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Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
Zeppelin Crew
Leaves For East
By United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Oct. %. - DR.. Hugo
Eckener and his Zeppelin crew to-
day were speeding eastward after a
24hour welcome in Chicago.
Cheercd by 1000 persons at a
banquet, the climax of Chicago s
hospitality, the Germans boarded
the train last night for New York.
Later this week, probably Friday,
they again will visit the middle west,
this time in the dirigible that ear
ried them across the Atlantic from
Germany to Lakehurst, n. J.
Admiral William A. Moffctt, chief
of the United States Navy bureau
OF acronautics, chief speaker at the
banquet, pledged that this country
would keep abreast the rest of the
world in the air. He also described
the navy'S plan for two giant Zep-
pelins each capable of carrying 100
passengers and five airplanes.
DIR. Eckener said that passengers
would be accepted for the return
flight. The fare will be $4,000, the
same price charged on the trip from
Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
DAWES DECLARES
PROSPERITY is
REAL QUESTION
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, oct. 23.-The con
fusion of collateral issues of the
campaign has failed TO sidetrack the
average voter and the "commOn
sense eitizen' will go to the polls
to vote on the one main issue, the
maintenance of prosperity, Vice
president Charles G. Dawes said in
an address at Madison Square Gar
den last night.
"The average voter will determine
the result of the election,' Dawes
said, "and there are many reasons
which lead me to believe that. the
average voter upon the issue of pre-
serving prosperity, which is domin-
ant in this campaign, will vote for
continuance of Republican admin
iStration.'
Dawes said that the strong and in
consistent claims of partisans of
both parties, always incident to the
close of national contest, had
thickcncd the confusion of the APP
peals.
Dawes Salu thc average cltlZcn
Will not throw away his vote to
vote his sentiments on prohibition
when il means that he votes adverse
" to his own views on the real and
greater issue of prosperity.
The prosperity issue also over
shadows the farm relief question es-
peciaIly since both parties have
pledged themselves in their plat
forms to attempt farm relief.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
RECORD BREAKING
VOTE EXPECTED
ON NOVEMBER 6
BY CARL D. GROAT
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Politi-
clans of both parties are looking for
ward to record breaking vote in
the presidential election.
Figures so far known indicate
heavy registration practically every
where with women voters preparing
to exercise their voting right more
extensively than ever before.
Both camps are striving hard to
"get out the VOTE" and the indi-
cations today are that, while there
still will be an army of stay-at-
homes, untold thousands will seek
out the polls on Nov. 6 out of sheer
interest in the contest.
From virtually every corner of
the land came reports that registra-
tion is unparalleled this year. Many
experts look for a total vote of
from 35,000,000 to 40,000,000 com
pared with a total of 1924 vote of
between 29,000,000 and 30,000.000.
New York City offers striking il
lustration of the interest this battle
between Herbert Hoover and Gov.
Smith has developed.
All Report Increases
The registration there is 2,023, ,654
or about 100000 above the 1924 vote.
Chicago with 100000 registration
is about one-third above the total
number in 1924.
The city of Lincoln, Neb, to date
has about $4,000 registration a
5000 gain over 1924. These merely
are samples of what is happening in
many quarters of the land. Even
in the south where hitherto practi-
cally everybody voted Democratic
as a matter of course and then chief
ly in the primaries, registration in
dicatcs a hitherto unequalled inter
est.
There are about 5S,0O000O persons
eligible to vote in the coming cleo
ton, and of this number about 2S,-
100000 are women. Many of these,
both male and female, however, will
be stayat homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
Officers Believe
Reported Suicide
Is Murder Case
by United Press Leased Wire

