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Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
HOOVER OFF TO
INSPECT FLORIDA
FLOOD CONDITIONS
Experts With President
Elect On Visit Into the
Everglades.
By THOMAS L. SToKES
United Press Staff Correspondent)

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. ID
Herbert Hoover, again i'll the role
Of an expert on flood relief, was off
today to inspect personally flori-
da 5 flood relief problem in the
dcsolatc Everglades areas about
Lake OkccchOhcc.
He headed vcritablc parade, IN
which were not only government of
ficials who have to do with flood
relief, Major General Edgar Jad-
win. army engineer chief, and
Chairman Reid, Of the houaa flood
control committee, but Florida Of
ficialS who are seeking to have the
government pay the entire cost OF
protective measures.
This trip carries the President
elect right into the midst Of Il con.
trovcrsy. which was aired in CON
gresS last year over the Miilsslppl
flood problem, the controversy Is
to how much the federal govern
mcht and how much the state should
pay.
Congress settled the controversy
rs far as the Mississippi flood re-
lief project was concerned by max
ing the government pay most If the
cost This Florida problem IS acute
since nearly 1000 persons lost their
lives in the district about Lake
Okrcchobcc when that body of
water, whipped up by the l9-S hur-
ricanc, urged over the fiimsy levees
and swept the whole area.
Mr.. Hooycr's 5 decision on this
point as affects smaller projects, is
important as many projects will he
offered during his administration
Jadwin already has recommended
appropriation of Sl0.470,ooo for
lcvc,, and reservoirs, To take care
OF Florida s problem.
The ncarncss of Prcsidcnt-elect
Hoovcr's departure for Washington,
now set for 10 a. IN. Monday, has
served with a number of incidents
TO revive speculation about various
matters connected with his coming
administration.
Colonel Charles \. Liudbcrgh had
dinner with MIR. Hoover last night
Aviation enthusiasts and mutual
friends Of both Mr.. Hoover and the
young aviator are seeking To- have
the flying colonel appointed to the
Hoover "littlc cabinet, - gs assis
tant secretary of commerce III
charge Of aviation.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
STAFF
DISCIPLINED FOR
jail. VIOLATIONS
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15.-Three
deputy shcriffs were ordered dis
missed and three others suspended
last night when the grand jury con-
Guided its investigation into county
jail conditions.
All those disciplined were connect
ed in some manner either with the
privileges granted to Albert Marco,
vice baron, or with the attempted
Jail break OF two Folsom cOnvicts.
The deputy shcriffs dismissed
were ]. +. King, who accompanied
Marco ON one of the numerous trips
the underworld character made
while he supposedly was held 4
prisoner in the jail, Al Spence, whose
conduct Of the jail store was said
to have given Marco unusual lux
urics and William Stringfellow, turn
key in charge of revolvers.
The men suspended were Ed
Cordes, Jack West and George
@hsfer, all of whom accompanied
Marco on journeys outside the Jail.
Decision to take action against the
six deputies followed a lengthy
probe and Sheriff William Traeger )
appearance before the grand jury.
Traeger at first opposed the sus-
pensions and dismissals on the
ground the men We're working under
h.m and he was solely responsible.
Been Under Fire
~ have taken the action the
grand Jury insisted l should take, )"
he said in announcing the jail
shake-up.
Traeger and his deputies have
been under fire since it was learned
that Marco, held here pending his
appeal to conviction on a charge of
assault with intent to murder, en-
ioyed unusual privileges.
The underworld leader made fire.
quent trips outside to "attend to
his busincss,' and was reported to
have had liquor and women in his
cell.
Except for dismissing Stringfel-
low, the jury failed to place any
responsibility for the leakage that
permitted a gun to get to Jack
Hawkins and Zeke Hayes, Folsom
convicts,, who attempted to shoot
their way to freedom. Hawkins was
killed and Hayes and a deputy sher-
iff wounded in the unsuccessful at
tempt to break away.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
Deny 'Lindy's'
Mother TO Wed
by United Press Leased Wire


NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Reports
that Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh,
mother of the flyer, would announce
her engagement soon to Capt. F. r.
Anderson Of the liner President
Wilson were called unfounded to-
day by the New York Times, which
carried the report yesterday.
Officials Of the Dollar line, which
operates the President Wilson, said
that Capt Anderson had been mar.
ried for 80 years, his wife living in
California. The Times article, in
which it was indicated that the re-
port of the engagement was unveri-
fled, had Anderson as master of the
Prcsidente Wilson Of the Cosulieh
line.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
Clark Sent To
Reform School
by United Press Leased Wire

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Feb, 10
Sanford Clark, IS, chief prosecution
witness in the Gordon S. Northcott
murder trial, was committed to a
state reform school by Superior
Judge o. X Norton today.
Young Clark, who is NOrthcott g
nephew, confessed during the trial
of the condemned slayer that he was
forced to aid in the murders of
Lewis and Nelson Winslow and an
unidentified Mexican youth
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
CONCERT PERMITTED
BY UnIted press Lensed Ne,

LOS ANGELES, Feb. l5.-Mme.
Sigrid Schneevoigt will be permitted
to give piano recital at Pomona
College ON Feb. % under ruling
by Superior Judge Tappaan in which
ne denied an injunction sought by
Nine. Norma Lutte, impressario.
Nine. Schneevoigt contracted the en-
gagement in express contradiction
to an agreement she made with Nine.
Lutte, it was claimed unsuccessful
ly.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
'Lindy' Enjoys
Brief Respite
by United Press Leased Wire

BRUNSWICK, Ga, Feb. l5-Colo-
mel Charles a. Lindbergh arrived at
Sapelo Island, Ca, at 1881 a. m,
today for few hours visit as guest
of Howard E. Coffin, owner of the
beautiful estate on the island.
AS guest of Coffin, Lindbergh ex-
pected to confer with Clement NJ.
Keyes, president of the National Air
Transport, over his projected cross
country trip later in the month.
a few hours pheasant hunting
was also on the program and wealth
er permitting, the colonel planned to
leave for Washington in late after
noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
KAPLAN BEATS M'eRAw

WATERBURY,, Conn. Feb -. -
Louis (Kid) Kaplan, veteran ring
man and former worlds feather
weight champion, had little trouble
in trouncing Phil McGraw, of bc
troit, in 10 round bout here last
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
SOL0NS
BACK IN
CAPITAL
Second Half of Legislative
Session Will Open On
Monday.
CROWDED PROGRAM
Aimee Semple MPherson
Expected To Furnish
Highlights.
BY HOMER l.. ROBERTS
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent


SACRAMENTO, Feb. - With
the reasscmbling of the California
state legislature only three days
away, members Of both houses were
arriving in Sacramento today % be
present at several important caucus
IS scheduled before the house con
ycncs here Monday.
The legislature will open the see.
ond half of its 1929 session without
any formality of organization. Com,
mittec hearings will be launched i'm.
mediatcly upon the pending tax bills,
which must be adopted before
March /.
Details of the newly revised state.
wise water conservation program
will be made known early in the ses.
sion, and the report Of the water
commission s two year study will be
the sub bjcct Of q final meeting here
sunday.
1t is generally expected that the
committee will recommend that tn"
state embark Immediately upon con.
struction of the $4,000, 900 Kennett
dam in Shasta county, which will
provide water for irrigation Of san
Joaquin valley.
Relief from lawmaking is promis
ld by the appearance of Aimee sem
pie Mcpherson, who has been sub
poenacd by the spcrial committee tt
investigate the proposed inpeach
mcnt OF Judge Carlos Hardy for ne
,cpting check for $500 from the
evangelist.
May Try Judge
Mrs. Mcpherson will testify be
fore the committee February 2l, and
explain why the $500 Glove gift
20 Judge Hardy was entered in the
Angcus Temples records under tn,
heading of defense. If the as
6cmbly files statement Of impeach
mcnt, Judge Hardy would be tried
in the senate, which would probably
lcngthcn the session by scvera
weeks.
Having run up against an appar
cnt impasse by the refusal of Off
cials and managers of large tallfor
MIA cement corporations to produce
their books and records before ;
legislative hearing. the state sen
atc's 'ccmcnt trust investigating
committee may file contcmpt pro
cccdings against these officials.
At the Los Angeles hearing of III,
cement committee, attorneys for TIA,
cement corporations insisted that ia.
committee had no authority as ;
judicial body, and questioned The
legality of being required to rcvca
"tradc secrets TO their compcti
tors.
Governor Favors Plan
Farmers of California and tn,
large cold storage firms may clasl
over a bill to establish refrigera
tion terminal on the San Francisc,
waterfront, if a fact finding com
mittcc sent hy Governor Young :,
the northwest to investigate similar
publicly owned plants, reports fav
orably.
The governor, as we'll as farm or
ganizatiOns of the state, faVors the
construction of such a plant, an'
particularly the installation of emer
gency facilities to care for thi
years pcrishable crops. However
cold storage firms, and interest
seeking to build a privately owned
refrigeration plant, are opposing tn
movement, on the ground that it viii
put the state into the refrigeration
business.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
JANE ADAMS TALKS
by United Press Leased Wire

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 15,-Miss
Jane Adams, internationally known
social worker of Chicago, made the
principal address today at the open
ing session of the Arizona State
Convention of Social Workers. Of
ficers will be selected at the clos
ing session Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
City Official
Faces Charge
ny United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. ia com
plant charging A, }. Van Vie, city
clerk of Glendale, with three count.
of grand theft, was issued today
by Deputy District Attorney Fred
Shelley,
Van Vie was accused of having
kept money obtained in the issuance
of occupational licenses. In year s
time he held out approximately
$4,000, it was charged,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
Gung'l Awaiting
His Confirmation
~ lnI,rd Press Leased Wire

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 15.-John
Gungn, Of Wilcox, Ariz., today
awaited confirmation of his nomina-
tiun as United states attorney for
tho district of Arizona.
Gung }, whose nomination was an
nounccd in Washington yesterday,
has been active in Republican poll
ties for several years and has lived
in Arizona for 30 years. He will
succeed John b. Wright Of Tucson,
who was not candidate for reap
p0iHtmcnt
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
italy and Vatican Make Peace

the mothe church Ct
treaty between the Vatican and the italian government
first
Qe0 secretary
Muson historic document.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
CHAMPION ADOPTS BOY

SEATTLE, Feb. l5,-Tod Morgan,
junior lightweight boxing champion
ot the world, today adopted Billie,
four year old son of Mrs. Morgan,
former Arcata, Calf, girl.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15

Cold storage holdings Of apples
San Francisco on January 2s wei
27s,8GJ boxes or about 10000 boxs
less than on the Same date one yea
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
TARD|EU SUCCEEDS
|NF|LL|NG CABINET
Stormy Path Lies Ahead of
French Statesman, Due to
Lack of Majority.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, November 2.-Andre Tardieu,
wartime high commissioner of France
in the United States, tonight succeeded
in forming a cabinet after one of the
longest and most confused ministerial
crises In the history of the third re-
public.
The radical Socialists, who failed in
attempts to build ministries around
Edouard Daladier and Etienne Glenn
entel, chief figures of the party's left
and right wings, respectively, refused
to collaborate in the new government.
This obliged NJ. Tardieu to recruit his
ministers from the center and right
center.
With Aristide BRAND remaining at
the Quai D'Orsay, Henri Cheron at the
ministry of finances and M. Tardieu
himself at the ministry of the interior,
the cabinet presents fairly strong
appearance as far as the capabilities
of its personalities go.
Strength Is Doubtful.
Whether it will be able to muster a
working majority in the Chamber OF
Deputies seems doubtful.
The groups whose representatives are
included in the cabinet number about
200 deputies out of total Of 6l2. M.
Tardieu, who must depend on the sup
port of these groups despite his afirma-
ton that he intended to ignore them,
must therefore draw about 100 votes
from parties who have no share in the
government.
He hopes that most Of the 100 men,
bers of the Republican union on the
right will support him for patriotic
reasons. But the decision of M. BRAND.
which adds so much strength to the
government on the left side Of the
chamber, may ALLEVIATE the sympathies
of this group, which was largely instru-
mental in overthrowing the BRAND
cabinet october %.
His other hope is that the radical
Socialist party will split and the right
wing, headed by M. Clementel, give him
from 40 to so votes.
Margin Would BE Narrow.
In any case, the margin of safety Is
expected to be very narrow; there is
no clean majority for any party or for
any grouping of parties, with the pos
sible exception of the cartel of the Left,
in the chamber, the general elections
of 1928 having been indeciSive.
The new Tardieu cabinet will be
largely based on the old Poincare COM
bination.
At 8 o'clock tonight the ministry of
the interior announced that M. Tardieu
would take the ministry of the interior,
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
M'MURRAY LEAVES
DIPLOMATIC CORPS
U. S. Minister to China to Fill
Post at Johns Hopkins
University.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The resignation of John Van Antwerp
MacMurray, for more than four years
American minister to China, was an
nounced yesterday by Secretary Stim-
son.
1t is expected to take effect in about
two months and he will remain at his
post in Peiping temporarily. MacNdur-
ray has accepted "a responsible position
at Johns Hopkins University" said the
State Department.
Secretary Stimson pointed out that
Mr.. MacMurray, who is a career diplo-
mat, has been in service both in the
field and in the State Department for
more than 20 years, specializing in Far
Eastern questions. He served in China,
Japan and Siam as we'll as in Russia.
StimsOn Lauds Work.
II have seen him at work." Mr.. Stim-
son said, 'and what say is not only
the departments statement, but my own
personal viewpoint. He has had very
thorough knowledge and understanding,
sympathetic understanding, of the in
ternational needs and desires OF the
peoples with whom he has served during
those 20 years. At one time, during Mr..
Hughes term of Office, Mr.. MacMurray
served as Assistant Secretary of State.
In all respects, he has been a trained
diplomat in the particular field where
he has been serving. In my opinion, his
services have been of very great value
to the United States"
MacMurray, whose home Is at Prince
ton, N. j., entered the foreign service
March IS. 1907, rising rapidly through
the foreign service ranks until his APP
pointment as assistant secretary Mo-
vember l8, 1924. He was appointed to
the Chinese post April 8, 1928.
Recently Asked Leave.
Some time ago the Minister asked
for leave of absence to return to the
United States for personal reasons, but
was forced to forego the trip on account
of rapid developments in the Chinese
Soviet difficulties over the Chinese East
ern Railway in Manchuria. Secretary
StimSon said yesterday 1t could be as
sumed that problem had quieted suffi-
GENTLY for the Minister to feel free
to relinquish his post.
The resignation caused surprise among
foreign service officers. since MacMur-
ray has been mentioned prominently in
connection with the ambassadorship to
Toxic, made vacant by the recent resig-
nation of Charles MacVeagh of Penn
sylvania. Nelson T. Johnson. Assistant
Secretary of State in charge of Far
Eastern affairs, has been unof1cially
mentioned in connection with the Peip-
ing post. but Stimson indicated yester-
day that no decision has been reached
regarding a successor for MacMurray
Lois r. Goodnow, wife of the Min
lister, is a daughter of Dr. Frank john
son Goodnow, former president OF Johns
Hopkins. While there was no announce
ment regarding the type of work which
MacNdurray will take up at Johns Hop
kins, it was understood to have to do
with international affairs and foreign
relations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
Special Dispatch to The Star.


GREENWICH, Conn, November e
Visiting firemen already were assembled
by hundreds this morning for the laying
of the corner stone of the new fire en-
gine house on Boston Post Road when
it was discovered that the corner stone
had been stolen.
The discovery caused some commo-
ton. Firemen. arrayed in their dress
uniforms for the parade, were sent
abroad in search OF the missing corner
stone. They were a vexed and some
what embarrassed lot as they prowled
through Cos Cob hunting for granite
block, weighing more than 100 pounds
and inscribed with the date and the
rame of the fire department.
man in civilian dress hunting for
lost glove or a pocket knife is bound
to attract some attention and 1t takes
lot of poise to feel comfortable poking
about on a warm day In a uniform al
most as ornate as Fifth avenue door
mans and lined withmsred flannel,
searching for the lost Cd cer stone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
FIREMEN ''BURNED UP"
BY THEFT OF CORNER STONE
Engine House Ceremonies Wait While Costumed
Delegates Go in Search of 1t.

The search had to be prosecuted
however The laying Of the corner stone
already had been postponed two weeks
because of the death of William f. An
thony, president of the fire department,
while engaged in argument at head
quarters over the necessity OF an addi-
tional appropriation Of $4,000 Tor the
new bNfding.
Not E;SR that, but more than 1000
firemen from communities as far away
as New Milford on one side and Mama
roneck on the other had been invited
to be present.
The local firemen muttered and per-
spired. but they did not relinquisn the
search and by nid-morning discovered
the missing corner stone In lot about
half mile from the new building. The
ceremony was not until afternoon.
Every one has his suspicious, but they
are somewhat diverse. The opinions
most widely held are that some one
who resented the cost of the new build
ing wished to focus undesirable atter-
ton upon it, that some member OF the
Ku Klux Klan, several of whom belong
10 the department, pilfered the stone
Tor an obscure reason, or that the theft
WIS belated Halloween prank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
NEW NOVEMBER HEAT RECORD
MADE WHEN MERCURY HITS 50
Only Twice Before Has Washington Bureau Recorded
80 Degrees in This Month.

Yesterday was the hottest November
day in the history of the Washington
Weather Bureau. BY midafternoon the
mercury had scared to 80 degrees, 3
points higher than any corresponding
temperature of the past So years.
The sultry spell will be short-lived,
however. The forecast is cooler to-
night and tomorrow. with probable
rains"
The downtown streets were thronged
with persons visibly oppressed by the
unusual beat. Dressed for Fall wealth.
er, they carried overcoats on their arms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
CridirOn Records
No Real Upsets;
Results Listed

No startling upsets figured in
yesterdays foot ball results.
A smart, fast Georgetown
eleven earned a clean-cut victory
Tor the second straight year over
N. Y. U. at New York, IA to 0,
while Maryland was held to 1913
draw by Virginia. Catholic U. de-
feated Manhattan College, 20-7;
Gallaudet nosed' out Baltimore
University, 60, and the Marines
gained custody of the Presidents
Cup by vanquishing the U. S.
Coast Guard team, 1870.
other games of note included
Penn's 7-2 victory over Navy.
Notre Danes 1876 conquest of
Georgia Tech, Chicago's 15-7 de-
feat of Princeton, Northwestern's
TO verdict over Illinois. Cali
fornia's l5-7 triumph against
Southern California and Wander
hilt's 1870 trouncing Of Alabama.
Details will be found in the sports
section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03

and mopped the perspiration from their
faces.
In more than one ofice building a
drone of electric fans heralded the
event of Indian Summer. Washington
was not the only record-breaking city
A high mark of 78 degrees was set in
Boston. while Richmond saw ali previous
records for November equaled.
A further decline in temperature is
expected Monday night, when the mer-
curry should reach a normal level for
this time of year. the forecaster said.
On two previous occasions tempera-
lures In November went to 80 degrees
here. X
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03


L. Peake. superintendent Of the Jail
Col. Peake had summoned Mcpherson
to tell him OF the new turn the case
had taken. The young man smileo
broadly and reafirmed confidence In q
speedy exoneration.
The next information to reach
Mcpherson. this time as ne sat in l1iS
cell, was of different complexion. He
heard, without comment, Of the de-
termination of the investigators to
bring him to trial and declined to dis
cuss his case with newspaper men.
His attorney, young Mcpherson exc
planned, had instructed him to deny
himself to interviewers.
Just how Mcpherson reacted to the
good and bad news was hidden behind
the stole demeanor he has maintained
from the first. Although he was given
to believe yesterday morning that the
indictment would be nolle pressed, de-
velopments during the afternoon ob.
Waited this possibility.
Receives Birthday Gifts.
Mcpherson spent a large part Of his
birthday poring over some hundred
letters, kilograms and postcards sent
him by his friends. The days mail
also included gift necktie, a novel and
eight or ten dollars in money.
McPherson's parents visited him on
Friday, the regular day for calls from
the outside.
Questioned yesterday by Col Peake
relative to his health, Mcpherson de-
clared that the 80 days he has spent In
the District jail had worked no notice
able physical hardship. He was sleep
ing regularly and eating with normal
appetite, he said, adding he had lost no
weight during his imprisonment.
Mcpherson said. however, that he was
still affected by the shock of his wife's
death. He said he was determined to
make the best of things and would face
the future with confidence.