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Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-07
ASHURST
EXPOSES
PROFITS
Uses Income Tax Returns
To Show Earnings Made
BY Steel Firms.
FIRST USE OF DATES
Senate Compromises On
Rate Of Duty Imposed
On Manganese Ore.
BY PAUL r. MALI.ON
United Press Staff Corresponden'


WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. U.P)-
Income tax returns revealing the
profits Of eight American steel
companies during the last seven
years were made public today by
Senator Ashurst, Democrat, Ariz-
one, during debate over charges that
President Hoover had induced the
senate finance committee to reverse
itself and put manganese ore on the
free list.
Ashurst said the net profits shown
in these income tax figures amount
ed to s930,s1 ,0j0 during the period,
about two-thirds of which were con-
tributcd by the United States Steel
Corporation with profits of $780,
Sl2,l2s.
He used only the profits in his
argument against placing manganese
ore on the free list, contending the
present duty OF one cent a pound is
not harmful to steel corporations
using manganese as a hardening in.
gredient in steel manufacture.
The insertion of the matter in the
congrcssion record makes it priv
ilegcd for publication despite the
law against publication of income
tax figures, senatorial authorities
agree.
4 Ashurst was the first senator to
I make use of figures submitted pri.
vatelv 10 the senate by the treasury
department in answer to senate
resolution asking for profits, losses
and operating expenses Of several
hundred American concerns inter.
cstcd in tariff revision.
Ashnrsi totaled these profits at
so3l ,ss4,1s0 and said there had
been losscs during that period. pre-
srmablv DURING the wears not given.
"moun.ino IN s1.5o3.25o from which
h" reduced that the net profits Of
'ho stool industry wor" $500. .s1S05o
o'""c the Fordncv-Mc McCumhcr tariff
bill was passed in 1929.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7. U.p)-
\ slight increase in the existing one
cent n mound duty on manganese ore
was adopted late TODAY in the SEN
ni" The action was n comnromisc
between the finance committee rec.
ommcndniion for restoring the item
10 the free list and tho movement
Of western senators TO increase the
du'v TO one and one half cents.
Under the COMPROMISE. all man.
pancs" Of more than 10 per cent
metallic content. will be sub iected
70 the one cent duty. The present
law applies ONLY to ore Of more than
30 nor cent content.
The agreement was effected by
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-07
WOMEN SWEAR
FEAR OF SHULER
CAUSED VERDICT
TO Be Used BY Pantages
In Arguing Motion For
New Trial.

Los ANGELES, Nov. 7. UP)-
Alexander Pantlgcs' motion for q
new trial on charges that he as
saulted II year old Eunice Pringle
will be based On affidavits claim
ing that certain members of the
jury which convicted him did so
cnly because of threats and misun-
dcrstandings.
Two women who helped bring in
the verdict have sworn that an
other juror advised them that un-
less they voted for conviction they
would tell the Rev. X. =. Shulcr
crusading minister, the grand jury
and the county board Of super
visors about their stand.
The affidavits cf the women,
Mrs. William Inrles and Mrs. Chris
tina Ulrich, were filed with the dis
t:ict attorney. 4 third woman
Mrs. Lotta Steircr, joined the other
two in claiming shat she under.
stood the clemcncy recommendation
made by the jurors meant Pan
tages would get a penalty less than
:he one to so year sentence which
he now faces.
The three women also said the
jury discussed TIE fact that the mil
lionaire Snowman was a gambler in
the Alaska gold rash days and that
they knew of the presence in the
court room Of Kate Rockwell, close
friend of Pantages in the Klondike
DAYS.
The jurors were aware, the wOm
en- said, that Garland Biffle, one of
the defense witnesses, was arrested
for perjury as soon as he had testi-
fled at the trial.
District Attorney Buron Fits was
not inclined to consider the affi.
davits seriously. He made a for
NAL statement saving:
at seems rather peculiar to me
that since the verdict was returned
three jurors have had sudden
change of heart. Pantages was Civ
en- fair trial. The jury returned
its verdict in open court and all
stated that this was their verdict.
1t is the law of California that \
jury cannot impeach its verdict"
Threats Denied
Fits said further that the juror
who assertedly threatened the wom-
en-, William +. Vellage, denied every
contention of the women.
The affidavits as we'll as four
others will be formally filed Satur-
day morning when Pantages' attor-
neys will argue for his new trial.
In event the motion is denied
Superior Judge Fricke will pass sen
tence-a mandatory one to so years
in San Quentin.
The other fou: affidavits were
made out by Garland Biffle and his
wife and two defense attorneys.
The first couple claimed that Bif.
files arrest so upset them that they
were unable to give comprehensive
testimony.
The two attorneys contend that
the jury was influenced by the ii
rades previously made by Rev.
Shuler against members of the Mrs.
Lois Pantages Jury when she was on
trial for manslaughter.
Mrs. Pantages was found guilty
and her motion for probation on a
one to 10 year sentence will be
argued tomorrow.
In threatening ;he, women jurors,
Vellage allegedly held up to them
the picture of Rev. Shuler denounc.
ing them in bitter terms over the
radio.
The Rev. Shule" was convicted of
contempt of court for such pro-
cedure in the Mrs. Pantages case.
At present he is on trial here on
charges that he eriminally Hbeled
former Mayor Cryer.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-07
Crashes Gate
To San Quentin

