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Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
Vessels Collide
At San Pedro

SAN PEDRO, Calf, July 2. U.I
The STANDARD Oil tanker District
of Columbia, which featured in q
collision with the freighter Pacifil
Oak in heavy fog off Point Con
cepcion early today, arrived here
shortly after noon.
She was preceded to port by the
Pacific Oak. Both vessels were max
ing good speed on their arrival and
appeared not to be seriously dam
aged. 1t was expected that both
vessels would enter dry dock fol
inspection and repairs, however.
SAN PEDRO, Calf, July 2. U.P,
The Standard Oil Company tank
er District of Columbia, was in col
lision with the freighter Pacific
Oaks in fog off Point Conception
120 miles north of here, early to-
day, the Marine Exchange reported
Extent of the damage was not
known. Both vessels were reported
heading for this port after the ae
cident and are expected TO arrive
tonight.
The District of Columbia, q
4,677 ton vessel, was enroute from
San Pedro to Richmond with Il car
go of oil. The Pacific Oaks, 3,6o5
tons, owned by the Dinond Steam
ship Company of New York, was
bound for New York from Seattle
and was to have put in here fol
bunker oil at 9 a. m. today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
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REED OPPOSES
PLACING MEXICO
ON QUOTA BASIS

WASHINGTON, July 2. W.H -
Senator Reed, Republican, Penn
chief senate defender of the ma
tional origins clause of the immi'
grafton act, announced today his
opposition to placing Mexican inn
migration on the quota basis at this
time.
In letter to Capt. John b
Trevor, chairman of the American
Coalition of Patriotic Organiza'
tions, Reed said that to place Mexi.
can immigration on a quota might
have "serious international compli'
cations and result in diplomatic and
Legislative difficulties. He praised
the singularly successful diplo'
macy of President Hoover and Am
bassador Morrow in dealing with
Latin America.
His action today places Reed
back in President Hoover's fold on
the immigration question. He and
the President had. opposite visions
in the contest over national origins,
but the President has opposed plac-
ing Mexico under the quota.
Reed said it will not be neces-
sary to put Mexico on a quota basis
if existing laws are enforced. He
advocated strengthening the border
patrol and keeping the state depart
ment "alive to the necessity of
carefully scrutinizing applications
for visas.'
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
FLYERS ESCAPE
DEATH ASPLANE
COLLIDE IN AIR

HONOLULU, July 2. W.D Two
army flyers escaped death today
when they parachuted to Wheeler
Field near here after their airpianes
collided.
Lieut.. Reuben Moffatt and J. y.
Hutchinson, the pilots were circling
over the field at an altitude OF ooV
feet when the crash occurred.
Hutchinsons's parachute dragged
him along the ground and broke nis
arm, but Moffatt was unhurt.
RANGOON, Burma, July 2. W1
The Australian airplane Southern
Cross took off from here at ~ ..
m. today, continuing its flight
from Sydney, N. s. W., to Englands
Capt. Charles Il. Kingsford-Smith.
pilot of the plane, was accompanied
by Capt. G. T. p. Ulm, T. II. McWu-
liams and III. A. Litchfield.
CHICAGO, July 2. W.n>--Weathes
permitting, pilots Bob Cast and
'sShorty" Cramer will take of to-
morrow, on the first leg Of theis
transatlantic flight in the Chiesoe
Tribune 3 Sikorski amphibiam,
'Untin' Bowler. The flyers hope -
complete the first round trip fight
between Chicago and Bsrlis.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
Soldiers Menace
Peace OF China


SHANGHAI, July 2. U.p)-North
China's standing army of 100000
men was virtually without leader
today as the result of peace set
tlement between the Marking gov
ernment and General Feng Yu-Hsi-
ang. While immediate strife has
been averted, say observers, the
situation remains potentially dang
erous.
Feng has received $1,500,000 for
distribution among his men whose
pay has long been in arrears. Feng
is now preparing to visit Japan
and Governor Yen Hsi-Shan Of
Shansi is determined to accom-
pany him. This move will leave the
north without a strong pro-govern-
ment leader in control. Fenq's
soldiers will be contented for time,
say observers but it will require
continued heavy payments to keep
them SO with their leaders away.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
Student Flyers
Injured In Crash

