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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-17
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Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28
HUNT SHOWS
HIS IGNORANCE
OF FIREARMS
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Feb. 2S.-Possi-
bilitv that the Toms murder trial
would reach a jury by night faded
today as the state grilled Welby
Hunt, on trial with William Edward
Hickman, on the witness stand to-
day.
During the course of the cross-ex-
animation Deputy District Attorney
James Costello asked the youth to
demonstrate how he loaded a gun,
after he had stated that he knew
very little about firearms.
A dummy cartridge and a .3S cali
her gun was handed him and with
considerable difficulty and apparent
confusion he attempted to eject the
shell from the chamber.
Does it always take you that
long to get a cartridge out of the
chamber Costello demanded after
Hunt had been struggling for sever
al minutes. The youth mumbled a
reply and the prosecution closed its
cross examination.
Hickman attorneys were to re-
sume a recrOss- examination of the
blonde boy bandit after Attorney
a. Gray Gilmer questioned Hunt in
an effort to offset the point brought
out by the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28
Editor and Wife
Painfully Hurt
In Car Crash
by United Press Leased Wire

VENTURA, Calf, Feb. %. -
Roy Pinkerton, editor of the Ven-
tura Star, and his wife, Airdrie
Kincaid Pinkerton, We're recovering
here today from injuries received
when they were thrown from the
automobile in which they were rid
ing and were knocked unconscious.
Pinkerton was suffering from
fractured knee cap, scalp wounds
and cuts and bruises about the
body. Mrs. Pinkerton s lip was cut
and she was badly bruised
The accident occurred five miles
north of Ventura, while they were
driving to Santa Barbara. AS Pin
kerton turned his car to the left, in.
tending to pull up at Il roadside
cafe, ear following close behind
crashed into the rear end Of his ma
chine, throwing Mr.. and Mrs. Pin.
kerton through the door OF the
coupe.
The second car was driven by
Dillwyn Parrish, OF Santa Barbara.
1t was thought that he was attempt
ing to pass the Pinkerton machine
at the time.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28
HessiOn Will Not
Oppose Movement
To Remove Judge
by United Press Leased Wire

