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Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-20
LEAD IN DERBY
Is RETAINED BY
MISS 0'D0NNELL

LORDSBURG, \. NJ, Aug. 20. tU.p)
-Gladvs O'Donnell, OF Long Beach,
Calf, led the womcn's national air
derby contestants into this control
point today.
Miss O 'Donncll landed at the To-
cal airport at 9:03:l7 Il. m, MIST
She had left Douglas at $50 Il. m.
MIST.
Ruth Barron. Hollywood, was see
end to land. She was clockcd in al
?:l9 II. m. She left Douglas at $50
a. m.
Jean La Rene. Kansas City, was
third at 9:20, She hoppcd from
Douglas at S;33,
Marjorie Doig, Danbury, Conn.
was IA few seconds behind Miss La
Rene. arriving at 9:20:i2. She lcfl
Douglas at S:3l.
Mildred Morgan, Beverly Hills
Calf, swoopcd down on the field at
9:22. She left Douglas at S:34.
AT 1880 Il. m. Ruth Stewart OF
st. Louis. who was the last to leave
Douglas. had not landed at the air
port here.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-20
Crosses Country
For New Record

NEW YORK, Aug, 20. U.P) =
cell "Utu" IIaWlcy established Il
new round trip tranScontincntal
automobile record when he returned
here at 9:t5 p. M. last night after
driving to the Pacific coast and
back in 1856 hours and 5s minutes.
The trip to Los Angeles started
1T l9:0l Il. IN. last Thursday and
took 81 hours and 3S minutes. The
return trip WAS made IN SO hours
and 20 minutes.
The previous round trip mark OF
lG6 hours was held by "Cannon-
BALI Baker.
llawlcv used Il model '61 Buic;;
coupe and drove at a steady pace
within the speed limits of the states
through which he passed.
lIawlcY, son of the chairman on
he House WAYS and means commit
tee. is director Of the TeXaco Nation
al Roads Report Service.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-20
SUPREME COURT
MAY RECESS IN
BILLINGS CASE
BY GEORGE D. CRISSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 90. UP
The California supreme court may
pause for a week in its "retris!' ,
of Warren X. Billings while a new
investigation of the 1916 Prepared
ness Day bombing is made, it was
Indicated today,
The nature of the new evidence
was not disclosed. Although it was
intimatcd by Associate Justice John
". Preston that the court has OBJ
tanned certain heretofore undiscloscd
information.
4 recess of the court IS hearing on
billings pardon application has
been tentatively set for Thursday
ar Friday of this week. 1t is proba-
BILE the court will reconvcne Tues
day. September ,.
Under this plan. consideration of
Il pardon for Billings will not be
before the court during election
week, The California primary will
be held Tuesday, July 26.
Less than half Of yesterdays ses-
sion was devoted to material In con
ncction with the bombing, Much
time was given to consideration of
acts committed by Billings prior to
the bombing and to lengthy argu-
meuts pertaining TO efforts to free
Billings and Thomas J. Mooney.
The hearing resumed today at 10
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-20
ApplestilI Held
In Liquor Case

Los ANGELES, Aug. 90. U2l
Charles NJ. @pplestill, former Sheriff
uf !mrctia, County, was at liberty
today on i5o0 ba.i pcnding ;ryal
Scp'.m' - en- 4 liquor pos: lon
Charge.
Federal prohibition Officers testi-
fled at AppIestill's preliminary
hearing that the former Official OBJ
tanned - gallons of alcohol which
he had agreed to sell to them, Ap-
plcstill was arrested as he attcmptcG
to make the sale, it was stated.
ApplcStill wa. shcrff here for
nearly two terms prior 10 the first
clcc,o of sheriff Gillctt eight Years
ago. He was II cardiIata for election
Al the primary four years ago bu,
faa an extremely poor second to tn
incumbent
\ftcr leaving ih2 valley he was
IN trouble several times, once shortly
after he had been made chief Of po-
lice mt Huntington Patk.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-20
WEATHER DELAYS
HUNT FOR BODY
OF PUBLISHER

