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Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
Fire On Ridge
Route Runs Wild;
Others Checked
Ry United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25,-All
except one of the series of disastrous
forest fires in Southern California
which have swept over almost 2O0,-
GOO acres in the last week, were re-
ported under control today.
The Ridge noute fire, declared
checked several times, ran wild
early today near the National Forest
Inn and 300 men were conscripted
from all-night theaters, pool halls
and other amusement places here to
aid fighters already on that line.
Elazes in San Diego and River
side county still were burning but
were believed under control.
George MacArrel, Hemet ranch
cr, was burned to death while aid
ing 1000 men fighting the section
of the Riverside county fire in the
San Jacinto hills.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
Faster Air Mail
Service Planned
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, sept. 25.-Planes
capable of cruising speed of 1870
miles an hour soon will be carrying
through mail between New York
and the Pacific coast, according to
the plans of commercial companies
now having contracts with the gov
ernment.
Ships of a design similar TO army
and navy combat planes will clip
enough time from the present
schedule to save whole business
day in the transmission of the
mails, it is hoped.
Under the plan, the present com.
mercial planes will be available to
carry passengers along the routes.
Eight Curtiss Falcons with $50
horsepower water-cooled engines
have been ordered as the first unit
in the faster mail service between
New York and Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
MYSTERY LETTER THREATENS
RELEASE OF HONOLULU SLAYER

The letter was signed "Three
Kings and contained the
warning:
"Beware, the bitter isn't
bitten.
"The Three Kings are no
more it continued. "Thcre
are only two left.
"The noble act of Fukunaga
in trying to shield his comrades
by taking the blame is appre-
ciated but he shall not be al
lowed to suffer for anything
he ism guilty of.
"On or before Sept. % our
brother, the third king will bo
released.
"Beware, we are not through
with certain parties. To say
who would give our hand away.
We live and learn. Don't for
get there are two kings looking
for revenge"
The letter was written in red
ink and enclosed a king of
spades, the king of diamonds
and the king of hearts from
deck of playing cards. 1t was
mailed at the main post office
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
BY United Press Leased Wire

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 25 -
Ransomed for 10000 gold pesos
after he had been held captive
by a band of Mexican bandits
for three weeks, Edward j.
Bumstead, Los Angeles, gener-
al manager of the Humboldt
mines in the state of Nayarit
was little the worse for his ex-
perience today.
Bumsteadtold a graphic story
of the long days of captivity
and described his captors as
devout rebels who pursued
Guerilla warfare as a means of
aiding the Catholic church.
They held him for ransom near
Ixtlan and explained to him
that their only object in 80 do
ing was to obtain money.
81 was captured by twelve
men who previously had visit
ed the mine asking for food"
Bumstead said. "Upon their
second visit they told me that
they wanted me to see their
chief. At his headquarters I
found that l was a prisoner
and was informed that my re-
lease would cost 10000 pesos.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
DA RING
AVIATOR
KILLED
Cornelius, Member Of
Three Musketeers, Falls
to Death.
CHUTE TANGLE d
His Death Second of
Army's Noted Stunt
Flying Trio. -
by United Press Leased Wire

san DIEGO, Calf, Sept. 25 -
The formation of the three muske-
teers, the army s noted stunt flying
trio, was broken again today when
1t. w. L. Cornelius fell to his death
after a spectacular collision in mid
air over Rockwell field.
Unable to get clear with his para
chute after his plane locked with
another, the daring ace was crushed
beneath the craft which carried him
to international fame.
His death was the second Of ths
month in the membership of the
three musketeers, 1t. j. j. Williams
having been killed September IL
while stunting at the national air
races in Los Angeles.
Cornelius was flying in his regu.
lar position with nine planes of the
95th squadron today when the wing
of his craft locked with the wheels
of ship piloted by 1t. r. B. Will
liams mo relation to 1t. j. j. Will
liams).
Both planes started to fall from
height of 500 feet and Cornelius
and Williams made parachute
jumps.
Williams cleared his plane and
landed safely but Cornelius para
chute became tangled in a wing and
he fell with his ship.
Both machines were demolished
and Cornelius was dead when he was
pulled from beneath the wreckage.
1t. Cornelius was born July i,
1908, in Arkansas, but he made his
| home in Madill, Oklahoma. He was
graduate of the University OF
/ Oklahoma, class of 1923.
He received his air training at
, Kelly Field, Texas, in 1926. He
was classmate there with 1t. j. j.
/ Williams, the musketeer killed at
( the air races and Keith Roscoe, who
! fell to his death at Selfridge Field,
! Michigan, recently.
Flying with the three musketeers,
/ 1T. Cornelius was one of the heroes
/ of the national air races at Los
/ Angeles. When 1t. J. J. Williams
Z was hAlttus LII Win i1ts
/. A. Woodring continued the dar-
! ing musketeer stunts with Colonel
Charles \. Lindbergh in 1t. Will
liams place.
Williams was injured fatally
when his plane faltered and then
fell while he wap flying upside
down $50 miles an hour and $50
/ feet above the ground before the
| grandstand at Mines Field.
| IL. Cornelius took part in thu
I funeral services for 1t. Williams
at Santa Ana and only yesterday
returned 20 that city briefly tn
console DR.. and Mrs. j. W. Williams
over the loss OF their son.
\ Mrs. Williams almost suffered q
nervous breakdown when she was
informed Of the death Of Cornelius
as she did Al the time Of her own
sens death.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
CURTIS FOLLOWS
SMITHS TRAIL
BY KENNETH q. CRAWFORD
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

ABOARD CURTIS CAR EN-
ROUTE TO OMAHA, Neb., Sept.
20 Senator Charles Curtis, Re
publican nominee for vice president,
followed Governor Alfred y. Smith s
trail between Denver, Colo, and
Omaha, Ncb., today.
Tonight Curtis will speak from
the platform where Smith endorsed
the principle Of the McNary IIaugen
bin in the first speech Of the Demo
cratic presidential nominee west
crn tour
The Kansas senator said nothing
last night about Smith s speech in
which public ownership of power
resources was advocated, but took
several shots at the governor s
farm proposals as a forerunner of
tonight 5 more extensive reply.
He referred to Smith as "the
gentleman from New York who has
come here to see farm and
wouldn t know sugar beet if he
met it on the street.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
Heroic Tales
Being Told Of
Madrid Tragedy
BY JOHN DEGANDT
United Press staff Correspondent


MADRID. sept IS - Tales OF
heFoism and horror still were being
told here todav after the fire in
The Novedades Thcater In which 70
persons were killed aud ESQ inc
iured.
All thsaters Nere closed out ot
respect far the dead.
It wss learned that - persons
lost their lives when thev were
efashea an iha uarFow stairway that
lr1 from the upper gallery % the
DId hui.dtng Whrn she fire broke
cor haekstuge. most ~ the 1000
persons who wrre in the theater
.tawpeded.
The gallery stairway Terminated
near thf tar and the attendants
hefu.ealv nulled bodies inte the
street Ths iniuFei who faiatei
rmid the rarfaainn would have died
lad ihet nat heen taken eat im'
meIia'cly. foF they waul& have heen
trampl.i upan hv fhc aiianx masses
of human being ubo wore loeked 70.
gsther
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
Murder Char ge
To Be Placed
Against Mock

SPOKANE = Wash, Sept. 25.-
Acting upon the theory that the
"Jim Murphy,o alleged heir to a
large fortune, with whom Mrs.
Catherine Clark, comely Boston
widow, had carried on mail-order
courtship, was a myth, police to.
day prepared to formally charge
Archie F. Moock with Mrs. Clark s
murder
The woman came here from Bos-
ton, Mass, last Friday to be mar.
ried to "Jim Murphy.' Instead she
was met by Moock who told her
he would take her to Occur d. Alene,
Ida, Saturday to meet her unseen
prospective bridegroom.
Her mutilated body, killed with a
hatchet, was later found in an old
orchard 10 miles from here. A purse
which police believed contained
about $l400 was missing.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
VALLEY ASSURED
STOP POINT ON
new AIRLINE
Maddux Officials Outline
Plans-Seahawk Pilot in
Visit Here.

Imperial Valley was assured Of a.
stop point Oh the proposed new
Los Angeles 70 ~ Paso airline TO
be created by the MadduX Air
Lines. Inc, Of Los Angeles.
Officials of that organization ar
rived Ia the valley Yesterday morn
ing and after a dinner AZ the Bar
bara Worth hotel proceeded - the
new county airport near Imperial
now under construction where sew
cral test flights in one Of the tri-
notored Maddux planes were made.
Lieut.. Tomlinson. one Of the three
Sea-hawks, guided the huge plane
on these trips and number Of
prominent valley residents were
treated 10 flights over the city.
Tomlinson was enthusiastic over
the new airport. lie said that IL
arrangements could be made 10 have
some of the telephone wires border
ing the field removed, the airport
would provide everything that "A
pilot could ask for in the way Of
cOnvienee
The officials of the company in
several addresses, given both at the
meeting at the Barbara Worth
hotel and later at a dinner meeting
in Calexieo, pointed out that while
il would cost the company IN th,
ncighborhood Of $3.50 day to make
the valley stop in the proposed
airline, they believed that enough
traffic could be developed to make
it paying proposition.
1t was brought out that a new
Is passenger plane has been ordered
by the company and is due 10 arrive
on the coast in few days. The
company plans to put this in service
on the new airline October ]. open
ing the service with the plane be-
tween Los Angeles and Phoenix. AS
soon as more equipment can he OBJ
tanned the service will continue on
to FL Paso.
An effort is now under way 10
find a location for ticket office
for the airline here. The officials
left for Phoenix at S:24 o. clock
this morning with TOmlinson guiding
the ship. At Phoenix the party will
be the guests of Governor Hunt at
q luncheon.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
SMIT H HURLS
| G. 0. P. Def ON
| OIL SCANDALS
Challenges Hoover To
Repudiate Teapot Dome
Issue.
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press staff Correspondentl

I
HELENA, Mont, Sept. 25.-Gov
ernor Alfred +. Smith will turn
back toward the east today, leaving
state political leaders TO follow up
the missionary work Of his personal
appearances through the WIDE belt
of territory extending from OKLA
homa northward through the west
ern corn and wheat belt.
He closed this phase of his cam
paign with a revival Of the Teapot
Dome oil issue, upon which John w,
Davis built his campaign in 1924,
by vigorously denouncing the Re
publican administration in his
speech here last night and challeng'
ing Herbert Hoover to repudiatc
this and other transactions which
he called Gas cold blooded and as
deliberate a fraud against the people
of the United States as could ever
possibly be recorded in history
The Democratic candidate leaves
Helena at II O'Clock today on a
two day journey across Montana
and North Dakota to ST. Paul and
, Minneapolis, He is expected to de.
vote his speech at st. Paul Thurs
day night to a discussion of inland
waterways and the st. Lawrence
Great Lakes waterway.
Smith has revealed the tactics of
his campaign. He will turn his fire
upon Hoover repeatedly from now
| until November in an effort to draw
out the Republican candidate.
There was evidence of Ku Klux
Klan hostility here last night when
fiery cross was burned on Mount
Helena, overlooking the city. 1t was
seen, flaming and bright, by the
crowds as they left the Shrine TEN
pie after Smith s speech.
Smith made the greatest hit in
his speech last night when he closed
up his recital of the Teapot Dome
case and a denunciation of the Re
! publican administration of the last
seven years with reference to the
Republican vice presidential candi
date, Senator Curtis.
" According. to the papers thi
morning. he said, "the vice-presi
Dental candidate lost his voice yes
terday.
elf he was talking against the
Democratic party with that kind OF
n record, he would have lost it 6
week ago.
! Gov. Smith turned his fire upoI
Herbert Hoover for failing to con
demn, as a member of the cabinet
/ the Scandals of the Harding ad
ministration in this fourth campaign
speech.
The Republican administration, O
which Hoover was member, mus
bear responsibility for the Teapo
Dome and Elk Hills naval oil re
serve transactions, the administra
ton of the Veterans Bureau b,
Charles R. Forbes, and of the Aliel
| Property Custodian's office by
Thomas w. Miller, as well as tn,
regime of Harry NJ. Daugherty, at
torney general, Smith declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
LETTUCE ACREAGE
CAUSES CONCERN
= AMONG GROWERS

Big lettuce planters throughout
the valley "view with alarm" the
tentative lettuce planting statistics
put out by the California crop re-
port service which look forward to
planting of $4,000 to $4,000 acres
Of lettuce this season.
To quote George swink of the
Miller, Cummings Co., of Brawley,
"Such an acreage is out of all rea-
son.
Last year the lettuce producers
made some money with a planting
Of $4,000 acres. OILY 20 per cent
of this acreage was planted with No.
. and No. 3 seed.
1t is estimated that at least so
per cent of the coming season s
acreage will be planted with No. 2
and No. 3, however, and this high
grade seed will produce about a
carload per acre, if last years re-
suits are criterion of performance.
Hence those in the know are fear
ful for the salad market this sea-
son. Check of the paintings show
that it is not the big growers who
have increased their paintings. Ap-
parently the additional acreage will
be due to small growers, putting in
new acreages. These growers have
no way of disposing of their crop,
depending ON a good fob, market
to take care of their stuff.
Chances for favorable fob,
market, however, will be extremely
poor if such a tremendous product
ion takes place.
The fact that Arizona is planting
some $4,000 acres is also inimical to
the success of the new paintings in
this valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
Requests Check
Given To Hardy
BY Mrs. Kennedy
ny Uaited Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES. Sept. 25.-Re-
quest for the s250O check received
by Judge Hardy from Mrs. Minnie
Kennedy "for legal services, and
which was seized after the hearing
resulting from Aimee Scmple Ne
Pherson's kidnapping story, was
made ON the district attorneys OF.
flee by Victor =. shaw, represent
ing the State Bar Association.
Shaw also asked for transcripts
of testimony given by Judge Hardy
and Mrs. Minnie Kennedy 40 the
hearing.
The bar association has appointed
a special committee 20 investigate
the check case.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
Seek tO MuzZle
Mrs. Willibrandt
y, taitsa rss-. I.sa.ra wtre

CHICAGO, sept. 2f.-Mrs. Mabel
WalkeF Wilehrnndf, assistant Tai
ted Statss attorney R"nFral. must De-
f'muKaIrd" if N lseausin is o. he
kept iu the Republican rauks, wesi
rrn campaign manager james ".
Good uns notified today by benla-
miH FuellemaHs membsF ef the Re
publican state eentrai committee.
Fuellemann wrote Gaod declaring
that speeches Is Mrs WlllebFanat
end her controversy wtth Goy. Al.
fted T.. saith wefc reaetinx un-
favorably ia Wisconsin aad either
Republican states.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
REVEALS POWER
TRUST SOUGHT
AID OF COLLEGES
Friendship of Southern
Educators Sought BY
Utility Companies.
BY CECIL OWEN
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Sept. % - Eff.
forts of southern power interests to
obtain cooperation of colleges in
their propaganda campaign was dis
closed today in the Federal Trade
Commission power investigation.
Minutes of meeting of the
southeastern division of the Nation
al Electric Light Association dis
closed adoption of resolution to
have prominent southern educators
approached by the power interests
to gain their friendship. The min
utes also proposed enlisting negroes
aid.
At the meeting on April 8, 1924,
Thomas Bragg, vice-president of the
Georgia Power Co. reported he had
been active in banding the college
Officials into a body that would
work in harmony with public utility
companies.
Bragg said that he had "relied
largely upon the late DR.. Riggs,
former president of the Clemson
college and the south's most in
fluential educator, for assistance -
in this work; death of DR.. Riggs, he
added, had altered his plans and he
was in touch then with DR.. j. j.
Wilmore, engineering dean of Aub-
urn, "who was cooperating in the
plans presented. y
Following Mr.. Bragg's report, y
the minutes read, 'president Mar
tin called the attention of those
present to an element of society
usually overlooked-the negroes
He suggested that the cooperation
of Tuskegee Institute, one of the
largest and wealthiest' colleges IN
the country, be enlisted.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
BUMSTEAD TELLS GRAPHIC TALE
OF CAPTURE BY DEVOUT REBEL 8

eve rode all night and the
next day at the rebels camp
was informed that my free
dom was obtainable FOR 10000
pesos.
~ wrote 70 the mine repre-.
sentative at Guadala lara and 60
Percy Grenville Holmes. The
British consul Then came
long wait.
CATER September 2 the han
dts became inpatient. They
allowed me 20 write another
message, however
"Meanwhilc / decided that
if heard that the fedrrals
were on our trail I would AZ
tempt escape. Each night
slept in a shack with rs guards.
Two were kept on duty out
side.
''I was allowed freedom 20
move about, but two guards
always accompanied me. Tho
rebels were very devout. Mora.
ing and evening they held lay
religious services. They seemed
sincere in their warfare IN bo.
half of their church.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
Fits Appoints
McNabb AS His
Chief Deputy
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Sept. 25-Sam.
uel McNabb, United States attorney
for Southern California for the past
four years, will be the next chief
deputy district attorney of Los An.
geles county, it was announced here
today.
McNabb was appointed by Buron
Fits, district attorney elect. Fits
will take office December 3 and
McNabb will assume his new duties
as soon as a successor is appointed
for the United States attorney posi-
tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
Red Cross Needs
$4,000, 1000 For
Storm Relief

Based upon the Red Cross survey
of both disaster areas it is now
estimated that the total combined
cost of relief in Porto Rico and
Florida will be minimum of $5,-
100000 and national headquarters
has established this figure as the
initial goal. There is every proba-
hility that the total cost of relief
and rehabilitation will exceed this
cost, however.
Local subscriptions are climbing
slowly toward the total of $400 ask
cd for by general headquarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
BLOCKING.
OF SPEECH.
IS DENIED.
White Declares Notice
Requesting Hook Up
Received Too Late.
STATIONS WARNED
Bourbon Leaders Place
Blame for Incident on
Administration.
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Denlal
that there was "political interfer-
ence'' in the broadcasting of Gov.
Alfred f. Smith s campaign speech
from Helena, Mont, last night was
made today by Major j. Andrew
White, president of the Columbia
Broadcasting Go.
"The Pacific Coast did not ask
for the use of our network there
until too late,' White said. -" AS
late as 9 a. m, today we received a
telegram from the Democratic state
central committee at Portland, Ore,
asking us if it would be possible to
Use our Pacific Coast network for
the Smith Helena speech.
'Thc telegram was sent last
night, apparently just about the
time Smith started to speak. OBJ
Niously, it would have been impos-
sible for us to arrange the hook up
on such short notice even if we had
received the telegram last night. -
White said the Columbia Broad
casting system was glad to make its
service available TO any candidate
at any time
WASHINGTON, Sept. o5.-"Any
radio station responsible for block
ing Governor Smith s Helena speech
ar guilty of discrimination between
the political parties will be denied a
renewal of its license.' Radio Com
missioner Harold A. Lafount, repre-
senting the west coast zone, told
the United Press today.
Lafount said charges that the
radio commission or any other
government agency had interfered
TO prevent the Smith broadcast in
California are untrue. lie called
attention to the provision of the
radio law demanding equal treat
ment for all parties and said it
would be enforced strictly in this
campaign.
An investigation of the reported
failure to broadcast Smith s speech
in Southern California may be made
officially by the commission, La
fount indicated.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25.-Local
Democratic leaders today repeated
charges that political interfer
ence' was responsible for the fail
urc of Southern California stations
TO rebroadcast the Helena, Mont.
address of Governor Alfred f.
Smith last night.
L. NJ. Abbott, head of the Los
Angeles Smith-for-Prcsident, de
mounced government officials ;
for the purported radio check-mate
"As far as can determine, he
said, 'Governor Smith s speech was
rot heard west Of Salt Lake City
! am satisfied that administration
influences spoiled this part Of the
Democratic campaign. .
Milton Bryan, Democratic cam
paign manager in Southern Califor
MIA said: Every attempt was made
TO have Governor Smith s message
heard here but forces beyond oul
control blocked us.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
Oil Production
Shows Increase

TULSA. okla, Sept. % The
United States daily average produc-
tlon Of crude oil was 2,5l2, sos bar
rels last week, estimates Of the Gas
and Oil Journal today.
The yield was a general increase
of 1854 barrels and a light oil in
crease of G25i barrels. Mid contin-
ent production gained 9.470 barrels
to l,536.266 barrels while Califor-
MIA dropped 20 624.750 barrels
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
STORM CAUSES MUCH
DAMAGE IN PORTUGAL

LISBON, Portugal, Sept pa
severe storm, accompanied by a
driving rain and strong winds,
caused enormous damage in Portu.
gal yesterday and today. Many
districts were flooded.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
Call Meeting of
C. @. P. Committee
Hy United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25-A
call for an organization meeting of
the Republican state committee here
on Oct. 6 was issued today by
Charles L. Neumiller, state chair,
man.
At meeting last Saturday the
state committee became involved in
an argument over admitting tele-
graphic proxies and failed to select
chairman for the coming two,
years.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
WHAT'S DOING

TONIGHT
Boy Scout Court OF Honor
Elks Club, 1850.
Airdome-"Fazil."
Radio KGEN-6 TO 10
TOMORROW
Junior O. of @. executive
breakfast - Barbara Worth,
Worth, $3.50 q. m.
Chamber of Commerce lunch
son-Barbara Worth. l2m.
Padio KGEN-ll TO /.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
ONLY SO PER CENT
VOTE CAST IN CALF.
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO Sept. 25.-Cali,
ofrnia east only 36 per cent vote
at the August % primary election
or a total of 740,556 voters of the
2,O09,599 registered, according to the
official vote tabulation today by
Secretary Of State Frank c. Jordan.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
A Byrd Dog and His Master

will the Byrd Antarctic expedition de-
team
faithful huskies lot of mileage of few dried fish Here
carefully chosen
waiting Hampton Roads,
S polar lands
Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25
Announces ESaA0EMESr
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Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-25

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