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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-29

A baby girl was born on mail train
speeding through England recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
Funds Missing
In Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Feb
25.-United State securities total.
hing $33,500 are missing from the
vault in the Oklahoma treasurer s
office, Colonel r. A. Sneed, state
treasurer, announced today.
Search for Ross NJ. Houston. for
mer cashier in the treasurer's Of
flee who disappeared Tuesday, was
ordered by Governor Johnston. He
is believed to have headed for Mex
leo.
On first examination a shortage
of only $1,000 was discovered In
Houston s cash accounts, but II
check by state auditors today re,
Vealed the larger amount of bonds
missing.
Houston disappeared here last
Tuesday after saying he was going
to visit his father in Arlington,
Texas.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
DEATH CLAIMS
NOTED WOMAN
PHILANTHR0PIST
Long Life of Mrs. Lily
Busch Ends at Pasadena
Home.
BY United Press Leased Wire

PASADENA, Feb. 25.-Mrs. Lily
Busch, widow of Adolphus Busch,
st. Louis beer baron, died at 7 a.
m. today at her home here. She
was S3 years old.
The aged philanthropist suecumb-
ed to a heart attack, a recurrence
of which she suffered several weeks
ago. Members of her family were
at her bedside.
Mrs. Busch had never fully re-
covered from an attack which she
suffered on ship board enroute here
from a trip to Germany last fall.
Her three daughters and son,
August A. Busch of st. Louis have
been with their mother since she
suffered recurrence of the attac k
week ago.
Mrs. Busch rallied several days
ago and it was believed that the
crisis was approaching. Pneumonia,
complicated the attack.
She was born in Germany fr
1874 and came to this country with
her father, Eberhard Annhausel
in 1S4S settling in st. Louis. Sh'
married Adolphus Busch, March Z
1861.
Mrs. Busch was noted for hel
philanthropies particularly in re
gard to the famous Busch gardens
which covers many acres III Pasa
dena. The gardens have been turn
ed over to veterans of the World
War and it is estimated that more
than 100000 has been obtained for
the use of disabled veterans during
the past few years through admis-
s.ons.
She is survived by five daughters
and one son; Mrs. Edward Faust,
of st. Louis, Mrs. j. w. Loeb, OF
Chicago; Mrs. Charles Greenough,
of New York; Mrs. Edward Shar-
rer of Berlin; Mrs. Paul Won Con
toro, of Munich and August A.
Busch, of St. Louis.
Mrs. Busch was stricken with a
heart attack last August at the
Busch Hunting Lodge at Bad
Sehwleach, Germany, from which
she never completely recovered.
Funeral arrangements have not
yet been announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
Too Much Gold
Causes Youth To
Be Held in Jail

Avery Wormington, 10, of Holt
vile was locked up at the county
Jail this morning by Sheriff Gill
lett pending investigation into his
possession of approximately $500
in gold coins. The youth was APP
pretended at local bank when he
appeared there with the money this
morning, the officials at the bank
ing house becoming suspicious when
he told them that he had been Civ,
en- the money by his grandmother,
who resides in Monett, Mo.
Taken to the county jail he was
questioned. lie said that a man
named "Bill' had found the gold,
hidden under a step of house on
the farm owned by his grandmoth-
er. He said that "Bin' showed
him the gold and then they told
the grandmother. The youth de-
clared that his grandmother later
told "Bill' that he, Wormington,
might have the money.
Worm.ngton said that "Bill"
took some of it while he took the
rest.
A fter this explanation Worminc-
ton was conducted to a cell where
he will be held pending investiga-
tion into the matter. kilograms
have been sent to Monett to check
up ON the story.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
Italian Minister
To Austria Will
Leave For Rome
by United Press Leased Wire

VIENNA. Feb. 25.-Reports of
serious animosity between Italy
and Austria were substantiated to-
day when it was announced off,
cially that Italian Minister Auriti
would leave r0r Rome tonight.
The announcement followed n
visit by Auriti to Chancellor Sci,
pel-the usual prelude of the final
departure of diplomat.
The Giornale D'Italia at Rome
declared yesterday that Premier
Mussolini was gong to recall Auri-
Il because of his anger over 4
speech by Seipel regarding Italian
administration of the southern Ty-
roll, gained from Austria under the
peace treaty after the World War,
In the Italian chamber of depu-
ties, several members submitted a
written question asking MuSsolini
to say why the Austrian parliament
had conducted a campaign of elm
pudent lies regarding Italy.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
Habeas Corpus
Case Deferred

A hearing on a writ of habeas
corpus in the ease of d. =. Walters
was begun in Judge Finney s court
this morning but after Walters had
been called to the stand to testify
the ease was continued over until
Monday morning. Kendall B. Per
kins appeared as attorney for Wal
ters.
The writ holds that Walters was
committed to the county Jail by
Judge II, B. Griffin for 80 days in
default of a payment of 500
fine, 1t holds that while the COM
mitment was issued and the penalty
imposed by the Judge, no affidavit
or formal complaint has ever been
filed in the case. Walters was said
to have been charged with vagrancy
by the Brawley police.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
BANDITS STAGE
TRAIN H0LD-UP
NEAR CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-Six men
held up Grand Trunk train No. 8
in suburban Chicago today, comman-
deered a mail car, blew open the
safe and escaped with loot esti-
mated at 100000.
The loot was composed of pay
rolls enroute to factories at Har-
vey and Blue Island, Ill.
The train was enroute from Chi
cago to Port Huron, Mich.
The train was tagged by six men
wearing mechanics dress as it
reached st. Marie cemetery, just
outside the city limits of Chicago.
AS the train stopped, the six men
climbed into the mail ear and took
possession of it.
After blowing the safe and seiz-
ing the payrolls, the men escaped
in an automobile.
A similar holdup occurred in the
same neighborhood a year ago. The
same payrolls were stolen. The loot
then was estimated at 100000.
AS soon as reports of the holdup
reached Chicago and suburban pol
ice stations, network of police was
spread around the neighborhood.
Every road leading to Chicago
was guarded as county police Gov
cred roads leading south from the
Loldup scene.
The bandits, however, had several
minutes start ON the police.
First reports of the robbery
reached the Chicago postoffice from
the postoffice at Evergreen Park,
first station south of st. Marie Gem
etery.
The bandits were armed with saw
ed off shotguns, the postal report
said. The postoffice could not at
first give the exact amount of the
loot, although the police estimate
of 100000 was probably correct, of
ficials familiar with the size of the
payrolls carried ON the train ON Sat
urday mornings, said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
Judge Threatens
Cost clio With
Jail Sentence
BY United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Feb. 25.-Legal
wrangles, which brought threats of
Jail sentence from the court
marked the trial of William Ed
ward Hickman and Welby Hunt,
charged with Staying c. Ivy Toms,
at a special session today.
The trial was adjourned until
Monday after the state and attor-
neys for Hickman had combined to
exclude from the record any testi.
mony tending to show that Hunt
had engaged in banditry under
Hickman IS influence.
A deposition made by Floyd
Smith, of Kansas City furnished
the basis for long argument be-
tween Deputy District Attorney
Costello and A. Gray Gilmer, Hunt s
counsel.
Costello objected to the reading
of each question in the direct ex-
animation of the witness and the
prosecutor became involved in an
argument with the defense attorney
which was abruptly halted by Judge
Craig.
81 want no personalities in this'
the judge cautioned, estate your
objections, Mr.. Costello. -
"Gilmer is not worth a proper
objection,o Costello sarcastically
replied.
- Do you want to adjourn now
and spend the rest of the time un
til Monday up stairse" the court
demanded, referring to the Jail on
the 14th floor of the Hall of JUS
tice.
Costello replied that it was call
right if | deserve it,
Captain w. C. Crossman, firearms
expert, was called again by the de-
fense as rebuttal witness and con-
fronted with written report on his
findings made to the district at
torney.
The cross examination, however,
failed to shake the officers testi-
mony that a $50 bullet, such as
was found in the body of the drug
gist, could have been fired from a
.3S caliber gun, such as Hunt car
ried.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
MANY MATTERS
DISPOSED OF AT
CHAMBERS MEET

