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Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-18
BY RALMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June IS. W.P)-
A new political figure rose up on the
national horizon today when Dwight
w. Morrow won the New Jersey Re-
publican senatorial primary by an
overwhelming plurality on the chief
issue of repeating the prohibition
amendment.
Political Washington saw two
points of national political impor-
tance in Morrow IS sweeping victory.
First, Morrow, by his personal pres
tige and ability, conceded on every
side, becomes the national leader of
the movement for repeal of the 18th
amendment and return to the states
of control of the liquor traffic.
Second, the possibility that Nor
row, with many points of available
ity in his favor, may become a Re
publican presidential possibility
should the question of replacing
President Hoover for a second term
arise.
Until now the nti-prohibition
movement has been largely in the
hands of extremists, some of them
with little political acumen and none
possessing any strong popular back
ing such as Morrow has commanded
in New Jersey.
Morrow was opposed by one wet
candidate, former Senator Joseph
Frelinghuysen, and one dry, Repre-
sentative Franklin Fort, an intimate
of President Hoover. Drys then
threw full organized strength behind
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-18
STOCK MARKET
PRICES SLUMP
To new LOWS

NEW YORK, June IS. W.P)-Tht
stock market met the best support
of the session near the close today
after the list had been carried to
new lows for the year in terrific
wave of selling that caused tickers
to run more than an hour late.
The tape was overwhelmed with
offerings ranging from mere hun.
dred shares to $4,000 shares. Ap
proximately 500 issues made new
lows for the year, about 20 being
under the lows of last autumn.
Losses in market valuation today
for all listed shares totaled $4,000,
100000, according to estimates.
At their lows today, all listed
issues were down approximately
$4,000, 100000 in market valuation
from the highs of the year.
All averages We're at new lows
for the year, and the railroad
average went under the Level
touched November Is, the dav on
which the autumn reaction culminat.
ed
Selling continued until the last
hour, when support was noted. More
stocks were brought out on the
bulge, and the list fell back again
but the early lows were not touched
and new buying developed near the
close.
Leading issues Jared best in the
recovery after they had led the de
cline earlier.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-18
BELIEVE MANIAC
SLAYER KILLED
new YORK MEN

NEW YORK, June IS. U.H-Po-
lice were convinced today that a
maniac who considers it his moral
obligation to commit 16 murders, is
roaming the Metropolitan area and
already has killed two men.
He has threatened, in letter to
a newspaper, to strike again to-
portant papers, which seem to eI-
ist only in his disordered mind.
Noel Sowley, % year old radio
salesman who was shot to death
as he sat in an automobile with a
girl, is the latest victim of the man
who refers to himself as "3X, the
man behind the gun" Sowley's
body was discovered yesterday in
a sparsely settled section of Queens.
On the lap of the dead man the
gunman threw a newspaper clip
ping describing the killing of Kos
eph Moyznski whose body was
found week ago in parked auto
mobile at Whitestone, Queens. The
murderer of Sowley had pencilled
tins toast on the margin of the
clipping:
"iIere's how"
Detectives surmised that the man
lac considered himself as an aveng-
ing force whose duty it was to kill
the escorts of young women when
ever he found couple in a parked
automobile.
Miss Elizabeth Ring said she
and Sowley were sitting in the au-
tomobile when a man appeared on
the left side of the machine, calm
ly opened the door and fired twice
at Sowley. Then he leaned over the
body and whispered: "Now you've
got the same dose as the other fel-
low"
Police interpreted that as refer
ring to Moyznski
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-18
Woman's Slayer
Doomed To Hang

EUREKA, Cal, June IS. U.P)-
With the sentence of death still
ringing in his ears Clarence L.
King awaited today his removed to
San Quentin prison where he must
hang for the "Redwood murder" of
Minnie "Miekie" Mccoy" his Titan
haired mistress.
Yesterday in the court of Judge
Harry w. Falk he heard the sent
ence pronounced and the date of
execution set for September -.
King was convicted of first de-
gree murder last Friday by jury
of 10 men and two women.
Nationwide interest followed the
discovery of Miss McCoy's body in
Il clump of redwods near here last
February and the arrest of King in
Portland two weeks later.
King admitted the killing when
confronted by police, but claimed
that it had been accidental.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-18
COURT DENIES
OIL INJUNCTION
TOSTATE BOARD
Decision of Much Import
ance To Petroleum In
dustry in California.

LONG BEACH, Calf, June IS.
W.P-The state conservation com
mission today was denied an injunc-
ton to enforce gas ratio for oil
production in the Signal Hill field.
The ruling was made by Superior
Judge Hugh Crawford in an eight
page opinion to the effect that an
arbitrary injunction in such a case
would virtually be confiscation of
property without due process of law.
The decision, of far-reaching i'm
portance to the oil industry, was
considered contrary to the action of
Superior Judge William Hazlett a
few months ago in granting an in
junction against Santa Fe Springs
producers. Both actions had been
under the legislature act designed to
fix ratio of gas wastage per barrel
of crude oil.
Judge Crawford's s decision does
not affect the constitutionality of
the law, this quetsion now being be
fore higher courts on appeal of the
Santa Fe Springs producers.
o"o Ndotc AIuSt Dc iJlTcdSOldDit
before it is recognized in law
Judge Crawford said. ~ am con
WINGED that to materially curtail the
production of gas in the field now
would have the effect of destroying
the investment of millions of dol
lars that have been made in reliance
upon oil and gas remaining in stabil-
lied form.
81 do not believe that showing
has been made that in any way
tends to prove that the gas resources
of the state are being unreasonably
wasted, under the conditions prevail
ing in the industry and in consump-
tion.'
The decision was hailed by oil men
who already have entered into an
agreement to limit production for
the benefit of the industry. Trial
of the suit, in which three score
outstanding legal counsel engaged,
required three weeks.
Judge Crawford s decision was a
deniel of the temporary injunction
sought by the state through Fred
SteVenot, state conservation direc-
tor. 1t was held probable by author
itles that the entire question of both
the Santa Fe and Signal Hill fields
Will finally be determined after the
ruling of the supreme court on the
constitutionality of the gas wastage
law.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-18
Democrats Also
Nominate Swing

When members of any politiea
party endorse the candidate of a
rival party for public office, ii
may well be taken as a sign that
said candidate is worthy of the
highest consideration and that he
has performed his duties in a most
satisfactory manner. Such a trib-
ute of praise has been offered Phil
ID. Swing, Republican candidate for
representative in congress from the
llth district of California at the
August 26 primaries.
Not only has Swing received the
approval of his own party upon
his filing of his notice to run for
this office, but II. C. Lanier and f.
u. Weir, prominent valley Demo
Gratis, proposed his name as their
candidate for the office on their
party ticket. This proposal was
signed by the following five elect.
ors, all members of the Democratic
party: G. S. Brooks, f. j. Gianola,
A. X. Jenkins, r. Z. Couch and
Mont j. Reid.
This proposal was made in June
II, and accepted by Representative
SWING on June H. C. G. Jenkins
had been sponsor for the Republican
petition.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-18
AV|ATORS
SET new
RECORDS
Brock And Schlee Arrive
Safely Back at Jackson
vile, Fla.
ENCOUNTER STORMS
Gas Tanks Empty On Ar
rival at Point of Orig
inal Take-Off.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June 18.
W.P)-William S. Brock and Edward
F. Schlee completed their transcon-
tinental round trip flight at 1:01:45
p. M, EST, today, landing on Jack
sonville Beach from San Diego,
Calf.
They established a new record for
a coast and return flight bettering
Captain Frank Hawks mark by ap-
proximately six hours. Hawks how
ever, had flown between New York
and Los Angeles, considerably
longer distance.
The elapsed time for their flight
from San Diego was 16:46:45. How
ever, on their westward hop yester-
day they made a new record for
that direction, completing that leg
of their flight in 13:55:30.
Their total elapsed time for the
round trip was 3O:42:15, compared
with Hawks 36:46:3S.
From coast to coast and return
in less than 81 hours was the record
the former globe circling flyers set.
They left here at 5:04 a. m. yester-
day, spent more than an hour in San
Diego, Calf, and were back in time
for a late luncheon.
Their return flight failed, how
ever, to come up to expectations as
far as speed was concerned. Crowds
awaite darrival of the Lockheed
monoplane the pair used throughout
the morning, and fears increased to-
ward noon that they had been forced
down. Shortly before / 'clock the
yellow plane hove in sight.
Not drop of gasoline remained
in the planes tanks when it landed
Brock revealed. The flyers were
forced to make "down wind'
landing in the lightened plane, anG
the gasless machine overran tn,
airport runway into a fence, slight
ly damaging the under carriage.
Brock said they were forced
down at Tuluha, La, at 9 a. m
today for gas, replenishing theil
supply there in few minutes and
Instead of finding favorable tail
winds on their west-east flight, the
flyers said, all night they fought
rain and lightning storms of heavy
winds. The battle materially slow
ed up their progress and cut down
steadily on their fuel supply.
The Lockheed plane roared over
the finish line-the Atlantic shore
but because of the incoming tide
did not land on the beach. After
circling the crowd of several thous-
and, it sped away to the local air.
port, several miles inland, and land
ed,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-18
SEEN AS STRONG
CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENCY

Fort in an effort to beat Morrow
at all costs. He polled more than
22 to l vote over the combined
strength of his opponents, showing
that hardly anyone in Washington
anticipated.
1t is regarded here as indicating
tremendous personal popularity for
Morrow and equal popularity of his
outright stand against federal pro-
hibition. Drys emphasize that it
was personal tribute, but the ma
.iority of politicians, knowing the
chief dry strength in New Jersey is
in the Republican party, see in the
result an unexpected protest by New
Jersey Republicans against prohibi.
tion.
Coming at time when President
Hoover is encountering many diff
culties, arising partly from his ap-
proval of the tariff bill, which was
opposed by many influential busi-
ness men, and partly from the gen
eral economic depression, many are
thinking of Morrow in presidential
terms.
Morrow IS victory was the subject
of widespread comment at the capi
tol. Vets hailed the result as q
great victory for their cause, while
drys either refused to comment or
declared Morrow's personal qualifi.
cations overshadowed the prohibi
tion issue.
The latter view was shared by
Senator kean, Republican, New Jer.
sey, who declared emphatically the
vote was not wet-dry test.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-18
ChilderS Back
And Satisfied
With Outlook

That the present condition of af-
fairs relative to the consummation
of the Boulder Dam project is most
satisfactory was the opinion ex-
pressed by Charles l.. Childers, chief
counsel for the Imperial Irrigation
District, this morning. Childers has
Just returned from Washington,
where he was engaged in checking
over what has recently been done i'll
this matter.
"No doubt" Childers stated this
morning, "there will be efforts to
hinder this work on the part of a
very few persons who have always
opposed the Boulder Dam, but it is
evident that all who were friendly
before and many who were not in
a friendly frame of mind previously
are now for the appropriation. With
the active support of the department
of the interior, it looks as if the
bill will be passed before congress
adjourns, including the Boulder Dam
appropriation. y
Childers further paid tribute to
the efforts of friends of the project
in Washington who have worked
unsparngly in its defense when he
said: Representative Phil Swing
and Senator Johnson, as always in
the past, are leaving nothing undone
that might contribute to the success
Of this project
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-18
WOMAN DENIES
WRONG DOING
WITH LANCD0N

LOS ANGELES, June 1S. U.P)
Until the summer of 1928 when
Harry Langdon, the film comedian,
first told her that he loved her,
their friendship was entirely platon-
ic, Mrs. Helen O'Brien Langdop
said today at the trial of the suit
in which her former husband seeks
to force Langdon to make payment
on notes totalling 81, 800.
This testimony was given in ans
wer to questions by attorneys for
the first husband, Thomas O'Brien,
who attempted to make her admit
she was more than friendly with
Langdon before she was divorced
from O'Brien and married to Lang
don.
The notes on which O'Brien seeks
payment were given by Langdon
to avert the filing of an alienation
of affections suit. Langdon con-
tends O'Brien has no just claim and
that the notes were given only be-
cause publicity attendant to suit
would have led to the cancellation
of Langdon's screen contract.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-18
Arizona Posses
Still Searching
For Missing Man

PHOENIX, Ariz., June Is. U.P)
While Arizona national guard
troops prepared to comb the Mexi-
can border desert and a fresh posse
of deputies, miners and cattlemen
secured the sun. .blistered wastelands
to the south of Tucson, Sheriff j.
w. Mcdonald of Pima county today
telephoned Governor John c. Phil
lips that he expected to find the
Rev. Thomas Howard, object of the
search, within the next five hours
"dead or alive"
The Rev. Howard, aged "A, dis
appeared without trace from the
home of his sister in Tucson, Miss
Florence Howard, on June 7.
The missing mans son, Col. Earl
Howard, newspaper publisher of
Wheaton, Minn., who is in Tuson
directing the hunt, yesterday inter
ceded with Gov. Theodore Christian
son of Minnesota, to request use
of the Arizona troops in the search.
"The state of Arizona is prepar-
ed to lend every assistance in the
case" Governor Phillips told the
United Press today. "Sheriff Me
Donald of Pima county talked with
me this morning and said that if
his latest clue proved futile and if
definite trace of the missing man
is not had within six hours, he will
so inform me and the Tucson com
pany of the national guard will
augment the sheriff's forces now
combing the southern part of the
state"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-18
BERMAN RETURNS
FROM PRISON TO
ANSWER CHARGES

