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New Britain herald., 1929-03-15
REBELS RALLY ID
 DEFEND DURANGO
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cut off the rebel retreat northward, continued 10 develop steadily.
 General Gales himself was within 70 miles of Durango. He hoped to capture it shortly and then to con- tlnue northward along the Mexican National railway to Torreon. Durango, however, may be hard mt to crack. as it is strong strate- sically and is reported guarded by i,npG rebels.
 Four other federal armies also were advancing on Torreon, three from the east and one from the south.
 The government has expressed fear that the insurgcnt army will not stand and fight, but will flee northWard m an effort to escape.
 Adlices from Juarez. on the con trary, sad the reHls were reported on the march south from Torrcon "a meet the federal forces outside of The city.
 \aco Battle Developing
 At N3co on the border another hattie was imminent between l,2oQ federals and 1000 insurgents. Ever since the return of Naco to the gov .-rnnent told. 1t has been d thorn in the side ot the rebels for whom # Mas all important point, both for 5. ndInc endorsements southWard and 5s an avenue of escape to the American border in case of revorsos,
 While the rebels have been inac- tive for the past few days on the vest coast. General Manzo was again reported cn route 10 rake command Of the insurgent forces near Mazat- Ian.
 Many Americans are stranded m Torreon. unable 10 obtain travelling funds because Of the closing Of the banks. Others are arriving at Juar- cz having succeeded in leaving the bcleaguered city,
 Five high ranking rebel officers haze been executed in Vera Cruz alter court martial
New Britain herald., 1929-03-15

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Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
DISTRICT BOARD
NAMES WEST TO
SUCCEED BARRY

d. w. West, deputy county as
SCISSOR, was appointed as assessor and
collector for the Imperial Irrigation
Ditrict by the directors of that or
ganization at their regular weekly
meeting held this morning. West
was appointed to fill the unexpired
term of C. w. Barry who died last
Friday.
West has been in the county as
SCISSORS office for the past Is years
and was considered by the board
II be the mot capable man avail
able to succeed Barry. The vote of
tine directors was unanimous in this
Gppointment.
James Ferdon who has large hold.
ings of land about five miles south.
east of FL Centre, posted n check
of $1,000 with the board this morn
ing to start drainage canal to his
land and efforts win be made 10
push this work through just as soon
a. possible.
Drainage is much in demand"
director Ira Aten said this morning.
land the third drainage Buckeye
dredge is just being completed at
the shops now" There was much
discussion as to the advisability OF
procuring a fourth drcdge but this
question was left over for another
meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
Northern Fires
Under Control

SAN FRANCISCO Nov. 26.U.P)-
Fires which have caused thousands
of dollars in damage in San Mateo
county and in the east bay district
during the past week, were today re-
ported under control.
The fire that destroyed the town
of Montara and for a while yester-
day threatened to destroy fumes
carrying San Franciseo's water sup
ply from the Pitarcitos Lake region,
had been controlled by nearly 300
firefighters including soldiers rang
ers, and municipal employees.
In Oakland, grass fires near the
city limits were out, while l6 year
old boy Herman Daley, was under
arrest as an arson suspect. He was
captured yesterday by fire com
missioner who observed him setting
Il grass fire with flaming branch
near the scene of another blaze.
Rain is expected soon to end per-
manently the fire hazard that has
seen thousands of acres of land and
much property damaged in the past
month, during one of the dryest sea-
sons ever experienced in California.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
Women Flyers In
Another Defeat

LOS ANGELES, Nov. o6. WR-
Bobby Trout and Elinor Smith,
prominent women flyers, ended a
second attempt to break h e
worlds refueling endurance flight
record when they landed their air
plane at Metropolitan Airport at
SOL a. m. today. They were in the
air approximately IS hours.
The flyers said that they were
unable to locate the refueling plane
in an early morning fog few min
utcs before they decided to come
down. The flight lights on the re-
fueling ship, they explained, were
too dim to allow proper maneuver-
ing for the contact.
Last Saturday the flyers attempt
ed an endurance flight but landed
after Miss Trout was sprayed with
gasoline during the refueling.
1t was announced that Miss Trout
and Miss Smith planned to take off
on another attempt on Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
BROKER ACCUSED
OF ASSAULT ON
FAMILY FRIEND

