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Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-31
COOLIDGE WILL
VETO EXCESSIVE
TAX REDUCTION
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Con-
grcss was confronted today with
what many regarded as clear
warning from President Coolidge
that he will veto any excessive tax
reduction bill.
In his speech to the 14th regular
meeting of the business orgaEiza-
tion of the government last night,
Mr.. Coolidge said "It is far better
to have no tax reduction than too
much,o and cautioned against dis
turbing budget equilibrium by .ex-
cessive tax reduction. Hitherto he
has stood for $225,000,000 tax re-
duction. and his speech indicated
he still regards that as "A safe limit.
The tax warning was coupled
with n statement that the new navy
program now before Congress envis-
ages only United States require
mcnts without contemplating com
petition in construction with other
nations.
The president revealed that Amer
lea will spend $20.55 a second --
- .233 every minute-for national
defense the next fiscal year,
"The recommendation now before
Congress to replace obsolete naval
vessels and moderately increase our
naval strength contemplatcs an or
derly construction procedure, moth
ing more he said.
Mr.. Coolidge stressed economy
throughout his address.
Favors Moderate Cut
He said he had previously ex-
pressed himself in favor of a mod
crate tax reduction, indicating the
maximum the government can now
afford is $22j 100000. Some saw
in his warning against disturbing
the budget IS equilibrium a warning
Of veto if tax cuts exceed this
figure.
There was no partisan thought
in that recommendation he con
tinucd. 81 hope therc''will be none
in its final consideration by Con-
grcss.
"'Thc budget for 1929 which fore
east a surplus of S252, 10000 is now
before Congress. The action so fur
taken by the Congress on the bud
get indicates no intention of di-
minishing the expected surplus.
"Past economy has given us the
means for internal improvements
and developments and more adc-
quatc national defense. But we
cannot stand the cost of the things
which we should and must have if
we adopt excessive tax reduction.
"It is far better to have no tax
reduction than too much. We have
the public debt to which to apply
every dollar of whatever surplus
may occur. That, indirectly, is tax
reduction.'
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-31
Fresno Boosts
Price of Bread
Ry United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, Calf, Jan. 31.-Retail
price Of Il loaf of bread which
hitherto varied from IL to Is cents
has been standardized to the latter
figure in the San Joaquin Valley,
according TO an announcement to-
day by Frank ID. Bradford, presl-
dent of the San Joaquin Baking
Company.
Bakers explained that certain
brands of bread were sold at prices
lower than actual cost of produc-
tion. This was held detrimental to
the industry because it forced them
to purchase inferior material with
the consequent possibility of de
crease in bread consumption.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-31
Police Holding
Suspicious Pair
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31.-Two
men, one of whom drew a gun on
officer r. w. Notion, were held here
today on n charge Of suspicion Of
robbery.
The men, who said they were
travelling from Santa Barbara to
Oklahoma, gave the names of Lee
Hart, 35, and John IIammons, 10.
The automobile in which they were
riding lacked a registration card
and was being checked for owner
ship.
His suspicious aroused, officer
Notion forced the men to halt their
car. When he attempted to investi
gate Hart drew a pistol, Notion
said. The officer made him drop the
weapon and covered linn with his
own gun.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-31
Suspicious Fire
To Be Probed
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Jan. 31.-A fire
which completely destroyed n three
room house on Telegraph Road, one
quarter mile southwest of the Rio
Hondo bridge, was being investi
gated by Deputy Shcriffs today.
Neighbors notified the sheriff s
office of the blaze. They said the
Belvcdere and Downey fire depart
mcnts told them the house was out,
side Of fire protection districts.
The house was unoccupied and in
vestigators were at loss to explain
the cause of the fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-31
HICKMAN
HISTORY
REVEALED
Defense Attorney Reads
Lengthy Dispositions of
Witnesses.
PARENTS BRANDED
Mother Declared Maniac
and Father Painted as
immoral.
By DAN CAMPBELL
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent


COURTROOM, Los Angeles, Jan.
3l.-Like the final struggles of q
drowning man, bits of his early life
sped past William Edward Hickman
here today in the courtroom, where
The Fox battles for his life.
Circumstances that had bearing
ON his birth, his early childhood, and
his brilliant career at Central high
school, Kansas City, passed in blur
red and tragic retroscope before the
immobile slayer of Marion Parker.
With attention to detail, the de-
fense through depositions secured
in the Ozark mountains, Hickman $
birthplace and in other sections OF
the middle west, slowly built up the
insanity defense through which they
hope to save the slayer from the
gallows.
After branding Mrs. Eva Hick-
man, mother of the "Fox,' des-
pondent creature of maniacal heri-
tage, and the father, Thomas Hict-
man, man of loose morals, the de-
Tense turned to the young slayer
himself and began painting a fan
tastic picture of his career.
Through the deposition of Don
Johnstone, one time pal and former
elassmate of "the Fox' at Central
High school, it was established that
California s most brutal slayer was
once the most popular student in the
school.
Was Glass Leader
Johnstone deposed that Hickman
was president of the school chapter
of the National Honor Society, was
vice president of his class, held high
debating honors and was exception
ally popular with his classmates.
From the line of questioning it
developed that the defense will
partly base their insanity plea upon
Hickman s intensive search for
knowledge and his untiring efforts
to win honors as a public speaker.
Johnstone testified through the
deposition that from the pleasant
and popular youth Hickman sudden
ly became morose and sullen after
losing several debates, which he had
spent hours in preparing for.
1t was in his senior year that tho
change in eddie" was first ap-
parent and shortly after losing tho
biggest speaking contest of the year
he resigned from the honor society.
His letter of resignation was so Bit
ter and unlike their chum that his
friends destroyed it and wrote an
other formal note in its place.
Johnstone recounted how Hickman
from a peaceable and kind youth
began to develop traits foreign to
his nature and became argumentat-
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-31
Police Protect
Threatened Home
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FRESNO, Calf, Jan. 3l.-While
police guarded the home of S. Tu-
feniian here TODAY search was un-
der way for b. Hagopian following
receipts of a death note signed by
HaGopian,
The note, written in Armenian,
threatened death to Tufenjian and
his family and indicated the would
be SLAYER intended suicide after ear
rying out his plot.
Tufenjian told police Hagopian
had come to his home last night
with demand for money. When
refused, according to the story told
police. Hagodian wrote the death
note and left.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-31
To Post Forfeit
For Tunney
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Tcx
Rickard s office announced today
that a guarantee of 100000 would
be posted this afternoon insuring
Gene Tunney heavyweight cham
pionship fight before October I.
The deposit, as requested in the
Rickard Tunney contract will be
made at the New York Trust Com,
pany by Henry Aitkin, assistant
treasurer of Madison Square Gar
den.
The terms provide that the time
and place of the fight and Tun-
ney's opponent must be announced
40 days before the fight.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-31
STEEL REPORTS DEFICIT
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-The Unit
ed States Steel Corporation today
reported deficiency for the fourth
quarter of 1927 of $4,963, 400, after
its common stock dividend, as com
pared with surplus of $15,950,47o
after the common stock dividend in
the fourth quarter of the previous
year. Regular dividends were de-
clared.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-31
House "Baby"
Makes Speech
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The
administrations Nicaraguan policy
was attacked in the House late to-
day by Representative Combs, De-
mocrat, Missouri, % year old men,
Der, in his maiden speech.
He declared the principal Ameri-
can investment in Nicaragua was
made after the state department,
knew "full well' it would be en-.
dangered.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-31
Actress Breaks
Her Engagement
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31.-Vivian
Duncan, of "Topsv and Eva" fame
and Nils Aster, screen actor, have
broken their engagement, Miss Dun
can admitted here today.
Miss Duncan indicated that they
had "iust drifted apart. y She said
that her stage work had kept her
away from Hollywood and that the
engagement had gradually come to
its end.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-31
Cotton Shows
Slight Losses
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Jan. ST. Cotton
failed to follow up the recovery IL
progress at the close yesterday. TIL
opening showed losses of 70 %
points and trading was on u molx
quiet scale. Gables showed the Liv
crpool market lower than due and
this together with unimproyed con
ditions in the cloth trade acted a.
gainst the market.
Local traders expressed the ideL
that the market has somewhat ~ q
holdout appearance.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-31
OIL DEAL
WITNESS
QU|zzED
Walsh Grills Carlson
In Teapot Dome Lease
Hearing.
MEMORY is FAULTY
Company Official Has
Convenient Forgotten or
Refuses to Talk.
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-Dc-
tails of the strange financial deal
of oil men whereby $3,000000 was
diverted to the mysterious Contin-
entail Trading company were re-
N,alcd to the Senate Teapot Dome
committee today.
Senator Walsh Of Montana show
cd that the Continental company on
Nov. Il, 1921, bought at $50 a
barrel 33,000000 barrels of oil from
the MeNia, Texas, fields on con
tract guaranteed by the Sinclair
Crude Oil Purchasing company,
That day the Sinclair company
bought the oil from the Continental
company at $l,75 per barrel.
The whole $4,000, 900 barrels were
not involved however. Had they
hecn profit of $s,000,00O would
have resulted. Senator Walsh brought
out that after $3,000,000 in profits
lad been accumulated by the Contin-
entail concern, the contract was sold
to another party.
\. l.. Carlson, treasurer of the
Sinclair company, was unable 10 eX-
plain the transaction. He had never
l.eard Of such deal before, he said.
and he could not say why the board
of directors had sanctioned the deal.
''The contract was submitted to
the board by George Tabcr, then
president of the company Carlson
said.
Witness Is Dumb
care YOU merely dummy direct
brs or are you trying to protect
your stockholders 20 Walsh asked.
DO you consider it was fair to
your stockholders to buy oil
through the Continental at S1.50 n
barrel and then sell it to yourselves
for $l.75t' Walsh pursued,
Again there was no answer.
WAS any explanation made at
the meeting of the board9'
"I don't remember" Carlson
said.
"'Your stockholders lost $4,000
600 by the deal, did they noti"
"Wcll, we thought the oil was
worth $l.75.''
eyes, but you could have bought
the oil at $l.jOp
- don't remember that we could
have bought it for $50.
"Iou know that nobody ever
heard Of the Continental Company
before and that it did not have one
cent of credit of its own without
your guarantecP'
81 don't know
"I presume YOU understand, Mr..
Carlson, that the committee feels
You are not being entirely frank and
that there is more or less suspicion
about Your faulty memory in this
mattcr,p Walsh intcrposcd.
- am trying to tell you all /
know Carlson answered.
Carlson furnished the committee
with the original contracts between
the Continental company IA one
party and the Yrairic Oil and Gas
company and the Sinclair Consolid-
atcd company as the second party,
by which the Continental sold the
Mcxia oil at % cents barrel profit.
Carlson also furnished copy of
Il contract showing that the Contin'
entail company had bought the oil
pn the guarantee of the Sinclair
Crude Oil Purchasing company with
signatures of Robert w. Stewart,
head Of the Standard Oil of Indiana
and an official Of the Prairie Oil and
Gas company.
The oil was still in the ground
when it was thus bought and sold,
Carlson said. He signed the guaran-
tee contracts himself but said he
didn' t remember when or where.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-31
What's Doing
TONIGHT

lONIGtlI
I Valley theater: "A Texas
/ Steer" ANsEl
: Palace theater: Brunk' S Com
! edian sin ''I Want the Moon.'
4 Boy Scout Court of Honor,
I Wilson School, 1880 p. m.
Night classes, high school.
1 knights of Pythias meet, Da-
1 Wis hall.
Imperial Valley Commandery
] No. 54, Masonic Temple.
1 Imperial Valley Women's
Lyric Club rehearsal, Wilson
school.
I TOMORROW
Pythian Sisters Thimble Club,
luncheon, Mrs. Duane Stafford $
1890.
Central Missionary Federation
meets, Ell Centre rest room, 8 p.
m.
Radio: KGEN, 11-12:30 p. m.
Chamber of Commerce lunch
con, Hotel Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-31

Governor Donohey of Ohio gives
a description of the ideal president
ial candidate. Well he has told the
voters that he knows what presi-
dent ought to be like, anyway.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-31
''Lindy" Leaves
For St. Thomas
BY United Press Leased Wire

bergh arrived safely at st. Thomas
at 4;30 p. m. today $3.50 p. m. h.
S. IT,, after a 1000 mile flight from
Maracay, Venezuela.
MARACAY, Venezuela, Jan. 81.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh
took off at 6 a. m. today in his air
plane, Spirit of st. Louis, for st.
Thomas, Virgin Islands, a thousand
mile jump which he planned to fly
in a semi-circle over the Antilles
Islands.
BY taking the route he did, Lind
bergh avoided long, dangerous hop
over the Caribbean Sea in the neigh
borhood where Paul Redfern, Ameri-
can flyer, was lost last summer on
a nonstop flight to Brazil.
Twelve minutes after taking off,
the American goodwill ambassador
had left Venezuelan territory and
was out over the Caribbean headed
for Margarita Island, the first of
the landmarks that were to guide
him to St. Thomas.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-31

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-14

The Chicago White Sox have two
more games here before moving up
to Philadelphia, playing today and
tomorrow. Wednesday will be day
Of rest, unless rain comes along to.
dav or tomorrow,
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Crimson, Princeton
Look Forward to Peace

PRINCETON, N. j., May H.
Echoing sentiments expressed edi.
torially by the Harvard Crimson
last Friday, an editorial in today's
tissue Of the Daily Princetonian
expressed the hope that athletic
relations viii soon resumed be-
tween Harvard and Princeton. The
editorial stated In part:
"on the attitude of the two ath-
letic associations We are not pre-.
pared to comment, but we, with the
Crimson, hope for the day when
Harvard and Princeton men can
again renew old acquaintances in
friendly athletic rivalry"
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Victorious Columbia Crew
FavOrite Over Syracuse

NEW YORK, May 14.--As q re-
suit Of its easy victory over Penn
and Princeton In the ChiIds Cup
Race on saturday, the crack Column
bia varsity crew ID favored to de-
feat Syracuse In their two-mile
race here next Saturday.
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For papering sud palntIzG your house
iris spEiag-.ean = - firm E,snsionsa
y today's Wh4s We e0lumrs g
IA Ia Herald. No. p1se
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Latzo Must Beat Conley
To Remain in Running

NEW YORK, May 14'-Fe1e
Latzo OF Scranton, Pa, former
welterweight champion. must de-
feat Bing Conley Of Lewiston, Ne.
in their ten-round bout here tonight
in order to remain eligible for his
light.heavyweigla title fight with
Tommy Loughran on May 30. Con-
ley nearly beat Paul BerlenDacn
here last July.
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RAN 500 MILES
By Tad

In 1882, p. Fitzgerald, q profes.
sional runner. covered 500 miles In
10s hours Is minutes 20 seconds
at New York city.
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Army, Maryland and Mt. Wash.
ingtOrl Club are the only unde.
feated lacrosse tNelves In the
country and one viii be named
to represent this country In the
OIyInpics.
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Over In Washington the other
aav W were playing the SeIll-
fors and they had young Glllis
playing shortstOp. Oillls
nice lid and he's good Dali
PLAYER. too. But on this par
ffcular day he was having =
fo1lgh tim OF Ii. He kicked the
first two balls that were me- q
him ana right away al the cals-
toners were ON him.
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Don't worry about lagndrZ tronbies
fhfn 0unimer-eend your lnunnFy to the
Herald sFWho'6 WhOD columns % neat
20 the last page.
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cnLnREn Balls

Colored golf balls which made
their first appearance at Pinehurst
links have met with favorapie
welcome, especially by the FAIR
devotees OF the game.
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Gn17men On Final Week;
CASTOR Faces Chicago
nv Lonis A. Dougher

Today the Grmen enter upon their last week at home
before departing months tour ofthe entire American
League circuit
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IS GUEST
At HILLTOP

