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Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-04
TRAGIC DEATHS
OVER WEEKEND
SHOW DECREASE:
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san FRANCISCO, Oct. 1. -
Tragic deaths slumped to low sea-
son mark in the week end over Ore
gon, California and Washington,
with only eleven fatalities.
OF these, the number killed by
automobiles, normally the greatest
single fatality cause, was relatively
low. Three deaths were reported
due to automobile accidents.
The majority died from uncom-
mon causes. One man was killed
in the explosion of dynamite he had
placed on Il rubbish fire. An eight
months old baby died after swallow
ing an open safety pin. 4 Bakers
field man was killed in an oil field
machinery accident. \ Los Ange-
los laborcr was smothcred in 4
street caVc-in.
At Long Beach Homer and Adrian
Wauson, three and one half and five
wears old, were killed on 4 street
car trestlc over Alamitos Bay. HON
or fell to the water below and
drowned. Adrian was caught under
the wheels of a street car.
The death at Woodland, Cal. OF
James A. Speer, 80. brought the toll
of dead in the Dixon automobile
bus Southern Pacific crash of last
week to nine,
Approximately 45 injuries were
rcported.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-04
Mexican Flood
Causes Damage
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NOGALES, Ari2., Oct. 4.-Proper-
~ damage from the recent storms
and floods in Mexico will aggregate
more than $lO0,000,000 according to
reports trickling in from the devaS-
tated areas today.
Many villages have been over run
by flood waters, and damage to
crops and property is stupcndous,
according to advices received here
via couriers. Communication with
the interior by wire is still impos,
sible.
The nation 5 tomato crop, valued
at s2,000,o0o pesos, is complete
loss, it was said. The southern
Pacific railroad in Mexico suffered
losses totalling moro than 10000.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-04
Retired Magnate
Commits Suicide
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GLENDALE, Calf. Oct. 4.--Mor-
bid over i'll health, Spencer l.. Toll,
81, retired railroad magnatc, and
brother of Charles II. Toll, vice
president of the Security Trust and
Savings bank, Los Angeles, commit
ted suicide at his home here today,
according to police reports.
Evidence indicated he had hanged
himself, police said.
The body of the aged capita 'ist
was found in chicken coop in the
rear of the Toll estate by a maid.
Toll had been i'll for the past
three years and recentlv underwent
a major operation. He complain
ed of dizziness yesterday morning
and disappeared, and was not seen
again until his body was found to-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-04
FARM BUREAU TO
COOPERATE WITH
AMERICAN LEGION

Cooperation with the American
Legion in their plan for big Ann
i>ticc Day celebration in this city
on November IL WAS arranged 1T
tnc monthly meeting of the direct
nrs Of the Imperial County Farm
Bureau. held ut the court house Sat
urdav. b. ID. Irvine, secretary
manager of the bureau, was aP-
,ointed to head IL committee which
will cooperate with horticultural
Commissioner b. y. Harrigan and
Farm Advisor Nern DeTar i'll MAX
ing arrangements for an agrical-
tural float.
Among the more important bu>'-
ness matters, transacted by the di-
rtctors was the changing of the be
ginning of the fiscal year from Jan.
| to Noy. |. The change is being
made to coincide with the fiscal
wear in general use by the state bu-
rcau. but will also be an advantage
locallv as election of Officers and
general reorganization will take
rlacn near the beginning of the val
lev bureau 5 season. instead of in
the middle, it was pointed out by
Irvine
President Q. C. Webster presided
at the meeting.
At noon the directors joined with
center chairmcn and officials of tine
bureau 5 farm home department for
mrrheon at the Hotel Barbara
Worth. An informal discussion of
problems of the bureau was held,
and plans made to make the gath
ering regular monthly event.
Twenty farm bureau leaders wcr"
present.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-04
September Made
New Wet Record

September was an unusually wet
month, according to the records OF
James II. Gordon. government me
teorologist at Yuma, which shows
that l.S5 inches of rain fell during
the month. 1888 of which fell in one
hour on September 7. The total
rainfall since the first Of the year
is 4.SO, while the 81 year average
for the same period is only 2.42
inches.
The mean temperature for Sep
tember was S5.5 degrees, is degrees
above normal and 2.5 degrees warm
er than September, 1923 The year
TO October | averages Ia degrees
above normal.
There was 90 per cent Of possible
sunshine. Notwithstanding the heavy
rain record, there being only ono
rainy day, 28 clear days and two
partly cloudy days.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-04
REPORT DECLARES
ORMIST0N HIDING
IN Los ANGELES
Police Seeking Witness
Wanted in Mcpherson
Case
BY LINCOLN QUARBERG
United Press Staff Correspondent

