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Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-27
GOVERNMENT TO
COLLECT DATA
UPON COLORADO

During the next several years
Uncle Sam will attempt to collect
and create complete and detailed
data relating to the Lower Color
ado River. with particular attention
to the anticipated effects of rcgua-
tion at Boulder canyon.
This information was presented
today to directors and officers Of
the irrigation district by l.. NJ.
Lawson of the International Water
and Boundary commission, an auth
ority, not only on boundary river
problems, but an experienced cngi-
neer, who played an important role
many wears ago in surveys for All
American canal routes.
Lawson detailed to the district
board today his plan for assembling
Iall information regarding silt depos-
ition, securing. floods. storm varia
tions, contributions Of water TO the
system from tributaries below Boul-
der canyon, and other data that
will have Il bearing on control of
the Colorado in future years.
He pointed out that experiences
tion of the Elephant Butte dam will
have some value in considering
what may be expected in the Lower
Colorado areas after Boulder dam is
built
He added that it is not his irtcn-
tion to gather this data for mined
late use i'll any attempted interna-
tional agreement, but rather - file
il for whatever future use may be
desired.
IL quote DR.. Mead in saying that
the first consideration, and most
important one on the Colorado IS the
complete safeguarding of the ad-
loining irrigated valleys against
flood dangers. Mr.. Lawson cX-
planned.
Directors Of the district iridicat'
ed they will cooperate fully N the
preparation and assembling Of all
vailablc data affecting the river
areas between Boulder dam and the
Mc>---n border. 1t is planned that
Chief Engineer NJ. J. Dowd OF the
distric, will keep in close touch with
the federal investigating engineers
IN order that the fullest knowledge
of river activities may be acquired.
Lawson handled survey OF the
sand hills back in 1908. He was
for manv years active in Colorado
River engineering studies, making
Yuma his Headquarters.
In 1916 he witnessed tho serious
floods which tore away miiHS OF
lrvccs below the border.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-27
RIVERSIDE PAYS
LAST TRIBUTE TO
ROSS |. HAMMOND

Leading citizens of Riverside
united yesterday in last tribute to
Ross L. Hammond, former resident
Of that city and part owner Of the
Imperial Valley Press, who died at
Fremont, Nebraska last Sunday.
Funeral services were conducted
at the NJ. II. Simons and Company
chapel, with DIR. John Gardner,
pastor of the First Congrcga tional
church of Riverside officiating.
Dr. Gardner, who was an associ-
ate of Mr.. Hammond as well as
pastor of the church he attended
while in Riverside, spoke fee|ingly
of his friend, stresSing his deep spir-
i'ual qualities, which made him
throughout his life a fearless fighter
against the drink evil, social prob
lens and similar problems.
The clergyman praised the work
which Mr.. Hammond had done as an
advocate Of world peace, recalling
his efforts in behalf of peace tower
at Mt. RuhidouN and his activities
as chairman of the Committee of
Fifty for World Peace.
Two hymns which were favortes
of Mr. Hammond 5, "Abidc With
Me, and "God, Our Help in Ages
Past, were sung by Mrs. f. j.
Burr.
The funeral chapel was vcri-
table garden of flowers representing
the love and friendship of many
who knew Mr.. Hammond during his
residence in Riverside.
Pail bearers were close friends
and business associates of the de-
ceased and included w. 4. Johnson,
Charles f. Brousc, Eugene Covcy,
Jonas killian, DIR. Thomas ESgatc
aud Dr.. +. p. Clarke. Burial was
in the mausoleum AT Evergreen Gem
cterY, Riverside.
Mrs. Eva l.. Hammond, widow of
the deceased. and his brother, Frank
Hammond, arrived in Riverside YES
terday from Fremont for the fmer-
al and are guests at the Harry W.
Hammond home in Riverside.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-27
ROBERTS TRIAL
SCHEDULED FOR
NOVEMBER 10th

