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Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
Graf Zeppelin
Reaches Seville
BY WILLIAM H. LANDER
{ United Press staff Correspondent

SEVILLE, Spain, May 10. W.H-
The Graf Zeppelin arrived here at
4:40 p. M. (1l:40 a. M. (EST) to-
day, completing the first stage of
the first dirigible flight to South
America.
The airship was welcomed by the
] GERS of u large crowd of natives
and tourists who had been watching
the sky for hours to catch the first
glimpse of it. DR.. Hugo Eckener,
commander of the ship, delayed the
arrival here to take advantage of
the favorable landing conditions pre-
vailing late in the day.
After reaching G ibralt tar, 100
miles from Seville, before noon, the
airship made flight over the Afri-
can coast and pushed its way
through stiff headwinds enroute
back to Spain. The Graf Zeppelin
will remain here overnight, depart
ing for Brazil tomorrow morning if
conditions are favorable.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
CARNIVAL GIVEN
BY LECI0NNAIRES
IS FINE SUCCESS

A complete SUGGESTS the yer
diet rendered this morning by those
in charge of the Boyce Aten Post
of the American Legion drum and
bugle corps carnival which came to
a close Saturday at midnight after
three nights of fun and merriment.
The programs each day were prac-
tically the same, but the spirit of
fun and joyousness which pervaded
the crowds made each evening diff
ferent, and gave the merrymakers
new opportunities to find fun at
every turn.
X. B. Perkins, major of the corps,
was most enthusiastic over the out
come of this carnival and expresses
his own thanks as well as that of
the corps to the people who assisted
them in making the carnival sue
cess. 1t was of the corps, by the
corps and for the corps, for the
purpose of securing funds to buy
new equipment so that they might
be able to attend the coming state
at Sacramento in fitting
style.
The three special prizes offered
on Saturday evening were won by
the following: Miss Adelaide Shir-
er won the spot dance and the beau
tiful wedding gown offered by Mrs.
Katherine Sullivan. Mrs. Roger NJ.
Linekin took home the hogshead
full of groceries-enough for six
months, by actual computa ton,
while the winner of the $3.50 radio
Offered by Shirer's drug store has
not as yet been determined. Mum.
Der 3544 was the winner and will
be given until tomorrow night in
which to present his claim, other
wise another will be chosen.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
Coolidge Makes
Political Talk

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, May 10.
W.H-Americans should not expect
perfection in their government
"certainly not when it is in the
hands of opposition former Pres
ident Calvin Coolidge declared here
today in his first speech on politics
since leaving the White House.
"And certainly the opposition
does not expect it OF us when tho
power is in our hands," Coolidge
added.
Laughter greeted his remarks,
made during brief address before
100 persons, mostly women, attend
ing the Northampton District school
of politics, one Of series of meet
ings being held throughout tho
commonwealth by the Republican
state committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
Judges File For
August Primary

SACRAMENTO, May 10. UP)-
Three judges today filed their dee
larations of candidacy for positions
ON the bench of the newly created
fourth district court of appeal, with
Secretary of State Frank c. Jordan.
They were:
Justice Charles A. Barnard, Fres-
no, at present associate justice of
the court. who will seek the position
of presiding justice.
Judge Ncy d. Jennings, superior
Judge of San Diego, who viii be Il
candidate for office November 2 as
associate justice of the court.
Justice +. J. MARKS, Santa Ana,
also an incumbent, who will seek
office No. l on the bench.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
Film Comedian
Reported Ill

HOLLYWOOD, May 10. W.R =
Harold Lloyd, screen comedian, was
confined to bed in his home here
today suffering from an appendicitis
attack.
His physician said Lloyd IS condi-
ton was not serious and did not
warrant an immediate operation but
he ordered the comedian to bed for
10 days.
Lloyd IS illness halted all shooting
of his new picture "Feet First, "
and forced the postponement of a To-
cation trip to Honolulu.
Fifty people We're TO have accom-
panied him, sailing from San Fran
cisco on the Maolo Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
CYCLONE
RAVACES
ARKANSAS
Twenty Negroes Killed
BY Storm Which PASSES
Into Texas
CROPS HIT H A R D
Heavy Rains Add Greatly
To Damage Caused
Over Wide Territory
BY United Press


