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The Washington times., 1928-03-16
OVERHEARD
CALLING
WIFE
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cruel treatment Of his affection had
gone far enough.
Perhaps 4 iialf-dozer of these let
tiers were read by satterfield yes.
ferday. The reading OF several more
viii feature the trial today. There
was & marked silence in the court,
room al the Commonwealth attor-
rey took the floor to expose the
story 81 Faiscn's Illicit love and the
spectators appeared to acscrn cas-
! arly the substance ct the letters.
a portion OF the testlmony q
Mrs. wade Indicated that her friend,
Mrs. saipAs. had tear OF Faison the
night 81 the tragedy. when she
asked her. company to remain IN the
ay,ArtrnAnt aS "Faisot1 was coming
bacl's ana then requested that she
be permitted 20 accompany the
friends In their small car. smith,
however stated that in his opinion
the request to so along was mace
in jest.
Accused Calm
Faiscn stood soien1nly erect while
clerk walter Christian read the
charge ana explained the penalties
which might be imposed. The ac'
cused looked directly at the jury.
Commemorative Attorney Satter-
field, in brief opening statement,
outlined the States version OF the
case, the story Of the alleged 1lilclt
love Of Faison and Mrs. Snipes,
who, for the time. had taken ms
affections from q wife and family;
The avents which occurred the eve
ming Of November Is, 1927, leading
un to the tragedy, weaving net
81 circumstance which ennieshed
Faison IN the bondage Of 4 charge
Of murder.
PROSECUTOR Satterfield traced in
theory the movements OF Faison
when he is alleged to have shot
the woman, he loved, and, accord
ing to the Commonwealth, some
time later carried the dying woman
in his car to Stuart Circle Hospital,
where she expired.
The sound Of d shot after mid
night, the patter OF footsteps, al
legged to have been Faison's. the
click OF d doors lock, al will play
4 part In the testimony FOR the
prosecution, which contends for the
guilt OF FAison, asserting that he
was n1otivated to commit the al
legged crime by an insane jealousy.
The case Of the defense, based on
the staternent Of E'aisori that Mrs.
Snipes died Of q self-inflicted bullet
wound, was presented by Wenden-
burg. chief defense counsel. The
defense, he declared, would prove
that Faison had led an exemplary
life until he met Elsie Holt Snipes,
the mother OF two children and dt.
vorced from her husband on the
charge Of unfaithftliness. This
woman, said Wendenburg. exerted
= powerful and unwholeson1e in
RIuence over the accused, who was
xnadIy infatuated. The attorney
narrated incidents in the story OF
Illicit love, during at least one OF
which she gave unmistakable evi-
The Washington times., 1928-03-16
c VII SERVICE
FOR D. c. URGED

