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Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-27
1881 CANTALOUPE CROP WAS
WORST MARKETING DISASTER

to IS offered spot for spectators
to make any money, as generally
the cash f, o. b. price was higher
than the delivered market on a net
basis.
When we stop to figure the cost
of growing these melons and plac-
ing them on the cars-the entire
cost of labor, crates, packing, rent
of land, ETC., we find approximate
ly $185 per standard as crate on
the brushed acreage, $1.50 on the
regular paper covered and about
$l.10 on the uncovered. Then COM
pare these costs with the actual re-
turns and one can get an idea of
what it means to try to grow more
melons than the country will take
at profitable price to the pro-
ducer. Overproduction is the great
est curse of the produce industry.
If retail prices this season were
in line with wholesale prices in the
terminal markets, consumers had
the pleasure of eating the most de-
licious cantaloupes that ever moved
Ohb vi llllJtl ldl NdhIy, do ~ iStS
which permitted the whole family to
satisfy their appetites without max
ing much impression on the pocket
book. However, even at the low
prices prevailing, people without
employment were probably confin-
ing their food supplies to certain
items like bread, meat and potatoes,
which they considered absolutely
necessary.
The expression was heard that
Even the people of Imperial VAL
ley were eating cantaloupes this
season" The quality was good -
very little mildew was to be found,
vines were sgenerally healthy, and
cool nights during May and early
June filled the melons with sugar
It surely was the irony of fate that
such delicious melons should move
to markets at loss to the shippers
and growers of at least S1,500,000.
Huge Sum Involved
AS this is written the middle OF
July, it seems that total shipments
of cantaloupes, honeyballs and hon
eydews this season will exceed 22,-
900 cars. On that basis, tranSpor-
tations costs-freight and refriger-
alton, will total around S10000,000
Even though growers and shippers
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-27
YOUNG BANDITS
ADMIT STAGING
VALLEY GRIMES
Bonner Admits Having
Deserted From U. S.
Army AT Monterey.

| Because they made the same fatal
mistake that put young S. P. Holli-
day, Jr., behind the locked gates Of
the Preston School of Industry at
lone for highway robbery, Earl
Bonner, 18, alias "Toughy" Baker,
and Guy Adams, II, are in the
county jail today as the ragged BAN
dit youths who for the past two
weeks made travel on Imperial VAL
ley highways unsafe.
Like Holiday, the Brawley boys
made their mistake in holding up
Chester Collins. attendant at the
Richfield service station near the
county airport. Collins, whose de-
scription and Identification led to
the arrest and confession of young
Holiday, recognized Bonner, whom
he knew as "Toughy" Baker, when
the boys held him up Thursday
night.
George Evans, deputy sheriff, lis
tened to Collins story and last Fri
day morning began The search that
ended Saturday afternoon with the
arrest in Calexico of the young
bandits. Jimmie Holcomb, state
traffice officer, Harold Gillett and
Fred Elliott, deputy sheriffs, and
Lon Cromer, Brawley police chief,
made the arrests.
Lonnie A. Adams, father of one
of the boys and former member of
the Brawley police force, assisted
deputies in locating his son and
Bonner, reiterating his belief in
their innocence II was a great
blow to the father when District At
torney Elmer w. Heald procured a
full confession from both boys.
Guy Adams told the Imperial VAL
ley Press yesterday afternoon with
in two hours the boys would have
been out of Imperial Valley travel
ing east They stopped in Calexico
to have the axle Of their car re-
paired, he said, and were planning
to cross into Mexico, recrossing the
line somewhere on the Arizona bor-
der.
Bonner. said Adams. instigated
the holdups SO he might get money
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-27
Continued on page g.
CHANG CLAIMS
JAPAN HELPING
PRESENT REVOLT

