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Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
Lovers Quarrel
Ends in Death
By United Press Leased Wire

FILLMORE, Calf, March %
Lewis Berg. "A, of Fargo. \. d., is
dead and his sweetheart Louise
Bannaberg, of San Jose, is suffering
IRON four gun wounds, us an after
math to n quarrel in IA rooming
house here early today.
According to Sheriff Robert Clark.
of Ventura. Berg committed suicide
after shooting the girl and leaving
her in the hallway of n house in
which they both roomcd.
Both were employed in the FIJI.
more Cafe and Berg is said to havn
waited for the girl after she had
gone TO II motion picture theater
with another man last night. When
she appeared shortly after mid
night, Berg opened fire with a 30
caliber revolver wounding Miss
Bannaberg four times.
After the shooting Berg went
back to the cafe, served several Gus
toners and then went to field
nearby and committed suicide.
The girl was found suffering from
wounds in the leg, thigh and arms.
None are believed to be serious.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
Negro Robbers
Stab Mexican

Severe Hernandez was attacked,
stabbed and robbed by two negroes
on Second street late last night he
told police this morning when he
walked into the station. Knife
wounds in his stomach had been
given rude first aid treatment and
the police Immediately called an
ambulance and had him removed 10
the FL Centre hospital for treat
ment.
While the injuries are not re
garded as serious they were pal"
full and needed medical attention.
Hernandez said that he did not
believe that he would be able to
recognize the men who attacked him
as it was dark at the time and he
was Immediately felled by their
blows. The men relieved him of
$50 in cash and his passport, he told
Chief Oswalt.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
COOLIDGE
ACCEPT s
INVITATION
Will Be Guest of United
Press at Birthday Din
ner in New York.
TO MAKE SPEECH
Elaborate Preparations
Being Made to Broad
cast Talk.
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March 21-Pros-
ident Coolidge will go to New York
April % to speak at the dinner Of
the United Press Associations com.
memorating tn organization IS
twentieth anniversary, the White
House announced today.
Mr.. Coolidge probably will leave
here in the afternoon of April %,
and return the same night.
1t is expected the president will
make an important address on this
occasion. Editors from all parts Of
the United States and some from
foreign countries will attend the
dinner, which, coinciding with the
y. n. p. A. meeting in New York,
marks the twentieth anniversary Of
the founding of the United Press
by the late +. w. Scripps.
All publishers who are members
of the United Press will be invited
to the dinner as will be others out
side and inside the fourth estate.
From the Hotel Biltmore, where
the event will be held, the presi-
dents address will be broadcast
throughout the United States and
to Europe, South America and South
Africa.
President Merlin Fl. Aylesworth
of the National Broadcasting Com
panv. said today that work would
begin at once on the national radio
network which will be one of the
most extensive night hook-ups y
ever attempted.
Station WGY of the General Flee
tric Company at Schenectady by
short wave transmission. will re-
broadcast the address from its high
powered station to hstcners-in
abroad. :.
Thus millions in the United
States and many i'll far distant
points both in Europe and the
southern hemisphere, may hear the
American executive.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
Court Declares
Arcay Insane

A man that tries to get away
from Sheriff Gillett's deputies once
is just foolish but man that tries
it twice is plumb insane, Jail Off
cials said today. Gregoria Arcay.
Filipino, can be classed among the
latter. When he was brought 10
the sheriff's office by a friend for
investigation he hoped out of the
machine and started to run. He
was caught.
Today he tried to leave Charlie
Freeman at the court house giving
"leg ball. but he was caught
again. A pair of handouts ended
his efforts a Ia Paddock.
Judge j. s. Larew had been III
formed at a hearing that deputies
were not the only creatures Arcay
sought to flee from. The prisoner
had been in dread of death at the
hands of some people in Ell Centre.
Dreams of killings and belief that
his bed was drenched in poison were
other peculiarities mentioned dur
ing the hearing.
Arcay appeared calm and answer
cd questions readily throughout but
the court adjudged him insane and
ordered him committed to Patton.
Not until they started to leave the
courthouse did Arcay show signs of
mental illness. Then he tried 10
get away from the deputy.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
AMERICAN CONSUL TELLS VIVID
STORY OF RIOTING AT .NANKING

