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The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-10-21
Rogers Is In Belgium Where He
Finds Boodegging Is An Art

neys, numerous church spires, and
pail of smoke, a boy approached me,
and without further ado, addressed
me In excellent English, offering
me postcards. This set me to
thinking. How did he know spoke
English. Here was dressed in
French hat, Shoes suit, in short the
only thing American / had on was
one upper-garment. Did this young
ster have an X-ray eye to perceive
thatI For 1 had not said a single
word.
Face Tells
The next morning while walking
on the principal business street the
canvassers for tourist agency again
addressed me in English. Glow do
you know l can speak English?"
now demanded why" said he,
Il can see 1t in your face" But
retorted, you're mistaken, I'm
from Java" oh he laughed,
you're American. I'll bet there's
an American passport in your poe
ket." After which there was no
reply.
New York Herald
These persons who make a living
off tourists have an infallible meth
cd of telling Just what country
you're from. No matter into what
country l go, some newsie will step
forward to offer me not a foreign
newspaper, but the New York Her.
aid, rarely ever. the Daily Mail. the
latter the paper most read by Eng
lish tourists.
Expressions Tell
AS for me here In Europe can
almost invariably tell French Ne
gro from an American one, Just the
same as | can spot an African the
moment / see him. How? BY their
faces, the expressions.
The tourist agent, as I said. told
me that he could tell ! was Amer
lean by my face. Immediately said
TO myself, MY friend, IL you were
in America and said that, the Klan
would certainly give you a hearing
for II. Do you know what you have
said? Why have you said that in
spite OF what the Shufeldts. Madison
Grants. Stoddards. McDonglas.
Dowds and others have written
about race" and IN spite Of the
echo OF Race Race" BY Negro
leaders. that there Is an expression
about me that stamps me as be-
longing to The same clans as these
Nordics no matter how much we
may mutually de'es' the thought,
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-10-21
5000 Ky. Blacks Democratic

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -Alt Is estimat-
ed that 5000 colored people will
vote the democratic ticket In the
coming election due to the affili-
alton Of Republicans with the Ku
Klux Klan.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-10-21
Hospital Head Buried

BLUEFIELD, W. Va.-Dr. E. w.
Lomax, SO, surgeon and head of Lo-
max Hospital. was buried here Tues
day. Surviving him are his wife,
formerly Miss Olive Wright, of
Washington, two children, Genevieve
and Lowell.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-10-21

THE ENTERPRISE gives you the
news while II is news. More features
and authentic news articles than any
other Negro newspaper,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08
COOLIDGE FAVORS
FEDERAL ESTATE
TAX REMOVAL
Executive Indicates He
Will Not Veto Measure
If Presented.
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-Presi
dent Coolidge favors repeal of the
Federal Estate tax.
This was learned at the White
House today while the House WAYS
and Means committee songht to get
facts on alleged lobbying here for
the repeal.
The president was represented at
the White House as feeling the tax
was a good war time source Of rev
enue but that now it might well be
left to the several states to levy if
they choose.
The president, it was said, would
not participate in an effort for re-
peal, but it was Indicated he would
not veto the measure if it came to
him.
Shortly before this revelation
there had been suggestions in the
Ways and Means committee hearing
that agents, agitating for the repeal
Of the faw, earned high sums some
as much as $4,000 a month--in get
ting subscriptions to back the re-
peal movement.
Lee Satterwhite, speaker in the
Texas legislature, testified before
the committee. His testimony was
intersperSed with hints from Rep
resentative Gardner, ranking minor
ity member of the committee, that
the witness testimony had been
bought.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08
More Officials to
Make Trip Here

Numerous officials of Les Ange-
les and representatives of the yari-
Gus Los Angeles newspapers have
accepted an invitation to visit I'M
pcrial Valley and are to arrive here
on the night of November 1S. The
invitation was issued by the I'm
perial Irrigation District and it is
expected that the city council, mem
hers of the district attOrncv's staff
the eroineerino department and the
"e'venaners. win he here.
Tho rrrtv viii leave Los Angeles
tho 1e+h orriviuo here late that
dav. The following dav will be
eoent IN making n tour of the val
law. VISITING the numerous farming
and ranchin0 interests and then GO
iuQ TO Andrade where a trip over
the levees into Mexico will be given
them.
1t is expected that big rally
meeting will be held on the night Of
the 10th at which several Of the
visitors viii give addresses. The
district has not completed plans for
this program as yet.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08
BOMBING FEATURES BITTER
POLITICAL FIGHT IN OHIO

