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Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
Sorority House
Damaged By Fire

BERKELEY, Cal, March IA. (U.P)
"A sorority house containing some
80 sleeping co-eds would have
burned early today had not Miss
Mona Morris, senior at the Uni
versity of California, awakened and
called the fire department.
The fire started in the kitchen OF
the Alpha Sigma Delta sorority
house when several students re-
turning from late party, cooked
a mean, and then forgot to turn off
the gas range.
Miss Morris, registered from
Centerville, Cal, awakened, smelled
smoke and woke up the house man.
ager, Miss Eleanor Reeve, of Fuller
ton, Cal. The fire department was
notified and the blaze extinguished
after several hundred dollars DAM
age had been done.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
Return Alleged
Train RObber

OAKLAND, March ID. (U.H With
the return here of Charles Berta,
30, federal authorities prepared TO-
day to press the prosecution OF per-
SONS charged with having had part
in the $4,000 Nobel train holdup
last November.
Berta was brought here frcm Sc
attic, where he had been in 4 hos
pital for weeks recovering from
wounds received in gunfight with
police. His bail was set at $4,000.
Authorities said they Were also
questioning a young woman. said TO
be Agnes Liversay, wife of Harold
LiverSsy, now awaiting trial on bank
robbery charges
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
LANDSLIDE IN
FRANCE CAUSES
HEAVY DAMAGE

CHAMBERY, France, March IA.
UP) "A great landslide which
threatened destruction of many
villages in the Savoie Valley was
diverted today into the Cheran
canyon, where the menacing river
of earth and rocks was carried
away by the swift running current.
The danger was not ended, how
ever, until after three villages had
been submerged by the 80 yard
wide wall of earth and hundreds
of families had fled from their
homes.
The glacier like ADVANCE started
night before last with swift rush
of earth sliding from the noun
tainside. The inhabitants of the
threatened villages in the Savoie
Valley fled before it, driving their
livestock and carrying household
goods.
Two houses on the outskirts Of
Les Granges-a village of between
100 and 200 inhabitants-wcre des-
troycd shortly after midnight. Mill
itary authorities took charge of the
evacuation of peasants from their
imperilled homes and engineers
employed dynamite in a vain ef-
fort to divert the advance of some
100000 cubic meters of mud and
stones.
Many stories of hcroism were
told as the peasants sorrowfully
left their homes, trudging through
the mud or driving small carts.
Some we're evacuated in military
trucks. One man dashed back into
a collapsing house to save a blind
woman who had been left behind.
A mother in another district res
cued a child who had run back to
their cottage to save some toys.
One family was forced to leave
their home just before the birth of
a child to the mother. The child
was born in cart as the family
fled from the landslide.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
POPULARITY OF
ROOSEVELT IS
ON INCREASE
Gains Prestige Following
Bipartisan Conference
Of PrOgressives
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, March a. U.p)-
Developments tending to increase
the strength of Governor Frank
lin D. Roosevelt of New York as a
possible Democratic presidential
nominee have followed the bi-par-
tisan conference of progressives
here.
Indications appeared also of a
drift Of independents toward the
Democratic party, on condition it
nominates a progressive In 1892
With this was coupled statement
by Senator George w. Norris, Re-
publican of Nebraska, chairman of
the progressive conference, that IL
was fair to assume he would oppose
President Hoover's reelection.
Parallel with these developments,
Republicans began counter mea-
sures during the week. The. Re-
publican national committee ap-
pointed an advisory council includ-
ing Senator Arthur Capper, Repub-
lican of Kansas, and Senator l.. j.
Dickinson, Republican of Iowa. both
leaders in farm relief legislation, to
go into the farm belt and plead the
administrations case.
President Hoover announced a
Strengthening of the federal employ
ment service following severe criti-
cism from Democrats and progress
siveS because of his veto of the
Wagner employment exchange bill.
Senator Simeon D. Fess, chair
man Of the Republican national
committee, announced the Republi-
can organization was going into
high gear" to call President Hoover
to the country, though the effect of
this was somewhat dulled by a
simultaneous utterance by James
Francis Burke, general counsel of
the national committee, that the
country was suffering from an over
dose OF politics and needed a rest.
Senator Norris continued silent as
to whether he would support Cover
nor Roosevelt. though specifications
which he laid down appeared to
qualify the governor inferentially.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
ADJUSTMENT OF
GAS SITUATION
PLEDGED PUBLIC
r ailrOad Commissions
Engineer Working With
Company to Satisfy All