Baseball fans or the Nations Cap
ital can gaSs 1T the foreign style this
afternoon when the Keio Univer-
ssity nine from Tokyo, Japan. en-
eases the Georgetown University
tossers this afternoon at $40 o'clock
on the Hilltop field. Baseball Il fast
growing in the Far East ana Il one
os the leading events in the Far
East olympics.
The OrientaIs are said to have q
first-rate aggregation. with speed as
their main reliance. The brcnzed
invaders are making an extensive
tour OF this country ana have COM
peted against college and club teams.
The HiIItOppers. with the end
oe the season near It hand, hope
10 begin another winning streAk
AZ the expense Of the Nippon
diamonderS. The Blue and Gray
have cOnDed 13 Of 10 COmbats
this season under the leadership
Of Coach Larry kept.
Maryland and Catholic University
are down for baseball engagements
tomorrow. The I'errapins entertain
the ". M. I. cadets at College Park
ana the Cardinals meet Delaware
University at Newark, Del. in. the
first game Of their second Northern
iunket. Army viii be played Wed
nesday at west Point, N. y, and
st. Johns at Brooklyn on Wednes-
day.
Army, Maryland and Mt. Wash
ingtOrl Club are the only. unde-
feated lacrosse tNelves In the
country and one will be named
to represent this country In the
Olyflhpfcs.
The Terrapins engage in their
final home game wednesday when
the Lehigh anteIopers are enter
tanned in the Byrd Stadium. A large
declaration Ii expected to view the
activities as lacrosse Is fast gaining
followers In the District. Mary
lands final status will be known
when the scramble with Jehns Hop
kins is finished May rs In Baltimore.
The tie result Of the Georgetown
Navy dual track meet may have oc-
casioned d ripple Of surprise, but the
Hilltoppers entered the competition
with riddled team. Karl Wilder
mutE1, Freddy Wiesner. Joe Shevlin,
Eddie Hector, Clarence Dussault,
John Carney and John Cranley were
the Hilltop absentees.
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to Philadelphia, playing today and
tomorrow. Wednesday will be a day
Of rest, unless rain comes along to.
day or tomorrow.
The Indians should have an
edge over the Griffs during this
first visit to the Capital They
are getting real pitching, and,
with Joe SeweII, Johnny Hodapp,
Luke SeweII and ELTON Lang
ford. banging the ball, they are
q most formidable foe.
Next Sunday night the Griffs
leave for philadelphia for four
games in three days. Then come
four more in three days in Boston.
SUNDAY. Nav 81. will see them
battling tho AS here, hustling right
back to Boston for a double-header
the following day. They will leave
New York May 81 and open the first
swing through the West at st. Louis
on June 2.
Milton CASTOR hopes to retrieve
himself today by flashing fancy
exhibition against the visitors. He
win have to have something, too. for
TED Blankenship is down for some
exercisl on the hill.
Bump IIadiey, after a rocky start,
showed much of his old stuff
against the White Sox yesterday
and SO the Griffs. hammering the
daylights out Of the opposition, won
easily, 10 to 3. incidentally,
Lovely Barnes took his place at
the top OF the league batting list
BY cracking out two singles In
three chances. His average now
stands at AIT for 16 games.
HadIey permitted two tallies
In the third and another In
the fourth. Then he shut down
and never again did the Windy
City troupe dent the platter.
Seven hits, two passes and a
hit batsnan tells the story OF
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Hadley's excellent singing. once
under way.

Charlie Barnabe opened for the
Sox and Judge poked single to
left. Barnes took a pitched ball In
the tummy and ellis brought
Josephus over with q single TO
center.
The competition ceased with the
Griffs' second inning when three
runs were checked in before Barnabe
could get a man out. Tate hand.
cuffed Cissell, who was given an
error. Harris dragged q bunt
safely to Hunnefield. Hayes, hit
ting demon all day, lined q single
to center and In came Tate. Had.
.ley's safe drive to right scored
Harris and Vests single to left
sent Hayes pounded over the pan.
That was enough for the south.
paw, Barnabe, and in came one
George Cox, tall and orthodox. He
got rid of Rice but passed Judge.
On Barnes sacrifice fly Hadley
scored the fourth tally. Vests
death at third on an attempted
theft ended the attack.
In the third the Sox got two
runs on CrOuse's single. MOstil's
double and CissePs single to
T1gnGs IN tue 1OuEbu kuCy got
one more when Falk singled,
Kamm singled, Clancy was hit
by a pitched ball and Grouse
hOisted a sacrifice fly. Hadley
was a tough guy thereafter and
the SOx scoring was done.
However, the Griffs put on .
batting bee In the sixth, getting
four more runs when Hayes tripled,
Had1ey and West walked and Rice's
hot single to right scored Hayes
and Hadley. After Judges sacrl.
flee, Barnes singled past second,
bringing west over. ellis brought
Rice In with q safety TO right.
Rice's single in the eighth became
the tenth and final run on judges
double, Rubber Arm" Connally
was on the hill then. He's usually
in there before 1t ends.
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J7H RAPS y. c. FANS FOR RIDING GILL;
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/ lITTERS1


NatIonaI League
Player ana Club No. Total
Bottomley, 81. Louis. ssssss !
RichbourE, Boston ..s.ssss.
Americas League
Player ana club No. Total
H. Rice, Detroit. ..ss....".s
THE LEADERS
NationHI Leagus-Bissonetts. 6; Z.
wilson 1. American LSaguo--Ruth. 8:
HauseF, z; Gehrig, 3; X. Williama :.
LEAGUE TOTALS
National League ............. 81
American League s..ss.. ~