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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-03
Meet Me at Steve g.
adv

Appointed Deputy Constable -
Vance Moore has been appointed as
Il deputy constable of FL Centre
township. Papers 20 this effect were
filed at the county clerk s office
this morning. The appointment was
made by Ray Poole, constable, and
become effective at once.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-03
LIVES WITH BROKEN NECK


FRESNO, Cal, Aug 3,-Joseph
Jenanyan, "a, who broke his neck
in dive into a shallow pool on the
San Joaquin river yesterday, still
chung tenaeiously to life early to,
day and physicians indicated he had
fighting chance to. live.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-03
Hay Insurance. Edgar Br"s. Real
~ Co, FL Centre. Cal. sos Main ~
onone 100 adv

Townsend Held for Trial. Elmer
Townsend was held to answer to
superior court on charges of burg
larry following preliminary hear
ing held in Judge Smyser's court
at Holtville yesterday G. C. Mae
Adoo Of Holtville was the complain
ant III the ease. He charged that
Townsend had entered his home and
taken some money. Townsend was
brought to FL Centre from Arizona
about a wees ago, his arrest having
been effected after Mae Adoo had
told sheriff attaches that Townsend
had stolen his money and gone to
join his, (Mae Adoo 50 wife in Ari-
IONA. Bail was set at 800 and the
defendant remanded to the county
Jail III default.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-03
Hay Insurance. Edgar Bros. Rea1
~ Co, Ell Centre. Cal. sos Main 81
Phone 100 sdV

Brawley Trio jailed -Apalonia
Arce, %. and Mcrteno Castillo, 70,
OF Brawley and Manuel Heguera,
70, of inland were arraigned before
Judge Griffin at Brawlev Yesterday
morning and all three entered pleas
of guilty The Judge sentenced each
# them to spend 30 days in the
ounty Jail and they were committed
20 the custody Of the sheriff late
Yesterday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-03

Michigan reports 10 per cent OF
sour cherry crop and so per cent
of sweet cherrisas
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-03
Hay Insurance. Edgar Bros. Real
~ Co, Ell Centre, Cal Dos Main st
snUhe lou adv

Local Girl Mary Scheer.
linck, aged nine, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Gysil Scheerlinck of
HoltVille, died in the Ell Centre hos,
pitai yesterday afternoon following
a brief illness. The child was taken
to the hospital when her condition
became critical yesterday morning
but died soon after being received
at that Institution The funeral
was held from Lemons funeral
chapel at 80 clock this after
noon with burial III Evergreen Gem
stefY.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-03
DR.. A. B. Eansea Dentist. FL
traction specialist. Davis Bldg
Evenings oy appoint ent. Phon,
sSW. I'D,

Store Is Entered.-A report was
received at the sheriff s office this
morning to the effect that thieves
had broken into the Zurcher Broth
er S store in Heoer some time dur
ing the night Fifteen cartons of
cigarets and a dozen pairs of over
alls were reported as missing. The
lock ON the back door of the store
had been broken off, it was report
ed. IN Investigation was begun at
once.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-03

Linn county, Oregon, has HOO
acre9 of strawberries which grow
two tons to the acre.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-03

Smiles Accompany Fine-There
was only "A brief session of city
court this morning, the city police
failing to find any vIolaters OF the
low durino their patrol duties for
the last 81 hours. One woman APP
pcared in court in answer to traf
ric summons. She smilngly told the
Judge that she must have forgot
when she slipped passed a bOuia-
ward stop and the Judge smilinglY
taxed her memory three dollars.
Cummins Boy Buried-The fun
eral of Edward Lee Cummins, aged
tive, son of MIR. and Mrs. Bea"ner
Cummins, was held at 1890 o clock
this morning from the Lemons
funeral parlors. Rev. G. f. Fiann-
agan offieiated and burial was in
.verTreen cemetry. The youth was
fatally injured late Monday aftor-
.tooA Whine playing about near his
home, a huge wooden gate railing
on him and causing internal injuries.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-19
Sl,000,O00 A YEAR
 DRYS' WAR CHEST
Plan Demand on Congress to End
 ''Bootle6 Government"

