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Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-20
WILBUR
Q|J|zzED
ON DAM
Contracts For Beginning
Work Closely Examined
BY House Committee
SESSION IS SECRET
Arizona Raises Several
Points In Objection To.
Construction

WASHINGTON, May 20. W.H-I
Contracts for beginning work at
Boulder dam were subjected to-
close scrutiny today as the house
appropriations committee continued
its hearings on the project, funds
for which are to be incorporated as
part of the second deficiency APP
preparations bill.
Secretary Of Interior Wilbur and
Northcutt Ely, his executive assist
ant who collected the contracts,
were cross-examined by committed
members in executive session.
Although both witnesses and
committee members refused to re-
veal what transpired in the secret
meeting, it was learned a number
Of points in opposition to the con-
tracts were raised by committee
members in behalf of opponents of
the project, led by the Arizona
house delegation.
Under the authorization ac:, an
appropriation was not allowed until
the contracts had been signed. Ari
zonans who have opposed the pro-
ject from the first are now under
stood to have turned their atten-
tion to the form of these contracts,
through committee members, in the
hope of uncovering grounds on
which the appropriation might be
refused
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-20
FRIENDS STILL
HUNT FOR LOST
OAKLAND JUDGE

OAKLAND, May 20. U.H-Tired
an worn by four day search, po-
lice, boy scouts, ncwspapcr,nen and
other volunteers turned hopefully
today to the latest clue that may
solve the mystery of the disappear
ancc of Superior Judge Edward w.
Engs, who vanished at n critical
moment in the East Bay graft trial.
From Sonoma county on the north
and Long Beach on the south clues
have been traced with no avail and
the only thread Of hope left is that
given by Mrs. +. +. Smith at Nor
gan Hill who told police man re-
scmbling the judge had come to the
rear door OF her cafe yesterday.
1t was at Morgan Hill that Judge
Eng's father had a summer cottage
and as a boy he hunted and fishcd
in that section.
DIR. William S. Porter, family ply
sician, said that Judge Eng's men
tai condition would cause him to
seek out the scenes of his youth in
an effort to regain boyish happiness
once again.
While Santa Clara authorities
carried on an intensive search for
Engs, lakes and hills near his Oak
land home were being searched as
the feeling grew that the judge may
have met some accident in the brush
strewn canyons Of the Berkeley
Hills or probably wandered until
he fell exhausted into one of the
lakes.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-20
BRITISH AGAIN
ATTACK RAIDERS
ON SALT WORKS
BY FRANCIS Low
United Press Staff CorreSpondent) J

BOMBAY, India, May 20. U.P)
Police met the renewed attacks of
Indian independence volunteers on
the Dharasana salt works today by
making wholesale arrests of raiders.
who were released within short
time.
More than $50 volunteers who in
vaded the prohibited area oday
were taken in custody but soon re
leased. Another group of 100 raid
ers advanced to the wire fence
around the depot, but were ignored
by police when they failed TO enter
Mrs. Saroiini Naidu, poetcss and
leader of the volunteers, made ex
tensive plans for mass action against
the Dharasana works tomorrow.
when the Satyagraha or passive re-
sisters will concentrate on the de-
pot again.
Sentences in the Sholapur riots.
published today, reduced the terms
of two leaders. Twenty.thrcc per
sons were convicted.
Delayed dispatches from Lahore
rccounted a demonstration at Kala.
near .Jhclum, last Sunday during
which one demonstrator was wound
ed. The demonstration was in pro-
test against the arrest of 100 Sikhs,
and police were forced to fire buck
shot on the demonstrators.
The Dharasana Salt works. which
have become the local point for the
independence movement, will BE the
scene of some mass action tomor.
row, according to adviccs received
here.
They declared they were TO bring
matters to a crisis.
The prisoners, arrested at Dharas.
ma during previous attempted raids
and detained at Worli and Chawls.
have ended their hunger strike.
Thousands of volunteers were cx-
pccted to participate on the raids
at Dharasana tomorrow, Congress
circles announced total of 32l
volunteers had been arrested since
the raids started on the salt works
but the volunteers succeeded in re-
moving a large quantity of salt.
Native leaders said the Shrioda
raids were suspended due to a large
number of raiders being injured by
police.
A hartai was observed in the
Hindu quarters of Bombay today
after colorful funeral procession
had been held for congress vol
untccr. Thousands of natives par
ticipated. The volunteer was killed
IN Il railroad accident but native re-
ports said he died of injuries after
IA clash with police.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-20
ROBBERY QUIZ
LEADS YOUTH TO
ADMIT SLAYINC

CHICAGO, May 20. W,nl--Pclicc
persistence in solving IN ordinary
burglary ease was given credit to
dav for the solution of IA blaffling
and far moro serious crime - the
murder Of Mrs. Mildred Hclsing,
who was chokcd TO death with =
black ribbon.
Captured after officers went to
extraordinary pains to run down Il
small clue to Il burglary, William
Putschcr, ~, signed Il confession
early today that he committed the
murder,
His glihness in admitting more
than n hundred burglary jobs, made
police suspect he had engaged in
crimes even more serious and they
suddenly confronted him with 'black
ribon' strangling when he told OF
being in the ncighborhood of the
West Side apartment house where
Mrs. IIclsing lived.
Caught off guard, Putschcr made
" "N9it""' "hu yum uSeu ucnldl' Wv"
started Il story of confession which
included the boast he had 'prowled
u hundred places in broad daylight
before he broke into the llclsing
apartment six weeks ago.
lie said the woman, who had been
out shopping, came in as he was
ransacking bureau.
nI 30 IA.
bed her by the neck" said th>
youthful burglar. "Then she went
limp and | got ribbon aud tied
II around her neck, covering her up
with blanket.''
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-20
SCORES OF LIVES
LOST AS STORMS
HIT WIDE AREA
Europe And Asia Suffer
From Many Varieties
OF Disturbances

LONDON, May 90. UH-Floods,
earthquakes, fires and mud flows
took 63 lives in central Europe and
Asia during the past two days, ad-
vices received in London indicated
today.
The heaviest casualties occurred
on tile island of Java, where - per-
sons were killed by mud flow from
the volcanic mountain of Tclemojo.
Only five inhabitants of the village
Of Likasan escaped the flow, and the
entire settlement was wiped out.
An earthquake at Shiraz, Persia.
caused the deaths of 10 persons and
devasted large area.
Six persons were burned to death
when the Hungarian villages of Ia
kaczi and Fert- t-DcrhomGk were de
stroyed by fire.
The river Cercmos burst its banks
in Poland under swollen waters and
drowned two persons.
KANSAS CITY, May 90. W.P)-
Threats of flood still fingered in the
southwest today though clearing
skies brought promise of cessation
of the downpour of rain which sent
rivers and streams over their banks
Approximately 80 square miles OF
the South Arkansas oil fields were
under water, and nearly 200O resi-
dents were homeless from the flood
waters of the Red river and its trib-
utaries which overflowed yesterday
and Sunday.
Highways were inundated in sew
eral southern and eastern Arkansas
sectors. Railroad and bus traffic was
partially disrupted.
With clearing skies came cessat ton
of the high winds which rippe Il
paths of death and destruction
through eastern Arkansas and Texas
over the weekend. Three little ne
gro plantation communities in Phil
lips county, Ark, were burying II
dead today, and caring for the
scores of injured when wiste 7
leveled negro shanties along the
Mississippi river bottomlands.
Six persons, three of them ne,
groes, were killed in storms and
floods in Texas, bringing to % the
total of deaths in the southwest dur
ing the three days of disturbances.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-20
CHARGES AGAINST
EDDIE MACK MAY
NOT BE PRESSED

