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Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
Salt River Ares
DrOuth Declared
Not Dangerous

PHOENIX, Ariz., July IS. U.P) --
Declaring that the present drouth
in the Salt River valley "could con-
tinue for three more years and the
farmers of the district still would
have plenty of water for their
needs,' Charles c. Craigin, water
engineer denied rumors of water
shortage today.
Although some reservoirs show
water levels three feet below levels
in June 1928, there is no need for
anxiety, he said. Should the drouth
continue it would only be necessary
ID increase the capacity of some mo-
tors and re-adjust pumps to the low
er water table, he added.
Craigin is superintendent and
chief engineer of the Salt River
Valley Water Users Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
Seeks Delay On
Construction OF
Union Terminal

WASHINGTON, July IS. UP
II. A. Hood, president of the Los
Angeles Union Terminals, Inc, ask
ed the interstate commerce commits
sion today to postpone any final
action of construction of Il union
terminal in that city until the Uni
ted States supreme court has made
decision on points on the matter
now pending before that tribunal.
The commission already has held
that construction of "A union termin-
al would be in the public interest,
but has never issued a final order
directing the construction. The city
Of Los Angeles now is seeking an
order from the supreme court re-
quiring it to do so.
Hood has applied for permission
to construct the proposed terminal
and also to retain excess earnings
above the six per cent maximum
which railroad corporations are al.
lowed by law to earn.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
DEAD IN
TRAGEDY
unknown
Crack Rock Island Train
Wrecked By Defect In
Bridge Over River.
DETAILS ARE SCANT
At Least Nine and Maybe
More Lose Lives While
Many Are Injured.

STRATTON, Colo, July Is. W.R)-
In a fearful wreck that plunged
sleeping passengers on crack Rock
Island train to the bottom of a
swirling river, imprisoned in their
Pullman berths, rescue work was
moving slowly today, still unable
to determine the exact number Of
dead.
Railroad officials estimated nine
persons had been killed or drowned
other estimates ran as high as IA
With one Pullman car submerged
in water where relief workers could
not reach it's inmates, and other cars
dumped haphazardly on the banks
it was impossible to tell what the
final toll might be.
STRATTON, Colo, July 1S. W.R)
Crashing through a bridge tAa'
had been undermined by storm
a westbound passenger express OF
the Rock Island railroad went
hurtkng into Spring Creek below
early today, bringing instant death
to many of its passengers.
First reports from the accident
scene, near here, placed the number
of dead at IA. Others, badly injur
ed, were expected to die.
Death came suddenly and will
terrible force to the sleeping vic
tins. Few had any chance to es
cape. The train, dropping to th'
creek below, Jared them awake
They were caught and held tight il
the twisted wreckage of their Pull
man berths.
One car was submerged com
pletely. 1t was a sleeper from st
Louis to Colorado Springs. Sever
passengers and porter were
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
BUDDY DAVIS
GIVEN TERM IN
STATE PRISON

Los ANGELES, July IS. W.F0 -
Harold Buddy" Davis, chief do
putty to former District Attorney
Asa keyes, today was sentenced to
serve from one to IA years in San
quentin for accepting a bribe.
In passing sentence, Superior
Judge Emmett Wilson, denied a dc.
Tense motion for new trial, based
ON the contention that the court
permitted the introduction Of i'm.
proper evidence.
"The defendant has been fairly
tried and convicted" Judge Wilson
said in answering the argument. 81,
hereby, remand you (Davis) to the
custody of the warden at San Quen.
tim -
Davis was found guilty of hav.
ing accepted $500 to tease up0
on the prosecution of Ed Rosenberg,
a defendant in the conspiracy trial
which followed the collapse Of the
Julian Petroleum corporation.
Previous to Davis conyiction
Keyes, Rosenberg and Ben Getxoff,
Spring street tailor, were found
guilty of having eonspired to pre-
vent sincere prosecution Of tho
same Julian case.
keyes and Rosenberg are In the
county Jail awaiting the result Of
their appeal to the verdict while
Getzoff, paroled, appeared a. the
chief states witness against Da-
Wis.
Coincident with the sentencing.
attorneys for defense filed notice of
appeal.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
Wings Prepare
To Go Home

