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CLUES FAIL ON
SMITH GIRL
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actly answering the description of
Miss Smith"
Miss Smiths father was consider"
ing increasing the reward for IN"
formation leading to her discovery
from 81 900 to $4,000. Her mother Is
here on the verge of collapse.
One promising clue has been
shattered, namely, that the girl
had eloped with Hugo Bezdek, 1r.,
son of the football coach at Penn
Eylvania State College.
Youth Is Found
Young Bezdek, missing from Han
over, n. H, had been traced here.
He looked over a $4,000 ring, and
said he was engaged to a wealthy
New York girl. However, young
Bezdek was found to have been
here the day after Miss Smith went
away. He has never known Miss
Smith.
Miss Smiths mail revealed that
her only hoy friend" was Fred
erick Ward Hates, Amherst student.
He is still at college. has been
among the searchers and has been
entirely eliminated from the case.
Young Bezdek's mother sent word
from New York that he was near
that city.
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Ry CHARLES \. LINDBERGH
CHAPTER XIII

When the solo flights were more
or less successfully completed the
flving instruction was divided INTO
two periods of A. minutes each,
One of these was used for dual and
the other for solo practise.
An instructor would attempt TO
smooth out the rough points In his
students flying and demonstrate
the method of going through new
maneuvers so that the cadet could
be given the opportunity to go up
alone and try out the maneuvers
for himself.
One of the first lessons was the
three sixty"--so named because
it's completion required a total
change in direction of three hun
dred and sixty degrees. The cadet
would take off and climb to eight
hundred or a thousand feet. The
higher he went the less difficulty
he had in properly completing the
maHeUVer. Then he would fly
into the wind directly over a land
ing "T' in the center of the field.
As the rLane passed over the IT,
he thrOttled his motor and made
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PLANE BLOWN
To SEA, FEAR

The Army air station at Langley
Field, Va, was instructed by the
War Department today to keep
three planes ready for an I'M
mediate take off to search for Ted
Mosely. who has been missing
since he hoped off Monday on
nonstop flight from Daytona, Fla
to New York.
They will not he sent out, now
ever, until further report Is re-
ceived as to Mosely's probable loca-
ton.
Moselv left Daytona at p. M
Monday with pictures for lnterha-
tional Newsreel of President Cool
idge's reception in Havana. he
was due at Mitchell Field at a. M
Tuesday. He was flying Stlnson
biplane.
The plane was believed last seen
over Savannah, Ga. Army officials
said today that they could not
search the entire area north OF
Savannah because it would require
a greater number OF airpIanes than
could be spared from air stations
iii the territory.
Officials fear that Mosely may
have been blown out to sea during
a storm Two planes which left
shortly after he did arrived safely
in New York.
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HICKMAN BUSY
ON SPEECH
By international News Service

