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Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
ACTIVITY IN HICKMAN CASE
SHIFTED TO MIDDLE WEST
Many Witnesses

According to Attorney Richard
Cantillon, who is associated with
Walsh for the defense, the Kansas
City lawyer has in mind approxi-
mately 90 persons whose depositions
are expected to aid Hickman in
sanity plea.
Among the witnesses, it is known,
are educators, physicians, and init
mate friends of the Hickman family
and their testimony is expected to
effectively assail Hickman S sanity,
emphasizing incidents in his brief
career that will raise serious doubts
as to his mental normalcy.
Under the arrangement Attorney
Costello will have the same privilege
of examining witnesses for the pros
ecution as Walsh.
Upon the conclusion of the taking
of testimony a stenographic report
of the proceedings will be signed un-
der oath by the person conducting
the examination. 1t will be sealed
and sent by registered mail to the
clerk of the superior court of Los
Angeles county.
Not more than 10 days will be
consumed, Cantillon said, in obtain
ing the dispositions. He said that
both Walsh and Costello would start
back to Los Angeles by January ID
or l6 in order to make local prepar-
ations for the trial beginning Jan
uarv 25.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
PAIR ACCUSED
OF MURDER IN
TRIANGLE CASE
by United Press Leased Wire

WALLA WALLA, WASH, Jan. z.
With charges of first degree MUIR
der against them, Mrs. Bessie Bid
well, 40, and Preston Rae Clark, 26,
each frantically attempted today
to shoulder the blame on the other.
They stood jointly accused of ad-
ministering poison to Alpheus Bid
well, 40, the woman's husband. The
motive, officers assert, was to get
the husband out of the way so they
could carry on an alleged illicit love
affair with greater freedom.
Mrs. Bidwell, in q confession to
county authorities, admitted inti-
macy with Clark, but asserted that
he poisoned her husband and that
she had nothing to do with it.
Turning on his confessed para
mour, Clark denied giving Bidwell
the poison.
81 bought the strychnine fo:
her, Clark told the prosecutor
She told me she wanted it to
poison rats. / didn't know she was
going to do away with Bidwell.
"She was afraid he would fine
out what had been going on be
tween us and the next morning she
put the poison in his food at break
fast. A little later he was taken
terribly sick and died"
Prosecutor J. Coleman announced
today he would seek the death pen
atty for both. He was convinced
both had made only partial confes-
sions.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
SMITH REFUSES
SUBMISSION TO
SENATE TRIAL
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Sena-
tor Elect Frank l.. Smith of Illinois
today refused to submit to trial by
the senate primary election investi-
eating committee.
Through Attorney General Oscar
Carlstrom of Illinois, Smith made
known to the committee his intea-
tion of contesting the jurisdiction
of. the. committee over his applica-
ton for seat in the United States
senate.
"Wc cannot recognize the right
Of this committee to try out ease
until we have been given our con
stitutional right of seating,' Carls
from told Chairman James A. Rec
of Missouri, and other members Of
the committe when it met this af
ternoGn to give Smith the opportun-
ity of a trial as ordered by the
senate.
"In the name of the people of
Illinois-the third state in the
Union-we resist the necessity of
submitting to this committee three
of whose members have already ex-
pressed their opinion in this ease.
"'For that reason we see no reas-
on to submit any evidence to this
committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
MORE BODIES
REMOVED FROM
WRECKED SUB"

PROVINCETOWN, Mass, Jan. 7.
Six more bodies were taken today
from the sunken submarine S-4, ly-
incetown.
This brought to 13, the number of
bodies recovered from the craft,
which went down on December II
with the loss of 40 lives.
The six bodies taken from the S4
today were all found in the engine
room, from which seven bodies had
been removed previously.
Bodies of the four men removed
yesterday from the wreck have
been identified as those of Lieuten-
ant Commander William +. Gallo
way; Fred Henry O'Shield, engine
man second class; Carl Harold
Thompson, engineman, second class,
and James johnson White, fireman,
second class, the navy department
announced today.
Galloway, a member of the navy
board of inspection and survey,
lived at Clinton, Mo. His widow,
Mrs. w. +. Galloway, lives at Chevy
Chase, Md.
C'Shields' next of kin, his moth
or, Mrs. Savannah Roddy O'Shields,
lives in Atlanta, Ga.
Thompson s next of kin, his wife.
Mrs. Marie Thompson, lives at 14S
Hawthorne St., San Francisco.
Whites next of kin, his mother,
Mrs. Mamie White, lives at Rock
mart. Ga.
Lieutenant Commander Galloway
will be buried with full military
honors at Arlington National Gene
tery at date yet to be set. Thomp-
son will be buried at Presidio Ma
tional Cemetery San Francisco,
with Aaron Albert Hodges, whose
body was removed several days ago.
Whites body will be sent to his
mother at Rockmart.
Disposition of Shields body Is
Funeral services with military
honors for the late Lieutenant
Commander Roy X. Jones, and
Lieutenant Joseph A. McGinley,
81 victims whose bodies were re-
covered earlier, will be held Mon
dav at Arlington National Gene
terry.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
IN
JULIAN MIDDLE
SEEKING UNITY

