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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
Mr.. Mole were off for the next mead

Mr.. Mole were off for the next mead
ow.
All their children went with them
Mrs. Meadow Mouse and Mrs. Mole
had said at first =, would be a great
trouble to move but when they had
heard of the Fairy Queens warning
they hurried away at once too.
And then they settled down where
they were safe for good long while.
How kind the Fairy Queen had been
to warn them.
They were certainly grateful to her
"a. 1881. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
Children's Hats Can Be Made at Home

the band is shrunk by pressing under
wet cloth.
When head covering can be made
SO easily and inexpensively at home
child may possess several of differ
ent colOrs, to suit the occasion or the
costume being worn. Children enjoy
a change from "the same old thing" in
their wearing apparel, and a bright
new beret is a simple means of graf
flying this entirely normal feeling. For
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03

"If I only had some money could
make some money" How often we
hear this expression. It's a sure sign
of a wishbODe instead of backbone.
Any young man without capital can
get fine start in life by earning the
good opinion Of his employs irit
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
Those TitIesl

PROFESSIONALISM, we will go to the
theater today. There is play for
mathematicians.
Wife-Really! What Is It calledY
Professor-"The Eternal Triangle"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
Pessimist After First Year

"Pa," said the kid, what is an opti-
mist?"
Hes father, son, who thinks his
boy is going to college to study" re-
piled his dad.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03

canned and ready
to reheat and serve,
one is hard to suit
who cannot find
one to serve for
any occasion. For
those who prefer
to prepare their
own SOuDS. as most
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
Would Be Too Much

"Can you use the dial telephone?'
"Yes, but 1 hate to get myself a
wrong number"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
Home for the Holidays

SIS the boy home from college?"
II believe he does stop In now and
then between parties"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
Much Like Himself

Manager-"Have you any excuse to
offer for such lazinessw Clerk
"None that will work."-Stray Stories.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
Query

"Will you Join an optimist's clubT'
what is the penalty for backslid-
ing?@Louisville Courier-JournaL.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
Release

"What Is the freedom Of the city,"
Sometimes it's when the wife goes
away on a holiday"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
BY CHERIE NICHOLAS

The Sound Came Clearer.
the Fairy Queen, sending them help
full suggestion:
There are goodies for you to try
In the meadow just nearby.
Better hurry up and go
Before the farmer starts to now"
Pretty soon Mr.. Meadow Mouse and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03
CURRENT HUMOR
On His Way

"And why do you call me pilgrim?"
swell, every time you call you make
a little progress"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03

Among the most thoroughly self
deluded people in the world are
those who think that in the null
duplication of things and possess
sions, happiness and contentment
lies"
In these days with hundreds of va
rieties of soups that come to us
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-03

wear while riding In an automobile,
especially on long trips, a beret has
no equal, as it stays on the head we'll
and keeps the child's hair back out
of his or her eyes. When the rest of
child's outfit is neutral in color,
beret of bright color such as red or
orange or green, is really safety pre-
caution, making the child crossing the
street noticeable from passing auto
mobiles and other vehicles.
Sandwich Filling
Blend the sandwich filling with the
creamed butter to save time in max
ing sandwiches.
An Angry Friend
Angry friendship is sometimes as
bad as calm enmity.-Burke.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
HOUSE WILL BE
ORGANIZED BY
NEXT TUESDAY
By THOMAS L. STOKES
[ United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec. II. iU.P) -
Speaker Garner of the house of
representatives said today that the
house would complete organization
of its committees and be ready for
consideration of legislation by next
Tuesday.
The Hoover one year moratorium
on European delAs will be taken up
first, he said, probably Tuesday or
Wednesday.
A tax bill, he believed, would fol-
low consideration of the morato-
rum.
The tax bill, however, may be de-
layed in reaching the floor through
the necessity of holding committee
hearings. Garner said that COM
mittee consideration of the tax bill
probably would begin by Tuesday.
The senate was not in session to-
day, leaders devoting their time to
informal conferences through which
they hope to break the deadlock
over the election of president
pro tenn. There was talk that if the
deadlock is not broken Monday a
movement to force the withdrawal
of Senator Moses, Republican, N. H.,
from the contest and the substitu-
ton of another Republican would
follow.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
COLORADO TOWN
ISOLATED FROM
REST OF WORLD

