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Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
DARING ATTEMPT
TO BREAK JAIL
BY ROY GARDNER
By United Press Leased Wire

ATLANTA, Ga, July l9-Order
was completely restored at the At
lanta federal penitentiary today aft
or desperate attempt to break for
freedom by two prisoners, in which
guard was slightly injured.
The prisoners were Joseph Urbay-
It's, serving 50 years for mail rob-
berry from Toledo, and Roy G. Gard
ncr, serving % years on similar
charges from California.
The attempted break occurred
while inmates of the prison were
ON recreation in the jail yard late
yesterday. The two secured SNUG
gled pistols, prison authorities said,
and re-cntercd the prison and cover
ed G. 7. Parker, captain of the
guard.
Using Parker as shield, they
fired at the door guard, ordering
him to open the door. Their shots
were wild. The guard refused to
open and door and the two were
captured with the aid of other
guards.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
WARNER CONFIRMS
|RUM0R OF BREAK
WITH CAPT. LYON
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LOS ANGELES, July 19.-While
Captain Harry Lyon and James
Warner respectively the navigator
and radio operator of the Southern
Cross on its trans-Pacific flight,
are "still friendly in way they
will not be associated together in
any further projects, Warner said
here today.
Warmers announcement confirm
ed long existing rumors of strained
relations between the pair. Person
al, technical and business differ
cnces, none of them serious but diff
ferences nevertheless, were account
able for the separation, according to
Warner.
"'The ideas of Captain Lyon and
those | hold do not coincide, ~ War
ner said, "that $ about all there is
to the matter.
"It's really an unfortunate situ-
alton since it would seem to our
mutual advantage to stick together.
Understand we still speak and all
that, but we will never be asSociat-
ed in another project -
Warner said he expected to re
main here about five days at which
time he will 90 to New York as the
guest of Mayor James j. Walker
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
HENRY FUNERAL
SET FOR FRIDAY
AT PAL0 ALTO
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PALO ALTO, Calf, July ~
Simple funeral services for Charles
d. Henry, 81, father of Mrs. Her
bert Hoover, will be held tomorrow
afternoon.
The Hoover special train will ar
rive .at the Oakland pier at 1888 a.
M, the Southern Pacific announced.
There the special will be routed
across Dumbarton bridge to Pale
Alto. The stop on the pier will b>
extremely brief.
The body of Henry will reach
Palo Alto from Placerville, where
the aged man died a short time be
fore the arrival of Hoover s train
here.
1t was planned to place the body
in the Hoover home to remain until
shortly before the service in Stan
ford Memorial chapel.
Allan Hoover, the nominee s son
and Mrs. Jean Large, the other
daughter of Henry, will go from
Placerville to join the Hoover train
at Sacramento.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
MEXICAN BANDIT
GANG REPORTED
LED BY WOMAN
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LAREDO, Texas, July 19.-Mexi-
can federal troops have been dis
patched in search of woman ban
dit leader and POO rebels under her
command who wrecked and attempt
ed to loot the Laredo Mexico City
passenger train near Rincon, 275
miles from Mexico City early Tues
day.
First news of the attack was re
ceived when the southbound Mexico
CITY train, which returned here with
stranded passengers of the wrecked
train, arrived in Laredo last night.
Three rebels were killed, accord
ing to the reports. Seven passengers
were injured slightly.
Passengers, including 80 Ameri'
cans,wer thrown into panic when
the train was derailed. Only two of
the nine coaches remained on the
track.
While women and children ran
screaming through the aisles, guards
staged IA successful gun battle with
the bandits. After being driven off
the first time the bandits made a
second attack. Three of their num-
ber were captured.
Passengers described stern
faced woman as leader of the ban
dts. 1t is unusual for Mexican
bandits to submit to leadership of
a woman and army officers at the
NucVO Laredo barracks were
skeptical that such was the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
MEXICO TAKES
PRECAUTIONS TO
MAINTAIN ORDER
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NOGALES, Sonora, Mexico, July
l9.-Polce patrollcd the streets Of
all border cities and garrisons were
held alert today as Sonora awaited
the arrival of the body of General
Alvaro Obregon, assassinated presi-
dent elect of Mexico.
While no outbreaks of any con
sequence occurred the action of
rebels in derailng and attacking
u train near Rincon limited that
other trouble might follow in the
wake of the death of the Mexican
leader.
Without explanation a southbound
train from here was halted at
Fmpalmc, Sonora, and passengers IN
the coaches were replaced by
troops.
Orders from General Francisco
Manzo, commander of federal forces
on the west coast caused the move
but the motive was not announced.
General Manzo s orders came from
Mexico City.
1t was presumed that the soldiers
would meet the train bearing Gene
raj Obrcgon s body and accompany
it to Navajoa, Sonora, where funeral
services will be held.
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander
Gonzales, commandant of the bar
racks at I'll Juana, reported no
trouble in his sector but said he
was under orders to hold his men
alert
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
HOOVER WORKS
OUT PLAN FOR
FARM RELIEF
By PAUL r. MALLON
Omitted Press Staff Corresponde

