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Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
CAPPER HITS THE NAIL

Good citizens everywhere in the nation will second
the indictment of the Republican party by Senator
Capper of Kansas, for its part in the Teapot Dome
scandal. Those who hav enot done should read the
senator's open letter. demanding that his party purge
itself of the "o smudge"
In reply to the senator, the treasurer of the Re-
publican national committee declares 'the house is
clean and there is work for the cleaner
Apparently the treasurer's familiarity with clean
liness is too good. There must be large amount
of explaining done yet before the Teapot Dome
dal is cleared up Men highest in the ranks of the Re-
publican party have been besmirched by the oil smudge
and instead of taking the path pointed by Senator
Capper, the leaders persist in violent endeavors to
|hush it up
The Teapot Dome scandal is of such magnitude
and embraces many ramifications, that party lines
should be forgotten in sincere effort to of
the blackest pages in American history Senator Cap
speaks the truth when he says the Republican par
ty will pay the fiddler, if it does every
to expose those who guilty.
conspiracy cannot be condoned by any honest citizen,
matter what his political faith may be. 1t is
repulSive to good Republicans it naturally must be
to Democrats who can point the finger of scorn at
their political opponents.
Painful remedies are sometimes necessary to cure.
No matter how painful the remedy may be in this
case. the Republican party should be willing to go
through with it.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
WHY NOT ONE PROBE?

With half dozen more inquiries being launched
to place the responsibility for the ST. Francis dam dis
aster and knowing the American penchant for inves
tgatng and doing nothing about it, is hardly to be
blamed for looking askance the Investigations and
asking, What will come of them?"
To layman it would appear that one impartial
investigation by board, such the Governor
Young has appointed to represent the state, the
federal body headed by DR.. ElWood Mead would be
sufficient settle the question of responsibility for
the tragedy which cost several hundred lives
It is almost certainty that there will be much
overlapping, attempts to shift responsibility internal
jealouses and needless expense by the several probe
bodies that the real objective will be realized
and nothing definite accomplished
The who have been appointed by the govern
or appear to be fully capable of getting all the
essential facts in connection with the disaster. Any
board having DR.. Elwood Mead at its head is also
certain to get down to fundamentals and stay there.
Perhaps it is too much to ash. the city of Los An
gee the district attorney of Los Angeles county, the
supervisors, the the city water and power bu
and all the otner agencies, to step aside in favor
of of the two commissions mentioned. For them
to do so might the sacrifice of little dignity
and a of their Importance, but if results
would be obtained it would be worth while.
Unity of command proved in the World War
to be efficient in the highest degree 1t should be
adopted in connection with this disaster-But, we
must have politics, in disaster.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
ACCORDION

"You had better hide! said the
Italian rabbit gentleman, who wor"
green rooster tail feathers on the
side of his hat. "Here they come =.
Don t let them see YOU.
"Who are they?' whispered
Uncle Wiggily, who, with Baby
Runtv and Nallic, the little rabbit
children, had been travelling IL
Holland, but who a few moments
Eeforc meeting the strange bunny
Lad fallen into Italy. "Who is
coming?'
"And what is that musice' ask
I'd Bunty, for even while the Italian
rabbit was gently pushing the tluec
travellers along to a hiding place,
the air was filed with sweet lnrl-
ody.
'''That 5 an accordion, said the
Italian rabbit, and it Is BEING
played by some of the children who
are coming to gather the dried mae
aroni So if YOU don't want these
children to see you it will be best
for you to hide
Eyes, Yes" answered Uncle
Wiggily quickly. 1--WE had better
hide | love children, but | don t
know how to speak Italian to them
and if | wanted them not to lift
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20

