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The McCarthy weekly news., 1927-03-05
UNUSUAL. ARTIST WILL,
 VISIT UNITED STNTES

Bombay: \ Naqu. artist. is about to start il Worlds tour dur ing which he hopes to pa, his expenses by w,iting on grains of rice. He expects tov sit the United States His entire stock in traa,. wlll be farthing's worth of rice and a pen.
 He can write 100 letters on a single grain of rice in one day. working four hoars. He writes with fine Indian pen and ink. After the first lOj letters he uses I magnifyinS glass.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1927-03-05

The creating of wild life reserve at Curry, Alaska, and beaver and muskrat preserves at other points along the Alaska railroad is authorized, Under the terms of the authorization order iG is made unlawful to hunt, trap capture or kill any beaver or muSkrat in the reservation which IS placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1927-03-05
NORTRL AND NOTES

Residents of Kodiak are con fident that the coming summer
 will witness some real progress toward the establishment Of cold storage plants there. The Erskine Company k said to have been sue ccssfnl in its efforts to secure financial banking for an indep- endent plant and it is said also that the way has been paved to give title to the New England Fish Company to the site which 1t desires for she location of it's plant. Iber" has been some ques tion about the removel of old Ind ian graves from the property, but this obstacle has been removed and it is said the company k now ready to carry out it's original plans.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1927-03-05
TWO HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
 SWIM WRANCELL NARROW s

The weather was so warm in Wrangell last Saturday that Arma Grant, daughter of Mayor JIG. Grant and Irene Tozier, both Hig, School girls. swan Wrangell HarDor. Many pictures were taken of iis. girls during the swim
The McCarthy weekly news., 1927-03-05

KENNECOTT MOVIES Sunday March 9th Florence Vidor E. H. Horton
 in MARRY ME" Comedy News
 Music
  Wednesday March 9th Jetta Goudal - Robert Ames
 in THREE FACES EAST"
 News
The McCarthy weekly news., 1927-03-05
PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT

PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT
 HITS SECRET SOCIETIES
 Lisbon The Portuguese government is adopting vigorous measures to prevent a recurrence of disorders, abolishing secret societies, closing political clubs, making strikes illegal and seizing arms and bonds. Many hundreds of arrests have been made and most of those seized will be dop- orted to Africa. The nation whole heartedly supports the gover- ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
SOLVES One OF
CE0METRY'S OLD
BRAIN CRACKERS
by United Press Leased Wire

SEATTLE, Wash, May 5.-One
of the three unsolved gcometrical
problems that have baffled math.
cmaticians since the days of Archi-
medes, has been solved, B. c. Hast
mgs, 81, for % years an instructor
in mathematics in Seattle High
schools, believed today.
The problem is that of trisecting
any angle or are of any circle. The
other two problems which are still
enigmas are those Of doubling the
cnbe' and squaring the circle.''
Hastings has worked on the prob
lem for years, he said today, and
believes he has the correct solution.
The method used by Hastings is
very involved and requires the con
struction of squares within the an
gle or are to be trisected 1t can
be proved geometrically, he claims.
The discovery will force a revis-
ion of algebras and geometries,
mathematician point out, and while
the solution may not impress the
average layman, it is of great sig
nificance.
The discovery can be utilized by
draughtsmen and engineers and can
be applied to variety of work,
ranging from the making of limo
lcum patterns to the cutting Of
diamonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
VanZetti Asks
"FOr JUSTICE

