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Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
Girl Jumps From
Frisco Ferry
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24,-The
waters of San Francisco Bay were
searched today for the body of a
hlonde girl about Il years old who
lcaped to her death from the ferry
boat Santa Clara last night
The girl was sobbing when she
boarded the boat at Oakland and
sought a secluded part of the upper
deck. AS the Santa Clara passed
Goat Island she went to the main
deck and jumped into the bay after
Guiding a deckhand.
Captain John S. Carson stopped
the Santa Clara and a boatload of
crew members under Mate II. ID.
Sherill was lowered. A search of Is
minutes was futile.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
Pilot OF Fatal
Plane Arrested
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WALKERVILLE, Ont, Oct. "a
After spectacular battle with
death today 5000 feet in the air,
during which his student companion,
Don Strevett, 90, was catapulted to
the ground. r. II. Soundy, airplane
pilot, faced arrest by provincial
authorities for failure to strap him
self and the student into the plane.
Strevett, novice who lacked a
few hours flying time for his
license, had the control when the
plane slipped into nose dive and
overturned, Soundy told police. Both
fell from the machine, Soundy said,
but he managed to grasp a strut and
climb back.
just before the plane crashed,
Soundy managed to regain control
Air regulations forbid flying in an
open plane unless both pilot and
passenger are strapped in.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
By THOMAS L. STOKES
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-lior-
bert IIoovcr's vote for himself for
president probably will be the cost
LEST vote ever east, counting up
railroad fare and expenses, but he
hopes to garner many other votes
IN his way west to his Palo Alto,
Calf, home.
The Republican candidate and his
campaign advisers scanned railroad
maps and talked with railroad
agents today to lay out the route
west which will he the most effee-
tive politically. While Hoover is
campaigning on bis way westward,
tiovcrnor Alfred +. Smith, his
Democratic opponent, will be stump
ing the east.
The western itinerary probably
will be announced today or tOmOr-
row.
Tentative plans call for departure
through western Maryland, West
Virginia and Kentucky to st. Louis,
where Hoover will speak in the
coliseum, probably Nov. ,. He cx-
poets to stop at Cumberland, Mary
land, for n brief address to stir Re
publican workers in that area, and
at several points in West Virginia
and KcntuckN, the latter high
among the states generally listed
rs doubtful
The route from st. Louis west
was the problem facing Hoover to-
day. Many requests have been re-
ceived for him to stop at Denver,
Colo, but the route to the north
through Cheyenne, Wyoming, APP
pears most likely.
Hoover could pick up the Union
Pacific route at Omaha, Nebraska,
and ride through this state, also
considered doubtful, and more so
George Norris, Independent Re
publican, is expected to come out
for Smith in the next few days.
From Nebraska, the route would
lie across northern. Utah, Nevada
and into California.
Receives Social Workers
Hoover was visited today by ga
group of civic and social workers.
headed by James n. Rosenberg, of
New York, vice chairman of the
American Jewish Joint Distribu-
tion committee who praised Hoover
for his relief and humanitarian ac-
tivities and pledged their support.
S'frba urnnt tnslS nf lifa snyi U
in which it was my privilege to
have a part with you, are, thank
God, things of the past and today
we look at more hopeful world, "
Hoover told the group.
"The disaster of the war is be-
hind us. Today we have but one
problem before us-to bring up
those who lie in the great march of
progress to the front ranks, for we
are all marching.
81 should like only to add that
this great relief work in which the
lives of tens of millions were pre-
served was only possible by the
whole hearted generosity of my
countrymen and women who always
responded to the call of need with
out regard to nationality or re-
ligion.
A telegram was received at
Hoover headquarters today from a
gtoup of social workers of Chicago,
headed by Jane Addams of Hull
house, promising support of Hoover
and characterizing him as this
country s foremost citizen.'
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
w. C. T. i. Lauds
G.. O. p. Leaders
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STOCKTON, Oct. 24.-Eerbert
Hoover and Senator Charles Curtis
were termed the STANDARD bearers
of the principle of the w. C. 7, U.
by Mrs. A6die Garwood Estes, presi-
dent of the California state organi-
zation in convention here today.
Mrs. Estes declared that the w.
9. II. U. was nonpartisan in politics
hut followed principle in voting. On
this ground she urged the election
of Hoover to the presidency as a
"rcbuke to lawbreakers and a mes
sage to the world that the United
States is dry in principle. -
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
Mexican Rebels
Destroy Town
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MEXICO CITY, Oct. 24.-Thirty
rebels and federal troopers We're
killed i'll 13 hour street battle in
the town of Autlan, dispatch from
Guadalaiara to the newspaper Prem
Sa said today.
Three hundred rebels attacked the
town, the dispatch said. Federal
troops and local forces defended the
town from trenches but suffered
heavily and We're forced to retreat.
The rebels sacked and burned the
town and kidnapped two citizens,
who were believed to have been exc
cuted subsequently. The dispatch
said the end of the battle found the
streets filled with dead and wound
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
LINDY OFF FOR MEXICO
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EAGLE PASS, Tex, Oct. "a. -
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh took
off from Eagle Pass at l0:40 O'Clock
this morning for Lababia Ranch in
Mexico where he will be the guest
of Hal Mangum, owner of the ranch,
on bear hunting expedition. Man
gum and Lindbergh spent the night
here after flying from Midland yes
to-day.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
King of Kings
Suit Dismissed
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Los ANGELES. Oct. 24.-The
plagiarism suit of Joan Armstrong
Alquist charging that Cecil b. De
Mile and others pilfered the plot
for the motion picture, "The King
of Kings has been dismissed by
federal court.
Mrs. Alquist asked $1,O00,00o
damages ON the ground that her
play "The Woing of Mary of
Magdela' had formed the back
ground for De Miles production.
Dismissal was based on stipula-
tion that an amicable settlement
was reached out of court.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
[Curtis Travelling
To Middle West
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ABOARD CURTIS CAR, EN-
ROUTE TO ROCHESTER, N. Y,
Get. Ex-senator Charles Curtis will
make his final bid for eastern votes
tonight in speech at Rochester,
\. Y. He left Pittsfield, Mass.
carly this morning, and will travel
steadily most of the day. His only
official activity along the way will
be an occasional back platform ap-
pcarance.
Curtis will go into the midwest
tomorrow, and finish his campaign
for the vice presidency.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
PAPER IN NEW HOME
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ONTARIO, Calf, Oct. "a Tho
Ontario Daily Report formally dedi.
Gated its new 100000 home here
today. The building was erected ~
model newspaper establishment,
the publishers, Cromhie and n. II.
Allen, comforting with all depart-
ments in drawing plans for erecting
the plant.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
Atheist jailed in Arkansas


