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Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
JUDGE PRAISES
INVALIDATI0N OF
MINNESOTA LAW
Yankwich Sees Ruling AS
Move To Uphold Free
dom OF Speech.

LOS ANGELES, June 2. U.P)-
"The action of the supreme court
in invalidating the Minnesota
newspaper gag law should be
greeted by friends of free speech
as great victory" declared Judge
Leon A. Yankwich. of the Los An
geles superior court when question
ed today regarding the supreme
courts decision in Washington. D.
G.
Judge Yankwich is q recognized
national authority on newspaper
law and the author of a book deal
ing with many phases of libel laws.
He expressed complete satisfac-
ton at the conclusion reached by
the higher court.
1T indicates that we have in
that court majority which has
recovered from the shell shock of
the war period, which threatened to
engulf some OF our most cherished
and priced rights under the wave
of conformity necessary to a great
extent In war times but which
threatened, by its inSidiousness, to
transform a war time temporary
necessity into a peace time per-
manent rule"
Judge Yankwich then declared
he had devoted a great deal of
study himself on the Minnesota
case and had In his own mind
reached the conclusion that al
though the Saturday Press, the
newspaper against which the gag
law" was directed may have been
scandal monger publication It's
suppression as a public nuisance
would have dealt a severe blow to
the American principle OF free
speech which must permit the ex-
preston of even the most unpopu-
lar ideas.
The judge traced the inherent
right OF free speech as a principle
derived from English law.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
LIQUOR SAUCES
GIVEN APPROVAL
BY MAYOR PORTER

NANCY, France, June 2. tU.H-
Mayor John H. Porter of Los An
geles, who has taken a militant dry
stand during the tour of the Amer
lean mayors in France, has been
converted to the use of wine sauces,
and the other mayors held vic
tory celebration today.
Mayor Porter admitted he liked
to dunk" in the chambertin and
red wine sauces served with fowl
and the flaming brandy sauce
served with the little crepe Suzette
pancakes. All the mayors were
fascinated by the elaborate ritual
of preparing the crepes Suzettes,
reaching its climax when pancakes,
swimming in bath of butter, are
drenched in spirit and set afire,
and then are served still blazing.
Porter denied that his liking for
sauces was in any way violation
of his prohibition principles.
Prohibition generally applies to
drinking fermented liquors, which
cease to be classed as alcoholic
drinks when cooked and served in
sauces." he said. mo sane man
would accuse me of eating cham
bertin sauce just to get the wine in
II -
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
KNIFE THROWER
In BOLD ATTACK
ON SCHOOL Girl.

SAN DIEGO. Cal, June 2. U.P)-
While her mother and three-year-
old brother looked on in horror. Vic
toria Busco. 8-year school girl,
was attacked by n knife thrower
near the Washington school today.
Victoria escaped serious injury
when the mans knife struck her
foot as she fled across the street.
Mrs. Frank Busco tainted with her
son, frankie, in her arms, and
could not tell police the direction
in which the would-be stabber
fled.
Mrs. Busco had accompanied
her daughter to school, and kissing
her goodbye. watched her cross the
street. AS Victoria left, a blond
looking" man who had followed
them, jerked a knife from his belt
and hurled it at the child. Mrs
Busco said.
His aim was poor and the weapon
clattered to the pavement after
striking Victoria's foot.
A squad of plain clothesmen and
motorcycle officers searched the
neighborbood without finding a
trace Of the man. Mrs. Busco was
at loss to account for the attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
Girnau Trial Set
For June 18th

LOS ANGELES, June z. U.P)-
June IL was the date set today by
Federal Judge George Cosgrave for
trial of Frederic H. Girnau, charged
with misusing the mails in con-
nection with the publication of a
series of Clara Bow articles in his
weekly tabloid The Coast Report
er."
A heated discussion arose when
Judge Cosgrave announced the
trial date. Nobert Savay, counsel
for Girnau, said that public opin-
ion was so inflamed by newspaper
articles that his client would not
be able to obtain a fair trial at
this time.
A postponement of the trial, how
ever, was refused by the judge
whereupon Savay declared he would
file an affidavit of prejudice and
attempt to have the case trans
ferred to another court.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
Woman Ends Life
At Calipatria

