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Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
MACRUDER SENDS
NOTE OF APOLOGY
TO NAVY'S CHIEF
Wilbur Not to Take Any
Punitive Action Against
Critical Admiral.
By HERBERT LITTLE
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON, Sept. %. - The
Magruder navy controversy is end
ed for the present with satisfactory
results on both sides.
Congress, however, inevitably will
reopen it.
Rear Admiral T. p. Magruder has
apologized to Secretary Wilbur for
any embarrassment caused the navy
by his caustic magazine article
charging that SO admirals were
too many and that shore estimates
were far too extensive.
Magruder also gave Wilbur a
statement that he had been misrep-
resented in an interview printed by
the New York Times last Saturday
on the subject of his article and the
navy in general. Wilbur has aban-
doned any idea of punitive action
against Magruder.
Congressional leaders, meantime,
made plans to seek naval economy
along the lines suggested by Ma
gruder and Secretary Wilbur indi-
Gated he might anticipate their in
vestigations by having the admiral
draft series of legislative recon-
mendations.
Wilbur recognizes that Magrud-
er's criticism made outside regular
| channels has centered congressional
attention on the navy and he eX-
poets to take advantage of Ma
gruder's promise to cooperate with
the navy and its policies.
Magruder and Wilbur also dis
cussed plans for meeting the stu
alton created by failure of the see
ond deficiency bill, under which
1000 men must be laid off for the
next three months and possibly for
half year at the Philadelphia navy
yard, and smaller numbers at Nor
folk, Boston and Bremerton.
Wilbur announced an effort was
being made to furlough the laid
eff workers so they would not lose
their retirement and promotion
rights under the law. Without
funds, the navy is unable to avert
the layoffs, Wilbur said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
WASHINGTON CONGRESSMAN TO
STUDY IMMIGRATION MATTERS

Honorable Albert johnson,
representative in Congress from
the third Washington district,
is in Imperial Valley on an in
spection trip which will take
him along the border as far as
FL Paso.
Mr.. johnson is chairman of
the house committee on irriga-
tion and naturalization, which
committee has a heavy program
of work outlined for this win.
fer season. Regulation of i'm
migration from Mexico and
Latin America, increased per-
sonnel for the border patrol and
incre9se Of salary for immigra-
tion inspectors are some of the
items on the program.
Mr.. johnson has served in
CONGRESS for Is years and this
is his third visit to Imperial
valley, the first being in 1915.
After a visit to the headworks
at Andrade, Mr.. johnson will
visit Phoenix, Tuscon and No
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
TORNADO
DAMAGES
ST. Louis
City Demoralized as Big
Storm Rages Through-
out Afternoon.
LOSS NOT ESTIMATED
Six Known Dead and
Many Injured According
to Early Reports.
BY United Press Leased wire

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. ga tor
nado swept over st. Louis this, aft
ternoon beginning at p. m. ---s ~
Two and half hours later the
city was still suffering from demor.
allied communication.
Telephones were out; many builds
ings were damaged and the casualty
list showed six known dead, two Of
them women, and the injured esti.
mated at between 200 and 300.
Two of known dead were police.
men who were trapped in the wreck
age of building. A third police
man was seriously injured in the
same building.
Hospitals were swamped with
emergency calls. Every hospital in
the city had many cases.
At the City Hospital, in the heart
of the storm area, 65 patients. were
received in the first hour and q
half after the storm broke. The
roof was blown in at the Central
High school. At least Is pupils
were injured. School had just start
ed the afternoon session. Others
may have been trapped in the
wreckage.
The beating winds and rain swept
the downtown streets, breaking win,s
dows, blowing tops from automobiles7
and causing considerable damage.
Buildings throughout the city were
unroofed, trees uprooted, and auto
mobiles blown from the streets.
Reserves Called Out
The wind started at l p. m. and
continued five minutes, reaching
maximum velocity at 1903 p. M, Of
so miles an hour.
All police reserves were called
out and rushed to buildings wherd
persons were reported trapped in
wreckage.
The roof of the Central High.
school was torn away and several
children were injured. e
Casualties were reported at the
plant of the Bauer Brothers Shoe
Company, which was badly dam
aged.
The st. Louis weather bureae
said the tornado was one Of the
most severe in years. A drenchina
rain accompanied the windstorm.
Precipitation during the five min
utes of heaviest wind was 20 inch.s
Twenty persons We're treated for
injuries at Barnes hospital, located
in the heart of the city's residential
district.
Because of the disrupted tele.
phone service, no definite informa-
tion of the number of dead and in
iured was available up to 2 p. m. to-
! day.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
YANKEE AIR MEN !
DISAPPOINTED AT
FLIGHTS FAILURE.
Schlee and Brock Back in
America After Attempt
to Circle Globe.
BY RICHARD BALDWIN
United Press Staff Correspondent

