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Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-28
DOCTOR ASSERTS
SURGERY CURES
WHITE PLAGUE
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LOS ANGELES, April 2S.-.A
good percentage Of the estimated
10000 persons in this country suf-
fering from the dreaded white
plague may be saved by radical
surgical treatment of pulmonary
tuberculosis.
This was the substance of an ad-
dress made by DR.. John H. Pettis,
of Fresno, before the closing ses.
sion Of the California Medical AS.
sociation here today.
'Persons who have been given
up as hopeless before the advances
of the dreaded white plague,' DR..
Pettis said, "have responded to the
surgical treatment and are now oc-
cupying their rightful places in So
ciety and business.
The operation, according to the
Fresno physician, is accomplished
by deftly removing a section of the
ribs on the affected side Of the
chest. This allows the ribs TO col
lapse, forever excluding air from
the lungs on tnat side.
In this manner one half Of the
respiratory system ceases to func.
tion and the patient goes about his
normal work, breathing with but
one lung. DR.. Pcttis said.
''One third of the operations have
resulted in unqualified success,
he said. Zone third have recover
cd partially and the balance failed
to respond to the treatment. -
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-28
Mrs. Mcpherson
Settles Suit
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, April 2S.-Suit
filed by Roland Rich Woolley, for
mer counsel for Aimee Semple Me-
Pherson, against the evangelist for
$500 he claims is due for services
in connection with the famous "kid-
naping" case, had apparently been
settled out Of court here today.
Mrs. Mcpherson announced that
she had made out q check for the
lawyer for that amount and short
time later her mother, Mrs. Minnie
Kennedy, said that Woolley had
been paid in full. Woolley could
not be reached for statement.
Woolley's bill for services amount
ed to $19,500. Of this sum $11, 900
had been paid according to Woolley
and he had received note for the
balance.
Mrs. Mcpherson said she had been
trying to sell some property to meet
the note but had only succeeded re-
Gently.
"I was preparing to pay Mr..
Woolley,' the evangelist said, "it
is too bad he didn't see me before
Filing suit. -
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-28
Local Man Hurt
In Auto Crash

Roy Henslev, 2s, of Ell Centre was
seriously injured III an automobile
accident short distance west of
Holtville last night. He was rush
ed to the FL Centre hospital bv Deo-
uty Sheriff Freeman where it was
learned that he had suffered a frac
tured arm and severe lacerations
about the head and shoulders. His
condition was reported as improved
this morning.
According TO the information fur.
nished the deputy man named
Walsh was driving the ear which
colhded with Hensley 5 machine
Feuslev was driving east on the
Holtville road at the time, Walsh
driving into the main highway from
the intersection near the Seal
Heiohts' service station.
Witnesses said that the Henslev
machine turned turtle four times
before il stopped, throwing Hens,
lev into a ditch.
When Freeman arrived several
persons had gathered about and
were making an effort 10 stop
RAISING motorists to have the man
taken to a hospital Three refused
assistance, it is said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-28
GOVERNMENT NOT
LIKELY TO MEET
PANAMA DEMAND
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WASHINGTON, April %. - The
United States government is not ex.
pected to comply with demands of
Il Panaman note received by the
state department for release of the
Federalship, rum runner seized by
the coast guard 800 miles off San
Francisco last February.
Officials here took the position
today that the ship cannot legally
claim protection under the Panama
treaty because it is Canadian owned
and manned, and has sacrificed its
right to Panama registry under the
Panama law of December 1926.
cancelling registry of ships in Illicit
trade.
The present complication arises,
it is said, from Panama S failure to
apply the December cancellation law
to the Federalship.
This government has evidence
purporting to prove the Federalship
is part of an international rum run
ming syndicate with headquarters
at Vancouver, B. c. The Canadian
owned Federalship received its Pan
ANA registry from n Canadian citi-
zen in Vancouver, who is an honor
ary Panama consul, this record
shows.
The Canadian government has
asked and received information in
the case from the state department.,
but Canada has not protested the
seizure.
If the Panama government cam
cells this rum runners 5 registry as
required by its own law, United
States officials are confident they
can win the case when the fight
over possession of the ship comes
into federal court. The United
States government, however, re-
Gently lost its case, tried in San
Francisco, against the master and
crew of the Federalship, who have
been released.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-28
GOVERNOR
GAS.
TAX BILL
Measure To Increase
Highway Revenue Is
Passed by Assembly.
SOUTH OBJECT rs
Highway ALLEGATION Bill
Also Approved and Sent
To Executive.
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Cal, April IS
The Breed gasoline tax bill and the
Measure for the highway ALLEGATION
system were passed by the assembl :
shortly after noon today and sent 10
the governor for his approval.
The tax bin was unopposed, int
eight Southern California assembly,
men voted against it, The vote
was G3 to 8.
The vote on the ALLEGATION bill
was sc to ;.
Paving the way for the return of
approximately $l20.000,000 in feder-
al inheritance taxes. Governor
Young today signed bill by Sen.
ator II. &. Nelson Of Eureka giving
n husband and wife an existing and
equal interest in the community
property instead of future and in
heritcd interest as at present.
Other bills signed BY the govern
or included the following:
$. b. II, FELTON, Changes fees
payable by private employment
agencies.
=. Is. IL, Fcllom-RcduceS mint
mum fine for violation of employ.
mcnt agency statute from 500 to
$25.
y b. sos, II. G. Jones-Defines
q newspaper of general cireula.
tion y rs 4 paper in which at least
30 per cent of typesetting AMI
Is done in the city where
III" paper is published. instead Of
700 per cent as established bv the
courts.
\. Il. -, Liitlc--Authorizcs cities
End counties TO establish and main
tain public airports.
y. B. $50, Wright -- Prohibits
false advertising of work or the
length of time work will last and
provides penalty for violation not
exceeding fine Of $1,000 or one
year in prison.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-28
Three Killed in
Railroad Wreck
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WHEATLAND, Wyo., April 28.-
A head-on collision between a Col
orado and Southern passenger train
No. 80 and a switch engine brought
death to three trainmen. serious in
jury to another and minor bruises
to more than dozen passengers
near here early today.
The dead:
J. R. Morgan, 55, Fort Collins,
Colo, engineer of No. 80.
c. B. Carter, 50, Cheyenne, Wyo.,
engineer of the switch engine.
II. c. Morgan, 40, Cheyenne,
Wyo., fireman of the switch engine.
Leaping from the ear window
when a crash appeared inevitable,
f. C. Wildman, 80, of Cheyenne,
fireman of No. 80, saved his life
but sustained a dislOcated shoulder
and other injuries.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-28
ROYS and GIRLS
"AC" CLIIRS TO
HOLD FIELD DAY

