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Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
Aged Mother Seeks
Missing Son Here

Search for a man, named c. j..
"Cleve' Henry, has been instituted
i' Imperial county at the request of
his mother, aged -. of Spokane,
Wash. The mother is greatly worried
because Of the failure Of the son TO
write and aDv information regard
ing the man should be given To John
2. Carmichael, secretary of the IL
Certro Chamber of Commerce,
He is described as being ~ wears
old, 5 feet inchose tai dark brown
hair and dark blue eyes.
The letter received by Secretary
Carmichael and which instigated
the search reads as follows:
"Please let us know If there is
a man by the name OF C, j. "Cleve -
Henry, residing in your township or
Imperial Valley, If YOU can locate
him please ask him to write to his
mother as she is in poor health and
worried over him because she has
not heard from him, Thanking you
for Rn answer.
IN. c. Henry"
1l4.West 9th street,
Spokane, Wash.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
FALSE PRETENSE
CHARGED AGAINST
RIVERSIDE MAN
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RIVERSIDE, Calf, Avg. %. -
Dan Gilkev. president of Parkridre
Country Club, is in the Riverside
county Jail TODAY charged with OBJ.
tanning property under false pre-
lenses.
Gilkev's arrest was subsequent to
his announcement last week that he
had disposed of the country club 10
. Los Angeles negro syndicate for
$325,Oo0
j. Fl. Carlson of Riverside,
member of the certificate owners of
the club. running for a period of 90
years, filed the charges against Gill
kew.
1t is alleged that Gilkey recently
disposed of l04 life membership
shares in the club at $500 each for
the asserted purnose of clearing
sl25,oo0 Indebtedness against the
club.
On SATURDAY. night flew cross
was reported burning on hills adia-
cent to Parksidc country club. Par
ties who ignited the beason were
unknown.
Verne Tvler of Riverside, repre-
sentine $50 certificate holders in
the club, was reported in Los An
geles today with a view of possible
bankruptcy action against the club.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
Frieda Hempel
Writing Operetta
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ST. NORTH, Swift. Aug. o.
Far from the scene of her so.called
"million dollar srit" against Au-
gust Heckscher, New York multi
millionaire philanthropist, Madame
Frieda Hempel, internationally
known grand opera star, is busily
engaged in completing the score of
an operetta while she enjoys the at
mosphere of the Swiss mountain
country.
Two Viennese waltzes will be
written into the score of the operet-
ia which will be produced in Buda-
pest in November. Madame Hem
pei already has written an interpre-
tation of "The Beautiful Blue
Danube" waltz which has received
considerable praise.
The operate star expresses con-
fidence regarding the outcome of
her suit against Heckscher which is
based on an alleged agreement with
him whereby he was to pay her
$4,000 a year for the remainder
of her life on condition that she
devote her time singing for charity.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
BILLINGS GIVES
ROYAL GREETING
TO PRESIDENT
ABOARD PRESIDENTIAL sPE-

ABOARD PRESIDENTIAL SPE-
CIAL, Billings, Mont, Aug. 20. -
Eight thousand persons greeted
President Coolidge today when he
arrived in Billings on his way to
Yellowstone National park.
Mr., and Mrs. Coolidge were in
the dining car when the train pull
ed into the station. Crowds flocke1
about the car watching them eat
A scheduled street parade was a
bandoned, il is understood as one Of
the precautions to safeguard the
president from POSSIBLE Sacco-Van-
zetti demonstrations.
Only one STOP, at Sheridan, was
made across the entire 800 mile ex.
panse of Wyoming. The railroad is
believed TO have eliminated other
stops in the interest of safety for
the president,
Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge did not
get off the train. When they had
concluded breakfast, q deleoqtion
presented Mrs, Coolidge with
Montana moss agate.
Mr.. Coolidge remarked TO the
delegation that the town apparent
" had been named after an old
friend Of his, "Colonel Billings, "
of Plymouth, Vt.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
THEATER OWNER
IS DEFENDANT
IN USURY CASE
Accused Of Mulcting Huge
Sums from Agents For
Julian Company.
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Los ANGELES, Aug. "a
Adolph Ramish, millionaire theater
owner, was named here today in Il
civil suit for $4J6,000 damages on
charges of having accepted usurious
bonuses and interest from agents of
the Julian Petroleum corporation
Ramish, already under indictment
for alleged conspiracy to violate the
state usury law, claims that his loss
IS through activities in Julian
"Pete' exceed $S00,000
The suit charges that Ramish col
lected in excess of the legal - per
cent interest rate in his loans and
pool operations and the damages of
$456,000 is treble the amount of in.
terest he is alleged to have received
Filing of the action against Ram
ish is in line with the receivers
announced policy of recovering
through the courts millions of dol
lars exacted in usurious deals. TIL,
claim against Ramish is the Largest
yet filed.
Recently the receivers brough
similar action against W. |. Holl
ingsworth, wealthy real estate op
orator, and Harry NJ. Haldeman
civic leader and president of tn
Better America federation. Holl
ingsworth was sued for $304,00t
and Halleman for 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
CONSOLIDATION
OF WIRE FIRMS
IS ANTICIPATED
By United Press Leased Wire

