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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-20

Bermuda and Spanish onions from Texas ar,
about due to join Swiss cheese from Wisconsin anc
Smyrna figs from California Christian Scienc
Monitor.
In Los Angeles a man was twice divorced by tn
same wife. This emphasizes the necessity for Lo
Angeles wives to keep some kind Of a rough diary
London Humorist.
Under President Hoover all income-tax refund
in excess of $4,000 are to be made matters of public
record, and we'd like to be in a position to get a little
publicity.-Ohio State journal.
If the men on Mars also have six legs apiece, a.
the eminent scientist assures us the girls have. w
wonder how much a t~wo-pants suit costs on oul
neighboring planet-Ohio State Journal.
Foreign Market Bulletin of the department O.
commerce says there is a fair demand in Mexico
for leather travelling bags and cases."-Hide am
Leather (Chicago).
There are people far back in the mountains o.
and Kentucky who are 50 ignorant they
live a hundred years.-Kay Features.
The statistcian who says women control Al pc,
cent of the wealth of this country should revise hi.
figures pward.-Indianapoli News.
How much should mothers tell their daughters?'
asks a preacher. Not much, say we, if they dom
want to display their gnorance-Borde Cities Star
Americans touring Brazil were chased by some
wild men who sang, shouted and danced. Has thu
Florida real estate boom moved farther south?-Kay
Features.
Nor did 1t require any Literary Digest poll to fore
cast how the MuSSolini election was going to come out
Indianapolis News.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-20

Total 1922, $40 shares.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
STATE CLAIMS
CONSPIRACY TO
GET JACOBSON

LOS ANGELES, June 13. -U.D
A monstrous conspiracy led to
the arrest two years ago of City
Councilman Carl Jacobson on a
morals count, Deputy District AT.
torney George Bush said today as
he opened the states final argu-
ment sat the trial of Mrs. Callie
Grimes and five former police Off
GERS accused of framing" Jacob
son.
"Mrs. Grimes was the moving
spirit in this conspiracy, dsigned
solely to stop jacobson IS attacks
on vice INTERESTS Bush said. "She
called him by telephone half doz-
en- times the day on which his ar
rest took place.
"These officers knew every move
of the play and they waited out
side Mrs. Grimes home so that they
could arrest and humiliate jacobson.
They didn't have egitimate
charge against him and their at
tempt TO frame him was ridiculous -
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
SEPARATE TRIALS
GRANTED MEMBERS
OF ALLEGED RING

LOS ANGELES, June l3, U.P) -
The trial of Maurice Sugarman, al
legged to have headed a gigantic
Southern California liquor ring and
members of the asserted combine,
continued here today in federal dis
trict court.
Under ruling by Judge James
late yesterday after the selection of
jury, Colonel Leo A. Stromee,
World War hero and former head of
federal dry forces in San Diego,
Ralph Morelcy, former federal agent,
and II. G.. Gamage, former Los An
geles dry field agent, were granted
severance of trials and their cases
set for the September term of court.
1t was expected that lone Beck,
owner of a ranch at Sunset Beach,
would be called to the stand today
as an important witness for the gov
ernment.
Twelve men face the federal prose
cution on charges of conspiracy to
violate the prohibition laws through
wholesale distribution of liquor in
Southern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
ADMINISTRATION
EMBARRASSED BY
DRY SHOOTINCS
Political Leaders And
Organizations Protest
Free Gun Play.
By CECIL OWEN
Omitted Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON, June l3.U.H =
Three prohibition shootings within
the week appeared today to have
precipitated the first major liquor
controversy of the Hoover admins
tration.
Coming suddenly and alm.os sim
ultaneously, the three instances of
gunplay have brought demands on
government authorities for safe
guards against further shootings.
Members of congress, the. Ameri-
can Automobile Association and
others are included in the list of
sources criticizing the shootings or
demanding change in the enforce
ment situation as regards the use
of firearms by dry agents.
Treasury officials bore the brunt
of the attack on the two dry slay-
ings and the third shooting which
occurred in New Mexico. Prior to
receiving official reports covering
the three separate incidents, the Of
ficials said they would withhold any
disciplinary actor.
Commissioner James M. Doran
defended the prohibition bureau s
record. He pointed out the two
shootings along the Canadian border
in which Henry Virkula, Big Falls,
Minn., confectioner and Archibald
Eugster, of Detroit, met death We're
by customs patrolmen.
The report of shooting of an al
legged bootlegger in Silver City, N.
NJ, in which a federal dry agent was
involved, is the first by a federal
dry agent within more than six
months, Doran said.
Calling attention to the stringent
treasury regulations covering use of
firearms, DOran renewed assurances
the treasury department. will act
quickly to punish any federal off.
Ger guilty of violating these rules.
Meantime Seymour Lowman, as
sistant treasury secretary, partially
confirmed reports that the present
intensive dry drive in the Detroit
area shortly may be shifted to Buff
falo.
Aid for victims of persons killed
by dry agents would be provided by
q bill introduced by Mrs. Florence
Kahn, Republican, California, whose
measure proposed law authorizing
the treasury to pay $4,000 to the
dependents of such persons.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
FOREIGN LEGION
RUSHES TO HELP
OF COMPANIES