POMONA, Calf, July .. UP
While attempting to make cross
wind take-off from an alfalfa field
10 miles southeast of here, Lee
Fullerton, 20, and Harry Johnson,
2S, both of Pomona, were critical
ly injured and their plane complete
ly demolished late yesterday.
Fullerton was taken to the Up.
land hospital and johnson brought
here. Both youths were so serious
ly injured that physicians were un-
able to make x-ray examinations.
The two were student flyers. John
son, who was said to have had the
least experience, was attempting
to take off from friend Is ranch
when the cross-wind caught the
tail Of their ship and sent 1t into
spin. Their plane had not at
tanned sufficient altitude to per-
NIT maneuvering it back into posi-
tion and it crashed to earth with
terrific force.
Both Johnson and Fullerton re-
NAMED unconscious throughout the
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
KINGS SPEECH
GIVES HOPE TO
PEACE POLICIES
Refers To DAVIS COnver-
sation AS Basis For Arms
Parley.
BY STEWART BROWN
United Press Staff Correspondent


LONDON, July 2. W.H-Conver-
sations which have begun between
Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald
and United States Ambassador
Charles G. Dawes are the basis of
British hopes for action towards an
early reduction of international
ornaments, it was declared in
King Georges speech at the formal
opening Of the British parliament
today.
Because of the kings recent i'll
ness he was unable to deliver the
speech in person.
The speech was read instead by
Lord Sankey, Lord Chancellor OF
Great Britain, before joint ses-
sion of the houses of parliament III
the house of lords.
1t was the first speech from the
throne ever drafted by labor
government in Great Britain
British custom provides that while
the government drafts the speech
it must be signed by the king.
Conversations have commenced
with the ambassador from the Uni
ted States on the subject of nava
disarmament, in consequence OF
which the earnest hope Of my gov
ernment is to insure, in cooperation
with my government in the domin
ions and the government of India
and the governments of foreign
powers, an early reduction of arma
! ments throughout the world" Lore
Sankey read.
The speech announced the labor
government 3 intention Of signing
for optional clause in the statutes
of the permanent court of interna
tional justice which give the right
of any nation to demand arbitra
tion of disputed points of interna'
tional law.
Means by which Great Britain
may resume commercial and diplO
matte relations with the Soviet
Union also are being considered
the kings speech said.
Touching on domestic problems
the king assured the parliamen
that the new laborite government
would do all in its power to relieve
unemployment.
The labor government shortly
will begin survey of legislation re
garding the sale and supply of in
toxicating liquors, the speech de
clared. A commission to conduct the
survey shortly will be appointed by
King George on recommendation Of
| the labor cabinet.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
COAST AVIAT0RS
HOPING TO SET
ENDURANCE MARK

CULVER CITY, Calf, July 2.
U.p)-Lorren Mendell and Pete
Reinhart, plotting a Buhl Airsedan,
took off from the local airport at
7:29:30 a. m. today on the start
of an attempt to break the world Is
sustained flight record.
Their ship carried $50 gallons of
gasoline, making a refuelling neees-
sary between three and four this
afternoon. The cnpacity of the
plane is 250 gallons, which would
allow them to remain in the air
for 20 hours without taking on a
supply from the nurse ship, it was
said.
A thick bank of fog covered the
entire section from the mountains
to the sea, but the Ceiling over
the field was said to be good.
No effort will be made by Men
dell and Reinhart to remain within
landing distance of the field until
they approach the record mark, 1t
was said. Until that time they
are expected to make extended
cruises over the southland, return
ing only when it becomes necessary
to be refuelled.
If they are successful in remain
ing aloft more than $50 hours, they
will hover close to the Culver air
port so that they fulfill n. A. A.
requirements by landing on the
same field from which they took
eff after the record of 172 hours,
80 minutes and l second is pass
ed.
Shortly after midnight, whil@
Morrison was flying the ship, tue
motor suddenly quit. Their altitude
at the time was between four and
five thousand feet. Nomis immedia
tely took the controls and sent the
plane into dive.
The flyers were unable to restart
the motor and at 500 feet they
plunged into heavy ground fog
knowing that he was over the air
port but fearing that he might
over-shoot the runway, Nomis began
to slip the plane ground-ward.
With the plane coming in "dead'
stick airport attendants were
unable to hear it in time to switch
on the flood lights to aid them.
Nomis managed to pancake OF
the extreme northern part of the
field, washing out" the landing
gear and smashing the propeller
The two flyers escaped with moth
ing more than superficial cuts
about the head and shoulders.
The plane struck the field al
l :05 Il. m, ending Al hours and 81
minutes of continuous flight.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
Aviator Denies
Having Trouble

