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Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
Yankee Airman
Lost In China

SHANGHAI. Jan. 26. U.p)-Fear
that G.. w. Brophy, aviator flying
from Foochow to Canton, may have
met with disaster of some kind, was
felt here when no word had been
received of his whereabouts by 1890
a m. today.
Brophy, forced down several days
ago at Foochow, while flying from
Shanghai to Canton, as the first leg
of flight to Manila, took off to-
day at tbs q. m.
Apprehension for the airman was
felt when bad weather was report
ed along the coast route which
Brophy was known to be following,
and there were no reports that he
had been sighted since shortly after
the takeoff.
It was even considered possible
that he had lost his bearings in a
heavy fog, and may have wandered
out over the ocean.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
A&& . R1~~
THREE SERIOUSLY
INJURED WHEN
CAR HITS TRUCK
q 1880 heNaushs syadieat:. Inc.

Three persons were in a serious
condition in valley hospitals today as
the result of an automobile acci-
dent at 2:30 Sunday morning near
the Sea View service station on the
Los Angeles highway, when a truck
and large sedan were complete
ly consumed by fire after the sedan
struck the truck from the rear.
w. w. Heine and c. EdmundSon
of E3 Centre are in the Ell Centro
hospital, the former with a frac-
tured skull, and Mrs. Edmundson is
in the Brawley community hospi-
tai. Mrs Edmundson had not re-
covered consciousness late this
morning. 1t is thought she is suf-
fering from internal injuries.
Not until further medical exami-
nation will the full extent to the
trio be known.
A lettuce truck driven by Jack
McClanahan of Los Angeles for the
Safety Corner service station in Ell
Centre was parked on the highway
while McClanahan, whose vacuum
te>iAh SiiiPtJ, VI 6Ao
from the tank to the vacuum tank.
His light were on.
The truck was hit from the rear
by the sedan in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Edmundson and Heine were riding,
and the engine of the sedan jammed
back so that the occupants of the
car could not escape. The sedan
burst into flame.
McClanahan rushed to the sedan
and managed to extricate the three
from the wreckage before they were
burned.
He telephoned for an ambulance
from the Sea View service station,
and the three were rushed to the
Brawley hospital, where they re-
ceived first aid treatment.
Patrolman Walter NJ Walsh OF
the California highway patrol inves-
tigated the accident and reported
it to his office.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
SENATOR WALSH
MOVES TO GUST
POWER MEMBERS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. U.P-
The senate judiciary committee vot-
ed today, 8 to 3, to report favora-
bly, to the senate the Walsh resolu-
ton requesting federal authorities
to begin legal proceedings to oust
three members of the power COM
mission.
The committee rejected, to 5,
a motion of Senator Hastings, Re-
publican, Delaware, to refer the
matter p subcommittee for next
week.
Senator Walsh, Democrat of
Montana, told the United Press he
would report the resolution to the
Senate today. The commissioners
against whom Walsh would institute
quo warranto" proceedings to test
the validity of their appointments
are Chairman George Otis Smith
and Commissioners Marcel Garsaud
and Claude L. Draper.
The Walsh resolution would auth
orize the United States district at
torney of the District of Columbia
TO institute proceedings in the dis
trict supreme court and to associate
with himself counsel for the SEN
ate.
The right of Smith. Garsaud and
Draper to their offices is challenged
because the senate. after confirming
their nominations, reconsidered its
action and returned the three
names to the interstate commerce
committee for discussion. The re-
consideration was had after the
three had discharged Chief Ac-
countant William w. King and So
l.citor Charles A. Russell. President
Hoover refused to acknowledge the
senate's authority to interfere with
the commissioners after they had
assumed office.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
TEACUE FEARS
OVERPRODUCTION
OF GRAPEFRUIT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. U.p) =
Grapefruit growers are facing Ger
tain disaster through continued
planting without regard for market
conditions" Commissioner G. c.
league of the federal farm board
asserted today in issuing a sharp
warning against over-planting.
league disclosed that in 1929, 147,-
900 acres were planted in grapefruit
with more acreage being planted in
1880 and 1881.
The present production (l930-3D
viii be 100000 boxes, 2500,000
boxes more than ever produced be-
fore, league said
league recently returned from
trip through the citrus growing
states, Florida, Texas and Califor-
MIA. OF the l47,000 acres planted
in grapefruit, he said, 10000 acres
had been planted in Florida, OF
which $3.50 were non-bearing; $1,000
in Texas, of which $4,000 were nom
bearing: 14,000 acres in California,
of which 5000 are non-bearing. In
all $4,000 acres are non-bearing, he
said, but the growers are contin-
uing to plant the fruit.
In the Rio Grande valley in Texas
alone, he estimated 10000 acres
would be planted this year. double
the acreage planted each year for
the last five years.
Il am calling attention to this
problem" league said, because OF
the certain grief that comes to
people who think of going out OF
business and retiring to set up
grapefruit orchards"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
GIRLS ATTACKER
CETSL0NC TERM
in STATE PRISON

