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The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-04-28
PANTAGES

The Pantages program for the
week of May LIST.
Miss Marjorie Rambeau, the distin-
guished American dramatic actress,
star of half hundred notable Broad
way successes as Eyes of Youth"
Sadie Love-" 1.-THE Goldfish" and
The Sign on the Door," For her
Pantages tour, Miss Rambeau has
chosen a condensed version of her last
seasons New York hit Just Life"
1t has to do with a brilliant young
wife and mother, fresh from sensa-
tionai triumphs in Europe as a prima
donna, who returns Unexpectedly to
New York and finds her modern"
daughter and husband entangled in af-
fairs of the heart which sadly need
her good common sense. Miss Ram
beau has a splendid cast assisting her
which includes Boyd Marshall, Thel-
ma Barnet and Florence Weber in
the Interpretation of this sparkling
vehicle.
Aalbu Sisters - Bob Carter & Co.
Straight from the Big City comes this
Broadway Revue with the beautiful
AaIbu Sisters and Bob Carter, one of
the best dancers in vaudeville. The
girls play the xylophone-piano and vi
olin and one of them has an exquisite
voice.
Mack & CoreI, offer their latest
laughing hit entitled Cray but
Good" snappy routine of very fun
ny dialogue, song or two and some
extra good dancing.
Bill & Sherrie Mathews, Miss Math-
ews is the daughter of the late Sher-
rie Mathews, one of the foremost
musical comedy stars of his day, and
his daughter is a pretty chip from
the old block, inheriting all her faith
er's ability when he was part of the
team of Mathews & Colger. Miss
Mathews in unquestionably one of the
most gifted of the younger genera
ton in the theatre, and with Bill, she
presents bright connection of songs
and patter.
J. J. Collins, the Australian Juggler
in very unusual routine. He juggles
objects ranging from knives to can.
non balls, billiard cues to billiard ia
ble-then for pastime juggling
wooden drum, chair and chand.
elier.
Feature Picture, A First National
screen attraction "OLD LOVES AND
NEW" based on the novel THE De.
sert Healer" The drama of the man
who lost wife because he knew
only the law of the jungle-and the
husband who found a wife because
he knew the law of men. Lewis
Stone plays in one of the finest, fast
est moving roles he ever had, with
Barbara Bedford, Tully Marshall and
Katherine Macdonald in support.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-04-28
Vitaphone Swaps
Liberty Crowds

Four superb yitaphone numbers
have held the eye and ear of Spokane
audiences for the past five days at
the Liberty. Elsie Janis and her gang
headline the bill, followed by Willie
and Eugene Howard, the Four Aristo-
Gratis, and concluded with the Metro
politan Double Male Quartet. Then
the picture-"The Better Ole" adapt
ed from the cartoons of Bruce BARNS
father-the comedy is beyond deserip-
ton. 1t is truly the essence of the
humor dug from the mud of the bat
tiefields of France Lew Keller says
it's two dollar show for -four bits"
He's right, only it's more than a
two dollar show.
THE Better ole" played to $4,000
people at the Colony theater in New
York. AS far as is known no one
ever asked for her money back be-
cause she wasn't amused. If you see
"The Better ole" you can't help be-
ing happy, at least for time. sgd
Chaplin has the lead.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-04-28

The Council of Jewish Women will
hold a regular monthly meeting Tues
day, May 3, at p. m. Mrs. Milton
Freiburg will preside. On account of
the convention beginning May 81, the
election of officers will be postponed
until the June meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
SCORE OF CITIES
SCRAMBLE WILDLY
FOR CONVENTIONS
By PAUL R. MALLON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. To- am
paigns Of cities seeking the Rcpubii.
can and Democratic national convcn-
tions for next June opened formally
here today with 10 definitely enter
ed for the big show of the Repub,
licans and II competing for the
Democratic political exposition.
The Republican national commit
tee viii meet here December & to Sc
lcct one Of the 10, while the Demo.
cratic choice will bc made January
II.
Kansas City, Detroit, Cleveland
and san Francisco are considered by
party leaders to be leading the rest
fer Republican honors, while Detroit
aud Denver are similarly heralded as
best bets among the Democrats.
Other cities entered for the Re-
publican convention include Seattle,
san Antonio, Omaha, Chicago, Den
Yer and Philadelphia. Minneapolis
has a bid but it is regarded as tenta-
tive.
Those nominated for the Demo
cratic convention besides Detroit
ard Denver are Boston, Chicago, Mi
ami, Omaha, indianapolis, San Fran
cisco, Atlantic City. Cleveland, NJ IL
ncapol.s and st. Paul.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
0UESTIO N OF
REMUS' SANITY
ENTERS In CASE
BY PAUL w. WHITE
United Press Staff Correspondent