like apples or grapes'" asked
Uncle Wiggily.
"Why, yes, I did, said Bunty, and
Vallie said the same.
Then, while in their safe hiding
place, Bunty aud Vallie watched
the Italian boys and girls gathering
the long dried strings of macaroni,
Uncle Wiggily told the children
what it was.
4" Macaroni, he said, els made
from flour, water, eggs and some
times it has grated cheeseS in it.
The flour paste is rolled out very
tain and then cut into long strings,
just like shoe strings, as Bunty
said These strings are hung up over
lines or porch ratings or fences to
dry in the sun which, in Italy, shint
almost as much and as hot as in our
own California. When the macaron
strips are dry they are brought in
and put away in boxes. Macaroni
viii keep long time. The Italians
love to eat it in many WAYS, plain,
lMled with grated Paresan cheese
on it or put into soups or other
dishes.
Is it good for rabbits asked
Bunty.
"Not exactly said Uncle Wig
g;lv, "but it is good for boys and
girls The Italian boys and girls
seemed very happy while taking
down the dried strings of maearoni.
They sang while one of. them pla"
cd the accordion. At last the macar-
chi was taken down-all except
some not yet dry enough, where
Uncle Wiggily and the rabbit child
rem were hiding, and the little
| Italians hurried away.
"Oh, look!' suddenly exclaimed
Bunty, hopping out from the hiding
place. They left the accordion be-
hind.
so they did! said Mr.. Longcars,
hopping out out to pick it up.
"Can YOU play it, asked Vallie,
for the accordion was a small one.
- m afraid | can t., answered
Mr.. Longears.
"Wcll, you had better try if you
know what S good for you.' sud
denly growled voice. 81 want to
hear some music! > And the dang
ling strips of half dried macaroni
tcgan to shivcr and shake. And
what happcnd after that | shall tell
YOU tomorrow. The story then will
be about Uncle Wiggilv and the
grapes. And | hope the letter Q
docsn t lose its tail when it chases
after [ to spell queer.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20

me by my ears I wouldn t know
how to tell them to stop. After 'Ve
been in Italy little longer and can
speak the way the Italian children
talk | may not hide from them.
| So the three travelling rabbits hid
in among the rows of dangling
strings of macaroni which was hung
over line after line of little wood
en- fences. Safe from sight, Uncle
Wiggily, Bunty and Vallie listened
! to the music of the accordion com
, ing nearer and nearer, and then they
! leard the voices of many boys and
girls.
You will be all right here for a
! time, whispered the Italian rabbit.
I"Il be back in a little while"
! Where are You going?' asked
Uncle Wiggily, as he saw his new
friend about to hop away.
Il am going to look for place
where you may spend the night,
was the answer. u think there 5
vacant burrow under the ground
in the grape hill not far from where
l live III be back soon.'
With that he hoped off through
the rows of drying macaroni and
Uncle WiggilY, Bunty and Vallie,
peering out, saw several dark-skin-
I cd and brown eyed Italian children
gathering the "lOng, white shoe
strings as Bunty had called the
macarOni.
BY this time the little rabbit
girls had a chance to look more
closely at the macaroni, also to han
die some that was not vet dry
| enough to be taken in out of the
| field. And Bunty exclaimed:
Why, it doesn I grow on these
| fences. 1t s just hung here. 1t
doesn't grow at all-there aren t
any leaves. How FUNNY
! did you think macaroni grew
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20

@ 1923, n. ]. Reynolds Tobscco
Company, Winsion-Saiem, n. &.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
Stolen Auto
Found in Texas

The Buick automobile which was
stolen from M. c. Atchison, Calex-
leo attorney, last Friday afternoon
has been recovered in Maria, Tex,
according to advices reaching here
late yesterday, two men having
been apprehended there in posses
sion of the machine. The men were
named as j. Kehr and Anthony j.
Jacina.
A wire was Immediately dispatch
ed to Maria requesting that the men
be detained and the ear held and
this morning word was received that
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
New Paper At
San Fernand'
By United Press Leased Wire

SAN FERNANDO, Cal, Mar
Gothic San Fernando News, nc
daily published by Thomas Lose
issued its first paper here roda
using United Press wire serice.
LOsey is well known Californ
newspaper man, having been assoc
ated with publication enterprises
different times in Corning, An
helm, Burbank and Gilroy.
The first issue was 10 pa,
paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
TEN YEARS AGO
March 20, 1918

y committee of parishioners of
st. Paul S Episcopal church left
for Los Angeles to interview Bish-
cp Johnson in an effort to induce
lin to change his decree that Re-.
{. Rankin Barnes go to the Pomona
church.
The largest sale of War Saving
stamps in one day in Imperial
County was made yesterday at tho
opening of the barbara Wort II
Grill when over 500 of the little
bonds were disposed of by bcvy of
attractive young women of the city,
Mrs. j. X. Hcrmon had charge OF
the stamp sellers, the other workers
being Mrs. j. r. Ford, Mrs. Hlia
Anderson, Mrs. r. w. Stewart and
Mrs Paul Black.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20

the men and machine would be turn.
ed over to an agent of the Depart
ment of Justice at Ell Paso.
The car was taken Friday while
the attorney was attending a ses'
sion of the superior court here.
The arrest of the two men in
Maria resulted from speedy action
on the part of city police. Chief
Oswalt Immediately notified the de
partment Of justice agents, follow
ing the theft of the ear and word
was spread throughout the country
requesting that police be on the
watch for the machine.
LOS ANGELES REACHES CAN
AL ZONE, says headline. Don 7
tell us Los Angeles has annexed
down that far!
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March 20 1913

Mrs. G. c. Jenkins of Pasadena Is
visiting Mr., and Mrs. F. l.. Me
Cunc.
}. L. Taeckcr of Brawley was
tyansacting business in town sthis
l, orning.
j. l.. Travers who has been absent
fer two months on account of sick
ness, returned to-day and is agaln
directing building operations for
" hich he has contracts
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04
Quickly Relayed to New York Where It Will Be Displayed-Ten Feet of Negative Used in Ex- pertinent.

Chicago, April i tP-An advance in the transmission of pictures by wire was made today when for the first time a motion picture was sent over telephone lines to New York city for display there
 A closeup of Wilma Banky, mo- ton picture star. was taken in the telephoto offices of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co.,, and within half an hour the film had been developed and was being trans mitted over the wires.
 Ten feet of film were used in the experiment. The film was cut up into short strips and sent as stills" or ordinary pictures. At the other end of the line, the strips were pieced together and then photo- graphed on regular motion picture film.
 Off ;ials of the company said the entire process would take about four hours, from the time the picture was take here until it was ready for showing at New York city. This form of transmission, it was explain ed, could be used for movies of news events.
 Miss Banky was on her way to Los Angeles with her husband, Rod LaRoque.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04
DISGRUN1LED LOVER
 KILLED BY ONE BOMB
Little Girl Also Dead, While Four Others Are Hurt in West
 Virginia.

Wheeling. w. Va. April f (UP)- A handmade bomb killed a dis gruntled lover and 13-year-old girl, injured four persons and wrecked the home of Mrs. Katie karp, 42, al Nc cMechen in the hills near here lats night, police learned today.
 The bomb was made by John Se- bert, 50, who threatened to blow up the karp house if Mrs. karp per sisted in returning to her estranged husband at Wellsburg, w. Va, police said.
 Sebcrt and Mrs. karps daughter were killed, while Mrs karp, Joe Makoski. 50, his wife, and Donald Butler. 17, were removed to hospi- tals.
 The little girl was hurled through a window and fell 50 feet from the wreckage of the house. Mrs Karp and her friends, who had been visit . ing here, were caught beneath the falling wall.
 Mrs. Karp, from her hospital cot today, said Sebert had been forcing his attentions on her and had often threatened to kill her and dynamite the house.
 When he came 10 the house yester- day. he carried a package. Sebert placed the parcel under the dining room table, attached a wire leading to a small battery in his coat pocket, then turned to Mrs. Karp and de- manded she accept him.
 Before she could answer the bomb exploded, Mrs. Karp said. That was the last she remembered.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04
Lack of Voting Machines Claimed by Democrats, Who Say Thousands
 of Electors May Lose Privileges
Equipment Not Capable of Accommodating All Citizens if They Wish to Cast Their Ballots in City Election. Selectmen are Informed-Protest May
 Be Filed

Democrats today were consider ing formal protest to state elec- tion officials against what they claim is a glaring inefliciency on the part of a republican-co board of selectmen by which thou- sands of electors face a possibility of being unable to register their preference in the mayoralty cleo tion next week.
 Informed that each voter is al- lowed one minute behind the cur tains of the machine, the demo- crats called attention to the fact that there are not sufficient ma- chimes to permit all voters to do so. First Selectman Lewis w. Law yer Is considering setting up only two machines in the fourth ward instead of three, since this ward has the lowest voting registry. The third machine would be held in re-
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04

Stamford, April 1 P - Miss Emily Reid of Cos Cob in Stamford hospital today may die from in- juries and exposure which came to her when her new roadster left the highway on Great Hill. Pound Ridge, N. Y., during last night, opened a gap in a stone wall and turned over many times.
 Miss Reid was found soon after daylight this morning by $. w. Hyde of Bedford. N. 1.. who was on his way to Stamford. Probably Miss Reid lay unconscious in q field all night. She left home about 8 o'clock last night and police be- lieve that the accident occurred within three hours of that time Hyde saw hole in stone wall. tracks of a machine and following it parts of the fittings. Then he saw Miss Reid. He carried her to his car and drove into the city and
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04
Bartlett Denies He Is Supported for Mayor by Republican Machine;
 Paonessa Insists Charge Is True
''I Am Running Because of My Own 'Choice," c. 0. P. Candidate Tells WO- men of Fifth Ward

Your vote means as much in next Tuesdays election as the mems" |" said Councilman Donald l.. Bartlett, republican candidate for mayor, at a women's rally held last night in the Falcon hall, under the auspices of the Fifth Ward Women's Rcpub- liCan club. Tt makes no difference what your party affiliations are. as long as you vote and vote right and the only way to vote is to pull the top lever of the voting machine. l want to make it clear that I am in no controversy with the other side, and 1 want to make 1t clear that I am not running under compulsion. am running for mayor because of my own choice and not the choice of any machine, and l am responsi- ble only to those who elect me and no party. 1 felt that it was my civic duty to run for the office and my platform is known to all of you
 (Continued on Page Four)
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04

serve for use in case of a strain in any other district. or in the fourth.
 If no additional machines are rented or purchased, the democrats claim 1.264 of the S,4c4 voters in the first ward may be unable to vote: 70 of those in the second dis trict will be in the same position: only e,160 of the 3,329 electors in the third ward may have access to the machines: 5ia cannot be given full accommodations on the two machines of the fourth district: 616 may be disenfranchised, in sense, in the fifth ward. and the sixth, with q voting list of 3,754, may find it impossible to register the ballots of 1.594 voters With a voting list of 17.492 it would be necessary for each machine to reg ister 972 votes. in average, whereas the law makes provision for but 720 in each.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04
ADVANCE MADE IN TRANSMISSION
 OF PICTURES BY WIRE AS MOVIE
 FILM IS SENT OUT FROM CHICAGO
Lad Bent on Revenge Breaks Auto Window
 Thinking It Stebbins'

A IS year old boy who threw a stone through window of a chased car owned by Joel Fresen in front of the Washington school several days ago, was taken into custody today by Sergeant J. C. Stadler and admitted having done the damage. but, he explained, he thought the car was the property of Attendance Officer F.. L. Steb- bins. who had him before juvenile court for truancy few weeks ago. Seeing the car, the desire for revenge overcame him and he hurled the brick. He told the police he would not have done the damage had he known it was not the attendance officers car.
 Sergeant Stadler also appre- hended five boys for doing dam age to house at 132 High street. owned by Joseph Dzicek. The boys had used a vacant tenement for clubhouse purposes and on becoming tired of the privilege, they broke windows and other- wise damaged the property.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04
DISTRESS SIGNALS OF
 VESSEL ARE IGNORED
Skipper Says Tanker Re- fused Food or
 Assistance

Astoria, Ore, April { R-Safe in port here after a 11S-day voyage from Adelaide, Australia, Capt Ash of the four-masted schooner, K, V, kruse and his crew of 14 today told a story of their distress signals hav- ing been deliberately ignored by an unidentified oil tanker.
 Their ill-luck started in mid ocean. A Russian sailor-the men could not remember his name-was lost overheard in sudden sauall.
 AS the kruSe neared American shores she was caught squarely by a gale. She attempted to run be- fore the storm, was driven back to Sea, attempted again to reach shelter in Coos bay. and again was forced to put about.
 For three weeks the 15 men sub- sisted on the most meager rations. During the past week their food con- sisted almost entirely of eight pounds of rice, intended originally for the shippers parrot.
 In the storm while off Coos bay, Capt. Ash said. they hailed pass ing tanker.
 A signal was whipped to the KTuse masthead. We are short of food" it said.
 The skipper said the tanker sig nailed back: That is very appetiz- ing"
 We are unable to cross Coos bay,' a second signal flew from the schooner.
 That's too bad" the tanker sig naled and continued on her course, according to the crew of the schooner.
 All spare wood aboard the ship was burned in order to obtain warmth for the half-starved, rain soaked crew. All spare rooms were used, chairs were broken up and boards ripped from the deck.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04
ROWING GYPSIES HELD i FOR $I,I0O THEFT HERB
Accused of Getting R0zzi'a Savings by Taking l
 Cure {

Domenick Rozzi of co Booth street went to Hartford this forenoon e prepare an affidavit necessary to tho extradition of two gypsies who ard alleged to have fleeced him out of $1,100 several weeks ago, word have ing been received here from Detecs tive Sergeant John F. Madigan of tho Hartford police that they have bee1 located in Washington. D. C.
 Rozzi made complaint to the local police on March that the gypsieA while occuping headquarters on Lafayette street in this city. had uns dertaken to cure him of an illness of several years duration and afteH they had moved to Hartford. he had continued to visit them. with the res suit that they worked game whick cost him his savings. He had drawN the money from the bank without fear or suspicion that he would losa 1t. despite the fact that if had res quired the utmost frugali,y for him 10 accumulate it over a period of a0 years.
 According 10 Ro2zi's story. he was advised by the cypsies to allow them To sew the money in sack onto his underclothing. and he firmly believ. ed il had been done. but when he failed to locate them at the Hart. ford address and began to experience suspicion that he had been fleeced, he opened the sack and found two $1 bills instead of s1.l6o.
 For some time. the gypsies pre-. scrihed the burning of incense and . number of other stunts intended to pacify the evil spirits which were responsible for his illness. He did everything they told him to do. plac. ing implicit faith in his advisers. and was greatly surprised to learn that he had been deceived According to the Hartford police. the gypsies have operated in other places. One of their favorite methods of flimflam is to have the victim produce a whito rooster and by stroking it. one of tho gypsies changes it's color to black. indicating that the disease is passing from the afflicted person into tho rooster. Then the rooster dies and the gullible victim is instructed to cast it away in lonely spot. being careful not to look back at il. Rog1 did this. and also submitted to cons siderable blessing which. it was e. plained to him. would drive ct - illness In due time.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-04
Former Yale Student
 Fails to Get Divorce

Bridgeport. April { R'-A divorce was denied Earl Jerome Nettleton, former Yale student and son Of Dr. Irving L. Nettleton by Judge Allyn l.. Brown today. The respondent was Madge Daily Nettleton. She married Nettleton in New York on October 1. 1920 while he was a stu dent. Later Nettleton completed his course at New York university In his bill of complaint. Nettleton charged his wife with concealing her physical condition at time of mar riage and her answer was that he that he had never supported her since marriage.