LIVERMCRE, Calf, Oct. %. -
Investigation of a possible murder
mystery was started today when
deputies from the Alameda county
sheriff's office were called to a
ranch near here and found the body
of Phillip O'Donnell, 50, San Fran
cisco trucking contractor.
Two bullet wounds were in O'Don-
nell s body, one in the heart and
another in the thigh. According to
Mrs. Jessie Fiscus who called the
officers, the man committed suicide
because he was brooding over the
death of his sweetheart.
Mrs. Fiscus, whose estranged
husband lives in Tracy, was taken to
the Alameda county Jail for investi-
cation.
When informed of O'Donnell s
death, Harry O'Donnell, a brother
in San Francisco, tainted. He said
the dead man was not the type to
commit suicide, although he was
grieving over the death of his wife
in Los Angeles month ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
Bishop, Agnostic :
and Rabbi Explain
Religious Beliefs
by United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Oct. GA Metho.
dist bishop, an Agnostie and Jew-
ish rabbi, stood in the pulpit of a
synagogue here last night defend.
ing their faiths before an audiences
of 5000 persons.
Said Bishop Francis j. Mcconnell
of New York:
"The prime object of protestant.
ism is toteach the observance OF
two commandments, Thou Shalt
Love the Lord Thy God and Thou
Shalt Love Thy Neighbor as Thy-
self Professionalism really means
that every man is the judge of hli
own religious convictions. y
Said Clarence Darrow, Agnostic:
eff there is anything anywhera
that could be called God, | believe
that he started a great machine go
ing and left it to take care of IT.
self"
Said Rabbi Louis l.. Mann:
"Judiasm is not theology. 1t is
way of life. am a jew because my
intellectual and spiritual quest was
crowned with conviction
The Rev. Frederick Siedenberg OF
LoyOla University, was to have sup
ported the Roman Catholic view OF
religion, but withdrew at the re-
quest of Cardinal Mundelein.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23

SOUNDS
kEYN0
Brands Smiths Program
AS Estate Socialism" in
New York Speech. -
WARMLY RECEIVED
Charges Democrats With
Abandonment of Party
Principles.
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press staff Correspondent

tCniOed Press Staff CorreSpondent)
NEW YORK, Oct. 23-Herhert
Hoover has set the keynote for the
windup of his presidential cam
paign today by branding as "state
socialism > the prohibition, farm
relief and waterpower proposals of
his Democratic opponent, Governor
Alfred f. Smith.
He chose Smith s home city as
the place. and huge crowd in
Madison Square Garden as the an.
dience, before which to attack tho
Democratic candidate program
last night in the most direct and
outspoken fashion of his campaign,
but without mentioning Smith.
Hoover charged the Democrats
with abandoning the tenets of
their own party in this campaign.
They have revived, he declared
"a series of proposals which, if
adopted, would be long step to-
ward the abandonment of our
American system and surrender TO
the destructive operation of gov
ernmental conduct of commercial
business.
Hoover's bold attack upon Smith q
prohibition modification proposal in
this state, which has gone on record
for change in the prohibition
laws. was unexpected and dramatic.
Because the country is faced
with difficulty and doubt over cer-
tain national problcms-that is,
prohibition, farm relief and electri-
cal power-our opponents propose
that we must thrust government q
give rise to these problems,' Hoov-
er said. teH
Gin effect, they abandon tho
tenets of their own party and; turn
to state socialism as a solution OF
the difficulties presented by all
three.
cit is proposed that we shall
change from prohibition to the
state purchase and sale of liquor. 1t
their agricultural relief program
means anything, it means that tho
government shall directly or in
directly buy and sell and fix prices
of agricultural products and we
are to go into the hydro electrical
power business.
"In other words, we are con-
fronted with huge program of
government in business.
Denounces Government In Business
Hoover discussed prohibition no
further than to denounce Smiths
proposal, though Vice President
Dawes, who preceded him, gave!
Continued on Page Three)
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
STATE SHERIFFS
LEAVE TO VISIT
DISTRICT SYSTEM
Alameda County DOubly
HOnOred At Business
Session. Ala

Delegates to the 34th Annual Cali
fornia Sheriffs' Convention were
to be guests of the Imperial Irriga-
tion district today. The visitors left
FL Centre early this morning by
automobile and escorted by Off
cials Of the district for trip over
the district system.
The tour was to take in trips to
Laguna heading and to Hanlon's
heading with stops at all points of
interest cnrOutc. At noon the party
was scheduled to be in Andrade
where luncheon was to be served.
With delegates from practically
every county in the state present,
the convention opened at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon at the Hotel
Barbara Worth. As its first order of
business the convention elected Bur
ton Becker, sheriff of Alemeda
county, of Oakland to the presidency
of the association. They then fixed
Oakland as the city for the 1929
convention.
vacancy left through the disqualifi
cation Of Tom Finn, president, who
automatically rclinquished the of
flee when he was not returned to
office as sheriff in n recent cleo
tion. Becker will hold office for a
period Of four years.
The meeting was opened with an
address of welcome, extended to the
visiting delegates by Ernest Utley
upon request of Sheriff {. l.. Gillett.
Utlcv was brief in his remarks but
assured the visitors that they were
welcome to the valley.
Secretary r. Il. Vcale called for
the election of the president and
Becker was seated. The secretary
made a report on the activities of
the association during the last year
and reports of committees were re-
ccivcd
Vote Confidence In Gillett
At the request of the organiza
tion, Attorney Utley explained the
Indictment of Sheriff Gillett by the
1927 Grand Jury. The association
Inen NOtrd an expression or c0nfl-
dcnce in Sheriff Gillctt. A vote of
confidence was also dispatched by
wire to Sheriff Reicks of Stockton,
who is facing charge of having
accepted bribc.
Frank II. Benson, director of the
state narcotic division related how
the division is striving to wipe out
the drug habit from the state and
told of the opening of new hospital
at Pomona for drug addictS where a
treatment of from eight months to
two years will be offered to those
suffering from the drug habit.
II. II. Youngbood, secretary of
sheriff S, undersheriffs and civil
deputies association, told of the eff
forts being made by his organiza-
tion to bring about legislation rela-
tive to third party claims and chat
tel mortgages which would expedite
and simplify handling through the
sherffs' offices.
William |. Fitzgerald of San
Francisco, the youngest sheriff at
Continued on Page Three)
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
FIVE DERELICTS DIE WHEN
FLAMES SWEEP CHEAP HOTEL,

