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Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
MEXICAN CHURCH
and STATE WILL
PARLEY FURTHER
BY LYLE G, WILSON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent,

WASHINGTON, June 26. W.H -
Archbishop Ruiz Y Flores letter to
the Mexican clergy and laity is au-
thoritatively interpreted as the be-
ginning of an effort toward far
reaching adjustment of the laws
which produced the Mexican reli-
gious controversy.
The agreement between the church
and the state announced in Mexico
City last week is in the end expected
to lead to more definite solution
in which problems which were not
even mentioned in the recent agree
ment would be adjusted. The arch
bishops letter described the situa-
tion as follows:
"We hope sincerely that nobody
will accuse the church of improperly
mixing in politics by virtue of the
necessary relations which the church
must have in order to bring the mat
ter to definite solution.
This statement is interpreted as
the church s recognition of the tenta-
tive character of the present posi-
tion of the church in Mexico. The
church state agreement, contrary to
popular belief, did not alter the con
stitution of Mexico nor change any
of the laws against which the church
protested in 1926 by withdrawing
priests from all Mexican churches.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
BRITISH WANT
u. s. MOVE ON
DISARMA MENT
BY WEBB MILLER


LONDON, June 26. U.H - The
next move towards international dis
armament should come direct from
Washington, preferably from Presi.
dent Hoover himself, in the opinion
of authoritative British circles to-
day.
Most Of the action so far has TAX
en- place here, and although two
United States ambassadors have lar
ticipated, there was a feeling that
the cause would be helped consider
ably if the United States govern
ment would enter more personally
into the discussions.
One way in with it was thought
the United States government could
make the next move would be for it
to make the inevitable informal
soundings Of other naval powers,
asking their ideas, or informally
suggest to them that they set their
experts to work on definitions of
Mr. Hoover's naval "yardstick.'
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDon
aid in speech in the Society of
Friends hall last night, said that he
hoped he would be in a position be-
fore many days to announce definite
ly how further disarmament nego-
tiations would be conducted, where
the conferences would be held, and
what objectfwould be kept in view.
The British press. already has
manifested :some impatience at the
lull : since :; Ambassador Charles G..
Dawes quick trip to Forres for his
conference with Macdonald and his
speech two nights later at the Pill
grims' dinner. The quiet confer
ences between Dawes, Hugh s. Glib
son, United States ambassador to
Belgium, and Macdonald apparently
do not satisfy it, and something more
positive is wanted.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
Stowaway Returns
Aboard Leviathan

NEW YORK, June 26. W.H-'
Arthur Schneider, the Portland, Me-,
boy who slowed away on the
French transatlantic plane Yellow
Bird two weeks ago, returned to
America on the Leviathan today.
He was met at quarantine by his
father, Thomas r. Schneider, Port.
land furrier.
Young Schneider was reluctant to
talk Of his venture. He said he
wished nothing so much as to be
alone with his mother, who remain
ed at home in Portland, and denied
that he felt himself a hero or that
he ever had compared himself with
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh.
Asked if he intended to capitalize
his experience, he replied. "that
all depends on my mother. I must
consult her first.'
He will go to Portland as soon
as he can, he said. He was empha
tic in denying he had slowed away
with the connivance Of any of the
three Frenchmen with whom he
made the trip from Old Orchard
Me-, to Spain.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
DIRECTOR
C0NFERS'
ON Dam
Contracts For Maximum
Power Developed Guar
anteed DR.. Mead.
DETAILS DAM PLANS
Head of Reclamation Ser
vice Expected To Be In
Valley Saturday.

