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Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-02
Fits Plea Saves
Man From GallotUs

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2. U.PA =
Frank j. Paciga was saved from
the gallows today by a last minute
plea of District Attorney Buron
Fits who had convicted him and
an asserted pal, Harry F. Goold,
of murder.
Fits telephoned Governor James
Rolph, Jr., at Sacramento last
night, asking for a reprieve, after
hearing that the governor had al
ready favored Goold with stay of
sentence. Both were to have been
executed at 10 a. IN. today in San
Quentin.
The stays were understood to
have been extended upon pleas that
the killing of William Eugene Full
Ter last April 80 was not premedi-
tated.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-02
Double Charges
Against Boswell

Jack Boswell, 20, Negro, may
look forward to no pleasant time
in superior court, following his ar
rest at Indio last night by immi-
grafton inspectors as an escaped
prisoner from the Imperial county
Jail.
Boswell had been returned from
Kingman, Ariz., with Edward
Brown, 18, and Eddit Pitts, 16, both
Negroes, to face grand theft charg-
es, when he escaped.
BY reason of his arrest at In
dio Boswell may face two felony
charges, the original one of grand
theft and second felony charge
of escaping from the custody of
an officer.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-02
TWO DEAD IN
MARITAL ROW

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2. U.P)-
For nearly a year Conley Num-
power, SO year old carpenter,
sought to effect a reconciliation
with his estranged wife, Mrs. Mary
Lee Mumpower, so. Occasionally
he did odd jobs at her home.
This morning he returned to re-
new his plea. A brief argument
was followed by four shots and
William Smebye, -in-law,
rushed into the kitchen to find
both Mumpower and his wife dead.
Police said he had shot her and
then himself.
Horror-stricken, 10-year- Nor
ma Smebye, a grandchild of the
couple, witnessed the double trag-
edy from the doorway of the
kitchen.
In falling, Mrs. Mumpower had
thrown her arm around her dying
husband.
Three days ago, police declared,
the woman had told Mumpower she
never would return to him, and at
that time the husband threatened
her with death.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-02
NeLU Indictment
Will Be MIder

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2. W.P)-
The county grand jury will return
an indictment next Tuesday, charg-
ing 16 might riders" with con-
spiracy in attacking persons at the
Long Beach home of David Milder
two weeks ago, w. w. Widenham,
foreman of the grand jury, an
nounced today.
An indictment was voted early
this week but was rejected on a
technicality by Superior Judge FL
liot Craig who suggested it be re-
drafted.
The original indictment, which
repeatedly charged conspiracy to
kidnap, commit fel0nious assault
and TO commit felonious impris-
onment, will be succeeded by a
milder one, it was said, limited to
conspiracy to commit one offense
only.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-02
Assert Husband
Spied Upon Wife

LOS ANGELES, Gee. 2. W.P)-
Allegations that John Johnston
spied upon his estranged wife's
home and then killed Edward E
Ford as he chatted with Mrs. John
Ston were contained today in the
testimony of an inquest.
Johnston was held for possible
grand jury action after the coro-
ners jury reported that the vic
tim died of wounds inflicted with
homicidal intent.
The damaging allegations were
made by Johnston's 12-year-old
son, William, who said his mother
and Ford were sitting in the living
room when he heard a noise at the
window and told his mother Ford
went out to investigate and a
moment later two shots rang out,
the boy said before he heard his
fathers angry shout:
You will break up my home will
you?"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-02
CAUSED
BY ACCIDENT

Chester Chapman, So, inspector
at the California quarantine sta
ton on the Arizona California
state line died Wednesday from in
juries suffered Saturday night
when he was struck by car driv-
en- by William Ferguson, Andrade
immigration inspector, after Fer
guson's car collided with one driv-
en- by Eliseo Huetta of Andrade and
tore through the inspection sta
ton, according to word received
at the state highway patrol office
today.
Funeral arrangements were to be
made today, upon receipt of word
from Chapman's oldest son.
FerguSon's automobile collided
with Huettas as the latter started
to leave the inspection station, ac-
cording to the report. A front
wheel was torn from the immigra-
ton officers car, and he lost con-
troll.
His machine travelled 130 feet to
the inspection station, going over
the platform and through the
shed. Chapman stepped from the
office just as the car passed the
door. He was caught by the front
of the car and dragged 40 feet be-
fore pinned against an embank-
ment.
Chapman was taken to a Yuma
hospital, where he remained fol
four days in an unconscious con-
Gition before his death.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-02
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JUDD VERDICT
DUE SHORTLY

