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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-20
FLOOD DAMAGE
is TREMENDOUS
Secretary Hoover Says Louis
lana Loss Is Major Ma
tional Disaster.

NEW ORLEANS. May 20.-The
flood damage in Louisiana alone has
already reached proportions of a
major national disaster. Secretary
of Commerce Hoover said Just be-
fore he boarded a train last night
for Alexander.
The Secretary, who is the per-
soIal representative of the President
i'll the fiod region, said he was not
taking into consideration the dam
age in other States and added that
the end was not in sight. He said
approximately 250,0O0 persons have
been affected by the flood in
louisiana
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-20
Fakir Says Houdini
Was Genuine Mystic

NICE. May 20.-Houdini was a true
fakir and not faker. as he professel
to be. according to Den lbrihim. one
of the latest Eastern mystics to ar
rive in Europe
Fakir circles recognized Houdini
as a master. says the Egyptian Hin
du, who claims to have known the
American. He hailed Houdini as one
of the worlds greatest fakirs who.
though he used legerdemain In his
simplest tricks. relied on the fakir's
mysticism for his major perform
ances.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-20

WASHINGTON, May 20.-A
Jail sentence of three months
was this forenoon imposed upon
Harry F. Sinclair, millionaire
oil operator, for contempt of
the United States Senate in re-
fusing to answer questions put
to him in the Senate investiga-
tion of the Teapot Dome case.
Justice Hitz also fixed a fine
of $500.
Both sentences are mandatory
under the law.
The oil magnate is now in
line for the title of the worlds
richest prisoner"
An appeal was noted to the
District of Columbia Supreme
Court and Sinclair was released
on SIS, 900 bond.
The three months sentence
apparently was a surprise to
Sinclair and his attorneys as
they expected a minimum SEN
tence of one month.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-20
ANDREWS QUITS
Department ON
7 AUGUST FIRST
Seymer Lowman Is Named
Successor-Roy Haynes
IL Is Also to Go Out.

WASHINGTON, May 90
Lincoln Andrews, Assistant Sec
retary Of Treasury, in charge OF
Prohibition Enforcement, has
resigned, effective August l.
Seymer wman, former
Lieutenant Governor CT New
York, will succeed Andrews,
the Treasury Department an
nounced.
James Doran, Prohibition
chemist, has been designated
Prohibition Commissioner sue
ceeding Roy Haynes.
Secretary of Treasury Mellon
expects Haynes to resign.
The President has not made
Lowman's Appointment but Low
man will accept the offer.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-20
T,co " ords 10
Be Omitted IN
Marriage Voios

PHILADELPHIA, May 20-
Omission of the words serve"
and obey from the marriage
service of the Reformed Episeo-
pal Church is proposed in the
report submitted to the General
Council of the Church in session
here. No opposition to the pro-
posed change is expected and
the vows of men and women will
be identical. The Church of Eng
land is planning the same
change.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-20
YOUNG Man IS
CAME AT DEATH
Walks Firmly to Scafold and
Dies for Murder OF
Two Employers.

WOLF POINT, Mont, May 90
Ferdinand Schlapps, aged 19. who
murdered Antoine and Ludmilla
Geisler on their farm two years ago,
was hanged at 1910 A. M. today
before a large crowd.
The boy walked firmly to the
scaffold, made a short farewell ad-
dress in a calm voice in which he
said he was sorry for what he had
done and was convinced God had
forgiven him.
Schlapps was employed by the
Geislers as a farm hand He con-
fessed killing them, taking money
and an automobile.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-20
LONE AVIATOR
HOPS OFF FOR
NONSTOP FEAT
Capt. Charles Lindb ergh
Takes Air-Five Times
Close to Disaster. 4,

BULLETIN - HALIFAX.
Nova Scotia, May 20. = Capt.
Lindbergh, flying on schedule
time, left the easternmost tip
Of Nova Scotia at o'clock this
afternoon, Eastern daylight
time.
ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y,
May 20. - Capt. Charles A.
Lindbergh, the Flying Fool"
hoped off alone at 1852 o'clock
this morning in muggy air in
his Ryan monoplane, the. Spirit
of St. Louis, on the New York
to Paris nonstop fight.
Five times on his take-off,
Capt. Lindbergh was close to
disaster, twice by inches.
Rising in the air, the plane
weighted by a load of 500 pounds
barely cleared string OF telegraph
wires. A few seconds before 1t al
most hit rosdscaper. Attemptins
to get OFF the ground. three times
the plane struck soft spots aps
bounded into the air but always
coming back to earth and fnali,
Strengthening out
Capt. Lindbergh has waited on,
week for the weather He left be
hind two other planes.
Commander Richard e. Byrt
thinks that Lindbergh will be IL
Paris within the next 40 hours.
Filler Is Cool
Lindbergh was very cool as he
had to be to take-off with his heavy
load He ate little before the start
because he said he was not hungry.
He has had very little sleep for a
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-20

