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Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
WILL SEEK
PASSAGEO
AMENDMENT
Representative Mcleod
of Michigan Will Intro
duce Resolution.
UNIFORMITY NEEDED
Declares Women in All
Parts of Country Are
Behind Movement.
By WILLIAM J. McEVOY
Omitted Press Staff Corre3pondent)

WASlllN.;TtsN, Oct. l5.-To re-
move existing confusion, Rcprcscn-
tatiye Mcleod, Republican, Mich
igan, will seek enactment of Il con
situtional amendment empowering
congress to establish uniform mar
riage and divorce laws, he aIuounc-
ed today.
In statement 10 the United
Press from his home in Detroit, Me
Lcod said he would ask the judi
ciarv committee To take favorable
action on his resolution giving con
gress authority to set up 4 marriag"
and divorce code.
at is not compliment to our
system of statute law, Mcleod
said, "that the requirements Of 4
marriage contract should vary so
grcatlv from state to state. "sp'-
ciallv when interstate travel is so
common among our people.
''It has the effect of taking away
powers of courts of law or equity
rs to others. In other words, by a
simple act of the parties, they may
often escape the DEGREES of tn"
courts Of their native state or any
other state.
Mcleod said he was prompted to
seek uniform law because of a
|situation which exists in his home
state. \ divorced person there, he
pointed out. is prohibited from mar
trying again within year but can
cross into Ohio and rcmarrY immc-
diatelv.
''Wc see the goal Of equality in
this next proposal, - Mcleod said.
claws, 40 be inst must be OF Il
nature to be enforced equally. 1t il
characteristic of Americans to be
continually striving for equality aud
uniformity of law and the admins
tratiou Of law by the various
branches of our government,
Mcleod said women s organi2a'
tions throughout the country are i'll
sympathy with his proposal and pre-
dicted that public sentiment would
demand establishment of Il uniform
code.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
ANDREWS NAMES
DRY SUPERVISORS
FOR FIVE ZONES
By United press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Oct lj.-Assist-
ant Secretary of the Treasury An
drcws today named five prohibition
zone supervisors to act rs liaison Of
ficcrs between dry headquarters in
Washington and the 81 prohibition
headquarters in the field.
The appointments included:
Major John 4. Cooper, Heads
burg, Cal, Pacific zone; O. u.
jackson prohibition director at New
Orleans, gulf zone, and Emil Dun
ming, collector of customs at Sa-
Nannah, Ga, south Atlantic zone.
Cooper win hay" Colorado, Utah,
New Mexico, Montana, Idaho, Wy
oming, Washington, Oregon, Alaska,
California, Nevada and Arizona.
jackson will ha"" Louisinn"
Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma and
Alabama, Arkansas, kcnrucKY, Ten
ncssee, with part Of Missouri and
part Of Illinois.
General Andrews said that divid.
ing the country into five zones WAS
the "next to the last step in per
fecting the machinery to carry ON
law enforcement in business
way. =
The last step, he said, will be tax
en- after the reorganization bin
passes congress, diyorcing the pro-
hibition unit from the internal rev
cnue bureau and setting up separate
prohibition and customs bureaus m-
der the secretary of the treasury.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
Supervisors Go
On Trial Monday
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Oct. l5.-Prclim.
mary hearing of five Los Angeles
county supervisors and three other
officials accused of embez2lement
is to start Monda! before Municipal
Judge Westover.
The hearing is expected to last n
month.
Charges of cmbczzlcment against
District Attorney Asa Keycs, who
signed the complaints against the
supervisors, are being investigated
by the attorney general IS office.
Attorney General Webb, after re
viewing report by Deputy Attor-
ney General John W. Mailman, will
decide whether to dismiss the
charges against Kcyes or appoint 4
special prosecutor to handle the ease.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
Plenty Of Money
But Little Cash

