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Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
MAY ASK COURT
TO DECIDE UPON
FORD'S CONDITION
Defense Attorneys Deny
Magnate Seeks to Avoid
Testifying In Case.
BY MARBEN GRAHAM
United Press staff Correspondent

DETROIT, Mich, April "A
court examination to determine th,
physical condition Of Henry Ford
will b" demanded by William Henry
Gallagher, counsel for Aaron Sapiro
in the Ford Sapiro libel suit if tho
injured billionair" docs not answer
his name when he is called as \
witness later this week. Gallagher
told the tn:;ed Press today.
Ford attorneys. ON the her hand
Indicated in Il counter statement to
the United Press that the automo
bile manufacturer, who is GONZALES
cling ut his Dearborn home from in
juries suffered in an automobile ac.
cident a week ago. was very anxious
to take the stand when ordered and
had even threatened to appear IN
court i'll special interests against
the order Of his physicians.
c. B. Longley, chief of Ford )
local counsel. explained that the
wealthy defendant in the s ,000,00G
llDtl suit was on WISH III thc llrHc
the Dearborn Independent contract
ed for the series of articles com
planned Of by Sapiro and according
~ knew nothing about them until
after they appeared.
Longley further pointed out thai
since Ford was called as Il plaintiff
witness and could not be cross cX-
amined by couscl for Sapiro. it wa,
not logical to suppose he had in any
manner sought TO avoid answering :
the federal court subpoena. THIS
explanation was added as an answer
to unsubstantiatcd rumors that Ford
sought TO use the accident to avoid
testifying.
Al opening Of the fourth week of
the trial. Judge Fred NJ. RAYMOND
sworc into federal practice Milton
b. Sapiro, brother Of the plaintiff,
who will aid III prosecution of the
ease against Ford.
Court opened today with Senator
James A. Reed of Missouri, chief
Ford counsel, rcsuming the reading
of a speech delivered by Sapiro in
Montgomery. Ala. in 1920. 1t was
many thousand words long.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
Presidents Son
Courting Again

PLAINvILLE, Conn. April 4.
john Coolidge, son Of the Pre-
sident, has been counting again,
and today he was enroute TO
Amherst College in the automo-
bile of Governor Trrlmbull Of
Connecticut. whose daughter
Florence, frequently has enter
tanned him.
Miss Trrlmbull and John left
the governors mansion together
in convoy of a state policeman
and It had been planned for her
to make the entire trip to AM
herst with John, Init Miss Trum-
bull stopped at Hartford. She
is student at Mt. Holyoke Col
lege.
A member of the governor
household said today that John
had been given permission bv
his father to visit the Truubuli
home as frequently AZ he desir-
ed. It formerly had been under
stood that the President had oh
iected TO the number OF Johns
visits because OF the publicity
attending them.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
San Diego Officer
Killed By Bandit
Ry Uhited Press Leased Wire

SAN DIEGO, April l.-fired up,
on by a "pctting party bandit for
whom he had laid trap, Charles
Il. Harris, San Diego police officer,
was shot and killed in Balboa Park
here last night.
Harris cmpticd his revolver of
five shots before he died with a
bullet in his heart and another in
his wrist Harris and Policcwoman
Rcna j. Wright had parked in Il
clamp of trees back of the Roose.
welt Junior high school, hoping to
cntrap bandit who. has held up
several parked couples recently.
According to Mrs. Wright they
were discussing whether they should
rcport by telephone to the police sta.
tion when Il flashlight was turned
on them and volley of shots fired
Staying in her place on the right
side of the front seat of the auto
mobile, Mrs. Wright drove to the
police emergency hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
MARINES GETTING
READY TO LEAVE
FOR CHINA DUTY
Units Arrive At San
Diego From East For
EmbarkatiOn.
By United Press Leased Wire

