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Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Resolution Adopted


BY these figures the total tax rate
inside incorporated cities Of the
county is s253 for the coming year,
as compared to $3.50 last year, and
outside the city limits is S270 for
both years, since the road tax is
paid only by those outside incorpo-
rated city limits.
A resolution adopted by the Su-
pervisorS after considering county
budgets and adopting the budgets
and the new tax rates yesterday
afternoon follows:
The final budgets'as hereinafter
set forth were considered by the
board, at which hearing the tax
committee OF the Imperial County
Farm Bureau, the president and
secretary of the Imperial County
Taxpayers association and the su-
perintendent Of schools were pres
ent, and furnished and received in
formation concerning the proposed
budget
1T was brought out at said hear
/ ing that the general elementary
/ school tax rate would have to be
increased Is cents per hundred and
the general high school tax rate
would have TO be increased nine
/ cents.
In order TO keep the farm prop
erty from having an additional
tax imposed on it, the above tax
committees agreed with the board
of supervisors they would use every
effort to assist the board of super
visors to- have the, school trustees
of the county reduce their budgets
next year, and on this understand.
ing the board agreed to reduce IL,
40 cent road tax 10 II cents pei
hundred valuation.
The board also reduced the ad
Vertising tax to one cent per hun
dred and the general fund of th'
county by l3 cents and nine mill
per hundred valuation. Thus thr
board of supervisors reduced all Ia,
rates under its control, and tn,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

| district attorney who long worked
side by side with Clark, will open
the prosecution arguments. He will
demand that his former friend go
to the gallows and with his demand
will go his own Interpretation of the
! political and underworld aspects
that surround the shooting OF Craw-
ford and Spencer.
He will contend that Clark, then
candidate for municipal Judge,
became involved in a heated argu-
ment with Crawford and in the
presence of Spencer, mortally
/ and shot Spencer.
He will be followed by Leonard
Wilson for the defense, who will
assert that Spencer threatened
Clark's life, that in Crawford's Of
flee and in the presence of Spencer
that Crawford asked Clark to help
frame Clark's close friend, Chief of
Police Roy Steckel that Clark re-
fused and threatened TO expose
Crawford's plan; that Crawford
then pulled a gun and Clark shot
him i'll self-defense and then shot
Spencer, who was advancing
w. I. Gilbert will finish for the
defense and Special Prosecutor
Joseph Ford will conclude for the
prosecution. The case is expected
TO reach the jury late "Wednesday.
Both sides rested Unexpectedly
late yesterday. Only five witnesses
went TO the stand for the defense
and the testimony OF Clark alone
was important.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Recall Started
Against Jurist

REDWOOD CITY, Cal, Aug. l8.
U.P)-Judge George H. Buck, whose
orders to a jury to reject the plea
of Mrs. Constance May Gavin for
a share in the Flood estate aroused
bitter protest. today faced defin-
ite move for his recall.
At meeting of San Mateo county
residents last night committee OF
three was named to arrange Tor
printing OF recall petitions and to
take preliminary steps toward their
circulation.
A canvas of San Mateo county
was to be started BY telephone to-
day TO obtain workers to seek sig
natures TO the petitions. The county
will be organized into districts and
leaders in each community named
to direct activities.
Hopes of ending the campaign
for signatures within three weeks
were held.
1t will be necessary to obtain ap-
proximately 4500 names on the pc
titiOnS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Is. UP
A divorce suit charging Jack Demp
sey with eight specific acts of cruel
ty was ready today for filing by at
torneys representing EStelle Tay
lor.
Dempsey's action in seeking {
Nevada decree at Reno yesterday
was characterized by Miss Taylor'S
attorneys as display OF temper
ament." They said this was es-
pecially true because efforts to
bring about an anicable property
settlement had been under way for
several months.
AS soon as word was received of
the Reno suit, Miss Taylor con-
ferred with Joseph Scott, her at
torney, and drew up her complaint
to be filed here today.
Where Dempsey charged men
tai cruelty" without definitely spe-
cifying the acts, Miss Taylor charges
cruelty" and listed as two of the
eight acts the removal of her au-
to1nobile by Dempsey's brother
Joe, and his filing Of the Nevada
divorce suit. The other six acts
were not specified.
II am terribly sorry that Jack has
seen fit TO do thing like this right
at a time when the attorneys were
negotiating for a settlement" Miss
Taylor said Il had asked for SO
little, but now that he has started
things. I'll finish them
- know we are in for 2 real
fight to the finish, but I am pre-
pared. I know Jack only too well,
SO have made up my mind to ex-
pect anything"
Scott, IN a prepared statement.
said he was protecting Miss Tay-
lor's rights in bringing a Califor-
MIA action which he said will be
far better secured by California
courts than would have been by
the property settlement wherein she
made such large concessions"
1t was said Miss Taylor had
agreed to give Dempsey his free
dom if he would pay off a mort
gage on her Hollywood home, pay
off the balance of the expensive
automobile, and pay the balance of
SCOTS fees, a total sum estimated
at $4,000 This was TO be paid off
within two years, it was learned.
Scott indicated he would attack
the validity Of Dempsey's suit in
the Reno courts on the ground
the former heavyweight champion
established residence in Nevada for
the sole purpose OF securing a di-
Yorce.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
INSANE SLAYER
FAILS IN EFFORT
TO TAKE LIFE

