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Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
MRS. COOLIDGE IS POPULAR
WITH SOUTH DAKOTA FOLKS

fishing. Hundreds have sent her
South Dakota wild flowers and she
has acknowledged each gift with a
personal letter. Her mail is as
large as that of the president.
Recently Mr.. Coolidge came out
to meet a crowd at the lodge and
was greeted by applause. Mrs.
Coolidge coming out minute later
caused it to double in volume. She
spends her time walking, fishing,
knitting and supervising the house
hold.
Mr.. Coolidge is highly pleased at
the first lady's popularity.
He has now settled down to a
routine business day, coming to the
executive offices nearly every
morning. Yesterday morning he
was up early to meet his guest,
Governor General Leonard Wood, Of
the Philippines.
Wood is expected to see newspa-
permen some time today and make
a definite statement regarding re-
ports that he will resign. Injuries
and illness have severely crippled
him physically and he is hardly able
to get out.
However, unless his physicians
insist that he cannot return to
duty, he will go back to his post
in September, it was authoritative
ly learned
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
BYRD STILL HELD
IN new YORK BY
BAD WEATHER
by United Press Leased Wire

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y,
June PA northern storm area
which moved faster than weather
observers expected, extended from
Nantucket to New Foundland to-
day and kept the monoplane Ameri-
ca from starting its long delayed
Paris flight.
The America had been towed into
take-off position on the long run
way down which Charles Lindbergh
and Clarence Chamberlin started
their Atlantic trips. 1t was fuelled,
provisioned and ready for flight
when word from weather forecast
er James II. Kimball forced Com
mander Richard f. Byrd to post,
pone his venture.
The big trimotored Fokker
plane was kept in shape to fly at
moment s notice, despite pessi-
mistic word from Kimball that the
storm area would not be dissipated
until tomorrow morning at the ear
liest and probably not until Sunday.
Byrd and his crew, Lieut.. G. O..
Neville, Bert Acosta and Boint
Batchen, showed their disappoint.
ment, and a crowd of 1000 which
had defied sudden squall earlier
in the evening stayed at the field
until long after midnight hoping
the flight would start anyway.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
Junior Races Are
Won By Yale

NEW LONDON, Conn, June "a.
Yale made clean sweep of the
morning events of the annual Yale
Harvard regatta today.
After the Yale freshmen crew
had won from Harvard s freshmen
over a two mile course by length,
the Yale junior varsity, pulling a
stubborn race on even terms with
Harvard most of the way, gained
in the last three quarters of a mile
and finished length ahead of the
Harvard crew.
The junior race was as hard
fight as the two junior varsities
ever put up.
Harvard, in both the freshman
and the junior varsity events, was
first off, but in the junior varsity
the Yale men were ON even terms
with Harvard in a moment and at
the quarter they were racing side
by side, pulling 80 strokes to the
minute.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
Demands Made
By Prisoners
BY United Press Leased Wire

LANSING, Kan, June 24.-Offi-
cials of the state penitentiary are in
no hurry to complete negotiations
with the prisoners who Tuesday
mutinied and barricaded themselves
in a mine of the institution, it was
indicated today.
Negotiations with prisoners pro
ceeded in a leisurely manner by
telephone, as the list hour of the
self f-incarceration passed. The pris'
oners have presented 10 demands to
officials for consideration.
The spokesman for the men ad-
vised Warden Mackey to "take
plenty of timo in considering the
Demands although nothing was
said as to what would happen if the
demands were refused outright.
It is believed the men ere prcpar-
cd for a prot,actcd stay in their
underground stronghold from the as
surcd manner of the spokesman.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
GRACE PLANS TO
START HAWAIIAN
HOP TOMORROW
by United Press Leased Wire