BOSTON, May 5.--A remarkable
petition signed by Bartolomeo Van
zetti asking ''not for mercy but
for JUSTICE for him and Nicola
Sacco today had been added to the
great stack of documents before
Governor Alvin II. Fuller.
The governor is asked to order an
investigation of the conviction of
the fish monger and the shoemaker
on charges of numbering two men
in a payroll robbery in South Brain
tree, Mass.
With Nanzetti's petition were
filed six affidavits charging Judge
Webster Thayer, before whom Sacco
and Vanzetti were tried, with grave
offenses against judicial ethics.
Sacco did not sign the petition.
He had become convinced, attorneys
for the men explained, that it would
be against his beliefs and princi-
pies as an anarchist to ask the gov
ernor to intervene to save him from
death.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
MOTION PICTURES
PLAN ACADE MY
FOR FILM ART
~ United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD. May 5.-Sccking
recognition of the motion picture
as a separate and distinctive art, an
organization to be known as the
Academy Of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences will seek Il charter in
Sacramento today, according to an
announcement made here by Doug
las Fairbanks, the first president
of the academy.
Uniting all units of the industry
into one body to include actors,
writers, directors, technicians and
film executives, the group plans to
erect an academy building and to
encourage Improvement and ad-
vancemcnt of pictures by inter
change of ideas and by awards of
merit for distinctive achievement
At a dinner next Wednesday
evening the organization will be of
ficially launched. 1t is expected
that 200 of the most important fig
ures in motion pictures will attend
the dinner.
The members of the board of di-
rectors include: Douglas Fairbanks,
Fred Niblo, Conrad Nagcl. Jeanic
MACPHERSON, Joseph NJ. Farnham,
Mary Pickford, Joseph NJ. Schenck,
Milton Sills, Frank Lloyd, Henry
King, Louis b.. Mayer, Carey viii,
son, Cedric Gibbons, Roy Pomeroy,
j. a. Ball, John Stahl, NJ. G. Levee
and Frank Woods.
A number of names famous in the
picture world appear as sponsors
Of the organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
To Investigate
Dairy Publicity

Directors of the chamber Of com,
merce at last nights meeting, ap-
pointed a committee Of five to in
vestigate the proposed publicity
campaign for Imperial Valley s
dairy industry. This matter is
sponsored by the Associated Cham
bers of Commerce and was referred
by that organization to the indivi-
dual chambers for action.
The committee will obtain more
data on the proposition and submit
a report at a later date.
All members of the chamber of
commerce are urged to vote at the
election Of directors tomorrow. the
polls being open at chamber head
quarters from noon until p. m. All
voting must be done at the polls
ballots sent by mail not being count
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
WOMAN ENTERS
SECOND MONTH
OF SLUMBER
ny United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, Cal, May 5.-Motion.
less except for the regular raising
and lowering of her chest as she
breathed, Mrs. Clara Drummond, %,
entered her second month OF sound
slumber on a county hospital bed
here today.
This morning, however, hospital
attendants changed their report on
her condition for the first time
since she has been at the hospital
and it was favorable change.
"MrA Drummond's condition
shows slight improvement, the at
tendants said, varying from the
statement thev have been making
that cher condition is the same'
For the first time in a month,
the young woman, who looks like a
girl of Ia with her brown bobbed
hair laying irregularly over her
pillow, spoke intelligently last eve
ming. DR.. j. A. Altieri, who was
treating her, asked if he hurt her.
'No,'' she replied twice, distinct
ly.
The victim of enciphalitis, as ply
sicians say she knows nothing that
is going on about her.
Quite often she cries-a high
pitched, drawn ont wall. At other
times she will utter numerous un-
intelligent sounds. She never
smiles.
"Clara, it is time to wake up,'
the physician will say as he works
with her. But there is no response
in her facial expression
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
JURY MAY GET
HARDWICK CASE
TOMORROW NOON
End of Long Trial Is In
Sight With Evidence
About Completed.

Only visit to the automobile in
which William a. Taylor, Los An
gcles lettuce buyer, was shot and
seriously wounded by Chief Of Po-
lice Joe Hardwick in CaleXic0 on
the night of Feb. remains to be
made before attorneys begin argu-
ments in submitting the case Of
Hardwick, charged with assault
with deadly weapon, to the jury.
The visit was to be made when
court convenes for this afternoon 5
session.
Argument of the respective coun-
sci, however, is expected to take up
the remainder of this afternoon AMI
part of tomorrow morning. The
case will probably go to the jurors
tomorrow noon.
A victory for the prosecution N
its effort to keep the entrance of
the pardon obtained by Hardwick k
out of evidence marked the trial
this morning. The argument began
late yesterday afternoon and con
tinued until almost noon today be
fore Judge Finney made his ruling
lie then said that he would allow
the matter of the conviction of 4
felony to be brought out by the de
fcnse and sustained the objection of
tie prosecution relative to entry OF
the pardon.
The prosecution sought to inn
peach testimony of Hardwick III
tlis manner.
The defense, however, was equal,
t. successful in keeping documents
introduced by the prosecution from
evidence. These documents wei e
relative to the conviction of Hard
wick.
The jury had been excused wh,le
the question of law was argued and
upon its return the defense asked
its questions relative to the into
Guction of the pardon as evidence
They were objected to and sustain
ed
D. L. Ault, A. f. Cockly and At
tornev Hcrvey of the defense coun.
"l took the stand following Hard.
wick but little testimony was en-
tered It was offered as a matter
g form for the records by the de
Tense and objection to its entry
WAS made by the prosecution and
sustained.
The defense then practically
brought its case to a close, telling
the court that the visit to the auto
mobile and few questions there
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
Increases Given
State Judges

