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Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
BY REUEL S. MOORE
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

SANTA MONICA, Calf, July 81.
Nov that a referees report has
been filed in the supreme court of
New York, awarding Mrs. Grace a.
Fender $7Sl ,S91.l0 from Richard
Walton Tully, author, and Oliver
Morosco, producer, for plagiarism
in 1.-The Bird of Paradise" " Mrs.
Fender is contemplating what she
will do with her revenues from the
play.
But she is contemplating with
reservation, because she has fought
for her royalties since 1912, and she
is not sure that there may not be
more legal complications to prevent
her from obtaining the money.
Il have been asked to write 9th.
er Hawaiian MATERIAL Mrs. Fend
Ter said today. ~ expect to.
also expect to see The Bird of Par
adise put on the screen.
"But until the outcome of this
case is more definitely settled, |
don t feel free to do anything. Per.
haps would like to produce 'Tho
Bird of Paradise my own Bird of
Paradise ON the screen.
The New York courts decided that
Tully's Bird of Paradise was
taken in part from Mrs. Fender 5
In Hawaii and that because OF
the plagiarism "The Bird of Para.
disc really belonged to her.
But Mrs. Fender, n purist, de-
clares 1.-The Bird of Paradise -
which millions of Americans and
other nationals have seen is not Il
wholly genuine story of Hawaii.
She lived in Hawaii as school
teacher years ago, and knew Ha
waiian life of an older generation
intimately.
cit is significant that 'The Bird
of Paradise was never produced in
Hawaii until last year, and now
there is a new generation in the
islands that can accept things that
an older generation could not
DiscusI1s Plagiarism
Mrs. Fender had word to say
about plagiarism. a writer can
not be too careful - she said. 1t
is not always the producer S or the
film company's fault. Many persons
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Mall announce
the birth of a son. Howard Ernest
at their home in Villa Farms, Sat
urday morning. Mother and son are
doing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. Lcffingwell
are making their temporary home at
500 North Sixth street through the
courtesy Of Mr.. and Mrs. Schoon-
maker. The Leffingwells lost their
home through fire some time ago
and they are planning to rebuild.
They may be reached by calling
Bpm.
Mr.. and Mrs L. R. Bryan returned
last night from their vacation.
While away they visited relatives
in san Francisco and spent some
time in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31

South Africa was second. Lord
Burghley OF England, 400.meter
hurdle champion, finished a yard
behind Atkinson and was eliminat-
ed.
Carl Ring, New York A. c., was
eliminated from the ll0-meter hur-
dies in the third heat, when Weight
man-Smith of South Africa set a
new world S record in winning.
New World s Record
Miss konopacka 5 winning throw
of 39.17 meters in the girls discus
throw was officially announced as
a new world record although it had
been previously announced she bet
tered the record with a toss of 39.6
meters.
Leo Lermond of the Boston A. A.
won the first qualifying heat of the
5000-meter trials, followed by Purje
of Finland, Petkevitsch, f. Latvia
and Magnusson of Sweden. Charles
Haworth, Penn college, Iowa, was
beaten by more than half lap
and dropped out of the race.
Purie could have won the heat
easily, but ne slowed down TO walk
while Lermond made a sprint and
passed Jurje five meters from the
tape.
Lcrmond s time was 10 minutes,
90 seconds.
in the second qualifying heat of
the 5000 meter run, Eklof, Sweden;
Ritola and Kinnunen, Finland, and
Oddic, Great Britain, qualified Da
vid Abbott, of the University of H.
linc,s. was beaten by nearly half
a lap and dropped out a quarter of
Z mile from the finish.
Eklof' time was l5 minutes IA
seconds.
Macauley Smith of the Boston \.
A.; Wide Of Sweden; Johnston of
England: and Nurmi. of Finland,
qualified in the third qualifying
heat Ct the 5000 meters. Smith
spurted past the leaders in the final
lap after lying back in fourth place
during most of the race.
Smith 5 time was II minutes, four
seconds.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
new BEDFORD
RIOTERS GIVEN
JAIL SENTENCES
BY United Press Leased Wire

