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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
MAN INJURED BY CAR.
Auto Wreck Victim May Have Sui
fered Broken Back.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
LAUREL, Md, March 29-Brought
to Emergency Hospital following an &C
cident on the Baltimore Pike near Col
lege Park, Md, yesterday. Joseph T.
Forster, whose age and address police
have been unable TO learn, is today re-
ported to be in an ''undertermined"
condition.
Maryland State police, who claim
they were not notified of the accident
until 10 hours after 1t happened, report
that the mans back was broken. Their
investigation disclosed that his auto
mobile overturned several times in
leaving the highway and they are of
the opinion 1t may have been side
swiped by another car which failed to
stop.
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Rites for Deceased Veteran.

LURAY, Va. March 90 Especially -
Funeral services were held Wednesday
afternoon for Noah Seekford, 81, a
suicide Tuesday.
His widow and eight children sur
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A black cat which accompanied p
Amman to Stranrear, Scotland, disap-
peared the morning after arrival, and
II days later arrived at tts oM h9nas
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
HUNDREDS OF
CHINESE DEAD
IN BIG BLAST

HONG KONG, July 26. U.P>-
Hundreds of natives perished in
the devastating explosion of the
ammunition stores at Yunnanf,
China, on July IL, it was stated to-
day in the first detailed reports of
the disaster to reach Hong Kong.
More than 1000 buildings were
destroyed by the explosion, which
shook the whole district like a
violent earthquake. All foreigners
miraculOusly escaped injury.
Trenches were dug in the streets
while the resuce work was pro-
ceeding to protect the city from
marauding bandits. Machine guns
were kept in readiness and all the
relief organizations united into one
solid body to facilitate in aiding
the hundreds of injured persons.
The heroic work of the Rev. r. F..
Lancaster, of the Church Missionary
society, did much to precent great
er suffering among the victims.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
REJECTED GIRL
TRIES TO KILL
LOVER AND SELF

LOS ANGELES, July &c. U.R)-
The refusal of the son of wealthy
San Bernardino family to marry her
as he had promised, led Edith
Thomas, %, to shoot him through
the abdomen and then attempt
suicide she told police today.
Poth Miss Thomas, who slashed
her wrists and then took poison,
and the man, Donovan Brownfield,
"a, will recover, physicians said.
Miss Thomas said she went rid
ing with Brownfield and intended
to commit suicide. He attempted to
stop her and in the scuffle for her
revolver it was discharged, bullet
striking him in the abdomen, she
told authorities.
Fearing that she might be charg-
ed with assault to commit murder
she returned to her rooms here and
after cutting her wrists with a
razor she drank poison.
Miss Thomas claimed that Brown
field had promised to marry her
but after she received divorce
from a former husband, he declined
to do so.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
KILAUEA KEEPS
ON PERFORMING
FOR HAWAnAN
Volcano Magnet For Big
Crowd OF Visitors Who
Watch Eruption.
BY j.. STOWELL WRIGHT
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

HALEM AUMAU Hawaiian Is
lands, July 26. W.P-Activities in
the Halcmaumau pit, Kilauea vol
cano, continued unabated today.
Lava was flowing from two foun-
tains in the Kau side of the pit,
overflowing the floor.
A livid glow from the pit lighted
the scene late last night. A lurid
column of smoke eurled skyward to
spread into "A vast crimson canopy
which reflected the glow of the
fires in the pit below.
Hundreds of spectators lined the
edge of the boiling cauldron. There
was steady stream of automobiles
to the scene. They were parked for
half mile from the pit.
Fountains of flame went roaring
skyward, eschewing molten rock
more than 300 feet high.
The activity of the main foun
tain surpasses the eruption of last
Februarys
There are many large pools OF
molten lava on the floor Of the pit
The entire area is covered with
ever changing fissures through
which is visible a fiery sea of lava,
which oozes forth to cool off and
form a black crust on top.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
RUSSIAN-CHINESE
RAILWAY DISPUTE
TO BE- DISCUSSED

