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Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-23

son today.
Governor Smith viii confer with
eastern leaders this week i'm ~ at
tempt to determine the cytont Of
his campaign tour. He viii rect
Gov. Ritchic Of Maryland soae time
this week.
\ Republican committee started
work today 70 collect small cam
paigu donations in Keeping with the
intent 10 receive donation, of any
size 10 the Hoovcr-Curtis fund.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-23

MAIN EXECU'
1925 WEST 9TT
LOS ANGEL
Huntington Park
7l3e So. Pacific Blvd.
Delaware 1888
Long Beach, Calf.
819 Pine Ave.
Phone 666-464
Modesto, Calf.
722 10th Street
Phone 782
Oakland, Calf,
$50 18th Street
Phone Glencourt 4427
Pasadena, Calf.
1871 Z. Colorado st.
Phone Terrace 1894
Pittsburg, Calf.
319 Black Diamond 81
Phone 657
Pomona, Calf.
465 West Second st.
Phone 1925
Redwood City, Calf.
1872 Broadway
Richmond, Calf.
422 McDoAlld Ave.
Phone 610
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-23

Handy Hinged Lid and ad-
Unstable legs.
Enclosed, silent steel gears.
Big capacity; an entire
washing in an hour.
occupies a space
Is inches square.
Lifetime construction,
beautiful lacquer finish.
,sheys sold is a Maytag
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
ARIA Recalled
To Mexico City

Carlos Y. Aria, Mexican consul
at CalcXieo, and held in high esteem
by a large circle Of friends on both
sides of the international Line, was
called back 20 Mexico City yester-
day and Vice Consul Hermolao Il.
Torres, has been placed in charge
of the office.
Aria has represented Governor
Rodriguez on various occasions in
Imperial valley, and has been an
energetic worker in behalf of the
Mexican people here and in pro-
noting a friendly feeling between
Mexicans aud Americans. He has
been in charge Of the office for
three years.
The nature 81 the call summoning
the consul 90 the capital Las not
been revealed and bis friends ara
hoping that De will return hero
within a short time. This il par
tirularly among Americans who
have recognized in Aria one 81 the
ahlcst officials the McVican govern.
meut has ever bad in the lmpeFial
Valley border country.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
Six Deaths As
Cold Spell Hits
Midwest Are a
By United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-Near zero
temperatures accompanied bv sleet
and snow, prevailed over the middle
west and several states of the south
west ond northwest today.
Government weather forecasts
predicted the cold wave would re-.
west and northwest today.
Six deaths reported in the region
about 81. Paul and Minneapolis
were attributed 10 the cold.
For the regions Of Indiana, Ill.
inois. Michigan, and Wisconsin
predictions indicated continued cold.
Temperatures as low as five above
zero were forecast for the Chicago
region.
Kansas City reported temperatures
near zero, while Kansas, Nebraska.
North Dakota and Iowa reported
severe storms which delayed trains
and temporarily crippled communi-
cation systems.
The lowest temperature reported
was % below at the Pas. Manitoba.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
HUDSPETH
OPPOSED
TO Quota
Texas Congressman Says
Southwest Needs Mexi-
can Labor.
I. V. IS REPRESENTED
C.. B. Moore to Testify
Before House Committee
on immigration.
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Oppos-
ing the Box bill to put Mexico and
other Latin-American countries un-
der immigration quota restrictions,
Representative G.. II. Hudspeth,
Texas, gave the house immigration
committee today a protest from the
Cattlemen s Association of Texas,
stating if the bill passes cit will
deprive US of labor we cannot get
elsewhere.
Another letter introduced from the
West Texas chamber of commerce
branded the bill as destructive. -
Other protests against the bill,
IIudspeth told the committee had
been received from Ell Paso busin-
ess and industrial interests, from
farmers organizations, community
groups in FL Paso and from individ-
uals.
The report of the Texas Cattle
men 5 association citing the search
ty of desirable labor said:
For that reason we must use
Mexican labor and while it is not
as satisfactory as it might be, it
IS better tndn IorlO hlcan lapor.
Hudspeth defended the Mexicans'
! ability as workers. Concluding, he
/ declared:
We on the border and all over
the United States want friendship
with Mexico and other Latin Amer
i.an countries. We have a big trade
in Mexico. We hear lot about bet
ter relations. If you slam the door
in the faces of their nations what
happens to our good relations and
our trade
Other opponents of the Box bill
who will appear before the commit
tee at sessions this afternoon and
later are:
+. J. Walker, representing the
Cotton Growers Association and
other agricultural and commercial
organizations of Arizona; A. C..
Hardison, Santa Paula, Cal, re.
presenting citrus growers; C. b.
Moore of Calexico, California for
Imperial Valley organizations;
Ralph Taylor of Sacramento, for the
California Legislative association
and II. \. Bandeen of the West
Texas chamber of commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
Police Search
For Slayer Who
Wrote Letter
nv Tnifed Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Feb. 2i!-Under-
world rendezvous, where a man
might go TO seek solaee from his
conscience. today were searched by
police who sought the murderer "
Miss Margaret brown, 40 year old
governess.
The murderer Yesterday sent po-
lice n letter. telling how he killed
the school teacher by striking her on
the head and then soaking her body
in gasoline and ignit;ng it-be
cause "I tried to take advantage
Of her, and she refused.'
The man wrote that 81 am start
ing out, God knows where-to hell,
I suppose His note said if he
was caught he had something
with me to end it al before they
can do anything
But police believed that was pre-
tense. He admitted he had been
drinking wine Monday when he
killed the woman. They believed
he would continue to drink, in All
effort to forget the hour when he
watched the fire start to consume
Miss Brown.
In returning the note tho murder
er also returned $4,000 in cash and
bonds he had taken from the gov.
erness. He said he could noe touch
~
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
King of Kings
Causes Suit