Mrs. Roy Leonard committed SUI
eide at her home at Calipatri1
shortly after 6 O'Clock this morn
ing by taking poison, this being her
second attempt to end her life.
She left notes about the house
stating that she mated to do it"
and asking relatives to take care
of her children. She had been des-
pondent and melancholy for some
time.
A doctors investigation was held
this morning, but there will be no
inquest, according to Bert Under
wood, coroner.
She is survived by her husband
who operates service station at
Calipatria; two children, daugh-
ter, Dorothy, II, and son, Ray Ju-
nior, 10. and other relatives. She is
a daughter of Charles o. Young Of
Calipatria.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed as yet.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
POLITICAL CAREERS SHOW MUCH
DIVERGENCE FROM EARLY IDEAS

now senator from Pennsylvania,
said this week he once aspired to be
barber. Instead he became an
iron puddler.
Here in Washington the man who
is being conspicuously honored to-
day by having his statute placed in
Statuary Hall in the capital, in the
company of the nations immortals,
was Jefferson Davis, who left the
Union to become President of me
Confederate States.
The supreme court has just made
binding the conviction of former
Secretary of Interior Albert B. Fall
on a charge of accepting a 100000
bribe though the man who fur
nished the money was acquitted
Fall probably would have been one
OF our most eminent elder states
men had not a newspaper reporter
gone looking around Falls ranch
and observed signs of sudden, large
and unexplained affluence, and told
some senators about it.
In politics, if one is living in a
glass house, stone may come
hurtling through at any moment,
as with Fall. And if one is honest,
sincere and trying his level best,
some slip may occur at a critical
moment and rob him of the presi-
dency, as happened to Charles E..
Hughes when he failed to hunt UP
Hiram johnson and shake hands
with him in California in 1916,
thereby losing the one state neces-
sary to beat Wilson.
Or as the late President Harding
described his luck after q midnight
conference in Chicago brought him
the presidential nomination and
certain election in 1920, one may
go IN with a pair of deuceS and
come out with full house. DR..
Alfred Pearce Dennis of the tariff
commission, an old friend of Calvin
Coolidge, will tell you-he has it in
his book. Gods and Little Fishes.
now years ago the two of them,
both obscure and neither with any
thought of future fame, ate daily
lunch in a little bean house in
northampton, and gossiped about
Louie the Barber or some other
town character.
The Hoover administration is as
non-political as any in years. Vice
President Curtis is the only one
who attends the semi-weekly cabi-
net meetings who has had a pro-
fessional career devoted exclusively
to politics.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
mIMIuLIL-.o

BEVERLY HILLS, June l.
(SpeciaD-Poor Texas Guinan
and her gang were just unfor-
tunate. She happened to hit
France right after the Aneri-
can mayors so France says,
"one show troop at a time is
enough for us"
Give Tex credit; she wouldn't
have delivered a chamber of
commerce speech at the Un-
known Soldiers tomb.
But there is not much SYM
pathy for Tex. Anybody that
makes a living off suckers"
should never have to leave this
country in a professional capa-
city.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
Evangelist's Son
Will We'd Again

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2. U.R)-
George Marquis Sunday, son ofathe
widely known BILLY" Sunday, was
definitely identified today as the
man who yesterday applied here
for license to be married.
Sundays fiancee, Miss Mauryne
Richard, striking Hollywood man
nequin, is the Miss Mauryne La
Sale who was named in the divorce
action of the first Mrs. Sunday in
1929.
Sunday gave his age as 36 and
she gave hers as 25. She also was
divorced in 1880.
Under California law, the we'd
ding may not take place before
Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
SECRET SESSION
OF SUPERVISORS
AND COMMITTEE
All Concerned Refuse To
Tell What Happened
Behind Closed Doors.

