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Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
CHARGES AGAINST
DRY CHIEF FILED
With PRESIDENT

NEW YORK, June 9. (U.P)-Major
Maurice Campbell, former prohibi-
ton administrator for this district,
announced today that he had filed
specific charges with President
Hoover against Seymour J. Low
man, assistant secretary of the
treasury in charge of prohibition
activities.
Campbell, now editor of the
magazine Repeal said his charges
are based largely on data contained
in series of articles written by him
and published in the late New York
World soon after he retired as pro-
hibition administrator.
One of the chief charges Camp
bell makes is that Lowman, before
witnesses, commanded him in Aug
ust and September, 1928, to cease
his vigilance in the supervision of
certain New York breweries, and
informed him he was keeping New
York City too dry.
The former prohibition adminis-
traitor in revealing his communica-
ton to the President, also made
public Mr.. Hoover's reply and the
reply from Secretary of the Trea-
sury Andrew Mellon, to whom the
charges were referred.
In 1923 prohibition enforcement
was almost entirely under Low
mans supervision. Since then, most
of the enforcement has been trans
ferred from the treasury to the de-
partment of justice.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
AIDE TO Fits
TAKES STAND IN
PANTAGES CASE

SAN DIEGO, June y. U.P)-Pre-
pared to detail his Investigations III
Los Angeles which uncovered evi-
dence OF the alleged party here In
which Alexander Pantages and
Jesse Shreve participated with Ly-
dia Nitto and Helen Livingston.
Leslie White, chief investigator for
District Attorney Buron Fits of
Los Angeles took the stand today at
the morals trial of Pantages, Shreve,
William Jobemann and Olive Clark
Day.
White was assigned to the inves-
tigation following the arrest of John
P. Mills, San Diego real estate man.
in the northern city, and the filing
of a statutory charge against him
for an alleged attack on Clarice
Tauber.
His investigation also resulted in
the arrest of Jobelmann and Mrs.
Day, who were accused of acting as
agents and supplying young girls for
parties. Diaries and card indices in
Mrs. Days possession disclosed the
San Diego party, white contended.
and he was to attempt to introduce
The incriminating evidence today.
Alleged confessions of Jobelmann
and Mrs. Day III which they OUT
lined their activities, may not be
introduced at the trial here, District
Attorney Thomas Whelan said.
I'VE feel we have cinched the
case, and 1t would only take up
time to introduce the confessions"
he said.
A determined fight against the
introduction OF the purported con-
fessions and the diaries was prom.
ised by the defense.
Mills. who also was accused OF
participation in the party here
which brought charges of contribute
ing to the delinquency Of the Nitto
and Livingston girls against the
five, was to appear for sentence to-
day following his plea OF guilty 70
two counts of contributing.
His attorney, Leonard Wilson,
however, secured continuance uf-
til June 26.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
OFFICER ADMITS
HARVARD CRASH
WAS AV0IDABLE
Stopping Vessel AS Dan
ger Revealed Would
Have Saved Ship.

SAN PEDRO, Cal, June 9. UP
Freely admitting that the catastro-
phe could have been averted had
he stopped the Ship, Second Of
ficer John P. McVicar, of the Lass
CO liner Harvard, today had reveal
ed number of hitherto unknown
events leading up to the stranding
of the vessel off Point Arguello on
May 30.
McVicar and Capt. L. B. Hillsing-
er were the chief witnesses late
yesterday at the inquiry held by
federal authorities into the ground
ing of the vessel with 500 passen-
gers on board.
1t was revealed by McVicar in his
testimony that Capt. Hillsinger had
left an order to be called at short
ly after 3 a. m. Shortly before 3
a. m. McVicar said he had obtained
the ships position from the naval
radio compass station at Point Ar
guello. The position ,McVicar said,
placed the Harvard at 8 points in
side Point Arguello. This indicated
WIZ fNoStl wac - oC6ACCo Otl 40
course and believing there was some
error in the position given by the
shore station he had the position
checked again. The second bear
ing given placed the Harvard 26
points inside Point Arguello.
At that time the ship was still
four miles from danger, he testi-
fled.
1t was then that Capt. Hillsinger
was awakened and half dressed he
hurried to the bridge. Assuming
from what the officer on watch had
told him that the vessels position
had just been taken he ordered the
quartermaster to change the course
by 10 degrees seaward. He then
started the electric fathometer to
determine his depth.
Warned few moments later by
premonition born of long exper-
ience at sea, Hillsinger commanded
the quartermaster to pull the wheel
hard aport. Almost Simultaneous
ly the crash came.
Commissioners questioned Nc
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
PARAMOUNT CONSENTS TO
TEAR UP CLARA'S CONTRACT

been terminated and said that she
now can face the task of regainlng
her health with a free mind.
"In accordance with Clara's
wishes, we have consented to tear
up her contract with Paramount
Schulberg said in statement. 1.-The
company realizes that the reSpon-
sibilities of her contract have been
hindering her, to a certain extent,
in her fight for health.
1T is not easy to discard an as
sociation of SO many years, particu-
larly with one who has earned our
personal liking and admiration. We
finally came to the conclusion that
her best interests would be served
if our consent was given to the cam
collation. of our mutual agreement.
I am sorry to see her leave Para
mount"
Many Escapades
Miss Bow joined Paramount In
1925. Schulberg brought her to the
studio when he became associate
producer.
She assertedly lost $500 gambl-
ing at Calneva, Nevada, and refused
to pay. Daisy DeVoe, her secretary,
was convicted of theft at a trial in
which the presiding judge said the
testimony had diverted the case
into "a trial of Miss Bows mode of
living and must be stopped
Her present illness was ascribed
to these incidents together with the
recent attack upon her by a tabloid
newspaper published by Frederic H.
Girnau. She entered a private
sanitarium a few weeks ago. Ac-
cordirg to studio officials, she in
tends to take long rest on the
ranch of Rex Bell, actor and close
friend.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
Start Probe OF
Poison Sprays

FRESNO. Cal. June Q. up
Cyanide gas and nicotine sprays,
deadly poisons' widely used to era
dicate vineyard and orchard insect
pests. today were under the scrutiny
of county health officers following
complaints the chemicals have in
jured the health of vineyard area
residents.
DR.. j. e. Pendergrass, county
health officer, met with Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Arthur Shepard and
County Agricultural Commissioner
Fred p. Roullard yesterday and
later it was hinted an investigation
might be asked of the federal pure
foods bureau.
DR.. Pendergrass said many cases
of headaches caused by the nico-
tine has been reported and he un-
derstood the cyanide gas had
proven fatal in at least one case in
Tulare county. He said shifting
spirits of ammonia usually recti-
fled the headaches due to nicotine
poisoning but that two of the cases
reported were serious.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
CITY OF TAFT
BADLY DAMAGED
BY CLOUDBURST
Wall OF Water Six Feet
High Spreads Destruc-
ton Over Town.

TAFT, Cal, June 9. UP)-Thou-
sands of dollars damage was done
by a wall of water six feet high
which roared down upon south Taft,
Fellows and Ford City late Sunday
The flood caused by cloudburst
back of the oil district, was the
worst in the history of this section.
Homes in the path of the torrent
were inundated, spur railroad
tracks and water and gas mains
were washed out, and the Taft high
school stadium all but obliterated
E. j. Call, of South Taft, was
slightly injured when his automo-
bile was washed across a highway
and into a drainage culvert.
Except for water kept in reserve
tanks, Taft has been without water
for domestic purposes since the
storm struck.
Only the residential section of
Taft, built on hill, escaped dam
age. The river split into two
streams as it struck the higher ter
ritory, one stream racing toward
Fellows and the other flooding the
South Taft and Ford City areas
Oil washed from stump holes and
debris from drainage bitches ruined
every lawn and garden in the path
of the torrent, and water flooded
many Easements and homes.
Huge timbers and boulders weigh
ing hundreds of pounds were scat
tered throughout the oily mud that
remained after the water receded
The heaviest damage was suf-
fered by the Taft high school, where
a fence around the stadium was
torn down and the football field
buried beneath tons of mud. An
airplane in the school machine shop
was washed out of the building and
deposited rs yards away.
Two oil tanks of 500 barrel capa-
city were washed from their con-
crete foundations. They belonged
to the General Petroleum company.
All highways out of Taft were
blocked at numerous points by wa
ter several feet deep and thousands
of tons of mud.
FRESNO, Cal, June 8. W.P)-A
cloudburst, breaking without warn
ing, left trail of damage and de-
struction through the San joaquin
valley agricultural section today.
All local records for June rainfall
were broken when the torrential
storm swept through the district,
washing ranch houses from founda-
tions, sweeping automobiles off
roads, flooding streets, damaging
early fruit crops and breaking gas
lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
RECALL
PETITION
REJECTED
Report On Move To Gust
Blair Asserts Names OF
Signers Invalid.
MAY BE AMENDED
Only % Signatures Said
To Be Legally Regis
tered Voters.

The w. o. Blair recall petition
was declared insufficient by F. H.
McIver, secretary of the Imperial
Irrigation district, in a report made
to the board of directors in ses-
sion at headquarters this morning.
The board heard the reading of
McIvers report, his request for
legal opinion from Charles L. Child
ers, chief counsel, Childers reply
and an opinion prepared by Ross
T. HickcoX, Ell Centro attorney. No
action was taken by the board,
however, as such is not required
of that body.
Petitioners now have 10 days In
which to amend the petition and
present it to the secretary, he said.
The result of investigations and
examinations of petition and rec
ords of registration on file with the
county clerk follows:
Total number of votes cast In
the third subdivision, for all can
didates for the office of director at
the last general Irrigation District
election in such subdivision at
which an incumbent of such office
was elected, was 65T.
That of the 202 signers whose
names are signed to said petition
163 of such signers either did not
afflx thereto the date of the sign
ing OF such petition as required by
law, or signed said petition on the
same day of making their affidavit
OF registration, or both and + can
not ascertain from the petition and
records OF registration that such
slgners were at the time such pc
tition was signed registered quail
lied electors: that of the remain
ing SO signers, IL were not regis
tered at the time they signed the
petition or at all. which leaves ONLY
28 names of persons signed to the
petition who were registered quail
flied electors at the time the same
were signed. The petition is in
sufficient"
Inc two attorneys, Childers and
HlckcoX, concurred in the opinion
that the petition could not be de-
ciared sufficient as it does not
comply with the statutes.
Statement By Evans
II is up to Imperial and Coachella
valley to insist that the Los An
geles city filings on the waters of
the Colorado river be withdrawn
from the California division of wa
ter resources records.
This assertion was made to the
directors this morning by s. C.
Evans of Riverside, executive secre-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
VANDECRIFT and
GOVERNOR SPLIT
ON FLOOD BILLS

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 9. U.P)
"A total of 81 100000 in state funds
will be available for flood control
work in Southern California as the
result of favorable action taken by
Governor Rolph on two bills.
Climaxing a bitter hearing fea-
tured by a split between the COVER
nor and ROLAND A. Vandcgrift
state director of finance, Rolph late
yesterday signed the bills giving
100000 to the Los Angeles flood
control district and 100000 for
flood control work in the Santa Ana
river basin.
Pointings out that the states sur
plus already was below the $l5,000,-
600 safety mark Vandegrift re-
commended that the Los Angeles
bill be cut to 100000 and the Santa
Ana appropriation to $250,000.
This move was strongly opposed
by Senator's H. j. Evans and j. w.
delegation to Sacramento to attend
the hearing on the measures. They
attacked Vandegrift for his stand
after assertedly having promised to
support the bills
Vandegrift denied having ever
approved any specific amount. He
claimed he was recommending SINH
lar reductions in other special ap-
preparation bills, and warned the
governor that their approval might
necessitate a raise In taxes.
Rolph, however, believed the mea-
sure provided "a step toward the
solution of the state water prob
lem," and affixed his signature with
the hope Vandegrift would con-
cur" The finance director stood
pat in his lone opposition.
wen get the money some place."
was Governor Rolph's only answer
to Vandegrift's arguments.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
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MCDONALD WI IL
RETURN VISIT OF
GERMAN ENJOYS
Recent Discussion Cen
ters Around Repara-
tions Question.
BY SYDNEY ]. WILLIAMS
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON, June 8. U.p)-Premier
Ramsay Macdonald and Foreign
Secretary Arthur Henderson have
accepted an invitation for a return
visit to Berlin as sequel to the
Chequers conference of last week.
end, it was officially announced to-
day.
No date for the trip has been
fixed as yet.
Chancellor Heinrich Bruening
and Foreign Minister Julius Cur
thus, who went to Southampton to-
day to board the Europe for Ger
many, will be hosts to Macdonald
and Henderson, and it is antici-
pated that there will be a contin-
uation of friendly and informal
conversations. AS was the case in
the Chequers meeting, Germany s
financial problems will be discussed
it was presumed.
The United States holds the key
to the war debts and reparations
problems, it was admitted.
1t was emphasized in we'll in
formed quarters, however, that nc
direct approach to the United
States was envisaged by any of the
powers concerned, although 1t was
indicated the interested govern
ments might discreetly sound out
Washington.
There appeared reason to believe
the Chequers conversations woulo
result in no wholesale revision OF
the Young plan for reparations
payments-a project supported by
the German government.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09

HOLLYWOOD, June 9. U.R)-The
long association of Clara Bow, red
haired TT girl Of the films, and
the Paramount-Publix corporation
has ended.
A formal statement was issued
last night by B. P. Schulberg, gen.
eral manager of West Coast Prod
uction for Paramount-Publix, in
which he said Miss Bow had been
released from her contract at her
own request.
Miss Bow, a Brooklyn girl who
rose to a position on the screen
where she typified the American
flapper had been forced by ill
health to remain away from the
studio for several weeks. Court ap-
pearances and an attack on her by
tabloid newspaper were said to
have undermined her health.
In a statement issued through
the studio, Miss Bow expressed
qualification that the contract had
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
Four Face Trial
Under Old Law

Ell CAJON, Cal, June 8. U.P)--
When John and Laurence Aguilar
and Paul and Pearl Browning
butchered a COW here recently, they
neglected to save the hide and
horns.
Thursday they will go to trial
under a musty law passed in the
days of cattle rustling for their
neglect to save the hide.
Deputy Sheriff j. l.. Tillery
caused their arrest when he claimed
the four had stolen the COW, but
for lack of evidence the case was
thrown out of court.
Undaunted by the ruling, Tillery
delved into old times and found the
law which made it a misdemeanor
to dispose of the hide and horns of
butchered cattle until they had
been shown to a brand inspector.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
Continued on page 81
MELLON CLAPS
CENSORSHIP ON
HEALTH SERVICE

WASHINGTON, June 9. U,P)-
Secretary of Treasury Mellon has
imposed a censorship on the public
health service as an outgrowth Of
recent radio broadcast in which
it was suggested that less meat be
eaten in the summer.
The advice brought wholesale
protests from livestock associations
and meat packers.
Acting Secretary of Treasury
Ogden l.. Mills has instructed the
public health service, which is un-
der the treasury department, to
submit radio broadcasts and press
releases to his offices hereafter to
be approved before being issued.
The controversy over the broad
cast. which suggested that less meat
be eaten during the hot months,
reached this censorship stage today
after a veritable flood of protests
to the White House, the agriculture
and the public health
service.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
Unemployed Riot
In Cuban City

HAVANA, Cuba, June Q. U,p)-
A recurrence of rioting among un-
employed in Santiago spread un-
easiness through the eastern end
of Cuba again today.
Hundreds of unemployed rushed
through the streets last night. They
sought to hold a great mass meet
ing and later to parade through
the main thoroughfares of Santi-
ago, capital Of the province of that
name.
Soldiers, seeking to maintain or
der since the outbreak last Satur-
day, charged the mob. The troops
opened fire when the demonstrators
refused to disband. The reports
gave meager details of casualties.
Two men, badly wounded, were
picked up on the streets after the
clash.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
Crawford Leaves
Estate To Wife

LOS ANGELES, June 8. U.P -
The will of Charles Crawford, slain
politician, was filed for probate in
superior court here today bequeath-
ing an estate lin excess of 100000
TO his widow, Mrs. Ella E. Crawford.
The will was filed by Attorney
Harold Buddy" Davis, Crawford's
attorney.
Although the personal property
and other assets of Crawford were
not listed in the will, it was de-
clared that the total estate had an
income of $1,000 a year.
Date for hearing on the petition
for probate of the will and appoint
ment of an administrator was set
for June 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
Accident Mars
Gary Program

GARY, Ind, June 9. U,H = The
collapse of grandstand whic n
plunged 500 persons into a tangled
mass, brought an unexpected cli-
max to the historical pageant mark
ing the close of Gary's jubilee cele-
bration of 25 years of rapid growth.
Fourteen persons were injured
seriously, many of them suffering
broken legs, when the temporary
stand collapsed last night at the
height of the outdoor show which
$4,000 persons had gathered to see
At least IS others suffered cuts and
bruises.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
@@Ek!!s!sssa:f @E!sa

BEVERLY HILLS, June 8.
(SpeciaD The government
floated another $500, 1000, 900 loan
the other day and AL Capone
took most of it himself. There
is the guy that should be sec
retary of the treasury. Just
turn him over the country and
split the profits with him.
I see by today's statistics of
what the soldiers have done
with lots of bonus money. A
big item is second hand cars.
Sorry to hear that we haven't
got 20 men in America that are
well enough off to support one.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
Youth Held For
Shooting Father

SAN FRANCISCO, June 8. WP)-
Thomas Galloway Jr.. l8, was held
by police today on a charge of at
tempting to murder his father,
while in a nearby emergency hospi-
tai the elder Galloway lay danger
ously wounded, gasping that his son
was innocent.
ITS a lie, he didn't do it." Gala
way Sr., 56, told police as they held
the white faced youth before him.
"I don't know who it was"
The son, however, was quoted by
police as confessing he shot his
father twice during a quarrel over
family affairs. The two met on
the street, the youth said. they had
words and the shooting followed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
Trojan Athletes
Given Welcome

LOS ANGELES, June 9. U.P)-
An informal reception by fellow
students and city officials was
rendered to 10 members of the tri-
umphant Trojan track team on its
arrival here from the N. C. A. A.
meet held in Chicago.
Welcoming the return of the U.
S. C. track and field squad, twice
winners of the N. C. A. A. and 1.
c. A. A. A. A. meets, Acting Mayor
Win j. Sanborn and Councilman E.
S. Ingram made impromptu speech
eS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
SHOOTING
AR0USES
COUNTRY
Death OF Mexican Youths
To BE Probed By Fed
eral and State Agencies.
REGRET EXPRESSED
President Hoover Among
Those Sending Sympa-
thy To Ortiz-RubiO.

ARDMORE, Okla, June Q. W.P)-
County Attorney Mervin Schilling
announced he would file murder
charges today against two deputy
sheriffs implicated in the Staying
of Emilio Cortes Rubio. 20, nephew
of the president of Mexico. and
Manuel Garcia Gomez, 81, his COM
panion. The officers are William
Guess and Cecil Crosby.
Guess. shot Rubio and Gomez on
a residential street when the off,
GERS investigated a parked car in
which the youths were returning to
Mexico City from the American
school they had been attending.
Guess said that when arraigned
today he would waive preliminary
hearing and demand trial by jury.
Schilling decided to file the mur-
der charges after receipt Of tele-
gram from Gov. w. II. Murray de-
manding "unprejudiced, careful in
vestigation." The county attorney
also had conferred with H. E. VAL
dez, Mexican consul at Oklahoma
City.
Authorities planned to take a
complete deposition Of Salvador
Cortes Rubio. another nephew Of
the Mexican president. He was at
the scene of the shooting and was
with the youths who were killed.
Bodies of the young Mexicans
we're held here pending advice from
Mexican officials. Governor Muir
ray advised Consul Valdez the state
would defray all funeral expenses.
WASHINGTON. June 0. UP)-
Two investigations were under way
today into the Staying of Emilio
Gortes Rubio. relative of the pres
ident Of Mexico, and Manuel Garcia
Gomez, another Mexican student
by peace officer at Ardmore, Okla.
yesterday.
The Mexican charge here. Senor
Don Pablo Herrera de Huerta, act
ing in the absence of Ambassador
Manuel Teller. instructed consular
agents in the vicinity to investigate,
and announced that another invest
igation would be requested of the
state department here.
The Staying of the two Mexican
youths enroute by automobile for
vacation in Mexico City has deep
ly agitated the state department.
Officials upon receipt of the news
unofficially expressed deep regret,
and President Hoover's expressions
of a similar character have been
received at Mexico City, it was an
nounced there last night.
MEXICO CITY. June 8. (U.P)-
The foreign office awaited official
reports today on the fatal shooting
of two Mexican youths. one a rel
ative of President Pascual Ortiz
Rubio, near Admore. Okla, yester-
day.
Decision on hat action should
be taken was withheld pending word
from the Mexican embassy in
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-09
EXPERTS AGREE ON
INCREASE IN RATES

WASHINGTON, June 8. up
Traffic experts of % southern
railroads agreed today to cooper
ate with eastern and western rail-
way officials in efforts to obtain
freight rate increases.
1t was understood the tentative
plan under consideration was for
a general increase of Is per cent
and that discussion of railroad men
from all sections of the country in
New York Thursday would be TAX
en- up on that basis in preparation
of a formal application to the I. C.
G,