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Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
TOLD
TO CHANGE NAME
AND D0FF MASKS
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. o.
Today was planned as the last day
of life for the Ku Klux Klan, the
secret organization which has been
closely allied to the politics of
many states in the past few years.
Tonight in klaverns over the en-
tire country the membership of the
order will be asked to unmask for
ever and a new organization, "The
Knights of the Great Forest will
be organized in its place.
The formal order for the unmask-
ing was made by Hiram w. Evans,
Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux
Klan.
"After midnight February % it
will be unlawful for any Klansman
to wear any mask or visor as par;
of his regalia and any Klansman
who shall be unavoidably absent
from the meeting to be held Febru-
airy % shall as soon thereafter
attend a regular meeting and there
become a member of The Knights
of the Great Forest.'
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
May Take Jury
To Crime Spot
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22.-The
entire court may be moved to the
scene, where on Christmas eve, 1926,
Ivy Toms, Rose Hill druggist, was
shot down by a pair of young hold
up men, William Edward Hickman
and Welby Hunt.
A map of the pharmacy was in
troduced late yesterday but the
state moved to have the jury taken
to the scene of the crime. Judge
Craig reserved his ruling on the
motion but a decision is expected
when the trial resumes session to-
morrow.
The confessions of Hickman and
Hunt are also expected to be intro.
duced as evidence tomorrow by the
state in summing up its case against
the pair.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
PRESIDENT IS
GUEST AT Home
OF WASHINGTON
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. 22.-
Calvin Coolidge, thirticth president
Of the United States, came today
to celebrate George Washington :
birthday in the city where the first
president worshippcd, voted and paid
lis taxes. lie arrived at 1:15 p. m.
ON the yacht Mayflower with Senat-
or Swanson and other Virginia lead
crs in Washington.
President Coolidge was not schcd-
ulcd to make speech on his first
trip away from Washington since the
Havana trip hut he was to be greet
cd by the entire Virginia legislat-
ure which went to participate in
the exercises.
Several members of the Virginia
congressional delegation accompanied
the president on the Mayflowcr
He was met at the dock by del
cgation of the Virginia state legis-
laturc, and by Masons of the nat
ion here for two day conference.
They escorted him to the historic
Carlyle House, where he, with some
1900 other guests, was received for
mallv by Governor and Mrs. Byrd
of Virginia. 1t was in this old man
sion that the convention to frame
the constitution was held.
Following the reception the schcd-
ulc called for the president to enter
Il reviewing stand and witness a
parade of several thousand mem
bers of patriotic societies. Follow
ing the parade he was to board the
Nayflower for the return to Wash
ington.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
LARGE CROWD
EXPECTED FOR
FlREMEN'S BALI.

With a number of special enter
tainment features arranged and the
promise of some excellent dance
music, the stage is set for the "Leap
Year Gambol,' the 10Th annual Ball
of the FL Centre Fire Department
at Palm Garden, Heber, tonight.
Activities are scheduled to begin
promptly at 9 o'clock with the Los
Angeles Fire Department orchestra
tuning in with a waltz number. From
that time all will be jOllity at Palm
Garden if the program is carried
out as arranged,
Members of the department "dol-
led up the hall last night in fit
ing manner for the occasion and
today were hard at work to see that
there will be plenty on hand to eat
for those that get hungry.
The committee in charge of the
entertainment have promised to pun
ctuate the evenings dancing with
some clever numbers including vocal
and instrumental selections and
plenty comedy features.
"All in all. it looks as though
we are going to give those who at
tend IA lively night of fun declar-
ed c. f. Ferguson, president of the
department and general chairman of
the committees in charge of the
ball. "We have looked after every
last detail and nothing should him
der the program being carried out to
the letter.
The affair is expected to draw
record crowd. The ticket sale is
reported to be going nicely and all
indications point to Il successful
affair
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
RELATIONS WITH
CANADIANS CITED
AS PEACE MODEL
Canada's Delegate To
League of Nations
Makes Suggestion.
BY HENRY WOOD
United Press Staff Correspondent)

