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The Washington times., 1929-07-22

ONE of the most fascinating
" enterprises Of modern inven.
ton is the transmission of scenes
at a distance by radio. Bernard
Shaw anticipates this invention in
his huge play or serise Of plays,
'-Back to Methuselah." He shows
one cabinet minister in London
watching another cabinet minis.
ter sdisporting himself along the
Riviera. Pictures Of moving OBJ
jects, in black and white, in a
small field have been transmitted
i. distance of miles by means of
radio. Within a few years. beyond
doubt, we are assured Of the trans
mission of moving pictures, by
radio. on a commercial scale. This
promises to mark an epoch in radio
development.
In order to reproduce motion on
d screen at q distant point, 1t Is
J necessary to transmit the entire
scene sixteen times a second. Al
ready wave lengths of less than
an inch have been produced; and
It Is only a question Of time when
the desired frequencies for trans.
mission will be available. A long
step forward has been taken in the
invention Of photo-electric detect.
ing device sensitive enough to be
Affected under normal illumination
by any point in the scene to be
Reproduced. The problem Of am
plication has been virtually solved.
And by. amplification is meant
anapIifying the original picture Of
the scene In terms Of radio waves
which win carry to distant points.
The annplification OF sound has
been 50 highly developed that to.
day science can amplify heart
beat 50 that 1t is heard on the
other side of the ocean!
And now television in color has
come. It is still in primitive form,
the herald OF the more perfect
achievement Of the future. Only
the other day q group OF aston.
ished spectators, In the Bell Tele.
phone Laboratories in New York
City, witnessed q man hold up an
American flag before the televisioh
Argus and q hundred feet away
the same flag, in the same colors,
appeared clearly upon the screen.
which was about the size of a pos.
tage stamp. Various objects and
scenes were transmitted. a man
eating . piece Of watermelon. q
~ DQt, 0e geEeniums, = ball
The Washington times., 1929-07-22

Laws and institutions are con-
stantly tending to gravitate.
Like clocks, they must be occa.
sionally cleaned, and wound UP,
and set to true time.
-Beecher.
Immortality is a word that
Hope through all the ages has
been whispering to Love.
Ingersoli.
A thing that nobody believes
cannot be proved too often.
SHAW.
Beauty. like sorrow, dweIleth
everywhere. Decker.
Health and cheerfulness mu.
tually beget each other.
Addison.
We never are but BY ourselves
betEayf -Congrevas
The Washington times., 1929-07-22

ONT let anybody get away with this miserable croane
that Washingtons ehand turn for autoists is keeping
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
Norris Attacks
Power Companies

WASHINGTON, June 8. up
Muscle Shoals is one of the causes
for the "great combination of
power companies" attempted to in
fIucnce public opinion, Senator
Norris, Repn., Neb., charged today
in the agriculture committees re
port on his resolution to authorize
government operation of the prop
critics there.
Pointing out that the Muscle
Shoals question has been before
congress more than 10 years, Nor
lis said, Kit is no secret that this
delay has in the main come about
through the activities of conbina-
tions of great power and financial
concerns which Were primarily in
tercsted in getting control of
Muscle Shoals for the power possi-
bilities involved.
"Invest cation has shown that
100000 was raised by power com
panics to be spent in the city of
Washington, primarily for tn de
feat in congress of three items of
legislation. One was Muscle Shoals,
one was Boulder dam, and the ether
was senate resolution providing
for the investigation Of tho power
trust itself"
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
Wilbur-Mead To
Visit Damsite

WASHINGTON, June 3. U.D-
Secretary Of Interior Wilbur and
Reclamation Commissioner Mead
expect to be in Denver, June %, to
mako preliminary surveys of
transportation facilities and work
camp sites looking toward con
struction of Boulder dam, 1t was
learned today.
While there, Mead said, they
plan to arrange for railroads and
highways to transport building ma
tcrial to the dam site at Boulder
Canyon. The location of camps for
workmen also will be determined.
Many months, however, will elapse
before actual work ON the dam be-
GINS, Mead said. He expects to call
Tor bids in October or in November
ON the electric power to be gener-
ated at Boulder dam.
Should these offers prove accep-
table, contractors bids for con
structions of the dam probably will
be asked carly in 1890, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
MURDER FARM
REVEALS SIGNS
OF OLD TRAGEDY

