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Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
HEAVY PENALTIES
INFLICTED UPON
LIQUOR SELLERS
Brawley And Local Court
Mete Out Punishment
To Victims of Raids.

Striking deadly blow al the
bootlegging business, Judge I. May
field of Ell Centro and Judge H. B.
Griffin of Brawley yesterday after
noon and last night imposed heavy
fines and sentences on 10 defend
ants who pleaded guilty to possess
sion and sale of liquor.
Seven pleaded not guilty. Six of
these will be taken to San Diego
to stand trial before the federal
court. Kendall B. Perkins is act
ing as attorney for five who plead
ed not guilty.
Eight prisoners arrested In Thurs
day night raids from Kane Springs
on the north to Calexico on the
south were still to be taken before
justice courts about the valley to-
day to enter pleas. Those who
plead not guilty will be taken before
the federal court.
All defendants taken TO Brawley
yesterday afternoon pleaded guilty.
F. D. "Blackie" Bell paid two fines
of $500 each for himself and two
fines of $l00 each for two of his
men. George Merriman and Wiley
Bird. The $1,000 collected from Rell
was the only money taken in. 9th
ers were laying out their sentences
in the county Jail today. Bell and
his men were charged with possess
sion and sale, and fined On csch
count.
Plead Not Guilty
Pleading not guilty before May
field yesterday afternoon were w.
M. Jones, John M. Camarimos, H.
r. Foulton, Allen Brown, Alfred
Doar, Floyd Hayes and Joe Hood.
All but Hood will be tried before
federal court. His trial was set for
August before Judge Mayfield.
Thelma KeSsler was sentenced to
pay a fine of $400 or serve 200 days
in the county jail. Charges against
w. M. Murphree, arrested with the
woman, were dismissed. Angeles
Buzlitsis was fined $500 or $50 days
in Jail for sale and $500 or $50 days
in jail for possession
Before Judge Griffin, j. l.. Nc
Donald was sentenced to 100 days
in the county Jail when he could
not pay $500 fine; Jim Ryan was
fined $500 or 100 days on each of
two counts; W. H. Modlin, $500 or
100 days on each of two counts;
Elmer E. Weik, S100 or 80 days on
TWO counts, and Kent White, $1OC
or 30 days on two counts.
An echo of the previous nights
raids was heard yesterday afternoon
when the federal men arrested John
Camarimos two miles west of Ell
Centre, and when Ernest Clay. w.
S. Keating and Elmer Waters,
deputy sheriffs, arrested M. H.
Holtzclaw, as, and e. E. Leonard, 46,
in the north end district on charges
of possession. A small quantity of
homebreW was found at each place.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
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DECIDES CHARGE
AGAINST WOMAN

SANTA ANA, Cal, July Is. UP)-
Because Mrs. Edna Fether, 81, drove
in the middle of the road instead of
on the right-hand side, she was re-
fused freedom on writ of habeas
corpus from a five day Jail sentence
for speeding.
Superior Judge Homer G.. Ames
denied the writ late yesterday. after
Mrs. fletcher had been freed tenn
porarily by Superior Judge George
w. Freeman of Riverside county.
To save Mrs. Fether from being
returned to Jail to serve the re-
naming four days of her sentence,
her counsel filed notice of appeal,
which was allowed under bail of
$500.
Mrs, Fether's attorney, in plead
ing for the writ, questioned juris-
diction of the Santa Ana justice
court, which originally sentenced
Mrs. Fether. He claimed Mrs
Fether was inside the Tustin town.
ship and not the Santa Ana town
ship when she was arrested.
But John Turtin, state traffic Of
ficer, called to the stand, told Judge
Ames that he had followed Mrs.
Fether for more than a mile, and
that she had been travelling in the
middle traffic lane of Newport
boulevard.
The middle traffic lane was in
Santa Ana township while the right
side of the road was in Tustin
township.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
Report Playing
Reno Discussed
By Church Body

SACRAMENTO, July 1S. U.D -.
A report condemning Reno, cigar
cites, birth control and divorce was
under consideration today by dele
gates of the Presbyterian synod of
California and Nevada in session
here.
The report, submitted by the NOR
al welfare committee of the synod,
created mild sensation, but failed
to prompt the adoption of a con-
structive policy and the matter of
morals was continued for discussion
today.
Reno was described as a "blot on
civilization and an unhealthy in
fluence on our youth" in the report.
The committee particularly con-
demned birth control methods, de-
claring that contraceptives were
too easily procurable.
The use of sigarettes by young
people was denounced in the ie-
port which took to task the adver-
tisements of tobacco companies bid
ding for the "enslavement" of boys
and girls.
President Hoover's activities in
enforcing the 18th amendment and
his moratorium were lauded by the
committee. as were the activities of
the Anti-Saloon league in Califor-
MIA
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
MOTHER OFFERS
REWARD TO SPUR
SEARCH FOR BOY

