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Evening star., 1928-06-13
PYTHIANS' WORK PRAISED.
ofaeial ef Order Ezteig Efforts for
FrateraaIism.

The H0rz ~ Knights VI fytbias In
fosa@Tjlig 3f9tFEsIalssm Mas ex1oiIeo last
night ~ hiya n iA1nDklp, supreme
Vags chancellor, " Columbia. f.. O.,
order, 81 memorial segygees an the
EDgsts ~ l'ytflja&' Temps ieFs.
liae maet4l41 p@s heia III memory Of
BsFgg5eFs ~ tiae organization wflO fgAye
6seG during the past yesF The living
E0eTQoefs 0Be II 10 the uenofg NJ ule
ces1 W carry ofg tj9e WgFk they started
Mg fAJnqpk3fs declared EeBedleiion
WAC pronounced Dg I1eg Samuel n.
Ia04,es past0r ~ The ketB0rta Methodist
Episcopal Et9fefs
F.SrlaeF gffaii}s we're PLACED Oh the
Tofnb M the DHKEcBn foidief aaa oH
As4e gfage ~ Past EgWene Chancellor
Eo8Sfe Dunn, sB CDsszreay agslal Gene
try,
Evening star., 1928-06-13
BROKERS PURCHASE
ADJOINING BLOCK
Crane Paris & Co. Buy Bsilding
at 82I Fifteenth
Street.

The fouY-stoYy Office building erected
shout year ago ~ S2i Fifteenth street
the Wal Street Of Washington, is 10
become tie new home Of Crane Paris
~ Co. investment bankers and brokers,
who now are concluding negotiations
for the purchase of the property from
the Mcpherson Equare Corporation.
The property % be acquired by
Crane PARIS, which Is Just 10 the
to9th ~ the present location Of the
firm at s22 Fifteenth street. als0 owned
~ aEe concerTl. mas frontage Of "a
feet and a depth ~ 40 fret.
Tue brokerage firm VIII occupy the
first floor SDc balcony after alterations
haze been made, A branch II depart
nseTt ~ ftae Feder8i Government ss 10
be Unused IN tie upper floors Of the
Building s4g,uD)Dg July l. Tts c0n-
aa1efztaos3 vas not E4zae public
Evening star., 1928-06-13
Glsl Given Year in Jail,

C0DYlete6 VI li2Hag nit Elizabeth
Iayis, nysofed, oyer tLe iesd with m
~ during an aiteFGaflgn on Fos1-and-
a~ns8 street yeet1f1ay, Cstbrigs
Stewart, IN years 0l1s also c9lofed. Wss
kesthLceG ~ AeFgA h year in jsH by
Judge John r, beNailofa in Police
EogTt i9aay The sssailaat Wss arrested
by Policeman u W. Rice ~ the fourth
DFeeitaGt. a~w
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
Mrs. Davenport
AndChildrenAre
Killed on Grade

Mrs. Minnie Davenport, 50, of
IToltvillc and her daughter, Leona,
eyed -, were instantly killed and
son, Albert, aged s, was fatally
injured when the truck in which
they were riding crashed into the
nountainsidc Oh Mountain Springs
grade late yesterday afternoon.
There were no witnesses to the &c.
Cident.
w. S. Bermett of Coachella found
the shattered bodies of the woman
and children in the ruins of the
truck. The boy, still alive, was rush
ed to Jacumba but died soon after
arriyal there.
Mrs. Davenport had gone to ia
cumba early yesterday with load
of watermelons and tomatoes. She
started on the return trip shortly
after 4 o'clock and it is believed
that she did not realize the danger
cf the heavily laden truck.
A. L. Mcdonald, proprietor of a
service station at Mountain Springs,
declared that when she passed the
station her brakes were burning and
that the truck was travelling at
quite high rate of speed. The
wreck occurred about two and one
ralf miles east of Mountain
Springs.
It is believed that the truck got
beyond control of the woman and
that she might have driven it into
the mCuntainside in an effort to
avoid going over the embankment
at the right side of the road The
point where the truck struck is
solid rock, The truck was complete
ly mashed by the impact.
Coroner B. f. Lemons was notified
and with Deputy Sheriff Wright
went to the scene of the crash. The
bodies were returned to FL Centro
where arrangements are being made
10 hold the inquest late this after
noon.
Surviving the dead is the husband
and father, Lee Davenport.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
THREE HURT IN
AUTO CRASH ON
CALEXICO ROAD

