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Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
Epidemic Claims
Many Victims
By United Press Leased Wire

LEE, Mass, July 10.-The cpl
dcmic of septic throat infection
which has taken Is lives here in
the last week, was believed to have
reached a crisis today with 600 of
the towns 1900 population affect
ed.
A strict quarantine has been i'm
posed on the village by state and
city health authorities.
Public gatherings have been ban
ned, restaurants have been ordered
to close at . p. M, persons recently
i'll are barred from the streets, and
all funerals must be private.
The epidemic, now in its second
week, has been traced to the town $
milk supply.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
Hickman Counsel
May Come West
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, July l0.-Jerome
Walsh of Kansas City, chief attor-
ncy for William Edward Hickman,
may come here to aid other defense
attorneys in deciding whether to file
petition of rehearing with the
state supreme court which recently
ruled that the slayer must die for
the murder of Marion Parker.
In event the attorneys do not
ask for a rehearing the supreme
court of the United States will be
asked to reverse the opinion of the
superior and supreme courts of Cali
fornia, Richard Cantillon, associate
counsel said
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
By ARNE INGILS
United Press Special Correspondent

Copyright 1923 by United Press
KINGS EAY, Spitzbergen, July
l0.-A dramatic story of how the
dirigible Italia suddenly crashed
May -, how ten men were stranded
on an ice floe and crawled into
sleeping bags to await death, how
General Umberto Mobiles dog Tit.
ana fought off attacking bears and
finally how the group saw rescue
approach, became available today.
1t was the first concrete and CON
nected story of the disaster to the
big dirigible that had sailed over
the north pole--a disaster that today
appeared to have claimed at least
20 lives.
Two men are known dead. Six
others have been given up as dead
Twelve others-including the men
who floated away in the gas bag
and the six members of Roald
Amundsen S party-are missing.
-Four others are on a desolatc ice
waste off Northeastland. Aviators
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
Coast Guard In
Another Jam
BY United Press Leased Wire

BUFFALO, n. V, July l0,-Re-
sentiment over the shooting of Jacob
d. Hanson, NiNagara Falls Elk on
May by members of the coast
guard was brought to high pitch
today by another shooting.
Frank G. Raichle of Buffalo, law
partner of Col. William j. Donovan,
assistant attorney general of the
United States, protested the firing
of five one-pound shells by coast
guard cutter at his yacht Sunday
night on Lake Erie. The vessel,
Raichle said, was flying an Ameri-
can flag and the ensign of the Buff
falo Yacht club.
The captain of the cutter will be
called before coast guard officials
tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
LITTLE REVEALED
DURING PROBE OF
GEORGIA POLITICS
By United Press Leased Wire

ATLANTA, Ga, july TO- Initial
efforts Of a senate investigating
committee today to secure informa-
tion that contributions had been
levied on Georgia postmasters by the
Republican state organization were
unsuccessful.
Roscoe Pickett, chairman of the
Republican state executive commit
tee denied knowledge of sources of
the organization S revenue when
called TO testify at the committee
hearing.
Pickett, closely questioned by
Senator Walter +. George, said he
drew no salary.
lie denied knowledge of contribu-
tions TO the organization treasury by
applicants for federal positions
Did you pass on patronage
mattcrs'' Senator George asked.
Yes. | received Il list of eligi-
hlcs from Washington and through
friends made while in the state
legislature was able to get good
men for the posts. | also had men
recommended to me by county chair
men, - Pickett said.
The first federal employe to tes-
tlfy, Miss Effie McCollum, post
mistress at Conycrs, Ga, also failed
to give the committee new informa-
ton. She admitted giving $500 in
the last seven years to the party
treasurer, but, she said, she gave it
"voluntarily.'
The committee members, Senators
Rrookhart and Locher, assisted by
the Georgia Senators, Harris and
George, continued their efforts to
get an explanation of why postmas-
tiers made regular monthly contribu-
tions to the party, as was revealed
in card index kept by John w.
Martin, the state treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
Youth Shoots To
Save His Sister
by United Press Leased Wire

