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Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
Stewart Enters
Not Guilty Plea
At Washington

WASHINGTON, March Is
Robert w. Stewart pleaded not
guilty today to charges of contempt
Of the Senate.
Stewart, chairman of the Standard
Oil Company of Indiana, appeared
before Chief Justice Walter |. Nc
Gov of the District of Columbia
supreme court to answer to the four
counts of an indictment voted by
the grand jury three weeks ago.
The indictment charged violation
OF the law empowering the Senate
to obtain testimony under oath in
connection with legislation. 1t was
voted on request of the Senate as
the result of Stewart's s refusal to
tell the Teapot Dome committee all
lie knew about the disposal of Lib
crty bond profits of the Continen-
tai Trading company.
United States Attorney Peyton
Gordon and his first assistant Leo
H. Rover advised the court that
Stewart was prepared to plead.
Stewart s attorney then informed
the court that he would plead not
guilty with permission to withdraw
it later and advised that government
end defense attorneys had agreed
On a 20 day delay in setting the
trial date.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
TEAPOT DOME
PROBE OPENS
AT CHICAGO
Subcommittee Trying to
Trace Course of Oil
Bonds.

CHICAGO, March 15.-The Sem
ate Teapot Dome committee plung-
ed today into the tiresome task of
tracing all major Chicago contribu-
tions to the Republican National
committee from 1922 to 1924.
It was hoped to find the trail of
$4,000 in Liberty bonds, passed
from Harry Sinclair to Will Hays,
former chairman of the national
committee and then to the late Fred
w. Upham. former treasurer, who
succeeded Hays.
The first witnesses, however, pro
vided no clues to the missing bonds.
A secretary and attorney for Will
liam Wrigley Jr,, testified the Lib
erty bonds the gum magnate owns
were all purchased on the war
drives or from employees and could
not have come from the Republican
national committee.
George NJ. Reynolds, banker, de-
MED by telegram that he knew any
thing about Sinclair bonds.
Less known Republicans and their
representative gave testimony
about their contributions. The only
donation discovered which seemed
in any way unusual was one of
$25O0 in currency by James Moran.
manufacturer, who said he made
no record of the contribution, OBJ
tanned no receipt for it and did not
remember whether the gift was
made in 1922, 1923 or 1924.
While the first of today's wit
nesses were giving testimony fed
cral subpoenas were issued for II
other Chicago men and for the Of
ficers of one corporation, the
American Radiator Company.
Prominent among those named in
the subpoenas were Philip ID. AT
mour, packer, Edison White of Ar
mour and Company; A. w. Harris,
banker; Robert Mccormick, pub
Usher and C. X. Nickerbocker of the
American Radiator Company.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
CHAMBER NAMES
COMMIT TEE TO
BOOST PETITION
Purpose of Ten Mills Tax
Will Be Explained to
Voters of City.

Although the board Of directors
of the chamber of commerce held
only a short meeting last night sev-
cral matters of interest were
brought to their attention. The mat
tor of the initiative petition was the
chief subject discussed.
j. S. Cameron, c. w. Remele and
w. c. Costello were appointed as u
committee to further interest in
the petition. The petition relates to
the proposition which will be on tn"
municipal election ballot next month
and which calls for placing a 10
mills tax by the city, the money
raised to be put into a fund known
as the music, park and advertising
fund and which will be turned over
to the use of the chamber for pro-
motion work.
1t was brought up at the meeting
that in some way a misunderstand-
ing has been reached relative TO
this tax, many believing that the tax
sought was to be 10 percent tax
instead of IA 10 mill or one per cent
tax. This fact is believed to have
raised some criticism of the matter
uniuStly.
W. j. Bcichman, secretary of the
Yuma Chamber of ommcree, az
pcarcd before the board and gave
a short address. lie asked the support
of the chamber in regard to some
road improvement matters, particul-
ally to five mile strip east OF
una. He pointed out that some
trouble regarding this particular
strip has sprung up between the
state officials and the government
and he asked that the board send
wires to Phil Swing, l.. !. Hewes at
Sacramento and Il. II. Mcdonald,
chief of the bureau of public roads,
At Washington, to assist in bringing
about settlement. lie also brought
up the matter of the proposed trip
to be made by realtors of San Diego
and said that the Yuma cham ber
had made plans to entertain the
visitors upon arrival there.
A telegram was read from the
! Chula Vista chamber of commerce
lclallNe 10 the JOINT meeting ol tue
boards Of supervisors and the cham
hers of commerce of San Diego and
, Imperial counties, to be held IN
Chula Vista Friday night.
a number of important discuss
ions are scheduled to be held at this
meeting and the chamber voted in
favor of having two or more repre-
| scntatives present. There delegates
, viii seek to bring about a discuss
ion on the proposed Laguna road
project at that time.
The meeting of the directors was
adjourned early in order that they
might be in attendance at the con
cert given by the male chorus of
the Imperial Singers.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
By REUEL S. MOORE