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 2.-(U.P)t-
Reports that decision on the ap-
peal of Winnie Ruth Judd, convict
ed Arizona trunk murderess, would
be returned within the next 10
days by the Arizona supreme court
were current here today.
Whether the decision would
condemn Mrs. Judd to "hang by
your neck until dead" as ordered
by Judge Howard c. Speakman, or
grant her a new trial was not in
dicated officially.
There were unofficial assertions,
/ however, that Mrs. Judd's appeal
would be denied and she would be
executed.
She was found guilty Of murder
ing Mrs. Agnes Anne LIE Roi, her
one time roommate and associate
at local clinic. Miss Hedvig Sam
uelson was slain at the same time
but Mrs. Judd was not tried on
this charge.
| Appeal OF the Arizona Tigress''
was taken under advisement by the
supreme court, Nov. u, A decision
was to have been returned next
Monday, the reports inferred, but
other matters delayed the court S
action another week.
Should the appeal be denied
Judge Speakman, who presided at
her trial, would convene his court
and set a date for execution. Mrs.
Judd had been scheduled to die
last May II but her appeal auto
matically delayed execution.
( Should the appeal be granted,
the state would have to retry her
and possibly also would charge her
with the murder of Miss Samuel
son.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-02
Heaid Gets Ruling
On Enforcing Lauv

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2. U.P)
City and county officials can en-
force the Volstead act upon repeal
of the Wright act, provided they
spend no money in doing SO, At
torney General U. S. Webb ruled
today.
The ruling had been requested
by District Attorney Elmer w.
Heald of Imperial county.
THE same situation will exist
as did after adoption of the Vol
stead act and before enactment
OF the Wright act two years later, "
Webb said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-02
MAY SUBMIT
CONTRACT To
PEOPLE AGAIN
Rose Believes Construction OF
All-American Canal viii Be
Started By Summer.
MINOR CHANGES MADE
District Officials Expect No
Further Attempts At Hind
rance From Coachella.

Construction of the American
canal is expected to begin early
next summer following re-submis-
sion of the contract to vote of
the people at the earliest possible
moment.
This statement was made today
by Mark Rose, director of the I'M
perial Irrigation district, who re-
turned late yesterday afternoon
with John L. Dubois, board pres
ident, from conferences in Wash
ington.
Minor changes in the document
| overwhelmingly accepted by resi-
| dents of the valley February IL.
were made as a result of the con-
ferences. The changes, said Rose,
appear in sections 10 and "a of the
| original document and will cause
no delay in progress toward actual
construction of the canal.
In regard to the activities of the
Coachella group which was in
| Washington in an attempt to ne
! gotiate a separate contract with
the government, Rose reported that
the government refused to consider
a separate contract with Coachel-.
la as the officials said they could
discover no basis for such a con-
| tract.
| The Imperial group did not re-
linquish any water rights this sec
tion possesses, said Rose, and Goa
chella had none of her own, he
added.
The Coachella group is given
but 80 days to submit petitions for
! inclusion after validation of the
contract. The 30-day period will
! cause no delay for Imperial district
as this will give time for necessary
preliminaries.
ut is probable that the entire
/ amended contract will be submit
ted to the vote of the people," said
the director, las this will be the
best means of clearing the situa
ton. 1t will be easier for the veter
| to become familiar with the docic,
ment in its entirety that to famil-
| iarize himself with minor technical
changes"
No More Delay Expected
| Dubois and Rose were greatly
pleased at the results of the con-
ferences and Dubois said no fur
ther attempt at delay was antici-
pated from the Coachella group
as the government had definitely
and flatly refused to consider a sep
arate contract with that section
No delay in getting the contract
ready for the vote of the people
will be permitted, Rose saio. 1t Is
expected that the interior depart
ment will ask the government for
S1,000,000 to finance the project
before contracts are let.
Conditions of Coachella inclu-
sion now are a part of the amend
ed contract, the director said, and
this fact alone will greatly facili-
tate proceedings.
No change in the size Of the
canal was effected by the amend
ments, it was explained. Whether
or not Coachella petitions for in
! clusion will have no effect upon
construction of the canal.
Preparation of materials and
documents called for by the sue
| cessful completion of negotiations
already are underway at district
headquarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-02
By WILLIAM F. KERBY
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

