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New Britain herald., 1928-09-20
S!CoUTSARE OUT OF DEDICATION PARADE
Girls to Act in Service Capacity
 it Park

Due to the fact that the Boy Scouts had made no arrangements to participate in the parade. officials of the Girl Scouts last evening com- piled with . suggestion Of the Dedl- cation Day parade committee and agreed to withdraw the Girl Scouts from the parade to release them for other services at the park during Saturday afternoon.
 The Boy Scouts had made no preparation to parade but the girls had arranged to participate and had gone so far as to recognize the old and part Of the new drum corps. Parade orders had been issued by their officers. When the parade formation was published and no place allotted to the Girl Scouts, in- quiries were made and it was found that because the Boy Scouts were not parading, the parade committee did not seem enthusiastic about the Girl Scouts appearing.
 
 sioner. and Mrs. Leon A. Sprague. former commissioner, attended meeting of the parade committee last evening when this matter was discussed. They were advised that the Boy Scouts would act in a serv- ice capacity and were asked to have the girls do likewise. It was stated that Mrs. Howard s. Parsons in charge of the women's reception committee would need as many girls as she could get to help her commit tee. and that Samuel Greenberg in charge of refreshments. would need as much help as he could obtain.
 It was decided that in view of tho situation, the girls will report to Mrs Warren of the shelterhouse at Walnut Hill park at 2:3o o'clock Sat- urday afternoon to offer their serv- ices where they may be needed.
 The combined drum corps will meet this evening for rehearsal in accordance with it's previous sched- ule and will hold itself in readiness in case the parade committee re- quests it's participation.
 Tt is entirely up to the committee in charge of the parade" Mrs. War ren stated today when it was sug- gested that the girls who have been planning to parade might be dis appointed. We do not see the need of doing what the Boy Scouts do for no other reason than the fact that the boys are doing something differ ent. but we want to function as scouts and will do as we are ex- pected. We are prepared to serve. If we are wanted we are prepared to parade"
New Britain herald., 1928-09-20

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Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09
P0INCARE WILL
AGAIN TRY TO
FORM CABINET
BY RALFn HEINzEN
United Press Staff Correspondent

PARIS, Nov. 9 - Premier Ray
mond P6incare took up again today
the task of leading France through
her postwar problems.
Poincare, called upon by President
CASTOR Dommcrguc to resume the
premiership which he abandoned
when he resigned with his cabinet
on Tuesday, accepted the task.
The decision was accepted with
relief by a large part of the French
public and her elder statesmen, who
have come to look upon the strong
leadership of Poincare as the best
guarantee of the county's stability.
Daumergue issued an official an
nOuncement in which he stressed
that Poincare would seek to form
ga cabinet of Republican concord. -
The phrase really is the same as the
"cabinet or national union' which
resigned, since it will be comprised
of leading public men regardless of
party affiliations.
The old cabinet probably will re-
turn, with the exception of the four
radical Socialist deputies whose res
ignation forced the erisis-Edouard
Herriot, Albert Sarraut, Henri Quel-
lie and Leon Perrier.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Nov. 9.-After
seclusion of more than year,
Councilman Carl /. Jacobson s win-
ter flannels came back to public at
tention today.
The re-entry was made in an af-
fidavit signed by Mrs. Callie Grimes
"A purportcd confession of her part,
in a plot to frame the yice-crusadinn
councilman.
And the court testimony to tho
contrary, the affidavit says, Jacob
son was not stripped to his heavy
underwear the hot August night in
1927 when raiding officers arrested
him in her bedroom on morals
charge.
Mrs. Grimes affidavit, very
serious matter despite the red flan-
mel episode, was carried in copyright
stories in the Illustrated Daily News
and the Examiner this morning.
1t revealed an asserted plot in
which Mrs. Grimes conspired in a
plan with underworld leaders and
police officials to lead Councilman
jacobson into compromising posi-
tion.
According to the affidavit, Mrs.
Grimes received So, 140 for her part.
The money was paid, she said, by
Albert Marco, the Black Baron, now
under two pcnitcntiary sentences.
Her brother-in-law, Frank Cox, n
police officer, and other members Of
the police department took leading
parts, Mrs. Grimes claimed.
Repeated attacks by jacobson on
the police potection allegedly given
to Marco caused the desire to frame
the councilman, she stated. Until
his recent conviction Marco was con-
sidered one of the most powerful OF.
underworld figures.
Welches On Paying
Marco, now in Jail here awaiting
transfer to San Quentin where ho
must serve from two to 10 years
for assault with a deadly weapon,
refused since his conviction to pay
her the 800 a month for life hc
promised her when she played her
part in the plot. This failure of
Marco caused her "to swear to her
only true version of the affair."
In the affidavit, Mrs. Grimes says
she first met jacobson at City Hall
when she went there to find out
about assessments.
She mentioned the meeting to her
brother-in-law, members of tho
viec-squad, and few days later he
and Marco came to see her and the
plot was hatched, the affidavit
said.
She then called jacobson on tho
Continued on Page Eighty
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09
FINE GAINS IN
CONGRESS MADE
BY REPUBLICANS
Both Houses Perfectly
Safe For Hoover Admin
istratiOn.
by United Press Leased Wire