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Nov.
7.-tU.H-Shades Of One Eyed
Connolly, California has its first
prison gate crasher.
Frank E. Clement, convicted OF
bootlegging from San Bernardino
County, knocked at the door Of
Warden James B. Holohan Of San
Quentin prison, and demanded
admittance and assignment to
cell.
But Holohan politely refused
to admit him without mis- ticket.
SO the convicted man hastily
phoned Sheriff w. a. Shay Of
San Bernardino, who promised to
send his commitment papers i'm
mediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-07
ArOnOvice Will
Aid Plan Board

DR.. Carol Aronovice, of Berkeley,
was accepted last night by the city
council, to act as advisor t0 the
planning and coming commission. DR..
Aonovice will receive $3.50 month
and transportation.
II. II. McKibbin, water superinten-
dent was directed to get prices on
Il used truck and to submit them to
the board at the next meeting. Me-
kibbin, and Philip w. Knights, city
engineer, were advised by the board,
to proceed with plans and spcci.
tications for the construction of four
new settling basins at the water
plant.
Other business transacted, includ-
ed appointing H. l.. Keating as dep
uty marshall, without pay, direct
ing the city clerk to advertize for
bids for blanket insurance, to pro.
tect the city in the event of prop.
erty damage and public liability.
1t was also announced that the
planning commission will meet with
the city council Nov. 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-07
Off
TODam Hearing

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7.-W.P-
A delegation representing Los An.
geles and other municipalities left
Los Angeles last night for Wash
ington, ID. c. to attend conference
on November IL with Secretary of
the Interior Wilbur on Boulder dam
power ALLEGATION.
Among the companies and muni-
cipalities represented by the dele.
CATION ar: Southern California Edi.
son company, city of Glendale, city
of Burbank and the city of Pasa-
dena.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-07
WOman's Death
Under Suspicion

Los ANGELES, Nov. 7. U.H-
The district attorneys office has or
oered an analysis of the vital or.
gans of Mrs. Helen De Sales
Breen, following the discovery of
arsenic in the woman's liver.
Mrs. Breen died in an Alhambra
hospital almost month ago sup
posedly from natural causes.
Breen formerly was secretary to
Thomas Lee Woolwine while Wool
wine was district attorney.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-07
MAY JOIN WIFE

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7. W.p--
Sam Valenti, 20, husband of jose
phine Valenti, WHO is serving a life
sentence on a conviction of firS
degree murder for the burning u
her infant baby, was lodged in jay
today on a charge Of attacking
juvenile girl.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-07
FACES DOUBLE CHARGE

LOS ANGELES, Nov. I. UP
Preliminary hearing on drunk driv-
ing and hit and run charges will be
given Gordon parkhurst, former
Venice mayor, next Tuesday before
Municipal Judge Thomas l.. Am.
brose. Parkhulst was arraigned
yesterday and released on $1,000
bail.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-07
Former Coast
Publisher Dies

INGLEWOOD, Calf, Nov. z. WP
Funeral services were held here
today for s. Deal Barkley ST.,
founder of the Redondo Daily
Breeze.
Barkley was editor Of the Breeze
from 1894 until 1914, when it was
sold. lie served as city clerk Of
Redondo for II years, was twice
elected city trustee and served for
-FOUR years as postmaster.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-07
Not These Days
Mr.. Councilman

