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Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Lovers Quarrel
May Be Fatal

FRESNO, July II. U.H - Miss
Roxie Gostanian, 81, and l.. Plebuch,
%, were both near death here today
as the sequel of lovers quarrel.
According to the story told by
Plebuch, he had told Miss Gostanian
that "we're through" When he
arrived home early today Miss Cos
tanian was waiting for him in his
room. After resumption of bit
ter quarrel, she shot him and then
she shot herself.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Bandits Facing
Life Sentences

OAKLAND, July II. W.H Lloyd
Sampsel and Ethan A. McNab,
yachting bandits" Friday will be
sentenced to from Is years to life
in prison following their conviction
on charges of robbing the Dwight
Way Branch of the Bank of Amer
lea in Berkeley on June IA.
The maximum punishment under
the law is mandatory as each ad.
mitted two prior convictions. Date
for their trial on another grand
jury indictment charging they rob-
bed the College Ave. Branch of the
Bank of America in Berkeley April
II also will be set Friday. If con.
victed on that charge they will face
life imprisonment as "four time
losers"
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
SearcherS Hunt
Missing Woman

FAIRFIELD, Calf, July IL. W.N
Forty men on horseback today
continued their search in Solanc
county for Miss Irene Wolfskill, 50s
wealthy member of a pioneer Suisun
valley family who has been missing
since Sunday.
Miss Wolfskill owns one Of the
best ranches in the Suisun valley
and is reported TO have more tban
100000 on deposit in Los Angeles
banks.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Nobody Loves
A Fat Man

NEW YORK, July II. U.H =
A 1872 pound man should diet, and
not cheat by eating at restaur-
ants, Mrs. Charlotte c. Samuels
said here i'll her petition for
separation from Donald L. Sam
uels, broker. "He loved his
food more than he cared for me, -
Mrs. Samuels said in her COM
plaint. "He promised to diet
and reduce, but he'd stop in res
taurants on the way to work and
cheat on his promise.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
EXTEND GRAPE CAMPAIGN

FRESNO, July II. W.H-Efforts
to sign up 80 per cent of the grape
growers in the federal stabilization
corporation will be continued an.
other two weeks, Lloyd s. Tenny,
president, indicated here today af.
ter he had conferred with leaders
in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
FLOOD VICTIMS INCREASE

CONSTANTINOPLE, July II,
U.P)--The list of fatalities from
the terrific floods in the Trebizond
district mounted to 700 today, ae'
cording to the latest dispatches
from the afflicted area. More than
5000 inhabitants were homeless, and
huge landslides continued to menace
the area.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
ENDS LIFE BENEATH CAR

ALHAMBRA, Calf, July 17.W.D
Dodson, 23, Puente, died
here last night of injuries received
when he assertedly hurled himself
under the wheels of an automobile
driven by C. j. Hart Of Pomona.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
No Love Lost
Between Them

REDDING, July II. W.D-
"a deputy sheriff is without
pull, except in his own county"
and as a result l.. d. Oakes Of
Bieber, Lassen county, paid a
fine Of 5000 here today for reck-
less driving.
Oakes came into Shasta coun-
ty Sunday and started burning
up" the highways. A traffic Of
ficer took after him and tagged
the deputy for indiscriminate
speeding.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
VALUATION INCREASES

LOS ANGELES, July II. U.H -
The assessed valuation of Los An
geles county for 1929 shows an in
crease of 72,752,375 over the
1923 figures, according to County
Assessor Hopkins.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
FLYERS GET NEW PLANE

CULVER CITY, Calf, July II.
W.H-A new Buhl airsedan, similar
to the one in which they established
a world IS refueling endurance flight,
was presented to Loren Mendell and
r. B. "Pete" Reinhart here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
FAHY TO TRY AGAIN

LOS ANGELES, July II. W.H =
Herbert j. Fahy will leave here
shortly after midnight Saturday in
another attempt to break the exist
ing one stop round trip flight record
to New York, il was announced here
today. Fahy was forced down IN
Kansas last Sunday on his first at
tempt.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
Senate Finance Committee Mulls Over Tariff


L.CrenV % SamueS Sh
Harrison
Albert Elmer md m
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
BY CECIL OWEN
UNITED Press Staff CnrrAano,


