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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-02

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-02

New Commissioner Of Accounts.
LYNCHBURG, Va, April 2 Especially
ID. H. Kizer has been appointed com.
missioner of accounts of the Corpora.
ton Court here.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
BOND issue FOR
VETERANS TO GO
BEFORE PEOPLE
Amendment Passed Pro-
viding for Money to Ex-
tent of $20,O0O,0OO.

SACRAMENTO, May II. U.P -
Voters Of California vii, ne asked
to approve a $2O,oOo,O0O bond issue
10 provide funds for farm and
lone aid for war veterans under the
terms of a constitutional amend
ment passed by the senate today.
Sitting in a Saturday session to
clear up their congested files, the
senate passed large number of
bills preparatory to starting Mon
day on the last three days of the
legislature, which is scheduled to
adjourn Wednesday.
The bond issue, if passed by the
electors, will make total of $780,
100000 worth of veterans bonds
outstanding in the senate.
A state emergency council to
take charge of state government in
case Of disaster was approved by
the senate.
Creation of commission of nine
to investigate general matters of
local government by counties, parti-
cularly matters pertaining to home
rule and local autonomy in county
government, was given the recon-
mendation of the senate.
The assembly rested TODAY, THEN
files being in such condition that
they will be able to complete theil
work by Wednesday. The senate
passed 70 bills during the morning
session, recessing at noon until
Monday morning.
Sitting until nearly midnight last
night the senate cleared up 80 bills
in three hours. A total of 100 bills
were passed by the senate yester
day.
In the assembly a first class row
is expected when the Swing-Shark
ey bill to proceed with the Santa
ID control project and the
Carquine salt water barrier is call
ed. This measure adopts a portion
of the 1924, 100000 water commits
sion program which died after it'
authors recognized the futility OF
placing it in debate.
Governor c. C. Young signed the
Breed motor vehicle act late yes
terday, which places all traffic Of
/ ficers. in the state under centra
control, removing them from au
thority of the counties.
The old age pension bill, calling
for payment of 81 day to need,
Californians 5\er 20 years of ag'
who have lived in the state for q
years or more was passed by th'
state senate.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
BABY SURVIVES
ODD MIXUP WITH
RUNAWAY TRUCK

LOS ANGELES, May IL. W.D -
Fifteen months old Ray Wesslundy
son of the former ski jumping cham
pion Of Sweden, today was the only
unscathed survivor of a serious
smashup which involved runaway
laundry truck, his baby carriage
and q house. M
The motor truck, driven by Leo
Dooley, went out Of control on q
hill. 1t careened over a curb and
crushed Rays baby carriage against
the side of the Wesslund house.
Mrs. Wesslund took one short look
and was injured when she fell in a
faint. Dooley was badly cut and his
truck was almost demolished. Ray
was pulled from the wreckage Of his
carriage by rescuers who found that
pillows and blankets had protected
him from hWm.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
GRAF ZEPPELIN
NAY Be USED ON
HAWAIIAN ROUTE

CLEVELAND. o.. May II. <U.P-
Details for the purchase Gf the
Graf Zeppelin for use on an air
passenger line between Les Ang
eles and Honolulu will be drafted
at a conference here Sunday, John
Eden. president of the Skyways
Inc, said today on his return from
Washington
He said Cleveland and Los Ang-
clcs capital will unite to buy the
lig airship at purchase price in
the eighborhood of $l,000,000.
Eden will confer tomorrow with
Col. jefferson Davis. legal repre-
sentative for the Transcontinental
Air Transport and Curtiss Flying
Service, who has been retained in
the negotiations by the Los Ang
eles interests. Davis was said to be
in New York today in conference
with the Graf Zeppelin 5 American
representatives
Negotiations were opened last
Tuesday, Eden said. He was com
missioned by Dir. Herman Schatain
Berlin lawyer, to assist in the deal
Purchase OF the huge dirigible is
planned for this summer following
its round the world flight Eldeu
stated today the Graf was ready 70,
sale, indicating that patent rights
were holding up the transaction.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
Book OF Month
Club Sues M'Crae

