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Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
Declines To Seek
Place on Bench
ny United Press Leaned Wire

LOS ANGELES, Calf, June Is.
Declining to be placed in a posi-
tion that he is capitalizing the ae-
tive part he has taken in the Julian
usury proposition, DIR. E. J. Liekley,
city prosecutor, refused today to
follow the suggestion Of a group Of
attorneys that he become a candi-
date for superior court judge.
DR.. Lickley said: 81 would con.
slider it an honor to be judge of the
superior court, but I believe it my
duty to continue in my present pos.
ition as city prosecutor, because of
the Importance of the Julian usuary
cases, which 1 will personally pros
ecute. "
81 must decline to be a candi.
date for the superior bench at this
time and r want to thank my. many
friends who have offered their sup
port"
DR.. Lickley said that he and his
chief deputy, John NJ. Concannon,
will personally handle the usury
trial, and associated with them will
be Attorney George L. Sanders.
While the city prosecutor has
not definitely decided on his policy
in filing further usury complaints,
he indicated that he Will go to trial
with one ease as test and endeav-
or 10 secure conviction before
making another move against pool
members. .rt.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
SETTLEMENT OF
COLORADO ROW
IS F0RESEEN
Meeting of Seven States
To Be Called For Plans
On Arbitration.

DENVER, Colo, June ls.-Set.
tlement Of the Colorado river wat
or disposal controversy now is in
sight, it was believed today.
Following meeting here be-
tween representatives from Ari-
zona and Colorado it was announc-
ed that governors Of the seven
states affected would call meetings
to discuss the propositions made at
the Denver conference.
The principal decision arrived at
here was that Arizona will make
such concessions as will not be
harmful to its interests and that
California will be invited to
participate actively in all future
conferences.
Governor Adams and H. s. Nc
Cluskey, chairman of the Arizona
Water Commission, both expressed
the opinion that solution Of the
problem would be in a seven-state
conference.
Arizona must remain for a large
part desert, McClusky said, un-
less the present water compact
which forces Arizona to compete
with California and Old Mexico, -
is abrogated.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
SUIT ACCUSES
MARY PICKF0RD
OF PLAGIARISM
By DAN CAMPBELL
Omitted Press Staff Corresponder

LOS ANGELES, June 1s.-Mary
Pickford, America 8 Sweetheart,
is named defendant in suit on file
here today, charging plagiarism,
that may involve millions of dol
lars.
Minimum damage of 100000 is
asked in the complaint which
charges that the famous starts last
picture, "Spar-ows is an in
fringement of copyright upon "The
Cry of the Children" an original
story of Philip Egerton Hubbard.
An accounting of the entire
profits of the picture, an epic of
the Baby Farms, may be asked,
James NJ. Sheldon, attorney and CO.
plaintiff, representing the estate of
Harry Hyde Flanagan, dramatist
and co-author with Hubbard, told
the United Press. The total may
run into millions it is believed.
The complaint in addition to
Mary Pickford Fairbanks, names,
the Mary Pickforh Company, Wini-
fred Dunn, seven unidentified per-
sons designated as "Roes" and
five companies named as ''Does"
as defendants.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
Isl. LOUIS
R0ARSITS
WELCOME
Lindbergh Gets Warm
Tribute From "H0me
Town Folks"
AIR HERO TIRED
Shows Signs of Heavy
Demands Made Upon
His Strength.
BY United Press L~nsed Wire

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 19.-St
Louis today paid roaring tribute
to Colonel Charles Lindbergh, its
adopted son, who returned home
yesterday from the first nonstop
airplane flight from New York to
Paris.
Through flag decked streets lined
curb deep on either side by wildly
cheering crowds rode the youth who
flew the esprit Of st. Louis"
across the Atlantic and overnight
became the hero of the world.
A light hearted carnival spirit
was everywhere evidenced as the
parade in Lindbergh's s honor start
ed.
Crowds gathered early along tina
20 mile line of march. Street ven.
dors hawked Linbergh badges, pen
nants, lapel decorations, flags and
souvenirs of all kinds. rer
Special trains from every direc-
ton brought thousands of visitors.
Although he smiled bravely for
cameras when his plane, the 'Spir-
it of st. Louis" came to rest yes.
terday at its home port, dark shad-
ows under his eyes betrayed the
strain to which hero is subjected.
He seemed grateful for an OppOr-
tunity to climb into the back seat
Of an automobile beside his mother,
Mrs. Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh.
for hurried trip to the seclusion OF
Harry X. Knights country home.
Undisturbed there last night ex-
cept for q brief interview, he rested
for the final round of public lion
ization. 1t will last two days and
then Lindbergh will be free to re-
sumo his private identity as slim
Lindbergh, just an aviator who
knows his business.
Glad To Be Home
~ am glad to be home," was
the most he could say when he
landed at the Lambert-St Louis
field. AS he glanced around at the
familiar hangers and the faces Of
encircling friends, there was no
H0uDIlng the sincerity oi the sIinPi0
declaration.
Lindbergh's six fee tplus droop-
err percep.ibly when Mayor Victor
Miller, holding the young fliers
arm, escorted him through crowd
of cheering st. Louisians to the
closed car in which his mother
waited.
At the knight home last night,
however, Lindbergh appeared some
what rested. He answered good,
humoredly a barrage of questions,
He reiterated his decision to con-
tinue devoting his entire time to
aviation, discussed the relative dew
elopment of aircraft in Europe and
America, and described his trip
home yesterday from New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
Valley Products
Declared Clean

