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Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-07
new PROPOSAL
AT CONFERENCE
BY CALIFORNIA

ALBUQUERQUE, \. NJ, March
~ neW proposal FOR division OF
Colorado river waters, said to be
based on unqualified acceptance Of
the Swing-Johnson bill, was sub
mittcd to the Colorado river con-
ference today by California dele
gates.
Under the California plan, Aliz-
ona would receive 2,so0,000 acre
feet, California 4,40o,0o0 and
Nevada, 100000. The million acre
feet remaining Of the 8.500,G 500 un.
der consideration would be subject
to appropriation and beneficial ast
by aTy Of the three states Tho
right acquired by such appropriation
would be governed by the law Of
prior appropriation.
John Mason Ross of the Arizona
delegation announced after the con
ference that California 5 reply to
the Arizona plan appeared to be
based on an unqualified acceptance
Of the Swing-J ohnson bill passed by
congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-07
Landslide Takes
Big Death Toll

LISBON, March 6.-Relicf parties
were rushed today to the town of
Sac Vincente, where a landslide in
the Grand ravine crushed large
number of houses and took a death
toll estimated at 100 lives, accord
ing to advices from the Island of
Madeira.
The steep embankment of the ra-
vine crumbled, hurting tons Of earth
and rocks toward the village. \
church and a number of houses, nine
of which We're buried and swept to-
wards the sea, were in the path Of
the landslide.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-07
Richard Grants
Brother Leaves
by United Press Leased Wire


Los ANGELES, March w. !
Grant, father of II year old Richard
Grant, who was held away from
home Cor more than two months by
Harry Palmer, reported to police to-
day that another son, Donald II
had disappeared,
The elder Grant state dthat Don
aid had left Il note in which hc said
a series of automobile accidents and
dependency over his failure to b,
present for military inspection at
school caused him to "'run away
Richard Grant was returned to Iii.
home in San Fernando recently aftcD
he and Palmer were located in RoS
well, \. NJ. Palmer is held ON Kid
naping and statutory charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-07
COL. STEWART
CUSTED FROM
STANDARD OH.
Rockefeller Is Winner
In Bitter Fight For Con
troll Of Company.
BY EARL J. JOHNSON
UNITED PresS Staff CorrespOndentl

WHITING NIFTY CEN
TER. Whiting, Ind. March =
John y. Rockefeller Jr., won the
biggest fight of his business career
today vhpn he succeeded in oustinS
Colonel Robert W. Stewart from the
Ioord of directors of the Standard
Ci' Company, Of Indiana.
iu meeting sub-charged with
Tcl,nral qnimositics born of months
Of fighting between the two giants
the shareholders voted to throw
Stewart oIt and elected in his placf
Dr. Nm. Merriam Burton, for@"I
president of the company and III
vcutor If the patented process foI
'.rr"chi,,' - crud O
The Rockefeller slate pole
5.5l0,29o shares of stock and the
Stewart slate 2.95f,9s6. There were
i6,50e stockholders represented with
a total Of S,lG5.276 shares Of stock
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-07
RUM0R OF TIDAL
WAVE IN ISLANDS
SCARES HAWAII
Severe Earthquakes In
Several Areas Give Rise
to Report.
By United Press Leased Wire