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7. U.R-
City council today voted itself
free tickets to prize fights.
BY vote Of Is to 2 it elm
mated an ordinance passed in
1910 prohibiting city employees
from receiving complimentary
passes to boxing contests.
Councilman Lewis and Randall
opposed the motion, describing
fights as "bloody massacres.''
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-07
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT
Night school, 10, high scht


Night school. 10, high school.
B. P. o. E. No. 1925, s, Elks'
hall.
r. A. M. No. 100, 8, Masonic
Temple.
Troop 8, B. s. A, 1880, Scout
hut.
Women's gym. class, 7, high
school.
Barbara Worth Rebekahs' So
cial, 8, Davis hall.
Fox ImpeVial Theatre,
"Sweetie."
TOMORROW
Kiwanis club, Barbara Worth.
w. G. 7. u, ESQ, 526 Euclid.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-07

At Banta, San Joaquin county, 80
tested COWS were sold at an average
price of 1855 each.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
SOCIAL MEASURES
! TO Be DISCUSSED
Experts in Many Branches to
Be Heard at Sessions Here
This Week.

Experts in many fields of social en-
deavor will speak at the Protective So
cial Measures Institute, to be held at
the Raleigh Hotel. beginning Tuesday
Evening star., 1929-12-01
-FOUR SENTENCED
IN MILL RIOT CASE
North Carolina Workers to
Appeal Court Order of Fine
and Jail Terms.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MARION, N. c.. November 30.-Four
members of the United Textile Work.
ers of America, including Alfred Hoff-
man, the unions Southern organizer,
who led textile strikes here which re-
suited in the charges, were convicted
of rioting by jury in Mcdowell Su-
perior Court today and received jail
sentences.
Hoffman was fined $1,000 and SEN
fenced to 80 days in jail. Judge G. v.
Cowper, who imposed sentence, said he
did not give the textile union organizer
a longer jail sentence because defense
attorneys asserted Hoffman was suf-
fering from heart disease.
The other defendants, Lawrence
Hogan. Del Lewis and Yves Fowler. all
local strike leaders, were sentenced to
six months imprisonment or, at the
county's option, on the chain gang.
Give Notice Of Appeal.
All gave notice of appeal to the State
Supreme Court and appeal bonds were
fixed by Judge Cowper at $4,000 each.
Hoffman posted his bond several hours
after his conviction, but the other de-
PENDANTS had not made theirs late to-
day. 1t Is expected to be several months
before the Supreme Court can act on
their appeals.
The jury of nine farmers, one car
penter, one furniture factory worker
and a chain-store manager, drawn from
the neighboring county of Burke, ac-
quilted the defendants of the charge of
resisting officers. 1t recommended
mercy in returning the verdict of guilty
of rioting. The North Carolina statute
makes rioting a misdemeanor with a
maximum penalty of two years impris-
onment. ...
Hoffman, in posting his appeal bond,
said he would spend the next few
months in Asheville.
Fight Over Furniture.
The specific disorder, one of many
during strikes in the two Clinchfield
mills and the Marion Manufacturing
Co. mill last Summer, which caused the
charges against the defendants occurred
on August 80. The State alleged the
four men instigated a riot to prevent
officers from restoring the furniture of
an alleged strikebreaker to his home
after, it was charged, it had been re-
moved by strikers.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
EX.C0NGRESSMAN DIES.
Samuel L. Powers of Massachu.
setts. Was SO Years Old.

NEWTON, Mass, November 30 (R).
Samuel Leland Powers, 80, former
Congressman, and a former trustee of
Dartmouth College, died at his home
here tonight Served in Congress from
this district from 1901 to 1905.
Evening star., 1929-12-01

talk at 10 o'clock by Miss Addition, a
luncheon meeting at noon, at which
Elwood Street. director of the Washing
ton Community Chest, will speak on
High Standards for Private and Public
Social Agencies" a discussion led by
Miss Addition at o'clock and at 2
O'Clock speech on Mental Hygiene as
Basis for a Protective Social Pro-
gram" by DR.. Thomas Werner Moore,
director of the dispensary for mental
and nervous diseases, Providence Hos
pital
Wednesday. at 10 o'clock, Miss Addi-
ton will lead another discussion, this
to be followed by talk by Austin H.
MacCormick, assistant superintendent
of Federated Prisons and one of the
editors of the Handbook of American
Prisons" on The Changing American
Prison" Mr. MacCormick Investigated
the Leavenworth and Colorado prison
riots.
Miss Addition will lead another dis
cussion at o'clock and at o'clock DR..
Ellen c. Potter of the New Jersey We'll
fare Department will speak on The
Institutions and the State"
Several Discussions.
Thursdays tentative program includes
general discussion at 10 o'clock, a talk
at II O'Clock by DR.. D. w. Willard, pro-
Evening star., 1929-12-01
FIRE HITS PARKERSBURG.
Ten Business Establishments Ig.