NEW YORK. Aug. 20. W.p)-
Search for the body of Van Lear
Black, Baltimore publisher who fell
off his yacht while it was cruising
off the New Jcrscy coast. was aban-
doned temporarily today because OF
poor visibility.
Three planes set out from the
North Beach Airport at Il. IN. to-
dav to continue the search, but they
returned three hours later, reporting
if was useless to continue the hunt
until visibility improved.
Capt. John Kelley, skipper OF
Blacks yacht, filed "A report today
with the United States steamboat IN
spCctOrS.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-20
Fits CAUSES
WARRANT FOR
MANS ARREST

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 90 W.P)-
Fred Girnau, publisher of the Coast
Reporter, political publication. to,
day surrendered to criminal libel
complaint sworn against him by
District Attorney Buron Fits, can
didate Off governor.
Girnau was taken before NUM-
cipal Judge Vurtis who set tomor-
row afternoon as the date of plea
and released Girnau under $500
bail.
Fits. in a forms- settlement is
sued at the time he sv'ore the COM
plant, said the Coast Reporter had
printed "falsc and malicious ar
ticles' against him.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-20
Carey Winner In
Wyoming Primary

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug, %. U.P)
Robert u. Carry. former governor
of Wyoming, today emerged victori-
Gus in the primary election contest
for the Republican nomination for
United States Senator.
Carey, SON of Wyomiug's first
United States senator, took the lead
early in the count of returns from
yesterdays primary balloting and
today was conceded the nomination
by his opponents.
TabulationS from HI precincts
out of 673 in the state give Carey
12,179 votes. The same precincts
gave Charles f. Winter. former CON
eressman. 9,003; W. c. Deming, for
mer president of the federal civil
service commission, 3,06l; and W.,
L. Walls, former attorney general of
Wyoming, 935,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-20
MOtOrist Held In
Fatal Accident

Los ANGELES. Aug. %. OPP
James T. Nicholson, II year old
oil worker of Wnittier, today was
held on suspicion of murder in con,
ncction with the death Monday of
j. +. Mcmahon, 80, fatally injured
when struck by an automobile.
Motorists found Nc Mahon in dy
I'M conG',ila ntrr III S;.n GaHr'el
bridge on W.; ~ nou ''nt':, t"W
minutes aSter tho man was struck
down .y hit aud run d:i,cy.
county motorcycles officers arrest
ed Nicholson in +! Nome shortly
afterward and Hndcr questioning
the man assettedly admitted that II
was he who hit Nc Mahon.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-20
Bandit Pair
Heed Request

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20.
U.P,-" Fellows, my baby is
sick. Don't tie me up and III
give you Is minutes,
This was 8 the proposition
made by Louis Liebert to pair
of bandits who held up a serv-
ice station where he was en-
ployed.
"Okay,' answered the ehold-
ups. True to his word, Liebert
waited is minutes and then
phoned the police that two
young men had robbed the scrv-
ice station of S27.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-20

Made Possible
By Economy and Growth

While the county board Of supervisors is reported
to be figuring increasing the county tax rate, the
Ell Centro city council at last nights meeting took
action that will meet with the approval of local tax
payers reducing the tax rate 10 CENTS or from Sl8o
to S1.75 per $100 valuation.
At the same time figures submitted by City
Clerk John C. Neae showed that the tax list has in
creased over half million collars since last year OF
S697, 1873 to give the exact figures.
A comparative table of figures for 1929-l93O and
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-20
CALIFORNIAN PROVES TO FRANCE
HE WAS NEVER A GERMAN SPY

PARIS, Aug. 20. U,P)-A spc-
cial military tribunal was sum-
moned here today to assure
France, and especially Alsace,
that Charles Leopold Hartmann
OF Bakersfield, Calf, never
was German spy,
The tribunal was called to de-
clare formally that Hartmann,
who LETT Alsace when he was II
years old, was not guilty of
charges of espionage during the
World War, and that the actual
German spy was another man
who assumed Hartmann name,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-20

The Californian left for AM
erica when Alsace was taken
over by Germany at the conclu-
sion of the Franco -Prussian war.
Hartmann returned last month
to visit Nordehe'n after living
III California for 5S years,
He was arrested half an hour
after he entered town. where
door after door was slammed i'll
his face when he told his name
and sought out old friends,
An examination of his papers
revealed the facts of the case
and the French arranged a for
NAL apology.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-20
Three Killed In
Grain Explosion