HONCLULU. r. H., March in
tense excitement caused by the
warning that tidal wave was likely
to strike the Hawaiian Islands grad
ually subsidod today as the antiei-
patcd phenomenon failed to appear.
Most of tn" Honolulu beach resi-
dents and tourists remained up late
last night and slept but little. Dan
Gers nj TIN Moana hotel at waikiki,
ucrvously coatinurd their pleasure.
II was announced today that the
Coast C}eodctic Survey h"adQuarter s
srismoalaph also recorded the dis
turbancc reported Yesterday hN Dr.
T. \. jaeger, government observer
at the volcano Kilauca.
According to the Leadquartor 5 re
port Il severe earthquake occurred
approximately 2,1l0 miles northwest
Of this point At B. p. N.
Following first reports that tidal
wave might be bearing down Oh TN
islands. Admiral George K. MarNcil
notified all navy posts
\ large dinner party organized b.
army Officers and their wives was
Cancelled at Moana hotel when tha
officers were ordered to stand by
their posts Officers at Halei"a
hotel were ordered 10 report at their
barracks
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-07
FLYERS Killed
AtSan Diego
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN DIEGO, March 7.-Search
was being made today for the body
Of Private Melvin A. tim Who was
killed along with Lieut.. Hugh
Loroix Smith when the army pla"n
they were flying plunged into the
sea short distance from shore near
mere yesterday. Lieutenant Smith 5
body was recovered.
The cause Of the accident was not
known at Rockwell Field, where thu
men were stationed.
The body Of Lieutenant Smith IS
being held here pending word from
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. "
Smith Of Salt Lake city.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-07
Miami Visitor
Shot To Death
by United Press Leased Wire

BN tinted freSs Leased wire
MIAMI, Fla, March High mp
in tower room of large Miami
hotel, Thomas Walsh, winter visitor
from New York, was found dead
carly today and his friend Arthur
l.. Clark, lay wounded on the floor
with a bullet through his chest.
House detectives and police sal!
the two had been shot in Il dispute
over ears.
There were indications that others
had been in the room. Added to tn"
mystery was the fact that no gan,
no cards, no money was found,
Police had three suspects in jail
today for questioning and also had
Clark under guard at the Miami
general hospital.
NEW YORK, March 7.-lnspector
John Stapleton announced at police
headquarters today that the man
killed at Miami during gambling
game was Tom "Fatty' Walsh, for
many years a body guard for the
late Arnold Rothstein, slain gambler.
Walsh was a 220 pound "strong
arm " man, Stapleton said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-07
Imperial Convict
Makes Escape
By United Press Leased Wire

san QUENTIN PRISON, March
I,-Escape Of two couvicts during
the night from a road camp at Oro-
willie was reported to san Quentin
prison officials today
The missing prisoners are William
Gaidcs, 81, seaman sentenced from
Los Angeles in 1927 for an attack ON
a girl, and James Manning, bank
teller Of Imperial County sentenced
for forgery.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-07
Wet Tinge To
New Secretary

WASHINGTON, March 7.-Rob-
ert p. Lamont, new secretary "a
commerce in the Hoover cabinet, is
listed as a director of the Assoc,a-
tiom against the prohibition amend
ment in the recent annual report of
that organization, it was said at the
association's office here today.
NEW YORK, March Uobcrt
p. Lamont, now secretary Of COIN
mcrce in Herbert Hoover's cabipct
told the United Press today hc
was director of the asSociatiou
against the prohibition amendmcut
but resigned 'some time within the
last six months. -
When asked whether he still is
in accord with the politics of the
anttprohibition association, Secrc.
tary Lamont answered:
81 would rather not discuss
that.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-07
= WHAT'S DOING

TONIGHT
Night school, high school,
10 p. m,
B. p. o. E. No. 1926.
r. A. M. No. 100, p. m.
Citizenship classes, high
school, 7:30.
Troop 3, Scout hut; Troop 21,
M. E. social hall.
Adult English classes, high
school, 7 p. m.
Chamber dinner for Richfield
Oil Co., Barbara Worth, p N.
Imperial Theatre, Redskin. -
Radio KXo, 6-1O p. m,
TOMORROW
ffiwanis club, Barbara Worth
hotel.
Radio KXO, II a. m. to p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-07

Manning was sentenced about
three years ago following his con
viction by Ernest Utley, at that
time district attorney, for series Of
forgcries in CaleXico and Hebcr.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-07
EY HOMER L. ROBERTS
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

SACRAMENTO, Calf, March Z.
Two perennial measures, search
and seizure and capital punishment,
went to the bottom of the bill file in
the state legislature today after com
mittec hearings that shook the state
house TO its foundation,
One of the bills, by Asscmblyman
William Hornblowcr of San Francis
60. proposed to incorporate proVi-
sions Of the Nostcad act into Cali
fornia 5 dry law, strengthening regu-
lationS against search of private
homes for liquor. 1t failed to pass
in committee by a 9 to 9 tie.
Abolition of the gallows in this
state as penalty for murder, was
argued by Senator Roy Fellom of
San Francisco and other speakers.
The measure is scheduled for Il vote
next Monday.
Witnesses for the anti-hanging
measure include Twain Nicholson,
san Francisco attorney; Noel Sulji-
van, san Francisco attorney; Judgr
jackson II, Ralston, Palo Alto, and
'NoI -. Nltln, tNdllnldn Gl the SUD
committee of the Los Angeles Bar
Association to investigate capital
punishment.
Charges Fly
In the hearing on the search and
seizure bin, personal charges, mixed
with weighty legal arguments, gave
| the committee and a room fun Of
| spectators, an insight into politics
"hchind the scenes. >
Opposition to the measure was pro.
vidcd by delegation from the Cali
foruia Auti-Saloon League. headed
by DIR. Arthur Briggs, president, and
, members of the Women : Christian
! Temperance Union.
/ Paul st. Sure, assistant district at
torney of Alameda county. opened
? h" argument against the bill, de
claring il would cure no evils and
+ would hamper enforcement
/ Answering st. Sure, Asscmblvman
! William lIornblowcr charged that
ST. Surc'S father, Judge \. =. St.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-07
CIAL.
SESSION
april IS
President Issues Pro
clamatiOn CCnV enine
Congress.
PROGRAM IS SECRET
Hoover Silent On Plan
Fer Farm Relief And
Tariff Revision.
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March :. Pres.
idcnt Hoover formally summoned
congress into extra session today,
fixing the date for. convcuing on
April -. The President, in his
proclamation, the first hc has issued,
made the call for the session to con
slider further agricultural relief and
legislation Cor limited changes in the
tariff.
Willie the President specified only
farm relief and tariff revision, con
grcss may take up whatever Icgisla-
tIon it desires.
1t is expected that Mr. Hoover
will seek repeal of the national ori-
gins provisions Of The 1924 immigra
tlon act rs well as transfer of pro
hibition enforcement machinery
from the treasury 10 the justice de
partment.
The ProclamQi ION reads:
Whereas, public interests require
that the congress Of the United
States should bee convened in extra
session at T. o'clock noon on th..
18th day of April, 1929, to receive
such communications rs may b.
made by the executive;
And. whereas, legislation 10 cf-
feet further agricultural relief and
legislation for iimitcd changes Of tn
tariff cannot in Justice to our
farmers, our labor aud our manu-
.acturers be postponed:
"Now, therefore, |, Herbert Hooy
,r, President of the United States
Of America, do he.eby proclaim and
declare that an extraordinary occa
sion requires the congress Of th'
United States to convene in eXN~l
session at the capitol in the city OF
Washington on the 18th day OF
kpril. 1929, at - O'Clock noon, of
which all persons who shall at that
time hr entitled to act rs member,
thereof are hereby required 60 tak'
notice.
''lu witness, whereof, | hcrcunt,
SGT my Land and cause TO be affixed
the great seal - the United States
&" Done at the city of Washington
this seventh day of March, in 1h,
year of oar Lord one thousand MIN,
hundred and twenty nine, ANA of TIA,
independence of the United state.
the one hundred and fifty third.
(S'gncdD
HERBERT HOONER.' y
Pledge Is Kept
The session WAS called in keeping
with q pledge made 10y prce;dcu
Hoover during the closing DAYS OF
lis campaign for consideration o'
farm relief and tariff revision, ;
move sponsored largely by Senato
Borah of Idaho.
The plan is to complete the worl
Of the extra session Icy July !, il
possible though q senate threat e
reopen thr tariff for general rcvi
sion, instead of limiting il to com
parativcly few items, and prcssur,
to take NJ additional legislation
may run the session beyond tha
date.
In facing congress at the outSc
of his administration, Prcsider
Hoover early will have a test Of hi
abilities of leadership.
The President has not outlined
specifically, his farm relief program
though hc suggested the majo
points in his campaign n-rstablish
mcnt of federal farm board t.
handle marketing of surplus crops
upward revision of the tariff on al
ricultural products to protect TN
farmers domestic market, and fur
ther development of cooperative mar
keting.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-07