ing the red ranks in the belief that
communists alone are able to form
united front" Anarchists, too.
are throwing in their lot with the
Trieste group and are sending to the
local Red relief fund quantity OF
money assertedly gathered among
the anarchists of the United States.
While calling upon the red work
ers of Italy to aid the International
cause OF communism, Unity EN-.
phasizes that the first duty is or
ganization for the overthrow OF Ease
ism. To this end II is asserted shop
committees or Red cells" are being
extensively organized in large fac
tories in northern Italy. Meetings of
delegates of these committees are
being held periodically at Milan and
Turin.
The Milan police are fully cog
infant of these activities, but find
difficulty in coping with them be-
cause OF the impetus given to ses
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-20
FLYING FOOL OFF TO-DAY FOR PARIS
Outstanding
Flights in
4uplane History

to19--u. S. Naval seapIane
NC-4 (Read). from Trespassy,
British North America, via the
Azores to Lisbon. Portugal. Dis
tance, also miles. Time,i % hours
and 45 minutes.
te19-Britsh bipiane (Alcock.
Brown, from St. John, Nova
Scotia, to Clifden. ireland. Dis
tance. 1850 miles. Time. Is hours
and IL minutes.
1923--Lieutenant Kelly and
MacReady, in Fokker T-2 mono
plane, from Roosevelt Field. L
l.. to San Diego. Cal, 2,52o miles.
In 26 hours SO minutes 1874 Sec
onds.
1924-Round,t ,the-world flight of
U S. Army Air Service. Dis
tance, 26,103 miles. Approximate
flying time, 3s1 hours.
1925-Sir Alan J. Gotham. Brit
ish, from London to Cape Town,
Africa, and return. Distance, TO-
1870 miles. Time. 40 flying hours.
1925-Commandcr Francisco de
Pinedo. italian army aviator. from
Rome to Australia and Japan and
return. Distance, 34,5oo. Flying
time not given.
1926-Commander Ramon Fran
CO, Spanish army aviator, from
Paios, Spain, to Buenos Aires.
Brazil, via Cape Verde Islands.
Distance $3.50 miles. Flying time
not given.
1926-Sir Alan J. cobram, Brit
isher, from London to Melbourne,
Australia and return. Distance,
28,000 miles. Time, 500 hours.
1926-Bernardo Duogan. of Ar
oentine, from New York to 6ue-
nos Aires, Brazil. Distance, 1876
miles.
1921. S. Army Pan-American
goodwill flight. Hoped off at
San Antonio. Texas, December 81,
for circunnavigation cruise cover
ing 10000 miles and visiting IS
Latin-American countries. They
finished at Boiling Field, WASH
ington, D. C.
1927-commander Francisco de
Pinedo, chief of staff Italian Air
Forces, set out from cagIiari,
Sardinia, February 13, on 10000
mile flight, planning to touch four
continents. Crossed Atlantic and
reached South America. During
flight over southwestern United
States his plane burned at the
Roosevelt Dam, Arizona. He is
finishing his flight to Rome in
new plane.
Capt. Charles Nungesser and
Major Francisco Coli hoped off
from Paris at midnight, May 7,
in the plane White Bird and have
not been heard from since.
Capt. Charles Lindberuh took
the air at 7.52 o'clock this morn
ing from New York in the non-
stop fiuht TO Paris
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-20
Maloney Has
Weight Ad0ansage
OUer Shmkey

NEW YORK, May PO.-Jimmy Malo-
ney will have 10h pounds advantag
over Jack Sharkey In the Is round
fight scheduled tonight Maloney
weighed in at 2021a pounds this af-
ternoon. Fair weather seemed assured
for tonight.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-20
Seeks Removal from Office
Of'Woodmen Of World Men

