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Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
Camper Buried by
Tloudburst, Saved
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, April l3.-Phy-
sicians expressed hope here today
that they wosld save the life of J.
ii. Johnson, camper who was
caught in a cloudburst in the hills
back of Glendora, near here, a week
ago.
Johnson was found late last night,
buried under pile of driftwood. He
was uucorscious and wan from lack
of food and medical attention.
IT was learned from l.. w. Spauld-
ing, United States agent at Glen.
dora, that Johnson was accompanied
on his trip to the hills by man
named A. Sexton. Acting on this
advice, deputy sheriffs searched the
hills today to find Sexton.
Johnson evidently managed 10
keep his head above the swirling tor
rent Of water which swept through
the hills last Tuesday. His body is
badly bruised, aud reseuers believe
that he was buried under The drift.
wood after the waters reeedcd,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
ARCTIC MUSHERS
END STARV VATION
AS REINDEER SHOT
Herd of Northern Deer
Save Lives of Sandy
Smith S Sled Dogs.
BY United Press Leased Wire

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April 13.-
The success of the Detroit Arctic ex-
petition today appeared to depend
upon the speed with which gasoline
stores and other supplies Pre- trans
ported to Point Barrow.
Captain George II. wilkins, lead
er Of the expedition declared that
lee leads are beginning to open and
the seasonal Arctic fogs are rap
idly gathering.
Low hanging fog banks caused the
airplanc Alaskan, bearing Captain
wilkins and Pilot Ben Eiclson, to
fly off its course on the second
flight to the Arctic ocean.
Captain Wilkins is convinced that
future flights from Fairbanks to
Point Barrow will be increasingly
hazardous and that conveyance Of
the rest of the supplies to the north
ern outpost must be made as speed
lily as possible.
Apprehension over the plight of
\. Malcolm (Sandy9 Smith and his
overland expedition party was re-
lievcd today, following receipt of
news that they had encountered Il
herd of reindeer. The report, relay
ed to Fairbanks from Wiseman, said
that Smith had directed caches Of
reindeer meat to be made along the
route as a precaution against poss-
ible future emergencies.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
TESTIMONY
MAIN TA|nS
COLONEL|LL
Witnesses Declare He
Suffered Attack of
Stomach Trouble.
WILL NOT TESTIFY
Traditions of Marine
Corps Will Keep Him
Off Stand.

MARINE BASE, San Diego, Cal,
a pril Is. - Evidence intended to
disprove the allegations of Smedley
l.. Butler that Colonel Williams was
intoxicated and unfit to be on duty
on the night Of the famous cocktail
welcoming party in Buffers honor
was introduced hy the defense to-
day at the Williams courtmartial.
DR.. Harold W. Willets, lieutenant
commander and dental officer to
the medical corps of the local mar
ine post, testified he had observed
Colonel William S activities at the
Hotel Del Coropado on the night of
March 6 and noted nothing unus-
ual' in the accused officers con-
! duet.
Did Colonel. Williams show any
symptoms of intoXication the
Judge advocate asked
Not that noticed, = replied the
witness.
Odd you smell any Intoxicating
liquors on his BREATHE
- did not.
Doctor Willets was asked to de-
scribe his visit with Colonel Will
Jams at the Coronado, where an al.
legged drinking party was staged
after the dinner of welcome tend
cred General Butler at the Williams
home.
When | first noticed the Colonel
and Mrs. Williams at the hotel we
exchanged the usual greetings and
actions.
. \ few minutes later | noticed he
was leaving the hotel. He passed me
then and said good night |
thought he looked rather ale.'
The defense indicated in their
questioning they would seek to es-
tablish that Colonel Williams was i'll
and not intoxicated
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
"Old Time Song"
Contest Near End

Readers Of the Press have only 24
more hours in which to get in their
answers in the "Old time song con
test, which closes tomorrow night,
Inc response has been gratifying to
the contest editor and the replies
thus far received show that the resi-
dents of FL Centre not Cnlv know
the old time songs but remember
them.
Al is no: too late to start work on
the song titles and send them in to
the Press accompanied by letter
of % words explaining which song
the writer likes best and why. The
titles of the songs were printed in
four editions of last week S papers.
The judges of the contest are
Judge rankin j. Cole, A. u. Shib
ley, superintendent of schools and j.
l.. House, principal of the high
school.
The names of the prize winners
will be announced in the Press issue
of April Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
By LINCOLN QUARBERG
United Press Staff CorreSpondent