WASHINGTON, July II. OLD
Federal prohibition officials ex.
pressed themselves today as agree
ing in substance with the plea Of
Chairman George w. Wickersham
of the national law enforcement
commission for greater Responsible
ity by the states in enforcement Of
dry laws.
Modification Of the Volstead act
to define functions of the state and
federal governments, however, was
held unnecessary in some quarters.
Concurrent enforcement provisions
Of the national prohibition lava
were said by Assistant Treasury
CONTINUED ON Page Six)
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17
TER
ARQ)SFS
INTEREST
Governors Remain Silent
On Wickersham's Plan Of
Enforcement.
BYLAW IS BARRIER
Federal Dry Leaders In
Favor Of More Aid By
States. M
By CEDRIC w. FOSTER
(United Press Staff Correspondent

Omitted Press staff Correspondsnt)
EASTERN POINT, Conn, July
II. W.R)-A bylaw of the govern
ors' conference probably will pre-
vent official action on George W.
Wickersham 8 proposal for divid-
ing prohibition enforcement fune-
tions between the states and the
federal government in such man
ner that the national and state pro-
hibition laws "might be modified
so as to become reasonably enforce.
able,' it was learned today.
Under the rules of the conference
which is now in its 21st renewal
here, resolutions may not be passed
on controversial subjects.
Wickersham g coming
as it did from the chairman Of
President Hoover's law enforcement
commission-nevertheless has thrown
the visiting executives into tur-
moil Of discussion.
The proposal was contained in Z
letter written to Governor Frank
lin D. Roosevelt Of New York and
read to startled conference at yes
terday's opening session.
elf the national governments
were to attend to preventing inn
portation, manufacture and ship
ment of interstate commerce Of in
stoxicants the state undertaking the
internal police regulations to pre-
vent sale, saloons, etc., national and
state laws might be modified so az
to become reasonably enforceable
and one great source Of demoraliz-
ing and pecuniarily profitable
crime removed" read the letter.
Most of the governors indicated
a reluctance to approve or reject
the plan definitely. Thus far, no one
of them has definitely come out in
favor of the complete proposal. A
number, however, were in favor Of
the states undertaking some por-
tion of the enforcement burden.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17

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ny room.

