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Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
Recalls Hitting
Car At Jacumba

Jacob Silver of Los Angeles, who
said that he was cnroutc to Chicago
with n party of friends, was halted
on the San Diego highway near the
city limits this morning by Sheriff
Gillett and Undersheriff Under
wood. A damaged fender gave evil
dcnce that he had been in some
Find of wreck with the machine
Silver could only recollect that he
had been in an accident at Holly
wood but when the sheriff Jared
his memory l;tt:e he recalled hav-
ing sideswiped a machine at Jacum-
ba. incidentally the sheriff had been
looking for Silver, telephone com,
munication from 0. ID. Royer of San
Diego having been to the effect
that Silver had collided with his
machine and departed without all
the necessary formalities. After
Silver had left his name and address
he was released. No one was injur-
Cd in the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
Grand Jury Says
Dorothy Mackaye
Punished Plenty
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 16.-Action
to free Dorothy MacKave, former
stage star, under conviction for con
cealing circumstances surrounding
the death of her husband, Ray Ray
mond, was under way here today.
Because they believe the actress
"has suffered cnough,' several
members of the 1927 county grand
jury today instituted a petition for
commutation of her sentence.
The petition for lcniency will be
presented to Governor G. G. Young
This measure was taken by the
grand jurors, who indicated the ac-
tress at the time of Raymond 5
death at the hands of Paul Kelly,
when they were Informed that the
state supreme court had refused to
reverse the conviction.
''We feel that Miss MacKaye has
suffered enough and has learned
her lesson,' one of the jurors de
clared. "Inasmuch as the charge
against her co-defendant, DR.. Wal
ter Sullivan, was dismissed and in
asmuch as evidence against her was
slight, we feel she is entitled to
lcniency. She has already served
several months in the county Jail. "
Miss MacKaye's conviction calls
for a sentence of one to three years
in San Quentin. With both the ap-
pelate and supreme court refusing
to reverse the verdict, her hopes for
lenency remain with Governor
Young.
The signatures of Deputy District
Attorney Forrest Murray and
George Kent, who prosecuted the
ease, will be asked, it was stated.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
SELECTION OF
HICKMAN JURY
MOVES SLOWLY
By DAN CAMPBELL
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent


COURTROOM, Los Angeles, Feb.
16.-The process of completing a
jury for the Toms murder trial
probably will extend into another
session it was indicated late to-
day.
Counsel for William Edward
Hickman, jointly on trial with his
former pal, Welby Hunt, indicated
they would exercise all of their 30
peremptory challenges.
When the afternoon session Open
ed the defense still retained 10
challenges.
1t was reported that tho defense
was now considering plan to place
both Hickman and Hunt on the
stand. The attorneys refused to
comment on the report.
Chickering's between Defense At
torney Cantillon and Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Costello delayed the
examination of prospective jurors.
Cantillon objected to Costello g
statement that "insanity had moth
ing to do with this proceeding. "
Judge Craig ordered Costello to re-
frame his question, instructing the
jurors that the insanity issue would
be submitted after the present
trial.
At this time it was established
Z, that Hickman's second plea OF
"not guilty by reason of insanity
will be tried only if the jury re
turns a verdict finding him guilty
of the murder of C. Ivy Toms, Rose
Hill druggist.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
Death Claims
Eddie FOy
by United Press Leased Wire

. KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 10
Eddie Foy, oldest vaudeville head
liner appearing in public, died at
the Hotel Baltimore here early to-
day.
Cause of his death had not been
determined.
Fov was appearing this week at
the Orpheum theatcr and went
through his act last night as usual.
He retired after the performance
and his body was found in bed by
hotel attendants this morning.
After the performance last night,
the actor and his wife conversed
with friends until after midnight.
Foy appeared to be in excellent
spirits and there was no sign of ap-
preaching illness.
Mrs. Foy was Frustrated by the
death Of her husband. She is Foy 5
fourth wife and formerly was Mrs.
Marie Coombs of Sedalia, Mo. They
were married in New York in 1928.
The body Will be sent to New
Rochelle, n. Y, for burial.
Foy had been picturesque char
acter on the American vaudeville
stage for the past sixty years. At
the age when most actors have re-
tired from the footlights, Foy con-
tinued to entertain the public with
his dance skits and jokes.
His last engagement was entitled
1.-The Fallen Star" American pro-
ductions associated with Foy s name
include That Casey Girl, - "Cin-
derella, " "Blue Beard" " "Up and
Down Broadway' and 'Sinbad. >
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
Witness Asserts
Accused Doctor
Attacked Woman
ny United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16.-Dr.
Charles NJ. Mcmillan, on trial for
the "saek' murder of Mrs. Amelia
Appleby, attempted to strangle the
wealthy widow in a Chicago hotel,
it was testified on the witness stand
today.
Mrs. Grace Spies, proprietor of
the hotel, declared that DIR. MeMil-
Ian and Mrs. Appleby were register
ed as man and wife.
Mrs. Spies testified that she was
making a bed in room near the
one occupied by DR.. Mcmillan and
the Chicago millionaire s widow
when she heard a strangled gasp
that sounded like "Oh, STOP
When she entered the couples
room by use of pass key, DIR. Me-
MILAN grabbed his hat and rushed
from the room, Mrs. Spies said.
" Mrs. Mcmillan was lying on the
day bed, sobbing, according to Mrs.
Spies.
Under cross examination Mrs.
Spies admitted that she and her
husband had entered into a property
deal with DR.. Mcmillan, from which
they later withdrew. She declared
she was not biased because the doe
tor had refused to return money in
vested.
Mrs. Kate King of Los Angeles
described an argument between
Dr. Mcmillan and "his wife, at a
Flagstaff, Aria hotel. They were
arguing over the amount of air in
an automobile tire, she said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
ALL ENGLAND
M0URNS DEATH
OF EX-PREMIER
by United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, Fep. 16. The Earl
of Oxford and Asquith, for two
generations among the greatest of
the political figures that control the
destinies of the British Empire, will
rest in death in the church yard
near his beautiful Thamesside home
at Sutton-Courtney, it was announc-
ed today.
LONDON, Feb. 16.-The British
nation today mourned the passing
of one of its great statesmen, the
beloved Earl of Oxford and AS
quith, who died Wednesday.
For two score years he had stood
out prominently in affairs of the
nation and the nation today-from
the ruling family to the humblest
commoner, paid a tribute in deep
mourning. Lord Oxford's body will
be removed tomorrow to the simple
parish church at Sutton Courtney,
near where the former prime minis
ter lived and simple funeral serv-
ices will be held Saturday.
The nation will honor the memory
of the prime minister who decided
on England's entrance into the war
on the side of the Allies, with q
memorial service at Westminster
Abbey Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
Honolulu Liner
Hit By Epidemic
By United Press Leased Wire