\
Los ANGELES, March l5.-Eight
separate official moves to coordin-
ate mass of technical evidence
and opinion and the testimony of
hundreds of eyewitnesses were un-
der way today in an investigation
to determine the cause and fix res
possibility for the fatal st. Fran
els dam disaster.
With bodies of victims still be
ing discovered over the ravaged area
stretching 90 miles from San Fran
cisquito Canyon to the sea, Coroner
O. l.. Rcardon of Ventura county
called inquests at OXnard, Moorpark,
Fillmore and Santa Paula.
These will prcccde a major inquest
which will be started Friday by
Coroner Frank + Nance of Los
Angeles county, which is expected
To last several days.
These inquiries, and the one UNI
dcrtaken by jess Stevens, Los Ang-
clcs city attorney, and Asa Keyes,
Los Angeles county district attorney,
will determine the legal aspect of
the case.
Stevens chief interest as head of
the city's legal staff lies in the liza
lility in which the city may be in
Nolvcd. He interpreted the situation
as binding the city for damages on
ly in case there is established neg
lgence or carclcssneSS in building
on operating the dam, with'the facts
to be developed after careful in
Guiry.
Keyes announced his office will
undertake prosecution if evidence
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
DEFINITE CHECK
ON DEATH LIST
VERY DIFFICULT
BY United Press Leased Wire

SANTA PAULA, Calf, March 10.
The barometer of death in the
Santa Clara river basin catastrophe
fluctuated wildly today with little
prospect of definite check of the
number of victims for several days.
While the official list of rccOv-
cred bodies stood at 1875, between
200 and 800 persons are still missing
and little hope that they will be
found alive is held by officials and
scarchers who resumed their gruc-
some task today
A list compiled from official and
unofficial sources by the United
Tress shortly before noon showed the
following dead:
Newhall 50.
CaStiac s.
Moor Park 26.
Santa Palua 81.
Ventura 9.
Saticoy 3.
Fillmore 4S.
Oxnard t.
Kemp Camp 20.
AS the search extended it became
extremely difficult to keep an ac-
Curate check on the number of bod
les recovered as they were being
claimed by relatives and removed to
undertaking establishments in Los
Angeles and other nearby cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
EIGHT INQUIRIES WILL SEEK
REASON FOR BREAK IN DAM

of criminal negligence is uncovered.
Biologists retained by the Los
Angeles water and power bureau
Robert #. Hill, {. +. Tolman and D.
W. Murphy-were busy on their sec
end day of study of the ground con
dtionS at the dam site. In the mean
time they have gained no informant
ion on their findings, having agreed
with the water and power commisS-
len to make no announcements eX-
cept through the commission offici-
ally.
Dam On Rock
Chief Engineer William Mulholl-
and would give no positive opinion
as to the cause of the mishap, pend
ing a report of the biologists, other
than to say he believed a INA ior
earth movement was responsible
for the crash. He denied the state
ment that the dam was anchored at
one end to shale, saying it was pro-
perly fastened to bed rock.
The Los Angeles city council sent
Il formal request to Ellwood Mead,
chief of the United States Reclaim
alton Service, asking him to con
duct n separate inquiry based on
the comparison of the faulty St.
Francis dam with other large dams
the country over.
Meanwhile the state of California
sponsored two other fact-finding UNI
dcrtakings, one by the state engin-
eer who approved of the dam dur
ing its construction about two years
ago, and the other by the state
railroad commission relative to its
interests.
The Ventura county board of
supervisors appointed u committee,
, headed by Charles w. Petit, Chief
county engineer, which expected tc
spend the entire day looking into
| all phases of the disaster. This in
quiry grew out of an Indignation
meeting of fruit growers, ranchers
and merchants of the flooded area,
headed by C. G. league, president
of the California Citrus Growers As
sociatiOn.
Residents of this area are being
drawn together by spontaneous
move to claim full damages from the
city of Los Angeles.
To date Los Angeles has volun
tarily assumed the responsibility of
burying the dead.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
Davis Against
Ban On Arms
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Sec
rotary of War Davis opposed before
the house foreign affairs commit
tee the Burton resolution prohibit
ing export of arms without the con
sent of Congress. He said Germany
would have won the world war had
il been in effect,
Davis said he favors any step for
world peace but he believed this
resolution would not achieve that
purpose. The potential productive
capacity of war munitions in this
country, he argued, is Zone of the
best safeguards for peace
He said that if American manu-
facturers were prevented from ship
ping munitions to belligerents the
industry would not be prepared if
the United States became involved
in war.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
By DAN CAMPBELL