Nv InteFna f1On8t news SERVICE
LOS ANGELES, Calf, Jan. 10
william Edward Hickman's his
trionic passion. centering upon
himself as the principal actor, is
finding solid expression, according
to reports emanating today from
the cell in the hall of justice, where
the kidnaper-murderer of Marion
Parker is confined. pending his
trial which Is scheduled to begin
next Wednesday.
The Fox" is was reported. has
penned his lines, a CLOSING argu-
ment'' he plans to recite before
the jury in the forthcoming trial.
The document Is said to be an ef-
fort on the part of the youthful
killer to establish his plea of mot
guilty by reason of insanity" by
ascribing the staying of the Parker
girl to an immutable providence,
holding irresistible sway over his
will.
The paper on which the CLOSING
argument is written is reported to
be in the possession of the district
attorneys office here.
Jail reports have it that Hickman
has been rehearsing the lines he COM
posed after the fashion of tragedians
mulling over their parts in the play.
This recalls the fact that soon after
his first confession, Hickman stated
that he would conduct his own de-
Tense and had no need for an at
torney.
Judge Carlos s. Hardy, who is
slated to preside at the tEial, de-
clined to comment on rumors that
another iurist would be selected as
presiding judge because Of Judge
Hardy's known opposition to cap
ital punishment.
That Hickman's sanity will be
bone OF contention between alien
lists, hired by the defense on one
side and state psychiatrists on the
other was indicated today. when
Judge Hardy intimated that he
would not avail himself of the Cal
ifornia statutes permitting courts
to appoint impartial sanity commits
SiOnS.
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were purposely given on Saturday
morning so that we would not spend
the week end studying. 1t was well
known that too much studying at
fected a cadets flying and the
school schedule was arranged with
that in mind.
Our day began with first call at
5:55 and flying started at o'clock.
AT il O'Clock we returned to the
barracks and from L to 5 o'clock
was devoted to ground school.
After supper we could study until
bed check at 10 o'clock. Plenty OF
sleep is necessity for the student
pilot. and that fact is recognized
nowhere more than in the army
schools Every week night. at 10
o'clock the cadet officer of the day
checks each bunk and turns in the
names of any vacant ones.
Some of our academic subjects,
such as aerodynamics and machine
guns, required nearly all OF our
time after school because of ap'
preaching examinations, whereas
others were comparatively easy
and the classroom instruction was
sufficient in itself. When we were
not studying there were always
plenty of other things to attract
our attention. If one of the boys
left the post. as sometimes hap.
pened. he often returned to find
his belongings heaped together in
the middle of the floor with the
army cots piled on top. Several
times some cadet returned at mid
night to find his equipment care
fully transferred and set up on
| the roof or in the mess hall. An
! other one Of the faVorite sports
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MAJORIT !
AGAINST
HIM

A possible break in the ranks OF
the coalition, fighting to exclude
Senator Frank /. Smith (R) OF
Illineis, from the Senate, seemed
averted today through the probable
amendment of the custer resolu'
ton.
The Reed slush fund committee
was reported ready to eliminate the
phrase sis not entitled to take the
oath of office" from the resolution
TO meet objections raised by Senator
Borah CR.) of Idaho, and others, who
wish to vote against Smith. Ihe
resolution, with that phrase eIlml'
mated, would declare Smith lis not
entitled to membership in the Senate
of the United States, and that a
vacancy exists in the representation
of the State of Illinois in the United
States Senate"
The elimination would have no eff
feet on the busting of Smith.
Borah raised the question by de-
claring he would not vote for the
resolution as originally written. On
two previous occasions, Borah voted
that Smith was entitled to take the
oath. He told his colleagues he
could not change his position on this
question, even if it forced him to
vote against excluding Smith. Five
Democrats voted with Borah on the
first two occasions while a number
of Republicans were said to share
his views toward Smith.
The preponderance of opinion
against admitting Smith, however,
was clearly demonstrated. Last JAN
uary, on a direct vote to give him
the oath of office, he lost by mar
gin of 4S to 33. In December, the
Senate refused him the oath by
margin of 90 to 80. Every indication
pointed to his exclusion by a one
sided vote, whether the clause
touching his right to the oath is in
cluded or eliminated.
Leaders of both sides anticipated
a final vote today. They had pre-
dicted one yesterday but an unex-
!pected debate started by Senator
Heflin CD of Alabama, blocked final
action on the exclusion. resolution.
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sa
NICARAGUA
SC'L0SE|]
SUBJECT