the trend of Smith strength in
his own state.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. s.
Bonn bings, assaults and special
Grand jury action today marked
Ohio's off-ycar election.
Voters were afforded police
protection in many communities.
The future of Justice of peace
courts in which the prestige of
the anti-Saloon League is at
stake. and the status of chiro-
practors were the only issues
of state wide interest.
Municipal officers We're to be
named in every city and hamlet
and in addition, a score or more
of important local issues, such
as the charter government in
Cleveland.
The outrages occurred at
Campbell. where the mayoral-
tv election was especially bit
ter. Two houses were bombed
there, one man was shot and a
constable and a newspaperman
were assaulted.
Special grand iuries We're
summoned in Toledo to investi-
gate the election register.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08
Drive Figures
To Be Analysed

Discussion concerning the bud
gets of four Ell Centre organizations
which are planning finance drives
to be conducted over the entire city
this season was the feature of the
meeting of the Ell Centre Commun-
ity Service Council, held yesterday
at the Hotel Barbara Worth. Bud
gets of the Y. w. C. A, Salvation
Army, Boy Scouts and Red Cross
were presented.
After going over the budgets,
which included figures of last year
and those estimated for the present
year, the council decided to refer
the budgets to its executive ccun'
ell for more detailed ANALYSIS.
The meeting, at which Hugh T..
Osborne presided, was we'll attend
ed. A number of community af-
fairs were discussed. One new or
ganization, the Red Cross, was I'D
mitted to membership, with Col.
Charles L. Phillips as its represen-
tative. This brings the total num-
Der of organizations which the
council represents up to %.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08
CalexicO Firm
Bids on Bridges

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Nov. S.
Opening 81 bids on five projects
totalling $l50,000, the California
highway commission today began a
study Of figures preparatory to
awarding contracts.
Projects and low bidders before
the commission included:
Mcrccd County - Rock shoulders
for 9,6S miles from Los Banos TO
easterly county line. Larsen Broth
ers. Livermorc, low bidders, 81 7,430; ;
engineer estimate $2l 800.
Santa Barbara County-Macadam
borders 24l miles between Iaca and
Crcutt. j. r. Collins, Stockton, low
bidder, $40, $40; engineers estimate
$6j 800.
Imperial County-Two treated
timber bridges on Bullhead Slough
and West Main canal. Pioneer
transfer company, CaleXieo, low
bidders, $l2 2,443; engineer s estimate
$18,08j.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08
Narrow Margin
Left in Melons
Tax Program
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.-Ameri-
ca would face an unbalanced bud
get in 1923 if congress cut federal
taxes more than 1925 100000 this
year, high treasury officials de-
clared today.
In submitting the administration s
program for a 1925, 100000 reduc-
ton recently, Secretary Mellon al
lowed only a $50,000,o00 margin on
the government s turnover of
$4,000 100000, it was explained.
A cut greater than that proposed
by Mellon would increase the public
debt, probably raise the rate on
government securities and necessi-
tate higher taxes the following ses-
sion of congress, the treasury men
asserted.
Under-Secretary of the Treasury
Mills said today the estimates sub
mitted to the House Wavs and
Means Committee We're 'verv lib
eral.' He said three separate statis-
ticians calculated the government 8
revenues for 1923 and then a com
posite estimate was made.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08
ARIZONA tour
GETS APPROVAL
OF OFFICIALS

The Imperial county supervisors
and directors of the imperial Irri-
CATION District will be represented
on the "Good WHIP tour to Arizo-
ma next Sunday, it was announced
today by the committee in charge.
When approached yesterday, the
supervisors asserted the excursion
into Arizona is one of the finest
means of advertising Imperial val
ley that has been planned in some
time, and readily assented to be Of
ficially represented.
Equal enthusiasm was shown this
morning by the directors of the dis
trict. 1t was pointed out that not
only will the trip create better feel
ing between Arizona and Imperial
Valley, but may aid considerably
in smoothing out the differences
arising over development of the
Colorado river.
Reservations for the trip continue
to come in, and already the success
of the trip is assured, the commit
tee states. Those who have not yet
done so. are urged to make their
reservations without delay.
V. F. Frizzel this morning stated
that he has been warmly received
in Phoenix, Tucson and Nogales,
and has been given assurance that
each of these cities will go the
limit to entertain the visitors from
California. Frizzell will report on
his visit tomorrow to the tour com
mittee.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08