While neighbors search the Alamo
river bed near No. 2 siphon, Mrs.
Marie Kleindinst today announced
a $50 reward for return of her son,
Carl Kleindinst, Ia, who disappear
ed from his home three miles south
of the Barbara Worth golf club
Tuesday evening.
The boys father, j. H. Kleindinst,
headed a search party of neigh
bors into the river bed, where Carl's
tracks led
The boy was seen Wednesday
night by two Mexicans, who at
tempted to persuade him to return
home. He would not. The Mexicans
told Carl's father the boy appeared
to have gone without food and wa
ter for some time.
Mrs. Kleindinst said this morning
she believes her son is out of his
head, and possibly starving to death
In the river bed. He was always
been sickly, she said. She knew
of no reason he should leave home.
Carl Kleindinst is ID years old,
five feet, six inches tall and weighs
l25 pounds. He has brown hair
and brown eyes, and was wearing
blue overalls and a patched blue
shirt when last seen.
Mrs. Kleindinst. in visiting the
Press office today. severely criti-
cized the sheriff's office. asserting
that only a casual search has been
made for the boy by the sheriffs
men.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
ARIZONA ASKS
UTAH'S AID I'm
COPPER CRISIS
African Competition Said
To Threaten Industry In
United States.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July
18. U.P)-The spectre of complete
shutdown of Americas copper mines
unless the industry is protected by
at least a six cent tariff, was lore
seen by William Coxon, Phoenix,
here today seeking Utah's coopera-
tion in a drive to remove copper
from the free list.
Coxon, = member OF .fe Arizona
corporation commission. was sent
to Utah by the Arizona copper tar
iff COMMISSION.
IT am here Also" Coxon said, "to
offer Arizona's support to the CAM
paign to stabilize the price of silver.
This metal is important in our state
and Utah can count on our sup
port"
Domestic copper industry is
doomed unless cile tariff commission
protects American producers against
the ruinous competition of British
South Africa and Congo mines,
Coxon declared.
These African producers, with
cheap labor, high grade ore and
short hauls, can extract a pound of
copper for five cents a pound" he
said. Most American producers
who are compelled to mine deep for
low grade ore must pay between
and IL cents.
THE tariff bill provides that for
eign products mined by slave or
convict labor are barred from this
country. The African copper mines
are operated with semi-slave labor
where natives are often paid as low
as five cents a day. Nevertheless,
for some reason, African copper
continues to reach this country"
Coxon will deliver series of
speeches throughout the state on
the copper situation. He will also
consult with Utahs congressional
delegation.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
FAMILY INJURED
WHEN LIGHTNING
SKATERS TREE

NOGALES, Sonora, July 18. U,H
-Delfino Tovar, eight-year- -old
Mexican youth, is not expected to
recover in hospital here from in
juries sustained when a tree five
miles south of here was struck by
lightning late yesterday while he,
his mother and two brothers sought
refuge under its branches from a
storm.
The mother, Mrs. Francisco To-
var, %, and Rosaldo, 6, and Leoncio,
4, are recovering satisfactory from
their injuries.
Caught Unexpectedly in the storm,
the family took refuge under the
tree. a large oak. They had hardly
settled themselves under it's pro-
tecting branches when it was shat
tered by lightning. Passersby took
them to hospital suffering from
severe shock and minor cuts and
bruises.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
Coast Executive
Dies Suddenly

PASADENA. July 18. W,D Wal
ter Hunt Whiteside. 10. widely
known corporation official, died of
heart disease at his home here late
last night.
Whiteside came to the Pacific
coast in 1916 to represent the
Westinghouse Electric company.
Previously he had been identified
with the Hercules Powder company,
the Cleveland Electrical Manufac-
turing company as manager of the
Chicago offices. and as general
manager in New York Of Westing-
house subsidiary.
He became president Of the Allis-
Chalmer company of New York in
1904, remaining until 1911 when he
became president of the Stevens
Duryea company, automobile man
ufacturer.
Whiteside was born in Wabash,
Ind, September 2, 1861. His widow,
a daughter. Mrs. Ruth v. Parsons,
and a son-in-law. John w. Parsons,
all of Pasadena. survive him. Fu-
neral arrangements have not been
completed
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
PICK AND HUNT
SYSTEM in VOGUE
AT COUNTY jail