san DIEGO, Cal, April Mo
bilization of the sixth regiment OF
marines for duty in China was well
under way here today.
Four trainloads OF troops from
eastern divisions already have ar
rived here and have been seat to
the marine base to wait until the
[. s. $. Henderson is ready to re-.
ceive them.
The Henderson docked at the nun
icipal pier Yesterday at noon. AL
most Immediately the work of load
ing supplies and munition was starr.
ed with three truck loads of marines
from the base aiding in the work.
Although it was first planned to
have the Henderson sail for Shang-
hai some time tomorrow, the trans
port now is expected to wait until
Wednesday or even later, depend
ing upon the length of time required
to load her.
The first troop train arrived at 3
q. m. Sunday. In the afternoon the
train bearing Colonel Harold c.
Snyder, commander of the regiment
and his staff, arrived.
Thousands of San Diegans gath
cred at the dock to witness the ar
rival of the Henderson and as they
drifted back toward town stopped
at the Santa Fe station to see the
troop trains.
"From East to West and then
some,' was chalked on the side of
one of the ears from Lakehurst,
n. j.
The marines themselves seemed
impatient at having to wait at the
railroad statiOn-''wish we'd get
under way,' seemed to be the gen
eral expression.
Three more trains bearing "Devil
Dogs were to arrive during the
dav. With the trains today will be
the artillery units. Due to the
crowded condition of the base, it
may be necessary to transfer some
of the men to the Henderson during
the day, it was intimated.
As soon as the munitions and
other supplies. have been loaded the
planes of the air unit from North
island will be put aboard. Major
Francis II. Evans and members OF
the unit will board the transport
later.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
Navy Will Probe
Submarine Crash
By United Press Leased Wire

VALLEJO, Cal, April IA naval
board of inquiry met here today to
fix the blame for the accident yes
terday in which the submarine S-l7
crashed into the Mare Island navy
yard drawbridgc.
The accident happened when the
submersible, which is one of the
latest type craft of that construc-
ton, was returning from trial run.
Running at full speed, the submar,
inc rammed the drawbridge, crush
ing her coming tower and badly
denting the deck plates.
The crash wrecked the San Fran
cisco, Napa and Calistoga railroad
crossing and tied up traffic for
several hours. Damages to ship and
the drawbridge was estimated at
$4,000
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
POWER
PRESS IN
FOR QUIZ
Assembly Votes to Probe
Papers Working Against
Boulder Dam Bill. /
JOHNSON IS QUOTED
Blames Power Propagan-
da for Measures Defeat
in Congress.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, April T.
After charges that certain Cali
fOrnia newspapers are owned by the
"power trust, - and are attempting
by propaganda to break down pub
lie opinion in favor of the Boulder
Dam, the assembly today adopted
a resolution by Assemblvman Will
liam Byrne, of Los Angeles. calling
for a legislative committee to in
vcstigate these newspapers.
The vote was: For investigation
43, against 2G.
Byrne S resolution asked for a
committee of three from the assem-
bly, and two from the senate, ''to
conduct an investigation and ascer-
tain what newspapers in California,
if any, are owned, financed or sub
sidized by public utility corpora
tions or their officers.' An ap.
preparation of $1,000 was asked to
defray the committees s expenses
"Senator Hiram Johnson in his
first public interview upon his re-
turn to California sounded his bat
tie cry,' said Byrne in explaining
his resolution, "when he said the
most powerful trust in the nation
today the great hydro electric
trusts the force to be defeated
in putting over Boulder Dam
--latest reports show that the
great power octopus whose tentacles
attempted to strangle the Boulder
Dam project in Washington in the
last few months. is quietly twisting
his sinister arms around the Los
Angeles and Southern California
programs for fullest developments
of the water and power resources.
"The power trust is determined
to undermine the great constructive
program of civic bodies. state and
city governments and all the pro.
gIessive forces fighting for the
Colorado river development. -
Byrne further charged that the
''power trust' has gone into Gin
tensive politics, attempting to de.
feat candidates for public office
attacking city administrations and
subsidising newspapers.
Cites One Paper
"In one prominent newspaper,
he declared, ga writer is paid a
salary TO write a column daily on
the front page to poison the minds
of its readers against officials and
others who have stood solidly be-
hind public ownership.
"Attacks are made in the form
of news stories cove ring almost the
entire front page. If these attacks
upon friends of Toulder 0am legis-
lation were founded upon facts and
news values, the other metropolitan
dailies will be publishing similar
stories. Their silence forces the
conclusion that the assault is poll
tics-power company politics.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
SCHOOL, STUDENT
DIES AS TRAIN
STRIKES AUTO
ny United Press Leased Wire

SOUTH PASADENA, April r.
\ high school youth was killed and
another possibly fatally injured
here today when an automobile in
which they were riding was struck
by n train AT the fremont street
crossing of the Santa Fc lines.
Gordon Hawkins, 10, well known
negro athlete Of the Pasadena high
school was killed instantly and tn"
driver of the machine Albert II.
Koh2ayan suffered conclusion of
the brain and severe lacerationS.
kohzavan has a chance to recover,
physicians at the South Pasadena
hospital reported.
According to Witnesses kohzayan
was driving the ear downgrade ON
fremont street and in Il heavy fog
evidently failed TO see the oncom-
ing flyer The machine was cont
plctcly demolished and Hawkins
was badly managlcd in the crash.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
HardWick Trial Is
Set For April 26

