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Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06
SLAYER SUSPECT
DISAPPEARS AS
VESSEL DOCKS

SAN FRANCISCO, June 6. UP,
William L. Tallman, charged
with the "clothes closet mlrdel
of Mrs. Virginia Patty in Los
Angeles, was missing from the ,inel
Admiral Benson when it docked
here shortly after midnight, Capt
NJ. A. Sohst told the United Press
Tallman, a handsome radio opera
tor, had been arrested on board the
ship after the body of Mrs. Patty
handled up and dangling from q
aook, was found in a Los Angelo:
apartment.
Talman apparently jumped over
board to avoid questioning concern
ing the Staying of the pretty wife
Of Frank d. Patty, Portland: Ore.
f;nancier, Captain Sohst said.
The radio operator was last seen
about o 'clock last night when
he was served dinner in the state
I, ON where he was held captive.
At that time the Admiral Ben
son was about 200 yards off shore
in Half Moon bay.
The climax to the sensational Los
Angeles murder mystery came when
the Admiral Benson docked. Los
Angeles and local police immcdia
tclv boarded the ship and learned
that the lock on Tallman's state.
room had been broken and their
quarry gone.
All passengers were detained half
an hour while a thorough search of
yhe ship was made. Police were of
the opinion that Tallman might
still be aboard.
Captain Sohst said woman pas
senger, whose name he did not dis
close, reported hearing splash
alongside the ship about 9 o'clock
last night but the captain did not
place much credence in her story.
Watchman Mystified
Ole Johnson, member of the crew
on duty outside Tallman' cabin
door, was mystified as to how Tall
man got past him.
Captain Sohst said that when
the radio warrant was received to
mold Iallman, ne caIled tne oi era
tor before him and asked him to
promise not to try to get away.
The captain said Tallman re-
plied
II have no reason to run away
and gave his word he would remain
in the cabin.
A theory that was being investi-
gated was that Tallman hid aboard
The ship until it entered the Golden
Gate and then jumped off into San
Francisco bay where tide conditions
would have aided him in making
shore.
Radio Operator w. B. Willis told
the United Press Tallman may have
leaped off south of here with a life
preserver and might be swimming
vet.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06

SUBMITS
MESSAGE
Asks Congress To Assist
In Reorganization OF
Federal Bureaus.
URGES PROMPTNESS
President Would Turn
Bulk OF Work To De-
partment OF Justice.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff CorreSpondentl


WASHINGTON, June &. W.n) -
Reorganization of federal bureaus
concerned with prohibition enforce
mcnt was recommended by Pres.
dent Hoover in IA special message
10 congress today,
The President recommended that
joint committee of congress be
appointed at once to study this
problem and make report for
consideration at the regular session
beginning next December.
The President s message was as
follows:
"ro the congress of the United
States:
''ln order to secure the utmost
expedition in the reorganization
and concentration of responsibility
in administration of the federal
bureaus connected with prohibition
enforcement, so greatly needed to
improve their effectiveness,
recommend that the congress APP
point Joint select committc" to
make an immediate study of these
matters and to formulate recon-
mcndations for consideration ut the
next regular session.
~ shall be glad to appoint a
committee from the departments to
cooperate with such committee of
the congress. The national commits
. sion on law observance and cnfcrcc-
ment will also cooperate through
,heir studies of the departing ntal
organization.
''The subject involves the trans
fer of parts of various bureau
agencies from certain departments
to others and it includes as well
the necessity for the unification
and strengthening of our border
patrols, both in connection with
prohibition and illegal entry of
aliens. As the question embraces
numerous laws and regulators in
several bureaus, it will require ex-
tcnsivc consideration which if
given jointly by such committees
of the congress and the depart
mcnts prior to the regular session,
will save many months of delay"
Demands Open Meetings
The President S message to con
gress was despatched while the new
law enforc !ment commission was
holding its first real working scs-
sion.
About the same time Senator
Hawes, Dem, Mo-, announced he
would introduce resolution in
the senate calling upon the com
mission to hold its meetings open
ly.
Although the President made no
specific suggestion as to how the
reorganization should be accom-
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06
YOUNG PLEASED
WITH RESULTS
OF LEGISLATURE

