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Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
MERGER LINKS
THEATRE, RADIO
AND PICTURES
BY United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 16.-Radlo
had an active interest in the motion
picture industry today with the
mergers which resulted in the name
of the F.B.O. studios, Inc, being
changed to R.K.O. Productions,
Inc.
Initials of the now title are de-
rived from important factors in a
number of conSolidations-Radip
Corporation of America, Keith
Theatcrs and Orphcum Theaters.
The former F.B,O. represented film
booking offices.
Under the new identity, R.KO.
Productions, Inc, will have four
subsidiary companics-R.k.O. Dis
tribution Corporation R.k.O Stu
tion and R.K.O. Pictures of Canada,
tion and R.K.O. Pictures of Canaad,
Ltd.
Joseph I. Schnitzer has been
named president of the new organi-
Zation.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
FIMBRES PARTY
STILL PURSUING
APACHE INDIANS
by United l.ress Lex-cd Wire

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Jan. 16. = The
Fimbres expedition of 10 hunters
dispatched by Presidcnte Rogerio
Loreto of Aqua Prieta, Mexico, to
extcrminate band of Apache out
laws, pushed on through the tor
tuous canyons and valleys of the
snow-covered Sierra Madre noun
tains in search of their elusive
quarry.
Anxiety over the fate of Fran
cisco Fimbres, Sonora cattleman,
and his party was dissipated when
Jesus Valdez, Mexican officer, re-
turned from reconnaissance trip in
to the mountains. He reported the
party was intact, but was proceed
ing slowly because of the unfamiliar
territory now being traversed and
the danger of being ambushed by
the Indians.
Valdez told Presidente Loretta,
who commissioned him to search for
the missing party last week, that
Fimbres and his men were deter
mined to press on despite hardships
from the snow and cold.
Orders issued week ago to hold
troop of cavalry and a party of
veteran Indian fighters in readiness
to reinforce the Fimbres Scouts IL
event of a clash with the Indians
were rescinded by Presidente Lore
ta, and in their stead preparations
were made to dispatch supplies to
the expedition which, Valdez said,
would be needed shortly.
No reports had been received here
today concerning the whereabouts of
two posses searching the Sierra
Madres of the border region for
Van Phillips, believed kidnapped by
the same party of Apaches. The
second posse, led by Phillips broth
er, left Deming, n. M, Monday.
Fimbres has been active in eff
forts to eXterminate the Apache
band ever since they swept into the
Bavispe River Valley two years ago,
killing his wife and kidnapping his
young son.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
HOOVER TO NAME
COMMISSION FOR
LIQUOR SURVEY
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.-Presi.
dent elect Hoover today announced
to the senatorial wet and dry lead
crs that he would appoint an inn
partial commission to begin a thol
ough going investigation of prohib.-
tion soon after he takes Office.
The President elect outlined his
plans TO Senator Jones, Washington,
dry, and Edge, New Jersey, wet,
authors of prohibition investigation
resolutions, who announced after
the conference they would drop the
pending compromise resolution and
that Hoover would appoint the com
mission himself without such Il reso-
luton, soon after his Inauguration.
Both senators told Hoover they
did not regard Il congressional reso-
luton as necessary, but that Hoover
could appoint the commission and
they would secure an appropriation
to cover the cost in the extra scs-
sion.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
SUZANNE STILL
MISSING AFTER
QUITTING HOTEL
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16.-Suzan.
ne Lenglen, French tennis star,
"and company" apparently have
given inquiring and pursuing re-
porters "the merry run around"
Since the temperamental Suzanne
and her mother checked out of To-
cal hotel after a reported quarrel
with her hostess, Mrs. Anita NJ.
Baldwin, she has made a complete
disappearance.
1t was thought quite likely that
Suzanne and her mother might have
left Los Angeles by motor in com
pany with Baldwin NJ. Baldwin, to
whom rumor has often had her en-
gagged, and Thaddeus A. Winter of
Long Beach. Winter is the divorced
husband of young BaldHin's sister,
DeXtra.
Suzanne and her mother left their
hotel hurriedly "with two men,"
hotel clerks reported. They ap-
parently were on their way to a
railroad station but daily check of
reservations over the three major
lines and steamship companies has
failed to locate them.
Meanwhile Mrs. Baldwin is report
ed to be "much improved follow
ing a "near collapsed when the
Lenglens and her son left the Bald
win mansion at Arcadia.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
NORTHCOTT In
DIRECT CHARGE
OF His DEFENSE
Accused Youth Dismisses
Attorneys To Handle His
Own Case.
BY United Press Leased Wire

