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The Washington times., 1930-06-24
.CAPPER OBTAINS
I AS ACTION
ON MEASURE
Although Yielding Here and
There, Simmons Wins Out IN
Most Of His Suggestions

The police and firemen's in
creased pay bill, long stuck in the
Legislative machinery, was made
ready today for signature Of the
President when the Senate adopted
the conference report on the
measure. Late yesterday the
House. on motion Of Acting Chair
man Mcleod, of the District Com
mittee, approved the. final report
with less than a minutes dis
cusSion.
Senator Arthur Capper (R.) Of
Kansas, chairman of the Senate
District Committee and also the
joint conference board, obtained
quick approval Of the report In
the Senate this afternoon. He
made an explanatory statement.
Agreement in conference at last
was reached by acceptance Of
most Of the so-called Simmons
amendments" although Repre-
sentative Simmons (R) Of Ne
braska. Of the Appropriations
Committee, yielded a point here
and there.
Simmons won out, for instance.
on his insistence that the $500
increase voted police and firemen
shall become Immediately avail
able only to the older men of
the services. of seven years or
more. experience. For younger
cops and firemen the increases
will be on the step-up plan.
All Along Line
The increased pay bill for po-
licemen and .firemen carries boosts
all along the line, from q $1,000
basic salary for the rookie" cop
or fireman to $4,000 for the chiefs
Of the police and fire depart
inents. Assistant superintendents
Of police get $1,000; inspectors,
$4,5O0; captains, $4,000: neuten-
ants, $3,050; sergeants, $2,75O.
Corresponding raises are given
similar grades in the fire depart
ment, beginning with deputy chief
engineers at 5000 each.
Senator Capper made the fol
lowing statement explanatory of
the conference agreement, now
ratified by both houses:
"Tle effect Of the action of
the COnferees ON the police and
fire pay bill is to accept the
House amendment, which was
in the nature Of q substitute
bill, with certain modifying
changes.
"The salary schedules IS APP
proved by the Senate are un.
impaired by the bill as reported
by the cOnferees. There is .
change, however, as regards the
privates now In the depart
ments. At present, they attain
their maximum salary Of $2,1O0
after three years. service.
Under the Senate bill, they
would get the maximum Of
$2.4O0 after five years service.
This schedule Is also in the bill
as reported by the COnferees,
but applies only to pFivates
entering the services after the
effective date or the act. The
men now I'm the departments
viii get the maximum Of $2.4O0
after seven years service. They
viii all receive increases In pay
over what they are now get
ting, hut the advances viii be
spread over . longer period Of
time.
"This change Is acceptable
to the representatives Of the
department and to the Police
mems and Firefighters' AssO-
Citations. .
"The bill as reported by the
cOiaferees increases from 213
per cent to 31S per cent the
deductions from the monthly
pay Of the police and firemen
toward their retirement fund.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-07
ROGERS TOWN
GETTING TO BE
REGULAR CITY

LOS ANGELES, May Z. U.H-
Outstripping all other Southern Cal
ifornia cities to date in the census
enmN-ation, Beverly Hills-home
of many famous movie stars-today
reported gain of more than 2200
per cent over 10 year period.
Clarence L. Kincaid, census super
visor, said that Beverly Hills has
a population of II, ,42S compared with
GA in 1920.
Will Rogers, noted humorist and
former mayor of Beverly Hills, un-
dOubtedly will claim a great meas
ure of glory in the growth of the
city.
VIII was followed to the munich
pality by such movie stars as Mary
Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Clara
Bow, Buddy Rogers and Bebe Dan
iels.
Kincaid said that the huge per-
ccntage figure was the largest com
parative again yet announced in the
United States.
Beverly Hills, evidently in anti
cipation of continued prosperity as
predicted by Rogers and other writ
ers who flourish there, announced
plans for q $l,000,000 civic center
which the residents claim will be
one of the show places of the ma
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-07
CASE
MAY BE GIVEN
TO JURY TODAY