Adjustment of difficulties between
FL Centro consumers and the Nat
ural Gas corporation is promised
within a week or 10 days, according
to James E. McCaffrey, assistant
engineer of the California Railroad
commission, who has been here since
Thursday investigating the matter.
"El Centrans may expect to re-
ceive refunds soon," he said, las
the commission is aware of the sit
uation and the gas corporation Is
anxious to make the necessary ad-
justments. -
The task of going over the ac-
counts of the 1900 consumers in Ell
Centro for this year as well as last
is declared to be an exhaustive one.
Scanning of last year, S accounts Is
necessary in order that an analysis
may be made, taking into consider
alton the relative temperatures OF
the two years.
AS soon as the commission reaches
its conclusions, the corporation Will
be Informed of the basis upon which
adjustments are to be made and will
act accordingly, McCaffrey ex-
planned. These conclusions will be
sent to the Press, city officials and
the chamber of commerce.
A check of equipment of the plant
was made today and the commission
will be constantly informed as to the
maintenance of adequate, equau
pressure and desired quality, in or
der that there may not be a repe-
tition of the difficulty next year.
Complaints In Order
Complaints of local people still
are in order and may be sent to the
city clerk here or indirectly to the
commission S office in Los Angeles.
There may be several people
who have not complained as yet,
the engineer said, "but they will
be given proper consideration as we
are going over all accounts. The
complaints, however, are welcome as
they give us basis from which to
proceed in further investigations. y
The situation in Brawley and Cal
eXico is not at all similar to the one
here, it is explained. The plants in
those cities are new and apparently
have been giving better service. Tht
condition in those cities is mo-
considered as serious as is the loca
| one.
McCaffrey does not expect to have
to return to the valley again after
his departure tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
Supreme Court
DOOns Burkhart

LOS ANGELES, March IA. W.P)-
The state supreme court today de-
clined to interfere with the sched-
uled hanging of William Henry
Burkhart, slayer of his estranged
wife, Ann Mcknight Burkhart,
Then it upheld the conviction of
the lower courts.
Burkhart killed his wife in Holly
wood last March during an automo-
bile ride, and after dragging her
body into her home, was carrying it
out again when neighborS surprised
HIM. He was under the influence
of liquor at the time, police said.
When Burkhart filed his appeal,
his hanging automatically was
stayed, and he now must be re-
turned to the superior court for re-
sentence.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
Hunters Unable
To Save COmrade

SAN FRANCISCO, March ID. U.P)
"A narrow escape from death in
an accident that claimed the life
of a duck club keeper was related
today by two prominent San Fran
cisco residents on their return from
a hunting trip on the Napa river.
The victim was Harry Wood,
drowned when a skiff in which he
was riding with DR.. Louis d. Bac-
igalupi, San Francisco surgeon and
a director Of the Bank of Ameri-
ca, and Nat Boas. retired stock
broker, was overturned.
DR.. Bacigalupi said the craft
capsized when Wood tried to avoid
colliding with a boat anchored in
their course. The keeper, unable
to swim, sank Immediately. The
other two were able to make shore
but heavy clothing prevented their
aiding Wood.
A search of the river was made
for Woods body.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
POWER COMPANY
BEATS SCHEDULE
ON Line TO DAM
Much OF Work Completed
And Balance Will Be
fastened

RIVERSIDE, Cal, March IA. (U.P)
"A power line which will carry the
power necessary for start of work
on Hoover dam will be ready for
service on June /, or "a days earlier
than was anticipated, it was an
nounced here today.
The Southern Sierras Power
company. building the line from
San Bernardino, Cal, to the dam
site, agreed to have the power
flowing by June 25, but is far ahead
of the working schedule, the an
nouncement said.
Work on the dam itself, was en-
tirely dependent on the arrival of
power to Boulder canyon, accord
ing an announcement several days
ago by Frank T. Grove, in charge
of construction for the Six Com
panies, Inc, at Las Vegas, New. He
said he anticipated the completing
of the power line by June 25, as
agreed in the contract between the
government and the Southern ST.
erraS company.
The announcement here wa S
made by E. j. Waugh, constructing
engineer for Southern Sierras.
He said that the company has
completed 83 miles of steel poles
between the dam site and Victor
Vile, Cal, total distance of l95
miles.
1t was planned, according to
Waugh, to furnish power as soon
as the Victorville dam site section
is finished on June l. Power will
be carried into Victorville on anoth-
er line until the direct contact
with the dam site and San Bernar-
dino is ready.
The entire line will be 230 miles
long and will cost approximately
Sl,500000.
Men are already at work at Las
Vegas, according to Waugh, and
the Six Companies. Inc, plan to
have all preparatory work done by
the time the power line is available
The Southern Sierras company
has several crews working on the
! power line.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
D0}&|SS!}S!sa:tR

BEVERLY HILLS, Mar.
13. (SpeciaD aD-Good many
papers are poking fun at
these "progressives" who
are meeting in Washing
ton. Well those are the
fellows that are going to
run next years govern
ment.
Neither Republicans or
Democrats can even get
excused to go get a drink
without the "progressives"
(the balance of power)
sanctioning it.
Be a good joke on both
parties if these fellows had
been right all these years
and get a chance to prove
it. You watch this young
LaFollette. You are go
ing to have a lot of deal
ings with him in years to
come. One thing these
"progressives" won't have
to be very good to be the
best.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
Hindu Arrested
After knitting

SACRAMENTO, March Ia. U.P) =
Rustum Ali, Sacramento Hindu, was
held in the city Jail today while po-
lice investigated the charge that he
stabbed Joe Singh, 81, of Wheat
land, in an argument over the re-
cent murder of SAINT Ram Pande,
their fellow countryman.
Pande IS headless body was found
in the Sacramento river 10 days ago.
Both Hindus were in Sacramento
to attend Pande's funeral services,
More than 80 other Hindus were
here for the same purpose.
After someone remarked that the
dead man was a blackmailer and
racketeer, Ali and Singh engaged
in an argument. The knife, al
legedly welded by Ali cut 6-inch
cash under Singh's heart.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
POLICE SEEKING
new MEXICO MAN
AND TWO GIRLS

Imperial county officers today
were urged to be alert in search
for Gus WEIGH, So, wanted in
Eddy county, New Mexico. on a
statutory charge involving his own
Is year old daughter.
Sheriff George L. Campbell is
sued a request that all residents of
the valley watch for man fitting
the description of WEIGH, who is
supposed to be travelling with two
daughters. one IL and the other 9.
The trio are travelling in an old
touring car converted into a truck
with box bed built onto it. The
bed is painted red.
WEIGH is described as being SO
years old. five feet. eight inches in
heighth, light brown hair, blue
eyes. his left hand cut off at the
wrist. He weighs between lis and
100 pounds. and smokes cigarettes.
Officers pointed out that the
man should be easily found if he
is in the valley. because of his mu-
tilated arm and slight weight, and
the fact that he is in company
with two small girls.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
ADJOURNMENT OF
LEGISLATURE MAY
BE POSTPONED
By HOMER l.. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent


SACRAMENTO, March IA. W.P)
Can the state legislature ad-
journ by May first?
This was the burning question
before the state legislature today,
as members surveyed the accom-
plishments of the last three weeks.
Adjournment May was tentative
ly set by senate and assembly
leaders today, although they frank
ly admitted tnat unless faster
progress is made toward construct
i've legislation i'll the next few
weeks, the members will not be out
of their benches before the middle
Of June.
Entering the fourth week of the
final period, the legislature was still
faced with the three major issues
of the session. These are:
Legislative ana congressional
reapportionment.
Statewide coordinated plan of
water development.
Governor Rolph'S program of
governmental reorganization.
Caucuses are still being held or
the knotty program OF reapportion-
ment, with factions from northern
and southern California still at
loggerheads.
The only definite step that has
been thus far taken in the legisla-
ture was approval of an assembly
committee of a plan of county re-
classification based on the 1880 CEN
Sus figures, introduced by Assem-
blyman Edward Craig.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
Missing Folsom
Convict Found

FOLSOM PRISON, Cal, March
a. U.P)-Stanley Hussar, prison
"hideout" for the last four days, is
on a bread and water diet today.
The San Diego convict's plan to
escape was frustrated last night
when prison guards found him hid
ing in the cell Of j. G.. Barrett,
Sacramento. Both prisoners were
placed in solitary confinement.
HusSar escaped" last Tuesday
and the search was concentrated
in the prison quarry where he was
last seen. Barrett said today he
had hoped to disguise Hussar with
grease so he could slip past the
quarry guards and find a temper
airy hiding place pending a dash
for freedom
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
Three Injured
In Plane Crash

MONROVIA, Cal, March IA. tU,H)
Three airplane accident victims
one of whom was reportec near
death. were in the Monrovla hoSpl-
tai today.
They were injured when bi-plane
in which they were ridinS went m
to a tailspin while 500 feet III the
air and crashed near here last night
The injured: Miss Courtney
Church of Pasadena; Timothy Tur-
ner, Lamanda Park; H. w. Kellogg
pilot. Monrovia.
Miss Church IS skull was fractured
and she was not expected to live
Turner suffered conclusions OF the
brain and a broken nose. Kellogg
escaped with minor injuries. The
plane was wrecked.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
ALIbI OF
SUSPECT
IS TRUE
Herbert Oglesby Held In
Brooks Case To Be
Given His Liberty
LOCAL CLUE FAILS
San Diego Tragedy Is No
Nearer Solution Than
At Any Other Time

SAN DIEGO, March 4. (U.P) The
body of Virginia Brooks, murdered
school girl, offered no clew to the
identity of her slayer, Coroner Ches-
ter NJ. Gum announced today.
The body, badly mutilated before
it was placed in gunny sack by
the slayer and discovered by a
sheepherder. had been examined by
maaY expert criminologists in the
hope tuat 4 clew would be found.
County records today eXonerated
Herbert Oglesby, ST. of any suspl-
cion in connection with the kidnap-
ing and Staying Of Virginia Brooks
in San Diego last month. Proof
of the old man IS absolute innocence
was given when officers established
an iron clad alibi today for Oglesby,
who was arrested on vacant lot OIL
State street yesterday afternoon.
Records of Mont j. Reid, county
tax collector and P A Murray, who
holds the county contract for con-
struction of the Veterans Memorial
home here, proved Oglesby's inno-
cence.
Johnny Stevens, San Diego dep
uty sheriff, found that the suspected
man worked for the tax collector on
February IL, the day Virginia Brooks
vas kidnapped, and that he was
working for Murray on excavation
of the basement for the veterans
home on March 10, when the girl S
body was found in San Diego.
Oglesby was to be released from
the county Jail today, San Diego
authorities expressing their salts
faction he had no connection with
the crime, and local officers con-
| curing in the opinion.
As the intensive grilling of the old
! man through the latter part OF yes
! terday afternoon and into the early
hours of this morning became mere
ly an item in the battling history
of the Brooks case, officers turned
from the fruitless clue to other
phases of the mystery in their des-
perate hunt for the slayer
Oglesby was arrested by Chief of
CONTINUED op rage sikh
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
Another Slash
By Standard

SAN FRANCISCO, March IA. (U.R)
"A one-cent cut effective in all
coast gasoline stations of the Stand
ard Stations, Inc, went into effect
today Other major companies were
expected to lower their retail prices
to meet the reduction.
Los Angeles stations were selling
for the lowest price on the, coast,
l0lA cents gallon, while the one
cent reduction brought the gasoline
price in San Francisco, Oakland
Fresno, Tacoma and Seattle to l3
cents. Portland dealers reduced
their price from IL. cents a gallon
to 1612 cents.
The cut originated from the San
Francisco offices of the Standard
Stations. Inc, a subsidiary OF the
Standard Oil company.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
TWIN INVALIDS SEEK DEATH
TO LESSEN CARES OF MOTHER

would be better if we died right
away. for our mothers sake.
She's been working herself to
death for us"
Two younger children of the
family of seven were sent from
the room yesterday on invent
ed errands. Thomas, n
stronger of the twins, pulled
himself up to the medicine
cabinet. He obtained a bottle
of poison and its contents were
divided in two glasses.
Then the brothers faced each
other in their wheel chairs,
lifted their glasses and drank
their toast to death.
They were found, uncon-
sciOus. by their mother a short
time later. She had them tax
en- to the hospital. where they
were revived. Doctors said they
could not tell for 10 days
whether the poison would prove
fatal.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
ROumanian Flyer
Proceeds East

Ell PASO, Tex, March IA. U,P)
Hoping to reach ST. Louis by
nightfall Prince Jean Ghica, Rou-
manian minister of aviation and
cousin of King Carol, took off here
today enroute to New York.
His plane, big Emsco, will be
dismantled at New York and ship
ped to Roumania. Late in April
the prince will attempt Bucha-
rest to Africa nonstop flight of
$500 miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
Chinese Editor
Called By Death

OAKLAND, March Ia. U.P)-Dr.
Poon Chew. founder of the first
Chinese daily newspaper in the
United States and noted as a lee
turer, writer and scholar, died sud-
denly of heart disease at his home
here last night on the eve of his
65th birthday.
Arrangements were made today to
hold funeral services in San Fran
cisco, the home OF his newspaper,
Shung Sal Pat Po, on Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
Pitchfork Hunters Weapon

WYMORE. Neb., UP)-Harry
Crawford, farmer near here, has
his own methods of hunting coy
otes. During a wolf hunt the other
day, a coyote ran into hole.
Crawford went right after the an
imal. He dragged the coyote from
the hole and killed it with q pitch
fork handle.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
WALKER PASSES
UP JUAREZ ON
TRIP TO COAST
BY ED workman
United Press Staff Ccrrespondent


Ell PASO, Tex, March a. UP
Even Juarez. the oasis of the south
west, failed to tempt travel jaded
Jimmy Walker, New York City's
key man, who passed through Ell
Paso California bound, yesterday.
Gone were the "wise-cracks" and
the sparkling humcr that have
made New York's mayor famous.
There appeared not bubble of his
usual bubbling spirits as for once
he was on the receiving end of
key to city. when civic leaders of
El Paso met him at the train.
Il would like to go to hotel
and have a bath he said. He
went.
Mention of the proposed charges
of incompetency to be filed against
him in his native city failed TO
bring any comeback.
Il don't want to say anything
about those charges that are ex-
pected to be filed" the nations
leading mayoral Sartorial exponent
said YEARLY.
aWhai 7 want is to get out into
TIE sunshine at Palm Springs. CAL
ifornia rs my doctor has ordered
for a rest. I want 10 forget about
these Investigations for a time.
Then. when l return to New
York, can look my accusers in the
eve and can answer them better"
He did not seem perturbed by
the demands of church and civic
organizations in the nations first
city for an investigation OF his adj
miniStration.
While many OF his party grasped
the opportunity to sojourn across
the Mexican border and pause in
Juarez, Walker took his bath and
rested.
When his train proceeded west
ward in the evening, he boarded it.
still weary, and left a disappointed
FL Paso without having cast a sin
gle bon mot, nor left even one ep-
gram Of wit or wisdom, In his
wake.
PHOENIX. Ariz.. March Ia. UP
Mayor James Walker, OF New
York, who is cnroute TO Palm
Springs. Cal for a complete rest
ordered by his physicians, arrived
here at 6:15 a. m. fM.M.S.TJ. and
left Is minutes later
The train pulled into the station
lust before dawn. No civic recep-
ton was rendered him due to the
time OF day.
Walker was asleep IN his private
car THE Boston" Dark shades
had been drawn 10 ward against
prying by the curious.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14

The Hemet Valley. Riverside
County, to February l3, had received
e.l0 inches of rain. Last year to
date the record was 5.37.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-14
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Scoville revival, 1880, Christ
ian church.
Moose dance, $3.50, Moose
home.
Fox Imperial Theatre, June
Moon.
TOMORROW
Sunday services, churches.
Tennis, $3.50, Brawley.
Tennis, $3.50, high school.
Valley Theatre, "Way Our
West.
Fox Imperial Theatre, Hon
or Among Lovers"
MONDAY
Chapter AV. p. +. o., $3.50,
615 SandalwOOd.
History section, 2:30, 10000
club.
Masonic luncheon. 1880. Bar
bara Worth.
The Washington times., 1931-05-20
Furniture More Artistic and LOwerPriced Today

be used. 1t is also just the
tool for cleaning closets and
pantry shelves. For most
tasks the brush of animal
hair gives best service, but
for rough scrubbing with
hot water a brush of vege-
table fiber wears longer.
A little organization saves
half the trouble Of house
cleaning. No one can tell
the housewife what sched-
ule to follow for she alone
knows the special circum-
stances. However, it is al
ways found best to start at
the top of the house and
work down and to carry the
same process in cleaning the
individual rooms. Plan the
work to cover several days
with no more each day
than can be comfortably ac-
complished.