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Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-20
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QUEBEC, Aug -. Tws cemo1eta
tours Of the world, with ether trip
10 y"rjous remote scctiuua uf iutrr
est, have been taken by the Primo
Of Wales since he took pp seriously
lis preparstion for one day rulins
Great Britain.
Among his more important trips
were:
cit to India in the wint,r Of
1922.
\ visit to Australia, Japan and
China in l9"2.
\ visit to his Canadian ranch ami
also thes uA4trd states III 1913 and
1874
\ trip to South America III 1922,
and later 4 trip to Africa
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-20

have as Indian poker-ehips. On
this order, there are also larger
stones, apparently used for tagging
for Il line, much III the manner of
pitching pennies, . or as target
for spears.
Snow 5 Oldest relics date back
four centuries. The exhibit as it
now is was collected from states. 1t
includes arrowheads, hoes, grain
mortors, and bits of pottery.
Among the latter are the fore run-
ners of the flapper 5 vanity case
the Indian paint pot.
The collection also harbors a
Mexican spear head dug from the
walls of the Alamo after its fall,
as well as number Of guns from
past conflicts.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-20
Questions for Tomorrow

what ore tbs precious gems found
in California;
What is the meaning Of the name
Tioga Pass
How high was the rate Of pJpn
lation increase Iuring the gold
rush.
How much is received in gasoline
taxes each year7
Questions about California viii
be answered if sent to the Califor
MIA Information Department Of this
newspaper)
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-20
TOWN BANDS IMPORTANCE
RECOGNIZED BY WISCONSIN,

MADISON, Wis, Aug. 20.-Wis,
consin has Joined with more than a
score Of other states in recognizing
the value of a town band to its
community
Any city, town, or village in the
state may levy one mill tax to or
panize, maintain, or hire a band
under provisions Of bill passed by
the legislature and signed by Gov.
Fred r. Zimmerman.
The list of other states having
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-20
Legion Plans To
Present Unique
Gift to France

TTFTFP. Calf Ana 90--A
lab &C a Srnnoia Big Tree, me"s"r.
no nine feet IN diameter and II
'ochce thick. viii be presented to
Trench war veterans BY the Amor
IAN Legion Of California, durinp
nc legion convention in Paris this
fan.
The rings m the plant slab have
teen counted, indicating the tree
was 1852 years old when it fell u
years ago.
The slab viii weigh more than 4
ton when Grated for shipment,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-20

permissivc legislation of a similar
nature includes Iowa, Illinois, Kan
>as, california, Maryland, Michigan,
Montana, South Dakota, New Mex
ico, Nebraska, North Dakota, Texas,
Indiana, West Virginia, Massachu.
setts, New ork, Minnesota, Missis
sippi, New Hampshire, Pennsylvan
ia, New Jersey, Ohio, South Caro-
lima, Utah, and Vermont
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-20
Saturday, August 20, 1927

commissioner, and Frank Sykes,
Iarhor commissioner, Of San Frah-
cisco.
Ehrman and Sykes were WALKING
through the hospital grounds ana
stopped to joke with several guards
The guards took them in custody
and marched them to the main build
irg. The officials soon proved their
identity but declared they woult
not again visit the hospital without
Q pass.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-20
Bank Sues On Note-A complain

Bank Sues On Note-A complaint
was filed at the county clerk : of
flee this morning by the First Ma
tional Bank of Holtville against y.
A Ross Jr., and f. W. Ross. The
complaint charges that the defend
ants are indebted to the plaintiff
in the sum Of $500 ON Promissory
note issued in March :. NJ. Smy
ser is appearing as attorney for the
plaintiff.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-20
WILD HORSES LAST CRY
Is ALL PACKERS WASTE
nv teited Press Leased Wire

PORTLANsD, Ore, Aug. 20
Similar to the fate of a pig enter
ing 4 packing house shute, whose
squeal is all that is not utilized. the
dying cry Of western wild horses is
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-20

DAYS Of s"."'a glory, nights ot
rraglc eLchantincnt awaiting vs.
itors at the California state Fair
at Sacramento. September } to lG.
\ few of tine scenes at the great
annual exposition. the harvest tes-
tlval OF the Golden West. are show.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-20
Kidding" Guards
At State Insane
Asylum Is Costly