INDEPENDENCE, Calf, Feb. %.
to disqualify Justice Harry
\. Piercy at the arraignment of six
suspects in the Los Angeles aqueduct
" blast plot, will not be opposed by
District Attorney jess Hession, he
declared today.
"I will not resist the defense at
tempt to disqualify Justice Piercy
because he is an employe of the
city of Los Angeles HeSsion
stated.
ANY Judge is satisfactory to me
and if the defendants feel Justice
Piercv should be disqualified, | will
not oppose the move" he said.
The motion for disqualification of
the justice, who issued the COM
plants, and who is scheduled to
conduct the preliminary hearing of
the suspects next week, will be made
late today at their arraignment.
Hession scoffed at reports that
friends of the men now under ar
rest are planning reprisals in the
form of renewed attacks on the 250
mile water system which carries
water to Los Angeles from the noun
tain region.
1.-The valley is quiet he said,
"and there is no indication of an
outbreak of any kind. .
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28
HOOVER S
CAMPAIGN.
SPREADING.
Cat hers Strength In
Pennsylvania And New
York.
MELLON FRIENDLY
Leaders in Two States
Show Change in Their
Attitude.
BY PAUL R. MALLON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-lloover
hackers arc elbowing their way into
the New York and Pennsylvania
picture and claim to have made ar
rangements which will guarantee
their candidate a bloc among the
l75 uninstructed votes Of these two
powerful states.
The Meilon-Earc coalition in Penn
svlvania agreed here last week to
place no obstacle in the path Of the
Hoover workers and indicated that
il might swing to the secretary if
he can prove his ability to carry one
or two Of the border POLITICALLY
speaking) and middle western states.
In New York, the Hoover Organi-
7ation is hard at work to thwart
the plan of Charles ID. llillcs, Rep
ublican national committee man,
for a draft Coolidgc' delegation.
They are lining up with the old
Senator Wadsworth group and
lope to lasso some of the upstate
strength.
These two developments arc con
sdercd highly significant by poll
ticians here. Pennsylvania has 70
votes and New York 90. But aside
from the numerical advantage to be
gained in these states, the Hoover
forces believe success there would
lave tremendous influence upon
such important party leaders as
Secretary Mellon, William S. Ware,
political dictator in Philadelphia
and Hilles, who was designated Re
publican leader of New York state.
None of these men looked kindly
on the Hoover candidacy ut the out
set The deal in Pennsylvania, how.
ever, indicated that any idea of open
antagonism would be dropped and
that he may be permitted to have
what he can get.
w. l.. Mellon, nephew of the sec
rotary, who acts for him in political
r,attcrs, has been quoted as saying
there was much Hoover sentiment in
Pennsylvania, particularly among
women. Then he named seven women
among the II delegates at large on
the coalition convention slate.
In New York, Hoover is under
stood to have received several pri-
waite pledges of support.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28
Navy Renews Its
Hunt For Flyers
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-The
navy department renewed and ex-
tended at dawn today its search for
Commander r. G. Ellyson, pioneer
naval aviator and two companions
believed forced down early yester-
day on flight from Hampton
Roads, Va, to Annapolis, Nd.
Planes from Anacostia and Hamp-
ton Roads stations and from the air
craft carrier Lexington of which
Ellyson was executive officer, join
cd the hunt. They flew low over
tushy regions of Virginia and Mary
land and over Chesapeake Bay.
Ellyson, first navy officer ever
to receive a pilots license, left
Hampton Roads before daybreak
yesterday to visit his y year old
daughter, Mildred, i'll at the Anna
polls hospital.
With him were Lieutenant Com
mander Hugo Schmidt and Lieut.
cnant Roger Ransehousen. They were
not heard from again, though the
plane had q radio.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28
WOULD INCLUDE
SUBMARINES in
NAVY PROGRAM
Believe House Will Reject
Amendment Made By
McClintic.
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-An at
tempt to add submarines to the
naval building program was announ-
ced today as Chairman Butler Of
the house naval affairs committee
prepared to introduce the commit
tees bill authorizing - new cruis-
crs and one aircraft carrier.
Representative McCIintic, Demo
crat, Oklahoma, gave notice he
would present an amendment to pro-
vide submarines when the naval
building bill is brought before the
house. He was voted down in com
mittce and the house will undoubted-
" reject his amendment.
McClintic holds that submarines,
aircraft and cruisers are the weap-
ems Of future warfare. This coun-
try, he said, has enough cruisers
now but is behind in submarines
and should build more to bring up
its naval strength.
The present naval program, ac-
cording to white house opinion is
less than the 100000 tons in cruisers
which the American delegation set
as its minimum at the Geneva con-
ference last summer. British and
japanese delegates felt that figure
was too low, Great Britain asking
for 595, 900 cruiser tons. For this
reason, President Coolidge feels the
house naval program will meet with
the approval Of Great Britain and
Japan.
Meantime, the house naval affairs
committee changed it's bin to read
that all the ,16 vessels planned under
it must be laid down in three years
but not necessarily completed with
in six years. The change was made
so that more favorable contracts
might be obtained.
Ship builders, it was explained
charge more when construction is
under a definite time limit.
The bin, providing l5 cruisers and
cne aircraft carrier will be intro
duced later today by Chairman But
! Ter.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28
BLOCK BOOKING
PROTESTED BY
THEATER MEN
by United Press Leased Wire

WASII[NGTON, Feb. 28-Com-
binations in the motion picture in
dustry are crushing competition and
forcing inferior productions upon
the public, Sidney Samuelson, New
ton, Y. j., theater owner, told the
senate interstate commerce com
mittee today at n hearing on the
Brookhart bill for government reg
Llation of the film trade.
Producer exhibitors with chains of
theaters Samuelson said, allocate
desirable territory among themselves
to eliminate competition, with the
result that patrons in some sections
Of the country never have an op-
portunity to see certain successful
feature pictures.
Samuelson attacked the system of
"block' booking by which an ex-
hibitor is forced to rent several pic
lures together. His own theater can
exhibit only 234 films q year, he
said, and by buying in blocks, he
must take all from two or three COM
panies.
"For this reason,'' he said, "my
patrons never have had an opportuni-
ty to see THE Covered Wagon l
had to buy so many pictures in
blocks L didn' have room for it.
'''The Galatians and the Muir
phys was offensive to my communi-
ty, and yet L had to take it because
it was one of the block for which
[ had contracted.
Would Reduce Waste
Samuelson said elimination of
block booking would cut down waste
in the production of pictures and
give the public better production by
making each film stand on its own
merits.
Mrs. NJ. o. Kern, of the Philadelp-
hia Parent Teachers Association
said under block booking an exhibit
or has no choice in buying his films
and frequently is forced to show OBJ
jectional features.
""The Galatians and the Muir
Ihys' teemed with vulgarity,' she
said, "yet many exhibitors were
forced to show it.
elf block booking is stopped,
organizations such as ours can in
fluence our exhibitors to show only
the pictures which are not often
sive.'
She said she considered the NOR
al tone of pictures was gradually i'm
proving but there are still many
films in whole or in part unfit for
children.
Charles Pettijohn, counsel for the
picture companies, opposed the
Brookhart bin. He told the commit
tee that only five percent of films
are booked in large blocks. Even the
Independent exhibitors who have
protested against the system at the
hearings do not book in blocks, he
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28
Mob Leaders
Under Arrest
Ry United Press Leased Wire

