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Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
MORE ACTION
PROMISED IN
JULIAN CASE

Los. ANGELES, June Fur
iher action against Julian Petrol
cum pool operators vii be taken to
morrow unless ring leaders make
restitution Of funds, gained
through usurious interest on Julian
loans by that time, City Prosecutor
f. j. Lickley announced today.
Dr. Lickley said he WAS prepar-
ing to file complaints against l3
men said to compose a pool known
as "No. @" and that he would file
charges against them as he did in
the case Of three asserted operators
in pool "No. / - yesterday.
Following lengthy conference
with the receivers, S. c. Lewis, ex-
head Of the corporation, was sche-
duled TO meet with DR.. Lickley and
Attorney j. NJ. jefferson, spcial in,
vestigator, to reveal new details of
the operations OF money lenders who
acted independent of the pools
Lewis will be questioned as to tho
names of approximately 100 indi'
viduals who made loans.
He will be asked concerning a
loan alleged to have been made
by theatrical msgnate, said to
have involved a huge sum of in
terest.
The office of the federal receiv,
ers, H. l. Carnahan and Joseph
Scott, was the scene Of unusual ac-
tivitv today as men named as pool
operators negotiated for the return
Of interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
BANK CLERK IS
CHARGED WITH
TAKING MONEY

Hamilton f. Young, 81, clerk at
the Bank of Italy, was arrested this
morning by Sheriff C. l.. Gillett on
It charge of grand larceny. Young
is accused by Josephine NJ. Adair,
county treasurer, with having stolen
$500 from the county Of Imperial.
According to the information fur
nished by the complainant Young
appeared at the office of the coun.
~ treasurer last Friday with war.
rants in the sum of $l1 ,355. In
paying off the money, she charges,
she gave Young $500 too much. The
mistake, she claims, was made in
that she gave him oNa stack Of SEQ
bills containing $1,000 instead of
$500.
She charges that the mistake was
discovered Immediately and that
prior to the arrival Of Young at the
treasurer 3 office the money was In
tact. That Immediately after he
left the $500 shortage was appar'
ent. She Immediately got in touch
with Young at the bank, she said,
but he denied having the money.
It was further brought out that
Young after leaving the treasurer g
office went to his room before 60
ing TO the bank. He then went to
the bank, turning over the money,
which when counted failed to show
an extra $500.
Young denied that he ever had
the money when arraignsd before
Judge Mayfield this morn'ng. He Is
SAID 10 have admitted going 10 his
room .,''er getting 'h" money at tho
treasurer office, explaining that
ho went there to make change IN
clothing. He was released under
$1,000 bail. Ross IIickcoN appear.
ed as his attorney.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
IInjures Fatal
To Renteria

Gregoria Renteria, GO, of Cali
patria died at the Ell Centre hospi
tai last night from injuries receiv
ed when the buggy in which he was
riding with his son, Manuel, was
struck BY the new motor train Of
the Southern Pacific road at a
crossing two miles south of Calipat
ria Saturday afternoon. The sor
also died in the hospital about two
hours after the accident.
1t was first thought that the
aged man would recover from his
injuries. His jaw was fractured
and leg broken with possibility
of fractured skull. Despite his
injuries he seemed to be bearing
up we'll but his condition yesterday
afternoon became worse and he
lapsed into unconsciousness and
died At $50.
An inquest was held into the
death of the boy at Lemons under
taking parlors yesterday afternoon
and a verdict of death due to being
struck by motor train, an un
avoidable accident, returned.
The engineer of the motor train
was called to the stand and told
of the buggy being driven across
the track. He said that he was un
able to stop in timc, though he put
on his brakes the instant he saw the
wagon and that the train crashed
into the buggy at the rear left
wheel
An inquest will be held today in
to the death of the father.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
TNDBERGH ACCORDED UNUSUAL
[ONORS BY PASSING VESSELS s

The cake, the officers explained,
was TO have been table decora.
tion at farewell i.artv of officers
at Rotterdam The sudden depart
ure of the Memphis when ordered
to call at Cherbourg for Lindbergh
necessitated cancellation of the
party.
hndbergh is proving a good sail
or He impressed all Of the officers
by his modest demeanor
Admiral Burrage, commander Of
the Memphis, summarized the gen
eral opinion aboard the cruiser by
saving that he found by talking
with Lindbergh that his flight to
Paris and his previous achieve
ments were not question of luck,
but rather the result Of "the thor
oughest preparation and the sort of
accuracy and good Judgment which
the navy tries to attain. His sue
cess Is matter of efficiency and
determination" -.-,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
RUSSIAN
MINISTER
IS slain:
Envoy to Poland Shot
By Student at Polish
Capital.
ASSASSIN is TAKEN
Sought to Avenge Soviet
Acts Against Russian
MOnarchists.
Dy United Press Leased Wire