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26. (U.p) -
The nonchalance affected by Jesus
Orozco, during his trial for attacks
upon two Glendale girls, deserted the
Mexican youth today when he was
sentenced to spend from two to
200 years in San Quentin prison.
Orozco, convicted on two counts
of criminal assault on Thelma and
Maxine Ungeheuer. sisters. trembled
violently when Superior Judge Mar
shall F. McComb denied motion
for new trial and pronounced SEN
tence.
The jurist remarked that the
crime was most revolving" and that
Orozco should spend a long time
in prison for his part in it. In sup
port Of this admonition, Judge Nc
Comb ordered that the terms run
consecutively so that the prison
board would have to set a long sem
tence on the first count and thus
delay proceedings for parole on the
second conviction.
After his attorneys had filed oral
notice of appeal, Orozco was taken
back to his Jail cell, passing enroute
Salome Morales, his asserted accom-
plice in the attacks. Morales was
being taken to a superior courtroom
to face trial on one count of crimi-
nal assault.
In support of the motion for a
new trial. Orozcos counsel exhibited
letter, mailed crom Nogales, Mex.
in which the writer declared he and
a companion had perpetrated the
attacks. The letter was unsigned.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
ENGLISH RACER
REACHES FLORIDA

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, Jan. 26.
U.P)-Captain Malcolm Campbell,
British automobile racer, inspected
the hard packed sands of Daytona
Beach today and hoped for strong
northeast wind.
The only man living who ever
drove a car faster than 200 miles an
hour-206 to be exact-arrived with
his encourage at midnight Sunday
and spent the day looking over the
scene of his Forthcoming assault on
the 23l.36 miles per hour record of
the late Sir Henry Segrave.
His "Bluebird H." powerful land
craft equipped with motor cap
able of 1850 horsepower, is expected
here early this week for preliminary
tuning up. The attempt to lower
the record will be made in about
two weeks, providing the northeast
winds develop.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
Racing Driver
Dies In Wreck

LOS ANGELES. Jan. &c. U.p) -
A crash of four racing cars at the
Ascot speedway yesterday caused
the death of George Young, %.
Milwaukee, Wis, and injury to three
other drivers.
On the 29th lap of 62iA mile
race. the car of Lester Spangler, Los
Angeles, skidded at turn. Young's
car struck Spangler's and he was
thrown over an embankment. strik-
ing on his head Cars driven by
Arvel Drummer, Whittier, CAL, and
Curley Grandell, Glendale, Cal.
crashed into the pileup. All three
drivers were hurt.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
TE
INQUIRY
PLANNED
Law Enforcement Com
mittee To Be Quizzed
On Changes In Report.
OPPOSED BY NORRIS
ShOrtridge Says Probe Is
Utterly Useless And A
Waste Of Money.
BY LYLE c. Wilson
United Press STAFF CorreSnOndent


WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. (U.n)-
The Tydings resolution to call
Chairman Wickersham of the law
observance commission for a report
on "puzzling" phases of the COM
missions report was taken up by
the senate today and amended to
authorize calling of all II commits
sioners.
Chairman Norris of the judiciary
committee, which would conduct
the investigation, opposed the reso-
luton. contending that although he
vas dissatisfied with the report
and with the commissions policy
of secrecy no good end would be
served by such an inquiry.
I'm a single day the commission
could find out whether any outside
influences affected the commits
sion," Senator Tydings. Democrat.
Maryland, said in accepting sug-
gestions for an amendment to call
all commissioners.
Senator Moses, Republican, New
Hampshire and johnson, Republi-
can, California, suggested calling
the whole commission.
Senator Shortridge. Republican,
Cal, said the inquiry was utterly
useless" and would be waste waste
of time and money"
I'VE have spent about $400, 900
of the peoples money through this
commission" Tydings rejoined,
'and we ought to know what its
report means"
Later on Tydings said he will in
troduce a resolution calling for q
publication of all evidence which
the committee received in secret.
Senator Bingham, Republican, Con-
necticut, suggested he do this right
away.
Norris said the resolution was
Just a little bit offensive" in its
wording, but he added that he won-
dered himself if any commissioners
changed their minds as result Of
the evidence gathered
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
Rolph Discards
State Cabinet

