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Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
COUNCIL REPORTS
TO GOV. YOUNG
ARE CONCLUDED
Infant Mortality Found
Lowest In State In
South Pasadena.

LOS ANGELES, July 50. U.P)-
The governors council concluded
its semi-annual Southern California
meeting here today with reports
from the departments of military
and veterans affairs, natural re-
sources, penology, public health,
and professional and vocational
standards.
W. NJ. Dickie. director of the de-
partment of public health, voiced
the opinion that the peak of the
infantile paralysis situa ton would
be reached soon. He said that
since the first Of the year to the
middle of July, 601 eases We're re-
ported over the state, about 10 per
100000 population.
Infant mortality for the state as
whole was 63.l in 1929 and 13
cities of Southern California had
rates that were lower than the state
rate. South Pasadena. with a rate
of 100 had the lowest infant NOR
tally of any city while Los An
geles county, exclusive of the cities
within the county, had a rate of
! $50, Dickie reported.
The report of the department of
professional and vocational stand.
ards revealed that 1l,405 doctors
are now under license in the state.
The report pays respect to the
late DR.. John NJ. Blodgett, member
of the board of dental examiners,
of Lodi, who died June - in San
Francisco. He served continuously
on the board from 1908 to 1924.
Licensed pharnla cists mum bered
1882 on June 80. In addition there
are l54S assistant pharmacists oper-
ating under jurisdiction of the
board.
The state athletic commission s
revenues f6r the month of June.
1880, were $11,6l0.S2, or $503.3l
more than for the same month last
year, the report of the division or
military and veterans affairs dis
Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
OVER
EXECUTION OF
PETS PENDING

Los ANGELES, July 80. Up)-
y controversy over the proposed ex
ccution of five valued pets contin
ued today as Superior Judge vii
liam Hazlett prepared to give his
decision in the ease tomorrow morn
ing.
The pets, three dogs valued at
%2,300 and two Angora eats, were
ordered executed by the last com
mand of their owner. Mrs. Nellie
Winterman, who requested that
they follow her in death rather
than be left in the care of others.
As veterinary prepared to carry
out her wishes. dog lovers employed
an attorney and obtained a temper
airy restraining order on h e
ground that the execution would
damage Mrs. Winterman's estate
and would not serve her ends as
"animals have no souls"
At a meeting of representatives
for 200 pet owners in Los Angeles
and surrounding cities. however, a
i'"'i"'i"i was ddpptcu urging re-
spect for Mrs. Winterman's strange
order.
"Placing animals in so called
good homes in 80 per cent of the
cases proved impractical and in.
humane" the resolution, favored by
seven humane societies. read. "ln-
terfcrence with Mrs. Winterman'S
rcqust is trespassing upon constitu-
tional rights"
Opponents of the execution plan.
ned to present a~vigorouS argument
in opposition to this resolution
when Judge Hazlett reads his final
decision tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
TROOPS
DESTROY
VILLAGE
Chinese Communists
Swarm Through Chang
sha LOOting, Burning.
AMERICANS RESCUED
Nationalist Soldiers Re-
fuse To Come To Aid
Of Stricken City.

