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Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
GREEN ASSERTS
UNEMPLOYMENT
IS WIDESPREAD
Labor Leader Endorses
Proposal For Govern
ment Assistance

WASHINGTON, April 1. U.D-
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, de-
clarcd that one worker out of every
four in trade and industry was JOB
less in February, when he appeared
today before the senate commerce
committe to give his version of the
unemployment situation.
Green, who speaks for the ranks
Of organized labor, endorsed the bills
of Senator Wagner, Democrat, New
York, calling for appropriation OF
over $150,O0O,000 for a permanent
federal program to relieve unem
ployment whenever it occurs.
The February figures are the most
serious of the three years 1or which
the labor organization has collected
statistics, Green said. In the build
ing trades, 43 per cent were unem-
ployed in February, he said, Total
wage payments to industrial work
ers have dropped IA per cent since
the stock market decline and the
volume of the railroad workers fell
IL per cent, he said.
Green attributed the unemploy
ment trend to many causes, includ
ing the increasing Use of machinery
to replace men and "the mortgag
ing OF wages by installment pay
ing.
A comparative program was sub
mitted by the labor leader most Of
it being embodied in the Wagner
bills. The program included the
following recommendations:
l. Establishment of federal
agency to keep close track of en-
ployment conditions and authorize
tion for an unemployment census.
2 Creation of industry of stabi
lization systems to regularize EN-
ployment on a basis similar to the
recent contract between the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad and its shop
men.
8. Organization of federal EN-
ployment service to help the unem
ployed find jobs.
4. Vocational training oppor
tunities for workers displaced from
theif trade by installation of ma
chimes.
5. A long range program of pub
lie works construction to take ny
slack employment in dull seasons.
"Labor is fully persuaded unem
ployment can be eliminated as 6
social and economic problem," sale
Green. "We have organization.
necessary to contribute to its solu
tion and are ready to cooperate il
working out constructive methods
Unemployment is the most seriou,
drain on industrial progress and /;
serious social waste.''
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
ARMY AVIATORS
HOLD MANEUVERS
AT MATHER FIELD

MATHER FIELD, SACRAMEN-
TO, Calf, April l. W.H-The Unit
ed States Army Airy corps launched
its 1880 field exercises here today,
with 5000 spectators viewing the
spectacle from their cars or crowd
ed against the ropes protecting the
airdrome.
Flying in groups of three, more
than 100 pursuit, attack and bonn
I bardment planes took off shortly
after dawn and at intervals during
the day, to cover the entire 10000
square mile "battle field" of the
! Sacramento and San Joaquin val
levs. over which the mimic warfar6
will be staged during the next three
weeks.
While the first pursuit group OF
% planes from Selfridge Field
Mich, pushed its way through mid
western stormsi to Sacramento, al
the other airplane units assigned t.
! take part in the aerial maneuvers
had assembled here.
These included heavy lombard
ment planes from Langley Field
Va, attack planes from Fort Croc.
kett, Texas, and planes Of both
; types from Rockwell Field, San Di
ego, and Crissey Field, San Fran
cisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
CERMANY'S new
GOVERNMENT IS
CONCEDED WEAK

BERLIN, April l. (U.H-Checkup
Of the new German governments
strength in the Reichstag shows it
can count only POS votes against
the opposition's 21S, when it asks
for an expression on confidence in
parliament tomorrow.
With the combination of commun-
lists, socialists and fascits against
the cabinet of DR.. Heinrich Brucn-
ing, the swing of nationalists, who
hold 50 votes, will determine wheth-
er the government will survive the
test.
A spokesman for the chancellor
indicated to the United Press, how
ever, that Bruening intends to pur
sue a constitutional course and CO.
operate with parliament "if posi-
ble"-leaving the inference that if
he fails to win his confidence vote,
he will dissolve the Reichstag and
govern as a dictator until the new
elections.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
BRITISH LABOR
PARTY DEFEAT
MERELY TRICK

LONDON, April l. W.H-Defeat
of J. Ramsay MacDonald's' labor
government in the commons yester-
day resulted from cleverly engi-
neered parliamentary trick, and has
no significance other than to show
the slender hold of the government
on parliament at this time, in the
opinion of most political observers.
By some turn of circumstances, an
unusually large number of conserv-
atives-for a Monday-happened to
be in the house. The oposition
whips noticed this, and also noticed
that many laborites, and most of
the Scottish liberals, had not ar
rived. So they called for a "snap'
division on a minor question-sus'
pension of the IL o'clock adjourn
ment rule-and defeated the gov
ernment by four votes.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
Small Riot At g
Ford's Plant

