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Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
AIR TRAVELLERS
ENJOY SIGHTS
OF SOUTHLAND
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, July 13.-Mem-
bers of the 5000 mile national air
tour frolicked in Southern Califor-
mia today.
Pilots entered in the competition
for the various speed and durability
prizes visited motion picture studios
and then went to the beach for Il
dip in the Pacific.
The majority of the airmen were
guests at luncheon at the Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer lot while Ruth
Elder, transatlantic flyer, enter
tanned a group at the Paramount
studio, where she is making a pie
ture.
Tomorrow the airmen will con
tinue their trip, flying to San Fran
cisco. Later the caravan will pro
ceed to the Pacific Northwest and
then to Detroit, starting point of the
tour.
John Wood, flying a Waco plane,
continued to lead the tour His
total point score for the trip thus
far was 1l,706.2, almost 1000 more
'"dh NdPtoiH IdHh IidNkS IN sec
ond place.
The planes hoped to Inglewood
here Yesterday from San Diego. Best
time for that leg of the trip was
made by Robert Cantwell, plotting
a Lockheed craft. He negotiated the
ll3 miles in 53 minutes and 81 see
onds.
Mrs. Phoebe Omlie, only woman
entered in the tour competition.
made forced landing at Laguna
Eeach and came here by motor.
Eddie Stinson and George Halde-
man, who for time held the world $
sustained flight record, announced
they would make a bid to recover the
honor in San Diego sometime in
August.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
ROmO Pleads
Not Guilty

Nmcentc Romo was arraigned in
Judge |. Mayfirld's court yesterday
afternoon ON n charge of assault
With a deadly weapon. Bail was
fixed at $1,000 and the time for
preliminary hearing in the case left
open. The complaint in the case was
filed by Clayborn Poole, deputy
sheriff.
Romo was arrested by city police
and attaches of the sheriff's office
on July 4, following shooting
scrape on the east side. Romo is
charged with having had an alter
cation with n Mexican woman and
to have shot her in the stomach
after she struck him over the head
with bottle.
The defendant is said to have
been somewhat under the influence
of intoxicating liquor Mt the time.
The woman s condition was report,
ed as greatly improved at the hos
ptal. She is Juana Aguilar.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
PERU and
CHILE TO
MAKE Up
Secretary Kellogg Aids
Nations to Patch Up
Differences.
AT ODDS II YEARS
Countries Will Exchange
ENJOYS With Hope of
Ultimate Friendship.