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26. W.H-
Major Owen r. Bird, prominent
broker and official at automo obile
race tracks, was held today on Il
charge of suspicion of assault to
commit murder while Percival G..
Watson, a friend of the Bird family,
was reported near death from three
bullet wounds.
According to the story told by
Watson, a mechanical engineer, he
was sitting in the front room of the
Bird home with Mrs. Laura Bird,
wife of the broker, when Major Bird
entered the house about midnight.
Watson claimed that Bird became
abusive to his wife and that he
struck the broker. Major Bird then
ran from the room and returned with
revolver, according to Watson.
The first shot struck Watson on
the head and the second in the right
arm. The men then grappled and
three more shots were fired, one
taking affect in Watson's abdomen.
A major operation was performed on
the engineer today.
Major Bird told a different story.
He said that he fired the gun to
frighten Watson and that he thought
the weapon was loaded with blank
cartridges he used to start automo-
bile races.
Mrs. Bird was held by police as a
material witness.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
Civic And Social
Leader Buried

PASADENA, Nov. 26. W.H-
Funeral services were held here to-
day for Shirley c. Ward, 6S, promi-
nent in Southern California legal,
civil and social circles, who died i'll
his home Sunday.
Ward, graduate of the Univer-
sity of California law school in
1886, came here from Tennessee in
1873.
His chief interests during the
past Is years were centered on the
oil industry in California and in
civic and business improvements.
He took a leading part in establish
ing major highway program for
Los Angeles to meet the traffic
problem and also aided in the fl
nancing of the bureau of power and
light.
Ward was a member of the Amer
lean Bar association, the California
Bar association and the Los Angeles
County Bar association. He was
also connected with many civic and
social organizations.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
STOCK PRICES
IN Los ANGELES
KEEP DROPPING

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26. Wp)-
Trading on the Los Angeles Stock
and Curb Exchanges was extremely
slow today with the market falling
off slightly. Money was Az per
cent.
In the miscellaneous issues Trans
America led both boards with 1900
shares at 43A off x points; Pacific
Finance dropped ss points at 42H
with 300 shares, and Pickwick Cor
poration with 100 shares was off a
at M.
A little activity was shown in oils
with Union Oil leading the list. Tn
ion sold 1sS shares at 447s off "
points; Rio Grande dropped * at
20 with 700 shares; Richfield drop.
ped u point at 2sA selling 600
shares; Signal Oil and Gas dropped
a point at 81 with 800 shares, while
Signal Oil and Gas dropped a point
to new low of 33 selling 100 shares.
Southern California Edison COM
mon dropped ~ points at 55A sell
ing 100 shares, while Edison 5E
per cent preferred was steady at
22h with 600 shares. Security First
National led the banks with 100
shares at 1l4& no change.
In the Industrials Pacific Clay
Products dropped AS points to a
new low Of 291a selling 100 shares,
and Byron Jackson sold 100 shares
at 1917 off q points.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
ACCEPT THEORY
W0MAN'S WOUND
ACCIDENTAL

BERKELEY, Nov. 90. U.D-Mrs.
Grace Hill, %, of Oxnard, was in
serious condition in Alta Bates hos
pital today from wound which her
husband, Robert A. Hill, said was
accidentally inflicted last night af-
ter they returned from hunting
trip.
Police, at first investigating pos
siblc connection of Miss Lional Dud-
ley, Los Angeles, companion of
the Hills on the hunting trip, today
announced they were satisfied that
Mrs. Hill accidentally shot herself.
Hill said they had just returned
to the home of his mother in law
after duck hunting trip near Napa.
His wife lay down in a downstairs
room while he went upstairs to un-
pack his hunting equipment, he said.
Hill heard the shot, dashed down
stairs and found his wife with 4
wound in her cheSt his automatic
pistol beside beL according to his
story to police.
Miss Dudley, it was said, had left
the house few minutes before the
shooting, intending to drive to her
Los Angeles home.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
chinese
PROTEST
INVASION
kilograms Dispatched To
All Nations Which Rati-
fled Kellogg Pact.
CHANG ON SCENE
Marking Leader Takes
Action To COunteract So
Wet Offensive.

