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Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16
Naval Veteran
Dies Suddenly

HOOD RIVER, Ore, Aug. 10
Cautain Charles Alexander Schetkv
100, America s oldest naval officer,
dropped dead at his home here yes
terday afternoon.
Captain Schetly, who celebrated
century of life on March % this
wear, had been i'll several days. He
fell dead as he walked from the
living room to the bathroom at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. S. +.
Aitken, with whom he lived.
A native of Philadelphia, Captain
Schetky ran away TO sea when IA
wears old, and entered the naval
service during the civil war, serving
with Farragut.
Funeral services will be held here
Saturday with the Masonic lodge,
of which Captain Schetky was one
of the nation S oldest members tax
ing q prominent part.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16
FLIGHT SOLE
TOPIC OF TALK
in HONOLULU
Nv United Press Leased wire

HONOLULU, Aug. l6.-1There is
but one topic of conversation in the
Hawaiias tOday-the great air race
Enthusiasm greater by far than
that which preceded the Maitland
Hegenberger a and Smith Bronte
flights exists everywhere. News
papers were devoting many pages to
the flight Thousands were prepar-
ing to 60 to Wheeler Field at dav
break although the frers probably
can not possibly reach here for six
or seven hours after dawn.
Hot dog stands have been erected
on Wheeler Field and officials were
preparing today to care for thous,
ands of automobiles.
May the best man win, may all
arrive safely and may the flight
prove a great stimulus to aviation 8
future; and bring the United States
and her Pacific outpost in even
closer relationship, said James F,
Dole donor of the 5000 prize mon,
ey for the flight.
The eyes of all Honolulu were
watching the race of Martin Jensen
whose participation was made pos
sible by his wife who. single hand
I'd raised funds for his plane among
the people of Honolulu.
\ tremendous reception was be-
ing planned for the filters and Homo
lulu will attempt to Guido the ovn'
tiou given the former conquerors
Of the Pacific.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16
OWENS VALLEY
BANK SHORTAGE,
HALF MILLION

LOS ANGELES, Aug. lG,- A
shortage of $430,0Oo in the funds of
the Owens Valley Irrigation Dis
trict. Of which W. W. and Mark
Watterson. Tnyo county bankers.
were Officials, was announced here
today by viii c. Wood, state sup
crintendent of banks.
Following information received
several davs ago Wood wired the
board of directors at Bishop and to-
day received telegram from the
hoard stating that the Waterson
brothers, whose five Inyo county
banks failed recently, admitted a
shortage in the district accounts.
Wood announced the appointment
of G.. f. Wales of Long Beach, to-
day as special deputy superintend-
eut Of banks to have charge of the
liquidation of the Inyo county
banks Wales was former receiv-
er of the State Bank of Livingston
and the National Bank at Delano.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16
ALL LUCK
FOLLOWS
!. AV|AT0RS
Only Four Planes Out of
Eight Entries Succeed
in Getting Away.
MANY MI S Fl A p S
Grief Overtakes Half of
Machines Striving for
Big Prize.
By JOHN N. PALMER
UNITED Press staff Correspondent)