DURANGO, Colo, Dec. II. UpN-
Towering barriers OF ice and snow
trapped trains and travellers in the
glacial expanSes of the San Luis
and San Juan basins Of Colorado
today.
Durango, city of more than
5000. was completely isolated as in
1884, when the inhabitants were
snowbound go days.
Two passenger trains and two
freight trains were stalled in the
high mountains between here and
Alamosa, Giant rotary plows sent
out to free them were derailed by
snoWslides.
Widespread livestock losses were
threatened More snow tonight
was forecast after the heaviest fall
OF wet snow since records were
kept.
Unemployed were mobilized to
try to batter down giant drifts that
blocked Durangos streets. They
were divided into three groups To
work eight hour shifts around the
clock.
A Denver and Rio Grande West
ern train that left here yesterday
morning encountered drifts on
Cumbres pass as high as telegraph
poles and was headed into q siding
at Chama, N. NJ.
Another passenger train stalled
atop the Ten Thousand Foot pass
Two freights were stalled along
the narrow guage line also.
A plentiful supply of provisions
always is carried by freight crews
IN their cabooses when they attempt
to make the trip in winter time, and
those aboard the passenger trains
likewise had plenty of food and
shelter at the places they stopped.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
MAXWELL'S BODY
IS RECOVERED
AT SALT0N SEA

After two weeks and one day un-
der the waters of Salton Sea, the
body of Glen Maxwell of Los An
geles was found today by the last
remnant of a searching party
which for more ehan a week pa
trolled the sea and its shores.
According to word received at the
sheriff's office this morning, the
body was discovered floating in the
water only 500 yards from where
Miller Spaffords body was found
two days after the two were
drowned.
Bert Underwood, coroner, and w.
1. Hopes, Brawley undertaken,
went to Bombay Beach on Salton
Sea this morning to reclaim the
body, and return it to Brawley for
burial.
Natural gaseous actions brought
the body to the surface after it had
rested on the bottom for two weeks,
weighted down by heavy outing
clothes and hiking boots. 1t was
found not far from the place Har-
old Gillett. deputy sheriff, and other
searchers dynamited the sea in the
course of their search.
Maxwell and Spafford were
drowned when caught in cross cur
rents of Salton Sea after they had
set out from Bombay Beach to set
duck blinds for projected hunting
trip. They had just arrived from
Los Angeles for the trip.
The boat and its outboard mo-
tor used by the two men, were
found the day after the drowning
where the motor had tumbled from
the skiff, mooring it by reason of
long cord fastening the motor to
the boat.
Relatives of the dead man were
notified today of the finding of the
body. He is survived by brother,
wife and two children.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
BATTLE FOR TRANSAMERICA TO
BE BITTER FIGHT TO FINISH

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. II. up
Money giants fought for billion
dollar prize today when executives
Of Transamerica Corporation. the
nations largest holding company
accepted the challenge of A. p Gil
annini TO a race for proxies to u.s.
100000 shares of stock.
While stock in the one time
81 ,0G0, 100000 bank combine sank to
a new all-time low, charges and
counter charges were hurled by the
rival financiers as they opened a
battle to the death" which will cul-
inmate in an annual meeting next
February Is.
Giannini, who founded Transam-
erica from a group of subsidiaries
that grew out of his powerful Ban,,
OF Italy, emerged from one of his
many "retirements" to lead the fight
against Chairman Elisha Walker,
sponsor of the corporations widely
discussed reorganization plan.
The appeal of Chairman Walker
and President James A. Bacigalupi
for proxies to oppose enemies of
T'ransamerica' was the frs: break
in the silence they have maintained
ever since Giannini announced his
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
GREEN AWAITING
JURY'S VERDICT
In DEATH CASE
Attorneys For Accused
And State Equally Ger
tain Of Victory.

