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Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
WOULD HAVE
YUMA CHAMBER
REVOKE ACTION

Arizona representative spent all
dav Monday in entering testimony
before the house committee relative
20 the Arizona stand on the Boulder
Dam project A. s. Douglas occu-
pied the entire morning session
while II. s. McCluskey carried oa
throughout the afternoon.
According to word received at the
Imperial Irrigation District from
r. ". Greer, some impression was
made by the Arizonans on Miles
Aligood, Alabama, and John Nor
row. New Mexico. but the other
members of the house committee are
believed to have taken stronger
stand against Arizona as result of
the testimony offered.
McClnskev spent considerable
fine in seeking to overcome the ef-
feet of the passing of a resolution
hy the Yuma Chamber of Commerce
favorable to the Swing-Johnsoa
measure. He told the committee
that he would guarantee that Yuma
would retraet the endorsement OF
the bin before the end of the hear
ing.
tns honn intiu'ated tha- Cover
nor Hunt has spent special mes
senger back to una from Washing
ton in an effort to have the Yuma
chamber retract its resolution.
The house committee today turne1
its attention to consideration OF the
Columbia River Basin project bat
Representatives of other states in
terested in the BOULDER Dam project
are expected to be given opportuni-
fy to air their views before the end
of this week
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
.EL CENTRIC LIONS
HEAR INTERESTING
TALK ON CHINA

El Centre Lions, assembled this
noon for their weekly luncheon at
the Barbara Worth hotel listened
to an unusually interesting address
given by Fan CHI Kung, Chinese
agriculturalist who is in the valley
for short time studying farming
methods here.
Mr.. Fan gave brief outline of
the state of China today and of the
reasons for her present unsettled
condition. The progress of the
Chinese revolution, he stated, is due
to the infiltration of modern ideas
and western education among Il
people living in the past. Demo
cratic ideals have taken hold of the
educated Is percent and they are
struggling against the inertia of the
mass of the illiterate peasantry.
They are struggling for the unifica-
tion and naturalization of people
of 400 million souls, who have
neither common language, a sys-
tenn of education nor methods OF
communication. The speaker was
confident that some day such ma
tionalization will take place but it
can only do so, he thinks, through
the channel of popular education
and many years must elapse before
China is a united people.
The new:y devised alphabet OF
80 symbols and the modern print.
ing of books and periodicals in lang
uage calling for only 1000 ideo'
graphs is great step toward the
education of China s 50 percent of
illiterates. thinks Mr.. Fan.
Fred Kenyon was the able chair
man of the day introducing the
speaker and the various guests
among whom were ]. d. Nuttall and
John Nuttall, father and brother of
Fred Nuttall of this city. 5. p
Williams and Frank Bordwell, banh
examiner. from Imperial.
Two cubs were admitted to the
den today, Harry Becker and r. +
Clayton and Mr.. Becker favord his
friends with solo, accompanied by
Mrs. Omega Conelly.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
Prisoners Take
French Leave
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calf, Jan.
10.-An extensive search was being
conducted today for three prisoners
who escaped when Is men in a road
gang from the county prison camp
in the San Bernardino mountains
made a dash for freedom as they
were being marched to work.
The Is prisoners made their sud
den break toward nearby woods yes
terday morning, but when four
Guards levelled their Guns Is of the
fleeing men halted. The dash cam"
sc suddenly, however, that the 9TH
er three had disappeared. A large
rumber of those in the gang madt
no attempt to escape.
The three being sought are r. b.
Lundy, San Pernardino, serving a
two-ycar sentence; j. j. Flynn, re-
turned from Yakima, Wash, two
years; Benjamin Boyer, Cotton, six
months.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
Death Claims
Lover of Birds

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10.-Funer-
al services will be conducted here
tomorrow for Luther +. Wyman,
o-nithologist and areheologist for
the Los Angeles county museum,
who was known to bird lovers
throughout the country. Wyman.
who was 81 years old died last night
following a brief illness.
He was born in Syracuse, ILL.,, and
at one time was a member of the
Chicago board of trade. A break
down forced him to come to the Pa
cific coast for his health and upon
his arrival here he took up nature
study.
He was a former president Of the
Cooper Club, national organization
of bird lovers.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
Aged Man Dies
At County Farm

