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Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
Jury Convicts
Jake Seller

LOS ANGELES, April %. (U.P)-
Jacob Rosenbloom. president of the
California Extract Company. was
found guilty by a jury last night of
violation of the state drug act
through asserted mislabeling of
adulterated Jamaica ginger extract.
Rosenbloom's trial was featured
by the appearance on the witness
stand of several paralytics, victims
of Jake" poisoning.
The victims testified to having
purchased the Jake" from E. j.
Lewis, Whittier druggist, and Lewis,
while admitting the sale. said he had
purchased the extract from Rosen-
blooms company Lewis already
has been fined in justice court for
selling the product.
Rosenbloom will appear for sent
ence tomorrow. Conviction carries
a penalty of either $500 fine or six
months in the county Jail. or both.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
Mx& R11~~'
q 1880 NeNaushs syndieats. Ina
PANTACES TRIAL
SET BY COURT
FOR MAY 25TH

SAN DIEGO, April %. U.P)-Trial
of Alexander Pantages, multi-mil-
lionaire Snowman, on charges of
contributing to the delinquency of
a minor and of conspiracy to COM
NIT the same offense, was set for
May 25 today
Pantages appeared in superior
court here with Jesse Shreve, San
Diego investment broker, William
Jobelman and Olive Clark Day, to
enter pleas to the charges today. All
entered pleas of not guilty.
Demurrers to the chafges, enter
ed by attorneys for all four, were
overruled by the court and date for
all trial was set for May 25.
Jobelma.n and Mrs. Day are al
legged to have been the heads of the
Hollywood Love Syndicate" which
furnished the girls for a party in
Ell Cortez hotel here October 80,
1890 The party was attended by
Pantages, Shreve and John P. Mills
and forms the basis for the charges.
Mills, former San Diego real es-
tate broker, entered his plea of not
guilty last week and will face trial
on May 25 also. Mills is also
charged with a similar offenSe in
Los Angeles as an outgrowth OF the
Love Syndicate" investigation here.
The hearing here today required
but a few minutes. All defendants
were in court with their attorneys.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
Lisbon Police
Shoot Students

LISBON. Portugal. April 28. W.p
Police fired into a group of strik-
ing students today during demon
stration against the Carmona die
tatorship. Fifteen students were in
jured.
Three Of the students were in a
critical condition. Sixty were ar
rested after troops of the Republi-
can guard charged large band Of
demonstrators headed by medical
and law students.
Professor Egas MoniZ was arrest
ed when he protested against the
action c. the troops, accusing them
of excessive violence.
Demonstrations similar to the one
here occurred in Oporto and Braga,
indicating that the strike of the
students against the dictatorship
was spreading.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
LOYAL HONDURAS
TROOPS CHASE
REBEL GROUPS

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, April
28. (U.P)-Federal troops in north
western Honduras twice smashed
the outposts of the revolutionary
army in the last "a hours, but
failed to force a decisive engage
ment, and the insurgents safely re-
treated farther into the mountains
of La Cumbre.
The brief engagements occurred
near San Manuel in the Cortes
zone, where IL rebels, including
their leader, Jose Mena, were killed,
and at Saba, near Truxillo, where
four rebels were killed and Is others,
including the leader, Ismael Ochoa
Landaverde, were captured.
Meanwhile, the revolutionary
leader, General Gregorio Ferrera,
concentrated his forces in stra-
tegic mountain district dominating
the important railroad city of San
Pedro Sula, which has consistently
been the chief immediate objective
of the forces attempting to over
throw the government of President
Vincente Mejia Colindres.
The insurgent troops were sending
out small foraging parties which
caused wide damage in the country
side. Colonel Zavala's federal COL
umn smashed one of these detach-
ments at Saba, but another group
headed by the rebel. Rafael Ponce,
entered the town of Juncal, in the
Yoro sector, and caused much
damage to the civilian population,
government messages said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
SALES OF
PROPERTY
ANALYzED
District Directors Fur
nished With Data On
Assessment Deeds
TO STUDY FACTS
Report Of Advisory Body
Submitted To Attorney
For Advice