san FRANCISCO, Aug. 22-Tht
financial district was rife today
with rumors that consolidation Of
the Postal Telegraph and Cable Co
and the Federal Telegraph Co. were
nearing completion.
While no direct statements were
available from either of the con
Germs, San Francisco evening news
papers devoted columns TO the re
port.
The Federal Telegraph Co. oper-
ating wireless service up and
down the coast and to ships at sea,
recently purchased the Brandes Ra-
dio Products Co., and according to
its last financial statement, the
revenue from the radio accessory
business alone will total over $780,
100000 this year.
Federal -Brandes stock has been
steadily climbing. Postal stock is
held closely by Clarence MacKay
and associates and is not listed.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
McClatchys Buy
Modesto Paper

MODESTO, Cal, Aug, 22.-sale
Of the Modesto News Herald, eve.
ming and Morning daily, was an
nounced here today.
The publications, which are a
mong the leading newspapers of the
state, were sold to the Modesto
News Herald Company, the stock of
which is held by the McClatchy
family, publishers of the Sacramen.
to Bee and Fresno Bee,
Z. l.. Sherman and associates
were the former publishers,
The individual stock holders of
the purchasing corporation are
Charles X MeClatchv of the Sac
ramento Bee, Ella X, McClatchy,
his wife, and Carlos X. McClatchy,
editor of the Fresno Bee,
The purchase price was not an.
nounced.
The newspapers have a circula.
tion of over 10000
Hugh Walls will continue as bus
mess manager. Frederfckson b
Moore, formerly of the San Fran,
cisco Bulletin, Los Angeles Times
and Fresno Bee, will be in charge
of the editorial department, it was
announced. .,.*.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
Death Takes Two
At Border City

Two sudden deaths occurred over
the weekend in Calexico. The dead
are: John De La Hunt, 45, of Braw-
ley and Neal Mulholland, 46, Of
Calexieo.
De La Hunt was stricken sudden
.ly i'll while at a hotel in Calexico.
He was a bookkeeper and account
ant and was associated with several
Brawley firms. He had gone to his
room in Caiexico hotel shortly
after ) clock Saturday when he
was suddenly taken Ill and died be
fore aid could be obtained The
body has been brought to Lemons
funeral parlors where arrangements
for the funeral are under way.
Mulholland was mining engineer
and had done considerable work in
Mexico during the last few years.
He was stricken suddenly i'll while
in Calexico yesterday afternoon and
was rushed to a hospital but died
without regaining consciousness.
The body was removed to the SpTin-
er funeral parlors in Calexico,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
No Increase In
City Tax Rate

Members Of the city council
meeting as board of equalization,
completed their work as such board
Saturday night and affixed the tax
rate at 1.55 cents, the same rate
which has prevailed during the last
two years. While the rate itself
has not been increased, the assessed
valuation of practically all proper
ties in the city was given a slight
boost this year.
The board has had a gruelling
two weeks of arbitration as a board
Of equalization. Many protests
were heard during the last week
relative to the slight raise in assess
ment of real property but only in a
few cases did the complainants
show that the assessment on their
respective properties was too high.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
Death of Heiress
Termed Accident
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SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 22,-
An inquest into the death of Cor
neia Van Reneslar Erving, 19
year old daughter of j. Langdon
Erving, retired New York capitalist,
victim of hunting accident, will
be held here today.
The girl was found dead with a
.32 caliber revolver at her side on
the lawn Of the Erving estate Of
Montecito. Coroner f. G. Dodge,
who conducted a preliminary inves-
tigation, confirmed the belief ex'
pressed by relatives that the shoot
ing was accidental
Miss Erving, with her father, had
planned to start on hunting trip,
and members of the family said she
had gone to the lawn to try q few
practice shots. 1t is believed that
the pun was discharged bv accident,
the bullet piercing her heart,
The girl father found her BODY
when he returned from their garage
where he was inspecting an auto
mobile for the proposed hunting
trip,
Another daughter. Alice, ana Mrs,
Erving were awav at the time, Ser
wants reported that they did not
hear the explosion of the gun.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
HEALD EXPLAINS
PROVISIONS OF
NEW STATE LAW