Lee l.. Roberts, charged with the
brutal murder of Mrs. Florence
Miller August 10 in Winterhaven.
today entered pleas of not guilty
and not guilty by reason Of insan-
ity after motion to dismiss had
been denied.
Following the denial of the mo-
tion to dismiss, +. r. Ctlcy, attor-
ney for Roberts, filed demurrer,
but that also was denied.
Roberts will face trial on the mul
der charge November 10. This date
was set by Judge Vaughn Thompson
this morning after denying the mo.
tions made by Roberts attorney.
At the trial Roberts is expected
to break the silence he has held
since his arrest August 10, follow
ing the discovery of the woman 5
body. At that time Roberts had
} just been released from the Yuma
jail following the payment of $1,000
fine for possessing and transport
ing Intoxicating beverages.
Following his release. it is said,
Roberts joined Mrs. Miller, and the
two INDUCED in a drinking bout,
eliminating in the murder. The
woman is said to have paid the fine
so that Roberts might he released
from jail.
Other criminal eases before Judge
Vaughn Thompson this morning in
cluded that of Julio Incies and San
tiago Sotila, who pleaded guilty to
a charge of manufacture and pos
session of Intoxicating liquor. and
made application for probation. The
hearing on probation was set for
Friday, October ;. when T.. ID. Grif-
fin, probation officer. will report ON
the status of the prisoners.
Juan RAMIREZ entered a plea of
not guilty to the burglary of the
Samaha store in Brawlcy. His trial
was set fof October s. p. II. Riley,
charged with drawing checks with
insufficient funds in the bank,
plead not guilty and viii he tried
October :.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-27
Arizona Attorney
Going To Capital

.FIioENlN, Ariz., sept. -. UD-
tFal preparations were madr thi.
afternoon by Attorney General X
Berry Peterson aGd Clifton Matb.
'WS' special prosecutor, to leave to.
MEht FOR Washington to file suit
IN united states supreme Court
against the Boulder dam act.
Mathews arrived from Globe this
morning, and Immediately went ia.
to conference with the attorney gen.
cral. Peterson after adjournment
OF the meeting. declared no state
mertS would be made until their ar.
rival in Washington.
We are, however, Peterson dc.
clared. confident of at least hav.
ing a $3.50 chance in winning the
suit.
Actual filing Of the suit, IL was
pointed out, viii not he made until
the high tribunal accepts iurisdic.
tion ~ the ease.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-27
DEPRESSION WILL
CONTINUE YEAR
DAWES STATES
Ambassador Says Present
Condition Largely Psy-
Geological.

BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Sept.
27. U.p) World business should re-
sumo a normal trend by the summer
or fall of next year, Charles IT,.
Dawes. United States ambassador
to Great Britain, predicted in an
address today a. = luncheon of the
Lord Mayor of Belfast in the eltE
lall.
1.-THE business fool of 1929,
Dawes said, was he who had no
fear. The business fool now IS he
who has no hope. y
Dawes. who is considered one Of
the world > outstanding flna nclai
experts, attributed present condi-
tions more to psychological causes
than to fundamental unsoundncsS.
World depression in business,
Dawes said, lis due always to a
sudden change in the attitude of
the world S people. This changed
attitude often is explained in diff
fercnt countries as being the result
of diverse causes. including unwisc
national policies, undue speculation,
over production, under consumption,
and political and social uphcavals.
These, however, are more the effects
Of this change of general attitude
than the causes of it.
cit is often easier to conclude
that one catastrophe or error ii bus
mess is the cause of a following one
rather than that both originate from
one underlying cause. In the Unit
ed States and elsewhere, a major
depression in business always has
been preceded a few months by n
stock panic induced by over spccu.
lation. Many assume that the col
lapse Of the stock market caused
the later depression.
1.-The truth is that the stock mar
kct depression and the following
business depression We're h o h
caused by the same thing-a eunda-
mental change in the attitude of
the average man resulting from sud
den loss of confidence on his part,
the first public manifestation of
which occurs on the stock cX-
change
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-27
Cutter Goes TO
Aid OF Tanker

san PEDRO, Sept. %. UP)-The
coast guard cutter Algonquin today
was steaming to the aid of the
Standard Transportation company
tanker Sylvan Arrow, reported dis
abled 100 miles at sea.
The cutter left the harbor late
last night on receipt of radio mes
sage from the tanker and WAS eX-
pcctcd to reach it sometime today.
The Sylvan Arrow, bound from
Taku Bar, Japan, to San Pedro
dropped her propeller near the Pa
cific coast and was drifting help
ICSslv. Thore were approximately
- Officers and men aboard.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-27
Bear Raid Upon
Stocks Resisted