CHICAGO, Oct. 23. - Fire
swept through the Eagle hotel
today, taking the lives of five
derelicts who sought refuge from
the cold in the flimsy cage bed
rooms of one of the landmarks
of South Gate streets "flop-
house, district.
The five victims were trap
ped in tiny cell-like rooms on
the third floor of the four-story
structure.
The bodies were charred be-
yond recognition and there was
no hotel register to aid in their
identification
Six other guests were burned
seriously and were removed to
a hospital.
The hostelry's street sign
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
New Air Mail
Lines Planned

WASHINGTON, Pa, Oct. 23.--
Two new international air mail
lines, one from Winnipeg to the
Twin Cities and a second from To
ronto to Buffalo, n. Y, are being
considered by postal officials of the
United States and Canada, Second
Assistant Postmaster General Glov-
er said today.
Glover said the United States also
is contemplating extending air mail
service between the Twin Cities,
Fargo and Spokane.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23

"Bed, Is cents; Rooms, 80
cents escaped the flames
which gutted the entire build
ing.
When the fire was discovered
approximately 100 men We're in
the hotel. Only the men in
the, more desirable front rooms
were able to escape. The dead
were found in the back of the
building where, authorities said,
there were no exits available.
Fire Marshal Dillon said he
would demand an investigation
and would attempt to hold the
owner of the hotel responsible.
The fire, he said, probably
was caused by a lighted cigar
cite thrown on a trash Uttered
rear stairway.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
FORTUNE WILL NOT CHANGE
HIS WAYS SAYS PROSPECTOR

pany infringed on his copper
smelling patent.
81 guess I'll have plenty of
money! he said, "but | can't
think of anything want to do
especially. | think I'll go right
on working ON some new patents.
"Getting that money from
the copper companies seemed
for a time to be just about as
hopeless as my hunt for gold.
My wife and | will receive
about 20 percent of all the
money and that ought to total
at least $20,000,000.'
The Carsons were married in
San Francisco in 1927.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
MRS. MARSHALL TALKS
by United Press Leased Wire

PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 23.-Mrs.
Thomas r. Marshall, of Scottsdale,
Ariz., widow of the former U. s.
vice president, will deliver her sec
ond campaign speech here tomorrow
night. Her first address was deliver
ed before 5000 persons at the armory
Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
Crippled Youth
Takes His Life

FRESNO, Oct. 23.-Thc body of
Edward Rice, 1S-year-old high school
boy, cripple from birth, was found
by his mother today hanging from a
rope in a shed at the rear of the
family home. Dependency due to
his physical deformities was believed
to have prompted the suicidal act.
Young Rice left home early last
night, telling his mother he was
going to a neighbours IS to listen to the
radio. He was not seen again until
his body was found.
Mount st. Helena suffered a $500
600 fire recently in loss of timber
and pasturage.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
Actors Clothes
Legal Expense
nv United Press Leased Wire

nv United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-An
actcr's wardrobe is a necessary
business expense, the u. s. board
CT tax appeals ruled today in the
case of Charles Hutchinson,
movie stunt actor of New York
and Hollywood.
Hutchinson appealed from q
1921 ruling that he could not de-
duct from his return the loss of
clothing during his spectacular
feat. A sum deducted for physi
cal training 50 he could accom-
plish unusual feats also was held
to be a necessary expense.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
Oil Tanker In
Distress At Sea
By United Press Leased Wire

NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 23.-Coast
guard cutters Mascoutin and Mann
ing, left here today to assist the
tanker Vaba, reported stranded off
Nagshead, n, c., with a crew of 81
on board.
Coast guard headquarters have re-
ported the steamer in no immediate
danger. She was believed to have
lost her way in fog and gone
aground ON the outer edge of Dia-
mond Shoals.
The vessel, bound from New York
to Tampico, is of 3,l05 tons and
owned by the steamer Naba cor
pOration.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
By United Press Leased Wire

BEVERLEY HILLS, Calf,
Oct. 23.-The decision of the
United States supreme court,
declaring in effect that the Ana
conda Copper Mining Company
must pay him millions of dol
lars, will not change the life
of George Cambell Carson, he
said here today.
The veteran prospector, who
for years sought pay dirt in
Death Valley, expects to real
ize between $20,000,000 and
$40, 100000 as the result of the
ruling that the Anaconda Com
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
Tong Outbreak
In Minneapolis
by United Press Leased Wire

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 23.-Sever-
al Chinese were under arrest and
scores of special police guarded their
district here today following the
supposed tong war killing last night
of Hugh L. Kay, 20 year old Chinese
cook
Kay, who was shot three times as
he walked through n side street in
the Chinese section of the city, was
said by police to be a member Of
the On Leong Tong.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
Smith Campaigner
Dies In Arizona
Ry United Press Leased Wire

TUCSON, Ariz,, Oct. 23.-Former
United States Senator Charles A.
Townc of Minnesota, died of pncu-
monia here yesterday.
He was first taken i'll with a Sc
we're cold while stumping in South
Dakota for Governor Alfred +.
Smith
His condition grew critical when
he arrived here and he was taken to
n hospital where he died a few hours
later.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
KILLED IN AUTO CRASH
By United Press Leased Wire

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, Oct. e3.
Mrs. Winifred stone, 30, of
Delan0, was killed almost instantly
when the automobile in which She
was riding ran off the road near
Delano last night. The daughter,
Mary Jane, was uninjured.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
BOrrOws Baby
For Her Doll

By United Press Leased Wire
NEWARK, N. j., Oct. 23.-An
year old girl playing the
mother role threw a residen
tial section here into a ''kid-
naper'' scare by borrowing z
weeks cid baby to take her doll s.
place in a carriage from l p. m.
until twilight. Police and Mrs.
John CLANCY, the worried mother
Of the baby, searched for the!
child, before it was found sleep
ing peacefully in the doll car
riage.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
Ocean FLYER and the Route He Planned

Macdonald the
little faith transatlantic Mac
tiny Moth weighing only
st. which 46 feet with powerful
cylinder
follow from Harbor Grace, N England.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
Second Staying
At State Prison
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 23.-James
Mcfarland, 27, Los Angeles negro
convict, was dead and Robert Sttr-
ling, "a, Stanisaus county negro,
today occupied a cell in solitary
confinement as the result of the
second Staying at Folsom prison
within week. Sterling, according
TO prison officials, struck Mcfarland
on the head with shovel follow
ing quarrel over their work in the
stone quarry. Mcfarland IS neck
was broken and he died instantly.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
FARNUM DENIES CHARGE
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Oct. 23.-Deny-
ing that he was guilty of improper
conduct with another woman, Will
liam Farnum, stage and screen play
er has filed answer to the separate
maintenance suit of his wife, Olive
Ann Farnum.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
UTILITIES
HEARING
H|NDFRFD
Officials of Electric
Company Refuse Testi-
mOny.
AUTHORITY DENIED
Federal Commission TO
Invoke Aid OF Courts to
Get Evidence.
BY CECIL OWEN
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

