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The Washington times., 1927-04-28

April Is and then thought better
OF It. for which he 10 not to be-
judged too harshly.
Kelley Is q Ieft.handed heavy.
weight. which means aromatic
spirits Of ammonia to sap like
Pauline.
Mayer claims that no contract.
was signed with Mack; that he
merely told the Boston man that
Pauline would fight any satisfac-
tory heavyweight for him. He
hasteng to add that Kelley IL some
what unsatisfactory. That % the
story he will tell the New York
commission tomorrow and then
there win be nothing for It but the
commissioners to up and apologize
like little gentlemen.
At this point, Pauline made
sounds like a singing waiter. "He
says: After that, Dempsey" Mayer
interpreted.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
WAKE FOREST
c. j.

Catholic University IL having ups
and downs in a baseball way. It
won two straight games by shut.
outs and hasn't done much since.
It's latest reverse was at the hands
Of Wake Forest, which won, II to 2.
Pitcher Kitchell held the Cardinal
batsmen in check while his mates
pounded the apple. Dowtin. Clay.
ton and Joynes hit homers for
Wake Forest.
It was a contest, however, until
the eighth inning when Wake For.
est scored seven runs,
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
Receiving Station
Defeats MOhaWks

The Naval Receiving Station ball
team commands lots Of respect from
other sandlot outfits today follow,
ing a 6.to-5 victory scored over the
crack Mohawks, in q seven-inning
game on the Seaman Gunners field
The Mohawks presented virtually an
all.star lineup, but Pitcher Farley
of the Sailors, had the stuff to turn
1t back. The Sailors got three runs
in each the second and third IN
nings. The Mohawks tried des
perately to tie the score in the
final but could get only one tally
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
WiIbert Robinson
Shakes Up Robins

NEW YORK, April 2s.-Failing to
get George Kelly OF the Reds, or
Jake Flowers Of the Cardinals, in
projected trades, Manager wilbert
Robinson OF the Brooklyn Robins,
today made wholesale shifts in his
lineup. He said he would bench
outfielders Max Carey and Gus
Felix. starting today, using Statz,
Hendrix and Meusel In the outfield.
In the infield Robinson planned to
start Herman, Partridge, Butler and
Marriott.
Robinson offered to trade STATE
to the Oakland, Pacific coast club,
for Outfielder Buzz Arlett, but the
offer wag rejected,
The Washington times., 1927-04-28

Laugh nc the Red eox all yOu
want Kid 'em and make fun
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
Milwaukee Club Owner
Dies at EIks' BANQUET

MILWAUKEE,, wis, April 2s.-
Otto Borchert. owner OF the NIL
waukee American Association base
ball club. il dead today at the
age Of So.
Borchert died suddenly last night
while speaking at an Elkg' banquet.
Efforts to revive him proved futile.
The opening game with Toledo.
scheduled for today. has been called
off.
Moderately priced rentals are emalIy
secured from the Rental Columns Gf
The Times and Herald CIassified Ads.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
Western Wins Tennis
Meet From Episcopal

Western High Schools tennis
team won five out of six matches
in q meet with Episcopal High at
Alexandra. At that, the competi.
ton was worthwhile. Not a single
set was decided by a love score
and Western barely was able 70
win the decision in many.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28

Watch the progress Of The Pan
AmericGn Flight as recorded IN the
newspapers and h our advertisement.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28

The gentleman was as serious as
broken leg when he made the
pop.off In question. He had been In.
formed that Dempsey privately had
sneered brutaIIy at his pretentions
as an opponent and Pauline figures
he can rap" to the right answer
on that one.
Fear" he observed through
Al Mayer, his interpreter, pal
and unSevere critic. "What
else am ! to tnink?"
The writer could have given him
several suggestions, even exclusive
Of the one about thinking again.
but didn't.
Anyhow, Pauline and his body.
guard have jumped to the conclu'
sion that the first thing to do about
| fighting Dempsey is to have tbs
curse taken off Paulino's suspension
in this State and this they will at
tempt to do tomorrow. They init
mate that this action IL nothing
more than a Formally.
II seems that the gent was eel
down some days ago at the reques;
Of the Massachusetts, board because
Of his marked reluctance to froliC
in Boston, as per reputed contract
with Ed Kelley. The Boston pro
moter, Ed Mack, claims that Paul
ino signed for the Kelley fight FOR
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
Central Noses Out
Hibhs Ball Team. So

