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Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07
GANG WAR CLAIMS
ANOTHER VICTIM
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. south
crn California : gang war claimed
two more victims when Gaitano Bi-
nctte was shot to death and his
wife probably was fatally wounded
as they slept in their home here
early today.
Slugs from Binette's own shotgun
took his life and spreading she'll
caused the wounding of his wlfe
who was sleeping at his side. she
was taken to the hospital where her
condition was reported as critical.
Mrs. Marie Binette, sister-in' law
of the slain man and the only other
occupant Of the Binette home, fur-
nishcd all the information police re-
Ceivcd.
She said four men entered the
house through a window and that
one of them held a revolver against
her head while the others went INTO
Binnttc's room and shot HIM to
death.
..You stole our liquor one of
the men sad Just before Binette
was killed. his sister-m,laW report
ed.
shortly after the Staying four men
were jailed on technical charge OF
being material witnesses. According
to police this quartet kidnapped Bi,
nette several weeks ago and accused
him of the theft of truck load or
liquor.
OF the four arrested, two former
" were Los Angeles police Officers.
They were Gentry Watkins, ~, OF
Santa Monica, and Louis Williams
of Los Angeles. All four denied any
connection with the shooting.
Binettc $ death was the jlst
credited to rum running and gang
land interests here since the first
nf the wear
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07
BY FOSTER EATON
UNITED Press Staff CorreSponden

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. L. \ wet
and dry test vote with the political
reputation of L. 5. Senator james
\. Reed at stake was in progress
throughout Missouri today as voters
of the state east ballots i'll the bi-
cnnial primary.
The issue of prohibition was
sharply drawn as the most import
ant in Missouri when Reed, on his
return from Houston convention
where he met defeat in his quest
for the Democratic presidential
nomination, publicly espoused the
cause of wet Democratic candidate
for the Senate seat he now holds.
James A. Collet of Salisbury, Mo-,
one of Reed S life long friends and
in sympathy with the antiprohibi-
tion ideas Reed has held for years,
won the senior senator's support a
gainst Charles NJ. Hay, a dry Demo
crat attorney of St Louis and ad-
mittedly Reed s bitterest political
and personal enemy.
:" am not in favor of Missouri
sending to the Senate another Tom
Heflin,' Reed declared in a caus-
ticalX worded statement issued in
behalf of Collet.
Reed 5 enmity for Hay goes back
to the fight, now historic in Mis-
souri, circles, when Democrats of the
state, led by Hay, denied him a seat
in the San Francisco national Demo
cratic convention, because of Reed S
anti-leaguc of nations course after
the war.
Aside from Hay and Collet, the
Democratic senatorial primary in
! cludes Robert /. Young, st. Joseph
q perennial candidate of little politi
caf f0ifowing who is not expected Il
| poll any apprecia Bile vote. His plat
form includes Il demand that the ma
tional capitol be moved from Wash.
ington, ID. c., to ST. Louis, Mo.
Six Republicans are contesting the
nomination honor of their party to
succeed Reed. Where Hay alone of
the Democrats won the endorsement
of the Anti-Saloon League, three
Republican senatorial candidates
were endorsed.
United States Senator Harry B
Hawes, Reed 5 junior colleague, has
taken no definite sides in his par
tvs primary fight, confining him
self to an appeal for party har
mony. His term does not expire un.
til 1888.
Party harmony, however definite
ly was kicked into the discard by
Reed s espousal of Collet s wet can
didacy against Hays dry platform
Hay consistently has advocated
strict enforcement. endorsed the
principle of prohibition and stated
he stood "squarely on the Houston
platform.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07
klamath River
Being Dragged
For Mans Body
Dy United Press Leased Wire

YREKA, Aug. 7-Searchers to-
day were dragging the Klamath
river near here in efforts 10 recover
the body of Roy Walker, %, of Los
Angeles, drowned while swimming
late yesterday.
Mrs. Walker, in swimming with
her husband, saw him sink and al
though a poor swimmer herself,
made a desperate effort to save
him. Water released from the Cali
tonia Oregon Power company dam
had caused the river to rise with Il
swift current. Clothing of the
Walkers containing considerable
amount of money which had been
placed ON rock near the river s
edge, also was swept away by the
rushing water.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07
Labor Will Be
Neutral During
Coming Campaign