DEARBORN, Mich, April l. U.R)
Armed with tear gas bombs and
night sticks, police from the Dear
born station today stood guard at
the River Rouge plant of the Ford
Motor company to prevent repeti-
tion of riots such as occurred yes
terday.
Trouble yesterday resulted when
a crowd of men, estimated at from
10000 to 10000, flocked to the
Ford plant when word went out
that some former employees were to
be hired. Aroused at delays at the
employment office, the crowd start
ed a charge on the building.
Hurried calls brought, police from
Dearborn, whose arrival was met
with a shower of stones and rocks
IN <he ensuing melee iron fences
were leveled as the crowd surgel
back and forth.
Police said no trouble had occur
red thus far today.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
Dague To Pay
Death Penalty

NEWCASTLE, Pa, April l. W.n)
w. Glenn Daguc, former automo-
bile salesman, of Wheeling, w. Va
today awaited death in the electric
chair. with his sweetheart, Irene
Schroeder, blonde waitress, for the
killing of Corporal Brady Paul, of
the Pennsylvania state highway pa
troll.
After only one ballot, a jury last
night dccrccd that Dague, too, must
pay the extreme perllty.
Daguc heard his doom with the
same calm shown by Mrs. Schroeder
10 days ago when jury decided
she must die in the chair.
Neither Daguc wife. and two
children, whom he deserted for Mrs.
Schroeder, nor his father and broth
ers were present. They had gone
to their homes near Viola, w. Va.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
YOUTH ADMITS
HAVING KILLED
POLICE OFFICER
Comrades Work Quickly
In Apprehending Slay-
er OF Costello

LOS ANGELES, April 1. W.R)-
Police announced today that Glen
Rogers, "a year old former railway
employee, confessed he shot Police
Officer James Costello during an
early morning gun battle yesterday
Rogers, according to the purport.
ed confession, used the revolver be
cause he "didn't want to get caught
with a gun in my pocket"
The youth, it was said, denied he
shot it out with Costello and Elmer
Hoffman, another policeman, be.
cause he feared his capture would
force him to face charges of serious
crimes. He declared fear of capture
with gun in his possession was the
only motive for his resistance.
81 hoped to make them leave me
so / could escape" police said Rog.
ers told them. "One of the officers
started shooting at me and then l
fired volley. l started to run to
my car and was shot in the knee"
After his alleged confession, Rog-
ers was booked on charge of muir
der.
Herman Kushner, a friend of
Rogers, and Dorothy Cooley, IS, in
whose home he was arrested in
Huntington, Park, were held as ma
terial witnesses.
Edith Cavnee, another girl friend
of the accused man, was held for
questioning. Police said it was pro-
bable the three would be released
after statements were taken. ~
During the course Of the investi-
cation, police found a note Rogers
had written to Miss Cavnee.
Wanted To Be Cheered
Rogers, in the note, asked the
Cavnee girl to come over and cheer
him up as he had beeh hurt in an
automobile accident.
Police said they learned that
Rogers until recently Was an en-
ployee of the Los Angeles Railway
company, but was discharged be
cause of a poor service record.
Costello and Hoffman were
"cruising" their beat in a police car
when they noticed a mysterious
green roadster and after a chase
forced the driver to the curb.
Costello ran over to question the
suspect and was forced back to the
police ear when the bandit "eover
ed" him with gun. The Officers
I, were ordered to drive away, but as
soon as Costello got into the ma
chine Hoffman, who had been un
able to shoot at the bandit because
Costello was in the line of fire
-eached for his gun.
Costello fell with a bullet through
his heart as Hoffman and the gun
! man fought revolver duel.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
OF
SUCCESS
RENEWED
Possibility Of Five Power
Naval Pact Is Believed
Stronger
DEPENDS ON FRANCE
New Formula Given To
French For Security
Guarantees
BY WEBB MILLER
United Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, April /. (U.R)-Solution
of the naval conference deadlock to
permit a five power treaty again
appeared possible today.
Prime Minister J. Ramsay Mac
Donald and Foreign Secretary Ar
thur Henderson were said on relia-
BILE authority to have told the Ital-
ian Foreign Minister Dino Grandi,
that a new formula had been pro-
posed to meet French demands for.
security guarantees. The British
leaders said they had hopes that
France would accept.
The British prime minister was
said toshave told Grandi that Aris-
tide BRAND had asked his govern
ment for instructions regarding the
new formula. BRAND expected re-
ply from Paris late today.
The French delegates had refused
to reduce their naval tonnage de-
mands until the other powers grant
them a security agreement. Ear
lier efforts to reach a formula for
a security pact had failed.
Macdonald and Henderson told
Grandi that they hoped-if France
accepts the formula-it would result
in renewed discussions Of tonnage
figures whereby France might con-
sent to reduce her tonnage require
ments and thus break the deadlock.
The British suddenly had the ap-
pearance of new hope in an agree.
ment. The fading gloom coincided
with Grandi's undisguised look OF
satisfaction after he left Hepder-
sons office and with guarded but
flat statement by British sources
that "there is renewed reason to be
optimistic"
Furthermore, reliable italian
soure said:
"Things undoubtedly have taken
a sudden and distinctly optimistic
turn, but all depends on frances re-
ply to Brands request for instruc.
ions"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
Legal Battle To
Save Oil Starts