NoulICu otdAl SoliOopohoNicI
WASHINGTON, Oct. zj.-Offi-
cials of the Electric Bond and Share
Company, New York, repeated today
their refusal to answer questions or
produce documents required in the
Federal Trade commission s inVcsti-
CATION of the power industry.
Appearing on the stand for the
second time within week, Ralph b.
Feagin, vice president of the com
pany, told the commission he would
decline to answer any questions re-
garding financial disbursements by
his firm until 1.-The fundamental
question raised by us has been
judicially determined.
This fundamental question as pre-
viouslv raised, was whether the com
pany was compelled to answer ques-
tions directly affecting its busi-
ness
'As TO any other matter,' Mac
Lane said, 1--WE must respectfully
decline to submit witnesses for
examination or to produce records
or papers until the fundamental
constitutional and legal questions
presented at the hearing ON October
I have been adjudicated.
Prior to Fcagin s testimony John
+. Mac cLanc, counsel, advised the
commission that the company still
maintained its stand of last week
/ when il challenged the commission s
authority.
Dcnv Disbursements
MacLanc, however, told the com
rission the company had made no
disbursements to influence or con
troll elections of president, vice
president or members of the senate
since 1923 and therefore could pro-
dueo no vouchers showing such pay
nents. He said the company was pre-
pared To produce witnesses who
would testify to this effect.
The Electric Bond and Share con-
Germ stands ready, MacLanc dcclar-
I'd, to aid in bringing about a
speedy, legal settlement of the
questions involved.
Judge McCulloch thcreupon di-
rected Fcagin to take the stand, ask
cd concerning MacLanc 5 statement
about contributions TO political cam
paigns, Feagin said that, to his
knowledge, no such contributions
have been made.
Two employers of the company,
Feagin said, have searched records
and would testify on this point.
Efforts to have him answer other
uupStion wprp fut lie for Epnpiu in
sisted he could answer no inquiry
about his company s financial dis
bursements until the legal questions
have been clarified.
Maintains Silence
Judge Robert T.. Healv, chief com
mission counsel, asked Feagin if the
Electric Fond and Share concern
has spent any money to sway public
opinion against municipal operation
of power plants. The witness refused
to answer. Directed to answer, he
still declined.
This procedure was repeated with
long list of questions, all of which
the witness said he could not an
answer.
Four investigators employed by
the Federal Trade Commission were
put on the stand before Fcagin and
introduced books and records re-
garding financial operations of the
Electric Band and Share Company.
None of the papers introduced, how
ever, disclosed disbursements by
the company.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
FIRE DRILL SAVES PUPILS
by United Press Leased Wire

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NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-More than
$500 pupils at Morris high school
filed from the building in an order,
ly manner and cleared it in three
minutes when fire broke out. Seven
ty-fOur classrooms were emptied.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

Choral club rehearsal, 8.
Religious Survey committee
meets, Christian church, 7:3O.
Entire No2 club dance, $50.
KGEN, 6 to 10.
High school night school, 10.
knights of Pythias, Davis
hall.
I. v. Commandery, No. 54,
1880.
Citizenship classes, high
school, 7:30.
Adult English classes. Eastside
school, 7:15.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23
TOMORROW

TOMORROW
Jr. Chamber breakfast, Hotel
Barbara Worth, $50 a. m.
Arts, Craft section, club house
tearoom, 9 a. m.
Chamber of commerce lunch
con, Hotel Barbara Worth.
KGEN, IL to l p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-23

Continued on Page Three)
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-16
AGED PHYSICIAN
OBTAINS DIVORCE,
in LOCAL COURT

DR.. Joseph S. Turner of Imperial
was released this morning by Judge
A. G. Finney from the marital VOWS
uttered 81 years ago. He was grant
cd an interlocutory decree of di-
vorce from his wife, Carrie, follow
ing default hearing before the
court on grounds of desertion.
The defendant had filed answer
and cress-complaint in the case but
no appearance in her behalf was
made when the files were presented
the court this morning.
Myrtle +. Holloway, daughter,
was the principal witness for the
plaintiff and an affidavit which
had been filed by her was presented.
In this affidavit the daughter
charged that many false accusations
had been made in the cross-com-
plant.
The cross-complaint, drawn up by
E. T. Van Etten of Los Angeles, at
tornev, charged the plaintiff and
cross-defendant with numerous
things, chiefly among them being
threats 20 kill and shoot members
of his family. This complaint had
been signed by the defendant but
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-16

according to the testimony of the
daughter, the defendant had told
her later that another daughter,
Mrs. L. c. Muller was present when
the cross-complaint was read to her
by. the attorney and that Mrs. Mul-
Ter had talked continually during
the reading.
~ did not understand a word of
it or / would not have signed it for
the reason that the cross complaint
contained a good many things that
are false and untrue.'
The daughter alleges that this
statement was made to her by the
defendant following the filing of
the crcoss-cOmplaint. She further
declared that she had lived with her
father for 30 years and that he had
supported his family and had never
uttered any threats to kill or shoot
any one of them.
The granting OF the decree fol
lowed. The evidence introduced
showed that some time prior to the
separation of the couple in 1924
they had celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary.