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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
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Motion Picture Gar Ad-
dresses School Students on
! Distribution of Shadows"


= CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March b.
Movie land came to Harvard today as
Will H. Hays. motion picture car,
told business school students some
thing of the intricacies of daily dis
tributing billions of shadows to NIL
hons of persons.
That was how the president of the
motion picture producers and distrlbu-
tors of America described the industry
whose amazing development in IA few
fast, crowded years has been anala-.
gous to no other in this country.
Money-making is by no means the
sole aim of the producers. Mr.. Hays
told the students, put success must
necessarilv rest on The basis or salts
fed customers. Shadows when thrown
upon a screen produce emotions ana
when those emotions are pleasing, we
have made a good sale.
Road Neither Broad Nor Smooth.
High salaries are paid, yet the road
To success in the films is neither
broad nor smooth. The law of supply
and demand plays its <leXorable part,
and only the star whose worth has
been proven can hope for lucrative
remuneration.
Nor is the way of the extra an
easy one to trod. Contrary TO general
impression, Mr.. Hays said that even
those who were successful In nnulhS
fairly regular employment could nope
FOR ittle better than fair living
'sabout that earned by the dVeIaSe
clerk or stenographer.
free casting bureau has been es-
tahlished, but it registers only extras
for ordinary extra people III ffoliS
wood. Children and pretty girls, LOT
instance, are a drug on The market,
Eighteen thousand extras are ilsteu
by the bureau, and their quallhcalioiis
riIn from possession of wooden leSs
to proprietary interest in a dress SUIT.
Wholesome Entertainment LIS Ann.
In it's efforts to present wholesome
entertainment, Mr.. Hays SAID, the III
dustry has had to face the problem
of the rather prevalent, certain type
of book and play that deals In Theme
and situation with certain topics
which in previous years We're ans
cussed only in whispers.
1--WE were determined that inns type
should not become the prevalent type
of motion pictures" he SAID: 10 taae
end an agreement exists that Wneh
anv member company is offered the
screen rights to a book or play Oh
questionable nature representatives
Immediately inform the office OF our
association" -
If the Judgment of the COMPANY Is
confirmed notice is sent to all othef
member companies and they act ac-
cordingly. :,
More than $50 books and plays. IN
cl,,dina some of the best sellers and
stage successes, have thus been Kept
from the screen.
"Our method is thoroughly legal
and is not censorship in any sense OF
the word. No censorship could nave
brought about the results which nave
been attained"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
MARCONI THREATENS
TO QUIT AS DIRECTOR
Will Refuse to Head Wireless Com
pany if Stock Reduction
Proposal Fails.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. March Ex-senator VIII
liam Marconi, speaking at meeting
of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph
Co. shareholders today to consider
proposals for a reduction in the CAPT
tai of nearly 46h per cent, said he
could follow no other course but ten
der his resignation from the board
and decline to accept the position of
president if the opposition's proposals
were carried.
The opposition. comprising a com
mittee representing one section of the
English shareholders. issued report
last week opposing the capital reduc-
ton scheme. They proposed the APP
pointment of three of their members
TO the board. with Viscount St
Davids as chairman to succeed Sena
tor Marconi.
In his speech today Senator Mar
conf said the company was capable
of doing a great deal more than was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
White House Repairs Get Under Way;
Work to Be Completed Within 100 Days

The contract which calls for re-
building the third floor, the attic, the
roof and the ceiling of the second
floor at a cost of $4,000. specifies
that the job must be completed in 20
days. 1t entails the construction of
partitions. flooring, wiring. installation
Of new brass plumbing, pipes for
vacuum cleaner systems. screening.
and weather stripping, installation of
new water heater to connect the
White House heating system with the
central heating plant of the State.
War and Navy building. New bath
tubs will be installed and steel beams
will be used in place of wood as at
present.
Considerable other work of a minor
nature not included in the contract
will be done also.
Because of the repair work. it is
thought likely that the rear grounds
will not be thrown open to the chill
dren of Washington for their annual
egg-rolling frolic Easter Monday. This
will not be decided, however, for
week or two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15
BULB PRODUCTION
INCREASED IN U. S.
Growers Have Made Remarkable
Progress, Agriculture Department
Horticulturist Reports.