HANFORD, Calf, April /. W.P)--
A swarm OF major and minor league
oil company lawyers, clerks and
court attaches were gathered here
today for the first skirmish in
what promises to be one of the
most important legal battles of the
day ia the oil world.
They have come TO appear in SUI
perior court before Judge s. L..
Strother of Fresno to fight out the
states application for an injunctioa
aimed 20 stop unrestrained eXploita-
tion Of Ktttlenan IIills under the
states new anti-gas waste law.
Should the law prove vulnerable,
oil men say, development race
would start that probably would af-
feet vitallv the national md world
oil situation balance.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
CITY SETS FINE
BUILDING. MARK :.
DURING MONTH

Building operations in Ell Centre
for the month of March just ended,
reached the grand total of $94, ,050,
when a permit was granted w. L.
Stone. yesterday afternoon to con-
struct a five room dwelling at l04l
Euclid avenue at n cost of $500.
A resume of building permits is
sued by the city engineering dcpare'
ment for that month shows the fol
lowing: 13 residences, at cost Of
$39,250; business establishments,
$5,675; . industrial plants, $4,000;
4 apartment buildings, $4,000; ]
club house, $500: 9 alterations and
additions to existing buildings, s2,-
625.
These figures show an increase of
$4l $50 over March OF 1929 and an
increase of $S3,7Sl over the figures
for the first three months of the
previous year. From January l tc
April l of this year, building per-
mits totalcd $190,1s6 as against
$106,4O5, for the corresponding per-
iod of last year
Reviewing these figures, Phil w.
Knights, city engineer, pointed out
the significant ract that FL Centre
is fast becoming city of beautiful
homes. In this connection it was
shown that the relative value of the
homes built in the city has grad
ually increased year by year rising
from a figure under $1,000 per home,
10 years ago, to slightly over $4,000
per home for the current year. This
trend in home values, knights said,
shows conclulsive:y that FL Centre
residents are becoming permanently
located in homes of their own, and
also that the housing situation
which had become more difficult
from year to year, is well on its
way to satisfactory solution.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
Accused Woman
Doomed To Die

BUFFALO, N. V, April /. U.H-
The battle to save the life of Lila
Emerson moved out of a court room
into a hospital today where the 80
year old Indian model, who is
charged with murder, lies gravely III
of disease from which she cannot
recover.
Her trial on a charge of eonspir,
ing to kill Mrs. Clothide Marchand
was adjourned until tomorrow when
the defendant, victim of tubercu'
losis, was seized with a coughing
spell just before counsel began sum-
nation before Judge +. Bret Thorne
today.
The Seneca woman has been SIT
ting indifferently through her triai'
For her either conviction or account
tai means death-onc a sudden
binding death in the electric ehalt
and the other lingering illness
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
Rubber Firms
Deny Merger

AKRON, Ohio, April l. WH =
Rumors of impending merger of
Goodyear Tire and Rubber company
with Seiberlig n d United States
Rubber, were further discreditcd to-
day by P. w. Litchfield, who was
yesterday reelected president o
Goodyear.
"No merger proposals came be-
fore the board and no such action is
contemplated" Litchfield said.
Stockholders yesterday ele c e d
Litchfield to serve also as chairman
of the new board of directors which
is virtually dominated by represent
atives of the Eaton-Otis financial
group.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
GOVERNMENT TO
CONDUCT PROBE
OF BOAT CRASH

