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Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-16
MANY FEATURES {.
OF BILL POINTED ]
OUT ASCARELESS
If Signed, No Tax Could
Be Collected For
Two Months
by United Press Leased wire

SACRAMENTO. Cal, MAY 10
An indication that the one cent
gasoline tax increase measure pass
ed by the Legislature may be per-
mitted to die for lack of executive
encouragement is seen in state
ment issued at the governor s of
flee.
Serious legal questions have
been raised to the bill, = the state
ment declares. These objections are'
mainly to amendments to the bill
adopted in the senate and which
requires the highway commission to
budget its income, it is stated.
''The concensus among attorneys
is that the amendments attempt to
control not only gas money but
money received from other sources
for road construction, the state
ment asserts.
"The ALLEGATION requirements
might freeze several million of
dollars so that both the old and
new work would have to stop until
the next session of the legislature. y
No definite assertions as to the
governor S intentions were contain
ed in the statement.
Many Measures Bungled
In a supplementary statement is-
sued later in the day, Governor
Richardson declared that the gas
oline tax bill is not the only meas
ure. bungled by the Legislature. -
Many bills were bungled by the
legislature but none worse than the
gasoline tax bill. Three pork bar
rel paragraphs forced into the bill
are either unconstitutional or will
freeze all funds derived from the
gax tax until 1927.
''There would ba an interim, If
sign the bill now, from July "a
to September SO, when no tax can
be collected. 1t seems that the in
creased tax bill would repeal the
present two cent tax almost immed-
lately, although it would not go into
effect itself until two months later.
Il will look into these matters
carefully before coming to deci-
sion. This furnishes the people n
striking illustration of careless leg
i'islative methods.
The governor declared that the
gas tax bill was bunged by "cer-
tain senators who were anxious to
put me in Il hole.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-16
JOINT MEXICAN
AMERICAN MEET
IS ADJOURNED
BY United Press Leased Wire

FL PASO, Tex, May 16,-The
Joint Mexican American commission,
here to discuss ways and means of
eliminating smuggling along the
border. stood adjourned today until
Monday after drawing up tenta-
tive program az the opening busi-
ness session last night.
Informal discussions of the pro-
gram, which will seek to eurtail
activities of drug and liquor run
ming into tho United States from
Mexico, were schedNled today.
Illegal entry of aliens, exclusive
of Mexicans, into the United States
through Mexico, will be taken up
after the liquor and other contra
band running questions are threshed
out, delegates ;ndicated.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-16

: An elaborate entertainment pro-
gram has been arranged and will
include the Moray Girls, King
Brothers, with their famous "Spark
Plug comedy act, also bathing
beauty show and fashion revue,
ushcring in the latest i'm summer
wear.
Cash prizes and merchandise will
be given away nightly to visitors.
This will be the only automobile
show outside of San Diego and Los
Angeles, to be held in Southern Cal
ifornia this year, and the automo-
bile dealers of Imperial Valley, with
high standard for shows set in
former years, are determined to
make it an exhibition that will
compare favorably with the shows
held in the big cities.
Bob Cavenagh viii act as man
ager of the show and has already
opened offices at tho Z. S. Grant
Auto Equipment Company, 647
Main street, Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-16
BOY IS BADLY
HURT IN FALL
WATCHING FIGHT
Son of Race Track Victim
Falls From High
Tree

William De Fassi, 10 years old, is
a patient at the FL Centre hospital,
following an accident near the I'M
perial Valley Athletic club grounds
last night, while attempting to see
the fights from tree just outside
the club grounds.
In shifting his position, young De
and fell a distance of 20 feet or
more. He was picked up in an un-
conscious condition and was taken
to the fight club, where first aid
was given him by Drs. Hodgkin
and House until he could be remOv-
ed to the hospital.
1t was at first thought that the
youngster had sustained Il broken
neck. Examination at the hospital
however, showed a broken right
arm, wrenched right shoulder and
contusions about the head. 1t is
not believed that the accident will
result fatally and the boy was re-
ported to be resting comfortably at
the hospital today.
De Fassi s father died several
weeks ago, following an accident at
the race track at AIamorio when
he was injured by Il tire thrown
by a wrecked racing car. The fam
lily came here from the east last
fall, and have been residing at the
camp grounds just west of the city
limits.
Directors of the Imperial Valley
Athletic club stated today that they
have taken every preeaution to keep
boys from climbing in the trees on
the ground to get a free view of the
fights. On several occasions, boys
found in trees have been ordered
from them, but boy-like, they per
sist in returning as often as they
get an opportunity.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-16
Movie Studios
Are Accused of
Too Long Hours
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, May 16.-Com-
plants that women and children
were being worked excessive hours
at Hollywood movie studios are be-
ing investigated by the state labor
department..
Labor bureau officials sent note
of warming to Metro-Goldwin- Mayer
Company, following reports that a
number of children were used con
tinuously in a picture from 9 Il. m.
until midnight, with only time off
to eat.
Reports that other studios were
employing woman and children
overtime were also taken up by the
Investigators.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-16
Find Body of
Long Beach Girl
I'm the S ur t
By United Press Leased Wire

