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The Washington times., 1928-12-08

INTEREST in the famous plungers who have been
! known down through the ages of American sports
is at fever heat at the moment largely because
of the mysterious killing of of them Arnold Roth
stein few weeks ago in New York. Sensing the
great reader interest in the gaming exploits OF Roth
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
q = y WASHINGTON TIMES SPORTS -
onblers Of SDodom ReDeed Series Starting Monday

the great characturist will illustrate each opening chap
ter o the lives Of every subject treated in the SERIES
the stories themselves coming from the typewriter Of
Ford G. Frick Don't fail to read these absorbing
STARTING IN MONDAYS TIMES
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
WHIRLWINDS BOOKING

The ]. c. c. Whirlwinds are
questing competition with l30-
pound floor outfits. Phone Adams
37es between $40 ana 6 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1928-12-08

Egan t2D, Cox %. Kinney I'D.
Moore u6l, LeventIaI u9D. Myers
f18l. Goldsmith 15), Eddinger u3),
swOpe (23). Apaches-J. Sweeney (2).
Briggs aD. Flaherty "a. LlnIous
(26). r. Sweeney ts), Burch t21). Wat
eFw Hs1. Chatlin t241. Bush (2D,
Campbell t3), Myers t22). McAiwee
~, sullivan 14).
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
Eastern Star League
sTANDING OF TEAMS
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

High games ~- Unity. sol. Bethany,
4s8: Washington Cent 491. High team
sets--Washington Cent. 1.40s: Bethany.
1884; Unity 1876
The Washington times., 1928-12-08

The Apaches will have Snail. Della
bre, Matt Twomey, Huck Hilleary
Fred Linkous. Joe Sweeney. Dutch
Smithson and Briggs. Against
them will be opposed Ed Abbot
ticcio, Louis BrunelIe, Coach Craig
Wilton. Johnny Howard, Fee Col
liere. Admiral Dewey, Goldsmith
and Swope.
The probable starting line-ups are
The Washington times., 1928-12-08

".An Indication of their determi-
nation is that only one player
has missed one of the practices
this week. In the old days."
Mackey said, 1--WE had trouble in
getting out a full team for prac-
tice."
The Washington times., 1928-12-08
BANKERS DUCKPIN LEAGUE

IN ga Hlf-~-~A TueTIcaD security AHu ] FHsI,
High individual game-Hibbs. 157 High
IS Loving Is. High spares--Souder
d average-W. Aiken PerpetuaD, 107-17.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
Wild Dream Says
Deputy Sheriff

Answering call to the south of
Ell Centre late last night Deputy
Sheriff Charlie Freeman picked up
X. Kamura, japanese of Mount
Signal district, and was led to
point where the mans truck was
parked in "A field further south of
the city. The man blurted out II
story of having been held up and
robbed by Zone big Mex"
Further questioning, however, H.
licited the reply that there might
have been more Mexicans. He had
lost some money. The truck was
found locked and the key gone.
This morning Deputy Sheriff
Freeman conducted a further inves-
tigation. He found that Kamura
during all this time had the key to
the truck in his own pocket and
questions relative to the robbery
went more or less unheeded.
81 guess Kamura just had a wild
dream," replied the deputy as he
left the scene. "There WASH It a
clue that would indicate anything
like holdup.'
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
EXTRADITI0N OF
CARRILL0 STILL
BEING DISCUSSED

While various reports have been
circulated relative to the case of
Francisco Carrillo, recently captur-
ed in Mexico and wanted here as a
defendant on q charge of murder
for the death of Norman G.. Ross
the district attorneys office is busy
seeking to bring about speedy ex
tradition of the man to this coun.
try. x -
Carrillo is said to have admitted
to authorities that he was present
at the time of the shooting and tc
have declared that he witnessed the
Staying of Ross by Jose Prado, lat
er killed by a Mexican police Off
cial in the man hunt that followed.
The treaty on extradition be-
tween the United States and Mexi.
co gives the two countries the pow
er to give up, if they so desire, a
man wanted in the other country
for certain offenses, set forth in the
treaty and including murder
charges. While it has been said
that the Mexican officials must
turn Carrillo free unless the proper
papers for his extradition are OBJ
tanned within seven days, this is
not a clear Interpretation. The
treaty gives the officials of the tive
countries the right to hold such
prisoners as long as necessary fol
extradition, placing the limit at
40 days. The treaty, however, calls
for the presentation of affidavit:
and instructions to hold such pris
oners within a reasonable time.
The necessary papers have al
ready been forwarded to Mexico
and Governor Young has already
begun communication with Secre'
tary of State Kellogg, who in turn
has the authority TO present request
for eXtradition to the Mexican of
ficials. 1t is expected that the
Mexican authorities will be given
the privilege either to refuse or ap'
prove the eXtradition request for
Carrillo within the next two days
Carrillo had been sought Since
February 10, the night on which
Ross met his death but was not
located until last week when Mexi-
can police located him in a hut
hidden on river bank near Mexi-
cali.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
Zumiga jailed
For Taking Car