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Valeska
Surratt, actress, sued in federal
court today to enjoin further show
ing of the movie 'Thc King OF
Kings" charging plagiarism.
She asked an accounting of prof
its on the picture and damages.
Those named in the suit were viii
II. Hays, Cecil b. DeMille, +. +. AL
bee, Jeanie Mcpherson, John T..
Murdoch, the Keith.Albee exchange
and several other moving picture
exchanges.
Miss Surrat said she conceived
the idea of picturizing the story of
Mary Magdelene in 1924 and sub
mitted it to Hays, who approved
the idea, and suggested she talk to
DeMille.
After DeMille had the script un-
der consideration for some months,
she charged, he returned it, saying
he found he could not use it.
Subsequently, "The King of
Kings allegedly based on her
idea, was produced.
d. Mckenzie of Holtvile reports
good results from teaching alkali
soil as recommended by the Agri-
cultural Extension Service.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
Hungary Refuses
To Halt Auction
OF Machine Guns
Nv United Press Leased Wire

BUDAPEST, Feb. Hungary
today made plans to auction off
five carloads of machine guns which
make up the famous st. Gotthard
seizure, despite the request of the
League of Nations that the auction
be postponed.
In n note to Sir Eric Drummond,
sccretariat of the league, Premier
Brethlen said that Hungary would
be unable to accedc to the league 9
request He said the machine guns
were on the ground and that all de-
tails had been arranged.
Hungary previously had announc-
cd the sale would be held unless the
owner claimed the machine guns. 1t
was said at that time that the
League of Nations investigating
rights did not apply in this case.
The shipment of machine guns
was seized a few months ago at st.
Gotthard. They were said to have
been shipped from Italy.
GENEVA. Feb. 24.-The League
of Nations has advised Hungary to
suspend the proposed sale of five
carloads OF seized machine guns
scheduled for today.
Sir Eric Drummond, secretariat
Of the league, telegraphed the Hun
garian government the request for
a postponement of the auction. The
league requested time to act upon
appeals of the little entente regard
ing the proposed auction.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
HICKMAN-HUNT
MURDER TRIAL
NEARING END
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. PA bull
let taken from the body of C. Ivy
Toms and the testimony of a fire
arms expert drew the trial of VIII
liam Edward Hickman and Welby
Hunt near its close today.
Captain Edward C. Grossman,
technical writer ana government
firearm expert, on the witness stand
for the state, testified that the
bullet was from a $50 caliber Colt
automatic.
In his confession young Hunt ad>
mitted carrying a .3S caliber auto,
matte. Captain Grossman testified
that a $50 was actually .3S cali
Der gun but that the case and bull
let were smaller and not as heavy.
Grossman used two large photo
graphs in testifying. They were
later introduced as evidence. One
of them was of the fatal bullet as
compared with 4 .32 caliber bullet
The other was a picture of three
shell cases.
According to his testimony the
Colt factory standard for r;fling is
six grooves in pistol barrel. Each
of the grooves measure .O62 and
runs to the left, counter clock-wise
On this he based his conclusion
pointing out that no other Amerl
can manufacturer of firearms makes
a pistol with r.fling that turns to
the left instead of the right.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
DYNAMITE TRIAL
IS TRACED BACK
TO Los ANGELES
Inyo County District
Attorney Holds Up Fur
Their Arrests.
by United Press Leased Wire

INDEPENDENCE, Cal, Feb. "a.
Further arrests in the Los Ange-
les aqueduct dynamite feud were
postponed today as the result Of a
new trend in the investigation.
With evidence against u group of
alleged conspirators in Los Angeles,
authorities are uncertain whether to
proceed against another asserted
ring in Owens Valley or follow up
the new disclosures.
"Therc will be no arrests today"
District Attorney jess Hession de-
rlared, "and no more complaints
will be issued until ! have gone a
little further into the investiga-
tion.
Hession admitted that investi-
gators have placed in his hands in
formation linking half a dozen Los
Angeles men with the dynamiting
which began in May, 1924 and con-
tinued until last July.
The mass of information turned
over to Hession allegedly duplicates
w. w. and Mark Q. Watterson, for
mcr Owens Valley bankers, who
were convicted of embezzlement in
connection with the collapse of
their five banks, with the dynamit-
ing.
"They are serving time now"
Hcssion said ~ don't even know
that they will be called as witness
cs in the prosecution Of these
eases
Hession began questioning today
residents of Bishop, Independence,
Big Pine and Lone Pine, whose
names came to light in the confes-
sons of three men who are said to
have admitted completely in the
conspiracy.
Hession said that these people
will be questioned and given an op-
portunity to establish their inno-
cence before complaints are issued
against them.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
"ALBATROSS" NOT
SUCCESSFUL ON
THIRD ATTEMPT