FRESNO, Cal, Aug. l8. (U.p)-
Phillip Sorrenti. the mad rlfleman"
who killed Angelo Delleyalle on the
latter'S MADEIRA county ranch yes
terday morning, attempted suicide
about l0:45 this morning when Of
ficerS surprised him as he was
changing a tire.
Deputy Sheriff Irvine Schnoor.
MADEIRA, and Constable Frank Mar
kle, Firebaugh, were within 10 feet
of Sorrenti when the killer saw
them. He jumped inside his car
and fired a single revolver bullet
into his head.
The officers thought him dead
and telephoned the Fresno county
coroner and notified the sheriffs Of
both Fresno and MADEIRA counties.
Later, Sorrenti revived and ad-
mitted he had passed the night
west of Firebaugh on the ranch OF
Louis Germino, a friend who knew
nothing of the Dellevalle killing.
Germino led to discovery OF Sor-
renti. Germino learned this morn
/ ing of the murder yesterday and
reported Sorrenti TO Markle.
/ FRESNO. Cal, Aug l8 up
! Search for the apparently insane
man who shot and killed Angelo
/ Dellevalle, 35. MADEIRA rancher, as
Delleyalle fled lodging among his
crew of grape pickers yesterday
morning, today centered in Fresno.
The slayer was believed TO be
Phillip Sorrenti, as, whom Dele
vale evicted from the ranch year
ago for failure to make payments.
At that time Sorrenti was quoted
as saying "some day he would
pay in full
Three Fresno houses he was
thought likely to visit were still
surrounded this morning by police
after an all-night vigil. In addi-
ton, all roads in the San Joaquin
Valley were being watched.
| That the killer was Sorrenti and
that he was insane was a theory
of officers based on the experience
of his business partner and cousin,
Robert Sorrenti, and two friends
the night before the killing. Robert
! Sorrenti's story also was grounds
for the belief the killers body
might be found, victim of suicide.
Robert Sorrenti appeared at the
sheriffs office Sunday night. He
said he had been driving home
from a party with George Rotalo
and his sister, meeting Phillip
Phillip was in a rage, his cousin
said, and threatened to kill Robert
wrap up the body and throw 1t In
the San Joaquin river.
Phillip is going his cousin
quoted him as saying but some
body else is going first"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Daily Report Of
Stock Markets