LOS ANGELES, June 26. U.R-
Purchase of the maximum power
to be developed by Boulder dam
was guaranteed by representatives
of the Los Angeles Bureau Of Power
and Water and the Southern Cali
fornia Edison Company in confer
ences with DR.. Elwood Mead, U. S.
commissioner of reclamation, hero
yesterday.
Although details Of the prelimin-
ary meeting Of the officials were
not disclosed, it was learned that
the applicants for power contracts
are divided in their opinion on the
"falling water'' policy Of the gov.
ernment.
Southern California Edison Com
pany favored construction by the
purchasers Of a hydro-electric
plant while the bureau Of water and
power preferred that the govern
ment build and operate the genera
ting system, it was said.
DR.. Mead and his staff Of gov
ernment engineers today continued
the series of conferences with pow
er company officials. He was to
meet with representatives Of the
Southern Sierras Power Company,
the Los Angeles Gas and Electric
Corporation and officials Of the
state of Nevada.
Commenting the cooperative at
titude with which the power conn
panies have met the issue, DR.. Mead
predicted that ''under favorable
conditions, actual construction will
begin on Boulder dam within tho
next 10 months.''
"Real progress is being made, -
he said. "We are asking the opin-
ions and advice of those Interest,"
ed in the power aspects of the pro-
ject,' he continued, and added
that all recommendations and q re-
port of the developments Of the
negotiations would be submitted tn
Secretary Of the Interior Ray Ly-.
man Wilbur when he again meets
with him at Ontario. Ore, ON July
Great and prolonged ovations re-
peatedly were accorded DR.. Mead at
a banquet in his honor here last
night, during which he outlined
plans for Boulder dam construction.
Describing the project as the
greatest the government has under.-
taken since the Panama Canal, the
reclamation commissioner declared
that a barrier twice the height Of
any now existing will be built in
order to utilize waters of the Colo
RADIO river along 300 miles Of its
course.
Four Huge Tunnels
"Provision must be made for q
river that will carry over 100000
cubic feet per second" he said.
"To do this, it is planned to build
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Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
FIVE COUNTRIES
UNITE TO SEARCH
FOR LOST FLYERS
Spain Refuses To Admit
Futility Of Rescuing
Her AviatOrs.
By JOHN DE dANDT
United Press Staff Correspondent

Z
MADRID, June 26. W.H-Five
European governments joined today
in the elaborate search for the miss
ing Spanish aviators.
In addition to the naval and
aerial resources of Spain which
have been marshaled for the hunt.
Great Britain, Italy and Portugal
have sent out fast destroyers to
search the waters of the Atlantic
between the coast of Portugal and
the Azores, where the flyers were
believed to have come down in their
huge Dornier seaplane while in an
attempt to fly to the United States.
Today the French government
ordered two Of it's destroyers, the
Leopard and the Lynx, to join in
the search. They are to leave Brest
for the coast of Spain this after
noon and will be placed at the dis
posal of the Spanish government.
The scope Of the search has been
widened as the officials of the
Spanish government continued to
cling to the slender hope that Com
mander Ramon Franco and his thre;
companions on the missing Dorniel
No. 16 would be found.
Scores of ships and seaplane.
cruised the area in which the flyer:
were believed to have come dow,
in their plane.
The government wireless stations
as well as the private receiving
stations, stood by in the hope Of
picking up information which might
lead to the recovery of the plane
and the rescue Of the four men.
Every possible means were mad
by the government in making the
search, for the authorities, in spit
Of the apparent hopelessness Of thu
task, still refused to believe tha
the men were beyond rescue.
There was little stock taken il
the varying and unconfirmed re
ports that a wrecked plane hat
seen at sea and that the wreck wa.
the Dornier No. 16.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
Popular Screen
Actress To Wed

HOLLYWOOD, June 26. WH)--
With a prominent group of motion
picture figures in attendance, May
McAvoy, screen star, will be mar
ried in Beverly Hills late today to
Maurice G. Cleary, wealthy local
investment broker.
The ceremony will be performed
by the Rev. Father Michael j. Mui-
Inns in the Church of the Good
Shepherd.
Lois Wilson will be maid Of
honor and Arnold Hanger, Rich
mond, Kentucky, will serve as best
man.
The bridesmaids will be Mrs.
Lloyd Hughes, Mrs. Harold Lloyd,
Mrs. Robert Leonard, Helen Fergu-
son, and Edythe and Irene Mayer.
The couple plans to leave for
Honolulu Immediately after the
ceremony but will return hero
shortly to enable Miss McAvoy to
conclude contracted pictures.
Later, probably in two months,
they will make a further honey
moon tour of Europe.
The marriage will be the first for
each.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
Death Claims
Mrs. Hamilton

Mrs. W. P. Hamilton, 81, wife of
Pitt Hamilton, we'll known local
grocer, died last night at IL clock
at the Ell Centre hospital after a
short illness, her death coming as a
shock to a large number of friends.
Funeral services are scheduled for
Friday morning at 8 clock. They
will be conducted at Lemons parlors
by Rev. c. E. Flanagan of the First
Baptist church of which Mrs. Ham
ilton was an active member.
The Eastern Star will be in charge
of the burial service at Evergreen
cemetery, it was announced this
morning.
Mrs. Hamilton is survived byaher
husband, two sons and a daughter
besides numerous relatives.
The deceased was born in Cley-
bourne, Texas and married Oct. 10,
1926. She was well liked among her
circle of friends and acquaintances
in Ell Centre and is sincerely mourn
ed by those who knew her.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
Bride United
With AssOlant