WARSAW, June 7.-Pierre Vol
koff. Soviet minister to Poland,
died in hospital today few hours
after being shot at the Warsaw rail
way station by Russian monarch
isl student, Boris Kowerda.
Noikoff had gone to the station
to greet A. p. Rosengolz, returning
to Moscow from London where he
had been Soviet ambassador until
England severed diplomatic rela
tions with Russia.
The student fired two shots at
Noikoff at close range.
Kowcrda was arrested and said
he wanted TO kill Voikoff to
avenge Soviet terror against Rus,
sian monarchists. -
Polish Foreign Minister Zaleski
visited Voikoff before he died.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
YOUTH ARRESTED
FOR LIBELINC
DEAD FATHER
BY United Press Leased Wire


riddance of bad rubbish. -
These words alleged to have been
placed over his fathers grave re-
suited in charges of crlp}inal libel
being filed today against Paul B.
Bender, 10, who is held in the coun-
ty jail for trial in superior court.
AT a preliminary hearing before
Justice Earring of Belvedere, it was
testified that BenCer went to his
father s grave the day before Me-
mortal Day and deposited a wreath
with a placard attached to it.
The notice, which was presented
as an exhibit, read: " Notice.:
Good riddance Of, bad rubbish. A
son, P. B. Bender
Tho youth was arrested several
davs ago on suspicion of burglary.
His step-mother, Mrs. R. Bender,
told officers that her step-son had
ransacked her home looking for a
deed to his father 8 property.
She showed the officers the
wreath and placard which she dis
covered and removed on a visit to
the grave on Memorial day.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
Pv THOMAS T.. STOVES
OJnited p~ess STAFF Corresnorden

WASHINGTON, Tnne 7.-Socre.
tarv of the Navy Wilbur disclosed
today that naval engineers who
helned develop the mir cooled cnoine
which carried Lindherch and Cham
berlin across the Atlantic, are work
ing on improvements in enoine and
plane which could carry trans-At-
'antic flving from the governmental
stage into that of practicabiIitv.
He declined 70 reveal inet what the
,enQineers have ACCOMPLISHED. hut as
on Indication o. what MIGHT be ex.
nected nointed to the hardihood ot
'hA Wrirht air cooled motor IN the
RYAN and Be'lanca monop'anes,
which Lindbergh and Chamherlin
flew.
"The engine" Wilbur said, "is
the important thing now.
| "The performance Of the air cool
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
SAPP NOMINATED
FOR PRESIDENT
BY R0TARIANS
BY g. P. WILLIAMSON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

\OIut0O 6IcSS 0td11 VoIIcSPOuuSutj
OSTEND, Belgium, June Ar
thur Sapp Of Huntington, Ind, was
unanimously nominated today for
the 1927 international Rotary presi-
dency. The international conve,l-
ton of Rotary clubs which began
here yesterday considered the prob
lem of a president soon after con-
vening today.
w. r. Elliott of Leeds, England
requested at the last moment that
he be not nominated because his
duties as clergyman would pre-
vent his giving the requisite time
to the tffice. Elliott and SapI
were the principal candidates.
The convention nominated the
following to be directors Of inter
national Rotary:
Raymond Knoeppel, New York
Leonard Skeggs, Youngstown, Ohio
Cornev Garretson, Wilmington, Del;
Robert Heun. Richmond, Ind; J. G
Palmer, Shreveport, La; John B.
Orr, Miami, Fla; Norman Black
Fargo, N. D.; Walter D. Cline,
Wichita Falls. Texas; Joseph S
Royer, Quebec; Charles White, Bel
fast, Ireland.
The election will take place Thurs
day,
The subject of war debts was men
toned before the convention today
by F. G. Thomson Of Denmark, who
spoke on the subject, = Rotary in
Europe.'
Europe" he said, "Now is un
Ger the darkest Of clouds and is pay
ing tremendous debts. particularly
to the United Statos.'
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
MAILMEN PLAN
LETTER DELUCE
FOR LINDBERCH

Captain Charles A. Lindbergh
may be a hero to the world, but
he is more than that to the mail men
throughout the country. He is to
them, zone of the gang" having
flown thousands of miles with the
mail before becoming famous.
And in order to welcome him in a
manner that he will thoroughly un,
derstand and appreciate, the postal
authorities are sponsoring a "let-
ter to Lindbergh' movement, ac
cording to c. C. Jenkins, acting
postmaster of this city.
Following ont the suggestion re-
ceived from the post office depart
ment at Washington, the postmaster
has asked the Press to publish the
following notice, urging the public
70 deluge Lindbergh with plenty of
mail:
"To the Public:
You may not be able to be present
at tho national reception to Capt.
Charles A. Lindbergh at Washing
ton. but for 10 cents you can help
make his welcome home the most
impressive national reception ever
rendered anyone by sending by air
mail a personal expression of appre-
citation of his great exploit that
has so redounded to the credit and
glory of American aviation.
Capt, Charles A. Lindbergh,
co Postmaster General,
Washington, D. c.
and should carry the air mail post
age, 10 cents per half ounce, and
the envelope marked "Via air mail
only.' These letters may be de-
posted in any postoffice box
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
NAVY WORKING TO DEVELOP
ENGINES FOR OCEAN PLANES

cd motor which our naval engineers
he'nnd n design, is triumph OF
engineering.
He indicated that the motor in
the two transatlantic planes was
but 2o5 horsepower. while expert.
merts are being carried on now TO-
ward perfecting 610 and 800 horse
power motors Of both air cooled and
wntor cooled types.
Wilbur said he did not want TO
anrAar too ontimistic over trans.
Atlqntic travel.
Naval Officials are lno'5iuc for.
ward with interest IN the for'heom-
inc transatlantic trim of Commnn-
dor Pichard IT. Bvrd. North Pole
flier. who viii earrv three passen-
rcrs with him in n Fokkcr, three en-.
gincd monou~ane.
His success. with passeneers
aboard, would mean much for air
plano ocean travel. they beliove.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
'CR0UP()F
BANKERS
INDICTED
Government Says Ring
Manipulated Land and.
Stock Frauds.
EIGHT ARE ACCUSED
Federal Jury Charges
40 Different Counts in
Case.
by United Press Leased Wire

TOLEDO. Ohio, June Guy
Huston. president Of the Chicago
Joint Stock Land Bank and seven
other bankers who federal authori-
ties charge were involved in whole
sale land and stock frauds were in
dictcd on 10 counts by federal
grand jury here today.
The government charged the
eight men devised a scheme to OBJ
tain money and property by fraud
and formed a number of dummy
companies.
The Indictment says ''These com
panies were organized to acquire
land and securities of doubtful val
ue and little worth from said joint
stock land banks. These were car
ried as assets on the books and rec
ords Of the bank and we're generally
unsaleable for the amounts invested
by the banks IN mud.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
HEALD STATES
DETERMINATION
TO ENFORCE LAW
Fullest Action Will Be
Taken to Reduce Crime
In County.

With record of 81 convictions
and pleas of guilty in felony cases
since January l, District Attorney
Elmer Heald today issued warn
ing to all criminals, potential law
breakers and felons in which he de-
clared he will increase the vigilance
of his department and will prose
cute to the limit every case that is
filed before him.
"Imperial county has labored
too long under the handicap of
crime and only by the most rigid
and severe law enforcement pro
gram can we expect to reduce the
volume of crime in the next few
years" Heald said.
my department is now fully or
ganized and we have systemmatized
our procedure so that every case re-
ceives prompt and careful attention
and all evidence available is secur-
ed before the specific charge is laid
before the court. We have in the
first few months since our occupan-
cy of the department extended our
operations and organization so that
at present we are able to give the
people of this county the greatest
amount of protection under the
law
Heald s department has placed on
file total of $50 eases since he
took office, and of that number 106
have been completed leaving 274
cases still pending or awaiting ap-
prehension of the accused. The
records show that there have been
67 pleas of guilty since January l
of which 33 were pleas of guilty to
felony charges. There has been
but one acquittal in superior court
in that time and three hung juries.
Important Cases Tried
Among the more significant cases
attracting countrywide attention
were the conviction of Joe Hard.
wick, former chief of police of Ca
lexico, on charge of assault with
a deadly weapon; Albert Saintz,
convicted of burglary; People VS..
Hardin of Imperial, charged with
assaulting a group of boys with a
deadly weapon, III WHICH t1dl I'LL
pleaded guilty after new trial had
been set; and w. D. Smith, former
treasurer of Imperial, charged with
embezzlement. This last case is set
for trial on June q, the jury hav-
ing been unable to reach a verdict
in the first trial.
Twenty seven cases were dismiss
ed during the period. Of these lat
ter cases many were dismissed for
the purpose of filing new or amend,
ed complaints, some were dropped
because of lack of sound evidence
and a few were dismissed when the
defendant pleaded guilty to lesser
charges.
February IS is shown as one OF
the busiest days of the department
in superior court where seven men
pleaded guilty OF felony charges
and an eighth was convicted.
"I wish here to repeat what
have told juries repeatedly Head
said. 1.-The people of this county
have a right to expect the fullest
protection of the law and under my
oath of office I have promised to
give that protection and to that
end every resource of this depart
ment is being devoted.'
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
House Blown Up
In San Jose
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN JOSE, Calf, June T. An
explosion of dynamite that ratified
windows two miles away, early to-
dav blew up an 'unoccupied house
owned by Vincent Teresa and at
tracted hundreds of persons to the
spectacular fire that resulted.
Police are attempting to unravel
the mysterious dynamiting which
Is believed to have been commit
ted by Teresa s enemies, believing
that he lived in the house. He
lives few houses away. The house
was DESTROYED.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
Death of Girl
To Be PrObed
Nv United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES. June An in
quest will be held here tomorrow
into circumstances surroundin"
the suicide of Patricia Marshall, 10,
in an effort to fix the cause of the
girls act, Chief Deputy Coroner
w. A. Macdonald announced here
today.
The girl, who was found dead on
the floor of her apartment. last Sun
day, is said to have carried on ex'
tensive communication with Harry
Rosenberg, an insurance man OF
Washington, D. c.
This angle of the ease and the
asserted failure of those who at.
tended the girl before her death to
notify police will be investigated
the coroner's office announced.
Santa Rosa recently rejected the
proposal to buy a municipal swim
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Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
POULTRYMEN ATTEND
UNIVERSITY CLASSES

GARDEN GROVE, Calf, June Z.
More than 100 Orange county
poultrymen attended the opening Of
three day poultry school here to-
day.
The classes conducted by Univer.
sity of California will be held aft
ernoons and evenings with lectures
by poultry experts feature of each
session.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
BY CHARLES M. McCANN
fnited Press Staff Correspondent

(. ABOARD THE L. =. =. MEM
MS, June As the cruiser
emphis nearcd mid.occan today
its VOYAGE to Washington,
ilarles A. Lindbergh still enjoyed
10 rest and quiet of the ship.
He was storing up many hours Of
eep in anticipation of late hours
nd early rising during the first
eek or so after his arrival at the
ipital on Saturday
The Memphis had the distinction
\ being the most sought and honor
a vessel on the Atlantic In ad.
ition to the ordinary cou.tesies at
"a, all ships passing were giving
alutes in honor Of Lindbergh.
At dinner with the Officers in
ae wardroom last night Lindbergh
4as presented with cake in :, the
orm of his airplane, the Spirit Of
I, Louis.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
Purviance Still
Fights For Life
ny United Press Leased Wire

RICHMOND, Cal, June 7.-Har.
old Purviance, pneumonia victim,
today entered his ninth day of arti.
fioial respiration through an oxy'
gen tnhalator manned by Richmond
firemen.
Although his recovery is believed
certain by doctors, an attempt to
stop the supply of oxygen yester.
day was unsuccessful because of
his weakened condition.
The firemeu started using the In
halator when Purviance lungs col
lapsed under the pneumonia attack
at a. m. May 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
GATHER AT FRESNO
ny United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, Cal, June 7.-Promi-
nent railroad officials began arriv-
ing here today in private cars for
the banquet of the California Vine
yardists Association, which will be
held here tonight.
Among the early arrivals were II.
NJ. Adams, president, and Eugene
Fox, vice president Of the Western
Pacific Railroad, and H. A. Hin
shaw, assistant freight traffic man
ager OF the Southern Pacific
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
More Floods
In Arkansas
ny United Press Leased Wire

