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Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09
PRISONERS BEAT
GUARD AND STEAL
SHERlFF'S AUTO
BY United Press Leased Wire

SALINAS Cal, Sept. 9.-Attack.
ing Ralph Plaice, jailor, when he
entered the corridor of the county
Jail today, eight prisoners fought
their way to freedom and escaped
i'll the sheriff's auto which was
parked outside the building.
Plaice went into the jail corridor
to open an inner door so the pris.
oners could go to the wicket and get
their breakfast from the kitchen.
When his back was turned one
of the prisoners grabbed him around
the neck and another bumped his
head against the wall and struck
him on the ear.
To avoid being killed by the en-.
furiated prisoners, Plaice feigned
unconsciousness and fell to the floor.
he was not seriously hurt.
The escaping prisoners locked him
i'll the Jail corridor, from which he
was released few minutes later
by q trustv.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09
GAS AVAILABLE
FOR RESIDENTS
OF Ell CENTRIC
Company SurmOunts Diff
ficulties to Assure Com
petent Service.

Gas is now flowing beneath the
streets in FL Centre and beginnino
Monday residents ia the eentra'
portion Of the city will be given
service, it was announced thie
morning by j. w. Bucklen, presi
dent of the company. Tests con
Quoted throughout the city during
the last few weeks have proved a
complete success and all residents
been installed may obtain service
now hv making application at the
gas office.
During the test service Steve g
Coffee shop, Clement s Drug store.
Richardson IS bakery and the gas Of
flee were supplied with the fuel and
reports from all highly commended
ridge, was also supplied ana pro
nounced the service excellent.
The district now equipped with
mains now extends from the north
crn citv limits II the southern city
limits between Fourth and Eighth
streets. The gas company has an
nonnced that residents desiring gas
within these boundaries will be Civ
en- so foot free piping service
which viii bring the fuel to a meter
in the house. The inside piping,
save the extension to the meter
must be defraved BY the resident.
A contract must be signed by an
plicants to the effect that they VIII
install the necessary piping, pureh-
ase 4 range of some sort and use
gas. 1t WAS announced that fdll
stocks Of stoves and ranges are be
ing carried by the various hardware
stores and also at the gas company.
The company will also have some
gas refrigerators on display and for
sale within few weeks.
New Application Necessary
The COMPANY Will center all its
efforts beginning Monday on run
ming the services into the homes.
Persons who have previously applied
for such service are instructed to
make a new application. The com
rany will install the services in or
der Of application, in order that no
uisagreements i'll this line viii be
encountered.
As soon as the service within the
district now equipped with mains
is complete. the c0mpenv Will eX'
tend its mains to all other parts of
the citv. In the meantime these
points will be supplied with gas by
the tank system. 1t was announced
that the tank charge which has been
made up until now, in addition t.
the cost of the fuel for the purpose
Confined ON Page 3
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09
DOHENY INTERESTS PAY HUGE
SUM TO END OIL LITIGATION

A petition to have the govern
ment intervene in the attempt
of Rear Admiral Fl. G.. Rousseau
and j. Champion Anderson. who
served as federal receivers for
the leases in Kern county, to OBJ
tain a refund of taxes paid on
oil produced in Kern county has
also been filed.
The taxes, amounting to an
proximately $4,000 were paid
under protest by the receivers
and before the validity of the
leases had been questioned and
the land returned to the govern.
ment.
WASHINGTON, Sept. O.
Upon cancellation of the Elk
Hills lease ON the grounds Of
fraud, the United States gov
ernment was awarded nearly
sl4,000,000 for oil taken from
the Elk Hills reserves by f. l..
Doheny's companies, the Pan.
American Petroleum Company
and the American Petroleum
and transport Co.
The payments lust made are
in accordance with this iudg.
ment. The Elk Hills reserves,
leased to Doheny by former Sec.
retary of the Interior Fall and
involved in the senate oil inves-
tigation several years ago, have
now reverted TO navy control.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09
HARDER MAKES
DENIAL OF ALL
CHARGES FILED
~ United Press feaaed wire


SACRAMENTO, Sept. 9.-Making
a general denial of all charges for
which he was suspended from off
ice, c. X. Harder. depcsed chief
state traffic inspector, today filed
his reply with the civil service com
mission.
Harder denied that he instructed
Il deputy to tell Tehama county
supervisors to "mind their own
damn business but admitted re-
commencing an appointment OF w.
H. Randol as a county traffic of
ficer in Kern county, knowing that
Randol had been ousted in Stanis
laus county for actions unbecomine
an officer.
Randol, according to the reply,
had proved to Harder in every way
he would be capable officer and
had made good.
Harder said that he at one time
placed ban on the Owl Lamp be-
cause it violated the law. The com
rtny later corrected the deficiency
and the Lamp was given an COX -
but all communications to traffic
Officers were confidential, he alleg-
ed.
Flat denial was made of the charge
that he had recommended woman
as clerk of Santa Barbara police
without disclosing the fact that
she had been dismissed from a Stan
islaus county position for charge
involving her moral character.
y day will be set by the civil
service commission for trial, at
which Frank G. Shook, chief of the
division of motor vehicles, will be
called upon to prove his charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09
Escaped Convicts
Sought in Valley

Two prisoners have escaped from
the hivtrside road camp and are be-
lieved to be headed into Imperial
valley, according to report receiv-
ed at tho sheriff 8 office. The men
We're described as follows:
Harry Spars, aged 20, about
feet, y inches tall; weight about l60
pounds. Brown eyes and hair. Wore
overalls and blue shirt.
Edward Wilson, "a, about S feet
10 inches tall; weight about $50
pounds. Brown hair and blue eyes.
Sandy complexion. Dressed in COW
boy clothes.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09
Senator Johnson
Guest at Fair
Nv Uuseeh p-ess l.~ased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Sept. g. -
Concentrating the 77th anniver-
sary of California s admission to
statehood the California State Fair
celebrated Admission dav today.
With United States Senator Hiram
Johnson. former governor of Cali
fornin, as the honorel guest of the
day, holiday crowds continued TO
shatter all previous attendance rec
ords.
Governor Young and Senator John
son visited the various county ex
hibits, marking epochs in the Gold
en- states's growth from the early
gola rush days Of 40.
Today was also state supervisors
day miners,r day and Monterey
county dav. Many boards of super
visors from northern California
counties attended the association :
luncheon in the main assembly hall
while the miners staged their lunch
con in the convention tent.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09
PLEA FOR
PEACE BY
BELGIUM
Minister Says Disarma-
ment Must Come By
Agreement or BY War.
BREACH WIDE n s
Smaller Nations Resent
Attitude Taken by Big
Powers in League. -
BY HENRY WOOD
(United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

