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Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
Witnes ses Tell
Story of Fatal
Highway Crash

The prosecution was still busy
throughout this morning in present
ing evidence in the ease of the peo-
pie against Salvatore Maggie charg
ed with manslaughter, growing out
Of the fatal accident on the Yuma
highway in which A. c. Peek, a
tourist, was killed.
The prosecution continued its en-
tIv of exhibits Yesterday afternoon,
o. being entered in all. The first
1S were photographs while the re-
maindcr were made up of clothing
Of the victim and other articles in
cidental to the accident.
The testimony of the people 5 wit
nesscs was begun. Harold FitZger-
aid, brother-in-law of the dead man
was the first witness called. The
court at that time ordered that all
witnesses be excluded from the
court room save for the time requir
cd for the entering of their testi-
mony.
Fitzgerald testified that the ear
driven by Peek and his own machine
had been stopped on the highway for
the purpose of repairing tire. He
said that both machines were park
cd with the left wheels about two
feet on the pavement. The parking
was done in this manner because of
the fact that the sand shoulders
Of the road were soft and the mot
orists feared they would get stuc';
in the sand if they allowed the
machines to leave the pavement en-
tirely.
Mrs. Mable Fitzgerald, wife Of
the first witness and sister of the
dead man, was next called on the
stand. Her testimony corroberatcd
that of the husband. Both said that
just prior to the accident Peek was
standing in front of his own car
and between the two machines. That
the truck hit the fender of the Peck
truck pushing it forward into the
man and that he was knocked
against the tire rack of the car
ahead, his skull being fractured.
The lights on the both ears were
lighted the witnesses testified.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
BAKER SUCCUMBS
AFTER GALLANT
FIGHT FOR LIFE
Shooting By Bride of
Ten Days Fatal For
Local Man.

Mack Baker, 50, who was shot by
his bride of 10 days in their apart
ment on Adams street Sunday night
died in the FL Centre hospital short
ly after . o'clock this morning. Bak-
er was being comforted by his first
wife, from whom he was divorced,
when he passed away after hav-
ing put up a gallant fight to over
come the injury inflicted by his
bride. The bullet, a. caliber, had
passed completely through his body
in the vicinity of the heart
Bakers condition began to grow
more critical early last evening and
attendants at the hospital notified
District Attorney Heald that Baker
would not live through the night.
The district attorney went to the
hospital and an effort was made to
obtain final statement from the
dying man.
But Baker was incoherent in his
declarations. He was unable to
talk on any one subject for more
than several words at one time and
would skip rapidly from one thing
to another.
Lillian. the bride of 10 days and
whose act ended the life of her hus-
band, was notified of his death this
morning. She is in a state of col
lapse in the county jail where she
has been detained since the shoot
ing, continually reiterating her
statement that it was accidental. -
While the husband in discussing
the shooting directly afterward said
that Lillian had threatened to
shoot him Just before the fatal
shot was discharged, he declared
that he did not believe that she in
tended to do so. He said that he
had told her she didn't have nerve
enough to fire and her answer was
the report as the gun flashed and
he collapsed in her arms.
Mrs. Baker declared that her hus-
band had told her to get the gun
and said that as she started to
hand it to him it suddenly discharg-
ed.
No charge has been brought a
gainst her thus far. Action is now
being delayed pending the outcome
of an inquest which is to be held
by Coroner y. f. Lemons.
The body has been removed to
Lemons undertaking parlors where
arrangements for funeral and burial
are being made by the first wife of
the dead man.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
Places Tongue on
Frosted Pipe
by United Press Leased Wire

VISALIA, Calf, Feb. IA
skeptical mind and an experiment.
al nature placed Robert Hall, an
employe of a local confectionery
store, in very embarrassing posi-
tion this morning. He had heard
that if one placed ones tongue on
a frost covered ammonia pipe it
would stay there until the pipe was
warmed or enough force exerted to
tear it loose, but he presumed to
doubt it.
And so at 7 this morning, when
there were few in the building who
could see him he proceeded to in-
vestigate the truth of the statemeny
by touching his tongue to the pipe.
1t stuck, and Hall was unable to
get loose.
His groans attracted the atten-
tion of several customers, who hap
pened to be in the building and
they rushed downstairs and pulled
him loose.
Hall lost small amount of skin
from the end of his tongue, also his
tendency to experiment.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01

