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Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
StimsOn Urges
Filipino Check

WASHINGTON, May %. WH-
Secretary of State Stimson urged
action by the Philippine legislature
to check immigration of Filipino
laborers to the United States when
he appeared before the senate ter.
rtories and insular committee to
day to oppose independence for the
Philippine Islands.
The secretary, former governor
general of the Islands, said that 30
years was the minimum period in
which the .Filipinos could prepare
themselves for independence and
during this period favored continu-
ance of the present organic act.
He endorsed the recent statement
opposing independence made by
Secretary of War Hurley.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
No Lives Lost AS
Orphanage Burns

MILWAUKEE, Wis, May %. W.P
More than 200 orphaned boys and
sisters escaped death early today
when fire swept a dormitory and
church at the st. Acmilian S Or
phanagc in st. Francis, suburb.
Three young men and girl, who
were driving by the orphanagc and
saw the fire, were credited with saw.
ing the lives of the 100 orphans and
26 sisters who escaped as flames
raced through the dormitory and
spread to the church.
The fire still burned long after
daybreak and fircmcn from st.
Francis and Milwaukee sa d h
flames probably will not be brought
under control before late afternoon.
The three who pr, tented what at
first appeared to be an inevitable
major disaster, were Iaul Pulkam
musical director of st. Francis Sem
mary nearby, Henry Yotti of Cuda'
ly and Miss Sophia Andretski, Mil
waukee. All three aided the sisters
in the rescue after they had spread
the alarm.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
NORTHERN LIQUOR
FEUD RESULTS I'M
DOUBLE SH00TE NC

SAN RAFAEL, Calf, May %.
W.R-M. G. -..Sturtevant, govern
ment witness in sensational liq-
uor trial in San Francisco, over
which a jury was deliberating was
murdered here last night and Mrs.
Grace Berri, wife of one of the
nine defendants was critically
wounded.
The trial involves many persons
prominent in bay circles.
The ease arises from a still raid
on Berri's ranch March s., 1928.
Mrs. Berri, with a bullet wound
through her shoulder and lung, was
taken to the Pctaluma General hos
pital where she told officers the
events leading up TO the shooting.
She charged that an acquaintance
named Vincent Lucchi, alleged boot
logger, approached Sturtevant and
herself yesterday in San Francisco
and asked them to 60 for a ride
with him. They accepted and he
took them to lonely part of To
malas bay near here.
She SAID that the two OF then
were sitting in the front seat will
Lucchi in he back Suddenly, ac
cording to Mrs. Berri, their hos'
pulled gun and shot Sturtevan
twice. She screamed and he turned
the gun on her. Then she file,
5hrieking from the ear as Sturte
want slumped over the steering
wheel dead. Their attacker, Mrs
Bcrri said was unable to follow hel
because of a wooden leg.
Mrs. Berri walked two miles t,
a ranch before she collapsed.
Sturtevant, asserted ex-bootleg
ger, is named correspondent in ;
divorce suit ON file here brought
by Berri. He is also being sued
by Berri on Il charge of horse steal
ing.
Chief among, the defendants in
the liquor trial are Clinton Mason
wealthy garage owner of Sausalito
Charles Gruver prominent Ros
ranchcr, and Martin Gruver, son OF
| Gruvcr, Sr,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
CHICAGO GANGS
NOW CREMATINC
THEIR VICTIMS

CHICAGO, May %, -(U.H- Re
ports that gangland has been driven
to burning the bodies of its "ride' -
victims to defeat the new scientific
methods of detection reached de
putty commissioner John Siege to-
day. Siege assigned squad of
detectives to investigate this startl
ing development in Chicago Is gang
wars.
At least two of "Scarfacc' Al
Caponc S gangsters have suddenly
dropped out of the Chicago crime
picture. A bag of human bones had
been found in forest preserve and
information has been unearthcd that
the gangland "creamatory' is in q
basement furnace on the near north
side.
The two hoodlums who Siege be
Iieves met fiery fate at the hands
of their enemies are Benny Bennett
former New York gambler and pro
tepe of Capone, and George Higgins
who turned traitor to his Northsid'
allies and went over to take place
with Scarfacc 50 southside gang
sters. The investigation was en-
livcncd by reports that II othc
gangstcrs may nave met the sam'
fate.
"No body. no MURDER the gang
stcrs found out by experience an'
ono murder, no pressure. - So cam'
into being the gangland cremation
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
M'BRIDE STATES
DRYS PLANNING
new CAMPAIGN

