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Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25
Veterans Will
Hold Picnic

Disabled American Veterans of
San Diego county plan a two day
picnic and barbecue on July 81 and
%, according to information receiv-
ed here today by Al Kellogg.
The picnic will be held at Kent
wood in-thePines. mile east of
Julian, starting with dinner Satur-
day evening, July 27. Dancing will
follow the dinner with a prize of
so in gold offered.
Following breakfast Sunday morn
ing there will be sightseeing trip
through the Julian mines and big
barbecue dinner. Dancing, refresh
ments and entertainment will helI
pass the afternoon enjoyably.
Valley veterans desiring to attend
are requested to notify Kellogg OF
Tom Havton, 644 "E' street, Sar
Diego. telephone Main 0417.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25
RESIGNATION OF
TEACUE REFUSED
BY BANK BOARD

LOS ANGELES, July 2h. Be-
cause of his appointment by Presi-
dent Hoover to the Federal Farm
Board and his necessary absence
from California during a great part
Of the next year, G. G. league, vice
president and director of the Secur-
ity-First National Bank, has tender
ed his resignation from that institu-
ton, but its directors have asked
him to withdraw it. Resolutions to
this effect as passed by the board at
its July meeting were made public
yesterday. They read in part as
follows:
=" WHEREAS, the board of direc-
tors of this bank values very highly
Mr.. league s connection with this
institution as an officer and direc-
tor because of his unusual know
ledge of business, industrial and
agricultural conditions in the terri
tory in which this bank operates,
and because of his interest in and
loyalty to this bank;
"NOW, THEREFORE BIT 1T
RESOLVED, that the board of di-
rectors of this bank desires hereby
to express to Mr.. league it's very
earnest desire that he shall continue
as an officer and director of this
bank even though for limited pc
riod of time his responsible duties of
a public nature, which he is called
upon to perform, require his alb
sence from Southern California for
o large portion of his time; and the
board does hereby ask Mr.. league to
withdraw his rendered resignation
unless there are impelling reasons
in connection with his recent APP
pointment other than his absence
from this locality which make his
resignation necessary
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25
BY RICHARD G.. BALDWIN
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, Juy 25. W.R
= Bring back the good old days!'
That was the plea of four man
ayers Of Pacific Coast League ball
clubs today when asked if they ap-
proved the lively" ball.
Three other managers were all
for the active ball and still another
expressed himself more or less
neutral concerning the merits Of the
fast moving spheroid.
Oscar Witt, manager of the
Hollywood Stars and former big
league star third baseman, was
most vehement of the four cold
timers. - Said Oscar:
"Take the lively ball out of
there and we could play ball again.
| may be old fashioned but no one
will argue me out of my belief that
we aren t playing baseball any
more-it s slug and run, nothing
else.
"The fine points that our pre-
decessors built into the national
game have simply disappeared. Any
time they decide to take some of
the dynamite out of these bombs
they now call baseballs they'll find
me throwing my hat in the air.
Buddy Ryan, who guides the des-
times Of the Sacramento Solons, an
eX-big Lacquer, contributes:
Players are smacking more
home runs nowadays who couldn t
get double with the less lively
ball. I'd welcome the return of
scientific baseball with hit and run
play, stealing of bases and other
strategy impossible with the pres.
ent jackrabbit ball.
Ernie Johnson, chief of the
seattle Indians and former mem
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25
Desert Tragedy
Claims Family
Continued From Page l.

