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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-18
SPADE NOW

If you contemplate a vegetable garden next spring. don't wait un- til then to spade the ground. Do 1t now. It will do the soil good and allow 1t to become thoroughly soaked during winter rains and snows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-18
PROTECTfNG MUICH

Leaf mulch, if not held down by sprinkled earth or sticks of some sort, will blow away during win ter days.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
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COAST VESSEL
BEING POUNDED
ON POINT REYES

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9. UP)-
The steel freighter Munleon was
breaking up on the rocks off Point
Reyes today while the % men Of
her crew, rescued from the surf
in dense fog. we're questioned as
to the cause of the disaster.
While federal steamboat inspec-
tors and officials of the Mccormick
line retraced the events preceding
the crash, salvagers gave the ship
up as a total loss. A giant rocky
tooth impaled the Munleon's plates,
holding the ship fast while break
ers pounded her to pieces.
The ship struck at full speed late
Saturday night three hours after
leaving San Francisco for Portland.
The impact hurled Third Officer
! Chris Nelson against the bridge,
injuring him, and tossed sleeping
| sailors to the deck of the fore
castle.
Accustomed to emergencies at sea.
the trained crew members showed
no panic when they learned their
ship was wrecked and they must es-
cape in the treacherous waters. A
small boat was lowered with 26 of
the men and they rowed about in
the fog until another craft from the
| Reyes coast guard station found
them.
The guardSmen steered them out
to sea, where cutter No. 256, answer
ing the Munleon's distress signals,
took them aboard. Later the Cut
ter Shawnee, coming from San
Francisco, transferred the sailors
from the 256 and brought them here
yesterday.
Captain Otto Hengst, First Of
ficer Martin Anderson and Second
Officer Henry F. Gillette stayed
with the foundering ship until TAX
en- ashore at Point Reyes.
From Fred Demlng, quartermast-
er of the Munleon, the two groups
of investigators learned the details
Of the accident but they only par
TALLY explained the cause. Deming
said Third Officer Nelson apparent
ly became confused by the hazy
beacon lights while rounding the
sharp point, and gave the order to
change course too soon.
He gave me a course OF north
west while we were going almost
due west" Deming said. Later on
he asked me what course I was on.
He must have realized his mistake
but it was too late.
I'VE hit full speed ahead. about
IL knots. The crash threw Nelson
against the bridge"
Nelson said the fog came up
suddenly as they approached the
point.
"I was about to change my course
when we hit" he said. There was
no time to do anything then"
Capt. Hengst had turned in more
than an hour before and knew moth
ing of the cause of the crash.
The Munleon's cargo, consisting
mainly of sugar. radio sets and Gig
arets, was believed total loss.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
new GOVERNOR
ASSUMES OFFICE
AT BORDER CITY

General Agustin Olachea took the
oath of office making him governor
of the Northern District of Bais
California at MexiGah at $50 o'clock
Saturday night, at the territorial
palace.
In celebration OF the event, a
citizens parade took place at o
O'Clock Sunday morning. This was
followed by q general reception at
the palace as which representatives
Of various labor and civic organizs-
tions We're present. Each repyessn-
tative welcomed the new governor.
Governor Olachea responded hief-
ly, asking for the cooperation sf sll
organizations in solving the labor
difficulties of the territory. lie ask
ed all to live for the future, to I'M
prove living conditions and laoor
for the advancement OF education
for their children.
He left at 1870 o'cleck for Tijuana
for a conference with Under-seora-
tary of War Abelardo Rodrtg,iex.
former governor at Mexicaii.
The Sixth battalion, Governor
Olachea's own, will be moved 70
Mexicali from La Paz, headquarters
of Olachea when he was governor
of the southern territory; The Fifth
battalion now at Mexicali Win hs
moved TO Tepic.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
Pringle Girls
Story Confirmed

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8. U.P)-.
The inference that Eunice pringle
was guilty of improper conduct
previous to the time she assertedly
was assaulted by Alexander Pan
tages was denied by her mother as
the theatre mans trial resumed
here today
Mrs. Lou Irene PrinRle. called as
q states witness, testified that her
daughters association with Nicho-
las Dunaev, manager of her dane
ing act. was nothing more than
friendly and business-like'
Her story was direct corrobora-
tion of that told by the former anna
teur dancer when she. herself was
cross questioned by the defense af-
ter she told the story of the alleged
attack by the theatreman.
Pantages' attorneys intima c
through their questioning of Miss
Pringle that she had stayed over
night at Dunaev's apartment and
had attended numerous wild parties.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
RED CROSS TO
OPEN DRIVE ON
ARMESTECE DAY

Plans for the annual Red Cross
enrolment are underway in El
Centro and will be completed be-
tween Armistice Day and Thanks
giving Day, according to Warren
Currier, chairman of the financial
drive.
All work will be done in combin-
alton with President Hoover's Or
ganization of unemployment relief
and in conjunction with the local
Master Relief committee, according
to Currier.
The invitation to enroll will be
extended people in their homes and
at their places of business. Every
effort will be made to reach a goal
of 1900 members. Enrolment last
year reached a total Of 1000 mem
bers for the local chapter and A.
OTIS, $40 for the United States as a
whole.
The present year marks the fif-
tieth anniversary of the founding
of the American Red Cross by Clara
Barton. Throughout the country
there will be concerted effort on
the part of 5000 Red Cross chap
ters to mark this milestone by a
large increase in membership.
Heavy demands continue to be made
upon the Red Cross for both vet
eran and civilian relief, as well as
for service in disaster, with an av-
erage of 80 catastrophes year re-
quiring both local and national as
siStance.
1t is pointed out that although
Red Cross memberships can be had
in 81, $5, $40 and $25 denomina-
tions, only SO cents of any type of
fee goes to support the work of the
national body. The balance re-
mains in the community for service
here, Currier explained. He further
stated:
Combining as we are, the Red
Cross drive with President Hoover's
committee of unemployment, and
with the tremendous duty this COM
munity shoulders in handling a
transient population, our problem
this year is a real one. Every man
or woman on a salary should give
one days pay toward this worthy
cause, thereby showing his or her
appreciation Of having a job. We
are going into this financial drive
with full confidence that it will be
the most successful in our history"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
NEW BOUNDARIES
OF DISTRICT TO
GOVERN RECALLS

Recalls now in progress among
directors of the Imperial Irrigation
district will be carried forward on
the new district alignments, it was
explained at headquarters today.
Since no recall elections are to
take place within 60 days" said
Mark Rose today, "the new district
lines will be followed in accordance
with requirements in such cases."
Signatures to the w. Brockman
recall petitions, announcement of
which was made exclusively in Sat :.
urdays Press, are being obtained
in that section of the original CAL
exico division, remaining to Brock
man after -districting took place,
it was made known today. Peti-
tions are not being circulated in
the new sections allotted to the
CaleXico division, thus only those
concerned in Brockman's election
will be interviewed.
Checking of the supplementary re-
call petition filed recently against
w. o. Blair of the Calipatria divi-
sion still is underway. F. H. McIver,
district secretary, said today he was
not through with the checking of
the 83 supplementary signatures
added to the petition recently de-
clared insufficient.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
NAME ROBINSON
STATE DIRECTOR
OF FARM BUREAU

S. Z. Robinson, asSemblyman
was elected state director. and E
T. Hewes, alternate, at Saturday S
meeting of the directors of the I'M
perial County Farm Bureau, held
in the headquarters at the court
house.
A nominating committee was APP
pointed with instructions to present
candidates for officers, the slate to
be ready at the next meeting. The
committee is composed of Judge A
c. Finncy, r. E. Gonder, Earl " C
Northrup, John Fiala and j. Harlan
Butler.
Scott B. Foulds reported that in
his recent trip to Los Angeles in
connection with the state chamber
of commerce meeting. he had found
that Los Angeles dairymen were
forming a strong organization which
would include as its functions, the
purchasing Of feed. Foulds point
ed out that local hay growers
would in the future have to deal
with an organized dairy industry
which might prove embarrassing
for them if they had no marketing
organization.
E. T. HeWes supplemented Fould'S
remarks with his own observations
stating that Imperial Valley farm
ers may, by this action on the part
of the dairymen. be forced to form
their own marketing organizations
Foulds was instructed to attend
the annual state farm bureau cor-
vcntion to be held in Merced Nov
ember Is, and the directors voted
to pay his expenses and those OF
f. T. Hewes. alternate and Mrs. C
E. Hackleman, delegate for the
home department. Robinson's eX-
penses as state director come from
the state organization.
Directors present were John l.
Dubois, r. E. Gonder, c. r. Kamm
Russell Hoy. E. T. Hewes, j. Harlan
Butler, C. O. Hoober, S. E. Robin
son. S. A. Stanley, Norman Hindle
Judge A. C. Finney, Joe Enz, John
Fiala. A. N. Farley, Ben Stahmau
Earl " c. Northrup, Scott 5. Foulds
secretary-manager. and Mrs. c. E
Hackleman.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
Reckless Driver
Gets Jail Term

Emil Olsen. who told officers he
lived in Minnesota, was sentenced
by Judge l. Mayfield to 90 DAYS in
the county jail for reckless driving
today as the result of an accident
last night on the Calexico highway
at the turn west of Heber.
1t was while Jimmie Holcomb
state traffic officer, was chasing him
that Olsen failed to make the turn
safely, driving his automobile into
that Of Reed Cunningham. Damage
to Cunningham'S car amounted TO
about $50.
Holcomb booked Olsen at the
county Jail on a charge Of driving
while under the influence of in
toxicating liquor. In justice court
today the charge was reduced to
reckless driving.
Holcomb was confronted with a
problem after the arrest, which his
experience in law enforcement has
failed to duplicate. When Olsen
was taken into custody he had with
him bundle of fur which resolved
itself into a fox terrier as the Of
ficer drew closer.
Since the dog could not be lodged
in the county jail, and had not been
drinking anyway, the officer was
undecided what to do. Finally he
found a temporary home for the
animal in Ell Centre, and the dog
was left there to await his master S
freedom.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
Supply OF Hay
Below Normal

Hay shipments are leaving 1mpe-
rial Valley at the rate of 5000 tons
week and if this keeps up the hay
supply will be exhausted at the end
of the next two months, Scott B.
Foulds, secretary manager of the
farm bureau, announced today.
A careful and able survey of the
amount of hay existing in the val
ley was made recently and it was
found that approximately $4,000
tons are for sale in this county, a
figure much smaller than that for
last year.
Foulds states that of this $4,000
tons, 5000 have already been moved
and the remainder are moving at
the rate of 5000 tons per week.
The market is holding steady and
the movement of hay continues
firm. Many ranchers are beginning
to cut their fall crop, the cutting
having been delayed due to the wa
ter shortage in the early fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

JOSIGAT
Parish dinner, $3.50, ST. Paurs
parish hall.
American Legion Auxiliary, s,
Veterans hall.
Present Day club, s, Blue
Moon hotel.
Program, 7:30. japanese
church. C0mnercial street.
Community Theatre, 8, Pres
, byterian church.
Troop 5, =. S. A., 7, Seeley
Community hall.
Americanization class, :, high
school.
Glee club, s, Academy of
Music.
Troop 6, b. S. A., 1850, Chris
tian church.
Fox Imperial Theatre, "Touch-
down.
TOMORROW
Presbyterian church day, 10
5, church.
Lions club, Barbara Worth
hotel.
White Shrine social club,
1880, Brawley Masonic Temple.
Presbyterian guild. l. church.
Literature section, 1890, 10000
club.
Country club bridge luncheon,
1890, w. L. Kuebner home,
Holtyille.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
SHOOTING
RE:L.A I Ed
BY He AD
Accused Brawley Man Is
Chief Witness For Self
In Staying Case. o
FEARED FOR LIFE
DIR. Jekyl And Mr.. Hyde
Given As Description
OF Slain Man.

