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this.
Hill at one time admitted having
removed the r1ahhole cover from the
tank, between the time of the nose
dive" and arrival of the Peralta at
the Key System pier after the acci-
dent. Immediately afterward, he con-
tradicted this testimony. Hill de-
clared that the forward tank was not
full at any time yesterday.
Notwithstanding your assertion, :
SAID Dolan, you might as well know
that we have had men looking at the
boat and we have evidence that the
tank was full"
Captain William H. Melsome, at
the wheel of the Peralta at the time
of the accident, testified that he
was not aware of the condition of the
balancing tanks at any time, leaving
the balancing arrangement of the
boat in charge of the chief engineer.
Inspector Dolan said that some
time after the accident he had OBJ
served D. H. Hickman, superintendent
of the maintenance of the Key Sys-
tenn, emerge from the No. / forward
ballast tank Dolan declined to am
plify the statement.
"The only possible way that ferry
boat could have dipped the way she
did, said Dolan, "Would have been
for that forward tank to have been
filled with water"
In making the trip from San
Francisco to Oakland the forward
tank is supposed to be empty The
rooT tomb ic fi1Iod Iooforo tho xyaccnl
reaches the Oakland pier to coun-
! terbalance the weight of passengers
who generally rush forward to be
able to rush off the boat when the
gang plank is dropped
The state railroad commission LOST
no time in getting an Independent
inquiry under way today Three en-
gineers were appointed from its staff
to conduct an investigation into the
cause of the accident President L
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CHANGES IN ACT
TO CURB COURTS
ON INJUNCTION

ASKING Feb. 10 az -
Changes in the Shipstead anti-injunc-
ton bin, designed to confine its Ap-
plication to labor strike cases only,
were forecastcd at an executive ses-
sion today of the senate Subcommittee
conducting hearings on the proposal.
The committee meeting behind clos
ed doors followed the constitutional
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mittee to- give his views on farm
relief legislation.
He pointed out to Mr., Hoover
that. next Tuesday each county in
South Dakota will pick proposa!
men for Il state proposal meeting,
where delegates~,will be chosen to
the national conventions.
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COMBINATION
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my present speaking engagements
have been made at the insistent de-
mand of many friends in each local
ity," he said just before leaving
Washington, and are the result Of
the invitations OF long standing.
II shall discuss those national
issues which are conceived to pe para
mount, particularly stressing the
necessity of driving corruption from
high public office.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-19
HORNED FROG is
ALIVE AFTER 81
YEARS IN GRAVE

EASTLAND, Texas, Feb. l8 CP,--
A horned frog, buried alive in the
Of the courthouse here
81 years ago. was found alive when
the stone was removed today, County
Judge Ed S, Pritchard said. The
old courthouse is being razed
The west Texas tradition that q
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horned frog can live century with
out food or water is partly verified.
Judge Pritchard believes.
The cornestone, containing The frog
and number OF old newspapers,
Gems and Masonic cmblems. was
opened in the presence OF rnrong
OF curious residents
When removed from the cavity in
the stone the frog appeared lifeless.
In q short time he opened his eyes,
and i'll about 20 minutes he began
to breathe His mouth, however,
appeared 10 have grown together
The frog was placed in boX i'll
the custody CT Judge Pritchard.
Efforts viii be made to induce it to
take food and ii necessary the mouth
will be opened by an operation.
mo Breakfast Complete Without
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ASH HOOvER,s VIEMS

MITCHELL. S. D., Feb. Is o.
Herbert Hoover. as, a candidate for
the republican presidential nomina
tion. has been asked by the South
Dakota Agricultural Equality COM
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o. Whitsell of the railroad commits
sion said that body would do every
thing in it's power to insure the
safety of the transbay ferry service. >
The Key system, owners of tne
vessel, conducted an investigation to-
day, independent of all other agen-
cies. The company officials said:
AT this time we cannot ascertain
what caused the wash over the deck
of the Peralta. There was no danger
at anytime of the Peralta sinkinab
because she is buoyed with water
tight compartments which would make
it impossible. The only danger was
the danger that happened-that OF
panic"
The list of known missing tonight
follows:
j. w. Collins, Oakland, employed
b. the PaC,lc rGieEhone and Tele-
graph company.
Hugh Fil4dlay. Berkeley, assistant
editor of g tlats magazine.
Lewis Eean. no address.
w. Faye, no adJ:ess.
Dan Petker. Oskland, candymaker.
Mrs. Evelsn Kraft negress, Oak
lai.o.
a man named @yren, no address.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-19
COMP PARATIVE
TEMPERATURES