NEW YORK, May II. U.P) - A
controversy between John McCrae,
president of E. P. Dutton & Co., pub
fishers, and the Book of the Month
Club, has eliminated in the filing of
libel suit against McCrae.
TN suit, which will be heard in
supreme court, cites McCrae's al
legged charges that the editorial
board of the Book of the Months
Club was influenced by its business
managers in its selection of the
monthly book which is sent to the
100000 subscribers of the club.
The papers in the suit go on to
charge that McCrae published dam
aging and libelous statements about
the club, asserting that the purpose
of the organization was to mislead
the public.
Members of the club editorial
board are Henry Seidel Candy, Hey
wood Broun, Dorothy Garfield and
Christopher Morley The business
managers are Robert H. Haas and
Harry Scherman.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
NEW DIRECTORS
ELECTED FOR
LOCAL. CHAMBER

Yesterday the FL Centre Cham
Der of Commerce, held its annua
election for members of its board
of directors and following are the
names of those polling the highest
vote: Leo Hetzel, W. H. Tyje- Jr.,
w. A. Scheniman, Roy H. Womack
DR.. Sem Bacon, w. a. Tondro, A
W. Bunte, Duke Johnson, d. B
Roberts, Fred Nebel-Thau, Ear
Jones, j. S. Cameron, H. Y. Hughes
Hugh T. Osborne, Ralph Reynolds
NJ. o. King, John r. Hunter.
Leo Hetzel, president of the
chamber, topped the ticket FOR the
third successive time, with w. H.
Tyler coming second and W. A.
SCheniman a close third.
All of the II members of last
years board who were re-nomina.
ted were reelected by Yesterday s
vote, and the new directors who
will serve for the coming year are
Roy ii. Womack, Duke johnson, d.
- hobCitN, i.dil JoutS, II.
Hughes, Ralph Reynolds and John
r. Hunter.
The number of votes cast a. this
election was greater than for sew
cral years past, partly due to the
greatly increased membership in
the past year. Much interest has
been taken in all chamber affairs
for some months because of the
many projects for the betterment
and growth of Ell Centre which have
come before the chamber. Because
of the diversity of chamber OF
commerce projects and interests, it
WAS the aim of the nominating
committee to choose a group of
men who would be representative
of all lines of business.
The new board of directors will
be composed on men well known in
the community, who are individu-
ally interested in the advancement
of the city as a whole, and quite
successfully represent every kind of
business interest.
The president for the ensuing
year will be chosen by the newly
elected board of directors at the
meeting of the board next Wed
neSday evening at 1880 at the
chamber of commerce headquarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
Waters Suffers
Painful Injury

Maurice Waters, 35, was rushed
to the Brawley hospital yesterday
afternoon and later taken to Mercy
hospital at San Diego after he had
suffered broken leg while work
ling on paving project near West
morland.
The injured man g foot became
entangled in the machinery of a
rock crusher being used in building
the highway. 1t was at first thought
that he had also suffered internal
injuries but an examination at the
Brawley hospital indicated the
broken leg was the only damage
done.
1t is understood tnat Waters was
n resident of Westmorland and was
working for the Hazard Construc-
tion Company.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
Tennis To Aid
In Diplomacy

WASHINGTON, May IL. tU.P)-
President Hoover has called the
White House tennis courts into
service in his general admimstra-
tion policy of fostering internation-
al good will.
The japanese and Canadian Davis
teams have been invited 10 meet
the American team in an exhibition
match on the White House courts
May 81, two days before tic be
ginning of tournament play IN the
American zone finals at Chevy
Chase club.
The White House invitation
went forward last night to the
United States Lawn Tennis AS
sociation ut Philadelphia. The idea
of bringing the international teams
to the fin clay courts on the
spacious south grounds of the exc
cutive mansion is reported to have
originated with President Hoover
himself
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
Members of School
Frats' Dropped

