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Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
STATE OBTAINS
new site FOR
MILITIA CAMP
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SAN LUIS OBTSPO, Calf, Aug.
ga site for the California ma
tional guard encampments for the
next % years, was assured here to-
day with the selection and approval
of 2000-acre tract four miles
from this city.
The negotiations climaxed more
than year of effort on the part of
state officials to obtain the lead,
with the cooperation of local busi-
ness men, since the war department
declared the MORO road site an
ideal one for military training pur-
poses.
Business interests purchased the
land and leased it to the state for
the 25-year period with an option
to buy during that time.
In addition the government will
aid the state, having agreed to
make improvement expenditures
amounting to 100000. Surveys
have already been made by army
engineers for a dam which will
start Immediately in preparation
for the housing of all national
guard troops in the state in 1928.
The site has wide plain for drill
and camp grounds, an aviation field
site, gravity water and normally no
rainfall or hot weather during the
training period. 1t is days march
from Port San Luis.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
Weights Are Now
Nearly Extinct

A rare sight these days, was
to be seen in El Centre this
morning.
Remember the weight the gro
|ceryman, the milkman, or anyone
else who did much driving In the
old days, used to carry around
with him to anchor "Old Dob
bin' when 1t became necessary
to make a stop?
One Of the antiques was used
opposite the Press office this
morning to keep buckskin
"hoss'' within the bounds Of
law and order.
A former assistant mtlkman
wildly recalls what a job 1t
used to be to heave the weight
up from the ground to Its posi-
tion on the foot-toard. And
how it would sometimes freeze
into the ice or snow In winter.
The weight has passed from
style like woOlen mittens and
lots Of ether things.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
COAST TRAGEDIES
TAKE BIG TOLL
OVER WEEKEND
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 90
! Violent deaths ended the lives of
at least l6 persons while several
score were injured in accidents on
the Pacific coast over the week
end, according to reports received
today by the United Press.
Traffic accidents caused nine
fatalities. Three persons committed
suicide, including farmer who blew
himself to bits with dynamite.
Fatalities reported include:
California:
OAKLAND-Miss Caroline Ellis,
20. fatally injured, auto.
SACRAMENTO-,Nsergai Began
oss. 26, motorcycle auto collision.
FRESNO James Lycouris, 2,
killed by milk truck.
MERCED-Anisto Morales, ls,
killed in 100 foot auto plunge on
facheco Pass highway.
,BURBANK-<4E. II. Ribbe, CT,
Burbank, and Harry G. Wagner, %,
Fitchburgh, Mass, crossing accid-
ont. ..
LOS ANGELES-lWa Cassel,
SO, struck by auto; unidentified
Mexican, about 55, struck by auto;
l.. n. Nance, Jr., 35, suicide by
shooting; 7. 7. o 'Brien, 33, drowned
in surf. Venice.
Oregon:
SALEM Kermit Sharp, 90,
mangled pulp mill conveyor.
SILVERTON-W William kissing,
42 farmer, suicide by dynamite.
PORTLAND-Wima Foles, Z,
ptomaine poisoning; Mrs. Winifred
Simmons, 81, suicide by gass.
Washington:
TACOMA-Hubcrt Pratsch, ls,
killed by auto; John Langdahl, 40,
hookkeeper, killed by 1900 volt
wire near Adelaide.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
HELEN WILLS TO
MEET ENGLISH
GIRL TOMORROW
Defeats Helen Jacobs Also
of Berkeley in Semi
Final Tilt.
Bv HENRY l.. FARRELL

(Un1ted Press Staff Correspondent
FOREST HILLS. n. Y, Aug. 20.
Helen Wills easily vanquished
Helen Jacobs, the lesser tennis cele-
britv Of Berkeley, Cal, in the semi
final round of the women s champ
ionships at the West Side tennis
club TODAY.
Miss Wills defeated her opponent
so, 6-2, thereby entering the final
round where she viii meet Betty
NUthall cf England tomorrow after
noon. The British school girl ad.
vancrd to the final bracket with 4
81. 4-6, G-3 victory over Mrs.
Charlotte Hosmer Chaplin of Spring
field, Mass.
Displaying a daring game Miss
Nuthall assumed the offensive. She
ron up lead of four-love before
Mrs. Chaplin had a chance to get
her game going. Her backhand was
working nicely and she was getting
the first ball of her awkward under
hand service on the court Miss Nut.
hall had a lapse in the fifth game
when she was beaten at love but
she came back in the sixth game
and swept the former Californian
off her feet.
Miss Nuthall was given demon.
stration when she left the court
She was met at the gate by Miss
Helen Wills and Miss Helen Jacobs
who were taking the court for the
second semi-final match.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
FREAK TORNADO KILLS MOTHER
AND BABY NEAR BRAWLEY

means Of the injured man the
family was in the home about
6 O clock last night when sud
denly the house was shaken "a
though a huge bomb had struck
it. The walls fell apart and
the building collapsed complete
ly. Francisco, who escaped
without injury, was standing
near a door at the time aud as
the house began to shake he
dashed outside. The mother is
believed to have been struck
down by the falling plaster and
timhers as she dashed after the
child and seizing it attempted
to flee the building.
A Ford touring car standing
beside the house was souashed
into the ground. A short dis.
tance away a huge tree was
completely uprooted while a
larger house about 200 wards
distance was also completely
wrecked. There were no oceu-
pants in the larger house 9th
er smaller trees which had come
in the path Of 'he twister were
uprooted but the tornado was
regarded as of a freakish ma.
ture, dying quickly after it
had begun. 1t was not reported
in any other part Of the valley.
An inquest will be held into
the deaths of the two tomor-
row. morning. Tho hodies were
brought to Ell Centre by Coroner
Lemons. . t-'@H,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
TWO DIE WHEN
CRACK LIMITED
JUMPS TRACKS
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ALTOONA, Pa, Aug. 29-Climb-
ing grade on the Allegheny noun
tains at Bennington, II miles west
of Altoona, today, the Broadway
limited, crack flyer of the Pennsvl-
vania railroad, was derailed result
ing in the death of both members of
the crew of the first engine. Sew
eral persons We're injured.
The train, double header, was
travelling at the rate of about 80
miles an hour when the accident oc-
CURED at 1882 a. IN. daylight time.
The lead engine jumped the
track, toppled over and dragged the
second engine with it. Three of the
sleeping ears were also thrown off
the track and tiled against the
bank.
Passengers in all nine Pullman
cars were severely shaken and many
were cut and bruised.
The train was bound from Chica
go to New York at the time of the
derailment.
The dead:
c. L. Garrett, engineer on the
lead engine.
R. c. Spangler of Derry, Pa, fire
man on the lead engine
The known injured:
Edward Hunter, Grafton, Pa, en-
gineer on No. 2 engine.
f. F. Hartman, Conemangh, Pa,
fireman on No. 2 engine.
f. J. Sutton, New York, baggage
master.
]. W. Simpson, Manor, Pa, con
ductor.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
Discount Report
Redfern in Rio
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BOSTON, Mass, Aug. 90. -
The Tropical Radio Company an
nounced here To-Day it had re-
ceived from its Miami office the
following message:
Advised unofficially Rel
fern arrived Rio. Endeavoring
get report confirmed.
The United Press had received
to noon E. D. T. today no con-
firmation Of any other source Of
the reported arrival Of Paul Red
fern in Rio de Janiero.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-All
United States coast guard YES
Sels operating from Miami, Key
West and Fort Lauderdale, Fla,
to the Bahamas have been Or
dered by Admiral T. G. Billiard
to keep a lookout for Paul Red
fern, missing Brunswick Rio de
Janeiro flyer, and to question
fishermen and shippers Of all in
coming vessels. There are about
Is guard ships available.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
Cashiers Checks
In Nevada Trial
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CARSON CITY, New, Aug. 90
Introduction of cashier 8 checks is
sued to Ed Malley by H. C. Clapp,
former cashier of the Carson Val
ley Bank, occupied the morning ses-
sion of the $500,O00 embezzlement
trial Of Malley and George Cole,
former state officials, today. The
second week of the trial opened
with Clapp, star witness for the
state, undergoing his fifth day of
cross examination by the defense.
Following Clapp's cross examina-
tion, the state is expected to call
George Wingfield, president of the
Carson Valley Bank, as the next
witness. To date the prosecution
has named eight witnesses it will
place on the stand, while the de-
fense has indicated but four.
Attorneys for both sides predict
two weeks more will be required in
taking testimony before the case
goes to the jury.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
Y AN kEE
AV|AT0RS
IN munich
Schlee and Brock Reach
German City After Fly
ing From London.
ROYALTY WELCOMED
Daring Flyers Expect to
Continue on With Plan
to Circle Globe.
By c.. P. WILLIAMSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

CROYDON FIELD, London, Eng
land, Aug. 29.-The around the
world flight of Edward F. Schlee
and William S. Brock was resumed
at s:29 A. NJ. (3:29 A. NJ. eastern
daylight tine) today when they took
off in their Stinson monoplane
Pride of Detroit, for Munich, Ger
MANY $40 miles away.
The weather was excellent, the
plane in perfect condition, and the
flyers refreshed after a night s
sleep at the hotel Savoy.
They had remained in London %
hours after their 1850 mile flight
across the Atlantic from Harhor
G,aee, n. F., where at 6:40 A. Nj.
eastern daylight time Saturday the
two Americans started ON a. 22,067
mile flight around the world which
they expect to accomplish in 10
davs.
Schlee and Brock expected 20 or
rive at Munich during tho early
afternoon and there was a possibili
tv that they might take off after
short stop for Belgrader, Jugo
s]avia, hoping to arrive there be-
fore night.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
STATE COUNCIL
ASSEMBLIES FOR
FIRST SESSION
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SACRAMENTO, Aug 29.-The
newly created governor s council,
composed of the nine heads of state
departments, held its first formal
session today in the executive Of
fices. - lI'
Governor Young, who arrived on
an early train from Denver, where
he has been for the last week, at
tending the Seven State Colorado
River conference presided at the
meeting.
Color was lent to the occasion by
the governor official family. Mrs.
Anna L. Saylor, the only woman
member of the governor council,
occupied her chair as director Of
the state department Of public wei
fare.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29

While Francisco Cabrillo,
aged two, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gabino Cabrillo, ran crying
about his tornado shattered
home. his mother and infant
brother, Manuel, lay. pinned
beneath the debris of the wreck
ed house, dead. A short dis
tance awav was his father pin
ned beneath huge wooden logs,
an arm and leg shattered,
groaning in pain.
This was the condition at the
home when 4 Mexican. whose
name was not learned came
upon the scene, ii miles north
west Of Brawley on the High
line canal, at 8 O'Clock this
morning. Throwing the wood
en- ties from the body of the
fallen man he pulled him clear
of the ruins and then as the
man frantically called for his
wife he dug deeper into the
debris. .,.
He found them, the child
clutched tight to the mother 8
breast but both had breathed
their last. t.t..
Leaving the husband and
father, he took the child to the
home Of a neighbor about two
miles away and there he noti-
fled Constable Bill o 'Brien of
Brawley. Constable O'Brien
summoned Coroner Lemons and
together they went to the scene.
According to the story as
patched together between the
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
.MeXicans Holding
American Flyers

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Aug. 90
Captain G. H. Reynolds ana Scar
gcant Gus Newland, second divis-
ion air service, who were sent to
ARIZONA to search for world war
veteran lost in the desert, are being
held with their plane by author
tiles at Vadotiedra, Mexico, accord
ing to telegram received at Kelly
Field.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Aug. %
Mexican Consul General A. G. Car
lilo declared today the release of
Captain c. II. Reynolds and Searg-
cant Gus Newland, held by Mex
lean authorities at Preside De Vado
De Piedras would probably be eff
fected late today.
Consul GARLIC refused to give de-
tails Of the holding of the two air
men. Captain Reynolds and Scarg-
cant Newland were engaged in a
hunt for Alfred c. Menard, a miss
ing world war veteran, when their
plane was forced down. 1t was re
ported today they were being held
by authorities in Mexico, but no
reason was given.
The two are members of the see
ond division air service.
Preside De Waldo De Piedras is
Just across the Rio Grande from
Maria, Texas.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
Trio Survive Auto
Crash With Train
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FULLERTON, Calf, Aug. 90
Three Brea residents are today re-
covering from injuries sustained
late Saturday when their automobile
was struck by a Union Pacific
freight train near here.
Leslie Hutchins received frac-
tured collar bone. his mother, Mrs.
c. o. Hutchins, received a possible
fractured hip and internal injuries.
and his sister, Beverly, sustained a
broken arm.
The motor of the automobile WIS
carried $50 feet on the pilot OF the
locomotive before the train was
brought to stop.
A church for Indians will be
built through popular subscription
at Anderson, Shasta county.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
WILBUR ASSERTS
NAVY EXCELS in
USE OF AIRPLANE
Secretary Says Special
Attention Given Light
Fast Planes.
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I LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29.-The
United States navy leads the navies
of the world. in the development and
use of the airplane, as a result of
successful experimenting during the
past seven years, Secretary of the
Navy Curtis d. Wilbur declared here
TODAY
! 1--WE have gone further than any
other nation in equipping our fight
ing ships with planes,' he said. 1T
is q vital factor in the navy, We
feel, but how vital only a future
war can show.
I I'VE have spent $4,000, 900 on the
development of the air-cooled en-
gine Alone he continued, "and
have achieved a less complicated
engine which we are using in planes
now under construction.
Secretary Wilbur stressed parti-
cularlv the value of the spotting
and scouting planes, saying that he
was more interested in these types
tlan in the bombing plane.
On the other hand we have
taken steps to protect our ships
fl ON the air menace. The ships are
how being equipped with new, pro-
tcctivc decks and more developed
anti aircraft guns
Illustrating the might Of the
American navy today, Secretary
Wilbur said two ships are being
built, each to be capable of devel-
oping 10000 horsepower and that
$6,500,O00 has been spent on each
of six new ships which are to be
followed by seven more. In this con
nectiOn the Secretary declined to
srcak On the Geneva conference.
Secretary Wilbur is here as the
guest of his sister, Miss Bertha Viii
bur, and during his stay is deliver
irg a series of addresses before Com
mercial and Civic bodies. He will
remain until next Monday, going to
San Diego this evening.
PASADENA, Calf, Aug. 90
Construction of two cruisers to cost
approximately $l6,00O,O00 will be
started Immediately on the Pacific
coast, Secretary of the Navy Curtis
Wilbur revealed here today for the
first time.
One Of the craft will be built at
Mare Island while the other will be
constructed at Bremerton, Wash.
ington. Secretary Wilbur said that
he had been comforting with naval
officials in the two cities and that
actual construction work would be.
gin shortly.
He will leave here late today for
San Diego, returning to Los An
geles Wednesday, leaving for Wash
ington, d. c., next Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
Man and Girl are
Found Murdered
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PROVIDENCE, Ky, Aug. %. =
Five men and one woman faced
rigorous questioning today as Web
ster county authorities sought to
establish either jealousy or possible
robbery as motives in the brutal
murder of young orphan girl and
man who had been separated from
ihis wife for two years.
e The murder was revealed yester-
dav, when a searching party found
the body of Fred Russell, 2l, Prov,
idenee mechanic, with Pauline Dear
mond, l6, lying unconscious nearby
in an unfrequented road leading to
the old fairgrounds. The girl died
today in an Evansville, Ind, hos
pital. She never regained conscious
ness.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
Royal Windsor"
Postpones Trip
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WINDSOR, Ont, Aug. 90 The
Royal Windsor" monoplane, ready
for a flight to Windsor, England,
will not take off until receipt of
a definitely favorable weather re,
port, members of the hackers com.
mittee announced this afternoon.
Latest reports indicated bad fly
ing conditions between here and
New Foundland. it was said, al
though favorable conditions were
reported farther east. 1t had been
planned to leave at .. m. TODAY.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
Plane
Is Forced Back
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LONDON, Ont, Aug. 29.-The "Sir
John Carling, -to-London
flight plane, returned here before
noon today, after running into
dense fog and heavy rain over Lake
Ontario.
Captain Terry Tully and Lieuten-
ant James Medcalf had hoped eff
from here at clock on an at
tempt to fly to London, England,
without a stop.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
KANSAS CITY STAR OWNER
DIES At NEW YORK RESORT

SARATUUA SPRINGS, n. =,
Aug. 29.-lrwin Kirkwood, wealthy
newspaper publisher and editor Of
the Kansas City Star, died at the
United States hotel here at 3 a. m.
today. Kirkwood was in his 49th
year. He was born in Baltimore,
Nd, Dec. 3, 1878.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
By FOSTER EATON
United Press Staff Correspondent


DETROIT, Aug. 29.-ln addition
to rejoicing over the success of the
Pride Of Detroit in spanning the
Atlantic, the motor city watched
preparations today for four more
long distance flights, two of which
expected to get under way before
sundOwn.
Across the Detroit river at Win
ser, the "Roval Windsor mono
plane was poised for nonstop
fipht to Windsor, ENGLAND.
Her pilot, c. A. Duke Schiller,
ond navigator Philip 8. Wood
-e'Slfed only favorable weather re
Ports, and tentatively planned to
start at l p. NJ.
Farther east in Ontario, the "Sir
John Carling' took off at $50 A..
NJ. today at London on a nonstop
flight to London, England. Captain
Terry Tullv and Lieutenant James
Metcalf was navigator Of the plane.
AT Worthwhile, Mich, Ruth Elder.
Alabama aviatrix, and her navigat-
or, George w. Haldeman Of Florida,
inspected Miss Elders new Stinson-
Detroiter mOnoplane with which
thev will attempt next month TO
duplicate Lindbergh s flight to
Taris.
I To the south at Wyandotte, Mich.
Captain Frederick A. Giles, the En-
plish pilot, tinkered with his Hess
hiplane and hoped to hop off later
this week on a one man flight to
Wellington, New Zealand, involving
one trans-oceanic span of approx
mately 400 miles. ..
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29

= San Joaquin county is testing
5000 cows and in 1926 eulled 257
from dairy herds, Last years av.
eraee production was 1923 pounds of
butterfat.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
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MUNICH, Germany, Aug. 20. =
William s. Brock and Edward F.
Sehlee arrived at 4 p. m. from Lon
don, today at the end of the second
leg of their round the world flight
in the monoplane Pride of Detroit.
Schlee and Brock received an ova-
'tion. The crowd gathered around
them, lifted them shoulder high and
bore both men to the Lufthansa
building.
: "We strayed far from our course
over Belgium Brock told the
United Press. 'We flew aimlessly
for half an hour and then found our
course again. We lunched well en-
route on sandwiches.
They said thev expected to depart
tomorrow morning in an effort to
fly direct to Constantinople in 10
hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
Summer Time i'm Rainier

There the United States th
National Washington photograph speacu
formation
Of Mt Rainier which IA feet above level
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Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
POWER IS
INJECTED
IN PARLEY
Nevada Brings Up Issue
Which Heretofore Has
Been Avoided.
OPTIMISM HOLDING
Feeling Indicates That
Conference Will Have
Good Results.

DENVER, Aug. 29.-The power
issue bringing with it threats Of
long and heated alteration and per-
haps complete disruption of the par
ley, was injected into the seven
state Colorado river conference to.
day.
The subject, studiously avoided
since the conference began in Den
Yer week ago today, was brought
up by the Nevada delegation in a
meeting with upper basin states
over legal phases of the proposed
power rights division.
Most delegates were grimlv opti-
mistic, however, over ultimate sue
cessful conclusion of the conference.
1t was reported Nevada will de-
mand one third Of the power rights
at the Boulder canyon dam or any
other dam that may be built on the
river. Nevada's position, it was
said, points in the direction of
deadlock on the power question.
When the conference with Ari-
zona and Nevada commissioners
was concluded, the upper state rep
resentatives called in the California
delegation for further discussion Of
the upper basin proposal.
Her delegates said they wanted
to be reasonable concerning
water distribution. They announced
Nevada would not ask for more
than 100000 acre feet as her alloc-
alton.
Arizona Seeks Information
Governor George w. P. Hunt, re-
quested the four upper basin Govern
ols to interpret several points en-
bodied in the upper states second
compromise proposal for steelement
of the California Arizona altercat-
ion.
Arizona wanted to know whether
acceptance of the seven state oom.
pact would be contingent on satis-.
factory action being taken regard.g
ing the Mexican situation and whet-,
her acceptance also is contingcne
on agreement over Arizona 3 origin,
al stand on the question Of power
and other river development, whet-
her by public or private enterprise.
Arizona held in regard to power
that all states should have the right
to secure revenue and control pow
er development along the stream.
Governor R. c. Dillon. New Mex
leo, who left Denver Saturday to
attend to important business, sent
word that he would return late. to-
day for the remainder of the con.
ference. Governor c. c. Young,
California, and F. B. Balzar, Ne.
vada, also have returned TO theif
respective state capitals. They left
representatives, however. to look
after their states interests at the.
Denver conference.
The expression, "we' III stay here
all week if necessary to reach
settlement, was general among tha
delegates, many of whom have been
working for adoption Of seven
state compact for the last five
years.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-29
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DENVER, Colo, Aug. 90 The
Fighting over, delegates to the seven
state Colorado river conferences
were hopeful of settlement today.
If agreement is not Forthcoming,
however, then "we III find an agree.
able river proposal if it takes all
fall Governor Dern of Utah do.
clared.
He'll, no." typical answer of
practically every proposition made
for settlement of the dispute be.
tween that state and California,
was lacking today.
Instead, Arizona delegates re-
quested that upper state governors
clarity one or two points.
Despite the general optimism Cal.
ifornians limited that they would
bring up the question of building
the all-Ameriean canal, subject
which has proven stumbling block
at previous conferences. III
1t appeared likely that if the last
proposal made by the upper states
to satisfy California and Arizona
fails of ratification a new draft
might be submitted by Nevada
which completely recast the water
division. 1t would be based on per-
feeted rights and pump lifts, Me-
vada river commissioners said.
The power question on which DEL
egates have remained strictly silent
so far, also loomed on the horizon
with the possibility that Nevada
and Arizona might present it at to-
days executive session.
Bringing up of the power qnes-
tion would be in opposition to the
wishes of Utah, Colorado, Calf r.
MIA and Wyoming, all of which in~
sist that the present conference con.
fine its deliberations to distribution
of water.
1t has been acrced that irtrodncss
tion of power disnutes ~ this time
would shatter ali hopes Of a success
full parley.