Tornadoes and floods loosed their
savagcry on the southwest over the
week end and left in their wake
today scores of dead, injured and
homeless.
Southeastern Arkansas and
northern Texas bore the brunt of
the high winds. Twenty persons,
all negroes, were known dead.
Hospitals in Helena, Ark, were
filled with injured negroes from
the little plantation town of Lam.
brook, where twistcr struck Sun.
day and cut a path Of destruction
800 yards wide and extending sew
eral miles.
Three Of the dead were in Texas,
where the second destructive lorna.
do within two weeks demolished
homes and buildings, lcvcled trees
and destroyed crops.
Streams were still rising today
in portions of Oklahoma, Arkansas
and Texas. The Red River, fed by
torrential rains, drove thousans
from their homes in lowland sec.
tions. No deaths wcro reported
from the high waters. Many per-
sons trapped in their flooded homes
were carried to safety in boats.
Seven persons were injured, one
seriously, by miniature tornado
that struck Somcrvillc, Tenn, dur
ing the church hour Sunday.
Church buildings escaped the storm
but several homes and stores were
damaged.
Outbuildings were blown down
and minor damage done by high
winds that struck Oakland, Tenn.
No one was injured. Rain that be-
gan falling over much Of the area
late Saturday did not cease until
late Sunday night. ua
DALLAS, Texas, May 10. W.P)-
Cyclonic winds, torrcntial rains and
unreasonable cold weather brought
suffering to many Texas communi.
ties over the weekend.
Twelve communities Law in partial
ruins today from storm which
swept a path of destruction through
three counties early Sunday. Three
negroes were known to have been
killed, and more than a score were
injured
The deaths brought the tell from
tornadoes in Texas in the last fort.
night to n.
The storm struck hardest at OWL.
Ia, in Ellis county, south of here.
buildings were lcveled, trees uproot.
cd and crops ruined by the twister
and the downpour of rain which
followed. Care of the homeless was
hampered by the cold weather.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
Senators Reject
Debenture Plan


WASHINGTON. May 10. WD-
The way for final vote by con.
gress on the tariff bill was opened
late today when the senate unex-
pectedly voted to abandon the two
provisions which have caused the
deadlock-the debenture plan of
tarm reiicf and the provision repeal
ing the flexible provision of the
tariff bill.
The debenture advocates were
beaten, 80 to Al and the flexible
repeal adherents were defeated, 4S
to AZ with Vice President Curtis
casting the deciding vote in the
ia..er case after the poll of the
senate had resulted in a tie.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
British Repulse
Salt Works Raid

BOMBAY, May 10. W.H-Sevcnty
two volunteers were arrested today
when group of $50 Indian passive
resisters rushed on the Wadala Salt
pans from six different directions.
The raid was in line with the pro-
gram adopted by the local national
congress committee after the mon
ster raid yesterday, providing for a
raid each day this week and huge
rally next Sunday.
The remaining volunteers in the
party slipped past the British police
and fled TO safety.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
Blaze Compels
Ships Return

SAN PEDRO, Cal, May 10. W.D
Safe in port after fire broke out
IN her hold, the British motorship
Lochgoil today was undergoing re.
pairs preparatory to rcsuming her
passage to Liverpool, England with
passengers and freight.
Spontaneous combustion in n bor-
ak cargo in hold No. 3 caused the
vessel to return to port here after
she had been eight hours at sea.
Two fircboats and an engine
company awaited the I.ochgoil
when she dockcd. The ship is
owned by the Royal Mail Steam
Packet company.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
Senate Report
FavOrS Roberts

WASHINGTON, May 19. W.H-
The nomination of Owen j. Roberts
to be associate justice of the Unit.
ed States supreme court was favor.
ably reported today by the senate
judiciary committee. The vote was
unanimous.
The committees action virtually
assures confirmation. The nomina-
ton is expected to be acted on in
the senate within day or so.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
MARINES INJURED

LOS ANGELES, May 10. W.p)-
NJ. l.. Murry and n. +. Pickett, of
the marine base in San Diego, re-
ceivcd serious injuries here early
today when their automobile col
lided with one driven by Fran k
Drcvlo, of Huntington Park. Murry
and Puckett were taken to the re-
eeiving hospital apparently suffer
ing from fractured skulls. prcvlo
was not injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
Woman Aviator
Forced Down

SEMARANG. Java, May 10. Miss
Amy johnson, flying from England
to Australia, made forced landing
at Tjomal, 80 miles east of legal,
today.
The 30 year old flyer was headed
for Semarang and had passed legal,
on the coast west of here, when fuel
shortage forced her to turn back.
She came down on the grounds of u
sugar factory.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
Roberts Funeral
Here Wednesday

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah J
Roberts, 81, who die in San Diego,
will be held Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock from the funeral parlors
of B. Il. Lemons.
Mrs. Roberts was the widow OF
Joe Roberts, formerly a valley resi-.
dent, and was the mother Of II. L.
and Joseph Roberts, formerly of Ca.
lcxico.
The body is being shipped here
from San Diego and is expected to
reach this city tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
Peasants Flee
Chinese Badits