American bulb growers have made
remar kable progress in the industry
considering the short time that has
been devoted to it and the outlook for
production of bulbs in this country is
decidedly bright. That is the conclu
sion of DIR. David Griffiths, horticul-
turist of the United States Department
of Agriculture, whose Investigations
with American bulbs under glass have
been summed up in department bulle
tin 1462-D, just issued.
DIR. Griffiths has conducted tests
with many varieties in an effort to
determine whether the bulb stocks
grown in various portions of this
country force satisfactorily, to deter
mine their shortcomings, and to offer
suggestions for their Improvement
The tests brought out some imperfec.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15

first anticipated. A beam station was
being erected for communication with
New York and South America. Re
cent tests had demonstrated the pos
sibility of superimposing a CONNER
cial telephone channel on the existing
telegraph services.
Opening of the first multiplex tele-
phone and telegraph service would be-
epochmaking in the history Of long
distance wireless communication. he
said. land l am of the opinion that
the system will soon become CONNER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15

He hurled charges of fraud" and
dark deceiver' against her. She de-
MED the charges and said that instead
of leading an attack on Fullmer, she
herself had been lured to a tourist
camp and attacked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-15

A ram was sold for the record price
of $4,000 in Wellington, New Zealand
racnnflV
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cially available between England andl
the dominions."

Revived activity is expected at shin
yards of Belfast. ireland. this year
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-13
Marine Shortage
Holds Up Airship
by United Press Leased Wire

HURST, \. j., April b
The giant dirigible Los Angeles was
up in the air all night because of
the Chinese situation. The conncc-
tion, however, was indirect.
The Los Angeles left Lakehurst
for flight yesterday and returned
during the night. The wind was so
strong it could not moor to its mast,
however. Under normal conditions
it would have alightcd and been put
in its hangar. But it takes a large
corps Of trained men to land the
dirigible in n wind and the Lake
hurst force of marines was depleted
to fill the last regiment of marines
assembled for duty in the Orient.
Early today the, ship signalcd to
the ground crew to call civilian vol
unteers TO assist it in an attempt
to land.
The Los Angeles finally was run
into the hangar at 6 Il. m, seven
hours after it had returned to the
naval air station here from Il flight
to Plantation Flats, off Charles, Va.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-13
POLICE BELIEVE
DEAD PAIR WERE
WANTED IN OHIO
Man and Woman Killed in
Car Crash are Partially
Identified by Circulars.
by United Press Leased Wire

LONG BEACH, April l3.-Ef
forts were being made here today
to identify David William Willis
and Bernice Miller, killed Sunday
night in on automobile crash, as
the bandit pair wanted III Findley.
Ohio, for murder and robbery.
Police circulars from the eastern
city have afforded tentative iden-
tification, as have admissions of
relatives, police say.
Edward A. Willis, a brother Of
the dead man, was reluctant to dis
cuss the activities OF his brother.
explaining that the dead man was
the "black sheep of the family.
He admitted. however, according to
police that his brother had been i'm
plicatcd with woman in trouble ;
in Ohio.
Relatives have claimed the body
of Willis, while that of Mrs. Miller
is being held at local mortuary.
According to reports here man
cnd woman, answering the deserip-
ton of the crash victims, are want,
cd in Ohio for staying Il night
wntchman inN department store
robbery.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-13
DRY OFFICER IS
KILLED IN FIGHT
WITH CANCSTERS
By United Press Leased Wire

RICHMOND, Cal, April b
Joseph Mamola, %, under cover
prohibition agent, was killed early
today in battle with four men, in
what police believe was an act Of
reprisal of a bootlegging gang which
the agent was trailing.
Shortly after the shooting, which
occurred in the heart of the city,
four men were taken into custody
on suspicion of being the slayers
One of the men, Joseph Agrella,
Richmond, was wounded in the arm
and thigh.
Mamola, with l.. \. Johnson, also
known as an under-cover agent,
were cruising through the city,
when a large touring ear drew
alongside them and four men alight-
ed. They started quarrel with
Mamola. One of them levtlcd IL
gun and fired. Mamoa, shot
through the stomach, cmplicd his
gun as he fell, wounding one of the
gang. johnson was untouched.
The men held i'll custody are
Agrella. Joseph Cambria, Stanley
ezekiel and Homer Lusk, all Of
Richmond.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-13
Spectacular Fire
In High Building