san FRANCISCO, Sept. o.
Touching native soil again after
month s absence in their spectacular
attempt to break the world s rec
ord for circling the globe, William
S. Brock and Edward Schlee, De
troit aviators, reached San Francis
co today.
The liner Korea Maru on which
they crossed the Pacific from Japan
after abandoning plans to fly
across the vast stretch of water
reached quarantine here at a. III.
Brock and Schlee were greeted
by two official tugs that went down
to quarantine to meet them. They
were taken aboard one of the tugs
and landed at Crissey Field shortly
before 9 a. m.
Their plane, the Pride Of Detroit,
was unloaded onto barge from the
Korea Maru and taken direct to the
field from where they will fly this
afternoon to Oakland airport.
Brock and Schlee announced they
planned to hop off from Oakland
aiTpoft toihoIIoW HoiA AiHS AoI be-
troit.
Both flyers looked tired and
their faces were lined, although
they had had Is days on board ship
in which to rest from the strain Of
their air race across the Atlantic
and two continents.
G. A. Burns and Marion Sterling,
two Detroit aviators who reached
San Francisco yesterday boarded the
Korea Maru as soon as the quaran-
tine flag was lowered and welcomed
their fellow aviators. Burns and
Sterling will escort Brock and
Schlee back to Detroit. Burns an
nounced monster reception is be-
ing planned in Detroit for Brock and
Schlee next Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
City to Observe
Cleanup Week

Fire prevention ana cleanup week
will be observed in FL Centre from
October 8 to October 10, inclusive.
The chief declared that movement
is underway to make it one of the
most intensive drives to eliminate
hazards.
A committee in charge of the plan
will be appointed within few days.
This committee will be picked from
the various civic organizations of
the city including the Chamber of
Commerce, Rotary Club, Lions Club,
Kiwanis Club and the Boy Scouts.
1t is probable that some city offic-
ials will also be named on the COM
n,ittec. AS soon as these appoint
inents are made a meeting will be
held and an outline of the week s
program will be made.
The week will be observed through
out the entire country as Fire Pre-
Ncntion Week. and pamphlets have
been issued pointing out the numer-
ous ways in which protection against
conflagrations may be made.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
Catholic Women
DenOunce Vice
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-With
the blessing of Pope Plus for cup
holding the nobleSt traditions of
womanhood, delegates to the an
nual convention of the National
Council of Catholic Women depart
ed for their homes today.
a telegram from the Pope, supple
mented by commentator from Mon
signor Pietro Fumasoni-Biondi,
delegate, cheered the wom
en- after they had passed resolutions
denouncing beauty contests and
bathing beauty pageants, Sim
modest dress, "birth control legis
lation,' ''the Curtis-Reed Bill for
creating a department of educa-
tion, - organized vice. - immoral
movies,' and "obscene literature. >
Miss Mary Hawks, Newark, n. j.,
was elected president of the council.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
Valley Chambers
Meet Tomorrow

Tomorrow night the first fall
meeting of the Associated Chambers
of Commerce will be held at Cali
patria. Dinner will be served at the
high school at O'Clock, and will be
preceded by a meeting Of the execu-
tive board.
Important matters to come up
will be the appointment of standing
committees to serve for the year,
and the presentation of reports of
last years committees and executive
board. S. C. Sorrenson, secretary of
the Associated Chambers, announces
that plans are being made for a fine
dinner, with plenty for all who at
tend. 1t is, however, preferable
that Chamber of Commerce mem
bers attending notify their own
local secretary, so, that the approx
innate number to be present may be
determined.
All chamber of commerce members
are urged to plan to attend the
gathering, as the biggest year in the
Associated Chambers history is an
ticipated, and it is planned to start
activities with bang.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29

