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Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-05
HUNDREDS DIE IN FOODS

PEIPING, China, Aug. 5. W.P)-
Hundreds of persons perished in de
vastating floods which covered
great areas of Honan and Hupeh
provinces, dispatches from the af
flicted zone said today. In addi
tion hundreds of others were report
ed missing. The heavy rains whicl
caused the rivers to overflow con
tinued to descend today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-05
Business Poor
On Opening Day

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5. U.H
Pour bandits helped celebrate
the opening day of Ralph's groc-
cry store here today by robbing
w. A. Russell, manager, Of $1,000.
Three bandits entered the store
and forced Russell to open the
safe while the fourth waited out
side in an automobile.
Dora Koener of Glendale was
in the store at the time and
started to leave, but the bandit
in the car ordered her to return
inside.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-05
ZEPPELIN
ARRIVES
SAFELY Y
Big Liner Refueling And
Expects To Start Return
Trip Wednesday.
MAKES GOOD TIME
Westward Voyage With
out Startling Features,
Commander Says.
BY LYLE G. WILSON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

NCuitSo IlSoo ptdii COlleSpuliuClitJ
NAVAL AIR STATION, Lake
hurst, N. j., Aug. 5.W.P)-Refueling
the Graf Zeppelin for her round the
world flight began today about IA
hours after her arrival here on a
nonstop flight from Friedrichshaf-
en-, Germany. She is scheduled to
leave Wednesday,.
Ninety-five hours and 20 minutes
was the dirigible's IS flying time from
the take-off in Germany until she
was pulled to the ground here like
a lassoed steer at 500 p. M, EST,
yesterday. 1t was not until 1880
a. m, today that harassed ground
crew was able to overcome a gusty
wind to place the zeppelin in the
security of the hangar.
The Graf brought a mixed bur-
den of passengers, stowaway,
chimpanzee, a gorilla, one grand
piano and 600 canary birds.
DR.. Hugo Eckener, commander,
bettered the time of his journey last
October by II hours and 26 min
utes. 1t was on that trip that winds
ripped the Graf 8 fabric and threat
cned her with disaster. The journey
Just ended was without accident.
Like paying guests at circus, the
crowds which thronged this field for
hours awaiting the Crafts arrival
left before the best part of the
| show, which began when the Graf
was unlocked from the mooring
mast and headed for the hangar.
Four hundred and twelve grunt-
ing sailors tugged at hawsers.
A sailor with a green flag trotted
behind Lieut.. Commander Vincent
Clark, in charge of landing opera
tions. The bunting showed where
to look for orders.
Fifty yards would be covered
without difficulty when tardy
gust of yesterdays high wind
| would strain the ropes for control of
| the envelope.
Large Crowd On Hand
Down the wind and around the
hangar the zeppelin was hauled and
shouldered. Time after time her
nose was pointed for the hangar
| only to be swung aside by air cur
rents.
The 10 passengers, including
seven Americans, hurried away to
New York in a special train after
passing customs and immigration in
| spections.
Estimates of the welcoming crowd
varied from 10000 to more than
| 100000. Not more than 10000 auto
| mobiles are believed to have been
parked here at any one time but an
endless procession came and went
for hours and probably carried
10000 to $4,000 persons through the
station.
Eckener said in an interview that
| the voyage proved the Graf Zeppe-
| lin could pass through any weather
and any storm.
''Our time from coast to coast
was 67 hours and 80 minutes, from
the time we passed Gibraltar until
we passed over the hangar here" he
said. "We averaged 80 knots dur
ing an extremely interesting trip
which brought US all kinds or
weather.
"This trip again has given clear
proof that the Graf can pass through
any weather and any storm.
"During the nights enroute we
sang and danced and imbibed very
much wine. 1t was a good com
panv. Three of them enjoyed it so
much they wanted to make the re-
turn trip but / could not arrange
that because all places had been
! booked.
1--WE intend to leave late We'd
fCont;nuad ON Poua Sixl
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-05
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING

The Imperial County Board Of
Trade will meet tomorrow at the
Barbara Worth hotel to appoint a
representative to explain the de-
tails of the $500 exhibit at tho
state Fair this year at Sacramento.
1t is thought perhaps an assistant
to the representative viii be named
at the meeting as the exhibit viii
demand two men s time.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-05
| CONFERENCE AT
HAGUE TO PATCH
Up DIFFERENCES
Expect European Ills
Will Be Eliminated At
Meeting.