Jesus Zumiga, 81, of Brawley en-
tered q plea of guilty to 4 charge of
using an automobile without first
having obtained permission of the
owner, when arraigned before Judge
Hawkins this morning. He was SEN
fenced to pay fine of 800 or spend
80 days in the county Jail. The de-
fendant was committed to the Gus
tody of the sheriff in default.
Zumiga had been charged with
grand theft but the charge was dis
missed following preliminary hear
ing on the motion of Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Smith for the pur-
pose of filing a new complaint. The
complainant in the case is Miss
Edith Hedrick.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
Ell CENTRO TO
Be TERMINAL ON
NEW AIR LINES
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, April 3-Visions
of air lines that will link closer the
cities of the Pacific coast were seen
here today as group of business
men completed plans for establish
ment of an extensive system of
transportation.
The network will be operated by
n group of corporations, organized
under the parent Mutual Aircraft
corporation, and will have terminals
at Los Angeles, San Francisco, San
Diego, Bakersfield, Fresno, Stock
ton, Santa Barbara, Sacramento, Go-
semitic, Palm Springs, FL Centre and
ether cities and communities.
A permit authorizing sale and is
suance of stock of the Mutual In
land Air Lines Inc. and the Shore
Mutual Air Line, Inc, was signed
at the offices of the state corpora
tion department.
The two corporations are subsidi-
aries of the Mutual Aircraft corpor-
alton, and are the first of a group
planned by the promoters. Each
corporation will function in scpa-
rate territory, it was said.
No stock will be issued to the pub
lie, according to information at the
corporation department.
Melville b. Rapp, Santa Monica,
is president of the two companies
and James T Hurst is vice presi-
dent.
The system eventually will be ex-
tended to Phoenix and into Wash
ington and Oregon. A number of
four-passenger planes have been or
1prp1
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
JULIAN DEFENDANT WILLING
TO TURN STATES EVIDENCE

but unless Judge Doran finds
sufficient cause to dismiss the
charges, Rosenberg viii still he
in the position of the other de-
PENDANTS, and he will refuse TO
become a states witness.
Keyes said there was little like
lihood of Rosenberg taking the
stand today even if he turns
states witness.
According to evidence present
to the grand jury, Rosenberg
was the financier who raised
millions of dollars for the Jul
ian corporation when IL needed
the money.
Nineteen circular letters mail
ed to 10000 Wagy & Go. clients
and others describing the con
dition of the Julian company
stock and forecasting action in
the market, were received In
the trial today as evidence.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
Ships in Trouble
Reported Safe
by United Press Leased Wire

PORTLAND, Ore, April 3.-Fears
for three storm-battered ships were
dissipated today when word was re-
ceived that lost windiammer had
been located, Il fire at sea eontroll-
ed and that sinking steamer had
made port.
The j. Nettleton, a steam schooner
in distress off Cape Blanco, was
horror ship during the night but
early today the tanlaer Kewanee
radioed here that fire aboard her
been controlled.
Another radiogram told of the
Columbia lighthouse ship sighting
the X. V. Kruse, a sailing vessel
lost since Saturday.
The same source brought word
here that the Ernest B. Meyer a
steam schooner had won a race
against raging seas and had reached
port at Astoria, Ore, at the mouth
of the Columbia river.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
Urges Inspection
of Water System
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, April 3.-Re-
quest of the board of water and
power commissioners that the Los
Angeles city council appoint group
of engineers and biologists to exam
inc all the dams and reservoirs of
the departments water system,
which includes Mulholland dam a
bove Hollywood, was referred to the
water and power committee today.
The request was written and sign
ed by r. +. Del Vale, president of
the board, as an outgrowth of the
st. Francis dam disaster which
claimed some 400 lives.
1t was indicated it would be sew
eral days before the water and pow
er committee, headed by Councilman
PiersOn NJ. Hall, takes action in the
appointments.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
Company Sues To
Recover Value of
Spurious Checks