LOS ANGELES, May Z. U.H-
The guilt or innocence of Morris
Lavine, former reporter, and Miss
Leontine Johnson, one time secre
tary to the president of the Julian
Petroleum Corporation, on trial on
extortion charges, was expected to
to be taken up by the jury tonight.
Two pictures of the case were
presented by the jury by defense
and prosecution attorneys who ar
gued all yesterday.
The state was persistent in its
stand tLat the pair shave some.
thing" on Charles Crawford, polite
ian, and used this something" t.
"put the screws on Crawford"
Lavine was arrested as he left
Crawford's office with $4,000 in
cash. The state charged that they
threatened to implicate the politi
elan with others in stories he and
Miss Johson were preparing on the
Julian collapse.
Opposed to this was the defense
contention that the grand jury in.
dicted Lavine and Miss Johnson as
another attempt to whitewash Jacob
Berman, former Julian executive.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-07
Vagrant Cases
Before Court

Vagraney crowded other eases out
of the foreground in police court
this morning, five such eases APP
pearing before Judge Perkins out OF
total of seven names called. NJ.
Robles, 81, c. II. Peterson, SO, and
+. Johnson, 20, were sentenced to
spend the next 10 days in the city
Jail because of vagrancy after their
plea of guilty, while the case OF
Imogen Phillips, 27, on the same
charge was continued until 4 o'clock
this afternon. A $50 bail bond
posted last night by Mamie Mae
Davis, 27, for her appearance this
morning to answer to vagraney
charge was declared forfeited when
she did not appear in court. Peter
son will be subjected to special in
vestigation after his acknowledge
ment that he was member Of the
/. w. w.
f. A. Kumaos, 10, posted bond
of $500 for his appearance tomorrow
morning to answer charge OF "
legal possession Of Intoxicating
liquors. A quantity of evidence
was found in his place OF business,
42s Broadway during raid made
last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-07
Express Editor
Dies In Sleep

LOS ANGELES, May I. W.D -
\. y, Tully, managing editor of the
Los Angeles Express and one of the
most prominent writer's in Califor-
mia, died at his home here early to-
dav.
Death apparently came to the vet
cran newspaper man as he slept.
He worked his usual time at the
Express Yesterday and showed no
sign of illness as he STAYED rather
later than usual to complete some
unfinished work ON his desk.
Tullv was widely known through
the column he conducted for years
en- the front page of the newspaper.
Called Shootin' Straight, the
column dealt with political news Of
Los Angeles and California as well
a comments on general news of the
world.
For several years, Tullv's health
was uncertain and several months
ago he was compelled to STAY away
from his office for rest.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-07
Woman Fails To
Get Nomination

PIERRE, S. d., May 7.-W.n@
Although she led four men oppo-
nents in the primary election for
Republican gubernatorial nomina
ton, Miss Gladys Pyle's political
future today rested with a state
convention.
On the basis of incomplete re-
turns, Republican headquarters esti-
mated that the 39-year-old secretary
of state had failed to receive 35
per cent of the votes east in yester-
days election, and therefore, her
name and those of four men, in
cluding one former governor, will
be submitted to the state conven-
tion here May 20.
Estimated returns from three
quarters of the states 1918 pre-
cincts showed that Miss Pyle had
$4,000 votes while her opponents
totaled $4,000 votes. The total is
expected to reach 10000.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-07
Auto Club Will
Build On Main

Final plans for the new FL Cen
tro offices of the Automobile Club
of Southern California have been
approved and the contract for the
work has been let to Il. ii. Chest
nut, local contractor. The new
building will be located at S25
Main street.
This building is being erected by
w. l. Stone, owner of the property,
according to the plans and specifi
cations approved by the club, and
will be leased to the club for a
period of 10 years. 1t will have a
20 foot frontage on Main street,
with an arcade over the sidewalk
and will extend 65 feet back from
the street. The mission style of ar
chitecture, in keeping with the
other offices of the club through
out the southern part of the state
will be followed out, the exterior
being finished in white stucco.
A large lobby will be one of the
features of the new building with
the office space for the staff ad.
joining. The offices will be rur-
nished with completely new equip
ment throughout and the latest ac-
commodations for the comfort of
the club members and other visitors
will be installed. The total cost of
the building and fixtures is esti-
mated at about $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-07
Local Man Held
On Grave Charge

