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Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27
Indy" REACHES ALBANY
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ALBANY, y. y. July 27.-Col.
Charles \. Lindbergh arrived over
the Albany airport at 2:Q5 p. m.
today in the wake Of violent
thunderstorm on the seventh leg Of
his cross country flight.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27
REPORT INDIAN CATASTROPHE

LONDON, July 27.-An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Bombay
today contained an unconfirmed re-
port from Ahmedabad that 1000
persons had been drowned when Il
reservoir broke, flooding villages in
the neighborhood of Baroda The
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27
CHARGED WITH ESCAPING

Complaint was filed in Judge
Mayfield s court this morning a
gainst Juan Padilla, charging him
with breaking Jail. Padilla escap-
ed from the chain gang on July 10
while he was serving time on a
sentence of $500 fine or l67 days in
jail. He had been convicted on d
charge of petty larceny.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27
HOOVER AT YOSEMITE
by United Press Leased Wire

YOSEMITE, Cal, July 27.-Sec-
retary Of Commerce Hoover, Mrs.
Hoover and their son Alan, arrived
here last night for brief vacation
in Yosemite National Park.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27
BIRaER SENTENCED TO HANG
By United Press Leased Wire

BENTON. ILL.,, July 27.-Charles
Birger, head of the Birger gang of
southern Illinois was sentenced to
be hanged October ID by Judge
Charles H. Miller here today.
Birger was convicted Sunday of
killing Mayor Joe Adams Of West
City.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27
Wednesday, July ~, 1927

that Myers was more or less under
the influence Of Intoxicating liquor.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27
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Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27
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On The Mountain Top

~ LIMB mountan-stand the peak-and before you
" there unfods panorama extending far your
Stay the valley and your view restricted by the
rounding hills.
This newspaper-propery used-wil guide you to the
mountain top Read it and your vision is enlarged You get
eye view of world You glimpse the dOngs OF the
day.
Fail it, and your view is imited-you remain in
o hone and abroad but OF Mucl
that you vitay-news OF the very things
th.t haze do with your ersOnal, eI'y-day life
Some might be sell ng better and more economical
food uten that ~oad add ncasli! ably to contc
ard welbcic: etter mate rial for shoe, clothing
but would tcause Of restricted view
You may read every IL of the col.inS, but if
overlook ADVERTISING you ST living in tA valley You
remain uninoned about many things ought to know in
order to live happy useful profitable life in this of
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-27

Cleveland at Boston, postponed,
rain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

theater. received little or no en-.
enlargement.
She finally obtained a role in road
company of "Parlor. Bedroom and
Bath" and later returned 10 her home
town to play in "Howdy, Folks" A
successful stock engagement in
Worcester followed and she again
went to Chicago. this time to play the
leading role in The Wonderful
Thing"
Miss Merriil's next endeavor was for
several months in stock in Albany,
y. y. and then she secured her first
New York engagement in Fashions
FOR Men," Several prominent &C.
tresses were considered for the char.
acter OF the errant wife i'm that com.
edy, but none seemed suited to IL. and
finally she was cast for the part. and
gave fine portrayal.
Four seasons ago. Miss Merrill ere.
ated the leading feminine role in
White Desert" which, although il
failed. Yet gave further evidence of
her ability. She next played In Lazy.
bones" hut left that production to
portray the leading role for Mr..
Belasco in ladies of the Evening"
In which she scored her first pro-
nounced success. She appeared in ii
for two seasons.
Last year Miss Merrill created the
title role in the Belasco production of
Lily Sue" that of a prairie girl of
Abe early nineties. and it was acclaim.
New York season
ed one Of the finest portrayals of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
Rise of Beth Merrill.

pRoBABLY no young actress has
come more rapidly 10 the fore in
the past few seasons than Both
Merrill. who is featured with Philip
Nerivale in David Relasco's produc.
ton of Hidden" a new play by
William Hurlhut.
Although she had previously PLAYED
IN stock and road companies and a
few New York productions. ii was her
portrayals Of the leading roles in the
DelasCn productions of Ladies of the
Evening" and Lilly Sue" that stamp
ed her as a player of fine achieve
ments.
Miss Merrill's career is the familiar
story of the young actress who strug-
C!ed for several years before recogni
ton came. While attending school in
Chicago, her native city. she decided
she wanted career behind the foot
lights and. knowing no one connected
with the theater. felt the quickest way
IN obtain position was to consult the
newspaper advertisements. and So she
diligently began to scan the want ad
columns for such an opportunity.
\ short time later. Miss Merrill dis.
covered an ad calling for a young
girl without stage experience 10 join n
road company playing the small towns
outside Chicago. She answered IL and
was engaged and promised a small
salary. The salary never material
ICED. for the company disbanded soon
after starting out. Instead of receiv-
ing wages she shared her own funds
with the less fortunate members of
the troupe.
Returning TO Chicago. Miss Merrill
soon after secured a position as
ingenue with a Lincoln stock com.
pany The leading woman advised
her TO GO To New York. and. upon
arriving there Miss Merrill began a
round OF the managers offices. hut, be-
cause of her brief experience in the
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New Year Resolutions.

GOOD resolutions and New Year
day. Natural afiinties as much
as traffic cops and trouble.
Henry Ford resolves not to make
another new model for at least n year.
President Coolidge chooses not to run.
Col. Lindbcrgh foreswcars hiking. Tex.
as Guinan makes up her mind to give
every little girl n hand.
How does it affect the film folk Of
Hollywood?
Adolphe Menjou admits but one bad
habit and refuses to give that one. up.
II still insist that / can make my
patert lighter work." he declares.
Bebe Daniels. more serious, has re.
solved not to procrastnate. "a man
wrote nm offer for ono Of my beach
houses" she explains. II neglected
answering 1t. When / did he had pur.
chased another"
Pola Negri will not divulge her res
buttons for the new year, nor will
Emil Jannings other than to say sim
ply: "My work / will do better"
Richard Dix. just recovering from
severe attack of influenza. sWears that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
Interpret New Love Types.
ARE you an -up-to-the -minute mod.


ARE you an -up-to-the-minute mod
ern lover?
When the big moment arrives in
your own life romance do you bring
TO ii the Anticipated technique of the
past or a modern style as appealing
as next Springs cherry blossoms?
Paramount pictures now promise
the complete example Of all the centu-
ries have taught about love making
in their new pair of screen lovers.
Fav Wray and Gary Cooper.
These young players are moderns.
of tonorrow's vintage Their court
shop. according 10 studio officials who
have seen advance screenings of their
first joint picture. The Legion Of the
conventional napper's as that young
woman has advanced beyond her
Grest-Aunt Prudence.
And just az the movies copy life, no
life has come ~ take many of it's cues
from the moving picture. If Cooper
and Miss Wray are all the official
reports indicate. thousands Of young
pairs viii be taking notes as they sit
In the theaters, and the Wray-CoOper
style of new romance viii be tried
nut In thousands Of living rooms and
on noonlit front porcfes during the
new year.
The distinguishing difference be.
tween the lovers Of the future and the
hectic. jaZZ-femp0cd, hariin1 .scarum
fnatings Of yesterdays films is said
70 be a polished and sustained power
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
Famous Films Revived.

NEWS and discussions of the film
world, from time to time. are
largely concerned with interesting.
important or artistic productions of
Sesteryear--tilms that have played
a part i'm the advancement of the
cinema art. that were apparently un-
appreciated in their brief day. not
withstanding the fact that they
brought into recognition directors or
stars that have proved to be of real
worth.
Unless one has followed since Its
inception the history of the new art
which has developed entirely in the
twentieth century. the famous films
Of the past are but names.
One hears OF them, perhaps would
like t. see them. hut rarely has the
opportunity to do SO.
When critic mentions in glowing
terms the early masterpieces of
Charlie Chaplin, for instance. the
real film fan of the cinema becomes
interested. The utter lack. hitherto
Of such n thing as a film library
where one may view the films of the
past. frequently prevents the actual
seeing OF these productions. however
The policy of reviving such films
Is 4 part of the work OF the Motion
Picture Guild. whose labor in select
ing, importing and presenting the
hest Of foreign and domestic product,
especially of the type mentioned.
has filled much needed corner of the
movie amusement world. Ii is only
IN III" theaters OF the Guild that one
may hope TO see not only the newest
hlns. hut the oldest rs we'll.
The Guild has revived notably such
masterpieces as Broken blossoms.
"A Woman OF Paris" "rhe Last
Laugh" The Cabinet of Doctor
taligari." shattered" Carmen"
"Crainouehille." 'Salome." etc.
This angle Of the Guilds work has
been carried SO far hack. by dint Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

research and investigation, as to COW
or some of the very earliest movies.
bad as they may he. and solely be-
cause Of their historical and reliuuary
value. Recently the Guild showed In
its Washington playhouse the first
film written by Anita I.oos. the
famous scenarist and author. This
was "The New York Hat" made at
the old Biograph Studios In down
town New York IN 1912, by y. w
Griffith. with the following amazing
Cast-Lillian Gish. Mary Pickford
Lionel Barrymore. Mae Marsh. Bobby
Harron and Mabel Normand
Now comes an announcement of
interest concerning future REVEALS
Careful compilation and research has
enabled the Guild To collect for the
Washington public the series Of early
Charlie Chaplin comedies. which. a;
times, have won the plaudits of the
general public of, every country In
the world, and even persuaded the
Indifferent high brows that real arts
try and creative imagination were
possible In the new art which had
hitherto been scorned.
1t was between 1916 and 1917 that
Chaplin. already famous as 1.-The man
with the funny feet" began the pro-
duction of the comedies which won
him the title award Of artist" from
the French Republic. The word
artist" 1t must he remembered. Is
used in its highest sense, and does
not apply merely to acting or tech
meal proficiency.
Every other week, the Guild will
present one Of these comedies at its
theater in Washington. The first.
current on this weeks bill. is 1.-THE
kink 1t will be followed by THE
Count" The Floorwalker," 1.-THE
cure, Easy Street" THE Pawn
shop" Zone AM" The Fireman
The Immigrant" Behind the Screen"
and The Nagahond"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

he will guard his health more closely.
II caught q cold on n desert location
trip" the athletic star explains, "and
II got away from me. Never again"
w. G. Fields, the pontOmimic come
dian said. II always make the same
one--never to drink. smoke or swear.
Some year I'm going to stick to IT,"
Raymond Hatton declares he is
never going to buy another beach
home. 1.-THE last one I had turned out
badly" he complains. "They discov.
cred oil and got the sand all dirty
Fay Wray did not hesitate to admit
her resolve that she will try to be
rs happy during the next year az
have been In the past and am going
TO make others happy, too"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
One On the Second Lieut..

EVERY soldier who saw service
during the World War will get a
kick out of one sequence in The
Goodbye Kiss" Mack Sennett's 70.
mantle war comedy.
The scene is on an army transport.
on its way to France. Sally Eilers
has seen Matty Kemp for the first
time since the ship sailed Matty il
supposed to he on guard duty. but
he forgets all about that In his JOY
at seeing Sally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

Just as their lips meet in long
kiss along comes the general. Matty,
frightened AZ being caught, grabs his
gun and stands Mt attention.
The general, Lionel Belmore, looks
at him very severely and then says:
"All ! can say TO you. young man,
is that II Is n good thing I'm not a
second lieutenant"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29