SANTA PAULA, Calf, March
15.-The sodden wastes of the SAM
ia Clara river basin today continued
to give up its victims to fix the
unofficial death list at between $50
and 800.
Using dynamite and farming im-
plements thousands of searchers
slowly cut their way through the
debris that clogs the valley floor in
the face of treachcrous quicksands
and scourge.
Although the sheriff's headquar-
ters at Ncwhall fixed the official
list of bodies recovered at 1875, it is
believed that there are other vic
time whose names have not been
reported.
The efforts of hundreds of search
ers were being centered today at a
point near Saticoy where the river
bed widened and the flood spent it.
self. Eleven bodies were found at
this point.
Officials in charge of the search
declared they believed that many
other bodies win be found in this
"death cache,' where the tons of
clay and sand were deposited by the
St. Francis dam flood.
Undershcriff Eugene Biscailuz
and 200 deputies Of Los Angeles
county were to join Ventura county
officials in the search at that point
today.
The IL bodies recovered were
badly mutilated and lay huddled in
n basinlike grave. 1t is believed
that many of the 800 to 400 report
ed missing win be found in this sec-
tor.
The work of restoring the valley
to a semblance of its original beau
ty and recovering the bodies OF mis-
sing victims was continued today
under hot sun that added the dan.
ger of epidemic.
While all of the victims who ap-
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Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
Dry Chief Urges
Heavy Penalty

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Pas-
sage of the Jones bill increasing
the maximum penalty for violation
of the prohibition law, was urged to-
day by prohibition commissioner
James Doran at a senate judiciary
hearing.
The measure would fix the maxi
mum penalty at $4,000 fine, five
years in prison or both.
Enactment of this bill would aid
in enforcing the national
prohibition law Doran said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
Daniel Must
Wait a While
II wanna be a fireman.

II wanna be a fireman.
That was the edict Of four-year-
old Dan Webster when he was
found yesterday afternoon admir-
ing the shining red gas buggies
at Tom Reams headquarters. But
the patrolman who gathered him
up in his arms demurred.
'Guess you'll have to wait a
little lad he said, "for at pres
ent your mother is very anxious
to see you. In fact she has been
searching frantically for you for
two hours
So little Dams appointment to
the fire fighting force must be
delayed for time. He had come
to Ell Centre from Calexico on a
visit with his mother and became
lost. Or perhaps it was mother
that got lost.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15

ASKS FOR
MORE AID
Men and Equipment Need
ed to Clear Away Wreck
age Left By Water.
DEAD SET AT 900
Sightseers Hold Back
Reconstruction Work in
Stricken Area.
BY DAN CAMPBELL
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

SANTA PAULA, Calf, March
l4.-With the gruesome search for
human cargo, carried down the San
ia Clara river basin by flood wat
ers, in progress two other serious
problems faced the stricken Santa
Paula valley cities today
In an urgent message to officials
of the Los Angeles bureau of power
and light, G. c. league, chairman
of the citizens committee asked for
large crews and equipment to clear
away the carcasses of animals and
other debris now menace to
health.
Throngs of sight-seers, gaining
entrance to the valley on various
pretexts, are causing considerable
difficulty also and handicapping the
work of searchers. A warning has
been given that all persons found
in the district unable to account for
their presence will be dealt with in
drastic fashion.
Inquests Held
Meanwhile series of inquests
We're in progress in valley cities to-
day. Juries composed of ranehers
returned q verdict of accidental
death by drowning at both Moor
park and Fillmore.
This action was taken to indicate
that no effort will be made to fix
blame until Los Angeles county
and state officials have conducted
an investigation.
Although the number of those
who lost their lives when the st.
Francis dam burst early Tuesday is
still extremely doubtful on the bas.
is of statements made at the inquest
it was clearly indicated that the toll
will reach 800 at least.
Deputy Sheriff Edward Hearne
placed the number of bodies reeov-
cred in Ventura county at 255 aft.
er he had recounted how he rode
like a modern Paul Revere up the
valley to warn the sleeping towns
and villages of impending death.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
FEBRUARY BALANCE GOOD