PEIPING. China, July 80. Wp)-
Chinese Communist troops swarmed
through the streets of Changsha to-
day, burning and pillaging homes
and shops and executing officials
and wealthy landowners.
\ fifth of the native population
cf SOC. .000 succeeded in fleeing from
the city before the Communists ar
rived. but the fate of the others
could only be guessed from dis
patches received here.
All Americans. with the exception
eff three missionaries who refused to
leave, had been evacuated by Ameri-
can gunboats aided by British and
japanese gunboats, before the Com
munists arrived.
The gunboats had remained at
Changsha after taking aboard the
Americans and other foreigners, to
protect foreign property, but they
were forced to withdraw today when
the falling waters of the Slang ri
yer threatened to ground them.
With the retirement of the gun
boats, the Communists seized veal
thy citizens, tortured and executed
them and burned their homes and
shops.
Nationalist government troops of
tered no resistance, and those that
remained within striking distance of
Chingsha retired to the east instead
of going to the aid of the fallen
capital of Human province. Most of
the Nationalist troops had been
withdrawn several days ago to re-
! inforce General Chang Kai-Shek 's
armies in northern China, fighting
the powerful northern rebel coali-
tion.
The natives who succeeded in
escaping before the Communists ar
rived fled in such haste that they
left all their belongings behind
them. They FASTENED in the direc-
tion of Hankow, hoping the Com
munists would abandon their ad-
vance with the capture of Chang
sha.
The Communists spared nothing
as they mulled through the city.
looting even the properties of
foreign consulates. They were
elated by the success of their north
ward advance through Human and
kiangsi provinces
WASHINGTON, July 80. U.H-
The - Americans evacuated from
the bandit pillaged City of Chang
sha, China, are safe aboard the
American gunboat Palos, the state
Continued on page six)
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
DEFENSE
ACCUSES
WITNESS
Billings Lawyer Turns
Upon Macdonald In
Merciless Attack.
SURPRISES COURT T
Seeks To Prove That All
OF PerjurOr's Story Is
And Was Worthless.
BY GEORGE d. CRIsSEY

san FRANCISCO, July 80. U.P)
i urning savdge.y on his own wit
ness, Edwin '. Mckenzie, attorney
for Warren X. Billings, today at
tackled the repudiation story OF
john Mae Donald in the obvious
hope of proving that all phases of
Mac Donald's testimony in the SAN
Francisco Preparedness day bomb
ing was and is worthless.
1t was an unexpected and surpris-
ing attack in which Mckenzie. who
is seeking to have the California
supreme court pardon Billings, did
not spare h isrcpudlation witness
in the slightest.
The attorney referred to possi-
bic death sentence for Billings and
Thomas j. Mooney, convicted of the
bombing also, and demanded to
know If the matter of life or death
was merely an Incidental consider
alton.
He virtually accused Mac Donald
of tcStlfylBg falsely III the murder
trials of 1910 and 1917 and intimat-
ed that only half truths were being
related in the present hearing be
fore the California supreme court.
Mackenzie also surprised h e
court by espousing the cause Of sev-
cral Officers who were charged by
Macdonald. in his repudiation atfi-
davit, of having caused him To
falsely swear that he saw Billings
and Mooney at the scene of the eX-
plosion lust few minute before
the blast killed 10 persons and that
he saw Billings place the suitcase
containing the bomb.
All of this Macdonald now de
nics and Mackenzie accepted tn,
denial but his questioning indicated
he did not have faith in certain
portions Of the reputation doeu
mont.
ain the face of these pictures
photographs showing Mooney on
top Of the EilerS building miie
away from the CXploSion) weren't
YOU literally unable 10 appreciate
the risk YOU ran in going TO court
and making your accusations
against Mooney >" Mckenzie de
mandcd.
IS, NlAt ifhlili'l 'i'tHN' 'N'--
"Now, Mae Donald. was there any
thing in your testimony that would
prevent the prosecution of asking
the death penalty" was the attor'
ncv's next question.
Mae Donald burst into tears and
answered "No."
LOS ANGELES, July 30. U,P-
Two Thomas Mooney Svmpathlzers
who attempted to advertise a mass
meeting by parading 4 dilapidated,
hcarsc on which they had piastered
signs. were under arrest here today
ON charges of advertising without
Il permit.
The pair, William Busick ana
Joseph Gwatkin, said to be social
lists, were picked up while driving
their strange vehicle through down
town streets.
Among other signs, the hearse
bore banner reading "Tom
Mooney is innocent. Justice is dead
in California"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
FLYERS HOP OFF
FOR LINCOLN IN
AMERICAN DERBY
Only Ten Entrants Re-
main In Race AS Sew
eral Crack Up.

MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, OGDEN
Utah, July 80. U.P)-Hcrman Ham
er, Chicago, winner of yesterday ;
Los Angeles Ogden hop of the De.
troitL Los Angeles all-American ali
derby, hoped off first on today :
ogden Lincoln, Neb., flight. He was
clicked out at sol a. m. MIST
Lee Gehlbach. of Little Rock
Ark, elapsed time leader, was see
ond. off at S:02.
Other contestants took off in the
following order:
Lowell Bavless. Cleveland, sos;
Henry Ogden, Inglewood, Cal, S:O4
Charles Meyers, Cleveland, S:05
William Cahill, Cleveland, sos
Larry Brown, Los Angeles. S:07
Cecil Coffrin, Brooklyn, sos; II. W.
Holladay, Los Angeles, $40.
STANLEY Stanton Of Blackwell,
Okla, who was delayed at Milford,
Utah, yesterday with broken
wheel, was in difficulty again to-
day. His motor developed ignition
trouble while he was attempting to
take off. Repairs were being rushed
ami he is expected to take off mo-
mentarilr.
Only ten flyers remained in the
derby today. Joe Meehan, Ironto,
Ohio, had failed 10 reach Ogden at
$3.50 a. M. today. Flight Manager
Lee ShOenhair announced he had re-
celved no communication from Nee
han and expressed the opinion he
har either been forced down at some
remote spot or had cracked up. All
points on the air route from Los
Angeles to Ogden were being
checked for some trace of him
tnofficial elapsed time of the
derby contestants remaining includ
ing yesterday Los Angeles-Og Ogden
hop:
Lee Gehlbach, Little Rock. Ark,
l:1S:17.
Lowell Bavless, Cleveland, 34:17:
Al.
Herman Hamer. Chicago (clapsed
time unavailable).
Charles Meyers, Cleveland. 35:lO:
21
Henry Ogden, lnglewood, Calf.
37:l4:J3.
William Cahin, Cleveland, 40:43
01
Larry Brown, Los Angeles, 42:l0
sc.
Cecil Coffrin, Brooklyn (unavail
ab!e).
fl. W. Holiday, Los Angeles Gun
available).
Stanley Stanton, Blackwell. Okla.
i3 :33 II.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
VALUATION OF
LOS ANGELES
TWO BILLIONS

Los ANGELES. July 50. Up.
The total assessed valuation of the
city of Los Angeles today was
placed at $2.53S. Pa 400. or more
than half the aggregate for the en-
tire county, in report from the
office of county assessor Ed W.
Hopkins.
The total assessed valuations for
other communities of the county for
1880. were given as follows:
Alhambra, S34,O2s, ,6s5; Glendale,
$sl ,975,Sj5; Santa Monica. $73,333,
200; South Pasadena, $50 .545, ,945 ;
Beverly Hills, %97,274,9"5; Vernon,
$63 Al 400; Signal Hill, $34, ,267,
10; Burbank. $27 $685. $40; Hunting
ton Park, $24 ,66s $40; Culver City,
6,190,545; FL Segundo, l6.lS3,-
7sj; San Marino, $22 100; Tor
rance. $24, 4,594, ,S25; South Gate, $40,
275,Sl0; Whittier, $l5, 4,54o.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
Customs Police
Get Big Haul In
Daring Capture

NEW YORK, July 30. (U.P)--
Twenty two men, two large trucks,
1000 eases of liquor and Il city gar
bagc scow which had brought the
liquor from "rum row" were seized
by six customs men at the city
dumps today after they had battled
with almost 100 men before making
their capture.
The attempt to land the liquor, al
lcgcdly using Il city boat, city
pier and at least two city employ
ccs was termed by John II. McGill,
deputy surveyor of customs as the
largest and most daring one in re-
cent wears.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
Continue Search
For Sea Victims

