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Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
KryFS DENIES HE
Ic ON TRAIL OF
TAYL0R'S SLAYER
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NEW YORK. Mar. 4.-Thc mys-
tcrious murder of William Desmond
Taylor, motion picture director, in
Los Angeles, four years ago, is today
no nearer solution than ever, ac-
cording to District Attorney Asa
Kcvcs of Los Angeles.
Keyes, now stopping at the Hotel
Belmont here. put to rest rumors
that he had come east in connection
with n rcopening of the invcstig iga
tion of the ease when interviewed.
1t had been reported that long
sought witness believed to be Ed
ward Sands, valet to Taylor, who
disappeared after the murder. had
been found. Kcves denied having
heard anything of this.
Other rumors had it that Kevcs
had come to New York to question
Mabel Normand. film actress, who is
living here and who was probably
the last person save the actual slay-
er to see Taylor alive, for addition
nj evidence.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
u. S. WARSHIP
is ORDE R ED
TO TIEN TSIN

PEKIN, March 4.-The American
legation today ordered an American
destroyer to Tien Tsin where labor
troubles threaten to develop into a
general strike with the possibility
Of anti foreign activities.
Chinese laborcrs in Tien Tsin
struck Monday and killed q Japa-
hcse forman during riOting. The
American destroyer ordered to Tien
Tsin is the second such vessel sent
on similar errand in China this
week. The first was sent to the
Island Of Hainan.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
DeMolay benefit program
American Entertainers 1o,-
600 club, 8 p. m.
Salvation Army benefit pro-
gram, Salvation Army hall.
El Centre Chapter r. A. M,
Masonic hall.
Elks dinner. $40, followed by
election of officers.
Smiles,'' Brunk's tent
theater.
The Coming of Amos Pal
ace theater.
1.-THE American Venus Val
ley theater.
TOMORROW
w. G. T. u. citizenshop insti-
tute, opens 10 a. m., Methodist
social hall.
Kiwanis club luncheon, Hotel
Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
RELIEF PROGRAM
WORKED OUT FOR
I WEST SETTLERS,
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WASHINGTON, March 1. - A
rev reclamation relief program has
been worked out by the senate irri-
cation bloc and Secretary of the In
terror Work, by which the govern
ment will finance settlers upon west
ern irrigation projects.
Arrangements have been made
whereby Il bill will be introduced
shortly authorizing an appropria-
tion of $500,000 for distribution to
settlers under Work s direction. The
interior department appropriation
bill will be held up until the author
ization is adopted and then provision
for the appropriation will be made
in it,, according to present plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
Wet SoLons Will Force Fight Over Light Wines Bee
URGES INVESTMENT
ABROAD TO BOOST
PACIFIC COMMERCE
Banker Stresses eed
of Developing Trade in
Orient and So. America

Declaring that the Pacific coast
alone was absorbing over $500,000,-
900 securities every year, or 10 per
cent of the total national invest
ment market, John e. Barber, vice
president Of the First National bank
of Los Angeles, urged before dele
gates at the Pacific Foreign Trade
convention in San Francisco today
the investment of portion of Pa
cific coast capital abroad in those
countries offering the best possi-
bilities for developing Pacific for
eign trade.
1.-The Pacific coast has become
one of the great investment markets
in the United States,' said Bar
ber, land by itself will absorb as
much as $25,0OO,000 of single well
secured issue. Today the Pacific
coast is more completely selfsuffi-
cient than at any time in it's his
tory; in fact, there is on the Pa
cific coast a surplus of investment
capital over and above its normal
requirements. 1t is proper and de-
sirable that some portion of this
excess capital, which is seeking pro
fitable employment, be directed to-
ward the increase of the overseas
commerce of Pacific ports.''
Barber traced the already substan-
tial amount of Pacific coast capital
invested in the Orient, in Central
and South America, in the Philip.
pines and Mexico, and outlined the
great future investment opportun
tiles in these and other countries
in the Pacific trade area.
"Many of these projects,' he
said, do not justify a public of
fering in the present state of their
development. They may better be
financed through development or
investment companies organized by
Pacific coast bankers under expert
management and responsible sponsor.
ship, which would enlist Pacific
coast capital in furthering Pacific
foreign trade until such foreign en-
terprises attained the size and back
ground warranting public offering
of their securities to investors.
Such companies are typified by the
development companies of Germany,
the investment trusts of England
and Scotland and the investment
and trading companies organized in
recent years by American bankers
to make investments in Europe and
Germany
Barber pointed out that the value
of the foreign trade of the Pacific
coast for 1925 was in excess of
$900.0O0,0O0, or about 10 per cent
of the country's total. 1t was sig
nificant to observe, however, as
compared with the period before the
war, that while the foreign trade
of the United States had doubled
in value, the Pacific coasts share
of it had quadrupled in value, he
declared.
"The commercial history of the
wOrld,' he concluded "has demon.
strated the effectiveness of invest
ment in promoting foreign trade
To accomplish our wish requires time
and larger variety of manufac.
lures, but the most needful action
ON our part is the investment OF
Pacific coast capital in lines and en-.
terprises to which we want to sell
our goods.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
FORM COMPANY TO
LINK UP BRANCHES
IN RIVERSIDE co.