HANKOW, China, May 10. W.p)
Thousands of peasants are flee
ing from bandits in the interior
of Hupeh province, seeking shelter
and protection here.
So desperate is the plight of the
refugees that 40 women attempted
to commit suicide by throwing
themselves into the Han river. Sew
cral threw themselves on the rail-
way tracks in front of train and
were killed.
The refugees are in pitiable con-
dition, having been without food
and water for DAYS.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
VETERAN MANAGER DIES

NEW YORK, May 10. U.H-Leo
+. Flynn, 81, veteran boxing mana,
ger, and who directed the unsuccess-
full comeback of former Heavy
weight Chapion, Jack Dempsey, died
at his Bronx home today of pneu-
monia.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Reid students recital, 8, Pres
byterian church.
Band practice, 7:45, Wilson
school,
Night school, TO. high school.
F. and A. M. No. 3S4, 1880,
Masonic Temple.
Fox Imperial Theatre, para
mount On Parade"
TOMORROW
Lions club, Barbara Worth.
Eastside-Sunset home depart
ment, 1880, Friends church,
Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-19

In Stanislaus County there will
be a IA per cent increase in bean
acreage over that of 1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
COL. w. p. WOOTEN PUT
UPON RETIRED LIST
SO Years of Service Ends for officer
Attached to Secretary's
staff

Col. william P. Wooten, Corps of
Engineers, attached to the Office of the
Assistant Secretary of War as director
of procurement of military supplies and
also as director of the Army Industrial
College in this city, was placed on the
retired list of the Army yesterday on
his own application after more than 36
years of active military service.
He is from North Carolina and was
an honor graduate of the United States
Military Academy, class of 1898.
During the World War he command
ed the 14th United States Engineers,
which regiment was attached TO the
British Army, and was awarded the
Distinguished Service Medal by the
United States and a medal of a COM
panion of the Order of st. Michael
and st. George from Great Britain.
Outside of his purely military services
he had charge Of all field work in the
construction of the local filter plant
near the Soldiers Home in the early
nineties, was in charge of river and
harbor work in Texas, the Hawaiian
Islands, Newport. r. l.; in Michigan
the Mississippi River in the gulf divi-
sion, and made a report on the i'm
provement of the st. Lawrence River
from Lake Ontario to Montreal Col
and Mrs. Wooten have established their
home for the future at 2540 MaSsachu-
sets avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
MARINE CORPS HEAD
LAUDS SANDERSON
Aviators' Flight Carrying Parts for
Wrecked Plane Brings
Commentator.

Two 75-mile airplane trips over the
jungles of Nicaragua, where forced
landing probably would have meant
death, with a spare wing for a crashed
plane laShed to his ship each time, have
brought a special letter of commenda-
ton from Maj. Gen. Wendell c. Neville,
commandment of the Marine Corps, to
First Lieut.. Lawson H. M. Sanderson,
whose wife lives at "a East Maple
street, Alexandria, Va.
Lieut. SanderSon has already Gre
ated a name for himself in Marine
Corps circles. He was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross in April,
1921, for his service as engineer off,
Ger on the pioneer flight from the Dis
trict of Columbia to Santo Domingo,
D. r.
He won third place in the Pulitzer air
races in st. Louis in October, 1928, and
was a star halfback in the University
of Montana, which he attended from
1914 to 1917 when he enlisted in the
Marine Corps, and was likewise a star
of the first big all-Marine team, 1924.
He was commended in May, 1926, by
Mai. Gen. John A. Lejeune, then Ma
rine Corps commandant, for winning
second place in the Army Air Service
machine gun and bombing competition
Lieut.. Sanderson has recently been
on leave in Washington and Alexandria
and has just returned to his post in
Nicaragua. He is native of Shelton
Wash, where he was born July %
1895.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
SENATORS TO HEAR
OF MERGER PLANS
District Committee to Take
Up Traction Legislation
This Week.