SACRAMENTO, May 5.-Salar-
les of the seven justices of the Cal
ifornia Supreme Court and Is judges
of State Appellate courts were in
creased today by Governor Young
when he signed measures adopted
by the legislature granting the in
creases.
Supreme court salaries were in
creased from $4,000 OF $1l, 900 per
year and for the chief justice, from
$4,000 to $4,000.
Appellate court judges will here
after receive $4,000 year instead
Of $4,000.
The bills providing for these in
creases were introduced by Assem-
blymen Harry Lyons, Los Angeles; :;
Edward j. Smith, Oakland, and Will
liam Hornblower, San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
DANGER; IN
LOUISIANA
INCREASES
New Points Threatened
BY Flooded Waters of
Mississippi.
RESIDENTS WARNED
Half Million Will Be
Homeless If More bikes
Give Way.

NEW ORLEANS, May 5. -
Thirteen additional Louisiana par
ishes, in the southern part Of the
state, inhabited by more than 3O0,-
600 persons, provided new danger
points in the flood area today.
The crest Of the Mississippi river
after inundating parishes III the
north, as far west as the Onachlta
river, is sweeping southwark and
engineers believe the dikes cannot
hold the flood from territory lying
between the big stream and the
Atchafalya river.
Judging by the force of the flood
which has snapped levees as the
crest advanced, engineers believe
nothing can hold the dixie at Big
Bend, above Simmesport. II Il
break occurs there practically all
of the southern parishes on the west
bank will be inundated, engineers
believe.
Inundation of these parishes
would bring the total water covered
area IN the SOulu 10 DtLN cti 1 ,OON
and $4,000 square miles. The num-
Der of homeless would be sweled to
more than half a million.
These districts added to those
now flooded are equal to about half
Of the state of Louisiana.
All persons residing south of Old
river were advised to make prepar-
ations to protect lives and property
against the impending floods.
Meanwhile, authorities concen-
trated on rescuing l4,UOO persons
marooned on high ground in Tensas
parish by the northern Louisiana
floods. They refused to leave then
homes when warned Of the rise of
the river. All will have to be te-
moved by boats.
Rescue boats from Vicksburg,
Natchez and as far south as Baton
Rouge, worked throughout last night
and today, bringing the Tensas vic
tins to comparative safety. River
steamers acted as mother ships to
scores of smaller craft.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
Continued on Page Eight
CONTEST LOOMS
in Los ANGELES
PRIMARY VOTE
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, May Com
plete tabulation of Tuesday s mu-
nicipal primary today indicated
that five councilmanic districts out
OF 15 must settle the contest at the
June election, with a possible CON
test of the primary looming in one
district.
A margin of 10 votes gave Coun-
Gilman A. j. Barnes second place on
the ballot in the twelfth district and
because of the close vote Clarence
Horn, who ran third, announced to-
day he would ask for a recount, and
possibly will contest the place ac,
credited to Barnes.
In the sixth district another close
fight took place with Bert T.. Far
mer losing second place on the tick
ct to Lester r. RiceWray by mar
gin of 63 votes and in the tenth
district John c. Todd ran second,
receiving only So votes more than
Councilman Otto jain, who ran
third.
Fifteen incumbent municipal
judges were reelected without op-
position and only one Of the "a con-
tests remains in doubt. In Divi5-
ion IA, A. j. Bledge and Police
Judge Caryl NJ. Sheldon will run at
the June elections, although sheldon
missed election by very narrow
margin.
Final results made no changes in
the school board election, candi-
date endorsed by the citizens
school committee all winning.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
Gasoline War
Comes To End
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, May 5.-The
gasoline price war, which ragged to
the delight of the average motorist
in Southern California for several
weeks, was officially at an end to-
day.
Following the lead of California
Petroleum, all major producing and
distributing companies have brought
the retail price from II l-2 to IS IL
cents gallon, admitting losses on
all sides.
The last to remain at the II 1-2
cent mark was Associated Oil which
until Yesterday afternoon maintain
ed the low price.
Officials of the various compan-
les refused to comment as to wheth-
er there will be additional increas-
es in price.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
they Are Very
Fine Apples Too