The w. b. Hibbs team substituted
for Mt. st. Joseph's, Of Baltimore,
against Central High In q ball
game and dropped a five-inning de-
cision, 3 to 2. Wolf doubled Ying.
ling across for the winning run in
the fifth.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
HOME RUN KING SEES
PLENTY POWER IN
GR|FFS' BATS
BY Babe Ruth

BOSTON April 2sBore the opened picked the WASH
igon Senator'S Of the clubs that would in the running
MI pennant fight At lot Of fellows laughed
after watching the Senator'S perform against the Yankees Pm
still still think they'll be right running
making trouble to the finish, and here's why.
First off club that has Gosn Rice Speaker
and Judge there swinging bats is going to drive plenty
Of and they've good defense don't
think washington as strong club as was two years ago
Their ined Buege and Myer third isn't nearly
good the old championship outfit with Peck Harris and Buege
Their pitching isn't either dependable
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
HOUNDS WORKOUT

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2s.--slr
Preston and Champion Regent JAG,
English hounds. worked out bag
gage car cramps today in prepare.
ton for the international whlppet
races here Sunday. The dogs travel.
ed 5000 miles to participate.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28

45uL they're no SeCup.
OF course the biggest thing Wash
iRgton did this season was to grab
Iris Speaker. iris is getting on in
years, and his hair is gray, and
there are 4 lot OF wrinkles In his
face. but he's still q great ball
player. He's good man in the
field, and there's no more danger
Gus man ia the league at the bat.
And here's another thing to re-
member. When the Senators took
Speaker away from Cleveland they
made q better balance OF power, for
they weakened Cleveland and
strengthened themselves. That all
helps make a tighter race.
The Washington pitching Is
the one big problem for Harris
TO worry over. johnson and
COyelesIxie are both getting cid !.
land you can't tell how long
they'll be able to hold up. They
may have great seasons and
then they may go all TO pieces.
Aside from these two Bucky has
emily Thurston among his veterans.
ae made Q great trade when he
got Hollis from the Sox. This boy
can pitch, and has proved 1t already
In his early games. Give Thurston
q strong defensive team behind him
and be ought to be good for twenty
games q season. And washington
has the defense he needs.
was talking to Bucky the other
day when we were In Washington
~ $50 A nvvfV
Crowder looks like q real conner.
and win give him every chance to
make good. # he does it and
Murray can win with fair con-
Gietency. then the washington
pitching VIII be solved.
Speaking Of pitching though
reminds me Of my old pal Bill
Carrigan up at Boston. Bill IL
one OF the finest fellows In the
world and when he went to the
Rad SOx / felt pretty bad for I
4iRiired he was taking over o
hopeless job.
Maybe he was too. It's a cinch
the Red Soxi won't win any pen
DAnts, ana they won't finish in the
first division. But they're got one
thing and that's pitching. SO far
~ the Yankees are concerned the
Red Sox have shown us more real
pitching so far this spring than any
ether club in the league. And
they'll probably get the same sort
% good pitching al through the
season. too.
Laugh at the Red SOx an yOu
want Kid 'em ana make fun
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
Pollen Gets Chance
With Hanover Club

Robert d. Pollen, 18-year.oid sand.
lot pitcher Of Washington. has been
signed by the Hanover club Of the
Blue Ridge League. He had a trial
with Petersburg in the Virginia
League.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
BAD BOYS BOX

Boxing contests between the In.
mates are held regularly at the Green
Bay CWis) Reformatory for Boys,
under tho supervision Of Superin.
tendent Earl Eklund,
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
DENPSEY. UZCUDUN co
MORE THAN LIKELY
BY Davis J. walsh

NEW YORK, April 2s-Pauino Uzcudun his managerial
board body Of completely surrounded by viii
advance by forced marches the New York Boxing
and when the random has happily ceased Is nmate that
all but possible barrier between meeting
July viii have been Frustrated.
Pauline himself and Dance did the ntnatng
today and the exception the could visualize
that Dempsey might be to him.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-01-21
fSWINC PRESENTS
WATER BILL TO
STATE ASSEMBLY