Pacing nerVously over the con-
crete flooring Of his jail cell, or
crouching disceasolate:y on the
steel framework of his bunk, Fl. r
Green today waited anxiously for
the verdict of jury which for %
hours has argued pro and con eyi-
dence presented in four-day muc-
der trial.
While scarc..s' OF rumorS about
the county courthouse gave abso-
lutely no indication of what the
verdict might be, every hour
brought stronger conviction the
Jurors may be hopelessly divided
That the jurors were in heated
argument last night was evidenced
by the fact they would not allow
Bailiff Tom Adams to put them to
bed until almost 1:30, and that thew
were arguing again at 4:30 this
morning.
AS the morning passed, however
the debate in the jury room seemed
to grow less, perhaps because the
majority held out stubbornly to
bring a disagreeing member into
line. Throughout yesterday AFTER
noon and today the jurors had not
called for re-reading OF any evi-
dence. or for further instructions
from the court, and had not asked
to be dismissed.
Ernest R. Utey, defense attornev.
was in the courthouse this morning
but did not remain. He continued
to express the opinion the verdict
will be not guilty.
District Attorney Elmer w.
Head and D. H. Wolford, his chief
criminal deputy, were equally cer-
tain the verdict would be guilty, if
there were any verdict returned.
The case was given to the jurv
about O'Clock yesterday afternoon
after the district attorneys closing
argument, and Judge A. c. Finnev's
instructions.
Heald again reviewed from the
prosecution standpoint the Staying
of Ed Warren by Green near Bonds
Corner. October %. after an argn-
ment over division of wages for q
hay baling job, and attempted to
tear to shreds the self-defense plea
made by Green's attorneys.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
Two Killed By
Arkansas Storm

TEXARKANA, Ark, Dec. II. (U.P'
Two persons were killed today
in a great wind storm that made
kindling wood CT houses in its path
mile and half north of here.
Ed Hardin and Mrs. Harvest L.
Perry were killed. Six other persons
were injured in the storm.
The damaging wind wrecked three
houses in its path. The trend OF
the storm was from northwest tn
the southeast and struck the Sec
ton about l:20 a. m. today.
After the wind had subsidized q
torrential downpour flooded the
section.
The twisting winds dipped to the
vicinity of the Richardson dairv
northwest of the city and swept a
wide path for a distance of approx
imately three miles.
The Hardin house was blown to
bits. the j. Ed Campbell house di-
rectly across the road from Hardin's
and the Perry residence, a short
distance north, were scattered over
an area of several acres. Nothing
remained of the Hardin home but
the brick foundation.
Hardin's body was found 200 feet
from where the house stood
Mrs. Perry was picked up by
J. 3. Richardson about so feet
north of where her house had been.
He rushed her to the hospital, but
she died in a few minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
DEATH CLAIMS
TOM YACER AT
HOME in INDIO
Attorney For Coachella
Valley Water Users Ex-
pires Suddenly.

INDIO, Cal, Dec. Il. up -
Thomas C. Yager, counsel for the
Coachella Valley water interests
and connected for the past 10
years in negotiations for the AL
American canal. died suddenly here
this morning.
He was about 30 years old.
Imperial Valley residents we're
shocked today to learn of the sud
den death in Indio this morning of
Tom Yager, chief counsel for the
Coachella Water Users association
and champion of Boulder canyon
dam and All-American canal legis-
lation.
After an illness caused by influ-
enza, Yager left his bed this morn
ing with the intention of going to
his law office. He fell to the floor
while dressing and was dead when
members of his family reached his
side.
He was graduated from the law
department of the University of
Southern California in the class of
1911 and was classmate of Charles
| l.. Childers and d. B. Roberts, local
attorneys.
Yager established a law office at
Coachella shortly after his gradu-
alton from law school but during
recent years maintained an office
at Indio. He was city attorney for
Indio and identified with several
organizations in that town.
He was best known for his activ-
tiles as counsel of the Coachella
Valley Water Users association, hav-
ing been in Washington for every
session of congress since work began
on Boulder dam and All-American
canal activity He was greatly in
terested in the Imperial Irrigation
district and close friend of several
officers, directors and employees OF
that organization. He was in I'm
perial Valley last month in the in
terests Of the All-American Canal
contract.
Childers, who is in San Francis
co this morning, telephoned that ht
would leave for Indio by airplane
this afternoon at the request OF
Yagers family. Funeral arrange
ments have not been made as yet.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11