san FRANCISCO. March An
carth0Uakc in the Pacific Ocean WIS
felt today by several japanese ships
approximately 500 miles south Of
Alaska and / 400 miles west of Van
couycr. l.. c., according to calcula-
t;ons from Il naval radio received
here.
"mform DR.. jaeger" said the
message from Commander i. G.
Conan. naval district commanira-
tions office at Wailupr, tordoTa.
" several vessels were near Formosa
and others near the island of -Four
Mountains. Quake lasted one min.
ute, very severe, at 80, Zonc Eight
Time
r. DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska. March
:. Although little damage WAS don"
here by an earthquake Of considers
able intensity yesterday, reports
from the island of Unalaola and
other outlying points was awaited
with apprehension today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-07

Continued on Page Eight)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-11
SPECIAL NOTICES,

rial Building Association will hold a special
meeting of the Stockholders. 8 o'clock pm.
on Monday, September 18th, 1929, at 306
18th st. sw The meeting is called for the
purpose of amending the Constitution and
Bylaws and changing the Association from
O Serial to a Permanent Organization;
THOMAS P: BROWN. President:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-11

under the auspices of the general COM
mittee, at $3.50 pm. September 10. His
address will be carried all over the
country by the National Broadcasting
| Co. chain.
A special meeting of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce has been called
for pm. September 10 at the May
| flower Hotel by President Charles w.
Darr. It will take the form of q buffet
supper, during which orations will be
delivered on the Constitution by Judge
T. Scott Offutt of the Court Of Appeals
Of Maryland and DR.. Peter Guildray,
professor Of history at the Catholic
University.
Civic Clubs Join Celebration.
The Kiwanis Club will hold a special
Constitution week" luncheon at the
Hotel Washington at 1890 o'clock Sep
TENDER 10, when DR.. Herbert L. Wright,
editor of the Constitutional Review and
professor, of political science at George
town University, will speak. Mrs. Marie
Moore Forrest, president of the Quota
Club, has arranged a dinner for the
club members and guests at the Wom-
ans University Club on the evening of
the 18th, when DR.. David j. Hill, for
mer Ambassador to Germany, will be
the principal speaker.
At luncheon Of the Rotary Club at
the Willard September 10 one of the
members will read the Constitution.
william H. Callahan, president Of the
Cosmopolitan Club. has arranged Spe-
cial luncheon for September 10 at the
Carlton Hotel to be addressed by rep
resentative of the American Bar Asso-
citation. The Newcomers Club will hold
a Constitution week" luncheon at the
Carlton Hotel at 1890 o'clock Septem-
Der 16.
The Barristers at a luncheon tomor-
row at the Cosmus Club will discuss
plans for participation in the weeks
observance. During Constitution week"
a meeting of the entire student body
of Georgetown University will be held
and Jesse C. Adkins. former Assistant
Attorney General, will speak.
A special Constitution week" edition
of the Constitutional Review will be
published September Is to aid in the
work of the general committee.
In addition to being chairman OF
the local committe which is arranging
for the weeks observance here. Mr..
Noel is chairman of a special subcom-
mittee of the American Bar Association,
which is sponsoring the movement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-11
SECRET HEARING HELD
BY LAW PROBE BODY
Five of Commission Have Seven
Witnesses Before Them in 4
New York City.