Joe Hardwick, chief Of police of
Calexico, must stand trial on a
charge of assault with a dangerous
weapon as the result of the shoot
ing of w. \. Taylor, Los Angeles
lettuce buyer, in CaleXico on Feb
luary 3, Decision to this effect
was handed down by Judge a. c.
Finney III superior ccurt, depart
ment two, after deliberation on .
motion made by the defense attor-
neys for dismissal of the complaint
III the ease.
Defense attorneys charged that
the defendant had not been given
a fair hearing before Judge l. May
field and cited other technicalities
as a basis for the motion.
After the motion was denied by
Judge Finney the case was set down
for trial in superior court on April
o6
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
Weekend Deaths
Show Decrease
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, April T.
Tragedy toll of death was light
up and down the Pacific Coast over
the week end. 4 total of l3 vie
Tins was claimed. The figure was
below normal for week end deaths
so far this year.
Automobiles, which week after
week have dealt the heaviest mum.
Der of deaths, again led the list
with six victims. Suicides ran sec.
ond with four reported. Murders,
drownings and accidental electro.
cutions also figured in the death
column.
There were Al injuries. among
these a dozen or more at the hands
of hit-run drivers.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
SEARCHING
FOR LOST
'A|RPLA
Army Flyers Ordered to
Help Locate Mail Pilot
and Passenger.
MISSING OVER DAY
Believe Plane May Have
Crashed in Mountains or
Fallen Into Bay.
By United Press Leased Wire

p SAN FRANCISCO, April All
.Crissey Field army flyers on leave
were recalled today to aid in the
search for Edward Nchcr, coast Air
mail pilot, and hIs passenger, Albert
SchalIer, an official Of the Pacific
Air Transport Company.
Some time between $3.50 n. m.
and dawn yesterday the airplane
bearing the two men met disaster.
Whether il was in the rugged Liv-
ermore Hills of northern San Joa
quin Valley or in San Francisco
bay is unknown.
The Livermore district, where il
is felt the plane may possibly have
been wrecked, is dotted with
ranches and homes. and it seems
.Aardlv possible to scarchers that the
'airplanc could have been wrecked
there and escaped detection this
long
Likewise, it did not appear prob
able that the craft could have
plunged into he bay here while
Pilot Ncher was seeking 10 break
through the fog and find the Girls
sey Field landing area, without
some wreekagc floating to the serv-
ice.
Ma ior u. e. Emmons. Crissey
field commander. this morning re
called all flyers on leave, as 10
/, service planes started another pa
ftrol over the air mail course. Eigh.
teen planes are expected TO be ON
duty when personnel arrives 10 man
them. Each plane carries II pilot,
observer and a radio outfit.
|, The army Will take part in the
hunt as far south as Fresno, Major
Emmons said.
Major. Emmons personally took
part in the hunt this morning, lear'
ing Crissey field at $50 for n
flight over the territory where the
mail plane NAV be wrecked.
Intensive Hunt
The hunt was declared the most
intensive army flicrs have made
since Colonel Marshall and Licutrn-
ant Weber were lost in Southern
California some years ago.
One amphibian plane was used in
the search pilotcd by Master Ser
geant Thomas l.awlor.
\ posse of several score persons,
headed by Deputy ShcriffS Jack
vCollicr and j. l.. Davis, left Liv-
ermore this morning to search on
foot the hills in that section. The
men formed in mile.long line and,
armed with axes to cut their way
through the brush, Will cover the
entire back country.
Both the missing men lived here.
The plane left Los Angeles at mid
night Saturday on the regular trip
north to Seattle. It carried three
sacks of mail and Schallcr as a
passenger.
The craft reached Fresno ON
schedule, at 2:30 and was due in
San Francisco at $50.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
SAN DIEGO MAN
IS SELECTED TO
DESIGN BUILDING
by Rited Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Sclcc-
tion of William Templeton Johnson
Of San Diego, as architect for, the
United States government buildings
at the international Exposition at
Seville, Spain, next year, was an
nounced today by Thomas f. Camp
hell, United States commissioner
general to the exposition.
johnson, architect for the prize
winning art gallery at San Diego,
was selected partly because of his
familiarity with Spanish architec-
ture, which will be the compliment
tary style used by the American
government at Seville.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
New Honor Road
Camp Is Opened
By United Press Leased Wire

