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Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-18
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
pertal Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
August 18, 1908

The work of organizing a base
ball team of the livewire sort is
being undertaken by f. Ulysses
Graves, and Imperial is promised an
able bunch of ball twisters.
Word has been received from j.
II. Edgar, who has got as far west
as Chicago after visit to the
Atlantic coast, and who will prob
ably reach Imperial about Scptem-
Der |.
Miss \. +. Hutchings returned
last evening from the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-18
DIR. BALLS CANDIDACY


sent the of DR.. C. D. Ball of Santa Ana, to the
voters of Imperial county asa candidate for the state
senate from this district.
The Press believes that the eection of DR.. Ball will
be good thing for Imperial Valley. He is staunch
supporter of the policies of Governor Young and that
in itself should stamp him the this district
should have.
We have only the highest regard for Mr.. Nelson
T. Edwards, also of Santa Ana, DR.. Balls opponent
Mr. Edwards is an exceptionally fine type of citizen
with many friends here. He is however, relic OF
the Richardson regime having served as state highway
commissioner under the former governor, with Whom
he closely connected
While this is not anything to his discredit, it is
not the rule in politics that member Of the outs
receives much consideration from the ms. ~
Imperial Valley well remembers the indifference
of the former governor to the plea that he lend MS
support and the support of the state Of California to
the SwngJo ohnson bill This he pcrslstenty refused
to do until he experienced something OF an eleventh
hour conversion when he seeking reelection
Not until Governor Young came into office did
the state of California take official action TO
indicate that it cared little hoot whether or not
the Swng-J ohnson bill survived or perished The ac-
tons of the Richardson regime indicated that 1t hoped
for the latter.
AS a friend and supporter of the valleys best
friend-Governor Young-Dr Ball will not be per-
soma non grata Sacramento, which would IN all pos
sbility be the case, should Mr. Edwards campaign De
successful.
The latter is particular strong in Orange county,
which also happens to be the home of DR.. Ball IT
falls upon Imperial and Riverside counties to furnish
the support which will assure DR.. Balls election ne
Is we'll fitted bv two terms the assembly, to deal Wlth
legislative affairs he is a practical farmer as well as
physician fact that will prompt him to be interested
in the affairs of this great agricultural area and ne
will be able to work in harmony with the present at-
noinistration in the interests of his district
Tf that storm crosses over from Georgia INTO Ala
bsnla watch Tom Heflin blame the governor OF the
state of New York.
The United States has recognized Ecuador After
lookinq up the atlas and finding out there was such
place we wondered why Uncle Sam hadn't discovered
it long ago.
Just why did it take Mr. Coolidge three days to
congratulate Herbert on his acceptance speech?
Thcught they were good friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-18

little rabbits. including Baby Bunty
to the woods for a good time.
"You hop along by yourselves
and have fun in the Forest" said
Mr. Loagcars. yesterday I was
lucky and | don t want to spoil my
luck and let one of the Bad Chaps
catch me, by hopping out. / II
stay in the bungalow
"Thcn we Il go to the picnic, .
said Mrs. Longears.
So she and Nurse Jane took all
the little rabbits to the woods with
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-18
WILL HONOR TWO TREES

ST. MARYS, Ga, Aug. Is.
Towns people are seeking place
in thp Hall of Fame for two old
trees here.
One of the frees, the Washington
Oak. was planted many years ago
in memory of George Washington
and the other is believed to have
been the first pecan tree to grow IN
the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-18

graphs show the contrast to be seen
within "A few miles on one state bou-
lcvard.
Evening star., 1928-11-11
NATIONAL GRANGE
WILL HEAR JARD|NE
Secretary Of Agriculture viii
Address Convention We'd
nesday at Willard Hotel.

The National Grange, Patrons Of
Husbandry, will open It's sixty-second
annual convention In the ballroom OF
the Willard Hotel Wednesday morning
ct 10 o'clock, when Secretary OF Agri.
culture Jardine will extend a greeting
to farm representatives from many
States
The natinoal master of the grange,
Louis j. Taher Of Columbus, Ohio, Will
address the convention at 2 pm. on
the opening day. Thursday Will be
given over to reports and business
meetings, most OF which Will be held ct
the Willard, convention headquarters.
A seeing Washington" trip is Sched.
uled for 0 am. Friday. The trip Will
terminate at the White House at - 80
o'clock. when President Coolidge viii
greet the visitors.
In the evening the seventh degree
of the grange will be conferred upon
candidates in the auditorium. Follow
ing this ceremony at $3.50 o'clock,
President Coolidge will address the
gathering at the auditorium. The ad-
dress will be broadcast over a nation.
wide hookup of radio stations
Thursday and Friday probably VIII
see the largest attendance OF the con-
vention. Fifteen thousand delegates
and visitors are expected on those dSys.
Saturday the grange will visit Mount
Vernon and Washington tomb. Grange
officers will attend Metropolitan Metho-
dist Episcopal Church in a body for the
Sunday morning service at 1880
o'clock. A pilgrimage to the burial
place OF several founders Of the order,
in Rock Greek Cemetery, Is planned
for Sunday at pm.
Evening star., 1928-11-11
REVISION Of PARTY
!: L|CHTFOOT'S HOPE
Convention for Reorganiza.
tion of Democratic Group
Will Be Called Soon.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, November 10.--M.
D. Lightfoot, chairman Of the national
constitutional Democratic committee,
tonight declared convention for the
reorganization of the Democratic party
would be called In the near future.
The committee supported Hoover and
Curtis and all Democratic candidates
except Gov. Alfred e. Smith and his
running mate, Senator Joe T. Robinson.
party in Good Shape"
after consulting leaders In all Sec
tions Of the United States" Lightfoot
said, II pledge that reorganization
call shall be issued at which time duly
delegated representatives Of Democracy
from each state In the Union will be
given an opportunity to meet and plan
for a broad, liberal, progressive policy
that again will carry our party to
greatness and future victory"
Defeat cannot crush principle" :"
Lightfoot said. "The foundation Of the
Democratic party is in better shape
today than before election, but the
temporary guiding force has suffered
crushing rebuke."
"Six weeks before the election" he
said, ut was quite generally talked In
the East that Mr.. Raskob and those
sympathizing with him '.ere planning
In the event OF Gov. Smiths defeat, to
use the machinery of the national
Democratic party to add prestige and
dignity to the movement OF the organ
ization for the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment.
mfr. Raskobs recent interview in
which he says he will retain the chair
manship Of the national Democratic
committee for four years and urged q
continued campaign by the committee,
confirms the aforementioned plans.
Such an attitude Is intolerable, and
every true Democrat will arise In re-
newed wrath and revolt against such an
attempt"
Success Is Predicted.
"The national constitutional Demo-
cratic committee" he said, has active
organizations going in 20 States. A COM
pilation Of the results show that we de-
livered to Mr.. Hoover approximately
100000 Democratic votes and indi-
rectly we're responsible for 100000 more
Democratic votes In the balance of the
States.
I'm addition, there were 100000
Democrats who voted for AL Smith last
Tuesday doing so largely through
forces of party. regularity and who to-
day are rejoicing at his smashing de-
feat. This gives US pretty good bal
ance power.
I'VE constitutional Democrats have a
right to be happy We have rid our
party of Tammany, wet notification
Ideas that potentially have been SO
dangerous. I honestly believe the con-
stitutional Democrats have saved the
ideal of Democracy. The Importance
of men Is temporary. The principles
of Democracy are eternal, and there will
be successful successors for the host Of
great leaders, who in the past have
made the Democratic party great.
1.-THE fundamental principles Of our
party are far bigger than any section
or ism Just In the measure that we
are guided by this fact shall we. as q
party again become great In the Nation
and merit the trust Of our people"
Evening star., 1928-11-11
HOLD-UPS
NET THUGS $4,000
Robbers Invade Hotel EIe.
vator to Take $4,000
From Employees.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. November 10.-Two Satur.
day pay roll hold-ups, one at the Hotel
Sherman, today netted nine youthful
robbers more than $4,000.
Four robbers invaded the Hotel Sher-
man. at Clark and Randolph streets,
this afternoon, waylaid girl assistant
cashier and timekeeper in an ele.
vator, and took from them more than
$4,000.
The hold.up men then showed the
employees out ct one Of the upper floors,
brought the elevator down and made
their escape through side entrance.
The other robbery was at the Colum-
bia Tool Steel Co. office, ir Chicago
Heights, where Ave robbers obtained
$4,000 after forcing 20 employees to lie
on the floor. Here the bandits remained
in the ofaces for half an hour while
$50 other employees just outside the
Offices were unaware that q hold-up
was in progress.
Several employees were beaten by the
robbers, who fed in an automobile.
Evening star., 1928-11-11
BoRAH CoMMENDs IDEA.
Declares Trip Is indication Of What
May Be Expected of Hoover.