After n week of inspection of
Imperial Valley tomatoes and
squash, w. Fl. Gourley, inspector of
the California State Board of
Health and B. s. WinslOw, of the
federal Bureau Of Chemistry. havo
issued statement that both are
clean from all arsenic residue.
Gourley and Winslow care here
as result of several case OF sick
ness in Los Angeles traced to
arsenic. 1t was decided to examine
all tomatoes and squash which
might have been treated with arsenic
because Of cut worms. The inspec-
tors returned to Los Angeles today
after stating that they found no
residue ON the Imperial alley plants
and moreover found no case where
arsenic had been used.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
PARENTS OF DEAD
YOUTH IDENTIFY
SONS SLAYER
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, June Isl. NJ.
Mcfarland is being held in Jail
here today following his dramatic
arrest at downtown dance hall
where DR.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Hatch,
formerly Of Kansas City, pointed
him out as the bandit slayer of
their son.
While hundreds of couples swirl
ed around the dance floor, the aged
couple entered with detectives and
identified Mcfarland as the gun
man who entered their home on the
night of April 8, and in seeking TO
escape shot down f. NJ. Hatch, Jr.
The lone bandit locked DIR. Hatch
in a closet and then awaited the re.
turn of Mrs. Hatch, treasurer of
social club. AS she opened the door
Of her home, the bandit confronted
her. with a revolver and demanded
that she turn over a handbag con-
tanning money.
She screamed and her son, wait
ing outside in his car, ran to her
assistance. The gunman fired and
young Hatch fell dead.
Last night the Lonesome Club, of
which Mrs. Hatch is secretary and
treasury, held a dance. They saw
Mcfarland among the dancers and
called police.
Mcfarland is being held on
charge of suspicion Of murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
River Discharge
Is Increasing

Comparative figures show that
the Colorado river has increased its
discharge by approximately one
third at Grand Canyon during the
last week and that the final flow of
snow waters to the Gulf of Califor-
MIA is we'll under way.
The discharge at Grand Canyon
yesterday was 69,700 second feet as
against 47,lO0 q week ago. At To-
pac it was $4,000 yesterday as
against 10000 a week ago. The in
crease has just begun to effect the
river at Yuma the figures showing
a discharge Of $4,000 yesterday hs
against 46,900 week ago.
1t is expected that the river will
60 well over the 100000 second-feet
mark during the run-off. but Off
cials of the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict have expressed confidence in
the levees holding against the rush
of the waters. Precautions, how
ever, have been taken TO insure
against any possibility Of flood.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
JURY DECLARES
MCCARTNEY DEATH
WAS ACCIDENTAL

C. N. Mccartney met his death as
q result of injuries sustained in an
unavoidable automobile accident, a
coroner 3 jury decided this morn
ing following az inquest into his
death. The verdict exonerates Al
exander Sutherland, driver Of the
machine for blame in the accident.
There We're only two witnesses,
Sutherland appearing with his left
arm in a sling, his shoulder blade
having been fractured in the acci-
dent. DR.. L.C. House testified rel
ative to the nature Of the injuries
sustained bt the dead man while n
dying statement given by McCart'
ney was read. .r .. ..
Sutherland said that he was at
tempting to pass another machine
on the old San Diego road and that
the left wheels of his machine skid
ded in the soft dirt at the side of
the road, causing the machine to
swerve directly across the highway
in front of the other machine and
turn over when it struck bank of
soft dirt on the other side of the
highway. -
He said that Mccartney was ly
ing on the ground after the acci'
dent and that he was still in the
car. He asked Mccartney if the
latter was injured and Mccartney
said no.
Mccartney and he were then
brought to Ell Centro and he left
the injured man at the hospital.
The physician testified that
many of McCartney's ribs were
fractured and that he suffered in
tcrnal injuries which caused his
death two days after the accident,
McCartney's statement taken an
hour before he died said that the
car had overturned as they tried to
pass another machine.
Funeral services for Mccartney
will be held Monday morning at
st. Mary's church. ..~- -,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
AUTO WRECK ON
SAN DIEGO ROAD
INJURIES SEVEN

Seven persons were injured, three
quite seriously shortly after 8
o clock last night when the car in
which they were riding, crashed
into an abuttmeht Of the bridge,
spanning the New River on the San
Diego highway Just west of Seeley.
According to information furnished
by Bicento Armenia, one of the oc-
cupants of the car, the accident oc-
Cured when passing machine
sideswiped their car. The driver
Of the other auto is said to have
" stepped on the gas' and speeded
away.
Esteben Lopez, driver of the car,
is the most seriously injured. AS
the car struck the cement abutt-
ment he was thrown against the
steering wheel and then out Of the
machine. The railing of the bridge
alone saved him from being thrown
into the river. His chest is badly
injured with a possibility of inter
nal hurts. An xray examination
will be made today.
Bicento Armenia was seated be-
side the driver, holding his little
brother Manuel on his lap. The
youngster was thrown against the
Windshield Of the car and suffered
severe cuts about the head while
Bicento was cut about the hands,
arm and head by flying glass.
,Manuella, Dolores and Josephine
Armenia with Guadalupe Lopez
were in the back seat of the ma
chine. They all escaped with more
minor injuries suffering bruises and
abrasions as they were thrown
about in the machine.
Armento said that they had been
to the home of Lopez near Noun
tain Springs and were returning to
the Armenia home, about three
miles west of Ell Centre when the
accident occurred.
All seven were rushed to the FL
Centre hospital where medical at
"The Fire Brigade the Metro
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
May Gust Keyes
From Oil Quiz

LOS ANGELES, June l8.-The
removal Of district attorney Asa
Keyes from the investigation OF the
Julian Petroleum corporation stock
scandal, will be. sought in an appeal
to Governor C. c. Young by q large
group of Julian "Pete' stock
holders. it was announced here to-
day.
The stockholders will seek the ap-
pointment Of IA Big Man," rs q
special prosecutor, the secretary of
the Stockholders Protective Com
mittee announced adding that COM
mittee was interested first in seeing
that restitution was made and later
in having the guilty punished.
The specia! prosecutor will be
sought upon the arrival here Tues.
day of Gov. Young.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
EDIT TORS PAY
RESPECTS TO
The PRESIDENT
Newspapermen To Hold
Barbecue in Coolidge
Front Yard.
BY PAUL r. MALLON
UNITED Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

RAPID CITY, S. D., June ls.-
Two hundred members of the Ma.
tional Editorial Association rolled
into Rapid City early today aboard
special train and in automobiles
to hold a Buffalo steak barbecue
near the State Game Lodge and to
meet President Coolidge.
The party came direct from Oma
ha where the editors have been III
convention.
The townspeople were out en-
masse to meet the visitors and the
American flags, which had lined
Main street when Mr.. Coolidge ar.
rived Wednesday, again decorated
the buildings. Automobiles took the
editors up in the hills to Galena,
near the State Lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge are TO hold
reception for them this after
noon at the summer White House.
Both the president of the first
lady now are comfortably settled in
their new surroundings. Mrs. Cool
idge already has had an opportuni-
tv to catch up with her knitting.
The president seems happy after
having been fishing three times in
the past two days.
Mr.. Coolidge particularly likes
his new home site. The fishing and
the hospitality of the people are eS-
actly what he likes, he declared in
the first press conference yester-
dav afternoon.
1t also was revealed that he in
tends to meet farming as well as
industrial and commercial leaders
Of the west at the lodge in the con
ferenees during the summer. He de-
sires to talk over the needs OF the
country. Citizens here believe some
new form of farm relief action may
be developed from these confer
ences.
The town was mending itself af-
ter the hail storm yesterday when
stones larger than hickory nuts
smashed half the windows. The po-
lice station out on Main street
looked like it had been stormed by
a Gattling gun and the high school,
which houses the executive offices
also suffered.
Arrangements have been made
for the president and Mrs. Coolidge
"a 90 to church tomorrow morning
at HermOsa.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
Ell Centre Elks
Win Contest