NANCHANGE. China, July 27
W.p)-War in the north and south
broke out today with heavy fighting
believed imminent as the COM
mander of the central government
forces charged Japan was involved
in the outbreak.
General Chang Kai-Shek, head
of the central government at Nam
king. declared war against Canton
in the south and rebel forces
menacing Peiping and Heintsin in
the north.
The chief executive established
field headquarters here in south
central China, below the Yangtze
river. He asserted peaceful at
tempts at negotiations had failed.
He issued a declaration of hostili-
ties against the rebel government"
formed recently at Canton by men
until last spring associated with
him In the Nanking regime.
In lengthy manifesto, General
Chang reiterated that Japan was
involved in the various uprisings
against Nanking. He called atten-
ton to the pressure of Eugene Chen,
of the Canton group. and several
other Canton leaders in Japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-27
BY II. X. EKINS
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

ltnDtP0 freSS stan Correspondent
SHANGHAI. China, July q. U.P)
Floods in the Yangtze valley today
spread death and destruction OF
property over wide area, with the
dead officially estimated at 500 per-
sons in Nanking, the capital.
The report said 1000 houses had
been destroyed and 10000 persons
we're homeless.
Hankow, 500 miles up the river
the Chicago of China"-was also
inundated in some quarters along
the two mile Bund facing the ris-
ing Yangtze river. The damage to
property was expected to be large.
Several lesser Yangtze valley ci-
ties were reported flooded. The
river, chief artery of commerce in
central China, poured out of its
broad banks over the flat, low val
ley, sweeping over cultivated lands
at devastating speed.
Trunk railroads to the north and
south from Hankow were disrupted,
Crops were ruined. Thousands of
farmers, dependent solely on their
farm produce, we're left homeless
and without hope Of raising another
crop this late in the season.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-27
NAVAL PLANES
CRACK UP ON
!. FRESNO FIELD

FRESNO, July 81. W.P)-Five navy
planes flying from San Diego to San
Francisco with a squadron of II
ships, cracked up when they at
tempted to land at the Chandler
Field municipal airport here short
ly before noon today. None of the
flyers was injured, airport officials
reported.
The five planes, landing with a
group of 10, ground looped as they
landed at the airport, bending the
wings to such an extent that it will
be necessary to effect extensive re-
pairs before they can proceed.
Seven others, following, were
tagged on by airport attaches to
prevent a more serious smashup in
attempted landings on the congest- =
ed field.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-27
HUNT REFUSES
SPECIAL TERM
OF LEGISLATURE

PHOENIX, Ariz., July 27. U.P)-
Governor George w. P. Hunt today
officially refused to call special
session of the legislature to appro-
pirate funds for restoring Arizona's S
system of road inspection stations.
It was the second time in the last
so days the executive has declined
to take such q step.
A delegation of agriculturists from
Yuma and Phoenix made two re-
quests upon the governor for the
extraordinary meeting of the law
makers today. Without comment
the governor declined to call the
legislature.
Lee A. Strong, chief of the fed
eral quarantine administration. con-
ferred with the chief executive this
morning.
THE federal government is in
terested only in preventing spread
of the bollworm from the Salt Ri
YER valley to the Yuma and Park
er valleys" Strong said. For this
purpose, we believe stations would
be operated at Gila Bend and Sa-
lome."
Strong assured the governor the
federal government would take no
action in quarantining the remain
der of the state
The governors conference with
Strong was expected to result In an
understanding whereby the stations
it Gila Bend and Ialome may re-
sumo operations.
The agriculturists' committee in
dicated 1t would continue the fight
for a special session and restors-
tion of all the 13 stations, closed
July %, due to lack of funds.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-27
San Diego Girl
Object OF Hunt

SAN DIEGO, July 27-(U.P)-Re-
miniscent of the huge search which
preceded the finding of murdered
Virginia Brooks early this year, po-
lice today were preparing to call
all available men into a hunt for
Miss Miriam Heselton, 13, who dis
appeared Sunday night.
Relatives of the missing girl fear
she may have been kidnapped.
The girl ana her mother were
enroute home from picnic and had
stopped to visit friends, Mrs. Hesel-
ton said today,
Miriam went out in front with
some young people and talked for 4
while. The others came into the
house to get their wraps and I
went out to join her about three
minutes later. Miriam was not
there then"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-27
STATES DEATH
TOLL INCREASES
OVER WEEKEND
Heat And Automobiles In
Lead With AutOgiro APP
pearing For First Time.
BY UNITED PRESS


The first fatal autogiro accident
in aviation history, four drownings,
five deaths of heat prostration, ana
four suicides increased the Casualty
toll in California over the weekend
Fair weather brought out large
number of motorists with a cor
responding percentage OF automo-
bile accidents.
The toll:
Mrs. Nellie Boucher, 48, Alameda,
killed at the San Francisco Bay ar
drome. Alameda, when an autogiro
landed directly on top of three
parked automobiles.
George Miller was drowned in the
American river near Sacramento
when canoe upset.
William Wright, 20, San Fran
cisco. was drowned in the Russian
river near east Guernewood when
pair of water wings collapsed.
Valentio Aleffi, so, Petaluma, was
drowned when he fell off a wharf
into the Petaluma river.
Roy Bourland, 35, Modesto, was
seized with cramps while swimming
near Watsonville and drowned.
Louis A. Kulp Fresno; Mrs. Mary
M. Haines, 88, Tulare; Belle Meri,
three days DID, Earlimart; an un-
| identified man in an automobile
near Taft, and David Hudson, rs,
Selma, died of heat prostration.
Mrs. Mary White, 30, San Fran
cisco, and George w. Yates, her
11-months- Sold grandson, were killed
when the automobile in which they
we're riding crashed into the rear
of truck.
Mrs. Mettie Bailey, 55, San Fran
cisco, was killed when the automo-
bile in which she was riding
plunged over a 160-foot embank-
ment on the Dipsea highway near
Stimson beach.
Killed Stopping Car
Theodore Gomez, 40, San Fran
cisco, was killed in trying to stop
| the automobile of friend which
broke away on hill. The machine
struck a telephone pole.
Marcolo r. Sadornos, 25, San
Francisco, and Segundo @. Acanti-
lado, "a, San Francisco, were killed
when their car struck a pole in San
Mateo.
Mrs. Rosa Colonica, 81, Oakland,
was knocked down and killed by an
automobile in Oakland.
Collins Damn, l8, Fresno, died of
a broken neck sustained when he
dived into shallow water near
Fresno.
Mrs. Susan Wagner, 65, pedes-
trian, was killed by an automobile
near Long Beach.
Walter P. Winston, 81, former
wealthy oil investor, worried over
money losses, shot himself in his
Los Angeles home.
Miss Maud Strange, 81. drowned
in the bathtub of her Los Angeles
| home.
Mrs. Mary Ray, As, Los Angeles,
committed suicide by drinking poi
son.
Mrs. Christina Wilson, Los Ange-
les, swallowed poison.
Richard Walpole, 81, Los Angeles.
inhaled gas fumes and died.
| George H. Hall, 40, died in a
Venice hospital after police found
him dying In an automobile. A
note indicated suicide.
Fred Wilson, IS, fell on his head
and was killed when he stepped off
the running board of an automo-
bile on the Santa Monica pier.
Roy McQuinn, As, the Falles, Ore,
was killed in an automobile accident
at Redding.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-27
DEA HS
IN HEAT
GROWING
Total OF 33 Reported In
Valley Over Last Three
Days.
FOUR DIE TODAY
Temperatures Reach I'm
usual Height During
Hot Part OF Day.

