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Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
REFUSE
China S
ANSWER
Russians Reject Proposal
Submitted By Mukden
Government.
DEMANDS RENEWED
Soviet Wants DisavOwal
Z Of Railroad Seizure and
Russian Control.
By EUGENE LYONS
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

MOSCOW, Aug. .. W.H-Soviet
Russia has rejected China's pro-
posal for a conference to settle the
current Chinese Eastern Railway dis
pute and has demanded the Muk den
government establish the "status
quo ante in Manchuria in con,
nection with the road
1t was announced here today Leo
Karal:han, assistant commssar for
foreign affairs, in charge of east
ern affairs, has rejected flatly the
written proposal from Chang
Hsueh Liang, the young dictator of
Manchuria, that the dispute be set
lied hy an immediate conference
between the two nations.
karakhan demanded first that
Mukdcn agree to the appointment
of a Soviet manager for the Eastern
Chinese Railway and second, that
she accept formula indicating that
the seizure of the road by Chinese
authorities recently violated the
treaties between Russia and China.
In connection with the rejection
" tHAHS piopuoai the loitlBH ol
flee today published the details of
the negotiations leading up to the
rejection. They said that on July %
Foreign Minister Tsi, of the Muk.
den government, made series OF
proposals to Moscow on behalf of
Chang. The foreign office stated
that il substantially accepted the
proposals but insisted that they
come direct from Chang.
On Aug. |. the foreign office
eommunique said, Chang made his
direct proposals, first, calling a
conference, second, that the disputed
railway be regulated after the con
ference on basis of the treaties,
and, third, that the arrested
Chinese and Soviet nationals be
freed, The question of appointing
Soviet manager for the railway,
the cpmmunique said, was ignored
by Chang, as well as the admission
of illegality in connection with tho
seizure Of the road Karakhan prom.
pity rejected the proposals.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
NEW TRIAL FOR
ACCUSED WOMAN
ON AUGUST 9Th

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2. U.P)-
While Mrs. Thelma Holland, %,
year old expectant mother, was at
liberty today, new investigation
was started by probation officials
to determine all circumstances con
eerning her home life, her family
and .he facts surrounding her ar
rest IN charge of possessing a
still.
The Young woman, originally
sentenced to | to ) year term in
San Quentin by Judge Emmet Will
son after she pleaded guilty, will be
tried before jury on August 6.
Judge Wilson reversed himself
after public opinion rallied to the
side of Mrs. Holland. The Judge
at first granted a stay of execution
until February on the condition that
Mrs. Holland stay in the county
Jail until shortly before the baby
was expected. Later the iurist
granted new trial.
Mrs. +. NJ. Ladico, probation of
ficer, viii be instructed to prepare
a full report of Mrs. Holland s life
il was said.
Mrs. Holland today took two OF
her six foster children to Long
Beach, where she is staying Will
friends. Three of the other children
are in an Inglewood boarding home
and the other is being cared foi
by the county at Girard.
Charles Holland, the husband
was sent to Folsom to serve a seven
year term on the still charge and
Walter j. Payne, 10, an associate
was sent to the Preston school for
boys az lone.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
Shuler's Attacker
Will Face Court

ALEXANDRIA, Calf, Aug. .. U.P)
Clayton Stafford, FL Monte grain
merchant, was scheduled to go to
trial here this afternoon ON a
charge of assaulting Rev. Il. p
Shuler, pastor of the Los Angeles
Trinity Methodist Episcopa
church
The charges arose from Stat
ford s asserted attack on the min,
lister in a local drug store a week
ago. Rev. Shuler, who had denounc
ed Stafford over the radio, was
struck four times and his eye was
blaekened.
Rev. Shuler's radio discussions
concerned Stafford s coming tria
on a charge of assaulting his secre-
tary, Rae Schade.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
Three Plan To
Cross Pacific

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 2. UD--
A possible three eornered race across
the north Pacific from Puget
Sound to Toyko, had Seattle aero
nautical circles in turmoil today.
kilograms We're flying back and
forth and flight hackers of Harold
Bromley, Robert Wark and Bob
Martin set about strengthening out
preparatory details of three separa-
tie attempts, with feverish energy.
Each flyer has set his tentative
date of departure for some time be-
fore the end of the month. This
means that it will be race between
airplane craftsmen and mechanics
as well as pilots and ground crews.
Bromley is under the greatest
handicap. He smashed his plane in
an attempted take-off for Tokyo
last Sunday when flying gasoline
from overloaded tanks blinded
him.
He is now at the Lockheed fac
tory in Burbank, Calf, where con.
struetion of new plane is being
rushed.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
TILE
Student
HONORFD
Wins Competitive Test
Sponsored By Thomas
A. Edison.
is BISHOPS SON
-Four Other Youths Will
Be Educated By Electri-
cal Wizard.