Chairman Borah Of the Senate for
eien relations committee, yesterday
commended the plan Of President-elect
Hoover to visit South and Central
America.
1T is splendid idea." Senator
Borah said. ut is indicative, in my
Judgment, of what we may expect under
his administration In regard to our
relations with those countries. Our
Central and South American relation
ship is the most immediate and the
most vital Of all our foreign relations.
They are eur neighbors in fact and
they should be our neighbors in spirit.
We have more to do with bringing that
about than they have. Instead of Ma
rines as an expression of our policy, we
want cordial relations, complete UNDER
standing, entire respect for their rights
and mutual respect for our respective
interests. The outlook was never. better
and Mr.. fIbavers visit would ur1doubt-
edly have a most beneficial effect
Evening star., 1928-11-11
SALVATION ARMY
APPEALS FOR FUNDS
Capt. Holz Recalls Custom of Pro.
viding Poor With Thanks.
giving Dinner.

The Salvation Armys annual appeal
for funds with which to provide needy
families with Thanksgiving day dinners
was announced last night by Staff
Capt. Ernest r. Y. Hoiz divisional
commander Of the army here.
ION Thanksgiving day" Capt. Hole
declared, "it is our custom to provide
poor families with q dinner. We cam
not do this, however, unless the people
Of washington come forward In the
next few weeks with donations"
With demands for assistance being
made by greater number Of needy
families than ever before, Capt. Holz
said, the relief budget Of the army has
been exceeded and that the work now
being carried out is being accomplished
on borrowed money To accomplish its
work Of mercy, the Salvation Army
maintains o family relief ONCE at the
organizations headquarters, Sixth and
e streets, and another at the Social
Service Center, 102 B street. while all
emergency home where families may
be cared for pending permanent relief
also is operated.
But funds are needed for the mair-
tenance of these facilities and contrlbu-
tions should be sent to the Salvation
Army, 426 Sixth street.
Evening star., 1928-11-11
MADE OUT OF WOOD;
FOOD FOR HUMANS 'ENVISAGED
German Chemist Says Nutritious Matter
May Be Used in Future as Victuals
of Civilization.

are menace. Time. perseverance and
capital will find way"
Bergius predicted that the research
would continue and that It's outcome
might aid In the conservation of forests
throughout the world
He first observed the close connec-
ton between wood and food properties
while making artificial coal out of
wood, doing quickly in q laboratory
what nature does In millions of years.
He told how success in this artificial
coal making led him to devise the proc
ess of low temperature distillation of
coal, which is this year putting gaso-
line made from coal on the market in
some quantity In Germany gasoline
stations.
To produce gasoline from coal he
combined hydrogen. under pressure and
heat, with the molecules of coal Years
were required on one step alone In pro-
duclng apparatus for this, namely, the
difficulties Of making 1t leakproof
against the high pressure maintained
within the retorts. He said this proc
ess now has commercial success in
Germany In a very large style" and
that the addition of hydrogen produced
compounds very similar TO those exist
ing in natural petroleum.
Educator Gives Views.
DIR. Thomas 8. Baker. president Of
Carnegie Institute Of Technology, who
presided at the luncheon, said the
United States, possessing half Of the
known coal deposits OF the world, owed
its position largely to its power re-
sources, and that as long as 1t retained
supremacy in power 1t can hardly fail
to impose many of its ideas and ideals
upon the rest of the world"
American coal producers. Dr. Baker
added, were calling on scientific men to
show them how to make the coal In
dustry more prosperous by finding bet
ter uses for coal which will beneflt
themselves and the public, and at the
same time conserve the country'S re-
serve power supply.
A. c. Fieldner. chief engineer. expert
ment stations divisions, United States
Bureau OF Mines, describing the great
use Of coal In this country. said that
if all the oil now obtained from Amer
lean wells were made from coal by the
Bergius process, our present bituminous
coal production would be increased
about so per cent.
British coal research advances we're
described by DR.. Cecil H. Lander. d.
rector of fuel research. Department of
Scientific and Industrial Research,
London, England.
Evening star., 1928-11-11
MAN STAYS FIVE,
THEN DIES BY TRAIN
Murderer Falls Under Wheels Try.
ing to Esoape-Girl Is Only
Survivor Of Family.