. .Socony Hill just above the city
wall This place was visible from
the river and was already occupied
by many others who found refuge
there.
(The Standard Oil buildings are
on top of hill and adjoining an eX-
tremelv high way. To escape from
this improvidcd citadel without get
ting into that part of Marking
which was being shelled or was 9th
erwise unsafe, the refugees would
have to be lowered by ropes over
the wall to landing parties awaiting
them below
Although we were repeatedly rob
bed and threatened by the Nation
alists. the vice consul. the Standard
Oil manager and myself managed to
keep them out Of the house for two
hours.
Finally the Chinese broke in.
Seeing our numbers, they retired
and conlnenced firing on us. The
firing increased, but the American
and British warships in the river
laid down a protective harrage OF
shells Immediately around the house
and we were able to escape over
the wall.
The American consulate was en-
tered by the Nationalists and WIS
reported by the Chinese to have
boen thoroughly looted.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
Fire Destroys
Soldiers Home

SAWTELLE, Calf, March o5.-
Authorities began an investiga.
tlon here today into fire which
swept through portion of the sol
diers' home and destroyed a COM
bincd threestory wooden mess hall
and dormitory at loss estimated
between $4,000 and 100000 late
last night.
Employees of the huge dining hall
were endangered by the flames
which gained headwav in the com.
missary and rapidly spread through
the wooden structure.
A general alarm of fire was
sounded bringing fire companies
from Los Angeles and surrounding
towns, when the blaze threatened
to spread to nearby barracks hous-
ing 400 inmates. Lack of wind
however enabled the fire fighters
to confine the blaze to the mess
hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
MASSACRE
Of YANkS.
IS DENIED.
Persistent RumOrs of
American Deaths In
Marking 'Unverified
BUTLER is READY
Makes Inspection of His
Troops But Refuses to
Express Opinion.
BY H. FRANCIS MISSELWITZ
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

SHANGHAI, March 2j.-(6:50 D..
m. m.)-British and American author
itlcs this evening denied the persis
tent rumors that 100 Americans
and many British civilians had been
massacred at Nanking. No defin-
ite information was available, how
ever, and it was feared that mur-
der may have been rampant in
Nanking.
British Consul General Giles at
Nanking was rescued this afternoon
and brought aboard the British
Warship Emerald together with six
British marines who heroically
stayed by their wounded fellow
countrvman until they could brin:
him out of danger.
Brigader General Smedlev D
Butler, commanding the Unite1
States Marines here. conferred to-
day with Major General Duncan,
British commander repeatedly re.
garding full American participation
in holding defense lines. "T'he
marines will do everything ncces
sarv to protect American lives and
property,n Butler told the press to-
day. cit is up to Admiral c. $.
Williams to ask for more marines IF
they arc needed. | have not formed
anv opinion vet.
Replying to n question whether
the marines would be stationed
along some sector of the front line,
Butler reiterated his previous re-
mark. He inspected the marine
lines and billets today.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
Against
Japanese Dropped

Charges against s. Matsaguma.
Japanese. We're dismissed upon re-
quest of the complainant in the
ease and recommendation of Clar-
ence b. Smith, deputy district at
torney, in Judge |. Mayfield s court
this morning. He was scheduled t.
be brought before he court on a
charge of grand larceny.
Previous information was to he
effect that Matsaguma had been oc-
cupying a house owned by S.
Oyama and that the owner left.
leaving quantity of goods locked
in one of the rooms. When he re-
turned the goods had been taken,
the door having been taken off by
the hinges.
Matsaguma was arrested in
Kingsbury and brought back by
Deputy Sheriff Pat Thaanum to
face the charge. The evidence in
the case was all of circumstantisl
nature.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
WEALTHY COUPLE
ARE KILLED ON
HONEYMOON TRIP
Three Companions Hurt
When Automobile Tire
Blows Out.
BY United Press Leased Wire

DOUGLAS, Ariz., March o5.-
The bodies of Guy Waggoner, Jr.,
heir to Texas oil millions and his
wife, the former Dorothy Scott OF
Fort Worth, lay side by side in a
morgue here today. the elimination
of q tragic second honeymoon fer
the couple.
Mrs. Waggoner died late last
night succumbing to injuries sut-
fered in an automobile crash whic h
resulted in the death of her hus-
band earlier in the day. Three
other members of the party escaped
with minor injuries.
The couple were remarked re-
Gently in Hollywood, their first
marriage in Montague, Tex, hav-
ing been severed after q few weeks.
Mrs. Waggoner came to Hollywood
to live with her mother and the ro-
nance was given a fresh start when
young Waggoner followed and re-
newed his suit.
Following the second wedding the
Waggoners in company with Miss
katherine O'Hearn, Vale Henry of
Fort Worth and Guthrie Garretson
of Dallas, left here for Fort Worth.
Their machine crashed and over
turned when q tire blew out. The
Waggoners were fatally hurt but
other members of the party suffer
ed only slight cuts and bruises.
Wnggoner was q years of age
and the son Of Guy Waggoner ST.,
millionaire oil operator and pioneer
in the Oklahoma and Texas fields.
The bodies are being held pend
ing instructions from Fort Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
New Charges Made
A ainst Trio