MARINE BASE, San Diego. Cal.
April 13.-Colonel Alexander =.
Williams had "stomach trouble ON
the night OF March 6 and was not
" full of cocktails, as charged By
General Smedley d. Butler, accord
ing to the accused officer S defense
which opened today at his court
martial here on charges of intoxiea
tion.
General Butler 5 accusations hurl-
ed in open courtmartial, were di-
rcctly controvcrted by testimony of
defense witnesses, who declared Col
oncl Williams had sudden attack
Of stomach trouble at the Hotel Del
Coronado which necessitated he be
assisted home.
General Butler told the eourtmar-
tial that he saw Colonel Williams
" intoxicated ID with his own eyes,
declaring vigorously that he was
Continued on PAGE 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
[oday's Courtraral Evidence Fauors Accused Officer
CHILD LABOR LAW
DRIVE HERE GETS
MARKED RESULTS
Greatest Move of Kind
in States History Had
81 Complaints

Successful termination of the
greatest drive ever conducted by
the state labor department to en-
force the California child labor law
is announced bv State Labor Com
missioner Walter G. Mathcwson, to-
dav.
This campaign, which began last
January with raids by state labor
bureau deputies and Imperial county
school authorities on cotton planta
tions in the Calipatria district, re-
suited in the filing of 81 criminal
complaints against employers charg-
ing violations Cf the child Labor act
aud ten complaints against parents
under the compulsory education law.
Fines totaing $4,000 were assessed
against the offenders as a result of
tie prosecutions. Trials of the eases
began February Il and continued
until Yesterday.
William Lnwther of Calipatria,
who holds the leases on a large NUN
bcr of cotton plantations in the
north end, WAS the principal offend
cr, according to Deputy Labor Com
missioner Stanley NJ. Cue, who with
The County School Attendance OF
fiser Harry \. skinner and Claude
Il. Prince, superintendent of Cali
patria schools, conducted the prose
cutions. Against Lowther IL sepa
rate complaints were sworn TO by
Deputy Cue. Jagot Singh and Angus
tine Bcnitez were arrested on II
complaints each.
Wien the officers visited the cot
ton ranches a large number of child
rem were found working. On the oc-
casion of the first visits in January
no complaints were filed, the en-
plpycra being warned that. children
under IL wears of age must not be
kept out of school to work. Many
children were picked up and taken
10 school.
Return visits were made by Cue,
with Prince and Skinner in Febru-
ary and March. On each of these
occasions the cotton growers were
found still employing numerous
children in defiance of the law. The
criminal prosecutions Immediately
followed
intimations reached the Officers
that the Hindu growers had held
three mass meetings at which near
iv all of the PSI llindus in this
coduty were present and that organ
lied opposition to the law was de-
cldcd on. 1t was limited that two
white cotton growers had encourag-
ed the Hindu growers in their oppo-
CONTINUED on page y
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
BURBANK GARDEN
TO BE CARED FOR
SAYS HIS WIDOW
Plants He Cared For So
Tenderly Will Not Be
Neglected Now.

SANTA ROSA, Calf, April l%.-
just as the plants which Luther
Burbank nurtured 50 tenderly still
live now that he has gone, 50 will
the work he planned be carried ON
by those left behind.
1.-The spring planting will not be
dscontinued,' said Mrs. Burbank
today. ''This is the growing season
and my husband $ plans will be
carried out.
Members of the Burbank house
hold, including his many expert
gardeners, are expert natura!ists,
and they will be. able to propagate
every species which Burbank devel-
opcd, if not display his wizardry in
creating new flowers or vegetables.
Alex &. Martin of Huntington,
W. Va, arrived at Burbank s home
some weeks ago to take a post as
student assistant. He may remain
and hel p carry on the work.
The Burbank properties are valu-
able ones and the beauties of ma
ture which the gardens contain are
! too precious to let die, now that the
master who created them is dead.
Schools Closed Today
Stanford university may take over
Burbank S experimental farms at Sc
bastopol, near here, but in the small
er gardens near the residence the
men who served him so faithfully
during life will carry on.
Santa Rosa continued in sorrow
today, awaiting the memorial ser
vice tomorrow afternoon in tribute
to its first citizen. Schools are
closed and it was announced that the
annual rose festival, scheduled for
next month, has been cancelled for
this year. Burbank was to have
crowned the festival queen.
just at sunset tomorrow, shortly
after the memorial service III To-
cal park is concluded, the body of
the naturalist will be laid away UNI
der a Lebanon cedar tree in Bur
bank s garden, across the street from
his home.
The burial will be private, with
the widow, few old retainers and
/ two or three personal friends gath
cred around the grave, dug beneath
the tree in the soil which Burbank
so often turned with his own hands.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
ILLINOIS VOTERS
TO SHOW ATTITUDE
ON PROHIBITION
Fed eral Government
Takes Action After PO-
litical Worker is Slain.
By MAX BUCKINGHAM

