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Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
Taylor Dies
In Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. q
William S. Taylor 76, whose election
as governor of Kentucky in 1896
was declared fraudulent by the leg
islaturc of that state, died here to-
day.
Taylor had lived here since 1900
when he sought protection of the
state from charges brought against
him in Kentucky in connection with
the assassination of Governor Elect
William Boebel.
In the 1899 election, Taylor was
first declared victor over Goebel in
the gubernatorial race. A legis
lative investigation followed and
Goebel was declared the legally
elected governor.
A short time later the governor
elect was shot from ambush.
Taylor entered Indiana, which
state since has refused to recognize
eXtradition demands.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
ALLIANCE:
CAUSES
CONCERN
Status of FrancO-British
Naval Arms Agreement
Undetermined.
RESERVE JUDGMENT
Officials in American
Diplomatic Circles Are
N0ncOmmittal.
BY MAURITZ A. HALLGREN
Omitted Press Staff CorI3spondent)

tOhIleu TTeSS oIdll COrASSponueNJ]
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-After
first having welcomed the Franco.
British naval arms agreement as an
important contribution to the dis
armament cause, officials today
tended to reserve their final judg-
mcnt as to the value to the United
States of this secret agreement.
Whether the change in front is
in any way connected with the
growing belief in diplomatic circles
here that the compromise actually
means Great Britain and France
have formed what many consider 4
European military alliance could not
be determined.
Despite the reluctance of officials
To discuss the rum0red alliance, suf-
ficient information concerning 1t
has become known to indicate that
a newly created military arrange
mcnt between Paris and London
may be at the bottom of the agree
lncnt.
According to the information a.
vailable here, France, in return for
its concession on the naval tonnage
question has been promised British
support in the land ornaments dis
putc. This controversy centers a
bout French insistence upon the
night to maintain its army by con
wription and its opposition to plac.
ing treaty limitations on is organic
I'D reserves.
If this is actually the basis of the
compromise, it suggests to American
observers the possibility that Eng.
land, with superior navy and
France. with a great army, have en-
tered into some sort Of mutual de-
fcnse pact whereby England will as
sumo part of Frances defensive
burdens at sea, while France Will
watch out for English interests ON
the continent.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
Disfigured Face
OF Film Player
To Be Restored
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1.-The
badly disfigured face of Miss
Evelyn Egan, pretty film player,
will be restored when series of
Notwithstanding the trans
planting of II piece of cartilage
from her mother ear-is com
pleted by DR.. w. w. Balsinger,
plastic surgeon, it was learned to-
day.
Themothcr, Mrs. Mona +. Egan,
readily agreed to undergo an opera.
tion herslf to supply the necessary
cartilage, which coming from the
back of the ear, would not diSfigure
her.
Miss Egan was badly injured
when her automobile collided on
a dark night about year ago. The
lft side of her face was badly cut
and mutilated.
DR.. Balsinger is the surgeon who
supplied Jack Dempsey with his
new nose.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
MOBILE DEFENDS
HIS EXPEDITION
TOPOLAR REGION
Declares Research and
Geographical Data OF
Vast Interest.
By THOMAS w. MORGAN
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Copyright 1928 by United Press
ROME, Aug. 2.-General Umberto
Mobile, commander of the polar
dirigible Italia, gave complete and
spirited defense of his expedition
and the manner in which 1t was con
Quoted in an exclusive interview
with the United Press today.
"Our expedition was worth al!
the suffering and sacrifices for the
wealth of geographical and scientific
research which it will reveal to the
world Mobile said, raising his
head proudly as if in defiant chal-
lenge against attempts to discredlt
the Italia s flight. E.
"No polar aerial expedition in
history has accomplished scientifi-
cally as much as ours. y
buoyed up for occasion, ready to de-
fend everything he had done. AS he
talked at times he rose from his
chair with burning fervor.
cit has not been said that we
flew altogether 243 hours" Mobile
Salu, or Whlch iof were oNcl
polar regions.
"It has net been said that we
encountered meteorological diff
culties that tested the fibre of
every man with us.
"'We overcamc a thousand diff
culties-yet if we could have con-
tinued three hours more our entire
program of flights would have been
completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
TORAL BELIEVED
TO Be MEMBER
= OF TERRORISTS
BY G.. F. FINE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent


MEXICO CITY, Aug. 2.-Jose de
Leon Toral, assassin of President
elect Obregon, plotted his crime as
a member of a terrorist organization
called the Villa de Guadalupe, of
which Mother Superior Maria Con-
cepcion and Manuel Trejo, were
members, Attorney General Juan
Correa Nieto charged today.
Nieto said that police information
indicated that the Villa de Guada-
lupe was an anarchis-like organiza-
tion, and that Carlos Castro was q
fourth leader.
The organization apparently had
plotted the deaths of various Mexi-
can leaders NietS said at meetings
in Mother Superior Maria Concep-
tion s convent.
'The assassination of President.
Elect Obregon has every appearance
of being more than the act of a
mere religious fanatic,' said Nieto.
"There were others behind Toral.
"Toral is undoubtedly abnormal,
but | should not say that he is un-
balanced mentally.
~ believe that Toral is shielding
Manuel Trejo, who he says, gave
him the pistol with which he killed
Obrcgon but had no idea for what
purpose the pistol would be used.
That is absurd.
81 believe that Trejo is the key
to the mystery.
1--WE are continuing our investi-
cations and the president has order
ed me to clear up the circumstances
of the crime completely. All pro-
ceedings will be conducted by en-
| tirely legal means.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
USUAL MIDSUMMER
'DIJLLNESS PREVAILS
In COAST BUSINESS
Outlook For Fall Gives
Evidence of Strong, Con-
sistent Markets.
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug .. The
usual midsummer dullness prevails
in most business lines, the Los An
geles Chamber Of Commerce S south
west business review for July show
ed today.
The vacation period, with read
justed working forces and little or
no aggressive pursuit of a construc
tive program, was held responsible.
In July employment was steady
and of a seasonal variety with many
applications from vacation visitors,
the report said.
Retail volume was rated on par
with last years records. Stock ex-
change transactions were termed
back to normal and petroleum pro-
ductiOn was consistently strong.
The summary declared that agri-
cultural crop yields gave evidence
of surprising early estimates at
satisfactory prices.
The full influence of the increas-
ing consumption of orange juice dur
! ing the summer months was noted in
| the well maintained prices on orang-
es, the report declared.
Citrus Prospects Good
The citrus crop was expected to
exceed the $120,000,000 record of
! last season.
Introduction and energetic distri-
button of the Sunkist extractor was
given as a valuable aid to the
orange market.
Orange shipments are on the in
crease and with increasing supplies
of deciduous fruit and grapes the
market may take on an easier tone
at any time, although it is expected
to maintain a satisfactory level, the
summary said.
Weather conditions in the east
have been very favorable to q
heavy consumption of lemons and
the July market was strong with
good demand, although it eased off
during the last few days of the
month.
The summary reported large crops
in prospect throughout the crap,
belt, with shipments so far bringing
returns comparable to those in 1927
Southern California s juice crap
yield was given at probably 80 pc
cent of normal with prices expected
to be under the 1927 opening quota
tiOns.
\ bad feature of the grape situa
tion is that the fruit is ripening IL
days early, it was said, and ship
ment must begin before eastern re
ceivers and consumers are ready fol
! juicy grapes.
With the completion of the grain
harvest yields were termed satisfac
tory.
Cotton Acreage Larger
Cotton acreage was given as a
bout 70 per cent larger than last
year with the market outlook favor
able.
The livestock market for July
found cattle prices steady to higher
hog prices closing steady but higher
and sheep and lambs declining, ac
cording to the report.
The apricot crop was generally
Continued ON page 3
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
Pasadena Youth
ExOnerated In
Teachers Death
by United Press Leased Wire

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, Aug.
o.-Kenneth O. Rhodes, 10, Of Pasa-
dena, was exonerated by coroner s
Jury yesterday of blame in the death
of Miss Sarah G. Sylvester, Junior
high school teacher struck down and
killed by an automobile driven by
the youth.
The jury returned verdict of
"death by accident, unavoidable, "
after several witnesses testified the
boy was driving slowly. Rhodes
said he was unable to see Miss
Sylvester until too late to use his
brakes effectively.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
RedOndO Beach
Man Will Head
State POstmasters
by United Press Leased Wire

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, Aug.
&C. j. Funk, of Redondo Beach
was chosen president of the Cali
fornia Postmasters Association at
the closing session of the 1923 con
vention yesterday.
Other postmasters named to Of
flee were:
Edward Lewis, Marysville, first
vice president; c. w. Wright, San
Pedro, second vice president; Miss
Bernice Downing, third vice presi-
dent; Fred Lackdale, nglewood,
fourth vice president; II. NJ. Ham,
mond, Alameda, secretary; j. Lewis
Ross, Beverly Hills, assistant secre-
tary; James B. Rickard, Santa Bar
bara, treasurer.
Harold j. McCurry, Sacramento,
was named delegate to the national
postmasters convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
SPANISH PLANE
FORCED DOWN BY
ENGINE TROUBLE
Nv United Press Leased Wire