LONDON, Aug. 5. U.P)-With the
departure for the Hague of Great
Britain's delegation to the inter
national political and reparations
conference, the most complex ques-
tion among the political experts
here today was whether England 8
representatives will dare defy the
bloc composed of France, Italy and
Belgium in connection with the di-
vision among the allies Of the rep
arations payments to be paid by
Germany on the Young plan.
1t was held here that Philip
Snowden, British chancellor of the
exchequer and head of the delega-
tion to the Hague, has gone to the
conference determined to maintain
as far as possible Britain 5 position
ON the Spa agreement percentages
and also to appeal for a reconsider
alton of the whole policy of repara-
tions payments in kind.
BERLIN, Aug. 5. UP)-Ger-
many's delegation to the interna-
tional political and reparations
conference which begins tomorrow
| were enroute to the Hague today
headed by DR.. Gustave Stresemann
| foreign minister.
PARIS, Aug. 5. UR)-Headed by
| Premier Aristide BRAND and sever
al other important members of the
cabinet, the French delegation tc
the allimportant international poll
tical and reparations conference
left for the Hague today, in the
hope of hquidating for once and
for all the political and economic
problems which arose from the
World War.
The French people as whole
| look forward to the conference as
an ultimate peace gathering, at
which all the ills, political, finan
cial and economic, finally will be
| cured.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-05
DoESN TRUST BANKS

NEW YORK, Aug. 5. W.R)-Wil-
liam Langwell, a So a week lodger,
was found by his landlady with a
bedfull of currency. She summoned
police who tried to persuade the
man to put his $4,000 in a bank. He
demurred, explaining that ~ dc
not trust banks" but finally
agreed to open savings account.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-05
SUGAR UCAR. TARIFF AR! l T.
AT WASHINGTON
SmOot Sliding Scale Is
Said To Be Acceptable
To President.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent

w WASHlNGION, Aug. D. (U.k -
Sugar has become the political issue
of the day here, attracting the in
terest of President Hoover, sena-
tors of both parties, the new Demo
cratic publicity agency and the
countless lobbyists on hand to rep
resent the various factions.
The President, returning from his
week end camping trip to the Shen-
andoah valley with Chairman Smoot
of the Senate Finance Committee,
whose sliding scale was proposed
last week, brought new angle into
the sugar fight. While there was
no official announcement of what
Mr. Hoover thought of the scale,
there were strong indications it is
acceptable to him. Therefore, it
may he adopted by Smoot s commit
tee as substitute for the flat 3
cents a pound rate in the house bill.
Mr.. Hoover and Smoot found an
other new angle of the fight had
been opened III their absence when
Senator Borah of Idaho let it be
known he was considering tariff
bounty plan as substitute for
both the Smoot ! to , cent rate and
the house flat duty. The influential
Republican orator of the last cam
paign is favorable considering pro
position to lower the present tariff
rate ON sugar and in place of such
protection to offer American pro-
ducers bounty from the treasury
of cents "A pound on all sugar pro-
duced within the continental United
States.
Borah Encouraged
Borah 3 plan would cost about
10000, 900 yearly from the treasury,
which might or might not be made
up by the low tariff rate, but he
says it would be far cheaper for the
consumers than either the Smoot
scale or the higher house duty.
The mere suggestion that Borah
had some such proposition in mind,
brought him encouragement from
several sources, including the Ameri-
can Association of Carbonated Bev-
erage Bottlers which has been pro
testing against the house duty.
Public hearings on the Smoot
scale will be held by the Senate
Finance Committee Wednesday.
The Democratic publicity bureau
has issued statement by Senator
Connolly, Democrat, Texas, in which
he said Mr.. Hoover should be oppos-
ed to the Smoot plan because he is
opposed to price fixing.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-05
TRAF FF|(
HELD Up
BY rain
Washout On S. p. Beyond
inland Prevents Train
Reaching Valley.
REPORT ONE DEAD
Believe Man Drowned
When Caught In Cloud
burst Near Pope.

