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The Washington times., 1930-05-29
LEGION To MARK
MEMORIAL DAY

SILVER SPRING, Md. Mont
gomery county will observe Me,
mortal Day tomorrow with pro-
grams by the various American
Legions posts, church organiza-
tions and public schools.
The parade and exercises at
Silver Spring under the direction
of the Cissel-Saxon Post of the
American Legion will be the
feature event. Other legion posts
of the country and the District
of Columbia Will assist.
Pilgrimages to the graves Of
the war dead will be made as
usual this year. -,
Major Howard w. Cutler Will
be marshal of the parade which
will form in the Blair area just
east of the viaduct. Commander
B Stone Leizear, of the Cissel-
Saxon Post, will preside at the
unveiling of a memorial stone
erected by the post in nonor OF
the World War dead who came
from this region.
Senator Millard F. Tydings of
Maryland or Representative Lister
Hill, of Alabama, -1ill make the
principal address.
The Washington times., 1930-05-29
NIGHT SCHOOLS
WILL AWARD
!. DIPLOMAS .

Dunbar and Armstrong night
schools held joint commencement
exercises last night at 8 o'clock in
the Armstrong Auditorium.
The Rev. F. I. A. Bennett,
member of the Board of Educa-
ton, was the presiding officer
Charles H. Houston, vice dean OF
Howard University law school, ad-
dressed the graduates.
Diplomas and certificates were
awarded by Mrs. M. A. McNeiu,
member of the Board of Educa-
ton.
Garnet C. Wilkinson. assistant
superintendent of schools and
L. L. Perry, supervising princi-
pal of the twelfth division, gave
brief talks.
The invocation and benediction
was said by the Rev. A. F.
Elmes, pastor of the Peoples Con
gregational Church. Musical
numbers were furnished by the
All-High school orchestra.
The Dunbar night school
graduates were banana Cynthia
Alexander, Viola Marie Brown,
Margaret Montgomery Couzzins,
Marguerite Virginia Dyson, Pearl
Reeves Franklin, Deborah Gene
Fuller, Jean Elizabeth CAN'T,
Lillian Ball Gee, Fannie Ella
Hamilton, Emily Douglass Harri-
son, Florence Estelle Jackson,
Althea Maxfield Jonathan, Anna
Elizabeth Lee, Louise Mary Minor,
Clara Winslow Nelson, Helen
Kathrine Rose, Mary Mairl Rose,
Catherine Constance Saunders,
Mabel Henrietta Shaw, Estelle
Smith, Pearl Wooten White,
Clara Estelle Whiting, Catherine
Moore Williams, Cora Lee Will
Jams, Mary Frances Wood, Flem-
ing William Brown, jr., Richard
Earl Brown, Leonard Dewitt
Helms, Charles Franklin Jackson,
Allen Eugene Johnson, CephaS
Garland Lyon, Wilfred Clarzal
Medley, Joseph Allan Miller,
Robert Scott Prioleau, Frank
Samuel Reid, jr., William McIn-
hammer Richardson, Frederick
Joseph Sabbs, Howard Ardon
Skinner, Arthur Leon Smallwood,
James Franklin Steele, Gassoway
Valentine Tate, Leroy Taylor,
Albert Thompson and Frank
Lamar White.
The Armstrong night high
school graduates were:
Art: Lottie Jernagin Adams
Elizabeth Forbes Cabell. Fannie
Virginia Collins, Anna Rebecca
Bruner.
Auto Mechanics: Richard
Brent, Lelmar Trent, Cabbel
Harrison, Matthews Edelen
Samuel Page, Clyde Cedrick
Smith, William Leonard Wars.
Carpentry: Charles Blackwell
John William Can't, Houston
Francis Washington, Edward
Seymour White.
Dressmaking and Ladies Tail
The Washington times., 1930-05-29
MISSING GIRL UNFRAMED

LOS ANGELES, May 90 G.N.SJ.
Beebee Allen, 10-year-old school
girl missing since Monday, was
found yesterday walking alone
several miles from home. 1t had
been feared she was kidnapped.
The Washington times., 1930-05-29

oring: Jane Roberts Atwood,
Robinette Augusta Alexander,
Lillian Barnes, Rosetta Marie
Barnes, Emma Love Bentley,
Matte Noisette jackson, Sarah
Ellen Johnson, Aida Lewis, Es-
ther Lee McDavid and Mary
Edna Mack.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-21
LEWIS LAWYER
DECLARES Fits
MOVE POLITICAL

