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Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
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Refusal To Produce DOcu-
ments ArOuses Senate's
AntagOnism.
JOHNSON WAR LIK E
California Senator Says
Committee Entitled To
All Information.
BY LYLE G. WILSON
UNITED Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

|. WASHINGTON, June 7. W.P-
| The administration braeed itself to-
day against an impending volley of
| senatorial criticism caused by Presi-
| dent Hoover's refusal to produce
secret naval negotiation documents
| requested through Chairman Borai
of the senate foreign relations COM
mittee by Senator johnson, Republi-
can, California.
Acting through Secretary of State
Stimson, Mr.. hoover apparently diff
fcrentiated between request from
the committee for documents relat-
ing to the Geneva conference of
1927 and johnson two requests sub
mitted through Borah, for informa7
ton relating to the London confer.
cnce.
The request for. Geneva confer
enee documents was granted, with
TIE explanation they all had been
published previously In response to
questions from Johnson, Stimson
sent through Borah a confidentia.
memorandum which he said would
answer johnson as far as possible.
Respecting the other papers
called for,' sStimson said, referring
to johnson other request, 81 am
directed by the President to say that
their production would not in his
opinion be compatible with the pub
lie interest,"
Later Stimson issued q press
statement emphasizing the confiden
tlal nature OF informal exchanges
between governments preliminary to
signature of any important treaty.
He said suspicion of secret under
standings or indscretions were
nonsense.''
| Cites Precedents
Two precedents were cited for the
! refusal. In 1896 President Washing
ton replied to house resolution
that it would be impolite to dis
close all phases of diplomatic nego-
tiations. In 1922 President Harding
refused to give the senate a com
plete record of exchanges relating
to the Pacific treaty between the
United States, Great Britain, France,
and Japan.
| Both johnson and Borah are of
the opinion that the senate, as joint
* responsible for treaties, is en-
titled to complete information re.
garding their negotiations.
"To deny one partner in the
treaty making process,' Johnson
said before Stimson s reply was is
sued "access to knowledge of
that which in the first instance in.
duced the negotiation of completed
docua.ent, is to abrogate the consti,
tuition itself.
"Thc senate must have all infor.
nation, all documents and papers
CT every sort upon which a treaty
is based that its action NAV be in
telligent and its duty performed
with wisdom. -
1t was just such request from
johnson that Mr.. Hoover rejected.
The senator asked for "all letters,
papers, documents, kilograms, dis
patches and communications of every
sort leading up to or relating to the
London conference and London
treaty
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
Death Claims
Famous Jurist

NEW YORK, June 7. W.H-Wil-
liam McAdoo, 76, who emigrated to
the United States from Ireland and
became national figure, died sud-
denly today just as he was about
to round out two decades as chief
magistrate of New York's lower
courts.
The chief magistrate, called in
1910 to reform and reorganize the
lower courts, died of heart disease
at Gas a. III. He had not been in
good health recently.
McAdoo came to the United
States from Ireland when but q
youth. He was educated in the pub
lie schools and later started the
study of law in a Jersey City law
office.
His rise was rapid. He served in
municipal posts in New Jersey, was
a member of the New Jersey assem-
bly,, served in congress and was an
assistant secretary of the navy
from 1893 to 1897.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
Public Invited To
Inspect Pavement

Mayor III. w. Fawcett extends an
invitation to anyone who may care
to avail himself of it, to examine
The paving now being laid on Sev.
enth street from Sandalwood Drive
10 Adams street, in order to be com.
pletely satiSfied that the same is
according to specifica tions, SO that
there may be no complaints on this
score after the work has been finally
accepted By the city engineer and
the council.
Rumors Of some dissatisfaction as
80 thc way the work is being done
and a 50 the quality of the materials
used, having reached the ears of the
mayor, he takes this method to al.
low everyone TO satisfy himself tha.
there is nothing wrong.
y large sample Of the paving. cut
at random from the street. was
brought before the council at its
meeting last Wednesday night ana
subjected to q thorough esamina-
ton. The board satisfied itself that
the materials used and the methods
Of laying The paving were satisfac,
tory.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
WYK0FF MAKES
WORLD RECORD
FOR HUNDRED
California Boy Defeats
COuntry's Fastest At
Chicago Meet.