One man is believed drowned, one
ear washed away and three persons
were stranded on the desert, traffic
on the s. p. line between here and
Los Angeles is suspended, and the
north end of the valley is flooded
.oday as the result of the terrific
cloud burst that fell between INLAND
and Indio and the northwestern see
tion of the valley Yesterday
The drowned man, reported to the
sheriff's office by Bert Major, agent
for the Southern Pacific lines, was
found along the railroad right of
way, g miles northwest of inland,
and one mile east Of Pope mile post
No. 652.
Coroner b. +. Lemons left on the
Southern Pacific motor ear this
morning for the scene of the drown
ing to recover the body and TO learn
the identity of the man if possible.
Residents living in the northern
part of the valley for many years
stated the rain to be the heaviest
they had ever seen fall there. While
official rainfall figures were un-
available this morning, residents of
that section estimated the rainfall
to be near two inches.
The Southern Pacific tracks were
reported several inches under water
within "A few minutes after the rain
started, and great lakes were stand
ing over the desert. The fact that
the alkali and desert so quickly alb
serbs water gives cause to think the
rainfall was nearly two inches due
10 the large lakes left after the rain
had abatcd.
No interruption to highway traf
fic was reported, due TO the drain
age system installed by the state
highway commission since the big
flood several years ago.
No Rain Here
Rain also fell in the mountains
west of here, heavy downpours be.
ing reported from Pine Valley, Live
Oaks and Jacumba. The rain ex-
tended as far east as Coyote Wells
though il was merely a sprinkle at
the latter point. The San Diego
highway was softcned up in spots
where il is unpaved in the noun
tains but no serious damage was
done.
In the valley proper rain fell ms
far south as Brawley, but no rain
was reported from this city or Ca.
lexico. East of FL Centre light
sprinkles fell several times.
More than five miles of track on
the Southern Pacific line is expect.
ed to be completed today, and trains
now being held up at 1ndio are ex-
pected to reach FL Centre late this
afternoon it was learned from the
$. p. officials here.
All mail and passengers reaching
Indio by rail are being transferred
to the Pickwick Stage system and
are reaching valley points on
scheduled time. 1t was stated at
the Pickwick office this morning
that second, third and fourth class
mail had been held up in Los An
geles due to the washout of the
track.
Heavy rains that fell in the coast
range mountains on the SAP Diego
highway Saturday and Sunday
threatened passage for tyne, mo-
torists reaching FL Centre stated
this morning. Water was more
than foot deep on the highway
for miles and more than reached
the running board on some ears, it
was stated. Many valley residents
who went to the mountains for the
weekend were thoroughly drenched
The last train to leave El Cen
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-05
CHECK FOREST FIRE

GLENDORA, Calf, Aug. 5. W.H
A brush fire which for time
threatened to sweep into the city,
was conquered by a group of 100
men late yesterday. The blaze
blackcned 200 acres of land.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-05
TO TRY CHILD SLAYER

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5. W.P)-
Mrs. Joseph Valenti, 10, accused of
having burned her eight months
old baby to death by placing it in
it's carriage and then firing the
vehicle was scheduled to appear to-
day to have the date set for her
trial on a murder charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-05

The new milk processing plant at
Sunnyside, Oregon, is shipping So
600 pounds of powdered milk month
ly.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-05

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Evening star., 1929-06-30

were entertained by the Baltimore coun-
Gil. Sitting Past Grand Regent I. S
Childs accompanied the party.
Sitting Past Grand Regent Childs re-
Gently returned from Quebec. Canada
where he attended the annual session OF
the Supreme Council of the Royal Ar
canum.
The flfty-frst annual session of the
Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
comprising the jurisdictions Of the
United States and Canada, was held al
Quebec, Canada, June II to 20, at which
session the Grand Council of the Dis
trict ,of Columbia was represented by
Past Grand Regent Joseph F. Brashears
The following Supreme Council off,
GERS were elected: Supreme regent, Har-
old c. Knoeppel of New York; supreme
vice regent, Charles H. Haring of New
Jersey; supreme orator, James E. Norton
of Pennsylvania; sitting past supreme
regent, Richard {. Kropf of Illinois:
junior past supreme regent G. E. Hoad-
ley of Connecticut; supreme treasurer
A. S. Robinson of Missouri; examiner of
claims, w. Holt Apgar of New Jersey;
supreme auditor, William F. Mcconnell
of New York; supreme chaplain, Jacob
ElSperman of Missouri; supreme guide
Milton A. Willment of New York; su-
preme warden, Arthur w. Kennedy of
California; supreme sentry, Charles A.
Mulligan of New York.
At the meeting of Kismet Council last
Wednesday evening, presided over by
Regent w. j. Batchelder, Sitting Past
Grand Regent Childs and Supreme Rep
resentative Joseph F. BraShears made
reports of their trip to Canada. S. G.
Herlinger, supreme representative from
the State of Oregon, made an address.
Councils meeting this week are: ORR
entail, Tuesday; District, Wednesday.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
The regular meeting of the ways and
means committee for next Saturday
evening has been dispensed with. The
committee will meet July 20. Edward
Dunn Palace, Princess of Syracuse, has
secured quarters i'll the Pythian Temple,
and VIII meet every Saturday evening
until further notice. SyracusianS Lodge
will omit the first two conventions in
July. The first meeting will be July 10.
Calanthe Lodge and Century-Decatur
Lodge will omit the first conventions in
July. Syracusians Lodge and Rathbone-
Superior Lodge will hold Joint annual
grand visitation october IL in the hall
of Syracusians Lodge.
The stockholders of the Knights of
Pythias Hall Association met at the
Pythian Temple Monday evening and
elected the following board of directors :.
Lee B. Emory. Dent NJ. Freeman, H. j.
Gasson, Ellery w. Heiss. Albert Kah-
lert, w. A. Kimmel. Louis Hartig. w.
J. Thorn and J. Edward Wilson. After
the stockholders adjourned the board
of directors organized as follows; Pres
Evening star., 1929-06-30

presiding. Mrs. Fairall announced social
night at the next meeting The chiefs
OF the council will be raised July g.
Mineola Council meets July in Ma
sonic Temple in Anacostia. at which
time the chiefs will be raised
Hiawatha Council will meet Monday
night in Pythian Temple, at which time
the chiefs of the council viii be raised.
At the last meeting of Idaho Council
the raising team July 5.
B.P. o. ELKs.
Chairman Anton A. Auth of the or
phans outing committee has appointed
DR.. Charles L. Dugan who viii head
the staff of physicians who are Drs.
G. H. Griffith. J. j. Mccarthy, Frank
Ready, C. r. Sievel, w. Woodbridge and
DR.. Rogers. The outing will be held
July 10 at Glen Echo Md. Two bands
and 40 clowns will entertain the little
guests of which there will be 1900.
The delegation of 100, representing
the lodge. entrained for Les Angeles,
Calf, yesterday. They were headed by
Joseph Burkart. Nathen WE'LL, Howard
Peter, Daniel Nihion and James Feeney
George Wathan will have 35 bows
rehearsing each Friday night in the ball
room of the club They will constitute
Jilt IlBW DOyS DdIlQ.
The lodge will take part in the cele-
bration July 4, at the Monument
Grounds, it is announced by Past Ex-
alted Ruler Edward j. Murphy, chair
man Of the civil committee.
THE MACCABEES.
Mount Vernon Tent at Northeast Ma
sonic Temple last Monday evening held
its "old timers rally" which was largely
attended. Sir Knight T. r. Kelly, gem
eral supervisor of the Maccabees, on
behalf of Supreme Comdr. D. P. Markey,
presented silver service pins to the fol-
lowing who have been members for 25
years or more: Frank j. Woodson. Pat
rick Connolly, Samuel Shrout, Peter S.
Matson, Frank Mace, o. E. Haws, c.. w.
Thomas. Elmer E. Shipley, John S.
Robertson, l.. B. Cooley, E. Ricken-
bacher, John j. Kiley, William H. Moss
j. D. Richter, j. M. Annandale, Charles
w. Watts, Walter B. Davis, John G.
Dement,, Harry E. Gle, John Frischoltz,
Henry E. Glotsbach, William F. Bender,
Albert E. Gorham, William F. Lewis,
Eugene Kahn, Otis w. Elzey, Clinton
M. King. Oscar Sis, Julius E. Mayer,
Eugene H. Andrew. John B. Bailey, Mer-
ritt L. Dawkins, Bertram E. Braden, T.
G. Donaldson, w. r. Smith, j. E.
Klinger, Patrick j. Carroll. Frank Han
nan, Robert P. Mattingly, sr: j. A.
Healey, Eugene Lincoln, Frank e. Rep
pert, Henry Schade, Elmer E. Shott and
H. L. VanNess. Reminiscent remarks
were made by William F. Lewis, Merritt
L. Dawkins. the only living charter
member: j. G. Dement,. Capt. P. J.
Evening star., 1929-06-30

ident, w. A. Kimmel; vice president.
william j. Thorn; secretary, Henry j.
Gasson, and treasurer, Louis Hartig.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Executive committee, w. \.
Kimmel, H. j. Gasson and Louis Har-
tig; special committee, j. Edward Will
son, Ellery W. Heiss and w. j. Thorn
Albert Kahlert and Lee B. Emory. The
board will hold an adjourned meeting
Tuesday evening, and their regular
meetings will be the second Wednesday
of each month.
The directors have decided to deco
rate the lodge rooms during the Sum-
mer.
IMPROVED ORDER OF REDMEN.
Usage Tribe met June % and had one
new application. Talks we're made by
Great Sachem Baker and Great Repre-
sentative Seiffert.
Seneca Tribe met in Jonadab Hall
with Senior Sycamore Maddox presid-
ing.
Powhatan Tribe met In Pythian Tenn
pie with Junior Sycamore Phillips pre-
siding. This tribe has decided to defer
conferring the degrees until the second
meeting in September. A delegation
from Logan was present and addresses
were made by Great Sachem Baker and
Great Junior Sycamore Ryan.
Mineola Tribe was called to order by
Sachem Perkins and report from the
boosters committee showed that sew
eral applications are awaiting action by
the tribe. Past Grand SachemS White
and Dyer made addresses.
The disabled members committee Will
hold meeting Monday at pm. i'll
Redmen's Hail..
Great Instructress Roland has ap-
pointed the following members of the
Past Pocahontas Association as a rails
ing team to raise each of the several
councils: Chief deputy. Mrs. Augusta
Thompson; senior past chief, Mrs.
Ethel Terry; deputy Wenonah, Miss
Helen Abrahams; deputy prophecies,
Mrs. Lula Mastin; deputy great Powha-
tan, Mrs. Annie Swindells; deputy great
first and second scouts, Mrs. Anna jar
Doe and Mrs. Matte Boarman; deputy
great warriors Miss Louise Fastnaught,
Mrs. Louise Moriarty, Mrs. Nellie Dietz
and Mrs. Mildred George; Deputy great
runners, Mrs. Olive Miller and Mrs.
Nettie Dennis; deputy great councillors,
Mrs. Louise Cummings and Mrs. Edith
Mcdonald; deputy great guard forest,
Mrs. Edna Cook; deputy great guard
wigwam, Mrs Eff1e Shickle.
White Eagle Council met and an
nouncement was made that the chiefs
would be raised July 3. Great Sachem
Baker, Great Instructress Roland and
Great Chief of Records Alexander made
addresses.
Waneta Council met Tuesday in Py-
nian Temple with Pocahontas Richards
Evening star., 1929-06-30

liam P. Earnest, ST. (re-elected); con-
ductor, j. Russell Sampson; warden,
Arthur S. Bovey; inside sentinel, Oscar
e Harlow; outside sentinel, Oscar F.
Lewis; chaplain w. Floyd Spurlin, and
trustee for Is months, Past Councillor
Malcolm Reintzel. Past Councillor Pay
ton of Woodrow Wilson Council and
Ward A. Davis made addresses.
Capital Council met in Northeast Ma
sonic Temple Monday evening and was
called to order, with Councillor McLane
presiding. The officers-elect will be
installed tomorrow evening. william
Campbell, Walter Potter, Ben Mont
eomery and F. E. Potter made addresses.
ROYAL ARCANUM.
In a recent contest held by District
Of Columbia Council, Loyal Ladies Of
the Royal Arcanum, the prize was won
by Mrs. Rose Grinder. At the last
meeting Of the council adjournment
was taken for the Summer season. A
basket picnic will be held during the
Summer.
A recent visit was made by District
Council, Loyal Ladies, to Baltimore City
Council at Baltimore, Md. About 25
members of the Washington council
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Eleventh street southeast, was an
nounced.
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF
AMERICA,

hVMGhhNhs
At the last meeting of Court Dis
trict of Columbia, 2l2, the exhibit for
display at the national convention,
being held July 2. 3, 4, at Galveston.
Tex, received favorable comment. A
large delegation from the local court
gave farewell to Miss Mary G. Boland.
grand regent and Miss Florence Win
ter, chairman. Converts League. when
they left Friday evening for the ma
tional convention.
There will be meeting July when
a detailed report of the convention will
be made.
During the absence of Miss Bolsnd
and Miss Winter, Miss Ethyl Sweet will
be acting grand regent and Miss Sarah
George acting historian.
TWO years service pins have been
awarded the following councillors: Mrs
Moore, Miss Murray, Miss Shea, Miss
Hill receiving hers two months previous.
Miss Kfndsfather, councillor, has the
| members of her troop, No. Z. as her
guests at house party this week.
NATIONAL UNION.
The Jack Marshall class was held
Monday evening at Pythian Temple. o.
r. Sandefur, Raymond Norris, A. j.
Sutherin, H NJ. Belt and p C. Fakler'
were initiated by the United Council
degree team, headed by w. G.. Bell,
Senator j. A. Williams returned last
Friday from meeting Of the executive
committee at Toledo, Ohio.
LADIES OF THE FIRST AMERICANS
Meetings of the Igloo are held every
Wednesday evening in Odd Fellows
Temple. Mrs. Ruth Monk, chairman
ON entertainment, announced a play
entitled Cyclone Sally" will be given
July 10 at the Arcade Auditorium.
Fourteenth and Park road
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for luggage beneath the rear deck
The Sport Coupe is beautifully fin
ished inside and out. The rear quarter
panels are of metal, and the rear win
dow lowers for free communication
with passengers in the deck seat. A
space for golf clubs or luggage is easily
accessible through a side locker door.
The Convertible Roadster, just intro
duced, is an entirely new body style,
as well as a new Oldsmobile model.
With top down, it is a stylish open
roadster. With top up and side panels
raised, it becomes a snug, comfortable,
fully enclosed coupe. The slanted
windshield may be turned down over
the dash-an unusual feature in a
convertible car. There is a fully
cushioned rear deck seat which ac~
commodities two extra passengers.
The Sport Roadster is low>swung,
Evening star., 1929-06-30
LADIES or THE FIRST AMERICAN
Drain Marshes to Halt Fever.

QUADERO, Italy CP).-The project
of draining the Pontine marshes to
stamp out malaria has gotten under
way. At the same time agricultural ex-
perts are engaged on a reclamation
project to restore the swamp land TO
productivity.