SHANGHAI, Nov. 26. W.H-A
protest against "invasion" of China
by Russia has been sent by the Nan
king government to all signatories
of the Kellogg Treaty against war.
The ministry sent identical tele-
grams to Chinese ministers aboard
instructing them to convey to gov
ernments signatory to the Kellogg
treaty "the facts of the Soviet in
vasion Of Chinese territory and oc-
cupation of Manchuli and Dalainor."
The kilograms said that while
China will abide by the stipulations
of the treaty war, she is compelled
to resist attacks. The signatories
are requested to devise means for
dealing with Russia for violating
the Kellogg Treaty, and China ex-
pressed her willingness to submit
the controversy with Russia to the
League of Nations.
Authorities here denied a report
from Tokyo that c. T. Wang. the
Chinese foreign minister, had tele-
graphed to Leo Karakhan, assistant
Soviet commisar of foreign affairs,
suggesting reopening Of negotiations
for settlement Of the dispute over
the Chinese Eastern railway.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
SUSPECT YOUTH
IN SHOOTING OF
Two M-JACKERS

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Nov. 26.
W.P)-Earl A. Withrow, 20 year old
youth under sentence of IL months
in Jail on bootlegging charge, was
held today on suspicion that he shot
and wounded Robert Murphy and
James lie Gros, alleged hi-iackers,
last Friday.
Withrow surrendered at the office
of his attorney late yesterday when
he heard police wanted to question
him. He was at liberty on stay Of
execution on the bootlegging convic-
tion.
When Withrow was taken to the
hospital where Murphy and lie Gros
are confined with serious wounds,
the former said:
"What did you let me have it
for3 You sure got your gun out
quick"
Although it was announced soon
after Withrow surrendered that he
confessed the shootings, it develop
ed later that he denied he was in
volved.
Murphy and lie Gros were shot
while they were sitting in an auto
mobile with n consignment of liquor.
The shots were fired from another
ear,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
FOLLOW
TRAIL LEFT BY
TRAIN WRECKER

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 26. U.H)
The early frontier days came INTO
their own again today as posses
traversed the rugged hills of this
section on the trail of a youthful
bandit who derailed the Westbound
Portland Limited, train No. II, on
the Union Pacific railroad four miles
east of here last night and robbed
panic stricken passengers of approx
imately $500.
Scores of citizens, including cow
boys, plainsmen and business men,
volunteered to aid police. deputy
sheriffs and state law enforcement
officials in the search.
The search was reminiscent of the
early days of the west when vigil
ants pursued and captured the no.
torious William l.. Dad Bill Car
Isle who terrorized passengers on
the Union Pacific. Carlisle used a
toy pistol in one of his holdups.
With the exception of two women.
Mrs. Dora Witt, Pittsburgh, Pa, and
Ruby Green, negress, Chicago, the
so passengers miraculously escaped
injury when five passenger and two
baggage coaches came to halt
against an embankment after leav-
ing the tracks.
Union Pacific officials said the
derailment was caused by spikes be-
ing withdraw from a rail.
The bandit climbed on the plat
form of the observation car, and
went the entire length of the train
robbing passengers.
I'vc got a wife and two kids at
home and the railroad won't give
me work." he apologized to his vic
tins. Passengers said he was dress
ed in shabby working clothes and
was about 90 years old.
The youth worked with precision.
He ran down the aisle in each ear,
signalling out the prosperous looking
passengers, lining them up, and or
dering them to be "quick about it,"
He robbed about 10 passengers,
and disappeared as mysteriously as
he made his entrance, much in the
same way Bill Carlisle would have
done it a decade ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
Belgian Cabinet
Resigns Office

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 26tU.H
The Belgian cabinet, headed by
Premier NJ Henri Jaspar resigned
last night after disagreement at u
cabinet meeting considering the pro-
posed substitution of Flemish for
French as the official language OF
Client University.
Liberal members of the cabinet
council disagreed with the Catho-
lies who sponsored the proposed
language substitution. The question,
involving a formula for protection
of the rights of minorities had agi-
tated Belgium for several months.
Jaspar, a member of the Catholic
party organized the government in
November 1927 with the support of
his party and the Liberals. He CON
trollcd 10l of the 1877 seats in the
chamber of representatives
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
COST OF STATE
GOVERNMENT ON
UPWARD TREND
Controllers Report Of
Fiscal Year Shows In
crease OF $18,OOO,O00.
By ELWOOD sQUIRES
United Press Staff Correspondent