Bill Dillas: aChicago, New York
and the big places in the east are all
right for a. visit, but for living give
me the west, / like Douglas and Al
buquerque, N. M. In Chicago you
live next door to a. person for years
and never know him. I Know
lived there"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29

come together in the springtjme and
scatter flowers OH tie graves ot the
dead
General Chapman thought the
suggestion a good ore evidently and
prepared a rough draft OF an order
10 that effect
General Logan approved this draft,
added several paragraphs, and May
SO was selected for suci1 observance.
This order was Order No. II
that every member OF the Grand
Army Knows so well and is always
read whenever the comrades meet
Tor the purpose of observing this
sacred DAY
@f The, order reads i'll part: we are
organized, comrades, as our regNla-
tons tell us, for the purpose, among
other things, OF preserving and
strengthening those kind and fra
teriIal Meetings. which bound together
the soldiers, sailors and marines who
united to suppress tile late rebellion.
What can aid more TO assure
their result than by cnerishing ten
derly the memory OF our heroic dead,
who made tileir breasts toart'icade
Between our country and ats, 1oes?
= %@ let no Wal1tcn foot tread
rudely ON such hallowed grounds.
Let no vandalism OF avarice or neg
liect, no raVages Of time, testify 70
Ithe present Oh to the coming gen.
erations that we have forgotten, as
Is people, the cost OF a tree and
hunted republic @"
i@Eet uS, then, at the time app
pointed, gather around tf1eir sacred
remains and garland the spasslonless
mounds above them with 4 the cflolc1
est flowers oil springtinie. Vt us
raise above them the Gear clo Iag
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29
MEMORIAL DAY
FETE STARTED
50 YEARS ago

Fifty-rine years age tomorrow,
Memorial Day was ilaaugurated BY
an order. issued by General Jonn n.
ogai1, commander -ifl-cr14e1 OF the
f5ralld Army OF the Republic a.
that time. The order was ISSUED on
May 50, 1868.
under a May day sun the atten-
iion Of the entire nation orce more
Turns to tre proper Observance OF
this day with especial attention pay
ec to that small body OF remaining
veterans Of Che Grand Army or the
Rep0olic who within q very short
period OF time will have vanished
nom the earth.
sixty years after the Civil war
and ten years after the World war
ii is we'll to ponder a while over the
origin OF Memorial Day a day that
has been reverenccd by old ard
Young alike these 80 years s''>
n EARLY in May, 1862 Gdjutant Cen
eral Chipnnan received a letter from
a cornrade then living in Cincinnati
stating that he mad served in the
Union army during. the war ard
that in his native country, Germany.
It was the custom Of the people to
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29

Fred D. Hubbell: II can see one OF
the biggest building years ahead IN
Douglas. There are a. number OF hlgh
priced construction jobs already under
way"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29

Voters and taxpayers oI Arizona
Will have opportunity next TueSdey,
MAY 81, to decide what is consld :
cred one ot Che most important
phases Of the Colorado river con-
troversy by voting on two amend
ments to the state constitution, sub
nitted by the eighth legislature.
The two amendments are favored
by the Colorado river commission
ot Arizona composed Of the follow
ing men. Geo. w P. Hunt, Mulforo
Winsor. A. NJ. Crawford, A. H. Fa-
Your, T. S. Kinmball, M. F. Murphy,
+. S. .AIcCluskey and Thos. Maddock.
These amendments propose:
81. To amend the fifth paragraph
cf article Xxx by striking there
from the following No taxes shall be
imposed by this state upon lands on
property situated in the state pe-
longing to or which may hereafter
be acquired by the United States or
reserved Tor its use; but
LII such lands shall be exempt from
taxation SO long and to such ex-
tent as congress has prescribed CT
may hereafter prescribe
90. To repeal the tenth paragraph
OF the same article, which reserves
t. the United States all rights allc,
powers for the carrying out OF the
provisions by the United States OF
the national reclamation act to the
same extent as il this state had re-
manned territory. III
"TheI colorado river commission
.of Arizona advises ana urges that
these proposals to end the constituT
ton be 33raJif1ed and approved by the
people. III lis the opinion ot able
constitutional. lawyers that such &C
ton is essential Ito the success or
Arizona's efforts TO secure recognl;
tfon Of 3ner rights in the water and
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29

is as hot as fury in tire simmer
and often falls to .25 below in WIN
Ter. Mary Of the nights. arc SO nos
.in summer that one can hardly sleep.
PEOPLE who live III a climate wiler9
it is SO near alike summer ana
winter are fortunate"
Theodore F. Faulkner, Bispee:
"Firecrackers and other contraptlons
70 make noise are among the most
vasteful and dangerous lluisances
tolerated by the good natured Amer
lean cubic Every year scores o1
bows loose their fingers or thelt eye
sioht tanapering With firecrackers
hat event out" Ii boys Must have
something with which to make nose,
rrcner supervision should be exercls~
81 over manufactures OF fireworks
nc make them less dangerous .
Alfred H. Hathaway, Seattle,
Wash. "Ill be glad when I can
leave year dry country and get BACK
| where the grass is green the year
round and where a fellow can SIT
inside and watch it rain. II / stay
| in this dry country very much longer
my hide will split. 1 like to walk
Cti the, sidewalk when 1 can hear
Itl1e water splash under my feet
4 George L. Holquist raillUad work
er. '.You know, I've been wondering
lwhat all those men, women ana
children in the flood districts dlo
that they should be rendered home
less and destitute. I can't help but
wonder if this flood is not pun
i isIamert sent on the people OF the
j Mississippi valley for transgresslon
jof the word of God. Otherwise
can't see why this awful catastrophe
should be sent upon that peaceful
valley"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29

tnev saved from di5honor, and let
Us. in this solemn presence, renew
our pledges to aid and assist those
whom they left among us, a sacred
charge on a nations gratitude, the
soldiers and sailors widows and
ornhans. 1t is the purpose
Of the commander in chief to i'll
augurate this observance with the
hope that it will be, kept Zip from
year to year while a survivor OF the
war remains to honor the memory OF
Ills falle1. comrades.
It seems that tor many years the
observance of this day in this spirit
was left to the veterans only, while
others made merry, going to horse
races, prize fights, ball games and
the like. This class called it Dec
Grafton Day" AS a rule the vet
Grams made no protest against what
seemed to them a Dissertation OF the
day. They met and carried out the
mandates of order No. II.
OF late years, and especially since
the World war, there has been a
marked leaction towards the OBJ
servance of Memorial Day
With an additional 350,300 war
casualties added to the list, and with
eight new cennetaries on European
soil, where lie 10000 fallen comrades
of the American expeditionaIy forces,
the people OF the nation have Joined
more heartily and with greater rev
crence with the few remaining vet
Grams in the blue and the gray as
they hold their simple services on
this day.
All alike seem to realize that this
day is not for the living, and while
there may be tears tor them, too,
trai.. dav is for the memory Of those
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29
TIME TABLE
PICKWICK STAGE
SYSTEM

Leaving Douglas
WestbOund
1890 A. M. For all points
west. -
$3.50 A. M. For Bisbee only.
Except Sunday
1900 AN. For B Bisbee,
Tombstone, cson,
\, Phoenix and Nogales.
200 P. M. For Bisbee only.
Except Sunday
$3.50 r. M. For aall points
west. s.e 81.
EastbOund
$3.50 A. M. Lordsburg, DEM
ing and Ell Paso.
7:15 p. M. Lordsbprg, DEM
ing and Ell Paso.
Arriving at Douglas
From the West
1850 AZ. m. From all polnts
west. 44
1850 A. M. From Bisbee only.
Except Sunday
$3.50 P. M. From Bisbee only.
Except Sunday
sos P. M. From all points
west.
$3.50 P. IN. From Bis Q,
Tombstone, Tucson,
Phoenix and Nogales.
From the East
6:45 A. M. From Lordsburs,
Deming and Ell Paso.
1880 P. M. From Lordsburg,
DemiIlg and Ell Paso.
All Stages Depart From
2 PickWick Stage Depot
1924 Gave. a Phone SSS
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29

be much worse faith with the vital
interests of Arizona's citizens hang.
inc in the balance to fail to do so, -
The commissioners declare.