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MEXICO ASKS $750,000.
Indemnity Request on q. S. Fol
lows Illinois Execution.

SPRTNGFIELD, Ill, October 4 up.
Demand has been made on inc
United States by the Nexican gos et;c
yceEc Cor $3.50 geo &c :1je-..t, ,..s
families o. Bernardo Eoa ara Eooe:-
20 Tc-cez, co1Ncse5 xr..:ce:ers Q.
DepG.y Ue~can pe1er KEN CO uAe
illinois pen.-en::ary, Gov. Len Sr~a!
was advised toG4y by the Un.tsd
States claims agent Torrez was
hanged, but Roa Is at large.
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and dumb seven years ago when
struck ny an automobile.
For years Mrs. IxanSka had shielded
Joseph from the FRANKS OF his play
mates. Day after day his classma tes.
whom he lowered head and shoulders
above. would chase him home from
school TO the arms of his mother.
While alone with her unfortunate
son she mixed three poisonous
liquids in Il glass. and coaxed him to
drink it. She swallowed the rest her
self. They were found hudded to
esther, Joseph dead afrS his mother
dying.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
SUGAR RESTRICTION
LAW IS APPROVED
Machado Signs Act ReguIat-
ing Production and Exporta-'
ton of Coming Crop.

By the Associated Press
HAVANA, Cuba, October T. presi-
dent Machado today signed the law
adopted by both houses Of Congress
last night regulating the production
and expectation of sugar for the COM
ing crop.
On publication of the law in the
official Gazette, it will become effect
tive The President. after afTixing
his signature to it, left or the steamer
Guantanamo for Baracoa in the
province OF Oriente.
The sugar restriction bill. which was
DaSed upon the sugar message read
before the House of Representative
by President Machado last night. con-
tanned the following provisions:
1-Authorizing the President to D.
point a special commission Of five
members Of recognized authority on
sugar problems to assist the Pras,-
dent i'll studying sugar problems AMI
the convenience OF restricting crops
according to the visible world sugar
supply, production estimates and sta
tiSticS.
2--If crop restriction is established
a penalty of $40 viii, be collected on
every bag of 325 pounds and So de-
grees polarization produced in excess
of the allocated quantities to each mill.
3-The cane OF Colonos will be
ground only with the reduction OF
percentage curtailed Of the crop.
4-Authorize the creation of a stock
company to attend to the sale, ship
ment and distribution of the national
sugar superproduction.
Another provision gives the presi-
dent power to dispose of 10000 tons
of sugar now in warehouses or mills
on the island to be turned over to an
export corporation establishing the
necessary penalties.
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IS, 14O, 1853 IS D. c. BILL
FOR SUPPLIES IN YEAR
Annual Report of Marion c. Har-
grove Shows Con struction Is
Largest Item.

The District Government spent S.
ifU, 1874 on supplies and materials of
all kinds during the last fiscal year
ending June 80. according to the an.
nual report of Marion G. Hargrove,
purchasing agent. submitted today to
Commissioner Sidney F. Taliaferro.
The supply bill for the preceding ".
month. period amounted to 1896
lS045.
The largest individual item in the
total bill was 81 .67S.317. SO for construc.
ZION material used in road. street and
sewer work. Other large items were
fire fighting apparatus and supplies,
Sl13.057.22; dry goods, clothing. boots
and shoes. $253.91O.29; groceries, poul.
try. meats and fish. S234.766.73; fuel.
$483, 035.38; hardware. plumbing sup.
plies. paints. oil and lumber, $54S,-
S53.4l. and vehicles, $l52 .939.37.
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Air Mail Contract Awarded.

Within an hour after opening nine
bids for operating the Cheyenne
Pueblo air mail service, Postmaster
General New today awarded the con-
tract to the lowest bidder. the West
ern Air Express Of Los Angeles, at
SO cents per pound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
LAW HELD REASONABLE.

By the Associated Press.
Commerce Department officials in
Dictated a disposition today to regard
the new Cuban legislation for restrict
ing sugar production as a more rea-
sonable measure than somewhat SINH
lar governmental steps in behalf of
foreign producers of such commodi-
ties as rubber and coffee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04

When negotiations are renewed for
settlement Of the debt, new machinery
VIII Rave 10 he set up. AS the Ameri-
can Debt Funding Commission ex-
Cred 'hs, February by statute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
CITY PLAN URGED
TO HALT ALEXANDRIA'S HOPES
Citizens Group Asks Town of Potomac to
Annex County and Incorporate as
First Glass Municipality.

mac. ] do not want 10 see AleXan.
dri2 pass the southern boundary line
of this town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-04
VIRGINIA AUTO TAX
WILL BE ENFORCED.
! STATE OFFICIAL SAYS

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Patent leather shoes, made from
leather from America, are growing IN
popularity in China
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LAUREL ENTRIES
FOR TOMORROW.

SECOND RACE-Purse, ST 300: claiming:
for 3-year-0lcs and up: / il miles.
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COOLIDGE SOUNDS
WARNING TO AVERT
ILL WILL By RADIO

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the meeting.
Alexandria IS not prepared to take
Potomac in and call it brother" said
Mayor William kleysteuber of Poto-
mac in making the closing address of
the meeting. What Alexandria wants
is the revenue that is derived from
this community, especially Potomac
Yards. 1 am in favor of the annex
alton OF Arlington County by POto-
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-03
PRANK
CAUSES MAN TO
KILL HIS CHUM
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, May 3.-Shot to
death by his lifelong friend, who
inistook him for a burglar, Mar
shall Cfuentes, "a, a pilot for the
Sacramento Transportation Com
pany, lay dead in his home today,
the victim of his own prank with
his friend S children.
Cifuentes and his wife had return
ed sooner from fishing trip than
they had planned. They went into
their home, not letting Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Bua know of their arrival. Lit
tie Tony and Carlo Bua, twin sons,
were playing near the house, and
seeing someone inside, ran and told
their father that burglar was in
his friend S house.
Taking down a 80 cal:ber pistol,
Bua went to investigate. The win
dow in the house was raised. Cifuen-
ties peered out and said "boo!' t.
the children. Bua fired and Cifuen-
tes dropped dead a bullet through
his brain.
Bua, who is boiler maker for
the Southern Pacific Company, has
been released by the district attor-
ney upon his own recognizance.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-03

OF FLYER
is PR0bED
Daugherty's Companion
Denies Former Mixed
In Smuggling.
DRIVERS TIE S TT F Y
Assert They Delivered
Chinese to Two Flyers
Friday Night.
by United rress Leased Wire

GARDEN, Calf, May Eff
forts to fix responsibility for the
death of Arthur B. Daugherty,
student aviator, shot down by i'm
migration inspectors as a suspected
smuggler. began here today at a
coroner's inquest. go
In the midst of a graphic and
dramatic recital of Daugherty's
death, Burley R. CLANCY, " buddy =
of the slain airman and his instrue-
tor, broke down and wept, shortly
after he had been called as the
second witness.
Daughertv was shot to death when
federal inspectors captured fleet
of airplanes at the Eagle Airport
here Saturday. on suspicion that the
airmen were smuggling Chinese
across the international boundary
line from I'll Juana.
t'T got up at five o'clock that
morning, went to the airport and
told Daugherty I was going to let
him 'solo' a while" CLANCY said.
"We took off and landed about
three times. sometimes he drove
from the cockpit and I drove from
the back. -
CLANCY said as Daugherty was at
tempting to land the plane second
time, someone opened fire and the
Young flyer was caught in the fusil
| ilade.
Chanev and the other airmen. who
were called to the stand all denied
that they had participated in .
smuggling plot.
Following the testimony of the
| flyers, Jose Machado and his eide,
brother. Henique Machado, both ri
Juana bus line operators. took TIL"
stand and testified that they had
delivered six Chinese to Emmett
Longbrake and Jack O'Brien, two
of the airmen.
Both identified the airmen as the
pair they had met Friday at mid
night at the Dos Dueno ranch, be-
low the Mexican border. They were
unable to give definite information
regarding the loading of the
Chinese and could not identify the
planes in anv way.
By their testimony federal Off
GERS hope to prove their story thu
they had been tipped off that 10
Chinese were being "airplaned -
into this country. The Chinese have
never been found.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-03
ARMY DESERTER
SHOOTS PAL in
FIGHT WITH COP
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO. May Ar,
rest Of Il youth who accidentally
shot and killed his pal here while
the two battled with policeman
may clear up series of robberics
in this city and Los Angeles, po
lice believed today.
Israel Berlow. army desertcr, is
The youth held. Douglas Bedell
was the friend he killed accident
ally when u shot aimed at Police.
man Frank Small missed its intend
ed mark and pierced Bedell's fore.
head.
The battle took place late yes
terday in an automobile, as the of
ficer was taking the young men and
blonde girl companion to police
station for questioning, after stop
ping their ear for traffic infrac-
tion and finding it was a stolen
machine
The woman fled and was being
sought todav for questioning,
Berlow admitted he and Bedell
committed series of robberies in
Los Angeles after he deserted the
army at For! Mcdowell. They
drove TO San Francisco in stolen
car and committed several rohber-
les here, Bcrlow said. He is held
on six charges, headed by murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-03
RED CROSS RELIEF FUND
IS NEARING NEW QUOTA

With a total of $625.50 collected
I'D to noon TODAY, Ell Centre s Red
Cross drive for the relief of suffer
crs in the Mississippi Valley, is
progressing toward the new auota
IF $500 and there is little doubt that
that mark will be surpassed.
Contributions today We're rather
slow in coming in. hut several large
Phillips. chairman of the local Red
Cross chapter, emnhasized h s
morning that small contributions
are inst as welcome as large ones
and that all should make an effort
TO share in the good work.
]. J. holland. prOpIietOr of the
dance hall at Heher, has donated the
nse Of his pavilion and orchestra
for a benefit dance to be piven next
Mondav night, all proceeds to be
given to the fund.
Plans have been made by the
school authorities for n ''ten cent
drive among the pupils. TO enable
them to share in the assistance Civ
en- the flood sufferers.
Principal PAYNE. of the East Side
school, has volunteered TO raise 800
of the quota among the east side
residents, and iudging by past per
formances, there is little doubt that
this part Of the city viii go in ex-
cess of the quota.
There are manv who have not as
vet contributed to the fund, posi-.
blv in the belief that they will be
solicited personally This has not
been possible in any way, no organ
ized solicitation being planned.
Those wishing TO contribute can
send their donations to Colonel
Phillips or leave them at the Press
office
Secretary Hoover informed tn,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-03
PRIZES OFFERED
SCHOOL PUPILS
FOR music WEEK
WOman's Club Sponsors
Unique Program to
Arouse Interest.

Announcement of the prizes which
will be given in the Music Week
contest, which is being sponsored by
the Woman 5 Ten Thousand Club,
was made today and will doubtless
prove a decided stimulus to FL Cen
tro 5 school children. The motion
picture committee of the Woman s
Club which is in charge of the con-
test, will give q ukelele banjo. The
Imperial Valley Music Company of
fers a ukelele. the Imperial Valley
Hardware Company, a spot light,
and REYNOLDS Furniture Company
record.
The contest is open to grammar
and high school students, and is
based on recognition test to be
made when ten selections from a list
of 26 published in yesterdays s Press
will be played at the approved jun
ior matinee at the Valley theater
Saturday. The lists will be graded
on three items: The name of the Sc
lection, the name of its composer,
and the opera from which it is tax
en-, if it is an operate number.
Prizes will be awarded at the mat
inee.
The records for studying the music
on the list are available at the three
music houses listed above, and these
concerns state that the school stud
ents are welcome to come i'll to hear
demonstrations of these numbers
any time during this week. For the
purpose of further helping in the
study. the Imperial Valley Hard
ware Company will give a special
concert, including the entire list,
from 5 to 6 o clock Wednesday af-
ternoon. The Imperial Music Com
pany will have similar concert on
Thursday evening at O'Clock.
Parents are urged by the club wo-
men to encourage their children to
enter the contest, which is without
obligation of any kind.
Lists of the selections will be
found posted in the windows of each
of the music stores.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-03
River Commission
Going to Damsites
BY United Press Leased Wire

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., May g.
Members of the special advisory
committee of Secretary Work in
vestigating Colorado river projects
started north today by auto, pre-
pared to spend a week looking at
various sites and ending at Black
Canyon, and the Boulder Canyon
site.
Representatives of Arizona, who
will 60 as far as Glen Canyon, l35
miles north of the Santa Fe rail
road, accompanied the party which
will inspect the Glen Canyon site
tomorrow.
AS the guests of Coconino coun-
ty, largest county in the nation,
with probably the smallest number
of inhabitants, the committee visit
cd the Lowell Observatory last
night.
The advisors are accompanied by
R. F. Walters, chief engineer of the
L. s. reclamation service and by
representatives of the Los Angeles
Bureau of Water and Power who
have sent ahead a truck of camp
supplies and motor boat for river
use.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-03
Paralyzed Youth
Fights For Life
BY United Press Leased Wire

ROANOKE, Va. May 3.-As
Walter L. Booth still clung to the
thread of life he has gripped tena.
ciously since his lungs collapsed 12
days ago, friends responsible for
his continued existence revealed
new faith today in his ultimate re-
covery.
This afternoon four youthful
friends of the IS year old farm boy
asked for rooms adjoining Walter s
at the hospital, stating they were
prepared for long siege against
the paralysis which downed their
chum. Thirty friends of the strick-
en- youth have worked in relays
pumping Booth g arms to force air
in his chest, ever since an injury to
his vertebrae on April 21, affected
the threnic nerve connecting with
his lungs and paralyzed him from
neck to waist.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-03

SUPERVISORS ASK
NO-PARKINC AREA
AT COURTHOUSE

An effort to eliminate the parking
of automobiles on Ninth Street be
tween State and Main Streets was
made by the board of super
visors at its session this morning.
The board passed resolution to
request the FL Centro common coua-
ell to pass an ordinance prohibiting
parking in that area.
Several minor matters were taken
care of by the supervisors yester'
day afternoon and tins morning.
A letter from Fred Homewood of
Warren, Ariz., asked that he be re-
imbursed for damages suffered to
property which he owned in Winter
haven. He said that road had been
built through his property complete
ly destroying its value.
The matter of the subdivision
known as Pomelo Tract No. 2 was
brought before the board. A motion
was carried to the effect that the
division be accepted and documents
to that effect be filed. It also ap-
proved posting a bond in the sum
of $1,000 by the Imperial Valley
Development Company, owners.
A resolution was passed regarding
the matter of payment to B. E
lemons of monies due him for bur.
ial of INDECENT dead during. the
months of January, February and
March. Payment had been refused
him by the county auditor due to
the fact that as coroner of the coun-
tv he was not entitled to the money.
The matter was referred to the dis
trict attorney with instructions to
have the matter taken into the sup
erior court for decision.
The county librarian was granted
60 day leave Of absence from the
state to become effective June 8
Similar leaves of absence on the
part of the board of supervisors and
the county clerk were approved.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-03

NEW YORK, May 3.-The mid.
west and northeast made a clean
',ee- of the annual Pulitzer awards
Il journalistic fields for 1926 and
if east. middle west and south di.
He'd the literary prizes. the
Iards made public Yesterday by
#cholas Murray Butler, president
Il Columbia University, revealed.
The successful fight of the Can.
Il, Ohio. Daily News to purify
4y politics, which resulted in the
3sassination of Don r. Mellctt, ed
5r of the newspaper, won the gold
fdal for "the most disinterested
ID meritorious public service rem
lred during the year by an Amer
in newspaper.
5The $1,000 prize for the best eX
Giple of reporters work, on a
isis Of accuracy, terseness and ac.
jmplishment OF some public good
3mmanding public attention and
spect, went to John Il. Rogers, of
e st. Louis Post Dispatch, for his
.posure of Federal Judge George
snglish, which led to the iurist S
ssignati0n on the eve of his sched
I'd impeachment trial before the
.nitcd States senate.
The award Of $500 for the best
itorial, the test being clearness
style, moral purpose, sound reas'
ing and power to influence pub
1. opinion in the right direction,
ent to the Boston Herald for an
itorial by F. Lauriston Bullard,
',blished October 26, 1926. 1t was
Titled "We Submit and was
i appeal for the careful reexami-
ation of the Sacco.Vanzetti case.
Nelson Harding of the Brooklyn
Iagle, was awarded $500 for the
pct cartoon Of the year, "Topphng
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-03
IELLETTS PAPER HONORED
FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE

'the Idol" published September 10.
1926. 1t portrayed the League of
Nations pulling down 4 statue of
war.
"In Abraham's Bosom a play
of negro life in the south, written
by Paul Green, University of North
Carolina, philosophy instructor, won
the prize for the original American
plav performed in New York which
best represents the educational
value and power of the stage in
raising the standard of good morals,
good taste and good manners.
Samuel Flagg Bemis, head of the
history department of George
Washington University. Washing
ton. ID. c.. won $4,000 for the best
book of the year on United States
history The volume was "Pinek-
news Treaty, a Stud America 5
Advantage from Errv2t's Distress,
1888. .lS00.'
Louis Bromfield's novel, Early
Autumn, was given the $1,000
prize for "the American novel
which best represents the whole at
mosphere of American life and the
highest standard Of American man
ners and manhood" Bromfield,
native of Manifold, Ohio, has been
newspaperman in New York and
elsewhere.
The best American biography
mot Washington or Lincoln) was
adiudged to be Whitman, an in
depreciation in narrative" bv En-
orv Hallowav. of the faculty of
Adelphi College, Brooklyn. The
award was $1,000.
Leonara Speyer, New York, won
the $1,000 prize for the best volume
of poetry by an American author
---' Fiddler 3 Farewell. -
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-03
One Los Angeles
Murder FlOps
u. p. Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, May g.
A murder mystery more fantas-
tic than the dreams of Poe
caused al extensive police in
vestfgation here today.
Detectives were hurried to
downtown street corner when
Lieutenant Ackley discovered q
limousine with curtains drawn
and doors locked, behind which
could be seen the spraWled
body" Of a woman.
At this juncture Il man IN
locked the car and stepping ir-
side kicked the corpse aside.
The officer prepared to seize the
"fiend,' but was halted when
the driver nonchalantly pushed
an elaborate clothing dummy in
to rear seat.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-03
Mason Escapes
From Chain Gang


William Mason, So, colored, es.
capped from the city chain gang
while working on Sandalwood Drive
yesterday. Bunny Seeburg was
in charge of the men and had taken
about Is prisoners to the place to
work on the drive. Mason was al.
lowed to go to building near the
scene of activities and failed to re.
appear.
Mason entered a plea of guilty to
charges of petty larceny when ar
raigned before Judge Hervey yes
terday morning and was sentenced
10 pay a fine of 800 or spend so
days in jail. He was convicted of
stealing shirts from a local store.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-03
Gold Rush On In
Spite of Heat
BY United Press Leased Wire

YUMA. Ariz., May 3.-With the
mercury dancing above 100 degrees
in the shade near here today, for
tune hunters are pushing on to Kofa
and Potholes in quest of gold.
The mountain reaches across tho
Gila river are the objectives of
hundreds of motoring prospectors
since Jim Mcdonald reported
strike in the abandoned Kofa dis
trict some weeks ago
Tales of fabulous finds in the
Potholes sector attract their quota
daily, with increasing areas of
desert acreage being staked out.
Cars of other states mingle with
those bearing Arizona license plates
in the trek to the reported bonanza
sites.
Despite the rush to the boom
area little actual development work
is going forward.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-03
LOUISIANA
AENACED.
(Y FLOOD
|Ople Leave LOwlands
las Straining Levees
Threaten Disaster.
|EW ORLEANS SAFE
ky Saved by Cut In
|Levee But Backwater
Causes Damage.
BY ALFRED P. RECK
1ited Press Staff Correspondent


BATON ROUGE, la, May a.
lisiana today became the battle
und of the Mississippi flood as
crest of the destructive stream
pt southwark, straining aNd
|aking through levees which have
a the river in check.
Thousands of men, women and
ldren are trekking from the low
Ids to places Of safety on bluffs
high spots across the river.
ditional thousands have been
rned to evacuate their homes in
velles Parish, threatened by II
ak in the Red River at Echo.
Baton Rouge. the capital, is turn
its attention from politics to the
rner business OF rescue and re
of suffering. All flood relief
neies center here and are direct.
by former Governor John Nj
rker.
oast guard boats, privately own
| vessels and United States navy
II are being assembled for the
Urgency which apparently cannot
averted. Skiffs propelled by
board motors are being used by
rolls between Yidalia and New
leans.
although the largest city in the
[th, New Orleans is apparently
e from the flood danger due to
artificial levee opening at Poy-
3, IL mile south, backwatcr from
Bernard Parish is seeping into
low industrial section by way
Ethe Lake Borne ship canal
Seepage Flows In
The water loosed on the valley TO
the town is returning to plague
w Orleans which thought the
sod danger was past, Attempts
workers to erect levee along
canal bank have proved unsuc-
sful so far.
n any event, however, the water
m the canal is much less to be
red than the torrent of the Mis-
.nppi and damage sfrom this
rec will probably be compare
lcly' slight.
Overflow from the Arkansas riv-
has flooded the entire northern
ri of Louisiana and with the Red
Ter swollen almost to the breaking
mt and still rising, additional
Iods are feared.
;vacuations are under way in
'rledonville, Moreauville, Cotton
ri, Hamburg, Odenburg, Krot
rings, Simmsport, and Melville.
lrnings were issued for Bunkie
4 Marksville.
Narksville, county seat of Avoy.
as parish and center of refugee
'rk, seemed destined to fall before
, onslaught of the Red river.
Those who fled from the Arkan.
river flood will have to move
ain.