Like a battery Of attorneys in
hard fought court trial, the county
board of supervisors yesterday af-
ternoon resorted to a legal tech
nicality to retire behind locked
doors in discussion of affairs relat-
ing to the county hospital, appar-
emily determined that as little of
the public institutions business as
possible shall become known to
those whose money supports 1t.
No, action whatever was taken in
regular session on the request of
the grand jury that the supervis-
ors pass a resolution requiring the
county physician and other Off
GERS connected with the county hos
pital to turn over all money COL
lected for medical services to the
county treasury.
Instead the supervisors recessed
yesterday afternoon, technically, To
take up in "star chamber session"
with two members of the grand
jury, the proposed resolution and
ordinance governing control of the
hospital.
Following the secret session, from
which three newspaper reporters
were emphatically barred. not one
member of the board of supervis-
ors would tell what had transpired
during the conference. Three val
ley papers and one coast paper were
represented by reporters.
If the members Of the board of
supervisors had been called as wit
nesses before the grand jury, all
interested spectators would have
been barred by law, but the COM
mittee from the investigating body
had been appointed, one grand
jury committee member admitted,
to appear before the supervisors.
I'VE just decided" he said, ito
hold private session.
THE papers don't need to know
about this he added. 1T will be
just as good a week from now"
Letter Read
During the morning session of
the board yesterday a letter from
C G Halliday. chief deputy dis
trict attorney, was read to the SUI
pervisors. telling them of the action
of the grand jury in asking them
TO pass a resolution and ordinance
governing control of the hospital.
No action was taken although a
round table discussion as to why
the letter had not been received
sooner was held.
Halliday informed the supervis-
ors that committee from the
grand jury would come before them
at 1:30. During the noon recess a
sudden shift of plans was appar-
emily effected. for at 2:30 Chairman
A. Y. Preble called recess, and
the supervisors filed upstairs to
the grand jury room.
A reporter, asking admission to
the secret session, was told the
meeting was in no way official, but
that 1t was closed to spectators.
One grand jury member admitted
the committee he was on had been
appointed to appear before the su-
pervisors.
After the secret conference the
supervisors apparently by agree
ment, refused to tell what form the
conference had taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
Governor Signs
County Measures

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 2. W.P)
Governor Rolph today signed
county government bills affecting
&c California counties as follows:
Kern, Monterey, Tulare, Solano,
Sutter, Glenn, Sacramento, San
Luis Obispo, Sonoma, Modoc, Te-
hama, Colusa Glenn, Ell Dorado,
Inyo, Mariposa, Placer, Imperial,
Contra Costa. San Mateo, Santa
Cruz, Santa Clara, Monterey, Mer-
ced, Kern and San Benito.
The governor also signed bill
giving San Diego county nine pro-
baton officers instead of eight and
increasing their salaries fro IN
S2700 to $4,000 a year.
A second San Luis Obispo coun-
ty government bill increased the
salary of its proDation officer from
$1,000 to $500 a year.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
CUT Err
BAT Tiles
RUNNER
One Killed AS COastguard
Boat Battles At Sea
With Smuggler.
TRIES TO ESCAPE
Outlaw Refuses To Com
ply With Government
Crafts Orders.

SAN PEDRO, Cal, June 2. U.P)-
One man was killed and another
wounded in a running fight at sea
between the rum runner Diatome
and the coastguard cutter Arrow,
1t was announced today on the ar
rival of the cutter here with the
liquor craft in tow.
William X. Millikin, %, of Will
mington, was killed in the fight
while d. c. Clark, captain OF the
Diatome, was taken to "a hospital on
his arrival here for treatment OF an
eye injury.
Clark and another member of the
crew, Walter Red" Moore, were
placed under arrest and will be
turned over TO federal authorities,
coastguard officials stated.
According 10 coastguard officers,
the Diatome was sighted off Point
Hueneme, 40 miles north Of here, ut
1880 o'clock last night showing nc
lights.
The vessel, 50-foot highpowered
craft, was ordered to stand to but
ignored the order and speeded out
TO sea. The Arrow gave chase and
kept up a continuous stream of ma
chine gun fire in an attempt to dis
able the Diatome's engines.
The chase lasted an hour and 4
half before the rum runners en-
gines were put out OF commission.
When coast guard officers board
ed the craft they found Millikin
lying near one of the engines with
a bullet through the cheek. another
through the neck and 10 bullet
wounds in his left leg.
A wood splinter had injured Ole
of Capt. Clark's eyes. Moore
escaped uninjured.
Approximately 200 cases of as
sorted liquor were found on board
The addresses OF Clark ano
Moore were not obtained by tht
Arrows officers. Milliken wa
identified by fisherman's license
and airplane license found about
his clothing.
According to coastguard officials
he rum running boat exchanged
fire with the Arrow.
The Diatome. while not register.
ed in any OF the shipping guides
was believed to be an American
boat. II has operated out of Sar
Pedro for the past several months
TO the knowledge of coast guarc
officials who have been closely
watching the crews activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
SIX YEAR MANHUNT ENDS WITH
ARREST OF THRILL SLAYER

perpetrator of the "SX' murders
which claimed two lives and
terrified New York for weeks,
because of the GOODNESS and au-
dacity of the murderer.
While police were still search
ing in strange lands for the
thrill slayer" IL detectives
surrounded 4 shabby frame
cottage here and seized the
man as he returned from his
employment as mechanic.
Knapp was taken to head
quarters here and readily ad-
mitted the Staying of PAMELA,
police said, saying that 1t was
committed merely to "experi-
ence the power of inflicting
death and TO enjoy the excite
ment of being the object of a
manhunt."
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
Insanity Plea For
Youthful Slayer

