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Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Legion To Form
Shooting Club

Members of Boyce Aten post of
the American Legion at meeting
last night decided to form rifle
club in the membership of which
youths of the community would be
included.
Announcements as to the men,
bership and the range will be
made as soon as completed by
those in charge.
The program last night consisted
of an explanation of the amended
All-American canal contract and
refinancing plan given by M. j.
Dowd.
The post decided to clear four
miles of the temporary Imperial
highway as a part of community
work this year.
Santa Claus brought gifts to the
sc Legionnaires gathered in Vet
Grams Memorial hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
PROSPECTORS
FIND WEALTH
IN OLD SHACK

BISHOP, Calf, Dec. %. U.H
The days of '49 flooded the
memories of Old-timers here to-
day as Jess Clark and w. ID.
Gregory, prospectors, displayed
a gold and silver brick found in
an abandoned cabin in the
White Pine mountains.
Clark and Gregory stumbled
upon the old, tumbledown shack
as they were scouting through
the mountains. The roof and
walls had caved in but the pros
pectors idly burrowed through
the ruins and pried up the floor
where they found the brick.
One end of object was made
of moulten gold and the other
of silver. Old-timers believed a
miner in the old days had made
the brick as a means. of hoard
ing his wealth and then had
died.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Bulgarian Political
Leaders Stage Fight

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Dec. %. tUP)-
Macedonian political factions
fought with revolvers in front OF
the royal palace at noon today,
during a cabinet crisis, resulting in
the third political murder within
a week.
More than 60 shots were eXchang-
ed. Three members of the Mace
DOMAIN faction of the late Gen.
Alexander Protogueroff, dressed as
huntsmen, attacked Simeon Evti-
moff, editor of the newspaper
Macedonia, killing a policeman who
iEterfered5 dangerously wounding
Evtimoff, and also wounding his
escort, two pedestrians and the
chief accountant of the war office.
After running fight, police sub
dued the assassins, catching two OF
them, of whom one was wounded.
A third escaped.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
BANDIT SHOT
BY CONDUCTOR

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. U.P)-
One asserted bandit was near
death and three others sought to-
day as an outbreak of banditry
menaced the safety of suburban
commuters.
Albert johnson, 19-year-old Me-
gro who said he was from Austin
Texas, was shot down by a con-
ductor last night as he and a
companion sought to hold up a
speeding Pacific Electric passenger
train, inbound from Sierra Vista.
AS his companion cowed Is pas
sengers with gun, Johnson leap
ed on the back of Conductor Harry
A. Lytle who flung him off, drew
his gun and fired. The bullet
lodged in the Negro's abdomen
The other Negro fled.
A few minutes later, second
Pacific Electric train was boarded
at Venice by two well-dressed ban
dts who robbed the conductor of
"a. 1t was the third train holdup
within "a hours. Three bandits
held up a South Pasadena train
Monday night, slugged one pasSen-
ger and escaped with an undeter-
mined amount of money and jew
elry.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
WIN
TAX DISPUTE
Brawley Occupation License
Ordinance Declared Indefi-
mite By Superior Court.

Four Brawley attorneys today
won their fight against Brawley
justice court conviction for failure
to pay the citys occupation tax,
when Judge A. c. Finney reversed
the decision of the BraWley court
on the ground that the ordinance
providing for payment of the tax
is indefinite
Fred Thompson, Harry Stewart,
w. I. Wilson and w. E. Abraham
were the attorneys who appealed
to the superior court after they
were convicted by Judge H. B.
Griffin for failure to pay the tax.
Many grounds for the appeal
were advanced in oral arguments
before Judge Finney this morning.
D. H. Wolford, chief criminal dep
uty district attorney, and A. L..
Sebille, Brawley city attorney, op-
posed the appellants, who present.
eel their own case.
The chief argument presented
was that the ordinance is inde-
finite in that it does not state
whether the tax is for the purpose
of revenue or to regulate business
es, trades and occupations, and
does not state whether the amount
listed for each occupation is for a
quarterly, monthly, yearly or daily
period.
Another argument, made by Will
son, was that the ordinance pub
liShed according to law was not
the one which the BraWley council
passed, and that the ordinance
which the council did pass was
never published, which would make
it illegal.
Abraham contended that the
ordinance is in direct conflict with
the state bar act. Others concur
red in this contention.
Judge Finney's finding that the
ordinance is indefinite may make
it possible for other than attor-
neys to evade payment under the
present Brawley city ordinance.
i This decision will have no effect
on ordinances of other Imperial
Valley towns, since each ordinance
must be tested in court if the tax
payers wish to bring the matter
| to an issue.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Runaway Girl
Held On Coast

LONG BEACH, Dec. %. W.P)--
Seventeen-year-old Lynnette Pol
lard of Tacoma, Wash, was held
in the city Jail here today, await
ing return to the Pierce county
(WashD detention home whence she
fled December II 'to see the world"
Police believe she was attracted
here by a desire to join the Grew
of the schooner Carma, in which
the slain Captain Walter Wander
we'll planned TO circle The globe
with a party of landlubbers. The
girl denied such plans DIT was un-
able to describe a reason for COM
ing here.
Police said she had been con-
fined in the detention home, await
ing removal to refornlatory on a
charge of shoplifting. Wash .Agton
authorities are ex ,cc cd to arrive
here within a day or two.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Hort Guilty In
Insurance Case

Lewis Hart appeared in SUI
perior court here this after
noon to Withdraw not guilty
plea and plead guilty to one
count of grand theft charged
against him i'm a 1881 grand
jury indictment which also
charged many other counts of
grand theft, conspiracy and vi
olation of blue sky laws.
Hart will be sentenced jan
uary 4 to a term of from ore
to Ia years in San Quentin
prison. Louis r. Rogasner and
and Simon Newman, who
pleaded guilty this morning to
one count of grand theft, ap-
piled for probation. Their ap-
plications will be heard Satur-
day morning. Arthur Gold
berg, Percy Pickerel and Bar-
nard Phillips will go to trial
January 16 on the counts re-
manning against them. Other
counts win be dismissed against
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
VALLEY BLOOMING AS in SPRING
WITH NO HARM CAUSED BY FROST

them having apparently bloomed
right through the recent snow.
Winter peas in the district north
of Calipatria were blooming and
producing new pods, winted squash
es apparently are untouched by
frost despite the fast that the
leaves are frosted; early tomatoes
are fruiting beautifully and even
the spring peas are beginning to
bloom, according to Norton.
Last year a period of 80 days
elapsed between the shipping of the
last of the winter pea crop and the
first of the spring crop, accord
ing to records in the agricultural
commissioners, office. Norton
states in his opinion period OF
only 80 days will elapse between the
shipping of the two crops unless
some unforeseen weather condition
should obtain.
After a thorough survey of the
valley it was found that to date
Imperial Valley has suffered no
damage whatever from frost. The
only damage attributable to the
snow was found on the leaves OF
citrus trees. Where the branches
of the trees were bent over by the
weight of the snow and did not
spring back into place, the under
sides of the leaves were exposed to
the sun and became sunburnt IN
several instances.
Apparently, from reports received
by Norton and j3aughman, the
coolest spot during the snow storm
was north of INLAND, near the So
called "frostless belt"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
SOC|ET SEES
ROX|E OPENING

NEW YORK, Dec. %. U.P)-Six
thousand New Yorkers with evening
clothes and money travelled last
night through Sixth avenue, New
York'S street of the unemployed to
attend the grand opening of the
worlds largest and richest theatre
the music hall of Rockefeller
Center.
The sidewalks of Sixth avenue
are packed during the daylight
hours by jobless hopefully scanning
the blackboards in front of the
long rows of employment agencies
All the unemployed had gone home
by the time the liinousines capGe
purring along under the elevated
structure last night.
The 5000 attending the opening
gasped at foyer a city block long
with a ceiling six stories high, gazed
at priceless tapestries, paintings
and ornaments at chandeliers of
crystal weighing tons. and at giant
murals painted on walls the size of
park. The entertainment was Of
fered on the worlds largest stage,
accompanied by a symphony Or
chestra of 90 pieces with ballet
of dancers, precision dance team
of so, the Tuskegee choir of 100
voices, and innumerable small
turns" But the audiences interest
was more for the richly decorated
and majestically conceived archi-
lecture.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
MORE MINERS
BODIES FOUND

MOWEAQUA, Ill, Dec. 28. U.P)
"A rescue crew early today found
six more bodies of miners in the
debris strewn north chamber of the
Moweaqua Cooperative coal mine.
The bodies were found 1900 feet
from the entrance to the passage.
Eight of the Sd men trapped in the
mine last Saturday remain unac-
counted for. Rescuers expected to
find the bodies of these men a lit
tie further along the north cham
ber.
The newly discovered bodies were
found as were others in the south
passage still in the trip cars in
which the men were riding to work.
The sudden rush of gas and flame
caught them before they oould
move to possible safety.
Progress of the rescuers was Slow.
They were forced to use oxygen
tanks as gas fumes were encoun-
tered from time to time. They
hoped to reach the spot where the
last miners were believed trapped
shortly after daylight.
While the hunt was on 625 feet
below the surface of the ground,
funerals of other victims were be-
ing held.
A drive for funds to provide for
families of the miners who lost
their lives was under way. The dis
aster widowed 33 women in this
small town. Twenty OF these are
mothers with total of rs children.
Ten men left dependent mothers
and children of two victims became
orphans.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
GIRL STUDENTS
DIE IN CRASH

PALMDALE, Cal, Dec. %. rU.P)-
Two young Los Angeles school
girls were instantly killed and five
other high school students were in
jured today when small road
ster in which they were riding over
turned near here.
The victims were Dixie Tatum,
16, and Ann Harvey, Is.
One of the injured boys was Ed
ward Wehrly, 18, son of Lieut.. Jo-
seph F. Wehrly of the Newton
Street police division.
First reports said young Wehrly
was driving the light car, one of a
caravan of five machines carrying
high school students to Big Pines
park for a day in the snow. The
automobile apparently struck
patch of sand and overturned.
George Smith, II, North Holly
wood, suffered a skull fracture
which may cause his death, accord
ing to DR.. F. P. Brockett. Robert
Let's. II, received a badly fractured
hip, while Margaret Root, 16, and
Margaret Hines, 16, escaped with
minor injuries.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
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BILL :
WAY BLOCKED
Lack Of Quorum Prevents Sem
ate Judiciary Committee
From Acting On Measure.
BY LYLE C. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

BY LYLE C. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-Senate
committee consideration of the
house beer bill was delayed again
today by lack of quorum due to
the Christmas holidays.
Only five members of the judi
ciary committee were present at
the session called by Chairman
Norris.
Norris said he would call the COM
mittee to meet again Monday.
Those present today were Senators
Norris, Repn., Neb.; Blaine, Rep,
Wis; Black, Dem, Ala, Dill, DEM,
Wash, and King, Dem., Utah.
There were indications that the
committee may dispose of beer
quickly If a quorum ever appears.
Norris said he would persist in his
refusal to permit prohibitionists
to testify.
eff we had witnesses we would
be here until March A. he explain
ed.
well, if President Hoover is go
ing to veto this bin anyway, why
not just report it to the senate and
get it over WITH" suggested Blaine.
when we get enough committee
members here to vote it out, out
it goes" Norris replied.
Dill suggested the committee
might write to Mr.. Hoover to in
quire his intention regarding beer,
but Norris smilingly passed over
the proposal.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
MATHIS GETS
ENUMERATION

That John NJ Mathis, night
watchman at Westmorland, shot
and killed Willie Roach, 25, Negro
Saturday night while in perform
ance of his duty as an officer
was the verdict of coroner's jury
at Brawley this morning.
Included in the verdict was a
statement of the opinion that
Mathis was fully justified in his
action.
Coroner A. R. Underwood pre-
sided at the inquest. Witnesses
were examined by District Attor-
ney Elmer w. Heald They includ-
ed Mathis and several Westmor-
land residents who were on the
streets when Mathis attempted to
arrest Roach and two other Me-
groes.
The trouble began about 9
o'clock Saturday night VIII II
Mathis arrested another Negro
who escaped before he could be
placed in confinement. He went
home and returned with Roach
and another man. The three an
nounced their intention to "clean
up" on the law in Westmorland.
Mathis placed all three under
arrest. Two of the Negroes broke
End ran. Roach knocked Mathis
down when the latter attempted
to hold him. Half rising, Mathis
shot. The bullet struck vital
spot. and Roach died almost i'm
mediate1y.
Officers still are seeking the
men who accompanied Roach.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
HOME
OF FILM STAR
TO PAY DEBTS

Los ANGELES, Dec. 20. U.H
The palatial mansion of
Mary Miles Minter, who earn
ed $1,50O,0OO during her career
as a motion picture star, passed
out of her hands today to sat
isfy mortgagors.
The 40-ro0m house which
once was valued for taxation
at $4,000 was sold under an
aactioneer's hammer for $4,000
TO the Security First Nation
al bank. Claims against the
property totaled $4,000, leav-
ing the former actress liable
for possible judgment of $780,
900.
The house, called the Casa
De Marguerite, was occupied
by Miss Minter and her moth
er, Mrs. Charlotte Shelby, at
the height of the formers sue
cess in the films. The estab-
lishment later was converted
into apartments.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Racketeers Shoot
Union Guardsn1en

CHICAGO, Dec. %. U.Pl-Rack-
eteer gunner wounded Hugh Dunn,
AZ, guard at the Milk Wagon Dri-
vers' Union fort" on Ashland boul-
evard, today while he was walking
to bus on the west side to ride
to the, fortified headquarters.
Dunn has been personal guard
for 73-year-old Steve Summer,
union chief, whose defiance of
racketeers brought threats against
his life. Summer was in his office
in the steel-doored brick union
fortress when the guard was shot
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28

While grey skies and cold north
wind prevail in Ell Centro, how
ever incredible it may seem, the
desert flowers are in bloom just as
they are usually in the spring, ac-
cording to j. B. Norton, plant path
ologist of the agricultural commits
sioner's office.
Yesterday Norton with A. F.
Baughman, frost expert and local
representative of the U. S. weather
bureau, made a frost trip over the
valley to determine the amount of
frost damage.
No damage was discovered in any
section, and to the contrary, smoke
trees were found in bloom, desert
sunfloWers, verbena, white evening
primrose and even the creosote
bushes were all in blossom, some OF
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Wrecked Trailer
Blocks HighJOay

A gasoline tank trailer, almost
entirely off the highway but COUP
led to a heavy tank truck, last
night offered a dangerous obstacle
to traffic on the Yuma highway
about mile east of the western
border of the sand dunes.
Neither the state traffic office
nor the sheriff's office this morn
ing had any report of the accident
which caused the trailer to skid
from the highway into the sand.
The drivers name could not be
learned.
Signs had been placed on the
highway, however, and a red flag
and lights warned motorists of the
danger The trailer. whey 1t left
the highway, had caused the tank
truck to turn across the high
way occlIDpinp about haH NJ AZ
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Alleged Colorado
Siaye~ Captured

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. up
Glenn Stitt, 80, said to have escaped
from the Colorado state prison
while serving a life term for mur-
der, was captured today in the
home of his. sister, Bertha N. Stitt.
Colorado authorities said the man
had been traced to Miami, Fla,
and then to California. -Four po-
licemen armed with shotguns post
ed themselves outside of the resi-
dence while two detectives entered
and met Stitt, who surrendered
without resistance. Colorado auth
critics said they would extradite
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
BY ANTHONY KEDRAS>

tJnltcu EEcSS otdlt SOAACSPoitoShs
ATHENS, Dec. 28.-Samuel In
sull intends to remain in Greece
permanently, he announced today
after the Greek appeal court had
refused his extradition to United
States on charges of embezzlement
growing out of the collapse of his
utilities interests.
insult, free man so long as he
remains in Greece, returned today
to the Petit Palais hotel from the
hospital where he had been a pa
tient under police supervision.
Tie former utilities czar said he
expected his affairs in the United
States to be cleared up within three
months. He attributed his prose-
cution to political motives.
The United Press was informed
at the American legation that lega-
ton officials could take no further
action in the case at present, as the
legation was not party to the
trial, and that no further efforts
for insults extradition were in
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Pair Held For
Death OF Girl

NORWOOD, Mass, Dec. %. U.P)
Two men held in connection
with the death of Anealy Keras,
nine-year-o school girl whose
nude and mutilated body was
found in a burlap sack in the cell
lar OF her home, were to be
charged with first degree murder
today.
They were Ahmed Osman, 38, a
Turkish peddler and widower oc-
cupying a flat in the tenement
house where the dead child lived,
and Allie Osman, AZ, laborer.
They are not related
Police said Anealy, one of four
children of Joseph Keras. labor
er, was lured from her Christmas
tree last Sunday, criminally as
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
FRANCE ENDS
NEGOTIATIONS
UNTIL MARCH
Will Not Take Up Debt Matter
With u. S. Until New Admin
istration Starts.
NATIONS IN DEADLOCK
Opposing Views Held On Time
Of Holding Discussion Rela-
tive To Revision.

PARIS, Dec. %. (U.P) = The
French government today consider
ed war debt negotiations with the
United States ended until the
Roosevelt administration takes Of
flee.
Secretary of State Stimson's s
warning yesterday that France
must pay the December annuity of
$19,261 ,432 before there can be any
discussion of debt revision con-
yinced France that negotiations
would be useless under the exist
ing American regime.
Ambassador Claudels report of
the latest Washington development
reached the foreign office early
today. 1t was understood that the
secretary of states position would
be transmitted officially later to-
day, through the American en-
bassy.
Meanwhile Premier Joseph Paul
Boncour and his cabinet decided
to stand by the resolution adopted
by the chamber of deputies after
the Herriot government was ov-
erthrown. It provided that the
United States agree to talk debt
revision before Frances agrees to
make the defaulted December Is
payment.
PARIS, Dec. %. U.P)-All Franco
American negotiations on debts and
other subjects will be suspended
until France has paid her Dec. Is
debt installment to the United
States, it was indicated tonight.
The embassy here, acting on
Washington's instructions, will al
low diplomatic discussions to lapse
until the debt installment has been
adjusted, it was understood. Ann
bassador Walter E. Edge, who is
in London, telephoned this after
noon that he would not repay the
recent courtesy call of Premier Jo-
seph Paul-Boncour, although the
premier had offered to make an
appointment for 5 p. m. Friday.
The ambassador, who had pre-
viously been expected to acquaint
the premier with Washington's at
titude, was understood to consider
Secretary Stimson's recent declar-
alton on the subject to be the last
word.
Edge planned to attend the pre-
mier's reception to the diplomatic
corps on Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
Former Net Star
Jumps To Death

NEW YORK, Dec. 28. U.P)-Mal-
colin Whitman, former amateur
tennis champion and member of
the original Davis cup team in
1000 committed suicide today, po-
lice announced, by leaping from
the room of an IL story building.
His body fell to the yard at the
rear of the building. He had been
ill for sometime with nervous
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
THOMPSON GETS PosT

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. %.
UP' Appellate Justice Ira f.
Thompson of Los Angeles today
had been elevated by Governor
Rolph to the supreme court bench.
Judge Thompson takes the posi-
ton left vacant by the death sew
eral months ago OF Justice John L.
Richards. Superior Judge Albert
Lee Stephens OF Los Angeles was
named to the appellate court by
Rolph to take Thompson's former
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
STEALS FOODS JAILED

SEATTLE. W.P)-Because he stole
food for his baby and 16-year-old
wife, Frank Swayer, "a, and job
less, was under sentence of four
months in the county Jail. He
begged for another chance in hopes
he might find work. Tht original
charge was burglary Judge Hoer
imposed the lightest possible sem
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
mMlnLlL-o In
f3R!S9Ss;ERs R!SS;

BEVERLY HILLS, Dec. 27
(SpeciaD - So 'Technocracy"
wants to do everything by ma
chinery? Well, if they can't
invent some machine that will
kill more people than automo-
biles why their plan will work.
Three hundred and eighty
ever Christmas, and prohibition
not repealed. That's more
people than died by pestilence
during the same three or four
days in all the countries COM
bined where we send doctors
to teach 'em how to ''be civil
ized."
So machinery is just doing
fine. If it can't kill you it will
put you out of work.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-28
|NSU[L REMAINS IN GREECE
tn AVOID FURTHER TROUBLE

prospect Immediately. This decision
was based on the appeal courts de-
cision that insult was guilty of no
material penal acts under Greek
law
insults wife cabled from Paris,
expressing her delight at his release
and telling him she felt 20 years
younger. She expected to join him
in Greece within 10 days. Hundreds
of congratulatory cablegrams ar
rived for insult from the United
States, Europe and elsewhere.
Charles Bellows and Andrew Via
chos of the Chicago states attor-
ney's office told the United Press
they would start home within five
days without awaiting further in
structions.
WASHINGTON, Dec. % {U.P)-
Investigation of the Insull utilities
collapse by the senate banking and
currency committee will proceed
despite refusal of Greek authori-
ties to eXtradite Samuel insult,
Chairman Norbeck of the commit
tee said today.