man. s body indicated the same con-
dltiOn.
Sheriff Goes To Scene
All the bodies were horribly de-
composed, making it difficult to
know definitely whether the wo-
man 8 body found was that of Mrs.
Perez or a girl somewhere aroui.d
20 years old. For tn s reason, anc
believing there n ay be CTR yic-
time, Sheriff Gillett and Deputy
Sheriff Clark left here this mora
ing at 8 o'clock to renew search
about the scene Of the tragedy
When Clark and Tucker had fin,
ished their search, they notified
Coroner Lemons who went OUT with
ie:t Underw" I'd, his ASST slant, and
c',ugh, In the tpclcs, arriv.,.3 IL. t
nc 3 'clo 4 lis mornil :, The
condition If the bodies vas ch
that immediate burial was neces-
sary, INTERN, mt being in the count"
( lot a. Mo MIN View cemetery.
Considerable criticism was voiced
this morning hy deputies al the Jail
over the manner in which the Blythe
officials handled the cose.
"Had the Blythe Officers made
search, they T. ight have found SINE
Ct the children in time II save
them,' Sheriff Gillett said. owe
also lost Tine when the message
was relayed % ,s by the BraWleE
pa. er inst lad O. coming q us di-
rect
"Those four little youngsters un-
der the mesquite bush was the
most horrible and pitiful sight !
have ever seen," said Deputy Sher-
iff Tucker. "They mus, have suf-
fered terribly before the END came.
They were piled on top of each 9th
er helgerske their clothing torn
by their struggles and from tearing
through the underbrush.
"The two older boys undoubtedly
saw mirages. Their legs were - fill
ed with cactus thorns as to resemble
pincushions and their tracks showed
they had gone round and round in
circles in their mad thirst for water,
although they managed to keep to-
gether.''
The Niland-Blythe road is little
used, particularly a. this time of the
year, when travel over it is parti-
cularly dangerous to those not used
to desert country. To attemp5 cross
ing it without plenty of water is
madness. The extreme humidity of
the past few days added to the dan
ger and the Armentas party had
little chance for their lives, and
this chance was wiped out when
they turned east in their search in
ssead of retracing their steps to-
ward Beal's Well.
The road struggles along the
boundary between Imperial and Riv
erside counties, the Armentas car be
ing found in Riverside while some
of the bodies were over the line IL
this county.
1t was on this road, at point
several miles west of the tragedy
that Leslie Nichols, San Francisco
insurance man, was murdered si'
years ago by two youths, Lawrence
Campbell and Charles Davis. Camp
bell was hanged for the crime anf
Davis is serving life sentence ii
San Quentin for his part i'll the at
fair
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25
Biscailuz Heads
Traffic Squads

Les ANGELES, July 25. U.0 =
The appointment of Eugene w. Bis
cailuz, for many years undersheriff
of Los Angeles county, to head the
newly created state highway motor
patrol, was officially confirmed here
las night by Governor c. C. Young
The post carries salary of $500
and entails the organization and
direction OF approximately $50 men
in various counties of the state. The
appointment will become effective
August /.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25
N. Y. STILL SWELTERS

NEW YORK, July 25.W.H An
other hot day faced New Workers
when they awoke this morning after
a sweltering night. The new heat
wave yesterday drove the thermo-
meter to 80 degrees and caused two
deaths and three proarations. A
third death was traceable Indirect
lv to the heat, when 3 year old
child left on an apartment fire es-
cape fell so its death four floors
below.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25
Weather Becomes
Slightly Cooler

Slightly cooler temperature, in
dueed by brisk east wind, made
weather conditions more bearah'e
here today, though the humidity
still remains higher than normal.
At O'Clock the recording
thermometer at the Imperial lee &
Development Company plant showed
a reading of 90 degrees The humi-
dry at that time registered 45.
Practically solid mass of clouds
hung over the valley this afternoon,
indicating an increase in humidity
should the wind cease blowing.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25
Runaway Boys
Held In Jail

Woodrow Wilson is in the Impe-
rial county jail, not exactly the
proper place for such an illustrious
name.
This particular Wilson is Is
years old and halls from Dallas,
Texas. With him is Henry Rosson,
also Is years old, who gives Denver
as his home address. The boys were
picked up at Ft. Yuma yesterday
by Deputy Sheriff Bill Quick, on
suspicion of being runaways.
Woodrow gave his occupation as
schoolboy. Henry went a step fur.
ther and called himself a laborer.
The sheriff's office has notified
the parents Of the boys and are
awaiting word as to what shall be
done with the wanderers.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25
TO OFFER STOCK .

NEW/YORK, July %. WH -
Directors of the Consolidated Gas
Company of New York today voted
to offer, subject to the approval OF
the public service commission, addi-
tional common stock to present
holders at $75 share in the ratio
of one new share for every two
shares held as of September l6.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25
ASKS COURT PROTECTION

LOS ANGELES, July %. U.D -
Willie William Hario, Seminole In
dian about to inherit $3,000,O00 from
oil royalties held by his parents, has
appealed to the courts for protee-
ton against fraud and physical at
tack. Harjo, %, cannot read or
write. He asks that his wife, Ruth
and j. S. ReXcole, of the Equitable
Investment Company, be made his
guardians.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25
CLARKE PLEA JULY 20

Los ANGELES, July %. W.H -
+. p. Newport, millionaire real es-
tate man, and his secretary, Robert
Clarke, accused of conspiracy to
hribe "A Judge, win plead to the
charge on July %. The date was
set today when they were arraigned.
Newport was released on $4,000
hail
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25
MAKE .TALKIE' OF MARRIAGE

