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Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-25
VALLEY FOLKS
ENJOY DAY AT
MISSION BEACH

Thousands of persons flocked to
Mission Beach yesterday afternoon
to participate in the San Diego I'M
perial Valley Day celebration staged
at the beach anG the valley was
well represented. 1t was estimated
that close to 800 persons from the
valley took part in the celebration.
More than half that number took
advantage of the boat ride about
San Diego harbor which opened the
days activities.
The boat left the pier shortly af-
ter noon and made an extensive trip
about the harbor, guides pointing
out the numerous points of interest
while enroute. The trip lasted for a
little more than an hour. Several
street cars had been chartered for
the occasion and awaited the Imper-
ial Valley delegation upon its re-
turn. These cars took the visitors
directly to the beach.
The distribution of a carload Of
watermelons was next on the pro-
gram of events, committee head
ed by r. Y. Watson, president Of
the El Centre Chamber of Com
merce, dealing out the melons to
long lines of waiting persons.
A wrestling match which brought
together Bull Montana, motion pic
ture and mat star, and the "un-
known Mystery, a masked rival
followed. The wrestlers gave ana
excellent exhibition of the garppling
game, using practically all of the
holds at various times during their
gruelling match which lasted an
hour, even up.
A beauty pageant "as then stag
ed on the beach with blondes and
brnnettes vicing for honors. Miss
Henrietta Woody of FL Centric AID
Miss Jewel Alexander of Brawley
were the valley representatives, in
this :ca'ure of the program. Each
was loudly applau3ed as she passe |
in rer'ew. Miss Martha Strnng as
"Miss San Diego" headed the pa
radc.
The remainder of the ait";u,o
was spent in sIrf bathing = visit
ing the numerous 'fur buses
along the beach, dance ~ night
rounding out ~" program.
The program met with such great
success that it was decided by the
officials in charge to make the
event an annual one.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-25
SmOOt Expects
Extra Session

W NSHINGTON, July 25.-Sena-
tor Reed Smoot Utah, Republican
leader, returned here TODAY from a
trip 10 the west asserting that farm
crs there are turning away from
the McNary Haugen farm relief
bill.
Smoot told the United Press he
still believed an extra session of
congress would be called by Presi-
dent Coolidge to deal with tax re
duction, flood and farm relief bills,
and the second deficiency bill.
Smoot said his information was
gathered in visits to farmers over
the middle west and western states,
wro are coming to believe the price
stabilization bin vetoed by Pres
idcnt Coolidge last year would not
be- good for them.
The Republican leader said he
favored $250,000, ,O0a or 100000.
coo farm marketing bin, somewhat
along the lines of the Fcss bill last
year. which would help control mar
kcting and provide money to finan,
&c farming, without the export cor
pcration plan embodie in the
McNary.Iiaugen measure.
Smoot made il plain he was not
the boom for former governor
Lowden of Illinois for President
win succeed. He gave the opinion
that President Coolidge can be re-
nominated if he wishes, and that he
viii be reelected If renominated.
Smoot made it plan he was not
talking for the President with
whom he recently conferred at
Rapid City, S. ID. He and the Pres
ident did not discuss the extra
session proposal, Smoot said, hut
the senator still believes it "absol-
certain to be called.
utely necessary and therefore
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-25
Doctors Case
Is Continued
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, July 25.-Be-
cause neither prosecution nor de-
fense was prepared, trial of DR..
Walter ]. Sullivan, HOLLYWOOD ply
sician, indicted for alleged con
spiracy t0"eover up" the death of
kav RAYMOND, musical comedy star,
was ordered continued in superior
court here today by Judge Fletcher
Bowron.
nr. Sullivan is the third principal
in Hollywood "bare knuckle
Staying that brought conviction of
manslaughter to Paul Kelly, screen
juvenile and admitted sweetheart o.
Dorothy Mackaye, Raymond's S wife.
Kelly is serving a sentence of one
to 10 years in San Quentin. Miss
Mackaye was found guilty in the
alleged "cover up plot. She is
held at the county Jail pending an
appeal to a one to three year penit-
entiary sentence.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-25
HOPE FOR
COMPACT
F()RE:SEEN
Childers Says Reception
From Upper States
Very Cordial.
TO MEET SOON
Governors and Commits.
siOns Will Convene Next
Month for Discussion.

