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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03
DELMONICO POTATOES

DELMONICO POTATOES
Pare potatoes and cut them
into bits the size "f d pea. Keep
them in cold water until all are
ready. For each scant pint po-
tatoes make a pint white sauce,
seasoning with onion juice or
celery salt. Stir potatoes into
hot sauce. turn into we'll but
tered agate saucepan and cook
in oven until potatoes are ten
der and sauce is absorbed, with
the exception of just enough to
hold bits of potato together.
Fold one part over tie other as
an omelet and turn into hot
dish. The potatoes should not
brown above or below. If neces.
sary, set them on CRATE and
cover pan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03
RASPBERRY SHERBET

RASPBERRY SHERBET
Mash one quart fresh rasp-
berries. sprinkle with two cups
sugar. let stand in warm place
two hours, then press out all
juice. Add one quart cold water,
strained juice of two small
lemons and freeze. Serve in
sherbet glasses with a spoonful
whipped cream on top.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

can rheumatism. Indigestion is often
caused by teeth being in such poor
condition that food cannot be properly
chewed.
NJ SIS pastry for dessert harm
full? Answer.-If you are stout you
should not eat pastry at all. And for
any one an excess of pastry will cause
indigestion because of the concen-
trated starches and sweets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-03

Questions from readers are answered daily
by Dr. s Parlles Cadman. president of the
Federal Council of Churches of Christ in
America. DR.. Cadman seeks TO answer IN:
quiries that appear to he representative OF
the trends of thought in the many letters
which he receives.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
NURSE BELIEVES
She IS MISSING
ANNIE MOONEY
by United Press Leased Wire

PASADENA, Aug. -. -- Miss
Lulu Barker. Pasadena nurse, he
licvcs She may be the solution of
the famous Annie Mooney kidnap-
iug ca>e which stirred san Frm-
cisco 1T yearsago.
Miss Barker, who is about ~
years cld, has appealed to Sda
Francisco polio" in an effort to pos,
sihlv Identify h't as the Mooarv
rirl who diSarooarcd from. q picnic
in Belmont Park, san Mateo, in
lSS3.
~ am unable to rcmember ans
details, but I recall vaguely that
! wo, taken from a boat by a man
and woman and later taken hN
train and boat To- kentuckN Miss
Barker said TODAY.
"Al nay life have been trying
to learn who my parents were. Soy
cral wears ago looked up SOM"
people in Long Beach. named Bark
ar. found two sisters who SAID
they had lived In kentucky aud had
been paid once for caring for som"
children. When / told them my
story one of them said Maybe you
are Annie MONEY!
Miss Barker said she remember
Ell "sjtting on littlc chair on
tig boat, with water all around
in company OF strange m'g AMI
woman. '.ha said sh' cn0r TO
California - years ago FROM Mem
3 81
out tho qourr in tho employment Of
various families.
IN, Mooney child was 6 when She
disappeared in 1882. Nothing has
been heard of the chill inr". -
though the parents, Mr.. and Mira
j Mooney san francisco, conduct
ed nationwide search for hcr.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
RODGERS IS
\ | { TIN Of
s NJ ASH P
Thrilled World Cne Year
Ago By Saving Ship
and Crew.
COMPANION HURT
Was Descendant of Fam
lily Famous in Naval
Affairs of Country.