ATLANTIC CITY, y. j., Aug. 7.
The American Federation Of La
Dor will be neutral in it's treatment
of candidates in the presidential
campaign, it was decided today by
the executive council of the fedora
tion.
The decision TO be neutral was
reached after meetings of the eoun-
ell late yesterday and today, when
the members failed to endorse Ell
their Governor Alfred f. Smith or
Herbert Hoover for the presidential
nomination.
The council had earlier heard a
report of its nonpartisan political
committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07
DYER ON STAND

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7.-Dr.
Frank Dyer, testifying in his own
behalf remained on the witness
stand through most of the day at
the trial to oust him as head of the
Wiltshire Congregational church.
Closing arguments were expected
TO begin late today or tomorrow,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07
HOOVER
PROGRAM
lined Up
Well Organized G Campaign
Beginning to Swing Into
Action.
w O r X S SMOOTHLY
Nominee Highly Pleased
With Reports of His
Party Directors.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
United Press staff Correspondent

NOA4bSu L Ieoo ctdAl COIIcSpOHuCl4JD J
PALO ALTO, Cal, Aug. T. The
highly organized but quiet campaign
planned by Republican leaders is be
ginning 10 swing into action, accord
ing to reports brought to Herbert
Hoover by various party directors
during the last few DAYS.
Housewives leagues, civic organ
izations. college faculties, and fra,
ternitics and business men : clubs,
have been lined up for the Repub.
ncan presidential nominee through
cut the country, the party intcll.-
pencc service has reported.
William MucC Chesnry, Chicago at.
torncv, who has been in charge of
this work west of Pittsburgh, Sccrc.
tary Of War Dwight Davis, and viii
liam II. Grockrr, national commit
treman of California, all agreed in
their reports to Hoover that the or
better than they have ever seen be.
fore in presidential campaign.
Few speeches and lot of pro.
mouiun work > is the watchword of
the workers who are following lines
Of Liberty Loan drivers during the
war in perfcctiug their political
army.
\ model organization is being set
up in Hoover : home county by the
california leaders. Women here
latr started "A house to house can
Vass to enlist 1000 members of the
Hoover for President club of Santa
Clara county They are to march IN
"a body to the Stanford Stadium for
the acceptance ceremonies next Sat
urday.
Women Campaigning
Each woman organizer has been
allotted Il four block square in which
she win bc charged with the duty of
sreing every housewife.
In conjunction with the women,
organizations of local business men
are working. They intend to attend
the ceremony in n body.
Hoover clubs have been formed in
The summer schools of every large
college in the state of California.
In addition alumni organizations
are being formed under the guldan1
of fraternity representatives at
Stanford University.
The nominee is highly pleased
with the reports of progress. tie
has always adhered to the belict
that a little action is better than a
lot of words. He has expressed the
belief that the speaking program
mapped out for him is too ambi
tious.
Speeches were scheduled for him
in Los Angeles and Albuquerque, ~
NJ, during his return journey To
Washington, next week but hr has
declined for the present to make a
set speech at either place,
His advisors say, however, he
will make many more speeches han
he would like to and they believe
he will not follow out the plan Il
greed upon a week ago which would
carry him into most of the eastern
and border states on brief trips
nearly every weekend from the
date he arrives back in Washington
until the day of election.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07
MEXICAN BANDITS
ATTACK EXCURSIONISTS
By United Press Leased Wire

MENICO CIT1, Aug. 7.-Bandits
held 60 excursionists prisoners Sun
day and attacked the town of Pu-
ente de Ixtla, where they seized
$500 from the express office, de-
laycd dispatches said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07
JUDGE susPENDs FINE

r. T.. Ortiz, charged with disturb
ing the peace, was fined $50 by
Judge Perkins in special session
of the police court this afternoon.
The court suspended the fine during
the defendants. good behavior
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07
MISSOURI HAS
WET-DRY TEST
AT PRIMARIES:
Reed Backs Anti-PrOhibi-
ton Candidate for His
Seat i'm Senate.
by United Press Leased Wire

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. l.
Voters in three southwestern states
went to the polls today to name
their party nominees for state and
congressional offices.
Heavy rains which fell n Nilsson
ri and Kansas during the night as
sured large vote in these two
states.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07
VIRGINIANS GO TO
THE POLLS TODAY
Nv United Press Leased Wire

RICHMOND, Va, Aug, Demo.
cratic congressional primaries held
the political interest of Virginia to-
day.
In the three districts where in
eumbents face opposition the issues
have been local or statewide.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07
Coolidge H0nOrs Civil War Hero

