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The Washington times., 1927-12-07

He and his men are still quar-.
tered at the coast guard station at
Kitty Hawk. where they were taken
after their rescue in breeches
buoys.
Our rescue was nothing short Of
a miracle" he said. "Our vessel
had already broken In half when
the lifesavers saw us. We were
huddled on the forward half of the
ship. and that was crumbling under
our feet. The after half of the
vessel had disappeared.
We thought any minute that the
half we stood on would be sunk or
swept out to sea and all of us
washed overheard by the high
breakers that were lashing our
bodies every second.
Then out of the air came a line
and We all grabbed for it. 1t was a
lifeline and we made 1t fast to the
one remaining mast of our ship.
Then a breeches buoy was shot out
to us and were shot ashore. one at
a time. 1t required six hours to
land all the men. Each man waited
for his turn to be taken ashore in
that little basket-shaped affair.
We also feared that the life line
The Washington times., 1927-12-07
LONDON NIGHT
CLUBS GRAF I
BY j. X. SMITH

LONDON, Dec. might clubs of
London experience almost as much
difficulty In evhding the liquor laws
as do those in America. Though
the paddock has not become as
famous here. and prohibition is sup
posed to be non.existent. the viola
ton of the liquor law is nearly
equal.
This Is explained by the fact
that although spirits can be pur-
chased quite easily, they cannot be
sold after midnight. and London's
night-life seldom shows any evi-
dence of gatety before that.
So here. as IN America. thrives
the 'blind-pig,' pigeon-stooP and the
graft. But ii il on larger scale
and much better organized than
in America. There It is done
privately" here it Is an institu-
ton.
The detective takes the place of
the prohibition officer. and of
course there is the police. To
those for whom graft holds no
temptation there must be other
means. and so enter the invisible
guards.
These are weIl.organized gangs
of the underworld, in the majority
OF cases paid by the proprietors Of
'disreputable' resorts, and their
business is to keep these clubs in
formed as to the movements of the
legitimate spies employed by the
police.
From now until the beginning of
spring they will he active. as IL is
during the late autumn and winter
evening. that the night clubs find
1t most necessary to supply drink
after legal hours.
The Washington times., 1927-12-07
JAPAN | D Sc s
IN ALLIANCE
International News serrIce

nNNAA A@AApHaA ENCN8 gBEFhCS
TOKYO. Dec. 7.--A few Japanese
enthusiasts who were chiefly re.
sponsible for formation of the Pan.
Asiastic Conference. which held its
first convention In Nagasaii last
year. have returned from the sec.
ond annual meeting in Shanghai
in a very discouraged frame Of
mind.
They admit that the effort to
bring the peoples Of Asia together
to discuss their common problems
has become thus far a dismal fail.
ure. Delegates came to Shanghai
from the Philippines, India. Indo.
China, various parts of China. Rus
sia, and Japan. But they quarreled
so much that they could not even
pass resolutions unanimously.
Yukio Ozaki, the famous Japan.
ese Liberal. has commented upon
the attempt to "unify" the peoples
Of Asia as follows:
Most of the Asiatic nations are
invalid nations. Japan is the only
independent country in Asia. The
others have sick governments, and
ten sick nations are just as help.
less to do anything important as
ten sick individuals are.
THE peoples of Asia must first
cure themselves of internal dis.
orders. before they attempt any
unifying movement. lust as sick in.
dividuals must cure themselves be-
fore they can accomplish any i'm.
portant work. Nothing could prove
this better than the Pan.Asiatic
conferences.
The Washington times., 1927-12-07
|SNACSFACE j. s.
| At CUBA MEET
By MAURITZ A. HALLGREN

