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Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
MRS. MCPHERSON
DENIES CHARGES
in KEYES CASE
BY United Press leased Wire

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Euro-
peans and Americans are the same
under the skin, but the English are
a bit more emotional religiously and
the French are "naughty children.
Mrs. Aimee Semple Mcpherson, Cali
fOrnia evangelist, said when she re-
turned yesterday aboard the North
German Lloyd liner Columbus after
two months abroad.
Perfume from two huge bouquets
of orchids and roses mixed with the
salt air as Mrs. Mcpherson deplor-
ed her ignorance of the French Ian.
guage, and gaily told of what a
pleasant time she had in Europe.
eff I had known French, I could
have helped the French people i'm.
pensely,' she explained. "They are
just naughty childrn, trying tc
show how bad they can be in pub
lie.
1.-The English were lovely to me,
but they are more emotional in their
evangelistic meetings than Ameri-
cans. They applauded and cheered
hC frequently dS spOht'
Denies Charges
Mrs. Mcpherson denier former
District Attorney Asa Keyes, Los
Angeles, had received 100000 for
dropping "kidnaping" charges
against her. Keyes is under in
dictment on charges of accepting
bribes.
Mrs. Mcpherson also denied that
feelings between her mother and
herself We're "unfriendly.
The evangelist left late yesterday
for California where she will rest
until after New Years Day when
she will begin a tour of the $40
-Four Square Gospel churches in
America.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
*LINDY' SAFE
AFTER CAUSING
SCARE TO NATION
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Nov. 26.
Col. Charles \. Lindbergh took off
from Kelley Field at 7:55 a. m. to-
day for IN mannounced destination.
1t was reported mofficiallv that he
was enroutc to Washington and that
he would stop at st. Louis ON the
way.
The trans Atlantic flyer landed
here yesterday afternoon. The ma
tion had been nervous about him
all day. Yesterday following re-
ports that an airplane had made a
forced landing south of Browns
Vile, Tex.
Then the Colonel was reported
safe at Los Naranios Ranch, near
Tampico, Mexico, where he was
hunting ducks with friends.
From BroWnville, Mai. Bernard
Law led squadron of three planes
in search of the plane reported in
trouble.
Apparently the only basis for the
report was an announcement by an
attendant at the Fort Brown me-
tcorlogical station that he sighted
a plane Saturday night which ap-
pcared to be seeking landing place
The plane was sighted and circled
several miles from the station and
then headed back for Mexico.
The impression gained from the
announcement was that the plane
either had crashed or made fore
ed landing.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
Midwest Games
Full of Upsets
For Dope sters
by United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-Saturday s
surprising western conference foot
ball finals-m which Illinois won
its second consecutive undisputed
championship-was fitting climax
for the most hectic season in the
history of the circuit.
Illinois was an almost unanimous
preseason choice to retain the
title, but during the season the
Illini were the least highly regard
ed of the four teams which entered
their final games with an oppor-
tunity to win an undisputed title.
Each of the five games in which
big ten teams participated Satur-
day provided Il "dope upset. y
Iowa was the favoritc to beat
Michigan, Wisconsin was regarded
as an almost certain winner against
Minnesota. Ohio was conceded n
slight superiority over Illinois and
Indiana was believed to be strong
cr than Purdue. Dartmouth was
counted upon to give Northwestern
stiff opposition in the only inter
sectional struggle of the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press Staff CorreSnon6.n.

ABOARD THE U. S. S. MARY
LAND, ENROUTE TO AMAPALA.
Nov. 26.-As the Maryland drew in
toward the Honduran coast TODAY.
President-elect Hoover scanned the
shoreline eagerly.
Arrival off Amapala was expected
IN the mid-forenoon and Hoover ex-
pected to be ashore by IL a. m.
Everyone was eager to get their
first close view of Central America.
often in the news but not familiar
ground to many of those on board.
This was the eighth day of the
voyage and all members of the
Hoover party were glad of the pros
pect of setting foot on land.
Neither Hoover nor Mrs. Hoover
had been bothered by the gale en-
countered as the ship crossed the
Gulf of Tehantepec. Their son AL
Ian and a few other members of the
party were seasick during the storm
when the Maryland pitched heavily.
HoOver's first Latin American
stop today will be double barrelled
affair. He will call at Amapala and
then go 10 miles across the Gulf of
Fanseca to La Union.
To Receive Greeting
The Maryland will anchor about
six miles off the island upon which
Amapala is located, in the Gulf of
Fonseca. The Hoover party will
leave the battleship at II a. m. il
launches and land at Amapala where
they will be greeted by representa-
tives and perhaps by President Mi
guel PQz Barahona, himself.
After luncheon in Amapala,
launches will take the party to La
Union where representatives of SAL
vador will greet the President-elect.
1t is expected that Hoover will
reach La Union about 4 p. m. All
members of the Salvador cabinet
were included in the reception COM
mittee, but it is uncertain whether
President Romero BOsque will DO
there.
After formal dinner the party
will return to the Maryland which
will get underway about midnight
for C0rinto, Nicaragua. Arrival at
Corinto was planned for 10 n. m. to-
morrow,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
MEXICAN SLAIN
AT CALIPATRIA
SUNDAY MORNING

Another murder was added to
Calipatria's already formidable
string of homicides early yesterday
morning when Dan Martinez, a
resident there, was found shot to
death in an alley near small
restaurant in the foreign district.
Martinez, who was about 45 years
old, was shot behind the right ear
with what was believed to be n 80
, ealibrej automatic pistol, according
TO sheriff,s-nffiee- operatives. Auth
critics claim they know the man
who did the killing but were with
holding his name pending further
| investigation.
\ young Mexican was said to
have fired the fatal shot. Another
man also was being sought for his
possible connection with the ease.
The Staying, which occurred at
about 4 q. M, was asserted to be
either the outgrowth of a domes-
tic tanglc or of the Ed Montgomery
knife murder that took place some
time ago, and for which Andres
Avolino now is serving a term in
San Quentin prison.
Both theories were being probcd.
MARTINEZ was said to have testified
against Avolino during his trial.
and the youth believed to be his
slayer was close friend of the man
now in states penitentiary, deputy
sheriffs said.
The youth also was declared to
have told MARTINEZ $ wife that her
husband was lying dead in the alley
and then to have dropped from
sight.
Hear Two Shots
Deputy sheriffS stated that the
restaurant attendant Informed them
that Martinez entered the establish
mcnt with two other MeXicans about
3:30 Il. m, and ordered coffee. Mar
tlneZ was said to have been drink
ing heavily.
Several minutes after the trio
left the cafe two shots rang out and
MARTINEZ was found lying face
down in a pool of blood and his
companions gone.
Three empty shells were found
short distance from the body. Two
of them were 80 calibre and the
ether 1920, An odor of freshly
exploded powder was detected in
the smaller castings which was be-
heved to indicate that the fatal
bullet came from 80 automatic.
The manner in which Martinez
was shot was thought proof that the
slayer shot from short range. The
second bullet went wild.
Coroner b. L. Lemons was to con-
duct an inquest over the body either
today or tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
PLAY OF CHICAGO
NEWSPAPERS IS
WELL RECEIVED
Critics Deal Kindly With
Front Page By Local
Talent.
BY EARL J. JOHNSON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, Nov. 26.--"The Front
Page written by Ben Hecht and
Charles Macarthur, who used to be
Chicago newspapermen themselves,
failed to "make' the front pages
of Chicago newspapers today.
Otherwise the play which shows
such impartial disrespect for journal
ism as practiccd in Chicago, was
well treated by the Chicago news
papcrmen who went back to their
offices and wrote reviews for the
theatrical pages after the opening
performance last night at the Err
langer theatcr.
Lines which were nothing more
than lines when "Thc Front Page
was produced in New York became
shafts of local Significance when it
was played here, despite the pro.
ducers attempts to "tonc it down -
for Chicago consumption.
The comic opera mayor, quite
obviously meant to be "Big Bill''
Thompson, remained, fat Out wore
a dropping moustachc and Il derby
nat, instead of the usual Thompson
smooth shave and sOmbrero. Also
the program pointed out carefully
that the time of the action was
"prior to 1922. thus preserving
the honor of the Chicago press.
But the scene still was the "press
room of the criminal courts build.
ing, Chicago,' and the play was
produced in the shadow of city
hall.
Critics Are Kind
"Tho Front Page is the story
of the efforts of Hildy johnson,
who really is a star reporter on
Hearst s 1Icarald- -ENaminer, to
desert the adventures of newspaper
work and settle down with wife
and an advertising job. The report
crs are volcanic with picturesque
profanity and wise cracks.
"F. d. writing in the Chicago
Tribune today said that after
listening in on llildy johnson, YOU
will know more about the human
aspect of making daily news
paper.
Ashton Stevens, in the Herald
Examiner, predicts that ''Even
Mayor Thompson would get a huge
and healing laugh out of 'Thc Front
Page
Virginia Dale, in the journal
"Quitc Il lot of people, including
the more serious minded of the staff.
will quarrel with the collaborators
regarding their veracity and many
mother is going to try to divert
her son from journalism to some
thing safer and more gcntlemanlv. -
{, }. Bullet, in the Evening
Post-'' The Front Page without
ever losing its identity as a play,
becomes a document tho first
exposition on the stage of the
fourth estate as it is lived in
Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
WORLD COURT MEMBERSHIP
TO BE TAKEN UP SHORTLY

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-The
state department expects soon to
take up with the nations of the
world, the question of United States
membership in the world court, it
was learned from authoritative
sources today. Tt was understood
there have been some indications
abroad of changing attitude toward
reservations advanced by the Unit
ed States senate to American parti-
cipation in the court.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
WRONG BEARINGS
GIVEN BY ship
SAYS NAVY MEN
Wyoming Captain States
Position of Vestris Was
Garbled.
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Congrcss
will be asked at its session begin
ming next week to pass laws pro
tccting travellers against sinking Of
ships at sea, L. s. Attorney Charles
A. Tuttlc indicated at his inquiry
today into the Ncstris disaster.
Tuttlc instructed Harry Wheeler,
superintendent on the Lamport and
Holt lines, owners of the sunkcn
Vcstris, to prepare a report on his
findings and present it tomorrow so
that congress may have the facts
when il meets next Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
Flu Epidemic
In Los Angeles
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2G.-Four-
teen deaths in Los Angeles during
the past week resulted from an
epidemic of influenza described by
the city health bureau as "com-
paratively severe"
The week brought $50 new eases
of the disease, increasing the total
to more than 1900. --
The health bureau has issued an
order that persons with intense
colds must he kept from schools
and theaters.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
POMONA COLLEGE REoPENs
by United Press Leased wira

CLAREMONT, Calf, Nov. Go
Pomona College, closed since last
tuesday because of the spread of
influenza, reopened today. Although
lao eases were reported in the col
lege and community there were no
fatalities.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
Doheny Helps
Trojan Fund

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26.-Gifts
from Edward l.. Doheny, Jr.. to.
taling 100000 have been received
by the University of Southern Cali
fornia, officials of the semi-centen-
NAL fund of the institution announc-
ed today.
Doheny, first president of the Al
umni Association, left disposition Of
his gifts to the administration of
the university, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
ENGLAND STILL
CONCERNED OVER
KINGS ILLNESS
Condition During Night
Reported To Have Been
Restless.
By KEITH JONES
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

tCHlIeu FTeAS SCa1I COrreSpOnQeHL)
LONDON, Nov. 26.-An official
bulletin issues at II a. m. today an
nounced that King George had spent
a restless night and that his fever
had fluctuated.
The bulletin said:
"The King passed a restless
night. There was variability in his
fever and spread of the pleurisy
which must be expected at this stage
of the illness.
Signed: Stanley Hewett.
"Dawson of Penn. -
Braving the rain and storm winds
which swept by the gates of Buck,
ingham Palace, crowd of approx.
imately 1000 persons awaited the
latest news from the Kings suite.
Guard Mount was in progress as
the bulletin was issued and the mill,
i, tary band was playing the custo.
mary selections. The bulletin con.
flfcted with early reports which in
dicated the King was resting corn
fortably.
The crowd stirred restlesslv AMI
watched on tiptoe the stream of au.
tomobiles which began to arrive at
the palace.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
MAY REMOVE WOMAN BAN

Los ANGELES, Nov. %
Women, heretofore banned from
holding office in the Presbyterian
church, may soon he admitted to
cldcrship and the ministry, accord
ing to Il statement made here to-
day by DIR. Hugh X. Walker,
moderator, who returned recently
from a meeting of the general
council of the Presbyterian church
in Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
WAR DECLARED UPON INSECT
WHICH DAMAGES WOOD WORK

tions in the southland and Paul
A. Harvey, biologist, has been
chosen to lead the eXtermina-
tion forces.
Harvey will make a tour of
various cities of Southern Cali
fornia to solicit the co-opera-
tion of industrial enterprises
in the endeavor. He will be in
San Diego Dee. 10 to 12 and in
the vicinity of Imperial Valley
on Dee. II and 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
Noted Explorer
Dies On Coast

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9G.--Funcr-
al services for DR. Charles Fletcher
Lummis, IS, founder Of the Sonth-
west Museum who died here yester-
day from the effects of cerebral
hemorrhage, win be held Wednes-
day afternoon from the Lummia
home, it was announced today.
Lummis was widely known as n
poet, historian, archeologit, and
explorer He was knighted In 1915
by the King of Spain for his efforts
in historical research and received
numerous other honors and degrees,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
NOrthcOtts Will
Come South Soon
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Nov. 26.-Aftcr
more than two months of legal
wrangliHg over the cXtradition pro-
cccdings, Gordon Stewart North
colt and his mother, Sara Louisa
Northcott, are expected to arrive in
Los Angeles some time late this
week to face trial for the asserted
murder of -four youths on their
Southern Califomia chicken ranch.
Adviccs received here by the
Southern Pacific railroad said the
Northcotts will leave probably to-
day in custody of Riverside and
Los Angeles county officers who
went to Vancouver, b. c., to nego-
tiatc for their return.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26

Meeker negotiated the Oregon
Trail by OK team in 1851, and
recrossed the country, also by
OK team in 1906, ending his
journey at Washington. He
made another trek by automo-
bile in 1910, and three years ago
he flew from Vancouver, Wash,
to Washington, D. c., with Lieu
tenant Oakley Kelley, first
transcontinental flyer.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
LITTLE HOPE FOR RECOVERY
OF OREGON TRAIL PIONEER

SEATTLE, Nov. 2G. - Ezra
Meeker, 81 year old pioneer of
the Oregon Trail, was critically
i'll here today and little hope
was held for his recovery.
An acute attack of an old all
ment, combined with weakened
resistance and old age, caused
attending physicians to believe
that the beloved character was
near death.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
REACHES
PORT OF
ANAPALA
HOnduran Officials To
Pay Courtesy Call To
President-Elect.
REMAINS ON SHIP
Expects To Visit Capital
After Exchange of
COurtesies.
BY TToMAST, STOKES
(United Press Staff Correspondent

NoII1ooU Ica'o F5CdII OUTTeSpU1ueNC1
AMAPALA, Honduras, Nov. 26.--
President-elect Herbert Hoover
reached the first port of call on his
good will tour of Central and South
America today.
The battleship Maryland, carrying
the Hoover party, anchored off
Amapala at 9 a. m. Honduran time,
10 a. m. Eastern Standard Time.
Mr.. Hoover did not go ashore i'm
mediately, but remained aboard the
Maryland awaiting the official
boarding party which was expected
about II a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
DAMAGE
TO SHIPS
IS HEAVY
Enormous Loss of Life
And Property Expected
To Result.
MUCH SUFFERING
British Isles and COntin-
ent Bear Brunt of
Natures Fury.
By United Press Leased Wire

Western Europe and the British
Isles were in the third day of 4
violent storm and terrific winds ana
heavy rains threatened appalling
loss Of life and property damage
today.
Communications were disrupted
everywhere and scattered reports In
dicated that this storm might be
more disastrous than the one n week
ago which took more than 100 lives
and caused millions of dollars dam.
age.
The air has been full Of sos and
Mistress calls from ships, more than
score of vessels having been
rrcckcd or in need of help.
Liners at sea reported that waves
Ecrc mountainous in the north At
lamtic and they have heard many
sos calls.
Floods threatened life and proper,
tv in Scotland, Wales and along
European coasts, especially IN
Netherlands and Denmark.
Channel and north sen shipping
virtually was at n standstill with
hundreds of vessels lying in pro
tectcd ports and roadsteadS-Some
of them signalling that they were
running short of supplies.
The previous storm took - lives
and did many millions of dollars
damage. Latest returns showed TO-
day that the death toll of the pres
cnt storm probably is over 100 ana
likely to mount. Damage could not
be estimated
The known death toll in Europe
was estimated late today at -,
which included - in Great Britain.
In addition. II lives were lost when
the steamer Ccsarcc fonndrred III
the Mediterranean off Algicrs.
Tho toll at sea probably will b."
increased when all reports are in.
At least IS men were missing, in
cludmg Is aboard the Norwegian
steamer lIjiert . ON the British
trawlcr Dean Swift, ! ON the British
steamer Mia and ! ON the British
trawlcr Forfeit Mc.Not.
Anniversary OF Disaster
Today was the 22jth anniversary
of the greatest storms in the history
of Great Britain, which blew down
800 buildings and took 5000 lives.
The storm today reached such
proportions of the Atlantic coasts
of England and France that the air
was crowded with distress signals
from shipping. Dozens of ships were
disabled. Others were driven ashore
and several thrilling rescues were
made at sea from ships in distress.
Twenty one ships appeared i'll
Lloyd IS list of wrecks and casual
ties over the weekend.
Floods occurred in Great Britain,
Germany, and the low lying Holland
country.
The rivers in western Germany
were rising to a dangerous extent.
The Rhine rose % inches at Cologne
in 81 hours.
bikes were endangered in Holland
and the people turned ont to make
temporary barriradcs of sandbags.
LONDON, Nov. 26.-At least 81
ships were wrecked or in distress
and II persons were known to be
dead as gales which have ragged
since Friday continued today to bat
ter the British Isles and the contin-
ent.
The winds attained terrific force,
lashing the surface of the Thames
and piling up waves two feet high
In Liverpool, wind velocity reached
SO miles an hour; at Holyhead, IS;
at Croydon, 70; and at Worthydown,
Continued on Page Eight)
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
Bluejackets To
Quit Nicaragua
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. - The
uejackct Battalion numbering 32G
men has been withdrawn from Me
aragua and is returning to the west
coast aboard the navy vessels Vega
and Kanawha, the navy department
announced today.
The battalion was ordered to ser
vice in Nicaragua with the special
service squadron on July ~. The
Vega will put in at San Diego and
the Kanawha will lands its blue
Jackets at San Pedro.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
STOCK SEAT SELLS HIGH
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Another
new high price in New York stock
exchange memberships was made to-
day with seat selling for $575,
600, an increase of $25, 900 over the
previous record high attained last
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Nov. GA
war on termitcs has been de-
clarcd in Southern California.
Telegraph aNd telephone poles,
lumber yards, railroad ties and
various other wooden material
in the industrial fields have
been damaged by the insects.
With the swarming season at
its height, a fund of $4,000 has
been raised by various corpora
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
SEVERE STORMS CONTINUE TO LASH EUROPE
oover Reaches First Stop on Trip to Latin America
Aboard HOOver's Ship

Henry p Fletcher ambassador Italy chief
Eden
trip pictured Kimberly
mandng officer of the u Maryland likely
to be appointed secretary
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Episcopal Guild card party,
guild hall, 8 o'clock.
Business Girls meeting, Ross
Hickcox home, O'Clock.
F. and A. M. No. 384, educa-
tional program, Masonic Temple,
8 o'clock.
Scoutmasters meeting, court
house, 8 o'clock.
Boyce Aten Post, Legion
rooms, courthouse, O'Clock.
KXO, 6-10:30.
Adult English classes, high
school, 7:30.
Imperial Theatre, "Mother
Machree.
Brunk's Comedians, BROAD
way Boobs.''
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
TOMORROW

White Shrine Social club, Las
Flores, 1890.
Presbyterian Missionary Soci-
ETY., Gerald Shaw home. $50.
Lions club luncheon, Barbara
Worth hoSei, 1880.
M. E. Mems luncheon, Bar
bara Worth hotel, 1890.
KXO, Ill o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26
BY KEITH JONES
= $1,000 l. - y Wv LIZ
United Press Staff Correcno

Un1ted Press staff correspondent
LONDON, Nov. 26.-Concern over
King Georges illness grew today.
The King had disturbed day
Continued on Page Eight
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-26

CONTINUED on Page Eight)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-06
COTTON CROP
FUTURE LIES
In WEATHER
Present Indi c ations'
Point to Serious
Loss But Sun Will
Save, Indicated
By n. G STILwELL. Jr.
Staff Cnrrespondenf

MERCEDES. June q. - Damage 10
the Lower Rio Grande Valley. and
particularly 20 this section from the
recent so-ealled storms will depend
to a large extent upon the weather
during the next few weeks. accord
ing to w in and around this
section.
But the growers are pretty we'll
decided on one thinR-that very
much more rain will rrean practically
no cotton at all in some parts Of
the Valley.
During the past week almost 10
inches of rain has fallen in sections
Of Hidalgo county. between Edin-
burg and the Rio Grande, around
Mercedes. Weslaco and down to La
Feria. and west as far as McAllen.
The rainfall in Cameron county
has been lighter.
There are cotton farms near here
which had water standing on them
Tuesday. following .ae downpour
Monday night. The ground i 50
thoroughly soaked that ii is almost
impossible for anything 10 hold a
foundation. Barns. rag signs.
TELEPHONE poles. and trees Of many