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Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
NAVY LEADERS PLAN TO ASK
FOR MORE MEN AND VESSELS

The present officer strength
is enough for a navy of $4,000
men, although there are only
about $4,000 enlisted men now,
but both congress and the pres
ident have approved the main
tenance of full officer strength
as insurance, according to the
White House.
In the Magruder navy controv-
ersy itself, navy men believed
the secretary scored telling
shot by drawing from the Phila-
delphia admiral the admission
that he has no plan for reorgan-
ization of the navy.
Wilbur now refuses to say
whether he contemplates further
action and likewise To discuss
possibility of providing Ma
gruder with assistants necessary
to draft concrete recommenda-
tions for economy and "demo-
bilization of navy shore estab.
lishments, advocated bv Ma.
Pruder in his Saturday Evening
Post article.
Wilbur took another shot 1T
Maqruder in admitting he has
before him now recommen.la.
tiors made in 1921 for decrease
of the shore estab1ishm~~ts.
''We now have n srsal'er ~"r,s,l
Der of admirals en shore th@nf
was recommer'"d hv "agrnlef
in this report, = he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
LENGTHY SEARCH FOR BANDIT
CLOSES IN SAN FRANCISCO

san FRANCISCO, Sept. 2s.
Patrick Power, hunted by pos.
tai inspectors throughout the
country for several years as an
alleged member of the bandit
gang of Rev. Herbert Wilson,
was in custody here today.
Picked up as vagrant on
downtown street, Power was
turned over to postal INSPECTORS
who said he was wanted in Gin
cinnati in connection with the
100000 mail robbery executed
there by the Wilson gang three
years ago.
The inspectors also attempted
to link him with a 100000 mail
robbery in Los Angeles in 1927
and with a $500, 900 jewel rob.
berv in. New York which were
both attributed to Wilson s con.
federates.
San Francisco insnectors COM
r"rnicated with authorities in
Cincinnati. Los Angeles and New
York and awaited definite in
s'ructions from these points on
disposition of the prisoner.
Power admitted he had served
time in Canadian penitentiary
but he denied any connection
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
TIGER !"
BIRTHDAY
OBSERVED
Clemenceau at sc Still
Vigorous Despite Hard
Road Travelled.
VISITS IN PARIS
Wartime Leader in Capt.
tai For First Time in
Years.

PARIS, Sept. 2S.-Francc fight
ing man is SO years old today.
Georges Clemenceau, the "tiger -
of war days, spent his birthday in
Paris for the first time in many
years. Heretofore Clemenceau has
observed the occasion at Nendec,
his seaside retreat near st. Vincent
Sur lard.
Clemeneeau own home here is
being renovated so the former
Premier was the guest Of friends in
the Avenue Messine. He will re-
main in Paris several days because
Of the illness of his sister.
The old man, who was born Sep
tember %. 1871, always has been a
fighter. When Georges was only
ii years old, his father was sent
into exile because his Republican
sympathies had led him to denouncc
the government of Napoleon III.
Young Clemenceau said farewell to
his father and promised 81 will
have revenge for this -
of YOU want revenge" replied
the father, "work. -
The boy understood and went to
his appointed task.
How he accomplished it cannot
better be told than in his own words
in a speech in the Chamber of De
puties at moment when the for
tune of war did not seem to be fa-
voring France.
"As far as home policy is concern
ed / make war, said Premier
Clemenceau. " As far as foreign pol
icy is concerned I make war. !
Shall make war until we win. Russia
has betrayed us. continue to make
war. Rumania is forced to surren-
der. I make war. / shall keeR on
fighting until the last minute
When he was n student in the old
Latin Quarter Clemenceau, who had
begun the study of medicine in
Nantes, was known for his outspok-
IN republicanism. Napoleon III. had
made himself emperor by n coup
d 'etat but there was handful of
courageous thinkers imbued with the
spirit of the French Revolution who
did not hesitate TO say what thew
thought of the advennrer who con
sidered himself another Napolean
Bonapartc.
Clemenceau wrote in the news
paper, "Le Travail Before he had
written half dozen articles he was
arrested and spent ten weeks in
Mazas Jail. When he came out he
wrote even more.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
Warning Fails to
Frustrate Raid

