davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
Colored Beauty
Queen Chosen
Py United Press Leased Wire

CORONA, Calf, May 31.-Mil
dred Body, shapely dark-hued Los
Angeles girl, today held the title
Of Miss Afro-America.
She gained it here yesterday when
She triumphed over several score
of the most comely of her race in
the first annual bathing beauty
parade for colored girls. =
Flora Washington, of Galveston,
Texas, won second place in the
pulchritude contest, while Eunice
harrington, of Denver, placed third,
The colorcd beauty parade was
complicated by a near battle be
tween traffic officers and negro
authorities. Some POO traffic tickets
were given to negro motorists, il
was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
A|RPLANE
OFF FOR
L0NCH0P
Kingsford-Smith a n d
Crew in Southern Cross
Get Off Successfully.
MAKING PROGRESS
Flyers Expect to Keep
On to Their Home In
Australia.
BY GERALD P. OVERToN
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

I l.
OAKLAND AIRPORT, Oakland,
Calf, May 31.-The giant tri-motor-
ed plane, Southern Cross, Australia-
bound, took off from Oakland Air
Tort for Honolulu at 1858 a. m. to-
Gay, Pacific Standard Time.
Captain Charles Kingsford Smith,
Australian war ace, was at the con-
trolls. The great ship made an easy
t@ke-Off on her second attempt.
At the start of the longest ocean
flight ever undertalte ten-777S
Ipiles--the Southern Cross was
stopped for engine inspection on her
first attempt to start.
With Smith were Charles T. P.
Tim, relief pilot, Lieutenant Harry
Lyon. Jr., navigator, and James
( Warner, radio operator.
The Southern Cross rose grace
fully despite the seven ton load
carried. Twelve hundred gallons OF
/ gasoline were in the fuel tanks for
the 2100 mile first lap of the great
flight, from Oakland to Honolulu.
! The wings of the plane cleaned
in the morning sun as the ship turn-
! ed to the northwest, and sped to-
ward the open ocean past the Gold
en- Gate. \ light haze covered the
sea.
The ship took the air after a
5000 foot run. 1t rose from the
ground for moment, settled down,
then rose again.
The Southern Cross climbed
I Il, .,,1- oe
and increased its speed. A moment
later it had vanished from sight
| into tho slightly sun pierced haze
to the west.
Undaunted by the fact that one
of his motors stopped in the first
attempt to take-off, Kingsford.
Smith refused to wheel the ship
| back to the head of the runway.
The second and successful start was
made from the first stopping posi-
tion.
\ wild shout arouse from the crowd
as the great ship took the air.
In Honolulu Friday
The plane will be guided during
the first part of the flight by the
radio beacon at Crissey field, San
Francisco.
Midway between San Francisco
and the Hawaiian Islands, it will
pick up the radio beacon at Wheel
or field, near Honolulu.
Kingsford Smith estimated it
take approximately % hours for the
flight to Honolulu.
1--WE will eat lunch in Honolulu
tomorrow said Kingsford Smith,
with full confidence in his plane to
complete the hop of 2400 land miles
(2l00 nautical miles). He estimat-
ed the Southern Cross would make
a speed of from % to 100 miles an
hour at the start, later increasing
its speed slightly as the weight of
the fuel load was cut down.
The crew decided not TO carry
life RATS or other safety devices
with them on the flight.
"That would only increase the
weight of the plane, and we will
not need them,' Kingsford Smith
said. a hacksaw was put in the
cockpit of the plane to be used in
cutting away the three heavy en-
gines of the big plane in case of
forced landing on the water.
With gasoline tanks emptied by
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
SCHOOL EXERCISES
BRING PRESENT T
YEAR TO CLOSE
Three Institutions Will
Present Diplomas To
Graduating Glasses.