FL Centro lodge of Elks- was the
winner in the annual ritualistic
contest of Imperial Valley for the
Dunaway cup. The contest was
held last night at the Elks'' lodge
in Brawley, with Calexico, Brawley
and Ell Centre lodges competing.
According to the rules laid down
in the contests, the cup goes to the
winning lodge each year until one
lodge wins three years in success
sion, at which time the cup be-
comes the permanent property of
the winning lodge. This is the see
ond time that the FL Centre lodge
has won the cup, and if they should
win next year the Dunaway cup
would belong to the local lodge.
The presiding officer at last
nights contest was w. w. Yount
Of Redlands. a member of Redlands
lodge, No. 500, and of the rituals
tic council of the California State
Elks Association.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
AUSTRALIAN IS
WINNER OVER
PIC0 RAMlES
ny United pr@.s Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, June ls.-Billy
Grimes, Australian featherweight
champion, today is scouting for
new opponents in his class by vir
tue of a clean cut victory over Pico
Ramies, Mexican featherweight, in
the 10 round main event at Holly
wood stadium last night.
Contrasting with his recent bout
with Doe Smell, Grimes fought a
careful, mcthodical fight His
right hand scored decisively every
time he brought it into play. His
bobbing defense afforded an ever
shifting target that kept him out
of danger throughout the going.
Grimes demonstrated in the bat
tle-that he is becoming acclimated
to conditions here, as at no time
was he in distress.
Ramies proved that he is a hu'
man shock absorber, as he took n
severe beating in practically. every
round and kept boring in for more.
Fresno Eddie Mahoney caught
the eve of Referee Bob Roper and
won the nod over Jimmy COttrell
Portland welterweight. Cottrell
had a cut eye, but had Mahoney
on the verge of Knockout at sew
eral stages in the going. The
"booh' chorus voiced disapproval
at the decision.
Herman Auerbach of Salt Lake
knocked out Billy Clark in the
third round of the special event. A
left hook to the body landed flush
and after wavering an instant
Clark dropped to the canvas.
Johnny Gonzales defeated Joe
Abramson in the feature. prelimi.
nary. Dick La Pan won from Ray
Billalobas in the crrtainraiser
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
CONTRACTS OF
MORE TEACHERS
ARE RECEIVED

Additional contracts to the list
published in the Press last week
which have been received at the Of
flee of B. M. Gruwell, city superin-
tendent Of schools, include the
names of Miss Mae Walker, Mrs.
Josephine King, Mrs. Lillian Stev-
ems, Mrs. Alice Harrigan and Miss
Evelyn Fritz, all Of whom taught
in the FL Centro schools last year.
The sixth contract received is that
of Mrs. Mary Kirkland who has not
taught in local schools before.
Gruwell states that there are still
some outstanding contracts.
Work on the local school build.
ings is now in progress and the
schools will all be in good condition
to receive the pupils when they are
opened next September. Wilson
school is being completely redeco.
rated on the inside and Mckinley
is having any necessary repairs
made. No work is necessary on
Harding school at this time, accord
ing to Gruwell. az a new roof was
rut on the building this spring.
Gruwtll statcs that the Lincoln
school is being prepared for use
next e.lI because of tho increase in
school attendance thi. year over
last. 1t is feared that the three
other schools would not provide
adequate room for next years en-.
rollment. It is planned to move the
fifth and sixth grades to the Lin
coin school next year. Both Of
these grades were taught at the
Harding and Mckinley schools dur
ing the past two terms,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
POLICE DECLARE
MAN IN CUSTODY
Is STRANGER

WINNIPEG, Man, June Is
Formally charged with the murder
OF Mrs. Emily Patterson and Lola
Cowan, Earle Nelson, >>;th various
aliases today viewed life calmly
through the bars Of his steel cell
at the Central police station.
The web of evidence is being
woven in an effort to: connect the
alleged strangler not only with the
Staying Of two persons in Winnipeg.
but also with numerous murders in
the. United States. ..
There is not shadow of doubt
but that the man we have in Gus
tody is wanted ON the Pacific
coast" declared Chief of Detec-
tives George Smith. "The finger
prints are not the same as those
sent out from Portland, Ore, as
those Of Adrian Harris, the name
assumed by Nelson in that city, but
Nelson is Harris, Chief Smith as,
serted. 'e- s..,..
Shown a dispatch from San Fran.
cisco and Burlingame, Cal, Chief
Smith said that Nelson had admit
ted to him that he had served time
in a naval prison during the war.
Mrs. Harry Murray of Burlin-
game, Chief Smith said, was the
only woman attacked by the stran-
gler who escaped. -A,| ...g
This case, so the chief said, had
been fully gone over by Captain Of
Detectives Matheson of San Fran
cisco while in Winnipeg few days
ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
ORANGE COUNTY
RUM SCANDAL
GETS LARGER

