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Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
Consolation For s
Speeding Ticket

CHICAGO, Sept. S. tU,D - In
the minds of his owners and q few
persons who backed him in the Sec
ond race at Lincoln fields. Kula-
man stood out today as one OF the
greatest race horses in turf his
tory.
He is 5 years old and owned by
Harry Payne and John Schenck.
two young stock brokers. In the
last two years, Kulaman started IN
% races. Each time ne finished
among the also rams"
His owners. however. had faith
in him to the extent of S. which
they bet on him in yesterdays
race. Hurrying TO the track to see
their horse perform, they were ar
rested for speeding. They arrived
lust as Kulaman galloped across
the finish line. winner by four
lengths. The purse was $500.
Holders of mutual tickets collect
ed s20l so on each 81 ticket TO viva.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
BUSINESS FEUD
CAUSES FATAL
SHOOTING FRAY

SAN PEDRO Sept. S. W.H "A
business feud of several years du-
ration in Omaha, Neb.. today result
ed In the fatal shooting of Sebas-
taino Salerno, AS, clothing merchant
according to San Pedro police.
The accused assailant Is Sam
Napolitano, who. police said, admit
ted entering Salernos mems CLOTH
ing shop and shooting the proprietor
twice.
Napolitano was arrested shortly
after the shooting. Police said he
told them that he had known Sa-
lerno in Omaha, where the latter
assertedly proposed to start q bank
known as the Bank of Naples and
Omaha. Napolitano, according TO
police, claimed TO have given $500
to Salerno. The bank project then
fell through.
Police said Napolitano told them
Salerno paid small sums to him and
finally gave him a house and lot.
He found the property was under
heavy mortgage and that taxes had
not been paid for several years, &C
cording to the story.
Today while walking down a street
looking for a Job as dish washer
Napolitano saw sign bearing Sa-
lerno's name over his place Of bust-
ness. He walked into the store and
shot his business enemy twice, ac-
cording to his alleged confession.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Sept B. (U.1
Seven persons, five men and two
women, who became destitute on
barren Guadalupe Island while try
ing to commercialize wild goats,
have been rescued by coast guard
cutter and headed for the main
land.
Word of the removal from the
ancient haven for Pacific coast plr-
ates of the days of the Spanish
merchantmen was received here to-
day in a communication received
at coast guard headquarters from
the cutter Tamaroa.
Guadalupe Island is huge vol
canic mass of rock jutting about
a mile above the surface OF the
ocean in Mexican waters. For years
rumors of pirate fortunes buried in
caves have been heard up and
down the Pacific coast.
The present party, including Mr..
and Mrs. William Watson of Los
Angeles, their daughter; j. A. Wood
cock, Orval Lindsay, man named
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
B0MBERS TO BE
SENT AGAINST
CHILEAN NAVY
Government Drops Farley
With MutinOus Sailors;
Plan Course OF Action.

SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. S. W.H
The Chilean government broke
off negotiations with Communist
supported mutinous sailors con-
trolling the fleet today and pre-
pared to send bombing planes
against the mutineers.
Six Junkers airplanes and six
Doriner Wallis, each carrying 1000
Kilograms of bombs, were to pro-
coed from Valparaiso to Coquimbo
in case the navy started a bonn
bardment of northern ports.
Severe fighting was reported from
Conception between rebel and fed
erals. The city was reported re-
captured by federal troops COM
manded by Gen. Novoa. Casualties
were said to have been heavy.
The cabinets decision to cease
negotiations with the mutineers
was reached shortly after midnight.
A government declaration said
that although the limit of prud-
ence and moderation" had been
reached in dealing with the mutt
neers. they had declined to end the
mutiny. The government there
fore found it necessary to take
means at its disposal to end the
mutinous movement.
The mutineers control practical
ly the entire navy, with the most
modern fighting ships in South
America. The amount of food
aboard is not believed to be great.
Foreigners living in the Los Le-
ones section here, including many
Americans, British, French and
Germans, obtained permission from
the government to arm themselves
and form their own vigilante serv-
ice. 1t was agreed to make use of
their arms only in an emergency.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
Weather Delays
Trans Pacific
Take-Off Plar

SABISHIRO BEACH, pan,
Sept. 5. UP)-Wind and fog that
blew into the North Pacific tonight
led Don Moyle and C. A. Allen,
American aviators. to postpone the
takeoff of their attended nonstop
flight to the United States.
The $500 mile dash across the
treacherous, fogbound Great Cir
Gle Route" was to start at a. m.
tomorrow g p. m, EST Moyle said
that reports of Indictment weather
will delay the take off from "a to
As hours.
Moyle, the Jail or glory" flyer,
and his navigator will seek $4,000
in prizes in blazing a trail across
the ocean to Seattle Weeks of ne
gotiations and work on the plane
preceded their arrival at SabiShiro,
and with the big monoplane in
readiness they caught few hours
of rest waiting for weather observ-
ers to give the signal to start.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
|EL CENTRIC HAS
ENVIABLE MARK
in BUILDINGS
Only Metropolitan Cities
Exceed County Seat In
Value OF Permits.

