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Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
ALBANIAN
SITUATION.
VEXATI0US.
JugO-Slavia Willing to
Submit Matter to Lea
que of Nations.
DENIES ANY PLOT
Relations Between Italy
and France Are Strain
ed by Unrest.

PARIS, March 2l.-Jugo Slavia
is willing to sbmit the Albanian cri-
sis to the League Of Nations. dis
patches from Belgrade reported to.
day. ,
Dispatch of an international ex.
peditionary force under league aus
pices to Albania to maintain peace
in that country, would be approved
by Jugo Slavia, it was understood.
Foreign Minister Peritch of Jueo
Slavia assured British Minister Ken.
hard and Italian Minister Bodrero
at belgrade that Jugo Slavia would
Keep the Balkan peace at any price
and denied an Albanian revolution
plot had been organized in !upo
Slav territory.
Reports of probable League ac.
tion arose from the visit Of German
Ambassador Won Hoesch to the
French foreign office, where he con-
ferred with Secretary General Ber-
thcllot on foreign Minister BRAND s
viewpoint toward League action.
1t was believed that if BRAND ap-
proved, Foreign Minister Strese-
mann might call a special session of
the council of the League to con-
slider the situation.
Official Paris considered the stu.
alton grave and it was understood
BRAND, who was in the country for
the weekend, planned to intercede
in both Belgrade and Rome in an
attempt to prevent a rupture. The
situation was complicated by the
somewhat strained relations be.
tween France and Italy growing out
of incidents along the border in the
last year. France was known to be
sympathetic with Jugo Slavia in ar
desire to limit Italian influence in
the Balkans.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
Alto OWNERS
MIST PROCURE
NEW LICENSES
Especial to the Press)

SACRAMENTO, March 2i.-Bluo
and white 1926 automobile license
plates are taboo today.
Beginning this morning. traffic
Officers in all counties of California
acting under orders of c. X. Harder
chef inspector of the division of
motor vehicles. will stop all motor
vehicles carrying blue and white
plates.
Motorists who have not made an.
plication for 1927 buff and maroon
plates will be arrested and their We.
hicles impounded.
Those who have made application
but for any reason, have not re.
ceived their new plates will be al
lowed to proceed but they will be
required to produce evidence salts
factory to the officer that they
have filed an application.
The division estimates that there
are some 10000 or $4,000 motorists
in the state who have not made ap.
plication for new plates. Owners
of approximately 100000 vehicles
have complied with the law.
Harder said, "All plates, except
for a few held up because of un-
completed clearances, defective bills
of sale and other legal reasons, have
been cleared from the division of.
fices. There is no longer any legi-
innate excuse for any motorist who
has failed to apply for his plates.
"For this reason officers have
been instructed to stop all cars with
old plates and the motorist who can.
not show good cause why he has not
secured new ones will be held.'
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
JEWISH ISSUE"
BREAKS OUT in
SAPlR0 HEARING
Jury Excused AS Lawyers
Argue on Introduction
of Testimony.
BY M. d. TRACY
Omitted Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

