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STEPS TO FREE CAPTIVE
MISSIONARY DELAYED
Demand of Kidnapers for $25, 900
Ransom in Silver Hard to
Meet, Due to Strife.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Annoy, China, June Negotiations
now proceeding for the release of DR..
C. A. Holleman, medical missionary Of
the Reformed Presbyterian Church,
who was kidnapped last week, are likely
to be delayed because of the handicaps
of conditions. Little fears are held for
his safety, although his captors urge
immediate payment Of $4,000 as ran
som.
Telegraph communications are dis
rupted and it will take a messenger a
minimum of four days to reach Lunting,
where the doctor now is held. Another
difficulty Is, in meeting the demand
for payment in silver dollars, since the
wealth Of influential citizens has been
largely carried out of the district for
safe keeping. There would also be the
danger of meeting bandits along the
roads while transporting such a large
sum IN silyeSs a.. .....,,.. .s ..as.
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A True Sport Scorning the Easy Way,
This Burg Just, Plain Dumb

gain entrance when the next window
was wide open.
An error like this might be excused.
but once inside the place the burglar
got busy and drilled into the safe,
which was unlocked. He drilled and
hammered the safe so much in an
attempt to open 1t that Konstanz Bienio.
the proprietor. could not open 1t him
self today. There was no money in the
safe. Bienio said.
Just a bonehead burglar" police
SAID. II .s.s..Ssa-.p..-4.-.-- -.-...a- ,.... -.
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Pilot Killed. Girl Injured.

LOS ANGELES, June 1 R.--Ray-
mond Compton, 22-year-old aviation in
structor, was killed and Ysabel Goss.
Los Angeles society girl, probably IA
tally injured here today in the crash of
an airplane they were operating.
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New Illinois U, Head Sought.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill, June / (P.-Dr.
David Kinley has served his last term
as president Of the University of Illi-
nois. II the board of trustees is able
to find q successor during the aca-
demic year, 1t was disclosed today.
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ny TIE Associated Press.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, June IA
Burglar. one of the dumb unobserving
type, in the opinion OF police, is at
large in Milwaukee.
Nevertheless he is energetic. This
particular burglar sometime last night
police learned today, cut pane OF
glass In locked window at the Wis
cens'n boiled ham. plant In order To- To-
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LIGHTNING KILLS ONE.
Two Seriously Hurt and Nine
Shocked Fleeing Alabama Storm.

CEDAR BLUFF, Ala, June 1 R.-
One man was killed, two were seri-
ously injured and nine others shocked
by bolt Of lightning during storm
near here today. Hop Harper of Bear
Greek was killed, and Jim Jones and
Dick Rover of the same vicinity were
seriously injured.
The men composed a construction
crew on the Coosa River. They were
struck by the bolt as they ran for
shelter to escape the storm.
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TODAY'S STAR

PART ONE-32 PAGES.
General News-Local, National and
Foreign.
Schools and Colleges-Page 80.
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PART THREE-16 PAGES.

PART THREE-16 PAGES.
Society.
Clubwomen of the Nation-Page 8.
Parent-Teacher Activities-Page 8.
Serial Story, Money for Nothing
Page 9.
Army and Navy News-Page 16.
PART FOUR-16 PAGES.
Amusement Section-Theater, Screen
and Music.
In the Auto World-Pages S, 6 and 2.
Aviation Activities-Pages and 10.
Organized ReServes-Page IL.
District of Columbia Naval Reserves
Page IL.
Fraternal News-Pages II and 13.
Y. w. c. A. Activities-Page IS.
District National Guard-Page IA.
Radio News-Pages IA and Is.
Marine Corps Notes-Page Is.
PART FIVE-le PAGES.
Sports and Financial.
Veterans Of Great War-Page 10.
PART SIX-1O PAGES.
Classified Advertising.
News Of the Clubs-Page 8.
D. A. r. Activities-Page 8.
At AZ: Community G. nj vi nSsv centersTPage = 10.
Women's Relief Corps News-Page 10.
PART SEVEN-24 PAGES.
Magazine Section.
Crossword Puzzle-Page 20.
GRAVURE SECTIONS PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
COLOR SECTIONS PAGES.
Moon Mullins: Mutt and JEFF: Reglar
Fellers; Mr.. and Mrs; Orphan Annie :
Betty: Somebody's Stenog; High
Lights Of History.
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PART TWO-S PAGES.
Editorial Section-Editorials and Edi-
torial Features.
Review of Spring Books-Page 4.
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FART SEVEN-a4 PAGES