LOS ANGELES, May 20. W.D-
Charges that Eddie Mack, noted
lightweight boxer, assaulted a IL
year old girl here may be dismissed,
it was said at the district attorneys
office today.
Deputy District Attorney Daniel
Beecher said dismissal was n r
consideration because the girl, Mar.
celia La Foose, indicated she would
not testify against the pugilist.
Beecher said there was no possi-
BILE chance of conviction unless
Miss La Foose would consent to take
the witness stand. Accordingly, Bee
cher said, it would be needless
expense to attempt to return Mack
here from Denver.
Mack surrendered to authorities
in Denver last week and was re-
leased on bail after u fugitive war.
rant was issued on complaint
sworn out by the parents of the IL
year old girl.
The complaint charged that Mack
was intimate with the La Foose girl
on three separate occasions.
Police records showed the girl
once was placed in juvenile hall af-
ter articles disappeared from u
downtown department. store.
Mack vigorously denied the
charges made by the girl and her
parents. W
Beccher said decision as to
whether to prosecute or not proba-
bly, would be made late today.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-20
QUAKER STATE
POLITICAL POT
BUBBLES TODAY

PHILADELPHIA, May 90. U.H-
The states voters east their bal
lots today to decide the bitter dis
putes which have divided the Re
publican party in Pennsylvania
since the refusal of the L nj d
States to seat William S. Ware.
SECRETARY of Labor James j. Da-
Wis, solidly backed by Ware, has gone
before the electorate as a candidate
for the Republican senatorial nom
ination in today's primary election,
challenging the strength of Senator
Jospeh r. Gruhdy, who was appoint
cd to fill Wares place and who
gained fame first as tariff lobby
list, then as a high tariff man in the
senate.
The issue of Ware versus Grundy
has been complicated further by the
in lection of strong and militant
wet ticket into the filed, headed
bv Professor Francis III. Bohlen, o.
TIE University of Pennsylvania Law
school. running for the senate. and
Thomas w. Phillips for governor.
Further, there has developed a
contest equally sharp and even more
bitter between Clifford Pinchot, for
mer governor, and Francis Skunk
Brown, ~ year old Philadelphia
lawyer, seeking the gubernatorial
nomination.
Vast interest ccntcrs in how much
strength Grundv can muster in Phil
adelphia in the face of the opposi-
tion Of the strongly entrenchcd Ware
organization how many votes Davis
can draw in western Pennsylvania
where w. l.. Mellon has turned the
power of his organization to Scna
tor Grundv, and what the indcpcnd-
cnt forces led by tn aggressive
Finchot will be able to do for their
standard bearer in the face of bet
ter organized opposition.
Grundy is making his bid largely
upon the tariff issue and "A promis'
to stand by the prohibition plank
as written into the Republican plat
form at the Kansas City convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-20
EXECUTOR FOR
'SHEIK' TELLS
OF EXPLOITATION

Los ANGELES, May 90. U.H-
Movie fans who prize some trinkctS
AS former possession of the late
Rudolph Valentino. noted screen
shcik. today could literally "read
'cm and weep"
It was only cnancc r':rn of the
dice of fate that caused attorneys
for S. George ullmap, dcposcd cx'
ccutor of the film shcik's estate to
reveal how he asscrtedly turned II
debt of $l65, 900 into a 100000 cs-
tate by exploiting the public.
Ulman, accused of malfeasancc
in connection with handling the es-
tate, never planned to "lct down"
the hordes of Valentino fans who
aided him in the undertaking, he
said
But now, after he has been oustcd
temporarily as executor by Alberto
Gugliclmi and Maria Guglielmi
Strada, Ullman makes his bid fol
fame as a business manager and
salesman.
With coaching from his attor
news, Ullman told how he organized
! Valentino clubs all over the worlt
TO aid in exploitation of two films
which the estate owned. Previous
" pictures of dead actors BAD no
been popular.
"Valentino had about $4,000
worth of hardware, swords, arnor
and the like" Ullamn said al
cost me $4,000 to fix up legend
and publicizc the stuff but sold i
for $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-20
SNOW MAR00NS
PARTY OF men
ON PIXIES PEAK