PHOENIX, Feb, Is CP-Maxi-
mum and minimum temperatures
taken at 6 a. M and p M, today
announced by the Phoenix office of
the government weather bureau,
follow:
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seeking to build up ione section or
the country at the expense of 9TH
erS
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Of contempt of the senate rather
than tell what he knows OF the dis
position of the bonds"
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Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-25
Episcopal Bishop
Addresses Lions

FL Ccntro Lions yesterday en-
loved IN interesting club meeting,
tn" feature of which was n fine ad-
dress on service clubs by Bishop w.
bertrand Stevens. of the Episcopal
Diocese of Los Angeles. Building
friendship. by every dav courtesy,
was emphasized. Individual rela.
tiorships and relationships between
nations are both based on friendly
actions, the Bishop pointed out. Ray
oonnson Of this city was the othc.
speaker of the day.
One of the points in the Lions
Club code of ethics which reads "to
be careful with my criticism. and
liberal with my praise TO build M
and not dcstrov.' was splcndidlv
discussed by Johnson. c. H. II.
oprll acted as chairman Of the da,
J. G.. Cadman won the day raf-
file, which proved to be n pound Of
butter put up by r. y. Bibbins.
Visitors were John Tyler, j. s.
Jones, Ernest Sanders, a. Mccall
lum, Tom Rcams and Walter
Twccdy, of Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-25
PERSONALS

Mrs. Harry l.. Barker formerly
of this city and now of San Diego,
is spending a couple of days here.
She is stopping at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Mont j. Reid.
p. A. Miller, entomolOgist of the
University Of California, who has
been gone for some weeks. return
ed TODAY and has resumed his work
on cantaloupe mildew. Miller has
Just taken his annual vacation,
spending the Christmas holidays at
his former home in Portland, Ore
gon. Since then he has been work
ing at the Riverside experimental
station.
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Mahan, who
have been visiting here since the
week end as the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. /. Hall, 467 Holt Avenue,
left this morning for the coast. The
visitors, whose home is in Fresno,
will stop in San Diego before re-
= turning to Fresno.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-25
OLDEST WELL IN
UNITED STATES
TO BE- CLOSED
by United Press Leased Wire

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 20
America 5 Oldest oil well has pump
ed its last barrel of oil and bowed
to the march of progress. The one,
time famous PrOx Single-Stroke
Well, which has been pumping
steadily since 1883 is being DIS
mantled as the result of a recent
city ordinance which declared it n
fire hazard and public nuisance.
Few of Terre Haute's younger
generation knew of the existence of
the old well. which was almost hid
den from view by the downtown
office buildings, but in the late 90 =
oil experts from all parts of the
United States and Canada travelled
here to study its unique machinery
which consisted of pump having
n 12,foot stroke-the longest on
record. The machinery was so de-
signed that twice as much oil
flowed at each stroke as with the
regular pumping device.
Was Once Famous
The ordinance which brought
about abandonment of the PrOx well
requires that metal tlppie must
be constructed and a protective wall
of concrete or metal fence be
erected to inclose the machinery,
Since the well has not produced
sufficient oil during the last few
wears to pay for the improvements.
if was derided to dismantle the old
wooden derrick, cap the casing and
sell the valuable site to a realty
concern.
Among old timers the wei lis re.
membered as one of the 'sights
Of the town years ago. As one aged
resident said: "Whv, we used 10
take our company on Sunday to see
the oil gush out In fact no prom
enade was complete without stop
over there.
The well at one time splendid
producer, had gradually declined in
strength until at the time or l's
canning it was clearing but sIoo
annually. Experts estimate how
ever. that the well could have been
worked profitably for the next %
wears.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-25
FORD CAR MAKES
FAST Time OVER
PHOENIX COURSE

