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Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15
THREE JUDGES
SUSPENDED In
|. A. COURTS

LOS ANGELES, March Is. U.PG-
Judge Harry r. Archibald, preSid-
ing judge of the Los Angeles Su-
perior courts, today announced that
three superior judges will not be
permitted to try any more cases
until "inSinuationS" made against
them in connection with receiver
ships of the defunct $18,000,000
American Mortagage company are
satisfactorily explained.
The three judges are Daley S.
Stafford, Caryl M. Sheldon and
Walter Guernin.
A brief order was issued by Judge
Archibald, who ruled:
THE presiding judge of the su-
perior court has stated Judges
Stafford Sheldon and Guernin will
work in chambers until the insin-
uations relative to their connec-
tions with certain receiverShip mat
ters have been satisfactorily dis
posed Of
The edict, it was said, meant vir-
tual suspension of the three judges
from work on the bench. They may
continue working in chambers on
cases they already have heard and
have taken under advisement or
submission.
Judge Sheldon and Judge Guerin
expressed surprise when they
learned Of the order of the presid-
ing judge.
Judge Stafford was in San Diego
and was reported to have said he
accepted small loan" from
Charles F. Allison, one of the CO.
receivers of the American Mort
gage company. This had not been
confirmed here.
Judges Guerin and Sheldon ad-
mitted they received suits of clothes
from Allison, but each denied any
in their action.
MIR. Allison gave me suit of
clothes about Christmas time"
Judge Guerin said. HE told me it
would go TO waste as he had several
Of them. There was no intimation
that the gift had ulterior signifi-
cance."
Judge Sheldon said he and Alli-
son had made bet on the 1881
world series and that Allison paid
in the form of a suit of clothes
when he lost the bet.
Judge Archibald said the salaries
of the three judges would not be
affected while his order was in
force.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15
EXTORTION PLOT
SOUGHT VICTIMS
IN FILM COLONY

HOLLYWOOD, March IS. U.P)-
An extortion plot directed against
prominent persons in Hollywood
and Beverly Hills was revealed to-
day by Edgar Allan Wolff, former
New York playwright, now a mo-
ton picture writer. one of the in
tended victims.
Police declined to reveal the
names of others threatened, but 1t
was reported that persons prom
inent in the motion picture indus
try were to have been yictimized.
Demands against Wolff we're
made in a letter by the Protective
Service association, which threat
ened his safety unless he paid $1,000.
Wolff engaged two armed body
guards and placed guards about his
house "a hours a day.
An attempt by police to trap the
extortionists by having Wolff ap-
parently follow out their instruc-
tions failed He has been followed,
and has received several telephone
calls since receiving the original
demand, he said.
The Protective Service associa-
ton declared If persuasion" we're
necessary, their "fee" would be
$4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15
VETS PLEASED
WITH RESULT OF
VOTE In HOUSE
Leader Predicts Majority
Will Be Obtained In
New Congress.
BY PAUL X. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, March Is. -
Jubilant vets claimed today they
would have a majority in the next
house
Their astounding show of
strength on the -Linthicum
vote reimbued them with zeal for
a campaign to continue through
this session of congress and on into
the November elections.
1t encouraged them to change
their immediate program. They
had planned to force the PTS per
cent beer bill as an amendment to
the pending tax bill. Now they
have new idea.
Wet leader Beck (Rep) Pennsyl-
vania, informed the United Press
they probably would move to get
separate consideration of beer
bill. They want to put the house
on record on that just as they did
on the Beck-Linthicum home rule
plan. They believe they could get
more votes for beer as a separate
proposition, because there is strong
pressure on the house now to take
the tax bill unchanged as it came
from the ways and means commit
tee. A movement may be started
shortly to get las signatures to
petition for beer vote.
Drys, however, insist their 227 TO
l87 victory against the home rule
plan showed they still were safely
in control.
Beck was confident the next con-
greSs would have a wet majority
and he thought it might come be-
fore this congress expires next De-
cember. "The sentiment of the
house may change on this subject"
he said. II am confident the pri-
maries will have a tremendous eff
feet, as we'll as the elections.
Says Change Needed
Those high in the Republican
party must realize now the tre-
mendous sentiment in the party
for a change. If they try to adopt
a dry platform at the coming Chi
cago convention they will go
against large portion of their
supporters. The vote showed 81
Republicans supporting repeal and
liz opposing it. The Democrats
were split 80 for and ia against.
Beck also indicated his point
plan with Democratic wet leader
Linthicum would be definitely
dropped. He said he favored sub
mission of straight-out appeal
proposal to the house next session.
He thought the wet fight had prog
ressed beyond the stage repre-
sented by the joint home rule
proposition.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15
POLICE To QUIZ SUSPECT
IN L|NDBERGH BABY CASE
BY BATES RANEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