nv international Ncws Service
HAVANA, Jan. 1.-THE stxtA
Pan.American Congress split up To-
day into committees to start the rea3
work OF the conference.
The fanfare of trumpets, tbs
polite assurances of regard, the Rag
raising, the diplomatic speeches-au
these are ended. From now on TOR
several weeks the Representatives OF
the 81 American States are to battle
it out in committee rooms in busi'
ness, clothes instead OF the tradi'
tional frock coats Of statecraft.
international Law
The most important Of the come
mittees are those dealing with the
codification Of international law ana
the future of the Pan-American
Union. The law committee, to which
former Secretary OF state Charles p.
Hughes assigned himself. as CHAIR.
man Of the American delegation VIII
deal with interpretations OF lnterna"
tfonal law, including what constls
tutes Intervention.
Washington does. not want TINS
conference to- write definition OF III"
PREVENTION that might be emDaf"
RAISING in the future. The american
delegation takes the position that
the presence of American marines in
Nicaragua at this time does not con"
stitute Intervention. because th0
marines are there at the express IN
vitation of the Nicaraguan govern"
ment.t
Twenty Are Spanish Speaking
Neither does the American delega"
ton want the Pan-American Union
granted wide Discretionary powers
| to deal with questions that are COM
sidered in whole or in part pohrlcas
The American delegates are not. ~
any means overlooking the tact
that of the twenty-ons nations
that comprise the union, twenty
are Spanish speaking and OF Span
| ish origin.
Tn these committees for the next
several weeks, the real battle OF
/ the sixth Pan-American Conferences
will be fought.
THE committee sessions are to be
! theoretically open to the press OF
the Western Hemisphere. Actually
| it is probable that the sessions deal.
| ing with the so-called delicate
questions will be just as secret az
they always have been. The re.
quest of any one delegate win Do
sufficient to transform public ses-
zion into a. private one, and there
are few people in Havana who
believe that the Unitde States dele"
cation is going to discuss the cues
ton of what constitutes interview
ton in public.
The other committees, deal with
less controversial matters SUCH as
international communications. health
regulations, divorce and marriage
laws and commercial problems.
The United States position thaG
the Pan-American Union should be
kept out of the field OF international
politics has strong support
The aversion Of the powers or
South America to setting up q
semi-compulsory arbitral tribunal
in Washington is just as strong as
that OF Washington,
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Official Word Lacking .

UfflCIaI WUFW LdFhEHg.
At an early hour today official
confirmation was still lacking here
as to the reported death of General
SANDING during a bombing attack
on his stronghold by Marines last
Saturday.
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Airmail Service to
Mexico Favored

Plans Of the Post Office Depart
nen& to- extend the air mail to
Mexico and Central America were
boosted today when House post
office subcommittee voted unani
mousIy to recommend passage OF the
Kelly bill.
The bill contemplates two lines
one through Key West, Fla, to Cen
trail American republics, and the
other A line from Brownsville. Tex,
to Mexico City. Plans are already
under way to extend present lines
from New Orleans to Brownsville.
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The basic salary Of Governments
Employees has been raised but
once i'm "a years. JudSOn G.
Welliver begins an interesting
series of articles for the daily and
Sunday Washington Herald on
January 90 entitled ''What Price
Government Service?"
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SANDING DEAD,
MARINES HEAR
Continued from First Page1

Continued from First Pagel
former headquarters of the rebel
chieftain. At the same time word
received by the United States Ma
rines that Sandino's wife, who had
been living at San Rafael Del Norte,
disappeared suddenly on Sunday
night after a messenger had talked
with her.
Everything has been quiet at FL
Chipote since the raid on, Saturday.
Air scouts reported that native huts
in which followers of SANDING had
been living are evidently deserted.
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No Confirmation.

BOSTON, Jan. 19.--No definite
news that Gen. Augustine SANDING,
Nicaraguan rebel leader. had been
killed had been received by the
Tropical Radio Corporation early
today. The corporation maintains
several large radio stations in
Nicaragua.
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No perSon i'm the employ Of the
u. $. Government should fail to
read Judson e. Welliver's arti-
cles. beginning January g In The
Washington Herald.
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Investigation Looms

Secretary of State Kellogg re-
turned to his desk from Havana to-
dav to find that the Nicaraguan
nroblem again was boiling merrily
in the diplomatic cauldron: .
This question was the focal of
interest in every branch Of the
Government which has a hand in
the administration of foreign AT
fairs.
On Capitol Hill it was predicted
that formal inquiry into Latin
American policy was IN prospect,
, 1928-05-19
DANGER SIGNS IN /. B.

tuberculosis. called the most territIe
disease in The world" has decrea Cd
from the first 10 the fifth anklng cause
OF mortality since the founding Of the
National tuberculosis Association lnI904.
According to this authority nearly I'll.
diseases which have a high mortality
display danger sings before they strike
These signs are nearly always seen by
the future victims but they do uot pay
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
LOCAL ACENC les
ANNOUNCE Big
FIRESTONE s SALE

Edgar Bros. Co., and U. S. Grant
Auto Equipment, with the coopera-
tion Of C. NJ. Hapeman, factory rep,
resentative, have decided to give
FL Centre and vicinity tire sale
featuring Americas finest tires,
the Firestone Gum Dipped
Cords at prices within the reach
of all ear owners, as evidenced by
prices quoted in their large adver-
tisement in today's Press.
Included in this sale will be the
we'll known "Oldfield' Firestone
built cords. Hapeman has had
many years of tire experience in
Southern California, conducting
sales for various dealers, having
just completed very successful one
in Riverside the past month; in fact
the sale was SO successful that dur
ing the first day, this particular
Riverside dealer sold 325 Firestonc
and Oldficld tires, or an average of
one tire for each two and four-fifths
minutes for Il II hour day.
Never before in the history of FL
Centre have car owners had such a
wonderful opportunity to purchase
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIs
Copyright, 1898, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WICCILY AND THE
COWS S SMOKE

There were two new lit,lc bunny
rabbit children living in tncte
Wiggily 5 hollow stump bungalow.
Their names were Why and What.
Now you may think those are rath n
funny, 50 Ill tel you about them.
Thcsp new little rabbits were al
ways asking questions
Wher they were old enough to
talk and saw Uncle Wiggily having
adventures one would say;
"Why does Daddicums do that ?
And the o.hcr would ask:
"What makes the wind bIow3'
SO Uncle Wiggily called the FIRST
little bunny lwho was boy by
the name of Why and he called the
other (who was a girD by the name
What. Now You know all about it.
Why and What came to live in
the hollow stump bungalow IN the
summer SO they had never seen
winter and now. when the weather
was beginning to grow cold, and
there was sometimes snow and ice
and iciclcs all about, What and
Why could not ask questions
enough about these things.
But l must tell You what happen
"a the first real cold day, before
What or Why had ever seen any
snow err ice. They grew fast, these
two little Dummies, and one day
their mother said to them:
De You think YOU could 80 to
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
MOVIE S
Sasseassss IAssJss.,kask.ss,sssAse1

Directed by -. ". Griffith, and
starring Jean Hcrsholt and Phyllis
Havcr, "Thc Battle of the Sexes
comes 70 the West Coast Imperial
Theatre tonight for a two day en-
gagomcnt with the reputation of be-
ing one Of the strongest films pro
duced during the year.
Griffith has taken for his theme
thc case oi Il respcctahl, married
man OF the old-fashioncd family
type. who succumbs to the lures and
Wiles of a modern "gold-diggcr. -
His experiences IN trying to free
himself from her clutches provide
plenty OF pataos, amusement and
heart interest.
Hersholt is Gust as the married
man ana this excellent actor makes
tho most Of his part. As the typi-
cal American businessman who
has maze good, as the innocent vic
tim Of the "gold digger and as
the rcpcntant husband, his charac-
tcrizations are the work Of real
artist
Contrasting with him is Phyllis
Haver, dazzling, ravishingly beauti-
fUl, and past master in working
men for their money. She com
plctcly cntWines the Businessman in
her net and has him fast and help
less when his children come to his
rescue.
An excellent supporting cast, in
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mouth lot of smoke came from it.
Or ~ least What and Why thought
it was smoke.
"Oh, Mrs. Moo is on firc!" cried
What.
"Just like our chim1Icy,' ox-
claimed Why meaning chimney Of
course.
"Lct's run and tell Daddieums!
shouted What.
Come on!' called Why.
\ little later they rushed up to
un,.e Wiggily who was getting
ready to so adventuring ard Why
cried:
con, Haddicums! You ought to
see! Moo Cow is ON fire.
"She's smoking terriblcn' shout
ed What. . You out to throw pail
Of water over her and put her out +"
"Ncar ne! Mrs. Moo ON fire and
smoking! = cried Uncle Wiggily.
~ can hardly believe ito But he
caught up pail of water and ran
with it to the meadow, What and
Why hopping along with him. And
when Uncle Wiggily saw the lady
COW he asked her:
'Are YOU on fire.'
"Ot course m not! - laughed
Mrs, Moo, and more smoke, as What
and Why called it, came out of her
mouth.
"Seo! She ISL cried the little
rabbit children.
Nonsense!'' laughed Uncle
NigEily. ".That is only Mrs. Moo 5
warm breath turning into steam, or
fog or vapor in the cold air. Why
YOU two are on fire and smoking
aud 50 am |, if you come to that. .
Then, for the first time, What
aud Why saw that as they breathed
cut into tha cold air their breath
turned to steam, not smoke, and so
did Uncle WiggiIy's. Then the little
lunrtcs Nycre no longer alarmed.
They got the pail of milk and hop
ped to the bungalow with it.
"But we had an adventure;
didn't we, Naddicums! !' asked
What.
lyon surely did said the rabbit
gentleman. And if the gum drop
aan>n t try 10 sticI, lolyPop in
the mouth organ so it can't play
tag, III tell You next about Uncle
Wiggiiy and the popping stones.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
October %, 1918


The Villa Farms investment com
pany last night filed with the city
trustees the map of Sandalwood
subdivision, containing a block of
lots between Fifth and Sixth
streets.
The principal work of the
Woman 5 Ten Thousand club this
year will be the erection of a
$4,000 club house on the club 5
property, six lots on State street
between Fifth and Sixth, plans for
which are as yet in the formulative
stage. Mrs. J. w. Lindsey was elect
ed chairman of the directorate, Mrs.
\. W. Swanson, vice-president, Mrs,
Virgil McCombs secretary and Mrs.
w. s. Fawcett, treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the
T.n,,r,Ar- nf Ir,,r,nrin1


of California, in and for the
County of Imperial.
in the Matter of the Estate Of
b. II. Lien, Deceased.
Notice Is Hereby Given by the
undersigned, administrator of the
estate Of b. II. Lien, deceased, to
the creditors Of, and all persons
having claims against the said de-
ceased to file them with the ncccs-
sary vouchers within four months
after the first publication of this
notice, in the office of the Clerk
of the Superior Court of Imperial
County, or TO exhibit such claims,
with the necessary vouchers, within
four months after the first publica-
tipn Of this notice to the said ad-
ministrator, at the office of Dorsey
q. Whitclaw, 1l6 Rehkopf Building,
FL Centre, California, which said Of
focc the undersigned selects as his
place Of business in all matters con-
nccttd with said estate Of b. H..
Lien, deceased.
c. c. MOUSSEAC,
Administrator of the Estate of i.
II. Lien, deceased.
Dorsey Whitclaw, Attorney for said
Executor. o % % y > II II
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their tire needs at such tremendous
saving.
The L. S. Grant Auto Equipment
Company and Edgar Bros. Co., have
for long time enjoyed the reputa-
tion of being two of the largest
tire dealers in Imperial valley and
during this gigantic sale will put
on additional help for mounting
tires-as they expect a big rush of
business for the next ten days.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-22

The Southern T-acific bought the
half interest of the Santa Fe in
the Northwestern Pacific.