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Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-19
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm.
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
November 10. 1908

j. II. Stevenson left this morning
for Los Angeles on brief business
trip.
An important meeting OF the Inn
pcrial Valley Produce Exchange was
held here today. The following of
ficcrs were elected: George A. Car
ter, president; w. s. Faweett, vice
presidents w. r. Dunn, secretary.
treasurer.
Stahl Brothers, the well known
pioneers, of Brawlcy, will plant po-
tatoes extensively, having expert
mcntcd for several years past with
various varieties.
Roy +. Breedlovc shipped a fine
Holstein calf to breeder in Tur
lock this morning
The FL Centre Woman Culture
club will complete its organization
at the next meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-19
"UNLOADED' AGAIN

Something's it does if people will never
learn.
The old didn't know it was loaded business
has taken many life, but you would suppose that by
this time everyone in the country knew better than to
fall a victim to it.
his girl revolver She was afraid of it, so he empeC
the shells out of for her. Then, saying Its per-
fecty safe now pressed the muzzle against her fore
head and pulled the trigger One bullet had remained
in the gun. The girl was killed
1t seems hard to believe that such an incredibly
stupid performance could take place in America III the
year 1923. But it happened
The old army rule still holds good; never point
gum loaded or unloaded, at anyone-never-unless
you intend to kill.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-19
A FOURTH r

The three Rs have been the traditional fare OF
the school child since the time schools founded
Now however, the Chicago Continuation Schools have
added fourth. The art of rouging will take its place
in their curriculum alongside OF reading, writing and
'rthmetc.
Miss Nellie Ryan, principal, explains it thus:
"Since the girls simply will use makeup, we have
decided try to initiate them in the correct and arts
tic application of it,
This sounds rather sensible at that. When make
up is applied with and taste it far from OBJ
iectionabe 1t is that over-rouged cheek that is Of
fensve
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-19
FOOTBALLS IALTE

Reports from Yale University Just made public
show that football at that university last year drew
81 033 211 into the university treasury Football has
become million-dollar business.
This, of course, will cause good many people to
shake their heads sadly and predict all sorts of dire
things for educational system that puts such great
emphasis football. But there is brighter side
to it.
Yale's report also showed that the university ath
letic association actually ended the with def
icit of over $4,000 The profits from the football
season were spent other sports which do not support
themselves Baseball rowing, hockey basketball and
track were made possible BY the football income. If
it had been for the football profits many students
would not have been able indulge in those forms Of
recreation.
And what is true at Yale is true at all other col
egeS and universities.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-19

The tins back to YOU to bring to
me.
"Tt shall be done as you wish,
Janie,' said Uncle Wiggily, and
with the two molasscs cakes, in
tins, under his paws, away he hop
ped over the fields aud through the
woods. Pretty soon he reached the
cute little house where Mrs. Long
tail lived with her children, Jolli",
Jillic and SGE"akic Eckie, the
cousin mouse.
Here are some cakes for you,
said Mr.. Longears.
"Oh, thank you!" s1ueaksd the
mouse lady with the long tail. cit
is vcrr kind of Nurse Jane to send
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-19
City Clerk At
Coast Meeting

CITY Clerk John c. Nealc attend
ed the convention of the southern
branch of the clerks, auditors, as
SCISSORS ard treasurcrs department of
the California League of Municipal
tiles Saturday at the Surf and Sand
club in Hcrmosa Beach.
At such meetings questions OF
mutual interest are presented by
and discussed by the members.
Problems, which arise in municipal
offices aud for which solutions have
been found or arc sought, are set
forth in the general assembly.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-19
TRAFFIC OFFICER KILLED

LONG BEACH. Nov. 10 George
A. Walls, motorcycle officer ~
Long Beach, was found dead yes
tcrday in the tangled Wrackagc Of
his motorcycle and truck ana
trailer beside Il road one mile east
Of here. J.. T. Mccullough, driver
of tho truck, was located hours at
ter the discovery lie said the Of,
fircr cYidentiy crashed into the
truck which Ac had parked by tAc
roadside.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-19

followjn. program was given:
" America the Beautiful, . by the
audience.
Piano solo, 10y Roberta Ferguson
"What The =. r. \. aims to do,
by Mr.. Millc..
Talk by Mr. Jones Of Wc,tnor.
land.
Talk by Mrs. Gregg Of Wostmor.
land.
Song, b. audience.
Tho regular meeting will BE- held
tho first Thursday cycuiug Of each
month.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-19

them. Ard IN leave IN" empty tins
out on the gate post 50 if you ar"
going past in hurry YOU can get
them and take them back
"All right answered Uncle
Wiggily. "Only don t expect to
be in a hurry. II have plenty of
time to pickup tins.
But it only goes to show that YOU
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-19
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
November 10, 1918

Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Barnett have
returned to Imperial where they will
spend the winter with their son.
J. r. Colson, we'll known Ell Cen
tro realty operator, arrived home
with his bride. who was formerly
Miss Halle Bailey of Redlands.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-19
Beats Wife And
Ends His Life
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES. Nov. ~ Aft',
administering = severe beating 4
his wife, Ethel n"nuty Sh"r't
Joseph Sederhusch, -, committ%
suicide by firing a bullet throue
hi7 brain.
Th" tragcdy occurred at 81"
'arium maintained by Mrs. SeIc
busch. Three paticnts, were witnc-
cs 20 thr action.
Martial diSeerl was said to has
Leon responsible.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-19
TEN YEARS AGO
November 10, 1918

FL Centre tonight will have the
experience of being an open town
for the first time in five weeks,
since the Influenza epidemic caused
the rigorous quarantine.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-19

There are 100 acres of onions
near Ordway, Colorado, and some
fields are yielding 40 sacks to the
acre.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-21
Prosecutor Says If Fall Sick
Will Move to Sever
Two Cases
OIL. MAN BALKS
Asserts Testimony Of For
mer Interior Secretary
Is Necessary

WASHINGTON March 20 GA
bitter legal battle over the govern
ment's plans to hold separate trials
for Harry F. Sinclair and Albert B.
FaIl, charged with defrauding the
government in the Teapot Dome naval
oil leases, came into prospect tonight.
George P. Hoover. Sinclair's counsel,
announced that he, would oppose
severance of the cases and if separate
trials were ordered because of Falls
illness, would demand postponesnent
of the Sinclair case because Fall
would be needed as a material witness
for the oil man.
Falls counsel William E. Leahy,
notified Justice Jennings Bailey today
that he would move on Thursday to
delay the trial of Fall, set for April
y, on the grounds that his client was
i'll in Ell Paso, Texas, and unable to
come to Washington Special govern
ment counsel announced that physi-
clans would be sent to examine Fall
before Thursday and inaG if they
reported he was able to come to
Washington, would oppose the motion
The prosecutors said that if Fall
was unable to be here, they would
move to sever the cases anG go ahead
on April 2 with Sinclairs trial.
Hoover declared Fall had stated
he would go on the stand and testify
when he was able to come to Wash
ington that his testimony was es-
sential to Sinclair's trial because OF
his knowledge of the terms of the
lease and supplementary storage
! agreement.
His testimony is essential and ma
terial to Mr.. Sinclair's defense" said
Hoover, "in event that he is tried
alone. If Mr.. Fall is unable to be
here on April 2 and the court grants
the motion for severance, we would
| be under the necessity of moving the
court to set the trial at later date
so as to enable Secretary Fall tc
appear as a witness and testify In
view of the fact that the motion
for continuance is now being made
on grounds of Secretary Falls i'll
health we will oppose the motion fol-
a severance which has as it's object
the trial of the case in the absence
of Secretary Fall which would deprive
Mr. Sinclair of the benefits of tht
testimony of Secretary Fall and be g
great injustice to him.
Special government counsel served
notice on Hoover late today that ir
case the court granted the motior
to postpone Falls trial it would move
: for severance of the cases. Public
interest, they said, demanded speedy
retrial Of Sinclair.
Fall and Sinclair were placed OF
trial last October II, but the cas-;
ended in mistrial two weeks laCel
when it was discovered Burns de-
tectives employed by Sinclair were
shadowing the jury which was tt
decide the oil mans fate.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-21
TAX PAYMENT TO
MAR. II EXCEEDS
AMOUNT OF 1927
Tax Reduction to Be Based
Upon Complete Results
OF Quarter