By the Associated. Press.
NEW YORK. September 1l.-Five Of
the eleven members of the National
Law Enforcement Commission appointed
by President Hoover to study the short
comings Of law enforcement, met in
secret session here yesterday.
The hearing, like those held In other
cities, was described as a preliminary
canvass of available information. Seven
witnesses were heard, including United
States Attorney Charles II. futile,
Emory r. Buckner, former United States
attorney: Maurice Campbell, prohibi-
ton administrator for the New York
area, and A. Bruce Bielaski, former
undercover prohibition agent.
Members of the commission at the
meeting were United States Judge Will
liam S. Kenyon of Iowa. who presided;
Roscoe Pound, dean of the Harvard
Law School; Henry w. Anderson of Vir-
ginia, a former special Assistant At
torney General; United States Judge
Paul j. Mccormick of California, and
United States Judge William I. Grub
of Alabama
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-11
WITNESS is GUARDED
BY CHICAGO OFFICERS
Bucket Shop Revelations Bring
Threat of Death From Gang
sters to States Aide.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September Iii. F..
Dowd, a State witness in the drive
against bucket shops, has been given
a police guard following threats that
gangsters intended to kill him because
of his revelations to authorities. Dowd,
30-year -old head of j. F. Dowd & Co.,
exposed the system used by the
bucketeers in getting hundreds of
thousands of dollars from gullible in
vestors.
1--WE been told that unless I recant
or leave town, am to be killed." Dowd
said, but would sooner be killed
than be put in jail for the doings of
my former business partners. They
took me, young man Of good reputa-
ton, and used me as front for shady
transactions. I'm determined to pay
them back by giving whatever testi-
mony I can against them"
AS the investigation goes on, the
States attorneys Office is turning at
tention to other rackets revealed by
complaints in the bucket shop inquiry.
The complaints concern loss of money in
imaginary fox farms, through shady
real estate deals and investments" in
"sure thing stocks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-11
Grown-Ups Use Children's Clothes

CANNES (N.A.N.A).-It was the
lovely Marquise de Casa Maury who
set the fashion for copying chndren's
clothes, with her white silk shirt ana
the tiniest crepe-de-chine shorts. NOW
those who do not shop, gamble, motor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-11
JERUSALEM WOMEN
TO CASH IN IF UNWED
Palestine Spinsters Take Out In
surance Against Failure
to Marry.

JERUSALEM, (N.A.N.A.)-The most
troubled city in the world, from the
capture Of Pompey in BIC. So to the
new troubles over the Wailing Wall
has achieved another and quite a diff
ferent record. Unmarried women In
Palestine enjoy none too favorable q
position unless they are well of, and
now they are taking out insurance
against spinsterhood.
OF course they want above all things
to be married, but If Mr.. Right OBJ
stinately and persistently refuses to
come along, they are now determined
to make sound investment out Of his
non-appearance.
(Copyright. 1929. by North american News
paper Alliance.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-11
New Fire Engine,
Too Big for Home,
Perplexes Town
RY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSociateQ FTeSS.
CHICAGO, September IL
Nothing much has happened In
Hegewisch since 1t sent Battling
Nelson forth to sock the light
weights on the chin. But Mon
day Hegewisch got a new fire
engine.
Hegewisch was all ready for the
engine; had fire house waiting,
and everything. Too late 1t dis
covered the fire engine was too
big for the fire house.
Some people think politicians
have an easy life, but take a
problem like this; 1t isn't SO SIM
pie. The Hegewisch authorities
now must figure out how to get a
too-big engine into o too-small
house.
However, as some one pointed
out, that's their problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-11

and dance in pajainas (and q pretty
girl was seen the other day actually
boarding the White train In q brown
silk pair) have provided themselves with
kiddies' rompers made Of canvas as
beach costumes.
Copyright, 1879. By North American News.
paper Alliance.)
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1929-05-09
EGY MAGYAR KERTESZR0L