MADEIRA, July 10.-Arch Py-
burn, 40, who escaped from a state
hospital for the insane a few days
ago and returned to menace his
wife and three small children, was
dead here today of gunshot wounds
inflicted by Howard Webster, 10,
his brother in law.
After beating his wife, Pyburn
disappeared from his ranch and his
wife went to the home of relatives
for safety.
Last night with Webster and her
children, Mrs. Pyburn returned to
the ranch to feed stock and Pyburn
leaped upon them from the dark
ness.
Webster, who carried shotgun
for protection, shot Pyburn twice.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
Jardine Suffers
Nervous Collapse
nv United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, July lO.-Seere'
tary of Agriculture Jardine has sut
fered breakdown from ovcrwork
and has been ordered to take a com
pletc rest in Alaska.
While Jardine s illness is not scrl'
aus, according to his friends, he is
able to spend only one hour a day
at his desk at the agriculture de
partment.
The secretary plans to stay in
Washington until about August !
in order to straighten out his de
partmental work, and will then
start a long vacation. He proba-
bly, will be unable to participate in
the Hoover campaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
SILENCE
OF CREW
ALARMING
Plea for Rescue by Men
of italia" Followed by
Quiet. !.
CONDITION PITIFUE
Survivors Unable to Do
Anything to Help Them
selves. j,
By ERIC BERNDSEN
United Press Special Correspondent

Copyright 1923 by United Press
VIRGO BAY, Spitzbergen, July
10.-Eight hours silence from the
four haggard, starving men left on
the dirigible Italia ice camp off
Northeastland caused the utmost
alarm here today and Lieut.. Sarko,
of Finland, prepared to take off at
once to fly over the camp.
just after midnight, Guiseppi
Biagi, radio operator at the camp,
sent off a despairing message tell
ing of the desperate condition of
himself and his companions.
Owe are losing courage and are
increasingly respondent, he said.
Rush help to us quickly. Rescue
seems so near and yet so far. -
At $ a. IN. today there had been
no communication since that mes
sage. Ordinarily the early morning
is utilized for sending frequent
messages.
SO great was the alarm among
rescue leaders that Lieut.. Sarko
NOluHl 10 Sldlb OUT
ly to look over the camp.
The Italian Dornier whale sea.
plane is being equipped with a new
motor so that it too, will be able to
take the air.
/ Cnshaven, so weak they can hard
/ ly more than crawl about their tent,
unable to wash because they cannot
endure the icy water, starving be-
cause they cannot eat the seanty
supply of frozen pemican, it was
easy for rescuers to picture the
( plight of the four men now that
the full story of their life in tho
camp has been brought to the world.
VIRGO BAY, Spitzbergen, July
lO.-An unconfirmed radio message
purporting to be from the Russian
ice breaker krassin said today that
the ship was only l-5 miles from
the dirigible Italia ice camp off
| ortheastland.
The same message said that one Of
the Italia survivors, apparently
mentally deranged, had wandered
from the camp.
ABOARD THE STEAMER QUEST
IN MURCHISON EAY, July 10
-Four members of the crew of tho
dirigible ltalia-now waiting dis
consolately for rescue or death on
desolate ice flOe off Northeast :
land-were haggard and near ex-
haustion toGay as they watched
their limited food supply slowly give
out.
Their plight was disheartening
! for rescue now appears nearly i'm
| possible. The ice is breaking up
| Continued on Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
Fleet OF Planes
To Cross Valley
Tomorrow Noon
by United Press Leased Wire