WASHINGTON, July 13.- Chile
and Peru have agreed to resume
diplomatic relations after rupture
of II years standing, Secretary Of
State Kellogg officially announced
today.
The approachment, which is ex-
pected to facilitate ultimate settle
ment, was brought about through
the good offices of the secretary.
Both countries have accepted his
plan for an accord, kellogg said. At
the same time he made public notes
which have been exchanged between
Washington and Santiago and Lima
on the subject.
In identical notes to the foreign
ministers of Chile and Peru, dated
July 9, Kellogg said:
After long and careful deliber-
alton | have now come to the con-
clusion that an accommodation of
mutual interests would be promoted
should the governments of Chile and
Peru reestablish diplomatic rela-
tions through the appointment of
diplomatic representatives at Lima
and Santiago.
Good Will Evident
q feel confident that such re-
establishment of diplomatic rela-
tions is consistent with the highest
interest of the two great nations
and presents an opportunity for the
respective representatives. to inter
pret mot only the high ideals which
| have been happy to find emanat-
ing from both governments, but
also the basic good will which I am
convinced exists in each country
toward the other.''
Kellogg also said that the propos-
ed accord "would also afford &;
favorable means for facilitating the
definite removal of all existing mis-
understanding.
In his reply Conrad Gallardo, min
lister of foreign affairs of Chile
said:
" Harboring the flattering hope
that this initiative and the open
way in which it is met by Chile will
soon yield the results sought by
your excellency, high purposes for
a better realization of the ideals of
union and fraternity in which all
the peoples of America join, it af-
fords me satisfaction to say that
my government is ready to arrange
the measures that may be necessary
for resumption of its diplomatic
relations with Peru in the manner
suggested by your excellency."
Replying for Peru, Foreign Min
lister Pedro Rada Y Gamio wrote:
"In reply | have the honor to
state to your friendly invitation my
government is disposed to re-estab-
lish diplomatic relations with the
Chilean government and to- appoint
someone to represent it in Santiago
on the date which is to be fixed by
common agreement.
Neither reply referred to Kel-
logg s hopes that the resumption of
diplomatic relations would faeili-
tate the removal of all existing mis-
understanding nor was the 40 year
old Tacna africa controversy be-
tween Chile aud Peru in any man.
her in the notes.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
OFFICER AND
BANDIT KILLED
IN GUN BATTLE
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EUREKA, Cal, July ia tele-
phone message to Eureka police
early today said a deputy sheriff
and a bandit were killed in a gun
battle after four bandits had robbed
the Girard General store at Willow
Creek.
Charles Carpenter of Burnt Ranch
was the deputy sheriff killed, ac-
cording to the message. The bandit
was unidentified.
Four men entered the general
store and carried away the safe in
their auto but the alarm was spread.
and officers quickly took up the
pursuit.
A group of officers headed by
Carpenter met the bandits near
Junction City, according to informa
tion received here, and exchanged
shots with the bandits when they
refused to obey a command to halt.
1t was during this fight that Car
penter and the unidentified bandit
were reported killed.
The message said the body of the
dead bandit was thrown from the
ear which sped away from the scene
of the fight.
4 short time later one of the ban
dts jumped from the car and fled
into the woods, while the other two
continued their flight in the auto.
Officers of half dozen northern
California counties were watching
all roads for them.
The amount of money in the safe
carried off by the bandits was not
determined.
Carpenter was 40 years old and
have five children.
Conflicting reports were received
here concerning the robbery and
subsequent gunfight. Eureka police
were attempting to check with
authorities at the scene on details
of the battle.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
Peggy Ready TO
Marry Again
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DEAUNILLE, France, July 13..
Miss Peggy Joyce, marital Mara.
thou champion, announced in a
swimming interview today that she
will marry Lord Northcsk, gay
young British peer, as soon as Lady
Northrsk Jcssica Brown, former
Xicefeld Follies girl of Buffalo, y.
\. has divorced him.
Lord Northesk was swimming
with her off the beach. He swan
away as Peggy confined her news
and refused to comment.
The two arrived here together.
Since then they have been swim
ming. dancing and playing baccarat
together.
Miss joyce has heen elevated to
the position of best dressed woman
in neauville-no mean honor at the
height of the season. She boasts
that she can change her dress every
half hour for five days without re
peating.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13

CHICAGO, July Is, The
hosts al the Prohibition party
departed for their homes today
after staging the most turbulent
political convention of the year.
Scenes Of wild disorder mark
cd the final sessions .of the con
yention at which William +.
Narnpy OF Rockville Center, \.
Y, was chosen as the party 5
standard bearer in the November
election.
Among the high lights were
the placing OF Gov. Alfred +.
Smith : name in nomination as
the dry party's candidate for
president, a fistic encounter
started by an Oklahoma clergy
man, and the withdrawal from
the convention Of a group of
delegates who charged that the
party had "'sold cut to Herbert
Hoover.
James Edgerton, Alexandria,
Va, was nominated for the vice
presidency.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
PROHIBITION CONVENTION ENDS
AFTER TURBULENT SESSIONS

Varney's nomination came
after a day of strife ON the con
yention floor.
The first disagreement be-
tween delegates occurred when
Clinton Howard of Rochester,
y. Y, presented a resolution
proposing that'the party refrain
from nomination and endorse
Hoover
Charging the delegates had
been swayed by " Hoover
money, John b. Hammond,
former Hes Moines, Iowa, chief
Of police, walked out of the con
vontion, followed by 20 others.
The fist fight involved the
Rev. A. d. Lindsay of Briton,
Okla, who struck another dele
gate in a quarrel which started
over Il vote cast for Warren G..
Harding in 1920,
DR.. James NJ. Templeton, 70,
a delegate from Cary, N. c.,
was the man who nominated
Smith.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
Hancock's Ship
Goes Aground
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 13.-The
steamer OaXaca, owned by Captain
q. Allan Hancock, of Los Angeles,
went aground today off Wrangell
Island, Alaska, according to radio
adVices received here.
Messages said the vessel was in
no danger and it was hoped to float
the craft at high tide.
The OaXaca sailed from San Fran
cisco June 26 with a group of seicn-
fists Captain Hancock had invited
ON cruise of Alaskan waters.
Captain Hancock backed Captain
Charles Kingsford-Smith in the
flight of the Southern Cross to Aus
tralia a month ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
RUSSIANS
CON T|NlJE:
R ESC.U s.
Krassin Reports Picking
Up More Survivors from
Inflated Dirigible.
CECCIONI NOT DEAD
Chief Engineer of Italia
Declared to Be Safe On
Board Ice Breaker.
by United Press Leased Wire

MOSCOW, July 13.-On the last
short stage of the most triumphant
voyage of rescue in modern history
the Russian ice breaker Krassin
radioed today that she had picked
up two dog sled men off Northeast
land and was proceeding to rescue
five men stranded ON the coast with
their damaged airplane.
In her last brief message the
Krassn wirelesscd that she had
rescued Captain Sora and Self Van
dongcn, who, with dogslrd team,
had gone in search of survivors
from the wrecked dirigible Italia.
At almost the same moment an
unconfirmed report from Virgo Bay
said that Ludwig NJ. Warming, third
member of the little expedition,
had been picked up with the dog
sled team where Sora and Nando-
gen had left him, near Cape Brun.
The only other party OF known
survivors now on the Arctic ice that
fought such a long, bitter and for a
time winning battle to prevent res
cue. is that of Aviator ChukhnoY-
sky, off Cape Platen.
Ghukhuovsey and tour companions
crashed after they had flashed back
word that they lad located Captain
Filippo zappi and Captain Adalber-
To Mariano of the Italia.
As it pushed its way along the
coast to the rescue of the Sora and
schukhnovsky parties, the krassin
radiocd she had aboard seven mcn
brought back from death to life
after the wreeking Of tie Italia.
Ia business like manner, the shin
added that after cffectiug rescueS
of all survivors She would proceed
h. Advent Bay to reeoal.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
LIVES OF SEVEN
MEN FORFEITED
BY KENTUCKY
Nearly Two Hours Taken
to Complete Executions
In Electric Chair.
by United Ircss Leased Wire

WESTERN KENTUCKY PENT-
TENTIARY, Eddyyille. KY July
I3.-Four white men and three
negroes were executed in the clec
tric chair here carly today. The ra.
cord executions required an elapsed
time of one hour and 81 minutes.
Only one of the seven maintained
his innocence, while three Of the
white men made confessions Just be-
fore the current was sent into their
bodies.
\ last minute effort was made to
save the life Of Orlando Seymour 20,
of Louisville, known as the = Dime
Bandit He was convicted for kill
ing Louisville coal dealer in
small holdup.
Attorneys sought last minute
stay of execution, pending hearing
Of Seymour 5 sanity That was re-
fused, however, and the youthful!
bandit was led to the death cham
, be-
The other six executed were:
Milford Lawson, 80, Corbin, Ky,
who killed a man in a feud.
IIascue Bockery, 27, a young
mountaineer convicted of killing two
women and a man in Harlan county,
Ky.
Charles p Mira, 24, st. Louis,
who confessed to killing a Louis
willie grocer in holdup.
Protests Innocence
William Moore, negro, 10, Louis
vile, who killed his sweetheart
! with razor.
| James Howard, 24, negro, Louis
vile, who stabbed girl friend.
Clarence Mcqueen, 80, Cynthiana,
, Ky, who killed another negro al,
legcdly for revenge.
The first man was led to the
electric chair at 12:25 a. m. and
/ the seventh pronounced dead at
2:22 a. m. 1t was said to be the
largest number of persons ever to
pay the death penalty at one time
in the United States.
The only man who protested that
he Eas innocent of the crime was
! Lawson.
81 never did anything wrong, "
he moaned, as guards led him from
| his cell.
! The white men were executed
first, Seymour, Mira and Dockerv
making confessions of their guilt.
One of the negroes walked along
; the death aisle singing negro
| spiritual while another sang a
familiar southern negro song.
MlLLEDGENILLE, Ca, July 13.
-Gcorgia s second double execution
in two weeks took place at the state
, prison today when sam Cover.
white and Freely Taylor, negro,
were electrocuted.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
Jail Breakers
To Stand Trial

j. u. Caharruhias and Erncsto
Jarata were arraigncd before Judge
|. Mavfield yesterday afternoon,
charged with having escaped from
custody of an officer of the law.
Preliminary hearing was set for
this aftcrpoon and 10th were com
mitted to the custody of the sheriff
in default of bail.
The two men took French leave
from the county farm where they
had been working rs TRUSTEES few
days ago but were captured by Dep
utv Shcriffs Wright and Christian
following a lengthy chase which
ended near the MeXican border.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
Stunt Flyer
Under Arrest

