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Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
SHERIFF. ISSUES
WARNING TO ALL
VALLEY MEXICANS

Sheriff G. J.. Gillett issued n gen
cral proclamation or warning to
Mexican laborers working the val
ley yesterday. The warning was to
the effect that if they are not sat
isfied with conditions here, the best
thing they can do is to return to
their native heath.
This warning was issued in the
afternoon when approximately 80
men, found lettering about the
streets in FL Centre, were rounded
up by the sheriff and taken to the
county Jail. Last night the sheriff
paid visit to Brawlcy where it
was reported that a big meeting
was to be held. When the sheriff
arrived on the scene hundreds of
Mexicans had gathered and appear
anccs were to the effect that "A big
meeting was about to take place.
With the appearance Of Sheriff
Gillett on the scene, however, there
was a general exodus and half
hour later there were few MeXicans
to be found in the vicinity. There
was no meeting held as far as can
be learned. go.
The county authorities began in
vestigations in the matter Yesterday
following a strike of Mexican labor
ers at ranch near BrawleY, fOnr
men being locked up as prime NOV
crs in the matter. The county au-
thoritcs declare that certain lead
frs are circulating literature among
the McXicans with a view to ere
ating Il feeling of unrest IN the
Mexican quarters.
In warning the men at the jail
yesterday afternoon, the sheriff
made it clear that quick justice
would be meted out TO anyone
caught seeking to bring about 4
riotous gathering and warned those
that are not satisfied with condi-
tions here that they might better
return to Mexico He intimated that
at the first outbreak of any kind
as Il result of the movement now a
foot, general deportation move
ment of all Mexican laborers en-
ployed in the valley would begin.
In closing his talk the sheriff
made it clear that those abiding by
the laws and not taking part in the
strike movement would not be mo-
Tested in any way.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
This Booze Had
Plenty of Kick

It sounded like bombs explod-
I ing, but it wasn't.
Explosion after explosion oc-
! Cured across the street from the
Press office this morning, and
Immediately after the first one
newspaper curiosity asserted it.
self.
In the sheet iron building
directly in back of the police
station, Chief Oswalt had placed
a box containing several dozen
bottles of bootleg liquor. From
a safe position the chief and an
assistant were throwing rocks
into the bunch of bottles. Each
time rock and bottle met there
| was an explosion, and flying
( glass filled the air.
Eigh-powered stuff, - said
] the chief, as the last bottle was
4 broken. Yet some folks can drink
I the stuff.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
Fines Imposed
Upon Motorists

Motorists paid fines totaling $91
in Judge Mayfield S traffic court
this morning, six of the seven de-
fcndants cited to appear entering
pleas of guilty, while the other
failed to make answer to the charge
Up until noon.
T. Mesa, charged with reckless
driving, paid the heaviest penalty
when he turned over $50 to the
court to obtain his freedom. He was
arrested on the CaleXico highway
by f. r. Hunter.
Others to pay fines were: Jose
Esparza, speeding $40; Joe Rogon-
dino, reckless driving, paid $25;
Fllar Cruz, light violation, paid So;
H. Rodriguez, boulevard stop, paid
So; Victor Newfield, cutting curve
on blind corner, paid s..
Robert c. Stott, charged with fail
ure to have signalling device on his
truck, failed to appear.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
Five Paroled by
County Board

Five applications for parole were
granted and three denied by the
county prison board of parole in
session yesterday.
The five granted parole are:
Eessie Taylor of San Francisco, con
victed ON charge of vagrancy, par
Gle granted with provision that she
get out of Imperial county and
stay out.
Major Moore of Calexieo, parole
granted, to become effective on
May Is, at which time he will have
served half of GO day Jail term
for reckless driving.
Juan Talamante and Francisco
Pcraulta of FL Centre, charged with
unlawful possession of narcotics.
Talamante has a wife and child to
support and Peraulta has some
minor sisters and brothers depend
ant upon him. Both have served
more than half of their sentences.
Manuel Vale of Westmorland
carrying concealed weapon, parole
granted upon recommendation of
Judge Cook with provision that the
defendant pay $50 and leave the
county.
The three denied parole were
Isabelle Martinez, charged with un'
lawful possession of Intoxicating
liquor; Apolino Maniguara, charged
with non-support and John Perry,
convicted of having passed bad
checks.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
CHINESE
FACTIONS
MAY JOIN
Chang Tso Lin Calls For
Unity Against Japanese
Invaders.
FIGHTING SLACKENS
Snipers Continue Active
In Tsinan Area Causing
Minor Casualties.
ny United Press Leased Wire

