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Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
OCTOBER STARTS
BUILDING MONTH
WITH BIG BANG

II building permits during the
month of October maintain the lead
established on the first day, Ell
Centre will have an enviable total
for one months construction.
Six permits were issued yester-
day, October /, adding sl9,830 to
the total for the year. The years
total now stands at s438,456.
The first October permit was
issued to Horace Williams for a
$50 addition to a dwelling at 1902
Olive street. Bessie Goldman re-
ceivcd a permit to make a $700 ad-
dition to a dwelling at 1915 Ell
Centro
Yesterdays largest permit went to
the Pacific Greyhound Stage COM
pany for erection of new bus ter
minal at ATS Main street. The per-
NIT was for $18,500.
Permit for erection of s700 ar
cade at the Ell Dorado hotel was
issued the Capitol company. The
hotel is situated at 44l Main street.
improvements to their refresh
ment stand at 1876 Main street are
contemplated by Christofferson ana
Murphy. The improvements are to
cost $50.
Edgar and Walker received a $50
permit to erect shed at the rear
of the lot at 752 Main street.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
TWO STEAMERS
AGROUND OFF
WEST COAST

SAN PEDRO. Cal. Oct. 2. U.P)-
The freighter Golden Sun informed
the coast guard headquarters today
that the steamers Salvador and Pa
tricia were on the rocks of Bonita
island. 370 miles south of this port,
and that it was standing by.
A later message from the Golden
Sun said that one of the boats had
freed itself. and was aiding in the
release of the other.
At the suggestion of the freighter,
the coast guard cutter Tamora,
which is somewhere in the vicinity
of the Coronado islands, went to
the scene of the accident.
The rugged coast line of lower
California has been a treacherous
expanse of water for shipping. On
September 13, the Panama mail lin
er Colombia went on the rocks off
Point ToScos, but the crew and pas
sengers were safely removed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
RESERVE FLYERS
DEAD In CRASH
in BAY REGION
Motor Fails And Throws
Young AviatOrS Into
San Francisco Bay.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2. UP)--
Failure of the motor in an army
airplane was blamed today for a
crash that claimed the lives of two
young air corps reserve avlatorS
here.
The flyers, Lieut. Robert w.
Coons of Aberdeen, Wash, and 1t.
William H. Elbin, Tacoma, were
killed almost instantly when the
plane sideslipped into San Fran
cisco bay last night just as they
took off from Crissy field.
Elbin and Coons, both under 90
years of age, were starting on the
last leg of a cross country flight
to March Field, Riverside. when
they met death. Witnesses said the
ship was negotiating climbing
turn when the motor faltered.
A nearby coast guard boat hur-
ried to the rescue. and divers re-
covered the bodies of the airmen
Both apparently had been killed
in the fall.
The flyers had been in training
at March Field and had progressed
rapidly. A flight to Vancouver, b.
c., was made as part of their train
ing, and they were on the return
trip when the accioent took place.
Elbins was a brother of Captain
Richard Elbins, army flight sur
geon stationed at Langley Field.
va.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
ST. LOUIS SHUTS OUT
PHILADELPHIA Team

SPORTSMAN'S PARK, st. Louis,
Oct. 2. W.P) = The st. Louis Cardi-
nails evened the count in the 1881
world series by shutting out the
Athletics 2 to 0 here today.
The truly brilliant pitching of
Wild Bill Hallahan and a soul STIR
ring, freak ninth inning were the
outstanding features.
The Cardinals, looking like sure
winners with a to lead, saw the
bases filled by Philadelphia players
The third man to get on base was
Jim Moore, pinch hitter Actually
he struck out but Catcher Wilson
of the Cardinals dropped the ball
after the third strike. This entitled
him to run to first and he did. Then
came Bishop, lead off Athletics bat
ter, to the plate. He hoisted high
foul near the boxes back of first
base and Sunny Jim Bottomley,
goat of the last world series, raced
into knot of spectators, caught the
foul and the Cards had a shut-out
victory.
The Cards got off to a one run
lead in the second inning. Pepper
Martin scored the run by daring
base running. He stretched what
should have been a single into a
double. He stole third, hitting the
dirt as he reached that base. Will
son, next up, flied to center and
Martin was home with the first
Cardinal run.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
MOONEY CANNOT
BROADCAST PLEA
FROM HIS CELL

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 2. U.R)-
Thomas Mooney will not be per-
mitted to broadcast from his cell
in San Quentin prison.
Permission for the broadcast,
sought by radio station WOR of
Newark, N. j., was first denied by
Warden James B. Holohan, whose
stand later was upheld by Daniel
j. O'Brien, state director of pencil
ogy. The question was referred to
O'Brien by Governor Rolph.
The request was made to allow
Mooney broadcast his reasons why
he should be freed from from his
conviction for participation in the
1916 Preparedness day bombing in
San Francisco.
O'Brien ruled that no prisoner
should be allowed to enter such q
discussion except before properly
constituted authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
YOUTH RETRACTS
CONFESSION HE
MURDERED GIRL
Officers Puzzled By Ac-
tions OF Boy In Con-
Tossing, Then Denying.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2. W.P)-A
pasty faced youth with a mop OF
brown hair, looking l6 years old
instead of his admitted 10 years,
was in the county Jail today facing
removal to San Diego where he was
to be questioned into his purported
confession that he slew Louise
Teuber there last April.
The youth, Lowell M. Bell, has
been in Jail here since last May,
when he was arrested for petty
theft. He had just been sentenced
to the state reformatory when,
shaking and sobbing, he asked to
make a confession.
His story that he choked the
Teuber girl to death during
drunken frenzy, was told freely
and as freely repudiated, Capt.
william Bright of the sheriff's
office said.
First Bell said ne picked up the
Teuber girl in a stolen automobile
and started for a high time" in
Tijuana. He had been drinking
alcohol, he said, and when Miss
Teuber resisted his advances. he
choked her with the sleeve of his
coat.
II don't remember hanging her
to the tree, or disrobing her." he
said between sobs. II wouldn't be
telling this but her eyes have been
following me around my cell.
Revised Story
An hour later, he revised his
story 10 claim that two other men
and woman were implicated with
him in the Staying for revenge"
Later Bell completely repudiated
his so-called confession, but Depu-
ty Sheriffs Oliver Sexton and Jack
Tillery of San Diego, who came
here to question him, said they
would take him to the scene of
the crime to refresh his memory
If possible.
The fact that the youth failed
utterly to recall even the approx
innate date OF the Staying or that
Miss Teuber had been hung from
an oak tree and disrobed with the
exception of shoes and stockings,
puzzled officers.
The lad failed miserably at tie
ing sailor knots. and this was re-
garded a point in his favor. despite
the fact that he had been in the
navy He was dishonorably dis
charged, he said, for stealing an
officers watch.
The knots in the rope by which
MISS Teuber was suspended in a
half kneeling position, were tied bv
e sailor investigating officers de-
cided at that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
INSANE PATIENT
IMPROVING FROM
WOUND IN CHEST

LOS ANGELES. Oct 2. U.P)-
Joseph Connor, 40, believed men
tally deranged. was reported i'm
proving today from a bullet wound
self-inflicted in his chest YESTERDAY
after he fatally wounded DR.. p.
Martin Keller, medical superinten-
dent of the Glendale Sanitarium
and hospital.
Connor, who had been treated at
the Sanitarium, was said by auth
critics to have harbored a belief
that he was being prosecuted" He
was suffering from a nervous and
mental condition, according to hos
pital reports.
DR.. Keller and Connor met in a
corridor of the hospital. Connor
fired two shots into the physicians
body and DR.. Keller died an hour
later.
After shooting the physician.
Connor ran to his rooming house
near the hospital and fired shot
into his chest.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
Filipino Sent
Back To Asylum

Jose Pabiona, Filipino who was
injured in the Imperial bomb out
rage last winter, was ordered re-
turned to the state hospital after
an insanity hearing in superior
court yesterday afternoon.
He returned to the valley a short
time ago greatly improved in health
and was to be cared for by the
county until his departure for the
Philippine Islands. While he was
being treated at the state hospital
Immediately following the explos-
ion, one leg was removed.
Removal of the leg which was
injured in the explosion resulted in
apparent recovery. The bone was
shattered, according to physicians,
and resulting infection undermined
his health.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
Deputies Await
Moyle On Coast

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2W,P)-Al-
though Don Moyle, Jail or glory
flyer failed to appear at the sched-
uled time to start serving a 80 day
sentence for driving while intoX-
icated, deputy sheriffs said they
would wait for him to come here
from. Alaska.
Superior Judge B. Rey Schauer,
who sentenced Moyle last July and
then gave him a three month de-
lay so that Moyle could attempt a
tranS-Pacific flight with Cecil
Allen, said today he would be len
lent, and would permit Moyle a
reasonable period" to keep his ap-
pointment,
Moylc and Allen have been storm
bound at Fairbanks, Alaska, since
their interrupted flight from Toxic
enroute to Seattle.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
TWO MURDERERS
PAY PENALTY
ON GALLOWS