LONG BEACH, Calf, May IL.
U.P}-Seven high school girls, one
junior college student and two high
school boys have been suspended
from classes because of membership
in forbidden fraternities, it was
announced here today by the board
of education.
The suspended pupils include
Miss Lesta Frankhouser, junior
college girl, Margaret Lindsay, Is
wears old, six sorority sisters, and
Collins Smith and James Ray, fra
ternity members.
The girls suspensions resulted
from the padding ''of Miss Lind
say, who was reported absent from
school after her initiation.
Smith and Ray were involved
through the confiseation of a fra
ternity magazine in Pasadena it
was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
PORTLAND YOUTH
IS WINNER OF
CRATORY PRIZE

LOS ANGELES, Gay IL. WP)-
Six thousand persons gathered in
the Shrine Civic auditorium here
last night and lSard Wilbur Thi.
bault of Jefferson High school,
Portland, Ore, win the Pacific divi-
sion final in the National Second
airy Oratorical contest.
AS result Of his victory Thi
bault will join seven other terri
torial winners in n tour of South
America after the national contest
is held in Washington, ID. c., on
May 20. The Washington meeting
will determine the young American
speaker who will compete with those
from 26 other nations.
Seven speakers from as many
western states and Il representative
of Hawaii were in the contest last
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
Insane Mother
Stays Children

SASKATOON, Sask., May IL. WD
After an all night search for Mrs.
Muriel T.. Wilson, "a, and her four
children, authorities today found
their five bodies on the banks OF the
Saskatchewan river, where all APP
parently had met death at the hands
of the mother.
The body of Mrs. Wilson was
found hanging from Canadian Pa
cific river railroad bridge a mile and
a half north of the city. On the
banks of the river were the stran-
gled bodies of Laura May, o; Louis,
4, Marjory, ?, and Glenn, 5 months
old.
Authorities believe Mrs. Wilson
had become suddenly insane some
time Friday and took her own and
the lives of her children.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
FLYER PUNISHED
FOR DESERVING
HIS MECHANIC

LOS ANGELES, May II. U.D-
AL Wilson, noted motion picture
stunt FLYER. "'violated the unwrit
ten rules of the air. 10y deserting
n plane which carried his mechanic
to death on March -, the Profes,
sional Pilots Association announc.
cd today in expelling Wilson from
membership.
The statement of the association
said that an investigation revealed
that Wilson. flying a craft in the
filming of HHell's Angels, jump
ed from the plane prcmaturelv AMI
without giving warning to Phil
Jones, who was crushed in the
wreckage.
According to the announcement, f,
Wilson left the plane after it had
fallen only to height of $500 feet
after he purposely, for screen pur-
poses, placed it into spin. Jones,
who was setting smoke pots, in.
tended to create the Impression of
a burning ship, had no warning that
Wilson left the ship, the associa+
tion said.
The association held that Wilson
should not have "baled out until
after Jones had jumped unless the
plane was less than 1000 feet from
the ground.
The United States Department of
Commerce fined Wilson $500 and
suspended his federal transport
license as a result of the same crash.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
Seek Rich Man
In Girls Death

Los ANGELES, May IL. UR-
y "Nancouver millionaire" was
under investigation today in the
connection with the death of
Delphine Walsh, ~ year old Holly,
wood dancer who was the victim of
an illegal operation.
Questioning of number of Miss
Walsh S girl friends led to infor-
nation connecting the Vancouver
man with the case, William A.
Byrne, special agent for the state
medical board of examiners, said.
Two physicians, DR.. r. s. Lanter-
man and DR.. p. S. Traxler, are at
liberty on $4,000 bond each.
charged with murder as result of
the death.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
Minnie O. K.
Ha-Ha Wrong

CHICAGO, May II. U.P) -
Whether recitations of Longfel-
lows poems are rhetorical. or
disorderly conduct. depends on
the place and the accent, Magis-
tratc James NJ. Feron ruled to-
day.
This weighty decision was
handed down in the case of Mrs.
Minnie lie Barge VS. Miss Pearl
Baker, neighbors.
What did Miss Baker do"
asked Magistrate Feron.
"she recited poetry" asserted
Mrs. lie Barge, heatedly. my
first name is Minnie and she
keeps saying something about
me, adding 'ha, ha, I don't like
it,
1.-THE back yard is no place to
quote Longfellow," ruled the
magistrate. ALSO the emphasis
was i'll the wrong place. Twenty
five dollars ana costs, Miss
Baker.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
CANTON
M
CAPITAL
IN Peril.
Nationalist Government
Seriously Threatened by
Revolving Troops.
J. NAVY ACTS
Rebel Leader Held As
Assurance For Safety of
Foreigners.
BY H. G. BURMAN
Omitted Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

