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Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-10
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Teapot Dome Field Goes
Back to Government by
T0day's Decision.
ENDS LONG FIGHT
Opinion Charges Fall and
Sinclair Conspired to
Defraud United States.
BY HERBERT LITTLE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent,

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-Teapot
Dome s millions of barrels of oil go
back to the government.
The United States supreme court
today annulled the lease of the
famous Wyoming oil field granted
to Harry +. Sinclair's mammoth oil
company, the starting point of the
oil scandal Investigations of 1923-24.
This decision brings to a success
ful close the government s long le-
gal battle to regain the two rich
naval oil reserves, leased by the
then Secretary of the Interior Al
bert B. Fall in 1922 and 1923.
f. l.. Doheny's lease of the Elk
Hills reserve in California has been
annulled by the supreme court, and
President Harding's executive order
giving the interior department juris-
dlction over the navy oil has been
revoked by President Coolidge.
Associate Justice Pierce Butler
announced the unanimous decision
OF the court in an opinion which
took AZ minutes to read.
Justices Vandeventer and Stone,
it was understood, took no part in
consideration of this case.
Butler ended the opinion and an
nounced the court s decision at
1c:47 p. m.
"There is persuasive evidence
that Fall and Sinclair conspired to
defraud the United States ~ he
said.
Failure of Sinclair to testify is
strong evidence against his ccm
pany, Rutler said.
"We do not determine wheth er
Fall was bribed," the opinion add
ed.
Appeal of two Sinclair subsidiary
companies to be allowed to remove
their property built on the reserves
must be denied, as they are in the
same position as the Mammoth com
pany, Butler said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-10
Weekend Deaths
Reach Big Total
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. TO-
Twenty five more lives were added
over the weekend to the seasonal
death toll of the Pacific coast, ac-
cording to reports to the United
Press today.
Twelve deaths were caused by au-
tomobiles.
Mrs. Leon Lupe, widow and
mother of a four year old girl, and
Mrs. Henry Fuentes, IL, both of Los
Angeles, were killed when their auto
overturned. Bob Kobayshi, II, Los
Angeles, died of injuries received
when his motorcycle collided with
an automobile.
Jules Hinton, 25, Santa Ana, died
when his automobile plunged over Il
cliff, and Burdette Fiscus, IS, OF
the same city, met death in an au
tomobile collision.
William Barry Beecher, 3, Belling
ham, Wash, died of fractured
skull received when knocked to the
pavement by delivery truck.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-10
Officers Lamb
Breaks Away

Mary's little lamb came to
town yesterday.
Patrolman Frank McCaslin
saw the lamb and began looking
for Mary, but Mary was nowhere
to be found. The lamb in the
meantime had become attached to
the patrolman and so it followed
Frank about. In this day OF all
tomobiles Frankie little lamb
was having a tough time in
sticking at his heels and duck
ing the leads Of various motor
lists so Frankie decided he had
better tie him up.
Sc Mary's little lamb was TAX
en- to headquarters and hitched
to a post. But when Mac re-
ported on duty this morning the
lamb had vanished. A broken
rope was dangling from the post
at the rear Of city hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-10
Suicide Ends
SCOTS Career

CHICAGO, Oct. 10-The case of
Russell Scott was ended today.
The career of the millionaire pro-
moter and drug store bandit, who
committed suicide in Jail Saturday
night will remain mystery Of
crime.
Plans to give his brain to alien
lists for examination to determine
whether he was insane were aband-
oned when it was learned the body
had been embalmed. Examination
would be useless after this process,
DR.. Harold A. Hurlburt, psychiatrist
said.
The body will be taken to Wind
sor, Ont, for burial.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-10
LOCAL RESIDENT REPORTED
BETTER AFTER OPERATION

Tom Gill, who underwent q seri-
Gus operation in Los Angeles last
week, was reported to be slightly
improved today, and able to take
light nourishment for the first time
since the operation Thursday night.
According to word received here by
friends, he began to rally yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. IL. McIver, who
drove Mrs. Gill to Los Angeles are
expected back tonight. c. Ben Her
ring, business associate of Mr.. Gill,
and Mrs. C. B.Morris, Mrs. Gill's
mother, are others who have gone
from this city. Herring lis expected
back tomorrow morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-10

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 10,-Sev-
en- sacks of registered mail, be-
lieved to contain 100000 in
checks and negotiable securities,
were obtained by two bandits
who held up messenger of the
film colony today.
The messenger, Frank F. Will
moth, was driving his automo-
bile across an intersection when
the bandits in another machine
forced him to the curb, ordered
him out of the car and then
took his machine and drove a
way.
]. Diminnis, head of the
mailing department of the Bank
of Italy, reported to police
that the sacks contained checks
and money orders, the total
amount of which he said, he be-
lieved would aggregate $780,
000
The holdup climaxed a crime
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-10
Wednesday Is
Legal Holiday

For the benefit of rural read
ers as well as local businessmen,
the Press calls attention to the
fact that Wednesday, Columbus
day, is a legal holiday in Califor-
mia.
Banks, title insurance compan-
les, city and county departments
will be closed for the day.
Persons having banking or le-
gal business to transact on We'd
nesday should arrange to care for
it tomorrow or On Thursday. 1t
is with the idea Of saving need
less trips fer rural readers that
the Press prints this notice.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-10
nv United Press Leases wire


LEBOU RGET, France, Oct.
10.-Dieudonne Costes and JOS
eph lie Brix, French aviators.
at 9:40 a. m. today began their
proposed flight across the South
Atlantic to South America.
Flying Breguet plane of the
same type used by Pelletier d.
Oisy in his flight from Paris to
Shanghai they planned to reach
Saint Louis, Senegal, West At
rica, within "a or 26 hours. The
distance is approximately 25OO
miles.
The 1000 mile flight across
the Atlantic to Natal, Brazil,
was scheduled to start tomorrow
evening so the airmen may ben
eft by the full moon.
The take-off of the heavily
laden plane-four and a half
tons was perfect. 1t rolled
down the field 800 meters,
bounced twice, then rose, gained
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-10
Actress Forced
To Leave Play

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10.-Elsie
Janis. musical comedy star, who was
forced to terminate her appearance
ir her current vehicle son Kay
because of throat trouble, was re-
ported under the care of physician
here today.
Mrs. Josephine Janis, the star s
mother, declared that her daughter
would be forced to forego further
appearances for some time and the
company left here for San Francisco
without the star.
Mrs. Janis announced that she
and her daughter planned to go east
for long rest.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-10
Five Lives Lost
In Hotel Blaze

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10.-Ac-
tion to condemn all existing fire
traps in San Francisco was expected
today following the burning of the
Hotel Eugene early Sunday morning
and the loss of five lives. The Hotel
Eugene had. previously been pro-
nounced unsafe by the board of fire
underwriters of the Pacific.
Eighteen roomers were asleep in
the building when the fire started.
Four were trapped and burned to
death, and one died in leap to a
light well. Three today are in hos
pitals seriously burned.
Two of the dead were identified
as NJ. O'Neil and f. ID. Somers. The
identity of the other three has not
been learned.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-10
NORTHERN CHINESE ARMY rs
VICTORIOUS IN BIG BATTLE
Ey United Press Leased WIrs

PEKING, Oct. 10. Northern
forces were decisively victorious y.
dav on the southern front along ihe
reking- Hankow railroad, routing
the Shansites who are fleeing south
ward.
II is understood Chang Tso1.ln.
northern leader. plans TO strike next.
on the northern front. then ecntInv
ne the southern drive 20 Honan.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-10
What's Doing
TONIGHT


1.-THE Fair Co-Ed,' Valley
theater.
Tracked by the Police" Pal
ace theater.
American Legion dance, Elks
hall.
American. Conservation Club
meets, $50 Sta-e street.
Indoor baseball meeting, Press
office, o'clock.
TOMORROW
Lions Club luncheon, Hotel
Barbara Worth
Presbyterian Guild luncheon,
Mrs. M. M. Sweeney's, 1880.
Joint meeting of Christian
Church Missionary Society and
Ladies' Aid, Mrs. Jack Frohley.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-10
Dallas to Hongkong? Certainly!

Col Charles Lndbergh stopped in Dal
e. Easterwood Lndbergh is pic
shaking their talk Lind
Dallas Hongkong flight which
proposed but it would take
good plane and good man.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-22
New Yorker Arrested
 On Navigation Count

St. Albans, Vt.. July 22 W0 Frank Murray of Cohoes. N. r.. was araigned here yesterday afternoon charged with running Q boat with out lights on Lake Champlain and failing to report at U. S. port of entry. He was held in $500 bail for hearing July 28.
 Murray, while operating . fast motorboat on the lake early yester- day, was sighted by the patrol ves- sel Marjorie B.. and a long race followed. After lodging in and out of bays and inlets in pursuit of her quarry the Marjorie B. overhauled the boat and Murray was arrested.
 No liquor was found on board the boat, customs officials said, and they denied reports from Whitehall. N. Y. that shots had been exchang- ed between the vessels during the chase
New Britain herald., 1927-07-22