District Attorney Elmer W
deald has sent the following com
nunication relative to the Work
nen g Compensation Insurance and
safety Act to the Press. with the
equest that it be printed for the
benefit of those whom the act will
fleet:
Assembly Bill No. 997, modify
'ng the elective provisions of the
Workmen' s Compensation, Insur.
lnce and Safety Act with respect
20 the acceptance of the act by
persons engaged in farm, dairy, ag-
ricultural, vitricultural or horticul-
tural employments, and in stock or
1A!looJIa somoooq .'Su1sIgI AIlInod
Sept, l, 1927. What this new law
actually does is to Law upon the
farmer the responsibility of either
electing to accept the act by taking
out a policy of compensation in
Surance, or of specifically rejecting
the act in the manner set forth in
the law.
"The farmer who desires to COM
ply with the provisions of the as
sembly bill No. 997 by electing to
come under the act may do so by
providing compensation insurance
coverage for his employees. Ut will
not be necessary to notify the In
dustrial Accident commission that
this has been done.
"The farmer who desires to com
nlv with the provisions of Assembly
Bill No. 997 by rejecting the act
may do 50 by posting a notice to
that effect 'in conspicuous place
at his place of employment where
it may conveniently be seen and
read by his EMPLOYEES and filling
a copy of same. with proof of post
ing of the original, with the Indus
trial Accident commissions. Forms
to be used in rejecting the act will
be sent free by the commission upon
application therefor. The proof Of
hosting affidavit NAV be sworn to
before a Notary Public, Justice of
the Peace, CITY or County Clerk. or
any person authorized to admins
ter oaths.
"The farmer who fails to comply
with the provisions of Assembly
Bill No. 997 by either electing to
come under the act or by rejecting
the act will be 'conclusivelv pre-
sumed to have accepted the provis-
IONS of the act, and therefore, sub
iect to all the provisions and penal
ties of the Workmen Compensa-
ton Insurance and Safety Act.'
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
TRAFFIC OFFICER
AT HOLTVlLLE IS
FATALLY INJURED

Frank W Hunter, SO, motorcycle
ratrolman and father of +. W.
Hunter, state traffic officer, was
fatally injured at 4:30 0 clock
Yesterday afternoon when the motor
cycle which he was riding colhded
with a Chevrolet roadster ST the
turn, about 100 feet west Of the
Alamo river bridge near Holtvi!le.
The in iured man was rushed to the
hospital in Holtvllle where he died
81 s:lJ o clock last night,
Attaches Of the sheriff's s office
were rushed TO the scene Of the ac-
c,dent. \ passing motorist, c, h.
Massingale, had rushed the injured
man to the hospital when they ar.
rived. II. l.. Headwick, driver II
Tie Chevrolet car, q clerk at the
Iresser department store in Holt
vile, escaped with minor injuries.
The Officers did not attempt TO fix
the blame for the accident and
Headwick was~not detained but IN
ftrmed Ito be prepared to make a
fpll report of the accident.
P1th machines were badly wrecked
ia the crash. The motorcycle was
completely demolished and the left
front wheel and fender of the Chev-
rclet were shattered. The Windshield
was also smashed and the body Of
tie ear badly damaged. Hunter was
travelling west at the time of the
crash while the automobile was be
ing driven toward Holtville.
There was little hope held for
Hunter. HIS left arm and left leg
were broken in several places, his
skull was fractured and he was SUI
frring from internal injufles when
taken 10 the hospital.
The body has been removed II
the Lemons funeral parlors in FL
C"ntro where an inquest into the
4, ath viii be held tomorrow morn
ing Beside his son Elliott, the de
ceased leaves widow.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
Hope to Make New
Girdling Record
BY Ubfed Press Leased wire