Resignation of Clark Adair from
the craftsmanship of the soil fertil-
ity committee and the appointment
of II. \. Hansen to succeed V. f.
Fri2zel on the transportation com
mittee were among the first mat
ters disposed of at the Associated
, Chambers of Commerce meeting in
! Brawley last night
Adair declared that he was con
templating the opening of an advis-
ory office in the valley in connec-
tion with some other work and that
as his time would be taken up by
/ his new duties he felt that he
should resign from the committee.
The resignation was accepted.
The chambers adopted resolu-
tion urging the acceptance by the
government of Secret Valley, Las
sen county, as site for a munitions
| depot. This project is being intro
1 duced in Congress by Congressman
! II. l.. Englebright and sets forth
/ the advantages of the California
! valley as site for the ammunition
plant.
! A letter from Congressman Phil
! Swing was read, declaring that he
had received the resolutions for.
J wardcd him relative to the restrict
ing of Mexican immigration and
declared that he was prepared to
: act in the matter at Washington.
\ resolution was passed directing
the secretary to forward to the per
sons responsible for the trial
flights of the AlbatroSs in seeking
a world $ endurance record here, ap-
preciation of the chambers and TO
invite them to return to the valley.
Tourist Bureau at Yuma
A considerable discussion was
had on the matter of the resolution
to Los Angeles by way of Yuma
and Blythe, eliminating the valley.
1t was suggested and approved that
a tourist directing bureau be estab-
lished at Fort Yuma and that a man
be placed there to direct travellers
through the valley.
! Elmer Steiner, who was in charge
of the valley exhibits at the recent
Orange Show in San Bernardino, an
nounced that he had returned with
the sweepstakes prize and that the
valley had also won second prize in
the show. He urged further inter
est of the valley residents in this
I exposition
l.. NJ. Hutchison, former presi-
dent of the associated chambers,
made few remarks and invited the
chambers to hold their next meeting
in CaleXico. This was approved and
adjournment taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
DA|RYMEN
ENJOYING
PROGRAM
Local Chamber of Com
merce Is Host at Annual
Gathering.
PRIZES AWARDED
Howard FarnswOrth Gets
Sweepstakes Cup From
Testing Association.

It was just "A big family picnic
that marked the opening of the ann
ual Dairy Day program at City
Park this morning with dairymen
from all parts of the valley and city
residents, interested in dairy pre-
iects. joining hands to enjoy the
day s festivities. More than 5000
persons crowded the park early this
morning and while the number
thinned somewhat over the noon hour
it was expected that il would grow
even larger in the afternoon.
The program WAS officially open
ed bv the Swiss band when it rem
dered several concert numbers. Pres
ident r. Y. Watson of the FL Cen
tro Chamber of Commerce, sponsors
Of the propram, then gave an ad
dress of welcome. He assured the
dairy folk that all were welcome to
HE city and that the chamber was
anxious that they have just one good
big party,
ID. l.. Zinn, chairman of the COR.
mittec in charge of the program,
made presentations of the sweep
stakes cup to Howard Farnsworth
The FL Centre dairyman has won Tie
cup, which marks the winning Of
the cOwtesting contest, for several
successive years. linn made the pres.
"ntation in behalf of the chamber
with fitting remarks and then out
lined briefly the purpose OF the con.
test.
Presentation of ribbons to the
winners of other prize places in the
cow testing contest was made by
Verne De Tar, farm advisor. He also
added few remarks relative to thc
success of the COW testing contest
and its merits.
Throughout the morning various
Entertainment features were offered
ut the park Rrunk s comedians did
their .'stuff,' the Murphy comcd-
ians of Los Angeles added consider
able mirth to the occasion and the
"cotton Blossom Quartet, com
posed of colorcd women from the
Pincy Wood School rendered sew
eral numbers.
During the noon hour the crowd
surrounded the various booths fit
cd up for the purpose of handing
cut free coffee, buttcrmilk and other
foodstuffs to the picnickcrS. The
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
YOUNG BLACKMER
SAYS DEAL WAS
FATHERS SECRET
BY PAUL r. MALLoN
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Myron
X. Blackmer. of Denver, whose mis-
sing father, II. NJ. Blackmer, was in
volved in the strange 1921 oil deal,
told the Senate Teapot Dome com
mittee today that his father had
kept the deal secret from him un-
til a few months before the elder
Blackmer left for Europe in 1923.
When he did tell me, he asked
me to keep the matter confidential
because he didn t know whether he
was going to keep the profits, -
young Blackmer said, discussing
the Continental company profits
$150,000 of which have been traced
to Blackmer senior.
''He said he was going to wait
and see what came up on that before
he would consider it all his property.
''He said he thought the Midwest
Refining company of which we were
both officers might have claim to
the profits.
~ had no part in the negotiat
ions, R!ackmer said. 81 know my
father was negotiating with Colonel
Humphreys for the MeXia Oil in 1920
and | believe he once offered to buy
all of Humphrey properties.
"The next | heard was that the
Prairie Oil and Gas company and
the Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing
company had bought the oil. My
father told me that.
- didn know the Continental
Trading company had purchased the
oil until | read it in the papers. Lat
cr my father told me he had an in
ttrest in the Continental company
and had made $750,00O out of that
interest. -
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
KGEN Is 100
Ours is 700