The Senate District committee will
meet this week to take up street rail-
way merger legislation, Chairman Cap
per said last night, and at the same
time may determine when it will con-
slider the Cramton Park development
bill and the Howell measure to
strengthen prohibition enforcement
here.
The House District committee also
will take up the merger this week, re-
Stunning hearings Thursday, it was de-
cided at a special meeting yesterday.
The House hearings will be independ-
ent Of those in the Senate.
Committee Has All Data.
The Senate committee has at hand
the printed record of the public hear
ing on the merger, containing in detail
the views of the utilities commission,
the companies and the citizens groups.
The committee also has available cor
reSpondence received from the commits
sion since the hearing, showing that
while the companies and the commits
sion have agreed on more than 20
minor changes in the text of the legis-
lation, they have not been able to agree
on the amendments relating to court
procedure in utility cases.
The Senate group also has been adj
viSed that the request OF the companies
to strike from the merger resolution
the guarantee against any change in
rates of fare for two years is not ac-
cept&ble to the commission.
Vandenberg Wants Rates to Hold.
Senator Vandenberg, Republican, OF
Michigan, who has taken an active part
in studying the problem of the merger,
made known during the past week that
he regards the two-year continuation
of present rates as being essential and
is opposed to eliminating it.
The Cramton Park bill, which passed
the House Thursday, also is expected TO
be given early attention by Senator
Capper's committee. This measure au-
thorizes $S3, 000,0 for extension Of the
park ystem in the District ana in ad-
jacent Maryland and Virginia. OF the
total, $l6,000.000 would be used in the
District and repaid to the Federal
Treasury by the District at 100000
year.
One of the main features of the
Cramton bill is the proposed develop
ment of the George Washington Me-
mortal parkway along both sides OF the
Potomac from Mount Vernon and Fort
washington to Great Falls, and on this
project the Federal Government would
bear half the cost. The bill also pro-
vides for extension of the Rock Greek
and AnacoStia parkways into Maryland
of which the Federal Government would
| bear one-third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
HUNT CLUB OFFERS
SPIRITED EVENTS
Three Hour Exhibition Is
Magnet for Enthusiasts
at Horse Show.

Horse lovers, drawn from Washington,
Maryland and Virginia, formed an en-
thuSiaStic attendance last night at a
three-hour exhibition of Workmanship
at the Riding and Hunt Club horse
show, Twentieth and p streets.
Happy Times, owned by Frank Bur-
rows OF Washington. was high ribbon
winner, taking one first place and three
second places in four events. Cagwin,
owned by Ernest Woolf of Upperville,
Loudoun County, Va, with one first
place, two second places and one third
in four events, was returned the second
highest ribbon winner.
Ribbon Winners.
The ribbon winners, owners and their
respective classes are:
First class, three-year-old hunters
Rocko, George Plummer, winner; Prince
F., Ernest Woolf, second; Mad Hen
George Plummer, third.
Second class, lead-in, Cagwin, Ernest
Woolf, winner; Buckeye, Ray Norton
second; Aunt Irma, w. L. Petrikin.
Third class. hack and hunter, Buck
eye, Ray Norton, winner: Happy Time
Frank Burrows. second; Langayne, Mis-:
Grace Racer, third.
Fourth class, open saddle, Harriet Lee
v. G.. Owens, winner; Belle, Eugene
Myer, second; Notary, c. H. Carrico
third
Fifth class. hunters-Clift Chief
Medill Mccormick, winner; Cagwin
Ernest Woolf, second: Buckeye, Ray
Norton, third. Sixth class, novice sad
dle-Happy Time. Frank Burrows, win
ner: Rookie, George Plummer, second;
Cagwin, Ernest Woolf. third. Seventh
class, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Miss Grace
Racer, winner; Cagwin, Ernest Woolf
second Miss Betty Couzens, Bean
Beetle, third. Eighth class. special
jumping-Spirit of st. Louis, Leon
Arnold, winner; Happy Time, Frank
Burrows, second; Dark Secret, c. v
Carrico, third. Ninth class, consolation
Dark secret, c. v. Carrico, winner;
Happy Time, Frank Burrows, second;
Betty Golden, Mrs. K. N. Mcdowell
third.
Horse Falls at Barrier.
The only mishap in jumping events
was experienced by Miss Elizabeth
Norton, riding Smiles, she was dis
mounted when the horse fell in taking
barrier. She rolled clear and was un-
hurt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
YOUTHFUL P|AN|STS
GET SCHOLARSHIPS
Everett Stevens and Pauline
SlaVinS Win Franz Schu-
bert Awards.