Freddy Miller came within an ace of pitching a no-hit game against the Standard Steel team in the 1n- dustrial baseball league and the Trumbull Electric nine won 30 victory in close and well-played game. Miller set the Steelmakers down without a hit for six and two- thirds innings, but with two gone in the final frame Yacobellis nicked him for the only safety of the game. The Temco pitcher struck out ten batters over the seven-inning stretch.
 Datoli pitched no mean brand of ball for the losing team, allowing only six hits and whiting seven men but he did not receive the errorless support accorded Miller. Two runs were scored off him in the second and another in the third. That was all and more than Miller needed and the Temcos breezed along to a win which carried the mright up behind the Businessmen again.
 The youthful pracing of Wads- worth on the bases was a feature. Conlon and Joyce of the losers turn ed in a fast double play and both teams worked very snappily in all departments. Several weighty de- cisions were well rendered by Um- .pires Bill Downham and Mickey Le- vine The box score.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-22
North Stonington Church
 Observes 200th Birthday

North stonington, Conn.,. July 22 P-Two hundreds years is the age of the Congregational church in twon and Sunday and Monday the anniversary will be observed with special services. Two sermons will be preached Sunday, that in the morn ing by the Rev. Sherrod Soule on The Overflowing Spring" and on Monday Mrs. George Wyman will give "The Story of Two Hundred Years"
 The pastor Is Rev. Ivor Parting ton. The church society officers are John D. Avery and Daniel E. Gray, Mrs. Henry NJ. Pendleton and Ralph Pores Wheeler, standing committee; Mrs. Avery, president of the wo- mans union.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-22

Burial took place in St. Mary's cemetery, New Britain. Father Bren- nan and Father Riley officiating.
 Week-ending In New York
 Mrs. Julia Gerito ahd Miss Ida Tellia of Kensington are spending the weekend in New York city in company with Miss Lena Ravizza and Miss Mary Sanstrom of New Britain.
 East Berlin Items
 Mrs. Jarvis Dowd and daughter, Shirley. and Mrs. George Dalbey ac- companied by her daughters, motor ed to Hammonnasset Beach yester- day.
 Members of the Lafanso club and the Naborhood club motored to Mid dletown last evening where they at tended a theater party.
 Mrs. R. B. Stevenson and children are spending the weekend at the shore.
 Richard Walsh is spending the weekend at the beach.
 The library will be open this eve ming for the exchange of books.
 MT. and Mrs. Roland Turner of Jonesboro, Arkansas and James Le- gan of Durant, Oklahoma are the guests of MT. Turner's parents, Mir. and Mrs. l.. F. Turner of Cottage street.
 George E. Dalbey is spending few days in New Hampshire on a business trip.
 Miss Norma Lawrence was pleas antly surprised by a number of friends at the home of Miss Mary Savage on Savage Hill. Outdoor games were played after which re- treatments were served
 Victor Benson and Jarvis Dowd are spending a few days in New Hampshire.
 Miss Irene North, Miss Dorothy Supenheim and Miss Minnie Kahms are spending week at Lake Suna- pee, N. H. They will leave shortly for Raymond. Maine, where they will spend a week at A. A. North's cottage.
 The regular Sunday service of the Methodist church will be held at the Plainville Camp Ground for the next two Sundays. Those attending will make the Middletown church house their headquarters.
 MT. and Mrs. R. o. Clark and Mir. and Mrs. James McPherson have returned from a motor trip to Til- ton, N. H.
 The East Berlin Boys club base ball team will play the Kensington Boys club team on the local dia- mond tomorrow afternoon. The To- calls won the last league game play ed with the Kensingtonians and ex- pect to repeat the performance.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-22
HOLMAN FAVORED ID WIN TOURNEY
Youthful San Francisco Tennis
 Star EXCelS

Brookllne, Mass, July 22 R1 Eliminating two seeded players in two days made Cranston Holman, youthful San Francisco racketer. the favorite in the semi-finals today of the 35th annual tournament of the Longwood Cricket club. Holman. who played comparatively listless tennis in disposing of his early op- pcnents, sprang to the fore Wednes- day when he busted John Van Ryn, Princeton star. Fast and accurate placements that kept Lewis N. White in the back courts yesterday gave him a victory in four sets over the Texan, S-6, 4-6, 6-S, 6-3.
 Holman was bracketed with Ar mold w. Jones of Providence today the Rhode Islander having won 6-3 game match from Fritz Mercur of Bethlehem. Pa, 9-7, 5t6, e-S, S-6, after three hours of play. |.
 Exceptional service and strong attack also won a place in the semi finals for 1S-year-old John Doeg of San Francisco. Doeg. defeated Cliff: ford B. Marsh, Williams college star. who had formerly eliminated George NJ. Lofts ,Jr.. seeded No. 1. and c. A. Smith, 6-4, 4-6. 4,;4-6. 6-f.'
 Wilmer Allison of Fort Worth, Texas. who won 6-2, s-6. 6-2 over his college mate, Berkley Bell of San Antonio, faced Doeg.
 The doubles tourney saw two of the longest sets in the memofy of the club, when Doeg and Howe Ban- croft went 30 games with Holman aid Lionel Ogden, Pacific Coast team, to win 16-14 in the dark. Un- til Ogden lost his service in the final game there had not been a. service break in the set. s,-
 Another doubles pair also were interrupted by darkness. Bell and Quick, Texan combination, won and lost GA, 4-6 from Jones and Ingra-: ham of Providence, before entering a third set which went 13-all. Both matches will be finished this after noon. The fifth round of the doubles tournament was to be played today.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-22
ADDITIONAL PRIZE FOR ROGER NEWTON Local Boy Led Yale Freshman
 Class in Chemistry MILLER PITCHES SHUTOUT
Temcos Win Tight Industrial League Game-New Britain Water Turn Of Paul Infants-Briefs.

Roger H. Newton, who recently won the David Gallup prize scholar ship at Yale university, has received notice that he has been awarded one of the New York Yale club fresh man prizes. This prize has no con- nection with the David Gallup schol- arship but is small cash prize awarded annually to the high stand man in each freshman course. The Plainville boy. who is the son of Mir. and Mrs. C H. Newton of 160 West Main street. led his class in chem istry.
 The letter which young Newton has received from Percy T. Walden. dean of freshmen at the university, is as follows:
 "My dear MT. Newton:
 Tt is with pleasure that I write to congratulate you on receiving one of the New York Yale club fresh men prizes, namely, in Chemistry IA.
 These prizes were established in the year 1921-22 by a fund contri- buted by the New York Yale club and are awarded to the highest stand man in each of the freshmen courses.
 "The cash amount Is, as you will notice from the enclosed check. rela- , lively nominal but the honor, to our minds, great
 Sincerely yours. 'P T. WALDEN"
New Britain herald., 1927-07-22
decided upon this action.

decided upon this action.
 The l4th victim of the mad dor which terrorized the Federal hill section was discovered yesterday by Dr. Robbins. Mrs. Henry Schwab of 124 Woodland street was bitten by the animal and she will be given the pasteur treatment today.
 To Vi Ireland
 John Doyl2 of 54 Center street left today for New York city. from which point he will sail tomorrow morning for visit to his old .ome in 1re- land. He expects to be gone several weeks.
 Requiem Mass
 A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated at 7:3o o'clock this morning at St. Anthony's church in memory of the late James Coverty.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-22
Christian Index Sued
 For Damages of $1OO,OW

Atlanta, Ga, July P R-A suit for s1Oo,ooO damages has been filed in Fulton county superior court here against the Christian Index by E. '. Clarke, former head of the ku Klux Klan. The suit charges that an editorial appearing recently In the Christian Index was false. mali cious, scandalous. defamatory and libelous."
 The suit was based upon a para graph in the editorial which the suit charges said Clarke had fllched the people of enough Klan dues to make him a rich man the rest of his life, and upon the accusation which the suit says was made in the editorial that Clarke launched the movement as a money making scheme, giving 1t a religious flavor with political top dressing"
New Britain herald., 1927-07-22
AUTO HITS WOMAN,
 DRIVER ARRESTED
Operating Under Influence Of
 Liquor Alleged by Police
BR00KLINE MAN IS HELD
Mrs. Fagan's Funeral Crowds St. Paul's Church This Morning. Kcnsington Drops Practice Game to Pirates-Rickey Wedding.

H. S. Johnson of 1450 Beacon street, Brookline, Mass, is under ar rest in Meriden on a charge of driv- ing while intoxicated. evading re- sponsibility and reckless driving and Mrs. Frances Cessario of IS Morse avenue, Meriden, is in the Meriden hospital with abrasions about the face and body as the result of hav- ing been struck by sedan driven by Johnson on the turnpike south of Worthington ridge near the bor- derline between Meriden and this town at about 10:15 o'clock last night.
 Riding with Johnson was Mrs r.. P. Parker of 1454 Geacon street, Brookline, who was also taken into custody by the Meriden police on charge of intoxication.
 At the Meriden police court today, Johnson was held under bonds of s1,000 for appearance on August ?. Until press time the bonds had not been furnished. Mrs. Pharker did not appear and forfeited bonds of s15. Mrs. Cessario's condition was reported improved today and first reports of a fractured skull were doubted by attending physicians.
 While speeding to the scene of the fo toI ;,,;, to the Meriden hospital. the city ambulance struck two automobiles, damaging both extensively. One ma chine was owned by Joseph F. Fisk CT of 6S Buckingham street, Hart ford. None of the occupants was injured.
 Son Born
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs. Stanley Barrett at New Britain Gen. eral hospital this morning.
 Marriage License
 Town Clerk Arthur l.. Woodruff today reported the issuance of a marriage license to Frances w. Hickey, niece of MT. and Mrs. Par don C. Hickey of Worthington ridge, and William Edward Heald. son of MT. and Mrs. Albert E. Heald of Methuen, Mass.
 The wedding, which will be one of the foremost social events of the year, will take place tomorrow eve ing at 6 o'clock at the Hickey homestead. After the ceremony. the couple will leave for an extended stay abroad, where Mr. Heald will study at one of the foremost uni versailles Of Europe.
 Wcel-End Sports
 Several baseball games are schcd- uled to take place over ;he week end, all local teams being cnaagad to meet rivals on the diamond. The kensngton- East Berlin struggle at East Berlin should prove head liner in amateur circles, both teams running approximately even for the season. The Kensington Oongrega- Brood tomorrow afternoon at Broad tional church team will meet Broad Brook. game which should go to the locals if popular opinion decides the issue.
 In semi-pro ranks, things are equally active. The St. Paul Tabs
New Britain herald., 1927-07-22

valves at the cutoff on Trumbull avenue and start to draw on the pipe line from the Burlington reser- voir into the Hardware City.
 Connections between the two pip ing systems were established more than year ago. but numerous de- lays have occurred and the water company has delayed the purchas- ing of water as long as it reasonably could. Now that the water of the nearby city is being used, no more complaints concerning the color or taste of the drinking fluid are ex- pected.
 Grange Picnic Tomorrow
 Plainville Grange will hold its an- nual picnic for members and their families tomorrow afternoon and evening at Lake Compounce. The committee in charge. of which Wal ter E. Schober is chairman, has ar ranged a program of sports which will take place during the after noon. Prizes will be awarded in sev- eral events. A picnic supper will be served at 6:30 o'clock. All members are urged to attend and help make the picnic success.
 Plainville Grange has been invited to take part in Neighbors' Night at the meeting of Wolcott Grange on August l and to furnish two numbers on the program. Action on fo ,t-i11 ha h at picnic tomorrow.
 Funeral of Infant
 The funeral of Leo Henry Paul, seven -month-old son Of MT. and Mrs. afternoon from the undertaking par .ors of w. A. Bailey X Co. Burial was in St. Josephs cemetery.
 Blues at Home Tomorrow
 The Plainville Blues will meet the Forestville town team at the local high school field tomorrow after noon in the first game of a home and home series, the second game of which will he played in Forestville cn SunC1y. Plainville is strengthen ing for the fray, as Forestville has added a number of new men to its lineup. The Blues are planning to use Babich of the Trumbull Electric team at first base in place of Sata- line, who has jumped to the All Plainvilles. A fast game is expected.
 Excursion Train Stops Here
 The New York excursion train from New Britain on Sunday will stop at Plainville on the way down and again on the return trip to take on and let off passengers. This train will leave Plainville about 7:45 o'clock daylight saving time.
 "Y" Away From Home
 The Y. NJ. C. A. baseball team will meet Highland Park at Highland Park in a county "Y" baseball league game tomorrow afternoon. The opponents of the local outfit are the weakest team in the league and have yet to win a game, so Plain vile, which Is tied for second place. hopes for win and a chance to gain on Broad Brook. The league standing is as follows:
New Britain herald., 1927-07-22
HAS MANY MEMBERS

Washington. LR-- The General Federation of Women's Clubs is one of the largest organizations of women in the world, having more than 14,000 member clubs with a total membership of more than 2,000,00O.