LONG BEACH, Calf, May 10
The body of Margaret Phillips, 10,
daughter of w d. Phillips, superin-
tendent of service of the Southern
California Edison company, was re-
moved from the surf at the foot Of
Eighth Place here early today.
Police found the girls body short
ly after her father reported her dis
appearance. She had left note at
her hotel stating she intended to
commit suicide because she was af-
flictcd with chronic headaches.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-16
BULGARIAN KING
REFUSES TO SIGN
DEATH WARRANT
ny United Press Leased Wire

VIENNA, MAY lG.-King Boris
of Bulgaria, who was attacked near
Sofia just previous to the cathedral
outrage in which more than 200
lives were lost, has refused to sign
the death warrants Of Communists
condemned by a tribunal for partic-
ipation in these plots against the
throne and government.
Several of those condemned were
to have been publicly hanged near
the Sveti Kral cathedral, which was
destroyed by bomb during the fun
eral services Of General George
hiCf,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-16
2 BURNED TO DEATH

HILLSDALE, n. j., May 16.-
Mrs. Henry S. Wise and Mrs. Hen
rietta Denfield vera burned to
death early today when fire des-
troyed the formers home at Wood
cl.ffe Lake near here.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-16
a .
FLYING EBONY
WINS THE DERBY

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 16.-
In the 51st Kentucky Derby run
here today before 100000 persons
with $4,000 stakes, Flying Eb-
ony was winner, Captain Hal
coming in second and Broadway
Jones third.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-16
GAMES TODAY
National

Cincinnati at New York,
cloudy.
st. Louis at Brooklyn, cloudy.
Pittsburgh at Boston, clear.
Chicago at Philadelphia, clear.
American
New York at Detroit, clear.
Washington at Cleveland,
clear.
Philadelphia at Chicago,
cloudy.
Boston at st. Louis, cloudy.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-16
MAN HUNT FOR
TANKO STILL ON
In SACRAMENTO
No One Allowed To
Interview
Hall
by United Press Leased Wire

''AChA th E14> w WILL, hdN ~.
I-Grimly sticking to their posts,
despite the discouraging indications,
police and possemcn today contin-
ued the man hunt for Joe Tanko,
elusive San Quentin killer.
With all rooming houses, tourist
camps and outlets to the city under
close surveillance since Floyd Hall,
Tanko s youthful partner, was cap
tured, no trace whatever has beer,
found of the crafty gunman.
Tn his cell at the city prison Hall
remains confident that hih pal will
never be taken. The youth PAGES
restlessly up and down the narrow
confines of his steel cage, steadily
smoking cigarettes.
Hail has refused to admit any
thing in connection with the two
shootings of which he and his run
ming mate are accused.
District Attorney J. J. Henderson
last night interviewed Hall in his
cell but was unable to secure any
admissions from him except on
facts already known by the officers.
Postal Inspector Chance also
questioned him concerning the
holdup and theft of the Graniteville
mail stage which the two fugitives
commandeered to effect their escape
several weeks ago.
Hall freely admits this but de
clares they had no idea it was mail
truck at the time they took it. ''We
were looking for an automobile and
it was the first thing that came
along he told Chance.
TO FILE CHARGES
Hall is still held incommunicado
so far as newspapermen are concern
ed. No one has been allowed to
talk him except persons endorsed
by Henderson, who declared vari-
ous interviews purported to have
been written by the Young terrorist
TO be "pure iakery.-'
Charges or assault to murder, IN
connection with the shooting of Pa.
trolman Claude Num- will be filed
against Hall within the near future,
Henderson said today.
Hall and Tanko are both charged
with the murder of Joe Litzberg,
local merchant, and conviction on
either count warrant the death
penalty.
Num- has already identified Hall
as one of his assailants and today
Gus Grillo, IN employe in Litzberg' s
store, who fought with the bandit
that shot his employer, will be ask
ed to identify the convict.
Some doubt was expressed today
that Tanko was still in the city
Police declare, however, that his
escape would have been and still is
impossible. The closely formed
lines of steel and humans which
have been thrown around the city
to prevent escape were still taut
today and the hunt was to be car
ried on with renewed vigor, Chief
McShane announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-16
ANDERSON rs NEW
MAYOR OF WATTS
Dy United Press Leased Wire