Heat that reached its highest
peak late last week, with humidity
usually unknown in Imperial VAL
ley. yesterday and this morning con-
tinued to take a startling toll of
lives in this county and just across
the International line In Mexicali,
accounting for a total Of 33 deaths
In the last 70 hours.
Death seemed to strike among the
middleaged and older men, !, missing
women except south OF the border,
where three women and one child
died yesterday. Twelve persons died
in Mexicali yesterday and Saturday
afternoon.
Eight died i'm Imperial county yes
terday and this morning. Added to
the death toll of Saturday and Fri
day afternoon, this makes total of
33.
Highest temperatures reported in
the valley were at 4 o'clock Friday
afternoon. when the thermometer
reached 1T. Official figures showed
a continual drop in the mercury
since then. promising rapid relief.
Saturday afternoon the thermome-
ter showed lis, while it reached
only Ill yesterday afternoon. Even
cooler weather was forecast today.
The Brawley and north end dis
trict still led in number of deaths.
FL Centre escaped without one, al
though several we're reported pros
trated by the heat. Hugh l.. Keat-
ing, merchant patrolman here, was
taken TO Live Oaks after he was
overcome. He was reported much
better today.
DR.. Rafael Molino, rs, dropped to
the sidewalk, dead. while walking in
Mexicali yesterday morning. He
was well known on both sides Of
the border as a physician.
Lewis w. Harris, IS, blacksmith
and we'll known as a valley pioneer,
died in his bed in Westmorland last
night.
Ed Barger, As, died at a Brawley
camp ground last night.
l.. Graham. so, rancher, died in
the Calexico police station before
officers could take him to hospi-
tai
I. r. Elder, So, died on his ranch
four and a half miles west Of Braw-
ley this morning.
Ed milford. SIS, died at the coun-
ty hospital yesterday afternoon.
A. Feddsrn, so, rancher, died on
his ranch one mile east Of Holtville
yesterday, His family is in San
Diego.
Jerry E. Charles, As, carpenter,
died in Calipatria yesterday morn
ing.
Walter w. Minninnick, 81, FORE
man for a Calexico lumber COM
psny, died In his bed last night.
His wife, Virginia. is visiting rela-
tives in Mexico City. Minninnick
has been in Imperial Valley for
many years.
Frank Hansen, SIS, prospector,
died in his cabin 86 miles from Ell
Centre. north of Glami5, Saturday
afternoon. His wife is in Carlton,
Oregon. She was notified.
Cororer Bert Underwood for the
past three days has been busy night
and day investigating the deaths.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-27
nation S
PRISONS
FLAYED
Wickersham Report Urges
Complete Revision Of
Penitentiaries.
SYSTEM Is FAILURE
Plans For Improvement
Contained In Report To
President.

WASHINGTON, July 27-U.H -
A new penal system directed to-
ward reformation of the criminal
rather than punishment was advo-
Gated today by the Wickersham
Commission. 1t indicated the pres
ent American system an almost
complete failure.
I'VE conclude that the present
system in antiquated and ineffici-
ent," the commission said.
"It does not reform the criminal.
It fails to protect society. There Is
reason to believe that 1t contri-
butes to the increase of crime by
hardening the prisoner.
1--WE are convinced that new
type of penal institution must be
developed, one that is new In spirit,
in method and objective"
The commissions findings and re-
Communications were contained in
344 page report to President Hoover
on penal institutions, probation and
parole
Prisoners the commission said,
should "reshape the interests, at
titude, habits, the total character
of the individual SO as to release him
both competent and willing to find
way of adjusting himself to
the community without further law
violation"
Contrasting with this deal, 1t
found most prisons actually to be
obsolete, overcrowded and unsani-
tary places in which the inmates
deteriorate in character and health.
The entire system was condemn
ed as a failure in three respects;
1.-THE prison has failed as a busi-
ness enterprise. With few exceptions
our prison system is a costly and
dependent institution. We spend
an average of $3.50 a year for the
| maintenance of each individual
prisoner in our penal institutions.
THE prison has failed as an ed
ucation institution. No one claims
that men who are released are better
| equipped to accept an honest role In
the world than they were before
commitment.
"The prison has failed as dis
| ciplinary institution. The riots, the
fires, the use of cruel and brutal
measure of punishment the persis-
tent recurrence of murder within
the prison. the frequent atmosphere
of hate and bitterness are sufficient
evidence.
The commission also studied the
| IL 900 police jails and village lock-
UPS in the nation. Most of them 1t
found literally a public nuisance
and unfit for the purpose for
which they are designed
More than a third of the large
state and federal prisons were built
more than 10 years ago. the report
said. Eight are more than 100 years
old.
Only a small portion of prisoners
need actually be kept behind strons
bars and high walls, it was held
A three-fold program for prison
education was laid down by the
court decision:
l. Prevent deterioration, which IS
the almost inevitable by-prodact OF
confinement" This is to be accom-
plished by keeping the inmates
busy. 1.-The day must, be filled from
morning until night with as much
interesting activity in the form oil
work, play, education, and conVer-
sation as possible"
2 Break down undesirable habits.
3. Inculcate new habits and inter-
| ests.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-27
States Prison
Given Praise

SAN QUENTIN PRISON,
July 27. U.H - Two govern
ment honors were held today
by San Quentin prisons school
system.
The first was Warden
James B. HOlohan's announce
ment that the educational sys-
tenn had been placed on the
accredited list of the federal
government, the first prison
school so designated. The
other was recommendation to
President Hoover by the ma
tional commission on law OBJ
servance and enforcement for
extension of the San Quentin
system to other prisons.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-27
Actress Plans To
Wed Playwright

HOLLYWOOD, July q. Lenita
Lane, stage and screen actress un-
der contract to Paramount, an
nounced today that she is engaged
to marry Crane Wilbur, actor and
playwright.
The date for the ceremony has
not been set, Miss Lane said.
Wilburs divorce from his form
er wife, Beatrice Blinn, has not yet
become final, 1t was said
Wilbur is scheduled to appear in
Los Angeles soon in his play "On
the Spot" which terminated q New
York engagement recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-27
REAL MARRIAGE THIS TIME

WEBB CITY, Mo WH)-Eighteen
years ago, when both were four
years old, Miss Mary Elizabeth
Chinn and Thomas McCroskey were
principals in a Tom Thumb we'd
ding. They were married recently.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
ReU. J. C.. Ball Talks
TLUice TOMORROW

At the Metropolitan Baptist
Church Sunday morning, the Rev.
John Compton Ball will preach
on the topic: why Win Souls?"
The Lords Supper will be ad-
ministered at the close of the
service. The evening theme will
be: "Life's Cups-From Which
Are You Drinking?"
On Tuesday evening the Baraca,
Philathia, FideliS, Delta-Alpha and
Phi-Kappa- Gamma Bible classes
will hold a union meeting for
one-half an hour for a prayer and
praise service, after which they
will conduct their respective bust
ness meetings.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
EDITOR To TALK
ON DRY LAW
PROBLEM
Former Legislator Will Be
Heard at Christian Church
In Sermon on Prohibition

Oliver w. Stewart, of Chicago,
former member of the Illinois
legislature and editor Of the Ma
tional Enquirer, will speak in the
National City Christian Church,
Sunday at IL o'clock, in the in
tereSt of prohibition and law en-
forcement.
Stewart is president of the Fly
ing Squadron Foundation. which
was organized in 1915 by the late
]. Frank Hanly, former governor
of Indiana, for inculcating patriot
ism, teaching respect for law and
for civic betterment and the main
tenance of our constitutional form
of government. Stewart has de-
voted his life to this work, and is
one of the most outstanding
speakers on the American plat
form.
In the evening at 8 o'clock,
Fritz Lanham, Representative from
Fort Worth, Tex, will be the
speaker.
On Tuesday at the all-day meet
ing of the Women's Council, a
playlet entitled "AS It Is in India, j."
will be given.
The church board will hold its
regular monthly meeting at 8
p. M, Thursday.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
VISITING CLERIC
WILL PREACH

DR.. Nehemiah Boynton, Of New
York, will preach tomorrow
morning and evening at First
Congregational Church, Tenth
and G SITS. N. w.
DR.. Boynton is an ex-modera-
tor Of the National Council Of
Congregational Churches and has
held three of the most important
pastorates in the Congregational
denomination in Union Church,
Boston, Mass; First Church, De-
troit, Mich, and Clinton Avenue
Congregational Church, Brook
lyn. N. Y.
His subject at the morning
service at II o'clock will be 1.-The
Actual and the Spiritual" and
at the evening service at 8
o'clock he will speak on "The
Frown on His Brow"
The regular church night sup
per will be held on Thursday
evening at 6 o'clock in the Sun
day school room. Miss Nell NJ
Berghout, director of religious
education of First Church, will
lead the prayer meeting at 6:45.
The subject will be Reasons for
Prayer"
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
Washington Fashions
BY Wilma La Vile,

Here's another little sports
rock with a French accent. A
copy of one of Schiaparelll's
successful models. SchiaparelI
not only wears sports clothes
so well, but has a way all her
own in designing them for
other women. You can always
depend on her for something
new and slick in the way OF
sports clothes, togS with that
indefinable something that
only an artist can impart to a
dress.
Its funny how fashions
change. Time was when we
wore dark blouses and light
skirts, but now we find the
reverse of that order. Light
blouses top dark skirts. This
model follows that new mode
and is an excellent example OF
color contrast as well. The
blouse fits with a cunning typ
ical of the designer and has a
scarf collar that may be worn
in many ways.
Buttons, bigger than silver
dollars and as flat. mark the
closing of the blouse which is
we'll over to the side. The
skirt is a modified bell type,
and the fabric one of those
new light weight woolens. The
frock comes in the following
combinations: Pink with black,
white with black or yellow with
black. And it will be yours
for long and attractive service.
This is from a local store and
moderately priced.
Miss LaVille will gladly
answer any questions about
this frock or fashions. Call
District $3.50, extension 165 or
write. inclosing a self addressed
stamped envelope.
The Washington times., 1931-02-28
PASTOR IS BACK
IN EPIPHANY
PULPIT
Or. Phillips Will Deliver
Two Sermons; Preacher at
Lenten Services Announced

The Rev. Dr. z. B. Phillips, rec
tor of the Church of the Epiphany,
has returned to the city from
preaching missions at old Trinity
and st. James churches in New
York, and will occupy his pulpit
at both morning and evening Serv-
ices tomorrow.
At the II o'clock service he will
take as the subject Of his sermon,
"ChriSt's Estimate of Power" At
evensong, at 8 o'clock, DR.. Phillips
will give the fourth in his special
series of lecture-sermons on the
Origin, Development and Influ-
ence of the Christian Church."
preaching from the sub-topic, Me
dieval Theology and the Renais-
Sance."
Have Guest Preacher
The guest preacher at the Len
ten MONDAY services next week,
Monday to Friday inclusive, will
be the Bishop of Lexington, the
Right Rev. H. P. Almon Abbott,
D. D. The service commences at
five minutes past twelve and lasts
about half an hour.
The addresses at the afternoon
services at 4:45 o'clock will be:
Monday, the rector; Tuesday, the
Rev. Alvin Lamar Wills; Wednes-
day, the Rev. DR.. James w. Nor
ris; Thursday, the Rev. Calvert e.
Buck, superintendent Episcopal
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hos
pital; Friday, Martin S. Firth,
undergraduate of the Virginia
Theological Seminary.
Parallels of Kingdom
On Monday, DR.. Philips will
speak on The Parallels of the
Kingdom" and on Friday, the
subject of Mr.. Firth'S address will
be, 'The Revelation of Jesus
Christ's True Self to His Intimate
COMPANIONS"