Analysis of property sold by the
Imperial Irrigation district under
assessment deeds was given direc-
tors today in uleir regular weekly
session in order that each might be
informed as to what becomes OF
property after it is sold.
Each director was provided with
a copy of the following facts and
figures in order that he might study
it at leisure. Additional informa-
ton covering the same field will be
prepared and given the directors at
next weeks session.
Sale OF Property
l. S160,734.44 has been received
from sale of property. $31 ,19008 has
been paid in assessments on prop
erty sold by district since the date
of sale.
2. II sales, all taxes paid; 55
sales, one-half year delinquent, 1st
installment, 1890; Is sales, one and
one-half years delinquent; sales,
two and one-half years delinquent;
8 sales, three and one-half years de-
linquent; l sale, four and one-half
years delinquent; so sales, no taxes
yet due.
3. 2 sales, seven and one-half
years taxes, all paid; l sale, five and
one-half years taxes, four years
paid, one and one-half years, de-
linquent
Four and one-half years assess
ments-l2 sales, all paid; sales,
four years paid, one-half year de-
linquent; 4 sales, three years paid.
one and one-half years delinquent;
2 sales. two years paid, two and one
half years delinquent; 3 sales, one
year paid, three and one-half years
delinquent; l sale, none paid.
Three and one-half years assess
ments-7 sales, all paid; sales,
three years paid, one -halrSyear de-
iinquent; 4 sales, two years paid,
one and one-half years delinqcent;
3 sales, one year paid, two and one
half years delinquent; 6 sales, none
paid.
Two and one-half years assess
ments-l1 sales, all paid; 2 sales.
two years paid, one-half year delin-
quent; l sale, one year paid, one
and one-half year delinquent; 3
sales. none paid.
One and one-half years assess
ments-l2 sales. all paid; sales,
one year paid, one-half year delin-
quent; 5 sales. none paid.
One-half years assessments - 30
sales. all paid; 40 sales, none paid.
Resolutions and amendment of
the valuation advisory body were
read at the board meeting and re-
ferred to the attorney for a legal
opinion.
This was done to obtain a state
ment as to the authority of the
board in matters pertaining to the
office of assessor collector.
The board instructed the secre-
tary and chief engineer to take
charge of plans for entertainment
of the subcommittee of the house
appropriations group which is sche-
duled to make visit to this section
on May 9. The program will be
made public when completed.
Members of the board adjourned
at noon until next Tuesday at 10
o'clock
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
COUNTERFEITERS
ASSERTED TO BE
OPERATING HERE

Sheriff George l.. Campbell and
his deputies today are keeping close
watch for a band of counterfeiters
known to be operating in Imperial
Valley, and thought TO have their
headquarters either in MeXicali or
Calexico.
The counterfeiters, Sheriff Camp
bell said today, are circulating imi-
tation silver dollars and fifty-cent
pieces. The counterfeits are excep-
tionally clever, said the sheriff.
They have q ring almost the same
as a bona-fide silver dollar. The
only way they can be told from good
money Is that they are smooth, and
ring just a trifle falsely.
Merchants and others in the val
ley were asked today TO cooperate
with the sheriff's office in appre-
hending the criminals. BY holding
anyone trying to pass one of the
counterfeit coins, said the sheriff,
his office may be able to discover
the source of the supply.
Those passing the false money
operate by buying some small ar
ticle. and receiving change from the
bogus dollar, it is said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
Wage Scale To
Be Maintained

SAN FRANCISCO, April 28. (U.P)
The Industrial Association of San
Francisco, an organization identi-
fled with the building industry here,
was on record today as guarantee
ing the maintenance OF existing
wage scales for the balance OF 1881.
The association announced that
its pledge was made in cooperation
with leading contractors. architects
and financiers and would affect ap-
proXimately S50000,000 in construc-
ton projects and 10000 workers.
In making the announcement,
George w. Kelhan, president of the
association, said that a new plan to
rotate employment had been agreed
upon. Instead of keeping the same
men employed on a project until its
completion, the work will be appor-
toned 80 that as many mechanics
and laborers as possible shall get
their share of the work available
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
Kidnapped Doctor
Returns Home

ST. LOUIS. Mo. April 49, U.R)-
DR.. Isaac d. Kelley, wealthy ear
and nose specialist. returned to his
home at noon today. more than a
week after being kidnapped, and 10
hours after his reported release from
the abducting gang.
Kelley jumped from a car that
drove up in front of his stone man.
sion, ran through a crowd Of report
ers to a rear door, and entered it,
slamming it behind him.
He found within his wife, two
young children and group OF rela-
tives, none of whom earlier in the
day would admit rumored 100000
ransom had been paid for his re-
lease.
His return came several hours
after the ST. Louis Post-Dispatch in
o cpyright story told how Kelley had
been mysteriously returned to a re-
porter for that paper near a filling
station outside East st. Louis, Ill, at
. a, m,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
Hope For Missing
Party Vanishes