kCulCeu fISSS iStdll SOIIcSpoliuclit|
GENEVA, Feb. 22.-Unitcd
States Canadian relations were
cited as n model for those of Euro
pcan nations at meeting of the
League of Nations security commits
sion today.
w. a. Riddell, Canadian member,
suggested the adoption of the Can
adian-I'nitcd States system by nat
ions that had similar geographical
problems.
Riddcll was discussing the posi-
bilitics Of a series of direct treaties
among ncghboring nations as one
means of insuring against attack
by war-lake countries. He suggest
ed the adoption of the Canadian
United States system of forming
joint commissions of eminent citiZ-
ems of both countries to investigate
and report on, or to make decision
regarding each case.
Riddell said Canada was convinced
Sc curitv best could be advanced by
disarmament rather than by mutual
pledges or armed assistance among
nations.
'This is our experience on the
Great Lalcs,' he explained.
"'Canada also agrees that it is
desirable to perfect the League 5
machinery for speedy, effective act
ion by the council-the governing
body-and the assembly, in emer-
Ngcncies. But the League should con-
slider carefully, in solving this pro-
hlcm, the possible attitude of neut-
raj nations that are not League
members. -
The United States and Russia are
the two largest non members of the
Lcague.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
MAN SOUGHT AS
PERPETRATOR OF
BRUTAL MURDER
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MORRISTOWN, y. J., Feb. 22.-
The murder by fire of Miss Margar-
ct Brown, who was found being cre-
mated alive in a pool of gasoline
near here led police today on the
trail of man who may have robbed
eher of $4,000. He is believed to
have burned her to conceal the rob-
berry.
Miss Brown was Identified today
by her brother, f. j. Brown of Fort
Lee, with whom she lived.
Miss Brown, woman between 30
and 40, had Independent means. Re
Gently, however, she decided to
work and took a place as governess
with Mrs. James Park Gillespie of
New York.
On Monday she resigned. She had
lunch that day with her sister in
law, the United Press was informed
by Miss Mary Brown, a niece.
The governess Informed her sister
in law that she had drawn $4,000 in
bonds and $1,000 in cash from the
bank and planned a trip to Florida
to visit a sister. When they sepa-
rated she promised to spend the
night at the Brown home in Fort
Lee but never was seen again by
the family.
Investigators believed Miss Brown
was drugged, probably chlOroform'
ed, after she had been persuaded to
accompany her slayer in his auto
mobile. No marks of violence were
found on the body. Motorists who
found her ablaze in the outskirts of
Morristown noted that she had lain
without moving in the burning gas
oline and it was reasoned that she
must have been druggcd.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
Third Stay For
Condemned Man
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SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. 22.--
George Waters, Sacramento negro
condemned to die Friday on the gal
lows at San Quentin for the alleged
murder of his wife, learned today
that Governor Young had granted
him a third reprieve until March ,
to allow more time for investigation.
The body of Mrs. Walters has never
been found.
Waters was convicted Of the muir
der on the testimony of his IL year
old daughter Genevieve,
Governor Young desires to talk
with Judge j. f. Pullen, who pre-
sided at Waters trial. Because of
the trial of the six Folsom eonvicts,
at which Judge Pullen also pres
ided, he has not had time heretofore
TO discuss the Waters case with the
executive.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
Plan For New
License Card
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SACRAMENTO, Feb. GA new
motor vehicle operators card, saw
ing thousands of dollars annually in
mailing expense, was being expert
mented with today by Frank G..
Shook, chief of the state division
Of motor vehicles.
Pecause of the present size of the
card it is necessary to send them in
an envelope, Shook said, but if the
cards are of the size to meet postal
regulations, they could be sent
through the mails for one cent in
stead of two.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
Farmers Request
Special Session
Of Legislature
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SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. o.
Every law relating to agriculture
on California S statute books will
be brought to bear on California
farmers marketing problems, Gov
ernor c. c. Young told Simon j.
Iubin, president of the Sacramento
Region Citizens Council, today.
The council, representing farmers
of % Northern California counties,
asked Governor Young for a special
Legislative session Monday. The
Governor was studying the existing
legislation today to determine
whether there We're enough laws to
provide an alienation of present
agriculture conditions.
The establishment of bureau of
standards and publicity, the estab-
lishment of a state trademark and
worldwide advertising were recon-
mended to the governor bv Lubin.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
Wife Defends
Accused Doctor