DUCOR, Calf, June 3. W.P)--The
base of huge cottonwood, dubbed
"nightmare tree, y today had
Welded three bones, possibly
human, as officers of Tulare coun-
Is continued their search Of "the
murder farm for the bodies of
Mrs. Pearl Brown and her mute
son.
Search of the ranch in the foot
hills of the High Sierras was start
ed last week after the arrest of
George +. Brown, alias George +,
Franklin, in Sacramento on a com
paint charging mistreatment of his
daughters.
The children, on appearing before
authorities, told of having seen
their father dig grave at the base
Of huge cottonwood tree the day
thsir mother and brother disappear
cd in 1920
That story transferred the ease
70 TrIare county and last Thursday
sheriff Robert Hin and deputies
started digging for the bodies. The
only clues today are three bones un-
covered Sunday.
Brown is in Jail at Sacramento.
II evidence indicating murder is
found on the local ranch he will be
brought here for trial, otherwise
Sacramento authorities will prose
..ute him on statutory offense.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
ADMINIST RATION
LOSES TILT ON
TARIFF MEASURE
Democrat-Indepe n d e n t
Merger Threat Forces
Open Hearings on Bill.
By PAUL r. MALLON
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent)

WASHINGTON, Jct.e 5. U.P>-
Under fire from the Dcmocratic-in-
dependent tariff alliance, admins
tration leaders today lost their
first senate tariff tilt over the
method of handling the pending
house bill. They rcnounced their
plan for holding secret hearings in
the finance committee and agreed
the hearing should be open.
When the committee met to dis
cuss plans for considering the bill,
Senator Simmons of North Carolina,
the Democratic tariff leader, NOV
cd the committee doors be thrown
open. Chairman 6moot, the Ropubli-
can tariff maier, Immediately
agrced the hearings should be open.
He also suggested that the commit
tee divide itself into small sub
committees to conduct hearings on
each of the schedules, as the house
did.
This plan was pending after two
hours discussion when the commit
toe adjourned 70 meet later in the
day.
several days ago Republican
members Of the committee agreed
the hearings should be in executive
session. TI,ev thought testimony
could be -dt short by that method.
Senator LaFollettc of Wisconsin, Il
midwestern Republican, some
zines called an Independent, there
upon introduced in the senate \
A. solution to direct the committee
"a hold open hearings.
He is the leader in the fight
apainst~ the whole senate secrecy
Ststems
The idea was taken up by the
Democrats who authorized Simmons
to introduce similar resolution.
together the independents and
.aemocrats can control ajority
of the senate, therefore the Re
publican leaders had to give il.
The development is considered
important because to some senate
observers. II forecast the possibility
o. a Observation-Disclosures coali
tion on many important tariff
schedules.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
EDISON And FORD
URGE FAIR TRIAL
FOR PROHIBITION

NEW YORK, June 3. ORA
guJp of - business men, includ
my Thomas A. Edison and Henry
Fuid, has issued "a message to the
American people urging support
% President Hoover III Ills plea to
give prohibition fair trial
The message was issued vester-
dav by the Rev. Charles steele.
Mentioning Mr. lIoovcr's law.
enforcement program, the message
said. "Our whole system of self
30, oIument Will crumblc either if
ttry elect what laws they would en-
fore or citizens elect what laws
they will obcy. There would he lit
tie traffic in illegal liquor if only
criminals patronized it. We must
;ANakc 10 the fact that this patron
aEc from largo numbers of law abid-
ing citizens is applying the rewards
uld stimulating crime. We believe
that prohibition should be given an
uoncst trial, that It was enacted
for the protection of the American
home and that the moral force of
The country is behind President
Hoover in bis cndcavor to combat
those forces which are attempting
GO Illustrate that effort LC, us
Nlt, the 18th amendment an
honest chance for complete en-
forcemcnt -
ln addition 20 Ford and Edison,
othrrf signed included: Ralph H.
nufnsidc, Portland. Ore, aud Capt,
Robert Dollar. san Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
KING REWARDS
ALL WHO AIDED
IN HIS RECOVERY

