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Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29
TRANSAMERICA
SELLS AGAIN IN
SAN FRANCISCO
Stock Taken Off Floor
Is Replaced Later In
Morning.
tBy FRANK II. BARTHOLOMEW
United Press Staff Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29.--U.R
Trading in Transamcrica corpor-
alton, temporarily suspended on the
San Francisco stock exchange at
the opening this morning, was re-
sumcd shortly before 10 am.
As the market opened, he follow
in message was carried on the tick
cr:
"Notice. Floor brokers may not
accept any additional orders in
Transamerica that the book may be
be established"
Immediately thereafter A. p. Gil
annini issued the following state
mcnt:
"Thc fact that Transamerica was
the last stock to resist the present
market decline affords fair APP
praisal of its investment value, but
with the change in the general trend
it should not be surprising that
Transamcrica eventually would fol
low the other leading stocks Of the
world
"Selling brought about to protect
the market account and to provide
funds for the purchase of securities
which have declined so drastically
in the present market crisis is the
basis for the decline of our stock.
"We are facing the situation with
confidence and feel sure that oEl
stockholders will do the same.
at must be borne in mind that
i Transamcrica is a bank holding com
pany and that the real value of its
holding has not been affected.
"This is a period that calls for
clear heads and bold hearts"
While no amplified explanation OF
the order to suspend trading wa,
forthcoming, it is understood that
the halt is but temporary one.
The Bank of Italy interests are
believed in Montgomery street tc
have bolstered the price of Trans
america in the first days of the mar
ket furore with tremendous pur.
! chases to offset the selling orders.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29
Prison Term For
Offering Bribe

Los ANGELES, Oct. 29.--U.P)-
William McGee, bail bond broker,
was under a one to ID year sentence
to San Quentin prison today upon
conviction of offering a policeman
q bribe to report favorablly upon
the automobile death crash for which
Mrs. Lois Pantages was found gull
ty of manslaughter.
McGee was tried without a jury
before Charles Fricke, who recently
presided at the trial of Alexander
Pantages, convicted of assaulting
Eunice Pringle, young dancer.
Police officer william Dutton tes.
titled McGee told him there would
be "plenty of dough on the line" If
the officer would change the report
he made about the crash in which
.uro Rokumoto was killed by Mrs.
Pantagos' car.
McGee announced he will appeal
the ease.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29
Brawley People
Attend Revival

DIR. John l.. Brlndt, who is con-
ducting the revival services at the
State Street Christian church, will
speak tonight on "What Becomes of
Man When He Leaves the Body ?"
in which he viii present the six
views of future life, including the
views held by the Scripturahsts.
Special music has been prepared by
Professor ThcophiluS Fitz, and the
public is cordially invited to attend
the service.
A large delegation from Brawley
was present at last nights service.
and heard an excellent sermon by
Dir. Brandt on "Trc Souls Thirst -
in which he cmpl asi2ed mans need
for religion, declaring that it is one
of the most predominant instincts.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29
JUVENILE CRIME
RING REVEALED
BY LOCAL LADS

The stealing of spare tires, lap
uablcs left in automobiles is expect
ID to stop in Fl Centre now, Chief
Oswalt said tins morning. With the
arrest Of five school lads between
the ages of Is and Is breaking up
a junior underworld in the valley.
the police department recovered
this morning Il miscellaneous as
sortment of stolen articules.
The lads confessed to their crimes
and gave a written list of all the
articles they said they had taken
from automobiles in the valley. In
cluded in the confession was the
theft 81 several rifles from a hard
ware store III Delano, California. in
the San Joaquin valley. The lads said
the guns were hidden under Il pack.
ing shed in DclanO.
They did not know from whom
they had stolen all the articles but
walt made two of the boys take Il
remembered some of them. Chief Os-
blanket and an automobile battery
to local resident and apologize
after confessing to their guilt.
Oswalt said this morning that he
would not reveal their names, but
added that not only would he have
their names published next time but
would also have them sent to the
state reform school at lone. They
were released on promise of good
behavior.
The police department has been
watching for the boys for several
months as many petty theft reports
have been received. They We're
caught after they had broken all
the windows at the old golf club
house north of the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29
Asserts Husband
Was Cave Man

When Verne Steven Singleton
got mad at his wife, whether she
had done anything to provoke him
or not. he only socked her in the
face and about the head and body
with his fists, threw her on the
floor and kicked her, and ON occas-
ions chased her around the house
with the stove poker. At least,
that is what Mrs. Vivian June
Singleton, Brawley, signed in a
complaint for divorce, filed with
the county clerks office today.
The Shingletons were married on
june 9, 1922. According to the com
plant, she treated her husband with
love and kindness and all the affec-
tion due from one spouse TO an
other. But this affection apparently
was unappreciated.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29
SCORES
IN PERIL
ON LAKE
Coast Guard Struggles
To Save Lives Of Sixty
Wreck Victims.
EIGHT KNOWN DEAD
Ancient Steamer Found
ers In Storm On Lake
Michigan.

KENOSHA, oct. %. U.P)-The
second big shipwreck on Lake Mich.
igan within week claimed eight
lives today while coast guardsmen
fought their way through mountain
Gus waves to save 66 others from the
20 year old steamer Wisconsin, after
it had floundered in storm Is miles
off the coast.
Among the rescued brought to hos
pitfalls here, 20 we're suffering from
severe injuries.
True to the traditions of the sea,
Capt. Hugo Morrison, of the Wiscon-
sin went down with his ship.
KENOSHA, Wis, Oct. 90 U.p)-
Lake Michigan was cheated of ut
least 80 lives, possibly three more,
early today when the Good
rich passcnger-fr"igh liner Wiscon-
sin went down IN storm 13 miles
off shore, but the fate of the rest of
60 or more othef passengers and
members of crew still was in doubt.
Coast guardsmcn, fighting tower
ing waves, dro"c their boats
alongside the sinking liner and
took off as many as they could of
the crew of 60 and several passen-
gers. Others We're taken from life
boats and two were pulled out of the
water after iifrboat bearing ID
had capsized.
The remainder Of the complement
and the passengers may have been
drowned or some or all may have
been saved in ships lifeboat or by
ether craft, the coast guardsmen
said.
The Wisconsin, an old boat plying
between Chicago and Milwaukee:
radioed an sos ct 1:30 a. M, tell
ing it was in distress. At 2:40 Il.
III. the Radio Corporation of America
picked up message stating the fire
hold of the craft was flooded and
that she was in immediate danger.
"Hold on, help is coming" the OPP
orator radioed back.
BY that time aid was being rushed
to the sinking liner from half
dozen points. The Kenosha and
Racine coast guard stations had sent
their crews into the storm. The IL
linois, sister ship e the Wisconsin,
although herself disabled by the
storm, was on the way from Racine.
The tug Butterfield, survivor of
the furious storm that swept the
Great Lakes last week, also was
ateaming toward the spot where the
Wisconsin was going down.
But the buffe.;ng waves made it
almost impossible to approach the
craft, and darkness hampered the
rescuers.
A few miles north of the spot
where the rescue was in progress,
the ear ferry Milwaukee went down
a week ago tonight with her crew
of 50.
The Wisconsin left Navy pier in
Chicago at 1925 o'clock last night.
Her schedule called for a stop at
Racine and docking at Milwaukee
at a. III. today.
The Illinois, ter wheel chain dis
abled by the waves, had put in at
Racine for repairs after fighting her
way northward from Chicago since
shortly after s o'clock last night.
AS soon as word OF the plight of
the Wisconsin became known, the
Illinois went to the rescue.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29
Biffle Prepares
To Fight Charge

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29.-(U.H-
Garland Bifflc, law book salesman
and a defense witness in the recent
assault trial of Alexander Pantagcs
today was preparing his first move
to escape prison sentence for per
jury.
Bifrlc is scheduled TO appear in
superior court Thursday when his
attorLevs will argue a motion to set
aside the con rlr.nt ard demurrer
to the charges.
Riffie WAS paced under arrest
on the order Of the district attorney
after he testified he heard Eunicc
Pringle and Nicholas Dunaev talk,
ing in the Pantages theatre on the
day the girl declares Pantages as,
saulted her.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29
1. A. Market
Hits Bottom

LOS ANGELES, Oct. % (U.P)-
Following the trend of markets IN
other cities issues broke sharply in
a wild session on the Los Angeles
exchange and curb today,
In the early trading Transamcri-
ca led all issues and sold 23,9OO
shares while fluctuating crratically
betwecn33, a new low, and IS. The
closing bid yesterday was 62l@.
The pace set during opening hours
of the session indicated a record day
in the number of sales.
All the oils were down. Standard
led the decline, losing 5.S to 5712,
a new low. Other new lows were es-
tablished in Union at 45, down 3;
Union Associates at 42h, down 8;
and Richfield at "a, Richfield later
started to climb.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29
New Coast Marks
Set By Planes

OAKLAND, Oct %. U.P)--Two
new airplanc speed marks for the
Pacific coast were ON record today.
Pilot Ralph Nirirn. of the Pacific
Air Transport, yesterday flew from
Mcdford, Ore, TO the Municipal air
port here in one hour and 40 mini
utes. lie brok his own record of
two hours and 5cv,n minutes for the
$50 miles.
Pilot G. b. Spead, of the West
Coast Air Transport, made the trip
from Portland to Oakland, 54i miles,
in three hours and 40 minutes, low
cring the previous record by eight
minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29
Allow Pantages
To Visit Wife

LOS ANGELES, Oct. %. U.P)-
Alexander PantagcS, convicted of
assaulting II year old Eunice Prin-
Ole, today was given permission to
leave the county Jail long enough
to visit at the bedside of his wife,
Mrs. Lois Pan'agos, critically i'll
since she was founa guilty of man
slaughter recencly in connection
with the automobile, death of Juro
Rokumoto.
Superior Judge Charles Tricke
signed the order OF temporary re-
lease after 4 conference with de-
Tense attorneys and the district at
torney'S office.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
I. v. Commandery No. 81,
7:30. Masonic Temple.
I. o. o. T. lodge 397, 8, Davis
hall.
I. v. Choral club, 8, Wilson
school.
Women's gym class. 10, high
school.
Court of Honor, 7:30, Elk's
hall.
Fox Imperial Theatre, THE
Great Gabbo."
TOMORROW
Chamber of commerce lunch
con, Barbara Worth.
Junior chamber of commerce
breakfast, $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29
Defer Sentence
On Policemen

Los ANGELES, Oct. 90. UP)-
Sentence of w, +. (Bob) Evans and
Miles Ledbetter, Les Angeles po
iicemen convicted of accepting q
bribe, was postponed until Monday
today when counsel for the men
moved for new trial
The attorneys said they wanted
additional time to investigate some
new evidence they had discovered.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29
Assert Mother
Poisoned Child

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29.-W.p-
Believed to be dying here today,
Mrs. Muriel Hartwig. 26, was ac-
cused by police of administering
poison which took the life of her son,
Samuel, 16 months old.
Jack Hartwig, huband of the WON.
an, returned from work and found
his wife and son in convulsions. The
baby died shortly after he was ta-
ken to hospital and physicians
said the mother had little chance to
live.
Hartwig told police his wife had
becu respondent.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29
Airmail Flyer
Burns To Death

MT. VERNON, O., Oct. 90. (U.D
---Perils that lu,k in the airlanes
claimed the life today of F. +. NJ.
Kane, pilot for the Universal Air
Lines, whose desire to see the mail
go through on schedule sent him
aloft against the odds Of unfavor.
able weather.
Kane was burned to death when
his plane crashed on the William
Johns farm, nine miles southwest OF
here, and caught fire. He left Ak.
ron at 4:44 a. m. ON his regular run
TO Columbus.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29
ARIZONA GETS RAIN

PHOENIN, Ari2., Oct, %. --W.P)--
Breaking a prolonged dry spell, n
"bctween season" rain fell here late
yesterday that measured 10 of an
inch, the first measurable rain to
fall this season. Farm and range
lands were benefited by the down,
fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29
WASHINGTON NOT
lJNDULY ALARMED
BY STOCK CRASH
Prefer Quick Drop To
Long Standing Period
OF Depression.
Ry RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press staff Correspondent

I
WASHINGTON, Oct. %. W.H-
Responsible officials here are not so
much concerned about the break in
the stock market rs they are that
the business painful though it may
be to individuals affected, be over
quickly.
They fear the effects of long
gradual decline filled with months
Of Encouragement rather than
sharp, quick break will end suspense
and reveal the worst without delay.
For ihis reason officials here are
not alarmed over the outlook. They
believe the drastic drops of the last
10 days were inevitable and they
believe it is well that the declines
have been forced into that short
span instead Of dragging out for
months.
While more settling down is ex
pcctcd, officials here believe the
selling wave is nearing its end.
Stock prices for many leading is
sues, according to the view here,
have reached prices in fair relation
to earning capacity after Il long
period of speculative initiation which
sent them out of all bounds with re-
gard to prospective dividends.
Officials in closest touch with the
general financial and business situa
tion are confident the effects of the
break will not extend into general
business but on the contrary will re-
lease money to other business and in
dustrial uses. A long period of com
parative quiet in the stock market
is anticipated by many officials
here while individuals, disillusioned
at the failure to make easy killings
in Wall Street, turn to more prosalc
but safer places to invest their saw
ings.
Money Not Tight
Officials here find grounds for
confidence in the fact that money
is not tight. During the 1907 panic
money could not be had in many in
stances. This is not true now. Banks
have psenty of liquid FUNDS for loans
and interest rates have not been af-
fected, one official pointed out
Although financial depression is
the most serious thing that can hap
pen politically to an administration,
there are few signs of anxiety here.
Close contact is being maintained
with money ccnters but thus far in
formation given to officials here is
.reassuring, For this reason officials
are confident that within short
time it will be seen that business
Fundamentally has not been mater
iallv affected.
There is little likelihood of any
Investigation of the stock market
situation by the senate at least until
after the regular session begins. but
senators individually are express
ing interest in an airing Of the cir
cumstances which led to the current
collapse.
Senator King, Dem, Utah, again
said he would press for action early
next session on his resolution to
have an investigation of the federal
reserve system and the credit situa
ton. Several members of the bank
ing and currency committee have eX-
pressed themselves in favor of such
an investigation when the Wall
Street situation quieis.
Senator Heflin. Dem, Ala, declar.
ed today if the Wall Street decline
continues to dcpress cotton prices
he will ask temporary closing of the
cotton exchange.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29
AUTO STRIKES BABY

LOS ANGELES Oct. 20. U.p
Two year old William Kenner was
injured critically today when he rou
into the path of az automobile driv.
en by Mrs. Emma j, Piffin, ~
Bloomington.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29

A|RSH|P
IS SAFE
Brief Dispatch Says Plane
And Occupants Located
This Afternoon.
DETAILS LA c KING
Western Air Liner Had
Been Missing since Early
Yesterday.
Los Angeles Western Air
Express announces its plane
lands safely n. Albuquerque.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29.-(U.P) -
Severe storms over western New
Mexico and eastern Arizona threat
rned today to disrupt entirely the
search for the Western Air Express
passenger plane ll3, missing since
yesterday with five persons aboard.
The local offices of the air com
pany received reports that heavy
storm was moving west from Albu.
querque. New Mexico, and that an
other was moving east from Hol-
brook, Arizona.
The reports indicated that the
disturbances would converge over
the very district where the ship is
believed to be down. prohibiting res
cue planes from continuing the hunt
and, perhaps, bringing suffering to
the two passengers and three crew
men in event they We're unhurt when
the ll3 went down.
The storms already have seriously
hampcred the rescue attempts.
George X Rice, the western air
pilot who found the 7. 4. T. wreck
more than TWO months ago, was
forced by snow and lee to put back
into Albuquerque after a four hour
search.
He said he "saw nothing"
lie reported that visibility was
bad and that ice formed on the wings
Of his plane. Il was showing heav-
iiy in the vicinity of Albuquerque,
lac said.
He reported he could not go aloft
again until better weather prevailed.
The western air agent at Hol-
brook reported gusty cold weather.
He reported snow at various points
along the route.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 90. W,P)-
The southwest s second great air
hunt within three months started at
dawn today when planes took the
air 10 search for n Western Air Ex'
press passenger liner feared lost
near the rugged Arizona New Mex
leo state line.
Two passengers and crew OF
three were aboard the plane when 1t
took off from Kingman, Ariz., at
7:2I n. m. yesterday after refueling
on its flight from Los Angeles to
Albuquerque. -
The plane was seen over Adamana
and again over Navajo, Ariz., some
100 miles west of Albuquerque. but
from Navajo on its course remained
Il mystery.
A snowstorm along the route
might have sent the pilot off his
course, flyers said.
George Rice, who found the wreck
age of the T. A. r. plane which
crashed three months ago on Mount
TAYLOR with loss of eight lives,
was at the controls of the searching
from Albuquerque. Other ships left
Los Angeles and Colorado Springs
about the same hour.
The two passengers aboard the
missing liner were;
DIR. A. w. Ward, San Francisco.
w. T.. Merz, Mt. Vernon, y. Y.
Chief Pilot James A. Dolcs, %,
Los Angeles.
Copilot Allan A. Barrie, o6, Bur
bank, Calf.
Steward Il. l.. Britcn, %, Los Ang-
eles.
Los Angeles officials of Western
Air Express refused to abandon hope
that the pilot had swervcd from his
course to avoid an unexpected
storm and had landed safely in some
remote spot from which he could
not communicate with them.
Region Isolated
"Thc region is isolated and il
might be day or more before Doles
could reach civilization if he was
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29

Grain growers and vincyardists of
San Luis Obispo county report
heavy losses from the deprcdations
Of deer.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-10-29

The San Joaquin Valley cotton
districts are experiencing a serious
shortage of piekers this season.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-05-16

An ordinance granting to R. f.
Combs, his heirs, successors and
assigns, natural gas franchise
or an artificial gas franchise
and the right to construct, operate
and maintain gas plant and dis
tributing system in the city OF
Kennewick, Washington, prescrib-
ing the terms of said grant, and re-
lating thereto.
The city council of the City OF
Kennewick, Washington, do ordain
as follows: r
Grant
Section THAT r. E. Combs
his heirs, successors and assigns
be and he is hereby granted thf
right, privilege and franchise to
construct, maintain and operate
in, through and along the present
and future streets of the said City
of Kennewick, and in the alleys
parkings and public places of the
said City of Kennewick, his mains
pipes, boxes, reducing and regulat-
ing stations, laterals, conduits
and service extensions, together
with all of the necessary appurt
enances for the purpose of supply.
ing gas for heat, light, power ant
other purposes, to the said city ane
the inhabitants thereof, for the full
term of this franchise subject, how
ever to the limitations herein SET
forth and provided.
Term
Section 2.-The rights, privileges
and franchise hereby granted te
and conferred upon the grantee
shall unless this franchise be soon.
er terminated as herein provided
extend for the full term of twenty.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-05-16

| the said city shall have the right
to have the said Court enter iudg-
ment declaring this franchise for
feited. Provided, however, that
failure of the said grantee to COM
ply with any of the provisions of
this ordinance, or the doing or
causing to be done by said grantee
of anything prohibited by or in
violation of the terms of this or
dinance, shall not be a ground for
the forfeiture thereof. when such
act or omission on the part of the
said grantee is due to any cause
or delay beyond the control Of said
grantee, his successors and assigns
or to bona fide legal proceedings.
Remedies
Section 15.-The city, in addition
to its rights, to forfeit this ordin-
ance and franchise for the reasons
herein stated, reserves the right
to pursue any remedy to compel
the grantee herein to comply with
the terms hereof, and furnish the
services herein called for. And the
pursuit of any remedy by the city
shall not prevent the city from
thereafter declaring a forfeiture
for any reason herein stated; nor
shall the delay of the city in de-
claring a forfeiture stop it from
thereafter doing so, unless the ac-
ton of the city shall have prevent
ed, caused or materially contrib
uted to the failure of the grantee
to perform or do the things on ac-
count of which a forfeiture is be-
ing asserted.
Assignment of Franchise
Section 16.-This franchise may
be assigned in accordance with the
laws of the State of Washington
as the same may exist at the time
when any assignment is made.
Saving Clause
Section 17.-If any clause, sem
tence or section of this ordinance
shall be held to be void by any
court, same shall not affect the re-
mainder of this ordinance.
Authority
Section 1S.-This franchise and
contract is made and granted un-
der and, by reasons of authority
of Sections 9125 and 9127, Reming-
toms Compiled Statute of the
State of Washington, and pursuant
to provisions of law applicable
thereto.
Effective
Section 19.-This ordinance shall
take effect and be in full force in
five days after its approval, pass
age and publication in the official
paper as provided by law, and aft
er its due acceptance by the
grantee within one I'D year after
said ordinance shall have become
effective as herein provided. Upor
its taking effect all other ordin.
ances or parts of ordinances in
consistent or in conflict with saiC
ordinance are hereby repealed.
Approved this 9TH day of May
1929.
C. A. CRAWFORD
Mayor.
Approved as to form: G. L. Hol.
comb, City Attorney.
Attest: Winifred Campbell, Cit,
Clerk.
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WANTED-We are in the mar
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