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Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
RIVERSIDE EDITOR DECLARES
IMPERIAL VALLEY CHARMED.
SOJOURNING NEWSP APERMEN
By ROSS L. HAMMOND

That the people Southern california
the members of the National Editorial
Just departed from memorable visit Southland
of at
attack there ed and luscious waemeo until they
ncomned weeks later all the makngs' of huge barbecue
onar on their north dizzy hgheure round Of sight
seeing.
world has perfected the entertaining Doing
leading industries Possessing
M editors Of the nation They freely confessed thew had never seen
hospitality perfection They
bestowed 1t is the visitors
opportunity possible
the favorable impressions
their accompanied
for one week The perfection of arrangements amazing Not
single hitch accident anywhere Everything moved like clockwork
e delegates were kept the satuan point all the time They could
hk Of nothing ask for The earth the fulnes
country to the other aud with other bodies of delegates but
such perfection entertainment and such fehandd hospitality
NOR" ' than ana this smaller community each according to its
Unite opportunity.
FL Centre visit am happy the people Imperial Valley
that their visitors favobly impressed They
statement of President Frank O. Edgecombe as
the state of Nebraska editorial association
Imperial understand it without
seeing for ourselves Its fertility national
all going home of congress
the matter of building Boulder Edgecombe spoke
for the rest That the they all talked The Swing bill
will have back of home folks sentiment when
again for
WI" nor be able to give utteranee to all they feel They plain
r said they would BIT la to
mere to v Some as happen to know left orders them
California revelation to of them.
will have occasion sneak much of
Uon thing these editors unanimously
wonderful spirit cf enthusiasm cooperation
gong back home tell their people how California does such
ncc that has made known section
the world And clearly duty preserve and stimulate
community harmony
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
ENGLAND REACHES
AGREEMENT WITH
FRANCE ON DEBT
Total of Three Billions
To Be Paid During 62
. Years.

LONDON, July 13. - Winston
Churchill, chancellor of the eXche-
quer, today announced in the house
of commons what the house had
been hoping for for seven years
that France had agreed to pay her
So, 3,125, 100000 war debt to Great
Britain.
Churchill said that Joseph Call
lauX, French minister of finance,
had agreed that the debt should be
paid over sixty two years, this
years annuity amounting to 500
100000. Thereafter the annuities
would rise to $30000,000, 100000
900, and $50,000,000. The agree
ment, like that recently concluded
in Washington, is subject to rati-
fication by the French parliament.
The agreement does not provide a
formal safeguard clause as at first
demanded by France.
After 1929 the annuities would
amount to 500, 100000 until 1856,
when they would rise to $70,000,-
600 for the final 81 years.
Churchill said the agreement Gov
cred the French war debt and vir-
tuallv all other outstanding Franco
British accounts.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
Mayor Rolph Takes
Hand In W ar

SAN FRANCISCO, July 13. -
Mayor James Rolph Jr.. today took
a hand in the carpenters war and
demanded Showdown by Thurs
day.
"The interest of the public is be-
ing ieopardi2ed by group of ma
tcrial men in San Francisco, read
a statement by the mayor.
"We are not going to stand for
thnt any longer
Mavor Rolph s statement, in
which he called for n conference of
both sides of the long standing CON
troversial strife Thursday. follow
ed information from DR.. William c.
Hassler, city health officer, that
the industrial association has block
ed delivery of materials and halt
ed construction work on the $1,000
600 relief home building. Rolph
denounced the industrial association
sponso of the "American plan =,
open shop system. on the grounds
that it is "icopardizinp public IN
ternst for private gain
The industrial association is
claimed to be withholding materials
from contractors who employ union
labor.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
EXILE SENTENCE
is PRONOUNCED ON
RlFFIAN LEADER
Aid Ell krfm Takes Same
Trial AS Did Famous
COrsican.
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PARIS, July 13.-Abd Ell Krim,
the surrendered header of the Riff
fans, will be eXiled to the island of
Reunion, off the East African coast,
in the Indian ocean, Premier Bri-
and announced today.
The announcement came immedi-
ately after the Franco-Spanish ac-
cord relative to Morocco had been
signed in BRAND s office by Premier
Primo de Rivera of Spain.
The Riffian chief has not yet
been officially informed of the plans
or his exile, but friends have told
him what to expect and he was re-
ported to be reconciled to his fate.
He probably will go direct to the
island from Fez where he now is
confined aboard a French warship.
Elaborate ceremony marked the
signature of the accord. In actu-
ality, it was the treaty of peace
ending the Moroccan war which Add
FL krim waged for generation
against Spain and for more than a
year against France.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
FINAL TRIBUTE TO
DEAD STATESMAN
TO Be THURSDAY
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LANCASTER, N. IT,, July 13.-
At dawn today, John w. Weeks
left for the last time this noun
tain town in which he was born.
Members of his family who had
gathered at his bedside during the
hours that preceded his death yes
terday. accompanied the body to
West Newton. Mass. There, on
Thursday at 2 n. m. national not
ables will pay final tribute to the
former secretary of war and former
United States senator.
With the cortege that left here
this morning were Mrs. Weeks, Mr..
and Mrs. Sinclair Weeks, his son and
dauphter.in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Davidge, his daughter and SON
in-law.
The body will be placed in a
temporary vault in West Newton.
Later, in accordance with a wish
often expressed by Weeks, it will
be tranferred to the Arlington Ma
tional cemetery in Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
FIRES BURN
WIDE AREA
| \ \ D R 7 /
Lightning Is Responsible
For Many Blazes in
Logging Section.
MANY FIGHT FLAMES
Idaho, Oregno and Wash
ingtOn Are Heavy
Losers.
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PORTLAND, Ore, July 13.-Dam
age from the forest fire near st.
Helen s which Yesterday wiped out
a camp of the Deer Island Logging
company. Today was estimated at
$lj0,000 by {. E.-rlappcrton, secre-
tarv Of the firm.
All buildings at Camp No. were
DESTROYED, two donkey engines were
burned up and three bridges were
ruined.
1t was thought today that stick
Of dynamite which burned rather
than exploded started the fire. The
blaze first swept over n 300 acre
area and then jumped to the camp,
wipjng it out in - minutes.
Lightning started 2i fires in Orc
eon late Monday but most OF them
were soon extinguished or controII'
ed
Two fires at Mitchell Point,
scenic spot on the Columbia River
highway. were declared today to he
controlled after burning after 500
acres. \ large force of fire fight
crs expected to have the flames eX-
tiuguished - tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
ELKS CONVENTION
ELECTS OFFICERS,
HEARS REPORTS
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CHICAGO, July 13.-Approxi-
mately 100000 B. P. o. E.'s at
tending the Elks 62nd annual con-
vention, attempted to crowd into
a convention hall this morning to
elect officers and to hear reports of
last years work.
With no opposition, Charles II.
Grakelow, commissioner of public
welfare in Philadelphia was assured
of election to the post of grand ex-
allied ruler. He was nominated by
w. f. Kendrick, mayor of Philadel-
phia.
OF special interest at the meeting
was the report of the social and
community welfare committee which
spent total of $3.50, 1879. In char
liable work last year, obtained en-
ployment for 5647 .jobless men and
helped 1885 aliens become naturaliz-
ed
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13

Slipping into this city quietly,
Sheriff William Iraeger of Los An
geles and a party of detectives, ar
rived here this morning, and ac-
cording to authentic information,
the big city men are here running
down a clue in connection with the
Aimee Semple Mcpherson case.
At the jail today it was stated
that over q week ago the local sher-
iff s office was asked to make q
quiet investigation regarding
border character known only as
" Mack" who is believed to be in
or near Mexicali. Several members
of Sheriff Gillett's staff went to
Mexicali and interviewed Mexican
officials and cafe owners there with
out getting any tangible informa-
tion on Mack. -
This report was turned into Los
Angeles. Later Sheriff Traeger re-
ceived another tip regarding the
man with whom he wishes to talk,
and this induced him to come down
to the valley himself for the pur-
pose of bookings things over.
According to the Los Angeles
sheriff "Mack' was at one time a
wealthy saloon owner along the
coast, was well known to the sport.
ing fraternity and had large mum.
Der of friends. Reverses came and
" Mack" took up with shady char
acters, drifting down lower and
lower in the social scale until he be-
came a hanger on at the resorts
that he used to patronize.
For some time past it is stated,
he has been visitor to resorts at
MeXicali. and has been suspected of
being involved in several question
able transactions. Just what the
nature of these transactions was,
could not be stated definitely, the
officers said.
Chief Oswalt, because of his flu
ency in the Spanish tongue, accom-
panied the Los Angeles sheriff and
Sheriff Gillett to the border. The
Los Angeles sheriff is supposed to
be on the lookout for another man
who is wanted in Los Angeles. but
not in connection with the MePher-
son case.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
TREASURY RULES
FULL ACCOUNTING
ON PROPERTY TAX
Federal Estate Tax
Returns M st Show
Full Value.

WASHINGTON, July Is. -
The full value-not ha-c value, as
heretofore-of community property
acquired under California laws must
be included in federal estate tax re-
turns of a deceased husband, under
treasury ruling today. The ruling
will increase federal estate tax re-
turns from California.
Attorneys representing indiVid
uals who since 1917 have been in
volved in federal property tax liti-
cation today viewed the treasury
ruling announced Tin Washington,
d. c., as another setback.
Hope For Decision
They held hope, however, that II
favorable decision might be handed
down in another ease which has
bearing on the same controversy
now pending before the state su-
preme court, according to Peter +.
Dunno. one of the attorneys inter-
ested. Should this be obtained,
ground work would be provided for
another fight up to the L. s. Su-
preme court, Dunno said.
The new treasury rulin. follow
ed the findings in a United States
suprme court decision of several
months back, cacordmg to Dunne.
He sketched the history of the
litigation as complicated and OBJ
scured through many ruling and
counter rulings, all having more or
less bearing on a wife s interest in
community property.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
HUTCHINCS' PLEA
WILL BE- HEARD
AT OCTOBER TERM
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SACRA MENTO, Cal, July b.
Governor Friend w. Richardson re-
ccived notice late Yesterday after
noon that the appeal taken by Joab
IL. Banton, district attorney of New
York, from the order of the lower
court dscharging +. A. Big Hutch
lIutchings, Los Angeles confidence
man, would be heard during the Oc-
tobcr term of the appellate division
of the New York supreme court,
The appeal was perfected at the
request of the governor who said to-
day he will continue his fight to re-
turn big Hutch to California to
serve the remainder of his San Ouen-
tin sentence for bunco operations.
The governor revoked the parole
granted lIutchings by state board
of prison directors.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
Smuggling Charge
Made Against Man

Lee Delmar an American, was
brought to the county Jail from Ca.
leXieo, shortly afternoon today, by
inspectors of the immigration serv-
ice, charged with smuggling aliens
into this country.
Accompanying Delmar was Jue
Jurkovic, a Slavonion, one of three
men whom Delmar is said to have
attempted to get into this country
illegally. The driver of the ear in
which the men were riding, as well
as two other aliens, managed to
escape from the Immigration men.
Delmar is held pending prelim-
mary examination before United
States commissioner.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
TRIPLE KILLING
IS CHARGED TO
YOUTH OF 19
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CHICAGO. July l3-Thomas
McWane, 10, was held for the grand
Jury on . triple charge of murder
today while police secured Chicago
for Josephine Granite, 81, who. craz
ed with drugs. hid on Il roof all day
Yesterday then disappeared last
night. He left note or the roof
II rcatcning TO commit suicide and
admitting he had killed two pcrsonS.
lie apparently was unaware his third
victim had died Granite and Me
wans are charged with having muir
dcrcd . prettv voung woman sun
day school teacher, q church treas
rrcr ana a taxicah driver Sunday
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
Surgeon Involved
In Boston Murder
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BOSTON. July ia "scientif-
ic murder in Which an expert sur
Geon apparently was involved. was
believed to have been disclosed to-
dav when the dismembered body of
an attractive young woman was
found in two pasteboard boxes by
the wall of n cemetery in Mattapan.
The body had been cut in four
scctions-across the breast, below
the waist, at the knees and across
the legs.
The body had not been used by
medical students for dissection. as
at first thought by police, Medical
Examiner Timothy ]. Leary report
ed after preliminary examination.
An incision in the abdomen, made
shortly before death, indicated that
an operation had been performed,
perhaps for appendicitis.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
Jones Gets Scare
With Auto Gone

j. F.. Jones of this city was given
quite a scare last night when he left
the airdome theater to discover
that his Buick ear was missing. He
notified the sheriff s office, which
located the ear a short time after
ward. According to the city police
Jones parked his car in an alley
way, which is a violation of the
city ordinance, and the night Off
Ger rolled it down into the street,
thereby leading Jones to believe
that it was stolen.
The police are holding a Chevrolet
car which Mrs. X. NJ. Kupelian re-
ported has been parked III front of
her house on Olive street for a pc
riod of three weeks. An effort is
being made to locate the owner of
The car.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
School Head Is
Barred by Board
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 13.-
T. A. Russell former superintendent
of the Huntin Ton Park high school
in Los Angeles, today was barred by
the state board of education from
teaching i'll any public school of
California.
Russell, convicted and sentenced
on a charge of vagrancy, is still in
jail and was unable to comply with
the board s notice to appear, ac
cording to f. P. Clarke, Riverside,
president of the board.
sSeveral new applications for the
elementary school commisSionership,
one of the vacancies on the board,
were received at today's session,
though no action was taken.
Plans were discussed for a con-
ference at the University of Cali
fornia later this week, at which
time the board vacancies might be
filled.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
Mergers Point
To Prosperity
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WASHINGTON, July l3. - In
crease in number of consultations
of large corporations, which Senator
Thomas Walsh, Democrat, Montana,
pointed to with alarm in his reso-
mtion charging monopoly and de-
manding an investigation, is a sign
of good times according to Andrew
W. Mellon, secretary of the treas
ury.
Mellon today, in an interview,
formally approved this tendency as
indicating prosperity.
"Larger organizations can pro
duce cheaper than smaller ones, -
Mellon pointed out. "and thesn
mergers, if thev don t develop into
actual monopolies, benefit the pub
lie. -
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
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NISSOULA, Mont, July II. -
Forest fires. started bv lightning. are
raginp at their height for this wear
IN eastern Washington, northern
Idaho and western Montana, accord
ing to officials at forest reserve
loadduartcrs here.
4 crew of more than 100 men to-
dav We're fighting a blaze on MAY
creek, - miles north Of Columbia
Falls. that has already destroyed
2.OO0 acres of timber in the Black
fcot reservation. and needs only =
wind tn swcct il across the Flathcad
Iivcr iuto Glacier national park.
Four fires are ont of control in the
Couer D'Alene forest. The largest
OF the four is rurnino over an area
Of 1000 ceres of timber. Another
fire. in the Pend Oreille forest. was
thouoht to hc under control after it
lad burned over go acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
HOnOrs Planned
For Sub Victims
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WASHINGTON, July l3. - TIL"
last chapter in the story of tn"
s u 5 disastrous dive to the bot
tom of the ocean nine months ago
is being written here. Bodies of
four members of the submarine $
hcrocic crew arrived today and viii
be inferred in Arlington National
cemetery burying ground of the ma
tion 5 military and naval heroes.
Today or tomorrow or the next
day, whenever relatives of the
heroes arrive here, sailors in blue
and white will carry their comrades
on their shoulders to newly dug
graves. A firing squad will dis
charge blank shots into the air. a
huglcr will sound taps and this
doleful episode OF the navy will be
ended.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
EXPRESS EDITOR
HAS CHANCE TO
MAKE new MARK
Success in Sight For
Globe Girdlers Who
Seek New Record.
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SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, July
l3.--With every Indication pointing
O success in their attempt to estab
sh "A new world record for speed
c;reling the globe, Edward A..
IVans, Detroit banker, and Linton
Wcils newspaper man, left here by
irplane at 800 a. IN. today.
The couple ,nust reach New York
by 1929 n. III. tomorrow to set a
new mark for the world journey,
and expressed faith in their ability
70 do 50.
Evans and Wells reached here at
1890 p. IN. Yesterday after flying
'f"e'" Vancouver, where they land
ed by boat, after crossing the Pa
cific.
. The couple left New York June
1S. They lave Travelled by fast
ocean liner, train, automobile and
airplane.
Linton Wells, mentioned in the
above dispatch, is former editor
of the Imperial Valley Press, hav-
ing acted in that capacity for sey-
eral months when w. +. Holt took
over publication of this paper a
number of years ago.
Wells was here last summer with
Lieutenant Leigh Wade, famous
'round-theworld flyer, when the lat
ter was on his nonstop automobile
trip from Los Angeles to New York.
At that time Wells renewed a num-
Der Of old acquaintances here. He
is now free lance writer, and
stated when here that his ambition
Just then was to hang up new rec
ord for girdling the globe after he
and Wade had successfully finished
I hpir trim
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
Grave Offences
Made Against Trio

Mrs. Florence Waschau, 33, of
Calexico, and Charles Ewing, Al,
giving his residence at Heber, are
held at the county Jail on a statu-
tory charge, following their arrest
last night. At the Jail it was re-
ported the couple left CaleXico Sun
day and went to San BernardinO
whore they remained overnight, re-
turning to the valley yesterday.
Mack Spellman, Brawley negro,
is also held prisoner on statutory
charge involving misconduct with a
white boy. The negro worked on
the same ranch where the boy re-
sides and it is said he was seen by
witnesses when the alleged crime
occurred.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
Financial Wizard
Gets Delay Again
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HOUSTON. Tex, July l3.-Ila'
beas corpus hearing seeking reduc-
ton of 100000 mond, instituted by
CHARLES Ponzi financial wizard y
of Boston was continued for the
secod time whe it was called III
district court here today.
Judge Waltar Mdntrith, before
whom the ease was set, said he
would not hcar it until after Gov
crnor Miriam A. Ferguson had act
ca upon the Ponzi requisition for
tradition.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
RECALL MEMBERS OF
MODESTO SCHOOL BOARD

MODESTO, Calf, July 1S-Three
members of the Modesto board of
education were recalled in special
election held Yesterday. Those re-
called are j. w. Gayler, F. f. Smith
and Walter johnson. The recall
won by a two to one vote. County
School Superintendent A. G. Elmore
will appoint three members to serve
until the hext election.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
Universal Pictures
Man I'm proves

LONDON. July 13.--Carl Laemmle
president of Universal Pictures cor
porasion, ~ steadily improving
and there no longer is an anxiety
regarding him., F" his secretary told
the United Press today.
Laemme was operated on for ap-
pendicitis when he arrived from
New York last week. Blood trans
fusons twice We're necessary to re-
store his strength.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
Manufacturer Is
Divorce Defendant

SAN FRANCISCO, July 13, -
George p. Fuller, son of w. 7. Full
Ter, pioneer paint manufacturer, To-
day was named defendant in the d.
vorce suit of Mrs. Anette Fuller.
His wife charged him with I" IN
sane jealousy, that be treated her
like a child and that be refused 70
let her handle household finances
Property settlement was made gul
of court, il was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
I R RAEGER
IS LOOKING
FOR CLUES
Los Angeles Sheriff Here
In Connection With
Mcpherson Case.
SEEKING FOR MACK"
Border Character Is Be-
lieved to Have Hand in
Case.

Late this afternoon Sheriff
Gillett returned alone. from the
border and stated that Sheriff
Traeger told his visit here
had no connection with the
Mcpherson case as far as he
CTraeger) was concerned. Some
Of the detectives accompanying
him were interested in the
Mcpherson case, Traeger said,
but he himself was "out Of t."
believing he can accomplish
nothing and that the Los An
geles district attorney and the
grand jury will run down what
ever clues Or information may
be received in connection with
the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
L. A. COUNTY BURGLAR
ESCAPES FROM HOSPITAL

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, July Ia
Clad only in night shirt and bed
room slippers, Frank Miller, Los
Angeles county burglar, who was
shot in the hg by local officers last
week, escaped from the county
hospital through the transom of his
room. Officers lost trace Of him
at the edge of the city
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
Richardson Files
Nomination Papers

SACRAMENTO, Calf, July Ia
Bearing 29,990 signatures, a petition
for nomination for governor was
filed today by Governor Friend w.
Richardson. A petition will be fill
ed with the registrar of every eoun-
ty in the state, it was announced,
The governor gave Berkeley as
city of residence.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
EXPLOSIONS DIMINISH

WASHINGTON, July l3.-Explo-
sions in the ruins'o fthe Lake Dem
mark. n. j.. navy arsenal are di-
minishing but fires are still burning
in the wreckage and IA inch shells
explode occasionally. the navv de-
partment was Informed in official
dispatches from officers at the
scene today.
Tirtv marines, four of whom had
been listed as wounded, reported to
marine Headquarters at the arsenal
today, official dispatches said. They
Continued on Page 6
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
SAN FRANCISCO
ENTERTAINS N.E.A.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 10
San Francisco editors were hosts to
she National Editorial association
today on a tour by automobile and
scenic railroad of Mount Tamalpais
and Muir Woods. More than $50
editors. their wives and daughters
made the excursion.
The chambers of commerce of Oak
land and Berkeley and the faculty
of the University of California en-
tertained the visitors yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
DEATH TOTAL IN
Jersey DISASTER
NUMBERS SCORE
Explosions H a mpering
Work of Searching
Among Ruins.
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WASHINGTON. July 13.-Ten
dead and "a wounded was the toll
of the Lake Denmark arsenal ex-
ploslon among navy and marine
corps men. so far as is now known,
according to recapitulation made by
the navy department today. The
navv's personnel summary follows:
Safe |. wounded 4, dead |, miss
ing 3.
Marine CORPS: safs 40, wounded
80, dead 9, missing 7.
All other casualties so far Off
cially reported were civilians.