BUFFALO, y. V, July 80. U.P)
Seven coast guard boats contin-
ucd to search the waters of Lake
Erie off Dunkirk, y. v, today for
bodies of the ID persons who lost
their lives yesterday when the sand
sucker George j. Whclan founder
ed. Only one body has been re-
covered so far.
Captain James Todd, chief feder-
al steamboat Inspector for this dis
trict, said today upon his return
from Erie, Pa, where he questioned
the six survivors, that he found no
evidence to substantiate charges of
negligence on the part of Captain
T. j. Waage of the Whelan.
Members of the crew were order
ed on deck by Captain Wage but
the ship sank so fast there was no
time to execute his order to lower
the only life boat, Todd said. Waage
was among those who went down
with the ship
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
Murray Ahead In
Oklahoma Race

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 80. U.P)
William II. "AIfalfa Bin Muir
ray was leading Frank Buttram,
Oklahoma City millionaire, by a sub
stantial and increasing plurality to-
day in the race for Democratic nom
nation for governor of Oklahoma.
Returns from Yesterday 5 primary
from ! ,S2l of the state : 3,3+0 pre-
cincts gave Murray sh3S0 votes and
Buttram $500.
Returns from l,G9& of the state 5
.3.340 precincts gave former Senptor
T. =. Gore about a l000-votc lead in
the race for the Democratic nomi
nation for the /. $. Senate.
Charles j. Wrightsman was run
ming a close second and former Gov.
Henry 5. Johnson. who sought "vin-
dication Of his record while COVER
nor, in the present campaign, was
running third,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
Dawson Off On
Inspection Tour

WASIIINGTON, July 30 U,P)-
Assistant Secretary of War Dawson
left here by plane early today for
10000 mile inspection tour of
army air corps activities which will
include visits to aviation fields in
the southwest and on the Pacific
coast.
Dawson expects to fly to San
Diego to visit the air depot at Rock
well field. He plans to go then to
March field near Riverside, thence
to Sacramento ami ON to san Fran
cisco.
He then in turn will visit Seattle,
Nogalcs, Ariz., st Louis, Tulsa,
Okla, Dayton, O., and Buffalo, n. Y.
No definite dates were announced
for the itinerary.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
PROBE PROMISED
in NECRO'S DEATH

HAWKINSVILLE, Ga, July 30.
U.P)-Thc death of S. 5. Wincey,
69-ycar-old negro Republican eoun-
" committee chairman, as the result
of a beating allegedly administered
by "A band of masked white men,
aroused this community today and
brought the promise of Solicitor
General NJ. Boyer that he would pre-
sent the ease to the grand jury.
Winccy died yesterday II hours
after he was found ON II roadside %
miles from his home, bruised and
beaten. He said he had been taken
from his home by 10 or 10 masked
men who demanded that he resign
as chairman and leave the county
within 80 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
Women Held On
Murder Charge
In Baby's Death

Ell PASO. Tex, July so. W.H-
Two unmarried mothers, Vasciliua
Roja, %, and Josephine Aguirre, "a,
were arrested today after the Is
months old child of the Roja woman
was burned to death on pallet of
blankets.
John y. Sullivan, fire chief, said
the blankets had been saturated
with coal oil.
Coroner Il. B. Rawlins ordered
the arrest of the women on Il muir
der charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
BLAZE DESTROYS
PACKING SHED;
HEAVY DAMAGE

A fire which was famed by 4
high north wind and threatened to
get out of control at any moment
caused property damage here today
roughly estimated at between $50,
000 and 10000. 1t destroyed the
packing shed of the Charles Freed
man company; the entire stock OF
melons and crates, as well as three
loaded boXcars which were standing
on siding near tie shed. Efforts
to prevent the fire spreading to the
plant of the Mutual Packing com
pany, directly to the south of the
Freedman shed, We're unavailing and
the south end of that structure hurst
INTO flame, causing partial damages
to that building. Firemen, however
doused the shed Of the b. Pata com.
pany, a little to the west of the
burning shed to Keep the fire from
catching there.
A switch engine backed three steel
flatcars along the track in an eff
fort to haul the burning box car,
out of the way, but after they had
hauled them clear of the shed an
the roof of that building had col.
lapsed. they were held stationary
while firemen played water on them
AS we 90 to press, the firCtighters
are still engaged in pouring water
into the building, while great bill
lows of black smoke vie with til,
fames in coloring the skies. a bet
ter estimate of damages will be he'd
when the owners Of the property and
fire officials are able to 90 over the
premises mo ercarcf hrdlu rdlu dluu
premises more carefully. Origin %
the fire is undetermined as vet.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
Hoover Loyal
Baseball Fan