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, November
80 P.-Fire, which started in the Cam
den Theater here tonight, spread to 10
business establishments.
The theater. used only for legitimate
productions, was closed when the fire
started, presumably in the boiler room.
Evening star., 1929-12-01

More than 5000 men were enlisted in
last Summers war against the Mediter-
ranean fruit fly in Florida.
Evening star., 1929-12-01

lessor Of sociology Of washington UNI
versity, on Educational Qualifications
Necessary for Those Engaged IN Pre-
ventive Work." another discussion at l
o'clock, and lecture in the afternoon,
the speaker and subject to be an
nounced later.
Friday the institute program will be
as follows:
Discussion at 10 o'clock, talk on
What to Do With District Girls Who
Are Uncle Sans Daughters" by Miss
Helen Hironimus superintendent Of the
Federal Institution for Women at Alder
son, w. Va, at IL o'clock; discussion at
o'clock and lecture by Rabbi Abram
Simon of the Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation on THE Church's Part in a
Protective Social Measure Program"
Evening star., 1929-12-01
Youth Facing Year
In Jail Is Offered
Time Out to Study
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WILLIAMSON, w. Va, Novem-
ber 30.-A high school senior,
convicted of involuntary man
slaughter and facing a year in
jail, was given opportunity in
Mingo County Court today to
complete his education.
The youth, Woodrow Pember-
ton, IL, was sentenced by Judge
T. c. Herndon, who told him he
could retain his freedom until
after graduation If $1,000 bond
was posted. The bond had not
been posted tonight.
Pemberton was convicted of
causing the death of Dewey
Corley in a fight over a package
of cigarettes.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
HARVARD DAILY SCORES
OMISSION OF ENGINEERS
Terms Exclusion From House Plan
as Both Unwise and
Unfair.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass November 3d.
The Harvard Crimson, undergraduate
daily, attacked today the omission of
students In the Harvard Engineering
School from the house plan, which will
start next year at the college. Pointing
out that until the present students in
the Engineering School have roomed
with men in the college proper and
otherwise shared college life with them
in everything except their courses, the
Crimson terms the omission both un-
wise and unfair.
Until the present no distinction
other than academic has been made be-
tween the engineering and college un-
dergraduateS," the Crimson saws. "All
the traditions of Harvard College rise
in protest against such a division, a
separation on the basis of vocation,
rather than of natural affinities."
The only comment from Harvard
University on the attack was the follow
ing statement from the publicity office:
THE house plan is for the students in
Harvard College and not for the other
schools of the university. The Engi-
neering School is not part of Harvard
College"
Applications for the first two of the
houses in which all college undergradu-
ates except freshmen, eventually will
live, were sent out few days ago.
Evening star., 1929-12-01

The 1929 champion girls base ball
team in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico
wore suits. and used equipment made in
America
Evening star., 1929-12-01
FEDERATED WOMEN PLAN
CLUB IN EVERY COUNTRY
Contempt les Organization Of Ma
tives Regardless of Ability
to Speak English.

NEW YORK, (F).-The General Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs is planning
to extend its activities throughout the
world with the establishment of wonl-
ems clubs in every country.
AT present the federation has clubs
in Is different countries. The mem
bership, however, Is largely made up of
English-speaktng women and, in many
cases, Of Americans living abroad.
The federation plans soon to begin
organizing member clubs among native
women of every kind, regardless of
their ability to speak English. A study
outline Of life In various countries has
been prepared also for the benefit of
American clubwomen.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
DELAWARE PHYSICIAN
FOUND DEAD ON TRAIN
Body of Traveller Discovered in
Drawing Room at Union
Station Here.

DR.. John Morris, IS years old, a den
tist of Wilmington. Del, was found
dead in the drawing room of q Penn
sylvania train shortly after its arrival
at Union Station early this morning.
The man was pronounced dead by DR..
J. B. Bayne, station physician, who said
that death resulted from natural causes.
Tickets and other identification indi-
Gated that DR.. Morris was en- route to
Southern Pines, N. c., and had boarded
the train at West Philadelphia at s:50
o'clock last night.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
Relief Troops Go to Malta.

