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Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
Heavy Damage
From Explosion
by United Press Leased Wire

BORGER, Texas, Feb. 15.-Ex-
plosion of large quantity of nitro
glycerine in an explosive depot
early today killed one man, injured
several others and inflicted thou
sands of dollars of property dam
age to business and residence
buildings.
Oil derricks scattered throughout
this boom oil town were torn to
pieces. Plate glass windows were
smashed and walls shaken down.
The depot was situated on the side
of rocky hill and the blast prac-
tically wiped the hill away. Huge
rocks were hurled hundreds of feet.
One of them killed Melvin Morris,
81, who was at work on an oil rig
in the downtown district. Others
We're thrown through walls and
roofs with terrific force.
BOulders were found more than a
mile from the explosive depot,
which was splintered.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
BELIEVE MANY
LIVES ARE LOST
IN EARTHQUAKE

BELGRADE, Feb. 15.-Details of
deaths and damages in earthquake
shattered Herzegovina were awaited
today as militiamen and Red Cross
operatives hurried into the noun
famous area where it was feared
that large loss of life and tremen-
dous property damage had been su-
stained.
The adjoining province Of Bosnia
also was believed to have suffered
severely from the shocks which dur
ing the period of utmost frequency
occurred at about the rate of one a
minute yesterday. The most severe
and destructive of the quakes last.
ed 40 seconds.
Minor shocks continued today to
jar the rumbled countryside.
A crumbling mountain was re-
ported to have overwhelmed the vii
lage of Dabarsco during the mair
shake.
Telegraph poles in the vicinity of
Serajeyp toppled over, interruptina
communication.
Thousands of persons were re-
ported to be homeless today in the
towns and vicinities of Mostar
Ljubin.j, Makarska, Perkowitch
Ketkovitch and Gabela. Cold wealth
er and snowy streets added to the
misery of the inhabitants who al
ready were running short of food.
Reports from Zagreb indicated
that the figures were exaggerated,
although there had been many
deaths.
Interrupted communication to,
day prevented anything like com
prehensive compilation of deaths OF
damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
RARE COINS FOUND

KALUGA, Russia, Feb. Is. -
Workmen demolishing stone oven
in a peasant hut here came upon a
collection of rare coins, the fourth
most precious collection of old
money in the Soviet Union. Several
coins which had become most ex-
tinct were included. The collection
has been placed in n museum here.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
ALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
DRENCHED BY HEAVY STORM

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15.-Storms
moving in from the Pacific contin-
ued to drench Southern California
today, with the prospect that the
rains will continue tomorrow, bring
ing the precipitation far above the
average seasonal rainfall for this
time of the year.
The downpour for the storm
which began Saturday had mounted
to 2.53 this morning in this city
with the official forecast predicting
rain throughout the day and pos
sibly tomorrow.
Little damage has been reported,
considering the amount of rain
that has fallen and farmers
throughout the southland were jub-
liant over the duration of the rain.
Valley towns report that floods
were averted when rain turned to
snow in the mountains. Reports
from Pellys camp, Ontario Peak,
said that between 10 and IL feet of
snow had fallen since Thursday, but
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
There You Are,' Palace the
ater.
Y. w. G. A. local board meet
ing. rest room, 7:30 p. m.
Entire Nos Club dance, Ten
Thousand Club.
Hi-Y Club meets, high school.
Ell Centre Realty board meets,
Chamber Of Commerce.
Night classes, high school.
Sciots band practice, Sixth and
State Streets.
Knights of Pythias meet, Davis
hall.
"Applesauce.'' Brunk's tent
theater.
Imperial Valley Conmandery
No. 81, Masonic hall.
1.-THE Show Valley theater.
TOMORROW
Methodist Missionary Society
meets, Mrs. Joe Kings.
Chamber Of Commerce lunch
con, Hotel Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
Chen Ready to
Sign Agreement

HANKOW, Feb. 15.-The Ma
tionalist News Agency, organ of the
Cantonese government, today pub
lished a statement from Eugene
Chen, Cantonese nationalist foreign
minister at Hankow, denying that
negotiations between himself and
Owen 'Maliey, representative of
Great Britain, had been broken off.
81 am ready now to sign an
agreement, Chen was quoted as
having said, "regarding the British
concession at Hankow."
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
RAILROADS NOW ACQUIRE
MOTOR BUS SYSTEMS

