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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27
HEAVY LOSS IN
BIG OIL BLAZE
AT LONG BEACH

LONG BEACH, Calf, June 81
A disastrous blaze which swept
through the Alamitos Heights Oil
field, wrecking four wells and dam
aging four others, causing more
than 100000 loss, was being
brought under control here today,
after three men had suffered seri-
Gus injury.
The fire, which started with an
explosion as the Julian Petroleum.
Fuller Well No. l was being
brought in, was battleI by hun
dreds of volunteers in addition to
regular fire fighters and at one
time an entire block of the big
field was in flames.
During the night dynamite was
brought to the scene of the fire but
firemen announced today that ex-
IRENE measures would not be re.
sorted to as the blaze had been
brought under control with steam
and mud and was now confined to
one well.
j. II. James, fireman of Long
Beach ana Ii. Ii. McCumber, q
driller of Lomita, were badly buru-
ed about the face and head. II.
Kern, Long Beach fireman, suffer
ed serious injuries when he was
struck on the head by a piece OF
falling timber,
The wells destroyed were the Me
Caslin No. l and No. >, owned by
the Union Drilling Petroleum Com
pany, the A. S. johnson Petroleum
Company well. and the Richfield-
Bonner Well No. l in addition the
Kohlbush-Johnson well, George Get
tv No. 6, an unidentified well and
the Petroleum Securities Company
Kindig we'll, were damaged y the
blaze. a
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27
Lucky Tokens"
! Given To Flyer
BY United Press Leased Wire
DAKI.ANDN AIRp0RT GAM

BY United Press Leased Wire
OAKLAND AIRPORT, SAN
fLEANDRo BAY, Cal, June 27.
Ernest L Smith will carry no
mascot on his projected Honolu-
|lu' flight, but he will take two
good luck tokens given him to-
day.
Ono was q rabbits foot and
THE other a "'tear stone" from
Patrick county, Virginia.
4 Israel Hamilton, II year old
boy scout. gave Smith the rab-
bits foot and was rewarded
With q pat on the back. The
fsstear stone" attached to a mot
10 card was given him by Sallie
Hutchinson, 8, daughter Of Mrs.
Arthur Robert Hutchinson, a
tchool mate Of Smith.
y ''These stones" the motto
had, "are found only In Pat
rick county, Virginia. Tradition
'ooys they are tears Of the friends
- the news Of the crucifiHon.
~ any rate they are supposed
- bring the bearer good luck.
Ulck Byrd carried one over the
North Pole. May 1t bring you
al success.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27
rams Pacific AirpLanes Nav Take Off This Afternoon
MIDWEST AIDED
BY PRESENCE OF
THE PRESIDENT
Business BOOms in All
Lines As Tourists Go to
See Coolidge.

RAPID CITY S. D.. June FL
The biggest boom Of the west since
the gold rush days has been start
cd as result Of President Cool
idge's spending the summer here,
according to reports of he cham
Der of commerce, civic organiZa-
tons and railroads.
Three hundred tin can tourists 4
day trek into Rapid City; the Chi
cago and Northwestern railroad is
running a special train day from
Chicago; hotels and restaurants are
doing an unbelievably big business
aud all industries serving transicnts
are making more money than ever
before.
Special delegations ranging from
TO to 900 persons come in almost
daily from all parts of the vest to
see Mr. Coolidge at his remote sum
mer White House.
All surrounding states are getting
the benefit of Mr.. Coolidge g boom.
They are all staging stunts for
him which attract people and mon
ely and practically all of them ex-
pect Mr.. Coolidge to visit them be-
fore he goes back to Washington.
For instance, in the middle of
July Wyoming will open a pony
express from Cheyenne to the pres
ident s state game lodge with Is
pony riders strewn along the way
to carry messages from Governor
Frank c. Emerson of Wyoming to
Mr.. Coolidge.
Even $4,000 Sioux Indians here
are getting in on the play. When
Mr.. Coolidge goes to Deadwood for
the days of TO- celebration in
the middle Of August, Chief Vel
low Robe, grand nephew of Sitting
Bull, with 200 other Sioux chiefs
will elect him to their sacred coun-
ell and smoke pipe of peace with
him.
1t was annouDced that the board
Of directors of the Yellowstone Ia
cific highway commission will call
upon him July 20 10 stimulate a
road building program i'll this re-
gion.
Mr.. Coolidge has accepted every
invitation to visit the surrounding
country which has been rendered,
with one exception where two invi-
tations conflicted.
The president spent quiet week
end. He went to church at Her
mosa and heard the 20 year Old
unordained pastor, Rolf Lium, tell
how far Elmer Gantry. tictional
rowing parson, was from true can
ons of Christ.
Then the president took a short
ride in his new automobile and sat
on the front porch watching tour
lists pass.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27
By JOHN N. PALMER
United Press staff Correspondent)