Les ANGELES, July 13. A
charge of reckless plotting of an
airplane was sworn out against c.
L. Hussey, licensed civilian flyer,
today and he will be the first per-
son TO be prosecuted under the new
city ordinance which makes stunt
ing at a low altitude a misdemeanor.
According to the complaining
witness. Captain w. Z. Parkins,
aeronautical Inspector for the de
partmcnt OF commerce, he observed
Iusscy "looping the loop while
only 1000 feet in the air
Maximum penalty under the law
is $500 fine, six months in jail or
both.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
Driver
Heavily Fined

Y. s.. MQreno entered a plea of
guilty to n charge of reckless driv-
ing when arraigned before Judge |.
Mayfield yesterday afternoon. He
was sentenced to pay fine of $3.50
or spend 25 days in the county Jail.
Sentence was withheld for "a hours.
Moreno was arrested Wednesday
night following an automobile acci-
dent near the Sandia store in which
one man was slightly injured and
two cars badly wrecked.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
Never Too Old
For Gardening
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BERKELEN, Calf, July IA
Gardening is the one outdoor
"sport y that man never gets too
old to enjoy, in the opinion of Pro
fcSsor sydney Mitchell of the Uni
vcrsity of California,
Working in garden gives the
indoor worker one of the most
healthy kinds of outdoor exercises,
and many older persons would find
it to their advantage to make q
garden for this reason, he said
"a man must give up playing
football at 25, baseball at 35 and
tennis at Is. There comes a time
when even golf it too rigorous, How
ever, one never gets too old for
gardening, y the professor com
mentcd.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
Aerial Beac0ns
To Mark Coast
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SAN FRANCISCO, July ia
$le, ,00O,0G0 system Of aerial heacons
will be erected along the Pacific
Ccast from the Mexican to Cana
dian borders within four months,
according to an announcement here
today by the Eichficld Oil Com
panN.
The plan calls for beacons at so
mile intervals from pc.Ht south OF
SAN Diego to Blaine, Wash, near the
Canadian border.
The shafts will he l25 feet and
useful to motorists as we'll as flyers,
it was announced, None of the bea-
cons will be erected within city
or town.
Both coast and valley airways he
tween san Francisco and Los Ang-
cles will be equipped. Northward,
the lights VIII follow the California
highway.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
Close Call For
Flying Actors
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HOLLYWOOD, July 13,-Mcm-
bers of the national air tour party
were given a thrill today when they
watched Ben Lyon, motion picture
star, manipulate an airplane aud
finally bring it to forced landing
in the Los Angeles river with minor
injuries to himself and to Captain
Roscoe Turner, screen stunt FLYER
Lyon and Turner, recently cngag
ed in leading roles in an air picture,
were tossing flowers over the Break
fast club where the air tour pilots
were guests, when the motor Of
their "Hell' s Angels monopane
went dead and Lyon picked a soft
spot.
The actors were scratched and emit
slightly and the landing gear of the
plane was damaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
Friday the 18th
Nearly Gets Will
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BEVERLY HILLS, July 13.-i
That Will rogers town is in
peace today instead of pieces
must be credited to an unidenti
fled telephone Eneman, the,
sheriff s office reported.
The lineman took 96 sticks of
40 percent dynamite ard 40 feetl
Of fuse from group of children.
who were preparing to have
some fun" The explosives were
turned over to Constable Burnett,
who is attempting to determine
how the children got possession
CT them.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
Chinese Armies
To Consolidate

PEKING, July 13.-Chiang Kai
Shck, commander in chief of the
Nationalist armies, anpouuced TO-DAY
that Nationalist war lords had
agreed to consolidate all theit
forces into one national army,
abolishing separate groups.
They also had decided, Chiang
said, to abandon the proposed ean-
paign against Manchuria land 70
negotiate a peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
|Staley Admits
He Was "Wet"

w. A. Staley, representative
of the Cotton Belt line, went the
absent minded professors one
better last night.
When Staley retired sleep came
quickly Then suddenly he awak-
ened. There was water to the
right cf him, water TO the left OF
him, water above him and water
below him. Staley went into a
crawl. 1t wasn't the famed
Australian. 1t WIS just a crawl
out of the bath tub.
II sure was all wet, he
grinned this morning as he pass
ed the smokes.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
Chooses 'H0odoO'
day For Death
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BY United Press Leased Wire
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 13.
Choosing Friday the 18th to
"jcin my father who is dead, -.
Paul Harden leaped 200 feet
head first out of the 18th story
window here today and was killed
instantly. He missed hitting
George G. Ellis, salesman, by
three feet.
Harden checked into the hotel
at 1920 a. m. and was dead 20
minutes after telling hotel en-
ployes his intentions.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
JAPANESE NAVAL PROGRAM
by United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, July ia Daily
Mail dispatch from Tokyo reported
today that the Japanese war depart
ment has decided upon new five
year aerial defense program that
would cost $l5.OOO,O0O.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
BY EUGENE LYONS
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

MOSCOW, July l@.- Slowly nosing
her tl.ci, steel PROV through the
swirliug lee flocS that for seven
weeks had reared themselves like
prison wall between Il score of
mea and the world outside. tho
Russian ice breaker kraasin steamed
today toward saft niche in his
tory.
The Krassin radiocd at noon to-
day that she had rescued Captain
Cora. commander ofs dog sled
team that had been lost while search
ing for survivors Of the Italia dis.
astcr aud Self Van nongcn, Young
Dutch champion do%slcd driver, has
companion.
Previously the big ship had aboard :
ucu brought back from death t.
life after the crash of the polar
dirigibic Italia. Sh" rgdIocd at noon
that sh" was proceeding 10 pick up
more. She added, in business like
manner, that after she had effected
rescues of all survivors in htr
vicinity she would proceed to Ad.
vent Bay 10 re-eoai.
Within two days the KrasSin had
rescued three groups involved in tn
ltalia disaster two Of them given
up rs lost and listed among he dead;
the other the men who day by day
since June . had radiocd from thcir
ice camp off Foyn Island the des-
peratc conditions under which they
existed.
Storms Hinder
In the firs, group were Captain
Zappi and Captain Adalberto Mari
auo, navigators of the Italia, picked
up off - foot ice fioc off Cape
Platen yesterday morning.
They had left the ice camp May
80 with Prof. Finn Malmgren,
Swedish meteorologist Of the Italia,
to try TO walk TO land.
The Krassin radiord yesterday
that Malmgren had been dead for
n month.
Magnetic storms that have inter
rupted all radio communication
throughout the north caused garb-
ling yesterday Of subsequent mes
sagcs from the krassin.
The messages were interpreted as
saying that Malmgrcn S body had
been found, Today further messages
fCOntiDunI IN
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
As Chang's Men Fled Peking


Ton left Peng China after
at the railroad station piled with everything from parrots to grand
pictured above While enamel bedroom packed
swift anything.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13

NEW YORK, July 13.-Captain
Emilio Carranza, who has been
called Mexieo's Lindbergh, followed
the Lindbergh trail to Mexico today
in attempting ~ hour flight from
Roosevelt Field, l.. L., to his home.
He hoped to land at the Mexi-
can capital after dark tonight
Today he should be sighted cut
ting directly toward the gulf as he
expected, before leaving here last
night, to make a direct compass
course to the Mexican capital.
Carranza left Roosevelt Field, L.
l., uncNpcctedly at us 2. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
Held For
Superior Court
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LONG BEACH, Calf, July Ia
A. Harmon Temple, accused of the
murder Of his father-in-law, George
Priest, has been held for trial in
superior court. Counsel for Temple
indicated he will plead self defense.
Temple, formerly a resident of
imperial Valley, is well known in
this section. He shot his father in
law during an argument few
weeks ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13
CAPT. CARRANZA
REPORTED DEAD
In PLANE CRASH

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MOUNT. HOLLY, N. J., July
13.-County Detective Arthur
Cara bbine telephoned police
headquarters here today that
he had identified the body of
an aviator found near Buring-
ton as that of Captain Emilio
Carranza, the Mexican good
will flyer.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13

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Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-13

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga, July 13.
-Georgla s second double execution
IN two weeks took place at the state
prison today when Sam Cover,
white and Freely Taylor, negro,
were electrocuted.
Evening star., 1928-04-01

Two Of Col. Lindbergh's S
passengers Mary-Louise
and Sarah Kent, daughters
OF Representative Kent of
Pennsylvania, all dressed
up for their flight a. Bol-
ling Field "". "or" ra"".
Evening star., 1928-04-01

Daughters of the Span
ish Ambassador as they ap-
peared in charity tableaux.
Senorita Rosa Padilla
(left) as St. Theresa of
Avila, and Senorita Mari
chu Padilla as the Princess
of Eboli 4 A Photos
Evening star., 1928-04-01

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