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Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
BRAWLEY OPENS
BATTLE AGAINST
ORDER OF COURT

Presaging a fight against the
temporary injunction obtained in
Superior court by P. 1. Haddan and
P. 1. Haddan, jr., to restrain the
City of Brawley and its officers
from preventing the sale in Braw-
ley of milk from the Haddan dairy
the defendants today filed a mo-
ton to dissolve the injunction.
The motion to dissolve the in
junction, filed at the same time as
two demurrers to the Haddan COM
plant, contended that allegations
in the complaint do not offer suf-
ficient ground to constitute cause
for an injunction. 1t also was
charged the court had no jurisdic-
ton, and by issuance of the in
junction prevented public officials
from carrying out their duty.
Demurrers were filed by the City
of Brawley separately, and by Lon
Cromer, Brawley police chief John
L. Parker, health officer, and w. c.
Macdonald, milk inspector, col
lectively. The city's demurrer
merely stated the complaint does
not state facts sufficient to consti-
tute a cause of action, and that the
city is not a proper or necessary
defendant in such an action.
The demurrer of the other de-
PENDANTS, however, was more eX-
plicit. 1t contended:
That the complaint is ambiguous
and uncertain, in that it cannot be
ascertained from it which defendant
notified the plaintiffs to stop de-
livering milk in Brawley, which
threatened them with arrest with
out bail, and which caused the
younger Haddan to be thrown in
Jail.
That the complaint does not
state whether the defendants acteo
individually or collectively.
That it does not state how the
Haddans suffered $4,000 damages
That conclusions of law and fact
are contained in the complaint.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
Motion Picture
Strike Is Off

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov u. U.P)
Settlement of the dispute between
Kansas City theatre owners and
members of the Motion Picture Op-
orators Union was believed respon-
sible today for cancellation of a
strike of Coast Fox Theatre en-
ployees, scheduled to begin tomor-
row.
Floyd M. Billingsley, business
agent for the local chapter CT the
operators union, was said to have
received a telegram from William F..
Canavan, Kansas City, president of
the International Alliance of Thea
ire and Stage Employees and Mo-
ton Picture Operators, ordering
cancellation of the strike.
The strike cancellation will coun-
teract orders everywhere in the
United States where a walkout was
contemplated as a sympathy move
in connection with the Kansas City
disagreement between owners and
operators, it was reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12

ORDER IN
T|ENTS|N
Bandit Horde Gives Bat
tie Over Wide Area
North Of Mukden.
BRIDGE REPAIRED
American State Depart
ment To Decide Upon
Patrol Duty For Troops
BY MILES w. yAUGN
United Press Staff Correspondent

TOXIC, Nov. u. U.P)-Japanese
troops in Manchuria renewed war
fare against Chinese irregulars over
a wide area north of Mukden to-
day and dug in along the Nonni
river against a long threatened at
tack by troops in Heilungkiang
province.
The important city of Changchun,
lying some 185 miles north of Muk-
den at the South Manchuria rail-
road terminus, was reported in i'm
minent danger of an attack by 5000
bandits which defied an onslaught
by Japanese soldiers and bombing
planes.
The bandits, reported starving.
continued their attack despite
heavy casualties.
Another large force of disbanded
Chinese soldiers was attacked and
dispersed by japanese 70 miles
northeast of Mukden. Forty-one
Chinese were killed, increasing the
dead in today's clashes to more
than 120. Four japanese were
wounded.
TIENTSIN, China, Nov. ~. U.P)-
The city was quiet today after al
most week of disorders and street
fighting
Chinese and Japanese were CO.
operating in police patrols. Officials
expressed confidence that the dis
orders were ended.
1t was said an agreement had
been reached among the Chinese
and japanese to a mutual patrol
within the 300 yard neutral zone"
which Japanese established around
their concession.
The United States department was
asked to decide whether American
troops will cooperate with other
foreign forces in patrol duty.
MUKDEN. Nov u. (U.P) = The
japanese consul at Blagovestchensk
reported today that 500 Russian,
Korean and Chinese Communists
had joined 100 other Communists
near Hello and were moving south
WaFd III Mancnurla TO aid the Hell
lungkiang troops in the Tsitsihar
area.
MUKDEN, Nov. u. (U.P)-Repairs
to the Nonni river bridge, where
three day battle was waged last
week by Chinese and japanese
troops, were completed today after
desperate work by a South Man
churian railway crew, and train
service will be resumed tomorrow.
The bridge was damaged by Japa-
nese aerial bombs directed at Chin
ese troops. When the Japanese frs.
attempted repairs they we're at
tackled by 500 Chinese under Gen.
Ma Chan-Shan and terrific fight
ensued. The bridge is on the Tao
nan-Angs nchi line.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
JURY'S VERDICT
GIVES FREEDOM
TO J. W. HEAD
Acquittal Accompanied By
Criticism Of Lax Police
Work.

