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The Washington times., 1928-04-02
NEWS
OF NEW YORK
STAGE

The Robert r. Sherwood
comedy. The Queens Husband,
may be taken direct to London
from the Playhouse and with Ro-
land Young and other members
or the company continuing IN
their roles. The Playhouse en-
gagement, so it's said. has some
time yet to run.
The Golden Age" new play
by Lester Lonergln and Charlton
Andrews. will be presented on
broadway in the near future by
John Tuerk. It il already in re-
nearsal under Mr.. Lonergan's
direction with a cast including
George Marion, Charles Bickford,
Warren William, walter Abel,
David Landau. walton Butter
field. Warren McCollum. Joseph
Guthrie, Leila Frost. Selene
johnson and Diantha Pattison.
The Washington times., 1928-04-02
3-HOur Pickup

1t took Sally ONell three hours
to get picked up on a downtown
street corner in Los Angeles dur.
ing the filming of a scene from
the Cosmopolitan production, "The
Lovelorn." for Metro.Goldwvn.
Mayer which comes TO the Rialto
Theater Saturday. Not that SaIIv
isn't pretty enough to have lots
OF chances but Director John p
Mccarthy insisted on filming the
scene called for by the scrint
some twelve times before he was
satisfied.
The Washington times., 1928-04-02

All kinds Of house repairing II re-,
tlnbly dome by the ..yFIa0's Who firm
listed In fOdaysa Times and HeFald
- next to the last page.
The Washington times., 1928-04-02
Abie's Mamma PLAYS

Anne Nichols, playwright and
successful producer. returns to
the screen for brief ..f pro, prologue e
Rose which Paramount Is to
release this spring. Miss Nichols
is shown writing the foreWord to
the picture.p lay y. 1t is her first
film appearance since she for.
sock the movie colony in 1918.
Charles Rogers. Nancy Carroll,
Jean HersIloIt. Bernard Gorcey
and Ida Kramer are included in
the cast. Victor Fleming il d.
rector.
The Washington times., 1928-04-02
Baby Star to Work

Irving Cummings is preparing
part Time Marriage" a comedy
drama in which June Collyer, Fox
Films Wampas baby star of 1928
will have the feminine lead. MISS
Collyer is the only player so far
cast and she Is taking a brieF
vacation in New York, going I'M
mediately after playing the fen't
nine lead In John Ford's super
production "Hangman's House."
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
Shoots Youth At
Crowded Corner
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, April 10.-Six-
teen -year-old Louis Friedman, cigar
store clerk, died here today from
bullet wounds inflicted last night
by Newell Linville, 64, of San Fran
cisco.
According to police reports, Lin
Vile stepped out of a crowd at u
downtown corner to fire five bullets
into Friedman's body.
Under questioning Linville declar-
Cd that the youth had followed and
teased him since he arrived from
San Francisco about two months
ago. Linville declared he only in
tended to scare the youth and had
taken gun at the insistence of
friends.
After shooting and fatally wound
ing Friedman, Linville started to
walk away but he was captured and
l.eld for police by pedestrians.
Linville told questioners he spent
three years at Patton asylum more
than % years ago, having been COM
mitted from san BernardinO.
Officers said Linville would be
charged with murder today and it
held likely he would be given Il
sanity hearing.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
More Inquiries on
Victim of Desert

\ lost husband is the party sought
in the last query received here in
connection with the finding of the
body of a man on the desert near
Plaster City. Mrs. John +. stephens
Of San Diego has written a letter
to Coroner b. +. Lemons in which
she declares that her husband dis
appeared some time ago and that
foul play was feared.
In the description she says that
the man sought had red hair, weigh
ed approximately l35 pounds and
was about 5 feet, s inches tall. The
description tallies somewhat with
that of the dead man. Further in
vestigation will be made.
In the meantime no further word
has been received from Texas in re-
gard to the possibility that the body
will be identified as that of John
Burnett Clark. l.. f. Burnett of
Imperial, viewed the body and de.
clared that he believed it was that
of his nephew. a check-up is being
made with relatives in Texas.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
BLEASE ASSERTS
e. @. P. CATERS
TO NEGRO VOTE
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, April l0,-In az
effort to obtain the negro Republican
votes Republican leaders are max
ing the Republican party stencil
in the nostrils Of every deccut cit;,
zen,D Senator Cole Blease, Demo
crat, of South Carolina, tod the
Senate today.
He charged Secretary Hoo"er is
sued a recent order mingling color
ed clerks with white girls in tht
census bureau.
Blease read the Senate letter
from a clerk in the bureau saying
the colored clerks formerly had been
kept in the basement to themselves.
but that recently Hoover had order
cd that they work with white clerks.
The colored help, the. letter writer
stated, was known IN the depart
ment as "Hoover's chocolates. -
"The WI ite girls are all wrought
up but they cannot do anything for
fear of losing their jobs, the letter
continued. Please do something for
Us, Senator.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
Schumann-H eink
Presents Home
To War Veterans
BY United Press Leased Wire