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. 81. -
One of the most important matters
pertaining to the water resources of
California being considered bv the
legislature today was the Metropoli-
tan water district bill, introduced
by Senator Ralph f. Swing of San
Bcrnardino.
Primarily designed to allow the
cities of Southern California to or
ganize into one big water district
the proposed measure provides for
the incorporation, government ana
management of metropolitan water
districts, authorizing such districts
to incur bonded debt and to acquire
construct, operate and manage
works and property. Municipal cor
porations would be authorized TO
aid and participate in the incor-
poration Of such districts. The bill
is now in the hands of the commit
tee on municipal corporations.
Senator Swing explained that the
measure was drafted for the bcne-
fit of the coastal plain cities. all
those located south of the Tc-
hachapi.
1.-THE water supply for these cit
les is so inadequate that it is csti-
mated they would have to stop
growing in the next 10 years with
out use Of the Colorado river wat
crs, stated Swing.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-01-21
GOVERNOR
PROPOSES
CA b|NE 7
Would Be Modelled After
Presidents Advisors If
Adopted.
READY TO ADJOURN
First Half of Assembly
To Be Concluded This
Afternoon.
BY HOMER L. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent


SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. 81. -
4 new state cabinet for California,
modelled after President Coolidge S
cabinet, and composed of nine heads
Of departments, is proposed by Gov
crnor Young in q series of rcOrgan-
ization bills introduced in the leg
islaturc today.
With the two houses scheduled to
adjourn at - O clock, the scrgeants-
at-arms were instructed to stop the
clocks at that hour, SO the lawmak-
ing bodies could legally carry on un-
til their work was through.
In a downpour of measures that
flooded the legislature in its closing
hours were the bills providing for
Governor Young's cabinet,o in
troduced by administration leaders
i'll each house.
The purpose If the reorganization
plan, as stated by the governor is
to bring into departmental form all
related activities. and to constitute
the department heads into council
to meet monthly with the governor
The nine departments which would
be included i'll the cabinet are the
departments of agriculture, finance,
institutions. education, public wei
fare. public works, labor and indus
trial relations. public health and
natural resources. The latter two
remain vet to be created.
Changes Planned
In the departments already ere
ated certain changes will be propos-
ed said Governor Young. Certain
functions of the department of fl
nance will be recommended for
transfer to other departments. For
instance, it will be recommended
that the motor vehicle highway po-
lice be placed under the jurisdiction
of the division of highway, and that
the library be constituted as a new
division in the department of educa-
ton. -
Promising effective cooperation
with the newly appointed state SUI
pcrintcndent of public instruction,
William John Cooper, the governor
declared that the "present confus-
lbH Ol ullCllon DttNttll lhC bO'i'A
of education and the superintendent
would be cleared up
Other than the change in name,
there will be little difficulty in con-
vcrting the present state board of
health to the department of public
health, If was explained. The execu-
tive officer of the department will
be known as the director of public
health.
That the bills as introduced are
in preliminary form, and may be
subject to change, was indicated by
the governor.
"Thc general plan. however, he
said, "does not contemplate sweep
ing out of office the members of
the boards now in office. In many
cases the proposed bills will express
" continue in office the members
who are now serving unexpired
terms
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-01-21
MINISTER TELLS
DRAMATIC TALE
in COURTROOM

COT RT ROOM. Ausin, Tex. Jan.
2l.-tDramatically describing the
threats made against his life. the
Rev. j. Frank Norris, Fort Worth
Baptist minister, broke down and
wcpt on the witness stand today as
he told how he shot and killed Dex-
ter f. Chips, wealthy lumberman
in the pastors study last July Il.
Through the questioning of his
attorney, Dayton Moses, Norris had
been led up to the description of the
tragedy by relating that he had
been told Chips intended to kill
him because of Norris editorial at
tackS on city officials of Fort
Worth; that Chips called him on
the telephone the day of the slay-
ing and warned him tat he was COM
ing over to the study and adding,
81 m not going to stand it any
longer,-I IN, coming over to kill
YOU, Won - -----'.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-01-21
Probation Is
Given Harvey

j. A. Hussey entered plea of
guilty 10 a charge of driving an
automobile while intoxicated when
brought before Judge Finncy this
morning. Ilusscy was arrested in
CalcXico in December and was
scheduled to come up for a hearing
this morning. Sentence was defer
red until Tuesday morning.
Frank Harvey, who pleaded
guilty to charge of forging II
check 4 week ago, was brought be
fore the Judge for a hearing on his
request for probation. Probation
Officer Griffin recommended that
the request be granted and inform
ed the court that work had been Sc
cured for the youth through Labor
Commissioner Gould.
Judge Finney ordered that lIar-
vey be placed under probation to
Griffin for one year.
The case of Len Tricglc who
pleaded guilty to Il charge of steal
ing an automobile and made n re-
quest for probation, was put over
for two weeks. An investigation
into his sanity will be made.
In the cases of the people against
Brown and the people against Ward,
continuation of one week for fur
thcr Investigations were ordered.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-01-21
NEGRO CARRIED
TO GALLONS AT
San QUENTIN

san QUENTIN PENITENTI-
AIRY, Cal, Jan, 2l-Sydney Adams,
40 year old Los Angeles Negro, was
hanged here today for the murder
of his wife, Anna, in 1925.
The Negro was almost carried
into the execution chamber and up
the gallows steps.
On the march from the death cell
to the execution chamber, both
Adams and the Rev. &. p. Dufficld,
Los Angeles jail chaplain who ac-
companied him, were pushed for-
ward by the guards.
The big negro's legs were limp
under him, and the minister appear
ed as nerve wrackcd as the doomed
man.
When the trap was Srung,
Adams dangled at the end of the
moose, quivering so violently that
he kicked his slippers half way
across the room
To the end, Adams insisted he
was innocent of the crime of slash
ing his wife to death during a quar-
rel
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-01-21
JURY DECLARES
BENTLEY ACTED
IN SELF DEFENSE

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2l-h coro-
ncr S jury which investigated the
fatal shooting of Raymond G.. Par
ker, %, returned verdict today in
which it found that Frank b. Bent
ley had killed his Young son-in-law
in self defense.
Mrs. Rose Parker, mother of the
slain man, collapsed when the jury
deturncd its findings, and had to
he taken from the court room.
While the verdict does not obvi-
ate the necessity of Bentley facing
II preliminary hearing, authorities
said that the verdict may result in
dismissal of the murder charge now
pending against him.
While Bentley did not take the
stand in his own behalf, testimony
was introduced tending to show
that he fired at Parker in the be-
lief he was a burglar. Witnesses
testified Bentley told them that he
had accompanied his daughter to
her home, which she had left fol-
lowing a quarrel with her usband,
and that as he opened the rear door
Of the house someone struck him
with bucket of paint. Bentley said
he fired in the dark, they testified
striking Parker.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-01-21
Day Old Infant
Found Murdered

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 81. - A
chloroform murder of day old baby
was disclosed today when the in
fant's body, wrapped in ycstcr-
days paper and with a regulation
chloroform mask over its mouth and
nose. was found in the rear of Cpl
South Central avenue.
Marks indicated that the child
had been struck over the head. De
tectives reported that the body had
apparently been thrown over a six
foot fence to the spot where it was
found by Jacob Fegan, who dscov-
cred it when he had occasion to go
to the rear of the blishment.
Detectives seeking to solve the
mystery were working this after
noon on the theory that a trained
nurse, doctor or someone else fam
liar with the paraphcrnalia admin
istercd the chloroform.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-01-21
YOUTHS BODIES
FOUND in LAKE
ARE IDENTIFIED

PALO ALTO. Cal, Jan. 21.-Thc
bodies of two boys found floating
yesterday in Felt Lake. three miles
back of Stanford university, have
been identified as those of Jack
Hauck, son of a Honolulu business
man and grandson of Mrs. Jacob
Hauck, wealthy resident of Pasa
dcna, and Spencer Fraser, Il, son of
San Francisco widow.
identification of the bodies.
which were badly decomposed, was
made through an initiated handker,
chief bearing the initials -. H. -
ON the Hauck boy, and by clothing
worn by Fraser.
The pair has been missing since
December %, when they went for a
stroll in the woods near the Califor-
mia military academy. where they
were enrolled as students.
San Francisco police, who have
been searching for the youths and
officials of the academy, believe
that the boys came to their death
when one of them fell into the lake
and the other went to the rescue.
both drowning.
Mrs. Hauck, in Pasadena. is re.
ported as critically i'll, and has not
been notified.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-01-21
YaQuis Submit
10 Government
After Siegt

MENICO CITY, Jan. 81. - Be
sIegcd and surrounded by a large
number of federal forces. the Yadui
Indians who have been in rebellion
IN Sonora Internationally surrender
ed to the Mexican government last
night.
The surrender, which ended a
siege in that state that lasted
four months and involved at times
as many As $1,000 federal soldiers.
Will enable the Mexican government
to concentrate its troops in Jalisco.
scene of the most violent rebel dem
onstrations, and other states where
insurrectionist movements are per
sisting.
The equalization of the Yaquis was
transmitted to the war department
by General Manzo, federal com
mander in Sonora, who represented
the government in the peace nego-
tiations whicvh began Tuesday.
The Indians chieftans. in making
their peace overtures. told the gov
ornment they We're patriotic but
that they had been deceived by
Adolfo De La Huerta.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-01-21
SMITH IN DOUBT
AS TO COURSE
HE WILL TAKE
May Go Before People
OF Illinois to Get Their
Support.
By PAUL r. MALLON
United Press Staff Corresponds