WASHINGTON March 20 #1-
Latest figures available concerning
government revenue from the first
quarter tax payments, which will have
considerable bearing on propects for
tax reduction this year. show that on
March II the treasury had received
S215, 5000 That figure compares
with $197, ,690, 1893 for the same period
OF last year.
If the same proportion OF gain
should continue until the end of the
month, the total income tax col
lectionS OF the government for 1928
would be possibly $1000000OO higher
than estimates hitherto made. That
this increase will continue, however
is hardly expected, because officials
say that the increasing familiarity
of income taxpayers with the govern
ment's requirements and the increas-
ing efficiency of collectors offices in
reporting receipts may account fer
the apparent advantage this March
President Coolidge has agreed with
congressional determination to await
the complete results of the March
Is income tax payments before de-
termining upon tax revision in 1928
The next few days of the payment
compilation are expected to demon
strate how far reduction could go
In the meantime, the governments
cash balances, under influence Of the
heavy flow of receipts, are reaching
their usual seasonal high point The
treasury balance at close of business
Saturday was $438, 8,572,477
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-21

WASHINGTON March 20 (P)--A
rift in the senate Teapot Dome COM
mittee between the youthful chairman,
Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota, and
the silver haired prosecutor, Thomas
j. Walsh, of Montana, appeared on
the horizon today as the committee
prepared to reopen its public hearings
tomorrow.
For some time there have been under
surface Indication Of diSagreements
between the republican and the demo-
cratic senator and today the Mon
tanan brought the matter into the
open with formal statement gener-
ally viewed as criticizing the course
of the chairman in certain matters.
ut is singularly unfortunate" SEN
ator Walsh said, that publicity should
have been given to some OF the plans
of the committee, or what individual
members conceive to be its plans,
and equally that there should be al
lowed to become public information
affecting priceless regulations until it
is confirmed upon inquiry to such
an extent as to warrant the de-
velopment of the facts through wit
nesses'
That sentence appeared at the end
of a statement by the Montanan in
which he stated tnat the committee
would ignore the demand made in the
senate yesterday that Governor Al
fred E. Smith be called before the
committee for the plain and simple
reason it has no ground to believe
that he can shed any light upon the
subject OF its inquiry"
The precise reasons for Walsh'S
structures on the chairman were not
specified, but those closely following
the investigation accepted them as re-
ferring especially to Nyes announce
ment yesterday that the committee
would investigate the records OF the
Harding estate and the permitting OF
reports to leak out at Chicago which
since have impelled both associate
Justice Frederick L. Siddons, OF the
District of Columbia supreme court
and Chief Justice George E. Martin, o1
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-21
ST. PAUL FLIER
FOR
NEW AIR RECORD

ST. PAUL. Mimi, March 20 Hl---
On solo flight in quest of several
records-especialIy that for sustained
flight-Gene Shank, 20 year old st
Paul aviator, was in the air tonight
after taking off at lit p. m. from
the ice OF White Bear lake.
Circling over the st. Paul airport
he set himself to the task in the
hope of bettering the world mark
of nearly 52iA hours and incidentally
flight record OF more than 33 hours,
made in his Atlantic mop.
! Another mark aimed at by the
young pilot was the endurance flight
for light planes of the type he is
flying, now set at IL hours, and the
retueling record of 81 hours.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-21
SOVIET PROGRAM
|SOUNDLY RATED
BY BRITISH LORD
Russian Disarmament Plan
Dissected by Briton Be-
fore Delegates

GENEVA, March 90 [P)-The soviet
disarmament plan submitted by Maxim
Litvinoff, for consideration by the
preparatory commission on disarma-
ment came up today for round rat
ing by Lord Cushendun who succeeded
Viscount Cecil as Great Britain's rep
reSentative at Geneva The British
delegate plainly declared that during
all the efforts of the league of ma
tions for the past seven years, the
Moscow government had reviled it, and
in his opinion the soviet delegates were
at Geneva to show their scorn for the
league and do it all the damage they
could.
Lord Cushendun at the outset, look
ing straight at M. Litvinoff, said he
was gcing to be frank. He carried out
his promise.
"The soviet delegation is not here
to help the league solve the diSarma-
ment problem said the British dele
gate," and we have the right to ask
what the real motive of the soviet
is?''e
He then referred to Mr.. Litvinoff's
attack yesterday on the work of the
league, when the soviet assistant COM
missar of foreign affairs asserted that
the only material proposition the
league had considered would allow
some countries to keep two million men
under arms and had decried the league
generally.
Before proceeding to dissect the
soviet disarmament plan, Lord Cushen-
dun declared: 1.-THE purpose OF the
league is to preserve peace. We must
assume that that is the object of the
soviet proposal But What kind OF
peace? There are' international wars,
and there are civil wars. We are just
flied in asking whether the soviets
wants 10 put an end to the latter, as
well as the former.
I'VE are justified in doubling it, be-
cause they solemnly announce their
intention of fomenting rebellion in
every country where they can exercise
influence
Cushendun quoted from the official
soviet organ, which declared in a re-
cent issue that the Russian delegation
"waS going to Geneva to snatch the
mask from the face of capitalist coun-
tries" He remarked that that was
not indicative of spirit of co-opera-
ton.
Nevertheless every item OF the soviet
proposal, he added, ought to be care
fully considered.
At this the soviet delegation be-
came very attentive-only to discover
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-21
EAGLE GIVES
congressman
AERIAL TRIPS
Atlantic Ace Will Be Given
Congressional Medal of
Honor
AT WHITE HOUSE
Ceremony Will Be Simple
And Staged Probably in
COOlidge's Office

