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Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
COURT TO HEAR
APPEAL OF MEN
CONVICTED HERE

PostponementS and delays will
end tomorrow when the Fourth Dis
trict Court of Appeals, sitting in
Fresno, takes up the appeal of eight
alleged Communist workers convict
cd of criminal syndicalism here last
summer and sentenced to terms in
San Quentin and Folsom peniten-
tiarieS.
District Attorney Elmer w. Heald
is on his way to Los Angeles today
to meet Clarence B. Smith, his chief
deputy, and Deputy Attorney Gen.
eral Howe, so that the three may
appear before the appellate court in
Fresno tomorrow.
Heald and his deputy, together
with the states deputy attorney
general, will argue points of law be-
fore the court of appeal judges,
while opposing council press their
claims of error in the trail before
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson here.
1t is the contention of defense at
torneys that error entered into the
trial when several exhibits which
had been marked for Identification
we're offered the jury without hav-
ing been admitted into evidence.
The defense will also present its
claim that the indictment issued
by the county grand jury here did
not charge the proper oifenSe
against the alleged Communists.
1t will be some time before the
court of appeals reaches a decision
on the case, according to expecta-
tons here.
Much interest has been shown in
the pending appeal. Judge Vaughn
Thompson, in several recent talks,
has predicted that victory for the
asserted Communists will result in
a repetition of last summers Com
munist activities in Imperial Valley.
He has information, he stated in
one such talk, that Communists
have organized in MeXicali and are
only waiting the decision of the ap-
pellate court before moving into the
valley in an effort to halt harvest
ing of the cantaloupe crop.
Judge Thompson said today, how
ever, that in his opinion the testi-
mony given by the convicted work.
ers on the stand during their trial
will be enough to influence the
court of appeals to uphold the local
verdict.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
BY PIERRE PIGEAIRE
United Press Correspondent

SIDI-BEL-ABBES, Algeria, Mar.
8. UP)-The most famous fighting
unit in the worlds history, the
famed French Foreign Legion, Gel
ebrated its first hundredth BIRTH
day at Reveille today with dis
regard for historical sentiment
which is typical of the battallions
which find their pleasure and ad-
venture in the sandy wastes of the
fringe of civilization.
There may have been an extra
flourish to the trumpets as the
legion buglers sounded off, but Off
cially there was no recognition of
the fact that 100 years ago today
this famed organization came into
being in Paris, in succession to
the Swiss and Hohenlohe regiments
of professional soldiers. paid off
from the< service of France in
1880.
Out in the desert of Algeria and
Morocco, in the wastes of Syria and
in the mountain shelters where
legion outposts hang on by their
daring to the colonial lands which
they have conquered for France,
dawn was greeted just as on every
other morning of the past century
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
OFFICIALS SEEK
EASTERN SOURCE
OF DEADLY JAKE

LOS ANGELES, March 9. U,H --
Federal prohibition agents today
seized the books of a wholesale drug
company of Los Angeles in an effort
to trace the eastern origin of ia
maica ginger blamed for three
deaths and scores of "jake paraly-
sis' cases here in the last several
weeks.
h Walter Peters, deputy prohibition
administrator, said he did not in
tend to file charges against the Los
Angeles company. He declared that
any valuable evidence discovered Will
be sent to eastern prohibition oiii-
GERS. 1t is possible, according TO
Peters, that charges may result
\ against eastern firms.
'-SDr. j. l.. Pomeroy, county health
officer, informed the board OF su-
pervisors that the jake cases
were increasing despite warnings is
sued against use of the adulterated
extract.
q The supervisors were asked to pass
an ordinance requiring control oil
Jamaica ginger through registration
of all purchasers and analysis OF
supplies.
/ The board, it was said, looked IA
yorably on such legislation. DR..
Pomeroy said, however, that since a
30-day period was required by law
for an ordinance to become effective,
he planned to seek voluntary coop
Grafton from the druggists associa-
ton In the meantime.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
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STANFORD PARTY
CAUSES ARREST
OF SEVEN MEN