BALTIMORE. Md. Aug, 20 U,p)
"A dust explosion in grain Gle
vator at Port Covington Il few min
utcs before noon today was believed
II have killed three men and IN
.iured 20 others. \ wall of the II
story elevator was blown out.
The blast started fire which
threatened the remainder of the
plant.
One workman was reported blown
through an upper window ON the
harbor side of the loading building.
Witnesses said he was hurled 100
feet into the harbor.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-20
Film Producers
Sued By Woman

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20. WD
A plagiarism suit asking So o0C
for alleged 1i 'acy on til" par- o.
Warner brothers and Larrr Cehal-
los, revue projl,ccr, was brou@h: ia
superior eour, today hy MafGler-
ltc brennan. alt.st and writer
The woman claimed the filn
"Bright Lights was copied from her
own work, cite NtN Yu.k S'tcil
Exchange il ~ az that wtoAaful
use was made cf her song, "Wall
Street Blues"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-20
WATCHES
arizona
LAWSUIT
Attorney General Webb
Instructed To Aid Fed
cral Government.
B A It'll Z PROMISED
AriZOna's Move To Delay
Dam Construction To
Be Instituted Shortly.

Los ANGELES. Aug 20. (U.P)
California ALREADY has taken steps to
icrcstall Arizona : attempts TO com.
bat the Boulder Dam act il was re,
vcale,l by Governor G. {. Young to
day in making public correspondence
between himself and Attorney Gen,
cral L. :. Webb.
Abiding to Arizona : announced
Intention 10 file suit against the
Colorado river project, Governor
Young asked Webb to lend assist
ancc to the department of justice i'll
defending the case.
Webb replied that he was ready
10 give every possible aid to federal
officials.
"In my opinion. Webb wrote
the administration can address It
self to no subject OF more import
amcg TO southern California and the
entire state that III aiding in tho
defense of Arizona 5 litigation.
PHOENiN, Ariz., Aug. %. UP)-
\ fight to the end > was promised
today by ATTORNEY General Is. Berry
Peterson in giving Arizona 5 an
swcr to the plan of Governor {. C.
Young of California to give all pos
siblc aid 10 the Boulder Dam prof.
Get.
"'lt comes aS no news that Cali
fornia intends to resist any effort
un the part of Arizona to stop con
>truction of the dam Patterson
said. &" ARIZONA will fight this at
tempt to DESTROY her sovereignty.
PHOENIX. Aril., Aug. 20. U.P)
Arizona will file - bill of complaint
attacking the consti,utionality OF
he Houldcr Dam project act with
the United States supreme court in
September. the Arizona Colorado
liNcr commission announced today.
IT has been known for sometime
HE state had interdcd to file suit
against the act, tut final decision
was withheld mtii X. Gerry Peter
son, attorney general, and Clifton
Mathews, of Globe, Ariz., special IN
Ncstigator, had made an iuVcsiiga-
ION into records of the ease IN
Washington.
At spccia> .-,ejon of the com
mission today, the findings and ne
ion of the two men were approved
Charles Il. Ward, chairman of the
commission, declined to make public
the material uncovered by Peterson
and Mathews, but declared it was
Of sufficient Importance to warrant
Arizona 5 proceeding with its law
suit.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-20
Man Slain In
Heber Quarrel

Amedia Fonseka. about so
years, rancher living south of
the Simon ranch in Heber, died
at 3 O'Clock this afternoon in
the city hospital from injuries
received in a row with another
rancher.
The identity of the latter ~
known to the sheriffs office.
Deputy Sheriff Tom Sharp adj
vised, and he was being hunted
at the time Of going TO press.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-20
s11, ,O59,95S S10,363,375 S696,583