OMAHA,edNeb., May 20. - Will
Price. attorney Of Lincoln. has filed
a petition asking the removal from
office of WA. Fraser. Sovereign
Commander OF the Woodmen of the
World: John T. Yates, Clerk, and
B. f. Bradshaw, General Attorney,
on the grounds the officers have
violated their trusts.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-20
PHILLIP r McQUELLAN
PASSES IN SAN FRANCISCO

Phillip F. McQuellan. formerly the
operator in charge of the y. s. Gable
office at Sitka and holding that
office for number Of years. died
on April 81 at San Francisco. He
leaves wife and several children
(Sitka Progress).
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-20
Are to Raise 100000
To Fight Wet Candidates

WASHINGTON, May 20.-Raising
of a special campaign fund for
100000 to strike at every wet can
didate and every effort to repeal
he Prohibition law has been agreed
upon by the Anti-Saloon League Exc
cutive Committee.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-20

PRINCE RUPERT. B. c., May 2e.
thousand pounds Of
halibut were sold today, American
selling for and 1906 and Canadian
for and 1907 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-20
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT

The Juneau City Council will hold
a regular meeting in the chambers
in the City Hall tonight at o'clock.
The rock-fill on Front Street will be
topic of much discussion.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-20

Continued on Page Eignt.)
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-17
TRUST FUNDS IN
STATE WILL GET
CLOSE SCRUTINY

san FRANCISCO, Dee. III.
NJ. Friedlander, state corpora ton
commissioner, today announced that
periodic statements of all stocks and
securities in which they are trading
will be required from investment
trusts in this state.
While the state Of California in
tends to encourage the administra-
.lon of such trusts in every way pos
sib!e, a more careful watch must be
kept to prevent unscrupulous bust
ness methods, Friedlander declared.
1t has not been definitely decid-
ed whether the statements will be
required every three months or semi
annuallv,' Friedlander said.
"The lists when submitted will
slow all stocks and securities in
which the Investment trusts have
been dealing. These lists VII be
furnished to investors and II the
state corporation commission and
will be given widespread publicity.
''Through these reports the COM
mission will know Immediately if
any dubious or fraudulent stock is
being bought and will be in position
to take action at once when neces-
sarv.
"The investors themselves who
receive these lists will know into
what securities their money is be-
ing placed and can watch their fin
ancial interests more intelligently.
''it is also planned to require all
persons who intend starting invest
nent trusts to invest in the project
themselves. If they haven t enough
faith in their business to put their
own money into it, we cannot quail
fly them as to their integrity.
"In addition, the personnel of
every such trust will be investigated
thoroughly before a permit is grant
ed
Fricdlander declared that the
commissions Of such trusts will be
reduced from 20 percent to 10 per
cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-17
Weekly Program OF
Radio Offerings
'On Pacific Coast

Sunday-G:3O to 7:30-Symphony
Concert, kHQ, KOMO, KFOA,
KGW, kGO, KPO and KFI. Grea,
Moments of History, KOMO, KGW,
hGO and KFO, 900 to 1000.
Monday-s:00 to 900 Spotlight
Hour, KoMo, KFoA, KGW, KGo
kPO, KFI.
Tuesday-9:0O to 1000 - The
Founders. KOMO, KFOA, KGW,
KGO, KPO and KFI. Retold Tales
Ilour-10:00 to Hoo. KHQ, KD-
MO, KFOA, KGW, KGO, KPO,
KFT.
wednesday-9:OO to 1000 The
Vagabonds. KHQ, KOMO, KEOA,
KGW, KGO, KPO and XII.
Thursday-9:00 to 9:30 - Dodge
Eros. Program. KHQ, KOMO, Kf
GA, KGW, KGO, KPO and XII.
Moon Magic, 9:30 to 10:00-kHQ
KOMO, kFOA, KGW, KGO, KPO
and KFT.
Friday-s:OO to 9:oO-WrigIey
Review. KHQ, KOMO, KFOA
KEW, KGO, KPO, XII.
Saturdav-8:00 to 9:00-The re-
Hour. KHQ, KOMO, KFOA, kGW
kGO, KPO, KF1.
The music box opens the weekly
RCA entertainment feature by the
2CA 15-piece radio orchestra assist
eli by the RCA soloists; Margaret
! O 'dea, contralto; Barbara Blancll
ard, soprano; and William Rainey
tenor
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-17
ROtarians Plan
Inter-City Meet

