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The Washington times., 1928-01-16
EMERSON & (DRME
BUICK DEALERS"
BE Fair With
Yourself

In justice to yourself and
~
the buying power OF your
dollar, you should see the
unusual values in used cars
in our salesroonns before
you choose your car.
The Washington times., 1928-01-16
HERE'S JUST a FEW:

Buick, 1928, Master 4-pass Cp. $3.50
Buick, 1924, Master 5-pass. Sed. 500.
Chrysler, 1925, Coach ..... 500
Essex. 1926, Coach ....... 32o
Buick. 1925. Master 4-pass. Cp. $50
Ford. 1925. Coupe ..,....... ESQ
Studebaker, 1928, Touring. -. $50
Nash, 1925, Special Sedan. =. 500
Nash, 1927. Special Coach -, 800
Buick, 1928, Standard 2-door 1,350
Buick, 1926, Master 7-pass
Sedan ..s.., ..,.,.... $3.50. l,U0c
Dodge. 1925, Coach ......... 500
Dodge, 1925, B Sedan ...... 500
Dodge, 1925. Touring .,.... 80
Buick, 1923, 5-pass. Sedan, :. 400
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
Ccunterfeiting
Case Quashed

Jose Montana Cf IL Centre was
ordered held to answer to superior
court by Judge |. Mayfield yester-
day afternoon. Montana lad been
given u preliminary hearing ON
charges of unlawful possession of
loco weed and of having attempted
to Smuggle the stuff into the coun-
tv Jail. The court in its ruling or
dered him held to answer ON the
possession charge. He was remandcd
to the custody of the sheriff in de-
fault of bail.
Judge Mayfield also disposed of
& similar ease when he ordered the
charge against Juan Saldevas dis
missed. This action was upon mot
ion of the defense attorney, Ernest
Utlcy and approval of the district
attorneys office,
Saldevas with Bonifacio Delgado
was apprehended by city police and
were turned over to the county for
Investigation. The police found two
raised bank notes in their possess
ion but it later developed that these
had been passed ON Saldevas at a
restaurant which he and his wife
conduct on Broadway. Delgado had
been released previously.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
Says Hickman
Legally Dead

Los ANGELES, March Making
a plea for the "life Of a man who
is already legally dead Attorney
Richard Cantillon opened the final
arguments for the defense at the
Toms murder trial today.
He made Il plea against the Fbar-
baricn attitude that would chang
William Edward Hickman second
time to appease the hate of the pco
pie"
Cantillon demanded a life impris
onmcnt sentence for "Thc Fox,' de-
claring that if he was guilty then
Wclby Hunt, his co-defendant was
guilty also, and both should be pun
iShcd equally.
"It is matter of principle to me
that | appear here to plead for the
life of a man who is already legally
dead Cantillon said. "But | know
he is insane.'
Cantillon followed Deputy District
Attorney Thoms, who demanded the
death penalty for Hickman and life
Imprisonment for Hunt.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
High School Girls
Declare Two Men
Abducted Z h e m
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES. March S.-Their
clothing torn in shreds and their
bodies bruised and scratched, two
high school girls, missing from
home since late yesterday were
found by police today in a semi
stupor from either a drug or liquor.
The girls were found on the lawn
of residence and taken to a hos
p.tal where they were revived. The
victims, Beverline Manis, 16, and
Noma Mathews, 16, declared that
they had been abducted by two
men at the point of a gun when
they left school yesterday.
The men drove up to them in an
automobile as they stood waiting
for street ear, according to the
story to police. One of the men
leaped out and ordered them into
the car. The girls complied and af-
ter driving a few blocks one of the
abductors produced n thermos bot
tie from which they were forced to
drink.
They said they lost consciousness
and remembered nothing until they
awoke this morning. DR.. Benjamin
Blank, county Jail physician, re
ported that the girls had not beer
criminally attacked.
Police obtained q description o.
the two men and the girls were tax
| en- to their homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
GOVERNMENT TO
INCREASE AIR
MAIL SERVICE
Plans Made to Serve All
Large Cities In Next
Few Years.
BY JOSEPH wASNEY
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, March 8.-The
postoffice department has adopted
a program designed to give every
city in the United States with a
population of 10000 or more air
mail service within 10 years.
G. C. Cove, deputy second assist
ant postmaster general said today
Is air mail routes are now in oper-
atien, seven routes are under con
tract and three routes have been
advertised.
The routes operated cover S,044
miles or total flying distance of
17,444 miles daily. The routes un-
der contract, which will start oper-
ations before July l, cover 1856
miles over which mail planes will
make daily round trips.
The three new routes now being
advertised probably will start serv-
ice late this summer and cover !,
500 miles, over which daily round
trip service is authorized.
Practically every big city in the
country is served by air mail, .
Cove said.
'The new routes will include
many planes and generally speed up
service over the entire country.
"Bv 1929 there will be air mail
service daily over about 10000 fly
ing miles. This service will expand
as business grows and within the
next 10 years the airmail net will
extend to every city with a popula-
tion OF 10000 inhabitants or more. -
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
War Veteran Ends
Life By Shooting
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, March S.-LeaN-
ing two letters, addressed to his sis
ters in Chester, Pa, and revealing an
ill-fated love affair, Herbert Guest
So, a World War veteran, committed
suicide here today.
Guest was found in hotel room
shot through the heart. The letters
did not reveal the name of the wo-
man with whom Guest was i'll love
but warned the sisters that they
would hear from her and not to re
veal her name as she was married.
In the letter addressed to Mrs. Cur
tis Barlow Jr., Guest wrote:
"I knew for years if | ever found
one that I truly love that | would
not be able to live without her. Well
l found such one here in Los An
geles after IA years travelling, and to
think she had to be married when /
found her.
The other letter was addressed to
Mrs. Ray 7. Potter.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
COUNCIL MAKES
ARRANGEMENTS
FOR ELECTION
Two Propositions Will Be
Placed Before Voters
Next Month.

Numerous questions relative to
the pending municipal election were
decided at the regular meeting of
the city council held last night. The
board designated the city hall as the
polling place for the election to be
held on April 9. The polls will be
open from a. IN. to p. m. in ac-
cordance to the state law.
The board named Dr.. L. F. Sur
face as election inspector, Mrs.
Charles Knights and M. w. Wash
burn as judges and j. B. Hockett
and Mrs. Mildred Whistler IS clerks.
A resolution was passed by the
board ruling that the matter of the
annexation of lots three and four
Of the Nencil subdivision be sub
mitted to the voters at the pend
ing election. This area to be sub
mitted includes two five-acre plots
of ground and comprises the pro-
perty situated between Main and
Commercial streets and running one
block west of the city limits from
Imperial avenue. 1t includes i'm
provements of several business build
ings within the area.
The board also passed a resolut.
ion for submitting to the voters a
tax of 10 cents on each 800 of as
scssed property to be turned over
to the fund for parks, music and
advertising to be used by the Cham
her of Commerce.
Three councilmen will be elected
to office III the April election the
terms of John Rice, r. II. Cary and
w. J. Clements expiring. Clements
and Rice have circulated nominal
ion petitions and will be candidates
for reelection while Cary has an.
nounced his intention of retiring
in order to devote all his time tC
his business interests here.
A committee from the East side
appeared with petition asking
that the water mains be extended
to block 46 in the second addition
The matter was referred to the street
and water commissioners for con
sideration.
The board granted the Southern
Pacific raidroad permission to ex
tend Two railroad tracks acrGs
Main street, the road pointing out
that these tracks would be necess
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
Trans Atlantic
Flight Held Up
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased wire
CRANWELL. AIRDROME, Lon
don, March S-Cranwell flying
field officials told the United Press
today that the start of a proposed
transatlantic flight attempt by the
Hon. Elsie Mackay and Captain w.
r.. Hinchcliffe was indefinite and
that Hinchcliffc had gone to Lon
don.
The reason for the delay was un-
known, officials said.
Miss Mackay, adventurous and ac-
c6mplished daughter of Lord Inch
cape, multimillionaire ship owner,
and Captain Hinchcliffe, had been
waiting here to make the first
1928 attempt to fly between Europe
and America.
Their Stinson momoplane, Adven-
turc, had been prepared secretly for
the flight.
Both were optimistic in the face
Of odds that most experts called
hopeless. No airplane has made the
westward North Atlantic flight.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
Entire Ventura
Oil Field Will
Be Closed Down
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, March s.-Con-
servation of California 'G natural
gas and oil resources was scheduled
to begin late today or Friday.
At a joint meeting here yester-
day of the gas conservation commit
tee appointed by Governor C. C.
Young and the oil operators general
committee it was agreed to close the
entire Ventura oil field.
The committees s action in closing
the Ventura oil field followed a gen
cral survey of conditions made by
experts of both bodies. The action
was made with the view of "shut-
ting in' n considerable quantity of
oil now a surplus on the market and
reducing natural gas wastage.
1t has been estimated that enough
natural gas is wasted in California
every day to supply almost every
city of the state.
At the conclusion of the meeting,
Fred c. Stevenot, chairman of the
governor s committee announced
that within 4S hours more than TO-
600 barrels of oil a day and approx
mately 100, 0,0000,000 cubic feet of
natural gas would have been shut
in.
The state committee is also work
ing on a plan whereby the gas con
served may be sent to cities now
uSinu manufactured uaS
The oil operators committee repre-
sents Is of the major oil operators
of the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
CHAMBER MAY
SEND CAR TO
MEMPHIS MEET