Hanging up q number of records,
one of the new Ford ears on Janu-
arv %, established new mark for
the running time between Los An
gclcs and Phoenix and return, ac-
cording to information received
here by Edgar Brothers Company,
local distributors for the Ford.
The car, n stock model Tudor Sc
dan, with full standard equipment
and three passengers, made the run
from Los Angeles to Phoenix, via
Yuma. a distance of 480 miles, in
eight hours, II minutes and 80 sec
onds The Ford car averaged 5SlI
miles an hour for the trip.
After stopping at Phoenix one
hour and 81 minutes for food and
refueling, the car returned to Los
Angeles via Blythe, distance of
430 miles in eight hours. 40 minutes
and 10 seconds. an average of 1862
miles per hour. The time for the
round trip was 16 hours and -
minutes.
About 60 davs ago one of the new
FordS. stripped for racing, made the
Los Angeles Phoenix trip in eight
hours and 30 minutes, and the re
turn via Blvthe in 10 hours and 90
minutes. The sedan carried no
spare parts, not even spark plug,
and functioned perfectly, making
the round trip without even a pune
ture The driver and passengers
wore business suits and there was
nothing about the entire outfit to
suggest a quick run trip. All time
records were officially checked by
Western Union.
J. II. Edgar, of Edgar Brothers.
calls attention to the ranid time
made over the Yuma route. which
although 30 miles longer than the
Blythe route was made in 26 min
utes faster time. proving that the
quickest route between Los angeles
and Phoenix is via Imperial Valley
and Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-25
SUCCESS CROWNS
LIVELY CHASE OF
FLEEING THE

Ramunda Sonora. -. of Mexicali
was locked un at the county Jail
this morning following a lively
chase and battle. lie is charged
with burglary and possession. of
narcotics. =
The excitement began when So
mora is alleged to have entered the
Mathis store on Main Street seized
a quantity of silk clothing and
beat a hasty retreat. The clerk a
the store caught him ont in front
but stumbled and fell, the man es-
Gaping. He. however. had dropped
his silken loot.
Men joined in the chase which
led to point near the gas com
pany plant Deputy Sheriffs Ball
and McClelland joined the pursu-
ers.
Near the gas plant Sonora was
overtaken. McCle'land grabbed
him by an arm but Sonora made a
swing and McClelland relinquished
his hold to protect himself against
it. As he released him Sonora turn
ed to fly but McClelland caught
him by the trousers. The captive,
however, managed TO tear loose
McClellard being left with such of
the fabric which had covered the
man in his hands.
About that time negro. n le7der
in the chase, armed with a hatchet.
used the weapon to clip Somona
over the head. It was an effective
blow and from that time on Somo-
ma went along peacefully.
A search revealed that the man
was in possession of eight bind'es
of alleged morphine. Formal com
p'aints will be made against him
through the district attorneys Of
flee this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-25
ANCIENT FAITH
FORMS BASIS OF
OHIO LAWSUIT

MILLERSBURG, O., Jan. 25. 49,
An article Of religious faith laid
down in Holland more than 300
years ago, and held sacred by the
followers of the Amish beliefs for
many wears in this country. has be
come the basis of damage sat
here.
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, member of
the Amish Mcnnonites who have
made their homes in this section
since they trckked. from Pennsvl-
yapia a century ago, has brought
court action against two Amish
bishops who she says interpreted
literally clause in the doctrine
which provides ex-communication as
punishment for sins.
The ancient tenet stipulatcs that
ar orring brother shall he Emitted =
2r ostracizcd by all his fellow men,
not only in RELIGIOUS affairs, but in
business and private life.
Mrs. Miller has asked the court
fer an injunction restraining the
bishops from placing a ban against
her, and also has asked $l2, ,0G0 dam
ages for suffering she saws she has
endured because of the alleged boy
cott.
Sect Losing Ground
The trouble started when Mrs.
Miller married and joined the
church Of her husband. Her father,
with whom she and her husband
lived. remained faithful to the Am
iSh church and was called upon to
shun her. She does not state in her
charges whether her family obeyed
the commands Of the bishops.
There is an element of tragedy
- the efforts of the supnorterS of
the ancient sect to uphold their
which are fast crumbling
away or changing. Each year a
few more of the Younger generation
shave their beards-an act strictly
forbidden by the patriarehs of the
move away to towns
AMI cities.
Descendants of the disciples of
Memo Simon-authors of the Con
fession cf Faith, principal code OF
the Amish. are faced with this de
struction Of the old order of things
and are driven to harsh measures
in a last effort 10 prevent utter
downfall Of their religion in Ohio.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-25
Rath Talks On
Hemp Industry

\. c. Rath was the principal
speaker at the weekly luncheon
meeting OF the Chamber of Com
merce held at the Barbara Worth
hotel al noon today. His talk cen
tered about the growth and market
ing Of hemp in the valley and
proved interesting throughout.
The speaker has made close
study of the hemp question and is
regarded as in position to give an
unbiased view of the situation. He
declared in his talk that healthy
crops of hemp should be encouraged
to the limit in the valley. He de-
clared that he believed it was n
very desirable product for the val
ley as the soil here is suitable to
its growth and he could see no rea
son why it should not be made an
important industry in the valley.
The labor turnover in its cultiva
ton is III itself an appeal and the
manufacture of raw materials on
the coast would serve to supply la
Dor continually drifting in there.
This would in turn benefit the val
ley by opening further market for
its products,
President Watson explained that
y. T. Frizze1, who had been sched-
ulcd to talk at this noon : meeting,
had been called out of the city this
morning but that he would give
farewell address before the chamber
members at the meeting next week.
The directors will meet at 1880
o clock tonight.
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sive davs. foolior aao'nst the vouno
hrtcher reached 4 higher note Of
titt"rncsS TODAY.
Extreme p~e~autio0s wee being
takc1 TO euord the slaver of Marion
Parker IS Judge Carlos Hardy re-
ceeend +he trial.
Under the revised Denal code. un-
Ices Judge Hardy disqualifies him
self. he mrst submit co"nter affi-
1avits deriving his prejudice, which
viii thon h" Submitted to another
iudge for decision.
Unless the counsel FIR both defen-
50 and prosecution agree on the
iudre n sit on the question Of pre-
;rdire within five davs +he law pro-
v;des tha+ the c'crk Of courts call
tho case n the attention of the jud-
icial council, which will then appoint
iudgc.
The afei1ovit aHering prejudice
-4ate7 tha+ Judge ITnrdv is not quail,
fed 70 r~eside a. Hickman's trial.
1legin@ thai hn resigned as presid-
ing iudre Of the criminal courts M
IN n~c-"rranCed agreement that
he benermittcd 70 sit in the Iick
man case. according to Attorney
u a1sh.
When the news spread that Hick-
nan 5 trial might be DELAYED huge
crowds gathered before the Hall of
Justice and in the corridors and
both the safety of the young slayer
and his counsel was feared.
It was the general opinion that
Judge Hardy would not accept the
disqualification. in which event
it must be decided by another judge
and will result in at least several
DAYS DELAY.
With the state stunned by the
sudden and unexpected move on the
part OF the defense to disqualify
Judge Hardy, hurried conference
was called to decide the issue.
The white-haired pompOus jurist,
whom the defense charges is preju-
diced, was obviously nonplussed by
the motion to disqualify him and
called a hurried meeting with Dis
trict Attorney Asa Keyes and other
members of the state counsel.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-25
Lettuce Market

Lettuce shipments for yesterday
were Imperial Valley l69, Arizona
80, Central California one, Florida
five, Texas one, total POS. Cars or
dered for today's loading. 173.
Shipping point information for
yesterday, FL Centre and nearby
points, maximum 60, minimum 30.
Demand good, market about steady.
Carloads fob. cash track, Is and IS
mostly $l.7J1.S5, occasional car
lower.
Today's markets:
Chicago. - degrees clear, Arizo-
ia s, California IA arrived; II on
track. Supplies moderate, demand
moderate, market about steady but
carlot demand good. Fours and
fivrs. Imperial $%.25-50, few higher,
Arizona. fair quality, $2.50-7j.
New York. II degrees, cloudy.
Arizona ;, California 3. Florida 4,
Texas one arrived. Western sup.
plies moderate. demand slow, mar
kct about steady, Imperial alas to
IS, So, few $425. mostly $3.50-75.
Arizona, mostly IS, $2.50-3.25.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-25
School Buses to
Be Made Safe

Safety signaling devices are to
he installed on all school busses OPP
Grating in Imperial county, instruct
ions to this effect having been sent
out from the office of County Super
imtendcnt IL. c. C0c to-day.
A recent check of busses opera
ting in the valley, made by the
state traffic department, revealed
that while a number of busses were
properly equipped, some were not.
Through Frank Oswalt, captain of
tle COUNT s traffic department, the
condition was reported to County
superintendent Coc, who is in turn
notifying the school trustees.
The Importance of having safety
signalling devices OH, school busses
is being demonstrated at the present
time in one county in the state where
u $4,000 damage suit has been the
aftermath of a school buss accident
in which the fiss had no side arm
signal.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-25
Victim of Thugs
Dies in Hospital