WEST GRANGE, N. j.. Aug. 2.
U.n)-Wilbur 3. Huston, of Seattle,
Wash, was declared the winner of
the Edison scholarship contest here
today.
Forty nine boys worked for five
hours over the questions yesterday.
They found the examination not
only was test of knowledge but
also of ideals and the ability to rea-
son. The candidates were unani-
nous in admitting the examination
was difficult, and long after the
test was over they were arguing
with one another over the answers
to some of the queries. One of the
questions which came in for con-
siderable discussion was "when do
you consider lie permissibles ~
Most of the boys said they answer
ed it was permissible to lie when
the truth would do more harm than
good.
Other questions OF general ma
ture were:
Who invented the cotton ginf
What did James Watt do2
Who wrote "Treasure Island2'
Who was Jenny Linds
What is a meteor!
What is the underlying principle
of an internal combustion engine?
What is the function of the an
tenna in radio9
Which one of the following would
you be willing to sacrifice for the
sake of being uccessful-happiness
comfort, reputation, pride, honor,
health, money!
If you had been given an expert
ment to perform and had been in
formed it had been done success
fully, but you had failed 10 times,
what would you do9
If you were to inherit $1,0O0,000
in the next year what would you
do with it?
f an acquaintance of yours un-
fairly accused you of cheating what
would you do2
Is the present relation of capital
to labor reasonably fair9
IL CHSie IN d Uoy al your ScHOoi
whom you consider to be superior
to you in intelligence and character,
please write his name and address
down here.
Catch Question
THAT was catch question:" said
Frank Richmond Jr., of Virginia.
eff you put yourself first, you were
honest but conceited. If you named
another boy, you were generous, but
probably liar"
The judges who worked with
Thomas A. Edison We're Colonel
| Charles Lindbergh and Henry Ford
and George Eastman, DR.. Lewis Per-
ry and DR.. S. w. Stratton.
Cheered By Others
President Samuel Stratton Of the
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology made the announcements to
the group of expectant boys on the
Edison lawn.
The committee had labored
throughout the night over the an
swers to the questionnaires as fill
ed out by the contestants yester-
day. \ choice had been difficult,
the educator said, for many of the
papers We're excellent.
With a little slumber in the early
morning hours, the committee had
resumed its work this forenoon and
Continued on Page Six)
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
Yuma Holding
Two Suspects

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2. U.P)-
Los Angeles police today were
awaiting photographs and finger
prints Of two suspects held in
Yuma, Ariz., in connection with the
fatal shooting of Frank A. Foster,
Hollywood clubman.
According to Yuma officials, the
men answer the general description
of the bandits who accosted Foster
and Miss Beth Taylor last Monday
night and shot Foster as he started
to raise his hands at the command
Of one of the robbers.
Police questioned business ac-
quaintance and a woman friend of
Fosters last night and said they
were unable to discover any other
motive than robbery for the killing.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
Quaker City
Gangster Dies

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. .. (U.Rl
--Gangland s light artillery blazed
here early today and when the
smoke cleared "Big Arthur ;
Callen, well known racketeer, was
dead-his body riddled by bullets.
Callen was slain about 3 a. m, as
he was about to enter an apart
ment he used as "hide-out " in
Parkside avenue, Two West Phila'
delphia policemen, who heard the
roar of guns, found his body lying
in the nearby alley. They also saw
a large green sedan speed from the
vicinity.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
SN0OK UNMOVED
AS EVIDENCE IN
CASE PROCEEDS

COURTROOM, Columbus, o., Aug.
2UR)-Dr. James Howard Shook
lolled in his orange and green beach
chair in court today and heard
Clarence IL. Murray describe as an
alleged eye witness what the state
claimed was the beginning of the
death struggle of Theora Hix, for
mer coed.
Shook, former Ohio State Uni
versity professor, is on trial for
Theora's murder.
- was driving with my boy past
the New York Central rifle range
he said, "on the night of June Is. -
That was the night of the murder.
. ! saw man and a woman near
a blue Ford coupe at the east en-
trance of the range. He had his
arms around her waist like this. Gle
embraced Myron Gessman, state S
attorney, to show the jury and she
had her hands on his breast like
this (and again he demonstrated on
Gessman.)
"lt was like she was pushing him
away. Her hair was down around
her shoulders.
"When | came along the man let
go and went around to the other
side of the car and the woman went
over and stood beside the car fixing
her hair
off you saw some scuffling, why
didn't you stop9' Attorney John
+. Seidel, of the defense, asked on
cross examination.
~ didn't think it was my bust
ness the witness said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
Verdict Fails To
Name Slayers

