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Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
SEVEN IS
TOLL. OF
OIL FIRE
Crews Toll To Halt Bad
Blaze In Eastern Texas
Territory.
SABOTAGE is DENIED
Experienced Men Assert
Communism Not Re-
spOnsible For Disaster.

GLADEWATER, Tex, April 90. .(U. .P)
Within line of guards that kept
hundreds of spectators at safe dis
tance, crews of men toiled today at
preparations for an attempt to ex-
tinguish a fire at the Sinclair No. l
Cole gusher, in which seven men
periShed.
Company officials at noon ex-
pressed belief that only two bodies
remained in the flames, and that
the death toll would stand at seven.
Five bodies were recovered and
taken to morgues at Longview.
Harry F. Sinclair, multimillion-
aire head of the company that owns
the burning property, was fastening
here by automobile from Dallas.
Oil men who witnessed the start
OF the fire, the greatest tragedy thus
far in the boom fields of east Texas,
discredited theories that the blaze
was the work of Communists.
They attributed the fire to the
various hazards encountered in
handling wild gas wells-probably
friction or spontaneous combustion.
The roar of the flames could be
heard more than q mile from the
burning well.
Just before dawn the fire seemed
TO burn more fiercely than at any
time. Then 1t lessened somewhat
and men searching for bodies were
able to approach a little nearer to
the well.
The almost complete absence of
wind was a favorable factor in the
situation.
Shortly after dawn searchers were
able to make their way through
burned vegetation TO within so yards
OF the well. -
The area about the flaming well
was guarded by special deputies
hastily appointed by Sheriff Martin
Hays of Gregg county.
Confusion prevailed at first ut the
scene of the disaster as hundreds
rushed to the spot by automobile
and on foot.
The deputies halted all automo-
biles 400 yards away from the well.
Hundreds of residents of Glade
water went to the scene of the fire,
four miles southeast of the town.
Five bodies, all terribly charred,
were taken to morgues at Longview
today.
The bodies taken to Longview
were identified as George Albright,
Carnegie City, Pa; Roy Blanken-
ship. Seminole, Okla; Virgil Wolff,
Hunter, Okla; w. NJ McCaslin and
his son, w. X. McCasiin Jr., of VIM
ona, Okla.
Bob Murdock, Orlando Okla, and
William Haroun, Canadian, Okla,
were known to be dead but their
bodies had not yet been recovered.
At least three of the more than
q dozen persons for whom hsyteri-
cal members Of the crowd inquired
today were believed dead.
All of the dead with the excep-
ton of the elder McCaslin were less
than 80 years old
Some of the bodies were burned
to skeletons. Identification was
made by jewelry or dental work IN
some cases.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
Siamese Royalty
Visits President

WASHINGTON, April 90. U.P)-
President Hoover received an Off
cial call today from their majesties,
the King and Queen of Siam, who
came half way around the world to
visit this western democracy.
The royal pair chatted with the
Chief Executive and Mrs. Hoover
for Is minutes.
AS their majesties emerged On the
White House portico they were con-
fronted with battery of camera
men. The queen smiled and talked
to other members of the party while
the shutters clicked. The diminu-
tive king was quiet and reserved.
Several hundred civilians lined
the the sidewalks leading to the
White House.
The king and queen motored to
their palatial home and were fol-
lowed shortly by Mr.. and Mrs. Hoo
yer, who repaid their visit.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
FLYERS START
ON ATTEMPT TO
CIRCLE GLOBE

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y, April
%. U.P)-Hugh Herndon. Jr., and
Clyde Pangborn departed for Porto
Rico today in a cabin monoplane in
which they plan later to make a
flight around the world.
Captain Lewis A. .Yancey, Allan
tic flyer who has been the adviser
OF Herndon and Pangborn in their
plans for the world flight, accom-
panied them as navigator.
He said they were navigating
blind" in training for the world
trip.
Three homing pigeons, named
"Acosta,' "Chamberlin," and Lind
bergh, were taken along. Lind
bergh" was to be released when the
plane was 500 miles from New York
Herndon. 26. is a wealthy grad
uate OF Princeton.
Pangborn, "a, who will do most
OF the plotting, is a skilled pilot,
credited with more flying hours
than any other aviator today
The men are set to break the
world-girdling record of 81 days set
by the Graf Zeppelin.
On the trip the flyers plan to stop
IN Florida and in Cuba
The flight to San Juan is in the
nature of training trip.
The world flight is considered the
most difficult airplane project ever
planned. The course plotted will
follow the steamship route to Eu-
rope; then to Moscow in a single
hop-a distance of 5000 miles, which
would establish new record.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
Hx& Ro7~~
a 1880 HeN.uuht syndieass. Ina
EARTHQUAKE in
TRANS-CAUCASIA
TAKES BIG TOLL

