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Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
DEATH ESTIMATE
REACHES 200
FROM HURRICANE
BY GORDON SHEARER
United Press Staff Correspond, IN

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Sept.
GA death estimate of 1900, of
whom 700 arc negroes, was report
cd early today to Howard Selby
West Palm each Red Cross chair
man, by =. NJ. Gcigcr, who had been
sent into the Lake Okeechobec dis
trict to make a survey of the hur-
ricanc toll
Sanitary conditions have improved
in refugee camps where l1.OoO
homeless are being cared for. No
outbreak of disease has been re
ported except in isolated camps at
ClcwistOu and an emergency camp
at Panokce. These cases of infm-
cnza and typhoid fever are believed
wcll isolated.
In Il report made public today loss
of property, exclusive of personal
property, was estimated by com
mittec of 70 members at 10000
in Palm Beach county.
Union services were held in tn"
few remaining church structures un-
damaged, yesterday, while prayer
meetings and Sunday school classes
met in private homes. Relief and
emergency reconstruction work went
on uninterrupted.
The Comers highway into the
Panokcc district was opened over
the weekend and several hundred
storm survivors, still in that area
were being evacuated by way of
Okccchobee City, which will be used
as a supply base now.
Intelligence headquarters at the
Red Cross central station here placed
the list at 1000. This included a
record of 800 brought to West Palm
Beach for burial, 500 disposed in
the Okeechobec flood area and zoo
estimated still to be missing,
DIR. T.. ID. ClaWson, city health of
ficcr, through whom burial cCrtifi-
Gates are being issued, estimated the
0lrcady recovered dead at between
1900 and 400 and a possibility
that the undiscovered bodies will
bring the total to 1900 or $500
All agree that the death list
never will be known accurately
Tangled growth keeps boats out and
water prevents ingress into parts of
the Lake ORacchobec district by
ether means.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
HEAVY GUARD
MAINTAINED AT
OAHU PRISON
Young Japanese Kidnaper
Awaits Indictment; Ad-
mits Staying.
Ry United Press Leased Wire

HONOLULU, Sept. PA heavy
guard was maintained today over
the Oahu prison, where Myles Flu
kunga, l9-ycar-old Japanese, con
tesscd kidnaper and murderer of
Gill Jameson, was held awaiting
Indictment.
Officials believed all danger of
a flarcup of mob violence was past,
but it was decided to keep Fukunga
in the prison to minimize the dan
ger of a hostile demonstration.
All vigilantes, special deputies and
guardsmen were being demobilized
and the city of Honolulu was re
turning to normal.
One gang of hoodlums invaded a
japanese restaurant and broke dishes
and furniture, but that was the
only untoward incident since the
first hours of excitement when a
crowd of 10000 gathered around the
city jail after Fukunga s arrest.
While Fukunga was making his
confession in the city Jail Saturday
night, the crowd threatened mob
violence and company of firemen
was called out.
Seven streams of water played on
the crowd aided guardsmen and
vigilantcs in keeping the throng in
check.
Finally Prosecutor Davis appeared
and announced that Fukunga had
made a full confession. He promised
Q speedy trial for the youthful Jap
anesc and urged the crowd to let
! the law take its course.
| Prefers Death Sentence
After that promise from the
prosecutor, the crowd began to dis
! persc.
The grand jury will meet late to-
day to return an Indictment against
! Fullunga and he will be arraigned
! Tuesday.
In his cell in Oahu penitentiary
would not repudiate his confession
and wanted to plead guilty. He eX
] pressed Il preference for the deatl
penalty to Il sentence of life i'm
| prisonment.
The law, however, requires tina
a person accused of first degree mur
der must enter a plea of not guilty
I and stand trial.
Revenge was given by the killer
as the motive for his crime HI
said the bank of which Frederick
Jameson, father of the dead boy is
an official had pressed his parent,
for payment of rent money a few
months ago.
Fukunga said he had followed
closely the cases of Nathan Leopold
and Richard Loeb, killers of Bobby
Franks in Chicago, and William
Edward Hickman, slayer of Marion
Parker in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
F0RCEF()L
7 ak 0 n
DR. Y LA "
Curtis Declares Repeal
of 18th Amendment Is
Impossible. 4
DISCOUNTS CLAMOK
Believes Higher Tariff
Would Benefit FARM
Situation. j
By KENNETH G.. CRAWFORD
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. "a
Repeal of the eighteenth amendment
is impossible and modification OF
the prohibition law improbable,
Senator Charles Curtis, Republican
nominee for vice president, told
Wyoming Republicans here today.
cit takes SO states to amend the
constitution, he said. From the
history of the prohibition movement,
which covers a period of 100 years,
it is fairly evident that the amend
mcnt is here to stay.
cit is the women of the country
who have been largely instrumental
in bringing about prohibition and
they will keep prohibition, too.
"There is a clamor for amend
mcnt of the prohibition law out of
all proportion to the number making
it. They would have the majority
adopt a system of government con-
troll and ownership. | am opposed
to the federal government or any
state going into the liquor busi-
ness.
Curtis also discussed farm relief,
advocating a higher tariff on farm
products as the basis for Legislative
action. Sheep raisers particularly,
he said, would be benefited by q
| higher tariff on wool.
Senator Warren and Governor
Emerson of Wyoming boarded the
Curtis train today at Laramie and
L. c. Hinkle, Republican state chair
man, came aboard at Rawlins all
accompanied the candidate here.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
MORROW HAS NARROW ESCAPE
DURING FIGHT WITH BANDITS

: AS the automobile advanced the
party first heard firing and then the
patter of bullets striking.
"Morrow took his medicine
fine, - said the eyewitness.
The ambassador ordered the car
stopped and he, Mrs. Morrow and
Darniellc retired to the road side.
Jones walked ahead and saw fed
cral troops cntrcnched on a roadway
several hundred yards away. The
bandits were ON the highway. The
battle position was such that the
Morrows actually had been between
the firing lines.
Jones saw four or five wounded
men carried off during the fighting
which lasted half an hour.
After an inspection by Jones and
others. Mr.. and Mrs. Morrow got
into the ear and the party proceeded
toward Huitzilac. Soldiers detained
the party in Huit2ilac until scout
ing party came back and reported
that the highway to Mexico City
was safe.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
STATE BEGINS
ARGUMENTS In
CELLETT CASE
HeaId Terse in Replying
to Pleadings of Defense
on Indictment.

The state took over the argument
on the motion of the defense seek
ing the quashing of the indictments
and accusation returned by the 1927
Grand Jury in the case of Sheriff
G. l.. Gillctt this morning. District
Attorney Head opened the battle
of the people with a terse reply to
che argument of the defense seeking
the quashing of the grand theft in
dictmcnt returned against the
sheriff and which contains 2l6
counts.
The district attorney in opening
argument let it be known that his
office would allow no personality
TO creep into the prosecution Of the
case. lie said that his office would
prosecute the case as vigorously and
eonscientiousIy as possible and that
it would give no quarter and ask
none.
While the district attorney was
brief in its reply TO the full day of
argument submitted by Attorney
Conklimg and the defense, he was
likewise equipped with an array of
legal books and documents TO up
hold his arguments.
The defense had argued that tn"
Indictment was unconstitutional
and had pointed to a ruling returned
by the appellate court 20 uphold the
pleading. In answer to this the
district attorney referred the court
10 two other eases, taken before the
other two appellate court divisions
Of this state and declared that these
two courts had returned decisions
tavoring the constitutionality of the
Indictment by comparison
The battle in this respect SINNERS
about the recent Legislative action
i'll simplifying the information i'll
criminal complaints.
In it's relation to the Gillett case,
the defense claims that the lcgisla
turc erred in that they simplified
to too great an extent, thereby max
ing the legislation unconstitutional.
The prosecution holds that in this
respect the legislatures did not over
stcpsthcir bounds and that the rul-
ings are constitutional.
The district attorney pointed out
that the legality of he action has
not as yet been carried to the SUI
prcmc court of the state, which has
the final authority on the subject.
Deputy District Attorneys Patter-
son and Halliday will take up the
argument of the prosecution this
afternoon. with the accusation as
the substance of the argument.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
SMITH ENTERS
NORTHWEST TO
BID FOR VOTES
Will Reopen "ScandaP'
Charges Used by Davis
In 1924.
BY THOMAS l.. STOKES
United Press Staff Correspondent

ABOARD GOVERNOR SMITH 5
SPECIAL TRAIN ENROUTE TO
HELENA, Mont, Sept. 24 Cover
nor Alfred E. Smith opened the see
ond week and the second phase of
hisfirst campaign tour today when
Ae entered the northwest with u
bid for support i'll this territory
where Democratic ropes are running
high.
He will speak tonight in the
Shrine Hall at Helena, take a two
day jump to Minneapolis and st.
Paul for a reception at the former
and an address in the latter Thurs
day night, and will close his west
ern tour Saturday night with Il
speech in Milwaukee, returning then
to ochester for the Democratic
State Convention Oct. |. Returning
to Albany Oct. 2, he will rest for the
remainder of that week and begin
his second trip on Oct. 8.
In his speech tonight ON "Party
Responsibility the Democratic
candidate will reopen the "scan-
dal' charges on which John w.
Davis based his 1924 campaign, Sc
lecting Montana for this address as
the home state of Senators Thomas
j. Walsh and Burton X. Wheeler,
who conducted the sensational Sen
ate Investigations into the Teapot
Dome, Wyoming, and Elk Hills,
California, naval oil reserve leases
and the regime of Former Attorney
General Harry NJ. Daugherty.
To Denounce G.. o. P.
The New York governor will fire
directly tonight at his Republican
opponent with denunciation of the
Republican administration of which
Herbert Hoover was a member on
Hoover's statement that the Repub-
lican party always has been ''a
progressive, constructive party"
Smith had intended to raise the
corruption issue in Montana, be-
cause it is the state of Walsh and
Wheeler, and he has seized the
Hoover statement, made in brief
speech to Maryland delegation,
to bring his Republican opponent
into the front of the picture
The Democratic candidate is re-
sorting to tactics of his state cam
paigns in which he took his oppon-
ent s words and made "text' of
them, as he calls it. He has been
attempting to draw Hoover out
since he came to the west. SO he
pounced eagerly upon this first ut
terance of the Republican candidate
since he began his first campaign
tour.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
Home Runs Keep
Giants In Race

POLO GROUNES, New York,
Sept. 24.--llome runs by O'Doul
OFT and Jackson accounted for all
the Giants runs today and kept
New York III the National League
pennant race with : to / victory
over the Cincinnati Reds.
The Reds tied the score in the
eighth, but Jackson hit his homer
in the New York half with two ON
and won the game which meant
that the Giants kept within a game
of the leading st. Louis Cardinals.
Larry Benton scored his 25th vic
tory Of the season. Ray Kolp allow
cd only nine hits, but four were
home runs, two by Lefty O'DouI.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
Securities Worth
Million Dollars
Reported Stolen

BOSTON, Sept. 2l.-SecuriticS
worth about $l,000,000 were in 4
strong box taken by sneak thief
from the safe of Howard Clark
Davis, Boston financier, last week
Miss Emma Bennett, Davis secre'
tarv Informed the police today.
The theft came to light with the
arrest of two men Saturday. NeaI
the scene Of capture, police found a
package containing $4,000 worth
Of the stolen securities.
The two suspects, who police
claim have records, will be arraign
ed today.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
Woman Leader to
Vote For Hoover
BY United Press Leased Wire


WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-The
Republican national committee an
nounced here today that Elizabeth
Flourney Smith, Glendale, Cal, had
resigned as member of the Demo
cratic state central committee to
east her vote for Herbert Hoover
The committee made public a
letter from Miss Smith in which she
charged that the Democratic cam
paign was being managed by Tam
many Hall.
81 have no sympathy with such
an organization, she said. "The
election of Gov Smith would mean
the enthronement of maximum
effort for destruction of the 18th
amendment.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
To Investigate
Youths Death
by United Press Leased Wire

JEROME, Ariz,, Sept. PA cor
s inquest was to be held today
into the death of John Mooney, -,
son of F, y. Mooney ClarkdaIe,
Democratic candidate for the state
legislature.
Young Mooney was shot fatally in
the back while riding in an automo-
bile with Il boy companion on Il
highway near here. The companion,
Holden Russell, IA, reported he saw
two armed men ON the road. One
Of them shot at them, he said, and
then disappeared behind brush.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
NURSE TO RECOVER

Los ANGELES, Sept. 24--ShC
lnew and had access to poisons
which would have taken her life
instantly but Pearl Woods, nurse at
the Sylvan Lodge hospital, selected
a slow, pain dealing potion in an
attempt to end her life. physicians
said today that she will recover,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
Engagement OF
Italian Prince
To Be Announced
BY United Press Leased Wire

ROME, Sept. 2f.-The engagement
Of Crown Prince Humbert and
Princess Marie jose of Belgium
probably will be announced in about
six weeks, the United Press was in
formed on good authority today.
The announcement, it was believ-
cd, will he made either on Nov. /,
which is the anniversary of the
signing of the Italian Austrian
armistice, or ON Nov. IL, the tenth
anniversary of the World War
armistice
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
CooIidge's Pet
Collie Is Dead
uv United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.--Kob
Roy, white house collie, died today
at Walter Reed hospital.
The collie, Mr. Coolidgc's favor
itc pet, accompanied him on his re-
cent vacation to Wisconsin and WAS
frequent guest in Mr.. Coolidge y
private office Rob Roy suffered
from stomach trouble which failed
to yield TO treatment.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
FIRE UNDER CONTROL

lNGLEWoOD, Calf, Sept. 24,-
Flames which for a time threatened
the $250.0o0 Queen street grammar
school were brought under control
early today after causing damage
of little more than $1,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
Three Killed I'm .
Auto Collision
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Sept. 24-Thrce
persons were killed in an automobile
collision at Telegraph road and the
Rio IIondo bridge yesterday the
Sheriff's office reported
The victims were Miss Marjorie
kocher, 20, Southgatc; Mrs. Minnie
Summers, p, and Franklin Warner,
is, of Los Angeles.
The machine in which they were
riding sidc-swiped another machine
and they crashed head on into a
large truck.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
HUNDREDS
n JURE D
IN BLAZE
Madrid's Largest Play
House Catches Fire Dur
ing Performance.
MAD PANIC ENSUES
Scores Trampled and
Suffocated in Wild Rush
for Exits.
Ry United Press Leased Wire

MADRID, sept. 24-The death
list in the Novcdadcs Theater fire
and panic reached 81 late today
with the finding of two more bodies
in the ruins and the death of eight
more of the injured About 234
others were in iured.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
WHAT'S DOING
TODAY

TODAY
American Legion, court house,
p. m.
American Legion Auxiliary,
Mrs, Conger, Imperial. 7:30.
Boy Scout directors meeting,
court house, 7:30.
Airdome Theater, "Fazil.
Radio KGEN, 6 to 10 p. m.
Lions Club Luncheon, Bar
bara Worth Hotel.
Radio KGEN, IL a. m. to l
p, III.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
ALABAMA BEAUTY
WEEDS DIRECTOR

By United Press Leased Wire
HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 24.-Ruby
Kendrick, film actress, formerly of
birmingham, Alabama, and n. c.
Sweet, screen director, were married
in Glendale yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
GOLFER DROPS DEAD
FROM HEART DISEASE

HOLLYWOOD, Sept 24.-Just
after he finished a round of golf,
j. f. lynes dropped dead of heart
disease in the locker room of the
Hollywood Country Club yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
When Hoover Opened His Eastern Campaign


pr of cpM e
him. famous o. the h lie A
low the Olson hbort in les Orange
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-24
More Donations
To Red Cross

With shiploads of food, medical
supplies and other relief equipment
departing daily for Porto Rico and
train loads of similar Red Cross
supplies going to Florida the need
for voluntary gifts to the relief
fund grows daily more impressive.
The quota of the local chapter is
$400 and the rapidity with which
it is raised will have much to do
with the efficacy of the fund.
Gifts may be left at the Press Of
flee or with Col. C. l.. Philips,
chairman of the laeol chapter.
Previously acknowledged ....$j7. 90
The Waldorf ....,.............,..,.......... 800
NJ. r. Paul OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 800
l. V. Hardware Co. ....-...............10.0
Total ..,,...,.,,.,....,.,..,...., ...,.,,,....$75.OO
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-06-08
Beating the w orld
By Scott Nearing, Federated Press

Cartels in Europe, international fin
ance corporations, price agreements,
tariff adjustments, "multilateral"
treaties, floods of honeyed publicity
have led millions to believe that the
great empires will not fight again,
but will organize a world plumber
bund and exploit the earth coopera-
lively.
The idea is logical. Wisdom would
demand such a step by the imperial
lists. Can the imperialists take the
step? Will they take it? Imperial
ism needs an administrative machine
to protect and advance its interests.
Within the last month Great Britain
has ordered a fleet into Egyptian
waters in connection with a 48-hour
ultimatum to the Egyptian govern
ment. Japan has $4,000 troops con-
centrated in China (15,00O of them
in Manchuria) has fought war with
the Chinese Nationalist army in an
effort to maintain 'peace and order
in territories where Japanese inter
ests are involved The U. S. army and
navy continues their war in Nicaragua
as a means of "insuring constitutional
elections in that unhappy country.
1t is impossible to coerce Egyptians
Chinese and Nicaraguans without
bombing planes, machine guns anC
warships. Such exercise of the police
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-06-08
JUDGE GREEN FILES
FOR SUPREME JUSTICE
Popular Judge of Nineteenth District
Will be Candidate on Democratic
Tickets Noted Law Maker.