LOS ANGELES, June pam
nouneement was made today by Will
liam D. Pelley that Dick Grace, Los
Angeles aviator, will hop off from
Honolulu for Los Angeles late to-
morrow or Sunday. Grace was
aboard the Matson freighter Manu-
kai, scheduled to dock in Honolulu
late today.
Pellev is business manager for
Major Grant E. Dodge, Los Angeles
financier who is backing the pro-
posed 23oo mile flight.
Grace hT,es to complete the
flight in 90 hours.
Pellev said that the Dodge plane
was a duplicate of the ship used b.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh in the
New York to Paris flight. He said
both planes were designed by Viii
Liam Waterhouse of Santa Monica.
"Lieut. Essen B. Roger, naval Of
ficer, accompanied Grace to Homo,
lulu and will aid in preparations
for the flight. We hope that Grace
will be able to land in Los Angeles,
although weather conditions NAV
force him to land north or south
of here Pelley said.
Pelley said that a landing field
in Southern California had been Sc
lected but refused to divulge its 10.
cation until after Grace takes off.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
POUND IS
APPOINTED
.ON BOARD
Named BY Governor AS
Member of Colorado
River Commission.
EFFECTIVE yULY %
Bacon and Matthews Are
Also Designated to
Represent State.
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, June "a. - The
appointment of the three members
Of the Colorado River commission
to represent California in scheduled
conferences with representatives of
other southwest states regarding the
Boulder Dam project, was annOune-
ed today by Gov. C. G. Young.
The appointees are: John L.
Bacon, former mayor of San Diego
and president of the Boulder Dam
association; w. 3. Mathews, special
counsel for The Los Angeles public
service commission; and Earl C.
Pound, president of the Imperial Ir-
rigat.on District.
While the act under which the
appointments were made does not
become effective until July 90, the
governor decided TO make them in
advance III order that the California
representatives may go to work on
The project at once.
'The work to be undertaken by
the commission, Gov. Young said,
"is pressing and no time should be
lost in the endeayors to reach such
appointments with other states, as
will further promote passage at the
coming session Of congress of leg
islation providing for the construc-
ion of Boulder Dam.
"The hope has been expressed to
ne from some of the other states
concerned, as well as by citizens of
California. that as governor I
should not wait until the Colorado
Water Commission act becomes ef-
fective to select the commissioners
who are to serve under the act.
FI have confidence that Bacon,
Mathews and Pound will make a
we'll balanced commission, compe-
tent to protect California's inter.
ests and at the same time to join
forces with the representatives Of
other basin states in bringing to a
successful termination the great
constructive achievement involved
in the Boulder Canyon project. "
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
|BERMAN NOT TO
RETURN UNLESS
ACTION TAKEN
Keyes Declares He Will
Extradite "Key Man" in
Julian Middle.
BY United Press Leased Wire


LOS ANGELES, June 24--Jacob
Berman, central figure in the Jul
ian Petroleum Corporation crash,
wired District Attorney Asa Keyes
from Brooklyn today offering to re
turn to this city if prompt, fear
less and impartial action is taken
to prosecute the guilty parties.
Rerman, who is said to have par
ticipated in the financial night
mare involving smillio.s Of dollars,
wired that he arrived in New York
yesterday aboard the s. S. Paris.
II arrived in New York yester
day aboard S. 5. Paris under my
own name as Mr.. Donnelly (his
New York attorney promised you
| would after resting 80 or 40 days
iii Europe" Berman wired keyes.
"Mr. Donnelly advised me to re.
turn to California. | refused be-
cause | have been threatened with
assassination and because | do not
intend to be made a scape-goat and
will not return until every guilty
person involved in the Julian Pc
troleum failure has been indicted.
This means, prompt, fearless
and impartial action on your part.
When that is done | will return to
your jurisdiction.
Wires To Scott
In another wire to Joseph Scott,
one of the Julian receivers Berman
said: Returned from France yes
terday, conferred with Donnelly. He
advised me return Los Angeles but
refused for reasons stated in my
telegram to keyes.
Am willing to recover from US
urers approximately six million dol
lars and from others approximately
two million dollars for benefit of
stockholders. Feel that if this is
done by me proper consideration
should be shown me. I must not be
made the scapegoat as presently ap-
pears no one having been indicted. y
Berman was closely associated
with S. C. Lewis, ex-head of the
Julian company. Berman disappear
cd a short time after Julian "Pete -
was Ddllcu llOIl llIC obOSh "a
changes and millions of dollars were
said to have passed through his
hands.
With definite knowledge that Ber-
man is in New York, Keyes prepar-
ed today to extradite the missing
Julian Corporation financial wiz
ard" and bring him back to Los
Angeles to answer charges against
him in connection with the oil com
pany''s collapse.
Regardless of death threats Ber-
man s attorneys say have been made
against him, the district attorney g
office will refuse to- "negotiate'
but will act to bring him here as
soon as he is located.
Following the receipt of news that
Berman is in New York, it was re-
ported that the grand jury was pre-
pared to return possibly as many as
SO indictments late today.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
HOPE ABANDONED
FOR RECOVERY OF
MRS. DRUMM0ND
BY United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, Calf, June 24.-En,
tombed in she'll of nerveless flesh,
Mrs. Clara Drummond, pretty %
year old matron, entered upon her
S2nd day of dreamless living ,!eath
IN the county hospital here today.
DR.. Neil Dau has announced that
he has abandoned all hope Of her
recovering the higher human facu;,
ties of reason, sight, hearing and
feeling, which were DESTROYED near
ly three months ago by the action
of Illuminating gas on the brain tis-
sues.
Since she was found unconscious
in gas filled room April /, Mrs.
Drummond has never regained con.
sciousness.
Although the higher nerve cen
ters were entirely destroyed, the
functions or digestion, heart action
and breathing remain unimpaires
She is fed several times a day on Il
diet of milk, orange Juice and ma,e-
ed milk, administered through 8
nasal tube.
The physician said the woman
might live for months until as she
grows Weafer. tha bodily functions
which NV s."I.o.r her from at,sc-
lutte death are finally stilled.
DR.. Dau said that the woman rro-
bably had no awareness OF her
plight, no memories no longing for
return to the world, because she
is now living body--with n dead
brain.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
Berkeley Student
Commits Suicide