MOSCOW, April 30. (U.P)-Two
serious earthquakes have taken a
heavy toll of life and done wide
damage in Trans Caucasia.
Advices received today said 63
persons were known dead, hundreds
were injured and many villages had
been destroyed.
The earthquakes did great dam
age in the TifliS and Nakhitchevan
regions, although the city of Tiflis
was not seriously injured.
Tiflis, capital of the mountainous
Georgia region in Caucasia, lies be-
tween the Black Sea and the Cas-
pain Sea. 1t is an Oriental city
with many fine religious and NUM-
cipal buildings. The population is
about $4,000. The region is the
birthplace of Josef v. Stain, the
Soviet dictator, and members of his
family live there.
Nakitchevan, lying some 100 miles
south and slightly east of Tiflis, is
situated in a fertile region of Ar
menia, near Persian frontier.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
New Catholic
Diocese FOrme,

WASHINGTON, April 30. (U.D-
Establishments of a new Romai
Catholic diocese in Nevada, Will
its see city in Reno, was announcei
here today.
The new diocese will embrac
the entire state of Nevada, here
tofore the only state in the Unio;
without Catholic diocese. Ever
other state has at least one, bu
the Nevada territory was divide1
between the diocese of Sacramento
Cal, and that of Salt Lake City
Utah. L
Rev. DR.. Thomas x. German, ed
itor Of The Tidings, Catholic orI
gan ofthe diocese of Los AngelesI
San Diego, has been designated
first bishop of Reno. He has beef
q leader in Catholic Journalism fo
five years.
A native of the Los Angeles-Sa
Diego diocese, he was educated q
the University of Louvain anS
Catholic University here. holdin
degrees from both institutions.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
Warner Brothers
Plan Extension

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20. U.P)
"A 25,000,O 600 expansion program
was outlined by Jack L. Warner to-
day at the opening session of War
ner Brothers, First National-Vita-
phone corporations western busi-
ness meeting here.
Most of the money will be spent
for new theaters, large portion of
them in California and the west,
Warner told the 200 representatives
of the company who attended the
conference.
A production program of 70 fea-
ture pictures and $50 short subjects
also was outlined by Warner.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
CALIFORNIA TO
CONTINUE WITH
DEATH PENALTY
Anti Hanging Bill Is
Killed BY Amendments
Inserted.
BY HOMER L. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent

SACRAMENTO, Cal, April 29.
WP)-The gallows must remain in
California.
This was decided by the state as
sembly late yesterday by vote of
AZ to 20, as the climax to a drama
tic debate lasting all day.
Amendments to the bill by As
semblyman William B. HornbloWer,
calling for abolition of capital pun
ishment, spelled its defeat.
The amendments allowed the
death penalty to remain, but pro-
vided for three alternative penal
ties in murder convictions-death
by hanging. life Imprisonment with
out parole. and life imprisonment
with parole.
Assemblyman c. Ray Robinson,
Merced, was the author of the
amendments which caused the de-
feat of the Hornblower bill.
Although the legislature was on
record today in favor of capital
punishment. it was still confront
ed with the problem of whether
lllt BdllOWS SildiI DS ItLtllilcu vi re-
placed by either the lethal gas
chamber or a firing squad.
The senate committee on revis-
ion of criminal law and procedure
last night failed to take any action
on the bin by Senator Charles II.
Deuel., Chico, seeking adoption of
the Nevada system" of executing
murderers by the lethal gas method.
Senator Deuel. explained TO the
committee that the plan had proved
satisfactory in Nevada inasmuch
as the poisonous gas was less spec
tacular and more effective.
While 1t requires from 10 TO IS
minutes for a person to die on the
scaffold. he pointed out, the lethal
chamber requires approximately 2
minutes to inflict painless death.
Final action was delayed for
lack of quorum. The bill will
probably be given hearing next
week.
The committee previously ap-
proved a measure by Assemblyman
Emory J. Arnold. Los Angeles, MAX
ing life imprisonment the punish
ment in cases of kidnapping and
criminal assault
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
MARKET
IN new
DECLINE
u. S. Steel Leader In
Tumble Which Results
In Heavy Losses.
LOW EARNING CAUSE
Other Issues Follow As
Blue Chips Slump To
Low Levels.

