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Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
FILIPINO LEADER
REQUESTS SENATE
TO FREE ISLANDS
Senator King Announces
Intention To Present
Bill To Congress.

WASHINGTON, July 16.U.H A
renewed movement to give the
Philippine Islands their indepen-
dence was underway today after a
stirring appeal for freedom by
Manuel Roxas, speaker of the Philip
pine house of representatives. before
the Senate Finance committee.
Senator King, Democrat, Utah, an
nounced he would move in the next
regular session opening in December
for the adoption of his bill to give
the islands their freedom.
Kings bill would provide for
freedom of the Philippines as soon
as they establish a constitutional
government.
The growing competition of
Philippine sugar with domestic sug-
ar soon will force this country to
grant the Philippine islands indie
pendence, King said.
The question of independence for
the islands has been mentioned fire.
quently during hearings on the tariff
bill.
Domestic sugar interests have
sought to limit sugar importations
from the Philippines, declaring a
tariff on sugar would do them little
good without limitation of the
Philippine imports, which come in
duty free.
Roxas appeared TO protest the
proposed limitation of imports. An
intimation from Smoot that Filipino
leaders are insincere in their de-
mands for freedom moved him to
throw away his prepared speech and
launch into an emotional plea fol
independence.
The Philippine spokesman chal
lenged congress to authorize q
plebiscite, predicting at least 81
per cent of his people would vote
for independence.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
YOUTHS REPORT
WEIRD MONSTER
SEEN IN LAKE

WlLLSBORO, n. V, July l6.U.p)
Three young fishermen, still eX-
cited over their experience, insisted
today they had seen the famous
Lake Champlain sea serpent, whose
existence has been affirmed and
denied by confusing com bination
of fact and fancy during the more
than 800 years since the lakes dis
covery.
Thomas Bridge of Willsboro vii
lagc and two companions, Davis
Riley and Wesley Quimby, were
fishing at the mouth of the Boquet
river Sunday when what appeared
to them to be huge serpent OF
fish thrust its head high above the
surface of the lake. The monster
began shaking its tail violently,
lashing the water into a sea of
foam.
Terrified by the spectacle, Bridge
did not stop running until he had
reached the village, two miles away
Riley and Quimby also retired pre-
cipitately but said there could be NO
mistake about what they had seen
The water was disturbed for acres
around, they said.
The serpent has been something
of legendary figure in this see
ton, and the last time he was re-
ported seen was 20 years ago when
it assertedly appeared between Point
Henry and Crown Point.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
Long Trek Ahead
For These Flyers

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16. U.P,
-"Going strong" and with nc
sign of mechanical trouble in their
plane, the San Franciscan endurance
flight crew will pass its oath hour
in the air at 1915 a. m. today.
-Four refuelings have taken place
since Bartlett Stephens, acting
superintendent of Mills Field, and
Fred Mckinley, co-pilot, took 10
the air yesterday.
Don Templeman, plotting the re-
fueling ship, took up 80 gallons Of
gasoline and three gallons of oil at
5:45 a. m. today for the fourth
feeding" " of the flight plane.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 16. U.H-
Playing tag with light storm clouds,
Dale Jackson and Forrest o O'Brine
passed the 6Sth consecutive hour OF
their Curtiss Challenger aircooled
motor test at 3:17 a. m. today, some
1900 feet above Lambert st. Louis
flying field here.
Their st. Louis Robin No. l
monoplane-which took off at 7:17
a. m. Saturday-is scheduled to be
joined today or tomorrow by
Missouri Robin No. l. in similar
time test of a Challenger, staggered
cylinder power unit.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
Wings Agree To
Leave Country

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16. -
Agreements signed by Wing Kao,
Chinese vice consul here, and his
wife, center of an international sem
sation because $500,000 worth Of
opium was found in her baggage, to
leave this country by August 5, were
being forwarded to DR.. c. c. WI,
Chinese ambassador today.
The promises were intended az
pledges of willingness to abide by
the order from DIR. WI at Washing
ton recalling Ying Kao.
Suen Foon, chanceiior OF the
Chinese consulate here, who is also
implicated in the case, agreed to
leave by August 5, If his innocence
could be proven before then.
The envoys and Mrs. Wing Kao
We're arrested and released on
$4,000 nond each after complaints
were issued accusing them Of violat-
ing the Jones Miller act by con-
spiraey to smuggle opium into this
country. Their preliminary hear
ing is scheduled for tomorrow, when
the complaints may be qnashsd on
orders from the justice department.
at Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
COURT DISMISSES
CHARGES AGAINST
NEWSPAPER MEN
Cleveland Writers Not
In Contempt OF Court
Judge Rules.