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22,-Dr.
Charles Mcmillan, on trial for the
"sack' murder of Mrs. Amelia
Appleby, wealthy Chicago widow,
probably will take the stand in his
own defense, when court is resumed
here tomorrow.
Mrs. Kathrinc Mcmillan, estrang-
ed wife of the aged physician, who
left him because he was "mcan and
cheap came to his defense yes
terday and testified in his behalf.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
ADMIRAL BRUMBY SLAPPED
BYS-4 BOARD OF INQUIRY

ed from command of the control
force of which the S-4 was part
because he lacked knowledge of
submarine construction to con-
duet the rescue intelligently.
Controversy already has
started over the courts report.
Secretary Wilbur ordered the
court reconvened to consider
further its findings.
The navy's high command,
Admiral c. F. Hughes, chief of
operations, and Rear Admiral
r. II. Leigh, chief of naviga-
tion, held that the court had
acted unfairly in condemning
Brumby without giving him
change to testify in his own
defense.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
Girl Dies After
Plane Crashes
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TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. ED
Griswold, linotype operator of the
Tucson Independent, was recover
ing from serious injuries here today
following an airplanc crash in which
Miss Mabel Angel, passenger, was
fatally injured late last night.
Miss Angel died in a hospital two
hours after the craft had gone into
n tail spin and plunged 600 feet.
Griswold, an amateur aviator and
pilot of the ship, has good chance
tc recover if pneumonia and other
complications do not set in, doctors
said.
In its fall the plane narrowly miss
cd n group of children at the Indian
training school here.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
IMPORTANT MEETING
FOR TROOP 7 MEMBERS

Members of Boy Scout Troop :
who wish to participate in the
Troops weekend trip to San Diego
must be at tonight's troop meeting,
according to ar announcement made
today by Scoutmaster w. h. Grant.
Plans for the trip will be perfected
tonight, and no one who is not pres
Cnt tonight will be allowed to 90.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
Mother of Film
Actress Dies
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22.-Mrs.
Mae Warne Marsh, 81, mother OF
Mae Marsh, screen actress, and five
children well known in the film
colony, died suddenly here today
following cerebral hemorhage.
Mrs. Marsh was stricken at her
home shortly after midnight aud
was rushed TO the California Luther
an hospital, where she died few
hours later.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
SCORES
INVOLVED
IN PLOTS.
Leaders in Inyo County
Face Arrest for Dyna-
hitting Outrages.
HESSION is READY
District Attorney Will
Prosecute Suspects To
Full Extent.
By United Press Leased Wire

INDEPENDENCE, Feb. %. -
District Attorney jess Hession an
nounced today that he was prepar-
ing complaints upon which to base
the first arrests of suspects in the
Los Angeles aqueduct dynamiting
plot.
The arrests will be made late to-
day or tonight and the three CON
fessi0ns in possession of authorities
may involve scores of Owens Valley
people in the series of attacks, Hes
sion said.
\ man, one of the three who are
said to have confessed, while not in
Jail, is Gin custQdy,' Hcssion ad-
mitted, declaring that the first
roundup of the alleged dynamiters
probably will include six men.
"'It is impossible to say how
many will be involved before the
investigation is completed,o Hes
sion said. 81 hardly think the ar
rests will total as many as 60, but
we believe we have the names of
all the ring leaders.
The confessions are said to con
tain complete exposure of the
aqucduct dynamiting which began
in May, 1924, and continued until
July, 1927, resulting in property
damage estimated at $250.o00.
Hession refused TO reveal the
names of the men implicated in the
confessions.
Knows Suspects
"All of the suspects live right
here in the valley he said. "They
rome from the best families in Inyo
county and many of them have been
my friends for years. ~
"They have been under surveil-
lance for weeks and all of them are
still here in the valley. Detectives
can place them under arrest as soon
as complaints have been prepared. y
Although the investigation has
been "undcr covcr,' the fact that
il was in progress was not a secret
in the valley. Residents of the
various towns have been expecting
announcement that the roundup
was to begin at any time.
Hcssion declared that he will
prosecute the dynamitcrs as ener'
getically as he did Wilfrcd w. and
Mark Q. Watterson, bankers, who
recently were sent to San Quentin
following their conviction on charg
cs of embezzlement.
The excitement in the valley to
day is more tense than it has been
at any time since the brothers Were
arrested.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
By United Press Leased Wire

by uhiieu i'ress LeaSeu wire
WASHINGTON, Feb. %. "A
naval court of inquiry at last
has placed blame for the loss of
40 men in the submarine S-4,
which was sunk off Province
town, Mass, by the coast guard
destroyer Paulding on Decem-
Der II.
Major responsibility for the
crash was placed on the late
Lieutenant Commander r. x.
Jones of the S-4, although Lieu
tenant Commander John s.
Baylis of the Paulding like
wise incurred serious hlame.'
The court held that Rear Ad-
miral Brumby should be reliev-
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22

The Agricultural Extension Serv-
ice has assisted the Spruce Farm
Center to draw up 1923 Program
which includes Farm Center I'm
provement, road and waste ditch inn
provement and dairy improvement.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
Five Die As
House Burns
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. %. Five
persons, a father and four of his
children were burned to death early
today, when fire destroyed the large
residence in which they were asleep.
The dead were Konstancc KoZa-
kicwicz, 45, and his four children,
stephen, 80; Phillip 10; Stanley, Z;
Mildred, II.
One son, Louis, escaped, as did
10 other persons living in the house.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
BANDITS STEAL JEWELS
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CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. %. =
Two bandits entered the Ideal Loan
and Jewelry Co. store here today,
bound two clerks and robbed the
place of gems valued at more than
$4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
Rival of '..The AlbatrOss"

Oklahoma flyers Hart ef and Al IIeny will try
Ito
monopane
They will be the first flyers to
$4,000 ported the Fort Worth Aviation
Club.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
What's Doing

TONIGHT
Imperial Valley Masonic Get
Together, Imperial.
Midweek meetings, churches.
Valley theater: 1.-THE --latest
from Paris
Palace theater: Brunk's Come
dians in Mysterious Doctor
x"
Firemen's Ball, Palm Garden,
Heber.
TOMORROW
Rotary Club luncheon, Hotel
Barbara Worth.
Y. w. G. A. drive opens.
Y. w. @. A. luncheon, Las
Flores, 1880 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-22
Cobb Says He
Has Not Signed
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WANNESBORO, Ga, Feb. o.
Ty Cobb, here on hunting trip to-
day cmphatically denied reports
that he had secretly signed to play
baseball with the New York Giants.
What's more he told the
United Press, 81 haven t even
talked business with anybody in
New York. My plans are indefinite
and | have no idea what club I'll
play with this year if any,
a survey by A. j. Basinger, ento-
mologst from the University of
California, showed no signs of or
ange tortriX in Imperial county
grapefruit groves.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
nab PAROLED YOUTH
Accused of Trying to Make
Living Without Work.

Another young man on parole
from Indiana State Reformatory,
whom police believe was attempting
to make a living without working,
is being held for questioning under
vagrancy charges.
Clifton Coomer, 81, of 1879 Nor
dyke Ave, is the youth held. Two
young women have reported how
he had offered them positions for
which he had asked them to pro-
vide money for bonds. They re-
ported to police instead.
Police discovered that Coomer has
served time for grand larceny and
is now on parole from Pendleton for
statutory offense.
Here he answered an advertise
ment for a position inserted in a
local paper by Miss Betty Ross, 1908
E. Ohio st. He told her that he
had a secretarial position for her,
but she would need a $4,000 bond,
81 900 of which she much furnish
at a cost of $50. She arranged to
meet him in the Merchants Bank
Bldg, and did so-with detectives.
Police learned that a similar
bonding proposition had been Of
fered at $25 by Coomer to Miss
Edna McDermott, Is, of 1889 Belle
fontaine ST., to serve as nurse maid.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
BOY, Is, KILLS PAL, Is,
IN DRUNKEN BRAWL
COnfesSes, but Is Unable to Give
Motive for Staying.

SOAlCoSCSJ DuL rs OndDlc TO 1--WE
Motive for Staying.
BIZ United Press
GREENUP, KY, Aug. 3.-Clifford
Meadows, Is, was held in the county
Jail here today charged with the
Staying of his pal, John HALEY, 16,
near Raccoon.
The youth, who confessed, told
police he and HALEY had become
drunk on mash. He was unable to
give motive for the killing.
After we had drunk quite a bit
of mash,' Meadows said in his con-
fession, HALEY pulled the pistol 1
had allowed him to carry. He fired
it several times at me, but missed. /"
Meadows told police he then went
to nearby home, and, finding no
one there, stole shotgun and killed
Haley. Meadows surrendered to
police here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
TREATY BLOCKS
HELP FOR ship.
Coast Guard Unable to Res
cue Schooner Crew.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-An in-
ternational agreement between the
United States and Great Britain,
under which Coast Guard vessels
were prohibited from entering Brit
ish territorial waters, prevented dis
patch of aid today to a flve-masted
schooner wrecked on East Brother
Rock, five miles east Of Great Isaac.
in the Bahamas, with twenty-three
men aboard.
The steamship Matocaroline ra-
diced Coast Guard base No. 6 at FIT.
Lauderdale, Fla, that the schooner
needed help. The Ft. Lauderdale
base forwarded the request to WASH
ington and was advised that it would
be impossible to send assistance be-
cause of the recent agreement.
A few months ago the Coast Guard
vessel entered British waters in
search of rum runners. This led to
a controversy which resulted in the
transfer of the Coast Guard boat
captain and the agreement to keep
boats out of Bahaman waters
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
DECIDE ON STATUE
Solve Problem Ct Using
Fund in Memorial Park.

Indiana World War Memorial
trustees have devised a plan to use
a $4,000 bequest for Lincoln Me-
mortal in University Park.
The money has been held in trust
for more than twenty years by the
Union Trust Company. Henry C..
Long bequeathed the money to the
city for a Lincoln statue, provided
it is erected in the southeast corner
of University Park.
Architects and designers have
argued over the advisability of
locating the statute on that corner,
declaring it would ruin the beauty
of the park.
William L. Elder, memorial
trustee, told the park board that
Arthur v. Brown, Union Trust Com
pany president, had approved the
site in the southeast section of the
park, near the center.
The park board also approved
the plans for building q sidewalk
joining the east and west walks
through the center of the park.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03
ChaSes Train by AirpIaue to Bring
Wife Forgotten Key to BabyS Food

for his baby Mccartney started one of those futile
dashes down the train shed after fast disappear
ing train.
Then he stopped and in the other direction.
He hailed taxi and sped to the National Air
Transport hangar
The Detroit plane had just left but the air
company provided another plane and Mccartney
flew to Kalamazoo, Mich There he boarded a
farmers truck and arrived at the Michigan Central
Station before the train
The Mccartney baby dined according TO doctors
orders.
ooh, we'll, you know how babies are" Mccartney
said when he returned to the air port here.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-03

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CHICAGO, Aug. 3-The latest use for airplanes
has been developed here-as an aid to hungry
babies.
Malcolm Mccartney Hinsdale attorney placed
Mrs. Mccartney three small children, nursemaid
and an assortment Of luggage on train to New
York bound for vacation in Cape Cod.
He watched the train start down the track and
then showed his hands in his pockets and started
home A startled look came over his face. His
hand had encountered the seven keys to the lug
gage.
In the luggage was an especially prepared food