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Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
BURNS OFFICIALS
DENY TAMPERING
WITH JURYMEN
Head of Detective Firm
To Be Questioned By
Grand Jury.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-Flat
denial of the government 3 charge
that Burns operatives shadowing
the Fall-Sinclair jury falsified af-
fidavits apparently designed to
force mistrial of the case was
made today by W. Sherman Burns,
directing head of the international
detective agency.
He and his father, the famous
William J. Burns, "the eye that
never sleeps" today expected to
make their third appearance before
the grand jury investigating jury
tampering conspiracy charges
against Harry +. Sinclair, oil mul
timillionaire, and two of his lieu
tenants, Mason Day and Sheldon
Clark.
Another son, Raymond Burns, sec
retary of the Burns Agency. was
drawn into the case today and was
ready to go before the grand jury.
w. Sherman Burns, as spokes-
man for his father, said the entire
story of William J. McMulln, who
worked as "William V. Long,
operative "L-36.' while he was a
spy for the government, was false.
McMullin's story was that at the
request of Burns agents he made a
false affidavit on which w. j.
Burns based charges of government
jury tampering by a justice depart
ment official.
Neil Burkinshaw. assistant United
States attorney directing the grand
Jury investigation. took officials of
the Mavflowcr and Wardman Park
Hotels before the grand jury first
today.
Sinclair and Dav STAYED at the
Navflowcr and the Burns jury
shadowcrs maintained headquarters
at the Wardman Park.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
"Hit And Run"
Charge Placed
Against Actor
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14-Char-
ley Chase, noted film comedian, was
lodged in Jail here today on charges
of driving while intoxicated and
failure to stop and render aid fol-
lowing an automobile crash in which
a taxicabe was wrecked.
The star, central figure in num-
erous races with movie police, be-
came the object of chase by two
real policemen who witnessed the
crash and pursued Chase when he is
alleged to have attempted to es-
cape.
According to police, Chase who
gave his real name as Charles Par
rott, "a. was driving along Holly
wood Boulevard at an early hour
when his roadster collided with a
taxicab. The cab was tossed again
st a curb and the comedian sped
away, police say.
Policemen who saw the crash
captured Chase.
q The driver of the cab escaped
injury.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
"Hit And Run"
Driver on Trial
In Local Court

The ease of the people against W..
f.. Pcscarraro and Salvatore Mag
pio in which the former is charged
with being the driver and the latter
the owner of truck which crashed
into a machine owned and driven by
w. Il. Oswell on the Yuma Highway,
about II miles cast of loltville IN
August, and failure to stop and rem
der aid to injured was begun III
Jldgc Finncy 5 superior court this
morning.
Maggie, driver Of the truck which
figured in the fatal accident last
night some 10 miles east of the point
If the Oswcl crash was in the truck
n. the time of the crash with the Os-
well machine and while he is code
fendant with Pecarraro in the ease
he will be given a separate hearing
Immediately following the Pecarraro
case.
4 Jury had been seated at II o.
clock this morning and the state be-
gan the presentation of its evidence.
Nr. and Mrs. Oswcll testified, Mrs.
Oswcll, who was injured in the
wreck having to be helped on and
off the witness stand. They told of
their machine being sideswiped by
the truck which continued on its
wav. Mrs. Oswell said she was
thrown out of the car to the pave
inent and badly injured.
Several other cases were brought
into Judge Finney's court this
morning. The ease Of the people a
gainst II. }. Bornt. charged with at
tempting to bribc a witness in "A civ
il action, was dismissed upon recon-
mcndation of the district attorneys
office.
The ease of W. B. Arnold was
continued to December 10, at the re-
quest of the defendant. He is charg-
ed with having failed to stop and
render aid following an automobile
accident.
The ease Of Ray Griffith, charged
with failure to provide for his wife,
was dismissed. A civil action has
been brought against Griffith.
The ease of w. 4. Gray, charged
with grand theft, was placed on the
calendar for trial upon disposition
ct the Maggio-Pecarraro cases.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
MEXICO BRANDS DOCUMENTS
AS FAKES AND FORGERIES"

