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Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
Smith TICKTElNS
HIS FORCES IN
NEW YORK STATE
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press Staff Correspondent


ALHANY, y. y. Sept. IA TOY
crnor Alfred +. Smith had tightancd
Lp political fences today in his owr
state, which viii bc one of the crit =
real states in the presidential clcc-
tiou. 80 chat he can leave the situa-
tjon well I'M hand as hc turns to his
western campaign.
He discussed the state campaign
in all lis phases, including the likely
gubcrnatorial nominee, last night at
the mansion with state leaders,
headed by NJ. William Bray Of Uti-
ca, new state chairman. They Will
90 today to Utica for another gcncr-
al meeting after which they will re
turn II their homes to begin an in
tcnsiye fight to challenge Herbert
Hoover : bid for this state.
No selection was made Of gubcr-
material candidate. IT was the gen
cral conscusas that selection
would not be made until day or
two before the Rochester coaveu-
tion.
II have no doubt Governor Smith
will carry New York state,' Bray
said after the conferences.
With this important conference,
th. Democratic candidate dismissed
state affairs until his return to
Rochester October /, after the two
weeks western trip, when he will
sound the call, formally, TO state
ehioftains of the Democratic state
convention.
There the party candidates for
the goyernorship and the United
States senate VIII hr designated of
icjaIly.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
INFERS HUSBAND
MAY HAVE SLAIN
mrs. M ELL | i s.
BY United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Sept. little
Inference that her husband instead
of Leo p. Kelley might have killed
Mrs. Myrtle Mcllus, society matron,
was hurled again today as defense
counsel closed its case at Kelley 5
murder trial.
II am not saying that Frank
Mellus killed his wife, - Attorney
Dan Heyfron said, 'but the infer
cnce is just as great that he did it
as it is that Kelley did it,
"Mellus and ms wl1e were un-
happy and he did not love her. Tn
der those conditions imagine what
might happen ii he came home,
forced a locked door and rushed up.
stairs to find her drunk and almost
unclothcd
Certainly he would be angry and
he might strike her and she might
die.
" Kelley has told you that Mrs.
MclluS was alive when he started
downstairs and was forced to hide
when he thought he heard Mcllus
at the door.
Hcytron concluded by stating that
either Mrs. Mellus died from IA fall
or she was murdered by some one
other than Kelley.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
AGREEMENT ON
EVACUATION OF
RHINELAND NEAR

GENEVA, Sept. IA basis fol
reaching an agreement on Ger
many 5 demand for evacuation of
Athe Rhiucland has been reached by
the allied powers, it was understood
authoritativcly today.
The representatives of England,
France, Belgium, Italy and Japan
will meet with Herman Mueller,
German chancellor, again on Sun
day. At that time, it is expected
concrete proposals will be formn'
lated as starting point for future
negotiations.
The United States will be asked
to take a prominent part in the
settlement, the United Press learn
cd on high authority.
The tentative proposal includes
creation of the following machinery
TO handle the problem Of eventual
evacuation:
IA commission Of investigation
aud conciliation to handle questions
connected with evacuation proper,
rud possibly to serve as a NlbStitute
for allied control Of the Rhineland.
a debit and rcparaton commits
sion to handle thc financial obliga-
tions of Germany, which she must
fulfill under the Versailles treaty
rs condition for evacuation.
I'm effort will be made TO have
American delegates on both com
missions, especially on the financial
one, which may be charged also with
the problem Of intcr-allicd debt,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
BY DUANE HENNESSY
United Press Staff CorreSpondert