CHICAGO. June 2. U.P)-A de-
Tense of insanity will be made for
Varney Cory. Is, who shot po-
liceman with a pistol which he
carried because it fascinated"
him. attorneys for the youth and
two companions charged with mur-
der announced today.
Charges that police intimidated
the boys and took advantage of
their youth in obtaining confess
sions to the shooting also were
made by Ransom E. Walker, and
Samuel Antonow, defense attor-
neys
Walker said he was convinced
the youthful gun toter, star scholar
and Boy Scout honor winner is
insane. He said that a pSychiatrist
will examine the boy in his cell in
Cook county Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
CANADA IMPOSES
new TARIFF FOR
MANY PRODUCTS

OTTAWA, June 2. U.P)-Approxi-
mately 200 products in wide general
use and manufactured in the Unit
ed States and other countries for
expectation into Canada were sub
ject today to a new, higher tariff
some as high as 40 per cent-ar-
nounced by Premier r. B. Bennett.
Many of the rates strike directly
at the pocketbooks of the American
farmer, as well as the manufacturer,
and are intended to aid industry
and employment in this country.
The increases, which went into
effect Immediately upon being read
in the House of Commons by the
premier yesterday, except in stipu-
lated instances, are radical In na-
ture and affect nearly every product
produced for export from the Unit
ed States.
Although many see the new tariff
as retaliatory measure against the
tariff wall placed around this coun-
try with passage OF the United
States, Smoot- -Hawley measure.
Premier Bennett In his budget
speech indicated the increases we're
a result OF the success OF new rates
put into effect last September. Since
the September increases, which also
were seen as barrier TO American
products because OF the increased
United States tariffs, the premier
said 81 new branch factories had
been established here.
Automobiles, coal coke, corn and
corn products, feed, hogs. fresh
meats, hams, bacon, shoulders.
canned goods, oranges and many
other foods and food products ara
affected BY the increases end AZ,
among those on which higher rate.
have been fixed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
Yankee Steamer
Aground In China

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2. U.P)-
The President jefferson of the
Dollar line went aground early to-
day at the mouth of the Wangpo
river near Shanghai, according TO
reports to the marine department of
the chamber of commerce.
The department said that it had
received but few details. 1t was
said that the passengers and crew
were in no danger and that an ef-
fort would be made to float the liner
at high tide.
Reports to the marine department
said part of the ships cargo was be-
ing taken off in lighters.
The President jefferson left Yo-
Bohama for Shanghai on Sunday.
G.. A. Lustie is captain of the ship.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
BY THOMAS B. MORGAN
United Press Staff CorrespOnden

ROME, June 2. W.PeThe strug-
gle between the Catholic church
and the Fascist state reached cri-
tical stage today.
The government, headed by Pre-
mier Benito Mussolini apparently
fearing the possibility OF rising poll
tical influence of the church, sub
mitted maximum demand"
whereby the Azione Cattolica, lay
Catholic organization, would cease
to exist "as a whole"
Rejection of the demand by the
Vatican was regarded likely. The
governments next step 1t was be-
lieved, would be to request that
leaders of the Azione should be-
chosen after a thorough investiga-
ton as to their political fitness, with
final approval by the governments.
The Azione Cattolica already has
been restricted throughout Italy un-
der orders from Premier Mussolini
The organization, one of the most
powerful Catholic bodies in the
| world, has been the center of the
controversy between the Fascists
and the Holy See.
The governments demands at the
determination of the Azione Cat
tolica followed a day in which a
tendency toward compromise had
given rise to feeling that the diff
ficulties would be solved peaceful
ly.
MOSSEND, Lannarkshire, Scot
land, June 2. W.R-Anti-Cath
manifestations caused tension In
this vicinity today.
Five persons were arrested Sun
day night and several were slightly
injured when police charged q
crowd molesting a Catholic process
sion.
GLASGOW, Scotland, June 9.
U.P)-The spread of anti Catholic
demonstrations affected Glasgow
today.
Police, aided by a detachment OF
the mounted force, quelled disturb
ances on Sunday night, during a
procession OF 10000 Catholics on
their way to services at st. An
drews' hail.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
Meet Difficulties
In Poison Cases