LONDON, May IL. U.p)-China' .
nationalist government and its pre-
dominant position in the affairs of
the republic were seriously threatens
ed once more as the Kwangsi rebels
continued today to press on Canton
from three points.
The opinion among students Of far
eastern affairs here was that il the
kwangsi troops succeed in entering
the southern capital-which did not
seem unlikely, the position Of the
Marking government would be far
worse than it was before its success
full drive against The Wuhan insur-
gents more than a month ago.
Once the Kwangsi are fortified in
Canton, it was predicted, the Nan
king nationalist government will
have the most difficult task with
which it yet has had to cope in try
ing to dislodge them.
HONG KONG, May II. W.H -
The rebellious gunboats which had
tired upon Canton while lying be-
tween battleships Of foreign powers
surrendered today after Vice Admir-.
al Shu, leader of the naval insurrec.
tion. had been detained as a guaran,
tee aboard the United States warship
Tulsa.
The commanders of the foreign
warships conferred with Canton Of
ficials at the American consulate
with view of securing a guarantee
for the safety of the neutral YES
sells. Admiral Shu demanded $1,000,
000 as price of allegiance to the
Canton government, which the Can
tonese refused to pay. 1t was after
this that Admiral Shu was detained
on the Tulsa.
Later, after an airplane demon
stration over the rebellious gunboats.
the latter surrendered.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
May Have To
Sink Vessel

SEATTLE, May IL. W.H--Fear
that the motorship Boobyalla, with
fire raging in her engine room and
hold, would have to be sunk, was
expressed in a radio message to
the coast guard service from the
cutter Haida.
The cutter said she had arrived
at Esquimalt, British naval
station near Victoria, with the
burning ship and that the fire con
tlnued to rage out of control
List of the 1000 ton ship was in
ereasing and "we may have to
sink her. was the cryptic message.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
Hays Fails To
Satisfy French,

p PARIS, May 10. U.R-Represen-
tatives of Win Hays and American
movie producers have failed to reach
an agreement on a plan to replace
the import restrictions on American
films. The final conference between
the two parties ended today.
The newspaper Instransigant said
it learned from French sources that
each side now win report to its
government, but that the Americans
have decided to continue withhold.
ing films from French theatres until
peace is made.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
Cantaloupes Get
Fancy Prices

High prices were obtained for the
first Imperial Valley cantaloupes to
reach the eastern market, according
to information received here today
by the sun State Produce Exchange.
\ pony crate of 4. cantaloupeS
sold in New York for $2S; a jumbo
flat crate sold for $l3 and $40 was
received for n standard flat.
The pony crate brought a price of
G2 cents per melon and the jumbo
flat approximately 81 per melon
"Our shipment left several days
ago by exprcss,' Hugh llaincs o.
the sun State Company said today.
"Thcsc are the first cantaloupcs
sold in New York. -
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
First Car OF
Melons TO Go

The first carload of Imperial
Valley cantaloupes is ON its way to
New York today,
Fred Bright, local shipper and
grower, chartered a special express
cor for the shipment and invited
growers and shippers with early
matured melons to "pool' and fill
ed the car this afternoon from var
ious sections of the valley.
1t is understood that largest
shipment is from this vicinity al
though Brawley and the north end
are represented.
The ear is due in New York early
next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
Pet Names Get
Hubby In Bad

LOS ANGELES, May II. U.P)
ITO my jay bird from your
blonde canary
This unusual inscription on
the photograph of another WON.
an was one of the complaints in
cluded in divorce action Of
Mrs. Gladys M. Wood against
Jacob H. Wood, real estate man,
on file here today.
Mrs. Wood further asserted
her husband threatened to brand
her, kidnapped her child in Bos-
ten, Mass, and brought the baby
to Los Angeles, and associated
with other women.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
Jury Acquits
Accused Men

