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Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
'OBREC0N DEATH
DELAYS ACTION
IN CHURCH ROW
Anniversary of Catholic
Suspension Finds Situa-
ton Tense.
BY GEsFoRD F. FIN
rnitod Press staff Correspondent

NOI-LSQ IEGSS EGdll COilOoPOiSeSA1'I
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 1.-The
second anniversary Of the suspen-
sion Of the Catholic church in Mex
leo came today with the situation
made more tense because Of the
recent assassination Of President
elect Obregon.
Whether Jose de Leon Toral, who
fired the fatal bullets, was actuated
by church influences is disputable.
But there exists no doubt that
hopes for settlement of the reH-
gious controversy in Mexico have
been dissipated, at least tempo
rarily, with the Staying of Obregon.
ParadoXically, neutrals working
for an adjustment Of the difficulties
had believed Obregon S accession to
the presidency offered the only
ground for optimism.
In general the Obregon stand on
the church question was similar to
that of Gales. However, it was
though that new president, en-
tering a siX-year term, might find
his way clear to direct a settle
men:
The points around which the dis
pUte has ragged have centered prin-
cipally on the registration Of priests
and the prohibition of foreign
priests. The church has contended
that registration under the govern.
ment S terms would have meant vir
tual control. 1t has also contenled
that foreign priests were absolutely
necessary in some communities
where there were large foreign pop
ulations.
Schools Closed in 1926
Parochial schools of the Catholic
church were closed Feb. 26, 1926
by order of the Ministry of Educa
tion. Ministers of any creed or mem
bers of any religious order were
forbidden to give religious instruct
ion. The church, while it has not
fought this phase of the law 81
bitterly, is of course trying to as
sure that Catholic youths will b,
given religious instruction.
The closing of the schools durin!
June and July of 1926 was FOLLOWED
bv the withdrawal of 25,0dD priest
from the churches on the eve o
July 81 and the voluntary or forced
exile of the bishops. Although al
churches except the cathedral OF
Mexico City have remained opel
since that date, there have been nt
services conducted in them by
priests Lay services have been the
only kind permitted Catholics whC
attend mass or otherwise require
the services of "A priest have had tt
do 50 clandestinely. Many have
been arrested while at such secre
rites, the priests in some cases be
ing deported.
At times arrests for such cause,
have totaled several hundred {
month in the capital alone Bu
about the time the negotiations fo
q settlement were said to be unde
way i'll Rome and here, the arrests
almost stopped. A month or si1
weeks passed with scarcely 4 single
case.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
No bile:
ARRIVES
IN ROME
Commander and Members
of Crew Given Warm
Welcome by Crowds.
WILL TELL STORY
Mussolini to Hear Facts
Concerning Dirigible's
Fatal Voyage.
Ey THOMAS B. MORGAN
Press Staff Correspondent)

[ L
ROME, Aug. 1.--Premier Musso-
lini will hear the complete story to-
day of how the dirigible Italia sail
ed over the north pole, how it was
ripped and crashed May %, and of
tile hardships six members of his
crew underwent while waiting foI
rescue on bitterly cold ice floes.
General Umberto Mobile and the
rescued Italian aids of that eXpedi-
tion arrived in Rome last night.
Mobile and his men will see Musso-
lini today.
1t was a triumphal return for
these pale and tired men. Thousands
gathered at the station. "'Viva "
rent the air as the train came in
and the first of the weary ltalia
men alighted.
The crew passed through the royal
waiting room and were greeted by
the official welcomers. Prince Poten-
ziani delivered the formal greeting.
As soon as Mobile appeared i'll
the crodw he was hoisted on the
shoulders of officers and led through
cheering throng, estimated a.
100000 persons.
Giuseppe Biagi, the radio operator
of the expedition, and others OF
the crew were treated in a similar
fashion.
Nobil appeared exhausted. His
face was drawn and his steps wer,
weary even though he smiled ;
greeting towards the crowd. Natal.
Ceccioni the engineman who was in
jCred, hobbled from the train OF
crutchcs.
Captain Felice Troiani was pale
and seemed almost near exhaustion
Biagi smiled and appeared little
worse for his narrowing experience
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
Hoover Curtis
Campaign to Cost
Four Million
by United Press Lensed Wire

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The Re
publican campaign for the Hoover
Curtis ticket will cost approximate
ly $4,0OO,0OO, j. h. Mutt, treasurer
of the National committee, predict
ed today, after conference with
Chairman Work.
a Also at the conference were Jcrc-
miah Milbank, eastern treasurer;
Representative Franklin w. Fort,
secretary, and Herbert l.. Gutterson,
executive secretary.
Mutt said an active drive for cam
paign contributions would he start
ed shortly. SO far no soliciting has
been done but several voluntary
contributions have been received, he
said
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
FRENCH H-BRlTISH
NAVAL TREATY
DETAILS RECEIVED
By MAURITZA. HALLGREN
(TTnited Press Staff Correspondent

L
WASHINGTON, Aug. "details
concerning the secret British
French naval compromise which has
revived, official interest here III the
league of nations plan to call
world wide disarmament conference,
were received by the state depart
mept today in note from the
British government transmitted
through the American embassy III
London.
Secretary of State Kellogg imme-
diatelv instructed the embassy TO
ask permission TO publish the note.
MeanN lille he refused to discuss lts
contents. ;.
Virtually every nation, including
the United States and Russia, would
be represented at the contemplated
conference, it was said in govern
ment circles. Arrangements for the
meeting will be made by the lea
que s preparatory disarmament COM
mission, which has been struggling
for several years with the task OF
preparing an agenda.
Foremost among the obstacles
which the commission thus far has
been unable to overcome, has been
the dispute over whether naval ships
should be limited on total tonnage
basis or by classes OF ships.
France supported the former view
and Great Britain the latter, but
now that a compromise has been
reached American officials see this
obstacle removed.
Another controversy which has
prevented progress has been the con-
tention of several powers led by
France. that a country S potential
resources should be considered
potential armaments in any dis
armament scheme.
Under this plan a country like the
United States, with extensive re-
sources, would be almost stripped
of armaments, while a less favored
country would be permitted to have
relatively larger standing army,
great stores of munitions and big
navy.
Although she has not formally
said so, it is understood at the state
department that France also has
yielded on this point to the British
and American view which would
lave only actual armaments and
regular troops and sailors consider
ed in limiting a nations arms.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
MANY INJURED IN
REFINERY BLAST

VINCENNES, Ind, Aug. L
Thirty six employees of the Indiana
Refinery Company of Lawrence
vile, H., are under treatment in a
hospital here for burns suffered IN
an explosion at the plant, hospital
authorities announced today.
An employe of the refining com
pany told the United Press the head
of the steam still blew out about
10 or Is minutes after a fire started
from leaking gasoline.
While workmen played a fire
hose on the flames efforts were
made to pump out the endangered
gasoline.
With the explosion the flames
were extinguished automatically, il
was said, but the nearby workers
were sprayed with burning gasoline.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
Divorce RumOrS
Are Denied By
Norma Talmadge

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 1.-.'Utter-
ly silly and ridiculous, was the
Characterization Norma Talmadge
gave today to rumors that she had
gone to Reno to obtain a divorce
from her husband Joseph NJ.
Schenck, producer.
The screen star paused in prcpar-
alton for retakes in the picture
"The Woman Disputed d" to say
that a trip to Reno was the furth-
est thing from her mind, according
to Miss Talmadge's S secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
Protest Against
American Winner
Is Overruled

AMSTERDAM, Aug. IA pro
test against the awarding of first
place to Miss Elizabeth Robinson,
United States, in the girls 100 meters
final of the Olympic games yester-
day, was lodged with the nterna-
tional amateur federation but was
overruled.
The federation in a formal state
ment said that protcst-Whose
source was not revealed-was lodg-
ed against the Judges decision
placing Miss Robinson first and
Miss Rosenfeld of Canada second.
1t was held tat the judges de-
cision was final without possibility
of appeal, and that the judges had
complied fully with rules, the state
ment said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
Stribling Wants
To Fight For
Tunney's Crown
By United Press Leased Wire

MACON, Ga. Aug. Nv. l..
Stribling, father of "Young
Stribling, the Georgia heavyweight,
today claimed the worlds champ
ionship for his son.
"Wc are willing to fight anybody
anywhere, any time and for any
sum to prove the claim" the
fighter s parent said.
"My boy has beaten three of the
leading conteuders, Johnny Risko,
Tom Loughran and George Cook,
and on that basis he is the successor
to Tunney.'
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
Judge Rules Tin
Cans, Flivvers
One and the Same

LOS ANGELES, Aug. l, - Old
Flivvers and old tin cans-one and
the same, Superior Judge Blake rul-
ed in a decision on file today, CON
firming an opinion that the general
public has held for years.
The metals refining company a
greed to buy a $4,000 lot of old
tin cans for metal, according to
evidence presented in court, but the
purchaser failed to pay up ana the
Los Angeles Foundry company
brought suit.
The metals refining company an
swered that the agreement was
broken because plaintiff included Il
lot of old flivvers in the tin cans.
Judge Blake ruled that the Los
Angeles foundry had fulfilled its
part of the contract-cans are cans.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
White Plans
European Trip

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-William
Allen White, Kansas editor, who
has just completed vigorous at
tack on Governor Alfred +, Smith,
removed himself from further cam
paign activity today.
lie sailed for Europe on the
French liner De 0rasse, and said
he hoped he would not return before
election. L 4. FNS
~ have plenty of money and /
will come back when | have spent
,St all, y he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
Detected Student
Commits Suicide

NEW YORK, Aug. l.-Another
artistic student, detected by life
in New York has sought suicide
this time beautiful Porto Rican
writer who burned herself to death
in the bathtub of her uptown apart
ment.
Miss Louise Amelia de Hostos, 3S,
left note addressed to the "Chief
of Police, in which she blamed the
slanderous tongue of an unnamed
man. Then she climbed in the tub,
saturated her clothing with gasoline
and ignited the cloth.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
Sixty. Thousand
Homeless From
Russian Flo DDS
Bv United Press Leased Wire

XII Kussia, Aug. T.
-Airplanes, after accommodating
the Amur river and Sega river dis
tricts. reported today that at least
80 villages were under water and
that hundreds of houses had been
razcd. Sixty thousand people 1t
was estimated, were homeless.
The airplanes reported that the
floods were increasing.
Inhabitants of other districts IN
the region are preparing to eVacu-
ate their homes.
Many steamers, barges and small
Ter boats are engaged in relief ac'
tivities.
The Lena goldficlds are threaten
ed by the rising waters.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
HOOVER PLANS TO
MAKE PERSONAL
SPEAKING I GU R
To Be Most ambitious
Trip Ever Undertaken
BY Any Candidate.
By PAUL r. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
SHASTA SPRINGS, Cal, Aug. !.
-llcrbert Hoover viii conduct Il
pcrsonal speaking campaign and Wall
not rely solely on radio addresses,
it was learned officially here today.
The Republican presidential
candidate will map out a systematic
plan for covering the east, the bor-
der states and the middle west as
soon as he returns TO Washington
about sept !.
Hoover viii make speeches ! II
Buffalo, Boston, Chicago, New York,
and SOME other points yet to be de-
termimed. He viii visit the border
states and will speak either at
Louisville, Ky, or Nashville, Tenn.
He also will probably 60 to Kansas
City and st. Louis and perhaps
Minneapolis or st. Paul.
The visits will not be made in
cue tour, or even two. The nominee
will use Washington as base and
will make trip each week end. lie
VIII not make more than one ot
two speeches ON any trip.
Earlier in the campaign Hoover
had planned to use the radio almost
entirely. He was cautioned against
making any more trips than ncces
sary But his new campaign plan,
which has been officially announced
10 the United Press, will in the end
give him the most sweeping cont
plcte tour Of the country undertaken
b. presidential candidate in re-
cent wears.
In his present trip west for his
vacation and acceptance speech,
ia, nominee, will cover the Pacific
Coast. On his return 10 Washington
he will make speeches at Los Ang-
grIcs, Albuqucrgue, \. NJ, and West
Branch, Iowa.
May Return To Coast
Just before election day he may
return to the Pacific Coast to cast
lis vote ut his home in Palo Alto,
Cal. On that trip during the final
moments Of the campaign he plans
to reach the spots he missed during
the present Journey. Ey election
day undcr tow to .Jpent he will
have touched ui'.-,' / n important
cities in the east, f52o 'd far
west.
The nominee arrived here last
night at 9 o clock Pacific time after
beautiful three hour motor trip
from Brown $ camp, 20 miles north.
lie saw the moon rise over the snow
covered peaks of Mount Shasta. He
slept in cottage at the Springs
Hotel near the base Of the mountain
here. He planned this morning to
try his improved fishing luck today
in the McCloud and Pit Rivers which
rush from the sides of Shasta toward
the Pacific
His spell of bad luck was broken
yesterday when he hooked II small
rainbow brook trout in Beaver
Creek after II seven mile ride on
horseback. They were scrvd last
night for dinnr before the party
left Brown 5 camp. The nominee
will board the Southern Pacific
regular train at G;O5 =. m. and will
arrive back in San Francisco at
1870 a. N. tomorrow. He will proceed
Immediately to his home in Palo
Alto TO luol; over the printed adj
vance copy of his acceptance speech.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
YANKEES
WIN TWO
EVEN I s
HOuser and Carr Set New
Olympic Records To
Capture Places.
ROUT TRACK STARS
American Field Stars
Rule Supreme While
Track Men Lose.
BY L United Press Leased Wire

AMSTERDAM STADIUM, Aug.
1.-The United States captured two
of the four final events in the
fourth days olympic program to-
day when Sabin Carr of Yale won
the pole vault and DIR. Clarence
(Dud) Houser, Los Angeles A. c..
won the discus throw.
Both Carr and Houser set new
olympic records in winning their
events. Carr scaled 4-20 meters (13
feet, 9.354 inches) in the pole vault
and Houser tossed the discus 47.32
meters (155 feet, 2.9S8 inches.)
While the American track stars
continued to be routed by the fore
igners, the American field stars rul-
ed supreme. The United States
made clean sweep of the first
three places in the pole vault, Will
liam II. Droegemuller of Northwest
ern University, taking second and
Chas. Z. McGinnis, of the Chicago
\. A., third.
Barnes of the Los Angeles A. c.;
Packard. of Canada, and McGinnis,
all cleared 3.95 meters (12 feet,
1l.5 inches,) but MeGinnis won
third place on the jump off. Pack
ard placed fourth and Barnes
fifth.
The clean sweep in the pole vault
was the first time three American
flags topped the olympic flagpole
at the 1923 games.
AMSTERDAM STADIUM, Aug.
l. Percy Williams, the sensational
Canadian school boy sprinter, won
the 200-meters in the fourth dav g
program of the olympic games today
and became the first double winner
of the 1928 games. Williams had
previously won the 100-meter cham
pionship. 1s
X. c. Craig of the United States,
who won both the 100 and 200
meter dashes at the 1912 games was
the last man to capture both sprints.
Dispute Among Judges
The alloting of the places in the
200-meter final precipitated dis
pute among the judges. Williams
time was 2l.S seconds. He won by
yard from Rangeley of Great
Britain with Jackson V. Scholz,
New York A. c., winner of the 200
meters at Paris in 1924, third.
Owing to the closeness of the fin
! ish, the judges We're unable to pick
the third man and finally announced
Jackson V. Scholz, New York A. c..
had finished in a dead heat for
third place with Kornig of Ger
many.
Both the German and American
flags were hoisted il. third place
on the flagpole.
America failed to win either of
the first two finals today, Sid At
kinson of South Africa taking first
! place in the 1l0-meter hurdles in
l4.S seconds.
DR.. Clarence (Bud) Houser, Los
Angeles A. c. won the discus throw
breaking the olympic record. 1t was
! Americas S first triumph of 1he day.
/ Houser tossed the discus 47.33
meters, breaking his own olympic
record of 46.l55 meters made when
lie won that event at the 1924
| games.
! James Corson, Olympic Club, Cali
! fornia was third with 47.10 meters
! and John +. Anderson, Cornell, was
fifth with 44.S7 meters, giving the
| United States three of the six
| places in the discus finals.
XVI of Finland was second with
47.23, Steiner of Norway fourth
with $3.50 and Kenntna of Finland
| with 44.17.
Sabin Carr If Yale and William
H. Droegemueiler of Northwestern
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
BANK RoBBER SENTENCED

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Ronald
NJ. McCarty, found guilty of first
degree robbery in a 1920 bank
holdup at Lennox several weeks
ago, today faced sentence of from
seven years to life in San Quentin
penitentiary. He was found guilty
yesterday by a jury in Superior
Judge Elliott Craig's court.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
u. WrestIers
Greeted By Jeers

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 1.-Jeers
greeted American heavyweight
wrestlers at the Olympic Games to-
day when all but one refused to par
ticipate in trials for third places in
their division because of the change
IN the rules to allow rolling falls
Ed George, University of Michi-
gan, the only participant in the
trials, lost decision to Dame of
France.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
Former German
Officer III e d
For Mexico City
By United Press Leased Wire

- ''''N' " = TT w W NV :" " TT
LOS ANGELES, Aug. DIR. Erie
Breitung, 81, said to be former
major in the German army, was held
here today for the Mexican govern
ment on a warrant charging embez.
element OF $500 while head OF
sanitation committee in Mexico
City.
DR.. Breitung told Officers that the
arrest was a surprise. He said that
the Mexican government had given
him unlimited funds to carry on the
sanitation work and that he had
made an accounting before leaving
Mexico City several months ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01
LEAPS SEVEN STORIES
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. I.-Percy
II. Noble, 27, leaped nine stories
from the Subway Terminal build
ing here today, suffering injuries
which probably will cause his death,
! olice reported,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-01

Continued on page 3
Evening star., 1928-12-06

business engagement. She made up her
mind to go through with this dinner
and then leave Tuck forever. Her
speculations were interrupted by the
sound of a bell. She waited to hear
it again for she was not sure whether
it was door or phone bell. A second
ring plainly told her it was the door
and she took off her apron brushed
a tear away and went to answer it, She
would go through with this dinner and
then leave forever!
Hello, honey" were Tuck's first
words as she took his hat and stick.
whats the matter, sweetheart?" as
he lifted her face to kiss it.
"Oh, nothing Dinners ready"
I'VE certainly had rush day at
the Office" Tuck began as they sat
down. Gee, this is good steak. My
little wife is some cook. Well have :"
He stopped laid down his fork and
regarded the center of the table, which
was without decoration.
Say" he said. didn't those flowers
Gomez"
What flowers?" Lillian asked, try
ing not to appear too eager.
why, ordered some and he PROM
ised to have them here by $50"
"Yes?" from Lillian.
II always could depend on Jake but
he's getting old and forgetful."
rs hep"
along with everything else this af-
Evening star., 1928-12-06
"Say It With Flowers. "
LILLIAN TUCKER stopped Sec
ond in the middle of the side
walk on Main street to consider


ond in the middle of the side
walk on Main street to consider
L. the idea that had just occurred
to her "Ill take lot of roses
home and make the table especially at
tractive."
She stopped at the curb to await the
change in the traffic signal, her mind
and her eye on the funny little man,
Jake, across the street. buSily selling
his roses to hurrying customers.
1t was Annabell's night off. Lillian
was to cook the dinner for Tuck and
herself. She always looked forward
just she and Tuck. And Tuck al
ways tied himself up in a tremendous
apron and helped her clear away.
Just then traffic changed and Lillian
started from the curb. But the sight
of familiar figure at the flower stand
opposite made her hesitate Just a mo-
ment-and then walk back to her side
OF the street. It was Tuck-how well
she knew those shoulders and that
particular angle at which he wore his
hat.
He was buying flowers. Perhaps to
surprise her. She would watch a sec
ond, then go without his seeing her,
and show genuine pleasure and affect
surprise when he brought the flowers
home. She wondered where he would
keep them the rest of the afternoon.
1t was rather early. far too early for
him to be coming home.
But evidently the problem of stor-
ing the flowers was not one that would
confront Mason Tucker. For right be-
fore LIlianS eyes he paid for the flow
ers-made some laughing remarks to
the wonderland then turned and gave
Evening star., 1928-12-06
THE EVENING STORY

them to a girl who stood beside him.
Lillian's eyes were dimmed by hot
tears as she watched, but not too
dimmed for her to see the smile the
girl gave Tuck. Lillian also clearly
saw the girl was cheaply and flash
lily dressed. The sort one sees dozens
Of every day on the street and rather
wonders who they are and how and
where they live and why they wear
so much makeup. And here was Tuck
her Tuck-buying flowers for one!
Lillian wanted to scream and run
from the place. but her legs refused
to move until she had seen Tuck, after
giving the girl the roses, take her arm
and pilot her through the crowd in
the opposite direction.
liam turned and walked all the way
home. 1t was two miles, but she felt
better walking and she wanted to
think. 1t made her sick-and it made
her angry-and oh, how it hurt her!
She wondered if she bored Tuck, that
he sought the company of that cheap
tinseled thing. Perfectly miserable she
dragged herself into the fiat and
dropped down on the divan, hat and
coat still on, and cried.
She finally reused herself and started
dinner. The little dinner she had
planned SO thoughtfully and cheerfully
Yearly she set the table she had
planned to decorate with roses. She
had no enthusiasm for the task that
had once been SO much pleasure. She
did not know whether the steak was
done-she forgot to note the time when
she put it on. She could .not tell
whether the biscuits were brown. her
eyes were too -dimmed to see.
1t was ten to 6-time for Tuck. She
wondered if he would come at all. Per-
haps he would phone that he had a
Evening star., 1928-12-06

Jake to send them out and he prom
ised he would"
The bell rang and Tuck went to
answer it, While he was gone Lillian
hastily powdered her nose and smooth
ed her hair
the paper from the roses.
Aren't they lovely?" Lillian said as
she came over to him.
But little late for dinner. I'll
have to scold Jake"
"Oh, don't scold him. Let's begin