PALO ALTO, Cal, March 9. (U.H
Seven Stanford students, includ-
ing two former football captains,
faced police charges today as the
aftermath of bungalow court
party at which they insisted only
a little music" was enjoyed.
Hal McCreery, party host and
former varsity grid captain, alleg-
edly refused to send his guests away
at the request of Pedro j. Remos,
curator of the Stanford museum
and owner of the court.
Police put an end to the gather
ing which included Is young men
and number of girls, the latter
not connected with the university.
McCreery and j. D. "Scotchy'
Campbell another former football
captain were charged with disturb
ing the peace, together with j. M
Ranston, 81, D. D. Twohy, %, J. G.
Henry and T. M Mcnamara, all of
Stanford and Robert Lilly, 25. These
were released on bail, but j. j. Nc
Caffery, %, another Stanford STU
dent, charged with intoXication,
was held.
Police said they seized a small
quantity of liquor, but Campbell
issued a statement denying the
party was wild
The principal objection seemed
to be that a pleasant evening with
little music was being enjoyed by
McCreery'S guests" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
Wagner Attacks
HOOver'S Veto

NEW YORK, March Q. U.P)-
CriticiZing President Hoover for his
veto of the Wagner unemployment
service bill, Senator Robert F. Wag-
ner, author of the bill, asserted
that the President had, by his ac-
ton, failed every man who is
pounding the pavements in search
of work
Senator Wagner denied the Pres
ident's declaration that enactment
of the bill would have been a blow
at labor He said the principles OF
the bill had been approved by labor
and industrial leaders and even by
Secretary of Labor Doak when he
represented the railroad brother
hoods before entering the Presi-
dents cabinet.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
MONDAY MORNING
POLICE DOCKET
SHOWS VARIETY

Six cases of drunkenness, three OF
vagrancy, two of reckless driving
and one of disturbing the peace
made up the calendar in Judge Ken
dali B. Perkins police court this
morning.
Jose Leyyas, As, forfeited $40 bar
when he failed to appear on a charge
of drunkenness. Sentenced to five
days in the county Jail for drunk
enness were r. Comanche, 25
Thomas Perez. %, and R. Padget, "a
George S. Singh, 48, was fined SlO
for drunkenness and the fine sus-
pended. Jack Dunlap, 35, was fined
$40 for being drunk and interfering
with an officer.
L. B. Grancle, 25, was sentenced
to serve y days in the county Jail
for reckless driving. Frank L.
Moore, 33, paid a fine of S25 Tor
the same offenSe.
Walter Bourle, 81, and Laria Boil
Tiger, 20. were sentenced to serve 80
days in the county Jail for vagrancy,
and the sentence suspended on the
condition they leave town. Mark
Martin, 81, drew a suspended SEN
tence of 80 days for vagrancy.
Andrew j. Paul. %, was sentenced
to serve two and half days in the
county Jail for disturbing the peace,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
TOLL Of
DISASTER
UNKNOWN
JugO-Slavia, Greece And
Bulgaria Rocked By
Bad Earthquakes
DEATH LIST VARIES
! Inhabitants Terrified AS
Shocks Continue Al
most Constantly

BELGRADE. Jugo Slavia, March
9.dup)-The rough mountain coun-
try OF Macedonia which overlaps the
frontiers of Jugoslavia, Greece and
Bulgaria has been widely devastated
by three days OF the most severe
earthquakes which have occurred III
many years in the balkans.
The full extent of the disaster was
still uncertain today. although Oh
ficial advices from more than score
of towns N the three countries re-
yealed vast damage and heavy loss
OF lie.
The Official death toll was placed
at around so, but unofficial adviccS
placed the number at more than l5)
and various reports indica,ed 1t was
considerably higher.
Shortly before noon au incomplete
death tCil of f3 was announced Ly
the government, which said At least
700 had been injured.
Nine villages, including Udovo,
we're destroyed, the messages sald.
There was total of "a shocks.
Landslides hampered the pene-
tration of relief parties into the
stricken district.
Towns and villages wers wrecked
or greatly damaged. There was a
shortage of water in some districts
and an immediate danger OF greater
suffering through lack of food,
clothing, shelter and medical atten-
ton throughout the stricken region
King Alexander, whose royal es-
tates at Demir-Capija were oam-
uRed. went to the scene OF thc
Suakas to take personal charge OF
relief work He was accompanied
by General Peter Zivkovits. the pre-
mier dictator
Hundreds OF persons were injured
in the quakes, which have occupied
at intervals since last Friday. Heavy
rain in several sections added 10 the
suffering OF thousands of homeless
persons.
The afflicted region is sparsely
settled, although it is trayersed by
the Belgrade-Athens railroad line.
The fact that buildings wee not
concentrated in large towns was be-
lieved TO have prevented much
larger death toll.
Homes Demolished
The ground split open, railroad
lines were disrupted, homes col
lapsed and the inhabitants ran out
In their night clothes, terror stricken
by the rumbling, underground eX-
plosions and the shaking OF ne
earth.
At least 1000 houses were reported
demolished or damaged in Strum-
itza, which is about 10 miles off the
railroad line, near the Bulgarian
border. Strumitza is one OF the
largest towns In the district.
All communications were disrupt
ed and n thorough survey OF the
\ evastated region was difficult.
- Severe cold added to the suffer-
ing of the refugees.
The earthquakes, some OF which
were felt throughout the nation,
Continued on page 3)
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
JUSTICE HOLMES
GIVES TALK ON
| GOTH BIRTHDAY
Supreme Court Veteran
Acclaimed By Leaders
Of Country

