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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02
Sugar Bowl Used
When Men Battle

George Yanich has brought com
plant against John Stevens of
Holtville in which he accuses Stew
ems of having used too much VIC
lence in attempting to collect a
meat bill. Yanich charges that dur
ing the collection prossess he was
hit T.. the ;ead with a sugar bowl,
his eye being blackened and his
head cut open in two places. A
warrant for the arrest of Stevens
on a charge of battery was issued
to Judge MAyfield.
According to the information fur.
nished by Yanieh, Stevens entered
the restaurant which he conducts
on Tuesday. He presented bill
for collection and Yanich said he
made objection to two of the items
listed. He said that they argued
briefly and that Stevens then picked
up the sugar bowl and hit him with
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02
OFFICIALS ISSUE
STATEMENTS ON
BOND ELECTION
Mayor and City Engineer
Express Thanks for Vote
on Ditch Removal.

The Press today received the fol
lowing statements from Mayor
Bucklln and City Engineer Knights,
with the request that they be pub
lishcd to express their appreciation
to the citizens of FL Centre for the
vote on the bond issue:
The people Of FL Centre are to be
congratulated today upon the splen-
did victory achieved at the polls
yesterday. This wonderful vote, al
most unanimous, is the more re,
markable considering the season of
the year. July | is not tine in
Imperial Valley conducive to arOus
ing enthusiasm amongst our citizens
on an election project, however i'm
portant. Therefore, there is feel
mig Of deep appreciation on the
part of the board OF trustees to all
those who SO nobly responded to
their duty in settling forever a most
ycxatious problem that has con
fronted every city administration
for more than decade.
The endorsement Of the project
and splendid support given to it by
the FL Centre chamber of commerce,
the Imperial Valley Press, the FL
Centre Realty Board, and civic Or
CARNATIONS generally throughout
our city, is most sincerely apprecia-
ted. Only by such help could such
Il victory be achieved.
Now let every good citizen put
his shoulder to the wheel and by
our continued cooperation work for
better and bigger FL Centre.
(Signed) a. y. Bucklin,
Mayor.
desire to thank the people of
Fl Centre, on behalf of our city
council and myself, for the conf
denee shown by the vote of yester-
day. / believe they could have
done nothing that would have ad-
vanced the welfare of the city more
than making possible the removal
of the canal.
And | want to say a word for our
city council. They believed that this
bond issue should be put over on its
own merits as an engineering pro
lect designed for the general good
of the city and should have no po-
litical strings tied to it. They re-
NAMED in the background and turn
ed it over TO me to put over as an
engineering proposition. But they
haven't been idle and their advice,
support and counsel on this'perpleX-
ing problem has been invaluable to
me.
want also to thank the Imperial
Valley Press, the Chamber of Com
merce, and other civic organlza-
lions for their support and splendid
| think the vote got
ten out was very good considering
the number who were absent. We
will proceed as rapidly as possible
with the sale of the bonds and the
removal Of the ditch.
(Signed) Philip w. Knights,
City Engineer.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02
Kelly Arrives
At San Quentin
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN QUENTIN, Cal, July .
Paul Kelly arrived at San Quentin
prison at 9:l5 a. m. today looking
like almost anything else in the
world than "scrcen sheik. -
He Wore dirty, rumpled gray
suit and an old gray hat and needed
a shave.
"What do you think about it2''
someone asked.
cit doesn't do any good to think
about it at all, replied Kelly.
cts going to be tough enough as
it is. -
Without formality, Kelly was
dressed in given bath, a
shave and prison clothes and immo-
diately taken to the jute mill where
he began {. Item year contract. "
Fifteen other prisoners arrived
with the screen juvenile when he
started his sentence, imposed upon
y conviction of manslaughter fol-
lowing the fatal fight with Ray.
mond, husband of Dorothy Mack.
aye, actress.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02
MRS. CHAPLIN
FILES ANSWER
IN DIVORCE row
Denies Charges Made BY
Husband and Accuses
Him of PERJURY.