ABOARD HOOVER SPECIAL
TRAIN NEARING OGDEN, Utah,
July ia specific plan of farm
relief will be offered by Herbert
Hoover, the Republican presidential
nominee in his speech of acceptance
at Palo Alto, Calf, August IL, the
United Press learned today.
1t will embody Hooverized
scheme of cooperative marketing
for handling surplus production and
will be interviewer with projects for
railroad reorganization and devel-
opment of the Great Lakes.
1t was worked out by the nominee
in three days of conversations with
President Coolidge, Vice President
Dawes, Governors Zimmerman of
Wisconsin; Emerson of Wyoming;
McMullen of Nebraska; Hammill of
Iowa, and other Republican leaders
of the wheat and corn belt, during
his trip to his Pacific Coast home.
Settlement of that matter com.
pleteS the acceptance speech and it
win be mailed to Washington for
printing as soon as Hoover reaches
his home.
With the exception of MeMullen,
all who boarded Hoover y train a.
greed his farm plan would hold the
disturbed agricultural area in line
for the Republican ticket. They
said organization work already il
being undertaken and as soon as the
plan is announced they win begin
official activity for the ticket.
The plan will coincide with the
present administration agrieultur.
al policy and will not endorse the
equalization fee system Of the Me
Nary -Haugen bill, twice vetoed BY
Coolidge.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
By HERBERT LITTLE
Omitted Press Staff CORRESPONDENCE

ASHEVlLLE, N. c., July 10. -
The two hundred dry leaders attend
ing Bishop Cannon 5 dry conference
here in a session designed to adopt
political plan to break the solid
South in favor of Herbert Hoover,
today adopted formally the name
Conference of anti-Smith Demo
orats.'
The conference approved creation
of an executive board, to consist of
Bishop James Cannon, Methodist,
of Richmond; Dr. A. j. Barton, Bap-
tist, Atlanta, and two delegates
from each of the Southern states.
Special measures to insure secre.
ey of the proceedings We're adopted.
Several persons without credentials
were elected from the meeting.
A plan to establish a political or
ganization covering the IA Southern
states, co-ordinating the anti-Smith.
anti-Tammany, anti-wet and anti
Catholic activities of churches,
anti-Saloon League and w. C. II. U.
workers was understood to be under
consideration.
The dry leaders privately We're
disturbed by the action of former
Senator Hoke Smith in calling a
meeting of Georgia Democrats to
promote the Smith Robinson ticket.
A. j. Barton, chairman of the con
ference told the United Press the
action was a confession of defeat
but others were understood to fore.
see an attempt to conduct new
campaign to offset the anti Smith
sentiment.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
SAILOR TAKEN TO
SAN DIEGO BY NAVY PLANE

Found lying unconscious in
local hotel last night, Warren j.
Spencer, enlisted man of North
Island, was taken to the FL Cen
tro hospital and this morning
navy airplanes were rushed into
service to speed him to the ma
val hospital in San Diego in an
effort to save his life. He was
still unconscious when the plane
bearing him to San Diego wing
ed its way westward.
Spencer is suffering from
heat prostration. A physician
was summoned when his condi-
tion was discovered and he was
ordered removed to the hospi.
tai Immediately.
There it was learned that he
was connected with the naval
aviation field at North Island
and word was Immediately dis
patched to the coast, by Ed
ward Mulligan of the FL Centre
hospital, telling of his condi-
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
SOUTHERN DRYS
ORGANIZE TO
OPPOSE SMITH
BY United Press Leased Wire