LOS ANGELES, May IL. U.D -
\ jury last night deliberated two
hours before acquitting IL. j. Kim
merle and Dekalb Spurlin on Il
charge of conspiracy to assault Ar.
thur NJ. Loeb during IA meeting of
Julian Petroleum stockholders two
years ago.
Kimmerle was convicted of assault
on Loeb about II year ago and was
paroled after five days in the coun-
ty Jail. Loeb then secured an in
dictment against Kimmerle and
Spurlin.
A verdict of $4,000 damages Sc
cured against Kimmerle by Loeb,
who lost the sight of one eye in the
scuffle, is pending on appeal.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
WHAT'S DOING

TONIGHT
Fox Imperial Theatre, "The
Hole in the WALL
TOMORROW
Church services, churches.
Radio KXO-11-2, 6-10.
Fox Imperial Theatre, "a
Dangerous Woman
Choral Club Concert, i;30, Fox
Imperial Theatre.
MONDAY
Masonic luncheon, Barbara
Worth, 1890.
Twice Told Tales, $50, 523
Holt.
Radio KxO--11-1.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-11
LOCAL YOUTHS
SCORE HEAVILY
IN R. GAMES

Three of the five winners in the
senior division and two in the jun
ior division of the Junior Olympic
county finals run off here today at
Central Union High school athletic
field and gymnasium were products
the Ell Centre district, final figures
showed this afternoon.
The committee selected five win
ners in each division of which the
two highest in each will make the
trip to Los Angeles later this
month.
In the senior division Albert
Steele of Ell Centre high and Joe
Flores of Eucalyptus will make the
trip. The mex" ranking boys were
Obed Miller of East Side, David
Garcia Of Calexico, Knolic Land of
Bard and Raymond Mendoza of Ca
lexico.
In the junior division Donald
Dyer of Acacia and Harold Miller
of Magnolia will go into the finals.
The next highest point scorers were
Berton Shank of Magnolia, Joe An
drade of CaleNico and Angelo Win
fredo of Acacia.
Boyd Comstoc.i, one of the leading
track coaches of the country and
present coach of the University of
| Southern California, developer of
/ Charley Borah and other world ia
nous athletes, was here today act
I ing as an official
The 40 or more boys from all sec
! tions of the county started at
o clock this morning. The first
! first event was the baseball throw,
followed by the standing broadjump
and the rs yard dash. The boys then
went into the gymnasium for the
basketball throw for goal and chin
ming the bar.
These five events constitute the
competition in which the Imperial
county boys, seniors and Juniors,
were striving to win trip to Los
Angeles later in the month to COM
pete in the Junior Olympic finals.
A number of the local boys made
excellent showings especially in the
outdoor events. All were finished
about O clock.
COmstOck was amazed at the high
calibre of performances the Imperial
county boys turned in. He said:
"There are four groups of COM
petitors in this Junior Olympic
games-the city and country boys,
the doers and the don t. The coun-
try boys, on the average score the
best, in fact it is generally the small
er communities that bring forth the
outstanding athletes.
"We have in the past, and it is
no different this year, large num-
Der of boys entered in the trials.
From these we notice that a certain
number strive with all their might
and whether they win or lose we call
them the "doers.' The don It's -
are the boys that might but haven't
the competitive spirit.
II want to say that the boys l
have watched here today are mostly
"doers' and | have seen several
that look to me like potential star
athletes. The form shown by the
majority in the various events is
very good displaying the fact that
you have some excellent coaches.
81 trust that one of the four who
will go to Los Angeles from here
will finish high and perhaps be a
winner. 1t has been done and there
is no reason why one of your young
sters can't make that trip to Homo
lulu, which is the ultimate prize.
Incidentally | might say that
you have an ideal climate to build
muscle and bone in your boys and /
look for some great athletes to come
from your present crop of young
sters.
Coach Comstock will return to Los
Angeles today.