The District Commissioners are
blocking efforts to place employees
of the District Government under
civil service regulation, Herbert ID.
Brown. chief of the Bureau of FL
ficiency, charged before the Gibson
subcommittee of the House District
Committee today.
Brown, George r. Wales, Of the
Civil Service Commission. and others
appeared to urge legislation forcing
the Commissioners to place local
municipal employees under the civil
service law.
Wales, who is also a member of
the Citizens Advisory Council, said
that the question has been agitated
more than % years, had been recon-
mended by the Civil Service Com
mission for 80 years, by many Dis
trict Commissioners and by Presi.
dent Roosevelt.
Representative Ralph Gilbert, Of
Kentucky, asked who opposed it
and Wales replied that he did not
know. Representative William G.
Hammer. of North Carolina, sug-
gested that local politicians were
blocking it. Brown said the Com
missioners could put District en-
ployes under the Civil Service law
without further legislation but had
refused even to confer about it.
Members of the subcommittee
apparently agreed with the wit
nesses that District employees should
be under the Civil Service law.
The committee today also con-
tinued its consideration of conges-
ton at Police Court, but reached
no conclusion.
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dence. said Wendenburg. Of suicidal
mania.
It is the contention of the de-
tense that, although the infatuation
OF Faison for his sweetheart once
approached dangerously close to
divorce from his wife, he eventually
came under better influences, q
circumstance which, Mr.. WendeTl.
burg declared, threw Mrs. Sripes
into desperate dependency. Sui
eide. he said, resulted.
DIR. James M. Whitfield, city
coroner, was called late in the
afternoon as the Commonwealth .
first witness. DR.: Whitfield, de-
scribink fEIe wound through the
right eyebrow which caused the
death Of Mrs. Snipes. asserted that
there were small powder marks
about the right eye. but no burn.
He also described what appeared to
be needle marks on her right fore
arm. left elbow and left shoulder
and scratches on the left leg. He
admitted. under cross-examination
that the death wound-caused by
a .SS-calIber Spanish revolver
might have been inflicted by the
victim, provided she held the
wea non 10 as to pull the trigger
with her thumb. The trigger, he
stated. could not have been sprung
by her forefinaer in position to
inflfct the wound.
Mrs. snspes about an hour before
the tragedy. informed DIR. Robert
Bvbee. clliropractor, who was
accompanied by Mrs. Mamie WADE.
and Mason Smith, q branch bank
manager. that Faison was coming
to her apartment and asked TO go
with the trio in small coupe.
Dir. Bybee said that Mrs. Snipes
was his patient.
Mrs. Wade, the third witness.
took dinner with. Mrs. Snipes at the
Iatter's apartment early on the night
of the tragedy. Mrs. Snipes later
called DR.. Bybee. Mason Smith, who
CHANGED to call at the doctor
office, offered to carry him in his
car to the Sn!pes apartment. Mrs.
Wade corroborated the testimony
of DR.. Bybee that Mrs. Snipes
asked the party to remain, remark
ing that Faison would return.
Feared His Coming
Don't go. Faison is coming
back said Mrs. Snipes, according
10 the story of Mrs. Wade. This
invitation, said Mrs. Wade. her
friend repeated four or five times
She then asked to accompany the
three. Smith agreed to carry Mrs
The Washington times., 1928-03-16

There are fewer than 100000 In
habitants in all the six Central
American republics and British
Honduras.
The Washington times., 1928-03-16
King Of Denmark Is
Great Fellow For
Bike Riding
nv International News Service

NICE, France, March 16.-The
King of Denmark, who Is taking
a little holiday on the Riviera,
gets out q rusty bicycle every
morning and goes forth alone to
inspect the countryside.
The King ii fine all.around
sportsman and plays tennis very.
well, but says there is nothing he
enjoys more than a good old.
fashioned bicycle ride and he
adds that he believes he Is the
only living king to engage In
snch riebeian exercise. He has
already made trips to Juan-les.
Pins, Valauris and most of the
other towns near Cannes.
The Washington times., 1928-03-16