COURT ROOM, DETROIT, Mich.
March 2l.-The SO called "Jewisl,
Issue,' stunned so assiduously here
tofore in the Aaron Sapiro million
dollar libel case against Henry Ford,
broke suddenly on the case today.
An apparently innocent question
asked William J. Cameron, editor
Of the Dearborn Independent, by
William Henry Gallagher, attorney
for Sapiro, brought two of Ford s
lawyers to their feet protesting;
the jury was excused and the ses-
sion turned. into deep legal argu-
ment, full of citations of decisions
of other courts and fine drawn
logic.
Sapiro's attorney argued that he
must be permitted to show not only
what t h e Independent charged
against Sapiro, but also to tell of
it's charges against "a band OF
Jews with which Sapiro allegedly
was connected, in order to prove the
extent Of the alleged libel.
Ford's lawyers vehemently pro
tested that what was said of Sapiro
and nothing else was pertinent to
the case.
The court indicated it considered
the argument would determine the
extent to which Sapiro's relations
with Jewry and with "Internation-
al Jewish bankers" would become
q part of the evidence.
Just before this argument started,
a letter was introduced containing
the instructions under which Cam
eron testified Harry H. Dunn of
Berkeley, Calf, wrote the alleged
libelous articles.
The letter told Dunn that the
"Jew boys" were "getting on the
farmers and that the movement had
been started by Bernard Baruch in
Kansas City soon after President
Wilson left the White House. y
Dunn was asked to investigate the
situation on the Pacific coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Palace theater, while London
Sleeps
Valley theater, "MacFadden' s
Flats
American Conservation Club
meets, club rooms. 8 p. m.
F. and A. M. No. 384 meets,
Masonic hall.
"The Show Off," Brunk's tent
theater.
TOMORROW
Iiteratrre section. 10000 Club,
meets with Mrs. Ross T. Hickcox,
9:20.
Methodist mems luncheon, Ho-
tel Barbara Worth.
lions club luncheon, Hotel Bar
bara Worth.
Episconal Guild meeting, Rec
tory, 2:3n.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
MI. PROMOTER Is
STINT tn PRISON
FOR TWO YEARS
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, March ol.-.
M. j. Brady, president of the Brady
Sure'Shot Oil Company, in which
Californians invested several hun
dred thousand dollars, today was
found guilty in federal court of us
ing the mails to defraud.
Brady was sentenced to two years
in Mcneil Island prison and order
ed to pay $1,000 fine.
You showed no more courage
than a sneak thief" said Judge
George NJ. Bourquin, in pronouncing
sentence, "and you proably short
ened the lives of many persons who
invested their money because of
your alluring representations and
false promises. -
Bradv's company, organized to
seek oil in Contra Costa county,
had offices in many California
cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
MEXICAN TRAIN
IS Held UP BY
LARGE FORCE
by United Press Leased Wire

MEXlCO CITY, March 2l.-A
train from Laredo, carving six
Americans and scores of Mexicans.
was held up and partly burned near
Obrcgon, state of Guantajuato, Sat
urday night, it was learned when
the train arrived here early today,
IS hours late.
Emilio Garcia. conductor. was
shot to death when he got ont OF
the train to beg the assailants not
to shoot because of women and
children on board.
''Thc train was moving slowly
toward Obregon when he heard 4
volley of Shots one American pas
scngcr who would not permit his
name to be used, told the United
Press. eve stopped and 200 men
shouting Viva Crsto Rey,' (Long
Live Christ, the King) surrounded
the train. The train s soldier cs-
cort of 10 disappeared without fir
ing n shot.
"The band went through the
train asking each passenger, who
lives2' and all answered 'Cristo,
Rev. Then the men announced no
one would be robbed. Several re-
ported losing money and jewclry,
however.
"Wc were ordered out of the
train, and three coaches were burn
ed. Train officials said the bandits
took 100000 pesos from the express
car.
'sWhcn the ears were burning
furiously, the 200 men quietly left. y
Trainmen Slid the train ran over
two boxes of dynamite placed ON
the track by the band but for some
reason neither exploded.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
SHANGHAI
FALLS TO
INVADERS
End Comes After Months
of Campaigning Be-
tween Rival Forces
CONFUSION REIGNS
Foreign Troops Mobilized
to Protect Nationals in
Captured City.
By FRANCIS MISsEHwITZ
Omitted Press Staff CORRESPONDENT,