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Jan. 16.-ln
dramatic court room scene, Cor
don S. Northcott, accused of murder
ing three Southern California
youths, dismissed his three attorneys
and took charge Of his own defense,
today.
The defendant made the startling
move in order to question personally
his 16 year old nephew, Sanford
Clark who testified that he had par
ticipated in two killings and had di-
rect knowledge of two more.
When court opened Judge George
r. Freeman ruled that the defendant
had a constitutional right either to
retain his counsel or to conduct his
own case.
The court then recessed to give
the defendant an opportunity for a
final conference with his attorneys
and to familiarize himself with the
rules of the legal procedure.
"You re darn right | don t want
him to cross examine me-" young
Clark told the United Press when
he learned of his uncle's move.
81 know he can't do anything tc
me but m SO afraid of him.
When court convened after tht
recess, Northcott arose and in 9
loud, clear voice read the following
statement:
81 have decided from now on to
take charge of my own case an(
defend myself the best I can.
think it is the only way in which
the truth can be arrived at. 1 am
however, entirely satisfied with The
manner in which my attorneys have
conducted the case and 1 want tt
thank them
Northcott, then asked and was
granted a recess until o clock thi,
afternoon in order to conclude his
final conference with his attorney:
and prepare list of questions h.
will ask his nephew on cross-exam
inatiOn.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
EXONERATE MAN
WHO KILLED TO
SAVE HIS SON
BY United Press Leased Wire

PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 16.-J. f.
Thompson, wealthy retired Arizona
mining man, shot in self-defense
when he killed Basil Meade, of Hue
meme, Calf, his SON. would-be kid
naper, a coroner's jury decided yes
terday in generating Thompson, of
the Staying.
Thompson returned the fire when
Meade fired two bullets in his di
rection after demanding 81 800 ran
som for the mining man s 20 year
old son, Joe, who sat beside his
captor in an automobile outside the
Thompson home, revolver pressed
against his side.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
CONGRESS TAKES
UP DISCUSSION
OF NAVAL BILL
BOrah Leads Opposition
To Bill Sponsored By
Coolidge.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Hav-
ing ratified the Kellogg world wide
anti-war treaty, the senate advanced
today to the second step in the ad-
ministrations Legislative program
and took up the long delayed house
bill proposing 10 new 10000 ton
naval cruisers and an aircraft ear
rier for national defense.
Overnight there was an entire
transition in the congressional scene.
The Borah-Kellogg- Coolidge phalanX
which forced the senate to ratify the
treaty by the overwhelming vote of
80 to | late yesterday afternoon
had dissolved and Chairman Borah
of the foreign relations committee
stepped out in leading opposition to
the Coolidge cruiser program.
The three-cornered team had
worked efficiently in the treaty
fight, Borah drowning the treaty OPP
position by mastery in debate, Kel.
logg constantly on the telephone
pleading and arguing with reluctant
senate Republicans and President
Coolidge inviting the reluctant ones
down to the White House when they
became too rigorous in their objec
tions to the pact.
The team worked so perfectly that
not single word of the pact was
changed from the text as drawn by
Kellogg and the IA other nationals
in Paris last August. AS drawn and
ratified it pledged the nations
against recourse to war in interna
tional disputes and in favor of pa
cific means of settling all problems
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
End of Present
Gasoline War
Foreseen Soon
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16.-indc-
pendent service station owners, fac
ing what they term "war of eX-
termination were on record today
against participating in any further
cuts in the price of gasoline.
Charges were made at meeting
of the Independent Service Station
Association that major companies
had sponsored the gas war between
independents TO procure new con
tracts with a smaller margin of pro
fit to the dealer.
J.. w. Sockman, president of the
association, stated that his organ
ization is willing to slash prices to
the consumer off the major com
panies will cut their price proper
tionately to u.s.
The recent "war' has resulted in
gasoline selling as low as seven gal
Ions for 9S cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
Hoover Interested
In Bridge Plans
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Presi-
dent elect Hoover assured Represen-
tative Welch, Republican, California,
in conference today that he would
devote his personal attention to the
San Francisco bridge project, now
pending in congress, during his ad-
ministration.
Welch said his conference with
Hoover gave him hopes of early ac-
tion during the coming administra-
tion. He did not discuss with Hoov-
err the war department objections to
the bridge on national defense
grounds, he said, as he did not CON
slider this the proper time.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
Witter Chairman
OF Committee

