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New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
NOTICE

The Board of Examination and Registration of Nurses will hold its annual meeting at the State Library. Hartford, Conn, at 1 a. m., January 1, 1928. The examination for regis traitor will be January 18th and 18th.
 WINIFRED A. HART, K. N.
 Secretary
New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
NVeigle.

Weigle.
 spring election by Senators Robert NJ. La Toilette and John Blaine; Zona Gale and Theodore kronz- haze, former president of the board of regents Of the University of Wisconsin. They were named re- gently to carry the La Toilette pro- cressive banner. Wisconsin is en- titled to 26 delegates, four at large and two for each Of the II con- gressional districts.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
SNYDER-GRR APPEALS

Albany, N. Y. Dec. Is (UP)- Governor Smith has decided on a date for hearing clemency pleas in behalf of Mrs. Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray. 1t was disclosed at the state house today.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
BUSINESS SERVICE

Building and Contracts 1! BAKER and LASHER
 Concrete Office entrance to Strand Thcater Ask Lasher Phon
New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
ANNOUNCEMENTS A
Auto and Truck AgenCiec

BUICK MOTOR CABS-sales and Service. Capitol Buick Co.,, l93 Arch street. Telephone 26n7. CHEVROLET SALES X SERVICE. Pat terson Chevrolet, Inc. 9n Arch Street. Telephone 2ll.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-16
AUTOMOTIVE
Service Stations-Repairing

FOR QUICK SERVICE-Towing and wrecking. telephone 2l32. Judds Garage II Pleasant street.
 REPAIRING on all makes of cara Ex- pert mechanics available day and night Hotel Washington Garage. Phone 1735. HYDRAULIC brakes. parts and repairs Raybestos brake service. Phone, call or write Charlands Auto Service Station. rear 430 Main St.. opp. East Main St. Tel. 1544.
 LEAKING RADIATORS-Quck service Expert attention: low rates; don't let small leaks lead to heavy repair expense. Body dents removed. lenders straigh = ened. o. Becker. l2 Glen St. Tel 553, TIRES. batteries. auto electric service. P. & v. Tire & Battery Co.,. 26l Myrtle St. Phone 3693.
 RADIATOR repairing at lowest prices; quick service: satisfaction guaranteed New England Radiator Works. 35 East Main St.. near Main. Phone SSo RAYBESTOS BRAKE service station. Brakes refined and adjusted on short notice. Clarks Auto Electric and Re- pair Station. <09 W. Main St. Tel. 3OOl
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
SENATOR SWING
LAYS BLAME ON
POWER COMBINE
BY United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Feb. Co" An
other victory for the state power
companies, was the comment of
Senator Ralph ~ Swing, of San
Bcrnardino, brother of Congressman
Phil ID. Swing, co-author of the
Swing johnson Boulder Dam Bill
when informed of the action bv the
senate today.
"The bin will pass in congress
when it comes up on its own mer-
IT'S, Senator Swing continued
" The vote today was not an expres.
sion Of the sentiment in congress ON
the merits of the bill.
Arizona was fighting for trib.
ute. She wanted to compel Cali.
1orna to pay approximately So per
horsepower in royalty on all power
generated by the fall of the Colo.
RADIO river.
"The power companies were
lighting against cheap power for
california. They knew that thei,
big business would be Threatened
Dy such an immense production of
ei'ctrIclty. They won this time
but they will lose when the hin ;s
tested on its merits.''
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
Wild Yarn Is
Spun by Sailor

James u. McClarev told Calexico
police that he had Just divcd from a
United States battleship to escape
capture by enemies when the police
fished him out of a CalcXico canal
this morning, McClarey was turned
over to Deputy Sheriff w. A. Me
Clelland by the police and is now
lodged i'll the county Jail pending an
investigation into his alleged raw
ings.
According to the officials Nc
Clarey appeared to be ont of his
head. He mumbled n story of L.
:. battleship stcammg into MeXi-
cali and of the ships officers get
ting off the train. He said that re
was forced to dive from the deck
to escape capture by enemies and
was struggling in the waters of the
canal when the police arrived.
1t is believed by police that Me
Clarey is either deserter from the
Pacific fleet or that he has tust
recently left the navy, either by
discharge or for a furlough. Com
mmication with naval officials was
begun Immediately to determine his
standing.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
NOTE TO BRITAIN
GIVES ASSURANCE
FOR PROTECTION
Officials Unable to I'm
derstand Action In
Sending Vessel.
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. - The
state department today drafted a
note to Great Britain repeating its
assurances that American forces of
occupation III Nicaragua are provid
ing proper protection for British
lives and property there, the United
Press learned.
The American note is in reply to
the British notes announcing dis
patch of cruiser to Corinto be
cause of the alleged absence OF
American assurances of protection
for British interests.
Officials say they cannot under
stand the British contention that
this government withheld such as
.surances when actually these assur-
ances were repeatedly given and are
being carried out.
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur
told the United Press today he had
no idea Britain would send a ship to
Nicaragua until he. saw press re-
ports to that effect. State depart
ment officials likewise were sur
priscd by the British action.
With II American naval vessels
in Nicaragua and American forces
controlling all of the populated
areas Of the country and the rail
road, the necessity of sending a
British cruiser is not fully under,
stood here, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
FIREMEN'S BALL
IS ENJOYED BY
LARGE CROWD
Affair Declared to Be
Most Successful Yet
Given Here.

