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Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
Southern Mob
Lynches Negro

ALAMO, Tenn, May %. W.H-
Joe Boxley, Is, negro accused of
attacking Mrs. Johnnie James, wife
of Crockett county magistrate,
was taken from Alamo jail by n
mob today and lynched near here.
The mob had sought possession of
the negro youth since late yester-
day when he was lodged in Gibson
county Jail at Trenton. Only the
quick work of Sheriff c. A. Brad
shaw saved him from being lynched
last night.
approximately 1000 men milled
about the Gibson county jail last
night and demanded the negro be
-uned over to them. When Sheriff
Bradshaw refused they battered
down the jail door.
On the INSIDE Bradshaw pleaded
with the mob not to disgrace their
town and county. They final. were
quieted early today and Boxlcy was
spirited out of town to Alamr.
The mob followed Officers, how
ever, and shortly before daybreak
succeeded in entering the Jail and
removing the negro youth. He was
taken out of town and was hanged
to a tree.
Mrs. James was reported in a
critical condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
WOMEN ORGANIZE
in OPPOSITION
TO PROHIBI ton
Assert 26 States Have
Representation In New
Movement.

CHICAGO, May 20. U.P9-A
nation wide organization of women
who favor temperance but who are
opposed to prohibition has been for
med here to aid in moulding public
opinion for modification of the pro-
hibition laws.
Only the skeleton of the organiza-
ton was formed at the meeting
yesterday, which was presided over
by Mrs. Charles H. Sabin of New
York. A list of women interested
in the movement, however, showed
that the organization has social,
political and civic leaders repre-
senting 26 states in the union.
Mrs. Sabin was chosen as tenn
porary chairman of the organiza-
tion which will be known as The
Womcn's Organization for Nation
al Prohibition Reform.
In statement to the press, Mrs.
Sabin made clear the aims of the
women.
Primarily, she said, the move
ment resulted from a questionable
sent out three years ago by the
Women's National Republican
Club.
"The questionable was sent to
more than 5000 women in all parts
of the nation" Mrs. Sabin said.
"Thc results were astonishing.
Nine to one, the women favored
changes in dry legislation.
"This meeting here results from
agitation of long standing. Women
are not satisfied with the results Of
prohibition. We feel that it long
has been necessary that some action
be taken to counteract the results of
the Volstead act. This is the action,
forma tion of a nation wide unit
Among those listed by Mrs
Sabin as on the charter roll of the
body are:
Mesdames Joseph Cudahy, Olive
Runnells, Sheldon Clark, Stanley
Field, Writ Morton, Ralph Shaw
md Charles Edward Brown, all OF
Chicago; Mrs. John B. Casserly
! California, vice chairman; Mrs
massa Stone Mather, Ohio, vict
! hartman; Mrs. Courtlandt Nicholl
secretary; Miss Virginia Glider
sleeve, dean of Barnard College
Mesdames Caspar Whitney, Edward
Harkness, Cornelius Bliss, Charles
Page Perrin, Archibald Roosevelt
Charles Fiske, all Of New York
Mesdames Arthur Whitney, -Stuy
vesant Pierrepont, Dean Sage, of
New Jersey; Mrs. T. Morrison
Carnegie, Georgia; Mrs. Pierre S.
upont, Delaware; Mrs. Meredith
Nicholson, Indianapolis; Mrs. Peter
Lee Atherton of Kentucky and
others.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
RADIO STATION
VISITOR MEETS
SUDDEN DEATH

OAKLAND, May 90. UH-
While countless listeners ponder
ed the sudden termination of a pro-
gram from radio station KGO at
10 CLOCK last night, the plant was
killing man.
Carl +. Scherer, young electrical
engineer of Seattle, was the victim
of the accident which radio engin-
GERS were at a loss to explain.
Scherer, married and the father
of "a family, was in San Francisco
on business. He expressed a desire
to friend to inspect big radio
station and passes were secured to
KGO.
AS he stood in front of an appara-
tus called a direct unit transfer
mer, Scherer placed his hand upon
it.
While his friends and others
looked on Mortified the current
held him fast. 1t was shut off as
quickly as possible and an inhala
tor squad was called but there was
no life in the body.
Engineers said Scherer presum-
ably was familiar with the appara-
tus and could not account for his
action.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
Midwest Heat
Causes Deaths

CHICAGO, May 90. U.P)-Sum-
mer weather, accompanied by
storms which took a toll of four
lives, has reached the midwest and
southwest, after period of chilly
temperatures. Two heat deaths
were recorded.
Chicago sweltered in temperatures
approaching the 90's yesterday, but
rain was forecast for today.
Heavy rains over period CT 4S
hours struck Texas, threatening
serious floods to several points and
causing the deaths of four persons
who drowned when their boat upset
near Dallas.
Charles Koon, 70, dropped dead
at La Porte, Ind, suffering from
heat prostration. The therm ometer
reached 80 at La Porte. Mrs. Cat
herine Roberts was found dead in
bed here and it is believed heart
trouble superindueed by heat, was
the cause.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
EXPERTS ADOPT J
SCHEDULE FOR
WAR PAYMENTS
BY SAMUEL DASHIELL
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

PARIS, May 30. W.R-The new
schedule of annuities which Ger.
many viii be required to pay under
the Owen d. Young plan, as ef-
fective next September, was COM
plcted today by the technical ex-
perts of the reparations conference.
The new schedule was being SUBJ
mitted to the various delegations
for consideration by the creditor
nations.
Meanwhile, with hope of a COM
promise settlement high, it became
apparent that the delegations ex-
pected the long negotiations 10 end
momentarily. s
The creditor nations hoped that
Germany and Belgium would work
out separately solution Of Bel
gium' s claim for the deflation Of
her currency during the war, max
ing solution of the general prob.
lem easier. DIR. Hjalmar Schacht,
chief German delegate, has retired
to Versailles for a few DAYS rest
while the creditors make their de-
cision.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

4ON1G11I
Junior college graduation,
500, high school.
East Side graduation, 500.
Reception Musicale, 500,
Acamedy of Music.
Court of Honor, 500, Wilson
School.
Midweek meetings, churches.
Oasis lodge, F. and A. M,
7:30, Masonic Temple.
Directors chamber of COM
merce. 7:30, chamber of COM
merce building.
Eagles, 500, 554 Main st.
Fox Imperial Theatre,
Through Different Eyes"
Radio KXO, $50 to 10.
Baseball, 500, waterworks.
TOMORROW
Rotary club, Barbara Worth.
Radio KXO, 700 to 500;
HOO to 100; $50 to 1000.
Memorial day services, 1000
a. M, Evergreen cemetery.
Eastside-Sunset meeting, 7:30
p. m, r. B. Harmon home, Holt
vile.
Midweek service, Baptist
church.
Fox Imperial Theatre,
Through Different Eyes"
FRIDAY
P. E. O., 8 a. m, o. j. Brad
shaw home.
Caponizing demonstration, at
1000 a. NJ, Earl Northrup
ranch.
Radio KXO, 11:00 to 100;
700 to 500.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
CHARGES MADE
BY CHILDREN TO
BE- INVESTIGATED

SACRAMENTO, Calf, May 90.
U.H-Tulare and Sacramento coun-
ty police authorities today continued
questioning G. F. Franklin, 50 year
old Sacramento carpenter, concern
ing the charges made by his children
that he had slain his wife and nine
year old son, Dell, on an asserted
murder farm" near Porterville in
1923.
Robert Franklin, 10, and Irene
Franklin, 20, who swore to the COM
plant against their father, accusing
him of mistreating the girls, will be
asked to repeat their story to the
authorities.
Although the elder Franklin told
the children, at the time his wife
and son disappeared, that he had
sent them to Portland where the son
was to be treated for his speech, the
children doubted it, the elder son
said.
When a bloody axe and shovel
were found near the ranch house the
day following, they suspected MUIR
der,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
THREE BRITISH
PARTIES CERTAIN
OF POLL VICTORY
BY KENDALL FOSS
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

LONDON, May 20. U.H-Princi-
pal British parliamentary candidates
who have spent the past few weeks
on campaign tours of England for
their respective parties were return
ing to their home district today for
final rallies before the important
general election tomorrow.
The three party leaders, Prime
Minister Stanley Baldwin of the
Conservatives, David Lloyd George
Of the Liberals, and Ramsay Mac
Donald Of the Laborites, were ex-
pccted to remain in their respective
districts OF Bewdleyn, Carnarvon
and Seaham Harbor during the vot-
ing.
Headquarters of the three major
parties completed their work today
and issued enthusiastic predictions
on the outcome. The Conservatives
were "quietly confident' that Bald
wins forecast of majority of so
seats in the house of commons was
an underestimate. Labor party
headquarters declared workers and
canvassers were brimful of en-
thusiasm "a sign that they were
meeting encouragement from voters
everywhere.
More sober labor party experts
expected to gain between 90 and 100
seats, which would give them be-
tween 250 and 260 seats in the new
house.
Taken with the liberals expecta-
tions of at least 100 seats, that
would leave between 237 and 247
seats to be divided among the Con-
servatives, Communists, Indepen-
dents and other groups which would
make a continuation of the Conserva-
tive government impossible.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
DEADLOCK OVER
DEBENTURE PLAN
REPORTED ENDED

WASHINGTON, May %. UP
The deadlock between the house and
senate on the farm bill was broken
today by an understanding between
the conference committees of the
two branches OF congress, under
which the debenture provisions will
be eliminated from the bill in con-
ference, the United Press learned
today.
A group of senators called at the
White House today ara are under
stood to have advised President
Hoover the deadlock between the
conferees has been broken.
The conference committee meet
ings ended abruptly few days ago
when the house members declined to
consider the farm bill until the de-
benture plan, strongly opposed by
President Hoover, had been elimin-
ated from the measure.
The reported agreement today
heightened prospects for a three
months congressional recess begin
ming about June 10.
Vigorous opposition to the pro-
posed recess was expressed by Sena-
tor Jones, Repn., Wash, following
4 conference with President Hoover.
This special session was called
TO act on farm relief and the tariff
as connected with it, Jones said.
1.-The people expect us to act on
both these measures. They will not
be satisfied if we drop the pro-
gram now.'
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
STATES
DRY LAW
REPEALED
Governor OF Wisconsin
Signs Measure Eliminat-
ing State Bill.
REASONS OUTLINED
KOhler Asserts He Fol-
lowed Peoples Dictates
As Shown BY Vote.

MADISON, Wis. May 2s. W.E-
Wisconsin's state prohibition law
and the department which was set up
to enforce it were abolished today
when Gov. Fred J. Kohler signed the
repeater bill introduced by Assem-
blyman John w. Grobschmidt of
Milwaukee.
The legislature passed the measure
after a state wide referendum in
which the voters approved repeal Of
the state dry law by majority Of
$4,000.
Gov. Kohler, the man who invent
ed colored bathroom fixtures in his
big bathroom fixture plant at Koh-
ler, Wis, had approved President
Hoover IS prohibition enforcement
policy, leading many to believe that
he would feel bound to veto the
Grobschmidt bill.
Today, however, he announced
that he had affixed his signature to
the measure and that state prohibi-
tion in Wisconsin had been abolish
ed.
Gov. Kohler said he signed the bill
Sin fulfillment of the mandate Of
the people, overwhelmingly express
ed in the recent referendum.
"The 18th amendment to the U.
S. constitution provides that tthe
congress and the several states shall
have concurrent power to enforce
this article by appropriate legisla-
tion.' This imposes no obligation
apon the states, but leaves it 6p-l
tional with them as to whether or
not they will exercise their concur
rent powers. The action of any state
n this regard must be determined in
he final analysis by the expressed
VII of the citizens of that state.
1.-The passage of this repeating act
should not mislead any Of our citi-
zens into the belief that traffic in
Intoxicating liquor heretofore pro-
hibited by the state enforcement act
has become lawful, or that the saloon
will return.
''The constitution of the U. s.,
the Volstead act and the Jones Law
are still in full force and effect. Il
is crime, severely punishable, to
manufacture, sell or transport bev-
RACES of over one half Of one per
cent alcoholic content.
Enforcement will depend on fed
eral and local effort as it largely
has in the past.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
TORSO MURDER
VICTIM SAID TO
BE- MRS. SUTTON

Los ANGELES, May 30. W.D -
Satisfactory Identification of the
- torso murder' victim as Mrs.
Laura B. Sutton, middle-aged stem
ographer, was confirmed by the
sheriff's S office today.
A limbless, headless body was
found in the Los Angeles river near
ly two months ago. Some time later
the severed skull was discovered.
Identification was made through
H-ray examinations which showed
that the ears of the victim had been
pierced for earrings. Mrs. Sutton
was known to have worn earrings
when a girl.
Dental work was said to have been
another identifying factor.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
GAS TANK LEAK
FORCES FRENCH
FLYERS RETURN

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Me-,
May %. U.H)-The French plane
Yellow Bird scared out over the
ocean today with three French
flyers bound for their homeland,
but came back 20 minutes later
with a small leak in the gas tank.
With this mishap, the French
crew headed by Jean Assolant,
chief pilot, abandoned for few
days the attempt to conquer the
Atlantic where their compatriots
Coli and Nungesser had failed.
Meantime, the American mono
plane Green Flash, after making a
bad start IN what was planned as
sort of trans Atlantic air race,
was held ready TO juinp Tor Rome.
The American pilots Roger Q.
Williams and Lewis A. Eancey,
later announced they had decided to
postpone their next attempt until
tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
EXPECT SENATE
WILL DEBATE ON
TARIFF MEASURE
Several Items Changing
Duties Believed To Be
Due For Argument.
BY JOSEPH S. WASNEY
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May 90. W.H =
The administration s new tariff bill,
passed in the house yesterday by a
vote of 264 to 147, was sent to the
senate today by Speaker Longworth.
Republican party unity forced the
measure through with adoption of
fewer than $50 amendments, all
sponsored by the ways and means
committee. This was in line with
President Hoover's request for a
limited number of rate schedule
changes. Twelve Democrats support
ed the bill whi.e handful of Re
publicans opposed its passage.
In the senate, debate is expected
to center on rates on cement taken
from the free list and given a duty
of eight cents per 100 pounds; hides,
also taken from the free list and
levied tariff of 10 per cent ad
valorem; and plate glass which was
given an upward boost.
Other controversial items in the
measure include sugar, which passed
the house with a five cent a pound
rate with a preferential duty of 2.40
cents per pound for Cuban imports;
boots and shoes which were given
a duty of 20 per cent ad valorem;
feathers, which were given rate
Of from 1o1a, ne rcent to 40 Der cent
ad valorem, and lumber, bricks,
shingles, live cattle, tapioca, onions,
canned tomatoes, pottery and tex
tiles.
The farm bloc of the senate is ex-
pected to seek higher tariff on
casein and duty for blackstrap mo-
lasses. The cotton states group will
seek to take long staple cotton from
the free list and give it tariff.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
Many Slain In
Desert Battle

JERUSALEM, May 90. W.H -
More than 1000 were reported killed
in Il battle between two tribes
southeast of FL Sarar in central
Arabia, advices received here today
said.
The battle was one of the fiercest
ever waged in the desert. The un-
derlying cause was the long stand
ing animosity between adherents and
enemies of King Ibn Saud.
Desert reports received today via
Beirut said the Jelewah tribe, which
is loyal to Ibn Saud, entertained the
sheik of the AMMAN tribe, one of
the leading rebels against the desert
ruler. When the sheik departed the
Jelewahs followed and murdered the
sheik and his escort.
The Ajmaan tribe then attacked
the Jelewahs in reprisal.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
LINDBERCH AND
HIS BRIDE STILL
REMAIN HIDDEN
Newlyweds Succeed In
Keeping Whereabouts
Deep Secret.

NEW YORK, May 90. W.P)-All
that the world knew about the
Charles A. Lindbergh' IS today was
that the couple was having a
honeymoon in the western hemi-
sphere, probably east of the Ale
ghany mountains and north of the
Mason Dixon line.
Nobody who was willing to give
out information was even sure about
that. The only person who might
be expected To know-the members
Of the brides family-professed to
be as mystified as the press and
public.
Meanwhile, another crop of
rumors was harvested, yielding
much chaff. Unverified reports had
it that the flyer and Mrs. Lind
bergh, the former Anne Spencer
Morrow, might be at any of the fol-
lowing places:
Englewood, y. j., where they
were married Monday and where
they were reported to have gone
shopping yesterday afternoon.
Enroute to North Haven, Me, to
spend their honeymoon at the Nor
row summer home. Plane, rail and
water were mentioned as possible
methods of transportation.
Aboard :. r. Guggenheim g yacht
Trillora.
Aboard J. p Morgan g yacht
Corsair.
At a Newark residential hotel.
At the Guggenheim estate, Sea
Cliff, Long Island.
At the F. Trubee Dawson estate,
Locust Valley, Long Island.
Family Statement
Most of the rumors were investi
gated without result, and the situa-
tion became more complex when
Mrs. Morrow's secretary issued the
following statement at Eng!ewood.
1--WE have not the slightest idea
where Col, and Mrs. Lindbergh have
gone on their honeymoon. When they
left the house here in Englewood
they departed without telling us
where they were going. We are as
much in the dark as is the public. -
Lindbergh's Falcon biplane was
taken for three flights yesterday,
but on none OF them was the owner
at the controls. First the plaro left
Roosevelt Field, flew around for a
while and finally was brought back
to the field by William Croswell
and Brown took the plane to the
Curtiss Airport at Valley Stream,
Long Island. There Randy Enslow,
n friend of Lindbergh, and Peter
Stephenson, student pilot, took over
the plane and flew it to Science
tady, n. y.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
PERIL OF
PEST IS
STRESSED
Governor Young Advises
Council Inf e station
Would Ruin State.
URGES QUARANTINE
Drastic Measures Will
Be Used To Protect
California.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, May 90
W.H Tho greatest quarantine enfor.
cement program in California s his
tory is now under way, in drastic
move to stop the Mediterranean
fruit fly from entering the state,
Governor Young told his state
council at its monthly meeting in
his office today.
Tremendous peril of the insect
pest to California agriculture can
not be over-estimated, the governor
pointed out.
"Just as in the foot and mouth
disease we don't want to start any
scare" said the governor. "But
the peril we are facing is an ex.
tremely real one. More than a bill
lion dollars in California agricul-
ture is imperiled by this pest.
Of it ever got into this state,
there just wouldn't be any Cali
fornia, that all. 1t would turn us
into an industrial instead of an
agricultural state, The cost Of
keeping it down would eat up all
the margin to the producer.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
More Evidence
Against Suspect