PARIS, June 13. U.H - Eight
battalions of the French Foreign
Legion, mounted and under full
marching orders, were fastening
across the muddy plateaus of Moroc-
co today in the hope of rescuing
three score comrades from the fast
nesses of the Atlas mountains, where
they are being held captive by a
band of North African tribesmen.
The prisoners were members of a
French patrol which was attacked
while attempting pacification of the
district, the natives of which never
had become fully reconciled to the
rule of the Europeans.
According to the French ministry
of war today, the list of casualties
was the same as that which had first
been reported from Rabat-l3 Of
the Legionnaires killed, 10 injured
and 66 missing, the latter detached
from the main body of the patrol
and taken prisoner by the wild rid
ing native horsemen.
Great fear was felt here for the
fate of the prisoners. Among the
captivcs are seven Officers of the
foreign legion, IL non-commissioned
officers. Forty of the captives are
white and it is about these whites
that the war ministry is principally
concerned, in view of the fact that
the Morocco natives are known for
their mistreatment and torture of
white, Christian prisoners.
Two French officers and two
French n-commissioned Officers
were among the wounded. The ex-
tent of the casualties inflicted by
the French upon the natives was not
known.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
Senate Approves
Census Measure

WASHINGTON, June 13. U.H =
Congress today places its final stamp
of approval ON the census -reappor-
tionment bill when the senate adopt
ed 4S to 81 the conference report
which previously had been approved
by the house.
The bill, which provides for TAX
ing the regular decennial census next
year and every 10 years thereafter,
and for reapportioning seats in the
house on the basis of each such
census, now goes to the White House
for the President s approval.
The bill is the first legislation
mentioned by the President in his
message at the opening of the spe-
cial session, TO be sent to him for
signature. II is known he will sign
it and make it law.
Passage of the measure relieved
somewhat the legislative jam in the
senate and increased prospects for
an early recess.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
Seasons Mixed
In West States

DENVER, Colo, June 13., W.H-
The seasons played duet in the
Rocky Mountain region in the past
"a hours with winter and summer
in the rival roles.
Arizona and Texas points blister
cd under temperatures over the
century mark while points in the
Colorado Rockies shivered in below
freezing mercury readings.
At Yuma the thermometer scared
to 104 degrees and as a contrast
the official reading at Leadville,
Colo, went down to 2s last night.
Denver residents were "chilly'
with low reading of so while
fhoenix and Abilene inha bitants
were warm with highs of 100
and 102 respectively. At Pueblo the
temperature sank to II during the
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
COPLEY THROWS
DOWN GAUNTLET
TO SEN. NORRIS.
Newspaper Publisher EN-
phatic In Denying Power
Connection.