SACRAMENTO, March 4. Or
ganized for the purpose of building
l4.6 miles of railroad between Santa
Fe lines in Riverside county, the
Corona and Santa Fe railway com
pany has filed incorporation articles
with the secretary of state. The
new track will extend from one mile
southwest of Alber Hill to approx
mately three quarters of mile
south of Porhry.
The company is capitalized for
100000. w. b. Storey, Chicago. is
president, and G.. w. Jones, Los An
geles. secretary treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
AMERICAN SLAIN
BY SERVANT AT
SCHOOL IN SYRIA

BEIRUT, Syria, March 4. - DIR.
Arthur Drav, principal of the dental
school of the American University,
was murdered today by his Armcn'
ian servant.
DR.. Dray formerly lived in Phila-
delphia.
The servant entered the doctor s
quarters, cut his master S throat and
Immediately sought President Dodge
Of the American college to confess
his crime.
For some time the Armenian has
been in love with the office secre-
tary and DR.. Drav allegedlv inter
fcred. Rensentmeut is believed to
have prompted the servant to kill.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
STRIKERS DON
GAS MASKS TO
DO PICKETING
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PASSATC, n. j.. March 4.-Two
hundred textile mill strikers, fifty
W earring helmets and ten gas masks
were dispersed by police who
charged them as they attempted ~
assemble before the Botany mill
here today. They then returned ~
their hall for meeting.
At the Gera mill rs strikers Were
ready to picket when the worker
arrived for the day shift. They
greeted those who have not gone
on strike with catcalls and hises bu'
did not attempt to prevent them en-
tering the mill.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
POSSE HUNTS MAN
WHO KILLED MATE

san PEDRO, Cal, March 4. =
llarbor police formed a posse today
TO search for Manuel Mandez, Who
shot and killed his wife andf at
tempted suicide.
After shooting himself in the head
Mandez disappeared, according to a
report of neighbors TO police.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
REFLECTS APPEAL FOR
LIFE OF 1T. THOMPSON

WASHINGTON, Mar. 4.-Presi-
dent Coolidge today rejected an
eleventh hour appeal by Rev. A.
Milton Thompson to save from exc
cution Thompson's son. Lieutenant
John s. Thompson, under sentence
by Philippine court martial be-
cause the army officer shot in Ma
nila Audrey Burleigh, society girl
who spurned his marriage pleas.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
MARY. DOUG' MADE
MEMBERS OF TRIBE
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ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ. Mar, 4.
Streets were jammed here las
nirht as citizens saw Mary and
" Doug" Fairbanks made members
of the fsleta Indian tribe.
Doug was christened n Kim0
Lion" and Mary 'sse Rainho~
Following the ceremonies THE pair
departed for the cast. 8
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
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WASHINGTON. March 4. =

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WASHINGTON, March 4.
The sensational stock market
break in New York will not in
terfere with growing prosperity
but will, instead. have a whole
some reaction on financial and
commerce markets of the coun-
try, Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon told the press today.
"The bear market. he said,
"does not touch the funda
mentals underlying the business
situation.
"Such slllmps are usually
caused by excessive speculation
and the result is an easing UP
where prices are running to the
extreme. s pr sst
- Reactions, usually go furth-
er and thAn7 swing upward to a
point higher than before the
break. tst2af
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
EMPIRE GAS FIRM
IS ENDORSED BY
COUNCIL AT MEET
Trustees Give IntimatiOn
That Work on Eighth
St. Ditch Will be Rushed