provoke Charles New York
appeared Little fined
S25 tt preferred Jail protest against
said closeup
American
Society of
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
Ashurst Pleads
Smiths Cause
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TOMBSTONE, Ariz., Oct. "a
Arizona s chief concern in the pres
ent presidential campaign is the
Colorado river controversy, Govern
or George w. p. Hunt and United
States Senator Henry +. Ashurst de-
clared in addresses here last night
Senator Ashurst said the state
"could expect no mercy should
Hoover be elected.o He also urged
the reelection of Governor Hunt.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
CANDIDATE rs SINGER
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NEWARK, n. j. Oct. 24.-Eugenc
j. o Mara, Democratic candidate
for congress believes he may sing
himself into congress because voters
like his singing better than his
speaking. IEbxl'NtE
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
Mentions Hickma.l Case

"If You are going to fire Chief
Davis Councilman Hall objected,
"whv not get him for his handling
Of the William Edward Hickman
ease rather than for what he said
yesterday 20
Since Randall s resolution was re-
ferred to the police and fire com
mittee for recommendation, he, him
self, must pass on it as acting head
of the committee.
After introducing his first meas
urc Randall introduced a resolution
calling for an investigation of the
entire police department. This,
likewise, was referred to the police
and fire committee.
The introduction of the various
resolutions temporarily sidetracked
the probe into the Mrs. Cillins fiasco
in city council
The grand jury, however, conduct
ing a separate investigation into the
incarceration of Mrs. Collins, called
10 witnesses to testify.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24
STORM BREAKS
OVER HEAD OF
POLICE CHIEF
Los Angeles Councilman
Demands Removal OF
Chief Davis.
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Los ANGELES, Oct. "a. = The
resignation of Chief of Police James
f. Davis because of his "attitude
toward World War vetcranso was
demanded at stormy session of city
council today.
A resolution asking that Chief
Davis give up his office was refer
red to the Police and Fire Commit
tee for recommendation.
The measure, introduced by Coun
Gilman Randall during discussion of
the act of Captain J. j. Jones in
ordering Mrs. Christine Collins to
the psychopathic ward for refusing
to take an imposter into her home as
her son, declared that "Chief Davis
is guilty of sheer act of indiscre-
tion. -
In statement credited to Chief
Davis, he opposed permitting World
War veterans up to the age of 81
to be eligible for police work on the
ground that it "would weaken the
police department. -
Since the rule already had been
passed placing eligibility age for
veterans at 30, Chief Davis state
ment had no legal effect. The age
limit for non-service men is 30.
Randall's resolution asked that
"city council condemn the express
sion of such sentiment by a high
official of the city government as
an insult to the men who fought for
this country in the World War;
Randall's measure brought
storm of criticism on Chief DAVIS
head.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-24