STAGG FIELD, Chicago, June :.
U.p-1he Trojans of the Univer-
sity of Southern California this
afternoon won the honors in the
ninth annual national collegiate
track and field meet while great
band of athletes were breaking one
worlds record ard five other meet
records.
The invaders from the Pacific
coast scored a total OF 30 l-3 points.
STAGG FIELD, University of
Chicago, June I. yU.Hl-Frank Wv
koff, University of Southern Cali
fornia, furnished the big thrill of
the national collegiate track meet
on S:agg Field this afternoon by
defeating George Simpson of Ohio
State by two feet in the hundred
yard dash.
Wykoff, who did not use etart-
ing blocks, was clocked in :09.4
world s record time.
Simpson ran that time in the
same meet last year, but his record
was not allowed because he used
blocks. Eddie Tolan OF Michigan,
who holds the recognized record of
:o9.5, finished fourth in today S
race, Eddie TOPPING OF New Orleans
Loyola beating him out Simpson
got a slow start and his driving fin
ish could not catch Wykoff.
Steve Anderson of the University
of Washington, equalled the world )
record in the i20 yard high hurdles.
running :l4.4. Anderson, who did
rot use blocks, was set a yard and
did not catch Sentman of Illinois
until tho last flight.
On the last 10 yards Anderson
edged i'll front of the IlIini By less
tiian foot. The recognized record
was made by Earl Thompson of
Dartmouth in 1921.
Apparently disgusted because of
his loss in the century, Simpson
came back in the 220 yard dash and
literally ran off with the field win
ming the event in :20.7. lie broke
with the gan, was a yard in front
ar the 90 yard mark and increased
his advantage to 10 yards at the
time he broke the tape. His time
was LILO of second better than the
national collegiate record which he
set last year
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
Senator Fighting
For Party Lead

RALEIGH, II. c., June Z. (U.H-
This state, for years IA stronghold Of
the Democratic party IS solid south ,
voted today to decide whether Sen
ator Furnifold NJ. Simmons must
give mp the office he has held for
30 years as the price of his oppo-
sition to Alfred f. Smith for presi-
dent in 1880 and the resultant turn
of North Carolina to the Republican
column.
In statewide primary of both
Republican and Democratic parties
the cold man. as Simmons is cali
ed here by friends as well as foes,
is the outstanding issue.
He is fighting for the Democratic
nomination to succeed himself as
senator, against Josiah w. Bailey,
an able lawyer of Raleigh.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
WALSH ASSERTS
BISHOP CANNON
IN CONTEMPT

WASHINGTON, June 7. W.R-
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana,
reiterated today his belief that
Bishop James Cannon, Jr, of the
Methodist Church, South, was in
contempt of the senate when he
walked out on the lobby committee
Thursday, even though quorum of
the committee was not present.
81 do not wish to enter into any
newspaper controversy with Bishop
Cannon" Walsh said, ''but [ con-
slider that quorum or no quorum, he
was in contempt"
The Montana senator is acting
chairman of the committee in the
absence of Senator Caraway, Demo-
crat, Arkansas.
Walsh took issue with Cannon's
contention i'll a statement issued
last night that he was not in con
tempt because a quorum Of the com
mlttee was not present when he
suddenly picked up his papers and
walked out.
The Montana senator said today
the lobby committee has three pos
sible courses in the Cannon ease. 1t
can subpoena Cannon, ask the SEN
ate for broader powers, or drop the
case, he explained.
He made it plain he does not ia
vor dropping the case but did not
say which alternative for action he
considered better
The committee will not determine
its procedure until Chairman Cara.
way returns from Arkansas tomor-
row or Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
FATE or LEWIS
DELIVERED INTO
HANDS OF JURY

