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Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
DOTH cInET REST
TO-DAY TN RATTLE
IN ORPHAN WILL

CHICAGO, Jan. both sides
rested today in the famous McClin-
tock million dollar will suit. in
which William D. Shepherd seeks TO
obtain the estate of Billy McClin-
tock. millionaire orphan.
Attorneys for the nine cousins of
Billy and Miss Isabelle POPE. Billy's
fiancee, did not put on witnesses, de-
pending on arguments to the jury to
prove that Shepherd exerted undue
pressure in having Billy sign the
viii in his favor.
Last year Shepherd was ACQUITTED
Of the charge that he murdered Billy
by feeding him typhoid fever germs.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
LARGE SHIPMENTS
ARRIVE HERE FOR
SPRING PLANTING

Sacks of seed for Imperial Val
lev's "spring' planting. Fruit and
ornamental trees. strawberry plants.
rose bushes. flower plants and bulbs
in quantities, We're admitted to the
county during the months of De
ccmber. according to report com
piled by B. A. Harrigan, horticul-
+nra1 commissioner. for the board
of supervisors.
Outstanding among seed shipments
rncniyed were 1850 sacks of corn,
1916 Of wheat. 900 Of rice and 90
of beans. The receipt of IS sacks
of watermelon seed indicates that
this crop will not be neglected.
Other shipments Of seed inspected
an5 nassed into the COUNT We're
eight sacks of squash, 1872 alfal1a.
six honey dew, 1913 eantaloupe. 30
oats. one COW peas. % peas. 20 spin.
ach. 10 lettuce. four cucumber,
tomato.
Many Shade Trees
Planting Of ornamental trees in
this desert country is gaining
steadily in popularity. 525s trees OF
this tvpe having been admitted in
December alone. When the COM
rarativelv small number Of shade
trees planted in a city block or
mile Of highway IS estimated. an
idea Of The Improvement these trees
viii make in the valley can be form:
cd
In addition 70 this number other
+-pe sh:nments included 81 fig trees.
$50 apricot trees. $50 Crane fruit
trees. 80 pepuer trees. 70 near
trees. 10 persimmon trees. ~ Ken
Tia palm trees. ten ounce trees, and
one lemon tree.
LARGE Number of Bulbs
Flower bulbs received numbered
1850. flower plants $50. and rose
bushes 46a Ninetvtfour lantana
nlants were shipned in. three banana
riants. four Crane vines. 25S ferns,
So pansv plants. Sc poinsettias, two
kumnuats. as well rs 1000 strawber-
~ plants. Il blackberry bushes and
s. asparagus crowns.
Other goods admitted were three
ears Of potatoes. - cars mixed fruit
and vegetables. q trucks mixed
fruit and vegetables, three cars cot
ten baqging. cars cotton machin-
orv. and four shipments of house
hold goods.
Adrittance Refused
The following goods were inspect.
e. and refused admittance into the
county,.
Two truckloads oranges were Or
dcrcd returned 70 point Of origin ~
DESTROYED or accoun. Of red scale.
One bundle If Cane Jessamine |
cuttings were returned to point Of |
origin in compliance with Ouaran-
tine Order No. Al.
Nine-two nas pumps were tested |
and sealed. 15G scales were tested |
and scaled. Operations We're sus-
rtnded on II gas pumns for repairs. |
opcrations were suspended on -four !
scales for repairs.
The following goods were inspect
"a and shpped ont Of the county |
Eight hundred nine ears lettuce.
u cars greens 100 ears peas. 40 !
cars sninacly % ears grapefruit,
! car mixed fruit and vegetables.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
ENGLISH ARMY OFFICER
PLANS IRON ARMIES