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 22.-
Bound on an around.the- world
flight which they hope to complete
Pn 22 days, Edward F. Schlee, De
|trSit, and his pilot, William 8. "Bil,
Nv" Brock, hopped off from Ford
|airport today for Curtiss Field, N,
II.
The present record for circum
navigation of the globe is % days,
IA hours and 55 minutes, held joint
|ly by Edward s, Evans, Detroit,
and Linton Wells, Of New York,
made by use of airplanes, steamers
|7Nd trains.
|%Schlee and Brock flew~a Stinson-
|Desroiter monoplane. They were
accompanied by Richard Blythe.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
HUGE PROPERTY SETTL LEMENT is
MADE IN CHAPLIN DIVORCE CASE

+ lin s mother was next called to the
witness stand.
In January Mrs Chaplin set the
film COLONY agog and at the same
time aDprehencive when she filed
her divorce complaint bringing
charges running the gamut of
grounds for divorce, a number of
an rnprintable nature.
Mrs. Chaplin asserted in her com
plaint that she was never happy
during her two years of married
life.
She charged that Chaplin threat
tned to kill her, that he was init
mate with other women, that he
called her "gold digger and
finally that he was abnormal.
After months of selfimposed ex
lie in New York Chaplin through his
attorneys answered the complaint
with counter-charges in which he
alleged that his girlwife had been
too friendly with other men.
The Chaplin marriage began in
true Cinderella fashion for Lita
Grev. It was as the leading lady
of THE Cold Rush at the age Of
l6 that she became engaged to
marry Chaplin. She never finished
her part in the picture, however,
and Georgia Hale played the role.
role.
Mrs. Chaplin, however, was to
have the coveted role as Chaplin 3
wife. In the filthy village of EN-
paine, Mexico, the screens great
est buffoon and a child of the films
were married in 1924. The marri-
age was kept secret for time but
became public when newspaper
men met the couple at the interna-
tionsl boundary line.
The close of the Chaplin trial
will quiet an unrest which has STIR
red the motion picture industry dur
ing the bitter industry.
In addition to the promise that
a number of prominent stars would
be brought into the scandal, mil
lions of dollars have been tied up
through Chaplin s failure to COM
pete his current opus, 1.-THE Cir
Gus, - on schedule.
plans to resume production on this
picture. In the haunts where he
was familiar figure before the
present scandal overlook him, he
appears in strange contrast today to
the famous comedian who left here
months ago.
He has aged preceptibly his gray
hair has almost turned white and
the face that grimaced to make mil
lions laugh, is traced with deeper
and newer lines of care.
"The Circus - as far as the
court crowds are concerned is only
side show, the real performance
having been enacted backstage.
Disclosures which attorneys prom
ised would shake the foundations of
the film colony will never be made
and the world will never know the
identity Of the six or seven actress
ea, more or less. mentioned hv Mrs.
Chaplin IN her divorce COMPLAINT.
In exchange for mental peace
nnd the right to pursue, unmolested,
his motion picture career, Chanlin
will paw his rirl.wife in the neigh
borhood # ss50,000
On each of the Chaplin children,
Sidney Earle and Charles Spencer,
,Tr.. the srm of 100000 will be set
tied snd thew will be Given into the
custody Of Mrs, Chaplin, the come
dian reserving the right to see them
at will
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
By DAN CAMPBELL
UNITED Press Staff CorIespcnd,

COURT ROOM, Los Angeles,
Aug. %. The Chaplin divorce
drama, which was to have rocked
the foundations of the film colony,
came to commonplace conclusion
here today and was recorded as
just another innocuous marital con
troversy.
Lita Grey Chaplin, the Gender
ella Of the celluloid,' was granite /
an interlocutorv decree of divorce
from Charles Spencer Chaplin, fam
Gus buffoon Of the screen, at a rou-
tine hearing which descended into
the drab and colorless.
With only a handful Of spectators
present in the court room, the court
was informed that a property settle,
ment had been reached through
which Mrs. Chaplin is to receive
1925 900 and a trust fund of 5000
600 will be created for the Chaplin
children.
Following the announcement by
McMurray that property settle
ment had been reached, Judge Wal
ter Guerin ruled out all charges in
connection with the -premaritai re
lations of the Chaplins and charges
regarding abnormalities made in
the complaint.
The court ruled that such evil
dence might be later introduced
through testimony but that in fair
hess to the two Chaplin children, it
should be ruled out of the divorce
complaint.
AS Mrs. Chaplin took the stand,
McMurray began course OF rou-
tine questioning that further indi
Gated that some such charge as
cruelty would be made the basis of
divorce.
Mrs. Chaplin testified that dur
ing the first two months Of their
marriage the comedian had only
taken her out twice and this for
the sake of appearance.
81 don I see how | interfere with
your work, l never see vou,' she
testified she answered to his charg-
es that she was interfering with his
career.
Admits Property Agreement
Mrs. Chaplin was then asked if
she had entered into a property a
greement. She testified that she
had and the statement was present
ed to her for Identification.
She testified that her husband
never came home until after o.
clock.
Mrs. Chaplin then described the
incidents which led up to their sepa-
ration last November. She said
that she. brought eight guests home
with her from dinner party at the
Biltmore hotel.
She charged that the comedian
her by objecting to the
presence of the guests at 1880 a.
IN.
She finished her colorless testi,
monv in record time and the court
room stretched and yawned as she
stepped lightly down from the
stand.
Jeanne Bernard, a friend of Mrs,
Chaplin, then took the witness
stand. Her testimony was brief.
She stated that she had been a fire.
Quent dinner guest at the Chaplin
home but had never met the come
dian.
Helen Delaine, one of the quests
at the Chaplin home the night of
the break, testified next to corrobo.
rate Mrs. Chaplin's previous state
ments.
Mrs. Lillian Spicer, Mrs. Chap
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
Dove Season to
Open August 81

The dove season will open in I'm
perial Valley on August 81 and
hunters throughout the county are
shining up their firearms prepared
to register a few hits. Varied re.
ports relative TO the supply OF
doves in the valley have been re
ceived
In some quarters II is reported
that there are plenty of doves while
in other places there annehrs 10 he
be n scarcity. Tho 'oio~itv 80 'he
reports however, indicate that there
is good supply at all points whero
grain is available.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
Brawley Man Pays
Fine for Speeding

James Talbot of Brawley entered
a plea Of guilty to a charge of
speeding when arraigned before
Judge l, Mayfield this morning, He
was sentenced TO pay fine of $40
or spend five days In the county
Jail He paid the fine.
Talbot was arrested on Fourth
street in FL Centre last night bv
Patrolman Smyer Of the state traf-
fic squad. According to the office
Talbot was travelling at a speed of
q miles an hour in a l5-mile zone
Talbot refused to sign a traffic
summons for appearance before
Judge Mayfield and as a result he
spent the night at the county Jail
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
OIL FIRE AT TAFT
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BAKERSFIELD, Aug. GA
property damage of $4,000 was to-
dav placed on fire that destroyed
$500 barrels of crude oil, two stor.
age tanks. derrick and casing at the
Jade lease of the Interstate Oil Co.,
near Taft. Oil beneath a steam roll
Ter is said to have spilled over and
ignited the derrick.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
Boy Struck By
Police Auto
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' PASADENA. Calf, Aug. %, -
Ernest Gage, II, was probably ia
tally injured today when he was
struck down bv a Pasadena police
department automobile driven by
Lee r. Culver, detective lieutenant.
The boy iumped from a wagon
into the path Of the automobile, it
was reported.
His skull was fractured, and both
legs were broken.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
Woman's Body
Found In Bay
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SANTA ANA, Calf, Aug. 22-
With the finding Of the body of a
woman floating in Balboa Bav this
morning authorities have ordered an
autopsy today in view Of possibility
of a murder in the case.
The woman, black haired, about
3s years of age, was attired In 4
pair Of black paiamas. No marks
of violence were found on the
body, and the lungs were not filled
with water as is usual in drowing
cases,
Coroner e. T, Brown Of Orange
county ordered the body re-
moved to local mortuary,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-22
THREE INJURED IN COLLAPSE
Nv United Pcess LEASED wiz.

Los ANGELES, Ang. 22,-Threo
persons, a woman and two men,
were seriously injured, one probab-
" fatally. when n two-storv frame
roominC house in the Central ave
nue. district collapsed. ~ =. e: