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Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
CHARGES GRAFT
HOLDS SWAY IN
MONEYS CASE

BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 10. W.H--
Charges that graft money running
into millions of dollars is pouring
,;nto the Golfers of organizations
purportedly fighting a campaign for
the liberation of Thomas Mooney
from San Quentin prison, were
hurled yesterday by Charles NJ
Ticket, San Francisco district at
torney who prosecuted him.
Ficket, who has been combating
Moneys release, now before the
pardon board, made his accusations
N a speech to the local Kiwanis
club.
The former district attorney stat
ed that he bore Mooney no i'll will,
hut that lie believes in fighting
tooth and nail against the "anarch'
istie" organizations behind him,
which he says are attempting to un'
dermine the foundations of our So
cial and political systems.
Ticket said that these organiza.
tonis are not actually DESTROYS OF
obtaining the convicted mans re-
lease, for that would stop their
source of supply of money, which he
says has run into $5,000,0o0 already
obtained through appeals for funds
to campaign for Mooney.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
DAM DISPUTE
AT STANDSTlLL
PHILLIPS SAYS

PHOENIX, Dee. 10. U.D-The
tri-state controversy over Boulder
dam power ALLEGATION remains pre-
cisely where it was at the close cs
the hearings conducted by the de,
partment of the interior, Governor
John C. Phillips today said he had
informed Secretary Ray Lyman Wil
bur.
The governors message was in
reply to a dispatch from the seere-
tary of the interior stating that
final power ALLEGATION had been de
layed by him in order that confer
cnces might be held and an agree
ment reached on the matter between
California, Nevada and Arizona.
Governor Phillips informed Sec
retary Wilbur that such negotia-
tons had not been made and that
he had not understood that final ap-
portionment was being withheld for
tnat purpose.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
AIRMAIL PILOT
ANDPASSENCES
SURVIVE CRASH

PLACERVILLE, Califs Dec. 10.
W.HTwo pilots and two passengers
of a Boeing airmail plane bound
from Reno to San Francisco, were
recovering today from minor injuries
received when their plane crashed
into a hillside in . dense fog, near
Loomis, last night.
Ray Little, war ace, was plotting
the plane, with Ted Logan as relief
pilot.
A Mrs. Sullivan of San Francisco,
and G. w. Renish, of Omaha, were
the passengers.
All were slightly cut and bruised,
but otherwise unhurt.
The plane, a three motored craft,
lost its bearings in the fog, scraped
off one motor against a tree and
crashed to the ground, but did not
catch fire.
The passengers and pilots extricat-
ed themselves from the wreckage
and were taken to Sacramento by
automobile.
Several hundred pounds of mail
We're found intact and forwarded by
train.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
CAMP KEARNEY'S
RECOMMENDATION
GIVEN TO HOUSE

WASHINGTON, Dee. 10. U.R-
The report of the naval general
board recommending location of a
dirigible base at Camp Kearney,
near San Diego, rather than Sunny
vale, near San Francisco, was sent
TO the house naval affairs commit
tee today by Secretary of the Navy
Adams.
The general boards report was re-
quested by the committee after
Adams had recommended the Camp
Kearney site despite recommends
ton of special board of investiga-
tion in favor of Sunnyvale.
The report revealed its members
considered the physical qualifica
ATOMS of the two sites about equal
but recommended Camp Kearney be-
cause of it's strategical advantages.
The special board had recommend
ed Sunnyvale principally on the
ground of superior physical charac-
teristics. =.
Representative Swing, Republican,
California, leader of the group i'll
congress favoring adoption of the
Camp Kearney site, said he believed
the general boards report would
have great weight with the house
naval affairs committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
War Department
May Discipline
General Cr0wder

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. W.P)-
Major General Enoch Crowder, re-
tired, who was reported in evidence
before the senate lobby investigat-
ing committee as having revealed
alleged war plans to a group oppos-
ing an increase in sugar tariff, is
subject to the same discipline as an
officer on active service, the Unit
ed Press was informed ut the war
department today.
Officers, however, declined IT,
comment on the significance of the
plans CrOwder is said to have re-
vealed. There have been instances
they said, in which retired officers
have been disciplined. An OFFICER
on retired status is subject to dis.
missal from the service, freprimanl
or suspension of pay and allowances.
Retirement, it was explained,
merely removes man from active
duty and does not release him from
the regular army regulations govern
ing his conduct.
Some time ago retired officer
was dismissed from the army be.
cause Of stock speculations consid-
cred unbecoming TO an officer. The
department resdsed to divulge his
name.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
TRAGEDY
EN(;lQfS
AV|AT0RS
English Pair Killed In
Mountain Crash Enroute
To Africa.
FRENCHMEN MISSING
African Storm May Have
Claimed Two More Vic
TINS Is Belief.

LONDON. Dec. 19. FU.Pj-A noun
tain storm in the Zaghouan. region
of southern Tunis claimed the lives
of the British flyers, Squadron
Leader A. G. Jones' Williams anc
Flight Lieut.. n. Fl. jenkins, who
sought to establish a new worlds
long distance flight record in non
stop flight from Cranwell oero-
orome to Capetown, British South
Africa.
Official advices to the air min
istrv here confirmed native reports
Of the tragic end of the flight OF
the giant Fairey-Napier monoplane
Tuesday night.
The plane was demolished. The
bodies were found by Arabs and ar
rangements were made to transport
them to Tunis where they will be
accorded full military honors.
Jones Williams and Jenkins left
Cranwell aerdrome Tuesday morn
ing hoping to complete the 5000
mile flight within 60 hours. IS
PARIS, Dec. 10. W.I-As hours
passed without word from the three
French aviators, LaSalle, Robard
and Faltot, attempting flight from
Leborget field to Saigon, French
Indio- China, authorities feared to-
day they had met fate similar t.
that of the British flyers, A. G.'
Jones Williams and N. II. Jenkins,
who died in crash yesterday in
The Tunisian desert.
The three Frenchmen left Tunis
Sunday and were believed to have
encountered some of the storms
that have been prevalent over the
desert southeast of Tunis for the
past three or four days.
The air ministry today gave in
NATAL, Brazil, Dec. 10. (u.H- :.
Lieut.. Col. Tadeo Larre Borges and
Capt. Leon Challe, whose trans-At-
lantic flight from Seville, Spain,
ended in crash at Santo Antonio,
southwest of here, Tuesday, were
united today and made plans for
continuing their journey southwark
e Montevideo, Uruguay.
Captain Challe remained ir the
hospital here recovering from an
eye injury which he suffered i'll the
crash. He was improving rapidly
and was able to receive many visi-
.Ors.
Larre Borges was brought here
l,
airplane and said that he hoped h.
and Challe could depart southward
within few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
fine PROGRAMS
MARK SESSIONS
AT INSTITUTE
Noted Speakers Heard
BY Valley Teachers At
Annual Meet.

Speakers presented somewhat op-
posed viewpoints in regard to edu-
catonal practice and theory 1T this
mornings session of the Imperial
County Teachers institute, thus
making the session of particular m
terest since both sides of the ques
ton were so well presented. Homer
F. Aker, superintendent of the Holt
ville schools, presided.
Arthur S. Gist, principal of the
training school of the San Francisco
State Teachers college, discussed
creative education.
"What sculpture is to marble, ere
stive education is to the lunar
soul" was Gist's summary at tie
end of his address, this quotation
serving as the theme of his re-
marks.
Creative education is new prin-
ciple in education and is concerned
with the principle of learning by
doing; the child learns by creative
activity on his own part. While
the old drill type of education cah
not be entirely abandoned, the
speaker advocated its being sup
plemented by creative education.
Each individual, he emphasized,
has this creative ability to o
greater or less degree and it should
be liberated through education, the
emphasiz shifting from the basis OF
subject matter to that Of the indi-
vidual child.
An enjoyable atmosphere should
be provided for the class room
whose equipment will consist OF con
structive material. Programs should
be flexible, although definite III
aim. At some period during the day,
according to Gist, the child should
be free to do what he pleases, thus
bringing out his constructive ability.
the Child should have an opportunity
to express that which lies within
him and such subjects as English,
dramatics, art, can all be express
sions of the child's thoughts, rather
than initiative and formalized.
Stresses Cultural Side
DR.. Tully Knoles, president Of the
College of Pacific, on the other
hand maintained that the cultural
side of education is being neglected
and that there is need for the So
called formal education.
Using the teaching of English as
an illustration, DR.. Knoles declared
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
CHRISTMASFUND
FOR VICTIMS OF
Mine DISASTER

