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The Kusko times., 1928-03-17

3ld cemetery withsss@tombstones of every conceivable shape.
 But to me the totem pslear obelisks and monumentst were ;ihes-a,ost inn pres. Carved apparently with the hi eroglyphics of the gods, sbuilts layer upon layer with surprising, symmetry, these great structures rear them selves before the eye. It is hard to realize that chisel never touched them nor a rule never measured them They appear to be the work of super feet high that dare not guess, has an immense stalactite reaching from the ceiling down to it. A point ap- parently no larger than lead pencil touches the crown of the giant .monu- ment. I am glad we arrived when we did. They tell me the stalactite is still growing. Had our visit been de- layed 5000 years its point might have been as big as a mans forefnger. At one end of the Big Room a bar blocks the way. Holding his lantern overhead, the visitor looks abruptly down into vast arena4to floor 150 feet below. Sometime that part of the floor of the upper cave in which we stand gave way and fell into the room below. This is part of the greater room which the guide tells us lies below in even more bewildering beauty.
 All this talk is as idle as the wind. The reader gets no conception of what his eye will see when he visits the cavern And surely everyone will visit it! The world holds no other wonder like it. In ten years thou sands of people each year will be travelling half way around the world to see it..
 The disagreeable features of trip through the caverns are exaggerated. The temperature is uniformly 56 de grees, winter or summer. There is no animal life in the cave to be dreaded. There is no danger of a misstep. There is no sensation of being shut in-the spaces are too i'm mense.
 There is only the physical ordeal to be undergone. The visitor goes down total depth of 7o0 feet and walks a distance of about five and a-half miles. But the trip covers as many hours as the visitor travels miles. Ere quent rests prevent undue fatigue. A woman of "A years and man of S6 have made this journey without in- jury.
 With tens of thousands of visitors in the past three years no one has ever been carried out of the caverns. ''Take all the time you want, there is always guide behind you,' is the repeated admonition of the head guide. Any reasonably sound person physically can make the trip and be repaid thousandfold. My friend, Dr. E. C. Matthews, who loves me so well that he consented to take out my ton sils two or three months ago, was in our party. The doctors head and hands are sound and skillful. But a frightful automobile accident a few months ago left him with fiat wheel" I didn't believe he could pos sibly make the grade. But he did and he went all the way, while the crowd apnlauded his nerve. If he could do it any physically sound per- son can, who has ten per cent of his courage.
 Two hundred and fifty years ago Dr. John Lightfoot announced that he had completed careful calculations and that God created the world on 1 Sunday, October 23, 4004 B. c. wish this religious mathematician were alive and that we might take him to 1 the caves. show him one monument
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08
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Tom Mix Blames
Parasites or
Marital Trouble
Ry United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. S.-lioily-
wood pqrasitcs-tho kind that drink
ones liquor and smoke one s Ell
gars-werc credited today for the
marital troubles of Tom Mix, the
screens foremost two-gun man.
"MrS. Mix and | were contcnted
when | earned small salary and
was forced to write my own
stories he said. "But with
wealth came parasites and unhap-
piness and finally our temporary
separation.
81 think Mrs. Mix will be back
although | have settled enough
money on her that she can live
abroad if she wants. | don t think
she wants a divorce and | m sure
our daughter Thomasma will keep
us together.
Mix stated his home was so filled
with parasites that he spent much
of the time away.
"'When I did come home all | d
find would be empty bottles and
cigar stumps.
Mrs. Mix left here several months
ago to journey to Paris. At that
time rumors of an impending di-
vorce or permanent separation were
denied.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08
Pastor Denies
Love Making
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los ANGELES, Aug. S.-Dr.
Frank Over merely was trying to
console Mrs. Elsie Watkins-Mills'
organist, when she thought he was
irving to make love to her, he tes-
titled today at the trial to oust MN
rs head of the Wiltshire Boulevard
Congregational church.
Tn all instances he acted the gem
tlemau toward all women members
Of his congregation, he said. lie
specifically denied all the love
making incidents charged to him by
church members who wish to dis
pose of him.
Mrs. Watkins Mills testified that
DIR. Over took her in his arms ana
kissed her neck and hair and that
he attempted to caress her when ne
drove her to her home.
DR.. Dyer answered that MIS-
Watkins Mills threatened sulcloe
because she was forced to give up
n sweetheart and that he was OF
fering her consolation.
The pastor said that the woman
reported seen with him 2n me
couch of his church studio was ms
wife to whom he had been 'talth-
full for 81 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08
By THOMAS B. MORGAN
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

