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Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
Woman Accused
of EmbezZlement

LOS ANGELES. Dee. 29.-Mrs.
Mary Lcaghorne, 5S, was held in
the county Jail here today following
her eXtradition from Yuma, Ariz.,
on charges of embezzlcmcnt.
She was taken into custody on the
specific charge of embezzling $4,000
from Mrs. Margaret Noncmacher,
Los Angeles. but is said to be want
ed also in Riverside, Yuma and Oak
land for asserted bunco activities.
Mrs. Leaghorne is accused of vie.
timizing Mrs. Nonemacher while on
trip from New York TO Los Ange-
les on the steamer Mongolia. She
is said to have received the $4,000
from Mrs. Nonemacher for invest
ment in the Prairie Oil and Pipe
Line company, for which she claim
ed to have an original contract for
100000.
Instead of investing the money,
she pocketed it, il is claimed.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
SMITH FIGHT
IS RENEWED AS
SENATORS MEET
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Oppos-
ition to the Republican plan for
seating Frank l.. Smith of Illinois
before voting on his senate qualifi-
cations broke out at the capitol to-
day as senators returned to their of
fices after the holiday.
Senator Ashurst. Democrat, Ari-
zona, announced he would call up
his resolution barring Smith from
taking the oath of office if the Hi
nois senatorial appointec comes here,
while Senator Dill, Democrat, Wash
ington, who also has taken a lead
ing part in discussion of the Illinois
and Pennsylvania election eases,
said he would oppose any such unan-
imous agreement allowing Smith to
take his seat. Dill is agreeable to
action on the case within 10 days as
provided in the agreement.
"Therc are several others who
will oppose seating Smith, Dill de-
clared.
This means that Republican lead
crs will have to drop this plan and
revert to their alternative of a sim
pie motion providing for 10 day ac-
ton. Such motion would require
only majority vote.
81 will not stand for any agree
ment for swearing in Smith, as that
would make him a member of the
senate, even for 10 days" Dill de-
clared. "He should not be allowed
to take his seat at all. and l will
do all in my power to prevent him
from being seated
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
Mooney Will Ask
Young for Pardon
BY United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 29.-Friends
of Thomas j. Mooney, serving life
sentence in San Quentin state prison
for participation in the San Fran
cisco preparedness day bomb outrage
in 1916, today rallied their forces
for an appeal next month to Cover
nor-clect G.. c. Young, following
Governor Richardson IS announce
ment that he will not pardon
Mooney.
Lack of time to consider the vol
luminous documents attached to the
application for the pardon was cit
ed by Governor Richardson, who
said ~ desire to be fair in this mat
ter, and will not deny the applica-
ton.
Mooney was convicted of murder
in the bomb explosion that killed
nine persons and wounded others.
Sentenced to death, his sentence
was committed by Governor Steph-
ems, who refused to grant a pardon.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
PERJURY
CHARGED
BY kEYES
Mrs. Wiseman Accused of
False Testimony in Case
Agaist Evangelist.
SEEK INDICTMENTS
Grand Jury Will Reopen
Probe of Sensational
kidnapping Case.
BY United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Dec. 29.-Alleg-
ed perjured testimony given by Mrs.
Lorraine Wiseman at the preliminary
hearing of Aimee Semple McPher-
son has caused District Attorney Asa
keyes to order a new grand jury
investigation of the Mcpherson kid
naping mystery, it was learned to-
day.
Mrs. Wiseman was the state 8 star
witness and co-defendant with the
evangelist and her mother, Mrs.
Minnie Kennedy, accused of per-
petrating a kidnapping hoax and
manufacturing false evidence in
connection with Mrs. Mcpherson 8
disappearance.
The grand jury will convene at 10
4. m. tomorrow. according to Reyes,
when efforts viii begin to obtain q
blanket indictment of the three wo-
men, and Kenneth G. Ormiston, for
mer Angelus Temple radio operator.
According to assertion at the dis
trict attorneys office, Mrs. Wise
man gave false testimnoy at the
preliminary hearing which lasted
-
than 100000.
1t will be necessary, therefore, to
obtain indictments against ths
evangelist and her associate before
the state can nope to convict then
at a jury trial, it was said.
Mrs. Wiseman s story at the pre-.
liminary examination was that Mrs
Mcpherson hired her to obtain
woman to pose as "Miss Y" the
companion of Ormiston at Carmel
BvtheSea last May.
Mrs. Wiseman was cIosetcd with
district attosney investigators for
several hours during the night and
is said to have sobbed out another
" Confession completely reversing
her testimony.
At the preliminary examination
defense counsel hurled charges of
perjury against the states witness,
and two superior court judges gave
testimony in direct contradiction to
that of Mrs. Wiseman.
Mrs. Mcpherson, Mrs. Wiseman,
Mrs. Kennedy, and the radio man
are all at liberty at present under
$4,000 bail each. The three women
are accused of three counts of con-
spiracy and perjury contained in
criminal complaints issued at the
district attorneys office, and Or
miston is accused on one count only,
conspiracy to obstruet justice. Or
miston was indicted following his
surrender to the authorities here re-
Gently after a long man-hunt. The
other defendants were never indiet-
cd, but were given preliminary
hearing, instead.
With a blanket indictment against
the four defendants, District Attor
ney Keyes will seek to have them all
placed on trial at the same time on
the conspiracy charges,
Details of Mrs. Wiseman lat
est confession were not given
out by the district attorney. How
ever, she is said to have implicated
several others in the alleged conspir
acy, and the grand jury may be ask
ed to name half dozen persons in
the indictments.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
NORTON TELLS
CHAMBER ABOUT
MILDEW PEST

