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Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
AMERICANS AND
MEXICANS TALK
WATER MATTERS
By GEsFoRD FINE
United Press Staff Correspondent


MEXICO CITY, Aug. 90. U.P)-
Effects of the Boulder dam project
on Mexican interests in Lower Cali
fornia and flood control of both the
Rio Grande and Colorado rivers were
discussed here today at the first of
series of conferences of the
American-Mexican sections of the
international water commission.
AZ meeting of the international
boundary commission also was sched-
uled but the water commission
meeting was expected to deal with
the more pressing problems.
Eventually, the work of the ex-
perts is to result in the formation
of a treaty between Mexico and the
United States by which the water
rights will be equitably distributed.
For more than year both the Mexi-
can and American authorities have
been gathering data on which each
will present claims for the allotment
of water for irrigation and other
purposes.
Members of the American section
held meetings along the border in
February and March, 1923. Import
ant points affected were visited by
the entire membership of the com
mission. The Mexican section has
maintained, also, number of of
fees for gathering information
along the frontier. These experts
have been in the capital for some
weeks assembling their data.
The American section is composed
as follows:
DR.. Elwood Mead, chairman; w.
f. Anderson, Major General Lansh-
ing II. Beach, Prof. +. A. Davis,
technical expert and R. G. Keller,
engineer.
The chairman of the Mexican see
ton is Fortunate Dozal, an engineer
and former secretary of agricui-
ture.
The American chairman of the
boundary commission is Lawrence
McLawson and the Mexican, Gus
taVo p. Serrano.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
LOUISE THADEN
HOLDS LEAD IN
FLYERS DERBY

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Aug. 90. W.H-
Mrs. Louise Thaden, of Pittsburgh,
took the lead in the Women s Air
Derby of the national air races,
when she reached here from Phoenix
in 1:33:41.
Her remarkable time for the hop
permitted her to slip ahead OF all
others in elapsed time since the con-
testants left Santa Monica Sunday.
Her total time was officially an
nounced as 5:11:0l.
Mrs. Florence Barnes, who took
the first two laps of the race, drop
ped to fourth position when she re-
quired 2:33:31 to cover the dis
tance.
The elapsed times of the heavy
division planes follow:
Mrs. Louise Thaden, Pittsburgh,
5:11:0l.
Gladys O'Donnell, Long Beach,
Calf, 5:19:07.
Vera Walker, Los Angeles, 5:46:37.
Amelia Earhart, New York, o:4f:-
33.
Florence Barnes, San Marino,
Calf, 5:54:4l.
Ruth Elder, Hollywood, 6;47:50.
Neva Paris, Great Neck, l.. l.,
7:10:32.
Blanche Noyes, Cleveland, 7:o4:29.
Margaret Perry, Beverly Hills,
Calf, 7:2S:4S.
Opal Kunz, New York, 9:45:2l.
Phoebe Omlie, of Memphis, main
tanned her lead of the light division
planes.
Her elapsed time was 6:21:27. She
was followed by Edith Folz OF
Portland in 7:3S:ll.
A number of the flyers had
trouble between Phoenix and here.
Blanche Noyes lost her course and
landed at Cananea over the Mexi-
can lines. Frightened when a group
of Mexicans approached her she took
off from the field and flew to Ben
son, Ariz., where she got her bear
ings and continued to Douglas. Her
total elapsed time from Santa
Monica, California, to here was u
04:29.
Mrs. Keith Miller was forced by
lack of gas about 20 miles from here.
1t was reported that she was having
difficulty obtaining fuel.
An unconfirmed report said Vera
Walker also was forced down near
Cananea. Miss Walker and Mrs. MIL
Ter were expected momentarily.
The flyers will leave here early
tomorrow for Ell Paso, Texas, the
next overnight control.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 20. (U.H)-
The ranks depleted by death and
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
SOUTH TO PAY
FULL HONOR TO
POLISH PATRIOT

SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug. 20. U.P--
plans are nearing completion for ma
tional commemoration of the 15Oth
anniversary of the death here on
October 9, 1899 of Brigadier Gen
cral Casimir Pulaski, famous
Polish American patriot and aide to
General George Washington.
The celebration will be divided
between Savannah where Pulaski
. fell during Revolutionary battle
and Washington, near where Ihis
commander-in-chief is buried.
Tentative plans call for a cere'
mony ON the site of Pulaski's death,
following which a delegation from
Poland will proceed by coast guard
cutter to the approximate spot in
tbe Atlantic Ocean where Pulaski
was buried. There wreath, pre-
sented by Poland, will be tossed on
the waters in his honor.
The scene of activities will be
transferred to Washington on Octo-
her 10. where the celebration will
continue during that afternoon and
evening and all the following day.
Sponsoring the affair are the
Pulaski National Memorial Commit
tee. the U. s. Pulaski Sesquicenten-
NAL Commission, appointed by cong
ress and the Savannah and Wash
ington Pulaski Committees
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20

BLUFFTON, Ind, Aug. 20.-lU.H)
For six years James r. Crosbie,
73, toiled faithfully without pay to
satisfy the debt of another man.
Now he is again on a payroll, hav-
ing satisfied $4,000 debt for
which he went as security.
This remarkable example of hon
esty was revealed when M. E..
Stult2, receiver for the Studebaker
bank, gave Crosbie check for his
work during the past month as
caretaker of one of the farms
owned by the defunet bank, and
now in charge of the receiver
Crosbie suffered a business mis-
fortune which turned him from af-
fluenee to poverty. Then friend
whose note he had signed for $l2,-
900 also event UNDER and credi-
tors came to him for the money.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
Riverside Slayer
Is Sought Here

Trinidad Tallomares, Mexican,
wanted for the murder of man in
Riverside about midnight August
10, is being searched for in I'm
perial county by Sheriff Gillett and
his deputies. Two deputies have
been combing the slums of the bor-
der ON this side and keeping close
watch on all MeXicans crossing the
line into Mexico for Tallomares.
In telegram from the Riverside
sheriff the alleged murderer is de-
scribed as being rather light com
plexioned for a Mexican, weighs 140
pounds, and is thought to be be-
tween 40 and so years old. At the
time of the murder he was said to
have been wearing pair of blue
serge trousers and no coat. In an
attempt to disguise himself, the
Riverside sheriff said, Tallomares
shaved his mustache and is believed
headed for Imperial county.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
SHELL SHOCKED
VETERAN STAYS
SOCIAL WORKER

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20. W.P)
Arraignment of David Lizarraga,
%, shell shocked war veteran, ON a
charge of killing Miss Eggie Ash
nun, 80, executive secretary of the
American Red Cross in San Fran
cisco, with a knife, was to be held
in police court here today.
The staying took place late yes
terday in front of the Civic audi
torium where a radio show was IN
progress and hundreds of people
were seeking admittance.
Lizarraga, after stabbing the
woman, ran away but, was chased
by two witnesses and Police Officer
Ernest Lindeau and captured.
Miss Ashmun was talking to Pau
Palasky "a friend, when Lizarraga
came up to her and asked for money
When Miss Ashmun told him to
come to her office later he pulled
out knife and stabbed hei
through the back of the neck, sew
ering the jugular vein.
1t was reported that Lizarraga
had acted strangely ON several OF
his visits to the Red Cross office
to receive remittances paid to hin
through that office by his lega
guardian, N. w. Moore of El Paso
Texas.
He was obsessed with the idea
however, that he was being "rob
bed" and apparently it was TO
the money that he thought had beer
kept from him that he attacked
Miss Ashmun.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
One Killed In
Plane Crash

