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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-21
CHIC SALE HAS
COMFDV ROLE IN MOVIE

Charles (Chic) Sale, Americas
foremost rural character actor,
is featured as the Grand Army vet
teran with Walter Huston and
others in THE Star Witness" the
Warner Bros. picture, which comes
to the Lyric for one week starting
Saturday.
In Chic's early youth the family
moved to Urbana. Ill.,, and there he
stayed until we'll into young man
hood. His genius for comedy char
acterizations was constantly devel-
oping, and when he was a student
at the University of Illinois, in Ur-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-21

no touring attractions were booked
into English's for the month of Sep
TENDER enabled him to obtain an
extension of his lease.
Guy Bates Post, who has recently
been acting in a new play on the
Pacific coast, will arrive in Indian
apolis Sunday to confer with Arthur
Casey regarding the production Of
THE Masquerader." which is to
open Sunday night, Aug. 30.
Post is completely familiar with
all the details Of the production,
having appeared in it for many
years with great success. He has
played at the Murat here in the
piece on the stage and at the Circle
as the star Of the motion picture
version.
1.-THE Masquerader," which John
Hunter Booth dramatized from
Katherine c. Thurstons novel, is Of
such magnitude that it requires
revolving stage to be built in the
theater here especially for its pro-
duction. The play is in nine scenes,
and Guy Bates Post is on the stage
virtually all the time in the dual
roles of John Chilcote and John
Loder.
The eminent actor is said to give
his greatest performance in "The
Masquerader," although he is favor
ably known for his work in Omar,
the Tentmaker," "The Niger" "The
Virginian," 1.-THE Bird of Paradise"
1.-The Plays the Thing" and other
dramas.
Lillian Kemble- Cooper, who was
Posts leading lady for a number OF
years, has been signed by Arthur
Casey to appear opposite the star in
"The Masquerader" at English's.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-28
GIANT PLACED
in DARK CELL
AFTER BATTLE

alfred Worthen did wilfully and
Intentionally break, smash and 9TH
erwise injure and destroy door
in the Imperial county jail"
So read a complaint filed in Judge
1. Mayfield's court today by Rodney
Clarke, undersheriff, against Alfred
Worthen. %, six feet, five and half
inches tall, weighing 225 pounds,
and sentenced to 100 days at labor
for beating up on l09 pound wife.
Judge II. b. Griffin OF Brawley
sentenced Worthen to 100 days at
labor in the county Jail after hear
ing of the mans attack on his wife.
In the jail Worthen refused to
work.
In addition to refusing TO work,
he refused to do anything else, said
officers, and melted his prisoner
companions to follow his example.
To correct Worthen's attitude, he
was placed in solitary confinement
last night, He objected, and used
feet, hands and other means at his
disposal to demolish a wooden door
placed over the steel door on the
dark hole" or solitary cell.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-28
Wisconsin Blast
Takes Six Lives

LOYAL, Wis, March %. U.P)-
Six persons were killed here today
in an explosion and fire which de-
stroyed three buildings in the CEN
ter of the business district.
All of the victims lived above
stores in the building. Other resi-
dents were forced to the street in
night clothing.
The dead are Mrs. Matthew Beav-
er, %; Mrs. Joseph Shobar, 80; Mrs.
Frank Christensen, Robert Chris
tensen, 10, and Marie Christensen,
4 years of age, also Jane Christen-
son, 5.
The explosion was believed to
have occurred in a drug store. A
newspaper office and general
store also were destroyed. DAM
age was estimated at between $50,-
900 and $4,000.
Four of the victims apparently
were killed outright Mrs. Christ
ensen, mother of Robert, Marie
and Jane, died soon afterward.
Nearly every resident of the vii
lage was aroused by the explosion.
AS the flames spread rapidly calls
for aid were sent to neighboring
towns. A severe snow storm de-
layed the arrival of aid. Telephone
communications virtually were cut
off by the fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-28
NEXT WEEK TO
BE ANXIOUS ONE
AT SACRAMENTO
Reapportionment Battle
Is Outstanding Item On
Calendar
BY HOMER L. ROBERTS
United Press Staff COrreSpondent