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 16.-Spcak-
er Edgar c. Lcvcy of San Francisco
today announced appointment of SO
standing committees which will be
largely responsible for the course Of
legislation in the state assembly dur
ing the present session.
Included among the chairmen is
Myron ID. Witter of Brawley, chair
man of the committee ON federal re-
latiOns. Witter, who is publisher of
the Brawley News, was chairman of
this committee in the last session of
the legislature.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
Copeland Wishes
To Curb Crashes
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The
Copeland resolution asking recon-
mcndations from the war and navy
departments looking toward in
creased safety and efficiency of
the military and naval air services
was adopted today by the senate.
The resolution proposed by Sena-
tor Copeland, Democrat, New York,
as a result of the recent deaths of
eight army flyers in the crash of Il
tri-motored Fokker at Royalton,
Pa, asked the secretaries of war
and navy to submit any suggestions
for legislation or for new appropria-
tions which would improve their air
service.
The secretaries also would be re-
quired to submit the list of fatali-
ties in the service during the last
five years and the causes.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
Illness Holds
Eaker In Texas
BY United Press Leased Wire

EDEN, Tex, Jan. 16.-Captair
Ira Eaker, chief pilot of the army
plane Question Mark, may be delay
ed here more than week on az
count of the condition of his moth
er, dangerously i'll of pneumonia.
The flyer had hoped to leave TO-
day for San Diego to participate in
the trip of the Fokker plane back
to Washington.
Condition of his mother, however,
was reported unchanged today and
Captain Eaker has decided to re-
main a while longer. His father also
is i'll and is confined to a hospital
at San Angelo.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
Youth Sticks To
Staying Story

GREENSBORO, n. c., Jan. 10
Clarence Robertson, 10, elung to a
statement today that he participated
in the Riverside, Calf, chicken
farm murders.
Authorities will hold him pending
word from California.
There was some belief that Rober-
son only desired a free trip to the
coast, but F. j. Jufines, iailer, was
convinced the youth is telling a
straight story. Robertson said he
assisted in killing three boys and a
girl on the murder farm and that he
knew where the bodies were
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
Rotary Leader
Here Tonight

Herbert Harris, district governor,
will be guest of honor of FL Centre
Rotarians tonight at a banquet in
the Hotel Barbara Worth, which is
to be held at 6:45. AS this is the
annual visit of the district governor,
all Rotarians are asked to attend.
Harris is gifted speaker, and his
address is being looked forward to
with pleasure. An unusually inter
csting program has been arranged
for tonight IS affair.
The regular Thursday meeting of
the club will be omitted tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
Chinese Perish
AS Ship Sinks
By United Press Leased Wire

HONG KONG, Jan. 16.-Addi-
tional rescues of survivors of the
Chinese steamer Hsinwah, which
sank off Waglan Island, brought the
total saved today to %. The ship
had 400 on board.
Chief Officer jacobsen and five
Chinese were picked up by fishing
boats searching the water for sur
vivors. Two others also were saved.
Twenty persons were reported
rescued earlier after lifeboats had
overturned, spilling them into the
water.
Jacobsen was picked up by a fish
ing boat after swimming for six
hours. He was taken to hospital
after being brought here.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
Improvement Seen
In Prohibition
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. l6-Sourees
of supply of illicit liquor are grad
ually being closed and the 9th an
niversary of prohibition today finds
marked Improvement in industrial
and social conditions as compared
with pre-prohibition days, Assistant
Secretary of Treasury Seymour Low
man said today.
Reviewing conditions on the 9th
anniversary of prohibition, Lowman
said the need of further cooperation
from local Officers is apparent.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
Beery's Former
Aide Arrested
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16. - Felix
Young, former business manager of
Noah Beery, screen star today plead
ed not guilty to an Indictment charg.
ing him with having defrauded the
star of $500. He was released
under $4,000 bail and trial was set
for February 4.
Young was arrested on the indict-
ment in New York last month, where
he was engaged in conducting a
stage show.
AS Beery's manager, Young mis-
represented the true amount of a
contract he had entered into on be-
half of the star and cheated him out
of approximately $500, according
to the Indictment.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
ASSERTS
(ALL0WS|
0bS(QETI
Kline Would Replad
Relic of Barbarisn
With Lethal Gas.
MUCH EXCITEMENT
Legislative Program |
Expected to Develd
Plenty of Action.
BY HOMER l.. ROBERTS
Omitted Press Staff Corresponds