pales. and will be Joined at
Morales bv Immigration Direct
or Grover C. Wilmot of FL Paso.
The congressman expects to
reach Washington, D. c., by Oc-
tobcr Is, for n conference with
Republican leaders.
Arriving in the valley yester-
dav afternoon the congressman
went immediately to Calexico
where he held conference with
II. II. Hadlev, inspector in
charge of the port of entry
there. A lengthy discussion of
conditions was held and the con-
gressman given a thorough out
line of the system in effect here.
Although the main purpose of
the visit here at this time is in
connection with the immigration
work the congressman took
time out TO put in dav on the
Boulder Dam question and ac-
companied bv A. i. Kellogg he
went to Andrade this morning
to look over the Irrigation dis
trict holdings.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
Pleads Not Guilty
To Murder Charge

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29.-Thom.
as Christian, charged with the
cred wagon" murder of his neigh.
Dor, Walter Galloway, appeared be.
fore Superior Judge Edward Bishop
here today and entered a plea Of
guilty. Date Of the trial was set
for October 90.
Christian is charged with Staying
Galloway following n quarrel be-
tween the children of the two fam.
lilies over the ownership of a little
red wagon. The quarrel developed
into n neighborhood feud and Chris.
tian is alleged to have shot Gallo.
way.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
Bank Official
FOils HOld-Up
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30. = The
presence of mind of H. G. Flint.
president of the First National
Bank at Hines, frustrated an at
tempt to hold up that institution to-
day.
Flint was suddenly confronted
shortly before noon, by a man who
ordered him to put up his hands
Instead of complying Flint dropped
behind counter and crawled rap
idly to burglar alarm.
AS the gong rang the bandit fled
and joined two other armed bandits
standing in the door. They escaped
in a hail of bullets fired at their
speeding machines by bank employ
ees.
The bandit machine was believed
to be headed for Long Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
Milliken To Get
New Position
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SACRAMENTO, Sept. 29.--Bcn
II. Milliken, superintendent of Cali
fornia prison road camps since the
Convict Pay law became effectiv,
in 1923, today was removed from the
position as result of consolidation
of his post with that of the secre.
tary of the highway commission.
Bert B. Meek, director of public
works, announced that Milliken
would be given other duties in the
division of highways. The work of
supervising convict maintenance,
purchasing of supplies and the con
nection between the prison board
and highway commission will be
handled by E. Forrest Mitchell, see
rotary of the highway commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
Wife Attempts to
Slay Husband
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CLEVELAND. OHIO, Sept. 20
Relieving that she had sinncd when
she was married by a justice of the
reace and not by "A minister, Mrs.
Pauline Nrankovich, bride of five
days, slashed her husband 5 throat
with a razor today and then attempt
ed to take her own life.
NrankoVich, whose condition
vas pronounced serious, told police
his wife had been worrying over the
civil marriage for two days and had
continually paced the floor in their
home, saving over and over 81 am
n sin, | am in sin. He said she
had threatened to take his life and
those of his four children.
Fearful that she would carry ou;
Her threat, Vrankovich sat up last
aight. He nodded in chair in the
Eitchen, this morning, he said. His
wife slipped to the bathroom, pro.
cured a razor and slashcd his throat
10 said.
Nrankovich went to nearby ga
age and called police. When they
arrived at the Nrankovich home,
hey found the woman pacing the
floor. There was a cut on her neck
where apparently v she had tried to
Kill herself.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
Coroner Seeking
For Information

B. E. Lemons, coroner, was
today seeking information into
the alleged death Of c. F. Red
fern, 80, in the valley recently.
TIE inquiry was begun after a
letter had been received here by
the health department from the
General Motors Acceptance Cor
poration of Los Angeles, asking
information relative to Redfern.
According to the letter Redeem
died here recently and was bur-
led as county INDECENT. The cor
oner's records, however, failed 20
reveal any report on the death.
Any person having information
to offer in the, case is asked to
confer with the coroner.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
Two Ordered To
Leave Ell CentrO