ASHEVILLE, N. c., July ia
statement of principles urging south
crn dry Democrats to vote for Her
bert Hoover, the Republican presi-
Dental nominee, was adopted at the
closing session of the conference OF
200 southern church and prohibition
leaders today.
Organization of a formal cam
paign among the southern Democrats
for Hoover ON three-point anti
wet, anti Tammany and
anti-Smith platform was Immediate
ly started with taking of a collect
ion which was reported to have
brought in pledges of between ST.
600 and $4,000.
The statement of principles adopt
ed at the closing session, about A.
600 words long, was to be made pub
lie this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
RASKOB APPLIES
BUSINESS STYLE
TO AID CAMP
Democratic Chief Admits
Ignorance of Politics
But Says He'll Learn
BY THOMAS l.. STOKES
(Unir1d Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, July l9.-John j.
Raskob, who is credited with max
ing millionaires out of 80 executives
of the General Motors Corporation,
hopes to use the same methods to
make a president out of Governor
Alfred f.. Smith.
Raskob admits that he knows
very little about politics. But he
knows lot about big business and
he is confident that he will be sue
ccssful if he runs the Democratic
presidential campaign the same
way he does his automobile business.
TO get the proper atmosphere, the
chairman of the Democratic nation
al committee is moving the whole
machinery of the campaign includ-
ing the few necessary politicians
into the large General Motors build
ings here and will clear the whole
eighth floor and make it his head
quarters.
There, in surroundings familiar to
him, he will operate this new busi-
ness. If he gets tired of talking to
politicians and looking at them he
can take the elevator to his own
office on the oath floor, call in his
business aides, talk shop and thus
get some recreation.
Likes New Job
Raskob appears to like his new
job. It's strange to him but he Is
taking hold as if il were Just an
other business venture. He learned
Yesterday that political conferences
can be just as long as business CON
fercnccs- perhaps longer. Yet he
was placid and calm when he came
out Of four hour pow-wow and an
nounccd patiently that there were
many problems not entirely solved.
He was coatless but philosophical.
y cablcgram came from Bernard
Baruch, now in Paris, offering his
services. Mrs. Henry Moskowitz,
publicity director, reminded him
during the newspaper interview,
that the reporters might like to
have il.
Raskob said he didn't know that
Raruch was a former supporter of
William G.. McAdoo, rival of Gov
ernor Alfred +. Smith in 1924. He
is new in this business. But he will
learn. he said to himself.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19

ton. A reply was later receiv-
ed saying that planes would ar
rive this morning to take him
to San Diego.
Coroner b. f. Lemons took
Spencer to the Imperial air
port this morning and at $3.50
O'Clock two planes bearing sev-
eral officers, including pilots,
Iieutenants Ward and Black,
DIR. Nj. X. Bear and Chief Avi-
alton Pilot Shea landed at the
field.
Some time was spent in max
ing Spencer comfortable for the
return trip. An ambulance plane
had been brought here and
Spencer was fixed with a cot
and strapped to it for the jour
ney.
The planes took off on the
return trip at 10 O'Clock and it
was expected that he would be
admitted to the naval hospital
on the coast in a little more
than an hour later.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
By GESFORD F. FINE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

MEXICO CITY, July 19.-The
capital impressively has paid final
honors to Alvaro Obregon, presi-
dent-elect, who was assassinated
Tuesday and today leaders turned
to the task of selecting some one
to succeed to the presidency of the
republic. !
The permanent congressional com.
mission-representing the adjourned
congress-meets today and it is
likely the matter of Obregon's sue
cessor will arise.
The warrior who came out of the
north to rule the country for one
four year term and who was elected
July l for another term, had not
officially been proclaimed the pre-
sident elect.
That complicated matters and
there was likelihood that President
Plutarco Gales would rule the July
l election was no election.
Gales at this moment seems the
logical successor to Obregon s place
as the next leader. But the president
remains silent on the presidency
issue.
Throughout the republic today no
untoward actions had been reported
IS resulting from news of Obregon g
assassination by young caricaturist
in a suburban restaurant. The as
sassin-believed to be Jose De Leon
Torral, 23-gave a confession that
indicated religious fanaticism was
the basis of the crime.
Others have been arrested, reports
said. These included the proprietor
of the restaurant in which Obregon
was killed, and his II employees. The
confessed assassin, however, de.
clares he alone was responsible for
the crime.
Order Prevails
Law and order will prevail
throughout the nation, President
Gales said last night. 1t was the
first long statement the president
had issued and it called for revolu.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
HOOVER PLEASED
UPON ARRIVAL in
WESTERN AREAS
Cordially Greeted at
Ogden On Way to Home
At PalO Alto.
BY United Press Leased Wire

