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Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
AIR TRAGEDIES
OyERSHADOWED
BY TRIU MPHS
Rescue Of Spaniards And
Hawks Brilliant Work
Feature Aviation.
(By united Press Leased Wire)


Triumphs and tragedies dotted
the records of aviation today as
men flew on in their conquests of
the air.
Outstanding among the days de-
velopments was the rescue of Com
mander Ramon Franco and his three
companions of the Spanish plane
Dornier No. 16 by the British air.
plane carrier Eagle. The flyers,
who started ON a flight to the Uni
ted States, were located near the
Azores after they had been miss
ing for week during which they
had generally been given up for
lost.
Captain Frank Hawks added
fresh glory to his record when he
landed at Roosevelt Field, N. Y,
at 1:16.04 a. m. (E. ID. T.) complet-
ing the fastest round trip trans
continental flight ever made. He
bettered his own record for a west
east flight by coming from Los
Angeles in II hours, 3S minutes, 16
3-5 seconds, and broke the mark of
the late c. B. D. Collyer and the
late Harry Tucker by making the
east-west journey in 10 hours, 10
minutes.
At Roosevelt Field, N. Y, Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Jensen, with vii.
liam Ulbrich, flew toward the 70
hour mark in their attempt to bet
ter the refueling endurance mark
of 172 hours, 80 minutes and one
second. Ulbrich apparently was un.
aware of the serious condition of
Miss Viola Gentry, a close friend,
who was injured yesterday when
her plane ran into tree while she
too; was trying for an endurance
record at the field, Jack Ashcraft,
her companion, was killed.
At Minneapolis Mimi, another
attack on the endurance record was
being made by Owen Haughland
and Throwald Johnson who start
ed their seventh day in the air this
morning.
Aviation claimed it's second life
in two days at Roosevelt Field to
day when Corporal Elmer Barry
died from injuries suffered yester
day when his plane caught fire anG
fell 1000 feet. Lieut.. Maxwell Bal
four, his companion, was expected
to recover.
At Cleveland Byron K. Neweoml
and R. l.. Mitchell entered at s a
m. their 14th hour in the air in an
other attempt to make a new en-
durance record.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29

MINNEAPOLIS, June 90. U.P)-
Pilot Gwen Haughland and Thor
wald (Thunder) Johnson, trying for
new endurance flight record, be-
gan their seventh day in the air at
5:03 n m. today.
Everything clocking fine read
the last message received from them
as they Travelled over their triangu-
lar course between here and st. Paul.
Excellent weather conditions pre-
vailed.
The flyers must remain aloft until
1880 Il. m. Sunday to shatter the
existing record of l72 hours, 32 min
utes and one second, established by
James Kelly and Reg l.. Robbins, at
Fort Worth.
At 1908 u. m. today the flyers had
ridden the several times stormy
skies LAG hours and were but little
more than 26 hours from their goal.
TO set new record they must re-
main aloft until 10:30 a. m. Sunday.
In note dropped to the' ground
crew today Haughland declared they
would keep the plane aloft until
Sunday noon eff we have to walk
and carry it on our backs. -
"Keep the fuel, especially the oil,
coming and nothing but old man
weather can stop us now. How about
some breakfast? Toast and milk
will do, - was the gist of long note
from johnson.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
TO
EXPLAIN
PROJECT
Head of Reclamation De-
partment to Deliver Adj
dress Tonight.
HOLDS CONFERENCE CE
District Leaders Given
Outline of Plans for
Canal and Dam.