School activities, which have
taken leading place in the inter
est of the FL Centre public, are now
coming to climax preceding the
end of the term tomorrow. Tonight
Central Junior College will hold
commencement exercises at the
high school auditorium, while at the
Eastside school auditorium the SEN
ior classes Of the Eastside high
school and Junior College will re-
ceive their diplomas at the i2int ex
crcises.
Tomorrow night at the Central
auditorium, the Central Union high
school class of 1923 will hold COM
mencement exercises. All three pro-
grams VIII begin at 0 o'clock, and
are open to the public.
Tonight s Central Junior College
exercises will feaeture DIR. Frank j.
Klingberg as speaker of the eve
ming. DIR. Klingberg is a member
of the faculty of the University of
California at Los Angeles, and is in
! the department of history. His talk
will be particularly interesting, it
is anticipated.
Numbers ON the program will in
clude a song by the Junior College
Trio, the invocation by Rev. A. Il.
Schultz, "The Old Road by
Charles slocum, vocal duet by
Mrs. n. B. Powell and j. +. Halla-
well, a song by the Junior College
Girls Quartet, and the benediction
by Rev. c. f. Flanagan.
Dorsey G. Whitelaw, member of
the board Of trustees, will present
the diplomas to the five graduates
who have successfully completed
their course.
Eastside Program
At the Eastside school tonight
DR.. w. d. Carter of Pasadena will
give the main address, and r. p
Moore, president of the board OF
trustees, will present the diplomas
to five high school and three Junior
College graduates. Musical mum
bers and orations will complete tht
fine program which has been ar
ranged.
James Hoffman Batten, directo
of Regional Service at Pomona Col
lege, will deliver the address of tn,
evening at the high school com
mencement tomorrow night. Hi
subject will be 1.-The Masteries o
Life" A class of SO graduates
whose names will appear in a late
issue of the Press, will receive theil
diplomas from Il. p. Moore. Sever
al pleasing musical numbers will
complete the program.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
by United PRESS Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, May 81
William F. Zumbrunn, counsel
for the Ku KIuX Klan nation
al headquarters here told the
Senate Campaign Committee
today the Klan had spent no
money in the presidential cam
paign.
"Have you spent any money
to circulate, for instance, the
fact that any of the candidates
are Catholics'' Chairman Stei-
wer asked.
"Not one nickel" Zum-
brunn replied.
"What do you know about
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
Dog Holds Fast
To Burglar

LOS ANGELES, May 81 Vito
Pontrelli owns little dog which
has big heart and which was en-
.joying sizeable soup bone today.
The little dog, of uncertain par
cntage, was responsible for the cap
ture of Frank Salazar, 2S, charged
with an attempted burglary of Pom
trelli's grocery store. According to
police, the dog took a firm grip on
Salazar's leg as the latter dashed
from the store with an armful of
assertedly stolen merchandise.
The dog kept Salazar from run
ming until Pontrelli and police
reached the scene.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
Police Shake-Up
In Los Angeles
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, May al The
disbandment of the central vice
squad and the transfer of II cap
tains, three detective lieutenants
and sergeant were ordered by
Chief of Police James +. Davis to-
day.
The shake.up, the greatest in po-
flee circles in years, has been rum
ored during the past week. Chief
Davis explained his action was for
"the good of the service" Off
GERS and members of the vice squad
had been the target for vitrolic at
tacks for several months.
Deputy Chief of Police Charles
Jackson, recently suspended and
then re-instated as head of the vice
squad, was ordered to take com
mand of the Wiltshire station.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
DENIES KHAN HASMADE ANY
EXPENDITURES IN CAMPAIGN

the anti-Smith campaign, Sena-
tor Heflin of Alabama has
been conducting9" Steiwer ask
ed.
"'I don't know a thing ex-
cept what 1 have read in the
newspapers" Zumbrunn said.
He then added he under
stood Klan organizations in var
ious states had paid Heflin
from $3.50 to $3.50 each for
speeches.
Steiwer announced a sub-com-
mittee would 60 to New York
tonight to conduct an investi-
CATION of Hoover and Smith
expenditures there tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
Spanish Flyers
Forced to Land