NEW YORK, Sept. -. UP
Further efforts of the bears to con-
tinue the reaction on the stock cX-
change in progress for the last two
weeks met some resistance today.
For a time prices gave ground
easily and United States steel
broke through its low on the reac-
tion. touching 157il, where i WAS
off | is net.
Toward the close, however, the
market met support in various Sec
lions. steel came back to noint
from its low and other lcaGcrS fol
lowed, Tho gains were not suffi-
,ient to bring the lis, above the
previous close and the finish was
irrcgularly lower.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-27
PANTAGE:SS
WINS On
APPE |
Conviction Verdict Set
Aside And New Hearing
Is Ordered.
Fits KEEPS SILENT
Appellate Court Unanl-
mously Upholds Claims
Of Errors. =.
BY GEORGE H. BEALE
United Press Staff Correspondent

Los ANGELES, Sept. 27. tU.H)-
Alexander Pantages, the man VINO
ran small Alaskan gold stake in'o
great theatrical fortune, VIII De
Given a new trial on charges that ne
assaulted II year old Eunice Prln'
gle.
\ second opportunity to attempt
70 disprove the dancer 5 accusations
was granted when the district court
of appeals ruled that the superior
court erred in refusing him new
trial after his conviction.
The millionaire 3 attorneys an
nounccd today they will nave
startling new evidence to intro
duce. Miss Pringle expressed sur
prise at the appellate courts action:
Pantages was sentenced to spend
from one to 50 wears in San Quentin
after jury found him guilty Of at
tacking the girl when she went TO
his office seeking a vaudeville con
tract on his theatre circuit.
The appellate court assigned four
ma jor errors in the first trial and
by unanimous opinion of three
justices held that District Attorney
Buron Fits was guilty of miscon-
duet in his prosecution of Pantages.
1t held also that Superior Judge
Charles Fricke erred in refusing the
| defense the right to introduce test
imony as to Miss Pringle's char
acter, in refusing TO abide by the
! recommendation of the jury for
- clemency' and in refusing the de-
tcnse certain rights in cross exam
ming witnesses.
Pantages Pleased
1T is impossible for anyone to
realize how happy l am, - Pantages
said. - know that my story will
prevail and | am looking forward
| to complete vindication.
Said his attorney, Jerry Geisler:
| In view of new evidence we
| have assembled we are confident Of
an acquittal at the second trial, -
| he said. 1--WE know lot now that
we didn t know before and public
| opinion, once bitter against Pan
! tages, has changed greatly
District Attorney Fits, recently
an unsuccessful candidate for the
Republican gubernatorial nomina-
! ton. refused to make any statement
pending a complete reading AMI di.
costing of the appellate court 8 de-
| cision.
Miss Pringl" thought that there
was little for her to say about the
matter.
Naturally | am greatly surrris.
cd, - she said. 81 don t understand
now the court could have arrived az
such decision. I'll testify against
hlm again although it will be con.
siderable of an ordeal. The first
trlal was an ordeal but | got through
II all right. =
Judge Overruled
I'm returning its verdict the iurv
ruled that Pantages should spend
ms sentence in prison, 3s against an
alternative to send lin 70 oountv
;lail, but it asked tha. he be shown
iehlency m the length vi the term
Judge Fricke ruled that the iury
could not make such tcconno, nIi.
tlon for leniency but the apnolI,t.
court ruled otherwise.
fantages, who speaks haltipo E,uy.
,lsh and who has learned to scr;I.
"le ms name only in recent vaor.
was brought to trial last Octobsr
Miss Priugle claimed the tboo,a.
man promised TO book her dancin,
"c! nu' that when she called 1t nj,
private office on August to di.'
'uSS H. Ne assaulted her.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-27
MIDWEST STILL
SUFFERING FROM
WINTER WEATHER

CHICAGO, Sept. -. U.Pl-Gales,
driving transforms, snow and cold
lashed and frosted the Great Lakes
and Central States today, taking II
heavy toll of life, sinking at least
two ships and giving the section its
first taste of winter.
At least three persons, and proba
bly, seven, We're drowned when the
stone barge SalvOr. with II men ami
women aboard, sank off Muskegon in
Lake Michigan.
Seven of the crew were saved by
heroic efforts of coast guards or
were washed ashore, alive, saved b.
their life belts. Five men were
missing and believed lost Two OF
them were last seen as darkness fell
last night clinging to a bit of wreck
agc tossing about in the windSwept
lake.
Risking their own lives to do i,
Capt. Charles H. Mohr and his crew
Of the steamer William Nelson res
cued the entire crew of seven men
aboard the lumber schooner Our Son,
which disappeared and was believe |
lost
A number of boats on the lake
had not been heard from. Fear WAS
felt that some might never return
to their ports. The larger ones, it
was believed, could ride out the
storm or find safety along the
shore. The exact toll of life, veteran
lake sailors said, might not he de
termined for several days.
With the storm, which sent a 50
mile gale ripping its way through
Chicago and other lake cities, came
snow, hail and Iain. The SHOWS,
| mostly light, fell in scattered sec
tons around the lakes, including
several places in Wisconsin.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-27
French AviatOrs
Getting Fatigued

san FRANCISCO, Sept. 81. W.P)
The French transatlantic flyers,
Dieudonne Costes and Maurice Bel
lonte, prepared to take off today
for Los Angeles, following a gala
reception afforded them last night
by San Francisco admirers
The pair arrived shortly before
dusk after what they declared had
been an unevcntful journey from
Portland. Oregon.
Major George Wittcn, tour man.
ager, asked there be as little dem
onstration at the landing field as
possible because of the extreme
WEAKNESS of the French aces.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-27

CUSTER URGED
BY GRAND JURY

SAN FRANCISCO, sept. -. NU.f'
A grand jury investigation OF the
fight "rackct in San Francisco
and the death of frankie Campheil
after a recent bout with Max baet'
resulted today in situation that
was eagerly watched by eight fans
throughout California.
Before Governor c. c. Young were
made yesterday
bv the grand jury that state Boxing
Commissioner Charles +. Traung be
oustcd from office and Toby Irwin,
we'll known referee, be permanently
l,arrcd from officiating at future
matches.
Further requests were made that
thorough "clcanup' be made of
the fight game here which "cvi-
dcncc shows is controlled by a clique
of sure thing gamblers.
The jury, however, after complct'
ing its investigation found that
the testimony offered did not permit
of indictments in the Campbell
Bner fight.
Traungs resignation was asked
on the jury s belief that he was not
competent to handle his position
while the barring of Irwin was rec
commended because OF his failure to
stop the fight before Campbell was
so hopclessly and fatally knocked
out.
The jury further recommended
that change of rules regarding
foul blows to bolster up box office
business be forbidden and suggested
that pugilists be compelled to fight
for a winning and losing end of a
purse; that the referee officially
call off all bets one minute before
the first event. and that no official
connected with any bout should
have served Jail or prison sent
cncC.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-27
Football Finals

Butler, 46; Indiana Central. o.
Birmingham Southern, 0; Alaba
ma Poly, l.
Yale, 3S; Maine. o.
Pitt, 50; WayncSburg. 0.
Colgate A; st. Lawrence o.
Fordham Is; Baltimore o.
Lehigh 12; Ursinius 0.
Columbia, As; Middlebury, 0.
Case, 10; Findlav. -.
n. Y. t., 80; Hobart, 0.
Providence, To; Rutgers, Is.
Brown, 7; Ris, 0.
Ohio State, 80; Mount Union, 0.
W. 4 j., -; Bethany, o,
Lafayette I; st. Thomas. O.
Duke, 0; South Carolina, ~.
Akron, Il; Toledo, q.
Wooster, II; West Liberty, o.
Oberin, %; Kenyon, :.
Dartmouth, 20; Norwich, ..
Holy Cross, so; st. BonaVcnturc, o
Lebanon Valley, 0; Villa Nova, -
Swartbmorc, 0; DreXcl Inst, :.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-27
Sir Thomas To
Try Once More

NEW YORK, Sept. 81. U.p)-Sir
Thomas Upton prepared to sail for
home today on the S. S. Leviathan,
hut has promised to come back and
make his sixth attempt to win the
Americas cup.
After Enterprise defeated Sham
rock V in four straight races at
Newport recently, the Sl-year.old
sportsman flatly stated that he
would never again challenge for the
trophy, but yesterday definitely an
nounced his decision to try once
more, probably in 1898.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-27
Coast Flyers To
Make Another Try

GLENDALE, Calf. Sept. -. up
Loren w. Mendell and Z, Il.
Rhinehart prepared today for their
third attempt to recap'urc the
world air endurance record hold by
them two years ago
Their monoplane "Pridc Of Iiol-
lywood' was forced down last
night after - hours and y min
uteS in the air when fabric on the
right wing blew Off ending their
second attempt The firso fllgnt
ended after nine hours through fail
ure of the refucli"g plane tc leave
the ground,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-27
FINAL PAIR OF
RADICALS TAKEN
TO SAN QUENTIN