Members of the Ell Centre city
council went on record last night
as endorsing the Inland Empire
Gas Company and It's efforts to os-
tablish gas service for the people
of Imperial Valley. The med OF
gas service here was emphasized by
several citizens who apl cared be-
fore the board as we'll AS by repre-
sentatives of the gas company.
In reply to inquiries rs to what
progress was being made on the
work of eliminating the Eighth
street ditch, the council stated that
AT present there are several methods
of eliminating the ditch under con
sideration by the citv engineering
department. This department is
row obtaining data 10 determine
which method is the most practical
ard which should be adopted by the
citv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
JAPANESE TO FORM
PROLETARIA!N PARTY


OSAKA, Japan, Mar. Am ex-
tensi"e move toward the formation
of a proletarian party in Japan was
under way today with the meeting
here of representatives of seven lead
ing labor organizations.
After a LENGTHY discussion, it was
decided to exclude radicals from the
new faction.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
CHILD EATS RAT POISON
IN MISTAKE FOR CANDY

SAN FRANCISCO, March 4. -
Mario Fernandez, 2, out of sight of
his mother for moment, ate what
lie thought was candy. AS re-
suit he was fighting for his life to-
day in a hospital. The "eandy :"
was rat poison.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
Substantial Increases

The trend was upward, however.
General Electric, Chrvsler and Gen-
cral Motors gained substantially, the
former five points.
Sales for the first hour totalel
,29.S00 shares, decrease of more
than 100000 shares from Yesterday :
opcninr hour.
On the bond market there was =
rush of trading. First hour sales Of
hords totaled S4,547,000, against
$5.733.0 00O yesterday.
Trading continued few @ ri II
through the second hour. At noon
sales had reached 1.313,500 shares
against 1,576,1C0 at the same hour
vest erdav.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
RAIN FALLING
AGAIN IN L. A.
AND VICINITY
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LOS ANGELES, Mar. 4.LRains
fell again in Los Angeles and vicin-
itv today, after steady drizzle
during the night. .tv
There will be further showers to-
night and tomorrow according to
the weather bureau. -,
The precipitation was compare
lively light, but general throughout
the southland g-GG bro \rc.. .1
Crops were greatly benefited by
the rains, the recent y warm spell
drying out the ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
Plan Unofficial Hearing
on Prohibition March
81 to Stir Up Issue.
TO HEAR TESTIMONY
Sixty Wet Congressman
Declare Efforts Have
Been Baked in House.
WASHINGTON, March 4. -
House vets intend to force the
growing wet-dry battle in congress
into the open with an unofficial
hearing March 81. on prohibition.

After that is done they plan 10
consolidate into n single measure
various proposals for beer and light
wine introduced from time to time,
hut hitherto without definite action
thereon. This consolidated bin will
be presented TO the house.
Ministers viii be called to tcsti-
fv in the coming hearing. Other
men favoring n change in the pre-.
sent status of prohibition will also
b. given an opportunity TO appear.
hHt witnesses will be chosen careful
" from the ranks of representa-
tive citizens.
Campaign Is Planned
The decision to have what the
drvs term ''wct hearing was
n,ade al wet caucus which reflect
cd Representative John Philip Hill,
Republican, Maryland. as its chanr-
man.
The sixty wet house members al.
loged they had been, baked in ef-
forts to have an impartial investi-
CATION Of prohibition S status. The
"wct'' forces have maintained that
thc house alcoholic traffic commit
tee which has insisted that il is =
rropcr BODY for anv inquiries, is
prodominantlv "drv' and would
fail to get "both sides of the pie
ture.
Meantime, Democratic vets Of the
North Atlantic seaboard are pair.
m'np to throw their forces into III
II ois this summer TO make that
LCnntinucd ON nana 2l
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
ENDORSE RICHARDSON