WASHINGTON, March l5.-The
United States had a favorable trade
balance of $20,000,000 for February
the commerce department announced
today. Exports amounted to 1913
100000 and imports to 353,00O,00O
compared to exports of 372,43S,0O0
in February 1927 and imports of
$3lO,s77,000 in the same month.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
FATE OF
AV|A TOR
UNKNOWN
No Word Heard From
Captain Hinchliffe And
His Companion.
RESCUE IMPOSSIBLE
Flyer Kept His Probable
Course Secret Making
Search Difficult.
BY United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, March 15.-Two
continents today sought word of the
fate of the year S first transAt-
lantic flight attempt, an attempt
started by a one eyed British fly
CT and pretty titled British heir
css from Cranwcll Airdrome Tuesday
morning.
Through the night there were
many rumors that the airplanc, En-
deavor, in which the Hon. Elsie
Mackay and Captain Walter Hinch.
life were flying, had landed.
But dawn found none of the rum
ors confirmed and belief grew that
the pretty black and gold plane had
ended its flight somewhere in the
waters of the North Atlantic.
Although a detachment of sol
diers remained at Mitchell Field,
where they had been on duty during
the night to hold back the crowds
in case Hinchliffe and his titled com
panion arrived, officials there had
abandoned hope for the flights sue
cess.
The Endeavor is more than "a
hours overdue over the American
continent had it taken the northern
route. But without information as
to route or intentions on the part
of the pilot aviators here believed
the organization of relief expedi-
tions would be futile.
LONDON, March IS. Two
groups waited apprehensively today
as hour by hour sped by without
word of the airplane Endeavor in
which Captain Walter Hinchliffe
and the Hon. Elsie Mackay attempt
ed a transatlantic flight.
At Miss Mackay's home word
was awaited of the fate of the pret-
ty and adventurous daughter of
Lord Inchcape. Her parents are in
Egypt.
In the suburbs at Hinchliffe $
home there was another anxious
group. Gordon Sinclair, who was
to have been in the plane, had been
at the Hinchliffe house much of the
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
Patricide Again
Found Guilty
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, March 15.-Carl
Westcott, former Minneapolis youth,
found guilty second time of the
murder of his father, Charles F.
Westcott, will be sentenced next
Monday.
Westcott was asserted to have shot
his father in October 1926, with the
intent to gain an interest in a $780,
900 trust estate of which the elder
man was beneficiary. The elder
conviction was reversed on appeal
and retrial granted.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15

WASHINGTON, March b The
house irrigation committee reported
the Swing johnson Boulder Dam bill
to the house today with warning
that disastrous consequences may
follow failure to act on it at this
session.
Unless immediate action is taken,
the committee said, Congress must
face not only the prospect of floods
that would destroy Imperial Valley
in California but also local contro-
versics over water rights in settle
ment of which extra legal methods
might be employed.
The measure, it declared, will
meet the flood threat, avert water
right controversies, provide domcs-
tie water needed in Los Angeles and
other cities, afford irrigation facili-
tiles, provide power for the whole
southwest and avert possible inter
national complication through con
struction of the proposed all-Ameri-
can canal.
"It will convert natural men
ace INTO IL nat lollul dSStt, lH' IT,
port said.
Delay Not Justified
"Furthcr delay is not justified, y
It declared, explaining that "cvcry
possible effort has been made to
reach an agreement among the scv-
en- states involved.
Arizona, which has declined to
enter n compact, will not be injured
by terms Of the bill, the committee
said
The compact is satisfactory to six
of the seven states affected y it ex-
planned. "Arizona alone has con-
tinued to withhold her approval.
More than five years have been con
sumed in the effort to satisfy Ari-
7ona and obtain her ratification,
thus making it unanimous.
The report was submitted today
in compliance with an agreement
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
MEX. FIGHTING CONTINUES

MEXICO CITY, March 15.-Fivc
federal soldiers and 81 rebels were
killed in a battle lasting several
hours in the Los Altos region of
Guadalajara, a dispatch said today.
Five rebels were killed in another
smaller fight.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
Fresh Storm
Hampers Aid
Nv United Press Leased Wire

