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Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
TWO YOUNGSTERS
HOLD LEAD IN
G OFF TOURNEY
Pair Is Tied Following
First Round of Open
Title Play.

OLYMPIA FIELDS. Chicago,
June 2l.-Henry c:uc1, Of Stratford,
Conn, took the lead in the national
open golf championship in mid-aft-
ernoon, with q brilliant 70, one
stroke under par.
Despite the fact that he took
three puts on the first green, the
Younger Of the Ciuci brothers plug
ged away against the difficulties of
Olympia fields which We're battling
the leading stars of this and other
nations. and came through to lead
all the rest, for the time being at
least.
Where Bobby Jones, Walter Ha-
gen, Gene Sarazen, Archie Compston
and the other favorites were having
their troubles in the rough and on
the green's, the Connecticut Yankee
went about the business of slaugh-
tering par as uncOncerned as you
please.
His success in negotiating a 7C
made it indeed a day for the dark
horses.
Ciuci scarcely had time to accept
congratulations before Frank Ball
a youngster from Atlanta, Ga, an(
another dark horse of the deepest
dye, equalled his 35-35-70 to tie fol
the lead.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
SCOOP SCORED
ON OCEAN HOP
BY MILLIONAIRE
ny United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, june 21.-
When the southern Cross flashed
out of the tropical skies and settled
on an improvised airport in the little
town of Suva, FIJI Islands, it ac-
complishcd the longest overwater
flight in the history of aviation and
created the greatest news emergen.
cy the South Seas had ever known.
Millions of readers in all sections
of the world followed the progress
of Captain Charles Kingsford
Smith, and his companions of the
air, Charles 7. p. Ulm, n fellow
australian, and Lieutenant Harry
Lyon and James Warner, Americans.
To secure news of the landing, the
United Press assigned Sir Maynard
lIedstrom. head of the $5,OOO,OOO
Morris, lIedstrom, Ltd. and mem
Der of the Fiji Legislature, as spec
ial correspondent.
AS the hour of the arrival ap-
preached any dot in the sky was the
signal for great enthusiasm by the
waiting crowd. Sir Maynard
waited. until the Southern Cross
was sighted beyond a shadow of
doubt before flashing the news of
the arrival over the field. This
was at 6;20 p. m. Pacific coast time
Three minutes later came his flash
of the landing, we'll ahead of any
other press representative.
Sir Maynard, through his unlimit'
ed knowledge of the FIJI Islands
their cosmopolitan people and unique
customs, was able to provide local
color to his stories.
Born on the islands, where his
father traded among the savage
tribesmen, the son became a leader
in international shipping circles
Because of his patriotic service dur
ing the World War, he was knight
ed by King George.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
LABOR REMEDIES
GIVEN APPROVAL
BY LUXEMBOURG

GENEVA, June 21-Luxembourg
one of the smallest countries in the
world lying in the angle between
Belgium, France and Germany holds
the world 5 record for labor legis-
lation.
1t is the only country in the world
according to an announcement by
the International Labor Bureau,
that has ratified all % of the inter
national labor conventions that
have been launched by the 10 inter
national labor conferences that
have been held to date.
The first of these conventions is
the famous eight-hour labor conven-
tion that was launched by the First
International Labor Conference held
at Washington in 1919.
Amongst the other "a and which
Luxembourg is the only state to
have ratified all are the conven-
tions against unemployment; a
gainst the employment of women
before and after childbirth; against
the employment of women and chill
dren in night work; fixing the mini
mum age limit for children in in
dustrial maritime and agricultural
work; establishing the right of ag-
ricultural workers to form unions
equality of treatment of foreign
and national workmen in the matter
of recompense for accidents and a
dozen others.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
Ten To Be Tried
In Federal Court

Nine men and one woman are on
their way to San Diego today for
appearance in United States Dis
trict court. Eight face charges of
smuggling liquor into the United
States while the other two were Or
dered held on charges Of raising the
figures on government bank notes
with intent to defraud.
The two held in the latter case
are: Laise Cagel, 10, of Mesa, Ariz.,
and j. r. Marlborough, l8, of r.
Centre. They were arrested after an
attachp of the secret service depart
mcnt and BraWley and FL Centre
police conducted an investigation
here some time ago.
The eight to face smuggling
charges are: Candida Cervantes,
81, Ell Centre; NJ. A. Nieblas, 81
Hrawley; Policarpo Martinez, So,
Ileber; l.. Burseazo, -, CaleXico
Nilegas y. Gepeto, %, FL Centre;
+. Martinez, 3s, FL Centre Fran
cisco Benticua, "a, Imperial and
Juan Cervantes, 2l, Of Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
RICHFIELD OIL
IN CONTROL OF
PAN-AMERICAN
Ry United Press L-nsed Wire

