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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-10-21
Habeas Corpus
Hearing Granted

Two acts in the case of the people
against Lillian Davis, colored, were
enacted in the courts this morning.
The first was the filing Of a petit
ton at the county clerk S office for
n hearing on writ of habeaS cor
pus and the second was the arraign-
ment of the defendant in Judge
Mayfield s court.
In the petition the defendant
charged that she had been held IN
the custody Of the sheriff since
Sunday night without commitment
and without having been arraigned
on any charge for the purpose OF
enabling her to obtain her freedom
oA bond.
Judge A. c. Finney granted the
petition and the case was set down
for hearing at $3.50 clock tomorrow
morning.
Lillian was then arraigned before
Judge Mayfield on charge of as
sault with caustic acid. the com
plant charging that she had thrown
acid into the face of Ressie Brown
with intention to disfigure and in
jure the complainant. Bail was fix
Cd in the sum of $500 and prelimi
nary hearing was set for October &c
at = p. III. She was remanded to
the county Jail in default of bond.
The defendant was arrested Sat
urday night by city police on
charge of vagrancy and released un-'
der bail. She was re-arrested Sun
day night after she is alleged to
have thrown iysO; into the face OF
Mrs. Brown. She pleaded not guilty
to the first charge in city court,
Monday morning and the city turned
the second charge over to county
authorities for investigation.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-10-21

Mrs. +. M. Letteney of Hunting
Ton Park, state chairman of endow-
mont, and Mrs. L. C. Kesling of
Los Angeles, Southern California
circulation manager for the Fede
ration News, gave two interesting
and Instructive talks on the work
of their respective departments at
the regular meeting of the Woman S
Ten Thousand Club yesterday. Mus
lie by Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Canton
of the Imperial Valley Academy of
Music added materially to the sue
cess of the afternoon s program.
With Mrs. Hugh T. Osborne in
the chair, the meeting was opened
with the singing of America the
Beautiful lead by Mr.. Canton,
with Mrs. Canton at the piano.
Mrs. Z. M. Maurer announced the
program for the next club meeting,
which viii be preceded by lunch
con sponsored by the Arts and
Crafts section. A district chairman
viii be the speaker,
The card committee IS planning
IN interesting innovation, and will
open it's season s series with a
bridge luncheon November @.
] acheon will be served at l o'clock
and play viii begin at o'clock,
Mrs. james w. Glassford, the
chairman, announced.
Speaking for the public service
group, Mrs. n. A. Contos announced
that the club will sponsor rum
mage sale on November 5. The sale
will be held at the Americanization
cottage on the Eastside, under the
direction of Miss Marian Nicolas
han, Americanization teacher. The
club will furnish the merchandise
and the Americanization department
will handle its sale. receiving 10
per cent Of the profits for their
work.
The opening entertainment of the
series of approved juvenile mat
inees will be given on Saturday. be
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-10-21

soil products for industrial uses, as
well as for food purposes; thus re-
lieving many of their present ills.
The entertainment feature of the
program was furnished by John c.
canton, whose excellent voice was
heard III Il group of three well-chos-
en- solos, accompanied by Mrs. Gan
ton. The Gantons are proving
themselves delightful addition to
local musical circles.
Other guests present at the meet
ing were: j. d. FosS, Harry lIovey,
L. p Sargent, A. b. Blodgett, FL
Centre; y. G. Kemp, Los Angeles;
Paul G. RickneH, Indiana; Chalmers
Wright, Riverside,
Visiting Rotarians consisted If
Fob Hatton, Calexico; rale Cooper,
lIoltville; Harrison Wright, River
side; 4. l. Bird, L. S. Grant and
Sam Hall, San Diego.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-10-21
Colorado Police
Arrest Pickets

WALSENBU&U, G To-, Get. I'll
Deputy sbcriffs made surprise at
tack on !. w. w. pickets ut coal
mines in this district today and
rounded up A men and seven WON
en-. All were charged with violating
the states anti-picketing laws.
The pickcts were brought to the
district court room here, and led by
John Shepherd, member of the |. W.
W. strike committee, sang stanza ar
ter stanza of their battle song Sol
idarity.'
Three women pickets carried small
children in their arms.
Kristen Svantum of Butte, Mont,
in charge of the l. w. W. walkout,
said pcketing would continue de-
spite the arrests.
Three additional mines were
closed here today.
w. II. Young, state industrial com
missioner, said that the state house
would not interfere in the strike un-
til asked for aid by local officers.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-10-21
Social Brevities