LOS ANGELES, June Is. U.P)-
Jacob Berman, alias Jack Bennett,
returned to Los Angeles from Me,
Neil's Island federal prison today
to resume his former place as an
important figure in cases arising
from the collapse of the Julian Pc
troleum Corporation.
Berman checked in with two
guards at the county jail where he
will occupy the federal tank and
use an office nearby in the building
to prepare his defense to two sched-
uled criminal trials resulting from
his activity in the defunct oil cor
poration.
Berman was chewing gum with
vigor as he greeted old friends and
newspapermen with smiles.
He said he liked his treatment at
McNeil's Island.
"It's beautiful spot" he declar-
ed. ave get good meals and |
feel fine. l am doing clerical work
in the parole offices of the prison" ."
Berman was sent to the federal
prison with S. c. Lewis, former
Julian president, after the promot-
ers were convicted by using the
mails to defraud. They We're sent
enced to serve seven years.
Berman, although he faces state
trials himself, is regarded as an ally
of the district attorneys office be.
cause he turned states evidence in
other Julian criminal cases sched-
uled for trial this summer and next
fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-18
FORCES AGAINST
TARIFF PLAN TO
CONTINUE FIGHT
Borah Suspicious of Any
Real Benefit Accruing
To Farmers.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June 1S. U.H-
Although the rates of the new
Smoot- Hawley tariff law went into
effect at midnight last night, the
senate coalitionists who fought in
vain for Is months against the
measure refused today to concede
defeat.
Senator Borah, the coalitionist
leader from Idaho, announced today
he would press for early senate ac-
tion upon his resolution directing
the tariff commission to ascertain
if many of the industrial rates in
the bill are founded upon the diff
ference in cost of production here
and abroad.
Borah sought to slip the appar-
emily innocent resolution through
the senate yesterday, but was block
ed temporarily by assistant Repub-
lican Floor Leader McNary.
No mention was made in the res
olution of the Smoot- Hawley act,
and it asked only that the commits
sion ascertain the difference in
cost of production on shoes, furni-
ture, cement, rakes, hoes, shovels,
wire and many other articles used
by the farmer.
Republicans are expected to op-
pose Borah's proposal strenuously.
Such an inquiry might require
months. Republicans realize Borah
is trying to show the rates in the
bill are unscientific, that they are
not founded upon the cost of pro-
duction and that the benefit which
the farmer will receive under the
agricultural rates is partially nui-
lifted by the rates on the products
which he must buy.
Owing to the legislative jam in
the closing days, it is expected the
Republicans may be successful in
their efforts to forestall the resolu-
tion. Borah, however, intends to
make them accept the responsible
ty for killing it, if he can.
Generally all factions are declin-
ing to comment upon the Wall
Street stock market drop which fol
lowed the signing of the bill. How
ever, Chairman Smoot of the senate
finance committee and other Re-
publican leaders insist the tariff
had nothing to do with the down
ward movement.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-18
Supervisor Wins
Damage Action

A verdict in favor of the defend
ant was rendered by Judge Finney
yesterday afternoon in the damage
action brought against ii. l.. Jack
son, member of the board of coun-
.ty supervisors by c. l.. Lyon. 1t
was proven to the satisfaction of
the court that Lyon had run ON an
,embankment for about $50 feet and
then over another embankment, PA
feet high before plunging into the
river, and that the defendant had
not shown any negligence as alleg
ed by the plaintiff, in failing to
have proper guard railing at the
approach to the bridge
Damages in the amount of $10,60O
for personal injruies and loss of his
ear, had been asked by the plaintiff
in his suit.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-18
Valley Melons
Gas Premiums