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 16. - Cd
demned murderers would be put
death in the lethal gas chamber i
stead of on the gallows in Californ|
if a bill ready for introduction
the state legislature today. by 4
scmblyman Chester NJ. Kline of 81
Jacinto is adopted.
"Thc gallows is a relic of bd
barism," Kline declared, "and
out of place in a civilized COUNT !
Nevada has passed the experiment.
stage with its lethal gas system
execution, and | propose that Ca
fornia follow Nevada's example
abolishing the gruesome scaffold.
Excitement enough for anyoI
was promised at today's session
the legislature, as several PROPOSE
scheduled to develop consideraH
opposition were to be laid before Il
two houses.
Among these were:
1.-The state trademark for
California products.
New $10,000,0O0 pond iss|
plan for providing a refrigerati|
terminal on the San Francisco VI
terfront.
3.-Demand for a copy of d
state payroll before Govern
Young's budget is considered.
4.-Reconsideration of the vc
i'll the assembly yesterday by viii
the bill forbidding oil drilling
| California beaches was adopted.
| 5.-Resolution to adjourn Frids
already passed by the senate, b
| opposed in the assembly
New Division Proposed
The state trademark propos
sponsored by the Sacramento Regi
Citizens Council, will be introduce
by Senator j. NJ. Inman of Sacl
mento and Assemblyman Van B|
nard of Butte City in the two hous|
Briefly, it proposed to create
new state division of market
tension in the department of Fl
ance, which would administer I
trademark, advertising it throud
out the world from funds reeeiv|
from sale of the trademark pril
lege. A state "loan' of $300,q
is sought to start the plan until
becomes self-supporting. 1t wod
be repaid at 20 per cent ye|
starting : years after the act \
comes effective.
Governor Young's measure te-pi
vide a preceding and refrigerati|
plant on the San Francisco watt
front was to be introduced by Sen
tor Thomas A. Maloney. 1t has bel
approved by the state board of hi
bor commissioners, and calls for 4
people to vote upon 100000
bond issue for the purpose.
Whether the administration,
represented by Senator j. M. Inml
of Sacramento, will oppose the md
by Senator S. Hurley to demand
copy of the state payroll from \
department of finance before CD
ernor Young's budget is acted upd
was problematical.
Inman has twice blocked send
vote upon Hurley's resolution, al
it is reported that he may make
an issue upon the floor of the upIl
house.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
New York Fire
Takes Six Lives
BY United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-SiX per-
sons were burned to death and more
than 200 lost their homes early to-
day when fire started in the base
ment of a Harlem tenement house,
swept by the wooden stairs and
spread to adjoining buildings.
The bodies of three of the victims
were identified as those of Justina
MARTINEZ and his two infant cousins,
Olga and Manuel Esposita. The
bodies of the other three were badly
charred, but they were believed to
be Ionisio Esposita, his wife, Fer
menia and their young son, Miguel
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
Doubt Parentage
OF Ruth's Baby
by United Press Leased Wire

BOSTON, Jan. 16,-Major Judson
Hannigan, counsel for Mrs. "Babe >
Ruth 5. family, issued statement
today in which he declared "there
appears to be sound reason for be-
lieving that Dorothy was not the
child of the "Babe' and his wife,
either by birth or adoption.
He referred to rumors, prevalent
since Mrs. Ruth death in a fire in
Watcrtown Friday, that Dorothy,
now in private school in Wellesley
Hills, did not actually belong to the
Ruth s.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
Rain General
In Southland
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan, 16.-Rain
which fell over a large area OF
Southern California during the
night will prove extremely benc-
ficial to farmers, the weather
bureau announced today. More Is
needed, however, to give full bene-
fit to crops the bureau stated.
The fall was general from the
mountains to the sea and ranged
from .05 in outlying districts to .62
at Sierra Madre near Pasadena.
Two inches of snow fell at Mt. Will
son.
No rain was reported in either
the Imperial or Colorado valleys.
Local showers are expected today,
the weather forecastcr said.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16.-A
one day rainstorm had spent its
force today in northern and central
California and was heading for
south of the Tehachapi, where thu
weather bureau said it would rain
along the coast tonight and Thurs
day.
The outlook generally in the far
western states was for a rrsump-
tion of colder weather, with frosts
in the mornings in the coast states.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
Pilot Killed As
Wing ColIapses
By United Press Leased Wire

