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The Washington times., 1930-04-14
Formal Statement Made

Everybody statement up
the presidents of the leagues and Major General Judge
Lands and all hands despite the
every other industry experiencing tough sliding because of the
general scarcity of spending
far the baseball
what they at the opening
uons to the teams they
don't. wy
Both President Griffith statements
Formal statements they neither themselves
the worst Of it, which anybody would do
The hottest touch to the opening bayhoo
that Goose Gosn had been restored
standing Asked what that meant Walter
petey an allowed as how it didn't anything.
So today as the little children skipped merry way to
school, they were happy and geefu tripping bhely to their
CLASSES filled with Joy At the thought that that awful kid Goose
unry recacrant Peks Bad Boy cherub
VINO could play ball today along with the other boys
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
Tigers in Final Drill:
Open With BrOlUns

DETROIT, April 14.-Spring
training and the drag of exhibi.
ton games behind them. the De-
troit Tigers take their final work.
out today in preparation for to-
morrow's opening game against
the st. Louis Browns.
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
Edgar Bieber Breaks
Intercity Bike Mark

Edgar Bieber, D. C. bicycle
champion, is today the new
holder of the Washington-Balti-
more record. He covered the dis.
tance from the Capitol here to
the City Hall in Baltimore in one
hour, 40 minutes and IA seconds
yesterday. Bieber was held I'D
four minutes by a freight train
while adverse winds held him
back.
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
D. C. YOUTHS ,HONoRED

PRINCETON, N. j., April IA
Three Washingtonians were hon.
ored with awards as Princeton
University athletes. Gale Nc.
Lean received an insignia for SOC
Ger. Charles r. Paterson and
Amos Enos were presented mum.
erals for tennis.
The Washington times., 1930-04-14

Some measure of the well
conditioned course is due Ru-
dOlph Gerle, the green's
keeper. Usually it requires
about five years for a new
course to attain q desired
playing condition.
The Washington times., 1930-04-14
Be E'.RS BEAT
GEL TIC
NINE.
By GINO SINH

Hans Lobert's Bridgeport Bears,
last. year Eastern League cham
piorS, found Charlie Corbett's st.
Mary's Celtics. of Alexandria, Va,
no trouble and romped away with
a ia victory at Ben Baggett'S
ball park.
The Bears opened up with
merry-go-round perform I'm n e
which netted. them a six-run lead.
They added two more runs in
both the. second and third in
nings, after which Corbett yanked
Lefty Lyons and sent in Charlie
Horne who managed to hold the
New Englanders to just one tally
in three innings. The game was
called in the seventh to allow
the Bridgeports to catch a train.
Lyons couldn't find the plate
in that wild first inning and the
Bears couldn't miss the ball
whenever they elected to take a
cut at it. The southpaw young
ster got his bearing somewhat in
the second and third innings but
just couldn't produce an effec-
tive brand of ball throwing.
Chief Lyman Mason, full.
blOOded Cherokee Indian, was
the heavy slugger for the
Bears, but all managed to
take some mean swipeS at
the ball particularly Jimmy
Brett, former Chicago Cubs
pitcher.
The Alexandrians got over their
stage fright in the seventh inning
and found Jerry" Hughes for sew
eral bingles, which produced four
runs.
Two Washington boys, Jerry
Hughes. former Georgetown Uni.
versity twirler, and Wee Willie
Wolfe, Central High and George
town A. c. lilliputian shortstop,
were in the Bears lineup.
Rus" Kidwell, st. Mary's pep
perry catcher, did a good job back
of the plate, and Buddy" thinner
man, left fielder. gave the large
crowd a thrill with a marathon
throw to nip a runner at the plate.
With Murphy and Casper sock
ing the "ol apple" around the
lot with vigor and Jack Earring
ton pitching air-tight ball, st.
Joseph, smothered the Fort Wash
ington Soldiers ITO.
Harrington allowed two hits,
while all the st. Joe's batters got
hits. with Murphy and Casper
adding homers.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-10
CANDHl READY
FOR CAMPAIGN
TO FREE INDIA

BOMBAY, Mar. 10.--tU.p,-r rhe
advance guard of Mahatma Gandhi's
revel.pilgrims, who viii begin their
campaign Of civil disobcdience to
Great Britain's rule of India on
Wednesday, already is on the march,
Gandhi s headquarters here an
nounced today,
Passing through villages between
Ahmedabad and Borzad, the route
of Gandhi's pilgrimage, Il party of
Indian Nationalists is completing
arrangements for care of the little
"army.
Gandhi will star, With between
80 and - fellow workers. and Zone
ho:sc to carry the sick
At Borzard il is Gandhi' s intcn.
ton to refine salt, in defiance of
the British tax. Salt has been an
English government monopoly ever
since the vice-royalty OF Warren
Hastings. and has not become one
cf the major issues in Gandhi'~ cam
f." gn.
Gandhi predicts he and his fol
lowers will be arrested, but urged
thousands Of his followers to carry
en- the program if he is forced from
Lis active leadership.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-10
OVER HUNDRED
CHILDREN DIE
In KOREAN FIRE