The third effort of the Zenith
Aircraft corporation monoplane,
Albatross,' met with failure late
yesterday afternoon while soaring
about over Salton Sea. \ rocker
arm on the motor under the right
wing of the plane crystalized and
snapped in two, rendering the motor
useless. With the motor shut off
the pilots realized the futility of
attempting to continue on in the
race against time and they returned
to the field west of Imperial, land
ing there just nine hours and 40
minutes after they had taken to the
air.
The big plane will be taken back
to Santa Ana to be repaired.
"We have had about 80 hours in
the air with the plane now dcclar-
ed Alvin X. Peterson, one of the
pilots after landing last night, "and
we will completely overhaul all
three of the motors. They will be
taken completely apart and looked
over and any needed adjustments
VIII Dc Hldlc. II NOulu ne loolHdTNN
TO make another attempt with the
ship before this is done.
"'The question Of breaking the
record now SINNERS down to a mat
ter of getting the motors of the big
ship in shape to withstand the or
deal to which they will be subject
ed. Our experience here thus far
has been greatly to our advantage
although it has proved rather cost
ly. 1t has proved the merit of our
ship beyond question for in each of
its three efforts the heavy load OF
the plane has been carried into the
air with no trouble encountered in
its lifting. 1t now appears that II
we once get our motors into proper
condition to withstand the strain
we will ride easily to the record -
1t was expected that the plane
would take off either late today OF
early tomorrow morning for the re
turn trip to Santa Ana. The offic
Continued on page 8
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
''Squealer" Gets
Life Sentence
By United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 24.-"Al"
Stewart, the "squealer,' received
a life sentence for his part in the
Folsom prison massacre when he
appeared before Superior Judge
John J., Pullcn here today.
Stewart, the last of the six ring
leaders to he sentenced, will be re.
turned to Folsom under heavy
guard today. Every precaution was
taken 10 prevent an attempt to cs-
cape, although few spectators were
present in the court room when sen.
tenee was passed.
Surprise was expressed when
Stewart received the Folsom sen
tcncc without requesting the court
to be confined in san Quentin. \
request for transfer can be made
later 10 the board Of prison direc.
tors II any demonstration is made
by the Folsom convicts upon "thc
squealer - relrrn.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
Lindbergh Keeps
Plans to Self
Ty United Press Leased Wire

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, Feb.
24.-Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh
surrounded his plans with utmost
secrecy today but was reported to be
Planning flight to Washington per
haps tomorrow.
Lindbergh and the hackers of his
Paris flight are guests of Major
Thomas c. Lanphier, flight comman-
der of the first pursuit group, L. S.
Air Service. They conferred with
kdscl Ford and aircraft engineers of
the Ford Motor company about the
improved airplane designed by Lind
bergh and Lanphicr.
1t was understood today that the
plane is not yet ready for a test
Flight, though engineers have been at
work on it for some time.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
Aged Woman Dies
In Sad Tragedy
Nv United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, Cal, Feb. "a. - There
was grief today in the heart Of
John II. Thornton, so, as he planned
the funeral of his wife who but "a
hours before had happily celebrated
her seventy.eighth birthday.
Tragedy stalked Unexpectedly in
to the Thornton home near here late
Yesterday while the aged man toiled
in nearby field hoeing trees with
the zeal of a stalwart young ranch
cr.
Sarah Pane Thornton sat alone
with her thoughts. cuddled in the
warmth of a cracking stove in the
living room.
Suddenly her dress burst into
flames. Keeling into the kitchen,
she stumbled over n stack of kind
ling and was cremated in the fire
that partly destroyed the home.
Thornton, summoned to the scene
by two passing motorists dejectedly
helped remove the charred body
from the embers of the wood pile.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
GUGGENHEIM PLANS SURVEY
OF CALIFORNIA; AIR NEEDS

Guggenheim will spend the
greater part of his time la
Santa Barbara. lie is accom-
panied by his wife, two children
and DIR. c. G. Rossby. meteorol.
ogist of the fund. Dr. Rossbv
has completed a meteorological
survey of air conditions on the
coast while enroute here.
Among the recent aids 20 avi-
alton contributed bv the fund
here is an equipment trust loan
to the Western Air Express.
Inc with which TO purchase
three ii passenger Poker
planes for passenger service 20
San Francisco, Guggenheim
said.
He is scheduled 10 leave here
for Santa Barbara late today.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
COMPROMISE PLAN FOR FLOOD
CONTROL GIVEN BY HOOVER

wear how much the various
flood ridden states can pay and
when. Meantime, Hoover said,
Congress should authorize con
struction of control works, de-
lay in which would be "cal-
amity.''
The secretary was questioned
so minutes by committee mem
bers. including Senators Willis
and Halves, who had insisted on
his testifying. Chairman Jones
several times put stop to GER
tain lines of questioning and
the whole hearing passed with.
out open display of animosit
les.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
Senate To Vote
On Boulder Dam
Bill Wednesday
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. II An
agreement to vote on the Boulder
Dam bill next Wednesday was
reached today by the senate irriga-
tion committee.
Although it was reported an a
greement was reached in executive
session on the kind of measure to
report, there was nothing to indi-
cate the nature of the forthcoming
bill.
Several measures are before the
committee and compromise bill is
expected.
Senator Ashurst, Arizona, an
nounced later that he was not 4
party to any agreement and that he
had accepted no compromise.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
To Air Fresno
Liquor Scandal