Continued on Page Sky
Evening star., 1928-12-26

had a meal since Hector was little
pup, and he was sick and all bunged up.
and tired and down at heel. I knew
him in the bygone times when he was
earning many dimes, an artist at his
job; he did his work by day all right,
he earned his wage, and then by night
he joined the red paint mob. Ofd age
was something so remote that it seemed
foolish to devote much thought to such
a thing: when one is young it's quite
the style to look at prudence with a
smile, and play and dance and sing. So
this young man played on and on until
his youth and pep were gone, he was no
more a star; younger fellow took his
place, and he at last was forced to
chase to where the hasbeenS are. Had
he but salted down few of those rix
dollars that he drew when he was in
his prime, he now might rest in comfort
sweet, with large red slippers on his
feet, and have happy time. Now all
his hopes are dead and gone, and all
his chattels are in pawn, forsaken and
alone along the weary road he wends
and calls upon his oldtime friends to
touch them for bone Oh, had but
the gift Of tongues, and had gutta-
percha lungs, I'd call on men to save,
so when they're old they'll have their
store, and need not dread the poorhouse
door, nor yet the pauper grave.
WALT MASON.
Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1928-12-26
LITTLE BENNY
BIZ LEE PAPE.

Pop was starting to get behind the
sporting page and / sed, Hay pop watts
you think?
I scarcely know wat to think. the
werld is so full of number OF things,
pop sed, and / sed, Well G., pop, watts
you think Puds Simkins played a fearSe
derty trick on me today.
Well in that case you have all the
best of it, because he has his conscients
to accuse and torment him vile you are
blessed with a chance to forgive an in
jury, pop sed.
Aw, heck. pop. that guy hasent got
any conscientS. and anyways l amt 60
ing to forgive him, sed.
Well of corse those facks complicate
the situation greatly, pop sed. AS I
sed before, I scarcely know wat to
Weil G, pop. wait till / tell you wat
he went and did, sed. Me and him
started to tawk about making New Year
resolutions on account of 1929 coming
and Puds sed he would make resolu-
ton to do his homework faithful every
day as soon as he comes home from
skool If 1 would make it too, and he
crossed his hart and Sed ! here by
resolve to do my homework faithful
every day as soon as l get home, and
I crossed mine and sed the same thing,
and then we shook hands.
Well If that's all that happens to you
wen somebody does you wrong, see
a fortunate future speeding in frunt
of you, pop Sed, and I sed. Well G, pop,
wait till you hear the last of it. After
we got through shaking hands Puds
started to laff like anything and he
showed me his other hand and here he
had his fingers crossed all time, so
the resolution dident count for him, but
it did for me, I sed. Watts that but
q derty trick, I sed.
Well, / cant say I think it was done
from any charitable impulse, but at the
same time If you hold up your end of
the bargain you'll get ahed of Puds in
your studies by leeps and bounds and
how will he feel? pop sed and sed,
He wont feel any way, G wiz pop you
don't know that guy
Well all can do is repeet, I scarcely
know wat to think, pop sed. And he
got in back of the sporting page and
I kepp on feeling verse insted Of better
Evening star., 1928-12-26
The Queer Christmas Guest.
A Merry Christmas to you ALI
May naught but happiness befa!l.
The QuaddieS