HUNTINGTON PEACH, Calf.
Aug. 2. W.D-Roy Kirk, killed here
last Sunday, met his death cat the
hands of persons unknown a
coroner's jury has decided.
Following the inquest District
Attorney h. b, West of Orange
county declared that action would
be taken Immediately against Allen
Slater, 2l, and Albert Nava, 2l,
both Of Long Beach, who are being
held ON testimony of three witnesses
who claim to have seen the two
youths strike Kirk down.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
ORDER RESTORED
AT IEAVENWORTH
FOLLOWING RIOT
Third Prison Outbreak
In AS Many Weeks Ends
In COnvict's Death.
By NOLEN BULLOCK
United Press Staff Correspondent


LEAVENWORTH, Kans., Aug.
2. W.P)-Troops at Fort Leaven-
worth, including crack machine
gun squads, were prepared today to
cope with any further outbreaks at
L2avenworth penitentiary where
one prisoner was killed and three
others seriously injured i'll a seven
hour riot.
Armed guards patrolled the cell
houses. All prisoners were locked up
as officials searched for weapons
and explosives.
The conviets went supperless last
night and breakfastless today. Men
working in the kitchens were not
allowed out of their cells.
Official details of the rioting,
which began at yesterday IS noon
day meal, were yet to be learned.
Officials refused to give out any
information. None from the outside
has been allowed within the prison
walls. Warden Thomas B. White
said an official" statement would
be issued later in the day from
Washington.
/ Trouble had been brewing for
sometime. Recently a prisoner kill
ed the foreman of the laundry. A
quarrel occurred in the shoe shop
yesterday.
The prisoners were sullen as they
marched into the mess hall at noon.
At their plates was Mexican rice.
They had complained several times
about this dish. Plates began to fly.
Windows were broken. Men confin-
ed to cells tore up their bedding
and sought to wrench the bars.
Guards began to fire into the
rioting mob. Mike Martinez, 3S, a
Mexican, sentenced from Texas,
was killed.
The prisoners shouts and the rat
ta-tat of the guns could be heard
in Leavenworth, although the
penitentiary is a mile outside the
city.
Hundreds rushed to the prison.
Anxious wives and children of the
guards begged in vain for news. II
was hours before they learned Nc
officials or guards were slain or in
jured.
Nearly $500 men are doing time
in the penitentiary which, accord
ing to officials has accommodations
for only half that many. There are
only 10 guards.
The mutiny broke out in several
places during the afternoon, and
while the riot extended to all sec.
tions of the prison, the entire prison
was not in a state OF mutinv at one
time.
The most serious outbreak was at
3:15 in the afternoon. 1t was in the
fighting at this time that Mike
Martinez was killed. Three other
men were wounded severely by gun
fire and were taken to the prison
! hospital. 1t was necessary TO ampu.
tate the leg of one, it was said.
Shortly after O'Clock, the pris,
oners frightened by the shooting
were forced back in their cells
There was some hand to hand fight.
ing at this stage. From then until
o clock, the convicts settled down
to a period of "whoopee, pound
ing pans, shaking their cell doors
and shouting. BY 10 O'Clock, the
prison was quiet.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
Victim OF Train
Crash Improves

ALHAMPRA, Calf, Aug. .. W.p)-
+. kuida, Japanese gardner criti-
cally injured when his truck was
demolished in crash with Pa
cific Electric limited train near here
yesterday, was conscious today and
had n fair chance of recovery.
The II passengers of the interur.
ban train, bruised and cut by fly
ing glass as the ears leaped the rails
after the collision, were treated for
minor injuries at the FL Monte hos.
pital and then sent to their homes
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
Valley Company
Named I'm Fraud

Los ANGELES, Aug. 2. U.D-
l.. l.. Delaney, 33, promoter, was
arrested here today on the com
plant of 80 salesmen he had hired
to solicit membership in the Pebble
stone Development Company in I'M
perial Valley.
The company recently was closed
and the statesmen claimed they had
posted bonds of $500 each with
Delaney, who had promised them
$50 per month salary and com
missions in addition.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
StOcker Estate
Is Large One