Rotarians of Imperial Valley will
gather for an Intcr-City meeting on
Friday evening, December 80, when
approximately $50 members will
dine at the Hotel Barbara Worth. Al
Roth, controller of Stanford Univer
sity, will be the speaker of the eve
ming.
Mr.. Roth is the district governor,
and Imperial Valley Rotarians ar
looking forward with much interest
t. his visit. Rotarians from the
Brawley, CaleXico and Holtville
clubs will join with the local mem
hors in making the evening a sue
cCs'.
According to President Warren
Currier of this city, the Fl Centre
Club viii have a luncheon and round
table discussion ON the Thursday y
preceding the intcr-city gathering
instead Of a regular meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-17
Heald Addresses
Local Policemen

District Attorney Head, or the
Invitation of Chief Oswalt, gave an
interesting talk to the members OF
the FL Centre police department yes
tcrday afternoon.
The district attorney emphasized
the necessity Of peace Officers be
ing careful in gathering evidence
when crimes have been committed,
aud of enforcing the laws fcaressl,
and faithfully. He assured the DO.
lice department of the full coopera-
fion of his office and declared it is
his desire to work in harmony with
all peace officers in the county.
1t was the first time district at
t"rney has given such an address
and Chief Oswalt was so pleased
with 1t that it is believed other DO
i've chiefs in the valley will also
extend an invitation to the district
attorney to talk to their men.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-17
Licenses Sought
By Two Couples

Two notices of intention to we'd
were filed at the county clerks
office during the last "a hours.
They follow:
Nelson A. Dixon, 26, native of
New York and resident of FL Cen
tro. Ida Mae Steele, 81, native of
Arizona and resident of Ell Centre.
\ previous notice of intention to
wed was filed by this couple on
November 8 but the license was not
issued because of failure of the
couple to appear for it within the
30 day limit specified by law.
X. Y. Richard, so, native of Ten
nessee and resident of FL Centre.
Ada Dumas, 40, native of Tennessee
and resident of Brawlev.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-17
Pave ment Cuts
To Be Repaired
In Short Time

Practically all Of the gas mains
in the southern portion Of the city
lave been laid, it was announced hy
Phil Knights, city engineer, this
morning and the gas company has
completed its work of repairing the
cuts made in the pavcmcnts in its
work.
The company, however, has left
about two inch drop to be filled
n with regular pavement materia, :.
The city engineer said this morn
'ng that these drops will be repaired
'> soon as the city paving plant is
repaired to be in readiness for the
pavement projects now under way.
He pointed out that while tl.l 4,
work will be done by the city, the
Gas company win defray the expcns-
s incurred. He said that the pay
lag plant is in such condition at thu
hiesent time that it will require an
expenditure in the neighborhood of
some $1,000 to repair it even for
such small job as filling in the
cuts.
knights explained that it would
5e unfair to the gas company 70
rtaEe them stand the entire expense
# this repair work and that as the
'liy must repair the machines for
is present paving program the wort,
would tie held up until that time in
order that the cost Of fixing the pay
ing plant might be more evenly d..
vidod.
The cuts will then be filled in be
fore the work on the pavement pro
gam IN the other streets is begun
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-17
Richmond And
Cunningham To
Terminate Feud

Hot or cold, rain or shine, calm
or windy--thc feud between "Pen-
N.Y. Rirhmond and "Doc' Cum
ningham, is to be settled tomorrow
afternoon at the Wilson School
grounds when the former S "Rink-
ey Dinks' meet "Doc 81 Elks
team.
fne game, postponed from last
Sunday, is certain to draw a large
crowd. Starting with an argument
between the two principals more
than week ago, the fued simmered
until it broke forth last week in a
bet of $50 by "'PennyD and "'Doc'
each backing his own team for that
sum.
Having made such nuisances E.
themselves, the money was "swip-
ed' by Fred Gianola, chosen as
stakeholder, and turned over to the
Elks charity fund. Orders were
then issued by Elks friends of both
the combatants, to get their alleged
ball t.3ms out on the field and
fight It out.
Insult has followed insult on botn
sides since last Sunday 6 postpone
ment, eliminating yesterday when
"Penny' received mechanical
tov present from "Doco via a
third person. The toy was'a glal.-
ing reflection on "Penny 's' base
ball ability and has reused his ire
to new pitch.
''We II be there. with overcoats
rubber boots, windshields, or what
ever is needed to beat the Elks'
Richmond said today. "Two weeks
of this stuff has more than l bar
gained for. If we don t beat that
crew II follow Cal Mousseau s ex
ample and eat crow.
Mousseau May Pitch
At Doe So drug store it wa:
said he has been called to Los An
geles, but will make an early star
so as to be back here in plenty O
! time for the game.
Cal Mousseau, who says he re
signed from the Rinkey Dinks
and whom Richmond says wa
clicked off, NAV pitch part o
the game for the Elks. The $500
block in Main street is about even,
divided in choosing which team T.
back. but is unanimous in the de
claration that the sooner the tw
"pests' get the game out of thei
sysems, the sooner the block will re
turn to the normalcy of Christina
business.
The Press. which has been CON
PEELED to listen to both sides of tn
row, takes no sides ana hopes onl
for pleasant weather tomorrow
Judging by past performances an
present material, our guess wou'
be that Ell Centre is going to soc th
largest baseball score in its histor
TOMORROW afternoon-also the fur
niest ball game.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-17
Telephone Team
Scores ShutOut

The Telephone company scored
the first shutout victory of the sea-
son in the FL Centre Indoor baseball
league last night when the Palmer
tribe registered a IA to 0 win over
the Shell Oil squad. The victory
gives the phone team at least a tie
for second place honors in the first
season of play.
In the game PLAYED at Wensley
field last night the Pickwick Stages
defeated the firemcn by a II to 4
score. 1t was the third of series
of interleague games. Plans for Sc
lccting two all star teams, one rep
rescnting each of the indoor leagues
are now under way and it is ex-
pcctcd that complete arrangements
for such game will be made within
a few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-17
Free Service at
Post Office

Through the courtesy of Clements
Drug store, patrons of Ell Centre
post office will be provided with
wrapping paper, twine and the ser
vices of a clerk to aid them in mail
ing parcels during the remainder of
the Christmas season.
The custom of operating a wrap
ping counter in the post office was
originated several years ago. anc
providing for it is rotated each year
among the four drug stores, Valley
Drug, Loyld's, Ell Centre and Glenn
ents. This year it is Clement 5
turn.
Each day from now until Christ
mas, clerk with plenty of mater
ial. will be on hand to serve the
public. There will be no charge nor
limit to the number of parce's
wrapped.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-17
Court Acts on
Five Divorces

Two orlocutory DEGREES Of di-
vorce v-o"e granted in superior
court Yesterday afternoon. third
case waN "rlered dismissed and two
others continued for trial at later
date.
P"+h ~ ~'ocutorv DEGREES were
granted following default hearings
and both on grounds of desertion.
Pedro d. Mandui ianO was given a de-
cree from Lucille Manduiano and
Nick j. Keiser was granted decree
from Minnie P. Keiser. NJ. c. Atch-
ison appeared for Mandujano while
Raw Johnson appeared for the plain
tiff in the Keiser case.
in the ease of Luz De d CorDuz
against Pedro Corpuz demurrer
! filed by the defendant was sus-
tanned bv the court and the case
! order dismissed The plaintiff
charged that she had been married
| in Yuma in June and that at that
time she was only IA years of age.
She said that she had not the con-
sent of her parents and asked that
the marriage be annuled.
In the demurrer the defendant
held that the plaintiff had no legaI
capacity to sue for annulment OF
the marriage and the court upheld
the point.
On motion of S. M. Smvser, at
tornev for the plaintiff. the case
was dismissed. d. c. Bitter appear
ed as attorney for the defendant.
Tho ooSo of Goldia M Griffit RI
against Ray f. Griffith was contin
ued one week for trial while thu
ease of Andrew V. Wade agains
Minnie F.. Wade was continued un
til February 16 for trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-17
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Herbert o. Dean, De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned J. A. Dean, Admins
traitor of the Estate of Herbert o.
Dean, deceased, to the Creditors Of,
and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhib-
it the same with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after
the first publication of this notice
to the said Administrator. at 113
Rehkopf Building in the City of Ell
Centre, California, or file the same
in the office Of the County Clerk
of Imperial County.
Dated November Is, 1927.
J. A. DEAN.
n 26 D 3 10 II "a
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-17
NEW LICENSES HERE

California s new automobile licen-
sts for 1928 have made their appear
ancc on the streets of FL Centre.
several cars equipped with the new
plates being noticed today. The
acw plates have = blue background
with gold letters the entire name of
,hc state being spelled out, with -
and 2S at eit.lel side Of the state
EHlOp