After % hours and Is minutes of
nervous waiting while a jury con-
I sidered and reconSidered evidence
that might either hang or free him,
]. w. Head at 8:45 last night was
declared not guilty of the murder
of Ernest Puryear in BraWley,
September s.
In freeing Head the jury took
occasion to criticize severely peace
officers who lightly pass over COM
plants of domestic troubles. The
jury's recommendation, appended
to the verdict, was:
I'VE recommend that police Off
cials give more serious attention to
complaints concerning domestic
troubles hereafter"
1t was signed by Amanda r
Marsh, foreman of the jury.
In view of evidence presented
during the trial showing Head went
to Brawley police to seek protection.
and could not get it, the recon-
mendation of the jury becomes a
more serious indictment Of the
Brawley officers.
One juror last night declared the
verdict for acquittal came only
after a long battle. On the first
verdict, he said, the jurors were
, seven for acquittal and five for a
verdict of guilty.
Evidence presented by M. w.
Conkling and Fred Thompson. de-
fense attorneys, showing Puryear
was man of dangerous character
and was in trouble for more than
the average man, was believed
highly responsible for the verdict.
Head killed Puryear at the home
| of Mrs. Jessica Puryear in Braw-
ley, using shotgun he had bor-
rowed earlier in the day. Puryear
and Mrs. Puryear were divorced,
and Puryear at the time of the
Staying was supposedly returning
11-year-old Ernest Puryear, jr, to
the custody of his mother
Head, Mrs. Puryear's father,
feared his daughter would be
harmed by Puryear, who had sew
eral times threatened her, and was
there to protect her, according to
evidence presented during the trial
The trial developed a bitter
legal battle between Conkling and
Fred Thompson one one side and
District Attorney Elmer W. Heald
and D. H. Wolford, his chief
deputy, on the other.
Many believed it was the man
ner in which the district attorney
and his aide summed up the evi-
dence in their closing arguments
that resulted in the lengthy session
by the jury. Spectators until the
arguments were delivered had be-
lieved the jury would be out only
few hours.
When the verdict was read in
court Heads sons and daughters
and other relations in the court
room could not contain their JOY.
One woman sobbed quietly.
Judge A. c. Finney, in thanking
the jury for its verdict, informed
them their decision was the same
his would have been if he had been
sitting on the jury.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
Son Questioned
In Mans Death

CHICAGO, Nov. u. U.P)-Anson
Mark, 60, member of the firm OF
Clayton Mark & Co., steel manu-
facturers, was found dead today in
closet of his office in the civic
opera building, apparently sui
eide.
His body was discovered by office
employees some time after Mark
had been visited by his son, Anson
Mark, Jr. The employees had heard
no shots, they said. Young Mark
was questioned by detectives.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
Veteran Film
Actor Better

VENTURA, Cal, Nov. 12. W.P)-
Alec Francis, veteran screen actor.
has recovered from an attack of
amneSia and will be returned to
Hollywood by his wife at 3 p. m.
fodeyssAito. WAS announced at Hos
pital De La Buena Ventura,
DR.. Louis Achenback, who treat
ed Francis after he was found on
a highway near here last Monday,
said the actor will be able to re-
sumo work in talkie next Monday
Francis disappeared from his Hol-
lywood home last Saturday,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
RESCUE
DETAILS
LACKING
Group Adrift On Sea For
Days Following Wreck
OF Steamer.
SIGHTED BY FLYER
First Word OF Disaster
Brought r o Mainland
By Ocean Aviator.