eMcALESTER, Okla, Dec. 10. W.p)
Smiling bravely through their
tears, 10 year old girl Of the min.
'er's colony and her II year old
brother Carried on" today as an ex.
ample for the saddencd families of
the 60 victims of the Old Town
mine disaster.
T'll have to stand it," Lcona
Davis said when she learned her
fathers body was in one Of the
sacks that was lugged from the ex-
plosion torn depths. "Mother has
too much on her hands with seven
Of us to look out for. Now there's
only Leon and me to make living"
Leon will 60 back to the mine to
take up the pick and shovel he
welded as one of the rescue crew.
A Christmas fund was accumulate
ing for the sufferers. At the head
Of the list Of donors was the name
of Will Rogers, Oklahoma cowboy
humorist. The McAlester chapter
Of the Red Cross already had col,
lected $4,000 and radio stations
throughout the state carried appeals
for aid.
The last of the 60 bodies were re.
covered late yesterday and as iden-
tifications were made at the town
morgue, miners went to the homes to
announce the sad news. The mess.
ages were received quietly. Widows,
mothers and sisters already knew.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
D0WD FORESEES
EARLY ACTIVITY
ON BOULDER DAM

That Boulder dam appropriations
will undoubtedly be made by con
aress during the present session is
the opinion of NJ. j. Dowd, chief
engineer of the Imperial Valley lr-
r;gation District, who returned to
California yesterday after two
weeks stay in Washington. While
1T the capital, Dowd watched dc
velopments in connection with the
ALLEGATION of hydro-electric power
from the proposed project and held
many conferences with the secre'
tary of the interior on this ques-
ton.
"The administration is anxious to
launch the construction of this pro-
iect," Dowd declared, "and within
short time / am confident that
final ALLEGATION Of power will be an
nounced by the secretary of the in
terror. The execution Of contracts
will of course then follow, and after
That appropriations for construction.
In general, I feel that the project
is progressing very satisfactorily,
considering its tremendous size and
the many interests to be con
sidered."
The district engineer said that
there is little or no comment in
Washington regarding the threat
ened suit by Arizona to restrain the
federal government from building
the dam. He stated that he had
gained the impression that the
threatened action by Arizona did
not alarm federal representatives TO
any great degree.
c. L. Childers, chief counsel for
the district, who accompanied Dowd
on his trip to Washington, will re-
main for some days for further con
sultation on matters pertaining to
the welfare of the district.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
EXTENSIVE PLANS
MADE TO SEARCH
FOR LOST FLYER

JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 10. W.H
: There were four separate develop
ments today in the preparations
that were under way to search for
Carl Ben Eielson, Alaska Always
pilot, missing in the region Of North
Cape since mid November.
Dispatches from Teller Indicated
that Pilots Joe Crosson, Young and
Gilman were about to start flights
:ato Siberia in hopes Of finding some
trace Of the missing airmau. Cros-
son and Frank Dorbandt had
wrecked their planes recently ia at
tempting to take Off with heavy
Loads Of gas from the rongh, snow
covered landing field there.
Three Aviation corporation planes
were in Canada after a flight fror,
st. Louis, and, were being specially
equipped for flights over the snowy
Alaskan and Siberian wastes. These
planes were expected to depar, for
Alaska shortly with expert Canadi-
an pilots familiar with the trrr;
tory in which Eielson is believed
lost.
At Anchorage, work was being
rushed on new aviation shops,
hangers, and landing field to ac-
commodate and assemble planes now
cnroute TO Alaska on the coast
guard cutter Chelan..
Governor George A.. Parks has
been notified that Alfred Lomep has
been appointed to take charge OF
the various relief expeditions.
Eielson, with his mechanic, Earl
cortland, was lost while flying ta
the relief Of the icebound trading
schooner Nanuk. 1t is feared that
even il the flyers landed safely,
their one months food supply would
he exhausted by this time.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
Chinese Expect
New Outbreak

SHANGHAI, Dec. 10. W.H-Al-
though quiet appeared to have been
restored throughout the country af-
ter recent rebel defeats, and Presi-
dent Chang Kai-Shek has announc-
cd the rebellions at an end, private
dispatches today forecast. a renewal
of hostilitics in the northern prov.
inces.
The dispatch stated that $4,000
Feng fu.Siang troops in command
of Lu hungLin, former acting min
lister of war, departed from Tunk.
wan on the northern border between
the provinces of Shensi and Honan,
and were bound for Loyang, with the
intention Of opening a drive to cap
ture the important Chengchow rail-
way junction.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
Santa Arrives
BY Airplane

Santa Claus, on a preliminary sur
vey of the situation which will con-
front him next Wednesday, arrived
at the Imperial Airport this after
noon at 2 o'clock, coming here from
San Diego.
' He will remain in this city over
night and will leave tomorrow
morning at s o'clock. Youngsters
who desire to see him take-off
should be at the airport on time as
he will leave promptly on schedule.
The Richfield Oil Company, which
is sponsoring Santa's trip, was un-
able yesterday Afternoon to ascertain
just what time he would arrive here,
consequently only few We're on
hand to greet him when he landed.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
Jury In Mystery
Staying Puzzled