SAN FRANCISCO, June 27-De.
velopments today at aviation fields
here and IN Hawaii indicated that
three airplanes may attempt the
conquest of the Pacific before or
after dawn on Tuesday.
Despite lack of confirmation
from aviators engaged in the pro-
jected flights, the undertakings had
assumed a competitive aspect.
In the Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
camp OF Richard Grace and at
Crissy Field, San Francisco, where
the army filters were quartered, pre-
partitions had progressed to the
final test flights. Lieutenants Les
ter j. Maitland and Albert F. Hegs
enbeger were in the air A. minutes
Sunday, plotting through exhaust
i've tests the tri-motored Fokker in
which thew hope to span the 24OS
miles to Honolulu.
Richard Grace, Los Angeles av-
reverse flight from Honolulu to the
Mainland, was i'll the air 80 min
utes. 4
The Wright motored monoplane
of Ernest l.. Smith, air mail pilots
was tuned for its first test flight,
today at Oakland municipal airports.
Bay Farm Island. q
Equipment to aid in the takeoff
of the army plane was trucked and.
ferried today from Crissy Field to-
Bay Farm island. Maitland and
egenherger have decided definitet
" to make their start from the Oak+
land airport, Which lies in San Lefr
andre Bay adjoining San francisco
Bay.
Spare Supplies Loaded i,
The supplies included fueling
equipment, flares, collapsible
lifeboat and a spare propeller.
The army Fokker was wheeled
out of the hangar early in the day
and mechanics were assigned TO.
eliminate a trace of vibration from
one of the motors.
Nearly 900 gallons of gasoline
were trucked to Bay Farm Island
today for fuelling the Smith plane.
Policemen on guard through the
night made lines to hold back the
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27
Two Drowned In
r.. Lake ElsinOre

ELSINORE, Calf, June 81
One hundred men ever engaged
in dragging the lake here today for
the bodies of Elmer Miner, 20, of
l341 f. Seventy-sixth street, Los
Angeles and John Lauvenier, IS, of
Fortyfourth and Compton streets,
who We're drowned yesterday when
a rowboat overturned.
Edwin Miner, 10, a brother of the
drowned youth, was saved when two
unidentified girls in another boat
rowed to his rescue and brought
him ashore. The rescued youth
clung to the side of the upturned
boat while the other two went
down instantly.
Elmer Miner was employed at the
Rio Hondo Country Club.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27

proceedings to cover this work in
the near future if our bond issue
carries, the object being to let the
contract in such time as will permit
us to begin work upon Eighth
street itself as soon as the district
can abandon the canal.
There is another matter l would
like to say few words about and
that is the strip of land to be aban.
doned by the city and l will appre
ciate it very much if you will pass
this information along. The east
and west lines Of Eighth street be-
tween Adams and Orange avenues
are not parallel, the east line run
ming north and south while the
west line runs a little northwest
and southeast making the street
about 1875 feet wide at Adams ave
nue. and about 1913 feet wide at
Orange. After taking the 100 feet
for the street there will be left
strip feet wide at one end and 30
feet wide at the other that the city
will have no use for. Inasmuch as
this strip is part of property that
was dedicated to the city for a
public street the only way we can
dispose of it is to abandon it and
let it revert to whoever is legally
entitled to it.
There is no way by which the
ritv could have sold this strip as 1T
10 hnt
" the right to use it for certain
purpose. We can do only two
things, retain the strip as part of
the street or let it 60. 1t is evident
that if we retain it we retain only
white elephant ON our hands. IL
could serve no purpose as part OF
the street and would become a weed
patch and an expense on the city
to keep clean TO say nothing of the
lack of attractiveness this vacant
strip parallelling the street would
be. If we release it as we propose
to do it again becomes private prop
ertv subject to assessment to pay
its portion of the cost of the new
Improvements, and will be built
upon and become an asset to the
city, bearing its share of the gen
eral tax burden.
Asks Voters Aid
believe, Mr.. Richmond, that
this answers your questions ana l
want to thank YOU for your ac-
knowledged support Of the measure.
The project is so fraught with good
for the city that it would be al,
most calamity should it fail and
it is a wonderful tribute to the CIT
liens of Ell Centre to see how they
are laying aside all personalities,
pre- iudices and differences to unite
against our common enemy, the
ditch, and I would be scarcely sur
prised if the bonds carried without
a dissenting vote. wonder if 1T
could be donef
Do you know, Mr.. Richmond,
there have been great many
mothers who have come to me and
Continued on page O. 81
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27
QUESTIONS ON DITCH REMOVAL,
ANSWERED BY CITY ENGINEER

