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Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
United STATES
JOINS POWERS
AGAINST SOVIET
By HENRY WOOD
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

TISoS koGctl SCA4 1b poA1SaSAAN'
GENEVA, March 21.-After six
days of silence the United States
ioined today with six other nations
in calling the Soviet program fer
immediate abolition of all armaments
impractical.
Hugh S. Gibson, United States
ambassador in Brussels, expressed
the conviction that treaty for the
outlawry Of war such as Secretary
of State Frank B. Kellogg has pro.
posed would be. of greater value
now in promoting peace than any
pro iect of complete disarmament.
Gibson, the American delegate,
said the United States would sup
port fully multilateral project for
on-aggression and outlawry of war
treaties, but could not logically ami
sincerely support any project which
would abolish all armaments immed-
lately.
In making this statement he found
himself in line with the expressions
of chief delegates from England,
France, Italy, Japan, Holland and
Sweden.
With this statement, Hennings of
Sweden was in complete accord.
The most direct and emphatic o.
lection came from Lord Cushendun of
England, who, using plain pithy
language, charged the Soviets had
tried to sabotage the league, had
tried to foment civil war in every
nation of Europe.
With seven nations opposed to i'm
mediate action and to the thesis that
immediate complete disarmament is
possible, the Soviet government finds
itself supported only by Germany
and Turkey.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
Sinclair Horses
May Be Barred

BALTIMORE, Md, March 21.-
The Maryland racing commission
last night asked owners of the race
tracks at Laurel, Pimlico, Havre de
Grace and Bowie to bar horses. of
Harry +. Sinclair, indicted oil null
ii millionaire because of his connec-
tion with the Teapot Dome oil case.
Sinclair's famous Rancocas stable
has been represented at all large
American tracks as we'll as at III
Juana and Havana.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
House Adopts
New Radio Bill

WASHINGTON, March 21.-The
House completed action ON the new
radio bill today by adopting the
conference report compromising diff
ferences between original House and
Senate measures. The report now
goes to the Senate.
The measure as approved by the
House continues the radio commiss-
ion as chief administrative author
ity until February %, 1929, limits
Eroadcasting licenses to three months
and orders the commission as far
as possible to make an equal DIS
tribution of broadcasting stations.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
Senate To Act On
Tax Slash Bill

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Thc
house tax reduction bill will be
tal.cn up by the Senate finance
committee April 3, Chairman Smoot
announced to the Senate today.
SmoOt said the committee would
then decide whether hearings should
be held ON the measure and would
hear treasury department officials
report the amounts of revenue re-
Ceived from the March Is income
tax payments.
Senator Pat Harrison of .Mississi
ppi protested that the committee
should meet earlier and asked Smoot
to arrange it.
Smoot replied there was no doubt
that tax revision bill should be
passed at this session of Congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
Professor Hurt
I'm Plane Crash
Nv United Press Leased Wire

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, March
2l.-Professor f. C. Voorhies, Uni
versity of California agricultural
expert, was suffering here today
from serious injuries received when
a plane in which he and two other
men were flying at low altitude
crashed to the ground near Wasco.
Wayne Peacock, pilot, received y
broken nose and face cuts while his
brother, Arthur Peacock, passen.
ger, suffered a sprained ankle, pain
full face bruises and loss Of teeth.
Professor VOORHEES, spine was in
iured and he suffered possible in.
ternal hurts, it was said at Mercy
hospital He was in Bakersfield
with the university agricultural
demonstration train and was taken
up late yesterday for an air view Of
Herbert Hooycr's model farm near
WasrO
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
SANDING AGAIN MANAGES TO
EVADE CAPTURE BY MARINES

MANAGUA, Me, March 81.
The willy General Augustine
Sandino, leader of the Nicara-
guam rebels, again today was
believed to have evaded o
United States marine patrol.
Marine planes Monday bomb
ed a rebel base near Murra, in
flicting many casualties. The
base was wide open. Ground
forces were called.
But when the "Devil Dogs
arrived bcnt on rounding up
the stragglers it was found that
the base had been deserted.
The Sandino base was about
30 miles north of FL Chipote.
Monday marine bombing
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21

planes made three attacks.
Reports here said the casual
ties had been greater than those
of July in Ocotal when 800 re-
bells were killed.
Ground troops were sent in
Immediately in the hopes of
rounding up the rebels-a fea:
the government forces hope will
be possible before the rainy sea-
son starts in May.
However, when the ground
troops arrived yesterday it was
found that Murra base was de-
serted.
Authorities were positive
that General Sandino had been
in charge of the Murra forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
C(y)zENS
TO PUSH
DEMAND
viii Seek Action On Re.
solution Calling For
Mellon Custer.
SURE OF SUPPORT
Democrats and Insurgent
Republicans Firmly Be-
hind Michigan Senator.
By PAUL r. MALLON
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, March 21.- The
Teapot Dome committee again hit
the trail today seeking more infor-
nation about political oil bonds as
independent Republicans and Demo-
Gratis were organizing a movement
in the senate to put through the
Couzens resolution demanding res-
ignation of Secretary of the Treas
ury Mellon.
Senator Couzens, (Rep.) Michi-
gan, author of the resolution, am
nounced to the United Press that
he would consent to no substantial
delay in action upon the matter and
that he would not permit the reso-
luton to be sidetracked if he
could prevent it.
The independent bloc of a dozen
senators is firmly behind Couzens,
as are most of the Democrats; il
the Democrats continue to hold to-
gether the resolution is expected to
pass by a substantial majority.
Although Couzens cited numerous
acts of the secretary in relation to
his varied business holdings and
tax cases tried in his department,
the senator based his resolution
primarily upon the fact that Mellon
Lad concealed for four years the
fact that Will Hays. former chair
man of the Republican national
committee, attempted in 1923 to
get him to handle $4,000 of Liber-
tv bonds Hays secured from Harry
Sinclair. oil man, as q campaign
contribution.
Will Seek Delays
Action on the Couzens resolution
in the senate is expected to be de-
laved by Republicans for several
days. 1t now lies on the senate
table ready to be called up when
the senate reaches a morning
hour meaning any day after tho
senate had taken an adjournment.
Republicans can delay action on
it by recessing each evening instead
of adiourning. They also are ex-
pected to move to send it to COM
mittee for informal burial if vote
appears imminent.
Couzens' feud with Mellon is of
long standing. Five years ago they
conducted a debate by letters, each
condemning the attitude of the
other concerning high surtax rates.
Couzens wanted the surtaxes cut
deeply and Mellon wanted them re-
tanned.
More than a year ago Mellon au-
thorized a suit against Couzens for
collection of back taxes alleged to
have been due on Couzens' sale of
his Ford Motor Company stock. The
dispute is still pending.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-- A
special meeting of the Senate Tea
pot Dome committee was hurriedly
called by Senator Walsh of Mon
tana today upon receipt of Unit
ed Press dispatch from Ell Paso
stating former Secretary of the In
terror Fall announced he was now
ready to tell the whole story of
Teapot Dome.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
CONTINUED on page 6)
PROF. RANSOM
APPOINTED TO
PROBE BOARD
By United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Cal, March 2l.
Governor Young today appointed
Frederick L. Ransom, professor of
geology of the California Institute
of Technology at Pasadena as the
sixth member of the commission in
vestigating the ST. Francis dam dis
aster.
Professor Ransom is graduate
of the University of California and
taught mineralogy at the university
from 1898 to 1895.
He was assistant professor of
mineralogy at Harvard University
in 1896 and 1897 and with the Unit
ed States geological survey in
charge of sections of the western
territory from 1900 to 1916.
He has also taught and lectured in
various universities and is author
of a number of books and articles
on geology.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
Pole Explorers
Reported Safe
By United Press Leased Wire

SEATTLE, Washy March q. =
Captain George H. wilkins and
Lieutenant Ben Eielson, polar fly
ers, are safe at Point Barrow, a
dispatch received here today from
Seward, Alaska, said.
wilkins and Eielson arrived at
Point Barrow Monday night, but
were unable to get into radio com
munication with Seward until late
last night. His message was only
partly received.
Storms in Alaska are believed to
have prevented the flyers from ra-
doing news of their safety earlier
wilkins and Eielson plan to take
off from Point Barrow on April 10
for a flight across the north pole to
Spitzbergen.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
Amendment To
Bill Adopted

WASHINGTON, March 21.-The
house irrigation committee adopted
today the Garner amendment to the
Swing Johnson Boulder dam bill
designed to protect Texans using
water from Mexican Rio Grande
tributaries.
Garner argued proposed construc-
tion of an all-American canal di-
verting Colorado rvier waters flow
ing now through Mexico might
cause Mexico to retaliate by refus-
ing waters to Texans along the Rio
Grande.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
YOUTHFUL SLAYER TO BE
TRIED ON SANITY CHARGE
by United Press Leased Wire

HANFORD, Cal, March 21.---Be-
fcre the same jury that found him
guilty of first degree murder and
recommended the death penalty,
Perry Allen Coen, 81, crowbar slay.
er went ON trial here today to de-
termine whether he was sane or in.
sane when he slew George and Edna
Artist, parents of his Is year old
sweetheart.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
F LAW IN
DAM SAYS
ENGINEER
"Something' Overlooked,
Mulholland Tells Jury at
Inquest.
UNABLE TO SPECIFY
Witness Visited Dam Site
12 Hours Before Tragedy
Occurred.
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, March 2l.--
Something was overlooked by the
engineers who built the Inflated st.
Francis dam, William Mulholland,
chief engineer of the Los Angeles
water board, admitted at the coron-
crs inquest here TODAY.
His voice shaking and his hands
trembling, Mulholland made this
statement as his only explanation
for the disaster when asked if he
could give any cause for the col
lapse of the mighty concrete strne-
ture which poured death and des.
olation into the Santa Paula valley.
"Apparentlv we overlooked some.
thing Nulholland said to- the
question of Coroner Frank Nance.
1T is very painful for me to say
it. And the only ones | envy now
are those who died in the flood. =
The crowded courtroom sat hush
ci as the aged engineer testified
concerning the collapse which sent
12,000,00O, 600 gallons of water
rushing down over sleeping towns
and cities.
Previously Mulholland testified
that before the site was chosen he
nnd his assistants had gone thor
oughly into the engineering problems
involved and had considerer the
possibility of hazards.
81 have had more experience in
building dams than any man /
Inow,' Mulholland said.
lie admitted that he and Assist
pnt Engineer Van Norman made an
inspection of the dam ON the Mon
day il burst, just - hours before
the concrete span cracked up and
brokc.
He wen to the site, lie said, be
,ause Tony llarnisehfeger, the
,satchman, had reported to the wat
or board that the dam was leaking
and "the water is muddy
Harnischfcgcr and his young son
died that night when the avalanche
of water was turned loose on their
litt'c cabin.
That, if he had to do it over
again, he would not have built the
st. Francis dam lin the same place,
was one of the statements made by
Mulholland on the witness stand.
Questioned by Deputy District
Attorney Edward Dennison as to
his reason, Mulholland replied,
"Well, it failed. -
81 was at the dam Monday about
noon," Mulholland said. "'Therc
was new leak and it was washing
deposits from newly built road.
"All dams seep. st. Francis was
the driest dam / ever saw he tes-
titled.
Mulholland denied that the water
was muddy as it came from the
junction of the masonry with the
conglomerate ON the west cliff.
"What does muddy water in such
case indicate,' Coroner Nance
asked.
Based on Rock
cit indicates a bad condition, Z"
Mulholland replied, but he said that
the water issuing from the leak was
"clear as glass; and contained no
particles of earth.
Both Coroner Nance and Deputy
District Attorney Dennison ques-
toned Mulholland closely concern
ing the foundation of the dam and
the anchorage at the east and west
ends.
"All of the dam was based on
bed rock. The west end was anch-
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
Lindbergh Gets
Medal of Honor
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March 21,-Col.
Charles a. Lindbergh received from
President Coolidge today the con
gressional medal of honor-the ma
TONS highest award.
The medal, voted Lindbergh by
Congress in recognition of his trans
Atlantic flight of last May, was pre-
scented at the White House in a
simple ceremony attended by cabi-
net members, prominent army, navy
and marine officials and congress
men.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
Bandits Hold Tn
Branch Bank
BY United Press I,eased Wire

LOS ANGEL Els, March 21.-
Three bandits, a negro and two white
men, held up the Citizens Trust and
Savings Bank branch at l151 North
Western Avenue shortly before noon
today and escaped with approximate
ly $4,000.
The trio forced eight employees
and three customers to lie down on
the floor. While the holdup was in
progress, II. w. Brown, manager
who had been absent from the bank,
returned and seeing that a holdup
was in progress ran to n telephone
and notified police.
The bandits escaped in an auto
mobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
Tunney Ready TO
Meet Opponent
By United Press Leased Wire

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March 2l.
Gene Tunney sent the following
telegram to Bert Stand, secretary
of the New York state athletic com
mission today;
"Plcasc notify your body that |
have already signed with Mr.. Tex
Rickard to defend my title against
the best opponent available as soon
as he can arrange to sign his select
!on and stage the contest.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
What's Doing
TONIGHT

I ICNlGf1I
] Presbyterian mems dinner,
church, $50 p. m.
Christian missionary ociety
: dinner: Church parlors, $50 p. m.
Blue Triangle club: 622 Main,
! 7:30 p. m.
White Shrine: Masonic Temple,
8 p. m.
/ Midweek meeting, all churches.
F. o. E. No. 1859: 452 Main
St.
City council: City hall, 7:3o
Valley Theater: Gentlemen
Prefer Blonds.''
Palace; Partners in Crime.
Tulane: Brunk's comedians in
1.-The First Year
Imperial Singers rehearsal:
court house, p. m.
Tomorrow
Rotary club luncheon: Barbara
Worth.
Music Section Woman's 10000
club: 615 Olive Ave.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
FEDERAL JUDGE NAMED
nv United Pres. Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March 2l.--Pres-
ident Coolidge sent 10 the Senate
today the following nominationss
10 be United States district Judge
northern district Of California,
Harold Louderback Of California.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
GOVERNOR SENDS
SCATHINC LETTER
TO SENATOR NYE
Smith Roundly Denounces
SOlOn For Accusations
Regarding Sinclair.
Ry United Press Leased Wire


ALBANY, n. y, March 81
Governor Al +. Smith has sent Il
letter to Senator Gerald p. Nye who
is conducting part of the Teapot
Dome Investigations, denying that
Harry f. Sinclair, oil man, contrib
uted to his campaign fund in 1920.
The letter:
My dear Senator Nye:
" You are quoted in the daily
papers this morning, CMarch 20) as
having said yesterday on the floor
of the Senate, do understand thas
in the campaign Of 1920 at which
Governor Smith was elected, Mr..
Sinclair was a very liberal contrib
ptor to his cause and that following
the election he WAS made a membel
of the racing commission of the
state of New York.
"Senator Robinson of Indiana
made Il similar statement. Your in
formation, wherever you got it, is
in every respect false and those
statements were recklessly made.
"a careful search of the official
records made at my request today
confirms my recollection that Mr..
Sinclair never contributed to my
campaign fund, neither in 1920 or at
any time that | ran for office; in
fact | failed of election as govern
or in 1920 and Mr.. Sinclair had been
appointed to the racing commission
months prior to that election, some
four years before there was any
thought of the oil scandal. A few
months before the end Of his term
carly in 1925 | accepted his resig-
nation.
Says Political Trick
81 do not propose that either YOU
or Senator Robinson of Indiana
shall escape public humiliation for
the Infamous insinuation you have
made by your pretense of disclaim-
ing desire to east reflection on me
or stating that your committee has
40 concern with the matter.
without the slightest warrant,
IN fact, and with no basis whatever
you have both made false statements
from which you evidently calculated
tl.at the people would be mislcd into
believing that | was in some way a
beneficiary OF the oil scandal.
This no doubt, is a Republican
counsel of desperation to escape i'll
some nature the penalty for the dis
graceful record of the Republican
party in connection with the scandal.
No such red herrings can be
dragged across the trail. The com
llete baselessncss of your demagog
lc SANDER has aroused the indignat-
ion with which | make this protest
against your outrageous conduct.
every truly yours,
lSigncd) Alfred f. Smith. -
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
Mexican Troops
Trap Rebels
by United Press Leased Wire

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, March
21.-Trapped in ambush, 35 rebels,
including their leader, Miguel Go
mez Loza, were killed by federal
troops, according to a Guadalajara
dispatch today to FL Universal.
The federal column was reported
to be pursuing a priest, Pedrozo.
who was said to be Gomez right
hand man.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21

A Hawaiian has invented con
cert ukulele that can be heard for
half mile. Dispatches fail to say
whether he got life or the chair.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
CANADA GRANTS
COMPUTATION TO
AMERICAN CIR [
Husband Must Forfeit
Life For Murder Of
Canadian.
By JAMES r. KELLY
Omitted Press Staff Correspondentl

MONTREAL, Que, March IL
Doris Mcdonald faced new life
today-a life behind prison bars
While her husband, George Me
Donald. must go to the galloWs Fri
cay for the murder Of Adelar3
Bouchard, she has been saved that
fate In Ottawa last night her death
sentence was commuted to life nm
Frisonmcnt.
The young American woman was
in the women 5 prison here today,
still preparing for her death. Tic
Communication of sentence came sud
denly. 1t had been rumored but there
had been little basis for the rumor.
In prayer she had prepared for
the climb up the brilliantly painted
gallows at Valley Field Friday I'll
join her young husband i'll the (!
last tryst-one with death.
Now that tryst is gone. Only
George, the young Nova Seotian lad,
will go to the gallows Friday morn
ing. The official board in question
did not give him a commutation of
sentence.
Sought To Save Wife
Only this week an affidavit be
came public in which Mcdonald
sought to spare his wife from death
The affidavit said she had no part
in the killing of Rouchard: that It
confession she had made in Denver
was wrong and that he alone should
be punished.
Attorneys for Mrs. Mcdonald
went to Ottawa with this affidavit.
They presented it to the minister of
justice and asked leniency for her.
That affidavit was not the only
thing used to save Doris Nc Donald.
Petitions had been presented for
her. Petitions were drawn up IN
/ the United States. Societies through
that neighboring country had in
tcrceded in behalf of the girl.
Mcdonald is down at Bordeaux
penitentiary at Valley Field.
+ OTTAWA, Ont, March 21.-Tht
department Of justice today announ-
ccd that the life of Doris Mcdonald
would be spared and that instead
Of hanging Friday with her husband,
George, at Valley Field she would
spend the remainder of her life i'll
prison, probably at Kingston, Ont.
The official document will be
signed at noon today by the Gov
crnor General of Canada, Lord Will
I ingdon.
The reprievc was signed today by
! Minister of Justice Ernest Lapoin-
ie and the signature of the govern
or general will be merely the final
formal step.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
Indy Gets Medal of Honor

bravery displayed in his transatlantic flight Col
Indbegh today from President Coolidge
gresnonal highest
bestow
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21
Report Bodies of
Flyers Located
BY United Press Leased Wire

PORTLAND, Maine, March 21.-
Tie Hangor correspondent of The
Portland Evening News today re-
ported he had received word that
two bodies, believed to be those of
Captain Walter IIinchliffe and
Miss Elsie Mackay had been found
on White Cap mountain west of
Island Falls, near Pattcn, Maine.
The report was entirely unconfir-
med.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21

PATTEN, Maine, March 81. =
Deputy Sheriff Caleb Scribner in
formed the United Press today that
he believed the rumor of a wrecked
plane having been sighted on White
Cap mountain "has no foundation
in fact. .
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-21

BROWNVILLE, Maine, March 81.
J. Kelley Of the Pleasant River
I'ulp company near here, has been
requested by an official of the Cam
adian Pacific railroad to send men
20 White Cap mountain, where two
bodies and wrcckage of an airplane
We're reported found, he told the
United Press today.
The border vidette., 1928-07-28
NOTICE INVITING BIDS

Notice Is Hereby Given that
the Board of Aldermen of the
city of Nogales will, until eight
o'clock p. m. on August 9th.
1928. receive bids for a / to II
yard dump truck, side dump
body or hydraulic dump. over
load springs, oversize tires, l to
II ton chassiu, manufacturers
specifications TO be submitted
with bid. Bids must be sealed
and deposited with the under
signed prior to the time above
named.
The Board of Aldermen re
serves the right to reject any or
all bids.
PHIL HEROLD,
City Clerk of the City of Nogales
7-21-3t.