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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-30
NEW Chief
SON To HIS
HOME FOLKS
All MartinSviIIe Calls Branch
by Nickname and Is Proud
of Him and Traditions of
His Family in Morgan
County,
BY WALTER A. SHEAD
Times NtnR COrrfsp0ndent

MAX ms V LILLE, IND. April 80.
-Martinsvilie is proud of her promin-
ent sOn-Emmet Forest Branch. Gov
error Of Indiana.
Not boisterously so. but proud as
a matter Of course.
To Martinsville, and indeed to all
Morgan County, Emmet Branch is
known affectionately as son"
He is son" TO his butcher his bar.
Der. his friends and to all his fellow
citizens. Man and boy. he has spent
his life in the community in which he
was born.
The Branch family Is an institu-
ton in Morgan County. For genera
tions a Branch has been prominent
Ia affairs Of the community and n
the counsels Of civic. religious and
political enterprise
A Branch was a member OF the
Indiana Legislature back in the '30s
and Mr.. Branch's grandfather was
chairman Of the Republican central
committee. Grandfather Parks, on
Mrs. Branchs side Of the family,
wrote the constitution of the State
Of Kansas.
Father Also Prominent
Elliott F. Branch. father OF the
Governor, was also prominent in State
and county politics and In the civic
affairs Of the community He also
served as chairman of the Republican
state central committee and was
prominent and successful as a grain
dealer and farmer in Morgan County.
when Elliott Branch died the farm
ers Of Morgan County lost their best
friend" was the statement Of a ciG.
zen.
The original Branch homestead. just
at the edge of Martinsville. Is still
standing after more than three.quar-
ters Of a century. large white house
Of the early colonial architecture.
The old Branch home in Martins
vile. where the Governor was born,
is a venerable brick edifice surround
ed by sloping lawns ard stately trees.
Misses Olive and Leafy Branch,
maiden sisters Of the Governor, re-
side in the old home and literally live
in the traditions of the family.
To the Misses Branch, son" is
their boy. They practically reared
HIM. His joys are theirs, his interests
and sorrows theirs.
I'VE are so proud Of him, yet so
fearful Of the strain and the necessary
responsibility will have on his health,
Miss Leafy said.
Son has been in such poor health
and we don't know whether to laugh
or cry over his accession to the Gov
ernorship."
Miss Leafy is highly educated and
| has Travelled abroad extensively. She
| expressed the lifelong beliefs of the
| Branch women as follows:
l vote. but / believe the W. nan
! should be mistress Of her household
The men have always been the bosses
in our family and always will. We
believe the home should be a place OF
refuge for the men folks. whore they
| can relax and gather strength for
whatever strain or responsibility the
world has for them -
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-30
Waits In Marshal's Office

After court adjourned McCray into the office of
until train time.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-30
Forecast

CLOUDY and somewhat cooler
~ with probably showers to-
night. Thursday fair with little
change in temperature.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-14
MEXICAN HANGS
SELF IN GROVE
NEAR CO. FARM

Discouragement over poor health
is thought to have been the reason
that Salvador Tismondi, "a, Mexi
can, who came to the county farm
on July q, hanged himself. His body
was found in grove of trees across
the road from the poor farm yes
terday morning.
The Mexican had evidently been
dead several days when the body
was found. He made use of strip
of barbed wire and a piece of rope
for the moose. When he was dis
covered yesterday, by H. H. Hoppin,
rancher opposite the poor farm, the
Mexican lay huddled on the ground,
the makeshift rope and wire hav-
ing broken with his weight.
Tismondi came to the poor farm
a week ago, Superintendent Wier
said, and complained that he was
suffering from stomach trouble. He
remained there for about day and
then disappeared. Nothing was
heard from him until yesterday
morning when Mr.. Wier was asked
to come over to the Hoppin ranch
to see if he could identify the body.
A eoroner's inquest was held later
in the day and verdict that death
came through hanging was given.
The Mexican was buried immediate
ly afterwards.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-14
BOULDER DAM
ASSN. TO MEET Y