PEKING, May 9-Marshal Chang
TsO-Lin, commander in chief of the
northern Chinese armies, tonight or.
dered all his troops to cease fight.
ing, as all China was faced by "out
side DANGER
Chang Tso-Lin made his action
known in an official statement.
Chang Tso-Lin made his state
ment in response TO an appeal by
the Shanghai Chamber Of Commerce
for all factions to unite against
Japan.
=. Chahg Tso Lin 8 statement said
he had attempted to fight Commun-
ism as part of his campaign a
gainst the Nationalists, but that
now there were other dangers
1T is highly regrettable, he
said, that foreigners should be in
volved in our domestic troubles. -
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
Desire To Pool
Freight Service
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, May 9.-Pooling
of all freight service operations in
Los Angeles was proposed in a Pc
tition presented by the city and in
terested roads to the interstate com
merce commission today.
The application was signed by the
city of Los Angeles, the Southern
Pacific Company, the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe railway, Pacific
Electric railway and the Los An
geles & Salt Lake railroad.
Authority to pool operations and
divide earnings among the various
roads was asked. The commission
was also asked to approve construc-
tion of certain connecting tracks.
An agency of the railroads to be
known as the Harbor belt line,
would be established to handle all
freight.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
ARGUMENT OVER
GROCERY BILL
ENDS in MURDER
John BitsekOs Held In
Jail For Shooting Ben
LucerO.

| Jose Benito LucerO, 80, of MelO
land district is dead and John Bit
sckos, 46, of Meloland, is in the
county Jail charged with murder as
the result of shooting in the groc
| cIy store conducted by Bitsekos al
Mololand shortly after 4 o CLOCK
! yesterday afternoon. Lucero was in,
stantly killed by a bullet discharged
| from a gun in the hands of Bitse
kos following an alleged quarrel
oyer a groccly bill.
Called to the. score Tndersherif}
Underwood and Deputy Sheriff Me
"leland entered The Meloland store
II shirt t NE after tt, shooting (
fiHd ''itsc.'s calmly ap;','ng their
arrival.
"Who shot this man9' asked
Underwood as he examined the body
of Lucero. The body lay where the
man lad fallen :pfawl'l over a
basket filled wit (. bbagcs.
~ done it, Bitsekos is said to
have coole yremarked.
lie then proceeded to hand over
the gun with which the shooting
was done, n $3.50 revolver.
Questioned relative to the shoot
ing Bitsekos is said to have replied
that Lucero owed him eight dol
lars and that an argument had been
started by Lucero when he sought
TO collect the money. He said that
Lucero argued so hard that he was
forced to shoot him, the under
sheriff said.
Bitsekos was brought to the coun-
ty jail and locked up and is being
held there pending the filing of a
charge against him. 1t is expected
that a relative of the dead man will
file a complaint charging murder
this afternoon.
Victim Unarmed
Coroner Lemons was called to the
store and the body was examined.
It was found that Lucero had no
weapon on him Of any kind. Only
one shot had been fired, the bullet
entering the right side of the neck
and taking slightly downward
course. Death was instantaneous.
1t is believed that the bullet was
fired at close range, powder marks
showing on the neck where it en-
tered the body.
Bitsekos did not say whether or
not any blows had been struck in
tho encounter.
The body has been removed to the
undertaking parlors of Coroner
Lemons where arrangements for in
quest are being made.
1t was learned that Lucero was
born at Roy, n. NJ, and that his
wife died there about year ago.
lie came to the valley about eight
months ago and has been working
in the Meloland district as ranch
hand since that time. His father
T. I4ucero of Santa Ana and a sis
ter, Mrs. d. l.. Carrasco of Alamo
have been notified of his death.
Bitsekos has retained Ernest VI
lev and Lee Nuffer as attorneys.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
africa Held For
Stabbing Affray

Juan africa of Westmorland was
ordered held to answer to superior
court by Judge Cook following n
preliminary hearing held yesterday
afternoon on a charge of assault
with deadly weapon. Bail was
fixed at $1,000 and the defendant
remanded to the county Jail in de-
fault.
Testimony tended to show that
Arica and Louis Gomez, also of
Westmorland, had engaged in an
argument in a pool hall. A few min
utcs later africa left the pool hall
and went to his home while Gomez
went to restaurant. Returning
africa called Gomez ouside and then
struck him several times with
knife. Gomez was taken to the
Brawley hospital in serious eondi-
ton but is recovering.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
Flyer Who Beat
Lindy's Record
Dies In Crash
by United Press Leased Wire