WASHINGTON, March 9. U.P)-
A veteran jurist's morituri saluta-
mus was given to the nation last
night when Justice Oliver Wendell
! Holmes summarized his philosophy
of life-and death-on the radio
Speaking on his Goth birthday,
Holmes, bade a high hearted fare
well to full and fruitful life.
Tribute was accorded Holmes by
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes,
Dean Charles B. Clark of the Yale
law school, and Charles A. Boston,
president of the American Bar As
sociation.
The program was broadcast over
the nationwide Columbia chain.
While Clark and Boston spoke from
the Columbia studios in New York,
and Hughes from the Washington
studio, Holmes spoke into a micro
phone set up for the occasion in his
home.
His speech was brief and pointed.
He said:
I'm this symposium my part IS
only to sit in silence. To express
ones feelings as the end draws near
IS too intimate task, but I may
mention one thought which comes
to me as a listener-in. The riders in
race do not stop short when they
reach the goal. There is a little
finishing canter before coming to a
standStill; there is time to hear the
kind voices of friends. And to say
to oneself, the work is done"
'.But just as one says that the
answer comes, the race is over, but
the work never is done while the
power to work remains.
1.-THE canter that brings you TO q
standstill need not be only coming
to rest. 1t cannot be while you still
live, for to live is to function. 1t is
all there is in living, and so I end
with line from the Latin poet who
years ago:
" Death plucks my ears and says
live, I am coming
There was a Slight but unmis-
| taxable break in the veteran jurist Is
voice as he concluded
/ III lile nan IOuT program, SpOl'
sored by the Harvard and other Law
schools reviews, Chief Justice
Hughes in glowing terms appraised
the value of Holmes to the natiol
and to his intimate friends. Boston
praised the jurist for his dissenting
opinions as safeguard against ex
| tremes.
A flood of telephone and tele.
graph messages of felicitation pour
ed into the studios of the broadcast.
! ing company as the program ended
messages of praise and reverence
| for the dean of the supreme court
and of the American bar.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
GOVERNMENT TO
PROBE SWINDLE
ON VETS BONUS

WASHINGTON, March 8. U.P) -
Federal investigators today prepared
to probe an alleged ring of bonus
swindlers, reported to have en-
barked upon financial career with
fraudulent veterans loans as capt.
tai.
Six men are under arrest on a
technical charge pending the out
come of the inquiry. Their arrest
followed disclosure of an attempt to
make a loan of S2l4 on an adjusted
compensation certificate repeatedly
stolen from a veteran.
The certificate was said to have
been stolen from Michael j. Higgins,
q patient in the Old Point Comfort
hospital. rile application for the
loan was filled out in the usual man
ner but with general delivery,
Washington, gwen as the address
to which the loan check should be
mailed. Inasmuch as Higgins was
known to be a patient at Old Point
Comfort and therefore could not
come here to claim the check an in
veStigation was ordered and the six
arrested
Police and federal operatives have
refused to divulge the extent of their
evidence against the six.
1t was understood, however, that
the federal investigators were look
ing into the likelihood of a large
scale bonus swindle rings having
sprung into existence with the
enactment of the new loan law.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
R0BINSON'S ACT
SHOWS POSITION
ON FARM BUREAU

A resolution endorsing the action
of the several newspapers of the
valley in sponsoring the candidacy
of S. E. GobinSon for asSemblymen
filling the office left vacant by the
death of Myron D. Witter, was
presented by Leo Watts at the
meeting of the Imperial County
Farm Bureau directors held Satur-
day at the court house.
Judge A. c. Finney seconded the
resolution, but before action could
be taken, Robinson asked that the
resolution be withdrawn, stating his
appreciation of their support, but
also stating that while the resolu-
ton might help him personally, he
was opposed to the farm bureaus
endorsing any candidate.
In view of his stand, the reSolu-
ton was withdrawn, but a great
deal of enthusiasm was evinced
concerning his candidacy and he
received a great ovation when he
entered the meeting.
Other items of business were dis
cussed at the meeting including the
item OF county funds held in de-
posit at the banks at per cent
interest. The banks are advocat-
ing an interest rate of 2i2 per cent,
while the farm bureau, through its
attorney, c. G.. Halliday has been
advising George Varney, county
treasurer. TO hold out for three per
cent. Leroy Holt, vice-president of
the Bank of America, was present
and pointed out the bankers side
of the question.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
Enforcement OF
Law Is Planned