NEW YORK. Aug. l8. W,P)-
! Strength in oil stocks featured the
session of the stock exchange to-
/ day
! Oils were brought throughout the
session and made new highs Tor
! the day near the close. Industrials
rails, utilities and motors moved UP
with the petroleum group during
I the first half of the day, and then
ran into heavy profit taking fol-
/ lowing a drive against the motor
/ shares.
A subsequent recovery in the
main list took place and the close
was irregular.
| Every oil issue on the big board
and the curb was carried to a new
high on the movement in the most
active trading these issues have
experienced since the Hoover NOR
atorium plan was announced.
Standard OF New Jersey rose
more than points, including Stan
dard OF New York, Standard OF
California. and the whole list Of
independents.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. Is. U.P-
The dull close of the New York
Exchange was reflected in the trad
ing on the Los Angeles Stock EX-
change today although most issues
gained fractions.
Standard Oil of California was
the most active, selling 1900 shares
to gain Is points. rising to 1875
from a low of 39ls.
Union Oil Associates sold l400
shares at 161a to gain 70; Union
Oil OF California had net turn
over OF 1900 shares at IT'S, up 8
Rio Grande gained y on sales OF
600 shares at 4l2; Bolsa Chica Oil
: to 9as after 100 shares
had been sold.
Southern California Edison Com
mon stock dropped i at 43 on
sales of 800 shares: Edison 5la per
cent stock remained unchanged at
27is on a lO0-share sale; and Edi-
son 6 per cent was also unchanged
at 28a. after 200 shares had been
sold
Transamerica sold 800 shares at
72s, up i from IL: Security First
National Bank sold 450 shares and
dropped y to 7li..
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Find Body Near
Tragedy Scene

NEW YORK, Aug. lS. U.P)-T'he
body Of an unidentified man
wrapped in oil cloth and newspa-
pers was found today a short dis
tance from a speakeasy in which
three men were mutilated and muir
dered recently.
DR.. George w. Ruger, assistant
medical examiner, reported the man,
about 30 years old, had been shot
through the mouth by small cali
Der gun. He had been dead not
more than two hours, the doctor
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Sought To Have
Wife Murdered

FLINT, Mich, Aug. 10. U.P)-A
plot to hive his wife killed that he
might collect $500 insurance on her
life was charged to Alfred Youngs,
SO. today. He was arrested when
police followed a negro to his home,
after the negro had told them OF
the alleged plan.
The negro, Raymond Fisher, 80,
a Junk peddler, told police he was
approached Saturday by Youngs,
and promised 5000 if he committed
the murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
English Storms
Take Heavy Toll

LONDON, Aug. l8. U.PHigh winds
and torrential rain, sweeping the
British Isles. caused floods in Sell
kirkshire today. resulting in loss OF
life and wide property damage
The death toll reached Ia. Other
casualties were feared. Sailing boats
were overdue. Damage to crops and
buildings was great.
Colonel c. II. Hudson, wealthy
amateur yachtsman, was among the
dead He was washed overheard
from the deck OF the Maitenes II
during the Fastnet races.
GENEVA. Switzerland, Aug. i8
W.Pl-Gales caused IA deaths IN
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

(COntlnue6 from page -
given, she seemed quite at ease and
not very respondent
! The courtroom was crowded with
motion picture players and local
celebrities. Jimmy Gleason, Carmel
Myers and Mary Brian were among
those present.
Van Cott outlined the legal points
of the case, stating that 1t was
necessary for the state to show that
Clark killed Crawford and that the
jury then must be satisfied that the
Staying was done with malice afore-
thought.
Since the defendant has admit
ted that he killed Spencer. the bur-
den now switches TO him and makes
1t mandatory for him to prove that
he shot in self-defense as he
claims" Van Cott said.
1T is for you. the Jurors, to an
alyze his story of the crime and to
determine whether Clark pulled
the trigger Of his gun in self de-
tense or with malice aforethought
Van Cott said that one of the
most salient facts in Clark's story
on the witness stand was his ad-
mission that when he took his gun
from the place he hid II after the
Shootings and that it was rusty.
Clark said he turned that rusty
gun over to his attorneys Van Cott
said, yet. when it reached this
courtroom 1t was as clean as the
day it was made.
II can not but believe, ladies and
gentlemen, that the gun was clean
because Clark wished to use the
theory that he was not present III
CraWford'S office the afternoon OF
the shooting. l must tell you that
believe that when he learned OF
the many witnesses who saw him
at the scene that he changed his
mind and decided ON self defense
as his plea"
Van Cott said he could not seri-
ously consider. Clarks statement
that he was threatened by Spencer
and that this threat led Clark to
buy a gun.
bAAC DptIlICl Nuo
friendly to Clark (Clark testified
differently and it probably merely
was a friendly warning more than
a threat" Van Cott said.
Secondly, Clark admittedly was
a great friend of Chief OF Police
Steckel and half dozen other i'm
portant peace officers. He had but
tn och for ,,rnta,ffo, a,,d ba ,,,0,,id
have received it"
Van Cott said it was not natural
for man who had shot in self
defense to fail TO surrender i'm
mediately TO the shooting. He
pointed out that it was not until
late the night after the shooting
that Clark gave himself up.
The prosecutor. discounted the
defense claim that Crawford drew
gun on Clark.
mo guns were found on the
premises and no guns were taken
away from the premises, he said,
and If friends of CraWfords had
taken any guns away then wouldn't
they have brought them into to
COult ~ SllOW llO DulICl lldQ DCCIl
fired from them?'
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 13. UP)-
The final arguments OF attorneys
regarded as most important in this
particular case-start today at the
trial of David II. Clark, former
deputy district attorney, accused OF
the murder of Herbert Spencer,
editor of a political magazine.
Seldom, veteran attorneys agreed,
have the final addresses to the jury
assumed such a vital position as in
this trial where Clark claimed he
killed Spencer and Charles Craw-
ford, boss politician, in self defense,
while the state claimed he shot and
killed Spencer because the writer
was the only witness to the shooting
of Crawford.
A. H. Vancott. grizzled deputy
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Texas Reports
New Earthquake

