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Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
Laguna District
Created by Beard

The Laguna Irrigation District
adoption OF the petition for its ere
alton by the board of supervisors
following "a brief hearing. No pro
tests Of any kind against the ere.
alton of the new district were made
to the board. several of the peti-
tioners appearing to speak i'll its be.
half.
Bond has already been posted
with the board to guarantee cX-
penditurc incurred in the forma
tion of the new district. Vaughn
Thompson attorney fer the peti
TONERS, has filed an order for clrc-
tion of officers and the clerk of the
board was instructed to inform the
state engineer of the action taken.
Romeo Smith. chairman, was aU-
thorized by motion to sign letter
directed to the state highway com
mission relative to the pavement
between FL Centre and DiXieland.
In the letter a request is made to
widen the pavement and resurtacc
it, The letter also suggests that it
W. NOlIpiHtu III lht ''Hti''l WIN
the paving Of the section between
the San Diego and Arizona railroad
undercrossing and Myers Blidg"
which was washed out by the recent
flood.
The bid of A. r. Hens Of Calex-
leo for the burial of the county's
INDECENT dead was accepted by the
board. The purchasing agent was
instructed to get prices on a rcVolV.
ing bookcase for Judg" j. $. Larew )
office.
The board also authorized the pur-
chase of a protector and an adding
machine to be used in the farm ad-
Visor s office.
Routine business occupied the
board during the remainder of yes
terday afternoon and IS morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
Lions Preparing
For Convention

Plans for the district convention,
Lions International, which is to be
held IN Riverside on May 20, "a,
and 3S are attracting much inter
est among members Of Imperial
Valleys two Lions Clubs. An
nouncement that a pageant of fire,
typifving the ideals of Lionism,
will be one of the outstanding fea-
lures of the convention, has just
been received here.
The pageant, which promises to
be one OF the most spectacular
events of the kind ever staged,
will be held on the rock-crowncd
summit of famous Mount RubidouX,
Roman Warren, Riverside's famous
cowboy aviator who electrified
thousands recently by his daring
flight beneath Il low and narrow
span of the Santa Ane River bridge,
will swoop low over the mountain
in flamedecl:ed plane, according
to present plans. Mount Rubidoux
viii be decorated, and Illuminated
with red flares.
The Mission Inn will serve as con
vcntion headquarters, and special
arrangements are under way to see
that wives of Lions who attend are
particularly we'll entertained.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05

Editors Note:-Ten years ago.
early tomorrow, the nation was
gripped in expectation OF war, ana
the atmosphere was nowhere as
tense as in the nations capital. On
April 2, 1917, President Wilson had
appeared before a night session Oh
Congress-called that day into extra
session-and had asked for dec
laration of war against Germany.
After three days Of debate, the sem
ate voted the declaration of war
and after a momentous night sea-
sion, the house had concurred In the
early morning of April 6.
A few hours later, on April b,
President Wilson signed the declara-
ton and the United States had ell
tered the war against Germany,
step hailed by her new European
allies as signifying the end of that
struggle.
Woodrow Wilson was the out
standing figure Of those days. HOW
he appeared at that time to two OF
those closest to him, his secretary
and close friend, Joseph P. Tumulty,
and his physician, Dr. Cary 7. Gray
son. is given in two interviews Win
those men, Tumulty's story appear
ing today. Grayson 5 will be given
tomorrow
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
Officers Raid
Mexican Camp

One Mexican, still, weapon
resembling tomahawk to some eX.
tent and a quantity Of alleged illicit
liquors were seized by deputy sher-
ifs this morning following a raid
on camp located about two and
Cne-half miles southeast of Holt
Vile. The Mexican is Emilio Car
mona, %, and he is locked up at the
county Jail charged with possession
of the liquor,
Six deputies, Charles Freeman,
Pat Thaanum, Harold Gillett,
George Evans, William Ball and w.
j. McClelland invaded tie camp
which include a number of tent
houses and saacks. They searched
;he camp throughout, finally locat-
ing the seized liquid i'll one of the
Shacks.
Another Mexican, believed to be
a partner of Carmona, drove up in
car while the deputies We're con
Quoting the search but is said to
have fled when he saw the officers
by leaping from the machine and
taking to the underbrush.
According to the authorities the
weapon was seized from Mexican.
1t consists of a knife on the order
of a butcher knife but coming tc
a square end. At the end piece
of steel has been fitted over the
knife and forms spike-like pro
lection.
The still was found in the shack
occupied by Carmona along with
the alleged intoxicants.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
County Official
Called By Death