LOS ANGELES, June l8.-The
whirlpool OF scandal in the social
ed million dollar Orange county
rum plot widened here today to en-
gulf more Offic ials, asserted boot
leggers and wealthy Los Angeles
club man.
With three mere complaints is
sued, federal agents are seeking
Frank Ranger, wealthy stock brok-
or, who is named with Claude Will
liams, recently a federal prisoner
at Santa Ana and Ray Wallace,
former Orange county deputy sher-
iff, as having participated in the
removal of confiscated liquor from
the Orange county Jail.
Williams and Wallace were both
taken into custody late yesterday
the latter furnishing bond of $4,000
before United States commissioner
Head.
Jack Wilson, one Of 13 men man,
ed in grand jury indictments, was
released on $4,000 bond late last
night following his arrest at Santa
the seventh, while six Of those
named in the indictments are still
being sought.
Those who have been arraigned
to date include Wilson, Edward
Mcclellan, chief criminal deputy
Sheriff Of Orange county; J.. V.
Murphy, former justice of the
peace at Laguna Beach; Maurice
Finnebeck, alleged rum runner; Ed
ward Jones, Edward Richards and
Joe PARENT.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
NORWEGIAN MAY
ACCOMPANY BYRD
ON OCEAN HOP
By United Prcxs Leased Wire

ROOSEVELT FIELD, n. Y,
June ls.-Bert Batchen, the Nordic
airman brought to America as a
protegc of Commander Richard
Byrd, today seemed likely TO get
his flight to Europe after all.
When Lloyd Bertaud and Charles
\. Levine were in the midst. Of
their dispute over the Columbia 3
then prospective flight to Europe,
Batchen was offered the chance to
fly over the Atlantic as Clarence
Chamberiin s companion.
He refused because he was need
ed by Commander Byrd for the pro
sale task OF getting the tri motored
Fokker America ready for its
flight to Paris, and because Byrd,
although he gave permission for
Batehen to do as he pleased, pre-
ferred him to stay clear Of Other
ventures.
Today Byrd was believed to have
decided to carry three men with
him on his flight to Paris and it
was reliably reported that Batchen
was to be the fourth man.
Batchen, a Norwegian, was dis
covered by. Byrd during prepara-
tions for the North Pole flight last
year. The commander was impress
ed by Batchen 3 knowledge of
planes and brought him to this
country to assist in preparations for
future air expeditions.
The weather over the Atlantic
seemed certain to keep the Byrd
flight from getting under way for
at leas, one more day, and it may
be Monday or Tuesday before clear
flying weather prevails.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
Everything Set
But The Bride

GLENDALE, June 18. -
"Wanted--a bride and groom! .
The Elks June bride hail will be
held here tonight but whether
the affair will he celebrated in
the fashion planned became
problem for the executive COM
mittee today.
Miss Roslynn Altman, who
was to have married Lawrence
Fiker at the ball tonight, has
been seized with an attack Of
nervous prostration ana her ply
sician has forbidden the pros
pective bride from taking part
In the ceremony.
The young couple were select
ed from 60 applicants who an
swered the call issued by the
Elks for volunteers. A prize OF
S1OO cash and $500 in merchan-
disc and q baby carriage were
offered.
The executive committee Is
now searching for substitute.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
MAD Bull" Keeps
Lead In Race
by United Press Leased Wire

DYERVILLE, Cal, June 49,
Maintaining his steady lead in the
Redwood Highway Indian Mara
thon, Mad Bull, a Karook Indian
pissed through here before noon
half way over the course Of the
unique race, 24o miles from the
start.
Nine miles behind came Melika,
SO year old Zuni who had dogged
Mad Bull footsteps that same dis
tance behind for 81 hours. Cho-
chee, the other Zuni who. is still in
the race, was three miles behind
Melika, also steady distance a.
part for day. .-
Flying Cloud, leader for the first
day, was resting at Garberville,
2l3 miles from the start. Falson
his tribesman, was with him. Rush.
ing Water, Karook, was celebrating
his 10th birthday today, running
alongside Fighting Stag at the 2Os
mile post. az. -, /
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-18
Marshal Chang
Heads Chinese
ny United Press Leased wir.

PEKING, June ls. - Marshal
Chang Tso Lin, most powerful mil.
itarist of China, was inaugurated
today as civil and military dicta-
tor, Of the north with headquarters
at Peking. The Inauguration took
place at the presidential palace.
Chang, who now possesses the title
of generalissimo, subsequently re.
ceived John v. A. MacMurray, the
United States minister, and other
members of the diplomatic corps at
the foreign office. ssa