active intervention in the reorgan-
ization. The 64-year-old California
financier, one of the pioneers OF
branch banking, retired from the
board several months ago when the
first indications of a rift were ap-
parent.
Giannini made an initial bid last
month for proxies on behalf o1
Associated Transamerica Stockhold-
ers with the statement that at the
next annual meeting he would op.
pose Walkers reelection as well a.
the reorganization. Walker and Ba.
cigalupi replied to this last night
with their own appeal, describing
Giannini's charges as inaccurate
and misleading"
The Giannini group has claimed
proxies of 5000 OF the corpora
tions 245 900 stockholders as we'll as
a majority of the outstanding
shares.
Friends In Battle
The reorganization, Whe b )
Walker proposed to relinquish
lIdllSdllltIlCd CCilIIOlllIlB lilIcItSl
in its principal subsidiaries, found
friend arrayed against friend. Walk
er was groomed by Giannini as his
successor when he stepped out OF
the Transamerica Craftsmanship.
Bacigalupi was one of "Giannini's
boys" an employee from the early
days when the original Bank of It.
ally was a little waterfront concern
dealing with produce companies.
Giannini's charges against the
present Transamerica management
are answered by Walker and Baci-
galupi with accusations of their
own against the Giannini regime.
They entered sweeping denial to
allegations of mismanagement and
then ordered the annual meeting
moved ahead to February Is so thar
stockholders may determine wheth-
er they wish to support the present
board or one chosen by Giannini
and his associates
Claiming Giannini had attempted
to lead shareholders into the belief
he was their only ray of hope
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
Continued On Page 81
DRIVER OF DEATH
CAR ARRESTED AT
SAN LUIS OBISP0

Deputies from the sheriff's office
left here today for San Luis Obispo,
where they will take into custody H.
L. Holcomb, arrested last night by
Ventura county highway patrol Of
ficers on a charge of manslaughter
growing out of the death of Alfred
Brown in an automobile accident
near Westmorland October 10.
Holcomb has been sought since
the accident, when he tagged a
ride with a passing motorist to leave
his car on the scene where Brown
met his death in a car which was
struck by that of Holcomb.
Holcomb's name was learned from
Edward Singh, Hindu to whom
he displayed his certificate of reg
istration before leaving the acci-
dent. Singh, with Charles Huddles-
ton, was in the car with Brown.
Huddleston was driving.
The accident occurred eight and
a half miles west of Westmorland
near the Gateway service station.
Holcomb was driving in the middle
of the road, and piloted his car in
to the machine driven north by
HuddleSton. Brown was killed by
the force of the head-on impact
Holcomb informed witnesses he
was going into Westmorland to get
a toW-car to remove his automobile
from the scene, and was not seen
again until arrested in San Luis
Obispo.
Brown was Los Angeles man.
With Huddleston and Singh he had
been to Borego valley to inspect It
claim the three had there, and was
returning to Los Angeles at the time
of the fatal accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
COURT Furnishes
TWO YOUTHS FOR
BORROWING

Spare parts for their automobile
cost joe Aguayo and Robert Olives.
both II, more than If they had been
purchased in the most Handsomely
fitted accessory shop, they found In
superior court today.
Charged with driving two auto
mobiles without the consent of tha
owners and stripping parts from
those automobiles to use on their
own car, the two were taken before
Judge A. c. Finney this morning
for hearings on probation.
Probation was denied Oliyas, and
he was sentenced to the Preston
School of Industry at lone. Tba
case was transferred to San Ber-
nardino county, since Oliyas already
is a ward of the juvenile court
there.
Aguayo also was sentenced to
Preston for two years, but the COM
mitment was withheld on the usual
conditions of probation. The youth
was made a ward Of the court.
Others appearing before the court
on the criminal law and motion
calendar this morning were Ancill
Bostick, colored, and Wallace
Wagner.
A charge of contributing to the
delinquency of minor against the
negro was dismissed for cause
Edward B. Patterson was an
pointed attorney for Wagner, and
the case continued one week for
plea. He is charged with issuing
a check ON insufficient funds.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
SMITH UNABLE TO
CONVINCE JURY
OF INNOCENCE

