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Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
FRANCE REFUSES
PARITY DEMAND
MADE BY ITALY
Will Insist Upon Navy
Large Enough To Pro-
tect Colonies.
BY STEWART BROWN
United Press Staff Correspondent

PARIS, Nov. %. W.H-COnversa-
tions between Italy and France look
ing forward to ar agreement, especi-
ally on retention Of submarines, pre-
paratory to the Five Power Naval
conference in January, faced a SER
ious breach today over the declar-
alton of frances minister of marine,
Georges Leygues, that his govern
ment never would accept naval par.
ity with Italy.
Minister Leygues told the United
Press that France would refuse to
agree with the Italian demands for
parity as set forth in the note sub
mitted by Count Manzoni, ambassa-
dor from Rome, when the conversa-
ti0ns between the two nations were
reopened last week.
The Italian note left little doubt
but that Italy would insist upon n
parity agreement before consider
ing reductions Of submarines and
cruisers. Leygues declared that
France hoped to continue conversa-
tions but would insist upon two
points-first, she will not accept
parity with Italy, and second, she
will not change her attitude toward
submarines.
The Italian note is being studied
and as soon as experts conclude
their work Premier Andre Tardieu,
Foreign Minister Aristide BRAND
and Minister Of War Andre Maginot
will confer to frame the French re-
ply.
Premier Mussolini's note, as trans
mitted by Count Manzoni, states en-
phatically that Italy has decided
that ain matters of military, naval
and air disarmament, Italy is pre-.
pared to accept any basis, even the
lowest, provided it will not be ex.
ceeded by that of any other power
in continental Europe.
France will reply quoting the
league of nations covenant to the
effect that "in reduction of arma.
ment, the geographical situation and
special condition of each country
must be considered" and insist that
she needs larger navy than Italy
TO protect her colonies.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
SUPREME COURT
RULING UPHOLDS
|. {. {. CLAIM

WASHINGTON, Nov. o5. UP>-
The interstate commerce commits
sion has not the power to compel
railroads to build Il union station
as asked by the city of Los Angeles.
the supreme court of the United
States decided today.
Chief Justice Taft announced its
decision.
In this ease the commission it.
self protested it did not have power
to require the railroads to build a
union station against their will. The
commission appealed the case after
the District of Columbia court of
appeals issued an order to compel
the commission to take action. The
commission previously issued GER
tificatcs of convenience, authorizing
The railroads to build the station if
they desired.
This was the second supreme court
decision on the city's effort to have
$lO,0OO,0O0 union station built
The state railroad commission or.
dered the Santa Fe, Southern Pa
cific and Los Angeles & Salt Lake
roads to build one, but they refused,
and the supreme court ruled sew
eral years ago that the federal com
mission, not the state commission.
had jurisdiction over the sub biect OF
union stations.
Thereupon the city and the state
commission brought this case be.
fore the federal commission, and
brought suit in District of Colum.
bla courts to force action. The fed
eral commission argued it had not
such power under the 1920 trans
portation act. The city and state
commissions replied that the 1920
act took union station jurisdiction
from the states, and therefore the
federal government must have the
power to delegate any such author.
ON the side of the federal commits.
sion, contending that under the con
stitution, congress did not have
power to cdlcgatc any such author.
ity to the commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
LITTLE ACTIVITY
CAUSES DECLINE
in STOCK MART

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25. W.H-
Very little activity was shown in
trading on the Los Angeles Stock
and Curb Exchanges today as stocks
fell off from Is to u points from
Fridays closing levels. New York
money was Az per cent.
Trans-America led both boards
with $500 shares at 44A off as
points; Aero Corporation of Cali
fornia sold 400 shares at 81, and
Los Angeles Investment with no
change at II sold 300 shares.
In the oils, Bolsa Chica continued
to lead in sales volume. selling
1900 shares at 1.50 off .071a; Rich
fietld dropped 1s points at 29A
selling 800 shares; Rio Grande had
800 shores at o0as off Is points;
Union Associated dropped y point
at ~ q with 700 shares; Union Oil
of California sold 400 shares at 451a
off y, and Standard dropped es
points at l q points at 61B with
300 sales.
Southern California Edison COM
mon in the utilities had 500 sales
at 81 off Y point, and Security
First National in the banks dropped
4 points at ia n with $50 shares.
In the industrials, Taylor Milling
was steady at 277h with 200 sales,
while Republic Supply dropped 1R
points to q new low of 32h selling
100 shares.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
Officer Held On
Robbery Charge

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20. U.H--
John G. Buchanan, police officer,
was in the city Jail here today
charged with suspicion of robbery.
He was taken into custody last night
after he assertedly held up two men.
Victor Kasman of Huntington
Park was the first victim. He told
arresting officers Buchanan walked
across the street to where he was
standing and demanded a cigarette.
buchanan then drew his gun and
ordered Kasman to "elevate his
hands" AS Kasman did so William
Howard passed by and was ordered
to raise his hands.
When Kasman refused to turn
over his valuables, Buchanan is said
10 have pulled the trigger but his
automatic jammed. He was cap
tured by police officers several
blocks away hiding in the tonncau
of IA parked automobile.
Physicians at the police receiving
hospital declared Buchanan was un-
der the influence of liquor.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
KELLEY IS GIVEN
TEN YEAR TERM
INSTATE PRISON

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20. W.D-
Leo "Pat" Kelley, once sentenced to
hang for the Staying of Mrs. Myrtle
Mellus, society matron today was re-
sentenced to a term of from one to
10 years in San Quentin on the or
der of the state supreme court.
Kelley's request for probation was
denied by Superior Judge Aggelier
who held that the supreme court in
modifying the judgment of the lower
court ruled that the defendant was
guilty of manslaughter but that the
jury's first degree murder verdict
was not warranted.
Attorney S. S. Hahn sought to
place members of Mrs. Mellus' fam
ilv on the witness stand to testify
for Kelley and aid his probation plea
but Judge Aggcller ruled such evil
dcnce was not permitted.
Kelley originally was sentenced to
die last year after the jury con-
victed him when it heard that he
was found intoxicated in Mrs. Mel.
lus' home just few minutes after
she was slain.
Kelley admitted that he carried on
a long clandestine love affair with
the society woman but he denied
Staying her.
He spent 13 months in San Quen-
tin before his appeal to the death
sentence was upheld.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
Doctors Fate
Rests With JURY


LOS ANGELES, Nov. o5. W.H-
The case of DR.. Francis j. Bold, of
Whittier, charged with second de-
gree murder in connection with the
death of Drs. Carmelita White on
September II, was gwen to the jury
in Superior Judge Emmett Wilson 3
court today.
The state contends that the young
woman came to her death as q re-
suit of an illegal operation asserted
to have been performed by DR.. Bold.
The physician, in his defense, testi-
fled that the woman had already
been operated upon when she came
to him for treatment. He denied res
possibility for her death.
If convicted of the charge, DR..
Bold faces a term of from five years
to life.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
Two Dying In
Liquor War

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Nov. 25.
U.H-Police today attempted to
solve an asserted liquor gang war
as two men were reported near death
from bullet wounds suffered while
they sat in an automobile here Fri
day night waiting to deliver a car
go of "hijacked" alcohol.
The wounded men are James "Big
Dempsey" lie Gros and Robert Muir
ply, both shot through the abdo-
men.
Police held William Griffin, Carl
Morris and third man, whose iden'
tity they refused to disclose. The
two wounded men have refused to
identify suspects and the three pris-
oners declare they know nothing of
the shooting, but authorities believe
they are members of gang which
operated in competition to lie Gros
and Murphy.
lie Gros and Mrpuhy were wound
cd by volley of shots fired from
an automobile containing a number
of men.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
DOUBLE
ES[A AYER
CAUGHT
J. H. Savage Surrenders
To Bard Justice After
Calipatria Killings.
HAS MANY ALIASES
North End Rancher And
LabOrer Victims Of
Drunken Frenzy.

Jack O'Brien, alias Alabama
Slim and the Georgia Kid, wanted
for the murder of John Judd and
John Collins near Calipatria yester-
day morning, walked into the office
Of Judge Ross in Bard at 7:30 this
morning and gave himself up. This
gesture was evidently caused by the
knowledge that the net about him
was closing and that he would, in
all probability have been captured
before nightfall.
Sheriff Gillett and Deputy Tom
Sharp had been working on clue
all night and were awaiting their
quarry at the Yuma line. Every
road and highway leading out Of
the county was watched by special
Officers aided by the immigration
and customs officials.
Judge Ross brought his prisoner
into FL Centre at 1880 this morn
ing and he was closeted with the
district attorney. No definite rea-
son is given for his shooting of John
Judd, alias Khaki Slim, other than
it was the result of an argument en-
tered into between the two men dur
ing a drunken brawl the night be-
fore. O'Brien had worked for Col
Inns and that shooting might have
been caused by labor differences.
O'Rrien is 6 feet in height, weigh
ing 165 pounds and 2S years of age.
He speaks in high pitched,
whiny voice with q decided south
crn accent.
Yesterday morning at about 3
O'Clock, O'Brien and Judd were
walking along the highway, three
miles west of Calipatria, evidently
IN good spirits. Suddenly whipping
out revolver O'Brien shot Judd
and then started down the road. He
commandcered a passing autom obile,
belonging to w. p. Jackson, Cali
ratria, rancher, and forcing Jack
son and his wife from the car ut
the point of gun, took possession
cf it. He drove to the home of Col
Inns, well knwn rancher in the
Calipatria district.
Collins, his wife and friend were
ia the house at the time. Calling
Collins to the door. O'Brien is quot
ID as saving: "You'rc the big boy
I'm after, Collins" and emptied his
gun in him, striging him three times,
once in the arm, in the lung and
also in the abdomen. He then set
cut for Arizona but was forced to
abandon his car nine miles east of
Holtville.
Collins was taken to the FL Cen
tro hospital where an operation was
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
Doctor Testifies
For Mccormick

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, Nov
%. WH-Dr. William II. White, of
st. Elizabeth's government hospital
in Washington, was on the stand un.
der cross-examination by Attorney
Newton d. Baker as the hearing
over the custody of Stanley McCor,
mick and his $50,O00,ooo estate con,
tinued today.
DIR. White, supporting the eonten,
tion of Harold +. Mccormick and
Mrs. Anita Blaine, brother and sis
ter of the incompetent millionaire,
previously testified that the present
method of treating his ailment was
very satisfactory.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
DEAN OF SENATE
DIES FOLLOWING
SHORT ILLNESS
Senator Warren Was Last
Survivor OF Civil War
In Congress.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. U.H-
For the third time this month, death
has claimed an outstanding public
nan in Washington. Senator Fran
els Emory Warren, Republican,
Wyoming-the grand old man of the
senate-died at his home here yes
terday at the age of s5 years.
He was taken i'll with cold three
weeks ago and bronchial pneumonia
developed. He died with General
John j. Pershing, widower of the
senator's daughter, at his bedside.
A senate funeral will be held in
the senate chamber Tuesday.
The oldest senator in years and
service, Warren was the last Union
soldier in congress. Owner of vast
sheep ranches in the west, he was
often called by his friends, "the
greatest shepherd since Abraham"
\ drummer boy in the Civil War
and holder of congressional medal
of honor, Warren lived to serve 81
years in the senate.
One Confederate veteran, Repre-.
sentative Charles NJ. Stedman, Dem.
ocrat, North Carolina, is the re
naming Civil War survivor in con.
gress out Of hundreds who have sat
there in the last 65 years.
The senator was popular with his
colleagues and on his S5th birthday
last June the senate paid him high
tribute.
Besides Pershing, Mrs. Warren,
and her son, Fred E. Warren, of
Cheyenne, were present when the
senator died.
Warren was born at Hinsdale
Mass, and enlisted when only Is
years old. After the war he became
a farmer but the pioneer fever
caused him to migrate to Wyoming
; then part of Dakota territory, in
1868.
He was the first governop Of the
territory of Wyoming and first en-.
tered the senate in 1890.
Warren's death leaves vacant the
important post of chairman Of the
senate appropriation committee
Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah
is next in line for the position but
as he is chairman of the finance
committee it is believed he will re
tain his present post. Senate
Jones, Republican, Washington, act
ing Republican floor leader, is sec
ond in line.
After the funeral here the body
will be taken to Cheyenne for burial
leaving Washington Tuesday after
noon. Members of the family, Per
shing and his son, Warren, and 6
congressional delegation will accom-
pany the body.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
Famous Comedian
Visits Valley

Will Rogers, famous actor, comedi.
an, humorist and a few more things.
arrived in Imperial Valley yesterday
with Harry Chandler of the Los An.
geles Times, both men being guests
of II. H. Clark of the Colorado River
Land Company, which is owned by
Chandler.
Yesterday Rogers was guest at a
barbecue dinner given by Britting-
ham brothers at Hechizera, Lower
California, and today made an air
plane trip to San Felipe on the Gulf
cf California.
Rogers was due to return this af-
ternoon and to leave tonight for Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
Board To Name
New Collector

A successor to Charles w. Barry,
late assessor and collector for the
Imperial Irrigation District, will be
appointed at tomorrow's board meet
ing, it was stated at district head.
quarters today.
Several candidates have been men.
toned in talk about the city today,
among them Miss Winnie Barry, sis.
ter of the deceased, who has had sew
eral years experience in the office
and who has carried on a great deal
of the work during her brothers
recent illness. Dan West, deputy
county assessor, is also named as a
candidate for the office.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
Women Flyers
Try It Again

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25. W.H-
Bobby Trout and Elinor Smith, not
ed women flyers, were plotting an
airplane over the Metropolitan Air
port today in what may be an at
tempt to establish new worlds en-
durance refueling record.
The two young women took off
at S:29 a. m. and loaded Paragraphs
and other instruments aboard the
plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
Bank Employees
Locked In Vault

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Nov. 25.
W.D-Two young bandits today
herded three employees and four
customers of the Wiltshire and La
Brea branch of the California Bank
into a vault, slammed the door and
escaped with $500 which they
scooped from the cages.
M. G. Mcmahon, manager of the
bank, ran from the bank after the
holdup and fired shotgun at the
ear in which the bandits fled. He
did not know if either of the bandits
was hit but he believed shot struck
the car.
One Of the bandits was armed
with a sawed off shotgun and one
carried revolver.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
RUSSIANS
ADVANCE
ON China
Soviet Forces Moving To.
ward Important Railway
Center OF Harbin.
CHINESE IN RETREAT
Peace Parleys Reported
Desired BY Manchurian
Officials.

HARDIN, Manchuria, Nov. 25.W.H
Thousands Of Soviet cavalry, pro-
protected by artillery, advanced to-
day on the Manchurian city of Hail
ar, which was evacuated yesterday
by 10000 Chinese troops.
In retreating from Hailar, near
the western limit of the Chinese
Eastern railway where the Soviets
began a general offensive a week
ago, Chinese officials claimed that
the city had not yet fallen to the
invaders. Citizens Of Hailar also
were leaving their homes.
1t was understood that Manchuria
officials were anxious to begin peace
parleys with the Russian and to that
end were prepared to approach the
Soviet consul at Dairen through the
German consul at Mukden.
The extended offensive of the
Russians began November II. Mos
COW stated that because of acts of
the Chinese, the government was
"obliged" to begin counter often
sive.
Persistent reports reached here
that the Soviet troops were prepared
to regain by force the entire Chin
csc Eastern railway. Harbin, CEN
trail point of the railway, was un-
der strict martial law yesterday.
Reinforeements were department
from here in the direction of Hailar,
where 10000 Chinese troops We're
expected to erect a new line Of de.
fensive.
LONDON, Nov. 25.W.P)-A Shang.
hal dispatch to the Daily Mail said
the Soviet army had captured the
city of Hailar and was expected to
declare state of siege at Harbin.
The dispatch said the capture Of
Hailar had been effected by the aid
of cavalry and tanks.
TOKYO, Nov. 25. W.P)-The Nip.
pom Dempo News Agency cores.
pondent at Harbin reported today
that Soviet troops had occupied dis.
tricts of Manchuria and established
advance headquarters at Dailanor.
The correspondent said it was not
anticipated that Hailar, on the Chin.
ese Eastern railroad not far from
the western border, would be occu.
pied tomorrow.
The Russian forces also started an
advance on the eastern frontier, cap-
turing the fortress Of Mishan- -Hsien,
the dispatch said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
NO TRACE OF FLYER

NEW YORK, Nov. 25. (u.P}-Dog
teams and airplanes so far have
found no trace of Carl Ben Eielson,
noted Arctic flyer who has been
missing with his mechanic since
November 8, when they flew on a
rescue mission to an icebound
steamer off North Cape, Siberia,
according to advices received by
business associates here.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
Youth Killed AS
Train Hits Auto

BAKERSFIELD, Nov. 25. U.P)-
Injuries received last night when
his automobile was struck by a
Southern Pacific train near Famos:s,
10 miles north Of here, caused the
death of II. +. Sherer, IS, in local
hospital today.
II. Virgins and William Price,
who recently came to California
from Oklahoma with Sherer, were
injured seriously in the crash.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
Insane Patient
Ends His Life

NORwALK, Nov. 25. W.H-John
Sexer, 81, committed suicide early
today by hanging himself with a
sheet in his quarters at the Nor
walk State hospital.
SeXer suffered from suicidal
mania and was committed to the
hospital a year ago, after he had
attempted to take his life by leap
ing in front Of street ear in Santa
Monica, authorities said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
GAS TAX UPHELD

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. WPl-
California's 3 cent gallon gasoline
tax was held valid by the supreme
court today in a case appealed by
George b. Williams, William J. Finn
and other motor vehicle operators of
Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
Claims Shooting
, Was Justified

!NGLEWOOD, Calf, Nov. 25.-
W.E-Transito Reyes, 55, was in the
city Jail here today, pending an in
vestigation into the fatal shooting
OF Bernardino Moreno, 35, early yes
terday.
Moreno died at the General hos.
pital in Los Angeles from two gun.
shot wounds in the abdomen. Later
Reyes gave himself up declaring he
shot Moreno when he caught the
after robbing his chicken coop.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25. W.R-
Mrs. Lucille Atwell, so, died early
this morning at the police emerg-
cncy hospital from injuries suffered
late yesterday when the automobile
in which she was riding collided
with another machine.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
OIL WORKER KILLED

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25. UP
An inquest will be held today over
the body of Tom Saxby, 20, oil
worker, who yesterday fell 30 feet
to his death. He was working on an
oil rig at Santa Fe Springs field.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
BUSINESS STARTS POORLY

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25. UP
A lone bandit who met G. A. King,
manager of Safeway grocery store,
as he was opening for the days
business, forced King to open the
safe and escaped with $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT
nra cfiCa

Band practice, 8, Wilson
school.
Night school, TO, high school.
American Legion, 8, court
house.
Fox Imperial Theatre, "They
Had To See Paris
TOMORROW
Lions club, Barbara Worth.
Literature section, $50, 554
Wensley.
Emmanuel Circle, $3.50, Baptist
church.
White Shrine Social club.
1880, 684 He'll.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25

At the Seattle National Horse
Show the Carnation Stables won 10
firsts, Is seconds and ten thirds,
also lot of lesser awards.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-25

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The Washington times., 1929-03-07
FETE
NEARLY PAID
OWN WAY

The Charity Ball on inaugural
night netted $4,000, and Washing
toms outlay of $112.759 for the ex-
penses of the quadrennial event will
be paid back to subscribers almost
to the last dollar. preliminary re-
ports indicated today.
Box receipts at the ball amounted
to more than $4,000. Final re-
ports will be available in a few
days. OF the net receipts. $4,000
each will be given the police and
firemen's widows and orphans, and
the remainder will go to the Com.
munity Chest.
There was a greater demand for
the replicas of the Hoover medals
than the supply Of 1000 could meet,
according to julius Garfinckel,
chairman of the medals and badges
committee. They were sold at $3.50
each.
Prompt payment of all the local
pledges for inaugural expenses was
shown in the report submitted by
Robert V. Fleming, finance COM
mittee chairman. Up to the present
time $112.6S4 has been paid, leav-
ing balance of only SIS promised
and not RENTED.
The general inaugural committee
will meet on Saturday at which
time partial reports on the finances
of the event will be submitted. The
final reports probably will not be
ready for two weeks.
The Washington times., 1929-03-07
Districts Monticello
Quota Nearly Raised

Washington's quota of $50, 900 to-
ward the purchase of Monticello
has been nearly raised, 1t was an
nounced at . breakfast of the
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foun-
dation, held at the New Willard to-
day.
Less than $4,000 Of the quota re.
mains TO be subscribed, Mrs. Rose
Gouverneur Hoes. chairman Of the
Washington branch of the founda.
ton, announced Stuart G. Glib
honey, president of the foundation,
expected the organization will be
able to burn the remaining deed of
trust on the Monticello property
next July, as only a small part of
the total indebtedness involved re
mains to be paid off.
The Washington times., 1929-03-07

twenty-five days left to file your
Personal Tax Return. Persons bV'
ing i'm the District of Columbia on
January /, 1929 should inquire at
the office Of the Assessor as to
their taxable status.