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Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01
SUICIDES AND
MI MURDER H|D ER LEAD
WEEKEND TOLL
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. Five
deaths through suicide and murder
over the week end led Southern
California s mortality toll, exceed
ing even the automobile as a med
ium of destruction, a checkup re-
vealed todav.
John S. Bowers, 4S, was found
dead with his throat slashed with
a. butcher knife in an apartment
here. Nearby lay the body of Mrs.
Florence Schuchart, Al, widow,
stabbed TO death.
Near the bodies was a note ad-
dressed to Mrs. Murray Lee Pusey
of Riverside, a portion of which
said: 81 hate to do this but there
is no other way. Goodbye. Love TO
all-John."
John l.. Norton, Minneapolis
salesman, was found dead in a room
here. A partially emptied bottle of
poison nearby indicated suicide,
police reported.
Chester Robbins, SO, realtor, com
m;tted suicide by shooting
The body of Mrs. Florence Kelsey
was found with bullet through
the head in a local apartment. In
one hand the dead woman gripped
a revolver and in the other fare
well note that read" Goodbye.
Harry Duncan, you have ruined
NV lifc.o
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01
"Our Lindy" Is
FavOrite Beauty

Miss Linda Burrage Of this city,
chosen Miss Imperial Valley' in
the Los Angeles Express West
Coast theaters beauty contest, is
considered one of the favorites for
highest honors which will be award
ed tomorrow night. according to
Los Angeles and San Francisco
newspapers.
"Our Indy" as she is known to
Ell Centro people, to distinguish her
from "Air Indy" the nation s
hero, is attracting considerable at
tention in San Francisco, where
Imperial Valley is quite popular
due to Senator Hiram Johnson and
his efforts in behalf Of Boulder
Canyon dam.
Coast newspapers recently carried
picture Of "Our Itindy" shaking
hands with Mayor Rolph Of San
Francisco, on the steps of the city
hall.
San Francisco has opened its arms
to the entries in the beauty contest
and they are being royalty feted
Unique in the entertainments pro
vided for them was a special invi
tation to attend the Feast Of Ian
terms, sponsored by the Chinese
Chamber of Commerce of San Fran
cisco, an honor not often given to
Occidentals.
"Our Lindy," if chosen as
"Miss California or "Miss South
crn California at tomorrow night ,:
contest, will be sent to Atlantic
City to compete in the big annual
beauty contest for the honor OF
being "Miss America.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01
PRESIDENT
TURNS To-
farm AID
Tentative Bill to Help
Farmers Worked Out.
By Leaders.
C R E A r E S FUN
Measure Will Be Given
To Congress at Next
Session.
BY PAUL K. MALLON
(united Press Staff COrresDOndsntl

RAPID CITY, S. d., Aug l.
While the decision in the Geneva
disarmament meeting was delayed
for several days. President Cool
idge's interest today was turned to
farm relief with indications that
definite administration bill has
been tentatively worked out by
Republican leaders for considera-
ton in the December session of
congress.
The measure, according to infOr-
nation given the United Press by
reliable authority, would create a
$500 900 ,0O0 federal revolving fund
for loans to cooperative marketing
associations. The funds would BE-
used to build warehouses and store
crops until fair price can be OBJ
tanned in the market.
Three of the men who are sup
posed TO have had a hand in work
ing out the bill are to arrive here
this week for conferences with Mr..
Coolidge about the farm situation
Senator Arthur Capper, Republl-
can of Kansas, sometimes called the
leader of the farm bloc, is arriving
today for a short visit.
Eugene Myer, now head Of the
federal farm loan bureau, is expect
ed within the next two or three
days and Senator Simeon D. Fess,
Republican of Ohio, is due Satur-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01
NO ADDITIONAL
INDICTMENTS IN
JULIAN MIDDLE
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. Al
though it is generally believed that
no further indictments will result
at this time, the districts attorney .
operatives presented several new
phases OF the Julian Petroleum Cor
poiation crash to the grand jury to-
day.
Deputy district attorney Harold
l.. Davis said that there was only
a slight PROBABILITY that more IN
dietments would be returned as the
result Of the current investigation,
which is reported to deal with the
activities OF Spring street brokers
and their "go' betweens -
Any new developme II they
do come, are expected from san
Francisco, where Julian pools Were
formed and operated. a represen
tative Of the San Francisco district
attorney s office is scheduled to
confer here this week with Davis,
regarding the bay city angles.
Fifteen usury complaints, prepar'
ed bv city prosecutor +. j. Lickley
against alleged money lenders, may
be filed tSday. Meanwhile receivers
continued to prepare civil suits for
recovery OF usurious interest. Fri
day has been set as the deadlipe y
for restitution from several pro
minent financiers and unless the
money is returned on the date tho
suits will be filed.
Principal interest in the finan-
cial nightmare that followed the
wrecking OF the rich oil company
was centered today on the search in
the east for Jack Bennett, alias
Berman, key man, in the investl'
CATION who is reported to be hiding
in New York.
The district attorneys office
here stated that New York police
had been requested to make a speci-
al effort to apprehend Bennett,
whose knowledge OF the affairs Of
Julian "pete" is said to surpass
any other officer of the company,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01
LOWMAN SWORN IN AS HEAD
OF NATIONS DRY FORCES

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1-Semour
Iowr"r OF Elmira. sworn in todav
az assistant secretary Of the treas
tirv in charge Of prohibition, cu7-
toms and coast guard, declared
"my greatest Job is tn hold down
the activities Of the radicalwets and
the radical drvs'
Lowman issued q formal state
mPnt saving:
"Temnerance and sohrietv are
eommendable virtues. We want :
sober America.
General Andrews is turning owe,
t.. me splendid organization fo'
effective work. The coast guard and
the customs service both of which
lave been greatly augmented, arc
making it very difficult to smuggle
lialor in the United States.
1.-The hecently established pro
hihition bureau is being put on an
effective basis by DR.. James NJ
roran, prohibition commissioner
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01
Two Men Sought
In Staying Case
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VENTURA, Aug. l.---Adoiph
Viscaires and Paul Ries are being
sought by the Ventura county
sheriff's office today after a brawl
last night in the Oxnard cafe, Ok.
nard, that resulted in the death OF
Nick Babokis.
The two men fled in an old Stude'
baker car after the fight, according
10 Mary Velogeas, witness 10 the
death fight, who said that Babokis
was dubbed into insensibility by
the two men.
Babokis was removed to st. John s
hospital, Oxnard, where he died this
morning without regaining con-
sciousness.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01
CREW OF BURNED
YACHT IS SOUGHT
BY AUTHORITIES
Mystery Surrounds Fate
of Vessel Destroyed
Off Coast.

AVALON, Catalina Island, Cal.
Aug Mystery surrounding the
fate of the occupants of an uniden-
titled yacht, which burned and sank
shortly before dawn today, ten
miles off this port, deepened as
members of the coast guard report
ed the search had been unavailing.
Reports that the craft was the
Idler, owned by John B. Farnham,
Long Beach financier, proved err
roneous when it was discovered that
Farnham s party, which put out
yesterday for San Clemente Island,
had docked at a local port.
The fate of the craft was diseoY-
cred at 4:30 a. M, when an Avalon
police boat put out to sea in re-
sponse to siren. A column of
smoke 10 miles at sea directed the
rescue boat to blazing yawl which
had burned to the waters edge
when harbor police arrived.
The police boat returned here
and after notifying the coast guarl
at San Pedro reported that they
had conducted futile search and
expressed the belief that the occu-
pants of the boat had perished In
the fire. which may have followed
an explosion.
No Sign of Vessel
When the coast guard cutters PSI
and 22s arrived at the spot where
the craft was last sighted, no trace
Of the boat or its occupants could
be found. The 257 gave up the
search but her sister craft was or
dered to remain in the vicinity on
the possibility that the crew may
have escaped in life boats.
Avalon police reported that they
made out the name on the burning
craft to be 'Dilo,' but the yacht
club registered at San Pedro dis
closed no such craft.
The description Of the boat re-
sembled that of the Idler, and until
Farnham was located, it was feared
that it was that owned by the Long
Beach man.
Police continued to search the vi
cinity of the island and check is
being conducted at Southern Cali
fornia ports in an effort to identify
the craft.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01
BUSINESS
'S|TUA T|0N
PROMISING
Survey Shows Southland
Condition For Seven
Months to Be Good.
INDUSTRIES ACTIVE
Indicators of Prosperity
Show Increase in Near
ly All Lines.
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LOS ANGELES, Arg l. The
business situation in Los Angeles
and Southern California for the
first seven months of 1927, is rela
lively very favorable and, com
pared with other sections of the
country, the situation is bright, ac
cording to survey completed to-
day by the chamber of commerce.
Reviewing in an unprejudiced
way, it will be found that our in
dustries are for the most part act,
i've, with records for the first half
year well ahead of last, and in some
instances to a surprising degree, -
the report states.
"The population, bank clearings.
construction of all buildings, except
those publicly owned, post office
receipts, car loadings, commerce in
the harbor, automobile registrations
and many other indicators show
large increases, the few cases where
there are decreases as against last
year, such as in sales of new auto
mobiles, the decrease is less than in
any other section of the United
States for the Pacific coast. ="
Tabulation of building permits
for the first half year, eliminating
public buildings, showed an increase
during the first half year as against
1926. Population growth, an inter
esting feature of which is the indi-
oo+;o1 +bot NOW residents in los
Angeles are people of larger means.
as revealed through incoming house
hold shipments, shows an extensive
sain over the first six months OF
1905
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01
Narcotic Agents
Make Big Haul
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LOS ANGELES, Aug l.--Scy-
enty ounces of morphine valued at
$l7,500 was seized by federal mar
cotic agents in Belvedere Gardens
drug store today, and three men
were arrested for possession Of III
drug.
The men, John Lando, 81. Joe
Miceli and Charles Delston were ar
rested after federal operative
posing as a druggist offered g buy
the morphine fre's the trio and ar
ranged to meet them at the phar'
macy TO close the deal.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01
Human Cushion
Saves Bsby
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug l.
hlline seven stories from the win
i.w Of a hotel here TODAY, Roland
Iolfe. two wear cid son of Mr.. and
Jrs. I. C. Wolfe, Knoxville, Tenn,
caped death by landing on the
Noulders Of a passerbv.
Y RAYMOND Garnett, New York, mn
tttinglv I saved the baby's life. The
tild fell head first; landing solidly
Il Garnett. The boys body was
tverely bruised,
4 According to witnesses in the
tiilding across the street from the
t,tel, the baby was playing in the
'tindow when suddenly the screen
t,ve way, allowing him to drop sew
i floors to the sidewalk below.
Doctors said after an examination
Eat the child would recover.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01
Guilt Denied By
De La Huerta
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LOS ANGELES, Aug, l,-Adolfo
De La Huerta, former provisional
president of Mexico, and three as
sociates, charged with violation of
the United States neutrality laws,
pleaded not guilty here today before
Federal Judge Henning.
The pleas were entered after a
motion to quash the indictment on
the grounds that it did not go into
detail sufficiently, was over.ruled.
The former Me4iean leader Is
charged with conspiring to smuggle
arms and AMMUNITION into Mexico,
at a point near Tucson, Ariz., for
the purpose of conducting revolut-
ion against the Gales government.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01
Conference To
Meet Thursday