.AAPA, Calf Aug Co K.3
cihe the guards at tie Napa state
Hospital for tie Insane nearly paov-
Cd disastrous - Alfred Ehrman. FIR,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-20
COTTON MARKET

Wv fr'f"d PreSs Iea-~.t W5-e
RF'W 1OEF. Aur. "0-Cotton
oSed G. to - points higher. Spots
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-20
kiiege Illegal Entrv-Thraa >,

4 iie9e Illegal Entry.-Three con
fah@nd Jananese were nioked up
r. the immioration officials at
|teioland shortly after moon vester-
|av. Thew were brought to the
Fnntv jail and were docketed as
blows: Kokidu Kamitoni. %. XII
|imastu Mistihama, 42. aud Kimo
nuinra. %. The men are heliev-
II to have entered the lTnitc1
|tates Illegally three davs orior to
heir arrest. Thev were taken to
|aleyico this morning bv Inspeetor
n. s. Violin for hearing before
Immigration authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-20
Reckless Driver Fined Jol

he'1kitiS UIIVtT ma = J0hn
|enders"hild, crested Thursday
Eght on the Calevieo h;ohwav by
|atr"lman Tackett ot the state
Faffic squad entered a plea of
|lilrv II charge Of reckless driv-
! q When a~raionei before Judge
|brenz ~ Calexico Yesterday after
BON. He was sentenced to pay
ne Of 800 or snend - davs in
9 county iail He paid the fine
|Ed was released
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-20

rfunken Driving Charged
(nlth, 90, of BrawleY vas held for
lelimina$y hearing under $500 bail
Neh ,arraigned before Judge l.
4 |a{ftld thIs morning On 4 charge
driving an automobile while ia
= Intoxicated condition. The hear
IL was set down for Wednesday af
rnoon at > o clock. The defend
|ht was remanded to the custody of
be sheriff in default Of bail The
|rrest was made By Patrolman
lackett of the state traffic squad
yesterday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-15
DEAD BANDIT
IDENTIFIED BY
FINCERPRINTS,
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Dee. l5.-Identi-
ficaton of IA bandit, who committed
suicide here November 20 after fat
ally shooting Mrs. Amedia Giachino,
restaurant owner, during a holdup,
was announced here today as Ray
Mublee, arrested in Detroit, Mich,
last September for auto theft.
II. S. Barlow, fingcrprint expert,
who took the dead bandit s prints
and sent them to the Department
of Justice Bureau at Washington,
said the Identification was estab-
lished through the records held in
the capital.
Mublee entered Mrs. Giachino's
establishment and ordered cup of
coffee. AS he went to the cash
register to pay, he ordered the wom-
an. to turn over her money. Police
believe the gun he used was dis
charged accidently.
Running from the store Mublee
saw his escaped blocked by a group
of citizens and turned the gun on
himself. He died instantly.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-15
Coolidge Warns
House On Bill
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-A few
hours before scheduled vote on the
Tax Bill, word was carried to the
House today from the White House
that President Coolidge would veto
the measure if it carried reductions
that wiped out the treasury surplus
and threatened deficit.
Democrats had added $57,000,000
to the bill, making its total $780,
100000.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
had held reductions beyond 1925
100000 would cause a deficit.
President Coolidge expressed his
anxiety to a congressional delega-
tion which visited him today.
50 President Coolidge is very much
disturbed over the additional in
creases voted by the House." Repre-
sentative Strong, Republican, Kan
sas, member of the delegation, de-
clared. "He made it plain that if
the reduction reaches point where
it means complete wiping out of
any surplus, he would feel justified
i'll withholding his APPROVAL
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-15
INJURIES PROVE
FATAL TO MAN
STRUCK BY CAR

Royal w. Rosenbaum, AZ, Of FL
Toro died in the FL Centre hospital
Yesterday afternoon from injuries
suffered in an automobile accident
which occurred on the Imperial
highway late Monday night. An in
quest into the death was held at
the office of Coroner Il. f.. Lemons
this morning, the coroner's jury re-
turning verdict of death due to
injuries received in an unavoidable
accident.
According TO the testimony enter
ed by +. +. Becbs, Imperial dis
trict, Rosenbaum was walking along
the highway near Imperial. He
said that just before he reached the
point where the man was walking,
Rosenbaum stepped directly in the
path of his car and that he was un-
able to avoid striking him.
DR.. II. V. Gray of Imperial testi-
fled that Rosenbaum was brought
to him by Beebs for trea atment and
that hr was later removed to the
hospital here. Death was caused
by internal injuries, hemmorrhage
resulting.
The body was removed to the
Lemons undertaking parlors follow
ing the death of Rosenbaum. A
brother, Ole Rosenbaum, of San Juan
Capistrano arrived here this morn
ing and arrangements were made to
have the body taken to FL Toro for
burial.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-15
MAGRUDER REPEATS CHARGES
TO HOUSE NAVAL COMMITTEE