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer A. Todd cele-
brated their wedding anniversary
Yesterday with an informal dinner
party at Mrs. f. j. Maack's tea
room, LAS Flores The attrac-
lively appointed dinner table was
centered with pink roses. Covers
were arranged for Mr.. and Mrs. ".
G. Costello, Mr.. and Mrs. John c.
Canton, Mr.. and Mrs. V. +. Frizzell
and the host and hostess. Later the
group adjourned to the Todd s for
pleasant evening.
The Loyal Young People 5 class
of the State Street Christian
Church will hold a cooked food sale
tomorrow at the Model Grocery. The
sale will open at 9 0 clock, and a
number of delicious home-cooked
foods win be offered. Proceeds
will be used 10 raise a fund for
building recreation hall at the
church.
e, = ~ { 49,
.Tomorrow AFTERNOON at the Plant
eTs Hotel in Brswley, Imperial VAL
ley College Women Club members
win hold their fall reunion. The
affair willsbe. in the form Of re-
ception for new members and will
will begin at 2;3o O'Clock. Ell Cen
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-10-21
HOltville to Get
Through Rate

Announcement was made at the
Southern Pacific offices this morn
ing to the effect that through rates
from Holtville and other branch
points in the valley will be available
on shipments to destinations in New
Mexico and Arizona beginning at
once. Shipment of all fresh fruits
and vegetables, melons and canta-
loupes are effected by this rate.
Previous to this time through
rates on trans-contincntal shipping
were given but Arizona and New
Mexico destinations had been re-
garded similar to local shipment and
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-10-21
BOOSTER RALLY OF
COUNTY G. E. TO
BE HELD TONIGHT

More than 100 young people of
the county are expected to attend
the big booster rally tonight which
will precede the county Christian
Endeavor convention, which is to be
held in November. The rally will
be held at the State Street Christian
church in this city, with young peo-
pie of that church acting as hosts
at q dinner, which will be served at
$50.
Rev. Ralph Isbc,l, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Brawley,
will be the toast master.
Delegations from the Christian En-
deavor societies of Brawley, Imper-
ial, HOltville, and the rural districts
are expected to attend
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-10-21

Minnie Kennedy, mother Of Aimee
Scmple Mcpherson, must appear in
traffic court today to answer a
speeding charge. She was arrested
yesterday on IL warrant charging
her with driving IS miles an hour
in a 20 mile zone.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-10-21
GERMAN FLYER IN CRASH

BAGDAD, Oct. 2l.-Unconfirmed
newspaper reports today said, otto
Koennecke, German aviator who
started flight around the world,
had crashed in flight from Ben
der Abbas, Persia and that his pas.
snnger, Count Solms, was injured.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-10-21
MRS. KENNEDY SECRETARY
ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2l.- kar-
' ina Burbeck, %, secretary to Mrs
Evening star., 1927-12-08

between the several municipal strrs-
lures to be erected. The Commission
took no action on the plans. but mem
bers declared they were pleased with
the project as outlined.
A plan for a new engine house at
Sixteenth and Webster streets was
approved by the commission. but the
Fine Arts body recommended further
consideration of location on street
other than Sixteenth street. Plans
for the Paul Junior High School in
BrightwoOd and the Potomac Heights
School We're approved
Architects drawings for new
Office building to be constructed on
the site of the Franklin Square Hotel
at Fourteenth and h streets were laid
before the commission by Robert F.
Berestord, the architect. and tenta-
lively approved. The building ac-
cording to Bates Warren. one of the
group or business men financing the
construction, will be as monumental
In character as possible and no eX-
pense will be spared in the design.
Although the Zoning Commission has
laid down a height limit of 10 feet
for downtown office buildings by re-
cessins the stories above the 11O-foot
level. additional height may be gained
Tie new office building will rise 1870
teet above the street by taking ad
vantage of the Zoning Commission
regulation allowing recessing of the
stories above the 110-foot leyel Gen
eral plans for the construction of =
United States building at the Seville
International Exposition i'm Spain
next year were approved.
Plans for new bridge to be con.
structed across Water street near
Fourteenth street were approved by
the commission. with certain mino,
details to be further considered. The
new bridge will have tunnel span
of about LAG feet
Evening star., 1927-12-08
BRAT|ANU DEPENDS |
ON ARMY LOYALTY
Rumanian Premier Declares
He Will Not Resign or
Change Government.
BY EUGENE CRAWFORD.

