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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-12-15
STAFF

Gladys Thornbloom = Editor in
Chief.
Marie Htldebrand - Assistant
Editor.
Peggy Sc; oenhoff-Typist.
Reporters-Sarah Egan, Mildred
LeSuer, Janet Stienel, Elizabeth
Brown, Dorothy Schwartz, Ruth
Austin, Mercedes Crippen. Harriet
Pacey.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-12-15
Basketball Game

Friday Sank Centre met Swan
vile on the local floor for the first
game of the season and was de-
feated by a score of Is to q. The
Swanville team has had more prac-
tice than Sank Centre and conse-
quently they were the smoother
working team. However, with
much hard work they should show
Improvement against Bertha in the
game Friday. The members of the
team are as follows:
Forwards-C. Arvig, J. Metzger;
Center-P. Dubois; Guards N.
Iwinski, F. Domke; Substitutes.
McCracken, L. Sykes, A. belong.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-12-15

The most extraordinary values
we've seen in ycarsi Handsome
ties he'll be glad to wearl At
tractively boxed for gift-givingl
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-12-15

Q Fully Dressed Doilie
Q Handy Wardrobe Trunk
Q Extra Dress, Coat, Beret
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
SLAIN BANDITS
PALS TAKEN AT
San BERNARDINO

That William Hill and William
Bartz, supposed partners of Alvin
Self in an escape from the Flor
ence, Ariz., penitentiary last month,
are in custody in San Bernardino
and will be returned to the Arizona
prison as escaped convictS was the
information received today in a
wire to G. c. jenkins, postmaster
here.
Police were searching for Self,
Hill and Bartz in Ell Centro when
Self was shot and killed by Mearon
Perkins, Negro janitor, while burg
larizing the local post office. After
Self was killed police and county
officers continued their search, but
the arrest of the two in San Ber-
nardino showed they had left this
county.
The wire to Jenkins from c. D..
Lowe, post office inspector, did not
say whether Hill and Bartz had
confessed being with Self in Ell Cen
tro last Thursday morning.
Another member of party which
escaped from the Florence peniten-
tiary, Jack Hunter, is still at large.
Burial services for Self were held
this morning in the Arnold funeral
home, with burial in the Mt. View
cemetery. Sells three brothers,
Jesse E., Jack M. and Horace F..
Self, with several friends, attended.
The brothers gave the first name
of the dead man as Alvia, accord
ing to Arnold.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
JUDD DEFENSE
ATTORNEY ASKS
INSANE VERDICT

COURTROOM, Phoenix, Feb. 8.
W.P)-Winnie Ruth Judd's attorneys
today asked the jury trying her on
a charge that she murdered Agnes
Anne Leroi to return a verdict of
mot guilty by reason of insanity"
"We are not asking for an un-
qualified verdict of not guilty"
Paul Schenk, chief of defense coun-
sci, said in his closing argument.
1--WE are not asking you to put her
on the street. We are asking for
decision of not guilty by reason
of insanity, that will place Winnie
Ruth Judd in an asylum for the
rest of her natural life.
by that we do not admit she
committed the crimes" Schenk con-
tinued. 1--WE do claim, though, that
she is insane, and that an insane
person could not commit any crime
under the statutes of the state of
Arizona"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
OFFICIAL LOSES
HIGH OFFICE IN
LITHUANIAN CITY

KOVNO, Lithuanla, Feb. 8. W.P)--
Arrest of the German president of
the territory of Memel, Herr
Boettcher, was made with consent
of signatory powers to the Memel
statute, an official announcement
today said.
The government said that
Boettcher'S removal was justified
since he no longer retained conf
dence of the Lithuanian govern
ment because he had negotiated
with "a foreign power" without
asking the Lithuanian admins
tration's consent.
Boettcher will be released on bail
and sued in ordinary court, the
announcement said.
The government stressed that
arrest of the Memel president was
in nowise a coupe d'etat, as has
been reported abroad. Boettcher
was asked to resign after he had
issued travelling permits to German
deputies contrary to provisions of
the constitution.
Memel is a seaport on the Baltic
between Lithuania and East Prus-
sia. The territory includes some
1900 square miles. 1t was detached
from Germany under the Versailles
treaty and placed under admins
tration Of the territory in 1923. Use
of the port was made available to
both Lithuania and Poland.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
FRENCH FLYERS
RESCUED FROM
AFRICAN DESERT