VALENTINE, Tex, Aug. lS. U.D
Earthquakes today shook Valen-
tine, where three shocks were felt
Sunday
Residents ran screaming into the
streets as the walls Of many adobe
houses cracked.
Many of the villagers were gath
cred in the Catholic church when
the tremor began at l2:45 p. m. A
light shock early today having sent
them there to pray.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
VALLEY SUBMITS
FEED PROPOSAL
TO CATTLEM { n

A telegram received this aft
ernoon from Salt Lake City,
referring TO the freight rate
committee. said: Committee
recommends reduction from
drought area to feeding area
based on one-half of regular
rate. This applies both feed
and livestock. Imperial county
only district represented here
having surplus feed supply
Nevada and Utah especially
hard hit.
Imperial Valleys offer TO north
ern cattlemen, assuring them OF
abundant feed conditions here, are
being presented to the Western
Livestock Conference, now in seS-
sion at Salt Lake City Utah, by P.
". Harrigan, representing Imperial
county, Robert Hays, representing
the El Centro Chamber OF Com
merce, and J. w. Donohue, repre-
senting the Southern Pacific Com
pany.
Harrigan. who was sent to the
conference by the board Of super
yiSorS. today sent the following tel
egram on his activities.
Western Livestock conference
Governor Dern is presiding. I gave
them talk here this morning and
told them about our surplus feed
and other conditions. Stressed alb
solute necessity this meeting taking
definite action TO get an immediate
reduction in freight rates from
mountain states comparable with
the needs of the Stockmen II they
wish to utilize surplus feed in I'M
perial Valley.
Also requested them 10 send a
committee or representative TO I'M
perial Valley to confer with the
board OF supervisors and make sur
yey OF conditions there. Stated the
board of supervisors would take
their representative any place IN
the valley at no expense TO them.
They seemed quite favorably i'm
pressed and appointed a freight re-
duction committee. This commit
tee will take up freight rates with
railroads and report back 10 gener-
IL meeting today
A report from federal survey
Of conditions in the northern range
country states:
The prospects for fall and VIM
.er ranges are poor in Montana,
western Dakotas, Nevada. Utah, Id
aho, California, eastern Oregon
eastern Washington, western Wy
,ming and western Colorado Short
age of food and water has forced
Early movement of livestock from
Montana. the Dakotas, Nevada and
Wyoming with indications that
more early movements will be
made from other dry areas. Cattle
show a decline in condition in
practically all states except Texas
and Arizona"
The need of an adjustment in
freight rates is emphasized by B.
A. Harrigan, county agricultural
who stated today
that cattle can be brought in here
from Arizona, for instance, at ap-
a SO rate while from
the drought area in the north, the
rate is nearly $3.50.
Valley cattlemen have voiced
to take the cattle in at
I satisfactory figure per pound
iced them and when they are sold
make an adjustment with the own
ers.
It is expected that something
definite will be achieved at the
Salt Lake conference and that
lorthern cattle will soon be COM
ng in here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

