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Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-01
NINETEEN MEET
TRAGIC DEATHS
OVER WEEKEND
Even Dozen Drowned AS
VacatiOnists Flock To
Water Resorts.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.W.P)-
A mounting toll Of tragedies mark.
ed the week end just closed as the
summer vacation season neared its
busiest period.
According to a survey compiled
by the United Press today, IL
deaths from drowning and seven
fatal automobile accidents were re-
corded on the Pacific coast.
California led in water tragedies
with eight deaths. Oregon report
ed three deaths, one a suicide and
two automobile fatalities. While
Washington had six, four drowning
and two dying in auto crashes.
The total of violent deaths over
the week end was brought to % by
an airplane crash and an accidental
shooting in California.
California deaths:
Long Beach.-Cecil Overton, of
San Bernardino, drowned while at
tempting to save an unidentified
woman.
Ventura.-Charles Reyes, Santa
Monica, drowned while fishing.
Mendota.-Elsie L. Kirkpatrick,
80, of Clovis, drowned in San Joa-
quin river.
Downey.-Miss Josie Baldridgen,
IS, of Modesto, killed in auto
crash.
Ventura.-B. S. Dix, killed when
his automobile crashed into another
in fog, west of here.
Los Angeles.-A. D. Bishop, 63,
died after being knocked down by
bit and run driver.
Sacramento.-Ira l. Wilkinson, 40,
and Charles Wilson, Is, Sacramen'
to, crushed and burned to death in
airplane crash.
Folsom.-Mrs. Norma G. Nc
Grath, so, Folsom, drowned while
swimming in the American river
and Lafayette McGrath, her hus.
band, drowned in an unsuccessful
attempt to save her.
Roseville.-John Eliopolus, IL
Roseville, drowned while swimming
in the American river and Ely
Pieracci, 15, Roseville, his chum,
drowned when he swan to the
younger boys aid.
Placerville.-Le Roy Miser, ~,
shot accidentally while cleaning has
gun.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-01
Fahy Planning
Attempt To Cut
Hawks Record

LOS ANGELES, July !. U.H}--
Lieut.. Herbert j. Fahy, present
holder Of the solo endurance flight
record, will take off from Los Ang-
eles Metropolitan airport shortly
after midnight Thursday on an at
tempt to better the, tranScontinen-
tai nonstop time set by Capt.
Frank Hawks last week, it was an
nounced today.
Fahy will follow the round trip
procedure inaugurated by Capt.
Hawks, except that he will start and
finish here. On arriving in New
York, the flyer will wait only long
enough for his plane, the Black
Hornet, to be refuelled, before hop
ping off on return trip to Los
Angeles in an effort to breaS
Hawks east west record.
Equipped with special high
geared supercharger and capable Of
developing 100 horsepower more
than the usual type Hornet motor,
Lieut., Fahy's ship is expected to
attain top speed of 205 miles per
hour. The plane will carry 7l3 gall
Ions of oil, bringing the gross
weight to 5000 pounds. Fahy al
lows himself 80 hours for the round
trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-01
MELLON DENIES
LOWMAN TO QUIT
AS DRY LEADER
Gossip Indicates Chief
OF Prohibition Bureau
To Be Let Down Easily.
BY WALKER X. WALKER
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, July l. U.Pt-
Widely circulated reports from high
official circles dealing with the in
minent retirement of Seymour
Lowman, assistant secretary CT
treasury in charge of prohibition
enforcement, shave served to center
attention again on the dry problem
and have brought out clearly Press
dent Hoover's intention to keep
sensationalism out of dry law en-
forcement.
When Mr.. Hoover took office it
was his desire that prohibition be
kept in the background, but per
haps more than at any time since
prohibition has been in force, the
public eye has been centered upon
Lowman and his staff through a
series of incidents that have been
front page news for weeks.
The [ I'm Alone incident, firing
upon the Stuyvesant Fish yacht,
the Virkula and other killings, and
prohibition pamphlets for public
schools have been subject of wide
comment and debate.
Both Lowman and the White
House have denied the assistant
secretary's resignation had been
asked by Mr.. Hoover but it seems
certain that Lowman will give up
his office.
Secretary of Treasury Mellon to-
day added his denial that Lowman
would resign, to those already stat
ed.
Mellon said Lowman was every
satisfactory administrator and re.
ports about his resignation were
without foundation.
Because of the Presidents OF.
position to publicity in connection
with prohibition, it is likely there
will be a delay Lowman's relin'
quishment Of his post.
The situation was parallelled BY
! by one in which Lincoln c. Andrews
whom Lowman succeeded, played Z
part. After word that Andrew
would resign had leaked out ant
had been printed generally, Andrews
continued in office.and later retired
| quietly.
| Despite President Hoover's in
junction against sensational "driv
es," Lowman used the wore
"drive' in discussing the treasury 4
plans for increasing vigor of eff
| forts on the Canadian border. III
the Virkula incident, Lowman de
| clared the youthful agent who kill
ed the Minnesota confectioner had
ga perfect defense. This wa:
seized by editorial writer's and went
over the country.
There was much criticism. Low
mans predecessors, Roy A. Hayne.
and Andrews, had been criticized
| Both retired.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-01
REVISED
QUOTA IS
IN FORCE
National Origins Rule
On immigration Effec-
tive. -
OPPOSED BY HOOVER
Germans, Irish and 9th
er N0rdic Nations Hit
By New Regulation.