SACRAMENTO, Cal, March %.
U.P)-The state legislature stood ad-
journed today until Monday, when
it will begin the sixth and busiest
week of the present session.
Continuance of the reapportion-
ment fight, prohibition bills, and
abolition of capital punishment will
be the outstanding controversies on
the legislative calendar next week.
Although Speaker Edgar C. Levey,
San Francisco. is predicting pas
sage of the "10-l0" compromise bill
on the congressional reapportion-
tors opposing Levey are just as posi-
tive that the "11-9" measure will be
passed.
Members endorsing the measure
by Senator j. w. Mckinley, Los An
geles. giving Southern California
counties II congressman and North
ern California nine, insist that it is
more equitable distribution, based
upon population.
The Mckinley congressional reap
portionment bill is still in commit
tee, but is scheduled for hearing
next Tuesday. A number Of senators
have declared themselves opposed to
giving San Francisco and Alameda
each an additional congressman.
The assembly will consider final
passage of the Mckinley measure
ON assembly redistricting, adopted
by the senate, but amended in the
assembly to include the provisions
of measure it had previously
adopted, by Edward Craig, Brea.
This bill would give Los Angeles 81
assemblymen, San Francisco 10 and
Alameda county 8.
Passage of the Craig bill, predi-
ted by Speaker Levey, would widen
the reapportionment breach between
the senate and assembly, and failure
of the two houses to agree would
doubtless throw the matter into free
conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-28
DAISY DE Voc
GIVEN FREEDOM
PENDING HEARING

LOS ANGELES, March %. UP)-
After four attempts to gain her
liberty from the county Jail on bail
pending decision upon her appeal
for new trial, Daisy De Voc, for
mer secretary of Clara Bow, was
free today through an order of Pre-
siding Judge Nathaniel Conrey of
the district court of appeal.
Convicted of stealing $825 from
Miss Bow, Miss De Voc was given
five years probation by Superior
Judge William c. Doran on Febru-
ary II, the first Is months of which
she was to spend in Jail.
Appeals of Miss De Voc to the
appellate division of the superior
court had previously been refused
when her attorney, William Beirne,
took his motion for a rehearing on
a writ of habeas corpus to the dis
trict court of appeals.
Justice Conrey ordered a hearing
on the application for the writ to
be held next Tuesday, and while
her release late yesterday was
pending that hearing, it was at
least a temporary victory.
The blonde former secretary was
in excellent health and spirits as
she was escorted from the Jail by
her attorney. Chief Matron Vada
Sullivan said she had been model
prisoner and merited the position
of trusty to which she had been as
signed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-28
CHAMBERS HEAR
DISCUSSION ON
TAX SITUATION
Imperial Meeting Ad-
dressed By Heald And
Other Officials

Taxation in its various ramifica-
tions proved to be an exceptionally
happy choice for the main topic at
last nights session of the Asso-
ciated Chambers of Commerce at
Imperial and attracted an attend
ance Of ITO valley residents.
Elmer W. Heald, district attorney,
gave most interesting account OF
what it cost to run a county gov
ernment. He quoted facts and fig
ures which proved to be most en-
Tightening to his hearers.
Being particularly concerned with
the matter of law enforcement,
Heald discussed it fully. He ex-
planned that the burden Of enforc-
ing the laws fell upon the residents
OF the county in taxes.
During the past year. he eX-
planned, 900 convicted criminals
were sent to San Quentin. That
costs money and the taxpayer has
to pay it,
He was enthusiastic concerning
the budget law and the way it has
operated to the advantage of the
county. Officers must make their
budgets at the beginning of the
year and if they eXpend money be-
yond that, they must bear it them
selves. At present the county has
$750,000 in cash on hand and the
county government, he said, has
not filed a registered warrant since
he has been in office.
Many persons talk of cutting
taxes but so far no suitable solution
to the problem has been presented.
If we wish to enjoy the advantages
of civilization, we must pay for
them. The best way to cut down
taxes is to make the most of them
and increase the efficiency of every
department
James B. Riccard, Santa Barbara
postmaster and president of the
State Postmasters association, told
of postal expenses and how taxes
are affected thereby.
Explains Postal Operation
The continued deficit in the
postal department, he said, is
caused by the low cost of the ad-
vantages and high grade of service
offered the public. Competition
was declared to force the parcel
post section to operate at a loss
Air mail is being started on its
way with the firm resolve to make
it pay it's own way.
c. B. Collins, county superin-
tendent of schools, explained the
process of purchasing school sup.
| plies and the managing the bust.
| ness of the various school districts
He told of the details necessary foi
starting of new districts and the
buying of busses and other equip
ment.
City officials of valley towns and
M. j. Dowd, chief engineer of the
Imperial. Irrigation district, were
scheduled to discuss taxes from
their angles but the press of time
would not permit it. They will
speak at a later date, it was an
nOunced.
An orchestra from the Imperial
elementary schools under the direc-
ton of Mrs. E. c. Rau entertained
with several selections. Mrs. H. M.
Capron sang several vocal selec-
tions and Marian Belford and jean
cite Vestal appeared in pirate CO.'S
tune for clever dance number.
An excellent dinner was served by
the women of the community.
The next session will take place
the last Friday in April and inland
will be the host city.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-28
HOOVER DUE TO
REACH CAPITAL
SUNDAY EVENING
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