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 16.-
Whether George Rcmus, on trial
charged with the murder of his wife,
lmogcnc, was insane at the time the
crime was committed, today had
emerged as TIE paramount issue of
the case.
BY permitting Remus to question
prospective jurors and serve as his
own counsel, Judge Chester r..
Shook, rc!cgated to minor import
ancc the question of Rcmus present
state of mind.
Although the three alicnists ap-
pointed by the court still may re-
port to Judge Shook that Remus is
now insane, the possibility was con-
sidcred unlikely.
Only his mental powers as of Oct
ober Is, the day he shot and killed
his wife while she was on her way
to appear against him in a divorce
hearing, vitally affect the trial.
The aGcnists, Doctors Charles f.
Kicly. David |. Wolfstcin and \. +.
Baber attend every session of the
trial to watch Rcmus actions.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
RESCUE SQUAD
SEARCHING RUINS
AT PITTSBURGH
Known Dead Number 26
With More Than 30
Reported Missing.
BY ROSS DOWNING
United Press Staff Correspondent

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 16. - The
army Of rescuers pushed forward
with renewed vigor today to extract
the dead from the debris of Pitts
burgh 5 fatal gas explosion.
The bodies recovered stood at 26,
the missing numbered more than 80
and 80 injured still in hospitals.
A rescue squad which for two
days has concentrated it's efforts on
the ruins of the Pittsburgh Clay Pot
Company, adjoining the exploded
tanks of the Equitable Gas Company,
has penetrated the lower levels of
the building where the bodies of the
2jth and 26th men were found.
''Our first aim is to account for
all the dead and missing" County
Coroner w. j. McGregor said. can
intensive investigation into h e
cause and responsibility of the blast
will not be made until the rescue
work has ended.'
Tottering buildings added to the
hazardous conditions under which
rescuers worked.
All wrecked buildings in the dis
trict were being inspected by Off
cials of the city department of pub
lie works and all unsafe structures
were ordered razed. Repair work
was going forth on slightly damaged
dwellings on the fringe of the vast
ed plot.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
Jury Disagrees in
Pescarrara Case

After delibcrating for more than
20 hours the jury which beard the
presentation of the ease against w.
L. Pecarrara was discharged this
morning by Judge Finney without
having reached an agreement. Peca.
rrara was charged with having fail.
Cd to stop and render aid following
an automobile accident on the Holt.
Vile highway in which Mrs. w. b.
Oswell was injured.
"Peg Leg Hunt testified that
Fecarrara was the driver of a truck
which stopped at his place on the
morning in question and remarked
of having had an automobile acct
dent, while he was also identified by
officials in charge of the quarantine
station at Yuma as having passed
tnere on the morning of the acci-
dent.
Pecarrara s defense was based on
the claim that he had not been in
the vicinity and knew nothing what
ever of the wreck.
The case of Salvatore Maggie, al
legged to have been riding in the
truck with Pecarrara at the time,
and charged with having failed to
make. Pccarrara stop and render aid,
following the accident, went into the
hands of the jury at noon today.
Practically the same evidence was
introduced in this ease.
According to report at the court
house the Pecarrara jury was nine
TO three in favor of conviction when
the final ballot was taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
BOXING GAME
GIVEN ANOTHER
BLOW AT FRESNO
ny United Pres. Leased Wire

FRESNO, Cal, Nov. Is. The
rumble of another of California s
pugilistic storms echoed through
pugdOm today following a bout here
last night between Johnny Mccoy,
recognized by the state boxing in
telligentsia as the worlds flyweight
champion, and Freddy Imperial, a
Filipino from Stockton, Cal.
The flareup came in the fifth
round when Imperial crumpled to
the canvas from a blow delivered
six inches below the belt and was
counted out by Referee Johnny
Schiff, of Los Angeles, amid the
shouts of "foul! foul!' from the
throats of hundreds of fans.
A moment after Schiff had raised
McCoy's hand in victory, Fred Win
sOr, the champions s manager. climb
ed into the ring and whisked his
protege and the referee away to the
dressing room while the Filipino
still lay on his back writhing in
pain.
The Filipino, carried to his cor
ner, was found by a physician to
have been struck below the belt.
The official announcer relayed the
physicians report of "foul' to the
fans and the question Of who was
the victor became a matter of con
troversy.
"The physician has nothing to
say in the NATTER Referee Schiff
said later. "My decision is a
knockout in the fifth round and it
will stand.''
Imperial, a rugged, hard fisted
slugger, forced the fight through
the first four rounds and seemed to
have slight edge over Mccoy
when the disputed blow was deliv-
cred.
Dick Hyland, Fresno boxing com
missioner, indicated today he would
report the affair to the State Box
ing Commission.
The title was not involved in last
nights b out as the men fought at
catchweights.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
film COMEDIAN
DIES in CRASH
EAST OF YUMA
Actress Companion Goes
on Painful Journey to
Obtain Help.
ny United Press Leased Wire