July 10, is the date set for the
postponeds meeting of, the Boulder
Dam association, which will be held
this year at Long Beach, according
to an announcement received here.
GA thorougIh exposition, of the
domestic water situation in South
ern California along the lines of
investigation already made will be
offered and the membership will be
asked to consider a wise policy of
presentation of the water problem
to the southern counties, the an
nouncement said. Nv
The annual meeting had been
scheduled for May, but the con
gressional session were so prolonged
that it was though best to defer
the meeting until later. Mayor
Evans of Riverside, executive direc-
tor of the association, who has been
in Washington much of the time in
the interests of the Boulder canyon
dam project, will be present at the
meeting at Long Beach, as will 9TH
er men prominent in water supply
and irrigation projects. Earl Pound,
president of the Imperial Irrigation
district, is expecting to attend the
sessions. S.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-14
Local Man Is
Charged With
Slashing B o y

Arthur Wright, colored, Ell Cen
tro, was bound over for trial in
superior court on charge of assault
With a deadly weapon, following his
preliminary hearing before Judge
Markey at Calexico, Saturday.
Wright is said to have attacked
Brawley boy named Price with a
knife a week ago Sunday night, and
to have inflicted several severe
wounds. His bond was set at $500.
The fight, according TO testimony
brought ut at the preliminary hear
ing, resulted over the refusal OF one
of Price IS companions to give some
cOlOred boys, among whom was
Wright, a match. An argument en-
sued in which Price is said to have
been stabbed several times by
Wright. ...,..
Deputy District Attorney j. f.
Simpson prosecuted the case and At
torneys Berry and Berry defended
the colored men. a...
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-14
Gs - ~. :. g.. g sei-
BIGGEST SEASON
FOR GRAPES; GOOD
COTTON, CROP TOO

This '{will. be the biggest grape
shipping season the valley has ever
knowas secording to Il wells pnown
locau fithority." Previous seS' I'm
ates of $50 ears, it is believed, will
increase to at Feast $50 cars before
the season is over. '"
One local firm alone, the G. H..
Weaver Company with ROD. Hale
rs manager, has already shipped 80
ears and will have at least 120 more
to ship before the season terminates.
The heavier end of the production
has been in, the south end of f,.the
valley, which also showed approx
imately 1000 ears more of canta-
lOupes so far this season. = eaa
This will also be u. banner year
for cotton from all indieations,
10000 acres being in this crop on
both sides of the sline, OF this
amount, $4,000 acres is on this side.
The season promises to be earlier
than usual, as the crop is in "A splen-
did state, all over the valley.
On every hand, activity is ram
pant in the fields as ranchers are
already preparing the ground for
the lettuce crop. Broad acres are
being plowed and turned under to
be watered disced and prepared in
time for, late September planting. As
the seed will not germinate in !, temp
erature over 90 degrees, planting
cannot be made until the weather
m0derates.
There also promises to be large
production Of early peas this winter,
as growers last year found this veg
etabIe highly profitable and many
ears left the valley, long before
other commuhi ties had begun t9
market theirs.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-14

Local exservice men eligible for
the insurancc and cash bonus given
under the adjusted compensation
act passed by Congress recently, are
taking advantage of the law, ae-
cording to A. c. Farrar, 5l0p Main
street. where about 40 of them have
already made application for their
service compensation, 1a
Mr.. Farrar's office is open dur
ing the evening so that-exserviee
men may come there for assistance
in filling in their applications. in
commenting .op this service to ex-
soldiers today, Mn Farrar said that
it would help matters considerably
of those, desiring to makevapplcar
tion wouldrdo so att the earliest date
possible. He said he wanted TO get
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-14
DAVIS TO TOUR
COUNTRY WHEN
CAMPAIGN IS ON
Nv United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, July 14.--In-
spired by the leadership of John w.
Davis, Democratic, leaders today
set about ".selling' thir candidate
to the country with view to Win
ming the presidency and congress.
Without waiting for the selection
of successor, Chairman Cordell
Hull Of the Democratic national
committee has already laid the
ground work for smashing cam
paign that will carry Davis into
every section of the country.
Hui Will urge DAVIS to take
prompt action so that the campaign
nav get under way at once.
Hull S idea of the general cam
paign would be to emphasize: =,
!. A governmental house cleaning.
=. Economic issues.
3. World peace and practical
'idealism.
Hull said thre was no question OF
Davis availability to be able 10
stand squarely on the Democratic
platform calling for "clean govern
ment.b
Davis today went to the residence
of his friend, Frank Jolk.
Isadore Dockweiler, the California
Democrat, was the first slated to
confer with Davis.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-14
Well Known Business Man Found Dead at Jacumba
TOOK OWN LIFE
WITH BULLET Is
GENERAL BELIEF
Missing for Several Days,
Coles Body Found
Among Bushes