Full details of the plans OF the
Z. S. reclamation service in building
the Boulder dam and the all-Ameri-
can canal will be given to the pub
lie tonight at the city park when
DIR. Elwood Mead, chief of the ser-
vice and R. F. Walters, the en-
! gineer in charge of the work, will
make addresses pertaining to the
projects.
The government party met with
the Imperial Irrigation district Of
ficials this morning here in what
will undoubtedly be the last Off
cial conference before the finAt
survey of the canal is made and the
building of the waterway started.
DR.. Mead assured the directors
of the Irrigation District that tho
to start immediate work and the
only matter to decide was whether
or not the canal would be construc-
ted along the high line six miles up
the river or start at the point on
the present survey.
| The reclamation service may also
build the proposed power plants,
DR.. Mead said, but told the direct
ors that if the government should
decide to do so, that the cost would
be first obligation. The matter Of
building the power plants, however,
may be determined by the district
| officials
In regard to the contract under
which the Irrigation District will
receive water from Boulder dam
and the Colorado river, Engineer
Walters stated that payments,
which are to cover a period Of 10
years, would start when water was
actually delivered and then only in
proportion to the section served.
In other words, should one Sec
tiOn of the district receive the
water before another, the first sec-
tion would be assessed and begin
! payments Immediately. Then as eacn
section actually received the water
its payments would start. Thus, all
though the contract is for 40 years,
the district as a whole would be
able to extend the payments over
| perhaps another five to 10 years.
| DIR. Mead promised the irrigation
officials here that he would give
those attending the mass meeting
full and comprehensive outline
of the financial aspects of the pro-
Ject so that everyone interested
would know exactly how the recla-
nation service stood in the matter.
Matthews To Talk
| Walters talk will deal with the
a&-Ameriean canal, giving those
at the meeting just what already has
been accomplished and why certain
things should and will be done in
building the canal.
w. B. Matthews, chief counsel cf
| the Los Angeles Bureau of Power
and Light, will also speak tonight,
taking the place of H. E. Hill, con-
sulting engineer and assistant to
Walters. Hill left this morning for
Los Angeles to attend an important
conference.
! 1t is expected that Matthews
will talk on the general situation as
pertaining to entire Southern Cali
fornia and will, in his address,
| fNCutsr~oN a. D.. Ts-NAN
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
REQUESTS
L0WNAN
TO QUIT
President Hoover Asks
For Resignation of Pro-
hibitiOn Chief.
DENIAL BY OFFICER
Dissatisfaction Over Ad-
ministratiOn of Office
Expressed.

WASHINGTON, June 20. W.p)--
President Hoover has asked for the
resignation of Seymour Lowman,
assistant secretary of the treasury
in charge of prohibition enforce
ment, the United Press learned To-
day.
Lowman s post will be filled by
a new appointee within 80 days, at-
cording to information from Off
cial circles.
Lowman was formally notified
that the President desired his resig-
nation during a White House con-
ference last night. The conference
before Lowman and the President
came "a hours after a similar dis
eussion of recent prohibition pub
licity at the treasury with Secre'
tary Mellon.
The President has repeatedly in
dicated his displeasure over pub
licity methods employed by Low
man and Prohibition Commissioner
j. NJ. Doran. After the White House
conference with Secretary Mellon
Thursday evening reports were
current in Washington that both
Lowman and Doran would be re-
placed. ..-a-+-
Stories of dramatic enforcement
efforts emanating from the pro
hibition bureau since March \ have
been contrary to the policy set
down by Hoover early in his ad
ministration, when he repudiated
all sensational methods and drama.
tie appeals. Reports that marines
would be ordered to the Detroit
border sector, that educational
propaganda would be extended to
public schools and certain
comment on border patrol killings
forced the President to examine
the conduct of the prohibition
bureau, it was said.
There was no official statement
from either the White House o,
the treasury as to the reasons be
hind the Presidents request foI
Lowman S resignation.
Lowman issued an equivocal de
nial that he had been asked to re-
sign.
~ have not seen the President
in some time,' Lowman said
"And neither have | been askc ed
to resign, | do not intend to re-
sign and the story to that effect
! is the bunk. -
Formal notice of Dismissal
new White Housp priute1 form
since March 4--was delivered tC
Lowman within the last "a hours
it was learned. Upon receipt of the
form, Lowman hurried to the
White House.
President Hoover declined to see
him aud Lowman strode out of the
executive office in an angry mood
He declined to talk with newspap'
er men.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
LOwden Friendly
To Hoover Plan

WASHINGTON, June 90. WP)--
Frank O. Lowden, former governor
of Illinois, and one of the leaders
of the mid west revolt in the
Kansas City Republican convention
last year, was believed here today
to have given tacit endorsement to
the agricultural policy of the
Hoover administration.
Lowden was one of the endorsers
of James G. Stone, of Lexington,
KY, President Hoover S first selce-
tion for the new federal farm board.
His action generally was inter
preted here as assurance of support
of the President IS farm program.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
Governor Opens
New Highway

SANTA MONICA, JuAe %. UP)
After 10 years of actual con-
struction, the scenic coast line
highway between here and Oxnard
was opened by Gov. c. G. Young to-
day.
A motor caravan left here this
morning for OXnard to participate
in ceremonies attending the open
ing Of the road. The governor un.
locked a huge padlocked gate, per-
mitting the first formal passage
over the highway.
Ventura and Los Angeles county
officials were present.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
Another
RECORD
SET UP
Hawks Again Cuts Time
For Trans Continental
West-East Trip.
CRACKS ON DESCENT
A ir s ip Crashes Into
Fence on Landing But
Pilot Is Unhurt.

