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Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-01
Negro Preacher
Jailed Despite
Eloquent Pleas
By United Press Leased Wire

SANTA ANA, Calf, Feb. l--Thc
eloquence of Rev. John Turner,
negro evangelist, failed him before
the bar of justice and he must go
to Jail on February Is and serve
five days for speeding.
The colored divine pleaded in vain
that his congregation would suffer
while he was incarcerated. He even
told the court ho'was speeding from
San Diego to Los Angeles to save
some souls when the motorcycle of
f!cer nabbed him.
Justice Morrison was partly per
suaded by the pastors pleading, and
allowed him until February 10, fol
lowing religious conference, TO
prepare for the Incarceration.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-01
Hubby Cuts Her
Hair off; Wife
Sues for Divorce
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. MANY
nice American girls have their hair
bobbed, but no Aice japanese ever
cuts her hair, according to Mrs.
Mrs. kayo Gengo's divorce suit, fiji
ed here.
According to Mrs. Gengo's com
plant, her husband, Tokichi Gengo
tied her up and cut off her hair
because of a quarrel over Community
property!
She maintains that until her haii
grows out again, she will be unable
to obtain employment of a "re
spectacle and dignified nature.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-01
Decrease In Gas
Tax for Quarter
Shown in Report
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Feb. L.
Receipts from the two cent gaso
line tax for the quarter ending De
ccmber S31, 1926, amounted to ST.,
277.ss5. Al or $7s,9 1920 less than the
previous three months, the. state
board of equalization announced to
day.
The tax is based on distribution
of 216,059, ,S63 gallons of gasoline, a
decrease from the previous quarter
of 1,7S7,5l7 gallons.
The reduced consumption was at
tributcd to the fact that weather
conditions were not favorable for
motoring during the final quarter MS
during July, August and September.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-01
Famed Scientist
Dies of Stroke
by United Press Leased Wire

HONOLULU, I. H., Feb. /. -
William Tufts Bingham, 81, inter
natioually famous scientist, was
dead here today following recent
raralytic stroke.
Brigham, Harvard graduate, was
member of American, British, Ger
man, French and Russian scientific
organizations; was director emeritus
Of Bishop Museum and prolific
writer on research subjects.
Kern county has 22,26S acres of
vineyard.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-01
WANTED statesmen
To Sell Cadillacs
Imperial Valley. Salary and Commits
SION with Clark Manager Don Lee
Inc, Diego Branch Streets, San Diego.
BURBANK TO GET
BIG MOVIE PLANT
BY United Press Leased wire


BURBANK, Calf, Feb. Bur.
bank officials are changing their
coming and building ordinances to
accommodate First National Studios,
Inc, in construction of their new
plant.
The film company will start build
ing their new studios here on March
]. 1t is TO be the "world s largest
movie plant" constructed at an
outlay of $2,500,00O.
Kern county has bought a fair
site for 100000.
Stanislaus county las year grew
J.3 acres of cotton.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-01
ACTUAL DISARMAMENT

Disarmament in Europe is slow but progressive
There about 5000 900 men now under arms on nat
continent A few years ago there were perhaps 4O,-
100000.
The Locarno agreements are bearing fruit ana
fastening the process Belgium and Poland with their
security guaranteed reducing their forces ma
terially So the big powers giving the guarantees
] because they now have less fear of each other.
The Central Powers are virtually disarmed by the
Versailles treaty. Germany, Austria Hungary and
Bulgaria have less than 100000 soldiers among them
The Scandinavian countries and Switzerland are de-
mobzed. Several other small countries have hardly
any troops worth counting.
The big armies, in order of size those of Rus
sia with her $4,000 men, France with 100000 Italy
with 3O8 OOO Spain with $4,000, Britain with $4,000
Roumania with 146O0O, Jugosavia with $4,000 and
Greece with $4,000. The world will breathe more
freely when they cut in two especially the first
three That is the business of the immediate future.
England strikes new note in disarmament, in the
recommendation of the British cabinet that 100000
600 be struck from the air expenditures program That
should give the preliminary disarmament conference
in which Uncle Sam joins something to talk about It
invites the powers after quitting competition in sea
armament, to avoid competition in air armament.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-01
THE WEATHER

Los Angeles and Vcinity:-Part.
fysrloudy tonight and Tuesday wuth
moderate temperature.
Southern California: -Unsettied
and mild tonight and Tuesday with
occasional rain; clearing Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-01

Delhi, Merced county, il II large
public meeting and after much de-
bate decided not to change its
name.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-01
RELIGIOUS JAZZ