LE HAVRE, France, June 20. U.H
Jean Assolant, conqueror of the
Atlantic, and his bride were reunited
today on the 1ower-strewn waters Of
lie Havre.
Mrs. Assolant, formerly Miss
Pauline Parker, chorus girl, arrived
from New York aboard the lie de
France.
As the liner steamed into the roads,
civil and military planes from the
Bleville airport flew overhead, drop
ping flowers on the ship and in the
harbor.
The French line chartered tug
laden with flowers aboard which
A Assolant, LeFevre and Lotti, his COM
panions on his flight, went to meet
the lie de France.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26

C|LLET I
J(JRY IS
OBTAINED
Nine Men and Three WO-
men to Hear Evidence
Against Sheriff.
TESTIMONY BEGINS
Case Expected to Take
Several Weeks Before
Completion.

Sheriff c. l.. Gillett went to trial
this afternoon before nine men and
three women jurors in superior court
on three indictments consisting of
237 counts charging misappropria-
tion and failure to account for funds
placed in his care over period of
five years.
The final juror was chosen this
morning. After the completion of
the panel County Clerk Cal Mousseau
read the indictments. The sheriff
is being tried on all three indict-
ments at the same time, they being
consolidated by agreement of the
district attorneys office and the
defense counsel last week.
Mousseau was the first witness for
the state this afternoon. His testi-
mony, as brought out by questions
of the prosecution, was directed to-
ward the filing of records of the
sheriff's office during the time in
which the state charges Gillett fail
ed to account for various amounts.
The state will take at least four
days and perhaps longer to place
all of its Witnesses on the stand,
District Attorney Elmer Head
stated this morning, after court ad-
journed.
When court convened at 2 p. IN.
Caleb b. Smith, deputy district at
10 h. ,ta Tor nf
outlining briefly what the state
would attempt to show. The jurors
listened attentively.
In chosing the jury neither the
state or the defense used the entire
10 challenges allotted them. The
state used eight and the sheriff IS
attorneys seven. Both sides were
on the alert for an expected surprise
move but none occurred.
The jury, made up of nine men
and three women with one male al
ternate, was finally selected after
two day battle, being seated at
1880 a. IN. today. Five are from
Imperial, three from Ell Centre,
three from Calexico and one from
Holtville. The alternate is from
Brawley.
Those who are to hear the case
are: Ira C. Carr, rancher, Calexico;
Shelby n. Crook, store manager, I'll
Centre: Mrs. Louise ID. Waugh. wife
of a printer on the Imperial Enter,
prise; Fred l.. Shaw, carpenter, FL
Centre; Mrs. Dorthy Schneider, wife
of a Holtville druggist; Charles l..
Collins. janitor of the Imperial
schools; Len S. Chesley, lunch count
or proprietor, Calexico; Mrs. Ella ID.
Swinney, housewife, Imperial; Tom
l.. Anderson, rancher Imperial; Ray
Barnum, meat market, Imperial;
Charles O. Barrett, Union Oil com
pany employee, Holtville and Will
liam T. Fugate, real estate, Calexico.
CONTINUED on Page Six)
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
L. A. Chief To
Stand Trial

LOS ANGELES, June 26. W,RTI
Chief of Police James Z. Davis,
must stand trial on July 10Th with
Captain j. j. Jones in Mrs. Chris
tine Collins $4,000 damage suit
for false imprisonment.
Davis attempt to claim immunity
because he was public official
was not recognized by Superior
Judge Collins today.
Mrs. Collins was placed in the
psychopathic ward when she refused
to accept as her son youth so
identified by police. Later the
youth was discovered to be an int
poster.
Subsequently Gordon Stewart
Northcott was tried in Riverside
and found guilty of Staying Mrs,
Collins son, Walter.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
Believe Tallman
On, Scotch Ship