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. 26. W.p)
Governor Rolph expects to permit
the constitutional requirement for
a monthly meeting of the governors
council to go into the discard, it
was learned upon his return to Sac
ramento today.
Although the executive doesn't
plan to make a formal announce
ment that he will do away with
cabinet sessions, it is understood he
will fail to call them, for lack of
quorum"
Appointment of several major
members of the governors official
family is expected this week, includ-
ing real estate commission, direc-
tor Of public health, director of nat
ural resources and a chief of the
division of motor vehicles.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
Texas COnvicts
Woman Slayer

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Jan. &c. (U.P)
The first woman ever assessed the
death penalty by a Texas jury will
never go to the electric chair, her
attorneys predicted today.
E. d. Simmons, defense counsel
appointed by the court, said he
would file a motion next week for
a new trial for Mrs. Clara Uhr, con-
victed of hiring a soldier to mur-
der her invalid husband with an axe,
AS a last resort he will claim in
sanity on the part of his client, he
said.
The trial of Lexie Jones, Fort
Sam Houston soldier who confessed
he killed Daniel Uhr at the instiga-
tion of Mrs. Uhr. was to begin in
district ocurt today. Jones said the
woman promised to pay him $500
from the victims insurance for
hacking to death the bedridden
paralytic.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
IMPERIAL BOMB
CASE OPENS IN
SUPERIOR COURT
Crowds In Attendance AS
Trial OF Accused Men Is
Started.

While jurors and spectators filled
the court room until not even
standing room was left, and some
of the latter spilled out into the
Railways on the second floor of the
county court house, Judge A. c.
Finney this morning supervised the
picking of jury OF IL to try A. L.
Hodges and E. T. Mccoy for the al
legged murder of a Filipino.
The crowd began to thin toward
noon, when routine questions were
being put to jurors whose names
had been drawn by the clerk of the
court. At noon three jurors had
been excused, two because they told
the court they would not vote for
the death penalty under any condi-
ton, and one because he had al
ready formed an opinion as to the
guilt or innocence of Hodges and
Mccoy.
District Attorney Elmer w. Heald
was in the court room to direct the
prosecution, assisted by his chief
deputy, Clarence B. Smith. Harry
Horton and Edward B. Patterson,
attorneys for the defense, occupied
the other end of the counsel table.
When court opened this morning
defense attorneys presented u mo-
ton for separate trials for Mccoy,
but after considerable argument the
motion was denied.
Kendall B. Perkins, Ell Centre po-
lice judge who will defend Anthony
D. Patton, third member of the
three charged with the murder of
Ariston Lampky, Filipino, took no
part in court proceedings today.
Patton was grapted separate trial
some time ago.
Both Hodges and Mccoy were in
court today, Hodges wearing the
same suit he has worn in each court
appearance. He had on a dark
coat, light trousers and a bright tie.
Mccoy was clad in a gray suit, with
a blue tie.
Sitting beside Hodges during this
mornings court session was his
wife. While her husband maintained
careless expression, Mrs. Hodges
seemed to be under a strain of
worry.
1t is possible that a jury will not
be chosen before court adjourns
this afternoon, ana that selection
may continue tomorrow morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
AVIATOR
MAY CROSS OCEAN

ROME, Jan. 26. U.P)-Command-
ant Umberto Maddalena, famous
Italian aviator who participated in
the recent seaplane squadron flight
from Italy to Brazil, will attempt
a nonstop flight from Rome to
Washington in a land airplane, 1t
is reliably reported here.
Maddalena piloted the airplane
which first sighted survivors of the
dirigible Italia, lost on a North Pole
flight and carried food to them. He
has planned to attempt a non stop
flight to New York for several
years. He holds several Italian avi-
alton records.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
Irregularity In
Coast Markets