The 18th Annual Firemen s Ball
and Boulder Dam Frolic was history
this morning. But it goes down in
history as an event long to be re-
membered by the 1000 persons who
attended the affair, one of the
greatest social events ever held in
this vicinity. A colorful array of
guests began arriving at the hall
as the doors were opened at S:3G
clock aEG When the first strains
OF music were heard at 9 clock
the huge gymnasium at the high
school was crowded.
The music, furnished bv Charles
Hubbels Orchestra of the Del Cor
onado hotel, was regarded as excep,
tlonally fine by all. The members
OF the orchestra pune tuated the pro-
gram between dances with special
vocal and instrumental numbers
that were well received.
Dinner was served to more than
1900 of the guests, between 1880
and 2 o clock. The guests. well
satisfied with an evening of excel
lent dancing and well nourished by
the tasty dinner arranged under di-
rection of Russell Sherwood and
{. 5. Reed, left the hall soon aft
erward.
Decorations for the occasion drew
comments of admiration from the
throng. At one side of the hall a
creation representing Boulder Dam
was to be seen. Even the running
water of the proposed structure
could be seen tumbling down over
the rocks. At the other side of the
hall was the figure of fireman.
halfway down a ladder, carving n
child. Lighting effects showed the
Flames of burning building. The
remainder of the decoration was
composed of various drapes and
flremen S emblems. 1t was the work
of Robert E. Lee of Dixieland.
Chief Tom Reams and C. F.. Fer
guson, president of the volunteers
association, were the members of
the floor committee. +. :. Sanders
was in charge of the checking de-
partments while Fred Payne, mem
Der of the school board was in
charge of the auto parking comit-
tee. c. c. Ferguson and Wolford
Drye were in charge of tickets.
The ticket committee reporteI
that the sale was the largest that
mas ever been experienced. The
proceeds of the dance will be turn
ed into the fund of the volunteer
organization for use in emergency
cases.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
Cattlemen to
Meet Monday

Imperial Valley cattlemen are
reminded that an important meeting
for the discussion of marketing
this season S Imperial Valley stock
will be held at the Planters Ho-
tel at Brawley Monday night. The
meeting will be held i'll connection
with a dinner at $3.50 clock.
Willard Ellis, president of the in
termediate Credit Bank of Berkeley,
j. Knorpp of the Southwest Cat
tie LAND Company and William L.
Hough of the First National Bank.
Los Angeles, will be among those
attending from outside the valley.
Those planning to attend should
make reservations at the Planters
or by telephoning A. j. Kaln.
Brawley "a.
Marketing problems resulting
from the heavy rains on the coast
which will result in tho grass fed
cattle competing to a larger degree
than heretofore with the valley cat.
tie make it important that all cat
tlemen attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
SAYS MAN SLAIN
BEFORE HE WAS
STRUCK BY TRAIN
Evidence of Foul Play Is
Produced at Inquest by
Railroad Detective.

Murder, with the body placed on
the railroad tracks of the Southern
Pacific road at Brawley and man.
gled to hide trace of the crime, is
seen in the death of an unidenti.
fled Mexican, whose body was dis
covered early yesterday morning by
lail workers. A. L. Blanton, in
vestigator of the Southern Pacific
testified at the inquest held in the
office of B. f. Lemons, coroner,
this morning that he was led to be
lieve by his findings that the man
was dead before he was dragged 3O5
feet and crushed by the train.
Blanton said that in his investiga.
tions of rail accidents where persons
are dragged by trains, evidence of
struggle to regain hold on the
train are ordinarily found. He said
that the investigation showed that
the man when dragged by the train
at Brawley was apparently a dead
weight. No trace of blood was dis
covered.
The mans foot was amputated by
a guard rail some 40 feet from the
spot where the body was picked up.
No sign that he had bled from this
amputation further confirmed his
belief, the witness testified. He also
declared that the man s cap was
found at the point near where the
foot was discovered and that ordin-
arily it should have been picked up
near the point where the body first
showed evidence of being dragged.
Numerous other things furthered
his convictions, he declared. If the
man really met his death in an at
tempt to board the train, he said,
the fact that he tried to catch a
ride in the heart of the city and on
4 siding was unusual. This in view
of the fact that the main section of
the train stood still on the main line
only few feet distant, made it
doubly so, he declared.
Flagman Testifies
Louis A. Porter, flagman of the
Southern Pacific train, testified to
finding the body of the man as he
started back toward the caboose
when he was called in by the head
brakeman. He told of the various
points near the track where the
foot, body an dcap had been pick
ed up.
The railroad workers were the
only witnesses called and after a
brief deliberation the coroner's jury
returned verdict of ''Death due
to unknown cause, the body being
found on the railroad tracks at
Brawley.'
The matter will be referred to the
district attorneys office by Coro-
ner Lemons for further investiga-
tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
SENATORS
WITHHOLD
PRIVILEGE
Johnson Fails to Obtain
Necessary Majority to
Limit Deabte.
ASHURST WOULD AID
Swings Request For
Fund to Aid Valley Is
Beaten in House.
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. - The
fighting battalion which kept the
Boulder Canyon dam bill before the
senate for seven consecutive days
IN the most dramatic legislation
conflict of a decade, was crushed
today when the senate refused to
adopt a cloture rule to limit debate
on the measure.
The petition to limit debate, and
thus force the senate to vote upon
the bill, failed to receive the two
third majority necessary for ita
adoption.
AS a result the way was left open
for the filibusters opposing the bill,
and thus prevent passage of the
measure. Y
The bill was introduced and
championed by Hiram johnson, Re
publican, Californa, who conducted
dramatic fight to authorize ap.
propriations of 100000 for con.
struction of dam at Boulder can.
yon in the Colorado river.
Senator Ashurst, Democrat, Ari,
zona, opened debate upon the clo-
ture motion in the senate, appealing
for Justice to the state of Ari-
Zona.'
"They say Arizona is attempting
to hold up the state of California"
said the Arizona senator. u deny
that.
"The Colorado river flows for
300 miles through my state and we
have rights to preserve.
johnson closed the debate with
an impassioned plea for his bill.
"The hour is here, sir" said
johnson. cit is the hour of hope
for $4,000 American citizens in I'm
perial Valley.
the senate will assert its right to
transact business.
THAT is all cloture asks.
"All l ask is the right to have
the senate of the United States to
pass upon a bill which has legiti-
mately come before it for its deter
mination.
We no apologies to make for
invoking cloture.
Pleads For Valley
johnson said the lives and prop
city of the people in the Imperial
Valley, California, were endangered
by the failure to provide the dam
for flood control purposes. He also
urged adoption of the measure to
furnish needed power and irrigation
facilities to the southern area and
his plea rallied around him a grim
force which kept the senate in con
tinuous session for 80 hours Tues
day and Wednesday.
The filibusters, led by Senator
Ashurst, Democrat, Arizona, how
ever, had stood just as valiantly
against the measure on the ground
that it deprived them of constitu-
Continued on Page Six)
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
CHAMBERS HEAR
miracle MAN"
TELL HIS STORY

Fred W. Anderson, miracle mer-
chant of Cossatt, Neb., gave an in
tcreS;ing address before members
of the Associated Chambers of Com
merce at the regular meeting held
in Imperial last night. Anderson
told how be had built up a $300,000
n year business in his home town,
the population of which is 1890.
His talk was most interesting one
Announcement was made at the
meeting that the general election of
officers will he held at the next
regular gathering of the organiza-
tlon.
Plans for putting on the "Get Ac-
quainted excursion into Arizona,
begun by the local chamber some
time ago, were discussed at the
meeting. 1t is expected that the
sightseeing tour will be held with
in a short time.
Y. +. Fri2zcll, district freight and
passenger agent of the Southern Pa
cific railroad, submitted plans for n
new train schedule to be put into
erect IN the valley soon. lie asked
that the members study the schedule
and make any suggestions that they
may deem of advantage.
\ resolution was passed seeking
an emergency reduction ON the
freight rate of sulphur from San
Diego into the valley. \ second res
olution was also passed asking that
Assemblyman Witter be instructed
to work for an $4,000 appropriation
for the experimental station at
Meloland.
The members also sent a wire to
representatives. ut Washington, d.
c., expressing appreciation of the
fight they are carrying on for pas
sage of the Boulder Dam bin and
urging them to battle for victory of
the cloture today.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
Trio Held For
Superior Court

Rudolph Martin, alias Richard
King, %, Of San Antonio; }. X.
Robinson, alias Jim Reed, 10, of st.
Louis and Jack II. Warrington, Is,
of Seattle, Wash, were ordered
bound over to superior court on
charges of forgery following a pre-
liminary hearing in Calipatria yes
tcrday afternoon.
The three men were arrested at
Gila Bend, AriZ., about week ago,
an alleged attempt to rob the rail.
road station being frustrated by a
deputy sheriff. 1t was learned
there that the men had passed scvc,
raj forged checks in Calipatria be
fore going to Gila Bend and they
were sent sent back for trial when
charges of forgery were filed
against them.
Bail i'll each case was placed at
81 900. Two of the men are said
to have confessed to numerous
crimes, admitting several holdups
between Calipatria and Gila Bend.
A, story of robbing hoboes, then
kicking them off of trains was told
and one of the men is said to have
admitted that they planned to kill
the station agent at Gila Bend.
Willitts, Mendocino county, had
received 34.26 inches of rain to Feb
ruary |, slightly above normal
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
Tyson ClOture
Also Licked

WASHINGTON, Feb. ga
iew minutes after cloture had
neen defeated for Boulder dam
legislation, the senate also voted
down a proposed cloture petition
Tor the Tyson bill retiring
emergency army officers on a
permanent basis.
Defeat of both cloture motions
ADDED further complications to
the most intricate legislative
snarl of the senate in recent
years.
The vote was 81 to SO, seven
votes short of the necessary two
thirds majority.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
Drive in Need
OF Assistance

"We need help of every resi-
dent of FL Centro,' Mrs. A. B..
Hanson, chairman Of T.. Cehtro s
finance campaign to raise the 1927
budget, said today. The drive, which
has been in progress since Wednes-
day afternoon, is coming along we'll,
it is announced, but the goal is still
far from being reached. The cam
paign will continue next week, it
was announced.
Calexico again has the honor of
going over the top AZ the heed Of
the list, as it also dill in the Boy
Scout drive. M,Ca5a reports its
full quota raised for the Y. ". C.
\. Hol vile and Imperial will con
tinue their work next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
Screen Writer
Wants Divorce
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Feb. 26.--Adela
Rogers st. Johns, well-known fic-
tion and screen writer, filed suit in
superior court here today for di-
vorce from Ivan st. Johns, Holly
wood magazine editor.
The woman writer charged cruel
ty and the complaint recites that
her husband called her vile names
and remained away from home "all
hours of the night without eX-
planning his absence.
According to the complaint a
property settlement has been made
out of court. The couple married
Dee. "a, 1913 and separated Feb. ?,
1927. There are two children,
Elaine, 8, and William Ivan, 7.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
Two More Bodies
Found In Snow

FRESNO. Cal, Feb. 26.-Only
two of the l3 victims of the snow
avalanche that buried their bunk
houses at Camp -, near Big Creek,
early last week, remained buried
beneath the huge bank of solidly
packed snow today. The bodies of
Mrs. Ora Pattison, IS, Reuben
Barnt, 45, and Einar Stougard, %,
were found and removed from the
icy tomb late yesterday.
The two bodies still missing are
those of William A. Netzel. "a, and
John Watoves, 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
(L0TURE RULE FOR Dam BILL DEFEATED
Ian Francisco And London Connected Bv 7elephone
Fourth ClOture
Is Presented
Dy United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Scn-
ate vets were outwittcd by drys to-
day when Sen. Willis, Republican
Ohio, dry leader, pricG into the leg
islative snarl and obtained a prior
ity position for the Andrews dry
reorganization bill today.
Willis moved the senate consider
the bill under a morning hour rule
which prevented the continuation of
the filibuster against the measure
Willis motion was adopted
without record vote.
Senator Jones, Republican, Wash
lngton, then prcsente da cloturc
ington, then presented a cloture
the fourth in ihree days.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
Stove Reveals
GreWsOme Find

AMARILLO, Texas, Feb. 26. - \
chemical analysis Of what appeared
to be human heart found in a nest
of charred bones and scorched parts
of woman s silken undergarment
was to be made here today by DIR.
M. l.. Fuller, city health officer.
The organ and bones were found
by j. L. Womble, second hand deal
cr, in stove he had purchased a
few days ago and which he was
cleaning
Womble called police and All in
vestigation was begun Immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
IF |(;|A[S
kCHANC3f
RfEI|NCS
in London Is Heard
Farly by Group Wait
in Bay City.
DY FOR SERVICE
b Used to Garry the
lnd Across Ocean
m Eastern Coast.
nited Press Leased Vile

United Press Leased Vile
FRANCISCO. Feb. 90
gest long distance telephone
ation ever held was complct-
today.
Ind wire to the east coast
radio to England, San Fran
hlked to London. inaugural
ular trans Atlantic telephone
from the west coast
pc.
attempt was accompanied
me grief, and for two hours
g trial was started, nothing
tic aud noises came over
ht e:06 the connection was
ed and II. ID. Pillsbury, pre-
of the Pacific Telephone
elegraph Company, talked
TO Colonel II. F.. Shreve, the
8 representative in Lon
& the wait, f.. G. Miller,
manager of the land lines
York. came ON the wire
|lained to PillsburY~shat tae
was due !" u storm sNtwocn
md Ne,t York, sh;eh int" =.
th land lines III That scctio q
stressed the point that the
was not due to any break
the radio telephone service
land wire difficulties from
prk to the station on the
Toast whore conversations
he air.
telephone officials and
per men sat around "A table
rh were attached ear telc-
so they could listen in.
some minutes of buZ2ing, Il
lmc over the wire. The
iround the table sat tense.
10, - came the first word.
$ Shrcve,' the voice sound
some one talking through q
Pc, but was very clear.
o Shrcvc, this is Pills
the local official replied.
to hear your voice, the
man came back.
We had n Tot of trouble.
here $ a storm over on your
lewhcre. y
we understand. -
| can hear you real plain
Pillsbury extended greet
Europe, saving he was glad
pie of England and our c0un-
thus brought into closer con
y replied Shreve. 81 hope
your customers call us up
establishment of the local
it was spread to all coast
nj later reports of success
from Seattle, Portland, Los
and other points came in.
rates for calls to London
coast are $S7 for the first
inutes, 500 for each addi-
Iinutc and $40 report charge
the party wanted is "out. -
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
Another Smith
To Be Warden

SAN QUENTIN. Cal, Feb. &c.
Court Smith, of Visalia. sheriff
of Tulare county for the past
eight years, today was named
warden of Folsom prison.
The appointment was made by
the state prison board. Smith
will succeed J. j. Smith, who re-
signed as warden of Folsom
some two weeks ago at the re-
request of the prison board.
The new warden for four
years was chief of police at vi
salia, and for IL years served in
the same capacity at Tulare.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
PARACHUTES SAVE FLIERS
AS TWO PLANES CRASH
by United Press Leased Wire

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 26.-Two
American army flight planes crash
ed at Palomar aviation field here
today.
The filters jumped in parachutes
and escaped. The planes fell in
flames.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
On's Brother
es in Baltimore
United Press Leased Wire

u'sVu sTchS bcUSeu wire
|IMORE, Feb. 26. Joseph
ION, brother of the late war
(t, died early today at his
the Chadford apartments
|peath was due to nephritis.
had been seriously i'll for
|vo weeks.
him at the times Of his
[ere his wife and their only
|r, Mrs. Alice Wilson Neil
u in 1913, when he was n
tie for secretary of the Unit
es senate, the late presi-
brother took no active inter
|ational politics. He was de-
Py James M. Baker of South
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
PAIR HELD FOR ROBBERY
by United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, Cal, Feb. 26.--H. r
Fries and Fred Seyle were held in
the county Jail today on suspicion
of having perpetrated several
So dance hail. robberies in Bakers
field. Police expressed belief that
the men are those wanted for rob
bing young girls in the southern
city of jewelry.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
MEXICAN MINISTER LEAVES
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. Pc Mexi-
lean Ambassador Tellez left unex
pectedlv for Mexico City today but
the embassy declined to discuss the
occasion for the trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-26
PINEDO LEAVES FOR RIO
by United Press Leased Wire

BAHIA, Brazil, Feb. 26.-Colonel
Francesca de Pinedo, Fascist await
or, hoped off from here for Rio
de Janeiro at a. m. today.