NCH-Ceu HTeSS soId11 COITeSpOndenJ)
CHICAGO, April 13.-Thc Cool
idge administration was on trial to-
day as Illinois voters marched to
the polls to select senatorial nomi-
nees ON both major political parties.
Illinois Republican voters today
must decide either for or against
the national administration.
Senator william b. Mckinley,
Coolidge Republican, is seeking re-
nomination with the administration
program as his platform. He is OPP
posed to Colonel Frank l.. Smith,
down-state Republican, who has
wagcd Il bitter battle against most
of the administration program, par
ticularly the world court resolution.
Principal interest in today's elec-
tion will be III the Republican nomi-
nation, as the Democrats are expect
ed to turn in tremendous ma jor
ity for George +. Brennan, Chicago
political boss who seeks a senate
seat on " dripping wet platform.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
Has
More Troubles

BY United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK, April IS. =
Stern realities appearing to
rock the dreams Of former
Frances Peaches Heenan
have made that Is year old
girl's first days as the bride of
Edward w. Browning some
thing less than an unqualified
success.
One CT the latest pronounce
ments to cast shadow on the
course of the Browning mar
riage is that of special Tistrint
Attorney Clayton Rider of Put
nam county, where the wedding
took place Saturday, who
threatened investigation as to
whether either bride or bride
groom had esta blished six
months residence before apply
ing for the license.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
CLEANE:ST
ELECTION n
IN YEARS
No RancOr Engendered
In Friendly Rivalry of
Candidates.
LOSERS SAY IT'S O. X.
Clements 773, Fawcett
1916, Bucklin 7O3, Is
Summary of Poll.

Alvin y. Buckln, ". j. Clements
and II. W. Fawcctt were swept into
office as trustees Of the city Of
FL Ccutro ca an avalanche of votes
which buried the Will =. Hnw""tt,
q. G. Horne and j. -. Foss ticket at
the city election held here ycstcr-
day.
The victory was clean cat and de-
cisive, the lowest man on The win.
ming tickc, having 100 more votes
than the highest man on the losing
side
". j. Clements, with i total of
dates. II. ". Fawcctt was SECOND
man with 736 votes and \. y. Buck
lin brought up the rear with 703.
j. u. FosS was high man on the,
losing side with u total of 543 votes.
q. G. Horne po'lcd 4ds votes aud
VIII s. Fawcctt received 442 votes.
4 total of 1901 votes was cast,
which is just an even dozen less
than were cast at the exciting clcc-
ton fodr years ago, and consider
ably higher than the 724 votes Gus,
at the "off year, election two
years ago.
Late yesterday afternoon leading
supporters of the Fawcctt Horne
Foss ticket predicted victory by
close vote, but the Buckliu-Clem-
Fawcctt supporters were conf
IDENTIFY predicting N-r,ory for their
candidates by wide margin and
tlcv called the tum.
Winners Congratulated
The winning candidates were
warmly congratulated bv the losers
when the result OF the ballots was
riadc known, and if anyone of the
LOSERS felt chagrincd n; defeat he
succeeded in keeping his feelings
well hidden in the midst of the good
uaturcd railing indulged in at the
citl-hall while the votes were being
counted. The entire campaign was
free from bitterness. a fact which
was appreciated by the candidates
on both sides.
A. y. Bucklfn, who headed the
winning ticket, gave the following
statement to the Press this morn
ing: 81 am extremely gratificd at
the confidence shown in me by the
voters of FL Centre and ! will do
my best to live up to their cxpccta-
tons. am grateful to those who
worked for the election of our tie
liet and hold no hard feelings against
anyone who did not support MS.
Most Of all am pleased that the
Confined "n Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
Candidates Start
Campaigns Today
by United Press Leased Wire

PASADENA, C0Iif, April I3.-
Lieutenant Governor c. G. Young
has launched his campaign for the
Republican nomination for governor.
Speaking at dinner at the Uni
versity club here last night, Young
announced the main issues of his
campaign,
He pledged his complete support
to the Boulder Canyon dam pro-
i9ct, the conservation of Califor-
MIA $ wafer resources and redistri-
button of the tax burden for the
state.
Young also denounced the present
administration.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
New York to Vote
On Prohibition

ALBANY, n. V, April 13.-Thc
New York state senate today passed
bill calling for a statewide refer
cndum ON modification of the prohi-
bitiOn law. The vote was 80 to 2l.
The measure provides for immediate
organization of the poll. Eight Re
publicans and 22 Democrats voted
for the measure.
The referendum specially will be
whether the voters favor SO amend
ing the NolStead law as to permit
The states to determine for them
s. Ives what constitutes an intoXi-
cant.
The measure now goes to the as
Semblv.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
By MAX BUCKINGHAM
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

CHICAGO, April l3.-The federal
government has taken action to
make the polls safe for voters today
when 800 special United States mar
shals We're assigned to duty at the
Illinois statewide primaries. Most
Of them will guard polls in Chicago
anu suburbs. ,~-
Action by the government came
after the weekend had seen one
political worker slain in Chicago in
the midst of the bitter fight for
state offices and for the nomination
of United States senate candidates.
The man killed was Il worker for
the Chicago Republican organiza
ton, which is directed by State
Attorney Robert f. Grove.
In addition to the government
agents, the police department will
furnish special patrols to guard
voters.
Illinois voters, their heads ringing
from the platform arguments of II
triple edged campaign, go to the
polls today i'll a primary election to
name 4 United States senate con
tender on each of the major tickets
and Il number of state office seek
erS.
"Worl deourt, - League of Ma
tons and Prohibition have
been tossed at the voters in so many
ways and from such different
sources that many voters are bit
rerpleXed as to what it was all
about. To the Republicans the
primary vii lmean a great deal -
as it means either defeat or victory
for the administration forces.
Frank l.. Smith, claiming agricul
ture as his vocation although he has
been banker and business man,
has snapped choice phrases at the
administration for more than two
months as he cgmpaigned for the
Republican nomination to the senate
He is opposed to the World Court,
opposed to the administration 5
farm relief plans, and generally
Continued on page three
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
By PAUL r. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, April 13-Drunk-
enncss is now more widespread than
in the days of the open saloon, Stan
ley Shirk, research director of the
New York Moderation League, told
the senate prohibition committee to-
day,
Opening the final stage of the wet
ease, Shirk revealed eases of his
national survey showing arrests for
drunkenness had increased from
100000 in 1920, to $4,000 in 1924.
Conditions have become worse,
not better, each year. With the
next generation drinking as never
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
Check Up Oil
Fire Damages
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, April 13.-Offi-
Gals of the Union Oil Company be-
gan Il check today to determine the
total financial loss caused by the
fires at the company's tank farms
at San Luis Obispo and Brea.
The total loss of the two fires,
which are in the final stages of
burning out today, will run over
i20,000,000 the officials admitted,
Damage to the San Luis ObiSpo
farm, which was the largest in the
world, will total more than $l5, ,G00,-
00O.
The oil at Brea was valued at So
100000, the refinery at 100000,
the destroyed tanks at $2,0C0,000
and gasoline destroyed at $lS0,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
LANE OWNS YUMA HERALD

YUMA, Ariz., April l3.-Willie |.
Lane of Los Angeles today assumed
ownership of the Yuma Herald, pur-
chasing the daily from George w.
Lynn, who established the paper.
Lynn said he had made no defin-
lite plans for tI.c future but expects
to reenter the newspaper field some
whore in Arizona.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
Rain Enriched
State Greatly
BY United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, April l3,-At the
rate of So an acre foot, a reasonable
amount, the recent rainStorm in
Southern California has been worth
$780, 100000, DR.. George p. Glenn
ents, head of the agricultural de-
partmcnt of the local chamber of
commerce, declared today.
Clements estimates that 37,000,000
acre feet of water fell on the eight
southern counties of California.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
SAN DiE(TANS COMING HERE
EXCEED RAILWAY EQUIPMENT

five day trip to Imperial Val
ey, Arizona and the Grand Canyon,
It was announced here today by
\, 7. MERCER, chairman of the trade
development committee of the cham
ber.
Chamber headquarters yesterday
rescmbled a five ring circus in a
telephone booth. 1t seemed that
every one in the city came in or
teIephoned about the trip. Bank
presidents, manufacturers, realtors,
doctors and lawyers, all were in
curing if there was space avail
able--many had to be turned down
Continued on Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
Madrid-TokyO Air
Men Passing Thru
Persia on Flight
by United Press Leased Wire