WASHINGTON, Aug 27.--Death
Of Commander John Rodgers, navy
aviation hero and descendant of the
most famous navy family in the
nation from injuries received in
an airplane wreck ut Philadelphia,
was announced today by the navy
department.
Rodgers died in the navy hospital
at + o'ciock Of injuries received
when his Noight speed plane crashed
into the water in landing near the
Philadelphia airplane factory at
80 p. III. today.
Rodgers, who was transferred
from assistant chief of the navy
bureau of aeronautics at his own re.
quest, to field duty, received Il com,
Mound fracture Of the leg and frac.
ture Of several ribs, according to
1nr navy message. The mechanic of
his plane, Aviation Machinist 3
Mate Schult, was seriously injured,
it was said.
Eodgcrs mother, who lives at
Havre de Grace, Maryland, near
Baltimore, has been notified by the
navy authorities.
He suffered intensely from his
injuries and this fact prevented him
from telling of the circumstances
leading up TO the tall. navy officials
said.
Rodgers sprang into international
fame last September when, as com
mauder of the PN-9 No. |, Il huge
navy flying boat, carrying a crew
of five, he attempted Il nonstop
flight from San Francisco to Ha-
waii, Two other planes also at
m"toI the flight but did not reach
the half way mark.
hougers plane was lost and came
down not far from Hawaii after
most of the gasoline was exhausted.
The five men lived for nine days
ON slim pocket rations. distilling sea
water to drink, and were finally
picked up by one of the many
searching vessels sent over the Pa
cific after him. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
KEYES DISCOUNTS
MCPHERSON CLAIM
CASE Is SOLVED
ScOffs At Theory Dead
Attorney Was In Touch
With Alleged K;dnapers
Hy tinted Press L"nScd Wire

Los ANGELES, Aug. p. -- Dis
trIct attorney Investigators today
di>rountcd the claims Of Aimee
Semplc Mcpherson that a 'Solu-
tion' of her self-related story Of
KIDNAPPING and Imprisonment was
near.
rojlowiug the death Of Il. \. Nc
Kinlev. blind Long Beach attorney
in an automobile accident, Mr.. Nc
Phcrsou announced that the lawyer
had been trailing her asserted kid
napcrs and that their apprehension,
on promise of immunity, was imml-
neat. Purportcd evidence gathered
by Mckinley is now ia the posses
sion Of his secretary, Mis- Bcrnire
Morris, il was asserted.
Mckinley figured IN the mystcri-
Gus Mcpherson case during the
cvaugclist's five weeks absence
from Angelus Temple when he told
authorities that two men had ap-
proachod him and offered to return
Mrs. Mcpherson for ransom.
According to Il statement issued
1T Angelus Temple, Mckinley had
established contact with the alleged
abductors and had engineered It
telephone conversation between the
evangelist and one Of the suspects
before the lawyers dath.
I'VE questioned Mckinley on
many occasions and he was It wit
ness before the grand jury, said
District Attorney KeTes. "If he
had been in communication with the
Eidnapcrs we should have known
about if.
~ should like to know also WAC
has been promising immunity to
criminals. if that is the case. If
anyone had been i'll contact with
Mrs. Mcpherson : kidnapcrS the
district attorney office should
have known about it.
Keyes said he would not ques-
tion Mrs. Mcpherson in connection
with the latest angle Of the par
ported kidnapping.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
WOMAN KILLED
AS CAR DRIVER
FALLS ASLEEP
BY United Press Leased WI

ONNARD, Calf, Aug. 27.-Mrs.
Bessie s. Walter, 80, of j0j South
Louise street, Glendale, was killed,
and two other women, iHcluding
her daughter, were injured early to-
day in an automobile accident on
the Coneio grade near here.
The daughter, Mrs. Margaret W.
Orrrll, p, suffered a sprained back
and bruises, but was not dangerous
~ hurt
Miss Eva Murray of 3656 South
Hobart street, Los Angeles, had her
lett hand so badly crushed il will
be necessary to have it amputated.
The accident occurred when Miss
Murray. who was driving, fell
asleep and the ear swerved off the
road and overturned.
Miss Murray was unable to recall
manv details of the accident, de
claring her first recollection Of the
crash came after she revived several
minutes later.
G. Il. Jones, head of the Oakland
Motor company, Fullerton, discover
ed the accident and reported it to
police.
Mrs. Walters body was held at
the Diffcndcrfcr undertaking parlors
here pending arrival from Los An
gclc~ today of Mrs. Orrcll ; muS-
band, f. b. Orrell.
Miss Murray and Mrs. Orrcll were
under treatment at st. John : hos
pltal.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
EFFORTS
FOR CHANGE IN
MEXICAN POLICY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Rc-
ncwcd pressure is being "Xertcd ON
the state department hy Catholic
organizations opposing the admin
iStratiou : non-intcrvention policy IN
the Mexican religious conflict, it
was learned today.
J. 4. Flahcrty and d. J. Callahan,
ranking officials of the American
knights of Columbus, conferred at
length with Secretary Kellogg and
Ambassador Sheffield late yester-
day, every effort being mad" to
keep the meeting secret.
Kellogg repeated his refusal to
lift the embargo ON lines shipped
into Mexico or to break diplomatic
relations. as was demanded at the
recent knights of Columbus grand
council meeting at Philadelphia, 1t
is understood.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
ASSERT SURPLUS
WILL PAVE WAY
TO SLICE TAXES
Prosperity Plus Economy
Will Permit Reduction
In 1928 Is Report.
Ey JOSEPH S. WASNEY
GTnited Press Staff Correspondent