Achievement Day. which will
be celebrated by between 225 and
$50 members of the Boys and
Girls Agricultural Clubs of this
county on Saturday at the Meloland
experiment station promises to be
big event. Expressing the interest
which they feel in the fine work
these clubs are doing. a number of
organizations are contributing vari-
GUS gifts to add to the days sue
cess.
Luncheon at the noon hour will
be supplied by the Imperial County
Farm Bureau, The Imperial Ice
and Development will see that there
is a plentiful supply of ice water
and the cold buttermilk will be the
gift of B. D. Bibbins Of the Cres-
cent Creamery.
Prizes, in addition to the many
ribbons which will be given in the
various competitions will include the
SOW offered by the Imperial Valley
Bankers Association, and a pen of
fine poultry, which will be supplied
as a gift of the Kiwanis Club.
Many Contests
All club members, their parents
and friends are invited to attend
the program, which will be as fol
lows:
10 a. m.-Judging clothing, hogs,
poultry.
IL a. m,--Auction sale of fat
hogs.
1870 a. m.--Song and yell con.
test by various clubs.
10 m.-Lunch.
p. m.-Club demonstrations in
cluding dress cutting and fitting:
poultry culling and caponizing;
shoe demonstrations and girls dress
review
p m.--Talks. What's Doing
at the Meloland Experiment Sta.
tion," bv L. G. Goar, superintend.
cnt and ''What is the Agricultural
Extension Service" V. w. DeTar,
farm advisor.
Awarding of prizes and ribbons
by r. W. Ralston will complete the
dav. O. G. Horne will award the
prize SOW. Both this animal and
the pen of poultry Will be "revolv-
ing prizes" being tho property Of
the winner for one year, at the end
of which time they are 10 be re.
turned to be re-awarded.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-28
ANDREWS MAY
MAKE SHAKEUP
In DRY FORCES
California Chief Is Under
Investigation Following
Charges.
BY JOSEPH s. WASNEY
Omitted Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON. April 2S. = \
shakeup in the field forces of the
prohibition bureau is being consid-
cred by Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Andrews, it was learned
1t the treasury today.
Andrews has had special investi-
gators scrutinizing the work of dry
administrators in some sections of
the country during the last few
weeks, it was understood.
Administrators Chester P. Mills,
New York; j. F. j. Herbert, Mary
land and the District of Columbia.
and Frank McReynolds, Southern
California and Arizona are among
those known to be under investiga-
ton.
Mills has constantly been under
fire from Representative Laguardia,
New York republican, and Mercy
nolds has been engaged in con-
troversy with Customs Collector
Schwabe at Los Angeles. Herbert
has been charged by Representa-
F. ect Patmisanoo, democrat
Maryland, with allowing his agents
to use brutal methods III making
arrests.
Andrews was in New York yes
terday going into charges made
against Mills while Alf Oftedal,
special investigator for the dry
forces on the Pacific Coast, was at
tempting to untangle the Mercy
leolds Schwabe difficulty. A special
investigator from dry headquarters
was sent to Baltimore to probe in
to charges against Herbert.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-28
Friends Keep Up
Fight For Youth
by United Press Leased Wire