Los ANGELES, Aug. .. U.p)
The will of Mrs. Clara Baldwin
Stocker, disposing of $l4,949, ,623.54
the third largest estate ever enter.
ed in los Angeles county, has been
filed for probate here,
Only the estate of Mrs. Stocker 5
father, f. j. "Lucky" Baldwin,
and that of Henry E. Huntington,
railroad magnate, exceeded in
amount that of Mrs. Stocker S
Mrs. Stocker willed the bulk of
her estate to her son and daughter,
Albert Snyder and Rosebud Doble
Mullender, with the remainder go
ing to long list of charitable in
stitutions and relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
Hollywood Bowl
Stages Concert

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 2. U.P>--
Ten thousand people gathered at
Hollywood bowl last night and
heard an impromptu program, ar
ranged when musicians of the or
chestra walked out in sympathy
with the stage employees union
fight with bowl officials.
The obviously pro-bowl crowd
cheercd Justify when a platform an
nounccment carried the news that
bowl officials had decided not to
meet the demands by the union that
a union man be placed at the
switchboard.
Whether the seasons program
will be continued or abandoned was
to be made known today after a
conference of the bowl board.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
10 Set Pasadena
Trials Monday

Los ANGELES, Aug. .. U.D =
On pleas of not guilty to charges of
embezzlement and grand theft in
connection with the Pasadena sewer
and paving scandal, 7. c. Brieten-
stein, contractor and C. NJ. Ward,
former paving inspector, were or,
dered to appear Monday flor setting
of trial dates.
Breitenstein and Ward are accus.
ed, jointly with w, f. Ducey, con,
tractor, and w. C. Earle, former
Pasadena city engineer, with graft
involving $4,000. Earle was ex-
peeted to surrender today and post
$4,000 bond.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
BETHEL JOKES
ON SCAFFOLD AS
TRAP Is SPRUNG
Barbara Mauger's Slayer
Jests With Warden AS
Moose Is Tied.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Calf. |
Aug. 2. Q.P Russell st. Claire
Bethel, young civil engineer, was
hanged here today for the murder
of Miss Barbara Mauger, his wait
ress paramour.
Bethel died with light hearted
jest on his lips.
g want two practice swings be-
fore I drop" he told Warden James
B. Holohan the black execution
hood was being fitted over his face.
The trap was sprung at 1904 a..
M. Pacific coast time.
In keeping with the declaration
made yesterday that 81 don't want
any ministers around,' Bethel re-
fused offers of spiritual advisors
to accompany him from the death
cage 20 the gallow.
In the opinion of Ed King, Los
Angeles district attorneys office
investigator, Bethel was on the
verge of a confession just before
he died.
King said that Bethel turned to
him just before the trap was sprung
: and said:
''I want to say something to
you, King. I want" and the hood
fell, the rope was arranged and the
trap was sprung.
"Bcyond a doubt Bethel was 60
ing to break his long silence and
confess King told the United
| Press correspondent.
| Thirty five witnesses were assem-
bled in front of the gallows. In the
| brief space of time required for
the arrangements, Bethel gazed in
tently at the group but made no
comment concerning them.
Believe Confession Near
His remark regarding practice
swings was made with broad
smile but King said he was deadly
serious when he told him that he
had something to say.
Bethel was pronounced dead at
| 10:1S a. m., just II minutes after
the trap was sprung.
The body was turned over to the
U. S. Veterans Bureau. 1t will be
cremated and sent to Bethel =
mother in York, Pa.
Three letters were written this
morning by the condemned man
Two were TO his son and were not
made public. The third was to Il
fellow convict in death row whose
name was not disclosed.
"Love and kisses of the next
world,' the letter said.
cit won t be long now.
"Had telegram from Polly yes
terday. The smile is still with me
and it can't be wiped off
"Mv best wishes for your sue
cess. Goodbye old pal.
"(Signed) Russell st. Clair
Bethel"
There were three postscripts on
/ the letter. One asked that the boys,
in death row, be given his regards.
The other asked if Northcott had
been moved again yet and the
third was comment on the size of
the death cage. "Plenty big
enough, - he wrote, ''for hand
stands, Waiting, or spinning the
plate.'
HUNTSVILLE, Tex, Aug. 2.
| U.P)-Harry j. Leahy today was
electrocuted here for the murder of
! DR.. j. \. Ramsey, Mathis.
The current was turned on by
prison guards at 12:45 Il. m. and
Leahy was pronounced dead nine
minutes later.
The condemned man walked to
the chair unsupported, seated him
self without assistance and turned
back tae collar of his blue striped
prison shirt.
AS he was being strapped in AS
sistant Night Warden Homer
Knight asked Leahy whether he
lad anything to say. The answer
was "No." Then the current was
turned on.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
TO IMPROVE RESORT