SEVILLA, Spain, Aug. Com
mander Ramon Francois plane
which landed at Palos after start
for the Azores on world flight, IS
badly damaged, it was reported to-
day, and is to be towed to the fac
tory for repairs.
PORT OF HUELVA, Spain, Aug,
2.-Riding the surf at the little
port of Larabida, from where
Christopher Columbus started on the
voyage that resulted in the discovery
of America, the damaged seaplane
Numancia waited today to start on
a more modern method to reach that
same America.
The plane, piloted by Comman'
dant Ramon Franco, was forced to
land at Larabida yesterday after
having started from Cadiz ON the
first part of an arOund-the-world
flight.
Engine trouble developed i'll the
first hour of the flight from Cadiz-
a flight that was to have its
terminus at Horta, Azores-was
believed responsible for the forced
landing at Larabida.
Commandant Franco and his three
companions-Captain Ruiz de Aida,
Captain Emilio Gallarza and
Mechanic Pablo Rado indicated they
desire to start again for the Azores
as soon as possible.
The plane suffered some damage
in landing but the extent was not
known. Vice Admiral Sanchez visit
cd Franco aboard the craft but
would not say what caused the men
to return.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
Santa Barbara
Spanish Fiesta
COlOrful Event
by United Press Leased Wire

SANTA BARABRA, Calf, Aug.
2.-The colorful Spanish days of
Santa Barbara We're revived here to-
day as the Fifth Annual Spanish
fie jta gained momentum with his
torical parade and pageant.
Services concentrating the res
toration of the old mission opened
the four day celebration last night.
Hundreds of persons thronged the
mission grounds to hear the services,
relayed from the chapel by loud
speakers.
Beautiful girls and gay youths
clad in the clothes of old Madrid
and riding behind blooded horses
gave color to the street scenes.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
Strikes
Japan; 20 Killed

TOXIC, Aug. 2.-Twenty persons
are known to have been killed in
the worst typhoon that has struck
this part of Japan in IS years.
The typhoon has been raging for
three days.
Several tunnels and embankments
have collapsed.
Communications have been dam
aged seriously.
1t was estimated that the total
damage might reach $l0,000,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
Uni lad Press Staff rorracnopdapt


NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Such Re
publican leaders as former Govern
or Lowo.n, of Illinois, as we'll as
Democrats who have studied the
farm problem, will be called in to
discuss the agricultural situation
with Governor Alfred E. Smith if
he is elected president, the governor
said today after a conference with
George \. Peek, chairman of the
corn belt committee.
Smith said also that he would dis
cuss the farm problem at length in
his acceptance speech at Albany on
August %.
"After by talk today with Mr.
Peek, | am more than ever salts
fed the governor said, "that the
Democratic platform soundly de
clares the fundamental basis for re-
lief of the appalling agricultural
distress which not only grips the
farmer himself, but is destroying
the farm harket of $4,000, ,000,O ,OOO
for the industries of the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
New Trial For
Hickman Denied
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2.-The
state supreme court today denied
the petition for rehearing of the
case of VIM. Edward Hickman
murderer of Marion Parker, Los An
gelcs school girl.
The opinion of the court was un-
animous.
1t was the second reversal receiv-
ed by Hickman in less than a
month s time in his fight to escape
the gallows. g.
The court on July denied the
appeal of Hickman for new trial.
The action today was on the petj-
tion of the youthful slayer for a re-
hearing on that petition.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
TRUCK CATCHES FIRE

Fire in a truck belonging to Ma
ggio Bros. caught fire shortly after
noon while parked in front of the
Balboa hotel on Broadway. An
alarm was turned in and the fire
department extinguished the blaze
with slight damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
DOLORES DEL RIO ON
WAY TO NEW YORK
By United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 2.-Dolores
Del Rio, screen star, today was en-
route to New York from where she
will sail for Europe August IS on
the lie de France. The actress left
here last night accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Antonio Asunsolo and
her director, Edwin Carewe.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
Prominent Hotel
Man Found Dead
by United Press Leased Wire

PASADENA, Calf, Aug. 2. =
John b. Coulston, SO, prominent
Southern California financier, and
president of the Maryland Hotel
company, was found dead in his
room at the Maryland here today.
Death was believed to have been
caused by a heart attack or stroke.
Coulston returned during the
night from a trip to San Francisco.
hotel attaches said. He had been
in New York recently on business
and returned here before going TO
San Francisco Sunday.
Coulston was at one time prcsl.
dent of the National Bank OF Pasa.
dena and held a number OF real es.
tate interests other than the Hotel
Maryland at the time Of his death.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
SenatOr-Elect
Ware Suffers
Severe StrOk e
by United Press Leased Wire

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Aug. >.
-Senatorelect William S. Ware of
Pennsylvania was resting com
fortably this afternoon but there
still was some doubt as to his re-
covery, it was said at the Ware sum
mer home in Ventnor City a suburb.
Ware suffered stroke of paraly-
sis last night and has lost, at least
temporarily, the use of one side of
his body.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
Britt ISH
AV|AT0RS
RESCUED
Radio Advises Steamship
Minnewaska Discovers
Missing Plane.
LINERS RACE TO AID
Courtney and Companions
Are Forced to Land on
Open Sea. Il
By United Press Leased Wire


ABOARD s. s. COLUMBUS, Aug.
2-The steamship Minnewaska has
found Captain Frank T. Courtney
and his companions in their sea.
plane at latitude 1927 north
longitude 1905 west.
The above dispatch was radioed
to the United Press by the command
tr of the North German Lloyd liner
Columbus.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Captain
Frank T. Courtney and his three
British companions were forced
down on the open sea today, approx
imately half way between the
Azores Islands and Newfoundland,
while attempting the second stage
of their projected one-stop flight
from Lisbon to North America.
Courtney communicated by radio
with ships in the vicinity of his
landing place and they in turn
passed the word along to London
and New York that the plane was
in no immediate danger but needed
help.
Captain Courtney, accompanied
by f. B. Hosmer, Montreal banker;
Fred Pierce, mechanic, and E. w.
Gilmour, radio operator, left Horta
today at 1855 a. m. EST, after
waiting there for more than a
month since their flight from Lis
! bon on June %.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Five fleet
Atlantic liners were eOnverging to-
day in mid Atlantic TO rescue the
flying boat Whale and its four oc-
cupants, forced down on flight
from the Azores to Newfoundland.
The Whales radio sputtered out
its call for help during the early
morning hours and the ships of sew
eral nations combined in the race
to save Captain Frank 7. Courtney
and his companions.
The American ships President
Hayes and the Minnewaska, the
White Star liners Celtic and Cedric
! and the North German Lloyd liner
Columbus were definitely known to
be speeding to the rescue.
The Whale is down about 720
miles northwest of Horta, Azores,
which she left at $50 p. M, eastern
standard time, yesterday and about
$50 miles southwest of Cape Race,
Newfoundland, her goal.
The call for help came about
a. M, EST, approximately 10 hours
after the Whale left the Azores was
| picked up by several vessels.
ABOARD IS THURINGIA, Aug.
2.-(By Radio to the United Press)
The steamship President Hayes
has arrived at the approximate posi-
tion in which Captain Frank T.
Courtney's seaplane landed in the
Atlantic but has been unable to
find any trace of the plane.
Radio calls to the plane are un-
! answered.
At about a. m. today our radio
station received sos calls from
Courtney's plane, which had gone
| down on the water and reported ir
needed help Immediately.
The plane reported its position as
approximately Al degrees north lati-
tude Al west longitude.
The latest radio says that the
| President Hayes has reached the
seaplane's s position but had not seen
it and that radio calls sent out to
the plane have not been answered.
Our position at noon today was
47:25 north, 30:30 west. There is
a three mile northwest wind and the
sea smooth. The barometer is
steady. I am sorry | am too far
off to be of help.
The foregoing dispatch was radi-,
oed to the United Press by Captain
Molchin, commander of the steam
ship Thuringia.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
CALIFOR MANS
BEAT BELCIANS
IN ROWING TRIALS
Nv United Press Leased Wire