SiliACu GDtdll
HOPEWELL, N. j., March 15.-
Police hoped for one slender but
definite clue to the kidnapers Of
the Lindbergh baby today from
questioning of Frank Berg-the
only hope they held after examin-
ing thousands of clues.
Berg has been found, Col. H.
Norman Schwartkopf announced
and was to be questioned by the
New Jersey state police on certain
phases of the Lindbergh abduction.
Schwartzkopf in his announce
ment said Berg had been located" "
He avoided the word arrest" He
did not say where Berg, sought for
some days, had been found.
The bulletin SAID:
ut was reported in a previous
bulletin that the police were look
ing for Frank Berg, who was ques-
toned in the attempted kidnapping
of Max A. Phillips of Eaton
town, N. j.
Frank Berg has been located by
police and arrangements are being
made to question him Tuesday"
1t was recalled in this connection
that state police have been reported
seeking a one-time companion OF
an inmate of Welfare Island
prison, questioned late last week
in Tombs prison, and later at
HopeWell.
This prisoner, it was reported.
had been involved in a kidnapping
plot with four other men late last
fall. The plot had been abandoned,
SO the prisoner was reported tc
have explained.
Seek Other Leads
The Welfare Island prisoner and
che other had been involved soon
after Abandonment of the plot in
some other law violation which re-
suited in prison terms. Where the
second man was held was not
known.
The three men remaining free,
one Investigators theory held,
might have gone ahead with the
plans for the execution of the kid
naping plot unknown to the two
men in prison.
Police were reported seeking in
formation concerning any members
of the gang shortly after mys-
terious visits to Tombs prison by
Morris Rosner, reputed to be an
undercover man from Col. Charles
Lindbergh.
Nothing of Importance has been
learned from all the other leads
to possible identity of the kidnap-
ers reported during the day. ac-
cording to Colonel Schwartzkpof.
Among these leads were reports
Denver gang was involved in
the kidnapping through reported
Continued On Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15
Police To Probe
Given's Suicide

LOS ANGELES, March Is. U.P)-
Sheriff's officers were called today
to investigate the death of George
W.. Given, former executive of the
Mccall Pattern company, New
York, who apparently committed
suicide in his cabin at Seminole
Hot Springs.
According to officers, Given shot
himself after firing a bullet
through the ceiling of his cabin
to test out a revolver. He was re-
ported to have suffered financial
reVerSeS.
Given, who was 81 years old,
leaves three children besides the
widow.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15
HENDRIX TRIAL
SETTING RECORD
FOR QUICK WORK
Jury May Get Holtville
Staying Case Some
Time Wednesday.

Another day, ao most. will see
the fate of A. l.. Hendrix in the
hands of a jury of eight women
and four men chosen yesterday
afternoon to try him for the mur-
der of W. H. Mccoy near Holt
vile, January 10, it was believed
this afternoon as the state had
rested its case after a rapid fire
of witnesses.
D. H. Wolford, chief criminal
deputy district attorney, had called
IL witnesses to the stand since
yesterday afternoon, and defense
attorneys, Fred Thompson and
Clarence B. Smith, called three
witnesses in opening their self
defense story this morning.
Should the case go into the
hands of the jury tomorrow it will
take its place as one of the short
est murder trials in the annals
of Imperial county.
BY the testimony of DR.. c. S.
Brooks this morning the defense
set the stage for their theory Nc
Coy may have died from causes
other than a beating at the hands
of Hendrix. Doctor Brooks, ques-
toned regarding angina pectoris,
testified that, if Mccoy was sub
ject to this disease, he may have
died as the result of his own ex-.
ertions during the fight with
Hendrix over a cattle deal.
No proof had been introduced,
however, that MCCOY was suffering
from this disease. DR.. o. H. Van
Eman was to be summoned to the
witness stand this afternoon.
The most damaging prosecution
evidence yesterday afternoon was
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15
North Dakota In
Primary Battles