This photo Falls Mln where President
Coolidge William Covl Minnesota
Of the battle Gettysburg appealed cessation OF
picture President Mrs Coolidge
who shown holding the statue and Governor
Christianson Minnesota
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07
MINISTER TO PLEAD
IN HIS OWN BEHALf
ny United Press Leased Wire

PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 7.-Rev
Arthur Balm Brooks, of Oklahoma,
left here today under guard for
Prescott where he will act as his
own attorney when his trial on a
Mann act violation is called.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07

Lake County will hold a Pear
Day Festival early in September.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-07

Honcut, Butte County, last weel
shipped 700 lambs to Los Angeles
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-07-21
MOTHER GIVES
PAIR BLESSING
GEORGIA LEE HONSTAD
AND r. v. GUSTAVSON
MARRIED IN LOS ANCE-
LES WITH MOTHERS
APPROVAL

LOS ANGELES, July 81, (AP)-
Georgia Lee Honstad, seventeen
year old daughter of Mrs. Cora
Lee Honstad of Las Vegas, and
r. v. Gustavson were married
today by the American ceremony
requested by the girls mother
after she learned the pair had
been married July Is at Tia
Juana, Mexico.
Gustavson and the girl were
arrested by the sheriff's deputies
yesterday on request of Sheriff
Gay of Las Vegas, but were re-
leased when the mother, who ar
rived here today, declined to take
any action, but instead bestowed
her blessing when she learned they
had been married.
Superior Judge Brown perform
ing the ceremony after the couple
obtained a marriage license, ap-
plication for which they had filed
here July 10th
At that time required three
day wait had caused them TO go
to Tia Juana for a speedy marriage
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-07-21
NEW EXCITEMENT
in WAHMONIE
WITNESSES STATE THAT
WlNGFlELD SHAFT HAS
OPENED EIGHT FEET
OF HIGH GRADE

WAHMONIE, July 21-Excite-
ment in this camp is growing each
day since the cross-cut in the
Wingfield thaft broke into the
vein a week ago.
The first knowledge of the strike
reused great interest but not un-
til its full significance was more
fully demonstrated by further
developments was its real impor-
tance realized.
According to those who claim
to know, but neither confirmed
nor denied by those in authority
at the Wingfield shaft, the strike
is much richer than at first sup
posed. 1t is stated on what is
claimed to be authentic informa-
ton that assays have shown the
ore in the new strike to be high
grade with an average value of
S765 per ton.
A watchman keeps all outsiders
away from the shaft and the
dump and it is impossible to get
any information except by the
underground, whispered communi-
cations of the excited miners
under the pledge of secrecy.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-07-21
JACK PICFORD
FLYING THROUGH

Jack Pickford was a passenger OF
this mornings mail plane of the
Western Air Express. He is fly
ing from Los Angeles to New
York.
Officials of the Western Ali
Express are reported to be much
concerned because of the growing
roughness of the local air field.
Yesterday a mail plane broke its
tail section when it hit a rough
place in landing and the costly
disaster to theLockheed plane in
which Will Rogers was flying east
recently, is in part at least at
tributed to the roughness of the
field.
Mr.. Thompson in charge
of the local field, calls attention
to the fact that many planes are
scheduled to come this way in the
Transcontinental Air Races, Sep
tember 8-16.
1t would seem, in view of the
situation, that either the field
should be moved to the new site
prior to that date, or the old
field should be smoothed sufficient
ly to insure against disaster and
damage to the good name OF
Las Vegas as an airport.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-07-21
HOOVER ALWAYS
SOBER MINDED

WASHINGTON, D. c., July q
Herbert Hoover has had his first
public test in his journey across
the continent and has come
through with flying coiors. Kindly
but firmly ignoring the efforts OF
certain weI-Wishers to dress his
Journey with circus paraphenalla'
he carried on during his trip IN a
sober, dignified manner just as
he always carried on since he first
became a figure and a great per-
sonality in world affairs.
Each and every candidate for
high public office is obliged at
the beginning to resist those an
xious to have him adopt some
mannerism or characteristic which
they believe will add to his pop
ularity, or to shed some one OF
his personal attributes which they
fear may be misunderstood by a
public which has only fleeting
glimpses of the candidate. Presi-
dent Coolidge was obliged to check
those anxious to broadcast him as
a genial baby kissing candidate
and TO declare that in being a
candidate he did not intend 70
revamp his personality. Those who
watched Mr.. Hoover on his journey
saw that he has set his course also
and he will continue as a sober
minded executive, campaigning for
the most dignified post of author
ity in the world.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-07-21
WHEN HOOVER
WAS OFFICE BOY