Magazine SeCClOn.
Crossword Puzzle-Page 20.
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Moon Mullins: Mutt and JEFF: Reg'lar
Fellers; Mr.. and Mrs; Orphan Annie;
Betty: Somebody's Stenog; High
Lights Of History.
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GRAVURE SECTIONS PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
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Clubwomen of the Nation-Page 8.
Parent-Teacher Activities-Page 8.
Serial Story, Money for Nothing
Page g.
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%. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair today and tomorrow; cooler
today.
Temperatures: Highest, 81, at 4 pm.
Yesterday; lowest. SO, at 10 pm. yes
terday.
Full report on page Z.
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Chilean Vessel
Sinks In Storm

SANTIAGO, Chile, July II. WH
-Forty-two members Of a crew of
43 were believed to have lost their
lives in a sea disaster off the
Chilean costal city of San Antonio,
where the Chilean naval transport
Abiao sank in a violent storm.
Official information was lacking
today, other than that one of the
midshipmen had been rescued by
the steamer Imperial, which rushed
to the rescue at receipt of the s. o.
S. calls.
When the Imperial arrived at the
position given by the transport,
about 80 miles off San Antonio, it
found but one man alive, drifting in
an open boat. 1t also found several
floating bodies and the storm torn
bridges of the wrecked vessel.
The Abtao began to send out dis
tress signals early yesterday after
noon. Just what had happened to
the transport was still unknown
here. The Imperial was the first
to get the sos and Immediately re-
paired to the vicinity named in the
radios, 33.52 south, 1929 west.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Contempt Charge
Upheld Ag gainst
Newspap er Men

CLEVELAND, O., July II. W.R
Louis B. Setter, editor Of the
Cleveland Press, and Carlton Mat
son, the papers chief editorial
writer, were found guilty of con-
tempt of court today by Common
Pleas Judge Frederick P. Walther.
Each was sentenced by Judge
Walther to serve 80 days in Jail and
to pay $500 fine.
The newspaper men were held ac-
countable by the judge for contempt
of his own court because their
paper carried series of editorials
criticising the judges action in
granting the owners of Thistledown
race track here an injunction res
training the sheriff of the county
from interfering with the race pro-
gram.
Before handing down the decis-
ion, Judge Walther overruled the
defense motion that the charges be
dismissed. Newton D. Baker, for
mer secretary of war, argued in be-
half of the defendants that the
editorials in question were not con-
temptuous because they criticised
a past performance of the court. He
had defended passionately the right
of the press to criticise any kind
all public officials as long as such
criticism did not lay in the way of
Justice.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
DOZEN FLORIDA
BANKS CLOSE UP
FOLLOWING RUNS
Fruit Fly Disaster Is
Blamed For Financial
Collapse.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, July IL
W.H Twelve banks with deposits
totaling approximately $4,000, O,OOC
failed to open for business in South
Florida today after runs on the in
stitutions yesterday.
Announcement Of the closing was
made by the state comptroller here
The announcement said the run:
which caused the closings were start
ed entirely without reason.'
Nine of the banks were branches
Of the Citizens Bank and Trust Co.
of Tampa, which also closed.
TAMPA, Fla, July II. W.H-The
Citizens Bank and Trust Co., OF
Tampa and its nine branches failed
to open for business today. The
hank had capital Of 81 900, 900 and
deposits Of more than $3,000,000.
-Four of the branches were locat
ed in Tampa and the remaining al
Plant City, Bradenton, Sarasota
Fort Meade and Dade City. The
Citizens Bank and Trust Co., was
a state institution.
The bank 8 board of directors is
sued a statement today attributing
the closing partly to "unwise gos
sip" and partly to popular unrest
resulting from the presence of the
Mediterranean fruit fly in Florida
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Young Commutes
Death Sentence

LOS ANGELES, July II. W.H -
The sentence of Allen Ellis, Fresno,
convicted of murder and scheduled
to die on the gallows at San Quentin
Friday, was commutated to life i'm
prisonment by Governor c. c. Young
today.
Ellis must serve without parole,
the announcement, made through
the local office of the governor, said.
The dispute over the age OF Ellis
was the basis for the governors de-
cision.
Ellis attorneys throughout have
contended that at the time of the
Staying Ellis was under Is and there
fore not subject to the supreme
penalty.
The youth was found guilty OF
the murder of Francis o. Weisert,
Fresno merchant.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Doctor Orders
French Premier
Confined To Bed