TOLEDO, O., Jan, 16,-Ted Hay,
80, pilot for Trans-continental Air
Transport company was killed here
today when his plane crashed as h"
was attempting to land.
Witnesses said one of the wings
of Hays ship collapsed as the
aviator scared rs feet above the
field for his landing. The low alti-
tudc apparently prevented him from
righting the plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
Condition of FOch
Termed Critics
BY RALPH HEINZEN
UNITED Press Staff Correspondef

PARIS, Jan. l6.-A critical sit1
ton developed this forenoon in Y
condition of Marshal Ferdinal
Foch, suffering from heart attac
and uraemia.
Drs. Heitzboyer and Davenie1
two of the six doctors attending Y
marshal, were summoned 10 his be
side urgently at IL a. m.
"a critical situation has dew
oped which must be watched Y
Heitzboyer told the United Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
Anti-EvOlutiOn
Law Is Uphel
By United Press Leased Wire

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan, 10.
Tennessee does not intend to repe
it's law prohibiting the teaching
schools Of the theory Of evolution.
With vote so thunderous th
not a voice was raised in protel
the state house of represcntativ
today ordered tabled the bill ints
duccd yesterday that would repe
the law.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Rotary banquet, Hotel Bar
bara Worth, Gas.
Mid week meetings, churches.
City Council meets, 1880.
Chamber of commerce direc-
tors, 7:30.
Adult English classes, high
school, 1880.
Eagles lodge, 554 Main
street.
Boy Scouts, Troop 7 initia-
tion, City Park; Troop 16, City
Park.
Revival services, First Bap-
tist church 7:30.
Imperial Theatre. "Sins of
the Father.'
Brunk Comedians, New
Brooms.
KXO, 6-1O o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
POWER COMPANY
TO CUT RATES
ON MARCH 18th
Substantial Reductions
Announced Today By A.
3. West.

Substantial reductions in electric
rates in Imperial Valley a.e an
nounced by A. b. West, president
and general manager of the South
crn Sierras Power Company, effec-
tive with meter readings taken on
and after March 4, 1929.
The new rates, including decreases
in power schedules, will afford val
ley consumers an aggregate reduc-
ton of approximately 100000 per
year below the present rates. accord
ing TO West IS statement. The total
reduction in rates made within the
past u months by the power com
panv will result in an annual saving
TO Imperial Valley customers, based
on 1929 business, Of approximately
$lS2,000.
This is the third reduction in
lighting rates which the company
has voluntarily made within the
past year and half, and is the out
come of conferences between j. j.
Deuel., manager of the law and
utilities department Of the Califor-
MIA Farm Bureau Federation, the
California Railroad Commission
and officials of the power company,
and is expected to encourage mater
ially the increased use of electric
ity, particularly for domestic pur-
poses.
The average residential lighting
consumer using 20 kilowatt hours
per month will receive a reduction
of l496 from the present rates, ac'
cording to West, while the reduction
for this class of consumer from the
rates in effect in 1927 amounts to
1870. Consumers who have been pay
ing only the minimum charge are
entitled to use 21%o more current
for the same money as compared
with the present tate, and 1000
more for the same money compared
with the 1927 rates. A majority OF
the residential consumers of the val
ley will enjoy reductions of 1870
from present rates and 33fo from
1927 rates, as above stated, since
the records of the company show
that $3.50 of it's residential eonsmn-
ers use 20 kilowatt hours or less per
month.
Commercial Rates Lowered
Average commercial lighting con-
sumcrs will receive reductions of
Afo from present rates and
2jGc from 1927 rates. The large
commercial lighting consumers us
ing 1000 kilowatt hours per month
will get reduction of go from
present rates and 10 from 1927
rates. For consumption of 1000
kilowatt hours a month the saving
over the present rates will be $ll4
per year, and compared with the
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
WORK GREETS HOOVER

When the Hoovs arrived washington Old
Point Comfort where landed u they
greeted by Dr. Hubert Work. chairman the National Repub
can Committee who headed the welcoming committee they
shown with the railroad Washington
Imperial Valley press., 1929-01-16
TOMORROW

Woman's club luncheon,
o'clock; business meeting, $50.
Presbyterian Missionary So
ciety, Earl Trey home, 1890.
KXO, Ill o'clock.