A box of fine Yakima apples
Ire being enjoyed by Dr.. r. L.
Palmer and his friends as a re-
hlt Of his success in recent
adio contest when he picked up
message broadcast from sta
ion KJR, Seattle, Washington.
Announcement was made dur
hg the program, which was put
IN the air on the evening of
April 90 by the Yakima Indians,
hat prize box Of apples would
be sent In to the person situa-
ed the longest distance from
Eeattle telegraphing in a report
4 having picked up the pro-
Iram. .t .-'
DR.. Palmer is today in possess
ion of the box Of fine apples,
which he shared with the Press
EDITORIAL staff this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
DEFENSE
HINTS At
SURPRISE
Counsel for DAutremOnt
Refuses to Question
Witnesses.
FATHER GREETS SON
Youth Accused of Wreck
ing Train Calm During
Court Hearing.
Dy United Press Leased Wire

| JACKSONVILLE, Ore, May s.
Belief that Hugh d 'Autremont s de-
Tense is preparing Il big surprise in
! creased in circuit court today as q
/ parade of prosecution witnesses was
/ turned aside without cross eXamina-
/ ton.
\ . questions to ask, was the
, almost unNarying reply Of Fred l..
Smith, leading attorney for the de-
fense OF the youth, who. with his
two uncaptured brothers, IS charged
with dynamiting a Southern Pacific
II, 1923, IN which four men were
killed.
In few instances Smith asked
Il question or two III "a bored voice,
hut these queries were merely cas-
ual ones designed to bring out some
obscure and unimportant point. The
attorneys attitude was that the de
fonse has an ''ace i'll the hole - by
which it expects to break down the
state 5 ease at a chosen time.
Prosecution witnesses continued
taking the stand today in large
numbers, but their testimony, aside
from showing that the train was
dynamited, failed to brand the d =
Autremont brothers as the bandits
Court Crowded
The courtroom was crowded to
The walls today and, as always,
many women, both young and old,
were present, giving further evi-
the fate of the dapper, neatly Nress
ed youth.
just before the session convened,
Paul d 'Autrcmont, Eugene barbcr,
entered the room, and greeted his
son. He was heavy of manner and
the meeting between father and sou
was effusive.
Mrs. Bell D'Autremont, estrang
ed wife If Paul and the mother of
Hugh, sat near Hugh and beamcd
upon the pair.
Mrs Blanche Rinabarzer, former
~ Mrs. +. +. DQugherty, widow Of
the mail clerk killed in the dyna-
nitng, took the stand and identi-
fled q picture as that of her first
husband.
W. r. Wilson, Southern Pacific
civil engineer, told Of getting off
the gold special ut Siskiyou the
day OF the holdup. He heard the
dynamiting in the tunnel II few
minutes. later and rushed to the
scene. There, he said, he respond
Cd to his training and took meas
urcmentS.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
Hearing in Arson
Case Continued

R. T. Hedgepeth and E. l.. Stan
ford We're arraigned before Judge /.
Mayfield this morning on charges
of arson. Both demanded prelim-
mary hearing and the ease was con-
tinued Hedgepeth was released
under $500 bail while Stanford
was remanded to the county jail in
default of similar bond.
The case grows out of the burn
ing of the service station, hotel and
soft drink establishment at Grays
Well recently, the property being
owned by "Peg Leg" Hunt. Hedge,
peth is the proprietor of a garage
a short distance from the scene of
the fire while Stanford was an en-
ploye at the Hedgepath garage.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
GRAY RE-ENACTS
SNYDER SLAYINC
BEFORE COURT
Uses Window Weight to
illustrate Manner of
Striking Victim.
By PAUL w. WHITE
UNITED Press staff Correspondent

