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PROBE HAVEN
FOR EDITORS IN
POWER INQUIRY
Summer Cottages Leased
Cheat y to Newspaper
Men by Utilities.

BY RUTH FINNEY
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.-Next
week when the Federal trade COM
mission resumes it's inquiry into
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
DONOVAN AND
HOOVER CONFER
AT WASHINGTON
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, June l3.-Col.
William 'Wild Bill' Donovan, as
sistant to Attorney General Sar
gent, and mentioned as a vice presi
dental possibility, conferred with
Herbert Hoover in the commerce
secretary's office here at noon to-
day.
Donovan, war hero from Buffalo,
\. y, has been one of Hoover 5
supporters throughout the prc-con-
vention campaign.
No intimation was given as to the
subject of the conference between
Donovan and the man who is des
tined to receive the Republican
presidential nomination probably
tomorrow.
Hoover today received a report of
the convention s doings from his
personal secretary, George Adker-
sen, who has just returned from
Kansas City.
\ steady stream of messenger
hoys brought hundreds of congratu-
latorv messages to Secretary Her
bert Hoover today on his anticipat-
ed nomination.
Hoover remained in his office IN
virtual seclusion except for Dono.
vans visit, attending to official
departmental business, reading the
kilograms and following convention
reports through United Press dis
patches.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
HOOVER CALMLY
AWAITS ACTION
BY CONVENTION

WASHINGTON, June 13.-IIer-
bert Hoover is accepting calmly his
anticipated nomination for presl
dent by the Republican convention
at Kansas City. Only frequent
smiles betray his inner excitement.
The nomination will cost him hlS
Job as secretary of commerce. He Is
expected to announce soon after the
convention acts whether he will re
sign at once or wait to get the de
partment S affairs in shape before
turning them over to Assistant Sec
retary Walter Brown.
The formal notification will not
come for two months, so Hoover
could keep his position until August
if he desired. Some of his friends
think he will retire at once to make
campaign plans.
Hoover is following methodically
the same daily routine of his seven
years as secretary of commerce. He
is informed of all convention deVel-
opments by a United Press trunk
wire report, by radio and by person
al telephone calls to his Kansas City
leaders, but he finds time to attend
to the department business that
reaches his desk. He listens to ra-
dio reports only during hisE30 min
ute lunch period.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
MEXICANS HELD
FOR MURDER OF
Ed. MONTGOMERY

Charges of murder were filed in
Judge myers court in Calipatria
this morning against Andres Aveli-
no and Emiliano Corona. MeXicans,
arrested mt camp near INLAND,
during an investigation by officials
into the death of Ed Montgomery,
coorcd, of Calipatria.
Montgomery was stabbed during
an alteration just outside of his
restaurant in Calipatria a week ago
last night and died in the Brawley
hospital early Sunday morning.
While the authorities had little
to work on in reaching solution
in the case, it has been intimatcd
that Frank Grubel, investigator of
the district attorneys office, has
found some valuable information
that will be brought out at the pre-
liminary hearing IL the case.
The only information made pub
lie thus far is that card game
had been in progress in the restau-
rant, during which an argument
arose and ono or two McXicans were
ordered out of the place by Mont
gomery, who followed just outside
the doorway When he returned his
shirt showed bloodstains and inves-
iigation revealed that he had been
stabbed in the stomach, He was
taken to the hospital.
The names of the Mexicans i'm
plicatcd in the tangie were not
made known by anyone although
several witnesses said they would
be able to identify them by sight.
Several of these have viewed the
prisoners at the county Jail but no
word as to their decisions has been
given.
The complaint in the case was
made by Jack Canady, a partner 70
Montgomery. 1t charges that the
defendants are guilty of the muir
der of Montgomery.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
FARM LEADERS
DISCUSS PLANS
FOR NEW PARTY
By ytnited Press Leased Wire

CONNENTlON HALL, Kansas
CITY. Mo-, june l&.-Movcs to put
A third ticket in The field against
Herbert Hoover were being discuss
ed amorg farn state leaders here
today.
Whether such discussion will ma
tcriali2c iuto anything remains to
be- seen.
The present plan under considera-
ton in to have "A bipartisan ticket
headed bv either Senator Norris of
Nebraska OF Judge Kenyon of Iowa,
who before he went ON the bench
was one of the insurgent Rcpubh-
can leaders in the Senate and head
of the first farm bloc organized
carly in The Harding administra-
tion.
Representative IIuddleston, Demo
c1at, long associated with Senator
LaFollcttc in his progressive organ
ization is to be asked to serve as
the vice presidential candidate if
the movement actually comes into
being
nose NplklHS oH tHlN l'l'h di
still in a cautious mood and say they
viii not forward with it, unless
there is a real public sentiment to
support it. They believe LaFollette
would Join the movement in Wiscon-
sin and that Republican leaders in
the two Iakotas would fall into
line,
Such movement would be di-
rcctcd straight at trying to split the
Republican ticket and its effect, if
it was successful, at all, would tend
in the direction of increasing Demo
cratic chances.
Whether the situation takes form
or not will depend somewhat upon
what the platform committee does,
1t is now gripped in long struggle
over farm relief and should the
farmers finally win their point, it
would be difficult for them to carry
a bolt to any serious proportions.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
Seek New Trial
In Hulse Case

Notice of intention to move for
new trial in the case of NJ. C. At.
Gibson against Ben Hulse, was filed
at the county clerk office this
morning by S. p. Williams and d..
q. Whitelaw, attorneys for the de.
fendant.
The plaintiff was awarded a
Judgment of $500 against the de-
fendant by a jury following a hear
ing of the ease last week. The com
plant charged the defendant with
failure to compensate the plaintiff
for services performed in appealing
from judgment in previous civil
action. Ernest Utley is assisting
the plaintiff in presenting his case.
The notice of intent to move for
new trial cited several grounds for
basing the motion. 1t first charged
irregularity of the proceedings; /;
misconduct on the part of the jury;
surprise; new evidence; excessive
damages; insuffieiency of the evil
dence to merit the Judgment re-
turned; errors in law.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
{: EVENING
SESSION
ORDERED
Convention Adjourns for
Afternoon Following
Morning Meeting.
MOSES CHI AIR M A N
Platform Committee May
Present It's Work When
Convention RecOnvenes.
BY United Press Leased Wire

KANSAS CITY, Mo, June ID
Today's session of the Republican
National convention stood recessed
until 7:30 p. M. with these develop
ments inside and outside of the CON
vention hall:
Senator George Moses of New
Hampshire was elected permanent
chairman and made an address look
ing to the coming campaign, re-
viewing Republican progress and at
tacking the Democratic party.
The first test of strength of
Hoover came in test vote on adop-
tion of minority report from the
credentials committee which would
have seated IS delegates from Tex
as, all opponents of Hoover. The
report was defeated 676h to 39512
and the majority report favorable
to Hoover adopted.
\ farm contingent attempted to
gain entrance to the assembly hall
to make a demonstration but was
denied admittance
The platform committee still ar
gued ON the larm plank, deferring
presentation of the report at least
until the night session.
Talk of vice presidential candi-
dates occupied great attention, with
a dozen candidate mentioned and
none decidedly in the lead.
Among the agricultural maleon-
tents there was some talk of third
party. II was not impressive.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
Delay Moving
OfU. &C. L. A.
By United Press Leased Wire

BERKELEY, Calf, June Ia
The board of regents Of the Uni
v.rsity of California decided at
meeting here yesterday not to move
the University of California at Los
Angeles from its present location
on Vermont avenue to the West
wood Hills site until the summer of
1929.
1t was reported by President
Campbell that new buildings under
construction would not be completed
until next winter. To carry out the
building program, the regents by
resolution asked the state Building
Finance board to sell S2,000,000 Of
the $4,000, ,C00,000 bonds authorized
at the November election in 1926.
The board accepted gifts totalling
800, the largest single amount
of $4,000 coming from Ellen B,
Scripps for the Scripps institution
OF oceanography at La Jolla.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
CAPITAL GIVES
MEXICAN FLYER
WARM GREETING
BY LYTLE WILSON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. June 13.--A
smiling % year old Mexican youth
began today 10 reap the rewards
Washington offers heroes of the
air.
Captain Emilio Caranza, grand
nephew of the late Mexican presi-
dent, was confronted with a crowd
ed schedule beginning this morn
ing at the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier and ending tonight at 4
reception by Ambassador TelleZ at
the Mexican embassy.
The youthful Mexican ace plain
~ was disappointed at his failure
tc achieve the nonstop Mexico City
Washington flight upon which he
embarked Monday, but the applause
OF American airmen may have as
suaged his grief
1t was agreed among the fliers
at Boiling Field who welcomed
Carranza to Washington Yesterday
that he had demonstrated good
airmanship in making the forced
landing at Moorcsvillc, y. c., early
yesterday.
From the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier Carranza will hurry to the
White House to be received by
President Coolidge at noon. Half an
hour later there is an engagement
at the National Press Club and af-
ter that Il luncheon at which Mr.
Coolidge probably will be host if
he still is in Washington.
\ reception at the Pan-American
union is scheduled for 3 =. m. and
at 7:30 Captain Carranza will be
the dinner guest of the Secretary of
state and Mrs. Kellogg. Formal af-
fairs will end tonight with the en-
bassy reception.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
Continued on Page 81
DEMOCRATS NOT
GOING TO ENJOY
VALLEY MELONS

The plan of sending carload of
cautaloupes to the Democratic Con-
Nention in Houston, Tex, late this
month was voted down at joint
meeting OF the county board OF
supervisors and the Imperial lrriga
tion District yesterday afternoon.
Tho plan had been to serve some
10000 persons at the convention
with a half melon each, the melon
to have a miniature road sign with
advertising of the valley in it. Tbs
movement was sponsored by the
chan her of commerce.
In view Of the fact that no similar
movement had been made for the
Republican convention now in ses-
son At Kansas City the officials
believed that it would be best to
veto the arrangement 1t was re-
gardcd rs a feasible publicity plan.
Tho joint meeting Of the boards
had been called to act upon the
matter
At the meeting Of the Irrigation
board which followed President
Earl Pound and Director Mark Rose
were present for the first time In
several weeks and many matters
were brought up for discussion. The
were Of minor Importance.
A delegation representing tha
board of trade and headed by X. X.
Watson appeared before the direct.
ors Of the district and asked 60.
operation in preparing an exhibition
tn b. placed at the Pacific South.
west Exposition ut Long Beach.
The matter was referred 70 The
boulder Dam association.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
BY ERIC BERNDSEN
United Press Special Correspondent

United Press Special Correspondent
KINGS BAY, Spitzbcrgcn, June
l3,-Dfifting slowly on a great ice
led, their one tent painted red as a
signal TO any searehcrs, General
mhcrto Mobile and five comrades
today were within sight Of the
coast Of Northeastland.
They are suffering severely.
Their hands are frost bitten. Their
food supply is limited.
Ten of their comrades are scat
tered on other ice floes, one group
Of seven and one group Of three that
started walking east.
The great dirigible is a loss. a
Gondola was ripped off. in a sudden
descent, separating Mobile and eight
If his companions from the remand
'r of his companions.
The seven men floatcd with the
great bag and are lost in the great
waste area north of NortheaStland
but relief is rapidly approaching.
The motor schooner Svalbard
Laden with. gasoline and provisions
las started from Green llarbor
The rescue steamship Hraganza,
making Il perilous return voyage in
heavy seas after freeing herself
from ice, arrived here this morning
Work Of loading the remainder of
the supplies was begun at once. 1t
was planned to start her toward
Northcastland later today.
The Braganza announced she be
licvcd her fellow rescue ship Hobby
was in danger of being crushed in
the ice that still holds her.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
TEXAS SHERIFF
SAYS MORAN IS
WANTED THERE

Louis +. Moran was arraigned in
superior court before Judge Finney
yesterday afternoon on a charge Of
burglary. While Moran had declared
that he had retained an attorney,
he was not represented by counsel
yesterday.
As coincidence the sheriff s
office received a telegram yester-
day afternoon from Sheriff kiser
at Pccos, Tex, declaring that Nor
in was wanted there fer breaking
iaiI and asking that tue man be
turned over to him. The telegram
declared that Moran had obtained
a saw in some manner in his cell
and had sawed his way out of the
.iail
It is not believed that Moran viii
he turned over to the Texas authori-
ties as the police have considerable
against him here and much that
needs investigation.
According to an alleged confes-
sion which ha has made he has ad-
nitted using checks stolen from the
Fills store in CalcXico to buy auto
mobiles, real estate and in fact al
most everything that a human would
care to squander money en in a
spending rampage.
Moran is specifically charged at
present with having entered the
Ellis store, helped himself to a
quantity of clothing and other
Valuables and leaving behind his
! old tOgs as a calling card.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
TEXAS UTILITIES
In CLOSE TOUCH
WITH COLLEGES
By CECIL OWEN
(C.lited Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, June 13.-Tcxas
utilities interests are Thoroughly
contracted with all colleges in
their territory and cooperate closely
with the educational institutions in
good will program, the federal
trade commission was told today in
its power investigation.
THE colleges and utility com
panies work very closely together
and the general contact is very cor
dial; we bring our problems to them
and they bring theirs to us, c. w.
Davis of the Southwestern Public
Service association, testified.
He denied that utilities have cul-
tivated Texas colleges to forward
their own interests, but said the
joint cndeavor of power men and
colleges was to advance Texas and
advertise its resources.
Efforts have been made, he ad-
mitted, to introduce utilities speak
ers in colleges and high school class
rooms.
/ eyes" he said, eve have done
! everything we could to place our
speakers before the students with
the things we considered would be
helpful to them,
Asked if the utilities were pre-
sented in a favorable light by these
speakers, he replied that the indus
try was presented from it's own
viewpoint. Most of these speeches,
he contcnded, were of a technical
nature
Texas power interests are not os-
pecially concerned about municipal
ownership, Davis declared, explain
ing that the reason for their pub
ilicity and good will work - is to
establish and maintain friendly re
lations with the community at large.
| Unless this was done, "a bad con
dition might arise, he said
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
BY CARL D. GRoAT
United Press Staff Correspondent

CONVENTION HALL, Kansas
City, Mo, June 13.-The convention
was called to order at 1898 a. m.
by temporary Chairman Fess.
Many delegates were scattered in
the aisles and Fess had to rap sew
cral times to get them started to
their places and to bring order into
assembly. The din of conversation
drowned out his requests for "or'
DER but the convention gradually
settled down.
Secretary of the Treasury Mel
Ion was again at his post near the
speakers platform, and talked
pleasantly with several delegates.
Bishop T. +. Lillis of Kansas City,
Mo, was today's chaplain. He asked
divine guidance to aid the conven-
tion.
The prayer finished, several
messages and kilograms were read.
Utah extended an invitation to the
convention to accept its hospitality
end Fess announced the invitation
was gratefully received. Fess warn
I'd the delegates to refrain from
smoking.
The farmer marchers seeking ad.
mission to the hall were barred at
the gates and the delegates within
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
Colorado Shows
Higher Level

The Colorado river crept up to a
mark of 9S,500 second.feet of water
during the last - hours and it was
believed by Imperial Irrigation dis
trict officials that it will top the
100000 mark by tomorrow morning.
The river, however, is reaching the
peak in the present run of flood
waters and it is expected that it
will begin to recede again tomorrow.
The measurings ut Grand Canyon
and Topoc show 10000 and 68,000
seeond-feet respectively.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
F 4 I { OF
l)|R|(;|bLE:
REVEALED
Mobiles Statement Says
Big Ship Crashed Sud.
denly on May 25.
CAUSE NOT KNOWN
Survivors Slowly Making
Their Way Toward
Rescue Parties.
Bv THOMAS 3. MORGAN
United Press Staff CorrespondenD

ROME, June 13.-The north polar
flight of the dirigibIe Italia ended
suddenly, dsastrously, and from. an
unexplained cause on May p, when
the big craft shot downward from
800 meters altitude, General TIM
bcrto Mobile = official report Of the
accident said today.
At 1880 n. IN, on MAJ - the
Italia, regularly flying al Il 500
meter altitude suddenly became
heavy, starting very rapid des-
cent, the official report said.
After two minutes ,ne aIrship
dropped on the ice. Amidst the
wrcckage ON the ice all Of the oc-
cupants Of the cabin found them
selves alive.
The message from tire Italian cx.
plorcr was the first official word
Of the fate of the big craft.
The statement disclosed that the
accident To the craft occurred within
very few minutes after the Gitta
Ii Milano, supply slip for the polar
cruise, had received It's last direct
message from Mobile rs the com
mander flew with his crew Of l.
laen down from the north pole.
Crew Divided
Towards the last, messages told
Of the heavy ice coating GA the big
bag, of rip in one side of it, Of
one engine being bad and of strong
head winds.
Then the message ceased Appar-
tn'ly, il was about this TIM, ar-
cording to Nohi'c $ statement of the
disaster that the craft suddenly
sank through the northern skies and
smashed GA the ice, then lifted,
dividing The exploring party -onc
group remaining with The diriglhl'
as it was blown eastward and the
other remaining on the ice.
Latest adviccs show Mobile aud
eight of his companions were in the
gcndola that was smashed. Seven
were in one OF the other cabins and
carried away with the diriglblr.
Relief expeditions now are under
way from Sweden Norway, Italy,
and Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
FARMERS DENIED
RIGHT: TO ENTER
CONVENTION HALL.
Police Prevent Demon
stration Against Naming
of Hoover.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
CONVENTION HALL, Kansas
CITY, June 13.-The farmers march
on the Republican National Conven>
ton came off today but two large
policemen at the door had, ON order
Of the sergeant at arms Of the con-
vcntion, kept them barred out and
they turned away with their leader
mumhling:
q We will resent this. y
Just how effective this resent
mcnt will be is tho big question
mark that hangs over the conven-
tion proceedings now with the nomi-
nation Of Secretary Hoover i'm
minent.
Perhaps the protest will swing
aside the 100000 farmers which
Governor McMullen promised would
march ON the convention.
The farmers turned away num-
bered at most not over 1000 and
perhaps less. Many probably We're
political heelers for other candi-
dates.
But nevertheless making liberal
discount, the rough picture which
will sink into the Republican farm
! ers out over the wheat and corn
field stretching in four directions
from this convention city, If any
thing comes of it at all, will be
the simple fact that some Of their
spokcsmen were shut out of the con-
vention hall where the big leaders
of the party have arranged to put
over Herbert Hoover.
Count on Smith
Republicans are counting upon
the nomination of Governor Smith
to force the dry Republican farm
states back into line if they are
really as directly affected as they
claim to be.
Whether they are correctly Judg-
ing the situation no one will know
until the election returns are in.
! Bat that is the situation now.
The farmers march here was
merely a symbol of the protest rath-
! er than any terrific mobilization OF
persons. They marched, double
column line, perhaps three blocks
long. CARRYING banners which read:
eff we don t get it here, we re
going to uoustom!'
Don t make us vote the Demo
cratic ticket.
! eve don want Hoover!
.'Hoover looks easy for Smith.
They chanted as they marched:
/ "We won t vote for Hoover. Thirty
million farmers won't vote for
| Hoover
March Around Building
Turned back at the door, they
marched round and round the con
vertion hall like the lsraelltes
around the walls of Jericho.
The marchers were well decorat-
ed with the campaign badges of
Governor Lowden, Senator Watson
and Senator Curtis, all of whose
friends were busy as agents provo
cateur in this demonstration.
Ii it has significance it will be
in whether such demonstrations can
/ really solidify the farmers in their
opposition to Hoover, such us 1t may
be.
The effect will not be on this
convention which is going to nomi-
nate Herbert Hoover, unless the
roof caves in.
The effect, if any will be when
Hoover, as the leader of the Repub-
lican party, appeals to the voters in
/ Nnypm her
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
C0olidges Will
Leave Tonight

WASHINGTON, June 13.-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge planned to-
day to leave tonight for their four
months summer vacation in Wis
consin.
The decision to start was made
after the two White House physi
clans decided that Mrs. Coolidge
has recovered sufficiently from her
indisposition.
She was much stronger and more
cheerful after two days of rest fol-
lowing the relapse which caused the
start to be postponed Monday
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
Women AviatOrs
Unable To Leave
BY J. r. MEANEY
(Urited Press Staff Correspondent


ST. JOHNS, n. f., June 10
Prospects of an immediate trans
Atlantic airplane race recedcd for
the moment when Miss Mabel Boil
announced that her Columbia would
not start for Europe today and Miss
Amelia Earhart s Friendship again
failed to rise from the waters of
Trepassy Bay after being TAXED
down the harbor.
Miss Earhart S plane made two
attempts to take off for England.
The big Fokker failed to leave the
water and was taken back to its
moorings. Experts here believe that
it will never rise with its present
heavy fuel load.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-13
Stewart Case
Goes To Jury
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, June IA
jury Of eight men and four women
today received the case Of Robert
w. Stewart, Standard Oil Company
Of Indiana chairman, charged with
contempt of the Senate in refusing
to answer Teapot Dome committee
questions.
Justice Siddous completed his
charge which directed the Jury to
decide by the evidence, shortly at-
ter l p. m. A verdict was expected
soon.