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planned that he was aiming 70 prevent
reception of identical chain programs
at many points on the. dial OF the
average radio receiving set. Mr. ayes
worth denied that any such condltlon
exists except in isolated places, Wnere-
upon both Judge Robinson ana Juoge
Sykes took exception. Judge RoDllSoil
blamed duplication on high power, CRU
iciZing also the broadcaStlng realloca-
ton of last November
The conference was called primarily
for the purpose of determining Whetner
the National Broadcasting Co. shall be-
come the licensee of Station kAO, Den
yer, and KGO, Oakland, Calf, the
MANAGEMENT and operation or which
were recently taken over by the chain
from the General Electric Co., their
owner. But the discussions rapidly
turned to argument about general radio
conditions.
Explaining that he spoke only his
personal views, Judge Robinson was
vigorous in denouncing current broad
casting practices and conditions. Com
modify talks in radio programs were
especially criticized.
Ashby Protests Claim.
Judge Robinson's remarks on that
score provoked the reply from Mr..
AylesWOrth that the chain, with only
about so stations, was being blamed for
the direct selling activities of several
hundred individual stations. He ad-
mitted that the chain has met diff
Guilty in convincing its clients that they
should reduce their advertising talks.
but expressed confidence that time will
remedy this condition.
When he reiterated his oft expressed
views that radio wave lengths are com
mon carriers and their trustees subject
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to public utility obligations, Judge Rob-
inson met with immediate protest from
A. L. Ashby. legal counsel of the chain.
Judge Robinson openly criticized the
chain for making an exclusive arrange
ment for broadcasting Premier Ramsay
Macdonald's recent New York address
over its network, saying that the chain
was legally obliged to do so as public
utility.
Mr. Aylesworth declared the chain
was under no legal compulsion to offer
its services to any one. although it was
perfectly willing to make them avail
able to the President of the United
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tates or Government oficials at any

SIaVeS OF SoFeAAAiAeaA" oAA~Ae'A0 ." eAAJ
time.
some one has to foot the radio
BILL" he said. land the public pays moth
ing for these programs. Making way
for Premier Macdonalds address cost
us about $4,000 of revenue. We are
also spending about $3.50 900 year for
the walter Damrosch musical educa-
ton programs. Assuredly We are oper-
ating in the public service, but We have
to make money, or at least make ends
meet"
When Judge Robinson inferred that
the chain was not meeting its public
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-01
Major "Chain" Features
TONIGHT

8:00-Cities Service Hour
Male quartet and Bourbon
Orchestra-WRC and N.
e. c. network.
6:30-Wahl Penman: graphology
and. music - WMAL and
G. B. S. network.
8:45-Famous loves, Mary Stu
art. Queen of Scots; dra-
matte sketch with musi-
cal background WIZ,
WHAM. KDKA, WBZ,
WJR, WLW, WRVA, and
others.
9:30-Theater memories; Ell
leen, Part 3"-WJz, WBZ,
VIDAL, WHAM, KDKA,
WtW, WJR, WREN,
KYW, WTMJ and KSTP.
10:00-Bremer Tully program;
dance orchestra, trio and
vocallstS-WMAn and G..
B. S. network.
0.00-Planters Pickers: Hallelu-
jah Singers and Billy
ArtZ'S Orchestra - WRC
and N. B. c. network.
10.30-Armour program: Howard
Preston, baritone; mixed
chorus of 18 voices and
30-piece orchestra-WJZ,
WBZ. KDKA, WRVA,
WLW and others.
10:30-"Mystery House." melo-
drama with musical back
ground-WRC and N. B.
c. network.
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church organist, A dinner concert by
the Hamilton Hotel Orchestra and a
two-hour late dance program are other
musical features.
The Citizens Band of Alexandria,
Va, and the Columbia Trio will take a
prominent part in the program tonight
of WJSV. The station also has sched-
uled a concert by the Alexandria
Hawaiians and recitals by Margaret Og-
den, soprano, and James Chamberlain,
tenor.
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EVILS OF RADIO
AIRED At HEARING
Excessive Sales Talks and
Duplicate Programs Charged
by Chairman Robinson.
BY MARTIN CODEL.

Excessive sales talks, program dupll-
cations and failure to meet public utn-
ity obligations in the use of radio wave
lengths were charged against chain
broadcasting yesterday by Chairman
Ira E. Robinson of the Federal Radio
Commission at an informal conference
between officials of the National Broad
casting Co. and members of the COM
mission.
Precipitated in part by a proposal
pending before the commission to limit
the operation of certain chain stations,
the discussions were marked by frequent
tits between Judge Robinson and M
H. Aylesworth. president Of the National
Broadcasting Co.. Mr.. AylesWorth, who
fatty disagreed with most Of Judge
Robinson's contentious, asserted that
the proposed chain order would "legis-
late the National Broadcasting Co. out
of business"
Argue Entire Radio Field.
Their points Of disagreement, how
ever, we're not centered on the chain
order, which would require each sta
ton of 5000 watts or more power to
seek authorization from the Federal
Radio Commission to broadcast chain
programs, and which would permit no
two stations of such power in the same
State from subscribing to the same
chain programs without special author
ity. Rather the entire field of radio
broadcasting provided the source of ar
gument.
The author Of the chain order is
Commissioner z. o. Sykes, representing
the zone of Southern States, who ex-
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As an aid to colonization the Ca
madam National Railways has adopted
broadcasting to attract settlers to its
vast farm areas. Lack of entertain
ment has heretofore been one of the
greatest drawbacks to pioneering.
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service obligations. Mr.. Ayiesworth de-
clared he resented" that kind Of crit
iciSm.
Throughout all the colloquy, except
when Judge Sykes joined to explain
his chain order, other members OF the
commission sat silent. Never once dur
ing the discussion did Commissioners
Charles NICK. Saltzman, w. D. L. Star
buck or H. A. Lafount utter remark.
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The average cost Of upkeep for auto
mobiles in the United States in 1928
was 1898.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28
AMERICAS CREW
GIVEN OVATION
BY new WORKERS
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-A group
of bashful scamen passed through
n cheering tide of humanity today
as New York honored, in its custo-
mary colorful fashion, the members
Of the lifesaving crew of the S. 5.
America who rescued the crew of
the Italian tanker Florida last
week.
Captain George Fried, the skip
per, who just about three years ago
had a similar reception after he had
mancuvered the rescue of the crew
of the tanker Antinoc, headed the
group which downtown New York
acclaimed with ticker tape and
cheers today.
With him were Chief Officer
Harry Manning, the youthful ap-
pearing sea officer who manned the
lifcboat through turbulent seas to
go to the Florida $ side and those
members of the lifeboat crew who
had recovered sufficiently from
their injuries during that thrilling
rescue to make the tlip.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28
COLLECTION OF
NATIONS TAXES
SHOWS DECREASE
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-TaXes
collected in 1928 from all sources
aggregated 2,775,276,956.23, as COM
pared with receipts in 1927 of $2,-
S19,059, 9,673.50, the internal revenue
bureau said today in its annual tax
report. This was decrease for
1929 of 43,7S2,71727.
Dividing the tax receipts for
1928 into two main divisions, the
bureau reported income tax re-
ceipts of $2,l69, 9,417,23164; miscel-
laneous tax receipts of $605,S59,
724.59. Both these figures were de-
creased from receipts in 1927, being
lower by $26,O89, 1862, and $17,-
692 ,949.95, respectively.
Under the income tax collections,
the bureau reported receipts of ST.
234, ,366, ,s65.9S from corporations, and
t935, ,050, 1886 from individuals in
1928. The corporation payments
was a decrease of $l0l, ,90l ,50l.35,
and the individual returns an in
crease of $75,S11,734.03 as compared
with 1927.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28
SMITH
MEETING LIKELY
IN FLORIDA CITY
by United Press Leased Wire

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Jan. IS
4 meeting here between President
elect Hoover and his Democratic OPP
poncnt, Alfred f. Smith, appeared
likely today when Mr.. Hoover eX-
pressed a desire to see the former
New York governor.
The President issued a brief
statement in answer to numerous
inquiries made by newspaper report
crs as to whether Smith would call,
BY all means | should be glad
if GOV. Smith has the time to call, y
Mr.. Hoover said. ~ should be
most happy to see him.
This opened the way for a visit
by the former New York governor
clearing up n quandary over official
etiquette which has excited the
resort populace here, who wrro
wondering which of the two men
should make the first advance.
It is presumed that Smith prob
ably will get in touch with Mr..
Hoover and call upon the President
elect tomorrow at the Penney estate
here.
Smith, called by the telephone at
his hotel, said he had nothing to
say about the Hoover statement.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28
STUDENT BODY
OF i. {. [. A.
ASKS CLEMENCY
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. %. - The
reinstatement of four of the l3
men, suspended from the University
of California at Los Angeles in con
ncction with the publication last
week Of "Ilcll 5 Bells, - razzbcrry
newspaper, will be asked by the stu
dent governing body today,
Kenneth Piper, president of the
associated students, said it was evil
dent that at least four of the dis
missed group had nothing to do with
compiling the edition. He said DR..
Ernest Moore, director of the in.
stitution, will be asked to permit
these members to return to school.
hi announcing the suspension of
the group, all members of journal
istic fraternity, DIR. Moore said
"such an indecent publication could
not be toleratcd.'
"Hell's Bells ridicu!ed faculty
rulings, the athletic administration
ana leading individuals and organ
i2ations of the campus.
Those named as having been sus-
pended without having taken part
in the production of "Hcll's Bells
were Sammy Batter, captain of the
basketball team, J. b. Avery, editor
of the year book, Robert Morris and
Walter Bogart.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28
WYOMING HINTS
At WITHDRAWAL
FROM COMPACT
by United Press Leased Wire

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan.
2s.-With attention in the Boulder
dam controversy centcred upon
Wyoming and Arizona, interest in
the joint Utah senate-house confer
cncc this afternoon was somewhat
abatcd. The meeting was called for
the purpose of definitely determin-
ing Utah's attitude on the Swing
johnson bill, but it was expected to
develop into an educational session.
Wyoming was limiting at stepping
out of the six state and seven state
compacts, and Arizona had not ac-
cepted Nevada S invitation to a tri-
state conference in Reno next week.
Utah political leaders, therefore,
could see little that Utah might ac-
complish until Arizona and Wyo-
ming take definite action.
This afternoons joint session was
scheduled to open at 2:30 O'Clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28
MRS. MCPHERSON
APPEARS BEFORE
ASSEMBLY BODY
Evangelist Refuses To
Answer Many Questions
Asked Her.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2S.--Until
the very moment She was indicted
by the grand jury, Aimee Semple
Mcpherson did not anticipate fac
ing any charges in connection with
her purported kidnapping of three
years ago, she told a special state
assembly committee here today.
Her statement, MADE before the
group seeking grounds for impeach-
ment of Superior Judge Carlos
Hardy for accepting $500 from
the evangelist, featured her appear
ance on the stand.
And didn't you anticipate any
investigation even after reports
were published that you had been
liv.lg at Carmel By-The-Sea with
Kenneth Ormiston?' she was ask
cd.
"No,' Mrs. Mcpherson said.
"That story was so absurd-iust one
Of the many absurd stories.'
Even when | was called before
the grand jury didn't think any
suspicion was going to be directed
to me. | thought they were my
friends and were going to help me. -
Denies Hardy Acted
Her attorney, attending the hear.
ing with her, refused to allow Mrs
Mcpherson to answer numcrou,
questions concerning Mrs. Lorrain'
Wiseman- -Sielaff. the famous miss
X > who was named during the IN
vostigation three years ago as the
possible companion of Ormiston a
It Carmel bungalow.
Likewise, she declined at hen
counsel's suggestion, to reply tC
queries as to the time she employed
attorneys and to communication,
between them.
Previously under oath she denied
that Judge Hardy acted as her leg
al counsel during the difficultie,
which followed the abduction epi
sodc
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28
FORMER KAISER
HAS REVIVAL OF
PRE-WAR CLOR'
BY United Press Leased Wire

DOORN, Holland, Jan. 2S.-Th
" Emperor of Peace celebrated h
10th birthday in exile at Door
House yesterday surrounded by
semi-military group of relatives an
retainers.
Former Kaiser Wilhelm III 4
Germany, who in an interview wit
the United Press denied Germa
blame for the World War and 81
lected the text of a birthday sermo
in his own praise, gave the Door
burghers a faint glimpse of I'll
Potsdam pre-war splendor in e
change for their boquets, songs an
good wishes
Ninety guests gathered at Door
House to congratulate the formt
emperor. The military uniform
worn by the men helped Wilhelm {
live for a day in the atmosphere i
enjoyed so years until he scurrie
from his country at the outbreak 6
the revolution.
Emperor of Peace' was the ol
pellation given Wilhelm by the Re
DIR. Noegel, former court ministe
who went into the pulpit yesterda
to preach one more of his old chare
from the text selected by Wilheli
himself.
Wilhelm 5 attempt TO make ~
day a family occasion was MARI
somewhat by the absence of b.
wife, Princes Hermine, who was
ported confined to her room wi
chicken poX
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28
IOWA VILLAGE
MARO0NED BY
SNOW AND ICE
BY United Press Leased Wire

COLSBURG, Iowa, Jan. %. = \
bobsled, laden with food and medi-
cal supplies arrived here today after
battling for 81 hours to break the
ice and snow barrier which has iso-
lated $50 inhabitants of this village
since last Thursday.
The bobsled brought only absolute
necessities and the situation remain
ed in critical stage. DR.. w. E.
Hoot, mayor of the village, said in
telephone communications that un-
less roads are opened severe suffer
ing will result within 48 hours.
The bobsled, averaging less than
a mile in three hours over snow
drifts high over fence tops, broke u
barrier which has existed since
Thursday. Prior to Thursday s bliz-
zard, which natives said was the
worst since 1887, the village had
lived for three weeks on supplies
brought in on horseback from
Petersburg, nine miles south.
Lack of fuel is causing the great
est hardship. Families are heating
only one room TO conserve the faPlu
ly diminishing coal supply.
The villagers yesterday joined
with Mayor Hoot in . telephone ap
, peal to the state highway commits
sion to re-establish communication
! The commissioners reported how
ever they had no snowplOws whicl
could break through the heavy
snowdrifts.
The two drivers who broke the
blockade left Petersburg early Sun
day with bread and medicines
When horses broke through tn,
snow, the drivers unloaded theil
cargo, shoveled out the horses ant
renewed their journey, circlin9
drifts and cutting telephone pol'
wires to allow the team to pass un
derneath.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28
Engagement Of
Star Expected

OAKLAND, Jan. 2S.-Janet
Gaynor, petite film star and former
San Francisco high school girl, is
expected soon to announce her en-
gagement to Lydel Peck, young at
torney, friends said here today.
The engagement announcement is
expected to be made during March.
At that time Miss Gaynor will
have known Peck for one year and
friends say she promised her moth
cr She would not become engaged
until she had known her prospective
fiancc for that length of time.
Peck, whose family lives here, is
n member of San Francisco law
firm.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28
Will Ship Horse
East By Plane
By United Press Leased Wire

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 2S.-Ncrmajo,
star of the stable of w. T. Wagon
er, Texas oil magnatc, will be ship
ped to New Orleans by airplane,
following the running Of the 1925
GOO Coffroth handicap at Tijuana,
March Il. W
Vcrmajo is entered in the Cof-
froth handicap and also in the
Louisiana derby, which will be run
four days after the Coffroth in III
juana.
Immediately after the Mexican
race, the horse viii be put aboard a
Maddux air liner and flown to
Louisiana. The fast flight will give
the horse a few days training period
before the derby.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28
San Gabriel Dam
Preliminary Work
Getting Started
BY United Press Leased Wire

AZUSA, Calf, Jan. 2S.-Con-
struction work preliminary to actual
building of the San Gabriel dam is
being carried on rapidly, contract
ors for that huge water and power
project announced here today.
Foundations for warehouses, ma
chimes shops and buildings to ac-
conmodate the 1900 workmen, who
will be employed at the dam site,
are nearing completion.
Materials and light machinery
now are being hauled in by trucks
and workmcn already have begun
to clear the right OF way and Law
tracks for freight line by which
supplies soon will be brought to the
scene of activities, representatives
for the contracting finn said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28
FRIENDS BATTLE
STORM TO SAVE
RANCHER'S GIRL
Cowboys Break Trail To
Haul Girl Through I'm
mense Drifts.
BY United Press Leased Wire


SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. %.
Tales of heroism in sparsely set
tied regions swept by Billiards sift-
ed in over the week end to relieve
the monotony of weather stories and
predictions.
Idaho, Montana. Utah and Neva-
da, in the grip of one of the worst
storms in years, provided the set
ting for tales often related in books
and on the screen but less often
lived in the mountain areas.
Salmon river cowboys and stock
men braved intense cold, blizzard
and 10 foot snowdrifts to take Mar
Ella Aram, II, from the ranch of her
father, south of Lewiston, Idaho,
to Cottonwood, 80 miles distant, for
an emergency operation.
The girl, stricken with acute APP
pendicitis Thursday, was placed in
covered sled by her father James
Aram, who battled all day but was
turned back by the storm. Cowboys
and ranchers answered a plea for
help, and a new start was made Fri
day morning.
! Operation Successful
All available horses were gather
| cd The cowboys drove them through
the snow, breaking trail for the
sled. Fresh horses were provided
I at Rice Creek and the caravan
reached Cottonwood late last night
| A successful operation was perform
! ed yesterday.
A. P. Ames, Of Camden, Me-, an(
j. l.. Pflucger, of San Francisco
airplane passengers, sacrificed their
| comfort for the sake of Frank Bar
Der, Boeing transport pilot, knocked
unconscious when he made forced
landing in a rocky canyon in north
eastern Nevada.
Only one blanket was available tt
protect the trio and it was used t.
make Barber comfortable. For more
than 80 hours with a blizzard rag
ing and beating against the side o
the cabin, the passengers kept u
their vigil which lasted from Thurs
day afternoon until early Saturda,
morning.
A group of cowboys, equipped wit
skis, fought six hours, to reach tn
wrecked plane. 1t required eigh
hours for the return to the rancl
Then one of the cowmcn, after
i hours of battling the element;
struggled through two hours of in
creased blizzard to reach anothe
ranch and telephone news of tn
rescue to the outside world.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28
OFFICIALS BELIEVE MEXICAN
IMMIGRATION PROBLEM SOLVED