WATTS, Cal, May 16.-ITans D.
Anderson WAS elected mayor of
Watts at Fridays special recall
election, returns showed today.
He will displace Mayor Marcus T.
Manus, who was recalled by vote
of 500 to 5S7.
ARMED guards patrollod all vot-
ing booths during the balloting
yesterday. With the exception of
two fistic encounters, there were
no disorders.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-16
DAUGHTER OF LLOYD
GEORGE HAS MEASLES
BY United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, May 16.-Miss Megan
Lloyd George, daughter of the form
er British prime minister, has Il
slight attack of measles and has
been isolated from her parents in
their home for week.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-16
AMERICAN

Philadelphia at Chicago, no game,
rain.
At Cleveland
Washington 00G 600 024--6 II @
Cleveland 600 010 00l-2 & .
johnson, Marberry and Ruel;
Smith and Myatt.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-16
At PHILADELPHIA

ItU I I1IdUtIVIIId
Chicago 40 600 102-5 s l
Philadelphia 400 100 02X-7 II l
Kaufman, Keen, Bush and Hart
nett; Ring, Couch, Decatur and
Wilson.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-16
VIOLENT STORM SWEEPS MIDDLE WEST
Half Million is
Damage; Village
Nearly in Ruins
by United Press Leased Wire

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, May
16,-lligh winds and near cloud
bursts over an area of four counties
southwest of here during the night
caused damage estimated today at
more than $500,000.
Five business buildings and do
zen residences at Tribbey, near
Shawnee, Okla, were destroyed. AL
though several persons were slightly
injured by falling roofs and walls,
no deaths had been reported today.
Tribbey was isolated from com
munication today, the wind snap
ping telegraph and telephones poles
ut their base. Damage at Tribbey
was estimated ut 100000.
Small dwellings were demolished
and several larger residences were
unroofed when Il near cloudburst
accompanied by high winds swept
Norman, 20 miles from Oklahoma
City. Nearly a mile of the electric
power line which feeds the city
was torn down, leaving the city
without electric power.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 16.-
A heavy rain accompanied by n
high wind, swept this section last
night, causing minor property dam
age Street ear traffic was tempo
rarily tied mp and light service was
crippled. -Four houses were struck
by lightning here and in Kansas Ci-
ty, Kan, the wind telling trees and
poles.
CASPER. Wyo., May 16.-Flood
conditions prevailed in the Platte
river valley near here today as Il
result of the heavy mountain rains
thd fast few days. The town of
Glenrock, % miles east of Casper,
was reported partly submerged, with
many families fleeing to higher
ground
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-16

fAU DAoohlyH
st. Louis 102 0l0 000-4 s 3
Brooklyn 800 l20 0CX-6 l
Dickerman and Gonzales; Osborne
and Taylor.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-16
BOX. 81. d.
OR.
NATIONAL

At Boston
Pittsburgh 102 010 003-7 II .
Boston 0G0 020 02l-5 - ,
Adams and Gooch; Cooney, Ryan,
Yde and O'Neill.
At New York
Cincinnati 100 900 000-1 > 0
New York 600 100 00l-2 7 0
Rixey and Wingo; Bentley and
Gowdy.
Evening star., 1925-01-10
COLLEGE BASKET BALL

At Iowa City-Iowa. 35, Purdue, 10.
At Observation-Disclosures, 23; Kansas
Aggfes, II.
At Chestertown, Md.-Washfnrton
College, 80, Blue Ridge College, Is.
At Ames-Kansax Uni, IS; Ames. s.
At Des Moines-Missouri, IS; Drake
%.
At neutrality-suspicious. IS, Al
ieghany, rs.
At Springfield, Ohio-wIttenberr.
80; Ashland, 23.
At st. Louis, Miss-TuIane, a.; ST,
Stanfslaus. 70.
At TuscalOOsa-3Iississ COLLEGE.
70; Alabama, IL.
At Fort Benning. Ga.-Furman.
4S; Infantry school. 30.
At New YOrk-New York Uni, rs:
Drexel. = (eirls).
At Hamilton--New York uni, 3s;
Colgate, 33 (extra periOd).
At South Orange, N. J.-Seton Hall.
20, Lafayette, 27.
At New YOrk-Pratt Institute 81.
New York Teachers College, FL.
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn Poly, "a;
Cathedral, 20.
At Storrs, Conn.-Connecticut Az
gfes, q; New Hampshire, IS.
At Amherst-Massac ch husetts Angles,
81; Trinity, 10.
Evening star., 1925-01-10
c. u. AND GALLAUDET
HAVE COURT GAMES

+ Two varsity basket ball games are
on the local calendar for tonight. At
Kendall Green. Gallaudet will be host
to the Blue Ridge College tossers of
New Windsor, Md. 1t will be the
initial intercollegiate contest of the
Winter for the Kendall Greeners.
Catholic University will resume activ-
ity on the Brookland floor against
Davis -Elkins, the team that beat
George Washington University last
night. 81 to 20.
The game at Kendall Green is to
start at o'clock. That at Brook
Western High Schools quint and the
Catholic University freshmen. begin
ming promptly at 7:15 o'clock.
Gallaudet probably will find itself
against a dangerous foe in Blue Ridge
College. The Marylanders came here
last month and gave Catholic Uni
versity a terrific tussle before accept
ing defeat. The Kendall Greeners,
however. have been doing a deal of
drilling since the holidays and should
be almost at top form for the en-
gakement.
Catholic University, If 1t plays the
game il proved itself capable of
playing in exhibitions last month,
ought to give the West Virginia quint
a warm reception. The Brooklanders
have been on the floor for some time
this season and doubtless are well
versed in basket ball Davis-Elkins,
though, in beating George Washing
ton demonstrated 1t knows a thing
or two about the game.
with Center Christy heading it's
attack, Davis-Elkins trounced the
Hatchetites in most decisive style.
The George Washington reserves
started the game and in trice they
were laboring under a handicap of an
opposing s-point score.
The Hatchetttes braced after the
regulars swung into action at the
end OF the first quarter, but the sec
ond quarter was we'll under headway
before they registered field goal
Davis -Elkins finished the half with a
16-to-7 advantage and played at about
the same pace in the second part OF
the fray.
Evening star., 1925-01-10
LEWIS WILL REFUSE
TO GIVE MUM BELT
BY the Associated Pyess.


KANSAS CITY. Mo, January 10
Ed Stranger" Lewis, fallen cham
pion heavyweight wrestler, is report
ed to be resting comfortably at the
hospital, where he was taken follow
ing his defeat by Wayne (Big) Mum.
Lewis suffered sprain Of the sacro-
illiac joint and bruises when he
slipped from Munn's arms, or was
thrown, outside the ring.
Lewis will not surrender the 100000
diamond studded championship belt to
Mum, 1t was declared by Billy San
dow. manager of the dethroned title
holder. The belt, set with SO dia-
monds, was awarded by the Central
Athletic Club here several years ago.
Lewis also holds a belt awarded in
New York by Tex Rickard.
II lost the match under protest and
am willing to submit my arguments
to any board of arbitration for set
tlement," Sandow said.
Sandow also announced he had can
celed all bouts in which Lewis had
been billed to appear. the first Of
which was against Andreas Castanas,
Spaniard. in Memphis. January 1S.
1--WE are awaiting word from Eu-
rope concerning our proposed inter
national tour" said Sandow, "and it
is possible that 1t will be necessary
to call off all negotiations"
Evening star., 1925-01-10