WILLITS, Calf, July 2. WP-
Arthur Hagley, millionaire flyer Of
Pebble Beach, took off from the
local airport today enroute home
after an unannounced landing here
that caused considerable anxiety
for his safety.
Haglcy, who left Eureka Sun
day accompanied by two other
planes, indicated he was returning
to Eureka and turned back. Follow
ing his failure to arrive there q
check of his whereabouts was start
ed, it being feared that he might
have crashed.
He explained that he merely stop
ped at Willis to visit friends, and
that he had no difficulty of any
kind with his plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
Maybe Greayes
Has Experience

GENEVA, I'LL, July 2.U.H =
The preplexing question as to
why a man sings Justify as he
jumps under his morning shower
was given another solution to-
day.
"Reverberations," said ".
Ford Greaves, radio engineer.
"There is excessive sound reflec-
ton in most bathrooms because
walls are smooth and close to-
gether. This condition resonates
weak or feeble tones and makes
them sonorous and frequently
majestic. Unconsciously h e
timid male, who usually SHES at
the least mention Of his demon
strating his vocal talents in pub
lie, finds the bath room the only
place he can sing to his own sat
isfaction.'
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
LUMBER VESSEL
Held ON ROCKS
OFF PIT. HONDA
Graveyard Of Pacific
Brings Disaster To An
other Ship.

SAN PEDRO, Calf, July 2. W.P)
THE marine exchange here report
ed receipt of message from Cap
tain Zabert of the lumber ship
Anne Hanify, aground on a reef at
Point Honda, requesting that tug
be sent to his aid.
The message was relayed by the
tanker Los Alamos, which was
standing by the Anne Hanify, and
said that her rudder had become
useless at 2 a. m. today.
The tug Peacock, Of the Merritt,
Chapmon. and Scott Salvage Com
pany Of San Francisco, was report
ed on her way to aid the distressed
ship.
SAN. PEDRO, Calf, July 2. U.R
"A lumber schooner, identified as
either the Anne Hanify or tbs
Ryder Hanify, was held on the
rocks 1900 feet off Point Honda
today, suffering terrific pound
ing from high seas.
The craft went aground in a
heavy fog early this morning and
it was feared it might break apart
and possibly carry its crew to death,
Both the Anne and the Ryder Hani-
fly were scheduled to be near Point
Honda.
The vessel first was sighted by
the Southern Pacific operator at
Surf, four miles from the point. He
reported heavy sea was running
and that part of the crew made an
unsuccessful attempt to reach land
in lifeboat.
The operator said that the men
in the lifeboat were forced to turn
back to the ship to prevent being
pounded in the surf.
The operator said he made out
the name "Hanify" on the craft
The oil tanker Las Alamos
radioes here that it sighted a white
lumber schooner on Point Honda.
Both of the Hanify boats are
white.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calf, July
2. W.H-An unidentified lumber
schooner was aground on the rocks
off Point Honda today, according
to advices sent here by the South
ern Pacific operator at Surf.
The operator said that dense fog
prevented his making an identified
tion of the craft. He said it was
about three miles south of Surf and
about 1900 feet offshore.
The operator said that a heavy
sea was running.
SAN PEDRO, Calf, July 9. U.p)
The marine exchange here said il
had received no report that YES
sci was. ashore off Point Honda to.
day.
The exchange said the only ship
thought to be in that vicinity was
the Ryder Hanify, lumber schooner
enroute from Portland, Ore, to here,
The Ryder Hanify has no radio,
Point Honda is known as "the
graveyard of the Pacific" 1t was
on that point that seven United
States destroyers went ashore six
years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
Cooper Has Plan
For Prohibition

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2. U.P
Colonel John E. Cooper, who TOOK
over his new duties today as acting
prohibition administrator for north
ern California, has a recipe for dry
law enforcement.
81 tald 'em how they could en-.
force prohibition. They asked me
back in Washington, he said grin
ming broadly. "Put an army colo
mel in command, give him enough
real soldiers-and you've got it."
Col. Cooper said that he had no
idea how long he would remain here
or who will be appointed admins
traitor. Claude II. Stone of Honolulu
Joined Cooper as assistant.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
This Is Just
Like Professor

NEW YORK, July 2.W.H =
Prof. Charles G. Peters, of the
sociology department of Pennsyl-
vania State College, has COM
! pleted his "blue print of the
model husband
Among other things, the model
husband must do the following:
Meet the economic problems Of
family life.
Be able to repair faucets,
fences and furnaces.
Care for his own clothing and
that of the family.
Be able to manage a checking
account and verify bills.
Know how to care for children.
Be able to maintain peace and
harmony in the home.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
MANY ACRES BURNED

