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Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
KIDNAPERS MAKE
THREAT TO KILL
DENVER MANAGER

DENVER. Jan 20. U.P>-Benja-
min p Bower, 62, manager Of 4
Denver baking company, was held
for $4,000 ransom today after be-
ing kidnapped from his home.
Two men who entered the Bower
home late last night, menaced SIX
persons with revolyers, and forced
Bower TO accompany them, threat
ened to take the life Of the baking
company manager if the ransom
was not paid by noon today.
Every Denver detective was
assigned to the case. Roads lead
ing from the city were watched
details of detectives were stationed
at bus terminals and union depot
and other detectives proWled
through the known criminal hauntf
OF the city in search OF some clue.
When Mrs. Bower, wife OF the
victim, insisted that she could not
raise $4,000. the men informed her
that Stephen Knight, one of the
owners of the bakery can put up
plenty of money tor your husbands
release"
Previous to entering the Bower
home, the two kidnapers held up
Mrs. G.. H. Winbourn and Mrs.
Clara Pool as the women left Mrs
Winbourn'S home.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
DEFENSE CLAIMS
UNDUE DELAY In
HAWAIIAN CASE
May Seek Habeas Corpus
Writs To Free Accused
Group.
BY DAN CAMPBELL
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT


HONOLULU, Jan. 20. U.P)-Four
persons accused in the honor slay-
ing of q young native started q
battle for liberty today while island
legislators, called into a special
"housecleaning" session, struck back
at critics of Hawaiian law enforce
ment.
While senators and representa-
tives angrily denounced the Ken
lucky legislature for memorializing
President Hoover TO release the
prisoners, attorneys for the quartet
began direct action to this end by
threatening habeas corpus pro-
ceedings.
Unless the grand jury votes in
dictmentS Thursday in the kidnap-
ing and Staying of Joe Kahahawai,
the release of the accused will be
sought Friday. Defense Counsel
Montgomery Winn announced in q
statement attacking the prosecu-
ton Of the case.
The prisoners, Mrs. Grace Hub
bard ForteScue, American society
matron, Lieut.. 0g) Thomas H.
Massie, her son-in-law, and E. j.
Lord and Albert o. Jones, navy en-
listed men, have been accused Of
nothing" Winn asserted. He charged
that "dilatory tactics" on the part
of City-County Attorney James Gill
liland have prejudiced the defense
of his clients.
Gilliland has been the object Of
criticism from other sources in
Honolulu, and a bill which would
remove the prosecution of criminal
cases from his control is now be-
fore the Legislature.
Winn claimed that the two weeks
his clients have been held aboard
the navy receiving ship Alton at
Pearl harbor waiting the pleasure
and convenience OF the city and
county attorney" constituted an
"ineXcuSable delay"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
DIRECTORS AND
BANKERS WILL
MEET THURSDAY

Further discussion of the local
banks refusal to accept registered
warrants of the Imperial Irrigation
district beyond those now outstand-
ing will take place at an adjourned
meeting of the board of directors
tomorrow.
Representatives of the Security
First National bank and the Bank
of America appeared at the after
noon session yesterday and told di-
rectors they would not accept addi-
tional warrants.
Directors said it was possible to
cut expenses further to meet the
situation caused by the so-called
depression and the decrease in rev.
enue from Mexico, and still deliver
water.
1t is expected that some conclu-
sion will be reached tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
COUNSEL HINTS
ACCOMPLICE IN
PHOENIX CASE
Question To Juror Draws
Prompt Objection From
States Side.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 90. U.P>-
Out OF a clear sky, the defense
dropped the hint today that Mrs.
Winnie Ruth Judd may try 10
show that she wasn't alone in the
killing OF Ann lie Roi, if she ad-
mitS she did it at all.
The intima.ion was flashed in a
question addressed to a prospective
juror by defense counsel Herman
Lewkowitz.
1t was promptly objected to by
the state, and Judge Howard
Speakman ruled the question out,
so that LewkowitZ had no oppor-
tunity to hint more broadly at
what he meant.
LeWkowitz' question was long and
involved, but in effect it was this 3:
IF you sit in this trial as n
juror, and evidence is produced
casting a reasonable amount OF
suspicion on someone else, would
you acquit this defendant?"
State counsel was on its feet III
a body, shouting sharp objections
which were promptly sustained,
and the question went unanswered.
AS the state explained its posi-
tion later, it interpreted Lewko-
Wits question as implying a pos
sible accomplice, rather than hint
ing at Mrs. Judd'S entire inno-
cence, and the objection was made
on the legal point that even had
someone else committed the actual
deeds, her guilt would have been
as great had she been an accom-
plice before or after the fact"
Accused Is Calm
Judge Speakman apparently in
terpreted the question identically,
as his ruling was decisive and
prompt.
The incident was the first sharp
clash of counsel and occurred
shortly after the opening of the
second day of Mrs. Judd's trial on
charges of killing Mrs. LIE Roi. A
second complaint, charging that
she also killed Miss Hedvig Samuel
son, may come to trial later in
the event the state is disappointed
in the outcome of the LIE Roi trial.
AS the jury that will try her
for her life took shape, Mrs. Judd
returned to the courtroom looking
fresh and calm after good night S
sleep. Her appearance was even
more serene than yesterday, when
apparently she was the least ex-
cited person in the room. She
looked brighter, in contrast with
her somewhat haggard appearance
yesterday, and took a lively inter-
est in what went on around her.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
Seek AbductOr
In Southland