LONDON, July 26. U.R-Shang
hal dispatches to the London Daily
Mail today stated that Chu Zao'
Yang, Chinese charge d 'affaires at
Moscow, who has been in Marking,
would proceed to Harbin today as
chief delegate of the National gov
ernmemt of China to await the open
ing of negotiations with the Soviet
Union to settle the Chinese East
ern Railway dispute.
The dispatches stated that at the
same time the Chinese government
vised a passport for M. Serebriak'
off, formerly assistant manager of
the disputed road, permitting him
to enter Manchuria to begin nego
tiations on behalf of Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
GUARD RACING
TRACKS AGAINST
GANG 0UTRACES

CHICAGO, July 26. W.H - All of
Cook county's big horse racing
tracks were being guarded today
against possible bombings, ineen
dairism or other vandalism.
Threats of reprisal against the
horse racing operators had come
from hoodlums angered over the
closing of the dog racing plants, the
states attorneys office reported.
Shutdown of the Hawthorne dog
track was regarded as a bittvr blow
to the vice interests.
cit netted Al Capone 100000 a
year said Pat Roche, chief inves
tigator for the states attorney.
A score of men, all armed, watch
ed over the stables at Arlington
Under particularly heavy guard was
the stable of Reigh Count, Mrs
John ID. Hertz's horse, challenger
for the Ascot cup.
Horse racing is permitted in Hi
nois, but racing of "other animals
is banned by statute.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
TARIFF
MAY Be
DELAYED
Inner Republican Ranks
Row Over How High
New Rates Should Go.
AWAIT LONG FIGHT
Many Predict Bill Will
Not Be Passed Before
Next Spring.
BY PAUL r. MAI.LON
Omitted Press Staff Corresponiel


WASHINGTON, July 26. the
row IN the inner Republican tariff
circle over how high RACES should
go in the bill: now pending in the
Senate Finance Committee probably
will prevent the measure from be-
ing ready when the senate recon
venes August 10, an6 nay delay fin
al action on it unil the regular
session of congress next December
The present delay, caused by diff
terences between RcpublicaS mem
bers of the committee over the
policy to be pursued, has assumed
increased Importance because of she
long fight threatened in the senate
and the prospect of similarly
lengthy dispute between the two
houses after the senate acts. Il
may eventually prevent the new
rates from becoming effective be
fore next summer.
The ii Republican commit &c
members who have been working
Were agreed generally today it will
be impossible to have the bill ready
for submission TO the senate ut the
appointed time.
Chairman Smoot said the senate
could consider other matters the
first week or so after its re urn and
the committee probably would pur-
sue its work after the senate re-
eonvenes in order to finish as soon
as possible. T. is impossible now
TO estimate when the Republican
members will conclude, or when the
full committee, including Demo
Gratis, will be called to ac5, or when
the. bill vii be reported out by the
committee.
Three days were spent on the re-
latively unimpor ant chemical
schedule and much more time had
been anticipated is being used for
the crockery and glassware provi-
sion. The executive session argu-
ments have been hot in tone as
well as temperature. Scna ors Reed
of Pennsylvania, Watson of India
ma and Bingham of Connecticut,
contesting generally against Smoot,
Edge of New Jersey, Sacket; of
Kentucky and Couzens of Michi-
gan, the latter four counselling ON
most occasions for lower rates than
those provided in the house bill.
The dispute emphasizes that the
end of the tariff bill is nowhere in
sight. The leaders will be satisfied
if it is finally passed both houses
by spring.
Some Democrats have expressed
the opinion the delay is premediat-
ed, arguing that the Republicans
have received such bareback from
the house bin that they I'M end to
hold up the measure indefinitely.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
EMERCENCE OF
POPE RESULTS
IN One DEATH

VATICAN CITY, July 26. tU.P -
One fatality marked the emergence
of the pope from the Vatican last
night, when more than 100000 gath
cred in st. Peter s square to witness
the great ecclesiastical procession.
Romolo Pilo Russo, IA, cab driv'
err, tainted shortly before the process
sion emerged and later died at q
hospital.
Workmen spent the night remov
ing the wooden barricadcs which had
been erected in the square to con
troll the crowds and today the square
took on its usual appearance.
Now that the pope has made his
formal exit from the seclusion OF
the Vatican, although he did not
step beyond the corsines of the
Vatican state, he is expected at any
time to leave the Vatican in reality
and visit some other part of Italy.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
LLOYD GEORGE
WOULD MODIFY
'YOUNC'S PLAN
British Liberal Says
England Treated Unfair
ly.

