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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-27
NANK|NG CAPTURE
IS REPORTED BY
SUN CHUAN-FA NG
Shantungese General Takes
Former Seat of Chiang's
Nationalist Regime.
AMERICAN DESTROYER
DAMAGED BY GUNFIRE
Southern Forces Claim Northern
ers Forced Back Across
Yangtze River.

By the Associated Press.
PEKING. August 27-Capture Of
Marking, former seat of the National
list regime under Chang Kai-Shek. Is
claimed for Gen. Sun Chuan-Fang's
Shantungese or Northern army.
Nationalist Claim Victory.
SHANGHAI, China, August 81 (P).
The Nationalists (Southerners) claim
to have driven the Northern troops
back across the Yangtze River yes
terday after disarming the majority.
The Nationalist military authorities
state that they have taken over both
1.-The Shanghai angchow and Shang-
hai-Nanking Railways beading to the
northwest and southwest, respectively
and repaired the breaks in them.
They also state that they have rushed
5000 men from Hangchow to Chin
kiang, on the south bank Of the
Yangtze east of Marking
There is no traffic on either railway
line other than troop movements.
T. & VESSEL, DAMAGED.
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Haunted House Ghost Laid as Farm Hand
Saws Woman Hired Him to Gust Husband

eral days ago. The two spent two
nights in the farm house. The first
night the sheets were snatched from
their beds as they slept, and a white
clad figure vanished among the out
buildings as they watched from Their
window. Next day. warnings to all
occupants to flee were found daube'
about the interior Of the house in
red fluid resembling blood.
That farmland and "ghost" were
Of the same stature aroused the patrol
mans suspicious, however. Close
questioning of the man resulted in a
signed confession, he said. Mrs.
Walker and Miss Velma Miller. a
Summer boarder. were arrested short
ly after.
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FORCES TO BE REDUCED.
Allies to Take 10000 Soldiers Out
of Rhine1and.

LONDON, August q R.-The
Armies of Occupation in the Rhine
land will be reduced to $4,000. Word
to this effect was received at White
hall today in Frances reply to the
British memorandum suggesting re-
duction to $4,000.
A three-power definite agreement
has been reached, 1t is stated, provid-
ing that France reduce her forces by
5000. Great Britain by 1000 and
Belgium by 1000. .-.....~.. $1,000.
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GALES PROMISES AID.

MEXICO CITY, August 26 UP.-
President Gales has instructed the
military commandant of the State of
Jalisco to afford full protection to Of
ficials of the American owned AM
paro mine near Guadalajara and its
mining properties, seized by radicals.
The department Of industry will take
charge of the situation in an effort to
effect a settlement Of the conflict.
President Gales and Secretary of In.
dustry Morones held a conference this
afternoon to discuss the affair.
Press reports received here say there
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MONUMENT URGED
FOR DOLE FLYERS
Memorial at Golden Gate
Proposed-Services to Be
Held 700 Miles at Sea.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, August
PA lasting memorial to the miss.
ing Dole flyers, a monument just out
side the Golden Gate entrance to San
Francisco Bay, the spot over which
the three planes moved out into the
Pacific. is proposed by the San Fran
| cisco Examiner edit0rially.
1--WE owe these 10 heroes this trib.
ute,". the Examiner says. "They flew
| for America, not only for the prize.
This country's supremacy may yet de-
| pend upon the complete mastery of
| the 2,400-mile sky trail to our terri
! tory in midpacific. When that mas.
| terry is perfected the lessons learned
| in the Dole flight will lie at the basis
of the achievement. Let us hope un-
til hope must be abandoned and then
| let us act to memorabilia, in lasting
| beauty, this Bonner party of the air.
(The Bonner party, which attempt
ed to cross the plains in the early
| days all died by cold, starvation or at
| the hands of Indians before reaching
| California;
Memorial at Sea Planned.
A movement to hold a memorial at
| sea September Is for the seven flyers
| missing in connection with the Dole
air race has met with unanimous ap.
| prevail.
Tons of flowers are expected to be
placed aboard the Matson liner Maiu
| by relatives and admirers of the flyers
these to be cast upon the Pacific
waters some 700 miles west of San
Francisco on September 16, one month
| after the exciting start at Oakland,
| Calf, of the first aerial race to Ha.
wall.
A clergyman aboard the Maui will
! be called upon to deliver the eulogy
in the memorial services and passengers
! bound for Hawaii are to form the
| chorus, singing anthems as floral Of
| ferings are tossed from the steamers
| decks to line the great circle for miles.
| Civic officials responded readily to
| the memorial suggestion and heads of
the Matson Navigation Co. offered the
services of the Maui.
Navy Search Continues.
The Navys search along the ocean
| lane to Honolulu was still in progress
today.
Admiral Richard II. Jackson, COM
mander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet, re-
| iterated aboard his flagship, the dread
naught California, in San Francisco
Harbor that the sea quest would be
abandoned only with the abandonment
of all hope of finding the aviators.
With the search on this side of the
Pacific virtually concluded subma.
| rines, mine sweepers, six destroyers
and a light cruiser still were carrying
on the hunt in the western sector and
over stretch of water 500 miles
northwest of the main Hawaiian
| Islands.
The light cruiser Omaha and six
destroyers were continuing their sweep
of the Midpacific toward Honolulu,
where they are due Monday.
Twenty-three submarines and three
auxiliary craft We're combing an area
extending 500 miles southeast of the
Island of Hawaii, an equal distance
northwest of Kaui and 800 miles south
Of Honolulu.
ALOHA NAVIC ATOR GIVEN 81 OOO
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RAIN DELAYS OLD GLORY.

