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Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-03
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LOS ANGELES, April 3. WH =
Adolphe Roome, IA years old, weigh
ing 235 pounds and still growing,
was under court order today to obey
his father and take the medicine
prescribed to halt his unusual de-
velopment.
Judge Lester Roth of superior
court signed the order after testi-
mony had shown that science could
prevent over development of the
body, and that the boys father, Dr.
Adolphe E. Roome, Sr., was willing
to prescribe injections of pituitrin
to stop his growth.
Mrs. Helen Roome, the boys moth
er, who is divorced from DR.. Roome,
did not object to the pituitrin treat
ment for her son but did not wish
to force him to take it if it was
against his will.
And he's too big to spank" she
said, with a glance at the Camera
ike frame of the youth.
Partial atrophy of the posterior
section of the pituitary glands was
ltSpOllSlDlC lOl SAoOipliC . SoAiSheASA,
DR.. Roome testified.
Within three years, it was shown,
Adolphe had grown 10 inches in
height and gained 80 pounds in
weight.
Judge Roth said he could not
compel the boy to take treatments
but added that conservative medical
opinion held no permanent harm
could result from pituitrin injections
and that there was a strong prob
ability that beneficial result would
be obtained.
THE biblical injunction that chill
dren shall honor their father and
mother is still upheld by the law OF
this state, although practically no
law can create or maintain family
discipline" the judge said.
Both parents in this case must
actively cooperate, and if they can
not agree they should be willing to
accept what settled opinion seems
to suggest is best for the child"
Adolphe had nothing to say re-
garding the decision. His only OBJ
jections to previous treatments, he
told Judge Roth, were that he some
times had headaches afD: the in
jectionS."
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-03
HOLDING JULIAN
WITHOUT BOND
In TEXAS CITY
Charge Oil Operator With
Attempted ExtOrtiOn
And kidnapping

LAREDO, Texas, April 8. U.P) =
The Webb county grand jury was
instructed to meet tomorrow to act
on charges of attempted robbery
and kidnapping against c. c. Julian,
California and Oklahoma oil oper-
ator, and c. c. Boren of Muskogee,
Okla.
The two were held in jail here
without bond on complaint of L. S.
Boiling, San Antonio, that they at
tempted to extort $4,000 from him
at the point of gun.
The kidnapping charge was added
today to the robbery charge already
made.
The examining trial scheduled for
this morning was delayed until af-
ternoon as both state and defense
attorneys were engaged with trial
of cattle theft case.
The kidnapping, charge accuses
Julian and Boren of attempting Ito
detain Boiling against his consent
with view of holding him for ram
son."
Boiling, a San Antonio oil man
with interests here and who has
had many dealings with Julian, said
that the two flew to San Antonio
seeking him and then came here
yesterday attempting to borrow $780,
600.
When Boiling refused to lend Ju-
Ian the money, according to Boil
ing's story, Julian drew a gun on
him in Bolling's room at a hotel
and told him that he would take it..
Boren, Julian's companion, then
packed Bolling's personal belong
| ings and he was forced to accom-
pany the two to the lobby of the
hotel.
Boren is about 80 and weighs 240
pounds. Officers say that he is in
Muskogee, OKLA, where he formerly
was taxi driver and has been as
sociated with Julian for two or three
years in both Los Angeles and Okla
homa City.
Highway Patrolmen Homer Sealey
and G. P. Nulty arrested Julian and
Boren yesterday at the Robert E.
Lee hotel here. The officers said
that the two were checking out
Boiling, their companion, and that
Julian carried a revolver.
Sealey said he interfered when
Boiling kicked his leg in passing and
Julian was heard to say Come
across or I'll let you have it."
! Sealey was mailing letter in the
lobby.
Julian gave his name as Herbert
Murphy, but was identified by tele-
grams and letters as the oil oper-
ator. The telegram was a copy of
a telegram to Mrs. G. c. Julian in
Los Angeles, regarding a divorce.
Local oil men and newspapermen
who had seen his picture also iden-
! titled the man.
! Julian and Boren were placed in
separate cells by Sheriff A. j. Con-
dren and made no statements nor
| efforts to obtain bonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-03
SEVERAL CASES
PRESENTED IN
SUPERIOR COURT

Criminal law and motion calendar
in Judge A. G. Finney's court this
morning consisted mostly of ar
raignments, with several cases con-
tinued for plea.
Clyde Cummings, charged with
forgery and with a statutory offense
against a 10-year-old girl, entered
a plea of not guilty. G. r. Kirk was
appointed his attorney, and trial
set for April 6.
Antonio Soldano pleaded guilty to
a charge of escape, and entered an
application for probation. Hearing
on the application was set for April
10. Ray johnson was appointed at
torney for Soldano.
c. A. Marlow was arraigned on a
charge of contributing to the de-
linquency of minor. Harry Horton
was appointed attorney. and the
case continued until April 10 for
plea.
Arrangement of Alvin Murray on
a charge of burglary was continued
until this afternoon, when his ap-
plication for probation will be heard.
Another case continued was that
of Eliodero Otero, charged with
forgery. Kendall B. Perkins repre-
sented Otero, whose case was con-
tinued until this afternoon for
change of plea. Otero previously
pleaded not guilty.
The case of Claude Hicks charged
with non-support, was continued
until tomorrow morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-03
SAUNDERS SAYS
STATE OFFICIALS
COMPELLED SALE

SAN FRANCISCO, April 3. WP
Clarence Saunders, spectacular
distributor of foodstuffs, disposed of
his interests in 80 California chain
stores today and charged that the
move was forced by attacks on him
by Raymond Haight, state corpora
ton commissioner.
The sale of his northern and
southern California establishments
to the Continental chain stores, now
operating l41 stores in the Los An
geles district, was announced at the
start of a hearing before the state
corporation commission at which
Saunders will be questioned as to his
financial transactions.
The specific matter before the
commission was the order for Saun-
ders to show cause why his permit
to sell $1,O00,000 worth of stock in
Clarence Saunders store of northern
California should not be revoked
permanently.
The attack by Mr. Haight on
me personally and my two COM
panies has taken so much of my
time that / considered it best to
make the sale to quiet the unrest
and disturbance of the business as
result of the unfavorable news
paper publicity indulged in by Mr..
Haight,' Saunders said in state
ment.
II want it understood clearly by
everybody that shall continue my
fight to have the accusations made
by Mr.. Haight be declared false, as
while we will not have any more
stock for sale in my companies on
account of the sale of the business,
shall take every legal step neces-
sary to prove that the operations
of the companies have been legiti-
mate and in the interests of all
stockholders.
The sale, contingent upon stock
holders approval, included the
Saunders trade name and will form
a concern with approximate annual
sales of $20,000,0 900, Saunders saia.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-03
Escaped Chinese
Arrested Here

Recognition by Undersheriff Rod
ney Clarke of a Chinese in the
county Jail on charge of illegal
entry into the United States as the
same pictured in a photograph, to-
day brought about Identification of
Chin Mung. 26, as the Oriental who
escaped from the Mexicali Jail re-
Gently, while he was serving 90
year sentence for manslaughter.
After a study of the picture sent
to the sheriff's office by Mexicali
authorities, Clarke noticed the SINH
larity of an immigration prisoner to
the photograph.
Mexican officers were notified,
and today identified the Chinese,
Chin Mung, as the man who
escaped, with seven other prisoners,
from the Mexicali Jail
Mung was arrested by immigra-
tion officers the day after the Jail
break in MeXicali. With other
Chinese, he was booked at the coun-
ty Jail for alleged illegal entrance
into the United States.
He will probably be eXtradited to
Mexico to complete his sentence
there, and possibly face a charge of
escape.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-03
FORMER HUSBAND
OF P0LA NECRI
LOSES NO Time

LOS ANGELES, April 3. UP) -
Prince Serge M'divani. divorced by
Pola Negri In q decision handed
down in Paris yesterday, was set to
take the matrimonial high dive
again today, this time with Mary
McCormic, grand opera singer, as
his companion.
Prince M'divani admitted that he
probably would accompany Miss
McCormic to the license bureau to-
day or tomorrow, there to file no.
tice of intention to wed. The cere-
mony, he added, would be performed
late next week, with his brother,
Prince David Mdivani and the lat
ter's wife, Mae Murray, film actress,
and few friends IN attendance.
Miss Negri married the prince in
1927 and first applied for divorce
in Paris in October, 1929. A recon-
Citation was effected by the judge
before whom the case was to be
tried, and a second honeymoon
ensued
When the divorce action was again
instituted, Prince M'divani declined
to oppose it, and Miss McCormic,
then In Europe, announced they
would marry as soon as the decree
was signed
The brothers Mdivani are now
engaged in the oil business here and
have several wells, named for film
stars, in the Playa del Rey field.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-03
JOHNSON FLAYS
BUTLER'S TALK
AT UNIVERSITY

SACRAMENTO, April 5. up
Denounc!ng DR.. Nicholas Murray
Butler. president OF Columbia Uni
versity. for his recent address at the
University of California deploring
the collapse of party regularity,
United States Senator Hiram w.
Johnson addressed joint meeting
of the senate and assembly late yes
terday.
Whenever there is a conflict be-
tween my party and my. country,
shall unflinchingly stand by my
country. regardless of all the But
lers in the world" he said.
Party regularity today is the
great private interest seeking to
bend government TO their will and
profit, and is the sole ladder to poll
tical preferment of the mediocre
and moronic."
The senator pointed out accom-
plishments of the congress for Cali
fornia during the last session, men
tioning among those outstanding
the San Francisco Bay bridge, the
air dirible base at Sunnyvale,
establishment o. q military base at
Government Island in Alameda, and
the fact that Boulder Dam is in pro-
cess of construction.
THE most insidious opposition to
Boulder Dam came not from the
great power companies, but from
certain persons in the state of Cali
fornia, the territory which will be
most benefited by construction of
the dam" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-03
PANTACES MAY
NOT BE GIVEN
SECOND TRIAL
Decision OF Supre m e
Court Decidedly In Fa-
vor OF Accused Man

SAN FRANCISCO. April 3. U.P)
Alexander Pantages fight against
his conviction on the charge OF at
tacking l7-year- Eunice Pringle
appeared at climax today when
1t became known that the multi
millionaire Snowman may escape a
second trial.
The decision of the California
supreme court granting Pantages a
new trial, and carrying with 1t the
assertion of Chief Justice William
H. Waste that "the testimony of
the prosecutrix is so improbable as
to challenge ones credulity." caused
a conference of states attorneys
today at which the fate of Pan
tages may be decided.
Deputy State Attorney General
Frank Richards, one OF the officials
called by District Attorney Buron
Fits of Los Angeles county to dis
cuss the case, openly predicted
that Pantages never would be re-
tired, indicating the courts views
on the testimony OF Miss Pringle
was q blow to the prosecution.
Instead. it appeared, Los Angeles
may join San Diego county in pros
ecuting Pantages on new statutory
charges In connection with the re-
cent expose Of an asserted syndi-
cate which provided young girls
for the parties OF rich men.
Fits refused to comment on the
decision in the Pringle case, but
intimated at first that he would
seek an immediate retrial. Later
ii was learned that even II a second
trial was ordered, 1t would not be
called until later this year, in
which event the San Diego charges
would be tried first.
Pantages, however, occupied only
a minor role in the syndicate" af-
fair. When arrested several weeks
ago he charged that he was drawn
into the case to embarrass his plea
to the supreme court in the Pringle
case, then under consideration.
The supreme court, voting five to
two TO grant Pantages q new trial,
acted as a referee only as to the
method of his conviction and did
not dwell upon his innocence of
guilt. In upholding an appellate
court decision. handed down last
September. the supreme court held
that the trial court erred and Dis
trict Attorney Fits conducted his
prosecution in ap rejudicial man.
ner.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-03
None Injured In
Auto Accident

Speed apparently was responsible
for an automobile accident at Sixth
and Orange streets this afternoon,
when drivers and occupants OF the
cars escaped injury as the automo-
biles were seriously damaged, ac-
cording to a report by Frank Smyer.
city traffic officer.
Charles F. Haman of the Valley
Steam Laundry. driving east on
Orange street. and Frank j. Mead,
travelling south on Sixth street, were
the drivers involved in the crash.
Tire marks showed on the pave
ment for approximately l8 feet be-
hind each car, according to Smyer's
report. Mead swerved his car to
the left in an effort to avoid COL
lision, said Smyer, while Haman
drove straight ahead Mead's car
struck a telephone pole on the south
side of Sixth street after the collis-
ion.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-03
Charges Against
Cannon Dropped

LOS ANGELES, April 8. UP)--
On the grounds that there was in
sufficient evidence to warrant
prosecution, Superior Judge c. K
Beaumont, on motion OF the prose-
cution today, dismissed charges
against Richard M. Cannon, son OF
Bishop James Cannon Jr., OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, South.
Cannon had been charged with
five counts of issuing checks with
out sufficient funds to cover them.
The charges involved checks assert
edly given to various persons in FL
Monte, where Cannon had promoted
a boys school. The checks amount
ed in all to $l91.
Motion for dismissal was made by
Deputy District Attorney w. o.
Russell after a visit made several
days ago by Bishop Cannon TO the
office of District Attorney Buron
Fits.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-03
FINAL RITES FOR
ROCKNE WILL BE
HELD SATURDAY
Semi-Private Services
Scheduled For Church
At South Bend

NEW YORK, April 3. U.P)-The
Columbia Broadcasting system has
permission to broadcast the entire
funeral service for Knute Rockne,
Notre Dame football coach, killed in
a plane crash Tuesday.
The service will be announced by
Pat Flanagan, announcer for Sta
ton WBBM at Chicago, from the
Sacred Heart Church at South Bend,
Ind.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, April g. U.P)
Another unhappy day of mourn
ing for their beloved Knute Rockne
today tested the indomnitable
courage of men of Notre Dame.
The casket containing the body
of the late coach was moved early
today from the downtown chapel
TO Rockne's red brick home, where
1t will lie in state until the funeral
services are held tomorrow.
Rather than prolong the period
of grief until next week, Mrs. Bon
ME Rockne, brave little widow of
the coach, last night formulated
plans for the funeral to be held at
3 p. m. Saturday in the Sacred
Heart church on the Notre Dame
campus.
Holy week will prevent solemn
requiem high mass being held at
the ceremony, and that rite will be
deferred until next Thursday when
the students of Notre Dame return
from the Easter holidays.
Burial will take place in Highland
cemetery, new plot about two
miles from South Bend on the
Portage road
The public will not be admitted
TO the services because of the limit
cd seated capacity of the little
chapel where Rockne was baptized
in the Catholic faith the day of the
CONTINUED on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-03
Noted Scientist
Critically Ill

PASADENA, April 8. W.p)-Dr. Al
bert Abraham Nicholson, 10, meas
urer of the speed of light, is critic
ally i'll at his home here. it was
learned today, and is under the
care of two physicians.
Overwork on his most recent ex-
periments into the speed of light
brought about a nervous collapse,
it was learned, and the dean of
American scientists will be confined
to his bed for at least a month.
DR.. Nicholson had been making
daily motor trips of more than 100
miles to the Irvine ranch near Santa
Ana where his mile-long vacuum
tube has been the scene of light
speed experiments, and often would
not return to his home here until
early morning hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-03
INSURANCE FOR
UNEMPLOYED IS
BITTERLY FOUGHT
Opponents DenOunce Mea-
sure AS Sop To JObless
Workingmen
BY HOMER L. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent

SACRAMENTO, Cal. April 3. (U.P)
unemployment insurance for Cal
ifornia workers hung in the balance
today after bitter fight to get the
bill out of committee.
So-called Reds" of the unem-
ployment council Of San Francis
co fought side by side with repre-
sentatives of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association of Cali
fornia in opposition to the bill, at
its first public hearing last night.
Both factions, loudly denouncing
the measure, called it a foolish
piece of legislation. offered the
unemployed as sop and accepted
by the bosses because it would cost
them nothing"
No names were given by the un-
employed council speakers, but j.
o. Patton and j. r. Molony, San
fancisco, spoke for the manufac-
turers' association.
Although farmers of California
are specifically exempt from the
act. opposition was voiced on their
part by Ralph Taylor, secretary of
the agricultural Legislative commit
tee.
Paul Scharrenberg, San Francis
co, secretary of the California State
Federation of Labor and DR.. Charles
A. Gulick, Jr., assistant professor
of economics at the University of
California, spoke highly in praise
of the measure after the presenta-
ton by its author, Assemblyman
William Hornblower, San Francisco.
Doubts as to the merits of un-
employment insurance have been
dispelled from my mind" said
Sharrenberg, when find here "a
ligned in opposition, irrational,
semi-lunatic members of the un-
employment council of San Fran
cisco and supposedly sound busi-
ness men from the manufacturers
association"
The bill provides that the insur-
ance plan may be optional with the
employer and employee The work.
er would contribute per cent
and the employer l per cent of
wages to establish the fund. It
would be administered in the same
i fashion as California's present
workmen's compensation fund.
| With the original appropriation
cut from 100000 to $3.50 900, the
! assembly committee on govern
mental efficiency and economy today
recommended construction of new
governors mansion in Sacramento.
The measure, by Roy y. Nielsen,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-03
EAM!uL1L-.o
Wy Is0ys:

BEVERLY HILLS, April
2. (Special)-I don't think
! could be accused of say
ing anything detrimental
to commercial aviation.
For | think it is the safest
and only way to travel,
but every mode of trans
portation should use every
possible invention tha at
might add the least bit of
safety.
Now a parachute wasn't
invented just for some nut
to go up and jump out for
fun. Your Lindbergh,
your Hawks, Doolittle,
Williams, ingalls,, all wear
'em. That's why most of
'em are still here. Now |
have never understood why
commercial planes didn't
use them. Now the wing
came off Rockne's plane
mighty high up to light as
far away from the plane
as it did. l always had a
doubt if I would have the
nerve to jump, but there
would have been none
about Rockne. He would
have stepped out of there,
pulled that ring, and told
a funny joke on the way
down.
It at least gives you a
chance that you haven't
got otherwise. The army
and navy demand it, and
they can't be wrong all the
time. At least have 'em
there, and leave it option
al with the passenger.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-03
Arizona
COnvicts Taken

PHOENIX, Ariz., April 3. UP)-
Earl Nelson and Charles Barnes,
Arizona's treasure hunting" con-
victs who escaped from the state
prison last Friday were captured
here today by Chief of Police Os-
car Roberts and a squad of five de-
tectives.
Classed as the two most dam
gerous convicts at the penitentiary
Nelson and Barnes were found in
a house rented for them by Rubin
Magel, Nelson's brother-in-l Both
fugitives submitted to arrest with
out trouble.
Chief ROBBERS. arrested Magel and
his wife on charges of hiding the
two convicts and declared he would
keep Nelson and Barnes here un-
til the case was disposed,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-03
Jurisdiction OF
Court Challenged

Charging that Judge E. E. Kiefer
of the Calexico police court was
without jurisdiction in sentencing J.
H. Myers to six months i'll the coun-
ty Jail on charge Of vagrancy, Ed
ward b. Patterson, attorney, yes
terday afternoon moved for a writ
of habeas corpus to secure Myers
release.
Hearing on the petition for =
writ will be held before Judge A. G.
Finney tomorrow morning, when
Patterson will try to prove his as
sertions that, when Myers was tried
in the police court, no entry was
made i'll the docket to the effect
that he had been found guilty, or
had pleaded guilty.
The court was without authority
TO sentence Myers. according 70 the
petition, and exceeded its jurisdic.
ton in so doing.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-03
ACTRESS LOSES
DAMAGE ACTION

LOS ANGELES, April 3. up
Karla Gutcherlein, 10, had today
been denied by jury damages
amounting to $62,500, which she
sought from Fulton Korda, film di-
rector, for injuries assertedly re-
ceived in an automobile accident.
Miss Gutcherlein, cne of the Sis
ters c. song and dance team, COM
planned that she. and her sister, Ell
eanor, were riding in a car driven
by Korda which struck another ma
chine.
The girl charged she suffered a
broken nose which marred her
beauty to the disadvantage of her
stage and film career.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-03
E'A-bANK
OFFICERS
INDICTED
Six Los Angeles Men Ac-
cused On 81 Charges Of
Violating Law
NOLOSS INVOLVED
Action Taken By Federal
Government Following
Examiners Report

LOS ANGELES. April 3. U.P)-On
81 counts of misapplication OF
funds and a variety of other charg-
es. six former officials OF the Pa
cific National bank were indicted
today by the federal grand jury.
The charges assertedly emanated
from the misapplication of s528, 400
of the banks funds. The Pacific
National Bank of Los Angeles
merged with the Bank OF America
year ago.
Those indicted were:
Thomas A. MorrisseY, former
president and director.
Frank w. Shelton, former assist
ant vice president.
Arthur p. Addison, former direc-
tor.
James M. O'Brien, q bank Gus
toner alleged to have been closely
associated with Morrissey in sever
al financial deals.
Anthony F. Swenson. former vice
president.
Robert G.. Johnson, former cash
ier.
In addition to the 81 counts OF
misapplication, the officers were
charged with II counts of unlawful
issuance of bills of exchange, SIX
counts OF false reports to the comp
troller of currencJ and one general
count Of conspiracy
Addison and O'Brien were not
charged directly with misapplica-
ton of funds but were connected
with those charges as aiders and
abettors.
Federal Judge George Cosgrove
before whom the indictments were
returned, fixed bail for Morrissey
and Swensen at $4,000 each and
bail for the others ut SIS 900 each. II
was indicated the men would sur
render at once.
Depositors were not affected by
the alleged misapplication of funds
federal officials said. The Pacific
National was taken over by the
Bank OF America and the latter had
guaranteed against loss by the
stockholders of the former. Thus
any shortage was fully covered, Of
ficials declared
Examination of the banks books
resulted in the charges being pre-
ferred against the six men. l. /
Schorvening. chief bank examiner
under the United States comptroll-
err made the examination.
The Pacific National company
owned approximately 90 per cent
Of the bank stock at the time of the
alleged misapplications. The COM
pany had its offices in the bank
building and Swensen was its head