MOUNTAINVIEW, Ark, Dec. 10,
W.H-The overalled jury in tha Con
ME Franklin "ghost trial" reported
ct HOS a. m. today, after 13 hours
deliberation, that it was hung,
"6 to g."
Judge S. M. Bone ordered the jury
to return and "stay there until you
reach a verdict"
The question of whether Franklin
is dead or alive apparently had
puzzled the jury of farmers as much
rs the folks in this countryside.
Tom Moore, foreman of the jury,
then rose and said:
"The jury is hung, 6 to 6. I don't
zee how we can reach verdict"
Judge Bone, nordering the jury
to deliberate further, said, "Surely
- such intelligent men as you can
reach some verdict. This ease has
already cost the county $4,000 and
| do not propose any more money
shall be spent"
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
Burke Eludes
Police Again

CHICAGO, Dec. ~. W.H-Fred X.
Burke, wanted in Indiana, Ohio, III
inois, Kentucky, Michigan and New
York as suspect in at least II
murders and numerous bank and
train robberies, apparently had
slipped through the fingers of po-
lice again today.
Extensive searches in Chicago,
where Burke is said to be a gang
leader, and near St. Joseph, Mich,
where man believed to be Burke
killed policeman last week, proved
fruitless yesterday. The Canadian
border was being guarded to pre-
vent his escape in that direction al
though it was believed he would
hide in some underworld den rather
than make a dash for safety.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
NONE LOST AS
ship SINKS IN
new YORK BAY

NEW YORK, Dec. 10. W.H-A
drama of the sea with New Yorl;
harbor itself as the setting was
completed today when the last of
.he 336 passengers and crew Of the
liner Fort Victoria, rammed and
sent to the bottom during one of
the densest fogs in years, were
brought ashore.
The insistence of Capt. A. +.
Francis in staying with his ship IN
til all hope of saving her had gone,
nearly cost him his life. lie and
pilot were thrown into the water
and the suction of the Fort Victoria
roar nearly pulled them with it to
the bottom. But they were hoiste i
aboard the tug Columbine and land
CO safely.
The Fort Victoria of the Furness
Bermuda line had halted at the en-
trance to Ambrose channel late yes
terday after creeping down the har-
Dor on her way to Bermuda will,
III passengers, bound for Christ
mas holiday. just as the pilot was
being dropped the Clyde Mallory
Liner Algonquin, also outward bound.
ripped into the Fort Victoria amid
ships. The Algonquin with 1S9
passengers was not seriously dam
aged.
The Fort Victoria's engines were
almost Immediately put out of com
mission by water pouring into her
hold, but "SOS" calls from an
emergency radio set soon brought
scores of harbor craft to her aid.
All but Captain Francis and 1d
of his crew took to the lifeboats
after the collision.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
Tough Break
For Husband

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10. W.H
Clarence J. Winsett has job
today, but he isn't sure he likes
it.
Winsett is working for his
wife so he can earn money to pay
her $40 a week alimony.
The Winsetts were suing for d.
vorce, each charging cruelty.
The wife asked alimony for the
support Of their two children.
Winsett said he must have job
or he couldn't pay. They have a
window shade business but the
wife runs 1t.
"I'll give him a job at $40 a
week." offered Mrs. Winsett.
"Okay," said Judge Schauer.
And Winsett, somewhat dubi-
ously, accepted.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
Life Term For
Train Wrecker

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10. W.P-
Pronounced an habitual criminal,
Tom Vernon who pleaded guilty to
wrecking the West Coast Limited
Of the Southern Pacific near Sau-
gus, November 10, was today under
sentence of life imprisonment at
Folsom penitentiary.
A 10 day stay of execution was
granted in order that investigation
may be made of other robberies
mentioned by Vernon. These are
believed to be the wrecking of a
Union Pacific train in Wyoming
and an attempt to derail another
train at Santa Susanna, Calf.
District Attorney Fits demanded
the death penalty for Vernon.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
GET scHooIA FUNDS

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dee. 10. U.P)-
Gila county school authorities today
will receive state warrants totalling
SAL l,6S6.39 as payment of the second
quarterly apportionment of state
school funds, it was announced by
G. 0. Case, state superintendent of
public instruction.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
MEAN AND TOUGH

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10. W.H--
When her husband needed money he
robbed the baby's bank or pawned
his wife's jewels. When he got in
toxicated he knocked out her teeth,
Mrs. Gladys Hagenow testified when
she was granted divorce here from
Henry Hagenow, Redondo Beach au-
tomobile dealer.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
Lettuce Men To
Meet Tomorrow

Lettuce shippers and growers will
hold an important meeting tomorrow
night at the court house, it was an
nounced today, to discuss various
matters connected with the forth
coming lettuce deal.
A concerted effort is plancnd to
raise the grade Of lettuce leaving
the valley to the end that only the
best shall be shipped at all times
and other matters pertaining to in
spection, labor, etc. will be taken up.
All lettuce growers and shippers
are urged to attend the meeting,
which will be called to order at 8
o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
WE'RE TIRED. TOO

HOLLYWOOD, Dee. 10. (U.H Olive
Borden, screen actress, was in the
Good Samaritan hospital today for
the purpose of "getting good rest"
after strenuous picture schedule.
Studio officials said Miss Borden
was not i'll but that she was "tired
out"
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
JOHN Is WISE

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 10. WR)-
John Mccormick, the famous Irish
tenor, has purchased half million
dollar estate in Beverly Hills, II was
rnnounced here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
FIRST STORY BY
TELEPHONE FROM
SEA SENT TODAY
Relates Bad Fortune OF
StOwaway On Board
Ocean Liner.

EDITORS NOTE: The fol-
lowing story is the first ever
sent by radio telephone from a
ship at sea to a newspaper in
this country. The story, as told
by the subject to Charles r.
Shipley, general manager and
vice president Of Lord & Tay-
lor, New York, J. L. B. Van
Meter, general traffic manager
Of the long lines department Of
the A. T. b T., and Roy w.
Howard, chairman Of the board
Of directors Of the Scripps
Howard newspapers, was tele-
phoned today to the New York
Telegram by Howard.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
B. P. o. e. No. 1926, TO, high
school.
". Council No. "a, 8, Mason
ic Temple.
Barbara Worth Rebekahs. 8.
Davis hall.
Fox Imperial Theatre, Sunny
Side Up.
Bronson Players in "The Mys-
terious Mr.. Brown.
TOMORROW
Kiwanis club. Barbara Worth.
Pageant rehearsal, 8. Presby-
terian church.
w. @. T. u, $3.50. 6A3 Oiive.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19

THAN, 2,400 Miles at Sea-(By Ra.
do Telephone 1890 n. M. Ships
dio Telephone 1880 a. m. Ships
Time, Dee. 19).--After one of the
most unsuccessful trips to Europe
on record, Louis Salazecheck, 90,
New York, warned all would ibe
stowaways to stay away from the
United States line.
He was hard at work polishing
machinery while he told his story.
The lad slowed away on the Lee
viathan when she left New York on
her last trip and surrendered to the
ships officers when he was "a hours
at sea, saying he wanted a job. He
was promptly accommodated by be-
ing put to work scrubbing decks way
down inside the ship.
On the way over, as everyone
knows, the weather was about the
worst in history, and Louis longed
for his happy home. When the ship
arrived at Southampton, he was tax.
en- ashore, but his only view Of Eng.
land consisted Of what he could sec
on a quarter mile walk to the Bar.
gate prison where he spent 21a days
on short rations.
On Monday he was brought back
to the Leviathan and set to work
again for the return voyage.
"You can tell 'em for me that Pm
alrthrough with life at sea-" he said
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-19

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The Washington times., 1929-12-18
4 Automobiles y
LAMBERT-HUDSON
YEAR-END
CLEANUP
Autornobiles

You have never had the
opportunity to pur g h q Sc
high-grade automobiles at
the low prices weyare offer
ing today.
The Washington times., 1929-12-18
Repairs Get Underway
AT Winter Circus CITY

PERU. Ind. Dec. 10 tIN.S.
IA force of 200 w0rklnen nns
begun to rebuild and repair tl1s !
hundreds of wagons and catk
Of the SeIlsrE Toto. Hagenhe
lace and John Robinson. circtseSS
properties of John Ringing, 81
the circus city z0oIOgicaI ga1S
den, two miles east 0f here.
It was reported that many
new wagons viii be builk fos Bul
faio Bills Wild West show which
win be equipped here before mex
spring and that four shows Wltle
60 away from here, instead d :
the three that came Ia two
months ago. Ii February tl1
number 81 employees win be ii
creased tO 400. Animal train
ing IS being done daily st the zOcS
Peru Is known IS the Winte
circus city of the United States