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Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
CHICAGO POLICE
TO WAR WITHOUT
MERCY ON MAFIA
Hy United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Sept 2l.-Poliee to
day declared n '.war without
mercy on Chicago 5 Malta.
The move resulted from a confer
'nce in criminal court between
Jndge Frank Comerford and Com.
missioner of Police William +. Rus
sell. Judge Comcrford entered the
Sc when he refused TO grant a writ
of habcaS corpus for Angelo Petit
II, held as suspect in the kidnap
ing of little Billy Ranieri by Malta
extortionista.
The release of the boy after he
was held Is days on "kidnaI
farm, followed the judge ; deti
sion to hold Pctitti
The hearing in criminal court
during which Judge Comerford is.
sued the order for removal by an.
initiation of Malta blackmailcrs
was attended by the boy, A. Frank
R@nieri, his father, and the mother
Edward Firpe, vice consul for the
italian people in Chicago, was pres
ont at the request of citizens of the
Italian quarter who were clamoring
for the wiping ont of Malta activi
ties OF which they have been We
Tins.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
BOSTON ENTRANT
LEADS FIELD In
CLASS A RACE

Ell PAsO, Texas, Sept. 21-Theo.
dore Kenyon, of Boston, in his
Challenger, led class A flyers in thu
Cincinnati air race away here to-
day.
He left at 6;25 a. m. for Fort
Worth. Dick Myrhes. Simplex, was
next to leave at 6:35 a. m. He was
followed by w. H. Emery, of Brad
ford, Pa, Geo. Hopkins of Detroit
and Robert Dake of Pittsburgh.
S. j. Whitman took off and had to
return for carburetor float. He
got away the second time at 7:19
a. m.
j. s. Charles, Eaglerock, who
spent the night at Hachita, being
forced down in the desert by dark
ness with engine trouble, arrived
here at 7:l3 a. m, and took off at
1881 a. m.
X. f. Whyte today sent a tele.
gram to the chamber of eommerce
that his Moth plane was down at
Sabinal, chihuahua, so miles south.
west of here on the Mexican North
western railroad, with undercarriage
gone. He said he would ship the
machine back to the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
Bodies of Trio
In San Fernando
Pending Inquest
by United I'ress Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Sept. 21-The
bodies of Albert La Huis and his
wife and F. J. Walter were held at
San Fernando today pending an in,
quest INTO the automobile accident
which caused their deaths almost a
month ago
Walters remains. the last to be
found, were dug late yesterday from
under fill made by highway con.
Struction gang.
Until the bodies of La Huis and
hls wife were discovered Wednesday
nothing had been seen of the trio
after it left Bakersfield August IS.
The automobile in which they
were riding plunged over a 1000
ftot embankment on the Ridge
route n miles north of here.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
Bethel To Hang
September 24th

Los ANGELES, Sept. 2l-Pre-
suming that Russell Bethel, Phila-
dlphia engineer, does not insist on
sanity trial, he will be sentenced
to hang for the Staying of Barbara
Maugcr, his common law wife on
September 24-his mother S birth
day.
He was convicted of the first
degree murder of the girl yesterday
tut the date for sentencing him was
Sc: only tentatively since he pleaded
both not guilty and not guilty by
reason Of insanity.
~ guess September "a will be as
good day as any Bethel said in
his cell today, cit : my mother S
birthday.
Bethel and his attorneys were un-
decided whether he would ask for
the second trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
ISLAND KIDNAPPING
CASE PARALLELS
THAT OF HICKMAN
BY United Press Lensed Wire

Los ANGELES, Sept. 21.-As at
tornevs for William Edward Hick.
man prepared today for another
move to save him from the gallows,
authorities here paralleled the muir
der of lo-year-old Marion Parker to
the Staying Of Gill Jameson in
Honolulu.
Young Jameson was lured from
his schoolroom on the representa-
tion that his father was injured.
William Edward Hickman employ
ed the identical strategy to get pos
session of the Parker girl.
Gill's father paid ransom for the
return Of his son, just as Marion 8
father paid money for her return.
In each instance when the bodies
were recovered the victims were
dead.
In the case of the Parker girl she
was dead when Hickman accepted
money for her safe return. Although
it has not been definitely settled,
it would seem that the Honolulu
youth was also dead when his Kid
nappers received $4,000 from the eld-
er Jameson.
An application seeking permission
to carry Hickman = appeal to the
death sentence to the United States
supreme court will be filed with
presiding Judge Waste of the Cali
fornia supreme court probably Mon
day.
In event Judge Waste denies this
application, justices of the United
States supreme court win be peti-
toned directly to hear the appeal,
Richard Cantillon, Hickman 5 at
torney, announced.
Hickman's appeal will be based
on the asserted violation of his con,
stitutional rights by the new Cali
fornia criminal procedure tried for
the first time during his trial. The
state supreme court already has de
MED this appeal.
Unless the case gets before the
highest United States court Hick
man must die on the gallows at San
Quentin October 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
fOKLAHOMANS HEAR
GOV. Smith SCORE |
RELIGIOUS HATRED
VIII Speak in Denver on
Water-POwer and BOuId-
er Dam.
By THOMAS l.. STOKES
United Press staff Correspondent

\
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Sept
Ex-Governor Alfred r. Smith be
gan and closed the - whispering
campaign chapter in his battle for
the presidency here in Oklahoma
where the religious issue admitted
~ is a strong factor.
He told his huge audience last
night that his speech closed the
whispering campaign discussion for
him, and that hereafter he would
turn his attention to national issues.
The Democratic candidate and his
party leave here at IL clock for
Denver, Colo, where Smith will make
the third speech of his campaign.
1t is expected to be devoted to
water power generally and, in par
ticular, to the Boulder Dam project
in which Colorado and six other
states in this section are virtually
interested.
Meanwhile, Democratic and Re.
publican leaders here set about
measuring the effect Of Smith 5 De
nunciation Of the whispering as
'treas0nable - and "un- American
upon the political complexion of
this state in November.
Smith s speech was well received.
II was interrupted repeatedly by
cheering. His first mention of the
ka kluX Khan, which once DONNA
ted oklahoma politics and figured
in the Impeachment of former Gov
crHor "Jack Walton, anti X klan
leader, was received with silence,
but later the crowd cheered him as
he denounced the organization. Wal
ton sat OH the platform.
DR.. John Roach Straton, Calvary
Baptist minister of New York city,
who is campaigning in this state
against Smith, also was on the
platform. With his wife, he listened
quietly to Smith s speech. He will
speak in the coliseum tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
[CLAIM ClLLETT
INDICT MENTS
ARE INVALID
Defense Holds Charges
Filed Against Sheriff
Unlawful.

Defense counsel began oral argu-
ment for the quashlng of the IN
dietments against Sheriff c. l., Gil
lett, returned by the 1927 Grand
jury, IN Judge F.nney's superior
court Yesterday afternoon. Armed
with an array of law books and legal
documents that nearly filled the
lawyers desk, the four attorneys
representing the defendant appear
ed yesterday afternoon to do bat
tie -, OK
NJ W. Conkling, former superior
court Judge here, did the oral argu-
ing for the defense. Attorneys
Edgar B. Hervey, Harry W. Hor
ton and Ernest r. Utley are as
sociated with Conkling in defending
the sheriff. District Attorney Head
and Chief Deputy Smith are in
charge of the prosecution.
In opening the argument on the
motion to quash the indictments
yesterday afternoon, Conkling held
that the indictments as returned by
the jury are invalid. unconstitution-
al and that they fail to charge the
defendant with any crime.
He held that the complaints in
each instance are made out in sim
liar form. That in each instance
they charge the sheriff with having
taken an amount of money from
some person.
Eat the defense counsel charges,
they do not charge the sheriff with
having feloniously and with intent
to steal, taken this money. They do
not charge that he did it fraudu-
lently for the purpose of converting
II TO his own use or they do not
claim that 1t was done fraudulantly
by means Of false pretense.
Refers To Books
In order to charge crime, the
defense counsel concluded, the com
plant must give one Of these rea-
sons for the taking of the money.
Throughout his discourse Conkling
referred the court to passages from
the pile of law books before him.
He pointed out nHe instance where
'h1 tculI uDlltlu HIS uI
tera' cea as late as August II OF
this year.
This presentation took up the en-
tire afternoon session. The case was
then continued until . o'clock Ais
afternoon. The matter of the indict.
ments being returned by a jury in
Guiding alleged "pred >
jurors, was not touched by the de-
tense counsel yesterday afternoon,
other to include it in the motion for
quashing of tl} indictments.
The case viii be heard by Judge
\. c. Finney. 1t was first believed
that an outside judge would be call.
ed in to hear the case but the fact
that the defendant is county Of
tlelal does not disqualify the local
judges.
81 would of course prefer to
have an outside Judge here this
matter, Judge Finnev declared
this morning, "but it is my duty
and | will not duck il. ,,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
RUSH AID
To LAKE:
DISTRICT
Seek to Get Medicine
into Everglades As
Epidemic Threatens.
HASTY B u r I A L S
Women and Children
Evacuated; Death Toll
Mounting.
by United Press Leased Wire

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Sept.
2l.-Ovcr almost impossible flood.
ed roads and by boat, relief work.
ers sought to get medicine into the
Lake Okeechobee district today, as
danger of epidemics in the hurri-
cane hit area increased.
Women and children have been
evacuated from along the lake, as
d precautionary measure. Dead ars
being buried hastily and flooded
marshes are believed to hold other
hodies to add to the new estimated
death toll of 700 to 500.
Extraordinary precautions taken
among the 900 refugees here and
along the coast to prevent a possi-
Bile outbreak of typhoid fever ara
believed to have been thoroughly
successful.
Chairman Howard Selby, of the
local Red Cross committee, said
doctors had reassured him of tho
situation, but all precautions are
still in force. Milk is being pas
teurized and city water chIorinated.
All relief workers and large part
of the population have been given
typhoid vaccine.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Sept.
2l.-Relief units worked to prevent
epidemics among hurricane refugees
| as the death toll of the storm was
! placed today at $50 lives.
The new total was made known in
a statement from A. l.. Schaefer,
representative of the National Red
Cross, and increased the former of.
ficial estimates by so.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Sept q,
While reports on the casualties
III the tropical hurricane are yet
to be received from more than half
of the municipalities, officials hero
are certain that the death toll will
not reach 1000.
They say, however, that the pro.
perty damage has not been exag.
generated and that it will run into
millions. There has been no reason
for revising the previous estimats
that there are 100000 persons home-
less.
Gov. Horace NJ Towner has re.
ceived reportes from so of the II
municipalities and on the basis of
that data he has estimated that there
are JOG dead, 800 injured and %
missing.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
TWO ORDERED
COMMIT TED TO
PENITENTIARY
Jimenez, Musicll Lose
Pleas for Probation
1'ierheimer to lone.

Two men were ordered committed
to San Quentin penitentiary by
Judge A. G.. Finney in superior court
this morning and a third was order
ed sent to the lone state school of
industry.
r. Jimenez, Mexican, convicted on
a charge of grand theft and G. IT.
Musick, who pleaded guilty to un-
lawful possession of still, were
the men ordered committed TO San
Quentin. August Tierheimer, co
defendant with Musick and who ad.
mitted unlawful possession of a
still, was ordered committed to the
reform school.
Tierheimer and Musick had en-,
tered applications for probation and
probation was denied following
hearing this morning Ernest Ut
ley appeared as defense counsel.
In the case of Musick the court
ruled that probation be denied and
the defendant be committed to tht
San Quentin penitentiary for the
term prescribed by law. The court
however, recommended that the de-
fendant be given the minimum sen
tence.
In ruling on the Tierheimer case
the court ruled that the sentence
of the defendant to San Quentin
Penitentiary be set aside and that
the defendant be sent to the lone
school until he becomes 2l years of
age.
Jimenez was arraigned before the
court for sentence. The court ruled
that he be committed to the San
Quentin penitentiary for the term
prescribed by law but recommended
that he be given the minimum SEN
tence.
The defendant was convicted by
jury on a charge of grand theft
growing out of the stealing of an
automobile at Brawley. He with
Donate Raugel was arrested in Los
Angeles and returned here. Raugel
was acquitted by the jury.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21

ed. 1t was shortly after 8
o clock when they approached
the grave, surrounded by the
modest flat stone. Flowers
from the White House green.
houses in Washington were laid
silently upon the marker.
Alongside the youngster who
died just four years ago this
summer, are the graves Of the
President = father, mother and
sistc:, ana these too. we're de.
corated.
Tonight, the special train will
be back at Northampton, Mass,
where Mrs. Coolidge will leave
the train to spend a rcw days
with her bedridden mother,
Mrs. Lemira Goodhue. Tomor.
row, the President will be back
at his desk,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
COOLIDGE PAUSES TO VISIT
HOME OF BIRTH IN VERMONT

PLYMOUTH, VT, Sept. Ell
High up in the Green mountains
of Vermont, President Coolidge
paused today at the home of his
birth, renewing the acquain-
tanees and friendships of his
youth.
Mid-afternoon will find him
ON his way back to the national
capital, but the forenoon was
put aside for reunion.
Up early aud at a hearty
breakfast prepared by Aurora
Pierce, the housekeeper charg-
ed with keeping the home open
SINCE the death two years ago
of the President $ father. Mr..
and Mrs. Coolidge lost little
time in repairing to the Hill
side cemetery where Calvin
Jrp their younger son, lies burr.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
PROBE REVEALS
DISTRIBUTION OF
EDITORIAL NEWS
By CECIL OWEN
Omitted PresI Staff Correspondent)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l.-Dis.
tribution of 200 newspapers of a
weekly editorial service paid for by
the Alabama Power Company was
disclosed today in the Federal Trade
Commission 8 investigation of pow.
er propaganda.
W. 3. Darnell, Florence, Ala, edi-
tor, testified that he sent his ser
vice to 200 newspapers. The Alaba'
ma corporation, he said, paid him
5000 a month for 200 copies of the
service which were mailed to news,
papers without charge.
Arrangement for the distribution
were made by a Mr.. Baldwin, pub
licity agent for the corporation, he
said.
Cross examined by Judge Robert
E. Healy, commission chief counsel.
Darnall admitted that he is opposed
to government ownership for the
utility industry.
- have opposed government
ownership in any form for the past
% years. he said.
The witness said he had known
Baldwin and other utility men for
several years and that they had
thought highly of the editorials he
wrote for his service and for the
Florence Herald, of which he is
editor.
Copies of his service placed in
evidence showed that Darnall had
printed considerable material against
government development of Boulder
Dam and Muscle Shoals.
An expense sheet placed in the
record showed that j. f. thinner
man, of Albuquerque, n. NJ, receiv-
cd $500 expense money after at
tending the 1927 convention at Colo
rado Springs, of the Rocky Mountain
Division of the National Electric
Light Association.
The commission was asked by
Bernard F. Weadock, attorney for
the joint committee of national util-
tiles associations, to prolong its
hearing until the utilities were
given full opportunity to present eX-
planation of the evidence developed.
His request for further hearings,
Presiding Commissioner Edgar j.
McCulloch said, would be granted
when CONVENIENT.
the commission then adjourned
until next Tuesday when witnesses
from other southern states will be
heard.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
RULER OF CHICAGO'S GANGLAND
REPORTED ACCIDENTALLY SHOT

Patton, familiarly known as the
"boy mayor of Burnham, F." had
completed round of golf on
the Burnham golf course.
1t seems Capone had varied
from his usual habit of going
about unarmed, and had carried
q AS calibre revolver with him.
Reports say that the gun was
discharged accidentally as
Capone stepped into Patton 3
car. The bullet plowed down
through the flesh of the right
leg, narrowly missed the abdo-
men and then imbedded itself
in the left leg.
AS near as can be learned, the
gangster chieftain Is not in SER
ious condition, and will reeov-
er.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21

CHICAGO Sept. Ell" Scar
face Al" Capone, ruler of
Chicago s gangland, has been
shot, but not by the gangland
which months ago decreed his
death.
The ganglord, whose every
move is guarded by no less than
12 of the most watchful
gunmen ever assembled, shot
himself, accidentally, according
to reports today.
Capone lies in st. Margaret's
hospital, at Hammond, Ind,
suburb of Chicago He is wound
ed in the right and left legs
and in the groin.
According to the current
story, Capone shot himself last
Saturday after he and Johnny
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
Continued on page 3
Local Red Cross
Quota Is $4OO

\ letter received today by Col,
Charles l.. Philips, from the national
Red Cross headquarters at Wash
ington, ID, c., apportions $i00 as
the quota to be raised by this chap.
ter for Florida and West Indian re-
lief fund. There is great probability
however, that this quota will be
subsequently increased as the est,
mate Of loss of life and property
damage rises.
TO contribute toward the relief
fund Manager holland of the Hehcr
dance pavilion has offered the pro.
eeeds of one evenings entertain
ment, This offer is in line with
similar action taken by Mr.. holland
last year in favor Of the Mississippi
relief fund.
Other contributions are coming in
daily and the Press acknowledges
gratefully the receipt of the follow
;nf,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
By RICHARD G.. BALDWIN
United Press Staff Correspondent)

VANCOUVER, b. C., sept. 21-
cold. calm and unpcrturbed, Ger
don Stewart Northcott, II, sat in
his cell in Okalla jail here today and
denied all charges of murder laid
al his door by police Of Riverside,
Calf
He Will fight eytradition to the
nitcd States he said, and he de-
clarcd the whole murder farm -
story to be frame up against him.
Northcott talked freely both in
'atl here aud on the train from
Namloops according to the provin.
cial police who escorted him here.
He denies not only the charges Of
butehering and numbering but also
I'll charges of improper conduct to
ward the boys he is suspected Of
killing.
With Northcott safely in Jail,
however attention of provincial
police has turned almost entirely to.
day toward efforts TO locate his
sister. Mrs. Winnitred clark ,
mother of Sanford Clark, the youth
whose revelations disclosed the
Pruesome condition at the murder
farm.
Mrs. Clark has not been seen since
shortly before midnight Sunday
when she left rooming house here
in company with her brother and
her mother, Mrs. Louise Northcott,
who-is-Ilnder arrest in Calgary, Al.
berta, On the same murder charges
upon which Northeott is held here.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
Heat Wave In
San Francisco
Believed Broken

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Ell
Cooler temperatures were forecast
today for the San Francisco bay dis
trict after the mercury shot up to
the highest point in more than a
decade yesterday.
a high Of % was recorded in San
Francisco. 1t was the hottest day
here since October 3, 1917. Oakland
had high of 90 and Vallejo o..
One death in San Francisco was
attributed indirectly to the heat.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
Flames Endanger
Old Mining Town
by United Press Leased Wire

CHICO, Cal, Sept. e. - The old
mining town of Magnolia was in
flames today and in danger of be.
ing wiped out. Two hundred resi-
dents were prepared to flee their
homes.
Two buildings near the highway
We're blazing shortly before noon
and swift dry wind was hurting
the flames toward the rest of the
town
shortly before noon every avail
able man in Chico and Oroville was
pressed into service and rushed to
the scene.
Dry brush and timber on Sawmill
Peak was rapidly consumed as the
flames rushed down the hill
BY 10 a. m. the west branch of
the Feather River canyon was a
mass of flames. Shortly thereafter
the outskirts of Magnolia were
reached.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
Child Escapes
Death; Mother
Crushed by Cal

GLENDALE, Calf, Sept. 21-
Escaping with cuts and bruises, a
three year old girl was hurled from
the arms of its mother when the
latter was crushed to death beneath
an electric train here yesterday.
The woman was said by witnesses
to have Intentionally placed herself
before the oneoming ears.
A railroad pass issued to Mrs.
Charles Meyer, Omaha, Neb., was
Sound in her purse, police reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
SUBMARINE REPORTED
AGROUND OFF PANAMA

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l.-The
submarine Sl7 went aground at
Juan Point, Almirante Bay, Pana-
ma, yesterday, the navy department
was informed today. None of the
crew was reported injured. Naval
tugs were standing by and expect
cd the submarine shortly would be
refloated
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
Water Supply of
Hemet in Path
of Forest Fire
Ry United Press Leased Wire

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Sept. 21-
Running before a stiff breeze, the
forest fire which started in the Ca
huilla mountains Sunday threaten
ed today to become the worst blaze
of the year in this county.
Fire wardens reported the flames
already had blackened 10000 acres
and that they were travelling with
speed on a 80 mile front.
Last night the fire jumped from
the Cahuilla to the Little Cahuilia
mountains and threatened Red
Mountain and the watershed from
which Hemet derives its water sup,
ply.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
Crack Air Group
Is Nearing Home

SCOTT FIELD, Belleville, III,
Sept. 2l.-The United States air
corps crack second bombardment
group, enroute home from the Pacific
coast to Langley Field, Va, arrived
here today from Kansas City whera
it spent the night
Planes in the group left Kansas
City at 6:l0 a. mo and flew with.
ont incident the 285 miles here at
an approximate speed Of 100 miles
m hour, landing at . a. IN, after an
hour they planned to resume the
eastward flight, probably stopping
first ut Dayton, Ohio.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
CONTINUE HEARING
ON RYE'S MOTION

Argument on the motion of de.
fense counsel for a new trial in the
case of the people against Huston
" Red Rye was continued until
September 28, when it came up in
Judge Fnney's court this morning.
Rye was convicted recently on a
charge of burglary, first degree, by
a jury. s. P. Williams is appear,
ing as attorney for the defendant.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
Tunney's Fiancee
Sails For Italy
ny United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Sept. 21--Miss Mary
Josephine Lauder, heiress financee
of Gene Tunney, is ready to sail on
the Saturnia tonight for Naples.
There, it is understood, she will
meet the retired heavyweight
champion, who is on a walking trip
from Paris and will be married to
him about October 5 at Sorrento,
across the bay from Naples.
1t was said here the couple would
travel for year, possibly until
after a new champion was crowned
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-21
Explosion Kills
Twenty Chinese
ny United Press Leosea w,ra

SHANGHAI, Sept. 21.-Twenty
Chinese were killed, 80 injured, and
scores of houses and shops wrecked
by the explosion of two carloads of
explosives in Nanking on Thurs,
day.
The explosion, caused by the
dropping of a box of INT, shook the
entire city.
The wrecking of houses left sew.
eral hundred homeless. Nationalist
officials started relief measures.