Highway Board
To Visit Here

A letter has been received at the
chamber of commerce saving that
1G members of the California High
wav commission are about to make
n tour throughout this vicinity and
will be in FL Centre Monday. The
letter sent b,r s. Forrest Mitchell
secretary of the department of pub
lie works. asks that arrangements
be made for a meeting between the
commissioners and members of the
chamber and other civic organiza'
tions interested.
Secretary w. ]. Strickland of the
chamber said that arrangements are
underway for y dinner meeting to
he held at the Barbara Worth hotel
Monday night aud that all persons
caring to attend leave reservations
with him at the chamber headquar-
ttrs.
"While this meeting conflicts
directly with the Arizona "Good
Will' tour there will be enough
persons interested in the project in
the citv to 90 over the matter thor
cughlv with the commissioners. All
are urped to attend that are able to
60 so,' Strickland said.
The meeting will be held at 7 o.
clock.
The commissioners will remain
here overnight, going to Yuma the
following morning. They will re-
turn to FL Centro for luncheon and
then continue on to San Diego to
attend a meeting there Tuesday
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08
Minister From
Guatemala Dies

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.-Senor
Francisco Sanchez Latour, minister
of Guatemala, died at the legation
here today, following an operation
for appendicitis.
LAtour had been in i'll health sew
eral months. Early in the summer
he accidentally wounded himself
handling an old revolver and was
confined for some time at hos
pital.
Later further trouble developed
in the old wound ahd it was neces-
sary to perform another slight OPP
Grafton.
He was convalescing from this
operation when he was stricken
with appendicitis.
He came to Washington as Guat-
omalan charge d 'affaires in 1910.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08
AIRPORT SITE
PURCHASE MADE
BY SUPERVISORS
County to Develop First
Class Landing Field at
Imperial.

Purchase of the subdivision of the
City of Imperial known as the San
Diego division was completed by
the county this morning, the board
of supervisors authorizing the pay
ment of $500 to the city for the
property. The property is to be
used for the establishment of
county airport. 1t is already being
used for that purpose at the pre-
sent time.
The county in taking over the
land will probably make immediate
steps toward improving the present
field.
Clauses in the sale of the proper
ty by Imperial restricts its use by
the county for other than public
purposes.
J. G. Pace, county livestock in,
spector, was instructed by the
board to post notices at all of the
stockvards in the county to the eff
feet that all livestock must be in,
spected before it is allowed to leave
the yard. This is to be done to in
sure sanitary conditions. Lester
Eichhold of Imperial turned in his
resignation as member of the
Board of Trade. He explained in
the resignation that he is leaving
the county. L. M. Thompson OF
Imperial was appointed by the
board to replace him.
A petition was sent to the board
by residents of Palo Verde town
ship asking that the position of
Justice of the peace be declared va,
cant. 1t was explained that the
encumbent had absented himself
from the state since June l. The
board approved the petition and
named l.. T. Wingett as justice.
The resignation of S. Fl. Grouse
as justice of the peace of inland
township was also accepted by the
board. No appointment has been
made as yet to fill the vacancy.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08

Voters balloted in eleven
states today in an off-year elec-
tion, distinguished chiefly by
the bitterness Of the local is
sues being contested in several
districts.
Two governors, three mem
bcrs of congress and dozens of
mavors and state and county of
ficials were voted on.
The only trace of n national
tingc to this dullest of off year
elections was possibly in Missis-
sippi and New York. In Mis-
sissippi, Thomas Bilbo. running
for governor, split with the ku
KluX Klan over his refusal to
pledge an anti-Smith delcga-
tion to the next Democratic ma
tional convention.
The volume of the silent vote
against Bilbo may be taken to
indicate in some measure the
sentiment against Al Smith in
the south.
In New York observers were
inclined to believe that Demo
cratic gains or losses in the
election of $50 members of the
state assembly might indicate
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08
)URYNEN
TELL OF
spy ING
Members of Conspiracy
Case Jury Assert They
Were Approached.
DETECTIVE e r r S
Unable to Point Out
Government Agent Who
Talked to Veniremen.
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. = Two
jurors in the Fall-Sinclair conspir-
acy trial were approached during
the trial of the case, they told gov
ernment attorneys today.
The jurors, John J. Costinett, and
Gardner T. Grenfell, later testified
in the grand jury investigation of
government charges of alleged jury
tampering by Harry F. Sinclair, a
codefendant in the trial and others.
Costinett, tailor, said he was ap-
preached during a short recess of
the trial by a man who said:
"The government hasn't got any
thing on those fellows in there, has
it?"
81 am a juror" Costinett said
he told the man, and walked away.
Grenfell, a cable splicer, said he
was approached in cigar store
about two weeks ago during a recess
after trial.
"It was a busy morning in that
court" a man said, according to
Grenfell. "What sort of man is
Justice Siddons-is he square?o
'Sure he's square or he wouldn It
have the job,' Grenfell said he re-
piled.
''Say you don't think they will
ever do anything to those fellows,
do you?'' Grenfell said the man
asked
81 IN a JUROR Grenfell said he
replied. "You mustn't talk to me
! like that
William ". Long, Burns detective
who swore to alleged government
tampering with a Sinclair jur-
or, failed today to identify H. r.
Lamb, justice department employe,
whom he had named as the alleged
tamperer.
Fails To Recognize Man
Confronted with Lamb in the Of
flee of assistant United States At
torney Neil Burkinshaw, Long said
he had never seen Lamb before.
Later he reviewed a group of news
papermen and said none was the
Justice department agent whom he
had previously said talked with
Juror Norman Glascock at Potomac
flying field, October %.
Lamb, owner of the car with the
license tag P1738 which Long shad-
! owed. said he had never been near
the flying field, and Glascock also
denied having been there.
The grand jury investigation into
charges that Harry +. Sinclair and
others conspired to tamper with the
Fall-Sinclair jury was interrupted
by another case today but the jury
planned to hear this afternoon Shell
don Clark, Sinclair official, SUBJ
poenaed as an alleged contact
man" in the espionage of Fall-Sin-
clair jurors.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08
Three Seek to Be
Bay City Mayor
ny United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. S.-Af-
ter the most stirring election
fight in the recent history of the
city, San Franciscans today went to
the polls to elect municipal Officers
for the coming four years.
Each of the three candidates in
the mayoralty battle predicted sue
cesses as the ballQting started.
They are James Rolph Jr, incum-
bent; James Power, former post
master, and Adolph Uhl, business
man.
Election officials forecast a vote
of 100000 from the total registra'
ton of more than 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08
Probation Given
To Three Men

Three applications for probation
were granted and two rejected by
the county board at the meeting
yesterday. One of the applicants
freed was serving time for convic-
tion on a charge Of unlawful posses
sion, one for reckless driving and
other for petty larceny. All three
convinced the board tina: they c0uld
go to work if freed and would re-
spcct their probation.
Temple Jones, convicted on n
charge of manufacture, and Mike
Carilla, convicted on charge of re-
ceiving stolen property, were re-
fused probation.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08
ADMIRAL WILEY
TAKES COMMAND
OF NAVY FLEET
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN PEDRO, Nov. 8.-With the
years most impressive naval cere-
mony, Admiral Henry A. Wiley to-
dav assumed command Of the Unit
ed States fleet, succeeding Admiral
Charles F. Hughes, who will leave
at once for Washington to take
charge Of the bureau of naval oper-
ati0ns.
The new commander was "piped y
over the side of the Flagship Texas
in the harbor here at 9:30 a. N. He
was greeted by Admiral Hughes and
the high ranking Officers proceeded
down main deck of the flagship,
where they received the salutes Of
12 other naval officers.
Admiral Wiley was further hon
ored by 17gun salute and immedl-
ately after the flag of Admiral
Hughes was run down, to be replac-
ch by Wilcy's emblem.
Both naval men made brief ad-
dresses, Hughes praising the crew
and officers of the Texas, and Wiley
voicing the hope that the present
excellent morale and efficiency of
the Texas and other battle craft
would continue under his regime.
"We have a fine fleet" Admiral
Wiley said last night, "but to at
tain "a perfectly balanced organiza-
tion we need more cruisers, more
aircraft carriers, more submarines
and more dcStroycrS.
He reviewed the developments of
America s fleet to its present high
state of efficiency and spoke of ad-
dtions now under way which will
augment the present power of the
sea force.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08
What's Doing
TONTcTrT