FOLSOM PRISON, Cal. Oct. 2.
U.P)-Willlam Hudson, rs, and Re-
bert O'Neill, 20. Los Angeles killers.
today paid their debt 10 society on
the gallows at Folsom prison.
Hudson was the first TO be exc
cutcd. The trap was sprung at 10
a. m, and 16 minutes later he was
declared dead.
Preparations were made immed-
lately for O'Neill, and the death or
der was executed for the second
time at 1927 a. m. O'Neill was pro-
nounced dead at t0,4l a. m.
Glancing at the IA witnesses IN
the death chamber, Hudson mur-
INJURED a brief farewell"
ONeill, accompanied by Father T.
j. Cronin. had nothing TO say.
Both men we're pale, but at no
time were they near collapse. Hud-
son was reported to have rested well
during the night ONeill admitted
he slept very little"
They ate little breakfast, being
satisfied with cupG Of black coffee
Hudson went 70 the gallows re-
fusing 70 reveal hiE true identity
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
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STRUGGLE FOR
DAVIS FREEDOM
RESUMED AGAIN
United States Court Of
Appeals To Hear Plea
For Release.

Reviving once again the almost
dormant struggle for freedom of
Millard K. "Coots" Davis, and
against his extradition to Mexico to
face a charge of Staying William
Presley, the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals in San Francisco
october II will hold a hearing on
the merits of the case, to decide
whether or not Davis should be ex-
tradited.
Carrying a bitter battle through
federal courts in Los Angeles, with
habeaS corpus writs, moves for dis
missal and other legal subterfuges
playing a prominent part, Ernest
r. Utley and associated defense at
torneys have threatened eventually
to take the case to the United
States Supreme court should they
lose elsewhere.
D. H. Wolford, deputy district at
torney here, who has followed the
case closely since Davis was appre-
hended after allegedly stabbing
Presley in Mexicali last February 5,
may go to San Francisco to confer
with federal attorneys before the
case is heard.
The hearing in San Francisco, it
is believed, will determine whether
the federal court has jurisdiction
to deny freedom to Davis. Extradi-
ton papers, signed by Washington
officials, are already in the hands
of officers, as is an order providing
Davis be turned over to Mexican
authorities.
Davis has been in Jail since last
March, when he was arrested here
by immigration officers. Presley,
stabbed in the Bristol Bar, MeXicali,
February 5, died in the county hos
pital March l6. 1t is one of the de-
fense contentious Davis cannot be
extradited when the man he is
charged with Staying in Mexico died
in the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
Meeting Here
Ends Tragically

OAKLAND, Calf, Oct. 2. up
Leona Carpenter, 22-year-old stock
company actress, was detained for
questioning by police today in the
death of Joseph Rose, 43, who fell
from his sixth floor hotel room last
night.
Miss Carpenter claimed Rose had
been drinking and when she enter
ed the room he swayed toward the
window, lost his balance and tum-
bled out. She said she met Rose 10
days ago when she was appearing
in Ell Centro.
Police were attempting to locate
Roses wife and son in Los Angeles.
Until recently he was employed
there by the federal department of
labor,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
NAVY SHIPS TO
Be LAID AWAY
TO SAVE MONEY
Enlisted Force To Be Re-
duced To Meet Economy
Demands Of Hoover.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. UP
The navy plans to lay up approx
imately one fifth of the fleet and
reduce its enlisted force by several
thousand men to meet President
Hoover's demand for a $60,000,00o
cut in naval expenditures, the
United Press learned today.
Under this program, some naval
vessels Of all classes from battle
ships to submarines would be with
drawn from active service and LETT
with cnly care taking crews. At
ter a period as yet undetermined
these ships would be returned to
active duty and others would be
laid up.
1t was learned also that the army,
profiting from the navys example,
will trim its budget for the next
year before rather than after sub
hitting it to the President.
High naval officials regard
the plan of restricted operations
as the only way they can main
tain efficiency and at the same
time effect the saving asked by
Mr.. Hoover. In an emergency
it would be possible to recruit
crews from the idle warships
and rapidly restore the navy to
approximately its present
strength.
The navy now has in active serv-
ice 259 vessels in the various major
clasSifications. The contemplated
reduction would place more than
SO ships on part time"
Ships Included
Although details have not yet
been worked out, it is understood
vessels on part time" would include
two or three battleships, three
cruisers, possibly one aircraft car.
rier, II destroyers, one mine lay
ing destroyer, and 10 or IL sub
marines.
The navy's enlisted personnel now
numbers slightly more than 10000
CONTINUED on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
ORIENTAL TRADES
BODY IS FORMED
ON WEST COAST