Carried through the strands of a
teletype cable, a sudden yen for
education this week struck jailers
and deputy sheriffs of Sheriff
George L. Campbell's force, result
ing in a never ending stream of ef-
fort poured onto the keyboard of
the sheriffs office typewriter.
Exasperated deputies, more used
to gun butts than typewriter keys,
sit in front of the internal machine
and peck wearily now and then at
an evasive keyboard. Sometimes
a sudden burst of ambition results
in a dangerous rattle. indicating.
perhaps. an overheated bearing is
about to give way.
The whole reason for the sudden
desire for education is the imminent
installation of teletype machine
on hook-up to Los Angeles. to
carry crime news faster than tele-
grams could do between sheriffs'
offices and law enforcement agen-
cieS.
Wires for the machine have been
installed, and now await arrival of
the printer and sending apparatus
to be in working order.
In the meantime jailers and dep
uties must learn to operate the
thing SO they can send messages,
and they take to the typewriter as
good means of practice.
Undersheriff Rodney Clarke is
vouched for by fellow officers as
the most efficient of the hunt-and-
peck artists. Harold Gillett. finger
print expert, last night declared he
has reached such proficiency he car
write at least 10 words an hour.
Ernest Clay and Claiborne Poole
are devout worshipers at the key
board shrine, and they have even
gone so far as to procure a book
of instructions.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
TANNING DEATH
EXPLAINED BY
YOUTHS STORY

PHOENIX. Ariz., July 18. U.P)-
Richard jenkins, 21-year-old Gila
Bend. Ariz., service station attend
ant, is being held in the county
Jail here in connection with the
Staying of Frank J. Tanning, 27-
year-old Los Angeles salesman.
whose body was found near Gila
Bend May %, with the skull bat
tered in.
Tanning was killed as he and j.
E. Jones, of Oklahoma City. Okla,
sped away from service station
without paying for gasoline and oil
placed in their car by jenkins.
County Attorney Lloyd J. Andrews
said.
A bullet from a 303 calibre rifle
in the hands of Jenkins entered the
rear of the car and struck Tanning
behind the right ear, killing him
instantly, according to Investigators.
Jones then drove the car several
miles west along the highway until
he came to slight depression
where he left Fanning's body to be
found later by a passing tourist.
After leaving the body, Jones
drove through Arizona, across New
Mexico into Texas where he was
arrested at Fort Worth on sus-
picion when officers discovered his
car was bloodstained. However
Texas authorities released Jones be-
fore a wire arrived from Phoenix
asking about him. He was later
taken into custody in Oklahoma and
returned here charged with mur-
der.
Jenkins told officers this morning
of having fired upon a car when
occupants drove away without pay
ing for gasoline and oil about May
%. However, no charges have been
filed against him pending further
investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18

meeting,
IN PARIS
World Leaders Gather In
French Capital For Con-
ference.
u. S. TAKES LEAD
Expect Farley Will Result
In Agreement On Ger
man Situation.