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June g.
U.P)-Govcrno c. c. Young has cX-
pressed himself as 'more than
pleased" with the results of the
past legislative session.
GAS | look over the bills am i'm
pressed with the quantity of mca
sures of real merit which the lcgis
lature passed." the governor said
"Thc legislature not only eXer
cised wisdom in passing bills, but
also in refusing them passage.
believe that 80 per cent of the
legislation passed provides merely
for slight changes in existing
statutes.
Bills signed today by the govern
or included:
Amending trespass law providing
persons hunting or building fires
IN lands of another without writ
ten permission guilty of misdcmean
or
Use of power boat or airplape to
drive game birds toward hunters
made misdemeanor.
Appropriating funds to cover in
vestigations by state to prevent
sale of inferior grades of gasoline
and motor oils.
Professorship of nursing educa'
tion established at University of
California with appropriation OF
100000
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06
COUNCIL AGAINST
CHANGING HOURS
OF Line CLOSING
Telegraph Swing Protest
ing Aginst Change In
Present Regulation.

Protesting the proposal that the
international border line be opened
"a hours per day, the city council
last night authorized John G. Neale.
city clerk, To wire Congressman Phil
Swing at Washington to use his in
fluencc in keeping the line closed rs
it is at present.
Powerful financial interests in
practically every Mexican border
sity4have been actively at work for
a number of months endeavoring to
obtain the sanction of the Amer
lean government to keep the line
open continuously, it is said. The
matter came up in official circles in
Washington just recently and, it is
understood, unless powerful influ-
cnce is brought to bear there is a
possibility the Mexican government
will gain its objective, it was
brought out in the meeting last
night.
OF more local interest was the ac
tion of the city fathers last night in
passing resolution scvcring the
connection between the city and
county libraries and the passing Of
another resolution authorizing the
advertising for bids for the interior
repairing of the library building. ID.
B. Roberts, member of the library
board brought the matters before
the council.
Action on two proposals of inter
est was deferred until the next bi-
monthly meeting. The first defer
red action was that of the second
reading Of Ordinance No. 322 design
ed to create planning and coming
commission. Final action on this
ordinance will be taken June 10.
Action on the resignation of City
Health Officer DR.. r. A. Burger,
which was asked by the board at the
last meeting and which was sefused
by the doctor, was held over until
the next meeting due to the absence
of Mayor Clements who is also the
health commissioner.
Chief Tom Reams of the fire de
partment and Chief Sterling Oswalt
of the police department were au-
thorized to act on the limiting OF
size and class of fireworks permis-
sible in FL Centre July A. The mat
ter was brought to the attention of
Continued on Page Four)
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06
CONGRESS FACES
DOUBLE IMPASSE
ON LEGISLATION
House And Senate Hope
To Recess By End Of
Next Week.

WASHINGTON, June 6. U.R -
Congress may recess for the summer
a week from Saturday if its leaders
are able to extricate themselves
from two embarrassing situations and
carry out the plans to which they
have agreed.
The embarrassing situations are
divided between the two houses.
House leaders are knee-deep in diff
ficulties over two amendments which
have been adopted to the innocent
census and reapportionment bill, the
amendments providing no alien or
colored citizen not allowed to vote
can be counted when seats for the
new house are allotted.
Senate leaders are discussing plans
to put down the threatening rebel
lion against the farm conference
agreement eliminating the deben
ture plan.
Optimists believe both situations
will work themselves out without
serious difficulties. They feel sure
the original plan of adjourning until
August or September to handle the
tariff bill, will finally be carried
through.
The house well knows the senate
never will accept either of its new
/ amendments to the census bill. The
senate defeated the alien exclusion
! plan in two votes, the last one by
+ the narrow margin of AZ to 46 wheI
/ opponents of the amendment did not
have all their votes present.
The negro exclusion amendment
which would deprive many southern
states of seats they now hold im con
gress, is considered so obnoxious by
southern senators they would fill
buster indefinitely against even re
ceiving the measure.
Knowing this the house leaders are
worried only about how to get rid
of the amendments without a pro
longed fight and they are expected
to find the parliamentary means be
I fore night.
The problem of the senate leaders
is less embarrassing but more com
pleX. If advocates of the debenture
plan decide to filibuster they can
keep congress in session indefinitely.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06
TEAPOT DOME WITNESS is
SERIOUSLY I'LL IN FRANCE

several years watched the house
night and day. Agents also
were withdrawn from the roads
into Italy, along which o 'Neill
liked to motor.
O'Neill is now without
passport. He is obliged to re-
main in France, where he is
safe as long as he does not leave
the country,
Even after the government
agents were withdrawn and un-
til his illness, O'Neill remain
ed hidden in a back room of The
villa, never appearing in the
front garden and never taking
part in the social life of the
casino. A doctor has been call
ing at the villa three times
daily for the last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06