DIR. j. b. Norton, in charge of
the campaign to eradicate mildcw
and put the cantaloupc industry on
a sound financial basis. was the
principal speaker at the Chamber
of Commerce luncheon at the Hotel
Barbara Worth today, where he
talked on "Pcst Control.
In his introduction Norton spoke
of his interest in becoming acquaint
ed with the organized groups of the
valley, and as rapidly as might be
possible, with their individual mem
bcrs. Through these individuals
and through the growers of canta-
loupes he is working toward 100
per cent mental cooperation in the
mildew control campaign.
That this cooperation is being re
c"iNed in very strong degree, and
that growers are not only going as
far as requested but farther. was
stated by Norton. The danger of
lack of cooperation on the part of
single grower, who by refusing to
cooperat" could give the mildew an
area on which it might develop and
spread disaster to other fields where
control steps were in effect, was
emphasized by Norton.
Miss Josephine Williams furnish
ed several violin solos. accompanied
by Mrs. II. l.. Armstrong at the
,. ,..It al,
plausc.
Announcements given included
night IN chamber $ luncheon
speaker for next week, and the com
ing of the Ukrainian chorus to this
city.
Reservation of the night of Jan
uary IL as an ''opcn date was
requested by w. c. Costello, speak
ing for the FL Centre Music and
Arts Association. which is to pre-
sent the noted Ukrainian chorus on
that night. The fact that this
chorus Of 80 Russian singers and
their director could never be sccur-
ed by city of this size were it
not possible for them to stop over
here inroute to fill an engagement
on the coast was emphasized by Cos
tcllo. That the Chamber of Com
merce members use their influence
to see that no yther affairs are
planned for that aieht was request
cd.
j. S. Carmichael, secretary of the
chamber, announced that Paul
ClagstOne, western manager Of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce, will be the speaker at the
luncheon next week Carmichael
also announced an important meet
ing of the board of directors for
tonight, at which full attendance
is desired as number of questions
of importance are to receive con
sideration.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
TROOPS IN
NICARAGUA
7 0 s 7 A Y
Decision Is Made After
Conference Today With
President Coolidge.
NORRIS CRITICIZES
Declares Wall Street Is
Using Government for
Own Purposes.
CRITICIZES

,, WASHINGTON, Dee. 29.-Tndig-
nant over senatorial and foreign crit
icisms of United States occupation
of Nicaraguan east coast ports as
imperialistic and uniustified, See.
retary Kellogg decided today to con
tinue the occupation regardless of
objections.
This decision was reached follow
ing early morning conferences of
Kellogg with President Coolidge and
Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho,
chairman of the foreign relations
committee.
The state department has no in
tention of Withdrawing the Ameri-
can forces, which are simply pro
tecting foreign lives and property
and which have orders to continue
to do so, it was said on Kellogg s
behalf.
The secretary of state conferred
with Mr.. Coolidge at the white house
early this morning before office
hours.
At the same time the movement to
bring the entire Nicaraguan situa-
tion out in the open gained headwav
i'll senatorial circles. 4 member of
the foreign relations committee is
understood to have prepared 4 bill
requiring registration of Washington
agents of both factions in Nicara-
qua. A resolution by Moses, Re
publican, New Hampshire. for inves-
tigation of the entire Nicaraguan
situation is now before the foreign
relations committee. Other similar
attempts to remove the secrecy from
activities of the navy's special ser
vice squadron and the state depart
ment are expected when congress
convenes January 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
MODERN SCIENCE
CREDITED WITH
MANY MIRACLES
BY c. j. v. MURPHY
United Press Staff Corrcsponde1,

PHILADELPHIA. Dee. % The
miracles which modern science is
performing for the progress and de-
Nelopment of the human race contin
ucd to be spread in profusion today
before the convention of thc Ameri-
can Association for the Advance
mcnt Of Science.
Papers read before the society and
its group meetings during the first
dav of the convention and at last
night : session stressed the follow
ing points:
The human life span has been in
creased 80 years. Prof. r. Wingatc
Todd of Western Reserve university.
said. Study of 1900 skulls has
shown that the ancient life span
ended most frequently at 40 years,
while today it is ~. The differ
enec was attributed to greater safe
ty and improved living conditions.
The average height of the Amer
lean boy has increased two and one
half inches in the last 30 years, due
to better control of infantile dis
eases, knowledge of vitamincs ana
the power of sunlight. DR. Horace
Gray of Chicago told the anthrop-
biological section.
Study of Mars has shown the
summer temperature at the south of
the planet to be II degrees, ideal
for life, W. w. Coblentz and c. p.
Lampland of the government bureau
of standards reported.
Cause of Crime
Fine ancestry is not moro likely
to produce a superior type of man
or Il genius than the masses of the
people, DIR. Raymond Pearl of John
Hopkins university said. He added
that the tricks of hcredity can be
relied ON to produce in the future,
as in the past, such geniuscs as
Shakespeare, Lincoln and Pasteur
from the common people.
Crime is not due to weak intellect
but to greed a group of sociologists
concluded after Il discussion of crime
and its cures. Most criminals rate
high in intelligence tests. they re-
ported. Prompt trials, swift convc-
tlon and adequate punishment were
urged as cure.
Dr. Joseph Mayer of Tufts col
lege said crime costs the nation four
billion dollars annually.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29

PLAYERS
innocent
Man Who Placed Bets for
Wood and Leonard
Makes Statement.
WAGERED ON RACE
Says Cobb and Speaker
Had No Money Up on
Baseball Game.
BY United Press Leased Wire

DETROIT. Dec. 29.-The entire
complexion of the Cleveland Detroit
baseball scandal changed here
today with issuance of Il lengthy
statement by Fred O. West, Navin
field cmploye. asserting that there
was no bet made on the September
%, 1919 game, and that instead the
money was placed on horse which
won.
Why Ty Cobb, iris Speaker and
Joe Wood say they did not bet on
the ball game September %, 1919
the game between Detroit and
Cleveland at Navin field-they are
speaking the truth; they did not bet
a cent West s statement asserted
but neither did Dutch Leo
nard bet on the game.
The money that figures in the
ease was not bet on ball game but
on a horse and the horse won. The
money was given Joe Wood BY me
and the certified check that Wood
mailed to Leonard, was the original
bet and the winnings Cobb and
Speaker had no money up.''
West was a Navin field attendant
during the 1919 season and was
present at the field on the dav of
the game in question. He was
named by Leonard as the person who
placed the alleged bets. Explaining
the incident further, West declared
in his statement:
'Gn September "a, Leonard pitch
ed against Cleveland. During the
game he told me that he wanted to
see me in the club house after the
game. | went to the club house and
waited until he changed his clothes
Leonard walked out with me and
told me that he wanted me to bet
on the Detroit Cleveland game on
the next day. He asked me if |
could get a check for $500 cashcd
| told him | didn't think l could
and that | didn't want to be re-
SpOnsiblc for that amount of money
over night. He told me then that
he would have somebody cash the
check and asked me to come to the
Cadillac hotel the next morning. He
was stopping at the Cadillac at the
time.
Gle also said that | was to call
him up that evening and he would
tell me whom he would leave the
money with. / called him up 4 few
hours later and he told me to get
the money from Joe Wood in the
morning and to bet it on Detroit
against Cleveland.
'Thc next morning between II
and - O'Clock l went to the hotel
and met Wood. He told me that
Leonard had left the money with
him and that l was to make the bet
that Leonard mentioned. | was to
turn the winnings over to Wood aft
er the game and Wood said he would
send it to Leonard.
''I told Wood that l had a good
thing for that day, a hot tip on
horse called Panaman. / also told
him that l would like 20 lay the
money on the horse because | could
sCOptinued on Page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
Bowron Appointed
Superior Ju d &c
BY United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Dee. 90. -
Fletcher Bowron of Los Angeles
private secretary to Governor Rich
ardson and one of the most popular
members of the governor S official
family, expects to leave tomorrow
for Los Angeles to be sworn in as
superior judge of Los Angeles coun-
ty, December 81, he announced to-
day.
Bowron was appointed last night
by the Governor following announce
mcnt of the resignation of Judge
Joseph w. Vickers, who accepted the
post until the end of the Richardson
administration, to give Bowron a
chance to accept the judgeship.
~ am appointing Mr.. Bowron on
account of his splendid legal ability,
high integrity and great capacity
for work. said the governor in
announcing the appointment.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
Filipinos To
Hold Program

With an appropriate program, Fill
ipinos of Imperial Valley will OBJ
serve the 30th anniversary of the
execution of Jose Rial, Filipino
patriot, at the Wilson school tomor-
row night.
The Filipino residents Of the val
ley have cooperated to make the af
fair notable one and large at
tendance is anticipated.
Full details of the program will
be given in tomorrow s Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
japanese Prince
Visits Capital
BY United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Dec. o9.-Prince
Iashuto Chichibu of Japan, second
son of the late Emperor Yoshihito,
after having spent his first night
on American soil here, spent only a
few hours in New York today be-
fore leaving for Washington at II
a, M, enroute to San Francisco on
his hasty trip to Toxic.
The youthful prince was visibly
affected when words of coincidence
on the death of the emperor were
extended to him.
He will pay his respects to Presi-
dent Coolidge Thursday afternoon.
His hurried trip since having been
summoned home from Oxford Uni
vcrsity will be devoid of any social
engagements.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
Criticism Causes
Boy to Take Life

OAKLAND, Cal, Dec. 29.-Crit,
icism because he was behind in his
arithmetic at school was believed re-
sponsible for the suicide of - year
old Henry Kornahrens.
Members of the lads family
found his body upon returning home
late yesterday. The boy had fash
ioned a gallows from a beam on the
back porch, slipped his neck
through the moose, and drawn his
feet up under him until hesstranglcd
to death.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
Horse Makes Good
AS Detective


BY United Press Leased Wire
SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 29.--
The search for liquor seemed
futile. when one of the deputy
sheriffs in the raiding party got
a hunch. He hitched up horse
which was in the barn.
"Giddap," said tho deputy.
The horse trottsd over what
must have been a familiar route
and drew up before 100 gallon
still.
Authorities arrested Robert
King, so, Maple Valley ranchor,
as the alleged owner. He was
held in the county jail today in
Lieu Of bond.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
Holds Off Death
To Save Train

SANTA ROSA, Cal, Dec. 90. -
Stricken with heart attack just as
his train pulled into the Northwest
ern Pacific station at San Anselmo
last night. Engineer w. II. Eddy re-
tanned his presence of mind for a
moment, applied his emergency
brakes and fell dead on the floor
of the cabin. ?
His dying act saved scores of pas
sengers from possible disaster, of
ficials of the company said.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
RAILROAD VETERAN WILL
RETIRE ON PENSION
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 60
After 81 years and three months of
continuous service, the longest in
the history of the Southern Pacific
Co., Roger Trewick, passenger engi-
neer, will be retired under pension
rules of the company when he fin
ishcs his run to Pacific grove on
New Years eve. The next day he
will celebrate his SEVENTEEN birth
dav.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
colorado
DEADLOCK
PERSISTS
Agreement Reached
By Delegates at Los
Angeles Conference.
|SSIONS SECRE T
NOR OF Water Agree
,ent Reaches City EHt
IS UncCnf;rmrd.
United Press Leased Wire

.sSu 'VNS bsuSSu w ire
pS ANG ELES, Dee. %. - Still
locked, after more than two
$ of deliberations, the tri-statc
rado river conference was re
d today behind closed doors.
legations from the three states,
bna, Nevada, and California,
nucd their arguments over di-
a of the water and power to be
cd from Boulder dam, in an
cent spirit of hopclessncss.
G same arguments which have
advanced day after day were
rated behind the locked doors.
ma was still demanding several
as much tax or royalty from
ornia on Boulder dam water
power as this state was willing
rec to pay. The Arizona dele
u demanded more water, also,
the California representatives
willing to allow.
Statement Issued
formal statement issued by the
renee last night following the
day OF secret deliberations.
bn-commital. 1t merely stated
he Arizona and California dele
as were still in disagreement.
tatement follows:
Colorado liver commissioners
t.fornia. Arizona and Nevada
bis morning in the board room
Municipal Water and Power
ng and went into immediate
sion of the amount Of water
bic in the Lower California
basin. An attempt was made
i've at an estimate of the per
rights to water from the main
of the Colorado in California
Arizona for purposes of com
IN. The same method was fol
in an attempt to arrive at an
te of the acreage which would
nomicallv developed in a fcas
rojcct in both states.
le California delegation and
rizona delegation are each
ng during recess periods in an
Ito reach a set of figures which
used as a basis on which to
at percentage or other di-
of the waters of the main
The commissioners will
tomorrow morning in the board
of the department of water
pwcr at Q clock.
ctary McIver, of the Impc-
rigation district, who is at
Il the conference, talked with
'al office this morning. and
| that he had no statement TO
lors have reached this city
NE delegates have arrived at
of agreement regarding the
Jon of water, but could not
'firmed up to the time of go
nrnSs
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
ght Decrease
I'm Death Rate

\ |fRAMENTO, Dec. 30 The
reaper is steadily losing
"A in California. according
lures of L. e. Ross, statis-
i of the state board of
who revealed that the
Erate has dropped one tonth
Rat In tho last year.
M deaths In 1926 In the
ryere $1,000, or at a rate Of
sons per 1000 of estimated
ton. During 1925 deaths
red 56,707, but because Of
Yer population at that time
nth rate was higher, or
rsons per 1000 population.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
JAPANESE STEAMER IS
DAMAGED BY BLAZE
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.-The
Japanese steamer Tokiwa Maru,
Seattle to Yokohama, suffered a
heavy cargo damage by fire, ac-
cording to advice to the marine
exchange Of the chamber of COM
merce today. The blaze finally
was cXtinguished.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Chamber Of Commerce direct
ors meet.
Young Peoples Club dance, st.
Mary's hall.
Midweek meetings, various
churches.
Dancing, Red Wing pavilion,
Brawley.
''Goldstein and Murphy
Brunk's tent theater.
THE Speedy Venus and gift
night. Palace theater.
Summer Bachelors. Valley
theater.
TOMORROW
Rotary club luncheon. Hotel
Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29

Louis Bischoff. Pixley. Tularc
county, harvested two bales of
cotton to the acre from ten acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29

Huxley L. Galbraith, university
dairv specialist, has been retained
for 1927 by Kings county.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29

San Bornardino county has an old
and unused granite courthouse on
a valuable lot and IL waiting for
an offer.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29
9Th Of Term
Up ToPrisoner
United Press Lensed Wire

|TLAND, Orc, Dee. %
\ k'ramcr. 10, convicted bandit
! accompanied to the state
|tiary by unique document
sstating that he may apply
lparolc when the warden is
FED that he is actually re-
y ROssman was reluctant to
e youth to prison hut de
that punishment was de
Therefore he sent a trans
his remarks along with the
providing that genuine
would entitlc the boy to a
for freedom.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-29

income from poultry in Tu,
lnty, during the past year
,siderably more than $1,000
The Washington times., 1926-12-21
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Demand was
slack on the hog market today and
good hogs sold at $11.40 to $11.6O
with top at S11.70. The market was
Is cents lower than the average
of Monday, but much like Mondays
close.
Cattle receipts were small and the
market was better on that account.
Cows and heifers sold stronger and
bulls met with a better demand.
Lambs were steady to rs cents
CH1CAGo. Dec. 21.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $4,000. Market, 100 15c low
er. Top, Slice: bulk. $11:25@11.6'
heavy weight, $11.35@11.65; medium
weight. $11.30@11.6O; light weight,
$11.25011.55; light lights, $1,000
1850: packing sows, $10.25@11; pigs,
$110i1.50. =
Cattle-Receipts, 5000. Market
strong. Calves: Receipts, $500.
Market steady. Beef steers: Good
and choice, $g.50@1O.75; common and
medium, $7@9; yearlings, $7@13.
Butcher cattle: Heiters. $5.5O@10;
cows, $4.75@7.50; bulls, $507.5G;
calves, $10@12; feeder steers, SEA
$50; stocker steers, $5.75@8.25i
stocker cows and heifers, 500.
Sheep-Receipts IL, 900. Market,
Csc higher. Medium and choice
lambs. S12@12.75; culls and common,
$S!50@10; yearlings, $8G9.50; COM
mon and choice ewes $496.60;
feeder lambs, $10.50@12.