A ease which promises to bring
cut some interesting points of law
was filed at the county clerk s of
flee this morning by the U. $. Grant
Automobile Equipment company, a
corporation, against the Central
Bank of Imperial Valley and the
First Central National Bank of I'M
perial Valley, located in Calexico.
In the complaint the plaintiff
charges that the bank upon presen-
tation of number of checks paid
the amounts called for by the notes
but asserts that in each instance
the check was made out to the
plaintiff and that the check was
falsely endorsed. In all the COM
plaint sets forth 81 causes for act
ion, each based upon the cashing OF
such q check and running from u
period in June, 1926, to a date in
the middle of March, 1927.
The complaint intimates that
while the bank paid out the money
On these checks, the checks We're
still the property of the L. S. Grant
company and that the payment of
the checks was made upon FRAUDULENT
endorsement. The plaintiff holds
that as the checks are still the pro
perty of the plaintiff the defendant
has been requested to make payment
to the plaintiff of the sum repres
ented by these checks, Pl,255.39,
with interest.
The complaint does not indicate
who was responsible for the false
endorsement of the checks.
Judgment in the sum named with
interest is asked by the plaintiff.
The plaintiff is represented by r.
r. Whitelaw and Hamilton and Lind
Soy.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
Los Angeles Has
Big Registration


Los ANGELES, April 3,-With
the count of registered voters stil'
incomplete today, Los Angeles coun-
ty already has a greater number than
in the next 10 largest counties in
California, w. w. Kerr, registrar,
announced.
The number of registered voters
for the presidential primary eX-
cceded by several thousand the re
gistration for the general election
November, 1926.
The incomplete count showed Los
Angeles with 394,269 persons eli
gible to cast their votes in the prl-
mary and Los Angeles county had
300,626, making a grand total of
GOA, ,895. Kerr expected final total to
exceed 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
Suicide Ends
Marital Row

by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, April 3.-Mar
tin II. Lindsey ended his marital
troubles today.
Scheduled to appear in court to
answer a charge of failure to pro-
vide, he appeared at the home of
his wife and committed suicide.
Mrs. Lillian O. Lindsey, 1853
Haynes street, was awakened by
the sound Of a pistol shot. She
summoned police and Lindsey's
body was found.
The couple had been divorced
three years.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
TAX CUT
BENEATH
ESTIMATE
Melons Recommendation
to Senate Finance Com.
mittee Minimum Figure
BILL IS HELD UP
Committee to Study EST.
mate Before Taking De.
finite Action.
By KENNETH G.. CRAWFORD
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Secre-
tary of the Treasury Mellon recom-
mended to the senate finance CONF
mittee today total maximum tax
reduction of $201 ,115,000 or $685.
$4,000 below his previous estimate.
If the Jones Reid flood bill passes
and is signed, appropriations for
flood relief next year must be de-
Quoted from the tax cut, making the
total tax reduction about 1S1,11J,-
600, he told the committee.
Chairman Smoot later said the
committee probably would require
week to study MELONS $1s1, lis, 900
estimate, thus further delaying tax
reduction.
The committee will meet again
tomorrow to decide whether hear
ings shall be conducted.
Smoot said he would oppose ac.l
tion on tax reduction bill until he
knows how much Congress intends
to appropriate for flood control,
Boulder dam and Muscle Shoals.
Mellon renewed his plea for re.
tention intact of the automobile tax
and for repeal of the real estate tax
which the house overrode last De-
cember in passing its $2S9,000, 900
tax reduction bill, now before the
senate committee.
He said the 1923 estimated treas
ury surplus had been cut $53, 10000
by unantieipated expenditures, prin-
cipally the $50,000,000 alien proper
ty bill, and that the 1929 estimated
surplus had shrunk $4O,000,000 to a
bout $212,O0O,0O0 because of in
creased appropriations for the war
and navy departments, United
States Veterans bureau, postal de-
ficiency and an enlarged building
program.
Income Tax Short
In addition total revenue rates
for 1923 fell $,6000,000 below esti-
mates, being actually $4,069,0 900
he said.
cit is noteworthy, he stated,
"that in view of all the criticism
the March collections completely
confirm the accuracy of the treas
ury's estimate of current income tax
collections for both 1928 and 1929
If flood control forces a looping
off of $20,000,000 from this tax re-
duction program, Mellon advocated
retaining the present exemption on
small corporations and the present
taxes on admissions, cereal bever-
ages, bankers acceptances and
wines.
Mellon said the senate could not
pass the house measure cutting autos
mobile taxes without producing an
i'll balanced tax system. He said
the automobile tax was an indirect
levy that yielded substantial reve-
nue. without imposing particular
hardship.
He also disapproved of the house
proposal for a graduated tax on corr
porations. A corporation income
does not measure its ability to pay
taxes unless the factor of invested
capital is considered, he said.
In estimating the income for next
year, Mellon said '' there is nothing
to indicate that business conditions
will differ materially during the
balance of the calendar year from
those which have prevailed during
the past PA months.''
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
Boulder Dam Bill
Placed Second on
Senate Calendar
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The
Senate steering committee today
recommended the following order of
business after disposition of the Me
Nary farm relief bill, which is under
consideration:
1-Norbeck migratory bird bill.
johnson Boulder Dam bill.
3-Caraway bill to prevent Specul-
alton in cotton and grain.
The Norbeck bill was sid"trackcd
once before. If it suffers the same
fate again the Boulder dam bill viii.
re the next order of business.
Tax reduction and appropriation
bills will be given preference over
any of these measures, however, and
may delay action on the steering
committee s recommendations
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
Michigan Voters
For Hoover
by United Press Leased Wire

DETROIT, Mich, April 3.-With
his name the only one on the Re
publican ballot, Secretary of Com
mcrce Herbert Hoover scored 100
to l victory in Michigan S presi-
Dental primary yesterday, returns
from two thirds of the precincts IN
dicatcd today.
Governor Alfred E. Smith of
New York, only Democrat whose
name appeared on the ballot, was
victorious by approximately 80 to l,
the returns showed.
Voters were privileged to write in
the names of other candidates.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
Mother and Three
Children Die
ny United Press Leased Wire

NEW BLOOMFIELD, Pa, April
3.-Mrs. Ralph NJ. MaGee and her
three small children were burned
to death when fire destroyed their
farm home near here today.
Ralph MaGee, their father, and a
four months old baby were saved
after the baby had been thrown
from a third floor window into the
arms of neighbors. The father
jumped to safety.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, April g.
Ed II. Rosenberg, one of the 10
defendants in the Julian oil
stock over-issue trial, will turn
state's evidence and testify a
gainst the men indicted with
him if conspiracy charges a
gainst him are dismissed and he
is granted immunity, it was
learned today.
Otherwise the state will have
to do without him as a witness.
Judge Doran, who three
months ago at the trials open
ing, refused to act on motion
of District Attorney Asa Keyes
that Rosenberg be dismissed,
holds the key to the situation.
That motion, which also pro.
posed the dismissal of Louie
Berman and G. +. Reis, two of
the defendants, is still pending
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
MAINE ENDORSES SMITH

WATERVILLE, Maine, April s..
The Democratic state convention,
after a spirited fight, today endors-
cd the presidential candidacy of
Governor Alfred f. Smith of New
York. The vote was 4S9 to ia.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
BANDITS ROB RAILWAY
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN DIEGO, April 3.-Three ban
dts, one of them masked, held up the
ear barns of the San Diego Electric
Railway company at 2 a. m. today,
bound the night repair crew and
cashier with rope, and escaped with
the days receipts, amounting to
$4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
Stimson's Philippine Inauguration