Search for Fred Cole, well known
resident here and proprietor of a
soft drink place at 562 Main street,
who disappeared Wednesday night,
ended yesterday noon with the dis
covery of his body in a secluded
spot about go yards from the high
way west of Jacumba. Beside the
body was n revolver and balanced
ON a rock within reach of the dead
man was partially burned cigar in
an amber holder identified as one
he always had carried. A bullet hole
through the heart showed how death
had come.
1t is believed that the tragedy oc
cured Thursday morning. Those
who were called to investigate say
that it is likely that Mr.. Cole walk
ed out n the highway west of ia
cumba as far as the bridge over
the San Diego and Arizona tracks
and there left the main highway to
take a side road that winds out OF
sight in the mountains. After turn
ing a bend in the road about %
yards from the bridge, the man is
believed to have climbed the hillside
for about 20 feet to tree, where
he. evidently sat down..
The cigar found beside him, in
dicates that he must have sat there
for few minutes before the fatal
bullet was fired. His pocktboOk con-
tanning several dollars, and a note
giving funeral directions, a diamond
ring and an Elks emblem were found
1lndisturbed.
The spot where the body was
found is not visible from the road,
and until the report was give4 yes
terday by w. Ginder, Raymond
Wells and a, Mexican named Spira
Smiralas, no trace of the man had
been found.
Were Seeking Man
Police here and the sheriff's of
flee had been notified by Mrs. Cole
last Thursday to assist in getting
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Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-14
j. S. FLYERS GIVEN PARIS OVATION
Make Sacrifice
TO BE There On
Great HOlidnu
ny United Press leased wire

PARIS, July 14.--Three weary
+ American airmen, with bloodshot
eyes and windpurnt faces streake1
with lines of suffering, piloted their
iiplanes to Paris today having
!, flown more than two thirds of the
way around the world-and the
first thing they wanted to do was
10 go to bed.
The tumultuous welcome Of Paris
in holiday garb and the rejoicing of
their cOuntrymen here were music in
the American world flyers ears,
! but they craved most pilloW.
) Lieutenants Smith, Nelson and
Wade, who flew here today from
Vienna, appeared nearly exhausted
by their efforts. They showed the
marks Of the hardships they had en-
dured-the burning heat of India
and the biting, frozen billiards of
the Northern Pacific had left their
imprint.
Wegfeel fine except for loss of
sleep,'' Lieutenant Lowell i Smith,
the commander, told the United
tlsreSS. ~ we afe gong ffSni - ~
bed. y, @---' =
The Americans had done their
Dit for France on this country s
national fete day-sacrificing some
badly needed rest az, Vienna IN ord
er to arrive here on July IA, Bas-
tile Day Their coming was the
climax Of the holiday.
eve encountered & severe storm
after leaving Vienna, +" Lieutenant
Smith reported. "Our ships were
badly buffeted and for an hour we
flew in Il heavy rainstorm.'
The flight commander himself
showed the strain of his efforts.
He has suffered from dysenterv and
d fractured rib, but has clung game
" 20 the task at hand and set an
Exam pie for his comrades that has
made them ready for any hardships
left that city at once, and was eX-
pected TO reach the mouth of Fish
canyon shortly after daylight.
CONTINUED Or page G)
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-14
CAILLAUX GIVEN
AMNESTY, FULL
RIGHTS IN FRANCE
Noted Figure, Once Ban
ished, May Come Back
to Be Leader
BY United Press Leased Wire

PARIS, July 14.-The "Caillaux
case,' replete with espionage, in
trigue, murder and degradation, may
have for it's sequel the return q to
political power and cabinet post
of one of frances most famous
and most hated statesmen-ex-prem-
ier Joseph Caillaux.
A wanderer through Europe for
the past four years, deprived OF
his civil rights and forbidden to
enter the larger cities of his native
land, CaillauX, who once barely es-
capped facing a firing squad for
treason, has been granted amnesty
and restoration of political rights
bv vote of the new French cham
Der of the left.
Together with Caillaux, Louis
Malvi, who once was known as
the tool of Cailaux, receives po-
litical absolutiOn and is entitled to
seat in the chamber of ~depWs les.
The vote in the chamber which pass
ed clauses of the amnesty bill refer
ring to these two came at half past
four Sunday morning. The action
had been anticipated, following the
success of the radical-socialists. in
the national elections.
Even his enemies admit Caillaux
is one of the ablest financiers, ad-
ministrators and politicians in
Europe. ~
Editors Murder Involved
AS premier of France before the
war, however, his policy was one of
reapporchment with Germany and
distrust of England. Raymond
Poincare and Georges Clemenceau
attacked him so bitterly for this
that his cabinet finally fell in 1912
and France definitely aligned her
self with the Entente.
But Caillaux enemies went fur
ther than that; they accused him of
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Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-14
26 CITIES IN
PROTEST ON
RATE RAISE
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, July IA Pro
tests against any increase in rates
by the Southern California Edison
company were filed with the state
railroad commission today by 26
Southern California cities, joining
with agricultural aud other inter-
The protests are based on a claim
that the Edison company should not
be permitted to 'pass the buck ."
to the consumers during the sam
mer power emergency, while 1T is
not believed the losses will be near
ly as heavy as the corporation hints.
State Senator w. j. Carr repre-
sented the protesting municipalities
in hearing before the railroad com
mission here today. Nr-
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-14
LA TOILETTE LEADERS HAVE ALREADY
SET UP STRONG MACHINE, CLAIM

action meets here with La Toilette
to pick vice presidential running
mate for him.
Here are the accomplishments
claimed for the movement:
Minnesota and Wisconsin-Lead-
ers report La Toilette will sweep
both these states with the backing
of the dominant Farmer-Labor
party in Minnesota and his own
personal following in Wisconsin.
North and South Dakota.-Re-
publican Progressive and non-parti-
san league leaders have told La
Toilette that sufficient Republican
and Democratic farmers have pledg-
ed themselves to his movement to
warrant belief that he will carry
these two states.
iowa, Nebraska Strong
Iowa and Observation-Disclosures
supporters in Iowa have given La
Toilette to believe that vigorous
campaign by La Toilette through
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Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-14
ROHRER FINED.
$500 ON CHARGE
HAVING LIQUOR

Charles; Rohrer, rancher living
about three miles north of HoGville,
who was arrested Thursday night by
deputies from tine sheriff 5 depart
ment on charges of violation of the
liquor law, was fined $500 this af-
ternoon for possession of liquor.
Officers Evans, Adkins and Hart
shorn Nade the raid JUS before
dusk Thursday afternoon, finding a
small quantity of bootleg liquor.
Rohrers case was brought before
Judge Mcdonald of the justice of
peace court in Holtyille today,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-14
SHOTS FLY WHEN
OFFICERS CHASE
i YOUTH In STREET
Boy, IA, Confesses Steal
ing Mail of Local
Doctor