GENEVA, Sept. 9.--Disarmament
rs a result of new and ruinous war
or disarmament by mutual agree
ment through the League Of Nations
must come to the world Emile Van
dervelde, foreign minister of Bel
gium, told the League of Nations
assembly today. He emphasized the
widening breach between large aud
small members of the league.
The rebellion of the small powers
against the larger members contin-
ued unabated today although the
spokesmen of Britain, France and
Germany did what they could = 20
allay the turmoil by refraining from
addressing the assembly. as,.f
Resentment is directed against the
Locarno powers and more specific
ally against Britain and France.
The smaller powers have indicated
their conviction that some measure
of disarmament could be obtained il
the major powers were more amen
able to reason.
The latest act to which the smell;
er powers took exception was the
emasculation of a Polish proposal to
prevent aggression and to prevent
any country from adding to its pres
ent armaments. Experts represent.
ing the Loearno signatories revised
the draft.
Despite Belgium membership in
the Locarno group. Vandervelde
urged reference to the Polish pro.
posal and Dutch protocol of simi-
lar general purpose to the appropri-
ate commission for full discussion
and for elaboration.
Canada Asks Seat
Belgium, said Vandervelde, re-
mains faithful to the principles Of
the leagues protocol for disatma-
ment, security and arbitration
which he demanded that the present
assembly endeavor to advance. a..
Unless disarmament is attained
hv the league, he said. new compe
tition in armaments was certain
and then new war. Finally, he
said. complete disarmament would
result because of the ruin of all na.
tions in conflict.
Canada's candidacy for a league
can group to convoke a meeting for
tomorrow at which it was expected
to adopt a resolution declaring that
the three council seats designed for
America were intended specifically
for Latin American countries. Con-
sequently the group would insist
that the seat which is to be given
up by San Salvador at this time be
given to another Latin American
member and that Canada's candi-
dacy apply to one of the non-pcrma-
nent seats now held in Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09
America Out of
Schneider Race
Nv I'0ISed pr.sa Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. Sept. Q. Tn"
United States will not be able to
participate ir the Schneider Cup
races at Venice, Italy, September
%.
Acting Secretary of the Navy
Robinson announced TODAY the navy
had definitely abandoned the plan
to send cruiser to Venice with
Lieutenant A. j. Williams and his
navy racing plane.
A navy department announcement
said Williams had found il imprac
ticnl TO make all necessary tests and
trials with his plane so he could EN-
bark today for Italy. Adjustment s,
required at the last minute could
not be effected in time for him to
sail
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09
Cartoons Please
Ex-Servicemen

Attention of ex-Serv1cemen,
who are unable to make the big
trip with the second A. E. F., Is
called 20 the series of cartoons
on the big Parade which
starts, today in the Press.
Don Wooton, who draws the
cartoons for the N. Z. A. was
with the first A. E. F., and hc
therefore knows how to put the
proper kick into his drawings.
The comparisons between 1917
and 1927 are certain to bring
many a laugh to the ex-service-
men. The drawings will continue
for an indefinite period.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09
Court Grants
Actor Divorce
Ry United Press Leaned Wire

Los ANGELES, Sept. 9.--Once
matinee idol of day now long past,
Maurice Costello today is free of
the marital ties which bound him
TO home in which he found that
he no longer counted.
AS he was granted divorce from
Mae F.. Costello he related the story
of the collapse of his 25-year ro-
nance.
"No longer can I feel that I am
loved as a father and husband -
he said. "My wife would give me
to understand that ] do not count.
My daughters likewise. Once my
wife struck me on the CHM
Helene and Dolores Costello, the
daughters, are now both motion pic
ture stars in their own right
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09
State Observes
Admission Day
By United Press Leased Wire


los ANGELES. Sept. o.--Cele,
brating it, admission to the union
such as few states throughout the
nation do, California TODAY poused
to recall the day when it became
the thirtyfirs of the United States,
September 9. 1850
The admission day program here
centers at the Los Angeles Union
Stockvards Gardens, site OF the
Battalla De La Mesa. Portrayal of
the early days and traditions Of
"Alta California win be the fcq-
ture of the program, staged by the
native sons and daughters of the
Golden West.
Many public offices remained
closed for the day
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09
More Trouble For
Noted Film Star
ny United Press LEASED Wire

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 9.-CNllen
Lands, screen star, whose marital
troubles recently caused him to
spend five lavs in Jail, was again
III the limclight here today as the
result of tangled domestic affairs.
Upon information supplied by
Mignon Lands, his former wife,
Judge Bullock issued bench war.
rant and police We're searching for
that he has failed to contribute to
the support of his two minor child
rem for the past three months.
Lands recently spent five days
IN Jail for failure to meet monthly
1.imony PAYMENTS of 1850.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09
Bandits In India
Molest Americans
Nv United Peas Leased wire