Net IOCclI
Increase in valuation plus close watching of all
departmental budgets and diligence in eliminating
all unnecessary expense, the reasons given by the
council for being able to make the reduction IN the
tax rate. -
"Our general fund has shown a healthy IN
crease" Mayor Fawcett said today "and we decided
to pass the benefits Of the increase on to the tax
payer municipal government is not supposed to be
operated for profit like private business and when
the income is over and above that required to MAN.
tain efficiency, the taxpayers should profit by 1t
The Washington times., 1930-07-03
FOR SHUBER7 ATTRACTIONS
STAGE
NEWS FROM
NEW YORK

"Who Cares" is the latest
entrant into the summer field of
light entertainment, and it was
presented by the Satirists, com.
posed Of younger members of the
Lambs, at the Brighton Theater
last night before coming to
Chapin's Forty-sixth Street The
ater. The bill includes some Sc
lections from the Lambs Gam.
gols that took place at the club
house during the last season.
Jack Linder will present
Broadway Scandals" at the open
air Follies Bergere Theater, in
Long Beach, Friday night. D..
Miss Patricola will sail for Europe
to fill a two weeks engagement
at the Palladium Theater, Lon
don. Madeline Cameron has
been added to the cast Of Fifty
Million Frenchmen."
Harry L. Cort and Charles H.
Abramson have purchased for
early fall production a musical
play entitled "Aces Over" The
book is by C. s. Montanye and
the music by Frank Grey.
Strictly Dishonorable," which
opened at the Avon Theater
September 18, 1929, was per
formed for the 340th time last
night. The play enters its forty.
second week in New York, and a
Coast company began its fourth
week in San Francisco last night.
Strictly Dishonorable" will be
one of the early fall bookings at
the National Theater, Washing
ton.
The Washington times., 1930-07-03
TALKIES HAVE
GIVEN 1886
NEW SONGS
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright. 1880, Premier
Syndicate, Incl

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, July s.
Since the coming of the talkies the
nine major studios have intro.
duced 1895 new songs in their
feature productions.
These amazing figures were un-
earthed by this department in an
effort to d-termine just how
much the song writer's have done
to and for Hollywood.
Metro-Goldwyn Mayer is the
leading contender with 397 songs,
copyrighted and published. Some
of these have been tremendous
hits, for instance, Happy Days, "
Marianne" The Broadway Mel.
ody," The Wedding of the
Painted DOLL" "Singin' in the
Rain" The Pagan Love Song
and many others.
Warner Brothers and First Ma
tional combined have introduced
$50 numbers. Sonny Boy" of
course, is one of the smash hits of
all times. "Cryin' for the Carl
lines" There's Rainbow Round
My Shoulder" and "Tip-Toe Thru
the Tulips" are others.
Fox claims 142 songs, and is
credited with something of a
record in the five hits that De
sylvia, Brown and Henderson
wrote for "Sunnyside Up" These
were "Sunnyside Up" I'm a
Dreamer, Aren't We All?" If ]
Had a Talking Picture" Turn Oh
the Heat" and you've Got Me
Picking Petals Off a Daisy"
Universal has introduced Ct
numbers; Paramount, 56 dnclud-
ing The Love Parade" and Sing,
You SinnersD; R.-K.O., 80;
Pathe, "a, and United Artists, II
(including "Coquette" and Put
tin on the Ritz").
All the leading song writer's in
the country either are in Holly
wood now or have been at some
time in the last two years. And,
while it is predicted that the next
year will see a sharp decrease in
musical pictures, there still are
dozens of composers and lyricists
under contract to the various
studios.
The Washington times., 1930-07-03

Miles ~ pleasure await no-car own
eFs through the purchase Of a good
ubed car many attractive buys
ARE listed In tOdAy's Classified Ada,
The Washington times., 1930-07-03

weeks. The Hearst Metrotone
News and selected short subjects
with music by the Palace Synco-
patorS, Harry Borjes conducting,
will complete the program.
COLUMBIA-"The Big House"
has been an F. Street sensation
and will be held over for a second
week. This Cosmopolitan produc-
ton is rated one of the most ex
citing and realistic pictures ever
made, featuring. as it does, the
tremendously gripping scenes
which accompany a prison mutiny
and the horrors and despair which
accompany penal servitude. There
is an incidental romance, and
Wallace Beery contributes one Of
the greatest pieces of acting ever
seen on the motion picture screen
The Washington times., 1930-07-03
Subscription Sale

