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Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
Block Two Bills
In Legislature

SACRAMENTO, CAL, April 7. yU,H
Two important measures-the
building and loan act and the
teachers retirement-hit snags in
the legislature and we're prevented
from passage today.
In the assembly Milton M. Col
den, Hollywood, was unsuccessful in
his efforts to get a vote on his
building and loan measure. AS a
result, the bill was sent back to the
assembly building and loan COM
mittee.
Golden's move was opposed by
Robert L. Patterson, Taft, who re-
quested 1t be referred to the ways
and means committee. This was
due to the fact that the bill calls
for increasing the salary of the
building and loan commission from
$4,000 to $4,000 a year. Ray Will
hanson, San Francisco, charged
that Patterson's move was merely to
kill the bill,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
ADVISORY BOARD
SETS FIGURES ON
LAND VALUATION

Members of the evaluation board
in their session yesterday afternoon
passed recommendation that all
land irrigated for commercial crops
should be assessed at not less than
$40 per acre. At previous meet
ing it was recommended that the
maximum valuation for assessment
purposes should be set at $3.50 per
acre, thus allowing a wide differen-
tial.
Discussion then followed in re-
gard to methods of classifying diff
ferent types of land for assessment
purposes but no action was taken.
The board will meet again on Fri
day and will take up this question
at that time.
During the morning such maps
of the irrigation district as were
completed we're carefully studied
and in general the board found
that assessments had been fair and
accurate.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
IN
GRAVE CONDITION
FOLLOWING FALL

PASADENA, Calf, April 7. tU.P)
-Galusha M. Cole, 104-year-old
resident of Pasadena who broke a
thigh in a fall last Friday, today re-
fused to take food or medicine and
his condition became serious.
A bulletin issued at the Pasadena
hospital by DR.. l.. L. Riggin said:
Mr.. Cole is not so well. He re-
fuses to take medicine or nourish-
ment. Artificial feeding and hypo~
dermical medication have been In
stituted. Unless there is change
in this condition the ultimate result
will not be favorable
The physician declined to say why
the aged man refused to take nour-
ishment.
Cole despite his years was active
until he fell in his home While his
housekeeper was absent. For two
hours he law helpless on the floor
until the tapping Of his cane on
wall attracted neighbors.
The centenarian was born August
Is, 1926, during the administration
of President john Quincy Adams.
He voted for the first Republican
president and has seen the popula-
ton of the United States grow from
100000 to i22,000,O00.
A few months ago Cole and an
other man more than 100 years old
took an airplane ride.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
Refugees Arrive
At Canal Zone

BALBOA, c. o., April T. U.P) -
The transport Chaumont, carrying
most of the group of about 200
American women and children re-
moved from the earthquake stricken
city of Managua. debarked It's pas
sengers here today after quick
trip from Corinto.
The decks of the ship were crowd
ed with cots which the refugees had
used on the trip. Some of them
were suffering from minor injuries
and others still were weak from the
rigors of their days in Managua, but
many of the refugees were brisk and
cheerful despite the loss of most OF
their possessions in the devastated
Nicaraguan capital.
About 30 of them crossed the 18th
mus Immediately after the Chau-
mont arrived, going to Coco Solo
where they were provided with
quarters pending their departure
for the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
CHICAGO MAYOR
TO BE CHOSEN
AT POLLS TODAY

CHICAGO, April 7. W,D-Anton
j. Cermak, who fought hts way up
from the coal mines, engaged Big
Bill Thompson, "The Old Master /,
at the polls today with the mayor
ship of Chicago as the prize.
The issue lay in the hands OF a
million or perhaps more voters who
before nigntSid must decide wheth-
CT the cowboy mayor wins a fourth
term as chief executive of the city
he has dominated for IL years, or
is turned out of office.
In Cermak, long Democratic
power but hardly known outside
the state before the campaign,
Thompson faced one of the major
threats In his colorful political
career.
Behind Cermak was the solid
Democratic party which last fall
elected James Hamilton Lewis SEN
ator by an overwhelming majority.
Part of the city's press. ordinari-
1y Republican, swung its support
to the Democratic president OF the
Cook county board Ito help him
rid Chicago of Thompsonism.'
The betting was five to two, with
Big Bill on the short end. Straw
votes conducted for the last sew
eral weeks conceded a majority OF
around 100000 TO Cermak.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
TRAGEDY
REVEALS
SECRET
Yuma Editors Suicide
Caused By knowledge
Of Bigamy
VICTIM IDENTIFIED
Man Known AS w. A. Lee
Declared To Be Missing
Hutton Bellah

YUMA, Ariz., April 7. W.P)--Mrs.
Lillian Bellah of Altus, Okla, to-
day positively identified the body
of man known here as w. A. Lee
as that of her husband, Hutton
Bellah. 35-year-old Oklahoma pub
Usher who disappeared Is months
ago.
She also confirmed a theory that
Bollah shot himself here Monday
due to fear of being exposed as a
bigamist
Mrs. Bellah arrived here from Los
Angeles, accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. C. A. Wright. They were taken
to the morgue by Earl A. Freeman,
county coroner, and both imme-
diately recognized the body.
II am sorry for her." Mrs. Bellah
commented when informed that Bel
lah had married Miss Edna Louise
Schatz, a Platteyille, Wis, music
teacher, at Rockford. Ill. year
ago.
Hutton left us in Oklahoma Is
months ago." Mrs. Bellah told the
United Press. There was no reas-
on for his disappearance. We hunt
ed everywhere for him. II was two
weeks ago that the first report came
to us.
The children tthere are two) and
were living with DR.. Wright, my
brother-in-la in Los Angeles. A
party of friends from Oklahoma told
us they had seen Hutton at Mex
ican resort near Yuma and that To-
cal residents had pointed him out as
being William A. Lee, publisher OF
the Yuma Sentinel
A friend, Mrs. Bellah explained,
wrote TO Bellah at Yuma. The let
ter was addressed to w. A. Lee in
care of the Evening Sentinel. 1t is
thought that this letter, carrying a
threat OF exposure, prompted his
suicide. At that time, Mrs. Bellah
said. she did not know for sure
that her husband had married
again.
Bellah bought the Sentinel here
last October. explaining he was a
former Madison. Wis. newspaper
man. He never referred to Okla
homa. 1t was learned later that he
had spent a short time at Madison
and that he met Miss Schatz near
there.
Two years ago Bcllah sold The
Times-Democrat of Altus, Okla. He
bad planned to move to California,
Mrs. Bellah said, but disappeared
shortly after the sale.
Funeral arrangements viii not be
decided until Bellah's mother and
Harrington Wimerley. editor of the
Altus Times-Democrat. arrive from
Oklahoma. Both arc now enroutc
here.
YUMA, April 7. tU.P--An extern
sive search for Hutton Bellah. 35,
formerly prominent Oklahoma
publisher, ended in a morgue here
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
Mx2 R1~N
q 1890 Netausht syndieats. lns.
DIRECTORS FAVOR
HOLDING VOTE TO
PROPERTY OWNERS

Directors of the Imperial Irriga-
ton district in session this morning
passed a resolution favoring that
presented by Scott B. Foulds, rep
resentative of the farm bureau, re-
garding property qualifications for
those voting in irrigation district
matters.
In brief, the resolution sets forth
that the voter be holder of real
property in the district as on record
the first Monday in March pre-
ceding any district election. The
resolution is concerned with dis
tricts of 100000 or more acres.
The motion for endorsement of
the resolution of the bureau was
made by Ira Aten and seconded by
w. F. Beal. The vote stood c. w.
Brockman, Aten and Beal In favor;
w. o. Blair refused to vote; Mark
Rose, absent. Blair explained that
the proposition was new to him and
he did not feel qualified to vote
until he had time TO study it,
Members of the valuation adyis-
ory board endorsed the matter at
their session yesterday afternoon.
A proposition to plant 800 acres
of land near Seeley to rice as a
means of redeeming it from alkali,
was considered by the board after
its presentation by T. L. Skinner
and T. R. Lytle. The men asked
that the district lend financial as
sistance for the construction of
culyerts and the like. A letter
from M. j. Dowd, chief engineer,
explained the construction neces-
sary would require an expenditure
of $l,028. No action was taken
pending a consultation with the
county board of supervisors in re-
gard to the help they might render
in the matter.
Representatives of the Laborers'
club, an Eastside organization of
more than SO members, asked that
the board do something In regard
to employment of members by the
district. The matter was turned
over to Aten for investigation and
report.
The board recessed at l2:15 to
meet again at 1:30 o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
Eaker To Seek
Flight Record

BURBANK, Calf, April 7. UP
Captain Ira Eaker, speed pilot OF
the United States army, is planning
to take off from United airport here
at 3 a. m. Thursday in a second at
tempt to fly to New York in 10
hours.
Speed tests will be made on FAX
er's Lockheed Altar monoplane to-
day.
A similar flight attempted March
10 ended in failure when EakerS
Detroit cabin plane was
forced down by fuel pressure trou-
BILE near Tolu, Ky.
The present coast-to-coaSt record
of IL hours. 25 minutes was set by
Captain Frank Hawks on August IL,
1890.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
Oil Company's
Earnings Drop

LOS ANGELES, April Z. U.P)-
The Union Oil company announced
today that Its board of directors
had voted the regular cash dividend
Of so cents per share to be distrib-
uted May to stockholders of rec
ord at the close of business April IT.
At the same time, L. P. st. Clair,
president OF the company, issued a
financial statement showing that
net earnings for the first quarter of
this year had dropped to al certs
share as compared with 81 cents a
share for the. first quarter of 1890
ST. Clair attributed the reduction
in earnings to a coastwise decline
in the prices of gasoline, which in
the Los Angeles area amounted to
approximately 10 cents per gallon
Establishing the lowest prices of
record for the product, and. also, to
the recent drastic cuts in the prices
of crude oil at. the well, which
brought Los Angeles basin oil of 80
gravity and above down to 35 cents
per barrel. This oil formerly sold at
$l.03 per barrel.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
REINFORCEMENT
FIGHT WON BY SOUTH
@lAMIll
f1$y|R!s3@M!e;ER M

MEXICO CITY, April
6.-Viva la Mexico City!
This is a great old city
and no excuse for anyone
not coming. It don't take
long-left Ell Paso this
morning, made the 1900
miles in nine hours. On
regular passenger line fare
is $75 75-American pilots
and fast Lockheed ships.
Country is peace f u | s,
working and happy. The
last revolution kinder dis
couraged their gangsters.
This fellow Clark that
took Morrow's place is do
ing a fine job here. Seems
good to not hear a prohibi-
tion argument or a speech
on Business is Slightly on
the Upgrade"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
Accuse Saunders.
OF Irregularity

SAN FRANCISCO, April 7. {U.p)--
Charges of extravaganza, discrepan-
cies in records and failure to live up
to stock selling agreement were
faced today by Clarence Saunders,
pioneer chain store magnate, at a
hearing before the state corporation
commission in the proposed revoca-
ton of bis stock selling license.
Chief witness against Saunders
was John r. Asher. commission
auditor, who testified that he found
many items on the books of Saun-
ders' grocery firm charged against
selling expense instead of personal
office accounts. He also quoted
Saunders bookkeeper as saying he
made certain entries entirely upon
instruction.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
YOUNG ARIZONA
SLAYER TO GET
ANOTHER TRIAL

PHOENIX, April 7. U.P) The
prayers of 20-year-old convict
stood answered in part today with
a ruling by the state supreme court
that he be tried again on a charge
of killing Jack Martin, Mesa,
Arizona, salesman.
From class room of O. Delafield,
Wis, military school to a death cell
at the prison where he faced death
on the gallows for almost two years
that was the journey of Richard
Nash Burrows of Chicago who
sought adventure and set out with
a pal to "see the world"
Convicted by a Maricopa county
superior court jury, Burrows was
sentenced to hang December 13,
1929. An appeal 70 the supreme
court stayed the execution.
In an opinion handed by the SUI
preme court late yesterday, 1t was
charged that the county attorney
had erred in comparing the Bur-
rows case to the Leopold-Loeb mur-
der in Chicago.
1t was on this matter that the
supreme court reversed the superior
court decision and demanded a new
trial for the youth. The defense
sought reversal of the lower court
on the plea Burrows was "involun-
tarily intoxicated" when he alleged
ly shot and killed Martin on the
desert near Beardsley, Ariz., April
26, 1929, after Martin had picked up
Burrows in his automobile.
The boy drove to Denver where
he was arrested.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
PRESIDENT TALKS
WITH ENGLAND

WASHINGTON, April 7. U.p-
President Hoover held a 25-minute
conference today with S. Montague
Norman, governor of the Bank of
England. The weekly cabinet meet
ing was delayed 10 minutes by the
President to continue the confer
cnce.
Afterward Norman said the chief
subject of the discussion was the
wintry weather that descended this
morning on Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
Court UphOlds
Local Sentence

Juan Ramirez, convicted here of
the burglary of the Samaha store
in Brawley by evidence of a partial
print of one finger tip, will have
to serve the sentence imposed on
him by Judge A. c. Finney.
This became known this after
noon when word was received in
the district attorneys office that
the Fourth District Court of APP
peals today upheld the decision of
the superior court of Imperial coun-
ty in finding Ramirez guilty.
A print of the tip of one finger,
left in the dust covering the top
of suitcase, convicted Ramirez of
the burglary.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
FALL PLANNING
new BATTLE in
SUPREME COURT
Former Cabinet Member
To Seek Appeal Before
High Tribunal
BY ED workman
United Press Staff Correspondent

0Hutcu ETcSS StdIl SOTTCSpoiuCns
ALAMOGORDO, NJ NJ, April 2.
W.P)-Albert B. Fall was determine
ed today to continue his fight
against conviction of accepting a
bribe.
Il must consider my family" re-
iterated the 69-year- r-old man who
was secretary of the interior in
President. Harding's cabinet.
For myself I would be willing
to serve the sentence and thus rid
myself of the worry and bother of
this long fight" he said.
Fall, i'll and disappointed, was at
his former ranch home at Three
Rivers, N. NJ, last night when the
United Press brought him COM
plete story Of the appellate courts
decision in upholding his fine and
conviction of accepting bribe in
connection with oil leases.
y lThe former secretary sat in q
large chair before the fireplace in
the living room Of the ranch house
as he read the account of the
court action.
Nearby sat members of his FAM
lily, and friends. He had been per-
mitted only that day to sit up. He
appeared weak and tired.
II want this conviction cleared
off the records for the sake of my
family he remarked after he had
read the story.
"I note the court saw fit to tie
up closely my own case with that
of Harry Blackmer.
THAT is unjust. I knew nothing
about the Continental Trading
Company in which Blackmer was
said to have been Interested"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
DOUBLE FUNERAL
TO BE HELD FOR
CRASH VICTIMS

Funeral services for Mr.. and Mrs
H. M. Goss, who were killed in an
automobile accident near Riverside
Sunday, will be conducted from
Lemons Funeral chapel tomorrow
afternoon at 2::30 o'clock. Rev. w.
E. Malan, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church, will officiate.
Interment will take place in In
glewood on Thursday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Goss has been
residents of El Centro for % years
and were closely identified with
the development of the community.
Mr.. Goss had great deal to do
with much of the building in the
town. Both were members of the
Methodist church and took an ac-
tive part in the church work He
was charter member of the Unit
ed Spanish sh-American War Veter-
ans of Imperial Valley and men,
bers of that organization will at
tend the services here in a body
He also was member of the Master
Painters of Imperial Valley.
They were born in Iowa, she on
October l3, 1882 and he on Septem-
ber g. 1871.
Their survivors are son, Hubert
Goss of this city. and a daughter,
Mrs. Helen Blankenship of Los An
geles, and other relatives. Mrs
Blankenship will be here for the
funeral services.
A coroner's jury which investi-
gated the case at Banning yester-
day morning returned the following
verdict in the case of both victims:
death caused from being crushed
in an automobile accident and we,
the jury, believe that the driver of
the third car was responsible for
the Deaths
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
First Cantaloupes
Will Leave Today

Three crates of cantaloupes will
leave the valley today for Los An
geles, grown and shipped by the. S.
A. Gerard Co. OF Brawley. These
are the first to go out of the valley
and this is the earliest date for
cantaloupe shipments on record in
the entire history of the valley.
S. A. Gerard officials state that
within two days they expect to be
shipping 10 crates daily and that
by the first of next week 40 or so
crates will be shipped daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
CONVICTED WOMAN
GIVEN NEW TRIAL

LOS ANGELES, April 7. U,P) =
Mrs. May Otis Blackburn, leader OF
the cult known as the Divine Or
der of the Royal Arms of the Great
Eleven" was assured of a new trial
on charges of grand theft when the
district court of appeal today de-
MED the states petition for a re-
hearing of the recent decision made
by the appellate court.
The appellate court last month
reversed the judgment of conviction
and ordered a new trial for the cult
leader on grounds that errors by
the trial court had prejudiced her
rights.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
King Suffering
From Bronchitis

WINDSOR, Eng, April 7. U.H-
King George is suffering from sub
acute bronchitis, an official state
ment issued at Windsor Castle said
today.
The statement said he is, however,
progressing slowly but satisfactorily.
The first official statement issued
during the kings present illness,
time 11:45 a. M, said:
"His majesty the king is suffering
from an attack of sub-acute bron-
chitis which is making slow but sat-
isiactory progress.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
TWO FLYERS INJURED

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, April z.
U.P)-Lieutenant Roy RI. duertler.
25, from Schuylkillhaven, Pa, was
injured fatally and Lieut.. Harold
@. Huglin. Fairfield. Ia, was IN
jured seriously today when a plane
fell 800 feet at Kelly Field here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
NOTED PHYSICIAN DIES

BALTIMORE, Md, April 7. W.R)-
DR.. William S. Baer, world famous
orthopedic specialist, died at Union
Memorial hospital at l0:40 a. m. to-
day, of paralysis. by which he was
stricken Sunday at Rehoboth Beach,
Del.
Doctor Baer had been unconscious
since yesterday and no hope for his
recovery had been entertained by
the hospital staff.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
San Joaquin Swings Over
In Battle On Bitterly
Fought Measure
LEVEY is DEFEATED
Sufficient Support For
Mckinley Bill Obtained
By New Line-Up

SACRAMENTO, April Z. m.n) -
Southern California today appar-
emily won the reapportionment bat
tie in the state legislature.
Refusing an ofier py Speaker Ed
gar C. Levey, San Francisco, the
San Joaquin valley delegation
brought an end to the much dis
cussed fight.
The senate had previously indi-
Gated it would approve the measure
by Senator j. w. Mckinley, Los An
geles, redistricting the state on a
basis Of II congressman for SOUTH
efn California and nine for north
ern California.
The measure ran into opposition
in the assembly, with the San Joa-
quin valley delegation holding the
balance of power.
Monday night Speaker Levey of
fered the valley group a measure
giving them two congressman and
redistricting the state on the basis
of IL congressman for northern
California and nine for the south.
The group promised they would
arrive at decision at caucus to
be held late today.
Suddenly switching their plans,
the San Joaquin valley delegation
met this morning and decided to go
with southern California, throwing
their support in favor of the Nc
Kinley bill.
Speaker Levey Immediately an
nounced that Notwithstanding the
San Joaquin group action, San
Francisco would press its bill call
ing for II congressman in northern
California, nine in San Francisco
and two for the San Joaquin val
icy. This he pointed out would place
the valley group in the position Of
voting against the measure giving
their section increased representa-
ton in congress.
II cannot see how anyone of these
men can go home and justify his
position in refusing to accept meas
ures whose purpose would be to
benefit his own section of the
state,' said Levey, "and yet vote
for the Mckinley bill which gives
nothing from a congressional stand
point to the valley and the north,
but which delivers everything to
southern California.
Political chicancery and clumsy
theats mean nothing to those of us
who will continue to battle for jus
tice for the whole state and espe-
cially that part which lies north of
Tehachapi."
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
BY HOMER L. ROBERTS
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

SACRAMENTO, April Z. U.P)-
Prohibition forces celebrated their
second victory in the state legisla-
tllre today.
A new trade between San Joa-
quin and San Francisco legislators
appeared as a solution to the re-
apportionment problem.
And the bill taxing municipality
owned utilities the same as private
ly owned utilities was sent to the
if;senbly with the recommends
tion do pass.
These were the outstanding de-
velopments as the two houses re-
convened here today.
In heated public hearing.
bristling with. charges of lobbying.
threats of reprisal and accusations
of intimidation, the assembly judi
ciary committee killed the so-called
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
TOMORROW

TOMORROW
Ladies day, Barbara Worth
Country club.
Junior chamber of commerce
breakfast, $3.50, Barbara Worth
hotel.
Chamber of commerce lunch
con, Barbara Worth hotel.
Spruce Westmorland home
department, w. Van Liere home.
p. Z. o. luncheon, 1, Barbara
Worth hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

JONlGHI
Concert, $3.50, Wilson school.
Court Of Honor, 7:t5, Elks'
hall.
I. 0. o. f., No. 397, 8, Davis
hall.
j. v. Commandery No. 81,
1880, Masonic temple.
Oasis SnrzAe No. 20, w. 5. OF
j., 8, Masonic temple.
Night school, 10, high school.
Fox Imperial theatre, Man
of the World"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-07

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-22
CHAPTER SEVEN

CTELLARA and Tanar were con-
, Quoted to small hut in the
outskirts of the village. The build
ing consisted Of but two rooms, the
open living room with the fireplace
aud a small dark. shopping apart
ment. Into the latter the prisoners
were thrust and a single warrior
was left on guard in the living room
to prevent their escape.
In world where the sun hangs
perpetually at zenith, there is no
darkness and without darkness
there is little opportunity to escape
from the clutches of a watchful
enemy. Yet never for a moment
was the though of escape absent
from the mind of Tanar the Sarian.
He studied the sentries and as
each one was relieved he tried to
enter into conversation with his
successor, but all to no avail-the
warriors would not talk to him.
Sometimes the guards dozed, but
the village and the clearing about
it always were alive with people, so