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2. (UPD--
Formation of the Pacific Oriental
Trades Association by Pacific coast
business interests to support the
movement for the repeal of the
Japanese exclusion act, was an
nounced here TODAY.
In making public the organiza-
tions development, statement de-
clared its sponsors believe the ex-
clusion act has served as a restraint
on trade relations between two ma
tions that should be on friendly
terms.
Included on the list of sponsors
are William NJ. Garland, Chairman
of the 1882 Olympic Games COM
mittee. William Lacy, Lee A. Phil
lips, Abe Frank. Or. Ernest c.
Moore, John R. Richards, Kenneth
G. Bsaton. ali OF Los Angeles. and
William NJ. Woods, San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
FAM Gus
AVIATOR
CRASHES
Lindbergh And Wife Mar
rOwly Escape Death In
Chinese River.
BOTH THROWN CLEAR
Officers Rescue Couple
From Water After Air
plane Motor Fails.

HANKOW. China, Oct. 2. U.P)-
Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh
escaped with their lives today when
the motor of their monoplane failed
during takeoff and plunged them
into the Yangtze river
The American aviator and his
wife we're thrown clear of the ship
and were rescued by sailors from
the British airplane carrier Hermes,
anchored nearby. The Lindberghs
were uninjured aside from shock.
Officers from the Hermes said
they feared at first the Lindberghs
had drowned when the plane shot
into the water and turned over in
q cloud of spray.
The Lindberghs had planned
n second flight over the Wuhan
area, where millions of natives
arc fighting disease and starva-
tiOn which followed in the wake
Of the Chinese floods. A group
of aviators from the HermeS
were to accompany them.
Just as the pontoon equipped
plane rose into the air its powerful
engine was heard to falter and then
suddenly 1t stopped The plane was
so near the water that Col. Lind
bergh's skill as a pilot availed him
nothing. The ship dropped like n
shot, quivered as it struck the water
and capsized.
First Bad Accident
II was the first serious accident
the Lindberghs had encountered in
their flying adventures since their
plane overturned at Mexico City in
making a landing with damaged
wheel. This mishap occurred before
their marriage and while Mrs. Lind
bergh's father. Senator Dwight w.
Morrow OF New Jersey, was ambas-
sador to Mexico. Col. Lindbergh's
shoulder was wrenched but Anne
Lindbergh escaped unhurt.
The crash abruptly terminated
the Lindberghs' plans TO extend
their relief work among the MIL
lions OF flood refugees.
II also was believed to have
ended their vacation flight
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
GLASGOW MOB
WRECKS STORES;
BATTLES POLICE
Many Injured AS Infuri-
ated Crowd Gathers To
Protest Dole Reduction.

LONDON, Oct. 2. U.P)-Rioting in
Glasgow caused wild scenes in the
house Of commons today during
which David KirkWood, Laborite aE6
native of Glasgow, shouted at gov
ernment members, "you viii take
our lives or we will take yours"
you can do any damn thing you
like" Kirkwood roared. DO you
think we are going to stand by and
see our people struck with police
batons?"
Extremists began heckling tn e
government on police action If
Glasgow as soon as commons con-
vened. Kirkwood demanded meas
ures Ito change the demeanor of
those in authority in Glasgow
toward these poor people, who are
right up against it"
IF nothing is done, we are 60
ing right back to Glasgow and you
will have the chance of putting
every one of us in JAIL Kirkwood
shouted. "You will take our lives
or we will take yours"
The speaker of the house, Capt.
Edward Algernon Fitzroy, calmly
ignored the indignant Laborites
and said to the house clerk, you
will now proceed to read the Or
ders of the day"
GLASGOW, Scotland, Oct. 2. U.F)
Glasgow officials and police took
precautions against further serious
rioting resumed early today after a
night Of terror in which 10000 un-
employed fought with police, broke
shop windows and looted food stores.
A score of person were injured
and one policeman was beaten un-
conscious.
Mounted police were on duty in
the streets. Foot police helped
merchants barricade their stores,
many of which were wrecked by the
wild mob, armed with clubs, stones
and park ratings.
The disturbances were the
most serious here since the riots
of 1921 and the most significant
demonstration in the British
isles against reduction of unem-
ployment benefit. Many mem
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
WIFE OF PASTOR DIES IN IMPERIAL
AFTER SUFFERING ATTACK IN CHURCH