existed between the two at that
time.
The panel of 90 prospective
jurors was completed late yesterday
afternoon, after more than two
arduous days of examination by
Judge Wells. during the course Of
which $50 veniremen were sum-
moned and approximately ESQ ques-
toned by the court.
Faison seemed in his usual good
spirits and took an unwaverins
interest in the progress of the
preliminarieS to the trial. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Holt of Princeton. n. c.,
the parents of Mrs. Snipes, were IN
attendance at the afternoon SEES.
sion.
Composing the jury trying Fai-
son are r. j. Bannister, jr., p. S.
Barrett, RI. r. Cheatham, j. NJ.
Abrams, S. +. Adkins, J. G. Baker,
Ralph l.. Drake, w. 3. Elan, A.
H. Flournoy, r. y. Newell. r. H.
Dickerson and Thomas r. Duggan.
The Washington times., 1928-03-16
I 0 FIX
FLOOD BLAME
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lieved to be missing, the search
for bodies conferred in the Piru
area today. where. 1t II thought,
many victims lie buried beneath
the silt and twisted debris.
Meanwhile. the gigantic labors Of
reconstruction and relief proceeded
under the co-ordinating control OF
the American Red Cross.
The Red Cross assumed leader
ship in the relief work, following
a conference at Santa Paula late
last night between Paul Detmer,
Red Cross representative; c. G.
league. chairman OF the citizens
committee. and Alexander Heron, a
representative of Governor C. c.
Young.
After the meeting, it was an
nounced that the Red Cross would
launch a drive today for funds to
aid in the relief and rebuilding
work.
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WOMAN IS SUING
MILLIONAIRE
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of their friendship was so slow of
reply as to impel the court Ito ad-
monish her against the delays.
She admitted a letter to Curtis.
in which she wrote:
ITO begin with. Hon, let me
thank you from the depth OF my
heart for the presents divine you
gave me. The few minutes with
you are like heaven.
A Good Author
at am not blind TO the fact /
love YOU" she wrote another time.
Steuer was moved to inquire
whether she wasn't a very good
author of love letters. To which
she responded, with a tone of
pride:
~ didn't know was so capable
as to write such great stuff"
Steuer presented further letters
from the woman to prove she did
not consider herself Curtis's wife.
One said. Anytime you feel like
settling down and marrying, you
can
Another, from the woman, read
IT love you dearer than anytf1ins
else in the world Ny mind, heary
soul and body are all yours-stil
you are free"
Other men are so happy be
cause they have wives and families
and / have none" wrote Curtis Il
the. woman.
she admitted this letter to Cur
tis:
Now, honey, as I have always
told you, whenever you find some
one as a wife. marry her" Again
she wrote: II love you more than
the world win ever know.
Curtis said in an affidavit the
charges by the woman were g
blackmail scheme. He said the
situation had compelled him to re
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Wade. accompanied by DR.. Bybee,
to her home. Mrs. Wade continued:
"There wasn't room in the car
to take her. All right Elsie said,
you will be sorry short time
previously. the witness admitted
Faison had telephoned Mrs. Snipes,
and the young woman, in ending
the conversation, had given him
kiss by wire, from which the
defense assumed that no Ill feeling
The Washington times., 1928-03-16
An "OpticaI Illusion"

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Me-,
March IA flat -bottomed boat
painted a bright yellow and turned
UPSIDE down in the sun on. the SANDS
Of Stratton Island caused the re-
ports that an airplane-possibly the
transatlantic Endeavor-was down
it was learned today.
Biddeford Pool coast guardsmen
approached the island, saw nothing
and decided that watchers ashore
were laboring under an optical IL
fusion.
Fred Harding. the caretaker of
a summer place on the island, and
A companion came to the mainland
later. They explained that after
driving the newly painted boat hey
carried it to a boathouse leaving
the shore vacant.
The Washington times., 1928-03-16

The american Ace" model air
plane kite, is ready for boys and
girls. Watch for details Sunday.
Demonstrations Saturday on the
Monument Lot Mt 10 a. M.
The Washington times., 1928-03-16
NEW HOPE FOR
LOST PLANE
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Yesterday upon an erroneous report
that Hinchliffe and Miss Mackay
were stranded on STATIONS Island,
off the coast of Maine. Previously
q report was circulated that a plane
resembling the Endeavor was seen
flying low over a sparsely settled
norton OF New Brunswick. This
report also proved false.
Meanwhile all transatlantic ships
kept sharp but vain vigil for
signs of the plane and it's occupants.
wide search was made off the
coast Of Ireland, on the theory that
the filters were forced down before
they had traversed many miles from
land.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-17
Seeks Injunction
Against Truck Co,

y complaint seeking an injunction
was filed at the county clerk S Of
flee this morning by the Imperial
Valley and Los Angeles Express a
cainst Harry Ball, doing business
under the name Of the Imperial
Valley Truck company, Phil Murray
and John Doe Brown
The complaint charges that the
defendants are operating a truck
business without having obtained
the necessary certificates to conduct
such business from the railroad com
mission. The plaintiff charges that
Ball is conducting the business in
collision with j. W. Ritzman a
Sainst whom the court has already
issued an injunction restraining him
from conducting such business up
on complaint Of the plaintiff.
The plaintiff asks that the de
PENDANTS be restrained from carry
ing on the business until such tim"
as proper certificates are obtained
from the railroad commission.
Tine court has issued an order ii
recting the defendants TO appear
March 23 to show why they should
not be restrained from conducting
the trucking business. TIE court
also issued temporary restraining
order to the defendants pending the
show cause hearing, the plaintiff
having posted bond of 5000 with
the court to protect the interests If
the defendants.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-17
No. 1853
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the
County of Imperial

In the Matter of the Estate of
David T. Martin, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, by the
undersigned, Doris =. Morgan, Adj
ministratrix of the Estate Of David
Z. Martin, deceased, to the credit
ors of, and to all persons having
claims against the said deceased, TO
file chem with the necessary vouch-
ers. within four months after the
first publication of this Notice, in
the office Of the Clerk of the Sup
crior Court Of the State of Califor-
MIA. in and for the County Of I'M
perial, or to exhibit them with the
necessary vouchers within four
months after the first publication
Of this Notice. to said Administra-
trix, at the law office of j. f.
Simpson, at Room Is, Bank of Italy
building, in the City of FL Centre.
Imperial County, California, which
said office the undersigned, selects
as her place Of business in all mat
ters connected with said estate, in
said County Of Imperial.
Dated and first published, this
9TH day Of March, 1923.
DORIS p. MORGAN,
Administrators of the Estate Of
David f. Martin, Deceased.
II ; - 10 90
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-17
HOUSE
School Students
Produce Play

Appropriately celebrating St.
Patrick $ Day, the Senior class cr
tortaincd the StuGcnt body by pres
cnting "Mv Irish Rose, a tale of
old Ireland, directed by Mrs. T. 7.
Ray, who also designed the clever
Ariaudo, rs the artist; Dorothra
Amadon, Crosse; Lillian Holiday,
Catherine Woodson, Billy Foss aud
Ralph Rusby, as the country people;
Joe La Frankie, as the lawyer;
Margaret Eide, Christine Clark, and
Earl briggs, as the people from the
city. The parts were cleVerly in
terprctcd and the entire p!aylcttc
was very amusing.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-17
ATEN
WILL INSTRUCT
LOCAL, AVIATORS

Captain Marion Atcn of the Brit
ish Royal Amy Flying corps has
been named rs the new instructor
for the FL Centre flying club. An
Eoancomcnt to this effect was made
this morning by Charles Mccormick
president Of the club.
Captain Aten has had II years
experience i'll flying as a member of
the British air corps and the club is
clatcd at being able to obtain his
services rs instructor for the club.
Captain Atrn has had considerable
exploration work with the British
air forces and is regarded highly as
4 flyer.
'Our club has been growing
gradually.' declared McMormick
this morning. "'Wc have now about
20 members or pupils learning to
fly and with the addition of Cap
tain Aten to our staff there is no
reason why we cannot raise the
membership over the 100 mark. The
club is organized for the express
purpose of giving residents Of the
NdlitF an opportunity 10 ltdtH ~
handle a plane in an inexpensive
way.
"Thcrc is but little question that
air travel VIII soon begin to make
its iuroads into travel by land. In
fact this has already been accom-
plished but it will soon be on 4
much larger scale
The Fl Centre Club has its head
quarters at the Imperial airport.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-17
CONFUSION PASSING
IN FLOOD A r E A
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fund OF 100000 for the flood
stricken Santa Paula valley.
Although the total number of
dead is still indefinite, Officials
place the number At between go
and 80 persons with almost 2QC
more missing. Il is now believed
that a final chcckup viii reveal that
between $50 and 400 persons lost
their lives.
Major developments today includ-
]. Work Of cleaning away the
wreckage still in progress. Relief
crews and added equipment enroute
to aid in the search Tor missing
persons.
>. Committee Of engineers. geolo-
gists and deputies appointed by Dis
trict Attorney Asa Keyes scheduled
to make report after an cXamina-
ton of the dam site.
3. Police guards doubled after
looting had been reported in the
devastated area. All previously is
sued passes voidcd and new ones is.
sued only to properly authorized
persons.
!. Precautions taken by state
health officials to guard against
contaminated waters and orders is
sued to searchers to carry their own
water into the district.
>. Reports Of investigating com
mittee of the board Of water and
power now being prepared to bt
submitted to the commissioners next
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-17
Oratory Contest
Again Taken BY
Calipatria Girl