ROME, Aug. s.-The sunken sub
marine FIJI was lifted to the sur
face of the Adriatic sea carly today
and the 81 members of her crew
were found dead within the rocking,
gas filled interior.
Every agency of the Italian navy
had rushed aid to the craft which
went down after she rammed the
Missori Monday morning. Within
49 hours the craft had been locat-
ed l30 feet below the sea, airhosc
had been dropped, chains atta1 1hed,
pontoons affixed and the submarine
raised.
But even that was not swift
enough to save the lives of the
sailors and Officers. They had sue
cumbcd to the deadly gases-most
of which were believed released
when the submersible listed after
landing 1870 feet below the Adrla-
tie 5 surface. -1
Chlorine gas prcdominatcd among
the deadly fumes that filled the IN
terror of the sunken craft-the same
Gas that was such lethaol weapon
Ia
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08
Marine Engineer
Tells Wild Tale
I OF MisfOr tunes

After a rather annoying day, the
police finally managed to get rid of
Robert J. Day last night when
they placed him aboard a stage
bound for the East. Day had trans
portation as far as Houston when
he was taken into custody yesterday
and apparently he will get that far
distant from FL Centre.
Yesterday morning the police re-
ceived a call to a local hotel, where
Dav had managed to scare other
guests bv wild harangue in the
hotel lobby. Officer Weatherbie
brought him to the police station
though no charge was placed against
him.
Asked by Judge Perkins if he had
anything to say, Day launched INTO
a wild story about 10000 people
calling him II "stool pigeon ana
vigorously denying that he ever act,
ed in that capacity. y stool
pigeon is another name for one
who is used as Il police informer.
Dav was better than any "sea
lawvcr' as he stood before the
court. telling what the world had
done to him and how little he de
served the misfortune that had be-
fallen him. He had plenty of papers
identifying himself as marine en-
gineer, and in addition to the trans
portation, he had a small sum OF
money.
He developed a strong dislike to
leaving the police court when the
police decided there was no reason
for holding him, and declared some
one would shoot him if he left the
place. He insisted upon having IA
guard to protect him from his enc
mics.
Through the day he sat at police
Headquarters, talking nationally
some of the time, but always going
off ON tangent about the stool
pigeon
Before he left here it was found
out that Days trouble was due pri-
marilv to occasional indulgence in
the ol,im pipe and using few 9th
er forms of done. He told the po-
lice his home is in Newbern, \. c.,
and when he had straightened. out
somewhat, announced his intention
of returning there.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08
Search Made For
MOther-in-Law
OF Noted Author
BY United Press ceased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. S.-Po-
lice Of the entire bay region today
were attempting to solve the myster-
ious disappearance of Mrs. Tentina
Helen Hull, mother in law of Gov
ernour Morris, famous Carmel au-
thor, who dropped from sight after
pcnning a death note.
Three weeks ago Mrs. Amanda
Burns, society woman, accused Mrs.
Hull of grand theft, alleging she had
removed household furnishings from
cottage the Hulls rented from Mrs.
Burns in Larkspur, fashionable
rural resort.
\ detective searched the Hull
apartment in San Francisco and
found tiny blue teacup, identified
as Mrs. Burns property. Mrs. Hull
explained japanese boy packed 1t
by mistake.
Later an anonymous letter prom
ised return of the goods, which sub
scqucntly were delivered to Mrs.
Burns by express. Fingerprints on
the packages were not those of Mrs
Hull, detectives said.
A note. written by Mrs. Hull be
fore her disappearance said:
''The disgrace of being branded
thief is more than | can bear. |
am going to walk into the ocean and
| will not return. l would rather
face the Lord than II jurors. y
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08
Noted Democrat
Called By Death

CHICAGO, Aug. S.-George f
Brennan, one of the national lead.
ers of the Democratic party, died at
John B. Murphy Hospital here to-
dav.
Brennan s death, due to COM
plication of septic poisoning and
diabetes, had been expected for "a
hours.
Brennan s illness followed ex-
traction of two abcessed teeth.
Infection spread and neeessitated
an operation July 30. From this
operation, the 63 year old leader
recovered partially and until yes
tcrday it was believed he was on
his way back to health.
Brennan, who had been active in
the pre-convention campaign of
Gov. Alfred f. Smith, had been eX-
pectcd to lead Democratic forces in
Illinois in the fall election. He
had been in the thick of political
battles for years.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08
Resignation OF
Dupont Expected
Nv United Press Leased Wire

WILMINGTON, Del, Aug. s.
Pierre S. Dupont, one of the large
stockholders ON the board of the
General Motors Corporation is ex-
pected to resign from the board to-
morrow.
Dupon has been expected to make
a political statement for several
weeks and inasmuch as he is close
friend of Governor Smith, it was
expected he might support the gov
ernor 5 presidential ambitions.
Alfred P. Sloan, president of
General Motors, recently said the
corporation cosld have no part in
the political campaign and many
believed that might lead to
Dupont's retirement from the Gen
cral Motors board.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08
TOcaze Receives
Prison Sentence

LOS ANGELES, Aug. S.-Mich-
ael Tocaze, art dealer convicted or
arson in the fire which destroyed
the Russian Eagle Cafe in Holly
wood was sentenced to from two
years to life in San Quentin prison
today after Superior Judge William
G. Doran had refused his motion
for a new trial on insanity grounds.
A jury convicted Tocaze last
week. The fire and explosion which
wrecked the cafe last June 6, sent
Charlie Chaplin and other Holly
wood celebrities fleeing to safety.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08
ALLEGED SLAYER
FROM MADEIRA IS
ARRESTED H E R {

Following n tip received this
morning from Sheriff w. T. White,
of Mcrccd county, Deputy Shcriffs
Christian and Wright shortly after
noon today, arrested Robert (Buck)
Dclucchi. wanted in the northern
county on murder charge.
With Dcmcchi was Edna johnson,
who is said to have left the north
with him. Although NO information
regarding n charge against her was
received here. she was locked up AT
the Jail pending advice from the
Mcrccd authorities, -
Thus morning the Mcrccd sheriff
tclephoncd that letter from Dcluc'
chi. to friend in Mcrced, asking
for money, had been intercepted 10y
the authorities. Delucchi advised
he was going by the name of John
Bcponni and would call for any
money sent him at the telegraph Of
flee in CalcXico.
Acting ON the information Sheriff
Gillc;t sent Deputies Christian and
Wright to the border city. TheN
made inquiries at the telegraph of
flee and ascertaincd that the sup
posed Begonni had given an addrrs,
in Calexico hotel, to be notliieo
when telegram came for mm.
Wright went to the hotel ana ask
ed for Begonni. He told the ialt''
that he (Wright represented th'
telegraph company and that ther'
was telegram for him at the OF
flee. Begonni Immediately went t'
the telegraph company S pace
trailcd by Wright
When he asked for the telegram
Wright and Christian closed IN Oh
him and placed him under arrest
He was unarmcd but was given ne
opportunity to make any attemp
toward freedom. Returning to the
hotel che Officers picked up th'
Johnson woman. According to the
advice from MERGED she is drus
addict, and was extremely nervous
when booked at the Jail. Dclucrh
refused to make any statement,
MADEIRA county officials were not
flied and are expected here tomor
row to take charge of Dcmcchi.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08
BY PAUL R. MALLON
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent,

PALO ALTO, Cal, Aug. s. The
magnificent distances of the west
ern landscape are offering no ref
uge in solitude for Herbert Hoover,
the Republican presidential nomi-
nee.
Every day airplanes from the
north, south and east, swoop down
on the Stanford University landing
field. almost in Hoover's front yard,
to bring business men, politicians,
friends and government officials for
brief visits.
Trips which would be impossible
by train are made easily by the
growth of passenger flying on the
Pacific coast which is much further
advanced than the east.
- have saved 400 business hours
since the beginning of the year in
my plane Harry Culver, head of
the National Association of Real Es-
tate Exchanges, Culver City, Cal,
told the nominee when he dropped
out of the air yesterday afternoon
to have dinner with Hoover.
- have travelled more than 20,
600 miles in my -motored StlnSon-
Detroiter. Never had an accident. >
Assistant Attorney General vii.
liam j. Donovan has caught the Pa.
cific flying fever. He had to &c
to San Diego on business and hop
ped plane yesterday. He is due
back today. He took along tn,
nominees 2l wear old son, Allen
who is intensely interested in avia
tion. Allan has made two plan,
trips to Los Angeles within the last
week
Recently Louis B. Mayer, motion
picture magnatc, flew mp from Lo'
Angeles in his plane with his fam
lily. The l. hour train trip wa'
made in hours and a half. Aftel
lunch he went back to Los Angeles
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08
Wife Expected
To Identify
Mates Slayers
Nv United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. S-Depehd-
inc ON her return to consciousness
to aid in identifying the murderers
of her husband, detectives today
kept a vigil at the bedside of Mrs;
Gaitano Binettc, critically wounded
Yesterday when her mate was slam.
Binette and. his wife were shot
while they slept in their home. Since
the dead man was known to have
engaged in liquor traffic his death
was credited to Southern Cahforn-
ia s rum war.
Two former police Officers and
two Japanese were held in connec-
tion with the Staying.
Five men accused if the rum war
murder of Augie Palombo, bootleg
ger, were ordered held for trlal at
the conclusion of their preliminary
hearing yesterday.
The men. Dominic de Soto, Rocco
Gravino. Mike Pupillo, Vito Ardlto
and Leonard Dclgano, are said to
be former Chicago gangsterS.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08
WESTERN SOLITUDE SPOILED
FOR HOOVER BY AIRPLANES

