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Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
COUNTY HEALTH
Unit DISCUSSED
BY MRS. HANSON
Chamber Members Also
Hear Talks By Madden,
Bush And Greer.

Last evenings dinner meeting OF
the FL Centre chamber of commerce
proved to be one Of the most enter
tanning and interesting of the yeaI
and Program Chairman NJ. NJ. Mum
son had prepared a program of sur
passing merit.
Mrs \. b. Hanson, Il leader III
civic work, told of the proposed
county health unit and the plans
made for uuification of effort
throughout the incorporated cities OF
the county and in the rural districts"
The plan proposed called for bud
get of about four thousand dollars
annually and the cities will be urge
to contribute as follows: FL Centre
$1,000 per year; Brawley, $1,000;
Calexico. $1,000; Holtville, $3.50;
Imperial. $3.50: and Calipatria, $3.50
This, Mrs. Hansen pointed out
would mean Il contribution Of -
cents per capita in the cities. This
plan is to be presented next week
TO the FL Centre City Council ana
Mrs. Hanson voiced the hope that
tie proposition would have the un
qualified support of every citizen OF
this city. Later the other cities will
be approached and asked to join.
Mrs. Hanson stated that the pub
lice health department thus cstab
lishcd will render full time service
in communicable disease quarantine
and enforcement, sanitary inspection
and abatement of public nuisanceS
and laboratory work. The spcakcl
declared that efficiency in public
health work can ,,c maintained only
by coordination and with one coun
ty-widc head. Disease has no boun
darics. If an epidemic breaks out
in HoltviIle it viii be likely t.
spread to Brawl,v unless county
wide measures are adopted to sup
press its extension. EpidemicS
spread. We must Join all our publ,
! health work. Mrs. Hanson rcal
from the last annual report of the
FL Centre School District, quoting
the following paragraphs; "ThC
past year has been one of the mos
disastrous, from the point of view
! Of prevalency of contagious disease
among pupils, in he history Of The
school system. At one time pract;
cally one-third OF our pupils wer
cut with some form OF sickness.
Mrs. Hanson declared it is not nee
cssarv for every child to have chill
drcn' 5 diseases despite the fact W
frequently hear such statement;
What city should be satisfied t
have one-third OF its school popul;
ton out at one time with contag
Gus diseases? She concluded wit
the reading of the Child's Bill o
| Rights as promulgated by llerber
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
Air Derbyists
Reach Chicago

CHICAGO, July 81. U.P-Lowc'l
Bayless of Springfield, Mass, led
the All-American air derbyists into
Chicago today, bringing his air
plane down on Municipal Airport at
l2:40:30 p. M, est.
Bavless time from Lincoln, Ncb.,
to Chicago, the next to the last stage
of the derby, was 5:3S:30
The Massachusetts aviator holds
second place in total elapsed time.
Second to land was Lee Gehlbact,
Little Rock, Ark., who raced his
Little Rocket plane TO landing
ut l2:49:27 D, IN. Gehlbach made
the 543 miles from Lincoln in 3:is:
-.
The Little Rock flyer holds first
place in total elapsed time from
Detroit.
Charles Meyers, Cleveland, was
the third to land al l;03:24 y. m.
His time from Lincoln was i:0O:2l.
Harry Ogden, luglewood, Calf
was fourth at 1:l0;07. His time
from Lincoln was 4:06:07.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
SCIENTISTS SAIL FOR SOUTH
SEA ISLAND TO WATCH ECLIPSE

san FRANCISCO, July 81. U.P)
San Francisco, which only a
couple of months ago welcomed
scientists from all over the world
when they gathered here to observe
a total solar eclipse, today bade
"bon voyage" to a similar group
sailing from this port.
A distinguished group Of aStron,
omcrS sailed ON the Matson liner,
Sierra, bound for the tiny South
Sea Island of Niuafoou, ON the in
tcrnational date line, to observe an
eclipse of the sun on October 2l-22.
The United States naval observ-
atory at Washington is contributing
the largest number of the cNpedi-
tion. but there are several civil as
tronomcrs in the party. Professor
:. A. Mitchell Of the University of
Virginia is one of the best known
of these, while leading the naval
delegation is Commander G. ii, Keep
pier, assisted by Lieut.. II. G. Keller
and l.. +, Sharpleft.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31