LOS ANGELES, June 26. u.D -
William l.. Tallman, suspected Of
committing the "closet murder, Of
Mrs. Virginia Patty. may be hiding
aboard the s. s. Parthenia, bound
for Glasgow, Scotland, via the Pana.
ma Canal, authorities believed to-
day.
Authorities were said to have 70.
ceived the information that Tall.
man did not leave San Pedro ON the
). 8. Admiral Benson but had slowed
away on the Parthenia, which sailed
the same day.
Officials of the Donaldson line.
owners of the ship, were requested
by cable to direct the ParthenIs's =
captain to have Taliman placed II
irons ii he is found aboard her, DO.
lice reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
BY CECIL OWEN
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June 26. U.H -
Protests which followed publication
of the prohibition bureaus extensive
plans for an educational campaign
in schools of the nation caused
treasury officials today to disavow
any intention of disseminating prOpa-
ganda in the public school systems.
The treasury 8 official statement
sought to correct impressions given
by pamphlet being distributed to
teachers by the prohibition bureau
which lists eight courses of study to
bring home benefits of prohibition
to children. Teachers H' from Maine
to California were asked to coope-
rate in the campaign.
Publication of excerpts from the
pamphlet brought to the attention
of high treasury officials for the
first time the full extent of the
bureaus educational activities. Un-
der Secretary Ogden l.. Mills, called
a conference at which the explana-
tory statement was issued.
"The treasury department is not
expecting W cafly vi " .. S'0li
propaganda in the public schools in
connection with this work." the
statement said. "Many states have
laws requiring that the effects of
alcohol and narcotics on the human
system be taught in the public
schools. 80
"The bureau of prohibition has
prepared a limited number of pamph-
let's which contain accurate informa-
ton on these subjects as well as the
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
FLAMES DESTROY
BUSINESS PART
OF RANDSBURC

RANDSBURG, Calf, June %.
U.P)-Twenty two buildings in the
business district of Randsburg were
destroyed today by flames which
for time threatened the entire
city.
The fire ragged for four hours and
was conquered only by blasting.
Wire communications were demo!-
ished. The Southern Sierras Power
Company temporarily was put out
of order. No injuries were reported.
The blaze started in the rear of
the Palace pool room, presumably
from a cigarette tossed carelessly
into rubbish pile.
1t burned that building to the
ground, reached the Armand Hotel,
then to the Silver Streak hotel and
to the Anderson service station.
The flames continued until a
total of % buildings on either side
of the main thoroughfare, Butte
avenue, Were destroyed. The Ar
mand and Silver Streak hotels were
the only buildings of more than one
story in height.
The Yellow Aster mine reservoir
furnished the majority of the water
used but when it was found not to
be sufficient, the firefighters re-
sorted to dynamiting.
The Yellow Aster mine was the
site of the original discovery of
gold here. 1t brought ON the boom
in 1908 that mushroomed popula-
tion of 5000 on the desert. Approx.
mately 1900 people live in Rands.
burg now,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
Rose Removed To
Mountain Resort

Mark Rose, director of the I'm
perial Irrigation District, who was
overcome by the heat yesterday
morning, was taken 70 Jaeumba
last evening by AL Kellogg Of the
district Rose was placed in bed at
the Nanghn hotel and will undergo
treatments for week or more; his
physician, stated this morning.
The district director was found
On his RANCH Sunday morning after, ,
suffering "a heat stroke. He had
been unconscious for several hours.
He came to the district office Tues
day morning apd had only been
there about an hour when he again
was stricken.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
WAR IMPENDING
BETWEEN STAGE
AND FILM STARS
Screen Leaders Resent
Equity Attempt To En-
force Closed Shop.

HOLLYWOOD, June 26. W.H =
The possibility of open warfare be-
tween stage and screen players was
seen here today as the newest de-
velopment of the Actors Equity As
sociation to force the closed shop into
Hollywood.
The possible threat was contained
in resolution, signed by more than
30 prominent film figures, demand
actors and actresses be given a rep
resentation in Equity's councils.
The measure was adopted at hec-
tic meeting of screen Equity mem
bers that extended well into the
morning hours and brought out con-
siderable heckling and fiery oratory.
The session was sponsored by Con-
rad Nagel, Lois Wilson, Ralph
Forbes and others.
Nagel opened the meeting by stat
ing that all film actors were not
satisfied that the Equity fight
against the producers was being con-
Quoted in the proper way and that
film actors believed they should
have some word in the matter. He
said the conference had been called
when Frank Gilmore, Equity execu-
tive, suggested that the film actors
might be given consideration pro-
vided it's member of Equity so re-
quested in petition.
Speeches which followed Nagel's
mt cd hU
shouts from Equity supporters and
the meeting was conducted with diff
ficulty.
Willard Mack drew a heap of con-
demnation when he said that stage
players now in pictures would all
find themselves back on the stage II
they persisted in their present head
long policy to force the Equity con-
tracts into Hollywood.
Asks Representation
The resolution finally adopted by
the meeting read in part:
"The following members of the
Actors Equity Association in Cali
fornia believe they have been de-
prived of representation during the
present crisis which vitally effects
their interests. During the 1929
stage crisis, stage actors were given
representation. We believe the pic
ture players are entitled to the same
consideration.
GAS the Los Angeles advisory
board was arbitrarily dissolved two
weeks ago by Mr.. Gilmore, there
fore, we request Mr.. Gilmore to call
a closed meeting of only paid up
members in California to consider
the present. situation and to vote
whether to support the present poll
cies of the New York council and
the president. -
The measure was signed by Ches-
ter Conklin, Lloyd Hughes, FRANCIS
X. Bushman, Bessie Love, Conrad
Nagel, Noah Beery, Lois Wilson,
Ralph Forbes, Ramon Navarro,
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Patsy Ruth
Miller, Estelle Taylor, Baclanova and
a number of others.
The closed shop war started when
EQUITY demanded that producers
recognize its contract, calling for a
4S hour week and all-Equity casts.
The producers refused to meet the
demand and Equity responded by Or
dering its members to sign nothing
but Equity contracts. Members who
violated this order have, been sus-
pended.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
Fire Threatens 3
T. A.T.Hangar

