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Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
MEET
AT OSTEND FOR
BIG CONVENTION
ny Uniied Press Lessed Wire

OSTEND, Belgium, June 6.-With
world wide peace and goodwill its
watchword International Rotary op
ened the most widely attended con
vention in its history here today.
The convention was officially op-
cned by King Albert OF Belgium,
himself an honorary member of both
the San Francisco and Brussels Ro-
tary Clubs.
More than 5000 Rotarians and
members of their families bave gath
cred here for the convention, com
ing from every corner Of the world.
More than 1000 came from the
United States and Canada, crossing
the Atlantic in q tremendous fleet
Of, seven liners.
Special trains brought parties
from points in Holland, Spain and
Italy. Thousands of British Rotar
ians crossed the channel for the con
vcntion. making probably the larg
est single national delegation. The
japanese party came from the
greatest distance. taking The first
through train ~ run from the Far
East to Paris.
The kotatiaIs and their families
Including number Of baby Ro
tarians' ranging from the ages OF
two and upwards are now oceupv
ing every available hotel room III
Ostend there to remain until June
10. the last day Of the convention
The Fundamental principles OF
Rotary and their special meanings
when applied to various depart
ments Of life. seem to be the favor
ite topic OF discussion chosen by the
speakers in their addresses to the
convention.
Part Of the sessions Of the con
rention will be devoted to the dis
cusSion Of modern Rotary ideas a.
compared to those of the mediaeval
guilds and to number Of the IN
ternal affairs OF the Rotary.
After the convention, a number
of the delegates are planning to
make tours Of the continent and the
British Isles and, already, special
arrangements for the reception OF
the visitors are being made by a
special committee here.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
Railroads Help
Flood Victims

Flood perils along the Mississippi.
made strange bedfelloNs, according
to j. T. Saunders, freight traffic
manager for Southern Pacific, who
has just returned from the flooded
area.
A railway brakeman, standing on
the, rear platform of one of the Mst
trains to move through the high
water near Brinkley, Arkansas, saw
dog struggling and SWIMMING
through the flood holding something
in its mouth. Gaining mass of
driftwo0d the dog threw itself out
of the water, gently set down n
Young rabbit and the two huddled
together awaiting their fate.
In Louisiana deer and fawn flock
ed into refugee camps where they
were fed and even made pets of by
the children.
Section men sandbagging bridge
ends and tracks ran into many wat
er moccasins that had taken refuge
between the rails. The snakes were
so tired from battling The waters
that they did not even attempt to
strike.
"TEe railroads have been inVa!u
able in their WORK of relief in the
stricken districts, Su=..ders said.
.Thousands OF railroad men have
worked night aud dav without rest
and sometimes at peril Of their lives
rot only TO rescue refugees, but a
So to protect towns not yet tloo' i
and TO limit the extent Of the d.
asteT as much a. huH.anlY possl
hit
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
Posse Seeking
Negro Bandits
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Los ANGELES, June 6.-An
armed posse Of deputy sheriffs IS
searching the vicinity Of Monte
tello TO-DAY for Two negro bandits
who last night attacked two girls
after binding their escorts with
ropes.
The Girls. Ethel Ayker aud Rosa
bela Neff, are reported in serious
condition..
Tw" Youths bcl0s Paul and La
Won kilkins told deputies that thcv
wrrr seated in their automobile
with the girls at point near Whit
tier boulevard when the bandits
approached. The bows reported
that they We're forced from the car
and tied TO a tree.
The negroes then drove away in
the automobile with the girls
When the bows freed themselves
they summoned officers who found
the girls after two-hour search.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
Illinois Has
"Mat" Scandal

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CHICAGO, June L. Charges that
Billy Saniow, manager Of E@
!" Stranger Lewis. heavyweight
wrestling champion. eNacted heavy
forcfcits from wrcstlerS matched
with the champion To guarantee
they would not '.throw him We're
made under oath today by William
pemetfal, Chicago and Cleveland
wrestler.
Democrats statement was made
to the Illinois legislative commit
tee investigating the state boxing
commission. He cited two specific
instances in which he laid down
in matches with Lewis in Cleve-
land Ohio. Each time Demetral
posted heavy forfeits with Sandow,
he said
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
Picnickers Save
Man From Well
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MARTINEZ, Cal. June 6.-After
standing three days in water at the
bottom of 40 foot abandoned well
into which he accidentally stun
bled. Fred Walters, 90, today was
staving off pneumonia in the Con,
ira Costa county hospital.
His cries for help, which had gone
UNDECIDED for 70 hours were heard
by a group Of picnickers Sunday
afternoon and he was rescued.
The water was about four feet
deep when he first fell in. but by
the time he was rescued he had
crumbled so many Of the old bricks
which line the wall in his efforts
to get out, that the water was only
about knee deep.
He told his rescuers that he did
not drink the water for fear of dis
ease. He became deliriOus. He said
he saw bright city streets with gilt
tering crowds and that the lizards
and snakes in the well appeared TO
be OF bright phosphorescent eolors.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
AviatOrs' Wives
To Join Them
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BROOKLYN, \. V, June o.
Mrs. Clarence p. Chamberlin, ac'
companied bv Mrs. Charles A. lie
vine. said this afternoon they ex'
pecte0 to leave tonight for Berlin
aboard the North German Lloyd
liner Berlin, 10 Join their husbands.
The trip viii be made as guests
Of the steamship company and on
the invitation Of the German am
bassador.
This afternoon thev were given
an impromptu reception in Brook
lvn. first at the office Of the
Brooklyn Standard Union and later
at Borough Hall. Ralph Jones,
president of the chamber OF com
merce and connected with the
BROOKLYN Standard Union, notified
Mrs. Chamberlin that check fol
$1,000 was awaiting her acceptanea c
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
Record Flight Is
Covered In Log
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The log of the monoplane Colum
bias a. hour and 35 minute flight
from New York to Helfta. Germany,
as reported by United Press CORES
pondents along the route, follows:
Can time is eastern standard.)
5:05:27 a. m. Saturday - Left
Roosevelt Field, Long Island, \. Y.
a. m.-New Bedford, Mass
7:40 a. m.-Provincetown. Mass.
II a. m.--Yarmouth, n. 8.
1910 p. m.-Lunenberg county, n,
8.
1910 p. m.--Hahfax, y. s.
$50 p. m.-Trepassey, y. F.
l0:30 a. m. Sundav-Circled liner
Mauretania 800 miles off Irish
coast.
3:40 .. m.-Padstow. Cornwall.
4:lO .. m.-Plvmouth, England.
6:3O p. m.-Guernsey Island, in
English Channel.
10 D. m--Dortmund, Germany.
l:40 a. m. MondaT--Lanaed At
Ifc fta, Germany, 10 rsful.
So a. m. Mondav--Left Helfta.
5:.'a a. m.--Forced to alight near
Forst, Prussia.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
Traffic Charges
Against Two Men

j. A. Wheat is under arrest in the
Fl Centre hospital charged with
driving an automobile while under
the influence Of intoxicating liquor,
while L. W. Wheat was locked no
at the county Jail last night, charged
with being drunk.
According to report submitted
by the arresting officer. f. W.
Kirkland Of the state traffic squad.
Wheat suffered eOnvulsions follow
ing his arrest and he was taken to
the hospital.
Harry B. Bliss of San Diego, was
also tieketed by the state traffic
men for driving while under the in
fluence of intoxicating liquor. j.
W. Holcomb effected the arrest.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06

will Join Hervey in San Diego in
July. o5
Judg- Conkling is well known
throughout this section of the state
having served on the superior court
bench here for number of years.
While Judge Horvcy has only been
law for 4 few wears he
has compiled 4 brilliant record dur
ing his practice in FL Ccntro.
1t is expected that Judge lierveN
will tender his resignation as police
Judge within the next few davs in
order that the city council will be
able to fill the vacancy immediate
/,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
Says Nicaraguan
Revolt Is Over
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SAN PEDRO, NAlif. juno .. ="
The Siraraguan revolution is at an
end and rehabilitation has started,
Bernardo Ricara. assistant treasuf
er of the Republic oi san Salvador
said here today.
Rieara, accompanied by hia wife,
arrived here from the south today
aboard the s. =. CITY of san Fran
cisco on pleasure trap.
Prosperity is evidenced III all
Central American countries, accord
ing to kicara, who said that the
present coffee crop was reeor
one
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
Famous Artist
Dies On Coast
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PASADENA. Calf, june g.
Funeral arrangements are being
completed here today for Rafael
Sala, European artist who died
here late yesterday.
Sala, n native OF Caledonia, was
born in 1893.
He came here some months ago
suffering from a malady incurred
while serving a commission with the
Mexican government.
Sala's work holds a prominent
place in European galleries and sa'
Ions.
He was the organizer Of a mod
ernist art colony at Barcelona,
Spain,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
Local Attorneys
To Leave Here

Edgar Z. Hctye,. attorney and
jud@e ot the - Centre police court,
aud N. " Conkline, former Judge
of s@perios court here, are leaving
I'll Centre to open Il law office in
the sPrerkels Building. san Diego.
Judge lIcrNey has been in San Di-
ego for the last week mai ing prep
aratione 70: the murr and Will,
Jadge Conkline win stav here for
some time 1t is expected that he
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
CalexicO Will
Vote Tomorrow

Calexico citizens win vote tomor-
row on the proposition TO recall the
present city council, and elect in
its stead several candidates who
have promised TO give the city a
" business administration.
Interest in the election is rife at
the border city, and it is expected
a record number Of ballots will be
cast.
There has been considerable dis
satisfaction with the present city
council for several years among
many residents of the city and the
recall has been brought into use to
settle the matter.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
Harvester Co.
Wins In Court
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, June 6.-Anoth-
er dissolution of the International
Harvester company in one of
America : most famous antitrust
suits was denied bv the United
States supreme court today.
Decree of the Minnesota federal
court dis1niSsing the government :
appeal for restoration of competi=
tive conditions, alleging that the
1918 dissolution was not effective,
VIC nffiEInrI
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
Mrs. Chaplin to
Answer Husband
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LOS ANGELES. June with
the promise Of her attorneys that
II would bc entertaining read
ing. Lita Grey Chaplin was ex-
pected 10 file answer to the cross
complaint for divorce filed by
Charlie Chaplin.
Among otteg things. Mrs Chaplia
"lll dcar that Slr Wa~ IN love with
& young m&h or . "llellqWoo3
automobile salesman or that She
@as IN the habit of imh.bina liquor
f.eeiy. Aer attorneys said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
NATIONAL
At Pittsburh

At Pittsburh
philadelphia 600 40 900 ) u
Pittsburgh UUl 0l2 OoN--' "
Mitchell and Wilson; Hill, SCOTT
an,l smith
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
MARRIAGE LICEN SEs

Enloe Pollard Everett Enloe.
&, native Of North Carolina and
sldeut t--oi FL Ceuuo. Mildred
.ellard l6 native q oregon and
.sident u El CeIare.
.enniflg fatun Ben lalalr i. Len
aA, 10. native Of Arkansas and
asident q Bard. Alillie Z. Tatum
native ot Texas and resident ot
.srd
Thompson Folks. kv4alt IEomp-
n, 2 native Idaho am resident
HoltTiile lnez Folts -. uati-c
Of lahOma and resident u HvI,-
|lle
Armenia Gimcues. ldaard t..
ementa. =, native 81 Mcxi~o 1ad
ssideltt ol Ind.o. siargari,.a Ci
enes 25. native of Me1igo I'D
.sident 0. MeXic@Ii
Inong the visitors 10 the valley
er the week end who registcre
the Barbara Worth were Mr.. and
re-. d. Blankenhorn Of Hollywood.
RS. Blankenhorn Is known 20 fam
Irene Rich. popular screen PLAYER
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
COTTON MARKET

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NFlW ORLEANS June 6.--The
'olton market closed steady. Spots
.losed steady, IL down at 1885.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06

The fifth western Sonoma Martin
dairy show will be held August l2-l4
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06

Wkat does the cook say about
making French fried potGtoesF
Put only tew sliced potatoes at
time in the deep fat. otherwise you
will lower the temperature and hinder
the cooking. Hills Bros. follow similar
principle OF control by roasting coilee
= ts.o p0mgds at time in an eys,
Temperature. Uniform favor is Iha
result Of this larc.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
lTODAY'S BOX SCORE!
As Furnished by the United Press
Leased Wire up 10 2;45 p III
AMERICAN
Al PhiladelUlia

cleveland 600 U0r 0l0-l 3 u
~ dad. lphia 200 O0l 0OX : |
Buckcve and l.. Sewell; Ehmie
and Perkins.
son, No lll0 West 30th st, Los
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-06
At Boston

Chicago ol0 202 oo0--lo l. |
Boston uUU 100 O0l--
Lyons and Grouse; Harris, Russell
and Hartley.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-01
ADVERTisEMEMT
DRINK WATER
IF BACK Or
KIDNEYS HURT

Too much rich food forms acids
which excite and overwork the kid.
neyS in their efforts to filter it from
the system. Flush the kidneys &C.
casonally to relieve them like you
relieve the bowels, removing acids.
waste and poison, else you may
feel q dull misery in the kidney
region, sharp pains in the back or
sick headache, dizziness, the storn.
ach sours, tongue IL coated, and
when the weather 10 bad you have
rheumatic twinges.
To help neutralize these Irritating
acids and flush off the body'G
waste, begin drinking water. Also
get about four ounces of Jad Salts
from any pharmacy, take a table.
spoonful in glass Of water before
breakfast for q few days and your
kidneys may then act fine and
bladder disorders disappear.
This famous salts il made from
the acid Of grapes and lemon juice,
combined with lithia. and has been
used for years to help clean and
stimulate sluggish kidneys and stop
bladder irritation. Jad Salts In in.
expensive and makes q delightful
efferVescent Whitewater drink which
millions Of men and women take
now ana then to help prevent seri.
Gus kidney and bladder disorders.
By Eli means, drink lots of good
water every day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-01
Youth browns in Creek
When Car Leaps Span

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. Apparently
confused in a heavy fog which
enveloped the road, Oscar Wheeler,
10. Of Passport. Nd. failed to
swing his automobile around a
sharp curve in the highway
approaching the Compromise Street
bridge spanning Spa Creek near
here at an early hour this morn.
ing, and, crashing through heavy
iron railing paralleling the high.
way, plunged to his death in five
feet of water.
The automobile in the creek was
discovered by a pedestrian shortly
before s O'Clock this morning.
When a police ambulance from
Baltimore arrived. Wheeler's body
was found lying on the bottom of
the creek at g. depth which would
have permitted him to save his
life had he stood upright. He was
probably knocked unconscious.
Wheeler was returning from q
dance in Baltimore.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-01
ADVERTISEMENT
SAGE TEA TURNS.
GRAY HAIR DARK

That beautiful even shade of
dark, glossy hair can only be had
by brewing a mixture of Sage Tea
and Sulphur. Your hair is your
charm. 1t makes or mars the lace.
When it fades. turns gray or
streaked, just an application or two
of Sage and Sulphur enhances its
appearance a hundredfold.
Don't bother to prepare the mix.
ture; you can get this 'amous old
recipe intavoved by the addition OF
other ingredients for only Is cents,
all ready for use. 1t is called
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com.
pound. This can always be de
pended upon to bring back the
natural color and Iustre Of your
hair.
Everybody uses "wyeth's" Sage
and Sulphur Compound now be.
cause it darkens SO naturally and
evenly that nobody can tell it has
been applied. You simply dampen
q sponge or soft brush with it and
draw this through the hair. taking
one small strand at a time; by
morning the gray hair has disap
peared, and after another applica.
ton it becomes beautifully dark and
appears glossy and lustrous.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-01
WANTS DATA ON.
INDICTED DRY

States Attorney Phillip Fl. Dor
sey, jr., of st. Mary's county. Nd.
will insist on yes or no" answer
from John F. J. Herbert. prohibition
administrator for Maryland and the
District of Columbia, TO the question
of whether Randolph Brewer is con-
Quoting raids in the county despite
his suspension from the prohibition
force for the alleged murder Of
Charles p. Gundlach. 77-year-old
farmer near Leonardtown few
weeks ago.
Brewer and three other agents
are under indictment for first de-
gree murder, and are awaiting trial
in Baltimore before a Federal court
and jury. Although they were In
dicted by st. Mary's county grand
jury for a crime against the State
of Maryland, they succeeded in hav.
ing a Federal judge take the case
out of State Jurisdiction.
Dorsey, who obtained the indict-
ments after the grand jury heard
the slain mans widow testify that
Brewer killed Gundlach on the
"warrantless" raid. as the aged far
mer lay wounded and unarmed.
charged in a letter to Herbert late
last week that Brewer was still
operating in st. Mary's county with
other Federal agents. and recently
dynamited a still, although under
suspension.
Herbert refused to take the pub
lie into his confidence regarding the
answer he declared he made Dor
sey. but Herbert's letter was made
public last night by the States At
torney.
81 received today a letter over
your signature wrote Herbert to
Dorsey, that opened: I am re-
liably informed
my only comment is that the
reliability of your information Ia
only proportionate to that which
believe you have received and
upon which you have acted in other
circumstances relating to J. RAN
dolph Brewer"
Brewer comes from st. Mary's
county. and at the hearing In Leon
ardtown following the Gundlach
Staying, Mrs. Gundlach testified
that she knew Brewer. as did her
husband. Dorsey contended that
the shooting was the result Of a
grudge on the part of Brewer, and
was not in the line of duty,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-01
Trainmen Renew Move
For Increase of 81 a DaV

CT ELAND. Nov. 1.-The
brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
today will file with all railroads
west of the Mississippi a request
for an increase of approximately 81
per day, or about 10 per cent over
the present wage scale, according
to announcement of President w.
G. Lee.
Lee stated that the request was
renewal of a similar demand made
about one year ago which was re-
fused by the roads and went to
arbitration. The arbitration board
also refused the request, excepting
inasmuch as the demand affected
yardmen, who were granted IN
per cent raise.
The present agreement between
the railroads and the trainmen, ex-
pires March /, 1928.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-01
Four u. S. Sailors
HOnOred for Bravery

MANILA. Nov. -Four enlisted
men of the destroyers N0a and Pres.
ton were presented with the Navy
cross today by Capt. C. A. Blakely,
destroyer squadron commander, for
fearless devotion to duty. They are:
Dennis Taylor. Henry Warren,
Charles w. Horn. and John Wilson.
Although constantly exposed to
Chinese rifle fire, the four men kept
uninterrupted be.
tween the Marking consulate ond
the destroyers on the river from
March Fl to March "a.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-01

her as she ran. She was pro-
nounced dead upon arrival at Provi-
dence Hospital and Williams
arrested.
Elsie Bowen was found lying on
/ couch in the front room of her
home by Annie Barnett, of the
same address. She was shot in
the right breast and died shortly
after her arrival at Freedmen's
Hospital. She claimed that she was
shot by George Thomas, colored,
and Thomas gave himself up TODAY
to Eighth precinct police.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-01
Z HELD IN TWIN
D. c. Staying

With the arrest OF two colored
men, Coroner J. Ramsay hewitt
stated that he will have inquests
today into the murders Of Catherine
Martin Ward, colored, 81, 1851 u
Street Northwest, and Elsie Bowen,
colored, 10, 1910 Kenyon st. N. w.
The Ward woman was shot and
killed last night during an alterca-
ton on I Street between Second
and Third Streets Southeast with
Earl Williams, colored. %, 1922
Thirteenth st. N. w. Williams is
said to have fired five shots at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-01
.INGR0WN nail
Turns Right Out Itself

A few drops of 'Outgro" in the
crevice Of the ingrowing nail re.
duces Inflammation and pain and
20 toughens the tender, sensitive
skin underneath the toe nail. that
1T can not penetrate the flesh, and
the nail turns naturally outward
almost over night
"Outgro" is a harmless antiseptic
manufactured for chiropodfsts. How.
ever, anyone can buy from the
drug store a tiny bottle containing
directions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-01
ionally-Known Shoes at Bargain Price

Two ia hles OF fancy
shoes In patent and
colored kid, with
Cuban or high heels.
Attractive "fIapper"
patterns. A bargain"
extraordinary at this
price .s..............
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-01
VISIT NAVY YARD

BY arrangements with the com.
mandant OF the Washington NAVY
Yard, 40 pupils of Columbia Junior
High School, under the direction
or Charles F. Foster, their in.
structor in cabinet making. will
visit the pattern-making shop and
foundry Of the yard, this afternoon
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-01

Don't muff this one! Butter and
Finger are only four rungs apart,
and. by stepping down the ladder a
word at a time. they can be coupled.
Remember, only one letter may be
changed in each move and the or
der Of the remaining letters .lust
stay undistugbed. A good solution
can he reached without resorting to
unfamiliar words or dialet. Watch
for our answer tomorrow. Here's
ono way ia do FuIEBack; I. Full;
2, Fall; 3, BAH: 4, Balk: s, Back.
Copyright. BY Public Ledger)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-01
Marshall Lays Law
Down to Pro HOldOuts

The Washington Ba9kstball Clubs
fecalcitrant stars have only until
midnight to notify Owner George
MARSHALL of their intentions about
signing contracts for the coming
season to escape the penalty of
suspension or fine which the club
pilot has threatened to inflict.
Harry Riconda and Stretch Nee.
han, guard and center obtained from
Philadelphia in trade last spring.
and Roger Cooney, Reds Conaty.
forwards, and Bob Grody, guard.
who were outlawed a year ago for
jumping the local team, are the
holdouts in question.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-01

With capacity of 80 tons, boat
built for the disposal of refuse by
a city in Holland is equipped with
belt conveyors that can dump It's
contents in eight minutes.