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Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
August Building
Sets. New Record

All records for the Issuance Of
building permits for the month Of
August were shattered during the
last 81 davs in El Centro. During
that period 20 permits with a con-
structlon valuation of S24,735 were
issued. This Is by far the best Au-
gust ever experienced in the city
in matter Of building.
The largest construction value for
the month was for a dwelling to be
erected on Sandalwood Drive, at n
cost of $4,000. Two permits calling
for construction at an estimated
value Of $4,000 were issued.
OF the 20 permits issued there
were five for the construction of
new buildings. one for the building
of a church, two were for erection
of new store fronts. for buildings
facing on Main street while another
was for the building of an arcade
over the sidewalk for store facing
on Main street. Two permits were
issued for erection of garages while
one was for the construction of a
shed. The remaining eight permits
were for alterations, additions and
repairs to dwellings and business
places.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
BUSCH STARTS
TO run ACROSS
UNITED STATES
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Los ANGELES, Sept. 21.--Wil-
liam Busch, 2l-year-old Boston
youth, today started from this city
on a cross-country run that has as
its terminus the city hall in New
York.
busch planned to cover so miles
today, stopping at San Bernardino.
Cal, tonight. He hopes to travel
no less than that distance each day
His route will be over the National
Oil Trails highway and he will pass
through Needles, Cal, New Mexico,
Wansas City, st. Louis aud Pitts
burgh. -
The runner is training for the c..
f. Pyle country event at the
same distance to be staged next
March. Busch is not running un-
der the auspices of any organization
but across his chest is the banner
esprit of Boston,
On the present trip Busch will en-
deavor to break the existing Los
Angeles-New York record of II
days and eight hours set by Ed
ward P. Weston in 1895. Busch is
said to hold numerous eastern walk
ing and hiking records.
Busch is preceded by his, man.
ager, Timothy l.. Kenny, Jr., :'alSo
Of Boston. who is travelling by auto.
Busch carries a letter from Acting
Mayor Benelli of Los Angeles to
Mayor Walker Of New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
Hurricane Hits
Polish District
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BERLIN. Sept. Reports from
Warsaw said terrific hurricane
struck the Markowce district of
Poland today, causing loss of life
and large property damage.
The wind was accompanied by
heavy rain. Extensive .inuRdation
was reported, especially in Galicia.
A dispatch from Lemberg to the
telegraph union today said $50 per
sons had been drowned in Galicia.
Other dispatches estimated 80
persons had been drowned in Galicia
and that $4,000 persons were home
less in the storm area. Bridges were
reported to have collapsed over the
rivers San and Dniester. Railways
suffered and mines were flooded.
The city Of Przemsyl was reported
severely damaged. Eight persons
were reported dead in the mining
town of Boryslav and several We're
dead at kuty.
Eight villages near Skola were
flooded and it was estimated 15 per-
sons were dead in that region.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
PLANS FOR new
THEATER NOW In
NORRIS OFFICE

The big grin on Herb Norris face
As he went about town today, was
caused by recalling to himself the
old proyerb 4" He who laughs last,
etc. -
Norris is laughing because since
the announcement made several
months ago that the West Coast
Theaters was to build here, he has
been twitted considerably by many
who thought applesnuce - in con
neetion with the announcement.
Today Norris had a roll Of blue
prints under his arm, the plans for
the new theater, designed by John
Paxton Perrine, Los Angeles archi-
teet. The blueprints and speeifi-
cations came today, having been
DELAYED many weeks while they
were being revised and adopted TO
suit the ideas which developed aft
er they were Sarted.
The plans are a, the office of the
West Coast Theaters, in the Valley
Theater building, and local con
tractors who are interested in bid.
ding on the general contract, or for
snb.contracts, are invited to call at
the office and submit their figures.
Just when actual construction
work will start is problematical, -
Norris said today, "and depends Of
course upon the figures submitted
bs the contwsts and the time re-
quired to reach q satisfactory fig
are. In addition to local contract
ors, several outsiders have askci
for an opportunity to bid, and the
field is open 10 all. 1t is the com.
pany 8 wish however, to get the pre-
liminary work completed as soon as
possible and release the contract so
that work can be started with as
little delay as possible. -
The new thcater will be built at
the corner of State and seventh
street, and will follow in general,
the artist s drawing published in
the Press last spring. Space for
several stores will also be included
in the building and the latter will
be modern in every particular.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01

Boone Best, late warden Of the
state penitentiary.
With these two governors ont
of the citv il is expected no
session will be held tomorrow.
Despite the manv hours of
apparently fntile deliberation
on the troublesome questions
concerning the disposal of the
Colorado river waters. the dele
gates wore no air of hopeless
ness.
"T think On approach to
settlement has been visible in
the LAST two davs." said Gov
ernor William Adams of Colo
rado.
Governor Adams then took
occasion to deny story car
ried by a press association other
than the United Press that a
recess would be called.
1.-THE power question has
heen put on the SHELF he said.
"We have no idea of recess"
While California's represen-
tativet insisted they would not
recede from their demand for
at least 4.s00,000 acre feet OF
water, Arizona delegates let il
be known thew have no inten-
tion of submitting to the terms
of the last upper state propose
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
August Sets Up
Fireless Record

Chief Tom Reams is all snies
this morning.
"Thirty-one days without q
fire, I guess that's a record to
be proud off, he beamed as the
scribe entered his office this
morning to obtain the monthly
report on fires.
"Old Bertha broke loose a few
tires during the month and had
us believing we were about set
to fight some flames,' he said,
''but it was just cross currents
in the siren. There wasn't even
a false alarm turned in.''
A glimpse through the records
fer several years back failed to
reveal any full month period in
which no fire of any kind was
recorded so the fire,ess month
goes down in the books as a rec
crd.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
BIG FOREST FIRE
NEAR POMONA IS
UNDER CONTROL
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POMONA, Calf, Sept. l. -
Flames which have swept over 1000
acres in the vicinity of San Anton
10 Canyon today were under control
and forest rangers expected the fire
would be out this afternoon unless
a strong wind arises.
Damage was confined to strip
two miles long and one and one
quarter miles wide and as far as is
known no cabins were destroyed.
More than $50 men were pressed
into service last night and of this
force all came through the fight
without injury.
Officials at first feared that the
flames. driving in the direction OF
Stoddard canyon, would enter Cuea
monga Park Mid get bevond control
in the heavy brush. Had the fire
entered this territory some of the
most valuable timber in the forest
would have been destroyed.
Wind, which had been driving the
fire eastward up the slope of San
Antonio canyon toward the top of
Ontario Peak, took a sudden turn
about 8 O'Clock last night and re
tarded the progress of the flames.
1t is said the fire was started by
a crew blasting on the San Antonio
canvon road, which leads to Camp
Baldv. The crew was working at
the foot of Spring Hill about 1870
yesterday afternoon and flames,
started by the blast, were caught
by the wind and driven up the
slope.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
Big Rum Ring Is
Again Indicted
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Los ANGELES, sept. Com
bining two previous indictments, !
asserted members Of the so-called
"millon dollar rum ring of Orange
county were under rcindictment
here today following the action of
the Federal grand jury.
The men, who are alleged to have
conspired to land large quantities
Of liquor on the Orange county
beaches, include: Marvin T.. Schou-
weller, Tom Murphy, James Def
weller, Marcle Dellen, j. F. Mich
ollie, Isaac Fairbanks, George Gar.
vim, W. II, Thompson, q. Ne Har.
=, wood, James Sowter and Albert
Mitchell.
Inc re-lnuictmcnt carries no new
charges but is merely combination
Of he former indictments voted
against the men.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
VierkOetter Wins
Toronto Swim
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TORONTO, Ont, Sept. IA Ger
man, Frenchman and an Ameri-
can finished first, second and third
ia the 81 mile Marathon swim which
ended early today and they were
the only ones Of 200 entrants to
complete the course.
Ernst Vierkoetter, German baker
from Cologne, Germany, who last
wear swan the English channel. fin
ished first. His time was II hours
AZ minutes and IL "a seconds.
I Georges Michel, another baker
who comes from France and also
has a channel crossing to his credit,
was second. He crossed the line at
l2:44 a. m. today, four hours be-
hind Vierkoetter.
About three hours later William
Erickson Of New York, the only
American to finish, completed the
course, leaving the water at $3.50
a. III, today.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
HOPE RENEWED THAT REDFERN
MAY HAVE LANDED IN BRAZIL

had landed in the interior, pre-
sumablv beyond Alamquer.
The report caused some hope
here that the FLYER might prove
to be Paul Redfern.
The country inland from
Alemluer on the Amazon is
largely Jungle with only a few
towns along the Amazon and
some rubber plantations further
inland. though there are also
some "Savannas or plains
like the African veldt, covered
with high and heavy grass. In
some sections Of this region
there are semi barbarous Indi.
ans who conceivably might re.
gard Redfern as a "dietv" or
attack him as "devil. - There
are also friendly natives in
some places to whom he could
appeal; and il was possible his
rubber lifeboat could be used
to navigate stream leading to
the Amazon,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
F ATf: Of
AV|AT0RS
IN DOUBT
English Plane Is Overdue
By Several Hours With
No Word from Flyers.
WON A N A BO A K d
Weather Conditions Not
Good Along Eastern
Atlantic Coast.
by United Press Leased Wire

Visions of a water-logged alr
craft and three doomed flyers rose
today before the reluctant eyes IT
persons who awaited some word OF
the trans tlantie monoplane Saint
Raphael and its FLYING princess.
The Saint Rnnhaei was 80 hours
out from the Irish coast at l2:lO
Z. NJ. +. s. T. and was long over
dne AT St. Johns, y. F., where it
had been expected well before mid
day. 1t was estimated the gasoline
supply would be exausted at S:5l
F. NJ. +, $. f. today.
aboard the craft, which left Up
avon, England, at l:3l 4. NJ. +. :.
T., Yesterday, were F. F. Minchin,
, Leslie Hamilton and Anne, Prin-
cess Lowcnstein Wertheim, 81
year old aviation enthusiast, for
whom the greatest anxiety was felt
today.
1t was possible the plane might
descend 10 the surface OF the sea
and the men survive the resulting
fatigue, discomfort and exposure,
but IL was doubted that the elderly
woman passenger could live under
sueh circumstance.
The Saint Raphael passed out 10
sea from the IRISH coast yesterday
morning. Weather conditions had
j., been good ON this side of the Alta
Fntie until early today, when fog
closed over the coast.
Halifax reported thick fog and
, rain with the expectation that there
unight be clear weather tonlgh.
While fear Increased that another
tragedy in the aerial conquest of
the Atlantic had occurred, round.
about advices from Alemquer in the
Amazon valley, Brazil, reported an
airman down in the interior of that
country. Efforts were being made
IL determine whether the flyer
as Paul Redferu, who has been mis-
sing for a week, enroute from Brun
swick, Ga, To Rio De Janeir0.
Two monoplanes, the Sir John
Carling and the Royal Windsor,
from London, Ont, and Windsor,
Ont, respectively, were enroute by
air today on flights TO England. The
Sir John tarling planned 10 stop al
- Johns for fuel. The Royal Win.
dsor contemplated non stop flight
10 Windsor, England.
Charles 4. Levine announced in
London that he would l.e ready
tomorrow to start to New York
from England by air if the Saint
kapheal failed in its attempt IL
span the Atlantic westward
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
MID-WINTER FAIR
GETS PORTION OF
STATE FAIR FUND
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SACRAMENTO, Cal, Sept. L.
Distribution Of $4,000 in cash for
1927 premiums by county and dis
trict fairs was started today by the
state department of finance.
The states participation in fair
premiums. formerly taken care of
hv special bills before the state leg
islature. was this year included in
Governor Young's budget, through
the efforts of Senator Herbert W.
Slater Of Santa Rosa.
The principal ALLEGATIONS were as
follows.
Del Norte District Agricultural
association $37s.3S; Glenn County
Livestock and Agricultural associa-
ton eA09.75; Humboldt County Fair
$4SS.62; Lassen county fair $42075;
Nevada. County Farm Rureau $35.63.
San Joaquin County Fair $2.S15.S7;
Santa Cruz Farm Bureau association
sll55; Shasta County Fair $5S0.50;
West Sonoma- Marin Dairy Cattle
show s426.3S; Stanislaus County
Fair $l,236.37; Tehama County Fair
1912; Trinity County Fair $3863
Fresno District Fair $3,4+s so; I'm
nerial Valley Midwintcr Fair $768
Kern District. Agricultural Fair $l,-
393.sT. Los Angeles County Fair
50 1880; MADEIRA County Fair
$3S6.75s Marin County Fair $243.75; :;
Anderson Valley Apple show. Men.
docino, $l35.35; ORANGE County
Community Fair So 97750; Nation
al Orange Show. San Bernardino,
s2,49s.25: San Diego County Farm
Bureau $9s5.50; San Diego County
Fair $2,Sl5.s7; San Luis Obispo
Fair Association $94.50; Tulare
County Fair $l.s26,62; Ventura
County, Fair $5.33S.5O.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
Youths Killed
At Hollywood
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HOLLYWOOD, Sept, 1.-Two
fourteen.vear-old hoys died here
ear'v today of burns sustained last
nipht in a sewer gas explosion.
The bows. Brian Hoebol and Will
liam Ferguson, caused the gas TO
ignite when thev used a red lantern,
placed in the street as warning
Of excavation work. to G~ht their
wav while lifting the sewer man
hole cover.
The ensuing blast tossed the boys
into the air and rocked the neigh
horhood, The bows were removed to
Hollywood hospital where efforts TO
save their lives proved futile.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
Mrs. Wilson Asks
Heavy Alimony
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SALINAS, Cal, Sept. l.--Attor
neys for Harry Leon Wilson, author,
and his wife today were preparing
briefs which must be submitted be.
fore Judge Fred A. Treat can rem.
der decision on the suit for divorce
filed BY Mrs. Wilson.
Taking of testimony ended late
yesterday. Judge Treat indicates
his decision will not be given for
two or three weeks.
Mrs. Wilson charged her husband
with desertion and asked 100000 a
year alimony.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
Sanity Hearing
Is Continued
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los ANGELES, Sept. Hear
ing of alieniStS reports on the san
tv Of Mrs. Winnie Howard, wother
f the limontks old baby found
stranglcd in hotel here a week
ago. scheduled for TODAY, has been
postponed until next Tuesday by
Judge Robert Scott.
The DELAY was necessary because
Mrs. Howard was not brought to
'he psycopathic ward of the Gener-
=, hospital in time for normal ar
raignment. Attorney Milton Golden,
representing the woman, said he
would Immediately file writ OF
habacus corpus, subpoening county
ahenists whose testimony viii pro-
We Mrs. Howard sane.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
Good Samaritan
Gets Bumped
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LONG BEACH, Calf, Sept. /.
Efforts to provide stranger
with something to eat brought
Emil Larsen, Lynwood, a blow
over the head and cost him SIS,
a watch and an automobile, Lar
sen reported 10 the sheriff's Of
flee todav.
According to Larsen he picked
up the young man on Long Beach
boulevard, took him to his home
to feed him and plannel to find
him work. But while they were
IN the kitchen the stranger hit
him over the head with a blunt
instrument and while Larsen lay
unconscious drove away In his
benefactor' car.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
Claremont, Okla.
Ought to Disown
Hon. Will Rogers
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WASHINGTON, Sept. l.-So fam.
Gus a cowboy has viii Rogers be-
come that he can t ride horse.
Yesterday Fred Lacey, chauf-
fcur, rode Rogers horse for him.
A movie reel the cowbov-comedian
is screening here calls for him 70
leap from bed and, clad in night
shirt and overcoat, gallop madly to
the capitol building to save the
honor of Texas as congressman.
The screen director decided Rog-
ers' neck was too valuable to risk
in such fashion. He hired Lacey as
double.
81 made the big bav step on it, -
said the chauffeur today. 81 skid
lie once on a left hand turn, but no
traffic cop stopped me-
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
ANNIVERSARY OF
DISASTER SHOWS
MODERN TOXIC
Japanese Recovering from
Earthquake of Four
Years Ago Today.
Ey MILES w. VAUGHN
tUnfted Press Staff CorreSpondent


TOKYO, Sept. -Four years
ago, at ll;5S:44 a. m. September l,
1923, Tokyo, Yokohama and sur
rounding areas in Japan were devas-
tated by a tremendous series Of
earthGuakes-probablv the great
est natural disaster in the history
of the world.
Today, after four years of con-
tinuous labor, traces of the disaster
still remain. But they are rapidly
disappearing before the industry of
millions of japanese who labor
ceaselessly for the restoration of
the Fatherland.
Tokyo, once quaint capital of an
Oriental Empire, is changing with
marvellous rapidity to a replica of
any great city of the west. Near
sky scrapers rear high above broad
and we'll paved modern streets,
roaring with motorized traffic. New
railway stations, many Of them with
all the efficient conveniences Japan
has learned from America, have re-
placed the wooden structures of
pre-earthquake days. The ricksha,
once familiar in every Japanese
thoroughfare, has ali but disappear
ed.
Cid Japan has turned the corner
since the earthquake. New Japan,
clad in garments of the western
style, works in office and factory
to hasten the process of removing
the lest traces of the disaster.
Yokohama and Tokyo have been
rebuilt largely with money borrow
ed from the United States. The
new is verywhere-and Japan likes
it.
Reconstruction Hurried
New piers have been built in Yo-
kohama, new and modern customs
house greets the incoming tourists
from America, a new hotel to re-
place the famous old Grand Hotel,
rapidly is being completed. There
is new fereign club on the bund
and ne wbridges, new buildings and
new streets are everywhere. A new
and broad modern highway, flowing
with motor traffic, has been com
pleted between the Tokyo and Yo-
kohama boundary lines and is being
extended into the heart of each city.
A year from today the great
| earthquake, and the terrible davs
of ia ging fires which followed it,
will be little more than a memory.
Reconstruction will have been com
pleted.
Memorial services were held to-
day throughout the Empire for the
thousands who died in the disaster,
Buddhist priests chanting q requiem
for the dead. A statistical volume
on the disaster, recently published
by the Bureau of Social Affairs Of
the home office, states the total
number of sufferers from the holo-
raust was 3.404 89S. OF this num-
ber the killed. injured and missing
totalled l56.693.
A repetition of the disaster. in
the opinion of experts, is impossible
Wider streets, improved fire fight
ing equipment. more fireproof build.
ing construction, and increasing
modernization of the country have
assured greater safety for the mil
lions living in Tokyo and Yoko-
hama today.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
Won ELM Is FAVORITE
~ United Press Leased Wire

DEL MONTE, Cal, Sept. L.
Georgia Won Elm, former National
amateur golf champion, tried out
his irons on the course here TODAY
in preparation for the California
Amateur golf championship tourna-
ment here September to 10. Won
Elm is the favOrite to win the title
this year. '..... ...
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
Nv United Prose uessed Wire

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. L.
The National Telegraph = agent
at Santarem sent the following
message TODAY at the National
Telegraph office at Para:
"It is reported from Alemou'
er that an aviator has landed in
the interior. Probably viii have
more information soon.'
The National Telegraph of.
flee at Belem telegraphed the
Santerem office as follows:
"Do you mean Redfernf"
The agent at Santarem re-
Piled:
"Presume so, as we do not
know Of any other aviator. "
WASHINGTON, Sept. L.
The state department today or
- dered the United States consul
at Para to investigate reports
of the Brazilian telegraph ad'
ministration that an aviator
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
Mysterious Shot
Kills Trainanan
ny United Pres. Le..~s wiz,

BELLAIRE, Chic, Sept. la. J.
Mckee, fireman on Baltimore and
Ohio coal train, was killed today
when the train was fired upon as IL
passed through Lately, small vii.
lsge.
The train was enroute from the
non.union mining fields OF wes,
Virginia and this led authorities 10
believe the shooting might have
been caused by union and non.union
difficulties in the coal fields.
Several shots were tired AZ she
train. according TO reports here.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
FINED FOR FLOODING ROAD

Tarter Singh and Omar Dean,
Hindus, entered pleas of guilty to
charges of having flooded high
way when arraigned to pay a fine
Of 500 or spend so days in the
county Jail while Dean escaped
with penalty of $50 fine or %
days in Jail. 1t was brought out
in court that they had allowed wa
ter to flow over the keystone road,
about nine miles northwest of I'm
perial, doing considerable damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
s. d. NEWsPAPERMAN DYING

SAN DIEGO, Sept. FALLING to
rally following an operation for ap-
rendicitis performed week ago
". II. Porterfield, part owner Of
the San Diego Sun and veteran Cal
ifornia journalist, is near death to.
day, according to attending physic.
ians.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
Chinese Troops
Capture Pukow
By Emitted Press Leased Wire

LONDON, Sept. Nationalist
troops have crossed the Yangtze riv-
er and have recaptured the city Of
Pukow on the north bank oppo.it.
Nanking, said dispatch from
Shanghai to the Manchester Guar
dian today.
The defeated northern troops
weres being pursued by the National
lists, the dispatch continued.
Northern troops recently advanc.
ed toward the Yangtze river driv-
ing the Nationalists before them.
The Nationalists retreated beyond
the river. surrendering Pukow and
north.bank cities to the enemy.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
BOSTON GETS w. @. T. U.
nv GATED Pr.ss Leased Wire

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Sept. L.
Boston, Mass, was selected as the
1923 convention citv of the Nation
al Women's Christian Temperance
Union at a meeting of the exeeut.
i've committee here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-01
EXPRESS JOINS UNITED PRESS

LOS ANGELES. Sept. 1.-The
Los Angeles Evening Express TODAY
Joined the Southern California
printer circuit of the United Press,
which serves leading newspapers
throughout the world.