The Rev. Christian F. Reisner of New York sug-
gests that the church ought to let its igh priced
quartets singing the heads Of their congrega-
tons" and provide music that thrills and rests the
weary" jazz particularly.
So the tired worshipper is to have the same sort
of music as the tired business man.
Jazz has its Objectionable features admits the
pastor, but the church should take and use it to exa
the spirit of thousands until fellowship with God will
be easy and real"
Music speaks it's own language The same music
may speak different languages to different persons
Yet even among Jazz enthusiasts how many will main
tain that that kind of music raises their spirits to
Fellowship with God?s
Most observers and practitioners will say that the
use OF JAZZ, though sweet, otherwise than this
David danced before the Lord but is hard to imap-
Inc the author Of the Psalms dancing jazz step to
jazz tunes before the altar.
Heaven help the Caesars Of the Senate if the ma
tion's taxes are not cut before the Ides Of March
Every time Vice President Dawes crtcizes the
Senate for talking too much, the Senate crtczes him
for talking too much. '
II the prison population's any criterion. Texas is
mighty law abiding state.
No there's no overproduction of real estate But
sometimes we wonder whether the market for real
estate agents isn't gutted
A business authority says the automobile industry
70 keep going, must find 100000 new drivers !
wear" Easy enough. Let 100000 men teach their
wives.
= It's Ell risht rubber, As Secretary Hoover
Sssss. Bat r;fbN you know can beFtrstched just
~
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-01

- Diamond Brand will hereafter
be stamped on each first quality nut
sent. out. by the California Walnut
association.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-01

Heaven help the Caesars of the Senate if the ma
tions taxes are not cut before the Ides of March.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-01

Every time Vice President Dawes criticizes the
Senate Tor talking too much the Senate crticizes him
for talking too much. ~ '''
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-01

II the prison population's any criterion
a mighty law abiding state.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-01

No. there's no oyerproduction of real estat
sometimes we wonder whether the market fl
estate agents isn't glutted
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-01

A business authority says the automoi
to keep going, must find 2,OO0. 600 new
Year" Easy enough. Let 2.000,0OO men
wives. q,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-01

SIT IA save rubber, AS Secretary Hoover
Y 1PbAA you know, can be elptretched just
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
NATIONS HYPOCRISY
SCORED BY TEACHER
Columbia Professor, at Education Conference, Says
Character MoIding in Schools Is Impossible.

State Conference on Character Edu-
cation, sponsored by the State de-
partment of public instruction and
teachers and patrons organizations
at the Lincoln today.
The Nations educational system
fails even to attempt to shape the
character of pupils. he said. Evil
dences OF insincerity. dishonesty and
llypocricy influence the younger
generation and condone their wrong.
doings.
What is honesty in Florida?" he
asked
Coe cited the general idea Of free.
dom and equality and the opposite
condition OF the rich litigant's ad-
vantages over the poor one. Though
Americans profess support Of the
Constitution, he said. they are "the
most lawless people In the world. {"
He said the educational system
now attempts to teach people what
to think instead of 10 think, and
that another generation. if the sys-
tenn remains In use might see 'Htu-
tomato citizens going through life,
without character or originality.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
WOMAN UNABLE TO
REMEMBER ATTACK
Mrs. Grace Bickerstaff, Recovering From, Mysterious
Beating, Talks Freely to Sisters.

tai. She recognized Mrs. Farland
and another sister. Mrs. Plummer,
also from Wisconsin.
my sister is conscious now" said
Mrs. Farland 'and talks quite freely.
Apparently the, memory of the at
tack was with her only when she
first regaine6J consciousness and
talked to her husband.
"At that time she mentioned rob-
bers and later told him to be careful
Of big, black man, but now makes
no reference to the attack. She has
asked several questions about her
home. but aside from curiosity about
her bandages and complaints of a
bad pain on the side Of my face,
she has nothing to say about the
tragedy"
I'VE are just praying" the other
sister said, ''that Grace will never
remember about it. Just think what
nightmare it could be all through
her nfeP'
Doctors said Mrs. Bickerstaff's
condition is improved, but feared a
relapse If detectives questioned her
about the attack. She was found
beaten unconscious in bed by her
husband. a railroad employe, on his
return from work at a. m. A son.
who was in the house over night,
said he heard no noise. She had not
been criminally attacked.
Police expected Mrs. Bickerstaffs
story to give clew to the attackers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
.RGU IS ON
BELL TO CLOSE
Commission to Take Case
Under Amusement.