WASHINGTON, July 4. WI)
The national origins basis for
America selective immigration
quota system became effective to-
day over the protest of President
Hoover who opposed the plan as
impracticable.
The outstanding charges effect-
ed by the new system of allocating
quotas are to reduce potential Ger
man immigration by half and to in
crease British and northern Irish
immigration by about the same
margin. immigration from Scandin-
avia will be reduced about one
third by the new program.
Congress provided for the nations
al origins quota system in the rev
strictive immigration bill Of 1924.
Mr.. Hoover this year endeavorcd
to persuade congress to relieve him
Of the necessity Of proclaiming the
national origins system operative
but failed.
The new system is designed to-
proportion immigration in direct
ratio with the present racial origin
Of the American people. Canadian
and Mexican immigration will corr
tinue unchanged by the national
origins program.
Under the new conditions, annual
immigration from the Irish Free
State will be 1882 instead Of 28y-
567; Sweden 1914 instead Of 1861; i;
No.,rox Oo77 ;os<ocR~.A SASQ. 49,
mark 1181 instead Of 2789; Poland
6524 instead of 1892; Belgium 1904
instead of 512; Germany 25,9O7 in
stead of 51,227, and Italy 5000 in
stead of 3,845.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-01
Many Sickened
By Wedding Cake

BROOKFIELD, H., July 1. W.H
Thirty seven persons who partook
of the wedding cake at the marriage
of Louis Assaro and Edith Com
ara were confined to bed today by
food poisoning. =
The home of the bridegroom g
father, where the wedding and the
feast were held, was Transformed
into hospital, to accommodate the
stricken newlyweds, their families
and guests.
Four physicians were in atten-
dance. Immediate administration
of emetics prevented possible
deaths, doctors said.
Physicians and health authorities
learned the 10 pound wedding cake
had been prepared by bakery.
Crumbs of the cakes colored FROST
ing were collected for analysis.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-01
London Greets
King On Return
BY ARCH RODGERS
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, July l. U.H-King
George V. returned to his capital
today after an absence of nearly
five months in which he was re-
cuperating from his serious illness
at Craigwell House and at Windsor
Castle.
The kings return was almost
triumphal. The streets along the
route were lined with tremendous
cheering crowds, bareheaded des-
pite the raw, cold day. Queen Mary,
smiling and happy, sat beside the
king as he rode toward Bucking-
ham Palace.
The reentry into Buckingham
Palace, which the king left on Feb
very i'll man, was made at noon.
The royal party left Windsor
Castle by automobile. When they
arrived at Kensington they chang
ed for the open royal carriage des
pite the inclement weather.
With regal pomp they rode down
the boulevards, escorted by the life
guards bearing the royal STANDARD
The postillion riders were in scar
let and gold and in semi-state liv
cry, preceded by two outriders in
similar livery.
The king and queen acknowledg
ed the cheering with smiles. Thuh
derous greetings met them along
the whole route. In Picadilly
where the streets were cleared OF
all vehicular traffic, every avail
able inch of standing room was
iammed
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-01
French Troops
Quitting Rhine


BERLIN, July 1.WE-The Kosl.
nische Zeitung reported today that
the French began the evacuation ok
the second Rhineland zone thia
morning.
Troop movements within the
French army of occupation bore out
the understanding that evacuation
had begun. The Koelnische Eel.
tung announced that within two
weeks one French infantry and Ona
artillery regiment would return %
France, while the general command.
ing the French troops in the Rhin8-
land evidently was prepared TO com-
rlete evacuation Of the second xono
by September !.
1t was said the French also were
moved by desire to avoid the
hardships which would be entailed X
the troops were withdrawn later In
the cold season. Under the treaty,
the French are obliged to leave tho
second zone by January 10, 1880.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-01
Coast AviatOrs
Seeking Record

LOS ANGELES, July !. W.I)--
The Cessna monoplane in which
Leo Nomis and Maurice Morrison
hope to shatter the worlds sus
tanned flight record, was circling
safely and contentedly over Metro
politan field again today after it
narrowly escaped being forced
down by weather conditions.
The endurance plane was refucl-
ed successfully about 9 a. IN. after
a low fog had prevented the supply
ship from contracting it in an earl
ier attempt. Weather conditions be-
gan to improve soon after the gaso
line, oil and food were transferred
to Nomis and Morrison.
Field officials were dismayed
when the refuelers first returned
with word that the Cessna coulG
not be found. Later a note dropped
over Girard indicated the position
of the endurance craft and con
tact was made despite the low
ceiling.
Nomis and Morrison took off at
1880 a, m. Sunday on their pro-
posed record breaking attempt.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-01
DIRECTOR SUES
BECAUSE ARTIST
RIDICULED HIM

HOLLYWOOD, July l. W.H--
James Cruze, the screen director,
does not appreciate the art of the
school to which John Decker be-
longs, fact which forms the basis
for a 100000 libel suit on file to-
day.
Cruze asked that amount because
he claims he was held up to ridicule
and contempt when Decker made a
public display of a painting titled
James Cruze-In Prison For
DEBIT
Cruze explained he ordered pie
ture painted but that Decker turn
ed out ridiculous caricature IN
stead. Cruze refused to accept the
caricature whereupon Decker re-
vised the picture by painting iron
bars across the front of it and add
ing the title.
'He wouldn't pay for the pic
ture SO it became my property
Decker said. 81 put it on display
that IS all. -
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-01
MELLON REPORT
SHOWS SURPLUS
HAS INCREASED

WASHINGTON, July l. UR-
The treasury started the fiscal year
1880 today with surplus of $780,
100000, public debt of less than
$17 900, 100000 for the first time
since the war and with government
finances generally in highly
satisfactory state Secretary Mel
lon said today.
Closing the treasury's books for
the present fiscal year, Mellon an
nounced the surplus, which exceed
ed the treasury s first estimate by
$l4S,000,0 900. His statement said:
"The government closed the fis-
cal year with it's finances in a
highly satisfactory state. Receipts
again exceeded expenditures by a
substantial amount, while our ma
tional debt shows a reduction over
the - month period just closed of
approximately $673, 100000 as COM
pared with one of 1907, 100000 in
1928. For the first time since the
war, our national debt is now below
$l7 100000, 1000.
'The total ordinary receipts
amounted to $4,033 200, 900 as coni-
pared with $4s042s 100000 in the
fiscal year 1928. The expenditm es
chargeable against such receipts
were $3,s4s,oO0,000 as compared
with $3,644, 100000 in 1928. The sur
plus amounted to $lS5,000,000 as
compared With a surplus of $39S,
100000 in 1928. -
Aggregate tax receipts was ST.
5f0,000,000 or $176,000,000 more
than receipts from the same sources
in 1928. Income tax receipts aggre-
gated $3.50, 100000 as against So
174,000,000 in 1928, or an increase
of $l56,000,000.
remarkable increase" OF
about $220,000,0 600 in receipts FROM
current individual income tax was
attributed by the treasury chiefly to
widespread prosperity and profits
made on the bull stock market of
the past year, Receipts from cor
poration taxes were slightly below
the year previous owing to a re-
duction in the tax rate.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-01
Bundy Out
At Wimbledon

-
WIMBLEDON, July l. W.R)-Thc
opening~<f the second week Of the
all csMers Wimbledon tennis cham
pjpfships here today was marked
.fy the defeat of Mrs. May Sutton
Bundy, veteran United States star,
and Miss Marjorie Morrill, in the
women's doubles. Mrs. Randolph
Lycett and Miss j. c. Ridley elim-
mated them, 6-3, 90.
Miss Helen Wills of California,
easily eliminated the South African
star Miss T.. l.. Heine, 6-2, Ga, in
the women s singles.
Bunny Austin, England's stellar
youngster, continued his march to-
ward the finals, eliminating the
Hungarian veteran, Bella Won KeLr-
ling, 6-2, SO, 6-3.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-01
SPAIN PREPARES
ROYAL WELCOME
TO LOST FLYERS

MADRID, July 1.W.D-A triumph
al reception such as marked the re-
turn of conquering heroes in the
days when Spain ruled the western
world, was prepared here today in
honor of the four homecoming fly
ers who were snatched from the
waves of the Atlantic at a moment
when they were all but given up
for dead.
Had Commander Ramon Franco
and his three flight companions
Edurado Gallarza, Ruiz de Aida and
Pedro Madariaga-succeeded in
reaching the United States as they
had set out to do, their homecom-
ing could not possibly have been
any more enthusiastic and as ella.
borate as Madrid and all Of Spain
are collaborating to make it.
The flyers, speeding toward
Europe aboard the British ship that
saved them, the airplane carrier,
Eagle, are expected to land at Gibral
tar tomorrow morning, about 9 a
m. From there they will be brought
to Madrid, in triumph, through
towns where The enthusiasm is as
great as it is here, and through 4
countryside which yesterday offered
thanksgiving in the churches foi
the rescue of the valiant airmen.
So appreciative were the Spanish
people of what the British had done
to rescue the aviators by sending out
one of the "eyes of the British
navy, an airplane carrier, that they
staged great spontaneous demon
stration in front of the British EN-
bassy on Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-01
Fits And Keyes
Will Be Quizzed
At Davis Trial

LOS ANGELES, July /. W.p)
District Attorney Buron Fits and
former District Attorney Asa Keyes
both may be called to testify in the
defense of former Chief Deputy
District Attorney Harold Davis,
whose trial ON charge Of accept
ing $500 bribe opened today in
Superior Judge Wilson's court.
Defense Attorney Paul D'Orr
told newspapermen of his plan to
call the two men as the opposing
counsel fought for a jury in the
case.
Fits, D'Orr said, would be aak-
ed to testify as to the credibility
of Ben Getzoff, convicted Of enter.
ing into a conspiracy to bribc
Keyes. Getzoff will be one of the
states witnesses against Davis.
Keyes, the attorney indicated,
would be questioned concerning
Davis prosecution of the men
charged with the wrecking Of the
Julian Petroleum Corporation. Ed
Rosenberg one of the Julian defen-
dants assertedly paid the money to
Davis.
Rosenberg was found guilty with
Getzoff and Keyes Of entering =
conspiracy to direct the verdict in
the Julian case, the same charge
advanced against Davis.
Throughout the session today
DOR tentatively passed the jury
for cause after questioning each OF
the talesmen. At the noon hour
there were six men and six women
in the box.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-01
Asks Prosecution
OF Church Board

WASHINGTON, July 1. W.P)--
Charging the Methodist Board of
Temperance, Prohibition and Pub
lie Morals with violation Of the
corrupt practices act, Rep. Tink-
ham, Repn., Mass, has written At
torney General Mitchell demanding
prosecution of that organization.
Tinkham declared the Methodist
organization has violated the law
which requires any person or organ
ization spending $50 or more with
in year "for the purpose of in
fluencing in two or more states the
election of candidates. to file an
itemized statement of such expen-
ditures with the clerk of the house.
The church board has not filed
such a report, Tinkham said, al
though it sends out "literature ex-
clusively political in character
CHICAGO, July l. UR R-Demand
of Representative George H. Tink-
ham, Republican Mass, for prosecu-
tion Of the board of temperance,
prohibition and public morals Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, on
charges of violating the federal
corrupt practices act els an attempt
to gag the evangelical churches of
the country" Deets Picket, research
secretary of the board declared here
today.
Activities of the board no more
call for a report under the law cited
by Mr.. Tinkham than do the actiyi
ties of thousands of newspapers and
organizations which file no re
ports,' said Picket.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-01
Former Partner
OF Hays Dies

CHICAGO, July l. W.H-James
P. Connery, 63, one time partner of
viii Hays, movie ear, in stock
market operations, and later a wit
ness in the Teapot Dome investiga,
iion, died last night at his horne
here.
Connery, named as the interme
diary between Hays, former char
man Of the Republican nationa!
committee, and Harry +. Sinclair
in Sinclair s contribution to the
committee, was long active in Demo,
cratic politics in Cook county.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-01
VALLEY CITIZENS HEAR MEAD
EXPLAIN BOULDER DAM PROJECT

Imperial Valley citizens and theil
congressional representative were
congratulated Saturday night on
the Boulder dam victory by DR.. VI
wood Mead, chief of the u. s. recla
nation service, Chief Engineer IL.
+. Walters, the man who Will bulid
the dam and w. B. Mathews, chief
counsel Of the Los Angeles Bureau
of Power and Light.
The three, speaking at mass
meeting at the city park before ap-
proximately 1000 citizens of the
valley, outlined the Boulder dam
situation since its inception and eG.
planned the proposed work Of the
reclamation service.
Assurances that the all-American
canal would be built at an early
moment and that work would stat
in the near future, were made by
Chief Engineer Walters, who follow
ed Mathews on the program.
Earl C. Pound, president of the
Imperial Irrigation District, pre-.
sided at the meeting, which was
called at p. m. After few intro
ductory remarks he called on
Mathews for the first address.
The Los Angeles attorney spoke
of the valley citizens who had car,
ried the fight through for the build
ing of the Boulder dam and congra-
tulated the valley people on their
victory.
He told of the personal interest
of DIR. Mead in the valley problems
and assured those who attended the
meeting that the reclamation ser
vice, from his understanding, i;
ready to give Imperial Valley
every legitimate advantage due it
fYou are lucky to have such mel
as DR.. Mead and r. +. Walters
your friends, in charge of the work
and / feel confident that Imperia.
Valley, as beautiful and as pro
ductive as it now is, will blossom
forth even in a more wonderful
manner in the future Mathew!
said in closing his talk.
Tells Story Of River
Chief Engineer Walters gave
history of the Colorado river from
the time it was discovered by thu
early Spanish, down to the present
time. He spoke on the possibilitie:
afforded the great southwest aftel
the dam was built and other in,
provements installed and calleS
this country the great "whit'
spot" for generations to come.
The story of the Colorado, as aol'
Dy Walters. was one OF zeal inter
est and information. He outlined tn
history of the river in brief bu
concise language that gave ever.
one attending the meeting a new in
sight on the enormity of the posi-
bilities to be gained from harness
ing the stream.
OF particular and vital interes
to valley people were his remark
on the building of the all-Ameri
can canal.
"The canal is assured,' Walter
stated, "and you may be assure
that we win start work ON it a
the earliest possible moment
There remains but one matter to de
termine and that is whether tn
canal shall be the high line or tn
low line. 1t is my opinion the in
terests of the valley would be BET
ter served to build the high line q
il would afford the valley more o
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-01
WIN TENNIS TITLE