Robert McLain, 46, of this city,
is in the county jail awaiting in
vestigation of statutory charges to
be brought against him as the re-
suit of a questioning by police of a
10 year old girl, rs to certain alleged
illicit relations between them. Me-
Lain appeared before Judge Perkins
in police court this morning and
was turned over to the district at
torney for investigation and prose-
cution should the charges prove
true. According to information re-
ceived at the office of the district
attorney yesterday afternoon. the
accused man has entered a flat de-
NAL of these charges.
The story of. the arrest and what
proceeded it, according to officials
of the police department is that the
child had been absent from school
for some days past and an investi-
CATION OF the matter was undertake
en- by Miss Clara Hays, county school
nurse. She went to the ehild's home
but could not gain admittance
whereupon she called the local po-
lice station for assistance. Officer
Rosenquest answered the call, gained
admission to the home and the ques-
tionlng began, resulting in the ar
rest of McLain. 1t is expected that
he Will be called upon to answer the
charge within a few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-07
Former Legion
Head Greeted

About 100 persons, representing
all the American Legion posts and
Auxiliary units in the valley, at
tended the banquet given at the
Dunlack hotel, Brawley, last night
in honor of John II. Quinn, past ma
tional commander of the Legion. The
honored guest was obliged to leave
the meeting early because of busl-
ness in Los Ange.es but will return
10 the valley again today.
Reside being the guest of honr,
Quinn was also the chief speaker
and in n brief bat forecful speech,
outlined the work and policies of the
Legion in its relations to the life
of the community in which it finds
itself, the state and the nation at
large. Elmer Head, district attor-
ney for Imperial county, spoke a
few words on the Communist situa-
tion in the valley, tracing the work
his office had done in ferreting out
the plans of certain malcontents and
their arrest, eliminating in the in
dictment rendered by the gran d
jury. charging them with crimina!
svndicalism.
Vaughn Thompson, judge of the
superior court, Spore for few mo-
mcnts on the juvenile situation and
the observance of law and order
within the county. Mrs. j. S. Cam
eron, president OF the 22nd district
Of the American Legion Auxiliary,
spoke for a few moments on the
meaning of the Legion to the mem
bers of the auxiliary.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-07
QUAKE DAMAGES
FAMOUS TEMPLE
OF SHWEDACON

RAGOON, Burma, May Z. W.H-
The earthquake that shook lower
Burma Monday and killed hundreds
Of natives, injuring thousands. dam
aged the famed Shwedagon Pagoda,
one of the greatest Buddhist shrines,
to the extent of more than $1,000
coo, it was learned today.
The Pagoda, located at Pegu, near
here, was surmounted by a weather
vane richly studded with jewels and
valued at $1,250,00O. The quake sent
the vane crashing to the ground
from the golden tower and smashed
it.
Built in 5S5 B. c., the Pagoda was
octagonal, $40 feet high. Few altera'
tions have been made on it since the
10th century, and despite the de
cline of Pcgu's Importance, Budd
hists from all parts of Asia flock to
It on their pilgrimages.
Fifty nine persons were killed and
20I injured by the quake in the city
Of Ragoon, while the death toll al
Pcgu was still not completely check
ed, but was known to be extremely
high
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-07
BREATHING SPELL,
BROUGHT BY LAW
in JULIAN CASE
Statute OF Limitations
Prevents Any New Ac-
tiOns Being Brought

Los ANGELES, May 7. U.p)-
This was the first day in three
years that indictments could not be
returned against those participating
in the illegal acts surrounding the
collapse OF the $100,000,000 Julian
Petroleum Corporation.
The statute of limitations effect
i've last midnight prccluded further
investigation by the district attor,
ney and the grand jury of the great
est and most complicated financial
collapse the Pacific coast has ever
known.
Three years ago last night the
board of governors of the Los An
geles stock exchange announced
that Julian stock was suspended
from trading. The board also said
the stock had been over issued.
Thousands of investors were in
formed by the newspapers the next
morning that their savings had beer
wiped away, and the Julian investi-
cations were under way. Since
scores of civil and criminal actions
have followed, many of which are
still pending.
approximately three scores of in
dictments were returned by the
grand jury which yesterday an
nounced that "no further compen-
sating results" would be forthcom-
ing
The statement from the grand
jury's foreman, Frederick /. Morris
was preceded by a lengthy state
mcnt from District Attorney Buron
Fits. now gubernatOrial candi-
date, in which he blamed political
enemies with hindering and harass-
ing the grand jury and his office
Not until late yesterday did the
grand jury cease its effort to find
further evidence upon which to re-
turn indictments.
Refuses Any Blame
"lf any of the sO-called 'big
crooks escaped it has not been
through any lack on our part" the
statement from the grand jury con
eluded.
Among the bighlights of the
trials which followed the over issue
of 100000 shares of Julian stock
and collapse of the company, was
the conviction of Asa Keyes, then
district attorney, on charges of bril-
berry.
District Attorney Fits, formerly
an aide in Keyes' office, resigned
his post as lieutenant governor of
the state to prosecute his former
chief.
Jacob Berman, former Julian exc
cutive, and S. c. Lewis, Julian pres
idcnt, were sentenced to the feder
al prison on Mcneil Island on
chrages growing out of the Julian
crash.
Several lesser officials cud scores
of brokers, several jurors III vari
Gus trials and others are named in
eases now pending in the courts.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-07
Court Declines
Davis Rehearing

