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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06
Progressive Education
Association Gives Tea

The Progressive Education Associa-
ton of Washington held a tea in the
garden house of the Grace Dodge
Hotel Wednesday afternoon, when
about 100 members of the association
attended.
Mrs Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale,
a. niece of Forbes Robertson, noted
English actor, spoke to the association
about the very interesting English
school in the village of Petersfeld,
where she lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06
D. of c. Chapter Plans
Benefit Gard Party

The Southern Cross Chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy will
give a card party at the Auditorium
of Hecht's store March 81 from
to o'clock The proceeds will be
used to help send Confederate vet.
Grams to the annual reunion at
Tampa Fla, April 5.
Mrs. Harry r. Fulton, 1882 Lanier
place, is chairman. and the president
of the chapter is Mrs. p. T. Carter,
2708 Ontario road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06

to Mr.. John Wilbert Graham, took
place at the home of her parents
Thursday evening at s o'clock, the
Rev. r. Rohrer officiating. Mr.. and
Mrs Graham left shortly after the
ceremony, and after a wedding trip
will be at home to their friends at
$40 Webster street northwest after
March Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06
Mrs. Lightfoot Hostess
To Women's Allianc

Mrs. J. Jerome Lightfoot will lie
hostess at the luncheon of the WON
ems Alliance of All Souls Church Fri
day at l pm. Mr.. Edward +. Me
Grady of the Department OF Labor
will speak ON 'Labor's Interest in
World Pence :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06

DR.. and Mrs. Griffin w. Holland of
the Eastern Shore Of Virginia an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter Rebecca Addison to Mr..
Stuyvesant Bayard Wright of Wash
ington. D. G. The wedding will take
place in April
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Members of Official Set
Arrange Lenten Activities
lContinued from Fifth Pagel

CONTINUED from Fifth Page
at the St Mihiel 1712 Sixteenth
street.
Mr.. Edward p Warner. Assistant
Secretary of the Navy for Aeronautics
who is making his home at the Ward.
man Park Hotel. left yesterday for
San Francisco, from where he VIII
sail Wednesday for u months trip 10
Honolulu TO inspect the naval avia.
ton base at Pearl Harbor. He win
return to Washington about the mid
die OF April and will leave shortly
after for a two weeks trip to the
Caribbean on an inspection tour OF
the aerOplanes attached TO the Cario-
bean fleet.
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose. who
spent the Winter at the Mayflower
Hotel. has returned to her home in
Kansas City. Mo She expects TO return
to Washington next season.
Comdr W. J. c. Agnew. L. S. n,
and Mrs. Agnew. who have been
spending six weeks with Mrs. Ag-
news father, Mr.. Daniel Radcliffe. at
Mardiffe, Wales, are returning to this
country next week and have again
taken an apartment at the Wardman
Park Hotel where they spent the
Fall.
Mrs. David F. Sellars. wife of Capt.
Sellars, II. S. N, who is chief of staff
OF the A tlantic feet, has taken one
OF the residential suites at the Ward
man Park Hotel, where she will be
joined by Capt. Sellars upon the re-
turn of the fleet from Guantanamo.
Mr.. and Mrs Dorsey Richardson
sailed from New York yesterday on
the Olympic en- route to Paris, where
Mr.. Richardson will enter business.
Mrs. Frederick Durham. who has
| been the guest of aper parents, the
director of the Mint and Mrs. r. ]
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06
Will Entertain Alumnae
Of Kappa Kappa Gamma

The Washington Alumnae Associa-
ton of Kappa Kappa Gamma. will be
entertained at a 6 o'clock dinner on
"wednesday, March 8, by Mrs. w. w.
Owens, Is E. Melrose street, Chevy
Chase Md
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06
Weddings Are Forecast
Bv Announced Betrothals

DR.. and Mrs. Carl J. Harris announce
the engagement of their niece, Miss
Mabel Kingston. to Mr.. Dwight Fl.
Green of Chicago. The wedding will
take place in June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Simpson
Shreve announce the engagement of
their daughter Adrienne to Mr..
Thomas Holohan Jackson of New
York City and Waterbury, Conn. The
wedding will take place late in the
Summer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Forster have
with them I'm their apartment at the
Wardman Park Hotel their daughter
ln-law, Mrs. Warren Rudolph Forster
OF New York. and her small daughter,
Joan Forster
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06