BALBOA. c. g.. Nov. l2. UP)-
Eleven men who for days drifted
helplessly in lifeboats on storm
tossed Caribbean waters were res
cued alive today by the United
States mine sweeper, Swan.
They had tossed about in their
lifeboats since their steamer. the
Baden, was wrecked in one of the
sudden storms of that tropical area.
For days rescue had been near.
Pilot Ormsbee of the American
Airways sighted the drifting life
boats last Saturday as he swung his
big plane over the regular air
course. He could make no landing
for rescue as the sea was churning
high
He could but signal back to the
frantic waving of the caStaWays,
signifying he had seen them, and
then rush on to advise autoritieS Of
the whereabouts of the castaways.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l2 UP
The navy mine sweeper Swan today
radioed the navy department here
that it had rescued II castaways
sighted early this week floating in
the Caribbean off the Colombian
coast. The brief messages received
from the Swan said that the II
were men and were alive. 1t add
ed that they were a part of the
crew OF the Costa Rican steamship
Baden Baden.
The commander of the Swan said
ne would forward details to the
navy department later.
Pilot Frank Ormsbee of the Pan
American Always first sighted the
IL castaWays Saturday. drifting
helplessly on the sea which was SO
high he was unable to land his
craft and rescue them. He flew on
to his base and radioed his COM
pany at New York to send advices
to steamships in that area to watch
for the group floating on raft.
N C. Nelson, a passenger on the
Ormsbee plane, told reporters at
Miami yesterday that they flew 10
feet above the castaWays, who wav1l
to them. Nelson said, however, that
"A castaWayS were seen. He said
one woman and q man were drift
ing on ono raft, another man was
clinging TO a floating gasoline
drum while /; others-apparent-
ly all men-were in lifeboats.
Storms Severe
After Ormsbee reported to his
base, a general search was started.
The Swan was ordered out from
the Panama Canal while three navy
seaplanes spread out in formation
over the area where the castaways
had been reported.
The planes had reported they
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
Bright Spots In
Business World

NEW YORK - Business stimulus
was expected today for $600000,00
in Christmas club funds to be paid
out in next two weeks.
WASHINGTON- store
sales increased more than season.
ally from September to October,
according to the federal reserve
board.
NEW YORK - October cotton
consumption by domestic mills was
estimated by the New York Cotton
Exchange service at 100000 bales
against 443,000 bales in October,
$780,
ROCHESTER, N. Y. - Fashion
Park Associates, clothing manufac-
turers, will add 3400 workers in the
next few days. it was announced.
JERSEY CITY. N. j. - America
Ice Co, and subsidiaries reported
for the third quarter net profit
OF 81 ,Iof 800, or SID common
share, against $771,252, or 90 cents
a share in the third quarter OF
1890.
WASHINGTON - Radio exports
during the first 9 months of the
year were so per cent ahead of the
corresponding 1880 period, accord
ing to the department of com
merce.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. - Louisville
Gas g Electric Co, reported fol-
the year ended Sept. 30 income. be-
fore depreciation, of S6,248 628
against S5,764,419 in the preceding
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
SIGNATURES ON
BLAIR RECALL
Are SUFFICIENT

With SO additional names ap-
pearing on the supplementary pc
tition, recall petitions recently
filed against w. o. Blair were de-
clared to be ostensibly sufficient
today by F. H. McIver, secretary.
The law requires that sufficient
petitions be laid before the board Of
directors at the earliest possible
time. The board in session Thurs
day adjourned to next Tuesday
morning.
Recall petitions against Chair
man C. w. Brockman are being
circulated and are said to have
been signed by several residents of
that portion of the CaleXico di-
vision responsible for the election
of Brockman and yet remaining in
his division since redistricting took
place.
1t is rumored that there are three
candidates in the field for the posi-
ton of director from the CaleXico
division should Brockman be re-
called.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12

BURLINGAME, Cal, NoY. 12. U.P)
"A speeding liquor car, carrying
two asserted hijackers who had en-
gagged in a fatal gun battle with
Santa Clara county deputy sheriffs
was wrecked at a down town cross
in gtoday and one of the occupants
was shot and captured.
The alleged hijacker was wound
ed in the abdomen by Patrolman
OBrien and was taken to a hos
pital for an emergency operation
to save his life. He gave his name
as Spencer Griffith.
The capture was made after the
gun battle on the outskirts of San
Jose, in which Deputy Sheriff H. A.
McAuley was killed and Deputy
Frank Saporito probably fatally
wounded in the abdomen.
At the end of the battle. the hi
jackers tossed out Fred E. Hopkins,
%, of Long Beach, who had prev
iously been kidnapped, and sped
away.
The hijackers, driving Hopkins
liquor laden machine, turned back
toward San Francisco, with San
Jose and San Mateo police close be-
hind. They attempted to make a
sharp turn in Burlingame and the
car crashed into a fire hydrant,
breaking the water line and turn
ing over.
One of the men leaped from the
wrecked car and escaped in the
darkness of the early morning. The
other man. according to officers,
drew his gun as the pursuers ap-
preached. He was shot by OBrien
before he could fire.
Officers said the car had al DAD
of alcohol in the rear compart-
ment.
Griffith, after regaining con-
sciousness, supplied police with a
desc; iption of his comrade, who es-
capped after their automobile
crashed into the fire hydrant. He
said the mans name was
VanBarris.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
HUSBAND GETS ESTATE