A discussion on the proposed plan
of sending n car and representative
from FL Centre to the Good Roads
Meeting' to be held in Memphis,
Tenn, on April 90, marked short
session of the board of directors of
the chamber of commerce last night,
the meeting being adjourned early
in order that members might take
up several important matters with
the city council.
The "Good Roads Meeting''
grows out of the forming of an or
ganization recently which is seeking
to establish a route from coast to
coast to be known as the Broadway
Of America. FL Centre is on this
route which starts in New York city
and ends in San Diego. The high
ways Travelled are already recogniz-
Cd as among the finest in the coun-
try ana if the plans Of the organi-
zation succeed the entire route will
be improved.
II is planned to equip the car
making the trip with literature to
advertise FL Centre and its envir-
ons. This will consist of consider
able literature, setting forth facts
relative to the industries in tho
valley and its agricultural possibil-
itics. The machine will be one of
number to leave San Diego on
April Q for Memphis.
Report on Dairy Day
D. J.. Zinn and \. W. Buntc made
a report on the "Dairy Day" pro
gram recently conducted under the
supervision Of the chamber, showing
that the program had been carried
out successfully and that there was
balance of sG9.74 which is to be
turned over to the dairy fund. The
chamber passed a motion that a vote
of thanks be accorded those con
ncctcd with the presentation Of the
program.
A discussion on airports was then
held with the result that r. Y. Wat
son, president, and Ray Edgar were
appointed a committee to take up
the matter with the county super
visors the next regular meeting
of that body.
G. l.. Childcrs was appointed ma
tional committeeman to attend the
meeting Of the United States Cham
her of Commerce to be held in
Washington. d. c., from May I to
10. Phil Swing was named rs al
tcrnatc delegate.
DIR. Sem Bacon and DIR. Phillip
Hodgkin and Al's Barber Shop were
accepted into membership of the
chamber.
Adjournment was then taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
StinsOn Out For
Endurance Mark
BY United Press Leased Wire

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, Mar.
S.-An American attempt to wrest
the sustained flight record from the
German aviators who stayed aloft
more than two days and two nights,
was started today under auspicious
conditions from the ice of Lake st.
Clair.
In an orange and black mono
plane equipped with skis, Edward
A. Stinson, former holder of the en-
durance flight record and Captain
George Haldeman, who piloted Ruth
Elder across the Atlantic as far as
the Azore3 roared into the air at
S:29:36, hoping to cruise leisurely
around the lake for 90 hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
Curbing Work
Gets Started

Work has been completed on the
installation of curbs in the several
city streets now under process of
improvement and it is expected
that the paving of these roadways
will be begun in about 10 days. The
contractors said this morning that
the cement work would be complet-
ed today with the finishing of the
sidewalks.
The work of putting the finish
ing grade on the streets will be be-
gun Immediately and it is expected
that the paving plant being install
led by the Hazard company here
will be completed by the time this
grading is done. Work on the pay
ing of the streets will then begin
at once.
The streets to be paved include
Olive street as far west as Impe-
rial avenue, Adams street from
eighth to Imperial avenue; Euclid
and FL Centre, between Eighth and
10Th streets and 10th street from
Adams to Woodward.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
Heflin Now After
Brother Hearst
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March 8-Secre-
tary of the Treasury Mellon denied
in letter read to the senate today
by Senator Smoot that William RAN
dolph Hearst, publisher, has receiv-
ed any tax refunds since Mellon
took office. -
Senator Heflin had demanded in
formation concering refunds of
100000 which Heflin understood
were paid to Hearst newspapers.
Mellon charged in his letter that he
had given Heflin the desired infor-
nation previously but that Heflin
never had made it public.
Heflin denied receiving the letter.
81 am going to ask for more de-
tailed information, Heflin told
Smoot. Secretary Mellon has paid
out more than $1,000,000,000 in tax
refunds and the senate should know
more about the distribution of this
money" ll.8
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
S(NJTHER
b)URb()NS.
MAY Bolt I.
Sentiment Against Smith
May Split Democrats II
He Is Nominated.
OTHERS I'm BAD"
Wetness of Ritchie And
: Reed Not Acceptable to
Dixie.
By EDWARD W. LEWIS
UNITED Press Staff Correspcldent)