GENEVA, Aug 1.-The plenary
session of President Coolidge's nav.
al limitations conference. postponed
from today, when it was expected
that the conference would collapse,
has been fixed for p. M. Thurs
day.
japanese intervention gained the
postponement, but the Japanese del
esates informed the British today
that they had no plan to offer by
which the conference might be saw.
ed from failure. 80. 49,: :
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01
Aviator Injured
In Long Fall
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los ANGELES, Aug. with
both ankles fractured. II. f. Hoam,
stunt aviator, was recovering IN
the General hospital here today fol
lowing a narrow escape from death
in a 20O0 foot fall from a plane
over Burdette airport Yesterday.
Hoam was testing new parachute
device, designed for dropping mail
from planes. The contraption open
ed but the stunt mans weight was
too much for the parachute and he
fell with great speed to the ground.
Hoam landed on his feet and es-
capped serious injury.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01
More Entries Fer
Pacific Flight
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug l.--Of-
ficial entries in the Dole air race
to Hawaii starting August l2 were
increased to nine today.
Added to the seven previous en-
tries were those of Arthur V. Rog,
ers. plotting monoplane with sea
worthy fuselape, sponsored by the
BRYANT Aircraft Company, Los An
relies, and Jack Frost, plotting a
Loehheed monoplane, sponsored by
George Hearst, son of the publisher,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01
Goo Many Blondes
At Hollywood Now
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I HOLLYWOOD, Aug L. Anita
'oos, famous girl author, who bey
Iayed her tow-headed sisters in an
'ltburst known as Gentleman Pre-
..r Blondes" arrived home from
Few York today and .geechoed
be appeal of motion picture pro-
|dcers to "keep the blondes out
q the film colony.
With the arrival of Miss Loos it
|scame known that letters had been
|snt to 800 prominent editors ask
t.e for suggestions on the selection
\ a blonde to play the leading role
/ a film version of the book and
lay, ..-, -.
Miss Loos and the studio offic'
LIS, she ammo unced, have been fore
a to send another letter to each
liitor, asking their help in keeping
lie "blondss out of Hollywood. "
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01
COMMISSIONS OF
CALIFORNIA AND
ARIZONA TO MEET
Will Try to Reach Basis
on River Question at
Thursdays Conference
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. IA reply
TO the suggestion of Governor c. {.
Young setting Thursday as the date
for a conference between the Colo
RADIO River Commission of Calf
ornia and Arizona was expected to
be received here today from Gov
einor Hunt.
The proposed meeting will be
governors and commissions of all
Colorado river states in Denver, on
or about Aug. Is. John L. Racon,
Of San Diego, chairman of the Calf
ornia commission expressed the be
lief that Thursday would be ac-
eeptable to all the commissioners.
The commissioners hope to reach
a working agreement on the allocat-
ion Of water and power which viii
result from the proposed dam at
Boulder Canyon.
Earl c. Pound, president of the
Imperial Irrigation district, and
member of California s Colorado
River Commission, stated today that
an invitation has been received from
the Arizona commission to meet
with them ON Thursday Of this week
at Phoenix.
Pound, accompanied by John L.
Bacon, former mayor Of san Diego,
and W. b. Matthews, of Los Ang-
eles, the two other members Of the
commission, will leave here Wed
Gesday to attend the Phoenix meet
ing.
The conference between the Cal
ifornia and Arizona commissions Is
preliminary to the general confer
cnee OF commissions from the seven
states in the Colorado river basin,
which will probably be held at Den
Yer later III the month. The time
and place for this conference has
Lot been definitely settled.
1t is the hope Of the California
commission, Pound said, that a
basis of agreement can be reached
with Arizona at the preliminary con
ference, so that definite program
can be carried out at the general
conference. Governor Young and the
governors Of the other states will
attend the general con
ference.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01
SEVEN D|f:
| IN P LANE
CRASHES
w eek-End Is Disastrous
For Flyers in Many
Sections of Nation.
; HIC AGO TO ACT
Will Require Parachutes
to Be Provided For
All Air Passengers.
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Seven airplane pilots and passen-
Eers lost their lives over the week
nd in accidents. Two new mono
lanes said to be of similar type,
rashed and burned. The occu-
ANTS of one machine were burned
The other leaped or fell to their
,eath.
NEW CASTLE, Ind, August /.
i-As 200 persons looked on, a new
Ewallow monoplane carrying
Tilot and two passengers plunged
10 the earth in flames yesterday
III of the occupants were killed
ksslnd their bodies charred beyond
reeognition.
The plane was piloted by Lieu
tenant George Myers of the reserve
CORPS. With him were Paul Wise
and Evan Davis of New Castle.
Cause of the accident was un
known. The machine was said To
be similar to that which crashed
IN C hlcago Saturday, killing two
raen.
WICHITA, Kan, Aug. l.-Artifi-
cial rispiration administered by two
nurses and an unidentified specta-
Tor ,ias credited today with having
prey ented Lieutenant @ w. Luthy
froIi choking to death few NOM
ent after the plane in which he
we making return trip to Fort
fRj}ey crashed Sunday near the
Wichita Airport, killing Lieutenant
c. A. Pearson outright.
Luthy was removed from the de-
molished Curtiss Jenny airplane,
his nose and upper jaw crushed, his
face lacerated badly and bleeding
internally.
z Luthy spent a fair night and
hope is held for his recovery, Tin
lass complications set in.
!. CHICAGO, August IA city or
dinance or state law making
compulsory for airplane owners To
provide parachutes for pilots and
passengers was discussed here to
dav following the death of George
Enbriskie. pilot, and James Rose,
student flyer. when their plane
caught fire.
Zabriskie was believed to have
fallen from the machine when he
crawled out on the wing TO put out
the fire with an extinguisher. Rose
jumped from the flaming craft
when il was 200 feet from the
ground.
/ Experts said lives of both would
have been saved if they had had
parachutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01
HEARST BUYS ANOTHER
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PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. l.-The
Newspaper Printing Company, Of
Pittsburgh, this afternoon announe-
ed the sale of the Chronicle-Te
graph, an afternoon publication, and
the Gazette Times, a morning paper,
to William Randolph Hearst, nation
ally known publisher.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01

One reason, perhaps, why there
are so MANY more divorces in Hol-
lywood is that they marry ofterer
out there.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-01

More than, 100000 in wages is
the. annual loss due to sunburn, say
the statistieians. Poison ivy's an
other way to get a vacation.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
LEASE OF LEHlGH & NEW
ENGLAND LINE Is DENIED

Permission to lease the Lehigh &
New England Railroad by the Read
ing Railroad. which it has already
Professionally done. was denied yester-
day by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
Owing to the strategic situation of
the Lehigh, as a bridge line entering
New England territory from the West
and avoiding the port of New York
and eastern congested Industrial area,
the commission held that it would
not be in the public interest at
present to allow its acquisition by
any single trunk line system operat-
ing in eastern territory. Though no
arrangements have been made look
ing tofsuch an alignment of the Le-
high company, the commission added.
its best disposition would probably be
to the New Haven Railroad system.
Evening star., 1927-03-10
THE BUSINESS OF GETTING
AHEAD.
Hints 10 job Hunters.

Perhaps no phase of business life
is more disheartening than job hunt
ing.
The lack of adequate public employ
ment exchanges puts the job searcher
and the help seeker at disadvantage.
The applicant succeeds only if he hap
pens to strike n place where there Is
an opening. Frequent turn-downS dis
courage all but the lion hearted. In
order to keep up his high hopes, the
Job hunter should envisage employ
ment as a great market. and remem-
ber that his task is to find a buyer.
Frequently the job hunter handi-
caps himself by imperfections of man
ner or appearance. Even able work
ers create an unfavorable impression
by inability to radiate confidence.
They are unable attractively to dis
play their wares-which consist of
ability and willingness to do produc-
tive work.
What are the most common faults
of applicants for jobs?
Gardiner Gives Answer.
Glenn l.. Gardiner, personnel coun-
sellor, who studied this question III
tensively while engaged in such work
for the General Motors Corporation
and the Elliott Service Co., supplies
an answer in the current number of
Industrial Psychology, in which he
says:
"One reason why job seekers fail to
make favorable Impressions is due
to their lack of common courtesy and
respect The man who applies for a
job with half plug of tobacco in his
mouth. with corn cob pipe all
steamed up, or who fills the interview
with profanity, may be the best kind
of a worker, but he handicaps himself.
1t is difficult for the interviewer not
to be affected in his judgment of such
man.
THE applicant who is careful about
his personal appearance. who is neat
and clean and who dresses i'll keeping
with the kind of work he is looking
for makes a better impression. Little
Evening star., 1927-03-10
SILVER SHARES LISTED.
New York Exchange Reverses It
self in Ruling on Stock.

: NEW YORK. March 10 lR).--Action
of the New York Stock Exchange
today in admitting to trading So .02S,-
500 in per cent cumulative preferred
stock and $6,080,100 common stock of
the international Silver Co. was a
reversal of the exchanges ruling last
May, when stock of the company was
refused admission because the COM
mon stock carried the privilege of
only one-half a vote share. Although
no explanation of the approval of the
present application for listing was
given, and no alteration has been
made in the charter provision, it is
assumed that the Stock Exchange has
determined upon a more lenient atti.
tude than that held last year, when
the privilege of a full vote for each
share was required of common stock
TO be listed.
The Stock Exchange also admitted
to trading 222,276 shares of new COM
mon stock of the Wheeling & Lake
Erie Railroad Co., making the total
listing 55S,700 shares of common,
sufficient to take care of the con-
version of all the company's prior lien
and preferred stock.