ABOARD HOOVER SPECIAL
TRAIN, Ogden, Utah, July 10
Herbert Hoover expressed in briet
rear platform speech here today
his qualification at getting back to
his own western country.
Speaking to crowd of about l0O
men and women at the railroad
station, the Republican presidential
nominee said:
"My good friends, I have nc
political speech to make at this
time, but consider it fine courtesy
that you have come out TO see us.
81 am glad to get back TO thi;
western country. Ogden is not
strange to me. | have visited here
often in the last 43 years. | want
to thank you from the bottom o.
my heart
Some one in the crowd called out
"Eight years i'll the White House
for you!'
Representative John Q. Tilson, o
Connecticut, who stood with th'
nominee, said: "That's abou
right.
Orders were wired from the trair
to San Francisco this morning tC
arrange for transportation over The
Dunbarton bridge so that the TRAN
can proceed direct to Palo Alto.
The present schedule calls for thu
train to arrive at its destination
about 1890 a. M. Pacific Coas
standard time, tomorrow.
The changes were accomplished Sc
Mrs. Hoover can attend the funera
of her father, G. ID. Henry, at Pal,
Alto at 2:30 p. nj. tomorrow after
noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
LABOR CHIEF NAMED TO
REFORMATORY BOARD
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SUPERIOR, Wis, July 19.-Presi-
dent Coolidge today announced ap,
pointment of William Green, presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, and Ellsworth NJ. MeCul-
Tough, Washington, D. c., as mem
bers of the board of advisors of
the United States industrial re-
formatory.
Mccullough is manager of the de-
partment of manufacturers of the
United States chamber of commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
Paris Judges To
Tighten Divorce

PARIS, July l9.-Judges from all
Paris courts sitting as superior
council, decided today that there
was sufficient evidence of laxity in
granting divorces to Americans to
Justify punishment of those alleged
to be concerned.
The council decided to name an
examiner to submit full report so
that charges could be brought a
gainst officials accused of laxity.
1t is expected that from now on
even greater stringency will be ex-
crcised in the consideration of ap-
plications of Americans for divorce
The process was tightened up sever
al months ago and several promi-
ncnt Americans were refused de
crpcS
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
ITALIANS
SAFE: ON
own SHIP
Survivors OF Italia Are
Brought to Safety By
Russian Vessel.
GONE TWO MONTHS
Will Return to Rome AS
Soon. AS Strength Per-
mits Travel.
BY AIS ANDERSON
United Press Special Correspondent


KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen, July
1g- Seven survivors Of the diriglblc
Italia disaster arrived here today
aboard the Russian ice breaker
Krassin-nearlv two months after
thcir departure in the airship, May
%. for flight over the North
Pole.
All were relatively well. Captain
Adalberto Mariana, whose frozen
leg had been amputated during the
night, was the most seriously Ill.
The seven survivors, reclaimed
from death by the giant Russian
rescue ship, were taken aboard tn"
Italia 5 supply ship itta III MlIano
in which they will leave for Italy.
As they arrived, the eighth sur
,ivor Of the crew Of Ii, General
tmbcrto Mobile, the Italia : com
mandcr was understood TO be pre-
pared to leave here within few
days for Rome.
Mobile Under Fire
Under a withcring fire of criti-
rism, Mobile may embark on a coal
steamship for secret destination
and then go to Italy.
As the Krassin dropped anchor the
commander of. the Citta Di Milano
boarded her and was taken below.
The Italia survivors were assem-
BLEED in the ships mess room with
the exception of Mariana.
Faces of the survivors were
drawn. Professor T. Eehounck,
Czccho Slovakian radiologist and
emily non-ltalian survivor of the
disaster, was in excellent condition
rs compared to his southern Euro
pean companions.
All the survivors drew themselves
smartly erect as if for Inspection
Natalc Crccione, chief engineer with
the aid Of crutch because of his
injured leg.
After the survivors had been
transferred aboard the Citta hi
Milano, preparations were made for
the ship to proceed to Narvik, Nor
way. There the survivors will be
trans-shippcd to be sent to Rome.
ROME, July l9.-Italian survivors
Of the Italia disaster were ordered
by Premier Mussolini today to re-
meantime to "abstain from any
further messages, statements or in
tcrViews.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
REPUBLICANS OUT
FOR MONEY AND
WOMEN'S VOTES
BY CARL D. GROAT
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, July l9.-Re.
publican national headquarters to,
day began its organization to cap
ture dollars from campaign contri-
butors and votes from women.
j. r. Mutt of Cleveland, Republi.
can treasurer, conferred with Chair
man Hubert Work about the party S
campaign budget, and indications
were that if limit is set, will sur.
pass the 100000 mark recently
discussed unofficially.
Meanwhile Mrs. Alvin T. Hert
of Louisville, Ky, vice chairman of
the national committee, issued n
statement predicting VIRTUALLY un
animous endorsement Of Herbert
Hoover from the Republican women
and a large percentage of the vote
OF women of different affiliation.' .
Mrs. Hert s statement declared
that women who had crusaded with
Hoover in war time now are "anx.
ious to crusade for him. She
predicted "November six will find
Hoover polling the greatest woman
vote ever accorded a candidate.'
Hoover stands for everything
for which women stand,' she stat
ed. "He has worked always for at
talnment of the same ideals and higl
standards for which women work
He saved the lives of millions OF
children who otherwise might have
starved. He is in every sense the
man whom the women would put in
the White House were the choice
left solely to them -
No Money Limit
While Mrs. Hert, beautifully
gowned, received women visitors in
her offices, Chairman Work of the
National Committee conferred with
Mutt.
1t was said that no definite limit
for total contributions had been set
and that contributions of all sizes
were acceptable. 1t was emphasiz-
ed, however, that the committee is
taking President Coolidge's s prin-
ciples outlined in his acceptance
speech in 1924 as it's guiding star.
At that time, Mr.. Coolidge
preached economy, use of the budget
system, honesty in filing returns
and conducting the election, and
avoidance of deficit. In that cam,
paign, the committee aimed at a
$4,000, 900, total expense and found
at the close that the actual expenses
were $3,063,952.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
Railroads Would
Purchase Express
BY United Press Leased Wire