One hundred aud fifteen eases of
scientific equipment, weighing sev-
eral tons, was placed in the holds
of the Sierra under the supervision
of the navy men.
More members of the party will
follow in three weeks on the Son
oma.
Niuafoou is in the Archipelago
known as the Tonga or friendly
group. 1t was selected by the sci
entista because it was the only ac,
cesSihle land in the exact path of
the totality of the eclipse.
The island is actually the rim Of
an extinct volcano, tn center be
inc u lake which rises and falls with
the tide of the ocean.
1t is interesting to note that be-
cause the island is situated on the
international date line, the date of
the eclipse, as it will be seen by
the astronomers, may be arbitrarily
fixed as either October 2l or -.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
Young Elopers
Being Sought
Below Border

LONG BEACH, Calf, July 81.
U.P) - June Stevenson, -, and
stephen y. Neito, 20, were sought
by police today after the father Of
the girl, Elwood Stevenson, super
intcndent of the state school for
the blind and deaf at Berkeley, Cal,
expressed the belief that they
e!oped
Ncito. former student of the
school, and described in police
circular as "looking like Ronlad
Colman," is deaf. He disappeared
from his home here about the same
time June left her parents summer
residence, after stating in Il note
that She had gone to Los Angeles,
The state official said he had
learned that his daughter and Neito
had maintained clandcStinc cor.
respondcncc since last May. StcV-
crson left for Aqua Calicntc, Mex,
iii the belief that the pair may
have tried to marry there.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
KING PROTESTS
AGAINST MORROW
REGULATIONS

WASHINGION, July 81. (U.H--
4 protest against reported negotia-
tions by Ambassador Morrow with
the MeXican government conceding
MeNico's rights to water from tn
Colorado river was made today to
secretary Of state Stimson hy Sen
ator King, Democrat, Utah.
.i<tng'~ letter to Stimson was il
reference to published reports Nor
row WAS negotiating to grant Mex
leo the light to half the Wdtrr'
from two to,orado and to pay E"i
for the use of the waters.
"Ncither ,bc Republic of MoNico
nor any of rs citizens are entitled
TO the use of any of the waters o.
the Colorado river" King w.ot2
"Ihcrc is no ground for dispute
between Mexico and the United
StatcS over Iou'det dam or the
waters at the &C., RADIO river
"It is inrorccivabic that the
state department or any represent
;tivc of the United States would
attempt to barter away any OF The
rights If the United States and lis
citizens to the waters Of the Color
edo river
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
Bombs Found In
Chinese House

NEW YORK. July 81. (U,P)-
Nine bombs, containing enough nj
troglycerine to blow up a city
block. were found by police in Il
rooming house of the Brooklyn
Chinese quarter today, and seven
Chinese, believed to be connected
with a Tong war that blazed out
in New IorkS Chinatown last
night, were arrested.
The raid was the result of in
creased activity by the police fol
lowing the killing of one Chinese IN
New York and another i'll Boston,
in what was believed to be the
forerunner of warfare over SNUG
gled opium.
The suspicious actions of Chin
ese riding in Il taXicab attracted the
attention of two patrolmen, Wh"
trailed the man to furnished room,
where they found the bombs. In
formation obtained from three men
arrested there led to another rand
at second house, where four more
suspects were arrested.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
YOUNG HOPEFULS
PUZZLINC OVER
EDIS0N'S TEST
Questions Range From
Purely Scientific T 0
Human Problems.
By PAUL w. WHITE
United Press Staff Correspondent