LOS ANGELES. Jan. 26. tU.p -
Prices were irregular in dull trad
ing on the Los Angeles stock ex-
change today.
Richfield preferred was active, ad-
vancing pa on sales of $500 shares
at prices ranging between 8 and 81.
Richfield common also advanced %
climbing from 49s to Al on sales OF
$500 shares.
Transamerica lost * on a turn
over of 1000 shares at is% and
1879.
Southern California Edison COM
mon gained u at 49, and Pacific
Finance was up Il at i3h, whiie
Security First National Bank de-
cllned to 93h, off q.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
Entire Family
Killed By Gas

NEW YORK, Jan. 26. (U.PSSix
members of one family were dead
today after gas heater, left burn
ing in the apartment where they
slept, consumed all the oxygen in
the room and they suffocated.
Jacob Cohen. his wife and four
children were found in their apart
ment by Samuel Levy. Mrs. Cohen's
brother, when he came to pay visit
Two ambulanceS and two emer-
gency squads tried unsuccessfully to
revive them.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
WHAT'S DOING

Tonight
Masonic installation, 8 o'clock,
Masonic Temple.
SchOOlmasters club, $3.50,
HOltville civic center.
Band practice, 7:45, court
house.
Troop 7. b. s. A., ! O'Clock,
Scout hut.
Troop 5, b. S. A., Z o'clock.
Sceley community hut.
Civic orchestra, 1880, Wilson
school.
Fox Imperial Theatre, "The
Right To Love-"
Basketball, I o'clock, high
school.
Tomorrow
Lions club, Barbara Worth.
st. PauIs guild, $3.50. 451
Vine.
Soil management school, o:15,
Brawley Legion hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
WOMAN DRIVER AND
HORSES COLLIDE

Mildred Ehmke of Ell Centro mar
rowly escaped injury in a collision
with drove Of horses crossing the
highway in the path of her car
when she was driving back from a
visit to northern California, yester-
day, according to a report ON file
in the sheriff's office.
The accident occurred when Miss
Ehmke could not stop her car in
time to avoid striking the horses.
She was unhurt
She resumed her trip home by
stage.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
SOIL MANAGEMENT
COURSE TO OPEN

Practical systems of soil man
agement applicable to Imperial
Valley will be the subject of a two
day extension service school to be
conducted in Brawley Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week in the
American Legion hall.
The sessions open at OILS tomor-
row morning ana all those inter-
ested are urged to attend. Speak
ers will be w. r. Schoonover, ex-
tension specialist in citriculture; j.
E. Brown, extension specialist in ir-
rigation. and D. E. Creighton and
Frank Beyschlag, farm advisors.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
ACTRESS LOSES APPAREL

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Jan. 26. U.R)
Claire Windsor, motion picture
actress, hung eight dresses. valued
st $4,000, on the line after they had
been cleaned. Intruders walked off
with them while she was telephon-
irg, she told police today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
FIND MANS BODY

The sheriffs office received
word shortly before 3 o'clock
that the body of a man had
been found in a field three
miles east of here. apparently a
suicide. A chlOrOfOrm- soaked
handkerchief was found tied
about the head. No further de-
tails had been received at the
time Of going to press.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
CANDHI GIVEN
HIS LIBERTY BY
INDIAN VICER0Y

BOMBAY, India, Jan. 26. U.P,
The Mahatma NJ. X. Gandhi,
leader of the Nationalist civil
disobedience campaign against
British rule, was released from
YerOda prison tonight on the
first anniversary of the Nation
alist declaration of indcpend-
ence."
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-26
GIMlLL--
R!S}!;

AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 25
Especially. The Wicker
sham report has divided
parties and individuals in
to the following classified
ton: The "retainists";
that's the one that wants
to retain the amendment
and the liquor that goes
with it. The abolition
ists'; those are the ones
that want the amendment
abolished, and retain the
liquor; then there is the
"appropriationists" they
want some money appro-
priated whether it's abol-
ished or retained.
Then there is the "state
riters'; they want their
state to handle the revenue
that comes from liquor, un-
der the present plan, or
under any proposed plan.
Then the big majority be-
longs to the willing to be
convinced as soon as they
see how the people will
vote" plan.
Kind of got Mr.. Hoover
hanging on the fringes of
that group:
Yours,
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-13
WRANCELl PROPOSES
 NATION FAT SALMON
 PRESENT DEPRESSION

The following petition was re- gently received by the Seward Chamber of Commerce which is self-explanatory:
 Whereas the Wrangell Cham Der of Commerce being aware of the fact that a serious drought situation exists in certain sec tions of the United States. and
 Whereas there also exists a cer- tain amount of unemployment in large cities, due to business depression, and
 Where as the American Red Cross, the Federal Government. States, County and City Govern ments are doing all in their pow CT to relieve such situation, and
 Whereas, due to limited funds, and SO many persons to be given food, they are forced to look for an economical food that has out standing food value, and
 Whereas the Alaska Salmon pack is selling below cost at the present market, and Whereas it has food value of the highest quality, and can be bought so cheaply, We, the members of the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce, respectfully petition the American Red Cross, Secretary of the h. terior. Western Division of the American Red Cross, and all other relief agencies to go into the sal-. mon market and purchase said salmon for relief purposes, there by helping the Territory of Alas ka and her salmon industry to regain its normal status in short time"
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-13
SEWARD PONIES
 DEFEAT CITY CACERs

The tale is shortly told. Turn ing the tables on the Speedy City, Bremen combination, the Sew ard high school Ponies" baS- ketball squad, took the game by a 26 to IS score. The game was as pretty to watch as any seen this season; clean all the way. Arbit- CTS Homan and Turner handled
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-13

the game like veterans.
 Individual scoring was as fol- lows:
 Benson l2, Lange 8, Shellhorn 4, Edwin Sandbeck 2. for the high school.
 For the -Firemen-Paul 8, Guy Manthey 6, Elmer and Ed die Manthey 2 each.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-13
BOAT MAY BE LOST

Fear is entertained for the safe ty of the gasboat TITS, P. O. Gaaseland, owner and master, which has not been heard from at Ketchikan, it's home port, since last October, according to a cable gram received by United States Marshal Albert White in Juneau, reports the Empire
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-13

ALASKA COAL GOES WEST
 Three touSand tons of coal arrived in the local yards Thurs day from the coal fields and will be shipped Westward on the SS Admiral liners and SS Starr to canneries and Bureau of Educa- tiOn stations.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-13
NO STATS, NO DERBY.

Ray c. Larson, lumber baron of Alaska, minus his spats and brown derby, returned on the SS Yukon from Seattle. MT. Lar son is said to be attaining the title of Beau Brummel of the Territory around whom fashion notes of the day swirl.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-13
CONVICTED

Rex Greenway and Herbert E. Mokler were convicted in Fair banks of grand larceny in the thef of government property at Tanana by a jury which arrived at a verdict after deliberating IA hours, reports the Fairbanks News Miner
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-13

Ethel Bolem, former local res ident, is passing through today enroute to CordOva
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-13

Warren Neil, tie inspector for the Alaska Railroad, arrived ia the city Thursday from the will derneSS.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-13

New Spring Hart schaGner & Marx suit Samples at Greatly Reduced Prices, Urbach $ valade
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-13

Bartley Howard, well known Matanuska coal field mine oper- ator, arrived Thursday from An chorage on a brief business trip.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-13

Betty Coed is now on sale at the Alaska Shop. A splendid record.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-13

Today is Friday the 18th but that doesn't mean a thing unless one is superstitious.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-03-13

S SrGkecS&. c1al LaT.S
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-11-26

killed some deer out of season. He
was shooting at some quail when
he hit the deer. Course the quail
was out Of season, too, but he did
MT hit them. / didn't want to eat
the deer that night for dinner on
account of it being against the law
to kill it, but it was all the meat
they had and was hungry. He
has a lot of Pecans too. He said
they was soft shelled. Amt it fun
ny how fellow in politics will just
lie, when there is really no rea-
son for it? He could see me clamp
ing down on these Pecans with one
of the best set of tusks ever
swabbed il Pepsident, yet I could
not even make a dent in EN-. Here
/ had cracked Hickory Nuts and
old black walnuts with these mo-
lars, but they met their waterloo
that day when tried to sink EN-
into Jack Gamers SOFT shelled
Pecans.
He raises his own grapes too,-
and-but as ! was saying, its q
mighty livable life he lives there.
His son and daughter-in-law, and
a mighty pretty little granddaugh-
ter lives right next door. It was q
place / would have liked to stay
ed longer, but I would have sure
wanted hammer on those SOFT
shelled Pecans. I am going to
Washington to watch him In the