After having eluded Officers for
more than & half hour this morn
.ing, during which time three bull
lets were fired at him, LLOYD Harer,
IA, living at the Morgan ranch near
III Centre, was, caught and confess
ell to having robbed the mail box
Of Dir. Sem Bacon at the post of
flee early this morning. F!
81 Harer was first observed hy A.
B. Robbins of the Merchants Pat
rol and Fire Dispatch, at about 4:30
this morning. He wa scattering the
postoffice at that time. A few min
ntes later, Mr.. Robbins came upon
him at Gill s service station al. the
eorner of Fifth and State streets,
where he was washing his face at
II hydrant.
/ Seeing that the youth was carry
ing two cushions and Il package of
letters, Mr. Robbins stopped him
and inquired how he came to be
carving the mail so early in the
morning. Harer is said to have
told the officer that he was living
at DR.. Bacon s and had been sent
for the mail.
Mr.. Robbins asked him to return
to the postoffice to show where he
took the letters from, and as they
were abont to'enter, H&rer made Il
dash for freedom.
Fired at Twice
Mr.. Robbins was able to keep hin
in sight until he has passed between
some houses between Seventh ant
Eighth street. Calling Officer Mayo
of the city police department, Mr.
Robbins again took up the chase
The two men sighted Harer neal
the south edge of the city and wher
he turned apd, fled despite warnings
that unless he, halted he would be
shot at, Officer Mayo fired twice.
Harer disappeared again for, q
time, but was sighted few minutes
later, when he again refused to heed
orders to halt. Officer Mayo fired
third time before the boy disap-
peared.
1t was not until some time l"''er
that Officer Mayo found Harer at
the old brickyard east of FL Cen
tro. He placed him under arrest.
Mr.. Robbins had meanwhile no
titled DR.. Bacon and Postmaster
Collins and in their presence the
youth is said to have confessed to
the theft of the mail ..
He told them that he had gone
to the picture show earlier i'll the
evening and had stayed there al
night taking the two cushions with
him when he left in the morning.
He is being held by police pend
ing a hearing.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-14
(By PAUL r. MALLON)
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, July IA mas
sivei independent political machine,
organized to an extent yet unsus-
pected by Democratic and Republi-
can leaders is claimed today to
have been set up by La Toilette
leaders.
The railroad brotherhood organi-
zaticns, the farmorlabOr and non
partisan movements, the Progressive
groups and the Socialist party are
said to have been moulded together
into a great extensive Independent
political machine.
Confident that Senator Robert NJ.
La Toilette would undertake ma
tional presidential campaign, lead
ers began the work of organizing
as far back as last March.
Finishing touches of the move
ment are to be put on this week
when the national committee of the
conference for Progressive political
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-14
Woman Is Burned
to Death Under
Plane That Drops
by United Press Leased Wire

OAKLAND, Cal, July l4,-''I'll
give you the ride of your life, "
Dewey Ward, commercial aviator,
told Mrs. Vera Doyle, Young Oak
land woman, Sunday when she APP
preached his plane and asked him to
take her up and give her thrill,
A few minutes later thousands of
people about the field, attracted by
the aviator's stunt flying, saw the
plane burst into flames at an alti-
tude of 200 feet and drop siftlv to
earth.
Ward jumped when the plane was
till 80 feet above the ground, but
Mrs. Doyle, pinned in the fuselage,
was unable to escape aud burned 10
death. Ward was severely injured
but may live. b'
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-14
RAY ELLIS FIRST LECIONAIRE
','' "TOSICN UP HERE FOR BONUS

the work finished up within the
next few days, if he could.
The first name appearing in the
records at Mr.. Farrar's office, is
that of Ray Ellis, deputy of the
local extension service of the Uni
versity of California. Mr.. Ellis :
period of service extends from De.
tober 5, 1917, when he enlisted at
San Francisco, until C.January IL,
1919. He was member OF the ll5th
Signal Battalion of the Fortieth
division. His compensation will tott
al about 81 200 he estimated today.
For all eXservce. men who are
not members Of the American Leg
ion, MIR. FamaE' said he would be
glad to furnish a copy of the Legion
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