WEST ORANGE, y. j., July 81.
U.P)-Fortv nine youths, hopeful of
winning the title of Thomas A. Ed
ison's brightest boy of 1880, sat
down today to puzzle over an eX-
animation that carried them from
Egyptian deserts to Manchuria
kitchens. from Tamerlane to Henry
Ford, and from Avagrado's hvpoth-
esis to the co-efficient of a Micro
Farad.
This examination was something
more than a test of knowledge of
mathematical and chemical formu-
lac; it was test of common sense
and ethics. For example, after the
boys had spent two hours and Il
half on purely scientific questions,
they found themselves faced with
this nice problem of human be
havior:
"Iou are the head Of an eXpedi-
tion which has come to grief in the
desert. There is enough food and
water left to enable three people
to get to the nearest outpost of civ
iliZation. The rest must perish.
Your companions are: a brilliant
scientist, 60 years old; two half
breed guides, % and 30; the scien,
lists wife, interested mainly in so
ciety manners. aged 80; her little
son, aged 6; the girl you are en-
gagged to marry; your best friend, q
/ Young man of your own age VIII,
i has shown great promise in the fielC
of science.
(Which would you choose to liy,
and which to die. Give your reas
ons."
The examination was divided il
four parts, the most lengthy being
confined to questions in chemistry
mathematics and physics.
! estate Avogrado's hypothesis ant
show how it is used by chemists il
t h e determination of molecular
! weight" was the first of six ques
tions relating to chemistry. The
| boys must answer five out of th'
six.
! A typical mathematic question
was the following:
"Thc base of pyramid is {
square, each side of which is /:
inches long. Each of the othe
edges is 20 inches. Find the alti
tude and volume of the pyramid.
| In physics, among other things
! the boys were asked to define tn,
cocfficient of friction, of dvne
and of Micro-farad.
The so-called "humanitics" enter
ed largely into the second sectio,
of the test, the first question bid
Continued on page six)
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31

TRUCKER. CAL, July 81. UP)-
An appeal will be made to the fed
cral court, it was indicated here to-
day, to "pour oil ON the blast rid
den waters" OF Lake Tahoe over
which California and Nevada fac
tions were fighting.
The intimation that such would
be the case was made by leaders of
the Nevada contingcnt now under
an injunction to prevent them from
drawing water from the lake to ir-
rigate ranches in that district. Cat
ifornia residents and property own
ers caused the injunction to be is
sued to prevent the "defacemcnt of
Lake Tahoe'S natural beauty"
I he feeling reached a fever pitch
Tuesday when workingmen employ
ed in the construction work set off
blast in order to tear Il hole in
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
LAKE TAHOE WATER FIGHT TO
BE TAKEN TO FEDERAL COURT

the bottom of the lake to further
the irrigation plans. Nearby resi-,
dents flocked to the scene and
working in the cold water succeed
ed in steming the flow.
District Attorney Lester sum.
mcrfield of Washoe County, NcVa-
da, viii ally himself with those at
tempting to take the case out Of
the states hands and into those of
.he federal court, it was declared,
The writ of injunction will be ar
gurd before the superior court at
Auburn on August ).
Until then deputy ShcrlffS viii
patrol the shores of the lake IN
order to prevent any further blast
ing for the present. 1t was rumor-
ed that the workingmen were plan
ming to start activities again short
" on account Of error in names IN
the injunction.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
PHOENIX BANK
CLOSES DOORS

PHOENIN. Ariz., July 81. (U.P)--
Excessive Withdrawals. believed to
total approximately 100000, were
blamed by State superintendent of
Eanks James b. Button as the cause
for the suspension this morning of
the Citizens State Bank of PhocniN
The bank, with assets of Sl0,042, ,
600 and capitalization of 100000,
was taken over by officers of the
state banking department. Button
was unable to estimate the serious
ness caused by the Withdrawals until
examiners inspect the books.
Deposits of $S23,000 were reported
just before the bank closed, Button
said, f. s. Wakclin and l.. l.. Stew
art, both of Phoenix, are president
and cashier, respectively, of the
bank. The institution is one Of the
oldest in Arizona.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
WITNESS
OPPOSES
PARDON
Captain OF Bomb Detail
Refuses To Recommend
Billings Parole.
REFUTES TESTIMONY
Denies He Aided Mac
Donald Identify Bomb
Suspects.
By GEORGE D. CRISSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

san FRANCISCO, July 81. U.P)
Captain Charles 'Goff, in charge
of the bomb detail during investi
CATION of San Francisco's dynamit-
ing outrage, July %, 1926, today
refused to recommend a pardon for
Warren X. Billings, although he
had previously suggested that exc
cutive clemency be extended to
Thomas j. Mooney.
Goff was a lieutenant under Dun
can Mathcson when Billings and
Mooney were arrested on charges of
completely in the bombing which
killed 10 persons and injured 40.
Matheson appeared on the stand
late Yesterday and told a special
supreme court hearing on the bomb
ing case that both Mooney and
Billings should be freed.
Declining 10 follow his former
chief, Goff insisted that the cases
We're not similar.
Goff told the United Press just
as the third day session opened at
1890 a. m. that he was opposed to
Il pardon for Billings whose appli-
cation for parole is now being
considered by the supreme court.
~ will not follow Matheson in
recommending pardon for Bill
ings," Goff said.
Scheduled to testify during the
day, Goff planned to deny in detail
the charges of John Mac Donald
/ that he aided Charles NJ. F'ickert i'll
framing" Mooney and Billings.
Macdonald, a star witness in the
original trials, said in repudia-
tion affidavit that Goff helped III
the identification of the two sus-
poets by leading him to their cells
and whispering their names.
81 have never made an identifi-
cation in that manner in my life"
Goff declared.
Interest Dormant
The action of Goff in giving the
! lie to Mae Donald failed to arouse II
ripple of interest. The recanting
/ witness has been termed untruthful
so often in the last two days that
! reference to his complete unreliable
ity is becoming tiresomc.
AS a matter of fact, Mac Donald
returned to San Francisco from
Baltimore for the sole purpose of
trying to convince the California
supreme court that he lied in 1916
and 1917 when he identified Mooney
and Billings as the dynamiters.
Mac Donald, still shaken after
several appearance as a witness III
which everyone concerned tried to
show his complete unreliability on
all matters pertaining to the dyna
miting trials occupied a spectators
seat as the hearing opened.
Goff was the first witness sum
moned today. He was questioned
by Fred l.. Berry, who as deputy
assistant district attorney, aided III
couvicting Mooney and Billings.
Berry's role in the present hearing
is special representative of the
people.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
Extortion Letter
Writer Is Guilty

Los ANGELES, July 81. U.P)-
Harry McIosh, alleged faker of cNi-
dcncc IN the Aimee Semple McPhcr-
son kidnapping case, will appear i'll
superior court here Monday for SEN
tcncc on a charge of writing threat
cning eXtortion letters.
Melosh was convicted by a jury
late yesterday Oh five counts of
sending blackmail missivcs to Abe
w. Morris, wealthy broker, threaten
ing death if he did not pay S25,-
000. Testimony of two handwriting
experts was largely responsible for
the verdict.
Because of a prior robbery CON
viction, Mclosh faced sentences of
five wears on each count.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
DRY LAW POLICY
IS OUTLINED BY
NEW CHLEFTAIN
Opposed to Sensational
Enforcement: To War
On COmmercialism.

WASHINGTON, July 81. U.P)-
will have no place in the aduinistra-
ton $ future prohibition policy, if
the program outlined today by Pro
hibition Director Amos W. W. Wood
cock is followed.
Neither will federal dry agents
be allowed to ''wastc their time
upon picayunish, non-commcrcial
cascs,' the new prohibition chief
tain told the - administrators, here
from all parts of the country for
Il tWo.day conference ON enforce
ment methods.
Woodcock stressed reliance upon
intelligence rather than Drawn in
addressing the administrators. He
said his aim was more effective en-
forccmcnt " fairly, honestly, earnest
~ and lawfully' by the best
trained staff Of detectives in the
world.
That commercial violators rather
than petty offenders will be the
main objective was made clear by
the director, who said:
81 think the prohibition laws caI
he successfully enforced against
commercial operations. shall in
sist that n steady pressure be main
tanned against these commercial vi"-
lations. disapproVc sensational
methods. -
Establishment OF schools for train
ing dry agents and building an
esprit de corps WAS cited by Wood
cock rs another prominent part of
the administration program.
"Thcsc schools are intended TO
train the agcnt7 in methods of gath.
cring evidence in knowledge of the
law and in habits of discipline, the
director said.
'Thcv are intcadcd to train the
agents to net always as gentlemen
and to use their brains rather than
their Drawn. They viii not use wen
ponS except for dcfcnsc.'
Woodc0ck said he based his hopes
for success largely upon these
schools. \ headquarters school fot
training instructors will be cstab
l5shed in Washington soon. On Oc
tober Il group of 81 picked men
who have graduated from one
month course here will he Scut t.
tie various districts to act a.
sehoolmastcrs
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
KEITLEMAN OIL
FIELDS TO USE
NEW UNIT PLAN

Los ANGELES, July 81. up
Oil operators of kcttleman Hills to-
day prepared to put in effect a
"unit plan' of production worked
out at a conference here with See
rotary of tine Interior Ray Lyman
Wilbur
The plan will be tested first at
Kcttlcman and if successful may be
extended to Other great fields in the
United States, it was said. Secre-
tarv Wilbur explained the plan,
whereby individual operators divide
the field and take gas and oil from
each others leases.
The government. which receives
81 900 daily from kcttlcman royal
ties, believes millions of dollars can
be saved through the plan, Secretary
Wilbur said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
Search For Pair
Reaches Mojave


HOLLYWOOD, Calf. July 81.
U.P search for Mrs Emma
Simpson. Fashionable modiStc, and
Fred Carter. 5j-ycarold salesman.
centered in the Mohavc desert to-
day after police learned the pair
had said they were going there to
visit friends.
Police AT first believed the two
had figured in a tragedy over a love
disagreement. but Captain Joe Mil
Ter admitted the desert information
had altered their theory.
The search was led by Sterling
Simpson, son of the missing woman,
who said his mother had complained
to him of Carter's uuwelcome atten
tions.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
Missing Flyer
Reported Safe

LAS VEGAS, New, .luly 81 U.D
Missing since Tuesday ON the
first leg of the return lap of the
AllAmcrican air derby, Joe Nee
han, lronton, Ohio cntrant, came in
to Calicntc, New, today unharncd,
The aviator was forced to land
in San Spring Valley, 100 miles
west Of Calcnte, yesterday, when
4 sparkpng Jared out of the motor
of his plane.
According to mcagcr details of
Mcchan's sudden appearance after
II wide air search had begun in fear
that he cracked up, the aviator was
brought into Calicnte by farmers of
the Sand Spring Valley section.
It was said his plane was not
damaged in the forced landing. He
was expected to reach Las Vegas
some time this evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
Find No Trace
OF Lost Plane

SAN FRANCISCO, July 81. U,p)
No sign had been seen early to-
day of the large plane reported to
have plunged into the water off
Point Reyes last night by IL. {.
Day, lookout at Point Reyes coast
guard station.
An unsuccessful search was con
ducted until daylight over the area
into which the plane was supposed
to have fallen. Its scope was
spreading north and south as the
day wore ON.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
Mrs. Buchannon
Heads Arizona
Mission Societ,

LOS ANGELES. July 81 WP)
Mrs. j. W. Euchannon, Of Tucson,
today was the new president of the
Women = Svnolical Society of Mis-
sions for the prcsbvtcyians of Ari-
zona as result of elections held
here late yesterday.
Three new vice presidents for Ari.
IONA are Mrs. +. p. Sinclair, Mrs.
James Smith and Mrs. 4. f.. Richer
son. Mrs. Isabel" Irwin will serve
as secretary and Mrs \ .J. Muldro
aS treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
Los Angeles Has
Another Hot Day