George Richardson of Los Angeles
was found asleep in a shed by city
police last night and entered a plea
of guilty to charge of vagrancy
when arraigned before Judge Per-
kins in city court this morning. He
was sentenced to pay a fine of $25
or spend % days in the county Jail,
sentence being suspended on condi-
tion that he make a speedy exit from
the city.
Ereneis Gil, who pleaded guilty
to vagrancy yesterday morning, was
sentenced to pay fine of $50 or
spend 50 days in the county Jail.
He was also given chance to miss
the penalty by leaving the city in q
hurry.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
Babe Ruth Equals
His 1921 Record

ny United Press Leased Wire
YANKEE STADIUM, NEW
YORK, Sept. 29-Babe Ruth
hit his 58th and 59th home runs
Of the season in today's game
between the New York Yanks
and Washington Senators, equal
ling his own world record, set
In 1921.
The Yanks have two more
games to play after today, CIV
ing Ruth a good chance Of beat
ing his record.
Babes first homer today came
in the first inning with Lisen-
bee pitching. No one was on
base at the time. The second
homer came in the fifth inn
ing, with the bases full.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
ACE CARD
Held BY
WYOMING
Upper States to Demand
Showdown" on Division
of Power.
EMERSON. IS SILENT
Governor of State Will
Not Reveal Attitude on
Question
By ARTHUR F. reGREvE
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

DENVER, Colo, Sept. 29.-Rep
rescntatives Of the upper basin
states attending the seven state
Colorado river parley here today
moved toward Showdown on
the power question.
That these states are preparing to
take definite stand on the ques-
ton Of division OF benefits accruing
from generation Of hydro electric
power along the entire river, was
learned from reliable sources today.
The report caused a furry Of
comment among all delegates. Sen
a;or Carl Hayden of Arizona, leader
of the conservative faction of the
Arizona delegation, today submit.
ted written re , ests to upper basin
delegations asking that all make
plain their stand ON the question of
power division.
Utah is said to be preparing a
statement supporting the suggested
Nevada basis for division of power
1T Boulder dam as applying to all
ether power projects on the river af-
fccting more than one state.
Should Utah take this step, pres
suro would be brought upon Gov.
ernor Frank Emerson of Wyoming
TO do likewise, close observers point
ed out.
Wyoming Holds Key
II was pointed out if Emerson
would grant $3.50 basis Of divis-
ion of power to be generated at the
Flaming Gorge site with Utah, that
state in turn could divide equally
with Arizona power generated at the
Glenn canyon site and Arizona in
turn could accept the Nevada pro-
posal for an even split on the Boal-
der dam power.
In view of this situation, Gov
crnor Emerson is believed to hold
rhe key to the present power dead
lock, settlement of which would re-
suit in quick. agreement on the di-
vision of water, it was predicted.
Asked several days ago what his
attitude was toward an even divis
ION with Utah of Flaming Gorge
power, Emerson declined to answer.
Utah s contemplated action may
force an answer, observers said.
May Succeed Hoover
Delegates freely disc usscd today
Emerson chances of becoming soc
retarv of the interior should Herbert
Hoover be elected president. They
indicated Emerson may be- hesitat
ing in expressing his stand on the
pawcr question now, to prevent any
embarrassment should he be sum.
IHoned to the cabinet.
AS a member of Secretary Work )
advisory board, Governor Emerson
is familiar with the board s knowl
edge on the question of whether
the federal government can develop
the Colorado river without the ap.
pIoval of the states, the board s
decision never has been made public
Delegates met this morning for
few moments and on motion of W.
i. Wallace, Utah, who reported
steady progress toward probable
agreement at the various interstate
conferences of lower basin represcu.
tatives, adjourned without discus
sion.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
Held For Death
OF Klan Chief
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29.--Ar-
thur H. Van de Mark, was arraigned
here today on an Indictment charg.
ing him with the murder Of H. G..
Mitchell, of Inglewood, former Ku
Klux Klan official. He was given
until October 3 to plead.
Mitchell was found slain in the
rear of Van de Mark 8 home follow.
ing an all night party, at which po.
lice say liquor flowed freely. Tho
men are said to have engaged in a
controversy the basis Of which has
not been definitely determined.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
MEMBER OF CREW Held
ON NARCOTIC CIfAR0u

Los ANGELES, Sept. eo--nec~se
Mark Wilson, fireman on shin niv-
ing between here and South hners|
lea, was taken into custody here ~.
dav charged with transnoriirg large
Quantities of druos into this conn.
try. Federal narcotie aeents whe|
made the arrest said Wilson solA|
them a quantity Of morphine.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
Man Sought AS
Woman's Slayer
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20
Harry James, 65, was hunted by po-
lice today for questioning in con-
rec'ion with the murder of Mrs.
Millic Lewis, 35.
The BODY of the woman was
found on a bed in Mission street
apartment house. She had been
stranglcd to death.
The manager of the apartment
house said James had paid the rent
on the apartment in which the body
was discovered.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
Oil Promoter to
Be Investigated
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 90
Martin Burton, assistant district at
torney, today investigated charges
brought against #. a. Blair, wealthy
San Francisco oil promoter.
A. n. Baldwin, head of the Cal
ifornia Traction Company, swore
out warrant charging Blair with
misappropriating $4,000 collected
by a group of San Francisco men
to secure oil leases in Texas.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
Infants Death
To Be PrObed
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29.-An in
quest will be held here today into
circumstances surrounding the death
of Ivan Richard Hodge, six months
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. |. Hodge,
of 1nglewood, who was accidentally
strangled to death, according to q
report to the sheriff's office.
The baby was discovered wedged
between Il wall and mattress,
where apparently he had fallen in
attempting to climb out of his bed
last night. The Inglewood fire de-
partment was called but several
hours work with an inhalator proved
futile.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
Methodist Pastors
Attend Conference

Imperial Valley Methodist Min
listers are spending the week in Los
Angeles, where they are attending
the fifty-second annual conference
of Methodist pastors. A number of
speakers from the east are present
for the meetings, which will contin-
ne throughout the week, closing
Sunday night.
Rev. Schultz pulpit here will be
filled by Edward II. Law on Sun
day.
One of the matters of business
coming before the conference is the
assignment of pastors to the vari-
Gus churches. Rev. Schultz has
many friends here who hope he will
be returned to this city again.
During the first week in Septem-
brr Kern county shipped 224 ears
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
AMERICAN GIRL READY
TO FLY OVER OCEAN
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NEW YORK, Sept, 29,--If wealth
er conditions permit, Miss Ruth
Elder and Captain George Halde
man will take off for their projected
flight to Paris between and 4
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon, it was
announced today at Curtiss Field.
Both flyers visited the hangar of
the American Girl, their Stinson De
troiter plane, and said it was in per.
feet condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
Right From the Orchard Country

in Elder Utah.
country during
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29
No Violation To
Show Fight Films
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.--De-
partment of justice officials after
studying the federal law governing
shipments of fight films announced
today there is no violation in ex-
hibition of films once they are
shipped.
The department is considering
asking congress to amend the law
so exhibition of fight films will be
punishable.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 90
Decision of Department of Justice
officials in Washington that exhibi-
ton of fight films is no violation of
the law will have no effect on the
status Of persons already arrested
here, it was announced today by Eu-
gene d. Bennett, acting district at
torney.
Bennett explained that those held
are accused of conspiracy to defeat
the law barring the transfer of
fight pictures from one state to an
other and not with law violation
through actual exhibition of the
films.
Arrest of the manager and eight
employees Of the Capitol theater here
yesterday followed an attempt to
show a film of the Dempsey-Tunney
fight in Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-29

The first carload of Calimvrna
figs, from Fresno, sold in New York
for $3.50.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-11-11
HONEST WEIGHT

AN INSURANCE company of New
York announces from its accumula-
ton of data and figures that fat men
are more honest than their lean
and hungry" brothers. Which cor
roborates Shakespeare's opinion
expressed long ago when he made
his Caesar say: Let me have men
about me that are fat"
The fat man is noted for his ready
and hearty laugh, and that may ex-
plain, in a way, some of his honesty.
1t is hard to picture good-humored
open-faced, jolly man as anything
but fair and square and straight. or
course "a man may smile and smile
and be a william" but that sort of
mirth is a pinch-faced, half-strangl-
ed kind. A smile is-Often associated
with wickedness, but a free, belly
shaking laugh betokens a guileless
genius.
We are glad to hear a good word
for the fat man. There has been
much sympathy and Raging vast
ed on them-especially on fat boys.
They have long suffered under the
old heartless saying that nobody
loves a fat man. " It is not the truth
but the prevalence of the saying
that has worked them injury-parti-
cularly with the opposite and will
full sex. All. rules have exceptions.
Let the heavy fellows remember
that the saying nobody loves a fat
man is no truer than the one that
all fat men are honest.
The Pathfinder.