WASHINGTON, June l3. W.P) =
Col. Ira c. Copley, newspaper pub
Usher of Illinois and California, was
denied the right to insert into the
federal trade commission records u
prepared statement in which he made
a categorical denial that he is a
holder of utility stocks or that there
is any connection between his former
power holdings and his newspapers.
Commissioner Edgar A. McCul-
loch, presiding at the hearing, said
"we cannot permit you to come here
to use this place for any form of
debate.
"Iou may say anything you wish
about the matter under investigation
on the witness stand but we cannot
let you read prepared statement or
put in into the record.
Copley's statement offered to an
swer the charges first made on the
senate floor by Senator Norris,
Repn., Neb., in court of law. Cop
ley challenged Norris to repeat his
charges 'outside the privileged
chamber of the senate" If Norris
does this, Copley said, he will
promptly bring him before court
Of justice.
Copley reviewed the transactions
by which he acquired the various
newspapers he now publishes and de-
MED any. utility company held an in
tcrest in any of his papers.
Copley then declared that he had
severed all connections with utilities
and now holds "no securities what
ever in public utilities.
IF what | have told you here is
true, you should give me an exonera
tion and prompt one, to minimize
as far as possible the damage which
has been done to me, which can
never be repaired.
81 would like to challenge Sena-
tor Norris to repeat on the streets
as facts the things which he has said
CONTINUED on Page Six)
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
By FRANK MURPHY
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
OLD ORCHARD, Me-, June 13.
U.PePlans for the first trans-At-
lantic race in the history of avia-
tion were upset here today when the
American monoplane Green Flash
ploughed into the sand of the beach
in an attempted take-off on its pro-
jected flight to Rome.
Eleven minutes previously, the
French monoplane Yellow Bird had
made a perfect take-off on its pro
posed flight to Paris.
The Yellow Bird, piloted by Jean
Assolant and carrying Navigator
Rene Lefevre and Radio Operator
Arnento Lott Jr.,, took off at 1910
a. M, after a beautiful run down
the mile long stretch of sand.
Pilot Roger Q. Williams had
guided the Green Flash only third
of mile down the natural runway,
heading toward the water, when the
craft nosed into the sand.
The Green Flash was only Is
yards from the waters edge when
the mishap occurred. 1t was the Sec
ond accident to the American
plane, for it became stuck in the
sand in somewhat similar manner
when it made a false start May 30.
As the wheels ploughed into the
sand, the heavily loaded plane dip
ped sharply, and beach spectators
feared for an instant that it would
overturn.
Landbound about three weeks,
Pilot Assolant, navigator and Radio
Operator Lotti were proceeding
northeastward toward Cape Sable,
with the expectation of reaching
Paris in 80 hours.
Hundreds of beach spectators who
had witnessed the beautiful take-off
of the 1900 pound French plane,
were unprepared for the mishap
which eliminated the much lighter
craft from the trans tlantic race.
Flyers Excited
The Green Flash, a third of
mile from the starting point at the
north end of the beach, was edging
toward the water when suddenly
pOtii W liCtlS SaHh lilC Sdhu.
1t whipped sharply forward and
its nose ploughed into the tidesoft-
ened beach.
Williams and Yancy, nervous and
excited, were disappointed but un-
hurt.
They said they probably never
would attempt another take-off in
the Green Flash for Rome.
Two Portland youths, Robert Drew
and Raymond Lapointe, said that
their ehum, Alexander Jordan of
Portland, had secrcted himself in the
yellow Bird S cabin and had not
been discovered before the take-off.
Persons connected with the flight
doubted the rumor, however, point
ing out that Lotti sits in the main
cabin and that it would be almost
impossible for anyone to conceal
himself in any part of the craft.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
DELEGATES TO
RIVER PARLEY
ENJOY RECESS