NEW YORK, July ia report
on its plan for acquiring the Amerl-
can Railway Express was announced
today by the Express committee of
the Association of Railway Exc
cutives which called for participa-
tion of Sc railroads in sharing the
cost Of taking over the properties
of the express company.
The roads have authorized four
agents to act for them in negotia-
tions looking to the acquisition of
the company's physical properties
of capital stock.
The purchase price probably
would be in the neighborhood OF
$28,O00,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
Body Believed to
Be LOeWenstein's S

PARIS, July ia body believed
by police to be that of Alfred
Loewenstein, Belgian prince of high
finance, who disappeared from his
airplane over the English channel
was found off Calais today.
On the almost nude body was
found gold wrist watch bearing
the initials GA. ~
The body was taken to Calais by
a fishing vessel which found it in
the channel.
The family of LOewenstein was
notified at once.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
Passion Play
Town Flooded
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BERLIN, July 19.-Oberammer
gau the Bavarian town famous fol
its Passion Play, was partly demol
ished by flood today.
The town was submerged when
cloudbursts caused the river Laini
to overflow. Bridges were swept
away.
Torches were used in relief work
until dawn, because the local power
plant was flooded.
AS floods menaced the Oberam-
mergau district, the neighborinG
Teleberg forest was ablaze.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
MEXICO
REMAINS
ORDERLY
Question of Successor to
Obregon Occupies Atten-
ton of Leaders. !
GALES IN CONTROL
Belief Expressed Presi-
dent Will Continue to-
Hold Office.
BY United Press Leased Wire

MEXICO CITY, July 19.-Sever-
al additional arrests have been
made in connection with the assassi-
nation of General Alvaro Obregon,
Chief of Police Rioz Zertuche said
today.
lie added that the youth who kill
ed Obregon probably would be exe-
cuted within few days.
No formal statement will be is-
sued until complete investigation is
made, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
Famous Actress
Seriously I'll
ny United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, July l9.-Dame Ellen
Terry, world famous actress of past
generations, was seriously i'll at her
little London flat today after a
seizure she suffered Tuesday.
Dame Ellen's condition at first
was not regarded as critical, but
there was no improvement yester-
day and relatives were summoned.
Dame Ellen has host of friends
in and out of the theater. On her
S0th birthday, Feb. 27, she was
showered with congratulations
Ellen Terry's theatrical career
was one of the most distinguished
in history. Her first triumph as
a London star as Ophelia. perhaps
her most famous role, was at the
Lyceum theater so years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
TOUGH ON JANITORS

LOS ANGELES, July l9-Protest
to the action of forcing city hal
ianitors to take a written eXamina
tion for qualification has been en-
tered with city council by the in
corporated voters league. The lea
que pointed out that many prospect
i've janitors failed to pass because
they were unable to read.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-19
Youth Dies In
Auto Collision
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, July l9.-Albert
Orem, said to be the son of w. C..
Orcm, president of the Salt Lake
and Utah railroad, died here today
as the result of injuries received in
an automobile collision last night.
Orem sustained a fractured skull
and severe decorations in the crash
while his companion, James Can
field, was unhurt.
Orcm was employed here as j
bookkecpcr.