Ell PASO, July 10.-With John
Wood, pilot of a Waco biplane,
lc:ding, the % entrants in the ma
tional air tour took off from here
at a. m. today for Tucson, Ariz.
The planes took off at one minute
intervals with Frank Hawks, pilot
of giant Ford trimotored mono
plane, in second place, and Randolph
Page, pilot of StinsonDetroiter
mOnoplane, in third position.
The flyers arrived here late yes
terday after completing one of the
most hazardous laps of the tour,
from San Antonio to Maria and
FL Paso.
Mrs. Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie met
with an accident yesterday when
her Monocoupe monoplane, the
smallest craft of the group, nosed
over while landing at Maria.
Neither she nor Mrs. Eddie Stin-
son, the other occupant of the plane,
was injured.
The landing gear and wings were
damaged in the accident.
Mrs. Omhe planned to continue
the tour in another plane.
The planes in the National Air
Tour should pass over FL Centre
tomorrow, enroute from Tucson to
San Diego. 1t is not likely any
landing will be made in the valley,
though arrangements to care for
any emergency will be made at the
Imperial airport. The planes are
due in San Diego at 3 p. M, so
they should pass over the valley
Immediately after noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
Lions Clubs Meet
At Des MOines

DES MONIES, Iowa, July 10. =
Des Moines took holiday air today
as it extended a welcome to the
thousands of men and their wives
here for the annual international
convention of Lion clubs.
The first meeting of the interna-
tional body was held this afternoon
when addresses of welcome were
made at Shrine temple by Governor
Hammill, Mayor MacVicar and w.
f. Ray, president of the Des Moines
club.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
Canada Tragedy
BATTLES Police
BY United Press Leased Wire

MANNILLE, Alberta, July 10
Alberta police today investigated
the mysterious death of four per-
sons whose bodies We're found late
yesterday in a farm home near here,
Mrs. Henry Bocher her four year
old son Fred; Gabriel Grumley, a
hired man, and another son, known
only as "'Bill, were found shot to
death in the Bocher home.
Whether the deaths were the re-
suit of a triple murder and suicide
or Ouadruple murder had not been
established.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
Trial Date For
Dry Agents Set
ny United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, July l0.-Re-
trial of Major Donald McRae and
Others, charged with looting a gov
ernment liquor warehouse in 1929
has been set for October 10.
Trial of Colonel Leo A. StrOmee,
charged with liquor violations while
he was head of the San Diego pro-
hibition unit, has been set for Janu-
ary II, 1929.
Both cases will be heard by Fed
eral Judge James.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
SHERIFF
RELEASED
ON BOND
Gillett Accused of Taking
Huge Sum From County
During Past Few Years.
MAKES STATEMENT
Official Declares He Has
Given Best Efforts to
Serve County.

Arrest Of Sheriff &. l.. Gillctt on
two indictments, the first contain
ing 2lG counts, all charging theft
and the second containing four
counts charging the presenting Of
false and fraudulent claims to pub
lie Officers for payments, marked
the report submitted by the 1927
grand jury of Imperial county in
superior court yesterday afternoon.
A third Indictment was returned
against l.. j. Thomas of Imperial.
Thomas is charged with having
violated the Alien Land law. 1t
reads: An indictment for conspiracy
to acquire the possession, enjoy
mrnt, use, cultivation, and Occu-
pancy Of real property in violation
of the Alien Land law of the state
of California.
This law relates TO the possession
of land by aliens, persons not eli
gible to become citizens Of the
United States of America.
In the general report submitted
by TIE jury it points out that in
veStigatiOn into violations of this
nature were conducted on Il small
tcale due to limited time of the
. jury to act but it recommends that
more thorough Investigation be
conducted by the 1928 jury.
Thomas appeared in answer to tEe
indictment before Judge Thompson
last night and furnished bail bond
in the sum of $4,000. Henry Worth
ington and Stella Lincoln were the
signcrs.
The general report submitted by
the jury shows that practically all
Of its many weeks of attention was
centcrcd on the sheriff s office al.
though numerous other matters were
brought before il and Investigations
conducted.
The jury employed the services
of public accountants to go through
the Jail situation and It's report
calls for explanations from tho
sheriff of thousands of dollars en-
trusted to him; it holds that he has
realized thousands of dollars profit
ON tha serving of meals to prison
crs; it charges that during his adj
ministration as sheriff he has col
lcctcd large sums of money in eX-
cess of his expenditures; it holds
that he has displayed n gross dis
regard Of laws governing the hand
ling of trust funds.
Released On Bail
Sheriff Gillett was arraigncd on
the indictments shortly after the
jury report was submitted and
through his attorneys, Lee Nuffer
and Harry Horton, he waived read
ing of the information. The case
was continued until July II for
plea and bail was fixed at 100000.
The sheriff was later released un-
der bond.
In discussing the matter later the
sheriff merely declared:
81 have given the county my
best efforts since ! took office and
there has never been n nickel mis-
appropriated since | have been here.
| am glad that this matter has at
last been brought to a point where
/ can prove my innocence of wrong
doing while in office. -
The sheriff had little difficulty
in furnishing bondsmcn. The bond
was accepted by Judge Vaughn 5.
Thompson with George Damron,
Jake Verberg, Tom Gebbic, Alonzo
Poole and +. b. Christian furnish
ing the signatures,
Court convened shortly before }
O'Clock yesterday afternoon to re
ceive the report. Judge Lacey ID.
Jennings of San Diego took the
/Continued on PAGE Three)
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
Boxing Board
Divides State
By United Press Leased wir.

