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Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
DUNDEE AND MANAGER WILL
FACE TRIAL ON DECEMBER 2

Dundee and his manager,
WaXman, who caused the SEN
sational walkout have agreed to
the battle, Ace Hudkins would
fight for dollars or doughnuts
to get chance at the title, Dick
Donald the Inflated promoter
wants a chance to come back in
public opinion and the Californ-
ia Athletic Commission appears
to be the chief unknown guam
titv.
The agreement to restage
the championship which re-
suited in merry riot on the
original night, came Sunday
night after a meeting of all con
cerned.
Several stumbling blocks
loomed today however.
Charles f, Traung, member
of the Athletic commission is
quoted as saying that HDun-
dee will never again fight in
California. " Captain Seth
Strelinger, local member, be-
lieves it would be the "only
way out of the muddle.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
Anniversary Of
Red Revolt Held
Bv MARIA L. JOUSKAYA
United Press Staff Correspondent

MOSCOW, Nov. "A million men,
women and children of all ages par
ticipated today in great celebra-
tion of the tenth anniversary of the
communist revolution.
1t was the biggest demonstration
since the revolution itself.
Paraders from all parts of the
city, packed to discomfort with Wis
itors from other places, marched to
the red square for the principal fea-
ture of the eklong Celebration
mass meeting which the soviet
leaders attended.
BY a. m., long lines of paraders
already were making their way
toward the red square under the
decorated wall of the Kremlin, the
world famous fort where stands the
tomb of Nikolai Lenin, father of
soviet Russia. -
Leaders of the soviet government,
many of whom had participated in
the revolution, were grouped around
Lenin's tomb. They shouted greet
ting to each group of marchers, who
responded with cheers for favorite
. leaders.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
League May Adopt
a "Split Season"
Wy United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Com
sidcration of "split season. pro
posal, plan to vote $4,000 to the
pennant winning club and various
player deals were TO be before the
Pacific Coast League delegates who
gathered here today for their annual
conference.
The "split season" whereby clubs
winning the first and second SEES
sions of games would meet in final
series to decide the pennant winner,
was to be advocated principally by
the clubs of Hollywood, Los Angel
es, Sacramento and possibly Port
land. San Francisco and Oakland
were expected to oppose the plan.
The proposed 100000 bonus would
replace the custom of presenting
watches to members of the club
winning the league pennant. 1t was
reported that Tom Turner of Port
land, will present that plan to the
delegates.
Many rumors of changes in play
crs were heard as the delegates OPP
cned their session.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
Mystery Auto
Held at Jail

A Moon automobile, bearing the
license number S67-579, has been
turned over to the sheriff's office
pending investigation into its own
crship.
The machine was brought to Ell
Centre from Las Cruces, n. NJ, by
a man giving his name as Shelton
joy. According to information here
JOY drove the ear to Ell Centre at
the request of one Jimmy Lane. He
said that Lane had given him $50
t. take care of his expenses and
asked him to leave the ear at the
Buick agency in FL Centro.
When he delivered the car here
the Buick people did not have any
information relative to the machine
and JOY turned it over to the sher-
iff S office. Sacramento has been
wired to determine the ownership
of the machine.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
MEXICAN REBEL,
LEADER VICTIM
OF FIRING SQUAD
By G. T. FINE
Omitted Press Staff CORRESPONDENCE

MEXICO CITY, Nov. THE re-
cent Mexican revolution virtually,
passed into history today with fu-
neral services for General Arnulfo
Gomez, one of the leaders of the
revolt who was captured and exc
cuted Friday by the government.
The funeral was at II a. m.
Several thousand persons visited
tie home of Alessio Robles yester-
day to view Gomez body. In an
other casket beside that of the slain
leader reposdd the body of his neph-
ew, Colonel Francisco Gomez Viz
cara, who was executed with his
uncle. Colonel Vizcarra funeral
was held late yesterday.
No announcement has been made
as to the time of funeral services
for three other revolutionary offic-
ers executed by the Gales govern
ment Saturday morning.
The war department announced
that the three, General Adalberto
Palacios, Colonel Salvador Costanos
and Major Francisco Meza Perez,
were shot to death after Il summary
courtmartial.'
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
Dead BallOOnist
Set New Record
by United Press Leased Wire

BELLENILLE, Ill.,, Nov. 7.-Of-
ficials at Scott flying field here be
ieve that Captain Hawthorne C.
Gray, army balloonist, found dead
in his craft in tree at Sparta,
Tenn, Saturday, established a new
altitude record for free balloons.
Information we have received,'
Colonel. John A. Paegelow, com
mandant, told the United Press,
"leads me to believe Gray ascendcd
more than $4,000 feet and possibly
reached $4,000. The record for
free balloons is less than $4,000 feet.
The bureau of standards will tabu-
late his records at Washington.
Burial of the balloonist will be
at Arlington National Cemetery to-
morrow or Wednesday. He died
more than eight miles above the
earth Friday night, presumably
from suffocaton in~the rarified at
mosphere.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
WILBUR PLACES
MACRUDER ON
WAITING LIST
Ry United Press Leased Wire

W NGTON, Nov. z. - Rear
Admiral Thomas p. McGrudcr, who
stirred up the ire of navy officials
by charging extravaganza and inef-
ficiency in the navy department,
today was shorn of official duties
and given the status of awaiting
orders y following a conference with
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur here
Wilbur s purpose in taking this
course, il was learned, is to give the
admiral an opportunity to work out
measures to meet the deficiencies
with which he charged the depart
ment. Whether further action will
be taken aeainst Nhe former com
mand of the Philadelphia naval
yard, will depend upon the success
of this unusual mission, it was ex-
planned.
While waiting orders Magrudcr
will not be required to remain here
but may 60 and come as he plcases.
An office at the navy department
will be provided, if he desires and
the cooperation Of the department
extended. He will draw his full
salary and allowances.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
YOUNG ACTRESS
CHARGES MOTHER
WITH MSAN!T Y

LOS ANGELES, Nov. Virginia
Lee Corbin, II, once popular as a
child star of the films, and her
mother, Mrs. l.. L. Corbin, today
were billed in parts stranger than
any that carried Virginia to the
heights of screen fame.
Mrs. Corbin is held in the psyche
pathic ward of the General Hos
pital on complaint signed by her
daughter following weekend of
quarrels over parties and money,
climaxed by an attempt at suicide
by the mother.
According to police reports, Mrs.
Corbin took a quantity of poison
after she and her daughter quarrel
ed last night. The woman then tel
ephoned to Mrs. Bettina Aronson, a
neighbor, who rushed to the house
and found Mrs. Corbin suffering
from the effects of the potion. She
called an ambulance.
Doctors said that Mrs. Corbin
would recover, but Virginia decided
to press the matter further. She
signed complaint against her
mother, who will be held for exam
ination.
The girl told the police that she
and her mother had experienced diff
ficulties over financial matters for
some time and that she walked
out last night after her mother
objected to a party she wanted to
go to.
The hearing of the mother was
set for Thursday morning.
In signing the insanity complaint,
her mother spent thousands of dol
lars the young actress made in her
child's roles.
81 have nothing to show for my
work. she said Mother hasn't
either. She is not responsible. "
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
Russian Royalists
Storm Consulate
By United Press Leased Wire

SHANGHAI, Nov. 7.-Seven hun
dred monarchist Russians tonight
Stormcd the Soviet Russian consul
ate here. stoned its windows, forced
an entrance into the building and
tore down the red flying from it.
Seven men were injured before
the monarchists were dispersed.
Earlier in the day bomb was
thrown into the consulate during a
reception to foreign consuls. 1t did
not explode.
Thousands of monarchist Rus
slams today mourned relatives who
were killed in the communist rcvol-
ution-whose tenth anniversary is
being celebrated by communists all
over the world.
Imperial Russian flags flew from
two of the churches and from many
homes.
Monarchists publicly burned in
cffigy two figures of Russian reds.
Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of
eastern standard time. The above
dispatch was filed at 9:20 p. m.
Shanghai time.
The first packing of pomegran-
atcs from Portcrville, Tulare coun-
.ty, is under way.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
Banditry Renewed
In Los Angeles
Over the Weekend
Ry -nited Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. After a
period of inactivity, banditry broke
out afresh here over the weekend
with two store holdups and robber
attacks on number of individuals.
A lone bandit entered the Jahnke
Coffee Shop early today, lined sew
eral customers against a wall and
forced the cashier to turn over $l35.
Shortly later three bandits held up
two employees of creamery com
pany and took an undetermined
amount of money from safe
Arthur Turich, %, screen actor,
was beaten by three thugs last
night, He told the police the men
took SO and watch from him as
he and girl companion sat in
parked automobile. He was injured,
he said, protecting the girl.
Five other holdups and attempts
were reported to the police.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
WEATHER
ADDS TO
MISE R Y
Snow and Cold Descend
Upon Stricken Area In
New England
MANY HON ELESS
Crest of Flood Enters in
Connecticut Threatening
Greater Damage.
by United Press Leased Wire

BOSTON, Nov. Snow, sleet
and cold descended on stricken New
England today, where approximate
ly $4,000 were homeless in the wake
of the receding floods that devast-
ated 80 or 60 towns.
The death toll was estimated by
military authorities at 125, with 76
bodies already identified.
The danger of fire, famine, pestil
ence and disease added to the misery
of the suffering population. Fire
threatened Ludlow, Vermont, but
was controlled after hard fight
in the intense cold.
While the waters were receding in
the hardest hit sections, Vermont,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire and
Maine, the crest of the flood had
descended into Connecticut, where
prospects of great damage were
fOreseen.
The situation today was summar-
lied as follows:
Seventy six bodies identified.
Vermont reported "a known dead;
Massachusetts II; Maine 5: New
Hampshire 8; Connecticut 1, and
Rhode Island |.
Military authorities estimated to-
tai dead at 125 and damage at $780,,
100000.
Many persons were unaecounted
for.
Approximately $4,000 were home
less.
Fifty cities and towns were
wholly or partly destroyed.
Damage Enormous
Nearly 500 communities were af-
fected. Some communities. Were
without lights or adequate water
supplies.
Twenty dams were broken.
More than 100 bridges were down.
Hundreds of miles of railroad
tracks were destroyed.
Many highways were impossible.
Telephone and telegraph service
was still partly crippled.
Hundreds of relief workers and
equipment were enroute to flooded
areas.
Snow, sleet and low temperatures
handicapped rehabilitation work.
Red Cross, National Guardsmen
and volunteers joined in relief work.
A milk shortage prevailed in Bos-
ton and other Massachusetts, cities.
Steps were taken to avert disease
and famine.
Flood waters were reported reced-
ing at most points.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
Air Route Would
Pass Over Here
BY United Press Leased Wire

WICHITA, Kan, Nov. 7.-Plans
for a new ll6l mile passenger, ex-
press and air mail line between
Dallas and Los Angeles were an
nouneed here by Howard F. Wehrle
of Kansas City, following a confer
ence Sunday on the purchase of IS
Travelair monoplanes.
He said the enterprise had the
backing of men in Texas, Arizona
and California and that the new
route would shorten the present
transcOntinental air mail schedule
about four hours.
The new route would take in Los
Angeles, San Diego, Yuma, Tucson,
Phoenix, Ell Paso, Pecos, Abilene
and Dallas, he said. Present plans
call for daily service to start in six
months.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
Burned Beneath
Blazing Auto
by United Press Leased Wire

GLENDALE, Calf, Nov. T.
Trapped beneath the blazing wreck
age of his automobile, Howard IL.
Price, 10, was burned to death on
the San Fernando road near Bur
bank today.
Motorists told Glendale police
that Price was travelling at a high
rate of speed when his ear skidded,
hit a telephone post and turned on
its top.
Horrified, passersby. rushed to the
machine, but were unable to eXtri-
cate Price before gas connection
broke and was ignited by an elec-
tric spark.
Price. who lived at OF Califor-
mia avenue, Magnolia Park. was en-
ployed by n creamery. The body
was removed to funeral parlor
here.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07

Los ANGELES, Nov. Joe
Dundee, worlds welterweight
champion, Max WaXman, his
manager, who engineered the
now famous walkout at the
scheduled Dundee-Ace Hudkins
title bout here Thursday night,
and Dick Donald the promot-
er, will be tried December > on
charges of false advertising.
The trio appeared in munich
pal court here today before
Judge Samuel Blake. Dundee
and WaXman pleaded not guilty
to the charges and Donald, who
had entered that plea last Sat
urday, came to have his trial
date set.
Complaints against the three.
men were filed as the result of
action by the Los Angeles
Better Rusiness bureau.
1t appeared today that the
two principals in the fistic fl
asco of last Thursday night are
to stage a belated meeting for
Dundee's championship here
November 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
Wins At Poker
But Loses Life
BY United Press Leased Wire

HANFORD, Cal, Nov. -Four
suspects were in custody here today
in connection with the murder of
Selso Hymes, cotton picker, and
the wounding of his companion, Joe
Garcia near Corcoran.
Hymes was slain from ambush on
tie highway and Garcia was injured
in the hip following a poker game at
cotton pickers camp nine miles
south of Corcoran.
Emerging winners, Hymes and
Garcia left camp in an autmobile
to be confronted by a row of tim
bers stretched out across the road
short distance from camp. When
they stopped the car and alighted
to remove the timbers volley of
revolver shots rang out from am
bush.
The suspects, police say, were los
crs in the poker game.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
Trojan Star Out
For This Season

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7.-Physi-
clans attending Harry Edelson,
plunging fullback of the University
Of Southern California s football
team, announced today that the
star would probably be out of the
game for the remainder of the sea-
son.
Since the California game Edel-
sons knee has been in plaster
east. The doctors now believe that
an injured cartilage will not heal
sufficiently to allow the fullback
to appear in togs against Colorado
University next Saturday. or in lat
cr contests against Washington
state, Notrc Dame and Washington
University. Don Moses is the most
likely substitute.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
Fly PAUL. r. MALLON
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. In
vcstigation of the s--callcd fed
cral-estate tax lobby in Wash
ington will be demanded by
Representative Rainey, Demo-
crat, Illinois, he announced to-
day during the house ways and
means committee tax hearing.
Rainey questioned Governor
Fred w. Green, Michigan, as to
who paid his expenses to come
to the capital to oppose continu-
ance of the. estate tax levy.
Green said he paid his own ex-
penses.
''That will not be true of
many Witnesses Rainev said.
81 am going TO demand an
investigation to find out who is
paving the honey for all the
publicity and propaganda n
gainst estate tax which is be-
ing circulated in Washington -
Governors and other state
officials interested in killing
the estate tax convened here
today in preparation FOR carry
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
Star Player to
Face Indictment
by United Press Leased Wire

DIES MONIES, Iowa, Nov. r.
Chalmer w. Cissel's sudden rise to
fame as a $4,000 shortstop was
marred today by announcement that
he is under indictment in Des Moincs
on charges brought by 20 year old
telephone operator.
Cissel was sold BY the Portland
club of the Pacific Coast League 10
the Chicago White Sox. He former.
~ played with the Des Moines West.
ern League Club.
Cissel' s rise in baseball has been
rapid. He started his professional
career with Des Moines but after a
few weeks service was sold 10 Port
land. He played there one season
and his sale TO the White Sox was
at the highest price ever paid bv
a major league club for a coast
league player.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
SHOTTEN SUCCEEDS McINNIS

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7.-Stuf-
iv Mclnnis, former star first sackcr
Of the Athletics, has been released
rs manager of the Philadelphia Ma
tonal league club, Gerald Nugent,
secretary of the Phillies, said to-
day.
He viii be succeeded by Bert H..
Shottcn, former st. Louis Card out
fielder, who has signed a two year
contract to manage the team, Nu-
gent said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
Woman Rider on
Trial For Life
By United Press leased Wire

LAKE VIEW, Ore, Nov. In a
court room jammed with roughly
garbcd plainsmen and mounta in
ranchers, selection of jury for the
murder trial of Lorena Trickcy,
noted rodeo performer, was stated
today.
With the pallor of two months
confinement in Jail upon her face,
the cow girl was brought into court
to stand trial on murder indict-
ment charging her with staying j..
p. SLIM Harris, her common law
husband.
AT the outset of the trial it was
indicated that it would be diff
cult procedure to procure the jury.
Those on the regular jury list had
formed definite opinions as to the
guilt or innocence of LOrena.
Judge Gorkins directed Sheriff
Friday to be ready to call special
venirc if the regular jury list is
exhausted this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
Doubles Sum For
Flight to Japan
By United Press Leased Wire

ERIE, Pa, Nov. 7.-Colonel w
+. Easterwood ,Ir., millionaire "Chi-
cle king of Dallas, Texas, leaving
here today after attending the ma
tional convention of the United
States Marine Corps League, an
nounced he has increased his offer
from $4,000 to $4,000 for an air
plane flight from Dallas to Hong
Kong, China.
Easterwood was elected a divis-
ional vice commander of the Marine
Corps League. Major General j. A.
Lejuene, commandant of the L. s.
Marine Corps, was elected command
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
M'Kechnie Will
Boss Cardinals
Hy United Press ceased wire

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. bill
Mckcchnie, manager of the 1928
world champion Pittsburgh Pirates,
will manage the st. Louis Cardinals
next year, Sam Breadon, president
Of the club, announced today.
Bob O'Farrcll, under whom Me
kechnic worked as assistant mana
ger this year, will be retained as n
playing catcher, Brcadon said.
O'Farrcll won thc National
League most valuable player prize
in 1926.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
Bullets Miss
Human Target
By United Press Leased Wire

DELA,NO, Cal, Nov. Shot at
four times by a man who police say
was intoxicated, ID. o. Jones today
recounted the events of his mar
rowest escape from death.
Standing at downtown street
corner yesterday, Jones met Charles
Carson, a pool hall operator. APP
parently without provocation Car
son drew revolver and fired two
shots at Jones, both bullets going
wild.
Terrified Jones took to his heels
and took refuge behind a building
as two more bullets missed their
mark.
Carson was overpowered by de-
putty sheriff and arrested.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
WEEKEND DEATH
TOLL ON COAST
SHOWS DECREASE
Only Fifteen Fatalities
Recorded, Being Small
est in Weeks.
By United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. But
fifteen names-the smallest nun Der
in many weeks-were added to the
season s death toll on the Pacific
coast over the week end. according
to reports to the United Press to-
day.
Five automobile casualties. two
suicides, one murder and one death
from street car injuries were re
ported.
The other deaths were due to a
variety of accidents.
At Corcoran, Calf, Selso Hes
was shot and killed from ambush
following poker game. Another
player, Joe Garcia, was seriously in
jured. -Four men were arrested in
connection with the shooting af-
fray.
Mrs. Adah Milholland, San Fran
cisco, wife of radio announcer,
shot and killed herself, while in
Seattle, Wash, Louis Cobb took his
own life.
Ernie Pezzey, Vancouver, p. G..
was killed in an automobile wreck.
Mrs. May Beland, 81, Portland
Ore, died from injuries received in
an automobile collision.
In Southern California. Daniel
Rosscau, Is, Riverside, fell off a
truck and was killed when his
head struck a sidewalk curb; Mrs.
Julia Dawson, so, Los Angeles, To-
ccivcd fatal injuries in an automo.
bile collision.
Run Over BY Car
w. r. Gregory, 45, Escalon, Cal,
met death when his automobile
crashed off bridge 60 feet to land
on rocks below.
William Schliss, 65, Sacramento.
died from injuries received when
he was run over by a street ear.
In Los Angeles Glen Olcry.
months, smothered to death under
bed blankets; Carlo Nearn, 81, chok-
ed to death while eating steak
Harold Sitley, 90, died following a
football game from ruptured dia.
phragm, and Oscar NJ Renten, 90
died of a fractured skull received in
fist fight with his brother over
girl.
Nick Rendina, 81, Fresno. at
tempted to cut a power line that
fell in front Of his home during a
storm and was clectrocutcd
Joseph Dellapiane, 10 months,
succumbcd to injuries received
when pushed over by his three year
old sister.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
CANADA TO HANG NELSON
By United Press Leased Wire

WINNIPEG, Man, Nov. Cana
da today prepared to hano Earle
Nelson, "Gorilla man. believed TO
be responsible for strangling more
than 20 women in the United States.
Nelson was convicted here Saturday
of strangling Mrs. Emily Patterson.
He was sentenced to death.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
Are British Invading Detroit, Too?

Prof William McAndrew suspended Of The Chca
superintendent
McAndrews Thomp
with
t the Detroit schools which probably
though believe