Two new charges were brought
against Jack Warrington, Rudolph
Martin and James Robinson when
they appeared in superior court, de-
partment two, this morning. The
charges were similar to those to
which Warrington and Robinson
had previously entered pleas of
guilty and Martin denied guilt, for
gerry. This makes a total of four
charges of forgery against the trio
All of the charges grow out of
checks passed in Calipatria.
At the request of j. T. Simpson,
attorney for the defendants. the
men were granted one week to en-
ter plea.
Probation hearings on the two
previous eases for Warrington and
Robinson, who had entered pleas OF
guilty, were put over for two weeks
rs were the two eases against Mar
tin, who entered pleas of not guilty.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
Light Voting at
School Election

Voting on the election for eie-
mentarv and high school trustees
was reported to be very light up 20
o'clock today, when check
made by the Press revealed 81 votes
cast at the Wilson school and a
slightly lower number at the high
school.
Rumors of a concerted movement
to write in the name of candidate
in opposition to DR.. Forrest kutz,
candidate for reelection to the
grammar school board and whose
name was the only one on the bal
lot, could not be definitely CON
firmed.
At the high school, +. ID. Jacobs
and X. p. Moore are the only candl-
dates, both seeking reelection. The
polls at the high school will clos"
at 6 o clock and those at the Wilson
school at O'Clock, the difference
in the hour being caused by a diff
ference in the size of the two dis
tricts, which are governed by diff
ferent laws.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
Rotarians Enjoy
Several Talks

Railroad commission activities
and problems were the subject of an
interesting talk given yesterday by
Leon Whitsell of Burlingame, mem
Der of the California Railroad Com
mission, at the weekly luncheon
meeting of the FL Centre Rotary
Club held yesterday.
DR.. Forrest Kutz and Frank Bow
les gave craft talk on the work
of DR.. w. s. Sylvester, and w. D.
Allison of indianapolis, who has
been spending some time visiting
here, spoke on his impressions of
Imperial Valley and expressed his
pleasure at being able to attend the
local club S meetings during his
stay in this city
Will s. Fawcett, charter men,
Der of the club and one of its past
presidents, rendered his resignation
in fine talk in the course of
which he told what Rotary had
meant to him. Fawcett explained
that as he expects to spend most
of this summer in Wyoming, 165
miles from the nearest Rotary Club
ii would be irl possible for him to
keep up his attendance.
Visiting Rotarians were w. d.
Allison, indianapolis, L. B. Bailey,
Lodi; Robert Moody, Everett,
Washington; James P. Laursen and
George Merredith, San Diego, A.
b. West, Riverside; Wellen Noble,
Los Angeles and Dale Cooper, Holt
vile. Guests were DIR. r. C. Glenn
ons of'this city and DIR. r. r. De-
kriuf, Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
Default Filed
In School Case

Order TO enter default of the
Imperial Union High School Dis
trict, ct al, in the suit brought
against it by Carmen Gibson, for
mcr teacher, was filed at the coun-
ty clerk s office this morning by
Ault and McKinnon, attorneys for
the plaintiff. The document charg,
cs failure of the defendant to an.
swer the complaint within the time
required by law.
In the suit the plaintiff seeks to
recover $4,000. She holds this sum
is due her for alleged improper dis,
missal of her services as instructor
in music and art.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
By ]. X. DAVIS
United States Consul at Marking

SHANGHAI, March 25.-Wc cs.
capped over the wall.
After both the British and Jap
anese consulates had been attacked
and the consuls reported killed and
after the known cold blooded muir
der of one American missionary
presumably DIR. j. F.. Williams OF
the Presbyterian University at
Nanking) and the attempted mur-
der of many others, the Chinese po-
lice informed us that We would be
DESTROYED unless we could escaLc.
The violence was committed by Ma
tionalist soldiers.
Accordingly our party, including.
one vice consul presumably j. Hall
Paxton) II sailors, nine civilians
and two children, escaped under
constant fire across country TO t:c
Standard Oil Company houses on
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
Claims He Beat
YOung's Record