LOS ANGELES, May z. U.p)-
The state appellate court today re-
fused rehearing of an order under
which Harold "Buddy" Davis, chief
deputy to former District Attorney
Asa keyes, will obtain a new trial
on bribery charges.
The attorney generals office on
learning of the ruling said the SUI
preme court will be petitioned al
most Immediately.
Davis was convicted of having
accepted bribe to cease up" on
the prosecution of number OF
criminal case defendants in the
Julian Petroleum scandal. He was
released from the county Jail when
the appellate court ruled he was to
have another chance because the
testimony of Ben Getz2ff was
worthless as his integrity had been
impeached.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-07
By RICHARD L. HARKNESS
United Press Staff Correspoudent

FROST, Texas, May Z. W.H-This
onec thriving town resembled war
torn village today after nature had
rushed against it with one of its
worst wcapons-wind.
Relief workers plodded through
its ruins, seeking victims of a lorna
do which had levelled every busienss
building in the town Of 1,200 per
sons.
Twenty dead have been identified
.nd it was believed II or Is more
Law crushed in the debris Of the 3S
demolished business structures and
80 homes.
The damage here was estimated at
$:.O00,000.
Members of relief agencies work
ed all night in the glare of camp
fires which illuminated a scene of
stark desolation.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-07
COUNTY WOULD
SELL SHARE OF
HOSPITAL SITE