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, April 10.
-Grossmont, the California estate
of Nine. Erncstine Schumann- Heink
opera singer, was given to disabled
American veterans of the World
War at 4 dinner here last night. The
estate is valued at $230,000.
According to the deed which was
given to Mayor Leach, the estate is
10 be administered as a haven for
the sick and disabled veterans and
their families.
After announcing her gift, Mad
ame Schumann-Hcink was led from
tie room when she sobbed as vet
Grams played taps for her two sons
one killed serving the German
cause, the other n soldier of her
adopted land, America.
"You honored me by honoring
my son who died on Il submarine, >
she said ON her return to the room.
He may have killed some Ameri-
can boys with his submarine, but
he could not help that. 1t was war,
you know. That is why | give you
GroSsmont; love You. That is why
| do this. -
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
Ell CentrO Will
Greet MOtOrcade
Tomorrow Night

Under the auspices of the E.
Centre Chamber of Commerce val
leyitcs will turn out tomorrow night
at the Barbara worth Hotel for a
dinner PARTY in connection with the
arrival in FL Centre of the motor
cade which is originating in San
Diego and will be part of the
" Broadway of America movement
and end in the "Good Roads con
ference in Memphis, Tenn.
Many important state and coast
officials will be in the city in con-
ncction with the motorcade and q
special program will be presented
at the hotel in connection with the
dinner. Some "good road speeches
will be delivered. Among those
present VIII be Cvi. Ed Fletcher of
San Diego and Mayor Harry c.
Clark.
1t is expected that three official
ears of the valley will Join the mo.
torcade wlen it moves out of the
city Thursday morning bent on its
eastward journey. The FL Centre
Chamber will send one machine
with Fred Ncbel-Thau and d. r
Decide making the trip as local
representatives.
CalcXicO will have 4 second ear
in the motorcade and will be rep
resented by Mayor a. j. Mercer
Chief of Police Louis Manss and
Leo Watts.
The third ear will be sent by the
Associated Chambers of Commerce
but as yet the representatives. of
the valley that will 60 in this ma.
chine have not been named.
Pamphlets setting forth the ad
vantages to be found in the valley
are to be distributed while enroutc
and in Memphis at the conference
The movement seeks to establish
the highway leading from Broad
way, New York City, to Broadway
San Diego, as the most improved
in trans-contincntal travel. 1t j,
practically all improved and
through the movement the parties
deeply interested seek to have il
completed so that n machine car
make the entire trip without once
getting off pavement.
All interested in the better roads
movement are urged to attend the
gathering at the hotel tomorrow
night and help welcome the visitors
here as well as to speed them on
their way to Memphis.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
BREAKING DAM
CAUSES SEVERE
FLOOD IN EAST
by United fress Leased Wire

WELLS RIVER, Vermont, April
10.-Flood waters, released by the
breaking of 80 foot dam between
Dalton, y. H., and Gilman, VT,
spread down the Connecticut river
valley today, mcnacing farms and
homes in its path.
When the dam, it's foundations
weakened by the pounding of ice
cakes, went out, a wave 40 feet high
went down the valley.
The water spread out as it sped
south and early today had reached
Easy Rye gate so miles down, where
the river threatened to leave its
banks.
1t was feared serious damage
might have been done at Lunenberg,
a few miles below the dam. Tele-
phone service was disrupted and
definite news was delayed. Farms
dot the valley below the dam.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
Search For Boy
Leads to North
ny United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, April 10 Search
for ninc-ycar-old Walter Collins
missing from his home here since
March 10, turned to Seattle today.
Local officials learned the vouta
did not know his father, W. j. G.,
Collins, is at Folsom penitvntiary
but instead believed his parent was
living in the northern city.
1t was pointed out that TIN" false
impression might have led young
Collins to attempt to reach hi, faith
er in Seattle.
Two other possible avenues Of in.
vestigation were opened.
Officials of the Glendale Ice
Cream Company notified police thar
a young boy answering the general
description of the missing youth ha -!
applied for position at thei Glcu-
dale plant on March %.
At the same time Chief of Police
Burge, of Burbank, told local off
GERS that a boy about the age of
young Collins had been lettering
around the Santa Maria OIL fields
for the past several days,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
Prince Hits
Dirt Twice
BY United Press Leased Wire

FLAGMOOR, Derbyshire, Englan
April 10.-The Prince of Wales fell
twice in one race in the High Peak
hunt here today, but remounted hi.
own Miss Girls and finished four.n.
The falls were the twenty fiftl an|i
twenty sixth of his career.
The Prince of Wales started well
and was among the leaders clear
ing the first fence on the difficult
three and half mile course. ,le fe!I
at the second fence but rcmounted
Miss Girls and picked up lost ground
lie fell the second time .t the
sixth fence and again rcmountcd
but he had lost too much time to
finish among the first three.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
WILKINS SILENCE
BELIEVED DUE TO
RADIO TROUBLE
Storms Thought to Have
Kept Explorer From
Taking To Air.
BY United Press Leased Wire

SEWARD, Alaska, April 10
Radio operators at the army station
here were on constant watch
throughout the night and today for
signals from Captain George Will
kins at Point Barrow.
wilkins and his companion, Lieu
tenant Carl b. Eielson, who were
preparing at Point Barrow for q
flight across the North Pole to
Spitzbergen, have not been heard
from for six days.
Their long silence was unaccount-
ed for except on the possible eXpla-
nation that their radio had broken
down.
At Kotzebue is located the radio
station nearest to Point Barrow
which is many hundreds of miles
from the nearest telegraph or cable
station.
Wilkins and Eielson advised army
radio operators here early last week
that they would be ready for the
take-off on the perilous flight across
the vast polar ice sheet on Thurs
| day.
Then came a message on Wednes
! dav that the weather was cloudy
and a storm was brewing above the
Arctic circle, making it inadvisable
to get away on Thursday.
Since then there has been no fur
ther word from Point Barrow, al
though the army radio men have
been on almost constant duty in the
hope of picking up signals from
wilkins.
At the hours agreed on for him
to broadcast each night, radio sets
of Alaskan packing companies and
amateurs were tuned in on Wilkins
wave length, but without results.
Station Hard to Reach
Radio men generally expressed
the opinion that wilkins had not
taken off on the flight and that his
silence was due to trouble with the
, radio set.
The possibility was pointed out
that the gasoline engine used to
generate power for the radio set
while on the ground had broken
down. In that event it will be
impossible for Wilkins to communi-
cate with the army station here un'
ill he is in the air and the air
driven motor generates power for
radio sending.
Point Barrow is located on the
northernmost tip of the Alaskan
peninsula and can only be reached
at this time of year by airplane or
the long overland journey by dog
sleds.
Later in the season for brief
time vessels can make their way
through the Arctic ocean to Point
Barrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
Local Man Gets
Jail Sentence

f. NJ. Holt, 40, of FL Centre rntcr-
ed a plea of guilty to II charge OF
being drunk when arraigncd bcfor"
Judge Perkins in city eour. this
morning. He was sentenced to pay
. fine of $25 or serve II ID days il
the county Jail. lie was remanded to
the custody of the sheriff. Holt was
arrested late yesterday afternoon Oh
Holt street and a horse which he
had been driving was taken to a
local stable.
James Thomas, G2, of lnpcriat
entered plea Of not guilty to q
charge of reckless drivinq. No defin
itc date has been set as vet for hear,
ing the case. He was released under
lail for appearance later.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
Aged Physician
Killed by Train
BY United Press Leased Wire

TULARE, Cal, April 10.-Dr. A.
W. Bocher, II, was killed late yes
terday when his automobile was
struck by n southbound Southern
Pacific flyer at Il crossing one mile
north of Upton.
The physician was enroute to call
on a patient when the accident oc-
cured. Witnesses said he was
blinded by the sun and did not see
the train.
Dr. Bocher was n resident of Tip
ton and Porterville for Is years. a
widow survives.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
"Captive" Trial
Again Deferred

LOS ANGELES, April 1o.--Fcr
the second time in as MANY days
the trial of the producers of "The
Captive" )" Ed Rowland and A. |
Pearce, charged with presenting M
obscene production, was continue:
today because of the illness of Mrs.
Catherine Ludercr, juror.
Municipal Judge Pope indicated
that in event Of Mrs. Ludercr had
not recovered by tomorrow he would
ask attorneys to select an Il alarnatc
TO fill her place in the hox.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
Congress Praises
L. A. Attitude

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-Los
Angeles was praised and applauded
in the house today when Representa-
tive Evans, Republican, California
explained the city would assume all
damages arising from the st. Fran
els dam disaster.
Several members expressed the
opinion that William Mulholland
the engineer who built the dam
should.not be held too much to ac.
count for the dam break, as dams
are liable TO go out when apparent
ly ia the best of condition.
Los Angeles, Evans said, holds no
resentment against Mulholland.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
Election Vote
Boiled Down

Results Of yesterdays election
at a glance follow:
. For Councilman: Fred J. Gia-
nola 1850; William J. Clements
905; Raymond E. Couch TAB;
John T. Rice 54S: Frank M.
Bowles 225; Charley Ike $50; C..
L. Phillips 1872.
City Clerk: J. G. Neale 1856; J.
D. Foss 5; Everett Christian 2;
Ruby Holbrook l.
City Treasurer: G. H. H. Small
779; Everett Christian 21; N. E.
Christian 7.
Propositions: Number One, Yes
/ 672; No 351; Number Two, Yes
69S; No 146.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
Police Assert
Death Suicide
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, April l0-Thc
death of Felix Radcliffe, %, was
caused by his own hands, police de
cided today after investigating
events prior to the discovery of his
body.
Radcliffe was found in bed during
the night his throat severciy cut
with Il razor which lay near his
side, Police held Mrs, L. p. Strous-
Sc, 2S, for investigation, after the
landlady at Radcliffe's home rt
ported Mrs. Strousse ran from the
building screaming.
Mrs. Strousse declared she had
been mistreated by Radcliffe. Pol
ice learned that Radcliffe had been
drinking.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
VIOLENCE
kept AT
MINIMUM
Deneen Supporter Taken
From Home by Gang Of
Armed kidnapers.
VOTING is HEAVY
Rumors of Outrages Do
Not Prevent Big Crowd
From Casting Ballots.
By G. G. NICOLET
Omitted Press Staff CorrespCndent


CHICAGO, April 10. = Chicago
went to the polls in the Illinois pri-
mary today, its hopes of peaceful
balloting beset by fear of bombs
and bullets.
Five thousand regular police, sew
eral thousand special police and
election officers and hundreds of
volunteer civilian guards took their
places at the polls at a. m. to in.
sure free exercise of citizenship.
The first violence of the day was|
reported to police at dawn.
The report said R. H. Taylor, al
ward leader and Deneen supporter,
was kidnapped from his home in the|
southeast part of the city. An auto-|
mobile bearing an armed party of|
men and with a campaign picture of
States Attorney Grove on the|
windshield was reported to have|
driven to Taylor's home.
The men iii the car beat him and|
drove away, bearing Taylor with
'iiNHI' Ia y lOl HAS HOG DGtH SetlL|
since.
1t was reported enormously by al
news association other than the|
United Press that Titus Haffa,
Thompson candidate for ward COM
mitteeman, was missing and that it'll
was feared he had been Kidnapped
Haffa went to his club to spend
the night and did not notify his|
friends or family where he was. He|
was back at his headquarters today.
Confusion predominated through-|
out the city and its suburbs.
More than a million men and VOL
men were expected to east votesI
here. a total vote of nearly 1,750,-
600 was expected.
COP. Contest
Candidates and their assisting orr
ators carried their campaigns to the
very opening of the polls. Their|
concluding speeches were the only|
fireworks of the last week of eam-|
paign which two weeks ago seemed
likely to end in serious bloodshed.|
The primary was Republican,
contest, with Democratic state and|
county candidates virtually unop-|
POSED.
Governor Len Small, Mayor Will
lam Hale Thompson, Colonel Frank
l.. Smith, leaders of the incumbent|
faction, closed their campaign byI
hurling final verbal broadsides atI
their opponents, United States Sem
ator Charles s. Deneen, Otis Il.
Glenn, and Louis L. Emerson.
In Chicago interest eentered a-
round the fight between States Att
torney Robert +. Grove, a Thomp-
Son-Small candidate seeking reelec-
tion and Judge John a. Swanson,
Denccn candidate.
Frank o. Lowden, former governs
or, was the only Republican candi-
date on the presidential ballot but
lis candidacy was linked closely
with the factional struggle in his
party.
Downstate the delegate states
pledged TO Lowden faced no oppo-
sitiou In Chicago, however, Mayor
Thompson opposed the Lowden can.
didates with delegate slate pledg.
ed to his draft Coolidge" move.
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
Officer Held On
Liquor Charge
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, April l0.-Cap-
tain Charles NJ. Knowles, head of
the Hollywood detective bureau,
was under suspension today follow
ing his arrest by federal prohibition
agcnst on Il charge of transporting
hquor. He will be given a hearing
before L. $. Commissioner Head
April 10.
Knowles was arrested when a gal
Ion of contraband was found in an
automobile which he occupied with
w. f. Forbes. Since he was on
Official duty when he was taken into
custody, Knowles was suspended
Immediately,
The Hollywood detective chief de-
clared he would be able to prove
his innocence of the charge and said
he was unaware that liquor was con-
tanned in the package Forbes placed
in the automobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
TRAEGER SMASHES AUTO
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, April 1O-A!
though the county ear in which he
was riding was completely dcmoli
shed in a collision on Long Beach
boulevard yesterday, Sheriff viii
lam l. Traeger, of Los Angeles coun-
~, received only minor bruia s.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
EVERHART TELLS
STORY OF OIL
DEAL TO JURY
Falls SOn-In-Law on
Stand in Trial of Harry
Sinclair.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-M. 7
Everhart, son in law Of fort. Sc.
cretary Of the interior Albert /
Fall today told jury fer the frs.
time that $233, 600 in Liberty Bonds
was paid by Harry f. Sinclair t
Fall in May, 1922, few weeks pftcT
Fall leased the TEAPOT Dom" naval
til reserve to Sinclair.
His story however, had previously
! cen revealed to the Senate Teapot
Domo committee.
Everhart 5 story came aft,r the
government had outlined irs case,
charging Sinclair with conspiracy
and branding the $50. .0G0 A"al a4
illegitimatc and after the dpfcns
Lad painted Sinclair and Fall az
patriots because they made Il"
lease deal IT a time when fuel oi.
was needed because Of an alleged
Pacific war scare
No Receipt Obtained
Evcrhart told how tie monct was
raid over, part Of it in Sir lair :
private car in Washington, and
part in Sinclair S New York office
Evcrhart said he took f23A 200 o.
the bonds back TO Colorado for Fall.
lie said he received $l9S, coo IL
bonds in Sinclair S ear in tn" pres
,ncc of Sinclair and the lat" j. W
Icvely, Sinclair s attorney. lie SAT-,
he took them to Falls apartment
and gave them to him later that
evening in May.
Did you give Sinclair re
ceipt?" Owen J. Roberts, govern
mcnt prosecutor, asked.
No, Everhart replied.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
SCREEN STAR ILL
by United rres. Leasea wire

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, April l0.---
Richard Dix Paramount Film star,
was taken 10 the Roosevelt hospital
today for an examination for dppen-
dicitis He was scheduled to pitel.
the first ball in the Hollywood Lea
Angeles baseball game today.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10

Corona, Riverside county, contem-
plates a $4,000 bond issue improves
ment of city plunge and public
library.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
C|ANOLA, CLEMENTS AND COUCH ELECTED
Comparative Peace Reigns As Chicago Goes to Polls
The ''ItaIia'' Starts for the North Pole


The @ g her ing
ha Journey is sn II
eros the m
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
What's Doing
TONIGHT

1.-THE jazz Singer Valley
theater.
Very Confidential" Palace
theater.
Her Companionate Mari
age Brunk' s Tulane theater.
Imperial Valley Women s Lyr-
ic Club rehearsal, American LIE
gion room, p. m., followed by
joint rehearsal with FL Centre
mems chorus, $3.50 p. m.
Entire Nos Club Easter Dance,
10000 Club.
Radio: KGEN, $40 p. m.
Night classes, Eastside school.
Imperial Valley Commandery
No. 81, Masonic Temple.
Knights of Pythias meet, Dav-
is hall.
TOMORROW
Chamber of Commerce lunch
con, Hotel Barbara Worth.
Arts and Crafts Section, 10,-
900 Club, 8 a. m.
Bridge tournament luncheon,
10000 Club, l p. m.
Radio: KGEN, Ill p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10
Local Pastor
At Presbytery
by United Press Leased Wire

POMONA, Cal, April 1O.-Some
500 ministers and $50 elders were
gathering here today for the annual
meeting of the Los Angeles presby-
terry, which will open tonight.
Delegates came from Los Angeles
and San Diego counties and Impe-
rial valley points. The conference
will last two days. Lewis Kinning,
Lomita, is moderator.
Rev. George A. Hartman, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church of
this city, left yesterday TO attend
the meeting of the presbytery at
Pomona.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-10

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