alleged breach of contract.
The verdict was reached by the
jury late yesterday. 1t was read
when court convened today. Miller
had sued for S345 900 damages for
an alleged breach of verbal con-
tract.
Mix announced that he would ap-
peal the verdict. II believe the jury
was influenced to a certain extent
by reports of my wealth and ru-
mors that Miller was near finan-
cial ruin" He said he believed the
jurors "felt sorry for Miller.
Miller left here late yesterday to
go to Tulsa, Okla, where he is to
auction off 1900 hogs ON a ranch he
owns here. He left before ver-
dict had been reached by the jury.
Miller and Mix have been friends
for Is years. The present trial was
the second damage suit Miller had
brought against the actor and cir
Gus performer. At NatcheZ, Miss.
a $4,000 damage suit was decided
in favor of Mix this week.
Miller alleged that Mix agreed to
go with the 10l Ranch Circus which
Miller operates. He said the agree
ment was made verbally and Mix
was to receive salary of $4,000 a
week, transportation for his horse,
Tony" and an automobile.
Mix testified he had discussed the
matter but denied that any agree
nent had been made.
The alleged agreement was broken
a week later. Miller charged, when
Mix signed a contract with the
Sells-Floto circus. At that time the
actor was in Erie, which caused the
case to be listed in Erie county
courts.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-24
HinderkS New
Deputy Clerk

Clarence w. Hinderks, chief clerk
for the Imperial Irrigation District
for the past seven years, this MORN
ing was officially appointed chief
deputy county clerk under Ed Law
Hinderks took the place made va
cant by the resignation Of Roy l..
Wood several days ago. Appoint
ment of the former district clerk
has been considered by County
Clerk Law since Wood resigned. but
official appointment was not made
until this morning.
Hinderks yesterday resigned as
chief clerk for the irrigation dis
trict. He has resided In Imperial
Valley for the past II years, and
is well known Throughout the val
ley.
Before being employed by the ir-
rigation district Hinderks was con-
nected with banking interests in
Erawlcy and Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-24
Court Grants
Divorce Decree

Fred Raymer, outfielder for the
Boston club of the National League
in years gone by, was granted an
interlocutory decree of divorce from
Edith Raymer on grounds of deser-
ton in the superior court of Judge
A. c. Finney yesterday afternoon.
The divorce was granted when
Edith Raymer failed to appear in
court to answer to the complaint.
Raymer, well known as an out
fielder to fans of several years ago,
now conducts a duck club on New
River, with headquarters in Braw-
ley and Calipatria. He has played
baseball with local teams several
times.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-24
CalexicO Family
Painfully Burned

Mr.. and Mrs. Alberto Dominguez
and their year-old baby were sever
~ burned last night when an ex-
ploding oil stove threw flames over
them at their home on the Calexico
highway near that town. The ex-
plosion occurred shortly after 5
o'clock. The house was completely
destroyed.
Frank Winslow, Pacific Grey
hound Stage driver who was driv-
ing past the place. went to the as
sistance of the family and took
tiaem to the Calexico hospital for
treatment. He was returning from
Calexico in his own machine
The Dominguez family is report
ed to be progressing satisfactorily
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-24
BOMBING CASE
TRIAL TO BEGIN
MONDAY MORNING

