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Pennsylvania Suffers.


HARRISBURG, Pa, August R.-
The winds were expected to be kind to
pennsylvania today in keeping down
the temperature, but relief from the
drought still was in the distance.
Partly cloudy conditions were fore
cast for some parts of the State but
We're likely to do little more than aid
in checking the mercury, for only a few
local stops were on the schedule of the
rain clouds. Farm observers are agreed
that only a heavy downpour can repair
In part the damage already done by
the drought.
The State Department of Health re-
ported that water shortage conditions
throughout the State had been relieved
temporarily by the tapping of emer-
gency supplies.
At Hanover one Of the areas most
seriously affected, two million gallons
of water were taken from a private
lake to tide over the emergency. At
Gettysburg relief was obtained from
two wells which had remained unused
for years
The forest fire menace again revived
at Mount Gretna, 1000 National
Guardsmen battled to check fire that
threatened the divisional headquarters
of the encampment. Ten acres In the
center of the reservation were burned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-07
Rain In ohio below NormaI.

COLUMBUS. OHIO, August Z (P.-
Rainfall throughout Ohio during the
four months ending July 81 was 81
inches below normal figures prepared
by w. H. Alexander, chief of the
Weather Bureau here, revealed today.
A deficiency of 4.61 from q normal
fan of 1922 was found in the Northern
third OF the State, in the Central third
was 7.57 from q normal of 1886 and
IN the Southern third the shortage was
s.Ol inches below the normal of 1919.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-07

Upper: Lieut.. Col. H. A. Finch pre-
senting the District National Guard
Regiment new colOrs in exercises held
yesterday at the Guard encampment at
Fort Humphreys, Va. Left, Col. john
w. Oehmann, in command Of the regi-
ment, receiving the colors from Lieut..
Col. Finch.
Lower: Mai Gen. Anton stephan,
commanding officer of the District Ma
tionaI Guard; Col. Edward H. SchuIzm,
commandant Of Fort Humphreys, and
Col Oehmann. Star StaI@ Pnotos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-07

Annapolis Faces Famine.
BALTIMORE. Nd, August 7 (P.--
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HYDE TO GATHER
DATA ON DROUGHT
Hoover Reaches Decision
After Secretary's Report
on Stricken Area.

Continued From First Page.l
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-22
Bandit Woman
Doomed To Die

NEWCASTLE, Pa, Mar. %. U.P)
Irene Schroeder, 21 year old blonde
gun woman, today faced death in
the electric chair for the murder of
Corporal Brady Paul of the state po-
lice.
\ jury, composed of 10 men and
two women, decided her fate last
night after two hours of dcliberation
The verdict ended a trial that lasted
IL days and which revealed trail
of crime that would rival that of
"Billy the Kid In the course of
her trial she admitted every crime
with which she was charged except
ing the firing of the shot which took
Corporal Paul's life.
Her defense was based upon al
legged insanity, designated by her at
torncy's as irresistible impulsc.'
When Irene S fate was announced
she was the calmcst person in the
court room.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-22
GASOLINE WAR
SENDS PRICES
SLIDING DOWN

Los ANGELES, Mar, %. U,P)-
Slashing of gasoline prices by in
dependent operators acquired great
er significance today as the Van
Fleet 4 Durkce company with more
than 100 service stations in Los An
gclcS, cut its retail price to 16l2
cents per gallon.
The company stated the reduced
price would be effective only in the
Los Angeles metropolitan area and
would not affect prices at its San
Francisco stations.
Other large companies however,
announced they would hold to the
tank wagon prices of 15I2 cents,
letting dealers take the brunt of the
"gas war"
Richficld and Union officials
pointed out that while the prices
would remain at 1919 cents per gal
lon, they could not control quota
tions of stations handling their pro
ducts.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-22
Warning Given
Melon Growers

Cantaloupe growers and shippers
are warned that all squash paintings
should be Immediately busted with
sulpur in order to prevent the pres
cncc of mildcw in the melon fields,
the warning being issued by 7. A..
Miller, research assistant in plant
pathology of the University of Cal
ifornia, who is studying the local
mildcw situation.
Miller states that following the
recent rains, the weather has been
unusually humid, particularly in the
mornings, and that already reports
Of rust on wheat have come in to
thc farm advisors office, while j.
Is. Norton, plant pathologist Of the
agricultural commissioners office
has discovered mildew ON squash
paintings in the Westmorland dis
trict.
Emphasis is laid by Miller on the
fact that the dusting with sulphur
should be done before mildcw ap-
pears, and should be done at once,
since the presence of mildew on
squash paintings, will be followed by
mildcw ON cantaloupes.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-22
Valley Pioneer
Dies Suddenly