GLENDALE, Calf, Jun 26. W.P)
A blow torch coming in contact
with an airplane fuselage today was
believed responsible for the. fire
which did $4,000 damage in the
Transcontinental Air Transport
hangar at Grand Central airport
here.
Shortly after the first T. A. T..
plane arrived over the coast to coast
air-rail route, fire broke out in the
hangar. Although a can of gasoline
exploded and a Curtiss plane was
destroyed, the hangar was saved.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
Curtain Drops On
Jacobson Case

LOS ANGELES, June 26. WH -
Charges of conspiracy to cause the
false arrest of City Councilman Carl
|. Jacobson were dismissed when
Mrs. Callie Grimes and her four
police officer defendants appeared
before Judge Emmett Wilson to have
the trial set again. Two previous
trials resulted in hung juries and
caused the district attorneys office
to recommend that the case not be
prosecuted further.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
Warner Brothers lly|.1
Plan Expansion

NEW YORK, June 26. U.P) - A
broad expansion program involving
an expenditure of approximately
$500,000,000 will be undertaken
shortly by Warner Brothers Pic
lures, Inc, according to the Film
Daily, local newspaper of the motion
picture world.
This extension is in connection
with the proposed chain of First Ma
tional theatres to be operated joint
ly by Warner Brothers and First
National, and plans call for the es-
tablishment of motion picture houses
in about 25 principal cities through
out the country, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
Third Death In
L. A. Shooting

LOS ANGELES, June 26. W.H -
Ed Fink, one of the three persons
shot by Jack Keller, Long Beach
pipe filter, when he found Fink in
his wife's home last Saturday, died
in General hospital here last night.
Mrs. Keller died instantly and
Keller, who was shot down when he
returned to the house after the af-
fray, died Monday. j. M. Bullard,
Long Beach police officer wounded
by Keller when he attempted to
intervene in the shooting, is recov-
ering.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
MEXICAN YOUTH SLAIN

DOUGLAS, Ariz., June 26. W.H-
Roberto Elias, 20, second cousin of
Francisco Elias, governor of Sonora,
Mexico, was killed during a gun
battle with cattle thieves near
Fronteras, Sonora, 35 miles south
west of here, late yesterday. One
of the bandits was killed by young
Elias.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
States OF Upper
Basin To Meet

DENVER, Colo, June 26. W.R--.
The four upper basin states Of the
Colorado river will meet here next
September to allot 100000 acre
feet of the Colorado river, made
necessary yesterday when Presi.
dent Hoover signed a proclamation
making effective the six-state Colo
RADIO river compact.
The upper states, Colorado, New
Mexico, Wyoming and Utah, six
years ago agreed ON taking 7,5OO,.
900 acre feet Of water from tina
river, leaving the lower basin
states, 3,500,000 acre feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
Grandma Gets
Term In Jail

BROKEN BOW, Neb., June 26.
U.H - Convicted on two charges
of selling liquor and having IL
quarts Of home brew in her home,
Mrs. Annie Miner, SO year old
grandmother, was taken to the
reformatory at York today to
serve six months and possibly two
years.
"I don't know whether this
will reform you or not" the
Judge told Mrs. Miner in passing
sentence.
''I think it will, judge she
replied.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-26
SouthernlC.r'soss r
Ends First Leg

SYDNEY, N. s. W.. June 90, :,W.D
Capt. Charles E. Kingsford-Smith
and his three companions arrived at
Derby, Western Australia, in the air.
plane Southern Cross today after a
% hour flight from Sydney.
The aviators will prepare at Derby
for a 13 day flight to England, their
second attempt in three months.
Capt. Kingsford Smith is accom-
panied by Capt. @. T. P Ulm, T. Fl.
McWilliams and H. A. -Litchfield.