Asks Administration Letters J
Edgar Ross filed a petition for let
. ters of administration in the estate
Of Else Escalera yesterday after
noon. The estate is valued al
/ $1,000.
At the Ell Dorado Drug Co they
IRE specializing on evening curb
service. Real drinks and sand
gicheS. CITY limits. 2ti
To Catalina Island S. P. Will
liams, public administrator, and
his wife will leave tomorrow for a
short vacation on Catalina Island.
They have been staying in Pine VAL
ley.
The Coolest Eating pIoce III town.
California Hotel Coffee Shop-air
cooled. Open all night. i5tf
Special Sl.00 Shampoo and finger
wave. Ruth's Marcelle Shop. Phone
1898. Fourth and Wensley. 1871
Appoints Deputy Grover c.
Tucker yesterday afternoon was
appointed deputy assessor by Frank
G. Weir, county assessor.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
FIRST WOMAN JUDGE

LOS ANGELES, Aug. l9. u.P) -
Georgia Bullock today became the
first woman ever TO sit permanent
~ on a California superior bench
She was elevated from the munich
pal bench by Governor Rolph.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

ESCANABA, Mich. U.P) - Capt
James D. Armstrong, 10, retired
from the United States lighthouse
service last week after as years OF
continuous duty. He joined the
coast guards at South Manitou is
land at %.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
CANZONERI TO BOX

NEW YORK, Aug l8. U.P)-Tony
Canzoneri, Brooklyn lightweight
champion, and Jack Kid Berg
England, will meet in title bout
of Is rounds at the polo grounds
September 10, the Madison Square
Garden Corporation announced to-
day
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
New Comfort For Those
Who Wear False Teeth

No longer need you feel uncom-
Portable wearing false teeth. Fas-
teeth. greatly improved powder
sprinkled on Your plates holds them
tight and comfortable No gummy.
pasty taste or feeling. Deodorize3
Get Fasteeth at Clements Drug
Store or your druggist. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

rates for schools were Increased "a
cents per hundred valuation, the
board of supervisors being required
by law TO levy the amount for
schools as finally agreed on by the
school trustees and the county su-
perintendent of schools"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
County Tax Rate
Given Increase

Continued from page i
bonds and the unappropriated re-
serve was raised.
These figures, with last years rate
on the left and the revised rate on
the right. follow.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
DEMOCRATS SILENT

LOS ANGELES, Aug l8. U.H -
Los Angeles Democrats stand on
prohibition remained today the
closed matter it has been.
An effort to get a flat expression
OF policy failed when the resolution
offered by p NJ Abbott asking that
the county organization go on rec
ord as fayoring repeal was tabled.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Baseball Scores
National

At Philadelphia
Pittsburgh .... 030 1913 500-l4 l8 l
Philadelphia. i02 0l0 600 8 2
Spencer and Phillips; Bolen, j..
Elliott, Fallenstein and McCurdy,
Connell.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
QUNTY1BRIEFS QUT1R

Shipments LOw-ShipmentS were
very low yesterday with only three
carloads Of honeydews rolling This
report submitted by the office of
B. A. Harrigan. agricultural COM
missioner.
DIR. A. p. Hanson, Dentist, Davis
Bldg. Extraction specialist.
Board of EqualizatiOn-Meetl
as a board Of equalization. the city
council last night considered tax
matters needing adjustment in e.
Centre. The board will meet again
tonight. Wednesday night a regu-
lar council meeting is scheduled.
In Police Court-William Lalloo,
So Hindu. was fined $40 by Judge
j. E. Simpson in police court this
morning. He was charged with
being drunk in public
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

Switzerland in the last two days.
a check today showed
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Dempsey Sure He
viii Get Divorce
Continued from page y

is seen frequently at local night
clubs, but never drinks. The spin
ming roulette wheel has a fascina-
ton Tor him, however.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
Asks Jury For
Death Penalty

CONTINUED from page ~
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18
TENDED LIGHTHOUSE 46 YEARS

Only games today.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

DIR. A. b. Hanson, Dentist, Davis
Bldg. Extraction specialist.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

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complete of your using Standard Oil reliabl
products.
It's great economy and great convenience to rel
the many special services Standard Stations, Inc
and Red White and Blue Dealers everywhere.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNI
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-18

LOS ANGELES. Aug Is. up
A divorce suit charging Jack Demp-
sey with eight specific acts Of cruel
ty was ready today for filing by at
torneys representing Estelle Tay-
lOr