George W. Allen, a pioneer in
Imperial Valley, real estate and
public administrator of Imperial
county, died at his home in this city
at 5 O'Clock this morning.
Intestinal influenza and compli-
cations were given as the cause of
death which followed an illness of
several weeks. About nine years
ago Mr.. Allen suffered a stroke
which left him in a paralyzed CON
dition and for years he has made
his way about the city in wheel
chair. He was well known through
cut FL Centre and his death is
mourned by many friends.
Mr.. Allen was born in Paoli, In
diana, and came to California about
25 years ago. He came to Impe
rial Valley IS years ago and has re-
sided in Ell Centre since that time.
He leaves wife and eight children
to survive him.
A short funeral service will he
held at the undertaking parlors of
B. Z. Lemons in State street late
this afternoon and the body will be
taken to Riverside tonight where
burial will be made.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
May Save Judges
Making Campaign
BY United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Cal, April s.
\ constitutional amendment design
cd to relieve state supreme court or
appellate judges from the necessity
Of a political campaign for re-elec-
tion following their appointment to
fill vacancies in office was being
prepared for introduction today by
Senator Frank c. Weller of Glen
dale.
The proposal provides that when
81 vacancy on the appellate or su-
preme bench occurs, committee,
composed of the chief justice of the
supreme court, the president of the
state bar association and the attor-
ney general shall prepare and sub
NIT to the governor a list of three
times as many candidates as posi-
tions to be filled. The governor
must make his appointment from
the list.
Judgeships filed under such y
system would hold for term of
eight years. At the end of this
time, instead of being put to the
necessity of political campaign
for reelection, the question shall
be placed on the ballot, ''shall
Judge ........ ............ be reelected 20
"This system will assure that
the appellate or supreme court APP
pointments shall not be patronage
appointments, said Senator Weller,
Gas we'll as to give the people the
right to re-elect or reject Judge
without putting him to the necessi'
ty of political campaign. y
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
Giant Plane to
Aid In Search

By United Press Leased Wire
RIVERSIDE. April 5. - The
Giant Fokker Tri-Engined mono
plane, sister ship to Lieut..
Byrd's North Pole conqueror,
which left March Field here to-
day will ioin in the search In
the San Francisco bay district
for Edward Neher and Albert
Schaller.
The big ship, carrying five
passengers and two pilots left
here at GAS O'Clock. Tho course
will be directed north over Death
Valley and Yosemite to Crissey
Field, San Francisco. where the
first stop on the flight to De-
troit will be made.
Lieut.. George r. Pond will
navigate the big plane and the
passengers include Ross w. Jud-
son, president Of the Conttnen-
tai Motors Company: w. X.
Angel. executive vice president,
and r. F. Flaherty. Riverside
business man.
Before taking off It was an
nounced that the ship will JOIN
In the search for the lost mail
plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
Name Causes
Embarrassment

Similarity in names can cause
a person considerable embarrass-
ment, and the Press has been
called upon to help out Jack
Barker, employed in Charlie Du-
Solids garage at Sixth and
Broadway. who has been caused
considerable embarrassment be-
cause Of the arrest of another
Jack Barker here last week.
The local Jack has lived here
several years and bears a good
reputation. He has been twit-
ted considerably about being ar
rested, because the other Jack
Barker, who came here from
Long Beach, got the family
name into trouble.
While OH the subject OF
STRENGTHENING out names, the edi-
tor Of the Press wishes to state
he is not the party who stole
< Jack Williams suit a year ago
and sold IL TO a second hand
dealer, rs recorded In Yesterdays
issue, Some of our friends (O
called up today to INQUIRE II we
had been arrested. We haven't
as vet. We are as honest as 1t
is POSSIBLE for newspaperman
to be.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
Youths Arrested
Upon Suspicion
By nitcd Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, April Pour
youths, believed to have knowledge
of the s!aying Of special officer
Harris in san Diego, were taken III
custody hy police here today and
held on suspicion of murder.
Thomas \. Springer, H. and
Barnes l.. Patterson, i, were taken
20 juvenile ha,l. Robert Gass, Is,
and his brother George, ~, were
lodged in the county jail.
\ watch taken from F.. }. Pritrh-
ard in San Diego holdup was re-
covered in a local pawnshop and
the arresting Officers declared that
they have information indicating
that member of the quartet
pawned it.
Harris was shot down in battle
with a mysterious assallant IN San
Diego park recently.
Authorities at San Diego were
notified Of the arrest Of the quar-
tpt
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
Visual Radio Is
Believed Certain
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. April Be
lieving visual radio is only matter
of short time, the Federal Radio
Commission today ordered held
open as far as practicable, the
broadcasting band between 1900
and 200O kilocvcles (l99.9 and 1879
meters) for experimental work on
such radio.
The commission was so impressed
by the recent testimony of Albert
jenkins, Washington radio inventor,
that it felt that field should be
made available especially to expert
menters with radiovision appar-
atus, l. e., apparatus which stimuli
taneously broadcasts voice an d
vision.
Meantime the commission decreed
that broadcasters, except upon spe-
cific requests, cannot have new al
locations between $50 and 1900 Kill
Ccvcles (545.l to 1899 meters
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
By THOMAS L. STOKES
UNITED Press staff Correspondent

Copyright, 1927, by United frtSS)
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Ten
wears after the United entered the
World War, one poignant memory
Of his chief, Woodrow Wilson stood
out today above many others or
those vivid days in the mind OF
Joseph z. Tumulty, secretary, ad-
wiser and confidant Of the war pres
idcnt.
1t was the time when the presi-
dent of the United States bowed ms
head upon the long table III the
cabinet room at the White House
and sobbcd as if he had been a
child, the pent.up emotion of weary
anxious hours bursting forth at Il
word of sympathy from friend.
Tumulty described the scene to-
day. 1t was April ., 1917.
The president had delivered ms
message to congress asking for
war, which was voted four days
later. With the plaudits Of thou
sands along Pennsylvania avenue
ringing in his ears, he had returned
to the White House. He and Tu-
multv sat talking of the event IN
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
BIG HUNT FOR
MISSING PLANE
Is CONTINUED
No Trace of Mail Aviator
Is Reported Since Last
Seen Sunday.
By United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, April g. On
water, land and in the air search
was continued today for Edward A.
! Eeher, coast al: mail pilot arl his
passenger, Albert Scllaller, an Of
| ficial Of the Pacific Air Transport
| Company.
With more than ~ hours elarscd
since the plane was due TO latd at
tEissy Field here on its routine
flight north with the mail, no dcfi-
mite clue as to the fate of the craft
aud tNo men in it htl been secnr-
ed.
A> search Of airp'lu .1uadrons
and posses failed 10 reveal any
trace Of the lost plane, the convic.
tion deepencd that 'hc two men
must have plunged to their death
in San Francisco bay early Sunday
morning, while trying to penetrate
Il light fog and reach Crissy Field
This belief was strengthened by
the report that the plane was heard
flving low over the east bay section
with the engine missing and the
craft apparently having difficulty
keeping in the air.
With this possibility in mimi
coast guard cutters and police
boats patrolled the bay today, seek
ing some bit of wrcckage floating
on the surface which would reveal
definitely the fate of the missing
airmen.
A hinge army Amphibian plane
skinned the surface of the bay in
flights few feet above the water
observers pcering down in an eff
fort to locate the airplane at the
bottom of the bay, if that is where
it is.
AS n last resort, the bay win be
dragged over the course the plane
would have been most likely to take,
it was decided.
Army planes went out again this
morning, flying over the hills in
the bivcrm0rc section, still hoping
to find trace Of the wrecked plane
An arriving airmail carrier from
Fresno, who landed at Crissy Field
at g a. m. today, said that he had
purposelv flown far TO the west of
the regular course in hope of see
ing flares set by the missing flyers
in case they are lying injured by
their wrecked plane, but saw moth
ing.
Several Of the searching planes
today concentrated their hunt in
the Patterson Pass section. the most
direct air route to San Francisco
from San Joaquin Valley. following
reports of ranchcrs in that region
that they saw the plane passing over
early Sunday, flying so low its
navigation lights were visible.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
TS|N
GOAL FOR
REFUGEES
Americans in Northern
China to De Gathered
at That Point.
DELAY tILTIMATUM
United States Declines
to Join With Powers in
Demands on China.
BY LUDWELL DENNY
Omitted Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

NSAR2CSA L AOoo oed4l SOAA CoHOu0C4At/
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The
cabinet today decided to consen-
trate at Tientsin, in case Of emer-
gency all Americans in Northern
China and protect them at the con-
centration point as refugees from
Central China are now being pro-
tected by American forces at Shang-
day.
The 1900 marines being assembled
at San Diego in addition to the
1900 sailing this week will be dis
patched to China if necessary, it
was said.
There has been no change in
American policy toward coopera-
tion with other foreign powers in
China, such cooperation covering
joint defense of foreigners in CEN
tral points the White House spokes-
man said.
President Coolidge has no speci-
fic information other than that in
the press, regarding connection be-
tween the Chinese factions and Rus
sia, it was said.
American objection is expected
here to prevent foreign ultima
tum to the Chinese Nationalist
government regarding the Marking
outrages and guarantees for future
protection Of foreigners.
Mac Murray Advised
This government instructions
to Minister John Van A. MacMur-
ray as reported exclusively by the
United Press yesterday, permit u
sharp protest and demands for fu-
ture foreign safety without. how
ever, the inclusion of any ultima
tum.
With a relatively small number
of American and foreign forces in
China, some officials here question:.
ed whether the powers could carry
out effectively the penalties of an
ultimatum if the Nationalists were
unable or unwilling to accept the
demands within a specified time
limit. It was also feared an ulti-
matum at this moment might stimu-
late rather than check anti foreign
outrages.
Though the British had informal
ly suggested joint ultimatum with
the threat OF a blockade of the
Yangtze area, it is not believed
Great Britain will take such action
alone, at leas: not for the present.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
BY RANDALL GOULD
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent)

PEKING, April 5.-(5:30 p. n.y.
Foreign evacuation of North
China before the prospective arri-
val of the Nationalist armies from
the Yanstye Valley had begun in
earnest today.
Peking hotels were jaiamcd with
North China foreigners on their way
to more peaceful countries. Accom-
modation on ships to Japan was
booked ahead until May.
Nationalist troops have occupied
the American mission at Chuckow,
Province of Anhwci. dispatch said
today. Another reported the depar'
ture Of III Americans from the
Tsinafu district, leaving 119 Ameri'
cans there.
Rumors that arms had lecn dis
tribute0 among tie Chi iesa civilian
popu,ation here frightened foreign
residen today bat The report was
discred.ted.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
TI1MIILTY REL IATES PATHETIC
EXPERIENCE WITH WILSON
,1R. COW DILL -RpazRT5oN-

the cabinet room which adjoins the
president : office. Wilson told ms
secretary many things, opened his
heart, told him why he had decided
to lead the United States i'll the
war. why he waited until this time.
Burdens Were Heavy
"He told me it had not been easy
to carry the burdens IN these try
ing times Tumultv said today.
Then the president showed his
secretary a letter from newspaper
editor in Massachusetts. 1t was IN
reply to note from Wilson. The
writer expressed appreciation for
the note, seeing in it Every hu-
man touch.
"The president said to me, that
man understood me and sympa-
thized, Tumulty continued.
Tears came into his eyes. He
took his handkerchief from his
pocket and wiped them away. Then
he laid his head on the table there
and sobbed- -sobbed as if he had
been child.
.'There is the key for an under
standing of Woodrow Wilson to my
mind. He hated and dreaded war,
He dreaded it because he had imag-
ination-and a heart.
Never will | forget that scene
there in the cabinet room, Just the
two of us there. The president
looked like a man who had thrown
off old burdens only to take on new
ones.
Criticism Hurt
He showed in the conversation
that day that the criticism hurled
AT him for months for not going to
war with Germany sooner had hurt
him deeply. | saw that he felt very
keenly the significance and tragedy
of the step he had just taken in
that message to congress.
1T would have been foolish, he
said, to go to war over one isolated
incident like the sinking of the
Lusitania. But now, he went on,
there was only one course left open,
and we must prepare for the inevi-
table-a fight to the end.
- His life, he said, would be full
Of tragedy and heartache until it
was all over
This is what Tumulty recalled
today, out of those dramatic hours
when the United States was thrust
into the World War--a leader with
a heart, lonely man, sobbing at
the touch of sympathy and under
standing.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