LONDON, July &c. WH-The
Young report on reparations was
criticized in the house of com
mons today by David Lloyd George,
Liberal leader, who suggested it be
modified before it was accepted by
England.
cit is such an incredible report, -
Lloyd George said, "that | felt /
must have missed something when
! first read it. | read it second
and then a third time and was con
firmed in my feeling of amazement
that it should ever have been pre-
sented to the British treasury as u
fair settlement of British claims.
81 am not objecting to the
Young plan on the ground that it
reduces Germany's contributions, -
Lloyd George said. MY objection
is that all the sacrifices are prac-
tically at our expense. If there is
to be an abatement of German an
nuities it ought to be distributed
fairly among the claimants. This is
not the case. We have been asked
to foot the bill -
Lloyd George said the Young
plan apparently reduces Britain $
share of reparations about 2,0O0,-
600 pounds sterling approximately
1920, ,000) annually.
Lloyd George pointed out that
Britain's sacrifices and war bur
dens still are carried, and he fail
ed to see what grounds there could
be for asking her to assent to a
decrease in her receipts.
"But more serious, lie added,
sis the fact that the German an
nuity is to be divided into condi-
tional and unconditional payments.
Practically nothing comes to us out
of the unconditional payments.
Germany Must Borrow
"Our payments will be vicarious
and doubtful Germany has only
been able to pay the Dawes contri-
buttons by borrowing on large
scale, simultaneously keeping down
wages. You cannot continue the two
processes Indefinitely.
"Germany ultimately will be
confronted with an aggregation of
huge borrowings for paying those
annuities
"We will be left with the rest,
which is vicarious and vanishing.
We shall be left with nothing but
100000 pounds to pay the Uni
ted States.
"The United States was repre-
sented at the Young plan confer
ence but | observe that during the
two years when it was suggested
that we not receive reparations,
there was no suggestion that the
United States was not to receive
any payment on her debt. This
seemed rather IA one sided trans
action, weighted against US in every
direction and every particular.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
New Method OF
Making Talkies

HOLLYWOOD, July 26. W.H-
An innovation in the talking motion
picture field will be started soon
by Fox Films, Winfield Sheehan,
vice president and general manager
of the organization announced to-
day.
Sheehan said that the studio
planned to make silent versions of
talking pictures by eliminating
sound from a talking negative and
placing titles where they are need
ed to keep action from dragging.
1t was explained that this differs
greatly from the present method of
shooting talking and silent ver-
sions separately.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
ANCL0-AM Err ICAN
CRUISER TREATY
IS The NEXT STEP
MacDonald's Visit Ex-'
pected To Bring New
Naval Agreement.
By HERBERT LITTLE
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, July 26.-The
next step toward naval reduction
may be an Anglo American agree
ment equalizing cruiser strength,
or combined cruiser and destroyer
strength, of Great Britain and the
United Estates by application of
so-cailed "Hoover yardstick,'' - in
formed officials revealed today.
President Hoover and Premier
Macdonald may reach such an
agreement across a study table here
in October, now that one great OBJ
stacle has been removed from the
accord reached in London on the
principle Of parity in all categories
of fighting ships. Secretary of
State S'1imson has characterized
this agreement as immensely i'm
portant.
The first step in putting this
agreement into practice is to apply
the parity principle to cruisers, the
main controversial point between
the two nations, officials said.
Whether the Hoover Macdonald
conversations will compete this
| step can only be conjectured, but
friends of naval reduction had been
cheered by the speedy work of Am
| bassador Dawes and Macdonald
thus far.
Quick Action Expected
President Hoover's plan for a
"yardstick or formula to equalize
British and American naval
strength, making allowances for the
| greater number of small cruisers
desired by Britain as against the
United States larger ships, was be-
lieved partly instrumental in clear
ing the way for the parity agree
ment.
Now if a formula satisfactory to
! both nations can be drafted by Oc-
tober, when Premier Macdonald is
coming to discuss naval reduction
with Mr.. Hoover, the way would be
clear for an agreement, Officials
believe. 1t would take only few
weeks to put such an agreement IL
treaty form and have it signed
once the two government leaders
had endorsed it. Then it would
have to be submitted to the British
parliament and the American SEN
ate for ratification.
Secretary of State Stimson has
! disclosed that other naval powers
have been advised Of the London
conversaio ions between Macdonald
and Ambassador Dawes which led
| up to the parity agreement, but the
other nations were not effected by
the questions taken up in the con-
versations, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
TWO VICTIMS OF
HIGHWAY CRASH
ARE IMPROVING