YUMA, Ari.-, Nov. l6.-Genc
Cameron, movie comedian, was kill
ed and Peggy Baldwin and Sue
Lankford, movie actress, were seri-
ously injured on a highway 100
miles east of here late last night
when the car in which they were
travelling turned over three times.
The trio, on location here with a
Fox Film Co. unit making a picture,
were proceeding to Dallas, Tex, for
the Thanksgiving holidays.
Cameron died while being rushed
here from Sentinel on a special train
three hours after the accident.
The Baldwin woman suffered Sc
we're shoulder injuries while the
Lankford girl has possible broken
back.
Word received here indicated the
steering wheel of the automobile
locked, causing it to roll over three
times.
Cameron was trapped beneath the
NeHlcle ana was not removed until
aid was summoned.
Miss Baldwin crawled along the
road to Sentinel where she solicited
aid of workers in the freight yards.
1t took her one hour and 40 minutes
to make the painful journey.
The accident is said to have occur
red at 10 p. m. 1t was not until
after midnight that Cameron was ex-
tricated from the wreck. He had
been on the special train only a
short time when he died. The train
reached here at a. m.
No one was admitted to the in
jured women 8 rooms at the hospital
here today. Miss Landlord is sand
TO be in the more serious condition
OF the two.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
WOMAN KILLED
BY TRAIN AT
\ GRADE CROSSING

Mrs. Edith F. Bugenhagen, Al, Of
Minot, n. D., was killed almost in
s,antlv when she was struck by a
Southern Pacific passenger train Mt
the crossing just south of the city
limits at 6:05 clock this morning.
The train was stopped and the wom-
and placed on a stretcher and rushed
to the depot but died on the way.
Mrs. Pugenhagen came to Ell Cen
tro about three months ago and had
been residing with her two children
at the home of her sister, Mrs. w.
\. Scheniman, 437 Sandalwood
Drive. She had suffered a nervous
breakdown some time ago and came
to the valley to rest and regain her
health.
Members of the family believe
that she unknowingly stepped in
front of the train this morning
while out for a walk.
Employees of the railroad stated,
however, that they believed the wo-
man had Intentionally stepped IN
the path of the train.
In describing the accident Fire
man Deivert said that he saw the
woman approaching the crossing and
that until she disappeared from his
view in front of the engine it ap-
pcared as though she had plenty of
time to get across. The engineer
said that he saw the woman s hat
fly into the air as the engine struck
her and he Immediately stopped the
train.
Coroner Lemons was summoned
when the train reached the station
and the body was removed to his
funeral parlors on State street
where it is being held pending fu-
neral arrangements. An inquest will
he held there at ) clock tomorrow
night and the body will then be
taken to Redlands for burial.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
Missing Witness
To Pay Fine Under
New Federal Law
Dy United Press Leased Wire

WASH1 NGTON, Nov. 16.-Judi-
cial machinery moved today to pen
alize II. M. Blackmer, missing key
witness in the Fall-Sinclair Teapot
Dome trial for his failure to testify
in response to subpoena served on
him in France last spring.
Justice Siddons issued a rule cal
ling upon Blackmer to appear here
January 6 to show cause why he
should not be held in contempt of
court and his property confiscatcd
TO the extent of 100000 under the
new Walsh law.
Such an amount of Blackmer S
property, probably in money will be
seized at once, now that the rule is
signed, Senator Walsh, Democrat,
Montana, said.
Walsh is author of the law which
is here exercised for the first time.
The law was passed in 1926 es.
pccially for the purpose of forcing
return of Blackmer. In such a case
rs this, Walsh said, the judge has
no further power to punish by Jail
sentence or further fine for con
tempt of court.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
Tijuana To Try
New System For
Starting Races
by United Press Leased Wire