SEVILLE, Spain, May 31.-Cap-
tain Ignacio Jiminez and Captain
Francesca Iglesias landed at Nasi-
riyah, Iraq, about 400 miles from
Karachi, India, a radio message re-
ceived here late today said.
The cause of the landing of the
flyers who were trying to break the
world s long distance flight record,
was not given. They had started
from here Tuesday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
Woman ThWarts
kidnapping Gang
Nv United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, May 3l.-Seized
by three men who attempted to
force her to enter their automobile,
Mrs. Fred Lloyd, %, escaped pos
sible abduction early today by leap
ing to the running board of pass
ing auto. a..
Mrs. Lloyd told police officers
that she was waiting for a Santa
Monica ear when the men drove up
and one ordered "get her and
hurry up
AS the men grabbed her she broke
away and jumped into car driven
by William +. Mcclure and sped to
safety, Mrs. Lloyd reported, No
trace of the asserted kidnapers
could be found.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
DIES AT HONOLULU
by United Press Leased Wire

HONOLULU, May Sic. B
Cetnier, retired Los Angeles mer
chant, died suddenly here yesterday
Heart disease was given as the cause
of his death. Cetnier was visiting
the Hawaiian Islands with his wife
and two daughters.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
Langford Kayoed
BY Bert Colima
By United Prcrs Leased Wire

SAN DIEGO, Calf, May al
Bert Colima Mexican middleweight
pride Of Whittier, knocked out
Wolcott Langford of Chicago in the
seventh round of scheduled Is
round fight in Tijuana yesterday.
In the semi-final Baby Sal Sorio
put Jimmy Reese down for >the
count in the fifth.
Joe OrtegO did the same TO
Battling Pete in the first round and
Johnny Gonzales took a decision
from Kenneth Wallace i'm the
opener.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
Californians At
Madison Square

NEW YORK, May 31.-Interest
revived in the lightweight division
Tex Rickard will present a full card
Of l39 Founders in Madison Square
Garden tonight.
Louis Kid Kaplan of Meriden
Conn.,, former featherweight will
meet Manuel Quintero, Spaniard
from Tampa, Fla., in the 10 round
main bout.
King Tut, the tow headed Cali
fornian, will meet Lopc Tenorio of
the Philippines in the ten round
semi-final.
Baby Joe Cans, Los Angeles will
box Jackie Brady, Syraeuse, in the
ether 10 round bout.
j. A. Ogle is assistant farm ad,
visor of San Diego county, replac-
ing c. X. Wildermuth, resigned.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
Assert Baby
Died Twice
BY United Press Leased Wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
! LOS ANGELES, May 81
After doctors once had declared
IA seven-hour- old infant dead,
I the child was revived only to die
J again five hours later last night.
/ Injection of adrenalin, ether
/ baths, an inhalator and spankings
: revived the child when it failed
to show life in a 20 minute per
/ iod. Then, following several
f. hours of apparent nornalcy, the
baby finally died.
4 The infant was born to Mrs.
! c. w. Herman, Of Alhambra.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
BABE" KEEPS UP PACE
BY United Press Leased Wire

YANKEE STADIUM, New York,
May 31.-Babe Ruth hit his 10th
home run of the season off Irving
Hadley of the Washington Senators
in the third inning here today.
There was no one on base. Ruth did
not get his 10th homer of the 1927
season until June IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
Change Made in
Date Program

Owing to a broken ditch flood
ing the Reed date orchard, the !
off shoot demonstration planned
for tomorrow morning has been
transferred to the Williams
ranch, two miles east and one
quarter mile south Of the Reed
4 ltrds, Frank Beyschlag, as-l
sistant farm advisor, announced
today.
Date growers are asked to pass
information about the change
along to those who may be in i
terested in the demonstration.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
YANKEE SLAIN IN MEXICO
Nv United Press Leased Wire