NEW YORK, Feb. Is. Motor
bus lines, menace of railroad and
trolley systems for the past decade,
now are developing faster than ever
but as an asset to the older trans
portation system rather than as a
bankruptcy threat, according S to
Earl Chaplin May, who presents the
results of a nationwide survey of
bus line growth in the current issue
of Elks magazine.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
Farm Relief Bill
Upheld by House
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The
house today voted, POI to 60, to sub
stitutc the McNary Haugen Farm
Relief bill for sister measure al
ready under consideration. The
overwhelming vote, which was tax
en- as division vote without form
al record, came as a surprise, as it
had been expected opponents of the
McNary Haugen bill would make a
determined effort to prevent its
substitution.
The vote was regarded in some
circles as indicating that the ranks
of opponents of farm relief were
breaking. Other sources, however,
took it as indicating opponents of
the measure did not want to "tip'
their hand by showing their
strength on a test vote, but were re-
serving their strength for the final
ballot ON the bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
Walks Is Miles
After Being Shot

WOODLAND, Cal, Feb. 15.-
Martin Thomas 81, who walked IS
miles to n hospital here with a
bullet in his brain yesterday, was
still alive today, with chance for
recovery, according to hospital at
tendants.
During short periods of conscious
ness, Thomas told authorities that
he was watching ,r',ra. ran hunt
ing ducks near Bryte when he was
suddenly felled to the ground, as
if he had been struck with a club.
Xray pictures revealed that the
bullet had torn apart his skull and
passed into the brain.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
NOT HER
RAWl IN
[)NCRESS
ton and Bloom Get
Mix-Up When Lie Is
kssed.
M A N p r A Y S
~ Battle Waged In
mmittee Rooms With
Ets and Feet Flying.

United Press Leased Wire
EHINGTON, Feb. ia con.
nal hearing on peaceful
Rtion of the Sabbath in the
/ Of Columbia today broke
a free for all fight in which
entative Blanton, Texas
rat, grabbed Representative
Democrat, New York, by the
and choked him, and blows
rks were freely distributed in
Fded committee room.
he midst of the melee, while
! feminine voice prayed to
mighty to end the fight, the
was adjourned and spec
separated the tangled bat
battle occurred at n hearing
ub committee Of the house
h of Columbia committee on
nkford bill providing Sunday
lws for the District of Co
fight started when Represen.
Blanton accused Representa-
oom of opposing the Sunday
law because he represented
picture interests.
1t is a deliberate falsehood,
Dom.
on dashed around tho com
table and, according to spec
seized Bloom by the throat
lrted to shake him.
Sehloss, manager Of a Wash
amusement park, dashed for
struck him IA glancing
nd fell down. Blanton, spec
asserted, then kicked Schloss
l.. Bowlby, secretary of the
Day Alliance, sponsoring the
med the scramble of spec.
toward the fighters, knock
,r the official stenographcr,
still writing notes. He IS
have launched n kick in the
direction of Schloss, who
| on the floor.
his time the whole commit
m was in turmoil, with the
Dice of the praying woman
bove the sounds of scuffling
hearing was adjourned.
crious casualties were suf'
statement to the United
3lanton said Bloom, without
v, interrupted the commit
ession. Blanton claimed he
grabbed the wrists y of
Bloom is not member OF
mittee,' Blanton said, "and
nterrupting the proceedings.
lmittee decided he could not
He said the committee was
unfairly toward witnesses. |
statement that Mr.. Bloom,
We all like and respect, was
his zeal overcome his judg-
cause of the great moving
interests in New York. !
nbbcd him by the wrists.
,ral people bumped me from
sentative Mcleod, accord
Blanton, seized a pocket
ON one OF the audience.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
No Word From
Missing Party

SANTA ANA, Cal, Feb. Is
Without word of their plight since
Sunday. when they left here en- an
automobile tour to Big Bear Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Kersey Of San
ta Ana, Miss Helen Peasley, Pasa-
dena. nurse at Santa Ana hospital,
and James Ogle are feared lost in
an isolated recess in the mountain
country.
With snow reported five feet deep
at Big Bear it is feared that the
Kersey motor ear may be maroon
ed, and unless word is received from
them in the next few hours party
will be dispatched in an effort TO
locate them.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
Mrs. OrmiStOn
Gets Divorce
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15-Mrs
Ruth Peters Ormiston made plans
to leave for her home in Australia
following the granting of an inter
locutory decree of divorce from
Kenneth G.. Ormiston, central fig
ure in the Nc 'Pherson kidnapping
case.
The divorce was won on the
grounds of desertion, witnesses tes-
tifying that Ormiston had express
ed himself as believing there could
be no reconciliation.
Mrs. Ormiston was given custody
of the child, Frederick OrmistOn,
aged 6, and an allowance of $75
a month, for the latter's mainten-
ance.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
REPLY OF
FRANCE IS
EXPECTED
Believe French to Reject
Coolidge Proposal For
Disarmament.
CABINET APPROVES
Coolidge Determined to
Insist on Separate Nav
al Agreement.
By A. L. BRADFORD
United Press Staff Correspondent)