CANNES, France, June 6.
U.P)-James f. O'Neill, miss
ing Teapot Dome witness, is
critically i'll at the villa here
where he has been in voluntary
exile for four years.
O'Neill's wife and daughter
are with him. They occupy a
modest villa surrounded by
small garden overlooking the
Mediterranean.
O'Neill recently moved from
another villa and was obliged
to install another elaborate set
of burglar alarms, hidden IN
the house and garden, to guard
against intrusion.
Recently the United States
government withdrew the
secret service agents who for
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
B. p. o. E. No. 1895, 8,
Elks building
r. A. M. No. 100, 8, Masonic
Temple.
Troop ii, B. s. A., 7:3O, scout
hut.
Troop 8, B. s. A., 7;30 scout
hut.
Troop 81, B. 8. A., 7:3O, M.
e. social hall.
Barbara Worth Rebekahs.
8. Davis hall.
Moose lodge, 8, Masonic
temple.
Boxing, 8, Calexico arena.
Fox Imperial Theatre, "The
Trial Of Mary Dugan.
Radio KXO, 5:3O-1O.
TOMORROW
Kiwanis club, Barbara
Worth.
Radio KXO, TO, Ill.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06
EXPECT EQUITY
DEMANDS WILL
CAUSE TROUBLE
Movie Producers Decide
To Resist Efforts To
UniOniZe Actors.

NEW YORK, June 6. W.H-
Leading figures in the motion pie
,ure industry today were reported
to be holding conferences here on
the decision of the Actors Equity
association that casts of sound pie
lures in which it's members take
part must be all Equity.
II. NJ. Warner, Joseph NJ. Schenck
and Will Hays were among those
Equity's edict.
On the other hand, producers of
the legitimate theatre were said
to be jubilant over Equity s action,
because it would make it difficult
for other stars to follow the lead
If Jeanne Eagles and enter talking
pictures when suspended by Equity.
1t was learned here that some
motion picture producers were plan
ming to meet the situation by cast
ing their productions with non
Equity actors, but Paul DC'Izell,
executive secretary Gf Equity,
pointed out that the prodrcers
NoHlu Hteu lHe SciN lctS VI J. ELtl-
mate actors in talking films.
Dullz.ll said Equity had no in
tentions of invading silent pie
lures at present, but indicated the
organization would stand firm on
the following points in connection
with sound pictures:
That a basic 48-hour week with
pay for overtime be esta blishcG.
That actors receive full pay dur
iug rehcarsals.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06
CHANGES IN DRY ENFORCEMENT PROPOSE
RI State Conference Gets Plan for Division of Waite
Bill Williams
Nears Summit

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, June
8. W.H = With the rocky summit of
Pixies Peak only scant four miles
away, Bill Williams, peanut pushin g
Texas plasterer, adjusted his knee
pads, pulled on a new pair of gloves,
fastened his peanut propeller to his
nose and headed into the wind on
the 10Th day of his peanut pushing
.jaunt up the famous mountain.
In order to win a $500 wager and
the fame that goes with widespread
publicity, Bill must nose a Georgia
thick treaded goober over the top
of the peak in four more days, or a
total of % days of pushing for the
% miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06
japanese Vessel
Reported Safe

TOXIC, June 6. U.H Reports
received here today said the steam
ship Ugo Maru, with approximately
700 persons on board, had arrived
safely at Kamachatka from Japan.
Persistent reports yesterday given
wide publicity throughout the world
said the vessel had burned off the
coast of Kamachatka. The ship was
taking a number of fishermen to the
fisheries, and had in its cargo n
quantity of naptha destined for the
Canary Islands.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06
l.. A. Weather
Slips ACog

LOS ANGELES, June 6. W.P)-
Colonel H. B. Hershey, United
States forecaster, momentarily
lost control of Los Angeles wealth
er today and a slight drizzle fell
on the Shriners as they made
merry at their 55th annual con-
vention.
Every time those Shriners
reach the city we seem to get un-
usual weather. Colonel Hershey
said. This rain is most un-
usual
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06
STATEMENT ON
AMERICAN DEBT
BY MACDONALD