Los ANGELES, Sept. II
- Mother y Tusch, kindly lady
who adopted the lonely youths Of
Berkeley Flying School in 1917, be
cause she didn t have SON of her
own to send to war, was with her
boys at the national air races today.
Her happy, Why, Joe and Bin
and Harry-God love you gave to
the risky show human touch which
otherwise would have been lacking
Ten years after the war "Moth-
err Tusch S little cottage on Union
street, in Berkeley, still is open to
flying men. Five thousand of them
have scrawled their names on the
walls.
1t was shortly after the United
States entered the World War that
" Mother Tusch 5 home became
"the hangar, She lived there
with her husband and her two
daughters.
"'The lads came to the United
States School of Aeronautics ON
Berkeley Campus, she said
"There were Thousands of thcm-
in strange surroundings-and lone.
ly.'
Mother invited the boys to her
home, and they brought friends.
She feared for her wallpaper when
Charley Anderson headed the youths
who scrawled their names ON the
walls, but now she is proud of what
has been called one Of the greatest
war memorials.
The world flyers-Smith, Arnold,
Wade, Ogden, Nelson and Harding
have signed, side by side
In less famous days, Captain
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
WHISPERING IS
SOURCE OF WORRY
TO PARTY CHIEFS
BY PAUL L. MALLoN

O4l.tSu PISS STAFF Correspondent
WASH NGVON, Sept. IA Hoov-
or headquarters here are worried
about the whisper campaigning
which appears to be gaining the mo
mru'um Of q snowfall rolling down
hin.
Repeated efforts to quash slandcr-
cas assertions about both candidates
thus far have been unsuccessful.
Meantime some Republicans fore
see the possibility that the Demo
Gratis may attempt TO set up GOV.
Smith, the Democratic nominee, rs
Il m@rtyr to gossip.
Hubert Work, chairman of the Re
publican national committee, issued
q statement last Sunday dcuomcing
the slandrr campaign, bat the Whis-
pcring has persisted. Senator Reed
Smoot, Republican, Utah issued a
statement yesterday in which he
said "Govcruor Undressing SMITH
the way 90 martNrdom is not via
what Mrs. Jones says to Mrs,
Brown " He counscllcd Smith to
avoid what he termed "clothcsline
Controversies. -
There always have been ''whis-
pcrs' circulated in presidential
campaigns. In one campaign it was
charged by whispers that one can
didatc had negro blood and that a
certain newspaper was preparing to
print the fact.
Hoover is known to believe there
are just as many stories in circula.
tion against him as there are
against Smith, and that there is
nothing he personally can do about
-
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
Beitzel's Lawyer
Suffers Collapse
ny United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Sept. 14.-1rial
of Russell Bethel, Philadelphia EN-.
gineer, for the murder of his COM
mon-law wife, Miss Barbara Mauger,
stood adjourned until Monday and
his erstwhilc attorney, Vernon Ham
ilton, was in the Psychopathic ward
today.
Hamilton was transferred from
jail to the hospital for treatment
of a nervous ailment after ne was
sentenced to serve three days for
contempt. He was held in contempt
for his unusual behavior in the
courtroom.
Trial was postponed when Joseph
Fanier, substituted as defense at
torney, asked for time to study the
ease. Fanier was permitted to take
Hamilton 5 place ON the request Of
Bethel.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
TORNADO. \.
RAVA(ES5:
MIDWEST
Trail of Death and
Property Loss Left in
Wake. >ssa
REPORTS NJ E A c. ER
39snN
Damage Expected To
Reach Above Million
Dollars. e. 80.
by United I-rc,s leased WIZ