Los ANGELES, July It'll"
Chaplin divorce ease drew nearer
lis scheduled sensational court bat
til toda, With Liza Grey Chaplin :
answer to he comedian husband S
cross complaint en- record.
In Il complete denial Of al charg
e. made by Charlie Chaplin and
adding number Of allegations that
Wero not contained in her original
bill for divorce, the girl-Wife asked
that tie ross-complalnt be denied.
The wife Of the millionaire muH-
ie actor was pictured as frequent
visitor to the junk shops because
of Chaplin 8 asserted economic the
cries and in her answer she deelar-
ell that she had been forced to buy
a $3.50 hat in San Diego bargain
basement and that il was her best
hat "for a considerable time there
after.
She denied all charges relating to
" drinking parties and stated that
Intoxicating liquor first passed her
lips when her husband Iersuadcd
her to take a drink stating that she
was not good fellow the an
Swer alleges. She stated that Chap
lin and his friends drank liquor es
an ordianry and usual Procedure.
That she loved Chaplin with
"the romantic devotion a sixteen
year-old girl has for her first and
only sweetheart and that at no
time did she have improper or un-
conventional relations with othcr
men is set forth at length in the
62 page answer.
Denies Infatuation
She denied that she was infatr-
ated with an automobile salesman
or any man other than Chaplin and
charged that since the beginning o.
the divorce suit, that Chaplin had
attempted by every means to find
people who would state she was
guilty Of improper conduct.
In this respect, she charges,
Chaplin sought Hawaiian beach
boys and oilers on the s.. s. "City
of Los Angeles on which she made
a trip to Honolulu, to give evi-
dence derogatorv to her chara ter.
a diamond studded watch valucd
at $1,000 was his only expensive
gift to her. At the same time he
bought a watch for $1,000 and pre-
scented to Il person unknown to Mrs.
Chaplin.
a certain woman, is mention
ca IN the answer rs one With whom
Chaplin ha dbeen friendly.
With the completion of Mrs.
Chaplin's deposition, expected some
time next week, the case WI be
cleared Of all legal technicaHties
and the stage set for the divorce
court battle IN August.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02
Navy Planning
World Flight
Ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, July "A navy
flight around the earth at the
equator has been recommended to
Secretary Of the Navy Wilbur, who
is considering its feasibility.
Such a flight woulo require sevc-
raj hops and no details were made
public today by Wilbur in annonnc.
ing that the suggestion hal hem
made. He did not reveal whether
the suggestion came from WITHIN the
navy Nv f'tm outsiders interested
n aviation.
The secretary considers such q
flight more practical and of greater
value to aviation than the proposed
South Polar fight of Commander
Richard +. Byrd, who may be ap-
preached to undertake q round the
world flight.
Byrd plans to make his south pole
expedition in September, according
to j. Lanung Callan. president of
Airships, Inc, of Hammondsport
n. Y. who supplied the rubber boat
in which Byrd and his three con-
panions landed yesterday in
France.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02
Youth Injured
By Firecracker
BY United Press Leased Wire

POMONA, Calf, July 2.-This
city's first pre-Fourth of July &C.
cident was on record here today.
John Parker, 7-year-old son of
j. X. Parker, may lose the sight Of
one eye as the result of the explos-
ion of a dud firecracker here last
night.
The boy was watching a fire
works display when one of the
pieces failed to go off. He ran to
the fire cracker and bent over it
when the piece exploded and struck
him in the face.
An attending physician was UNI
able to state today whether the ex-
plosion would cause the loss of an
injured eye.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02
Train Strikes
Rancher's Car

A. Miller, a ranchman residing a.
bout three and hall miles east of
Fl Centre, escaped with minor in
.iuries last light when the machine
in which he was driving crashed in
to a train on the spur track on Main
street near the ice plant.
The hrakcman of the train said
that he had shouted TO Miller as he
noticed that the driver had not o5-
served tn train but said that his
warning was too late. The machine
was badly wrecked but Miller was
only slightly bruised and cut, AS
far as could be learned. He disap-
peared soon after the crash and no
report of his having applied for
medical aid could be found.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02
TAX REDUCTION
IS PLANNED BY
PARTY LEADERS
By PAUL r. MALLON
Jnied Press Staff Correspondent)