Paula Davila of Los Angeles,
seriously injured in the accident
south of this city yesterday morn
ing, in which her sister Elisa was
killed, was reported today to be
slightly better, though still serious
w injured. She is in the Ell Centre
hospital, and is reported to have a
fractured skull.
Joe Mendoza, driver of the car
in which the Davila girls were rid
ing, is also improved and it is be-
lieved he will recover.
Coroner Lemons planned to hold
an inquest on the death of Elisa
Davila at $3.50 this afternoon, de-
pending upon the condition of the
other victims of the accident to
make statements.
George Anderson, driver of the
truck which was struck by Men
doza s ear, advised the Press today
that the statement in yesterday 8
account of the accident, to the eff
feet that both ears were travelling
fast, was incorrect insofar as it
applied to his truck.
''I saw the Mendoza car ap-
preaching and noticed it was wob-
bling strangely" Anderson said.
Clearing there might be collis-
ion, l slowed my truck down and
pulled entirely off the highway,
travelling in low gear. When the
ears crashed, the transmission on
my truck was broken and an exam
ination showed the truck still to be
in low gear after the accident. My
truck was on the right hand side
of the road, entirely free from the
pavement, when the crash occur
red
The body of Elisa Davila will be
shipped to Los Angeles following
the coroner's inquest.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
Arizona Reports
Severe Storms

PHOENIX, Ariz., July 26. U.p)
-Torrential rains, which disrupted
highway and rail communications
yesterday throughout the state,
were expected to continue at inter
walls through today.
Cattlemen and farmers were re-
Joicing over the first real rain of
the season, with the run-off into
Roosevelt dam reservoir expected to
give ample water for irrigation
needs.
Nogales experienced a near
cloudburst. Train service between
Miami and Globe was closed. Two
Los Angeles-bound Southern Pacific
limited trains were stalled in high
water between Douglas and Tucson.
emergency repairs on highways
and railroads were expected to
open traffic today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
Meadows Tried
On Il Counts

Los ANGELES, July &c. W.H =
Rush Meadows, former University
of Southern California football star,
was on trial here today on II counts
of grand theft as the result of an
alleged fraudulent scheme to secure
release of prisoners in penal institu
tions.
One of the first witnesses called
was j. +. Osborne, father of John
Osborne, now in Leavenworth prison,
who said Meadows obtained approx
mately $4,000 from him on a
promise to secure communication of
the sons term.
Raymond Benjamin, San Francisco
attorney, for whom Meadows was
alleged to have obtained $4,000
fee, testified that he never had seen
the defendant until he came to court
today. Benjamin was called as a
states witness.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
Weather Hats
Trip To Japan

TACOMA, Wash, July 25. U.H -
With weather conditions unfavor-
able locally and along the 400 mile
route he will take, the plans OF
Lieut.. Harold Bromley to fly to
Toxic were still uncertain today, a
week after he brought his big mono
plane north from Los Angeles.
Clouds and gusty winds prevailed
at the airport during the night and
weather bureau reports were of fog,
rain and winds along the northern
great cirle route.
cit is very improbable l will get
off before Sunday or Monday
Bromley said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
Claims Walking
Championship

SAN FRANCISCO, July 26. U.D
Abraham Lincoln Monteverde to-
day claimed the transcontinental
walking championship.
The 60 year old hiker arrived
here late yesterday from New York.
He walked the 3,4l5 miles in 1T
days and 10 hours, bettering the
record of John Ennis, former cham.
pion, by 10 hours.
81 wouldn't walk another mile
for ',000,' Monteverde said as he
eased his tired feet. cit s me for
comfortable Pullman and sleep
until | get back east.'
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
YANKEES LOSE
TO FRENCHMEN
in DAVIS PLAY
ROLAND GARROs STADIUM,