FORT BRAGG, Calf, May 20.
U.P)-Tom Lehew, a suspect in con
nection with the fiend murder of
six year old Teresa Johnson, was
more definitely linked with the slay-
ing today by report from Berke-
ley laboratory.
According to the report, received
by Sheriff Ralph Byrnes, garments
owned by Lehew, which were sub
jected to chemical analysis, are
marked with blood stains. Lehew
has been under surveillance here for
the past week.
The child was assaulted and
strangled to death while enroute
home from school. Lehew was tax.
en- into custody and questioned but
later released. According 70 author
tiles, the man failed to explain his
whereabouts during the time the
child is believed to have been mur-
dered.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
Use Caution On
Brawley Road

Motorists using the new highway
to Brawley, which was to be open
ed to traffic at $3.50 this afternoon,
are advised by the Automobile Club
of Southern California, to use care
in driving over the road.
Trueman Thompson, manager of
the local office, stated today that
the pavement in some places is con-
siderably higher than the should
er" and motorists driving off it
are likely to encounter grief.
This morning Thompson sent a
club service truck over the route tc
post signs urging the public to
drive carefully and informing hem
that the highway is passable but
dangerous.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
Snow Handicaps
Bill Williams

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
May 20. W.P>-Bill Williams, Rio
Hondo, Texas, peanut pusher, con
tinued his ascent of Pixies Peak to-
day as occasional gusts of snow
swept the highway and made push
ing increasingly difficult. Forced to
work near the side of the Pixies
Peak highway to avoid automobiles,
Bill had to stop his upward drive
to warm his nose and change his
gloves which had become wet from
he snowy going.
Despite the handicap Bill clicked
1ff fourtenths of mile and when
he stopped for food had 9.5 miles to
his credit on this the ninth day of
his push.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-29
CITY TO OBSERVE
MEM0RIALDAY IN
PROPER MANNER

The annual ceremonies honoring
the heroic dead Of the nation vii!
be observed rs usual in FL Centre
with parade of the various ex'ser'
vice and civic organizations of the
rity followed by services at the
cemetery which will include the
decoration of the graves
The parade will start at the court
house AT 9:30 a. IN. tomorrow morn
ing. All of the ex-scrvice organiza-
tions will be represented as well as
various civic bodies, city and coun-
ty officials and others.
Arrangements have been made for
an aviator, to fly over the parade
route and later over the cemetery
dropping flowers and an American
flag.
The American Legion Auxiliary
has requested that all those desiring
to provide flowers to arrange for
delivery at the court house at $3.50
u. M. The flowers will be taken to
the cemetery before the main body
of marchers reach there and the
decoration of the graves will be ac-
eomplished during the ceremonies.
Those who are TO participate in
the parade are asked to assemble at
the court house at 9 o'ciock tomor-
row morning and to seek the com
rades of their various organizations
so there will be no confusion in
forming the order of march.
To Display Flags
According to Commander A. G,
Farrar of Boyce Atcn Post of the
American Legion, the order of march
will be as follows:
The national colors; the color
guard; the firing squad; the Amer
lean Legion Bugle and Drum Corps
Civil War Veterans; Spanish War
Veterans; World War Veterans head
ed by the American Legion contin-
gent, followed by various civic club
units.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will proceed directly to the cemetery
while the parade is being staged so
that everything will be in readiness
Tor the decorating OF the graves.
Business men of the city as well
as other citizens are asked to display
their flags properly throughout the
day. The flags, both in the bust
ness section and residential area
should be flown half staff until noon
and full staff until sun down. The
flag should not be allowed to touch
the ground at any time and should
not be draped.
All Of the city and county offices
will be closed for the day and it is
expected that the majority of bust
ness houses will suspend business
with the exception of those neces-
sary to be open for public conven-
fence.
The Press will not be published
Memorial day.