Ruth Chapman of Calipatria last
year $ winner, took first place in
thr Imperial county oratoI'ical con
test sponsored by the Federated
Women 5 Clubs and held at Central
Union high school before an interest
ed audience last night, with Mrs.
John Kavanaugh presiding over the
mcctinc.
Each year the Federated Clubs
have sponsored this contest offer
ing Il loving cup to In" winning
school as we'll as an individual
award, this year in the form Of Il
rlcdal.
The program opened with the
. Poet and Peasant Overture y play
cd bv the Central orchestra under
the direction Of Miss M;h'garct COT
Inns. This was followed by the orat-
ions. Miss Chapman 5 being entitled
"Toussaint L'OuVerture. thc Here
of lIayti, by Wendell Phillips. 1t
was not only one of the most inter
rstlng Of the oratlonS gwen, but was
well prepared and presented in Il
stirring manner.
Second place was won by Buick
Underwood of RI Centre, who gave
with enthusiasm and spirit Daniel
Webster : Imaginary Speech Of
John Adams. Miss Underwood took
second place last year also. The
selection Of Lucille McNcv of Bray
lev was Am Extract from the In
augural Address Of Woodrow Wilson.
1918. = Richard Fraser of Galexico
gave Daniel Webster 5 "Against
Secession, and Harold Weed of
lioltville effectively rccitcd "a
Vision Of War by Robert Ingcr
soil
After a cornct and trombone duet
hv Junior Holiday and Addison
Carter, the contest closed with the
presentation Of the trophies.
Representatives from the facul-
ties Of the various high schools in
he valley acted rs Judge
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-17
Kemp to Head
Local Ad Club

Krcd Kemp, of the NJ. o. King
Company, was elected president Of
the newly formed FL Centre Advcr-
tising Club at a dinner meeting held
last night at the Barbara Worth
Hotel. Other Officers of the club
are J. f. Bruncr, vice president; c.
McNally, secretary and treasurer.
The club adopted tentative set
Of bylaws and agreed to meet once
month. Plans for protecting FL
Centre residents from 'fly-by
night statesmen ard those who of
fer cheap merchandise, were dis.
cussed
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-17
The Campaign Log

Dudley Field Malone, New York
lawyer, after six weeks tour of the
country, said at Miami Beach, Fla,
that President Coolidge and Govern,
or Alfred f. Smith of New York,
would be the presidential candidates
this year with Smith the ultimate
victor.
William II. Hill, chairman of the
New York State Hoover committee,
said one half Of the New York Re
publican delegates would be for
the commerce secretary at the Kan
sas City convention.
Governor Wallace harrington, of
Hawaii, visiting in the United
States, said the two Republican del
ogates from the islands probably
would be for Hoover while the six
Democratic delegates would be for
Smith.
Ogden Mills, under secretary Of
the treasury, in Il speech in New
York, said the rank and file of
Republicans were for Secretary of
Commerce Hoover for the presiden-
cy.
The New York state Democratic
state committee said that all of the
- Democrats thus far selected in
the United States We're for Govern
or Smith as the Democratic nomi-
nee.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-17