LOS ANGELES, June 7. W.D-
with having offered a bribe to a
juror in the 1928 Julian conspiracy
trial, was given to jury here short
~ before noon today.
Superior Judge Victor McLucas
Turned the ease to the eight women
and four men after morning OF
argument and after lengthy in
structions ON technical points.
His instructions dealt chiefly
with the status of Mrs. Caroline
Love, the juror to whom the for
mer president ot the Julian Petrol
eum Corporation allcGcdly offered
$4,000 for not guilty vote, her
husband, W. b. Love aud the assert
cd agent between Mrs. Love and
Lewis, J. II. Weaver.
The jurist said that Love and
Weaver must be considered as ae-
compliccs in the alleged bribery
plot and that their testimony must
be disregarded unless it was corrob-
GRATED by other witnesses.
He said. however. that Mrs. Love
was not an accomplice and that her
testimony might be accepted as cor
roboration,
This point previously caused con
siderable argument but the jurist
held that n person approached in =
bribery plot could net possibly be
considered as az accomplice.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
MOUNTAIN TOP"
SALES REPORTED
AGAIN OPERATING

Indications are that actiYities
are being renewed in the sale of
Chocolate Mountain land, according
to the FL Centre Chamber of Com
meree, as inquiries have become
more numerous in the past few days
in connection with this worthless
mountain land. II. Il. Whitelaw,
president of the Fl Centre cham Der
states that every effort will be put
forth by the chamber to stop these
sales, as has been done for the past
two years.
Last week woman from Kansas
visited the chamber of commerce to
inquire as to how she could reach
a 80 acre farm which she has re
Gently purchased. This land prove.
to be in the Chocolate Meantains
and the owner was under the iIs-
preston that she had bought pro-
ductive, Imperial Valley land. She
Informed Robert Hays, secretary of
the chamber that number of her
friends in Kansas had bought acre
age near hers and has, since her
departure, sent the name of the
company which was selling this
land. Hays has communicated with
the state real estate commissioner
and steps will be taken to locate
this company and stop further sales
aud, if possible, the operators who
are selling the land viii be pr2So-
cuted.
W. w. MeEuen, Of the Pioneer
Title Insurance company, has re-
ported to the chamber that an in
crease in Chocolate Mountains sales
has been notieeab BILE and it is be-
lievcd tina. due to the expected
commence of work on the Boulder
Dam and All-American Canal pro
iects, statesmen have again become
active in selling this land, hundreds
of feet above any chance of irri-
cation water under misrepresent-
alton that the same is tillable and
can be irrigated by the waters of
the Colorado River.
The local chamber. working with
other organizations, has stopped
sales of Chocolate Mountain land
III coast cities and as far east as
Chicago, but with the closing of "A
number of these offices and pros
ccution wherever possible, sales
have fallen off for some months.
Every effort will be made to stop
these sales, not only to protect un'
suspecting purchasers, but because
Of the unfavorable publicity ON I'm
perial Valley which results from
such fraudulent transactions.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
PANTACES HOME
AFTER WINNING
LENGTHY FIGHT

LOS ANGELES, June :. WH-Al-
exander Pantages was "at home"
today after winning seven
months fight for freedom from
Jail pending a decision on his ap-
peal from conviction on charge
of assaulting Miss Eunice Pringlc,
II year old dancer.
Pantages, who made millions of
dollars i'll the theater business af-
ter Il colorful live in the Klondike,
was released late yesterday on $780,
600 bond on order of the supreme
court.
Pantages had been confined to
the Los Angeles county Jail since
last November when jury found
lin guilty of assaulting Miss Prin-
gle when she called at his private
office seeking a vaudeville book
ing.
He was greeted at his release by
his daughter, Carmen, his son,
Lloyd, and his wife, Mrs. Lois Pan
tages, who also is at liberty from
jail on probation. Mrs. Pantages
was convicted of manslaughter in
connection with the death of Jap
anese who dled after being struck
by Mrs. Pantages' car.
Heart trouble harrassed the mil
honalre's Jail stay, and was the
basis for his numerous appeals for
liberty. States attorneys admitt-
ed has illness but contended that he
could be treated as properly in Jail
as out.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
Health Faddist
Tries Suicide

Los ANGELES, June 7. U.P)-
Mrs. Freida Saitlen, who reduced
146 pounds by the food fad route,
today was in a serious condition in
a local hospital after an attempt at
suicide.
\ year and half ago Mrs. Salt
len weighed 1913 pounds, but she as
pired to girlish figure and re-
turn to health.
Yesterday after illuminating gas
failed to take her life, she was talk
en- to the hospital. She weighed only
% pounds.
She told physicians she dieted on
raw fish for awhile, then tried or
anges, later attempted the peanut
process aud finally tasted for days
at time. Failure to regain her
health caused her TO become despon,
dent, she said.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
BANKERS CHOOSE
SAN DIEGO MAN
AS PRESIDENT