SAULT STE MARIE, Mich,
March ia fresh snowstorm,
driven by a 40 mile an hour wind,
caused fear this afternoon for the
safety of relief expeditions cnroute
to the snow isolated village of De-
tour with food and medical supplies.
No word had been received of any
Of the numerous expeditions since
they passed a hamlet II miles south
of here.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
"Lindy" Doesn't
Deserve This

WASHINGTON, March 15.-
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh is
to invite 435 members of the
House and 96 members Of the
Senate to take flights with him.
Lindbergh will address a let
ter to Vice President Dawes and
Speaker Longworth of the House
this afternoon asking that his
invitation be presented formally
to both houses.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
What's Doing
TONIGHT

SN
! Methodist progressive dinner,
j. D. Foas, 842 Olive, $50.
Katherine Sullivan's fashion
!. show, Red Wing pavilion, 1880
Tulane Theater, $50 This Is
Love- Brunk's comedians.
Valley Theater, Devil Dane
err
Palace Theater, "Tlll1e's
Punctured Romance.
High School, night school.
East Side School, English
classes.
Barbara Worth Rebekahs.
T. v. Council No. 81, Pythlan
Sisters.
TOMORROW
Kiwanis club luncheon, Hotel
Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15

A picture in a newspaper the other
day bore the caption, Leading
Spirits at Dry Conference. " 1t was
j0st group of people.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
REQUESTS.
NO DELAY.
|N..ACT|ON.
Report Highly Favorable
To Imperial Valleys
Needed Legislation.
CHAIRMAN TO ACT
Smith Will Seek Early
Consideration of Bill on
Floor.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-
The Senate irrigation committee
again failed to agree on a
Boulder Dam bill this afternoon
and adjourned until tomorrow.
Chairman Phipps said he hoped
for 4 final vote on the Swing
Johnson bill some time tomor-
row.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15
DAM BILL REPORTED BY HOUSE COMMITTEE
Health of Flood Survivors, Seriously Menaced BY D
Feeding Victims of Disaster

Hungry homeless hrsng Of
al
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-15

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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-01
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
AAmAA Il0>A~0A~ f.AAaA $50 ~ omA


I. Proposals for the construction
Of q state Highway South of Wilton
on State Route No. s will be received
by the State Highway Commission In
the offices Of the Department. OF State
Highways at Bismarck. n. OAK. not
later than 10 o'clock A. NJ. August
50. 1925. at which place and time they
will be publicly opened and read.
2. The Proposals must be mailed
to or otherwise deposited with the
sP:sa.s%s's 6.k s' :ns shall. sfN ). sealed
and endorsed Proposal for construct
ms a State Highway South Of Wilton
on State Route No. & (Fedsral Aid
Project No; 2slA and Baldwin Spur
;. A certified check for sc. to-
gether with a bidders bond in the full
amount Of the gross sum bid, must
accompany each proposal.
I. Contemplated work consists Of
road Improvement involving approxi-
1885 Miles. Prepare subsrade and
Construct Earth shoulders; 1920
{. Yds. Load. Unload. Compact
Hauling: 1870 c. Yds. Screening:
1900 c. Yds. Stripping pits: >
Ut Moves.
stock Pile Items
1900 G. Yds. LOADING and Unloading
no ~
Ing: 1900 G. Yds. Screening.
&. copies of the Proposal blanks
| may he obtained from the Department
OF State Highways at Bismarck. n.
Oak. Plans and specifications are
on file in the Division office Of the
Department Of State Highways at
! Bismarck. n. ~. and the office OF thu
| Department OF state Highways at
| Bismarck. N. n. and also at the Of
flee OF the County Auditor in the
County wherein the project or prof.
ects are located.
g. All bidders are invited to be
present at the opening OF tho pro-
posals.
:. The right IL reserved to reject
| any and all proposals. to waive tech
| nicalities. or to accept such as may
be determined to be for the best In.
| tcrests OF the County and State.
g. Bidders must bid on all items
| contained In the proposal blank. Any
bid or bids received for any number
OF items less than those contained in
| the proposal will be considered a.
irregular ana rejected as such.
STATE HIGHWAY
DEPARTMENT.
tSigned) J. J. ERMATINGER.
Secretary.
| Dated July 20. 1923.
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