SAN FRANCISCO, April %. W.p)--
Hopes for rescuing four missing
members of boating party vanish
ed today after the discovery of the
body of Mrs. Mary Loken. 28. the
fifth person aboard the i'll fated
motorboat Chickie.
Mrs. Loken's body was found off
Yerba Buena Island, near the spot
where the craft foundered in the
choppy waters of San Francisco bay
some time after the party left on
an early morning cruise Sunday.
A search by air and water con-
tinued for the four missing persons,
Gilbert Loken, Jr., 81, San Francis
co stock broker; Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
A. jefferson, Oakland. and A. Sher-
idan Hubbard. Piedmont building
and loan official.
A coat washed ashore on Yerba
Buena Islam had Hubbard" writ
ten inside the collar,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
Deaths By Autos
Show Increase

CHICAGO, April %. U.R)-Auto-
mobiles caused the death of $3.50
persons during the first quarter OF
1881, it was revealed today in fig
ures of $50 over the same months
last year and the highest total ever
recorder for a similar period.
Last month, 2150 deaths were re-
ported compared with 1920 for the
corresponding month in 1890. Oma-
ha, Neb., with population of 2l4,-
900, was the largest city in the
United States TO report no fatal-
ties in March. The two next larg-
est were Grand Rapids, Mich, and
Youngstown, o.
Following are some of the cities
over 100000 population and total
deaths for first quarter: New York,
256; Chicago, 233; Los Angeles, 1T;
San Francisco, 26; and Portland,
Ore, %.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
SEEK TO
ABOLISH
HANGING;
HOrnblOwer Carries Arg
ument In Behalf OF Bill
To Floor OF Assembly
KLINE is OPPOSED
Lower House Passes New
Building And Loan Act
To Curb Failures

SACRAMENTO, Cal, April %.
(U.P)-Pointing to the continued re-
fusal OF Governor Rolph to permit
the execution of a single condemned
murderer since he had been in Of
flee. ASsemblyman William 3. Horn
blower brought his fight for the
abolition OF capital punishment to
the floor of the assembly today.
Persons charged with murder who
are defended by able attorneys and
provided with adequate funds. are
never hanged in California, Horn
blower said.
He cited as an example the case
of Floyd Hall, phantom bandit OF
the Sierras. who killed an officer in
San Mateo county. The jury con-
victing Hall refused to inflict the
death penalty and recommended
life Imprisonment.
Hall later escaped, committed a
murder in Sacramento. and again
evaded the gallows after two jury
trials.
Hornblower disclosed that parli-
had recommended, after a thorough
study, that the death penalty be
suspended in Great Britain for five
years.
I'VE are not asking that Califor-
mia abolish hanging for even that
length Of time," said Hornblower.
we are asking for n trial of but
two years. You can put this act on
the statute books by legislative act
and 1t can be repealed by legisla-
tive act"
Assemblyman Chester NJ. Kline,
San Jacinto, took the floor against
the bill, and assailed the alleged
lobbying activities of two attractive
women who. he said. have been
buttonholing members of this body
for the last two weeks"
These women are apparently un-
aware of the seriousness of the
measure for which they are work
ing said Kline "To them II is
lust lark. | asked q woman what
she would do If her child suffered
the same fate that William Edward
Hickman's victim, Little Marion
Parker OF Los Angeles did. Her re-
ply was Il would tear him from
limb TO limb
SACRAMENTO, April 49, UP)--
CALIFORNIA; new building and loan
act today was given final passage
by the assembly.
The measure. introduced by Sem
ator j. M. Inman, Sacramento, inn
mediately went back to the senate
for concurrence in assembly amend
ments. From there it will go to
Governor Rolph for signature.
A similar bill by Assemblyman
Milton NJ. Golden, Hollywood, IS be-
fore the senate for approval.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
Vessel Chased
BY WaterspOuts