A tavaszi iiltetvenyezesek ide-
jen sok gondot okoz kiil0n0sen a
hazi asszonyoknak, hogy honnan
szerezzek be a palantakat. Sokan
tudjak mar, de mem mindenki,
logy varosunk k0zeleben van egy
.onevii magyar kertesz, akihez tel
jes bizalommal lehet fordulni, ha
valaki val6di sz0gedi paprika,
kaposzta vagy paradicsom palan-
tat akar. Ez a kertesz j. Geneta,
aki alig nehany mertf0ldre, Rose
mOnton lakik akinel nemcsak
palantak, hanem mindenfele vi
ragz6 disznovenyek es cserjek is
Macy valasztekban olcs6n besze-
rezhetok. Geneta mostanaban fog
ia rendezni a fiiggetlen egyhaz
templomi el6kertjet is oft meg
lathat6 lesz szep munkaja szak-
ertelme.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1929-05-09

neszerz6 Is karmester hireben al
lott. Elismertebb munkai k0z0tt
szerepelnek: Israel, Shlomo
es Baal Shom". Jelenleg a san
francisco zeneakademia igazga-
toja.
Az america egyike volt an
max a 96 kompozici6nak, amiket
Musical America palyazatara
kiildtek be az orszag minden re-
szebol. Az itelo birosagban Ame-
rika leghiresebb zenei vezet3i see
repeltek: Walter Damrosch, Ser
ge Kousevitsky, Leopold Sto-
kowsky, Alfred Hertz Is Ossip
Gabrilowits.
A 1000 dollaros dijat bizott-
sag egyertelmiien ajanlotta fel
Ernest Blochnak, az America
cimii rapsz6dia vilaghiru szerzo-
ienek.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1929-05-09
Tgy kepzelte ell Walt Whitman,

Tgy kepzelte ell Walt Whitman,
Amerikanak ez az egeszen egy-
magaban all6 poetaja. Es most
Ernest Bloch, a bevandorl6 zene-
szerz0, qaki csak II eve van ebben
az orszagban valora valtja a kol-
t0 latomasat. Ez a rapszodia, amt
Bloch, Whitman Is Lincoln emile
kenek dedikalt, a nenlzet t0rte-
nelmi panoramaja muzsika-
ban. Amerika ''lelket' probalja
muzsikan keresztiil interpretal-
nj. Elkezdi az elso telepesekkel,
akik zsolozsmakat dudoltak, mig
tisztogattak a kovekkel boritott
nj mezoket es a pergo tom-tom-
tom leptekben kozeledo indianok-
kal es vegzi napjainknal: gepkor-
szak, jazz, felhokarcolok, radio
Ernest Bloch, Svajcban sziile.
tett es mar az Egyestlt Allamok
ba val6 erkezese el0tt .neves ze.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1929-05-09
Az AMERIKAI RAPSZ0DIA
Egy bevandorl6: Ernest Bloch
nyerte ell az else dijat "Ameri-
ca c. szimfonikus zenedarabiaval

Az amerikai zenevilagban, Err
nest Bloch America cimu rap
szodiaja egeszen kiilonos ese-
menyt jelent. A sanfranciscoi be-
vandorl6 zenei k0ltemenye, amt
egyszerre hat-het hires szimf6ni-
kus zenekar is programjara til
zote, az egesz orszagot lazba hoz-
ia. Egyes helyeken kozonseg fel-
emelkedett heIyer6l es a szarny-
rakelt lelkesedes hangjan egyiitt
dalolt a hangszerekkel:
e.. Hauom Amerikat enekelni,
Hallom a sokszinii dalt
Mindegyik dalolja az ovet, az 9
dalai ..
Eros, zeng6 dalukat, feltart ajax
kal eneklil1 -