FUSAN, Korea, Mar. 10. U.H-
A naptha explosion and fire wrecked
the auditorium of the Chinkai naval
station today and took the lives of
scores of persons, most of them
school children, attending motion
picture show there.
The death toll was placed at 104
although it was impossible to check
accurately in the confusion and
panic.
The dead included, according to a
count by officials, 102 children from
primary schools at Chinkai.
One girl of high school age and
the motion picture machine operator
also were burned to death.
In addition to the dead there
were four seriously injured. Most
of the victims were burned to death
when flames spread with great rap.
idity after the explosion.
There were 134 school children of
primary class age in the building.
They had gone to the auditorium o
see special motion picture shov,
and the excited crowd became pane
stricken by the blast and flames.
The tragedy came in the midst If
elaborate ceremonies throughout
Japan in observance of the 25th an
niversary of the japanese victory in
the war with Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-10
Trip Delights
Eagle Scouts

Eleven Eagle Scouts from Yuma,
El Centre. McCabe and Calexito re.
turned Sunday afternoon from two
day trip tQ Los Angeles county park
an SwartOut mountains.
The party left FL Centre Friday
afternoon and \cnjoyed supper on the
desert camping for the night at
fmcalyptns Grove, near Cotton. On
the following day they reach Camp
Siwinis, headquarters, whore they
enjoyed all sorts of winter sports,
some of the boys having their first
experiences with snow.
Returning late Yesterday, the
Scouts voted the first Eagle flight
n huge success and are already an
ticipating the next. w. +. Robson,
Scout executive; Frank Weed of Ca
lcxico, council president, Sydney
Fisher, camp chairman; and Mccoy
If Yuma were in charge of the
flight. Valley Eagle Scouts on the
trip were Dana Weed, Burton Brock
and Roy Sweeney.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-10
THREE NATIONS
NEAR BASIS OF
NAVAL QUOTAS
By ARTHUR F. DEGREVE
United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, Mar. 10. U.P)-The Unit
ed States, japanese and British del
cations to the naval conference were
understood today to be agreed in
principle on their respective naval
quotas, although no actual agree
ment had yet been signed.
Both American and British sourc.
es indicated the negotiations had
progressed satisfactorily. The re-
ported plan would give Japan an ap-
proximate 20 per cent ration in
cruiser strength by 1886 as compared
to Britain and America, providing
the United States does not law down
her last three 10000 ton cruisers
(Which have been authorizeD until
the years 1888, 1884 and 1885.
In reality, however, Japan would
have ratio of 60 per cent in ton
mage and &c per cent in number of
ships, which was the proposition ad-
Vanced to the japanese by Secretary
Henry l.. Stimson in conversations
in Washington. The 60 per cent
number ratios would prevail after
the United States has built the last
three cruisers,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-10
DOHENY OPENS
FIGHT TO HAVE
NAME CLEARED
Oil Magnate Claims His
Innocence Already Es-
tabIished BY Court

WASHINGTON, Mar. 10. U.p)--
Edward L. Dohcny, millionaire OF.
man, today opened his fight against
an indictment charging bribery by
filing formal pleas in abatement, as
scrting the legality of the 500, ,00C
transaction he had with former In
terror Secretary Fall in 1921 al
ready has been decided by the courts
in his favor.
The action came shortly after the
formal opening of Doheny's trial
had been postponed until Wednes-
day by Justice William Hi.z because
of the death of William Howard
Taft.
An almost identical plea on be,
half of Fan was overruled by Just
ice Hitz at the opening of FALLS
trial last fall. Fall was convicted
of accepting a bribe and was sent
enccd TO one year in Jail and $780,
600 fine. He is now free on bond
pending appeal. A main point of
the appeal is the failure of Hitz to
sustain this plea.
The Doheny plea filed by Frank
j. Hogan, chief defense counsel, CON
tends that the Fall-Doheny conspir-
acy trial, in which both were acquit.
ted, definitely settled that no bribe
was passed in the famous 100000
transaction. Hence, Hogan assert
ed, it is unlawful to litigate again
the same set of circumstances with
a change only of the law alleged to
have been violated.
The a year old defendant and
Mrs. Doheny and the government
and defense lawyers came to court
today prepared, to start with selec.
tion of the jury, but the court. after
a meeting of the judges, adjourned
over today on account of the funeral
at Knoxville, Tenn, of Justice r,
7. Sanford and over tomorrow be-
cause of the state funeral here of
former Chief Justice Taft.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-10
FOUR HELD IN
BOLD ROBBERY
AT IMPERIAL