The Press endeavors to please
It's readerfl but at present we arc
without any means of playing
Beautiful Ohio,'' "Old Black
Joe,' Sing Me to Sleep or
other favorite songs. AS a MAJ
ter of fact our only musical of
fering is the Cowboys La
ment,' badly whistled in an off
key.
This information is impaired
so folks will not be calling us up
for musical numbers. We know
they want KGEN'' but they
get ua The telephofe number of
'KGEN' is HOO. Ours is 700.
We can give information on
prize fights, dog fights, murders,
suicides, scandals and the wealth
er, but not on songs.
(Telephone operators please
take note and save us from going
stark mad.)
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
Jury Convicts
DIR. M'Millan
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25.-Dr.
Charles Mcmillan, 81, former Texas
physician, faced life Imprisonment
in San Quentin penitentiary today
for the Staying of Mrs. Amelia Ap-
pleby.
A verdict Of first degree murder
recommending life sentence was re-
turned late yesterday after the jury
had deliber" x2d less than two hours.
Sentence will be passed Tuesday.
The body of Mrs. Appleby, wild
ow of wealthy Chicago inventor
was found in sack near San Fer
nando, December 26 The state
contended the physician murdered
the woman to obtain control of her
wealth.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
Lost Cat Goes
Back to Owner

Lady Cynthia, handsome
silver grey Persian cat who re-
Gently called at the city library
asking in the plainest pussy Ian
guage for food and care, has
been restored to her mistress.
And thereby hangs ta,e-no
pun intended.
Mrs. Claude r. Zappone of
Washington, D. c., motored
through El Centre last October,
bound for San Francisco and
other northern points With her
IL her closed car road Lady
Cynthia, and her two hand
some kittens. all pedigreed cats.
Lady Cynthia escaped from
tie car in which she had happily
ridden for hundreds of miles, be-
came frightened, lost.
Yesterday, coming to the Press
office to advertise for the mis-
sing pet, Dr. Ashcroft, of Glen
dale, a friend of the owner, was
Informed CT the story of Lady
Cynthia which had previously
appeared in the Press. Pussy,
who had been housed by one of
the librarians, was sought. She
was found to be the lost pet,
Silver Smoke her registered
name Princess Fluff in ev-
eryday life.
Mrs. Zaponne, motoring
through the city today enroute
back to Washington, D. c.. took
with her the Princess and
two happy kittens, now grown
to the dignity of full size since
last they saw their mother.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
QueZ0n's Health
Much Improved

MONROVIA, Calf, Feb. 25. -
Manuel Quezon, president of the
Philippine assembly, has improved
to such an extent that he will be
able to leave the Pottinger sanitar-
ium here, in April, it was announced
today.
Quezon, who has been recovering
from a nervous breakdown, plans to
make the return trip home by way
of Europe, His family, with him
here now, will accompany him.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
"ALBATROSS" TO
COME BACK FOR
FURTHER FLIGHTS
President Price Thanks
Valley People For All
COurtesies Shown.