WASIIINGTON, July 30. U.P) &c
President Hoover proved himself It
loval baseball fan today when he
announced he would attend the open
inc of the Washington Senators
home stand against Philadelphia.
The President invitcd his cabinet
Officers to accompany him to this
afternoon S game. The Washington
team is returning from disastrous
western trip which they began lead
inc the American league and ended
six games behind the Athletics.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
Hawks Hopes To
Recapture Record

NEW YORK, July so, WP)-
Capt. Frank Hawks expects to re-
CAPTURE within few days the
transcontincntal speed record that
Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbcrgh
took from him.
Hawks said he is ready to make
the cross-country dash in his new
plane, which he has been preparing
for several months, as soon as con.
ditions are favorable.
The flicr arrived at Curtss air
port at 1928 o'clock last night after
u flight from Columbus, o., and
Pittsburgh in which he attained a
speed of $50 miles an hour at times,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
St. Louis Plane
Is Going Strong

ST. LOUIS, July 30. Wp-rhe
endurance monoplane "Grcater ~.
Louis,' piloted by Forest O'Brine
aud Jackson had been 10 the mir
2l3 hours in their attempt 10 shat
ter the present record beld by the
Hunter brothers Of Sparta. III.
Notes dropped 10 the ground crew
indicated all was well aboard the
monoplanc.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
ARMOUR -DIEGEL MEET
IN CANADIAN TOURNEY

LANCASTER, Ont, July 80. W.P)
Tommy Armour, of Detroit, and
Leo Diegel Of Aqua Caliente, pro-
fessionals, were to settle the Cana
dian open golf championship here
today. They will play 36 holes over
the Hamilton Country club course,
where they tied for first honors in
last weeks tournament.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
Chamber Urges
Prayer For Rain

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 30.UH
The Alexandria Chamber of Com
mcrcc sent a telegram to Governor
Pollard of Virginia today urging
him to issue a proclamation calling
for state wide meeting to pray for
rain.
Crops in Virginia have been dam
aged seriously by the drought of
the last few days, and there is n
water shortage in many places.
Trucks carrying barrels of water
for arid districts are seen frequent
~ on the Virginia roads.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-30
EXPECT DIRICIBLE
WILL SIGHT LAND
EARLY THURSDAY
Nearing North America
After Uneventful And
Rapid Voyage.