Helena, June 5.-Judge John j.
Green of Teton county last Saturday
filed his declaration as candidate on
the democratic ticket for nomination
for associate justice of the supreme
court for the six year term.
Judge Green, who is now finishing
ten years as district judge in the nine
teenth judicial district, goes before
the voters in the coming primaries
with an excellent record. The nine
teenth district is composed of Pom
dera, Glacier, Teton and Toole coun-
ties. He has served the district since
its creation and has probably handled
as much litigation in the last siS
years as any Judge in the state. The
bulk of the litigation arising out Of
Montana's oil industry has originated
and been tried in Judge Greene:
court and an investigation by the leg
islative assembly of 1927, as to thu
amount of business done by judges il
the various districts shows that judge
Greene handled more civil and crimi
nal cases than was handled in any
other district except district thirteel
where there are two judges. Judg,
Greene has handled an the average o.
1870 cases each year during the las
five year period.
He wss appointed to the position o
Judge in March 1919; elected in 1922
without opposition, and reelected il
924 to serve the term which ends Of
January l, 1929 He has been a resi-
dent of Montana for 81 years. H
row resides at Choteau with his fam
ily of four children, his wife havin,
passed away in 1923.
81 will impartially administer
justice according to law, fearless of
public clamOr and regardless of
public praise; Indifferent to private,
political or partisan influence" he
aays in his declaration.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-06-08
B. X. WHEELER RAP
PED FROM LAKE co.
Central Committee Protests at His
Name on Democratic Tickets
Branded as Political DemagOgue.


Poison, June democrats of Lake
county have filed a protest with w.
w. Mcdowell, chairman of the demo-
cratic state central committee, against
the name of Burton K. Wheeler ap-
pearing in the democratic column as a
candidate for United States senator
on the primary election ballot, on the
ground that Mr.. Wheeler not only ran
on the nonpartisan ticket in the cleo
ton Of 1920 for governor of Montana,
but because he deserted the democrats
IN 1924, accepting the nomination as
vice president on the LaFollette pro-
gressive republican ticket:
The Lake county organization asks
that Chairman Mcdowell take some
action to prevent Wheeler's name go
ing on the ticket designated as demo-
cratic. The communication to the
chairman follows:
"Voicing the sentiment of very
large majority of the democrats of
Lake county. am writing to you our
protest against the recognition of
Burton K. Wheeler as a democrat.
eve believe it is the duty of the
state democratic committee to Off
cially pronounce their disapproval of
the association of his name IN any
way with the democratic cause. His
mast political conduct and his present
activities brand him as political
demagogue and freebooter and we ask
that the democratic state central com,
mittee take some action which will
eliminate Mr.. Wheelers name from
he democratic column Oh the primary
election ballot.
measure NAV be adopted to releegate
this political pirate TO tue ie"i' : am
sincerely yours, n roralard
@Secretary-Treasurer.'
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-06-08

power is a traditional form of inn
perial activity.
If the great empires unite to plum
| der the world, who will exercise the
police power, and how? This is the
rock on which the league of nations
! is going to pieces. The ruling class
of the United States has stayed out
/ of the league of nations because it
was not willing to surrender its right
! to do as it pleased, particularly in
Latin America
Thus far no statesman has proposed
plan by which the imperial ruling
class in one country, for example
Great Britain, will be able to maintain
imperial law and order in Egypt, pro-
tect itself against the aggressions of
other imperial ruling classes, for ex-
ample of Italy and France, and at
the same time safeguard the interests
of the ruling class in Egypt. Imper-
ialism apparently contains at least two
drastic contradictions. One results in
colonial revolt, the other in world war
If an agreement could be made re-
garding the exercise of police power,
there remains the problem of divid-
ing the loot. Who will formulate a
ratio? Will one imperial ruling class
be willing to- take less than another ?
Recent conferences on naval ratios
furnish an emphatic negative answer.
Ruling class attitude is we'll sum-
med in a recent statement by the
British premier, Stanley Baldwin: 81
have always immense faith when il
comes to question of mixing brains
with business that this old country
can yet beat the world"
Does Mussolini approve? Is Ger.
many satisfied? Will Wall Street
agree?
The 3 negative answers to these
questions negate the possibility of i'm.
perial cooperation for world plumber