ROANOKE, Va, April 2s.-A
benign smile played about the swol
len lips of Walter L. Booth today
as the hours licked on in the sew
enth day since his lungs collapsed
in an operation.
Friends continued slowly raising
and lowering his paralyzed arms as
they had done for seven nights and
six days to keep breath flowing into
his body. These friends, an occa-
sional cigarette and plate Of ice
cream were his solace against the
end physicians said was surely ap-
preaching.
The 1S year old farm boy talked
now and then to hospital attendants.
Irrelevancies, mostly, it was noted
happily, for they indicated his
spirits still were high. Once or
twice coughing stopped him, for he
has developed a complicated cold.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-28
HARDWICK TRIAL
HALTS AS JUROR
FALLS IN FAINT
Case Resumed Following
Short Recess Allowed
By Court.

Topping from his chair in dead
faint, Booth C. Mulvey Of Imper,
ial, member Of the jury hearing
the evidence in the Hardwicl. case,
brought to an early halt this morn
ing s session of the superior court.
The juror was removed to Judge
A. G. Finney's = office where restora-
tives were given him. Heat combin
ed with a slight attack of stomach
trouble caused the collapse of the
juror. His condition appeared great
ly relieved a few minutes later but
as it was nearly 12 o'clock court
was adjourned until Q clock this
afternoon.
DR.. Phillip Hodgkin had Just TAX
6n the stand to testify and District
Attorney Heald had started ques.
tlonlng him relative to his treat.
ment of William A. Taylor. victim
Of the Calexico shooting, when the
juror collapsed.
Leo Hctzel was the first witness
talltu bN The state ~ court con
vened this morning. -Four enlarged
pictures were introduced into evi.
dcnce upon Identification of the
photographer. These pictures were
taken to show the relative position
of the persons in and about the au.
tomobilc at the time of the shooting.
J. Clark Sellers, microscopic OK
pert. was recalled 10 the stand and
further delving into the course Of
the bullet through Taylor s body
and experiments conducted to deter
mine the position Of Taylor at the
time of the shooting were made.
William \. Taylor, complaining
witness in the Hardwick case, was
relieved from the witness chair late
YESTERDAY afternoon after he had
been subjected to stiff cross .cX-
animation by the defense counsel.
An intimation of what the defense
Continued on Page Eight
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-28
|SENA I OR
DISCUSSES
Bill |
Shortridge Says Arizona
Must Be Convinced or
Ignored. a.
LAUDS JOHN SON
Representative Men Tell
Need For Boulder Dam
At Local Dinner.

eve must either convince Ari-
7ona Of our rights in the fight for
Boulder Dam or ignore her COM
pletely because we do not propose
to allow her to stand in the way of.
this great Development -
In this terse manner Senator
Samuel Shortridge summed up the
relations of Arizona to the Boulder
Dam project in his address givea
at the Boulder Dam dinner, held at
the Barbara Worth Hotel last night,
under the auspices of the Ell Centro
Chamber Of Commerce. The sena.
tor was the principal speaker and
his address was well delivered and
proved interesting throughout.
In opening his talk he touched on
state rights in relation to the Swing
Johnson measure and the advant-
ages which could be gained through
a seven-st state compact. He then
went into the Arizona angle. He
paid great tribute to Senator Hiram
Johnson for his battle in Washing
ton and explained how johnson had
led them to the vote on cloture.
In concluding he touched on the
possibilities of the passage of the
Boulder Dam bill at the pending
session of congress and said: 81
believe that the United States sem
ate has come to the conclusion that
Boulder Canyon is the logical site
for the erection of this DAM
In opening the meeting short
address of welcome was given by
w. w. McEuen, president of the
chamber of commerce. He intro.
duced Charles l.. Childers, attorney
of the Imperial Irrigation District.
who spoke briefly. Joseph Grail and
WE. Evans, congressmen-eleet OF Los
Angeles county, were also intro
duced and outlined California's
stand on Boulder Dam. They
termed it necessity that must be-
fought for and won. .
Leave For Mexico
Mayor elect Clark Of San Diego
and s. c. Evans, executive secre-,
tary of the Boulder Dam Associa-
ton, were among others to attend
the dinner. More than TO were
present
The party of Boulder Dam OK
cursionists left in their cars early
this morning for Ardrade where
they will view the river headquar.
ters of the irrigation district and
then make the trip to Pescadero
Dam on the district speed cars. The
party will return to Ell Centre late
this evening as the finale to the
automobile tour which has taken
them to all points of interest from
Boulder Canyon to the district
holdings in Mexico.
Senator Shortridge will stay over
in Ell Centre until tomorrow when
he will 90 to Yuma to meet Hubert
Work, secretary of the interior.
Secretary Work will arrive with
members of his fact-finding com
mission to conduct investigation
along the points to be affected by
the proposed Boulder Dam project.
Several members of the board OF
directors cf the Imperial Irrigation
district will accompany the party
en- its tour of inspection.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-28
BOrnt to Enter
Plea Tomorrow

