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NO GOOD CITIZEN WILL. FAIL TO VOTE MONDAY
United Press
Leased Wire
TWENTY SIXTH YEAR
BOLDEST JAIL BREAK IN ALL HISTORY OCCURS
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Arctic Flyer Takes Off Carrying Two Tons of Supplies
OESPERME
MUMS
M unt
Stick Up Turnkey With
Wooden Pistol and Lock
Him in Cell.
ELUDING ALL POSSES
Seventeen Men Led By
Two Bandits Have a
Long Start.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. April
10. —After a desperate battle
wifta police during which they
used a park policeman as a
shield, Lee Allen, Oklahoma
bank bandit, and Charley White,
burglar, who engineered the de
livery of 17 convicts at the
Tennessee state prison here last
night, surrendered to police to
day.
Allen was shot through the leg
by P. L, Moss, a citizen who
trailed the convicts to a park,
later notified the police and
then aided in the capture.
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NAKIIVILLK Triin..' Ai.r'tl !<».—
A pistol of wooil. curved by Un
skillful ha ml of n convict, brought
nhout tlu- boldest escape ,llu
torv of slHtf* penal institutions
when 17 convicts fled from the
Tennessee prison here last
Warden MoCorkle n«lmit»«-<l today.
McC'orklo reluct.mtly admitted th«
holillieHH of the coup after the word
had none out through prison grape
vine channel* that a toy pistol in
the hands of I.i'6 Allen, Oklahoma
bandit, was the only weapon used in
the break.
While state motor polieemen,
county posses aiijl orison guards
a< arched the countryside for traces
el’ the fugitives, police here arrested
Mac Wilcox, 23. sarvitig three years
for grand larceny, who had heeonto
separated from the hand. WilcoX
was attempting to buy clothes to
replace his prison uniform when
taken.
Wouldn't Talk
He refused to discuss the plan of
his confederates and was taken to
the prison.
NASHVILLE. T'enn., April Id. —
Led by a murderer and a notorious
Oklahoma bandit, 17 convicts of the
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Run On Havana
Bank Is Stopped
HAVANA, Cuba, April 10.—A run
begin at 11 a. at. today on the
Hoynl Hank of Canada. The Na
tional City bank here was also af
firmed but to n lesser extent.
1* -sident Machado deposited a
biro sum in the former bank und
mufr. sed n crowd of several, thou
sand depositors, saying that the re
s' urees of tin- government were be
hind the bank.
It is alleged that the lack of con
fidence resulted from false reports
appearing in an evening paper yes
terday.
NORM ALTY PREVAILS
By United Press l.enseil Wire
MONTREAL, Quo., April 10.
The reported run on the Havana
brunch of the Royal Hank of Canada
was provoked by attacks and false
reports in n Havana paper, offlc
inis at the head office of the hank
declared today.
The actual results wore inconse
quential, they added, and normal
conditions were almost immediately
restored.
CHICAGO SUICIDE EPIDEMIC
CHICAGO, April 10.—A suicide
“epidemic” claimed six lives in
Chicago within 1 hours three wo
man, and three men successfully end
ed their lives while two other wo
men failed in death attempts. Prank
posta, a Christian rteieue.e practi
tioner. wns the las! of the six to
die. 110 lay down on a railroad
track and was decapitated.
Imperial Valley Press
Handball King
Meet Maynard lAswell of Los An
Boles. On Ilf . who recently won th«
National handball title for the thlrt
successive season Laswell worker
his way through one of the elasßles*
fields ever to compete fot the crown,
beating another westerner. Jack Don
ovan of San Kianclsco. in the finals.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
BLAZE IS SLOWLY
BURNING OUT NOW
Thousands Fighting Des
perately to Check La
Brea Inferno.
lly I'ultrd Press (.eased Wire
SAN H IS OBISPO, Calif., April
10.—The t’uion Oil company's spec
tacular firm', which has been raging
over n 300 acre area near here since
Wt'dnesmlav morning, was slowly
burning itself < >ut today.
It will be at* least a week before
the million,, of barrels of nils which
are adding constant fuel to the
flames will he consumed, accord
ing to officials of the company.
Plans were already tinder Way to
reconstruct the devastated tank
fnrm at an estimated cost of .+ 10,-
1100,000.
The cost of reconstruction i„ little
more than half of the actual dam
age of the lire, aceonling to Lnfe
Todd, western manager of Pnion
Oil.
In addition to the costly storage
tanks, both underground and sm
faee, which have been destroyed,
I here lias been a loss of more than
.*>,(100,000 barrels of oil, worth at
least a dollar a barrel.
Six 20 acre reservoirs and 11 big
steel tanks, filled with oil, were
still a mass of flames today. A
dozen tanks of lesser capacity may
be saved.
Flro Chocks Work
The 300 acre inferno was kept
within its confines by earth and
water barriers elected around the
tank farm, and further damage to
surrounding territory was believed
averted.
A favorable shift in the wind will
probably save the 12 comparatively
small tanks which appeared at first
to face certain destruction.
A pool of water, created by dam
ming small streams within a radius
of II) miles, is uidihg in holding the
fire in check. The liig blaze being
diverted in part to this artificial
lake, where it is hoped it will ul
timately burn itself out.
The main const highway between
San Francisco and Los Angeles, and
otlier highways have bpen closed in
this section. Boiling oil hits iiiun
Continued ou page 8
Seven Bid For
Muscle Shoals
By United Press I.cased Wire
WASHINGTON, April 10.- Seven
i bids have been submitted to lease
I the giant Muscle Shoals nilrnte and
! power project, the joint eongression
|al committee announced shortly aft
, or the time limit for receiving bids
hud expired at noon today. Henry
: Ford whose previous offer was defea
ed in the senate, did not bid.
EL CENTRO. CALIFORNIA
INCUMBENTS FAWCETT AND
HORNE DESERVE THE VOTE
OF EL CENTRO, AND JOE
FOSS BELONGS WITH THEM
Monday the voters of El Centro will go to the polls to
express their choice for their next city council.
It is the hope of the Press that no citizen will fail to
vote, no matter what his choice. The all essential factor in
good government is the individual voter’s interest and pride
in his citv and its government. When all the citizens of a
community are sufficiently interested and public spirited
enough to vote, in.elligent and honest direction of the com
monweal is certain.
So, first of all, VOTE!
Once again the Press urges its readers to vote for Will
S. Fawcett, O. G. Horne and J. D. Foss. It makes that
choice, net because of animus against the other candidates,
net because those other candidates are not in every way
worthy and competent men, but because the incumbents
and their running mate have he advantage of experience
on the job, and because during the four years’ service of
the incumbents they have discharged their duties faithfully
and wisely.
They have seen that every cent of he tax payers’
money has been carefully expended;
They have made all contractors or other bidders on
city work or supplies render full consideration in return
for the money paid them, just as carefully as they would
have done had each (transaction been one concerning their
own personal business deals;
The result of this conscientious adir/nu ."ration of the
city’s affairs is evident in the way of irrefutable proof:
lowefed tax rates and a substut ial surplus of funds in the
city treasury;
They have brought the water works to a degree of ef
ficiency that makes it probably the best municipal asset of
its character in the West, and its expansion and perfection
has been carefully planned and arranged for;
They have after months of investigation and effort
made it certain that the impetus already given to the move
to eliminate the Eighth street ditch shall not slacken until
that unsightly brake upon municipal progress shall have
been obliterated;
They have assured us of a recreation center and wad
ing pond and nlayground for the children;
Many other things might be enumerated, but those
cited above surely make a record that should receive the
commendation of the tax payers of this city, should return
these good and faithful servants to continue their work of
BE SURE TO VOTE
THE TIME MONDAY
Covers the Valley Like the Sunshine
fOootinuen on Page 81
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1926
Coming Over
Tom Femur tumour* English golfer,
will soon leave for America with
»;ordon Lockhart, another British
eelehrity lo compete in a series of
matches They wjll play In Boston.
New York and several other large
•cities meeting some of ttte tiest play
er> tr, this country Fernie is shown
above getting in shape for the in
vasion
POLICE CHIEF IN
STATEMENT TELLS
OF SAFEGUARDS
Shows That Holdups Have
Been Entirely Elimin
ated in El Centro.
In order that El Centro citizens
mav know what has been done to
bring about a more efficient opera
tion of the El Centro police depart
ment, Chief Barker today gave the
following statement to the Press,
explaining in detail the present plan
under which the department oper
ates, insuring a maximum protection
i at all times to citizens and property.
Four red lights have been install
ed at the following points: Sixth
and Main streets, Fifth and Broad
way, Fourth and State streets add
Second and Main streets. This sys
tem was authorized during the
month of March, and the light at
Sixth and Main streets is now in
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IL & FLYhH
FAILS IN
ALTITUDE
McCready Makes Two
Game Attempts Today
to Break the Record.
IS HIS THIRD TRY
Once Reached ‘ Ceiling”
of Air He Could Not
Penetrate.
McCOOK FIELD. Dayton,
Ohio, April 10. —Completing his
last flight as an army aviator,
Lieuteant John A. Macready.
who blazed a transcontinental
air trail from coast to coast
several years ago, landed at Mc-
Cook field at 11:28 a. m. today
after failing in his third succes
sive attempt to retrivc the
world’s altitude record.
The airman’s final flight, as
described by Macready himself,
was a dismal failure as his en
engine stalled wlii'e at an alti
tude of 34.000 feet.
Upon alighting. Macready
summed up his resignation as
follows:
“I had hoped to make the
record this time for this is my
last flight as a member of the air
service. The Belco company of
fers me a greater opportunity
and I am resigning. ’ ’
PLANE SPEEDILY BUILT
Il.v United I‘rcnN l-eased Wire
MeCOOK FIELD, Dayton, Ohio.
April 10.—In liis third successive at
tempt to recapture the world's al
titude record. Lieutenant John A.
Macready, piloting an especially
built altitude plane, took off from
McCook field at 10:48 a. m. today.
The present world's record of 39,-
r>B6 feet is held by Id. Callazo, the
French ace. Macready, in his most
recent attempt ascended to within
2,000 feet of his goal. At that
tremendous height he struck the
"ceiling” or a stratum of air
which liis -plane was incapable of
penetrating.
IS TO RESIGN
By United Pres* I.eased Wire
McCOOK FIELD, Dayton. Ohio.
April 10.—L poll completion of his
Light in an effort to recapture h
world altitude record this afterno ■,
Lieutenant John A. Macready, na
tionally known r.rmy aviator who
has led many daring exploits un o
the untraumicled paths of the air
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WHAT’S DOING
TONIGHT
Dance, Red, Wing Pavilion,
Brawley.
“Under Arizona Skies,’’ at
Brunk’s tent theater.
Imperial Valley Bar Associa
tion banquet. Hotel Barbara
Worth, 6:30 p. m.
“The Sea Beast. ’’ Valley
theater.
“Steele of the Royal ivtcunt
ed.“ Palace theater.
Imperial theater, • • Sun-
Down. ’ ’
TOMORROW
Services at all churches.
“The Cohens and the Kel
leys,” Valley theater.
‘‘The Splendid Road,” Pa
lace theater.
“Lights of Old Broadway,”
Imperial theater.
Brunk’s tent theater, BaiTy
more Trio and regular bill.
Spanish War Veterans' pic
nic, Westmorland school, l p. m.
MONDAY
Arts and Crafts section. Ten
Thousand Club, all day meeting
at club house, opens at 9 a. m.
History section, Ten Thou
sand Club, club house, 2:30
p. m,
Ladies’ Auxiliary El Centro
Eire Department. Mrs. Howard
Morgan’s, 2 p. m.
Perfect Game
Presentinß Charlie Reinlie of Ra
i-ine. Wie.. who stepped Into ihe
howling hall of prominence when he
rolled a 300 name at the American
Bowline Congress tournament.. To
led*» recent ly Reinlie's effort
erpinled rhe perfect game mark set
13 years ago hy William J Knox of
Philadelphia K|*ox. oddly enough,
also made his record scor® at To
ledo
Sketches of All
City Candidates
WILL S. FAWCETT, candi
.date for the short term of the
city council, has been a pioneer
resident of Imperial Valley for
many years, coining here in the
early days when the land was
being' reclaimed from its desert
stage. He is a successful grow
er and shipper, handling a large
acreage of cantaloupe and let
tuce each year, and is recogniz
ed as a leader in these indus
tries. Mr. Fawcett was elected
to the city council four years
ago and during his incumbaney
Inis devoted considerable pri
vate time to the administration
of dip city’s affairs. He has
acted as police and fire commis
sioner during his term of office
and is particularly interested in
these departments.