LONDON, June 3. U.D-The
gratitude of a king toward those
who helped him to recover from a
serious illness found expression to-
lay in the published list of birth
day honors issued ia the name of
George V. on the occasion of his
9th birthday.
All the doctors and all the nurses
who helped him to resist the at
tacks with which he was stricken
last year were honored py his
majesty in the list. Those of the
doctors who had been titled before
have been raised. The nurses have
been made members of the Order of
the British Empire, civil division.
The list creates one new earldom,
three new viscounts, four new
barons, II new baroneticies, and AT
knighthoods, including % i'll the
dominions and in India.
Nlscount Inchcape was the new
carl the degree made. William C.
Prdgeman, first lord of the admir-
atty, was created viscount, as
were Baron Hailsham, the lord
chancellor; and Field Marshall Lord
Plumer.
Lord Dawson of Penn, one of the
king S physicians, was rewarded
with privy councillorship; Sin E
Farquhar Buzzard and Sir Hugh
8lgby were created baronets; DR.
Robert Stanton Wood and Sir Stan
Icy iewett were made commanders
OF the Bath, civil division.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
ANOTHER
RAP FOR
Sinclair
Federal Supreme Court
Upholds New Jail Term
For Shadowing.
GETS SIX MONTHS
Oil Magnate Loses Last
Attempt To Stave Off
Further Punishment,
By HERBERT LITTLE

Omitted Press Staff Correspordent)
WASHINGTO%, oune ). U.P)--
Harry +. Sinclair must serve "A six
months Jail sentence imposed on
him for jury shadowing, the su-
rremc court decided today
Sentences Of the oil multi-million-
airc 5 associates in the jury shad-
owing episode also were uphe.d.
Sinclair now is serving three
months .inil sentence for contempt
of the senate.
Sentence of William J. Btrns,
noted detective, who was given Is
days in Jail for alleged cou.2aeity
in the jury shadowins episode was
reversed, the court holding there
WAS no evidence showing HIM
guilty OF an overt act
The sentence of his son, ". Sher-
man Burns, TO pay $1,000 fine,
was upheld as was the four months
all sentence of Henry Mason Day,
Sinclair oil official who was
cLa-Fcd with having directed the
jury shadowing.
Tie decision was unaninous
among the eight judges partieipa-
ting Justice Stone did not ST in
this ease.
I'll, punishment is not more than
tl,r action complained Of by thc
government calls for, Justice Me
Reynolds said, discussing the sen
tenccs of Sinclair, Day and w
sherman Purns.
McRcynolds recited the details
of the Burns agents shadowing OF
jurors "'from early in the morning
until late at night.
The chief defense, in McReynolds
opinion, was that no actual con
tempt was shown whore there was
no actual contact
eve are Of the opinion tha. the
.cudency is the important thing,
tc said
He indicated that the court sup
ported the sentencing Judge in q
half dozen important points OF law
and fact.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
Lost Child Not
Taken By Eagles

STURGEON BAY, Wis, June 8.
W.D - After wandering 72 hours
alone in the woods, Dorothy Der
schel, 4, was in hospital here today,
suffering from exposure and threat
ened with pneumonia.
Five hundred persons had hunted
the little girl since Thursday noon
when she wandered away from her
parents at a picnic. Michael Sekey
and three boys found Dorothy yes
trday two miles from where she dis
appeared, so benumbed by cold she
could not speak or move. She had
been without food and water.
Many of the searchers had given
up hope of finding her, some advanc-
ing the theory that she had been
carried away by pair of maraud-
ing eagles that had been attacking
flocks of sheep in the vicinity.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
SHR HOSTS
IN POSSESSION
OF Los ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, June 3. U.D-
The mobiles of the mystic Shrine
continued to pour in on Los Ang-
cles today for the official opening
Of the 55th annual convention with
q huge parade tomorrow. morning.
The Shriners were greeted by an
almost perfect summer day and gov
ernmcnt forecasters predicted that
the sun will shine all week, allow
ing the expected 100000 visitors to
tour Southern California i'll com
fort.
Informal trips to picturesque re-
sorts were under way early. A
number of the Shriners and their
families visited Catalina Island, a
trip organized in honor of Imperial
potohtate Frank c. Jones. Reg 2istra-
lion was the chief business.
Every train entering Los Ang-
les brought delegations of Shrin-
RS from temples in all sections of
ihc country.
Each delegation was met by mem
6orS Of the Los Angeles temple and
visiting delegations which had
been escorted to hotels by guards
of honor just a short time before.
Religious services in Hollywood
Bowl and various churches featured
Sundays program,
\ vaudeville show will be one
Of the leading events with 10000
spectators expected at the Shrine
auditorium.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
Lady Luck
With Flyers