Attorneys connected with the I'M
perial bombing case today were
mastering their forces for the battle
to begin in Judge A. c. Finney's
department of the superior court
at 10 o'clock Monday morning, when
a jury will be chosen to try A. L.
Hodges and E. T. Mccoy for the al
legged murder OF Ariston Lampky,
Filipino.
Jurors numbering 81 appeared be-
fore Judge Finney this morning for
roll call and instructions on the
qualifications of those who sit on
the jury. One woman was excused
becais she had not been a resi-
dent of Imperial county for the re-
quired length of time. The Jurors
we're dismissed, with instructions to
appear In court at 10 o'clock Monday
morning.
Hodges and Mccoy, represented
by Edward B. Patterson and Harry
Horton, will be tried jointly, while
Anthony D. Patton, the third man
charged with the murder of Lamp
ky, will have a separate trial after
the cases of the other two are dis
posed of. Patton is represented by
Kendall B. Perkins, judge of the
Ell Centre police court.
District Attorney Elmer w. Head
is expected to direct the strategic
moves of the prosecution in the trial
of the three charged with respon-
sibility for the bombing of an old
barn in Imperial December 8, when
approximately 60 Filipinos were
sleeping there. Nearly 100 Filipinos
lived in the barn.
Evidence for the prosecution is
known to be strong. What defense
will be offered has not been indi-
Gated by attorneys.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-24
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Jan. "a. U.p)-
The almost unanimous verdict on
this weeks prohibition developments
is that they have definitely headed
the country toward a decisive test
as to whether the attempt to for
bid intoxicating liquors shall con-
tinue or give way to resumption OF
them under regulation.
Despite the confusion over the
Wickersham report, anti-prohibition
forces have found encouragement
in the fact seven of the IL commits
sioners favor either repeal or mod
ification of the 18th amendment.
They are prepared to force the
issue.
Dry forces some time ago regard
ed prohibition as a closed incident;
they believed the only question was
that of Tightening enforcement.
But now they are preparing the
most intensive educational cam
paign attempted since they put
through the 18th amendment.
The Anti-Saloon League already
has set up a committee designed to
bring into the forefront of its ed
ucational activities large manufact-
urers and businessmen. The pur-
pose is to lay heavy emphasis once
more on the economic arguments
favoring prohibition. The Wicker
sham commission reported that one
of the difficulties was that prohibi-
tionists practically abandoned all
educational work with the arrival Of
prohibition.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a. U.p)-
Ardent prohibitionists found their
opportunity in the senate today to
put enforcement to the test in the
nations capital under terms of the
so-called Howell Home Raid bill
The plan advanced by Senator
Howell, Republican. Nebraska, is
to set up model enforcement ma
chinery here. Howell lsays If prohi-
bition can be enforced anywhere 1t
can be enforced in the District of
Columbia where all executive auth.
ority is vested in one man-the
President of the United States.
The decision to bring up the
Howell bill was reached late yester-
day after a roll call vote of 80 to
30. The bill has been pending a
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-24
LITTLE CHANGE
IN COAST ISSUES

LOS ANGELES, Jan. "a. U.P)-
Trading on the Los Angeles Stock
and Curb exchanges was fairly &C
tive today. Prices for the most part
remained unchanged
Pacific Finance led the board in
volume with 5000 shares at 13, up
" Transamerica was off X at 13Ss.
selling 2100 shares; Richfield com.
mon sold 800 shares unchanged:
Union Oil of California sold 200
shares at "a, off =, and Security
First National, with 300 shares. at
931a.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-24
SlL0NS'
RECESS
s I AR | 5
Legislature Suspends OPP
erations for Period of
One Month.
BILLS SET RECORD
Unemployment Measure
Only Important A c t
During First Session.
BY HOMER L. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent


SACRAMENTO, Calf, Jan. "a.
U.P-The 30-day constitutional re-
cess of the California state legisla-
ture started today.
On February "a, members of the
two houses will again assemble to
face the largest number of bills in
troduced in the last 18 years.
In the 13-day session the legisla-
tors heaped total of 1880 proposed
laws onto the clerks desk, num-
ber exceeded only once in Califor-
mia history. That was at the peak
session of 1918, when 1922 bills were
introduced.
Only one outstanding measure,
with the exception of the biennial
budget, was seen in the bills adopt
ed by both houses as emergency
measures during the first session.
That was Governor Rolph's pro-
posed permanent unemployment
commission, given final passage
by the assembly after the governor
broke all precedent and appeared
before the legislature in person to
urge its adoption.
The commission would consist of
five members, named by the gov
crnor, to carry on year round stu
ely of all the problems of unemploy-
ment in California, with view of
recommending proper steps toward
Its solution. A $4,000 appropria-
tion was asked to carry the act into
effect.
Senator John l.. Moran of Corn
ing, who baked at long list of
deficiency bills, withdrew his objec-
I ton at the last minute. and per-
mitted adoption of $4,000 def
cheney for the state building at San
Francisco. Other deficiency mea-
sures included $205 900 for the vet
trans home at Yountville and $10,-
0o0 for printing.
Life Terms for Judges
Creation of state commission to
appoint all judges for life terms,
bill designed to take California
judges out of politics, was proposed
by Assemblyman Frederick Houser
of Los Angeles.
Under Houser's bill, commission,
consisting of the lieutenant COVER
nor, speaker of the assembly. attor-
ney general and chief Justices of
supreme and appellate courts would
appoint all supreme, appellate, SUI
perior and municipal court judges.
Striking at one of California's
greatest industries, Senator Dan
Emmett of Chinese Camp would
levy one-cent tax on every foot
of moving picture film produced
for profit in the state" Revenue
thus derived would go into the
states general fund and would re-
lieve the burden on farm property,
Emmett said.
Carrying out terms of a PROPOSE
ton adopted by the voters at the
last general election, providing for
a retirement system for state en-
ployees, Senator Bradford S. Crit
tenden of Tracy introduced an en-
abling act to put the new law into
effect
Radio would be recognized as
public utility by placing it under
supervision of the state railroad
commission, if bill by Senator j.
L. wagy of Bakersfield is adopted
by the legislature.
A department of radio supervision
would be created under the railroad
commission providing for a radio
director and assistants.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-24
INSPECT STATION
AT YUMA BRIDGE

