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Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
Gasoline Going
Up Tomorrow

Local car owners who wish to save
a little money, have been making
heavy inroads on service stations
today loading mp with "gas in
preparation for the increase of one
cent which occurs tomorrow when
the new state gasoline tax goes into
effect.
The retail price Of gasoline here
will be increased from 22E. to 23ha
cents a gallon. A belief that the
additional cent tax might be absorb,
ed by the companies, was dispelled
TODAY when the Press made inquiry
of the various companies, who gave
out the information that the con
sumer will pay
1.-Two cents seems sort or
tough, " motorist said, but when
you ride on a bad road and then hit
good one, you appreciate what the
state is doing in the way Of high
wav improvement. Guess it $ worth
it at that
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
African Disease
Claims Hunter

OAKLAND, Calf, July 2S.--IH.
A. Snow, noted big game hunter.
died at his home here today of a
strange malady he contracted dur
ing journey through the jungles
of Africa six years ago.
On his return from that trip,
Snow brought one of the finest
African collections ever gathered,
according to experts. g.,
His death was sudden. His wife
wheeled him out into the sun and
returned to the house. A few min
utes later she found him dead.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
GOVERNORS EXPRESS VIEWS
ON PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

! Eight Democratic governors indi-
Gated a wide divergence of senti-
ment toward presidential possibli-
ties and left tha 'mnression the n'r-
tv TODAY was chiefly concerned in
finding solution Of the impasse
that developed at the 1924 conven-
tion between the rival forces ~
Governor AL Smith Of New York
md William G. McAdoo, former
secretarv of tho treasury.
Executives Of both parties m
reared equally divided on the ma
ter of issres hetween law c"fc-H"
ment prohihition, farm relief aai
flood control.
Governor Albert c. Richie 90
MARYLAND. without cor'r"o-''r~ m
on the Domorratic n-e~i 'f~.'"' N"'-
loot, in his stoto eeI H.ho Dorna'
cratic bono eo- '-e.se y - TN
on platform of Capitalization
of federal authority"
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
Men Lost On
Yuma Desert

YUMA, Ariz., July %. - Two
planes from the San Diego naval
base arrived here today and pre-
pared to join in search of the
desert north of here for two min
ers lost in the tracklcss wastes.
The men were on separate expe-
ditiOns and one, Andrew Arsenault,
French Canadian exservice man
and shell-shock victim, is believed
to have lost his mind during an
electric storm on the desert 10 days
ago.
Larry McAfee was last seen Mon
day when he started across the des-
ert to a mining district.
Light showers have obliterated
the tracks of the miners and search
ers have given up hope of finding
Arsenault alive. Buzzards are be
ing watched to locate the bodies if
the men have succumbed to thirst
and the desert heat.
Deputy sheriffs will leave in the
planes and direct the search.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
D0RAN PLANNING
HOUSE CLEANING
OF DRY SQUADS
New Enforcement Chief
To Reduce Personnel
and Get Better Types.
BY JOSEPH s. WASNEY
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, July 2s.-Dr. j.
NJ. Doran, prohibition commissioner
has ordered general house clean
ing of the federal dry machine be-
fore October to substitute trained
investigators for police type agents.
Prohibition administrators today
were told to survey their personnel
and submit to Doran at once list
of the subordinate employees they
wish to retain.
The wedding out order will cut
the government dry force by one
third, as preliminary survey made
by special investigators showed q
large number of agents unfit for
enforcement work, it was stated.
D0ran plans to operate with a
smaller force of agents of higher
ealiber than the officers heretofore
used. He wants better paid force,
SO efficiency of his staff may be
increased and temptations of brib-
cry eliminated.
The nationwide shakeup is a
headquarters move but administrat
ors have permission to recommend
which men will remain and also to
recommend new appointments.
BY the time the reorganization is
complete, Doran will put in effect
the new "agents manual which
governs the conduct of enforcement
officers both on and off duty.
The manual requires strict OBJ
servance of all federal laws, bans
indiscriminate use of firearms, per
mitting agents to draw weapons on
ly in defense of their own lives.
prohibits the setting up of speak
easies and other lures to trap law
violators and disallows third degree
methods to obtain confessions.
Dry agents, the manual DEGREES,
must be total abstainers except
when purchasing liquor to obtain
evidence, and then may take only a
sip.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
Scene of Scrap
Up To Chicago
ny United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, July 2s.-The Demp-
sev-Tunney heavyweight champion
ship fight will be held in Chicago
this fall .'if Chicago wants it,,
Tex Rickard told the United Press
today when he arrived here to dis
cuss arrangements for the bout.
Rickard added, however. that
"there are too manv things to be
talked over" to make any definite
announcement.
"There will probably be nothing
definitely settled today the New
York promoter said.
He was met at the train by
George Getz, representative of Nav
or William Hale Thompson s fight
committee. and the two left for
Rickard 5 hotel for conference.
Rickard s statement was taken to
mean he will hold the fight here if
various obstacles placed in the way
Of holding the match in the Nam
moth Soldiers Field Stadium can
be overcome.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
Film Company
Pays Dividend
ny Usitea Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK July .s.-Para-
mount Famous PLAYERS Lasky Cor
noration made net profit. after
deduction Of all taxes and interest
chorocs Of $l42O.O00 in the quarter
ending June 30, 1927, the earnings
statement of the corporation, made
public today, showed.
The profit equalled $2.l9 share
on 577,79S shares of common stock
after preferred dividends had been
raid, and made the net profit per
shave for the first six months of
1872! $3.50.
The net profit available for com
mon stock for the second quarter of
1927 was 62k percent greater than
the profit for the corresponding per
iod of 1926, with an increase OF
stock of 55 percent over 1926.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28

"a trip to the valley and a tour
along the Colorado river by the
committee but was forced to refuse.
His plans call for him to leave Los
Angeles tonight for San Francisco
where other business will take up
all Of his time
Congressman Louis II. MeFadden
18th district Pennsylvania met
members of the committee in Los
Angeles. He told them that he was
anxious to make the trip to the
valley, inspect the irrigation dis
trict holdings and in fact make q
thorough inspection Of all points of
interest connected with the Boulder
Dam bill Business will detain him
in the northern part Of the state for
time but he said he would visit
here in September. The congress
man is the chairman of the banking
and currency committee of the
house and is serving his seventh
term as representative.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
ROWdies Destroy
San Jose Church

SAN JOSE, Cal, July 2S.-
Rowdies who used gasoline and coal
oil to destroy the San Jose Church
of the Nazarene, a part frame, part
canvas structure, today were sub
jects of vigorous police search.
Destruction of the Church occur
red late yesterday about 10 minutes
after two armed guards. stationed
regularly at the place following a
recent series of depradations had
gone home to change clothes.
Police today found numerous
cans, formerly containing gasoline
and coal oil, accounting for the eT-
plosion heard by neighbors, and
followed Immediately by fire.
The Rev. f. NJ. Graves, pastor, OBJ
tanned permission to post two guards
at the church whenever services
were not in progress, following the
stoning of the building several
weeks ago. Rowdies hurled bricks
and rocks at the edifice.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
Insane Patient
Tells Thriller

VENICE. Calf, Jnlv 2S.-Rover
Farrbrothers told police here that
he was an embezzler, but he's in
the sanitarium now.
The man. about As years of age,
walked into the police station to-
dav and confessed" that he had
cmbezzled $4,000 from the National
Citv Dairy in 1926.
Then he recited that he was q
patient at a private mental hos
pital near here. Telephone communi'
cation with the sanitarium showed
that Farrbrothers )sst statement
was correct.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
Flight Limit
Time Extended
Nv Vaited Press S,.aseG Wire

Los ANGELES, July 28.-Th"
time limit of the $4,000 Los An
geles to Toxic nonstop flight has
been extended to two years from
July |, 1927, because of weather
condition, it was announced here to-
day.
Because only four months of the
year from June to September are
favorable, the decision to extend the
time limit another year was made,
the committee in charge of the
flight sponsored by Sid Grammar,
announced.
1t is not believed that anyone
viii attempt the flight this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
SAN FRANCISCO
GIVES WELCOME
TO AVIATORS
BrOnte and Smith Warmly
Greeted Upon Return
From Hawaii
by United Press ..ensed Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2S.-
Ernest Smith and Emory Bronte,
first civilian aviator eonquerors of
the Pacific, returned to the main
land today amid an affectionate,
shrieking tribute.
A band on pier 40 played "Home
Sweet Homen and the two trans
Pacific heroes agreed:
Gwen tell the world
The liner President Jefferson
steamed through Golden Gate, an
escort Of army and air mail planes
overhead. and moved up to quaran-
tine shortly before 0 o clock.
A tug bearing newspapermen and
Captain William Royle was one of
the first to greet the flyers.
When Captain Rovle, manager Of
the flight, was within shouting dis
tance of the incoming steamer he
shouted to Smith: "You did it,
kid" Smith replied: "The captain
did it, referring to Bronte, his
| navigator.
They returned to San Francisco
bay two weeks to a day after their
takeoff from Oakland airport in the
silverwinged "City of Oakland -
and 13 days after they dropped
their plane. exhausted of gasoline
on kiawe tree on the island of
. Molokai.
! Relatives Aboard
Among those who boarded the
President Jefferson in the bav were
Anthony Parente, hacker of the
flight; Miss Marjorie Brown
Smith S fiance; Ernest w. Smith OF
Sausalito, Cal. Ernest's father
Fred Bronte of Hollywood, Emory
Brontc's brother, and Art Wild
chief mechanician of the Smith
Bronte camp.
eve re sure glad to be back
but believe me, those Hawaiian:
know something about hospital
ity." Smith said.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Bronte ST.
of Hollywood; the navigator's par
ents, were on Pier AZ as the Presi
tent jefferson was warped to he
berth.
An Oakland committe met tn
flyers at the dock and escorte,
them to automobiles for the ferr,
trip across the bay.
A reception will be rendered then
tomorrow at the San Francisco cit,
hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
BUSINESS
Will. GET
TAX CUT
Corporations to Benefit
BY Reduction Planned
By President
DEMOCRATS AGREE
Latter Will Also Fight
To Get CT For Small
Income Payers.
By PAUL X. MAIIiON
United Press Staff Correspondent


RAPID CITY, S. D., July IS
President Coolidge has evolved the
administration 9 tax reduction pro
pram since he has been in the Black
Elills and decided that il will b.
kuilt around reduction III corporal
non taxes.
Every business house in the cOun
frv which has failed to receive 4
Reduction in the recent tax revision
Ills will benefit hv the admins
ration project. II is Mr.. Coolidge g
plan, according to indisputa bic
AUTHORITY to recommend to the next
'fession of CONGRESS a plan whereby
Corporations will be granted re-
fuetion from 1912 percent to az
east II percent
While Mr. Coolidoe desires to
lace himself in position so that he
hay not be accused OF writing the
Eew tax bin, he has definite ideas
tpon the subject which will be in
iorporated in bill to be submitted
10 congress throuph the house ways
tnd means committee.
His recommendation will not in
Slude anv reduction for smaller in
lone tax PAYERS, hut will center
n self about a program for allevia'-
ION of stringent levics upon all
business.
According to word here. demo
Iratie leaders who control a the
lretical ma ioritv in the next sen
Ite. will agree TO the project of re
hcing corporation taxes. but will
light for a bin reducing the levy on
}mall incomes.
l No mellon Plan
Mr.. Coolidge believes that as
1essmcnts on incomes Of less than
100000 have been sufficiently cut
tlreadv. He thinks, ACCORDING TO
authoritative sources at the White
House, that no more slashing should
H. made To eliminate small tax
dlavers.
i Mr.. Coolidge believes that rcduct-
pms also should be made in nuisance
lakes. possibly eliminating levirs
h n thcater admissions and club
Dues. Automobile taxes should be
lut from 3l2 percent possibly to
wo percent, according to president
bl authority.
4 If this plan were carried out, con
Iress could afford special tax re-
auction of more than $500, 100000
rithout cndangering, in Mr. Cool
Ige s estimation. resources of the
4ation.
] No "Mellon Plan will be sug
Scsted to congress this wear and no
Iormal presentation of the admins
1ration program NAV be expected.
However, Mr.. Coolidge thinks that
Corporations which have not rccciv-
III benefits of the last two tax re
Iuctions should be bencficiarics Of
hc new bill and this will probably
Fill be impressed upon the house
Ivays and means committee when
meets before opening of the mex,
lcssion to frame the tax reduction
kill
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
Bv FOSTER EATON
UNITED Press Staff Correspond,

NpihtCu IIcSS obdIt SuTTcSDOylucuGJ
Convrioht. 1927. bv United Press
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich July
2s.-A cross section of present ma.
t'onal thon"ht ON the NEXT presiden-
tial comnaign. its possible candi-
dates and outstanding issues. OBJ
tanned FROM governors and official
representatives of 25 states attend
ing the annual conference of gov
crnors. is herewith presented by the
Unitod Press.
Of ~ Republican governors, nine
indicated strong sentiment for
President Coolidge. six said their
states appeared undecided and two
reported strength for former Gov
crnor Frank O. Lowden of Illir ois,
champion of tho farm hlo" Gov
ernor Adam McMullen of Nebraska
advocated the election of Lowden.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
Two Laws May
Be Held Up