LOS ANGELES, Nov. II. U.P)-
George f. Little, of Whittier, is the
life beneficiary of the 100000 es-
tate of his late wife, Mrs. Flora
Little, who died last October 13, ac-
cording to terms of her will, on file
today awaiting probate. At her
husbands death, Mrs. Little in
structed the trust estate be divided
among four children, each receiv-
ing one-fifth, and the residue
among four grandchildren.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
ELEVEN CASTAWAYS SAVED BY NAVY BOAT
@HlLL-oe @HnLd-oe
Wy ps0yS:

BEVERLY HILLS, Nov. IL.
(SpeciaD-Old Hollywood is
just like a desert waterhole in
Africa. Hang around long
enough and every kind of ami
NAL in the world will drift in
for refreshments.
Yesterday came a mess of
newspaper men from all over
our destitute land on their year.
ly periodical. There wasn't
an odorless breath in a car
load. They are supposed to be
holding business meetings but
the meetings are with our fe-
male scream stars. The "mould-
ers of public opinion" have
been moulded into the orgies"
of Hollywood. Yours for a re-
spectacle press.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
Japanese Renew War With Chinese Troops
Bandit Slain By
Bank Official

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 70. W.R)-L.
Gregory Dowling, 29-year-old vice.
president of the Midland Savings
Bank, shot and killed one bandit
and wounded another in successful
ly frustrating holdup at the sub
urban institution at noon today,
but was critically wounded him.
self in the exchange of shots.
Police said that the slain bandit
was Ben Bethel, a gangster, and
his wounded accomplice, Jimmie
Woods, an ex-convict.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Dance, 8, Moose hall.
l. v. Baptist convention, 6,
First Baptist church.
Night school, 7-9, high school.
Il. p. o. E. No. 1925, 8, Elks
hall.
II. A. NJ. No. 109, 8, Masonic
Temple.
Troop IA, b. S. A., 1880. Scout
hut.
Americanization class, 10,
high school.
Fox Imperial Theatre, "The
Cuban Love Song.
TOMORROW
Kiwanis club, Barbara Worth.
I. V. Baptist convention, 10
IL, 1880, First Baptist church.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12

H. M. Clausen. with a grade Hol-
stein, led the production list Of
Monterey County in September, with
a record of 10l pounds of butter
fat.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12
M&A R1e<~
q 1850 keEsught cyndicats. Ina
OFFICER SLAIN
IN GUN BATTLE
With HIJACKERS

SAN JOSE, Cal, Nov. IL. U.P)
Deputy Sheriff Frank SapOr-
ito, near death from wounds
received in 4 gun battle early
this morning with asserted hi
jackers, today identified Fred Z.
Hopkins. %, self-asserted vic
tim of the 'hijacking,' as the
man who shot him.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-12

Continued On Page g.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
Rhubarb Betty Liked
as a Dessert

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture. )-WNU Service
Here are two old friends who, in
good many homes, have never met
each other. Rhubarb, by itself-served
as SAUCES sufficiently familiar to
need no introduction; in fact, this Is
almost the only form in which many
people know rhubarb. Even when they
enjoy rhubarb pie, the rhubarb is
sauce before it is pie. Betty
bread crumbs and fruit, baked in alter
nate layers-is most often "apple bet
IT," sometimes peach or prune betty.
There is no reason, however, why rhu-
barb betty should not vary the spring
desserts and be popular with the fam
lily. 1t may be made with sweetened
rhubarb sauce or raw sliced rhubarb,
sprinkled with sugar and alternated
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04

Put the dressed chicken on rack
in a kettle, add one-half teaspoonful
Of salt, barely cover with hot water,
partly cover the kettle and simmer
for two to two and half hours, or until
the chicken is tender. Let cool in the
broth, then drain, remove the meat
from the bones and cut into even.
sized pieces. The broth can be uti.
lized for soup.
Heat the cream in a double boiler
Blend the flour with three teaspoon.
fuls Of the butter, and stir into the
cream until thickened. Melt the re-
naming butter in skillet, add the
green pepper and mushrooms, and
cook for q few minutes over low heat
Beat the egg yolks, stir small guam.
tity Of the thickened cream into them
and add to the rest of the sauce. Add
remaining ingredients and heat thor.
oughly. Serve in patty shells or on
crisp toast.
Chicken a la King Is often served
as the main dish Of a formal luncheon
or buffet supper, but the family will
like it just as well for dinner. The
recipe has been tested by the bureau
of home economics of the United
States Department Of Agriculture.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
Cretonne, Linen Used to Cover Chairs

as rep, denim, and crash are to be
preferred. Any materials for cover
of this kind should be preshrunk.
The illustrations show how the bu-
reau of home economics Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture has
used slip covers over the worn and
faded upholstery of some padded
chairs in a room with bright-colored
figured window draperies. A plain
blue green cotton rep which repeated
one of the colors in the hangings was
chosen for the slip covers. Ready
made black sateen cording in the
seams gave character to the covers
and repeated the color of the painted
chair frames. Before making the slip
covers, the bureau specialists i'm
proved the chairs, originally drab
green shade, by painting them with
two coats of black enamel. When fin
ished, therefore, the chairs were in
harmony with the other furnishings
of the room.
"In making a slip cover Of this
kind" says the bureau, "fit the ma
terial right on the chair, wrong side
up, unless there is pronounced fig
ure which must be conferred. Mark
lines for seams with pencil or tailor's
chalk. Cut out the fabric with liberal
allowances. Sew the cording first to
the straight edge of the side strips or
boxing as these strips are called;
then carefully haste this strip to the
front and back sections, keeping the
filling or crosswise threads of the ma
terial always parallel to the floor. In
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
Fairy Tale for the Children

sometimes by giving Mother Ocean all
the praise.
ut never fails to make you very
angry" RI
II suppose that is what you like"
said Mr.. Wind.
"Of course" said the sea fairies.
"Then you blow up into rage and
we have more fun than ever, and the
breaker boats 60 so wonderfully"
II should say they did," said one
poor little sand fairy, who had been
knocked over and over all the time
by the sea fairies"
But she really didn't mind. It had
all been quite jolly. The sea fairies
wore their fluffy white dresses and
their green shoes and stockings. Such
gorgeous green shoes and stockings
as they were.
And their collars and hats were
like glorious white ruffles-all made
by Mother Ocean.
All Of the sea fairies were now
back in their boats and how the
breaker boats did toss and break
They roared with the fun, and the
low, deep voice of Mother Ocean MUIR
INJURED all the time:
''That is right, my children. Enjoy
yourselves. You are so beautiful, SO
young and so active. 1t does my old
watery heart good to see you"
And the sea fairies went on rolling
back and forth in their breaker boats.
And as they went they played with
the sand fairies on the beach.
"a. 1881. western Newspaper Union,
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04
Some Homemade Candy Recipes
BY NELLIE MAXWELL

platter and knead until creamy and
stiff. Shape neatly into roll, wrap in
damp cloth, place In a covered con-
tainer and keep cold until sliced.
Maple Fudge.-Boil together one
cupful each of granulated sugar and
maple sugar, one tablespoonful Of
corn strip, few grains of salt, one
half cupful of water and when the
mixture Is a thick strip add one-half
cupful of evaporated milk. Stir and
cook until 1t tests for the soft ball.
Let stand to cool. When the candy
is cool enough to hold the hand on
the bottom Of the pan, 1t is ready to
stir. At the first sign of stiffening
turn into buttered pan; it will be
smooth and glossy; when cool enough
cut into squares.
PraIines.-Boil together one-half
cupful Of cream, one and seven
eighths cupfuls Of powdered sugar and
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-06-04


one cupful of maple strip. When tried
in cold water and soft ball is formed
remove and heat until creamy, adding
two cupfuls Of pecan meats and drop
from teaspoonful on buttered paper
or pour into small gem pans.
Chocolate FiIIing.-Melt four squares
of chocolate; add to two well beaten
yolks Of eggs one and one-half cup
fuls Of sugar, one-half cupful of milk
and one tablespoonful of butter. Cook,
stirring constantly and boil for one
minute, remove from the fire, add the
melted chocolate and a teaspoonful of
vanilla beat until thick. Add chopped,
seedless raisins and nuts, If desired.
This makes an icing which will re-
main soft and has beautiful gloss.
GO. 1881. Western Newspaper Union,