by WILLIAM r. hEhbf
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. - Pro-
hibition repeal faced its first acid
test of congressional sentiment as
the house judiciary committee met
today to consider secretly the Gar
ner resolution for unqualified abol-
ition of the 18th amendment.
Wet leaders claimed the COM
mittee of % members would show
a majority of at least four for the
esolution-moving repeal on the
first legislative step along the long
read toward resubmisSion to the
states.
The committee was to be asked
to direct its chairman, Hatton
Summers of Texas, to move for
adoption of the amendment by the
house on next Monday, the first
Gay of the session.
Even if the committee fails to
rubber stamp the repeal program
of Democratic leaders, Speaker
Garner intends to bring it to q
decision Monday.
In the unlikely event the judici-
ary group fails to act favorably
Majority Leader Henry Rainey
will take Summers place in NOV
ing to invoke extraordinary pro-
cedure and vote Immediately on
abolition of the 18th amendment
Democratic leaders have smoth-
cred the possibility of effective OPP
position, except in the actual vote
on the floor of the house next
Monday. They will bring the reso-
luton to a vote when under So
called, suspension of the rules
This will limit debate to 40 min
utes and preclude the right to
amendment. Therefore, all men,
bers will be given the chance only
to vote for or against the Garner
resolution which provides for abso-
lutely unqualified repeal.
Swing Toward Plan
Republican leaders admit they
have been left completely helpless
by the strategy. They will have no
opportunity to present as an alter
native President Hoover's resub-
mission plan calling for constitu-
tional protection" for dry states
and prohibition of the saloon.
Democrats who favor such alter
natives must either repudiate their
party platform and vote against
repeal or else support of the speak
er. Comprehensive polls under
taken by leaders indicate that the
swing has been toward the Garner
plan.
Repealist leaders were further
heartened by developments on the
senate side of the capitol, where
Democratic Leader Robinson, Ar
kansas, returned to endorse early
action on both reSubmission and
a 'beer for revenue BILL"
Robinson took issue, however
with Garner's unqualified repeal
plan and said some guarantees to
dry states should be provided. He
also promised that the senate ju-
dietary committee would hold full
hearings on repeal. House leaders
refused to grant such hearings
despite protests by dry organiza-
tions.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-02
FRANCE JOINS
WITH ENGLAND
To GET DELAY
Sends Note To Washington Urg-
ing PostpOnement Of Decem-
Der Debts Payment.
BRITISH HINT AT REPRISALS
Infer Enforced Payment May
Result In Increased Tariffs To
Get Favorable Balance.
BY JOSEPH ii. BAIRD

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-France
joined Great Britain today with
an urgent appeal for postponement
of her December Is war debt pay
ment, dispatching to Washington
a note that revealed Anglo-French
unity of opinion in the present
debt crisis.
The note from Paris, sought flat
poStponement of the December
payment of $20,000,000 on the basis
that such postponement was a
normal, equitable, necessity in the
light of the Hoover moratorium"
The British note, equally as ur-
gent in a final appeal for post
ponement of $95, 100000 debt pay
ment had warned of trade reprisals
if the payment was forced.
Poland will join the two great
European powers in a similar ap-
peal, it was reliably learned here.
The French note was delivered
by Ambassador Claudel to Secre-
tary of State Stimson at his home
last night. The note was in French,
so, translators spent most of the
night transcribing it.
Stimson said he would confer
with President Hoover today and
make the note public about noon.
An administration official said
President Hoover would lay the
debt situation before congress in a
special message, probably late this
week. This government can MAG,
no definite answer to the British
note until congress says "pay" or
postponement granted"
The British held that war debts
were clutching world commerce
with a dead hand. They declared
that the fall in international trade
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-02
Veteran, Slain At
Soldiers Home

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2. U.Py =
Augusta Ortega, 40, a member of
Company 2 at the national home
for disabled veterans in West Los
Angeles, was found murdered early
today on the government reserva-
ton. He had been stabbed 35 times
in the face and chest.
Ortega. who enlisted in the army
from Hawaii, but said to be Fill
ipino, apparently was killed short
ly after midnight and dragged to
a deserted spot.
County and federal authorities
are investigating the murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-02
Deposed Manager
At Oakland Sued

OAKLAND, Cal, Dec. 2. U.P)-
Suit to recover an asserted $1,000
"secret commission" received by
Carl zamlock, deposed manager of
the Oakland club of the Pacific
Coast baseball league, was on file
here today.
The suit was filed by A. Robert
Miller, president of the club, who
alleged that Zamlock received the
commission from a former owner
Of the club in negotiating the sale
Of controlling intere/ to Miller in
October, 1929.
Zamloek's retirement as manager
of the club was announced Tues
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-02
GNHlnLll7-os
V ssoys:

BEVERLY HILLS, Dec. 1.
(SpeciaD - We haven't got
enough work to do to go round
SO it looks like they are finally
going to try and more even
ly distribute it by having
five-day week and six-hour
day. I see now where the
Federation of Labor and al
most everyone are for it.
All this after three years of
starvation. We are a country
that everything has to be
proved to us. Look at the
sales tax. That is coming just
as sure as shooting, but you
couldn't get the guys in that
last congress to admit it. We
hadn't suffered enough yet.
Well, the Lame Ducks meet
Monday, and that's why they
are lame, is because their
constituents were thinking fast
er than they was.
YOIIrc
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-02
CATCHES FISH BAREHANDED

ROCKAWAY, Ore. U.P)-When
heavy rains swelled local creeks
and brought the first fall run c.
steelhead trout, Leo Clayton, local
postmaster, was caught without
fishing tackle. Undaunted, he waded
IN a stream at Twin Rocks, and,
he AYERS, grabbed one nine-pound-
er with his bare hands.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-02
REPEAL VOTE
ASSURED FOR
NEXT MONDAY
Garner Announces Resolution
To Be Brought Up Despite
Committees Rejection.
DEMOCRATS IN CONTROL
Out-Maneuver Republicans In
Strategy To Suspend Rules So
Vote May Be Taken.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. W.P)-
Speaker of the House Garner an
nounced today that his prohibition
repeal resolution would be brought
to a vote in the house Monday des-
pite the refusal of the house judi
ciary committee to sponsor the
plan.
The Washington times., 1932-10-13

Those light, fluffy
whipped creams with that
delicious old-time flavor.
encased in rich, dark
chocolate. They simply
melt away in your mouth.
A pure candy that every
one likes.
The Washington times., 1932-10-13

Children are mighty good reasons for serv.
ing pure health-giving candies between meals.
On the go every minute. using up energy.
they need plenty Of energy-furnishing 1ood.
Pure. delicious chocolates give them this in
full measure.
The Washington times., 1932-10-13

Limit Of four to a GUS bAl
toner. Be sure to take ad- ~
vantage of this special
price for Friday and Saturday. Thi
known dirt chaser will help you il
cleaning tasks.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-05-07
Fraternity Plans
Annual Colo
College Drive
CAMPAIGN MAY 9Th TO 18th

The ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRA
TERNITY, a group of college men,
opens its Thirteenth Annual Go-to-
High Go-to-College Cam
paign. This year the Campaign is to
be held during the week of May 9Th
to 18th. The campaign will be car
ried on in thirty-six states and the
District :. of Columbia. Eighty-seven
chapters of the Organization, located
in the United States and Canada, will
observe the Campaign.
The fraternity has membership of
over 5000 DR.. Charles R. Wesley of
Howard University, is the President
of the Fraternity, and wrote the Fra
ternity History. The Fraternity has
given twenty-five scholarships to de-
serving boys and girls since it in
augurated its Educational Campaign.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-05-07
Unique Sunday
Evening Program
AtSt.Peter Anne.
HAMLINE UNIVERSITY STU
DENTS TO GIVE EVENING
PROGRAM AT ST. PETER

The pastor of Bethel Church, ST.
Paul, will preach at ST. Peter A. M. E.
Church, Sunday morning. The fea-
ture of the day will be program
sponsored by the church choir with
Hamline students, white, Filipino, and
Colored, taking part, next Sunday
evening. On program will be a So
prano solo by Bernadine Peterson;
Piano solo, Joyce Hynes; Readings,
Charlotine Moore; Bass solo, Robert
Myers; Piano solo, Bonita Edwards;
short Address, Fulgercro Requinten;
Soprano solo, Helen Thompson;
Readings, Ann Horris; Vocal duet,
Harriet Smith and Bernadine Peter
son; Readings, Mildred Bolden; Flute
solo, Grace Halliday; Clarinet solo by
Gene Hodatp.
Miss Inez Stevens, st. Peter Church
chorister and student at Hamline
University, is in charge of arrange
ments for this unique program which
will begin promptly at P. M.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-05-07
WOMEN'S CLUB FEDERATION

The Minneapolis City Federation
held their regular monthly meeting at
the home of Mrs. Geo. Davis of 3549
Fourth avenue south, Wednesday
afternoon, May 4th. The resignation
of Mrs. Raymond Carter was ac-
copied and Mrs. Geo. Davis was
elected First Vice President, Mrs.
Margaret Price of the Gloom Chasers
Club, was elected assistant recording
secretary. Mrs. Ellis Boswell of the
Council of Negro Women, who has
served through the temporary organ
ization, was elected Corresponding
Secretary. Other offices will be
filled at the June meeting upon the
recommendation Of the various clubs
whose memberships make up the
federation. A Membership Drive and
a Baby Contest combined is sponsored
by the Federation to begin the 18th
of May. Mrs. VIM. Mahan is the Gen.
eral Chairman. Membership in the
State Association of Colored Women
was voted, and application will be
made Friday, May 9th, at the close
of the meeting light refreshments
was served by the hostess, and a vote
of thanks rendered by the associa-
ton.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-05-07
Death Claims Mrs.
Blair, Mother OF
Mrs. Lulu Maxwell
MOTHER Of SOCIAL WORKER,
DEAD AT 20

Mrs. Priscilla Blair, 70, 111S Emer-
son avenue north, mother of Mrs.
Lulu Maxwell, prominent local social
worker, died Sunday, May 1st. We'd
nesday morning, April 9th, she I'M
derwent an operation for the amputa-
ton of a leg. Because of her age she
was unable to rally enough strength
to survive the effects of the operation.
Mrs. Blair had lived in this city
for many years. For years she was a
trusted employee of the Powers Mer-
camille company and for several years
had been on the pension list of that
firm. During the past year she had
been in poor health and confined to
her bed.
Funeral services were held from
the Neal Funeral Home, May 4th
with Rev. ]. w. Collins officiating.
Interment at Crystal Lake. Besides
Mrs. Maxwell the deceased is sur
vived by Mrs. Belle Whitley, another
daughter of Kansas City.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-05-07
Horace Person
Held In Fatal
Auto Crash
POLICE CLAIM DRIVER WAS
DRUNK

Horace Pierson and Matthew
Ewing, both underworld characters,
are being held for investigation in
he county Jail, as we go to press, in
connection with an auto crash in
which one man was killed and an
other critically injured last Monday
morning. "Lovy" Brown, the other
occupant of the car driven by Pierson,
was released following questioning
Monday daily papers carried full ac-
counts of the crash.
Police claim Pierson was drunk.
No disposition had been made of the
case as late as Wednesday according
to assistant county attorney Skahen.
The victim of the crash was man
walking along the street on his way
to work. Persons coupe hit another
car knocking it on the sidewalk where
it knocked stop sign from its moor
ing. The steel sign hit the pedestrian
killing him instantly.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1932-05-07
Noted Dancer
Praises Girls
Dancing Class
BILL ROBINSON PLEASED WITH
DANCING CLASS
By Beneta Edwards

Tuesday afternoon, May 3rd, the
dancing class of the Halle @. Brown
Community House had the distinct
and unusual pleasure of entertaining
that stage celebrity, Bill Robinson, at
the Adele Void Studio at Smelling
and Randolph streets in st. Paul.
Promptly at the appointed hour,
Mr.. Robinson, accompanied by his
wife and pianist, arrived at the
unique modernistic studio. Bubbling
over with mirth and wit, Mr.. Robin
son who is rightly styled as the
worlds greatest tap dancer and the
undefeated backward runner of the
world, greeted the girls.
The class began their routine of
dances which are the direct copies of
his. After they finished their dances,
Mr.. Robinson commended them highly
and especially complimented little
ADELAIDE Sykes, youngest member of
the class.
Then the breathless moment came
when Mr.. Robinson called to his
pianist: "Say, Red, come and strike
up a piece, l want to show these girls
how to do their last step better"
Nothing too complimentary can be
said about what followed, because in
his well-known style the great stage
celebrity danced.
Miss Adele Void, instructor of the
class, was pupil of Mr.. Robinson
during the summer of 1881 in New
York City. Mr.. Robinson commended
her highly on her work.
From my talks with Cab Galloway,
/ gathered that he was boyish and
talented; / found Richard B. Harri-
son sedate and an unexcelled drama
tic artist, and from meeting and talk
ing with the well known Bill Robin
son l gathered that he was not only
a great fun maker but also an unsur7
passed teacher.