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Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
ITALIAN FLYERS
AWAIT REPAIRS
UPON AIRPLANE
Plan to Continue Their
Journey to Capital Of
Argentine.
BY U. G. KEENER
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)
RIO DE JANEIRO, July In
the little coastal city Of Natal,
Ma iors Arturo Fcrrarin and Carlo
peI pretc, who flew here from Rome
to establish long distance flight
record rested today while repairs
were completed on their SaYola
monoplauc.
Once the repairs arc completed
the two calm faced Italian filters
VII start down the I.razilian coast
10 Rio De .Janeiro.
Fcrrarin and Del pretc had in
tended leaving this morning in an
alplanc offered by the Latecoerc
airplanc company, but after con-
ference with the italian ambassador
by Telegraph, decided against the
flight
Probably they will wait now until
their own plane, the same craft in
which they established Il new en-
durancc flight record and Il new
long distance record, is re-conditiOn
ed. This should take about week.
Flying through dense fog, with
their gasoline nearly exhausted, the
two Italian war fliers made a sud
den landing on the beach at Touros
Thursday night. They had been in
the air 80 hours and - minutes and
had flown moro than 1000 miles
to establish new long distance
record, although they had not reach
ed their original destination OF
Iucnos Aires.
The landing gear of the plane
was broken in landing at Touro;
Beach. An airplanc went down from
Natal and rescued the two, taking
them back to Natal, to the first
part Of the great celebration that
the Latin countries are ready tC
give to the Latin fliers.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
Seek Peace AS
Another Peach
War Imminent
Dy United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, July 7.-Witl
n new California canning peach
''war" imminent, growers and can
rcr: ali',c focused their attention on
the continuance Of the meetings Of
tine Suttcr Cooperative Growers
here today.
The cooperative yesterday went
en- record as opposing an arbitrary
Iricc Of 80 pr ton for canning
reaches, which carried with 1t Il
stipulation for curtaiImcm of the
crop 10y - per cont.
Through +. +. Lancy, president,
the cooperative asserted the pro
Ioaal was in violation Of both state
and federal laws governing restraint
Co. trade. l.aucy said the cooperative
was unwilling to concur to the pro
osal and voiced the opinion shat
the entire California pack could he
taken care of at So 81 ton II the
canners really wished it.
While the cooperative, one of the
most influential in the state, re
fused to 'ommcnd any plan call
ing for destroying a part of the
crop, it expressed willingness -
consider some form Of a compromise,
President Lancy offered as an al
tcrnatc proposal sclective method
at elimination.
BY this plan all but first grade
peaches would be eliminated from
packing. All old midsummer, Lewis
No. . - seconds, and Frcestoncs
would be discarded, leaving the way
clear for the more profitable grades.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
DID Los ANGELES
HAND "SNIJB' TO
JIMMY WALKER?
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, July Now
that Mayor Jimmy Walker of New
York has temporarily left the city,
the question was being asked today
why hadn't Los Angeles rendered
him an official welcome?
"Strangc as it may seem, - John
Fitzgerald, chairman of the Al
Smith Booster club said, "our may
or or city officials have not extend
ed an official welcome or greeting
to our noted visitor from New
York"
While city officials were reading
the book of etiquette to answer
Fitzgerald's questions, the New
York mayor was reported resting
at the San Simeon ranch Of W. R.
Hearst, publisher, near San Luis
Obispo.
Fitzgerald reminded them that if
some foreigner or beauty prize win
ncr were here. the City hall would
be flag -draped He eontinued:
"San Francisco is going to well
come Mayor Walker and impress
him with many kind thoughts Of our
great state of California.
"'What about Los Angeles 20
City officials feel there has been
no breach of courtesy, however.
"The New York mayor has never
made known the fact that he is in
town. II. II. Kinney, secretary to
Mayor George f. Cryer of Los An
gcles. said. cit is customary fol
a visiting official to pay his officiaI
respects
Mayor Cryer put it a little differ.
emily. He said he understood the
New York mayor was here to rest
seeking seclusion.
"Whcn I am visiting elsewhere
under similar circumstances | like
TO have my wishes respected. y
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
PROBE FAILS TO
EXPLAIN DEATH
OF L0EWENSTELN
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NDON, July 1.--Speculation
aS to the fate Of Captain Alfred
Locweastein, who disappeared oh a
trans-channcl flight in his own
Fokkcs, continued today with vary
ing theories offered
\ tug chartered by Ronald Drew