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7.-Confcr-
enccs among attorneys representing
the 10 accused conspirators in the
Julian Petroleum ease are schedui-
ed to be held over the weekend in
the hope of presenting a solid de
Tense when the trial rcopens Mon
day.
Chickering's and clashes among
counsel during the first two days of
the trial, while of only passing i'm
portance, gave indication that the
defense is divided even as to the
type of jury that shall sit in the
case.
Examination Of prospective jurors
began Thursday and gives promise
of continuing well into next week
before the panel is accepted. When
court adjourned last night, the pros
ecution and defense had used only
IL of their 120 pcrcmptory chal-
lenges.
Defendants in the ease are obvi-
ously pleased that the trial is at
tracing so little attention. There
were times during the session yes
terday when the courtroom was
empty except for jurors waiting to
be called for examination, the de-
PENDANTS and court Officers.
District Attorney Asa kcycs has
10S witnesses under subpoena and
ready for ca.i as soon as the iory is
selected. A majority of these tes-
titled before the grand jury which
returned the indictments charging
the defendants with conspiracy 10
violate the state corporation act by
the overissue of "Pcte' stock.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
AUTOS REQUIRED
WHEN JOBBERS
PAY VISIT HERE

V. F. Frizzell, chairman of the
transportation committee for the en-
tertainment program to be provided
delegates to the Western Fruit job
bers convention, when they stop
over in the valley on January 30,
outlined plans for the pending event
this morning.
"Each of the secretaries of the
chambers of commerce in the valley
has been named on the transporta-
ton committee,' he declared. ''We
reed something more than $50 auto
mobiles in which to transport the
delegates and valley people plan
ming to take part in the days cele-
bration. All members of the vari-
Gus chambers are asked to pledge
their automobiles for the day. They
are asked to give their names to
the secretaries of the chambers.
"Those donating the use of their
ears are to report at the. Southern
Pacific depot in Rraw1ey at 8 a. m.
on the thirteenth, prepared to spend
the day with the delegates. A tour
of the northern end of the valley
will be made following breakfast in
Brawley. The. party will arrive in
FL Centre for luncheon and in the
afternoon will visit points of inter
est in the southern part of the val
ley, ending in Mexicali where din
ner dance will be held.
"The train bringing the delegates
to the valley will arrive in Brawley
III the morning. 1t will then be TAX
en- to Calexico where it will pick up
the delegates following the compile
-tien of the day IS program. The par
ty will proceed to San Bernardino
for breakfast and then to Los An
geles for the convention.
Those donating the use of their
ears are urged to make sure that
they will be at Brawley on time as
the committee does not wish to keep
the visitors waiting following the
breakfast service. Numerous places
are to be visited during the day
and the committee is anxious to
keep up to schedule at all times.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
F FRANCE
FAVORS
I REA1
Would Sign Pact Urged
BY America to Outlaw
War.
CHANGE SUGGESTED
French Would Modify De-
claratiOn BY Inserting
aggressive"
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. The
French government favors Ameri-
cas- suggestion for an international
declaration against war but recon-
mends insertion of the word Gag
gressive before the word "war.o
The French government reply
was made public today by the Unit
ed States state department. 1t was
dated January 5 and was signed by
Ambassador Claudel,
The pply renewed the French
suggestion that France and the
United States sign the treaty before
other nations do so, but accepted
the general American idea that the
treaty be multi-lateral.
The state department is inclined
to believe that insertion of tho
word aggression in the proposed
multi-lateral treaty would rob it of
most of its effect, especially as the
treaty would not be legally binding
but merely a statements, of policy.
Nor is this government expected to
sign with France until & the sigma
ture of other powers is assured.
The note made public today re-
garding the anti-war multi-lateral
treaty is entirely separate from and
unconnected with the new arbitra
tion treaty being negotiated. be
tween the two countries.
81 am authorized to inform yof
that the government of the republic
/ fof France1 is disposed to join with
the government fo the United States
in proposing for agreement by all
nations a treaty to be signed at the
present time by France and the
United States and under the terms
of which the high contracting par.
ties shall renounce all war of ag-
gression and shall declare that for
the settlement of the difference of
whatever nature which may arise
between them they will employ all
pacific MEANS" the French note
said.
"The high contracting parties
will engage to bring this treaty to
the attention of all states and in
vite them to adhere. The goverRz
ment of the (French) republic is.
convinced that the principle thus
proclaimed cannot but be received
with gratitude by the entire world,
and it does not doubt that the eff
forts of the two governments to in
sure universal adoption will be
crowned with full success
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
Four of Vessels
Crew Die In Wreck
Nv United Press Leased Wire

VICTORIA, b. c., Jan. Z. - The
Jagged points of Escalante Reef, off
the west coast of Vancouver Island,
today had claimed toll of four
lives and caused destruction of the
power boat Noble, a rum-runner
The dead:
Captain w. Kerr, Chief Engineer
II. Williams, Chief Officer NJ. b.
Wall and +. V. Helvy, Cook, all of
Vancouver, b. c.
Clffort Deschamps, the radio op-
orator who sent distress calls sound
ing over the North Sea for hours,
and +. Bell, second engineer, were
rescued.
The Noble was pounding heavily
on the rocky coast today and was
thought to be total loss.
The ship, operating out of Van
couver, was returning home. She
left here October 90 for Mexico
with cargo of whiskey. She
struck the reef Thursday night dur
ing a thick fog.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
Sacramento Has
GrewsOme Case
ny United Press Irns.r ~,

SACRAMENTO, Jan. e. The
most mysterious murder ease in the
history of Sacramento was being in
vestigated hv police today, follow.
ing the finding of human hand
and foot by three children last
night.
The dismembercd parts of the
body were found near the spot
where police discovered the decapi-
tatcd head of an unidentified man,
about GO years old, Yesterday.
A rusty hatchet found near tn"
severed parts gave police the only
clew upon which to work.
With the finding OF the hand last
night, police believed it possible to
identify the man by means of fin
gerprints, as a little flesh still
clung to the fingers.
Deputy Coroner S. G. Polking-
lornc said the condition of the head
indicated that death had occurred 4
bout nine months ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
Gate Crasher
Meets Waterloo
By United Press Lensed Wire

SAN DIEGO. Jan. T. One-eyed
Connolly, worlds champion gate
crasher, has found a gate he S a
fraid to crash.
The champion came to San Diego
from Hollywood yesterday en- route
to the races and stopped overnight
to attend the fights here.
"Well, what about it, Onc-eyed, y
he was asked, care you going to
crash the international gate back
from Tia Juana after 6 O'Clock some
evening9'
"Who9 meg" said the champion,
squirting his one good eye quizzieal-
ly. ~ should say not. But don t
get me wrong. | IN not exactly a
fraid but it might cause interna-
tional complications and i ain no
diplomat.
"And besides, these pants aim
bullet proof.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
House Approves
S-4 Inquiry
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. Z. - The
house today approved an investiga-
tion into the S-4 disaster, unani-
hously adopting the Butler resolu
tion which authorizes President
Coolidge to appoint a special inves-
tigating commission.
The resolution was amended to re-
quire public hearings. a similar
resolution is expected to be passed
by the senate early next week.
Approval of tho investigation
was preceded by heated debate dur
ing which a demand was made that
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur re-
sign. 1t also charged that the in,
vestigation will be "white wash.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
Seeking Better
Rail Service
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Com
plant was filed with the California
Railroad Commission today by the
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce,
seeking to compel the Pacific Elec-
tric Railway Company to change
service of the Los Angeles-Venice
system.
The service is at present operated
on interurban schedules and the
chamber of commerce petitioned
that it be given local status, with
frequent local ears.
A zone fare system also was
sought, with three zones provided
and six cent fare in each zone,
with fares of 10 and Is cents in any
two or three zones.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
Chauffeur's Party
Ends Disastr0usly

LOS ANGELES, Jan. IA joy
ride in his employer new Packard
sedan ended disastrously today for
Floyd Robinson, negro chauffeur,
with injuries suffered by three per-
sons and the complete destruction
of the ear.
William Daniel, Viola Davidson,
and Mrs. Flossie Fitzmaurice, all
eolored, received serious injuries
when the machine was sideswiped
and wrecked by truck. The own
cr of the machine, w. j. Clune, is
now in Honolulu.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
Little Costa Rica
Welcomes "Lindy"

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Jan. T.
Flying safely over the mountains
and volcanoes of Costa Rica, Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh reached San
Jose at 1:51 p. M. (1:27 p. m, C.S.
IT, today.
Lindbergh was acclaimed at Sa-
bana airfield by $4,000 persons,
probably the largest throng ever to
gather in San Jose.
The 2l0-mile flight from Manag-
ia consumed two hours and 80 min
utes.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
MELLON FAVORS REED
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Secre-
tary of the Treasury Mellon favors
the nomination of Senator David A..
Reed of Pennsylvania as 1928 Re-
publican presidential candidate, the
Press learned today.
Mellon himself is not candidate
and will not be, and is willing that
it be known he is for Reed.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
ARMY-NAVY GAME OFF
By United Press Leased Wire

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. Due
t. their inability to reach an agree
ment ON eligibility rules, the super
intendents of the United States ma
val academy and West Point have
mutually agreed that the Army
Navy football game will not be play
cd next fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
insult Answers
Questions Freely
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. samuel
insult, multi-millionaire Western
Public utilities magnate, who con
tributed $237,92j to numerous fac
tions in the 1926 Illinois primary
election, freely answered all ques-
tions of the senate primary invest
igating committee today and there
by sought to purge himself of con-
tempt charges.
insult had been held for contempt
when year ago he declined to tell
the committee to whom he gave
$4,000 of his contributions.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
Four of Family
Die In Flames
by United Pres. Leased Wire

AUGUSTA, Ga, Jan. IA father
and his three children were burned
to death when fire DESTROYED their.
home near Augusta, today. The
dead:
Harry Miller, the father; Opal
II; Bernice, 5, and Raymond Z.
The mother and two other child
rem escaped with serious burns by
sliding down poles which neighbors
raised against the blazing house.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
SHIP REPORTED AGROUND

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 7, - The
steamer Mineola is aground off
Providence Island in the Caribbean
Sea, according to radio message
received here today. The radiogram
said the crew was, IN no danger.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
THAMES;
Fl L00DS
LONDON
Score of Lives Lost As
Freak Tide Causes River
To Overflow.
DAMAGE is HEAVY
Severe Cyclone Precedes
Flood Disrupting Rail
and Wire Service.
By United Press leased Wire

LONDON, Jan. THE river
Thames, swollen by freak tide and
the overflow of the recent floods,
poured into London early today,
driving thousands from their homes
and trapping others asleep in base
ments.
When il receded later in the morn
ing l3 were known dead and prob
ably 20 others were missing, and
heavy damage had been done in res
idential and warehouse districts and
the historic sections of The old city.
As news came in from outlying
sections of London this afternoon,
the estimated death toll was l5 ia
The Westminster district, two in
Putney, two in Hammersmith and
one in Hurlingham.
The flood, one of the greatest Of
modern times, was the climax to
weeks of billiards. and floods
throughout England that left an ap-
FALLING toll of dead, injured and de-
struction of property.
More were killed and hundreds in.
iured in gale that preceded the
Thames flood, blowing at from so
to 80 miles an hour across the coun-
Try, tearing up trees, disrupting rail
road and wire communications and
working general havoc.
Walls Give Way
Police searched through London
and it's suburbs today for further
victims of the Thames overflow and
il was feared the casualty list would
mount. The known deaths rose to
13 when two girls. were found in
liammcrsmith, trapped and drowned
while asleep in their homes.
River walls went down under tn"
weight of the water and warehouses
along the river banks which held
rich merchandise were flooded and
their contents ruined.
The lower sections of the Tate
gallery, one of the world store
houses of art. were flooded and ir-
reparable damage done. Fifteen
thousand Turner sketches in about
100 portfolios, valued at thousands
of pounds sterling intrinsically but
from the artistic point priceless and
irreplacable, were destroyed. Many
pictures of lesser value were de
stroyed.
LONDON, Jan. To-day s ram
page of the river Thames. brought
to climax one Of the most disas-
trous periods of bad weather in
England in recent times.
Gales floods. SHOWS and freez-
ing weather in the last few weeks
have taken an estimated toll of 40
to so dead, 1000 injured and many
millions of dollars in property dam
age.
The death estimates included 20
drowned in London alone in the
Thames flood; six dead in ycster
days severe windstorm through
out England; four dead in the re-
cent cold wave; eight children
drowned by falling through the ice
of thawing ponds, and other iso-
lated deaths.
The injured included 1900 in tn"
London area of broken limbs and
other in iuries and 1000 elsewhere.
The Westminster Gazette esti-
mated the damage from snow
through England at $50,000,000. 1t
was estimated the London floods
and yesterdays storm ca used mil
lions more damage, although it
was impossible to approximate an
accurate total.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
The Coolidges Go Smiling Into '2S

President Mrs Calvin Coolidge greeted
pictured below
filed the White hands
President the First Lady during the annual New Year
reception.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
CHAMBERS URGE
BANK BRANCHES
REMAIN 0 P E N
Protest Proposed Action
In Calipatria and West
mOrland.

At the regular meeting of the
Associated Chambers of Commerce
held last night at Imperial, res"'
luton was passed protesting the
proposed closing of the two branch
banks of the Los Angeles First Ma
tional bank located in Westmol-
land and Calipatria. The resolution
was to the effect that due to tie
progress being made in the 5wo
northern valley cities, the chambers
believed that the action would prove
hardship to the residents there
and also mistake on the part ct
the bank. 1t asked that the direct
ors give the matter careful consid-
Grafton before such action be taken.
The resolution was presented by
r. p. Moore and he was instructed
TO take the matter up with the
convene Monday in Los Angeles.
Moore pointed out that all records
show an increase in population in
the northern section of the valley as
well as greater shipments of pro-
duce from that section.
NJ. j. Dowd, chief engineer of the
Imperial Irrigation district gave an
interesting talk on the rice indus
try. While Dowd discouraged in
discriminate raising of rice, he urg-
ed that the subject be given careful
study and urged that rice be raised
in the valley. He said that at pres
cnt there are approximately 4,45j
acres of rice planted. Observations
show that it takes approximately A.
acre feet of water TO produce rict
from the time of planting until it
is reaped.
Dowd also described other expert
ments conducted, showing, he said
that too great plantage in rice
would prove disastrous to the val
lcy's water supply.
Rice Sections Named
Dowd pointed out three portions
of the valley which he believed fit
ted for cultivation of rice. Thes
were district inside of the east
side lowlinc canal, northeast OF
Holtville; several plots in the Seeley
district and at points west of lmpe
rial.
In these places it was pointed out
rice could be raised without endan
gering other productive lands near
Ly.
Judge Myers, president of the as
sOciated chambers, said that the
chamber committee had held short
meeting with the executive commit
tee in charge of the entertainment
to be provided to the delegates OF
the Western Fruit Growers associa
tion on January 80. Final arrange
nents will be made at the next
meeting of the cnamb bers to be held
in Westmorland on January az.
Publicity pamphlets are to be
gotten out by the chambers and L.
j. Thomas, chairman of the public
ity committee, has been instructed
t. take up the matter of distribution
of the booklets with the secretaries
of the various chambers.
Sam Robinson, head Of the Farm
bureau, was named as a member of
the standing committee on agricul-
ture.
S. C. SOrenson, secretary of the
chambers, was instructed to take up
with Joseph lIallowell, the matter
of numbering the roads in the coun-
ty.
j. l.. Travers, treasurer, reported
that the financial books showed Il
total credit of $l175.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07

During the last year one woman
was ordered to pay alimony. Most
of the ladies, however, killed their
husbands before they got that far.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
TOMORROW

TOMORROW
Services, all churches.
Valley theater: Her Wild
Oat.o
Palace theater: Brunk's Com
edians in ''Why Wives Worry"
Indoor baseball. Interleague
match. Eastside field. 2:30.
Radio: KGEN, 12:30-2 y. m.
Swiss Entertainers. afternoon
and evening. Imperial Valley
Swiss Club, Holtville.
MONDAY
Masonic luncheon. Hotel Bar
bara Worth.
Twice Told Tales Section. 10
900 Club, meets with Mrs. J. 8.
Larew.
Ladies' Auxiliary, FL csn.r,
Fire Department, Mrs. Frank
Bowles', 1880.
Imperial County Farm Bureau
meeting. court house. all day,
and luncheon. 10000 club,
Farm Home Department meet
ing, court house, f0:30 a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-07
What's Doing
TONIGHT

Radio: KGEN. birthday pro-
gram. 6 to 8 p. m.
Valley theater: Seventh
Heaven
Palace theater: 1.-THE Arizona
wildcat.
Eastern Star banquet, Calexi-
CO.