Philadelphia, Nov. 19 LP)-A s1,- 000,0 a year budget for the next five years is the aim of the Anti Saloon league, the Rev. Howard Hyde Russell, associate superintend- ent and one of the founders of the organization, revealed at a luncheon of it's leaders in the Bellevue -Strat- ford yesterday.
 Dr. Russell's statement followed the prediction of Bishop Thomas Nicholson of Detroit, president of the Anti-Saloon league of America, that the struggle between the prohibition leaders and the army of law break CTS and bootleggers" would come to i a head within the next four or five years.
 At least S5 per cent of the mak- ing and selling of liquor," Dr, Rus sell told the diners, has disappear ed and $6,000,oo0,o00 more actual cash is in the country's pocket since ! prohibition.
 T will tell you that to carry on our program the budget of the Anti Saloon League for the next five years has been set at S650, 900 year, or double the best income we have had in recent years That figure, how ever, is a minimum, as we hope to push it up to S1.0o0,o0o.
 '"The hardest work we have to do is to put on an extensive education al program, utilizing newspapers, the radio, the moving pictures. for the next generation"
 Francis Scott Mcbride, national
New Britain herald., 1927-11-19

United States mint in 1918?
 A. No.
 Q. What was the date of the or sanization of the Knights of Colum- bus?
 A. February 2, 1882.
 c. What Is the tallest building in Europe. excepting the Eiffel Tower in Paris?
 A. The Cathedral at Cologne. It is SIP feet high.
 Q. What is a Ring" in politics? A. It Is the inner circle of a party machine; that is the men who dominate the distribution of favors in return for political support.
 Q. Of what denomination is "The Little Church Around the Corner" in New York City?
 A. Protestant Episcopal
 Q, What is the meaning of the name Calvin?
 A. Bald.
 Q. When will the next Census be taken by the United States?
 A. Tn 1930.
 Q. What are the chief coffee producing countries in the world? A. Brazil, Central America, Ven ozuela, West Indies, Columbia. Dutch East Indies and Mexico.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-19

superintendent of the league, who has also taken over the bulk of its legislative work since the death of Wayne B. Wheeler. advocated more stringent laws that would make any violation of prohibition laws a felony
 punishable by five years in prison.
 He also pointed out that such an
 enactment would result in the de-
 portation of aliens who violate the
 prohibition laws.
 We have a dry congress in Wash- ington now" said MT. Mcbride, "and
 we should say to 1t, the time has
 come for you to pass laws making |
 complete enforcement of the prohi-
 bition law possible. and then we can hold the officers of the government in Washington. from the president
 down, responsible for the law. The Anti-Saloon league and the w. C. T. U. have never been and
 never will be super government, but
 we have said to the people that the time has come to take our govern ment out of the hands of the boot lcggers and to put 1t back where it belongs"
New Britain herald., 1927-11-19

e. Do all states have the same laws concerning absentee voting?
 A. Not all states allow absentee voting and the regulations vary in the several states that do allow it. A copy of the law can be obtained from the Secretary of State at the State capital.
 Q. Where did the proverb You cannot make a velvet purse of a sows ear" originate?
 A. John Wolcot in Lord B. and His Notions" originated the proverb 1t reads: You cannot make, my Lord. I fear, a velvet purse of a sows ear"
 Q. Do women live in light houses?
 A. Nearly all lighthouses are provided with dwellings for keepers and their families.
 c. Where was the movie Chang made and by whom?
 A. Chang was made in the northern jungles of Siam by two camera men, Ernest B. Schoedsack and Merriam Cooper. The principals in the film are native, his wife and three children and also pet white gibbon. Their daily combat with tigers, elephants and other jungle inhabitants forms the basis of the story.
 Q. Does the United States now coin any half cent pieces?
 A. Coinage of these ceased in 1857.
 Q. What fine was imposed on Professor Scopes in the anti-evolu- tion trial in Tennessee?
 A. The jury found Professor Scopes guilty and the Judge imposed fine of s100. The Supreme Court of Tennessee reversed the verdict of guilty on the ground that the fine should have been imposed by the jury. By vote of to l the Court held that the anti-evolution rlw was constitutional. Q. What are five of the largest Geological Gardens in the U. S.? A. The New York Geological So- cety, Bronx, New York; St. Louis Geological Society. St. Louis, Mis- souri; Franklin Park Zoo, Boston, Mass; Geological Park of Philadel phia, Philadelphia, Pa, and Nation al Geological Park, Washington, D. IC.
 Q. How large is Lake Superior? A. It has a coast line of 15o0 miles; it's extreme length from east to west is 412 miles and it's extreme breadth is 167 miles.
 c. Who Is the mother and grandmothe of the present Queen of Spain?
 A. Her mother was Princess Beatrice of England the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria who was her grandmother. Her father, the Prince of Rattenberg, was son of Prince Alexander of Hess by a nor ganatic marriage with the Countess von Hauke.
 Q. How can I get the address of An enlisted man in the Navy?
 A. From the Bureau of Naviga- ton, Navy Department, Washington.
 Q. Where was Leon Errol, the movie actor born?
 A. sydney, New South Wales.
 o. Was there such coin as a Bull Moose nickel issued by the
New Britain herald., 1927-11-19
LICENSE BUILDERS,
 CITIZEN ADVOCATES
Would Ban Out Of 10WnopS Bent
 on Speculating

A suggestion that builders of homes in this city be licensed, IS made in a communication to the Herald today by a prominent cIuz"n. The correspondent, who is know to the Herald, but whose name is With held d his request, lnumat"S that building contractors arc Of high grade but that certain types of con- tractors not located here float in and out Of the city, erecting unSub- stanial structures for speculatlon which they sell as soon as possible" leaving the buyer 10 learn too late that he is stuck.
 So that the buyer or builder of home will be protected a.s well as the honest contractor, the writer suggests that all builders ne licensed Honest contractors who know their job will welcom, an ordinance H. censng builders" he said.
 The communication follows:
 There has been considerable talk among interested groups of people in reference to the construction of homes in the city of New Britain. From an interested citizens view point standing on the outside look ing in. it does not seem as if the home purchasers were getting what might be called q square deal on the buildings which they are buying from so-called contractors. The writer has gathered considerable data In reference to the conditions that are going on at the present time and finds that q great deal of the work is being done by builders who have not the best interest of
New Britain herald., 1927-11-19

The custom of buying and selling slaves is still practiced in Abyssinia, where hundreds Of human beings are sold each week on the auction block.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-19
PLAY, q.

U hH N The Swed Ger team wi Brothers of morrow afte park. The has several
 players on { cates plenty teams open only game pl '9w and a b
 rn out. T. ester will
 ltost starts
New Britain herald., 1927-11-19

baSSadOr Galli-Cur Dwight
 to Mexic,
 Reed of
 home ru,
 winner O:
 lu; 55--C
 of Runla,
 Butler of
 Walter H golfer: 5| of Idaho:
 nous we player: 6t Italy.
 w. 61--Qus General J, commando Bobby Jor pion: 64- star; 65-. his star: 6 of the Pitt ter Johnst Mary Gard Lester \ the Pacific fIege nberg' nee, radio dent won ] 7c--the Pr
 The pict again toget the benefit W ho didn't were over
 the judge their spiri' friendliness.
Evening star., 1927-11-15
SINCLAIR AND FALL
ASSAILED BY NORRIS
Nebraska Senator Scores Silences of
Defendants in Oil Jury
Scandal.
1y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. November 15.-The
silence of Harry f. Sinclair and AL
bert B. Fall in the face of the allega,
tions against them in the oil con-
spiracy trial was criticized yesterday Y
by Senator George w. Norris, Repub-
lcan, of Nebraska, chairman of the
committee on judiciary, in a letter to
the Brooklyn Eagle.
Senator Norris expressed the opin-
ion that the American judicial sys-
tenn was breaking down and declared
that what had happened in the oil
trial was merely illustrative of gen
eral procedure.
Crying aloud that they were inno-
cent" the Senator wrote. Sinclair
and Fall still remained silent and re-
fused TO testify upon matters, where,
under the circumstances. they must
have had definite and direct knowl-
edge. while preventing, to the best of
their ability, the Introduction of any
evidence on points on which they
must have been fully informed and
could easily have refuted any testi-
mony that was either erroneous or
false"
The letter declared that "the ordi-
nary person is beginning to he inn
pressed with the idea that a different
rule is applied TO the millionaire than
IS applied to the ordinary citizen"
Evening star., 1927-11-15
TADWIN TO SEEK INCREASED
FEDERAL AID FOR FLOOD AREA

, must take in provisions for carrying
our products to the seaports.
The fullest development OF water
WAYS within our own boundaries
would have a very direct bearing upon
the problems Of defense. The main
arteries should run eastward through
the Great Lakes, by an all-Amerlca
route. to the Atlantic seaboard ana
southwark from the Lakes to the Gulf.
BY the Associated Press.
A modern inland waterway system
that would solve the transportation
problem and give aid to farmers by
reducing grain shipment costs was Wis
ualiZed here yesterday by Secretary
Hoover Of the Department Of Com
merce in an address before the assocl'
alton.
II believe that the statement that
bv the moderniZation Of the MISSISSIPPI
and Great Lakes systems of waterways
we shall decrease freight on grain to
world markets by 10 cents a hushei
is not far wrong" declared Secretary
Hoover.
"And by so doing, we should in
crease the price of all grain to the
farmer by 10 cents a bushel. and this
10 cents is the profit end Of the price,
he continued.
"One single year OF such increase
to Midwest farmers" he added, 'Wouh
more than equal the entire capita
outlay which we propose"
Secretary Hoover characterized the
Spring flood in the Mississippi valley
as "the most important event i'll oul
national life during the past year ane
one which bears directly upon the de
velopment and control OF our grea'
rivers"
II believe" be said, "the whole o.
the United States is unanimous II
that we must undertake such engi
neering works as will give security.
Secretary Hoover said the necessity
to remake and enerSetically construc
fiood-control works as will guarantee
protection must not overshadow 'ouI
march to the Improvement OF lnlant
waterways.
THAT is as important to people il
the food States as elsewhere" ht
added. 1--WE should deepen our river'
TO permit modern barge transporta
ton. deepen the outlet to the Grea
Lakes to permit ocean-going shipping
and to connect them all together int
a definite transportation system.
"rhe plan can be simply stated:
"It is to deepen the 5000 miles o
the Mississippi and its tributaries t
minimum depths of 6 to feet so al
to permit barge service-that is tn
Mississippi system.
'"rhe construction of the st. Law
renee shipway from the lakes to tn
Atlantic, thus opening every lake por
TO the vessels of the world over 3,00
miles Of deep waterways-the Grea
Lakes system.
There are also other importan
waterway Improvements of less si2'
which bear directly and indirecti!
upon the Midwest" Hoover declared
Hoover advocated establishment o
Evening star., 1927-11-15
JURY WILL CONDUCT
OWEN DEATH INQUEST
Coroners Jurors Sworn to Probe
Auto Crash, Fatal to
Lawyer.

Justice Of the Peace II. I. Anderson
OF Meadows. Prince Georges County,
Md, this morning swore a coroner's
jury over the body of Richard Blake
lock Owen. 80 years old. local patent
lawyer. who died at Providence Hospi-
tai yesterday morning as result of
injuries sustained Sunday right when
motor truck crashed into his auto
mobile on Strawberry Hill. between
Upper Marlboro and Forestville, Md.
1t is probable that Justice Anderson
will conduct an inquest the latter part
of this week or the first of next week
in order that a jury might determine
the question of responsibility for the
accident. Mrs. owen. who accom-.
panied her husband MT the time of the
accident. will be an important witness
at the inquest.
Charles Herbert. colored, 81 years
old, residing in southeast Washington.
alleged 10 have been the driver of the
truck that figured in the accident. is
still under treatment in Casualty Hos.
pital. policeman being on guard un-
til the Maryland authorities have an
opportunity to get him.
Evening star., 1927-11-15
| HONOR TO MEMORY
| OF GEN. Won STEUBEN
Sons of Revolution Hold Services
Commemorating 197th Anniver-
sary of His Birth.

Services commemorating the 18TH
anniversary of the birth of Gen. Fred
erick Won Steuben were held this
morning at the foot of the statue on
the northwest corner of Lafayette
Park by the Sons of the Revolution.
Col. Casper Conrad, senior assistant
To the inspector general Of the Army.
laid the wreath. Gen. Won Steuben
once was Inspector general.
The French embassy was represent
ed by II. f. Dussol, secretary. O. T..
kiep. charge d'affaires of the German
embassy. was present.
The committee Of the Sons of the
Revolution in charge of the ceremonies
included: Mai. Charles r.. Tittmann,
chairman; Clarence G. Calhoun. John
w. Childress, Walter G.. Clephane, j.
Miller Kenyon, lie Roy o. King,
George Hewitt Myers, y. Goldsmith
Shanks and William f. Thyson. The
members Of the board of managers.
headed by the president DR.. Marcus
benjamin, were present at the eXer-
cises.
Evening star., 1927-11-15
A. +. OF L. TO SET
PROGRAM IN COAL
MINE WALK0U7 7

Continued from First Page)
resigned all his business interests,
and has mo connections, financially
personal or otherwise" with the
CIearfield concern or any other MIN
ing company in Pennsylvania or out
side the State.
Complains to Fisher.
Murray, In his speech, told of MAX
ing a complaint to Gov. Fisher
against activity of State police, and
declared that the governor accepted
the report of State police investi-
gator, placing the blame for the spe-
cihc incident upon the striking
miners. as against affidaVits of dis
interested citizens that the miners
had violated no law. Murray sub
mitted 21S affidav to the confer
ence containing reports OF lll-tfeat-
ment 10 striking miners or their
families at the hands of coal and
iron police.
Sheriffs of the various counties,
Murray said. named deputy sherlfts
to augment State police and the coal
and iron police forces on duty at the
mining CdfnDS. UC uSputiCSs IC SoiN'
are paid by the coal companies, and
it was his understanding that the OPP
orators also paid some of the sheriffs
from 81 to So per day for each man
assigned to their plants.
President Green, in addition to de-
nouncing the activities of the coal and
iron police as ''reprehensible.' de-
clared the miners were victims of
government by Injunction" He said
the federation must seek legal rem
edy for that problem, and that labor
must find the way because labor will
never weakly submit to government
by injunction"
The labor federation president also
served notice that 1.-The political pow
ers of this commonwealth will know
we are going to enter into political af
fairs in accordance with our non-par
tisan policy"
John l.. Lewis, president OF the
miners union. and Murray both
charged the railroads. declaring the
Evening star., 1927-11-15

advisory commissions similar to the
ST. Lawrence and mississippi River
COMMISSIONS on about Il half dozen of
the greater drainages. The commits.
Sions, separately established. would
have no administrative authority
their only task should be to present
the plane they formulateto Congress.
to the States and to the public at
large
"Once our legislative bodies have
taken action. then the task of con-
struction and operation should be left
to responsible departmental agencies
or private enterprises and not to
boards and commissions"
A flood control plan has been drawn
up by the Government engineering
staff and Secretary of War Davis will
present it to Congress, Hoover said.
Il am confident" continued Secre.
tary Hoover, that we shall as a Ma
ton. within the next few months, take
such definite action as will not only
give assurance Of safety to the whole
of our fellow citizens in the flood ter.
rltory, but that will give such secu-
rltE as will guarantee continued de
Felopmcnt of this great region"
Evening star., 1927-11-15
LEGION MEMBERS
TOPARADE TONIGHT
Costello and Washington
Posts Unite for Entertain
ment and Initiation.

A parade, under the auspices Of
Costello Post, No. IS, American Le
gion. in which representa- tives from
all Legion posts in the District are in
Sited to participate, an initiation Cere'
monv Of the post and entertainment
in the headquarters Of the George
Washington Post. No |. Nineteenth
end l streets. at which members of
the latter post will be hosts, are to
be features tonight Of the first big
'get-together meeting of the Legion
nares in the District since the Paris
convention.
Gen. John ]. Pershing. Gen. Frank
T. Hines. director Of the Veterans
Bureau; Maj. Gen. Amos \. Fries.
chief Of chemical warfare service. and
Capt. Watson r. Miller. chairman of
the national rehabilitation committee.
are expected to attond both the parade
and initiation ceremony.
The parade will form at tho District
Building at 1:l5 O'Clock. headed by
Mai. J.. F.. Atkins, senior vice com
naander of Costello Post. From the
District Building The parade is to head
UP Pennsylvania avenue To Nineteenth
street and up the latter thorouGhfare
to l street, where the paradcrs will
dsband and Join in the cet-toGcther
meeting in the George Washington
Post headquarters, beginning at S
o'clock.
Norman Grant. secretary to Post
master General New. has II new mcm-
bers for the Costello Post, who are
to he initiated with about 90 other
members brought in by the post
members.
Mai. Guy Withers of George Wash
inston Post is chairman of the en-
tertainment committee in charge Of
arrangements for the meeting.