LONDON, Jan. Col. J. F. G..
Fuller, d. s. O., originator of the
idea of mechanical armies to fight
the wars of the future, has been pro-
NOTED as military assistant to Gen
eral Sir George +. Milne.
In his book "Tanks and Their
Development Col. Fuller writes
"lron is cheaper than blood. Ma.
chimes encased in armour can be
made to do the work which no mil
lion men of the old fashioned type
Of army could accomplish.
81 am a believer in war mechan-
les, that is Il mechanical army
which requires rev men and power
ful machines.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
Free For Rupture

W y HIee. Ine
~ + Main St Adams. Y Y.
You may send me entirely free
a Samnle Treatment Of vour
stimulating application for Rup-
tnfe.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
WANT TO REOPEN
CHARGE AGAINST
MOVIE COMPANY
Nv United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. Hear
ings ON the petition of government
counsel for the reopening of the
ease before the federal trade com
charging the Famous Play
ers Lasky corporation with monop-
DIV and restraint of trade started
before the commission here today.
The government In its petition
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
COTTON MARKETS
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK. Jan. Spot cot
ton closed steady; mids 20.65. Fu-
lures closed steady.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
Cattle Market


Cattle, 300, active killing classes
fully steady. spots higher. several
lots steers, 200 20 900, yesterdays
top. 90. bulk she-stock. 4.25 10
COO. including Arizona's from j.25
TO $40; Gamers and cutters. go
TO 400, bologna bulls 4.25 TO 500.
Calves. 100: active. strong load
/, lots 240-290 lb. southwesterns. 900
to 9.75; milk veal. around 1900.
Hogs. 700; moderately active.
, steady with Yesterdays close. top.
1855, bulk, 150-210 lb. weights.
1928 to 1866, packing sows, around
110O.
sheep, none. Yesterday. three
decks local fed lambs. averaging s5
lbs. l4.O0. common 10 choice ewes.
quoted $50 to 500.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
QUIZ COUNT ON PLOT
TO RESTORE MONARCHY

VIENNA. Jan. THE Neue
Wiener Journals Budapest cores.
pondent reported today that Count
Victor Szechenvi cousin Of Hungar.
ian Minister Laszlo Szechenyi Of
Washington, had been called before
the police and it was understood
this was in connection with alleged
plot to put Archduke Albrecht on
the Hungarian throne.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
LLOYD GEORGES
DAUGHTER GOES
UNDER OPERATION
by United Press Leased Wire

LONDON. Jan. T. Miss Megan
George, daughter of former Premier
LLOYD George, TODAY underwent
Successful operation for appendici-
lis. '''''' =
Her condition subsequently, was
described as satisfactory. Her in.
ness developed onlv Yesterday ana
from Italy.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07

The bureau said the water crisis
appeared because Of the deficiency.
in December rainfall and snowfall.
Prior to that month there was prac-
tically normal precipitation.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07
RAINFALL TO DATE IS
AROVE LAST YEAR. REPORT

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7.--South.
ern California s rainfall to date this
season is above last year, it was
indicated by the weather bureau to-
day. With few exceptions the points
San Diego which registered almost
twice as much rain this year aS last
year.
Among the points in Southet.
California noted were:
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-07

heart, = which will be on view at
the Palace theater for two days
starting today, is said TO be
one OF the most beautiful photo
rlavS thus far issued from the Ce-
eli B. DeMille studios in California.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-30

flecting two degrees and forty-two
minutes Westward from 7ine at
right angles with ne Doughty Road
612 feet to the G ige of Tanners
Brook: thence s ,utherly, SOUTH
westwardly, and ENTHUSIASTICALLY
crossing the old 3rigantine r. r
right of way and following the line
or course of Tanners Brook to the
center line OF said Doughty Road;
Thense Northwestwardly along the
center of said Doughty Road Sl3.S
feet to the place of beginning.
Being the same emises which
Clayton A. Conover granted and con-
named. by G-cG beal ng even date
herewith. and intended to be forth
with recorded in the Clerks Office of
Atlantic County, New Jersey.
Decree approximately $1,5SS.75. be-
sides interest, costs and fees.
Seized as the property of Gilbert I.
Harris and Sadie Harris, his wife
and Milton NJ. Smyser and taken in
execution at the suit of Clayton A.
Conover and to sold by
JAMES -CIMINO.
Sheriff.
Dated November 27, 1926.
HIGBEE & HIGBEE, Solicitors.
Prs fee. $4li6
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-30

half chains to the middle of a ditch
that is dug i'll the upland where the
same intersects the fence; 81 by the
center OF said ditch made in the up
land the general courses being South
fiftN-tWo degrees Last, seven chains
and f0rtN-siX links To a corner; 60
North forty degrees East TO corner
by the West side of the road that
leads from Doughty's Creek by Abner
DoughtY's house to Leeds Point
Road. 90 North ortythree and one
half degrees West. two and one half
chain to a corner % North forty five
degrees West nine and one half
chains more or less to the beginning.
Containing three dcres. more or less.
No.. Beginning in the line of the
road leading from Tanners Brook to
Leeds Point where Ezra Doughty's
Northerly line interseets the same,
then IN said road Northcrly in the
line of the same to the line formerly
Nicholas Sooy, deceased; co by the
s.id Sooy's land to an old road cor
ncr of Abner Doughty: 60 binding
Abner bouehty's land to the be
ginning Containing four acres more or
less.
No. ,. BY recent survey described
as follows: Beginning in the certcr
of the Doughty Road lS6G feet
SouthWardlN from the middle line of
the road leading from Oceanviile to
Leeds Point. and from thence extend
ing Southwest ardly along "A line de-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-30

BY virtue of writ of fieri facias,
to me directed issued out of the
New Jersey Court of ChanceiN, VIII
be sold at public vepdue, on
TIL RSDAI, THE TWENTY :
THIRD DAY or DECEMBER,
NINTEfIN HUNDRED AND
TWENTY SIN.
at two o'clock i'm the afternoon of
said day. in the Board of Chosen
frcehoders Assembly Room. on the
Seventh Floor, Guarantee Trust
Building. in the city Of Atlantic
City, County Of Atlantic and State
of New Jersey
All those certain tracts or parcels
of land ana premises. situate in
0ceanvillc. Township of Galloway. in
the Count of Atlantic and State OF
New Jersey:
Beginning at n point in the South
side of the Main road leading from
Clark Endicotts dwelling house to
Leeds Point where the Eastc1ly line
of Abner Doughty fand crosses the
same; thence % in the line of said
road on the South side, South fifty
one and three quarters degrees West,
one chain and eighty seven links to
Il corner by Clark IGndicotts fence;
90 still by the fence South forty
nine degrees East, one chain and ten
links to n corner; ca still by the
fence South, twenty -four and three
quarters degrees East, four and one
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-30
ENGINEERS SEEK
SHORTER ROUTES

Continued from Page Severn
cussing State highway problems.
There are highways" Major
Sloan states, (which are accom-
modating both through and local
traffic and where the volume of
traffic is such that they can con
tinue to do so. In such cases, it
would seem that the burden OF
construction and maintenance
might properly be divided be-
tween the State and other author
ity affected.
1T therefore seems to me en-
tirely proper to have a primary
State highway system constructed
and maintained by the State, and
a secondary system maintained by
the several counties with aid from
the State for the construction
and maintenance of these high
ways
Major Sloan contemplates a II
year period for making the new
primary-secondary scheme a real
ity, but he feels it would care for
probable traffic conditions for at
least twenty years. 1T would
seem, he comments, that most of
the through traffic may be segre-
gated into traffic districts which
should be kept distinct and sepa-
rate as far as possible" Accord
ingly. he would prevent needless
congestion by guarding against
crisscrossing and overlapping of
district routes. However, he con
cedes: Complete segregation IS
neither possible at reasonable
cost nor desirable for effective
distribution"
An interesting by-point in the
State engineers report is the
statement that of the total Vehi
cles using the highways on week
days, twenty-five per cent are
commercial types. On Sunday,
this per centage falls to approx
imately five per cent, indicating
that the Sunday peaks are indeed
due to the increased use of pas
senger cars.
The tendency OF traffic flows,
as shown by Major Sloan's report,
come within two broad classifi-
and the other is seashore traffic.
The former is sub-divided into
Philadelphia; between cities and
towns on the New YorkPhiladel
phia inc and the cities of
Camden, Easton, Port Jervis and
Suffern; traffic in the metropoli-
tan district; South Jersey traffic
to Philadelphia, reaching such
places as Burlington Mount
Holly Hammonton, Millville.
Bridgeton and Salem.
The seashore traffic sub-divided
in Major Sloan's treatment of the
problem, into traffic to resorts in
the neighborhood OF Asbury Park
traffic to Atlantic City; traffic, to
Cape May county.
Summarizing conditions and
considerations to be met in laying
out a comprehensive State system
Major Sloan enumeratES; 1t
should conform 10 existing and
probable future traffic flows; its
capacity should be based on care
full analysis and must also meet
peak requirements; it should be
as direct between its terminals as
is consistent with costs and eco
nOmical operation, with due con
-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-30
Bad Weather and Genius

Men of genius, who are gener-
ally nervous, often feel the 1nflu-
ence of barometric variations.
Giordani felt storms coming four
days in advance; Diderot said. ut
seems to me that I go crazy when
the wind blows violently" Maine
de Brian said, "In bad weather my
mind and my will are not the same
as when it Is fine" Alfieri wrote,
II am like barometer; | have al
ways experienced, more or less, a
greater ease Of composition accord
ing to the atmospheric pressure !;
absolute stupidity when the great
winds of the solstices and the equi-
noxes are blowing, an Infinitely
less penetration in the evening than
in the morning"
Such cases are not confined to
men of genius; they are found In
all nervous persons. How many
have we not seen disquieted, irri-
table, excited, some hours before
q tnrm"-Literarv Digest.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-30

Germ LOT IfdIIlC requirements Vi
intermediate points; it should be
so located in reference to centefS
of population that local traffic will
not follow it to a point where its
! capacity for through traffic is I'M
/ paired and local traffic is incon-
venienced; it should be so located
constructed and maintained as TO
meet the requirements for eco
nomic operation including type
/ of surface, gradients, curvature,
elimination of grade crossings
and other sources Of danger and
| delay"
The Metropolitan terminal route
| that Major Sloan advocates, would
include an outer belt line beginn-
| ing at the proposed Fort Lee
bridge plaza on the north and eX-
tending to the Outerbridge plaza
at Perth Amboy on the south, and
going by way of Haekensack,
Paterson, Caldwell Millburn,
Crawford and Railway.
SO far as possible, it would by
pass the congested parts of cities.
Incidentally, ii would pass north
of Hackensack over d new loeat
ion and south of Paterson by
widening of existing streets and
making use of an abandoned
stretch of Morris Canal. There
would be a series OF inter-arteritl
routes.
The Camden terminal route is
already under construction and
it would be completed in accor-
dance with prepared plans. The
Trenton terminal route would con-
sist of an outer loop extending
from point near the Yardley
Bridge across the Delaware and
going in semi-circular path
around the city to point near
Bordentown.
An important shortening pro.
cess would be in the adoption of
primary route abetWeen Perth
Amboy and Cape May, cutting the
State highway distance between
South Amboy and Atlantic City by
sixteen miles OF course, the
route would traverse existing
highways so far as feasible. THE
traffic census map" Major Sloan
reports. indicates that the heav
along the existing highways be
tween the North Jersey seacoast
resorts, and the advantage of
separating traffic bound for cen
trail and South Jersey coast
resorts may be readily seen"
Relief for the White Horse Pike
is proposed in several ways. One
method would be by Camden
New Gretna parallel highway a
BordentownS eayille primary route
would help to an extent, too, and
also would scheme for Il lessen
ing of the Trenton-Atlantic City
distance.
or the total Of approximately
1000 miles in the prima1y-second,
airy system advanced by Major
Sloan, about 1850 miles would be
new construction.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-30

The first real in Minnesota erected IN 1859 at
the states first General Sbey has been ny
the Daughters the American Revolution ana n,aoe W. NV
shrine The built of stone and before Its time only
i;:. cabins could be found in the state -.--------
Evening star., 1926-08-25
ACT
MAY BRING PROBE
County Officials Plan Inquiry
Into Filing of Goodyear
Company Suits.


AKRON, Ohio, August 23.--An in
vestigation of the activities OF
Prosecutor G.. Walter Booth in bring
and Rubber Co. in the Ohio Supreme
Court at public expense was expected
today following the announcement by
two members Of the Summit County
board Of commissioners that they
would begin a probe Of the action at
once
The investigation will be conducted
the two commissioners said. beca use
they do not think it the business OF
the county to interfere IN the private
affairs of corporation for the benefit
Of any group of stockholders.
George Pfarr and Walter r. Akers
the two commissioners who made the
announcement. said that no otficia
notification of the suits had been re
ceived by the board. and Booth. upor
his return from Columbus today, re
fused to give them any information
concerning them. The group OF
stock holders back of the charges In
the suits has remained unidentified
since the action was brought by
Booth.
In a statement, Booth said fhe two
suits were based on charges that the
Goodyear Co. issued management
stock at 81 par value. in violation OF
a statute calling for a minimum value
of $5.s The second suit. growing out
of the allegations of the first. attacks
the right of f. G.. Wilmer and seven
other members of rhe board of direc
tors. elected by virtue of powers de
rived from the issuance of the stock.
to hold office In the company.
Evening star., 1926-08-25
FORDNEY DEFENDS
TARIFF MEASURE
Says Law Benefits Farmers
as Well as Other Indus
tries by Free List.


SAGINAW. Mich. August 25.-Crit-
icisms of the workings of the Ford
ney McCumber tariff law relative 10
alleged high duty rates on articles
chiefly used by farmers are wholly
unjustified, former Representative
Joseph w. Fordney declared in an in
terview published here today.
There never has been n law placed
on our statute books that gives such
full measures to protect our farmers,
as are provided for in the present law.
and every article produced on the
farm has been adequately protected
by this law" Mr.. Fordney said.
Complaint is being made that farm
ers are suffering from the high rate
of duty, and in answer to such state
ments. Mr.. Fordney. who was chair
man of the committee on ways and
means. when the law was framed.
said any one sufficiently interested tu
examine the bill will find that most
farm necessities are on the free list.
Leather goods Of all kinds--except-
ing fanAy articles-such as boots.
shoes and harnesses are on the free
list. All kinds of farm machinery
and vehicles used ON the farm are on
the free list. and nearly all kinds of
building materials are on the free
on lime and cement, but none on brick
and lumber. Barbed wire also is on
the free list. These are among the
chief articles purchased by farmers.
When framing the present tariff
law. the committee on ways and
means. of which | had the honor to
he chairman n. took particular pains To
see that attention was given to the
protection Of American labor against
the cheap labor Of foreign countries.
We are purchasing foreign.made goods
and selling to III governments or sub
divisions of governments. and the law
cannot specifically he directed against
any particular foreign government
''All must be treated alike under in
ternational law. In the Orient, Asia
and parts Of Europe. labor receives
from 10 cents to 80 cents per day. II
would he disastrous to our people to
bring them I'm competition with this
cheap labor"
Evening star., 1926-08-25
Girl, IL, Charged
With Robbery, Goes
On Hunger Strike

ELkHART, Ind, August 20
Pauline McNeer, II years old, of
'l1aZard. Ky, held here with two
young men on charges of holding
up a filling station, has refused TO
take any food since her capture
Sunday morning, authorities said.
1--WE never eaten in Jail and
/ never will. ! won't have food
showed through bars at me like n
dog" asserted the girl. an attrac-
tive brunette. The girl. with Fred
Fitzrand, %. of Napoleon. Ohio,
and Jim List. 10. of Port Morris,
y. j., will be charged with ban
ditry. She said she Joined two
boys at Columbus, Ohio, and that
they had committed robberies in
Columbus, Cleveland and Toledo.
Evening star., 1926-08-25
STOCKS REACTION
LAID TO PROFESSOR
Advance Copies of Article by
Ripley of Harvard Held
Cause of Drop.

BY the Associatfd Press.
NEW YORK, August 25.-The New
York Times says that advance copies
of an article by Prof. William z.
Ripley, Harvard University econ
omist. to be,published in the Septem-
her issue of the Atlantic Monthly.
found their way into Wall Street
yesterday and were partly RESPONSE
BILE, in the opinion of Wall Street.
for the sharp reaction which took
place in the stock market in the final
hour of trading.
The professors article urged fuller
publicity in the financial affairs of
corpora tions and suggested that the
Federal Trade Commission exercise
the powers already vested in 1t TO
compel the submission Of more COM
plete and comprehensive reports.
The fact that individual companies
were severely criticized in the
article for their failure to keep their
stockholders and the public intelli-
gently informed concerning their
affairs was emphasized for the bear
ish influence which such structures
were likely to have.
Several months ago excitement
was caused in Wall Street by the
comments of Prof. Ripley on nom
voting stocks. which led to a change
in the policy of the New York Stock
Exchange In the listing of such
stocks.
Evening star., 1926-08-25
TOURISTS CROWDING
CITIES OF RUSSIA
Soviet Orders Special Courtesy for
Americans in Hope of Aid
ing Recognition.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LENINGRAD, Russia August 25.--
Not since pre-war days have there
been so many tourists i'm Russia as
there are now. The hotels in Moscow
and Leningrad have been taxed be-
yond their capacity and the local au-
thorties have been forced to provide
accommodations for travellers in pri-
yate houses.
Nearly 400 South American tourists.
mostly from Argentina, have arrived
here. bringing the number from North
and South America alone to almost
500.
Within the last few months the gov
ernment has let down the bars against
the entry of foreigners, especially
Americans. Believing that American
recognition will come sooner If large
numbers of Americans are permitted
to see Russia as 1t actually is, the gov
ernment has relaxed it's previous Sc
we're passport restrictions and has
given orders to all frontier and Gus
toms authorities to be as accommo-
dating and lenient as possible TO
Americans.
Evening star., 1926-08-25
FLORIDA TROOPS WIN
RIFLE TEAM TROPHY
Marines Continue Successes at
Southeastern Meet at Fort
Screven Range.


SAVANNAH. Ga, August 25.--
Florida soldiers of the 124th Infantry
won the adjutant generals team
trophy with a total score Of $50, firing
at 200 and COO yards. on the Fort
Screven range. in the Southea stern
rifle and pistol meet.
Georgia troops. members Of the
1921 infantry, were second with 507
points. The South Carolina Guard
unit. arriving too late for practice.
won third.
The United States Marine Corps
marksmen continued their victories Of
previous days in the present meet by
winning the Southeastern champion
ship team match in the pistol division.
Sergt f. Russell and Sergt. J. r.
Tucker of Paris Island composed
the team which captured the prize
with a combined score Of 1872.
The Sth Infantry team-Sergts. j.
B.. Sharp and J. A. Rivadeniers OF
Fort Screven-were victors in the
two-man team match with the rife
at 500 yards and 1,000 yards. Their
combined scores were 1875 at 600 yards
and 1876 at the longer range.