BISMARCK, N. D., March Is.
U.P@Norh Dakota voters flocked
to the polls in todays presidential
preference primary despite the
threat of snow flurries.
The number of ballots cast was
expected to be near the high rec
ords for such elections. Chief in
terest was in the Democratic party
where Governors Franklin D.
Roosevelt of New York and Will
liam H. (Alfalfa Bid Murray of
Oklahoma will contest for the 10
delegates to the Chicago con-
vention.
In the Republican ranks, the
real contest was between a Hoover
slate of IL delegates and a nom
partisan list pledged to a progress
sive" candidate against the Presi-
dent. The only two Republicans on
the preference ballot are General
Jacob S. Coxey, mayor of Massil-
lonS O., and former Senator Joseph
Irwin France, Maryland. The
President is not entered.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15
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INSURANCE CASE
MOVES SLOWLY in
SUPERIOR COURT

Swinging into the second day of
the trial, attorneys for state and
defense today were in the midst
OF efforts to select a jury which
will hear evidence in trial of nine
coast business men on charges of
grand thief terminal conspiracy and
conspiracy to violate, the corporate
securities act of California.
On motion of District Attorney
Heald charges against E. r. Mullen
and R. K. Stephens were dismissed
yesterday afternoon.
Throughout yesterday afternoon
and today the defendants and 9TH
erS listened to the repetition of
routine questions which must pre-
ceed final approval of a jury by
both sides. At noon today 10 per-
emptory challenges had been ex-
ercised, and four prospective jur-
ors disqualified for technical reas-
| ons.
District Attorney Elmer w. Heald
was alone as representative of
the state today, although D. H.
Wolford, his chief criminal deputy,
will join him when the taking of
testimony begins, and after compile
ton of murder trial in Judge
Vaughn N. Thompson's department
of the superior court.
Representing various defendants
in an active capacity were Ernest
r. Utley, H. w. Judson, E. R.
Simon and Coppleman are Los An
geles attorneys.
Judge Arthur L. Mundo of San
Diego is presiding over this case,
while Judge A. c. Finney is in San
Diego taking Judge Mundo's place.
One of the questions asked pros
pective jurors this morning by de-
fense counsel was whether they at
tended banquetS during the summer
OF 1890, when the defendants as
sertedly sold stock In a holding
company, representing it as stock
in an insurance firm. The Jurors
also were reminded the defendants
jointly are charged with three
counts of conspiracy and SO other
counts, mostly grand theft.
One of the questions asked by the
district attorney of veniremen was
whether they would vote guilty if
satisfied all or any of the defend
ants aided, abetted. assisted or ad-
Vised in commission of the alleged
crime, even though not actually
present when the act was commit
ted.
Defendants on trial are Lewis
Hart, Bert Bane, M. Penn Phillips,
William Leslie, Simon Newman,
Louis R. Rogasner, Arthur Gold
berg, Bernard Phillips, and Percy
Pickerell
1t probably win be much later
in the week before a jury to try
these men is obtained.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15

BY MERRILL f. COMPTON
United Press Staff Correspondent
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March Is.
U.P)-L. Jack DOty, known as
the "oven man" because he
lives in an electrical con-
trivance under a temperature
Of 103 degrees, Cheated" sci
ence for the 318th day today
Doctors said Doty could not
survive the severe burns he
received in an automobile crash
last May, because they covered
one-third of his body. No one
ever had, according to scientific
opinions.
But DOty SO far has fooled
them all. He even plays bridge.
The 27-year-Old man, mar
ried and the father of a
2-year-old boy, has sandy hair
and sharp blue eyes. He takes
his plight philosophicaliy.
ITS not so bad" he said,
propping his chin in his hands
(the rest of his body is en-
cased in the Oven). "People are
awful kind to me. Just the
other day woman driving
through from San Antonio
come out to chat with me. She
writes me now"
The oven covers the bed OH
which Doty rests in his home.
IL is made Of steel and tin.
Four huge electric light bulbs
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15
Pilot Escapes As
Blimp Is Wrecked

Ell PASO, Tex, March Is. U.R)--
w. j. McCracken was uninjured
today when the 100000 blimp he
was plotting was rocked % miles
east of Ell Paso.
The blimp, owned and operated
by a shoe company, was returning
to Longley Field, Va, from a trip
to Los Angeles. McCracken was
the only one on board. The
ground crew was following in an
automobile.
The blimp began losing gas after
leaving Ell Paso this morning. The
pilot shut off his motors and
coasted to the ground in a plowed
field. The blimp struck had and
buckled 1t was completely
wrecked.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15
Peruvian Chiefs
Attackers Doomed