ROOSEVELT FIELD, n. Y, June
80. U.H Captain Frank Hawks,
our foremost trans continental COM
muter, came back today from where
he started Thursday, with two more
records and damaged plane.
The records were achieved by fly
ing to Los Angeles and back faster
than anyone even himself - had
ever flown before; the damage to his
plane was done when he rammed
into a fence here-the only serious
mishap of the trip.
Hawks landed at Roosevelt Field
at 1:16:04 a. m. (E. D. IT,, showed
his goggles up into his hair and
called for water, "lots Of water"
Gulping pint of it, he surveyed the
cracked wing tip Of his plane and
said.
"Well, when I crack 'em up, ]
crack 'em good, don't I?o
1t had takn him just 36 hours, 4S
minutes and 16 3-5 seconds to span
the continent twice - 10 hours, 10
minutes on the westward flight and
IL hours, SO minutes, 16 3-5 seconds
on the return journey. He had brok-
en- his own west-east record of Is
hours, 21 minutes and SO seconds, and
had bettered the eastwest mark of
the late Capt. c. B. d. Collyer and
the late Harry Tucker who flew
from here to the Pacific coast in "a
hours, 81 minutes.
Hawks remained in Los Angeles
seven hours and IA minutes before
starting back.
The flyer was reticent about speak
ing of his collision with the galvan-
lied iron fence, here although when
he first crawled out of the plane he
was heard to say:
"Not enough lights on this field. "
Lights Insufficient
There is only one flood light at
Roosevelt Field and it was on when
he landed. In addition, two beacon
lights were blazing. He was believ-
ed to have overshot the field be-
cause he was blinded by the flood
light, for he came down to a per-
feet landing against a westerly wind.
Hawks swung his plane toward the
south side of the field to avoid the
crowd of 500 persons that dashed to-
ward him. The plane crashed through
the fence and the left wing was
damaged.
Deafened by the monotony of en-
CINE roar, Hawks at first was unable
to hear questions. Later he explain
ed he had enjoyed good visibility
and perfect weather until he got
over Pennsylvania where he ran into
fog. He explained he flew high most
of the way and attributed the lack
of reports on his progress to that
fact. Weather reports came in per-
fectly over his radio, he said.
Mrs. Hawks, the first person to
greet him, said she felt no apprehen-
sion during the flights but ''my
heart was in my throat when l saw
him hit that fence.'
Hawks, dressed as though he were
out for a game of golf instead OF
hazardous flights across two noun
tain ranges and desert, wore white
flannel trousers and a soft brown
coat.
The rabbit s foot, wired to the
rear of his plane, brought the ex-
pected good luck in the shape of tall
winds which shot his eastward at
increased speed.
After remaining at the field for
about 80 minutes, Hawks went to his
home on Riverside Drive.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
Texas Coast
Hit By Storm

HOUSTON, Texas, June %. U.p'
"A sixty mile an hour tropical
wind from the Gulf of Mexico raked
coast towns during the night, caus-
ing considerable damage.
Small fishing vessels We're dam
aged, trees uprooted, plate glass
windows smashed and telephone
communication with several coast
towns disrupted.
A heavy rain accompanied the
wind which ragged four hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
DONALD PROMOTES FIGHT

LOS ANGELES, June 90. WH-
Richard (Dick) Donald, 40, local
boxing promoter, was out on bail
today after being arrested on
battery warrant obtained by his
wife, Mrs. frankie Donald, who ac,
cused him of beating her. Donald 5
hearing was set for Monday night
in division 13, municipal court.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
ESPZN0SA TIES
BOBBY JONES IN
NATIONAL OPEN
Georgian Falters In Last
Round After Having Vic
tory In Grasp.