Having published in Saturdays
issue, a letter received by City En-.
gineer Knights from Frank Rich
mond, asking questions relative to
the proposed elimination of the
Eighth street ditch, the Press here
with prints in full the reply of CITY
Engineer Knights for the benefit
of local citizens.
Mr.. Frank Richmond,
FL Centre California.
Dear Sir:
take pleasure in supplying You
with the information you request in
your letter Of the 25th. The
whole matter is rather confus,
ing because Of the numerous
angles and complications that are
necessarily involved and your letter
gives me an opportunity to clear up
certain questions that are -perplex-
ing to others as well as yourself.
Our bond issue of $4,000 pays
only for the work that is required
to be done outside the city limits.
Technically speaking the $4,000
pays the district for all their right,
title and interest in all that portion
Of the Date canal lying within the
city limits and furnishes certain
designated rights Of way. Practic'
ally speaking the district officials
agree to sell US such right, title and
interest if we will pay them enough
to cover the greater portion of the
expense they will be put to in
building another system of bitches
to take its place. The estimated
cost Of this substitute system is
little over SCI, 100000 exclusive of
rights Of way, of which the city
pays $45,0O0.00. The rights of way
to be furnished were obtained at a
cost of $3.50 and engineering, cleo
tions costs, legal advertising, Incl
dentals, etc, were estimated at
$3.50 making the total amount re-
quired $50,0OS.
1t being legally impossible for us
to 60 out intS the county and form
an assessment district to do work
for the Imperial Irrigation District
there was nothing left for us to do
but call q general bond election and
buy fright the rights, title and
interest I'VE require. But all work
to be done within the city limits,
including the, removal of the canal
actually :on Eighth street, the paw
ing, curling, Sidewalk, etc. will be
paid for. by an assessment district
formed of the property benefited
and assessed according to the ben,
eft. The assessment made to GOV,
err the cost Of removing the canal
on Eighth street will not extend
east of seventh street nor west of
tenth. 1t is,therefor, apparent that
the adjacent property owner pays
considerably; more in the end than
the city at large which accords
with the, benefits, derived.
Plans Complete
I would like to advise you that
the plans fo5 all inside work are
nearly complet ed and it is our pur-
pose to. start the necessary legal
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27
TR0TzkY'S
sion
IS SOUGHT
Russian Soviet Founder
"In Bad" With Leaders
Of Communist Party.
INTRIGUE CHARGED
Resolution Says Army
Chief Created DiscOrd
In Ranks.
BY VICTOR w. KNAUTH
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

MOSCOW, June 27.-The central
control committee Of the Commun-
ist party has recommended expul-
sion from the party OF Leon Trot-
zky and Gregory Zinoviev, one
time Soviet leaders. Trotzky, as.
sociated with Lenin in the estab.
lishmcnt of the Soviet government,
was the organizer Of the Soviet
army
Their expulsion was recommend
ed by the committee on account Of
their complete violation of their
obligation to cease fractional work, -
the resolution read.
The committee g action must be
approved by the combined assem-
bly, of the central committee and
the central control committee and
confirmed by the Communist party
congress which viii meet probably
in November
The committee s recommendation
cited frequent efforts of Trotzky and
Zinovicv to create opposition with
in the Communist party.
For four years, the resolution
continued, 1.-the party showed the
greatest patience and forbearance
toward them and repeatedly warn
ed them to stop. The opposition
lists, led by Trotzky and Zinoviev.
used every difficulty facing the.
Socialist development to strike at
party unity,
"'Lately, the opposition has con
centrated its attack on the Soviet s
internal situation and the partial
defeat of the Chinese revolution.
Their reply to the growing war
peril was a declaration breaking
down the party's work for mobiliz-
ing the masses against war and
strengthening defenses against it,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27
Press to Be Host
Friday Night