Grant. at the Wardman Park Hotel
for several weeks. will leave wednes-
day for her home In Denver, to re
join her husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06

Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Simpson of 2707
Twenty-fourth street northeast have
announced the engagement of their
daughter Ruth Hilda to Mr.. Arthur
p. Hipsey, the wedding to take place
in the early Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06

Miss Margaret Mcintyre. daughter
OF Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Frank McIn-
tyre. sailed March on the St Mihiel
for a short stay in Panama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06

Mr.. Samuel Cohen of 619 keefer
place northwest announces the en-
gagement Of his daughter Naomi to
Mr.. Maurice Lubore of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06

Mrs. John Hamilton and her daugh
ter. Miss Nancy Hamilton. have re
turned from a visit OF several weeks
at Palm Beach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06

Mr. and Mrs Elmer l.. Beach OF
Twenty-fifth street. left Wednesday
for Chicago. Portland and San Fran
cisco. Mr.. Beach is a well known
attorney for the Interstate Commerce
Commission. and will spend a month
in the West On official business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06

Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Dearborn
announce the engagement of their
daughter. Miss iona Dearborn, to Mr..
Meriwether Lewis Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06

Mrs. William Magraw and Miss
Marjorie Magraw OF Bay Shore, Ions
Island. and Mrs. Edna X. Hall of
New York City. the latter a graduate
Of the Colonial School. Washington,
have taken an apartment at Ward
man Park Hotel. where they will re-
main for some weeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06

Miss Ellen Wise Crenshaw left Fri
day for New York. where she vii
spend few days with friends.
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In Millinery

This is very unusual Hosiery of ours-for
the prce-all silk, chiffon and service
weight .................s1.e5
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-08
AMERICAN LEGION
INSTALLATION OF
OFFICERS MONDAY

Elks hall will be the scene of an
interesting ceremony Monday night
when Officers of Bovce Aten Post,
American Legion, and the AuXili-
arv. are installed for the current
year.
Vaughn y. Thompson. commander
of the lnterpost council, will act as
installing officer for Bovcc Aten
Post. Mrs. II. p. Wilke of Brawley
will act in a similar capacity for
the Auxiliary.
f.. II. Law, deputy district attor-
ney, is the new commander for
Boycc' Atcn Post, elected at the
meeting held in the early part of
December. Mrs. Lucy Martin is
president of the Auxiliary.
All members of the Legion and
Auxiliary are urged to be present
at the ceremony.
An additional invitation is eX-
tended to all cx-scrvice men who are
not members of the Legion, to be
present.
The business meetings of the Post
and Auxiliary, will be followed by
refreshments and dancing.
The ceremonies will begin at 8 =
clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-08

quantities of electrical energy
which only his company can fur.
nish.
"The Swing Johnson bill seems
to be the only method by which
the six-statc compact can become
a reality and to virtually put into
effect the Seven state compact.
"Of course pumping the vast
quantity of water REQUIRED for I'm
pcrial Valley is out of the question
particularly with the present rates
for electricity in this community
Therefor. the all-Amcrican canal is
the only effective method of pro
tccting not only the lower basin
but the upper basin states. agains'
developments in Mexico. which will
require very large quantities of Col
orado river water.
81 feel sure the senator has fail
cd to catch the significance of thi,
great project, for otherwise. being
n scrator from one Of the important
states in the basin. he could not
fail to give this measure support.
1t was further pointed ont that
here in Imperial Valley. Senator
-Phipns made a public statement il
which he declared that whenever
the peoples interests were opposed
To those of his interests he would
withhold his vote. IT would seem
that in the matter of the all -Ameri
can canal and the Swing-.Johnsor
bin. the senate" has not followed
his promise.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-08
SENATOR PHIPPS' STATEMENT
IS CHALLENGED BY CHILDERS