SACRAMENTO, Nov. %. Wp)-
Cost of California's state govern
ment reached new high record
mark of $10S, S,G44, ,173.55 for the last
fiscal year, according to a statement
today by Controller Ray l.. Riley.
An increase of more than $18,000,-
0J0 in state expenses this year over
last is noted by Riley in his an
nual report.
"For the last five years." said
Eiley's statement, "this office has
annually published cost of govern
ncnt tabulations for the informa-
.:on of the general public and gov
crnmentaI Officers.
at is challenging fact that dur
ing this period-since the first an
isis was made for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1924-the annual
cost of government in California has
increased $44, ,s59.s22.
"This gain of 20 per cent in five
years is an amazing rate of in
crease when set down in compar.-
son with the increase in property
valuations during the same period,
or when computed as against popu-
!a'ion gains.
"For the year just ended, the in
crease is more than 90 per cent over
the preceding year. That, also, com
mands attention, for it is the present
that gives us most vital concern.
"The question California citizens
must face, dispasionately, without
regard to partisan politics, is simply
his: Can taxable property and the
individual taxpayer carry the load !
"As controller it is my duty to lay
the facts before the public. AS a
candidate for governor, l shall re-
on these tabulations.
o nthese tabulations.'
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
Arraign Savage
At Calipatria

j. II. Savage, the accused slayer
of John Judd and John Collins at
Calipatria Sunday forenoon, was ar
raigned in Judge Grubel's court in
Calipatria this morning on a charge
of murder. Twenty witnesses were
heard in the ease during the proceed
ings which opened at 10 o'clock.
Savage, according to county Jail
officials has been a model prisoner
since his arrest yesterday. He keeps
much to himself and has little to
say being especially silent on the
crime which he is accused of having
committed
Sheriff's officers and those from
the district attorneys office who
took Savage to Calipatria this morn
ing, remained for the inquest on the
bodies of the slain men which was
to be held in Brawley at o'clock
this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
Mackay Defense
Loses Objection

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26. W.P)-
With defense objection to Superior
Judge Emmett Wilson overruled,
Donald MacKay, chief trial deputy
of the Asa Keyes regime, will go to
trial Friday on charge of accept
ing bribe.
The case was delayed so that it
would not De necessary to lock up
the jury over Thanksgiving day.
Judge j. T. B. Warne of Tuolumne
county, named to rule on the affi-
davit of disqualification filed
against Wilson yesterday charging
prejudice, held that the grounds set
forth were insufficient. He point.
ed out further that even though the
trial judge should err, the defendant
has recourse to the appellate court.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
RUDELL HEATH
COMMITTED TO
INSANE ASYLUM

LOS ANGELES, Nov. &c. WR)-
Pretty Rudell Heath, 81 year old
Texas girl who plagued Hollywood
police over two year period, was
ruled insane today by jury in Su-
perior Judge Walton Woods court.
The jurist committed her to the
state hospital at Norwalk.
Miss Heath entered her insanity
Ilea when she was brought to trial
on forgery charges by which the
state sought to send her to San
Quentin penitentiary.
Before she was arrested ON the
forgery counts Miss Heath figured
in a series of startling episodes in
Hollywood.
She first was taken into custody
after she fired five shots at for
mer sweetheart in the drug store
where he was employed as soda
/ clerk. She missed each time but the
snots cost her 90 cents apiece for
the court fined her $40.
| Subsequently she was arrested on
charge of disorderly conduct when
she broke a milk bottle on a screen
directors head after collision be-
tween their automobiles.
She was freed on the charge only
to be rearrested when she broke into
the home of Japanese physician
and began to strike him with her
fists.
! She was placed in the psyche
pathic ward under observation when
she was arrested on the forgery
charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
FORMER SENATE
CHAPLAIN HELD
AS DELINQUENT

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26. U.H-
DR.. Bradford Leavitt, pastor of the
Union Liberal church of Pasadena
and former chaplain of the U. s.
senate, was confined to the phycho-
pathic ward today after he pleaded
guilty to statutory attack on a 16
year old boy.
Judge Robert Scott ordered the
81 year old minister placed under
observation after testimony was in
troduced indicating the defendant
had suffered a complete nervous
breakdown.
In entering his plea of guilty, DR..
Leavitt said he could not account
for his actions. Attorneys for the
pastor said they would file a motion
for probation.
DR.. Leavitt was taken into GUS
tody when he was accused of con-
tributing to the delinquency of John
Burton Richardson of Pasadena.
The clergyman has been widely
known in Unitarian circles. Trustees
of the Union Liberal church an
>nounced yesterday that DR.. Leavitt
had resigned his pastorate.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
HOOVER'S SHIP
PROPOSAL MAY
DISRUPT PARLEY
Neither Britain Nor u. S.
Wish To Discuss PrOpO-
sitiOn.
BY KEITH JONES
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