CALCUTTA, Sept Two Amori.
can families named Duncan and
Macleod, including five children.
we're fired on and robbed bv bandits
as they were enrouta from NH"'r-..
on the Tibetan border, to Rangoon,
Burma.
The heroism of servant ~ the
Macleod family saved the liYes cs
both families. m.
The partv. s"fsaring great pa
yations, reached Atuntse.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09
CALIFORNIA GIRL WINS
ny United PROSE- Leased Wire

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9.-Miss
Marjorie "Midge' Gladman, of
Santa Monica. Cal. won the girls
Junior National Tennis ChamDion-
ship at the Philadelphia Cricket
Club today by defeating Miss Sarah
Palfrey of Boston, 6l0. 6.3.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09
They See Ox-Cart Become Plane

eft) Magma, Utah. and Joseph doese
Granger plains behind carts Together
climbed plane the other
day at SAT- City
trail they boys
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09
WEATHER. HALTs COURTNEY
nv United pres. Len.ed wtr~

CORUNA, Spain, Sept. e.--un,
favorable weather reports continued
today preventing Captain Frank T.
Courtney from resuming his flight
to New York in the Flying Whale.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09
N0NEWS
Of Plane
REPORTED
Sir John Carling Added
TO Long List of Trans
Ocean Tragedies.
HOPE ABANDONED
Believe Plane FOundered
In Storm That Destroy
ed Old Glory.
ny United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, Sept. 9,-.As dawn and
early forenoon arrived and passed
today without news of the mono
plane Sir John CARING, now overdue
"A hours, it was certain that the
plane was no longer in the air. The
Carling was presumed to have fal-
len inAo the sea.
Two young Canadian aviators,
Captain Torrance Tully and Lieu
tenant James ID. Medealf, left Har-
Ior Grace, y. T., "Wednesday morn
ing on an attempted flight TO Lon
DON
Meteorologists advanced the
theory today that strong southwes:
winds might have forced 'the pane
off its course and toward the dlree-
tion Of Scandinavia. But there
were no reports Of the plane from
Scandinavia.
Estimates varied as to the time
the plane could have remained in
the air, but the maximum of Az
hours would have brough: the plane
to land or sea at 4 SO a. N. today,
Greenwich time (ll.55 p. m eastern
standard time yesterday 1t was
possible. Of course, for the flyers 10
have landed during the night IN
Ireland or elsewhere, but thus far
there have been no such reports.
Carried Lifeboat
Signal lights burned throughout
the night Mt Croydon Field and
when at dawn today they were c%-
tinguished and no word of the plane
had been received it was feared
that Tuny and Medca!f had gone
the way of Nungesser and Coli,
Princess Anne and Minchin aad
Hamilton and Bertaud and Hin and
Payne.
1t is believed the Sir John CARING
flew into the same storm that pro-
baby brought dis ster to Old Glor".
The wind probably was from the
west and perhaps Of gale or near
gale force and to have attempted to
buck it would have reduced s,iii
further the chance of flying through
the storm.
The Sir John CARING carried a
collapsible boat and other life say
ing devices, including pistol and
flares bat similar equipmen. WAS
carried V other plares which have
become mysteries of the Atlantic
and Pacific.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09

UAR OR GRACE. y. r.. sept ..
Search for the missing Ola Glory
and Sir John Carling by the mono
plane Royal Windsor was postponed
today because Of Bad weather.
Reports from vessels indicated
rough seas and easterly gales. The
barometer was falling today.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-09

LONDON, Sept. Bad wea her
continued over the Atlantic today,
causing another postponcment of the
intended flight of Charles A. Le-
vine and Captain Walter r. c,
Hinchliffe to New York in the Bel
lanca monoplane Columbia.
or 'hcrc is no iriprovemen: IN
the weather during the next -
hours" Levine told the United
Press today, "we will ao.taaon the
attempt for this year
Evening star., 1927-04-21

o. the hospital. Denying any refusal
of treatment, DIR. Amolne said that a
bed was being prepared for Mellor
when the policeman forcihly took him
away. Only two or three minutes. all
told, he said. elapsed during the entire
incident. lie denied that any call was
being made To obtain permission from
the Veterans Bureau TO treat the
case, but stated that the policeman
had become "unduly excited"
DIR. Amoine Explains.
Finally, DR. Amoine said. while ar.
rangements for treatment We're being
made. the patient was taken from the
hospital forcibly and over objection
from those ia charge of the case at
the hospital
DIR. John Nelson was on duty at the
time, DR.. Amoine said. and made a
fun report to him, which Dr. Amoine
has transmitted to the eVterans' Bu-
reau.
Me1lor responded 10 treatment at
Georgetown Hospital and is not IN a
serious condition, according to the po.
lice. lie lives at 1913 II street.
Evening star., 1927-04-21
HOLDS 2 FOR GRAND JURY
Judge Hears Charge of Matching
Pennies Near Union Station.

Two alleged penny matchers," :"
Frank j. Barnwell and Fred Harris,
charged Jointly with conspiracy to de
fraud. We're held for the action of
the grand jury ON bonds Of $4,000
each following a preliminary hearing
in Police Court today before Judge
George II. Macdonald.
According to Precinct Detective
Michael j. Dowd of No 6, the two
men matched pennies with Anthony
Y. Mo2ier of Camden. y. j., April 13
near the Union station plaza. MoZier
stated that he had lost $11 TO the
men.
James a. O'Shea. representing the
defendants. tried TO prove that Mozier
had conspired with Harris to trim"
Barnwell.
Evening star., 1927-04-21
Chain Grocery Robbed.

A thief broke into the store Of the
Atlantic & Pacific Tea CO. at 3062
Mount Pleasant street between clos
ing hour last night and opening hour
this morning. through a rear window.
located soap box in which the man
ager had secreted 500 and a check
and stole the contents of the box. Po-
lice are conducting search for the
robber
Evening star., 1927-04-21
HOSPITAL DENIES
"RED-TAPE' CHARGE
Policeman CornweII Declares
Mount Alto Institution Re-
fused to Treat Man.

Charges that Mount Alto Hospital
yesterday afternoon refused to treat
William II Mellor, 33-year-old war
veteran suffering from epilepsy. unttl
rcd tape prelimiharies of obtaining
permission from the Veterans Bureau
had been followed, met with a denial
at the hospital today.
Policeman Hugh Il, Cornwell of the
fourteenth precinct who made the
charges, declared that after waiting
for some time he was forced to call
the patrol wagon and take the man to
Georgetown University Hospital for
treatment.
Cornwell said he found the man "
ing on Wisconsin avenue near the hos
pital where he was suffering from an
attack of epilepsy, and took him to
Ward r, where he was met by physi-
clan and a nurse, who inquired wheth"
er the man was a patient at the hos
pital Cornwell declared he told the
attendants he had just found the man
on the street, was unaware of his iden-
tity, but was sure he needed quick
trea tmrnt
Evening star., 1927-04-21
Suspect Returned From Paris.

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, April 21 H9.---
4 trail extending over two continents
and lasting more than year ended
here last night when Detective Capt.
John II. Macdonald brought back
from Paris George ID. Ban, alias
Joseph u. Johnson. alleged interna-
tional swindler and confidence man,
to face a charge Of swinding Mrs.
Harriet p. Brewster of this city. out
Of $140.0 600.
Evening star., 1927-04-21
MASS MEETING CALLED.