Suddenly, in the middle of the
game, just as raised my racket to
serve, I looked up, and there, directly
over our heads, was the plane, its en-
gine gone suddenly dead, gliding
crazily to earth. 1t crashed not 100
yards behind the stands, but so in
tense was the interest in the match
itself that less than 200 people, by
actual count, left to view the wreck
Il saw the helpless gestures of the
pilot and photographer as the plane
glided past me and heard the sicken-
ing, splintering crash. But no one
seemed to move.
There, all about me, were the
same breathless, expectant, packed
masses of humanity. awaiting the
outcome of the struggle for the ma
tional tennis crown. / had to go on
as IL nothing had happened, as though
my hand and heart had not been
unsteadied in the least
with a great effort I managed
to continue play and to pull out the
set, making the score 81 in my
favor. .,
Then came the intermission. Back
in the dressing room several kind
friends poured out the CORY details of
the accident. Both pilot and photog-
rapher had been killed and the ma
chine was a mass of splinters and
twisted metal. They omitted moth
Evening star., 1925-01-10
BERNSTEIN AN EASY
VICTOR OVER O'BRIEN

NEW YORK, January 10.-Jack
Eernatekn. New York lightw eight,
outpointed Tommy O'Brien of Mil
waukee in 10-round bout at Madi-
son Square Garden last night.
O'Brien, talked of as one of the
men in line for meeting with
champion Benny Leonard, appeared
awkward and his powerful swinging
right landed on Bernstein's back con-
tinually.
His opponent smiled throughout
and pecked away with lefts and
rights, but was unable to reach a
vulnerable spot, although O'Brien was
weary at the end.
O'Brien weighed 1341a and Bern
stein, 131 Il.
The semi-final found Mickey Garcia
of Utica, N. Y. better known as Bushy
Graham, conducting a boxing class
with Nat Pincus, Brooklyn bantam
weight, as q pupil. Pincus went to
the floor five times and lost on a
technical knockout In the eighth.
Harold Smith, Chicago bantam
weight. loutpointed Jackie Snyder of
New York in a 10-round preliminary.
Smith weighed 119; Snyder, 121.
Evening star., 1925-01-10
new SPORT PALACE e..
WILL SEAT $4,000

NEW YORK, January 10.-Madison
Square Garden will be perpetuated
in a $5,500,000 memorial building,
complete amusement and exhibition
plant which will be the largest COW
cred amphitheater in the world.
Work on the new structure already
has begun and 1t will be opened to
the public on October IS. probably
with the annual horse show, accord
ing to Tex Rickard, noted promoter and
president OF the corporation sponsoring
the undertaking.
The building, measuring 200 feet
wide and 500 feet long, will be
divided into two levels, making ii
possible for separate activities to be
conducted at the same time. Seating
accommodations will be provided for
$4,000.
Evening star., 1925-01-10
GRIFF AND HARRIS
SETTLED AT TAMPA

TAMPA, Fla, January 10.-Ex-
hAusted by 14-hour drive from
Jacksonville, during which time the
party became lost and wandered 100
miles out of the way, Clark Grifnth,
Stanley Harris and party arrived
here at o'clock yesterday morning.
Most of the time the party was lost
they were within a thirty-mile radius
of Tampa.
Griff announced he would open club
headquarters Immediately in the
Tampa Bay Hotel. He has hired a
stenographer and secretary as office
personnel and will increase this force
If the work warrants II. Today he
expected to actively resume the work
of signing his players.
Harris was not in a position to state
yet just what prospects he had, but
indicated that in the near future he
hoped to be able to announce at least
one big deal. Besides entering the an
nual invitation golf tournament con-
Quoted by the Rocky Point Golf Club,
the base ball magnate transacted no
business for the day.
Evening star., 1925-01-10
ne SemPo at Age of "a Golf Solons Westle With Ball Problem
EASTERN QUINT WINS
OVER CENTRAL, 21-17

Eastern, for two years basketball
champions of the Warrington high
schools, drew first blood in the 1925
series this morning in the George
Washington University gym by de-
feating Central, 21-17, in a game
warmly contested all the way.
The Fasteners triumphed, however.
mainly by a gallant rally from the
second quarter on. With Bennie and
Radice leading the attack the defend
ing title holders ran all over the
Mount Pleasant guards throughout
the middle two quarters.
Central braced after Coach Guyon
of the Capitol Hill squad sent in an
entirely new team, and threatened to
deadlock the contest. The Eastern
subs then were quickly yanked and
the regulars returned to the lineup.
The latter held the game safe there
after for Eastern.