Desk Sergeant Toney of the city
police force counted more pennies
this morning than he has seen for
4 number of years.
Candelario Mendez, of Seeley, was
responsible for Toney's efforts.
Candelario was tickcted yesterday
by Traffic Officer Van Bezel for
failure to observe boulevard stop.
He came into the station this morn.
ing, carrying n paper sack which he
guarded carefully.
Presenting his ticket he Informed
"oney he had been arrested and
wanted to pay his fine. Learning
that his assessment was S. he placed
the bag ON the desk and told the
sergeant TO help himself.
The bag contained 800 pennies,
Toucy announced II minutes later
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
Plan Children's
Work At Fair

Discussion of ways and means to
interest boys and girls of Imperial
valley in 'hc junior department Of
the Hrawlcy Winter fair, and
the making of plans for the biggest
and best Junior department ever
presented in connection with the
chow, occupied Me attention Of n
committee which dircd at the Hotel
Barbara Worth last night as guests
of the fair management.
School heads. Boy Scout troop
leaders, farm center and agrieultu-
al extension service representatives.
were in attendance. II. II. Andre,
superintendent of the fail s junior
department, presided at the confer
eQcr.
Representatives from all parts of
the county were in Attendance. Lo-
cal men included County Superin
teuden. T.. c. Coc, Farm Advisor
Nem DcTar, Assistant Farm Ad
visor Frank Creighton, Boy Scout
Executive s. l.. McCrory and Il. NJ.
Fair, agriculture teacher at the high
school.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
Bay City Bandits
Sought in Eureka
By United Press Leased Wire

EUREKA, Cal, Oct. 15.-San
Francisco detectives were cnroutc
10 Eureka today TO question two
men held on suspicion of completely
lin the recent terrorist raids in the
Bay CIV in which five men were
murdered.
The suslccts were said by Eureka
police TO have been seen leaving
|San Francisco by train shortly after
the second carnival Of death Mon
dav night.
Their subsequent movements We're
said to closely tally with those be-
hcvrd mad" by the two bandits who
Figured in the five murders Monday
night and the SaiCriay night pre-
|ccdinp
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
BOTH MEN
MEET END
UNAFRA|O
Double Execution Takes
Lives of Trinidad and
Watts.
RESIGNED TO FATE
Second Time in Week that
State Takes Two Lives
AT Once.
by United Press Leased Wire

san QUENTIN, Cal, Oct. ID
Twin gallowS today snatched away
the lives Of Mauricio Trinidad and
Joseph Watts, San Eernardino
county murdcrcrs.
The traps were sprung at 1903
Il. IN.
Trinidad was pronounced dead at
l0:lG.
Watts fingered a moment. The
physicians pronounced him dead at
l0:l'.
The execution moved swiftly. As
Trinidad walked 10 the scaffold he
looked straight ahead. His move
ments were mechanical. lie showed
no sign of emotion.
Watts, on the other hand. leaned
over to whisper Il word to his
guard. Then he nodded his head.
AS he reached the scaffold Il smile
played across his face but it slow
lv faded as the cXecutioners pre-
pared his moose.
Then as the preparations were
completed, Father w. j. McLaugh-
lin, prison padre, was speaking.
I'm the name of the Father
His words were interrupted by
the springing of the trap.
AS the witnesses of the execution
filed toward the gallows prisoners
in condemned row booed and hisscd
Them. Guards said this was the
first time they had witnessed such
an occurrence in wears.
Watts, the cheerful, dcbonair
condemned man who talked .lovial
| " about his fate changed front to-
day and asked for spiritual guidance
rs he prepared to 60 to the gallOws.
As prison officials prepared for
the double execution today of Watts
and Mauricio Trinidad, San Bcr
nardino county murderers, they
called in Father Michael Callahan
of San Rafael.
The gallows waited for the exc
cutions set for 10 n. m. All at
tcmpts to save the lives of the con
domned apparently had failed, but
officials kept an open wire into the
prison ready to bring word if any
last minute interference should
/ come from Sacramento or Washing
ton.
The prisoners awokc early, al
though they slept fairly we'll in the
4, ath chambers. Trinidad main
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. l5.-!Iow
ard Paul Savage Of Illinois, 4 for
mer lieutenant of engineers, today
was elected national commander of
the American Legion at the closing
session of the eighth annual con
vcntion here.
Savage election came after 4
spirited contest Of 90 ballots in
which neither he nor his chief OPP
ponent, j. Monroe Johnson of South
Carolina, was able to command a
majority.
Savage and Johnson almost even
ly divided more than 900 of the
,034 votes in the convention.
Savage had 49, votes on the first
ballot and exactly the same on the
eighth. Johnson pollcd 4Ss ON the
first and had but 373 on the eighth.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15