WASHINGTON, May %. W.H-
The Anti-Saloon League is conduct
ing "A drive for n "carry on" fund
to be used in launching a national
campaign to educate people to the
evils of strong drink, General Su
perintendcnt NJ bride told the sen
ate lobby committee today.
The dry lcadc.: said the campaign
would be similar to that conducted
before adoption Of tn, 18th amend
ment, adding "the question will have
to be fought out for all tiine by a
contest OF this ,.ird" Heretofore
the league has taken he stand the
question has been definitely set
tied.
Revelation of Tho new dry CAIN
paign came during the committee
discussion of recent wet activities.
Mcbride admitted the vets ut pres
ent are fighting prohibition mole
strenuously than at any I'm" since
the dry law was passed but said
''they are fighting with thciy backs
to the wall"
The league has pledged on its
books now for SlS.1U9,322 III sub
scriptions, Mcbride said.
In this amount the auditor IL
cluded many unpaid Obligations of
the state leagues, Mcbride said. He
characterized the figure as repre-
,enting more of book valic of
the leagues assets, rather than AN
actual estimate of what they expect
to get.
Mcbride revealed that the league
is about to launch national cam
paign similar to that conducted be
fore the 18th amendmcn: was n
doptcd One of the salient points
will be to educate people to the
evils of strong drink.
"Thc question will have to be
fought out for all time by a con
test of that kind" Mcbride said.
His statement caused unusual in
terest since the policy of the league
in the past has been that the ques
lion has been settled.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
Suicides Boosted
By Stock Crash

NEW YORK, May %. W.D-The
stock market collapse of last au-
tumn, blamed for many things, was
held responsible today for higher
suicide rate in 1929
Deaths in the United States by
suicide last year numbered IS per
100000 of population, according to
figures published in the Spectator,
compiled by Frederick l., Hoffman,
consulting statistician Of the Pru-
dcntial Insurance Company.
"Ihc market collapse" Hoffman
said, "unqucstionably had a direct
bearing upon the increase in sui
cidcS."
Sacramento, Calf, leads the ma.
tion with suicide rate of 52.s per
l0o,ooo, but most of the Pacific
coast cities outrank the others in
this respect, Hoffman said
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
SAYS GOVERNMENT
GIVES BUSINESS
NO C0MPL LAINTS
Hurley Counsels Trade
Convention To Be Pa
tient

LOS ANGELES, May %. W.H-
Business men have no complaint
against the federal government, Ed
ward n. Hurley, chairman of the
federal trade commission under Pres
ident Woodrow Wilson, told dele
gates to the 18th national foreign
trade convention at the American
manufacturers export luncheon to-
day.
The noon meeting sponsored by
the export association closed the
second general session of the conven-
tion, at which 1000 of the world s
business executives listened to ad
dresses on wide range of impor
tant trade subjects.
Cuisines men must not become
impatient with the action or mac
tion of government officials al
Washington Hurley, who is chair
man of the board of the Hurley Ma.
chine Company, of Chicago, and who
heads the export association, told
the traders.
"Their powers are limited. They
are serving all the people, not~Tny
special group, and we really nave
no complaint against our govern
ment's attitude toward business,
he declared.
Hurley pointed to the Wcbb-Pom-
creme bill, or export trade act, pass
ed in 1918, as one of the most inn
portant instruments for expansion
of foreign trade.
"The Sherman act prevented
agreements as to prices and sales.
Legislation was needed however, to
Permit competing American manu-
facturers engaged in foreign trade
! to form combinations, fix prices, de-
velop organization and to work gen
orally on scale that few of them
| could individually afford
"This legislation was aimed par
ticularly at the small manufacturers
and exporters. and its benefits have
been incstimablc. -
The American exporters associa
tion has established special de
partment, he said, to provide infor
mation on how business men can or
ganizc export associations to reaI
the benefits of the export trade act
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
CENSUS FIGURES
ACCEPTABLE TO
LOCAL CHAMBER

At the meeting of the board of
directors of the chamber of com
merce, held last evening, T.. n. d..
Hatch, in charge of the census III
this district, addressed the direc-
tors and told of the procedure
which the enumerators had employ
ed in taking the census. A number
of the citizens voluntary commit
tee of 80, who rechecked the CEN
sus, were present and reported that
the census enumeration had been
very thorough and that the re-
checks indicated that no consider
able number of persons had been
missed. The board of directors
therefore passed a resolution of con
fidencc recording itself as satisfied
with the census returns as an,
nounced.
Jasper l.. Travers and Leo Het.
eel, who had attended the meeting
of the city council, returned with
the information that the council
would prepare an application to the
railroad commission praying for the
opening of State street. The light,
ing of State street with ornament,
al cluster lights is conditioned up,
on the opening of State street as
a transient city thoroughfare.
The board reappointed Jasper L.
Travers and Fred p. Nuttall as del.
cgates to the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Leo Hetzcl was
asked to remain on the advisory
committee of the state chamber,
representing the interests of FL
Centre.
Russell Lewis, delegate from the
Junior chamber, was visitor and
was introduced and Ii. l.. Bush and
Ralph Reynolds reported that their
committee appointed to recommend
an indoor baseball field, had found
public sentiment very much favor
ed the w on school grounds for
a permanent field.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
DESCENDANT OF
MORMON CHIEF
TO BE MARRIED

LOS ANGELES, May 20. W.R-
Mary Beck Young, 2S, said to be u
great grand daughter of Brigham
Young. noted Mormon leader has
filed here a notice of intention to
marry Otto Max Miller, 46, of Los
Angeles.
Miss Young said in her applica.
tion for a marriage license that her
father was Bryant Brigham Young
and her mother Mary Beck, both OF
salt Lake City.
Attempts to reacl, Miss Young to
day were unsuccessful but ATTORNEY
Harry S. Harper, who said he was
an old friend of the Young family
identified the girl as direct dc
scondant of the noted Mormon.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
Young To Manage
Rolph Campaign

Los ANGELES, May %. W,P)-
George f. Young, owner of a group
of grocery stores in Southern Cali
fornia, was today appointed by
Mayor James Rolf, Jr., of San
Francisco, as general chairman OF
the "Rolf for Governor" campaign
in Southern California.
Young announced that his first
move in directing the mayors CUB
crnatorial campaign activities ii
this district will be the formation
of an executive committee compris
ed of business leaders of Southern
California.
Mayor Rolf officially opened his
campaign today at Anahcim where
he was the guest of the Anaheim
Associated Chamber of Commerce
He will also open the annual orange
show there tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
GAMBLING ship
CENTER OF ROW
FOR POSSESSION

LONG BEACH, Calf, May %.
W.R)-The gambling ship Monfal-
cone, always anxious to remain out
side the law, today rode the high
seas, five miles off Seal Beach,
with disgruntled Los Angeles
gambler as her new commander af-
ter bold seizure of the ship.
To last nights crowd of pleasure
seekers which did not know the
vessel was in the hands of five
men who had forceably boarded
the boat Tuesday night and dis
charged the crew after gunfire, to-
days revelations were startling.
Waterfront rumors that open
conflict had resulted from the riv-
airy of gambling factions, was con
firmcd by Attorney George Blair
who appealed to the district attor
ney's office on behalf of the ships
owners.
Early reports declared that Rus
sian Louie, prominent Los Angeles
gambler, and four companions,
Communicated a water taxi opera
ting to the Johanna Smith, another
gambling ship, and forced the pilot
to take them to the Monfalcone.
In the brief scuffle which fol-
lowed their arrival at the Monfal-
cone several shots were fired but
no one was injured. The raiders
assertedly took possession of the
boat after driving Nick Oswald,
part owner, and Tommy Jacobs a
shore.
Whether Russian Louie is part
owner in the enterprise and wheth
er the raid resulted from dispute
over the ownership of the Mon
falcone or from an argument ovel
patronage from the water taxi op
orators, could not be definitely cs
tablished.
Blair, attorney for Nick and
George Oswald, demanded the ar
rest of the Monfalcone's captor
but it was thought unlikely that
the state could do anything as the
ship is believed to be out of juris.
diction of the law.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
BRITISH SEND
FORCE AGAINST
SALT RAIDERS
BY FRANCIS Low
United Press Staff Correspondent

BOMBAY, May %. W.H - The
British government sent its military
forces to the base of the passive re
sistance campaign today, evacuating
the sataygraphis from their camp
near the Dharasana salt works and
occupying Dharasana itself.
AS Il result of the newest move on
the part of British authorities in
India, the sataygraphis war council
decided Immediately to suspend its
operations for two days.
The occupied camp was located at
Dungri, three miles from Dharasana.
It and the camp at Untadi had been
the center of passive resistance ac-
tivity for many days, and from them
the mass raid on the Dharasana salt
pans was made yesterday.
The national congress leaders pre-
viously declared their intention of
making the Dharasana salt works
the focal point of their campaign for
Indian independence, and each of
the tampaign's leaders, from Ma.
hatma Gandhi to Vallabhai Patel.
the present leader, has concentrated
his efforts there
After the raid yesterday, in which
more than hundred were injured
and many prisoners taken, including
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu, Patel's prede-
cessor, he British government
troops to Dharasana to prevent re-
curronce of disorders. With the ar.
rival nt tha frnnns ,nilitar.-
were extended to include evacuation
of the reserve camp.
The troops sent to Dlfarasana
were composed of both British and
native detachments. They took pos.
session of all the main highways
leading from Dharasana and Untadi
and halted all traffic.
Bank Besieged
The Bank of India, here. was be.
sieged again today by large crowds
Of natives who were moved BY a
renewal of rumors that the bank ;,
manager, European, had assisted
police yesterday in the raid ON the
national congress house, in which a
number of leaders were arrested
The bank first was invaded yestcr.
day.
X. +. hartman. advocate who was
arrested during the raid on the con.
gress house here yesterday, was sen.
fenced to Il month IS simple imprison-
ment today. Seven other leaders ar
rested during the same raid were
given six months rigorous imp.ison.
ment.
foiicc also warned the volunteers
at the untadi camp to evacuatc
and when they refused, they were
forcibly removed.
A sikh regiment at Baroda WAS
piekcting all roads leading from
there to Dharasana and Untadi. os
well as the railway crossing.
1t was understood that Mrs. Mai.
du and other volunteers being held
prisoners at Dharasana would be re.
moved from that city shortly.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
|SENAT
ROW ON
LEADERS
Follows Party, Lines In
Split On Actions OF
RaskOb and Huston
MEMBERS IN CLASH
Robinson Defends Hus-
toms Margin Bolstering
With Funds
By NATHAN ROBERTSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May 90. WH -
The senate appeared today to be di-
vided along purely political lines in
it's opinion of the lobby committee IS
reports on the activities of Claudius
Huston and John j. Raskob, nation
al chairman, respectively, of the Re-
publican and Democratic parties.
Several senator's planned today to
continue the partisan fight which
began with the submission of the
reports late yesterday. These reports
incidentally, brought to the senate's
official attention for the first time
the widespread criticism directed az
Huston for his use of funds given
him for the Tennessee river inn
provoment association and of Ras-
kob for his large contributions to
and work for the association against
the prohibition amendment
This criticism was actuated by
evidence given the lobby committee
when it called the two chairmen be-
fore it and interrogated them. Chair
man Caraway, a Democrat, submit
ted the report on Huston yesterday,
while Senator Robinson, Republican,
Indiana, delivered that on Raskob
Caraway, and Chairman Norris of
the Judiciary who appointed the
lobby investigators, planned to
speak today.
Robinson, only Irregular Repub-
lican member of the committee at
tackled the report on Huston yes
tcrday as "purlcy and wholly po-
litical." Then Caraway who had
made only bare statement OF facts
about Huston attempted to regain
the floor to reply; but was blocked
/ by other senate business. s.
Defending Huston, Robinson sal,
| the report was condemnation of hi
activities only because he "happen
to be chairman of the Repu6lica;
committee.
Robinson discounted the commi.
tees report that Huston had bo.
stored his marginal stock accoun.
with $36,100 given to him by the
Union Carbide Company, for the
Tennessee river Improvement asso
citation, Muscle Shoals lobbying or
ganization, pointing out the money
had been repaid.
"If Huston was lobbying Rob
inson said, "it was for industrial
development. Raskob was engaged
in lobbying against he constitu.
tion.'
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
HAYS DECLARES
FILMS INCREASE
FOREIGN TRADE

Los ANGELES, May %. W.H-
Will II. Hays, president of the Mo-
tion Picture Producers and Dis
tributors of America, extolled the
film as an international salesman
I in an address before the 2000 del
egates who reassembled at the Bilt-
more today for the second day of
the 18th National Foreign Trade
Council Convention.
Apprised of the general trade
outlook, the increased credit facil-
tiles for exporting and of the fer
tility of the Latin American field
at yesterdays session, the visitors,
many of them from foreign coun-
tries, heard Hays version of "The
Film AS Salesman" in the opening
address of the day.
Tracing the spread of American
motion pictures throughout the
world and the unparalleled growth
in its world wide popularity, Hays
hailed the film as factor in in
ternational trade because of the cx-
change of ideas which it offers.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
Graf Zeppelin
At Pernambuc0

PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, May -.
WH>-Thc Graf Zeppelin arrived at
Giquia air field here at $3.50 p. M
ll:30 p. m. EST, completing her
flight from Seville, Spain, and
Friedrichshafcn, Germany.
The great air liner was welcomed
hy crowd of $4,000 perosns wait
ing at the air field ali through the
afternoon.
The Graf had been expected since
DR.. Hugo Eckener apprised officials
10 minutes before the arrival that
the giant craft would stop for fuel
The communications were carried on
by radio.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
PINCHOT LEADS
HIS OPPONENT
BY THOUSANDS
BY MORRIS DE HAVEN TRACY
United Press staff Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, May %. W.Rt-
Clifford Pinchot today held a lead
Of slightly more than $4,000 over
Francis skunk Brown in their con-
test in Tuesdays primary for the
/, Republican nomination for COVER
nor.
The three Philadelphia morning
papers conceded Pinchot S nomina-
ton. The Inquirer, which had sup
ported Brown, having announced
| Pinchot's victory in late editions
this morning.
/ Brown, however, had not conceded
his defeat, saying he was in the
race until the last vote was counted.
Returns tabulated by the United
Press from S479 of the states SOL
precincts showed the following:
Pinchot, 617,443.
Brown, 604,342.
Pinchot s plurality, 13,101.
This political contest in the state
whore Republican nomination is Writ.
ually equivalent to election, develop.
ed drama from the moment the vote
counting started. 1t was race be-
tNNNH w hitu VI tut butuouI6--t iu-
chot, the forester, and Brown, the
gentleman farmer. Early returns,
bolstered by the Philadelphia city
vote, where Brown had the backing
IT the Ware machine, piled up lead
for him that yesterday stood close
to 10000.
Then the weight OF the out-statc
vote Pinchot's favoritc campaign
ing ground-bcgan to make itself
felt. Slowly the Pinchot ballots cut
down the Brown lead with the vol
ume increasing hourly.
Meanwhile, the returns indicated
that James j. Davis, secretary OF
labor, was increasing his plurality
pver Joseph II. Grundy for the Re.
publican nomination for United
States senator. With Davis already
safely nominated, political experts
here forcsaw a pluA2lity Of 20O,oV0
or more for the labor secretary.
Today Pinchot was designating
himself as the nominee OF the Rc-
publican party,
In event Of Pinchot victory, Il
was reported here that an anti-pfo.
hibition candidate would be placed
in the field in view OF the vote poll
ed by the "wet's candidate Thorn
as w. Phillips total vote IL expect.
cd to reach 100000 aud Isohlen's
234, 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
Johnson Delays
Treaty Approval


WASHINGTON, May %. W,H-
Senator johnson, Republican, Cali
ornia, leading opponent of the Lon
don Naval Treaty, moved today to
block early consideration of the
treaty by the senate as demanded
by President Hoover
Johnson, who proved his fighting
qualities as one of the little group
of irreconciliables in the fight
against the League of Nations 10
years ago, announced today that he
intended to call II or 10 more wit
nesses in the senate's investigation.
This would delay the treaty to such
an extent that observers saw the
possibility it might not come before
the senate at all this session.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-22
Native Sons To
Enjoy Holiday

MERGED, Calf, May 22. WH
To-day the delegates to the Native
Sons of the Golden West convcn-
tion were relaxed, preparing to en-
joy the Spanish fiesta and other
entertainments on the program, fol-
lowing the business session yestcr'
day.
Tomorrow they will return again
to business for the final session,
completing the election of Officers
and voting on resolutions offered.
Yesterday the delegates voted TO
hold the 1881 convention In Monte
rev, and to hold the Admission Day
celebration in San Francisco, vot-
ing an assessment Of five cents for
each member of the order to dcfray
the expenses of the latter cclcbra-
ton.