Final arguments in the public
service commission investigation
OF rates and service of the Indiana
Bell Telephone Company were held
this afternoon in the Senate Cham.
ber at the Statehouse.
Taylor E. Groninger, special
counsel for the commission, was to
offer arguments for reduction in
present rates Of the Utility. VIII H.
Thompson, Bell counsel, was to
reply in support on the company s
claim for rate increases aggregating
about ss27,OO0 year.
Arguments were postponed early
Tuesday afternoon on account OF the
weakened condition OF Presiding
Commissioner Samuel r. Artman,
who arose from sick bed to attend.
Following arguments. the commits.
sion will take the case under ad.
visement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
800 ACRES FOR
DUNES PARK TO
BE PURCHASED
Conservation Commission
Deals for Acquisitions
Nearly Complete.

Deals were practically completed
today by the State conservation
commission for the purchase Of 32C
acres of Lake Michigan Shorthand,
to be added to the Dunes State park.
Tracts to be acquired Immediately.
their acreage and cost are: e. B.
Leigh farm, 243.67 acres, $4,000;
Gary Boy Scouts camp, 1920 acres,
sic 900; Kossakowski farms, 2105
acres, $6,315; Joseph Keiger farm,
$50 acres, $1,77O, and the w. l..
Hixon tract, 1865 acres, $1,464. Cost
of the total, 320.4S acres, is $92, 2,549.
Together with the 4S0.SS acres now
owned by the State, the acquisition
win bring the park up to sol. .36
ner, commissioner in charge Of pur-
chases. Soon the commission will
close deals on three other tracts,
totaling 1,O5S.49 acres, which will
bring the total ultimate size of the
park up to nearly 1000 acres, the
legal limit. The commission this
week will collect $1,000 rental on
tracts it has leased since acquisition
some time ago.
Gardner today deposited check
for s135 900 receiyed Saturday from
Elbert L. Gary Of the Illinois Steel
Corporation. This money. together
with $4,000 more from Gary and
$4,000 from Julius Rosenwald, will
be used in the purchase Of addl-
tional Dunes park tracts. Thus far
$151, ,234 has gone into purchases,
leaving nearly 100000 now avail
able.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
Worlds Oldest
Footprints
BB Times sDeciaI

Bu Times Special
PRINCETON, N. j., Jan. 13.
Plaster cast of footprints
believed to be those of the ear
liest land vertebrate, which
first walked and wiggled its
backbone some fifty million
years ago. have been brought
back to Princeton by f. Milton
Fulle, a senior, who undertook
a geologic field trip in the
Grand Canyon during the
Christmas holidays.
The footprints. four inches
in diameter, are believed by
scientists to be those of the
earliest amphibian which
existed in the lower carbonifer-
Gus era. 1t was the ancestor
OF the frog and the salamander,
although much larger than
either.
F'ulie found the footprints,
after three days in the Grand
Canyon, in the middle of the
supai formation Of the so-called
Mississippian period, which
dates their formation as rough
" $4,000. 900 b. c.
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BEATTY fired,
kEENE INSISTS
But Governors Son-in-LaW
STAYS on lob.

"Oh, that always happens. We do
something and then King brings up
set of phoney minutes at the next
meeting and try to tell us we didn't"
DR.. L. Victor Keene. State board of
health member said today, answering
statement of DR.. William +. King,
board secretary, that Governor Jack
sons son-in-law, Norman Beatty, viii
not be discharged, despite the disap-
proval Of his employment by the
board Monday.
You see," Or. Keene said. I'VE
can't fire anybody outright, without
recommendation from the secretary.
Likewise he can't hire anybody with
out our approval"
Keena said that wherl he asked
King to show the board the minutes
Of the meeting at which the hiring
of Beatty as bacteriologist, was ap.
proved, King was unable to do SO,
and that subsequent resolution in
effect fired him.
King said study Of the minutes
fail to reveal any board action dis
missing Beatty and that Beatty will
continue his part time work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
TIMBERS BLOWN FROM
BOTTOM BY EXPLOSION
Fans Kept Going to Hold
Back Damp as Aid Is Sent
to Victims - Disaster
Comes on Heels of Con-
siderable Labor Trouble.