The Press will be host to the
public Friday night when the
new home Of this publication on
State street will be open for In
spection.
Although the new quarters
have been occupied for the past
month, the interior work Is not
quite completed, though the con-
tractor states that it will be by
Friday night.
A cordial invitation Is extend
ed by the management to the
public, whether subscribers or
not, to visit the Press plant Fri
day night from 7:30 10 $50.
The new building has attracted
considerable attention and much
favorable comment from those
who have visited IL.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27
KELLY READY
TO LEAVE FOR
STATE PRISON
Nv United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, June 81 a
farewell meeting at which Dorothy
MacKaye kissed Paul Kelly good
bye was revealed here today by
Deputy Sheriff Claude Peters, who
accompanied the arstwhile screen
juvenile on his last trip to Holly
wo& Saturday.
The young actor and his asserted
sweetheart, who ''partied around
together, met outside for the first
time since the fatal bare fist battle
ending in death for Ray RAYMOND
and a manslaughter conviction for
Kelly, in the home of mutual
friend, according TO Peters.
According to Peters he accom-
panied Kelly to Hollywood Satur-
day under a court order signed by
Superior Judge Charles Rurnell,
that the young actor might transact
necessary business before his de
parture for San Quentin.
Handcuffed to the officer, Kelly
left the county Jail at $50 o clock
Saturday morning. They first dis
posed Of Kelly s business affairs
and then went to the home of n
Mrs. Wilson in Hollywood for
breakfast.
Doris Kelly and a friend were
present and later two young women,
whom Peters now Identifies as Miss
MacKaye and her chum, Helen Will
kinson, came in and joined the
breakfast party.
Emphatic denials that any liquor
was served or that the meeting de-
veloped into "wild party" were
made by Deputy Sheriff Peters.
cit was a very sad OCCASION
Kelly announcing intentions of
leaving for San Quentin next Fri
day, y Peters said, Ills leave
taking was the main topic of con.
versation and Miss MacKaye and
Kelly did not have any private
tete-a-tetc' because we were all in
the same room together.
"Kelly never left my sight. We
left about 4:30 since the order in,
structed us to be back in Jail at 5
All the women, including Miss Mac
Kaye, kissed Kelly goodbye" Pet
ers said, in describing the farewell
meeting.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27
Valencia Trial
Opens In Court

Jury trial of Luis Valencia, charg-
ed with forgery, was begun in sup
erior court department two, before
Judge A. c. Finney this morning.
Attorneys Birkhauser and Thompson
are representing the defendant
while District Attorney Head and
Edward b. Patterson are in charge
of the prosecution. The attorneys
were still questioning prospective
jurors when the noon recess was
called.
Defense attorneys won the open.
ing battle i'll their fight to free Va
lencia, the appellate court discharg,
ing the count Of forgery brought
against Valencia on an appeal from
a denial on writ of habeas corpus.
In this ease it was proved by the
defense that the name signed to the
check in question by Pablo Reayno-
.a, who had been told to cash it by
Valencia, was not the name on the:
face of the check and therfor could,
not be termed forgery. The PREF
sent charge is being fought on a
second check. Reavnosa and AL:
fredo Robes previously entered
pleas of guilty to charges of for:
gerry growing out of the same easel
Valencia, who was injured while
being taken to Los Angeles for the.
hearing on the appeal from the writ
of habeas corpus when the car drivs
en- by Sheriff Gillett turned over at
Beaumont, is still under the care of
physicians. He appeared to be con.
siderably effected by the excitement
accompanying the opening of the
trial this morning. 1t is believed
that it will be necessary to perform
an operation later.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27
.ANC|Al
.A[)ERS
ACCUSED
ic-Southwest Bank
lief Included Among
) Group
EVY BAIL SET
raj Surrender Before
fctments are Return
By Grand Jury.

ANGELES. June 81,
rs, brokers, millionaircs, NOV
snates and leaders in the Los
es financial world, were NAM
ay in grand jury indictments
public which charged 90 per
with participation III the
ing Of the Julian Petroleum
(ation.
Sc named in the indictments
rles F. Stern, president of the
C Southwest Trust and Saw
(ank and executive vice presi.
Nj the First National Bank
ed with ENLIGHTENMENT and
violation of the bankers
law
! n +. Barber, president Of the
Securities Company and vice
(lent Of the First National
| charged with ENLIGHTENMENT
violation Of the bankers bonus
+ following are accused of
piracy to violate the state us
let. Thew all are alleged to be
Ders Of the million dollar pool
Der one which il is charged
III the Julian Petroleum cor
ion OF hundreds Of thousands
,llars.
ais b.. Mayer, millionaire mo
picture magEtc, president of
o-Goldwyn MAYER corporation.
\. Bsll, viss president of Pa
Southwest flank.
olph !kamislis millionaire thea.
1apnate. /.
rrv NJ. Haldfman, civic leader,
alist and. fAtmer president Of
n America Federation.
bert LANE, kpresident Of the
ressivr FinaI tee Company.
nry Ma&ay, Jr., member
e la! firm$f Flint and Mac
:, Toflitsky presiden, of the
ropli3sky RI estate company.
lliam} X. aervey, executive
president, facific Southwest
anH Savirl bank.
F.. Harris, capitalist.
Tin y. Fra X, broker.
!. HollingsEorth president of
W. Il Holli Ellsworth and com,
insurance loans and real es-
l.. McMulH, broker.
c Knn, br her.
f. Moody, &roker.
en- before t e indictments were
ned Some 81 the banking
- appesrEa at the District
(Continuea on page 81
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27