LIMA, Peru, March Is. U.P) -
Sentence of death was passed by
court martial today on Jose Mel
gar and Juan Seoane, implicated
in the attempt to assissinate Presi.
dent Luis Sanchez Cerro recently.
Melgar fired the shot that
wounded the president in the
Miraflores church on March 6, and
Seoane admitted handing him the
pistol. Reynaldo Bolanos was SEN
fenced to 20 years in prison be-
cause he indirectly melted Melgar
to make the attempt.
Three other defendants were ac-
quilted.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15
Mail Flyer Makes
Forced Landing

SIERRAVILLE, Calf, March Is.
U.PN-Ray Little, central figure in
many heroic exploits of the airmail
service, brought his mail through
safely again today after another
hazardous adventure.
Striking bad weather last night
on a flight from Oakland to Reno,
Little dropped flares until he
sighted an open field near here.
Bringing his plane to earth, Little
ran into a bank and the ship nosed
over, badly damaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15
Payments Due
On Income Tax

To accommodate late income
tax payers, the office of the
deputy internal revenue col
lectOrs i'm the court house will
be open until midnight to-
night, the final time for filing
income tax returns in accord
ance with the law.
II. w. Little, deputy collec-
tor, reminds the public that
single persons with net in
comes of $500 and married
persons with net incomes of
$500, must file income tax
reports.
The law provides heavy PEN
alties for late filing, for fail
ing to file or for filing fraud
ulent return.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15
ROBBERS OBTAIN
BIG HAUL FROM
BANK IN IOWA

CLINTON, Iowa, March Is. U.P)
-Four of the men who engineered
a 100000 bank robbery here were
captured shortly before noon today.
The capture was effected within
three hours after the robbers es-
capped with their loot.
CLINTON, Ia, March Is. U.P)=
The City National bank here was
robbed today.
Five bandits, presumably profess
sional criminals. escaped with ap-
proXimately 100000
The money was all in cash.
The bandits waylaid the janitor,
Clyde Willis, forced him to let them
into the bank, and then calmy
waited for the bank vault time
lock to release the bank funds.
While they waited, bank en-
ployees and officers were gather
ing for the days work. AS eacn
person entered, he was tied with
rope and placed in the directors
room, where all were kept under
close guard.
One bandit wounded himself
with a knife when he cut the bonds
holding the janitor SO Willis could
open the bank door. The badit
gave no indication of his injury,
but left pool of blood on the
floor of the bank.
Before the time lock clicked,
permitting the robbers to get to
the resources of the big bank,
there were more than 80 employees
and officers of the institution i'm
prisoned in the directors room.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15
Tom Mooney Race
Permit Refused

LOS ANGELES, March Is. U.R)-
Plans for a footrace over the city
streets, designed to call attention
to the continued incarceration in
San quentin of Tom Mooney, con-
victed Of the San Francisco Pre-
paredness day bombing, faced aban-
donment today when the police
commission refused to grant the
necessary permit.
The permit was sought by the
Workers Sports club which planned
to hold the race on March 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15
Valley Ministers
Meet In Brawley

Members of the Imperial Valley
Ministerial association met yeSter-
day at the Brawley Methodist
church where DR.. A. H. Briggs,
state superintendent of the Anti
Saloon league spoke on the ques-
ton of prohibition.
Talks were made by various
members of the association and
during the dinner hour business
matters were discussed. Rev. and
Mrs. " E. Butterworth of the State
Street Christian church, Rev. w. E.
Malan of the Methodist Episcopal
church and Rev. Hayter of the A.
M. E. church were the local men,
berS present.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Entire Nos club, $50, Ten
Thousand club.
LO.O.F., No. 397, 8, Moose
home.
1. v. Commandery, No. "a,
7:S0, Masonic temple.
Oasis Shrine, No. 20, w. S.
of j., 8, Masonic temple.
Band practice, 7:45, court
house.
Troop 7, B.s.A., 1880, Elks
hall.
Choral club, s, Academy of
Music.
Troop 5, B.S.A., I, Seeley.
Night school, 10, high school.
Unity class, 1880, 1877 Com
mercial.
Valley theatre, "Dragnet
PATROL"
Fox Imperial theatre, "Mata
Hari."
TOMORROW
Junior chamber of commerce,
$3.50, Barbara Worth hotel.
Ladies' day, Barbara Worth
Country club.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15
SAVES SALT, PEPPER BOXES

SANDUSKY, o. U.P} The
strange collection of Mrs. George
Doerbach contains 400 pair of salt
and pepper shakers, collected from
many states and foreign countries.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15
SMILL-
~ ROGERS
w ,S0yS:

BEVERLY HILLS, March
Is. (SpeciaD-It was gratifying
to read in the press this morn
ing that Germany went sane"
in their primary election yes
terday. Hindenburg is assured
of reelection April TO- He must
be a grand old character, the
only man that the whole OF
Europe produced, that they
followed in war and followed
in peace.
Hitler had some swell sound
ing ideas, but this depression
has lasted SO long that it has
given the people a chance in
all countries to know that no
body can fix it overnight with
an idea.
Nobody knows exactly where
it came from and nobody
knows exactly where or when
it's going from here. Hinden-
burg had no solution and was
reelected. So why don't
everybody do like him and
quit lying about it.
Yours,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-15

Continued 0n Page 81
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
GIGANTIC SEVEN ACT VAUDE- VILE STAGE SHOW AND 1.-THE CROOKED CIRCLE" AT STRAND.