WA SHIN G. TON, March 20 t41-
More than a score of members of con-
gresS went sightseeing over Washing
ton today in company with q diStin-
guiShed aerial taxi driver - Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh
A portion of the ninety-odd sena-
tors and representatives who accepted
Lindy'S blanket invitation to fly went
up with him in an army Fokker trans
port monoplane and a Douglas trans
port biplane. BY groups they took off
from Boiling field for 90 minute spins
over the city,
In the passenger list were two of
the four women members of the house,
Representatives Rogers of Mass
achusetts and Langley of Kentucky
The flights, Lindbergh'S idea Of the
best way to give congress practical
education in aviation, served also to
create setting for the presentation
tomorrow of the congressional medal
of honor to the flier at the hands of
President Coolidge. Voted last De-
cember by congress as another tribute
to the first man to fly from New York
to Paris, the medal will be bestowed
at the White House at noon. The cere-
mony will be simple. probably in the
presidents office, and will follow the
precedent set when similar medal
was given to Commander Richard E.
Byrd for his aerial accomplishments
If the congressional filters had any
fears before or after their flights today
they did not reveal them. The ap-
peared eager to fly and delighted with
the experience when they ahghted
Part of tomorrow and most of Thurs
day have been set aside by Lindy to
take other legislators for rides
ut was delightful" said Mrs. Rogers
when she climbed out of the plane
after its first flight Mrs. Langley was
equally pleased declaring she had
enjoyed it immensely and had feel
ing Of perfect safety
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-21
SMITH. DENIES
SINCL.AIRGAVE
TO HIS FUND

ALBANY, N. Y, March 20 QR--
Governor AL Smith tonight charac-
terized as ''demagogic slander" state
ments made before the senate Tea
pot Dome investigating committee
yesterday that Harry F. Sinclair, a
prominent figure in the oil scandal
had been also contributor to the
New York state democratic guberna-
torial campaign in 1920.
In a letter to Chairman Gerald P
Nye of the Teapot Dome committee
Governor Smith declared that "a
careful search of the official rec
ords made at my request today con
firmed my recollection that MIR. Sir
clair never contributed to nv cam
paign fund either in 1920 or at any
other time that ever ran for office
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-21
County Attorney In
Tucson Goes After
Gasoline Combination

TUCSON, Ariz., March 20 CP-A
petition asking that subpoenaS be is
sued for retail and wholesale gaso-
line dealers operating under contracts
here, was filed in the superior court
of Pima county this afternoon by
Louis Kempf, county attorney. Kempt
is his retition alleged that certain
affidavits and contracts in his hanos
caused him to believe a combine ex-
listed in the city to regulate the price
of gasoline, in violation of the Ari-
zona penal code.
The oil snd gasoline dealers will be
called upon to testify as to the status
of their contracIsA regarding retail
prices, Kempf said.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-21
Federal Investigation of the
Tragedy Gets Underway;
Mead Arrives
INQUEST TO-DAY
Seek Evidence of Criminal
Negligence as Cause Of
Catastrophe