AWAITING,
COMMAND.
Smith Also Warming Up
To Leave in Case Army
Men Take to Air
RIVALRY is KEEN
Grace in Honolulu May
Leave For Mainland at
Any Moment.
BY United Press Leased Wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
OAKLAND AIRPORT, SAN
LEANDRO BAY, Cal, June N-
The army's projected trans-P act-
fic flight will not begin before
tomorrow morning, it was an
nounced today by Major General
Mason NJ. Patrick, chief of the
army air forces.
Patrick came to Oakland Air
port from Crissy Field, San Fran
cisco, after conference with
Lieutenant Lester j. Maitland,
pilot of the tri-motored Fokker
monoplane in which the flight
will bS attempted.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27
T: MI, ! SH
HOLD (jp
NEE: 7 I'M;
Geneva Farley Delayed
By Question of Capital
Ships.
AMERICA is FIRM
Will Join With Japan In
Demanding Adherence
to Washington Compact
By HENRY WOOD
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

GENEVA, June 27.-Delegations
at the three power naval anna
ments conference continued their
work in committee today on tech
Eical problems.
Meanwhile they awaited word
from Washington and Tokyo to
Great Britain S suggestion that the
question of capital ships be reop-
ened
The British delegation insist
ence on discussion Of tonnage and
life of capital ships, which had NOT
been included in the agenda of the
governments for new instructions.
Japanse delegations to cable their
governments for NV instructions.
Both delegations had taken it for
granted before the British delega-
ton raised the question that CAPT
tai ships had been disposed of at the
Washington conference i'll 1921 and
that the present conference would
limit itself to auxiliary vessels.
Owing to the delicacy of the sit
uation, it was believed in confer
cnce circles today that Washington
would sound out Tokyo before re-
plying to the British suggestion and
then make a common reply with the
japanese government.
The three delegations accepted a
"gentleman agreement -. h
pending word from Washington and
Tokyo the technical commissions
would continue their work OF try
ing to reach a basis for an agree
ment on auxiliary craft, leaving the
question of capital sf&s aside for
the time being without prejudicing
England's claim to hearing on
the subject.
WASHINGTON, June 27,--Sec-
rotary of State Kellogg has order
ed the American delegation at the
Geneva tri-power naval conference
to refuse to discuss capital ships,
already disposed Of by the Wash
ington treaty.
Kellogg S order was in reply to 4
British request which Ambassador
Hugh Gibson, chief American dele
gate, forwarded to Washington.
The Washington government
holds discussion by the Geneva CON
ference of the British capital ship
proposals is impossible because:
Washington treaty can be
modified only by the five sigma
tory powers, including France and
Italy who are not members of the
Geneva meeting. $500.
A revision conference for capital
ships is. provided by the Washing
ton treaty for 1881.
I'm calling ;'the Geneva confer,
ence, President Coolidge limited 1t
to a discussion of auxiliary craft,
namely cruisers, destroyers and
submarines.
Gibson was also told by Kellogg
to stand by the American 5-5-S ra-
ton plan. giving this country equal
ity with Great Britain in all ship
classes.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27

The Southern Pacific has com
pleted new railroad station at
MADEIRA.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27

Oakdale, Stanislaus county, ship
ped SO carloads of fat steers the
first week in June.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27

Modesto, Stanislaus county, has
finished airport half-mile long
and 600 feet wide.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27

San Luis Obispo county reports
the wheat harvest this year was Is
days earlier than usual.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27

(continuea on page 81
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27

Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27

CONTINUED on page O.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-06-27
Plans Complete

I would like to advise you that
the plans fo5 all inside work are
nearly completed and it is our pur.
pose to start : the necessary legal