Final cndings of Il plan to make
Imperial Valley Il Communist bead
quarters for California was seen by
officers when Braulio Orzco, 33, and
Edward Herrera, 30, were started
last night on the long journey to
San Quentin prison to serve from
two to 2S years each, convicted by
the superior court of criminal svndi-
calism.
The menace Of a red outbreak
first became apparent in Imperial
Valley last April when special in
VcStigatorS from the district attor-
ney 5 office turned up information
that led to the arrest various
times of more than 100 persons, and
to the confiscation of literature, a
red flag, typewritcrS, and three re
NOlvcrs.
Through investigation the number
Leld gradually dwindled to u of
whom six have been sent to San
Quentin, two to Folsom, one dcport-
ed, and two were released during
the trial in court Those released
were Francisco Fumes and Richard
BnSSendcu. The two committed TO
prison in Folsom were Frank Sklar
and TaSio lloriuchi, while Frank
Spector, Lawrence Emery, Oscar
Erickson, Edward Herrera, Danny
Flores, and Braulio Orozco were
sent to San Quentin. Emilio Alonzo
was deportcd TO Mexico.
While ON trial the alleged ring
leaders of the red movement in the
valley admitted their desire TO set
up Communist government in the
United States.
Each of them was sentenced to
one to II years on each of three
counts, the first two terms 20 he
served conSecutively, and the third
t. he served concurrently with the
Others.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-27
San Francisco
Woman Slain

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. y. UP)
Her head horribly manglcd by Il
heavy instrument, the body of II
Ycar-old woman was discovered
here early this morning.
She was Mrs. Eva Buzzcl Rus
sci, who lived with Nicholas Ros-
sich, an employee of the Transport
alton club. a fcws hours later Ros-
sich admitted, according to police
that he had killed the woman be-
cause she had placed one Of his
children i'll detention home and
the other in Il home for the feeble
minded.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-27
HORRIBLE:
CRUELTY !
IN CHINA
Entire Province Sacked
BY Bandit HOrdes Who
Wage War Unhampered
THOUSANDS SLAIN
Many Towns Completely
Demolished; Hundreds
Sold Into Captivity.
BY D. c. BESS
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

(ONteQ fTeSS otdII SOllcopoiiuCAt'
PEIPING, Sept. -. U.H-Seven
thousand persons have been killed.
more than 100 villages and towns
have been captured and looted, and
thousands of women and girls have
been carried off for ransom, accord
ing to reports from the province of
Ionan which are apparently reh-
able.
Twelve separate bandit gangs, un-
der powerful leaders, have ravagcd
most of the districts in the prov
ince which were not occupied by the
armies Of Marshall Fcng Yu-Ilsiang,
the reports indicates Many d's-
tricts were isolated for weeks, and
the news is just beginning TO ccmc
out.
In the Yushicn district atone, two
bandit gangs captured IS Villages,
looted and burned them all. and
carried off 100 persons for ransom.
The captives were carried into the
mountains, and some of them al
ready had died. Their families, hav.
ing been robbed of their posse ssion7,
are unable to help them.
The bandits seemed to go almost
insane as the orgy of killing and
looting progressed. They destroyed
for the pleasure Of destroying, even
burning growing grain. Isolated
farmers were killed generally in thc
Yushien district
Detailed reports have not yei ar
rived here from the Minstsinhsicn
district, where bandits captured the
district capital and several nearby
villages They have set M Il rob
bor government in the chief town
of the district, Mingtsin, and the
fate of the Inhabitants is unknown.
Tale OF Horror
Thirteen villages were captured
in the neighborhood If Loyang,
once the capital of all China, hv
the bandit leader, Sun Yao.lIsicn.
He carried off all persons who
might bring any sort of ransom, and
the cattle of the farmers. Village
were burned, and the district 81
thoroughly ravagcd that it will take
wears to recover.
One of the districts which suf
fcrcd most severely was Ncnlingh-
sien. where about 80 villages were
captured and looted.
Conditions in IIonan are described
as the worst since the beginning of
the republic. The bandits have thcir
own way in about three quarters of
the province, due largely To the iact
that civil war has drawn out all
the garrison troops. and the vii
layers have been lctt unprotected.
Famine is considered inevitable this
winter in some districts, because of
the destruction of crops and food
supplies by the bandits,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-09-27
VANCE IN FORM

EBBETS FIELD, BROOKLYN,
n. V, Sept. 81. W.H-Pitching his
last game of the season here today
Dazzy Vance struck out II Boston
battcrs and the Robins won the first
half of a doublchcader, 3 to =. He
allowed only six hits and ended the
game by retiring the Braves on
strikes in the last inning.