Mrs. C. E. Shields, wife of C. E.
Shields, pastor Of the Assembly OF
God church, died at the church
mission in Imperial at $3.50 o'clock
this morning as the result of
cerebral hemorrhage.
She was stricken early last night
while taking part in services at the
Assembly of God church here. She
finally was taken to the Mission in
Imperial so that followers of the
religion might pray for her recov-
cry
Several persons who were in the
church appealed to Ell Centro po-
lice to force followers of the church
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
WINTERHAVEN
BOY INJURED
in ACCIDENT

Bert Webb, l8, of Winterhaven, is
in the county hospital with a broken
leg and bruises sustained when he
was struck by an automobile while
he was walking along the highway
near Yuma quarantine station late
yesterday afternoon.
The driver of the automobile re-
sponsible for the injury was fppre-
hended by Highway Patrol officers
and jailed at Yuma.
County hospital attendants
brought the boy to Ell Centre in the
county ambulance. He is resting
fairly well today.
Pedro Escarega was slightly
bruised about the shoulders as the
result of an automobile collision on
the Dogwood road this morning.
Frank Escarega. driver Of the car
in which Escarega was a passenger.
said the driver of the other machine
refused to settle for damages or to
give any information concerning
himself.
Highway Patrol officers are inves-
tigating the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
Continued on page 81

to call physician. Police, how
ever, were unable to take any ac-
tion.
A physician was summoned event.
ually and he insisted that she be
taken to hospital for treatment
as she was in serious condition.
Satisfactory arrangements could
not be made as hospital authori-
ties would not permit ceremonies
said to be demanded by the church.
Funeral services for Mrs. Shields
will be conducted from Arnolds
funeral home on Broadway in Ell
Centro at 10 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. Interment will take place at
Evergreen cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
Teams Move
Tomorrow

With the st. Louis Cardinals
and the Philadelphia Athletics
travelling today and tomorrow,
the next world series game will
be played Monday in the AS
home town.
Tomorrow and Sunday the
Press player board, like the
championship teams, will be
idle, but Monday will resume
the task of showing Ell Centre
how it is done on the Pbiladei-
phia diamond.
An enthusiastic crowd today
watched the Cards and Athle-
tics tangle, seeing the game by
proxy in front of the Press
building.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
CARDS WIN SECOND GAME 2 TO 0
Upton Dies
In England

LONDON, Oct. 2. U.P)-Sir
Thomas Upton, 81, the famous
sportsman, died tonight at 7:15
after an illness of 10 days
from a severe chill contracted
while driving in his autOmO-
bile. The gravity of his illness
was announced only yesterday.
With four doctors i'm attend
auce, some hone was held out
earlier today for his recovery
and reassuring news was is
sued from the bedside.
Lipton's secretary said Sir
Thomas died in the presence
of his four doctors and several
old friends, whose names were
not disclosed. Death came
after a slight improvement
shown early this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
BRIGHTEST BOYS KEEP UP GOOD WORK
ATTENDING COLLEGE in MASSACHUSETTS

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 2. UP)
Americas brightest boys" are
displaying in college the same mem
tai alertness that enabled them to
win the Thomas A. Edison scholar
ships.
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology today released scholastic
ratings which gave the public its
first peep at the official records of
WILDER Brotherton Huston, 10, of
Seattle, Wash, the 1929 winner, and
Arthur Oleny Williams Jr,, 10, of
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
BANK MERGER PRECIPTTATES CLASH
WITH CIANNINI NSURGENT FORCES

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2. UP)-
A merger of the Bank of America
in New York and the National
City Bank-first of Transamerica
Corporations steps to unload its
vast holdings-precipitated clash
of financial powers today when A.
p. Giannini served notice that he
will demand stockholders receive
a hearing.
Giannini, founder and first pres
ident of Transamerica, cleared the
way for the fight he already had
promised his opponents by with
holding his sanction of the merger
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02
Two Flyers
Plan Takeoff

SABISHIRO BEACH, Japan,
Oct. 2. U.H-Weather permit
ting. Clyde f. Pangborn and
Hugh Herndon. Jr., will take
off at a. m. tl2 noon PST) on
an attempted nonstop flight
to the United States, they said
tonight before retiring.
The two Americans have
been here several days, await
ing favorable weather reports
over the Grear Circle route
which they plan 10 follow.
Their big monoplane has been
fueled and otherwise prepared
for the flight.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-02

Providence, R. l.. winner of the 1890
and final Edison contest.
The records made public today for
the second term of the l930-1931
year.
Williams was one of IS first year
students listed in the 45O-500 or
highest honor group. Six hundred
and thirty five of his classmates
had lower ratings.
Huston was one of 36 second-year
students litsed in the 400-4.49 or
second highest honor group. Only
20 members of the class of 594 at
tanned better averages.