arraigncd before Judge Lorcnz in
Calexico yesterday afternoon. He
was sentenced to pay a fine of $50
or serve 30 DAYS in the county Jail.
The defendant was rcmandcd to the
county Jail in default.
Eat at the Christian Church FRI
day night, $50 to 7:30. Chicken u
Ia King, zoe. adv
The Most convenient place to buy
your ice Fifth Street Service Sta,
ton, next to postoffice. adv
Regular Meeting of American
Conservation Club, Monday, March
10Th, 7:30 p. m. Program and re.
frcshmcnts. Everyone urged to at
tend. 16t2
Easter Togs Tailored to Order.
Fairbanks Suits, Double Ruff
Shirts, Acrop!ane Linen, fine Broad
cloth and French Fiannels. Geo. A.
Parr. Phone Imperial 33. adv
Brookshire Held for Trial. j. A.
Brookshire Of Brawlcy was arraign-
ed before Judge |. Mayficld yestor-
day afternoon en- charge of hay
ing passed bank check without
sufficient funds in the bank to meet
The Judge fixed bond in
the case at $500 and preliminary
hearing was set for March 20. The
defendant was rcmanded to the
county jail in default of bail. Th"
complaint in the case was entered
hv Y. T. Adair.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-17
Saturday, March II, 10
DIR. Mead to Head
Dam Probe Boo
by United Press Leased Wire

LAREDO, Texas, March IL
Dir. Elwood Mead, member of
International Water Commissi
has accepted the chairmanship
the board of engineers to inve
gate the ST. Francis dam flood
aster in California and plans
leave at once for Washington to
ceivc instructions.
DIR. Mead has been in Laredo C
ferring with Mexican officials
water problems along the
Grande river.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-17
DR.. A. B. hanson, Dentist, Davis
Bldg. Extraction specialist. adv

To Plant oranges.-A new agli-
cultural venture is the % acre plant
ing of Valencia oranges contemplate
ed in IToltville by the Holtvile Or
chards Co. w. J. Gregg of San Di-
mas will arrive next week to supcr-
intend the planting, according to
enc Of the partners, r. \. league.
who is convinced of the commercial
possibilities Of this region for the
culture OF some varieties of oranges.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-17
We Loan TO Bu1lG, Guy or refin-
.nce. Tyler Insurance Agency. adv

City Tax Delinquent Herman
Knapp, desk sergeant at police
HEADQUARTERS announced this morn
ing that there are still q few dc)in-
Guents on the occupation tay role.
"The second quarter tax will be-
come due on April - hc declared,
and those who have not paid their
first quarterly tax are asked to get
the account Strengthened before that
time
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-17

The wife of George Carson. the
desert Rat sought to have him
rut in n sanitarim because he
threw things and had red hair.
Don't marry, girls, unless you'
sure the man won't throw things or
oct red hair.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-17
Explosion Kills
Three Youth
Ry United Press Leased Wire

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, Mar
l7-Three youths were killed a
another injured perhaps fatally
West Union, near here. at noon
day when can of nitro glyceI
exploded.
The dead:
Gaylord Clark, II; Howard poa
IL; Harry Williams l6.
Dcnscl Doak, II, a brother
Howard. was seriously injured.
Mr.. Massey, the Canadian min
ter, calls highbrow cone who
learning has outstripped his intel
gcncc' We apologize to the ladi
who try to out-talk one another
picture shows-the other day
called them lowbrows.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-17
Arizoua to Get Huttor-Alburtn.

Arizona to Get Hutton.-Alburtus
Hutton, %. Of Durant, Ariz., who
was arrested in Pomona n few days
ago for Bryant County authorities.
was locked up at the county jail
shortly after noon today. He Will
be taken from here to Arizona on
later train in custody Of Deputy
Sheriff Cornell Of Bryan county.
Hutton was arrested on charge of
having criminal,v assaulted a l6
wear old girl in Durant.