8pnfIAI Dlephtch 90 TIE Star
EDMONSTON, Md. April 81 -
mass meeting of citizens has been
called for tomorrow night In the local
school, when Corporation Counsel 6.
l.. Aiello will explain provisions of the
law passed by the recent Legislature
regarding street and sidewalk i'm.
provementa.
The law will not become effective
until voters have approved 1t st n spe-
cial election. The mayor and council
believes the voters should have op.
portunity of becoming familiar with
the measure before voting on it.
Evening star., 1927-04-21

tional toastmaster." speaking at the
Yale dinner in New York President
James Rowland Angeil also spoke
from New York. Other radio speak.
ers heard here last night wcre Richard
7. Grant. speaking at Cleveland, and
Harry H. Wallace. speaking at 81
Louis.
Yale IN Forefront.
President Angell said. IN part;
I'VE believe. nay we know, that
to keep Yale in the forefront of uni~
versity ranks, we must pay our
teachers salaries unon which they
can really live instead Of ~>etely
existing. as not few Of them are
now compelled to do, We believe
that, despite the limitation set upon
the number of cur students, the
quality of cur teaching in the under
graduate schools can never he
wholly satisfactory unless we can
obtain additional men To share with
the members of our present staff the
burden of instruction in some of our
over large departments. We know
from bitter experience that we can
neither secure nor retain first class
men With any certainty. unless we
can pay salaries at least equal TO
those offered at other institutions.
Evening star., 1927-04-21
Denied Bail in Shooting.

Special Dispatch TO Tho Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, April 2i.--At
hearing in Police Court this morn.
ing Piercie Allen. charged with
wounding Mrs. BERTHE Milburn during
an alteration with his wife. was
held without bail. Mrs Miiburn IL
at Alexandria hospital suffering from
a bullet wound in the arm. The firing
occurred in the Milburn home.
Evening star., 1927-04-21
FINE FOR CHILDREN!

Give them a good start i'm life,
with happy smiles and healthy lit
tie bodies. Children need mild
corrective occasionally to regulate
stomach and bowels. DIR. Edwards
Olive Tablets are a safe vegetable
compound mixed with olive oil.
They tone up and regulate the elm
NATIVE tract. Not nasty cathar-
tic or a habit-fOrming medicine, but
safe pleasant remedy for consti-
patton, sour stomach, torpid liver,
bad breath. and similar disorders.
DIR. Edwards, a widely known fam
/ lily physician of Ohio, prescribed
i these tablets for many years i'm his
own practice. Children from six
years up are greatly helped by
! them and like TO take them. RecOg-
+ nized by their olive color. DIR. Edwards
+ Olive Tablets overcome those irritable
+ spells that many children are subject to.
keen their bodies in active healthy e0ndi-
i tieg. skin clear and ewes bright with the
light of perfect health. I5e. 3Oe and
/ 60& &sizes.
Evening star., 1927-04-21

Women are replacing men in many
positions of Importance in the banks
of Switzerland.
Evening star., 1927-04-21

England has girl stag hunter.
Evening star., 1927-04-21

Sexton Gas Ranges
are the result Of 80
years experience in
the manufacture Of
fine ranges.
Evening star., 1927-04-21
Charges "Red Tape" Delay.

Then according to Cornweil, red
tape came into play. and a telephone
call was put in to the Veterans Blu
reau to obtain the permission for
treating the man. Meanwhile, the
man, unconscious, was left in Corn,
wells arms. CornwelI said he sought
to get him to cot, but no attention
was paid to his request and he was
forced TO lay him down on the floor
Cornwell finally decided to call Emer-
gency Hospital. but finding the ambu-
lance not Immediately available, he
called the seventh precinct and OBJ
tanned use of the patrol to take Mellor
TO Georgetown University Hospital.
As he left the institution, Cornwell
declared. the physician in attendance
was still trying to get permission for
treating the man.
An entirely different version comes
from DR., Victor Amoine. in charge
Evening star., 1927-04-21
Polioeman's Auto Looted.

Thieves are no rcspecters of per
sons. as Policeman L. L. Cornett OF
No. precinct found out TO his cost
last night when his parked car III
front of 1407 Morse street northeast
was looted and his overcoat, blanket
tools and a purse containing SIS
stolen.