HOLLYWOOD, July 25. U.H -
Their marriage now a matter of his
tory, recorded in sound and on film,
Anita Stewart, screen actress, and
George Converse, New York Mil
lionaire, left last evening on an
automobile honeymoon with "no
particular place to go.' Their trip
to Hawaii Cancelled, they will tour
America before leaving for Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25
'(0UNTYRRIEES '(0UNTYRRIEES

is represented in court by Attorney
Don c. Bitler, with Ed II. Law rep
resenting the district attorneys of
flee. A jury was obtained this morn
ing and it is expected the case will
be finished before night.
FOR Pure Glass Of Lemonade
go to Paul's, at Pickwick Stages
Depot. adv
Judkins Hearing TOday-The case
of Alfonso Judkins, charged with
possession of morphine, was sched-
uled to come before Judge Mayfield
at 3 o 'clock this afternoon, Due to
the postponement of the Dias hear
ing, it was likely the Judkins ease
might also be postponed.
Let Storage IIc;p You. Our rein
forced concrete warehouse is the
safest place for your piano, trunks,
and household goods. Phone J..
Pioneer Trunk and Transfer Co.
adv
Chief Takes Vacation-Chief Os-
walt, of the police department, is
enjoying a short vacation in the hills
and is expected to return to the
city tomorrow or late tonight. The
chief is not taking any extended va
cation this year and plans to take
a few days off now and then as his
dates permit
Parisienne Beauty Shoppe. Els
Main St Phone 7S3. adv
Oregon Coffee Shsp-Fresb aha.
zone steak today. Adv.
Stork Pays Visit Mr.. and Mrs.
William Cornu Of 5j3 Orange
avenue, are receiving congratula-
ti0ns on the arrival of q son Will
liam Robert, who was born yester-
day noon, weighing eight and one
half pounds. Mother and baby are
reported doing nicely.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25
PAGE THREE
Report Fighting
Near Manchuli

TOXIC, July 25. Wp FIRING
between, Russian ana Chinese pa
trolls at Kanchuli, on the northwest
ern Manchurian border, was report
ed today in dispatch to the news
paper Nichi Nichi from Manchuli.
At 6 a. m. today, the dispatch
Kassian airplane appeared
over Manchuli and Chinese patrols
opened fire. Russian border in
fantrymen returned the fire. The
city was terrified, the dispatch said,
and japanese residents began to flee.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25

Trial Is Postponed Manuel Dias,
charged with operating an unsani-
tary dairy, appeared before Judge
Mayfield for trial this morning.
The ease was continued until this
afternoon, Don c. Bitler, attorney
for Dias, being engaged in a case
IN the superior court. A. r. Tagg,
milk inspector, filed the complaint
against Dias.
We Loan to BuIld, buy or refin.
anee. Tyler Insurance Agency. adv
Barbara worth noss1 Ulut Break
last, Zoe ap; merchants lunch oOc,
tsb bile 4 hOte dinner 6l.UO sdv
DR.. A. B. Hanson, Dentist, Davis
Bldg. Extraction specialist. adv
The El Centre Hospital, are giy.
ing special service TO maternity
work. Price 10000 for ten days, in
cluding supplies, and delivery room.
For information Phone 20. Adv.
w. G. T. u. Broadcast-Beginnin
tomorrow the w. c. r. L. will be
ON the air over station XXX, Holly
wood, every Friday morning at IL
o clock. Interesting and variated
programs are planned for this hour.
Let Us Give you Marinello
Bleach Pack. Par,sienne Beauty
Shoppe. 51s Main. Phone 1888. adv
White Rouge. Parisienne Beauty
shoppe. SIS Main st. Phone 7s3.
adv
Many Taking Tests-Upwards Of
100 persons had appeared in the
state traffic office at noon today
to take the examination for driv.
ers licenses, required by the state.
Traffic Officers wish 10 remind auto
owners that the examination can
be taken Mt the various police de.
partments in the city, and that it
Is not necessary to come before the
traffic office in the court house.
IF Too Warm to sleep at home,
sleep on the roof of Hotel Annex.
Phone 965 for reservations. Special
weekly rates. adv
Woman Goes To Trial-Teal Wal
lace, ncgress, charged with robbery
at Wesimorland went on trial in
the sunerinr court tins nnrning She
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25
MANY MANAGERS OPPOSED TO
USE OF LIVELY BASEBALL.