LONG BEACH, March 25.-
Kyle Leonard, of Dinuba, Calf,
landed at White Point early to-
day and announced he had bet
tered the Catalina channel re-
cord set by George Young in the
Wrigley marathon by "a minutes.
Leonard left the island at 8
p. m. yesterday afternoon ac-
companied by a convoy boat
with four observers.
He was a contestant in the
Wrigley marathon and failed in
a second attempt in February.
Leonard is an employee Of a
Long Beach bath house and has
been training there under the
direction OF R. Cullen.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
Aged Slayer Is
Given Life Term

NENADO, Mo, March %. - \
sentence of twenty-five years in tAc
state penitcntiary was imposed on
W. w. Pine, 50, by Judge B. &.
Thurman, when the aged man plead
ed guilty to ii charge of murder
here yesterday.
Pine was charged with the killing
of A. f. Eklund of San Diego, who
was slain on March 13, following
a trip from California to Kansas.
When Eklund and Pine reached the
Marmaton river near here. they got
into n quarrel and Eklund was kill
ed and his body thrown into the
stream, it was said.
Pine will begin his sentence i'm
mcdiatelv.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
Hold-Up Men Get
Messenger S Roll

SEATTLE, Wash. March 25.-
Two armed men held up an en-
ploye of the Puget Sound Pow
or and Light Company on a
downtown street here today and
secured $23, ,993.55 in cash and
checks.
@. E. Pound, the messenger,
had ju1t left the main office Of
the power company enroute to
the bank when he was confront
ed by the two holdup men who
covered him with guns and took
away the satchel he was carry
ing. The mon then jumped into
"a waiting automobile and drove
away. Both men were neatly
dressed, Pound said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
CAMERON SAYS
DECISION WAS
LEFT TO HIM
Ford Told Editor to Use
Judgment About Ar
ticles in "Independent'
BY M. d. TRACY
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

NSAAtSo AOo'' tJtNAi SokAVpPoioChtI
COURT ROOM, Detroit, Mich,
March 2j.-Henry Ford directed
William }. Cameron, editor of the
Dearborn Independent, to retract
the attacks on Aaron Sapiro in the
independent if they were wrong,
but stick by them if right Cameron
testified in the million dollar Ford
Sapiro libel suit today.
~ told Mr.. Ford had de-
mand for a retrartion on some
things printed in the Independent, .
Cameron said, referring to the Sa-
plro articles.
81 tried to tell him what it was
and he waved his hand and said.
well if wc are wrong, take them
back, and if they are right, stick
TO them -
Cameron then said an invcstiga-
tion WAS made bv Fred Black, bust
ness manager of the Independent,
but my department did not -
make any inquiry. There was no
r,tracfion.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
IRRIGATION DISTRICT

ps Buglitsis this morning
tion at the county clerk IS
hrough his attorneys, Utley
FER, against the Imperial
n District, seeking judg-
$500. According to the
|tsfiled by the plaintiff the
pit was negligent in allow
FER to run through a ditch
properties, the water over
and completely damaging
3 field. More than two
lettuce were dana ged, he
and asks that he be REIN.
h the amount named.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
"A Kiss in q Taxi Valley
theater.
Just Another Blonde Pal
ace theater.
Signal Chapter o. E. s., meets,
Masonic hall.
Boxing. Imperial Valley Ath-
letic Club.
Present Day Club meets with
Mr.. and Mrs. O. G.. Horne.
TOMORROW ....--
Approved Junior matinee, Val
lev theater, 2:15. ..--.
High school girls track meet,
Central field.
Story hour, city library.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
COOLIDGE RELIES
ON SACACITY OF
NAVY OFFICIALS
By LUDWELL DENNY
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASH INGTON, March 25-Pres-
ident Coolidge and his cabinet to-
day considered the dangerous Chin
csc situation in an hour and n half
session.
They decided no action from
Washington is needed and they up
held Admiral Williams, United
States Fleet commander in Asiatic
waters, and his daring confrere, Ad
miral II. II. Hough at Marking,
whose steel nerve and determine.
ton had brought at least temporary
easing of the Marking situation.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
Woman Charged
With kidnapping
By United Press leased Wir~

LOS ANGELES, March %
Fredye Alter, Is, is held at juvenile
hall here today as runaway, and
her companion, Mrs. Virgie Lipfird,
%, detained at city Jail on kid
mapping charge.
The pair were taken into custody
here after telcgraphic advices from
San Francisco revealed that Mrs.
Lipfird had induced the younger
girl to leave her home at the bay
city and accompany here here.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
Wounded Man Is
Held AS Suspect
Nv United Press Leased Wire

VENTURA, March 25.-Mclesto
Cardosa, arrested when he applied
for medical treatment for chest
gunshot wound, is being held at the
county jail here pending investiga-
tion of the murder Sunday morning
Of Selso Caranza of CamarillO.
When questioned by deputy sher-
ifs. Cardosa told logical story
of the shooting affray but author
tiles decided to hold him for fur
ther interrogation in belief that he
was Withholding other salient facts.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25

Editors Note:-The United Press
presents herewith the first eye wit
ness account of what happened at
Marking when Chinese mobs rioted
and looted in the city, shelled the
hill where foreigners had taken re-
fugc and finally were themselves
shelled by the guns of British and
American warships anchored i'll the
Yangtse river.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
AMERICANS ARE CLEANEST
SAYS DEPT. OF COMMERCE
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March Co.
Americans are the cleanest people
in the world, according to the de-
partment of commerce.
In many foreign countries modern
plumbing equipment is considered
as luxury and for this reason few
sanitary fixtures are sold abroad.
While the demand for modern
plumbing is increasing throughout
the world, it is confined almost en-
tirely to the wealthy classes, ac-
cording to the department..
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
MONROVIA TO FILL
SCHOOL POSITION
ny United Press Leased Wire

MONROVIA, March 25.-Mon-
rovia voters are balloting today to
fill a vacancy ON the municipal
school board caused by the recent
death of c. H. Price.
w. g. Barks was appointed to
complete the unexpired Price term,
while the successful candidate will
hold office for threeyear period.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
MIXING
|EL[|NC
E:F FERRED
ktiOn of Foreigners
Further BOmbard-
of City.
II WINS OUT
on Today Reported
e Somewhat Easier
lgh Serious.
VILLAIN J. McEVOY
Press Staff Correspondent)

NGTON. March %. -
I'd bombardmcnt of Nan
been postponed because
5 and other foreigners are
ut Of the ely.
| II. II. liough at Nanking
this today to Admiral {.
ms, United States Asiatie
lmander, after earlier an
plans for bombarding the
insolent message from the
and the fear that more
= would be killcd-had
Hough to threaten Il bonn.
tonight.
= messag. was dated $50
King time, and was rclaved
H.. III. Shanghai time, by
said il was possible that
icans, huddlcd together in
University for safety
war frenzicd Cantonese,
evacuated tonight to the
t the American craft in
or. There are about 81
orleans supposedly remain
g city still.
British consul general.
III the Cantonese original
on foreigners. has been
'oard the British vessel
along with some British
hitherto listed as miss
rong Stand Succeeds
rung stand taken bv the
crs of the Anglo American
/ in the harbor apparently
ed the ferocity of the Chi
!iough reported the s'tua-
|'what easier. 1t was easy
II any event. to warrant
|ncnt of the threat of bonn
|, which lIuugh and his
j Of the British Armada
krly delivered to the Can
japanese were completing
IN of their nationals to-
|ough said.
reported GIVE are post
|lrthcr consideration of az
||morrow. This meant that
would not Immediately be
n military area-a target
Erilling shrapnel which An
lean ships had already once
lerc TO SHE'D harrasscd for
(liams Urged Caution
|isly IIough had plainly
'is superior, Williams, that
r at Shanghai probably
quite appreciate the scri-
II the situation in Nanking.
|,id plainly he feared for
Is safety and he recount
c blunt language of the
he fact that the Cantonese
be city were insolcnt and
ns had cOunscled caution.
was opposed. steel, he in
was what the Chinese need,
cir present mood.
hours passed and the
'ited d; xiously for word
haps Il terrible lombard
the open city Converted
e into n fair target for
lad occurred. Meantime,
the Chinese ferocity had
ern stand of lIough and
ish colleagues had worked
harm.
own words, the situation
result of the strong stand
lay by the forces here, the
3 are beginning to come
he city.
Japanese are completing
icuation tonight. The Brit
II general and the missing
are now com ing off TO the
Emerald.
now considered a fair pos
hat the 100 Americans who
lge at Marking University
evacuating to the ships to-
lew of this, we are post.
urthcr consideration of ae-
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25
WOMAN KILLED BY AUTO
Ry United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, Cal, March 25.--Mrs.
}. r. Lonacre, 20, died here late Last
night after being struck by an au.
tomobile driven by T. j. Bennetts.
Bennetts was questioned by police
and was released.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-25

A poultry management project of
the Placer county farm bureau has
the heaviest membership list in it's
history.