Bv Cable To The Star and Chirago Daily
News Copyright. 1927.
VIENNA, December S.-If the army
remains loyal to the preset Ruma nian
government. Premier Nentila Brati.
anu will continue to govern as did his
brother lionel
In Wednesdays Parliament session
the first since the late premier's
death--Fentila affirmed his intention
not to resign nor reconstruct the
government. He said the government
sought and wished cooperation with
the National Peasant party, but that
this cooperation had been refused.
Speaking as if he. considered his
government permanent and not pro-
visinnal, although 1t was necessarily
formed IN greatest haste, NJ Bratianu
outlined his program and said a new
budget would be submitted to Parlia-
ment soon. He also outlined plans
for intensifying production.
The late governments domestic pol
icy toward mnorities in Rumanian
policy and its foreign policy toward
other states will he continued. M.
Manu-, leader of the opposition, de-
nounced the government for tricking
the country by forming provisional
cabinet and then making it perma-
nent. He accused the government OF
running the country's credit abroad
and demanded new elections.
When n vote of confidence was
taken, however, NJ. Rratianu won
hands down. with the same majority
his brother arranged for himself at
the last elections.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
DESPONDENT, KILLS.
WIFE AND HIMSELF.
Man, Out of Job, Shoots
Mate After Frugal Noon.
day Meal.

Discouraged because of unemploy
ment, Claude Jackson. 81 years old,
rooming at 1740 Potomac avenue
southeast, shot and killed his wife,
Mrs Ida Jackson, also 81, early yester-
day Afternoon and then turned his pis-
;ol on himself, dying within a few
hours.
The shooting, which occurred evi-
IDENTIFY shortly after the couple had
eaten a frugal lunch, was not discov-
cred until 4:45 o'clock. when Mr.. and
Mrs. W. T. Fitzgerald. owners of the
house, returned home from business.
The husband, who was found lying
on an upstairs back porch had small!
pistol in his hand and was still alive.
He died a few minutes after the dis
covery of the tragedy. DR.. Nathaniel
Malinou of Emergency Hospital pro.
nouncing him dead upon his arrival.
DIR. j. Ramsey Nevtti. city coroner
viewed the bodies and issued certifi.
Gates of homicide and suicide.
Mrs Jackson was lying on the bed,
fully clothed. She had been killed in
stantly, the bullet penetrating her
brain. Fitzgerald said that Jackson
had repeatedly deplored his inability
to obtain employment since he lost a
position as a watchman at Gallinger
Hospital six weeks ago. Mrs. Jackson
was formerly Miss Ida May Oliver of
Fairfax County, Va. She is survived
by two sisters.
A next-door neighbor. Mrs. Annie
Rosenberg, 1898 Potomac avenue
southeast. said that she heard a shot,
but believed it to be the backfiring of
an automobile. Later she heard a
sound resembling a moan. but thought
it was the FitZgeralds' dog, which is
locked in the cellar during the day.
Evening star., 1927-12-08

