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Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
WEARY INDIANS
IN FINAL STAND
AGAINST SPIRITS
BY DENNIS LANDRY
United Press staff Correspondent

LITTLE COLORADO TRADING
Pos. Cameron, Ariz., May "a. W.p)-
Shortly after sunrise this morning
hundreds of brightly attircd Nava'
JOS came wearily trailing across the
desert sands and poured into this
small trading post on the banks OF
the muddy Little Colorado river, to
climax three day ceremony - 4
prayer to the gods to free Hosteen
Dohi from painful devils.
Young Indian maidens, taking
pant in their first ceremony, older
sauaws and silent bucks, all tired
from the night-long chanting and
dancing, flung themselves to the
ground about the hastily established
camp today and rested-nnmindful
Of galloping ponies and occasional
shouts.
For two nights, ceremonies have
been held and prayers Offered for
Hosteen Dohi Very Slow Nam who
lies i'll in hogan not far distant
from this trading post, floeked with
curious Navajos, with sprinkling
Cf inquisitive tourists. All night,
the chants of tho dance at X c k
Crossing, four miles from here, echo
cd up and down the canyon.
From Navajo medicine men, comes
ord today that Dohi feels the evil
spirits are being driven from his
body and tonight may take part in
the ceremonies, which will begin
when fires arc blazing after sun.
down
Darkness tonight will find sparks
soaring upward from hugh bonfircs
and tom-toms booming weird desert
songs, handed down from primativc
ties by Navajo medicine men.
For nearly moon, the tribesme,
have been slowly driving then
flceks of sheep from remote Kiabit0
Springs, Inscription Rock and Nava
jo TO Join in this ceremony before
taking their floeks TO secluded sum
mer watering placse far out in tho
desert.
The sudden migration played hav
Oc with the work of census takers
some of whom are still trekkinl
through Arizona s northern wilder
ress trying to count the tribcsmen
Calvacadcs from the eastern res
ervation deserts arrived today fol
the climax Of the celebration, when
tradition says, the evil ones vii
creep from the body Of the afflicted
tribal leader.
! More than 500 squaws and buck
are expected to dance tonight. Onl,
the old women were left behind, I,
/ guard the flocks.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
Close Inspection
On Cantaloupes

\ number of truck shipments of
cantaloupes have been rejected re-
Gently on the Los Angeles and San
Diego highways by the inspectors
from the agricultural commissions
cr's office who are stationed at
points on these highways. A "a hour
inspection service is being main
tanned by the commissioner during
the cantaloupc season.
Pcddlcrs from outside counties
have attempted to ship melons
which cannot reach the sugar con-
tent test required. Many of these
melons are culls and are obtained
from fields that are almost ox-
hausted, some of them being 50 UNI
ripe as not to be fit for human
consumption. They are shipped by
truck to Los Angeles and sold as
Imperial Valley cantaloupes when
they do not maintain the standard
set for melons from this county.
The inspectors have been stop
ping all truckloads, examining the
melons and if they are below stan.
dard, require a rc-sorting, or, in
the event that they are too bad,
condemn the shipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24

ccrted official action was taken by
the body.
The question of an airport site for
the valley was again brought up and
attention was given to the communi-
cation from the postmaster general
that since San Diego and Los An
Seies each had airmail terminals, it
would hardly be worth while eonsid-
erlng one for the valley. 1t WAS de-
eided to make representations re-
gardmg the great amount of business
done here in the valley to see if it
could not be possible to secure the
rcopcning of this question.
y resolution was passed asking fcr
two traffic officers to patrol the
highway north of Brawley because
ot the prevalence of accidents in
that section of the county. A dele
CATION from the Coachella Valley
associated chambers of commerce
led by officers of the various city
bodies, was present at the meeting
and thanked the chambers of com
merce Of Imperial Valley for the
great interest they had shown and
the aid rendered in securing the
north shore road at Saltcn Sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
BR0MLEY'S.NEW
PLANE WRECKED
IN TEST TRIAL

Los ANGELES, May p. U.H-
The new plane in which Lieut.. iar-
old Bromley hoped to span the Paci'
fic ocean to Japan was completely
wrecked and 3 toat pilot was crit
ically injured when the plan crash
ed at Muroc Lake while it was un-
dergoing load tests today.
w. II. Catlin was the flyer who
WIS injured. Ii was understood that
he was attempting to take off with
900 gallons Of gasoline when the
machine cracked up.
The report of the accident was
made by the Lockhced plant at Bur
bank but only mcager details were
available.
1t. Bromley's ship was construct
ed especially for his proposed flight
from Seattle to Toxic. 1t was a
Lockhccd Sirius with an ctraordin-
AIRY gasoline capacity.
a plane in which Bromley plan
ned to make ~ same flight last
year was wrecked when it turned
over as he WAS attempting takcoft
from Seattle.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
FergusOns Plan
To Regain Office

AUSTIN, Tex, May "a. W.H-
The James +. Fergusons, famili;frly
known to their friends as ''pa' and
"ma" when they occupied the Tex
rs gubernatorial mansion, laid their
plans today for political comeback
which would place ''ma' at the
head of the state government again.
The Texas supreme court decided
yesterday that "pa' Ferguson, who
had announced his candidacy for
the Democratic nomination, could
not run for the office of governor.
The amnesty act which restored his
right to hold office was ruled in.
valid
So Mrs. Ferguson is going to take
his place in the race and, with hel
husbands $ aid make valiant effort
to put the family back in the exec
utive mansion-thc same house in
which she made jcllies and canned
fruit while she was governor back
in 1921.
"Ma will announce her platform
in q few days. he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
NOVEL EXCUSE
GETS BY WITH
POLICE JUDGE

A really new wrinkle was uncov-
cred in police court this morning
which. after the case had been tried
left matters Just where they werc at
first, all charges being dismissed and
the defendant allowed to 60 on his
way, rejoicing. c. c. Johnson appear
ed to answer charge of driving
while intoxicated. He pleaded not
guilty which plea was sustained af-
ter the court had heard the evidence
in the ease. johnson, it seems with.
two companions had been to Mexi-
cali late ycsteday and enjoyed them
selves thoroughly, so much in fact,
that he came back feeling quite exu-
berant and mcllowcd by spirits.
The three revelcrs occupied the
front seat Of their ear, with Johnson
sitting in the center. Suddenly, just
after crossing the city line, the
sound of a police siren came to
their cars accompanied by the re-
quest to pull up to the curb. The
driver of the ear, perfectly sober,
suddenly realized that he had no Ii
ccnse in his possession, and not wish
ING TO 1dce u CHdISt VI uiiN'hS WIN
out one, moved over when the ear
came to stop and eascd johnson,
into the suddenly vacated seat. The
result was that the unlucky person.
evidently and admittedly rather un-
der the influence of the weather, was
given ticket for driving while
drunk His two companions came to
his rescue in court this morning, told
their story and clean slate result
ed, no charge being filed against
the original driver of the car.
NJ. c. Hall, %, pleaded guilty to
a charge of petty theft and was
sentenced to six months in the city
Jail. M. Sway, Is, and II. Sway, Is.
charged with yagrancy were re-
leased on condition that they seek
employment or leave town. The same
sentence was given T. g. McGhee,
81, held for investigation. V. III.
Tackett, was fined $50 for the un-
lawful possession of Intoxicating IL
quor on his plea of guilty.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
SCOUTS GETTING
ALL READY FOR
SUMMER CAMP

1t won't be long until the Scouts
outing in the Laguna mountains
The camp announcements arc pro-
viding four periods starting on
June and running until July 6,
seven day periods at cost of 81
with camp hat furnished each
Scout registering.
The boys will be quartered in In
dian teepecs and 10 by II wall
tents with four boys to each tent.
". i Robinson, the Scout cxecu-
tive states, "The boys arc more COM
Portable an enjoy campin; more
when they are not crowded togeth-
er. The Indian teepees are some
thing new for Scout campers and
the fellows will get real kick out
OF them this summer"
"Therc will really be three camps
in one. The Indian camp will be
quartered in Indian teepees, the
Buckskin camp and the Rover camp
in wall tents. The different camps
will be set up as unit and each
camp will have five tents, with
four boys to tent"
Scouts can now register for camp
for any of the four periods by pay
ing 81 and turning in their appli
cation. This will reserve place
for the Scout. The camp can ac
commodate 60 Scouts besides th
leaders and junior camp staff.
The junior camp staff will b
made up of older Scouts who will
assist in cunning the camp program
Any Scout IA years of age or owe
can make application for the jun
ior staff by writing the Scout exc
cutive. There is still room TO
three or four Scouts for the Pioneel
Squad who leave for camp on june
- to set up camp.
Camp Scribe.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
No Democrats On
HoOver's Party