WASHINGTON, Juno 10. W.H--
Worn from two weeks of wrestling
with the problem of dividing the
waters of the Colorado river equit'
ably between them, commissioners
from Arizona, California, and
Nevada, rested today while Col.
William }. Donovan, government
referee, was in New York on private
business.
They were anticipating with
some. hope, however, new propose
for settlement of their problem
which Donovan has promised to
present tomorrow. 1t was describ'
ed by him as an effort to reduce
the Colorado river problem to "its
simplest terms.
Private conversations of the last
few days have brought the commits
sioners to place where they are
concentrating on three prime fac
tors which any settlement must
take into account. They were out
lined by one of the commissioners
az follows.
Protection of Arizona 5 claim
to the Gila river as "private prop
erty' which cannot be included in
the total Of water to be diyided.
2.-Issurance of sufficient water
for California to make feasible the
building of the all-American canal
3.-Insurance of adequate water
for the California coastal cities,
including Los Angeles.
Commissioner John M. Ross of
Arizona told the United Press the
conferees, in their private discus
sions, had abandoned an attempt to
apportion the lower basin waters in
acre-feet. Percentages and proper
tions have provided better basis
of discussion, he said.
The formula of Commissioner
George w. Malone has failed to pro
vide basis Of settlement, accord
ing to Ross.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
KIDNAPERS OF
IT. GOVERNOR
AROUSE STATE
Wide Search On For Men
Who Robbed Executive
OF Idaho.

OROFINO, Idaho, June 13. W.P-
A state wide searc;l was under way
today for the four bandits who kid
naped and robbed Lieut.. Gov. w
p. Kinne and left him tied to q
tree where he was found late last
night.
Kinne said that during the period
he was bound the robbers struck
him several times.
The lieutenant-gO governor was held
up as he was returning home from
Portland. Two travelling statesmen
held with kinne, also were released
-Four airplanes and $50 pOssemen
who hunted the official yesterda,s 4
continued their search today for the
bandits.
The sheriff s office told the Unit
ed Press that possemen searching
the mountains about 30 miles east
of here called his office early today
and reported they believed they had
picked up the traiI.
The sheriff said he believed the
mems motive in kidnapping Kinne
and the two statesmen was to gain
possession of an automobile. He
said the statesmen reported that their
conversation led them ITO believe
they were cnroute to an adjoining
small town to commit robbery
They obtained 5000 IN cash from the
two salesmen.
Covered BY Gun
Kinne was halted about half
mile from Arrow wiiiie enroute to
Orofinc lie said the four armed
bandits stopped him and took posses,
sion of the ear.
"Thcy forced me to lie on the
floor of the machine,' Kinne said
Gone of them stood over me with a
revolver while another drove down
the road at breakneck speed.
"a tire blew out as we neared
Orofino and the machine was upset
and totally wrecked. They then
forced me to walk INTO an adjoin-
ing road.
"While one of them guarded me
the other three halted another car
carrying two salesmen who j after
wards learned were ". l.. Tribley of
the Idaho Loan Association and
Paul Kibley.
"Thc statesmen put up fight and
Kibley was shot in the leg and
Tribley was badly manhandled.
"They loaded the three of us in
to the machine and drove into the
mountains near Greer. We were
then tied to tree rrc one of the
banMls was left standing guard
while the other three drove away.
After a few hours they returned and
picked up the guard and with the
threat they would kill us if we NOV
ed in four hours after they depart
cd.
"We finally freed ourselves and
walked into Greer
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
Flyers
OFF FOR
FRANCE
French Grew Takes Off
From Maine Enr0ute To
Europe.
YANKEES IN CRASH
Green Flash Comes To
Grief By Striking On
Sandy Beach.