O. Q. HORNE, candidate for
tlie long term of the council,
has resided in this Pity for sev
eral years and at present is vice
president and manager of the
lr al branch of the Paeifie
.west bank. He was ap
pointed to tlie city council a
little over a year ago, succeed
ing W. li. Lavayea. Being
familiar with El Centro affairs,
he took over the administration
of tlie city’s finances and his
advice on financial matters lias
proved invaluable to other mem
bers of the council.
J. I). FOSS, candidate for tlie
long term, is secretary and treas
urer of B. Salomon and Com
pany. He has been a resident
of this city for more than a
decade and has been in close
touch with affairs here during
that time. Mr. Foss lias al
ways been a staunch supporter
of every movement having for
Continued on page 8
Weeks Stricken
At Pasadena
Il.v lultet! Pi-cnh I. rr. Nt-il Wire
PASADENA, Calif., April 10.—
John W. Weeks, former secretary of
war, was stricken with a heart at
laek at tlie Hotel Huntington hero
today.
lit' was taken in an ambulance to
his private ear at tlie Santa Fe sta
tion, and left at noon for his homo
in Washington, on orders of his phy
sician.
Weeks has been a guest here the
past 10 days.
Dr. Leroy H. Sherry, who attend
ed the former secretary, said Weeks’
condition, while not alarming, was
serious.
Because of liis weakened condi
tion, Weeks was ordered to return
immediately to Washington.
Bank Clearinga
$132,648.83
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MILL IIP
FOOD FOR
COMRADES
Great Plane Ca uses Anx
iety as it Barely Clears
the Trees
VANGUARD lIV NEED
Last Wireless Said He
Would Have to Kill His
Sled Dogs.
KAIRBAN'KK, Alaska, April 10.
—Bearin'; another load of supplies
for the projected polar flight, the
airplane Alaskan of the Detroit
Arctic expedition again took off
here at 9:30 a. m. today.
Captain George H. Wilkins, com
mander of the expedition, carried
with him food stuffs which he hopes
to drop down for the relief of A.
Malcomh (Sandy) Smith and his
men of tfie expedition’s overland
party. The men are reported in
i dire need of necessities as they press
forward in an attempt to reach
I‘oint Barrow with equipment.
The Alaskan’s takeoff today was
cheered by the populace, which turn
ed out enmasse, as it did when the
plane left on the first Barrow flight
ten days ago.
The Alaskan carried 4100 pounds
of supplies, including 300 pounds of
dried salmon and a quantity of lard,
evidently intended as a fat ration
for Smith's Cogs,
Wilkins planned to fly over Ih<
Kndieott range at a 10,000 foot al
titude and follow the Aqaktifvul:
river north to its confluence with
the Colville, where Smith was last
heard from tn a wireless message
v lift have to kill his dogs
unless he received supplies within
two days.
The plane was slow in getting off
the frozen ground. It rose with dif
fieuity over the frees at the edge of
the field while the crowd was
breathless. Then, as the heavily
laden craft’s lauding gear touched
the tree tops and was off, a huge
I cheer arose.
Burbank’s Death
Now Is Expected
SANTA ROSA, Calif., April 10.—
Hope for the recovery of Luther
Burbank, plant scientist, practically
was abandoned this afternoon.
Ait hough Dr. Joseph H. Shaw, his
physician, would not admit that the
famed naturalist is dying, he did an
nounce that ‘‘Mr. Burbank’s con
dition is exceedingly grave, with
prospects for his recovery few.”
Burbank's wife and sister are at
liis bedside and there is a hush of
death about the house.
Dr. Shaw spent two hours with
the stricken man this afternoon.
One report which Dr. Shaw would
not substantiate was that Burbank,
had swooned and was in a state of
coma.
San Diego Paper
Is Menckenized
SAX DIEGO, April 10/—lie
publication of ‘ ‘ Hat rack, ’ ’ an
article from the April issue of
the American Mercury in this
week's issue of the San Di
ego Herald, published by A. 11,
Sauer, has resulted in an order
from the local postmaster bar
ring the paper from the mails
on the ground that it contains
indecent and obscono material.
Editor Sauer has reprinted
the story in full, under the cap
tion "Boston Prudes Dislike
This Cleverly Written Story.”
Copies of tho local paper
were in demand at news stands
Friday, after it became known
that tho Mercury had been bar
red front the mails by tho |*>»t
office department and that tin*
San Diego paper was carrying
the story which lias long since
exhausted news dealers* supply
of the Mencken publication.