Herbert IIoovcr's victory in the
presidential election brought with
it 2S7 Republican seats in the list
Congress out of total of 46S issues,
:: net gain of 80. This gives the Re
publicans working majoritics in
both houses.
The Republicans won seven Demo
cratic seats and successfully defend
cd the seats of - III the Senate.
Democrats rccapturcd the other -
seats at issue.
In the house, the Republican raid
took 80 Democratic seats, one Far
mcr Labor and one Socialist and the
Democrats in counter raids took
three seats now held by R2publi-
cans. Final official returns in a few
districts and possible rccounts and
corrections may change the house
membership slightly.
The Senate lineup when the new
Congress meets for it's expected spe,
ci;ll farm relief session on March i
or shortly thereafter will be:
Republican 81; Democrat 80; Far
lIi'I l'ibbI tI e WI
test still undccidcd.)
The house lineup apparently will
Hc:
Republican 267; Democrat 167;
Farmer labor |.
Republican gains are as follows:
Senators from Missouri, Rhode
Island, New Jersey, West Virginia,
Ohio, Maryland and Delaware.
Representatives from: Missouri
:; Kentucky ); Virginia 3; Ohio };
North Carolina >; New York .;
Colorado !; Illinois |; Indiana l;
Maryland |; Nebraska /; Pcnnsyl-
yania /; West Virginia /; Wiscon-
sin |; Minnesota /. Total -.
The Wisconsin gain results from
the defeat of Victor Berger, Social
ist, Milwaukee, and the Minnesota
gain from the defeat of w. L..
Carss, Farmer Labor.
Democrats unseated one Rcpubli-
can representative each in Rhode
Island, Indiana and West Virginia.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09
LATER RETURNS
ONLY INCREASE
HOOVER'S LEAD
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff Ccrrespondentl

\
NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-Thc scope
of Herbert HooVcr's S victory in the
race for president of the United
States continued to grow today,
Latest United Press figures show
ed Hoover had swept the country
hy more than 100000 votes in the
popular balloting and that his votes
in the electoral college stood at 4+4
as compared with 81 for Governor
Alfred f. Smith, the Democratic
candidate.
One by one the outstanding pre-
cincts reported great gain for the
commerce secretary. As Il few OF the
mid-Wcstcrn states and the eastern
states came in, ii was shown that
the Hoover landslide had reached
greater proportions than even had
been considered rs the first ballots
came in Tuesday night.
Even North Carolina, one of the
states of the solid south, aided in
Piling up the great popular vote
thai he Republican party amasscd
in this election.
The vote rs shown by the most
recent United Press tabulations:
Electoral votes: Hoover 444, Smith
81
States carried: Hoover 40, Smith
8.
Popular vote:
Hoover 20.3S4,935.
Smith 14,224, 1876.
Total 34,609,l3l.
lIoover's plurality: G,1GO,739.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09
Booze Knocks Out
Parachute Jumper

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9.-ITcr
ability to keep a clear head in the
face of a $4,000 foot leap from an
airplanc proved entirely too made
quatc when she took n sip of wine
from the flask of a strange man,
Helen Bargcr, -, holder of the
womcn's parachute jumping record,
told police today.
Miss Bargcr, found dazed in front
Icf her apartment here, awokc in Il
hospital and related how Il girl
friend and two strange men who
visited her offered her a drink.
Gone of the men had bottle of
winc,' she said. He poured me II
drink. Being hostess, | took a sip.
IT tasted strange and then every
thing went black. "
Miss Bargcr formerly was CON
rcctcd with national aerial Syndi-
cate with headquarters in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09
Ruins OF Factory
Being Searched
For More Dead
By FRANK MURPHY
nited Press Staff Correspondent

I
LYNN, Mass, Nov. "a twisted
mass of cement and stccl-thr char
red ruins of a funeral pyrc that
blasted, tore and burned to death
Is persons and injured scorcs-was
searched by fircmcn today for
bodies as this New England city
mourncd the victims of the worst
disaster in lis history.
Sudden and terrific, chemical
colluloSc explosion yesterday shat
tered the one and one half story
factory building of the Prehlc Box
Toe Company S plant and threw
Il flame into neighboring tenement
houses.
Mrs. Harry Blancy and five chill
drcn were burned to death when the
flames from the explosion cnvelop-
ed their home Blancy was reported
dying from burns and two other
Blaney children were badly burned.
Eleven workmcn were killed. Two
Of them either had been hurled to
the. street by the force of the eX-
plosion or had run out, their cloth
ing ON fire, screaming for help. They
were found dead on the street.
Beside the Elaneys, four men and
woman were in Lynn hospital
badly burned, three of them possibly
fatally.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09
TORAL MUST DIE
FOR DEATH OF
GEN. OBREC0N
Nun Accused With Him
Given Prison Term By
Mexican Court.
BY GESFORD F. FINE
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 9.-Thc
mad young draughtsman who assass-
mated General Alvaro Obrcgon,
president elect of Mexico, must
face Il firing squad; and nun of
the Roman Catholic church accused
OF "intcllcctual authorship y of the
plot must spend 20 years in prison.
\ jury las night found Jose dc
Leon Toral guilty of killing the
president elect and he was sentenced
to death before the firing squad.
The same jury found Mother Supe-
rior Conception guilty of being the
intellectual author of the crime and
sentenced her to 20 years in prison
tho most extreme penalty that can
be given a woman in McXico.
There was quiet in the courtroom
when the verdict was returned
against this Young man who con
tcsscd to killing the popular former
president. Toral moved his lips
slightly, moistening them with his
tongue, as the judge read his verdict
that Toral should die before a fir
ing squad.
The num- made no motion and her
face was almost a mask.
Toral must be killed by n firing
squad, according to the verdict, The
defense has five days to appeal to
the higher court and this already is
assured. Should this appeal fail the
ease will be appealed to President
Plutaro Gales for clcmcncy.
1t was in the little Rombilla Cafe
IN San Angel that Obrcgon was kill
ed last July. He had just been elect
ed president of Mexico, for his
second term, by a great plurality.
Shot Five Times
The general and q few of his
friends gathered in the cafe to talk
over the political situation. a wan
dering artist appeared. He showed Il
caricaturc of one of Obregon 5
friends and the group chucklcd.
Then the artist said he had drawn
picture Of the prcsidcnt-clect and
asked permission to present it, The
permission was granted.
Then the artist approached, Five
shots resounded. Obregon dropped
over in his chair. He died an hour
later. The artist was seized and
gave his name as Jose de Leon Toral.
He said he did it to save Mexico.
Sixteen ether persons were ar
rested including the nun. They were
charged with having conspired
against the lives of Obregon, Gales
and other government officials. Tn"
Obregonista party blamed the
Laborite party.
One by one the defendants were
released until only Toral the nun
and nine others were held.
At Toral's trial the attempt was
made to save him from the firing
squad by declaring the crime politi-
cal. This would have meant life inn
prsonmcnt as a possibility.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09
Fishing Vessel
In Distress

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. "a
fishing schooner believed to be the
Hcssic X. of Astoria, which driftcd
to sea- Thursday morning at the
mercy of a strong southerly wind,
was flashing distress signals off
Grays llarbor Bar today, the Grays
Iiarbor Bar coast guard station re-
ported to the M9ckay radio station
here.
The coast guard asked all ships in
the vicinity of Astoria to keep n
sharp lookout for the craft and to
report Immediately if it is sighted.
The number of. men on the Bessie
X. is not known here, but it is un-
dcrstood she is standard type of
powered fishing schooner such as
works off the Oregon coast.
A stiff wind and round sea added
Canger to the craft S plight all day
Thursday and Thursday night. If
the boat seen off Grays Harbor Bar
is the Bessie X. which is firmly be-
lieved here, she has been drifting
steadily to the northward.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09
JUDGE FINNEY
DEFERS ACTION
in THOMAS CASE

Hearing ON probation in the ease
of H. Bishen Singh was continued
for one week by Judge a. c. Fin
nev in superior court this morning.
The court likewise continued hear
ing ON an application for probation
or lowering of the fine in the cas-"
Of L. j. Thomas.
Singh had pleaded guilty and
Thomas was found guilty by jury
on charges of conspiracy to violate
the Alien Land Law of this state
on indictments returned by the
1927 Grand Jury Both were SEN
fenced by the court to pay fines of
81 200 or serve l50 days in the coun-
ty Jail.
Twelve witnesses were called in
behalf of the defendant, Singh, at
the hearing this morning. They testi-
fled as to his character and his
honesty in business dealings with
them. Probation Officer Griffin in
recommendation opposed granting
Of probation.
The court in continuing the case
announced that he was anxious to
hear from any persons who might
care to take the stand in the case
and express their views. He said that
while the two men had been found
guilty of the Offense of which they
stand charged, he regarded the case,
| by virtue of it's character, as one of
deep interest to the public and for
( this reason he continued the case
until next Friday morning.
| District Attorney Iieald at this
return decision in the matter but
WAS refused.
The court, however, declared that
the men stood convicted of the of
fense and that he would stand be-
hind the district attorney in prose
cution.
The case of Frank Harold, who
recently pleaded guilty to a charge
Of unlawful possession of still
was continued one week for hear
ing on an application for probation.
| c. +. Smith, arraigned before the
court on Il three year-old charge of
burglary, entered plea of guilty
and entered an application for pro
baton. His case was continued one
week for hearing. He is charged
| with theft Of some grain in the
Rrawley district.
Marvin Bryant, 20, of Imperial
! who was ordered held to answer to
superior court yesterday by Judge
LorenZ on two counts, both grand
! theft, was arraigned. r. b. White
law was appointed by the court as
lis attorney. Bryant is charged with
theft of two automobiles.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09
Keyes Trial Date
After December 3
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8. - Since
District Attorney-elect Buron Fits
does not take office until December
3, the trial of District Attorney Asa
Keyes and seven others on bribery
charges probably will be set for
some time after that date, it was
learned today
Fits has been appointed special
prosecutor of the criminal counts
against the indicted men.
Keycs and his co-defendants will
appear next Tuesday to plead and to
have trial dates set
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09
Santa Fe Field
Has Big Blaze
By United Press Leased Wire

WHITTIER, Calf, Nov. 9.-Dcs-
truction Of the west end Of tn"
Santa Fc Springs oil field was
threatened tnaay When well of the
Bell View Oil Company came IN Il
gasscr, exploded, and then spread
flames to other wells in the district.
The Bell View project threw a
continuous l00-foot flame and -
dcrricks and four storage tanks
we're burning this morning, county
fire department officials said.
Fear was expressed that other
wells might be fired, Damage al
ready done was estimated in the
hundreds of thousands Of dollars.
The Bell View well is within one
half Il mile of the Getty gusher
which burned for 10 days recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09
Smith RECEIVES
GREAT OVATION
ON RETURN HOME
New York Capital Out
In Force to Welcome
Defeated Candidate.
BY United Press Leased Wire

ALBANY, Ncw York, Nov. 9. -
Gov. Alfred +. Smith is back in his
adopted home today, more popular
tory.
Larger crowds may have greeted
Smith along the II 900 mile trial he
Travelled in quest of the presidency,
but never has there been more en-
thusiastic one than turned out here
last night.
Shouting women stood ankle deep
in snow puddlcs, firing rockets in
to the night and screaming them
selves hoarsc for the man who went
down to defeat under the greatest
electoral landslide ever registered
! in the United States.
| Men hurled torn paper from house
tops; children fought their way to
the curbstoncs to wave flags in
Smith S face.
They were cheering a different
Smith from the fighting, eloquent
orator who has ranged the country
| in the last two months in his unsuc
! cessful battle for the highest office
in the land. They were cheering the
same Smith who has returned to tins
city four times victor in gubcrna-
/ torial campaigns.
The brown derby, which temporar-
ilv was discarded after Tuesdays 8
election, was back on Smiths head,
perched at the old jaunty angle; his
tcerh were clcnched on the fat cigar ;
| his face was one big smile.
Leads Parade
! Ten thousand persons greeted
Smith as he stepped off the train
and all of them fell into line fol
the parade to the executive mansion.
Albany will never concede that
Smith was defeated, and even now
three days after the election -
the city is ablaze with campaign
flags.
Smith got out of his car and
marched down State street at the
head of the parade. Overhead
swung an archway of banners pro
claiming:
''For Presidents: Alfred f. Smith.
A band set up the strains o
Aud Lang Sang but it wa
feeble music in the great roar OF
cheers that came from the side
walks, the housetops and windows
Then the band changed its tactics
and the blarc of "The Sidewalks OF
New York; was caught up by 10,
600 voices, and among them was the
hoarse voice of Al Smith.
The reception was spontaneous
There had been no time for Smith
to prepare a speech. SO he stood on
the front porch of the executive
mansion, his arm around Mrs. Smith
and made n brief little talk to the
pcighborS.
cit just fills me right up to think
that here in Albany | got my great
est grccting.' he said. 81 won 7
ever forget Albany,'
That was all. The band played
"Thc Star Spanglcd Banner' and
everybody went home.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09
Roosevelt Wins
Over Ottinger

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 3. =
Franklin d. Roosevelt, candidate for
the vice presidency in 1920 and for.
mer under-seeretar of the navy, will
be the next governor of New York
state.
The man who placed Gov Alfred
f. Smith in nomination for the pres
idcncy at the Democratic eonvcn.
tions in New York in 1924 and Hous.
ton in 1923, won the gubcrnatorial
election in New York state y %
plurality of 27,024 over Albert OF
finger, Republican attorney general
in the Smith administration, il was
indicated today
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09
Hoover Victory
Aid To 'Drys'

WASHINGTON, Nov. Q. - The
overwhelming victory of Herbert
Hoover reflected the dry sentiment
of the country and will help prohi-
hition enforcement, Prohibition Com
missioner j. NJ. Doran said today.
"lt will help the morale of the
prohibition bureau and may tend to
speed up local prosecutions, - he
told the United Press in an exclusive
interview.
Doran said he was uncertain
whether he would resign his office
next March /, when the new admin
iStration comes into power.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09
STREAMS
OF LAVA
FLOWING
Italian Villages Wiped
Out BY Overflow From
Volcano.
INHABITANTS FLEE
Thousands Driven From
Homes As Fiery Rivers
Approach.
BY THOMAS L. MORGAN
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

CATANIA, Sicily, Nov. 9.-Thc
devastation eruption of Mount
Aetna continued undated at the
source today and millions of lire
damage had been done in the peace
full valleys that lie at the slopes OF
the mountainsidc.
Full realization of the wrath of
the great crater became known
when Prof. Gactano Ponte, director
Of the observatory for the volcano,
flew over the crater. He watched
tie three flows of lava spew from
their pits and start hurlin2 down
the mountainsidc.
Although Professor Pontc told of
how the streams at the summit oc-
casionally reached 400 meters an
E0ur, the flow was abating in speed
II the base this morning. The main
stream now is $50 kilomctcrs from
the Mascali railroad station.
The streams at times are slowed
up to rs much as five meters (l6
fcct an hour, residents at the base
said.
Railroad traffic from Mascali
has not been eurtailcd while two
steamers are plying between
Syracuse, Atlanta, and Mcssina.
Down in the valley below the or
dinsrily peaceful mountain side
then is the picture of utmost desc
latipn.
Dhrcc destructive streams have
poured down out of the crater
sweeping all vegetation before them.
At times these streams have reach
ed velocity of l30 meters (426
fcct an hour, the natives reported
rs they fled from their homes in
front of the onrushing avalanche of
lcltcd rock and ore.
The three streams are expected to
Join at the sea Saturday and the
rativcs of this hillside country hope
that the danger then may stop.
Everything viii be all right pro
vidcd another outbreak does not
start in the great crater which has
stood as a signal of danger to the
peaceful valleys for centuries.
Thousands Homeless
Twelve thousand persons are
homeless rs result Of this latest out
break and they are housed in the
schools and cement h use
buildings which have withstood the
damaging force of the volcano. Two
persons have been killed. A man and
his wife, who had lived in the peace
full Agrarion valleys for years, died
in each other 5 arms on the roof of
thcir farm house. They had been
signalling for help as the fiery red
flow descended and destroyed them
and the property they had taken
years to build up.
The United Press correspondent
reached the front of this new de
vastaton and watched the mcrciless
mass creeping slowly ont the richest
lands of the district. The valuable
Continued On Page Sky
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09
PLAN TO REMOVE MORE
MARINES FROM CHINA

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Addi-
tional United States marines will be
withdrawn soon from China, it was
learned at the state department to-
day.
state and navy department Off
cials are discussing now the proper
number to be withdrawn and the
stations in China which shall be
affected.