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Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-05
MELON MARKET
IMPROVED BY
COOL WEATHER

Within the past 10 days the canta-
loupe situation has takan a change
for the better, according TO a num-
Der Of the growers and shippers in
the valley and information received
from the agricultural commissione~,
T.. A. Harrigan.
The short crop, coupled with the
unreasonable weather, has proven
advantageous to the growers since
an enormous acreage was planted to
cantaloupes this season, which, if it
lad been harvested according to
sc hedule, would have resultec in
over-produetion.
According to lIarr;gan, the sea-
son s peak has already been reach
cd, and in all probability shipments
will not reach 400 ears daily again.
pproXimately 1000 ears have been
shipped to date, and lIarrigan pre-
diets that the total number of ears
for the season will not be in excess
Of $4,000.
The quality of the second set
which is coming into the market at
the present time, is decidedly bette:
I than that of the first, and with the
improved quality, the short CROP,
and the better market conditions of
the past week, growers and shippers
, anticipate a riuch more successful
season than they did a few days
ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-05
BISHOP REFUSES
{ TO REMAIN FOR
SENATE PROBE
Cannon Tells Committee
They Can Find Him At
Hotel If Needed.

WASHINGTON, June ). (U.P)-
Bishop James Cannon. Jr., of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
ness before the Senate lobby com.
mittee and told the committee if it
wanted to question him further ii
would have to supoena him.
81 am no longer a voluntary wit.
ness. said the bishop, picking up
his papers.
"Wc have not yet excused you,
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, Democrat
Montana, acting chairman said.
II am at my office if you want to
issue the subpoena, said Cannon,
walking out Of the room.
"We realize you are challenging
the committee but we do not take
that view of it., said Walsh.
81 want to read you some tele-
grams showing how you came to be
here,' said Senator Blaine, Reupb-
lican. Wisconsin, wet member of the
committee.
Cannon paid no attention to either
as he elbowed his way through the
crowd and out of the room.
Cannon's surprising action left
the committee and the crowd silent
for q moment. Not in recent years
has witness been so bold
Blaine insisted upon reading the
kilograms showing the bishop was Il
voluntary witness at the request OF
Chairman Caraway of the commit.
tee. Caraway is absent in Arkansas.
Borah Arrives
As Blaine continued to read after
Cannon left, Senator Eorah, Repub-
lican, Idaho, third membe, of the
committee came ito the room. His
presence gave the committee a quo
rum for the FIRST time since Cannon
began testifying last Tuesday, and
gave the committee power to act
on his refusal to answer questions
relative to his anti-Smith activities
in the 1928 presidential campaign
Apparently laying the ground for
further action, Walsh read the re,
cord of the anti-Smith Democrats of
Virginia showing the organization
''loaned' Cannon $4,000 in $500 a2
vanecs during July and August,
1928. A record of other similar ad-
yances to Cannon also was read.
"ln none of these reports, said
Walsh, ''does there appear any re-
cord of receipts from Mr.. Jameson.
Cannon has said he received 500 ,o00
from Il. c. Jameson. New York fl.
nancier. off, which 1000 was turn
cd over to the anti-Smith Demo.
cratic organization.
The disbursements of the organi.
zation, read by Walsh, indicated
Sl7,30S.1l was turned back to Can
non although there was no statement
as to how the money would be ex.
pended.
Walsh also read the record of Can
non S receipt of $4,000 from the
Methodist Board of Temperance,
Prohibition and Public Morals.
The committee then adjourned un
til 10 am. Wednesday because OF
the absence of Chairman Carawav,
who viii return next Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-05
TRIAL OF ALLEGED RADICALS
PROCEEDING AT SNAIL'S PACE

ney in a corridor of tire court house
in Ell Centre during March, at which
time he and Emory, both as men,
bers of the organization, had come
to consult with the district attorney
concerning a mass meeting of the
workers which was to have been
held on March 30. They were told,
Barber stated, that the matter
would be taken under consideration
and also that the county official saw
no reason why the meeting could not
be held if no disturbance were crea.
ted.
The cross-examination of this, the
first witness was concluded at 2:30
o clock yesterday.
Barber was Immediately recalled
to the stand by the prosecution for
further direct examination and ask
Ell regarding conversation with
certain of the defendants alleged to
have taken place in Brawley after o
mass meeting of the workers. Barber
replied that he had been told OF
certain demands of the wage earn
ers to be set forth at u secret con-
ference of the leaders. At this point
the defense objected on the grounds
that this matter had been gone into
previously. Head replied that it had
not, but Henderson said it was now
beng greatly improved. The court
CONTINUED or page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-05

Nothing startling or of great inn
portance either to the prosecution
or defense was brought out yester'
day afternoon or this morning IN
the trial of the nine indicted radl'
Gals being held before Judge Thomp-
50 in superior court.
The cross examination of S. l..
Earbcr by II. b. Henderson, ehief
of the defense staff, was continued
curing yesterday afternoon IS session
and brought out many pertinent
facts relative to the organization OF
agricultural workers in the valley
Harber stated that these organizers
complained of existing conditions
for the workers in the lettuce and
melon fields of the valley and that a
living wage under these conditions
was almost impossible.
lie related how he had heard II
aid that under the Agricultural
WORKERS industrial League and the
Trade Unions Unity League, these
conditions would be matcrial,y bet
tered. There would be an increase
OF wages and better living conditions
would result. Plans were laid for a
general strike of the workers during
the cahtaloupe season, he stated.
bafoef was Questioned very close
" concerning "A meeting of the work
ers heid at the Pepper ranch, at
winch time these plans were suppOs.
ed to have been laid, He further told
of meeting with the district attor'
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-05
HYDE REPLIES
TO ATTACK ON
ADMINISTRATION

INDIANAPOLIS, June 5. W.p-
The Hoover administration scored
one of the greatest of peacetime
victories in its effort to avert IL
panic after the stock market col
lapse last fall, Secretary of Agri-
culture Arthur NJ. Hyde declared
here today N a speech before the
republican state convention.
Hyde's speech constituted an ad-
ministration answer to the attack
upon President Hoover at French
Lick, last week by Chairman Jouett
M. Shouse of the national Demo
cratic executive committee, who
told a rally of Indiana Democrats
that President Hoover had misled
the people of the country about real
business conditions.
"The nation is back at work with.
out a panic and without BOOM"
he declared
Other accomplishments of the
Hoover administration were praised
by Hyde. He hailed the London
naval conference as "great accom-
plishment for peace. He cited the
tax cut, the work of the farm board.
law enforcement, development of
waterways, expansion of the public
building program and improvement
III relations with Mexico and Cen
tral and South America as other
important achievements of the ad-
ministration.
A widespread misunderstanding
of the aims and program of the
federal farm board exists, he said.
He denied it was attempting any
thing like price fixing and said its
powers will be called into play only
IN emergencies to prevent panics
and speculation from depressing
prices below the point Indicated by
law.
He praised the protective tariff
principle as playing an important
role in the development of this
country's industrial supremacy. He
said the Republican party had been
consistent on the tariff while its
opponents were wavering.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-05
MOVE MADE TO
BAR JUDGE FROM
CONTEMPT CASE

LOS ANGELES, june .. W.P-A
writ of prohibition to prevent SUI
perior Judge frank Collier from
hearing contempt of court charges
against three executives of The Los
Angeles Record will be sought to.
morrow, counsel for the defendants
announced today.
The application for the writ will
be made to the supreme court and
if successful probably will delay the
opening of the trial, scheduled for
Monday.
The writ was made necessary
when Judge Collier contended that
affidavits of prejudice had no place
in contempt hearing and refused
to make any ruling on the affidavits
made against him by The Record
executives, II. b. Il. Briggs, publish,
cr, Gilbert Brown, Editor, and Eod.
ncv Brink. managing editor.
Judge Collier recently ruled sim
ilarlv in another ease and was re-
vcrsed by the appellate court but
the matter then was carried to the
sulmemc court and no decision has
vet been made by that court.
The Record officials were cited il
contempt as result of series OF
editorials and cartoons criticizine
the grand jury and the district at
torney's office for the handling OF
| the Julian Pekoleum Corporation
cases.
The action is being prosecuted by
the Los Angeles Ear association.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-05
BOOM MORROW
AS CANDIDATE
FOR PRESIDENT

TRENTON, n. j., June 5. U.P)--
definite movement to place Am
bassador Dwight w. Morrow into
tie White House was believed under
way today.
Although it is early to foresee the
course of any presidential boom, and
Morrow has expressed no willingness
to run for the office, observers re-
garded two speeches last night by
prominent political leaders as indi.
eating New Jersey Republicans will
launch campaign to make him
chief executive.
The speeches, heralded as starting
the boom, were made by former
Governor E. c. Stokes and DR.. John
Hibben, president of Princeton Uni
versity, at campaign rally for
Morrow, who is seeking the Republi-
can nomination for U. s. senator.
know | am treading on deli
cate ground,' said former Govern
or Stokes after proposing Morrow as
potential candidate for the presi-
| dcncy, considering the report.
that he would disavow at Atlantic
City being a candidate. But | don t
| think he has anything to do with
! the question. No man in this coun.
try is big enough to decline the cell
tc'the presidency of the Republic. y
DIR. Hibben, praising Morrow 5
stand for repeal of the 18th amend,
rent, remarked:
| 'lf the ambassador should be
come President--and that is not =
wild stretch of imagination-we are
going to claim him at least in par,
| for Princeton
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-05
C0R0NER'S JURY
BLAMES PILOT
FOR DISASTER

Los ANGELES, June ). U.P)--
The investigation of the sinking of
the fishing boat Ameco in Santa
Monica bay on Memorial day with
10 possible deaths centered here to.
day as the Los Angeles district at,
torney's office prepared to presen.
the matter to the county grand
jury.
Late yesterday, a coroner's Jury
in Santa Monica criticized Can't.
William Lightfoot, 25 year old pilot
CT the i'll fated boat and recommend.
ed that ordinances be adopted 10
guard against similar tragedies.
The inquest was held over the
bodies of Margaret Keller, Is, C. f..
Barnett, 26, and j.. w. Lockhart. u
= the only ones recovered from the
ocean. The bodies of - other per.
sons, believed drowned when the
Ameeo went down, have not been re-
covered.
The verdict declared the accident
"might have been avoided by a
more capable pilot' and urged that
the city should regulate the passen
ger capacity of boats the size of the
Ameco.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-05
Air Transport
Drops Into Sea

BOSTON, Mass, June 8. W.H--
A colonial transport plane dropped
into Boston harbor at l:l0 pm. to-
day just after taking off from the
Boston airport.
There were IA passengers aboard.
The craft. leaving Boston on a
regular trip to New York, scared
into the air but failed to gain alti'
tudc, apparently because Of adverse
wind conditions and dropped into
the sea about 500 feet off the air
port.
The mishap was witnessed by sew
cral persons at the airport. At
taches at the field. with ropes and
other paraphernalia, Immediately
put out to the fallen plane in boats
in an effort to assist passengers.
One passenger was later reported
to have been fatally injured and the
other l3 were being taken 10 hospi'
tails.
The cabin of the plane was dam
aged and one wing was broken.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-05
AVIATOR CURRY
NOT LIKELY To
TRY REPEATING

DELANO, Calf, June ). WH-
c. G. Curry, pilot for the Curtis
Wright flying service was alive to-
day after jumping from plane
without Il parachute in an unique
and unexpected flying exhibition
here.
Curry, flying low over the vine
yards, was dusting grape vines, when
the plane zoomed up and struck a
high tension power line late yester-
day.
Deciding that it would be futile to
try to pull away from the entanglcd
wires, Curry throttled his motor to
its lowest flying speed and for three
oi four minutes cirelcd the steel pole
at the end of a 600.foot wire.
Around and around the plane
went. slowly descending until il
was only few feet from tn,
ground. Then Curry jumped. He re
ctived only slight injuries.
The pilotless plane continued
around a quarter of Il turn, settled
TO the ground and nosed over, slight
" damaging wing and the propel
lor.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-05
Follies Dancer e.
Sues Millionaire

Los ANGELES, June ). U.H-
Miss Cano Morris, former New
York show girl, today entered suit
for 100000 damages against
Charles Davis, retired Tujunga mil
lionairc, ON the ground that he be-
trayed her under promise of mar
riage.
According to the complaint filed
by Miss Morris, she first met Davis
while she was dancing in the Follies
in New York. Later he sent $500
to her in Cleveland, Ohio, so that
she could como here to marry him.
She said she came to the coast
and went to Davis home. He made
love to her and promised to marry
her but subsequently refused to do
so. She said she posed as his wife
at his request for some time.
Miss Morris said Davis fortune
was in excess of $o,5O0,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-05
COUNCIL TAKES
UP PROBLEM OF
CITY'S TRAFFIC
Congestion In Business
Section; Truck Parking
To Be Remedied.

Traffic problems of the city were
discussed in much detail at the
meeting of the city council held last
night, with particular reference to
the parking of large trucks on the
downtown streets. The city attor-
ney had been instructed at the pre-
vious meeting of the board to look
into the matter of framing uni
form traffic code for the city and
in his report given last night h"
stated that more time was needed
for consultation with police and
other traffic officials upon this
question before anything definite
could be decided.
1t was the consensus of opinion
however, that something had to be
done to relieve as much as possible
tie congestion of the business see.
ton due to unnecessary parking and
the question of special emergency
ordinance controlling the parking OF
trucks on State street and Broad
way from Fourth TO Eighth as we'll
as those streets which connected
these two. The city attorney was
instructed 70 draw up such an or
dinance and present it to the board
at its next meeting.
Applications for the position OF
general city inspector were receiv-
ed by the board from W. G. Steele,
Jr., II. r. Johnson, G. II. Eastman
and W. E. Leekey and were ordered
filed. 1t has bee understood for
scme time that the council intend
ed to separate the duties of gener.
al city inspector from those con.
nocted with the city engineer IS
work, but nothing definite has been
Zone i'll that direction as yet al
though many applications for the
new position have been regularly re-
ccived by the board during the past
few weeks.
The board granted the petition of
Sam Dannenberg to cut the curb and
construct driveways at certain
pieces of property owned by him on
commercial street.
X. Hamilton appeared before the
beard asking that q compromise be
made in regard to penalties and
back taxes on lots 10. 90, and 81, OF
block 35b, Park addition as he wish
cs to acquire this property and prom
iEed that improvements would be
1adc thereon as soon as possible
The matter was taken under consid
Grafton by the board.
Plan Peddlev Ordinance
A copy of an ordinance in fore
| N the city of Glendale, accompanie,
by letter from Robert Hays, secre
| tary of the local chamber of com
merce advocating the adoption of
similar ordinance for Ell Centre wa
presented to the board and consider
ed. This ordinance regulates the ac
tivities of itineraht merchants ant
tie council instructed the citv at
torney to prepare a draft of an or
Ginance similar to the Glendale law
COntinuo1 on poue q
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-05
Oklahoma Man
Not Graham

ELK CITY, Okla, :une 5. W.H--
Branded as an imposter, a small
town mechanic who attempted to
gain fame by posing as Maury
Graham, long missing Western Air
Express mail pilot, also was listed
as missing today.
He had fled before the arrival
yesterday of Il. c. Calhoun, former
ly chief clerk of the Western Air
Express at Salt Lake City and a
close friend of Graham.
Calhoun said the description OF
the claimant did not tally with that
of the missing aifman. Western
Air Express officials in Los An.
gelcs previously denied the ma;l
could be Graham, as had the fly
arfs
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-05
DOWD PLEASED
AT SITUATION
! in WASHINGTON
Believes Dam Appropria.
ton Will Pass And
Harris Bill Dead.

i i Declaration that the appropria-
tiion For Boulder dam appears to be
on the way for favorable report
and that the Harris Box bill FOR re-
strieting Mexican immigration is a
dead issue, formed the highlights
of an interesting address at yester-
days luncheon of the chamber of
commerce, by NJ. J. Dowd, chief en-
gineer for the Imperial Irrigation
District.
Dowd has Just returned from
! Washington, where he attended ses-
sions of the house appropriations
committee.
He also related a call made on
Assistant Postmaster General Glov-
err, relative to the Southern Airmail
Route, and the latter's statement
that creating stop here depends
largely upon the speed of the sched-
ale and the location Of the routes
western terminal.
Members of the post office de.
partment who are familiar with
Imperial county airport are lavish
in their praise of it, Dowd said, and
he urged all organizations in the
valley to keep in touch with the
mail situation.
Walter Macdonald, city milk in.
spector, talked on Disqualification
In the Dairy Industry, and urged
that valley dairymen devote theil
time an energy to one phase OF
, dairying, rather than attempting to
divide their time between actual
! dairying and alfalfa raising.
"Production is the important par,
of dairying," he said "and effici
| ency is the main problem, and as
the success of dairying is depend
ent upon the care of the cows, the
! dairvman should devote all of his
time to this, without interference
from other farm interests"
Engineers Present
Ward Hall and A. F. Ager, en-
| gineers from the state railroad
| commission, told of the efforts OF
the state to eliminate dangerous
grade crossings and provide auto
matte protection. These engineers
were in Ell Centre to go over the
matter of the State Street railroad
crossing and its possibilities ant
; advisability.
At the meeting of the board OF
directors last evening H. r. Os
borne told of plan by which e
Centro may acquire Mexican res
Isidenee section composed of homes
for the Spanish speaking population
and w. Ii. Tondro. reported on tn,
acquisition Of permanent indoor
baseball park for use of players ant
citizens.
After the introduction Of NJ. NJ
Munson, newly appointed director
to his colleagues and his seating by
the board for the first time, mem
bers of the junior chamber told OF
their plans for advertising Imper
ial Valley. on their trip to the ma
tional convention. Cal Rector pre-
sented to the directorate a plan 70
an Imperial Valley yacht club t.
sponsor outbOard motor boat race
on the Salton Sea and other aquati,
sports. His plan was well received
and number. of the directors ap
piled for membership on the spo
and signed the necessary articles.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-05
SUMNER
WEATHER
IN EAST
Entire Atlantic COas t
Area Suffers From Ex-
cessive Heat.
DEATHS REPORTED
Six Die In New York And
More Made Ill BY Flood
Which Spoiled.

NEW YORK, June ). W.H - The
Eastern Seaboard from Maryland
to Maine sought relief today from
severe heat wave which already
has caused several deaths and nu-
merous prostrations.
Little surcease was expected be-
fore Friday or Saturday in most
sections, and predictions were that
the coming week end would see an
unprecedented rush for cool noun
tain retreats or beach resorts.
Baltimore was the hottest place
in the east yesteray with TEN.
pcrature of 90. Humidity made the
suffering great in most cities
along the north Atlantic coast.
In Boston the thermometer touch,
ed "a and several new eases OF
prostration were added to those al
ready being treated. The heat
reached the same level in Wash
ington, d. c., while Philadelphia
reported a temperature of 80. 1t
was equally hot at Portland, Maine
and Albany, \. Y.
The excessive heat extended sew
eral hundred miles inland from the
coast. As far west as Pittsburgh
The mercury scared to 90.
Six deaths were attributed to the
heat in New York, four of them
occurring yesterday. An investiga
tion by the city's health authorities
into the illness of Il score of per
sons who reported they had been
poisoned by food revealed that the
food had been spoiled by the heat
While this section sweltercd, snow
wis reported at 't'onneaut Lake
Ohio, but after brief furry tn,
thermometer at that resort quickly
rose to "a
SAN FRANCISCO, June 5. CUP
While the eastern section of tn,
Unite States sweltered under hot
sun, the Pacific coast enjoyed
pleasant, balmy weather.
a maximum of 66 degrees wa
reached yesterday at San Francis
GO, Portland and Seattle. Far tt
the south, at San Diego, Calf, il
was only GS egrees and Los An
geles experienced high mark OF
76.
In the interior it was slightly
warmer, the mercury rising to 90
at Fresno and IS at Sacramento.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-05
BERKELEY COED
FAILS TO ARRIVE
ON COAST VESSEL

LOS ANGELES, June 3. U.P)-
Bernardine Alice Giddens, 90, Uni;
versity of California at Los An
geles coed, was sought throughout
the state today following her mys
terious disappearance May 81 when
she presumably was aboard the
steamer Yale enroute from Los An.
geles to San Francisco.
The search started when the Yale
dockcd at the northern city with
out Miss Giddens and her mother.
Mrs. Villa Giddens, of Hollywood,
appealed to officers of San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles.
According to Mrs. Giddens she re-
ceived a note written from Long
Beach two hours before the Yale
left indicating that the coed might
have committed suicide by jumping
overheard.
Officers said that when the Yale
arrived at San Francisco, Miss
Giddens' clothing was aboard to-
Sether with a message asking the
captain to turn them over to her
father, A. W. Giddens, of San Fran
cisco.
Mrs. Giddens related to Officers a
series of unexplained incidents
which led local officials to believe
the girls disappearance might have
been prompted by Il love affair.
Captain Joe Miller, of the Holly
wood division, in charge of the To-
cal search, advanced the theory
that the girl had not ended her life
but had elected to disappear.
Miss Giddcns was identified with
the Pasadena Community players and
her mother said her daughter was
engaged to Bob Hubbard, formerly
II Pasadena actor, now said to be
in New York.