CHICAGO, June 2W.D-State's
Attorney John A. Swanson admit
ted today his investigators were
meeting great difficulties in their
efforts to indict Mrs. Margaret
Summers on charges of poisoning
to death at least four and possibly
10 men.
I'VE know that four persons who
lived at her house died of arsenic
poison, and that she got their in
surance," said Swanson, "but we
have yet to learn where the poison
was procured, how it was admins
tered and by whom"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
By RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June 2. U.P)-
Commencement speakers are rend-
ing the air this week with advice to
the young on how to become great
most of them mean famous-but a
look at the landscape here discloses
that in politics such advice is use
less, because practically no rules
apply.
In boyhood Herbert Hoover's am
bition was to earn a living himself
without any help from any one. He
became President of the United
States. James J. Davis, secretary
of labor under three presidents and
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02

WEST ORANGE, N. j., June
2. U.P)-An intensive six-year
manhunt that led detectives
around the world in search Of
the thrill slayer" of Long
Island taxi driver, ended today
with the capture, virtually OH
New YOrk's doorstep, of Philip
X. Knapp, former Cornell I'm
iversity student and son of 4
wealthy Syracuse, N. Y, fam
lily.
Knapp has been sought since
July 2, 1925. when he is alleged
to have slain Louis PAMELA of
Hampstead, L. l.. and then PEN
ned note to his father saying
that he got enjoyment out of
infiicting death on others.
The youth, also an army de-
serter, is suspected of being the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
Governors Asked
To Aid Copper

PROENIX, Ariz., June 2. U.P)-
Governors of the nation, assembled
at French Lick, Ind, were asked by
Governor George w. p. Hunt of
Arizona today to aid III placing a
protectiv etariff on foreign mined
copper.
In telegram to the Indiana con-
ference, Governor Hunt asked that
a resolution be adopted favoring a
compensatory tariff on raw copper
and copper materials for the pro-
lection of the American Copper
Mining Industry and American La
bor."
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
ASSERT ONE-TINIE HERO
THREATENED PANTAGES

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2. U.P)-
Threatening letters received by
Alexander Pantages, multi-million-
aire Snowman on trial In San Diego
on a morals charge, prompted a
police search today for John Sc
galoS.
SegaloS received a Carnegie med
al for heroism in the S. S. Valencia
wreck off Vancouver Island in 1906.
He was said to have claimed he
lost 100000 through accepting
Pantages' offer for a vaudeville
engagement,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
Body OF Missing
Man Discovered

LOS ANGELES, June 2. Up)-
The bloor stained car Of j. B.
Wolf, Jr., %, Claremont business
man, who has been missing since
early yesterday was found in the
manufacturing district early today
by police.
Presence of an empty money
bag, wrist watch, parts of the
watch chain and numerous blood
stains on the machine led police to
believe that Wolf had been at
tackled by bandiss.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
France Puts Ban
On Texas Guinan

PARIS, June 2. U.P)-The minis
try of interior today ordered the de-
portation of Texas Guinan of show
girls, who were barred from land
ing in France when they reached
lie Havre last Friday on the liner
Paris.
They will be sent back on the
Paris tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Junior chamber of commerce
dinner, $3.50, Barbara Worth.
Recital. 8, Academy of Music.
Eastside- Sunset farm center,
!, Eastside school, Hoitville.
/. o. o IF. No. 397, 8, Davis
hall.
L.. v .C0mmandery No. "a,
1880, Masonic Temple.
Oasis Shrine No. 20, W.S. OF
j., 8, Masonic Temple.
Troop I, B.S.A., Z, Scout hut.
Fox Imperial Theatre, young
Sinners.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02
TOMORROW

Junior chamber of commerce
breakfast, $3.50, Barbara Worth.
Chamber of commerce lunch
con, Barbara Worth.
st. PauPs guild, 10, u. +.
Whiting home.
Mount Signal home depart
ment, Imogene Peterson home.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-02

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