SAN FRANCISCO, July IS. W.p)
-Ying Kao, Chinese vice consul
here, and his wife from whose bag
gage approximately 100000 worth
of narcotics were seize, are going
back to China, July 81.
Confident that charges of opium
smuggling filed against them would
be dropped, the couple made reser-
yations today ON the liner Korea
Maru.
They have promised leaders of San
Francisco Chinatown, however,
they will face trial in their native
land on charges similar to those
brought against them here, it was
said. Wing Kao has been recalled
by his government.
Preliminary hearing of Iing kao,
his wife and Suen Foon, chancellor
of the consulate here, who was ar
rested with them, has been contin-
ued until next Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
George Shows
Great Wisdom

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss.
July 18. U.P)-George, Colonel
Smiths negro houseboy, is go
ing to marry Liza-and all be-
cause Of a mistake Of the colo
nel's.
George was to have welded
Hannah. When the colonel start
ed for town the other day,
George asked him to get the
marriage license. The colonel
complied.
ct hope you and Liza will be
happy together said Colonel
Smith as he handed George the
legal document.
"Liza!' exclaimed the house
boy. II told you Hannah, colo
nel.''
"Well, TIL get the license
changed" replied the colonel,
"but it will cost you $3."
George considered the matter
a moment, then declared:
"Boss, I'll just keep this
icense-there amt So differ
ence in them gals.''
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
Resume Radio
Bible Course

The radio Bible study, which was
suspended several weeks ago follow,
ing successful winter and spring
season. has been resumed accord
ing to Frank Moran, pastor of the
First Adventist church, who con
duets the course.
The pastor is giving series. of
lectures on "God as Revealed III
Things of Nature,' the first of
which was delivered last week.
1t is proposed to continue the
study each Friday, the course being
broadcast over KXO each Friday
noon from IL to 1890, Radio own
ers are invited to listen in on tomor-
rows program.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
Dynamite Found
Under Gas Main

NEW ORLEANS, July is. U.P) -
Dawning hope for any immediata
settlement of the New Orleans street
ear strike today was accompanied by
discovery of l3 unexploded sticks OF
dynamite under the principal gas
main leading into the city.
Public Service Co. officials met
the union offer for arbitration with
an announcement that full service
with strikebreakers would be re-
sumed within day or two.' The
action was considered tantamount to
refusal of the company to accept
the union offer.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
BY EUGENE LYONS
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent


MOSCOW, July Is. U.p) Al
though recourse to arms for the
time being has been averted, the
situation today was still charged
with possibilities of war between
the Soviet Union and the Chinese
Republic.
The newspaper lzvestia, referring
TO the Soviet action in breaking off
diplomatic relations with China
said it was the "first consequence
Of the Soviet note,' implying that
other consequences were possible.
Without making any reference to
troop movements, it stated today
that it is only natural for the Soviet
government to reinforce its eastern
frontiers and defenses.
1.-THE complete break in rela-
tions between China and the Soviet
Union,' lzvestia said, "raises the
question of the safety of consider.
able part of our eastern frontiers.
"This will compel the Soviet I'm
ion to take necessary measure for
the protection and defense of our
territory against possible attempts
by the Chinese and White Guardist
bandits.
1.-The character of these meas
ures will be dictated by further de-
velopments and the defense require.
ments of the Soviet Union. The
toiling masses of the Soviet Union
may be quite sure that the govern
ment will do everything necessary
to secure their interests and safe
ty."
The whole press editorially tore
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
st. Louis Planes
Continue Grind

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July IS. WH -
Through air as calm as an inland
lake, two Curtiss Robertson mono
planes pursued separate endurance
flight courses here today.
Dale Jackson and Forrest o Brine.
flying st. Louis Robin No. l droned
out their 122nd consecutive hour at
9:17 a. m. today, while Joseph Ham
mer and w. Gentry Shelton, in Mis-
souri, Robin No. 2 reached % hours
at 9:34 a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
GERMAN FLYER
ORDERED HOME
BY GOVERNMENT

BERLIN, July 1s. U.HtWolf
gang Won Gronau, the German avia-
tor who set out on mysterious
flight from List Auf Sylt, pre-
sumably bound for the United
States, was ordered by the govern.
ment today to return to Germany
Immediately.
Gronau landed at Reykjavik,
Iceland, last night after a flight of
1000 miles from the Island of
Sylt. He undertook the journey in
a Dornier-Wal twin motored flying
boat, the type used by the Spanish
aviator, Ramon Franco, in his trans.
Atlantic flight to South America.
Gronau is one Of the directors of
the government flying school
which is under the supervision of
the ministry of transportation.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, July IS.
WP;-Germany's mystery flying
boat, huge DornierWal two
motored machine believed to be
bound for the United States from
Sylt Island in the North Sea, was
being refueled and o1erhauled to-
day for the next leg of its journey,
presumably to Greenland. 1t ar
rived here at S:32 p. m. last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
Movie Schools
Under Cloud