The prize real estate reminis-
ence of the week comes from Sa-
lem, Oregon, and is about an Of
flee boy, truly a paragon among
office boys.
The story is passed on to the
National Association of Real Es-
tate Boards in a telegram from
Chester A. Moores. president of
the Portland, Oregon, Realty
Board.
Bert was office boy and file
clerk for the oregon Land Com
pany, of Salem, back in lS88-1891
III tell you. the lad was thor
ough," Ben S. Cook, of Portland,
ex-manager of the company says.
And Charles b Moores. also of
Portland. sometime Secretary of
the firm, confirms the opinion.
BEST office boy we ever had"
1--WE used to get hundreds of
letters a week and Bert could put
any letter we wanted into our
hands in less than a minute.
Spent his odd time making real
estate maps. Had a notion that
the added millions coming into
our population was bound to make
farm lands of greatly increased
value.
USED to hoe the onion patch
We took him on his first fishing
trip.
used to read geometry when he
had time to himself"
Came a time when a member of
the staff of Leland Stanford uni
versity, then just ready to opS:l
its doors, came to the office of
the company.
Need an office boy. at the
university" asked the man who
had watched the drawing of those
real estate maps Here's an Of
flee boy that is ready to take on
a likely young university.
The Stanford representative
needed an office boy. That boy
needed the five dollar raise he
got, along with the chance at a
$500 a year job that was later
waiting for him at the end of
his university years. 1t was good
lob. The realty company wrote
recommendations for him when he
applied for it. Later there were
other jobs, of some world note,
in China. and in Belgium, and
other places.
The master real estate clerk
was Herbert Hoover.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-07-21
SAYS MEx|C0P PLAYS ROLE OF nero
MEXICAN CH|EFTA|N LAID TO REST TO-DAY
BANK REFUSES
TO PUNGLE UP

Officials of the First State Bank
this morning showed their un-
sympathetic nature this morning
when they refused to pungle up
$4,000 to an unknown individual
who claimed he had it coming to
him.
The stranger after engaging the
officials in conversation gave them
the dope in confidence-that he
was in the secret service of the
United States and that the govern
ment had sent $1,000 of expense
money to him here, and he wanted
it,
After some conversation on the
matter, Deputy Sheriff McCubrey
who had meanwhile been summon
ed, arrived on the scene and took
charge.
The deputy soon came to the
conclusion that the stranger was
harmless although a little cracked
and persuaded him that the best
plan was for him 10 proceed TO
California and get his money there
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-07-21
GOV. SURVEYORS
END INSPECTION

Mr.. A. Nelson and a party of
four surveyors of the U. S. Gen
eral Land Office, left yesterday
after a month spent in investi-
eating the old survey of the Char
lesion mountain section.
The party made most thorough
reconnaissance of that township
being in one instance obliged to
travel 102 miles to reach a point
only S miles distant in a straight
line.
Mr.. Nelson reports that he found
several old monuments of the old
survey made in 1869, but whether
a resurvey is necessary to properly
locate the boundaries of public and
private lands in that township
must be determined by the Forest
Service officials, Mr.. Nelso states.
In case a resurvey is decided
upon it is possible that this por-
ton of the Forest Service may
be closed to the public for several
years.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-07-21
MRS. SANDY DIES
DIED
DIED

SANDY, In this city, Thursday
July 10. 1928, Mrs. Elizabeth
Sandy, beloved wife of Albert
Sandy, aged SO years.
In addition to her husband the
deceased leaves surviving her one
daughter, Alberta, one son, Jack
and a brother, Mark Letter.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 4:30 at the Methodist
Church, Rev NJ. K. Stone Of
ficiating, Mrs. Perle Brown will
furnish the music.
Old friends of the family will
act as pail bearers, including Dick
Roschl, M. E. Ward, John Cor
don, Mr.. Stone, j. F Henry and
Mr.. Lundy.
Mrs. Sandy had been in poor
health for some time but her
death at this time was entirely
unexpected. She had been seized
with a sudden spell of illness and
was taken to the Las Vegas Hos
pital only to Succumb to a heart
attack shortly after.
The family have resided IN Las
Vegas for some years, having first
come to Nevada in 1906 The home
life was quite ideal in its close
affections and the mother will be
sorely missed
The Age extends the sympathy
of the community to those who
suffer this unusually sad bereave-
ment.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-07-21
UTAH HIGHWAY
OFFICIAL HERE