With the new quarantine station
at the Yuma line now in operation,
A. c. Fleury, supervising quaran-
tine officer of the state depart
ment of agriculture, and B. A. Har-
rigan, agricultural commissioner,
spent today in looking over the situ-
alton.
They are eager to see how the
quarantine station is operating and
will make any changes and sugges-
tions which they may deem necces-
sary. nEs
Fleury arrived in Ell Centro today
from his headquarters in Sacra-
mento.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-24
Actor To Face
Driving Charge

LOS ANGELES, Jan. "a. (U.P =
William Boyd, New York stage and
screen player, was free on $3.50 bail
today pending his appearance in
court at Oceanside, Calf, on Feb.
2 to answer to charge of reckless
driving
I Boyd was arrested on warrant
from San Diego county which de-
clared that an automobile driven
by him sideswiped another car and
overturned it recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-24
Wickersham Turns in His Report

This photo shows George w.
Wickersham, chairman of the
National Commission on Law En-
f0rcement, taking a final look al
the extensive report of his COM
mittec just before submitting II
to President Hoover. This re-
port, the product of more than
year Of study, cmbOdies the d.
vergent views of IL commission
ers and is expected to bring the
long argument over federal pro-
hibiti0n policies to a showdown.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-24
WHAT'S DOING

Tonight
Supper dance, 8, Barbara
Worth hotel.
Brunk's Comedians, "The
Man From Texas"
Fox Imperial Theatre, "Ri-
ver's End"
Tomorrow
Sunday services, churches.
Baseball, 2:15, high school.
Conference, 2:l5, First Bap-
tist church.
Fox Imperial Theatre, "The
Cat Creeps.'
Monday
Masonic luncheon, 1890, Bar
bara Worth hotel.
Twice Told Tales. 2;30, Ten
Thousand club.
Dairy committee, IL, court
house.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-08
ALASKA AVIATION ITEMS

Alaska merchants are taking ad- vantage of the saving of time in airplane transportation. One en- terprising Flat merchant recently received an entire stock of bananas on one of the trips of Pacific h. ternational Airways plane, reports the Anchorage Times.
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 Stock, to replace that lost in the N. c. fire at McGrath were carried to that place in airplanes of the Pa cific International Airways, says the Anchorage Times.
 Noel Wien, who 8 year ago last August sold his air transportation business to the Alaskan Airways, joined the Airways in the capacity of pilot, it was announced in the Fairbanks News Miner. Wien will have his headquarters at Anchor age.
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 That the exploits of Alaska air men are being watched as closely by residents of the states as are the achievements of aerial aces in other parts of the world is indicated by a letter which came recently from a Seattle woman to Pilot Frank Dorbandt, of the Pacific Interna- tional Airways, whose northern fly ing has taken him to virtually ev- cry corner of Alaska and even across the Arctic waters into bleak Si- beria, says the Times The woman, Mrs. John R. Holmes. was thrilled by the flight of Dorbandt to the Vallye of Ten Thousand Smokes.
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 Cordova will take it's place as a permanent air-base for the Gillian Airways, according to announce nlent made by H. I. O'Neill, who re- ported that he received a cable gram from his brother, J. B. O'Neill, stating that he had accepted the position as general manager of the company and would leave on an early boat for Cordova, to establish headquarters here, says the Cor dOva Times. The Gillam AirwayS now have the air-mail contract in to Chicken Creek and surrounding mining district, and in addition to this contract have lined up business which will keep the equipment busy on freight and passenger hauls into the Nabesna country this sum mer.
 Pilot S. E. Robbins of the Alas kan AirWayS Inc. will hereafter be in charge of operations of the com pany's business in the Nome sec tion, reports the Nugget.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-08
ASK COOPERATION

The Anchorage broadcasting sta tion KFQD recently received let ter asking for their cooperation in aiding toward the success of the flight of the Japanese aviator, MT. s. Yoshihara, from Tokyo to San Francisco. The letter was from the head of the Tokyo newspaper or ganiztion which is sponsoring the flight to promote the friendship between Japan and the United States. The Alaska itinerary of the Japanese aviator includes Dutch Harbor, Chignik, Seward, Cordova, Yakutat and Juneau, according to the Anchorage Times.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-08

Ross J. Kinney, of the Alaska Road Commission, who has been in the Nome hospital for some time due to frozen feet, will soon be up and around, reports the Nugget.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-08
FLATTERING OFFER !.

Miss Emma Lee Orr, former Nome teacher has received a flat tering offer from the American Book Company to write for their publication a series of books on Eskimo Life and Lore for supple mentary and secondary school work, says the Nome Nugget.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-08
LOST HIS WIFE

PARIS, April 8, (P)-The long ab- sences of Roy Chapman Andrews, famous explorer of the Gobi Des- ert, lost him his wife, Yvette, who has secured divorce on the grounds of deSertiOn.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-08
GEORGE BANCROFT
 AT THE THEATER

On the billboards for tonight's entertainment is an eight-reel play with George Bancroft as the star. Critics rate this feature as one of his best performances.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-08

Harry Little, formerly with the Hammon company at Nome, is now in New Guinea supervising the construction and placement of two 10-foot dredges, says the Nome Nugget.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-08

Watch for the new Easter display windo" at the Alaska Shop
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-08

New assortment of beautiful Easter cards now on display at the Alaska Shop
Seward daily gateway., 1931-04-08

Pilot s. E. Robbins of the Alas kan Airways Inc. will hereafter be in charge of operations of the com pany's business in the Nome sec tion, reports the Nugget.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-28
DiUu s Career Began aUith Marriage

An Adorng Husband Discovered the Beautiful Voice of His Young Bride Lily Pons Ignored by Paris Opera Stage The Met Halls Her First Real Coloraura Sensation Since
 Galli- -Curc.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-28

Casazza telling him about Lily.
 Last March the great conductor heard Lily sing.
 A few weeks ago Lily was sen- sation in the role of Lucia in the Metropolitan Opera House. Lily is the first real coioratura sensation since Amelia Galli-Curci Only three other singers in the past dozen years have received &C., claim from a music-wise metro politan audience They were Lu- cretia Bori, Rosa Ponselle and Mar ia Jeritza.
 These four women are about as different as possible in appearance, nationality, and temperament. Lily's mother was Italian, her father was a French musician. Bori is Spanish, Ponselle, Italian-American and Jer- itza, Austrian.
 Born and Ponselle are not mar ried. JeritZa is, in private life, the Baroness de Pepper and with her husband the famous diva spends most of her time in the home in Vienna. Her husband is a banker.
 Rosa Ponselle is still single. She occupies her time, when not sing ing. in bicycling to keep down her weight, taking care of pet kittens and entertaining her father and mother
 It was 13 years ago that Rosa cavorted in the Cafe Melone in New Haven, Conn. She was the pet of Yale students. The proprie- tor realized that she had a voice. So he sent her to teachers in the college town Shortly after he went. to war. For two years he stayed in France When he came back Rosa was a prima donna.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-28

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-At last we find woman whose career was begun by marriage rather than ended by it. She is Lily Pons, the slender 26-year-old girl who recently made sensational debut in the Metropolitan Opera House.
 Her husband, who has been both a lawyer and newspaper owner in France, discovered his young wife's beautiful voice a few months after their marriage in Cannes.
 Lily's husband was big enough to be generous when he recognized his wife's exceptional voice. He was big enough to take her to teach CT. The teacher was enthusiastic.
 Tt is an opera voice." he said.
 M. Mesretz spoke firmly. If it's a perfect voice, it must be trained" !" he said; "if it's only good voice, mo-"
 The teacher then confidently de- clared it was perfect voice. Lily was 21. Years of hard work fol- lowed. Lily tried hard to put on weight. Who ever heard of thin opera singer? She is probably the only opera singer who has been to doctors about putting on weight.
 She made her debut in Milhaus, in French Alsace. After that she sang in the provinces. There was no call from the Paris opera stage. She had made public appearances in Paris as a pianist and as an actress in ingenue roles. She was always fond of music. At 16 she had won first prize at the Paris Conservatorie. But as an opera singer Paris didn't want her.
 She had been singing for five years. One night, still singing in the provinces, where oftentimes the audience will rise and show you how it should be done, Lily was heard by Mime. Gay and her hus- band, Zenatello. Marie Gay was an opera singer long ago. At once she wrote to her old friend Gatti-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-28

Old papers at The Empire offics.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-28
IS ACQUITTED OFF MURDER CHARGE,
 SECOND TRIAL
Red Lilac Freed by Jury in Buffalo of Death. of
 Artist S Wife

BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 28.-Lile Emerson, Indian woman, tried twice for the murder of Clotilde Marchand a year ago, has been acquitted. The jury brought in a verdict after being locked up over night.
 The State contended the woman, known as Red Lilac" of the Cay uga tribe, instigated the murder of Mrs. Marchand so she would be more free to carry on admitted intimacy with Henri Marchand, ar tist and husband of the slain woman.
 The defense contended the h. dian woman knew nothing of the crime and others had motives equal ly strong, who desired the death of Mrs. Marchand.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-28
CAPITOL SUNDAY HAS NOvARRO IN
 DEVIL MAY CARE
Free and Easy with Kea- ton Shows for Last
 Times Tonight

Free and Easy" with Buster keaton and galxy of other screen stars will be shown at the Capitol Theatre for the last times tonight
 Devil May Care" starring Ramon Novarro will be presented at the Capitol for the first time at the matinee tomorrow afternoon.
 Devil May Care" is an all-talk- ing musical romance with a score by Herbert Stothart, lyrics by Cliff lord Grey, and an elaborate tech nicolor sequence.
 The picture, adapted to the screen by Richard Schayer. from the French drama, La Bataille des Dames,' is laid in the historic pe- riod of Napoleon's exile, and con- cerns the adventures of one Ar mand, played by MT. Novarro, who. as lieutenant of the deposed em- peror, has an exciting time keeping out of the hands of Royalists and at the same time winning one of the most beautiful feminine mem bers of the group.
 Catchy TuncfuI Songs The songs in Devil -May-Care" are unusually beautiful, having q semi-classical air but a catchy swing. Charming" the principal song. has proved very popular. Two other romantic songs, If He Cared" and ''The Shepards Sere- made" are high class musical com- cay offerings. ''Pompadour" and
 Bon Jour, Louiep are rollickinp comedy ballads, and March of the Old Guard is a military song sung by Novarro with a large chorus. -sT
 Director Sidney Franklin chose Novarro's supporting cast with an eye on the musical phase of the production. Dorothy Jordan, for merly of "Garriek Gaieties," Twin kie, Twinkle" and other Broadway musical comedies, has the leading feminine role. Marion Harris. the weil-known blues" singer, has the prominent role of Countess Louise. Others in the cast include John Milan, William Humphrey, George Davis and Clifford Bruce.
 Photography Is Artistic
 "Devil-M May Care" proves itself distinctive not only in it's musical score but in artistic photography. Virtually perfect results were ob- tatned in filming various sentences. including Napoleon's farewell to ms guard, in which the expressions on the faces of the soldiers are shown in closeup as the camera is slowly moved in front of the ranks The use of light and shadow is expertly employed in a scene in which Armand is to be shot at dawn but makes his escape over a stone wall. However, most com ment has been in connection with a scene filmed in technicolor in which a group of Albertina Rasch girls execute a Napoleonic ballet in a reproduction of the gardens at Versailles The costumes. the impressionistic angles from which the scene was shot" the sudden shooting up of myriad of foun- tains. and the effect of the color ing, make this scene one of great beauty.
 Langdcn in "The Shrimp"
 The added attraction Sunday at the Capitol will be Harry LanS- don in The Shrimp" He leads a dogs life in the first reel of the comedy. In the second reel he also leads dogs life, but in- stead of being bullied, and teasetI. and tormented, he bullies and teas-s es and torments those who have done SO to him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-02-28

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