COLORADO SPRING, Colo, May
20. U.H-Fivc men were marooned
today by heavy snow on the summit
of Pixies Peak, more than $4,000
feet above sea level.
The men left Colorado Springs
four days ago and were caught on
top of the peak by the blizzard that
swept the eastern slope of the Rock
les during the last week end.
They took refuge in the summit
house, where an ample food supply
was available, and communication
with Colorado Springs by telephone
was possible.
Huge snow drifts completely COW
cred the windows of the summit
house, making contant night with
in. The men have been melting snow
for drinking walter.
Ii will be two or three days more
before u plow on the cog railroad
to the summit eau buck its way
through the drifts to liberate the
men. A~.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-20
SUGGESTS VALLEY
COOPERATE WITH
AQUEDUCT PLAN

Inquiries and surveys preliminary
to establishment OF the iinal loca-
ton of the proposed Los Angeles
acqueduct arc gradually swinging
around toward Imperial Valley, 1t
was indicated today in an informal
discussion of the Los Angeles water
situation by Judge George ii. Hut.
ton of Santa Monica, director OF
the Metropolitan Water district, "a
the meeting of the Imperial lrrlga-
tion District directorate.
Judge Hutton. formerly on the
superior court bench in Imperial
county, voiced the belief that furth-
cr study of possible points of d.
version on the Colorado will bc made
by the Metropolitan Water district
engineers.
He inquired whether it would be
possible for Imperial Valley to unite
with his district in diverting water
at the same point and running. Ii
for a distance in the same canal
Judge Hutton suggested his lntci'
tion of inviting fellow directors IN
his district to make II visit to tho
valley ia traverse the route of tha
proposed All-Amcrican canal Ihs
party, in the event it is arranged
will probably arrive here within the
| next two weeks.
To date the various proposed gray,
ity aqucducts have been dropped
from consideration by the Metro
politan district. Several permanent
pump lift acqucduct, however, are
being studied. Among the possip''
diversion points are Boulder can
Aon, Bullshesd canyon, 7 ToPo b
Blythe. Picacho and, more recently
the Al-American canal.
Judge Hutton stated that all plans
for the Colorado river development
IN connection with BOULDER dah
should include full consideration OF
rot only the Metropolitan district
but Imperial Valley and San Diego
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-20
LONDON TREATY
CONDEMNED BY
ADMIRAL CHASE

WASHINGTON, May 20. W.H-
Another member of the navy gencr-
al board, Rear Admiral j. V. Chase,
added his opposition to the London
treaty to that of other naval Off
GERS today. Chase told the foreign
relations committee t he treaty
would create a "misfit" American
navy and would not produce parity
with Great Britain.
He agreed, he said, with Rear
Admiral Mark l.. Bristols condemn
alton of the treaty Bristol and
Rear Admiral Hilary p. Jones, have
led the attack before two senate
committees.
81 have no knowledge of the po-
ltical considerations" Chase said.
Referring to the Washington
treaty, the admira1 said the prohib-
ition against further development
of Pacific naval bases made aay de-
tense of American Pacific interest
every difficult" His statement in
dicated he believed that part of the
Washington treaty should have been
modified.
Scrapping of superfluous capital
ships as provided by the London
treaty, he said, is "step in the
right direction"
With Bristol and Jones, Chase OBJ
.icctcd to the treaty's cruiser provis.
ions. He said the Washington
treaty ratio of 5-5-3 for the United
States, Great Britain and Japan
was maintained at London only in
aircraft carriers and that the ov-
cral ratio for auXiliaries and air
carriers under the treaty would he
United States, 5 Great Britain
5.2S and Japan 3.45. He said these
figures represented ships which
could be built at the conclusion of
the treaty.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-20
HABEAS CORPUS
WRIT PROVIDES
SHULER LIBERTY

