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Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
COOLIDGE MAKES
ORDINARY "GOB"
into ADMIRAL"
By ROBERT MOOREFIELD
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

CEDAR ISLAND LODGE, Wis,
July 6.-Ycsterday Howard John
son, L. $. ~, was a chief petty of
ficer, assigned to the presidential
yacht Mayflower. Today he is an
admiral.
johnson, who has been on special
duty with President Coolidge s par
tv here, was called before the chief
executive today.
''You are the only navy man in
my Official party the president
said. "I'l make you admiral Of
the fleet.
Mr.. Coolidge waved his hand
toward "A flotilla of canoes bobbinS
icrkilv in the tiny Rrule river
That was how an admiral was
made.
Admiral johnson expects to re
view the fleet at an carly date.
Plans for summer maneuvers on the
Brule already are under way, he
said.
Heretofore, Johnson : only duty
at the summer White House was to
operate Il motion picture machine
/ WhlCh lNfhlSItt iHt pi'oi"'it '"'
Mrs. Coolidge the latest screen pro.
ductions and news reels. When on
board the Mavflower, he is chief
electrician.
Governor Theodore Christensen
of Minnesota and Representative
August II. Anderson will pay their
respects to the president today
when the second of his scmi-weeklS
visits to the executive offices in
! Superior is made. They will be ac.
,ompanicd by large Minnesota
, delegation.
( Governor Fred II. zimmerman of
/ Wisconsin. who remained over at
the lodge after visiting with Mr.
Coolidge yesterday. will go with th'
president to Superior.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
TO MAKE NUMBER OF
SPEECHES DURING CAMPAIGN

sonality, and that this is lost
entirely by radio, so he must
get out and meet the people
The governor is not TAKING
any too kindly to the idea of
90 or 10 talks in as many diff.
ferent cities, embracing most
of the west, northwest and Pa.
eltlc coast states.
But on the other hand, Smith
likes to meet people, and this
more than any other one thing.
may induce him to submit to a
long speaking trip.
Senator Fittman is expected
here late today, and will settle
with the governor, the date for
the official notification cere.
monies, expected to be held in
Albany.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
Triple Funeral
For Victims OF
Grade Accident

a triple funeral held IL lemons
chapel on Statc street this after.
noon marked the climax of the au-
tOmobile accident which occurred on
Mountain Springs grade Wednesday
afternoon in which Mrs. Minnie
Davenport, 32, and her daughter,
Leona, -, were instantly killed and
her son, Albert, q, was fatally in
iured.
Hundreds of friends of the Holt
Vile family which was more than
half wiped out by the tragic acct
dent attended the service held in
the chapel and tears flowed freely
as the caskets were borne to the
final resting place in Evergreen
cemetery. Many floral offerings
had been received and as the final
service was held, the bodies of the
three were completely surrounded
by these offerings.
Lee Davenport, husband and
father, showed deeply the effects Of
the shock resulting from the ira
! gedy. He stood with bowed head
clutching the hand of his son, Lee
Jr., all that is left to him of his
/ family, as the bodies were carried
from the chapel.
The DavenpOrts are we'll known
/ throughout the valley, Mrs Daven
port having been a resident of the
valley for many years and obtain
! ing the greater part of her educa
tion in valley schools.
There We're no inquests held into
the deaths, verdicts of academia
death in each case being returned
by the eOroners after investigations
were conducted.
, Coroner Lemons conducted the in
vestigation in the deaths of Mrs
Davenport and the daughter Will
Coroner Kelly of San Diego count,
held the investigation in the deaf
of the boy, Albert, the child hayin,
died in Jacumba.
The accident occurred shortly aft
er 1870 o clock Wednesday Whel
Mrs. Davenport lost control of tn
truck which she was driving an,
crashed into the rocky mountain
side of the grade. The truck wa
heavily laden with watermelons am
tomatoes and it is believed that tn
brakes failed to hold as the machin
descended the steep portion of tn
grade.
Captain Frank Oswalt, and Bill
Tackett of the state traffic squa
and Deputy Sheriff George Wrigh
testified at the investigation he'll
by Coroner Lemons. There were IL
actual eye witnesses to the crasl
w. $. Bermett of Coachella bein
the first to reach the shattere
bodies after the accident. The bo
was rushed to Jacumba in an effor
to save his life but died soon afte
his arrival. The mother and daugl
ter were killed instantly.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
SWEDISH FLYER
SAVES PAL WHO
RESCUED MOBILE
Lundborg Taken Off Floe
on Which He Crashed
Two Weeks Ago.
ny United Press Leased Wire