! ~e~A>
| Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Feb. 15--The French re-
ply to President Coolidge's propos-
ais for further limitation of naval
armament was to be delivered to-
day to United States Ambassador
Myron T. Herrick. 1t was believed
the reply would amount to polite
rejection of Mr.. Coolidge's sugges-
ton that France, Great Britain, ia.
pan, Italy and the United States
agree to limit armaments in the
classes of vessels which were ex-
cluded from the limitations agreed
upon at the Washington confer
ence. These types were cruisers,
destroyers and submarines.
The cabinet today unanimously
approved the reply, which was
drafted by Foreign Minister BRAND.
The text would not be made public
officially here until after it had
been presented to Herrick.
Minister of the Interior Sarraut
indicated the nature of the French
reply as follows:
"The general sense of the reply
is that the league of nations acti-
vely is considering disarmament
and that there is no need to take
the problem from the hands Of the
league.
Furthermore, disarmament is
the interest Of all nations and not
exclusively of the few included
within the scope of President
Coolidge IS invitation"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Presi-
dent Coolidge will stand by his in
sistence that separate naval agree
ment between the naval powers is
the only practical method of bring
ing about disarmament.
The president s views, as outlin
ed in his recent invitation to the
naval powers for supplementary
Geneva conference, were re-empha.
sized at the White House today.
The American plan does not ex-
clude league negotiation and action
on the general subject of land, sea
and air disarmament but merely
supplements the league negotiations
it was said.
Tn the presidents opinion it is
impossible to secure naval agree.
ment affecting the large powers
through discussion with many small
countries, some of which have no
navies at all.
Therefore the president proposes
as the only practicable method that
the naval problems be segregated as
separate question to be settled by
those directly concerned.
Tn the absence of official replies
TO his invitation from Great Britain,
Japan. France and ITALY, the presi-
dent declines to comment on the ef-
feet of American diplomatic and
naval policies of frances reported
intention to reject his plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
STUDENTS
BURNED IN
EXPLOSION
Laboratory of San Pedro
High School Turned
Into Inferno.
TEACHERS INJURED
Main Body of Pupils Is
Dismissed Without Any
Disorder.
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN PEDRO, Feb. 15.-In a
series of explosions followed by 4
fire that turned the laboratories Of
the San Pedro high school into an
inferno of blazing chemicals, fif-
teen Students and two teachers were
painfully burned and injured today.
Miss Capitola Nuan, t teacher, of
Los Angeles, and Loie Gentry, a
student were the more seriously in
jured and are under the care of
physicians at the San Pedro gene
raj hospital. Others were treated
for first degree burns and sent to
their homes.
Miss Mum, who was in the labo-
ratory at the time of the blast, was
caught beneath fragments of fall
ing wall ana rescued by students.
She suffered burns about the face
and arms, body bruises and was cut
by flying glass.
The Gentry girl is suffering from
third-degree burns.
Leaking gas is attributed as the
cause of the explosion which broke
bottles filled with explosive chemi.
cals. AS the first blast occurred,
flaming chemical was sprayed about
the laboratory when was eoalpl"tc-
" wrecked and fi- swept.
Windows Broken
Mics Esther AndcrSon 16S Raw
street, Long Beach, an English in
structor, who was in the class room
over the laboratory W len the blast
occurred, was iniurcl by flying
glass.
In addition to the laboratory, tw>
other class rooms We're badly dam
aged. Twentyfour windows in the
building were shattered by the OK
plosion. but due to the frequent fire
drills 1900 students filed out of the
building in good order and without
panic.
Students who were treated for
cuts and burns before being re-
moved TO their homes include: Jun
ior Parker, Selma Costello, Doro-
thy MYERS. Margaret TuttIe, Lloyd
Raig. Weldon Mitchell, Ida Doug
las, Catherine Davidson, Carl Wcntz,
Jean Garcth. Alice Lucas. Elizabeth
Day and Mary Davonovitch.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
Ii Is Given
Sentence
fnited Press Leased Wire