I
LONDON, Nov. 26. U.H-Prime
Minister j. Ramsay MacDonald's
announcement in the house of com
mons that Great Britain has entire
iy agreed with the United States
that President Hoover's freedom of
the seas proposal should not be dis
cussed at the forthcoming five
power naval conference may serve
TO complicate instead of simplify
the January discussions.
The prime minister's announce
mcnt was made in response
to questioner who asked the gov
eInment's stand on President Hoo
ver's suggestions made in an Armis-
tice day address. Macdonald stated
that the government did not favor
discussions of war time immunity
of foodships at the naval confer
ence.
The predictions of complications
were based on the recent semi-offi-
clay approval by Italy Of abolition
Of submarines which in turn was
based on the understanding that
foodships would be immune from
attack. Such stand would neces-
state discussions Of the Hoover pro-
posals, which both Britain and the
United States have agreed should
not be undertaken.
With the conference scheduled to
open January 81 probably at st.
james palace; there is less than
two months left in which to arrange
general preliminary understandings
between various powers, without
which there arises the possibility of
deadlock in discussions similar to
that of the last tri-partite naval par
nj parley at Geneva.
Major questions at present unset
tied by any preliminary converse
tons generally are understood to in
clude the following:
l. A gap of 10000 tons between
British and United States naval
parity estimates.
.. The question whether Japan
will demand q 1-10-7 radio instead
Of the 5-5-3 ratio established at
Washington.
3. Italy's demand for cruiser
parity with France.
4. The extent to which Japan,
ITALY and France will accede to the
demands of the United States and
Britain for abolition of the subma.
rine.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
Court POnders
Porter Case

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26. U.P-
All witnesses in the case of Mayor
John L. Porter, charged in a civil
action with violation of the state
election laws regarding campaign
expenses, were excused until Mon
day, today by Judge Edwin Hahn
The action came after attorneys
for the mayor completed arguments
on motion to dismiss the charges.
Judge Hahn announced that he de-
sired. to take considerable time to
study the points of law involved be-
fore ruling on the motion.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
MOBILIZE
nation S
INDUSTRY
Hoover To Lead Great
Winter Economic Ac-
tivity In All Lines.
MORE CONFERENCES
December 5 To See Big
Farley Of Country's In
dustrial Chiefs.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
fIInited Press staff CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. W.H-
Every major sector of the nations
industrial forces stood modified
today for the big winter economic
orive under the leadership Of Presi'
dent Hoover.
Utilities leaders were meeting in
New York to discuss their potential
$4,000, 100000 development program
preparatory to n later conference
with the President.
The United States Chamber OF
Commerce is arranging for gen
tral emergency business conference
here December 5, when business will
shoulder the task Of carrying for
ward the work begun by President
Hoover.
Never before in peace time has a
President mustered such an alex
,cnsive industrial drive. Billions
cf dollars in new construction have
Dccn promised by the railroads, the
construction industry, general bust
rcss and federal, state and local
governments
Full buying power has been pre-
served through the action of heads
of great industries in promising
President Hoover there would be no
wage cuts. Devastating labor trou'
blcs have been averted, it is be
licved, by the pledge of organized
labor to abstain from trying to force
ncw wage increases.
Governors Respond
Farmers have promised to cooper
ate With lower interest rates on
farm loans predicted by Secretary
of Agriculture Hyde following the
farm conference at the White House
Yesterday, the millions of farmers
are expected to go on with their
normal purchases which amount to
about S4oO, 100000 annually in farm
implements alone.
Governors of most states have re
spcndcd to the Presidents request
that they initiate AS much public
construction as possible. More than
$4,000, 100000 in road work is in
sight not including vast public
building projects.
The federal government has con
tributed enormous aid TO the situa'
ton by promising $llo,ooo,ooo
tax cut.
One of the great achievements of
the series of conferences in the view
here is the pledge of industries to
keep wages up. Never before has
business adopted the long view doc
trine that if sales are to keep up
the average citizen must have money
with which to buy. Henry Ford
went beyond this and announced n
wage increase, declaring the coun'
try's production has not begun to
catch up with the demand--that
only limited buying power held back
industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-26
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Court Of Honor, 7:3O, Elks'
hall.
I. o. o. F. lodge No. 397, 8,
Davis hall.
I. v. Commandery No. 54,
1880. Masonic Temple.
L v. Choral club, 8, Wilson
school.
Women's Gym class. TO, high
school.
Fox Imperial Theatre, "They
Had to See Paris"
TOMORROW
Girl Reserve breakfast, $50
8, 10000 club.
Chamber Of commerce lunch
con, Barbara Worth.