NEW YORK, April 20. U.p)-A
drive against United States Steel
Common stock today drove that
issue down nearly points and un-
settled the entire list.
Steel continued under pressure to
the close. 1t touched q new low
since 1927 at lis and closed at
l15h, off 9is points for the day.
The preliminary calculation
showed the Dow-Jones industrial
average at 1434S, off 447 points:
rail averages advanced OBI points
to 1892.
Sales totaled 100000 shares com
pared with 100000 shares yester-
day.
Millions were wiped out In stock
market valuation of stocks listed.
steel alone loosing more than $70.- =
100000 in quoted value.
Liquidation centered around prin1
cipal shares.
Selling in steel followed publica1 J
ton OF its quarterly report after
the close yesterday, showing only
scents share earned, against
common dividend of SITS a share
which was declared.
Traders anticipated a reduction
to IS annually at least in the U. s.
Steel dividend and sold the stock
accordingly. A worse report thar
steel's was expected of Bethlehem
and that issue was carried down I'd
new low for the bear market
Other steel shares followed.
A late rally was followed by sell
Ing on larger scale near the close
causing most leaders to close or
lows with losses ranging up to
! paints.
Industrial shares on an averag,
were at the lowest levels In fou|
years; rails in six years and utili|
ties at new lows on the movement.
Special pressure was exertet
against Westinghouse Electri,
which recently reported a large def
icit for the first quarter. OtheI
shares sold heavily included Gen
eral Motors. Case, McKeesport Til
Plate, Allied Chemical, and Radis
Corporation.
Oil shares received support OF
buying reported from Rockefelle
interests. Standard of New Jerse}
was carried up to 81 where it wa
up more than point net. It'll
strength helped sustain others 81
the group.
Weekly steel reviews reported 1
slight decrease in steel operation
with indications of better demant
and steadier price tone.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
Woman Killed
In Car Crash

MADEIRA, Cal, April 30. UP
Mrs. Mamie L. Crawford, So, Los
Angeles, died late yesterday while
being brought here from an auto
mobile accident on Golden State
highway eight miles south. Mrs.
Crawford was the mother of Prof.
Claude Crawford, University OF
Southern California.
Mrs. Helen Brandy. 80, Trenton,
N. j., suffered skull fracture and
other injuries in the same accident.
1t was expected she would recoV-
er.
Investigating officers said the
car in which the women were rid
ing apparently locked both wheels
on one side while travelling at q
high rate of speed. The car skid
ded long distance, left the
ground and turned over several
times, tire tracks and other marks
indicated. Mrs. Crawford WI S
thrown from the car as it turned
over.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
MikadO Greeted
Upon Birthday

WASHINGTON, April 20. U.P)-
Speaking across the Pacific over an
international radio hookup, Secre-
tary Of State Stimson today felici-
tated Japanese Emperor Hirohito on
his thirtieth birthday, and gave as
surance of this governments friend
ship for Japan.
Recalling his association with jap
anese delegates at the London naval
conference, Stimson said he was
sure that through their intimate
suggestion around the council table
there the United States and Japan
built up "a firm and lasting friend
Ship
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
Wales Returns
To England

WINDSOR, England. April %. U.P)
The Prince of Wales came flying
home today after three months
tour of South America in the inter-
ests of British Empire goods.
Accompanied by Prince George,
the British heir ended his trip of
more than 10000 miles when he ar
rived by airplane from Paris and
landed on Smiths lawn at 1:09
p. m. to enable him to go at once
to Windsor castle, where the king
and queen are in residence.
Both princes were in good health
and apparently happy to be back
after their long journey through
seven Latin American republics.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29

CHICAGO, April 20. U.p)-
Mayor Anton j. Cermak took
definite steps today to solve
what he considers the most i'm
portant problem facing his new
administration - reduction of
taxes by cutting down city ex-
penditures.
Convinced, he said, that the
problem is even bigger than
anticipated" and declared that
for once the announcement that
Chicago is broke" was mo
joke" the new mayor called to
his assistance j. Louis Jacobs.
an efficiency expert who worked
for the county board when Ger
max was president of that or
ganization.
The mayor also launched def
initely plans which he hopes
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
WHAT'S DOING

Tonight
Lions charter day celebration,
1:30, Barbara Worth.
w. c. T. u. dinner, G, Nj. Z.
social hall.
Mid-week meetings, churches.
Moose lodge, 8, Moose home.
Oasis lodge, +. and A. NJ.
1880, Masonic Temple.
Eagles, 8, 569 Broadway.
Troop 3, B. S. A., I. Scout Hut.
Civic orchestra, 1880, Wilson
school.
VT. W., 8, court house.
Fox Imperial Theatre, "The
FrOdigal."
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
Former Federal
Officer Indicted

SAN FRANCISCO, April 90. W.P)
Arthur G. Fisk, prominent Cali
fornia political figure who resigned
as United States commissioner a
week ago during an investigation of
his office, was under indictment by
federal grand jury today on
charges of felony embezzlement and
converting public funds to private
use
Among the five counts in the in
dictment was the charge that Fisk
diverted to his own use $1,000 posted
as bail by William Peyran in pro-
hibition case in January, 1926. This
was the only specific case cited, al
though federal officials claimed
that demands for unreturned bail
money exceeded $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
Aviator Goes To
Explorers All

MALMOE, Sweden, April %. W.H
Captain Albin E. AhrenberlI
noted Swedish flyer. started todal
for Greenland, on a rescue missioa
on behalf of British explorer ma
rooned on the ice cap In the in
terror of the Arctic Island.
Augustine Courtlau. son OF tn
British silk millionaire. has bee
isolated all winter in a meteorologI
cal hut on the ice cap. and wa
feared to be in desperate pligh
and in danger of starvation. A re
lief expedition has been unable
find him.
Courtlau is a member OF the
q. Watkins British Arctic air routl
expedition to Greenland He va
left in his lonely observation pof
at a considerable distance from ths.
expeditions base. with provision
enough to last the winter The exZ
petitions alrplanes are out OF conf
mission and a dog-sled search part
was unable TO reach Courtlau Owe
the ice,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
English Flyers
Held By Weather

LYMPNE AIRDROME, Eng, April
30. (U.P)-At almost the same mo-
ment that the Prince of Wales was
landing at Windsor after flying from
France, Captain Neville Stack and
j. R. Chaplin were forced to return
here because of bad weather which
forced them back after they had
passed Brussels.
They had departed at Sis a. NJ.
on round trip airplane flight to
Australia, expecting to make the
complete journey in 81 days. Upon
their return, they said they expect
to attempt the flight again.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
Actress Denies
Divorce RumOr

NEW YORK, April 90. up
Mary Pickford arrived today en-
route to Europe to join Douglas
Fairbanks and denied existence OF
any contemplated divorce action in
the Fairbanks-Pickford family.
Doug and nave had to deny
reports of our divorce for II years,
Mary said. 80 far as l know
there is no prospect"
Mary explained that her lawyer
Dennis F. O'Brien. met her at the
Grand Central station on a busi-
ness matter and not in connection
with a divorce.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
COCKFIGHT AT GIRL SCOUTS
SHOW MISSED BY MRS. HOOVER

that the fight was entirely i'm
promptu and in no sense de-
signed as a defiance of the laws
majesty.
I'VE never planned TO have
an actual cock fight" he pro-
tested. Two poems who held
the rOosters were supposed TO
rush off as the hero of the
Mexican scene came on. But
the r0osters broke loose and
started fighting. and were al
lowed to proceed TO fill n gap in
the performance"
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, who
witnessed the first half OF the
show. missed the feature by
leaving early.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29

WASHINGTON. April 30.
U.P)--An unscheduled cock
fight almost broke up the first
performance of the festival of
nations, Girl Scout extrava gan
N, 1t developed last night.
Patrolmen who witnessed the
performance were understood to
have been called OH the carpet
for failing to arrest the birds or
the Girl Scouts or someone,
since cock fighting is Illegal in
the District of Columbia.
Last night the Mexican game
cocks which caused the trouble
were banished from the hall.
Chalmers Brooks Fithian, direc-
tor Of the festival, explained
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
Two Score Die
In Train Crash

CAIRO, Egypt, April 30. W.D-
Men, women and children were
burned to death tonight when the
Alexandria Express caught fire
lust before arrival at Bernha.
Forty one passengers, including
10 children, were estimated to have
lost their lives and Sc others were
in hospitals.
Benha, or Benha El-Asal, is an
important railway junction, 90
miles north of Cairo.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
Quake Felt
At Pasadena

PASADENA, April %. UP)-The
Carnegie seismological laboratory
here reported today that an earth
quake shock was registered at All
a. m. today. The tremor, it was
said. occurred approximately 90
miles from Pasadena.
The laboratory described the
shock as strong enough to do min
or damage"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
Many Arrested
In Coast Raid

LOS ANGELES, April 90. U.p)-
Sheriff's officers raided an alleged
gambling establishment at ll60
East Slauson Ave, early today and
arrested 46 patrons and the entire
personnel.
A battering ram was used to force
their way into the place while a
lookout, stationed at the door to
warn players, was overpowered by
the vice squad.
The 46 persons arrested were re-
leased on Sl00 bail.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-29
GkMlLL--
WTS3E2S3ms;;E