MEXICO CITY, May 3l.-H. I.
Smith of Denver, superintendent of
the San Carlos mine, was murdered
from ambush while motoring be
tween the mine and Pachuca, dis
patch to the newspaper Universal
said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
Jury Obtained
To Try Stewart
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, May 81. = A
jury of four women and eight men
was completed and sworn in today
to try Colonel Robert W. Stewart,
chairman of the Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana, on a charge of con
tempt of the senate.
The jury was complete in an hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
Not
To Join Fleet
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN PEDRO, Calf, May 3l.-In-
stead of proceeding from Mare
Island to Join the battle fleet in
Honolulu, the $45,0O0,00O aircraft
carrier, U. S. S. Lexington, will re
turn to the naval base here, it was
announced today.
The Lexington and its sister ship,
4. $. s. Saratoga, will undergo fur
ther acceptance trials after the en-
tire fleet arrives here June %, it
was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
STAR DENIES ROMANCE
Nv United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, May 31.-Mary
Brian, screen star, and Clifford
Biff" Hoffman, Stanford foot
ball star, merely are "good
friends and are not engaged, she
said today denying one of
Hollywood S current rumors.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
What's Doing
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Central Junior College gradu-
alton exercises, high school, 8
O. o'clock.
Eastside high school and Jun
ior College graduation exercises,
Eastside school, o'clock.
Radio: KGEN, 6-10 o'clock.
American Legion dance, Ma
sonic Temple.
intermediate and Advanced
pupils recital, Academy Of Music
at o'clock.
B. P. o. E., No. 1925, meeting
8 o'clock, and Ladies' night.
R. A. M. No. 100, Masonic
Temple.
Airdome Honeymoon Hate"
TOMORROW
Kiwanis Club luncheon, Hotel
Barbara Worth.
Radio: KGEN, 11-12:30.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31
JOHNSON AND HIS FOES

picture Senator Hiram W. Johnson, Imperial
Valleys bill Although
Johnson the bill this session
Congress- Below Qef Senator smoo Utah
Arizona.
prevented the bill
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-31

Continued on page 8
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-10-12
HERALD FILLS ORDER
FOR 2-COLOR DISPLAY

The Herald force takes pleasure
and pride, which is believed to be
pardonable, in calling the especial
attention of readers to a feature of
this weeks issue that is rather
unique, and was never before at
tempted by this newspaper, name
ly a double page display adver-
tisement in two colors. This is
the display on the middle page OF
this issue of J. H. Coffey. who
announces an extraordinary sale
of all lines Of merchandise carried
in his store during the eight days
of the trade carnival.
This two-color stunt was by no
means an easy undertaking in a
country weekly shop, and called
for no small degree of experience
and skill on the part of the shop
foreman, H. A. Inman.
For this sale Mr.. Coffey engag-
ed the services of the Sales Ser
vice Company of Minneapolis,
who sent c. P. Hammer to take
charge of the big selling event.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-10-12
BURNING PLANE
IS SAFELY LANDED
BILLINGS PILOT, PASSENGER
REACH GROUND BEFORE
GAS EXPLODES

CIRCLE, Oct. 9.-Two men mar
rowly escaped death near here
when the plane in which they
were travelling caught fire about
400 feet above the earth and the
presence of mind and skill of the
pilot, John Wise of the Yellow
stone Airways of Billings, probab-
ly saved their lives. The plane
was totally destroyed by fire.
According to those who saw the
accident, the pilot sideslipped the
plane safely to earth, although
one wing was on fire, and both he
and his passenger, Jules Ackers
of Miles City, were able to make
their escape from the burning
plane before the gasoline tank ex-
ploded.
The accident happened about %
miles northwest of Circle in bad
lands section, it was stated, and
Pilot Wise was forced to bring
his plane to earth in coulee..
Wise was uninjured and Ackers
only slightly hurt. Both cort''a
ued their journey on to Mines
City.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-10-12
Bank Deposits Now
More Than Million

The two Wolf Point banks have
on deposit at the present time al
most $20S,000 more than they had
a year ago according to figures
shown in the two bank statements
published in this issue of the Her
aid. The total footings of the two
statements are s1,223,906.59 as
compared with S1,014,072.03 a year
ago. And the total deposits are
81, ,O97, 1866 as compared with
SS92,027.51 last October.
The gain of more than 100000
has been made in spite of the fact
that the price of wheat has aver
aged from 20 to 80 cents lower
than it was year ago. More
than 100000 bushels of new wheat
had been marketed up to the first
of October.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-10-12
SCOTT LEAYITT
Al VIDA TUESDAY
GRESSMAN'S TALK WINS
HEARTY APPLAUSE AT
BIG MEETING

Congressman Scott Leavitt was
the principal speaker at a political
meeting at Vida Tuesday evening
The hall was filled to capacity
with interested farmers, and Mr..
Leavitt's talk was punctuated
with frequent applause. Other
speakers on the program were S.
c. Ford and Albert Angstman,
candidates for the office of asso-
ciate justice of the supreme court,
who are travelling with Congress
man Leavitt, and Judge Leiper of
Glendive. All these men are cam
paigning for reelection. Congress-
man Leavitt has a very full sche-
dule of meetings On Tuesday
he had meetings at Lambert and
Richey as we'll as Vida.
Waterways Plan
Mr.. Leavitt spent considerable
time on the subject of the tariff
and pointed out how a high tariff
on wheat helped the farmer to get
a better price for his grain through
protection against Canadian wheat.
He also discussed the ST. Law
renee waterways which is an is
sue in the campaign and which
is a project that Mr.. Leavitt very
strongly favors. Although he is
campaigning in his own behalf,
Mr.. Leavitt devoted part of his
time to presenting to his audience
a picture of Herbert Hoover, the
executive and leader, and said
that Mr. Hoover has the interests
of the farmers at heart.
Paul Krebsbach was chairman
of the meeting. When he was in
Wolf Point Wednesday Mr.. Krebs-
bach eoid that tho maeting Tues
day evening was one of the big
gest ever held in Vida hail.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-10-12
Dates of Coming
Events of Interest

/ Saturday, October 13-Stock
Special train at Wolf Point.
Saturday, Oct. 13-Opening OF
9Th Annual Trade Carnival.
Saturday, Oct. 13-Right after
Feed Meeting, c. A. Rasmussen of
Helena will speak.
Saturday, Oct 13- Wolf Point
Glendive football game at Glen
dive.
Monday, Oct 15-Senator B. K.
Wheeler speaks at Froid.
Tuesday, Oct 16- Senator t. J..
Walsh speaks at Circle.
Tuesday, Oct. 16- Wellington
d. Rankin speaks at Wolf Point.
Tuesday, Oct. 16-James Sim
farm sale at Sand Creek.
Saturday, Oct 20-Last day of
Trade Carnival Week.
Wednesday. Oct. 24-Farm sale,
VIM Young, Vida.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-10-12
CAR CRASHES INTO
VIDA CORN BINDER
(By In and Around Vida Corr

(By In and Around Vida Corr
A very serious accident occur
red last week when Clyde Nefz-
ger was returning home with his
corn binder after cutting corn for
Evan Merriman One car passed
him safely but the other driven by
Joe Schillinger and travelling at a
high rate of speed, crashed into
the binder, completely demolish-
ing it. One horse was so severely
injured that it had to be killed
and is doubtful whether the other
two will completely recover.
Clyde happened to be walking at
the time or he would undoubtedly
have been killed. The car was
damaged to small extent. While
the roads are so dusty it behooves
one to drive carefully into a dust
cloud.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-10-12
REV. WILLIAM HOLLAND
THOMPSON IS COMING