SAN PEDRO, Cal, April 2S.
W.P)-Sailors and flyers aboard
the airplane carrier Lexington
rec0unted to somewhat doubt
full listeners today how their
ship was chased about over
the Pacific ocean by four wa
terspouts," which they man.
aged 20 dodge.
According to the stories, the
Lexington set out yesterday for
gunnery exercises. The boat
was well out in the ocean when
a spout nearly 1000 feet high
was seen approaching. BY
clever maneuvering the ship
was steered from the path of
the near hurricane" but 81
multaneously three other
spouts appeared on as many
sides of the ship and ii was
lust luck" that they escaped,
the sailors said.
Credcnce was given the sto-
ries when something in the
nature of a waterspout was re-
ported q short time later off
the coast of San Diego, 80
miles south.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
Report Scientist
Killed In Africa

LOS ANGELES, April %. (U.P)--
Word of the supposed death in a
cloudburst of DR.. Arthur Torrance,
40, University of Southern Califor-
mia scientist, on an expedition in the
Belgian Congo, was received here
today by his brother. Deputy Sher-
iff V. j. Torrance.
DR.. Torrance's reputed death was
said to have occurred last week, and
native runners brought news OF the
tragedy to Buta, small place Oh
the fringe of the wilderness, from
where a radio report was sent his
brother.
Eighty other scientists are In the
medical expedition, which is study
ing the cause of sleeping sickness
and its carrier, the tsetse fly.
The expedition was financed by
New York City business men.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
@AMlLL

WASHINGTON, D. c.,
April 27. (Special)-To-
nights gridiron dinner here
in Washington, where the
President attends and sees
the cleverest kidding, and
satires, put on by the news
paper men who know these
big words backwards.
Say, do you know that |
run onto those d. A. RS
still here. They run their
conventions till every men,
ber gets to speak. They
have been here so long that
their badges are beginning
to tarnish.
Times are so hard that
Fort Worth, Texas, is the
only town that can afford
lobbyists here. Carter and
his gang are after some
federal plunder, and he
knows what it is.
Had a long chat with
Secretary Stimson today,
and he knows things about
Nicaragua that none of
these critics of his do.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
CANGSTER DIES
FROM INJURIES
In AUTO CRASH

CHICAGO. April %. U,2)-Benny
Butler, a gangster and beer runner
and close friend to Leo V. Brothers,
who was convicted OF killing Alfred
Lingle, died today of injuries re-
ceived in an automobile accident.
According to the Chicago Tribune,
for which Lingle worked, Butler was
the gangster whose telephone wires
were tapped" and through whom
investigators learned where brothers
was hiding out after the Lingle slay-
ing.
Butler had escaped gangdom
rides" on more than one occasion
and only little more than year
ago was shot and seriously wounded
in a gang fight. He was known by
police as one of the toughest cri-
minals In the Chicago underworld.
He was a close friend of Jack zuta,
the Chicago gang leader frequently
accused of plotting the assassination
of Lingle.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
Marines Chasing
Bandit Groups

PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua,
April g. U.P)-The National Guard
forces, commanded by United States
marines, were determinedly pushing
an offensive against insurrectionists
today in the coastal region of east
ern Nicaragua.
A group of II bandits was report
ed scattered or killed near Logtown,
after an attack by patrol headed
by Captain o. A. Inman, whose
party is now at Cape Gracias.
A runner informed them that the
insurrectionists were swimming in
the Wanks river. They sped to the
place and routed the rebels from
the river banks.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
Planned To Rob
Bank Via Tunnel

LOS ANGELES, April 2S. CUP
An ingenious plot TO rob
branch of the Bank of America by
tunneling 20 feet to spot beneath
the institution vaults, was frus-
trated last night with the arrest
OF Marvin Wilson, 10. and Willard
Siminton.
Wilson, in an asserted oonfes-
sion to Captain of Detectives Joe
Taylor, revealed tha. the TWO had
been lahoriously digging the tun-
mel for several weeks from cot
tage they had rented next door to
the bank. which. Wilson said, was
thought to hold $4,000 in cash
over week-ends.
1t was the intention OF the
youths, according to the purported
confession related by Captain Tay-
lor, TO complete the tunnel next
Saturday, and to enter the vault
with an acetylene torch
Both youths were booked on
suspicion of robbery.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
SEEK TO PROVE
CONVICTED MAN
FORMER FELON