~ AS<14SSAC 2AXSOSohAW1x
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
SHANGHAI, March 21.-Shang.
hal, the native portion of which wa,
captured today by Cantonese troops,
was the scene of widespread riotine
this afternoon, with ineendiary mobs
of strikers joining nationalist sol
diers in victorious glee.
Fire, turmoil end death followed
the Canton troopers into the native
city while foreign soldiers and sail
ors, including United States marines.
guarded a tense foreign settlement
from invasion.
Cantonese soldiers killed one Brit.
ish punjab soldier and wounded an
other on the North Szechuen roa,,
outside the foreign settlement, but
on settlement property.
Native police fired on mobs which
burned one police station, captured
five others and were repulsed when
they attacked two more.
A general strike was declared an
hour after the southerners took over
the city, and state of emergency
was proclaimed soon afterwards.
United States marines, heretofore
kept aboard warships except for
brief marches through Shanghai,
were landed in force early in the
afternoon and joined British,
French, japanese, Spanish and Ital,
ian troops in guarding the settle
ment, which was protected by barb
cd wire entanglements, pointed
stockades and sandbag bteastworks.
Volunteers were called out to help
defend the settlement.
Four thousand Chinese gathered
along Ward Road in the Chinese Sec
ton of the city late in the after
noon. and the crowd was reported
Increasing. 1t was understood
"-adn of all striking workmen
through the Chinese section wat
planned.
industry throughout Shanghai was
paralyzed.
The capture Of Shanghai came
suddenly at II a. m. Even aftor
the northern defense crumbled at
Sunkiang Saturday, it was not be-
lieved the Southerners could capture
this rich seaport within three days.
But the heart was out Of the Chang
Chung Chang troops defending the
city, and with only desultory resis>
tance they dropped back mile by
mile all day Sunday before the ad-
vancing Nationalists.
Through the warm moonlit night,
the sound Of rifle fire kept the for
eign settlement awake and tense.
Even this morning, with the guns
sounding closer and closer, it was
not believed the city would fall be-
fore tomorrow.
Marines Parade
United States marines in full kits,
carving arms and wearing metal
/Noct;rvad ou PaOe SiX1
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
CARROLL MUST
SERVE TERM IN
FEDERAL PRISM
BY HERBERT LITTLE
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, March 2l.-Earl
Carroll must serve his sentence of
a year and day in Atlanta prison
for perjury, the United States su.
preme court decided today.
Petition of the noted New York
show producer for a review of tn,
conviction resulting from grand
jury investigation of Carroll's ia
nous bath tub party on his theatcr
stage was denied.
Chief Justice Taft announced the
Carroll decision without comment,
in the course of nearly two score
similar orders denying appeals for
review.
The decision, ending all hope of
Carroll's escaping the sentence ex-
cept executive clemency-was an,
nounced just a week after Carroll 5
petition was presented to the court.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
Separation Is
Given Browning
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WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, March
21.-Edward West Browning, SO
year old millionaire, and dabbler in
Cinderellas, today won separation
from Frances (Peaches) Heenan,
the girl SO years his junior whom
he married less than a year ago.
The decision of Supreme Court
Justice A. II. Seegar, before whom
the sensational trial was held, was
filed in the Westrhester county
court, where "Daddy' Browning
and his plump bride came in Janu.
ary to begin the airing Of their
sometimes funny, frequently vulgar
marital difficulties.
Justice Seegar dismissed Mrs.
Rrowning's claims and awarded
Browning an absolute separation.
Mrs. Browning was given no ali
monv and her cross complaint
against Browning was dismissed.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
Salm Divorce
Is Dropped

NEW YORK, March PA stipu-
lation and order to discontinue the
separation suit brought last year by
Count Ludwig Salm was handed to
the supreme court clerk today by
counsel for the count, asking that
the case be dropped without cost to
either party.
This action was predicted last
week.
The discontinuance of the suit
was understood to be based on a
cash settlement of 100000 by the
father of the countess, the former
Millicent Rogers, Standard oil heir
ess.
The terms of the settlement We're
not revealed, but it was understood
that Countess Salm retained Gus
todv of her son, Peter.
Both count and countess are now
in Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
NEVADA CAMP
GETTING TO BE
REAL CIVILIZED
Weepah Organizes Fire
Department Without
Any Water.
BY E. N. RICHARDSON