FL Centre occupies place sew
enth from the top in list of build
ing totals for August collected from
cities of the Pacific southwest by
the Southwest Builder and Con-
tractor.
This city's record was topped
only by Los Angeles. San Diego,
Beverly Hills, Long Beach. Glen
dale and Pasadena, all with pop
ulation in excess of that of Ell Gen.
tro and situated in the metropoli-
tan area.
August, generally considered a
popular m on t h for building,
brought Ell Centre a total of SAL
l60. The total for last year for
the same month was $29,325. The
total for the first eight months of
1891 was set at 1881 oil as COM
pared to s432,74 for the same per-
Tod of $780,
Brawley, with an August total
of $500, comes forty-first on the
list of So cities. The total for the
northend city for August, 1890 was
S16,475. The total for the first
eight months of 1881 was set at
$l93 ,053 as compared to $336,l25 for
the same period in 1890
Figures used in compiling the
totals were provided by building
inspectors in the various cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
Alterations For
Store Building
On Main Street

Permit for remodeling section OF
the store building at $40 Main street
was issude yesterday afternoon to
the Famous Cabinet and Fixture
works of Los Angeles, contractors
for the Brasley Shoe company.
The shoe store will occupy 18 feet
of the building formerly occupied by
the Solomon Mercantile company
which mas stood vacant for some
time. The permit was for $500.
The same company will open a store
in Brawley, it is reported.
A permit for the addition of a
porch on a residence at lob First
street was issued yesterday to o. c..
Robinson. The permit was for $40.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
ALL WELL ABOARD
SUB AS MESSAGE
REACHES STATION

TROMSOE, Norway, Sept. S. W.P
Plans to search for the polar
submarine Nautilus were abandon
ed today after radio communication
had been established with the ship
and "all we'll" was reported aboard.
The meteorological station here
established contact with Sir HUI
bert wilkins expedition last night
for the first time since Saturday.
Weak and indistinguishable radio
signals had been picked up earlier
in the week by a Norwegian steam
err. They were believed TO have
come from the submarine.
Fear was felt here for the safe
ty of the expedition previous to the
"all well" report. When last heard
from, Sir Hubert had been pre-
pairing for diving tests off the ice
pack after one of the Nautilus bat
teries had been broken and her
diving rudder damaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
I EX AS
F | ED
0PE Ms
Probate Production OF
Crude Oil In Gigantic
Field.
WITHOUT INCIDENT
Cavalry Still Patrols Oil
Lands Closed By Order
Of Governor.

KILGORE, Tex, Sept. 5. U.H-
The great East Texas oil field, Q
modern Eldorado that threatened
to ruin the entire petroleum indus
try, today was reopened for pro-
duction.
Colonel L. S. Davidson. second
in command to Brig. Gen. Jacob
F.. VOTERS, leading the 800 troops
occupying the area, announced that
the fields far flung wells had been
opened at 7 a. m. pursuant to the
railroad commissions order.
The opening was without In
cident, Colonel Davidson told
the United Press. Operators
and producers had been no6-
fled yesterday and last night
by telephone and through the
press that valves of their wells
might be reopened after re-
naming idle since August II.
Giant wells, many of them cap
able of yielding as high as 10000
barrels daily, were restricted to 225
barrels per day.
The entire field, containing more
than 1900 wells in an area meas
uring more than 600 square miles
and sprawling over four counties.
was under a railroad commission
proration order giving the field .
daily total production of $4,000
barrels. ~ =
Oil from the field, which once
dropped to the all time low mark
of five cents barrel, reached the
markets today at price OF 81
cents.
In a measure, the attempt OF
Governor Ross Sterling to force
higher crude prices by placing the
field under martial law was sue.
cessful. although prices were not
increased as much as he had
hoped.
Armed troops remained In the
field, as the martial law order was
not lifted A skeleton detail OF the
states cavalrymen will remain UNI
til a promise of continued orderly
production under the new prora-
ton order is given. =#a
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
Negotiate For
s. D. & A. Sale
los. p. Officials