s. Nagahama left his kitchen at
the restaurant he conducts at AZ
Broadway for a moment yesterday
and as Il result he was in the police
tolls a few minutes later.
AS Captain Lon Cromer and Pa
trolman Conley entered the restau-
rant Nagahama S wife is said to
have turned and yelled to Naga
hama to pour out some liquid IN
II bottle standing near the sink.
But it was at just that moment
that Nagahama had stepped out for
IA minute and the woman s warning
was futile.
The Officers claim that the bot
lie they found at the sink was fill
cd with whiskey and so Nagahama
was taken to headquarters. He was
released later under 5000 bail for ap.
pearance before Judge Perkins on
u charge Of unlawful possession of
ihtoxicants.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
COUNTY SCHOOL
FIGURES SHOW
LITTLE CHANGE

Increase in enrolment in the ele
nentary schools Of most of Imperial
Valleys cities is shown in report
received at the office of County
superintendent II. c. Coe. Total
grammar school registration, how
ever, is approximately the same as
last wears, "A slight decrease in the
number attending the rural schools
being shown by the same figures.
According to the compilation made
at the County Superintendent s of
flee today there are 6339 elementary
pupils enrolled. BY an odd coinci-
dcnce, this is within one of the
number at the same time last year.
Decrease in the enrolment in the
rural schools, and decrease Of
eight in FL Centre ) total enroll.
ment is believed to be caused by
the removal of a number of Mexi-
can families from the valley to
more northern parts of the state.
\ slight decrease in attendance at
the Eastside school in this city is
noted, while other buildings have
held their own as compared with
last year. FL Centre s enrolment i.
now 1862, as compared with 1860 1T
tie close of the first week of school
last year.
Hrawley leads the list in per
ccntage Of increase, having jumped
from sos to 935. Holtville, with
il5 last year and $50 this year has
made a proportionate gain, as has
Imperial which increased from 431
% 49l. Calipatria came up from POI
TO 303 and Westmorland from III
to 19l. Calexico has 93l a scompaf-
ed with 1850 last year. 1t should be
remembered that none of these fig
ures include high school enrolment,
which has not as yet been received
at the uperintendent S office.
Improved accommodations for
school children of the various valley
cities are reported underway. Braw-
lev school trustees this week award
ed the contract for an addition to
the eastside school which will cost
in excess of $4,000. At Calcxico
concrete is being poured for the
foundation of the new high school
auditorium, and the work of tearing.
down the present high school shop
has begun. Within week work on
the new shops will be begun.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
FORMER ORANGE
COUNTY POLICE
NOW ON TRIAL
By United Press Leased Wire

SANTA ANA, Sept. Esd. Me
Clellan, former chief criminal dep.
uty sheriff of Orange county, AMI
Roscoe Knight, also former dep
uty, went on trial today in th,
Orange county superior court on
charges of assaulting Russell Scott
of La Habra with a deadly weapon
Knight and Mcclellan were in
dicted by special county jury
called to investigate alleged i'm,
proper conduct on the part Of county
jail officials ana asserted cases Of
brutality toward prisoners. 1t is
alleged that Knight went to La Ha-
bra and tried to arrest Scott with.
out a warrant and that he struck
the man with night stick handed
him by Mcclellan, who accompan
led him.
At the time of the alleged assault
McClelland was under suspension
as the result of charges brought by
a federal grand jury in Los Angeles
that he was involved in a wide rum
running plot in Southern California.
The conspiracy case, which impli-
Gated number of prominent per
sons, is still pending in the courts.
The county jury which indicted
Mcclellan and Knight returned a
report CHASING Sheriff Sam Jerni
gan as incompetent, inefficient
and unbusinesslike. - Due to the
political elements of the case, large
crowd gathered to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
FORD'S BROTHER
FOUND DEAD In
VACANT HOUSE
Heart Disease Believed
TO Have Been Cause of
Aged Mans Death.
BY United Press LeaSed Wire

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 2s.--John
Ford, SO, younger brother of Henry
Ford, today was found dead of
heart disease in vacant house at
Fordson, suburb.
After a night long search, his
body was found slumped across a
bed in little home he recently had
purchased with the intention of re-
selling. The house was unoccnpied.
Death apparently came within a
few minutes after he had ad journed
the Fordson City council, Of which
he was president and with which he
had been connected since the city
was village.
While driving home he was seized
with heart attack, according to
the theory advanced by his son. He
stopped his machine near the vacant
house, thinking he would recover af-
ter little rest, the son believed.
Ford was not missed until early
today when his wife called police.
Few people outside his intimate
circle knew that John was the
brother of the world s richest indi-
vidual.
His relations with the manufac.
turer were as cordial as they were
informal.
John, essentially q man of the
soil, preferred to be known as John
Ford and not as the brother of Hen
ry Ford. some of his friends told the
United Press today.
Until six wears ago. while his
brother was piling up millions, John
was happy cultivating the 40 acre
farm adjoining the homestead on
which he and Henry were raised.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
Lands Approves
Series Players
Py Enited Press i.ensed Wire

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-The ap-
proved eligibility lists of the Yank-
ees, American League champions and
the Pirates and Cards, leading Ma
tionat League contendcrs, have been
, announced by Judge X. NJ. Lands.
Twenty-seven players are on the
Yankee and Cardinal lists and 26
on the Pirates. They follow:
Yankees pitchers, Reuther, Gi-
ard, Hoyt, Moore, Pennock, Pipgras,
Shawkcy, Shocker and Thomas.
Catchers, Bengough, Collins and
Grabowski. Infielders, Gehrig. La
zerri, Koenig, Dugan, Gazella, Vera
and Morehart. Outfielders, Ruth,
Combs, Mcusel, burst and Pasehal.
Coaches, O'Leary and Fletcher.
Manager, Higgins.
Pirates--Pitchers, Aldridge, Gwen
gros, Dawson, Hill, Kremcr, Mead
ows, Milius, Yde. Catchers. Smith,
Gooch and Spencer. Infielders,
Grantham, Wright Harris, Traynor,
Rhyme. Cronin and Groh. Outfield
CTS, bdfHHdrl, bTlchHeil, NuN icI,
Lloyd Waner and Paul Waner.
Coaches, Ems and Stanage. Manag-
or, Bush.
Cardinals - Pitchers, Alexander,
Ehem, Bell, Haines, Keen, Little
John, McGraw, Reinhart, Ring and
Sherael Catchers, Manager 20 Far
rel, Snyder and Schultz. Infielders,
PAttomley, 'Frisch, Soluble, L. Bell,
Thevenow and Torporcer. Outfield-
ers, Blades, Orsatti, Doughthit, Haf
cy, Holm, Southworth. Coaches,
McKechnie and Sothoron.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
Boy Says Nurse
Caressed Father
r. United Presn L~us~a vy,-.

ENID, Okla, Sept. 2S.-Mary
Atkinson. nurse charged with pois-
oning his daughter, frequently kiss
ed the Rev. Charles Bailey, promin-
ent Enid rector, Stuart Bailey, his
son testified at the nurse s prelimi-
nary hearing here today.
Miss Atkinson, who has denied
consistently her relations with the
pastor were other than a pastoral
friendship, is charged with having
administered poison tn Mary Jane
Bailey, the second member of the
Bailey family to die in period of
two weeks.
The son, Stuart, who with the
other Bailey children suffered
mysterious ailment following tho
death of their mother and presaginG
the death of their sister. told of sew
eral incidents in which the nurse
demonstrated her affections for his
father.
His testimony followed that Of
physicians who declared Mary
James death was not the result of
disease but of 'combined medica-
,tion.'
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
PAINLEVE SAYS
DOTY'S PARDON
DUE TO FATHER
BY A. L. BRADFORD
United Press Staff Correspondent


PARIS, Sept. 2S.-Minister of
War Paul Painleve today revealed
the story of the pardon which freed
Bennett j. Doty, an American, from
the prison into which he had been
east after conviction of deserting
thc French Foreign Legion during
last year. colonial war in Syria.
In an exclusive interview with
the United Press, Painleve said that
ali credit for the pardon rested with
L. II. Dotv. the father of the i'm
prisoned soldier of fortune. A let
ter from the elder Doty in PiloXi,
Miss, touched Pa.nleve and he de-
cided to recommend pardon to Pres
ident Doumergue.
The president signed the pardon
and but for an unexpected delay i'll
the movement of governmental ma
Clinery it would have been announc-
ed here during the American Lee
Vion convention as mark of friend
ship toward the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
S. D. Highway
Will Be Widened

Information received at the
Press office tbs morning, from
what is considered an unusually
reliable source, advises that the
state highway commission IS
planning to start work at an
early day on widening ana resur-
facing the San Diego highway
between this city and Dixieland.
A two foot shoulder will be
added on either side Of the pres
ent pavement, and the latter will
be resurfaced. The result will be
splendid highway similar to
that approaching Indio from the
south.
Government funds will be used
to finance the project, it is stat
ed. ard it is hoped the work will
be completed during the winter.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
Jury Disagrees
In Sauer Case

SAN DIEGO. Sept. 2S.-Failing
t. agree after six hours dcliheration.
the federal court jury irving A. r.
Sauer on charges of sending obscene
n'atter through the mail, was dis.
charged last night. Judge Paul j.
Mccormick Announced the ease
would go over until the March, 1928
term.
Sauer was indicted in connection
with mailing of copies of his weekly
paper containing an article con
corning the disappearance last year
al Aimee Semple Mcpherson.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
Many Applications
For Oil Permits

SACRAMENTO. Sept. 2S.-More
than 70 applications for permits to
prospect oil and gas lands in Kern
and Ventura counties have been
filed the last two days, according
to John c. Ing, register.
j. r. Kennedy. Fresno, drew first
choice in an oil land drawing, Win
ming 1888 acres north and west of
the McKittrick district in Kern
county. r. Tucker and J. Schaeffer
were second and third, winning 600
and $50 acres allotments in the
same district.
Yesterday Tucker again drew
800 acres and Truman C. Kuehn of
Los Angeles 40 acres, the latter two
being in Kern county.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
Traffic Officer
Given Surprise

cit happens only once in a life
time
That was the declaration of j.
w. Holcomb, state traffic patrol
man this morning in referring 10
the arrest yesterday afternoon Of
B. J. Ragland Of Calexico.
''Whv he seemed to appreciate
the fact that the police are on
duty, not to persecute the motor
ist, bit to protect him. When 1
gave him a ticket fer failing to
observe a boulevard step he
smiled you caught me that
time, thanked me for the ticket
and went imm ediately before
Judge Lorenz and paid his fine.
Yep, it happens only once in a
lifetime
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
College Head, 81

Homer P. Rainey, 81, is be-
lieved to be the youngest college
president in the United States.
He was born in Clarksville, Tex,
worked his way through Austin
College at Sherman, Tex, and
through the University at Chica-
60, pitched professional baseball
and taught for two years, at the
University Of Oregon. This fall
he was inaugurated president Of
Franklin College at Franklin,
Indiana.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
Road Threatens
To Stop Trains

Ell PASO. Texas. Sept. 2S.-
Southern Pacific Railroad traffic in
the states of Nayarit, Sinaloa and
Sonora will be suspended unless
bandit attacks on trains in those
states cease immediately, Officials
of the road have informed the Mexi-
can government, according to a
Mc"ico CITY dispatch here.
The Mexican secretary of war has
instructed all military commanders
TO wage war on the bandits imme-
diately, the dispatch said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
HELD FOR EMBEzZLEMENT
By United Press Leascd Wire

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2s--Charles
Dacey, insurance man of Joplin, Mo-,
wanted there for the alleged embez-
"lement of 100000, was arrested
here today by city detectives. He
was placed in Jail and Joplin auth
critics notified that he was in Gus
tody.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
BOND ISSUE
.... DEFEATED AT ELECTION
Rv United Press Lensed Wire

SACRAMENTO. Sept. 2S. -, TIE
proposed $l1,600,000 bond issueA-to
bring new domestic water supply
to Sacramento from Silver Creek
instead of Sacramento River lost at
the election here Yesterday.
Unofficial returns from the 3
precincts gave S.S3S voting for, and
1854 voting AGAINST the measure. a
two thirds majority was needed.ts@
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28
She's a FLYER

Little Virginia Mary Heath of
Auburn, N. Y. hasn't flown
across the Atlantic yet, but she's
an aviatrix just the same. The
girl is but two years, II months
old, but already has been up il
dirplanes and liked it.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28

The Nevada irrigation district of
Nevada and Placer counties will
SHORTLY vote on $2,000,000 bond
issue, to provide funds to buy a
canal and ditch system.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-28

Our idea of a good news story
these days would be for an Indiana
politician to deny that he seeks the
nomination for presidency.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-09-14
WELL KNOWN LOCAL
WOMAN PASSES AWAY

Mrs Anna Turner, 66, born in
Manchester, England, and for
many years resident of Juneau
having run several rooming houses
here at different times, passed
away at 1:20 o'clock yesterday
afternoon after being confined to
the St AIMS hospital for few
weeks with heart trouble.
Little is know of the relativ s
of the deceased other than that
her husband died in 1908, and she
has two daughters. whose where
abouts are unknown.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p. m. tomorrow from the c..
w. Carter mortuary, Dean c. E.
Rice officiating, and intermeut
viii be made in Evergreen Gene.
terry.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-09-14
WOMAN'S CLUB HAS
FIRST MEETING OF
1927-1928 SEASON

The juneau Women's Club held
its first meeting of the year yes
terday at the Forget-Me-Not Tea
Room for the purpose of electiug
officers for the coming year ami
to outline the goal for which they
will work during the winter
months.
Officers elected were: Mrs.
Marie Skuse. president: Mrs. Mary
Monagle, vice-president; Mrs. Ma
ny Gorham, secretary, and Mrs
Rita Mccall treasurer. Chairmen
of the committees for the year
were appointed as follows: Mrs
McCaul. literature; Mrs. Dairy,
better homes; Mrs. Monagle. pro-
grams; Mrs. Housed, home econ
omies; Mrs. Norton, music and
art
Supervision and construction of
a skating pond and playground
for the children of juneau are 20
be the objects of the years wo' k
Three new members received
in the club, Mrs. Redlingshafer,
Miss Todd, and Mrs. Pitschma4
After the meeting was adjourned
refreshments were served.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-09-14
NEW ORCHESTRA FOR
COLISEUM FORMING

A new orchestra is being Or
ganized by the Coliseum Theatre,
it was announced today by Man.
ager Max Pitschman. Maxwell
Tarp, of Seattle, who arrived on
the Alaska last night, is the first
of three new musicians to be
secured, it was said.
Mr.. Tarp was lately employed
in an orchestra at the Embassy
Theatre. Seattle. He was, also, 1t
one time connected with a Paul
Whiteman orchestra. He is an
experienced drummer and zyic-
phone player. A pianist and saxo-
phone player will be brought hers
in the near future to add to the
orchestra, Mr.. Pitschman said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-09-14
MAINTENANCE MEN OF
ROADS BUREAU HERE

M. d. Williams, Acting District
Engineer for the u. S. Bureau of
Public Roads who returned last
night on the Alaska from a trip
to Hyder, and Ketchikan and 9th
err places. brought back with him
Thomas Evans of Hyder and Wal
ter Anderson of Ketchikan. These
men. Mr. Williams said, are EN-
ployed by the Bureau of Roads
as maintenance foremen on the
Tongass Highway, at their respee.
tive homes.
Mr.. Evans has been employee!
in the capacity of foreman for the
last seven years, and this is his
first trip away from his post in
that time. Mr.. Williams brought
the men up so as to give them an
opportunity to familiarize them
selves with the methods of con-
struction and maintenance in 9TH
er districts.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-09-14
DICTIONARIES
TO CELEBRATE
IN new DUCOUT
Housewa rming to Mark
Goal Reached After Sew
eral Years of Effort

The American Legion and Leg
ion Auxiliary housewarming for
the new dugout just completed
by the Morris Construction Com
pany will be held tomorrow eve
ming at $50 o'clock with a pro
gram and refreshments according
to an announcement made today
by G. w. Nostrand, Adjutant of
the local post
Dimensions of the building are
2S feet by AZ feet, with the main
room 20 feet by % feet. while
the flooring is all of fir. Besides
the large room are two cloak
rooms, two lavatories, a kitchen
and concrete basement. The
building is a frame structure and
is finished in stucco.
For several years this dugout
has been the aim of the Legion
and the Auxiliary when they gave
shows, smokers, dances and other
affairs to raise money to buy the
lot on which their new home now
stands. The old buildings in front
If their club house are being torn
down and the property around the
dngout will be cleaned up and a
lawn will be started.
Our new home may be used
for civic programs and entertain
ments at any time. as it is the
aim of any post in building Il
home to make it civic center"
Mr.. Nostrand said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-09-14
Problems Are Similar

"The wild animal problem is
much the same as that of the
forests. if properly handled, they
can be used in such way as
not to do away with the supply
Instead of exhausting the wild