ORAN, Algeria, Feb. 8. U.P)-
Three French flyers who listened in
by radio on rescue directions and
musical programs broadcast after
they were forced down to face
death from thirst or the lure of
desert mirages, have been rescued
from the blistering, wind-swept
sands.
Flying high over the desert,
French airmen in rescue plane
sighted a tiny, black speck which
broke the otherwise unending vista
of trackless wastes and dunes. They
began circling over their objective,
at times hidden by shifting dunes
or sand clouds.
In a valley of sand they sighted
the three missing airmen, sitting
beside their plane. Their water
supply was exhausted. They had
coaxed the last ounce from the
batteries of their portable radio.
They awaited rescue, or death.
The rescuers reported the men
nNohSiiNb, buO oOilCl w llOllC UllC
worse for their experience.
The three men, Jean Reginensi,
Robert Lenier, and Joseph Touge,
were able to communicate with
French aviation headquarters but
had no idea of where they were or
how to direct rescue parties.
But Colonel Vuillemin and Cap
tain Poulain, veteran desert pilots,
finally flashed a brief message say
ing the flyers had been sighted in
the Erg district, well off their
route.
Reginesi reported originally that
he and his comrades were near
caravan trail, but when he went to
look for the trail later he found
that it had been buried by the
sands.
He made similar efforts to find
a water supply, making four voy-
ages in four directions, only to find
that any trace of a trail had been
covered by moving dunes.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08

training for tomorrows efforts
seemed the most acceptable one.
The carnival company was set
ting up its midway attractions,
which will be the mecca for many,
particularly of the younger genera
ton, during the time the fair holds
forth.
A look around the exhibits today
indicates that the booths this year
are going to be much more attrac-
tive than in the past, many of
them having been rented perma-
nently over a period of years and
exhibitors are taking special pains
to present them in the best ap-
pearance.
Assurance was given that every
thing will be in ship-shape fash
ion when the fair opens tomorrow,
and barring a downpour, a record
breaking crowd is anticipated.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
CLEAR SKIES ONLY REQUISITE
FOR SUCCESSFUL FAIR OPENING

Prayers for clear skies assembled
from the fair grounds today as
Ben Hulse, president of the fair
board, and his assistants scanned
the heavens in hopes that the
heavy clouds will scatter before the
hour of opening tomorrow morning.
knowledge that Sunny Jim"
Rolph was due this afternoon raised
the hopes of officials for the gov
ernor usually brings good weather
with him and it was expected that
he would live up to his reputation.
Notwithstanding the gloomy looS
of the skies, there was too much
activity at the fair grounds to give
much time for speculation on the
weather.
Officials were busy directing eX-
hibitS to their assigned spaces, and
looking after the thousand and one
details which an affair of such
scope and varied activities produce
The prediction was made that
the exhibits this year will be much
better than last year. Particularly
is this SO of the livestock and
poultry exhibits. Dozens of repre-
sentatives from prize valley dairy
herds were being led to their quar-
ters, stirring up great deal of
noise as the excited cattle beloved
their protest against SO much tur-
moil in their usually placid lives.
Whether rooSters and hens were
Growing and cackling in protest
or jubilation, would require the
testimony of an expert. Neverthe-
less, they added to the din and the
suggestion that they were merely
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
CHANGES MADE !,
BY GOVERNMENT
LEAYENW0RTH

LEAVENWORTH, Kan, Feb. 8.
U,P)-Sanford Bates, superintendent
of federal prisons, who has been
conducting an investigation into
the Leavenworth prison break on
December IL, in which seven con-
victs made a break for liberty and
Warden Thomas B. White was kid
naped and wounded, announced in
his report that F.. G.. zerbst will
succeed White as warden.
White, released from the hospital
January 81 after being treated for
shotgun wounds which for a time
threatened to cause amputation OF
his arm, will be appointed warden
of the governments new penal farm
for narcotics addicts at FL Paso,
Tex. His transfer becomes effective
March /.
Of the seven convicts that made
the break, three ended their lives
in suicide pact when surrounded
by officers; three were captured
and the other gave himself up after
several days of hiding in the fields
near the prison.
Since, numerous things have oc-
CURED. They include the rioting
of prisoners who fire the institution
furnaces and operate the generators
which supply power for operation
OF the lights. Two guards commit
ted suicide; G. A. Carlson, a guard.
is in custody of department of
justice agents, charged with SNUG
Cling contrabano into the peniten-
tiary and Harold Fontaine, an ex-
convict, released from Leavenworth.
November 6. is under arrest charged
with completely in the scheme OF
smuggling arms into the prison.
zerbst, a deputy warden under
White, mas been In federal prison
service 81 years. He was once
warden at the federal prison at
Atlanta, Ga, and for the past two
years has been I'm charge at the
penitentiary annex at Fort Leayen-
worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
YOUNG GANCSTER
SHOT TO DEATH
IN PHONE BOOTH
Vincent Coll Victim OF
Machine Gun Operated
By Enemies.

NEW YORK, Feb. 8. U.P)-Vin-
cent Coll, 23-year-old baby-faced
gang leader reported to have a
$4,000 price on his head, was shot
and killed today, apparently put
on the spot" by his own body guard.
The killer trapped Coll in a drug
store telephone booth. He raised
sub-machine gun and fired.
Bullets ripped through the thin
wood and glass partition of the
booth. Coll slumped to the floor,
dead.
The killing bore evidence that
gangster enemies determined to
rub OUT the young racketeer had
trailed him carefully.
When Coll entered the London
Chemists drug store shortly after l
a. m, he was accompanied by a
bodyguard.
Witnesses said Coll had been tel
ephoning about 10 minutes when
the killer entered. The bodyguard
walked out.
Keep cool and keep out of the
way" he ordered. you'll be all
right"
Standing just outside the store
were Jacob Paris, the owner, and
Miss w. Bonner They said the
killer came out, joined another man
armed with a sub-machine gun
and drove away in an automobile
with third man.
Career Was Brief
The shooting created an uproar.
A young woman rushed out of a
rooming house next door and began
crying. Detective Frank Traynor,
who had heard the shots, arrived
He dragged the body from the
phone booth and identified it as
Coils. He recognized the young
woman as Coils bride, the former
Lottie Kritsberger, also known as
Dot Moran. She was held for
questioning.
The killing ended a crime career,
brlef even for a gangSter. Coils
lasted less than a year
He first sprang into prominence
last summer when gangsters killed
a child in Harlem while shooting at
a rival.
Originally henchman of Arthur
Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer,
Bronx beer baron, Coll broke away
and began a bloody feud with
which resulted in, numer-
Gus killings.
Coll was killed directly opposite
the Cornish Arms hotel, where he
was arrested last fall with several
followers including the woman who
became his wife. He was charged
then with the murder of 5-year-old
Michael Vengalli in the Harlem
baby killing" but was acquitted.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
ENTIRE COAST
THREATENED BY
SEVERE STORM

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8. U.P) -
Heavy, warm rains which are melt
ing mountain SHOWS, brought a
threat of flood danger to lowlands
of the Southern California area to-
day, as the precipitation gave indi-
cations of continuing for another
"a to 36 hours.
The storm extends from Alaska to
the Mexican border, and, accord
ing to Col. H. B. Hershey, govern
ment meteorologist, is one of the
most extensive he has seen in sew
eral years.
Storm warnings were posted from
Point Conception south to San Dl-
ego, and mariners were warned of
a new storm Of increasing intensity
600 miles west of Point Conception
1t was expected to strike the coast
tonight.
Although some new snow was re-
ported from the San Bernardino
mountains, where 200 persons have
been marooned for eight days, the
lower levels reported heavy rains
washing the SHOWS into the Santa
Ana and San Joaquin rivers. In
creased precipitation, it was said,
would bring flood conditions to the
coastal plain.
1t will be two or three days be-
fore roads can be opened into the
Big Bear valley, according to re-
ports today from San Bernardino.
Snow plowS which have fought un-
usually heavy drifts for a week
have broken down.
Constable L. Stanfield of San
Bernardino left for the valley to-
day by snow-shoe and bobsled with
additional supplies of food.
The body of Mrs. Roxey Lealman,
who froze to death in her Big Bear
cabin last week, was to be brought
out by dog-sled today and removed
to Pomona for interment.
Mrs. John Fleming, who was taken
ill at Big Bear yesterday, was
brought to Redlands by dogsled to-
day.
At Q a. m. today, Los Angeles
had recorded 1.30 inches of rain for
the storm which began last night
after scattering overs. 1t
brought the seasons total to 1909
inches, compared with 858 at this
time last year and 8.73 normal.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
CIANNINL sure
OF VICTORY in
PROXY BATTLE

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8. U.P)
Victory in the battle of financial
giants for control of Transamerica
Corporation, biggest holding COM
pany in the nation, was claimed to-
day by A. P. Giannini, the founder,
at the end of long campaign for
proxies.
Giannini, who at 81 emerged from
one of his many retirements to wage
battle on behalf of his establish
ed policies, announced his claims
a week before Transamerica's an
nual meeting in Wilmington, Del,
February Is, when the all-import-
ant proxy count will take place.
Confidence in his ability to oust
Chairman Elisha Walker, whom he
once described as the man most
fitted to succeed him at the helm
of TranSamerica, was expressed by
Giannini in message to stock
holders
He said "a carload of proxies" is
now enroute to Wilmington in pre-
paration for the meeting.
1t was generally predicted that
Giannini himself would return to
the Craftsmanship in event his pre-
dictions are realized and the Walk
er group released from control. Gil
annini, however, limited his an
nouncement of future plans to an
assurance that 1--WE are going to Sc
lect board of directors of repre-
sentative men who are willing to
serve as matter of public duty in
order to give the stockholders an
economical and efficient adminis-
tration."
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
GOVERNOR DUE
TO REACH HERE
THIS AFTERNOON
Chief Executive To Have
Busy Program During
His Stay In Valley.

Tomorrow the Rolph arrangement
committee and the Ell Centro Cham
Der of Commerce will unite to en-
tertain Governor James Rolph, jr.,
at a public luncheon to be held at
the Hotel Barbara Worth at the
noon hour. This is the only public
function which will be held in Ell
Centro during the present visit of
the governor and all those desiring
to attend this affair are asked to
make their reservations early by
telephoning chamber of commerce
headquarters as there will be
great number of Imperial Valley
persons at this meeting and early
seating arrangements must be
made.
Governor and Mrs. Rolph were
to arrive in Imperial Valley by
plane this afternoon at $3.50 to be
greeted by members of the Imper-
ial county fair board, the Imper-
ial county board of supervisors, and
Mayor H. w. Fawcett, of Ell Centre.
The party will leave the Imperial
county airport under the escort of
Captain Frank Oswalt and men,
bers of the state traffic squad to
participate in the many events of
the visit, which have been sched-
uled for the state party by E. B.
Goodman, chairman of the Rolph
arrangement committee.
Governor and Mrs. Rolph and
party are being entertained by the
CaleXico Chamber of Commerce at
dinner tonight and previous to that
time will visit the highway MAIN
tenance station as the guests of
superintendent I. A. Thomas, and
be greeted at the Hotel Barbara
Worth by Arthur Edgar, represent
ing the Imperial County Rolph
club. Governor Augustin Olachea
and staff will also be present at the
Calexico dinner tonight and, fol-
lowing the dinner, the American
gubernatorial party will be guests
of Governor Oleachea at the Pal
accio in Mexicali
Tomorrow morning the governors
party will breakfast in Ell Centre
with the Rolph club, R. D. McPher-
rim presiding and at 9:30 public
reception will be held at the Hotel
Barbara Worth when the governor
will greet all local residents who
desire to meet him. At 1O:30 he is
to speak before the federated wom-
OOnfinupd IN pape "a
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
Senator Assails
C. 0. p. Policy

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. U.P)-
Senator Cordell Hull (Dem) Ten
nessee, charged in the senate today
that the Republican party is "in
close and corrupt partnership with
the chief beneficiaries of govern
mental favoritism."
He did not elaborate his state
ment, except to say that unless
Democrats in every section are on
the guard" the Republicans will re-
main in power while the general
public will continue to experience
periodic panics and unsound busi-
ness conditions"
NHull assailed the Republican pol
icy of economic isolation. He
declared this policy was the chief
cause of the depression and is "the
greatest danger to world peace to-
day"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
WILL
SERVE MAXIMUM
OF FORTY YEARS

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Feb
8. WPA- Gilbert II. Beesemyer
meteoric Hollywood financier, faced
q 40-year term in prison today on
his conviction of an $8,000,000 theft
that wrecked the Guarantee Build
ing and Loan association.
In prison for more than a year,
it was not until now that the board
of terms and paroles fixed his
penalty-a term tantamount to life
imprisonment.
BeeSemyer entered San Quentin
January 3, 1881, bringing with him
indeterminate sentences of to 10
years each of 10 counts of grand
theft. The board reduced the ulti-
mate penalty of 100 years to 40
years.
But the once trusted advisor to
Hollywood investors may not find
himself incarcerated for the full
term. BY good behavior the time
con be reduced to "a years and
under prison rules he can be
granted a parole effective any time
after serving II years.
Only under "eXtenuating circum-
stances" does the board give
paroles freeing a prisoner who has
served less than half his stipulated
term.
The 46-year-old convict, who now
holds a clerical position in the
prison, often has expressed conf
dence that his stay behind bars
would be short. Beesemyer hoped
for freedom to come back" and
reimburse" the thousands who lost
money when his company went to
the wall. The decree of the board
dealt severe blow to his plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
CHINESE READY TO
FORCE THE ISSUE
Serve Notice They Will Enter Foreign Settlements
At Shanghai If Necessary To Dislodge Japanese
Forces.