H. J. Bornt, charged with having
attempted to bribe witness in It
civil action recently brought before
Judge ]. s. Larew in superior
court, department one was arraign-
Cd before Judge A. c. Finney this
morning, Bornt was handed copy
C the information and through his
attorney, NJ. w. Conkling, asked
that he be granted further time
enter a plea. The request was
granted by the court and the ease
continued over until tomorrow.
The complainant in the case is
Harmon Temple, defendant in the
civil action. Bornt is said to have
offered to pay one of the witnesses
$75 if he would enter false tes,
monv in the suit which revolved
about the purchase of cattle by
Temple from Bornt.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-28
BOULDER DAM
DAY OBSERVED
in LOS ANGELES

By lnHed Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, April 28.-Boul-
der Dam :Day-inaugurated to slim
ulate interest in the Swing Johnson
Boulder Dam Bill was ushered in
here today, with civic, fraternal
and patriotic organizations partici.
pating.
A parade through the downtown
section of the city opened the GER
emonies Ihieh will be concluded
tonight al mass meeting at which
Senator Hiram johnson, champion
Of the Colorado river project, will
deliver an address.
"This is the biggest fight in the
United States,' Johnson said in an
interview here today. 'It is not
a fight against Arizona. 1t is a
fight against the hydro-electric
power trust of America" "
1.-The fight arose through no
fault of ours. 1t arose because the
hydro-electric power trust insisted
that the provision in the Swing
Johnson Bill for government
built power plant at the Boulder
Dam be amended out. 1t wasn't
amended out and it won't be- he
declared.
Senator Johnson said he believed
that with united action the cam
paign begun so auspiciously in the
last session of congress will end in
victory in the next session.
AS the guest of the city during
the celebration, Senator Johnson
led the monster parade along flag
bedecked Broadway. He was ac.
companied by Mayor George Cryer,
and Joseph NJ. Schenck, chairman of
the committee, while the l60th reg
iment, the American Legion, local
civic bodies and the police and fire
departments formed in the line OF
march.
Senator Johnson 8 speech will be
broadcast over KFI Los Angeles.
The evening program will start at
8 o clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-28
SCORE Of
PRISONERS
EXECUTED
Chinese Communists Get
No Mercy From Mar
shal Chang TsO Lin.
RUSSIANS ARE HELD
Efforts Being Made To
Save Them From Fate
of Companions.
By RANDALL GOULD
Omitted Press Staff Corresponde

tOhlICu ACoo CCdiA COllChpOiiuSLlD
PEKTNG, April 28.-Twenty one
Chinese, captured when local police
raided the Soviet embassy compound
here were strangled to death today
by order of Marshal Chang Tso Lin.
The strangled Chinese included one
Ii Ta-Hoa.
The Chinese were alleged by
Chang to be Communists. Execu-
tions by strangulation followed 4
"secret trial" according to the an
nOuncement of the infliction of the
penalty. Russian prisoners seized
during the raid were not executed
and there still remained tdoay 30
other Chinese in prison.
Chang's death order was carried
ont at l p. m. today.
Chinese lawyers employed by the
Soviet embassy to defend Is Rus
slams seized in the road today re-
linquished their briefs, explaining
they were unable to serve because
Chang was alleged to have decided
to execute the prisoners without
trial.
Several American educational
missionaries were reported today to
have visited the American legation
IA ask that Minister John V. A.
MacMurray make representations
against such "illegal procedure. -
The Chinese foreign office said
the ease was wholly out of its
hands. Only consular officials have
remained at the Soviet embassy
buildings since the Russian govern
ment recalled its diplomats after
the raid. Those officers were eX-
erting themselves desperately to
save the lives of the Russian pris-
oners.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-28
T|AL..
LAW FOR
LOUISIANA
'rouble Is Feared When
Break in Leyee is Made
Tomorrow
[OOVER UNDER FIRE
hOts Come Near Vessel
AS Secretary Passes
Danger Point.
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
Sullen and resentful, inhabitants
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana,
day loaded their belongings into
ucks and wagons and left their
nd, which is to be sacrificed to the
ississippi flood to save other see,
pms of the state from inundation.
\ blast OF dynamite set off at
BON tomorrow VIII flood the st.
triard Parish but will lessen the
rifle strain against river lecccs
bstrcam an remove the threat Of
eaks in the region Of New Or
pns.
The more belligerent among the
izzled trappers and grim farmers
the Parish defiantly declared
ey would prevent the cutting o:
@ levee with machine guns, rifles,
otguns and pistols.
The entire Louisiana National
iard is under arms cvncuating the
krish population. and patrolling
wees throughout the state to pre-
mt execution OF threatened rcpris-
against those protected b. the
wees at other points.
During the night there was some
ring along the levecs rs the pat
forces drove away persons sus-
Ected of attempting premature
leak. No casualties were r-port-
TO New Orleans police.
Military rale il being exceeded in
flooded sections of Nississinni
"a Arkoa,as Eight hunir4d Mis-
ksiDpi National Guards are on
hty and voluntary martial law was
up at McGehee. Ark.
Iooting Reported
At Greenville, Miss, reports of
tty looting caused gunrdsman TO
bit and question all parsons found
|ht Of their homes Mt night.
The rclcn' less sweep cf the Mis-.
|ssippi ri -rr and ITS ,rila'a-ics =,
av added large tracts of land in
|Tiss;Ssippi and Arkansas To the
|oodrd area.
Inhabitants were hurrving to safe
and rescue bofs constantly pat.
|,lled the rising waters 20 remove
|nrooned families.
The hordcs of homeless refugees
ow number more than $4,000. Es.
mates by Herbert Hoover, secre
Try of commerce. place the proper-
|, loss at UPWARDS Of 500 100000.
he know dcath toll is nearly $50.
NEW ORLEANS. April 2S.-
hree shots were fired from the
FEET bank Of the Mississippi river
Secretary of Commerce Hoover
asscd on an inspection tour Of the
roposed site of the breaking Of the
wee south Of here this afternoon.
The secretary and his party had
lst passed Meeker. on the return
fip when u single rifle shot rang
Int from the wooded cmbankment,
5llowed a minute later by two 9th
rs.
Members of the party did not
now if the shots were aimed ut
Continued on page 8
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-28
College Students
Injured in Wreck
ny United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, April 81
Five students at Stanford Universi-
tv were injured early today when
their automobile swerved from the
road and plunged down $50 foot
cmbankment.
The five were returning TO their
homes from party when William
Valentine, 20, of Pasadena. the
driver, became confused in heavy
fog and the ear left the highway.
The accident occurred at 23rd and
Market streets.
Those injured were Valentine;
Wallace b. Jayred, %. and John B.
Lcmby. 10, Stanford Universitv;
Miss Flora Short, 90 and Miss
Mabel short, 20, of San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-28
Labor Bureau
Sues For Wages

An action was filed at the county
clerks office this morning by tho
Commissioner of the Bureau OF
Labor Statistics of the State OF
California against T. B. Edgar. The
complaint in the case charges that
the defendant hired one J. A. Weist
to do certain work for him and that
$302.S2 in wages Is due the defend
ant. The plaintiff asks furtaer
Judgment in the sum of $3.50 as
penalty. A. L. Sebille is appearing
as attorney for the plaintiff.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-28
Court Refuses to
Dismiss Mrs. Gray
By United Press Leased Wire

COURT ROOM, Long Island City,
N. Y, April 2S.-After a three hour
recess, the trial Of Ruth Brown
Snyder and Henry Judd GRAY re-
convened late today and counsel for
the defendants made various mo.
tons coincident to the resting OF
the state 8 ease.
Then Hazelton of counsel for
Mrs. SNYDER arose and moved for
dismissal of the indictment and di-
rection of the verde not guilty.
No proof of her gui4t in relation
TO the crime had yet been adduced,
HaZelton claimed.
Justice Townsend Scudder denied
the motion.
Adjournment was taken until to.
morrow morning after various mo-
tions had been disposed Of Attor'
news for Mrs Snyder and for Gray
will make their opening statements
when court convenes.