GLEN DORA, Calf, April IA
new Los Angeles county honor syS-
tenn detention camp was established
today in the mountains north Of
here.
The new camp in immediate
charge of Deputy Sheriff George
Mckelvcy will have 80 prisoners
working out of little Dalton canyon,
engaged in building Il road across
the mountains to the east fork of
the San Gabriel river.
Three camps are operated at pres
cnt in the San Bernardino noun
tains, one in Schumacher canyon,
rnc in san Antonio canyon and 4
third in Los Angeles county park.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
Pomona Is Busy
With Election
By United Press Leased Wire

POMONA, April with $. H..
Park, incumbent, and four rival
candidates seeking the mayoralty
the city teemed with interest to-
day at the biennial municipal cleo
ton.
The campaign, an orderly one,
has been characterized chiefly by
the individual candidates cam
paigning with barrages of promises,
pledges and qualifications.
six candidates are seeking three
posts on the city council, with
Thomas Trotter, veteran city clerk,
being the only candidate without
opposition.
straw ballot will sense the
stand of voters on the planning COM
mission, parks and playground COM
mission and projected revision of
the city charter.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
McAfee Held for
Superior Court

Basil MeAfee of Brawley was
held to answer in the superior court
on a charge of criminal assault fol
lowing preliminary hearing before
Judge II. b. Griffin in Brawley
Saturday afternoon.
McAfee was arrested early last
week and locked up at the county
Jail under $4,000 bond.
According to information to the
police, the man had in some way
gained knowledge that girls work
ing nights in Il Brawley offic"
gained admission to the building
through rear door. He is said to
lave gone to this door and knocked
and when it was opened by one of
the girls, attacked her.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
Carroll Is Denied
Further Extension
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, April 4.-Manacled
to fellow federal prisoner Earl Car
roll will leave April II for Atlanta
with some % or so other men to
begin serving his sentence Of a year
and a day for perjury.
Federal Judge \. y. Hand today
refused to grant the theatrical pro-
ducer Il further extension of time
and ordered him to surrender on
that date. Carroll was convicted in
connection with his famous "bath
tub party i'll which joyce Hawley,
show girl, was alleged to have bath
rd IN tub of champagne on the
stage of Carroll 5 theater.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
Mexicans Avenge
Train Robbery
by United Press Leased Wire

MIlNICO CITY, April IA re
cent holdup of Il train in which the
conductor was killed and passen-
gers, including Americans, were re-
ported to have been robbed, has
been avenged bv federal troops.
The troops killed 26 members of
the Rudolfo Gallcgus band of rebels,
which was blamed for the holdup.
Santos Hernandez, leader of the
rebels detachment of so fought by
the federaEs, was among the dead.
A hammer bearing the insignia of
the Virgin of Guadalupe and the
inscription "long live Christ the
King was captured.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
DRIVE: ON
PICKING; IS
STARTED
NOrtherners Offer No
Resistance to Troops
From South.
GUERILLAS ACTIVE
Marshal Lin Appeals to
Foreign Ministers to
Quell Communism.
BY United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, April 4.-The Canton
csc drive for Peking was under way
today, dispatches from special cor
respondents to three London news
papers reported.
The Nationalists already have
captured Pengpu, 100 miles north
of Marking, the Daily Express cor
respondent said.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail said
the northerners were not offering
the slightest resistance to the ad-
vancing armies. The southerners
were pushing forward on three
fronts. one from Chang Kiang,
one from Pukow and one from
Marking, it said, adding that north
ern troops from the interior were
fleeing to Shantung province while
natives of Shantung were leaving
for Manchuria.
The Daily Telegraph reported
General Feng Yuh Sang to be ad
vancing through the province of
Shansi.
An exchange telegraph dispatch
said guerillas were active in Shang-
hal and had been fired on by Brit
tish sailors. The Sunday observer
said communism was rampant in
Shanghai and Marshal Chang Tso
Lin, northern commander, had ap-
pealed to foreign ministers for sup
port in his anti-red campaign.
It was reported in authoritative
quarters that Britain is confident
the United States and Japan vii.
agree TO join representations to the
Cantonese over the Marking Incl
dent, and believes a note now being
considered by the three govern
ments will be delivered to the
southern Chinese government with
in three days.
SHANGHAI. April $3.50 p. m..
Fighting between Japanese sail
ors and Chinese at Hankow and the
looting of japanese property at the
Nationalist capital today had
aroused considerable apprehension
among foreigners here, but it was
believed that the international set
tlement was safe from any Chinese
attack. TN ,
Excluding the Japanese, there are
far more troops and police here
than foreign civilians, and exclud-
ing the japanese there is almost
one soldier for every foreign man,
woman and child at Shanghai. For
eigners today anxiously awaited
the decisions of their home govern
ments regarding future relations
with China and strong action was
being demanded on all sides.
Unrest among the Chinese was in
creasing today. Strikes hampered
what little business there is. The
Standard Oil Company has closed
its Ichang offices and Americans
and British were evacuating Iehang
today.
Shanghai was quiet. The Ameri-
can forces here were reinforced by
arrival yesterday of the cruisers
Richmond and Marblehead, and the
Cincinnati was expected today. A
plea for unified action by the pow
ers was issued by the American
chamber of commerce, which said
the future welfare of the Chinese
and the ultimate safety of American
and other foreign residents depend
ed on such action.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
SARAZEN MAKES GOOD HIS
CLAIM AGAINST HAGEN
By United Press Leased Wire

