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Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
SOCIETY AND CLUB NEWS
Social BrevitieS

Pythian Sisters will hold their
installation Thursday night instead
of Tuesday as was incorrectly an
nounced. The ceremony will be
conducted in Davis hall at 8 o 'elock
with lodges from lloltvilie and
Brawlcy in attendance.
Members of the History Section
Of Woman'a TIN Thousand club
are reminded of their invitation to
attend the lecture to be given un-
der the auspices of FL Centre chap
ter of The Delphian Society Janu-
ayy "a at the club house at 2:S0.
The lecture on the subject of " Eur
opc. 1927 will he delivered by
Fravnc Williams of Los Angeles.
The Music Section of Woman S
Ten Thousand club will hold regular
session Thursday afternoon at 2:30
at the home of Mrs. f. A. Burger,
6l5 Olive avenue. Nine. Katherine
Ward kupelian will continue her
lectures on music appreciation, TAX
ing up the subject of art songs and
her remarks will be illustrated by
songs sung by Mrs. J. G. Scott, Mrs.
Raw Roberts and Mrs. Don Rex.
Arts and Crafts section of Wo-
man s Ten Thousand club will meet
Wednesday morning at 9 O'Clock in
the tea room of the club house.
Drlphian Chapter will meet We'd
nesday morning at the home of Mrs.
F. HMeIver, 535 Wensley Ave. At
tention is called to the change from
customary meeting place.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
Alleged Smugglers
Held For Trial

Jose Matuz, %, of Imperial, and
Candelaria Perez. 81, of Holtville
were ordered held to the United
States District Court by United
States Commissioner Whitelaw fol
lowing a hearing yesterday after
noon. The men are charged with
having attempted to smuggle intoX-
icating liquor from Mexico into tn"
United States.
The men were arrested early yes
tcrdav morning by Inspectors Walk
or and Shepherd of the customs ser
vice. They are alleged to have had
81 small bottles of mescal in their
possession when apprehended. Bail
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barrel Of picked cabbage; one lot
of niger hoes; one hogshead of to-
bacco; one spinning wheel; one
loom; twenty-three fox hounds, all
well trained; lot of coon. mink
and skunk hides; a lot of other ar
ticles.
Terms of sale will be made on
day Of sale. Am going to Califor-
MIA.
(Signed)-
JOHN MONTGOMERY.
Jim Lone, (Crier.)
Free head cheese, apples and hard
cidor for all. Come and have a
good time. AZ
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
BIG HOSPITAL PROGRAM
by United Press Lens-d Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. l0.--A vet
Grams hospital building program of
$lO,5O0,0OO was recommended to
congress today by Director Hines
of the United States Veterans
Bureau, who outlined ii to the
House Veterans Committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10

trcras conducted an inquiry several
months ago into the teachings of
the cult, conducted by Swami Yoga-
nanda and Swami Dhirananda, and
reported that he found nothing Grim
inal at that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10

\ man awoke, saw someone rob
bing his trousers and blazed away,
killing his wife. Moral: II : safer
to kin vour husband before rifline
his pockets.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
MORE MARINES SAIL
BysVuIted Press Leased Wire

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 10. - The
United States mine layer Ogalala
sailed from her pier at Hampton
Roads today with four companies of
United States marines bound for
Nicaragua. The vessel has been
held in harbor by fog over night.
Harry Thaw has gone to Holly
wood. Is it possible the young maa
is becoming a trifle wildg
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10

was fixed at $1,000 by the commits
s;oner and the men were committed
to the custody of Sheriff Gillett i'll
default.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10

Some years ago Delano. Kern cOun-
ty, grew more than 1000 acres OF
lettuce. This seasons acreage was
but $50. with 30 per cent crop.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10

The Odd Fellows are building a
100000 resort colony on the Rus;
sian River.
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ST., left leg broken, and Fireman
Charles Myers, 81, of 1243 Roose-
velt Ave-, spine punctllred.
Miller was driving " new car
and crashed into the re- of the
truck at the intersection. The i'm
pact drove the engine of Miller's
machine back almost into his front
seat and caused the truck to swerve
over the curbing.
Driver Edward Harvey brought it
back into the street, only to have
it leap the opposite curb. Fireman
Ray Dooley, Vonohlen and Myers,
were thrown from the rear of the
truck. Dooley landed safely on a
lawn, but Vonohlen was thrown
against a tree with such force that
his body was wrappeI about it.
Myers was riding with a screw
driver in his pocket, which was
thought to have punctured his
spine. Later examination revealed
that the screw-driver had fallen
out when he was thrown. The men
were tossed as great distance as
fifty feet.
The fire truck was In charge Of
Lieut.. Frank Balph, who, with the
driver, remained in the front seat
and was uninjured. Dr.. william o.
DoepperS supplied flrst-aid in the
police emergency car en- route to
city hospital.
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Senate Committee Asks
Time to Fix Guilt; Reports
to Lawmakers.
BIZ United Press