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 2.-Califor-
MIA s eight cared crew rowed to a
smashing victory in the fourth heat
of the trials here today, defeating
Belgium by eight lengths.
The Californians made a show OF
the race, leading by five lengths at
the half way mark and steadily in
creasing the lead until the finish.
The westerne-s did not extend
themselves and were fresh after the
easy victory.
California $ time was six minutes
81 10 seconds. The California
oarsmen started their stroke at 80
and kept it up until the last 250
meters, when they raised it to 40.
The westerners exhibited perfect
form and obviously enjoyed the
work out.
The boating of the California
crew follows:
Stroke Donlon; No. 7, Caldwell;
No. 6, Workman; No. ), Daily;
No. 4, Thompson; No. 3, Frederick
No. ., Brinck; Eow, Stadler; Cox
/ swain, Blessing.
Great Britain beat Italy in the
fifth and last heat for eight cared
shells.
| AMSTERDAM, Aug. 2.-KennetH
Myers, rowing for the United States
in the single sculls event of the
Olympic games, placed in the first
! qualifying rounds today, when he
showed thrilling finish squirt t;
defeat II. Dekuk, South Africa
They were in the sixth heat.
Myers time was 8 minutes IA l.
seconds. Dekuk finished in 8 min
! utes 19 1-5 seconds.
j The star Canadian sculler, Wright
today after a difficult race defeated
/ the Dutch star, l.. ii. F. Gunther, in
the third heat. The time was Z min
Utes 56 45 seconds.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
Motion Picture
Extras Injured
by United Press Leased Wire

PUENTE, Calf, Aug. 2.-Three
motion picture extras suffered lac
erations of the forehead and were
taken to the Good Samaritan, in
Los Angeles, for treatment. Charles
Berger, and Fred Howell, Holly
wood, escaped with minor bruises.
Miss White said she and the other
occupants of the car were tired aft
ed hard work on location and did
not see the truck until they struck
it. The actors car was demolished.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
By THOMAS B. MORGAN
Omitted Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

ROME, Aug. 2.-Preparations for
the investigation of the polar flight
of the dirigible Italia were advanced
today on orders from Premier Benito
Mussolini.
Meanwhile rescued members of
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Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02

The lamb crop of northern Mon
tana this year is but 70 per cent of
normal.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
SMITH MAY CALL
ON L0WDEN FOR
FARMERS RELIEF
BY United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-George N.
Peek, Chicago, chairman of the
Corn Belt Committee, announced to-
day he would support the candidacy
of Governor Alfred f. Smith.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02
Spanish Flyers and Their World Touring Plane

Captain e and
aro O Spain is Thr
Y
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-02

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-07-21
Six Plead Not Guilty.

Biloxi, Miss, July 17.-As a
parade of witnesses passed through
the Federal Grand Jury room here
to add to the accumulation of evil
dence relating to alleged trafficking
in patronage by State Republican
leaders, interest shifted from what
was happening behind the closed
doors of the jury chamber to open
court, where six of the seven persons
thus far indicted were arraigned for
pleas.
His arraignment was accepted by
Sidney E. Redmond, negro attorney
of jackson, as an occasion for a
broadside at his political enemies,
whom he charged with bringing
about the indictment of himself, his
brother, A. M. Redmond, Scott Hub
bard Deputy United States Marshal,
and Ed L. Patton, negro Republican
leader. The four, with Perry W.
Howard, negro National Committee
man and Special Assistant Attorney
General, are charged with obtaining
$500 for the appointment of A. P.
Russell to the Southern District Mar
shal's force last year.
Redmond succeeded in obtaining
an order from Judge Holmes trans
ferring the cases against himself, his
brother and Patton to the Jackson
district for trial at the November
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1928-07-21
A WHITE MANS PREDICANfENT.
WOMAN GOT $4,000.

white man who showed l+t1e.
d'srreti0r and no judgement found
himself in rather a peculiar predin-
amen+ last Thursday morning IN the
Po1iro Court Trdpe John T. ingram
He had sworn on 2 warrant for
Charlotte Harerove. a brown-skin
hut comelv g'rl unon the charge ~
sealing fftv dollars from him. He
c1s lined that she solicited him and
+ha- he went in 1414 F.. BROAD ST
near Ja'1 AlIav. disrepufah1e
nAiehhorhond The other mart NJ the
recital he did not take the pains 70
admit. Charlotte claimed that she
was unwilling and as he did not
rive her dollar. she took the money
from his breecbes. which were not
NJ that time being worn bv him.
.T"e+ whv Leslie Baker was In a
bedroom with Charlotte Hargrove
was not satisfactorially explained to
HE Honor so he sent Charlotte TO
iail for six months and ordered Les.
lie Baker. the white man locked up
and turned over to the Health De-
partment. This means for the white
man. the dreaded "blood test !" Both
Of the parties found themselves in
the Police Court pens.