RUT nothing continued to happen. Only the
noise climbed higher and higher, until four
of the performers limped into sight, and, dis
covering the locality and probable pres
ence, went off into perfect riot of beating. Tt
was the sort of noise which would make any
right-minded tiger stay prudently at home,
thought. In the enthusiasm which their GER
tainty of being observed produced, the beaters
plunged whooping down a gully before them
which proved full of thorns and as they strug.
gled out of that they did some of the most
earnest and individual work of the day Its
Spontaneity left nothing unsaid
Other heaters were now emerging from the
forest, but no tiger. So we climbed out from
our thicketS, told them to wait and rest while.
and we climbed for an hour higher up the
mountain and hid ourselves anew while the
heaters began again working up to us.
There was no more mountain to climb and the
beaters-there were SO of them collected now
painting feebly on the EARN or extracting thorns
from their Observation-Disclosures by every pos
sible attitude that no beating was left in them.
There seemed no point in continuing the ex-
perience. It would take hundreds of men to
comb the jungle properly; the tiger could have
evaded our little squad for year. We
had tried thousand-to-one chance because it
was the only chance that offered, but enough
was enough.
We shouldered our guns and marched down
the mountains. with the tiger probably watching
us with Sar0onlc amusement trOm Dehln0 ms
bush. Then, undoubtedly, he went to sleep
again, to make up for lost time. and get ready
for the night when he would emerge, yawning
and stretching twitching his whiskers, to scent
his prey in the grateful hush of the night air.
and steal out upon his business of dinner
getting.
We went on to Kota Nopan, and we wished
we had been there six nights earlier. For then q
tiger had killed a buffalo just six miles away.
The natives, with their spears, had gone after
it and the tiger had adroitly circled and at
tackled one of the men, clawing him badly.
That had put an end to the hunt for the time.
but in day or two the men got together again
and tracked the tiger, which was wounded, till
they came to where it was lying up. Then they
flung their spears and stabbed it to death
The story gave a nice treasured feeling
all but the clawing part. If a tiger had been
here only six days ago we were at liberty to hope
for other tigers before very long.
The question was how to get at them That
was a game we did not know at all None or
experience with lions was any use with
tigers. No plains here to tramp over. beating
out the thickets-no rising before dawn In
the hope of CHANGING on tiger returning from
the nights hunting. They were as stealthy ana
elusive as the African leopard and even more
noiselesS They hunted in silence, 50 there was
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with its delicate intricacy of detail. with shafts
of sun, striking arrowlike, ON the tree bOleS,
and splaShes of it in open gladeS.
Hardly had we begun the ascent when the
voices of the heaters were heard behind US, in
premature din, and the forester hurried back
to silence that effort and explain their work all
over again. They were to allow time to reach
a certain place he had in mind before they be-
gan to work up to us.
Up we went hastily for an hour or more lug
ging our guns, which hate, for though am
an enduring walker / am a poor carrier. I
wished heartily that had taken one beaten
off the cutlery business and made him the bearer
of my gun.
At last we came to a sort of saddle where the
trails over the mountains crossed, and here we
chose our positions, the four of us at wide dis
tanceS from each other, each guarding q trail
The idea was to lie in wait while the beaterS
made the forest so disturbing to the tiger that
he would move, and move, 1t was hoped, along
enc of those paths.
The tiger, it was reported, unhurried
and lethargic animal, given to Sauntering along
paths. These forest ways were his private trails;
he had been living here unmolested for several
years, living upon the deer, the wild pig and
the smaller fry of the jungle. He seemed to
have done no harm to the natives and they
spoke of him with tolerable intimacy, almost
frendliness.
But he might not be so amiable when met
face to face! And there were probably good
many shady things in his past that had never
come to light-little, unconsldered deer, for ex-
ample!
The forester wished US good luck and turned
back to meet the heaters with heartenings, and
we took up our separate stations behind the
bushes and began the business Of watchfui
waiting.
We waited, with sharp lookout. most un-
eventually till the morning was half over. then
I began to hear a misunderstanding din stealing
through the forest. It was compounded of o
banging of pans and a lugubriouS, desultory
yelling. " d" I wondered If the tiger found It
annoying enough to rout him out of a morning
nap -
The sounds worked nearer and nearer, and
every once in a while some suddenly impas-
stoned yell would indicate private misfortune
on the part of the yeller-a toe Stubbed against
q rock or an inadvertent bed of thorns. Nearer
and nearer the noise came.
Now was the time, it seemed to me- for some
thing to happen. I watched the trail; I tried
to watch the entire surrounding scenery. The
sun was nearly vertical and the shadows were
underfoot like pools of darkness; the light
struck down in bars of brightness and saw
orange and black stripes everywhere. Every
rustic of branch was a possibility; every
stirring of the breeze an alarm.
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In the Land Where Hungry Beasts Haze
Atacked Matrices in Their O7Un Homes.
Lion Hunters in quest Of Ne0O Game.
Burma and the Streets Of Shimmer1ng Silk.
Beating the Jungle.

ERICA lay behind US. blue blur on
the horizon. Zanzibar, white sands
and jade-green reef water, slanted
palms and scent of cloves, was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-09
LaberO to
Cast His
Powers
Mystery Man Hypnotlzes
Snakes and Lions
Here.