LOS ANGELES, July 81 U.P)
Cloudy aud cooler weather was the
official forecast fcr Los Angeles 10
day but tie sun arose IN q clear sky
and residents looked forward 10 au.
other day Of the swcltcring heat
which placed thermometers at ~
Yesterday
All southern California felt the
heat wave, which reached its max
mum in Pasadena with l03 aud aaa
Diego with 96. The latter was the
hottest July 80 on record IA the
border city.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
BENEDICT RITES
ARE HELD TO-DAY

LOS ANGELES, July 81. UPl
Funeral services were held here TO
day for II. STANLEY Benedict, -, toa
mer state senator and member OF
jhe state railroad commission. Bene
dict died while on . tour of Europe
The body was returned here Mon
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
Marry To-
Help Parents

1 YUMA, Ariz., July 81. UP
"A 24-year-old Troy, N. Y, girl to-
sday offered herself in marriage
to any young man willing to pro-
/ vide home fol- her father and
smother. -.
] In letter to newspaper here,
Miss Catherine Charron, who de-
sscribed herself as pretty and pc
etite, asked for aid in finding an
4 eligible bachelor.
/ Don't think m a gold dig
ger she wrote. 1 m not. All
u want is home for my folks
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-31
A|RSH|P
NEARING
QUEBEC
R-1OO Cuts Speed When
Fabric Trouble With
Rear Fin Develops.
"A Il X WAL DELAYED
Believe DirigibIe Will Not
Attempt To Land Be-
fore Morning.

ST. HUBERT, Quebec, July 81.
Wp-Troublc involving tic fabric
of rear fin caused the R-l00 to
cut its speed and probably will de
Law the arrival Of the dirigiblc here
consIdcrably, II was reported in Il
message received from the dirigible
at $3.50 EST.
The message was said to have
been in code and did not elaborate
on the trouble.
The impression at the airport was
hat the RICO would not attempt
It landing mere until morning. Even
the slightest fabric trouble, experts
said, would nc3cssitatu n great re-
duction in speed so that the dirigi.
bic might cruise slowly up the
river ard moor here in the early
morning
Then the dnigiblc passed ST
Jean ON the Island of Orleans, II
miles below Quebec, she asked that
I'M observation balloon be sent up
from Quebec to report mctcorolosi-
cal conditions
MONTREAL, July 81. UP) The
RICO was in first direct radio com.
munication with St. Hubert airport
at 5 a. M, EST, today. She re
ported her position about 80 miles
from Montreal, at 30 degrees north,
clio west.
From ] q. N. she had made 50
knots against - mile wind, at Il
height of 800 feet The tempera-
turc WIS ideal, at - degrees, The
weather was fine and clear.
The local signal service station
announced the dirigible passed
over Cape Magdcainc, QUE, at $
e. m. EST, proceeding steadily.
Cape Magdclaiuc is 39i miles
hclow Quebec bv the river route
ON the south shore Of the St Lawr-
cncc. below Anticosti Island. 1t Is
the first point ON the North Amer
lean mainland over which the dirig
ihic WAS sighted.
Cape Magdclainc is about 30
miles by air line from Montreal.
II the R-l00 does not increase her
speed from 50 knots (5il2 land
miles per hour she would not
reach Montrcal until about II or
l. o'clock tonight.
ST. HUBERT AIRPORT, que,
july 81 u.P) The R-l00 pushed
her way M tie 81. Lawrence stead
lily but slowly today. making the
poorest time OF her journey from
tardingtou. England, to Montreal
after comparatively easy con-
quest Of the Atlantic.
The dirigiblc encountered con
trarv winds as she passed from the
strait Of Belly Isle into the mouth
of tn" st. Lawrence. After pass
ing the eastern end of AnticoSti
Island about dawn, she made the
mainland of North America at
Cape Magdelainc, ON the south shore
of the 81. Lawrence, at a. m. t.S &,
From there she struck out into
the river, heading for the north
shore in an apparent effort to find
better sailing conditions. At that
point she was cncounterng head
wind Of - miles AN hour, and her
speed was only 34i. miles.