COURT ROOM, LONG ISLAND
CITY, y. Y, May Henry Judd
Gray today raised aloft the window
weight with which Albert Snyder
was killed and showed a jury and
courtroom full of spectators how
the murder was done
He had just finished his direct
examination. featured by declar-
ation that Ruth Brown Snyder of
ten during their clandestinc meet
ings urged him to commit bigamy
and marry her, and was taken over
by Mrs. Snyder's lawyer, Dana
Wallace, for questioning.
The attorney took up the window
weight which has reposed among
the exhibits before the bar since
testimony began, and handed it to
Gray.
"Show how YOU struck Albert
Snvdcr,' commanded the lawyer.
GRAY raised the weight over his
shoulder, grasping it in both hands.
Then he brought it down, almost
gently. instead of with the resound
ING crash which the courtroom III
stinctively had set itself to hear.
This grim re-enactment was but
one Of the narrowing moments
GRAY experienced before luncheon
adjournment. Wallace spared him
nothing. He sneered at Gray and
then turned TO sarcasm.
He doubted that Gray was as
drunk as he said lie was when tie
murder was done.
Gray Calm
But at adjournment Gray was still
calm, courteous and unshaken i'll his
manner.
Grav's testimony largely was re-
ption. His movements after leav-
my the cellar, he said, were indef-
mite in his mind. He told again of
mussing up the room so as to make
the crime suggest burglary as
motive.
He said, as before, that he tied
up Mrs. Snyder aad then, fortified
by more drinks, icft the house.
He walked over to a bus stop
early on Sunday morning 'March 20.
una fp'c 10 Jdhtdl'd' -hili'i"S a.
Jamaica, h. found no train was due
to leave at once for Manhattan;
Accordingly he took the cab.
The witness toll Of arriving in
Syracuse and uf drinking steadily.
He sketched ,!,a movements in de
tail.
He h"sitatrd a bit as his nara
tion came to the name Of his friend,
Haddon Gray.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
Meeting of Farm
Bureau Postponed

Postponement of the regular
meetings of the board of directors
Of the Imperial County Farm Blu
reau and the county chairmen of
the Farm Home Department was an
nounced today from the farm ad-
visor's office. Both meetings,
which were to have been held on
Saturday of this week, are being
postponed due to the regional Farm
Bureau conference, which will be
held in San Bernardino on that
day.
A delegation from both organiza-
tions will represent Imperial coun-
ty at the conference. Dates for
the meetings will be announced
later in the Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
Rancitaly Will
Increase Stock
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5.-The
capital stock of the Bancitaly cor
poration is to be increased from
$l00,000,000 to $l50,000,000
The announcement made here and
in New York also indicates that the
corporation is about to "cut mel
on which may be equal to the
% percent distribution made last
year when the capitalization was in
100000
When the new capitalization is
completed it will make the total
investment of the great Bancitaly
corporation, under the leadership
Of A. P. Giannini, between $780,
100000 and $200,000,000, it was an
nounced at the Bank Of Italy here.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
General Motors
Sales Increase
ny United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, May 5.-The Gen,
eral Motors corporation sold 3s5, 5,703
vehicles the first three months of
this year, an increase Of more than
100000 over the first quarter of
1926. the corporation s quarterly re
port said today.
Earnings the first quarter were
$3.50 a common share of stock, the
report said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
Mrs. SchOemmell
Shows Diversity
u. p. Leased Wire

LONG BEACH, May s.
Lottie Moore Schoemmell be-
lieves in diversity.
The famous professional nata-
tor today signed an entry blank
for the Long Beach Catalina
Island rowboat Marathon sched-
uled for juno IL.
After competing In Wrigley
Marathon, Mrs. Schoempiell con-
quered the Golden Gate at San
Francisco.
A few weeks ago she was
among the last survivors in the
Venice-Los Angeles dance Mara
thon.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
to Vote
On Bond Issue
BY United Press Leased Wire

MONROVIA, May 5.-A quarter
million dollar water bond issue will
be decided here by the voters early
in June, an election having been
called by the Monrovia city council.
The most vital feature of the
project calls for the purchase Of
eight additional acres of water
bearing land in the San Gabriel
basin. New wells, sunk by sur
rounding municipalities and private
interests, will lower the water sup
ply from that source, according 70
recent survey, and additional
wells will be needed to serve Mon
rovia.
Other funds will be used to ex-
tend the city pipe line system, re
condition the mountain water sys-
tenn and construct new reservoir.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-05
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

Elks dinner, $40, followed by
meeting.
School children's music week
concert, Imperial Music Company,
p. m.
Airdome opens with Lovers. -
Valley theater: 'Fris,co Sally
Levy
Night classes, high school.
r. A. M. No. 100, Masonic hall.
Barbara Worth Rebekahs meet,
Davis hall.