;. OAKLAND AIRPORT, Aug. IL.
APast the Farralones, three mono
1planes, this afternoon were roaring
nto Il sun streaked path toward
Riawaii.
More than an hour and one half
behind, a fourth machine, biplane,
etreaked through the Golden Gate
hortly after , p. m, bearing as one
bf its three occupants, a young wo-
|nan.
The four planes were the "sur-
vivors' among IL ships originally
entered in the 2420 mile race for
honor in race of epochal aspect.
Jack Frost in the cleaning "Gold
4 Eagle;' Martin Jensen in the
iotously colored aloha = and Art
Goebel, in the blue and yellow
W oolaroc" were fighting TO set
Le pace on the first lap of the
Ereat race.
All nre planes of great speed, the
Aloha and Golden Eagle ca
pablo of attaining 1875 miles an hour
ander favorable condtons. The
'Woolaroc" is slightly slower.
The Miss Doran' biplane fourth
10 enter the airway, faced the task
pf overcoming an immense lead. fits
pilot, John Auggy Pedlar, believed
Is speed under loads to 80 miles
-would prove capable of reducing
~ distance hop.
Chic and confident, Mildred Dor
n, Pedlar's % year old passenger
miled happily when she entered her
abin for the second time. Failure
u the great two-winged ship to re
hahn in the air on its first takeotf
lad not Jared her nerves.
While the four planes flashed
3ver their precarious route, the ma
3hines Of Bennett Griffin, Oklaho-
ban, who had drawn first takeotf
)osition, aud Captain William P.
rwin of Dallas, remained AT the
lead OF the runway here, awaiting
pairs to minor defects which
axscd their return from apparently
II. eessful takeoffs.
Cloth covering the fuselage of Er'
Sin's plane was torn loose IN the
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16
Ell CENTRIC EXTENDS ROUSlNG
WELCOME TO LINDA BURRAGE

. .'r'er"n. "~a a lntter tellinr her how
rrond cf her 1mperinl Valley is,
"al " 'sting her good luck at Alta
ntie Citv.
Althouuh thoeo incidents gave
l,or "o idoa th0t har folks ronllv u-o~.H
clad 10 So. ' nr. she v-Ns nhsalutolv.
unnrcna~ed f~r tho DEMONSTRATION
thot r-as a"o rded hoy of thn loo"'
>o;l~nnl station. Potwenn 800 and
rnn noraonO yva~n -ot the tn'ion WHOM
.hn ."o4 or gov pulled in and whom 'Our
Jirdv' roode her aprearqn"n she
r-os rrno+oA with chNors and hara
c,a~s. which shn ofterward SAID
ode ~ heart thump something
fierce.
Norris ehcws Wisdnm
F;-et n welcomn her "-ns Herh
Nnr";s mn"a~nr Of the West Coast
theatars. which sno"sered the hcout~
contest. A~'red nth q big hounrot
cf rns~s the Oft IF tho EiwaniS
club, Forh st~o1a hrnvolv fn"wor1,
rrosonted them II linda, ard kiss
"a hor with n rosound;,,r s,n n az. He
knew Leo HetzeN w"s not roady with
his "nwora, and thot the stunt
,-crld fovn to he done over again.
II v-os More views wore taken. and
enid I've cheers of the crowd the
r"o"oSsio" started for the Barbara
Worth hotel.
Conto'n Franz 0swqlt Of the statp
traffic 0rrad, Nod the wav, with
'hrpo of his oftino~s arA Officer
Van Pool of the F. Centre depart
ment followed. The cons onennd
m their sirens, until il sounded like
old home week in a boiler factorc
as the procession turned into Main
Continued on naCe 6l
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16
ORDINANCE FOR
DAIRY INDUSTRY
PASSES BOARD
Supervisors Take Action
to Place Dairying on
Sound Basis.

Members of the county board of
supervisors wound up their bi-
monthly meeting last night, the can
vass of the vote of the recent elec-
tion held by the Laguna Irrigation
district and the adoption of an ordi-
nance governing the sanitary con-
dition of dairies being the most i'm
portant matters to come before the
board.
The ordinance governing the dairy
problem was drawn up by District
Attorney Heald and replaces for
mer ordinance, repealed by the
board to make room for the new or
dinance. The new rulings call for
the appointment of an inspector
whose duties it will be to conduct
continuous visits to- the dairies en-
forcing the regulations of the ordi-
nance. The ordinance has been
drawn up in such a manner that it
places power in the inspector to en-
force practically all of the sanitary
rulings in the state code, governing
dairies.
The canvass of the irrigation dis
trict election was next taken up by
the board. The returns show that
the formation of the district was
fevofed 80 TO t in the balloting
Thomas Killian was elected as as
SCISSOR, tax collector and treasurer
of the newly formed district. Di-
rectors named in the five divisions
of the district were as follows: Dis
trict One. Lewis l.. Borden; District
Two, Sidney NJ. Colby; District
Three, Charles w. Hall; District
( Four, Samuel NJ. Ogle; District
yFive, Daniel NJ. Dow.
After going over the report of the
election the board approved and
adopted a resolution legalizing the
formation of the district and ap-
proving the election.
Wiley NJ. Weaver was granted a
leave of absence from his office of
county assessor for period of 80
days, subject to the approval OF the
governor.
A carload of bridge timber was
ordered purchased for road district
number five. The board ordered
two Dodge automobiles, no longer
needed by the county, sold to j. X.
Mitchell the only one to ma Ike an
swer to an advertisement f6r bids.
A petition was filed seeking the
change of the name of the MESQUITE
Lake voting precinct to that of the
Grapefruit Center precinct.
Several other minor matters were
taken care of by the board before
its adjournment.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16

ooh. oh. isr' it wonderful' Is
th;s al for me,
Such expressions rs these. a"r"m-
nanied bv little s1ueals of girlish
delight testified II the happiness
fhnt envc'oped Linda Burraoe yes
fardav when she was welcomed
home from her triumph nj the San
Francisco beauty contest, where
shr was chosen Miss Southern
California. and her apparent de-
hight amply renaid those who had
devoted no little time and energy
in the last few davs to see that she
was given a fitting welcome by her
own h"mn town.
Absolutely unspoiled by the fame
that she has won, 'Our Lindv -
returned to FL Centre the same
sweet lovable voungster whom her
friends here have come II love.
Whatever opinion one NAV have OF
beauty parades in general, it is
certain that the country at large
would have much higher regard
for them, could all the entries be
as fine types as Linda Burrage.
Accompanied by her mother, who
was able at the last moment: 10
make the trip to Ell Centre from
Glendale, Linda was met at inland
bv Mr.. and Mrs. V. F. Frizzell, who
escorted her to the motor car bound
for FL Centre. The district freight
end passenger agent of the Southern
Pacific had his big bonner with him
aud draped it along the side of the
car. 1t bore the legend, Miss South
eIn California Special -
This was Linda s first surprise.
The next came at Brawley, where
she was presented with a bouquet.
by the Brawley Chamber of Com
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16
Mrs. DrumInOnd
Able To Speak
Nv Itii'ad P-.ss Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Aug, l6.--Mrs.
Clara Drummond, 2lyear old
sleeping beauty" is recovering
her power of speech, DR. w, ]. Pea
cock, chiropractor, who IS treating
her. announced today
The Pirl, bereft Of the finer sens
es since inhaing gas April at
Fresno, has been under treatment
here for some weeks, is said to have
spoken to her nurse while being re
moved from sun porch to her bed.
Il d rather walk; IN no baby, "
was the first utterance from the
lips that have been silent except for
mumblings, for more than four
months. it was stated.
Mrs. Drummond, fed liquid food
THROUGH MANY weeks, is said to be
relshing diet of vegetables
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16
TAX REDUCTION
UP TO CONGRESS
COOLIDGE SAYS
Must Cut Expenditures in
View of Small Surplus
Predicted.
BY PAUL K. MALLON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

RAPID CITY, S. D., Aug. Is. =
Figures submitted by budget direct
or Lord indicating a national sur
plus next year Of only 5000 900 900
make forecast of government s
] tax reduction program impossible,
| III the belief of President Coolidge,
! it was stated.
If there is to be tax reduction at
| the next session Of congress, eXpen-
ditures must be held in check by
congress itself, it was announced in
Mr.. Coolidge s behalf at the execu-
tive offices.
The entire matter, he believes, is
up to congress. If that body choos'
es to cut down on the spending pro
gram, then tax reduction can be
enacted, il was said.
Mr.. Coolidge recalled that he sug-
gested to the last congress that tax
reduction be granted, but that con
press did not follow his suggestion.
He believes that if the matter were
left entirely to him, reduction could
be made certain next year.
1t was learned from other sources,
however, that plans are going for
ward to pass $500, 100000 reduc-
ton bill any way, and Mr.. Cool
idge's announcement is considered
a warning to congress that it should
not go on spending spree.
simultaneously, Mr.. Coolidge
made known his dispieasure with
congress over the naval cruiser
building program.
Mr. Coolidge feels that authorize
tions adopted by congress contrary
To has recommendations Will merely
have the effect of delaying con
struction work He considers ap-
propriations made for the first
three If the proposed eight new
naval cruisers are insignificant.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16
ANOTHER FLOOD
CAUSES DAMAGE
IN MIDDLE WEST

KANSAS CITY, No, Aug, 10
Muddy water charged dozen
Kansas towns and cities today
threatening TO sweep through with
resultant destruction running into
millions of dollars. a vast inland
sea stretched over western and
southwestern Kansas. reaching out
as far as the eye could see.
Added rain during the night con-
tinued today, bringing further an
xiety to residents in towns along
dozens of small streams. Farmers
had quit tha lowlands. hurriedly
taking what property could be
gathered in short order and leav-
ing the rest to the wrath Of the
floods
Salina faced possible flooding
today, water backing up slowly
from the Smoky Hill river. 1t was
hoped however, that the rise would
cease before reaching into the city.
Cow Creek and the Arkansas
river swept into Hutchinson, COW
ering an area ten blocks square.
The area will spread further, it was
reported. The Smoky Hill is ris-
ing rapidly above Mentor, endan-
gering all property in that village.
Nickerson, north Of Hutchinson, is
completely flooded.
The Neosho is carrying added
damage to a half dozen towns. lola
and Fort Scott, were hit by the high
water, with farmers in that vici-
nifty having little of their farms
left visible.
Train service is at staDdstill to
a huge area. Track of the Missouri
Pacific, the Santa Fe and the I'm
ion Pacific has been washed away,
some of it being carried hundreds
VI feet away from the roadbed by
the impact of the water.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16
No Hurry on Chief
For Philippines

RAPID CITY s. D., Aug. ID
President Coolidge does not intend
to decide what should be done about
administration of the Philippine isl
ands in view of Governor. General
Leonard Woods death until he re
turns to Washington and has an op-
portunity to confer with officials of
the insular bureau, it was officially
announced at the summer executive
offices today.
The situation needs to be very
carefully considered before decis-
ion is reached, the president be-
lieves. He thinks that Woods as
sistant is very capable man and
will be able to carry on the work
for the time being until some decis-
ion can be reached. |
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16
SUPREME COURT
HOLDS HEARING
ON SACC0 CASE
BY HENRY MINOTT