VALETTA, Malta, November 80
(Jewish Telegaphic Agency The
1st Battalion of the Northamptonshire
Regiment, party of Staffordshires and
a detachment Of the Royal Army Medi-
cal Corps have left here for Palestine.
The troops from Malta are not increas-
ing the Palestine garrison, but relieving
part of it.
Evening star., 1929-12-01

unoer auspices OF
the Social Hygiene
Society Of the Dis
trict of Columbia,
and con tin u e
through Friday.
The institute will
be conducted by
Miss Henrietta Ad-
diton. It has been
called primarily for
the promotion Of
preventive health
measures In the
District.
The institute dis
cuSsions will be
open to the public.
Luncheon Meeting.
Tuesday there
will he repistraf tim
Evening star., 1929-12-01
LOUISVILLE is NAMED.
Institute of Electrical Engineers
Settle Next Years Meeting.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Novem-
ber 80 (P}.-Louisville, KY, was selected
for the next student activities confer
ence Of the Southern district of the
American Institute of Electrical Engi-
neers, which today concluded its annual
meeting at the University of Virginia.
Prof. D. G. Jackson, the counselor
representing the University of Louis
vile, was elected chairman to succeed
Prof. w. j. Seeley of Duke University.
Prof. jackson, however, notified the
conference that he would probably not
be able to serve
The conference at the University of
Louisville next Fall will be in connec-
ton with the bi-annual regional confer
erce of the American Institute of Elec-
trical Engineers, of which Prof. Walter
S. Rodman of the University of Vir-
ginia is regional head.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-24
Sitting on the Lid

Of1cials OF the University Of Pittsburgh on Monday
drove from the campus group Of professors and
students meeting to discuss the Mooney Billings
The speaker Or. Harry Elmer Barnes of Smith
college an eminent scholar The Liberal Club after
being driven from university building and then
chased Oft the grounds, finally held its meeting in
public lot,
Dr. Barnes presented the disgraceful facts of the
Mooney frameup. He told how witnesses have con-
lcssed that their original testimony which sent the
labor leaders to prison twelve years ago for the San
Francisco bomb explosion, composed Of lies.
He told how the states attorney and judge, who
sentenced Mooney to hang. working for pardon
now He told the simple and terrible story of an inno
cent man yictimized by the state and the law which
should protect him.
These arc the facts which officials of the Uni
vcrsity OF Pittsburgh trying suppress from free
men in free country in an allegedly free institution
Of leaning
We do not know the motives of these officials, nor
care Whether they acted on their responsibility
or at the initiative of outside interests they guilty
of the same spirit Of injustice which put Mooney be-
hind the bars and which has kept him there for
twelve years in defiance Of all right and honor and
dccency.
Even if justice we're not Moneys side, what
right have these university officials to deny their pro-
fessors and students the privilege to hear the facts
and seek the truth? The country had supposed that
the University of Pittsburgh dedicated to the pur-
suit of truth that its sole business to aid students
to acquire facts and to think for themselves.
These puny university officials are trying to hold
down the lid That is dangerous eXpedient Stronger
men than they have tried and failed.
They have succeeded only in bringing disgrace to
their university
But they have not hurt Mooney They have helped
to make Mooney the symbol of the oppressed They
have made him more widely known as martyr of in
justice
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-24
Senate Secrecy

In the race-if it is race-between the new Pres
dent and the new congress to take the neglected
public into its confidence, the United States senate is
at the moment pace or two in the rear.
The President is telling the names Of those who
dorse his appontees. but the senate SO far has re-
fused to tell the names of those who vote for his
apDointees.
Frankness about public officials until they reach
the doors of the senate chamber-thereafter secrecy
except as to their rejection approval That is the
situation at the moment.
The senate will have chance to vote in the next
few days on change of policy. proposal is before
it to consider all nominations in open executive ses-
sion except when a majority shall decide there Is
reason for secrecy but then to publish all roll
calls taken while the doors closed, with state
ment of the question which members we're voting.
A senator's vote on continuation of a cabinet mem
ber Judge an interstate commerce or other commits
sioner often the most significant act OF his career
His constituents have the right to know No candi-
date for public Office is harmed by publication Of the
names Of men who voted for anG against him.
No purpose is served by such policy except a po-
tical one.
The President has set an example which the peo-
pies branch of the government we'll can follow.