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. S. UP
Southern Pacific railroad officials
said today that negotiations were
being carried on to purchase stock
In the San Diego & Arizona rail-
road now held by the John D..
Spreckels estate.
A number of conferences have
been held with executors looking
toward the sale, and officials ex-
pected an application to transfer
the holdings will be filed soon with
the state railrad commission.
The late John d. Spreckels was
n leader in the construction of the
San Diego g. Arizona through Car
riso Gorge. one of the most ia
nous scenic sections of American
railroads. The Southern Pacific
now operates a transcontinental
service over the line.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
TERRIFIC FIRE
THROUGH FOREST
LAND in NORTH

COCHRAN, Ore, Sept. S. U.P)--
Destroying everything in its path,
the worst forest fire in IA years
ragged through the Coast Range to-
day having covered an area OF SO
square miles since noon Friday,
causing damage which may reach a
million dollars.
AS far as could be learned today,
there had been no loss of life but
at least five men were unaccounted
for and may or may not have
reached safety.
The Southern Pacific railroad
was blocked and there can be no
travel over the line for several days
when at least two bridges were
burned.
Logging railroads, bridges, skid
ways, camps and equipment were
destroyed as the roaring flames
spread through the finder like for
ests.
So fast did the flames spread,
loggers who struggled out of
the burnt area declared that
great trees were snapped off
like matches and men were
picked up off their feet and car
ried by the wind. The flames
were burning both along the
ground and in the crowns and
burning brands were carried
sometimes for a mile.
One spot fire at least two miles
from the main blaze was sighted by
the fleeing men before dark last
night.
So far had the flames spread this
morning that it was impossible tc
get either an accurate check on its
progress and damage, but it wa:
also impossible to organize con-
centrated effort to stop the spread
of the flames. Although much OF
the land in the path of the flames
was logged off, much green timber
had been destroyed and at least
100000 feet of cut logs had been
destroyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
Ask That Star
Be Restrained

LOS ANGELES, Sept. S. UP
An injunction suit in which the
Columbia Pictures Corporal n
asked that Barbara StanWyck, pref
ty film actress, be restrained from
working for Warner Brothers, was
on file in superior court today.
Miss Stanwyck refused to carry
out the terms of an agreement
with Columbia and subsequently
signed five year contract with
Warner Brothers, according to the
suit.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
mol. Y. Press
On Monday

Since Monday is Labor Day,
and a national holiday, the
Imperial Valley Press, follow
Ing the example of the county
court house, the library, the
pOstoffice, and other offices
and business houses, will not
be published on that day.
Members of the Press staff,
of course, are hanging their
heads in disappointment.
Many will probably work be-
behind closed doors Monday,
Just TO be working. Others,
however, have accepted their
fate with quiet resignation,
and plan various journeys dur
ing the three day vacation.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
GOVERNOR R0LPH
OPENS FAIR AT
STATE CAPITAL

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 5. W.n)-
Governor Rolph formally opened
the 77th annual California State
Fair here today.
Arriving by airplane from Los
Angeles, where he attended the
opening OF the fiesta in that city,
the governor was taken by auto
mobile to the gates of the fair
grounds, which he opened with a
golden key.
He was then taken on a tour of
the exhibits by members of the
state fair board. and participated
in the dedication of two new
buildings. the $4,000 poultry build
ing, and the $l25,000 swine and
sheep building.
Today was children's day, press
day and ad club day at the fair
and at noon more than 200 news
paper editors Of California and their
families assembled for luncheon as
guests OF Governor Rolph and the
fair board, at the horticultural
building.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
Race To Open
New Cabarets

RENO, New, Sept. S. U.H-Belle
Livingston, former New York night
club hostess, and Kenneth Harlan,
one time movie star, divided hon.
ors today in the race to open guady
new Reno casinos.
Harlan's Jade Room club, locat-
ed next door to the often raided
Alpine club, opened last night with
a celebration that continued until
dawn. A Hawaiian trio and q
dancer of the Waikiki beach vari-
ETY. provided the entertainment.
Bellies "Cowshed" on the out
skirts of town, which she has con-
verted into glittering club, will
open tonight. She has been active
for the last two weeks. however, at
the Eureka club, located downtown
over a Chinese laundry.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
Close Forests
To Motorists