HOLLYWOOD, July IS. W.D -
Two motion picture schools, said to
have fleeced local people of nearly
100000, were named in complaints
filed by the city prosecutor today.
The complaints, charging false ad-
vertising and petty theft, were is
sued against the Cinema Schools,
Inc, and the Hollywood Photoplay-
ers.
The schools, according to investi-
gators, promised to train their stu
dents for motion picture work and
then secure them employment in the
studios.
The California Institute for Stam-
merers, also named in a complaint,
was charged with false advertising.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
Injured When
Car Overturns

PHOENIX, Ariz., July Is. U.P)-
Joseph Marks, 81, of Oakland,
Calf, is in serious condition in
hospital here suffering from con-
cnssion of the brain and other in
Juries as result of an automobile
accident near Bouse, Ariz.
Marks entire left side was para :
ly2td, physicians said. Regaiming
consciousness after his arrival here,
he said he had lost control of the
automobile as he was travelling at
high rate of speed, and that the
car had turned over several times.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
CHANCELLOR OF
AUSTRIA SAVED
FROM ASSASSIN

VIENNA, July IS. W.H - An at
tempt to assassinate Chancellor
Ernest Streeruwitz of Austria was
frustrated today on the steps of the
Chancellory.
Streeruwitz emerged from the
building when an unidentified man.
believed to be one of the army of
unemployed in Vienna, drew re.
volver and ran toward the chancel.
lor A policeman standing nearby
saw the act in time and disarmed
the man, arresting him. The chan
cellor was unframed.
LONDON, July Is. WH - Anton
Leitner, journeyman blacksmith,
who has been unemployed for a con-
siderable time, attempted to take
the life of Chancellor Ernest Stree
ruwitz, of Austria, today, according
to the Vienna correspondent of the
Exchange Telegraph Agency. He
was disarmed by policeman.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
STAR TO LOSE TONSILS

HOLLYWOOD, July Is. WP) -
Estelle Taylor, screen star and wife
of Jack Dempsey, former heavy
weight champion, will undergo an
operation to have her tonsils re-
moved today. Dempsey will be at
the bedside.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
'C|[LETT I
VERDICT
AWAITED
Case Given to Jury This
Morning After Three
Weeks OF Trial.
CROWD IN COURT
Early Decision Not Like
1y Due To Enormous
Number of Exhibits.

After nearly four weeks Of
patiently listening to the testi-
mony brought out by the state
and defense in the trial Of
Sheriff Charles L. 0illett,
charged in three indictments
consolidated, Of having appro-
priated and failed to account for
public moneys received by him
over period Of five years, the
jury Of three women and nine
men in superior court today at
1913 a. m. filed out Of the
jury box to the jury room to de-
eide whether or not the sheriff
is guilty Of the charges.
The first act Of the jury, It
was learned, was to take q bal
lot and they then immediately
called for all Of the records
and exhibits brought before
them during the trial.
The trial was the longest ever,
held in Imperial County, accord
ing to court attaches, the trial
starting June Is and ending
today, July 18. It is also be-
lieved that the number Of ex-
hfbits was the largest ever
handled in any case in Califor-
mia.
Judge A. G. Finney spent over
an hour reading his instructions
50 to the jury, the high light being
the application Of section 511
of the penal code under which
the defense had based its case
and which they fought 50 hard
to have included in the instxuc-
ticns.
Gillett was tried under Sec
tions 424 Of the penal code
which includes theft Of public
moneys by embezzlement and
section 504 which calls for the
punishment Of any public Of
ficial found guilty Of fraudu-
lently appropriating to any use
or purpose any property In his
possession by virtue Of his
trust.
Section 511 of the penal cod
tates: Upon any Indictment for en-
'ezzlement, it is a sufficient d,
ense that the property was apprt
'riated openly and avowdedly, an
'nder claim of title preferred i
,ood faith, even though such clair
$ untenable. But this provisio
Toes not excuse the unlawful r,
ention of the property of anothe
o offset or pay demands hel
lgainst him.
1t was under this section tha
he attorneys for Sheriff Gillet,
ernest Utley and Harry Horto
laimed their client was blameles,
'udge Finney in his instruction
this section and state
hat If the jury believed the sheriff
lad taken the money involved Q
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
White Girls Held
By Two Chinese