Three persons were injured in an
automobile crash ON the Calexico
highway three mites south of FL
Centre shortly before 10 oclock
last night.
All three were brought to the FL
Centre hospital whore their injuries
were attended. The driver of one of
the ears, whose name was not learn
ed, quit the hospital hurripdly after
his injuries had been dressed.
lie was the driver Of a ear owned
by William johnson of Plaster Cit,
Johnson saying that he had engaged
HIM to drive him to his home. john
son, whom police said was under tn"
influence of Intoxicating liquor at
the time of the crash, declared that
lie had not learned the name of the
nan.
NJ Emerson of Brawlcy was the
driver Of tac other machine figur
ing in the crash. Emerson suffered
II severe laccration OF the left leg,
just below the knee. The leg was
cut to the bone and while not re
garded as serious was of a painful
nature.
Johnson suffered numerous minor
injuries and leg injury. The left
leg was thrown out at the knee.
Both cars were badly shattered in
the crash.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
RUSSIAN FLYER
RETURNS FROM
ARCTIC WASTES
Failed to Catch Sight Of
Survivors from Wrecked
Dirigible.
By AIS ANDERSEN
United Tress Staff Correspondent)

KINGS LAY, Spitzbergen, July ..
Three Of the ~ men who have
been trapped within the bitterly
cold Arctic wastes have come out
alive and reports reaching here said
three missing since May 80
had been seen.
The three men who came out were
the Russian aviator Babushkin and
his two aides
Friday Babushkin started an air
plane search for members of the
crew of the dirigiblc Italia. Four
days passed without a word from
him.
Yesterday Babushkin flew back to
the Russian ice breaker Maligin. He
told how he had been forced down
in open water because Of the fog
and how he and his two companions
battlcd for hours to prevent float
ing ice crushing the seaplane.
Finally he was able to take off
again and returned TO his mother
snip without having sighted any Of
the missing polar explorers.
No word has reached her of Roald
Amundscn and his five aides who
started to search for the crew of the
dirigiblc, or of the six men who
driftcd away in the envelope of the
great polar craft after it made its
forced landing.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
MIDDLE WEST
SUFFERS FROM
TORRID WEATHER
BY United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, July 5.-Swept by
heat waves, storms and fatalities of
every description, the middle west
was recovering today from one o.
the most trying Fourths i'll years.
Hordes of independence Day cete-
Lraters fled the larger cities to
spend the holiday in outlying resorts
and thus escape the intense heat
" vhich caused most Of the deaths in
this section.
At least 30 lives were known TO
have been claimed by the heat and
other causes. The mercury SCARED
into the upper 90 5 in many places.
Storms which passed over Iowa,
and Nebraska during the day brought
temporary relief.
In Chicago and vicinity nine per-
sons drowned, three We're killed III
4 plane crash, three died from heat
prostrations, one was killed in an
automobile accident and fire work,
killed one.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
By LARS HANSEN
Omitted Press Staff Correspond'ant)

Copyright 1923, by United Press
VIRGO BAY, Spitzbergen, July ).
The Giant Swedish seaplane Upp-
land made ready today to start for
the Northcastland coast to establish
a new gasoline and supply base only
nine miles from the ice camp of n
part of the crew of the lost dirigiblc
Italia.
The rescue steamship Braganza
started for the Northeastland base
tins morning, carrying with it the
Finnish plane of Lieutenant Sarko,
who will maintain communication
with the camp and try to rescue,
one by one, the six men there.
The airplancs of Captain Riser
Larzen and Lieutenant Leutzow
Holm, Norwegian flyers, were left
here ly the Braganza, These avi-
ators will maintain their base here.
Lieutenant Einar-paal Lundborg,
Swedish hero who rescued General
Umbcrto Mobile, the Italia s com
mandcr, but crashed when he tried
again to land ON the little ice floe
where the camp is pitched, radiocd
today that the floc was becoming
50 thin that a landing by plane
would be dangerous. He recommend
ed that seaplanes be used instead
of planes equipped with runners for
landing on the ice.
The Russian ice breaker Krassin,
now only 50 miles from the ice camp
is held virtually immobilc by pack
ice.
Reports drifted here that the
Stockholm Dagbladet had printed
an interview with Captain II. Riis-
cr-Larscn saying that the men on
the ice cncampment started by Gen
cral Umbcrto Mobile, and now
controlled by Lieutenant Niglieri,
had traced Finn Malmgrcn and two
aids as far rs Foyn Island.
These three men were landed
with the dirigiblc Italia. After
the ice encampment had been built
they started walking toward Foyn
island to get aid for their compan-
ions. Nothing has been heard from
them since.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
SALE OF SHIPS
WOULD BE AID
TO WEST COAST
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Decis-
ion of the United States shipping
board 10 sell the American Mrrch.
ant line offers Pacific Coast ship
ping interests an mcXcclled oppor.
tunity TO establish line under
American flag vessels to European
ports, Commissioner Samuel Sand
berg said today.
Such a line, Sandberg said, would
be engaged primarily in transporta-
tion of Pacific coast fruits and
would eliminate necessity of trans
porting citrus or other fruits on
foreign flag vessels.
Sandberg, one of the Pacific coast
members Of the board, pointed out
tlat sentiment for establishing such
a service has oocH strong ON the
west coast for some time. He said
the five combination passenger-car-
go ships offered for sale would be
ideal for such Il service.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
WOman's Death
Held Suspicious
BY United Press Leased Wire

BELL, Calf, July 5.-Mrs. Mary
Bucknoff, p, died today from burns
suffered when she walked into a
bonfire after her clothes apparently
had been saturated with gasoline.
Although her husband, Alexander,
denied any part in her death he
was held on charge of suspicion
If murder when it was learned he
once had threatened to kin her with
4 knife. Bucknoff was burned
severely attempting to smother his
wife's flaming clothing.
Mrs. Bucknoff, in a short state
ment before death, said gasoline she
threw on the blaze caused it to
spring out and fire her clothing. In
ycstigating officers said this story
was not borne out by evidence and
that her clothing seemed to have
been saturated with gasoline when
She touched the fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
COOLIDGE HAS
JOYOUS time
OVER HOLIDAY
: BY ROBERT MoOREFIELD
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

SUPERIOR, Wis, July o
Exuberant over his Fourth of July
fishing triumphs, President Coolidge
today will receive Governor Fred r.
Zimmerman of Wisconsin at the
summer White House.
Governor Zimmerman, 4 former
insurgcnt who has joined the regular
party ranks with Il pledge to sup
port Herbert Hoover viii be an
overnight guest.
Independence Day at the summer
White House, which was Mr. Cool
idge S 56th birthday, was a highly
enjoyable one both for the executive
family and for the newspapermcn
and photographers assigned to Cedar
island Lodge.
1t was the first time since the
President 5 arrival that the latter
were allowed to make pictures of
Mr.. Coolidge whipping the stream
on the picturesque Henry Clay
Pierce estate.
The results were gratifying to
both.
Cuts Birthday Cake
Mr.. Coolidge landed five excel
lent trout and the cameramcn
ground out film to their hearts
content.
The President seemed pleased
with his catch and ordered John
Laroque, shis Chippewa Indian guide,
to paddle his canoe slowly in re
view before the photographers.
"Did YOU get that one when he
iumped?" Mr. Coolidge inquired of
them.
When assured that the action had
been recorded, broad smile spread
over his face.
On his return from the fishing
trip, the President called Mrs.
Coolidge to the front lawn, and to-
gether they cut a II pound birthday
cake baked for him by Mrs. +. l..
Cowen, of Duluth.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
Alleged Alien
Under Arrest

Juan Gotta, SO, of Mexicali was
arrested by Deputy Sheriffs Sharp
and Nice at Il ranch south of FL
Centre early yesterday morning.
The prisoners is being held at
present for investigation but it is
expected that charges will be
formally placed against him today.
Gotta was arrested some time ago on
n charge of illegal entry into the
United States.
According to thA information fur.
nishcd authorities yesterday Gotta
threatened to take the life of n
Mexican, il being intimated that the
man had turpcd him over to authori-
ties when he entered this country
unlawfully on the previous occa-
sion.
In addition the immigration
authorities have asked that he be
held for them.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
Federal Charge
Against Couple

l.. Alvarez. %, and Belen Bustan.
ante, l6, were arrested by PATROL
man George Little at lioltville last
night.
A telephone message was received
at Holtvillc from Algadones saving
that Alvarez had left there with
the girl, bringing her into this
country for immoral purposes. Little
located the couple Mt hotel IN
lfoltvillc and they were brought 20
the county Jail by Deputy Sheriff
Wright.
1t was expected that formal
charge of violating the Mann Ash
would be filed against Alvarez Iatc
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
Learn To Send
Tn Fire Alarm

"open the door ard pull down
the hook
That is Chief Tom Reams di-
rections to persons turning in fire
I alarms in the future.
Yesterday we were set back
several minutes in reaching the
| Brown residence because the per
sen intending to turn in the alarm
merely opened the door leading
into the alarm box and sounded
no call.
In sending in an alarm, the
glass must first be broken. This
/ reveals door hardle and when
turned the door opens exposing
the heck which must be pulled
| down to turn in the alarm.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
# allan
AV|ATORS
SET Mark
Have Already Completed
Greater Part of 1000
Mile Nonstop Flight.
ROME TO ARGENTINE
Plane in Communication
With South America By
Means Of Radio.
by United Press Leased Wire

BCENOS AIRES, July 5.-Safe
over the South American mainland
after breaking all distance flight
records, Major Arturo Ferrarin and
Major Carlo del Prete of the TIA.
liam royal air force, passed over
Natal, Brazil, at . p. m. today and
continued southwark toward Buenos
Aires, their destination.
The silver gray monoplane. speed
ing more than 125 miles an hour,
was sighted by crowds that had
been watching for it since early
morning.
1t was the first sighting of tho
plane since it passed out over the
open Atlantic from the African
coast and Cape Verde Islands.
In touch with the world below
only by radio for hours, the Italian
flyers-now hollers of both the en-.
durance and long distance records
by many hours and hundreds of
milef were just IS hours, minutes
out of Rome on their daring flight
when thcy were sighted.
They are due in Buenos Aires to-
morrow ON the basis of their pre-.
sent speed. The plane carried fuel
for a flight of more than 65 hours.
BUENOS AIRES, July 5.-Near-
ly two days out on 2h days flight
from Rome to Buenos Aires-by far
the longest nonstop flight ever at
tempted-Major Arturo Ferrarin
and Major Corla Del Prete of the
italian royal air force, were pre-
sumed today to be off or over the
brazilian coast speeding southwark.
The Natal, Brazil, radio station
reported that it intercepted the gem
eral call of the Ferrarin-Del Prete
plane at l and LILO p. m. eastern
standard time.
Already the holders of the world s.
endurance flight record, the await
ors have smashed the long distance
record by hundreds of miles, if
they still are flying.
ii they complete their flight to
Buenos Aires, they will have made
700O miles, nearly twice the present
record,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
Illness Fatal To
Imperial Resident

Willis NJ Taylor of Imperial died
at his home shortly before II o.
clock last night, following a long
illness. \ short funeral service was
held at Lemons funeral chapel this
afternoon and burial was made in
Evergreen cemetery.
The deceased was wel known
throughout this vicinity. lie was
5& years of age and had been in the
valley for number of years. He
is survived by his wife, Ella and
one son, Willis Z. Taylor, of Los
Angeles,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
CAMPAIGN PLANS TO
AWAIT COMMITTEE MEETING


nomination, had been postponed
to Saturday because the senator
had found he could not reach
Albany until late Friday night.
Only two guests called on the
governor today, former Judge
Hayden of California, and
Hugh Wallace of Washington,
former ambassador to Belgium.
Judge Hayden, an ardent
McAdoo man in 1924, said he
would support the New York
Governor in California. Wal
lace said he had found an in
Sistent demand for Smith for
president.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
REPUBLICANS PLAN STRONG
DRIVE IN EASTERN STATES

headquarters in New York, also
will attend the meeting.
Later, similar meetings will
be held with western and south
crn Republican leaders.
Work returned from his con-
ference with President Coolidge
today and probably will confer
with Hoover this afternoon.
They may set a definite date
for the start of Hoover S trip
to California where he will
formally accept the Republican
presidential nomination.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
By LAWRENCE HAAS

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina,
July 5.-With all long distance
flight records broken Major Arturo
Ferrarin and Major Carlo del Prete
of the Italian royal air force were
believed today to be speeding at l35
miles an hour down the Brazilian
coast toward Buenos Aires on 1000
mile airplane flight from Rome.
They left Rome at 1:51 D. m.
eastern standard time Tuesday de.
terminad to break their own world
record for endurance as well as to
establish a record that would be
hard to break for n point to point
flight.
Their route to Buenos Aires was
almost twice as long as that of
Lindbergh from New York to Paris.
From time to time the aviators
have signalled that all was going
well, but have not given their posi-.
tion. The latest message concerning
them-an uncOnfirmed one from Rio
de Janiero to the Italian Radio
Corporation at Rome-said they had
been seen flying southwark along
the Brazilian coast.
PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, July g.
Oldinas Radio station at 1850 a. m.
eastern standard time today heard
faint radio signals from the Ferrar.
in.Del Prcte transatlantic airplane.
PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, July o.
0ldinas radio station at 1850 a. m.
Eastern Standard Time today heard
faint radio signals from the Fer
rarin-Del Prete trans Atlantic air
Ian.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05

WASHINGTON, July o
Republican plans aimed at car
rying the eastern section of the
United States in the November
ELECTION will be made by Sccre-
tary of Commerce Hoover and
former Secretary of Interior
Work, his campaign manager at
meeting here Saturday with
Republican national committee
men from eastern states.
Senator Moses of New Hamp-
shire, who probably will be the
eastern campaign manager with
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
Girl Killed At
Banning Meet
By United Press Leased Wire

BANNING, Calf, July . A
wheel which flew from a racing
automobile struck threc-ycar-old
Mary Owens and crushed her so
badly she died in the hospital here
last night.
Carl Rider, driver of the racing
ear, was only slightly injured when
the machine turned over after
throwing the wheel.
Glenn Harvey Of Long Beach, re-
eeived broken legs and ribs when
he landed on rockpile after a
5000 foot parachute jump during
the program, designed to inauguratc
the new Banning airport.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
BY PERCY B. SCOTT
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, July 5.-Before
returning to Albany today,
Governor Alfred f. Smith an
nounccd that all plans for his
campaign for the presidency
would hc deferred pending the
meeting of the Democratic ma
tional committee here Wcdnes-
daY.
The governor said his meet
ing with Senator Key Pittman,
chairman of the committee
whici. will notify Smith of his
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
BURNS CAUSE DEATH

BELL, Calf, july 5-rmns she
received when she was said TO have
saturated her clothing with gasoline
and then set them on fire may caus"
{he death of Mrs. Mary Rucknoff,
27. Her husband Alexander, sus-
tanned hand burns attempting to
smothcr the flames.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
TOY CANNON FATAL

lNGLEWOOD, Calf, July ;. -
\ toy cannon which burst when it
was discharged sent slug of metal
through the chest of Martin EngleX,
%, and caused his almost instant
death last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
Movie Comedian
Dies Suddenly
By United Press Leased Wire

ny 'h'e" ireSS heaSeu wire
HOLLYWOOD, July 5.-An
autopsy will be performed today
over the body of Sidney Smith,
motion picture comedian. who died
here yesterday shortly after he re
tdrned from beach party
Smith was stricken apparently
with cramps and he died before
medical aid could be called, He was
featured recently in a series of
Christie comedies.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
HELD ON MANN ACT
BY United Press Leased Wir,

Los ANGELES, July 5.-James
f. Carpenter, said to formerly have
been motion picture actor, was
held here today ON a Mann Act
count, charging the transportation
of Lois Hill, 10, from Salt Lake
City to Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
Seaplane Saves
Drowning Girl
Ry United Press Leased Wire

AVALON, Catalina Island, July
"a scaplane, pilotcd by Franklin
Young, saved Jean Cupples, Is, OF
Altoona, Pennsylvania, from drown
ing here yesterday.
Miss Cupplcs was being carried
ont to sea by the tide when Young
skinned through the water to her
side and pulled her aboard the
sraplanc.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-05
Finds Love For
Music Expensive
By United Press Leased Wire

By United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, July s.
Manuel Madirall, who loves
music, fingered early today tol
hear three troubadors harmonize
and strum guitars.
When the street was quite clear
of other pedestrians, one of the
players discarded his guitar inl
favcr of gun and relieved
Madirall Of S13 in cash.