The Albatross has gone home.
Sailing gracefully into the heavens
shortly before 8 O'Clock this morn
ing the big monoplane, bearing of
ficials and pilots of the Zenith Air
craft corporation left the Imperial
County flying field to return to
Santa Ana.
We have appreciated deeply all
that the people of the valley have
done for us while here,o declared
Sterling Price, president of the Zen
18th corporation, just before he step
ped into the ship to be whisked a.
way. 1.-THE Valley people have
/ made us feel that we belonged with
them. Our interests have been
theirs throughout our stay here and
know that our disappointmcnts
were felt just as keenly by them as
by us.
Everything that they could do
to make our stay here pleasant
one has been done. Though thus far
our efforts with the Albatross have
proved failure, our trip has been
, to our advantage for | am sure that
the friendships we have contracted
here are lasting ones. Our friends
here have enthused with us in our
prospects and felt with us in our
i disappointmcnts.
"We are going back to Santa
, Ana now to overhaul our ship. But
we re coming back. We believe that
the valley is an ideal place in which
| to make the test and once our en-
giHes are prepared to withstand the
tremendous strain put to them we
will succeed. We will speed the
work as much as possible to take ad-
vantage of the present weather con
ditions here. Upon our return, one
test flight will be made to deter
mine weather conditions and air
currents, then we will be off again
in our search for the endurance rec
ord. -
Go To San Diego
\ number of persons had congrc-
gated at the field to see the "Alba-
tross' off on the trip. Pilots AL
vim X. Peterson, Jack Reid and
Charles Rocheville climbed aboard
first and were followed by Sol Spie-
gel and another mechanic, then
President Price. The ship took off
gracefully in less than a quarter of
a mile. The rocker arm which end
ed their last attempt at the record
had been replaced and all three mot
ors were humming along nicely
when the plane left the field.
The party will go to North Island
where they will have luncheon with
friends of Jack Reid naval pilot and
will then proceed on to Santa Ana.
Incidentally Jack Reid let it be
known that he is planning an at
tempt to cross the Pacific ocean in
a plane built after the type of the
Albatross. The ship pictured by
Jack will he somewhat larger with
five motors. The plane, however,
will be capable of flying with only
three of the. five motors in action
and will be fitted in such manner
that the flyers will be able to make
repairs and tune up idle motors
while enroute.
The launching of this venture,
however, will be subject to the sue
cess or failure of the Albatross in
its next attempts to set an cndur-
anee record here.
It is expected that the Albatross
will return in about two weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
LARGE ATTENDANCE At DAIRY day PROGRAM
Lindy" Interested In Ne1v "ystery Motor for Plane
Believe Il or Not

Not a name changed wher
these three Powles sisters mar
ried these three Powles brothers
at Schenectady, N. Y. They came
from families in no way relat-
ed except that both once lived
in Brooklyn. Top to bottom the
brides and groons are Charles
and Ethel. John and Sadie, ana
Frank and Marguerite Powles.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
MARRIED AT COURTHOUSE

Alexandra Alcontar,' %, of West
morland and Francisco Alcarez, Of
Westmorland, were married by
Judge |. Mayfield at the court house
this morning. Both are ma.
tives of Mexico. s. j. Duckworth
was the witness to the ceremony.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
TOMORROW

Radio: KGEN, $40 p. IN
TOMORROW
w. c. T. u. service, State
Street Christian church, 1880 p.
m.
Valley theater: Love"
Palace theater 'Brunk' s Com
edians in 1.-THE Outsider
Presidents Cup tournament
final play, FL Centre Golf Club.
Baseball: Ell Centre Stars VS.
Brawley Stars, 2 p. m.
Radio: 1902 p. M; $40 p. m.
MONDAY
Masonic luncheon, Hotel Bar
bara Worth.
History Section, 10000 Club
Mrs. Elmer w. Heald's, 2:30.
PEG. luncheon, Mrs. John
Stewart Ross home, l p m.
Fire Auxiliary meeting, Mrs.
Emery Girard's, 2 p. m.
Radio: KGEN, 11-12:30 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25

Four hundred acres of cantaloupes
in one tract are to be planted near
Williams, Comsa county,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25

The Bates ranch, Cottonwood
Shasta county, is being planted
with 5000 prune trees.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25

Word comes from San Quentin
that prison made jute bags will be
sold at 10 cents each.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25

Continued on Page Eight
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-25
What's Doing
Services, all churches.

TONIGHT
Valley theater: Sporting
Goods
Radio: KGEN, $40 p. IN
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-01-06
Order Njsi.

In the matter Of the deed Of trust from
Nathan A. Miller. unmarried. to Harry
V. Haynes and Harry L. Selby, Trustees
In the Circuit Court for Montgomery county
as Court of Equity. No. 1929 EQUITY.
Ordered this l4th day Of December. A.
D. 1927, by the Circuit Court for Mont :.
gomery County, as Court Of EQUITY. that
the Auditors Report filed in the above
entitled cause, be ratified and confirmed.
unless cause to the contrary thereof be
shown on or before the 9th day Of Janu.
airy next; Provided a copy Of this order
be inserted in some newspaper nmhlishsd
in said Montgomery County, once in each
OF three successive weeks before the said
9th day of January, A. D. 1928.
PRESTON B. RAY. Clerk
Circuit Court for Montgomery COUNTY
True copy-Test:
n PRESTON B. RAY.
ueo io-'o Clerk.