WILLOWS, Calf, June 8.
U.P)-Herb Kraft, son Of an
Oakland millionaire, and two
companions are alive today af
ter a 1000 foot drop in Kraft's
airplane, following collapse of a
wing.
The miraculous escape from
death of the three men was due
solely to Kraft's expert hand
ling of the plane, witnesses de-
clare. With one wing complete
ly torn off and lazily floating
down after the plunging plane,
Kraft righted the machine as it
shot toward the earth.
Although the plane hit the
ground with terrific force it
landed on it's wheels and then
turned completely over. Kraft
was practically unhurt, and his
companions, William Fcuney
and Henry Palm of Willows, re-
ceived only scratches and
bruises.
The accident occurred during
the dedication exercises of the
new airport here.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
Chiefs
In Convention

ATLANTA, Ga, June 3. W.H-
The men who lead America S fight
against crime arrived here today
for a four day meeting in which
the problems of law enforcement
will be discussed with a view to
theoretical stamping out of the un-
derworld.
More than 800 police chiefs had
registered for the seth annua! con
vention of the International As
sociation of Chiefs of Police, when
the first session, with its formal
addresses, opened.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
ManhOle Covers
Hurled Skyward

LOS ANGELES, June 3. W.p)-
All the manhole covers in three
mile section of Slauson avenue were
blown into the air today by an eX-
plosion Of sewer gas.
The incident caused traffic to be
tied up on Slauson between West
ern avenue and Main street for
more than an hour.
No reports Of injuries or damage
were made.
Fire officials believed spark
ignited the sewer gas on Slauson
near Main where the explosion was
The heaviest.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03

of murder you can get away
with.
"Never buy a suit of clothes
unless you can get an extra pair
of trousers. Keep one suit of
clothes pressed every week.
Never buy shoes unless you buy
shoe trees for them. Keep them
shined, shave yourself and never
wear the same collar at night
which you wear all day"
The professor warned the SEN
iors against "going to the level
OF the crowd" He said college
graduates belonged to a select
group and they should conduct
themselves as superior individ-
uals.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
DEMOCRATS PLAN
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
To GAIN POWER
Dinner To Celebrate
Debt Reduction And
Kentucky Victory.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
(Unitd Press Staff Correspondent

L
WASHINGTON, June 3. U.P) =
After long winter of discourage
ment, the Democrats have blossomed
again like a garden full of June
roses.
They sent up an official cheer to-
day over the reeapture of the con-
gress seat for the third Kentucky
district which went Republican by
1000 in the Hoover landslide six
months ago.
They also announced big party
dinner to be held mere monday, June
10 at which speakers will include
John j. Raskob, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee.
Speeches will be broadcast over the
national network of the Columbia
broadcasting system.
Nominally the dinner is III nonor
installed here as chairman of the
executive committee of the Demo
cratic National Committee. Actual
ly, according to the announcement,
50 the dinner is expected to prove the
initial assertion of the active often
sive by the Democratic party in the
confidence of capturing control of
congress next year."
Organization of program for
militant and effective year by year
and day by day furtherance of
party principles will be outlined at
the dinner the announcement ex-
planned.
Drys Angry
Giving of big Democratic din
ner at this time was regarded by
some as a bold step in view of the
agitation stirred up this week by
extreme drys who are seeking to
oust Raskob from control of the
party's national organization.
Bishop James Cannon of Virginia,
made public last week an open let
ter urging dry Democrats to refuse
to vote the regular party ticket un-
til the Raskob leadership had been
repudiated.
The hostility which this class of
Democrats registered against Smith
last fall is now concentrated to some
degree on Raskob, creating first
class party problem. Opposition is
somewhat tempered however by the
fact that Raskob IS financial genius
is melting away the $l,500,000 party
deficit until now only some $4,000
remains.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
DECLARE
TAX LAW
ILLEGAL
Ruling Deprives Caifor-
mia OF Revenue From
National Banks.
YOUNG WILL ACT
Governor Hopes to Frame
New Measure or Change
Federal Statute.
BY ELWoOD SQUIRES
United Press Staff Correspondent)