STEUBENNILLE, Ohio, Feb. 2S.
Seven leaders of mob which storm
ed the Dorothy mine of tho y. and
o coal company near here during
the night were arrested today.
The mob-said to have numbered
500 men and womon-marched on
the mine after the owners announc-
ed they would resume operations
with non-union labor.
The demonstration was the third
in "a hours. A non-union miner
was stabbed, perhaps fatally, in an
earlier outbreak.
Federal officers rushed to the
scene and aided by deputy sheriffs
hurled tear bombs into the angry
crowd.
The Dorothy mine has been pro
tectcd by federal injunction.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf,
Feb. 2S.-A woman, who up
set tho dignity of this movie
colony with an impromptu
dance on the lawn of the home
of Gloria Swanson, was being
sought here today through a
costly chemise.
The article of apparel and
others, were left behind by the
half draped dancer, who with
weird shrieks brought throngs
of neighbors and police to the
stars home several nights ago
by her screams for help.
Howling and shrieking in un-
ineligible language, the wo-
man danced and crawled about
the lawn tearing her clothing
from her, according to spectat-
ors who sent in a call to the
Beverly Hills station.
When the police arrived tn,
woman ran to the rear of the
Swanson home and disappeared.
"There's a crazy woman up
there calling for help" a by
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28
PROBE BOARD
URGES ACTION
IN COAL FIELDS
By JOSEPH S. wAsNEY
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-The
senate subcommittee which made a
five day survey of the bituminous
coal fields of Pennsylvania believes
some regulation oe the industry must
be devised at once TO prevent the
industrial warfare there from
spreading over ihe entire country.
The Investigators returned to
Washington today, unanimous in
this opinion and announced they
would submit verbal report of
their findings to the interstate
commission on Thursday of Friday
in executive session.
Senator Gooding, Republican,
Idaho, chairman of the sub-commit-
tee said formal hearings on the con
ditions and economic situation in
the Pennsylvania bituminous region
would open before the full committee
within two weeks.
subcommittee members admitted
they had not yet arrived at a defin-
lite method for regulating the soft
coal industry, but they expressed
assurance a solution would be found.
"The industrial war will spread
over the entire country, affecting
railroads and in fact every industry
employing labor unless social and
economic conditions in Pennsylvan-
in are improvcd,' one sub-commit~
tee member said.
"The soft coal business is over
developed and there is resultant
over-production. Consequently there
is an over supply of miners.
Senator Gooding asserted he be-
lievcd the senate was the proper
place to remedy the startling con-
ditions' in the United States. He
declared Communists were organiz-
ing strongly because of unrest IN
the soft coal fields.
"We must choke the |. w. w. TO
death or see the cutters of our
streets run knee deep in blood, - he
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28
DIGNITY CD OF FILM COLONY
SUFFERS FROM RUDE SHOCK

stander informed a policeman,
who looked, and seeing nothing
unusual, called attention to a
bathing party in progress in the
next block.
"Why don't you investi-
gate?' the crowd insisted.
Reluctantly the police peered
through windows and tried back
doors. Lights in the stars
home were on-but no one ap-
peared.
"It's nothing but ghost!"
the officers declared and with
that attempted to disperse the
crowd.
GLOW about those clothes
ovor there another insistent
onlooker demanded.
The officers were forced to
admit that the "ghost" wore
clothing and also there We're
laundry marks on the apparel.
Miss Swanson and her hus-
band the Marquis de la Falaise
de la Coudray have been in the
east for some time.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28
ANOTHER DEATH
RESULTS FROM
CHINESE WAR