~ LAIN -, I'D, ApllI
%. (SpeciaD-Flew into
Atlanta from Washing
ton. This is a great old
city, but it's shot now,
with Bobby Jones in Hol-
lywood; but they are going
to pen up the hotels and
stores as soon as he gets
back.
They have planted cot
ton in the golf courses.
The chiselers on Stone
mountain have nothing to
work on till Jones comes
back as the model. (You
know they have put Bob
by on the horse instead of
Robert E. Lee.)
My two friends here,
Major Cohen and Clark
Howell, are keeping their
papers going just to print
pictures of what he is eat
ing and what he is wearing
in Hollywood.
Crowds rushed up to me
at the field and said ::
''Have you seen him? Is
he we'll? When is he COM
ing home? Oh, it's terri
BILE here without him."
The Washington times., 1931-03-07
STANDARD FEES
ARE SOUGHT

A committee on commissions
and fees, which will make a study
Of realty commission schedules of
600 real estate boards is an
nounced today by President Harry
S. KiSSell, of the National Associa-
ton of Real Estate Boards. The
committee is headed by Albert H.
Wetten, of Chicago.
The committee will determine
to what extent variations exist in
commission schedules throughout
the country, will work out the
best methods of building a sched-
ule of charges, and will consider
the practical aspects of a stand
ard schedule for real estate men.
The committee may consider
the value to the realty profession
of adopting "at least more
standardized" basis of compensa-
ton for realtors, according to Mr..
Kissell, who cited the benefits to
the architectural profession in the
development of their standardized
rates.
The subcommittee on this sub
ject also has been appointed with
Mr.. Wetten as chairman to study
the preliminary analysis of COM
mission schedules prepared by
the association. This committee
will report to the full committee
at special meeting in Chicago
at later date.
The Washington times., 1931-03-07
REALTORS PICK
COMM |TTEES

Thomas L. Peyton, Miss Laura
Harlan, j. Rupert Mohler and
Mrs. Mayo & Co. were admitted to
active membership in the Wash
ington Real Estate Board this
week.
At a meeting of the Board of
Directors of the realtors organi-
zation the following committees
were appointed to carry on the
various activities in the coming
year:
Appraisal: H. L. Rust, jr., chair
man; John F. Maury, Waverly
Taylor, w. L. King, R. Marbury
Stamp, George Y. Worthington,
jr., John T. Meany and Jacob
Roberts.
Public Affairs: L. E. Colbert,
chairman; j. C. Weldon, jr.,
Homer Phillips, Richard D. Slim
son. Joseph M. Wise, Hugo Frank
enberger, j. j. Muir.
Zoning: William r. Ellis, chair
man, JOQn n. OaVlQSOn, LuCQer
w. LinkinS, Wilmot w. Trew, r.
Bates Warren.
Property Management: Russell
King, chairman; Fred L. Sandoz,
James Med. Shea, Edward c.
Perry, B. H. Parker.
Mortgage and Finance: Martin
R. West, chairman; Frank Bell,
William L. King, Fred T. Nesbit,
E. Quincy Smith.
Brokers: William A. Boss, chair
man; L. T. Gravatte, H. H. Car
ter, Edgar D. Turner, j. A. Nc
Keever.
Membership: Reeve Hoover,
chairman; L. T. Breuninger. Wal
ter S. Hartman, Milton F. Schwab,
r. C. Zantzinger, Karl E. FARRELL,
M. P. Candy.
The Washington times., 1931-03-07
BETTER REALTY
MARKET SEEN
:. BY EDITOR
National Real Estate Board
Meeting Is Told of Factors
Making for Improvement

Declaring that man buys a
home, not when it is cheap, but
when he can afford it, Marc A.
Rose says there are fundamental
factors now at work that will
bring activity to the real estate
market. Mr.. Rose, who is editor
Of Business Week" told the mid,
winter meeting of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards
he based his predictions on
"bales Of statistics" gathered by
his and ten other publications.
Speaking on the economic fac
tors favorable to real estate he
gave his audience an imposing
list. Chief among them was evi.
dence that the Federal Reserve
Board intends to iberalize its
policy.
Scoring talk of overproduction
as a lazy dodging of the issue,
Mr.. Rose asserted that there can
be no overproduction when thous-
ands Of people in this country
are without homes, when several
million homes have no bath
rooms, anG when 100000 homes
within reach of power stations
are without electricity. He said:
''The country needs Ford
volume in decent housing at a
price the average man can af-
ford"