HAVERMORD, Pa, July 1.WH
Benz jamin Gorchakoff and AR
thur Kussman of Occidental college,
California, are the 1929 inter-col-
legiate doubles champions. They
beat Gregory Mangin and Emmett
Pare of Georgetown in the finals
yesterday, 81, 6-1, GA, GA.
Berkeley Bell of Texas won the
singles crown by defeating Mangim
in the five set match, 2.6, SO, GA,
6-2, 6-2.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-01

a flow by gravitation and naturally
at less expense.
"We are prepared to start the
final survey and upon finishing
that, actual digging will commence.
That is how close you folks are to
having tie canal an actuality."
Tribute To Swing
Following Walters, DR.. Mead
made a short address devoted par
ticularly to the financial side of
the huge undertaking in building
the canal and the dam. He paid
tribute to the people of the valley
and to Congressman Phil Swing for
their part in pushing the fight for
the Boulder dam to conclusion. In
part he said:
"FPhil Swing, in my mind, should
be given the credit that is due him
by not only the people of the val
ley but by every other community
affected by the building of the dam.
1t was his untiring fight, backed
by your determination, that finally
brought the matter to head and
made possible this great reclama-
tion project that is so vital to the
southwest.
"The cost of building the dam
and other projects in connection
thereto viii be enormous but the
benefits so far outweigh the cost
there is and cannot be any real conf
parison. During the construction of
the dam there will be thousands Of
people, new blood and new money,
flow into this area. When the dam
is completed and the water and
power available, this should become
the garden spot of the world.
esThe government, through the
reclamation service, is prepared to
start work and only the necessary
surveys and the tying of loose ends
remain before actual work will com
mence.
Gin closing I wish to again make
known to you my friendliness and
l wish to thank all of you who have
made my visit here such a pleasant
occurance.'
After the mass meeting the gov
ernment party drove to Banning
where they spent the night, con
tinuing on to Los Angeles Sunday
morning.
1t is understood the party viii
visit certain sections in Idaho be
fore returning to Washington.
Meets Power Officials
Those who attended the meeting
Saturday night, from all sections O.
the rasley as well as from Yam;
and Coachella valleys, went ava,
with a more comprehensive idea Al
to what the building of the dan
| and the all-Ameriean canal will
mean to this area, President Ear
C. Pound stated after the meeting.
81 feel that the presence of DR.
Mead and his party has resulted
in the clearing up of number o.
misunderstood points and 1 am nov
| content that we of the valley will
all work together in making this
as DR.. Mead stated, the "garde,
| spot of the world.
Officials of the Southern Sierra
Power and Light company held al
informal meeting with DR.. Mead
chief of the U. S. reclamation ser
vice and his party at the Barbar;
Worth at noon Saturday after th
luncheon rendered by the Imperia
Irrigation District.
Although neither the power com
pany officials or the government
party would issue a statement, j
is believed that the possible biddins
of the Southern Sierras for electro
power was the subject discussed.
A. B. West, president Of the com
pany, headed the party of powe
company officials here.