investigating further and have
only been confirmed in my be-
lief that the navy is spending
money unnecessarily in navy
yards along the Atlantic coast. -
The admiral told the commit
tee that while he had said the
Navy Department is over or
ganized, he also believes there
are "too many officers of high
rank in the navy
What | said in my article
is my personal opinion and not
propaganda" he said. "Of the
seven navy yards on the Allan
tic coast only one can be made
into naval base in time of
war;
He specified that the navy
yard at Charleston, s. c., was
ga useless expenditure and he
also said the Portsmouth, n. III
yard is unnecessary.
Advocating ship construction
in private instead of govern
ment yards in order to build up
resources for war emergencies
he told the committee he hoped
it would investigate before it
placed any contracts for vessels
under the president s $S00,000,-
600 naval construction program.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-15
LINDbER(;H
CALLS ON
PRESIDENT
Gales Again Extends
Warm Welcome to Am
bassadOr of the Air.
SENORITAS THRILLED
Famous eve" Deluged
With Invitations to Fly
All Over Central America
By G. F. FINE
0y " Z = 1N6
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 15.-After
long rest from the nest exciting of
his history making flights, Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh today received
assurances that his airpiane Spirit
OF st. Louis was safe and then pre-
pared to accept the royal homage
that Mexico wanted to tender him.
An official visit TO President Ca
lies, who had paid him ruling SOW
ereign's honors by going personally
to watch his tardy arrival at Val
tucna flying field from Washington
yesterday was the American aerial
ambassador principal business of
tl" day.
But Lindbergh s greatest triumph,
as usual, was among the ordinary
people.
AS it was at Paris and London
pnd New York, it was today in Mex
leo City.
81 wanted to kiss him. said
Senorita Angelica Re, flashing
eyed debutante who awaited his ar
rival. ''He's lovely. l was crazy
with excitement. | didn t believe
anyone could be thrilled as | was
really seeing him at last. He is I.
real ambassador of friendship. No
wonder American girls like him, and
IN glad he s so kind and modest.
1Dt
praise him.
"There s not another man like
him in the world said Senorita
Eieanora Re, Angelica 8 sister---one
of the beauties of the capital-who
also watched Lindbergh's arrival.
I've always wanted to see him,
and we always liked Americans. I
like him and Americans generally all
tie more now that we seen him.
"He's a wonderful boy said
American Ambassador Dwight w.
Morrow briefly but feelingly.
Lindbergh explained to officials
lust what happened yesterday to de-
lay usually the most punctual
of men.
"I couldn' t see anything he
said apologetically to newspaper
men. "There was a fog and L
cpuldn t find on my map the names
of the towns | passed.
g don t know when passed over
the frontier or when | arrived oyer
Tampieo,' he added. "There was
fog over the mountains in the Tam-
Pico district. | could see the moun-
tains, but nothing else. -
Lindbergh S reception here is per-
laps his greatest triumph. Crowds
i other countries and in his own
lave acclaimed him, but here in
Mexico, where so recently there
was strained feeling the unmistak-
able enthusiasm for him is of even
greater significance.
Mexicans and Americans wefo
Continued on page 8
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-15
BROTHERS HELD
BY POLICE AS
BANDIT PAIR
By United Press Leased Wire

Les ANGELES, Dee. 1.-two
brothers, whom authorities declare
are connected with approximately
two score burglaries and safe blow
ings in Brigham City and Salt Lake
City, Utah, were held in the county
Jail here today after shooting
scrape which preceded their arrest
at Bakersfield
They are John and Jim Rogers,
the latter suffering from slight
bullet wound inflicted by the Bak-
ersfield officers. Blood stains on
the clothing of John Rogers con-
nected the pair with bulletriddled,
loot filled autmobile found near
Los Angeles two days ago, accord
ing to police.
A third suspect, Eric Heggstron,
whom officers believe was thrown
from the automobile after the trio
fled San Diego in a running gun
fight with. police, crawled into the
naval hospital there and asked med
ical aid for bullet wound.
Wires from Brigham City reveal
the men are wanted there and that
they were once engaged in gun
fight with police of that city, local
sheriff deputies declare.
Loot, bearing San Diego, Brigham
City and Salt Lake City labels, and
valued at approximately $4,000, was
recovered in the automobile accord
ing to the police. 1t was further
stated that the car was stolen in
Salt Lake City.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-15
CHILDREN DIE
AS 0RPHANACE
IS DESTROYED
Two Score of Youngsters
Perish in Early Morning
Blaze.

QUEBEC, Que, Dec. 15.-F'ire
which broke out in the century old
Hospice of st. Charles just before
midnight last night was believed to-
day to have taken the lives Of ap-
proximatelv forty children. The
children were orphans cared for By
the sisters of the Good Shepherd.
The old section of the hospice,
built in 1892 as a marine hospital
and then converted into an orphan.
age, was destroyed.
At daybreak the bodies Of Is. chill
dren and of one of the nuns had
been recovered and taken to the
city morguc. At the Hospital of the
Infant Jesus another nun and one
more child had died from burns anil
effects of smoke, making total of
is known dead.
Police, firemcn and emergency
workers were searching the ruins fos
traces of approximately % others
missing and feared to be dead.
There were 81 children and ap-
proximately 40 nuns in the building
when the fire started.
The fire was discovered about IL
p. m. Sister Saint Therese, one OF
tie nuns conducting the orphanage
and school, noticed smoke in a cor
ridor. She gave the alarm.
Sisters ran from floor to floor
rousing the sleeping children.
AS firemen arrived they saw the
building enveloped in smoke AM
lire while screams of frightened
hysterical children made the scene
hidcOus.
AS firemen set their hose lines
other squads and groups of police
ran into the building.
Many of the children were still
in their beds when we got in" :
policeman who had worked most OF
the night in the rescue party told
the United Press.
"We picked them up, ran out with
taem and went back for more.
"We had gone in and out I don 7
know how many times before the
fire became so fierce we could hardly
get through the corridors.
"'The work was still going on
when the roof and walls began t.
fall, cutting US off from entry.
q know we could have saved
more if we had only had time
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-15
Court Dismisses
"HOt Mama' Case

LOS ANGELES, Dee. 15.-Twen
tv five "Hot Mamas,' recently ar-
Quilted of staging an alleged ob-
scene performance at the Follies
theater, staged an impromptu cele-
hration in court here today when
their second trial on similar charge )
vas put off calendar.
The second trial was the outgrowth
of a second raid ON the theater,
when the producers of the asscrtedly
indecent show failed to take the
first vice squad raid seriously. The
girls were tried with the producer
and two comedians on the first
charges, and while they were ac-
Caitted the men were found guilty.
When the ease was called for trial
today the city prosecutor asked that
IL be put off calendar declaring that
he did not feel that a conviction
could be obtained in view of the re-
cent acquittal of the girls. The
charges probably will be dropped.
As the girls tripped out of the
court room they laughed and shout
I'd gleefully and slapped each other
on the back.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-15
EFFORTS TO DRILL ON BEACH
ARE GIVEN ANOTHER SETBACK