TONTcrT
"Moulders CT Men Palace
tbea+e~.
'She's a Sheik,' Valley the
ater.
Imperial Vallev Raptist Asso-
citation Young peoples rally, $50,
Brawlev.
Methodist Social. Methodist
PARSONAGE. 8 o'clock.
Imperial VALLEY Women's Lyr-
ic Club rehearsal, Academy of
Music. $3.50 D. m.
Indoor baseball: See sport
pace.
NIGHT classes. hieh school.
Radio: KGEN, 80.
TOMORROW
Chamber of Commerce lunch
cor. Hotel Barbara Worth.
Radio: KGEN, 12:15-1:15 p.
m.
Luncheon. 10000 Club, / p. m,
followed by bridge, 2 p. m.
Loyal Temperance Legion
meets, $3.50, 5S1 Park avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08
Police to Guard
Library Readers
By United Press Leased Wire

BAK ERSFIELD, Nov. S.-Undcr
the guard of police officer if nee
cssarv, students who use the East
bakersfield branch of the Kern
County library, will delve among
their books tonight, Julia G. Bah
cock, county librarian announced.
The branch was closed week ago
because of the nocturnal activities
If hoodlums, some of whom are
thought to be high school students.
Parents of the neighborhood raised
an objection to the closing, saving
that high school students who want
ed to study nights were forced to
travel across the city for reference
work.
Decision was reached to reopen
the branch with police protection a
ganst disturbing elements.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08
flooded
AREA TO
GET AID
Food and Medical Supplies
To Be Rushed for Vic
Tins in New England.
DISEASE CHECKED
Stricken Families Suffer
From Lack of Heat and
Sufficient Clothing.
BY HENRY MINoTT
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

BOSTON, Nuv. s.--With all dan
ger definitely past, relief and re
habilitation work progressed rapid
ly today in flood stricken new Eng
land.
Thousands of homeless, mostly in
Vermont, were quartcrcd in church
es, halls and other emergency bar
racks under the care of soldiers, the
Ecd Cross and volunteers.
Snow storms, which Yesterday
added to suffering, had ended, and
although low temperatures made the
situation acute at some points, gen
cral conditions were reported great
IL improved.
Steps had been taken to assure
the hardest hit communities n reg
u!ar supply Of food and medical
necessities.
Vast quantities Of clothing and
blankets were being distributed a
mong the homeless.
Officials directing relief work re-
ported there appeared no danger of
peStilcncc following New England S
most disastrous flood.
The list OF identified victims had
been increased to So. OF the dead
G3 were Ncrmonters.
Reports from the Winooski valley
region of Vermont said many per
sons were missing. Military author
tiles believed n complete list of the
dead never would be obtained.
Damage Enormous
The same authorities declared a
comprehensive survey of the dis
tlicts affected seemed to confirm
their earlier estimate that property
loss in the six states would exceed
500. 900 900.
While shelter had been provided
for the homeless, II real emergency
was said 10 exist in the vicinity of
The towns of Bolton, Waterbury and
DuShury, Vermont, where the flood
waters caused indescrihablc havoc.
There, in isolated, water soaked
farm houses, whole familics were
living without heat. They had only
vet clothing and no medicine.
New attempts to carry food
clothing and medical supplies ia
these sufferers will be made today
but relief workers believed the
chances Of reaching the marooncd
farms were slim.
Telephone and telegraph service
still was being operated on an emcr-
pcncy basis in the afflicted areas
today.
Hundreds Of workmcn were en-.
gapcd in patching crippled lines.
Railroad service was slowly being
returned 10 normal, but il was ap-
parent lines near the flood center
in Vermont would long remain dis
ruptcd.
Miles and miles of tracks lay
twisted and broken and scores of
bridges and underpasscs had been
destroyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08
Veteran Fighter
Laid To Rest

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. s.
-"Spider' Kelly, famed in boxing
history as great lightweight and
the greatest of all seconds in the
ring, was buried today in Holy
Cross cemetery.
Hundreds of mourning friends,
including old time associates who
remembered him when he was the
leading boxer of his weight on the
Pacific coast, attended the funeral
Kelly, whose real name was
James Patrick Curtin, died last
Tuesday at Rochester, MINI, fol-
lowing an operation.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-08
Bomb Outrage
Near Chicago
by United Press Leased Wire


HAMMOND, Ind, Nov. 8. - The
most damaging bombing in the Chi
cago area in recent years wrecked a
theater and church here early to-
day, tore down telephone and trolley
poles and smashed windows for
miles around.
Loss was estimated at $750,000.
No one was injured.
Police believed two bombs were
thrown into the theater s ventilat-
ing system.
The theater was idependently
owned and had no labor troubles, its
management said. 1t was one of the
largest theaters in the state.
Damage included destruction of
several valuable paintings, the the
ater owners said.