of the Washington Mexican en-
bassy. now in Los Angeles, Pes
quiera issued n statement brand
ing the documents fraudulent
declaring that the papers were
offered for sale to the Mexican
representative in this coun-
try several months ago.
Both men declared the papers
were offered by Mexican refu-
gees for large sums of money in
an attempt to blackmail the gov
crnment, but were ignored on
orders of President Gales.
Further evidences of the
fraud Almada declared are APP
parent in a gross error in spell
ing the word "provincial, -
"Provincial", which according
to Armada should have been
spelled "provisional", appears
in two separate documents.
Allowing that Typographical
error might have occurred in
one paper, Almada declared that
it would have been mostly m-
likely that two secretaries in
the government offices would
have made the same mistake.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
Film Romance
Is Announced
by United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Nov. IA
Another romance of the films was
disclosed here today with the an
nouncement yesterday by Syl Stokes,
wealthy young New Yorker, that
he would wed Patty Dupont, mo-
tion picture actress, in the near fu-
ture.
Stokes came to Hollywood several
months ago to enter pictures. Short
ly after his arrival he and Miss Du-
pont met at the home of mutual
friend and the romance followed.
Miss Dupont is blonde and be-
gan her career as model for mag
ezine covers. She later modelled
gowns for an exclusive shop and it
was then that film executives were
attracted by her beauty and she re.
ccived screen offers. Stokes is a
yachting enthusiast.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
REPORT STATES NO AMERICAN
MARINES LANDED AT HANKOW

TIE river ships for Tang Sem
Chi, whose desertion of his post
as commander of the radical ma
tionalist garrison at Hankow
precipitated the present crisis.
Tang abandoned his army
which advancing moderate ma
tionalists of the Marking gov
ernment had forced into q dis
orderly retreat.
Tang, it was reported in
Shanghai, had succeeded in e.
vading his pursuers and will ar
rive here tonight aboard the
steamer Hanvang. 1t is report
ed that Ho CHEN is negotiating
with the Marking leaders TO
prevent looting of cities in WI
Hang province. 1t is considered
likely that many defeated radi-
cal-nationalist generals will go
over to their former allies of
Marking.
Fires and looting in Hankow
that threatened for q time to
reach serious proportions, were
the work of Tang's demoralized
troops.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
FL CENTRIC GIVES
GOOD WILL TRIP
R0USINC ST TART
Success Marks Departure
of Valley Delegation to
Arizona Cities.

Exactly 101 persons were aboard
the "Good Will" Excursion train
when it pulled ont Of the Southern
Pacific yards in Ell Centre yesterday
morning at 8 O clock, bound for Ari-
zona. More than hundred persons
were at the station to see the travel
crs off on their trip and rousing
cheer was sent up as the train steam
ca ON its way.
Practically all of the tourists had
arrived at 7:45 o'clock and had been
shown to their respective quarters,
a few last minute arrivals appearing
Just in time to get seated as the
train pulled out of the station. The
train was made up of four Pullmans,
n club car and an observation car.
All seemed intent on enjoying them
selves and n spirit of good fellow
ship permeated the train as the trip
got under wav.
At Yuma the "Good Will' train
was met by a delegation of 80 mem
bers Of the Yuma Chamber of Com
merce and many Yuma residents,
who turned out to welcome the I'M
pcrial Valley visitors. A long line
of automobiles was awaiting the
tourists and trip through the city
and about Yuma mesa followed. The
party then assembled for luncheon
and returned to the train. A dele
cation of about 20, representing the
Yuma Chamber of Commerce, joined
, the tourists as the train pulled out
| for Phoenix.
"The Good Will' special arrived
in Phoenix early this morning. The
raorning was spent in an informal
manner, the Imperial Valley visitors
making the most of the opportunity
to get acquainted with Phoenix
residents and its business enterpris-
es.
/ \ luncheon meeting was scheduled
for noon at which time the Phoenix
Chamber of Commerce was to take
charge of the entertaining of the
Iisitors. a motor tour throughout
Phoenix and to points of interest in
tie valley surrounding the city was
to be given the delegates this after
noon. The train will leave Phoenix
for Tuscon and Nogales tonight.
Those in charge of the "Good
VIII" trip declared that early inai-
cations pointed to a most successful
trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
What's Doing
TONIGHT

American Legion meets, Court
House. 8.
American Legion Auxiliary,
Mrs. Genevieve Kenyon's, 8.
Tell It To Sweeney Valley
theater.
Palace theater: "Alias the
Lone Wolf.'
Indoor baseball: Wilson school,
Southern Sierras VS.. Shell Oil.
Wensley. Elks VS.. Chevrolet. Co
co-Cola VS.. P. M. Dairy.
Red Cross organization meet
ing. 10000 Club. 8.
F. and A. M. No. SS4, Masonic
hall.
California Highway Commits
sion dinner, Hotel Barbara
Worth.
Radio: KGEN. 5:30-6:3o.
TOMORROW
Lions Club luncheon, Hotel
Barbara Worth.
Methodist Missionary Society
meets, Mrs. F. D. Jacobs, 2:30.
White Shrine Social club lunch
con, Mrs. J. T. Manuel's, Calex-
leo.
Business and Protective law
class, 10000 Club, 10:S0 a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
MANY KILLED ON
PACIFIC COAST
OVER WEEKEND
by United Press Leased Wire

san FRANCISCO, Nov. 14.-Fif-
teen new names were added over the
week end to the seasonal death toll
of the Pacific coast, according to re-
ports received by the United Press
today.
Automobile accidents contributed
nine names to the list, one was
killed in an airplane crash, two
We're killed while hunting, one died
of heart failure, one was electrocut-
ed and one committed suicide. At
Seattle, WASH, Ralph Kitchen, 1S.
was electrocuted when he came in
contact with a high tension wire,
and Albina Jewett, IS. died of heart
failure during police raid on a
hotel. A japanese known as Wya-
HAVANA was killed while hunting
when a gun accidently discharged
Urban KanowsEy, %, Los Angel
cs, also met death while hunting
when his gun accidentally dis
charged.
Al Proctor, Los Angeles. aviator,
was killed in plane crash.
III and respondent, Mrs. Ethel L.
Bland, Fresno, hanged herself with
a towel in an Oakland hotel.
Rollen Williams, Vale, Ore, died
of injuries received when he step
ped in front of heavy truck.
Joe Salas, 26. Los Angeles, was
hit by an automobile and killed.
Mrs. Sadie Stein, 81, Los Angeles,
was fatally injured, when her auto
mobile skidded at Pomona.
\ widowed mother of five child
rem, Mrs. Marian Gilmore, 40, Sac
ramcnto, was run over and killed by
a truck.
Herman A. Clark, rancher of Sar-
atoga, Cal, died in an auto accident.
At Fresno, Mrs. John Hill drove
her automobile in front of Il train
and was killed.
w. c. Owens, 20, Seattle, Wash,
was struck and killed by an auto
mobile and William Beck, 45, Cen
tralia. died of injuries received when
his motorcycle collided with an auto
mobile.
Henry b. Young, San Francisco,
died after being struck by q hit
runner.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
Former Mayor
Visitor Here

w. A. "Bin" Reams, former
mayor and councilman of FL Cen
tro, arrived in the city last night
following two.year absence. He is
staying at the home Of his sister
in-law, Mrs. M. A. Ellis at the cor
ncr Of Orange and Fifth streets.
The former mayor has not quite de-
cided whether he will remain in the
valley or continue 10 the coast to
establish n business.
During his absence Reams was in
Florida for about year, then went
to New York City where he remain
ed until the chilling winds of au-
t"m" decided him to return to the
Pacific coast.
at sure seemed good to get back
in Imperial valley again, Bill re-
marked this morning. 81 don 7
know Just what III do yet but for
the present I'm going to take
vacation to renew old friendships
here"
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
Ruth Elder Will
Return to Hubby
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-Ruth
Elder is going back to her husband
in Panama, she said today on her
arrival here to lunch at the White
House with Charles Lindbergh and
other flyers.
But first she must complete the
"activities' resulting from her re-
cent transatlantic flight attempt.
She said she was strongly con-
sidering" a 20 weeks lecture tour,
the contract for which has been
offered her. She will return to New
York tonight to make a definite
decision, she stated. She said she
preferred lecturing to acting in the
movies or on the stage.
She denied reports of an estrange-
ment between herself and Lyle Wo-
mack, her husband.
Womack did not accompany her
here. but planned to return to Pana-
ma from New York today, she said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
by United Press Leased Wire

SHANGHAI, Nov. 14.-Brit-
ish radio dispatches from Han
kow said this afternoon that
fires in the native city had been
extinguished and denied earlier
reports that American and Bri-
tish marines had been landed to
protect foreign lives and proper
ty.
The dispatches said also that
Marking troops had not yet en-
tered the city.
1t was expected, the dispatch
es said, that Marking troops
would enter the city peacefully
tonight or tomorrow morning.
General Ho Chen, it was add
ed, had established headquar-
ters at Hanyang, across the Han
river from Hankow, and might
decide to defend Hanyang and
Wuchang.
French and Japanese marines,
it was said, were guarding for
eign concessions against looting.
Marking troops, the dispatch
es said. were searching all Yang
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
Tilted Lover
Fears Violence

SANTA MONICA, Calf, Nov.
14.-Jilted by his sweetheart for
another man, s. E. Gcurden, SIR
rendered himself and large
butcher knife to police to make
sure that he would not harm the
couple.
He was held in Jail at his own
request after telling police that
his troubles had preyed on his
mind to such an extent that he
feared he would do violence.
Gcurden wandered into a store
in Topanga and begged the pro-
prietor to take him to Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
Dissolution Suit
Halted By Court

a temporary restraining order has
been issued by Judge A. c. Finney
against j. w. Reed, R. D. McPherrin
ard r. c. Reed, holding them from
taking further action in the dissolu-
tion of the Imperial Valley Grape
fruit Growers association, pending
the outcome of show cause order.
The three defendants in the action
brought by the association, who had
previously entered a petition seek
ing to dissolve the organization,
must show why temporary injunc-
tion should not be issued against
them. The ease is scheduled to come
before the court late today for
hearing on the show cause order.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
Entire Police
Force Dismissed
By United Press Leased Wire

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Nov.
l4.-The civic atmosphere of Hun
tington Beach was charged with un-
certainty today following the sud
den dismissal Saturday night by the
city council of Police Chief John
Tmsley, four patrolmen, n police
matron and beach life guard.
The police department. today was
an charge of Roy Choate. who coun-
cilmen said, was temporary. No
reason was made public for the
drastic department shakeup. a
hearing for the former city officers
will be held in the council cham
bers tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
German Airplane
Badly Wrecked
ny United Press Leased Wire

HORTA, Azores, Nov. IA mo-
tor explosion is reported to have
caused the wrecking of the German
Heinkel plane D-1220 after it had
taken off Sunday on an attempted
flight to New Foundland. The three
flyers swan until rescued after the
plane had landed with a broken
float.
Because of the accident to the
DIEGO, the flight of the German
Junkers plane D-1230, which was to
have carried the Viennese actress,
Mile. Lille Dillenz across the At
lantic, was postponed.
The Heinkel plane piloted by
Horst Merz, rose from the water at
2:35 a. m. yesterday. Shortly there
after its engine stopped and it
alighted on the sea with broken
float.
The flyers refused to comment ON
the cause of the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
Two Burned in
Stove Explosion

CORCORAN, Cal, Nov. 14.-An
explosion, following her attempt to
start fire with kerosene early
Sunday morning, sent Mrs. Felix
Guiterra and her Is months old baby
to the county hospital, both suffer
ing with first degree burns. The
woman's burns may prove fatal, but
the baby has an even chance for
its life.
Mrs. Guitcrra is thought to have
poured Kerosene on living Goals be-
fore striking n match to the escap-
ing gas. Other members of the
family escaped unharmcd. The shack
was destroyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
"Missing'' Woman
Victim of Joker

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14.-Mys-
terry surrounding the receipt of an
anonymous telephone call reporting
the death of Mrs. Rose Smead, %,
formerly of Kansas City, was clear
ed here today following the return
home of the missing woman.
Mrs. Smead said she had been
visiting with friends in Santa Mon
lea for several days and attributed
the telephone call to "practical
ioker.'
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
SHARKEY- -HEENEY FIGHT OFF

NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-The box
ing match between Jack Sharkey of
Boston and Tom Heeney of New
Zealand, scheduled for Madison
Square Garden Friday night, was
called off today. Ike Doran, in be-
half of the garden, announced that
Sharkcv had fractured small bone
in his left hand and would be unable
to box for six weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
Injured Aviator
Reported Better
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. li.-Elvin
c. Baker, student pilot, injured in
plane crash here in which Al Proc
tor, airplane instructor, of Rock
port, y, Y, was killed, was reported
slightly improved today.
The pair fell 200 feet into a street
here and Proctor died en- route to a
hospital. An inquest will be held
tomorrow and the body will be sent
to Rucknort
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
MANY DIE
AS TANK
EXPLODES
Pittsburgh Rocked When
Huge Gas COntainer Is
Wrecked by Blast.
DAMAGE ENORMOUS
Wild Confusion Prevails
With Thousands Home
less and Many Injured.
Dy United Press Lensed Wire

P1TTSBU RGH, Pa, Nov. 14.--At
injured today when gas tank Of
5,OO0,000 cubic feet capacity ex-
rloded, rocking this city and sur
rounding towns and spreading de-
struction over "a wide area.
Seventeen others were missing
and possibly were buried in wreck
age. 1t was estimated 1000 were
made homeless.
The terrific explosion, occurring
at the Manchester works of the
Equitable Gas Company, sent ;hc
steel sides of the huge tank hurting
for thousands Of yards in every dl-
rection.
A great ball Of fire, consisting of
ignitcd gas, lcapcd into the sky and
hung there.
Buildings in the crowded indus
trial district were blown apart and
knocked in by the concussion. Roofs
collapsed. hundreds of men and
women workers were imperiled by
the falling walls and the fiery gass
IS that raced through the district.
At first, it was believed, hundreds
had been trapped and killed, but as
the fires cooled and rescue workers
made their way cautiously between
tottcring walls, it was found that
RAINY had made miraculous escapes.
Mayor Charles +. Clyne inspected
the wrecked area this afternoon and
ordered 100000 emergency funds
appropriated at once.
Director j. NJ. Clark of the depart
mcnt of public safety said the
council would be asked late today
for another emergency appropriation
of 100000 to care for the homeless.
"The big problem now is the
work of tearing down damaged
huildings,' he said. "The struc-
turcs will likely be condemned and
then razed.
Chalk was used by firemen to
rark signs. of "no smoking in
large letters in the neighborhood
where there was strong odor Of
gas.
The gas company furnished Coron-
or McGrcggor with Il list of eight
cmloycs who had not been located
since the explosion.
Mothers Driven Frantic
The lower north side, across the
Allegheny river from the business
section of Pittsburgh, was devas-
tatcd area.
Huge chunks Of steel were thrown
through roofs of houses, cavcd
through building fronts and fell ON
passing automobiles and street ears.
Mothers who had left their homes
just before the blast TO 20 to stores
fought with police and fircmcu who
cndcavorcd to keep them from en-
toring the danger zone.
Screaming for their children, the
mothers fought their way past po-
lice lines.
For hundreds Cf feet above the
wrecked tank great pieces of steel
lay half submerged in the water COW
cIed streets. They had been twisted
Ike paper by the force of the blast.
\ network of twisted electric and
telephone wires lay tangled in the
dcbris-filled streets.
Electric wires operating fire a
lCim boxes ON the north side were
thrown out of order and brought
fear that fires in demolished houses
might add to the catastrophe.
Thousands of persons surrounded
the hospitals where the injured were
treated, demanding that they be ad-
mittcd to seek relatives and friends.
Police stood guard at the hospi
tails, but they were unable to pre-
serve order.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL
Secretary of State Kellogg to-
day denied all knowledge of al
legged documents published I'M
der copyright by the Washing
ton Herald, a Hearst paper, pur-
porting to prove that President
Gales and the Mexican govern
ment subsidized the Nicaraguan
revolution of last winter and
spring.
Kellogg said:
"The state department can
not comment on story based
on documentary material con-
cerning the existence and au-
thenticity of which it has no
knowledge or information what
ever.'
LOS ANGELES, Nov. IA
Published documents purporting
to link the government of Mexi
60 with the Sacasa revolution in
Nicaragua were branded as
"fakes and forgeries" by +. A.
Posqueira, Mexican CONSUL here
today.
With Baldomero A. Almada,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
It's Ruth, and My! She's Changed!

Elder left oboy knickers
dues ess This picture of Ruth garbed creation
nights think
aboard the boat bringing after her
Brother Neptune How that gal has changed!
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14

Mrs. Albright, Rcdondo Beach,
Los Angeles county, has gourd
vine 45 feet long that IL bearing lg
mature gourds from 2g 10 ~ Inches
long.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-14
THE WEATHER

by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Tuesday with
moderate temperature.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fair and mild tonight and Tues
day.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
THE ARGONNE,
10Th and Columbia Rd.

1ONf1 ufIL N~7J1 <tIf1f71NF H>"E'
Very desirable apartment.
Two large, bright rooms, over
looking Rock Creek Park; bath
with built-in fixtures; recep-
ton hall, kitchen and balcony
24-hour service. Resident man
ager on premises.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
THE SCHENLEY,
2l2l H St. NV.
"a Apartments-67 Rented.

"a Apartments-67 Rented.
New eight-story elevator
building. Convenient to Gov
ernment departments, George
Washington University and car
and bus service. All apartments
in perfect condition.
Resident Manager, Apt. 1O9.
r., kit. & bath. $500 to $42.50
2 r., kit. & bath. ......... $3.50
B. F. SAUL CO.,
Main 21OO. o25 18th St. NV.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
STORE BARGAIN.

1929 18th st. Ne. Near Otis NE.
New store heat furnished Excellent To-
cation for barber. shoemaker. laundry. bak-
cry. suitable for any business. as it is in
newly developed section.
THE JOSEPH SHAPIRO CO.,
14t6 Eve st. NV. Main Sg49.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
RENT Observation-Disclosures

CORNER DETACHED HOUSE. 4s"1 IOWA
ave. n.w.--a rooms and bath hot.watet
heat. electricity. garage. Rent reasonable.
PERCY II RUSSELL COMPANY.
1 = 4 M
Evening star., 1927-12-03

t43S PARK RD.--ATTRACTIVE MODERN
white stone front store and large apartment
above, five display windows: near new en-
trance to Arcade Market reasonable rent.