BIZ united Press
WASHINGTON, Jan. Il. - The
sensational Mexican state docu-
mentS" published in newspapers OF
William Randolph Hearst were
branded in their entirety as "fakes
and forgeries" in report submitted
to the Senate today by the Senate
investigating committee.
The committee did not point to
any one as perpetrator, but asked
to continue its investigation in an
effort to fasten guilt upon the fab
ricator of the papers.
The committee reported specifi-
cally there was no foundation for
the charge that the Mexican gov
ernment schemed to make bribe
payments of $1,215,00O to four
United States Senators = Borah,
Norris, La Toilette and Hef1in.
1t stated that the document pub
lished by the Hearst papers reciting
this charge "is spurious and fraudu-
lent and. insofar as it purports to
be signed by the President of Mex
leo or the secretary of treasury of
Mexico, it is forged"
The brief report cited the undis-
puted evidence that the documents
were obvious fabrications.
The committee promised a later
and more complete report as soon
as it can investigate further it's suS-
picionS as to the perpetrator.
The report cited that Hearst had
testified he "had no evidence, and
knew of none, which would tend to
show that any Senator had received
any such payments, and he testified
that he personally did not believe
that any Senator had received any"
HE stated that he had instructed
his representatives to verify the
genuineness Of the documents as far
as possible"
The report probably will be taken
up for debate in the Senate Thurs
day, although the committee did not
recommend any action.
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THREE JACKSON
JUDGES CHOSEN
Special JuriSt to Be Named
for Trial.

Names Of Raymond Springer,
ConnersviHe; William Featheringill,
Franklin, and Charles McCabe,
Charlottesville, were selected by
Criminal Judge James A. Collins
today as the three from whom a
special judge might be selected to
try the attempted bribery charges
against Governor Ed Jackson, Rob-
ert I. Marsh and Marion County
Republican Chairman George ".
Coffin.
The State and defense counsel
each will strike one name from the
list at 2 p. m. today. The remain
ing name will be the attorney asked
to sit as judge in the case.
Thomas E. Davidson, Greensburg,
was chosen Monday, but refused.
Change from Judge oscar H. Mont
gomery, originally chosen, was asked
by Jackson's attorneys.
Springer is a former judge Of
Fayette Circuit Court and former
State commander of the American
Legion.
Featheringill is a Franklin attor-
ney.
McCabe is past president Of the
Indiana Bar Association and
successor of Federal Judge Albert
D. Anderson in the Charlottesville
law firm of Anderson and Crane.
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TWO BIDS MADE
FOR BALL PARK
Beech Grove and Riverside
Groups Take Action.

Two communities today bid for
the site of the new $500,0oO Indi-
annapolis baseball park, while an
other neighborhood demonstrated
against the proposed location south
OF State Playground along Thirty
Eighth st.
James A. Perry, ball club owner,
received an invitation from 300
baseball fans in Beech Grove to
locate the new park there. The in
vltation pointed out good roads lead
to the town and it would not be
farther than the Playground site.
A resolution adopted by the citi-
zens points out that Beech Grove
is the second richest village in In
diana and the only one of it's size
in the United States without a jail.
It was signed by DR.. o. o. Carter,
Joseph G. Gold, Bert Wilhelm and
R. E. Kennedy, committee.
Riverside Civic Association adopt
ed resolution urging the club own
ers to locate the proposed plant at
Sixteenth and Harding SITS. Action
at the South Grove clubhouse was
unanimous. The owner of the site
offered to sell the property to the
club.
About 500 persons filled city coun-
Gil chamber Tuesday afternoon to
argue for and against the location Of
the ball plant south of State fair
ground along Thirty Eighth st.
1t was announced the hearing
would be held next Tuesday, because
quorum of the city plan commits
sion was not present.
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The eKneIL

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE full
~ text of Governor Alfred E.
Smiths decision in the case of
Mrs. Ruth Snyder and Henry
Judd Gray follows:
I'm the matter of the applica-
ton for executive clemency for
Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry
Judd Gray.
"This case has received my
anxious consideration, not merely
since the hearing before me upon
the application for executive
clemency, but ever since the Court
of Appeals unanimously affirmed
the conviction of the defendants.
"The execution Of this judg-
ment on woman is so distressing
that I had hoped that the appeal
to me for executive clemency
would disclose some fact that
would justify my interference with
the process Of the law. But this
did not happen.
81 have searched in vain for any
basis which my conscience, in the
light OF my oath of Office, will ap-
prove on which I might temper
the law with mercy.
"Up to this writing, there is no
extenuation shown for what the
seven JUG les of the Court Of Ap-
peals, in agreement with the
twelve jurors and the trial JUS
tice, have found to be deliberate
and premeditated murder COM
mitted by these defendants.
"The application for executive
clemency therefore is denied"
ALFRED E. SMITH.
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Transatlantic Filler Off on
Effort to Hang Up En-
duranCe Record.

By United Press
CURTISS FIELD, N. Y, Jan. IL.
"A new attempt to regain the
worlds endurance fight record for
America started here today at
12:13:13.
Clarence D. Chamberlin, noted
transatlantic fiier, and Roger Will
liams, a commercial pilot, left Cur
tiss field, hoping to keep big Bel
lanca monoplane in the air for sixty
hours.
Germany holds the present world
endurance record. Two of her avl-
ators, Edward and Risticz, took 1t
from Bert Acosta and Chamberlin
last August, when they kept their
plane aloft So hours, % minutes and
81 seconds.
If the fliers succeed in their at
tempt they will not come to earth
until late Friday night or early
Saturday morning.
Cuts Gasoline Load
Chamberlin climbed into theIcock-
pit, wearing the same plus fours and
other flying togs that he wore on
his memorable flight to Germany
last summer. Because of the Soggy
condition of the runway, the Bel
lanca carried a lighter load Of
gasoline than had been intended.
Chamberlin originally had planned
to put $50 gallons into the tanks,
but decided at the last moment to
carry only 440 gallons.
Chamberlin's decision to make the
fight came unexpectedly. He was
not known to be contemplating such
attempt until late yesterday, when
he announced he would try for the
mark within two or three days.
Bert Acosta, another trans-At-
lantic pilot, and Emil Burgin have
been intending to make a similar
attempt for the last month in the
Fokker monoplane Splitdorf at
Roosevelt field, but mechanical
trouble and illness on the part Of
Acosta have caused it to be post
poned repeatedly.
Plans Air Tour
After the fight has been COM
pleted, Chamberlin will begin an air
tour of the country, lecturing In
principal cities and endeavoring to
organize flying clubs patterned after
those which recently have become
so popular in England.
His itinerary, hessaid, was planned
to take him to many of the points
which Colonel Charles Lindbergh
was unable to visit in his tour in
the Spirit of st. Louis last summer.
Chamberlin was off in thirty
seven seconds after a 1,5O0-foot
run. He nosed the plane straight
toward New York and gained alti-
tude rapidly with aid Of a stiff wind.
Shortly before the start, the two
fliers abandoned a plan to attempt
to set a nonstop flight record, in
addition to the endurance record ON
the one flight. They had made plans
to fly as far west as Denver and
back to New York, believing that
mileage would surpaSs the 3,911-
mile nonstop record which Cham
berlin set on his flight to Germany.
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Nerve Begins to Break as Final Thread of
Hope Snaps With Refusal of Cover
nor Smith to Grant Clemency.
GRAY CALM ON EVE OF HIS DOOM
Once Dapper Corset Salesman Probably Will
Go First to Chair; Little Chance of
Last-Minute Stay of Execution.
BY LOUIS F. KEEMLE
United Press STAFF Correspondent

NEW YORK, JAN 11.-Ruth Snyder's nerve began to 20
today, the eve of her execution.
In her death cell at Sing Sing prison she moved reslesy
her COUCH while prison officials kept carefully from her the
knowledge that Governor Smith had refused cemency and
there little hope
Henry Judd Gray who will die with her before midnight
for the murder of her husband Albert knew about
it and was unaffected.
Gray had been informed officially but the newspapers
had reached the mems death row. where he is kept with others
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for he would be criticised by drys
at home if he drank, and might
be regarded as irnpolite If he
failed in Havana to do as the
Havanans do.
The politically minded said,
however, they saw chance Of
his taking at least a sip Of wine,
since as a man soon to abandon
public Office he could the more
easily bear any criticisms to which
he might be subject at home.
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guest of Cuba. He will be in a
country where it is customary to
serve alcoholic refreshments, just
as it was customary once in the
United States, and as he will be
away from the United States he
would not be violating the Con-
stitution.
1--WE anticipate he will sip wine
at the State functions, as it is his
duty to do so unless he really is
discourteouS. Should he accept
wine. however. every fanatic in the
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The speculation as TO Mr.. Cool
idge's course was based mainly
on his reputation as a teetotaller.
His friends say he touches moth
ing alcoholic, and suggest he
would be unlikely to violate his
principles on the occasion of the
Havana festivities.
On the other hand, some
authorities on polite society
etiquet suggest that the Presi-
denis host might be disturbed if
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country will raise the roof, but the :
number of fool fanatics is growing
smaller each day, so that won't
matter"
The Anti-Saloon League refused
comment.
COMMENT around Congress
~ lobbies was in a vein some
what similar to the wet leagues.
The, Presidents friends and foes
alike commented that he was be-
tween the devil and the deep sea-
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FIGHT TO KEEP BUSES

E. Tenth Residents May Take Case
to Circuit Court.
Sherman-Emer Civic League
members today planned to carry to
Circuit Court their fight to retain
present E. Tenth st. car and bus
feeder service if the Public Service
Commission ruling is unfavorable.
The street railway has petition
to abandon the feeder busses, MAX
ing them through routes, pending
before the commission.
Albert McNutt was named chair
man of a committee to collect funds
for the court fight In case of an ad-
verse decision. The meeting was
held at School 62, 4710 E. Tenth st.
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who are to die.
The news was kept from the
solitary cell where Mrs. Snyder
is imprisoned, but she must
have suspected. Her air Of
forced courage, fed by reassur-
ing herself that Smith would
grant clemency or that her law
yers would perform one Of the
legal miracles they have talked
about, had disappeared.
She .nibbled at the breakfast
brought in on a tin prison dish
after she had awakened early. Then
she went liStleSsly to her cot.
In the death chamber near her
cell, the electricity chair had been
tested and was waiting. Final
arrangements for the execution Of
prisoners 1891 and 1892, were
almost complete.
OTdy AAACAy W OAI CASS
It had not been announced
which would die first, but it was eX-
pected to be Gray. He was booked
in the prison first. In addition, If
either prisoner caused any trouble
in the death chamber, it probably
would be Mrs. Snyder, and it would
be preferable to have the smooth
functioning execution Of Gray out
Of the way first.
In any event, the former lovers
will sit down in the same chair only
minute or two apart, but they
will not see each other again in this
life. When Gray is led into the
room, Mrs. Snyder still will be in
her cell, out Of sight and hearing.
She will be dressed in prison gray,
it was announced, and will be &C.,
companied to her death by two
prison matrons and the chaplain,
who will offer her religious Solace
and hold cruciflx before her eyes
as she is led to the chair and until
the current is turned on.
No Hope Left
There was no idea in Sing Sing
that any last-minute moves Of the
lawyers could stay execution. Edward
F. Hazleton, Mrs. Snyders counsel,
arranged to confer with his assist
ants at his Office in Jamaica this
afternoon.
There was some talk of seeking
writ, either in the State Supreme
Court or the Federal Court. Samuel
L. Miller, counsel for Gray, was not
at his Office this morning, but it
was said he would have statement
this afternoon.
Gray'S mother, Mrs. Isabel Gray,
visited him again today. She left
for lunch and intended to return,
hoping to spend the afternoon with
him.
The only other visitor to the
death house up to noon was DR..
Joseph N. Moore of the Mattewan
State Hospital for the Insane. He
is member of the State lunacy
commission, which examines con-
demned persons repeatedly before
their execution, to make certain of
their sanity.
Doctor Is Reticent
DR.. Moore refused to say when he
left the death house if he had ex-
amined both prisoners. The other
two members of the commission
were expected to examine Mrs. Sny-
der and Gray later in the day.
Miss Agnes McKernan, Salvation
Army ensign, who yesterday OBJ
tained a court order to visit Mrs.
Snyder, appeared at the prison, but
did not gain admittance to her cell.
Warden LaweS has it within his
discretion to refer the order to the
State ATTORNEY general for approval.
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WATSON HERE
OCONFER ON
CHAIRMAN JOB
Senator Still of Belief That
Marshall Will Take
Berth.
EMPHATIC mo- is GIVEN
Governor Situation Is Put
in Background, Pending
Other Decisions.