BERKELEY, June '..-"S Super
intelligence was suggested today
as the motive that led Herbert c.
Gardner, Is year old University of
California freshman, son of a
wealthy New York coal operator,
to snuff out his own life with gas.
Young Gardener was found dead
last night in the Chi Tau frater-
nifty house, his face turned to an
open gas jet.
DR.. George M. Gardener, an un.
Gle Of the youth, said Herbert was
bored with the ordinary routine of
college life and lived in a sphere
Of his own, stunning his associates
Rather than live such life, Her
bert chose suicide, according to
DR.. Gardener.
Gardener was the son of p. F
Gardener, said to have extensive
holdings in the Pennsylvania an
thracite fields.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
NO CHOICE OF
PLANS REACHED
AT CONFERENCE
BY HENRY WOOD
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

GENEVA, June 24.--With its
technical commission agreed on the
numbers of ships ana total tonnage
which would be permitted undei
each of the proposals presented to
the tri-power naval limitation con-
ference, the delegations of Great
Britain, Japan and the United
States today were ready for detail
ed negotia.:o.s.
The technical commission which
was to report on its work today to
the executive committee, composed
Of the heads of the three delega-
tions, made no attempt to choose
between the plans.
1t devoted itself to the inter
change OF information to establish
the exact tonnage of each class of
war ship which would be permitted
the nations involved under the
proposals presented at the ope, ing
session Of the conference.
WASHINGTON, June 24.-If a
deadlock occurs at the Geneva nav
al limitation conference over the
American plan for Il 5-5-3 ratio for
American British and Japanese aux
iliary ships, the United States is
prepared to appeal to the stand
taken by the other two govern
ments at the Washington arms con-
ference.
At the second plcnary session OF
the Washington conference in No
vember, 1921, Lord Balfour, chief
British delegate, and Baron Kato,
head of the Tokyo delegation, com
mitted their governments in prin-
ciple to application of the 5-5-3 ra-
ito to auxiliary craft.
The American delegation at Ge-
neva is prepared, if necessary, to
quote the words of Balfour and Ka-
to as answer to any British or Jap
anese opposition now to a principle
accepted by both in 1921. ..--.
No fundamental change has oc-
CURED since 1921 either in the in
ternational relations between the
three countries or in naval tech
nique to justify a reversal of pol
icy by Londan and Tokyo, accord
ing to the American view
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
ASSERTS KELLY
AND RAYMOND
PLANNED FIGHT:
by CnItea Press Leased Wire


LOS ANGELES, June 24.-Paul
Kelly and Ray Raymond were plan
ming to battle in free -for-all love
duel, with friends on both sides, an
hour and a half after the bare fist
struggle, from. which Raymond is
asserted to have died.
This was the substance of testi-
mony offered from the witness
stand today by Dorothy Mackaye,
stage star, on trial charged with
attempting to conceal circumstance
es surrounding her husband 8 death.
The statement was made under a
grilling fire of cross examinat ton
during which she vehemently de-
MED any attempt to cover up de-
tails of the song and dance mans
death.
"Isn't it true, Miss Mackaye,
that you asked Deputy District At
tornev Ellis Easan when the invest
igation began how the officers
learned of the affair and didn't
you say Il woLler if that doctor,
double crossed mef'
"Absolutely not Miss Mackaye
flashed back.
Kelly and Raymond had planned
to ear their friends ana meet for
another battle later, Miss Mackaye
testified This was abandoned
however, when Perry Askom, who
called at the Raymond home, re-
fused to participate.
Only two more witnesses are to
be called by the defense which is
expected to close today. Both wit.
nesses viii give medical testimony.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
Illegal Arrests
To Be PrObed