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-
state department officials be
lieved today adequate means
had been found to control Mex
lean immigration without re-
sorting to the quota system for
Latin-America which has been
suggested in congress but which
Secretary Kellogg believes
would cause international conse-
quences.
Department officials believe
the situation best can be met by
stricter application of the 1924
immigration law which estab-
lished definite standards for i'm
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28


migrants quite apart from the
quotas which were not applied
to Latin-America. These stan
dards require immigrants shall
be literate, shall not be likely
to become public charges and
they shall not come to the Unit
ed States in answer to adver-
tisements or as contract labor
ers.
Because of special conditions
relating to Mexican immigra-
tion, considerable laXity has
been shown in application of the
immigration standards to MeXi-
cans.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28
Condemned Pair
Lose New Move

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2S.-The
state supreme court today denied
Mrs. Ada Lcboeuf and DIR. Thomas
+. Dreher a rehearing of their
petition for commission to deter
mine the sanity of The couple. The
two were sentenced to hang for the
murder of Mrs Leboeuf's husband.
Only the federal court and Gov
Huey P. Long now stand as possible
barriers to the execution of the
couple.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28
Ex-COnvict Must
Answer Charges
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28.-Wil-
liam Cuaron, Texas ex-convict ac-
cuscd by Dolly Scott, 20, a mani
curist, with having kidnapped and
attempted to kill her, was held to-
day under $4,000 bond to insure his
appearance in municipal court here
Tuesday, when investigation of the
charges will be made through the
testimony Of witnesses.
Miss Scott requested the district
attorneys office to issue a kidnap-
ing warrant, alleging Cuaron had
forced her to accompany him to his
room, where he was preparing to
kill her when she escaped. Instead
she was given threat" warrant
requiring a $1,000 peace bond. The
hearing, called for last Friday, was
continued to January 20 to permit
necessary witnesses to be sent.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28
SUBSTITUTE REPORT WOULD
LESSEN WALSH'S CRITICISM

lifying the oil contract with
Harry f. Sinclair, the Teapot
Dome magnate.
Senator Thomas j. Walsh,
Democrat, Montana, author of
the critical report, said he be-
lieved the only logical dedue-
tions from the facts were con
tanned in his report and indicat-
ed he would not consent to
change them. On the other hand,
Glenn, backed by Chairman Nye
of the committee and others,
said Walsh 5 criticism Of the
department is too sweeping.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-A
substitute report which iustifies
the action Of the interior and
justice departments in connee-
tion with the Salt Creek leas-
ing notification was offered in
executive session Of the senate
public lands committee today
by Senator Otis S. Glenn, Re
publican, Illinois.
The report was proposed as
a substitute for the Walsh re-
port which criticilos the two
departments and all officials
connected with the delay in null
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28
Whittier Citrus
Brings Huge Sum
by United Press Leased Wire

WHITTIER, Calf, Jan. 2s.-
Members of the Whittier District
Fruit Exchange received the net
sum of $4,GS4,923.3o for citrus pro-
duce shipped during the past sea
son, according to the report of
Dalton \. Field, manager, on file
in the exchange offices today.
Shipments included i,067 carloads
Of oranges, lips carloads Of lemons
and 2S carloads of grapefruit. This
total of 2,209 ears brought the best
results obtained in the history of
this district, the report indicated.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-28
AQUEDUCT PROPAGANDA

LOS ANGELES, Jan, 2S.-Plans
for state wide campaign to edu-
cate the public concerning the build
ing of the proposed Colorado river
aQueduct will be discussed at a
meeting of the county board of
supervisors and civic organizations
tomorrow.