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20. U.R)--
One man was killed while another
was only slightly bruised when their
airplane, seeking the way through
a fog to landing field, crashed
Just outside the city limits at
Prairie and Manchester streets to-
day.
The pilot of the plane, Lynn
Owen, 20, was dead when he was
pulled from the wreckage of the
craft, while Vaughn McNulty, Long
Beach, passenger, was unhurt eX'
cept for minor cuts and bruises.
The pair took off early today
from the Long Beach field of the
O'Donnell School of Aviation, own
ed by the husband of Gladys O'Don-
nell, one of the pilots in the women s
air derby of the National Air Races.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
STATE LEGION
OFFICERS WILL
BE- CHOSEN TODAY

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug. 20. U.D
The nomination of Officers for
1890 and the election of delegates
70 the national convention at LOUIS
Vile. Ky, held the spotlight Of IN
terest today at the eleventh annual
convention of the California Amerl-
can Legion.
Aprroximately $4,000 Legion
naires and members of their families
were in attendance. This was sad
to be the largest gathering to at
tend Legion convention III the
history of the state.
TIL. former soldiers were ad-
dressed late yesterday by Buron
Fits. Los Angeles district attorney.
Fits, who was wounded in France
during the World war, spoke ON law
enforcement and was cheered vlgor-
Cusly.
In the finals of the drum and
buale corps contest last night, Long
Beach won first; Riverside was sec
ond; Los Angeles, third; South
Pasadena, fourth; Pasadena, flfth'
and Redlands, sixth.
HOLLYWOOD won the band contest
with Stockton and Sacramento fol
lowing in that order.
The women's drill competition
ended with van Nuys, first; Napa,
second, and haywood, third.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
Seeks To Lower
Flight Record

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20. U.H-
Captain Roscoe Turner and three
passengers are scheduled to leave
shortly after midnight tonight in
an attempted Is hour passenger
flight to Roosevelt Field, New York.
Flying fast Lockheed-Vega
monoplane of the Nevada Airways,
Turner plans to make sevenminute
refueling stops at Albuquerque, N.
NJ, at Tulsa, Okla, and at Cincin-
natl, o.
The ship is capable of 200 miles
per hour. If the test is successful
the plane probably will be headed
west Immediately in an effort to
better Captain Frank Hawks
round-trip record.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
FLYER REFUELS
PLANE WITHOUT
ANY ASSISTANCE,

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20. 'U.H)
Donald l.. Templeman, who took
off from Mills field in an airplane
at 10:O9:44 a. m. Monday to set a
new solo endurance flight record,
had been in the air % hours when
he refueled over Mills field at a.
m. today.
Since he has been in the air, Tenn
pleman has refueled four times
single handed. The famous refuel-
ing plane California is keeping him
supplied with gasoline.
The flyer is half way toward the
solo endurance record mark, but has
already established a stunt record
for flying with his system of single
handed refueling.
The name of his plane is the San
Franciscan. This is the fifth at
temps he has made to break the solo
endurance record.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
AGED MAN TOLLS LONG TO
SATISFY DEBT OF HONOR

The aged business man, already
at an age when most men feel it is
impossible to ''eome back, ap-
peared at the Studebaker bank,
which held the note.
"Im not take the bankruptcy
law" Crosbie told officials of the
bank. "Just give me time and III
make that note good.'
Bank officials placed Crosbie in
charge of the farm, which he and
his wife have operated since, He
attributes his rapid comeback large
ly to the loyalty of his wife, who
took roomers and boarders during
the six years.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Crosbie viewed
with the joy of accomplishment the
800 check handed them by Stultz
their first money beyond bare
necessities of life in more than half
a decade.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
SWISS AVlATORS
ATTEMPT FLIGHT
ACROSSATLANTlC

NEW YORK, Aug. 20. W.R}-Ihe
silence of the broad air-reaches
above the Atlantic ocean today en-
slrouded the two young SWISS n.y.
ers Oskar Kaesar and Kurt Luscher,
as they supposedly flew onward
from Lisbon, Portugal, to ne"
York, by way of Halifax.
Nothing had been heard from the
courageous youngsters-Laeser IS ~
and Luscher 21--or their plane,'
The Young Switzerland, siAce IL
cireled Terciera Island in the Azores
at 4 p. m. q p. m. EST.) yesterday
ands darted away to the northeast
The motor of the Young Swltzer-
land appeared to observers IN I'll, rhe
Azores to be working well. The
nlane circled low enough for the
FLYERS to wave to the watchers be-
low who had been on the lookout
for hours for the appearance OF the
plane.
Weather reports, which were ia
vorable when the flyers took OH
at T a. m. yesterday morning &
a. m. EST.) continued to be ideal
TODAY with a slight low pressure
area ncrtheast of the Azores. Hall
fax reported some fog but that IS
usual there at this time of the year.
ST. Johns, Newfoundland, reported
moderately westerly winds with far
and warm weather. Weather con
ditions were said to be much more
favorable than those which fea-
tured the attempted westward cross
ing of the Atlantic recently by the
French and the Polish flyers which
failed because Of strong head winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
United Cigar
Stores Sold

NEW YORK, Aug. 20. U.H-One
of the greatest financial transae-
tions in the history of the country
was reported today when the Unit
ed Cigar Stores passed into con
troll of syndicate headed by George
X. Morrow.
There was no announcement OF
the cash transferred but it was un-
derstood that the equivalent of more
than $100,000,000 was paid for con-
troll Of the cigar chain. The COM
panies over which the Morrow in
terests have control have assets of
more chan $200,000,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
Gilmore Asserts
He Will Return


HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 20. W.R-
Within three weeks Frank Gilmore,
executive of the Actors Equity AS
sociation, plans to return here TO re,
new the fight to force the CLOSED
shop into motion picture studlos,
he said here today just before he
left for New York.
Gilmore said he wound CONFER
with various Equity leaders ana
with the American Federation OF
Labor officials after which he eX-
poets to conduct vigorous campaign
to force the issues of the recent un-
successful battle with producers.
Equity's recent attempt to get all
Equity casts and a 4s hour week
were abandoned by Gilmore Satur-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
Blame Drinking
For Two Deaths

Death from heat prostration or
alcoholism was the coroner jury
verdict at an inquest held yesterday
at Brawley to determine the cause
of the death of Jose Bomataclo
Urena, Mexican, who died Sunday
afternoon in the Brawley city park.
The inquest was held by Coroner w.
A. Talbot of CaleXico.
Death of an unidentified MeXl-
can at Calexico was reported to the
district attorney s office this morn
ing. A coroner's inquest will be
held this afternoon at that city by
DIR Talbot. The deceased was said
to have been drinking canned
heat with other Mexicans.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
MARVEL
CR0SSON
CRASHES
Young San Diego Flyer
Killed When Her Plane
Falls Near WelltOn.
PARACHUTE CLOSED
Evidence Shows Woman
Tried To Jump Though
Waited Too Long.