Still assuming that Henry w.
Marshall, Lafayette publisher, will
accept the Republican State chair
manship, il elected, Senator James
E. Watson returned to Indianapolis
today for conferences prefacing
Thursdays State committee meet
ing.
WatSon's attitude on the trouble
some Craftsmanship situation was
unchanged, despite repeated decla-
rations from Marshall that he would
not accept the post.
In letter to The Times Marshall
declared five days ago:
Il already have notified members
of the Republican State central
committee that under no circum-
stances would I accept the State
Craftsmanship, even though 1t be
offered"
Emphasized by Marshall
His statement was emphasized by
an underline in ink, starting signifi-
cantly with the words, under no
circumstances"
The Senator said he was guided
by correspondence which Congress
man Will r. Wood had with Mar
shall, in which the Lafayette man
gave the impression he would not
refuse Craftsmanship overtures.
Senator Watson had no comment
to make anent the problem of
bringing out a Republican can
didate for the nomination for Gov
ernor acceptable to old line and
new deal" factions OF the party.
His first gesture in this direction
met disappointment, when Frank
G. Ball, Muncie manufacturer, ac-
cepted the compliment, but en-
phatically declined the honor.
Many After Post
Consideration of the governorship
matter had little chance of receiv-
ing Watson'S attention until after
the State committee meeting, how
ever. Ambitions of number of
the committeeman to succeed CLYDE
A. Walb Of La Grange, whose res
ignation became effective Tuesday,
made pre-arrangement of election
plans difficult.
Watson said he had the promise
Of four committeeman that they
would support Marshall, but 1t ap-
peared certain the Senator would
have to reconvince them that Mar
shall would accept.
Conferences this afternoon and
Thursday morning might alter Wat
sons views somewhat, he admitted.
Marshall and his family have gone
to Florida for a five weeks stay.
The Senator assumed an atti-
tude Of mode-t acquiescence when
informed thai petitions have been
circulated in behalf of his filing for
the presidential preference vote Of
the State in the May premaries.
He said, however, it was not his
intention to file his name during
his current visit.
Stays at CIaypOOl
On his last visit here Watson in
dicated his intention of filing. The
move is designed to enable him to
control the Indiana delegation to
the National Republican conven-
ton.
Senator Watson took "headquar-
ters" at the Claypool. He will re-
turn to Washington Saturday night
or Sunday morning, he said. His
nephew, Ward Watson, and DR.. N.
M. King greeted him at the Union
Station.
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By United Press
XXTASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE
wv question whether President
Coolidge will take a drink at
President Machado's dinner in
his honor at Havana next week
had turned into a drawing room
and tea table topic here today.
Some with a bent for gambling
offered odds of q to / that Mr..
Coolidge would refuse the rare
vintages which will grace
Machado's table. There were few
takers even at these odds.
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FOUR HURT IN CAR
AND TRUCK CRASH

Two flremen, a motorist and his
wife were injured seriously this
afternoon when an automobile
struck Pumper No. II at Hamilton
Ave. and New York st. The fire
truck was being driven at full
speed to fire at GOT Hamilton Ave.
Those injured are John A. Miller,
IS, Of 429 N. Board Ave-, internal
injuries; his wife, Stella, Al, badly
cut on face and legs, with possible
fractures; Fireman Ruben Von-
ohlen, 38, Of BIS E. Washington
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his liquid hospitality were
Spurned.
CORDON c. HINCKLEY, ma
~ tional secretary Of the Asso-
citation Against the Prohibition
Amendment, was the only person
found in long search who was
willing to be quoted directly, how
ever.
president Coolidge" he said,
would be discourteouS to refuse
wine at a State reception while q
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PLAN HOME LECTURES
Builders Meet Tonight for First Of
Series Of Talks.

Opening a series Of talks on types
of home construction, T. E. Grin
slade will discuss "The Small
Bungalow" at the bi-weekly dinner
of the Indianapolis Home Builders
Association in the Athenaeum to-
night.
Fred L. Palmer, president, said
the meetings have been planned to
acuuaint home builders with meth
ods employed by association mem
berS,