: The eastern newspapermen with
the nominee also have been conVinc-
ed of ,hc safety of flying here. Half
Il dozen went to Los Angeles in a
cabin Fokker over the Weekend,
playing bridge throughout the trip
both ways.
Keep Planes Ready
The Standard Oil company of Cal
ifornia and the local Richfield oil
company keep cabin planes at or
near the Stanford field to carry
members of the Hoover party wher-
ever they want to go.
Hoover has done no flying in re
cent years and he is not happy a
bout the ease with which everyone
gets here by plane. He is seeking
rest and solitude in preparation for
the campaign and the airplane has
thwarted his plans. He has how
ever, always been interested in avi-
alton developments. Culver warned
the nominee against over-confldence
which he said would breed lethargy
in the campaign. elf you don t
keep your lHuSCltN III Sp'd tlihi' wy
will grow stale Culver said. -
think il is necessary to keep every
one alive TO the fact that we are
facing a real battle.
John Knight, president protein
of the New York State senate, who
is representing New York state on
the notification committee told the
committee he believed New York
would go Republican. He said the
state is normally Republican,
Hoover slipped off and went fish
ing yesterday in Lahonda creek, a
few miles back in the hills from his
home. He caught the legal limit
Of ten pounds and one fish.
His plans were closely concealed
SO he would not have to face the
battery of cameramen who are aC
-companying his party.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08
Bridge Fiends
Dream OF This

/ LONDON, August 8.-The one
chance in 100000, 900, 200, ,000.-
100000 has occurred.
Four bridge players at the
United Berkeley Club, Knights
! bridge, London, were dealt a
hand each consisting of COM
r,ete suit.
: Bridge has been played at the
c''lb for about 25 years, the daily
/ average of tables being between
40 and so and in this time moth
! ing approaching such an extra
| ordinary distribution of cards has
been recorded.
The deck had been played
1 with several times, and it was
shuffled and cut in the usual
manner. The dealer called a
grand slam in hearts, second
/ player bid seven spades, and
thus the third and fourth play
ers, possessing respectively all
| the diamonds and clubs, were un-
able TO reveal their strength.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08

SPY INC;
SYS TEN
French Espionage Said
To Extend Into Heart
of Germany.
LEADERS DISTURBED
DeplOre Activities AS
Being Detrimental To
Mutual Relations.
By FREDERICK KUH

I lCoo oOel4 SOAACooliPuOhSI
BERLIN, Aug. S.-Government
officials charged today that there
had been discovered can extensive
French espionage system, extending
through the occupied Rhineland
area and reaching into unoccupied
Germany. -
\ Russian government spokesman
told the United Press that the al
legged saving activities covered po-
litical, military and industrial phas-
CS.
It is understood that the German
government repeatedly complained
against the alleged espionage in re-
cent weeks.
The Russian government is authO-
rity for the statement that espion-
age headquarters are at Mayenee.
Not only have French agents
sought to hire German operatives at
factory gates, in saloons, and on
the streets, it is charged but they
have stationed spies in the boy
scout and pathfinder organizations
to find whether members receive
military training.
The Koelnische Zeitung asserted
today that before assignment to
Germany, French spies undergo in
structions at a Paris "espionage
school. - t- e
A Prussian government spokes-
man today deplored the alleged
French activities as detrimental to
mutual relations.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08
Receive No Word
From Damaged
Ocean Freighte1
By United Press Leased Wire