PARIS, July 10. W.P)-Paris was
the capital of Europe today, with
leading Statesmen gathered here for
hastily arranged conference on
economic and political problems
growing out of the German finan-
cial debacle.
Members of the government of
five nations-the United States,
Great Britain, France. Germany
and Italy-will hold conversations
over the weekend in an anxious
effort to solve these problems.
The United States was represent
ed by Secretary of State Henry L.
Stimson and Andrew w. Mellon,
secretary of the treasury-admit-
tedly two of the ablest members of
the Hoover administration.
The German statesmen are Chan
cellor Heinrich Bruening and his
foreign minister, DR.. julius Curtius.
Their presence here marks the first
time since Bismarck that a German
chancellor has come to Paris Off
cially while in office.
Arthur Henderson, British foreign
secretary, represents Great Britain.
Dino Grand, Italian foreign min
lister, will represent Italy and Pre-
mier Benito Mussolini. Grandi Is
due tomorrow.
Premier Pierre Laval, Aristide
BRAND, foreign minister, and
Pierre -Etienne Flandin, finance
minister, will be the chief French
ministers seated around the con-
ference table.
Another significant development
in a harrassed week which has cul-
minated in this parley, it was
pointed out, is not only Americas
participation, but her leadership In
these efforts to solve a European
political and economic situation.
Isolation Discarded
European statesmen hail Presi-
dent Hoover's year moratorium plan
and the subsequent European tours
of Mellon and Stimson as an indica-
ton that the traditional policy of
isolation has been definitely dis
carded, without announcements or
fanfare but by the simple expedient
of action.
The statesmen, working on no
formal agenda-as also is custom
ary in international conferences.
will seek action on two phases of
the central problem OF Germany's
financial crisis:
/. Germany's plea for large
longer term credit.
2. Frances position that Germany
must take political guarantees be-
fore France will support the Ger
man loan.
Germany during the week STAYED
off a panic and the threat Of an
other period of initiation of the
mark by gaining extension of the
S100, 100000 credit through the world
bank at Basle, due last Wednesday.
That and the fact that the Hoover
moratorium went into practical ef-
feet, together with the emergency
decree closing banks and the stock
exchanges in Germany until conf
denee could be restored-the banks
closed two days and the stock ex-
change for a week-gave the Berlin
government a breathing spell. This
parley is expected to lengthen that
into a period during which she can
restore her weakened economic
structure and regain confidence
abroad.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
BUILDING SHOWS
STEADY INCREASE
IN LAST DECADE

Showing FL Centros rapid develop
ment during the past 10 years, and
presaging more rapid development
in the future, are facts disclosed in
the city engineers office today when
it was found building permits
through 1921 and until the present
day total $3,894,254.
Each year has showed an almost
steady increase in total amounts of
permits issued, with the exception
of the year following 1925, second
largest year in point of permits is
sued.
Last year saw permits of greater
value, and more permits for resi-
dences. than any other year in the
history of Ell Centro. A slump in
the number of building permits has
been, felt this year, but members of
the city engineers staff expect sew
eral large permits which will add
materially to the 1881 total.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
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YOUTHS HELD AT
COUNTY JAIL AS
HIGHWAY BANDITS

Two suspects were under arrest
today for questioning in regard to
seven recent holdups and one at
tempted holdup on valley highways,
after a posse from the sheriff's Of
flee combed the district about
Brawley for clues to the identity of
the robbers.
Names of the two 20-year-old
youths held for questioning are not
given, since they may have had no
part in the highway robberies.
Sheriff George L. Campbell, W.
S. Heating, Harold Gillett, Don
Campbell, Gilbert Evans. deputy
sheriffs, and Tom Sharp, investi-
gator for the district attorney
formed two parties this morning to
make fine search in the Brawley
sector for the bandits.
The two boys now held were taken
into custody half mile north of
Brawley, where they were living in
house built onto truck body.
A storekeeper held up northeast
of Brawley Thursday night was on
his way to the county Jail today to
see IL he can identify either of the
boys.
Strengthening the belief of Off
GERS in the theory Imperial Valleys
two ragged bandit youths operate
out Of Brawley, the robbers last
night attempted to hold up Jack
Dinwiddle near the stockyards in
Brawley, but failed when Dinwiddle
speeded up and left them behind
No other activities on the part of
the youthful bandits were reported
to the sheriff's office last night.
The robbers were driving the
automobile forcibly taken from two
Mexicans on the Dogwood road two
miles north of Ell Centre Thursday
night. Dinwiddle was commanded
to halt at II O'Clock last night, he
told members of the Brawley police
force, but stepped on the gas and
outdistanced the youths.
The affair last night adds an at
tempted holdup to the toll of seven
successful robberies listed against
the boys.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
LOCAL MAN DIES
AS MOTORCYCLE
IS OVERTURNED
Harry Kerr Receives In
juries Which Prove Fa-
tai Last Night.