Earl G. Pound, president of the
Imperial Irrigation District, and
member of the California commits
sion to confer with other states on
the Colorado river question left to-
day for Phoenix to confer with
state leaders there, following his
return from an extensive trip a
! mong the upper basin states, with
/ w b. Matthews, also a member OF
the state commission.
The following statement on the
visit to the upper basin states was
given to the Press today by Attor-
nev Charles L. Childers, of the dis
trict, who with Secretary McIver
and Chief Engineer Dowd, accom-
panied Pound on his trip.
''It is long way from Southern
California to Denver, Cheyenne,
Santa Fe, and Salt Lake City,
which makes it difficult for each
community to understand the. 9th
er's point of view. The seven states
of the Colorado River basin form
an economic unit that should al
ways work in the greatest harmony
and vet enemies of the Boulder Can
yon project have from time to time
sown seeds of discord among the
various states and our recent trip
into the upper basin was to estab-
| lish that personal contact and
| friendly relations necessary to a
/ full understanding of our various
interests and problems.
Response Is Sympathetic
tWe were cordially received in
each of the capitols and had splen-
| did conferences with the governors.
congressional delegates and other
| officials. We tried to point out to
them our great need for early de-
velopment and California desire
to accord to each state its full share
| in the benefits to be derived from
the Colorado river. We were met
with sufficiently sympathetic re-
sponse that leads us to hope for an
early agreement between all of the
| states of the basin.
Zone interesting reaction was
met with everywhere, and that was
that California S approval of the
six state compact by the Finney res
olution was justified and the only
safe course for California to pursue.
TT will be remembered that by the
Finney resolution, California gave
its, approval to the compact condi-
tional upon large storage being au-
! thorized.
John L. Bacon, former mayor of
San Diego, was unable to accom-
pany Pound and Matthews on the
trip, being in attendance at an Of
ficers' training camp. 1t is stated,
however, that he is, in full accord
with the program pursued by them.
At the present time it is not
known Just when or where the con-
ference between the interested
states will be held, but it is pre-
sumed, according to district offie-
ials, that it will be held next month.
Governor Young has signified his
intention to attend the conference.
and it is believed the governors OF
the other six states will also be
! present.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-25
Youthful Slayer
Sent to Prison

Los ANGELES, July 25.-Dur
|ard Wittenmever, "angcl-faced
|layer of Mrs Fannie Weigle, wife
If prominent Pomona business
ban, today was sentenced to San
Quentin for the period provided by
hw.
Although the present penalty ap
Plying to second degree murder
or which the l6-year-old youth was
Convicted, is 10 years to life in
Rrison, the new state law, effective
1ulv %, decreasing the term to five
fears to life, is retro active.
Maintaining his usual indifferen,
Ettitude, the pink faced boy, wh'
confessed he struck the woman
l Iown with an automobile spring be
'ause of fool notion, received
she sentence without emotion.
Superior Judge Fletcher Bowro,
|tated he would recommend to the
rison board that the boy be segrc
lated from the older prisoners and
hat he be removed to state hos
|ital if he exhibited symptoms OF
Insanity. He also stated he would re
Iommend that the boy be confined
10 a state hospital for observation
or a limited period after his re
lsase, before being permitted to re
urn to- society.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-25
HUMID WEATHER
BROKEN UP BY
WIND STORM
Packing Shed at Seeley
Destroyed When Gale
Hits Valley.

With a swirl of dust that almost
blinded FL Centre residents a sane
storm descended upon the city yes
terdav afternoon AT $3.50 o clock and
for a half hour the city was in the
shadow of minor tornado. The
wind, however, did not reach great
enough velocity to do any serious
damage, being content to raise dust
and blow few branches from
trees.
At Seeley. however, newly erect
ed fruit shed was completely wreck
ed by the wind. The shed belonged
to the John Amicon company, and
as Il heavy wind hit it, the south
wall collapsed first, then the entire
structure was brought to the ground.
Near Shepherd s bridge huge
boulder, which had balanced for
wears on a shaky base, was toppled
from its stand and fell directly in
the middle of the highway. State
police were placed on the job to di-
rect traffic at the spot and the
huge boulder was finally removed
by blasting.
The storm, although il raised con
siderable dust served to relieve tho
valley of the humidity which had
enveloped il for three or four days.
A refreshing coolness spread over
the county and was still apparent
this afternoon.
Valley folFs spending the week
end in the hills, reported there was
rain in several places there during
the dav. Jacumba escaped without
rain, but clouds obScured the sun
the greater part of the day.
Pine Valley experienced heavy
shower during the afternoon. The
storm was accompanied by occasion
al flashes of LIGHTNING. and rum
Bile of thunder but caused no dam
age. Earlier in the day it rained
heavily between Live Oaks and
Buckman Springs.
Live Oaks likrH sc escaped r"in,
but the weather was threatening the
greater ?lrt Of th' day.
The rain was heavy north of The
valley, anl the Salton Sea highway
was dana III in several places, ac-
cdrdi"o t. local residents returning
from the coast. Mud and sand GOV
cred the highw0vsin several places.
Traffic was DELAYED but not IN
ruptod. The Southern Pacific trains
were ~ schedule hi, morning, dc7-
pito ne heavy rains in the wei lity
Of Whitewater.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-25
AID FOR NATIONS
FARMERS URGED
AT CONFERENCE
By FOSTER EATON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

\
MACkINAC ISLAND, Mich,
July 25.-An appeal for government
assistance in lifting the American
farmer out of economic chaos was
sounded today by Governor John
Hammill of Iowa, who spoke before
the 10Th annual conference of gov
ernors in session in this summer re-
sort country.
Governor Hammill asserted ma.
tional and state governments are
largely responsible through past
policies for the present state Of ag-
riculture and asserted that they
should assist the farmers now in
their difficulties.
Direct financial assistance is not
asked, Hammill stated, but only
the helpful cooperation of the gov
ernment in the plans which the
farmers themselves are willing to
work out.
Hammill struck a helpful note in
lauding the farm relief bin which
passed the last session of congress.
ndicating-indirectlv at least -
that many of the farm ailments
may be relieved if the government
will carry out the terms of that bill.
1.-The farm bill which passed the
last session of congress, - Hammill
said, was not advanced as com
plete farm program in itself, but as
an important aid toward agricul-
tural stabilization. 1t provided for
a federal farm board to be com
posed of men familiar with the
marketing and production problem
of the chief cash crops grown in
this country
Hammill declared the farmers did
not ask the government for money
but under the terms of the bill they
saw through congress last session
the farmers themselves would meet
the costs of their program by con
tributions collected from each mar
ket unit of the crop so dealt with.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-25
AVIATOR LANDS SAFELY AFTER
DROPPING ALMOST SEVEN MILES

+ tered between 10000 and 5000
feet, he said, whereas the previous
record was 40,Sl0 feet, set by CALI
20, of France.
He started to descend, but about
$4,000 feet up seven of his nine
cylinders blew out, their heads rip
ping holes in his planes wings and
knocking the oxygen tube from his
mouth. All nine piston rods flew
back through the plane, further
shattering the wings and endanger-
ing his life.
II fell Ike a bat out of hell, -
Champion described his descent.
"The plane was powerless, and all
! could do was volplane. | spied
what looked to be a garden near the
Eleventh Street bridge. l didn t
care much where I landed, but
luck was with me and l brought
her down safely.'
The patch where Champion land
ed was less than two acres iii ex-
tent. So skillfully did he manage
the plane that it travelled less than
80 yards on the rough, stubbly
ground before it stopped.
The navy bureau of aeronautics
said Champion fall was the long
est in history. beating by two miles
a drop by Major Schroeder at Day
ton, Ohio, several years ago.
Champion made a previous at
to,,pt for thp o1titu1e record in the
same plane yesterday. He rose to
800 feet bat minor engine trouble
forced him down.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-25
GIRLS DEATH
TO BE- PR0BED
BY AUTHORITIES
Conflicting Stories Told
BY Companions Arouse
Suspicion.
Nv United Press Leased Wire


SEATTLE, July 25.-Four per-
sons were held in Jail here today
without bail as the result of the
mysterious drowning of Miss Violet
Maude Payne last Wednesday
Morning, following party aboard
the Yacht MurieI at the Seattle
Yacht Club. s.. t-s#
Those held are:
T. Creigh Nelson, 50, owner of
the yacht,
f. E. Darlington, 35, bookkeeper
of the yacht club.
A. F. Bell, 81, skipper Of the
yacht.
Mrs. Winona German, 2S, mem
Der of the party.
All persons were present at the
party which preceded the death OF
Miss Payne, police said. They were
taken into custody after Barring
ton is said to have admitted to po
lice that the first story of the party
told by Captain Bell was untrue.
Darlington s statement was made
Sunday night, following the dis
eovery of Miss Payne s body II
lake Union off the yacht club float
One of her eyes was blackened.
Previous to that time, Bell hat
insisted that Miss Payne had lef
the yacht while the party was II
progress and apparently had gone
home. When she failed to appear
at her home the search was started
which resulted in the recovery OF
the body.
Bell also told police that Nelson
was asleep in his stateroom ane
knew nothing of the party. Neisol
told the same story.
harrington, however, told tea
noth he and Nelson w.re at the par
tv and were with Mss Fayne IL
she left the yacht. She stum'lA7
en- the gangplan!:, he SAID, and t i
into 'tc lake.
.'.eeording to the '.o'ice, he ed
mittcd that the four failed to sav'
her so agreed to the story of i"'
want lang ava so that no scatda
mirht ,csult f,cr. her death.
The four will be held pending
further investigation of the ease.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-25
Democrats Would
Reduce Taxes
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, July 25,-Sena-
tor Pat Harrison. Mississippi, min
oritv senate floor leader. today made
public Democratic legislative pro-
GRIM including a tax cut of at least
$5O0,00O,000.
The program proposes repeal or
all war time excise and automobile
taxes, reduction of the corporation
tax from Is 1-2 to IL per cent, re-
duction of surtax on incomes be-
tween $24 1000 and $4,000 and re-
tention of the 20 percent maximum
surtax.
Harrison was eager for convening
of congress by October l to take up
flood relief and other pressing
problems. He said Democrats would
not bring un the "third term" is-
sue against Mr.. Coolidge, but would
vote with insurgent Republicans II
the La Toilette "antithird term
resolution is brought to n vote.
He said he was anxious for re-
nomination of Mr.. Coolidge $50 we
can give him a real ride on horse
while he's dressed up in toy cow
boy suit
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-25
CORRESPONDENT
GETS STORY ON
PRESIDENTS TIP
By PAUL r. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent


NEWELL, S. D., July 25.-Presi-
dent Coolidge sent the United Press
correspondent up here on an assign
ment about the government irri-
CATION project and the United Press
correspondent found the story was
that farmers want Mr.. Coolidge S
aid in exchanging time limit on
their debts to the government from
40 to 60 years.
Knowing correspondents were
short of important news, Mr.. Cool
idge recently suggested that they
should write stories about the Ard
more dry farming project and the
Bellefourche irrigation project. The
president feels that correspondents
are writing too much about his pri-
vate life and believes that the
country would receive more bene'
ficial results from stories on his
suggested subjects.
But the United Press correspond
ent who arrived here today found
that the farmers have story for
Mr.. Coolidge and are holding a mass
meeting tomorrow night to protest
against the government s refusal to
extend time limits for payments
upon their obligations.
They have cultivated 10000 acres
of the 100000 acre project which is
watered by the icy waters of the
Bellefourche river, which was har-
messed by the government to make
fertile farm land out of pairie
desert.
F.. s. Smith, who runs a weekly
newspaper at Bellefourche. says
that there is Justice in the farmers
demands. Their crops have been
gradually improving the last five
years but they have not made suf-
ficient money to pay off their
debts to the government in the
present specified time of 10 years,
Factory Erected
However, a sugar beet factory
has been located out here this year
and they look for big crops next
week.
From an airplane the project
looks like a gigantic gridiron with
little rivulets two feet wide and 100
yards apart laid out upon the
ground to breathe fertility into the
soil, which furnishes annually ST.
100000 in sugar beets, alfalfa, Gu
cumbers, corn and wheat.
F. C. Youngblood is federal offic-
ial in charge of the plant. He is
proud that the sugar beet factory
has been established and promises
that crops next year NAV be doub-
led He believes that 10000 vacant
acres of irrigated lands may then
be settled.
That's the story. If Mr.. Coolidge
had his way, newspapers would be
made M of stories like this instead
of articles about his private life.
But he may be surprised when he
learns that the story has more per
sonal interest for him than he sus-
r""ted when he gave the assign
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-25
SCORE OF LIVES.
ARE CLAIMED IN
COAST TRAGEDIES
Dy United Press Leased Wire

san FRANCISCO, July 25.--
Twenty one persons were killed on
the Pacific coast over the weekend
in tragic accidents, according to a
check made today by the United
Press.
Automobile accidents caused
fatal. injuries to eight persons. The
heat wave on Oregon and warm
weather iii Southern California
caused beaches and lakes to he
crowded and seven were drowned.
Three persons committed suicide.
Summary of fatalities:
California:
SAN FRANCISCO-Congressman
Maurice +. Crumpacker, Oregon,
suicide in San Francisco bay; Mrs.
Julia Miller, -, struck by auto
mobile; Joseph Wallace, 3S, died
mysteriously in bed; unidentified
man burned to death in fire that
destroyed house; unidentified man,
about Sc, fatally injured in fist
fight.
LOS ANGELES William Schein-
man, realtor, suicide by shooting
after financial rcverses; George
Kioman, ), drowned; Harry s. Mil
Ter, 81, automobile collision; James
Dickson, 30, struck by automobile !;
Aristeo Sanelanto, ~, killed by hit
and run motorist.
NEWPORT BEAClI-Maynard
Taylor, 2l, Pasadena, drowned.
FRESNO--Leong Yin, 6J, hanged
himself.
BAKERSFIELD-Pasco Ruttled
sc, 30, Long Beach, automobile ac-
rldent.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-25

WASHINGTON, July 25.-His en-
gine blowing up more than $4,000
feet in the air as he was trying for
4 new altitude record, Lieutenant
G. c. Champion, navy air ace, pilot
ed his powerless plane more than
six miles downward and landed un-
scratched in a weed patch today.
An ambulance sent from Boiling
Field to pick up his body from a
wrecked plane found him examin
ing the Virgil, Apache plane, which,
save for its demolished motor, was
practically undamaged.
"a cylinder exploded, - was the
grinning comment.
The propeller and instrument
board of the Wright Apache land
plane he was using were glistening
with frost from the rare, bitter cold
upper air. Champion asked assis-
tance in removing his heavy flying
clothes, which were smothering him
on the ground.
The place where he landed is near
the Eleventh Street bridge, a rough
spot hastily picked as Champion
volplaned in huge circles to the earth
Boiling Field officials who saw
his plane drop, predicted certain
death for the flyer, who previously
had broken his own altitude record
for seaplanes and was seeking to
beat the 40,S10 foot land plane alti
tude record held by Callizo Of
France. Champion was up more than
an hour.
In that time his altimeter regis
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-25

.SH2()l)DS
SUICIDE
San Francisco Coroner
to Investigate Death Of
: NJ. E. Crumpacker.
CROWD SEES A CT
Congressman Dives Into
Bay After Bidding
= Farewell to Friends.
Hy United Press y.ensed Wire

san FRANCISCO, July % An
3fRutopsy today was expected to
throw some light ON the strange
mental alteration from which Con
gressman Maurice f. Crumpacker
bot Oregon, was suffering Sunday
afternoon when he jumped to his
4death in San Francisco bay.
DIR. shelby =. Strange. in charge
of the ease, expected to make n
thorough examination of the stom
pch TO determine what was behind
the congressman S insistent state
tnents that he had been poisoned.
Results of the examination Will
not be available for several days,
Hit was stated. In the meantime a
uKoroner S jury was TO view the
yorpse The body was to be sent to
Portland this afternoon.
N Crumpacker Sunday afternoon,
IIightly less than II hours after his
Belease from Central Emergency
Hospital, where he had been taken
for observation, plunged into
San Francisco bay at the foot of
,.arkin street.
N He had been walking with Thorn
is +. smart, Seattle newspaper
han.
As they approached the foot of
lhe street, Crumpaeker cried: "lt $
bad thing to dc. but il 5 the best
aay out. - Smart realized his in
ention and caught his arm. Crum
&packer threw him to the ground.
N Smart is a slightly built man.
krumpacker weighed 240 pounds.
The Oregon representative then
Jan to the waters edge and plung
H.. smart shouting drew n
Hrowd but attempts were unavalhng
kor about 90 minutes to recover
lrumpacker from the water. In the
10 minutes time Crumpacker was
been half floating half swimming,
Beneath the surface over layer or
Tagged rocks.
1 The water there ia shallow, When
Emergency hospital attendants ar
ulyed IN an ambulance a rope was
kixed about him and he was taken
but, stil breathing.
i He was rushed 10 Central em'r-
v,ency hospital but was dead on ar
Hival Fruitless attempts were made
- rcsacitate him with a pulmotof.
Two detectives came upon trnm
upacker early Saturday evening SIT
Hing on the steps of the parish
house Of st. Mary 5 Cathedral down.
own.
de was moaning: IL IN going to
Die, - the officials said. Two valises
v.ud an overcoat were on the steps
beside him.
After an argument and use OF
ome force the officers persuaded
rumpackcr To accompany them to
entral emergency hospital, where
was placed in bed and given Il
reliminarv examination. His chart
accorded that he was "soher' and
Lat ii was a possible mental
ase, or possible heart ease.
The Officers who found him sad
,Lherc was no hint Of liquor on his
breath.
At ? 4. NJ. Sunday Crumpacker
woke and asked for the physician
p charge. He was completely ration
and the physician, DR. Ivan Her
!oH, allowed him to go.
"a Between then and I y. NJ. Crum
Fl Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-25
Power Project
Is Explained

Complete explanation of plans
for development of power from the
canals of the Imperial Irrigation
District is contained in a booklet
compiled by NJ. j, Dowd, chief engi-
neer, and distributed to taxpayers
of the district as well as the gen
eral public.
The cover of the book contains an
illustration of Rositas dam, propos,
ed site for one of the power houses.
Copies of the booklet may be OBJ.
tanned by interested parties upon
application to the district office.