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. W.P)--
A resourceful desperate who kid
naped his captors while they were
taking him to San Quentin prison
to serve a life term, and then
forced them TO drive him to Los
Angeles, was sought throughout
Southern California today.
The fugitive is Joe Valdez of
Stockton, sentenced to life as a
''four-time loser" He is armed
with a revolver taken from Deputy
Sheriff w. X. Clarke of Stockton.
Clarke and his wife were driving
Valdez, handcuffed, to prison and
had arrived at Point Richmond
ferry when the prisoner managed
20 slip the handouts from his wrist.
Valdez then jerked Clarke's re-
volver from the officers pocket
and forced them into the front seat
of the car. He then forced them
to drive to Los Angeles where he
escaped on foot.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
Race With Death
Lost By Aviator

PASCO, Wash. Jan. 20. tU.g
Tex Rankin, famous speed flyer
of the northwest, lost race with
death today when young Spokane
matron succumbed to bctulinus
poisoning as ne was rushing to her
aid with life-giylng serum.
Rankin abandoned his dash from
Portland, Ore, when he landed
here to refuel and learned that
Mrs. J. A. DeWar had died in Spo-
kane.
The flyer had started In the
face of gales and rain to carry the
anti-botulinus serum given by DIR.
Frederick Striok, Oregon stat
health officer, who had the :
supply in the whole regions Al
Mrs. DeWar was poisa IN
eating string beans "
canned last summef,ou4-
travelling sale OeiltIO
here last nigh
bedside before ....-.-...u.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
Rolph To Consider
MONEYS Pardon

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 90. UP
Governor Rolph today announced
that his legal adviser. former Chief
Justice Matt I. Sullivan, planned
to start next week on his summary
of the Tom Mooney case, for con-
sideration in connection with an
application for pardon.
LAS soon as the summary is COM
pleted, I expect to go over it in
detail with Judge Sullivan, Lewis
F. Byington and Chief Dan o.
Brien," the governor said.
A final decision on the pardon
application, which brought Mayor
James Walker and associates TO
California in December to make a
personal appeal to the governor,
should not be expected before the
latter part of February, the COVER
nor said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
kidnapping Gang
Returns Visit

CHICAGO, Jan. 20. (UP) - Five
robbers kidnapped the entire family
of M. c. Mott, cashier of the State
Bank of Mundelein, took them to
the bank early today and held them
six hours before rifling the vault
and taking $4,000.
The gang was the same that kid
naped the family of father, mother
and four children last April IN eX-
actly the same way and escaped
with $4,000 of the banks funds.
After locking the family in the
bank basement, the gang loaded
Paul Mott, "a, eldest son, into their
automobile and drove 10 miles to
Wauconda, where they pushed him
out. They threatened the youth
with death if he spread an alarm.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
Youth Ends Life
With Poison Dose

Maximino Ruiz, 10, committed
suicide by taking paris green at
the Bump ranch not far from CAL
eXico at an early hour this morn
ing, according to Coroner Bert IN
derwood, who was called to the
scene at 4 o'clock.
A relative discovered the boy too
late for anything to be done to save
his life. He was said to have been
respondent and moody since the
death of his mother late last year
He is survived by his father,
Francisco Ruiz, and other relatives
Funeral arrangements have not
been made as yet. In the mean
time the body is at Arnold's Funer-
al home in CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
Adams Hinted As
Envoy To Britain