ATLANTA, Ga, March S.-Tem-
pcrance Democrats of nine southern
states, meeting in st. Petersburg,
Fla, this week, caused the first
real furry in Dixie party politics
since William G.. McAdoo announc-
cd he would not he candidate for
the presidential nomination.
Campaigns throughout the south
to prevent nomination and election
Of "wct' president are expected
. to follow the "pep" meeting.
Added significance to conditions
in the south came with the McAdoo
endorsement of Senator Walsh Of
Montana for the Democratic nomi-
nation for president. The result Of
this in the south is not apparent.
Clarification of the political at
mospherc was viewed as an outcome
Of the st. Petersburg dry meeting.
Observers pointed out that the pro
hibition issue has been drawn more
definitely as a result of the gather
ing of the Anti.Saloon League,
church and temperance society lead
crs.
Promises to bolt the party in the
event of Governor Smiths nomina-
tion or that of Senator Reed or
Governor Ritchic of Maryland were
frequent at the convention.
Called Bolshevik'
At another dry meeting Of the
week Smith was target.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley, president
of the Indiana W.C.TU. speaking
before Tennessee members of the
organization characterized Smith as
"thc greatest Bolshcvik that ever
cursed the nation"
Exact strength of the New York
governor in the south is variously
estimated by political observers. In
Alabama this week n series of strug-
giles has started over the question
of delegates to the Houston conven-
tion. There are surface indications
of some bitterness against Smith.
The Senator George boom contin-
ned quietly with little surface oppo-
kition. The Georgian has consider
able backing, especially in the tier
of southeastern Atlantic coast
states.
4 Hoover for-Prcsidcnt club
started in North Carolina, coupled
with the decision of Georgia Repub-
Icans to support him, led observers
TO believe inroads may be made in
Lowdcn $ avowed strength in south
crn Republican groups.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
Tribesmen Take
Several Villages
by United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, March S.-Small de
tachments of Sultan Ibn Saud s Mo
hammedan fundamentals tribes
men have crossed the Trans-Jordan'
ian frontier and captured several
villages, an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Basra reported to
day.
The dispatch quoted information
received from British sources.
1t was added that 10 British ar
mored motor ears, 10 airplanes and
a number of transport motor cars
were stationed outside the walls OF
Koweit, awaiting an attack. Mar
ines and sailors from the British
cruiser Emerald were patrolling the
streets, it was said.
The overland motor route between
Bagdad and Damascus was suspend
ed temporarily.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
CONCEAL |
SINCLAIR
DONATION
Money Given Republican
Committee Does Not
Appear on Books.
PATTEN ON STAND
Wheat King Relates De-
tails of Transaction
Involving Oil Bonds.
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March s--The
Tlarv F. Sinclair contribution Of
$4,000 Liberty Donds does not
show on the books of the Republic
can national committee. William V.
Hodges, committee treasurer, re-
vealed to the Senate Teapot Dome
committee today.
None of the intricate financial
details related by viii II. Hays, the
former chairman of the committee,
who obtained the contributions from
the oil magnate, could be confirm
ed by the national committee re-
cords, Hodges showed.
The transaction was shown on the
Republican books as a cash contri-
Luton from Patten.
Hodge S records of Upham IS books
did not show a $4,000 contribution
which Hays said was given by the
late John r.. Pratt of New York.
Only Il $4,000 contribution from
Sinclair in 1919 was recorded on the
books and another of $1,000 from
Mrs. H. F. Sinclair in 1920.
One way in which recording of the
contribution may have been avoided
was related by James A. Patten,
Chicago wheat king.
Patten testified that the late Fred
! Upham, then treasurer of the Re-
! publican committee had induced
/ him to take $685. of the Sinclair
! bonds and pay cash to the commit
tee.
Purchased Papers
NJ. j. Pessin of the Pessin Adver-
tising company, New York, revealed
that Pratt, William Boyce Thomp-
son, Chicago Republican leader, and
Senator r. Coleman Dupont, Repub-
lican, Delaware, bought the Ameri-
can Association of Foreign Language
newspapers in 1919.
They paid about 100000 for the
Association, of which Pessin was the
head, he said, giving $4,000 of the
amount in Liberty bonds. He did not
know the serial numbers of the
bonds, so could not inform the COM
mittee whether they were Continen-
tai company liberties.
1t has been shown that Dupont
now i'll in New York, had cashed
$4,000 of the Continental bonds
which Sinclair gave Will Hays.
The list of stockholders of the
company submitted by Pessin in
cluded Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon; Swift and Company; Ar
nIour and Company; Pratt, Dupont,
Thompson and others.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
French AviatOrs
At San Francisco
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, March s.-Cap-
tain Dieudonne COstes and Lieuten-
ant Joseph Lebrix today were the
guests of the city of San Francisco.
The two French airmen ended their
tour of the New World here yester
day with nonstop flight from Rock
Springs, Wyo.
Until they sail for Japan March
10, they will be the entertained by
municipal and military officials and
members of the French colony.
Costes and Lebrix planned to fly
their 40O-horse power Breguet plane
from Mills field to Crissy field today
where it is to be Grated for ship
ment.
Upon arriving in Japan they will
reassemble their plane and fly to
Paris.
A farmer at Kingsburg, Wash
ingtOn, has three sows that in less
than a year bore 81 pigs.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
SENATE COMMITTEE MAY
SET RESTRICTION ON MEXICO