ROLAND GARROS STADIUM,
Auteuil, France, July 26. (U.H -
France won both singles matches in
the opening days play of the Davis
cup challenge round today, Henry
Cochet defeating William Tilden in
straight sets, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2, after
Jean Borotra had beaten George
Lott in four sets, 6-l, 3-6, GA, 7-5.
A packed gallery of 5000 perched
in the warm sunlight, watched the
two Franchmen rout the American
players.
Although Lott won one set from
Borotra and carried the fourth set
to deuce, there was never a moment
during the match when the blonde
Chicago boy looked like a winner.
Occasionally he had Borotra wor-
ried and working hard, but the
bounding Basque's finer assortment
of strokes and daring net play con-
quered him.
Tilden was completely at the
mercy of Cochet who allowed the
American veteran only six games IN
the three sets.
By winning both matches today,
France virtually clinched the Davis
cup for another year. To retain the
cup she needs only one more victory
in the remaining three matches, the
doubles tomorrow and the two
singles Sunday.
AS result of the two French
triumphs, Jacques Brugnon prob
ably will pair with Cochet in the
double against Wilmer Allison and
John Van Ryn tomorrow in order
to give Borotra an extra days rest
for his match against Tilden Sun
day. Lott will play Cochet in the
other singles match Sunday.
The stands were rather surprised
at the fine but losing battle Lott
put up against Borotra. Lack of ex-
perience probably lost Lott many
points as the Chicago boy failed to
take full advantage of the Basque s
mistakes.
Tilden tried every stroke he knew
but Cochet kept driving the bal
back until Big Bill finally erred.
The Frenchman did not find il
necessary to put on full pressure
against Tilden, but allowed the
American to beat himself. Most of
Cochet s placements were the re-
suit of maneuvering Tilden out of
position.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
New Quarantine
Station Opens

SACRAMENTO, July 26. W.D -
Another fruit inspection station on
highways leading into Los Angeles
has been announced by the State
Department Of Agriculture.
The new station will be locaoed
on the Ridge route at Lebec, sup.
plementing one already established
on the Coast route. The station
will be maintained jointly by the
state, Los Angeles and Kern coun-
ties, according to George Ii. Hecke,
director Of the department.
"Without this inspection service
along highways" said Hecke. Gin
feripr quality produce was finding
its way to market, much of it not
fit for human consumption
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
GETS RICHES ON LAND WON
IN RAFFLE WHEN OIL COMES

of work and now worth a mil
lion! Gosh, what break
Three years ago while
student at the aviation school
at the Brooks-Kelly field in San
AmJonio, Texas, Gordon attend
ed an automobile show.
"They had rattle and I
bought a ticket, and won three
acres out near Paris, Texas
said he.
Gordon plans to leave tomor
row night for the scene of the
gusher. 81 want so see what
they are offering me a million
dollars for,' Gordon explain
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26

CLEVELAND, o., July 26.
WH-Robert Gordon, "a, for
mer taxi driver, out of work
for three weeks, was offered
one million dollars today for
land which he won on rattle
ticket costing 25 cents in San
Antonio, Texas, three years ago.
GA fellow named Sanders
came up yesterday morning and
offered me a million dollars for
the three acres i own down
there" Gordon explained today.
*'He said they struck oil ON
my property, and I told him to
ajop kidding me. 1t took, him
a long time to convince me. Out
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
Want More Funds
To Battle Pest

MESA, Ariz., July 26. WH-A
public statement as TO whether
funds to fight the Mediterranean
fruit fly win be appropriated was
asked of Governor John G. Phillips
today in a resolution by citrus
growers of the Salt River Valley.
The sum of $4,000 has been APP
propriated already, but DIR. Oscar
G. Bartlett, state entomoiigist,
maintains that il is not enough, and
states the governor has refused to
discuss future programs with him.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
Takes Life In
Riverside Hotel

RIVERSIDE, Calf, July. 26. U.P)
Thomas Glass, A, prominent real
estate man of Phoenix, Ariz., shot
and killed himself in his suite in the
Warrington apartment hotel here
last night.
Glass was enroute to Phoenix
with his wife and IL year old son
after a visit with relatives in Los
Angeles and Long Beach.
Police said Mrs. Glass and the son
heard shot in the bath room and
ran in to find Glass dying on the
floor. Ill health was said to have
prompted the act.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-26
Continue Search
For Missing Boy

WILLOWS, Calf, July 26. U.P)
Searching parties today began
their third days search for Jack
Keeran, l5 year old Berkeley
youth, believed lost in the noun
tains of Glenn county.
Cold Creek, where Young Keeran
was fishing and Butte River were
combed by the searchers without
result, Today the searching parties
are covering the mountain ridges.