Carlos Aria, Mexican consul
has been instructed by Governor
Rodriguez to make a thorough IN
vestigation into an alleged com.
ract between police of Caleqico and
Mexicali BY which prisoners in one
town. wanted on the other side,
are figuratively kicked across the
border in order that arrests may be
made without the necessary red
tape Of the legal extradition meth
cd, according to A. G.. Blaisdell,
Calexico attorney.
The investigation is said to have
been ordered as result of the ar
rest recently of Octaviano Moran,
wanted in Celexico for having had
immoral relations with girl, aged
l6. While il is intimated that the
Mexicah police themselves, did not
have a hand in sending Moran a
cross the border, il is said that
they were aware of the facts in
the ease and that Gabriel Morales
figures in the move.
1t is also asserted that war
rants for kidnapping have been is.
sued in Mexicali for the arrest of
Morales and Antonia Escalante,
CaleXico prizefighter, as result Of
Moran s crossing the border against
his will.
The Moran ease which was sched'
uled to came before Judge Emerson
for hearing yesterday afternoon
was continued for enc week. In the
meantime, it is intimated, the in
vcstigation will be conducted.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
HOLLYWOOD HAS
BIG LAUGH OVER
WAGE REDUCTION
ny United Press Leased Wire


HOLLYWOOD, June 24.-Holly.
wood, the happy ending town"
was seeking a laugh today in the
action that will slash 10 per cent
from its income.
Having recovered from the daze
which followed the announcement
Of Jesse l.. Lasky, the film colony
took the situation in jocular
mood and 10 per cent discount ~
became overnight the basis for re
partee.
With the combined action of all
large producing companies in fol
lowing in line with the request
made by Lasky that all employees
take n voluntary cut in salary, the
film players have no alternative
but to accept the reduction, or in
the parlanee of the studios "do Il
final fadeOut.
The announcement that every
film organization would adopt
program of strict economy was
made following conference of
members Of the Motion Picture Pro
ducers' association, tn destinies
of which are guided by Will Hays.
Sixteen film companies, includ-
ing First National Productions cor
poration, Christie Film Company,
Metre Goldwyn Mayer corporation,
Cecil B. DeMillc Pictures corpora
tion, Harold Lloyd corporation,
Paramount Famous Lasky corpora
ton, Hal Roach studios, United Ar
lists Studio corporation, Mack Sen
nett. Inc, F. b. o. studios, Univer-
sal Pictures, Warner Brothers, Will
liam Fox Vaudeville company, Met
ropolitan Pictures corporation and
Sam Goldwyn Inc.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
Lndbergh Gets
Hoover Approval
" United Press Leased Wire

ASHINGTON, June "a.
rles Lindbergh today set out to
Fe for himself a career in com
cial aviation.
he modest ,l'uth who flew to
IS was scheduled today for n
"a of conferences which are ex-
led to open the way for him to
biggest things in flying. Lind
n spent the night in the home
Becretary Of Commerce Herbert
|ver, who announced before he
Washington for the Mississippi
zone that the aviator propos-
devote himself to development
ommercial flying.
tooistant Secretary Of Commerce
r. McCracken, civilian aviation
who Is working ont with
bergh specific details OF the
IfSs future, was Lindbergh 3
tAt Hoover's residence on 8.
1T.
Hoover paid new tribute to Lind
~ with the characterizations
remarkable boy" and "a
ung man who stands with both
It on the ground at all times. -
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
Auto Smash-U
Injure Twelve
BY United Press Leased Wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
FRESNO, June 24--Irhree per
sons are in the hospital and nine
others ere Nursing minor injur-
les today ioilowing two DOWN
towl automobile coll1Gions oc-
curing within few rninuIes If
each other late yesterday. The
seriously injured, ali Fresno res
!dents, were:
Rose Camorta, 2C, concussion
Of the brain.
Francis Provendana. 40, ,acer-
ations and conclusions of the
brain.
Camille Lo Torti, 33, shock.
The other passengers of the
colliding cars sustained minor
bruises and cuts from flying
glass.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
Is
Shot In Leg
United Press Leased Wire

united PreSS Leased wire
NEWHALL, June 24.-Mike
Cohan Of Fresno, shot by depu-
ty sheriffs yesterday, is In
hospital here TO-DAY suffering
from a bullet wound In the
right leg.
Officers engaged in search
Of automobiles for stolen suit
case at Caspiac Junction, at
tempted to halt passing ma
chine. When the driver failed
TO heed, shots were fired at the
tires Of the car. One of theIe
rebounded from the pavement,
striking Cohan, walking nearby,
In the leg.
r. M. Burnett Ct Mcfarland,
driver Of the car, said he did
not stop because he thought the
officers were hunters.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
MANDELL TO FIGHT M'GRAW
by United Press Leased Wire