Arrested as the persons who held
up and robbed lngram's service sta
tion in Imperial late last night, two
men and two women are held at the
county Jail following their arrest
this afternoon north of Calexico by
Constable Fred Elliott of Calexico.
The couples gave their names as
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack McCallum of
Bowie, Colorado and Mr.. and Mrs,
Jack Casey of Durango, Colorado.
According to the sheriff's office
the men in the party entered the
service station and held up the
proprietor, helping themselves to
$3.50 in the till. They then tied up
Ingram and proceeded to rob the
next five. patrons of the station, ty-
ing each person up after he had
been relieved of his valuables.
Evidence directly connecting the
quartette with the crime was said
by the sheriff's office TO have been
found in the car they were driving
when apprehended.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-10
SENATE AWAITS
CHANCE TO QUIZ
CRUNDY TACTICS

WASHINGTON, March 10. U.P)-
Congress interrupted its legislative
duties today to pay homage to the
memory Of William Howard Taft,
former President and Chief Justice
of fhe United States who died at his
home here last Saturday.
Neither House met today. nor was
either to convene again until aft
Mr.. Taft's body is laid in an Airing
ton grave tomorrow afternoon.
There was virtually no activity
on Capitol Hill as no congressional
committees were scheduled to sit to-
day and the supreme court, which
Nr. Taft headed for such n long
period, was also adjourned in his
honor, and in honor of Associate
Justice Edward Terry Sanford whose
death preceded that of the formc"
Chief Justice by only Il few hours.
The Senate lobby committee is TO
reopen tomorrow its investigation
of charges that Senator Grundy, Re.
publican, Pennsylvania, allowed his
office ip the Senate office building
be used as headquarters for tn"
news bureau of the American Tariff
league of which he was vice pres
dent before his appointment to thr
Senate.
John Lerch, attorney for the
league, who many senators have
charged spends considerable time
about Grundy's offices, but WHO
insists is merely visitor
will be called to tell Of his real con
ncetion at present with the former
high tariff lobbyist.
The House Judiciary committee
viii resume its hearings on bills to
repeal or modify the 18th amend,
mcnt. Wednesday. Dry opponents or
he bills will continue introduction
of witnesses in refutation of sup
porting evidence offered earlier by |
vet proponents.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-10
Aerial Freight
Lines Planned

PEOENlX, Ariz., Mar. 10.-uJp)
First eteps toward formation Of
nationwide aerial freight line were
completed here today when articles
of incorporation for the United
States Aerial Express Lines, Ltd.
were filed with the state corpora.
zion commission.
The new company is sponsored by
the Aircraft Finance Corporation
tt America. Headquarters of the
concern will be in Los Angeles, it
was announced.
Airplanes powered with Diesel mo-
tors, to be built by subsidiary of
the Aircraft Finance Corporation.
'rill be used in the freight service.
They are to be of five or seven ton
capacity and will carry both heat
ing and refrigerating plants, accord.
ing to announcements.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-10
BOY VICTIM OF
AUTO ACCIDENT
BADLY INJURED

As the result Of running out onto
the highway from behind a parked
car directly in the path of q machine
driven by II. r. Jones, Il rancher
living four miles south of the Harold
Bell Wright ranch at : O'Clock last
night, a. Lopez, Q, is now at the
Valley hospital, Holtville, fighting
for his life with but slight chance
OF recovery.
According to the report made 10
the sheriff S office, Jones was driv-
ing along the highway at the time
without hint Of impending danger,
the Lopez boy jumped out onto the
road from behind another ear. Jones
tried to stop his machine and sue
ceeded only after the ear had passed
over the boys body, crushing him
badly. Jones put him in his car and
rushed him to the Valley hospital,
Noltville. Hoanital authorities stat
ed this morning that # is necessary
to keep the Av ns@e. opiates con-
tinually and t'lat d" 1ery serious
ly injured.
About $15 H.# was done 10
the car of r. J.. >v:ccoss, $50 Eighth
street, FL Centre. and of \. Piazzi
Of Holtville, in collision near the
Seal Heights Service station at liz
30 O'Clock yesterday morning. Ac
cording to the report of the acci-
dent, Piazzi was attempting to make
a left hand turn from the highway,
and struck the other car, coming
from the opposite direction in the
attempt. Serious damages were con
fined to the two machines, neither
occupant being badly hurt.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-10
Sidney Shows
UP Matadors

VALENCIA, Spain, Mar. 10.
U.H - Sidney Franklin, the
Brooklyn bullfighter, opened the
Spanish Blood and Sand sea-
son yesterday with an amazing
exhibition Of skill and courage.
He killed four bulls instead Of
the customary two a day which
is a first class matador's allot-
ment.
Those who know the finer
points say his cape work was es-
pecially brilliant.
Franklin had to pinch hit for
two other kings Of the ring, Sa-
turio Toron and Ruiz Toledo.
Toron was suffering from a brok-
en- arm, and Toledo had injured
an arm muscle.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-10
CONVICTED MEN !
WILL NOT LOSE :
STATE LICENSES

Following is the text of a letter
received by Scott b. Foulds, 4secrA.
taty-managcr of the Imperial Conn
ty Farm Bureau, from George IA.
leeke, director of agriculture, in re-,
Ply to letter written by Foulds
at the direction of the farm. bureau
directors, asking if the licenses or
the merchants recently convicted ~
Los Angeles of mislabeling grape.
fruit, would be revoked:
81 have your letter Of March r
in which you inquire if the licenxe
Of the Mefford Waldman company
has been revoked.
1.-The charges against this firm
and under which it was convicted,
in Los Angeles were based ON the
Fruit Nut and Vegetable Standard
ization Act. No license is required.
under this act. Therefore, a question
or revocation of this firm license
as not involved. Produce dealers Ii
eenses are required under the Deal.
ers' Act and the Produce Dealerss
Act to protect the growers In cases
where their produce is sold by Others
onia commission basis. In those casesrr
a license is required and bonds have
10 be posted, I h ese requirements s
being for the protection OF the pro.
dueers while their products are In
'he custody of such agents. f
The Mefford Waldman ease was
based on a charge of mislabeling and (
they were not accused of defrauding =
the grower of any portion OF his rcs
turns. They were accused of dcfraud.
ing the purchaser by misbranding
The contents of the package. A con-
fiction for violation OF the stand.
'rdization act would not be held by
my court TO Justify punishment uns.
Ter either Of the dealers acts.
Very sincerely yours,
Signed a'< GEORGE HECKE
. sas Director of Agriculture
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-10
Girl Sets New
Altitude Mark


ROOSEVELT FIELD, y. y, Mar.
10. - W.H - Elinor Smith. young
aviatrix, landed shortly after noon
today and announced she had eStab
llshed a new women's altitude rec
ord OF about 10000 feet.
The recognized record is 1896
feet reached by the late Miss Mar
vel. Crosson of Los Angeles.
Miss Smith wore a leather coat,
riding breeches, a heavy flying suit
- fur lined-a helmet and flying
boots. A parachute pack was
strapped about her and around her
neck was small oxygen sank. A
larger one, to be turned on at lj,-
GOO feet, was fastened in the plane,
a Bellanea plane equipped with 4
800 II, p. Wright motor.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-10
EXPLORER
ADMIRAL
RETURNS
Byrd And Men Greetet
Upon Arrival At Ney
Zealand City a+,,.
IN GOOD HEALTH
Long Stay In Polar Re
giOns Proves Agreeable
With Party

DUNEDIN, n. H.. Mar. 10. {U.D-3
Rear Admiral Richard f. Byrd, Will
the weather hardened crew Of hi
history making Antarctic expedition
came back to civilization t0day-t<
be greeted by the most tumultou,
reception New Zealend has ever &C
corded a world hero. .I
His sturdy ship, the City Of New
York, plainly showing the batterine5
of ice and ravages Of wind gave elo
quent testimony to the ravages Of "a
year at the ice barrier and its bat
tie through the floes on the RETURN
trip. NUs
Byrd's men, also giving evidence
in their faces of the rigorous Ant.
arctic weather, looked hard and lit
as they joyfully came ashore to the
deafening shouts of Dunedin's pop
ulation and the shrek of ship sirens.
Despite their year at the bottom Of
the world, majority Of them had
gained weight.
The explorers first words werol
to express his gratitude to the peo-
pie of New Zealand for their assist
ance in the expedition. After that
he discussed with the United Prcss
the high points of his plunge into
the South Pole region and the sue,
cess of his airplane and dogsled ex-
ploration. m
He was deeply moved and intense:
ly gratified by Dunedin's outpourine
of welcome.
Does Not Claim Land
Byrd's actual flight over the South
Pole, he said, was to his mind sec
ondarv in Importance to the discov.
cry of hundreds of miles of new ter
rltory east of the Ross dependency.
This territory, he pointed out. was
outside the limits of the Dependence.
"Personally," he said, "T am not
the least concerned with claiming
the land for America. I merely con.
tinued the work begun by British
pioneers, and all have done was to
touch on the fringe of a subject
which would bear the study of gen
erations to come.
II have named it, Marie Byrd
Land, but it is not American. II
rather belongs to the world. 49,
81 have accomplished my entire
mission and owing to good fortune
exceeded all my expectations. This
Is solely due to the devotion and en-
ergy Of the men, all Of whom worked
seriously. 1..-.4,-
The results of this expedition to
science cannot be estimated at pres
ent, but geology, biology, meteor
oiogy, phyiscs and the science OF
radio all should benefit"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-10
HALF HUNDRED
MINERS CAUGHT
BY EXPLOSION

!, Ss,TEUBENvILLE, O., Mar. 10.
W:D-An explosion in the Wolf run
mine of the Warner collieries, 62
mlies west of here, at Amsterdam,
trapped more than so miners late to-
DAY One report said that rs men
were caught in the shaft.
fire' caused by the explosion, is
raging raging in the mine and company of
fleials said the entombcd men were
trapped behind the flames.
Rescue crews, braving the dam
gers of the blaze and other eXplos-
IONS, Were fighting their way
through the smoke and flame in the
man man entry, seeking to find way
around the danger zone in hope Of
reaching the men.
\ IRE truck, 5000 feet of hose
ana gas masks We're sent from Steu-
benville b, to aid the rescuers.
IN Ihe mine is located midway between
canton and steubenville.
company officials said there was
one exit through which the men
might escape if the flames had not
already cut them off.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-10
Display Flags
At Half Staff

Many flags throughout the city
today were placed at half staff
in honor to the memory of VIII
liam Howard Taft, former Presi-
dent of the United States and
Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court, who died at Washington
Saturday.
In compliance with the wishes
Of President Hoover, that the ma
tion extend its fullest honors to
one Of it's foremost citizens, resi-
dents of Ell Centre are asked to
display their falgs at half staff
all day Tuesday, the date set for
the Taft funeral.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-10
CHICAGO Crime
RAMPANT WHILE
CHURCHES PRAY
Material Results Seem
To Be On Side OF Law
less Element

CHICAGO, March 10. U.P)-Whil,
thousands of church mem bers pray
ed for a crimeless Chicago" ovel
the weekend. bandits and gunner
were busy throughout the metropol
ital area, the police blotters revealed
today.
In the IS hours ending this morn
ing, Il shootings, 81 robberies and
one murder went into the records
Almost 1000 arrests were made in
the usual week end crime drive.
Added 10 the crime figures was
the uncovering of a kidnapping plot
against Il wealthy gold coast insur-
ancc man, 4 spectacular chase in the
near North Side in which one of
Tex Guinan's chorus girls figured,
the attempt of gunner to seize pay
roll records wanted by the state IS
attorneys office for graft investi-
cation purposes and the accidental
shooting of one policeman by another
in saloon.
In more than 1000 churches yes.
tcrday ministers offered prayers
that Chicago voters rise and wipe
corruption and crime off the city s
record by registering and voting at
the coming primaries. The prayers
were called by the church fedora,
tion of which Dean Smaller Math-
ews, of the University of Chicago,
is the head, and joined in by Bishop
William p. Mcconnell of the Meth.
odist church. The federation csti
mated that almost 100000 church
members prayed for the city's de
liverance.
Police Chase Gang
Three men and Miss Dolly Wahl.
a chorus girl, We're captured early
today after they lead police squad
a long chase back and forth over
the near North Side. Police fired at
a speeding automobile in which the
four rode and the occupants fired
back, coming to a half OILY when
collision was immenent at Madison
and Clark, in the heart of the loon.
4 pistol was found in the car and II
box of shotgun shells in q pocket /
of the tonneau.
Robert Haverkamp, policeman
was accidentally shot in saloon by
Leo Horn, another park pat'!yman,
when they were examining thei'
nistols after drinking a bottle OF
gin.
The one murder came when a
watchman was killed defending the
public works department payroll
igainst two gunmen.
Several days ago States Attorney
Swanson launched an Investigation
into the department of public works,
seenting padded payrolls and graft,
The records were kept In q garage
on the southwest side, guarded by
Thomas Coughlin, a watchman.