{By United Press Leased Wirel
The yellow Bird with
three French flyers aboard,
winged out to sea bound for
Paris today.
After it had hoped off from
the strand at Old Orchard
Beach, an American plane the
"Green Flash which was to
head simultaneously fer anoth-
er =. European capital, Rome.
came to gr!cf en- the shore and
the flight was abandoned
Meantime, in Iceland, a
Swedish trio waited at Rey-
kjavik, for the time when 1t
should again try to continue
the flight to America via
Greenland.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
OPINION SPLIT
ON SUCCESS OF
OIL CONFERENCE
BY r. H. WALKER
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, June
13. W.H - Opinion differed today
on the accomplishments of President
Hoover's oil conference. which was
recessed yesterday indefinitely sub
.ject to call of the chief executive.
One group held that the way was
paved for n state compact for con
servation of the nations oil re-
sources, another that such a pact
still was not in sight.
Mark l.. Requa, permanent chair
man, who fought hard for some
declaration of principles that could
be regarded as "the will to make
a compact" among the states and
the government for the conservation
of oil, said the meeting accomplished
every definite results by obtain
ing the cooperation and support of
the delegates, as shown by the unani-
nous adoption of the resolution
sponsored by Texas, Oklahoma and
California. The resolution suggested
that further study of the problems
would be desirable.
Called BY Hoover
"Not enough to make an inter
state compact seem probable, y said
Gov. Frank c. Emmerson of Wyom'
ing, secretary of the conference.
"Not as much as we wanted but
more than we hoped for" said
George Otis Smith, director of the
Geological Survey, and one of the
conference managers.
"'It put the position of the west
ern public land states against the
destructive oil permit cancellation or
der of the department of interior be-
fore government officials and the
public in such way that l believe
the order will be rescinded,' said W..
H. Adams, governor of Colorado.
The conference was. called by
President Hoover with the hope of
formulating AN interstate compact
for the limitation of oil production
but the meeting never once got as
far as the consideration Of com
pact.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
Bankers Discuss
State Tax Law

SACRAMENTO, Calf, June 13
U.H - The second days session of
the California Bankers Association
convention opened today with an ad-
dress by Vincent X. Butler Jr., coun-
sci OF the American Trust Company,
San Francisco, as one of The fea-
lures. Butler spoke on the new state
tax law.
Other speakers were Alden Ander-
son, president of the Capital Nation
al Bank of Sacramento and Edward
Elliott, vice president of the Secur-
ity First National Bank of Los An
geles. Elliott presented the report
OF the committee on legislation and
taxation.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
Radio Trades
Elect Officers

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June
13.W.H Ernest Ingod, was elected
president and San Francisco chosen
!, as the 1880 convention city at the
Nclosing session of the Western Music
and Radio Trades Association last
night.
w. II. Graham Of Seattle was
elected first vice president and Don
C. Preston Of Bakersfield, CAL,
second vice president.
New directors include: James T..
Fitzgerald, Los Angeles; Mrs. s. s.
Hockett, Fresno; A. d. LaMonte, f.
M. Brinckhoff, Los Angeles; Elias
Marx, Sacramento; Frank Salama.
cia, Glendale.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
Split Season.
To Be Decided

LOS ANGELES, june l3. (U.H -
President Harry A. Williams, of the
Pacific Coast League, said today he
would call special meeting of club
leaders in San Francisco within two
weeks if he saw definite indications
that the magnates desired to settle
the s'split season" agitation.
Williams has letters out to the
owners or presidents of the teams
and is awaiting answers before call
ing the San Francisco parley.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
Missing Man
Returns Home

LOS ANGELES, June Is. U.P)-
l.. c, Bibbens, 40, former owner of
a magazine at Long Beach, wander
cd into police headquarters here to-
day and was unable to explain his
absence of three months, police
report said.
Bibbens did not know his name
and had no money, police said. lden-
tifieation was made by card
found in his pocket.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
Crews Fail To
Stop Oil Fire

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calf,
June Is. U.H - Crews of workmen
combating the fire burning since
Monday in the oil fields here, agreed
today that the blaze might not be
eXtinguished for days.
The fire has been confined to two
wells-Rhodes No. ! and McKeon
No. >, with loss estimated at ap-
proximatelS $4,000,000.
Efforts to cap the fires were frus-
trated late yesterday by the intense
heat. 1t was said that tunnelling
might be attempted today.