This may take the form Of res
trictions upon Mexican Indians
and other MeXicans of mixed
blood, many of whom now enter
the United States.
There is also strong commit
tee sentiment for increasing the
border patrol, thus stopping
many who would he denied en-
trance under present law.
Restrictions also may be in
creased against visitors -
those who enter the country sup
posedly for short periods, many
of whom, according to Repre-
sentative Box, remain here.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March s.
Legislation further restricting
Mexican immigration was dis
cussed as a compromise for the
RoX bill, at a lengthy executive
session of the house immigrat-
ion committee today,
The committee appeared OPP
posed to a fNyorable report for
the Box bin which would place
all other western hemisphere
countries on the quota basis, but
a strong sentiment showed it.
self for enaeting further res
trictions.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
FARM RELIEF BILL REPORTED
FAVORABLY BY COMMITTEE

marketing VIII be borne by the
producers receiving direct
bepefit.
"Fundamcntal principle of
the bill itsclf-tha costs of sur
plus operations in any agrieult-
urc commodity shall be borne
by the commodity itself-has
been subject to an alternative
method of operating through
loans and advances" the com
mittcc reported,
Authority to impose an equal
ization fee is given to the board
only as reserve power in ease
the alternative and prior met
hod is found unsuccessful.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
by United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, March

WASHINGTON, March S.
A new McNary farm relief bill
intended to meet the objections
of President Coolidge against
the McNary- IIaugen bill was re-
ported favorably today by the
Senate agricultural committee.
The measure substitutes
loan system for the c0ualizat-
ion fee which Mr.. Coolidge
found Objectionable last year.
The new bin proposes two
remedies for agriculture depres-
sion-marketing agreements and
loans to cooperate associations
at low interest.
Losses incurred in collective
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-08
Phoenix Suffers
Big Fire Loss
by United Press Leased wire

PHOENIX, Ariz., March 8. -
After an all night battle, in which
all available fire apparatus partici-
pated, fire which swept through
several buildings in the heart of
the business district, was brought
unde control To-day.
The blaze caused estimated dam
age of $l50,000 to the Donofrio con
fcctionary building and the Hub
bard and Talbot Hardware com
pany. The Knights of Pythias hall
was threatened with destruction for
time but the damage was confined
to that caused by water.
The fire was discovered in the
basement of the confectionery about
80 a. IN. and a general alarm was
turned in when the blaze gained
rapid headway. 1t spread to the
Hardware company and was not
brought under control until day
break.
Leon Keefe, fireman, suffered a
badly lacerated hand when he was
caught in shower of falling glass.
Lieutenant c. C. Brown was over
come by ammonia fumes while
fighting the blaze in the basement
of the confectionery company but
was revived.
The Turlock irrigation district,
Stanislaus county, will add 600
acres of black Juice grapes this