fnited Press Leased Wire
ON, Feb. 15.-Presenting a
contrast to the dapper fin
/ wizard - 'who once toured
streets in a custom made
|e, Charles Ponzi, silent and
appeared in court here to-
was sentenced to seven to
hrs in state prison rs ga
and notorious thief. -
Is n reaffirmation Of the
|cntence which he evaded
onths ago by fleeing the
| lie his case was awaiting
on in the courts.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
Allege Woman
Shot Father
by United Press Leased Wire


SAN PEDRO, Cal, Feb. ID
Mrs. Norah Thomas was being held
in the city jail here today while her
father, Alvin Hyder, was in the
General hospital, expected to die
from bullet wound said to have
been inflicted by the woman.
According to police, Mrs. Thomas
went to her fathers home today to
settle an argument of three weeks
duration, carrying with her .3S
calibre revolver.
Hyder was found propped up in
bed writing his will. The wound in
his head will prove fatal it is be-
licved.
Mrs. Thomas was charged with
attempted murder an dassault with
n deadly weapon. She refused to
divulgc the nature of the argument.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
Ford May Build
Larger Auto
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DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 10
Henry Ford is experimenting
with medium priced auto
mobile, the price Of which would
range between that of the Ford
and Lincoln cars, the United
Press was Informed today at the
engineering laboratories of the
company.
No further inkling of what
sort Of car Ford intends to put
on the market was given. 1t
was generally believed that the
car would be six cylinder one.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
It to Hear
abor Law Case

ases Of unusual interest are
/ d to come before Judge A.
(ey in Superior Court, de-
Il two, tomorrow morning.
| t will be an appeal from
bn at Calipatria Of Ram
charged with a violation Of
h labor law.
|econd case will be that of
pie against Mark l.. Hardin
rial. Hardin faces a charge
1t with a deadly weapon
|ent to commit murder. The
fws out of the shooting at
on Hallowe ZEN night, sew
this being injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
Peace Expected
In Nicaragua
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Presi-
dent Coolidge is hopeful that a set
tlement of the Nicaraguan civil war
dispute viii result from confer
ence today between Admiral Lati-
mer, commander of American forces
of occupation and the rebel "Presi-
dent Sacasa, at Puerto Cabeza.
In making this announcement the
White House did not disclose the
nature of the peace negotiation on
the basis of the president s opti-
mism.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15
Government To
Build Hospitals
u. P. Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-
Three hospitals for Indians in
Washington, New Mexico and
Arizona will be constructed this
year, the interior department
announced today. Expenditure
Of $4,000 has been authorized
and work will start July l.
A tubercular sanitorium will
be constructed on the Yakima
Indian reservation, Washington.
The other hospitals will be for
Navajo Indians at Albuquerque,
N. M, and Tuba City, Ariz.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15

Sonoma county is holding 10000
citrus and avocado trees from South
ern California because of infesta-
tions of mealybug and cottony-
cushion scale.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-15

January 16, farmers near Mill
ford, Lassen county, killed 2,a50
iackrabbits in a drive, while 1000
or more escaped through the lines.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-04
RE.TRIAL OF DAUGHERTY SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY Prosecutor Announces Plans for Re sumption of Case of Noth-
 ing Happens"

New York, Feb. 4.-(UP)-- Re trial of former Attorney General Harry Daugherty and former Alien Property Custodian Thomas w. Mill Ter, charged with conspiracy to de- fraud the government, will begin Monday If nothing happens" 1t was announced today at the office of U. s. District Attorney Buckner.
 Buckner returned to the city yes- ierday from St. Augustine, Fla, where he had gone to recuperate from an operation. He said he was ready to proceed with the trial.
 The qualification at the district attorneys office If nothing hap pens" presumably had reference to the fact that Max D. Steuer, coun- sel for Daugherty and Miller is chief counsel in the Eker liquor con- spiracy case now on trial. The gov ernment rested yesterday and it was predicted that the defense would be able to present it's evidence by the end of the week.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-04
CLEANUP COMMITTEE FOR DRAMA
 IN NEW YORK WORKING OUT PLANS