ST. HELENS, Ore, April l. U.p)
The ramming of the dance barge
Swan by the lumber schooner Daven-
port with loss of at least eight
lives was subjected to an official in
guiry today by the United States
Steamboat Inspectors Edthofer and
Wynn.
Captain William Nielsen, master
of the Davenport, and members of
the crew testified at Marshfield,
Ore, where the schooner is loading
cargo for California points. The in
spectors planned a searching investi-
cation Of the crash that occurred
near here early Sunday while 2S6
passengers were enjoying waltz on
the Swan.
The governing board of the Van
couver, WASH, c h a m ber of Com
merce passed resolution demand
ing rigid probe and fixing of re.
sponsibility for the crash. Six of the
victims were Vancouver people as
were the majority of the passengers
aboard the pleasure craft.
Meanwhile divers and boa It S
searched the Columbia river for bod
les Of other victims. Chris Hanson,
veteran Seattle diver, planned to
enter the engine room of the sunken
tug Dix in hopes of finding the bod
its Of Richard Belland, Jr., 13, son
If the owner of the Swan, and Fred
Hoffman, deckhand. The Dix, which
was, propelling the barge, sank al
most Immediately after the impact
in so feet of water
Search was also under way for the
bodies of Lee Siegle, Vancouver,
WASH, and G.. G. Brown, bugler of
Company l., Vancouver barracks.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
MOVE BY
Lewis IS
BLOCKED
Government Accedes To
Fits Request For
Commitment Stay
MORE INDICTMENTS
Grand Jury Ready For
Further Action In
Julian Mess

LOS ANGELES, April /. W.p)-
The fight of District Attorney
Buron Fits to force s. c. Lewis,
former president of the Julian Pc
troleum Corporation, to trial on var
ious charges resulting from the fail
ure Of the $100,000,000 oil company,
gained the complete support of the
government today.
Fits office received telegram
from Attorney General William d.
Mitchell stating that Samuel Nc
Nabb, United marshal here, had
been authorized to agree to a stay
Of commitment as a move to pre-.
vent Lewis from starting at once to
serve a seven year term on his fed.
counts.
The telegram from Attorney Cen
eral Mitchell read:
"United States district attorney
is being authorized to consent to
stay of commitment of Lewis on
federal charge, if after receipt. of
mandate you move in federal dis
trict court for proper order direct
ing United States marshall to keep
Lewis in the Los Angeles county
Jail and produce when demanded
for trial in state court" ~
Lewis surrendered yesterday in
federal court and asked that he be
taken Immediately to McNeirs Is.
land, where he must serve on the
federal conviction.
His move was an attempt to pre-
vent Fits from forcing him to trial
on jury bribing and other counts
based on the failure Of the Julian
company.
Legality Questioned
Once in the federal penitentiary
II would be difficult matter to
force his removal here for trial on
the charges preferred by the state
since the federal sentence has pre-
fcedent over all other charges.
McNabb told newspapermen that
he had received the instructions
from Attorney General Mitchell and
that he would make the suggested
action.
He pointed out that the procedure
might not succeed however, since
Lewis undoubtedly will oppose such
a stay and there is a question
whether the district federal court
has jurisdiction.
While Fits was moving to block
Lewis Incarceration in the federal
penitentiary the county grand jury
continued its investigation into the
events which led to tho collapse of
the $10O.000,000 oil corporation.
After hearing only two witnesses
the grand jury finished one phase of
Its Julian Petroleum Corporation
collapse investigation and was re.
ported ready to.votc new indict-
ments.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
Calvin Cramped
In Old Home

NORTHAMPTON, Mass,
April /. (U.R)-Former Presi-
dent Calvin Coolidge announc-
ed today he had purchased
1.-THE Beeches," an estate val
med at $40, 900 or more and To-
Gated in a secluded section Of
this city.
Sometime within the next
few weeks, Mr.. and Mrs. Cool
idge will leave the modest du-
plex house on Massasoit street
where they have lived for
nearly a quarter Of a century
and take possession Of their
new home.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
CODE OF RULES
IS ADOPTED FOR
film PRODUCERS

NEW YORK, April l. U.P)-The
motion picture industry is about to
receive from Will H. Hays, head of
the Motion Picture Producers and
Distributors of America, Inc, a new
set of morals designed to emphasize
the Wholesome instincts of life"
The code was adopted by the
board of directors of the Motion
Picture Producers and Distributors
Yesterday.
The new code forbids depletion
Of crime except "in the right way"
With the criminals being brought to
Justice in the end.
"Scenes of passion" it states,
"shall not be introduced when not
essential to the plot. The use Of
liquor in American life shall be re-
stricted to the actual requirements
If characterization or plot"
Hays is giving the director the
option of deciding how long the
closeup kiss is to last.
Other rules in the code include:
"That the sanctity Of the institu-
tion of marriage and the home shall
be upheld.
"That crimes against law shall
never be presented in such a way as
20 throw sympathy with the crime
a. against law and justice.
"That methods of crime shall MOI
be presented in explicit detail or
the screen.
"The subject of white slavers
shall not be treated on the screen.
pointed profanity is forbidden
"Obscenity in word, gesture, refer
ence, song, joke, or by suggestion
s forbidden.
Indecent or undue exposure i
forhidden."
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
Three Drown In
Texas Stream

HOUSTON, Tex, April I. UP
Using boats and graphing hooks, a
large party of men was searching
today for the bodies of three men
who are believed to have drowned
in the San Jacinto river shortly be-
fore midnight.
A motor boat in which the three
men were riding sank about so
wards above the Market street
bridge.
Three other occupants managed
to swim ashore.
Those believed drowned were Joe
Scott, So; Albert Miller, 26, and
Peter McGee, the latter a negro.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
Flyers Attempt
Ocean Flight

COLLEGE POINT, l., l., April !.
'u.9-The ocean FLYING season was
laugNratcd today when William II.
alexander and two companions took
cff from thc water in Stinson
nunoplane today and headed o r
Hcrmlaa, -S5 niles to the south and
cast.
The takeoff was at GAL a. m. A
previous attempt to gain proper alti-
tude had been unsuccessful the
raft returning to the landing float
sitter a brief period in the air.
Alexander piloted the craft, pow
cred with a Wright Whirlwind mo-
tor. The other flyers were Zen
Rouek, eopilot and Lewis A. Yam.
Cey, navigator.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
Southern Cities
Favor Dry Law

NEW YORK, April l. U.D-
Three southern cities, one in Ar
kansas and two in Alabama, are
the only ones with dry pluralities
in the latest compilations of the
Literary Digest's prohibition poll.
The cities are Fort Smith. Ark, and
Admission and Bessemer, Ala.
Jacksonville, Fla, however, shows
clear majority of those voting in
favor of repeal of the present laws.
San Francisco and Detroit are also
in this category, while wet pulr-
ality is indicated in Boston.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Special night school classes,
10, high school.
I. o, o. F. No. S97. 8, Davis
hall.
!. v. Commandery No. 64,
1880. Masonic Temple.
Oasis Shrine No. 20. w. 8. Of
J. g., Masonic Temple.
I. v. Choral club, 8, Wilson
school.
Fox Imperial Theatre, "Dan-
gerous Paradise.
TOMORROW
Junior Chamber Of Commerce
breakfast, $50.
Chamber OF Commerce lunch
con, Barbara Worth hotel.
Mount Signal Home depart
ment, George Russell residence.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
March Weather
Exit Delayed

SANN CLARA UNIVERSITY
Calf, April l. W.P-March 5 lion
like exit will be postponed until to-
morrow and Thursday, according tc
the forecast for Aprh made public
:ocay by Ricard observatory.
The sunspot" forecast, obtained
by the system of Father Jerome Ric
ard, "Padre of the Rains" was not
however, made under his supervi
sion. The aged priest is still pa
tent at a San Jose hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
CASE DEFERRED

Los ANGELES, April l. UP
The case of the government against
a number of large motion picture
producing and distributing compsn-
les charged with violation Of the
Sherman antitrust laws was con.
tinued until June II when it was
called in federal court here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
START STAGE SERVICE

LOS ANGELES, April I. WP)-
The Pickwick poratio n an
nounced today that night coach serv-
ice over the Malibu coast highway
Letween Los Angeles and San
Francisco will be inaugurated to.
night. Stops ON the new route will
be made at Santa Monica, Ventura
and Oxnard.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
POsTMASTERS NAMED

WASHINGTON, April I. W.H--
President Hoover today sent the
following postmaster nominations to
the senate: Ernest w. bort, San
Diego, Calf; Patrick T. O'Brien,
Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
LONDON. April I. OH

LONDON, April I. U.H - A
Lloyd's dispatch. from Lerwick
Scotland, said lifeboat. had re
turned to Scalloway, on the main
land of Shetland, after a spectacular
dash in an effort to rescue the Ben
doran.
The lifeboat crew reported the
trawler, a complete wreck. There
were no survivors.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-01
Entire Crew OF
TraWler Drown

STROMNESS, ORKNEY is
L A N d S, April |. (U.H-None sur
vived today, as far as was known
of the trawler Bendoran, dashed tc
pieces on the rocks of the Yer Skier
ries, sharp reef 100 miles off the
mainland.
At least seven men were believed
to have perished in the storm lashed
seas while rescue vessels. stood by
within 800 yards of the doomed
vessel unable to lend a hand.