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Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-09
LEADING JOCKEYS
ARE HEADED FOR
TIJUANA TRACK
By 10 GRosSMAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

SAN DIEGO, Cal. March Q. -
With 4 prize of 100000 at stake
owners of Coffroth Handicap favor
lies Sunday. will not trust their
mounts to green hands. Three
more riders are being imported for
the mile and quarter stake, the
world s richest race for horses Of
all ayes.
While Garner. George Fields ami
Johnny Callahan. rated among Amer
lea 5 leading pilots. are on their
way west. Garner arrived Friday
from New Orleans TO pilot Sandy
Man for the La Rrca stable owned
by Hamilton Il. Cotton Of Los An
geles.
Fields and Callahan are expected
late today from Miami. Fields will
be aboard The RoSedale stable 5
Dangerous. and Callahan on Justice
F.. , to Coffroth choice. by rca
son Of his most sensational Tijuana
derby victory last Sunday.
ether recent jockey arrivals are
{. Allen and II. Richards from New
Orleans. Richards will pilot Yes
nasSan. Justice rs stablemate. Al
len takes the mount on :. \. Cow
an 5 Cot!ogomor. winner Of The SO,
GOO New Orleans handicap, and now
second choice at > TO ! in the com
ing classic.
Clearing weather today promised
a fast track for Sunday. There are
&c horses in actual training. and OF
this number but four appear as
doubtful starters. If tn e track
should be muddy. the starting list
will be cut down considerably.
Brazen 5 victory over 4 band of
Coffroth favorites Yesterday in Il
prep handicap, turned the dope up
side down. Quoted at so TO l in the
Coffroth future book, Brazen came
home to win by two lengths over
Flat Iron. Flagstaff, Edisto and
Boon Companion.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-09
CHJLDERS GIVES
HIGH PRAISE TO
MRS. JOHNSON

An address. by Charles l.. Child
ers. attorney for the Imperial Irri-
CATION district and a report bv A.
". Runte on plans for Dairy
Dav.' occupied the attention OF
members of the Chamber Of Com
mcrce at the weekly luncheon meet
ing held at noon today in the Bar
bara Worth Hotel.
Attorney Childers gave very in
teresting discourse on the happen
ings in Washington, d. c., during
the recent Senate battle over the
Swing Johnson bill. The attorney
said that he stayed in the gallery
all night. while the battle was be-
ing waged and cited few of the
many humorous occurrences which
took place during the session.
"Thev were worth the journey Of
thousands Of miles" he declared.
The attorney went on to pay
tribute to Senators La Toilette,
Norris and Shortridge and to Mrs.
Hiram Johnson for their assistance
given Senator johnson during the
fight n put the Boulder Dam meas
urc on top.
mrs. Johnson is to be praised
especially for her efforts" he de-
clared. ''She STAYED right with her
husband during his all night vigil.
patting him on the back and urg-
ing him to his greatest efforts.
In reporting on Dairy Day, -
Bunte said that plans for the day
were running smoothly. Al the
( committees have carried out their
part Of the preparations and prac-
tieally every dairyman in the valley
is planning to attend. The. pro-
gram will get under way at 1920
0 clock and the events will be NOV
ed along swiftly in order that the
last event will be over by 9 0 clock
to make way for the Imperial Val
lev Field and Track meet which is
scheduled TO start at that time.
A directors meeting will be held
tonight
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-09
SLOGANS OF RUSSIANS
ARE LONG AND HEAVY
By United Press Leased Wire

MOSCOW, March 9.-As slogan
makers, the Russians would not in
spirc non-Slavs. The latest inspira-
tional catchword to come from the
official press, intended to boom the
campaign for more and better cdu-
cation, declares that 'the liGh'da-
ton of iliteracy is the paramount
duty for tn. apbu,lding of So
cialist state - There il another
slogan for this ho"St in behalf Of
schools. 1t declares that "indus-
trialiZai;Cn is not the only reCuire-
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-09
MURDER CHARGE
MAY BE LODGED
AGAINST COUPLE
Bakersfield Officers End
Long Search on Ranch
in Valley.