DEL MONTE, June :. W.2)--Lane
ID. Webbcr of San Eisgo was unani-
Inously elected president of the
California bankers Association at
their final convention session today,
Webher succeeds Arnold j. Mount
of san Francisco.
Other Officers elcc.sd unanimous
ly:
Herbert Smock, Los Angeles, vice
president, and II. r. Gather, Los
Angeles, treasurer; executive coun'
ell; II. Il. Erkes, Los Angeles; G. f.
Brouse, Riverside; J. II, stephens,
Sacramento; James X. Lockhead,
San Francisco. A. l.. Lathrop, Los
Angeles, to fill Smock's unexpircd
term.
j. +. Sullivan, Jr, of San Fran
else, was elected chairman of the
executive council, an office consid-
cred stepping stone to tho presi-
dcncy.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
Radicals Trial
Takes Recess

A recess until Monday morning
was declared by Judge Thompson
presiding over the trial of nine in
dieted radicals in superior court,
yesterday afternoon. This move wal
decided on in view of the fact that
il would be hardly worth while to
call the jurors back for the two
hours during which court would b.
il session this morning.
The cross-examination of Chog-
micle, third of the private investiga.
tors employed by 1Le state, continu-
ed through the afternoon, during
which time he was closely question
ed regarding certain visits to COM
munistic headquarters in Los Ang-
"les between March IA and % and
also of his appointment as organizer
Of the Agricultural Workers Indus
trial League in Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
Police Uniforms
Not So Popular

LOS ANGELES, June s. CLIP
The "simply gorgeous" new uni
forms which the Los Angeles police
donned recently were the subject
of diplomatic disapproval by the
force today,
While taetily extolling the splen-
dor of their new suits with neat Sam
Browne belts, black leather holsters
and bullet clip holders, the depart
ment is protesting.
1t seems that it had been custo-
mary to doff the coat and wear
blue shirt while on summer duty.
md the new dress code doesn Il per.
mit the privilege.
Yesterday seven police officers
We're reported to have suffered minor
heat prostration, although the wca-
ther bureau reported that the tenn
perature was normal
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
DEFENDANT in
DAMAGE ACTION
FORMER CONVICT

LOS ANGELES, June 7. U.P)-
Charles 7. Davis, who sought peace
full seclusion in the quiet of Hol-
lywood's hills, only to be sued for
100000 heart balm, today was re-
vealed as "Charlie" Davis, the man
who became millionaire while in
New York prison cell.
CGno Morris, former musical com
edy girl, charged in her suit that
Davis induced her to come to Cal
fornia and paid her expenses from
her home at Cleveland, o., on the
promise to marry her. Then he re-
fused to go through with the cer-
emony, she said
The Davis story of his nine years
Imprisonment at Dannemora prison
for the killing of a detective who
assertedly tried to blackmail; loss
of his wife to another man, and
how he managed $4,000 enter
prise to a two and a half million
dollar business, reads like fiction.
Following his release last March
from the New York prison, Davis
fought a legal battle with his wife
over the business, with the result
shat Mrs. Davis finally won $780,
coo.
Then Davis came here and with
his son, Austin, and the latter's
wife, settled in bungalow in the
exclusive Tujunga district.
The man, who spent years behind
bars for killing he believed was
justified, sought rest and seclusion
he told reporters. He sought the
solace of Miss Morris company, too
the actress charged.
That was nice for a while. The
actress lived at the Davis home
with a girl friend acting as chaper-
one, Davis said.
Davis declared Miss Morris suit
was ridiculous" and that he could
not explain why she left him, al
though he amitted some little diff
ficulties in respect to the marriage,
which he said he really planned.
ing his release from PRISON., Har-"
Mrs. Davis, who won an agree
ment to live apart from her husband
following his release from prison,
was reported to be seeking a divorce
i'll Reno.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
Highway Opened
To WestmOrland