RAPID cITY, s. D., July =
Republican leaders who have been
coming out 80 sec President Cool
i1gc at his summer White House on
Sqhaw Creek near here have work
ed out an administration tax reduc'
tion program which will be intro
duccd at the December session of
Congress.
This plan calls for reduction in
specifir taxes of $500 100000 and
retention of other taxes as they are
now rather than general rcduc.
ton ALI along the line.
], developed today that an effort
will be made To retain present
rates ON incomes of less than 49,
600 upon the theory that the small
tax payer has rcaped most benefits
from recent reductions and that his
rates now are at rock bottom nor
NAL level
Change. suggested in this agreed
plan include:
Reduction in corporation taxes
from II l-2 to 10 or IL per cent.
illumination ol All idAtS on lHt'
alter and baseball admissions and
club dues.
DiminutiOn of lcvieS upon in
comes of more than 1925 900 on the
ground that these incomes have re.
ccived smallest reduction since high
war time leVics.
Leaders Agree
Slight reduction in automobile
taxes.
All Republican leaders who have
called here have expressed agree
ment with these general principles.
Representative Undertake, Repub-
lican, Colorado, IA member OF the
house ways and means committee,
which must frame the new tax bill,
added his approval in conference
with Mr.. Coolidge this morning.
I'VE must equalize taxes rather
than reduce them, he declared.
1t is expected the plan will en-
counter serious opposition in the
next congress. Independent and
Democratic groups have a strange
hold on the next senate and they
can wreck the plan if they choose.
Usually they have advocated ma
.jor reductions for small tax payers
and their leaders have indicated
they will maintain this principle in
the battle to be staged soon after
congress convenes.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02
Press Will Not
Publish Monday

No public observance of July
4, will be conducted In Ell Cen
tro. Many local residents, tax
ing advantage Of the week end
holiday, will go to the mountains
or shore. Those who remain at
home are reminded that July
is the nations birthday and a
display Of the national colors Is
fitting and proper. In fact those
who leave the valley can mako
arrangements to display the flag
on their homes and business
places, for Monday.
There will be no issue Of the
Press on Monday, because Of the
holiday.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02
Price of "Gas''
Takes a Rise

Standard, Union and Richfield
gasoline went up cent yesterday
in compliance with orders from
headquarters requiring Il general
lie raise for the entire Pacific
coast.
The new price is lS1ac per gallon
for tank wagon gasoline and 22i2c
at all service stations.
Union Oil Co., adds the announce
ment that their distilate will go up
lie but that Ethyl gasoline will re-
main -he samU price.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02
AV|AT0RS
ORDERED
TO BED
Byrd and AcOsta Found
to Be Badly Used Up
By Experience.
AILMENTS SLIGH T.
Crowds Give Flyers En-
thusiastic Welcome In
French Capital.

PARIS, July AT the height Of
their triumph, with the cheers Of
the Paris crowds still ringing in
their ears, Commander Richard +.
Byrd and Bert Acosta, pilot Of his
monoplane America, were ordered
t. bed over the week end late this
afternoon.
Byrd and Acosta followed advice
of their personal physician, Com
mander William s. cambridge, t..
\. naval reserve, and went to the
American hospital to be examined
thoroughly and Xrayed for pos,
sible broken bones.
DR.. Edmund Gros, who examined
them, found both Byrd and Acosta
suffering from severe shock and he
ordered them to bed Immediately,
20 remain over Sunday.
They had just returned from their
first welcoming function a lunch
con at the Inter Allied club, where
they and Lieutenant George Neville
and Engineer Pcrnt Balchen were
guests Of honor among Il distin,
guished gathering.
Various speakers had praised
them. Outside, crowds only less
small than the sudden, unexpected
throngs that had stormed the Care
ST. Lazaire upon their arrival, had
waited to cheer them.
They had been informed that
CASTOR Doumergue, president OF the
Republic, would receive them at ;
o clock.
The examination disclosed that
Acosta = right collarbone had been
fractured as the plane hit the beach
AT Yer Sur Mer.
81 found both Byrd and Acosta
suffering from shock, bruises and
gtcat nervous exhaustion DR.. eros
told the United Press.
Both greatly needed rest.
ordered them to bed over Sun
day
DIR. Gros permitted Pyrd and
Aeosta to pay their visit to Prcsi.
dent Doumergue before they went
to bed but made Acosta wear a
sling and insisted upon their immc.
date return to the hospital after
their reception.
Alcher Is Uninjured
Lieutenant Neville presented Act
White House letter of introduction.
Only Alchen-who brought down
the plane successfully after the
fHght-was showing no effects of
his ordeal.
1t was reported that Commander
William :. cambridge, L. s. naval
reserve, II distinguished surgeon,
was nursing the filters for south
pole flight, whose details had been
kept secret.
Thousands of automobiles became
immovably masscd between the sta.
tion and the hotel during the avi-
ators progress. Taxicab drivers
refused to accept passengers, say
ing they wanted to see the process
sion.
Gurnee Mum, 8 year old grand
son of Rodman Wanamaker, was
Byrd = principal welcomcr at the
hotel.
In behalf of my grandfather, |
welcome you to Paris and congrat-
ulate you on your great flight, he
said.
Byrd had donned the uniform Of
naval aviation commander, which
he had brought from America.
Clarence d. Chamberlin, a guest
at the inter-allied luncheon, said to
the United Press:
Byrd had hard luck but he sue
ceeded in his flight as soon as he
crossed the ocean, regardless of
where he landed"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02
TO REBUILD FACTORY