United Presst special Correspondent
: TONOPAH, New, March 21.---
Weepah. scene of Nevada's great.
, est gold strike in years, opened a
| hotel AMI organized fire dspar:-
incnt today. What two weeks ago
was 4 desert resting spot with one
or two frame shacks in evidence, is
fast becoming city.
The Weepah hotel, with a big
sign heralding the fact, was thrown
open to the public. It's 80 cots were
almost Immediately rented at $4.00
per night.
The fire department was organiz-
ed but there is no water system and
no fire apparatus to use. A public
subscription list was started to
remedy this situation.
Three days ago Weepah was n
village of flapping rags. Today half
the tents that went to make up the
camp had disappeared and frame
structures had taken their places.
"Hard Rock jack O O'Brien, with
n crew Of monte and faro dealers.
armed with hammers and saws. com
pleted the camps most elaborate
structure yesterday in four hours.
Before the last nail had been driv-
en-. the games were running full
blast and eager players were crowd
ing the tables.
hnk ~,
O'Brien a sum running into fou'
figures for the privilege of settin
"" Stand in corner of the gamt
ling hall, W hile another business
man obtained the bar concession.
Sunday brought more visitors r.
Weepah than any previous day ir
the camps history. The traffic
situation became so serious that tn
service of half dozen volunteer
traffic Officers was necessary to
straighten out the tangle of auto.
mobiles.
Weepah s first automobile acct
dent occurred Sunday, too, when
three Tonopah boys overturned in a
cut down flivver just outside camp.
One was seriously burned when the
gasoline tank exploded, and "Sel-
dom Seen Slim Nevada charac-
ter, and one of the dance hall girls,
gave first aid tre>'ment.
While actual mining operations
have commenced at some of the
holdings, Weepah S business activi-
ties are increasing hourly. Besides
the gambling hall and dance resorts,
the camp today boasts two grocery
stores, shoe shop, dozen or more
sandwich stands. photograph gal
Ter wand a public s'cnographcr.
Besides these, the bootlegging
gentry is doing a big business. One
liquid goods salesman cleaned out
his stock Sunday and had to rush
back to Tonopah to replcnish it.
Representatives of San Fran
cisco commercial aviation firm ar
rived today and completed arrange
mcnts for n landing field. Air ser.
vice will be irauguratcd within
week, they said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
Dennis Denies
Aiding Diaz
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March ell
Lawrence Dennis, former American
Charge d'Affaires to Nicaragua, to-
day denied published reports that he
received instructions from the state
department last fall 10 work for the
election Of Presiden. Diaz.
Dennis saw Secretary Kellogg
and other department officials to-
day.
He declined t. comment on the
report that in offering his rcsigna-
tion he charged wealth and social
position influerc"i promotions ana
appointments in tie foreign ser
vice.
He denied he lcft h;s boat at
Havara c,ronte 10 New York and
proce )ded tu Washington iv rail
under ..,'e depnrtmcr orders 10
escape press questions bcforc con-
ferring with officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
DECLARES
SALESMAN.
is SLAYER.
Widow of Dead Editor
Asserts Friend Slew
Her Husband.
ACCUSED ARRESTED
''Triangle Case" Ends in
Brutal Killing of Albert
Snyder.
By United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK, March 2l.--Mrs.
Ruth Snyder charged today that
her husband, Albert Snyder, art ed
itor Of Motor Boating, has becn
murdered by Henry Judd Gray, 4
friend of Mrs. Snyder, Police Com.
missioner Mclaughlin announced.
Mclaughlin s statement came af.
ter Mrs. Snyder had been under al
most constant questioning since her
husband was found dead in their
Queens Village home early vester-
day, Il stout piece of picture wira
twisted around his throat.
Neighbors Of the Snyder family
said the wife and Gray had been
friendly for two years.
After Mrs. Snyder had told her
story, two detectives were sent 20
Syracuse where Gray, a salesman
for "A Syracuse corset firm, was said
to have fled.
Gray was arrested bv Syracuse
police in the Onondaga Hotel there
and held pending arrival of the New
York officers.
Mrs. Snyder was alleged to have
said:
That she, her husband and their
nine year old daughter, Lorraine,
had returned from card party at
2:l5 a. m. yesterday, finding Gray
in the house.
After her husband and Lorraine
had retired. Gray and Mrs. Synder
were left alone and they talked for
some time.
Then, after Syndcr was asleep.
she charged, Gray went to his room
and pounded Snyder on the head
with Il heavy object and also choked
him with wire.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
HIGHWAY BOARD
MEMBERS TO BE
HERE TOMORROW
Nv United p-.ss Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, March eli
Itinerary of Ralph w. Bull and j.
p. Baumgartner, highway commits
sioners, and State Highway En-
gineer r.. M. Morton, on their trip
to insnect interstate connections in
Southern California and Arizona,
was announced as follows:
Monday-Mecca, Blythe highway.
Leave Indio 7 a. M; Coachella p.
m. arrive Brawley 6 p. m.
Tuesday--Yuma highway connec-
ton. Leave Ell Centre Z a. m;
Yuma, 9:30 a. M; FL Centre 1890
p. M. arrive San Diego s p. m.
Wednesdav-Leave San Diego 8
a. M. arrive Los Angeles l p. m.
Following the return Thursday to
Sacramento. the commissioners will
hold an official meeting here Fri
day. Il i.i.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
| Ions
IN
D WORK
+ Measures Must
of Before
/ Is.
BILLS PASSED
( Gasoline Tax and
/ way Matters First
1T.
)MER L. ROBERTS
,ess Staff Correspondent

tENTO, Cal, March 81,
Il realization that this
| show whether adjourn.
IL is possible, members
ifornia Legislature today
lie mountain of measures
a with renewed effort.
I'm the two houses have
nd the fifth week of the
liod, they have passed
re than one per cent of
.atroduced. That is, out
han 1000 bills, only %
II passed. or these, Gov.
! lg has signed % and We.
FL important problems be-
! pdy this week are:
III Young's $l93,500, 1000
idget.
Arthur Ii. Breed s gaso.
nd highway measures.
'iof criminal law and pro-
ID
(-nservation.
. are well creased for the
sion budget, according t.
. both houses. The pres
+, pronounced the most
repaired and comprchen-
ent of its kind ever pre-
IL have little opposition.
pills increasing the gaso-
!. three cents a gallon, and
how the tax money shall
Tn ''primary' and "scc-
eate highways, are await
rn of the budget they will
he way at an early date.
! II half the criminal revis.
re before tho LEGISLATURE.
eing adopted with little
Ten more are on the
for passage this week.
O Senator c. c. Baker Of
no introduced all the
hearing has been set for
ght on the proposed con
amendment giving the
control over surplus flood
fsetting the now famous
us decision, which dele
ownership to riparian
4 holders.
e men Will have oppor-
turn loose their verbal
..ainst Senator Sanborn
fpmpulsorv automobile in
,easure Wednesday night.
,blic hearing will be held
tnrance committee in the
,nbers.
gute, hailed by many as
lc of the session, be
he strong Insurance lobby
inst the measure, is ex-
httract a large audience.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
Safecrackers Rob
Department Store
nv Irni,ed ure.. u~n.ed Wire

LONG BEACH, March 21.-A
oang of safecrackers, who looted
the Buffum Department store here,
of more than $4,000 in cash were
being sought today by police.
After overpowering the night
watchman the burglars piled rugs
against the safe late yesterday and
using a heavy charge of nitro
glvcerine blasted the strong box
open.
E. N. Wilson, night watchman
was unable to tell police how many
men were in the gang. He said he
WAS overpowered when he was max
ing his rounds on the fifth floor
and the burglars handcuffed him TO
a radiator.
Wilson was discovered several
hours later by Edward Phillips,
store engineer.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
Fires Cause
F,avy Damages
ted Pr~ss Leased Wire