(t''''Ph Press STAN correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug 27. The
government will close the current
fiscal year with Il surplus close to
$500, ,Oto .OO0 opening the way for
tax reduction by 1928, federal fl
""i"l "'"'rrt> '.rrd'ctnd today an
the face Of 4 statement by Arting
.--,.i,,"ly OF me treasury Winston
yesterday that no new levy cat Was
in sight.
Despite the gloomy attitude tax
en- by administration leaders toward
anothcr tax cut in the immediate
future, treasury officials poiutc /
out that if the present prosperity
continues the nation : revenues soon
will b" sufficient to justify another
reduction.
In the first - days Of the fiscal
year there was a Surplus of $54,-
O21 $500 in the treasury golfers,
as compared with balance Of only
$23.9&UrUO for the corresponding
period last year. Practically all
revenues except miscellaneous taxes
have increased.
Administration economy polio eS
are being l'1:dlr fc;towed. EX-
penditmr. for running the nation
this fiscal year have been $352.24s -
Geo. q decrease Of nearly So ,000,6
compared with the cost in the same
period last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
VALLEY CITIZENS
SEE DAVIS ABOUT
LABOR SITUATION
Fear Shortage of Mexi-
Can Helps If Border
Passes Are Rescinded.

H. tho belief that The proposal Of
the init! States immigration ser
vice to t@continuc issuance of idcn-
titi"1tipn passes to laborcrS from
Nc>jco wi cause a labor shortage
IN Imperial Valley a delegation Of
valley business men met with Sec
rctarv Of Lat,r Davis in Los An
S"Ic> ,odaN 10 protest against the
plan.
Members of the delegation are w.
". NcEurn. president of the FL
Centre chamber of commerce: o. G..
Home, FL Centro; and b. l.. Ault.
CalcNico. Belief has been expressed
in this section that all farming sec
tions in California will be threaten
ed with Il labor shortage if the sup
ply from Mexico is cut off.
I'm the past six months more than
5OOO McXicans who. entered the
United States illegally or have no
papers showing their eligibility to
remain have been given the oppor-
tunitv TO pay their head tax and cs-
tHhllSh feSldthct lhfouSh Sp"cldi
agency known rs the Standard La
Dor Bureau of lmprial County or
gani2cd ut the suggestion of the i'm
migration department. District Dl-
rector Walter Carr announced this
week that no more Identification
cards viii hr ISSUED and stated those
already given out are to be reScind-
ed. Employers of Labor anticipate
such action will mean a general
rush Of McNicanS back to their own
-cnImtlN.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
NEGRO MURDERER
IS EXECUTED AT
FOLSOM PRISON
By United Press Leased Wire

FOLSOM PRISON. Calif.. Aug.
27.-Harry Gafford, 50. negro mur-
derer of John c. Scott. 50 Year old
farmer of Wasco, WAS hanged here
today at 1905 Il. m.
The prisoner entered the death
chamber at 1903 Il. m. ApproNi-
matclv 20 witnesses, including
>hrriffs. deputies and prison off
cialS, were present.
The trap was sprung a. 1905 %.
m. Twelve minutes and 45 seconds
later the prison physician prouounc-
ed the man dead.
After sound night 5 s'cep.
Gafford declared he was preparing
t. meet his fate.
II am no, afraid. lam ready tr
90, he said. "Sccms fuuny.
though that this is my last day on
earth.
Gaffcrd had the regular prison
breakfast of bacon and eggs toast
and coffee, which he ate with rel
ish.
LAST night, when told by th"
warden that he could order amy
kind of meal he chose, Gafforl said;
''ict me pork chops and watermel-
ON.
The Rev. T. NJ. Davis of Oak
land, negro minister, was with CAT
ford during his last hours.
Before mounting, the scaffoId
Gattord was escorted before War
den !. j. Smith, The two shook
hands.
"Good bye warden, " said the con
druued man, good luck to You. y,
The prisoner stood without tImch-
INC while the deputies quickly ad,
iustcd the black cap over his head
and tied his legs together Thr
Moose was then adjusted and the
trap sprung.
The execution was termed by pri-
SON officials as a nPerfcct hang
ing. The prisoner S neck was
broken and death was inStmtane-
Gus.
,afford was employed last March
bv son of the murdered man TO
assist his aged father ON farm in
Kern county, and was given q shot
gun with which to shoot rabbits.
The two quarrcled mccSsantly and,
according to Gatford, ~ could not
stand the old man S nagsin at
me.
In one of the quarrols Gafford
took up the gun and shot the old
man to death. The killing took
place March "a. He went To WaSc',
then to Bakersfield and fled north
with Il circus.
lie was arrested at Aberdeen,
Wash., and on his rrtHrn confessed
10 the crime and WAS sentenced by
superior Judge !. W. Mahcr OF
Kern county to be hanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
SANTA BARBARA
HUGELY ENJOYING
SPANISH FIESTA
n, tinted Press Leased Wire

SANTA BARBARA, Aug. -. \
modern rodc0, with tn" riders dress
ed in the costumes of the old span.
ish dons added to the gaictN OF
Santa Barbara : traditional Spanish
DAYS fiesta today.
More than 5O,o03 visitors were her"
for the colorful festivities. The car
nival spirit prevailed everywhere,
Paradcs, band concerts, street
dancing and other diversions gave
added color 20 the programs,
The fiesta opened with an his
torical pagcnt depicting scenes from
the carly life of California,
IIighlightS in the pageant were a
reproduction Of the discovery of
California by Juan c0hrillo, the
gold rush of - and appearance of
the old mission padres,
William Gibbs MrAdoo, war tim"
secretary of the treasury, mounted
on a horse and dressed in flamn"
colors, portrayed one of the Spanish
cavaliers in tn" procession.
Thc fiesta will close tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
Love Cause OF
Double Tragedy
Vy United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, CaIif., Aug, IL
Unrcquittcd love was today belicN-
ed by police to be the cause for
the murder of Viola Wells, %, pro
prietor of the Ambassador hotel
bv j. w. Atkins. 50, a ianitor, who
sGot the young woman to death and
then turned the gun on himself. His
body was found late yesterday in
one of the hotel rooms.
Efforts to locate relatives of
either of the victims have been m-
availing, The bodies are in charge
of the coroner.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
Decision Reserved
In McCarley Case