Ernest Puryear, killed in Bravfey
September 8 by ]. W. Head. was
living example of Stevenson's ia
nous character drawn in DR.. Jel1yl
and Mr. Hyde, the retired north
end rarcher told the jury today as
he took the stand in his own de-
fense.
Ninety per csnt of the time no
was DR.. Jekyl, and the other 10 par
cent he was Mr.. Hyde" Head do
clared in answer to q fire of cross
examination by District Attwney
Elmer w. Heald.
It was shortly after Head LEFT
the witness stand the defense closed
its case, and the state began the
difficult task of producing. in re-
buttal testimony, proof to the Jury
that Head murdered Puryesr, and
did not slay in self -defense.
Heads story, as told on direct
examination by NJ. w. Conkling,
first told of threats made by Pur-
year against himself and his family,
and communicated to him by mem
bers Of the family.
Following Heads testl mony
through the day Puryear was killed,
he said that:
At 1870 Oh the morning of the
tslaying Mrs. Jessica Puryear, Heads
daughter and Puryear's divorced
wife, told her father Puryear had
been in the office Of Fred 1hornp-
son, attorney who Is now associated
in Heads defense, and had threat
ened her. He refused to leave Ne
office when asked to do so. she
told her father. ,as
Head then went to Lon Crolnsr,
Brawley police chief, and told hiH
the circumstances. Cromer discus
sed a peace bond for Puryear. but
thought it would do little GOOD If
Puryear intended 10 kill Mrs. p1ir-
year. Going to Judge H. B. Grit
fin. Head received almost the same
advice.
He then told Marvin Head. his
son, Of the mornings happenings.
Later the son informed Head that
Puryear had tried to buy gun
in a Brawley hardware store. Mar
vim also told his fathsr Paryear had
packed his effects and was ready
10 leave EraWley. Marvin told his
father he believed Puryear meant
to harm Mrs. Puryear that night.
Borrowed Gun
Head then borrowed q shotgun
from Tom Murphy, and purchased
shells for the gun at an eaetside
secondhand store. Taking the gun
to Mrs. Puryears house, Head fired
it accidentally while loading II.
Officers. summoned by the shots.
asked if everything was all right.
Head said it was, and that he was
going hunting the next morning
with some friends. He was afraid
the officers would take the gun frsm
him and leave his daughter without
protection should he tell them the
real reason ne had it, Head declared.
1t was just after o'clock PuryeaT
came. Head heard him knock on
Mrs. Puryear's door. The father
was in a wash shed, where he wait
ed. He heard Puryear call for his
wife. Then Mrs. Puryear caHed:
"Oh. papa, aren't you here7"
Head stepped from the wash shed
Continued On Page G)
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
PANAMA CANAL
IS CLOSED BY
BIG LANDSLIDE

BALBOA, c. Am. Nov. Q. UP)--
A large earth slide occurred in the
Gaillard cut of the Panama Canal
today.
It's extent was unknown and au-
thorities were surveying to deter
mine how long the canal could be
closed.
Rainfall in the isthmus. which
flooded the lakes of the canal
route continued today.
Officials expected to reopen the
canal for traffic this afternoon
More than a score of vessels are
waiting TO pass through.
photographic officials said the
water level in Gatun Lake was only
96.62 feet, which is well below tbs
danger point. There was no major
damage reported. although a small
landslide occurred near Gaillaird
1t will not impede traffic.
The Madden dam road was closed
to traffic because of several land
slides Other slides delayed traffic
on the Panama railroad. All air
lane traffic through the zone was
disrupted but two passenger planes
forced to halt enroute, arrived safe
ly yesterday.
The Chagres river. pouring flood
waters into Gatun Lake at Gamoa
swept away a refuse barrier and
filled the lake with debris. AT Colon
where IL inches of rain fell from
Friday to Sunday. many trees were
blown down.
Many highways on the isthmus
we're flooded to a depth of several
feet. Scores Of automobiles were
abandoned
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
STORY TOLD BY
MRS. JUDD HIT
AT PRELIMINARY
By GEORGE ID. CRISSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 8. U.P)-
Evidence tending to show that Ag-
nes Anne LIE Roi and Hedvig Sam
uelson were killed five minutes after
termination of dinner party Fri
day, October 16, was introduced to-
day at the preliminary hearing of
Winnie Ruth Judd on charges of
first degree murder.
Evelyn Mace, Phoenix nurse, was
The first witness. She said she
was the dinner guest of Mrs. LIE
Roi and Miss Samuelson Friday, and
that she spent the evening with
them, leaving at 945 p. m.
Richard Schwartz, a transfer
man, followed Miss Mace on the
stand. He told of receiving a call
from Mrs. Judd at $50 p. m, to
take the trunks, containing the
bodies, to Mrs. Judd's apartment.
He arrived about 10 p. m, he said.
H. U. Grimm, Mrs. Judds land
lord, was the only other witness of
the morning session. He related in
detail a trip from Mrs. Judds
apartment to the Union station here
where the trunks with their CHASTITY
cargo, were checked for Los An
geles.
Both Schwartz and Grimm testi-
fled that Mrs. Judd told them the
trunks were heavy because they
were packed with books" belong
ing to DR.. William c. Judd, the
woman's husband.
The testimony of Miss Mace and
Schwartz was considered Of signif-
icance because it conflicts sharply
with a self f-defence story told by
Mrs. Judd after her surrender in
Los Angeles.
Mrs. Judd said the Shootings oc-
CURED after breakfast Saturday
morning. Lloyd j. Andrews, coun-
ty attorney, stressed the probable
time of the killings in examining
Miss Mace and Schwartz. He fixed
the time, tentatively at between
Gas p. M, and 10 p. m, Friday,
October 16.
The evidence, however, tended ao
support the section of Mrs. Judd's
story that the body of Miss Sam
uelson was dismembered at her
apartment and not at the scene of
the Shootings.
Schwartz said he transferred but
one trunk from the Leroi-Samuel-
son place to Mrs. Judd's apart
mert. Apparently it contained both
bodies which confirms Mrs. Judd's
confession" story.
Grimm testified that he took two
trunks, a large one and a small
one, one suitcase and piece of
baggage resembling doctors case"
to the Union station on Sunday,
October 18.
This would indicate. the defense
sought to bring out, that the wom-
en- were shot Immediately after
Miss Mace left Friday night, the
bodies moved to Mrs. Judd's place
few minutes afterwards and pre-
pared for shipment in Mrs. Judd's
apartment.
Grimm's reference 10 the doctors
case was the first hint that Mrs.
Judd carried such piece OF bag
cage with her i'll leaving Phoenix.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
Advocates Slash
In Rail Wages