ted P~~ss Leased Wire
TGELES, March 21.-An
: on into two fires which
two buildings and 25
is at a damage estimated
10 and caused serious in
fireman was under way
NJ.
broke out in the McKen-
Company late last night
IN were summoned to fight
IRE in the Ballinger garage
,le time.
e was struck by n falling
the garage fire, Ralph
fireman received possibly
sties.
LUYS March 21.-~hc V',n
7hing Mill was in ruins to-
1 wing n fire. which swept
he rlart yesterday caus-
o damage
sza is believed TO have
an incinerator ana spread
.orage sheds, offices and
mill.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
Navy Officer
Dies in Crash
Nv Trr'tes p-e.. LEASED Wire

SAN DIEGO CoI March 21.-
Two persons r"o-a tl'od and one in
iured IN t-ose;o accidents here Sat
urdav and S"oaav.
DR.. Nov r"onnn Wonders, 80.
Lieutenant IT 8 ". was killed when
his automobile overturned on the
Coronado Son Diego road Sunday
morning. His wife was seriously
hurt
Mrs. w. s. Beckwith, elderly
woman. was injured IN an automo-
bile accident Saturday and died
few hours later.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
YANvrr sErPs AT JAMAICA
Ry United Press Leased Wire

KTNGSTON, Jamaica. March 2l.
-Thirt7-fonr United States sub
marines and hospital ships were in
port here todav for an EIGHT dav
VISIT. A crowded calendar of social
affairs has been arranged for both
officers and men.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
France to Send
Observer Here

PARIS, March 21.-Foreign Min
lister BRAND has decided to recon-
mend to the cabinet that France
send an observer to President Cool.
idge's naval limitations conference
at Geneva, the United Press learned
today.
The cabinet is to meet tomorrow
to consider Mr.. Coolidge's reiterat-
ed invitation. 1t was not certain
that the cabinet would agree with
BRAND S proposal.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
High Life" Is
Offered Weepah
U. p. Leased Wire

TONOPAH, New, March 21.-
"Ten new girls arrive tomorrow.
All young and foonsh,' was the
sign displayed today before one
Of Weepah's dance halls.
Of possibly more Importance
in the business life of the camp
if not Of greater interest, was
the announcement that from 500
to 600 automobiles filled with
gold seekers were to leave Los
Angeles today in one party, or
ganized by Charles Keilhofer,
Briz Putnam and Al Meyers, pro-
moterS.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
Leper Escapes
From Hospital
ny United Press Leased Wire

, LOS ANGELES, March 21.-Luis
Valasquez, IS, an escaped leper,
was being sought by authorities
here today following his escape
from the General hospital.
Valasquez left a note saying he
intended to return to his home in
.Iexico City.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
n Aviator
enews Flight
ed Press J.~nsed wlp~

, cd Pr"ss u.~nsed WIr~
JANEIRO, March 2l.-
de Pinedo, Italian trans.
viator. left Manaos today
Brazil. de Pinedo was
: veral days last week in
IF Matto Crosse after he
IN Luis de Caceras.
'ication was so uncertain
explored area over which
n plane travelled that it
-sible to keep accurate ac
movements.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
SUPREME COURT REcEssEs
Nv United pr.ss LenSed Wire

WASHINGTON, March 21.-Tha
United States supreme court re-
cessed its hearing of arguments to-
day until April II. The three
weeks will be spent in deciding
pending cases and writing opinions.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21
Yosemite Be:irs
Right On Time
u, P. Leased Wire

YOSEMITE, CAL, March 81.
The clatter Of garbage cans
being upset announced the arriv-
al OF spring here.
The garbage cans were the
goal Of the first bear raid Of
1927 OH the camps of Yosemite
valley.
Annually, with the arrival Of
spring, the bears come out OF
their winter quarters and cele-
brate by raiding the camps and
having a feast.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-21

A New York man is getting
ready to rrn across country to San
Francisco. Why stop at Friscos t