Death claimed Sam s. Wise, Sr.,
pioneer of the valley, whose home
was in Westmorland, yesterday at
l. O'Clock. Wise was stricken
with a heart attack while walking
along the street and passed away Il
half hour later at his home. His
sons, Sam and Charlie Wise, and
Deputy Sheriff Frank Smycr were
with him at the time of his death.
Wise was true pioneer of the
valley, living here since 1906, and
ranching at Meloland and Westmor-
land since that time. For the past
year and a half he has been special
police officer and deputy sheriff for
Wcstmorland.
Born at jackson, Miss, February
II, 1865, Wise moved to Texas in
1875, and was made the first sher-
iff of Randall county, serving in
this capacity for eight years. His
wife, formerly Miss Ada Harlan,
whom he married in 1895, died in
San Diego August 27, 1915. Wise
is survived by five children: Mrs.
Lois Ekstrom, of San Diego; Sam
Wise, Jr., of FL Ccntro; Mrs. Kath-
ryn Cox, of Ontario; Charlie Wise,
Wcstmorland, and Harold Wise Of
Ontario.
Funeral services will be held at
Lomon's funeral parlors Monday at
10 a. m. Burial will be in Ever
green cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-22
MARCH SETTING
HIGH RECORD IN
BUILDING LINES

Building permits totaling $4,000
were issued by the city engineers
office yesterday for three dwellings
to be erected in the city, evidence
that the housing shortage is well
recognized and also that adequate
means are being taken to remedy
that defect.
Charles =. Dclp will build six
room, stucco home at 562 Sandal
wood Drive at an estimated cost of
$500. -. r. Schrodc, CaleXico is
the contractor for this work. The
house is TO be 32x40 feet in dimcn-
sions and will take its place among
the other beautiful residences on
Sandalwood.
The firm of Livingston and Coop
or was chosen by 5. NJ. Harmon as
the contractors for the 3 room frame
dwelling he will have built at l426
Olive avenue. This home will be 30
xi0 feet in dimension and is expect
ed to cost $4,000.
Mrs. 5. A. Cooper chose r. A..
Chestnut as the contractor for the
new $1,000 home she will have built
AT 642 Lcnrey avenue. This home
will be a frame building, 36x40 feet
in dimension and will contain seven
rooms.
These permits bring the months
total to $73,425, the best March on
record. Previous high figures for
this month were attained in 1920
when permits to the amount of
$50, 800, were issued.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-22
BY WEBB MILLER
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

LONDON, Mar. %. U.P) - The
naval conference deadlock between
France and Italy was described in
reliable Franco-Italian sources today
as so serious that any future attempt
20 settle their differences might en-
danger the friendship of the two
countries.
Delegates of France and Italy have
agreed that their differences in re.
gard to naval parity are made more
difficult by the rigid atmosphere of
the naval conference and should be
worked out independently by author
tiles at Paris and Rome, the same
sources asserted.
Frances temporary withdrawal
from London-in effect vciled ul-
timatum TO other four powers-left
the conference on the verge of COM
.arative failure and world plans for
disarmament in their worst plight
since the Geneva conference in 1927.
Barring a miracle, the accomplish
mcnts of the parley will be limited
TO the foilowing:
l. Establishment of Anglo Ameri-
can parity.
>. Arrival at a three power agree
lCcnt with Great Britain, Japan and
he United States as principals.
3. Agreement for later confer
encc, or to hand over the results of
,he 1880 meeting to the League of
Nations, rs desired by France.
i. An agreement as to the techni-
cal method of limitation based on
the French transactional proposals,
thus eliminating one of the disputes
that wrecked the 1927 meeting at
Geneva.
). An agreement restricting use of
submarines.
.. \ possible arrangement slowing
up further construction until 1886.
!. Minor technical agreements con
cerncd with auXiliaries and warships
Of smaller classification.
While these agreements would be
most valuable, they viii fall so far
short of what the public and most
of the delegates hoped for, that the
conference viii have to rank as
comparative failure.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-22
Little Hope That London
Conference Will Sue
ceed
SITUATION is TENSE
France And Italy Fail to
Compromise On Parity
Claims
By RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON, Mar. %. U.P-
The Five Power London Naval Con-
fcrencc, convened with world wide
acclaim, entered its third month to-
day, gasping for breath and with
the undertaken waiting just outside
the sickroom Gom.
Statesmen in London are making
a brave fight to conceal the desper
ate condition of the patient, but in
senatorial circles here hope is very
low. President Hoover still clings
to the belief something will be done.
Before the conference he warned
the world the job would be tedious.
The inability of France and Italy,
however, to compromise on Italy's
claim for theoretical parity has
caused many here to doubt whether
a five power agreement is possible.
Grave doubt exists that any agree
ment reducing cruiser, submarine
and destroyer fleets can be obtain
cd.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-22
Five Held For
Smuggling Plot

Los ANGELES, Mar. 90. W.P)
Five men, two of them aviators and
one wealthy Los Angeles business
man, today were charged with con
Spiracy to smuggle aliens into the
United States by airplanc from
Mexico.
The complaints in the case were
issued by the district L. s. attor-
ney's office.
The five accused are George r.
Flahcrty, Los Angeles, owner of =
$4,000 tri-motored plane involved
IN the asserted plot Harold Sweet.
prominent aviator once chief pilot
for a large company; George Gray,
licensed pilot; Frank Smith, alias
Jack Harris, said to have a prison
record for smuggling. and Eddie
Collins, also alleged to have been
connected with other smuggling
plots.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-22
Nautical School
Board Complete

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Mar. %
UH Allen Hancock, Los Ange-
les banker, oil operator and master
mariner, was appointed to the board
of governors of San Francisco's
state Nautical School by Governor
Young last night.
Appointment of Hancock com
plctes the board, as L. NJ. Edclman,
Piedmont; John c. Rohlfs and
Charles w. Saunders, San Francis
co, and Vicrling Kersey, state SUI
perintendcnt of public instruction,
were recently chosen by the COVER
nor.
Created by the last legislature,
the nautical school will be cstab-
lished at san Francisco when a
training ship, to be provided by the
federal government, arrives.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-22
|SCARFACE AL
BACK AT WORK
AFTER ABSENCE

CHICAGO, Mar. 22.UP)-"Scar-
face Al" Caponc. who calls himself
the "Big Fellow" when talking to
his eronies of the rackets, was back
at his desk today in gangland head
quarters at the Lexington hotel.
Dipping his pen in a gold cncrust-
ed inkwcll, the czar of Chicago's
hecrdom wrote orders to undcrlings
and checks to charity.
Alphonsc Caponc had neglected
his Cuisines" for almost year.
He had not been at his big mahog-
any desk since he left for the At
lantic city gang parity" conference
year ago. Ten months of the in
tcrim were spent in a Philadelphia
prison where he was sent for carry
ing a gun. Yesterday he had a
brief era in the sun when he report
ed to Deputy Commissioner John
Siege at police headquarters, was
driven about the city to states at
torncy's and federal offices and
then warned to leave the city or be
picked up on sight as n hoodlum.
Nevertheless, the "Big Fellow"
chief executive of the most flam-
bovant "firm" in the world at 81,
WAS heartily glad to be home. He
told his story to a Chicago Daily
Tribune newspaper reporter. in a
copyrighted interview last night.
"All I ever did was sell beer and
whisky to our best people," Capone
said in the tone successful man
answers the question as to what he
attributes his success.
"Some of our best judges use the
stuff he went on blandly and
yet somehow earnestly.
Caponc was a triflc bitter about
his jail experience.
"l'd never had number before"
he declared, "l'd never been indict
ed before. Why should be? Why,
the very guys that make my trade
good are the ones that yell the
loudcSt about me. They gave me a
year in the Philadelphia Jail, not
because ! was carrying a gun but
because my name is Capone."
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-22
LEADERS AGREE
TO PASS TARIFF
BILL ON MONDAY
Will Remain In Session
Tonight to Complete
Amendments
BY PAUL MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent

SAAcSo ANoO kOGel1 WI I'C41NANtiO
WASHINGTON, Mar. 22. U.P)-
A plan to secure passage of the q52S,
100000 tariff bill Monday was
agreed upon by senate leaders un-
officially today.
Republican Floor Leader Watson
announced the plan to the senate, ap-
pealing to senators to remain in ses-
sion tonight TO complete all amend
mcnts to the bill. As soon as the
stage of a third reading is reached ,
Watson said, the senate will adjourn
until Monday for the final vote.
After the third reading stage, no
may be considered.
Under Watson $ plan, Monday
could be devoted to speeches sched-
uled by the leaders of the various
factions. The vOtc surely would come
late Monday under that proce lure.
Meanwhile the ma G uloIded
along adopting minor amendments.
At noon it had scheduled - of the
10 schedules of the bill which means
that no further action can be taken
toward amending the first - sched-
Cles.
A blanket increase of duties on
goods containing less than 30 per
cent wool content was adopted when
the senate passed an amendment Of
fered by Chairman Smoot of the fin
ance committee. The amendment
placed this class of wool goods under
the wool schedule. Heretofore it had
been placed in the schedule pertain
ing to the chief content of the goods,
mainly cotton.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-22
ARMY men DIE
IN EXPERIMENT
WITH EXPLOSIVE