STOCKHOLM, July G.-Lieuten-
ant EinarPaal LundbOrg, Swedish
hero isolated at the Italia ice camp
eff Northcastland, was rescued to-
day by his fellow aviator and close
friend, Lieutenant Schiberg, the
ministry Of defense announced.
Soon after news of his rescue was
received here, Lundborg sent a mes;
sage to his wife saying he was safe
aboard the rescue si.:p Quest, at
Virgo Bay and that he was in good
health.
Almost frantic enthusiasm mark
cd the rapid dissemination through
Sweden of the heroic aviator 8 res
cue by a fellow Swedish aviator.
The newspaper Dagcns Nyhcter
published report late today thEt
three planes had set out for the
Italia camp, one making forced
landing on the ice and smashing its
p0ntoons while the other two-ore
Of them Shiberg 's-reached the
camp.
Schiberg in n small Moth airplane,
i was said, rescued Lundborg while
the other plane, larger one, was
to take off as many of the five
remaining men as possible.
Schiberg duplicated the feat in
which Lundborg flew to the camp
in small airplane, landed on the
trcachcrous little ice floe, now dan
gcrously thin, and rescued General
Umbcrto Noble, the Italia : com.
mandcr.
On second flight, Lundborg :
machine crashed on the rough ice.
Since then he had been isolated
with the five men of the Italia 5
crew who had pitched camp there.
1t was appropriate that Schiberg
should have been the rescuer. He is
Lmdborg's y observer and the two
had been intimate friends for years
Details of the rescue were await
cd eagerly here.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
European Stocks
Regain Strength
by United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, July 6,-The stock eN
change, which showed a general de-
cline yesterday after the disappear
ance of Captain Alfred Loewcn
stein was stronger at the opening
today
Stocks in which the Belgian finan
cier had heavy interests ranged froll
steady to stronger.
international holdings sold al
l45 at the opening, the closing prize
yesterday Hydro electricity opened
at 40 10, up l 10; Brazilian tract
ions opened at 60 l2.
On the Berlin exchange, stocks of
German companies in which Loewen
stein was interested rose betwecl
20 and 80 points. The Improvement
was due to a quieting communiquy
from Loewenstein $ bank and a
suspicion, limited at but never open
ly expressed, in the late reports OF
the financier s disappearance, that
Loewenstein might possibly be
alive.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
CHICAGO'S NOTORIOUS CANISTER
GUARDED LIKE REICNING KING

bodyguards They are never from
his side.
At length, after fitful slumber he
is awakened, after the day is well
along. He goes about his toilet,
precns himself to n princely de-
gree.
Al Capone IS a gentleman in ap.
pearanci., a meticulous individual
and one who is even old maidish in
his habits.
After breakfast, surrounded by
the same bodyguard he journeys to
nearby barber shop-and always
surrounded by the bodyguard, some
inside. some outsidc-Al takes a
seat IL his accustomed chair.
At the slightest move of another
customer, Capone sits upright in
his chair. His bodyguards swarm
about him.
Capone returns to the "Thronc
Room of the Metropole. Here he
meets his men, statesmen, runners,
cookers collectors and lieutcn-
ants.
Often these conferences continue
throughout the day. More often,
however, Capone prepares to leave
With his bodyguard for the residence
of his wife and children on the
southwest side. He goes with his
bodyguard to the home, enters and
blends himself with home life not
altogether in keeping with his
gangster habits.
Before dark, Capone returns.
Six days out of seven, Capone
is back in the Metropole before
dark. Moneys collected from gamb-
ling concessions and other activities
are brought TO the Metropole. Al
Capone 5 beer statesmen, his collec-
tors, are the most highly trained
specialists of any sales profession
in existence.
Noted For Charity
His conferences over, Capone
dimes. lie is noted for his sobriety
Continued on Page Three)
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
MRS. SHAVER
MAKES ATTACK
ON AL SMITH

WASHINGTON, July 6.-Mrs.
C,em l.. shaver, chairman of the
West Virginia section of the nation
al women 5 Democratic law enforce
n,ent league, issued vigorous state
nent today attacking Governor Al
fred t. smith Democratic presiden
tlal nominee.
{" Regardless of what Democratic
leaders from top to bottom may do,
we dry Democratic women will not
support the dripping wet ticket and
iCkc platform named by the Tam
many delegates to the recent con
Vcntion at lIouston,' said Mrs.
Shaver. wife of the Democratic
national chairman.
And furthermore ! dos not be-
licve more than a few of the millions
OF Democratic women in this coun-
try can be footed as all the Demo
cratic leaders have been fooled by
i.
"llow many times has Tammany
supported the party nominee in the
past Ii years Not once. Yet they
have fooled these heretofore able
Democratic leaders into saving 4
am a Democrat, will vote for Tam
many, whiskcy and a trick plat
form
"This attempt to bring back
lcgalized whiskey and booze will
arouse the women of the nation as
nothing else possibly could, and
there will be more than one politi-
cal funeral celebrated before next
November. -
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
Fanny Bryce To
Wed Song Writer
Uy tinted Press Leased wire

NEW YORK, July 6.-rhe New
York Evening Graphic says Fanny
Erycc, vaudeville and stage star, will
marry Billy Rose, song writer, IN
the fall.
Miss Bryce. who is divorced from
Nicky Arnstcin, is in Hollywood
making motion picture based on
thc song only Man, which she
r,adc famous.
Rose is the composer Of such song
hits as " Me and My Shadow, -" In
The Midd,, Of thc Night. - d" Back
In Your own Back Yard, "To,
Light You IrIoug to Me, " Barney
Google, THAT Old Gang Of
Mine. and Follow the Swallow.
Arnstcin served It prison term in
connection with his stock schemes.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
BY JAMES X. MARTINDALE
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, July 6.-(Copyri9ht
1928 by United Press 1T is mid
night. Ohicago's famous Boul'
Mich is not yet deserted. The
dingy rain-beaten gray of stone
structure at the corner of Michigan
boulevard and 23rd street mingles
with the drabness of its cnvironing
structures on the edge of Chicago 5
"black belt
An electric sign suspended over
the doorway of the stone building
announces the Mctropolc Hotel.
A taXicab serves rs leaning post
for three men whose careless posture
in no way conceals their furtive,
ever-watchful glanccs up and down
the boulevard. These are the out
posts of "Scarfacc Az Capone 5
stronghold, wherein resides the lord
of Chicago's gangland, whose death
long ago was decrecd by his rivals,
but whose cunning and power of
organization has retained for him
a dominant position in gangland.
Entering the hotel, one faces only
more furtive glances, and shortly
the curt questioning of serious ap-
pearing individuals.
Closely Guarded
-Four flights up, AL Caponc is
preparing for bed. In a suite OF
rooms, off a wide areaway, AL on
terS his room-but only after hiS
trusted bodyguards have inspected
every opening, have fastened
securely the steel sheetings at the
windows and the steel sheets against
the door. The lights are dimmed'
and Capone dons his silken pajamas
and climbs in bed.
In his bedroom are more armed
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
GOTHAM GIVES
AMELIA EARHART
ROYAL WELCOME
First Woman to Fly Over
Atlantic HOnOred By
Metropolis.
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, July 6.-Amelia
Earhart came home in triumph to-
day.
Up through lower Broadway,
where New York shouted its acclaim
to Lipdbcrgh, Chamberlin and Byrd,
rode the Boston girl who joined the
select band Of Americans who have
conquered the Atlantic by air.
With her were ner companions on
the flight from Trepassy Bay to
Wales Wilmer Stultz, the pilot,
and Lou Gordon, mechanician.
The first woman to fly the At
Iantic was met by Grover Whalen,
chairman Of the mayors reception
committee who went down the bay
in the city tug Macon to escort her
to city hall.
Miss Earhart, Stultz and Gordon
were taken off the steamship Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Waiting to greet
them were Mrs. Stultz, Mrs. Clara
StultZ, mother of the flyer and Miss
Anna Bruce of Brookline, Mass, who
promised to marry Gordon if lie
flew the Atlantic and who will keep
| her promise.
Harbor craft swung into line and
made line of dipping flags and
| shrieking sirens as the Macon
! pointed its nose toward the battery
and steamed up the bay.
Miss Earhart was dressed in 3
modish gown and a small, trinity cut
hat had displaced the leather flying
/ helmet.
Smiling broadly, Miss Earhart
Stultz and Gordon got into the first
car fer the short "ide to City hall.
Gives Stultz Credit
AS the parade swung into lower
Broadway, motorcycle police pushed
the crowds back to the curb. Out
of the windows Of skvscrapers came
ticker tape and confetti.
At City hall Joseph Mckee, act
ing mayor, extended the city s of
ficial welcome in the absence O
Mayor James j. Walker, who is ol
vacation in Hollywood.
Mckee presented the medal of tn
city of New York to Miss Earhart
Stultz and Gordon and also CAV
them a scroll of welcome.
Miss Earhart responded briefl
''This is the most glorious reeeT
ton have ever had. 1t is aiwav
pleasure to come to New York
but this time it is greater tha'
ever. The 20 hours and 40 minute
which we spent over the Atlanti
were we'll forth it. Most of tn
credit, of course, goes to Mr.. Stult2
for his wonderful plotting. y
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
REPUBLICANS WILL STRESS
FULL DINNER PAIL" ISSUE

letter mentioned only the tariff
and prosperity issues but Work
said other issues probably
would be taken up in later com
munications.
1.-The campaign policy we
propose to follow will be infor,
native and constructive only,
the letter said. "The prompt
ings of conscience and person
al liberty within the law are
not proper subjects for political
debate. -
This comment was interpret
ed as a warning to avoid the
prohibition issue. Work an
nounced that July would be de-
voted to organizing and August
TO printed publicity and setting
up of speaker $ bureau.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
DEATH OF
F|NANC|ER
UNS0LVED.
Experts Assert LOeWen-
stein Could Not Have
Opened Door Alone.
NO NEW THEORIES
Affairs of Belgian Mag
nate Declared to Be In
Good Shape.
Hy United Press Leased Wire

LIZ BOURGET AIRDROME, July
G.-The disappearance of Captain
Alfred Loewenstein, international
high financier from his private air
plane was plunged into deeper mys-
terry today when experts asserted
after tests, that man alone could
not open the cabin door of plane
like Liewcnstein while it was fly.
ing.
In order to check conflicting
statements regarding Locwcnstein $
disappearance, experts made Il Sc
rics Of careful tests with Il Fokker
:lirplane similar to Loewenstein s.
In these planes the wing propeller
causes tremendous air pressure di-
rectly on the door leading out Of
the cabin.
After their tests made at the
came height and speed at which
Captain Ronald Drew, Loewen
ltein's pilot, had said the plane was
flying, experts reached the eoncla
zion that the door could not have
been opened by one man unaidcd.
LONDON, July G.-Mystery in
the disappearance Of Captain Al
fred Loewenstein, noted Belgian
financicr, who fell from his Fokkci
plane as it crossed the English
rhamnel continued today as efforts
we're started to find the body.
Captain Roland Drew, pilot of the
iocwenstein plane, believes he
inows fairly accurately the spot
hhere Loewenstein might have fal
hen after opening-cithcr accident
ally or purposely--a door leading
out of the cabin.
The plane was flying at a height
a 1000 feet at the time, Drew sad
and there was considerable chance
the body might have been crushed
bat the pilot today planned to hr'
4 tug and search for it.
I.ocwenstcin = dramatic death ha'
a telling effect on the boursrS OF
many European capitals. The fman
cicr, who AZ times offered TO loai
his own government 100000, ,0u'
without interest and the frcncl
government 500, 600, geo al > pc
cent interest, had claimed to be JUS
ready to start on one of his Grca'
financing schemes.
Wednesday night he boarded hi'
Fokkcr planc--onc of the vast fleet
of airplancs he kcPt-to cross th'
channel.
At about mid.channcl the finan
tirr rose, said something to one OF
his secretaries about going to Tho
retiring room, and then disappeared
Soon his valet discovered the outer
cabin door open.
Many pointed out that Locwcn
stein was thoughtlcss about minol
things This was given rs explain
alton for his MISLEADING the outer
door and the retiring room door
However, officials at the Croy don
a;rdromc said il was almost impoS
sible to open the outer door aeci
dcntally.
So vast were Loewcnstcin fl
nancial operations that his disap
pearancc led to marked declines II
all Locwenstcin holdings on tn
markets of Brussels, London, Pari
and Berlin.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
Wood Maintains
Air Race Lead
by United Press Leased Wire

FORT WORTH, Texas, July g.
Efforts of the national air tour con
testants to displace John Wood rs
leader in the reliability test thus
far have failed, check of official
scores of the % aviators left in the
tour showed. Wood, flying a Waco
hiplane has amaSscd 1903 points in
the six hops completed from Detroit
to Fort Worth. Charles Meyers, fly
ing another Waco biplane, is in
second place with 1888 points.
The tour contestants rested at
Fort Worth today.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
COMPANIES TO OFFER AIR
AND WATER ROUND TRIP

LOS ANGELES, July 6.-Round
trip travel between Los Angeles and
San Francisco permitting air voy-
ages one way and ocean voyages the
other will be opened next Tuesday
by the Western Air Express and
the Los Angeles Steamship company.
The fare will he 500 for such a
round trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
BY PERCY 3. SCOTT
Omitted Press Staff Cor1,,sponoen

