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Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
Hate Blamed For
Youths Crime

LOS ANGELES, July 14.-Hate
bred of mountain feuds that is as
serted to have eliminated in the
Dissertation of his fathers grave
was revealed at the trial here today
of Paul B. Bender, l9-year-old sea-
man, charged with criminal libel of
the dead.
From the witness stand the youth
admitted that he placed a placard
reading: "Good radiance Of bad
rubbish on his fathers grave
Memorial Day together with a bou-
quet of roses.
Bender's defense, according to
his attorney, is that his mother s
relatives caused him to hold deep
hatred against his father, who left
his mother when Bender was two
years old and while they were liv-
ing in a section Of Virginia where
hate and feuds were the religion
of the people
81 certainly did," was Bender s
answer when asked if he had plac-
ed the placard on the grave in Bel
vedere cemetery.
Both prosecution and defense
have rested and the court will
charge the jury later today.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
Decision Made In
OsWald's Suit

Judgment was entered at the
county clerks office by Judge A.
c. Finney yesterday in the ease of
George H. Oswald against Ruby E.
Costello, individually and as admin
istratrix of the estate of John A..
Costello, Jr., ct al.
In rendering judgment the court
found for the plaintiff and against
the defendant, giving the plaintiff
title to certain property, to wit,
lots 20, 81, % and 90 in block 40
of the Townsite of Ell Centre. The
court further gave the plaintiff
clear title to the paving plant and
equipment pertinent thereto and
situated on the described property.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14

= relations with the girl. He had en-.
gagged in conferences with Attor-
neys Blaisdell and Powers of Cal
eXico in an effort to post bond in
Calexico for his appearance later
IN answer to the charges but that
disagreement had arisen and the
bond could not be arranged.
He then testified to having had
dinner at his home with his wife
and mother and that later he was
met on the street by Antonio Esca-
lante, brother of the girl, who
forced him at the point of a pistol
to enter an automobile and that
Escalante, in company with City
Clerk Morales of Mexicali had de-
livered him at the Calexico police
station where he was locked up. He
later obtained his release under
$1,000 bail and was held to answer
to superior court on the charge The
bail, however. did not give him
complete freedom, he charged. He
said that it restricted his freedom
to going any place in Calexico but
denied him the right to step outside
of the city bonds.
1t was further brought out that
Escalante has been arrested by
Mexicali authorities and is now in
Jail in Mexicah awaiting trial on
charges of kidnapping. Moran, how
ever. holds that under the Mexican
laws he must be present in court to
appear against Escalante and that
his detention here has held him
from being able to do so.
Deputy District Attorney Ed
ward B. Patterson, asked Moran
only few questions in beginning
his cross-examination before noon
recess was called. Adjournment
was then taken until 2 o'clock.
Several other witnesses are ex-
pected to be called by the defense
this afternoon in the effort to
prove Moran's alleged illegal ar
rest.
Guadalupe Escalante, the girl
who charges Moran with having
doped and taken advantage OF her
while in a state of coma, was pres
ent in court this morning. She
appeared little more than a child
but sat throughout the hearing with
grave dcmeanor.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
COOLIDGE LUCK"
IS PR0VERBlAL
IN BLACK HILLS
Misfortune Appears to
Dodge President When
1t Hits Elsewhere.
BY PAUL Il. MALLON
Omitted Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

RAPID CITY, S. d., July A.
The saying Coolidge luck has be.
come a proverb out where the pres.
ident has established his summer
White House.
When it halls in the field beside
him, Mr.. Coolidge in an open car
is untouched; when it rains there
is no downpour near him, and when
other fishermen have had bad luck
he hooks 10 trout.
The proverb has become SO fam
GUS that townspeople here are US.
ing it as a byword and say:
''Let s GO with President Cool
ldge and keep out Of the rain.
The story started when some
time ago Mr.. Coolidge left the ex-
ecutive offices shortly before hail
the size of tennis balls beat down
upon the town. Fear was felt for
Lis safety. A party was organized
to go out and rescue him but he
had ridden home in perfect ease
"''' Comfort ana 'hau never seen the
hail. -
The story Of the Presidents i'm
munity to misfortune is not new.
Years ago in Massachusetts, Mr..
Coolidge gained renown for his
luck. The manner in which he was
nominated as vice president and
similar developments later created
the phrase that nothing could stop
Coolidge luck
Out here his good fortune has
been even better and farmers are
beginning to thank him for bring
ing the best crops they have had
in 10 years. Real estate developers
too are glad that he selected this
place for his summer home.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
Shreeye Admits
Owning Liquor