/ 'Charl,s Woodard and MARY
Woodland you are charged with tn,
! murder Of your 20-months old child.
! That will be the charge read bv =
I nudge in Kern county within few
days to man and woman locked ur
in the Imperial County Jail has;
, night. They are being held here 70,
attaches Of the Kern county sher
If 5 office, who last night effected
their arrest on 4 cotton ranch about
seven miles east of Calipatria.
Although the death of the child
is believed to have occurred several
weeks ago. the body was not found
until late Friday afternoon when
workmen discovered the remains
hidden under calvert in n roadbed
about 20 miles southeast of Bakers.
field.
The body had been exposed for
some tim eand little was LEFT save
the tiny skeleton The district at
tornev's office at Bakersfield con
Quoted an investigation and identi-
fication was finally made through
the clothing found with the body.
1t was declared by neighbors that
the child was that of Mr.. and
Mrs. Woodard who had been work
ing ON the Barlow ranch nearby but
who had suddenly left their place
OF employment late III January.
Vance Brite and j. w. Elder, dep
utv sheriffs. were assigned to the
task of running down the alleged
fugitives. Then began chase OF
some 400 miles in which the depu-
ties traced the missing couple into
Imperial Valley.
Arriving here yesterday morning
the deputies Immediately notified
the various police departments, Civ
ing a description of the couple.
Patrolman Dudley of Brawlev scan
ned the description and recalled
having given lodging At the Brawlev
headquarters early in February to Il
man and woman answering the de
scription. He also recalled informa
tion received later TO the effect
that they were employed on the cot.
ton ranch where they were later 10
Gated by officials. The chase was
at its end.
Denies Having Baby
The man and woman wer,
brought to headquarters in FL Cen
tro where they were questioned by
the Kern county deputies.
= never had a baby with me in
Kern county, the woman emphati-
callv declared.
But the man S story was differ
cnt. the deputies said.
"Yes, it was our little boy he
is alleged to have told the deputies.
He died and we had no money.
We didn't know what to do with
him SO we put him there. y
1t is expected that the couple
will be started on the return trip 20
Bakersfield tomorrow. The woman
when apprehended was poorly clad,
appearing at the county Jail in over
alls, a pair of flimsv shoes, man S
shirt and an old overcOat. The man
was little better off. Arrangements
were made by one Of the deputies
to have some clothing provided for
the woman.
Although the deputies did not
wait to obtain a warrant for the ar
rest of the man and woman, they de-
clared last night that the charge
against the couple will be murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-09

court. Bail was fixed Mt $500.
According to information given
the court Duran had made out nu-
merous checks signing the names of
various residents of Wcstmorland.
Duran when questioned by the court
admitted that he had committed the
crime of forgery but held that he
was intoxicated at the time and did
not know what he was doing.
The defendant viii he arraigned
before Judge \. {. Finnev in Su-
perior court Friday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-09
SPEED LIMIT RAISED
nv United Press Leased Wire

EMPORIA. Kan, March s.-Em-
poria intends to keep up the modern
pace and one step toward that end
was taken when police junked the
old signs proelaiming the speed lin
it as u miles hour and substituted
new markers announcing that 20
miles per hour was the new limit.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-09
PERSONALS

Mrs. Anna West formerly of
Rocky Ford, Colorado, and for the
past few months resident Of this
city, has accepted position at the
Hotel Barbara Worth, where she is
acting as key clerk at the desk.
Mrs. Don G. Bitter is expecting as
her house guest her sister, Mrs. q.
l.. Baldwin of San Diego. Mrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-09
Duran Admits He
Forged Checks