ALBANY, y. Y, July 6,-De-
spite the desire of Governor AL.
fred +. Smith to spare himself
strenuous campaign, it is
probable that the Democratic
presidential candidate will be
kept on the road most of Sep
tember and October
\ tour embracing a dozen or
fifteen of the largest cities in
the nation has been outlined, to
be supplemented by radio talks
and press interviews, but on the
eve of the visit of Senator Key
Pittman TO Governor Smith,
this plan seems about to be
abandoned.
1t is argued that Smith $
most valuable asset is his per-
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
Slayer Happy
At Execution

MILLEDGENILLE, Ga, July c.
Harold Hammond, 80, convicted
of numbering Mrs. Belle Ingram and
her baby at Atlanta II year ago, died
in the electric chair here at noon
today.
''This is the happicst day of my
life, - he said, as guards led him to
the death chamber. During last
night he played the Prisoner 5
Song on a harmonica and impro.
Nised II medley built around "Thc
Stars and Stripes Forever -
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
Figures Differ
On Long Flight
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
ROME, July 6.-The air min
istry calculated officially today
that Major Arturo Ferrarin and
Major Carlo Del Prete, in their
trans Atlantic flight to Brazil
had covered 4632.86 miles (7456
kilomet3rs) in SO hours and II
minutes.
A calculator by experts of the
French Latecoe.t Airplane COM
pany in Brazil had put the dis
tance at 1927 miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
TO SUPPORT SMITH
ny rnited rrens lensed WIG

SANTA MONICA, Calf, July g.
because he believes prohibition
il demorali2ing the nation, Rabbi
a. f. Halpern, Of st. Louis, will
support Governor Alfred L. Smith
II the coming presidential election,
he has announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
Screen Actor
Seriously I'll
By United Press Lcnsed Wire

ny Initcd Press LEASED Wire
HOLLYWOOD, July C. Jack
Picsford. motion picture star i'll
lis own right and brother Of Mary
and Lottie rickford, was reported
critically i'll in ST. Nincent's 5 hospi
tai here today.
Pickford was taken to the hospi-
tal when friends feared lie would
not survive a combined heart at,
tack and nervous breakdown.
Attendants said his condition had
improved slightly since he came to
the hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
Declares Jurist
Threatened Life
Nv United Press Leased Wire

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, July
Ga charge that Chief Justice
Fred p. Branson of the oklahoma
supreme court chad threatened to
kill" Carl G. Magee, editor Of the
Oklahoma News, a ScrippsHoward
newspaper, was published today by
the News,
The News asserted the alleged
threat was made before ga leading
member of the bar and young
business man. in the offices of the
chief justice, whose reelection Ma
gee opposes.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
BY K. G. CRAWFORD
United Press Staff Correspondent J


WASHINGTON, July Is. -
The "full dinner pail' pros
pcrity issue was emphasized to
Republican leaders again today
by DIR. Hubert Work, chairman
of the Republicans national com.
mittee, in letter TO all nation
al committeeman and committee
women. Work directed all or
gani2ers to instruct speakers to
emphasize the argument that
election of Governor Smith and
other Democrats would create a
situation in which "precedent
warrants the belief that nation.
al prosperity would cease. -
Work 's letter to national
committee members urged an
aggressive campaign, " The
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
Arkansas Welcomes Its Joe

When Senator Joseph Robinson Democratic vice presidential
Above McRae,
greeting igh)
IN platform
Ex-Governor George w Donaghe Mrs
mother),
Robinson In the inset closeup of Mr.
right good scholar
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
MOToRIsT UNDER ARREST

san FRANCISCO, July 6.-John
NJ. Shea was held on a technical
charge of manslaughter today after
Herbert G. Davis, 50, died from in
juries received when he was struck
by Shea y AUTOMOBILES.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
Walkers Friend
Stricken Ill
ny United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD. July 6.--Charlcs
Z. Carrigan. an official member of
the party of Mayor Jimmy Walker,
Of New York city, was taken to the
Hollywood hospital when he was
stricken with appendicitis today.
DR.. S. j. Lewis stated that Carrl-
gan $ condition was considered
doubtful aud that an operation
probably would hc performed this
afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06

Editors Note:-The United
Press presents herewith a day
with Scarface AL Capone, a
leading figure in the machine
gun and bomb war between
Chicago gang5ters.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-06
Breaking Leyee
Floods Country
By United Press Leased Wire

RIPLEY, Tenn, July Ga pri.
vate levce between Ashport and
Gold Dust, on the Mississippi river,
gave way shortly before noon to
day, inundating 1000 acres of
growing crops.
A small crowd of 30 men was
fighting a losing battle in an at
tempt to close the gap at noon.