WINGED FOOT GOLF CLUE,
Mamaroneck, n. Y, June %. W.P) -
The collapse of Bobby Jones on his
final round threw the 33rd nation.
al open golf championship in a tie
late today, the amateur champion
finishing on even terms with Al
Espinosa of Glencoe, I'll.
Jones and Espinosa tied for the
title with aggregates of 294 and
viii play off for the championship
over SO holes here tomorrow.
Gene Sarazen of Flushing, n. Y.
and Denny Shute of Worthingtou
o., tied for second places with 296
the latter having had--and muffed
"a chance to win the greatest of
golfing prizes after Jones collapsed
Bobby went completely to pieces
and took 70 fer his last Is holes
tossing away what seemed u per,
fectly safe lead.
WINGED FOOT CLUB, Mamaro-
neck, n. Y, June 90. U.P)-Bobby
Jones of Atlanta, Ga, took the
lead again today in the national
open golf tournament here, scoring
a II for a total of 215 Gene Sara
zen, second, has 21S.
Bobby had to make up two strokes
on the two professionals today, and
he did that and then some in the
course of another of his sparkling
rounds.
After n screaming eagle, the re.
suit of a full brassie to the pin at
the ninth, had put Bobby one under
par at the turn, the Albanian start
ed in 3-4-4.
This represented birdie at the
497 yard twelfth hole, where Bobby
sank n II foot putt for a four.
Then he lost stroke to par al
the thirteenth, where his tee shot
landed at the edge of a trap. His
recovery shot was 40 feet from the
cup, but he almost ran down the
putt. This four put Jones back OF
even terms with par, and he stay
ed there to the finish.
Espinosa Cracks
The first of the leaders to cracl
in the third round of the nationa
open championship today was Al Es
pinosa, the swarthy Glencoe pro, wht
had been sharing the lead with Gen,
Sarazen at the halfway mark.
Espinosa was out in SO and bacl
in Al for a II.
When Leo Diegel, one of the few
who had chance to catch up at tn,
start of the day, took 76 for hi
morning round, the championshi,
had narrowed down to a battle be
tween Jones and his three closes
rivals, Sarazen, Espinosa and Denny
Shute.
The standing of the leaders at th'
end of the third round with thei
54-hole aggregate was:
Bobby Jones, Atlanta, 2l5; Gen,
Sarazen, Flushing, 21S; AL Espinosa
Glencoe, 2l9; Denny shute, Worth
ington, 220.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
TO WED BEAUTY WINNER

81 BEVERLY HILLS, June 20. UH
Nv. r. Ince, son Of the late
ernas lnce, motion picture pre-
sEer, will marry Ada G. Williams,
tfinner of Florida beauty contest
I two years ago, on July z, lnce an
Anounced today. The bride is l6.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
JAPAN'S CABINET
READY TO RESIGN
ON NEXT MONDAY
OSAKA, Japan, June 20. W.D-
The Japanese cabinet has decided
to resign on Monday.


TOXIC, June 20. W.D The early
resignation of the Japanese cabi-
net headed by Baron Giichi Tanaka,
was predicted here today.
The resignation will be resule
of the privy councils prolonged op.
position to the Kellogg anti-war
treaty, 1t was understood, although
ostensibly it will be over responsi-
bility for the Manchurian trainwreek
in which the Chinese general, Chang
Tso-Lin was killed on June 4, 1928.
A statement regarding the train
wreck and detailing the punishmcnt
of military Officers held responsible,
win be published Monday, u was
understood, and the cabinets resig-
ration may be expected either Mon
day or Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
Endurance Mark
May Fall Sunday

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, June
29W.P-Just started on it's 15Oth
hour Of continuous flight and
less than q hours from its goal,
the Miss Minneapolis was fore
ed to abandon its refueling en-
durance flight record attempt
by motor trouble near here at
1887 a. N. today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29

A new picnic ground was oepned
to the public June 8, when the road
to Florence Lake was opened. Fres-
no AMI surrounding counties will
benefit.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
SPANISH
AV|AT0RS
RESCUED
British Ship Picks Up
Franco and His Three
Companions.
LOST FULL w EEK
Found Adrift In Plane
In Vicinity of Azores
Islands.
BY JOHN DE GANDT
Omitted Press Staff Corresponder,