A RRIVING early In January,
"A there came to American shores
young man of Algiers. with the
single name of Labero, VINO calmly
announced that he had passed his
young life in the wild deserts of hin
country among lions, tigers, Loop
ards and other playful wild animals,
and that he had become so accus-
toned to them that he could really
hypnotic them.
This same Labero, known as the
Mystery Man of the Algerian Des-
erts, will present one of the most
unusual and sensational acts ever
offered on the stage of the Lyric
next week. starting tomorrow.
Labero boasts strange powers OF
hypontic nature over wild beasts
and reptiles He is introduced by
DR.. Hereward Darlington, Phi. D.,
who also offers the scientific explain
ations During the course of the
act Labero demonstrates his hyp-
motto power on chickens, rabbits, a
large python and other animals and
closing his performance he enters
an arena nude, except for breech
cloth without the customary re-
volver whip or club, in fact with
no means of protection except his
hypnotic eye and casts a spell over
two African lions.
His performance should not be
construed as working with tame or
trained lions, as when it is positive
ly known that his stay in America
has been limited to such short
time, it would be quite impossible
for him to train any wild animal to
stand absolutely still, back up and
come forward at his will and even
cease to roar.
The Labero performance is pre-
sented to Manager Dick Wright as
absolutely authentic and genuine
and devoid of any fraud.
The bill will include
Racine and Day-Comediennes.
present an Eugene Conrad comedy
skit entitled "On a Cooks Tour"
Eugenie Leblanc and Sub Deb
Dancers-Present an attractive per-
Torrance of speed, jollity and class.
They specialize in tap dancing and
Miss LIE Blanc interlopates her
dancing with song bits.
Clayton and O'Done-Offer q
singing and instrumental presenta-
ton entitled 1.-THE Melody Makers"
w. ID. PolIard-A trick juggler
with line of chatter will be seen
in comedy juggling act entitled
Uncommon Nonsense"
Sweet and Proctor-In Comic
Opera la Carte
On the Screen-"Behind Closed
Doors a mystery drama featuring
Virginia Valli and CASTOR Glass viii
be the feature picture for the week.
It is filmed against the colorful and
romantic BACKGROUND of newly
born republic and foreign embassy
in Washington.
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There are several interesting ideas
contained in many of these re-
views. Many writer's admitted that
they have not been keen for the
move-talker or the movie with
sound effects, but feel that since
this type of picture is getting so
much better that this type of enter
tainment has come to stay.
That idea was expressed by hun
dreds who submitted reviews. Some
stated that they thought Weary
River" was the best talker and
singer so far. Of course that is q
matter of opinion based upon ones
experience in seeing. such movies.
Many admitted that Weary
River" was only the sob stuff splen-
didIy acted and directed. Some
writer's found fault with members
of audience carrying on converse
ton while the talker was on the
screen.
I admit that something must be
done regarding this audience evil.
There might be some excuse for
talking going on during a silent
movie but there absolutely is no
excuse for conversation during a
movie talker, no more so than at a
legitimate show.
I for one would like to see ushers
request people to refrain from talk
ing and even use other extremes if
necessary. I noticed sign in the
Circle the other day respectfully
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asking patrons not to talk while a
talking movie is on. If that does
not stop this evil then another
method should be used in all fair
ness to those who want to hear a
movie as we'll as see it these days,
It It
I received word from Nelson
Trowbridge, the Shubert repre-
sentative in Cincinnati, Ohio, that
Jean Oliver, formerly leading
woman for Berkell here, becomes
leading woman for the stock COM
pany at the Cox theater Monday
night. Trowbridge manages both
the Shubert and the Cox.
II II
Martin Levy of Indianapolis, who
is wintering in Miami, Fla, writes
me that he recently saw the two
big events in Florida-the prize
fight and the F'riars frolic. Levy
has become the rival of One Con-
nelly, the champion gate crasher.
Levy crashed the gates for the prize
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-09

fight and even got back stage for
part of the Friars frolic where Ted
Lewis, Lou Holtz, George Price and
many others of great stage fame ap-
peared. Then Levy went down in
the $50 seat section and was not
even ousted% 1t seems that even a
gate crasher when he does it artis-
tically, gets along much better than
a mere critic. They at least get
to Florida and the critic doesn't.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-09
Why Jane?

Jane DAILY, who has just been
signed for an important role in
Columbia's 1.-THE GUTTER" may
sound like an unknown but it's all
due to numerology.
AS Jacqueline Gadson, she lent
her blonde beauty with great sue
cess to such we'll known pictures
as "The Mysterious Island" "West
of Zanzibar" 1.-THE Thirteenth
Hour" "It' and Red Hair
Then came numerology and
Jacqueline changed not only her
name but also her personality. In
"The GUTTER" she discards ingenue
roles for the part of blond vamp
who rivals Dorothy Revier for Ben
Lyons attention.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-09