Victor Shreeve of Brdwley enter
ed a plea of guilty to a charge of
unlawful possession of intoxicating
liquor when arraigned before Judge
l. Mayfield this morning. The
Judge sentenced Shreeve to pay i
fine of 800 and spend 80 days in
the county Jail. The Jail sentence,
however, was suspended during the
period of the good behavior Of the
defendant.
Shreeve was arrested with seve.
raj others by deputy sheriffs ana a
federal agent during a series of
raids conducted in and about Draw.
ley and Calipatria on July 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
Decision Given
In Oil Case

Decision in the appeal taken In
the case of D. X. johnson against
Ben Hulse, ct al, was filed at the
county clerk s office this morning.
The appellate court in rendering
its decision affirmed the Judgment
found by the court against the de.
PENDANTS, Ben Hulse and C. 8. Alb
bolt but reversed the decision in
the case of Lee Little.
The case revolved about an effort
made a number Of years ago 10
form an oil company. The suit was
brought on charges that after the
company had been dissolved with
out Incorporation, money furnishe !
by the plaintiff had not been 70
turned as agreed in the sale Of
stock TO him.
The court in it's ruling found in
favor of the plaintiff and against
the defendants Hulsc. Abbott AMI
Little. Judgment in the sum Of
$567.30 was granted
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
TROPICAL
WEATHER
IN EAST
Many Deaths AS TOrrid
Wave Sweeps Atlantic
States.
H E AT CONTINUES
Little Hope of Relief
Held For Sweltering
metropolitan Areas.

More than 60 deaths were caused
in the United States by the two
day heat wave, which continued I'M
abated today throughout the east
approximately IL of the deaths
were due to drownings or lightning
The remainder were attributed di
rectly to the heat.
The west and middle west had
found some relief today from heat
and freak storms, but promised
showers had materialized only at a
few points in the east.
Most Of the east continued to
suffer today under extreme TEN,
peratures and high humidity, with
the only hope OF relief held out by
weather toreeasters III the promise
Of possible showers later in the day.
Boston, New York, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, Washington, Pitts
burgh and other cities were suffer
ing intensely. \ high Of 80 was
reached in Boston and Washington
and 81 in New York.
Relief came to the middle west
today after cooling rain. a freak
Storm in Colorado ended period
of high temperature there.
The majority of deaths occurred
in Metropolitan New York and
nearby New Jersey Nine were at
tributed directly to the heat, Three
were drowned and Ignatz Mestrie
Xxi, overcome by heat while walking
on the railroad tracks at Perth Am
boy, \. j., was killed by II train.
Before relief came to Chicago 10
had died there. The other deaths
came from points in New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and other east
ern states.
Deaths recorded in the "a hours
ending shortly before noon today in
4 luded:
1, New York and New jersey Is;
Chicago 10; Philadelphia s; Buffa-
10 .; Detroit 9: Baltimore 3; Ohio
10; Pennsylvania 5; Schenectady,
n. V. 9; Walesnburg, Colo, .; AL
bany, y. V. !; Syracuse /; New
London, Conn, l Cliftondale, Mass,
/; West Virginia 3. Total "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
IS ENACTED AT
RED0ND0 BEACH

REDONDO BEACH, July II. :
After shooting Mrs. Anna Lewis,
80, through the heart, J. G. Under
man. SO, summoned Chief of Police
c. T. Henry and when the officer
appeared at the Lewis home turned
the gun on himself and sent a bull
let through his brain here today.
He died short time later.
According to Chief Henry he re-
ceived a call early this morning
from the Lewis home. When he
knocked on the front door he was
told to 90 to the rear and enter Il
bedroom. There he found Linderman
sitting on the bed beside the body
of Mrs. Lewis. Linderman was
holding a gun.
Before the officer could seize the
gun, Linderman fired one shot, the
bullet piercing his brain.
Lindeman left two notes, one
addressed to Nick Lewis, husband
of the dead woman, who is en-
ployed at San Pedro, and a second
to brother, j. S. Linderman, of
40 South Center street, Orange.
The note to Lewis was incOhereut
and read as follows
Gamma told you about you and
yourself. The way you and she came
to California and left the children
back there. And about the alimony
is the reason you came to Redondo
to live
Signed 81. c. L.
The other note read: "In case
anything happens. please notify J..
S. Linderman, 420 South Center
street, Orange
Linderman recently came here
from the east to live at the Lewis
home.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
HOltville Bank
Seeks Judgment