LONDON, June C. U.P)-Ram-
say Macdonald, labor prime min
lister, today issued statement to
the United Press in connection
with the American debt which an
Swercd recent purportcd inter
view in La Petit Parisien III Paris.
The article in the French news
paper quoted Mae Donald as say
ing negotiations for the American
Grbt would be re-opened on new
basis. Through his secretary today
Mae Donald said;
1.-The prime minister s position
regarding the American deb. has
been stated again and again direct
ly to the American press, and
America may be assured tha; what
ever has been reported as having
been said in no way changes the
authentic statements.
"All that Mr.. Macdonald meant
when he referred to the American
debt in relation to the European
ones was that the Balfoul note
specified that we should never
exact more from Europe than we
pay America. y
LONDON, June 6. U.P-J. Ram
say Mae Donald, the next British
primo minister, called at Prime
Minister Stanley Baldwin 5 off.
cial residence, 10 Downing street,
today, accompanied by laborite
leaders
The Ri. Hon. j. II. Thomas, who
frequently has been mentioned as
the possible foreign secretary in
the Mac Donald cabinet, and the Rt.
Hon. Philip Snowden, the possible
chancellor of the eXchequer, were
with Macdonald.
1t was presumed the call was to
discuss the transfer of the govern
ment from the conservatives to the
iaborites.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06
FILM COMPANY LIABLE

BOSTON, june 6. W.P)-Famous
Players -Lasky Corporation, in de-
cision handed down by the state SUI
premc court, was held liable in
damages for injuries suffered by As
passengers when some motion pie.
ture film exploded in subway ear
here in January, 1925. Suits aggre
eating 100000 had been brought
against the corporation.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06
DONOVAN
OUTLINES
FORMULA
Reached Following Con-
ference Between Ward
And John L. Bacon.
DETAILS PRESENTED
Program Now Being Con-
sidered BY Main Body
of Conference.
By JOSEPH H. BAIRD
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT


WASHINGTON, June g. U.H -
y tentative formula for distributing
the waters of the lower Colorado
river basin between California, Ari-
zona and Nevada was submitted to
the tri-state conference here today
by Col VIM. j. Donovan, government
referee.
The document, drafted by John
L. Bacon of California, Charles B.
Ward of Arizona, and Donovan, was
submitted to the full conference for
consideration.
1t follows:
81. All available water in the
lower basin of the Colorado river
system to be tabulated to determine
the total quantity available for use.
From this amount will be deducted
the following:
"(A) River loss in main stream;
(B) Mexican border; (C) water to
be apportioned to Nevada.
''2. Divide remainder equally for
the purpose of determining what
quantity of water California may
use out of the main stream from the
S,50O,000 acre feet apportioned to
the lower BASIN
"3. If Arizona agrees that Cali
fornia may have this quantity of
water in the main stream plus one
half of the surplus and unapportion-
ed water in the main strea, Califor-
MIA will agree that Arizona may have
the exclusive beneficial consumptive
use of the Gila and all other tribu-
taries of the Colorado river in Ari-
zona plus the remainder of the 81
100000 acre feet in the main stream,
plus one-half of the surplus and un-
appropriated water in the main
stream"
WASHINGTON, June 6. WP)E
Controversy between California
and Arizona delegations over dis
libution of Colorado river waters
IS focused on apportionment of
the 100000 acre feet not allocat-
cd by the Swing-Johnson bill. One
,onferee from each group is to
meet with Chairman William j.
Donovan today to strive informally
for Il basis of agreement.
This way out of what threatened
to be a deadlock was suggested by
Donovan late yesterday. If the con-
ferees find solution of the prob
lem they will report to the full con
terence. Should the larger body act
favorably on the proposal, tri-
state compact probably will result.
Donovan s suggestion came after
day of discussion over the status
of the 100000 acre feet which the
Swing Johnson bill says shall be
divided equitably between Califor-
MIA and Arizona.
The conference had under con-
Sideration Il proposed distribution
of water submitted through Chair.
man Donovan by Francis G. Wilson
OF New Mexico. II would have Civ
IN Arizona 100000 acre feet of the
million and California the remain.
der
The proposal was objected 70 by
both states.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06
YANKEE NAVAL
VESSEL STRIKES
CHINESE ROCKS