DOVER, y. j., Mar. % U.P)-
An army captain and two civilian
chemists were dead today, victims of
an explosion in building on the
Fragments of metal were hurled in
all directions. This Shrapncl' il was
experiments with smokclcss powder.
The dead: Captain John b. Fidlar,
IS; stephens ID. Deevy and Frank
Stevens, Jr.
The victims were in charge of the
experiment, which consisted of fore
ing large block of smokclcss pow
der through a pressing machine 50
that il emerged in thin cylinders
about the size of spaghetti. Hardly
Had this operation begun when the
powder in the machine exploded,
Fragments of metal wcr hurled in all
directions. This shrapncl' it was
said, killed the three men.
Three others received minor in
.iuries.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-22
TERRIFIC BLAST
ROCKS CHICAGO
BUSINESS AREA

CHICAGO, Mar. 90. U.R)-A ter
rifle explosion caused by the fire
from combustion of celluloid film
rocked the Thirty South Michigan
building early today, shattered win
dows in buildings along the avenue
for more than block and drove a
barrage of glass against passing au-
tomobiles.
Residents of the University club,
the Chicago Athletic club and the
Illinois Athletic club nearby were
driven to the streets in night garb
by clouds of a gas believed phos-
gene, the kind that caused the
deaths of more than 100 persons in
the Cleveland clinic disaster last
year.
The fire broke out in the Russell
Photographic studio on the fourth
floor The interior was wrecked by
the blast and the flames.
Billows of smoke poured into the
University club and the residents
there were panic stricken when
their lungs were wracked by the
accompanying gas. Earl koenig,
switchboard operator, stayed at his
post and notified everyone in the
club house.
A second fire alarm was sounded
and firemcn brought the blaze un-
der control in short time.
Thousands of dollars of furs,
gowns and jewels were exposed
when the shop windows of the ex-
elusive district We're blown out. De
tcctive and police squads We're
rushed to the scene to prevent loot
ing.
Fircmen then entered all rooms in
the club buildings to make certain
no one was overcome.
Fire Marshall Corrigan said il
was the third fire in the studio
within six months and ordered an
investigation.
Total damage was estimated at
$50,o0O.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-22
BERMAN RELATES
HOW HE BRIBED
JURYMAN ORDER

Los ANGELES, Mar. -. U.P)-
The testimony of Jacob Bcrmaa,
former Julian executive, and !. II.
Weaver, admitted bribery agent,
which led the grand jury to indict
six men for jury bribing in the Jul
ian Petroleum Corporation failure
conspiracy trial in 1923, was made
public here today.
Hcrman, one Of those indictoG for
bribery and one or the defendants
in the 1928 trial, told the grand jury
that the mot guilty. votes of Frank
Gridcr and John Groves, jurors in the
case, cost him $21 900
Bcrman. Grider and Groves were
named in the true bills returned
Thursday as were S. c. Lewis, form
or president of Julian, Louis Krause,
private detective, and Louis Berman.
brother of Jacob Berman.
- first met Krause in the hall
oljtide the courtroom when the trial
Was in progress, Rerman told the
jury in describing the beginning of
the Jury hribing plot.
" He approached me through my
brother, Louis, who knew him in San
Francisco. Louis introduced me TO
Krausc and | arranged for him to
come to my house that night when
he said he knew one of the jurors
who would help me out"
Brother Knew Gridcr
"That night he told me he knew
this Mr.. Gridcr fro,a San francisco
and that he could arrange it with
him. Berman continued. ~ think
7 gave him $50 that first night and
the next day he came back to me
and said he was making very fine
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Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-22
Four Arrested
In Death Case