An action seeking Judgment in
the sum of $4,274.S9 was filed at
the county clerk s office this morn.
ing by the First National Bank of
Holtville against l.. c. Rice, s. j..
Rice and Fred j. Diehl. According
to the complaint the money was
advanced the defendants on a
promissory note secured by a chat
tel mortgage on grape crop. The
grape crop, however, was com
plete failure thereby eliminating
any security on the note. 1t charg-
rs that only $25.ll has been paid
on the note and asked judgment
for the money due. s. NJ. Smyser
is appearing as attorney for the
plaintiff.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
Uses Car to Kill
Alleged RObber

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, July IA.
Russell Thompson is facing a
murder charge here today because
he used his automobile as a medium
of vengeance.
The death of Dennis Savage from
injuries sustained when Thompson
ran him down with the car result.
ed in Thompson arrest.
Thompson told police that Saw
age and another companion robbed
him after poker game, prompting
the alleged reckless driving.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
smith IS
off FOR
HONOLULU
Civilian Flyer Hopes to
Lower Tirtle of Maitland
and Hegenberger
FIRST TRY FAILS
Plane Returns to Field
After Slight Mishap on
Take]Off.

OAKLAND AIRPORT, San Lean.
Gro Bay, Calf, JUL l4.-The civil
ian challenge to the once-conquered
Pacific airway began at 1888 A.
NJ. today.
After one false start, causing a
re turn to the head of the mile and
Il quarter long runway, the small
monoplane piloted by Ernest L.
Smith made a perfect departure
from the field.
He rose slowly, ascending to
about 7C0 feet before the silver
gray wings of his plane faded from
sight in the haze over San Fran
cisco bay.
With him mas Emory B. Bronte,
navigator, holder of a ships master s
license.
They hoped to be the first civil
llans to fly successfully from SAL
Francisco to Honolulu.
Their second hope was to lower
the time in which Lieutenants Les
te J. Maitland and Albert Hegen-
berger made the flight. The army
flyers, first to span the distance,
landed in Honolulu 25 hours and 40
minutes after departure from this
air field.
The pilot and his navigator
smiled broadly and waved on their
takeoff, seemingly not perturbei
by the ill fortune which had attend
ed the first two attempted take-ofes
of the machine.
On Smiths first attempt Jun.
2s, a short time after the takeof:
of the army's fokker Bird lot
Paradise he was forced to returI
after nine minutes to the field, due
to cracked wind deflector. He had
DIS his navigator Captain William II.
Carter.
Four homing pigeons were car.
ried by the "City of Oakland in
stead of the two first decided upon.
They will be released at intervals
of about 200 miles at sea- IS
Carries Small Wireless
The pigeons and a small but pow
erful wireless set will keep the
world in knowledge of the flyers
progress.
The army radio beacon ut Crissy
Field and signals from steamers en-
route between California and Homo
lulu will keep the flyers informed
of their bearings.
Smith babe an affectionate fare
well to Miss Marjorie Brown, his
fiancee, and Ernest w. Smith, his
father. The elder Smith was dis
turbed over his sons intention to
make return flight.
"Don't do anything rash; one
flights enough" was his parting
advice.
After Smith 8 silver winged
plane had headed presumably for
the sea, he swung and headed over
San Francisco, his five plane es-
cort remaining in formation.
He circled the city at II a. m.
Fog and smelling salts combined
to force delay of the takeoff ORR
ginally scheduled for 9 a. m.
Heavy fog hung over the bay and
far out to sea until 0 o'clock. At
that hour the sun broke through and
gave rise to hope that the start
might be made soon after it had
been first planned.
After entering his plane Smith
asked for two bottles of smelling
Salts as protective against possible
sleepiness on the 240S mile route.
A messenger was rushed by motor
cycle into San Leandro while Smith
and Bronte prolonged their fare
wells.
Bronte was given an army revol-
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
Screen Star Is
Given Jail Term
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, July 14.-Rather
than allow his divorced wife to
"break his SPIRIT Cullen Lands,
screen star, is serving five days in
the county Jail.
The actor was ushered from a
court room to a cell yesterday when
he was brought up for sentence
charged with contempt of court in
arrears in alimony while Lands
connection with his failure to meet
alimony payments.
Mignon Lebrun Lands testified
that her ex.husband was $1,000 in
admitted that he had earned $17,-
900 since last November.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Cavo- Roman-Fernando Cavo, IS.
native Of Mexico and resident OF
Brawley. Anastacio Roman, 81, ma
tive of Mexico and resident of
Brawley.
Herrera-Lara. Alberto Herrera,
27, native of Mexico and resident
of Heber. Maria f. Lara, 1s. ma.
tive of Mexico and resident of He
Der.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
Row Over Dog
Ends Fatally

BAKERSFIELD Calf. July IA.
james Wingfield, brother of a
Nevada capitalist, today awaits
preliminary examination on a
charge of murder, following the
fatal shooting of Anton Marius in
the Greenhorn mountains near here.
Wingfield 8 hearing was set for
July 81 by Justice Tom Baker late
yesterday. ,
II was said that Wingfield and
Marius engaged in quarrel over
dog.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
Pirate Team Will
Train On Coast

PASO RORLEs. Calf, July A.
The Pittsburgh Pirates will again
establish spring training camp
here next year, according to an Of.
fetal notice received today from
s. w. Drefuss. secretary Of the
Pittsburgh club.
The Pirates have five wear ACRE
"ment with The Paso RoIbles ath
letic association for the use of tho
park.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
MOTORCYCLE RIDER IS
KILLED IN COLLISION

BAKERSFIELD, July 1.-the
bodv of Clarence Riddle. 40 killed
last ni,;ht at Delano il crash BE-
tween his motorcycle and nm an'o'
mobile. was sent to Alhambra today
Mrs. Eliza Henderson OF Los An
geles and Mrs. Cartwright OF Glen
dale were injured in the crash put
tyere able to return to their homes
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
Fire Destroys
Northern Ranch

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, July IA.
One hundred and fifty volunteer
fire fighters were resting today
after an all night fight to bring
flames that devastated the Stock
ton ranch northeast of here under
control.
Thirty acres of standing grain,
large amount of threshed and
stacked wheat, section of grazing
land and a harvester were destroy
eI
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14

The only industry that needs an
iron hand more than any other IL
pretty we'll unrelegated. That Is
the class of people who write free
for the newspapers poems about
transoceanic flights.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
'TODAY'S BOX SCORE
As Furnished by the United Press
Leased Wire up to 2:45 r. m.
NATIONAL
At Brooklyn

At Brooklyn
Pittsburgh 900 22l O0l--6 IA !
Brooklyn 2l0 900 02O--5 4
Aldridge and Gooch; Doak,
Clark, Erhardt, Barnes, Pitt and
Hargreaves.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
AMERICAN

Philadelphia at Chicago, post
roned, rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14

No wonder this is a revolutionary
country-with so many czars.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
At philadelphia

ST. Louis 100 200 OOO--3 10
Philadelphia 200 4l0 00x--7 IL
Rhem and Snyder; Mitchell anC
Wilson.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
At Boston

Chicago O2l 600 100 II
Boston 900 900 O0l-l
Osborn and Hartnett; Robertson,
Mills and Hogan, Gibson.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
At New York (rirst Camel

Cincinnati 100 0Ol 1875 10
New York 302 900 1906 l
May, Nehf and Picinich, Har
grave; FitzsimmOns, Songer, Fay
Thomas and De Normer.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-14
At Cleveland

New York 900 100 OOO-l ~ .
Cleveland 202 600 O0x-a .
Moore and Grabowski; Miller
and l.. Sewell.
The Washington times., 1927-11-07
TAD GIVES CHAMPION
EARFUL ABOUT STARS
Of OTHER YEARS
BY Tad

Victor Hugo his great lies Miserabes "What
lack admire The dwarf admires the major Whether
Gene Tunney actually lacks the things he admes
not the writer state positively that Gene admies
many of the Dempsey
When sit with the champion
boxing he all He loves hear of the things that
made the others great
He Sullivan, Corbett F Jeff Johnson perform
ne had read and about them the
wanted to be fighter and interested the
big most fellows
When the writer asked the champion what the first heavyweight
fight ne had he replied with sme "he Willard
Moran fight"
The Washington times., 1927-11-07

his title IN the 23rd annual Pine.
hurst autumn golf tournament.
Blue last year also won the quail.
flying round.
Friday will see the opening Of
the eighth annual mid south open
tournament which is expected to
The Washington times., 1927-11-07
$4,000 FOR SHORTSToP

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 7.-ChaI
mer Cissell, shortstop Of the Port
land baseball club, has been sold to
the Chicago Americans for $123,O0A
in cash and players
The Washington times., 1927-11-07

bring to Pinehurst such stars as
Walter Hagen, perennial p. G. A.
champion, Tommy Armour, Gene
Sarazen, Bobby Cruickshank. Mac
Smith, Jim Barnes, Johnny Farrell,
Emmett French, Leo Deigel, and
others.
The Washington times., 1927-11-07
Golfers Prepared for
Pinehurst Golf Season

PINEHURST, N. c.. Nov. T.
The Pinehurst golf season will be
opened today when Albert j. Blue,
crack OF Aberdeen, n. c., defends
The Washington times., 1927-11-07

in a clinch and while Maher still
blinked. chopped a right to the chin,
ending the fight. He told Of other
tricks of the willy Kid.
1t made Tunney smile and he
said. Dempsey has to be watched.
He is a very tricky fellow. He
knows every angle of the boxing
business. l have to keep my eyes
open and my hands up every Sec
ond of the time I'm in the ring
with him."
We talked of great punchers and
the writer told of seeing jeff stop
four men: Fitz. Corbett. Joe Ken
nedy and Rubin. with one punch
apiece.
Dempsey might have done the
same thing had his punch landed
squarely." piped the champ. knit
ting his hrows. He's terrific
hitter. That is. if he lands
squarely."
He added that Dempsey hit hard
with either hand. but thought the
left his best punch. although he
was not naturally left-handed as
was Jeffries.
Like COffrOth, the champion
thinks DempSey's name will
live long in ring annals. He
doesn't know whether Dempsey
was the greatest heavy of all
times or not. hut is quite certain
that Mr.. FIX, Of Oiai, California
las Jack dubs himself. would
surely have put up q great
fight against any of the former
heavyweight champions.
And you can bet all the gin in
Harlem that they were great with
the exception of Willard and
Burns. The latter was too small
while the former was too big.
Tunney says he learned a lot in
his two fights with Dempsey. He
learned that when he fought loosely
and relaxed that he was right and
ready. When he frightened up in
their first fight he soon tired. lie
learned in the first fight. too. that
it was suicidal to drop a right to.
wards Dempsey's body. while that
gent was crouched.
He smacked me on the face
with left in the Philadelphia fight
that taught me q lesson" said
Tunney, laughing, ''I cut upper.
cutting and rib-roAsting out of my
catalogue after that. You must
keep your hands up with Dempsey"
Tunney added that over conf.
dence or carelessness we're also
fatal when boxing Dempsey, He
believes that Dempsey's right cross
which dropped him in Chicago was
the result of his day dreaming. He
will he Johnny-at.the-r RAJ -hole after
this in the ring with Mr.. Elk, Of
Ojai California.
The Washington times., 1927-11-07

A RHide to WashipRtOn'a hest busI-
ness and professional firms IL on next
who's who columns. Cali ON them
for perfect assistance.
The Washington times., 1927-11-07

ne maze no comment. lie dldn [
say whether it was good. bad or in.
different. The smile told US the
story. though.
Can't you imagine young Tunney
up there in the SIS gallery seat at
old Madison Square Garden, lamp.
ing Jess Willard and Frank Moran
lighting for the championship of the
world?
Can't YOU Just see him after he
got home looking at himself in the
mirror and wondering whether it
was a dream or not?
Those two piano movers. the best
In the world! Is it any wonder that
he decided to become heavyweight
champ himself.
Only the ether day the writer
chatted with Tunney for two hours
or more in the company of Jim Coff-
roth and Billy Gibson. Someone
mentioned Sullivan as the natural
fighter. barrel.chested with the heart
OF lion and the aggressiveness of
a bulldog. Tunney nodded his heal
and said. Dempsey is of the same
strain. Just loves to fight"
CoftrOth, great FitzsimmOns
man, said that in his opinion
FitzsimmOns' powers of recuper-
alton were one of his greatest
assets. "Why. Sharkey had Fitz
out at the. end of the first round
in their New York fight" he
said. "Fitz was carried to his
corner helpless, vet with a min
ute's rest he came out again and
knocked Sharkey cold the very
next round"
Tunney leaned back and of course
Dempsey came into his mind imme.
dtately. Dempsey recuperates the
same way" he said He is groggy
one moment and ripping right into
you a bit later"
Tunney doesn't poster YOU with
Dempsey talk. He sort of eases in
a word of praise now and then be.
cause to him Dempsey is about as
great as man could be.
Coffroth spoke Of tricksters of the
ring. He told about Mccoy giving
Peter Maher the heel of his glove
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-09-22

Right: Ghostly Scene from
"The Cat and the Canary"
Master Murder Mystery
Opening Saturday at the
Clemmer. Below: Scene
from Vitaphonc Number
Opening Saturday at Liberty