SACRAMENTO, Cal, July 2S.-
Referendum petitions carrying &C.,
60l names today qualified the Wagy
motor truck weight tax law for a
place on the November, 1928, bal
lot.
Consequently the new law, adopt
ed after a bitter fight by the 1927
legislature, will not 60 into effect
tomorrow, and will be held up un-
til after next years general elec-
ton at which time it will be voted
upon by the people.
With petitions for referendum on
the new farm bureau plan of legis-
lative reapportionment on the way
from Los Angeles, it appeared GER
tain today that two of the laws
adopted by the last legislature
would go on the ballot.
The petition against the reappor-
tionment measure. which would put
the rural districts in control of
the state senate and cities in con-
troll of the assembly, has more than
enough signers, according to word
reaching Charles J. Hagcrty, elec-
tion statistician in the secretary of
states office.
The truck tax provides for a
graded scale of taxing motor
trucks, according to their weight.
MANY an ardent swain's love for
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
Orange County
Probe Proceeds
ny United Press Leased Wire

SANTA Ana, Calif., July %
The Orange county grand jury IN
vestigation into the alleged irregul
arities at the Orange county jai
was continued here today.
Flovd Hatch and wife, Mrs. Ber
tha Hatch, were the witnesses cali
ed during the morning session.
John Delatque, trusty at the
iail for 10 months in 1923 and 1872 t
was expected to be summoned dur
ing the day, as was Joe Rucha, Los
Angeles federal dry operative, who
testified Yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
Freddie Welsh
Dies Suddenly

NEW YORK, July 2s.-Freddie
Welsh. Al. former lightweight cham
pion of the world, was found dead
here today in an uptown hotel. The
said the boxer apparently
died of n heart attack.
Welsh lost his title to Benny
Leonard May %, 1917.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
Writer'S Body to
Be Returned West
Nv United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK. July 2S.-The body
of June Mathis, scenario writer
who died of heart disease Tuesday
night as she watched the perform
ance of play, lay in state today
at a Broadway funeral parlor. The
body will not be returned to Holly
wood for burial until Sylvano Bal
boni the husband, arrives from the
Pacific coast.
DR.. Robert Fisher, assistant medi-
cal examiner, reported that Miss
Mathis died from chronic valvular
heart trouble.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
BREACH IN
CHURCH IS
INCREASED
Mrs. M'PhersOn Asserts
Mothers Mind Inflam-
ed Against Her.
TERMED "USgURPER"
Committee Demands That
Mrs. Kennedy Withdraw
From Angelus Temple
Nv United Press Leascd Wire

LOS ANGELES, July 2S.-The
breach between the founder Of An
gelus Temple and her mother widen
ed to sensational proportions today
when Aimee Semple Mcpherson de-
clared in new statement that Mrs.
Minnie Kennedy's mind was Gin
famed.
cit WASH t my mother speaking
the dear mother that / remem-
Der, but one with an inflamed mind
and a tired brain,' the evangelist
declared referring to statements
made by "Mother' Kennedy in
which she declared that both moth
er and daughter would be ousted
from Angelus Temple.
"Last night when I asked her
what she meant she pointed to the
newspapers on the bed and said lis
that not enough to wreck it'' Mrs.
Mcpherson stated. ~
"Mother came out to my house
last evening by my request for a
business conference. She had done
this every day since my return ex-
cept one day when she was in Taft,
the evangelist said.
"She vehementiy denied she had
ever made any of those dreadful
statments which are in the press
and begged me not to believe them.
s'A host of newspaper men came
to NV house and declared that she
did. I want to believe my mother,
Oh, so much. for it seems incredible
that my mother or anybody's moth.
er would cruelty her own daughtei
in such manner in the public
press.
"I have no lawyer and want
none. There will be no court pro-
crednc, on my art no mattar what
my darling mother wants.
"When nv ,''irial works tn'I
me that mother said she ~"v'd
crush me and treak me and close
every pulpit in the land to NC. l
tried not to believe it. I can hard
" lrIitve Z now-it just seems i'm
possible that mother should plan
while 7 was away to get the temple
into her own hands as my church
Officials 'old ne when I re'rr',d.
"I am 'ot going m belize now
that her =, tement of Yesterday IN
the ;a pers was the caring 'if rr
the threat which my church Off
cials say abe made to ther, that she
would give story that world
wreck sister and drive Mcpherson
ism from the temple" Mrs. Nc
Pherson declared.
The evangelist said she urged her
; mother TO take vaeati"a before
"complete physical and mental
breakdown should come and moro
of such horror should be brought
upon the church.
As n s;dn-lipht in the battle b.
tween mother md daughter move
ment hv members of a committe"
rerresenting branch pastors, Of
ficials. heads of departments and
mem bers of the Echo Park evangei-
istic association to oust Mrs. Ken
ncdv was lannched TODAY
The committee employed a law
firm to take such legal action as IL
necessary TO reorganize the eorpor-
alton. eliminating entirely "moth-
cr' Kepnedv's influence.
In n statement issued bv the law
firm it was announced that the com
r,ittec, representing 90 percent of
the congregation looked upon Mrs.
Kennedy as a usurper of the powers
and functions of Mrs. Mcpherson,
"whom they regard as their spirit
ual leader and executive e-in-chief OF
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28
AUTO CLUB NOTES

Throwing lighted matches, cigars
nd cigarettes from moving vehicles
anywhere in the state of California
S a violation of the law, reports
Ihe touring bureau of the Automo-
Pile Club of Southern California.
Seven miles of pavement is now
.pen east Of Yuma, reports the tour.
'ng bureau of the Automobile Club
II Southern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28

Manv an ardent swain's love for
his lady has been rudely shattered
by concrete bridge.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-28

CONTINUED on page 81
Evening star., 1927-04-29
LAW CLUB IN TRIBUTE
TO JUSTICE BUTLER
Member Of U. S. Supreme Court
Honor Guest and Speaker at
Annual Banquet

Associate Justice Pierce Butler of
the United States Supreme Court
was the guest of honor and principal
speaker at the third annual banquet
of the Butler Law Club of the
.Georgetown University School of Law
last night in the Hamilton Hotel.
Impressing upon the young men
the need of diligent study and ad-
herence to high ethics, Justice Butler
said a, lawyer who is faithful to his
profession is always assured of sue
cess. Members of the school faculty
were among the other guests.
The Butler Club was named In
honor of Justice Butler at the time of
the Iatter's appointment to the Su-
preme Court. 1t is one of the most
Important of number Of similar stu
dent bodies founded at the George
town school to develop extempo-
raneous speaking among it's members
and to give them a better idea OF
judicial and parliamentary pro-
cedure.
others who spoke were Henry
Hughes. chancellor of the club; VIM
cent p. DoEney, chairman OF the ar
rangements committee; Hugh ).
Fegan, assistant dean of the law
school; Dean George e. Hamilton;
Rev. James L. Moakley OF the UNI
versity faculty; John Ireland OF the
freshman class and John j. Becker
of the sophomore class.
Oficers of the Butler Club are: Mr..
Hughes. chancellor; Eugene K. q.
Cilmartin, vice chancellor; John l.
McLoughlin, recorder; solomon Pad
Iibsky. treasurer; Albert D. Halioran,
historian; Thomas d. Bell; sergeant
lat-arms. and Mr.. Fegan, faculty ad-
wiser. Those who served on the ar
rangements committee Win MI
Robert F. Finke and Robert +.
Pointer.
Evening star., 1927-04-29
TEAM GOING TO LONDON.
G.. w. U. Debaters to Compete With
Cambridge May "a.

The George Washington University
debating team will sail from New
York City for London tomorrow for
the intercollegiate international debate
with Cambridge University, to take
place in London May "a.
Today at the university the team
will be signally honored by the student
body. Composed of John t. Trimble,
William A. McSwain and William f..
Williamson, the team will engage sew
eral British and Scotch university
teams during the coming month. At
special exercises to be held in Cor
coran Hall the members of the de-
batting team will say farewell to the
student BODY. DR.. George Farnham
coach of gsbate, and Gilbert L. Hall,
faculty Sebate representative, will
speak.
The University team has been select
ed by <he International Institute of
Education to represent the United
States in England this year. This is
the sixth team selected in America to
uphold debating honors with the
British representatives.
Evening star., 1927-04-29
Abe Martin Says:

What if Hungary sent a couple o
battleships full O. marines over here
ever time Hunyak got beat up or
murdered?