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Franl;
l.. Smith is doubtful what he will
do about the action Of the senate in
barring him temporarily from tax.
ing the oath of office as senator
from Illinois. He may 90 before
the privileges and elections commit
tee tomorrow to demand hearing
or he may return TO Illinois to seek
the support Of the people against
the action Of the senate.
Smith declined to make state
mcnt following adoption of the
Reed disbarment resolution by q
vote Of 48 to 33 yesterday after
noon, but it was learned be was in
considerable doubt as 10 his future
course.
The road ahead of him here ap
pears to be blocked by the senate
vote, and he is not encouraged bv
the prospects. His friends have
told him he cannot possibly obtain
his seat and some have suggested
that he would defeat his own ulti
mate purpose by pressing the matter
further
Smith should 90 back to his
people to see whether they agree
to what the senate has DONE one
of his friends declared.
Others. however, urged him TO
present his case in full They said
he should appear before the senate
privileges and elections committed
tomorrow to tell his version of how
he spent $2S7.000 in the primary
campaign last fall and received most
of the sum from public utilities OPP
orators, although he was at the time
chairman Of the state public util-
tiles commission.
The vote yesterday killed Smith :
best chance to obtain the seat he
claimed. He was prevented from re-
cciving the oath of office by adop-
ton of the Reed resolution. which
specified the privileges and elections
committee should first make an in
vestigation and report ON his fitness
for office.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-01-21
LOCAL TEACHER
DIES FOLLOWING
SHORT ILLNESS

Professor Angelo L. Lackey, aged
90 years, died in the FL Centre
Hospital at midnight last night.
Professor Lackey has been premin-
ent in the school, church and fra
ternal life of FL Centre for the last
ID years and his death. coming sud
denly as the result of blood poison
ing, is being mourncd throughout
the vicinity.
Professor Lackey contracted the
poisoning through an infection, but
his condition was not regarded ser
lous until yesterday afternoon. At
8 O'Clock he was rushed to the hos
pital where every means to fight
his death was resorted to but with
no success. His wife and one daugh-
ter, Jessie j. Lytlc of Ponds. Cal,
with several brothers and sisters are
the only survivors.
The funeral service will be held
in the Presbyterian church at 2:3O
o clock Sunday afternoon. Rev.
George a. Hartman will officiatc.
Professor Lackey came to FL Cen
tro - years ago and has been ac-
tive in building up the educational
life of the city. He organized the
commercial branch of the present
Central Union high school, where
he taught up until one week ago.
He was q member and official of
the Presbyterian church and belong
cd to the Masonic lodge.
]. L. House. principal of Central
Union high school, said that Pro
fcssor Lackcy had a record of SO
years teaching in public schools and
six years in business schools. lie
has degrees from the marlborough
Normal School in Marlborough, Pa,
and the Grove City College in Grove
City, Pa. lie also took up post
graduate work at the University of
California.
Professor Lackey was born in
Pennsylvania on September II,
1866, and came to California %
years ago.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-01-21
HIGHWAY PLAN
IS STUDIED BY
STATE ASSEMBLY

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 21.--Thc
plan for the new program for com
PlctIon Of the state highway system
Of California was being studied bv
legislators today, following intro
auction of senate bin by Senator
Arthur II. Breed of Piedmont which
feclasSlfies tho state highways and
defines the units Of the system.
Breed s plan follows the lines rec
commended by Governor Young in
BIS inaugural message and is based
upon the three cent per gallon gaso-
I'm" tax plan. introduced by Scna.
tor Breed early in the session.
Th" general division of funds
from the gasoline tax proyidcs for
- per cent and p per cent. rcspcc
tIVoIy, to primary and second arv
roads. This has been the basis of
agreement between the two GREAT
automobile clubs of the state.
Primary highways are defined as
main trunk highways together with
county seat. national park and Ger.
tam Interstate highway connections.
All other highways are secondary.
Grouplng Of counties for alloca-
ton Of funds is in two sections. The
fIrst comprises the central and
northern counties and the second
1he following southern counties:
San Luis Obispo, Kern, Mono. Tu-
lar", lnvo. Santa Barbara. Ventura.
. Angeles. San Bcrnardno. Or
ahgr, Riverside, san Diego and I'M
pcrial.