CAIRO, April l3.-The plane of
the missing Captain Estevez, who
fell behind his companions ON the
Cairo to Bagdad stage of the Span
ish flight from Madrid to Toxic,
was found today l20 miles from the
Biblical city of Amman. A note left
by EStcvez said he and his compan-
ion had left the plane to walk to
Amman. They landed there more
than "a hours ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
DRUNKENNESS INCREASING.
SAYS RESEARCH DIRECTOR

before, there seems to be no hope
that the Nolstead act in its present
drastic form will accomplish its pur
pose in the long run.
Restrictive Law Best
"From the experience before ma
tional prohibition Of the states which
had restrictive laws, from the ex-
periencc of the whole country dur
ing the restrictive years l9lS-l9l9
and from the experience of the Cam
adian provinces, We believe that a
greater degree of temperance can be
attained by wise restrictive law
than by bone dry law which does
Continued on page 8
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
ESTEVEZ STILL MISSING

CAIRO, AirI tt. = Captain Es-
tevez, the Spanish flyer and his me
chanic who were forced to descend
enroute by plane from Cairo to
Bagdad yesterday, were still miss
ing at 8 p. m., the royal air force
station here Informed the United
Press. Planes still are searching for
the FLYERS.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
Ate Her Hat and
Is In Hospital

by UDlted Press Leased Wire
BERKELEY, Cal, April 13.-
"I'l eat my hat if I'm
wrong declared Alice Arm
field, University of California
senior, in q petty argument.
She was wrong and she ate q
bit of a felt hat which her
roommates brought her.
Today she was in a hospital
seriously i'll, poisoned by dye in
her felt hat.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
Steck Replaces
Br0Okhart Today

WASHINGTON, April 13.-
Daniel Steck, Democrat, was
awarded the seat Of junior
United States senator from Iowa
today by vote Of the senate.
Acting in the election contest
arising from the 1924 senatorial
race between candidates the
senate decided that Steck had
legally won the election and was
entitled to the seat.
The vote was As to Al.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
City Elections
We're 'Fulla' Pep
Dy United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, April l3.-Muni-
cipal elections in 80 cities of South
ern California yesterday have
brought to light many bitter pre-
election battles, chief of which was
the campaign at Culver City.
Voters of Culver City pledged sup
port of the cleaning up of the po-
lice department and general renova-
ton of the city government.
Another spirited election was held
at Anaheim, where candidates pur-
ported to have been backed by the
ku KmX klan were defeated.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
GOOCCELL ALSO STARTS

SAN BERNARDlNO, Calf, April
13. Rex. B. GoodccIl former col.
hector Of internal revenue in Los
Angeles, started his campaign for
Republican nomination for governor
here today.
San Bernardno, which is Good
cell native city, turned out en-
massc for him last night when he
made an informal announcement of
his platform.
Walter NJ. Schulkcn and Pat. j.
Sullivan, prominent in the Finn or
ganiaation in San Francisco, said
Goodcel could expect a good ma
iority from his home city.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13

Martha Norelius. l7-year-old a9uatn
wonder and holder Of several woriu
records. keeps in good condition foi
the swimming season by doing
round or two of golf each day or
the links at White sulphur Springs,
w Va. Her father. Charles Noreiius
Scandinavian champion for NUM-
Der of years. is her trainer ~
supervises all her work.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
WHAT'S Doing
TONIGHT

Barbara Worth Rebekahs
meet, Davis hall, p. m.
Rev. Boden in lecture, "Un-
con0uered worlds State street
Christian cnurC-l.
Sciots oand practic, Sixth
and State streets.
Imperial Valley Commandery
No. 54, Masonic hall.
1.-THE Cohens and t he Kcl-
lys', Valley thea.er.
Thunder Mountain Pal
ace theater.
1.-THE Masqueraders, at
Er,mk tent theater.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13
TOMORROW

Chamber of commerce lunch
con, Hotel Barbara Worth.
Bridge tournament, Ten
Thousand club, = p. m.
Pythian Sisters Thimble
club luncheon, Mrs. Ralph
Voyce's home.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13

The following special wire re-
ceiVed by the Press today indicates
how popular the San Diego chamber
of commerce s excursion has become
1t also indicates the growing appre-
citation of the interdependence be
tween the two regions--the southern
metropolis and the great Imperial
Valley.
SAN DIEGO. April l3.-Becausc
of insistcnt public demand an extra
Pullman has been added to the de
luxe San Diego chamber of com
merce Good win Special train
which leaves here tonight for
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13

Laura Willis, Il. of Youngstown. Q.
wanted new Easter hat. SO when
Youngstown paper offered to give
a hat TO the girl who sketched the
best one, she went to work and wor
the prize. But then. she doesn't need
new hat to look charming-does
ShoI
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-13

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