Their ability at the piano, demon
strated last night in a radio addition
for finalistS at station VOL, Everett
Stevens, IA, of 4205 Sixteenth street,
and Pauline Slavins, IL, 80 Quincy
street northeast, were adjudged win
ners over the 200 or more contestants
for the Franz Schubert Memorial
scholarships, 1t was announced by the
judges
Everett was awarded a scholarship
amounting to one years tuition at the
Washington College of Music and little
Miss Slavins was given a six months
scholarship at the same institution.
The contest was conducted before a
board of judges representing the
faculty of the Washington College OF
Music. The jury was DR.. Wilbur w
Delano of the college, DR.. Edmund N
C. Barnes, supervisor of music Of the
public schools of the District; DR.
Hugh Roland, Mrs. Fannie Amstutz
Roberts and Miss Sarah Becker.
The contest was part of a country
wide program arranged under auspices
of the National Schubert Memorial
scholarship committee. More than zoe
youths between the ages of and Il
years participated in the preliminarie:
in the District, under general direction
of Miss Peggy Clark, VOL manager.
The 10 finalists last night were ABB
Clar, els Kenyon street; Irving Phil.
lips. 4916 Ninth street; Dick Murphy
jr., 1880 Lamont street; Frances Greg
DRY, 218 Maryland avenue northeast;
Audrey F. Brown, 739 Ninth street
southeast: Stockton Field, 3814 Fulton
street: Doris Shupp, 4121 Illinois
avenue. and Glen Carow, 1000 New
Hampshire avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
COL. R. W. KERR DIES.
Medical Corps Officer, Brooklyn
Native, Began Service in 1908.

The War Department has been adj
vised that Lieut.. Col. Robert w. Kerr
Medical Corps of the Army, died at his
home on Riverside Drive, New York
City, Friday. He was on duty as in
structor of Reserve officers at the New
York University.
A native of Brooklyn. he entered the
Army as a first lieutenant in 1908 and
served during the World War as a
colonel and surgeon in the National
Army. He was cited for gallantry In
action at Raucourt, France, November
8, 1918. when although wounded him
self, he carried a wounded soldier to
the dressing station under heavy enemy
machine-gun fire" Col. Kerr was a
graduate of Yale University, 1908, and
the Army Medical School, 1909, and
reached the regular grade Of lieutenant
colonel in June, 1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
SNYDER ACCEPTS
TWO RESERVATIONS
U. S. Marshal Says He Had Not
Asked McGinnis or Witter to
Step Out.

Edgar c. Snyder, United States Mar
shall for the District, announced last
night that he had accepted the resig-
nations of Assistant Marshal ]. H. Nc
Ginnis and Deputy Marshal George
Witter.
Mr.. Snyder said the designations were
aot the result of the QUESTIONABLE which
he sent out last week TO the SIS deputies
under him, declaring he had not re-
ouested their designations.
The place left vacant by Mr.. Witter
will be filled by a man from Virginia
already selected, whose name will be
announced tomorrow. Mr.. Snyder ex-
poets to appoint successor to Mr.. Nc
Ginnis early this week.
Mr.. Witter resigned to accept a posi-
ton in the War Department. No in
Formation was obtainable last night with
regard to the reason for Mr.. McGinnis'
resignation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
BOY WHO FELL 3 FLOORS
RESPONDS TO TREATMENT
Ralph Dreifus, 8, Shows Some I'm
provement at Children's
Hospital,

Six-year-old Ralph Dreifus, who fell
three floors from an ice-covered porch
in the rear Of his home, 309 Fourth
street southeast, yesterday while reach
ing for icicleS, has responded favorably
to treatment, physicians at Casualty
Hospital said last night. The lad Suf-
fered conclusion of the brain and
severe decorations, but is expected to
recover.
He fell from the third floor porch
striking his head on flight of wooden
was taken to Casualty Hospital and
treated by DR.. Louis Jimal, later being
removed to Children's Hospital
Ralph Is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Dreifus, who live on the ground
floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
COUPLE TO OBSERVE
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. wingate, Resi-
dents of Capital 81 years,
Wed Half Century.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Wingate, resi-
dents OF Washington for 81 years, will
celebrate their golden wedding ami
versary tomorrow at their home. 1903
Kearney street northeast.
Mr. Wingate. who is 70 years old, has
been employed for Is years or SO as a
guard at the Treasury Department. His
wife, Mrs. Mary Pease Wingate. GO
years old, is well known in Washington
Tor her patriotic work, being active in
tne Woman's Relief Corps of the
G.. A. r.
They came to Washington in 1909
from their former home in Augusta,
Me. Mr.. and Mrs. Wingate have one
oauenter, Mrs. Harry M. FoSs, with
whom they are making their home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-02
DIPLOMATS TO HONOR
DR.. NICHOLAS JORGA
Famous Rumanian Historian to BE
Guest at Legation
Today,

DR.. Nicholas Jorga, president of the
University of Bucharest, Rumania, who
is regarded as one of the outstanding
historians, is guest at the Rumanian
legation here. He will deliver a lee
ture on Rumania at o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon at Corcoran Hall of
George Washington University.
A reception will be given in honor
of DR.. Jorga today at the legation to
which several hundred members of the
diplomatic corps, local society and edu-
cation circles have been invited.