Inter-racial program by JAP
anese people. State Street Christ
ian church. 7:30 p. II.
Entire Nos Club dance, Ten
Thousand Club, $50 p. M.
"The Melting Pot Wilson
school auditorium, 8 D. III.
Sciots' band practice, Sixth and
State streets.
Knights Of Pythias meet, Davis
hall.
Night classes. high school.
Imperial Valley Commandery
No. 54. Masonic hall.
FL Centre Realty board meets,
Chamber of Commerce.
Palace theater, ''White Cold
''Orchids and Ermine,' Val
ley theater.
$50 This is Arizona" Brunk's
tent theater.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
PLEADS NOT GUILTY

Rufino Dobin was arraigned be-
fore Judge I. Mayfield this morn
ing on a charge of forgery. He
pleaded not guilty and the ease was
scheduled to come up on April Is.
Bail was set at $1,000 and Dobin
remanded to the county Jail in de-
fault. Complaint in the ease was
entered by Joseph Gentle.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
Point For Sapiro
In Libel Suit
nv United Press Leased Wire

DETROIT, Mich, April 5.-Aaron
Sapiro won the first important we
tory of the week today in his mil
lion dollar libel suit against Henry
Ford, when Judge Fred M. Ray
mond ruled out admission of let
ter in which Sapiro had criticized
formation of the American Wheat
Growers Association.
In ruling with the plaintiff in the
ease, the court said that the letter
did not appear to be relevant to
the matter of fees, which Senator
James 4. Reed, in his cross eXami-
nation, was seeking to bring out.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
ROUMANIAN KING SAID
TO HAVE PASSED CRISIS

BUCHAREST, April s. King
Ferdinand of Roumania had passed
the crisis of his illness, his physic-
ians announced today.
One Of the attending physicians
was quoted as having said that the
king was q living example of the
tallibility of diagnosis.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
FRENCH BOAT ORDERED
TO HEAD FOR CHINA
By United Press Leased Wire

PARIS, April "a French cruis-
er now in the Mediterranean was
ordered to Shanghai by the govern
ment today. Simultaneously it was
announced that company of An
namites (nativc troops from Ind"
China) had arrived at Shanghai to
assist in guarding the French con
ccssion.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-05
WRITER'S BILL
RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION
Provides For Study of
Problems Concerning
Colorado River.
By HOMER L. ROBERTS
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

SACRAMENTO, April among
the other measures recommended for
adoption by various committees at
last nights meetings Of assembly
committees were the Woolwine bill,
authorizing q $1,000 800 bond issue
for the 1882 Olympiad in Los An
geles and the Witter resolution, pro
viding an appropriation for study
ing Colorado river problems.
Governor Young dealt a smash
ing blow at the narcotic traffic in
California today, when he signed
bills Tightening up the medical praa
tices act permitting licensed phvsi
clans to prescribe narcotics to pa
tients and abolishing the ambula-
tory treatment of narcotic addicts.
The ambulatory treatment per-
mits the curing of addicts by the
"tapering off, process, or by re-
ducing the daily dose of "dope. -
The governor also signed the
measure by Senator j. j. Crowley
of San Francisco aimed at diploma
mills" which definitely prescribes
subjects in which an applicant must
qualify before being granted GER
tificate to practice medicine; sur
gerv or drugless healing in Califor-
MIA.
Death Penalty Sidetracked
The senate today rejected q mo-
ton by Senator Roy Fellom Of San
Francisco to take from committee
his bill abolishing the death penal
ty in California.
The action was taken following
a sharp tilt between Senator Fellom
and Lieutenant Governor Buron r.
Fits, in which Fellom charged that
his bill chad not been given fair
treatment from the beginning, being
referred to q committee which did
not exist
After Fits had ruled FELTON,
out of order and demanded that he
take his seat. Fellom rose on q
point of personal privilege and pro
tested against Fits announcing the
vote while Fellom was yet on his
feet asking for u roll call.
Senator T. c. West of Alameda,
author of a companion anti hang
ing bill, but which further provides
that persons convicted of murder
shall receive sentence of life i'm
prisonment without parole, served
notice on the senate that he would
also move tomorrow to have his bill
taken from the committee.