LOS ANGELES, June 2l.-Con-
tlol of the Pan American Western
Petroleum Company has been trans
ferred from the Petroleum Sccuri-
ties Company and +. l.. Doheny to
the Richficld Oil Company, it was
announced officially here last night.
The entire voting stock of the
company together with a substantial
block of non voting stock went to
Richfield in the transaction. The
deal marked the retirement of the
Petroleum Securities and the Pacific
Petroleum Products Companies and
the Dohcny interests from the re
filming and marketing field on the
west coast.
The crude and refined products,
distributing facilities, steel and
concrete storage, service stations,
and tankers of the Petroleum Sccuri-
ties and the marine terminals and
san Francisco distributing facilities
Ct Pacific Petroleum Product Com
pany also passed to Richfield.
The Doheny interests will re
uain in the production field but
for the next ten years the output
will be sold to Richfield at current
posted market prices.
The transaction advanced Rich.
field from seventh TO third or fourth
position among the major oil com
panies of Califrnia.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
DR. WORK
Ma I I()NAL
CHAIRMAN
Hoover Decides on Fellow
Cabinet Member For
G.. O. p. Chief.
MUTT IS TREASURER
Nominee to Leave East
For California in Ten
Days or Less.
By nitcd Press Leased Wire

WASlllNGTON, June 2l.- Sccre-
tary Of Interior Work Of Pueblo TO
dav was named chairman of the new
Republican national committee.
Work will direct the iloover-t tur,
It's campaign. He succeeds William
VI. Butler, Of Massachusetts,.
j. K. suit, president of the Cleve-
land Union Trust Company, third
largcs: financial institution in the
country, was named national trea-
sure.
James Franklin Burke, general
counsel Of the Republican commit
tee announced the new party Of
t.ccrs today.
Ralph T.. Williams, Oregon; Mrs.
\. r. lIert, Kentucky; and Daniel
T.. Pomeruy, New Jersey were nam
I'd as vice chairmcn in the order
namcd. Representative Franklin
Fort, New Jersey, is to be secretary.
Dr. Work hc is Il physician--is
nearly GS years old, q native OF
Pennsylvania ANA one Of The first
administration leaders 10 come cut
for Hoover. llr succeeded viii Hays
rs postmaster general in l922, and
Albert Il. Fan AS secretary of the
Interior in 1923.
He practiccd medicine in Greeley
and Pueblo, colo, and has been
president of the Colorado State
Medical Society and Of the Amcri
can Medical Association.
The selections are those of Her
bert Hoover, secretary of commerce
and Republican nominee, reached in
conferences with more than lOt
party leaders in the week since hC
was nominated at Kansas City.
They were ratified and made pub
lie today at the meeting of -
special delegates named at Kansas
CITY for the purpose.
Hoover arrived at the meeting
held at the Willard hotel here, a
l2:15 p. IN. and motion to elect
officers was made immediatcl!
after he appeared.
James w. Good, of Iowa, Hoover :
prc-convention manager, probably
will be made western Republican
campaign manager, George r. Akcr
son, Hoover 5 private secretary, an
uounccd. Good, detained in Chica
90 by his wifc's illness, viii be here
late this week to confer with Hoover
and Work.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
PRO 0PACANDA
AGAINST DAM
BILL REVEALED
Missouri Utilities Had
Many Articles Printed
Against Measure.
By United Press Leased Wire


WASHINGTON, June 81 Efforts
by Missouri utilities interests to
place their pamphlets in public
schools were approved in 1922 by
state school Superintendent Sam
kaker, now governor of the state,
it was disclosed in the Federal Trade
commission 5 investigation today.
Answering Il letter from j. b.
Sheridan, st. Louis utility publicity
agent, Baker, under date Of July I,
1922, told him:
" Your plan for getting the mater
ial before the schools has my ap-
proval and | am sure the teachers
will be very glad to use it,.
Previous testimony disclosed that
$4,000 copies of six utilities pam
phlcts were placed in 900 high
schools by Sheridan s publicity
bureau
Propaganda against government
cle Shoals power projects forms an
important part of Missouri public
utilities publicity, the federal trade
commission was advised today.
Almost every issue of the monthly
news bulletin sent to newspapers in
the state contain articles against
public ownership, 5heridan testi-
fled.
Sheridan said he found about 13
newspapers printed every utility
publicity story distributed on AS
sociated Press wires in the state.
The "hands outs were mailed to
the st. Louis bureau and put on the
wire there, he said. Since 1926, an
average Of one story week has
been carried in this way, he said.
In a letter to Major ]. S. S. Rich
ardson, formerly Pennsylvania pub
licity man, Sheridan said:
"The Associated Press will prove
invaluable 10 you. ] think that
word has gone down the line from
headquarters to take care of the
committee on public utility informa
tiOn. 'ln any event the local man
ayers are very warm to utilities. -
Questioned regarding this latter
statement, Sheridan said it was
"onlv an idea he had - and he had
no definite information to support
it. Judge Healy asked him to sup
ply the commission with copies of
all the stories carried by the Asso-
ciated Press. The publicity, Sheri-
dan said, was written in his office.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
PLAN FOR CITY
LIGHTING PLANT
GIVEN TO COUNCIL