O'NEALS, Calf, July .. W.H-
Fire ON front reported to be from
30 to 60 miles long which swept
south yesterday over the grazing
and grain lands of MADEIRA county
between the Fresno river and San
Joaquin river, was brought under
control today. Several sets of farm
We're destroyed and more
than $4,000 acres were burned over.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
SPANISH
FLY YERS
GREETED
Rescued AviatOrs Given
TumultOus Welcome At
Gibraltar.
BRITISH CHEERED
Commander Franco Tells
Of Losing Bearings And
Over-ShOOting Azores.
BY EMILIO HERRERO
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent)


GIBRALTAR, July 2. WP)-Four
of Spain's foremost flyers, rescued
from the sea after the most elabor-
ate international search since the
Italia was lost in the arctic circle,
set foot on solid ground today for
the first time since they left on
their attempted flight for the Uni
ted States l. days ago.
They arrived here aboard the
ship which rescued them near the
Azores Islands, the British airplano
carrier Eagle. When the ship came
into sight it was signal for an
outburst of the most deafenins
cheers ever heard i'll this section
of the world.
Thousands of Spaniards were on
hand to celebrated the Homecoming
and to pay homage to the British
rescuers.
As Franco and his companions -
Ruin DE Aida, Eduardo Gallarza
and Pedro Madariaga-walked down
the gangplank tremendous cheer
from the thousands who lined the
uocks spnt tue AR.
The tumult became even more
riotous when the British officers of
the Eagle made their appearance.
The Eagle arrived off Gibraltar
at Il. m. A squadron of Spanish
aeaplanes circled the British ship
and dropped bouquets of flowers
upon II. At Q n. M. the Eagle enter
ed the harbor and few minutes
later IL anchored. 1t was immedia-
tely surrounded.by beflagged craft
of all descriptions.
The Dornier No. l6, the plane in
which the flyers attempted to cross
the Atlantic and which also was
brought along by the Eagle could
be seen on the deck of the ship. :
Lieut.. kilroy of the Eagle dcs-
cribed how he sighted lights on the
sea about 4 a. III. on the morning of
June % and how Commander Fran.
60 and his companions were found.
kilroy said the aviat0rs were cheer
ful in spite of the ordeal they had
gone through.
Franco himself said there was lit
tie to add to what already had been
said by him in connection with Lis
being lost in the Atlantic. He dcs-
eribed how he lost his bearings in
me darkness and fog and how he
had realized he had passed the
Azores Islands, his destination. lie
decided to land in order to econo-
mize on gasoline, which was begin
ming TO get low.
After getting his bearings, he
said, he tried to return, but struck
hcadwinds before reaching the
Azores, and exhausted his gasoline
supply, thus being forced down.
1--WE sent out many wireless calls
for help Franco said, "but APP
parently we were unheard.
"We never lost hope. We kept
on constant watch-out for possible
passing vessels. About a. m, on
the morning of June % Gallarza
saw the lights of vessel, which
turned out to be the Eagle.
"The ship was about 20 miles
away. We ligA+ed our bengal lights
and were more than delighted to
see the ship turn and start in our
direction.
con June 81 the wind blew a
gale velocity and our position was
most dangerous, but our plane re-
sisted splendidly.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
KEYEs' DAUGHTER WEEDS

LOS ANGELES, July 2.W.H-For-
mer District Attorney Asa Keyes
was informed in his cell in county
Jail today that his daughter, Annis
Josephine Keyes, "a, and Frederick
d. Mcguire, 80, film editor, were
married in Aqua Caliente, Mexico,
Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
TEAC()f
ACCEPTS
POSITION
California To Serve On
Federal Farm Board AT
Least One Year. -
LEGGE CHAIRMAN
Chicagoan Makes Sacrf-
flee To Assist Hoover
Farm Relief Plan.