LOS ANGELES, July IS, W.D--
Two white girls and their Chinese
husbands were held today on sus-
picion of narcotic addiction and
trafficking.
In voluntary statements to police,
the women, Elizabeth Encinas of
Pasadena and Mrs. Lucille King,
said they had lived with the
Chinese in order to get opium.
The Chinese are Tom King, 40,
and Lo Wing Wong, 50.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
TO FORBID TONIC SALES

LOS ANGELES, July IS. U.P) -
Declaring that so per cent of all
drunk drivers in the city ''got that
way' on alleged wine tonics, the
city council referred an ordinance
forbidding the sale of such tonics to
the public welfare committee today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-18
SCENE OF NEW WARTHREAT

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etheatned out o
Iet Gen Chang of
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Milford chronicle., 1929-11-15
Vernon

The new teacher at Maple Grove
school is Mrs. Andrews.
Mrs. Sue Messick and daughter,
Anna, who have recently returned
from a trip to Alaska, and who re-
side in Philadelphia, have been Wis
iting Mrs. Lena Harrington.
Mrs. Robert Wesley Ross passed
the weekend with Mrs. O'Neal and
family at their home near Whining
ton and Hotel Biltmore-duPont in
that city.
Miss Johnson, of Pennington, is
on a two weeks visit with her sis
ter on Long Island, and will remain
all winter in New York.
After a two months visit with her
aunt, Mrs. Martha Wooters, Miss
Belle Lalton has returned to her
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Ross will be
guests at Thanksgiving Day dinner
with Mr.. and Mrs. B. Frank Jester,
at FELTON,.
John L. Hopkins has had a very
satisfactory pack of canned goods at
his factory. His speciality was to-
matoes, and the quality was extra
fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Harrington,
accompanied by Mr.. Masten, have
been enjoying a tour through the
middle western states.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Thawley, of
Wilmington, have been visiting
friends in this vicinity.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-15
NEW STRAWBERRY VARIETY
BEING INTRODUCED IN N. C

A new strawberry variety, the
Blakemore, will be introduced this
winter in the coastal plain section OF
North Carolina by the United States
Department of Agricultural in CO.
operation with the North Carolina
coastal plain test farm at Willard,
N. C. The new variety is~a cross OF
the Missionary and Howard II, and
shows a number of the good charac-
ters of each parent.
The Blakemore is tart berry OF
the Missionary type with foliage
more resistant to disease than either
parent plant. 1t has a firmer berry
than either parent but inherits its
firmness from the Missionary. In
hot, moist weather it does not puff
and become soft as do the Howard
II and most other varieties.
Berries of the new variety are
light, bright-red color, which is de-
rived from the Howard II, and un-
like most varieties do not turn dark
on holding, which makes this variety
wei ladapted to preserving and mar
ket purposes. Like the Missionary
it grows we'll during the short days
of winter and spring in the South,
conditions under which the Howard
II makes little or no growth.
After a thorough test in which
number of varieties were tried, the
Blakemore has been selected by the
National Preservers' Association as
the most satisfactory variety for pre-
serving. Reasons for the selection
of this variety include its easy pick
ing and hulling qualities, its bright,
light red color, tough skin and firm
flesh, solid center, acidity, high pee
tin content, and excellent flavor.
This variety is recommended for
growing in the eastern North Caro-
lima section northward to New Jer-
sey, and is suggested for thorough
trial in all regions where either the
Klondike or Missionary varieties are
grown and in the southern part OF
the regions where the Howard II is
grown.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-15

Bethel

Mr.. and Mrs. Lannis Riggin and
children, of Wilmington, were guests
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Riggin, over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Uric Smith and
daughters, Frances and Anna Lee,
attended the funeral of little Betty
Bell, of Wilmington, which was held
in Dagsboro church on Sunday.
Capt. and Mrs. ]. S. Causey, Mr..
and Mrs. Brady Shrieves, Mrs. Ed
ward Causey, of Princess Anne, Md;
Mrs. Hattie Marvel, of Wilmington;
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Warrington, Billy
Thompson, of Seaford; Mr.. and Mrs.
Judd Phillips and daughter, Laura
bel, of this town, were Sunday guests
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Massey.
Messrs. Cecil and Oris Wright, of
Wilmington; Robert Beachum, of
Chincoteague, Va, were weekend
guests with Mrs. Harry Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Larrimore
and son, Richard, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with Mrs. George w.
Phillips.
Mrs. Ida Bell, Mrs. Roy Toadvine,
of Sharptown, Nd, visited Mrs. Ella
Morris on Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Williams and daugh-
ters, Irene and Isabel, were week
end guests in New Castle with Mr..
and Mrs. Claude Phillips.
Mrs. Carrye Owens, of Wilmington,
spent a part of last week with her
sister, Mrs. o. L. Bell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Spence, Miss
Ruth Eggers spent the weekend in
Philadelphia, and were accompanied
home with their mother, Mrs. Bertha
Eggers.
Miss Grace Messick, student of
Goldey College, of Wilmington,
spent the week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. Messick.
Messrs. Walter and John Garrett,
of Wilmington, were weekend
guests at their home here.
Mrs. Ellen ]. Condrey and son,
Lorraine, returned home on Satur-
day, after spending several weeks
with her husband in Millville, N. ].
Mrs. Crobbage and son, Herman, of
Viola, spent part of last week with
her daughter, Mrs. Frank Eskridge.
The Ladies' Aid was entertained
on Thursday evening, November 7th
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. o. L.
Bell, with very good attendance.
Milford chronicle., 1929-11-15
Greenwood

Rev. H. G.. Hager, who has been
quite ill, is able to assume his duties
again.
Mrs. Ellie Uhler, of Boothwyn, Pa,
visited her daughters, Rose and
Mary, over the weekend.
Filbert H. Owens, of Baltimore, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
E. Owens.
DR.. and Mrs. w. w. Day spent
Wednesday in Wilmington shopping.
Miss Name Houseman, Of Phila-
delphia, visited her sister, Miss Katie
Houseman, over the weekend.
Miss Cora DAZZLING was on shop
uing trip in Philadelphia last week.
Mrs. T. E. Owens and her sister,
Mrs. ANA Allen, were Seaford visi-
tors last week.
Miss Grace Porter and Miss Myrtle
Clifton visited their parents over the
weekend.
Milton Liden is at his parents
home for an indefinite period on ac-
count of ill health.
Mrs. w. A. Long is spending some
time with her daughter, Mrs. Norman
Groves, in Wilmington.
Rev. and Mrs. H. G. Hager enter
tanned the formers parents from
Baltimore last week.
Mrs. w. H. Radcliffe, who has
been i'll for several days, is much
improved at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Appleton, of
Bloomsbury, Pa, and Miss Mabel
Coulter, of Wilmington, were guests
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. l..
Coulter, Sr., on Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Lister, of Denton, Md,
spent several days with her sister,
Mrs. Anna Keel.
Mrs. Nora Henry, of Cambridge,
Md, entertained her daughters, Mrs.
Jennie Lister and Mrs. Anna Keel,
and Earl Keel, on Sunday.
E. H. Fry purchased from w. H.
Radcliffe the bungalow which was
recently advertised in the Chronicle.
Mr.. Fry expects to move the build
ing on Governors avenue in the very
near future. 1t will be occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. George Baker
The store property recently pur-
chased by Wilson Owens from the
C. w. Andrews estate, has been i'm
proved by a, cement walk at the
front.
School Notes.
The following poems, composed
and written by two of our Sth grade
pupils, will give you all an insight
of what this grade is doing along
this line:
AUTUMN DAYS
Autumn days have come,
And we are very glad;
81 seems to bring good cheer,
And does not make us sad.
The birds have gone to the South,'
And left us all alone;
And not until next Summer,
Will they come back to our home.
The wind is growing colder,
And the snow is nearly here;
With October's best of weather,
And November's best of cheer.
By Daniel Banning.
NOVEMBER FUN
Leaves are turning brown,
Dry leaves every where;
Whirling up and down,
Flying through the air.
Bright red apples to eat and done,
Pop corn gathered in;
Turkeys getting fatter,
That's November fun.
Thanksgiving will soon be here,
The happiest day of all the year;
Apples, turkeys, pumpkin pies,
All are ready to greet our eyes.
By Iva Speicher.