Los ANGELES, May 20. U.p)-
Rev. R. Z. "Bob" Shulcr took wing
today and flew away from Los An
gcles and the county Jail where he
had spent l6 days of Il 20 day sent
cnce for contempt of court in radio
speeches he made about judges ham
Cling the Julian Petroleum collapse
cases.
The broadcasting pastor wa =
aboard Western Air Express plane
and was due to arrive in Dallas,
Texas. at 1880 p, m. tonight to make
belatcd appearance at the con
tcrencc of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South.
The minister also hopes to make
commencement addresses at two
southern colleges before he returns
to Los Angeles for further court ap-
pearanee on the contempt matter.
Late yesterday the state supreme
court ended Rev. Shuler's incareera.
tion temporarily at least -- by
granting him writ of habcas
corpus returnable on June at which
time he will attempt to escape the
rest of bis term.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-20
Marines Escape
In Air Crash

SAN DIEGO, May 20. (u.H--
Lieut.. II. J. Delaccy, marine flyer,
was recovering from sprained an
kle here today after he and three
other marine flyers were forced to
leap from two planes which locked
wings yesterday.
The planes, flown by Dclaccy
and Staff Sergeant |. V, Masters,
were part of formation or flvc,
flying at an altitude of about 5000
feet.
Observers V. II. Anderson and S.
G. Davey also made the jump, Davey
narrowly escaping possible death
when the two planes, still locked
together, ripped part of his para
chute on the descent. Tho planes
were destroyed by fire after crash
ing. The other marines were unin-
jurcd by the jump.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-20
GROVER WHALEN
RESIGNS FROM
GOTHAM POLICE

NEW YORK, May 20. W.H-Po-
lice Commissioner Grover Whalen
resigned today.
The resignation of the man who
left a 100000 position to head the
city's police at salary of $4,000
a wear had been expected for some
time. Whalen handed his resigna-
ton to Mayor James j. Walker at
City Hall.
The mayor made no announcement
concerning Whalen's successor. The
resignation, he said, will take effect
at noon tomorrow.
WEalen had been in office II
months, succeeding the late Joseph
Warren when the latter resigned be-
cause of illness.
He took office with a specific
pledge that he would solve the MUIR
der of Arnold Rothstein, a notori-
Gus Chamber, who was fatally
wounded during Warren's admins
tration. Rothstein's slayer is still
at liberty.
Whalen indicated his intention of
returning to the John Wanamaker
store.
Whalen took his post originally
for only year. His time had more
than elapsed and there had been
hints recently that his retirement
was desired at city hall. Subse-
quently Mayor Walker denied want
ing his removal.
Edward p. Mulrooney. assistant
chief inspector of the police depart
ment, was named Whalen's success
or.
This move was surprise as many
had believed Mayor Walker would
not appoint member of the force
to the place.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-20
N'bR|DE
AR0(JSES
SENATOR
Blaine Threatens Head
OF Anti-Sal0On League
With Discipline
ARGUMENT is FIERY
Spectators Applaud As
Leaders Score Points
In Snappy Debate
BY NATHAN ROBERTSON
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May 90. W.H-
The senate lobby committee broke
up in n heated row today between
i. Scott Mcbride, general super.
intcmdont of the Anti.Saloon league
and Senator Blaine, Republican,
Wisconsin.
When Blaine, the only wet mem
Der of the committee, was unable to
get quorum of the committee to
defend him against what he called
bullraggin' by Mcbride, he ad'
iourned the committee until 10 a.
IN. tomorrow.
A small dry delegation IN the audi
encc led by former Representative
.Upsbaw Of Georgia, applauded Me-
Bride and when the dry leader in
sisted on talking, Blaine threatened
to call the sergeant-at-arms to have
the witness disciplined.
"You may bullrag and browbeat
members of congress- shout @ d
Blaine, "but l hope you have found
am not going to stand for such 0
thing
81 III use my own Judgment abou.
that Mcbride shot back.
Upshaw and his group applauded
at this point and Elaine compelled
Upshaw TO identify himself for the
record as the leader of the applause.
81 didn I lead it, said Upshaw
"but / was glad to Join in. want
TO congratulate Mr.. Mcbride for h,s
spunky, brave answer
This remark was greeted w it 4
Kisses and laughter from another
section Of the audience.
Blaine, alone of the five members
of the committee, was present, Chair
man Caraway having left the roon
shortly before the row.
Mcbride was breaking in con
stmtly. challenging Blaine. The ar
gument became heated when Blaine
produced memorandum written b,
State Superintendent Dawes of tn,
South Dakota Anti-Saloon league.
Grade Candidates
This list proposed that the lcagu,
grade all candidates for public of
flee on the following basis:
Looks. ) points: intelligence, II
points: speaking ability, 10 points
prohibition sentiments. 80 points
record, Is points; church affilia
ticns, = points; family relations,
points; Sa b bath observation,
points; companions. . points; lodge
and fratcrnitics, points.
Mcbride contcnded the league
had never used the list.
'You certainly arc hard pu
this mroning to get something o'
the Anti.Saloon league when yo,
produce that said Mcbride.
"Wcll, VIC found il in Your files, ;
said Blaine. dawes had it copy
rightcd and wanted to circulate i
for $50 per 1000 copies -
Mcbride again complained.
eff YOU expect Ia get off th
stand this summer, you will have e
answer questions, not argue SAT-
Blaine.
eyes, but YOU are arguing" con
tended Mcbride.
"Nou are the witness and yo
are here to answer questions, SAT-
Blaine.
Caraway came in after Blaine ha
adjourned the committee and toll
Mcbride he should answer questions
The dry leader said he would, bu
that he did not want to let Blaine
arguments go unchallenged.
81 hope you fellows won't say
got mad,' Mcbride told the new
papermcn. 81 was quite calm"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-20
Screen Couple
Obtain License