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June =
Rivers again are at flood stage in
Arkansas, the weather bureau an
nounced, and many families just
returning TO their homes following
receding water have been forced to
leave again.
The Arkansas, Black, White. and
st. Francis Rivers, fed by heavy
rains all along their upper tribu.
taries are again creeping over the
lowlands menacingly.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover
and his party of officials survey
ing flood conditions remained a day
longer to get first hand reports on
O possible second flood.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
RETURN OF HUGE
SUM DEMANDED
BY GOVERNMENT
Refunded Estate Taxes
Must Be Given Back
Says Collector.
By United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, June 7.-Ths :
United States government, through
John p. Mclaughlin, collector of
internal revenue, has demanded the
return of approximately $20,000,00o
in estate taxes which were refund
ed to California widows following
supreme court ruling that widow
has half interest in community
property and should pay inheri-
tancc taxes on only half her hus-
bands estate, it became known to-
day.
Attorney General John G. Sar-
gent recently ruled that the su
preme court decision in the famous
Blum W Wardell case did not re
quire that the government return
half the inheritance taxes paid by
widows and widowers in California
since 1915
The decision has heretofore been
taken to hold that in California-
and seven other states-under the
community property law, a wife is
half owner OF her husband 8 estate
and therefore should pay inner
itanee taxes only on the other
half
Attorney General Sargent now
holds that n wife owns only an cx
pectancy in the half interest and
the entire Inheritance tax must be
pad.
Property Attached
Warrants of distraint, which
amount to attachments, were said
today IL have been placed on
scores Of California properties,
owned hv persons to whom the gov
crnment refunded tax money which
at that time was thought to have
been overpaid. Through the tying
up OF these properties the govern
ment will attempt to force the re.
turn Of the refunded money.
However, Californians will un
doubtcdly fight the ease back again
to the supreme court, according TO
j. B. Coryell, header of the fight to
have California placed ON parity
with all the other states which
have community property laws.
1t is known that the amount the
government IS cudeavoring to regain
runs into several millions and may
even run higher than the $2O, O,OO0,-
600 estimate, according to Coryell
The amount Is about evenly divld-
cd between northern and southern
California, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
Err MAN Y
E:[(a)MES
|AT0RS
erful Reception to-
ambe~Iln by People.
Officials.
ID IN CAPITAL.
E Have Hard Work
|ndling Crowds 10
eet Yankees.
By FREDERICK KUN

d Press Staff Correspondent
LIN, June Z. Clarence
erin arrived today in the
"a monoplane Columbia, com
a record breaking flight
ew York to Berlin which was
pied twice and which almost
in disaster in the swampland
es southeast Of the capital.
Ties A. Levine, backer of the
ca planes flight, who leaped
the craft just before it
away from New York Sat
morning, was in the cabia
'hamberlin today.
pair left Cottbus, where they
manned over night, at Ais p.
I landed here AT 5;57 P. III.
trans Atlantic monoplane
accompanied by an escort of II
ansa airplanes which had
1 with ii from Cottbus. They
yer Berlin in squadron forma
I $40 p. m.
er flying over the city, the
|ica and its escort circled Tenn
/ field.
mberlin and his escort gave
|eople of Berlin u real show in
citation of their long wait to
|mc the Bellanca.
|. squadron flew over Unter
Linden and then over the pal
4 the former kaiser.
the Bellanca flew over Ten
Z field, most Of the $4,000 per
assembled there as popular
tion committee, threw their
into the air, cheering Cham
Ambassador Present
2 thousands assembled at
,lohof air field cheered wildly
became so enthusiastic that po'
'einforcements were summoned,
tied States Ambassador Jacob
Schurmhn WAS among the
to reach the monOplane.
least one million Berlin resi-
must have crancd their neck'
; for a glimpse Of the Bellan
ane. Business stopped in Ber'
Takes pulled up at the frat
ing whir that the famous tlicr
overhead, Policemen forgot To
traffic. The entire town was
ing.
liners were disappointed that
,in Charles A Liudbcrgh fail
J visit their capital, but they
mined today TO recoup their
# Lindbergh in the enthusiasm
,oir welcome to Chamberlin
Levine.
'lin telephone operators were
icted 10 keep one telephone
open to enable Chamberlin to
by radio telephone with his
or soon after he arrives.
imborlin, Levine and the Bel.
received tremendous ova,
The entire city was attracted
open air by the roaring rack
the 20 airplancs which final
the Bellancs 3 flving
, planes wheeled and eircled
Berlin while the townspeople
I upward from streets, roof
and other places of vantage.
amberlin did not leave the
plane Immediately, remaining
e controls whilo the craft was
ID to the landing flor near the
me.
amberlin left the machine and
ID States Ambassador Jacob
Sohurman shook hands and
cd him on the back before
ng a cable Of congratulations
President Coolidge.
tie Secretary Won Schubert
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07

A French dietitian proposes to
do away with home cooking. Prob
ably he argues that in order to
have home cooking people should
.haNe hOmra
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
WHAT'S DOING

TONIGHT
knights Of Pythas, Davis hall.
Imperial Valley Commandery
No. 81, Masonic temple,
TOMORROW
Chamber Of Commerce lunch
con, Barbara Worth hotel.
Dunsmuir, Siskiyou county, has
received 6454 inches Of rain, a
record for 80 years past.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07

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