BY the Associated Press.
BEAUMONT, Tex, November io.-Du-
quay Mallett, o farm. tenant near Lake
Arthur, La; his wife and three Of their
children were slain in their home today
by George Coleman, colored. Coleman
fed In his automobile to Jennings, La,
where's he attempted to board a South.
ern Pacific passenger train. and was
instantly killed when he fell under the
wheels.
Advices to the Beaumont Enterprise
said Coleman killed his victims with q
pistol after he had disarmed Mrs. NAL
lett, who also had o pistol. The negro's
gun was found in his pocket when he
was pulled from beneath the train.
The only other child In the Mallett
family, q girl. escaped by hiding in a
haystack.
Both Coleman and Mallett were en-
ployed on tNe farm of Joe Sturdivant.
The killings followed a quarrel.
Evening star., 1928-11-11
HOOVER ATTENDS
GRID GAME, WHILE
TRIP PLANS WAIT
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with diplomatic aspects. They are be-
ing measured for dress suits and tropi-
cal clothes, and groups may be seen in
corners of the hotel lobby struggling to
master Spanish In six lessons. Others
are brushing up on their seamaf1ship.
Mr. and Mrs Hoover thoroughly en-
joyed watching the white-shirted, bare
legged Stanford eleven hand decisive
whitewashing this afternoon to the
team from Santa Clara. 1t was not
exactly foot ball weather as one knows
it in the East, for a hot sun baked
down on the big bowl and sent the
perspiration pouring down the faces Of
the players. Toward the end of the
contest the sun lowered itself behind
the hills and the air became chilly al-
most instantly.
Mr.. Hoover wore a heavy overcoat
and sat quietly watching the game until
the last quarter was ended with the
score $40 In favor of Stanford He
laughed ana chatted with Mrs. Hoover
and other members of the party at
various incidents of the contest, but at
no time did he become demonstrative.
Mrs. Hoover, however, got quite excited
as the Stanford boys ran rings around
their rivals, and she joined with the
throng in clapping In time with the
music of the Stanford band.
His entrance along with Mrs. Hoover
and Allan and a group of newspaper
men, was not noticed at first, but when
the crowd found out he was there the
cheer leaders of both sides went into
o frenzy and evoked "sky rockets" and
other cheers for Hoover"
This was Mr.. Hoover's first visit to
the stadium since he delivered his ac-
ceptance speech before a throng that
filled the great bowl. Today he was
protected by O close drawn guard OF
secret service operatives, for he had
graduated from q nominee to- the
threshold, of the White House.
After the game Allan, members Of
his stan and the newspaper ecorres
spondents were guests Of Kathleen Nor
riS. the author, at her artistic Spanish
home recently erected in Pale sAlto.
Her husband, Charles q. Norris, also O
writer, assisted In receiving,
TRIP is APPROVED.
Evening star., 1928-11-11

acketeers--plunder of nature that
will shake the city to Its foundations"
--reposing in the safety vaults of Ar
mold Rothstein murdered gambler and
racketeer extraordinary constitutes the
remainder of the once vast fortune of
Rothstein, police believe.
Police are guarding the vaults closely
until the contents of the vaults have
been thoroughly investigated. Inspector
Coughlin today instructed Detective
Paddy Flood, who has been in charge
of the investigation, to see that no one
is permitted to touch the vaults.
I'm going to see If we can't get an
injunction in the Supreme~ Court" he
said, Ito keep everybody A1t Until We
have q chance to look at them"
Evening star., 1928-11-11
BY the Associated Press.

bS tile A5hOCihleu fTehH,
NEW YORK, November 1O.---success
In making fodder for cattle out OF
wood and future possibility of ex-
tending the edible range of wood were
announced at the coal luncheon OF the
American Institute here today. The
announcements we're made by Dr.
Friedrich Bergius of Heidelberg, the
German chemist who produced gaso-
line from coal.
Wood, said Bergius, contains vege-
table substances knowns as carbohy-
drates, a class OF chemicals which in
cludes some of the most useful OF the
nutritious elements in mankind's diet.
There are two kinds OF carbohydrates
one edible and the other not, al
though the differences between them
are extremely slight In wood, Bersius
found the non-edible kind. and went
to work to recover and convert 1t into
the food type.
Bergius said it long had been known
that when a wood pulp molecule was
changed very slightly 1t became sugar
or starch and that one molecule OF
water added to q molecule OF Wooo
pulp made an edible carnonyula.e .
The changes could be made IN iapora-
tories, but not on q commercial scale
on account of expense. In his expert
ments he found that addition OF hydro-
chloric acid to wood solutions mace
soluble carbohydrates which could De
converted into glucose. He was aole 10
obtain from wood 60 per cent OF pure
carbohydrates, which he described as
being as suitable as any light, starcny
fodder for animals.
Difficulties Encountered.
Enumerating the difficulties before
this transformation could pe put on
the market to compete with natu,Ai
foods, he said the first barrier was tne
fact that hydrochloric aclo corroueS
struction of the needed machinery "aS
almost impossible for years
Another problem was to purify the
food by recovering from 1t the hydro
chloric acid. This process OF recovery
alone. he said, required years OF eX-
perimenting. 49,
Nov" he said. 1.-THE technical diff
culties have been overcome. We are
able to work commercially and to pro-
duce cattle fodder which in some cases
is lower In price that that OF imported
folders.
Cites Use In United States.
"Some such process should become
useful In the United States. to dispose
OF the waste cornstalks, which on ac-
count of the ravsges of the corn borer
Evening star., 1928-11-11
uavana,s Pleasure Unanimous.

HAVANA, November 10 GP).-Cuban
officials were unanimous in their ex-
pressions of pleasure over press reports
today saying Herbert Hoover, United
States President-elect, will visit Cuba
early next year. The Cuban state de-
partrrlent expressed satisfaction to the
Associated Press that Mr.. Hoover would
be visitor here 1t views his projected
trip as presaging cementing OF the
friendly relations now existing between
the two republics.
Evening star., 1928-11-11
MEXICAN OFFICER
SLAIN IN Ell PASt
Detective Of Texas City, Held c
Murder Charge, Claims
Self. Defense.
BY the Associated Press.

6y the Associated PreSs.
Ell PASO, Tex. November i0.--Mai.
Ignacio Dosemantes, Mexican depart
ment Of justice agent, who for several
months has been operating In Juarez,
Mexico, was shot through the body and
fatally wounded in front of the I'll Paso
police station today. He died while be-
Ing taken to the hospital.
Juan Escontrias, FL Paso detective,
was held on q tentative charge Of mur-
der In connection with the shooting.
Escontrias said he shot Dosemantes in
self-defense.
Three months ago DoSemantes shot
Enrique Fernandez, Juarez cafe pro-
prietor. Shortly afterward he was said
to have been in the Ill favor Of the
Juarez authorities and left for Mexico
City He was sent to the northern
border In connection with the investi'
CATION Of a narcotic ring.
Evening star., 1928-11-11
MUSSOLINl BANS FILM.
Rules Against American Picture
Which Had italian Scenes.

ROME, November 10 LP.-Benito
Mussolini, as minister of the interior
today prohibited the showing Of the
Fox Aim Street Angel" whose scenes
were laid In Italy. All members Of the
commission intrusted with censorship
OF films who authorized the production
were dismissed.
Evening star., 1928-11-11
Diaz TO Send Invitation.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, November 10
(6),-President Diaz expects to send
soon formal invitation to Herbert
Hoover to visit Nicaragua during his
proposed trip to South America. Both
Liberal and Conservative newspapers
TODAY comment most favorably on the
possibility that the President-elect will
visit this country.
Evening star., 1928-11-11
Ecuador Welcomes Plan.

oUAYAQU1L, Ecuador. November 10
A).-Newspapers in Ecuador display
most prominently today the news that
President Hoover plans to come
to South America.
Evening star., 1928-11-11
October Circulation.
Daily :. 1O5,1O6
Sunday, 1928

District Of Columbia. S.:
FLEMING NEWBOLD, Business Manaeer
OF THE EVENING and SUNDAY STAR,
does solemnly swear that the actual number
OF copies OF the paper named sold and dis
tributed during the month of october, AID.
1928, was as follows:
Evening star., 1928-11-11
Sergt. Bender Retires.

First Sergt William j. Bender, Troop
F, Sd Cavalry at. Fort Myer. Va, has
on his own application after more than
80 years active military service.
Evening star., 1928-11-11

Above: The World War section at
Arlington across the Potomac. Center.
eft: Pvt Charles Gillum on sentry duty
st the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Center. right: The famous trench of
hayonets at verdun. Beneath this
monument In a trench row Of dead
men still stand, their bayonets prOtrud.
ng through the earth, which covered
hem when struck by a German shell.
Below: One Of the beautiful American
cemeteries In France, that at Surenes
Evening star., 1928-11-11
Panama Asks Him 10 Visit.

PANAMA, November 10 Op).-Pana-
ma has sent President Hoover a
special invitation to include this Re-
public In his Latin American itinerary.
The message, sent by President Arose.
mena to Mr.. Hoover, said
II am requesting you to include the
Republic Of Panama In the itinerary
Of your trip to Spanish America, as the
Panama government and people will be
delighted to entertain you In their ter.
ritory during whatever time you can
remain
Evening star., 1928-11-11
ROTHSTEIN VAULTS
REVEAL LOOT FROM
FAMOUS ROBBERIES

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