MONTREAL, July 80. tU.P)-Tha
British dirigibIe R-l00, engaged in
an empire pioneer flight from Card
ington, England, to Montreal, made
steady progress toward the coast 1f
North America today.
The dirigible was in contact with
Canadian radio stations and at >
p. M. Greenwich time @ a. m,
ESD was estimated TO be about
! 300 miles from Montreal, having
covered approximately ! 900 miles
Of its 3400-milc voya &c. At the rata
of progress he was making, the
dirigible ought tc reach Montreal
about , p. m. tomorrow, EST. She
had averaged a little better than
90 miles an hour since leaving Card
ingtOn at 9:45 p. m, EST, Monday.
The R-l00 wirelessed that she ex-
pected to sight rand about 3 Il. NJ,
EST, tomorrow From her position,
she should make ner landfall off the
coast of Labrador, at about the en-
trance to Belle Isle Strait. The dir
igiblc had encountered fairly good
weather all the way across.
LONDON, July 80. U.P)-The air
ministry announced today that the
dirigible R-l00 had radoed she
would sight land on the North AM
erlcan coast at a. m. @ a. m.
EST Thursday.
The R-1o0, Britain's empire pio-
neer, approached the coast of North
America today after rapid and
uneventful voyage over the first
half of flight from England to
Montreal.
Maneuvering only when neces-
sary to find favorable weather and
holding close to the 10Th parallel
most of the way after leaving Ire
land, the big ship reported with
regularity that she was progressing
satisfactorily at a speed something
over 90 miles an hour up to late
| this morning.
At 800 a. M, EST, the R-l00
| was reported less than 500 miles
from the coast of Newfoundland
with about half of her flight com
pleted but still facing the always
present danger of fogs and chang
ing winds off the coast. Squadron
Leader X. S. Booth, i'll command of
the ship, was in regular communi.
cation with the air ministry during
the first part of the flight and
talked occasionally with ships
which relayed messages.
At > p. m. today, the air ministry
assumed that the R-l00 had passed
the Both degree. which is more than
! half way across the Atlantic. and
requested the st. Hubert airport au-
thorities in Canada to handle the
dirigible's periodic reports hereaf-
ter 1t has been more than II hours
since the dirigible communicated
| direct with Cardington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23

"nONT be silly" says ], impatiently. II
suppose youn be telling US pretty soon
that Rudyard wrote the Wreck Of the Hes
per1ls and that Percy's the author Of the Ode
to o Night in Jail?"
Minnie may be right at that" observes
Davis. "She may have gone to different schools
together with the guy and got into the habit
Of just calling him Milton You know how
these things are. I called Q bartender Jake for
10 years. never did know his last name. He
may not have even had one"
1T was probably Schmidt" I remarks.
mo-" says Joe. cit was Cassidy"
(Now that you know that its a quartet
that has eight legs and sings and have been
made familiar with the pleasure to be derived
from the game Of Questions and Answers, we
may leave the subject and spend the rest OF
the afternoon shooting fsh on fiagpoles. Our
next foray into the field of belles-Iettres win
concern itself with that greatest of indoor
amusements- musical evening You, per-
haps. will never ind yourself SO uninterested).
(copyright, 1sS0.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-23

'"Thats not the Schubert she's referring TO-"
points out Davis. '"The one she has In mind Is
Moe Schulberg, who owns the Bon Ton Stores"
II remember him well" says I. But getting
back to last nights party-tiid it occur to you
that might have asked some questions that'd
have set the mob Wild"
such as, to wit. or rather to half-wit?" in
quires the missus.
what is IT," begins 'that lives in a stable
and see just as well at either end?"
"I1l bite, growls Ira Mellish.
"a blind horse" says l.
"a blind horse?" repeats Ira's minus Minnie.
why blinl horse isn't able to see at ALL"
THAT does complicate it." confesSes "A
blind horse must be the answer to some other
question"
Undoubtedly" says La Mellish Just what
is this question and answer effect you're talking
about?"
''It's an indoor sport" tells her, "played
at all homes where the bridge is bad Are
you q well read woman?"
"She ought to be-" declares joe "I gave
her book three or four birthdays ago."
Tn that case" says !, st may speak freely
as savant to saVant Do you know how many
rivets there are IN the bridge they're planning
to throw across the Mehenyehan River in
Eastern Anatolia?"
,"I do not" returns Minnie, defiantly.
"And she calls herself q wen read wonanI'
sneers I'm wager lakh or rupees against q
lack Of EN- that she can't tell us who painted
the picture--A Nude Descending Staircase
In Search Of an Erie Local?"
Michael Angelo" suggests Davis, when Mrs.
Mellish hesitates.
81 don't think so.' SAYS /. "Was the Erie
running q rxalroad' at The time OF Michael
Angelo?"
0CURE" comes back Joe. mike lived only
four or fine hundred years ago. and I've
waited for Erie locals much longer than that"
Don't be so silly" frowns the frau. "Ques-
tApHs and. Answers are. really an, Intelligent