WASHINGTON, July 2. W.R)-
President Hoover today announced
acceptance by Alexander Legge Of
Chicago of the chairmanship OF the
federal farm board.
At the same time, the White
House officially announced accep-
tance of a place on the board by
G. C. league of California.
President Hoover announced
Legge would be chairman Of the
board for the first year and J. G.
Stone of Lexington, KY, whose ap-
pointment was announced last week,
would be vice chairman.
Mr.. Hoover said that in accept
ing the place Legge probably had
made the greatest sacrifice any
citizen ever had made to enter pub
lie service.
He pointed out that Legge is Civ
ing up an income of more than
100000 a year to accept the chair
manship of the board at $4,000 q
year.
SANTA PAULA, Calf, July 2.
W.H- Charles c. league, agricultur-
al leader, announced today he had
accepted appointment to the newly
created federal farm board for one
year only. league at first declined
President Hoover's offer Of mem.
bership on the board, but reconsid-
cred the matter at the President =
request and consented yesterday.
His acceptance was prompted by
the receipt of numerous kilograms
from individuals and cooperative
associations throughout the coun-
try urging him to serve on the
board, he said.
81 did not wish to accept the Pre-
sident's offer. It means . great
deal of hard labor,' he explained.
cit win be huge task to satis-
fly everybody-there has been %
much talk about farm relief, and
much will be expected from all Of
us.'
The administration farm relief
plan will be well established with-
in a year, he added, and then he
will resign to devote himself to his
private interests.
league is president of the Cali
fornia Fruit Growers Association,
the California Walnut Growers AS
sociation, the Lemoniera Company,
one of the largest lemon ranches in
the world, the league
Company, an investment concern,
the Santa Paula water works, the
Thermal Belt Water Company and
the Farmers Irrigation Company.
He also is vice president of the
Security First National Trust and
Savings Bank of Los Angeles and
heads the advisory board OF the
local branch.
league was born in Caribou,
Me-, in 1873 and went to Salina,
Kan, with his family when years
of age. Thirteen years later hd
came here and secured employment
as farm hand. Since that times
he has resided here.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
Death Is Answer to Endurance Flight Plans

Their Answer had
Snynsbe AIMED Ito kcp niger
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
I. v. Commandery, No. 54,
7:30.
Fox Imperial Airdome,
Thunderbolt.'
Baseball, s, city waterworks
field.
I. o. o. F. Lodge 397, 8,
Davis Hall.
Chamber of commerce lunch
con, Barbara Worth.
Junior chamber breakfast,
$50, Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
ASKS BANK REPORT

WASHINGTON, July 2.U.H-
Comptroller of Currency Pole has is
sued tall for the condition of ma
tional banks as of June 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02

Legal fireworks, this Fourth OF
July week, are expected to be sci
off in the Gillett trial now going
on in superior court here as the re
suit of move of the district at
torney this morning asking that an
amendment be made to the tive
large indictments striking out the
word fraudulent
Judge A. c. Finney took the mat
ter under advisement this morning
after District. Attorney Elmer Heald
made the motion for the amend
ment and the defense vigorously
fought the attempt to change the
indictments.
The defense attorneys contend
that an amendment to the indict'
ment would change the offense
charged and that the penal code pro.
vides for appropriation of public
money both fraudulently and with
out fraud. In other words should
Judge Finney rule that the indict
ments can be amende/ by the dis
trict attorney. the section of the
penal code under which the sheriff
is being tried would also necessari
" have to be amended which is not
permissible under the law.
Should Judge Finney rule that
the amendment may be made, it is
possible, according to legal obser
vers at the trial, that the defense
will ask that the entire ease bt
dismissed under the law that a de
fendant cannot be placed in jeopar
dy twice for the same alleged of
fense.
Should Judge Finney rule against
the amendments, these legal OBJ
servers are Of the opinion that the
district attorney has only two
courses open, the first of which IL
to continue the trial with losing
complex and the other to ask dis
missal of the two major indict
ments.
Late yesterday afternoon thu
state put Bert Underwood, former
undersheriff on the stand, in an eff
fort to clear up meal records a
the Jail. Underwood was unable t'
shed any light on the subject but
advised the court of the names OF
the former tailers who possibly
could.
Former Jailers Summoned
Today Underwood served sum
mons ON Charles Mccormick of f
Centre, Art Leonard of Holtville
and George Campbell of Seeley.
Mrs. Ida Robinson who occupied
the stand for the first several days
of the trial, finished her testimony
yesterday afternoon lat may be re
called.
This morning Elton Christian
former head jailer, was questioned
in regard to the meals served feder
al and county prisoners and Tho
records of such meals.
He testified that the federal ae
count was by the day and not by
the meal. He said that sonic OF
the federal prisoners received thret
meals per diem while others had
CONTINUED on Page Thrte)
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-02
SEEK TO AMEND
INDICTMENTS in
SHERIFF'S CASE
Court Expected To Rule
On Request Submitted
BY District Attorney.

Judge Finney at 2:15 p. m.
permitted the district attorney
to amend the two major indict-
ments charging Sheriff Charles
l.. Gillett with fraudulent ap-
preparation Of public money
and ommission to account for
same, allowing the state to
strike out the word 'fraudu-
lent.
The judge then denied motions
Of the defense to discharge the
jury and exonerate the bail Of
the defendant, a plea Of for
mer jeopardy and a motion to
dismiss.