Inauguration Henry L. simson Ta secretary of
Philippine Islands pictured here Below you
him delivering his inaugural address thousands of Fpnos con-
gegated He's posed with other
Manuel speaker Of the Filipino
smson Eugene general and Sergio
Csmena, the rationalsts.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
Leaders of City
Give Views About
Proposition No. l

r. Y. Watson, banker and presi-
dent of the chamber of commerce: 4:
Proposition No. l should have the
support of every Ell Centre voter
who is interested in promoting the
growth of this city. 1t is fair,
busincss-like and has proved sue
cessful in other places. A chamber
of commerce must have money to
function. Proposition No. l will
provide the money without any one
person bearing more than his share
of the burden.
Leo Hetzel, photographer and
pioneer resident: If FL Centre is
to grow as it should, we must make
our attractions known to those who
are interested in coming here. The
number of tourists we have had here
this year proves that people else
where are interested in El Centre.
BY providing q fund, in which all
share, to advertise our city, we are
certain to build bigger and better
FL Centro, assuring a return on
every dollar expended. Proposition
No. | will do this. Every citizen
should vote "Ycs' on it.
G. II. II. Small, banker and di-
rector of chamber of commerce: A
small group of men, members of the
chamber of commerce, are giving OF
their time and money to help boost
FL Centre. 1t is only fair that all
should participate in this work.
Proposition No. l on next Monday S
ballot, provides the means for doing
this. The idea is safe, sound and
business-like. Every item of tax
able property in Ell Centre profits
by the city's growth and prosperity.
therefore all property should held
to bear the expense.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
Broker Wounded
As Gun Falls
Dy United Press Leased Wire

ny ,eh 'SSS iLehsch wire
LOS ANGELES, April 8. =
Charles H. Whitland, bail bond
broker, wounded today when
gun dropped from his pocket and
discharged, was reported in a
critical condition at Georgia
Street receiving hospital.
Whitland had stopped at SER
vice STATEN on his way to work
when the accident occurred. The
bullet struck under his right rib
and tore through his shoulder.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03
SAYS HARDING
WAS WARNED
OF OIL LEASE
ny United Press Leased Wire

w ASH NGlON, April j. ne
late President Harding and three Of
bis cabinet Officers, including Secre-
tary of Commerce Hoover, had warn
ing in April, 1922, that there was
secrecy with Secretary Of Interior
Fall 5 lease of the Teapot Dome
naval reserve to Harry Sinclair, ac
cording to testimony before the Sen
ate Teapot Dome committee today.
birch Helms, former Texas oil
man, testified. lie protested to Hard
ing, Hoover, former Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty and the late Secre-
tary Of War Weeks personally ana
by telegram against the secrecy sur
rounding the lease.
He said he told the officials that
his Texas and Pacific Coal and Oil
company had wanted to bid on Tea
OF Dome but that Fall mislcd him.
Hoover is the only one who took
any action for him, Helms said.
Hoover wrote Fall about the matter
and received reply from Fall s as
sistant, +. c. Finncy, that hclms was
mistaken about the matter.
81 might say | think Mr.. Hoover
did all he could about the matter,
Helms declared.
Weeks was the only one of the
others who replied to his telegram,
Helms said, and Weeks pleaded he
did not wish to enter the controver-
sy.
Lenroot Testifies
Helms testimony preceded that
of former Senator Irvine Lenrcot,
Republican, Wisconsin, who denied
that he had counsellcd Fall to de-
ceive the Teapot Dome investigating
committee as to the source of $780,
COO Fall received from +. l.. Doheny,
Gil man.
Fall is reported to have made such
a charge in deposition taken at
FL Paso at the direction of the
court here in connection with Grim
inal conspiracy charges against him.
self and Sinclair.
Lenroot told how he and Senator
Smoot, Republican, Utah, went to
see Fall and said Fall misinformed
them. He told them, Lenroot said,
that he received 100000 from +. b.
Mclean, Washington publisher, in
stead of Doheny, lessee of the Elk
Hills naval reserve.
Lcnroot revealed that former Post
master General Hays came to see
him here later to ascertain what
Lenroot, as chairman of the Teapot
committee was attempting to learn
from Fall. Hays agreed with hin
Lenroot said, that it was Fall 3 duty
to appear before the committee and
tell where he got the money.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-03

A shorter road from MADEIRA to
the Yosemite valley will be built.
Three routes surveyed will shorten
the route IL, 20, and 21 miles res
pectively. iAl4