Instructions were given the clerk
Of the board of county supervisors
to communicate with the board of
supervisors for Riverside county to
discover if that body would be in
terested in the purchase of Imperial
county's interest in the property Sc
cured for tri-county tuberculosis
hospital several years ago, by In
pcrial, Riverside and San Bernar.
dino counties.
The board adopted a resolution
requesting the superintendent of the
county farm and hospital to turn
over all notes given by patients af-
ter they have left the hospital to
the INDECENT commissioner for con-
nectiOn.
After the hearing of testimony
and evidence, resolution was
adopted by the board declaring the
office of constable for the city of
Calipatria vacant, and another reso-
luton appointed E. H. TethfOrd as
constable to fill the vacancy.
BY resolution of the board the
current demands were approved;
routine budget transfers We're made
and the sale of two county ears now
used by the sheriff's office to the
Roy II. Womack company, con
firmed.
The clerk of the board was in
structed to certify the following
names to the governor for appoint
ment as directorss of the 45th Agri'
cultural District association: T o nj
Anderson, Calexico; George Bailey,
"alipatria; Raman Ryerson, Holt
vile: Dewey Carey, Draw y;
Charles Pitzer, E Centres; Sam
Rowe, Westmorland; Ben Hulse, I'M
perial: and William Dunn, Imperial.
The celrk was further instructed to
advertise for sale on Tuesday, May
G, an Adams road grader, for which
the county has no further usse.
Three instructions were issued to
the purchasing agent: to advertise
for bids for supplying road district
No. | with one. nine foot road
grader, Austin-Weste type; to ad-
vertise for bids for one Caterpillar
type tractor No. 30 for road district
No. L; and to purchase two carloads
of lumber for road district No. a..
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-07
ATT
REJECTS
PARKER
Presidents Nominee For
Supreme Court Is Beat
en- BY Three Votes
REGULARS DESERT
Strong Supporters Of Ad-
ministratiOn Go Over
To Opposition Ranks
BY PAUL r. MAILON
United Press staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON. May 7.-U.D-
The senate rejected today President
HoOver's nomination Of John J.
Parker to be associate justice Of
the U. S. supreme court.
The action climaxed a long and
bitter struggle in which the admin.
istration brought unprecedented
pressure to bear for confirmation
of the North Carolina Republican
jurist.
The vote was 50 to Al. 50
The defeat, the first rejection of
supreme court nominee in 36
years, was due chiefly to the bitter
opposition of organized labor and
negro organizations.
The rejection, forecast several
weeks ago when the senate judiciary
committee reported unfavorably by
1916 vote, means the President
must now submit another name to
fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Justice Sanford.
Twenty-nihe Republicans and 10
Democrats voted to confirm Par.
ker.
Seventeen Republicans joined
with % Democrats and one farmer
laborite, Shipstead, Mimi, to defeat
him.
President Hoover was at lunch
| when the Parker vote reached the
! executive office and it was not
known immediately whether he
would make any comment on the
rejection.
The roll call follows: For Parker:
Bingham, Dale, Fess, Gillett, Colds
borough, Gould, Greene, Hale, Hast
ins, Hatfield, Heberts, Jones, KeaI.
keyes, McCuloch, Metcalf, Oddie,
Patterson, Reed, Shortridge, Smoot,
Sullivan. Thomas, Idaho; Town.
send; Falcott, Waterman, Watson.
Democrats, 10-Blease, Broussard,
Glass, Harrison, Overman, Rams
dell, Simmons, Steck, Stephens,
Swanson.
Galleries Packed
The senate scene during the vote
was quiet and intense. Polls show
ed the issue would be close. Until
the last minute three or four SEN
atOrs were in doubt. A hundred or
more representatives from the house
crowded upon the floor. Nearly
every senator was in his chair, gal
leries were packed with wives of
government officials.
The clerks voice reading the
names of senators in alphabetical
order reveberated like staccato
shots.
There were "ohs" and "ahs' as
Senator Deneen, Republican, Hi.
nois, recently defeated for renomi-
nation and who was doubtful up to
the last moment, deserted the last
ditch administration supporters of
whom he has formed such a stead
fast part in the past.
Some one in the crowd whistled
softly as another administration
supporter, Vandenberg, Republican,
Michigan, also joined the Republic
can insurrection with firm shout
of "no." He decided just yester-
day to vote against Parker.
There was murmur from the
crowd, too, when Senator Steck,
Democrat, Iowa, deserted Demo-
cratic ranks and supported the ad.
ministration choice.
Parker was beaten because Of the
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-07
Senate To Quiz
Bishop Cannon

WASHINGTON, May Z. W.H-
Bishop James Cannon, Jr., of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south
will be invited to appear before
the senate lobby committee IN a
week or 10 days to answer testi-
mony which has involved him III
the financing of the anti-Smith
movement in the south, Chairman
Caraway announced today
The bishop will be confronted, ms
soon as he returns from Texas, with
the testimony of the "Angel" of the
antrSmith campaign, Edwin e.
Jameson, New York industrialist.
Jameson said he gave $S,530O to
Cannon and $4,000 to a Democrat g
constitutional league during the
last presidential campaign.
Caraway and the other committc"
members want particularly TO learn
from Cannon what became of
S4S,ooO of the cash advanced by
Jameson without even the record
of check endorsement showing on
Iameson's books.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-07
Whites In Clash
With Filipinos

SEATTLE, Wasn., May 7.-fU.P)
Terrified Filipinos struggled back
to their homes today after spending
the night in the hills of White
River Valley where they had taken
refuge from attacks made upon
them by white laborcrs.
Race riots caused by the replace.
mcnt of white labor with Filipinos
kept all available highway patrol
men and deputy sheriffs busy
throughout the night to protect hu.
man life and property.
White men attacked Filipinos
who had replaced them on truck
garden farms for less pay. Four
Filipinos were kidnapped and others
driven into the hills last night.
White River Valley ranchers
were said to have discharged white
lettuce packers who were getting
60 cents an hour to replace them
with Filipinos at o5 cents an hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-07
Shortridge Will
Propose Judge

WASHINGTON, May 7.-UD-
Senator Shortridge, Republican,
California, called at the white house
today and expressed the hope Judge
Parker would be confirmed in the
senate, but said that were he re
.jected he intended to recommend
for the supreme bench a person
from the ninth United States cir
cult.
The circuit embraces the Pacific
coast and has additional iurisdic-
tion over the Philippine Islands,
Hawaii and Alaska.
Shortridge said he had not de
cided, however, whom he would
nominate if Parker were rejected.