Fatally injured when crushed
beneath his motorcycle after 1t over
turned last night at the intersection
of Main and Imperial Avenue, Har-
rey Kerr, %, of Ell Centre, did in
the ambulance before he reached
the Ell Centre hospital.
A fractured skull and crushed
chest caused Kerr's death. He was
still conscious after the accident,
and told bystanders he "felt all
right.
Riding with Kerr on the motor
cycle were Tollie King, 10, and M.
r.. MacFarland, 20. Both received
minor cuts and bruises. MacFar-
land was riding in side car, while
King was riding on the seat of the
motorcycle. Kerr was riding the
gas tank, and operating the ma
chine.
The three youths left Woodie
Mills service station on Imperial
Avenue at 7 o'clock last night. Going
south or Imperial avenue, Kerr
tried to make the turn onto Main
street. The motorcycle skidded. and
he applied the brakes.
According to the boys riding with
Kerr, the front wheel seemed to
lock. and the machine overturned.
The sidecar was thrown over the
motorcycle. MacFarland and King
were thrown clear, but Kerr was
caught under the machine.
Kerr has one brother, P. S. Kerr,
and a sister living In FL Centro. They
are believed to be his only relatives
A coroner's jury assembled to hold
an inquest at Lemons undertaking
establishment this morning, return
ed a verdict of death caused by
unavoidable accident according to
Coroner Bert Underwood.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
Second Slayer
Given Sentence

When Judge A. C.. Finney yester-
day afternoon sentenced Ancleto
Naitates to San Quentin peniten-
tiary for from five years to life for
the Staying of Luther Raldan he
passed the second murder sentence
of the day.
Earlier in the day Judge Finney
sentenced Ysidro Cardenas for sec
ond degree murder, recommended
he serve the full time provided by
law.
Naitates was convicted of second
degree murder by jury which de-
cided he was guilty of Staying Lu-
ther Raldan last month in a Fill
pino camp south of Meloland. The
two had engaged in an argument
over card game.
Both Naitates and Cardenas were
convicted this week. They will
probably leave the Imperial county
jail today for San Quentin, to begin
serving their sentences.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
Julian Obtains
Release On Bail

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 18. UP)
&C. G. Julian, dapper California
and Oklahoma oil promoter, was a
free man today after his release
from county Jail on $25 900 bond.
Held since Tuesday on federal
mail fraud charges, the sensational
promoter of million dollar oil COM
panies was unable to make the $780,
900 bond originally set by u. s.
Commissioner George j. Eacock.
When the bond was cut in half,
Julian made arrangements for
surety bond.
His two associates, G. C.. 'Tex"
Boren and H. d. Topp, facing SINH
lar charges, remained in jail. Bo-
rens bond has been set for $4,000
and Topp's for $5000 They were
expected to be released today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
FOrger Receives
Severe Sentence

S. H. Ryrie, turned over to San
Bernardino officers after he served
a county Jail sentence here for for
gerry, was sentenced to San Quen-
tin penitentiary for from one to IA
years on each of three forgery
counts, according to word received
at the sheriff's office this morning.
Ryrie served six months in the
county Jail here after pleading gull
ty to charge similar to the one
on which he was sentenced from
San Bernardino county.
A description broadcast after his
apprehension in Imperial county
brought word he was wanted In
San Bernardino and other Califor-
MIA counties.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
@hN!uL1L->o

BEVERLY HILLS, July II.
(SpeciaD-He had been in the
movies for years. just about
the best real cowboy out here,
the most graceful roper ever
saw. You fans didn't know him
for he didn't get to much but
the rough stuff and the skilled
stuff, but when any director
wanted anything done right on
a horse, it was, Hi Pedro, do
this for this high-priced dunn
my, and he can take the close
up"
Great smile, great teeth, great
dispositionl You have gone now,
Pedro, to where when you do
something your name will be on
the bills Pedro Leon en- per-
soma, un muy bueno hombre."
You were a Mexica vaquero to
some, but a real man to those
who knew you. Adios, mi
amigo. Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
Heroic Dog Is
Victim OF Car

BURLINGAME, Cal, July IL.
W.H-Half heard footsteps will
pad along beside Hugh McDon-
aid, Burlingame night watch
man as he makes his rounds to-
night.
He will remember a terrible
hour at King City a year ago,
when pinned beneath a wreck
ed automobile he felt life slow
ly ebb from him. He will re-
member the sound of distant
bark. the approach of a rescue
party led by a dog.
pal" the police dog which
saved McDonald's life during
their years of companioship,
was killed last night by hit
run mOtorist.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-07-18
Promise Relief
In Middle West

CHICAGO, July 10. W.P)-Relief
from the parching heat wave which
took more than a score of lives and
caused severe crop damage, as 1t
swept the middlewest this week, was
promised today by United States
weather experts.
Assistant Forecaster w. P. Day Of
the Chicago weather bureau said a
break in the scorching temperatures
began throughout the plain states
late yesterday and that by tonight
the intense heat should be definitely
discounted for the weekend at
least.
Showers and cloudy weather ac-
companied by cooling breezes were
generally, for the entire
area in today's forecast.