FRESNO. heb. 2l.-s.x alleged
leaders of the Fresno Gin Club
which allegedly served liquor 20
52l members in the city, several of
whom were said to be prominent in
civic life, will be arraigncd before
United States Commissioner Samuel
+. Hollins here tomorrow.
No action will be taken against
the members but n number will be
summoned to testify against the
six club operators. it was learned
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24,--
Secretary of Commerce Hoover
presented to the Senate Inter
state Commerce committee to-
day compromise flood control
financing scheme favored by
President Coolidge.
Thus he avoided the cmbarr-
assing position in which his
political opponents had hoped
to place him--either supporting
or opposing the president 3 plan
of having states pay 20 percent
of control costs.
The plan suggested by the
president calls for n federal COM
mission to determine within n
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
Station X. G. E. n
Will Broadcast
Speeches Tonight

Arrangements have been mad
to have station KGEN broadcas.
speeches made tonight at the
California Dairy Council banqu'
so that they may be heard b.
dairymen who are unable to at
tend the banquet.
The speakers program !;
scheduled to start at 8 o'cloc'
and continue until 10. Betwee"
these hours the station will be
reaerved exclusively for the
dairy program.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
by United Press Leased Wire

By United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Feb. ga
Harry Guggenheim, president
of the Daniel Guggenheim fund
for the promotion of aeronaut-
les arrived here today for
two months vacation in Cali
fornia.
During the stay, Guggenheim
plans to make complete sur
vey of California s air possibil-
tiles. 1t is his first trip west
of Idaho.
Two California universities
endowed under the Guggenheim
fund, Leland Stanford, at Palo
Alto and the California Insti-
tute of Technology in Pasadena
will be inspected by Guggen-
helm.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
New Phase Of
Oil Scandal
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Offi-
cials of the Western Oilfield Cor
poration of Denver will be called
to develop new phase of the sem
ate oil inquiry, Chairman Nye of
the Teapot Dome committee announ-
ced today.
The committee has discovered, Nve
said, that the Denver company had
contract with the mysterious
Continental Oil company for sale of
crude petroleum. The committee has
no evidence that the company was
involved in the strange bond deal
Of 1921 but desires to ascertain
facts about the contract, Nve said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
This Is Carrying
Things Too Far

los ANGELES, Feb. 24-Roy
ID 'Arey. movie star, formerly of
san Francisco, was so fastidious
that the towels in the bathroom
had % match, a maid testified
for the actors wife during a di-
voree suit. D'Arcy's real name
IL 0uisti.
Judge harry Archibald granted
Mrs. Laura Guisti the divorce on
the grounds of cruelty.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
GRAPE MEN ATTACKED
By United Press Leased Wiz.

HANFORD, Cal, Feb. ga
" Grapcstakes, single sheet jour.
nal published by John Martin Jr.,
rf Fresno and printed by the Din
rba Sentinel, is in circulation here
today. The entire sheet is devoted
TO attacks upon the c. V. A.. the
Sunmaid, service clubs and chambers
CT commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
Fate
Rests With Jury
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGI.EN, Feb, a+.-The
fate Of Dr. Charles Mcmillan, charg-
ed with the "sack murder of
Mrs. Amelia Appleby, was in the
hands of n jury late today. ~
The case went to the jury short
" before noon after Judge Douglas
Edmonds instructed in his charge
that n verdict Of first degree muir
der or aequittal be returned.
Horace l.. Cross of IIoltville has
applied to have his pure Heilcman
Milo certified by the California
Pure Seed Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TO
INVESTIGATE KU KLUX KHAN
ny United Press Lensed Wire

....INDIANAPOLlS, Ind, Feb. "a
The Canadian government is inves
tigating operations Of the Ku Klux
klan in the Province of Saskatche-
wan, Canada, it was learned here
TODAY.
Evidence connecting operations
Of the Canadian and Michigan Klan
organizations was sought, it was un-
derstood
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
Movie Star Weds
Film Executive
~ UaI,sa Prs-. Lsa.sd Wire

HOLLYWOOD. Feb. "a ~ Mary
Asior. srrcea star and her newly ae-
guirrd hushan3. kennrth Hawks,
motion picture exerutive, we've en-
route 90 Nrw York today following
a guiet wedding bore late Yesterday.
Tho couple plan r. hensymoan trip
that will take them from New York
90 raim Beach. HaFaua aad baek O.
California hV Wav nf the fauama
canal
Howard ". Hawks acted a. kest
man and BIZ hrather Il eKpsrsea t.
return here lu time to reverse fhs
procedure when the latter maffses
Atholf Ward. sssier ~ Nerms
shearrr The weal.aE 10 aehF8aiaa
for Arr.L
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
The Macon Plane Crash

This main street of Macon Ca which followed
Steele and Francis Ahcraft
Premature fireworks bomb machine aunde
high killing occupants falling struck
and fatally injured pedestrian short time after this picture
sidewalk collapsed
raj persons Eighty hurt
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24

JENNY LIND, Ark. Feb. %. =
The fate 81 "a miners reported trap.
ped in blast at the Mamma Mine
rompany's shaft No. , here today
remained undetermined early this
afternoon.
Rescue workers expressed the he
lief that all had been killed. One
hundred and eleven fellow workers
escaped.
The blast believed caused by gas,
roared through the shaft. shaking
down the timbers and cutting off
any possible escape Of the trapped
crew, officials said. Five hours aft
or the explosion az n m. rescue
crews had been unable TO penetrate
the workings.
Ambulance drivers, physicians,
relatives and survivors crowded a.
bout the shaft.
State mine workers and officials
of the company were summoned i'm
mediately to supcrintend removal Of
debris.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
'RESCDERS RUSH
EFFORTS TO SAVE
ENT0NBED MEN
Explosion Traps Dozen
Men Working in Coal
Mine.

JENNY LIND. Ark. Feb. 90 -
Bodies Of three miners trapped 10 a
gas explosion az the No. 5 mine of
the Mamma Mine company here
were removed this afternoon. Tea
others believed dead weFe sought By
Icsruers.
The dead brought % the surface
were: Walker ChapPle, GFeenwood.
Ark: Darcy Tcmplcton. Greenwood,
Ark; Valentine NeeFyaek. BONANZA,
Ark.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-24
What's Doing
TONIGHT

TONlGHT
California Dairy Council din
ner, Hotel Barbara Worth, p.
m,. followed by program.
California Dairy Council din
! ner program, broadcast over
1 KGEN, $40 p. m.
Imperial Singers rehearsal,
! Brawley, p. m.
/ Farm Bureau Old Time dance,
Red Wing pavilion, Brawley.
Boxing, American Legion are
4 M, CaleXico, S:45 p. m.
Z Dinner for members and par
ents of Boy Scout Troop 7, Elks
4 hall, p. m.
, Present Day Club meets with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Costello.
4 Penny Carnival. Methodist So
, cial hall, opens 7 p. m.
' o. E. S. No. 276 meets, Mason
| ic Temple.
t, Valley theater: Sporting
: Goods.'
I Palace theater: 1.-THE Four
i flusher.''
TOMORROW
Dairy Day observance, city
park, all day program opens at
! l0:30 a. m.
W.C.T.U. citizens forum opens
Hotel Barbara Worth, 10 a. m,
followed by luncheon and after
noon meeting.
Radio: KGEN, 11-12:S0 p. M.