VISALIA, Cal, March 4.-News-
paper publishers and editors of the
south San Joaquin valley, meeting
at Spanish dinner here went on
record endorsing Governor Friend
w. Richardson as candidate for
reelection. w,ND
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
TRADING IS
WILD AGAIN
ON CHANGE
Prices Higher Today At
ter Sensational Break
at Yesterdays Closing.
TREND is UPWARD
Bonds Show Sympathetic
Movement With Stocks;
Utility Stocks Climb.
BY United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, March 4.-Starting
with rush of selling in the first
half hour, the stock market went
through a spectacular day of gains
for the same stocks which yesterday
had been hammered far down and
closed wit hthe bears in rout and
many shares high above their
opening levels.
Total sales for today were 2,663,-
400 shares, against 3,S73,700 yes
terday.
The sensation of the day come in
the closing hour when Z. s. Steel
sold as high as 125 IA and other
stocks were up proportionately.
Curb Market Follows
The curb market followed tho
stock exchange with utility stocks
which had been driven far down on
that market, gaining heavily.
Bond sales followed the stoel
market. They totalled $14,514,00t
for the day against $16,672,000 yes.
tcrday-a drop of some $4,000, ,00d
in bulk of business done.
General Motors and Dodge Broth
ers and Hudson, which were repre-
sentative of the motor stocks al
tackled in the last two days, Were
higher. Practically all of the rail
stocks, including Erie, Pere Mar
duette and others affected by the
disapproval of the nickel plate
merger plans, gained slightly over
night.
The end of the first half hour
saw 441,600 shares change hands.
the second Is minutes of trading
being but slightly less feverish than
the first.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
u. S. SIGNS PACT WITH
CUBA OVER SMUGGLING

WASHINGTON, March "A
covenant between the United
and Cuba for prevention CT IL
quor smuggling was signed TO-
day at Havana.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
Will Expedite Work

The council assured representa-.
tivcs of the ChaInLcr of Commerce
Who were present that III" work of
eliminating the ditch will ne ex-
pedited as much as possible. 1t
was pointed out. however, that
there are many legal phases of the
elimination to be taken into consid-
Grafton, also the cost of the work.
As soon as these details have been
worked out, and a practical plan
of elimination is adopted, the work
win be started.
Progress was reported on the plan
for installing ornamental street
lights on Main street. The Qucs-
tion Of suitable standard is now
under consideration. the council
was told. and as soon rs this mat
ter Us decided upon, the work can
proceed.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04
To Advertise Election

The city clerk was instructed to
advertise the citv election for
trustees. The election will be held
on Tuesday, April 90. There will
be only ono voting precinct. locat-
ed in the city hall. Candidates for
the office of trustee must file their
notice before March %.
u. l.. Zinn. chairman of the dairy
dav committee, reported to TIE
council that he had balance of
*5S remaining from the 5000 ap-
propriarcd by the city for dairy
dav.
Represent ativc from Imperial re-
oucsted read iustmcnt of the cost
Of maintaining the outfall sewer
into New river, maintained jointly
bv this city and Imperial. When
the sewer was built several years
ago. the cost of maintenance was
apportioncd 60 per cent to FL Cen
two and 40 ncr cent to Imperial.
tf'nr discussing the question last
NIGHT the trustees agreed to ac-
ccut the proposition Of the Imper-
ial representatives dividing the
cost Of maintenance IS per cent to
Fl Contro and % per cent to I'm
pcrial.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-04

Continued on page three
The Washington times., 1926-11-08
TWO SHOT down
IN GANG WAR
by international News Service

MARION, Ill, Nov. S.-Guns were
IN easy reach, and the entire
citizenry of bloody Williamson
county was on hair-trigger edge to-
day, following the renewal of gang
warfare in which Mayor Jeff Stone,
OF Colp, ILL.,. and a youth named
John Milroy were shot and killed.
Stone and Milroy were shot down
IN the street at Colp when mem
bers of the Shelton gang unex-
pectedly came across a half dozen
member of the Burger gang. The
Sheltons, OF ST Louis. and the
Birgers. Of this county, are deadly
rivals for the control Of the, Illicit
liquor industry here.
More than a hundred shots were
fired from machine guns mounted
in automobiles.
Mayor Stone had many political
enemies. He was recently exoner-
ated Of the Staying of John Tree
man, a deputy sheriff, and political
foe. He pleaded self-defense.
While Stones death was sought
1t is believed young Milroy's dearh
was accidental in that he was
caught in the cross-fire of the two
gangs.
The Washington times., 1926-11-08
NJ D N 80 NE RY
BRE WTES