The Reverend William Holland
Thompson who comes to Wolf
Point on October the 10Th, to hold
an evangelistic mission in the
Presbyterian church. Mr. Thomp-
son is working under the auspices
of the board of National Missions
of the Presbyterian church in the
u. S. A. and has been loaned to
the Synod of Montana for the spe-
cial work he is now doing. Sue
cess has attended his efforts
throughout the State and the
local Presbyterian church is look
ing forward to much benefit from
his stay in Wolf Point.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-10-12
Seventh Heaven"
Without A Fault

Listen, Filmfans, have you ever
seen a perfect photoplay? No
Well, you have the chance of youl
life this week. See Seventh
Heaven" at the Liberty theatre
with Janet Gaynor and Charles
Farrell in the leading roles.
This film is permeated with
youth and young love, but it is
astonishing that never for one in
slant does 1t become sentimental
in the obnoxious sense of the
term, never saccharine nor maud
lin 1t is a film that reflects cred
it to the qualities Of the screen. 1t
it a charming and refreshing pic
ture worthy of great praise.
Seventh Heaven" follows the
stage play very closely Chico,
Charles Farrell, is a Paris sewer
rat who is at odds with God be-
cause his prayers have never been
answered His prayers are for a
job as street washer and yellow
haired wife, Diane, the heroine,
Janet Gaynor, is poor little abus-
ed sister of drunken woman who
is rescued by Chico.
Without doubt one of the most
beautiful scenes in the picture is
in the attic in which the girl tries
to win the affection of Chico and !
his permission to stay Another
notable scene is where the taxi
cabs dash out to defend the city /
of Paris against the Germans.
There are battles and the usual
shell-hole scenes. There is more I,
to this story than there is room
here to tell and much more sin
cerity and beauty than can be pos +
sibly described 1t is rare per-
ception of beauty these two lead
ing youngsters give to youthful
love and they are as sensitive as
though they lifetime practicing it,
instead of just short year in
The acting of Janet Gaynor and
Farrell is excellent.
Gladys Brockwell as the drunk
en- sister gives great perform
ance.
Emile Chautard as the priest is
a sweet, sympathetic character
David Butler as Goblin comes in
% his own. Albert Gran as Papa
Boul," owner of Eloise, the taxi,
plays the role excellently and
makes you feel that Eloise is
eally, truly one-lunger of the {
highways.
To be in the seventh heaven
-ourself see this beautiful picture,
Seventh Heaven" 1t will be {
hown at the Liberty Thursday {
friday, Oct 1919.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-10-12
GRAIN CARS SCARCE
TERMINALS CONCESTCD

On several days during the past
week all or some of the local ele-
vators were plugged" and unable
to receive grain. The congestion
so far has not been serious and
cars have arrived in time to re-
lieve the situation nearly every
day. The Great Northern claims
that the blame is not theirs as
they have the greatest supply of
grain cars they ever had, but are
unable to get their cars emptied at
the terminal elevators at Mime
apolis and Duluth. The side
tracks at many points between
are filled with thousands OF cars
loaded with grain. More than a
hundred were in the Wolf Point
yards a few days ago.
Wolf Point has Jared better than
many other stations as 1t is re-
ported that other towns east and
west and those on the Scobey
branch have suffered from grain
congestion that was unrel1eved
for many days at stretch. The
apparently results from
the rapid harvesting and market
ing of grain made possible by COM
bines and large speedy trucks.
The wet weather which set in
Wednesday is likely to have some
effect in relieving the situation, by
checking threshing and hauling.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-10-12
HANK FR0MBEY TAKES
ON new ENTERPRISE

H. G. Fromby for some time
proprietor of the brick barn" on
south Front street has purchased
the rooming house furnishings of
the Wolfe Den from Mr.. and Mrs.
Eber z. Wolfe and is reported to
have purchased the building. The
transaction has been completed
and Mr.. Fromby is now in possess
sion. The building is next door
west of the brick barn referred to.
1t is understood that he no longer
has a lease on the barn. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wolfe have not yet formed
any new plans but say they in
tend to remain in Wolf Point.