,. The other votes were scattered for
Thomas Amory Lee, Topeka, Kan;
: f. f. Spafford, New York, and JAY
William of South Dakota.
General j. j. Pershing and Mar
shal Foch of France were made hon
orarv commander of the American
Legion for life by unanimous vote
Of the convention.
y resolution giving the honorary
office to the leader of the \. f. +.
and the French commandments t
of the allied armies in the World
war, was reported by the resolutions
committee and adopted amid enthus-
iastic cheers by the convention.
The action was compromise ar,
rangement worked out by legion
leaaers upon the proposal to make
Pcrshing the active national com
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
Directors Case
May Be Postponed

Charges against irrigation district
directors contained in indictments
returned by the grand jury of 1924
and submitted by the grand jury
i'll 1925 are scheduled to come up
for trial Monday before Superior
Judge Franklin Cole but it appeared
today that the cases may be post
poned until after the November
elections.
The directors involved are Mark
Rose, Earl G. Pound, Ira Atcn and
c. W. Brockman. Accusations
against them are to the effect that
expenditures authorized by them in
connection with furthcrancc of the
Boulder dam and All-Amcrican canal
projects We're illegal.
1t is understood that District AT
torney Utley has expressed 4 will,
ingness to have the eases 90 to trial
after the elections. If such q stipu-
lation is entered into by opposing
attorneys, Judge Cole will consent
to postponement, he said today. At
torney had not appeared to ask for
n new trial date at n late hour to-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
NAVY DIRlCIBLE
ARRIVES SAFELY
FROM LONG TRIP
BY FOSTER EATON
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. l5.-Aftor
4 flight of sixteen and one half
hours from Lakehurst, n. j., the ma
val dirigiblc Los Angeles rode
gracefully at "air anchor today
atop the 2l0 mast at the Ford air
port here.
Lieutenant Commander Charles f.
Roscndahl. in command of the craft
announced on alighting that he
planned to leave on the return trip
tomorrow morning at 1880 o'clock.
"Thc trip was uncventful except
for n three minute fight with low
pressure area last night in Ohio and
break down of our main radio set, -
Rosendahl said.
1.-The ship behaved beautifully,
however. Our maximum altitude
was 1000 feet and average speed was
54 miles an hour.'
Commander Rosendahl was per-
sonally greeted at the top mast cage
by Henry and Edsel Ford, who had
spent the night at the mast house
waiting for his arrival.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
ORDERLY MARKET
GREATEST HELP
TO COTTON CROP
Present Problems Can Be
Solved, Secretary Jar
dine Says.
BY JOSEPH s. WAsNEY
United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1926, by United Press

WASHINGTON, Oct. II. - . \
satisfactory solution of the surplus
cotton problem is certain to be
reached; meantime America must
not lose its confluence in cotton, =
Secretary of Agriculture Jardine
told the United Press in an cXelu-
sive interview.
NCotton is one of the most i'm
portant if not the greatest crop in
the country,' Jardinc said. at is
now selling too low bat il Will
strengthen.
What is needed is orderly mar
kcting of the crop. Cotton should
be put OF the market only us fast
rs consumption demands it.
"The product is still in the hands
of the farmers and we want to ar
range the handling, movement and
storage for growers SO they will suf
fer no great loss from low prices. =
.Iardine said it is imperative the
cotton problem be solved promptly
aS it might influence the prosperity
of the country.
'Cotton at its present price has
already reduced the buving power
Of the south by milions of dollars.
This factor reflects on the entire
country,' he said.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover al
so expressed belief that the south
would be able to solve its cotton
problem.
The way the southern people
are striving TO find a resolution is
Indicative of the spirit of the new
south,' Hoover said. "'Thc way
they are organizing shows they are
determined to improve conditions.
They are going to show the rest of
the country that their problem can
be solved and solved at home. y
Jardine declared that after the
surplus is disposed of this time. cX-
cess crops should be avoided by bet
ter balanced planting,
The present low price of cotton
he believes, will result in wider use
of this commodity than ever before.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
Heavily Fined on
Liquor Charge

Charles Contrcras was fined $500
by Justice Mayficld this afternoon
on charges of possession and trans
portation of liquor. Contrcras was
arrested with Hattie Davis near Nj
land Wednesday by A. w. Blanton,
special deputy sheriff and pccial
agent for Southern "acific railroad.
Blanton charged that Contrcras and
the Davis woman have been selling
liquor "a railway section hands.
Contrcras pleaded guilty to the
charges. Mrs. Davis entered Il
plea of not guilty ana will be given
a trial later.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
Kellogg and Nice
Win Legion Cup

Charles Nice and Al Kellogg, who
attended the American Legion CON
vcnton in Philadelphia as Imperial
County representatives won the
gold trophy offered as a prize to
the legionnaircs travelling the farth-
est distance by automobile to attend
the meeting. Nice and Kellogg
wired friends here this morning in
forming them of the trophy award,
The two Imperial County dele
gates drove from FL Ccntro to
Philadelphia in eight days. Their
ear carried posters advertising I'M
pcrial Valley and urging support for
the Boulder dam and All-American
canal projects. They expect to
arrive home on October %.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15

,mandcr for the trip to Paris next
year.
Pershing told leaders he did not
desire the active post and his re-
tircment from the contest opened the
way Tor sharp political contests be.
tween the remaining candidates.
Caucauscs of various dclega ions
were held on the side lines us the
convention went through the formal
tiles of trophy awards. determining
how the votes should be case.
Mrs. Adclinc Wright Macauley,
Menomincc, Wis. was elected ma
tional president of the National
Women s Auxiliary of the American
Legion ON the fourth ballot.
Other officers elected include:
Mrs. Walker Beals, Seattle, vice.
president western division
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
TWO ARE BURNED
TO DEATH IN SAD
AUTOMOBILE FIRE.

Two persons, one a child of three
years, are dead in CaleXico, rs the
result of fire occurring yesterday
in an automobile which was being
filled with gas.
The dead are: Mrs. \. l.. Dean
of 502 Third street, CalcXico. and
Bobby Curl, Mrs. Dean s grandson.
Mrs. Dean is the mother of Jimmy
Dean, we'll known former CalcNico
resident. Jimmy, who is visiting
in CalcXico, was badly burned in
irving to rescue his mother and
nephew and A. L. Dean, Jimmy s
father was slightly burned about
the head.
The tragedy occurred at the IIuey
Service station at the corner of
Third and Imperial streets shortly
before noon yesterday. The elder
Dean, accompanied by his wife,
Jimmy and grandson, drove to the
station and ordered five gallons of
gasoline. Malcolm IIucy filled the
tank, then started to withdraw the
nozzle of the hose. As he did SO
u sheet of flames shot into the air,
filling the ear.
Boy Dies in Hospital
Jimmy and his father were
standing by the side of the car.
They made heroic efforts to rescue
Mrs, Dean and Bobby, plunged into
the flames and dragging both out
of the machine. They had been
Badly burned, however, and Bobby
died later in CaleXico hospital.
Mrs. Dean lived until this morn
ing. She died aout 1880 in the
hospital where she had been taken
for treatment Coroner b. r. Lem
onS announced an inquest to be held
this afternoon at ) o clock at
Hens Undertaking Parlors.
Bobby curl 5 mother, Mrs. Mar
garct Curl, is 4 school teacher in
Orange. She arrived in CaleXico
this morning. Jimmy Dean and
Bobby arrived in CalcXico Thurs
day for visit Dean had driven
from Long Beach and had picked up
his nephew ut Orange SO that he
could enjoy q visit with his grand
parents.
Funeral arrangements will not be
completed until after the inquest
this afternoon.
Mrs. Dean was n sister of Moblev
Meadows, first sheriff of Imperial
County, and had a wide circle of ac-
quaintances here among older resi-
dents.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
Ship
Catches Fire
ny United Press Leased Wire

san FRANCISCO, Oct. 15.-E'irc
today swept through the cargo of
the, japanese steamer Montreal
Maru, dockcd at Pier No. SO, caus-
ing damage which may amount to
100000. So intense was the heat
that deck plates bucklcd.
Five firemen .werc injured, three
being overcome by smoke and two
others cut and bruised.
The flames consumed cotton,
lumber and news print paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
Killed When Auto
Skids Into Train
Dy United Press Leased Wire

SAN JOSE, Oct. 15.-C, w.
James, 50, San Jose realtor and b.
l.. Sawtellc were killed and L..
Louis Gairut was injured today
when their automobile skidded on
the slippery pavement in front of
a northbound Southern Pacific train
ncor Gilroy.
Lairaut was thrown clear of tho
wreckagc and suffered only minor
injuries.
The men were cnroutc to the state
realtors convcntion at Del Monte.
Sawtellc saw the train and applied
his brakes but the automobile had
such momentum that it skiddcd and
stopped directly on the track.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
Local Teacher
Cited By Board
ny United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, oct. l5-Miss \.
Pearl Edwards of FL Centre, Cal,
owner of Il state high school teach
ing certificate, must appear before
the state board OF education next
January and show cause why her
certificate should not be revoked on
grounds of immoral and unprufes-
sional conduct, the board decided in
session here yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED

4 marriage license was issued
at the office of Cal Mousseau
county clerk, to Arno G. Hansen
Brawlcy druggist, and Miss Wini'
fred G.. Bellies of Los Angeles. The
couple was to be married later in
the da. by the Rev. George Hart
man.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
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WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
I. v. Sciots Pyramid No. 81,
Masonic hall.
1.-The Gay Deceiver,' Valley
theater.
"Silken Shackles," Palace
theater.
Boxing tonight, Imperial Val
ley Athletic club, 8:45.
TOMORROW
College Women's club, recep-
tion for all college women, 10,-
900 club, 2:30.
Football: Central VS.. Calex-
leo, here, $50.
Baptist church picnic, city
10 to 2.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
FINNEY HEADS
FIGHT AGAINST
RATIFICATION
' alley AssembIyman
Ready to Oppose Special
Session Plans.
BY JIOMER l.. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent

NNCFAN NENTO. Oct. lJ.-Imstcad
of one day session, costing only
$500, TO ratify the six state Colo
radio river compact, Governor Rich
aIdsDn : special session Of the Cali-
fornia legislature may develop into
"n" of the bittcrcst Legislative bat
ties here in years.
wis became apparent today as
political foes of the governor pro-
p"Sal. headed by AsScmblyman \. G..
Finncy of Imperial County, author
OF the reservation resolution in the
1929 ratification, lined up their
ditional ratification of the agree
mcnt.
On the other hand, legislators who
are farorabl" To the governor 5 pro-
poSaI were preparing TO fight to the
last man for ratification.
Although cmphatically denied by
members of the governor s family,
the report today still persisted that
the governor might take advantage
of the special session To obtain con-
firmation of the guhcrnat0rial ap-
pOintmcnts.
Discovery Of an old ruling in the
archives of the state, revealed the
fact that the legislature, whenever
lawfully convened, could confirm ap-
puiutmcnts made by the governor.
regardless q: whether such action
had been included in the special call
or NOT.
Says Language Same
Declaring that the language of the
resolution he is asking the lcgisla
turc to adopt is identical with that
of the resolutions adopted bT the
legislatures of the states of Colo
RADIO, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada and
New Mexico, the governor today de
clarcd that consideration of this
resolution will smoke out the secret
enemies of the Colorado river pact.
"It has already been shown that
Senator johnson is more interested
in the Boulder dam as II political is
sue than a policy of government, y
the governor continued. 1.-The rcso
luton set forth in my proclamation
calling a special session of the lcgls-
laturc. is identical with those of
the other five states and word for
word the same as assembly joint
resolution No II, introduced by AS
scmblymen Weller and Graves with
the addition of these words 'and
the president OF the United States
by public proclamation shall SO
have declared.
The addition of the words re
ferrcd to is to make the resolution
couformable in every respect to the
language of section four Z" y OF
the Swing-Johnson bill.
~ have set forth the resolution
in the proclamation in order that
there will be no misunderstanding
and in order that California shall go
ON record squarcly as either favor
able to or opposed to the erection
of the Boulder dam and so there can
hc no IFS, and s or but 3 concerning
the action of the legislature.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15

The great wheat crop OF Garfield
County, Washington, is testing up ~
G3 pounds u bushcl.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15

Western Canada is very short OF
farm hands and is seeking them IN
the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15

About 100 acres of Oregon marsh
land are now devoted TO cranhcrrios
and 500 in Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15
Would Have Constitution Control Divorce and Marriag<
JERSEY OFFICIALS
SEARCHING TRAIL
OF MAIL BANDITS,
Intensified Man Hunt on
For Gang Which Killed
Guard.
Hy United Press Leased Wire

EIIXhBETU, y. j., oct. b
Regular ami dcpGtiz'd ofncrrN
ready to shoot to Kill aud c1uirn'd
with tear gas bombs wor" hunting
northern New jerseys mountains
today for eight mail b,Indits armed
with machine guns.
Entrenchcd in the $50 mile square
region WAS believed To be the drug
craZcd bandits, ready 10 battle with
their powerful weapons which kill.
,d 4 mail truck driver and shot
down his helper and a police guard
III Elizabeth yesterday.
State police, led by Major Marx
@. Numbering. patroilrd l@ main
rsa1s through the area and planned
IT, organic searching parties today
10 capture the bandits and retrieve
thcir loot. estimated AT nearly $500.
1re. of which $4,000 was in cash.
Led bv postal inspectors and po.
lice from Elizabeth and Newark.
the scarchcrS were in automobiles,
ON motorcycles and afoot, ready for
hattie with the bandits they be
licycd they had corncrod.
With druginSpired frrocity, the
bandits held up = mail truck here
Yesterday, killing John Enl, the
driver, and wounding two of his
guards. They ran the mail truck
over the body of one Of their Vie.
TINS.
John Quinn, orc Of the guards,
was shot three times aud badl.t
Noundrd.' Motor policeman Jacob
Christman was shot and then run
over. \ spectator was Slightly
Wounded.
SOMERNIILE, y. j., oct. IL
state police, armed with machine
euns. surrounded swamp near here
today ON word from posse that
the eight bandits who hcld mp Il
mail truck in Elizabeth yesterday
Lad been corncrcd.
An airplane was reported on its
way from Mitchell field to aid in
the search.
The bandits are we'll armed and
il was believed q battle would take
place if they were found in the
swamp.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15

Tho 1926 date crop in Arizona S
Salt River valley will show some
wonderful yields per tree.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-15

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