Los ANGELES, Oct. 4.-Kenncth
G. Ormiston, accused accomplice of
Aimee Semplc Mcpherson in an alleg
ed conspiracy to obstruct Justice, is
in hiding near Los Angeles, accord
ing to reports today to the district
attorney S office.
a squad of deputy sheriffs were
hastily dispatched to an unnamed
hiding place where they expected to
entrap the fugitive radio operator,
The clothing that Mrs. Mcpherson
wore on the long desert hike she
claims she took after escaping from
kidnapers in Sonora, Mexico, was
introduced as evidence at the fore
noon session of the hearing today.
1t was introduced over the objec-
ton of defense counsel during the
course of testimony but Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Joseph Ryan.
Ryan retold the story of Mrs.
McPherson' "kidnaping' as re
lated by the evangelist at Douglas,
Arizona, shortly after her reappcar-
ancc in the Arizona city.
Ryan tsetified under repeated oh,
iections of the defense attorney, w,
I. Gilbert, and told of his investi-
cation he made in Douglas with the
aid of Arizona Officers.
Tho prosecutor was allowed TO
testify that he found footprints tai,
lying with the shoes that Mrs. Me
Pherson wore meeting an automo-
bile track about mile and half
from Auga Prieta, across the border,
whore the evangelist first reappear'
ed.
Ryan said these footprints bore
the Same lettering and mark that
are on the rubber heels of the shoes
muck were admitted as evidence.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-04
WHAT'S DOING
Tonight

Tonight
Episcopal church annual parls'i
meeting, St. Paul's church, 7:3o.
f. and A. NJ, No. 3S4, Masonic
hall.
Special talk and motion pictures
First Baptist church.
"Mare Nostrum," Valley theatre.
Airdome, "A Hero of the Big
Shows.
Eagles lodge, joint meeting with
Brawley lodge at Brawley, s ?. M
Tomorrow
W. c. T. L. Border conference,
Calcxico Congregational church,
opens 10 a. m.
Lions Club, Hotel Barbara Worth,
l2:l0 p. m.
Emmanuel Circle, Mrs. II. a. Rick,
art s. 2:30 p. M.
World series on Press score board
1880 a. N.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-04
BANKERS GATHER
FOR CONVENTION
AT LOS ANGELES
Declare Present Year to
BE Most Prosperous in
History.

Los ANGELES. Oct. 1.-Morc
than 1000 of the ,oud'ry ) foremost
financial captains go'hcrcd in Los
Angeles today fer the aunua con
vcntion of the \mrrican Eankcrs
Association. Additional thousands
Of visitors including wives Of dele
gates. and American bankwomcn
meeting in con junction with th"
bankers, were here for the yearly
eouclavc, which opens officially
with a general session tomorrow
morning.
Los Angeles bankers have raised
so 900 for the entertainment of the
visiting financiers during the week,
and the business sessions viii be in.
tcrsrcrscd with trips to Cata!inn
tsland, >isitS 10 the muVic studios.
barbecue dinners and hanquets and
golf contests.
\ tone Of optimism on general
bnsincsS. and tiu"ncial conditions
throughout tho uatiou was voiced
/, the bankers on their arrival. Os-
car Wells, OF birmingham. Ala,
rro sidcut Of tie bankers organiza-
tion. predicted that tho wear 1926
would rank rs enc of the most pros
porous in the history If III" country.
''GcurraI business opinion the
carlv part of the wear cYocrted con
traction of more or loss serious
sort hofor" ;hc rHd Of 1926, hc
said. land even the most urtim's't"
tlid not expect this wear to surPass
1925 in the volume and vlgor Of
IT'S business activity. Today. no"
ever. the couceuSl~ seems io J." i'a'
ius,ness wA rontinHc at a satiofac.
tory rate throughout the rest of
1926 and that when the records for
tho twelve m1athS are complete, II
will out rank even the record year
cf 1925 ard stand rs the most pros
rcrous in the nation history.
". &. Wilkinson, president Of the
national hpnk division which held a
preliminary meeting today, told tn"
delegates that in all lines Of bus!-
,,ss aad financing "thcrc aIr
striking evidences Of the unpara-
r,lcd prosperity which we are priv.
LEGGED 20 cniov.
'IrduStry is thriving Al high
tide. trade is active, car loadings
continue unusually high. bank clear
irgs have r.centlv reached new to-
thls aud there is general satiStac-
tion with the business trend. : he
said.
"Our national financial policy is
improving steadily. Except for the
few intermittent murmurS of dis
content proceeding from several $50
lated places abroad, the recovery
of the entire world from the ray
ages Of the recent war is progress
sing favorahly
Wilkinson praised the Federal Re-
serve system, which hc asserted had
prevented complete financial
collapse during the disastrous period
Cf adjustment following the worlI
war.
"Anv force which tends to an
impairment of the Federal Reserve
system is n serious menace 10 the
stability of our government.
LEROY Holt. of this city, vice pre-.
sident of the Bank of ltalv, Is IN
attcndaucc at the convention and
o. G.. Horne. vice president of the
Pacific Southwest bank, will leave
tonight to attend the sessions,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-04
Police Court In
Busy Session

Juan Mciia, booked on Il charg"
of drunkenness last night, and de
clarcd to have been driving a car
when arrested, was fined Sl5u by
Police Judge lIcrvry this morning.
He pleaded guilty to the charge
Five other men were fined 80
each ON charges of being drunk.
They were Juan MARITIME. Ignaclo
Alvarez, Atilana Corona, NJ. Reeves
and lose llcrm0Siila.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-04
CARDINALS EVEN
UP With YANKS
IN GREAT GAME
S0uthwOrth and Big Alex
Are Heroes of Second
Contest.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Before 4
crowd of 63.600 fans, the greatest
gathering that ever saw 4 baseball
game the st. Louis Cards squared
the world s series when they de-
featcd the New York Yanks ycster-
day by score of 6 to >.
1t was lusty home run from the
bat of Billy Southworth, a former
New York Giant. that accounted for
three runs in the seventh inning
and broke up the baseball game.
Solthworth divided the role of
hero with the veteran Grover Alex
andcr who had the Nanks munching
out of his hand after the second in
ming when three singles and his own
bad throw to third base scored the
only two runs that the American
league champions were able to get
off him.
The two ball clubs and thousands
Of fans entraincd Immediately after
the game for st. Louis where the
third game Of the series IS to b.
PLAYED tomorrow.
Hitting got the Ianks their first
run and hustling brought in the Soc
ond, both being scored in the sec
ond inning.
Mcuscl opened the round with u
single to center, Gchrig swung hard
for grounder to Alexander 3 right,
which the pitcher could not field TO
second in time to head off MeuSel,
so had to throw it to first to retire
Gchrig. Lazzeri then ploughed into
the first pitch for single to left
that enabled Meusel to score stand
inc MP. Dugan also connected with
the first pitch for single that sent
I.azzcri to third but it was not Il
bell-ringer, instead it was Texas
Lacquer to center for which H0rnsbE
could not get back.
SEVERED missed his third strike
and with Shocker up, Dugan and
Lazzeri tried a double steal, Lazzerl
waited until he saw how the Cards
would make the play before he broke
for the plate and this delay led
Thevenow to take o Farrell'S long
throw, disregard Dugan and run Ill
rectly at Lazzcri
Iazzcri seemed sure out when
Thevenow cornered him near thlrd
but the Yanks kept hustling and
lodging back and forth and evadmg
Thcvenow. Bell and Alexander, as
they sought to tag him. As he
again neared third and seemingly a
sure out, Alexander cut the BAN
loose to -. His throw was hlgh.
Bell failed to hold it and before
Haffey could recover the BAH ana
get it to the plate Lazzeri had
scored
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. ALL the
noise making devices Mat can p'
found in this normally quiet c'ty
will be turned loose late today when
Rogers Hornsby come home with
his National league champions, the
ST. Louis Cards. =.
The frenzy which came to St
Louis with realization Of ITS flrSt
world series has been intensified by
SUNDAYS game in New York, when
the Cards shook off their nervous
ness and battered down the 1anks
at 6 o2. r
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thurs,
dov this city will be the scene OF
the world series. Hornsby ana
his mates will arrive from New YORK
this evening and after the unavoid-
able demonstration, will retire to
rest from the train Journey before
tokino the field Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-04
COUNTY To
CONTRIBUTE
ITS SHARE
Appropriate $4,000 For
Use of Boulder Dam
Association.
MANY AT MEETING
Action Taken Marks Step
Toward Unifying Val
ley for Legislation.

Responding to an appeal volc-
ed by several hundred rspre-
sentative citizens from ali parts
of Imperiai county, the Board
of Supervisors this morning vot-
ed unanimously to appropriate
$4,000 Of county funds for aid
irg the passage Of the Swing
Johnson bill. The money is to
he paid to the Boulder Dam
Association and represents the
amount apportioned to this
county as its share IN the
S17,50O budget, which the as
sociation is raising in Southern
Earl G. Pound of Brawley, presi-
California.
dent of the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict and an executive of the Boul'
der Dam Association, presented the
petitions of citizens to the super
visors. He explained briefly the
work which is to be attempted by
the Boulder Dam Association during
the next few months. eve are fac
ed with Il need for immediate ac-
tion to bring nation wide support
to the SwingJ ohnsOn bill. To do
this we must start an intensive let
ter writing campaign that will reach
every congressman all over the
country. As a second step, we must
finance group of delegates i'll
Washington through the session. The
association has agreed that $l,5oo
can be judiciously spent III this
work, and has apportioned to the
various counties their share. Orange
county supervisors nave already
voted their share for that county
amounting to $3.50.
Calling upon number of people
present at the meeting this morn
ing, Pound showed that the senti-
ment is virtually unanimous for this
appropriation,
b. IL. Lien, president of the coun-
" realty board, endorsed the pro
posed appropriation as being the
one equitable method of raising
funds, which he declared "will go
toward the now most needed adYer-
tising.
Ross Rickcox, local attorney and
formerly chairman of the county
central republican committee, added
his approval to the method of raiS-
ing the funds and pointed out. IN
cidcntallv. that this county will get
it's money 5 worth of advertising
before the money is even spent,
since every paper in this section of
the state will carry news stories on
Imperial county having approprlat-
ed $4,000 to advance the S"ing-
Johnson bill.
Many Endorse Plan
Among those WHO addressed the
supervisors in urging the approprla-
tion were, Blanche Sillman; Ralph
Stilgcnbaucr, mayor of Brawley;
President Patterson of the BrawlcH
Chamber of Commerce; Walter
IIavckorSt. former president OF the
Rrawlev Chamber, and manager of
the Brawley branch OF the South
/Gop+tpua1 on NINA ~
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-04

Shasta county recently turned
loose 500 more Chirese pheasants.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-04

Candidates straddlc issues to keep
thcir knees from knocking.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-04

A $4,000 poultry packing plant
is 10 be built at San Bcrnardmo.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-04

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COOLIDGE TO Be :
} IGNORED IN FALL
STATE CAMPAIGN
Watson GIories at Record
Achieved in Bucking &
President.

The Republican senatorial and
State campaigns this fall will be
conducted Independently of the record
of President Coolidge, it was clearly
demonstrated at the G. o. P.sState
gathering at Turkey Run State Park,
Wednesday.
Although there were a few words
of faint praise for the Republican
President, the oratorical point-with-
prides and other time7honored flow
ers for the current Republican chief
executive were conspicuous by their
absence
Coolidge Remarkable"
calvin Coolidge a, remarkable
President" was about the hest
Senator James E. Watson. renowned
for ability to distribute compliments
gracefully, could produce. Senator
Arthur r. Robinson and Governor
Jackson could doslittle better
Watson deliberately outlined his
differences with Coolidge, par.
ticuarly on the farm relief question
and in so doing proclaimed himself
the leader of the anti-administra-
alton forces.
y THE resident kept me from
getting my way and kept him from
getting his Watson boosted.
Watson referred to the action OF
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Coolidge forces in killing the Hau
gen farm measure and to the failure
of the Fess bill, the Administration
measure, to be adopted.
I'VE have had our differences on
the world court and the method OF
providing relief for the farmer, bu.
there has been. no arrangement be-
tween myself and the President. .
Watson added
Worthy of Steel
Watson warned the thousand Re.
publican workers that they should
concentrate efforts in the rural dis.
tricts, where he said the, Democrats
expect much support
The Detocratic morale has, not
been in better shape for eight years;
let us remember we have an enemy
worthy of our steel" Watson said.
But the fight the Indiana delega-
ton carried on for the agricultural
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FOUR DESERT
Police Believe Car-Left at Gas Sta
tion Was Stolen.

Martin Haley, filing station at
tendant at Harding St. and Ken
lucky Ave. obtained an auto in
payment for FIVE gallons of gasoline
Wednesday night. he told police to-
day.\ Four men were in the auto,
and Nnen they started away with
out paying. Haley said he jumped
on the running board, stopped the
car and the men fed. The auto was
reported stolen by Mabel. Noble, Ko-
komo. Ind.
Lester Shaw. 1925 School St., was
in bathing at Walnut Beach. when
$40 and receipts were taken from
his clothing left in a tent dressing
room, he reported.
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WOULD BUY, COMPANIES
Phone Firm Askes Permission to
Issue $500, OOO'in Bonds.

Permission to issue 5000 IN
bonds to purchase the Madison Tele-
phone Company, the New Washing
ton Telephone Company and the
Henryville Telephone Company is
asked in petition filed with the
public service commission Ny L. c.
Griffith, president of the. Southern
Indiana Telephone and Telegraph
Company of Seymour.
Griffith proposes to pay sg60, 900
for the Madison concern. $33.9s9 for
that at New Washington and s12,29o
for that ats Henryville.
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THREE WOMEN INJURED

The young women were injured on
Wednesday night when an auth In
which they were riding collided with
snother. at Fifty;Fourth st. and
Central ave.
The injured were Misses Edna
Henschen, IS, Of 1880 Lawton ST.;
Mary Fisk. 10. of 1888 e. Iowa St.,
and Frances tKlee, IS. of 61S e. Pratt
St. They were ridingI with Frank
White, Seyenty-Ninth st, and White
River The driver of the other auto
was William Brown. 104f Superior
st.
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bill the farmers wanted entities US
to their support.
The frigidity of the general atti.
tude toward Coolidge was enhanced
by the frank report Of Lloyd Gates,
Columbia City. Twelfth district chair
man, which preceded by several
hours the senatorial oratory.
.'phere's 90 denying the fact that
the farmers are. ahtagonistic to the
Administration" Gates reported He
added that he did not believe the
antagonisp extended ito the Indiana
delegation in Congress.
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DRY NAVY GRAFT Barred
Coast Gsard Bribed, Says New
Jersey Sheriff.
B6 United Press

BU United Press
TOM RIVER. N. J.. July 22.-Ac.
ceptance Of brides ranging from 5000
to $1,000 and wholesale corruption
and connivance in the rum-running
activities of whiskey smugglers on
the part of coast guard forces along
the New Jersey Shore line from
Barnegat Light to Cape May. was
charged today by Sheriff John Grant
of Ocean County. His charges fol-
lowed a 24-hour tour OF inspection
of the fifth coast guard district by
Commander William ]. Wheeler of
the coast guard headquarters at
Washington.
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HEART ATTACK FATAL
Park Employe Dies While Adjust.
ing Pool Electric Lights.

A verdict of heart attack was
given by Coroner Paul F. Robinson
today as the cause of death of Erred
Kempf. 2s. of 1914 S. Keystone
Ave. Wednesday night at Riverside
Park. =
According to ]. w Darter. 1850
W. Thirty First ST., and j. NJ. Black,
$50 S. East St. park employees,
Keinpf was adjusting an electric
light in the fish pool when he
plunged into the water. He was
dead before medical attention could
be given. c! A. Coulter. manager
and a, brother-in.law Of Kempf, said
he ha been suffering from heart at
tacks.
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Make Bed Bug
Killer This
Easy Way

You can easily make at home quart Of the
stronsest bag killer for 80 enough to KIN Q
recipe, known as PD.Q.. can do no damage to
your sprines or furnitures won't rot or stain
ccthng. PD.Q. b used and recommended
By leading hoteie. hospitals and railroads az
the quickest and safea way of getting I'D OF
ps.ay insects. Instantly 4 smothers and
and stops them from matching and multiply.
ing. P,D.Q. can also be had b dcvbie- strength
liquid folln-ready for use. Free patent spout
enables you to resch hardtoget-at places
day. Your money back 4 the buss are not
Gone tomorrow.
Haag, all stores; Hooks, all stores
Goldsmith Bros. all stores.
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Wednesday, heard a discussion of
the Child of the State" by Leroy
r. Millikan. State agent for de-
pendent children for the IndianF
board of charities. He related SOY
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eral incidents of child welfare work.
Elwood' Kiwanians will visit the
local club Aug. 4, at which time the
Riley Hospital will be inspected, 1t
was announced.
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CHILD EXPERT XHEARD

Members Of the Kiwanis Club at
their luncheon at the claypool,
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Jury TO FIX DATE
Richmond Youth Pleads Guilty to
Murder.

BIZ United Press
RICHMOND, Ind, July PA
Jury trial was planned today to de-
termine whethNr Leonard Phillips,
is. will be executed or sent to prison
for life for the murder of Frank
Buck, Richmond electrician.
Phillips entered a plea of guilty
when arraigned and a trial was or
dered to dsterm1e the penalty.