II. G. MrCarley, one of the mem-
hers of the McCarlev-Gihson Motor
company which did business in
HrawIeV until recently, was given
y preliminary hearing in Justice
Mavtield 5 court this morning on
charges of issuing a check without
sufficient funds in the bank to COW
cr it.
At the close of the hearing Judge
Mayfield stated he viii announce
ric decision late this afternoon.
McCarley was defended by Attor'
ncy Edger b. Hervey. Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Lee Nuffer repro
scnted the state. Gibson, McCar-
lrv' IS partner, is awaiting a hear
ing similar charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
Death Claims
Noted Engineer
uy United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. -. -
William Hood, SO, for 80 years CHIEF
engineer of the Southern Pacific
company, died here lqst night after
u short illness.
Hood, becoming Identified with
the Central Pacific railroad in 1867,
had a part i'm construction of the
first trans continental line the fol-
lowing year. lie later became ,aS-
,oc1qted with the southern Pacific
and retired in 1927. Among hif
engineering ACCOMPLISHMENTS were
the ''Trhachapj loop the IS
road over the Sisliyous and the
Great salt Lake cutoff.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
Arms Captured
In Herrin Raid
Hy United Press Leased Wire

HERRIN, H., Aug. PA raid
upon a hotel here today resulted IN
confiscation of a large quantity of
arms and ammunition and the arrest
of three men.
The raid followed the shooting of
Harry Walker and Everett SMITH
of Marion, and was led by Mayor
Mccormick, accompanied by Colonel
Robert w Davis of Narbonda'e'
dispatchcd here to investigate con
ditions in Williamson,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
MANRAT 7 An
VII ].
OVER GIRL
Crowds of War Days Are
Surpassed AS W hole
City Turns Out.
'"TRUD!E" WEEPS
President Coolidge Sends
Official Welcome For
Caannel Swimmer.
BY HENRY l.. FARRELL
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Aup Pie Hrudy -
cane home to Manhattan today and
Manhattan went Wild.
Evcn the enthusiasm Of Dover,
Bouloenr and Stuttgart had not pro
pared Gertrude Edcrl" for the It..
ccptiou ot her home tn'yu and the
girl who swan thc English channel
wa happy heroine.
Il was after TO p. no. when G"r-
tradr came ashore a the Battery
from the cutter Macon, which took
her off The iHer Hrnugarta at
quarantine.
Fifty tiausaud prorle wer.
amas~cd ai Battery rark to shout
thcir Urjcomr to her.
The squads Il police reserves.
afoni and op horseback. were p""-
crl,ss I. control thc crowd, which
sWarmcd lower Broadway. standing
l. deep ou the sidewalks of that
narrow cauNuu.
Through IT al Gertrude em.jol
her appreciation. She cried 1rnn
sheer NERVOUSNESS and ~rjd:
lis This aIl for mo can't be-
licyc it,
On tine wa, in 10 tbc Battery
from the Ecrcugarja, "Tradr' rr-
ccivcd the greatest barber reception
ever given here,
She was asked to- tol' the story
Of her swim, which accomplished IN
Itts hours, stands as record.
- wasu' =, tired lit, III" said.
F" Rurgc~~ cher tra.uc'I wanted IN"
to come ON, twice hut' wouldu T
do il.
The only time fc)D like s.op.
ping WAS when the two tugs ac.
coupnyu. me eoi too clos" aud !
could NO, go forward hc"al~r of
The backWash.
Gertrude said the tugs were moro
Of a hiudraucc than a help and that
the Boulugur editor who Thought
differently lnt.r had apolH"HcI ("
her for his doubts.
"Pop". Edcrlc refused 10 tell
cwsplpcrmcu how much lie had
wen ON his daughters successful
swim, but a reporter who had "roN-
cred the SWIM said Pop had
won $1,000.
Miss Edcrlc said she had lost
five pounds while swimming the
channel but that She had pat on II
rounds in training: ~ wanted TO
be thin when l got back but they
lcd me So uuch IN Germany that !
feel like au elephant she Said.
Admitting that there would be
financial reward for her feat, she
insisted that she WAS still 4 free
agent. She would not give an opin-
ION about the $25,ooU purs" that
William WrigIey offered for Cata-
lima Island derby.
Nothing Left Now
She said she knew nothing about
n challenge Of $4,000 that she was
reported 10 have offered to swim
any one across the channel again.
Z" Somebody said something to
pop that | could not do 1t agam
and he said he'd bet $20,ooo that
could she said.
Miss Edcrlc said that her amhi-
tion had been realized when she
stepped out Of the water on the -Eng'
.ish coast and THAT there was NO
more goals for which she could
aspire. II don't know anything
\ Continued On Page O.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
STATE PRISON BOARD
POSTPONES MEETING