WASHINGTON, May "a. U.H-
President Hoover and II party of
IL guests left here by automobile
at am. for a wce..cnd of fishing
at his Rapidan, Va, mountain camp.
The Presidents party included:
Secretary of War Hurley, Senators
Walcott. Republican, Connecticut
Allen, Republican, Kansas; Colds
borough, Republican, Maryland {;
Hatfield, Republican, West Virgin
ia; Representatives French, Rcpub-
lican, Idaho; Jones, Republican
North Carolina; Underhill, Hepubli
can; Massachusetts; Jay Cooke,
Philadelphia. Alan Fo, New York
Newbold Noycs. Washington; Mil
ton II. Esbcrg. San Francisco; Earle
:. Kingsley, Rutland, Vermont; La
mont Rowlands, Picayunc, Miss.
Edward G.. Lowry, Washington
Lawrence Richcy, one Of Mr.. Hoov
cr's secretaries. and Capt. Joel I
Boone. White House physician.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
Tariff Measure
Ready For Senate

WASHINGTON, May II. U.9 -
Supported with mild applause from
its friends and roundly denounced
by its cscmies, the :ong disputed tar
iff bill, now in final form, emerged
from a congressional conference to-
day ready for consideration in the
senate Monday or Tuesday.
President Hoover has sent word
to his senatorial leaders that he i,
ready to sign the debcntureless bill
with its modified flexible clause, the
united Press has learned on response
BILE authority. ;iajorities in botl
houses appear to be ready to pass it,
Although a few minor bitches have
been encountered which may force
its return to conference for changes
in the cheese, watches, clocks and
cherries rates, there is every pros
pect that within two weeks the meas
Crc will be written into the statutes
of the lana.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
Early Visitor To
Valley Returns

Rcvcrdy Harris. who first visited
Imperial Valley ~ years ago, is visit
ing here at prcsent with Lee Emer-
son, owner of Idyllwild resort at
San Jacinto, explained the attrac'
tions of the mountain camp to in'
t,rcsted parties.
Harris is well vcrscd in the early
history of the valley, not only
through his own explorations, but
through data in diary written by
Lis grandmother, WAC as Il girl mad :
the trip acros sthc country from
Fort Worth to San Diego, in an emit
grant party guided by the famous
Kit Carson.
He has many interesting ancc-
dotcs to tell of the early days and
it is difficua TO realize that his
stories of dcath-strewn uninhabitcd
wastes, cover the same land now oc'
cupicd by El Centre and other lm-
perial Valley cities, or that flourish
ing ranches could exist where all
was once dcsola;.on.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
FOREIGN TRADE
CONVENTION IS
BROUGHT TO END
Adopts Resolution For
Repeal Of Anti-Japan-
csc Law

LOS ANGELES, May "a. W.n)-
Optimistic that foreign investment
of American capital soon will b.
restored to its former volume with Il
stimulating effect upon foreign
trade, 1000 industrialists were L.
turning TO their offices today after
the close Of the 18th Nationa! For
cign Trade Council convention
Strcssing the need for world econ
omic unity, the foreign trade coun.
ell in an official summary declared
that international balancing OF
trade ought not to be prejudiced by
any procedure on our part which
would tend to invite rctailatory ac-
ton by other nations.
During the last year, the state
mcnt continued, "cvents in the Sc
curity market resulting in the large
increase in interest rates, operated
adversely to the continuance of for
eign investment Of American capital
and reduced the volume of dollar
exchange available for payment for
American exports; restricted the in
flow of merchandise imports and
contributed to the slackening of in
tcrnational commerce throughout
the world. thus furnishing a demon
stration of the effect of foreign
loans and investments upon Amcri-
can commerce.
Easy On Hoover Plan
The establishment of the Young
plan for reparations settlement, and
the establishment of the bank for
international settlements We're hail
ed as .'events of profound impor
tance' which should contribute ma
tcrially to the establishment of a
reasonable rate of progress in world
trade.
Regarding the Hoover prosperity
program to stabilize industry the
council merely declared h at CO.
operation between business leaders
and the administration "should
prove beneficial -
The only enduring basis for
world trade is founded upon the
principle of justice and fair play
between nations and inter.
national good will can only be main.
tanned through development o f
friendly and mutual understand
ing, it was declared. "This conver-
tion strongly favors revision of
the immigration act of 1924 in ac-
cordance with these views"
The act referred to is sometimes
called "tle Japanese exclusion
l.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
Los Angeles To
Alter Contracts


LOS ANGELES, May "a. U.H-
Minor changes in the Boulder dam
power contracts were scheduled to
be agreed upon at a city council
meeting late today as step toward
the initial appropriation of $l0,66o,-
o00 by the federal government for
the dam construction.
The point concerns the question
of the ciiy's obligation to accept its
allotment of Boulder dam power.
Request for the alteration was
made through Ralph Criswcll, Wash
ington representative of the mum
icipal power bureau.
The contracts werc signed here
recently by the Southern California
Edison Company, the city of Los
Angeles. and the Metropolitan
Water District.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
BOMBAY
EXPECTS
TROUBLE
Demonstration Staged As
Injured Raiders Parade
Streets
PLAN SUNDAY RAID
Believe Tomorrow w i'll
Bring Crisis In Move
For independence
BY FRANCIS Low
limited presa Staff Corresuonde

0A1OCu xG66 ot0A4 SVAACcRVAA0VAAb
BOMBAY, India, Iday "a. WI--
The casualties of the volunteer
raid on the Dharasana Salt Works
were paraded through Bombay to-
day in an effort to arouse enthus-
iasm for renewed raids tomorrow
on the Wadala depot near here.
Ambulances carried injured vol
unteers some of them bandaged
and garlanded with flowers-past
cheering crowds. Nationalist flags
were waved and traffic was para,
lyzed. The crowds rushed the street
ears and took possession of them,
disconnecting the power lines. Sew
cral hundred women marchers wore
rcd robes.
The congress leaders meanwhile
arranged for mass attack on the
Wadala depot early tomorrow, hav-
ing enrolled about 40 prominent
Mohammedans to aid them.
A partial strike was observed in
Bombay today as national congress
volunteers prepared to stage an
other huge demonstration in protest
against the British governments
action in sending troops to Dhar-
asana.
The raid tomorrow, however, may
not be so good natured as. the prev
ious one. The passive resistancc-
campaigners have shown stronger
tendencies to use force during the
week than at any time since the
independence drive started, and
! there were some fears that they
may forget Mahatma Gandhi's
teachings when they descend ON sthc
big salt works.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
Local Minister To
Attend Ceremony

Rev. Charles Wilson Baker, vicar
of st. Paul's Episcopal church, is
leaving Sunday evening for San Die
90 and on the following day will at
tend the convocation of San Diego
which will be held in La Jolla.
He will 90 to Los Angeles on Tues
day to be present et the conseera
tiou of DIR. Gooden to be suffragan
bishop of Los Angeles and expects
to return to the valley to perform
the Ascension day services on Thurs
day.
Mrs. Baker will accompany her
husband and will not return to III
Centre until fall, planning to spend
the first part of the summer in
Huntington Park with her daughter
Mrs. W. II. Tuttlc.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
Skinner Out OF
School Election

Harry skinner, who has previous.
ly announced his candidacy for the
office of county superintendent of
schools, today withdrew from the
race with the announcements that he
has accepted position us assistant
supcrintcndent and rural school su.
perviSor for Santa Barbara county.
The offer was entirely unsolicited.
coming as surprise to Skinner, and
was Offered such an attractive fu-
ture that he felt obliged to accept.
He plans to leave the valley, ac-
companied by Mrs. Skinner and
their two children, Geraldine and
Harry, Jr., shortly after June |.
skinner has been a valley resident
for the past nine years, spending
three as principal of the INLAND
school and six, as supervisor of child
welfare and attendance in the of
flee of the county superintendent of
schools.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
Death Toll In
Disaster Grows

PARIS, May pa. 6(U.H-Many OF
the deaths among moslem pilgrims
on the Fabre Line steamer Asia
when it turned in the Red Sea were
due to stubbornncss of the pilgrims
in refusing to obey the crews or,
dcrs, the Jeddah correspondent OF
lie Petit Parisien said in dispatch
to his newspaper today.
The correspondent. who said ne
was an eyewitness of the fire, said
POO of the 1900 pilgrims aboard the
ship burned to death, although radio
information received bv the tabte
Line offices at Marseilles said III
were killetd.
One group of i.uslcms drew their
daggers and fought off ship 5 Off
GERS attempting to make them get
in ifeboats, the correspondent sald.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
CHOOSING LEWIS
JURY PROVES TO
BE- TEDIOUS JOB
Defendant Seeks Women
Jurors While State Is
Anxious For Men

LOS ANGELES, May "a. UP
With the prosecution seeking men
and the defense seeking women,
the third day of the trial of S. c.
Lewis, former Julian Petroleum
Corporation president, closed today
still without jury to hear the
charges that Lewis attempted to
bribe a juror in the 1928 Julian
conspiracy trial.
During the short session the
state used four challenges to excuse
women while Lewis employed eight,
seven of them to excuse men.
When court was adjourned until
Monday four, men and eight women
were tentatively occupy the jury
box.
Lewis told newspapermen he had
determined to get as many women
on the jury as possible since it was
his belief that women were not fa
miliar with financial affairs ant
therefore would be better fitted to
hear the case.
just before the session closed, the
oil promoter was successful in q
motion to have the district attor
ney's office and the sheriff's office
ordered to search for II. B. Chess.
her, prominent Los Angeles broker.
Lewis contended that the indict-
ment against him was plot con.
ceived by the Los Angeles Stock
Exchange and carried out by Chess
her. He said he had been unable
to serve subpoena on Chessher.
Lewis is accused of having offer.
| ed money to Mrs. Caroline Love, q
juror in the 1928 trial, for not
guilty vote.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
New Planet Will
Be Named Pluto


FEAGSTAFF, Ariz,. May 81, W.D
"A Lowell Observatory bulletin
will be issued today announcing that
the famed Planet X believed to be
the 9th of the solar bodies, has been
named Pluto after the Greek god OF
the underworld.
Discovered last February, the
planet had been without name,
Pluto was selected, it was learn
cd, since all other Crock gods have
solar bodies named after them IN
Greek mythology, Pluto was ruler OF
the dead and had charge of keeping
the underworld within his control
lie was not considered an enemy
of living people.
Another reason for naming the
new heavenly body Pluto, the bullet
in will say, is that the first two let
ters "p" and "l,o which will be
the sign in designating the new
body. are initials of the late Perez,
val Lowell, who first maintained
that ninth selor body existed
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
Graf Zeppelin
Resumes Trip

RIO DE JANEIRO, May II. tU.p
The Graf Zeppelin passed Barra
Do Rio dc Contas, less than 100
miles down the coast from Bahia, NJ
1880 am. (s:30 am. est today the
National Telegraph Company re-
ported.
DR.. Hugo Eekcner informed the
Condor Aviation Company by radio
that the dirigible would fly over
Rio DE Janeiro tonight and corr
tinuc southwark TO Paranagua.
The ship will then fly to Sac
Paulo and return to Rio De Janciro
Sunday morning and land there.
Continuing It's flight southwark
along the coast line. the Graf zcp.
pelin flew over Una, state Of Bahia
at 1:l5 pm. (ii:l5 am. EST the
National Telegraph Company rc-
ported.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
'Aint Life Just
Too Dreadful?'

LOS ANGELES, May 24.U.H
Her husband was so mean
and cruel that she lost pound
after pound until now she Is a
mere she'll Of her former self,
weighing only 372 pounds, Mrs.
Viola Barton complained today
in filing suit for divorce from
Arthur G. Barton.
The loss of poundage, a
drop of 140 from 512, was ex-
tremely annoying consider
ing that Win proper treatment
from her husband she might
might have passed the 600
mark, Mrs. Barton said.
When shs wilted to 372
pounds, Mrs. Carton explained,
she no longer was fat or thin
according to sideshow dictates
and she lost her job as "Baby
Violet" a side-show fat lady.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
Movie Marriage
Goes On Rocks

LOS ANGELES, May ~. W.D-
Lila Lee, screen actress and her
movie director husband, James Kirk
wood whose marital troubles have
been of long standing, were report
ed today to be ready to fight for a
divorce.
The Kirkwoods separated two
years ago, after four years of mar
ried life. According to attorneys,
Kirkwood will charge descrtion and
Miss Lee will bring counter suit.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
Bomb Hurled At
Chicago Home

CHICAGO. May "a. W,D-A bomb
was set off early today at the front
entrance of the home of John Sher-
idan, labor leader, partially wreck
ing the building and shattering the
windows of nearby residences. None
was Injured.
Sheridan, who heads 10 local uu.
Mons known together as the Team
sters', Chauffcurs and Helpers I'm
ion, told police he was unable to ac.
count for the bombing, the second
ho has cpericnccd within the past
nine months.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
Runaway Horse
Endangers Town

RIPON, Wis, May "a. U.H
"A runaway horse broke an
oil pipeline here today, sparks
from its shoes set fire to the
oil and started a blaze that
theatened to destroy the town.
Thc flames spread rapidly
with tho flowing oil and with
In two hours several men had
been injured, one seriously,
seven tanks of oil destroyed,
two homes burned, the railroad
station endangered and several
other buildings were in flames.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-24
Infidelity Cause
of -Four Deaths

CENTRALIA. Wash, May ~. W.P
The determination Of IA husband to
avenge the honor of his home today
Lad eliminated N tae fatal shooting
of three persons and the suicide of
another,
Lloyd Duffy, 40, logger-farme.
shot and killed Mr.. and Mrs. Gift
Turvey, Of Tenino, Wash, last night
returned home and killed his wife,
Eunice, and finally ended his own
life with three bullets from a re.
volver.