Motorists to and from the valley
will be pleased to learn that the
highway between Brawley and
WcStmorland which has been under
construction for some weeks past
is now open to traffic and that the
detour over the Calipatria and ad-
Joining roads to Westmorland is
now no longer necessary.
This new pavement is all concrete
and 90 feet in width giving a CON
tiuuous stretch of concrete pave
ment from the Trifolium canal
through Wcstmorland, Brawley and
to II CCntro.
Extra heavy traffic attcndent up
on the harvesting of cantaloupe
makes the opening of this new
road great relief to the traffic
situation between Los Angeles and
lmperial County and many hazards
along the old route will now be
avoided.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
StearnS Not
Serving Term

4 story carried in the Press re-
Gently stated that |. c. Stearns, a
weiiknown ranchcr of the Westmor-
land district was serving a six
month sentence in the county Jail,
having been convicted on labor
charge before Judge Cook. This
story had come from the office of
the state labor commissiocr and was
accepted on the authority of that
office aud published.
1t appears now that Stearns spent
but one night in the county Jail
as on the day following his sent
ence was changed by the court from
serving the time in Jail to a 5000
fine which was paid Immediately,
whereupon he was released from
custody and the jail sentence sus-
IthNNN.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
Melon Shipments
Set New Record

More cantaloupes have been ship
ped this year to date than ever be
fore in the history of the valley ac-
cording to records kept at the office
of the agricultural commissioner.
In 1926, the banner year, and one
of the earliest of the melon seasons,
1916 ears had beon shipped for the
season up to and including June q,
while to date this year, 1920 cara
have been shipped.
Melons are improving in quality
steadily, and prices are very fair.
being 25 cents per crate higher this
year than at the same time in 1929,
and being higher also than at the
same time in 1925.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
DIR. Westlake'S
Sentence Upheld

Los ANGELES. June I. tU.P)--
DR.. Frank p. Westlake, Los Angr-
les physician convicted OF the .'tor
so' murder OF Mrs Laura b. Sutton
TODAY faced life imprisonment as q
result of a decision Of the district
court OF appeals.
The court held that the evidence
upon which the doctor was coaslst.
ed was sufficient to prove both TINT
the woman had been murdered nnd
the prisoner y connection with Tho
crime.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
Kingsford-S
Ready To Start

DUBLIN, Ireland, June 7. U.P)-
Captain Charles L. Kingsford,Smith
hopes to start his attempted flight
across the Atlantic to New York at
$3.50 a. m. tomorrow, if weather is
favorable.
Captain Kingsford Smith will
start from Curragh, near Dublin, in
his monoplane Southern Cross in
which he crossed the Pacific ocean
from California to Australia.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
Harb0rd Not To
Lead Veterans

LOS ANGELES, june :, W.P)-
Maj, Gen. James G, liarbot. chair.
man of the board of Radio Corpo-
ration of America, will not head tbn
second division association during
the coming year, he announced -.
day,
General Harbord said the press Of
business was so great that he could
not continue as president of the
famous fighting unit of the A.E,F.
The announcement preceded the
annual election of Officers wh'ch
win be held later today.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
Arizona Cities
Get Heat Wave

PHOENIX, Ariz., June T. W.P)-
All heat records for Arizona this
year will be broken today, Y. =,
weather officials predict.
At noon, today, Thermometers in
central Arizona reached lQ5 and
were rising steadily. Indications
were that the mercury would climb
beyond 10, yesterdays high mark
at Yuma and the peak thus far.
The mercury climbed TO 100 at
Phoenix Friday and lOi at Tucson.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
RUTH GETS ANOTHER.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, June :. WP)-
Babe kuth hit his 10th home run OF
tie season today in the first inning
OF a game between the New York
Yankees and the st. Louis Browns
Combs and Larry we're an hasn whcr
Ruth connected with Waltcr Stew
art S delivery.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-07
German Diplomat
Slain In Lisbon

LlSbON, Portugal, June :. W.D
DR. Abort Won Baligand. German
to Portugal. died today
from the bullet of an assassin who
fired several, shots at him.
The assassin was German who
attacked the minister as he visited
the German warship Koemigsburg,