\ plan for the erection of a
municipal electric light plant in FL
Centre was placed before the city
council at its regular weekly scs-
sion held last night. This matter
was the only one Of major import
ance brought before tho council
during the session.
The plan was submitted by the
Fairbanks Morse company and calls
for tie installation of Deiscl plant
for generating electrical energy,
ayment Of the installation of the
plant would be made out of the
savings that can be made by such an
investment.
After the council had discussed
tile plan at length and listened to
4 hri,f outline by Il representative
from The company, action was de-
ferred GHtil later. I'm the meantime
4 disinterested engineer viii be EN-
rjoyed by the council to investigate
The Feasibility of the plan.
+! ". Rurkhart, manager Of Tia"
i sHidIu I-luptI VAS com lpdHN, dp'
peared before the board in regard
to obtaining franchise which will
cover the entire city. The franchise
VOW held b. the gas company allows
he distribution OF gas only tC
points within the old city limits
The matter was continued until the
next regular meeting.
i petition was received from
residents of Commercial street be
! tween 10th and 18th street, asking
that the proposed Improvements to
Gon'mercial street be extended t.
,2tli street instead of 10th street a~
! previously outlined. These improve
mants include laying curbings and
j Sidewalks.
SON, changes in ia" accounting
system being used by the city were
+ approved and II raise in salary foI
one Of the city firrucn was granted
I Adjournment was then taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
N1Onr PhilN is homo.

'Our Ihll is home.
His coming was marked by =
celebration unequaled in the history
of the valley for in the heart Of
his Imperial country Phil Swing
is a hero. Due homage was paid him
in his return from Il victory well
won.
More than a thousand persons
greeted him at Seeley shortly be-
fore , o clock and there were APP
proXimately 800 ears in the parade
which escorted him to FL Centre.
it was headed by the Yuma Indian
band and after arrival here a parade
through the principal streets of the
city was held.
More than 1000 persons were
present when Congressman Swing
delivered his address at City Parl,
last night. In it he told of the fight
in Washington, paying tribute to
the country's officials who made
possible the victory and to the val
ley for its unSWcrving loyalty at
every moment.
Elmer Head, district attorney,
opened the meeting with short
talk in which he sketched briefly
the fight that Swing faced in the
east. He paid tribute to the courage
OF the man in CARRYING on the battle
for the building of Boulder Dam
N the House, battle which would
never have been won by a man of
less ability, or less courage, he
declared.
The speaker cited several instances
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
By FRANCISCO REA
UNITED Press Staff CorresDondent)

ROME, June 21.-Plans vera
formulated today for General um-
berto Mobile and the four uninjured
men of the dirigible Italia s crew
who We're located yesterday ON the
Arctic ice to meet the giant Rus
sian ice breaker at Foyn Island
and return to civilization.
The fifth man at Mobiles s camp
Chief Engineer Natalie Ceciono, who
has a broken thigh--will be rescued,
it is hoped by small seaplane.
Throughout last night and this
morning radio messages were relay
ed between Mobile, the supply ship
Citta di Milano and the government
here.
Mobile acknowledged receipt of
the provisions dropped to him yes.
terday by Major Maddalena, who
located the explorers after they had
been missing 26 days.
IT has been agreed after the radio
conference, il was announced today,
that Mobile can remain at his pres
ent camp until the Krassin arrives
ut Foyn Island, the nearest land
point.
Mobile and the four uninjured
men, it is hoped, can proceed afoot
across the ice TO the island.
Before the Krassin s arrival, il IL
hoped, one of the two small Nor.
wegian seaplanes operating from the
rescue ship Braganza win have been
able to land in the water near No.
bile's camp and pick up Ceconi, tak-
ing him TO Kings Bay.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
Dead" Heat In
Civil Action

Judge Vaughn n. Thompson re
turned verdict that neither the
Plaintiff nor the defendant take
anything and each defray his own
costs in the case of Alberto Rodri-
quez against L. /. Pritten, an action
based ON an automobile accident.
The court after hearing the evil
dence first, ruled in favor OF the
defendant, granting his prayer for
damages ON crosscomplaint but
this decision was later ordered
vacated and the verdict that neither
recover damages was entered.
a. l.. Sebille appeared for the
plaintiff and Ross HickcoX for the
defendant.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
Man Reported
Seriously Hurt

Jesus Peco, an employc of the
Earl Fruit Company of Calexico was
reported to have been seriously in
jured in an automobile accident
near Bonds Corner this morning.
The injured man was taken to the
Calexcio hospital where it is believ-
ed that he is suffering from inter
hal injuries.
No official report of the accident
had been made at O'Clock this
afternoon and only meager details
could be learned. 1t was declared
in one report that the man had fal-
len out of truck and into the path
of another machine, the second car
running over him, hut confirmation
of this report could not be had.
1t was said that PecO was not ex-
pected to live.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
CONGRESSMAN SWING GIVEN
WARM WEI LCONE TO VALLEY

in which Swing had proved his
courage, his ability to place his
wants squarcly before the high Of
iicials of the land and tell them
he would accept nothing less. In
closing the district attorney urged
that Phil Swing be sent back to
Congress this fall. He then turned
the meeting over TO Congressman
Swing.
The congressman opened his talk
by thanking the district attorney
fer his generous word picture which
vas equaled only by the generous
speech made by Imperial Valley
folk at Seeley earlier in the day.
Recalls Old Times
Swing then declared that he was
poor spcechmaker when it came
70 addressing an audience that was
apparently SO much with him. lie
rccounted experiences here as dis
trict attorney and told Of his legal
battles with Charlie Brown and how
Charlie won many an unmeritcd ac-
quittal because he forced him to
swallow his tongue by his glowing
tributes 10 the Jurors on the ability
cf their silver tongued district at
torney.
" Buc perhaps You would like TO
hear something OF the fight which
was waged in Washington and OF
some of the men who aided in Civ
ing the Boulder Dam bin victory
Continued ON Page Eight
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
INDIAN RUNNER
FINISHES RACE
IN GOOD SHAPE
by United Press Leased Wire

GRANTS PASS, Ore, June 2l.-
Greeted by a roar of approval from
large throng assembled here, Fly
ing Cloud, young Karook brave, to-
day ended the 1872 mile Marathon
from San Francisco to Grants Pass.
The slender Indian was swinging
along sure and strong as he touched
the tape here, marking the end of
the Redwood Empire highway race,
at 1922 a. m. today. He was II
miles ahead of Melika, the aged Zu-
nj Indian, who is running in second
place.
About IL miles back of Melika
the Indian Ukiah is plodding along
toward Grants Pass.
BY his victory Flying Cloud shat
tered Marathon records of his tribe
and won prize of $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
RESCl)ERS
HUNT FOR
.ANUN[)SEN
No Word Received As Yet
From Noted Explorer ON
Errand of Mercy.
MOBILE GETS FOOD
Stranded Italian Radios
Thanks For Supplies
Dropped From Plane.
By ERICK BERNDSEN
lited Press Special Correspondents

Unted freSS special CoTreSpoHueHu
KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen, June
21.-Rescue forces in the north COM
blned today to save two polar ex-
plorcrs General Umbcrto Mobile
who has been located, and Roald
Amundsen who is missing in a fra
gile scaplane somewhere in the
treachcrous ice country.
Relief headquarters here, set up
to direct the search for Mobile and
his - members of the Italia s crew
today were convinced Amundsen had
met with misfortune as he started
by air to search for Mobile.
Major Maddalena Italian ace, who
succeeded in locating the Mobile
party and dropping food and sup
Ties to them, will command the
Amundsen relief expedition.
Maddalena will fly in his big sea-
plane, the same in which he cireled
over the Mobile cncampment We'd
neSday, to the south of Northeast
land, where it is thought Amund-
sen S plane might have been forced
down.
1t is probable that one other Ital-
ian relief plane, that of Major PEN
10, and the Swedish planes sent
north for the Mobile search, would
aid Maddalcna in hunting for
! Amundaan.
Fuel Supply Conc
AmundSen left Tromsoe, Norway,
Monday, in 4 French seaplane which
! had been sent north in command OF
Commandant Guilbaud. Lieutenant
DletrIchson accompanied the explor-
er and the French flyer.
| 1t was considered likely thew
would fly directly to Kings Bay and
! proceed on the Mobile relief expe-
| dition. When Amundsen failed to
arrive here relief headquarters be-
lieved he had attempted the dam
| gerous northland flight direct from
Tromsoe.
! But Amundsen has not been heard
from. His fuel supply should be
exhausted by now. His radio has
never signalled any of the stations
hereabouts. so far as can be learned.
1t was likely that he had been
forced into landing somewhere in
! the treacherous waters.
Meanwhile every attempt was un-
der way to rush aid to Mobile and
his five companions now stranded
on ice not far from Foyn Island.
Maddalena sighted the little group
of six, huddled about their red silk
en- tent. He dropped about $50
pounds of food, ammunition and
supplies.
No word has been heard of 10
other members of the Italia S crew,
separated into two groups.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
Stocks Ralley
After Slump
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, June 21.-StOck
prices were down sharply in today S
carly trading on the stock exchange
and the majority Experienced a
quick comeback in the afternoon
under the leadership Of mail order
issues and some Of the oils.
Radio Corporation, sweeping
through six point are,
made sharp, recovery from an
carly setback, while similar rallies
on II smaller scale were noted in
General Motors, United States steel
and General Electric
Atlantic Refining was down 2
points, recovered, and then dropped
lower again. Richfield held half Of an
carly sharp advance due to purchase
Of the company Of Pan American
Western.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
Pair Charged
With ExtOrtiOn
Ry United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, June 2l.-Mrs
Vivian Dixon, %, and her brother
Buckley Tatum, were under arrest
here today charged with attempting
to extort $500 from l.. j. Hollis
wealthy Lankershim resident.
According to Hollis, who swore to
the complaint, Mrs. Dixon took $25
from him and promised not to prose
cute his son, White Hollis, whom
she charged with attacking her
Hollis said the woman and hel
blother bargained with him for 2
total of $500 to ward off the pro
posed prosecution.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
No Wonder Taxes
Appeared High

FRESNO. Calf, June 21.-Evcry.
time John Schroeder paid taxes on
his home, he shook his haaa in puz
element. The amount of the tax
bill seemed out of proportion to the
value of his property,
And then Schroeder made . dis.
covery. He found that for three
years he had been paying taxes on
part of the street on which he
lived. The. county assessor had mis-
takenly assessed him from gutter to
gutter.
Schroeder appealed to the board
of supervisors who promptly order
ed $l7797 in over taxation return
ed TO the property owner
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
SMITHS STAND
ON PROHIBITION
STILL in DARK
By CARL D. GROAT
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)


HOUSTON, Texas, June 21.-The
statement of Norman Mack, New
York national committeeman that
Governor Alfred E. Smith is COP
posed to prohibition but favors
states rights, personal liberty and
temperance brought the prohibition
issue out into the open in the pre-
battle maneuvering today among
Democratic conferees.
While Mack is close to Smith and
a member of his advance "board
of strategy" many Smith followers
preferred to await statement di-
rect from the governor, rather than
to take Mack s words as final.
As a matter of fact, Mack him
self, emphasized that his statement
was merely an expression of his
own personal views and added that
"no one here is authorized to ex-
press Governor Smith s mind on any
subject of such importance
He said Governor Smith believed
in letting states determine the alco-
hol percentages of their beverages,
adding off state desires to be
dry, then it is the right of that
state to be dry
Dry as Hoover
Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, first
vice chairman of the Democratic
national committee, and as such
generally regarded as the leader of
Democratic women. told the United
Press she regarded " Mr.. Smith as
dry as Mr.. Hoover She indicated
she felt Mack's statement was in
conclusive
Mr.. Hoover,' she said, has
made no statement up to the pres
ent time that makes him any dryer
than Governor Smith. l do not know
whether Mr.. Mack is speaking with
the governor authorization. Tn
til | do, | cannot comment further
on his statement. -
There was tendency among dry
women, campaigning against Gov
ernor Smith, to accept Mack s state
ment as proof of their claims that
the New York executive is n wet.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-21
Last of Yachts
Reaches Islands
Ry United Press Eeased Wire

HONOLULU, Y. H., June 2l.-
The Mollilou crossed the finish line
here at ll:l6 p. m. tlionolulu time)
last night, marking the safe arrival
cf an boats in the seventh annual
Los Angeles TO Honolulu yacht race
which was won by the Tcva ON the
hasis of handicap times.
Glenn w. Stone of the San Diego
Yacht club, skipper of the Teva
win be awarded the Sir Thomas
Upton cup at luncheon Thursday.
1t was announced today the yachts
might race from Honolulu TO Hilo
and also around the Island Of Maui
before returning 10 CalifOrnia.