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Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
BRITISH BOARD
FILES REPORT IN
VESTRIS SINKING
Blame For Disaster Is
Placed Upon Several
Persons.
By CLIFFORD L. DAY
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, July 81. U.H-The
steamer Vestris was not in safe
condition when she left Hoboken
last November 10, and was not in
fit condition to encounter the
perils Of what proved to be her
final voyage, the British board of
trade found today in making pub
lie the report of its investigation
of the Vestris disaster.
The board found that overlooking
contributed to the sinking of the
vessel with the loss of III lives,
and adjudged the responsible Off
GERS Of SandcrsOn and Sons, New
York agents of the Lamport and
Holt line, owners of the vessel,
guilty of wrongful act and de-
fault which contributed to the loss
of the Vestris.
The decision said the court con
sidered those guilty of wrongful
act and default - to be David Cook,
vice president of Sanderson and
Sons: Harry Wheeler, marine super
intendrnt of Sanderson and Sons
aud Capt. W. S. lIeasley, assistant
superintendent Of SandcrsOn and
Sons.
" David Cook, vice president of
Sanderson and Sons, the report
read, did not take proper and ade'
uuate measures to insure that the
vessel was not loaded beyond the
loadline mark, and in lesser degree
Marine Superintendent Wheeler and
in still lesser degree, Capt. Heasley
assistant marine superintendent OF
Sanderson and Sons, were tC
blame
Wheeler was responsible foi
the ST lbilitY of the vessel and al
though he stated he had considered
the question, the court is of the
opinion that he did not take the
proper measures to insure efficient
stability, Heaslcy is not to blame
in this matter.
"The court is of the opinion that
/ the chief engineer was not guilty
of wrongful act of default. The
/ Lamport and Holt line of Liver
pool is not guilty of wrongful act
or Default
"Alfrcd Woods. general manage,
Of Lamport and Holt, was no
guilty of wrongful act or default
except his omission to make urgen
/ representations TO Sanderson ant
Sons hat overlooking should no
occur again after being brought t.
Lis notice that the Nestris in May
1926. left the wharf in New Yori
overladen.
"The court attributes some blam,
to Woods for failing to make sucl
representations.
Captain Censured.
The court censured the late Capt
William j. Carey, who went dowr
with the ship, for not sending out
an sos earlier than he did.
The court made eight recommen
Continued on Page SIX
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
Forest
. Fire Serious

WINNIPEG, Man, July 81. U.H
-Gaining headway before dry
winds, a dozen or more forest fires
We're reported raging today through
virgin timber areas in three pro,
vinces of the Canadian northwest.
The most serious blaze, reported
nearly out of control on the Ontario
Manitoba boundary near English
river, advanced westward over a 20
mile front, despite the desperate ef-
forts of 200 rangers and scores of
volunteer fighters.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
Ice Cream Must
Be Just That
SACRAMENTO, July 81. U.H

SACRAMENTO, July 81. U.H
Even If it looks like ice cream
and tastes like ice cream, in
reality it may be ice milk, de
cla13d DR.. NJ. E. Mcdonald,
chief of the state bureau of
dairy control, here today.
DR.. Mcdonald announced the
arrest Of Milo Ladar at Taft
who was fined S25 for selling
iced milk as ice cream, and
warned other violators that the
state law is strict against such
an offense.
Ice milk is not readily dis
tinguishable from ice cream,
and contains much smaller per
centage Of milk fat. To protect
the consumer, Cr. Mcdonald said
the law requires every seller Of
ice milk to display in his place
Of business sign in letters six
inches high that ice milk is
sold.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
AV|ATORS
REST ON
LAURELS
O'Brine And Jackson No
Worse For Long Grind
In Setting Record.
EARN TIDY AMOUNT
Make Perfect Landing
Surrounded BY Huge
Crowd OF Admirers.
By PAUL WEBER
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)


ST. LOUIS, July 81. U.P) -Avia-
tion s newest heroes s-two grinning
"oung men who "look as if they
were going to a party '-received
the plaudits of the world today,
having made the longest airplane
flight since mankind learned to fly.
Out IN hangar at Lambert st.
Louis airport, slim orange mono
plane stood, its motor silent and its
wheels on the earth for the first
time in is days.
The boys are Dale "Redo Jack
son, and Forrest "Obie" O'Brine
And the monopIane is the st. Louis
Robin. Those three names today
were as famous, as any in America.
The Robin landed at Lambert
Field last night at 7:I9 O'Clock,
having remained in continuous
flight for 420 hours ~ y minutes ~
or l73 hours and 81 minutes longer
than any other plane that ever
flew. Plane aud pilots landed un-
beaten.
Jackson and O'Brine brought the
power on, unconquered and unwill-
ing. Stili believing 1--WE could take
the same ship and break the record
We have Just set - They landed
,'rnder orders from Major William
b. Robertson, chief sponsor of the
flight, after it had been decided
that all objects of the flight had
Il 4 h.sI 20
in advance of all expectations had
been set.
In other words the Robin came
down with its pilots and sponsors
feeling, as somebody expressed it,
there : no use fighting any more
when the hattleS won. -
Estimated earnings of the pilots
were f3l $50 jointly.
Many Awards Coming
So many different awards are
waiting for them that the exact
amount they will realize from the
flight is unknown. 1t viii average
about - per minute. it was estma-
ted. That includes n bonus of 800
per hour on basis Of 500 hours,
Il'H lHtu lHtul Nv lHt NulllSS AIT
plane Manufacturing Company,
makers of the Challenger motor.
"Cowc down sometime tsday'',
Ma ior Robertson said in message
sent via the rcfueling plane ycstcr-
cay morning.
For hours there was silence from
the orange plane. Earlier the fly.
crs had dropped a note saying
everything was fine, and they
planned to "shoot at the 500
mark, > All day yesterday the plane
circled at its usual 1900 feet. ap.
parcntly ignoring the order. Then
late in the afternoon il dived,
roared low over the field, and drop.
ped note:
owe will land sometime between
six and eight. Maybe before that
time
(Continued on Page Six)
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
lnaugurate Plane
Service To Mexico

LOS ANGELES, July 81. U.H-
Plane service to Mexico City and
Guatemala was formally Inaugural
ted when Bach tri-motored plane
of the Piekwick Latin-American
Airways line took off from Grand
Central air terminal for Nogales,
Ariz,, shortly after s a. IN. today.
Six passengers were aboard, and
. quantity of mail, which will be
transferred at Nogales, flown to
Mexico City, then transferred for
third hop to Guatemala. Ten Pick
wick ships viii be flying over the
southern route by Monday, officials
announced,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
Fits To Probe
Diploma Mill

LOS ANGELES, July 81. W.P)--
AN investigation of the Los Ang-
eles Chiropractie College, alleged
"diploma mill institution, was
opened today by the district attor-
ney's office.
The probe was ordered after
Bert Humason, chief inspector Of
the state board of chiropractie ex-
aminers, received a warrant for thc
arrest of DR.. c. A. Gale, head Of the
school.
EIumason charged that chiroprac'
tic diplomas were being sold TO In
experienced practitioners.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
Child's Death
Puzzles Doctors

LOS ANGELES, July 81. W.H-
Five year old Charles Haynes died
here today of mysterious poison
ing which attacked him and his two
sisters, Katherine, 9, and Ida, 3,
last week.
Physicians were at loss to ex-
plain the malady as they worked
to save the lives of the two girls,
still critically i'll.
On the report that the children
had been on IA fruit and negotiable
diet, autopsy chemists examined
the dad youth to determine if an
insectide spray caused the illness.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
Marital Rift In
Clifford Family

NEW YORK, July 81. U.P)-Wal-
ter s. Clifford, president of the
American Telegraph q Telephone
Co., confirmed report today that
his wife has established residence
in Reno, for the purpose of apply,
ing for a divorce.
The Giffords have been separated
for about four months. They have
two children, Sherman, II, and
Ricard, Z. Mrs. Clifford was Flor
ence Pittman of Brooklyn before
they were married October %,
1916.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
Consul Held For
Shooting Friend

SAN FRANCISCO, July 81. U.P)
Francisco ID. Perez, Guatemalan
consul general was expected to be
taken into police court here today
for arraignment on charge of as
sault with intent to commit murder
While the consul spent the night
in custody of police, his old friend,
Celso de Leon, As, wealthy import
er, was near death in hospital
here from bullet wounds that para
lyzed him below the waist.
De Leon was shot yesterday. A
few seconds later the envoy was ar
rested and charged with the shoot
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
Experts
Set New Records

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, July
81. W.H Two Portland Oregon,
archers held new world records as
the National Archery Association
meet entered its second day.
DIR. George A. Carthay bettered
two old marks. He shot Il 29-inch
arrow 357 yards 8 inches to beat
the former mark by 80 yards ) in
ches in regular style flight, as he
made 337 yards free style, II yards
better than the old record,
Mrs Homer Prody beat the wo-
mems mark with a flight of 273
yards.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
GetZOff Leaves
On Eastern Trip

LOS ANGELES, July 81. U.R}-
Ben Getzoff. convicted of bribery
with Asa Keyes, former district at
torney, and Ed Rosenberg, finan-
cier, was enroute to Chicago today.
Getzoff, paroled because of his
health and when he turned state S
evidence against Harold Davis,
Keyes' chief deputy, will undergo
medical treatment in the Illinois
city.
Permission to leave Los Angeles
was granted to him after he told
the court of several threats against
his life. In Chicago he win be in
custody of his brother, L. II. Get
Zoff.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
Five Cases In
Police Court

Three women, two negroes ana
one Mexican, We're arraigned before
Judge Perkins in police court this
morning on charges of vagraney.
Two other offenders, Dolores Brown
and Johnny Day, forfeited $50
bonds when they failed to appear
for trial this morning on charges of
vagrancy.
Louise Thompson and Anna
Green, negroes, and Juana Carrillo,
Mexican, asked for court trial
and will be given hearing at 4:3O
o'cock Friday afternoon. Bonds of
$50 each were put up by the defen-
dants.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
Chinese-Russian
Conference On

MANCHULI, Manchuria, July 81.
U.P)-Negotiations for settlement of
the Chinese Russian controversy in
Manchuria started here today.
The Chinese and Soviet represen-
tatlves met in the palace car of the
railway train in which the Chinese
dele gates arrived from Harbin. The
train was on the border line.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
TO SUCCEED BISCAILUZ

Los ANGELES, July 81. W.H -
p. Harry Wright, chief criminal de-
putty to Sheriff William |. Treager,
has been named to succeed Under
sheriff Eugene w. Biscailuz, who
has resigned to accept appointment
as superintendent of the new State
Highway Motor Patrol.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
AMERICAN CONVICTED

LONDON, July 81. UD Richard
]. Reynolds, young American, was
found guilty Of manslaughter in
Old Bailey court today and was
sentenced TO serve five months in
prison in the second division,
Reynolds was ordered to pay the
costs of the prosecution.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31


CHICAGO, July 81. U.P) A
known racketeer is dead and two
other hoodlums are dying after a
sensational gun battle on a crowded
thoroughfare of the near west side.
The duel, which was witnessed by
hundreds of persons homeward
bound from Loop theatres last night,
marked the first appearance of a
woman in a gangland assassination
attempt.
The woman drove the automobile
carrying the man who detectives
say started the shooting. She sat
calmly at its wheel as bullets whiz-
zed around it. Then she drove her
gangster escort to hospital, left
him and departed without giving
her name.
James (Bozo) Shupe. 80 ex-con-
Wet with 20. year criminal record
and brother of Tommy Shupe, now
in prison for the $4,000 Information
al Harvester Company robbery, died
today of his wounds. Little hope is
held for the recovery of Thomas
| (Big) McNichols, 81, a former MUM
opal court bailiff whose father
Frank McNichols, formerly was an
alderman and a state representative,
and George Higgins, 80, partner of
Shupe's in a West Madison street
cigar store.
McNichols, detectives said, began
firing as soon as his car came
abreast the cigar store. Shupe and
higgins exchanged shot for shot
with him.
When McNichols had emptied his
gun, his woman chauffeur stepped
on the gas and soon was out of
sight, leaving Shupe and Higgins
laying in the street.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
RAIN DAMAGES ROAD

CLIFTON, Ariz., July 3l WP) -
A % mile stretch Of the Clifton
Duncan road was closed 10 traffic
today following damaging rains IN
the last few days
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
More Arrests In
Pasadena Scandal

LOS ANGELES, July 81. U.P) =
Six prominent Pasadena men were
named in two indictments returned
10y the county grand jury today fol-
lowing an investigation of engineer
ing projects.
The first true bill charged four
counts of grand theft and four of
misappropriation of public funds.
w. c. Earle, former city engineer,
Cletus War, inspector, Thomas C..
Brcitenstein, paving contractor, and
w. +. Ducey were made defendants.
The second Indictment named o..
X. Hart, constructor of the Pasadena
outfall sewer, Warren c. Earle and
w. j. Watson, contractor. 1t ac-
cused the men of two counts OF
grand theft and two of misappro-
priation of public funds.
Approximately $4,000 was in
volved in the indictments.
Immediately after naming the SIX
men the grand jury adjourned until
September q.
LOS ANGELES, July 81. (U.H)-
With the arrest last night of two
inspectors from the Pasadena city
engineer office in connection with
the purported $4,000 graft ON
Pasadena sewer and paving con
tracts, indictments were expected
today against six other city Off
eials.
Cletus NJ. Ward and William j.
Watson were taken direct from the
grand jury room last night and
lodged in the county Jail ON charges
of grand larceny, following a state
ment from Ward that he had been
hired to alter contracts, and inn
plicating other officials.
Chairman De Garmo of the grand
jury declined to discuss the ease
except to say that evidence reveals
corrupt condition in the Pasadena
engineering office, and that iuves-
tigation will continue.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31

On $4,000 acres in the Tulare Lake
bed lighter crop of grain was
harvest led than in 1923, owing TO
frost, wind and drouh.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
GANCSTERS WAGE
GUN BATTLE In
CHICAGO STREET
Woman Bandit Involved
In Fight Which Kills
Two and Wounds One

CHICAGO, July 81. U.P)-
Thomas McNichols, 81, former
municipal court bailiff, whose
father, Frank McNichols, for
merly was a state representa-
tive, died this afternoon of
gunshot wounds.
George higgins, SO, is not
expected to live.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-31
CANDIDATES FOR
EDIS0N'S T0CA
TO FACE TEST

EAST ORANGE, N. j., July 81.
W.R)-The brain battle which they
will wage with Thomas A. Edison
had 40 boys somewhat worried to-
The Washington times., 1929-02-07
INTERIOR OF BRITISH AIRSHIP THAT RESCUED
WOMEN AND CHILDREN

This interesting picture showing the arrangement OF seats
/ for soldiers wounded ordinary commercial
travellers in the interior Of big British flying machine will
interest everybody.
Ahead you see two steering wheels the dual control Of
big machine There seats for two pilots one were
shot down anything else happened to him. the other could
Immediately take charge of the ship.
The in the arranged that they can be let
down and made into sleeping COTS convenient for carry
ing wounded men.
Several ships like this made by the British especially
to carry troops % besides the pilot to each ship for
quick expeditions to suppress riot or insurrection.
This type Of ship used recently most successfully in the
Afghansan uprising against King Amanulah. The rebels
had driven the king and his ministers into the fort at Kabu
in that fort there number Of British women and
children, and also Indian
British government sent planes of this type through
the air from India Kabu The and children
taken on board and carried to safety.
The Afghan King Amanulah also carried away in
of the planes with his wife whose wearing of European
clothes with veil her face aroused the rage of the
barbarous Afghans
Before many years have passed. riding in arpanes like this
There will be in the air foCks of aanes almost numerous
focks of carrier pigeons that disappeared long ago
Men will leave the Atlantic seaboard in the morning to dine
in Paris New York the evening of the day.
They will go from Chicago to Florida to southern
northern California leaving after breakfast arriving in time
for swim before luncheon.
Whoever doubts this has little confidence in the inventive
and building genius of the human Heaven knows that
genius has sufficiently demonstrated its power from the air
plane submarine and from the giant locomotive the
swift automobile.
The Washington times., 1929-02-07
THE COP ON THE CORNER
By Herbert Kaufman.

John H. PATTERSON in the Of an advertisement
once sad The corner where the policeman stands is al
ways orderly"
Mr. Patterson used to his representatives to sell
registers the theory that unguarded s invite ne
Men, claimed tempted into dishonesty by other tos
Therefore system which made embezzement
difficult manifestly tended to discourage it.
Proponents of an effective Navy arguing their
cause much the They don't believe tnat It's
safe to leave the biggest till earth unprotected
History reminds how the nations which hitherto neg
ected to set watchdogs their wealth invariably nced
cupidity and finally lost independence and possessions
McCutcheon cartoon editorial, showed that
America has spent ten per cent of its career at war his
statistics demonstrate fighting somebody on an
average of every tenth day since began business
But fanatcsm which neither heed facts reads figures
wants Uncle draw his last naval teeth and become
fat HELPLESS rabbit in a world of vulpne greeds.
Pac declare need only set the example and all other
powers will follow uiunk ornaments cease covetng neigh
with kind words and substitute the Golden Rule for the doc
trne of grab what you get.
They do claim that water about to uphill or the
law Of pravation will be suspended-merey that human
nature has completely changed since 1914
But human nature changes Expediency and necessity
are controlling forces everywhere
When it's feasible and profitable to seize domains confis
cate markets satisfy blood grudges self interest not
ethics dominates the situation and Old Adam strikes Wnc
the advantage is on his side.
We have miaristic plans hostile ntents toward any
country America only asks to be let alone and permeo 10
strive and prosper.
But our industries producers must have outlet for
Yields and that outlet demands universal customers The
more we extend export trade-and must expand foreign
business shut shopthe more we conflict Win european
competition and aspiration
IF we are vulnerable and unarmed commercial rivals can
inmdate our merchants and their consumers monopoze
repudate indebtedness the spirit may move
them compel preferential tariffs make America the dumping
ground supuses and pauper labor assert sovereignty over
require the revision OF immigration acts ana
statutes invent pretexts for nvasionas Bis
arcks false telegram bred the Franco Waro as
Napoleon frankly come aconqueng because cant stop it.
The surest peace and security are fleets COM
narabe to those Of the mightiest potential enemy.
The corner the policeman stands is always orderly
and the bigger the cop, the order
/ by Herbert Kauman1
The Washington times., 1929-02-07
FLAMING NOVELS
.RY Garrett p. SerYiss

"A RE indeed living of utter abandon to the
~ british instincts of aoyed nature? Must the
neeng charges hypocrisy accompanied by pretended anxiety
promote seowedge only knowledge of how to get
the greatest amount of animal enjoyment out OF life and to
do with the greatest atanab degree of security against dis
agreeable Is there indeed master spirit of evil
abroad growing momentary in which, with dvish in
genuty pitess nsence, strives to fe the human
which humanys sheet anchor
amidst the stroms of unoosed passions $?
~ ask myself these questions receiving through the mail
speech Ignorance of life and other cahwords
the literature of nakedness and supraion
"Parsan life and love- contained in 5000 flaming of
living reality" In the same enclosure informed that in
page page, there will before vision amazing
damse Partisan Beauties
wenches husbands apd mresses, lovers
couSan and nobemen scholars and rake
artists models. You will beaut
full delightful and desirabwomen who ravished the
captyated the lives of men,
And the reward reading all this stuff that
"You and have before
No. you One doesn't have to his with Flames
his heart with nastness order to know that
weak and imperfect One doesn't have to In
Vanity Fair and its shows and ndecencies have
who constitute the Heroes and herone of these books
all that needfu to about them without
aid from writers of erecious stories Like the black and white
Mphs mpha they reveal themselves and their nature
plainly at a distance.
Enough this pretense useful pictures of life it
isl which everybody ought to study and be familiar with Every
that similar those depicted
in such books do human society But every of good
that they characterize whole
while they such poisonous nature that them out
the deceptive cOors of like showing disease germs
rebel the claims of
abase who would its chief function the display
find this sentene Anthony Comsoc guardian angel of
literature alive today doubt he'd be
this minute doing his from sending this
to But the period of prudey which Anthony Comstock
Well it gone perhaps period moral sense will
soon to take its place,
The Washington times., 1929-02-07

MY father, Alex Robinson,
lyl died when he was still q
young man.
He died after years OF bitter
hard work and great suffering,
But in spite of that labor and
suffering he never forgot joy
He believed in joy, though he
had so little of it for himself. J
He rejoiced when he saw joy in
other 1ives-which is a very rare
thing.
IT is so EASY TO WEEP
WITH THOSE WHO WEEP,
BUT so EXTREMELY HARD
TO LAUGH WITH THOSE WHO
LAUGH.
But my father laughed when
/, laughter came to others. And
often he said, "Do NOT TAKE
HIS SONG FROM ANYoNE!' I
did mot understand that saying
when 4 was a child But now, |
think, understand it.
Everyone has a song.
Something that makes music in
the heart.
1t may be something at which
you or ! would sniff our noses in
seorn--some foolisIIS common
pleasure.
1t may be something which YOU
or would brand as superstition.
The Washington times., 1929-02-07
LISTEN WORLD!
"Do Not Take His Song from Anyone"
By Elsie Robinson

1t may be something which you
or / would call ''nutty.'
But to that particular spirit it
brings happiness and puts music
into this dreary business of liy
ing.
Everyone has a song
And that song is essential to
his life.
Happiness isn't merely an ac-
cident.
Happiness is necessary.
We are reborn every time we
are happy.
We grow when our spirits
laugh.
We slough off old dead tissues
and strike new roots into life
Joy is food
Joy is a new chance
Everyone MUST have a song in
his spirit or he perishes-
Just as everyone MUST have
blood in his veins or he dies
DO NOT TAKE HIS SONG
FROM ANYONE.
Do not, by your cynicism or
doubt rob anyone OF his faith
Do not, through your superior
culture spoil the simple pleasure
of some commoner soul
Do not take the song from any
one, for if you do YOU take the
essential rhythm OF his life.