II JUANA, Mexico, Nov. ia
new system of starting, designed to
eliminate starting delays, will be
put into effect when the ri Juana
race meet opens week from Thurs
day.
A stall-likc arrangement is being
built at the head of the three quar-
ter straightway chute. There will
be ID OF these stalls. The horses
will enter from the rear The reg
uiar tape barrier VIII be stretched
along the front of the stalls ard viii
hc raised by the starter IN the usual
way.
he stalls will make possible, it
is believed, an immediate getaway
and prevent the horses from bump
ing and rearing into each other.
The details Of the new starting
system were worked out by Man
agcr Jack Atkin and Starter Cas-
sidy. If the thing is Il success, it
viii be used at the quarter mile
chute, also.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
QUIZ
FURTHER
DELAYED
Grand Jury Action Held
Up Pending Receipt of
Vital Records.
HEARING FRIDA Y
Jurors Petition Against
Reporter and Conductor
To Be Taken Up
By HERBERT LITTLE
United Press Staff Correspondent)

I
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Fresll
delay came today TO the grand jury
investigation of alleged jury tamper-
Jag in the Sinclair oil ease.
With swift action anticipated
from the grand jury that body sud
denly had to recess for two days, u
waiting vital records on telegrams
and telephone calls in the strang1
drama of jury shadowing.
The grand jury Friday expects tx
have records of kilograms and tele
phone calls between Harry F. Sin
clair, oil magnate and his New Yorb
office made during the oil trial.
With these, the government hopes
to forge one link in the chain II
seeks to bind about Sinclair as th'
alleged "higher-up" in hiring o
Burns sleuths to shadow oil jurors.
The records have been subpoenac
from New York and were expected
today. Because of their absence th'
grand jury could not proceed. It
witness list is exhausted. After in
specting the records it will be abb
to decide whether indictments or h'
true bills are to be returned.
On Friday, two phases of tn
drama arising out of the Fall-Sin
clair mistrial will be under way.
At that time there will be a hear
ing on the petition of Juror Edwart
Kidwell for contempt citations
gainst Don King, reporter and j
Ray Akers, conductor.
King and Akers swore they con
varsed with Kidwell and heard iron
HIM the alleged observation that b
expected, in event of Sinclair's ac
9uittal, to get car ''as long as TIN
hlnck -
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
Hearing Closed
In Water Case
Ry United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Nov. l6.-Hear-
ing ON nine applications for permis-
sion to appropriate surplus water
from the main San Gabriel river,
closed before the state division of
water rights here yesterday after
the city Of Monrovia had presented
its plea.
Monrovia asked permission to
construct an impounding dam at the
same site in Pine Canyon that Pas
adcna seeks. Nine municipalities
and private companies ask for n
share in the water, a move vigorous
" opposed by other interests. No
date for decision has been set.
The applicants are Pasadena, Mon
roVia, Alhambra, Long Beach, Whit
tier, Compton, Rubio Land and
Water Association, La Flores Water
Company and Glondora Consolidated
Mutual Investment Company.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
Traffic Officer
Gets Man After
Chase In Mud

"Bill' Tackett proved to the sat,
isfaction of one and all yesterday
that he can still do the hundred in
something less than a half hour. 1t
all happened at point south of the
city on the Calexico highway when
he sought to place under arrest one
Marion Lanslee, truck driver.
"Bill' was not impressed with
the manner in which Lanslee was
driving the machine and drawing up
behind him gave him the siren sig.
nal to stop. Lanslee stopped driv-
ing the truck but he started in doing
a sprint. He took off across field
but Tackett parked his cycle and
then the fun began.
Tackett's heavy build caused him
to sink into the muddy turf while
Lanslee skinned along over the
surface. But Chip stuck to his
guns and when he began to wade
through the mud at top speed it
flew in 80 directions and Lanslee
was finally outdistaneed.
Lanslee pleaded guilty to the
charge of reckless driving before
Judge Mayfield this morning and
was sentenced to pay a fine of $50
and also spend 10 days as guest
of the sheriff.
Several others were arraigned on
traffic charges. They were as fol
lows: l.. Denick, fined $40, truck
violation; Domitilo Mazon, fined So,
speeding; Carlos Cruz, Jr., fined $25,
for cutting in ~; w. English, fined
$3.50 for failing to observe boul-
evard stop; M. G. Rivas, fined $25
and given a 10 day jail term for
speeding, the jai, sentence being
suspended during a period of good
behavior.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
Doheny Bids On
Oil Field Lease
In Kern County
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Nov. l6.-E. l..
Dohcny, president of the Pan Amer
lean Oil Company, of Los Angeles,
offered the United States govern
mcnt bonus of $4,000 for oil
and gas leases in Kern county, and
if the lease gets an official "OK'
in Washington it will go to his com
pany.
This action was taken in compcti-
tive bidding before John c. Ing, reg
lister Of the United States land Of
flee here. The land desired by Do
heny was 100 acre unit approx
imately 90 miles northwest of Bak-
crsficld.
Midland Oil Fields Company, Ltd.
of Los Angeles, subsidiary of the
California Petroleum corporation,
was high bidder for two other par
cells of oil land totalling l20 acres.
Their offer WAS $4,000.
The two companies will also pay
royalties on oil produced, in addition
TO the bonuses.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
Street Paving
Hearing To Be
Held Tonight

A hearing on the matter of TIL
paving of several streets in TIL
Northwest part of the city will b
held at the meeting of the city eoun
ell tonight. The hearing was contin
ued over from last week, at whiel
time a protest was filed with til
council against the paving.
The streets to be paved if tn
petition is approved by the counci
are as follows: Adams, between In
Ferial and Eighth streets; Tent
street, between Adams and Wooc
ward; FL Centre and Euclid avenues
between Eighth and Twelfth street,
Several other matters are sehed
uled to come before the board a
tonight's meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
FEDERAL AGENT HERE

+. III. Bauman, of the Unite,
States Bureau of Chemistry, is her
in the valley for few days check
ing up ON the amount Of arsenlea
residue in lettuce and pea fields. II
is working in connection with th'
horticultural Department and Com
missioner b. A. Harrigan. II Is M
derstood that there has been q.
trouble Of this kind here, and non
is expected, the expert Is visit beinl
more a matter of form as this MAJ
ter is closely watched throughou
the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
Sally Produces
Splendid Alibi
by United Press Leaned Wire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16.-
Judge Dudley P. Valentine won
dered what became Of Sally"
until Sally Rand, 1927 Wampas
Baby star, called him on the tel
ephone to explain just why she
was not in court to answer a
traffic violation charge.
"You see it was like this,
judge she explained in a most
convincing manner, 81 looked at
that tag and it was so dirty I
misread the date Of my appear
ance as November 25. And then
I found out it was November Is.
I'll be right around in the morn
ing.' Sally is charged with
driving 35 miles an hour in a 90
mile zone.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
Held For Robbing
Tourist Who Gave
Him Assistance

John w. Kelley, 21, of Los An
geles was picked up by attaches of
the sheriff's office this morning, a
short distance west of Holtville and
brought to the county jail where he
is being held pending investigation
into charges of assault with deadly
weapon and attempt to commit a
highway robbery.
A tourist, whose name was not
learned, reported to the police at
Brawlev late yesterday that he had
picked Kelley up at Indio and given
him a ride. AS they neared Brawley,
he said, the man suddenly ordered
him to stop the car, pressing knife
against his stomach. He then pro-
ceeded to search the tourist, taking
what money he had and cut him on
the cheek and in the back of the
neck with the knife in an effort to
make the tourist tell where he had
ether money secreted in the car.
Kelley is said to have then taken
several blankets from the car and
made hasty departure in the di-
rection of Brawley. The tourist
said that he followed him in to
Brawley and pointed him out to po-
lice but that Kelley eluded them.
This morning the tourist again To-
Gated Kelley in Holtville and re-
ported to Chief Cornelison. Kelley
again ran but the sheriff's office
was notified and a posse consisting
of Deputy Sheriffs McClelland,
Sharp. Gillett and Chief Cornelison
of Holtville captured Kelley 20 min
utes later about three miles west of
the city.
Kelley is said to have admitted
Just obtaining his release from Jail
in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
Court Suspends
Chase Sentence
ny United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16-Charlie
Chase, motion picture comedian, was
given so days suspended Jail sent
ence in municipal court here today
when he pleaded guilty to charge
of being drunk.
Chase was arrested several nights
ago when he did not stop after his
car had hit taxicab. He was at
first charged with driving while in
toxicated but the count was changed
to drunkenness only, when he agreed
to plead guilty.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-16
What's Doing
TONIGHT
Radio: KGEN, 5:30-6:3O.

Radio: KGEN, 5:30-6:30.
Mid-week meetings, various
churches.
Oasis Shrine, w. S. of J. meets
Masonic emple, 8 p. IN.
Chamber Of Commerce direc-
tors meet.
City Council meets.
Forty and Eight meeting, I'm
perial, 7 p. m.
I. v. H. S. and J. G.. Girls Club
meets, Mrs. F. M. Burleigh's, z
p. N.
Breakfast at Sunrise Val
ley theater.
1.-TWO Girls Wanted" Palace
theater.
Young Peoples Club meets, st.
Mary's hall.
Indoor baseball: Fireman VS..
Bankers, Wilson field; Sciots VS..
Gas Company; Edgar Brothers
VS.. Court House, Southside field.
TOMORROW
Rotary Club luncheon, Hotel
Barbara Worth.
Woman's Ten Thousand Club
meets, 2:30.