of the floods The congress viewed
this film shortly after the opening
session.
Senator Willis Speaks.
Senator Willis of Ohio. speaking
last night at the annual banquet of
the congress, described a recent trip
he made to Alaska, and said that
there should be an orga MIA ton to ac-
quaint the people of the United States
with the resources and importance of
Alaska. just as the National Rivers and
Harbors Congress is doing for water
ways. ii. II. Blee of the aeronau utics
branch of the Department of Com
merce told the congress of plans,
through lighting. radio and weather
reports, to make the airways of the
Nation a practicalitr.
Miss Grace l.. Frysinger, Federal
supervisor for the education of farm
women for the Department of Agricul-
ture, declared that farm women are
the hope OF the country. She dis
counted the belief that farm women
are bent over with work. thin and
hagcard. pointing to the fact that half
a million farm women meet frequently
in clubs to bring recreation, art and
beauty into rural life.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
L|LL|ENDAHt JURY
IN LONG DEADLOCK
No Verdict Reached in II
HourS-Ten-to- Two Split
Is Reported.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MAYS LANDING, y. J.. Decembar
s.-Seventeen hours after the case
was placed in their hands the fury
in the Lilliendahl murder trial re-
ported to the court today that no
verdict had been reached. The
jurors were sent back to continue
their deliberations.
Before going to Atlantic CITY last
night Justice Campbell instructed
the jury that he would he on the
bench this morning in event they had
come to an agreement by that time.
1O.to-. Split Reported.
The usual drift of rlimOrs was
floating about the courthouse The
most persistent was that the jury
stood 10 to , for conviction.
The progress of Jersey justice
could not he slowed down by the
deliberateness of the jury, however.
and shortly before 10 o'clock the
clerk OF the court began calling the
roll of talesmen from which TO Sc
lect a jury for another murder trial.
The trial beginning today in the
same courtroom where. for nine days.
that Of an Atlantic City negro named
Obie Johnson, charged with murder
ing his wife. Justice Campbell is
sitting in the Johnson case. too. but
said that any time the LilliendahI
jury was ready to report they might
come before him and he would sus-
pend the Johnson case to hear tho
Lilliendahl verdict
The Lilliendahl jury began deliberat.
irs at 5:35 pm. yesterday
The States star witness, Harry
Sanderson. travelling salesman from
Sydney. Ohio. changing his original
testimony of last week. said on Tues
day that on September Is he saw
Beach running from the woods which
cloaked the murder scene. On the
stand last week. he startled Prosecu.
tor Hinkle when he said he could not
positively make such Identification.
When he corrected his testimony
there was no cross-eXaminatiOn.
Sanderson's Testimony.
Sanderson was said to have filed an
affidavit claiming he was intimidated
by the sight of an aluminium frying
pan in the hands of a defense detec-i
tive when the witness took the stand
last week. Newspapers said Sander
son believed the frying pan was used
as sign to him that the detective was
aware of a gay party which he had at.
tended in New York recently. San
derson left for his home with his wife
yesterday.
Nearly six hours after the jury re3
ceived the case. it returned to the
court room at 1907 pm. and asked if
both the State and the defense could
have examined Sanderson at length as
to the reason for his expressed wish to
correct his testimony. Justice Camp
bell said both sides could have done So
The jury was then locked up for
the night. The foreman, Mrs. Mary
Calkins, Atlantic City housewife,
showed signs of having shed tears in
the jury room.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
ANTEWAR PACTs FAVORED.
Fish Plans Resolution to Consider
Outlawing of Conflicts.

Declaring the American people were
interested In the proposal of Foreign
Minister BRAND of France for an
agreement outlawing war between the
United States and that country, Rep
resentative Fish, Republican. New
York, has announced his intention to
offer joint resolution to consider the
expediency of entering into similaf
contracts with other nations. {
There should be no unnecessary de-
lay in accepting the noble offer by the
French government" he said in a
statement accompanying another reso-
luton requesting the State Depart
ment to furnish the House with q
copy of the BRAND proposal.
AS a member of the foreign affairs
committee. Mr.. Fish said he proposed
to introduce joint resolution looking
to compacts along this line with Eng
land, Germany, Italy, Japan and
others.
Representative La Guardia, Repub.
lican, New York. has introduced a
joint resolution requesting the Presi-
dent to. invite the nations of the world
to n conference in Washington 10 con-
slider the outlawing Of war and to
write a treaty to make war a public
crime.
Evening star., 1927-12-08