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w.
Va, Nov. 8. U.P)-A reduction Of
railroad wages commensurate with
the decline in the cost of living
was urged in a special report COW
ering the whole railroad situation
presented today before the IRyest-
ment Bankers Association of Mner-
ica in convention here.
The report also recommended
creation of a national fund to as
sist the railroads in financing ma
turing obligations, similar to the
suggestion being made for nation
al corporation or agency to take
over railroad bonds.
The report, drafted before the
interstate commerce commissions
recent decision granting some rate
increases, urged an increase in
freight rates as an emergency
measure.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-09
HOOVER WILLING
TO END DISPUTE
| WITH GARDINER
Navy League Expected
To Keep Up Argument
Over Naval Efficiency.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. UR)-
President Hoover apparently is
willing to drop his dispute with
the Navy League but league Off
cials said today they had another
statement on the subject in prepar-
alton.
There was no indication that
Mr.. Hoover would act further tc
obtain an apology from the league
or its president, William Howard
Gardiner. Gardiner said of Mr.
Hoover that he was a "congenial
pacifist' and "abysmally ignorant.
Theodore Joslin, White House
secretary, said that so far as he
knew "nothing-further is being
done about the matter" The report
of Mr.. Hoover's committee chal-
longing Navy League statements on
naval matters was made public
Saturday-10,000 words with 1900
word covering letter. Joslin thought
the incident closed with that re-
port.
William Calvin, league executive
secretary, said the leagues reply
would be available tomorrow
Scant congressional sentiment has
developed SO far for an inquiry
although the editorial proposal to-
day of the New York Herald-Tri-
bune for a congressional investi-
cation, may rouse some interest in
such a project. The Herald-Tri-
bune is one of the foremost admin
istration newspapers, but it ex-
pressed dissatisfaction with the
Hoover committee report, asserting
the committee heard "only witness
es for the prosecution
Two Committees Ready
Two congressional committees
would be available Immediately for
an investigation. The senate lobby
committee of which the late Sen
ator Caraway was chairman has
never been discharged. Surviving
members are Borah, Idaho, Blaine
Wis, and Robinson, Ind. Republi-
cans, and Walsh, Democrat, Mon
tana. Only Robinson could be
cTassed as a big navy man. He was
one of a half dozen who opposed
the London Naval Treaty because
Of what he interpreted as it's ad-
verse effect on the United States
navy.
Chairman Shortridge of the SEN
ate committee which investigated
William B. Shearer's subsidized op-
position to a naval agreement ir
1927 has never reported Informed
administration official have init.
mated no report was desired when
Mr.. Hoover in 1929 issued his con-
demnation of Shearer's earlier ac-
tivities and asked that they be in
vestigated.
Chairman French of the house
sub committee on naval appropri-
ations, said today that if any in
vestigation were made it should go
into the whole question of propa-
ganda.
Chairman Britten of the house
naval affairs committee refused to-
day to comment on the possibility
Of a congressional investigation.