Branding the declarations of SEM
ator Lawrence c. Phipps,' senior
Colorado senator, made in a speech
before the Denver Chamber of Com
mcrce.' on December ~. as being
merely the uttcrances of private
power interests opposed to develop
mcnt of. the Colorado River by the
federal government, Charles l..
Childcrs, attorney for the Impcrial
Irrigation District, today challeng-
ed the allusions to the all-American
canal feature of the Swing johnson
bill.
"Of course Senator Phipps is
against the a all-American canal.
Childcrs said. ellis company fur
nishcs the only electrical energy
entering Imperial Valley and is sold
at perhaps the highest rate in the
United States. He. knows that pow
er will be generated by the water
passing from this canal by the pco-
pie and sold at low rates. Naturally
he would not look with favor upon
this competition. The senator, by
his reported statement, further
shows his good business Judgment
in suggesting that as subtitute
for the aIl-Amcrican canal. this
great quantity Of water for the
Imnerial Valley be pumped instead
of being carried to the valley by
gravity If the water is pumped
naturally no considerable amount
of power will be generated by IL
and the pumping will require great
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-08
CRMIST0N SAYS
STATES CHARGES
ARE CR0UNDLESS
Asserts Evangelist and
Himself Are Victims of
Frame Up"
BY LINCOLN QUARBERG
United Press Staff Correspondent

Los ANGELES, Jan. S.-Kennctn n
G. Ormiston viii, offer an elaborate
defense to charges of conspiracy
if he is arraigned Monday in con
nection with the Aimee Semple Nc
Pherson disappearance ease.
The radio man told the United
Press today that he would offer a
mass of evidence, consisting of tech
nicalities and witnesses. in an effort
to prove that he had been the vie
tim of "gross frameup''.
II expect to prove, if the state
doesn't decide to dismiss the case.
that the conspiracy charges against
both me and Mrs. Mcpherson are
foundationless, and that we are both
victims of plants, - said the bald
headed defendant in an exclusive
interview.
81 am not showing my cards yet,
but | will on Monday. | believe /
am holding the aces. If it is nee
essary, | will call the states hand -
CrmistOn asserted once again that
he was prepared to prove that Mrs.
Mcpherson was not his companion
on a love tryst at Carmel-by- the
Sea.
"Thc woman who was there may
come forward and she may not he
said. 81 will not reveal her identi-
ty without her permission. How
ever, / III swear on a stack of Bibles
that Mrs. Mcpherson was not there
These conspiracy charges are
silly. They ought to be dismissed
and save the county of Los Angeles
further humiliation.
Ormiston denied reports that he
intended to accompany the cvange-
list on her revival tour of the coun-
try.
You can just bet your life that
while she is away I'll be as evident
as bump on leg" he said. of
necessary m going to get arrested
every day for speeding so the pub
lie will know that / am not with
Mrs. Mcpherson on her barnstorm
ing"
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-08
WITTER TO ASK
LEASED WIRE IN
IMPERIAL VALLEY

SACRAMENTO, Jan. S.-When
California ) Legislators return to
their desks Monday after a two day
recess they will be prepared TO get
down 70 work in earnest and net
week is expected to be the busiest
of the session in the number of bills
presented.
Senate and assembly committees
will be ;'rnounccd early in the week
and committee meetings will he an
other feature of the 1927 SESSION in
uagurated next week. Preparing for
a large array of bills and hoping TO
make it easier for the committee
men. the senate yesterday passed a
resolution which compels lobbyists
to present their credentials and re-
ceive certificates before appearing
FOR their various interests.
Among the assemblymen expected
to present bills early next week is
Myron ID. Wittcr, Brawlev; a bill
passed two years ago but pigeon
holed by tho governor, providing an
appropriation Of $4,000 per year
each from the federal government
and state FOR a leased wire to pro-
vide better dissemination of mar
ket reports.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-08
Editor Praises
Valley Grapefruit

High praise for the excellent quail
ity of Imperial Valley grapefruit
is given by C. p. Bollnlan, managing
editor Of the Liberty magazine
following receipt of several boxes of
the fruit from his brother, G.. NJ
Bollman 1916 South Fourth street
this city.
The editor, who lives at Takoma
Park. Washington, y. c.. states in
Il letter to his brother, that after
enjoying the local grapefruit hr
purchased some of the best Florida
brand and found them coarse grain
cd, seedy and inferior i'll quality to
the Imperial valley brand.
They are the finest grapefruit
have ever eaten the letter
states, land Imperial Valley is Ger
tainly to be congratulated on its
ability to raise such splendid fruit,
There should be a big market Tor
this excellent product. -
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-08
DELINQUENCY in
TAX COLLECTIONS
IS DECREASING

Prediction of decrease in the
percentage of delinquent taxes for
the year 1926 was made today by
Mont j. Reid, Imperial county tax
collector. Basing his figures on the
percentage of payment made on the
first installment for 1926. Reid
states that this year the percentage
of delinquency may be reduced from
between nine and ten per cent to
around eight percent.
While one percent may seem like
n small amount, the public is re.
minded that when based on total
of $l,30O,O00, which is the appro'
ximate amount of 1926 taxes, it is
n considerable sum and an excellent
indication of the financial condition
Of the county.
According to figures made public
by Reid today, $Sl70lS was collect
ed on the first installmcnt, which
became delinquent recently.
"Thc second instalment is now
due and payable Reid stated,
"and taxpayers should remember
that this installmcnt becomes delin-
ment on the last Monday in April,
A five percent penalty is in effect
after that time. ~
Reid states that the percentage
of payment on the first installmont
is about the same rs that made dur'
ing the past few years.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-08
PUBLIC OFFERED
GOOD SEATS FOR
CHORUS PROGRAM

Seats for the Ukrainisn chorus,
which will make its single appear
ance in Imperial Valley at the Pal
ace theater next Tuesday night, are
being sold rapidly, according to the
Valley Drug Co., which is handling
the sale. However, good seats are
still obtainable, and those planning
to attend should obtain theirs as
soon as possible.
The thirty men and women who
compose the Ukrainian National
chorus have been chosen from the
most expert and talented singers Of
that singing nation and represent
the ultimate selection from 10000
contestants. The members of the
chorus were recruited from 1900
singing societies of the Ukraine,
some of which have Il membership
of several thousand.
The FL Centre Music and Arts
Association is sponsoring the com
ing of this remarkable attraction 70
this city, the engagement of which
was only made possible by the pass
ing Of the organization through
Imperial valley en- route to fulfill
its coast engagements
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-08
POLICE SEARCH
FOR MURPHY'S
BODY IN VALLEY

Working on the theory that Lee
Daniel Murphy, whose wife died in
Long Beach as result of the brutal
beating he gave her, when she in
formed him that she had learned
that he had another wife living, has
committed suicide and that his body
will be found somewhere in this vi
cinity. Deputies Norris G.. Stems
land and II. l.. Hutchison of tho
homicidal squad from the sheriff 5
office in Los Angeles, arrived in F.
Centre today.
They Immediately got in touch
with Coroner Bert Lemons to see il
any of the bodies that have been
buried by the county since Murphy
was traced to this vicinity, could be
identified as his. Lemons keeps 4
photo of the head of every body
that is buried by him that is uniden-
titled.
The officers state that his land
lady in San Diego reported that
on the morning of December Is. the
day before the car he was driving
was found in this city, Murphy up
on reading of the account of the
death of his young wife in Long
Beach and that he was wanted for
murder, took his razor from his
room and left the house. He was
next reported in this city when his
ear was found near the Oregon
hotel.
His second wife to whom he was
legally married at the time he COM
mittcd the deed with which he is
charged, who is now in San Diego,
where she has secured work. is con
vinccd' that Murphy has committed
suicide. She says he was given to
spells of melancholia and that she
had oftened wondered when in these
moods if he intended to take his
own life. AS result of a wound re
ceived in France he had Il silver
plate in his skull.
AS far as his landlady knew he
had but little money with him and
she states positively that he took
no clothing with him. His hat was
found in the car in this city. The
officers hold that it would be i'm
possible for man Of Murphy 5
striking personal appearance to
come to this city and then drop out
Of sight without some knowledge of
his whereabouts. They believe that
his body will be found somewhere
in this neighborhool or across the
border.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-08
Police Seeking
Bad Check Man