LOS ANGELES, Aug. ?. UP)-
Plans for the Improvement and
subdivision of the historic Wheeler
Hot Springs in the Ojai Valley We're
being completed today following the
sale of the resort to H. w. Coffee
and associates, of Los Angeles, an
nouneed yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
DEsTRoYERs MAKE TRIP

a.AN FKANUISCO, Aug. 2. WP)
The destroyers Borie, Whipple
and Tracy, attached to the United
States Pacific fleet, were enroute
today for Honolulu and the Orient
to join the Asiatic squadron. Five
other destroyers, at present station,
ed in the North Pacific, Will also
leave soon to join the Asiatic
fleet.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
FILM WEDDING FOUNDERS

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 2. U.P)-
Dorothy Gulliver, screen actress,
and her husband, C.. w. De Vito,
assistant director, have separated
although neither contemplated filing
suit for divorce, she admitted.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
GRAF ZEPPELIN
VOYAGE DELAYED
BY HEAD WINDS
Passenger Sends Story of
Trip Since Leaving
Germany.
BY FRANK E. NICHOLSON
columbia Broadcasting Representa-
tive and United Press Special
Cnrrecn0ndentl

ABOARD GRAF ZEPPELIN,
Aug. 2. U.D -(2:3o p. m. EST =
We are in longitude u west, lati-
tude SO north, at this hour.
(The position given is roughly 25O
miles southeast of San Miguel Is
lands, Azores.)
Strong winds are retarding our
progress. We must fly pointed q
degrees off west to enable us to
proceed in a westerly direction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20
WOMAN GOLF CHAMP
RULER or 2 STATES

TEXARKANA Ark. June a0.-tRl
State golf associations confine
their championships 10 legal res
identS. but Mrs. F. z. Pharr let her
ambition formulate its own rules
when she won the titles Of Texas
and Arkansas.
For Mrs. Pharr's home In this city
is OH the border Of the two states.
She won the Texas crown and. when
the Arkansas players raised a co@n-
plant. produced her certificate OF
residence In Arkansas.
Mrs. Pharr held the Arkansas title
IN 1923 and again III 1927. She lost
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20
NEW IRGINIA LOOP
MAY BE

NORFOLK. Va. June 20.-tP-A
Norfolk commercial organization is
taking the lead In a movement to
revive the Virginia league for 1880.
Norfolk. Richmond. Lynchburg,
Portsmouth. all large Virginia
cities. r without baseball this
season. while Charleston in South
Carolina, Raleigh in North Caro-
lima and Savannah. in Georgia, also
have no professional teams.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20
GOPHER QUARTERBACK
IS RHODES o

MINNEAPOLIS. June 20.-tP-
Fred Hovde Of Devils Lake. N. D.,
fleet quarterback OF the University
OF Minnesota football team last fall
has been named a Rhodes scholar TO
Oxford University, Eng.
\ Another Gopher athlete TO attain
scholastic honors this year was Lee
land Watson Of Minneapolis. hockey
player, who was elected to Phi Beta
Kappa. highest arts scholarship or
ganization. Watson also attained
prominence as an editorial writer on
college publications.
Hovde besides winning the Rhodes
scholarship was elected to Tau Beta
ri. honorary engineering scholastic
fraternity.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-20
Major League Leaders
tBy The Associated PreSs)
National

CBy The Associated Press.D
National
Batting.-O'Doul. Phillies. 400.
Runs.-Douthit. Cards. 81.
Hlts.-Terry. Giants. 90.
Runs batted in.-Hafey. Cards. 60.
Doubles-He-man, Robins; Frisco.
Cards. 20.
Triples.-Frisch. Cards. 10.
Homers.-KleLH- Phill:es; Hafey.
Cards. Is.
Stolen bascs.-Cuyler, Cubs. II.
Pitchirg.-Grimes, Pirates, 10
won, ! lost.
American
Batting-Foxx. Athletics. .395.
Runs.-Gehringer. Tigers, 81.
Hits.-GehrinRer, Tigers. SO.
Runs Batted in.-Simmons, Ath-
teticS. SO.
Doubles.-Johnson Tigers. -.
Triples-Manush. Browns: Scar
ritt. Red Sox: Combs. Yanks. Z.
Homers.@Gehrig. Yanks, 10.
Stolen bases.-Miller. Athletics:
Fonseca. Indians; Cissell. White
Sox. g..
Pitching. Grove. Athletics. 10
won. l lost.