Commissioner Mccormack said he does not believe Mayor Walker would approve the plan for official recognition of a theatrical board of review. Some sort of plan. how ever, will be submitted to the mayor when he returns from Cuba, the committee asserts.
 Governor Smith substantiates his argument that the play situation can be dealt with under present laws. by citing an appellate division decision that maintenance of play tending to incite or arouse impure imagination" constituted public nuisance and was punishable under the existing statutes.
 Official Censorship
 In preference to official censor ship, the governor is understood to favor a crusade under present laws. A citizens committee or police wit nesses who would report stage ob scenity to authorities for formal ac- tion is among the governors cam
 
 Albany.
 Bishop Manning, speaking at the 10th annual dinner of the church club of New York last night, includ- ed risque stage productions in his indictment of a new morality"
 Tt is time" he said, flor us to tell the producers of filthy plays, the sordid sex novelists, the publish CTS of indecent magazines, and the apostles of the so-called new mor- ality' that their productions are a sin against God and crime against the life of our land, and that we will find way to put curb on them.
 Plays exhibited In New York would not be tolerated in England, says J. M. Kenworthy, visiting Amer ica on business. T haven't seen many of your so-called sex plays" he de- clares, but I've seen quite enough" !"
 'So far as the stage is concerned" he asserts, the old idea that Eng land is the land of perfect freedom, while your country is repressed by puritanical restraints-well, 1 must say I've seen nothing to support that idea on Broadway"
 You exhibit plays here that we wouldn't tolerate for a moment in England" he continued. That Noel Coward thing for instance. It posi- lively does seem that you get our very worst writers over here-those that glorify vice.
 Too Much License.
 Your stage has not too little but far too much license. When your public gets real plays, such as Broadway you'll find they don't care for filth"
 Rigid and drastic action by a single citizen-censor was urged by Cosmo Hamilton, playwright and author in an address before the Book and Play club yesterday.
 Hamilton advocates barring of politicians in the reform movement and would have his censor "an am- ateur Mussolini." Declaring that some standard of intellectually is necessary for the stage, Hamilton suggested the appointment of a gentleman" who would decide if a play was intelligent enough to be produced.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-04
Wave of Protest Against Certain Popular Broad way Dramas Is Reaching High Crest-Committee Awaits Mayors Return.

New York, Feb. 4 [R>-Broad- ways Cleanup committee" today labored over new plans to moderate New York's entertainment without the aid Of outside interference.
 Pending the return of Mayor Walker from Cuba the stage com- mittee of nine is attempting to for mulate plan that will be accept able to the city administration and powerful enough to satisfy an in- creasing demand for modification of Broadway plays.
 No action on any proposal can be taken by the city until the mayor returns, a subcommittee was told at city hall yesterday after presen- tation of a plan providing city rec ognition of a stage jury for play manuscripts.
 Federation of condemnation by Bishop William T, Manning of the Episcopal diocese of New York, of Broadway drama, and adverse criti- cism of New York theaters by J. M. Kenworthy, labor member of the British parliament are included in the wave of protest against popular productions.
 Cleaner Plays
 Governor Smith is supporting the demand for cleaner plays, but it is understood le is not in favor of censorship. Reports from Albany are that the governor believes the situation can be repaired through vigorous action by authorities, with the aid of present laws.
 Winthrop Ames. Frank Gilmore Arthur Hopkins and Sidney Howard
 a subcommittee of the producer-ac- | tor playwright committee of nine b conferred with William r. McCor- mack, bill drafting commissioner, and acting Mayor Mckee yesterday. Gilmore told the city officials that his committee was anxious to com-
 ply with Mayor Walkers order to
 ''clean house." but they found them
 selves unable to do so without the backing of city officials and legal authority of some kind
 After Commissioner Mccormack said he did not believe the city could sanction a permanent review 1 ing committee of stage experts as proposed by the visiting delegation,
 the subcommittee met and began 1 consideration of revised plans. During the subcommittee session, Gilmore explained last night, i've discussed six or seven different plans | and combinations of plans. The one i which is most prominently before us now is a new one-different from 1 any of those under discussion be- | fore. It has teeth in it. Whether | 1t needs legislation to give effect to l it, I can't say at present." l Plans under consideration are un- | derstood to run from the appoint
 ment of a theater "czar" to the es- 1 tablishment of a municipal censor l shi., commission composed of the
 atrical people. The present play
 jury plan is being held in reserve.