within few days Judge Net
erer having restrained the oil
corporation from crossing land
designated as q public park.
1t is thought that Judge
Neterer latest decision will
tend to halt beach drilling along
the new Rincon state highway
between Ventura and Santa
Barbara pending the California
supreme courts decision on a
writ of mandamus now pend
ing.
The mandamus action, in
which several OH companies
seek to force Surveyor General
Kingsbury to grant them beach
permits, grew out of his refusal
to do so in order to "save the
beaches for the people, on the
ground that he had been grant
ed the right to "use his dis
cretion'' by an enactment in
1923.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-15
PUBLISHER
OF PAPER
ON Stand
Hearst Admits No Evil
dence That Senators
Were Paid Any Money.
ACCUSED n A M E ID
Heflin, Norris, B0rah and
LaFollette Say Charges
Absolutely False.
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-Sena-
tors Borah, Republican, Idaho; La
Toilette. Republican, Wisconsin; /;
Norris, Republican, Nebraska, and
Hcflin, Democrat, Alabama, were
named in the alleged Hearst Mex
lean documents as proposed bene-
ficiaries of 81 100000 fund which
allegedly President Gales of Mex
leo sought to distribute to them.
These names were divulged today
when William Randolph Hearst,
publisher, testified before the Reed,
Pennsylvania, Senate committee in
vestigating the veraeity of the doe
uments.
Hearst said he obtained the doe
umcnts through an American bust
ness man in Mexico, had them sent
10 President Coolidge who was not
impressed with them but did ask
The Senators named as to their
knowledge of the documents.
Hearst indicated he had paid be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 to obtain
the letter which was printed with
the senators names blacked out. Ac-
cording to the letter the senators
were to receive the following
amounts for "pro Mexican propa-
ganda':
Borah 100000 Hefln $350000;
Norris $350,000; La Toilette $4,000.
Johnson Gets Statement
Borah, La Toilette and Hcflin
took the stand and denied the
charges emphatically. La Toilette
intimated his opposition to the ad-
ministration and Hearst 5 papers
support of it might be responsible
for mentioning of his name.
The first three names were made
public by Chairman David a. Reed
Republican, Pennsylvania and the
fourth. Norris, bv Senator Hiram
Johnson, Republican, California.
johnson was then delegated as
committee of one to 60 to Norris
home and get statement from him.
"I'n do it but | deem it wholly
unnecessary said Johnson. "Ev-
ervone knows that he is above any
thing like this"
Norris, from his sickbed, denied
anv knowledge of funds said to
have been ordered paid to him by
the Mexican government.
La Toilette denied he ever had
been approached by anyone concern
ing United Statcs-Mexicans. Het-
In said he thought "things have
come to terrible pass when black
mailers, scandal mongcrs and 'sean
daleers can browbeat United States
senators like this.
Borah denied he had received any
money and said he had not seen IN
six years Dudley Field Malone, New
Continued on Page Eight
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-15
BY United Press Leased Wire


WASHINGTON, Dec. 10
Rear Admiral Thomas P. Ma
gruder defied today the discip-
linary action taken against him
and repeated before the House
Naval Affairs committee his
charges of waste and ineffici-
ency in the Navy Department.
He branded as "calumny' a
statement by Secretary of the
Navy Wilbur in response to the
charges.
Sitting before the committee,
the former commandant at Phil
adelphia, who was removed from
his post for his charges and sub
sequent speeches and inter
views, reviewed in quiet voice
the accusations he had made
and he offered testimony to
back them up.
He did not complete his state
ment today and will appear be-
fore the committee again tomor
row.
Magruder, who was removed
from his post as Philadelphia
commandant, took up one by
one the charges he had made.
'Since | wrote the article"
Magruder said, - have been
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-15
Relatives Seek
Share In Estate
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Dee. ia legal
battle in which Walter Leopold,
husband, and relatives, said to be
enroute here from Germany, will
seek to share in the $l65,00 estate
of the late Emma Carus, vaudeville
comedienne, loomed here today.
At the time of her death, Miss
Carus was separated from Leopold
but only an interlocutory decree of
divorce having been granted
Attorney }. II. Van Law, repre-
senting the German counsel in New
York, said yesterday in superior
court that the children of Frau Rosa
Wunch, half-sistcr of Miss Carus,
were enroute here from Germany to
enter claim. Pending action +. A.
Meserve, attorney, was appointed
special administrator.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-15
Swing To Rush
Action On Bill

In telegram received at the ir-
iigation District today, l.. w. Greer
advised that Congressman Phil
Swing will probably make a motion
within a few days before Congress
asking that all former hearings re-
lating to the bill be adopted as hear
lngs of this Congress. 1t is believ-
ed that the motion will be approved.
Greer also said that plans are un-
der way to hold meeting of all
proponents of the Boulder Dam bin
tor the purpose of outlining plans
for the coming battle in Congress.
! his meeting is expected to be held
ON or about December 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-15
Rose To Leave
For Washington

Earl C. Pound, president of the
imperial Irrigation District, and F.
Fl. McIver, secretary, left Ell Centre
this morning to return to San Fran
cisco where they will join in the
conference on ALLEGATION of revenue
to be derived from the Boulder dam
project.
Mark Rose, director of the dis
trict, is to leave tonight for San
Francisco where he will spend a few
days and then will proceed to Wash
ington, d. c., where he will appear
as representative of the district
in efforts to obtain passage of the
Boulder Dam bill.