Jack Smith, colored, lost his case
today. both as attorney and de-
fendant, when a jury which had
been out only 38 minutes filed intn
the jury box to declare him guilty.
OF being an eX-conyict in possession
Of a firearm.
Judge A. c. Finney set $50 Mon :
day morning as the time for sen
tence.
Smith, said TO be a tWo-time
loser" was Unconditional in the face
of q verdict that may mean for him
Imprisonment for the rest of his
life as an habitual criminal. Dur.
ing his trial Smith acted as his own
attorney, refusing the offer CT the
court to appoint an attorney to de-
fend him.
The negro was first arrested IN
the INLAND railroad yards by spe-
cial railroad officers. In grip the
officers discovered an automatic
pistol. The side of the grip was
ripped to allow easy access to the
automatic.
Given a suspended sentence In
the inland justice court as a vac
rant, Smith was directed to leave
the county. Failing to do SO, be
was arrested again in Ell Centro hv
Jack Carter. In the meantime off,
GERS had an opportunity to check
the negro's record and found he
had served time in two peni-
tentiarieS.
The new charge was brought
agains. Smith and he was taken
into court for trial, acting as his
own attorney. On the witness
stand yesterday afternoon the
negro was his own only witness
The jury was charged and given
the case at 9:52 this morning, and
at 1890 returned verdict of guilty.
D. II. Wolford, chief criminal
deputy district attorney, was pros
ecuting attorney in this case.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
REPRIEVE SAVES
CONDEMNED MAN
FROM CALLOWS

FOLSOM PRISON, Cal, Dec. Il.
(U.P) - Granted a last-minute re-
prieve by Governor Rolph, William
Henry Burkhart, who was to have
been hanged today for the murder
of his wife, Ann Mcknight Burk-
hart, was removed from the death
cell while his attorneys prepared a
new fight to save his life.
The Cover nor granted Burkhart
until January Is to take his case
to the United States supreme court.
The news was carried to the pris-
oner by c. A. Larkin, captain of
the guard, after Francis Cochran,
the governors executive secretary.
had telephoned to the prison, order
ing the death watch removed
You're kidding me-" Burkhart
told Larkin.
Assured of a stay of execution,
Burkhart finished one of the two
cigars he had requested as a con-
demned mans privilege earlier in
the day.
A. A. Garrett, Los Angeles attor-
ney obtained the reprieve, and will
carry the case to the higher court.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
DAVIDSON WILL
TAKE COURSE TO
HIGHER COURT

Insistance of William Game Day.
idson on various phases, angles and
outgrowths of his million dollar
damage suit against San Francisco
officials today won him nothing
but the right to take his case to
the appellate court, which he
promptly did
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson OF
the superior court today ordered
stricken from the calendar a petit
ton for a court order forcing the
county clerk to prepare for David
son copy of the record of files in
his case, and petition for an order
directing Don C. Bitter, formerly
Davidson's attorney, to turn over to
the latter papers dealing with the
case.
1t was pointed out such a court
order as Davidson asked to obtain
copy of the record of files is un-
necessary, since he can see the files
at any time. and the court is with
out authority to order that Bitler
turn over the papers in question to
Davidson, since these papers never
were filed in this matter.
Davidson Immediately filed notice
of appeal from still another angle
of the matter Davidsons appeal
is from the order Judge Thompson
denying a VIII oil mandamus to
force the county clerk to issue a
writ of execution on the default OBJ
tained by Davidson against H. L.
Mulcrevy, county clerk of San Fran
cisco, Thomas Finn, former sheriff
there, and L. w. Helscher. cashier
of the Liberty Bank of San Fran
cisco.
When Judge Thompson denied
the motion for writ of mandamus
he pointed out no writ of execution
can be issued where no Judgment
has been entered, as is the case
here. Davidson'S case was transfer
red to San Francisco, and there dis
missed by the court, before judg-
ment could be entered on the de-
fault.
Davidson's legal troubles started
with suit for Sl,000000 against
bay region officials, charging false
Imprisonment in San Quentin pen
itentiary. 1t was this suit which
was transferred TO San Francisco
and there dismissed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-11
SHIPMENTS OF
LETTUCE TO BE
STARTED SOON

Several cars of lettuce are expect
ed to leave Brawley this Weekend,
orders for cars having been made
by the American Fruit Growers,
Peppers Fruit Co., Richman and
Samuels, S. A. Gerard Co., Jack
Bros. and McBurney and Sears
Bros.
The first car of lettuce was ship
ped approximately a week ago by
Richman and Samuels and is the
only car to date. The federal-state
market news service has received
no report as yet on the prices
brought by the car.
B. A. Harrigan. agricultural COM
missioner, states that while the crop
Is late this year, the quality is ex-
ceptionally fine.
Local growers state that they ex-
pect to ship about December II, and
the Calexico growers will in all
probability ship at the same time.