returned to Dover without having
found trace of tn" body Of the
Belgian millionaire. HrcW, pilot Of
the Fokkcr plane, believed he knew
Just about where LocWcnstein was
reported to have opened an outer
cabin door and walked out of the
plane.
The tug searched the channel at
the spot and found no traces of the
continental financier.
From Paris came reports that diff
fcrcd either from the suicide or
accidental death decisions that had
been reached.
Experts of Lcbourgct Field took
aioft Il Fokkcr plane similar to that
used by Locwenstcin. They report
ed back that the cabin door could
not be opened by a mau because tn"
wind pressure would prevent open
ing the door from the inside.
The financial reaction from
Lorwenstcin'S disappearance, 50
marked the first day, has changed
fer the better The continental
markets were much improved yes
terdaY, On the Berlin market the
stocks in which LoeWenstcin had an
interest rose from 20 to 80 points.
Ths Improvement was credited TO
Il rcPort-cvcn though thoroughly
unconfirmed and purely speculative
that Loewcnstcin might still be
alive.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
GOOD TO TAKE
COMMAND FOR
HOOVER IN WEST
BY KENNETH CRAWFORD
United Pre.ls Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, July flames
Good of Chicago has accepted the
western managership of the Hoover
Curtis campaign and will leave at
once to take up the duties of the
position, it was announced today at
Republican headquarters.
Good was manager of Hoover s
pre-convention campaign and was
offered the western managcrship
soon after the Kansas City conven-
tion but he did not at once accept,
explaining that personal business
might make it impossible for him
to devote his entire time TO the
campaign.
Some political observers inter
preted his hesitancy as disappoint-
mcnt over his failure to receive the
national managership.
Good will organize western head
quarters in Chicago and devote his
entire time to the campaign, Chair
man Work of the National Com
mittce said.
Good S decision to accept respon-
sibility for carrying the west fol-
lowed : lengthy conference with
Hoover.
The western manager is former
congressman from Iowa who quit
politics several years ago to devote
himself to a law practice in Chicago.
lie was active, however, in Repub-
lican headquarters during the cam
paign of 1920 and 1924.
Representative Newton of Min
ncsota will assist him this year as
manager of the Western Speakers
Bureau.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
FORMER KHAN
LEADER TELLS
INSIDE STORY
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, July THE Kn
Klux Klan was stolen from him
by duplicity and force, William
Joseph Simmons, founder and first
Klan emperor, charges in an inter-
view with William G. Shepherd in
the current issuc of Golfers Week
ly.
Simmons alleges that Klan con-
trol was taken from him by Hiram
Wesley Evans, D. {. Stephenson
and others at 4 time when its ma
;ional treasury contained more thal
81 100000 and its membership was
almost 100000.
"Ku KluX Klan officials hired an
impostcr to pose drunk as the En-
peror before crowd of 10000
Klansmen in Indiana. Meanwhile
Klansmcn passed through the audi
cnce whispering that l. was that
drunken old man - Simmons told
Shepherd.
Quit Church
"That was only one of the tricks
that Stephenson and other Klans-
men played when they were steal
ing the order away from me.
How he served as Methodist
clergyman FOR ten years and got
into difficulties with Bishop A. w.
Wilson of the Methodist Church
South, who suspended him, is rela-
ted by Simmons, 81 quit the
church., he saws, because L
couldn t make living wage
Shepherd quotes simmons as hav-
ing said to thc bishop.
"The devil at least pays a living
wage. You can always get some.
thing to eat in a saloon, | m tired
of the popery of the Methodist
church. And l stamped out
Simmons got his idea for tho
klan while organizer for a nation
oily known fraternal organization.
Within two years | had little
LONE worth $4,000, all paid for. All
my debts had been settled and /
was earning $4,000 year. he
recountS.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
Stock Market
Holds Strength
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, July Despite ir-
regularity Of the market in late
dealings yesterday, strong rallying
tendencies developed in today s
short session under the leadership
Of General Motors and other spceu-
lativc favoritCS.
New highs on the recovery were
attained Ivy radio, Dupont and Am
crican Can, while steel again
pushed through the l40 level on act
i've trading.
Railroad shares continued to be
featured by heavy trading in Mis-
souri, Kansas x Texas ana several
other merger rails like Erie and
Kansas City Southern.
Mail order shares were less active.
Oils were quiet.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
WORK
NAMES BOULDER
DAM COMMISSION
nv United Press Leased wi-~