NEW YORK, April IA 559
foot torch, from which flames leap
dat times nearly 100 feet high Of
fered a spectacle which drew l00,,
600, New Workers from theatcrs
and night clubs last night.
Firemcn. helpless to do more than
prevent fire in other buildings,
stood by and watched the Flames
eat through scaffoldings inside and
out of the 15 story tower of the 3S
story Netherland apartment hotel
at Fifth Avenue and 59th street.
The flames had consumed all the
hnflammatory material by dawn to-
day and only a thin column of
smoke curling up from the scorched
but fireproof tower was left of the
flaring torch of few hours before.
In the center of the flames, only
visible occasionally as a breeze
blew the curtain of fire aside for
4 moment, an American flag flut,
tered for hours, apparently un'
touched.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-13
STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION SAID
TO BE- FAILURE

SACRAMENTO, Cal, April l3.-
''The state board of education is n
failure.
This striking statement, coming
from Florence j. O 'Brien, president
OF the state board OF education cauS-
cd wide discussion today by the
high school principals of California,
holding their annual convention
here.
Speaking before the principals,
o 'Brien severely criticized the work
of the state department. Calling
attention to the fact that the board
is to be reorganizcd by the present
legislature, he said:
"What the new board will do no
man can tell, but with the present
board there were points of conflict
and no matter what was done, it
could not agree.
Last night $ session of the prin-
cipals was in the nature of Il ban
quct for the University of Califor-
MIA alumni. Today's meeting will
b. featured by an address by Will
{. Wood, state superintendent OF
banks and for several years super
intcndent of public instruction. The
convention will close Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-13
Jury Fails To
Obtain Verdict

Seventeen hours of deliberatiOn
failed to bring jurors together on
verdict in the ease of Rudolph
Martin, charged with forgery ON
four counts. They were discharged
by Judge A. C. Finney at II o clock
this morning with the final ballot
reading to in favor of convic-
ton. The case went into the hands
of the jurors shortly before 3 o.
clock yesterday afternoon but the
all-night session failed to bring an
agreement.
The ease was set for re-trial on
MAY Is and Martin was remanded
to the county Jail in default of bail.
Attorneys J. i. Simpson, Ernest
Utlev and Lee Nuffer appeared for
the defendant, while District Attor-
nev lleald and Deputy District At
torney Clarence Smith were in
charge of the prosecution.
Martin was arrested in ella Bend
Ariz,, in company with Jack Man
nington and James Robinson, the
trio being returned to face the
charges of forgery brought by resi-.
dents of Calipatria. Warrington
and Robinson pleaded guilty to the
charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-13
Settling Basins
Are Completed

El Centre s six new settling bas-
ins for its water supply have been
completed. The completion of this
work gives the city an increase in
its water supply of~approximately
l0,000,000 gallons, the basins cover
ing an area of five acres of land.
e. +. Pitzer, contractor, in build
ing the basins has erected them in
such manner that the ordinary re-
teining equipment, il added, will
give room for two full feet Of set.
things over the entire area and the
tanks viii still be able to hold the
present amount of water. At pres.
ent. these are not necessary.
Water tests have been conducted
fer the last few days and show
tGat the structures arc leak'proos.
Water has been allowed 10 stand in
the basins for 70 hours M time
and no seepage has resulted.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-13
HORTICULTURAL
BILL ENDORSED
BY DIRECTORS
Committee Is Appointed
to Cooperate on Trip to
Boulder Dam Site.

Directors of the FL Centre
Cham Der of Commerce met with
members of the chamber in a joint
session at the Barbara Worth Ho-
tel at noon today. A number of
important business matters were
brought up for discussion and seve-
raj committee reports received.
The first matter to be brought up
was the amended bin to be pre-
sented Legislators at Sacramento In
regard to the horticultural commits
sioner's office. This bill cuts con
siderably into the expenditures au-
thorized by the bill recently brought
up and the amended measure was
given the approval of the chamber.
This measure allows the raise in
salary from $4,000 to $4,000 to the
commissioner but cuts down on the
expenditures allowed the office in
other respects.
G. l.. Childers, attorney for the
Imperial Irrigation District, an
nounced that the Boulder Dam AS
sociation will hold its annual meet
ing at Las Vegas, April %. He
said that it is expected that all of
the congressman of the state will
be present and that invitations have
been extended to numerous eastern
congressman. He asked that as
many as possible from the valley
make the trip.
The delegation from here will
leave Friday, April %, early in the
afternoon, arriving in San Ber-
nardino in time for dinner. They
will then aceompay the members of
the association to Las Vegas. Tie
attorney outlined the trip to be TAX
Ell and named the various points
of interest enroute.
w. C. Costello was named chair
man of q committee to assume
charge of arrangements for the de-
legates to make the trip from FL
Centre.
The civic improvement committee
reported that the matter of the
school crossing at Sixth and Vine
streets had been taken up with the
chief of police and that the chief
promised installation of a rossing
system this week. The matter of
paving the stretch of road, east of
Fourth street, on Broadway to the
railroad tracks, was taken up with
the proper authorities and a recon-
mendationi will be made to the city
engineer to investigate with pros
poets of a pavement being installed
in the near future.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-13
NORRIS ASSERTS
DAM BILL MUST
NOT BE- AMENDED
by United Press Leased Wire

, WASHINGTON, April 13.-The
senate filibuster that killed off the
Swing Boulder Dam bin
was inspired by ''power trust
spending millions annually to poi
son the minds of the people, = ac-
cording to Senator George w. Nor
ris. Nebraska, Republican.
lie told the National Popular
Government League at a dinner in
his honor last night that the trust
spent more than 100000 TO pre-
vent passage of the measure which
was designed to harness the Colo
RADIO river for flood control, rccla
nation and power development.
'Senators were deluged with
kilograms against the bill from rep
resentativcs of the power trust, -
Norris said.
'One senator from middle
western state, who indicated he
would vote for the bill, was called
off in the last moments of the fight
by long distance telephone mes
sage.
The question of giant power, rep
resented in part by the dam project,
should be kept out of politics, Nor
lis stated.
of the Swing Johnson bin is
amended, at the behest of the power
trust, its real friends will see that
ii never passes congress- Norris
concluded.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-13
Alleged Forger
Under Arrest

G.. w. Mcdonald of CaleXico was
arrested in Los Angeles yesterday
and is being held there for Calex.
leo police. He is wanted on com
plant of James II. Otter who charg-
es the prisoner with having issued
Il forged check.
The warrant for his arrest was
issued on Tuesday and the Los An
geles police were notified that he
was believed to be in that city.
Sheriff Gillett, who left yester-
day morning for San Francisco to
bring S. Oyama, Japanese, who is
wanted here to defend a civil action
will probably stop at Los Angeles
and bring Mcdonald back with him.
Oyama was arrested when it was
learned that he was about to leave
this country to go to Japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-13
ASSEMBLY LOCKS
HORNS ON WATER
CONSERVATION

SACRAMENTO, Cal, April l3.-
While the two sides ON water con-
servation locked horns in the as
sembly today over the Crittenden
amendment on state ownership of
surplus waters, the senate unani.
mously refused to reconsider its
vote yesterday repeating the per
cent tax phase of the intangible Sc
curities law.
The last of the tax measures now
goes to the assembly for concur
renee in the amendment by Senator
II. G.. Nelson, eXempting conditional
sales contracts from taxation as
solvent credits
Heading rist of 80 measures
signed today by Governor Young,
was the reorganization bill Great.
ing n state department of natural
resources. 1t was introduced in the
legislature by Assemblyman b. j.
Feigenbaum of San Francisco.
Four divisions will fall under
the new department, mines and min
ing, forestry, parks and fish and
game. The director, appointed by
the governor, will receive a salary
of $4,000 q year.
The new department succeeds to
all the duties and powers of the
state mining bureau, state mineral
ogist, department of petroleum and
gas, state oil and gas supervisor,
state forester, state board of for
estry, California Redwood park
commission, San Pasqual battle field
commission, Mount Diablo park
commission and state fish and
game commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-13
Herrera
Dies Destitute

SAN FRANCISCO, April l3.-
The body of Aurelio Herrera, one
of the gamest two fisted little fight
ers the featherweight division ever
produced, lies in the county morgue
today, awaiting burial in Potter s
Field, unless friends of the ring
idol of another day come to the
rescue.
Herrera never won Il title, but i'll
the heyday of his career he fought
gruelling battles with such lumi,
naries as Bat Nelson and Terry Nc
Govern.
The Herrera Nelson fight was
one of the most spectacular in ring
history. 1t went 20 rounds. Mel.
son won.
Fighters didn't get the handsome
returns they do nowadays.
Herrera broke his arm Is years
ago in battle at Bakersfield.
He died Monday night, destitute.
He is believed to have Il brother in
Bakersfield, but efforts to locate
him have failed.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-13
New DivisiOning
Is Explained

The practical effect of the re-di
visioning resolution adopted yestcr.
day by the directors of the Imperial
Irrigation District is the permanent
establishment of the Calipatria Iii
vision as n distinct dircctorial area
separate from the old Number 1 or
Brawlcv division, it was stated at
the office of the Imperial Irriga-
tion District.
This means that there is no tech
meal objection to the appointment
of W. o. Blair as Il director from
that division to succeed himself in
office when the supreme court de-
cision in the McKim ease becomes
final at the end of this month it
was asserted.
This point was made clear when
tion yesterday. The boundaries as
fixed by that action make Number
. division include all of FL Centre.
Imperial, Dogwood, Mesquite Lake,
New River and Date precincts.
Number 3 division is made to in
clude Cahpatria, INLAND, North End
and lockwood.
The resolution was drafted as
nearly as possible in accordance
with the decision of the state su-
prcme court in the McKim case in
which it was definitely stated that
the board has the right to make
such changes in division boundaries
and that the resolution of Novcm-
her 25. 1924, the first of the two
edivisioning resolutions. would
have been legal had it not been
amended on the following day.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-13
Flyers Are Still
Up In The Air

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y,
April 13.-After flying continu-
ously for 20 hours, Bert Acosta
and Clarence D. Chamberlin, civil
lian pilots who hope to set a
new worlds record for long
flights, were still in the air ut
2:30 p. m. today.
The Bellanca monoplane in
which the pilots hope to fly from
New York to Paris this summer,
left the ground yesterday morn
ing at $50, flew around the field
all day and throughout the night,
and still was going strong this
afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-13
STORIES
Of FIGHT
DISAGREE
Ell Centre Trio Mixed Up
In Desert Battle Near
Las Vegas.
MAN is STABBED
Assailant Held in Jail
at San BernardinO Tells
Tale of Hijacking.
by United Press Leased Wire

LAS VEGAS, New, April l3.-
As an aftermath to an alleged bat
tie for his life at Ivanpah, ''Ghost
City of the Mojave desert, George
w. Bycrs, wealthy Seattle man, was
in a serious condition in hospital
here today.
Byers, according to his wife, was
attacked by his valet, Domingo
Villa, who is being held in the
prison ward of the San Bernardino,
Cal, county Jail. recovering from
injuries suffered in an automobile
crash late yesterday subsequent to
the alleged attack upon his employ
cr.
According to the story told desert
peace officers by Mrs. Byers, the
trio left FL Centre Monday ON an
automobile tour. While viewing
the ruins of lvanpah, an argument
arose that climaxed when Villa
drew a knife and stabbed Byers.
The valet fled in an automobile
and left the wounded man and his
wife on the desert. He was arrest
ed when the automobile was wreck
ed near Barstow.
Passing motorists discovered By
crs and his wife and the injured
man was taken to Las Vegas.
A different story than that told
by the alleged Mrs. Byers was told
authorities at San Bernardino by
the man held there under the name
OF Domingo Villa, according TO the
shcriff's office here. Villa, alias
Danny Valdez, claims that he was
employed in a local hotel as a bell
boy. He said that he became ac-
ouaintcd with the woman i'll the
ease and that he wanted to marry
her. He knew of Byers interest
but said that the latter agreed to
the marriage provided that Valdez
paid him $3.50 for his share in an
automobile which the couple had in
their possession.
Valdez said that he went to Il
bank and drew ont 5000 and paid
Bycrs $50. The three then started
for Los Angeles, he said, Byers ac-
companying them in order to get
Il train out of Los Angeles for New
City. The woman and Valdez, the
latter said. were to be married in
Los Angeles.
But according to his story they
last their way and were in the vi
cinity of Barstow, when the couple
tried to chi jack him. lie said
that in the fight he drew Il knife
and stabbed Bycrs. The Mexican
then took to the brush while n
party passing in an automobile
picked up Byers and the woman,
taking them to Las Vegas, New,
where the man is reported at the
point of death.
Portions of the story told by the
Mexican have been corroborated
here. A check at the bank shows
that he withdrew 5000 on April II.
Byers was working here as a cook
in restaurant while the woman
was living at a hotel.