Pedro Duran, alias Pedro Castro,
admitted that he was guilty of a
charge of forgery when taken he
fore Judge Cook in Wcstmorland
yesterday afternoon for prclimi-
nary hearing and was held to an
swer to the charge in superior
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-09
WEEPAH STRIKE REVIVES ALL
COLOR OF BRET HARTE DAYS

fee at 25 cents per cup, meals at
two dollars and water at gasoline
prices, followed an attempted flare
at residential subdivisions by zeal
Gus realtors.
Then came the lull, and Kramer
Hills reverted to its former solitude.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-09

Sonoma county is holding 5000
trees from Kansas, infested with
peach-tree borer They will be
burned or returned to Kansas.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-09

A healthy baby weighing one
pound. II ounces was recently born
AZ Sacramento and at two weeks old
Is growing robust.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-09

The only noiseless typewriter We
ever knew was deaf and dumb.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-09
Wednesday, March 9, 1927

ment for fields and factories; we
must elevate the general average
of the eh'i"at'on tf the people
The slogans seem little heavy In
translation but in the original Rus
sian they are even more formi3
able. However, they seem to fin
the Russians with enthusiasm.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-09

With male students becoming
more and more feminine, the dav
may come when college football
teams will be made up Of women
players, according to Wisconsin
coach.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-09
Barbara Worth
Has New Chef

The Hotel Barbara Worth an
nounces the arrival of 4 new chef.
George Belts, who has been in
charge at 4 number of we'll known
hotels in various part Of the coun-
try. Belts comes to this city from
the DcShler hotel. Columbus. Ohio.
and is highly recommended.
The cuisine Of the local hostelry
viii he placed on 4 high plane by
the addition Of Belts to the staff,
Belts has been at the Oakland hotel,
Oakland. the Cadillac hotel in New
York CITY and the King Edward at
Winnipeg. having spent several
years IT each place.
The dining room Of the Hotel
Barbara Worth Will remain open
during the entire year.
\ woman SAYS she las hunted
and killed practically every kind
of animal that las inhabited Yer
mont in 20 wears. We don't know
whether manslaughter charges
have been preferred or not.
The Washington times., 1927-11-11

unless it was held with a fairly
firm hold. This is the reason
why the player is cautioned by
me in these daily creeds to
maintain his grip throughout
the swing. For this reason the
fingers should be found to be
firmly closed against the shaft
after the swing is completed
and entirely over with. If that
is done it will indicate no loosen
ing of the grip because of the
back pressure from the ball, and
if the grip is loose at the finish
you can be sure it first loosened
at the time Of impact.
Copyright John r. Ollie Coz
The Washington times., 1927-11-11
LAFAYETTES IN SESSION

The Lafeyettes will practice to-
night at { o'clock on the Virginia
Avenue Fairgrounds. The Alex
andria Firemen will be tackled Sun.
day.
The Washington times., 1927-11-11
Mrs. Hayes Wins Golf
Title at COngressiOna.

Mrs. J. NJ. Haynes is sporting an.
other golf title today. In winning
the women's championship title of
the Congressional Country Club, Mrs.
Haynes besides defending her title
successfully, increased her laurels on
the links.
In days past Mrs. Haynes cap
tured the District women's title, not
to speak of the events which went
in her favor during tournaments at
the Columbia Country Club.
Mrs. Haynes. meeting Mrs. IT. A.
Knox in the final round won her
match by the margin of ; and /,
after being all even at the turn.
The winner forged ahead by virtue
Of distance gained in her driving.
At the seventeenth Mrs. Haynes
stood dorrnie 2.
In the consolation flight Mrs. W.
S. Corby defeated Mrs. NJ. e. Miller,
and s.
The Washington times., 1927-11-11

In order to get a good idea Of
this back pressure Of ball
against club think Of the clab
The Washington times., 1927-11-11

Apartments along the busy thorough
fares. or hidden away from the hustle.
he found In the Classified Apartments
for Rent ads,
The Washington times., 1927-11-11

Elkins, Drake, Duke, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia Wesleyan were
defeated.
In Duke and Penn the Midship
men met first.class outfits. Jimmy
DeHart has a real herman team
down at Duke. Their 25 to vic,
tory over Boston College will testify
to this. Boston is no weakling. In
winning the Penn contest Ingram s
lads played a fine game. It takes
a genuine top-notch eleven to defeat
a Red and Blue outfit. Lou Young
has a we'll coached, clean fighting or
ganization at Philadelphia. The
Quakers' "a to win over Harvard
proves this.
So, taking the seasons record
Of 1873 points scored 10 81 by Op-
pOnents, is one the Naval Acad-
emy may be well proud Of. 1t
means that "Hurry Up" YOst
and his Ann ArbOr pupils have
a real tough fight on tt Tcir hands
this Saturday. II there is one
thing a Navy squad likes it is a
hard fight.
The Navy has suffered from lack
Of suitable backfield material all
season. Lloyd is the s.ar OF the
Midshipmen outfit He iA a made
over end. However. in all of his
games he has shown enough to rank
him up with the best in the East.
The Washington times., 1927-11-11

Notre Dame was very close to a
defeat. Misjudgment on the part
of the Navy field general contrib
uted greatly toward the success Of
Notre Dame.
The refusal of an offside penalty
by Navy, after long Navy
punt, might have saved the Naval
boys. At the time Ingram's pupils
were leading their South Bend
rivals to a touchdown. After the
6-yard penalty was inflicted a Notrs
Dame guard broke through to block
one Of Lloyd's punts for the touch.
down that tied the score. Had
the Navy refused the offside pen.
atty the ball would have been left
deep in Notre Dame territory.
1t is such small slip-ups in judg.
ment that measure the difference
between victory and defeat in every
close football contest. Teams are
so evenly matched at present that
one bad piece of headwork, or a
single misstep, is likely to spell
defeat.
The graduation of many of last
years stars put Bill Ingram in a
hole early in the season. One cannot
make gridiron players over night. 1t
takes long, patient coaching to raise
a player from scrub to varsity cali
ber. Ingram has accomplished won
ders in the short space OF time that
he has had his men under instruc.
ton. He deserves great credit for
the record he has made. Davis.
The Washington times., 1927-11-11

Today 1t is different. though some
may alIege the boys clothing is
still worn" Many of the socially
elite Of the Metropolis whose names
are most prominent in the Social
Register never miss a match.
They realize that Of all the amuss-
ments-and New York has plenty
there Is only one that offers gen.
uine drama. The art Of the theatre,
no doubt, has its appeal. It plays
on the emotions and stimulates the
esthetic sense.
But for real, downright, unadul-
terated, powerful and moving drama,
women who know, appreciate the
fact that they can only get 1t in
witnessing a stiff boxing bout.
One Of the best.knOwn women
spectators at the Dempsey.Wil.
lard championship match, in
Toledo, In 1919, was Ethel
Barrymore. The remark at-
tributed to her when willard
was battered down to defeat In
Poor Mr.. Willard"
Women, by All means, should
attend boxing contests. 1t is a
clean masculine sport. There is
nothing indecent about the manly
art" The brutality" perhaps pre-
valent in the old days when bouts
were fought without rules and time
limit, has been entirely eliminated.
These old.time ''slugsing feats."
like the rough and tumble foot.
ball duels, are ancient history.
Often what is taken for "brutility"
by some hyper sensitive observers,
Is no more than a tiny flow Of blood
from a slight cut on the face. Again,
when the whack and thud Of O heavy
body wallop resounds from the ring,
these same witnesses suffer q shud.
der of revulsion.
But these apparently brutal"
blows to inexperienced observers are
usually quite harmless. The punches
with power and speed behind them,
and that really count in wearing
down your man, pass urnoticed by
all but the trained observer we'll.
versed in the fistic art. 1t is the old
axiom-"the hand Is Quicker than
the eye."
The fineness OF fOOtwOrk em.
pIOyed in boxing, with its
rhythm and grace, NAV be com.
pared with dancing. The
rhythm Of the dance y slower
than that in boxing and differ.
ent muscles are called on.
Georges Carpenter, tUr example,
has splendidly built bodily
rhythm, but his foOtwOrk is
slow, although he il IN expert
stage dancer. This may be due
to bicycle riding in llis youth,
which left him muscle-bOund
from his knees down.
Packy Mcfarland and Benny
Leonard were two Of the most
graceful figures in the ring because
of their rhythmica1 footwork which,
to women boxing fans particularly,
was superb. Mike Gibbons was
another who could make a boxing
match comparable with ballroom
dancing as an exhibition Of CO.
ordtnated grace and rhythm.
Today Il IL no longer brute
strength that is paramount In the
ring. It 10 brain, AZ we'll as Drawn,
The Washington times., 1927-11-11
Willie Greb Confident
Of Scoring Knockout

RALEIGH, n. c., Nov. 11.-Willie
Greb, Scranton, Pa, welterweight
who this week won over Spike
Webb, Of Charlotte, recognized as
the South's most formidable mauler
Of his division, today was confident
Of scoring a knockout Monday night
when he meets wild" Bill Morris,
Of Augusta, Ga, in a 10-round bout
at Rocky Mount,
The Washington times., 1927-11-11
Dempsey's Counsel
Seeks Dismissal OF
Kearn's Suit

TRENTON, n. j., Nov. IL
Counsel for Jack Dempsey will
appear before United States Cir
cult Court Judge John Rellstab
here today to motion for dismis.
sal of the suit brought against
Dempsey by Jack Kearng, his
former manager. for $3S3.000
which Kearns claims is due him
The Washington times., 1927-11-11
BOXING BOUTS APPEAL
To GENTLER SEX GENE
BY Gene Tunney
Worlds Heavyweirht Ckamuion)

(WOrds heavyweight ChaMpOn)
That New York clergyman who recently denounced
attendance boxing bouts quite likely find himself unsupported
by public opinion
His expression Of Spectacle by the
genter viewing from rngside seats two naked" in
fist combat novel. But it is unusual in this age.
It before boxing exhibitions thrown
women Men only made the gatherings at fight clubs
Newspaper files tell the story Of the first to attend
prizeght York 1t thirty at the boutsO
Terry McGovern and Joe Bernstein To gain
pioneer disguise herself
The Washington times., 1927-11-11

to curb his wildness and was re-
leased before the season got under
way.
For many years he and his
brother have been in the contract
ing business around New York and
have been successful from the
start. Because of his baseball rec
ord he landed the teaming contract
when the Yankee Stadium was
being erected. That was a fat plum
10 the Harpers.
They say that Harper's broad
smile brought him the election,
all the women voters going solid.
~ for him., They just couldn't
Withstand that smile.
Harry Riconda's troubles are not
all in basketball. He refuses to
join the Palace team, jumping to
the Metropolitan League rather than
come here and play for George Mar
shall. Now he may lose his oppor.
tunity to splash into big league
baseball because the Chicago Cubs
refuse to waive claim to Johnny
Butler, the Brooklyn shortstop.
Some guys never have any luck.
The Washington times., 1927-11-11

which make boxing bouts a fit and
fascinating sport contest appealing
to women as we'll as men.
Copyright. 1927, King Features
Syndicate, 1nc)
The Washington times., 1927-11-11
WOLVERINES EXPERT
PASS COMBINATION
IS BIC THREAT
BY Tom Thorp

The Navy is tacking tough job this Saturday i is not likely
Fielding Yoss Michigan pupils Judging from what they
have shown the Ann Arbor cogan likely to hang another
intersectional victory for the West
Bill has made record with the material he has had
United States Naval Academy this fall We do
another coach who could have duplicated his feat That
"Nave Son" who has helped to build bond of
friendship coaching staff and the Mdshpmn that has
help developing great team spirit 1t this de-
defeated that has kept the Navy eleven the
right of several times this
The Washington times., 1927-11-11
TYORP IA VORS MICHIGAN TEAM TO SINK MLDSH
HARRY HARPER LANDS
BERTH AS SHERIFF
BY Louis A. DOugher

Harry Harper thousands and baseball players
"Mox" chosen county by the voters of
Hackensack n Washington offers its congratulations
off the native town
the Washington Club 1913 and spent
before being traded to Boston He wild efthande
came wild lefthander when quit But always he
bright smiling, cheerful young who easily made friends
and easily kept them.
Harper fine ball
ball. wouldn't behave sx-footer weighing pounds
condition. good let quickly
Griffith tried and tried and tried again this
The Washington times., 1927-11-11

In 1915, thinking Harper would
! get much needed experience in the
minors, Griffith sent the youngster
to Minneapolis. "Pongo" Joe Can
tillon insists Harper was the widest
| pitcher he ever had, wilder even
than Joe Engel, who also served
sentence with the Millers.
Harper was a wild man, that's
true, but in his occa sional great
games he was amazingly effective.
He could stand his rivals on their
several heads. Sometimes he would
be unhittable for eight innings and
ninth.
On spring, while coming home
from spring training, Harper
faced the Richmond, Va, leaguers
at Richmond and struck out the
first nine batsmen facing him.
fOrmance equaled before or
canny. But when "MOxie" was
right, he was impressiveIy right.
Walter Johnson pitched just one
no.hit, no-run game in his splendid
career. That was On July /, 1920,
at Fenway Park, Boston, and 1t was
this same "Moxie" Harper whose
effectiveness compelled Barney to
reach the heights. That WAS typical
of the wild southpaw, Harper. When
he was good. he was very, very
good-like the girl with the curl.
Harper's last big league connec.
tion was with the Brooklyn Robins.
He went 10 Florida with them some
! four or five years ago hut failed
The Washington times., 1927-11-11

as being held
s tatio nary
a n d of tn e
ball suddenly
c 0 m i n g in
contact W j t h
it with a We
locity equal
to its velocity
initially when
you MI IL IOE ,
s a v, z o 0
yards. T h e
club, in that
event, would
be ia rr 9 d
clear out OF
ur hands
~
The Washington times., 1927-11-11
M0NROES BILLING

The Monroe five is casting about
for competition from 105-115 pound
teams. Phone Columbia S575.W be-
tween 5 and 6 o'clock.
Putnam patriot., 1927-09-02
Notice

The schools of Thompson will open Tuesday. September 9th. at 9 o'clock.
 Per Order.
Putnam patriot., 1927-09-02

Hyde Smith, Worcester. spent Tues day with friends here.
Putnam patriot., 1927-09-02
kiDDY SHOW AT BRADLEY,
 BARLOW TROUPE COMING

To round a marvellous bill for the opening week at the Bradley Theatre on Friday and Saturday next. Elsie Barlow's famous Miniature Musical Comedy and Riddle Show has been engaged.
 Theatreeoers will remember pleas sntly the talented aggregations oi Juvenile stars that played with enor. nous success last year 4 repeated demand for a booking has induced the management to put the young. sters in at this early date rather than prelong the waiting period.
 Miss Barlow who brings the show to Putnam has attained an enviable reputation in this unique line of en- tertalHment It is amazing to watch the precocious efforts of the marvel iousiy gifted tots that comprise the company
 4 complete show in itself. this re. yue of the singers and dancers of the younger generation reveals in- finite possibilities as to the source of future Broadway stars Accomplish ed in all departments uf the show game speeialties are promised in every angle of the dance. and in im- presentations of present day lumina- ries of the stage.
 Lest some misapprehensions be held. Miss Barlow announces that this is positively complete new show, entirely changed from the preseuta- tion of last years offering
 Two shows will he given each night, and at the usual time in the after. noon. the matinee performance will take place. Al and S.45 on Fri day night. and the customary and \ on Saturday. the boys and girls will offer their wares Co the Putnam audiences. X friendly word of ad. vice is come early. and avoid disap- nnintment.