LOS ANGELES, March 8. U.P)-
A cooperative agreement between
the state department and five
Southern California counties has
been effected in an effort to secure
better enforcement of the corpor-
ate securities, or Blue Sky" law,
Raymond l.. Haight, commissioner
of corporations, said today.
Agreements were reached with
district attorneys of Orange, San
Diego. Imperial, Riverside and San
Bernardino counties, according to
Haight. He added that the plan
might be extended to the entire
state.
Haight explained that under the
arrangement prosecutors may call
upon the division Of corporations
for aid and prosecution of stock
fraud cases.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
GIMH!uLIL-..

S A n T A BARBARA,
Mar. 8. (SpeciaD-I am
like my good friend Arthur
Brisbane = the town that
you are writing from that
day is the one that you
should come and settle in.
Now this is Santa Barbara
on the bank of the same
ocean he has so glowing
ly depicted to you at vari-
Gus times and | am here
this afternoon for a char
ity relief polo game be-
tween youth and old youth.
The combined age of four
boys we are playing is 80
years while our team is eX-
actly 200. Max Fleisch-
mann, the fine sportsman
and big game hunter, Jim
Wigmore of Cleveland and
Snowy Baker, Australia's
greatest all-time all = a.
round athlete, each are eX-
actly sd and myself with
SO makes 200.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
MIDWEST DIGS
OUT OF YEARS
HEAVIEST STORM
Score OF Deaths Blamed
Upon Conditions Caused
By Snow

CHICAGO, March 9. W.P) - The
midwest laboriously dug its way out
of a mammoth snowdrift today as
one of the most severe and costly
but at the same time one Of the most
beneficial blizzards IN recent years
spent itself in the east.
Swirling out of the southwest,
where it had laid an eight to 10
inch blanket of snow, the storm
reached its height in the north CEN
/ tral state, then blew eastward, leaV-
ing paralyzed traffic, death and de-
struction in its wake.
An area centering about Chicago
and covering all or parts OF six
states suffered the most. Through
cut this section, the snow fall rang
ed from 10 to l6 Inches and was
carried on q 40 mile gale that whip
ed lakes into fury, blinded pedes-
trians and practically stopped traf-
fic for hours.
It was estimated the storm cost
Chicago alone more than a million
dollars and the surrounding terri
tory thousands more, but it was one
OF the best investments ever
made, for its benefits to crops and
to drought suffering communities
were ineStimable.
In Chicago, the immediate bene-
fits went to thousands of men who
found employment for the first
time in months. More than 10000
of these were hired by the surface
lines, elevated and motorcoach COM
panies. Their average pay was
about $3.50 a day.
| More than a score of deaths were
attributed directly to the blizzard
Of these, IL were in Chicago, two IN
Milwaukee and the others in smaller
! communities.
While the storm was tragedy IN
| big cities, it was greeted by farmers
with enthusiasm as it was the first
of the year of any severity and its
benefits more than made up for the
hardships caused.
LONDON, March 9. U.P) A
heavy snow storm struck London at
noon today after the coldest night
recorded her in IA years.
The storm followed a week -enc
of bitter weather in all parts of the
British Isles, earthquakes in Mac
edonia and strange weather else
where. Billiards ragged throughout
England and Scotland. Shipping
was disrupted in the English chan
mel and the North Sea and life
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
Last Meeting
OF Old Board

Today meeting of Imperial Ir-
rigation district board is the last one
for but one member, Earl C Pound
who tomorrow will be succeeded by
w. F. Beal. Aside from this change
the personnel of the board remains
the same.
Election OF board president Is
scheduled to take place at tomor-
rows session, Pound having off,
ciated in that post during the pres
ent regime.
Election of a secretary ana ap-
pointment of committees also Will
take place at Tuesdays meeting,
Otherwise only routine business Is
anticipated.
Routine matters occupied the
board today
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
JAPAN REQUESTS
ANOTHER DELAY
ON NAVAL PACT