Benjamin Ehrlich, attorney
for Schiresen, said today that
Schireson and DR.. S. d. Zaph
performed the original opera
tion on Miss Holland.
The operation was not dan
gerous one and Miss Holland
was recovering he said. Then,
over the protest of DR.. Schire-
son, Ehrlich said, DR.. Van Dor
en- ordered Miss Holland remov-
ed from the Chicago Osteopath-
ic hospital, where the operation
had been performed, to another
hospital.
Miss Holland signed state
ment, he said, relieving DIR.
Sehireson and DR.. Zaph of re-
sponsibility.
DIR. Schireson has been promi.
nent in the plastic surgery
field. He was credited with an
operation to remove fat from
the legs of Peaches Browning.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
HAVANA CONFERENCE SAID
TO BE ACHIEVING OBJECT

this score did not cause any
considerable attention.
The conference is aiding
greatly towards bettering rela-
tions between the United States
and Latin America, in the opin-
ion of former Senator Oscar I'M
derwood of Alabama.
"The Pan American confer
ence is accomplishing the pur-
pose for which it was primarily
intended, namely the cultiva-
tion of friendly relations and
good will among the American
republics,' Underwood said in
an interview.
"From the standpoint of the
United States it will aid in ce-
menting our commercial, cultur-
al, and general relations with
other republics. p"
The commercial aviation
treaty will be one of the ma
jor successes of the conference,
provided it is adopted. Under
wood said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
Senate Approves
Power Probe
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. ]. - The
senate foreign relations committee
deferred action today on pending
proposals for a senate investigation
of United States policy in Nicara-
qua.
Chairman Borah said the commit
tee was awaiting action by the Me
araguan Congress on a measure rec
ognizing the power of the United
States to maintain its marines
there.
The committee considered COM
plants of American citizens regard
ing alleged violations of their prop
erty rights in Cuba. Borah was au-
thorized to consult the secretary of
state in this matter.
The committee also added a pro
vision limiting investigation of
utilities corporations campaign ex-
penditures to those for the election
of the president, vice president and
members of Congress.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Mon
tana, said minority report would
be presented.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
MYSTERY Wells
DEATH OF NEGRO
AT WESTMORLAND

Mystery surrounds the shooting
to death of CRUZ Lugan, 35, half
breed Mexican and Negro, in West
morland this morning. His body
with bullet holes in each breast was
found lying in front of a pool hall
in the Mexican section of the town
at 5 O'Clock this morning.
Coroner B. f. Lemons was sum-
moned and the body removed to his
funeral parlors in Ell Centre where
an autopsy is to be performed. II
is not known definitely whether two
shots were fired into his body or
whether one bullet, deflected by a
bone entered on one side and emerg-
ed on the other side of his chest.
Attaches of the sheriff's office
are making rigid investigation
and thus far it has been establish
ed that Lugan had been playing
poker in the pool hall, conducted by
Jesus Gonzales and Miguel Medl-
ma, but no definite time as to the
hour the game broke up has been
set. Gonzales and Medina with lie
Gardo Rivera, believed to have
been in the. game with Lugan, are
being held at the sheriff's office
for questioning.
While it is claimed by some that
shots were heard in the vicinity at
about midnight, other testimony
leads to the belief that the shoot
ing of Lugan did not occur until
about 8 o'clock. Other members of
the card game are said to have de-
clared that Lugan had been a Win
ner during the card game but that
he was well and alive when it broke
up.
The game had been played in t.
back room of the pool hall before
which the body was found this
morning.
An inquest vii lbe held tomorrow
morning at Lemons funeral parlors
in an effort to unravel some OF
the mystery surrounding the muir
der.
While members of the card game
report that Lugan was winner, se
had only slightly over 81 in his
clothes when the body was found.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
PLASTIC OPERATION RESULTS
IN YOUNG GIRL LOSING LEGS

CHICAGO, Feb. l. - Miss
Sadie Holland of Detroit, who
recently underwent an opera
tion to. have her bow legs
Strengthened, was reported in a
critical condition today after
both her legs had been amputat-
ed.
Gangrene set in, making the
amputation necessary, physic-
ians said.
Joseph T. Holland. the girls
brother, said DR.. Henry j.
Schireson, plastic surgeon, per-
formed the original operation,
promising the young woman
that it would make her legs
straight.
After the operation DR.. Will
liam Van Doren, the Holland
family physician examined the
girl. Later he called DIR. Paul
Magnuson, surgeon, who per-
formed the amputations.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
TEAPOT DOME
WITNESS GIVEN
SEVERE CRILLINC
Carlson Admits Knowing g
Nothing of Continental
Trading Company.
By PAUL r. MALLON
(United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON. Feb. IA. O..
Carlson, treasurer of the Sinclair
Crude Oil Purchasing Company, ad
mitted to the senate Teapot Dome
committee today that he knew moth
ing of the Continental Trading com
pany at the time he voted to guar
antee its credit for $50,000,000.
He was submitted to rigid ques-
tioning about the contract of oil
men by which they diverted $4,000
600 Oil profits to the mysterious
Continental company.
Carlson said he signed the guar
antee because Harry Sinclair and
Robert w. Stewart, the leading
stockholders of his company, had
also signed it. He never had heard
of the Continental before the oil
contract was submitted to him by
Sinclair and Stewart for signature.
Senator Walsh of Montana elic-
tied from him that after the Con-
tinental had made $3,000,000 out of
the contract the Sinclair Crude Oil
Purchasing Company and the Prair-
lie Oil {, Gas Company on May 26,
1923 bought over the contract.
Carlson ascribed no reason for
this return of the Continental con-
tract which had been guaranteed
by the Sinclair company so the Con-
tinental could make % cents per
barrel on oil by selling it to Sin
clair.
Standard Not Involved
~ Lo Govt,
mental contract was only half full
filled when it was purchased.
1t was brought out that the con-
tract, then worth $3,000,000 or
more. was bought for 100000 by
the Sinclair and Prairie companies.
E. G.. Seubert, president of the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana,
told the committee he had never met
H. S. Osler. missing Canadian attor-
ney and founder of the Continental.
He declared his company owned
half of the Sinclair Crude Oil Pur-
chasing Company and the Sinclair
Pipe Line Company, which ran a
pipe line from Teapot Dome.
The Standard had nothing to do
with Sinclair lease of Teapot,
Seubert said.
Seubert said he first heard about
Stewart going into the Continental
deal in the fall of 1921, the time
the contract was made.
"Before that we heard there was
to be a meeting in New York about
the sale of this oil by A. E. Hum
phreys,' he said.
Seubert said he did not know who
was to attend the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
WILL TRY
HERE FOR
RECORD
Aviators Due Tomorrow
To Attempt Endurance
Flight. J
HAVE BIG PLANE
Santa Ana Product Has
Capacity For 80 Hour
Trip Aloft. )

An attempt to break the world 3
endurance record for airplanes is
scheduled to be made in Imperial
Valley within the next few days by
Rocheville and Peterson, Santa Ana
aviators, who are due here tomor-
row with a Zenith Albatrosso
plane, recently completed by the
Zenith Aircraft Corporation at SAM
ia Ana.
The plane is of the monoplane
type, said to be the largest ever
constructed. 1t is operated by
three Siemens- -Halske 125 horse pow
er engines, has a wing spread of 90
feet, an overall length of AZ feet 8
inches and height of Is feet. The
dry weight is 5000 pounds and the
total gasoline capacity is 1900 gall
Ions, which is believed to be suf-
ficient for flight of 90 hours.
The plane is due to land at spe-
cial field three miles west and one
half mile north of Imperial. A.
county grader is at work ON the
field making take-off one and one
half miles long. 1t was necessary to
get a special field, the airport at
Imperial being too small to allow
sufficient room for a runway to
get the big ship into the air. The
plane is due here from Santa Ana
at 9 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Rocheville and Peterson hope to
be able to stay in the air at least
so hours and are confident that the
combination of their plane and Inn
perial Valleys climate will help
them TO set a new record. The
day will be spent in making test
flights and the aviators hope to
start out for the record Friday
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
Hoover Endorsed
By Californians
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The 10
California Republicans in the house
last night endorsed Secretary of
Commerce Hoover for the presiden-
tial nomination.
They adopted a resolution "unan-
imously and unreservedly" support
ing Hoover.
"Although native of Iowa, the
secretary has been continuously a
resident of California for more than
So years." the resolution said.
FWe are glad, therefore, to pro
pose his name.
'Because of his we'll known
achievement as an engineer, as a
statesman and as humanitarian;
because of his character as man,
and because we believe he will make
n great president, we hereby pledge
him our heartiest support. F."
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
Walsh Rebuked
BY Mrs. Toms

COURT ROOM, Los Angeles,
Feb. Am anguished druggists
widow cried out in protest here
today against the efforts Of At
torney Jerome Walsh to save
William Edward Hickman from
the gallows.
As the youthful attorney was
about to leave the court room
where Hickman obtained post
ponement of his trial for the
murder of G. Ivy Toms, the
slain druggists widow turneo
upon Walsh and gasped:
"Oh, how I hate you
Walsh, taken aback by Mrs!
Toms speech and her staring
eyes, turned away.
"I am sorry, Madam no
mumbled and hurried to the
door.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
ENSE
GROWING
RECKLESS
Hickman Attorneys May
Adopt Desperate Move
To Save Client.
ACTION A w ATE D
Will Use Confession of
"FOx" In Attempt to
Prove Him Insane.
BY DAN CAMPBELL
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent


COURTROOM, Los Angeles, Feb.
Through the bood-smeared evil
dence of his butchery, William Ed
ward Hickman late today will seek
further foundation for his insanity
plea.
That the defense was planning
this bold and amazing procedure,
on introducing evidence usually the
instrument of the prosecution was
revealed by Attorneys Jerome
Walsh and Richard Cantillon.
The defense planned, Attorney
Walsh told the United Press, to
introduce Hickman confession in
which he related without q sign of
remorse the manner in which he
kidnapped little Marion Parker.
murdered her and returned her dis
membered body to her father for
$500 ransom.
The move, Walsh said, will be
made in preparation, and as a basis
for, the hypothetical question which
in substance will demand of the
jury if such horror and brutality
could have been the deed of one
other than mailman.
What plans, if any, the district
attorney might have to combat the
move could not be learned. The
sensational disclosure served to
electrify the spectators who had
dozed Mt the morning session while
the series of dull depositions for
the most part eorroborating the ties.
timonv of yesterday, were being
completed.
With the introduction of depo-
sition by Captain William Edwards
of Kansas City, the last of more
than 900 pages of these documents,
was completed shortly after the aft
ernoon session convened.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
Dv United Press Leased Wire

HAVANA, Feb. l. Copy
rights, aviation and maritime
affairs continued to engross
delegates to the sixth Pan Am
erican conference as they pre-
pared for committee meetings
today, after a one day visit to
Mariel, Cuba.
Conversations are on now on
the copyright treaty, and a re-
port, including the copyright
treaties of the Buenos Aires and
Santiago conventions probably
will be submitted to the com
mittee on intellectual co-opera-
tion shortly. This will be pre-
sented probably by Costa da
Rels Of the Bolivian delegation.
Another Bolivian suggestion
is likely to bring about some
consideration at the convention.
II was learned that Bolivia in
tends to make additional de-
mands for a connection with the
sea. The original demand on
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
Judge Approves
Increased Pay


CHICAGO, Feb. Federal Judge
George A. Carpenter today approved
the 80 to 35 cents day wage in
crease granted enginemen and fire
ment of Western roads by fed
eral mediation board.
Carpenter dismissed protests of
the railroads and signed the award.
The award will not become effect
i've for 10 days pending an appeal
by the roads, but if no appeal is
filed, or if higher courts uphold
Judge Carpenter, the award will be
retroactive to today.
About $4,000 employees of "a roads
will receive wage increases. The
total increase involved is estimated
at $4,000,000 year.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
Three Die In
Eastern Fire
by United Press Leased Wire

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. Three
persons were burned to death and
two others may have met the same
fate in n fire which destroyed %
Fashionable residence here early to-
dav.
Two bodies were recovered from
the ruins burned beyond reeognit-
ion. A search was started for two
other mem bers of the household
who are thought to have died in the
flames.
The building was occupied by
Frank j, Morrie, general manager
of the Pure Oil company, his wife,
her sister aud the latter's husband,
Frenk Barnes. A maid whose name
was not learned also was an oecup-
ant.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
Officers of Beach
City Arrested
by United Press Leased Wire

SANTA ANA, Calf, Feb. l.
Two Laguna Beach city officials
were to be arraigned in justice
court here today on six counts of
violation Of the corporate securities
act in connection with the sale and
transfer of stock of the Coast In
dustries, Inc.
The men, who were at liberty on
$3.50 bond each, were George s.
Johnston, Al, city councilman, ana
j. b. Neal, 20, city treasurer. j. f.
Adams, said to be one of the pro-
moters of the company, was being
sought.
The arrests last night followed
the filing of four civil actions. The
company, engaged in the manufac-
ture of water heaters, was incor-
porated in Nevada and had no CALI
fornia hermit for stock sales, 1t
was said.
A fifth suit was filed against the
organization today by Thomas Cum,
mings, mayor of Laguna Beach,
who seeks to recover $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
Many Killed In
Mexican Battle
BY United Press Leased Wire

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 1.-Forty-
five Catholic rebels were killed in
a three-hour battle with federal sol
diers near Cotiia, Guadalajara
dispatch said today.
Father Crescencio Esperaza, a
priest said to be co-leader of the
rebels, was reported killed. Luis
Guizar Morfin, the other reported
leader, was said to have been
wounded.
Father Esperaza's body, the dis
patch said, was given by the author
tiles to the people of Cotiia at their
request.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
Report on Bill
Over to Friday
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The
House Irrigation committee failed
today to complete consideration of
the Swing Johnson Boulder Dam bill
and will take it again Friday.
When the committee adjourned, il
was still discussing the amendment
of Representative Davenport, Repub-
lican, New York, for financing the
project in manner similar to the
New York port authority. No de-
cision was reached on this proposal.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
Preston Going to
Yakima Project
Nv United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Portcr
J. Preston, superintendent of the
Yuma irrigation project in Arizona
and California. has been appointed
superintendent of the Yakima pro-
icct in the state of Washington.
He succeeds j. L. Lytel, who re-
signed to enter private employment.
r. NJ. Priest has been named as
successor to Preston at Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
Conductor Killed
By P. E. Train
BY United Press E.eased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1.-R. 7.
Bowen, 80, Pasadena, conductor on
"a Pacific Electric Sierra Madre
local, was killed here today when an
outbound Glendora car struck him
as he alighted to throw a switch
on the Macy street bridge.
Bowen stepped into the path Of
the other train, witnesses said. He
was rushed to Georgia street hospit-
al where he died. Bowen lived at
168 Grandview Avenue in Pasadena.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
PUPILS OVERCOME BY GAS
BY United Press Leased Wire

DECATUR, Ind, Feb. Twenty
st. Mary's Township school chill
dren were overcome today when a
heater in a school hack in which
they were riding developed leak
and sent poisonous fumes through
the enclosed vehicle. Physicians
believed all would recover.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
To Mrs. Lindbergh, From France

Nine de Jouvene noted Frenchwoman pictured here present
Lndbergh Detroit contain
prominent
Fods home Dearborn Mich Left
to Lodge Detroit Nine Jouvene Count
Leche Lndbergh.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
To Sign French
Treaty Soon
By United Press Leased Wire

PARIS, Feb. LA French-Ameri.
can anti war treaty win be signed
at Washington not later than Feb.
ruary 6, high French source told
the United Press today after a con-
ference between United States ann
tassador Myron 4. Herrick and for
mer Minister Aristidc BRAND.
All details Of the treaty had been
settled, the informant said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
Soviet Bonds Not
To Be Sold Here

WASHINGTON, Feb. / The
state department today blocked the
project of the Chase National Bank
of New York and associated banks
in Chicago and San Francisco to
distribute $30,000,000 issue of
Soviet Russian railway bonds in
this country.
The state department. announced
its objections today and so advised
the banks.
Secretary of State Kellogg made
the announcement of the depart
ment's policy, which was interpret
ed as the most far-reaching in its
exclusion of the Soviet Russian
government from the money mar
ket that has ever been pronounced
here.
Delhi, Merced county, has just re,
ceiypd 4o purpbrpd Chester White
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01

On April union carpenters in
Bakersfield Kern county, will be-
gin five day week.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01

BERLIN, Feb. l. The Soviet
embassy, denying rumors of revolts
in south Russia, suggested today
that the rumors had been circulated
deliberately to interfere with nego.
tiations for concessions by Ameri-
cans.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01

Delhi, Merced county, has just re,
ceived AZ purebred Chester White
hogs.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01

MOSCOW, Feb. 1.-The foreign
office today denied rumors of re-
volt in the Ukraine district and as
cribcd them to the "usual desire on
the part of foreign press to picture
the Soviet Union as n country of
constant, if imaginary revolts."
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-01
SOVIET LEADERS
DENY REPORTS
OF REVOLUTION
Ry United Press Leased Wire

LONDON. Feb. 1.-The Daily
News Westminster Gazette's Con-
stantinoplc correspondent said to.
day that Turkish newspapers report
ed revolution occurring in southern
Russia. The report said the Soviet
government was mobiizing large
naval and military forces.
The British ambassador to Tur-
key was advised by Turkish authori.
ties, according to the story, that the
principal ports of Crimca had been
closed by floating mines.