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Aug. 2O.--
Postponement of the meeting of the
state board of prison directors,
to take place Al San
Quentin today and tomorrow, to
September 3 and I, was announced
today by Thomas w. Cannon, Sac
ramcnta member Of the board.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
DECIDE PAROLE APPLICATION

Superior Judge Franklin Cole was
to render Il decision today ON an
plication for parole filed by James
Conway, former officer in the Brit
iSh army, who pleaded guilty to
forgery charges recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
Canton Officials
Reach Agreement
By United Press Leased Wire

CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 27.-A con-
ference was scheduled here today
between County Prosecutor c. b.
McClntock and Joseph Roach, Spr-
cial police counsel, in preparation
for Roach s appearance before tho
grand ury Monday.
This was taken to mean that
peace has been restored h"twyen
the two leaders of the Don r, Mcf-
lett murder investigation, who were
openly criticizing each other Il Few
days ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
new RECORD SET
FOR AUTO TRIP
ACROSS COUNTRY
Hy United Press I.easeG Wire

NEW YORK, Aug. Ell. b.
Miller established Il new transcon-
tinental automobile record today
when he reached here from san
Francisco in s. hours and II min
utes.
The previous record was held by
- Ad' Jenkins and Roy Tuck, who
drove the distance in Sc hours, 20
minutes.
Miller left San Francisco at 9
n. m. Pacific coast time) Monday
evening. He drove a WillS-St. Glare
roadster.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
Injured Aviator
Is Improving
Nv Un,ted Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Lieut.
Cyrus BcttiS, army aviator, who
was brought here by airplanc yes
tcrday from Bcllcfontc. Pa, for
treatment of serious Injuries re-
ccived when his plane crashed Mon
day, passed ga very comfortable
night" and was resting easily this
according TO physicians at
Walter Reed hospital,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
WOOD BLAMES
FILIPINOS FOR
MORO SLAYINGS
Natives Retaliaie With
Charges Against Army
Officers.
By w. r. KUHNS
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

XAMBOANGA. p. l.. Aug. IL
Governor General Leonard Wood has
placed the entire blame on the Chris
tian FilipinoS for the clash with
the Mohammcdan MoroS ON the oc-
casion Of Col. Carmi Thompson 5
arrival.
Filipino leaders meet this an
nouuccmcnt with the assertion to-
day that General Wood personality
set the stage for the clash and con
niycd VIII United States army of
t.vr"s in 50 doing.
Hearing Of the clash. Governor
W,od rushed back to Iambomga.
summoned witnesses and conducted
Il thorough Investigation of the
trouble.
\ few days before Thompson 5 ar
rival. Governor Wood obtained a
promise from the Christian FiIipinos
that they would remain in a side
street until Thompson had been
landed This he believed would
avoid clash with MohammcdanS,
who prcdominate. Wood declares in
his findings that the Filipinos vio-
lated the agreement.
MANILA. p. L., Aug. 21.-Thc in
>ular senate has ordered AN investi-
CATION Of chaIges that army Off
GERS are stirring up strife in Min
danao in order to convince Col. Car
mi Thompson that a serious situa-
tion exists. ,aeauwhi!c there are
daily demonstration here against
Governor General Wood and the
amy staff.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-27
Movie Actress
Gets Annulment
Hy United Press Leased Wire

WHITE PLAINS, \. y" Aug. -.
-Dagmar GodoWsky, uotiou pie.
twe actress today was granted an
muumcut Of her marriage to Frank
Alavo, motion picture actor, by SUI
prcmc Court Justice Taylor.
She had testified that Mayo had
not secured q divorce from his first
wife Uatil - days after he married
J. .r