Cotton Products Co. Of Calexico
has received permit from the city
to build new mattress factory of
reinforced concrete to replace the
frame and sheet iron building re-
Gently destroyed by fire.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02
CoCHET BEATS BAROTA
by United Press Leased Wire

WIMBLEDON, England, July 2.
Henri Cochet of France and
Helen Wills today became the sim
giles champions Of the all-England
tennis club tournament here.
Cochet defeated Jean Borota in
five sets, AS, AS, 6'3, GA and rs.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02
LoMsK1 SIGNED FOR FIGHT


NEW YORK, July 2,-Leo Lom,
ski Of California has signed to fight
an opponent to be selected from
among Paul Berlenbach, Georgia
Courtney of Oklahoma and Jimmy
Slattery Of Buffalo.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02
'DEMPSEY'S KIN
CHIEF ACTOR in
DOUBLE TRAGEDY

SCHENECTADY, \. y, july =.
A man said to be John Dempsey,
& brother of the former heavy
weight champion, Jack Dempsey,
shot and killed his wife, Edna, in
an apartment here today and then
turned the gun ON himself, dying al
most instantly.
Mrs. Dempsey was u years CID
and, according to ncagcr reports T.
the police, had been separated from
her husband for some time She
has been living here several months.
years ago and have II two year old
son, Bruce. Police were unable to
learn what brought about the es-
arrangement or todav's quarrel.
Mrs. Dempsey, who was Edna
Carlo Of this city, returned here
several months ago and went to II
rooming house with her boy. Police
were told Dempsey had been max
ing frequent calls on her. This
morning he made a call.
The landlady told police that Il
short time later she heard several
shots in the Dempsey apartment.
A sister of the dead woman, Miss
Elsie Carlo, witnessed the shooting,
police said. but she couldn't tell
what provoked it.
LOS ANGELES, July .. - Joe
Dempsey, brother of the former
heavyweight champion, said here
today that he had brother living
some where in the east. He stated
that Johns wife was named Edna.
~ dom know where John is now,
but he is somewhere in the east,
Dempsey said when Informed that
a man believed TO be his brother had
killed has wife and committed SUI.
eide.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02

A barber in New York was run
ever by his own car. Well, that III
give the poor fellow something to
talk about, anyhow.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02

Another June almost gone and no
wedding announcements from the
Prince of Wales or Helen Wills.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02

Whitman county raised more
than one-third or the wheat grown
in Washington last year, or more
than ll,436,900 bushels.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02

On June 3, prize of 1916 a
bag was paid for rice in Glenn
county.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02
COURT SENDS
MISS MACKAYE
TO SAN QUENTIN

LOS ANGELES. July 2.-Dorothy
Maekaye, erstwhile stage star, must
follow her sweetheart Paul Kelly
to San Quentin.
The actress was sentenced today
to serve from one to three years in
prison for compromising a felony in
that she sought to conceal circum-
stances surrounding the death Of
her husband, Ray Raymond.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02
GRACE GETTING
READY FOR HOP
ACROSS PACIFIC

BARKING SANDS, Island Of
kauai, #. H., July 2.-Richard
Grace blew tire on his first at
tempt to take off. The plane was
hauled back and q new tire was
ordered from the machine shed
The accident occurred at the
five eighth mile mark.
Grace held the plane to the run
way in masterful fashion and no
damage was done.
by United Press Leased Wire
BARKING SANDS, Island of
Kauai, r. H., July 2.-Richard
Grace, southern California stunt
filler, who had been waiting favor
able weather for week, appeared
on the field here before daybreak
and began to make preparations for
his take-off on AN intenden nom
stop trans-Pacific flight.
II went to bed early last night,
but couldn t sleep Grace told
the United Press. q certainly
hope there will be no delay today. -
Lieutenant f. b. Roger, Grace S
manager, and three mechanics had
worked on the plane all night. II
was fuelled and rolled to the oppo-
site end of the runway preparatory
to the take-off.
a life raft was placed on the
rear of the plane where it will be
accessible in ease of accident. Eight
quart canteens of water and several
pounds of chocolate We're dashed to
the raft, as emergency rations.
Grace ate light breakfast. He
usually eats none.
\ tin of milk was included as
emergency .rations for Grace 5 mas
cot puppy.
The puppy, Leilani,' four
months old wire haired fox terrier,
was racing around the mechanics
and his master, barking his adde's
cent delight.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02

A recent survey of Glenn county
farms shows 81 per cent have au-
tomobiles, 81 per cent radio sets and
80 per cent have bath tubs.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02

Graham county, Arizona, is plan
ming for big rabbit drive in the
near future in the Cactus Flats and
Artesia section.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-02

The cantaloupe crop of the Salt
River Valley, Arizona, will be
about 1000 carloads.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-06-16
Profit And Pleasure Club

Profit and Pleasure club met with
Madge Lowe for the June meeting.
which was well attended, and the
time pleasantly spent. Excellent re-
freshments) were served by the hos
tess. The next meeting will be an
all day session with picnic dinner at
the home of Nellie Arrick. Those
members who were not present at
the June meeting may bring what
they wish for this dinner. Program
for July meeting follows: Singing
Of club songs; roll call, four lines OF
poetry; Our flag, Josephine Drum
mond patriotic recitation, Rhea Nc
Nabb; music, Ethel Lowe; readings,
Leora Allen, Ida Bamfeld; My idea
of a convenient home, Nellie Ar
rick; Planning our midsummer
work, Minta Haines; current events,
Maggie Combs; Why do we celebrate
the Fourth of July, Edyth Hutchins;
Maud Cannon; My exper-
ience with ducks, Madge Lowe; A
good every day cake recipe, Bessie
Stringer; surprise, Stella Schuster.
Emma Bell Another surprise is
waiting for this day, and is supposed
to be given at the end of the pro-
gram.-XX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-06-16
TRT ADFT PHTA

Rev. Presgrave who was holding
meeting here at the M. E. churcn
last week, was taken sick Thursday
night and returned to Deavertown
Friday, but was able to fill his ap-
pointment here Sunday afternoon.
Dwight Stephenson spent Thurs
day night here with friends.
| Mrs. Cindy Frash of Malta spent
last week with her daughter Mrs.
Thurman Fluharty and family.
G. w. Appleman and niece Jane
Elizabeth Appleman of GAINESVILLE.
spent few days last week at Lyle
Martins.
Mrs. Emma Martin and B. S. Cut
Ter each had an attack of nose bleed
last Thursday.
L. A. Appleman and family mo-
tored to Columbus Sunday and spent
the day with relatives. Their son
Roy returned home with them for
short vacation.
P. e. Carpenter and daughter Miss
Lois, Miss Rule Price and Lyle Car
penter and family attended the Wa
terman reunion Sunday near Wa
terford.
Mrs. Arthur Grey came Sunday
evening for few days visit with
her parents G. F. Waterman and
wife.
Otis Martin and family and Mrs.
IRA Nelson visited relatives at New
Lexington, Sunday
A daughter was born recently to
Sidnor Garrett and wife
Drilling commenced Sunday night
at midnight on the Lydia A. Whita-
ker farm.
Teachers Employed
The school board met Saturday
and hired the following teachers:
Red Clay. Kenneth Love; Peeper
Run, Ruth Falconer; Lemon Hill,
Marie Bishop; Deerfield, Russell
Dempster; Doughan, Glenna Ray.
Russell Campbell and wife of
near Cannelville, visited Sunday at
Henry CampbelPs.
Latest report from Joe Williams
who is at Bethesda hospital, suffer
ing from a broken leg, is that he is
doing as well as could be expected.
C. r. and r. o. Massey and L. G.
Edgell and wife enjoyed picnic
dinner Sunday with John Mcintosh
and wife at the Patterson farm.
which Mr.. Mcintosh recently bought.