LOS ANGELES, May 20. (U.H-
Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon, noted
motion picture stars, today appeared
at the county marriage license bu-
reau and filed notice of intention to
we'd.
Lyons and Miss Daniels appeared
at the county courthouse few min
utes after the bureau opened. They
entered hastily, filling out the ne
cessary blanks and departed at once.
Miss Daniels said she was 2S and
Lyon said he was 20. They regis
tered respectively as "actress" and
actor The records showed that
had married previously.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-20
GOLD STAR MOTHERS ENROUTE
TO BATTLEFIELD CEMETERIES

Luxurious autobuses, with
two American army officers, an
interpreter, and trained nurse
on each, were used for the
tours of the battlefields.
There are more than HOO war
widows or mothers who will not
be able to kneel at the tomb Of
their husband OF son, for even
after 10 years of searching,
there still are that many SOL
diers missing. Many of them
may have been buried in the
French or German cemeteries
by mistake.
Mrs. Mary Whalen Of Clevc-
land, a member Of the group Of
war mothers visiting the Argon-
ne, was the first to require hos
pital attention. She was order
ed to spend a few days resting
at the American hospital al
though the nurses said she prob
ably would be able to rejoin the
group at Verdun soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-20
By RALPH HEINZEN

United Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, May 20. U.H-The
first pilgrimage of 252 Gold
Star mothers, most of them
from Ohio, left Paris today for
the six battlefield cemeteries of
France OH their missions of re-
membrance.
For one week beginning We'd
ncsday, the American mothers
and widows of soldiers killed in
the Wcrld War will visit the
graves of their dead, and return
to Paris three days before sail
ing for home on the United
States liner President Harding.
The group cnroute to the
Romage cemetery, the largest
and most distant from Paris,
was scheduled to reach Verdun
before nightfall. Another group,
cnroute to the Somme cemetery,
planned to see the spot in the
Compel gne Forest where the
Armistice was signed.