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y, Au-
gust 81 @.-With raindrops dripping
from it's golden wings, the monoplane
Old Glory huddled at the runway top
today above a sodden field that avia-
tors said would prevent hop-off on
its nonstop flight to Rome until Mon
day at least.
Experience has shown that it takes
a full 48 hours for this field to dry
out after a drenching, and at mid.
morning the rain was still falling into
an inch of water that covered the
mud of the grassleSs runway.
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By the Associated Press.

BELLEFONTE, Pa. August 81
Two officers slept two nights in a
haunted" house before they laid the
ghost" which for years is said to
have tried to force w. j. Walker from
his farm here SO that his wife could
secure control.
The "ghost" and two alleged &C.
completes are under bond for hearing
as the result of a confession obtained.
State police say, from Quincy Smull.
the farmland ghost" who says he
was hired by his employers wife.
Walker, on the verge of nervous
collapse, appealed to Sheriff Robert
Taylor and State Motor Patrol Cor
poral T. z. 4tillar for protection sew
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Rain Halts Tennis Tourney.

FOREST HILLS, N. Y. August 27
(P).-Rain today caused the postpone
ment of the semi-finals in the national
women's tennis championships until
Monday. The finals will be held Tues
day if the weather permits.
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Deputy Stays Man
And Self Over Log
Washed in by Sea
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 27.-
Warren c. Smith. 65, deputy
sheriff at San Leandro. near here,
late last night shot and killed Ed
ward A. Hayne, SO, in quarrel
over ownership of log on the
beach. brought in by the tide.
Smith then committed suicide,
shooting himself.
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York, Pa, Reports Snow.

YORK, Pa, August q RD.-F,arly
riSers in this city today observed fall
III. snow flakes 1t was only a furry,
but several of the city's oldest resi-.
dents say that il is the first time they
e.er saw snow ia August .......
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FIRE HENS IN FAMILY.
flames Sweeping Forests of Ore
eon Believed Spreading.
Ornp AUGUST q q

EUGENE. Greg. August q P).-
JIemmed IN their home by a forest
fire on Nelson Creek, near here, a
family Of five or six was believed
endangered by the rapidly spreading
flames today.
-Four other families living in homes
in the burning area were believed
cafe.
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Chilean Envoy Leaves for City.

VALPARAISO, Chile, August q CP).
Carlos Davila, newly appointed
Chilean Ambassador to the United
States. is sailing today to assume his
post.
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HUNT FOR REDFERN
PLANNED; NO WORD
HEARD FROM FLYER
Three Seaplanes Prepared
for Search From Bahamas
to Turks Island.
AVIATOR DUE TO REACH
BRAZIL BY EARLY TONIGHT
Sponsors Not Alarmed, However,
as Course Is Out of Touch
With World.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, August 27.-Prepara-
tions were being made here today by
Edward Niramier, head pilot of the
Biscayne flyers. leading commercial
aviation unit in these waters, to send
three seaplanes to the bahamas and
as far south as Turks Island to search
for the Port of Brunswick, the mono
plane piloted hy Paul Redtern when
Topped off Thursday from BruhsWick'
Ga. for South America.
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ALOHA NAVIGATOR GIVEN $500,

HONOLULU, August 81 R.-Capt.
Paul Schluter, navigator of the mono
plane Aloha, second prize winner in
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RraziI Awaits News.

RIO DE JANEIRO. August p Up
Dispatches from Para and Pernam-
buco at o'clock this morning salo
those cities were without news OF
Redfern.
SPONSORS NOT ALARMED.
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NEW YORK POLICE DEFIED.
Committee Plans to Parade Ashes De.
spite Orders.

NEW YORK, August q CP.-The
ashes of Nicola Sacco and BartolomeO
Vanzetti will be paraded through New
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By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August Ct
The expected jumps in the Pride
of Detroit's flight around the
world, follow:
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WEATHER.

10 8 Weather Bureau Forecast.1
Cloudy tonight and tomorrow; con-
tinued cool.
erat,tres-Highest, CO. at pm.
YESTERDAY; lowest, So, at $50 am. to.
day.
Fun report on page 3.
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CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ~
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30

glcv, "'Does she mean tie tails of
Tommio, Joic and kittie Kat?'
"sOh, no.! laughed Baby Bunty,
''She means the brown things that
grow in the swamp-that kind of
cat tails, You know
ooh. there won't be any of them
until fall" said Uncle Wiggily.
Cattails can't be gathered until
then.
"Tbat's what Miss Mouse said. >
declared Jingle.
Uncle Wiggily sort of dozed off
in his chair while the bunny boys
and girls talked of what they would
do in vacation, and at last, as the
moon began to make the evening
light, Mr.. Longears went out of the
bungalow.
"Where to now" his wife want
cd to know.
~ Just thought I'd hop over to
the swamp and see, if by any
chance, there might be some early
cattails l could pick for the Lady
Mouse 10 decorate the school room
on the last day. said the bunny.
you won't find anyl" said his
wife. Besides you might get lost
in the swamp
ooh, / know my way around, d"
chuckled Mr.. Longears. "Anyhow
there is a moon
"The moon might be hidden be
Lind cloud after while, y squeak
ed Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy.
"Then I'll take bottle with
some lightning bugs in for a IAN
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30
ANOTHER BIG FLOOD

, The Mississippi River is subsiding-no more danger
ado? ~ ''
The Colorado, like the Mississippi, is guarded by
IeveeS IN It's o"ar reaches If they give way the flood
VIII mandate million of the richest land in the
world and ruin CO. 600 farmers
though not as vast in extent as the Mississippi de-
Iuge the Colorado peril is greater for the area men
aces The Imperial Valley IS below sea level and has
no possible outlet. When the Mississippi spills over
the water actually flows away and dry land energies
again. as IN the biblical flood If the Colorado spills
over the deiuge will that fruitful land with an
inland sea which will remain there until it disappears
Dy the SLOW course CT evaporation which might take
many years.
1t is necessary, therefore, to turn from the broken
ieVees OF Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana to the
threatened lcvees OF southern California After that
1t IS necessary II insure along the Colorado river pro-
tectVe works no less important for the southwestern
states than have been urged for the southern Misss
sippi Valley states
Congress had one good chance at that, in the last
session. In the Boulder Dam plan, and neglected it
Antl-flood legislation should be at premium in Wash
lngton next winter.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30
THEATERS

Seldom does the motion picture
gocr see upon the screen histori-
cal romance as vivid and as color
full as California, Tim Mccoy s
latest historical Western picture
filmed by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer
playing Saturday at the Airdome
theater.
The picture is based on story
from the pen of Peter B. Kyne,
which was written especially as a
starring vehicle for Mccoy. Per
haps that is the reason that the
star so admirably fits the role of
Captain Gillespie, L. 5. NJ. c.
Kync chose as his historical era
the period when California was be
ing conquered by the Americans
the time when the proud old Span
iSh families were losing their grip
on what is now one of the most
famous states of the Union.
1t was an era of romance and
battle, an era suitable for picture
of love and action, against a back
ground of fact. The story is a
'i4dI LtliS OilC anu uldhtS LHt DlpOu
run faster.
The stars previous military OK
pcricnce helps suit him to the role
of the president S messenger and
the hardest fighting marine in the
service of his country.
Dorothy Sebastian is seen in the
role Of the Spanish senorita, who
despite her wishes, falls in love
with one of the invaders, a man
who arrests her own father. She
loves him and shoots him at the
same timc-for of such stuff are
scnoritas made.
Tic east is an especially strong
one from the point of character
acting and it includes players who
portray the roles of many great
historical figures, including; Cap
tain Fremont, President Polk, Gen
cral Kcarney Kit Carson and Pho
Pico, the Californian who rcbellcd
against American rule.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30
Westerners Win
College Tennis

HAVERFORD, Pa, June 30
The west dominated the intcrco(le-
giate lawn tennis tournament at the
Merton Cricket Club today with
five players from that part of the
country and only three from the
east having achieved the quarter
finals of tournament play.
The quarter finalists were:
Cranstou Holman. stanford; John
F. W. Whitbeck, Harvard; Ben
Gorchakoff, Occidental; Ralph Nc
Elvenny, Stanford, in the upper
half, and Wilmer Allison. Texas;
Melvin Partridge, Dartmouth; John
Van Ryn, Princeton, and Alan Her
rington, Stanford, in the lower half.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
By HCWAED Z. GAR1S
UNCLE W1GGILY AND THE
PUSSY TAILS
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure News
paper Ss Indicate.


Copyright, l92f, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.
(By Howard r. Garis.)
One day, after he had spent many
hours hopping around to look for
adventures without finding any,
Uncle Wiggily returned to his hol-
low stump bungalow in time to eat
supper with his wife, Nurse Jane,
Fuzzy Wuzzv and all the forty
'levcn bunny boys and girls.
"'Well, what happened at school
today, my dears?" asked the rab-
bit gentleman as he leaned back in
his easy chair and twinkled mis-
pink nose contented like. "What
did you do, Jingle -
LADY Mouse Teacher let me
draw picture on the blackboard, -
answered this little rabbit girl.
And what did you do, Scoot-
er'' asked his father.
ooh, Miss Mouse let me take the
blackboard erasers outside n d
knock all the chalk dust out of
them" Scooter replied.
ana spoke piece, eA'iatAiou
Tooter. For, as this was next to
the last day of school for the sum
mer term, the Lady Mouse Teacher
did not keep the children too close
IL at their lessons.
"And tomorrow is the last day. y
exclaimed Baby Bunty. "And L m
so glad. Tomorrow We don I have
to do any lessons and there's going
TO be an entertainment and maybe
we IL have ice cream and cake.
And the Lady Mouse said, y
went on Jangle, ''that she wished
she had some cattails to decorate
the school-room with.
"sCattails!" cried Uncle Wig
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30

later. turn into cattails. And by
following the sound as they rustled
in the wind and called to him in
their mewing voices, the bunny at
last got on the right path and out
of the swamp. Then he hoped
home to bed.
So tho Lady Mouse Teacher
didn't have any cattails or pussy
tails either, with which to decorate
the school room. But there were
plenty of wild flowers which did
Just as we'll And if the condensed
milk doesn't try to get out of the
can before it is opened and SO
scratch its face, III tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and the last
day.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30

tern said Uncle Wiggily. Il really
would like to find some early cat
tails for the Lady Mouse
He whistlcd for some fireflies
who kindly snugglcd down in bot
tie to make lantern. for him, and
then the bunny gentleman set off
for the swamp which was not far
from his bungalow. For time the
moon shone brightly, and Uncle
Wiggily had no trouble Jumping
from one grass hummOck TO anoth-
or in the swamp as he threaded his
way through looking for cattails.
But none could he find and at last
the moon went under a cloud and
be had to depend on his fireflies
for light.
Then, all of a sudden, the bunny
dropped his bottle, the cork came
out and the fireflies falling into a
puddle Of water, got so wet they
could show no light and the bunny
Has left in the dark.
"Oh, m lost in the swamp! he
cried. "How can / get out'
Du0ucAig HS htd4u o. NoACo ~
ing:
Newt New! New,"
ia that you, Tommie Kat 20
called Uncle Wiggily. " And you
can tell me the way out Of this dark
swamp"
Z" No. we are not Tommie Kat,
said the mewing voices. tWe arc
pussy tails, though, and if you come
over this where we are you will be
on the edge of the swamp and can
! soon find your way out. -
Pussy tailsl What do you
meant asked the rabbit.
In the fall we viii be cattalis,
was the answer, but just now we
are so little we are only pussy tails
ONE over this Wa9!' The moon
! then shone family through cloud
Uncle Wiggily could see the grow
- pussy to-! p.a@ts that would
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30
PERSONALS

Mrs. Marie Jenkins and three
children have gone to San Diego
where they viii spend the summer
with Mrs. Jenkins aunt and uncle
at Talmadge park.
Frank Reading, deputy health of
ficcr, is spending two weeks in San
Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. 4. BoyStt are in
III Centre on business today.
Judge Franklin J. Cole arrived
in the valley last night from Los
Angeles and will remain a few
dayo. ,-s Mia
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30
The San Francisco Bank
526 California st., San Francisco
tAnd Rranches)

For the quarter year ending June
S0th, 1927. dividend has been de-
clared al the rate of four and one
quarter (41D per cent per annum on
all deposits, payable on and after
July LIST, 1927. Dividends not call
ed for are added to the deposit ac-
count and earn interest from July
LIST. 1927. Deposits made on or be-
fore July 18th, 1927, will earn in
terest from July lst, 1927.
WM. D. NEWHOUSE,
Secretary
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30
TEN YEARS AGO
June so. 1917

Local bank deposits showed
total increase of deposits of $57S,-
6S3.4S over the previous year. Total
deposits for 19l6-19l7 were $l,740,-
S27.90.
The House Guards elected the fol-
lowing officers: Harvey Horn, LIST
lieutenant; j. r. Ford, End lieu.
tenant. Officers roll was signed
BY 80 men.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30

Jindbergh insisted on taking with him guest at
swell reception in New York the filling station man
who had sold him his gasoline for the Atlantic trip
at cost Anybody who will sell gas the same
terms will get a good reception from US.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30

Now that there's scramble fly the Pacific, let
some aviator head for China and do little unofficial
ambassadoring over there.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30

There's only one thing worse than a cold June and
that's hot June.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30

If the quarrel carried on between England and
Russia is really an Asatic row. authorities
say, why not let India and Siberia fight it out over
the Himalayas?
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30

The president has made good start with his fish
nr. but he won't be real denzen of the Black Hills
till he shoots bar and washes out pan of gold
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30
Is YEARS AGO
June 80. 1912

Valley land patents were issued
to Howard 4. Jones, John NJ. Graf
ton, William b. Sawyer and John
c. Vaughn.
W. II. Morehouse announced his
candidacy for the state assembly.
Entrants in the automobile race
to be run on the Fourth were Ed
die de Lovelace, Knox; R. l.. Ruth,
Pope-Toledo; Steve Lyons, Buick
H. c. Bliss, Ford: Clarence Conant,
Buick; Phil Brooks. Mercer: F. P.
Waters Halliday; j. P. DAILY, Hud,
son; }. w. Mccoy, Chalmers; 7. A.
Cox, REQ; Fred Fuller, REQ.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30
NEW TROUBLE IN IRELAND

The belief, recently current in this country that De
Valera was longer force to be reckoned with in
Ireland proved to have been wrong His party in the
recent national election carried enough parliamentary
districts to threaten the present Irish government and
even the existence OF the Irish Republic
stituted
The Fianna Fail, headed by De Valera, is still min
or,ty party But there is clear jory in the par
Lament, ministry is expected.
What part de Valera and his uncompromisng fol-
lowers demanding complete independence for Ireland
will take in the government Is not yet certain.
They may continue TO bar themselves from public Of
flee by refusing to take oath of allegiance to the Irish
Republic. In that case, remaining outside there would
be possibility of civil
The best thing for Ireland, apparently would be the
entrance of the Valera group into the Irish parliament
minority ready to criticize and assert its
principles but cooperating in the general work of gov
ernment That is the way do things in the United
States, where De Valera got his political training
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30

statesman who fishes is always hard to beat.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-30
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
30 YEARS AGO
June 80, 1907

John M. Eshclman, state senator
and California politician was max.
ing his temporary home at Hanlon
Heading in Imperial Valley. He
announced his candidacy for dis
trict attorney at the forthcoming
elections, the first held by Imperial
county.