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
w. Va, April Recently Gene
Sarazen published an article in
which he said he always had sue
cess in defeating Walter Hagen,
professional golf champion.
Sunday Saraaen proved he had
basis for his statement by trim.
ming Hagen 2 and ! in 36 hole
'Ratch of dazzling golf. 1t was n
"grudge' match arranged follow
ing the Southern Open tournament.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
EAR ASSOCIATION HOLDS
MEETING AT MEXICAII
By United Press Leased Wire

Approximately % members of the
Imperial County Bar Association
and almost an eoual number of
members of the Mexicali Bar AS
sociation held their annual joint
meeting on Saturday, when they
gathered at a luncheon at the Colo
RADIO River Land Company build
ing in Mexicali.
An address of welcome was given
bv representative of the Mexicali
association, and was responded to
bv M. w. Conkling, president of
the Imperial County Bar Assoeia-
tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
CINUBA TEAM WINS TITLE
by United Press LenseJ \yire

DlNuBA, Cal, April 4.-Dinubq
high school S basketball team, which
won the intcrscholastic champions
ship by defeating Palo Alto high
school, 10 to II, last Saturday, was
receiving the plaudits of fellow
towAsmen today. The team return.
ed from Palo Alto late yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
Bandits Stac'o
Nervy Robbery
By United Press Leased Wire

SUPERIOR, Nebraska, April T.
After holding customers at bay for
80 minutes while waiting for the
cashier to return from lunch to un.
lock the vault. two heavily armed
bandits this afternoon robbed the
Farmers State Bank here and es.
caped with $4,000
When Lloyd Doerfma, assistant
cashier returned from lunch, the
bandits were holding ]. r. Psrson,
president of the bank, and seven
customers at bay.
Forcing Doerfma to unlock the
vault, they lolsurely looted it, forced
the customers into the vault and
sped away in waiting automobile
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
FIRE sCAREs CONGREGATION
By United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, Cal, April 4.-Although
more than 200 persons rushed from
the White Temple Methodist church
here Sunday when garage next to
church caught fire, none of the wor-
shippers was injured. Damage to
the garage was approximately
$500.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
MARRIAGE LICENSE

Hood Elliott. Ralla B. Hood, %,
native of Kentucky and resident of
Brawley. Odell Elliott, Is, native
Of Texas and resident of Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04

J. A.. Sewell. Elko Nevada. has
contracted $4,000 fleeees at 32 cents
a pound.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
WHAT'S DOING

Business and Professional Wo-
mems Club meets, 1880, Edgar
Bros. Realty Co., office.
F. and A. M. No. 384, Masonic
hall.
"The Mysterious Rider Pa
lace theater.
"Orchids and Ermine,' Valley
theater.
$50 This is Arizona,' Drunk rs
tent theatel
Scout Leaders Training course,
7:3O, Methodist Social Hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-04
TOMORROW

TOMOhNOW
Lions Club Luncheon, Hotel
Barbara Worth.
Methodist mems luncheon, Ho-
tel Barbara Worth.
Emmanuel Circle meets. Mrs.
Charles Forsberg's.
PRESBYTERIAN Guild meets with
Mrs. r. H. cary.
Methodist Ladies' Aid meets
with Mrs. J. +. Brock.