DETROIT, Mich, June 24-Sam,
my Mandell, lightweight champion
of the world, signed a contract to-
day to defend his title against Phil
McGraw in Detroit on the night of
July 10. The bout will be 10 rounds
with Floyd Fitzsimmons as the pro-
moter. 1t will be Mandell's first
defense of the title since he won it
from Rocky Kansas in Chicago
transforms last July 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
KILLS MOUNTAIN LION
BY United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, June 24.-Jay Bruce,
state lion hunter, was today dis
playing the pelt of his 305th noun
tain lion killed yesterday near Din.
key creek, 70 miles northeast of
here. The cat measured six feet
and two inches and weighed ll0
pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
BLAST VICTIMS BETTER

OAKLAND, Sune 24-Au victims
of an explosion vesterdax in the
Claremont East Bay utilities tun-
mel were reported recovering here
today. Richard Zurich and s. E.
Miller, the most seriously injured
were thought to be out OF danger.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
LEG IS HIGH PRICED
By Unite Press Leased Wire

FRESNO. June PA left leg is
worth $2o,95o, according to the
verdict of superior court jury here
last night. awarding that sum to
Kenneth B. Hull, youthful motor.
cyclist, who lost his leg in 4 col
lision last Christmas. Hull demand
ed $35,171 damages from Eva G.
Brown and John A. Logan. defen-
dants, but the jury set the lower
figure as an equitable valuation.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
PLANE COMING TO JUBILEE
Py United ysr.ys Leased Wire

SANTA ANA, Caiif., june "a
The Cleveland plane "City OF Cleve-
land" will be sent to Santa Ana
for the international Aviation Jub'
iloe, July "a, message from Glenn
l.. Martin reported today. Martin
formerly lived at Santa Ana.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
WOMAN GETS HEIGHT RECORD
by United Press Leased Wire

ROOSEVELT FIELD, New York,
June o4.-Madame Luba Phillips,
Russian aviatrix, today established
what was described as an unofficial
altitude record for women when she
piloted three motored Fokker
plane, similar to Commander Byrds
America, to a height of 1000 feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24

Earl Carroll g condition seems
much improved since he entered
federal prison. The pen is might
er than the pill. .'
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24

Many Young college graduates
will 60 right ont into the world and
succeed in spite of what they've
learned.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24
N([l[l) |
|C'HT IS
PROVED:
Department Gives
tland Permission to
'mpt Trip. |
START SOON
chiefs Will Check
+ An Plans Before
hrture.
Iited Press Leased Wire

bteu t'rehA leubeu WIZ
INGTON, June 24.-Form
brization for Lieutenants
Maitland and Albert +.
ger, L. s. A., air corps, to
D flight from California to
was given today by See
War Davis after a con
with Assistant Secretary
in charge of air service.
bcretary's sanction coincid
reports that the two men
mpleted satisfactorily at
20 the necessary advance
b their three mOtored army
var department said the
i'll be ready to take off on
|ng venture as soon as wca-
editions permit.
General Mason NJ. Patrick,
the army air corps, is now
to San Francisco. Upon
Sunday, he will finally
|p on the Lieutenant 5 tests,
dealt chiefly with naviga-
bblems.
flight probably will start
b airport near Oakland,
runway IL now being com
war department made 1t
will not rush preparations
spirit of competition with
now planning jumps from
fife coast to Hawaii. While
: would welcome the glory
& the first to span uninter-
: the 240O miles between
den Gate and Hawaii, il in
o approach the attempt in
Of military thoroughness
uracy.
Is emphasized that the two
en- cannot accept prize mon
'ther awards offered for a
hop.
DIEGO, June 24.-'That's
We IL start some time during
of the moon next month, -
Maitland said when inform.
he United Press that the
y of war had authorized
d Lieut.. Hagenberger to
he flight.
plans, however, are sub
revision by General Mason
rick, Maitland said, and the
ay be made later IL Patrick
I advisable.
er tests Of their monoplane
made during the next 10
re, Maitland said.
re not going to take off
, Francisco, or srom San
60 for Honolulu until we re
4 that the plane is In per
ldition and the weather Is
he asserted.
and characterized as just
story published reports
, flight viii be primarily a
radio beacons being devel-
army engineers.
reports he referred to said
: flyers would try to fly
ane across the ocean guided
ctional radio waves flashed
70 army radio stations at San
co and at Paia on the Is
Maui.
course we II use these radio
If they're perfected by tho
the flight, he said. $50
viewer, they have not been
cd to where we can believe
work on such a flight. -
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-24

Modesto, Stanislaus county, has
1854 acres of alfalfa within few
miles of the city.