Edward Campbell, &c, miner
who was held up and robbed at
point near Yuma, about 10 day
ago, died in the Yuma hospital las
night as result of exhaustion and
heart failure. He had been lef
stranded on the desert by the hold
up men and was unable to build
fire to warm himself, the thieves
having relieved him of his matche,
as well as approximately $3.50 il
travellers checks and cash and his
suitcases, containing heavier cloth
ing.
The hold-up was reported here al
the time by Special Deputy Quick
stationed at Fort Yuma, and while
check was made and two of tho
travellers checks reported cashet
later. no trace of the two men was
found
Campbell told police that tho
men had offered to give him lift
from Los Angeles to Phoenix but
that after passing Yuma they turn
ed from the highway and then rob
he'd him at the point of guns.
The men were described as fol-
lows: One, about % years old
sandy complexion, reddish hair, al
bout } feet, inches tall and weight
about 10 pounds. The other was
between 30 and 80 years old and
Of slender build. They were in n
Ford sedan.
Campbell was treated at the Yuma
hospital but il is believed that due
to the exposure he suffered on the
desert at night, his condition was
too weakened. He died while he
was rccounting the experience to a
fellow patient at the hospital yes
tcrday.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-25
FINE PROGRAM
TO BE OFFERED
BY LYRIC CLUB

With tickets for the concert. to
DE given by the Imperial Valley
womcn's Lyric Club On next We'd
hesday evening, February !, already
nearly half sold, indications are that
the event will be decided success.
The club has a fine program, which
II has been rehearsing Ter months.
Practically perfected Added import
hnce is attached to the affair by the
announcement made recently that
Leslie Brigham, DasSo cantante, is
10 appear rs soloist. The concert viii
1e gwen at the Wilson school.
At meeting Of the chorus held
last night, it was announced that
lie final rehearsal will be held next
Tuesday night at 5 o clock at the
Wilson school, when every member
&. s..ould be present
One Of the features of the event
viii be the low admission charge
for school children. Children wul
be admitted at one-qGarter the re-
gular admission price. making the
price Of ticket so low as to be
easily within the reach OF all.
Mr.. Brigham, who has taken d
leading part II more than 100 oper-
attic performances IN France and
italy, has already accepted offers
70 sing the leading bass roles with
both the San Francisco and Los
Angeles Grand Opera companies
next season. His appearance in I'm
perial Valley, and the first appear
ance of the Lyric Club, either OF
which alone would have constituted
a musical event Of unusual import
ance, make the artistic success of
the evening assured.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-25
Dewitt Facing
Double Charge

The ease of Marion De Witt,
charged with two violations of the
Wright Act, both constituting fell
onies, was up for trial in Judge Fin
ney's superior court this morning.
A jury had been obtained shortly
before noon, but the Judge then
called recess until 3 o'clock. No
testimony was taken.
On the first count De Witt is
charged with possession of still
and devices for the manufacture of
Intoxicating liquor. On the second
count he is charged with the manu-
facture of Intoxicating liquor.
Utlcy and Nuffcr are appearing
as counsel for the defendant while
the prosecution is being handled by
e. b. Smith, deputy district attor-
ney.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-25
PAIR ARRESTED AT IMPERIAL

Teen williams, 43, of FL Centre
and William Ruckley, 80, Of FL
Centre were arrested by Chief OF
Police Harris and Motorcycle Pat
rolman Wise in Imperial this morn
ing. They were locked up at the
county jail pending an Investigation.
No formal charge has been placed
against them as yet and it was not
made known what will be the nat
ure Of the investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-25
Effort to Recall
Utley Fails

The big recall battle is over.
In fact II has been over for some
time in reality but not until todar.
with the filing of the dismissal of
the appeal in the ease of Harold \.
Rumsey and Bales G. Walker n
gainst Cal G. Mousscau, county
clerk. and members of the board Of
supervisors. has the effort to re
move Ernest K. Utlev from office
as district attorney been officially
made a closed incident.
In fact the closing of the battle
marked the approval of the board of
appeals to continue with the roueal
action. but as Ttley's term of offic"
expired more than a year ago and
he has been succeeded by Elmer W.
Heald, there is hardly need to CON
time further.
When the appeal petition was
first filed a lively battle ensued
over its legality. the county clerk
finally expressing that in his opin-
ion the petition was to be approx
ed. Suit was then filed by Rumsey
and Walker, charging that the pc
tition was fraudulent in some re-
spects and a restraining order was
issued, ordering the county clerk to
desist from approving the document
until hearing could be held.
At the hearing the court approved
the petition but appeal was then
taken by the plaintiffs and the re-
straining order continued pending
the higher court s decision. This
carried the matter along until al
most time for the next election aud
the ease was practically dropped.