TACOMA, Wash, April 81. W.D
-Buron Fits, Los Angeles county
district attorney, whose business is
putting criminals in Jail, today was
bending every effort to get one out,
and S. C. Lewis, former president of
the Julian Petroleum Company, had
retained attorneys to keep himself
behind the bars Of Mcneil Island
federal prison.
Since the $loO,OOO,0oO Julian Pc
troleum crash, Lewis, until recently
had devoted his efforts to keeping
out Of Jail. Then he surrendered
to the federal government for us
ing the mails to defraut, and a week
ago was "dressed in" to serve
seven year term.
According to Fits, who on We'd
nesday will appear before Federal
Judge Cushman in Seattle in an eff
fort to have Lewis returned to Gus
tody of the California courts, the
former financier surrendered to the
government for the sole purpose of
avoiding state prosecution.
Contending that Fits was staging
a practical move to bolster a plan to
seek the governurship of California,
George f. Vanderveer, Seattle at.
torney, obtained temporary re-
straining order preventing Fits
from taking Lewis out of prison.
Judge Cushman set a further hear
ing for Wednesday in Seattle.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-21
TYPHO0N DOES
MUCH DAMAGE
i'm PHILIPPINES

MANILA, April q. W.n-Many
were dead today, thousands home
less and untold damage had been
done to public buildings, homes and
crops by the second disaster to strike
the Philippine Islands within the
last few days.
A typhoon, of terrific force swept
Leyte Samar on Good Friday and
left desolation in its wake. The
convent of Tolosa was totally des-
troyed as were municipal buildings
at Dulag. So terrific was the force
of the typhoon that concrete
school and theater comprising the
puericulture center of Dulag was
blown down.
Similar devastation occurred at
Palo, Burnwn, Carigar, Taclobin
and many other villages.
Communication lines were dis.
turbed and provincial roads closed
by flood waters.
Cocoanut and hemp plantations
were laid in ruins.
With thousands homeless as the
result Of the typhoon and some
$4,000 homeless on Negros Island as
a result Of a disastrous fire there
last week the greatest need at pres
ent is food.
The province of Leyte Samar
faces famine during the next few
months due to the destruction Of the
crops.
Governor Delavruz cs Lcyte Wis
tied the affected area t. day and
asked Governor General Dwight
Davis to make an appeal for funds
with which to pay for relief work.
Red Cross units from Manila are
enroute to the dcvasted area.
1t is considered possible that a
tax moratorium will have 70 be de.
clared until the province is rehabil.
itated.
The typhoon and its resultant dc.
struction is described as worse than
that Of 1928. which partly caused
the present Philippine Islands econ
omic depression.
In addition to food supplies the
province is in dire need of building
material. agricultural implements
and medicine.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-21
LONE CANCSTER
STAYS THREE IN
CHICAGO SALOON

CHICAGO, April 81. tu.D-Two
bullets probed from the bodies of
three assassinated gangsters, went
under the microscopes Of Chicago's
crime laboratory today as the only
evidence against an executioner,
who singlehanded put the three to
death in an Easter morning massa-
ere.
The triple murder, committed in
the Blue Hour Saloon which has
been the scene of other gangland
killings, ranked next TO the st.
Valentines Day massacre in point
of numbers dead and takes its place
beside the "Little Massacre" an
other mass Staying that took three
gangstcr's lives soon after the Val
cntine affair.
None of yesterdays victims lived
to tell about the murders just be-
fore dawn as priests in a Catholic
church block away prepared for
Easter worshippcrs. Walter Wake.
field. 90, part owner Of the saloon !;
Frank Delray. 33, the other owner,
and Joseph Special, waiter, were
the victims of the lone asssasin's
uncrring aim with the traditional
weapon of gangsters, As calibre
automatic pistol.
From position Of the bodies and
other evidence, Captain William
Stapleton pieccd together the story
of the massacre today and told it
this way:
Reconstracts Crime
Wakefield was counting h c
nights receipts after the doors had
been locked. Delray and Special
were the only others in the saloon
after big nights business.
Apparently the assassin tapped on
the window. was recognized and
permitted to enter. He ordered a
stein of beer.
Then the killer. apparently without
a word Of warning, shot Wakefield
in the back Of the head.
Special, who had been in the
back room, was unarmed and trap
ped but opened his pocket knife
seized a plaster east of saint and
started toward the killer. He was
shot in the arm and fell.
Delray in the meantime had fled
toward the door and was shot in the
back of the head as he vaulted q
cigar case. He fell dead behinc
the case.
The assassin turned again or
Special and shot him three more
times as he lay wounded on the
floor. His murders done, the as
sassin fled in black sedan.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-21
Rome Observes
Its Birthday

ROME, April q. W.H-Rome be-
came 1858 years old today, and the
greater part of Italy joined her in
celebration.
Banks, stores and offices were
closed and Romans joined in observ-
ing the holiday created by Premier
Mussolini several years ago to re-
place the old "Red" labor day.
In the pre-fascist period, all work
ers took a day off on Rome's birth
day, and trolley cars and taxicabs
stopped running. Under the present
regime, the transportation system
continues undisturbed enabling the
citizens to visit the country or the
suburbs when the mornings festi-
walls are concluded.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-21
BERMAN SPRINGS
SURPRISE WHEN
HE SURRENDERS
Gives Self Up To Federal
Men To Begin Serving
Term At Once

LOS ANGELES, April 81. W.H-
The complicated Julian Petroleum
Corporation failure case became ev-
en- more involved today when it was
announced that Jacob Berman, for.
mer executive Of the organization,
turned himself over to federal au-
thorities to begin seven year sent
ence for mail fraud.
The action temporarily interfer.
red with progress Of any Of the var
ious trials and investigations in
which Berman is either a witness, a
defendant or both.
The announcement Of his surren.
der was made in court here by his
attorney, Dan Critchely, who later
said that the federal commitment
was to be sent direcly to McNeil's
Island so that the convicted man
could surrender at the penitentiary.
oal Tor1elrea
Since Berman failed to appear in
two local courts today it was pre-.
sumed he either was in the north
west or was enroute there, preparing
to enter the prison as soon as the
commitment papers arrive there.
His failure to 60 into Superior
Judge Emmet Wilson IS court to face
Jury bribing counts led that official
to confiscate his bail of $4,000 set
new bail of $4,000 and order war
rant for his arrest.
When he likewise failed to appear
before Superior Judge R. B. Schauer,
that jurist ordered warrant for his
arrest and increased his bail from
$1,000 to 100000 on frogery and
rmbezzlement counts.
Actions in both cases were con
t.pued.
Berman s surrender confused the
Julian issues considerably here and
it was not certain whether his ac-
tion defeated or helped the cause
District Attorney Buron' Fits, prose-
cutting some so indictments i'll the
Julian ease.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-21
BOARD FAV0RS
RAISING HEIGHT
OF BOULDER DAM

WASHINGTON, April 81. U.P)-
The Colorado river board of engi.
neers and geologists today recon-
mended increasing the height Of
Boulder dam by % feet, in a report
submitted to Secretary of Interior
Wilbur.
The increase would provide addi-
tional flood protection. 1t would
raise the dams height from 1907
feet to 1882 feet above sea level.
1t would in no way change the cur
rent estimates in cost. Major GEN
eral William L. Sibert, chairman Of
the board, told Secretary Wilbur.
The board found that while pres
ent plans for the dam would meet
all power requirements, and satis-
factorily control all ordinary floods.
a repetition of the great flood of
1884 might seriously cndanger the
dam structure.
Although a flood of this magni-
tude has occurred only once in the
last so years, Sibert said the pos
sibility of its recurrence is never
theless constant menace. The peo-
pie of the lower valley have de-
manded a more effective control, he
said.
"The board emphasizes the fact
that its approval of the increase in
height of the proposed dam is based
solely on the desirability of more
effective flood control and that the
development of the power should
never be factor in the control of
the flood storage base in the reser.
volr," the report stated.
Without encroaching upon the
lower development provided for,
the increased flood control can suf
ficiently be accomplished by merely
increasing the height the board
stated. The board agreed with rec.
concentrations recently made by
bureau of reclamation engineers
who proposed that the crest be
raised from an elevation of 1901
feet above sea level to 1882 feet.
This would provide an additional
flood control storage of 100000
acre feet with free board of three
feet making the total flood control
storage 9,500,000 acre feet, Sibert
told Wilbur.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-21
NAVAL TREATY
GIVEN APPROVAL
BY DELEGATIONS