HONOLULU, Feb. 16.-Port ply
sicians and emergency stations here
prepared today to receive passen-
gers of the steamship President
Cleveland, aboard which eight per-
sons were reported to have died in
an epidemic of small pox and pne-
umonia.
Brief dispatches received last
night said most OF. the deaths were
confined to steerage passengers.
There were more than 800 passen
gers on the ship.
The President Cleveland made its
last call at the port of Yokohama
and was due in Honolulu tomorrow,
authorities said.
pr. George Belden, ship surgeon,
had worked increasingly for four
days and nights since the epidemic
appeared. Most of the stricken pas
sengers, reports said, were Flip
mos,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
MYSTERY Wells
QUICK DEATH OF
SCENARIO WRITER
by United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 16.-An in
vestigation into the sudden death of
Reginald Morris, "a, well-known
scenario writer, was underway here
today after an attending physician
refused to sign a death certificate.
Morris was found dead in his
apartment late last night after a
friend, Miss Linda Loreda, screen
actress had summoned DR.. f. j.
Krahulik. Miss Loreda said the
writer was suffering from acute in
digestion.
According to Officer A. E. Puck
EFT, of the Hollywood division, when
he and other Officers arrived at the
Morris apartment, they found the
writer lying on the floor beside his
bed, clad in his pajamas.
Miss LOredo was in the apart
ment, police say, and was crying
when police entered. She said Nor
ris had been suddenly seized with
severe pains and expressed the be-
lief that he was suffering from in
digestion, an ailment to which he
was subject.
The actress told police that she
and the writer had attended the
ater earlier in the evening and had
gone to a restaurant before going
to the 'latter's apartment. She said
that Morris had eaten ham and
egg sandwich, pickles, olives and
several glasses of milk.
DR.. Mahulik, who knew Morris,
refused to sign death certificate
until after an autopsy has been per-
formed.
Morris was one of the highest
salaried writer's in the motion pic
ture industry. He was employed at
the William Fox studio.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
TRACE OIL
BONDS TO
SENAT I OR
Witness Asserts Dupont
of Delaware Received
Securities.
NUMBERS CHECKED
Claim Proceeds Used To
Pay Off Debt of Repub-
lican Party.
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Seven-
ty-five thousand dollars of the mys-
terious Continental Trading com
pany bonds were traced definitely
today by the Senate Teapot Dome
committee to Senator r. Coleman
DUPONT of Delaware who is sup
posed to have acted for the Repub.
lican National committee in con
nection with liquidation of its 1920
deficit.
Joseph F. Nc Mahon, assistan.
cashier of Potter & Co., New York
brokerage firm testified he sold u
onet thousand dollar 3Rpercent Lib
erty bonds for the Empire Trust
Company in 1923 to C. F. Childs and
Company, New York, the proceeds
of which was deposited to DUPONT $
account.
DUPONT was n director in the En-
pirc Trust Company, where the Re-
publican national committee has
been informed he paid off part of
a Republican note with proceeds
from the bonds and Chairman Nye
has said the bonds came from Harry
7. SlHcldIr, OIL man WHO leaScu en-
pot Dome from former Secretary Of
Interior Fall and later gave Fall
S233,000 from the Continental
bonds. ,.,t,
Committee Adjourns
Senator Walsh, Montana, obtain.
cd from Mcmahon and Bcrnieri the
serial numbers of all the $4,000 in
bonds and checked them with the
list of serial numbers of Contincn.
tai bonds in possession of the com
mittee. He said the check shows
they were Continental bonds.
Walsh then read earlier testimony
showing Sinclair had admitted con-
tributing to the Republican Nation
al committee; that Will HAYS, chair
man of the national committee, had
said Sinclair gave $4,000; and that
Leon Baldwin of the Empire Trust
said he understood Hays gave the
bonds to DUPONT to be cashed.
This evidence was read as a bas-
is for calling Hays and others later.
After this brief session, the com
mittee held an executive conference
and adjourned subject to call later.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
Law To Take Up
Church Collection
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16.-Law
and religion will mix at the fash
ionable Wiltshire Boulevard Congre-
gational church here next Sunday.
At that time an officer of the
court will attend services to take
charge of all collections as the re-
suit of the ruling of Superior Judge
Walter C. Gates, on injunction pro-
ceedings.
The order is the outgrowth of a
feud between two factions in the
church, one seeking to remove the
pastor, DIR. Frank B. Dyer, and re-
strain him and his supporters from
handling church funds.
At the conclusion of the hearing
Judge Gates reflected that ga lit
tie more Christianity" might heal
the breach.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
REED PLANNING
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
FOR NOMINATION
May Come to Pacific
Coast on Tour Which
Starts Tomorrow.
BY PAUL R. MALLON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. - A
Reed-Smith contest is promising to
develop in Democratic ranks along
with the Willis Hoover war now
progressing among Republicans.
Senator James A. Reed of. Mis-
Souri will set out tomorrow night
on a speaking tour which will carry
him into the south and middle west
and may take him to the Pacific
coast, the United Press learned to-
dav.
The stump trip is scounted upon
by Reeds friends to throw him in
to an active fight to get the Demo
cratic presidential nomination a.
gainst Governor AL Smith of New
York.
Reed IS friends plan to put him in
the primary races in many states
where they think he has good
chance to get delegates. They have
abandoned the old policy of passive
campaigning which first was fol-
lowed in belief that it would be
best to hold back until after Smith
had run in the Houston conven-
tion.
The southern trip is being under
taken following movement among
southern congressional delegations
here to get Reed named as second
choice to their various favorite sons.
This step is designed to prevent del
egations from being influenced to
go to Smith after the early favorite
son balloting is abandoned.
Ohio Fight Bitter
Bitterness in the Hoover Willis
battle was manifest again today
with publication of correspondence
between Senator Willis of Ohio and
Maurice Maschke, Republican ma
tional committeeman, who switched
from Willis to Hoover.
Willis made threat in a letter
to Maschke that he would, as sena-
tor, see that Maschke got no more
patronage or privileges which arise
ordinarily from harmony between a
senator and n national committee
man working in harmony. The sem
ator attributed the pro-Hoover op-
position to him in Ohio to Willis
strong dry views. He pledged him
self to work for bone dry plank
in the Republican platform.
Willis statements were made in
answer to Maschke's letter stating
Maschke considered endorsement of
Hoover imperative to party success
in Ohio.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
INCOME TAX OFFICIAL TO
ASSIST LOCAL RESIDENTS

Ralph McElvane, a member of
the federal income tax bureau, or
Los Angeles, is at the headquarters
of the Chamber of Commerce on
Main street for the purpose of as
sisting local residents in making
out income tax returns. This SER
vice is offered free to the public
and any who wish to straighten out
any difficulties relative to their
1927 return are urged to take ad-
vantage of his assistance. He will
be here until Tuesday for that pur-
pose. - AZ
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Although
those concerned denied today that
any agreement had been closed CIV
ing A. p. Giannini and the Ban
citalv Corporation control of the
Bank of America, Wall street con-
tinued to believe that negotiations
had progressed far enough for pub
lie announcement to be expected
shortly. =
Whether the Jonas interests,
which control the Manufacturers
Trust Company will turn over con-
troll of the Bank of America to
Giannini or will merge their inter-
ests in a single new institution re-
mains in doubt.
If control of the Bank of Ameri-
ca passes to the California inter-
csts it would end quarrel between
the present administration of the
bank and the Jonas interests which
has long been watched by the fin
ancial district.
1t would also give the Giannini
institutions control of an important
Wall street bank with city wide
branches. The Bancitaly Corpora
ton already controls the East Riy-
er National and Commercial Ex-
change. =
The Financial and Industrial Sc
curities Corporation, Jonas insti-
tuition, owns interest in, if not con-
troll of several small banks in
Greater New York. 1t is not known
whether these also are to be in
cluded in the contemplated deal. Ie
is expected that the Baneitaly Cor
poration which already has an
nounced plans of going into the un-
derwriting and marketing of seen
rites would operate as the security
department of the Giannini banks
in New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
"ALBATROSS'' WILL TRY AGAIN
TO SET ENDURANCE RECORD

The Albatross is scheduled to
take to the heavens in its Sec
ond attempt to shatter the
world s endurance flight record
at 6:30 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing.
While it is impossible to set
a definite time for the take
off of the huge Zenith Aircraft
corporation monoplane, offic-
ials declared today that that is
the time now set when the big
ship will be ready to take to
the air, the flight to be begun
Immediately upon arrival of
favorable conditions.
In the second take.off the
pilots will await either slight
head-wind or a calm condition
of the air. They will not at
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
Lawyer Found
Dead in Office
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16.-An in
vestigation was being conducted
here today in circumstances sur
rounding the death of Ray V.
McGrew, former Omaha, Neb., law
yer.
McGrew's body was found in his
office last night, bullet wound
in his head. The discovery was made
by janitor who summoned police.
No motive for suicide could be
furnished by the lawyer S wife al
though a new single barreled shot
gun was found at his feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
SERIOUS FLOODS REPORTED
IN MANY PARTS OF EUROPE

Jungfrau region was reported
especially grave.
All Swiss lakes have risen
markedly.
Bridges have been smashed,
roads destroyed and railway
traffic disrupted.
Floods We're reported at vari.
GUS places in Great Britain.
The rivers Wye and Derwent
have overflowed, causing extern
sive foundations in Derbyshire.
Lake Bala in Merionetshire
has overflowed and submerged
surrounding farms. Livestock
was drowned in many places.
Eight of a crew of 12 were
drowned off the Hebrides ISL
ands when the fishing trawler
Briarleyn was wrecked.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
Missing Officers
Bodies Located

COVINGTON, Ind, Feb. 16. -
The bodies of two Lafayette, Ind,
deputy sheriffs, missing since they
disappeared with two prisoners,
more than week ago, were found
here today.
The deputies, Wallace Mcclure
and John p. Grove left Lafayette
for the state reformatory at Pendle-
ton, February They failed to ar
rive there and later the prisoners
were seen in Danville, H.
The bodies were found i'm a woods
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
IMPROVEMENT OF
EIGHTH STREET
GIVEN APPROVAL
City Council Orders
Preliminary Work on
Paving.

The matter of improving Eighth
Street was one of several important
matters brought before the city
council at last night S meeting and
initial steps looking toward the
pavement of the street was taken
by the board. The meeting of the
councilmen was marked by a
lengthy discussion on an ordinance
presented by Attorney Harry Hor-
ton in the interests of local baking
establishments.
The first of two motions passed
relative to the Eighth street i'm
provement was one in which the
councilmen instructed the city at
torney, Dorsey Whitelaw, to begin
condemnation proceedings at once
on parcel of property sought by
the city in obtaining it's right of
way. This property, consisting of
one lot, is the only point along the
highway which is not at present a
available to the city. Efforts have
been made to obtain right of way
without suit but have failed.
The second motion made by the
council instructed the city engineer
Phil Knights to prepare plans and
specifications for the improvement
of Eighth street. This motion also
included the preparing of similar
plans for improvements to a portion
of Hamilton street and portions of
! Broadway, Commercial and Ninth
streets.
No official action was taken on
the ordinance presented by Attor-
ney Horton. The ordinance would
place tax of $50 year on all
firms shipping baked goods into the
city from outside. II would also
subject such projects to rigid in
spection. The local bakers hold that
at present the outside firms are
able to ship goods into the city
without tax and without inspection.
This enables them to provide an in
ferior quality of goods as we'll as to
be able to do business here tax
free.
| would GnlaTge C1ty
John Tyler appeared before the
board seeking information relative
to having the city take over thu
two blocks west of Imperial avenue
between Main and Commercial
streets. Tyler was instructed by
the board to prepare a petition fol
presentation to the council and that
if such petition was furnished with
the required number of petitioners
the board would place the matter
on the ballot in the pending city
election.
R. B. Whitelaw, attorney, appear
ed before the board with A. r.
Burkhart, president of the Inland
Empire Gas company, renewing the
gas company's petition for a fran
chise to furnish gas in the city. The
company already has franchise
covering the central part of the
city, the franchise now being sought
including the outlying districts of
the city which were not included in
the old city limits. The matter was
put over until the next meeting.
B. L. Majors was granted permis-
sion to cut the curb for the purpose
of installing a driveway on the
south side of Euclid Avenue, near
Eighth street.
Permission was granted John Rice
to erect a sign at the Blue Moon
| hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
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by United Press Leased Wire
LONDON, Feb. 16.-Disas-
trous floods in European coun-
tries from Great Britain to Rus
sia and avalanches in Switzer-
land that threatened to become
serious, were reported today
after sudden thaws and torren-
tial rains.
A sudden rise in temperature
in Switzerland and heavy rains
q that melted the deep snow
brought both floods and avail
anches.
The river Rhine has risen six
feet. Avalanches have occur
red at Glaris, Interlaken and
elsewhere.
Danger of avalanehes in the
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
PARK OFFICIALS CONFER
By United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10. -
Directors and engineers OF a mum.
Der of national parks were in at
tendance here today at conferences
on problems Of their work. A plea
for higher wages for park rangers
was made by Stephen H. Mather,
director Of national parks.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16

tempt to launch the monoplane
if there is the slightest degree
of a tailwind such as marked
the initial take-off.
Work of installing the tanks
in the monoplane was complet-
ed yesterday but due to the
prevailing wind, the workers
did not attempt TO do any
soldering. This was left until
today for fear that sparks from
the torches might be carried to
other points on the plane and
set the big ship afire.
The work of soldering, how
ever, was completed this morn
ing and it left the workmen
the entire afternoon to COM
Continued on PAGE FOml
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
BUILDING BURIES MEN

NEW YORK, Feb. 16-Ten work
men were believed buried today un-
der tons of debris in the new Eighth
Avenue subway excavation when an
unoccupied four story brick build
ing slipped from its timbers and
collapsed.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
JULIAN STOCK PAPER FORGED
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. l6.-A
stock certificate for 10000 shares
of preferred stock with a par value
of $1,000,000, claimed to be forg.
cry, came to light today at the Jul
ian Petroleum overissue trial.
The certificate was issued in the
name of Jack Bennett, alias Jacob
Berman, one of the 10 defendants
on trial for conspiracy to overissuc
and sell Julian "Pete" stock, which
resulted in wrecking the oil com
pany.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-16
STATE BANKING CHIEF
PAYS VISIT TO VALLEY

Will C. Wood, state superintend-
ant of banks, arrived in FL Centre
yesterday in connection with tour
of inspection of banks in this vi
cinity. Superintendent Wood took
advantage of his visit here to make
trip about the valley to numerous
points of interest under the guild
ance of officials of the Imperial lr-
rigation district and yesterday aft
crnoon visited Andrade and took
the trip down the levee into Mexico
on one of the district speeders. He
was accompanied on the trip to An
drade by Edmound Welch, president
of the INLAND Water company.