san FRANCISCO, Aug. s.
Naval radio and other powerful
stations have reported today they
had received no word from the
Stanley Dollar, ALL ton Dollar line
freighter believed disabled in mid
Pacific after boiler explosion.
According to information at com
pany offices here the water supply
Of the vessel was exhausted Tues
dav and the 80 members were IN
need Of aid. 1t was reported the
Stuart Dollar and the President
Grant were in the vicinity Of the
disabled vessel which sailed from
Aberdeen, Washington, July 10 for
the Orient.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08
GOVERNOR Smith
|. SENDS CHALLENGE
TO DR.. STRATON
Public Debate Expected
to Rival LincOln-DOug-
las Exchanges.
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-Alfred E.
Smith, Democratic candidate for
president, has challenged DR.. John
roach S,raton, Baptist minister, to
public debate on Smith 5 record
and Dr. Straton has accepted.
There is Il possibility the debate
may bc in Madison Square Garden
re broadcast to millions through
America and then resumed on Il
speaking tour of the Southern
sydteS.
If the meeting matcrializes, OBJ
servers here regarded it as likely
to become the most noted political
debate since the LincolnD Douglas
exchanges.
Straton, pastor of Calvary Bap
tist church is one of the nation 5
best known ministers. In a sermon
Sunday he attacked Smiths legis-
lativc record and called Smith the
'dcadliest foe in America of mora
progress.
smith challenged the statement
In a letter to the churchman he ask
ed an opportunity to appear at Cal
vary Baptist church and have thi
charges repeated in his presence Sc
he might answer for his entire leg
islatiNe acts. But DR.. Straton II
answering said he thought such
debate would attract too great al
audience for the church and thai
it should be at Madison Square Gar
| den. In addition the pastor sale
his warning had been to Southern
Democracy and that therefore he
thought the two should make toul
Of southern states, debating the
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08
SUBMARINE T0WED
BACK TO NAVAL
BASE AT P0LA|
Crew of q Perish By
Drowning and Asphyx-
iatiOn.
BY THOMAS 3. MORGAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

(U.lited Press Staff Correspondent
Rome, Aug. SITS black drapcd
flag half mastcd, the submarine
Fla was towcd back to Pola naval
base today, with the bodies Of the
two officers and % men who per
ishcd in it after the little ship
.'uck destroyer off Brioni Island
IN the Adriatic Sea.
1t had leen announced previous
ly that 81 in all were in the ship,
including apprentices, but a revised
list today gave the smaller figure.
An official navy department
statemcnr gave a brief, tragic sum
mary of the manner in which the
F-l4 5 crew was found:
AT 6:40 p. m, yesterday, after
A. hours since it sank the Fla was
raised to the surface and inspected
internally at once.
"Of the ~ aboard-officers
crew and aprcnticcs-not one sur
vived Part pcrished by drowning;
the others Wcr asphyXiated, poison
ed by Chlorine gas fumes from the
batteries of the ship
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08
EAS tern
FLORIDA
HARD HIT
Hurricane Centers Along,
Coast; Score of Towns
Are Isolated.
DAMAGE UNKNOWN
TOday's Storm Believed
Centering North of
Jupiter.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. s.
Full fury of hurricane ccntered
on a score Of Florida east coast
towns today, isolating them from
the outside world rs its vicious
winds swept inland
Damage to property was un-
known. Possible toll Of life cannot
bc learned until the tropical dis
turbancc has moved on.
Fort Pierce and towns in 50
mile area north and west were be
licyed feeling the full blow of the
hurricane. All communication
lines in the area are down.
The last word from Fort Pierce
came at 2:30 a M. today when a -
mile an hour wind was reported.
Residents were barricading them
selves in their houses. As the storm,
with it's high winds and furious
rains left the sea, shipping report
cd in distress during the might was
bcblicvcd safe.
The Mallory liner Algonquin,
which lost it's bearing while buffet
ing III seas during the night, re-
ported itself safe with its 300 pas
scngerS.
No word, however, came from the
frcightcr Lampira of Honduran
registry, reported last night as
crippled by the storm. The center
of the hurricane had moved to-
wards the coast however, and the
danger was believed over for ship
ping generally.
Fear for the safety of passengers
on the Havana special crack train
of the Florida East Coast Railroad
ended when Miami reported the
train had arrived there nearly sin
hours behind time.
The train had been delayed nortl
of Jupiter, Fla, 10y telegraph poles
blown across the track by the hur
ricanc.
At 1890 n. m, Titusvillc, Flu.
and Daytona Beach, north of the
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