PARIS, March 8. {U.P) - Japan
was understood today to have askec
for another delay in publication OF
the naval accord reached between
the governments of France, Italy
and Britain tc bring France and
Italy under limitations of the Lon
don naval treaty.
The delay was said TO have been
asked to permit further study Of the
accord in an effort TO determine
whether the Japanese government
will approve or object 70 certain
changes necessary in the London
treaty as a result of the Franco
Italian agreement.
Whether the treaty would be de-
layed further was not certain, al
though it was understood the
French office opposed another de
lay The present program calls Tor
publication Wednesday.
The Japanese government has
been In considerable difficulty due
to naval limitations, having en-
countered strong opposition TO sign
ing OF the London treaty.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
BAND OF HINDUS
IS BLAMED FOR
BRUTAL GRIMES

RIO VISTA, Cal, March 9. tU.P)-
A band of Hindu revolutionistS was
sought by Solano county authorities
today after a headless body found
in the Sacramento river near here
had been identified as that of SAINT
Ram Pande, former University OF
California student.
Pande, Hindu, was investigating
the murder of l3 fellow countrymen
when he met his violent death, al
legedly at the hands of enemy Hin
dus involved in an orinetal intrigue.
That Pande had a premonition OF
death was revealed by Clarence S.
Morrill,, chief of the state identified
ton bureau at Sacramento. through
whose office the body was identified.
Morrill, said Pande came to him last
February 4 and asked that his fin
gerprintS be filed.
The men who killed Pande, one OF
whom was believed to have been an
amateur surgeon, tried to prevent
Identification of the body but over
looked their victim IS hands. A COM
parison of the fingerprints with the
state files revealed the identity, de-
spite the fact that the head had
been removed with apparent skill.
Pande s death was believed to
have been a sequel to the Staying
of N. Rham Dami, another Hindu,
who was Shot in Sacramento Feb
ruary 8. Both had acted as inter
prefers for Morrill, in his investiga-
ton of a long series of unsolved
Hindu killings.
Pande left the university last SEM
ester to investigate the murders. In
dications were that he was kidnapped
by the gang February "a, the last
time he was seen alive. and subject
ed to torture before he was killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
FOREIGN LEGION OBSERVES
IT'S HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY

with the legionnaireS terribly pro-
fame curse against humanity.
Officially, the government will
take cognizance of the fact that the
legion has turned the century when
the legion memorial to all its dead
of the century is inaugurated here
at dusty sunbaked Sidi-Bel-Abbes.
The minister of war, tall, one
legged Sergeant Andre Maginot
will come from Paris to praise the
legion. But more important, ranks
of legionnaires of every creed and
color, nationality and profession
will come back by national groups
from America, Germany, Luxem-
bourg, Poland to salute once more
the flag of the legion and renew
their oath of loyalty, not to France
but to the legion.
In 100 years, the legion more than
any other unit of troops has made
possible the expansion of the rich
French colonial empire. France
owes the legion for Algeria and
Morocco, Indo China and Syria,
and has another debt of gratitude
for the sacrifice Of the legion on
the western front.
It's officers will say quite frank
ly that the legion has but one fault,
its endless thirst. The legionnaire
gets in his daily ration 2 quarts of
wine a day, double the amount the
soldier gets back home. 1t is Afri-
can wine, hard and high powered.
Since the legion existed it has
drunk and will go on drinking and
fighting so long as grapes grow
and colonial ambitions shoulder in
Frances breast.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
COAST VESSEL
RESCUES THREE
ADRIFT AT SEA

LOS ANGELES, March 9. U.P)-
Lower prices prevailed in most
issues on the Los Angeles Stock
Exchange today. Trading was fair
ly active
Southern California Edison, IN
ternational Reinsurance, and Rich
field Preferred went against the
general trend and advanced. Edi-
son gained rs at 522s; Interna-
tional Reinsurance was up y at ISL.
and Richfield Preferred gained u
at 64.
All other issues lost ground or
held steady. Prices included:
Bolsa Chica, g. unchanged; Pa
cific Western Oil llA, off 4;
Richfield AS, unchanged; Rio
Grande Oil 7l@, off Is; Standard
Oil of California ASS, off rs; Un-
ion Associates 202s, off IS; Union
Oil 2l7s, off 5s Pacific American
Fire Insurance "a, off 3; Transam-
erica ISIS, off Is, and Security First
National Bank 9ll2, off 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-09
RUSSIANS CONVICTED

MOSCOW, March 9. U.P)-Four-
teen Menshevists on trial for in
terventionist activity against the
Soviet government were found gull
ty today and sentenced to varying
prison terms.
Seven were sentenced to 10 years
in prison; four, eight years, and
three, five years.