ABOARD u. S. s. ARIZONA AT
SEA, March %. UP)-The battle
ship Arizona pushed rapidly toward
Norfolk today in an effort to arrive
ahead of schedule and permit Pres
ident Hoover to reach Washington
by Sunday night.
After the warm weather in the
West Indies. stiff wind and chop
py seas forced the President to
wear an overcoat on the last stages
of the trip.
battle in the rough sea between the
Arizona and the destroyer Dupont
The Dupont, with lights out, ap-
preached the big battleship and was
sighted as it moved into range of
the powerful searchlights of the
Arizona.
The flashing beams of light
played across the smaller craft as
the Arizona's crew located it before
it could get within torpedo range.
AS result the destroyer was the
oretically sunk.
AS the second stage of the game
the dupont was brought into action
again and swung toward the stern,
closing in and firing signal guns. 1t
played lights on the grey wall of
the Arizona and. as matter of fair
play, theoretically sank the battle
ship.
The President, in dinner clothes,
watched the contest from the quar-
ter deck. He also inspected secret
devices on the ship and witnessed
details for fire, collision and aban-
don ship.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-28
NE R14>~.
@ 1890 MeNauahe syudicats. Inc.
IMPROVEMENT IN
BUSINESS SEEN
BY VANDERBILT

LOS ANGELES, March %. (U.P)-
Optimism is replacing pessimism
among business leaders of the ma
ton and an era of unprecedented
business volume is coming, Frank
A. Vanderlip, retired New York
banker and recognized authority
economics, said today.
II have a profound conviction
that we are now headed for better
times" Vanderlip told the United
Press at his Palos Verdes estate
near here.
"We have experienced depres-
sion in which the chief feature has
been a scale of production that
ran ahead of effective demand. I'M
proved methods led to our produc-
ing more foodstuffs, mining more
metal, turning out more manufac-
tured products than we could fine
customers for at existing price
levels. We were drowning under a
deluge of more thaings than we
could utilize"
The banker said he saw unmis-
taxable signs that goods were be-
ginning to move under the lower
price levels.
Existing stocks of goods are not
large" he declared. 1.-The increas-
ing demand that comes with lower
prices is beginning to stimulate
fresh production and employ more
men. The resulting increased wage
scale will furnish more customers.
The cloud of pessimism that para
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-28
Verdict Given In
Infants Death

"Hemorrhage of the stomach" was
given as the cause of the death of
Patricia Alvalos, eight days old, af-
ter an autopsy performed yesterday
at the request of A. r. Underwood,
county coroner.
The child died at the county hos
pital Wednesday morning after two
physicians in Brawley had instruct
ed her father, Rigario Alvalos of
Westmorland, to take her where she
could receive treatment. The child
had a broken arm and other injuries
it is said.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed as yet. The body is
at the Arnold funeral establishment
in Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-28
BANK HELD UP
BY LONE BANDIT

PALESTINE. Texas, March %.
W.R-A bandit held up four en-
ployees of the First National bank
here today and escaped with be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 in cash. Hun
dreds of people were passing on the
street at the time.
The bank had just opened for
business and the money was in the
payroll cage, as it was pay day for
the Missouri Pacific railroad.
The man walked in, pulled out
his pistol and forced the four to get
into the open vault. He did not at
tempt to lock them in.
The bandit then took the money
in the payroll cage and walked out
the door to mingle with the mid
morning crowd
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-28
FOUR CONVICTS
ESCAPE FROM
ARIZONA PRISON