LOS ANGELES, March 20 tP--
The shadow OF human hand setting
dynamite blasts under the shoulders
of the st. Francis dam today was
cast by the spotlight Of investigation
into the cause of the disaster that
had known death toll of 274 and a
missing list of 173.
That the sheriff's office plans to
go to the bottom of the reported
dynamiting of the st. Francis dam
WIS indicated late today when John
M. PyleS and j. Clark Sellers, special
Investigators in the aqueduct blast
cases in Inyo county, hurried to the
scene of the newest disaster to the
city of Los Angeles water system
which has added such turbulent events
to the city's history
Officials of the department OF water
and power admitted today that start
ling evidence tending to show that
the city's second largest dam was
dynamited is in, the hands of the
sheriff Some of the evidence has
been gathered by members OF the
department, but the bulk of it has
been gathered by deputy sheriffs who
have been assigned to the stricken
Santa Clara valley.
Neither the sheriffs office nor the
water officials would admit that they
are definitely convinced that the dem
was dynamited, but SO much Gre
dence was placed in the evidence os
far unearthed that every siphon, PEN
stock, reservoir and dam in the entire
Les Angeles water system has been
placed under heavy guard.
Federal investigation OF the tragedy
got under way this morning with the
arrival here of DR.. Elwood Mead, di-
rector of the United States reclanla-
ton service.
DR.. Mead is to select at once a
board ofNnationally known engineers
to make an analysis OF the. cause
which brought about the collapse OF
tie 185-foot high dam and the re-
lease of a roaring torrent OF 12,000,s
100000 gallons of death dealing water
On his arrival Mead was handed
Sheaf of kilograms from the AIneri-
can society of engineers who have
recommended six western engineers
as candidates for the government in
vestigating body
Among the phases to be taken up
by the federal probers viii be the
possibility that the collapse of the
100000, cubic yards OF concrete was
caused by explosives, that land slides
! brought unanticipated pressure against
the structure, and that the failure
of the dam may have been due to
faulty construction or location.
DR.. Mead had hurried here from
San Antonio. Texas, where he had
been in a series Of conferences during
! the past three weeks regarding the
partition OF wster rights on the Colo
RADIO, Rio Grande and Tijuana rivers.
Forty persons at least viii be on
hand at the inquest tomorrow to be
conducted in the hall of justice by
Coroner Nance of Los Angeles county.
The district attorney will be present
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-21

BISBEE, March 20 tP-Four
young men were arrested today,
pleaded guilty to highway robbery
and two of them were setcnced to
the state penitentiary for terms
varying from Is to Is years, after
they had robbed A. Christini,
Tombstone merchant of his auto
mobile and small amount of
money, Monday night
James Cramer, 26; Floyd Fowl
er, 20; Frank Floyd, I8, and
AdOIph NickeIOvich, I6, are the
names and ages given by the
four following their capture by
deputies of the COchise county
sheriffs office ater a.f IL hour
search in the bills betweeN. Bisbee
and Tombstone.
Cramer and Fowler broke down
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-21
WISE CRACKING MUSICAL. COMEDY
STAR DISTURBS COURT; Is JAILED

Los ANGELES, March 20 tP)-
Wise-cracking with a courtroom
as his stage cost Will MOrrssey,
musical comedy star, five Cay
Jail sentence for contempt of
court.
Daniel LeOnardSon, formerly
manager of one of MOrrissey'S
shows, was on trial on a charge
of issuing worthless checks.
The jury had been Grawn and
the prosecutor was preparing to
call witnesses when MOrrissey
entered the courtroom with
flourish.
That's alright, Judge, don't get
up, it's only me-" he said jOvialIy.
81 want to put a bug in the ear
of this gang that's going to try
Danny"-meaning the IL men and
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-21
SUSPECT ST. FRANCIS DAM BLOWN u
President Will Honor Col. Lindbergh Today
\ + 4 X + = \ Y X y \ 4
California University
Student Is Killed In
Boxing Match In Gym

X LOS ANGELES, March 20 Up
X "A friendly boxing bout with an !!
y other student in the gymnasium
X of the University of Southern
X California tonight cost the life of
y Michael Carnakis, 81, of Bakers
y field.
y The police were told that while
X boxing with his fellow student,
+ Carnakis was knocked to the floor,
+ his head striking in such a man
X Iler as to fracture the skull. He
Y was hurried to the receiving hos
4 pital, where he died.
+
Y y X y X y X X y y y 4 y
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-21
FOUR YOUNG MEN ROB MOTORISTS
MONDAY; SENT TO PRISON TUESDAY

under questioning, confessed 20
the charge, waived preliminary
hearing and were promptly sent
enceG by Judge Albert M. Sames
of the superior court. Authorities
are continuing their investigation
of Floyd and NickeIovich, and, il
it is found they are the ages
they claim they will come under
the jurisdiction of the juvenile
court.
ChristinI was stopped by four
masked men while he was motor
ing with his family on the Bisbee-
Tombstone highway, Monday
night. According to Sheriff
George Henshaw the four took
what money their victim had and
his automobile but being unable
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