Four controversies. packed with
dynamite that may prove discon.
certing to the delegates from the
United States, are expected to be
touched off when the Sixth Pan.
American Conference is opened in
Havana, Cuba, on January Is.
Argentina is ready to renew its
demand that the conference ap-
prove the broad principle of arbi.
tration for the settlement OF dis.
putes between American countries.
Ihe United States has always in.
sisted that arbitration be limited
strictly TO questions that are plainly
international in character and ius.
ticiable in nature.
Panama may bring up its QUAR-.
rel over the right of this govern.
ment to operate commercial stores
in the Canal Zone. a dispute that
was successfully stifled at the com.
.mercial conference held hera last
spring. Other countries NAV ask
that the present rules of consular
procedure be altered. a move fay.
ored by this country. although
Washington's views on the subject
are not in harmony with those held
by certain Latin states.
But the most volatile dispute.
one that probably can not be kept
OF the floor in Havana. revolves
about the right of the United
states to intervene in the affairs
or other American countries. This
question will arise when the report
OF the International Commission of
JuriSts is presented
The Washington times., 1927-12-07

fastened to the mast would break.
The life savers on shore worked
hard and valiantly to get us off. We
had not been ashore 10 minutes be.
fore the forward half of the ship
on which we had stood was swal.
lowed up by the sea There was
not a particle Of our ship in sight
after that.
I'VE lost four men Saturday
night while our vessel was leaking
fore and aft. They had stood by
the pumps like all of US had and
high seas swept over the decks and
took them into the ocean.
Lost Boatswain Praised
Among the men swept away was
my boatswain, Stein Ventoroulos.
He was brave man and did not
fear death. Seaman Ommanor and
Oronold Renard and Fireman No
hamed Massas were also carried
overheard"
The Norwegian steamer =Cibao,
wrecked off Hatteras Inlet is still
visible from shore. Part of the YES
sci had been carried away, but an
effort may be made to salvage
what remains.
The Washington times., 1927-12-07
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The Washington times., 1927-12-07
Baby Flying Squirrel
BaIks Capture
For 2 Hours

NEW YORK, Dec. Fish nets,
auto tools and lariats were used
by police and a crew of garage
mechanics to capture a flying
squirrel S inches long with silver
fur and green eyes.
The chase was led by Patrol
man Ferdinand F'reda. of the
Herbert Street station, Brooklyn,
where the squirrel is now on ex-
hibition.
1t was captured on top Of an
elevator shaft after a 2.hour
chase, and after 1t had bitten
three hands.
The Washington times., 1927-12-07

Not only are they able to extract
valuable information as to the
movements Of the police. from
those cops who find use for a
little 'pin-money,' but they know
the plain-clothes men by sight. and
quite often are informed. even days
beforehand. when a raid is TO take
The Washington times., 1927-12-07
Captain Tell About
Heroic Sea Rescue

NORFOLK, Va. Dec. Capt Katanlos, master Of the
Greek steamer Kyzkos formerly the American tanker Para
guay who saved with 90 members his from death
raging surf by the life of Kitty Hawk Station,
said he and his alive because there braver
ashore that there are afloat
The Washington times., 1927-12-07

To warn of approaching thunder.
storms a new radio device rings q
bell intermittently when they are
200 miles away and continually
when within half an hours distance.
The Washington times., 1927-12-07

For hunters and fishermen an elec.
tric motor boat only eight feet long
has been designed, current being
supplied by pair of storage bat.
teries.
The Washington times., 1927-12-07

place. or one Of their houses are
being watched.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-12
Cooperation Asked
In Cleanup Drive

1.-The first few days of Fire Pre-
vention and Cleanup week have
proved highly satisfactory in all
reSpects,'' Chief Tom Reams of the
fire department declared this morn
ing. "The people are beginning to
respond to our pleas to make the
city a healthy and safe place to
live and the cleanup idea is taking
hold in general.
"City trucks, especially assigned
to the work, are making the rounds
this week, collecting all trash stack
ed at the alleys and Monday a more
systemized roundup of this debris
will be begun. All refuse gathered
up during this week must be placed
in an available spot for the trucks
not later than Monday morning or
it will be classed as regular trash
and must be placed in containers be-
fore it is taken away. The people
are asked to cooperate with the
truckmen in placing this refuse at
the alleys in manner that will eX-
pedite its handling.
Beginning today we will have
speakers in attendance at the vari-
Gus meetings of civic and fraternal
organizations and in the schools.
They will give brief talks on fire
prevention and cleanup policies. We
are also distributing pamphlets in
connection with the cleanup
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-12
Bank Messenger
Who Was Robbed
Held By Police
by United Press Leased Wire


LOS ANGELES, Oct. l2.-Frank
Wilmoth, Bank of Italy messenger.
who reported that he had been held
Up and robbed of mail sacks in Hol-
lywood Monday, was taken into
custody here today as a robbery sus-
rect, under what police said were
suspicious circumstances.
Wilmoth was arrested early to-
day with a man who said he was
Fay Horbst, as thev sat in an au-
tomobile parked without lights. Ac-
cording to police Wilmoth had 3S
ealiber revolver in his pocket and
could not explain his presence nor
why he was carving a gun.
Wilmoth reported to police Mon
day that he had been held up bv
two bandits and seven sacks of mail
and other papers assigned to various
Bank of Italy branches stolen. The
sacks were found later and had been
opened and ransaeked for valuablcs.
The contents however, consisted of
cancelled checks and other papers
which were of no value to the ban.
dts.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-12
Plane Prepares
To Attempt Long
Hop to Australia

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. l2.-Thc
giant tri-motored Fokker plane
Southern Cross" that last night
settled gently down on Mills Field
after a 700 mile non stop flight
from Tacoma today was being
groomed in preparation for a flight
to Australia by way of Honolulu.
Kingsford Smith, flight command
er of crew composed of Keith v
Anderson. pilot, Charles T. p. Ulnl
and William A. Todd, navigator, has
set next Tuesday as the tentative
date for the hop-off.
From Honolulu Smith announced
the journey will be made to Australia
by way of New Britain and New
Guinea, ending at Melbourne, $500
miles from San Francisco.
A number of full load tests in the
giant plane are planned before the
four men set off on the flight tC
their homeland. When the plan,
takes Off-either from Mills Field
San Francisco or Bay Farm Islant
at Oakland, it will carry l440 gallons
of fuel and have a total load of some
$4,000 pounds.
Yesterdays journey from tn,
north was uneventful except tha
rain was encountered the first 6(
or 20 miles. Most of the flight wa.
made at an altitude of 5000 feet
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-12
LAMBERT FAILS
in ATTEMPT TO
FOOL SHERIFF
Gillett Refuses to Fall
For Story of Shooting
Escapade.

Sherman Lambert, 90, of Holt.
vile was rushed to the Ell Centre
hospital late yesterday afternoon
suffering from an injury inflicted
by gunshot and for time excite
ment reigned in police circles. 1t
was reported that Lambert had
claimed that person driving by in
huge blue sedan had taken a pot
shot at him While he was seated in
front of the truck he drives, max
ing minor repair.
But after Sheriff Gillett had held
short conference with Lambert,
he wasted no time i'll looking for an
assailant.
Lambert mad IN an excited man.
ner told how the gun had been fired
from a distance of at least 20 feet,
the bullet striking him just belo "
the right hip inflicting flesh
wound of minor nature. The sheriff
then looked over Lambert 8 clothing
end the wound. The sheriff said
that the clothing showed powder
marks and that the gun was evident
ly within foot of Lambert when
it was discharged. So turning to
Lambert he asked him for a straight
story. Lambert said he was telling
the truth so the sheriff merely
turned cold shoulder on the entire
affair.
This morning City Marshall Cor.
Nelson telephoned the sheriff's Of
flee that Lambert had admitted that
he fired the gun himself. 1t is al
legged to have been discharged acci-
dentally.
Sheriff Gillett said this morning
that Lambert appealed to him about
two weeks ago, asking that he be
granted privilege to carry a gun.
The sheriff said t1at his request
was refused.
About week later the sheriff de-
clared Lambert again sought him
out and showed him typewritten
letter carrying threat against
Lambert. The sheriff, however,
said that he believed that Lambert
had conceived the idea himself with
view of obtaining permission to
carry gun so he again refused the
plea.
Whether his act last night was
just another move to arouse SYM
pathy in order to obtain a gun per
NIT or whether he did it accidental.
ly is a question in my mind" the
sheriff declared this morning. "Des-
pite our refusal to grant him a per-
nit we learned that he later pur-
chased a gun.
Lambert drives a school bus, car
rying children from the rural dis
tricts to the city to attend daily
sessions. 1t was after he had re-
turned the children to their homes
Yesterday afternoon that the shoot
ing occurred.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-12
BANK OF ITALY
PREPARES FOR
STOCK INCREASE

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12.-Thn
$4,000 stock holders IN the Bank of
Italy and affiliated concerns looked
forward today to one of the most
gigantic financial moves in the his
tory Of the west which will make
the parent organization the largest
bank in the world in invested capt
tai.
announcement was made late yes
terdav that the capitalization Of
the Bank Of Italy will be increased
to $4,000, 900 and the national Bank
Of Italy company, an auxiliary con.
cern, to $20,000,000. The Bancitaly
Corporation, with a capital of $780,
100000 is owned by the major stock
holder of the Bank Of Italy.
In addition a % per cent stock
dividend was declared to stOckhold-
crs Of record Oct. %, meaning Il
distribution Of about $75,000,000 to
the stockholders.
The combined capital account Of
the Bank of Italy and the National
I:ank Italy Company at present quo
'"'iohS VIII pt ul'PioAhh"tSi V-o'J
100000
With the increase the California
institution will 'outrank in capital
stock the National City Bank IF
New York which has invested CAPT
.al amounting to $4,000, 900.
Each stock holder Of record of
November l2 will be permitted to
purchase one share for each six
held, the announcement said. The
price will be $3.50 per share.
The increase in the National Bank
Italy Company was to allow that or
ganization to handle business for
,Gcrlv performed by the Bank of
Italy. The Bank of Italy stock was
increased to make the capital keep
pace with the growth in deposits,
tne announcement said.
While the par value increase is
but $2S 100000 the accrction above
par at which the shares are to be
sold will cause an aggregate increase
of $90,000,000, believed to be a rec
ord transaction of that nature in
the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-12
OFFICER y SLAYS
WIFE AND CHILD
THEN KILLS SELF
BY United Psess Eeused Wire

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12.-Domcs-
tic troubles eliminated by period
of drinking and gambling were as
signed as the reasons for a double
murder and suicide here today when
John R. Reybuck, a Los Angeles
policeman, shot and killed his es-
ranged wife and her baby and then
turned the gun on himself.
Mrs. Reybuck and the child died
instantly and Reybuck, shot in the
head, was taken to a receiving hos
pital where he died shortly before
noon. He was % years of age and
joined the police department in 1925,
shortly after which he was married.
Mrs. Jennie Fay, with whom Rcy-
buck roomed before his marriage and
to whose home he returned after
he and his wife separated, blamed
drinking and gambling for the
shooting.
She said that kevbuck charged
that his mother-inlaw meddled in
bis affairs.
"Last night he came home drunk
with another officer and my hus-
band told him he would have to
move as he did not like his habits
This morning l noticed he was act
ing queerly and seemed in bad
state of mind,' she told police.
Reybuck, it was said, had TIN
reputation of being good officer
He had been married two years and
domestic trouble arose shortly after
Mrs. Reybuck gave birth to son.
Deputy Chief of Police Jackson
said that he had talked to Reybucl
several times and also to his wife
and her mother in an effort to help
solve the family troubles.
Recently the policeman asked for
n 80 day leave of absence, telling
jackson he believed he could eff
feet a reconciliation with his wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-12
working Code"
To Be Drawn By
Picture Industry
BY United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Conflict
ing elements in the trade conference
Of the moving picture industry to-
Cay planned to weave their differ
rences into working code
Going into the third session of the
conference, exhibitors delegates
drafted IA new resolutions for Il
vote before the general gathering.
Four of these were rejected, one
was referred to later meeting and
the others were passed.
The producer group also expects to
submit a number of resolutions to
the main conference, setting out its
preferences and ideas regarding the
much attacked system of block book
ing and other practices criticized
by individual operators.
viii H. Hays attended the meet
ing today at which many leading
producers and operators were pres
cnt.
The resolution referred to a later
meeting a resolution regarding the
release of motion pictures to homes.
1t stated that exhibitors do not
want films rented to private citi-
zenS until two years have expired
after the release date.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-12
POWER PLAN AT BOULDER DAM
CALLED UNFAIR TO BUSINESS

il will underscll competitors.
"An unprecedented proper
tion of the property of the in
dividual is being taken for pur-
poses of government
'The government is being
headed toward business opera
tions, in new and broader
forms,' he said. "Under the
guise of flood control and water
way Improvement, there is
plain endeavor to lead the gov
ernment into the development
and operation of great power en-
terprises. The flood control of
the Colorado (Boulder Dam), a
legitimate subject for too long
delayed federal action is now
linked with a great power pro-
.iect, to be operated i'll competi
tion with highly developed priv
ate enterprise under the plausi-
BILE pretext that it will pay the
cost of public improvement"
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-12
.0bRF(,()N
FRIENDLY
TO j. s.
Declares Rebellion Is
Closed Incident And
Will Not Be Renewed.
ELECTION CERTAIN
Severe Measures to Put
Down Revolt Justified
BY Former President.
by United Press Leased Wire

NOGALES, Sonora, Mexico, Oct.
12.-General Alvaro Obregon, presi-
Dental candidate, arrived here to-
day to spend few weeks prior to
renewing his campaign which he de-
clared would not be vigorous cas-
there is no enemy in sight"
He was accompanied by Cover
nor Fausto Topete of the state of
Sonora, General Francisco Manzo of
Ortiez, military commander Of the
west coast and other prominent
Mexicans.
He announced that General Ar
nulfo Gomez and a few remaining
followers are being warmly pur-
sued in the state of Vera Cruz and
that they will be captured within
the next few days.
Severe measures taken by the
government during the past 10 days
to quell the revolution were neces-
sary, "beeause the uprising was
headed by military men who were
attempting to gain control of the
government through violence" OBJ
RECON said.
because of what has happened
it would be poor judgment for any
one to start new revolt" he de-
clared in expressing the opinion
that there will be no further out
breaks and that the country was
back to normal again following the
defeat of Gomez.
Will Aid Labor
Regarding his policies il he is
! elected president, as now appears
to be assured, Obregon said that he
would "endeavor to correct old
mistakes and probably make new
ones.'
"My policy toward the United
States will be to respect the rights
of Americans in our republic and
we will expect that the rights of
Mexicans shall also be respected -
Relative to internal measures he
said that labor insurance would be
an important topic and defined this
to be a broader measure than that
in vogue in the United States.
"The Mexican government will
look after the interests of the lab
oring man. but at the same time
capital will be protected" he said
in explanation.
"Tell the people of the United
| States that extend to them ex-
pressions of good feeling and good
fellowship. he said, adding that
the revolutionary movement was a
failure because it lacked popular
support.
Obregon is here for the birth of
| his seventh child.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-12
FCALLES CLAIMS
HE WAS AWARE
OF REBEL PLANS
Says Leaders Hoped to
Kidnap or Assassinate
Him.

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 12.--Mex-
ico's abortive revolution today de-
Perforated to posse like hunting of
small fugitive groups-a failure be-
cause it's leaders had only their
personal ambitions to offer the
country-President Gales declared
in q statement to American news
paper correspondents.
Gales disclosed that he long had
known of plans for a revolt. His
exposition pictured him as receiving
secret service reports of rebels plans
to subvert the army and kidnap or
assassinate him. For weeks, he in
dicated, he pursued his routine du'
ties while knowing that any mo.
ment he might be attacked.
He said the rebels had set two
previous dates for their revolt
September Is and 27-before final.
ly General Hector Almada of the
Mexico City Garrison precipated the
rebellion by marching out of the
capital with a portion of his men.
That was on October 2 and on
that day, Gales said, he was to
have attended manuevers conduct
ed by troops of which the rebels
formed part. Armada, he said,
had pressed him to attend.
Almsda also had tried to get him
TO attend maneuvers by Almada's
roops on September 81, Gales said.
The president in his statement paid
high tribute to the army.
"The complete failure of the re-
VOLT" he said, "was due to the
high sense of honor among our SOL
diers.o
So great was his trust in the Mex
lean army, Gales said, that though
knowing the full extent of the
rebels determination to overthrow
the government he permitted all the
plotters to retain their posts and
carry out their normal duties.
He cited as evidence the fact that
the revolt broke out almost stimuli
taneously at several widely separat-
ed spots.
There was one important factor
that kept the army and the people
from supporting the rebels and
caused general disregard of the con-
slant seditious efforts" Gales add
ed. "That was the absolute lack
Of ideasxsQf q social, order in. the
| personal aims and ambitions Of the
rebels. They had nothing to offer
that could be of advantage socially
and economically to the country