1t was Christmas morning. The great
storm was over. The Green Forest and
the Green Meadows were no longer
green; they were white: jolly, rouno,
bright Mr.. Sun, climbing up in the
blue. blue sky, looked down on world
of white a sparkling, shimmering,
shining world-a very beautiful world
Farmer Browns Boy up at daylight,
had to dig a path out to the barn. And
when his work in the barn was done he
remembered his feathered friends and
Happy Jack Squirrel. He cleared OH
the feeding shelves and then filled them
with Christmas bounty.
Inside Farmer Browns house was
good cheer In one room was pig
fireplace. and there the red tongues OF
fire leaped up the black throat OF the
cfNRnney and threw out welcome heat
and added to the JOY OF ChrlsInlas
morning From the shed Farmer
Browns Boy brought in great armfuls
of wood-big logs that would burn long.
He whistled as he worked, for his heart
was filled with Christmas joy. Mother
Brown sang as she went about her
housework, for there was JOY in her
heart also Farmer Brown neither
whistled nor sang, but the happiness OF
the day was reflected in his face.
Mother Brown ended song with
little shrek. Farmer Browns S Boy
rushed to see what was the matter.
Mother Brown had retreated to the 1ar
corner of the room. Farmer Brown
Bow saw instantly what had frightened
her. Swooping and darting about was
what at first he took to be blro.
But almost instantly he saw it wasn't
bird. 1t was a little brown person
with wonderful leathery wings.
FILTER the Bat" cried Farmer
Browns Boy Where under the sun
did he come from? He must know 1t is
Christmas and has come out to be our
Christmas guest. But where can he
have been hiding all this time?"
Il don't know" declared Mother
Brown, but the sooner he goes back
where he came from the better I'll like
It." She had thrown an apron over
her head
Farmer Browns Boy grinned. What
is that for?" he asked mischievously
so that that bat won't get in my
hair" replied Mother Brown.
Farmer Browns Boy laughed right
out FILTER doesn't want to get in
YOUR hair" said he. I'll venture to
saw that you couldn't make him get III
your hair. Just notice how he never
touches anything as he flies about. See
him 20 under that chair without touch
ing it. If there is any one more harm
less than little Filter don't know
who it is. I think it is wonderful to
have him here on Christmas day. 1t is
like having bit of Summer inside,
while outside everything is Winter.
wish / knew where he has been keep
Evening star., 1928-12-26

wondered about it. Late in the after
noon Farmer Browns Boy picked up
one of the logs he had brought in for
the fire. He noticed just before he put
it on the fire that it was partly hollow
and that there was big knothole OPEN
ing into the hollow. Out of mere
curiosity he peeped into that hollow
1t seemed to him that there was some
thing in there. He put his finger in
and touched something soft. There was
a funny little squeak.
Here he isl" shouted Farmer
Browns Boy. He must have gone
into this hollow log to spend the Winter,
and brought him into the house and
the heat wakened him. am going to
take this log right back in the wood
shed, where it will be cool enough for
him to slep in comfort for the rest OF
the Winter"
And so it was that Farmer Browns
Boys Christmas guest became his guest
for all Winter long.
tCopyright, 1921
Evening star., 1928-12-26
BEDTIME STORIES By y 1H9ssse' sSssqs9

ing himself all this time. It is funny
that We haven't seen him before"
Mother Brown soon found that what
her boy had said was true and that
really there was nothing to fear from
the little brown-coated flyer. Presently
she began to enjoy his presence there.
For little while he few about. Then
he hung by his heels, head down, from
a window shade A little later he flew
about again and then disappeared as
mysteriouSly as he had appeared. Such
fun as they had hunting for him! The
outside door had not been opened, SO
they knew he had not gone out. He
must be somewhere in the house.
Farmer Brown joined in the hunt.
They looked under everything; they
looked behind everything. Nowhere was
Filter to be found Their little Christ
mas guest apparently had gone as sud-
denly as he had come.
All day they talked about it and
Evening star., 1928-12-26
Improviident

in happy days of long ago, keep coming
to my door, in great privation and
distress, and they would borrow, they
confess, three bucks, or maybe four
I'm glad to stake them when they come
so they may purchase chewing gum, or
haply hot cross buns; but it is mournful
to recall the bygone times when they
were all among the gilded ones. Today
there journeyed to my den a man of
threeScore years and ten, who hadn't
The Washington times., 1928-02-10
Costes and LeBrix viii Lunch
at White House Today
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seph heroic
The Washington times., 1928-02-10
AND To
INDIA HIS
GOAL

LONDON, Feb. 10.-Piloting an
American Stinson- Detroiter. mono.
plane, Capt. w. G.. r. Hinchliffe,
famous British commercial air pilot,
will shortly attempt to beat two ex-
listing world records:
The nonstop long distance record
held by the Americans, Clarence D..
Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine;
The sustained endurance record,
held in Germany.
According to present plans, Cap
tain Hinchliffe will attempt to fly
from England to India. continuing
toward Burma until his gasoline IL
exhausted. AS now arranged, this
flight will take place early in the
summer, probably in June.
II shall use an American machine
because it is cheaper Captain.
Hinchliffe told international News
Service. During my recent visit to
the United States / was favorably'
impressed by the Stinson-Detroiter
and am of the opinion that, although
cheaper, it is equally as good as the
eostlier British machines.
AZ have several long distance
flights planned. including one trans
atlantic crossing. 1t is not certain
that l shall attempt the Far East
flight first. My eastern objective
will be Delhi or Calcutta, approx
mately 5000 miles from England.
If conditions are extremely favor
able ] may reach Rangoon.
The Stinson.D etroiter will be
equipped with special fuel feed
APPARATUS of my own design. !
estimate that, with a full load of
fuel, and carrying myself and an
other pilot, the craft will be able
to stay aloft about so hours
1t was estimated that the plane
could average 80 miles an hour,
which would carry the plane 1900
miles in so hours. During the first
part of the journey the speed will
be less than the latter when the
fuel burden will be greatly lessened.
The Washington times., 1928-02-10
SENATE TO VOTE.
ON THIRD TERM

The Republican Presidential pot
was kept boiling in the Senate to-
day as Democratic-In surgent
coalition fought for adoption of the
LaFollette resolution. declaring in
favor of the anti.third term tradi-
ton.
Z A vote was expected this after
: noon on the resolution. which would
place the Senate on record as favor
ing limit of eight years for any
occupant of the White House. Its
adoption was conceded although Ad-
nninistration leaders sought to elimi-
nate section. paying a doubtful
compliment to President Coolidge by
commencing him for observance of
the tradition.
There was possibility that this
section might be eliminated if Ad-
ADMINISTRATION leaders endorsed the
statement of Senator Fess (R9 of
Ohio, that the President did not
have the third term tradition in
mind when issuing his famous Il
do not choose to run" statement.
Tess said the President retired from
the Presidential race because the
duties were burdensome, because
he felt this was not a "one-man
country" and because he felt there
were many other good men to sue
coed him.
II included the commentator OF
President Coolidge's observance Of
the tradition" explained Senator
J.aFollette RJ of Wisconsin, be
cause ] took his statement in good
faith. If the President said he did
not choose to run, without having
the third term tradition in mind.
there is no sense in paying him
this compliment"
Senator Reed Cd of Missouri,
reproached Tess for being unjust"
to the Republicans whose names
have been suggested as Presidential
possibilities. Reed said he pro-
tested against Fess' statements that
Coolidge could be drafted and
should accept the nomination II
chosen. as an injustice to your
colleague (Willis), to our great Re.
publican leader here (Curtis) to that
great dirt farmer, Lowden, and to
that great English statesman.
Hoover"
The Washington times., 1928-02-10
SLAYER OF IS
EXECUTED


HUNTSVILLE. Tex, Feb. 10.
George j. HasselI, Wholesale MUIR
derer.' went to his death in the cleo.
trio chair in the State penitentiary
here shortly after midnight. The
current was turned on at 1920 and
he was pronounced dead at 1887.
He was given three separate shocks
The man who slew is persons ac-
cording to his own confession, and
who could not give any motive for
any of his crimes, died with com.
posture.
Hassell was sentenced to death for
the murder Of his step-son. Alton
near Farwell, in December, 1926.
Robert Lee Benton, alias r. L.
Stanley, colored, followed Hassell to
the electric chair. He was executed
for the murder OF b. e. Morgan, u
farmer, near Brosbyton.
The Washington times., 1928-02-10
STEWART CASE
To BE PUSHED
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Peyton Gordon, United States Dis
trict Attorney, declared today he
probably would go before the Grand
Jury tomorrow to ask indictment
on contempt charges of Col. Robert
W. Stewart, chairman of the board
of the Standard Oil Company of
Indiana.
Stewart refused to answer two
questions propounded by the Senate
Teapot Dome committee, and the
Senate instructed the District At
torney to start contempt proceed
ings against him.
Stewart, who was arrested for
contempt by the Senate last Friday,
is free under a temporary writ of
habeas corpus. A decision on this
writ is expected a week from Mon
day.
The Washington times., 1928-02-10

what word they receive from Paris,
but tentative purpose is to make a
cross country flight to the Pacific
coast and then take a ship across
the Pacific, continuing their flights
in the Far East. They will not at
tempt another transoceanic flight, it
was said.
visited the Naval Air Station. Le-
Brix is a Lieutenant Commander of
the regular French navy, aviation
branch.
At 1890 o'clock the aviators were