CLEVELAND, o., July 16. W.R)
Contempt of court citations
against two Officers of the Cleve
land Press were dismissed today.
Arguments were continued for
dismissal Of citations against two
others.
A lengthy statement was made
from the bench by Common Pleas
Judge Frederick II. Walther, In
which he defended his action in
granting an injunction to operators
of Thistledown race track.
Critical editorials appearing in
the Cleveland Press, the basis FOR
the contempt citations, were untrue
in as far as they apply to the
judge, Walther declared.
Judge Walther heard himself des-
cribed as "dupe Of the race track
interests when Newton D. Baker,
chief counsel for the press execu'
tives opened arguments for dismiss
al Of the case.
Dismissal of the citations against
Joseph A. Finster, circulation man.
ager Of the Press, and John Meiink,
business manager, came on motion
of John A. Klein, prosecutor for
Judge Walther.
Baker explained that Louis y
Seltzer, as editor and Carlton \
Matson, as chief editorial writer
were fully responsible.
''There never has been such an
injunction as this in the history of
equity practice, in this country .
Baker told Judge Walther. elf you
can produce anything like it, I'll
waive the remainder of this argu
ment. -
Baker opened his argument By
distinguishing between contempt
libel and criticism.
The editorials discussing the in
junction issued by Judge Walthe,
were criticisms, he said.
eff they annoyed the judge, he
had other recourse than contemp
citations,' Baker said.
Baker argued that there was NJ
contempt because the editorials die
not -obstruct justice and they
couldn't have been in contempt, be
cause the order of the court was H.
judicial order at all.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
Mrs. Gam Admits
Refusing Liquor

LEXINGTON, KY, July l6. U.P
Mrs. Dolly Curtis Gann, sister and
official hostess for Vice President
Curtis, declined liquors at recent
dinner given in Washington by Sir
Esme Howard, the British ambas-
sador, it was revealed today in an
exchange of correspondence between
Mrs. Gam and the Kentucky Wo-
men s Christian Temperance Union.
Mrs. Gam revealed her attitude
in a letter addressed to the presi-
dent of the w. c. 7. IT,, in response
to a letter asking her for a frank
statepent Of whether she did for
the honor and dignity of her country,
decline to taste liquor at Sir Esme
Howard s dinner
Mrs. Gam S reply in effect, was:
81 did,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
FEDERAL FARM
BOARD TAKES UP
WHEAT QUESTION
Final Member Expected
To Be Appointed Very
Shortly.
BY LAWRENCE SULLIVAN
UNITED Press Staff CorreSpondent)

WASHINGTON, July 16. U.H--
The federal farm board today turn
ed it's attention to the most urgent
problem awaiting it's consideration
movement of the current wheat
crop, which already is filling storage
bins at farms and export centers
alike.
Selection of the eighth member
of the board, the spokesmen for the
wheat producers and marketing IN
terests, is expected today or tomor-
row. Completion of the board S
personnel will enable the new admin
istrative agency Immediately to lay
down its program for the next two
months.
Following the cabinet meeting IT,
day it was learned the delay in
selecting the eighth member will in
no wise delay any necessary action
which the situation relative to any
crop might demand. 1t was pointed
out that several members of The
board have had experience in wheat
marketing.
The second meeting of the board
| today had before it the mid-Ju'y
! crop forecast of the department Of
agriculture, which offered hope of
a smaller world crop than had been
heretofore anticipated. A world
crop 325, 100000 bushels short of
last years production was declared
| probable.
Should the worlds supply turn
out to be as indicated, the average
/ prices of all classes of wheat in :hc
| United States would be increased
above the present levels, the survey
said.
President Hoover has turned the
entire farm rehabilitation program
over to his board, which is to carr
out the administration program un.
der the new $500,000,000 marketing
| bills.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
Southern Cross
May Fly Ocean

NEW YORK, July 16.-UD--
Captain Charles Kingsford-Smith
and c. 7. Ulm, conquerors of the
Pacific in their tri-motor Fokker
Monoplane Southern Cross. probably
will attempt to complete circumnav-
igation of the globe by air in Lon
don to New York Nonstop flight.
The announcement came from Of
ficials of the Wright aeronautical
corporation who have received a
message from Kingsford Smith ask
ing advice on whether the old mot
ors of the Southern Cross will. stand
anO3her gruelling ocean hop.
The company has cabled instrue-
tions for an examination of the
motors by their European field SER
vice engineer.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
Gets Record OF
Lindy's' Voice

SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.W.R-
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh fooled
all reporters and cameramen when il
came to his marriage, but an enter,
prising San Francisco sound cam.
era man today has 100000 worth
of Lindbergh's s voice, without
Lindy's consent.
"The voice that has never been
filmed,' was registered at an esti-
mated value of $4,000 foot through
means of microphone under the
coat of j, l.. Hermann, who mingled
with the crowd when the famous
air man visited Mills field yester.
day. Another picture operator
cranked away on truck.
Lindbergh eventually discovered
the trailing wire from Hermann $
clothing, and registered his indigna-
tion in no uncertain terms. Her
mann had very little to say---he had
what he went after.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
AT TACKS
HFALD'S
MOTIVES
Horton Charges District
Attorney With Bad Faith
In Gillett Case. :.
END OF TRIAL NEAR
Case Will Be Presented
To Jury Tomorrow For
Consideration.

Charging bad faith and intima-
ting a frameup' by the district
attorneys office in the Indictment
and trial of Sheriff Charles l..
Gillett, Harry Horton, defense at
torney, stated his argument before
the jury in superior court this
morning.
"District Attorney Elmer Heald
knew and knows now that he did
not bring this case into court with
good faith, in fact the records and
the audit were so fixed as to at
tempt to make case where there
was none,' Horton shouted in SUBJ
stance to the jury, meanwhile wav-
ing an accusing finger at the dis
trict attorney who sat close to the
jury box and smiled.
Caleb. Smith, deputy district at
terney, became exceedingly riled. at
the end of the morning session when
he objected to the line of argu-
ment relative to certain records
Horton was declaiming upon and
objected to the defense attorneys
argument. Horton had claimed the
prosecution had failed to bring
Judge Mayfield on the stand re-
garding $500 item, one Of the
counts in the small indictment, and
charged that Smith was afraid Of
the testimony the justice of the
peace would give.
Judge Finney ordered Smith 20
produce certain records and then
court recessed until the afternoon
session when Horton continued, fol-
lowed by Ernest Utley, the other
defense lawyer.
Smith opened for the state this
morning when court was ordered in
session. The deputy reviewed the
testimony of all the witnesses,
argued on the law applying. ex-
planned the exhibits to the jury aud
finished with the statement that
the district attorney had proved
without doubt that Gillett was
guilty of the offenses charged.
Horton then opened for the de-
fense. He ridiculed the prosecution
and it's motives; he called the trial
an injustice to the defendant; he
laid special emphasis on the fact
that all checks drawn on surplus
were charged to Gillett personally
when grand jury testimony showed
that much of the money went To-
ward expenses of deputies and fin
ished with the accusation the pross-
cution was not acting in good
faith.
Attacks Audit
"Ask yourself the question:" Hor-
ton said to the jury, "would you
have tried to get away with any
money if you were sheriff and knew
that your books would be audited
once year' Especially would you
make truthful records. Sheriff Gill
lett's records were above board and
although undoubtedly he is better
sheriff than bookkeeper, there was
no criminal intent behind his hand
ling of the money that came into
his keeping"
Horton then charged that the au-
dit which cost the county $4,000 and
months of time had been so made,
despite his belief in the integrity of
Charles Levinson, the auditor, as to
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
Body OF Man
Found In River

FULLERTON, Calf, July 16. W.P)
The body of Addison Richards,
said to be a prominent business man
of Oakland, California, was found
in the river bed near Artesia today.
Officers said Richards committed
suicide.
Papers found on the body led to
the Identification and gave Richards
address as 1928 Harrison Street,
Oakland.
A card in his billfold requested
that Mrs. r. Il. Richards, Kansas
City, Missouri, be notified in case
of death or accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
Asks Policeman
To Funeral

CHICAGO, July 16.W.P)-Dr. I.
Val Freedman speeded north in
Halsted street to the bedside of
q dying patient when he was stop
ped by Franklyn Martyr, a mo-
torcycle policeman.
"You're going too fast" the
policeman told the physician.
II am hurrying to very sick
patient, the doctor replied.
Then ensued an argument which
delayed him 25 minutes in reach
ing his patient, DR.. Freedman
said.
The next day the patient died
and DR.. Freedman wrote Martyr
a letter extending him an invita-
tion to the funeral.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
Insists Wife
Return Teeth

DENVER, Colo. July 16. U.P)
Robert Lambert has gone into
court with the demand that his
wife, Doris, return his false
teeth to him.
Attorneys for Lambert appeared
in district court today, announc-
ed their client was preparing to
sue for divorce, and obtain an
order directing his wife to de
liver him his personal property.
The set of false teeth was LIST
ed among the articles which
Lambert valued most highly and
was especially eager to recover.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
LutheranS Attack
Dry Shootings

FORT WAYNE, Ind, July 16.W.P)
An attack on dry raid killings
was made at the international con-
vention of the Walther League by
f. j. Gallmeyer, Fort Wayne, presi-
dent. The convention will conclude
today.
The Lutheran church, of which the
Walther League is young peoples
organization, "believes in regula'
tion through Christian influence and
not through a policeman's club, y
Gallmeyer said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
BY EUGENE LYONS
Omitted Press Staff CCrresponde

MOSCOW, Jaly l6. U.P)-Feel-
ings were growing increasingly
tense here today which, according
to the newspaper lzvestia is The
"third and last day of the term
set in the Soviet note' for China
to render n satisfactory answer re-
garding the seizure of the Eastern
Railway at lIarbin, Mauchuria.
other newspapers likewise assume
that the zero hour of the Soviet
ultimatum is midnight tonight.
Nevertheless confusion persists le-
garding the expiration hour of The
ultimatum which the foreign Office
has not yet clarified.
Charge D'Affairs S. Yawe Sun Of
China sent a memorandum to the
foreign office declaring that he
received the Soviet note for trans
mission to his government at n. m
sunday and worked all day long at
a translation of it. He filed it to
his government by telegraph at
1880 p. m, Monday he asserted.
Izvestia features this memorandum
which justifies the surmise that il
may be used as a pretext for the
extention of the term of the ulti-
matum if Soviet officials find it
necessary.
Plan White State
The keenest interest centers to-
day about the report that the White
Guardist lender General Semipnoff e
with the help of the Marking gov
ernment, is schcming IA raid ON
Soviet territory to establish Il
White Guardist buffer state.
Semignoff s name recalls to the
Soviets the most brutal White
Guard outrageG in Siberia, which
persisted even after kolchaf, 3
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
Kings Condition
Is Satisfactory

LONDON, July 16.W.H-King
George, who is recuperating from
the third operation which has been
performed on him since his illness
began last winter, was in a satls'
factory condition today, it was an
nounced officially.
A bulletin issued at buckingham
Palace at 1890 a. m. read as fol
lows:
ellis Majesty passed good
night Both his general and local
conditions were satisfactory.
"Signed, Hewett, Rigby, Trotter'
Dawson.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
Eleven Girls Die
In Auto Accident

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, July
l6.(U.P-The whole nation was
thrown into mourning today over
the tragic death of IL high school
girls, all members of socially pro
minent families, who We're killed in
an automobile accident as they were
returning from picnic at San
Buenaventura.
Twenty two other school girls
were badly injured in the wreck
and were rushed to hospitals.
1t was the worst tragedy which
has befallen this country in years.
All theatres and concert halls were
closed.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
Mrs. Pantages To
Face Murder Count

Los ANGELES, July 16.W.H-
Mrs. Alexander Pantages, wife of
the theatre magnate, will be arraign
ed on second degree murder charge
tomorrow in the Good Samaritan
Hospital,
1t was decided toGay TO take the
arraignment to her bedside when she
was unable to come to court because
of injuries she sustained in the auto
mobile collision in which Joe Roko-
moto, japanese, was killed. The
warrant against her charges her
with responsibility in his death.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
Price OF Curb
Seat Advances

NEW YORK, July 16.W.H An
other new high record price for a
membership on the New York curb
exchange was established today
with completion of arrangements for
transfer of a membership at price
~ 100000.
This makes an increase of $4,000
over the previous record high price,
established yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
DOHENY GIVES FUND

LOS ANGELES, July 16. W.P--
A $4,000 gift by Edward l.,
Doheny, oil magnate, and Mrs,
Doheny. to the university religious
conference of the University OF
California at Los Angeles was am
nounced today.
The conference, organized last
year, includes IL religious groups
among Protestants, Catholics, and
Jews, and is intended to provide a
center for religious activities. Mr..
Doheny looks upon it as "portent
Of good will and understandings. -
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
SOIL SURVEY COVERS US

During past thirty
studied mapped
the soils than 1000 counties with 80o00o000
agricultural gathered
they lower
farm by
soil In the picture craftsmen plotting
chief of the
soil survey, in the insert.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
POincare Given
Confidence Vote

PARIS, July l6. W.P-The gov
ernment of Premier Raymond Poin-
care won its first vote of confidence
on the issue of the ratification of
the American and British war debts
today, 304 to 239.
The vote was taken on a motion
for adjournment of the debate on
the ratification issue. PoincarJ
vigorously opposed the adjourn
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16
CHANGE
URGED IN
DRY Law
Chairman of Hoover Com
mittee Sends Letter To
Governors Conference.
ASKS STATES AID
Hints At Modification
OF VOlstead Act To Per-
nit Enforcement.

EASTERN POINT, Conn, July 16
-tU.P)-Governo Franklin d. Roos-
evel5 Of New York today made pub
lie letter from George w. Wick
ersham, chairman of President
Hoover's law enforcement commits
sion, in which the governors confer
ence was urged to recommend mod
ification of the Volstead act. The
conference opened it's 21st annual
session today.
Wickersham declared bringing
prevention of importation, manu-
facture and shipment of intoxicants
in interstate commerce under feder-
al control and leaving to state auth
critics conorol of sale, saloons, and
speakeasies, would make the Vol
stead act more easily enforceable
and at the same time virtually strike
death blow to bootlegging.
Wickersham s letter, as read by
Roosevelt, follows:
"Of course one of the most ser
ious sub iects we must deal with Is
The amendment confers on the state
concurrent jurisdiction with the
national government for enforce
ment of Che measure.
"Thus far, the federal govern
! ment alone has borne the brunt ol
! this enforcement.
cit seems to me the governors
conference might well consider ap
preaching the federal governmen
ON some feasible proposal TO share
| this burden.
Hints at Change
eff the national government wer'
to attend to preventing importation
! manufacture and shipment in inter
state commerce of intoxicants, TN
state undertaking internal polic
regulation to prevent sale, saloons
sneakeasies, etc, she national ant
state laws might be modified so a
to hecome reasonable enforceabl
and one great source OF demorailzln'
and pecuniarly profitable crime re
moved.
| "Everv state governor has swor'
! to support the constitution OF TN
United States. The 18th amend
ment is part of this constitu5lo'
! lust as any other part. Surely II i
per,inment to the governors con
| ference to suggest and consider nov
best to carry out this solemn under
taking.
Roosevelt interrupted reading o
.he letter to comment.
"HereD. he said, "is something
! that effects not only New AorR
Massachusetts and Rhode Island
lint all of vour southern and all o
your eastern states.
Twenty six state executives "'
| tended the session.
Governor Silent
The 26 governors and other gues.
were silent as the Wickersham ie'
! fer was read but when 1T was fln
| ished buzz of comment ran arouh'
the hall.
Roosevelt made no comment OF
the latter.
The public is aroused by recen
fragrant murders, Roosevelt 'oi'
the conference.
"They flourish" he said, wit
| less hindrance than in the darkes
days of Sicily. Unless the states d
something immediately and tax
drastic action to enforce the law
they will find the sometime heav.
hand of Washington laid upon thel
shoulders and the citizens of th
states will be able to utter no pro
test because the state has failed Il
enforce its laws, due either to stu
pidity or inefficiency. -
Roosevelt discussed crime in gen
| eral. Today hardened criminals of
ten find themselves displaced il
the courts by mere boys and girls
he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-16

HARDIN, Manchuria, July l6
U.Es-Travelers arriving here tod; v
reported that the Russians are
massing troops heavily along the
border. f8is q
Many troop trains have passed
Chita, some of them carrying heavy
artillery, it was reported. IL alsc
was stated unconfirmedly that 50,-
600 White Russians, including
thousands of former Czarist troop
at Shanghai, Tientsin, Mukden,
Harbin and elsewhere have Offered
their services to China through the
White military organizations.
Unconfirmed reports stated that
1000 Soviet troops crossed the
Manclurian border near Blagov-
osehtohensk, but retreatcd at the
approach of n Chinese battalion.
The mobilization of the Chinese
army continued. Seventy armored
ears passed through Harbin norta-
ward today. The Chinese forces
along the Russo Manchurian bordec
were estimated as being in the
neighborhood of 10000.
Ilarbin was filled win wild
irumors. 4 strict censorship pro
hibited distribution Of printed news
of the. developments in Manchuria.