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Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15
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WORDING
Action Comes AS Great
Surprise After Twelve
Days of Debate.
ONLY ONE OPPOSES
Blaine of Michigan Fails
To Line Up With Other
Members of Senate.
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHiNGTON. Jan. 15.-After
= days a. INTENSIVE de5ato he son
ale today ratified The Kellogg
treaty renorraju4 war without
eh:nging enc word OF the trNt "a
rrp3rrd by Secretary of STAT.
Kellogg and the II sigaatories.
1bc ratification va, JInp~; uuaui
nous thgrr being only one dissent
ng vote.
Tic pact, now signed by - major
covers, plod3., ihr contracting
rart.rs to use p1citir mean, Of set
Ting their mtoug'ional dispute,
aud condemns recourse 10 war
As interpreted by Chairman
Eorah Of the srua'' foreign r,la
tjons committee, it would permit
amy uatiou "a war ina >,lf defense.
allowing each nation To- determine
wha IT consider, us self drfcnsr IT,
hc.
The vote was s. TO /. ON tn, roll
call senator Blaine, Republican,
wis onsin, cast the only dissenting
vote.
Announcement, ~or, made that
s.v,n ot the nine senator, who were
"h.rut vuuid have voted for the
treaty had thc, been ..>vuj
Outlaws War
Tha :raa,y grow oui ct ou earlier
proposal last summer l.y Prrmi.i
Er,aud Of France. .or treaty be-
tween France aud thr 'mJ,d STATES
t,r the ou,lawry oc war.
The T.. $. took tb. position s1cl
81 treaty should ha made multjlatcr-
al.
Kellogg exchanged notes with th'
various powers and, last August. -
plcnipotyntiaries assembled at Paris
and sigltd the do.umrut, which
docs NOT outlaw war hat merely rr-
uomccs il.
The original siguatorics included;
United States. Gryat Britain,
Germany, belgium, France, Canada,
Australia New Icalaod. the luiol
Of South \frico, th Irish FREQ
State, lud.a. Italy, Japan, roland
aud tr,,ho ~IsNHk.a.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15
EDWARDS NAMED
TO COMMITTEE
ON AGRICULTURE
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 15.-Licu-
Governor II. l.. Callahan, pre-,
sidcnt Of the state senate, today APP
pointed the 40 committees which
will handle the major work of pass
ing upon bills introduced at the pre-
sent Legislative session.
Members of the leading com
mitta2s were as follows;
Agriculture and Live Stock
Chairman, Frank s. Boggs, Stockton ;
Senators Cassidy, Cobb, Duval, Ed
wards, Garrison, Handy, Ray Jones,
Mccormack, Merriam, Sharkcy,
Slater and Wagy.
Constructional Amendments -
Chairman, Ralph Swing, San Bcr-
nardino; Senators Cancpa, Christian,
FELTON,, H. c. Jones, Mueller, Weller,
and Young.
Education - Chairman, Herbert
W. Slater, Santa Rosa; senator
Baker, Cassidy, Evans, Handy, II. C..
Jones, Ray Jones, Pedrotti, Rochcst-
cr, Sharkcy, Tubbs, Young.
Fish and Gamc-Chairman, San
born Young, Los Catos; Senators Al
len Breed, Carter, Cassidy, Glove
land, Handy, Hurley, Lyon, Muel-
Ter, Sharkcy, Slater, Swing and
Wagy,
Motor Vchicles-Chairman, viii
Sharkcy, Martinez; Senators Breed,
Cancpa, Fcllom, Gray, Handy, Hur-
ley, Inmm, Lyon, MaIoney, Muel-
ler, Nelson, Pcdrotti and Weller.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15
DirigibIe Returns
From Coast Trip
Uy United Press Leased Wire

LAKEHURST, y. j., Jan. ID
The navy dirigiblc Los Angeles ar
rived at its hangar early today
from st. Joseph 5 bay, near
Apalachicola, Fla, after an extend
ed training flight down the Atlantic
coast.
Lieut., Commander Charles T.,
Goscndahy reported the giant craft
had encountered good flying con
ditions throughout the return iom-
ney and had been aided by tail
winds on the last 1000 miles, en-
abling the crew to make speed Of
ll5 miles an hour.
The Los Angeles appeared over
lakehurst at 1880 Il, m, and woS
placed in the hangar an hour and u
half later
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15
LARGE AUDIENCE
DELIGHTED WITH
HANDEL ORAT0RIO
Imperial Valley Choral
Club Gives Fine Rendi-
ton of Masterpiece.

FL Centre showed its keen inter
est, and appreciation Of the oppor-
tunitE to enjoy the best Of music
last night, when an attentive audi
cncc greeted the Imperial Valley
Choral club S presentation Of Han
del s Messiah at the Wilson school
auditorium.
This was ia" first presentation Of
The Messiah i'm Imperial Valley, and
50 woll was the difficult work per
formed that it is to be hoped il will
pg giy"n Frequently in the future,
or better still, become an annual
delight to those interested in I'm
perial Valleys musical advance
mcnt.
So thought of last night 5 per
ferWancc can b. entertained with
eat paving duc tribute 10 John G.
Canton, who founded and directed
tho chorus. believing that the ma
terjal Scr the highest class Of musi-
cal accomplishment existed here, if
it only could be- encouraged and de-
Ne.oped. he has pioneered for two
Seasons in his efforts to present to
the public. worthwhile music Of a
quality thai is taken as Il matter Of
course in older communities.
His faith WIS Justified in the
work Of the choral club last night.
Augmented hy Garford Oliver, tenor
and Gage Christopher, baeSo, the
rendition Of The Messiah was such
rs 10 satisfy the most critical, TAX
ing into consideration the incXpori-
rncc Of many Of the chorGs in this
sort of work and the ultimate fin
isl necessary for it's productions
As q director Nh Canton showed
the power and ability To draw from
his chorus accuracy as to detail and
strength in musical Interpretation.
Both skill and drill were recognized
by tho audicnc" from the definite
WAY i'm which Mr.. Gautou controlled
tlo difficult attacks and releases OF
Handlers music The clarity OF die
tjon expected 10y AN those familiar
with - professional performance Of
The Messiah, cHmc rs a surprise
from chorus Of comparatively
Young experience.
Mr. Gage Christophcr Of Los An-
grl,s, who has become known TO FL
Ccntraus through several previous
concerts here, again pleased as
has, solois, in The Mcssiah He
showed his versatility rs a vocalist,
both rs mo'odi~j aud rs an inter
prctor Of this florid style of sing
ing, the latter being tested to the
utmost Icy the bass solos in The Mes
siah
The famous rolling cadcn2as Of
the "BcfiucrS Fire. aria, "Thc
People That Walked in Darkness :"
Continued on Page EiSht)
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15
SAYS STEWART
GAVE PROMISE
TO QUIT CHAIR
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Jan. ia charge
that Col. Robert v, stewart prom
iscd 10 resign as chairman Of the
Indiana Standard Oil Company if
John y, Rockefollep asked nim to
and later failed 10 do So was mad"
today hy Thomas NJ Dcbovois', orc
ot Rockefeller associates.
Ichevoisc $ statement WAS made
iu connection with the fight Rookie
fcIIer hes launched 10 ouSt Stewart
at the company 5 stockholders meet.
ing March 7. He quoted Stewart rs
saying last Saturday:
- Mr. Rockefeller says that scv-
cral months ago ho requested my
resignation rs u director Of this
company, affirming that | told him
ihat such resignation would be
forthcoming when it was requested
BY the Stockholders Of this com-
pany. cannot recognize Mr.. Rockc.
fcllcr's right to speak for the So
600 stock ckholdcrS.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Presbyterian Birthday dinner,
church basement, $50.
Loyal Young Peoples class
party, McClelland home, 8
o'clock.
Oasis Shrine, w. S. of T..
Masonic temple, 8 o'clock.
High school night school, z
to 9 o'clock.
Knights of Pythias, Davis
hall.
1. V. Commandery No. 81,
Masonic Temple, 7:3O.
Adult English classes, High
school, 7:30.
Junior Chamber public speak
ing classes, Valley Lumber Co.,
7;30.
Scout Leaders Training
course, M. E. Social hall, 7:S0.
Imperial Theatre, THE Trail
of '98."
Brunk's comedians, New
Brooms.''
KXO, 6 to 10 o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15
Royal Family
Much Improved
ny United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, Jan. IL King Georges
maintained today his slow progress
towards recovery from the illness
which has kept him bcdriddcu far
almost two months, it was said of.
ficially at buckingham Palace to-
day.
Queen Mary, who has been iudla.
posed since Friday, had practically
recovered, it was added, and Primes
George was said 10 be "mach hct.
ter.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15
'LTNDY' ASKS HELP

ST LOUIS, Jan. 15.-m response
to tclcphonod request from Colo
mel Charles A. Iindbcrgh, Frank
Robertson, president of Robcrtsca
Aircraft Corporation, left here in II
plane at noon today to bring Lind
bcrgh from st. Elmo. ILL.,, where he
WAS forced down by bad weather.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15
FATHER WINS SHOOTING MATCH
i'm EFFORT TO SAVE SONS LIFE

Thompson calmly re-entered
his residence, secured several
hundred dollars in bills from Il
safe and tucked revolver in
his belt.
When he reappearcd, Meade
aimed his gun at the elder
Thompson and fired twice, both
bullets missing their mark.
Faced with the prospect of
striking his own son, Thomp-
son fired twice. Meade fell
mortally wounded with two bull
lets in his body.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15

PHOENIX. Ariz,. Jam. ID
With lis sons life at stake, j.
+. Thompson, wealthy Arizona
mining man, took Il chance
and won.
Summoned to the door of his
home yesterday by the honking
of a horn, Thompson saw his 20
year old son. Joe. seated in IN
automobile beside Basil Meade,
-, the latter with pistol press
ed against the youth y side.
81 want 81, 800 or your son
will dieH Meade shouted.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15
LEGISLATURE IN
SQUABBLE OVER
TWO MEASURES
Writer'S Anti-Lobby Bill
Expected To Stir Up.
Fuss.
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, jan. l5-Passagc
Of the tidclands oil bill, prohibiting
further drilling by oil companies on
California beaches, and Il row over
the proposal for adjournment at the
end Of this week, marked today 5
session Of the California state Icgis-
laturc.
The bill to prohibit oil drilling on
beaches, introduced as an emergency
measure by Asscmhlyman George r.
Bliss of Santa Barbara county was
passed by the assembly, so to ,.
Asscmblyman Robert y. Fry of
San Francisco Immediately announc-
ed that he would seek rcconsidera-
ton of the bill at tomorrow's ses-
sion of the assembly.
A. recent ruling of the state su-
prcme court, declaring he law open
ing beaches to oil drilling to be con-
sttutional, threatened loss of con-
siderable ocean front to the public,
Bliss explained.
The measure adopted today is of-
fcctive only until September |, and
permanent legislation regarding
beach drilling will be considered
during the last half of the legisla-
tive session.
The row over adjournment broke
out on the floor of the lower house
today when Assemblyman Frank
Coombs of Napa objected to the pro
posal of floor leader Isaac Jones of
Ontario that the assembly speed up
its work in order to adjourn Friday
or Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15
FLEET BIDS RECEIVED

WASHlNGTON, Jan. Il. - Bids
for the sale Of the L, S. shipping
board S two largest and most i'm
portant lines, the United States
Lines and the American Merchant
Lines, were opened by Chairman Y.
V. O'Connor today. The bids were
referred to the Merchant Fleet Cor
poration for a report.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15
JURY QUICKLY OBTAINED
By United Press Leased Wire

COURTROOM, Atlanta, GA, Jan.
ia jury to try George Harsh,
collegiate "thrill slayer" and hold
up man, was completed in Fulton
county superior court in three hours
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15
TOMORROW

Milk Producers election. Ar
cade Theatre, Holtville, 1880.
Arts and Crafts section, Wo-
mans Club, 9 o'clock.
Pythian Sisters Thimble Club,
w. S. Hendy home, Calexico,
1890.
Junior Chamber breakfast,
Hotel Barbara Worth, $50.
Chamber of Commerce lunch
con, Hotel Barbara Worth.
KXO. IL to / o o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15

SACRAMENTO, Jan. l.. - Only
four days remain for the California
state legislature to finish the work
of its first session and vet the major
issues of the session are not in sight
These include:
l.-Statc water commission 5 re
port, which proposed to launch the
state ON a S350,000,000 coordinated
water development program.
2-Statc tax commission IS meas
urcs, required to put the new ! per
cent income tax on banks and bust
ness corporations adopted at the last
election, into effect.
Ex-Governor Young's govern
mental reorganization bills.
The crime commission 5 major
program is now in the hands of the
scnate's committee on revision of
criminal law and procedure. The
bills were introduced by Senator C.
{. Baker of Salinas, who is also
slated to bee appointed chairman of
the committee
Major changes in the state gov
elnmcntal system, as recommended
in the governors biennial message,
are still to be presented.
These include measures to create
four new dcpartmcnts-of pcnology,
Continued on Page Eight
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15
WEST C0NFERS
WITH DIST RLCT
ON POWER TERMS
Southern Sierras Com
pany Chief Makes Offer
To Directors.

Quoting tentative figures, \. T..
West, president of the Southern
Siprras Power company, at a meet
ing today of the Imperial Irriga-
tion district board Of directors, or
fcred to buy all the power which
might be developed by the district
not only at Pilot Knob but on the
canal system in The valley.
West 5 offer, though merely YER
bal one that followed moro than m
hour 5 discussion with the district
board this morning. was definite
enough 10 givc a fair glimpse Of
what the power company Would h.,
willing to pay for hydro-"lcctric
energy in Imperial Valley.
FL" power company official indi-
Gated that there would be sj,000,0G0
kilowatt hours Of electric energy
available for sale from the Pilct
Knob plant Il it were constructed.
His tentative offer was mills
per kilowatt hour for 63.000,000
kilowatt hours. which he suggested
could be utilized in Imperial Valley
and contiguous areas.
contiguous areas.
On l0,000,00o additional kilowatt
hours he offered 81 mills or $50,
coo and on the balance a sum
amounting to about $4,000. which
would bring the final total TO ap-
proNimatcIy S431 ,0o0.
When questioned hy directors %"
garding his views on the matter OF
purchasing the power that could be
developed in the canal system hl-
the five proposed hydro plants, West
said his firm would be willing to
discuss purchase on the same basis
as that Offered in the Pilot Knob
deal
Questioned BY Rose
Director Mark Rose asked what
effect the Boulder dam power rate
would have on a contract between
the Irrigation District and the
Southern Sicrras company.
West admitted that in all prob
ability the wholesale rate charged
for the Colorado river project pow
cr would modify the price paid by
the Southern Sicrras for Pilot Knob
power, indicating that it might mean
a reduction in price paid to the dis
trict
Various phases of power distribu-
tion problems relative to Imperial
Valley were discussed by West dur
ing his conference with the district
board today.
BY the terms of his SUGGESTED Of
fer to buy mt wholesale cost the pow
cr developed ON the district canals,
the net revenue to the district would
probably he something less than
100000 annually.
The district now is paving each
year to the power company nearly
$50, GOO for electricity and would in
all probability have to continue its
purchase of power if it sold out the
available energy from its hydro
plants on the canal system, officials
of the district stated this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15
British Steamer
Reported Sunk
ny United Press Leased Wire

BERLIN, Jan. 15.-An mcou-
fimcd dispatch from Tromsoc re-
ccivcd here today said thar the
crew of Is Of the British fishing
steamer Thomas Hardy had been
drowned when the vessel sank in
the Arctic ocean.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15

HULL. Eng, Jan. l5 The own
crs of the Thomas Hardy, 'fjshiug
steamer reported sunk in the Arctic
in unconfimcd dispatches, said to-.
day that they had received no word
of the disaster.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15
SENATE RAT|F|ES ANTI-WAR TREATY 85 TO |
rzona Governor Plans Fight On Swing-Johr1son Bill
AIl-Metal Steam Dirieible Soon to Fly

uaed is due t soo
t will DC the o
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15
SEE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN ITALY
AND VATICAN
By THOMAS B. MORGAN
UNITED Press Staff CERES pondentl

NOLAJCu Press oJd11 CCrreS pOnuenJl
ROME, Jan, l5.-Thr vaticau
looks for final, definite agreement
between the Italian government
and the Holy See for settlement OF
their long standing dispute aftc,
Easter.
\ draft accord for the settle
mcnt has been reached by unofficial
n'gotiators who have been working
ON thc problem since September and
has bcca presented to the Pope for
bis consideration.
The accord has not vet been ac-
ccrtod either by the Vatican or the
government but its terms are re-
liahlv understood to be rs outlined
lay the United Press January >.
Any report that the settlement
has become fMal are premature.
The Italian foreign office tod the
United Press today that the agrc"-
mont had not been completed,
Vatican prclatcs handling the
negotiations said:
"No do not look for final de
finite agreement before Easter.
Progress is constantly being made
but mo- final accord has been reach,
cd. -
Terms Outlined
4 resume OF the terms of t."
agreement, rs previously outlined,
follows:
= The Italian government won d
ccdc a plot OF territory west of thu
Pr'Scnt Vatican to The Pope.
, The Pop, would have nominal
sovereignty over the territory, nj
though the government would at
tcnd TO its civil administration.
@--ltaly would agree to pay one
billion Ere $4,000. 10000 as liquida-
tion of church property which the
Holy See since 1870 has maintained
WAS dcspoilcd.
Italy would send an amhassa.
dor to the rapal court and the Va
tican would send an annouucio to the
Kings court.
The question Of allowing the Va
tican an outlet to the sea by ccding
n narrow strip Of territory from
Rome TO the coast was understood
to have been abandoned because o.
its technical difficulties.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-15

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they could have their choice OF IN
finite variety Of thrills as II actually
lived? You could walk with Words.
worth up his tilted little back garden;
you could ride rece neck and neck
with Tod Sloan: you could sit for an
hour with the cynical Whistler, or be-
loved Charles Lamb, or with Emer-
son, or Samuel Johnson: you could
cross the hot Sahara by airplane; you
could watch the brush work of Franz
Halls; you could listen to Spurgeon, or
Beecher-or Thomas q Beckett; or
shoot lions with Theodore Roosevelt:
you could sit with the multitude In
Vespasian's Colosseum, or with q crowd
In the Yale Bowl; you could watch the
strange love affairs Of an Ibsen. or the
funny old carpet slippers of q Rubin
stein: you could look at the doings of a
Pompey or q Scipio-or of q Steve
Brodie or o Pat Grove! But for the
limitless elasticity Of human credulity,
1t would have been paralyzing. AS It
was, people were burning out with this
white-hot living! 1t was but a pallid
comment some ons made to Phyllis,
that men and women were becoming
vicarionized because all the .ascina-
tons of the radio, motion pictures and
talking machines, which had once cap
tivated them, were here raised to the
nth power. In the Wcarion's scenes
1t was as II there were no recording
medium between the spectator and the
real. Old methods of entertainment
were as incompatible to this as was
the temperature generated by the base.
burner to that Of the electric arc!
Phyllis could not grow accustomed
to It; yet In way others seemed to.
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dividual requests In secreted wills;
SPECTATORS could listen to manipulators'
plans; contents Of safe deposit boxes
could be inspected at will; secrecy was
almost wholly at an end; bluff was
dead! Given time and location. any
plan or act that had not been confined
to one head and executed silently and
In the dark was accessible to all in
terested menl
People breathlessly asked the
scared question as to whether all busi-
ness had been founded upon cheating
and lying. Where was the Wanted
honesty Of the modern business man?
What was honesty? Could business
survive, on the basis of publicly adver-
tised costs and profits, with everybody
on capital for labor? No man could
conceal an asset or a debt. No Ia
borer could cheat on a days work, no
employer could falsify record OF
gains.
It was Aunt Relief Brainard again
who said that people were becoming
vicarionizedl Newspapers had OF
course caItooned "the Vicarion face. -
Now they more seriously echoed her
comment. But the phrase, which
might have been funny, was literally
true.
Thousands in her own little city
seemed suddenly to live for nothing
else but the sensations available In the
places Of public shows. Reports from
elsewhere showed that conditions were
the same. OF coursel Why should men
and women be content with everyday
humdrum existences when, for the price
formerly paid to see a motion picture,
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would be the worse state-to be filled
with desires and possess no means OF
gratifying them, or to have unlimited
means, and no desires?
She mourned over hi.::: sud In lonely
nights she. sobbez at her helplessness
to affect In any way his career. Now
and then hop> famed up-just enough
to keep her from utter despair-at some
clearly beneficent effect of his activi-
ties. He put q. sudden stop to certain
abuses In q charity home. for in
stance, long suspected but never before
proved: and sent the guilty mis-
managers to trial without chance OF
escape. Three-quarters of the open
crime in the community ceased, almost
overnight. 1t seemed. In some public
quarters there was an abrupt tendency
to frankness and sincerity in act and
speech that was almost laughable.
People were being frightened into
decency, II that was wholesome.
But they were being frightened out
Of activity. Many forms Of business
had come suddenly to q stand. How
could one man sell anything to another
at o profit when the second could look
at his costs and his profit sheets at
will? How could anything but neces-
stiles change hands. and these at any
but reasonable advance, when the
history Of every transaction was subject
to Brainard's open sesame, and hence
to be had on demand-if the demand
were great enough. Monopolies on all
sides were gasping for their financial
breath: nliddlemen were In panic; COM
petition was impossible: pooling was
useless: men looked into their COM
petitors' books: heirs looked at in
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She believed that local conditions must
fairly represent conditions elsewhere,
except that the home CT the Vicarion
was mutually the center, momentarily
at least, Of its demonstrations. It could
be only matter Of weeks, perhaps of
days, before some sort Of interference
with Brainard's career must develop,
people said. But why did 1t not de-
velop? Was everybody holding his
breath and waiting for an automatic
collapse Of conditions that seemed 50
unreal? Did everybody think that the
Vicarion was simply q nine-day wonder
and that its reach and effect would be
much more closely circumscribed than
1t first appeared? But every day new
features Of its power and its operations
were reported. If you chose-always, of
course. II you chose-you could watch
an Eskimo freeze slowly to death by the
light of the midnight sun on a de-
tached foe; or q swift, deadly duel of
Apaches by the light Of a link In the
old sewers Of Parisl Winged, you could
follow the wandering albatross end
lessly out to sea-or look down into
the seething depths of volcanol You
could climb the crags and look into
the eagles nest, or upon the family
affairs Of the rattlesnakel
You could stand In a burning forest
and watch fox and q rabbit run
side by side; or you could float in
polar moonlight and see million ton
icebergs crack OF the glaciers facet
What authority could stop people who
wanted to look at these things and
their like? What constituted author
ity, and who constituted it? What gov
eminent itself could stand stable In