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. U.P)-
There was considerable Specula-
ton in Washington today over an
unverified report that President
Hoover might choose Secretary Of
the Navy Charles Francis Adams
to succeed Charles G.. Dawes as
ambassador to London.
Adams himself said there is
nothing to the rumor." He added
that the gossip had reached him
from many sources. The White
House was silent.
"A number OF observers pointed
out Adams served as a delegate to
the London naval conference and
seemed 10 get along we'll with the
British. They noted also that he
and the President have been at
some disagreement on naval poll
cies.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
Special Election
Due At Primary

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 90 U.P)-A
special state election in California,
to be held in connection with the
presidential primary May 3, was
ordered by Governor Rolph today
after a conference with Secretary
of State Frank C. Jordan.
The election, authorized by At
torney General U. S. Webb. will
permit electors to pass on two ref
erendum measures and IA conSti.
tutional amendments adopted by
the last legislature.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
Pension Bill Is
Given Approval

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. U.P)-
The Rankin bill authorizing pen
SionS for widows and orphans or
World war veterans advanced a
step today when a house veterans
subcommittee approved the legis-
lation over the protest of the ad-
ministration.
The subcommittee decided to
confine the pensions to widows
with children, upon advice of Ad-
ministrator of Veterans Affairs
Frank T. Hines. Pensions of 500
for such widows and Sc for each
dependent child are provided.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20

less congress approved the Vinson
warship building program, he, Nc
Arthur, would be forced to ask con-
gress for a larger army In order TO
be prepared ito defend the honor
of the United States"
Upham testified that the navy
personnel was now only 846 per
cent of what would be needed to
man the ships in war time.
If called upon to engage in a
war" he said, I'VE would be con-
fronted with the necessity of build
ing up the compliments of the
ships. II we regard the navy OF
today as a training navy, we are
not training enough men to man
the ships We have
do you regard this as very SER
ious?" Britten asked.
Il do" the Admiral replied, "for
the moment we mobolize we have
to man these ships (the battle
force) and many others now out
of commission. So the drain on
the battleShipS for trained men
would be serious"
Britten asked Upham if he re-
garded the naval economies put
into effect this year as serious
impairment of naval efficiency"
II do, Upham said. The
smaller number of ships We have,
the less power we have to put into
effect national policies"
Upham said it was a logical
conclusion" that If the present
naval policy Is continued, 1T Is
possible that the United States
might have to abandon protection
OF its foreign commerce in some
emergency.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
LONDON'S SHIP WRECKED

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2O.-"The
Shark" tramp sailing vessel which
Jack London sailed through the
South Seas, lies, a battered wreck,
on a coral reef off a small island
in the New HebrideS, it was re-
vealed today by the Union Steam
ship company of New Zealand,
which has been searching for the
vessel. London bought The Shark
many years before his death and
spent many months cruising the
South Seas in her.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
Smuggler Held
At Hong Kong,

HONG KONG, Jan. 20. U.P} -
Smuggling of Chinese immigrants
and opium into the United States
via Mexico received a setback to-
day, Chinese customs officials said,
with the seizure of the yacht Mar
bella outside Macao.
Officials alleged that the ship,
which flew the Panama flag, had
just returned from a successful
trip to Mexico and that it re-
portedly eluded American warShips
and airplanes watching for snug
glerS in the Pacific.
The Marbellas crew included
several Americans, including Rich
ard Watson, a former customs Of
ficer, as first mate.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
Communists Held
At Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Jan. 20. UP
Forty-four of 80 alleged Commun-
lists, arrested in a raid here last
Friday, were held in Jail today
on charges of unlawful assemblage.
Bail in each case was fixed at $500,
which was not posted.
Charges against the group were
filed after attorneys had sought
a writ of habeas corpus for their
liberation on the ground they were
being held without formal charges
having been made.
The remaining members of the
group were released when police
failed to charge them with any
crime. They had been arrested
for suspicion of criminal syndical-
ism.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
Beer Urged By
Labor Leader


WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. UP
Matthew Woll, vice president OF
the American Federation of Labor
and president of labor's national
committee for modification of the
Volstead law, today urged legaliza-
ton of beer before the senate con-
mittee hearings on pending beer
legislation.
He told the committee that leg
alization of beer would reduce the
demand for hard liquor: "end the
the reign of gangsterism and the
corruption of public officials; create
real respect for law, and return to
the rule of the majority Of our peo-
pie and our Legislative halls will
be freed from the sabotage of a
fanatical minority"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
OFFICER WINS BATTLE