=
MADRID, June %. U.P-Com-
mander Ramon Franco and his three
lost flight companions, who have
been tossing helplessly on TIE
stormy waves of the North Atlantic,
for full days, were rescued by the
British airplane carrier Eagle.
The rescue was made near the
Eyhere the flyers were forced down
1in the huge seaplane Dornier IL
sometime last Saturday morning
while they were enroute to the Un,-
ted States by way of the Azores.
LONDON, June 30. U.Pl-Com=
mander Ramon Franco and his three
companions have been rescued at
sea after being given up as lost, an
official announcement from the
British admiralty said today.
Tile admiralty confirmed an an
nouncement by the Spanish govern-
ment in Madrid that the British
airplane carrier Eagle had rescued
Franco and his companions.
s'H. NJ. :. Eagle found the Span
ish seaplane in the position 1928
north latitude, 26.42 west longitude.
The seaplane was hoistcd aboard
the Eagle with its crew, who were
all well, while the machine was very
little damaged. The Eagle is pro-
cceding TO Gibraltar
The position given in the Ad-
y. 80
matcly 80 miles due west of Santa
Maria island, the southernmost of
the Azores group.
MADRID, June 20. U.p-The
Spanish foreign office announced
today that the British airplane ear
icr Eagle, had rescued Commander
Ramon Franco and his three Attain
stic flight companions who had been
lost for "a week.
When the premier received the
news of the rescue from the foreign
office he was so moved that he broke
into tears and could not talk. When
he regained his composure he cried
out: "Estan salvados' meaning
"they are safe. -
Among the first people to arrive
at the war office were Francisco
Jiminez and 1gnacio lglesias, the
two trans Atlantic flyers who re-
Gently made a flight to South Amer
lea.
CARTAGENA, Spain, June 20.
W.p}-The Alcazarnes naval base
received a wireless message from
the British aircraft carrier Eagle
today which said:
"We are all right, affectionato
greetings. Ramon Franco.
GIBRALTAR, June 25. W.H-A
. wireless message was received at
'Atbe Gibraltar doekyards from the
british airplane carrier Eagle to-
day confirming the rescue of the
Spanish flyers near the Azores Is
lands.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Boulder dam meeting, s, city
park.
Fox Imperial Airdome. "Fath-
er and Son.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29

TOMORROW
Sunday services, churches.
Radio KXO, 1912, SO.
Fox Imperial Theatre, mat
inee, "The Squall.'
Fox Imperial Ardome, "The
Squall.'
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29

GIBRALTAR, June 2J. WH-A
wireless message was received at
Atbe Gibraltar doekyards from the
british airplane carrier Eagle to-
day confirming the rescue of the
Spanish flyers near the Azores Is
lands.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29

CARTAGENA, Spain, June %.
U.p;-The Alcazarnes naval base
received wireless message from
the British aircraft carrier Eagle
today which said:
"Wc are all right, affeetionato
greetings. Ramon Franco.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29

Continued ON Page Eighty
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-22
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-23
Helen Wills,
Edith Cross
Lose Match

81 JuitCd Press
AUTEUIL. France. May 23.-Hel-
en- Wills and Edith Cross we're
beaten today in the quarter-finals
of the women's doubles in the
French hard courts championships
by Kea Bouman of Holland and
Lii D'Alvarez Of Spain.
The winners showed better all
around form and eliminated the
Californians after two hard fought
sets, 8-6. Ga
Miss Wills engaged in several
sparkling duels with Senorita
D'AIvarez. who forced the pace
Throughout with well-nigh faultless
smashing and placements. Miss
Cross, however, was not up to her
best game.
Spectators cheered the victory,
since Americans have been having
things pretty much their own way.
Tennis experts agreed that Sem
orita D'Alvarez was the outstanding
star of the match, her smashes
from rnid-cOurt, baseline shots and
short cross chops eXcelling those Of
Miss Wills herself
Mss Marjorie Morrill, of Dedham,
Mass, and Baron lie M0rpurgo Of
Italy won their mixed doubles
match from Miss Cole and Paul
Ferret of France, Ga, Ga.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-23
Kid Chocolate Outpoints La Barba
in Slug-Fest; Crowd Boos Decision
Cuban Gives Greatest Exhibition of Career; Many at Ring
Side Give California Pug Shade.

career over Fidel La Barba Of Cali
fornia, former fyWeight champion,
in a ten-round bout at the New
York Coliseum Wednesday night
beforea capacity crowd Of $1,000.
Chocolate weighed 121, La Barba
1907. The decision was not unani-
nous, as Judge George Kelgy voted
a draw, while Referee Lou Magnolia
and Judge Charles F. MathiSon gave
the fight 10 Chocolate.
Many persons in the crowd
thought La Barba had won the
fight by a rousing last-round rally
and they booed the decision The
United Press score card gave La
Barba five rounds, Chocolate four
with one even.
Chocolates lightning rights to
jaw enabled him to win the de-
cision. In the fourth, sixth, sew
enth and ninth Chocolate made the
Californian reel and rock under his
rights to the head.
La Barba actually was in dis
tress in the seventh, but Chocolate
permitted Fidel to recover and La
Barba rallied to win the round by
a shade.
The Californian was the agrees
sor throughout, making Chocolate
back away most of the time. The
last round was the best of the fight,
whit La Barba hurting Chocolate
with hard let's and rights to the
body.