LOS ANGELES, April 90. (u.P-
For the purpose of identifying Ray
R. Brown, convicted last week of
first degree murder in connection
with the killing of Carlisle Lord, re-
tired Long Beach businessman, the
district attorneys office plans to
bring an official Of the Colorado
state penitentiary here, 1t was an
nounced today.
Deputy District Attorney Joseph
Choate has filed an amended infor-
nation against Brown accusing him
of having been convicted of burglary
in 1920, and having served a term
for the crime in Colorado state pris-
on.
Brown denies that he was con-
victed of burglary and it is to es-
tablish his identity definitely as an
ex-convict that the Colorado official
will be brought here, it was stated.
Brown was jointly convicted with
Charles R. Moe for the murder of
Lord. After they had been found
guilty their counsels filed a motion
for new trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
WALKER GIVEN
WHITEWASH BY
GOV. ROOSEVELT

ALBANY, N. Y, April %. UP)-
Governor Roosevelt today dismissed
charges of misfeasance against
Mayor Walker of New York, upon
which the city affairs committee
based a petition for his removal.
The governor in memorandum
held that the charges did not show
sufficient reason for removing the
mayor, against whom 10 counts were
cited. ast
The governor said the charges
were SO general in character and
referred so generally to subordinates
of the mayor, that he did not find
sufficient cause for removal To
do so, he said, right tffeat the in
tentions of the electorate.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
One Killed In
Triple Crash

LOS ANGELES, April 90. W.n) -
Charles H. Troupe, SO, OF 221 Yer
dugo Road, Burbank, died early to-
day from injuries received in a col
lision involving two automobiles and
truck.
The Troupe machine, according
70 police, collided with an automo-
bile driven by Paul Peak, %, and a
truck driven by George Brakeman
unable TO avoid the wreckage,
crashed into the machine.
Mrs. Ella Troupe. ST, was slightly
injured when thrown from her hus-
bands automobile, and her son,
Martin, 20, suffered minor cuts and
bruises.
Neither Brakeman or Peak were
injured,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
Several Wounded
In Mine Battle

HARLAN, KY, April %. U.H -
Several men were reported wound
ed in q clash between deputy sher-
ifs and men believed to be striking
miners at Black Mountain, near
here, today.
More than 1000 shots were report
ed fired before the deputies, armed
with machine guns, repulsed the at
tackers. None of the officers were
wounded, but the attackers were
seen to take several of their wound
ed away with them.
Sheriff j. II. Blair said the OF
ficers we're fired upon by the men
who sought to prevent nine work
ers. entering the Black Mountain
coal mines. The sheriff and his
deputies returned the fire, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
Nye Committee
To Quiz Bishop

WASHINGTON, April %. up
The Nye senate campaign expendi-
lures committee today decided to
begin at once with hearings on the
1928 presidential campaign activi-
ties of Bishop James Cannon. Jr.,
despite the challenge questioning
the committees authority by the
prelate.
Chairman Nye announced that
witnesses having testimony TO give
in the Cannon case will be heard by
the full committee Wednesday. He
said he did not wish to make the
names of these witnesses public now
but they will produce evidence
which has been developed by the
committees investigators.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
Gales Elected
Sonora Governor

NOGALES, Sonora, Mex, April
20. U.P)-Rudolfo Gales, son of Plu-
tarco Gales, former president of
Mexico, has beens elected governor
of the state of Sohora. a tabulation
of votes cast in Sundays election
showed today,
Gales, who was hnopposed for the
position, will Succeed Governor
Francisco Elias. Induction cere-
monies will be h&d in Hermosilllo
September l6, Mtxican Independ-
ence day.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
ManhOle Blasts
Scare Capital

WASHINGTON, April %. (uPl
A series of heavy explosions
under the street las: night at Fif-
teenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue blew up seven manhole
lids and a lamp post, and startled
hundreds of guests, including
President Hoover, at the Gridiron
club dinner in the Willard hotel.
No one was hurt.
The explosions, attributed by
police to leaking gas ignited by a
street lamp. were felt for blocks,
and shook several nearby build
ingS.
The White House is just a block
away and the Treasury Is be.
tween.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-28
Portuguese Rebels
Given Ultimatum

LISBON, April 2s. W.H--A radio
message received today from the
minister of marine at Porto Santo
announced that san ultimatum TO
the Funchal (Madeira) rebels TO
surrender Internationally expires at
p. m. today.
Il have ordered naval. land and
air forces to lombard the island
without further notice" the mes
sage continued. -in case the rebels
fail to surrender before the expira-
tion time"