Copyright, 1892, BY United Press
SHANGHAI, Feb. 8. U.P) - The
Chinese, attacking the japanese in
determined drive, turned their
artillery tonight on the interna-
tional settlement itself, the neutral
area occupied by foreigners.
The Chinese shelled the japanese
defense area of the settlement.
where important American property
is located. A shell fell near the
Japanese consulate on the water
front in the center of the sediment,
and another near the Japanese flag
ship in the Whangpoo.
The Chinese notified the United
States consular authorities that,
since the japanese we're using the
sediment as base for military
operations, the Chinese could not
, be responsible for the safety of for
eign lives and property.
The japanese defense area, which
the Chinese were shelling, includes
| such important American property
as the Central China Baptist Mis-
sion, the Robert Dollar Co., the
Shanghai Power company, the
Shanghai Telephone company the
Texaco and Socony companies, the
American Presbyterian Mission,
Singer Sewing Machine company,
! Anderson Meyer company, as we'll
| as numerous American homes and
| small businesses, and property of
| other nations.
Previous to the shelling, the
| Chinese had given warning that II
the japanese fell back from their
lines outside the settlement, the
Chinese would pursue them into
| the neutral territory.
Brigadier General Fleming, the
British commander of the settle
ment defense forces, informed that
| shells were falling in the Honglt,w
quarter of the settlement, said all
defense forces would combine to
prevent the Chinese soldiers from
entering section of the settle
ment in the event of an assault
or infantry attack.
We cannot tolerate the Chinese
soldiers entering the settlement"
Fleming said.
Asked whether that included
Hongkew, he SAID:
THAT includes all of the settle
ment.'
Asked what the defense forces
would do, he replied:
Shoot them down."
The United States consul general,
| Edwin S. Cunningham, as senior
consul in Shanghai, received a note
from Mayor WI Teh-Chen of
Shanghai, disclaiming responsible
ity for the loss of foreign life and
property.
Firing on all fronts ceased at
midnight after the Chinese had
, dropped sufficient shells on the
Japanese sector at Hongkew to
dmonStrate they mean business.
Meanwhile SO Japanese warships
moved up to the Woosung forts
and anchored. A renewal of hos
tilities was expected at Tuesday
daybreak.
The japanese destroyer No. %
has been beached on the shores of
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
Display OF Flags
Asked By Mayor

Residents and businessmen
of Ell Centre are asked by
Mayor Fawcett to display
the national cOlOrs on their
homes and places of business
tomorrow in honor of the
visit of Governor James
Rolph, Jr., and Governor
ustin Olachea, of the
Northern District of Lower
California.
Persons having Mexican
flags, and wishing TO display
them in honor of Governor
Olachea, are urged to do so.
The proper placing of the
flags i'm such instances is for
the United States flag to be
placed on the right hand side
and the Mexican flag on the
left.
The flags should be dis
played at full staff through
cut the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
Wilkins Planning
More Adventures

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8. U.P)-
Sir Hubert Wilkins, polar explorer,
disclosed plans today for an air
plane trip over the South Pole to
be made in November of this year
While in Los Angeles, Sir Huber5
will consult with engineers con-
cerning construction of a special
airplane for the ship. He is here
on a lecture tour.
The airplane trip will supplement
another attempt to conquer the
Arctic in a submarine. Sir Hubert
said he planned to leave in July OF
August of next year for the North
Pole in submarine which will be
specially constructed. J
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-08
Fear Seventy May
Be Cold Victims

LONDON, Feb. 8. (U.Py - Heavy
SHOWS and freezing weather caused
fear that 70 persons had been
frozen to death in snow-bound
passenger train in Roumania
while wolves invaded Hungarian
villages in search of food, the vi
emma correspondent of the Daily
Express reported today.
The correspondent said that
heavy snow prevented snow plows
from reaching the train, stranded
near Bodok, Roumania. Several
other trains were reported snow
bound.
The food supply of many villages
and towns was reported low as
wolves, driven by hunger, invaded
ISOLATED settlements,