SACRAMENTO, Ual1f., June 8.
U.R-Faced by another critical
bank tax situation in California
with the possibility that the state
NAV be unable to collect any reven-
ne from this source at all--Gov-
ernor c.. C. Young has asked mem
bers of the tax commission to hurry
10 Sacramento for conference, 1t
was learned today by the United
Press.
Due to a recent United States
supreme court decision, the new A
per cent net income tax on banks
and corporations, passed by TIE last
legislature and signed by the gov
ernoI, has been declared invalid in
sofar as banks are concerned.
The new law was framed with
the idea that such taxation OF Ma
tional Banks would be valid. The
supreme court, however, held that a
state cannot tax profits Of Nation
al Panks which are derived from
taX-exempt securities, such as gov
eminent bonds and state ob.iga-
tions.
With the banks escaping practi-
cally tax free, the state stands to
lose from $1,000,000 to $2,000,O00
in revenue, it was stated.
'When the tax commission drew
he law for taxation of banks and
corporations, the possibility of the
supreme court rendering this decis-
ion was considered negligible,
said Governor Young
Must Pass New Law
81 am calling mem oers of the
commission to Sacramento to con.
fer with me on the situation. 1t is
obvious that congress must pass q
new law giving states wider auth
ority in taxing l1ational Banks.
There is nothing our Legislature can
do and it would be futile to call
them in special session. Our appeal
must now be to congress as we arc
powerless, having exhausted our
last resource.
"The tax commission drew up
what it considered a fair tax and
in line with federal law. The su-
''iChiN toolt dCCiuCu tudt ~ 10
invalid. The only thing remaining
is for congress to change the fed
eral statute. l will meet with the
commission as soon as the members
assemble here and decide Oh our
course of action"
In statement made in the east,
DR.. Robert M. Haig, Columbia Uni
versity tax expert, who collabora-
ted with the tax commission in
drawing the new California tax
law, declared that the supreme court
decision will ''wreck the new tax
plan"
State Controller Ray Ricy,
member of the tax commission,
stated that the supreme court decis-
ion practically nullifies California; 8
efforts to comply with the federal
statute regarding National Bank
taxation.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
TRACTOR CRUSNEs BOY

STEVENS POINT, Wis, June 3.
(u.Hl-Frank Marchel still was alive
today after 4,500 pound tractor
had run over him twice. He was
st; ndlng behind the machine when
his father backed it to attach a
pIow. The clutch stuck and the
heavy machine ran over the boy S
body. AS it almost reached his
head, the clutch released and the
tractor retraced its course over
Frank s mauled body.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
Los Angeles To
Vote Tomorrow

los ANGELES. June 3. U.p-
Caud dates for municipal positions
concluded their campaigns today
ard voters prepared TO go to the
POLLS tomorrow.
a mayor. nine city councilmen,
city attorney and two mcmbers
of enc board of school directors are
60 br named and other minor posts
o. D. filled.
To city clerk, ,, office predicted
ihat a total Of 100000 ballots would
he east.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
Kings Birthday
Passed In Bed

WINDSOR, Eng, June 3. UP-
The usual ceremonies and celebra
tions attendant upon the birthdays
OF the kings of England We're miss
ing today as King George V was
forced to spend the Gath anniversary
of his birth confined to his sick
bed in Windsor Castle.
The only pomp of the day was
firing of the 2l gun salute from the
broad walk a short distance away.
The Prince of Wales and the Duke
of York participating in military
ceremonies at London and only a
few members of the royal family
We're with the king.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-03
WHAT A TERRIBLE BUST
LINCOLN MUST HAVE BEEN

BOSTON, June 3. U.D - SEN
iors of the Massachusetts Insti
tute of Technology have been
adviced to discard the standard
maxims for success, and substi
tute: "Be a snob."
The advice was given by
Robert E. Rogers, professor of
English, at the annual grad
uates' banquet.
BE a snob, =" Rogers said.
You will find it Just as easy to
marry the boss daughter ms the
stenographer. Dress, speak and
act like a gentleman and you
wlil be surprised at The amount