Editors-The following is one
Of series of stories pertaining
to the effect the lively ball
has on baseball. Important lea
gues, in all parts Of the coun-
try, will be covered in subse-
quent stories.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25
MEADOWS TRIAL STARTS

LOS ANGELES, July %. W.D -
The trial of George Meadows on l.
counts of grand theft, was scheduled
to start this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25

am also of the opinion the lively
ball is taking lots of scientific
stuff out of the game.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25

Reports from many districts show
the grain crop of the San Joaquin
valley to be larger than estimated.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25

A fire near Paso Robles, San Luis
Obispo county, recently ragged six
days before being controlled.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25

Woman Goes To Trial--Teal Wal
lace. negress, charged with robbery
nt Westmorland. went ON trial in
The superior court this morning. She
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25

If Too Warm to sleep at home,
'leep on the roof of Hotel Annex.
Phone 965 for reservations. Special
weekly rates. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25

i-or Pure Glass Of Lemonade
60 to Paul's, at Pickwick Stages
Depot. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-25

DR.. A. B. Hanson. Dentist, Davis
Bldg. Extraction specialist. adv
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-05

OAKLAND, Cal, April 5.-Heirs
to $3.50, OOO, OO0!
Sounds like a dream, but it has
a tangible thread Of reality for
members Of one family here.
They believe themselves to be the
direct descendants of two men
whose names loomed large in fin
ancial annals of three countries a
century and a half ago.
Through the tangled maZes Of
genealogical history. through many
distortions Of family names, these
people, two brothers and three sis
tiers, have traced their relationship
to former financiers, long since
dead, whose originally vast fortunes
have multiplied TO an astounding
degree during the intervening years.
The family, which has already
filed claims to the larger Of the
two estates involved in a st. Louis
court, sonsists Of Russell and Clear
ence Himmelrick; Mrs. M. Small
ley and Mrs. Y. N. McRoland, who
makes their home in the EaStbay
region, here, and Mrs. M. V. Berry
Of Auburn, California.
Estate Near Billion
One estate, now valued by Russell
Himmelrick at $810,00O,O00, centers
around the original fortune Of John
Emmerich of Amsterdam, Holland,
and his nephew, Alexander, Him
melrich, an emigrant in this coun-
try, who is believed to have been
burned to death while in the Civil
War.
Emmerich, according to Himme1-
rich, was q partner of John Jacob
Aston, one of the founders OF New
York, In the fur trading business
which was the basis Of the famous
Aston fortune.
The other large estate involved
is valued at $4,000 900. 1t is that
of William Jennings, en- English
bachelor who died intestate in 1893
at the age Of SO years.
This fortune according to the
findings Of Mrs. S. r. w. Corey
Los Angeles (Cal.) genealogist, en-
puoyed by the Himmelrocks, was
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-05

placed by the courts IN control OF
distant relatives.
Jennings Estate Famous
The Jennings estate is so famous
that heirs living in or near Los
Angeles, have formed a Jennings
association" They meet each
month like any other organization
and discuss progress in settling the
estate. The HimmerlrickS have
Just recently become members Of
this association, since they learned
Of their relationship to Jennings.
The story Of the Emmerich money
has long been a tradition in the
Himmelrick family, however. The
father of the Oakland heirs is said
to have spent many years in tracing
down the geneology and handed
on his knowledge Of the facts to
his children.
Russell Himmelrick tells Of hav-
ing made many trips, Of having
written countless letters and of in
terviews with "old timers" who
knew Alexander Himmelrick the
Civil War hero. in attempting to
establish his family's claim to the
fortune. His efforts are now being
rewarded, for according to Russell
Himmerlrick, the original will of
John Nichols Emerich, about
whose fortune many legal doc
uments exist in Holland. has
been found in st. Louis.
The will, he says, is being
held in chancery to allow for filing
Of claims pending final settlement.
Severa Hundred Claimants
There r several hundred known
claimants to the two estates, but
the Himmelricks believe their
shares when the fortunes are event
ually divided will be about $500, 00c
apiece.
Russell HimmeIrick is an auto
mobile salesman and his brother
Clarence drives a laundry wagon
Russell until a short time ago was
proprietor Of an ice cream conces-
sion in an Oakland ballroom, anC
his sister Mrs. Smally assisted him
The other two sisters keep house
for husbands Of moderate means.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-05
c. R. CAMPBELL
dies SUDDENLY
Local Contractor Fails To
Recover Following
Operation

