Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-15
EXEClJ TIYES OF
CEMENT FIRMS
ORDERED JAILED
Magnates Found To Be
In Contempt OF State
Senate.
BY HOMER L. ROBERTS
United Press Staff CorrcspcndoLt)

Omitted Press Staff CorrespcndcLt)
SACRAMENTO, Caijt- Mu.rb
1J.-lIayng ordered 10 executives
Of eight California cement com
panies to .aiI for contempt Of the
senate, the state legislature held "a
brief session today and adjourned
fer the week end
When the legislators rcconvyac
next Monday morning, they ~i'l
face busy program, including:
l.-llearing Of Judge Carlos $.
Hardy on Impeachment chargo ac-
! cuSing him Of misconduct in office.
Debate Of the proposal to coo
tinue study Of the states IAN
system for two years longer.
3.-1he first Of Governor
Young $ reorganization measures
creating new state department OF
professional and vocational stand
ards, and new department of in
Eestmtnt.
In rs dramatic session as evcr
held in the state 5 legislative halls.
! the senate late yesterday voted, -
! to l6, to send the cement executives
/ 70 he Sacramento jail for contempt.
The action followed point biaLl
refusal of these officials to answer
questions OF the cement trust
] probe committee named by the
senate, or to produce books ami
records required by the committee.
The scene of the cemcnt' sat
tie today will probably shift to th"
! courts, as it was considered likei,
the accused men win move for
writs Of habeas corpus, which wiz
ultimately send the dispute to th2
supreme court
! Tax Plan Approved
The 10 officials affected by The
{ jail order were: Robert b. Hcudcr-
son, W. H. George, George X. Gay,
II. T. Battellc, San Francisco; G.. G..
i Merrill, {. \. Low, Arthur Is. Shc!-
. by, John Treanor, y. Emory Wish
ON and Z. L. Ouque, Los Angeles.
Senator J. NJ. lnman Of Sacra-
mento, chairman Of the probe com
mittec. led the fight to Jail the
cement company officials. He was
aided by Senator Ralph T.. Swing,
san Remardino, Senator j. NJ. y
! len, Greka, and Senator Henry j.,
! Curtcr, Wilmington. Opposed to the
resolution were senator II. G. Mel
son, Eureka, and Senator Y. q.
! West, Alameda.
First signs Of opposition to Gov.
! ernor Young plan to continue IN"
state tax study for two wears moro
WAS shown in the assembly late y"s-
/ terda.-. The crucial vote came on q
motion that the assembly go into Il
committee Of the whole to consider
4 resolution by Asscmblyman Harry
/ Scwcll Of Los Angeles, authorizing
continuance of the study.
The administration could muster
! but 30 votes, while proponents o.
/ the plan for legislative tax com-
] mission had ~, It was later decided
to continue the discussion in COM
mittee Of the whole next Tuesday.
Creation of a new state depart
ment Of professional and vocational
. standards was recommended for a
Ito pass = vote by the assembly
committee on governmental efficiency
and economy today. The measure,
| introduced by Assemblyman B. j.
! Fcigenbaum OF San Francisco,
would gather under the ncw depart.
mcnt a number of independent
state agencies
These agencies would includ
medical and dental examiners, and
! beard Of pharmacy, accomtancy,
architecture, cmbalmers, barber
Examiners, cosmctology and optom-
rtry.
After complete dry cleaning
the bin creating a new department.
ct investment relations rcappeagcL
. yesterday from the desk of Senator
Edwin \. Mueller of san Diego. The
new department will now be known
ms the "departmcnt Of invest
mont = 1t viii include the state
banking Department., insu,raucc
commissioners building and loan
commissioner, and real estate de-
I partmen.
Heads of these divisions will mcrr
every six months and select a chair
man, the bill provides. This char.
( man will be known as the director
Of tn" department, and be- seated
IN the governor 5 council