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20. UP)-
Although he failed in a reported
effort to capture Aristophanes for
writing Lysistrata, assertedly in
decent Greek farce, Capt. d. Macd.
Jones of the police vice squad to-
day had succeeded in getting the
production off the boards. The
Carthay Circle theatre was dark
last night, after the cast voted TO
discontinue when a court injunction
against police was refused. They
face trial on charges brought after
the first of two raids on the per-
formance.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
Pioneer Riverside
Residents Die

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Jan. 20. UP
John X. Woodward, "a, pioneer
orange grower of Riverside and
prominent in state circles of the
GAR, died at his home here yes
terday. A son, Arthur K. Wood
ward of San Diego, and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Fred j. Carroll of River
side, survive with number OF
grandchildren and great grand
children.
RIVERSIDE. Calf, Jan. 90 {U.R)
w. A. Correll, "a, for AZ years Sec
retary of the Riverside Water COM
pany, died here yesterday. He was
a pioneer resident of the COM
munity.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
INDIANS GET FOOD

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. U.P)-
Army officials at the Preside here
were advised today that six bomb
ing planes sent from March field,
Riverside, had dropped $4,000
pounds of food to Indians isolated
in various sections of Arizona. II
was added that the planes were at
Holbrook, Ariz., today for inspec-
ton and that the relief work would
be wound up tomorrow with an
other relief expedition over the
isolated areas.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
FLOOD WATERS
CONTINUE TO
CAUSE DAMAGE
More Mississippi Towns
Threatened BY Spread
ing Rivers.

JACKSON, Miss. Jan. 20. UP
Another town lay at the mercy OF
flood waters today as a gap in the
levee 10 miles north of Belzoni
widened and permitted fresh tor
rents to sweep down on that COM
munity
Greenwood, the other scene OF a
battle to bolster levees, was being
flooded in north and east sections.
BelZoni and Greenwood are the
two largest towns in the flood area,
having a combined population Of
$4,000
Hundreds of families remained
marooned in the Tippo basin with
their plight becoming more serious
due to slowneSS in removal. De-
spite appeals for more boats, the
number still was inadequate to per-
NIT prompt rescue.
The states latest move TO aid the
stricken area came when Gov.
Theodore Bilbo designated one OF
the delta National guard COM
panies as boat contingent TO
transport refugees and food sup
plies. The governor asked the leg
islature TO equip the company with
three large barges and fleet OF
Cutboard motor boats.
JACKSON, Miss. Jan. 20. U.P>-
On reports that 1000 persons III
flood inundated Pamela county
were in danger of starving to
death, w. A. Cox, Red Cross
worker, was dispatched by motor
boat into that area today.
Pamela county is north of Green
wood, Miss, where levees are near
the breaking point. Cox was in
structed to make a quick check OF
the situation, SO that supplies can
be rushed at once if necessary.
The reported plight of the
marooned was relayed to the Red
Cross by refugees. All CT Pamela
county is cut off from outside COM
munication except by seaplaneS and
boats
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
APPROVE BRIDGE PLANS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. UP)-
Plans of n bridge across San Fran
cisco bay to connect the city of
San Francisco with Oakland via
Goat Island, were approved today
by the war department. The bridge
will be built by the California toll
bridge authority.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
THEY CAN DO 1T

STUTTGART. Ark, JAN 90 U.P)
After 25 days OF hiccoughing,
Mrs. Edith Cantrell, 33, was taken
TO hospital The trip was made
i'll an automobile. Upon arrival
doctors found the hiccoughing had
stopped. The cure, they said, was
the ride over the rough Arkansas
roads,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

lo.Ntofl
Revival services, 1880, First
Baptist church.
Troop 1S committee. 1880,
Scout office.
Chamber OF commerce, 7,
Barbara Worth.
Little theatre group, 1880,
Academy of Music.
City council, 1880, city hail.
Moose lodge, 3, Moose home.
Oasis lodge, No. 664, F. and
A. NJ, 1880, Masonic temple.
Eagles, 8, 500 Broadway.
Troop 5, B.S.A., 7, Scout hut.
N.F.W., 8, Veterans hall.
Fox Imperial theatre, THE
False Madonna"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
TOMORROW

Rotary club, Barbara Worth.
Emmanuel circle, 2, First
Baptist church.
Ten Thousand club, 2:30,
club house.
Seeley- -Westside home depart
ment, 1880, Community house.
Cooking school, 10 to IL, Ten
Thousand club.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-20
9WILL
T1YRoGERs
w ,S0ys:

ROME, Jan. 20. (SpeciaD
Flew over from Athens today
and circled old Vesuvius. That
is the only way to see her.
Mussolini island sure looks
like pie and cake after coming
out of those Indias and Chinas
and Mesopotamias.
They call this old boy q die
tator, but he has done more
with less to work on than any
man in the world.
Yours,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-23
Treatment For Road Hogs

Two kinds of road hogs are especially annoying says motorist. but there are ways of dealing with them. The most troublesome fellow is the driver who keeps SO far to the left that it is impossible to pass him. drives slowly and ignores appeal ing horns He is the greatest traffic hind anee. Sometimes. poking along at half the legal speed. he holds up two or three traffic lines, because no one dares pass him to the right Now and then he can be shamed into moving over and allowing those who are going somewhere to get by. The most effective remedy is to arrest him for ob- strueting traffic. Police are generally too tolerant of this pest.
 Next comes the driver who, when traffic lines are conveying at. a safety zone. of slowing as they approach traffic light; runs up on the left and tries to crowd in ahead of the rest. This is personal rude- ness that very few would perpetrate in their homes or in strangers homes. why, they do it on the road is mystery. Public manners are more barbarous than private manners. Such manners are dangerous The best way to deal with the putting in drivers is to give them a taste of their own medicine by erowding them out relentlessly. Decent drivers can do it by playing together After a few freeze -outs the butters-in may decide to play fair.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-23

by Senator Hifsm A. Bingham. who vas hailed ss hero by State Chsirmsn J. Henry Rorsback upon his return to this state. Both Mir Tilson and Mir Bingham face reelection this fall. but from present indications the weight of the state g. O. p. machine will be behind the senator and not the representa- tive. Otherwise the claims of 10000 majority for Senator Bingham would not be made. The republican party in Conneeti- cut has not done much for its veteran legis- lators of recent years. They must stand or fall mostly by their own efforts. We wonder if Colonel Tilson can overcome this handicap next fall when the democrats will be making every effort to increase their hold on this state.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-23
Profit In Cheap Wheat

An eastern railroad freight solicitor, after touring the Pacific Northwest, returned with a surprising story. He had talked with bankers. business men and farmers all over the section visited, and he reported that the farmers there. speaking particularly of the state of Washington. were not only re- signed to price of 55 cents for wheat this summer, but were enthusiastic about it. And this in country where dollar wheat was recently considered an unbearable calamity.
 The farmers said that at such price they could pay their bank loans pay their seed loans. pay their wages and overhead expense and have left enough money to buy what they needed at the stores. Crop prospects are good, they use modern production methods. they have reduced overhead. and what they buy costs less. Apparently some of those old last-century standards were not so bad after all. when you got used to them and adjusted yourself to them. q,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-23

Congressman Lonergan of Hartford. rep resentstive of the First District. believes that the House should remain in session at least ten days after passage of an unemployment relief measure to prevent pocket veto by the president. The pocket veto was once the favoritc weapon of Calvin Coolidge. President Hoover has not resorted to it with any great frequency, but if he should be displeased with the relief bill passed in the next week he might not sign it. If Con- gress adjourned in the meantime there would be no opportunity to aid the needy Should the president sign the measure within the ten day period immediate adjournment could be ordered It's one way of checking up on Mir Hoovers desire to aid the nation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-23

Somebody had better revive that famous old song. "A Bicycle Built for Two" if it needs reyiving. What with radio singers digging up all the old favorites there isn't much need for the youngsters to request the old timers to sing that old ditty. There is one business that has prospered by the de- pression. It is the manufacture of bicycles. D. P. Harris claiming to be the largest manufacturer of roller-skates and bicycles in the United States. has just returned to this country from abroad where he was studying the foreign markets. He says. The high taxation on automobiles and gasoline in those countries is driving people back to the bicycles. In England our busi- ness is better than at any time since the war. With the new budget hitting gasoline SO hard here we are preparing for widespread demand for bicycles from Americans. Ger tainly with our modern streets and high ways pedaling along them would be pleasure as compared with the dusty rides of years ago.