LONDON, April 21.-U.P)-The
heads of the five delegations to the
naval conference approved the
treaty in its final form today and
sent it to the printers.
The text probably will be issued
to the press at midnight for release
tomorrow when the delegates will
meet at st. James palace to sign
the five-pOwer agreement achieved
in negotiations here since January
81.
The chief delegates of the United
States. Great Britain, France, Italy
and Japan met at st. James, and
scrutinized the text Of the agree.
ment--which includes three-power
limitation pact. The drafting com
mittee and the jurists' committee
also held final meetings in prepa
ration for the closing plenary SEES
sion tomorrow. American delegates
will sail Wednesday.
The experts, at their final ses
sions, definitely agreed that the
text Of the treaty would be between
5000 and 5000 words, covering
about 32 pages divided in two col
umns. The column on the left will
be in English and on the right will
be in French.
Many minor alterations were
made today, making it necessary to
reprint the entire text in both
languages.
The treaty was divided into five
parts and preamble. Part one con
Germs the notifications of the Wash.
ington naval treaty, including bat.
tleship holiday until 1886.
Part two concerns all technical
points in naval limitation methods
on which all five powers have
agreed.
Part three is the three-power
limitation treaty among the United
States, Britain and Japan, effective
until 1886.
Part four is single article con-
sisting of the accepted rules for
"humanisation" of submarine war
fare. f.
Part five is general, including spe-
rifications as to when the treaty is
effective, duration of effectiveness
and ratification.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-21
Hitch Occurs In
Consul's Papers

SAN PEDRO, Calf, April 2l.tU.D
Complication developed here to-
day when the Chichiby Maru, liner
of the N. Y. X. Lines, arrived in
the harbor bearing Chun Young
Chan, newly appointed consul to
Los Angeles from the Chinese re-
public.
Immigration officials detected
what they asserted were Irregular
ties in the papers of the emmisary
and requested that he appear at the
immigration station in an effort TO
straighten out the difficulties.
Chan, n graduate of the Universi-
termed "tne immigration Jail" and
remained aboard ship, saying he
would return to Marking rather
than to go to The immigration sta,
tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-21
Automobile Club
To Build Home

A steady increase Of patronage
and the need for more commodious
quarters in which to transact bust
less, has made it necessary for the
automobile Club Of Southern Cali.
fornia, now located at 759 Main
street, to seek new location, ac-
cording to Trueman Thompson, dis
trirt manager of the club in III
C,ntro.
Plans and specifications for the
new home Of the club are being
drawn up and suitable site is being
considered. Definite announc cment
of either building plans or site will
not be forthcoming for week or so,
but it is fact that the club will
move from its present crampcd quar-
tcIs Just as soon as final word of
approval is received from the head
office in Los Angeles.
According to present information
the new club home will be in accord
ance with the construction policy of
tho club throughout Southern Cali
fornia and the building will be q
decided improvement for the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-21
Having Liquor
Proves Costly

Drunkenness and the illegal pos,
session of intoxicants formed the
principal items on the docket in po-
lice court this morning when Judge
Perkins opened the first session of
the week.
Francisco Hernandez drew a sent,
cnce of 800 or so days in Jail for
illegal possession of alleged intoxi-
eating liquors.
j: Singh, 26. d. Indosingh, 60, and
+. IL. Kahn, 80, ID. Mesa, So and d.
Barnes, 26, each drew fine of $40
after their plea of guilty on charges
of being drunk in public while the
$50 bail posted by G. Hurder, %,
arrested for the same offense, was
forfeited when the defendant failed
to make his appearance in court
this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-21
Copper Rates Up u
To Commission

PHOENIX, Ariz., April 21.-W,H
The interstate commerce commits
sion today started a four-day hear
ing Of the investigation OF freight
rates on non.ferrous metals.
Most of the testimony presented
at the hearing was from metal in
tercsts of Arizona and New Mexico.
Examiners Mullen and Matson of
the commission, assisted by Amos
Belts, of the Arizona corporation
commission, presided at the hearing.
Corporation Commissioners Hugh
Williams, New Mexico, and Lee
Dennis, Mo-, were present
This il the first of series "F
hearings to be held in the west
Next Monday, the interstate com
merce commission will open a SINH
lar hearing at Salt Lake City to be
followed by one at Butte, Mont.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-21
BY FRANCIS Low
nited Press staff CorraSnonda]