1 YUMA, Ariz., June 18. U.P)-
IA wild shot fired in the gasoline
yprice war being waged along the
Pacific coast, today screamed
iover the deesrt and landed square
sly in center Of this sun-baked
stown when one service station
Sstaged a "coup de MAIN on its
yrivals by giving purchasers of
efive gallons of gas full grown
Imperial Valley watermelon.
: Perturbed by this maneuver
(which attracted crowds of motor
lists, other gas vendors planned
srepriaals in the form of free
)cantaloupes, fresh tomatoes and
abowls of frijoels. Local grocery
sstores were said to be mobilizing
to give free gasoline with each
purchase Of watermelons, toma-
ytoes and frijoles. The war may
(extend over the desert, observers
predicted,
: Meanwhile, happy motorists
twere presenting civic problem
| by distributing watermelon seeds
over downtown streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-18
Russian Is Man
Without Country

NOGALES, Ariz., June IS. W.P)-
Paul Panfiloff, a "man without a
country" today was held by immi'
grafton authorities here.
Panfiloff, former captain in the
cars Russian army, was arrested
near the border, charged with vio-
lating immigration laws. He was
said to have jumped $500 bail re-
Gently at Kansas City and was ord
cred deported to Mexico.
81 have no country" he protested
today. 81 am political refugee
from Russia, where | would be put
to death. | have no papers to enter
Mexico, and the United States bars
me-"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-18
Cattle Win Over
Tariff Measure


NOGALES, Ariz., June Is. U.D-
Although he probably didn't suspect
it, President Herbert Hoover start
ed a cattle drive when the signed
the tariff bill.
Sonora, Mexico, cattlemcn had
awaited the Presidents pen flourish
as a signal and last night started
their herds across the border to
beat the tariff bill, effective at
midnight.
The drive began as soon as the
measure passed, TO escape the high
err importation duties imposed by II.
Some of the herds which crossed
the border under the deadlino con-
tanned from 500 to 1000 head Of
cattle.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-18
MORROW
PRIMARY
inner
New Jerseys Wet Candi-
date For Senate Has
Big Plurality
RIVALS PLEDGE AID
Dry Cohorts Assert Vic.
tory Is Personal Win
For Candidate.
By MORRIS DE HAVEN TRACY
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEWARK, N. J.,'June Is. W.H-
Dwight w. Morrow was leading
Franklin w. Fort for the Republi-
can nomination for senator from
New Jersey by plurality which had
passed 100000 with less than 700
of New jerseys 1928 precincts still
to be heard from today.
Fort, in turn, was leading former
Senator Joseph Frelinghuysen near.
ly two and half to one.
The count stood:
265l precincts out of 1923 gave
Morrow 306,79S; Fort S6,409; Frel-
inghuysen, 34,262; Morrow's plur.
ality over Fort 220,3S9; Forts plur-
ality over Frelinghuysen, 52,l47.
Morrow received the word of his
victory at his home in Englewood,
where with his family, including his
son in law, Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh, he had watched the progress
of the early count and then set
tied down for an hour of reading.
When pressed for statement he
finally strolled out to see newspa-
permen, carrying a copy of Hero
dotus under his arm, keeping a fin
ger between the pages to mark his
place.
"I seem to have carried my home
ward" he said.
When Informed that statement
was unsatisfactory, he told the re-
porters that, although his opponents
had conceded defeat, he wanted to
see more figures before making a
statement.
An hour later he gave out texts
of kilograms osend to Frelinghuy.
sen and Fort thanking them for
himself and Mrs. Morrow for their
good wishes. He made no other
comment.
Fort, in his telegram, expressed
the belief that Morrow would make
q great senator, and Frelinghuysen
accompanied his congratulations
with a statement urging all Repub-
hcans to vote for Morrow in Nov
ember.
Carried Every County
Alexander Simpson, prosecutor of
the noted Hall-Mills murder case,
won the Democratic nomination
without contest and will oppose
the Republican choice in the gener-
al election.
Morrow carried every county in
the state. Essex county, of which
Newark is the seat, was the only
county where the Republican or
ganization was opposed to Morrow.
In Essex the organization supported
Frelinghuysen but Morrow carried
the county four to one over Fort
who ran about 5000 ahead of FIRE.
linghuysen.
In addition to winning the nomi-
nation for the full term in the SEN
ate, Morrow also was a heavy win
ner over John Kelly for the nom
ination to fill the unexpired term
of former Senator Walter Il. Edge
who resigned to become ambassador
to France. The Democrats nomi-
mated Thelma Parkinson Of Vine
land to oppose Morrow for the
short term. She was unopposed.
Vets hailed the victory of Nor
row, who is ambassador to Mexico
as a triumph for their cause. Drys
found in it "only another wet from
New Jersey" and insisted it did not
alter the proportionate strength OF
the two sides of the prohibition
issue in the senate.