A fourth man met death in the
tong war in Mexicali Saturday, ac
cording to rumors rampant through
out the effected districts yesterday.
The fourth man is said to be one
high up in the Lon Sing Tong fac
tion and known as the Big Hat Man
and his demise is being kept secret as
far as possible by his organization.
The Big Hat Man, whose name was
not disclosed, is said to be the ear
in Chinese circles both in MeXicali
and Tijuana. The other three men
killed, namely Francisco Chao, pro-
Trietor of several Mexicali establi-
shments, Chez Gee and Alfonso Yee
are said to have been members of
the Wong Tong.
While it is rumored that the tong
factions are still very much at odds
and both parties have called ON their
resources to "stand by' for fur
ther action, the battle front thus
far has been peaceful. Special guard
has been pat out by the Mexican
police to guard against further up
risings and number of Chinese
have been locked up in connection
with the shootings.
Among those under arrest in the
shooting are: Luis Fung, Cam Cung,
Wong Fong, Chee Cong, Tong Gang
Jesus Clung, King Ke and Fong Sin
Pant. No farmol charges have been
brought against them, it is said.
While the rumors relative to the
Big Hat Man failed to reveal his
identity it was learned from another
source that Gee Yuk was believed
ny many to have held that distinct
ion. 1t could not be learned whether
or not he was the man killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28
DEMOCRAT
CANDIDATE
ON COAST
Reed Says Prohibition
Not Issue of Present
Campaign.
OUT AFTER CROOKS
Missouri Senator Seeks
Return of Government
To People.
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2S.-Prohi-
bition is not an issue in the 1923
presidential campaign, Senator
James Reed, of Missouri, candidate
for the Democratic nomination. de.
clared upon his arrival here today.
Senator Reed came to Los Ange.
les from Phoenix, Arizona, and will
launch his Pacific coast campaign
in this city with "pea for the
cause of democracy and unified
party" he said.
~ have no personal ambitions
except to arouse the Democratic
party to what I consider the big
thing Of the characterization of
honesty in government" he declar-
cd in an interview shortly after his
arrival.
"I don't think prohibition is an
issue in this campaign. If you want
to have a prohibition and an anti
prohibition party go ahead, and dis
solve the Republican and Democrat
ic parties, both Of which are split,
and fight it out on that basis.
Prohibition is a law on the sta
tute books and until it is changed
by the people it must remain law.
And I believe in law enforcement,
not the enforcement of one law but
the enforcement of all laws in the
interest of thoroughness and JUS
tice.
"The big issue is to get rid OF
the crooks and rascals and set up
a government in the interest of the
people, the white haired legisla-
tor declared.
Regarding the American policy in
Nicaragua Senator Reed said that
he chad no quarrel with Nicaragua,
personally, but I don't know wheth-
err the facts coming from the state
department are true although
have no reason to believe that they
are otherwise than true
PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 2S.-The
first statement of Senator James A.
Reed. Democratic candidate for
president, on the prohibition ques-
ton since beginning his campaign
was on record here today.
In response to the written re-
quest of Judge J. w. Ray of this
city. Reed declared in a statement
that he would not knowingly ap-
point men to office, who "repre-
sented only one side of the ques
tion.'
''I would try and appoint as
iudges,' Senator Reed declared,
"men who would justly deeide-thc
law in all cases and likewise men
to enforce all laws would do so
Justly and faithfully.
"That necessarily means l wouio
not knowingly select men who rep
resented one side of question.
Judge Ray presented question:
naire Ito Senator Reed, virtually
demanding that he make clear his
attitude in the naming of men to
enforce the eighteenth amendment,
and likewise judges who would hear
prohibition eases, in the event he is
elected president.
The QUESTIONABLE asked whether
Senator Reed would appoint men
"wet" or "dry" to positions OF
enforcement.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28
Accused Actor
FOrfeits Bail

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2S.-Harry
Miller, stage comedian was being
sought on a warrant today, follow
ing his failure to appear in munich
pal court here for the scheduled
hearing of counter battery charges
filed by him and by Peggy Hope,
his former dancing partner.
Miller was said to be in FL Paso,
Tex. Miller and Miss Hope took
their troubles to court after meeting
in back stage fist fight during a
recent performance at the Mayan
theater here. Tho trials were con-
tinuod to March Q and Miller's bond
forfeited.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28
AGAINST
MONROE DOCTRINE
BY AR CENTINE
By HENRY WOOD
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