COURTHOUSE, Boston, Aug. 16.
With q new trial for Nicola Sacco
and Bartolomeo V anzetti as their
principal goal. defense attorneys
went before the full bench Of the
Massachusetts supreme court today
in another eleventh hour move to
block the executions scheduled for
next Tuesday.
Only four of the seven supreme
court Justices were on the bench,
Chief Justice Arthur P. Rugg being
i'll, with Justice John c. Crosby in
Europe and Justice Geo. A. San
derson barred because one of his
decisions was at issue.
The hearing W as on exception
from Justice Sanderson s denial of
writ of error and from trial Judge
Webster Thaver's denial of motions
for new trial, revocation of SEN
tence and stay of execution.
In opening for the defense, At
torney Arthur D. Hill, chief coun-
sci sreviewed the history of the case
that has been in the Massachusetts
courts more than seven years. J'
explained that Governor Alvan T.
Fuller. had granted 12-day respite
expressly to allow the full bench to
hear the arguments.
Reviews Ca7s
Hill said his petition for writ
of error was based on the "due
process" clause of the United State
constitution and provision in the
state constitution which guarantee"
to the accused the right to trial
"by Judge as fair and impartial
as the law allows
He reviewed the method bv
which the case came before Judge
Thayer on the final motion for
new trial. and explained that Chief
Justice Walter Perlev Hall of the
Massachusetts, superior court has
refused TO assign a Judge other than
judge Thayer.
Hill took exception to Halls re.
fusal, declaring it seemed inappro.
pirate inasmuch as he had been re.
relved in an informal way at Hall s
home.
The chief justice 9 ruling, he
said, appeared merely as an admin
istered act.
1.-THE minute we got in court we
protested and when he overruled
orr protest, duly took exception, 4"
Hill said.
Judge Thaver's action in dismiss
ing the three motions presented to
him on the ground that a. was with
ont jurisdiction, was then discuss
ed bv the chief counsel.
Arguments were concluded at the
afternoon session and the case was
put over until Friday for probable
ruling.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16
GOLD STRIKE
RICHEST SINCE
OLD RUSH DAYS
w Tnited press S.~asea Wire

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Aug. To-
Two new gold strikes, declared to be
the richest in California since the
gold rush days of 40, were report
ea simultaneously today in the
mountain region east of Sacramento,
At Nevada City, in Nevada coun.
tv, veteran mining men were inspect
ing six foot vein uncovered in
the old Brrsh Creek mine owned by
the Kate HARDY COMPANY, of which
Ben F. Ballard, of Santa Rosa, is
president.
Mine workers estimate the value
at the mine ut from $4,000 to $50,
600, but old time prospectors say
its true value cannot be determined
until further worl, is done.
j. W. Hines. of Placerville, Eldor-
ado county, disclosed that he was
taking out from 800 to $175 per
pan in common gold pan. at his
mine in Pleasant Valley, ls miles
southeast of Placerville.
This property is in the mother
lode country, and adioins the famous
Newtown channel from which sew
eral millions of dollars in gold was
taken in the early DAYS.
Hines averages a pan of gold ore
about every 10 feet of digging The
gold is usually found in good sized
nuggets, worth $5 or So each.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16
Record of Race
Told In Brief
by United Press Leased Wire

OAKLAND AIRPORT, Aug, 10
Following is log of the start of
he great Dole air race to Honolulu;
1901 p. m.-Bennett Griffin In
koAoplane "Oklahoma - made a
uccessful takeoff
l2:02 p. m.-Norman Goddard, In
Inonoplane "El Encanto started
StSn the runway.
1908 p. m.-The "El Encanto -
eas wrecked a few hundred feet
)own runway.
1900 p. m.-Livingston Irving In
honoplane "Pabco Pacific Flyer
karted down runway.
1910 p. m.-The "Pabco Pacific
Flyer came to halt ON runway,
litter unsuccessful effort to take
he air.
1913 p. m.-Iklahoma passed
Fort Point Coast Guard station IN
kh Francisco.
j 1880 p. m.-Jack Frost in mono
blame "Golden Eagle" made a sue
essful take off.
1881 p. m.-Auggy Tediar III III
blame "Miss Doran" made sue
kessful take off
1898 p. m.-Martin Jensen in
nonoplane "Aloha, made a sue
{essful take off
1894 p. m.-Arthur Goebel in
|nonoplane "Woolaroc made sue
tesrful take off.
j2:36 p. m.-William P Erwin in
9hoplane "Dallas Spirit made
.lecessful take off.
l2:4l p. m,-Golden Eagle passed
Westward through the Golden Gate.
l2:44 p. m.-Pedlar's plane
| Miss Doran' returned to airport,
(ecause engine was baekfiring
l:05 p. IN. - Golden Eagle "
Iassed Farrallon islands
l:06 p. m.-Aloha passed Farral-
pn Islands.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16
COsGROvE IS UPHELD

DUBLIN, Aug. l6.-William r.
Cosgrove, whose pro-treaty govern
ment has administered the Irish
Free State since its inception in
1929, obtained a vote of confidence
in the Dali today, when a eombina-
tion Of opposition parties sought to
vote the government out of office
The vote was a tie, II IN II. until
the speaker cast the deciding ballot
in favor of the government.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16
Ventura Brings
In Deep Well

VENTURA, Calf, Aug. If
What is said to be one of the big
cest deep sand oil wells ever BROUGHT
in was placed in production TODAY
at the Shell Companv's Taylor
number seven rig near here.
The we'll down 6,6Sl feet, is pro.
ducing . 200 barrels daily, oil eop
pany officials said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16
NOT TO SUSPEND PAoLINo
Nv United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Aug. l6--The box.
inc commission todav refused to up
hold the action in effect of Referee
Jimmy Crowley in stopping the bout
in which Pauline Uzcudun was dis
qualified for fouling Jack Delaney
in the seventh round at the Yankee
Stadium, last Thursday nSit by
refusing to suspend Pauline.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16
BAILEY OFFERED NEW POST

SANTA ANA. CAL. Aug. 16.-
Paul Rai'ey, state engineer. has
been rendered the post of Orange
county flood control engineer, coun-
" officials announced here TODAY.
Railev is expected here in the near
future to accept or refuse the post.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16
Fire Threatens
Hollywood Bowl
Wv United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. l6.-Fire
that. for a time, endangered Holly
wood Bowl as it raced through
brush and grass was brought under
control after an hours battle by
four fire companies today.
The flames, believed'to have been
caused by a cafelessly dropped ci-
gar, were near the rear seats of the
amphitheater before being curbed.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16

A large deposit of alum was
found recently in Sonoma county.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16

Trinity county streams received
2s5, 900 young trout last week,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-16

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Continued on page 81
New Britain herald., 1927-06-21
Loves Enbers Adele Garrison's Absorbing Sequel to
 Revelations of Wife"
Beginning a New Serial

1 She now was most distinguished
 even beautiful woman though in her
 late forties, but Harry Underwood
 had not possessed the patience to
 wait for the transition. Always an
 complication of the old Biblical
 phrase unstable as water" he had quarreled with her about her
 changing looks, about the prospec- tive coming of her little girl to the
 home, and finally had left his home,
 and gone to the Orient. Inexplicably
 he had taken with him Grace Drap-
 CT whose mad infatuation for Dicky
 had led her to attempt both my
 husbands life and mine. and whose maniacal enmity to me had contin- l ued through the years, ending only | a few months before in her suicide
 and an awful legacy of bitter un- ! happiness for me.
 With Lillian's restraining inhu> | ence removed from his life. his old enemy, drink, had seized him, and ! he rapidly had become a derelict.
 crazed by liquor. and under the domination of Grace Draper, he had been involved in the attempt to have | Dicky's airplane crash with him in
 a trial flight during the World War,
 but coming to his senses just in | time, had brought warning to the 1 field. and then escaped from the of ! ficers who were conducting him to
 prison.
 Service abroad under another | name. and exceptional bravery had
 brought him official pardon, and his
 life since that time had been mys- | terious and rowing one. Two or three times I had seen him under circumstances of great stress, and 1 had received the impression, which
 his own words confirmed. that he 1 always kept track of my movements. | But was sure of one thing, that be-
 meath his apparently aimless exist
 ence. he had one unwavering pur-
 pose--to atone to his country for the awful thing which he had attempted, and which but for Dicky's own re-
 sourceful bravery would have re-
 suited in death for my husband. Mir. Veritzen's voice. with a faintly
 displeased note in it, brought me out
 of my absorbed retrospection with a jerk.
 'I see I was wrong" he said, ''1 1 should not have put the query. 1 Please consider it unuttered." | Copyright, 1927. Newspaper Feature | Service, Inc.