Although the District of Columbia
has less than Il of per cent of the
population of the United States, it
paid much more than it's average
share of the total internal revenue re.
ceipts of the Federal Government for
the past fiscal year. according to the
annual report of Internal Revenue
Commissioner Blair, made public last
night
The population of the District, &C.
cording to estimates OF the Bureau of
the Census for July |, 1927. was given
as $4,000, or 0.45 per cent of the total
population of the United States. but
the percentage of the total taxes paid
here was much higher, 0.6i per cent.
National Increase Shown.
Collections from all sources for the
Nation for the year ended June 80
were $2.S65. .6S3. 1891, of which the
District contributed $1S,227. .332.03.
This was an increase for the Nation
of per cent over the previous year.
The relative high rating of the Dis.
trict of Columbia as taxpayer into
the Federal Treasury also was shown
in the per capita tax paid by the va
rious Stats. The District per capita
figure is SS2.64. as compared to the
average for the Nation of only S24.09
Thus the average taxpayer in the Dis
trlct turned into the Federal Treasury
an average of $S.54 more than the tax.
payer throughout the country
The lowest per capita tax was shown
to be in South Dakota, which paid
only S1.1S. while the highest was not
New York. but North Carolina, which
showed 5000, rs compared To New
York's S66.10. The big tobacco tax in
North Carolina was reflected in this
higher figure for the Tarheel State
Owing partly to decreases in tax
rates, which took effect during the
fiscal year ended last June 80 the
Government levies on corporations.
estates and automobiles and most
other items showed sharp declines.
but the increases in returns on Gig
Evening star., 1927-12-08
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS
FOR COUNTRY SHOW INCREASE
District Pays More Than Average in Pro-
portion to Population; North
Carolina Heads List

arettes and incomes We're sufficient
to bring the totals above those of
the p avious year.
From the income and profits tax
during the last year the Government
collected $2.219.952, ,443. against ST.
974.104. .l41 in the previous L. months
In the tobacco taxes il collected S376,-
1920 against 370,666 +3S the previ.
Gus year.
$218.92S,56i From Cigarettes.
Unparalleled receipts from taxes
on small cigarettes" the report said
held up the tobacco totals, and the
cigarette money the Government got
amounted to $27s.92S,561. or SPA. 1913.
1873 above the total Of the year be-
fore.
Excise taxes. chiefly including the
leVies upon automobiles, last year
brought i'm total of S66. S29 900.
against Sl50.19S,000 in the previous
year, while theatrical and sporting
event admissions produced Govern.
ment revenue to a total of S2S,37G 900.
against $34,054 '00 the year before
The liquor taxes. reduced greatly by
prohibition in recent years, gave rev
enue amounting to S2l ll94, 900, while
in the previous year they produced
S26 436 600.
Considering the cost of the opera.
tions of the Revenue Bureau. Mr.
Blair calculated that the Government
paid out S1.15 for each 800 ii col
lected while the year before the col
lection costs were ST.
More than one.quarter of all the
Governments internal revenue taxa.
ton. or 5.019.2 .231. was collected in
New York State. Pennsylvana. the
second state in total payments. ac-
counted for S25S. 763,S0i. or almost 10
per cent. Illinois was the third. with
payments of S217.37s,6 sos. while North
Carolina. in spite Of smaller popu
lation, was enabled, by the concentra-
ton of tobacco manufacture within
its borders. to take fourth place. with
Il total of SOS .651 .675
Evening star., 1927-12-08
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Marine Band
Orchestra in the Auditorium. Marine
Barracks, tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
o'clock.
Program.
March, Second Connecticut y. c."
Reeves
Overture. "Mignon" .... Thomas
(a) "Serenade Espagnole, Opus 30.
No. -. 2"............... Glazounow
tb) "March of the Tin Soldiers" Pierne
Cello solos:
ta) "Andante Cantabile". .,-.. .Mueleer
(b) "The Swan. ......... .Saint-Saens
Musician John Auer.
Grand scenes from La Gioconda"
Ponchielli
Valse de concert, "Champagner,"
Won Blon
Two movements from the suite
"Algerienne" ..... Saint .Saens
ta) "Reverie du Soir" levening rev.
erie).
(b) "Marche Militaire FranCaise"
tFrench military march).
Marines Hymn, THE Halls of Moc-.-
yuma"
The Star Spa;,k1ed Bannsx-
Evening star., 1927-12-08
Bill Would Curb Promotions.

A bill to regulate reallocation in the
Federal service by preventing any
promotion until appropriations cover.
ing these positions have been made
was today introduced by Chairman
Madden of the House appropriations
COMMITTEES. Heads of administrative
departments would he required. under
this measure, to report to Congress
annually through the Budget Bureau
on all such pr pective promotions