y WELLTON, Ariz., Aug. 20. W.D
Tragedy entered the women's air
derby of the 1929 national air races
early today when the body of Mar
vel Crosson, 25, one of America IS
best known feminine pilots, was
found near the wreckage of her
plane in the wild country six miles
north of here.
A searching party, which had
spea4.~the night beating through
brush more than 10 feet high, re-
ported the discovery of Miss Cros-
SON. s body to the sheriff's office.
Miss Crosson was found about
200 feet from the spot whore her
craft crashed, indicating that she
had jumped.
Her parachute was not opened
and it was believed that it either
had failed to work or that she left
the ship too late to permit it to
open.
The body, according to search
ers, struck the ground with such
force as to make it almost unrecog-
nizable. Her plane was complete
ly demolished.
Miss Crosson, with Is other en-
trants in the $4,000 race from
Santa Monica. Calf, to Cleveland,
left San Bernardino, first over
night control of the competition,
early yesterday morning.
She passed over Calexico, Calf,
as required and headed toward
Phoenix, second overnight stop.
Saw Plane Fall
Ranchers near Welton reported
seeing plane drop into the under,
brush ncar the Gila river bed and
when Miss Crosson failed to reaeh
Phoenix a search was started.
The extreme wildness of the
country where she was reported
down made progress difficult.
The plane and her body were To-
Gated early today in ravine near
the ella river bed.
The searching parties had to bat
ter their way through thick under
brush of arrow weed and mesquite
trees to get to the spot.
The plane was so badly wrecked
as to preclude any attempt to de-
fermine the cause of the failure.
1t was expected, however, that
authorities at San Bernardino,
would be asked to conduct an in
vestigation since Il number of other
entrants in the derby claimed their
planes were tampered with during
the stay in the California city.
Thea Rasche, the noted German
aviatrix, Bobbie Trout, former
holder of the women's endurance
record, Claire Fahy, wife of the
present holder of the mems solo en-
durance record, and Opal Kunz
New York flyer, were others who
had trouble yesterday and limited
< at sabotage.
I'll Made Altitude Mark
9s Miss Crosson was born in Warsaw,
/. Indiana, in April 1904. She spent
most of her early life on a ranch
near Minneapolis, Kansas, and at
4tended grade schools in that city.
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
GRAF ZEPPELIN !
READY TO LEAVE
TOXIC THURSDAY
,Dirigible In Good Shape
For Hazardous Trip To
America Via Pacific.
BY MILES VAUGHN
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

TOXIC, Aug. 20. W.H-R Refueling
of the Graf Zeppelin and the retun-
ing of the mighty motors which
drove her more than half way
around the world, began at the
Kasumigaura airport today prepara-
tory to her departure Thursday
morning on the third leg of her
globe-circling flight-Tokio to Los
Angeles across the Pacific ocean.
Hans Won Schiller, pilot of the
Zeppelin, announced definitely to-
day that the start swould be made at
a. m. Thursday. The course, he
said, would depend on the weather.
Probably a circle route will be tax
en-. The Zeppelin will not pass over
land before reaching San Francisco,
if the weather is good. Otherwise,
it may turn in toward land at Vic
toria or Seattle.
After thorough inspection OF the
silver gray air liner today she was
found to be in excellent condition
in spite of the long and exacting
cruise from Friedrichshafen, Ger
many, to Toxic, trip which kept
the huge dirigible in the air for
1Ol hours and so minutes.
1t was found after a careful in
spection that the motors were in
perfect condition after the terrific
task they had performed.
Eckener Stays Aboard
DR.. Hugo Eckener, commander OF
the flight, remained aboard the
Graf all last night. Ostensibly it
was because he was too weary from
the long journey to go into Toxic
for the night, but in reality, it was
believed, DR.. Eckener remained
with his ship in order to begin at
once preparations for the departure
for Los Angeles, to study the charts
and check up certain meteorological
maps.
As soon as DR.. Eckener arrived in
Toxic he visited the ministers OF
communications and navy, thanking
them for the cooperation they had
lent.
The passengers who came on the
Graf arrived at the Imperial hotei
at midnight after a slow trip from
the airfield. The populace along the
route was so enthusiastic that the
cars carrying the passengers were
constantly being surrounded by
crowds of cheering, applaudlng
people. Some of the passengers said
the trip from Kasumigaura to
Toxic seemed, on account OF the
huge crowds, much longer than the
whole flight from Friedrichshafen
to Japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
Oil Production
Shows Increase

TULSA, Okla, Aug. 90. W.H-.
Daily average crude oil production
in the United States increased 26,-
515 barrels last week with total
production of 2,960,296 barrels, ac-
cording to the Oil and Gas Journal
today. Average light oil production
increased 1,646 barrels.
Oklahoma IS daily production aver
aged 723070 barrels, decrease Of
600.
The Midcontinent fields increased
1862 barrels with total production
of 1,5SS,S3S barrels. California fields
gauged a daily average Of 727,5OO
barrels, an increase of $1,000 over
the previous week.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
Bryan's Daughter
Obtains Divorce


LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20. UP
Grange Bryan Hargreavcs, daughter
of the late William Jennings Bryan
was granted divorce from Richard
l.. Hargreaves, Beverly Hills bank
err, here late yesterday.
Hargreaves failed to contest the
ease. Mrs. Hargreaves was gwen
the custody of their four children,
and property settlement was APP
proved by the court.
The couple married in Lincoln,
Neb., in 1911, and were separated
July 25, 1928. Attempts at recon
citation failed, although both Mr.
and Mrs. Hargreaves declared them
selves to be "friends y despite their
incompatibility
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
HARMONY MISSING

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20. W.D-
Irene Marshall, stage singer, could
find no harmony in married life
with Vancil Marshall, musician, she
testified in superior court yesterday
and received an interlocutory de-
cree of divorce. The couple married
in San Diego in November, 1926,
and have daughter 10 months old.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
CHINESE
RFPUL
RUSSIANS
Soviet Troops Forced To
Retreat After Attacking
Manchurian Town.
RAIN HALTS FIGHT
Both Sides Reported To
Be Massing Many Sol
diers Along Border.

MANCHULI, Manchuria, Aug. 20.
W.P)-Chinese troops routed an ex-
tensive force of Soviet invaders near
the Manchurian town of Dalainor,
near Manchuli, after a three hour
engagement which ended at mid
night, according to an official COM
munique today. The fighting ended
when a heavy rain began to fall.
The communique stated that the
Chinese reinforcements which had
been rushed from Hailar had "be-
haved brilliantly
Intermittent firing in the vicin-
ity of Dalainor had been heard hera
since early Sunday evening, indica-
ting an extensive clash between the
opposing border troops.
Earlier dispatches said that the
Russians had occupied an import
ant strategic position near Dalain-
or, but there was nothing in the
communique today to indicate that
the Red troops were still occupying
the Manchurian territory.
HARDIN, Manchuria, Aug. 20.
U.P)-An official statement issued
today said Red army troops engaged
in a series of border raids along the
Manchurian frontier, afterward re-
treating without occupying Chinese
towns.
TOXIC, Aug. 20. (U.p)-A mes
sage received from the governors
office at Mukden said Russian
troops invaded Chinese territory
north of Manchuli at dawn today.
The Russians retreated after
battle, the message said, leaving
eight dead and so horses. The Chi
nese losses were four dead and 25
wounded.
Increasing Chinese Russian troop
concentration at the border was re-
ported.
MUKDEN, Manchuria, Aug. 20.
(U.H-Russian tanks appeared near
Dalainor yesterday to support troops
attempting to cross the river from
the Russian side, an official COM
munique said today. The tanks
flanked the troops as they tried to
get across the river against strong
Chinese resistance, the communique
said.
A Russian propaganda corps num-
bering hundreds was attempting to
arouse the Chinese populace against
the government, the communique
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
FIND CAUSE OF DEATH

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20. W.P)-
Natural cynaide from peach pits
caused the death of two year Old
Helen FEEDER, county chemists said
today. The child died in convulsions
after she apparently had eaten ker'
mails taken from the pits of peaches
The pits contain large amount OF
cyanide, the chemists said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
English Flyers
Still Speeding

CALSHOT, England, Aug. 90
U.P-The British Schneider cup
team, in trials for the coming in
ternational competition, continued
to make phenomenal speed today.
Flying Officer Atcherly, in a SUI
permarine Rolls-Royce 90, momen-
tarily opened up the machine to full
throttle and attained speed esti-
mated at from 320 to $50 miles an
hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-20
BOOZE coNTIscATED

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug. 20. (U.P)
Illicit beverages worth $1,000
and comprising $500 quarts OF
whiskey, gin, and other liquors,
were in the hands Of authorities here
today following raid on store
house in which five men were ar
rested.