BV United Press
WTLBURTON, Okla, Jan.
13.-Between 100 and los
miners were entombed today
when a terrific blast wrecked
the Degnan- Mcconnell coal
mine No. 81 near here.
Rescue workers, who entered the
600 foot shaft, reported they had
talked with several OF the entombed
men who expressed their belief that
but few of the miners had survived.
Members of the rescue squads,
however, were unable TO penetrate
into the furthermost parts of the
tunnel because OF the gas.
Fans We're kept running TO help
rescue work and keep back tho damp.
The blast hurled timbers from the
bottom of the mine out Of the
mouth of the shaft and into the air.
Mine officials believed a carbide
lamp of one of the miners may have
set off the gas which filled passages.
Business was at standstill here.
Relatives and friends Of the miners
hurried to the scene in autos.
Considerable labor trouble has ex-
listed In this area for many months.
Wilburton. town of 2,226, Is in
I,atimer County, about forty miles
east Of McAlester, Okla.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
SHEPHERD WINS
In WILL Fight
Judge Orders MCCIintoCk
Testament Probated.
BD United Press

Bu United Press
CHICAGO. Jan. 13.--William u.
Shepherd former indianapolis man.,
today won an important victory IN
his fight for the $1,0O0O0 estate Of
Billy McChntock. when Judge
Kickam Scanlan ordered Billy's viii
admitted to probate.
Isabelle Pope, Billy's fiance and
his cousins. contesting the will, win
probably carry their case to the
State Supreme Court.
''Inasmuch as 1 can see no evi-
dence OF fraud, forger or compul-
sion," Judge Scanlan said. "and as
1t is not my duty to determine
whether or not any undue influence
was used. must admit the will"
Last summer Shepherd was ac-
quilted of the charge that he mur,
dered Billy by feeding him typhoid
germs
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
CRUISE PROJECT
NOT ABANDONED
But Board Cuts improve
ment Plans to Minimum.

Complete suspension of the Shank
administration Cruise st improve
ment program being ruled Illegal by
City Attorney John G. Rucl.elshaus,
the board Of works today Topped
$4,000 off the projects cost, by
eliminating all the proposed improve
.ments except widening of the street
ten feet on the east from South
eastern Ave to Maryland st. The
board plans to spend only $4,000 on
the project. Razing Of about fifteen
houses was eliminated.
Railroads required by the former
board to elevate their tracks for the
improvement to go through, already
have started the work, and as the
action Of the former board was legal,
Ruckelshaus told the board, it could
not accomplish abandonment of the
Improvement project Ey resembling
the old boards action.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13

CLAYP0OL
HEAD, DIES
Pioneer Hotel Man Had Been
in III Health Several
Months.
SERVICES ON FRIDAY
Funeral to Be in st. Johns
Church.

Henry w. Lawrence, 73,
president of the Indiana Hotel
Company, which owns and OPP
crates the Claypool, died at
1882 a. m. today in his room at
the Claypool.
Mr.. Lawrence. who had been in
failing health for several months.
was active until his death. He was
one Of the pioneer hotel men of In
dianapolis, having been in the busi-
ness for thirty-five years.
Services Friday
He will be buried in Crown Hill
cemetery Friday morning following
funeral services at st. Johns Ca
thedral. Active pallbearers will be
Henry Rood, George Thompson, VIII.
liam Zumphe, M. Z. Foley, Charles
Kepner and ]. p. Frenzel, Jr.
Mr.. Lawrence came to Indianapo-
lis in 1889. after engaging in the ho-
He leased the Spencer House near
the Union Station, subsequently pur-
chased it and made it one OF the
leading hostelries in the Middle
West.
He, became proprietor OF the old
Bates House in 1897 and later razed
it to make way for the Claypool.
Charles A. Kepner, general man
ager, recently assumed Mr.. Law
rence's duties. He had been assistant
for several years.
Born in New York
Born in Duanne, st. Lawrence
County, N. Y, Aug. Is, 1852. Mr..
Lawrence was educated at Platts-
burg, N. Y, and graduated from
Plattsburg Academy in 1874.
Mr.. Lawrence was a Mason, a
member of Columbia and Indianapo-
lis Athletic Clubs. He was q direc-
tor in the Indiana Trust Company
and the Merchants National Bank.
In 1890 Mr.. Lawrence married
Adelaide Il. Cunningham. There was
one sons James, vino fred whe1f
he was IL. Hhe widow survives.
Lawrence's paternal grandfather
was the first male child born in LIS
bon, N. Y. This grandfather was a
brother Of Capt. James Lawrence,
commander of the Chesapeake. who
gained fame during his naval career
and whose dying command. Don't
give up the ship" still is a naval
ideal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
N. Y. BANDITS
SEIZE $4,000
Restaurant Held Up a la
Wild West.

BT United Pf6ss
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Between
$4,000 and $4,000 in cash was
taken from 200 diners in an
East Side restaurant early today by
a gang Of at least eight bandits.
Echoes Of the wild west came in
the daring and leisurely hold-up. Six
Of the bandits carried two guns
each. And, typically OF the mining
camp bad man" the leader OF the
gang. by way OF introduction, fired
three shots into the floor.
The victims were largely owners
and walters OF other East Side re-
sorts. This accounted for the large
amount Of money obtained. since
many had in their pockets the
nights receipts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
RILEY HOSPITAL
GIVEN $4,000
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Ayres,
Newcastle, Contribute.

Al $4,000 gift by Mr. and Mrs.
A. B. Ayres of Newcastle to the
Riley Hospital Association was an
nounced at noon today at the an
nual meeting of the James Whit
comb Riley Memorial Association at
the University Club.
In letter to Arthur v. Brown,
memorial association secretary, Mr..
and Mrs: Ayres said they. desired
to aid and assist one of the most
worthy institutions in the State"
A resolution expressing appreci-
alton Of the gift was adopted.
Annual reports were made by
Frederick. E. Schortemeier, secretary
Of State and association secretary,
and Or. Samuel E. Smith, Indiana
University.
Officers were to be elected.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
BETTER TRADE
REASONS GIVEN
Babson Expert Talks at XII
wants Luncheon.

Ii. C. Bowdoin of Babson's
Statistical Information Service out
lined to Kiwanians at their Clay
pool luncheon today seven reasons
why business the first six months of
1926. likely will be slightly better
than the first six months of 1925.
They were: probable eurtailment
of speculative building; likelihood
that the sound building cost win top
the 1926 period expenditure; no car
shortage; ample fuel supply for man
ufacturing; stabilization of wages;
conclusion Of the Locarno security
agreement between America custom
ers. and business Willingness to
sustain the buying waye Of last
year
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
COLD WAVE LEAVES CITY
Rising Temperature Predicted Today
and Thursday.

With its backbone broken. a brief
but sharp cold wave slipped out of
Indianapolis Tuesday night. Rising
temperature is due today and Thurs
day, with increasing cloudiness on
Thursday, according to the United
States weather bureau. Tonight is
expected to be fair, with a low mark
of about 90
Low temperature during the night
was IA above at p. IN. The mer-
curry rose steadily after that hour.
reaching "a. only below normal. at
I a. m. The cold wave came from
the Northwest. bringing low mark
of above at a. m. Tuesday. Light
snow fell during the night
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13

All memory of the terrible beating
supposedly administered by burg
lars to Mrs. Grace Bickerstaff, 3412
e. Twenty.F'ifth ST., Jan. 5, has ap-
parently passed from her mind, ac-
cording to her sister, Mrs. e. Far
land OF O'Clair, Wis, who arrived in
Indianapolis toavisit her. Tuesday.
'Why am here?" Mrs. Bicker-
staff asked. looking curiously at her
bandaged hand at Methodist Hospi-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
INSPECTORS NOT
TO have EXAM
DuvaII Says Ousting Won't
Be Tried.

Mayor Duvall today indicated no
effort will be made to oust building
department members by forcing an
examination. No examination will
be given, unless required by law, he
said.
Francis F. Hamilton, building in
spector, had feared his staff would
be forced to take examinations of
catch questions.
Duvall said he did not know
whether Mrs. Maude Starr Reed,
statistician. will resign. An effort
was being made to replace her with
Mrs. Clara Oxley. former board Of
works clerk.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-13
PRESIDENTIAL TALK is
OUTGROWTH OF FIGHT
One Faction Would Support
Nations Executive, Other
Demands Federal Board
to Handle Surplus Crops
Vote Thursday.
BY Joseph s. Wasney
BY Joseph s. Wasney

United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-
Split over the intricate farm
surplus problem, the national
cooperative marketing confer
ence today developed into a po-
litical meeting that may be-
come a big factor in the next
Republican presidential nomi-
nation.
Delegates, representing two mil
lion organized farmers, have divided
into two factions. One group is sup
porting Judge Robert w. Bingham
of Louisville, KY, president of the
organization, who has asked the az.
richlturists to put their faith in
President Coolidge and Secretary OF
Agriculture Jardine to lift their bust.
ness to higher plane.
Bingham is opposed to any Federal
legislation TO solve the surplus prob.
lem. He contends that cooperative
societies can handle their own busi-
ness without Government interfer-
ence.