this seasons productions, Miss Marie
Louise Walker, a titian-haired
young woman who earned success
with her work before New York
audiences, is the new feminine
lead. In the current attraction she
viii portray the role of Ann Marvin,
a young woman who does not really
wish to marry owing to her ideas
about love being too flimsy foun-
dation for such an eternal institu-
ton. However, she is beguiled into
a companionate marriage by the
glowing promises it offers, by an
American millionaire.
How she reacts to the new situa-
tions makes the fun Of the play.
And rare fun it proves to be for the
audience is held in long session
OF laughter as the play unfolds.
James Blaine, new leading man,
will enact the role Of the million
aire. The entire cast will support
these two new stars.
Manager Berkell will introduce
the entire cast at the close Of the
second act tomorrow night. Those
desiring to meet the various mem
bers of the company will have the
opportunity of doing so at the end
of the three afternoon perform
anees the first week.
Coming next week is Wanted" a
vehicle by the author of "Laff That
Off" All productions this season
viii be directed in the art work by
Harvey Schlueter scenic artist of
the last several seasons. All per-
formances begin at 8:15 and 2:l5.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-09

the passing of one year and the
building of new buildings on the
campus of Wesley. The two schools
have affiliated and there is no more
Walton. Everyone lends their eff
forts in building up the new school
with a vengeance and by graduation
day harmony "rains."
Tickets, will go on sale at the B. F.
Keith theater box Office, Monday
noon, March IL. Mail orders will
be accepted at the publicity Office
of Butler university.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-09
Only of His Kind

Oscar Smith, Paramount's only
Negro contract player, shutters his
way through a part in the ALL
dialogue musical play featuring
Charles tBuddy) Rogers. Nancy Car
roll, Jack Oakie, Richard (Skeets)
Gallagher and Harry Green.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-09

A dress so daring that it causes
it's wearer to be barred from the
floor of fancy dress ball is worn
by Clara Bow in her first all-talking
picture for Paramount, 1.-THE Wild
PARTY"
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ADJUSTMENTS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-09
A Musical Talkie

Baby Mack. Negro entertainer at
8 leading Los Angeles night club,
takes the part of Nancy Carroll'S
maid in Close Harmony" which
Paramount Is producing as a 100
per cent dialogue musical play.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-09
Noted Stock Producer viii Present ain Entire New Cast
in a Successful Comedy This Thing Called Love-
Which Is Touring the Large Cities.

THE Berk Players opening their seventh
morrow night bill which promises bm
outlaws Of the pleasing features OF the bill
stock =
This Thing Called Love- sparkling
emotion charmgy told 1t touches the subject
rage and leaves the audience with interesting
subject.
An entirely cast OF players marks the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-09
Mary Lou Clark

When 1.-THE Fairview Follies"
opens at B. F. Keith's next Fri
day for two days Miss Mary Lou
Clark will be seen as big Ber-
tha." This is the annual Butler
production,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-09
New Leading Man

Frederic March is Clara Bows
leading man in her first all-talking
picture for Paramount, 1.-THE Wild
Party.'
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ROUNDING ROUND
l. II 1T ~ w d HICKMAN

received
4 my Barthemess' Weary River"
conducting movie critic contest Tor the pur-
of permitting movie fans to turn critic
brought to desk and as
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-09
BENEFICIAL
RAINS FALL
Growing Crops Over Valley
Aided BY General Pre-
cipitation

A general rain expected to be OF
material benefit to growing crops
over the Valley fell Monday night,
and the weather forecast saw a
probability Of continued local show
ers Tuesday night. The precipita-
ton was general over the whole OF
south Texas.
All Rio Grande river stations re-
ported rain with Mission breaking
a record of over a years duration.
Rio Grande City also received a
heavy downfall, recording LAT
inches. Mission obtained 2.58
inches. San Benito recorded 50
and Brownsville IS.
Shippers and farmers agreed
Tuesday that despite the fact that
the rain would probably delay ship
ments of beans and potatoes for
several days, the benefit done grow
ing crops would be of great value
to the Valley.
The rain was of a warm nature,
which is the best Kind for the pro-
duce. The lowest temperature re-
corded in Brownsville Monday
night was 70 degrees as compared
to 70 ct 8 a. m. Relative warm
nights have been the order for
some time, and this also Is an aid
to the crops. Cotton especially Is
expected to be given impetus by
the precipitation.
The Rio Grande showed slight
rises at all points in the Valley
except Brownsville. The rains also
hit the watersheds Of the San
Juan and Salado rivers in Mexico
and it is believed that the Rio
Grande will continue to rise from
above Mission down during the next
II to "a hours.
The river is now in a low stage
ranging from -0.4 at Laredo to 8.6
at Rio Grande City.