F.. D. B. Gay, of the Salt Lake
Touring Bureau, arrived in Las
Vegas today on trip OF inspection
of the Arrowhead Highway.
Mr.. Gay reports that the Salt
Lake interests who have been
seeking to route all west bound
travel over the northern routes
across Nevada, have seen the er-
ror of their ways and will hence
forth give the Arrowhead High
way a square deal.
Mr.. Gay also reports that there
have been more than $4,000 visitors
to the North Rim of Grand Can
yon up to July l this season.
The number of foreign car pass
ing over this highway is large
he states, much of the travel into
Southern Utah being from Cali
fornia.
In speaking of the Arrowhead
Highway Mr.. Gay calls attentlon
to the fact that Utah will have
completed her work clear to the
Arizona line by September first,
leaving only the Arizona strip
as a partial barrier to travel. ,
This portion of the Arrowhead
Highway Arizona has consistently
ignored and it seems to be the
policy of that state to continue
so to do. 1t is essential, the states
of Utah and Nevada both having
given cooperation to the Federal
Bureau of Public Roads in I'M
proving this route, that such means
as may be found necessary be
taken to compel the Improvement
of the road in Arizona.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-07-21
CANTALOUPE SEASON CLOSES

The cantaloupe season in the
Moapa Valley came to close
about 7:30 o'clock Thursday morn
ing James Marshall, the Smith
Hancock agent for the valley re
ceived a telegram at that tlme
that the Imperial Valley melons
were so cheap that it Wouldn I
pay to ship longer from the valley.
Although the season was very
short more cantaloupes went OUT
than have for many years. over
100 carloads all together went out
to Salt Lake distributing agency
Smith Hancock. During the rush
season as high as IL cars per day
went out but this rush only last
ed two or three days. Latest re-
ports state that the prices aren't
very high even for the first melons
that were shipped. The farmers
are hoping though that they VIII
make a little money.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-07-21
VICTOR BARNDT
DIVORCE DECREE

Mrs. Elizabeth S. Barndt Of
Hot Greek was granted a divorce
in the Nye county court last week
on charges of failure to provide
The case was not contested. The
couple have four grown children
and one daughter seventeen years
old. The mother was given Gus
tody of the daughter. Mrs. Barndt
is the daughter of the late Sophie
williams, regent at the University
of Nevada at the time Of her
death
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-07-21
MARINES RETURN FROM
SERVICE IN CHINA

Mr.. John H Swapp, who has
been with the American Marine
Corps for the past four years
returned to his home in Overton
last Tuesday eveing. Four years
ago John Swapp and Leslie Muir
ply joined the Marines in San
Diego. The boys travelled all over
the Pacific Ocean but spent the
major part of their time in Peking
China. The boys were very for
tunate in being put together for
almost all of the four years. They
served in the American Legation
Guard in Peking all the time they
were in China. They saw the
Chinese Armies fighting but were
never in any fights with them
They were given badge for First
Glass PrivateS and also badges
for being expert marksmen. The
boys report a wonderful time but
also say that they don't expect to
return to the Corps. Leslie Muir
ply is in Reno now where he
plans to enter the University OF
Nevada this fall. 1t took them
sixty eight days to make the re-
turn trip from Peking. The whole
return trip was made on the U.
S. S. Henderson and this ship
stopped on many of the small
islands of the Pacific. John
brought home a trunkful of Chin
eSe trinkets and souveniers. Among
them were: kimonoS, shoes, beads
flower vases, pictures and quaint
Chinese ukelele. Everyone was
glad to see this fine young mar
and especially the members OF hi
own family.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1928-07-21
AMERICAN TEAM
DEFEATS ITALY

AUTEUIL, France, July, 81 (AP)
America today defeated Italy in
the inter-zone final Davis cup
play and thereby won the right
to play the French holders of the
cup here, beginning next Friday, in
the challenge round for the trophy
The American victory without
the services of Bill Tilden was
scored in straight matches. The
American doubles team, George
Lott and John Hennessey, won the
deciding match play, defeating the
italians, Baron Humbert de Nor
phurgo and Placidio Gaslini, 6-3
6-1, 90.