by United I-rc>s leased Wire
SIOUX CITY. Iowa, Sept. IL
1t least II persons were dead today
in the neighboring states of ,NSe1br-
raska and South Dakota as there
suit Of tornado that ripped a..9sa7r-
row path through that territory, yc
Six died in South Dakota ard
eight in Nebraska, according to a
United Press survey -
Two distinct tornadoes hit the
region, leaving trail of property
damage and heavy toll in dead
and injured persons. The whirlwind'
and rain ragged along a narrow strip
Of territory, approaching Iowa at
the Missouri river.
communication lines were wiped
out and reports filtered in slowly
The dead:
Nebraslla-Marv Belt, 10, Winnie
bago; unidentified farmer Killed
near Winnebago; Helen Rooney
Homer school teacher; Frank Re-
humcck, Omaha, killed near Pender;
young daughter Of Frank Belts,
killed near Walthill; month"; old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. KIN
zic, living. near Winnebago; Andrew
Larsen, Walthill school boy; Rhyl-
lis Stewart, 20, Winnebago sctool
teacher. aFs+
South Dakota-,James Foley, So,
Yankton Democratic candidate for
sheriff. Oscar Haugen, SO, Yankton
farmer; Mildred Susiaasen, z,
Tankton; Mrs. Jacob Kramer, her
five year old daughter, and Elmer
Birtlcson, all of Davis.
Houses collapsed, buildings were
ruined and crops destroyed in tho
Davis vicinity. Meager reportss in
Gicatc that the town was hardest
hit of any of the villages and cities
in the path of the storm. Twenty
persons were injured at Davis.z.s
The fatalities occurred over..eap
area l00-mjles square i'll the sex
trpmc corner of the state. An ac-
curate estimate of the dead and .in-
5urcd was impossible immediately.
Property damage may run more than
mLlllOH dOllafS.
Many Tragedies ?
Two school houses were demolish-
ed. In one, near Homer, Helen
Rooney, 20, teacher, was working.
She was killed. In the other, located
near Walthill. the daughter 4 of
Frank Belts WAS killed and Is other
students were injured.
An unidentified farmer rushed, to
his neighborhood schoolhouse when
he saw the storm approach. ,de
hurried the childrcI and teacher into
the open and turned back for -
mQment. The storm struck, wrecked
the school and killed the man{
y three-months-old baby girl Of
Ed Kinzic, Il farmer, was blown
away by the storm and killed. Tho
girl body was found after tho
storm half-mile away buried in
straw stack. Kinzie was totally
blinded by flying fragments in ths
wind. He was not expected to live.
y special train was dispatched by
the Burlington from Sioux City,to
the scene of the disaster. 1t carried
doctors, nurses, and medical sup-
plies ar-s
Three railroad workmcn were in.
iurcd when their hand car was
blown down the track at a terrific
rate Of speed and derailed Al.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
Three Die In
Oil Explosion
By United Press Leased Wire

Ell SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept, IT,
Inquest will be held today over the
bodies of three men killed ycstcr-
day in an explosion and fire ut the
Standard Oil refinery here. Seven
others were injured in the blast
Although company officials re-
fused to give out information it was
learned that a battery of crudc-oil
stills went up in the blast.
Those killed were Thomas j..
Davis, Lawndale; Charles Lambert,
Rcdondo Beach, and Fred J. Holden,
FL Scgundo.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
MOTHER TO WORLD FAMOUS
FLYERS ATTENDS AIR MEET

Charles Kingsford Smith, who took
,he Southern Cross to Australia,
wrote his name beside that of his
cousin, Sir Keith Smith, London to
Australia flyer of 1919.
Captain Eddie Rickenbackcr. 1t.
Russell Vaughan, Major Livings,
tom Irving, Art GoebcI, Major Cen
eral Mason Patrick, Billy Mitchell,
Ernest Smith-first civilian to fly
to lawaii-and Locklcar, who died
before movie camera at the height
of his famc-have written there.
Lieutenant J. J. Williams, one of
the army's "Thrcc Musketcers of
TIE air, ioked and laughed with
" Mother' before he went up and
plunged to his death last Monday,
II kissed little Mildred Doran
goodbye that day she flew from
Oakland Airport for Hawaii, Z"
Mother' said.
Word for, Word, ''Mothcr" can
repeat the diary of Licutcnants
NaterhouSe ana Connolly, murdered
by Mexican fisherman when they
became lost on a flight from Yuma
TO San Diego in 1919.
." We got lost in rainstorm.
We have no food and are drinking
water from the radiators. Tried
to catch fish but after two days
gave it up. Walked for a day
and half without a sign of civiliz-
alton, ran out of water and turned
back. ... We viii keep track of
the days with marks beside this
six.
"There were II marks before
they died, - "Mother" said,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
Roof Gutter
FOils Suicide
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Sept. IA lit
tie water and the gutter leading to
rainspout conSpircd to save the
lif" of f. d. Frazier who intended
suicide.
Frazicr's clothing became en-
tangled i'll the gutter when he at
tcmp,cd to jump from the top of his
cstrangcd wife S apartment house
and water he turned on to flood her
establishment called the attention
Of tenants to the fact that he was
hanging by his coat-tail 80 feet in
the air.
Police removed him from his per-
ilous position and placed him in the
psychopathic ward for observation.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
BALL LEADERS
NAMES LINK Ed
IN RACE CLOUD
nN InItcd rre.s LcnseI VIC,

CHICAGO, Sept. IT, The Illinois
Turf Association started mvcstiga,s
tion today into reported systenn-
tic broadcaSting Of race track in
formation, in which tho names oe
Rogers Uounsbv, manager OF the
Boston Braves, anF John J. EfcGraw,
manager Of the New lork Giant,
figured.
The investigation will center
around a telephone bill submitted by
the Illinois Bell Telephone Cnm-
pany TO the racing commission and
made our IN the name OF G. Il. Alien,
one Of the best known Jockeys OF
this section.
The bin was for $55907 and was
for long distance telephone Calls
made to many persons over the cbnns
try, \ letter from the company hskt
ing that the bill be paid declared
that calls were placed 10 IiorhsbY
aud McGraw, among others. Alien
denies any knowledge OF the bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
RETIRED MANUFACTURER TO
STUDY OLD CIVILIZATIONS

MONROVIA, CALIF., Sept II
The remainder of his life will be de
voted to the study of primitive
American civilization, particularly
that OF Central America, r. A. vii,
lard, millionaire battery manufac-
turer, told guests at a dinner party
here.
Several motion picture films made
by Willard during explorations in
Nucatan, of hitherto unknown Az
tee and Mayan ruins, were shown
during the party.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
Victims of Plane
Crash Uninjured
By United Press Leased Wire

BURBANK, CALF, Sept. II -
II. +, Bruce. vice-mayor of Bur
bank, and two other occupants of an
airplanc which crashed in landing AZ
the Lockhccd Field here, today were
reported to not have been injured
seriously.
Bruce, with Mrs. f. II. Wilson
and Lieutenant f. &. Cook, army
lssorvc flyer and pilot Of the wreck
ed craft, were returning from the
national air races when the plane
hit power line and was wrecked.
Cook was only bumped, but Bruce
and Mrs. Wilson had to he removed
from the wrcckagc
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
Byrd Plans To
Honor Amundsen
by United Press lt,sed Wire

CHICAGO, Sept. 14.-To honor
the memory of Capt. Roald Amund-
sen, famed Arctic explorer who sac
rificod his life in an attempt to
rescue the crew Of the dirigible
Italia, Commander Richard f..
Byrd will drop small flag over the
south pole when he makes his forth
coming dash into the Antarctic, it
was announced here today.
The flag is an emblem of the Sal
walton Army Mariner 5 League of
which AmundSen was an honorary
memher.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
ARMY AND NAVY
SUPPLY THRILLS
AT mines FIELD
Musketeers' and Sea-
hawks Remain Popular
Program Features.
BY GEORGE H. BEALE -.
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

MINES FIELD, Los Angeles,
Sept. Spectators turned today
to the three musketcers of the army
and the three scahawks of the navy
for thrills for the remainder of the
1928 National Air Races.
The unhappy conclusion Of the
New York to Los Angeles nonstop
flight yesterday ended the trans
continental contests Of the meet and
except for the six stunt flyers
nothing exceptionally spectacular
was expected.
The air circus, the exhibit Of
aviation, daring local races will
continue through Sunday, however.
The majority Of fans were inter
cstcd in Colonel Charles \. Lind
hcrgh, Il member Of the three
muskctccrs since the death last
Monday Of Lt j. j. Williams.
Lindbcrgh took his plane up yes
tcrday and exceeded his stunt per
formanccs Of the previous day. To-
day. as he grew more accustomed
to the Kind Of flying he abandoned
after he won fame, he added more
daring to his maneuvers.
\ merry rivalry existed between
the muskctrcrs and the seahawkS
for honors at the show. To date the
scahawks have had the edge, the
score being measured in the number
Of gasps extracted from the crowd
In fact it was while the mus
kctccrS were attempting to best the
showing of the seahawks that LIT.
Williams crashed and was fatally
injured.
Goebel Makes Stop
Failure of any Of the transcontin-
entail flyers to nonstop from New
York and ,claim the $22,500 in
prize money, caused disappointment
to thousands who waited through
a hot day to welcome new heroes Of
the air
Many, however, left the field
finn in the belief they had cheered
the winner in the person of Art
Gocbcl
Gocbcl landed his Yankee Doodle
on the field at 800 p. m, to the
acclaim of thousands.
lie Immediately was engulfed by
the crowd and carried ON the
shoulders of friends to the annow-
Ger 5 stand where he was laudcd as
the winner of the flight.
Later, Dudley Steele, contest
chairman, had "an important an
nounccmcnt for newspapermen. He
told them that Goebel landed near
Prescott, Ariz., for gasoline and so
was disqualified in the nonstop trip.
1t was not until 3 p. m, that
steele finally announced that all
nine starters of the New York to
Los Angeles flight had been forced
down.
He said that Jack Iseman was
forced to land his Bellanca in
Amarillo, Texas, that Emil Burgin
in another Bcllanca was down at
Willard, \. NJ, and that George
Haldeman in a third Bcllanca drop
ped at albuquerque when he real
iZed he could not make Mines Field.
These pilots were the only ones
with Il chance to win after Gocbel
landed at Prescott.
Gocbcl and the other racers COM
planned of the disasterous weather
conditions. Strong head winds cX-
haustcd fuel supplies and Goebel
said an electrical storm disturbed
his instruments.
a report was circulated here that
1 h,1 l., 4 .
place money despite his stop-ovcr
but officials of the air race dil not
agree with the rumor.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
JOHN COOLIDGE'S GIRL

daughter Connecticut,
White charming picture her.
reached
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
Federal Funds
Sought BY Miners
Isy United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Sept. l4-That
federal funds "hc allotted in more
reasonable proportion" for develop
mem Of the mining industry wa,
asked III a resolution passed at the
closing session Of the American Min
ing Association.
The resolution requested that in
creasing funds be devoted "to th"
Development Of new mineral re
sources III present hidden, and to in
Ncntion and creation Of new indus
tries for the utilization Of the raw
material so developed.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
ISL. IAN[)S
HARD HIT
BY STORM
Porto Rico Bears Brunt
of Hurricane Causing
Heavy Losses.
NJ A n Y HOMELESS
Widespread Suffering Is
Reported From West
Indies Area.
By THOMAS Z. BENNER
Chancellor, University CT Porto
Rico

lEy Cable to Jhr United prrs,)
Copyright, 1925 hr United Press
san j! AN. Porto Rlro, Sept. IT,.
Nlny lives haHe bccn !ost in the
tropical hurricane which dcyas;cd
this island yesterday.
fb" property loss will reach mil
Hons.
Death, suffering and destruction
was spread throug tine entire is
land II },as impossible today even
TO begin 10 approximate the loss.
All communications were disrupted.
Thousands are homeless and in
dir, need
What may ha'a happened in the
interior of he island is painful 70
tHluk of. Within q scNen-milr ra liu,
'f san Juan personally viewed
tDnihtc destruction Hospitals in
this area were uHroofed and 50 per
cent of the families are without
shelter.
Famine and disease threatens
them.
The water. supply of SAN Juan
and surrounding cities has been cut
otf
Medical supplies food and shelter
are needed nj once.
The island is net equipped to re-
place five percent OF tn, roofs and
homes destroyed
Within the small area visited.
'ocoanut coffee and banana planta-
crop, were wiped out cutting Off
Oh" major food supply.
Many moro deaths from famine
and disease are inevitable. unless rr-
lief is organized at once. Immediate.
Iy action ), vital.
IIui Cnnyrio1,t,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
Missing French
Plane Sighted
ny United Press Leased Wire

PLYMOUTH, England, Sept. h
Commander Louis Demougct and
two companions, lost in Il shiP-to-
shore mail plano from the liner He
De France, have been rescued at
sea.
\ message received here today
said they had been landed at New
lyn, Cornwell, by steamer. NeWlyn
is in the southernmost tip Of Eng
land, near Penzancc.
The white hydroplanc, especially
constructed to carry mail from ship
shore, carried radio apparatus and
two in tn cUnited States and one in
Francc-had maintained radio con-
tact.
From 9:1O Il. m, yesterday, how
ever, when the sPaplane was shot
from the deck of the palatial French
liner there had not been a radio
signal from the machine.
Besides Demougct the plane ear
ricd Naval Lieutenant Monrouzeau
and Mechanic lie Jiercc.
The mail plane had been expect
Cd to arrive in either Brest or
Havre some time yesterday after
noon, both being rcfueling stops
She WAS catapultcd from the lie De
France at a position about 400 miles
off BrcSt.
PLYMOUTH, ENG, Sept. IA -
The missing postal plane from the
He de France was sighted today %
miles off Bishop 5 Rock in tow of Il
sailing vessel, a British seaplanc
Informed authorities here.
The report of the seaplane ended
"A search that had lasted all night
for Commander DeMougct and two
companions who left the liner lie
de France with American mail AT
9:30 Il. m. yesterday
The lie de France was 80 miles
west of the Scilly Islands at the
time. Although the plane carried
wireless, nothing was heard from 1t
after it left the liner.
Two British. seapanes left Port
land and two started out from here
to join the tugs hunting the chan
mel for the French plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-14
Lnl CopErIglIt

WASHINGTON, Sept. I.-N
West indian hurricane which swept
a"foss the Virgin island, Wcducs.
day night, aud struck Porto Rico
yesterday WAS believed today oyer
"r near Sauto Domingo and south.
cm I.aiti
II was sweeping west nortLwcst-
ward 81 the rate of 400 miles day
aud was expected to strike CIba un-
less its course changed.
NEW YORk, Sept. ll.-First in.
dications of the seriousness Of the
tornado that sept over Porto Rico
were received today as the French
Cable company lines were partly
destroyed
The first messages from san Juan
said ihaf "rius arr au over" and
that tine storm was so great that an
automobile being used To- rau mess
ages to- tho French cable office.
co"ld not venture ont because of the
storm IS force.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-07-27

Practically the entire community
was in Redstone Saturday attending
the ladies aid dinner and auction sale,
also the benefit dance in the evening.
Sven Myhre, Peter Grande ana
Mike O'Donnell were Plentywood Wis
itors Friday.
A great many from here went to
Froid Sunday to see the large num-
Der of airplanes that were there.
Rev. Ashworth of ReLstone spent
Sunday afternoon with the Cowar
families.
James Cowan was Flaxville call
er Monday.
Mr.. and Ms. ice Cowan and famil!
who have been visiting at the hom'
Of MIR. and Mrs. James Cowan TIL
past week left for their home in Man
itoba Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ. Machines wer
| Flaxville visitors Monday evening.
j Mrs. Ulrich and Mrs Cromwell an
the children were in Redstone Tues
day.
The Swedish Dialect Show whic
was to have been at the hall July 2
is now billed for August 2.