SHANGHAI, June 6. W.H)-The
|. S. S. Luzon, flagship OF the
Nangtse patrol, was reported in
danger of sinking today after strik-
ing rocks off the Woosung break
water late last night.
The crew of the vessel was trans
ferred at l a. m. today, to the L. S.
:. Ohio and the L. S. Helena. Two
mine sweepers We're standing by the
LuZon attempting to plug two holes
which were punched in the forward
bottom of the vessel when it struck
the rocks.
One of two motorboats which
were sent by II. NJ S. Kent to aid
he Luzon also went on the rocks
and was damaged, advices received
here said. The Kent was following
the Luzon at the time of the acci-
dent
Rear Admiral Mark Bristol who
was aboard the L. S. S. Pittsburgh
sent advices here today minin izing
the damage to the LuZon and say
ing that only skeleton crew was
aboard the vessel. His office said
it was believed there was a good
chance to save the ship Other ad-
vices said, however, that if heavy
weather blew up the ship might be
4 total loss.
Rear Admiral Thomas T. Craven
was aboard the Luzon when it
struck.
The Luzon, a river gunboat, re-
Gently was built at cost Of APP
proXimately $l,O00,000
WASHINGTON, June 6. U.P)-
The navy department has received
official confirmation of the ground
ing on the rocks off Woosung
breakwater at the mouth of the
Iangtse river of the L. S. s. Luzon,
flagship of the river patrol.
message, received today,
stated there was danger the ship
rught be lost if inclement weather
arose. The accident, the communi-
cation stated, happened at 10 p. m.
June 5.
The Luzon is 500 ton river gun
boat with a personnel of 60 officers
and men. Lieut.. Commander J. NJ.
Doyle, master of the ship, and
Lieut.. Nj. b. Crouter and Lieut..
/ Commander A. M. Larsen, medical
corps, were understood to be aboard.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06
Admits Crime
In Minneapolis

LOS ANGELES, June 6. U.P-
Declaring that he was a fugitive
from justice and that he was want
ed for embezzlement in Minnea-
polls, Albert johnson, 81, volun-
tarily surrendered to the sheriff s
office here today. Johnson was or
dtred held pending inform alton
from Minneapolis authorities
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06
May Withdraw
Yankee Films

WASHINGTON. June O. W.D -
American film producers win with
draw from the French market IL
France adopts proposed policy re-
quiring the United States TO buy
one French film for each four Amer
lean films sent there, Assistant sec-
retary Of Commerce Klein said 70
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-06

HOLLYWOOD. June 6. U.P)-
4 bitter war between the Motion
Picture Producers Association and
the Actors Equity Association over
the proposed closed shop polly in
the film colony was assured today.
The Producers Association, meet
ing in a conference that ran until
daylight, decided to resist all at
tcmpts of Equity to force the APP
proved Equity contract into the
screen studios.
The action of the film leaders
followed Il general ruling from
EQUITY ordering that no member of
The association sign a contract for
talking pictures except in the form
prepared hy Equity and only when
all members of the cast, signed for
more than one week, were me,Abers
of Equity,
\ one paragraph statement from
The producers outlined their inten-
tion to fighting Equity. 1t rcai;
I'VE will engage artists dslly un'
der the form which was approved
by representatives. of producers and
motion picture actors
The contract to which the pro-
9uccrs referred was the one drawn
by arbitration and at the suggest
ion of the Academy of Motion Pic
ture Arts and Sciences.
The academy contract does not in
Continued on Page Four)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-02

AIR MAIL
|. PLAN TO Be HEARD
Louisville Meeting Arranged
for Representatives of
Cities June 7.

Plans for bringing the Mississippi
Valley States into closer communica-
ton by direct air mail with the National
Capital, Philadelphia and New York
will be made at a meeting of representa-
tives of the various cities which will be
affected, to be held in Louisville, KY,
June 2. The meeting has been called
by Col Turney Gratz, chairman of the
Kentucky Aeronautic Advisory Board
who now is in this city comforting with
members of the interdepartmental COM
mittee on airwayS.
Representatives will be appointed at
the Louisville meeting to present the
claims of the various cities to the inter-
departmental committee at an open
hearing in this city June IL. Members
of the governmental committee are W..
Irving Glover, Second Assistant POST
master General in charge of Air Mail;
Chase c. Cove, Deputy Assistant Post
master General; Earl B. Wadsworth,
ence M. Young, director of the airways
division of the Department of Com
merce; Capt. F. G. Hingsburg, chief Of
the Always division of the Department
of Commerce, and Col. Harry H. Blee
chief of the division of airports OF the
Department of Commerce.
THE opening of the Louisville Dallas
line has been advocated for some time
by representatives of the cities included,
who have claimed that 1t will bring the
agricultural and industrial area Of the
Southwestern States closer to Washing
ton, Philadelphia, New York and the
other large Eastern centers," Col. GratZ
said.