Today brings another marvellous stage show to Warmers Strand theater. Seven big acts, everyone Broadway headliner, give promise of treating local vaudeville lovers to one of the finest stage shows they have ever seen. From open ing to closing act this weeks bill is stamped with class. Manager Julia M. Smith, whose untiring ef- forts resulted in vaudeville being brought back to this city, has ar ranged a program that will appeal to vaudeville lovers of every taste. There is plenty of color, rythm, and artisctry. Singers, dancer, comedians, equlibrists, musicians, everything to be desired on high class, well banalced vaudeville bill.
 The feature picture on this pro- gram is "The Crooked Circle which combines mystery and com- edy and features a splendid cast including Ben Lyno, Irene Purcell, James Gleason. Zasu Pitts, Ray mond Hatton and other favorites.
 The story pictures the strange and amusing incidents when the Sphinx" club, a group of amateur criminologists, intefere with the
 cfarious workings of ''The Crooked
 ,ircle," band of crooks. The cli-
 max comes in a reputedly haunted
 house known as Melody Manor" which has, among other weired ap- purtenances, its private graveyard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
1.-THE NIGHT MAYOR" AND "DRIFTTNG SOULS" AT NEW GARDEN.

Last times to-day at New Gar den, "The Night Mayor" with Lee Tracy, Evalyn Knapp, Eugene Pal lette and Warren Hymer. The CO., feature. Drifting Souls" with Lois Wilson and Theodor Won Eltz. Also a number of fine short sub- jects. ,
 Bob Steele, hero of many dash ing western story, becomes flying cowboy in his latest World Wide production, Texas Buddies" which will be the feature at the New Gar den theater Saturday only. In this stirring story of the western desert country, the galloping cow-pony and the soaring airplarie meet and act as allies against common cause. Bob Steele will be present. cd as a war flyer who has returned to his former home and buddies in Texas. He finds himself soon in- volved in as much excitement as he ever found at the front. Foil ing a plot to rob the air express, he is obliged to act as an emer- gency pilot, in aplane that is sched- uled for crack-up. A helpless girl is loft on his hands and, to add to the excitement, she is kid naped. Needless to state, Bob fin- ally wins out but not until he has gone through many adventures, on foot, on horseback and in the air. Fast riding and faster flying are accomplished with equal ease by the versatile Bob Steele, who has thought up a lot of new daring stunts. The co-feature is "The Cannon Ball Express"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07
School ActiUities
Weekday Schools
 of Religion Open
Slight Increase Over Last Year Reported ArmOry
 Protestant Churches

The Protestant weekday schools of religious education which open- ed yesterday showed a slight in- crease over last years registration figures. Of the A teachers who re- ported yesterday seven are Yale Divinity school students and sever- al are majoring In religious educa- tion.
 Yesterdays enrolment in the six centers showed 109 at the Second Congregational church, 106 at Mill Plain, 91 at Bunker Hill, 80 at the South Waterbury Federated, 115 at St Paurs Methodist and 53 at Grace Methodist.
 Mrs Percy F. Dixon is directing the schools which are being spon- sored by. the Waterbury Council of Religious Education. Rev .Dr James E. Gregg is chairman of the week. day school committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-07

and the soldiers went home, he kept on singing in English because French audiences liked 1t, whether or not they understood the words
 It was the knowledge of Eng fish that enabled him to accept a contract with Paramount, in America, and develop into one of the English-speaking screens most popular personalities.
 Love Me Tonight" his latest picture, finds him cast as a tailor who falls in love with a princess and he sings several new song hits. He goes through many amusing circumstances in removing tho boulders blocking their path to happiness. Reuben Mamoulian di- rected the production, with Jean cite Macdonald, Charlie Ruggles, Charles Butterworth and Myrna Loy in chief supporting roles.
 A variety of specially selected short subjects will complete one of the finest programs the Palace has. offered this season.