BOMBAY, India, April 81. W.H-
Self rule or independence within
eight days was promised by Mahat-
ma Gandhi today IL the Ind ian peo.
pie would follow his counsels strict
ly. Sf
Gandhi made his promise at
meeting at Bardoli, center of the
civil disobedience campaign for the
Gujerat district. He told his hear.
ers that if all village officials would
resign in body; that if boycott
Of liquor and foreign cloth were es-
tablished;, and that if the manufac.
ture of homespun were begun, they
would have self government, within
a week, if not complete independ-
The Mahatma's campaign mean
while was attacked by Manyi Ma
homed Yakub, deputy president of
the legislative assembly, who
charged in speech before the all
India Moslem conference for Pales-
tine affairs that Gandhj had, ohAha.
ed his attitude toward Indian Mos
lens during recent weeks.
Yakub declared that Gandhi now
was working for Hindu domination
in India rather than toward cooper
alton between the two religions in
striving for independence. The
Hindus outnumber the Moslems 3 to
l in India. ~.
"Gandhi once considered a Hindu.
Moslem settlement the cornerstone
Of responsible government in In
dia," Yakub said. "but now he
seems to think self government can
be obtained without the cooperation
and support of the Moslems.
"Under the circumstances, Mos.
lens cannot sympathize with Gand.
HIS lawless movement. Indian Mos
lens are not behind any other COM
munity in their desire for freedom
for their motherland. but the pres.
ent movement is bound to create a
state of nervous excitement among
the Moslems, who rightly fear
great wrong is about to be inflict.
ed on them.
"The movement, although a sham
and bogus one, is fraught with grave
consequences, and is bound to retard
the peaceful progress of the country.
I have appealed to Moslems to show
a united front"
Yakub also condemned Great
Britain's policy in Palestine aud
said a Democratic government in
which all inhabitants were repre-
sented pronortionately should be cs-
tablished there.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-21
YAQUl INDIANS
TERMINATE ODD
EASTER SERVICE

BARRIO PASCUA, Ariz, April
81. W.p)-After five days of mystic
and semi Christian services, the vii
lage folk of this Yaqui village re-
turned to their regular cares today.
The strange mixture of pagan and
Christian rites, symbolic Of the mir
acle Of the resurrection, ended Sun
cay at high noon with a feast.
The dancing and pantomine began
at sunrise Wednesday. A thousand
bronzed-skinned warriors, stripped
to the loins, danced for hours around
cottonwood bier in which small
statue of Christ stood.
Christian teachings came deeper
INTO the ancient rites of the Yaquis
on Thursday as the Garden of Geth-
semane was destroyed by the Pila-
tors, after the faithful had gone to
the miniature replica of the gar
Gen.
The following day was one Of sad
ness. The dancing braves halted
their barbaric dance prayers and
went into mourning.
The day was devoted to the be-
trayal of Christ, his trial and cruci-
fixion. At sunset, came the feast
Of Yaqui dancers, two hundred of
them wearing barbaric headdresses.
They began their dance of death
which lasted several hours.
Totem-like structures and crosses
bearing images of the white man s
savior were destroyed Saturday, as
the redmen burned the effigy Of
Judas Iscariot and broke a ~ houl
period of silence.
AS bells of ancient missions tollet
out the arrival Of Easter morn, th'
Yaquis participated in the resurrec
tion of Christ, as taught them by
the Spanish padres.
When the small statue of the
white mans savior was returned tc
It's place of keeping in the tiny
church, it was the signal for merry
making.
Today, the 1000 white spectators
had returned to their homes and
Earrio Pascua was just a peaceful
Iadian village.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-21
COURT REFUSES
BAIL SLASH in
RADICALS CASE

A motion for a writ of habeas
corpus, presented by Leo Gallagher
representing several suspected radi-
calls now lodged in the county Jail,
was refused by Judge Fipney in
superior court this morning after a
careful consideration Of the argu-
mcnt presented by counsel for the
defense. The motion for this writ
had been presented Saturday on
the grounds that excessive bail had
been demanded by the arraigning
Judge, but the court this morning re-
fused to lower the amount asked,
and made no distinction as to the
character or nationality of the sus-
pected prisoners.
In coming to this decision Judge
Finney stated that on motion to
fix bail before a trial or a prelim-
mary hearing, the presumption of
innocence on the part of the de.
PENDANTS does not always stand and
the court must then proceed on the
presumption that the charge is
probably true. The case in question
is of very serious nature, carry
ing with it penalty of from one
to IA years in prison, and the ma
ture of the charges is such as to
lead to violence and murder. There
fore under the circumstances, a
very considerable ball is justified.
The judge also stated that the dis.
trict attorney in all probability had
sufficient evidence to substantiatc
his position and contentious in the
case and said, furthermore, that he
did not consider the bail excessive
and that if the matter had been
brought before him first, the bail
would probably have been at least
what it is at present.
This leaves the matter right
where it was after Judge Mayfield
first imposed the $4,000 bail on
each defendant. and further dcvel-
opments in the case are expected
within the next few days.
Quiet reigned throughout the val
ley yesterday although several
meetings of the radically inclined
had been scheduled for the day. A
small gathering occurred in Braw
ley but they dispersed when the
Brawley chief of police came to
their meeting place and ordered
them to disband. There were no
open meetings held either here or
in Calexico, but county officials
were prepared to cope with any stu
alton which might have occurred.
A.. NJ. Meldonado and b. Lopez
were arrested in Brawley yesterday
and charged with criminal syndical-
ism under the same warrant which
had been issued for those already
in custody.