HASBROUCk HEIGHTS, \. j.,
May 9.-Lieutenant Royal V.
Thomas, who set new endurance
record for solo airplane flights II
week ago, and Vaughn Weatherly,
aeronautical engineer, were killed
today when the Bellanca airplane
in which they wera making a speed
test, crashed on the Teterboro Golf
Club.
Thomas, member of the reserve
flying corps Of the army, was one
Of the outstanding pilots in the
east. His solo endurance record,
cclipsing Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh S, was made over Long Is
land while attempting to take the
world endurance record away from
George Haldeman and Eddie Stin-
son.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
Combined Clubs
Concert Tonight

Everything Is in readiness for
the concert tonight. The wealth
er Is ideally cool. The hour is
$3.50, the place the Wilson school.
TIE attraction will be 65 trained
singers, members of the Imperial
Singers Mems Chorus and the
Women's Lyric Club. John c.
Canton, capable chorus director,
will also appear as soloist. A
splendid program, well balanced
to include selections from grand
opera choruses to popular num-
bers, will be given.
The affair is a community
wide project, and as such merits
tie attendance Of every citizen
who appreciates a high standard
Of entertainment for his COM
munity. Appropriately the date
falls during National Music
week which is being observed
from coast to coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
Rain Falling
North of Valley
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LOS ANGELES, May 9.--Inter-
mittent showers fell through South
ern California for the third consec-
utive day. The downpour was ex-
tremely heavy in some sections.
The west end of Riverside county,
the cities of Banning, Beaumont,
Hemtt, Corona and Perris, reported
heavy precipitation but no damage
to any crops. The city of Riverside
also was visited by considerable
rainfall.
Los Angeles and the beach cities
recorded a heavy fall with showers
continuing at intervals through the
day. Rain in large quantities was
reported from many sections of
Kern county.
The weather bureau, predicting
rainy weather through the western
sector Of Southern California, said
it would continue cloudy and cool
tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
Texas Democrats
To Support Drys
by United Press Leased Wire

DALLAS, Texas, May 9.-Dry
Democrats will control the state
Democratic convention at Beau
mont, May %, making it apparent
at the 40 votes of Texas in the
rational Democratic convention at
Houston next month will be east
against Governor Al Smith of New
York and any other wet presidential
aspirant,
Returns tabulated today from yes
tcrdny's county conventions indi-
Gated that 675 of the SIS delegates
to the state convention had been
instructed either to support dry
plank in the party platform or to
oppose all wet candidates.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
HOOVER
annoyed
At PROBE
Questions by Senators at
Campaign Inquiry Rile
Candidate. al
ANSWERS SHARPLY,
Secretary Tells Barkley
He Resents InsinuatiOn
In Remark.
BY United Press Leased Wire

ny EtsS hcnsCu
WASHINGTON, May 9.-Ques.
tioning of Secretary of Commerce
Hoover before the Seaate Campaign
lay cstigating Committee became so
nea;d that at one point Hoover in-
terrupted to ask:
.sn t this committee getting
down to deal with 4 small tyDc Of
street talka" 4sS
Members of the committee became
aroused and Senator Barkley, Demo-
crat, Kentucky, who was conducting
the examination, said he had been
prompted to ask searching questions
by responsible authorities who gave
him information.
Hoover characterized many sug'
gestions in the questions as "slan-
delous,' absolutely false" and
''g,otesque.
Hoover, although reputed to be
4 Quaker, was sworn as other wit
ncsses have been. Quakers usually
" affirm' instead of taking the
oath.
Hoover said the only contests he
made for delegates were in Ohio, In
diana and West Virginia. lie said
ne gained all his other delegates
without contest.
The secretary said he was unable
! TO say what was spent for the In
dilna PRIMARY yesterday, but that
Oscar Foellinger, Indiana state
manager, could give the committee
that information.
Barkley asked at one time IL
Hoover was responsible for circulate
ing an alleged charge in all ''favor-
ite SON. states that the favorite
sons were stalking horses for some
other candidate.
Candidate Displeased
Hoover had manifested a growing
displeasure with questions of the
committee and he retorted:
81 don't know of any such
charge. Oh, my goodness, the talk
that has gone on is beyond belief
and has included some of a SANDER
Gus order
"Did YOU demand Of Senator
Gcff of West Virginia that his
delegates name you as second choice
or else you would 60 into West Vir-
ginia and fight him?' Barkley
asked.
"There was no suggestions like
J that Hoover replied.
Did any senator call you ON the
! telephone before you filed and ask
you about that'''
"There were some negotiations
gcing on in which six or seven men
were involved. The negotiations
were about the suggestion by some
one that the delegates should be
/ permitted to nome second choice
if they wanted to-
Hoover denounced as "grotes-
que' the suggestion in one of
Barkley's questions that Hoover
! lad called chinaware manufacture
ers to Washington recently and
agreed to help them raise prices Is
per cent.
"The commerce department has
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
Arizona Bond
Issue Approved
ny United Press Leased Wire

PHOENIX, Ariz., May 9. The
$4,l00,000 bond issue calling for the
construction of the Stewart Noun
tain dam and a power plant in Salt
River valley was approved in yes
terday's special election.
The issue was voted almost 5 to
l by the shareholders in the Salt
River Valley water users associa-
tion, the electorate, according to an
almost complete tabulation of votes
TODAY.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
POMONA APPROVES BONDS
ny United Press Lens. d Wire

POMONA, Cal, May Bond is
sues calling for the erection of a
100000 junior high school and a
$l35,000 elementary school, were ap-
proved by Pomona voters yesterday.
Complete tabulation of ballots to-
day revealed the measures passed
almost to /.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
Guests Flee From
Burning Hotel
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, May 9.-Scores
OF scantily clad guests were forced
into the streets early this morning
when fire damaged the Nottingham
lotel on West Sixth street to an
estimated extent of $4,000.
Three firemen were overcome by
smoke in fighting the blaze but
were revived on the scene. The
cause of the fire was not known.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
What's Doing
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Combt.l,d concert, Imperial
Singers and Women's Lyric club
at Wilson school, $3.50 p. m.
Joint meeting, city council and
library board.
Chamber of commerce direct
ors meeting.
Midweek meetings, various
churches.
F. o. E. No. 1859, 452 Main
street.
Oasis Lodge F. and A. M, u.
D., Masonic Temple.
FL Centre chapter, Order of De
Molay, Masonic Temple.
Valley theater 1.-THE Actress
Brunk's Tulane theater: -
Friendly Enemies.
TOMORROW
Music Section, 10000 Club, hi
links, Las Flores l o'clock.
Rotary Club luncheon, Hotel
Barbara Worth.
Radio: KGEN, 11-12:30.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
TUNsTALL TRIAL CONTINUED

The case of George Tunstall,
charged with unlawful possession OF
Intoxicating liquor, has been in-
definitely continued by Judge May.
field at tn erequest Of the district
attorney IS office. The case was
scheduled to come up for jury trial
this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
HOOVER FORCES
ADMIT LOSS IN
HOOSIER STATE
Senator Watson Captures
Entire Republican Dele
CATION.
BY United Press Leased wire

ted States Senator James f. Watson
this afternoon was conceded In
diana 5 33 delegates to the Repubh-
can national convention in state
mcnt by Oscar Foellinger, Indiana
manager for Secretary of Commerce
Herbert Hoover.
Convinced by the mounting Wat
son total that the "favorite
son $, victory in Tuesday s pri-
mary was beyond all doubt, Foel-
linger extended his congratulations
to the Indiana senator
INDIANAPOLIS, May 9.-The
lead Of Senator James f. Watson
continued to pile up over Secretary
of Commerce Herbert Hoover for
the Republican presidential endorse
ment in Indiana as returns from
yesterdays primary came in to-
day.
Reporting counties which gave
Watson his lead however, were those
of the agricultural section, already
conceded to the Indiana senator.
Hoover supporters hope that com
plete tabulation from industrial
counties would regain the lead he
held in early returns.
Incomplete returns, a majority of
which were reported from the popul-
Gus districts of northern Indiana,
showed Senator Watson, Indiana s
favoritc son candidate, leading
Secretary Hoover.
The margin was increasing rapid
lv however, with reports from the
agricultural section of the southern
part of the state, which were con-
ccded to Watson because of his
stand on farm relief.
Early last night Secretary Hoover
assumed commanding lead and at
enc time held q margin of $4,000
That lead vanished rapidly and this
morning the tide turned in favor OF
Watson.
NJ. Burt Thurman, Senator Wat
sons campaign manager, claimed
victory for Watson by margin OF
$4,000.
indianapolis Count Delayed
Hoover leaders, however, wer
confident the final count of til,
municipal balloting would give tn,
| cabinet member u margin whicl
| even a most one sided Watson vie
| tory in the rural sections could not
overcome.
Decision Of the Marion county
election commissioners to postpone
the count of the vote in Indiana
polls until today added to the un
! certainty of the outcome.
There were no unofficial esti
mates on which predictions of the
Indianapolis count might be based
Throughout the campaign Senator
Watson looked upon the rural sect
ions for support. 1t had been con
! coded he would carry those sections
by a wide margin.
Similarly Secretary Hoover S cam
paign, which had centered. in the
industrial cities of the north, had
been expected to give him comfort
able margins there.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
By D. c. BESS
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

PEKING, May 9. - Dcsultory
fighting continued today between
the Chinese Nationalist army and
the japanese cxpedtionary force at
Tsinan-fu with advices here stating
that the Nationalists had evaeuat-
ed the occupied zone.
Casualties were said to be small.
Much Of the operations were be.
lieved TO be from snipers who have
been reported active in the past 4S
hours in the stricken territory.
Earlier unconfirmed reports said
the japanese were in an isolated
and extremely preearious position.
Nationalists were reported to
have cut the TsinanTsingtao rail
road near Minchui, thus preventing
the japanese troop movement from
the port of Tsingtao.
Through 'the night Tsnanfu was
reported in darkness as the electric
plant of the city was destroyed.
Other adviccs here said that Jap
tnese troops were moving on toward
Tsinan.Fu. Major General lwaku-
"a was reported advancing with n
mixed brigade from Tsingtao while
$500 additional troops and two AR
planes were reported to have left
Dairen Monday and were due at
Tsinan-Fu today.
TOKYO, May 9.-Chincse Ma
tionalists which have been fighting
the japanese expedition forces in
Shantung Province today were of
ficially reported crossing the lel'
low river toward Tenchow.
There is an arsenal at Tenchow
and this was believed the objective
of the troops of General Chang ka'
Shck.
Seventy consular officials and
other foreigners were reported to
have evacuated Tsinan last night
for Tsingtao by the international
train. ,
Previously it was announced OF
f,cially that Japan was sending
heavy reinforccments into the Shan
tung area.
-he third division with five Other
companies will be sent into tho
province, it was announced.
Yesterdays meeting of the mill
tary council at which it was de
cided to send $4,000 men to the re
lief of the cxpeditionary forces il
Shantung province, was the greatest
military session since 1915.
But throughout the japanese
government attempted to make
plain that all of the military moves
were made in the sense of protect
ion for japanese nationals now liv
ing in China.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09
ACTRESS BREAKS ANKLE
by United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, May 9.-Anna @
Nilsson, the scandinavian motion
T'cture star. suffered a fractured
ankle in a fall from a horse while
vacationing in the mountains near
Fresno, it was learned today. The
actress will not be able to work for
several weeks, physicians said
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09

few days Capt Alfred 1owensten landed New York from
a Ford's
wealthy Belgian is personal
rayonndustres
Above Lowenstein e Capt
They
bound
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09

Corona, Riverside county, shipped
its first carload of 1923 pomelos
April Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-09

Continued on Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-08
FIGHT rs STILL BEFORE Us

Arizona IS preparing TO wage desperate last
minute battle 10 prevent passage of the SwingJ
bill Not only IS our neighboring state planning an
active fight IN congress- 1t also intends carry the
fight before the engineering commission appointed bv
the last congress to study the Colorado river problem
his is shown in the announcement that J. F. Ste
vcns, eminent engineer has been retained to repre-
sent the state at hearings held by the committee He
IS to have expert help r. G La2ue and F. jacobson,
both Of whom familiar with the Colorado.
Governor Hunt has gone far to declare pub
lcIy that the state must support the Democratic
tonal ticket, in order to prevent California stealing its
water rights Former residents of Texas, now living
in Arizona, have banded together to fight the bill.
Every indication points to terrific battle If
friends Of the SwingJohnson bill neglect their fight
for minute, it will cause plenty of trouble Any who
going the assumption that the fight will be an
easy one, making a big mistake.
The battle before the senate will be much harder
than the successful in the House of Representa-
tves, at the last session The bearings before the
gneerng commission, which to be concluded before
meets in December will also give opponents
Of the bill a chance to do their utmost to defeat it.
1t is not time for resting what has been
complished The fight must go on harder than
if the final victory is to be achieved.