Police are looking for Richard
Larrimore, n cripple, who gave a
bad check for $65 on Kansas bank
Thursday in Imperial in payment
for a hotel bill.
Larrimore, who was accompanied
by his wife and small child, has only
one leg and uses crutch, and is
driving a ear bearing Mississippi
license plato. Upon receiving the
check the hotel keeper became sus-
ricious and wired the hank, where
upon it developed that the check
was bad.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-08
QUICK WORK BY
OFFICER RESULTS
IN TWO ARRESTS

Deputy Pat Thaanum Of the
sheriff s office did some fast work
III apptchending two youthful auto
thieves yesterday and the owner of
the automCbil, whose residence is
in Yuma, was anpr:scd of the fact
that his car had tCcn recovered
before lie was awarc .,.at it had
been stolen.
4 metorist came to the sheriff S
Gfficc about noon Yesterday and
said that he had Just seen two
youths stripping an automobile
about q mile north of this city and
neas vacant r.:ncl, house. Deputy
Thaanum went out to irvestigate.
Hc found the car and the parts
that Lad been taken fram it which
bad been hidden nearby in some
brush. But there was not soul
in sirht. The nrn v'ht. had ap-
peared Mt the sheriff's office said
he would know the youths if he
saw them again.
After returning to the sheriff s
office. 1lIaanum came to town, ran
across the man and the two going
into nearby pool hall, saw the
youths. When arrested and later
drilled ut the county jail. they con-
fessed. The boys are Pedro Gorga,
IS, of CaleXico and Frank Gonzales,
1S, of Holtvillc. They are charg-
ed with grand larceny. have waived
extradition and have been taken
to Yuma. IT was 3 O'Clock in the
afternoon when Deputy Thaanum
called up Yuma and told the owner
of the car that it was here and
in the sheriff's possession. The
owner did mt know it had been
stolen.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-08
LEGISLATURE IS
EXPECTED TO
ADJOURN EARLY
Believe First Period of
Session Will Be OF Short
Duration.
United Press Staff Correspondent

L
SACRAMENTO, Cal. Jan. s.
The first half of California S legls-
lativc session will be through its
work and ready to adjourn by Janu-
arv 81, according TO Il report in the
state capitol today.
The law provides that the session
De not more than 30 days in length,
but does not specify how much
shorter the session may be. Since
the bifurcatcd sessions began III
1913. the first half has rarely lasted
the month out. Usually it runs
about 20 days.
Governor Young has indicated
that the executive budget will be
ready much earlier than it was at
the last legislative session. Officials
close TO the governor take this to
mean about January II or l.. AS
argument on the bills introduced
must wait until the last half of the
session. they see no reason why the
first half should run longer than
three weeks.
During the short resting spell be-
tween i i'ldN anu Va
the senators went home. Others,
however, remained in Sacramento to
put the finishing touches on the
many bills they arc preparing. From
all Indications Il record breaking
array of new measures will be offer
ed in both houses next week.
The first week of the session left
"a senate bills awaiting the an
nounccment of committees, which
will be made known early next
week Speaker Edgar e. Levev of
the assembly stated today that he
would announce committees on his
side of the house about the middle
of the week, probably Wednesday.
Other important matters as well
as bills will face the new admins
tration. among them the consider
alton of a budget appropriation for
Il machinery exhibit building at the
state fair grounds here. Alexander
Il. Heron, chairman of the board of
control and budget maker, said the
cost would run between 100000
and $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-08
ESTRADA TRIAL
RECESSES UNTIL
NEXT TUESDAY
Ny Press staff Correspon dent

LOS ANGELES. Jan. S.-Trial of
General Enrique Estrada and more
than so co,defcndants on charges
of conspiracy to violate American
neutrality laws was in recess today
until Tuesday, pending search for
Benjamin Rogue. the rebel leader S
asserted financial agent.
Rogue was chief defense wit
ness as we'll as defendant, and his
disappearance week ago has led to
the suspicion he may have been kid
naped or killed by enemies of the
Mexican revolution.
Lorrin Andrews, chief defense
counsel, said Rogue left his office a
week ago headed for San Diego.
Inquiry revealed he never reached
his destination, Andrews said.