FLORENCE, Ariz., March %. U.H
"A posse of prison guards and a
pack of bloodhounds searched the
desert wastes and river bottoms
near here today for four convicts
who escaped from the Arizona pen
itentiary late Friday in a gravel
wagon.
No trace of the fugitives, three
of whom are long termers, had
been found after an all night search
and peace officers throughout the
state were asked to join the search.
1t was the third major break in
Arizona within a year. Sixteen
prisoners climbed over the wall
during a baseball game February
90 and last summer, Earl Nelson,
Jerome, AriZ., bank robber, who
was numbered among the missing
today, led nine other men on
march away from the prison walls.
The other convictS sought are:
Charles D. Barnes, serving a sent
ence of Is to 35 years for robbery
in Phoenix; Jose Salinas, five to
six years for burglary in Navajo
county; Juan Garcia, serving a term
of one year for grand larceny.
Barnes and Nelson were classi-
fled by prison officials as danger
GUS. Each have been involved in
bank or jewel robberies. Nelson
was captured shortly after a gun
battle with a Jerome bank cashier
several years ago. His compan-
ion, said to have been his brother,
was killed. Barnes was with Nell
son on the escape a year ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-28
MYSTERY OF SEA
IS REVEALED In
SHIPS MESSAGE
Radio Reports Vessel
Sinking But Refuses To
Reveal Its Identity

NEW YORK, March %. U.P)-A
new mystery of the sea confronted
coastal authorities toGay as they
sought to trace distress signals
which started shortly after mid
night.
The signals were clear but slow
and indicative of an unframed oper-
ator, and said that the sender's
vessel was going down at a position
30 miles south by southeast of Bar
negat lightship. The operator would
not give the name of the vessel de-
spite many queries. He said the
ship was sinking. He told of pas
sengers, numbering about Is, taking
to lifeboats.
information that water was seeping
into the radio cabin and final
signal:
"Goodby"
Coast guard vessels were dis
patched to the scene The British
steamer, Lion, was about 80 miles
away and sped to the rescue. The
Munson liner America was
nearby and steamed ahead to the
location.
There was no trace Of wreckage.
At 10 a. m., coast guard headquar-
ters in New York reported they had
heard nothing from any of their
craft patrolling the waters off Bar
negat light and this, they said in
dicated nothing had been found.
Meanwhile, the Manasquan navy
station reported that their direction
finder had traced the SOS" to a
point just west of south of the sta
ton. This would have placed the
sender close inshore.
No Trace Found
AS the morning wore on and no
further word came from the craft,
conjecture arose as to whether the
distress signals might have been
part of a hoax. Some radio men
believed the signals were too clear
for an amateur They pointed out
the vessel might have been a small
one, not carrying a radio operator
In this event the first mate prob
ably did the sending.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-28
MICHIGAN GETS
NOTED CANCSTER
ON EXTRADITION

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March
20. U.P)-Governo Henry S. Caul-
field today approved extradition
papers for the return of Fred
Burke. fugitive gunman to st.
Jospeh. Mich. where he is wanted
for the murder of policeman.
The papers were turned over to
Berries county, Michigan. authori-
ties who waited on Governor Caul-
field shortly after noon.
They said an armored car was
enroute to st. Joseph, Mo, to take
charge of Burke. The officials
left here immediately with the ex-
tradition papers for st. Joseph, Mo-.
where Burke is in Jail.
As soon as Burke is turned over
to the Michigan authorities, the
armored car will start the return
trip with him.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo, March %. W.P)
Fired Burke, gangster- -gunman,
the man who is, charged with 20
killings and numerous robberies in
18 states, and who has been termed
"the most dangerous criminal a
live" smoked cigars and fretted in
cell beforew hich three po-
licemen stood guard today. None
except officials, legal counsel and
his wife were admitted to see him.
Since his arrest Thursday at the
home Of his parents-in-law near
here, he has refused to talk about
the charges against him.
His blonde 20-year- wife. who
married him under the name of
Richard F.. White, visited Burke
late last night She was released
few hours earlier from the Kan
sas City Jail, where officers de-
tanned her after Burke was arrest
ed.
The gangster whom Chicago Off
GERS claim for questioning in the
st. Valentine day massacre of 1929
displayed no emotion in the pres
cnce of the girl who had believed
him to be wealthy oil operator
and real estate dealer.
They held a whispered conversa-
ton as guards watched from the
cell door. Burke asked that she
send some fresh clothing. At his
request, the police captain made
out requisition for S325 of the
$1,000 he had when arrested, and
gave it to Mrs. Burke.
She said she would return to
Kansas City, where she was stu
dent nurse before she married
Burke.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-28
WIDOW DENIES
ACCUSATION OF
CORONER'S JURY

SAN FRANCISCO, March %. U.P)
Mrs. Dorothy Blount Winship, the
beautiful young widow of Lieuten-
ant Commander Emory A. Winship,
millionaire San Franciscan, stood
ready today to fight the accusation
that she brought about her hus-
bands suicide by inflaming him
with jealousy.
Her fight will be for a widows
heritance of their year old son,
Emory, Jr. Shocked and fearful,
the widow clasped her boy to her
side in their luxurious apartment
as she denied the blame fixed upon
her in the cold, legal verdict of
coroner's jury.
Servant gossip" and "the raw
ings of a drunken mind" fell from
her lips as she went over the test
imony of friends, employees and Of
ficials, charging her with a Gland
estine affection for the family
chauffeur that led Commander
Winship to write note, II have an
uncomfortable desire to take two or
more lives and then shoot him
self.
The inquest and the tangled mass
of charges and countercharges it
brought out at end, the Wialip case
developed into an argument over
the Spanish war hero's
estate. Attorneys for Winship said
he changed his will two days before
he ended his life, and that this
document, materially reducing the
widows share, would be filed short
ly in Macon, Ga, his legal resi-
dence.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-28
MINISTER CONVICTED ON CHARGE
OF TRAPPING LEWD BOOK SELLER

CHICAGO, March 2S. W.H-
The Rev. Philip Yarrow, presi-
dent of the Illinois Vigilance
Association, had his choice to-
day of going to Jail or paying
$4,000 to a man he was accused
of entrapping into selling an
obscene book.
A jury found last night that
Yarr0w had been guilty of ma
licious prosecution of Walter
Shaver, a book seller who was
arrested for selling an especial
ly ordered copy of "A night in
Moorish Harem" to George
Brown, YarrOw's investigator.
Shayer's suit was for $4,000.
The malice count included in
the verdict made it possible for
Judge Frank ii. Hayes to send
Yarrow to Jail If the $1,000 judg-
ment is not paid. Hays will
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-28
CHILDREN
PERISH IN
BLIZZARD
Five Frozen To Death As
School Bus Is Stalled
In Colorado Storm
COMPANIONS SAVED
Driver Believed Lost In
Vain Attempt To Get
Aid For Youngsters

TOWNER, Colo, March %. U.n)-
A storm tragedy in which five chill
dren fro2e to death while huddled
with 18 others in a school bus, stuck
in a l5-foot snowdrift for 80 hours,
was revealed today.
Ernie johnson and Abe Stone
breaker broke path through to
the bus, which was stalled on the
Towner-Holly halfway Thursday
morning and found five of the chill
dren dead, the driver, Carl Miller,
missing, and the 18 other school
children, ranging in ages from
to l6 years, huddled together and
freezing.
The children were dismissed from
the Pleasant Hill school in district
II of Iowa county at 10 a. m. Thurs
day when a blizzard threatened to
block the roads.
The storm burst with such fury
that the bus negotiated only a mile
Of the ll-mile trip TO take the chill
dren home when the driver was
blinded and the bus crashed into q
ditch at the side of the road.
A l5-foot drift soon engulfed the
bus. The snow and sleet quickly
buried any possible supply of fuel,
and the children. frightened and
then hungry, kept close together in
an attempt to keep warm. Five,
however, froze to death. They were
Louise Stonebreaker, 10, Orlo Um-
teidt, 8, Robert Brown. IL. May
Miller. 7, Kenneth Johnson. 8.
The bus driver. Miller, stayed with
the children until Friday morning.
Then he started out alone to try
to reach help. He still is missing
and 20 men set out from Towner
today to search for him.
An airplane, possemen said, would
be useless in the search because the
whole countryside is covered by
snow ranging in depth from three
inches to Is feet.
The surviving children were weak
and hungry and i'll from exposure
when Stonebreaker and johnson
reached them late yesterday.
Driver Did His Best
The rescuers succeeded in getting
the children the 10 miles to Towner
and DR.. S. f. Casburn of Holly and
Doctor Hubert of Tribune, Kansas.
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-28
.WILl
= Isoy:

BEVERLY HILLS, Mar.
27. (SpeciaD-T'his hero
business is pretty ticklish.
They are throwing rocks
at Gandhi in India al
ready. Chaplin is the sole
survivor.
See where the Republi-
cans threatened to make an
issue out of the carvings
on of Tammany Hall.
Tammany says, "Ye-eah:
Well you just start, and
then we open up on you"
Prominent men or organi-
cations can't get back at
some enemy lik e they
would like to, for their
own nose is not clean.
They claim business is
getting better, because
there is fewer apples be-
ing sold on the street.
Lord, that only means it's
getting worse.
Yours.