Within a year or two the Gov
ernment plans to take over the
Belasco Theater under its public
building expansion progra m.
Knowing this a certain. reluctance
to spend much money on the
venerable and intimate play
house is manifest but the alter
native Is resigning Washington
as a Shubert stand for the season
of 1930-31 and the Messrs.
Shubert have no intention Of
leaving the Erlanger opposition
here a clear field in the realm OF
legitimate drama.
Washington will be a link in
the subscription league, which will
comprise Boston, Minneapolis, De
troit, st. Paul, Milwaukee, Gin
cinnati, st. Louis, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, Chicago, Pittsburgh
and possibly Kansas City.
Of plays to be seen there will
be Frank Morgan in "Topaze, p"
John Drinkwater's Bird in
Hand" young Sinners" Ropes
End" "Street Scene," and a re-
turn visit of Philip Merivale in
death Takes a Holiday" These
are hold-over bits of the past
season.
New productions on the Shu-
bert books include: "The Kings
Forty Hors e-Power Motor"
adapted by Fred and Fanny Hat
ton from the play of the same
title by Attila Won Orbak, with
the services of a well-known
young feminine star, already un-
der contract to Shubert: Keys
to Paradise" by William Dubois
Dubois, a New York newspaper
man, with a cast headed by a
woman star; "As You Desire 1t,
Pirandello's most recent play;
new drama by Maurine Watkins,
author of Chicago" entitled
"The Devils Diary; a new play
by Elmer Harris. author Of
young Sinners; play based
on Bruce BairnSfather'S new
novel, The Man in the Street."
done by Mr.. Bairnfather in col
laboration with Constance Col
lier; "Dico" adapted by Walter
Ferris from the Hungarian play
of the same name by Aspad Pasz-
tor Three Gentlemen in Eve
ming Clothes" play from the
German by Hans Adler; La
quello." by Prince Bibesco
adapted by Elmer Harris. and
Success" by A. E. Milne.
The Washington times., 1930-07-03

Graham MacNamee broadcasting
current events.
PALACE-Lillian Gish makes
her debut in the talking picture
in the United Artists film version
of a famous stage success, "Tne
Swan" The feature is called
"One Romantic Night" and the
story of gay Vienna and romance
among royalty is portrayed by a
cast Of players which includes o.
P. Heggie, Marie Dressler, Rod La
ROGUE and Conrad Nagel.
On the stage Dave Schooler
will introduce a new Loew unit,
Steel Blue" with June Carr, Les
Cells and other entertainers
backed up by the Chester Hale
girls. Dieck Leibert will continue
with his organ features, his en-
gagement being extended for two
The Washington times., 1930-07-03
SUBSCRIPTION
SEASON IS
PLANNED
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

Although the Messrs. Shubert
prefer to defer official announce
ment until some later date, 1t can
be set down with degree Of
authenticity that the BelaSco
Theater will be reopened in the
late summer as the local base
for a subscription season of
plays.
Right now the details are being
worked out in New York. In due
time Frederick Donaghey, erst-
while Chicago dramatic critic,
will be here to supervise the
business of lining up the
customers under a plan, much
like that adopted with consider
able success by the New York
Theater Guild.
Meanwhile q steel curtain will
be installed, new contracts made
with the union craftsmen of the
theater and the necessary re-
decorating and equiping under
taken.
The Washington times., 1930-07-03
Musicals Booked

A later official bulletin from
Manager L. Stoddard Taylor
lists the following musicals and
dramas which we are reasonably
sure Of seeing in Lafayette
Square:
Paris Riviera edition of Artists
and Models"
"Lysistrata."
"Three Little Girls"
"June Moon"
Katharine Cornell in "Dishon.
ored Lady"
Leslie Howard in Berkeley
Square"
Ethel Barrymore in Scarlet
Sister Mary"
CLARK and Mccullough in
"Strike up the Band"
Frank Morgan in "Tepaz."
Qunnie Smith in Street Sing.
ers."
Earl CAROLS Sketch Book"
Grace George in First Mrs.
Frazer"
Jack Donahue in Sons
O'Guns."
Fritz Lieber in "shakesperian
Repertoire"
Donald Meek in Broken
Dishes"
Apron Strings"
Chick Sales in Hello Paris"
Jane Cowl in a new play.
The new Greenwich Follies."
Walter Hampden in "Cyrane
de Bergerac."
stepping Sisters"
Flying High"
Thurston.
Eugenie LeonteviCh in Candle.
light"
The Washington times., 1930-07-03
PROGRAMS FOR
NEW WEEK IN
THEATERS