PARIS, July II. W.H-Premier
Raymond Poincare of France was
stricken with illness today follow
ing his tireless campaign in behalf
of the unreserved ratification of
the British and American war debts
by the chamber of deputies.
The premier's physicians forced
seemed to be on the eve of one of
the greatest of his many victories
in long and colorful public career.
They announced he had a high
fever, induced partly by his arduous
sessions in the chamber of deputies,
where he but recently completed a
three day speech explaining the
governments policy on the war
debts, and partly by the current
heat wave in Paris.
The docors promised the premier
that if he remained quietly in bed
today he might be able to resume
his place in the chamber tomorrow
to continue the debate on the rati-
fication. The heat unquestionably
added to the nervous strain under
which the premier has been laboring
and aided in weakening his general
condition.
Foreign Minister Aristide BRAND
took the premier place in the
chamber to lead the defense of the
government S position against the
assaults of the opposition when the
debate was resumed today. The
first assault of the day failed as
did two Others yesterday when Leon
Blum, socialist leader moved for an
adjournment of the debate. The
chamber gave the government an
other vote of confidence $50 to 23S,
rejecting Blum proposal.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
REPORT SHOWS THIS YEARS
CANTALOUPE DEAL SUCCESS

Although shipments for the 1929
cantaloupe deal were l,794 less, as of
July IL, than during the 1928 sea
son, the deal just closed was un-
usually successful according to the
preliminary report of X. II. Lamb,
representatives of the United States
Department of Agriculture, in
charge of the Market News Service
at Brawley, just released.
Shipments this year amounted to
1889 ears compared with total
of 1888 in 1928. A few more ears
will be shipped out, so that in the
end the shipments may reach or ex-
ceed last year S figure.
A final survey of the season will
be issued from Washington later
in the year. Following is Lamb :
comment on the season:
A scarcity of other fruits, warm
weather in eastern markets during
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Mrs. Ying To Get
Hearing Today

SAN FRANCISCO, July II. U.R)
Preliminary examination of Mrs,
Ying Kao, in whose trunks customs
officials found $50O,0OO worth OF
opium; her husband, suspended
Chinese vice consul, and Sun Foon
chancellor of the consulate, was
scheduled for today before U. S
Commissioner Ernest Williams.
The three, charged with violat
ing the Jones-Miller law, were ex
pected to demand immediate trial.
WASHINGTON, July 17.W.H -
Secretary of State Stimson has ask
ed Chinese Minister WI for assur
ances as to what action will be tax.
en- in the Ying Hao case if the three
Chinese accused of opium smuggling
are turned over to the Chinese gov
ernment.
Stimson said today he was wait
ing a reply from DR.. WI before de-
Gliding whether to turn the trio over
to China, as requested to by the
Chinese minister.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 17.W.H-
Preliminary hearing of Wing Kao
and Suen Foon, officials Of the
Chinese consulate here, and Mrs.
Ying Kao on complaints charging
conspiracy to smuggle $5OO,OOO
worth of opium, was continued until
Monday when the trio appeared in
federal court here today.
Lack of instructions from the JUS
tice and state departments at Wash
ington, caused the continuance.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
CHARGES
MADE BY
LAWYERS
Gillett Prosecution And
Defense Hurl Defiance
During Arguments.
VERDICT TOMORROW
Court To Give Case To
Jury Sometime Thursday
Morning.

The jury will get the Gillett case
tomorrow morning. Judge A. C.
Finney will deliver his instructions
at 3 a. m.
District Attorney Elmer Heald
finished his argument for the state
this afternoon with "a torrid de-
nunciation of the sheriff and his
conduct in office.
He delivered bitter TRADE
against the defense attorneys charg-
ing they, Ernest Utley and Harry
Horton, had attempted to misinform
the jury.
He charged that Gillett was guilty
of deliberately taxing money to
purchase property, to attain mem
bership in organizations and to pay
insurance on his automobile--money
that belonged to the county.
Utley finished his argument this
morning after court convened at 10
O'Clock. He went into the question
raised relative to fraud in the small
indictment of seven counts; he told
the jury the sheriff had returned
the money in question as soon as
he was advised the grand jury had
found certain mistakes and he had
checked and found the grand jury
correct.
He charged the district attorney
with not bringing u civil suit for the
other money in question "because
certain parties were anxious 10 get
Gillett's job and couldn't wait un-
til the next election for the people
to turn them down.
Utley closed with n strong appeal
to the jury TO acquit the sheriff and
'remove the stigma that has been
hanging over his and his family s
head for these many months.
"You are the Judge as to whether
or not Charley Gillett stole money
belonging to the county and l feel
confident you will find the sheriff
is guiltless of the charges against
him." Utley said in substance in
closing.
Dislrict Attorney Head was
charged with misconduct by the de,
Tense when he was making point
relative to certain moneys that had
been paid the sheriff as part OF a
fine. Heald claimed there was no
receipt and that Gillett had pocket
ed the money without allowing the
item to be entered upon his books.
Heald Fights sack
Horton rose to his feet, asking
permission of the court to have
stricken out the remarks Of Head
and charging that che district attor-
ney was misconducting himself.
Judge Finney told the jury to dis
regard Horizons remarks, but they
could listen to Heald and judge for
themselves and by the evidence
wheoher or not the district attorney
was telling them facts.
81 am not a witness in this case -
Heald stated to the jury, "and
neither is Utley or Horton. You
heard them tell you lot of stuff
which were deliberate attempts to
misinform you. l am here to review
the evidence and if you care to get
the notes Of the testimony to check
up any Of my statements they are
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
MARY'S SISTER
UNDECIDED UPON
ANOTHER HUSBAND

HOLLYWOOD, July II. U.H -
Lottie Pickford, member of the ia
nous Pickford screen family, may
or may not be married within a few
days to Russell Gillard, 33, an under
taker.
She didn't seem to be exactly sure
today and Miss Rosamond Rice, head
of the marriage license bureau,
thought the former screen player,
was a little uncertain even when she
filed her notice of intention late
yesterday.
- don't know" Miss Pickford
answered the marriage query today.
- don't want to talk.''
The actress and Gillard walked
into the bureau just before it closed
yesterday. Miss Pickford assumed
dark-colored glasses and a veil for
the benefit of newspapermen but
her disguise was not sufficient.
With Miss Pickford s age listed
as 33 the application was filed by
Miss Rice after considerable delay.
Miss Pickford at first denied her
identity.
She signed the intention as Lolita
Rupp.
When Miss Rice pointed out that
Lolita Hennessey and John Smith
were mentioned as the parents in
the application Miss Pickford signed
for a previous marriage, the actress
insisted "that's just a coinci
dence.'
81 don't want anything about
this marriage in the papers," she
said, and then, as she was leaving
the bureau, "You can tear up that
application, I've changed my mind. "
A second later she again changed
her mind and remarked: "Well, let
it ride.''
Providing she goes through with
this marriage it will make the third
for Miss Pickford.
She first married Albert Rupp in
New York in May 1912, divorcing
him here in 1920. In January 1922
she was married to Allen Forrest
Fisher and she divorced him in
Paris.
Miss Pickford got into the police
reports twice recently with Jack
Daugherty, former husband of the
late Barbara La Mar.
In the first instance she and
Daugherty reported that three men
had beaten Daugherty unconscious
and then attempted to kidnap Miss
Pickford.
On New Years day police visited
her apartment on riot call and
found Daugherty with manned
finger, the result, he said, of a
fight with another man.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Socialist Leader
Seriously Hurt

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, July II. W.N
Victor L. Berger, socialist leader
and former congressman, was in
serious condition today in a hospi-
tai here, as result of an accident
in which he was knocked down by
street car. @
Extent of his injuries was not
known definitely, three attending
physicians said, because he could
not be moved for an X-ray Of his
skull for a possible fracture. He
also suffered serious internal in.
juries, they said.
The accident occurred late yester.
day when Berger was returning to
the office of the Leader, of which he
is the editor. While crossing
street, Berger was run down by .
street car.
Berger is SO years old and for
many years was the sole Socialist in
congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Shuler Makes
More Charges

LOS ANGELES, July IL. W.H-
Witnesses were questioned today by
the county grand jury investigating
the charges of the Rev. X. +.
"Fighting Bob" Shuler, that a
traffic tag "fixing ring" exists in
the police department.
Shuler, pastor of the Trinity
Methodist church, South, was sum
moned before the grand jury, by
telephone to explain his charges
broadcast by radio. After the ques
tioning he refused to make any
comment.
The ring said by Shuler to
have been in existence for two
years, centers about former city
official ard certain police Officers
who are said to be falsely arrest
ing motorists, handing them the
card Of the former official, and ad
vising them to have him fix' the
case.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
St, Louis Plane
Remains AlOft

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July II. W.D =
With occasional side flights to near,
by Mississippi valley cities and
towns, the monoplane, st. Louis
Robin, passed it's 92nd consecutive
hour in the air today at 3:l7 a. m,
and reported "all OK"
Piloted by Dale Jackson and For
rest O'Brine, the plane has been up
since 7:17 a. m. last Saturday in a
scheduled $50 hour test of its Chal-
lenger motor. Its flying distance
already exceeds a round trip to
Paris. Flying conditions have been
virtually perfect.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17

sthe peak movement, excellent early
and mid-season quality, cool weather
in the Imperial Valley which pre-
vented the anticipated record break
ing peak movement, rigid inspection
and last, but not least, the assur-
ance of moderate shipments through
operation of the cantaloupe clearing
house, contributed to the making of
an extremely successful cantaloupe
season. Cool weather and generally
unfavorable conditions during the
growing season tended to raise pro-
duction costs and reduce yields, par
ticularly on the early covered and
brushed acreages, but the high de-
ivered sales of May and early June
seem to amply offset these factors.
The first ear of Imperial Valley
cantaloupes was shipped from Ell
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Faulty Motor
Balks Flyers

SAN FRANCISCO, July II. W.H
"A balky motor, first apparent i'm
mediately after refueling early last
night, ended the San Franciscan at
tempt to wrest from Culver City
flyers the world refueling endur'
ance Flight record.
Pilots Bartlett stephens and Fred
Mckinley brought their Sierra
monoplane to earth at 1908 p. m,
after three hour battle with the
motor, functioning imperfectly be-
cause Of broken oil line.
Another attempt is planned by
the pilots and Flight Manager
James Warner of Southern Cross
fame, as soon as repairs to the
motor can be made.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
RUSSIANS STILL
PROTEST AGAINST
CHlNA'S ACTION
Reply To Ultimatum Is
Relief To Majority OF
WOrkingmen.
BY EUGENE LYONS
United Press Staff Correspondent

(OulCeQ FI6SS SCdII COIEeSVOAueutJ
MOSCOW, July II. W.H-The or
ganized protests against China 3
seizure Of the Chinese Eastern Rail-
way in Manchuria continued un-
abated throughout the Soviet Union
today in spite of Markings concilia-
tory response to Russia 81 s'three day
t1timatum demanding an immediate
conference for the settlement of the
dispute.
As the government did not receive
the Chinese rely until shortly be-
fore last midnight the masses of
workmen learned Of its receipt OILY
this morrirg. when they Weos to
r,i. If factories and offices.
They learned fof it with great
sense of relief from the newspapers
which displayed the news prominent
ly. The newspapers published all
the details, but refrained from COM
menting on the new development OF
the situation.
The relief felt was prompted prin-
cipally by the fact that while the
Chinese note was obviously evasive
and more or less obscure, it proved
at least that China was not ignoring
the situation and was apparently
ready for some sort Of negotiations.
The press today recorded with
especial pride the participation OF
thousands of Chinese residents OF
Vladivostok and of other cities in
the Far East in recenn anti-Mukden
and anti-Nanking demonstrations.
Asiatic students at the Communist
Universities made vigorous pledge
to support the "Soviet Union father
land and the toiling masses OF the
whole world"
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Ocean Flyers
Visit Paris

PARIS, July II. W.H - Roger Q.
Williams and Capt. Lewis A. Yam
cey, American trans Atlantic flyers,
landed at lie Bourget airdrome at
$3.50 p. m. Ol:32 a. m. EST) today
after a $50 mile flight from Rome.
They left Rome at s:l5 a. m. (2:l5
a. m. EST.
No attempt was made at speedy
journey to Paris, as the American
birdmen wished to enjoy their view
of the landscape on the way.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Lindbergh Pilots
First Dirigible

LOS ANGELES, July II. U.1-
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh pilot
ed his first dirigible yesterday
when he and Mrs. Lindbergh went
aloft for a spin in the Goodyear
airyacht Volunteer.
Ground crew and spectators
watched in amazement as the air
ship stood on her tail in steep
climb, then turned earthward in a
dive. The colonel was "driving'
with Mrs. Lindbergh and Lieut.
Lange, pilot, in the "baek seat
"Why, | believe he would try
to loop that ship if he were alone,
Lange said.