GENEVA, Feb. 2S.-Protest
against the wordage of the League
of Nations covenant article recog-
nizing the Monroe Doctrine was
made by Argentina today before the
League Security commission.
Argentine delegate Cantillo de-
clared that the Monroe Doctrine was
not a regional understanding but an
individual declaration of policy by
the United States.
The article in question reads:
Nothing in this covenant shall
be deemed to affect the validity of
international engagements such as
treaties of arbitration or regional
understandings like the Monroe
Doctrine for securing the mainten-
ance of peace
The article was not in the origin
al covenant as read to the Versailles
leace conferees Woodrow Wilson,
but was inserted later.
cit is purely on individual dec
laration of political policy by the
United States at the time of the
European Holy Alliance" Cantillo
said. "It was made to prevent any
eXtention of the Holy Alliance sys-
tenn to the American continent.
"While it rendered great service
to America in the early days of it's
existence and honors the United
States in its defense of justice and
liberty, it should not be referred
to as a regional understanding.
cit is purely an Individual dee
laration of principle and has no ap-
plication to the regional agreements
being discussed here
The regional agreements under
discussion were the group-nation
treaties pledging mutual support if
any nation is attacked
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28
De La Huerta Goes
Free In Arizona
BY United Press Leased Wire

TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 2S-The
cases against Adolfo De La Huerta
and five companions, indicted here
and scheduled to be tried for violat-
ion of the neutrality laws and foster
ing a rebellion in Mexico were
quashed today.
The action was taken in court
upon the motion of federal counsel
in view of De La Huerta s victory
on similar Indictment in Los Ang-
eles recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28
Action Asked On
Boulder Dam Bill
by United Press Lensed Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Cali-
fornia members of the house today
sent other members a joint letter
designed to hasten action at this
session on the Boulder Canyon dam
project
The Californians emphasized the
serious and ever increasing flood
menace existing along the lower
reaches of the Colorado river, which
they declared threatens destruction
of the lower basin communities. "
The letter explained also the
Swing-Johnson bill which it declar-
ed, embodies the matured plan of
the government engineers and has
been favorably recommended to
Congress by the secretary of the
interior.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28
Life Term For
DIR. M'Millan
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Feb. 2s.-Dr.
Charles NJ. Mcmillan was sentenced
to life Imprisonment in Folsom to-
day, for the "sack murder" of
Mrs. Amelia Appleby, wealthy
widow of Chicago inventor
Motion for new trial, made by
Attorney Jerry Geisler, was denied
by Superior Judge Douglas Edmonds,
who then pronounced sentence.
Judge EdmOnds recommended to
the prison board that no parole be
granted and the doctor be confined
in Folsom for life Defense counsel
did not file notice of appeal.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-28
DRYS TO DEMAND
PLATFORMS WITH
DEFINITE PLANKS
Will Seek Defeat OF
Vets or Those Who Are
Silent.
by United Press LeaSad Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.- Chair
man Deets Pickett of the "Dry
plank conference' which opened
here today sounded the keynote of
the gathering by declaring the
friends of prohibition "demand pos
tive declarations on the dry issue
in party platforms.
Addressing the more than 400 rep
resentatives of 80 national temper
ancc organizations, Pickett declared
the drys will strive to defeat office
seekers who are neither negative or
silent.
ave call upon the American peo-
pie to repudiate all state and ma
tional party platforms that deal
only in glittering generalities with
law enforcement. We oppose and
vote against candidates in all par
ties whose promise is fair and dry
but whose official performance is
wet. -
DR.. Clarence True Wilson of the
Methodist temperance board launch
ed what was regarded as veiled
attack against the candidacy of Al
Smith, without mentioning Smith by
name, because, as he said, "to at
tack this man or any candidate
openly might lead to greater sup
port from the opposition.
Attacks Smith
"However, DR.. Wilson declared,
''tilis is no time for the United
States to give the reins of govern
ment to wet, damp or dodging
candidate. A president by his in
dividual acts by the selection of his
cabinet and by the conduct of his
office could scuttle prohibition in
four years.
"Let us insist that all parties
put clean cut dry planks in their
platforms so that Il wet candidate
cannot stand on them, let alone run
on them. No man who lodges the
issue now is going to straighten out
when he gets in Office
Rev. o. r. Miller of Albany,
president of the National Civic
league, declared Smith would not be
presidential candidate had the
Walsh power investigation passed.
Smith is hand in foot with the
public utility interests of the coun-
try, Miller declared.