ROCKVILLE Nd. Nov. s. The
November term Of the circuit court
began here this morning with Judge
Robert b. Peter on the bench ana
grand and petit juries In atfendance.
The trial Of civil cases Will first be
taken up ana on Thursday, Novem-
Der IS, criminal court will begin.
The criminal docket shows 121
cases, expected to be considerably
increased by the work of the grand
jury which convened today.
The regular hunting season will
open in Montgomery county and
throughout Maryland Wednesday
and continue until and including
January Il It win be lawful to xiii
partridges. pheasants, rabbits. wood
cock, squirrels and wild turkeys.
The bag limit per day for each
kind Of game is as follows: PART
ridges. III: pieasants, 3; wcodc0clg
s: rabbits, 10: squirrels, Is. -Four
wild turkeys during the season 81
the limit for any one person.
The clerical force in the office Of
the clerk Of the circuit court here is
being rushed to the limit and by the
time the season IS under way II -
estimated that approximately 1000
hunting permits, virtually all Of
them to residents OF Montgomery
county and the District OF Columbia
viii have been issued.
The Washington times., 1926-11-08
WILL PUSH
BANKING
BILL
D ROBERT 8. THORNBURGH

ny ROBERT 8. THORNBURGH
kicked around in Congress for
three sessions despite the strong
backing of Treasury officiasl and the
powerful American Bankers Assoc
citation the McFadd.en banking bill
wfI be pushed through the APP
preaching short session Of Congress
if it is at all possible. Treasury OF:
ficials today expressed confidence
Il win be enacted.
The bill provides that national
banks and member banks Of the
Federal reserve system may estab-
fish branches within the corporate
limits Of the city OF the parent bank
IL there is population of 25, 900 and
over are affected.
Treasury officials anticipated the
defeat Of the Hull amendments TO
the McFadden bill These amend
ments provide that branches may be
established only in States where;
branch banking Is now permitted.
They are opposed on the ground
that should they be enacted the ma
tIonaI banking system virtually
would be wrecked, and that hun.
dreds Of national banks probably
would surrender their charters and
incorporate under State laws.
The Washington times., 1926-11-08

world? Why can't people be salts
fled with what they are and not
envy others? I don't mean by that
that a person should never try to
better himself or get the most out
of life-that would be contrary to
everything my mother taught me.
No, mean that IL someone Is
doing a certain work better than
you. II he or she has friends whom
you would like to have, don't envy
them and try to break up that
friendship. Go out and do as well
yourself, whether it's in the same
line of endeaHor or in the cuitiva-
ton of friendships.
Anyway, think Mrs. Demarest
Is perfectly justified in telling all
she knows. 1t would be criminal.
1t seems to me, for her to withhold
any information that might throw
light on this case and she owes 1t
not, only to herself and to the law
but also to my mother who neve'
did her, nor anyone else. any harm
for that matter.
Mrs. Demarest was also firm in
her contention that she had seen
Henry Stevens in New Brunswick
the day after the murders, despite
his claim that he hadn't been in
town until Saturday, two days later.
You could see by Senator Simp.
sons manner, that he considered
her an important witness and evil
IDENTIFY the defense lawyers thought
so too for they tried hard to make
her admit that parts Of her Atesti-
mony were untrue. y
The Washington times., 1926-11-08

letters were read. showing how
there was bitterness within the
Stevens clan when Henry failed
to show the proper interest In the
arrest Of Mrs. Hall and Willie.
The Stevens were always supposed
to be so clannish, and 1t must
have been terrible humiliation to
Mrs. Hall to have these family
difficulties revealed.
Loyalty Is An Idqr
She Il very proud woman and
to her family loyalty is an idol to
be worshipped.
Through all the other testimony
although some of it was very
damaging, she sat calmly, betray-
ing no emotion. It took q blow at
her pride to remold her mask OF
austere calm. In a way envy
Mrs. Hall her ability to control
her expressions. But cannot feel
things deeply. even il ] do show
them.
] think that person who cannot
feel sorry cannot feel joy deeply
either.
Il am not ashamed OF my tears
when my heart weeps. would
rather my heart be warm, even II
The Washington times., 1926-11-08
HOME WORK AID
SURVEY soon

( A novel census soon Is to be
taken in Washington. The house.
wives of the city are to be asked
to take part in a home equipment
survey"
The survey viii include every
thing from vacuum cleaners to
electric refrigerators, and the quey-
tionnaires regarding possession of
the various aids to the domestic
situation will be distributed in the
near future.
Mrs. John w. Frizzell, chairman
of the American home department
of the District Of Columbia Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, is the
originator of the plan. She has
enlisted the cooperation of many
civic organizations in her work.
git is a thorougll-going move
ment," said Mrs. Frizzell, ITO re.
duce the expense of running the
homes of Washington as we'll as to
reduce needless work through the
use of labor-saving devices in our
homes.
1.-THE business end of the home
is rarely placed upon the proper
basis. It has been heretofore con-
Quoted too much upon sentimen-
tai basis"