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. S. W.P-
M. B. Bow, regional forester with
officers here, ordered thousands OF
acres of timber land in eight ma
tional forests closed to travel and
hunting because of forest fire. dam
ger.
Portions of 1nyo, Sierra, Shasta,
Modoc, San Bernardino, Cleveland,
Eldorado and Santa Barbara pre-
serves are affected.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
Mrs. Vallee' At
Home OF Father

SANTA MONICA. Cal, Sept. S,
W.P)-Mrs. Rudy Vallee, the daugh-
ter of Santa Monica's chief of po-
lice, was at her home here today
ito do as I please" while Rudy
remained at his grooming duties in
New York.
I'm going to do as I please for
month or So" she told reporters.
Dance and run around with old
friends. But don't hint in the
newspapers of new romance. Ours
is lasting
Mrs. Vallee said Rudy had so
much work ahead that he will not
be able to visit California for at
least two years.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
Federal Agents
Cannot Drink

WASHINGTON, Sept. S. UP
Prohibition Director Amos w. w.
Woodcock yesterday forbade his
agents to drink liquor in obtaining
evidence of Volstead act violations.
In a general order issued from
prohibition headquarters, Woodcocli
also inaugurated campaign
against speakeasies. He sent to all
administrators, deputies and special
agents an anti-speakeasy campaign
plan. Sources of supply are to be
shut off and the injunction used to
close nuisanceS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
SEVEN CHOSEN
CHEVALIERS BY
FRENCH NATION

PARIS, Sept. 5. U.p)-Seven AM
orleans, one of whom is woman,
have been named as Chevaliers Of
the Legion of Honor by the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs.
Ambrose Calnan, manufacturer; l..
Charles Huppert, importer; Stuart
Knott, member of he Chicago club,
Lee Norman Lewis. managing direc-
tor of Harris, Forbes and Company;
Lieut.. Col William Littauer, widely
known in racing circles; and. Miss
Genevieve Tyler, director of the
Phare de France, philanthropic in
stitution for the war blind.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
RAZOR KINGS SON
IN DAMAGE SUIT

LOS ANGELES, Sept. S. U.P) =
King c. Gillette, Jr., son of the razor
manufacturer, and his chauffeur,
George G. Kellogg were named in
a $4,000 suit on file today in the
United States district court, by
Charles Kastler, Salt Lake City, as
the result of an auto crash last
May.
Gillettes car, driven by Kellogg
and the machine of Ruth Kastler,
l6, daughter of the complainant,
crashed. The girl died from in
juries. stsNS
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
MASKED ROBBERS
STAGE HOLD-UP

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. S. U.p)-
Two masked robbers used drawn
guns early today to interrupt eight
men at a poker game in the Pre-
sidio gymnasium, Ncaping with
stakes of 5000.
Five of the victims were army
men, but four of them vanished be-
fore the arrival of police for fear
of trouble with military authorities.
The fifth soldier, John A. Flint,
said the robbers lined the poker
players against wall.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
DETENTION HOME
MATRON SWORN IN

Mrs. Ruth Hines, recently appoint
ed assistant matron at the juvenile
detention home, took the oath of
office at the county clerks office
this morning and will assume her
duties Immediately.
She is to assist Mrs. Julia Bennitt,
matron, who is preparing for the
opening of the new home.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
IDOOLITTLE WILL
TRY FOR SECOND
RECORD in AIR
Expects New Motor Will
Aid In Winning New
Laurels.
By JOHN OWEN
United Press Staff Correspondent


CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept 5. tU.H
Ray Moore, San Francisco pilot,
rocketed his Mystery Ship" an
estimated 300 miles an hour at
Cleveland airport today In test
flight of preparations for the
Thompson race of the national air
races Labor Day.
While declining to reveal his
speed, Moore said upon landing that
the performance of his low winged
speedster was very satisfactory.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 5. (U.P)-Ma-
jor James H. Doolittle, scientist me-
chanic and ace flyer, today was to
supervise preparation of his trans
continental record-smashing Laird
biplane for the Thompson trophy
race, speed classic of the national
air races.
Planning an assault on the AM
erican land plane speed record,
Doolittle was to replace the Wasp
Jr. motor, which carried him across
the nation yesterday in IL hours Is
minutes, with supercharger engine
of the same design. He predicts he
will add the Thompson trophy and
a new speed mark to the three rec
ords shattered in his coast-to-coast
dash.
Although his trim little "SkyWays
Buzzard" hurtled across the contin-
| ent and back to Cleveland in less
than Is hours, the former army test
pilot plans to increase its speed by
40 miles an hour before the Thomp-
son race, scheduled for Monday. He
also will add ITO horse power.
DOolittle was to pilot officials
of the oil company which en-
ployes him to the air show here
from st. Louis, where he flew
last night after winning the
Bendix derby, and continue on
to New York to break Captain
Frank M. Hawks transcOntinen-
tai record.
The st. Louis flyer, who is IS
years old, was inclined to make
light of his cross country dash. He
attributed the new record to his
plane, owned by the Cleveland
Speed foundation.
It have never flown a better
ship" the veteran pilot who won
the 1925 Schneider cup, said.
! Two Records
Doolittle won $500 for first place
in the Bendix derby when he land
ed here 9 hours and 10 minutes
after taking off from Los Angeles
, He added $500 when he landed at
Newark for the new record of l
hour and 81 minutes after leaving
Cleveland. Harold S. johnson, Chi
cago, won $4,000 for second place in
the derby, and Beeler Blevins, At
lanta, Ga, who finished third, won
$4,000.
While Doolittle's phenomenal
flight captured the imagination of
the nation, two other pilots worked
over their planes, tuning them up
to challenge the Bendix winner for
race honors at the air show.
The pilots, both Thompson trophy
entries, are Lee Schoenhair, whose
Los Angeles to Cleveland record
was broken, and Lowell Bayles,
Springfield, Mass.
Schoenhair was to fly his Laird
biplane, sister ship to the one
piloted by Doolittle, from st. Louis
today.
Bayles was scheduled to fly over
the three kilometer course today in
an official attempt to establish a
new land plane record.
Flying a Gee Bee special, the
Springfield plane unofficially broke
the mark of 266 miles an hour, now
held by Lieut.. Alfred Williams, last
Tuesday. The Thompson classic is
expected to be a three cornered race
among Doolittle, Schoenhair and
Bayles.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
@|IMx!ul!L-.o

BEVERLY HILLS. Sept. 4,
tSpeciaD The papers today
say that illiteracy has decreased.
The more that learn how to
read the less learn how to make
living. That's one thing
about a little education. 1t
spoils you for actual work. The
more you know the more you
think somebody owes you a liv-
ing.
Chic Sale was just out to see
me; an old friendship we start
ed in vaudeville together many,
many years ago. And we are
very fond of he and his fine
family. We both wrote a book
but I foolishly wrote mine on
politics, a subject nobody was
interested in.
Yours.
ME R1e1~
. isss s,HsszA, sysA.sss:s u
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-05
LIQUOR RUNNER
DEAD in FIGHT
WITH CUARDSMEN
Machine Guns And POis-
on Gas Used In Battle
Against Smugglers.

GLOUCESTER, Mass. Sept. s..
U.P)-A battle between coast guards
armed with machine guns and al
legged rum smugglers using pois-
onous gas ended early today in the
death of a suspected liquor runner,
severe injuries to two coast guards
and capture of a speedy cruiser
cargoed with hundreds of cases Of
contraband.
The dead man was Joseph De-
mello. 20, of New Bedford, father
OF five children. Struck in the
spine by machine gun bullet. he
died before reaching shore.
His four companions who es-
capped the barrage of coast guard
machine gun fire unscathed, were
captured.
A mysterious gas expelled from
the exhaust of the SO foot cruiser
Lassgehn Of New Bedford over
came Coast Guardsmen William
p Kelly and Ralph o. McKie. The
former was taken to hospital
while the latter was treated by a
physician.
Coast guards charged that when
the Lassgehn Was finally overtaken
by the picket boat CG-2394, after
a four mile chase, the alleged rum
boats crew set fire to her. The
flames were quickly quelled and the
cruiser, carrying approximately 300
cases of liquor, was towed to Glou-
ceSter.
PLYMOUTH, Mass, Sept. 5. (U.p)
More than 200 shots were eX-
changed today as hijackers tried
to rob coast guards of lot cases of
salvaged liquor.
The liquor was part of cargo
thrown overheard yesterday just be-
fore the motorboat 8142 was seized.
Captain Arthur Young and crew
from the Manomet station were re-
covering the liquor from the sea at
low tide when the hijackers APP
peared. A sharp gun battle ensued.
Finally the hijackers were disperS-
ed and the liquor carted away by
coast guards.