George O'Brien in
Rough Romance" a talking fea-
ture filmed in the North woods,
comes as the main screen attrac-
ton opening Friday. There is
some beautiful scenery and abund-
ant action with Helen Chandler,
Noel Francis, and Antonio Moreno
prominent in the unfolding Of an
exciting and robust narrative.
On the stage will be the
Fanchon and Marco revue unit,
international Idea" with Markell
and Faun, Jimmy Lyons, FREDERICK
Flores, Osaka Boys, Joe Rose and
the Sunkist Beauties. Sam Jack
Kaufman will preside as master
of ceremonies and the BruSiloff
band will offer a patriotic over
ture. Fox Movietone and selected
shorts will complete the program.
R-K-O.KEITH'S-Richard Dix's
latest feature, "Shootin' Straight"
will have it's world premiere as
the main screen attraction open
ing Saturday. The story is an
original by Barney Sarecky deal
ing with a Suave gambler who
poses as a minister. Mary Law.
Ter, known as Broadway's young
est leading lady makes her screen
debut as chief aid for Mr.. Dix.
Other principals are James Neill,
Matthew Betz, George Cooper,
William Janney and Robert EN-
NETT O'Connor.
The supplemental program will
include a number of selected
short features, a news reel and
appropriate melody by Freddy
Clark's R-K-Olians.
EARLE-Richard Arlen in The
Border Legion" comes as the
main screen attraction opening
Friday. 1t is an adaptation Of
Zane Grey's popular novel and
portrays the stirring adventures
of band of outlaws who terror
lied Idaho in the days following
the Civil War. Jack Holt, Fay
Wray, Eugene Palette and Stan
ley Fields have the chief roles in
support of Arlen.
In the supplemental program
will be a number of new vita
phone varieties. a news reel and
music by the Earle concert or
chestra.
METROPOLITAN - Vivienne
Segal and Walter Woolf are fea-
tured in Warner Brothers color
full love-drama, supplemented by
music, Golden Dawn" which be-
gins weeks engagement as the
main screen attraction Friday. 1t
tells the daring story of beauti.
full white girl kidnapped in infancy
and adopted into an African
tribe, who falls desperately in love
with an Englishman in the
jungle. Noah Beery. Alice Gentle.
Lupino Lane, Marion Byron, Lee.
Moran, Nogel de Brulierm, Julii-
anne Johnston, Dick Henderson,
Sojin, and Otto Matieson are in
the supporting cast.
The supplemental program will
include Vitaphone Varieties and
the Universal News Reel, with
The Washington times., 1930-07-03
InfIammahIe Stuff

Now that Metro -Goldwyn. Mayer
has developed such a hit in "Ex-
Wife" CThe Divorcee"), other
studios are angling for sensational
novels that can be retitled. War
ner Brothers has just bought "Ex-
Mistress" and will produce it un-
der different name on their new
schedule.
The Washington times., 1930-07-03
Chapel Point Ready
For Gala HOLidnu

Fourth Of July crowds will find
everything necessary for a real
old!tashioned celebration at
Chapel Point, one of the finest
bathing beaches around Wash.
tngton.
Chapel Point is now reached
by the City of Washington" the
fine new steamer recently put
into service by the Wilson Line.
This is a large boat, and can
accommodate a crowd without
discomfort of any kind.
The Washington times., 1930-11-22

Nearly New Brick House
NEAR 3RD AND M
HOT-wATER HEAT. ELECTRIC LIGHTS
RENT ONLY $40
SEE Mr.. WEDDING. NATL. $500
Boss & Phelps, 1417 * NV.