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Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
BY RAY G.. MARSHALL
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. To-
While aviators throughout the
country observed q minute of silence
today in memory of the six men and
the pretty Michigan school teacher,
who lost their lives in the James
D. Dole prize flight from San Fran
cisco to Honolulu, just a year ago
cagerness to blaze new air paths
over the Pacific was undiminished.
Flyers at Oakland airport gather
ed around Superintendent Guy
Turner and paid silent tribute to
the bravery of those who failed
At Mills Field in San Francisco
Superintendent Frank A. Flynn and
his assistant, Eartlett stephens, con
Quoted a similar anniversary service
of honor
Meanwhile just outside Paris
France, George StOrck, American
aviator and explorer, was complet
ing preparations for world flight
that will include the hazardous
passage from Japan to the United
States over the Aleutian Islands
course.
In Chicago and Detroit, planes
are being built for flights to Homo
lulu.
In Dallas, Texas, Captain William
Easterwood is receiving eager
queries from flying adventures who
would take advantage of his renew
ed offer of $4,000 for a three-stol
flight from Dallas to Hong Kong.
Warner Plans Flight
Plans likewise are being rushed in
Santa Maria, California, for San
Francisco to Toxic flight in which
James Warner, radio expert of the
recent Southern Cross flight tc
Australia, will participate.
Although but two airplanes reach
ed Honolulu in the Dole race, itself
the impetus given by prize offer
is credited with playing Il part at
least in the successful flights OF
three other craft.
Arthur Goebel pilot, and William
Davis, navigator, flying the mono
plane Woolaroc won the first Dole
purse of $4,000 and Martin Jensen
flying the Aloha with Captain Pau
Schluter as navigator, took the see
ond prize of $4,000.
The monoplane Miss Doran'
named for its school "ma am
passenger, Miss Mildred Doran, and
piloted by Augy Pedlar, with Lieut.
enant Villas Knope as navigator
was never sighted nor definitely
heard from after passing over the
Golden Gate. The same fate came
to the "Golden Eagle with Jack
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
AVIATORS HONOR MEMORY OF
CREWS LOST ON DOLE FLIGHT

Frost pilot, and Gordon Scott, navi-
gator.
Because of these disasters Homo
lulu today had no special observance
of the anniversary.
Recall Erwin Tragedy
Immediately after the Dole prize
was announced, Lieutenants Lester
Maitland and Albert Hegenberger
flew an army tri-motored Fokker TO
Honolulu and Ernest Smith and
Emory Bronte a few weeks later,
flew from Oakland airport to Molo'
kai Island in the Hawaiian group.
None of them sought the prize
and the flights were made in the in
tercsts of navigation.
After the completion of the Dole
flights, Captain VIM. Erwin, pilot,
and Alvin Eichwaldt, navigator and
radio operator, started for Homo
lulu in the "Dallas Spirit y They
plunged into the sea as Eichwaldt
dramatically radioed the details of
the tail spin that was taking them
to their deaths.
Early in June, Captain Kingsford-
Smith piloted his "Southern Cross -
to Honolulu, thence on to the Fiji
Islands and Australia.
The brief observances today also
honorcd those who died i'll prepara-
tion for the Dole flight, Lieutenants
George Covell and A. w. Waggener,
I. s. n, were killed at Point Iona,
near San Digeo when their plane
crashed enroute to Oakland for the
Dole takeoff.
Arthur Rogers was killed in a
crash near Montebello, Cal, while
testing his Angel of Los Angeles, -
in preparation for the race.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
MESSAGE IN BOTTLE THOUGHT
TO BE FROM ROALD AMUNDSEN

day. Rottumeroog is in the North
Sea and the bottle would have
had to drift many milN to
have reached Rottumeroog pro-
vided the position given by
Amundsen was correct.
1t is recalled that Amundsen
with Commandant Rene Gull
haud, Lieut.. Lief Dietrichsen
and three others departed from
Tromsoe, Norway, on June lS
in a Latham plane, on search
for the stranded dirigible
Italia.
They had expected to fly di.
rectly to the Mobile encampment
and to keep in close radio COM
munication with the stations at
Kings Bay and Bear Island.
The airplane never was sight
ed and no radio signals ever
Were intercepted.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
LEGION CHOOSES
SAN DIEGO FOR
NEXT NEE TING
State Convention Again
Endorses Swing-JOhns0n
Boulder Dam Bill.
by United Press Leased Wire

STOCKTON, Aug. l6.-Delegates
to the tenth annual convention of
the American Legion today were
homeward bound following election
of new slate of Officers to con-
duct affairs of the LeQonnaires
during the coming year.
Concluding it's sessions late yes
terday, the cOnclave chose San
Diego as the city for the 1929 con
vention and elected Frank Belgrano,
San Francisco as state commander,
and p. b. Shank, Hanford, vice
commander. Other officers elected
included:
Sergeant at Arms, Rufe Wheley,
Oakland; Chaplain, Rev. Fred
Trotter, Ventura; Area Commanders
District /, Robert Harden, Placer
vile; District 2, Art Young, Oak
land; District 3, Kenneth Bemo
Portervillc; District 4, Chas
Wright, Santa Paula; District 3
Charles Nice, Bra wiley.
, Phil Dodson, South Pasadena, re
tiring state commander, was named
| to the national executive committee
The women 5 auxiliary chose the
following officers:
President, Mrs. Alice Gill, Sal
Francisco; first vice president, Mrs
Margaret AHeding, Glendale; sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Zella Jewell
Hanford; third vice president, Mrs
Bernice Keyes, San Diego; histor
ian, Mrs. NJ. Wright, Ventura; sec
retary Mrs. Ethel Flynn
San Francisco; Chaplain, Miss Ma
tilda Allison, Napa.
Jim Fiske would be reappointed
as state adjutant, Belgrano said.
A resolution endorsing the state
boxing law died in committee and
was not brought before the genera
assembly.
Following an appeal from Con
gresham Phil ID. Swing, the Legio,
unanimously endorsed the Swing
johnson bill providing for the Goa
struction of Boulder Dam.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
Fill M ACTRESS
BADLY INJURED
in AUTO WRECK
By United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. lG.-Sally
Eilers, motion picture actress and
Wampas Baby Star of 1928 was
painfully injured early today when
the automobile she was driving
crashed into a milk truck at an
intersection here.
Miss Eilers sustained a severely
lacerated knee, bruises and possible
internal hurts. Clarence Winchester,
34l2 Magnolia avenue, Burbank,
driver of the milk truck, received a
fractured shoulder and a fractured
ankle.
Eyewitnesses reported that the
car of the actress collided with tho
truck when the latter attempted IA
hairpin turn. Both vehicles were
wrecked.
Miss Eilers was last seen in Mack
Sennett s Goodbye Kiss. She is
considered one of the most proms-
ing Of the younger screen players.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
COUNCIL GRANTS
new FRANCHISE
TO GAS COMPANY

The Inland Empire application
for a franchise to furnish the city
with manufactured gas was granted
by the city council last night in a
resolution which it approved.
The gas company had previously
acquired the old franchise which
was held in the city but in this
franchise only those portions Of FL
Centre lying within the old boundary
lines were covered. The new fran
chisc will give the gas company the
right to supply gas to all points
within the present city limits.
Tentative agreement had already
been reached by the city councilmen
and the gas company officials and
the matter of passing the resolution
was only one of form.
j. G.. Scott, county purchasing
agent, appeared before the board
and asked that the city go into
the matter of reducing the water
rate to the county. Scott presented
figures, Il statement covering pay
ments for the last IS months to the
city by the county, showing that
the county was cxpending an aver
age of $90.7l month. He intimated
that this rate was excessive and
asked that the matter be gone into
by the board. No official action
was taken at the meeting.
A letter was received from l.. u.
Morris, superintendent of the South
ern Pacific company, relative to
posting wig wag signals at Com
merciai, Orange and Ross street
crossings. The letter indicated that
the company was willing to place
such signals at Commercial street
but asked that the placing of sig
nails at the other two crossings be
deferred until such time as a greater
need for them was apparent.
The board cut short it's session to
90 into action as Il board of equal
ization. In this respect the council is
at present checking over the assess
ment roll. Few petitions have been
filed thus far by the taxpayers.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
Woman Breaks
Swimming Mark

COTTON, Calf, Aug. 10
Mrs. Lee Fourier, 36, and mother
of two children, today bettered
/ the worlds endurance swim re-
cord for women when she passed
the 54 hours and 29 minutes mark
in Cotton municipal plunge at
1929 p. m.
When she had set the new re-
cord, Mrs. Fourier told Mayor
Walter A. Pfunder she would not
leave the water until she had
completed 60 hours at 6 p. m. to-
/ night.
Mrs. Fourier entered the wat
er at a. m. Tuesday to retrieve
the title she had held prior to the
mark of 81 hours, % minutes, set
by Mrs. Myrtle Huddleston, of
NATION, Ill.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
smith PREPARES
=. REPUTATION OF
WHITES CHARGES
BY PERCY B. SCOTT
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. 16.-Gov-
ernor Alfred f. Smith s Forthcoming
reply to the charges Of William
Allen White, Kansas editor, will be
q complete and vigorous defense Of
his legislative record which White
attacked.
Smith said today he had complet-
ed his reply to White a few days ago
but that he was making some
changes as result of the editor s
cablegram from abroad in which
White revived charges he previous
ly partially withdrew.
These charges were that Smith
voted in the Legislature to protect
gambling and prostitution. White
also charged previously that the
Democratic nominee had voted to
protect the saloon, and did not drop
this charge in the retraction made
public before he sailed for Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
DOLE FLIGHT
WINNER PLANS
new CONQUESTS
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16.-On the
anniversary of the start of the Dole
flight to Hawaii, which he won.
Art Goebel announced plans for fur
ther aerial conquests.
With Harry J. Tucker, owner of
the craft, he will take off from here
probably Saturday in the Yankee
Doodle in an attempt to break the
nonstop flight record from Los An
geles to New York, he said.
Returning he will compete in the
New York to Los Angeles nonstop
air derby which will be a part of
the program of the national air
races to be held here in September.
First prize for this hop will be
$22 $500.
Goebel flew TO San Diego today
to take part in the ceremonies dedi-
eating Lindbergh field.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
One Killed As
Plane Crashes
by United Press Leased Wire

KEY WEST, Fla, Aug. To-
Charles Eggston, Atlantic City, n.
Y, was fatally injured when the
Pan American airwayS plane Presi-
dent Machado fell into the Gulf OF
Mexico, off Tampa last night, air
way officials said today.
Eggston, passenger on the plane,
died aboard the tanker Legionuairo,
which rescued those on the plane,
a radio message to the airways Of
ficea said.
Robert II. Fatt, pilot, was serious
ly injured.
The President Machado--one Of
the regular planes Of the Havana
Key West service--was far north
west of Key West when it crashed.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
Execution OF
! Men Deferred
By United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Aug. 10
Plans for hanging the six Folsom
prison riot ring leaders next Fri
day were halted today by Warden
Court Smith upon receipt of notice
that an appeal in behalf of the
felons automatically staying the
sentence had been filed with the
county clerk here.
The six men under sentence of
death for the killing of George
Buker, convict, during the rioting
last Thanksgiving Day are:
Anthony Brown, Roy f. Stokes,
Walter f. Burke, James II. Gregg,
Eugene Crosby, and Albert NJ.
Stewart.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
INJURIES
FATAL TO
AVIATOR
Famous Italian Flyer
Dies Following Fall at
Rio De JaneirO
PARTNER INJURED
Del Prete and Ferrarin
Won RenOwn by Flying
Across Atlantic.
BY United Press Leased Wire

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 16.-
Major Carlos Del Prete, Italian
fHer who recently flew from Rome
to Brazil, died at six a. m, today
from injuries he received in recent
airplane crash on the waters just
outside Rio De Janeiro.
Del Prete and his companion on
the Rome Brazil flight, Ma a]or
Arturo Ferrarin, were injured last
week when Savoia monoplane
winged over as the two started an
exhibition flight.
Del Prete's legs both were broken
and only yesterday doctors found it
necessary to amputate the Italian 3
right leg because gangrene had set
in.
Doctors had considered amputa-
tion of the flier s left leg but at
midnight Del Prete S condition was
such that the doctors said this pro-
badly would not be necessary.
Towards dawn, however, Del
Prete $ condition became worse and
he dled at a. m.
1t was tragic ending to a career
that recently had become glamorous
in the worlds aviation history.
Made Historic Flight
Ferrarin and Del Prete started
from Rome, several weeks ago on
a long flight to Brazil, hoping to
reach Rio De Janeiro. Their flight
across the South Atlantic was
steady. When they reached the Bra
lillian coast line, they encountered
terrific rain storms and high winds
and finally were forced to land
near Natal, thus ending their
flight
But they resumed and below Natal
again ran into storm and had to
turn back, landing at spot near
Natal again. Their Savoia mono-
rlane was broken.
Finally after attempts to repair
the plane, had failed Del Prete and
Ferrarin went by an army plane
to Rio De Janeiro.
Then last week, the two decided
on series of exhibition flights iu
another Savoia monoplane. They
took off near the naval base, but
lad gained only a slight altitude
when the craft turned over and
crashed into the water.
An unknown sailor leaped into
the water, removed the two men and
their mechanic. Both Ferrarin and
Del Prete were injured but the
tormer recovered within a few
DAYS.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
China and Japan
Reach Agreement
by United Press Leased Wire

TOXIC. Aug. 16.-The situation
between japanese and the Chinese
Nationalist government was cleared
somewhat today when China indi-
Gated her willingness to withdraw
her abrogation of the commercial
treaty with Toxic.
The Chinese minister called at
the foreign office and announced
his government attitude. He in
timated that the Nationalist We're
willing to proceed with revision of
the treaty.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
GOVERNOR CALLS
SPECIAL SESSION
OF LEGISLATURE
(By Press Staff Corl',spondent)


SACRAMENTO, Aug. 16.-Gov-
ernor c. c. Young today issued an
official proclamation calling the
state Legislature to convene in spec
ial session here September t.
The session was called, the gov
crnor's statement said, for the pur-
pose of considering a proposal to
the people of the state of Califor
MIA at the general election in Nov
ember, 1928, of an amendment to
the constitution of the state of Cali
fornia, providing a new method of
taxation for California banlv; Il
substitute franchise tax for the
present provisions of the state con
stitution and workable method for
taxation of intangible securities.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16

ROCKFORD, Ills, Aug. lG-Bert
r. lIasscll, Rockford pilot, and
Parker u. Cramer, navigator, left
here today in their monopane,
The Greater Rockford,' on a
three.stop flight TO Stockholm,
sweden.
Rising gracefully from Rockford
airport, the huge blue and yellow
craft in which the filters hope to
demonstrate the most feasible air
way between the United States and
Europe, began the long journey at
Gas II. III.
The plane will follow semi-cir-
cular course through the northern
wastclands of Canada, making stops
ut Cochranc. Ont, Mount Evans,
Greenland and Repk javik, Iceland.
It carried 200 gallons of fuel for
It's first leg of the flight, Il distance
of 7j0 miles.
lIasscll and Cramer made pre-
rious start for Sweden but after ID
minutes of flying the heavily load
I'd plane was unable to gain alti-
,udr and it crashed in "A cornfnld.
This time it was decided TO start
with a lighter load of gasoline and
make the flight with three stops IN
stead of one to avoid possibility of
another crash.
Says Route Is Best
The trip to Stockholm will be
nearly 1925 nautical miles long, but
the longest water jump-that from
Reik iavik to the coast of Norway
is only J4S miles. hackers of the
flight contend this route, because
of it's safety and practicability, VIII
be the one eventually adopted by
establishers of regular trans-Atlah'
tie passenger service.
The "Greatcr Rockford y is
equipped with radio and expects 20
keep in touch with land and ship
stations throughout the flight. Its
transmittcr operates ON 33,S met,
cr wave length and uses the call
KHAN. y
Weather reports today indicated
Uasscn and Cramer would encount..
err ideal flying conditions over Can
ada.
The date of their arrival III
Stockholm will depend on how long
;hr weather continues favorable
the fliers said. If it remains good
throughout the trip, they VIII make
only overnight stops.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
MYSTERIOUS ROCK APPEARS TO
MENACE TRANS-PACIFIC LINES

Harbor authorities expressed
the opinion that the rock APP
peared following a recent, but
un-noted marine disturbance.
The Medusa said it would
stand by until tomorrow morn
ing until the United States
Coast and Geodetic Service will
arrive to chart the menace and
place warning signals around
it.
The sudden departure of the
Medusa early today temporarily
left 250 members of the battle
fleet homeless. Returning from
shOre-leave these sailors found
their craft had gone to sea.
First report of the rock was
brought here by Capt. j. Mich
olson of the steamer Radnor.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
ALL-ROUND ATHLETE OFF
TO JOIN CALIFORNIA TEAM
by United Press -beascd WIZ,

RIVERSIDE. Calf. Aug. 10
Bob Patton, 10 year-old Riverside
athlete, left here today for Berke-
ley to enter the University of Cali.
fornia.
Patton, discus, shot put. broad
jump and hop-step-and jump star, is
rated as one of the best athletes
ever developed in the Riverside
schools.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
'Holds-Ups Prove
Losing Venture
BY United Press Leased Wire

By United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10
Three holdups netted only Sc to
a pair of young bandits early to-
day, it was reported to police.
Robert c. Davis had So when
the bandit duo stopped him. He
was permitted to keep 50 to
'buy eats
A few minutes later the same
bandits refused to take the So
which Henry Katt carried.
The r?ir apparently gave up
when their next stick-up revealed
that Dick Bouch had no money
at all.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
HEAVY DAMAGES
REPORTED FROM
SOUTHERN AREA
By United Press Leased Wire

Hundreds of lowland homes in
three southern states were deserted
today as thousands fled menacing
floodwatcrs.
Dams collapsed. bridges were
washed away, highways flooded.
crops ruined, and lives endangered
in the western Carolinas and south
and central Georgia as rivers crept
higher from steady rains of north
ward sweeping tropical storm.
Damage will run we'll into the
misunderstanding that of last
weeks .storm to early
estimates.
In western North Carolina, where
rivers were rampaging as never be
fore, two dams already have gone
out. the Clifton Textile Mill struc-
ture on the Pacolet river and MN
or dam on the Broad river. No lives
were reported lost as families sour
ried to highlands. Quitman, Ga,
was isolated by flood waters. Brice
dam, II miles above the city, broke
in three places. A wide fertile area
faced inundation.
Mills about Spartanburg, S. c.,
! where an eight inch rainfall was
! reported, closed down as rivers in
| the narrow valleys of that section
coursed higher and higher. Humid
reds of houses were under water.
Railroad traffic was at stand
still on many branch lines in the
three states.
At Macon, Ga, the Okumulgee riv-
err neared % feet. Flood stage is
IS feet.
Milledgevile, 80 miles from Ma
con again was without water sup
ply, flooded Fishing creek putting
the pumping plant out of commits
sion for the second time in a week.
ASHEVILLE, n. c., Aug. 10
Three feet of water rushed through
the village of Biltmore today and
rain continued falling, bringing the
Swannanoa, Broad and French riv-
ers to near flood levels.
The SwannanOa river is rising at
the rate of one foot an hour and
rapidly is approaching the level it
reached in 1916 when there was a
disastrous 1lOOu Ill IllS ulStrlcl.
The Swannanoa, French and
Broad rivers now are swollen to a
depth of IA feet, which is nine feet
! below the level reached in the 1916
flood.
Traffic over the Atlanta -Spartans-
burg highway has been held up with
, reports that overflow water, to a
dnnth of five feet is covering the
road in several spots.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Aug. 16.
"A previous unknown rock,
described as a distinct menace
Ito navigation, has been located
lG0 miles from Santa Barbara
by the L. $. S. Medusa, flag
ship of the base force of the
United States battlefield, ac-
cording to radio advices here.
No description of the rock
was contained in the Medusa
report and the direction from
Santa Barbara was not indicat-
ed. However, the information
which sent the Medusa to sea
said the formation was 80 miles
west of Beggs Rock and direct
ly in the steamship lane to
Hawaii.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
Screen Couple
Marry At Yuma

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 16.-Al
Christie, head of Christie Comedy
Studios, and Shirley Collins, motion
picture actress, were married in
Yuma, Ariz., today, they wired Hol-
lywood friends.
The couple left here last night by
automobile, were wed this morning
in the Arizona city and then con
tinued east intending to honeymoon
in New York City.
Christie is ~ and Miss Collins
90. -I.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
by United Press LeRsed Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
LONDON, Aug. l6,-A mes
sage found in bottle off Rot
tumeroog, Rottumsland, today
was believed in some sources
to have been left by Roald
Amundsen, the Arctic explorer
who was lost in an attempt to
find the crew of the dirigible
Italia,
A dispatch to the Daily Mail
from the Hague said that the
Norwegian consul there had eX-
amined the message closely,
compared the writing with that
of Amundsen, and believed the
message was genuine.
The message read:
" Latham, July /, 1928, 81
degrees, % minutes east. Roald
AmundSen. y
The message was found Sun
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
Mrs. Bundy Enters
Tennis Finals
RS United Press Leased Wire

WESTCHE ESTER BILTM o r +,
Rye, y. Y, Aug. l6.-Mrs. May SUIT
ton Bundy, Santa Monica, Californ-
ia, entered the finals in the women's
eastern turf championship tourna-
ment at the Westchester Biltmorc
Country Club this morning by de.
feating Miss Alice Francis, Orange,
n. j., o., 6-l.
In the other scmi-finals match,
Mrs. Charlotte Hosmer Chaplin,
Springfield, Mass, won from Mrs.
f.. =. Falk, New York, 60, O..
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
SHOCK KILLS LINEMAN
ny United rress Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10
Knocked from pole when he came
in contact with $4,000 volt power
line, Earl Hammond, 36, Los Ange-
les Gas and Electric Company line
man sustained a skull fracture today
which probably will cause his
death. IT,,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
Hops Off For Sweden

Bert Hasr Rockford Ill pilot hoped off this morning for
flight Sweden Greenland Two previous attempts
ended failure. Hasse his family
The lower shows h Stinson Derote Hasse
Parker Cramer of
Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
HASSELL
OFF FOR
SWEDEN
Illinois Flyer Finishes
First Leg of Three-Stop
Cruise to Stockholm.
WEATHER is IDEAL
Will Follow Course Over
Greenland and Iceland
With Stops at Both.

by United Press Lensed Wire
TORONTO, Ont, Aug. 10
The airplane Greater Rock
ford" with Pilot Bert Hassell
and Navigator Parker Cramer.
landed at Cochrane, Ont, at
2:30 p. m. on its trip to Sweden.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-16
FALL KILLS NEGRO
by United Press Leased Wire

BURBANK, Calf, Aug, 10
Charles Macabie, IA, negro, died al
most instantly after he fell from
speeding aut"nobile truck here
today.