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Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
SUPERIOR COURT
ACTION AGAINST
DISTRICT STARTS

Trial of a civil suit that may have
direct bearing on later decisions in
similar suits for damages totalling
many thousands of dollars started
in superior court here this morning,
with Judge Clarence Harden of San
Diego presiding in Judge Vaughn
N. Thompson's place.
Selection OF jury TO hear the
suit of Charles L. Myers against the
Imperial Irrigation District for
$4,000 damages took up the entire
morning, with attorneys for each
side questioning all prospective jur-
ors closely.
Charles L. Childers and D. B.
Roberts represented the district in
court this morning, while Myers
was represented by c. L. Brown.
Myers, in his suit, seeks damages
because waste water flowed into the
Salton Sea by the irrigation dis
trict allegedly caused the Salton
Sea to overflow his land, and make
portions of it waterlogged and use
less for farming purposes. Numer-
Gus suits based on the same grounds
are on file against the district.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
CLEVER AVIATOR
LANDS DAMAGED
PLANE SAFELY

LOS ANGELES, June Is. U.p)-
Mrs. George Young, of Lake Elsi-
more and her guests, Mrs. A. c.
Samon of Vancouver, B. c., and
Mrs. o. B. Kee, of Long Beach, to-
day were receiving congratulations
on their remarkable escape from
possible serious injuries.
The three women went on their
first airplane ride yesterday. Ster-
ling Boiler, 25, was pilot of the
plane. In taking off one wheel of
the machine struck an obstacle on
the runway and was smashed.
Boiler passed a note to his pas
sengers telling them not to worry
and then headed for a Los Angeles
airport as the field from which he
had taken off did not offer ground
suitable for a one wheel landing.
Ambulances were waiting on the
field in case the plane cracked up
but Boiler managed to tilt the plane
at the right angle and bring it
down on one wheel. The plane was
damaged but he and his passengers
escaped uninjured.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
Soviet Will Give
'Lindy' Welcome

MOSCOW, June IS. W.p) = Col
Charles A. Lindbergh and Mrs
Lindbergh will have no difficulty
in getting permission to fly over
Soviet Russia territory, it was in
dicated in official quarters.
The Evening Moscow said it was
certain that permission would be
granted and that application to any
Soviet embassy would be sufficient
Aviation circles have manifested
the keenest interest in the proposed
trip. High esteem for Col. Lind
bergh has been expressed and the
utmost cooperation was promised.
Nicholas Kirilov. one of the
heads of civil aviation, recalled that
a Lindbergh flight across the So
Wet Union was discussed when the
Soviet flyer Shestakov and others
flew to the United States in the
Russian airplane Land of the So
viets" in 1929 The Lindbergh
flight will therefore be considered
in the light of a return visit.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
Lightning Flash
Takes Two Lives

KANSAS CITY, June Is. U.P)-A
binding flash of lightning darted
out of the overcast skies here late
yesterday, struck near a crowd OF
200 Sunday afternoon spectators al
the municipal airport to kill two
men and injure a third.
Many of the crowd, sitting at
tables in front of the fields re-
freshment stand, were stunned by
the shock. Others fled panic strick-
en-.
The victims were: Anthony Von-
eziane OF Chicago, and R. P. Mo-
gard of Minneapolis. Robert Jones
of Kansas City, Kansas. was in
jured but yielded to treatment al
a hospital.
The whole crowd stood notion
less for a brief instant after the
bolt struck. Persons remained inn
mobile for several seconds, SEEM
ingly paralyzed in the positions in
which they were standing or sit
ting at the time.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
LAWYERS PROTEST
AGAINST PRACTICE
BY CORPORATIONS

LOS ANGELES, June Is. (U.P)-
Claiming to represent 1000 Cali
fornia lawyers, Attorney Marion P
Betty today had on file in superior
court a suit to enjoin permanently
the Union National Automobile As
sociation and B. S. Soloman from
law practice.
The suit may have far reach
ing effect on automobile clubs. in
surance concerns, trust companies
and banks, it was stated.
The suit was instituted on the
theory that corporations can have
no legal education, no morals, and
cannot be subject to the discipline
of the courts or of the state bar,
Betty said that similar suits would
be filed against other corporations
at a later date.
The suit was filed, Betty said, on
behalf of the sub committee on un-
lawful practice, of the Los Angeles
lawyers clubs.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
LUXURIOUS RUM
RUNNER IS TAKEN
BY COAST GUARD

NEW YORK, June Is. U.P)-One
OF the largest and most elaborately
equipped vessels ever seized in a
rum row campaign-the l66foot
steam yacht Surf-was captured by
coast guardsmen today a mile off
Montauk Point at the eastern tip
OF Long Island.
The Surf, coast guardsmen said,
carried a cargo of liquor worth be-
tween s250000 and 100000. There
were 5000 cases aboard.
The yacht, formerly the property
of Floyd ID. Brown, president OF
the Bethlehem Engineering Co., had
been under surveillance for several
days. Early .oday she steamed
toward shore with the coast guard
boat Cummings trailing her.
After. the surf had passed inside
the IL mile limit, the cutter hailed
her The big yacht halted immed-
lately and Lieut.. Commander Stone,
in charge of the patrol, boarded her
Stone is the man who piloted the
United States navy seaplane NC-4
in its transatlantic flight in 1919
After finding the cargo of liquor
Stone put a detail of men on the
Surf and had the yacht brought to
the barge office in Manhattan.
The Surf carried {. crew of about
80 officers and men.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
VATICAN REPLY
is PRESENTED
TO GOVERNMENT
BY THOMAS b. MORGAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

tJnlttu fTcSS Stdll SotiCspoiecosl
ROME, June Is. U.P)-The Vat
leans reply to the last Italian ncte
was presented quietly today as
though 1t were considered 4 mere
perfunctory part of procedure end
mig the diplomatic dispute owe.
Catholic clubs.
Apparently the recent strained
Italo-Vatican situation has settled
to a purely diplomatic affair.
II was believed today thai the
diplomatic negotiations will pe pro-
tracted, although prelates affirmed
all negotiations were proceeding
regularly Several Catholic clubs in
Rome and Turin were reopened to-
day.
The Italian foreign office refused
10 comment OH the Vatican reply,
which was the fourth Vatican note
sent in the current difficulty. 1t
was said there had been insufficient
time for examination of the note.
Count Colloredo, chamberlain to
the ex-Empress Zita of Austria,
was received by the pope today.
Vatican circles attributed the inter-
view TO a report OF renewed move
ment to enthrone Prince Otto.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
Warship Towing
Wilkins Sub

WASHINGTON, June Is. (UP)-
The battleship Wyoming radioed
the navy department today that 1t
had taken the disabled submarine
Nautilus In tow in mid-Atlantic and
was proceeding toward Queenstown,
Ireland, at five knots an hour.
The Wyoming late yesterday
reached the side of Sir Hubert Will
kins' submarine, which was diSa-
bled by motor trouble on the first
leg of its proposed trip to the North
Pole under the Arctic ice pack. The
battleship put a line alongside the
submarine last night but was un-
able to make it fast to the Nautilus
until daybreak because of heavy
seas, naval advices said.
The message from the Wyoming
saying that it had the Nautilus in
tow was timed 1922 a. m. ocean
time. Earlier messages from the
battleship said that the Nautilus
crew of 10 were all safe.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
Mx& Rz~
eisss nsRassAs sy.A,sas;. h.
death CLAIMS
JUDGE HAWKINS
DURING SLEEP

Judge c. H. Hawkins, 70, justice
of the peace at Imperial for the
last eight years, was found dead in
bed in his room at the old King
Cotton hotel this morning He ap-
parently passed away in his sleep.
He came to California for his
health 20 years ago from Oklahoma
and his widow, Mrs. Ruth Hawkins,
and several children reside at Vim
ita, Oklahoma.
He suffered greatly from a heart
attack ailment and had had several
attacks. Judge Hawkins anticipat-
ed that death would come to him
in much the manner that it did as
he left letter of instructions to be
followed in the event Of his sudden
passing. He also told H. A. Conger,
Imperial city clerk, where he kept
his papers and money so that there
would be no confusion.
When he did not appear at his
office this morning. j. T. Powell,
constable, went to his room and
found him dead. He had been Ill
Sunday and his friends were anx-
ious concerning his condition.
Hawkins was a member of the
Masonic, Odd Fellow and Woodmen
of the World lodges at Chelsea, Ok
lahoma. He was rancher there
but during his long residence in
Imperial he had held various pub
lie offices. He was night officer
for Imperial for many years.
An inquest is expected to be held
this afternoon at the Arnold funer-
al home in Imperial. Funeral ar
rangements await word from rela-
tiveS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
HUNDREDS
PERISH IN
DISASTER
French Excursion Vessel
Overturns Sending
Many To Their Doom.
HANDFUL SURVIVE
Majority OF Victims Are
Reported To Be Fami-
lies Of Workers.

SAINT NAZAIRE. France. June
Is. (U.P)-The beaches of the bay of
Biscay for 20 miles below the mouth
of the Loire river were strewn today
with bodies of victims who were on
the excursion boat Saint philbert,
sunk in the worst steamship catas-
trophe in the maritime history of
France.
The dead were estimated at a
minimum of $50 persons, more than
half of them women and children.
The Saint Philbert sank in a hurri-
cane at dusk last evening with
nearly 400 persons, the families of
French workers returning from a
days outing.
Fishermen found 60 bodies, MAIN
ly women and children, washed up
on the beaches between the vii
lagos of Pornic and Fromentine, be-
low Saint Nazaire on the south
side of the Loire. Tugs searched
hopelessly for possible survivors of
the tragedy. So far, only seven
were known to have been saved.
The owners of the Saint Philbert,
the Messageries de LQuest of
Nantes, said they did not have the
names of all the passengers on
board but doubted that any Ameri-
cans were among them.
Government experts questioned
survivors and decided that the ira
gic accident was not due to over
loading the boat. but to the fright
OF passengers who crowded to the
starboard side TO escape the wind
and huge waves breaking over the
little vessel
The rush TO one side caused the
Saint Philbert to list at least 30
degrees. On an angle like that
the expert said. the next big wave
easily turned IL over and the ship
sank, keel up, In less than q min
ute
The Saint Philbert went down in
plain view of the semaphore station
at Saint Gildas point. The excur-
sion boat, filled with happy holi-
day crowd, was not five miles out
as It skirted the coast on its home
ward journey to Nantes, up the
Loire. The men in the station stood
helpless and watched the struggle
as the captain of the pleasure boat
sought TO bring his ship around into
the gale before the waves which
tipped it over came. He failed
The men could only telephone to
send tupbOatS and other ShipS to
its aid.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
PUBLIC INVITED
TOATTEND ELKS'
FLAG EXERCISES

Flag day will be appropriately
observed in Ell Centro tonight when
the Elks will have their annual
parade and ceremonies beginning at
7 o'clock The parade and exer-
cises this year are planned to be
more elaborate than in the past and
cooperation of all cities is asked in
making the event a success.
The parade will form at the
court house at o'clock and pro-
ceed down Main street to Fourth,
turn left on Fourth to Broadway
and lead down Broadway to Sixth
street and the city park where the
ceremonies are scheduled to take
place.
In the line Of march will be the
American Legion drum and bugle
corps. the Municipal band, Elk Of
ficers and members, representatives
of all fraternal, civic, service and
veteran organizations in town. Res
idents are asked to join the parade
to make the delegation as impress
sive as possible.
The regular Elks' Flag day ritual
istic ceremonies will be followed at
the park, the program to begin
promptly at o'clock.
Hugh Osborne will deliver an ad-
dress concerning the subject, Flag
Etiquette. Twenty-three recently
naturalized citizens of the United
States will received their final cit
izenship papers from Judge A. C.
Finney of the superior court.
All members of the local lodge of
Elks and all visiting Elks are asked
to meet at the court house at 7
o'clock to take part in the parade.
Legionnaires also are asked to be
on time. Representatives of other
organizations are urged to b e
prompt in order that there may be
no delay
The Legion drum and bugle corps
members are asked to meet at the
court house for rehearsal at $50
o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
CROWDS GREET
H0OVER'S TRAIN
ENROUTE WEST
President Makes Slight
Slip In Talk To West
Virginians.
By RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent }

! hBOARD PRESIDENT HOOV-
VER'S TRAIN ENROUTE TO IN
lDIANAPOLIS, June Is. U.P) -
thousands gathered at railroad sta
tions in West Virginia today TO
greet President Hoover as he
crossed the state enroute to Indian
apolis, where he will start his mid
west speaking tour.
| There was great crowd at the
station in Charleston, w. Va, when
the train pulled in today.
Governor William G. Conlev, Sem
ator Henry D. Hatfield, and Walter
S. Hallahan, chief Republican lead
ers OF the state, boarded the train
to accompany Mr.. Hoover on the
/ remainder of his journey across tie
state.
Baskets of flowers were presented
to Mrs. Hoover by Girl Scouts.
Mr.. Hoover thanked the crowd
Tor coming out to see him.
i enjoyed seeing your scenery and
homes and industries along the
route" Mr.. Hoover said. ut is al
ways inspiring to see the American
people at work"
He spoke. enthusiastically of in
dustrial development in the section.
Several hundred persons and a
band were at the station in Mont
gomery, w. Va. The presidential
train slowed down but did not stop.
Factory whistles greeted the pres
idential train as it drew into Hunt
| ingtol, w. Va.
Mrs. Ellis Yost, former ". c. T.
U. representative at Washington
and now director of womens activi-
ties in the Republican national
! committee, was aboard the Hoover
train. A w. c. T. U. delegation
was among several thousancs who
turned out at Huntington.
Il have greatly enjoyed this short
stay in Virginia" Mr.. Hoover said
with slip of the tongue which he
failed to correct
Crowds cheered and called for
Mrs. Hoover, who appeared. She
wore light tan summer dress.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
Mysterious Bomb
Hurled On Coast

LOS Angeles, June Is. W.P)-
An explosion, said by police to have
caused by a dynamite bomb, shat
tered windows in the home of Frank
Crowley. wealthy food manufactur-
er, late last night.
Although Crowley, his wife and
three year old son were in the house
at the time, all escaped injury. The
blast broke windows in the immed-
late neighborhood and was heard
for a distance of two miles.
Crowley, who is president of the
Custo Dessert Corporation, a food
company with its factory in San
Francisco, told police he could not
account for the explosion.
The bomb exploded in the drive
way of Crowley's home. All glass
on that side of the house was brok-
en- and window sills torn loose.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
Richfield Affairs
PrObed Further

LOS ANGELES, June Is. W.H-
Deputy District Attorney Bonner
Richardson and Deputy Corporation
Commissioner Ray Brockman went
into conference with w. c. McDuf-
fie, receiver for the Richfield Oil
Company of California. today to in
vestigate matters pertaining to ex-
pense accounts of company off,
cials.
Richardson and Brockman an
nounced before the conference that
they would delve into phases of the
asserted misapplication of funds by
certain former officers. McDuffie
previously had promised state Off
GERS that records in his office and
any other information would be
available at any time during the in
quiry
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
Arch Criminal
May Be ParOled

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal,
June IS. W.p)-Herbert Wilson, who
left the ministry to turn bank rob-
ber, mail bandit, safe cracker, Jail
breaker and finally murderer, has
been recommended for parole by
federal authorities whom he has
helped, it was learned here today.
Information given postal officials
by Wilson aided them in breaking
up a notorious mail robbery ring
and sending many of the preacher
bandits former associates to prison,
according to the letters written
prison authorities.
Wilson claimed he had affidavits
which he will present at hearing
before the state prison board in a
few weeks in an attempt to show
his conviction of murder wa
framed.
Wilson was the leader of a gang
nine years ago that secured loot
exceeding $l6,ooopoo mostly in mail
robberies.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
UNDERWORLD IS
LINKED TO DEATH
OF SOCIETY GIRL

NEW YORK, June Is. W.P)-A
trail which led to the peak OF So
ciety of two continents reversed TO
the level OF the underworld today
as police went behind prison walls
for clues to the death OF yiyacious
and moody Starr Faithful, whose
body was cast up by the sea on a
Long Island beach.
The actions OF Tucker Faithful.
beautiful young sister of the adven-
turous Starr, during the weekend
on which the girl was drowned pos
sibly by force, were the source OF
much speculation and mystery TO
authorities.
The fluctuations of the Faithful
family fortune, from wealth and
affluence in Boston society TO an
old brownstone house in St. Lukes
place on the lower fringe of Green
wich Village, also is under investl-
CATION. While Stanley Z. Faithful
has had no means known TO police
Of securing funds, other than his
present activity in connection with
pneumatic mattresses, his step
daughter, Starr, made at least 10
trips to Europe within recent years
stayed at the best hotels, associated
with prominent persons and always
appeared to be well supplied with
money.
While police continued TO delye
into the mystery with It's involved
suggestions of blackmail, trips on
ocean liners. affairs with many men
and parties in which Starr became
moody and at times bordered OH
the maniacal. District Attorney El-
vim N Edwards Of Nassau county.
planned to go before the grand jury
again tomorrow to present addition
ii nuihancp
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
OF
crime IN
N0RTHEND
Man Slain And Another
Is Badly Wounded In
Weekend BrawIs.
SEVERAL IN JAIL
Filipino Succumbs To In
juries Received In Gun.
fight Last Week.

Crimes of major Importance.
most of them in the north-end Sec
ton about Brawley, held the atten-
ton of the district attorneys in
vestigator and the sheriffs office
Saturday and Sunday and resulted
in arrest of four men and filing OF
murder charges against fifth. al
ready in Jail.
One man was arrested on charge
of robbery, one on a charge Of pos
| session of liquor, one is held for
investigation pending result of
serious gunshot wound inflicted on
Mexican, and others are held for
investigation in connection with the
crimes
Two Mexicans are sought by dep
uty sheriffs as the men who mur-
dered Pearl Hynes, 32-year- -old
Brawley rancher, after he refused
to gamble with them on his ranch
two miles south of Brawley. Hynes
was beaten to death with an auto
mobile crank.
Murder charges were filed against
Anacleto Naitates, 80, after the
death in the county hospital Sat-
urday night Of Luther Raldan, q.
domen last week during an argu-
ment with Naitates over a card
game. This occurred south of Mel
GLAND
Kenneth Smith, IT, is held In
the county Jail for investigation.
while Pablo Barrera is in the coun-
ty hospital suffering from a wound
in the side. assertedly from gun
! in the hands of Smith. Tom Sharp,
investigator for the district attor-
ney, secured a detailed confession
from Smith last night, he said to-
day. D. P. Walters, 80, Is In the
county Jail on charge of possess
sion of liquor. He Is said to be pro-
prietor of the beer establishment
in which Barrera was shot, one
mile north of Brawley.
A hijacking raid by three men on
an alleged bootlegging and gamb-
| ling establishment a mile east Of
Brawley last Friday night, when Is
or 80 patrons of the place were
/ held up, resulted in the arrest Sat-
urday afternoon in Brawley of L. P.
jenkins, %, and J. L. Black, As,
said to be jenkins partner in the
beer business. A charge of robbery
may be filed against Jenkins, while
Black is held for investigation.
Tom Sharp is working on the
theory that jenkins was the man
who held up patrons of his own
establishment, he said today. Jen-
/ kins and those who were in the
establishment at the time of the hi
jacking told Sharp that two masked
men entered, threatened the large
group of customers with guns, and
took all the money they could find.
From one Mexican they secured
$3.50, said Sharp One man is
thought to have remained outside.
jenkins was arrested by Brawley
police.
This hijacking raid is reminiscent
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
Mexican Held For
Killing American

McALLEN, TEX, June 10. U.p)-
Mexican authorities today held Ruff
tinio Soils, 16 Mexican ranch hand,
for trial in connection with the
fatal shooting last Friday at Mier
of Kingsley C. Mitchell, 28. San
Francisco, a geologist.
Military police said Soils has con-
fessed the killing, saying that
Mitchell had insulted him.
Governor Francisco Castellano of
Tamanulipas ordered a trial for
Soils at Victoria, the state capital,
but efforts were being made today
to transfer the hearing to Neuvo
Laredo as a matter of convenience.
The body OF Mitchell was brought
here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
GOVERNOR MAKES
SURPRISE VISIT
TO Estate PRISON
Rolph Walks A m on G
Tough Prisoners And
Delivers Message.

FOLSOM PRISON. Cal. June Is
U.P) Hardened gangsters. yeggs
and two time losers" at this rock
bond prison in the Sierras were still
talking today about Sunny Jim"
Rolph's visit to the prison.
Acting on a sudden impulse, the
governor directed his chauffeur to
turn into the prison, on his way to
the hangtown celebration at Plac-
erville. The big mo. l" car roller
up to the prison gates, which swung
open to admit 1t.
The state prison board was in
session, and Warden Court Smith
and the board members asked the
governor if he wouldn't like to in
spect the institution. The governor
passed through the new cell block,
in which the wardens office is To-
Gated, through the old cell block
where the bloody Thanksgiving day
riot of 1927 occurred, and out into
the courtyard. where the convicts
were playing baseball.
News of the governors arrival
had already reached the prisoners,
and the ball game stopped immed-
lately. The prison bandmaSter
hastily rounded up his musicians.
Ignoring the warning given by
the guards, the governor suddenly
left his party, and strobe right
through the mist of convicts, many
sentenced to life for murder or as
habitiual criminals. He walked to
the grandstand, shook hands with
the musicians, and turned to ad-
dress the convicts who pressed up
to the stand.
Greets Convicts
Boys" the governor declared,
"it may be surprise to you to see
the governor of California here
among you today. But want you
fellows to know am just as much
your governor as I am the governor
of free people outside these walls.
II have your interests at heart.
and I want to tell you personally
that you can feel you will always
have friend in the governors S
office. No plea of any prisoner to
the governor of California will be
given a deaf ear in my office as
long as I am governor.
AS he stepped from the stand,
scores of convicts crowded about the
governor and many shook hands
with him. His arrival at the Placer
Vile celebration was delayed near
ly an hour as result.
1T was great experience" he
said today. II think I impressed
the men that want to give them
square deal. And that's just
what propose to do"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-15
Pawn Ticket Link
In Coast Staying

SAN DIEGO, Cal, June Is. (U.P,
Henry c. Yardley, former ships
cook, accused of numbering Mrs
w. D. Diamond Dolly BibbenS
April %, will face preliminary hear
ing before Justice Eugene Daney
Jr., Wednesday.
A pawn ticket found on Yard
leys person when he was arrested il
Uniontown. Pa, may be the chief
link in the evidence against him
The ticket was the pawn for a
black handbag. Such an article
was missing from among Mrs. Bib
bens' effects, police said.