G. r. Campbell, Brownsville con-
tractor, died at Mercy hospital at
1880 p. m. Thursday. following an
operation for appendicitis. Death
was very sudden, Mr.. Campbell
having been i'll only four days.
Brief funeral services are to be
held at the Darling chapel here at
4:30 p. m. Friday, with the Masons,
Of which lodge he was a member,
in charge. Rev. j. E. Lovett will
~officiate. Burial will take place in
Robstown, where his parents reside,
on Sunday afternoon.
Surviving the deceased besides
his widow are his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. l.. Campbell, Of Robs-
town, three brothers, w. i. Camp
bell, Of Brownsville; j. r. Camp
bell, Of Corpus Christi, and H. H.
Campbell, Of Robstown, and two
sisters, Mrs. S. Paul Harper. Of
Robstown, and Mrs. Henry Patton,
Of Coleman City. One brother.
Ralph Campbell. who also resided
in Bronsville, died some time prev
iously.
The parents Of Mr.. Campbell, as
well as Mrs. Harper, and H. H.
Campbell, were here at the time
Of his death, and will accompany
the remains to Robstown Saturday
morning for interment.
The deceased was SO years of
age, and had been living in this
city for the past three years. He
wa born in Navasota Dec. 8. 1893.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-05
Good VIII Trip To
Corpus Christi Is
Being Planned Here

Notices Of a goodwin "Trip OF
Brownsville business men to Corpus
Christi April Il and %, primarily
for the purpose Of visualizing a deep
water port would mean to this city,
have been mailed Jointly by the
four Brownsville banks.
The chamber Of commerce is con-
curing on the plan. April q is
San Jacinto day and Sunday and
therefore April p will be conSid-
cred as a holiday also. a circular
prepared by the chamber points
out.
The Corpus Christi chamber will
furnish a boat for inspection Of the
port and a three-hour trip to Ingle-
side for inspection Of the Humble
Oil refinery is being arranged. The
inspection trip is planned for Up.
m. Sunday.
There will be golf privileges for
Sunday and Monday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-05
Drum Corps To Put
On Minstrel Today
In Mercedes Show

Members of Brownsville American
Legion bugle and drum corps will
leave here Friday afternoon for Nc
Allen in a SPECIAL Missouri Pacific
transportation company bus for
McAllen where the corps will COM
pete in a vaudeville contest.
The contest is being staged by
the Mercedes post and 1t has been
indicated seven Valley groups will
seek the prize money offered.
The bugle and drum corps will
give a demonstration on the streets
prior to the show and following a
dinner to be given by the Mercedes
LegionnaireS.
The act to be put on by the local
corps will be a 15-minute minstrel
show. Jimmy Holmes, who has had
much experience with this type Of
entertainment, has directed the
minstrel.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-05
SPECIAL RUNS
TO MUSIC MEET
Many Valley Schools Com.
peting For Honors At
Kingsville College
fSnecial to The HERALD

Especial TO The Herald)
on SAN BENITO, April 5.-A special
iacil, ain bersing entries of the San Be-
so to school in the fourth annual
mouth Texas music contest. which
ere fseing staged at the South Texas
aiate Teachers college in Kings
VIII Friday, left here at 6 a. m.
fhe special will return late this
evening, leaving Kingsville at 7:30
p. m. Groups from Donna, Edin-
burg, Harlingen, Mission, McAllen,
Mercedes, Pharr, San Juan and Rio
Hondo made the trip.
San Benito schools sent a school
band and orchestra and a girls glee
club. In addition to these the fol-
lowing soloists made the trip: Louis
Valentino, boy vocal soloist: Maud
Nosler, girl vocal soloist; Bernard
Woods, cornet soloist, and Colvin
Terrell, clarinet soloiSt.
The boys glee club is not COM
peting because rules of the contest
bar more than three groups from
che school.
"
r KING5VILLE, April 5.-An en-
try list of nearly TOO has been re-
|, ceived for the fourth annual South
: Texas music contest at the South
Texas State Teachers college here
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-05
DAMAGE SUITS FILED
AGAINST

AUSTIN, April 5.-P-Damage
suits totaling $4,000 for alleged
failure to comply with contracts
were filed today by the attorney
generals department against Chas.
D. Barnes and D. c. McCord, Dali
las contractors, and the Fidelity
Union Casualty company Of Dallas,
their surety.
The litigation resulted when the
contractors became financially UNI
able to proceed with work on build
ingS at the Terrell state hospital
and girls training school at Gaines
vile, the petition stated.