Los ANGELES, July 1O.--At
the first meeting today of the Cali.
fornia state boxing commission
since the appointment Of Commits
sioner William lianlon, Sacramento,
the state was divided into three
new administrative territories.
James Woods, Los Angeles, viii
supervise all of Southern California
south of bakersfield, Hanl0n win
be in charge of Sacramento and San
Joaquin valley cities. Charles
Traung, chairman win remain Ia
charge of San Francisco and the
coast cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
Sisters Injured
By Street Car
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, July 1O.-Claire
and Mabel Woodward, sisters, "a
and 27, of Salt Lake City, were in
serious condition here today as the
result of being struck by a street
car in the downtown district.
Claire sustained a possible basal
skull fracture and Mabel received
body bruises and possible concus-
sion of the brain.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
BANDITS ROB MESSENGER

EAST ST. LOUIS, H., July 10
Four bandits in an automobile to-
day forced the car of Claude T.
Mattingley, bank messenger, into
the rail of the Eads Bridge over the
Mississippi river here and escaped
with $47,S00 in currency, accord
ing to reports to police.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
MOTHER AND BOY DROWN
ny United Press Leased Wire

REDDING, July lO.-Caught in
a whirlpool of the Trinity River,
Mrs. Hazel Fisk of Sacramento and
her 9 year old son, Jack, were
drowned late yesterday near the
town of Helena, 20 miles from
Weavervillc.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
JAPAN CORRESPONDENT FOR
AMERICAN PAPERS DIES
BY United Press Leased Wire

TOKYO, July 10,-Roderick k
Matheson, Japan correspondent for
the Chicago Tribune and former
editor of the Honolulu Advertiser
died here today after a short i'll
ness in Karuizawa Nursing Home
He was at one time editor of the
Japan Times and Mail in Tokyo.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
pR0HIBITIONISTS
IN APPEAL FOR
ALL DRY VOTERS
Urge Abandonment of
Party Lines in Effort to
Defeat Smith.
BY RED R. GOAD
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent)

CHICAGO, July l0.-A appeal to
all dry voters to east aside party
lines and defend the banner of pro
Alfred f.. Smith was issued today
by d. Leigh Colvin, keynote speaker
at the national convention Of the
Prohibition party.
"Awake, Southern vOters!' Col
vim shouted at the climax of his
speech opening the meeting here.
- See what is before you in the com
ing fight and arise to prevent the
election of a Tammany wet.
Chairman Colvin warned the con
venton that Democratic victory
in the November election would
threaten the nation with revival
Of all the evils that attended the
former liquor traffic, including a
corrupt influence in politics through
out the country.
He compared the threat of the
prohibition forces with the
German invasion of Europe in the
World War.
Neither of the major parties, the
chairman said, offered united oppo-
sition to vets. With many RepubIi-
can and Democratic leaders alike
/ favoring modification or repeal of
the dry laws, party lines must be
swept away, he said, or the strength
! of the wet forces will become men
acing.
Object to Denunciation
Colvin charged that wet officials
J had been appointed to enforce the
dry law and adequate appropria
tions had not been furnished to car
ry on enforcement work.
Meanwhile, E" he added, South
ern Democrats are being told that
the president, even if wet, has little
power to change the liquor laws. II
is Il rank untruth; the president has
! enormous powers.
"sSix thousand presidential ap
pointees work in the department o.
justice and may pervert enforce
ment if they are vets.
Several of the delegates took ex
ception to Colvin's S strong denunci
alton of Tammany Hall and Smith
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
After Niagara Conquest