WASHINGTON, July 7-Namcs
of the five mcn appointed by Sccrc-
t1ry Wolh to make a stUdy of
Pouldcr Dana under authority Of a
j"jnt resolution passed by the last
Congress were announced today.
Three engineers and two gcolo
4'Sts form tie board, They are:
Major General William J. Sibcrt ;
u. W. Mead Of Madison, Wis; Rob
tr, Ridgeway of New York; Charles
IT, Earkcy of New York, and W. j.
Mead Of Madison, Wis. The two lat
Ser men arc geologistS.
After a thorough investigation Of
Tie engineering and other aspects
of the lruldcr Dam project, the
board will make u report to the
secretary Of thc interior for trans
p iSSion 10 Congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
Reed DenOunces
e. @. P. Stand

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 7.-Efforts
of the Republican party to sub
merge prohibition as an issue in the
presidential campaign "smacks
more of political chicanery than of
statesmanship,' United States Sen
ator James A. Reed, Democrat,
Missouri, said in statement here
today.
Reed s statement was prompted
bv the announcement of Chairman
Hubert Wcrk of the Republican
National Committee yesterday that
"thc promptings of conscience and
personal liberty within the law arc
not proper subjects for political
debate
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
Sheriff's Slayers
Trailed By Posse
By United Press Leased Wire

MOLUS, Ky, July ARMED
bills today in search of AleXa Nap
Ter and A. c. Kelley of Harlan, who
shot and killed Sheriff Floyd Ball
and Deputy Sheriff John Hcnsley
of Harlan last night.
The officers were killed when
they attempted to arrest Napier and
Kelley who had driven through a
barricade ON Il newly concretcd
highway.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
Smith ATTENDS
RASKOB FUNERAL
BY United Press Leased Wire


CENTEREILLE, Md, July =
Persons of wealth and fame, as well
as humble villagers, attended the
funeral in a small Catholic church
here today of William Raskob, young
son ot !. j. Raskob, finance chair
ran Of the General Motors Corpora
ton
Governor Smith, of New York.
Democratic Presidential nominee.
was present with a wrcatl, of roses
and carnations.
Eddie Bowling, New York come
dian. bowed his head earnestly as
requiem mass was said in Mother
of Sorrows church for the ~ year
Old Yale student KILLED in an auto
mobile crash.
Word that Smith was coming to
tL2 funeral attracted q crowd Of
citizens to the station.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
Farmers Slayer
Victim of Posse
By United Press Leased Wire

UREANA, Ohio, July "A few
hours after he had shot and killed
NJ. II. kccran, farmer, near here.
Fava Oilcr, 81, was surrounded in
. nearby field and shot fatally hy
Il brother Of kccran.
The first shooting occurred at the
kccran farm while Keeran was
larnessing his horses. His wife stood
with him when Oilcr, a boardcr, APP
froaeled with revolver and said:
" Now | have you both.
Mrs. kceran fled and Oilcr shot
her husband through the heart.
Oilcr was said to have been treat
ed recently for mental ailmcnt.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
Rogers Held ON
Check Charge

}. \. Rognes, ~ Of El Centre was
arrested by Undcrsherift Under
wood this morning charged with
having given oau. checks without
sufficient funds in the bank to meet
uayment. According to information
hogers passed checks amounting to
several hundred dollars in Brawley,
III Centre and Yuma.
Only two complaints have been
filed against the defendant. One
was made by W. \. Tondro and the
ether 10y Joe Bush.
Rogers is under the care of -
physician at the present time, hay
ing suffered II nervous breakdown
a. few days ago. 1t is expected that
Ire will be awaignod before Judge
Nayfield Monday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
NAVY RESCUES
MAROONED MAN
FROM POTOMAC
By United Press Leased Vtre

WASHINGTON, July 7. Sixteen
men from the United States navy
ward rescued Herbert Lugenbccl, 81,
at dawn today from tiny rock II
mid sWirling Potomac River Rapids
near here where he had been ma
rooncd since ] =. N. yesterday.
All through the night searchhghts
had played on the solitary prisoner
pcrched on Il rock slab two by three
feet, iutting foot and a half above
waters in which no man could sur
NiNe.
About midnight, navy men put
out in u strong boat to one of the
three islands between the Maryland
shore and Lugcnbcrl's $ rock; to this
island they made fast a'ropc which
they paid out until they reached the
second island They repeated the
process until they reached the third.
Then they fastened ropes 10 two
Of ihcir number who picked their
way among rocks to Lugcmhccl $
side. Lngrnlecl fell, weak and eX-
hauSted into their arms from the
slippery rock where he had sat
crampcd for 7 hours.
Struggling against the current,
bat aided by ropes they carried Lu-
gcubecl to the nearest island and
the navy boat The rcscucrs then
reversed their process from island to
island 10 the shore.
Luq,nbycl and J. II. Angel, both
noted fer heroic water rcsrues in
the past set ont in a canoe yeStcr-
day 10 "shoo,' the rapids in search
for the bodies of two drowned
Wouru.
Their own canoe capsizcd rs had
that Of the two women. Each man
aged to reach rock and cling fast
to it. Angel was rescued with 4
Irr,fhrS hunE
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
Smack On Head
Results In Fine
by United Press Leased Wire

ARTESTA, Calif., July I. = John
Wrcstrc had to go to work at > a,
m SO he protested about the habit
of his ncighbor, David Howett, of
driving around his back yard at all
hours with the cutout on his auto
mobile open.
Howctt 5 answer to Wrestre S
protest was to strike the latter ON
the head, according to court testi-
mOny.
Howett was fined $25 and given
u 90 days suspended sentence.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
Hoover Resigns
From Cabinet
by United Press Leased Wire

SUPERIOR, Wis, July 7. The
resignation Of Secretary of Com.
executive offices here today.
The resignation Immediately was
transmitted to Cedar Island Lodge
the summer White House, by mem
bcrs Of the presidents S personal see
rctarial staff.
The resignation is to become cf-
fcetivc on acceptance by the prrsi-
dent.
On receipt Of the resignation, the
president tclegraphed Secretary
Hoover to visit Cedar Island Lodge
on his way to the Pacific Coast Mr.
Hoover is expected to leave Wash
ington for his home in California
about the middle Of the month.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
COlOred Youths
Under Arrest

Sam Jones and b. Solomon, two
colored youths, We're arrested yes
tcrday afternoon by city police and
this morning were turned over to
the probation Officer for investiga,
tion. They were picked up for dis
turbing the peace.
According to information furnish
ed the police the Youngsters insult
ed a girl while at play, addressing
her in indecent language and the
girl went home and told her mother.
The mother was likewise subjected
to insulting language when she at
tempted to upbraid the youths.
Solomon is better known here as
Young Hippo" a boxer.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
BitsekOs Leaves
For San Quentin

John Ritsckos, Waterman Cor
ncr's grocer, is on his way to san
Quentin pepitcntiary.
The prisoner was convicted in the
superior court here ON Il charge of
murder, second degree, and was sem
fenced Icy Judge Vaughn Thompson
to spend the period prescribed by
law in the state pcnitcntiary. The
sentence is for from five years to
life.
Walter Nicduffer took Bitsckos
on the trip north this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
NORTH CLAIMS
ANOTHER VICTIM
AMONG RESCUERS
Italian Captain Missing
After Leaving to Seek
Mobiles Grew.
By United Press Leased Wire

a BOARD STEAMSHIP BRAG.
ANA, Enroutc Northward from
Kings Bay, July 7.-Captain Sora,
who commanded one of the ice
sleigh teams that started in search
of three missing members of the
dirigiblc Italia on the far side of
NVrtheastland, was missing today
and it generally was believed he
had met death on the ice.
Sora had started alone, leaving
his ten Italian chasscurs behind, to
locate the three men. Since then
he has not been heard from and the
ice has been breaking so rapidly
that it appears inconecivablc that
Sora could have lived.
The ten chasscurs still are on
Northcastland.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
VETERAN ENGINEER BLAMED
FOR FOURTH OF JULY WRECK
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SAN FRANCISCO, July T.
Responsibility for the wreck of the
Southern Pacific $ shore line limi;-
ed near here July 4, was laid today
to James Weir, seteran engineer, by
company board of inquiry.
Weir was seriously injured and
10 other persons suffered minor
hurts when the train ran through
block signal.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
OUIETNESS WILL
MARK JOHN DIS
89TH BIRTHDAY
Oil Magnate viii Observe
Anniversary at Home ir
POcanticO Hills.

TARRYTOWN, y. Y, July 7. --
John u. Rockefeller, Jr., once the
world 5 wealthicst man, will cclc-
hratc his 89th birthday tomorrow
GuictIy--changing but little the
routine Of his daily existence at his
PocanticO Hills estate.
He plans to sit long at the break
fast table with his family and a
few guests. Then he will read the
many tclcPrams and letters of con
graduation that his birthday al
ways brings him.
If II is clear day the late fore
noon will be spent in a ninc-holc
game Of golf with three of his cron-
les of the links. Following a light
luncheon Rockefeller will go motor
ing for - or 30 miles and dinner
will be served at 1880 in the eve
ming.
The dawn Of his Goth year finds
the elder Rockefeller in goo,l health
and good spirits. Relieved now of
the cares of business hy his son,
John d. Rockefeller Jr., he is better
able to cope with the ravages Of
age. His years become more subject
to routinc-O Ormond Beach in the
winter, Lakewood in the spring and
Poeantiro Hills, Il 5000 acre estate,
in the summer.
Still Doles Out Dimes
There is little trace of the John
d. Rockefeller who fought his way
to the top Of the oil industry, ruth
Iossly eliminating his weaker fcl-
lows. Now he is known by his
neighbors rs 4 kindly old man whose
habit it is to bcstow shiny new
dimes on those who please him.
Because those dimes are so often
remarked many persons have forgot
ten the extent of Rockefeller s phil
anthropv. y list recently prepared
at his office showed that father and
son have given more than $54S, 5000
o00 to upwards of 80 individual
charities.
Rockefeller s fortune once was cs-
timatcd at nearly Il billion dollars.
1t is generally believed that he no
longer has n vast fortune in his own
name and that lie has given the mil
lions to his SON That is very prob
ably true; not, however, to escape
Inheritance taxes bat because the
elder Rockefeller long has been con
yinccd of his sons capabilities.
Meanwhile, philanthropics from
father and son continue. At the
age Of SO Rockefeller was quoted as
SAYING:
~ believe it is Il religious duty
to get all the money You can, fairly
and honestly, to keep all you can,
and to give away all you can.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
SAN FRANCISCO TO SEE
PLAY BANNED IN L. A.
By United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, July 7.--FThc
Captive, > French drama by
Edouard Boudet, which received
laudatory criticisms in Paris, New
York and Baltimore, but was the
ccntcr Of a "morals court row in
Los Angeles, will omen at the Capt.
tol Theatcr here next week.
Anne Davis will play the leading
feminine role and Kenneth Thomp-
son the male lead.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-07
Coolidges Attend Church

Coolidge and
day after the lit Congrega
John recently graduated by Am
hcrst just a summer White House
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
In the Stock Market
(By Thomson g. McKinnon)

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-There is a
vast difference in the mental state
of the men close to the market, as
many Of us are, and the man Of af-
fairs, who is content with a casual
glance at quotations. The latter,
looking at this mornings paper, see
ing the advance in many stocks yes
terday, looking at the investment
news, seeing that bonds are being
called for redemption, finding on in
quiry that January may prove to be
a record month in the calling of
bonds before due, reading the cheer
full reports Of news agencies, would
probably come to the conclusion that
conditions are fine, that the invest
ment situation is as sound as the
rock Of Gibraltar, while the rest of
us are worrying about brokers loans,
an old story. OF course we all agree
that it is very important one, and
at the moment rather disturbing be-
cause of some conflicting reports
from Washington, but think if they
will leave us alone, don't do any
squeezing in the money market, and
the papers stop agitating, we will
somehow or other workout of this.
At the same time, we must pro-
ceed like reasonable humans and
dispose Of some long stocks on a
strong market.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-14
M'CABE TO Be
JACKSON JUDGE
Charlottesville Attorney
Agrees to Hear Case.

Charles M. McCabe, CrawfordS-
vile (Ind) attorney, today agreed
to serve as special judge in the con-
spiracy trial of Governor Ed jack
son and his co-defendants.
McCabe said he is basing his &C
ceptance on trial date of Feb. 7,
which was agreed on by State and
defense attorneys before Special
Judge Oscar H. Montgomery. G
McCabe was to come to Indian
apolis this morning to qualify. He
said he will discuss with Criminal
Judge James A. Collins the posi-
bility of the trial being delayed.
The Charlottesville jurist was
chosen after Thomas E. Davidson,
of GreenSburg, last week announced
he was unable to serve because of
i'll health. Montgomery was removed
on a motion of defense counsel that
he was biased and prejudiced.
With the acceptance of McCabe it
was rumored defense attorneys may
again seek to present a motion to
quash the indictment. Montgomery
overruled such a motion as we'll as
a plea in abatement.
Jackson, Republican County
Chairman George v. Coffin and
Robert I. Marsh, former law partner
of Jackson, are charged with offer
ing former Governor Warren T..
McCray $4,000 and a promise of
no-conviction in Indiana courts if
he appointed James E. Mcdonald
county prosecutor in 1923.