Los ANGELES, Mar. %. W.p)
The incoherent story of Ben Schu-
bert, who staggered into thc San Di-
ego police station March 16 to die
as he told of robbery and n beating
at the hands of bandits. TODAY had
resulted in the arrests of four
youths.
They are Eugene D. Ericsson. is;
Ralph f. Williams, IS. Charles
Hughes, is; and Gordon Neely Il.
The quartet was captured in two
raids by detectives This morning
and asSertedly confessed TO police
that they held up Schubert rs he
walked through a park
Before the victim died he man
aged to give officers tho license
number of an automobile in which
his assailants fled. ."
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-22
To Play Golf
Finals Sunday

Golf enthusiasts are expected out
in full force tomorrow at the Bar
bara Worth Country club when fin
ais are played in the club handicap
tournament.
Featuring the days program will
be the match between Jack Strobel
of this city and Barney Burke of
Holtville, recognized as among the
leading players on the club. Strobel
won the recent tournament at Braw-
ley and is considered the favorite
for the honors tomorrow, though
Burke is not without a large follow
ing, Holtvillc backing him en- masse
Several other good matches are
booked for the day and a large gal
lery is expected to be on hand to
cheer for their favoritcs.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-22
TALE OF VICIOUS
CRIME RELATED
BY LOCAL YOUTH

Coming out into the fresh air and
sunshine of the valley this morn
ing for the first time since he was
kidnapped and locked up in a dark
room, a week ago, Richard Miller, a
II year old school boy for whom
deputies from the sheiff'S office
and members of the local police de-
partmcnt had searched continuously
since his disappearance was first re-
ported, poured into the ears of Dep
uty Sheriff Tom Sharp a tale so
horrifying as TO he almost uubcIicv-
able. 1t was story which upset
the county officer himself, accus-
toned though he is to hearing tales
of crimes and viSciouSncss of every
description.
The boy, resting in the protection
of his mothers arms, told the off
Ger a complete and detailed account
of how he was invcigled away from
his home, at First and Main streets
week ago this morning and was
taken to the home of his abductor
ON South New street where, after
being locked in dark room, night
and day, he was assaulted many
times IN a degenerate manner by his
captor.
When Richard failed to come
home for supper last Saturday, Mrs.
Miller hurried to the jail and po-
lcc headquarters with a report of
ms disappearance and a request that
the officers find him as soon as pos
slhio. The hunt was then on in
earnest but without success until
yesterday afteruon the mother met
aud day, was assaulted many times
,no man she suspected of knowing
the whereabouts of her boy on the
street IN this city. Calling the
sherltt's office, Deputy Fred Elliott
hurried TO the scene, met the man
ana began questioning him. He ISL
a. Martin, Is, a half breed Indian
nom Trinidad, Colorado, known ALL
so as Jimmie Valentine. Elliott
placed him under arrest aud Martin
denied that he knew anything about /.
lhe boy, or where he might be.
Finally, under the continued qucs- /.
honlug of the deputy and the boys /
mother and sister, ne broke down |
and led them to the house on New .
street where the boy WAS discovered |
locked III a 10 10y 10 room with no .
provisions made for light, air or
even the common necessities of /
cleanliness.
Martin was taken to county iail.
where, even though he was informed
ct all his legal rights, ne refuses 10
make any statement about the af
fair for which he is being held. !
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-22
SOVIET STAGES
ANTI-RELICI0US
DEMONSTRATION
Crowds Parade Streets of
scOw UphOlding
Campaign of Atheism
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
MOSCOW, Mar. %. W.P)-Liter.
ally thousands of workers marched
singing through the streets of Mos
COW last night in a vast dcmonstra
ton to protest against the foreign
religious attacks on the Soviet ath-
cistic campaign.
1t was estimated no less than 250,
600 persons participated-a great
throng of singing, shouting, banner
waving men and women. They
came through the streets direct
from the factories, converging at
various points until they had formed
several gigantic streams of human
ity.
Bands played stirring martial airs
of the revolution. Thousands on
thousands of throats responded. The
most popular was an old atheist bal
lad which concentrates on a sort of
chant meaning: "Down, down with
monks down, down with priests"
The paraders concentrated into
surging pools as their converging
streams came to open plazas where
speeches were made. The theaters
all over the city were open much
later than usual to accommodate the
demonstrators, who made a holiday
of it.
Thousands of banners denouncing
the clcricals were waved along the
many routes to the squares. Some
of these read; ave will answer the {
forcig gn religious attacks lyI
strengthening our Red army"
"The worlds workers support us
against religious charlatans."
81 he pope is a willing tool of I'M
pcrialists."
"Down with the Holy War max.
ers."
GLANDS off the Soviet union
which is building a new life"
The demonstration was typical of |
others throughout the country in
the governments campaign to off
set the foreign crusade.