Horseshoe Falls the Niagara
bathing the
which falls Thousands the spectacle
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
Sends Telegram

The governor s pledge became
known through publication of d
telegram he sent to William II.
Settle, chairman of the farm bureau
federation Of Indiana.
Settle had asked the governor to
state what he proposed to DO for
relief of the farmers.
Smith wired in reply:
" AS to agriculture, | stand square
ly on the pledges given by the Demo
cratic party at Houston. =.
elf the election returns disclose
that | have been chosen president,
| Will not wait until | am inaugur-
ated before acting on this impor-
tamt problem. | will Immediately
after the election call conference
Of leaders to commence at once and
continue work of the Houston plat
form so | may transmit to Congress
at It's opening session IL definite
program accompanied by suggestions
for the necessary legislation to make
it effective.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-10
IMMEDIATE AID
TO FARMERS IS
SMITHS PLEDGE
Candidate Promises to
Take Immediate Action
If Elected in November
By PERCY B. SCOTT
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

NS4iACCu lOoo SSAiSoPSiNSAAC|
ALBANY, \. y, July 10.-Plans
for an active campaign by Govern
or Alfred +. Smith, Democratic
presidential candidate, will be made
tomorrow lwhen the governor lays
his views before the meeting of the
national committee in New York.
Ostcnsibly the meeting is to or
ganize the committee for the com
ing year, but its one practical pur-
pose is to lay the strategy for the
coming battle of ballots.
Politicians were specializing to-
day on who will head the national
committee for the next four years.
Smith has made his first open
move in the campaign by making a
strong bid for the vote of the mid
die western farmers.
He has pledged himself, if elec-
ted, to call Il conference of farm
leaders to meet with him immedia-
tely to work out Il system of farm
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~
DIVIDEND IS OMITTED.

NEW YORK. February 8 pl.--Di-
rectors OF American Sugar Reftfiing Co.
today omitted the regular quarterly
dividend OF 81 IS a share on the COM
mon stock. The regular quarterly Of
$l,1S on the preferred was declared.
Earl y. Babst. chairman. stated that
unfavorable conditions for sugar re-
finers which developed at the Begin
ming OF the last quarter OF 1927. still
continued. and since October there had
virtually been no earnings for the COM
mon stock. The outlook was compli-
Gated. he added. by the renewed re-
striction by the Cuban government Of
It's crop and the recently inauguratcd
marketing plan
American Sugar common stock
dropped II points on the Stock EN-
change today to 81. lowest since 1928.
Evening star., 1928-02-08

NEW YORK. February ta9. .--~ Bar
silver, 56'.; Mexican dollars, aaaa.
Evening star., 1928-02-08
Hardware Trade Picking lin.

Reports from the hardware trade In
general indicate optimism for business
10 be expected in the first three months
of 1923, Hardware Age viii say TO-
morrow In its weekly market summary
Although the month Ut January has
been decidedly backward. due In no
small part W unreasonable weather. this
Indications are that February Will show
noticeable improvement.
Prices In most sections Of the country
are firm and In many items show ad-
| yances.
Evening star., 1928-02-08
SULPHUR PRICES rIRMER.

NEW YORK. February 8 up. -~Sffi-
cials Of Freeport Texas Co. state funda-
mental conditions of the company's
business are unchanged. production
shows material increase and sulphur
prices are firmer.