Joel G. Brink, aged rs, of Ell
Centre died at the county hospital
hast night following long illness.
He went to the hospital some time
ago suffering from asthma. This
illness together with old age is be-
lieved the direct causes of his
death.
The aged man is survived by his
son Roy of 770 Broadway. He came
10 the valley about IL months ago
seeking climatic change in an ef-
fort to regain his health.
The body has been removed to
Lemons funeral parlors on State
street where a short service will be
held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
under supervision of the Masonic
lodge. Burial will be in Evergreen
cemetery. The deceased was a mem
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
River Boat Has
Serious Blaze
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NEW ORLEANS Jan. 10.-Fire
which broke out aboard the IS
West Ira last night was under con-
troll but not entirely extinguishea
at 9:3G a. m. today.
The West Ira was towed down
the Mississippi river and beaehed
near Chalmette. where river fire
fighting craft could have more
room to combat the blaze.
"We cannot yet begin to esti-
mate the loss,' an official of the
agency said
The fire started when a pipe
exploded in the boiler room as the
vessel was preparing to sail, last
night. The vessel had 25o0 barrels
of oil in its tanks and approximate
ly 100000 worth of cotton, grain
and carbon black in the cargo, de-
stined for Hamburg, Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
Red Peppers
End
Rheur,1aticPai1,

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Red Pepper Rub takes the couch -
from sore, stiff aching joints. 1t
cannot hurt you, and it certainty
stops that old rheumatism torture
at once.
When you are suffering so you
can hardly get around, just try Red
Pepper Rub and you will have the
quickest relief known. Nothing has
suclr concentrated, penetrating heat
as red peppers. just as soon as you
apply Red Pepper Rub you will feel
the tingling heat. In three minutes
it warns the sore spot through and
through. Pain and soreness are
gone.
Ask any good druggist for a jar
Of Rowles Red Pepper Rub. BE sure
to get the genuine, with the name
Rowles on each packag.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
DECISION ON
SAN GABRIEL
DAM HELD UP
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Los ANGELES, Jan. 10. With
the board of supervisors under or
ders from the courts forbidding
them to build either the high or low
dam in San Gabriel canyon until "
decision in the case has been reach
ed, the hearing on the flood control
controversy waS resumed today.
j. NJ. Bell, civil engineer, testi-
fled before Superior Judge W. A..
Anderson today in behalf of the
ma iority members of the board OF,
supervisors and the San Gahrlcl
Valley water users.
Bell testified that there had been
no "change of conditions which
justified the decision made bv the
supervisors to build the 38j-foot
dam in place of the i25foot strue-
ture, which was voted by the people
at a preceding bond election, it is
claimed.
Bell told the court that in 1925 a
devastating fire had swept the up
ner reaches of San Gabriel canyon
ausing n greatly increased run off
1f water in storm periods.
This "change Of conditions he
said, would be against the proposal
to build the low dam.
The California Taxpayers Associ-
alton, favoring low dam. object
ed to the whole line of Belle tcsti-
monv through its counsel, contend
ing that the decision of the super
,isors in May, 1927, by unanimous
vote could not now legally be ques'
toned.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
Three Dead I'm
Plane Crash
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CANAJOHARIE, n. Y, Jan. 10.
A Fairchild monoplane which has
been missing since Sunday was
found wrecked seven miles east of
here today with its pilot and two
passengers dead
The dead are Captain Edward NJ.
Pauley of Albany, Lieutenant
George R. Benedict, Curtiss Field
flyer and Raymond Henries, Buff
40, the pilot.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
Second Officer
Takes Stand
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CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD,
Boston, Jan. 10.-Anothcr officer
Tho was on the bridge when the
east guard destroyer Paulding
ahmed and sank the submarine
Si testified today before the naval
court of inquiry.
Charles f. Reed, chief quarter
master of the Paulding testified
that he was acting as junior off
,er of the deck on the afternoon of
December Il when the submersible
vent down in collision with a loss
u 10 lives.
His duties, he explained, were to
assist the officer of the deck, Lieu
tenant C. M. Phunnemiller, who tes-
titled yesterday, in Keeping look
cut and in keeping the course.
Reed said he would be able to rec
ognize the periscopes of submarine
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10

OSSINING, N. Y, Jan. 10.-Ap-
parently resigned to death in the
electric chair, Ruth Brown Snyder
and Henry Judd Gray today-with
but only few more than 60 hours
to live, planned their last hours of
life.
Attorneys for Mrs. Snyder indi-
Gated they might ask writ of
habeas corpus from a federal court
and Governor Smith today may
make known his decision of elem
ency. These seemed the only slen-
der hopes of the convicted slayers
of Albert SNYDER escaping execution
Thursday night.
And both apparently had given
up hope.
Grav yesterday made his will and
Mrs. Snyder asked her mother, Mrs
Josephine Brown to obtain black
silk frock and black lingerie to
wear at the execution. These were
the first moves by which the couple
indicated that hope of escape was
gone.
The request for the black silk lin
gerie and gown brings up difficult
question for Warden Lewis f.
Lawes. He has objected to men
prisoners about to go to their death
changing from the black clothing
given by the prison.
Whether he will object to Mrs.
Snyder changing from the plain
housedress she has worn since her
STAY in Sing Sing is unknown.
Contents of Gray's will were not
made known, although it was
learned his mother was made eve.
cutrix of the estate and that his
wife-who has visited him but once
since he came here-was not left
out.
Gray Repentant
Samuel Miller. Grav's attorney
said Judd was truly repentant.
ready to admit his sin and resigned
to his fate. He spends hours at q
time reading the Bible. His mother,
Mrs. Margaret Gray, is regular
visitor.
Mrs. Snyder, after outbursts of
| nervous weeping over the week end.
seemed more quiet. She visited for
hours with her mother Yesterday.
She seemed distraught, the mother
said, but held her poise well.
Relatives of the two will be per
mitted to visit them many hours a
day between now and the time of
the execution, penitentiary officials
said.
No decision has been reached as
to which of the two will be led 'in
back ''-as the death chamber is re-
ferred to at the prison-first.
Warden Lawes is opposed to the
death penalty in all cases and al
WAYS has been extremely humane.
May Seek Writ
IT is argued that if he chooses to
take the weaker of the two-in this
ease Mrs. Snyder, to the death house
first, she must pass directly in front
of the cell where Gray will be wait
ing his call to death.
Should Gray be executed first.
Mrs. Snvder's only knowledge of it
will be in the dimming of the lights
as the strong current is turned on.
GRAY would not be forced to pass
her on his last walk.
The possibility of seeking fed
eral writ to halt the executions was
suggested by Joseph leonardo, one
of Mrs. Snyder attorneys. 1t
would be asked on the grounds, he
said, that Mrs. Snyder is being ex-
ecuted in violation. of the federal
rights and immunity granted under
the constitution, inasmuch as she
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
"ST. PAUL. PLAN OKAYED

WASHINGTON, Jan. IU-The In
terstate Commerce Commission to
day authorized the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul railroad to ac.
quire and operate the lines former
" owned and operated by the Chi
eag0, Milwaukee and st. Paul com
pany. This was an approval Of the
so called st. Paul reorganization
plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10

Confined from page one)
Of Hickman was to be made today
by DR.. j. NJ. Fettes, formerly heaa
of one of the largest clinics in the
state of Iowa, Defense Attorney
Richard Cantillon sal.
DIR. Fettes viii also test Hickman
meniaiiy, l. was stated. i he doctor
before his arrival in Los Angeles
recently, was one Of the best known
diagnostieians and physicians and
surgeons in the miadle western
states, according to Cantillon.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Jan. 10. -
Initial steps toward establishment
of an "insanitv defense for Ed
ward Hickman viii be taken here
tomorrow.
Jerome Walsh, Hickman 5 attor-
acv, said today he would obtain dc-
positions from former high school
lass mates and friends who knew
Hickman when he was n student
here.
These depositions, Walsh said,
would be used in an effort to prove
Hickman was a victim of dementia
praecox when he killed Il year old
Marion Parker in Los Angeles.
In addition to depositions from
former class mates, Walsh said he
will obtain statements from offic
ials of the Arkansas state asylum
where Hickman s mother was once
confined
Mrs. Hickman intends going 20
California soon to visit ker son,
Walsh said.
Los ANGELES, Jan. 10 = While
chemists began their examination of
William Edward Hickman, his 16-
year-old bandit pal, Welby Hunt,
was scheduled to plead today to the
Indictment charging him with the
murder of C. Ivy Toms, druggist.
Hunt, it was reported, wih enter
plea of not guilty, placing the en-
tire responsibility for the crime up
On the shoulders of Hickman, but
viii not repudiate his confession in
which he admitted being an accom-
plice in the holdup and murder.
A. Gray Gilmer, attorney for
young Hunt, announced that he
would seek to have the ease trans
ferred to juvenile court as the muir
der suspect is only Is years old. \
petition for a separate trial will be
made also, Gilmer said
Three more alienists including
doctors Victor Parkin, Paul NJ. Bow
ers and Z. H. Williams were called
into the case last night by District
Attorney Asa Keyes and viii make
an examination of Hickman in an
effort by the state to block the
Young slayer insanity plea for the
murder of Marion Parker.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
AIR PROGRAM APPROVED
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. = The
house today approved Appropriation
of $3.S71.S50 for commercial avia-
tion development carried in the
state, justice. commerce and labor
appropriation bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
GRAPEFRUIT MEN TO MEET

All members of the Imperial Val
ley Grapefruit growers association
are asked to meet Thursday even
ing at 1880, with the board of dl-
reetors in the county courthouse to
discuss marketing problems.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
CONDEMNED PAIR
ABANDON HOPE
FOR CLEME NCY

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NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-Gov-
ernor Smith has nothing to say
about the Snyder Gray case and
will issue no statements today
regarding his decision on the
appeal for clemency in their be-
half. lie told the press at his
hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10

Lindbergh said he eouldn I under
stand why more Americans didn t
visit Mexico. Maybe their politics
has something to do with it.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
Second Charge
Against Nail

The case of S. +. Nail of Calexico,
charged with cutting in, - was
continued indefinitely by Judge /.
Mayfield this morning. Nail had
entered a plea of not guilty to the
charge and the ease was set for
court trial today. In the meantime
Nail was arrested on charge of
grand theft, growing out of the al
legged theft of an automobile from
Hugh MacKinnon, Calexico attor-
ney. He has been ordered held to
answer on the grand theft charge.
The case in Judge Mayfield d's court
has been held up pending disposi-
ton of the grand theft ease.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10

Sacramento is soon to plant 1900
street trees now in the city nurs-
cry.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
CUTTON MARKET
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NHW YORK, Jan. 10.-The cot
ton market closed off 5-to II points.
Spots 1915.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
L. A. STOCK EXCHANGE

her of the Compass Masonic Lodge,
No. 120, of Parkville, Mo.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10

Sn0ts closed steady unchanged al
1922.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10

Prince George fell out of an auto.
mobile the other day. The king OF
England had better never let those
boys take up aviation.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-10
Alienists Give
Hickman Scare

Continued from page one)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
continued from Page 81

Ambassador OF Belgium and Prin-
cess de Ligne, the new turkish
Ambassador and others Ana
many of the corps hal the pleas
ure of meeting for the tlrst time
the Minister of Norway and Nine
Bachke, who have just arrived 10
take their place in the capital
OUCH a pretty group OF girls al
~ one finds among the diplomats
this year! Miles. Rose and Maria
Padilla, daughters of the Spanish
Ambassador and Nine. Pad1lla;
Miles. Marie and Refine Claudel,
daughters of the French ambassa-
dor; little Princess Elizabeth de
Ligne; Mile. Jeanne Cretziano,
hostess for her father. the minister
of Rumania; the Grisanti girls,
Miss Betty Chiffon, Miss Dora
Catalani and the rest. Most Of
them were present and all were
having a royal good time with the
bachelor secretaries and our own
younger officials.
State Department officials busted
themselves with the entertainment
OF the guests--the Undersecretary
OF state and Mrs. Robert T.. Olds,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Carr, Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis White, Mr.. and Mrs.
William r. Castle, jr. (the three as
sistant secretaries and their wives),
and the rest. And so a new chap
ter was written into the history OF
a function traditionally brilliant
and always delightful.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
Society Notes

administrative or cultural annals
of his day, is one of the unique at
fractions OF this costume ball,
which Is now firmly established az
one of the most important annual
social events of the season In
Washington.
Many of the costumes that will
be worn are heirloon1s, so valuable
that they are never donned ex'
cept for the assembly, others are
faithful replicas of ancestral
gowns or suits copied from rare
old family portraits, and these are
being preserved by their owners to
become themselves heiriooms for
later generations. For the assist
ance of those who desire to appear
in fancy dress ap. ropriate to the
occasion, and who have not yet
arranged for their costumes, the
conn., ittee announces q costumer
will be at the Mayflower on jan
uary 3.
The Secretary of the Interior,
DR.. Hubert Work, will return to
his apartment at the WardmaI1
Park Hotel on Tuesday, after
spending the holidays in Denver
with his sons and their families,
DR.. and Mrs. Phillip Work and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Work. En-
route to Washington he stopped
to visit his son-in.law and daugh.
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. "A. W.. Bissell,
at their home In Evanston, III.
= r.
MISS ALICE BROOKS DAVIS,
4v1 daughter of the Secretary of
War and Mrs. Davis, will leave
Washington on Thursday for st.
Louis to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Davis. They will give dance for
her on Friday.
n
Arthur Bliss Lane, who has re-
Gently been appointed chief of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02

division of Mexican Affairs of the
State Department, and Mrs. Lane
are at the WardnAn Park Hotel,
prior to taking possession OF their
new home on Tracy Place. Mr..
and Mrs. Lane have just come
from Mexico City, where Mr..
Lane was first secretary OF the
American Embassy.
y
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook will
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-02
Dinners Arranged
To Precede Ball OF
Washington Assembly

A LARGE NUMBER of dinner
"A parties will precede the cos.
tune bali for which the board of
governors of the washington As
sembly has issued invitations for
January IL, at 10 o'clock, in the
ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel.
Among those who win entertain
at dinner that evening and who
will take their guests on later to
the ball are Mrs. Henry #. Dimock,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tucker.
man, Judge and Mrs. Samuel ].
Graham, Mr.. and Mrs. Copley
Amory, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles III.
lie Fevre, Mrs. Jacob L. Loose and
Miss Alys Downing.
The historic atmosphere that
surrounds the Washington As
sembly both because of its own
early and notable Identification
with the social life Of the National
Capital and because those attend
ing appear in costume commemorate
ing some famous ancestor whose
name loon1ed large in the military,
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entertain at luncheon on Wednes-
day in the palm court of the
Mayflower when covers win be
laid for 40.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Buchanan
Love will entertain at q dinner.
dance this evening at the May.
flower for their daughter, Miss
Jane Love.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-04-12

Mr.. Illusions body upon arrival in
Oakland, was taken to the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hardesty on
Pennington street where services were
conducted Saturday, followed by in
terment in the Oakland cemetery.
Those present from distance were
his only surviving brother, Charles
Hutson, Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Hoff-
man and daughter Virginia, Mrs. Paul
Binns and son Jack, Mrs. c. W. G.
Binns, Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Smith
and daughter Virginia, Herbert Hut
son, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Farlow,
all of Fairmont, West Va, and his
son-in-law, Charles McCubbins, Prin-
cess Anne, and Harland HardeSty, of
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Pallbearers were Messrs. William
Kildow, William King, Michael Boyle,
Asa Coddington, Walter Hardesty and
Harland Hardesty, the latter filing
the place of an elderly gentleman who
was unable to be present.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-04-12
PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Green, of
near Homecoming, were here yester-
day on business.
Happy, smiling jolly Chas. Sprague,
of Kitzmiller, was in Oakland Tues
day on business.
Former County Treasurer j. W.
Kimmell, of Altamont, spent yester-
day morning in Oakland on business.
Mr.. Henry Hanst, of Kingwood, w.
Va, spent Sunday in Oakland with
his daughter, Mrs. Donald R. Sincell.
Miss Bertha Sauerwald has re-
sumed her studies at Potomac State
college after spending several days
with her aunt, Miss Bertha Wolfe.
Mr. J. E. Harvey and sister, Mrs.
George Kimmell, of Akron, Ohio, are
at their former home at Sand Flat for
brief visit to relatives and friends.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Gar
rett Memorial Presbyterian church
will hold food exchange at Fraley's
store in Oakland on Friday, April 10.
Mr.. Cecil Smith, who was i'll for
upwards of a week as the result of an
attack of influenza, is now able to be
at his desk in the First National Bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Faherty spent
Easter in Baltimore with their daugh-
ter Mary who is Sister of Mercy at
Mt. st. Agnes Convent, Mt. Washing
ton.
Mr.. w. T. Pope, who has resided at
the Park for some years past, has
moved his family from that place to
Gormania, w. Va, where he will re-
side in the future with his family.
Miss Laura Boutwell,, of Western
port, spent several days the past week
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Robert
Stewart, returning to her home or
Monday evening.
Civil War Veteran Jesse Weimer
who is now more than eighty-seven
years of age, and who recently suf-
fered a stroke of paralysis, is lying
critically i'll at the home of his son
near Round Glade.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Marlin Wyant, the
former, editor and manager of the
Mountain Democrat, motored to their
former home in the Valley of Vir-
ginia on Thursday where they remain
ed as guests of friends and relatives
until Tuesday.