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, July 81.
Singing and shouting 256 textile
strike piekets rode from police head
quarters to the courthouse today and
were arraigned in one of the
strangest court scenes in the city s
history.
Most of the defendants, who were
arrested last night when police broke
up picket lines at the Whitmen and
kilburn mills, received sentences of
two months in Jail.
Besides the 256 taken yesterday,
1870 arrested strikers whose cases
had been continud from last week
also were in court, making total
of 3S6 defendants.
Amid scenes Cf tense excitement
with all available police and scat
tering of National Guardsmen guild
ing the activities, the strikers were
driven in trucks to the courthouse.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
Film Prod ducer
Seeks To Have
Dam Abandoned

LOS ANGELES, July 81 Suit
of David IIorsley, film producer, to
cnjoin the city from using tho
Mulholland dam, above Hollywood
on the ground that the structure is
unsafe, was on file in superior court
today.
Horsley's action came after a
number Of verbal efforts to convince
city officials that the dam should
be abandoned. His action rccited
eleven reasons why the use Of the
dam and reservoir should be dis
continued.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
Seeks To Have
Marriage Annuled

Asserting that she was less than
IS years old at the time of her
marriage, and that she did not have
the consent Of her father to go
through the ceremony, Airline Pick
ering, also known as Airline Holiday,
as applied for an annulment of hcl
marriage to Guy R. Holiday.
According to the complaint filed
this morning at the county clerk s
office, the couple was married in
San Diego, January %, 1927 and
separated one month later. Since
that time they have not lived to-
gether and the plaintiff asks that
the marriage be set aside.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
johnson Stumps
For Dam Bill
BY United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, July 3l.-Sena-
tor Hiram Johnson arrived from San
Francisco today for his speaking
tour in support of his candidacy for
reelection, Herbert Hoover, and the
Swing-J ohnson Boulder Canyon Dam
bin.
Johnson will speak at Pasadena
tonight and later in other Southern
California cities, including Los Ang-
eles, Santa Ana, Long Eeach, San
Diego, Riverside and San Bernar-
dino.
In opening the Hoover campaign
in Southern California, Johnson will
deal chiefly with Boulder Dam.
leaving the candidate to set forth
his other political views in his ac-
ceptance speech at Paio Alto, it was
understood.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
Auditors Report
Is Approved By
District Board

Directors of the Imperial Irriga-
ton District, meeting today, ap,
proved the report of Brown and
Wright, auditors, who have Just
completed an audit of the district 5
affairs at the close of 1927.
The report shows the accounts and
various departments of the district
to be in excellent condition. and in
dicates that the district is financial
~ sound. a few minor recommrn-
dations regarding several depart
ments are made to increase their eff
ficiency.
Following submission and exami-
nation of the report, the directors
were occupied with ro@tine matters
this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
Bank Bandit Near
Death Foil owing
Automobile Crash
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, July 3l.-Georgc
Murphy, %, who held up the Sixth
and EiXel streets branch of the
United States National Bank and
fled with $ll00 in currency, was
near death in the police receiving
hospital today after an automobile
crash brought his escape to an alb
rupt halt.
Murphy had gone hut few
blocks when his machine smashed
into a taXicab. He fired at a passing
motorist who would not stop, then
fled through public garage into
Westlake Park, where he was shot
in the mouth and stomach by de
tectives who cornered him.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
Standard Oil
To Raise Prices

CHICAGO, July 31.-The Stand.
ard Oil company of Indiana an
nounced today that the price of
gasoline and keronsene in its ter.
ritory will be raised one cent a gal
lon tomorrow.
"This adjustment of selling
price. - formal statement from the
company said, "is made necessary
by increased cost of crude oil and
a decrease in realization from the
industrial pure oil. e."
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
Yankee Sets
New Jump Mark
Continued from Page u

(129 feet ll.s4 inches). Other dis
tances were given as:
Miss Copeland, 3IOs; Miss
Svedberg, 1892; Miss Reuter-
1886; Miss Heublein, Germany
$3.50: Miss Perkaus, Austria, 33.54.
Weightman Smith of South Africa
set a new world record by winning
the third heat Of the 40 meter hur-
dies in 14.6 seconds. John Collier
of Brown University, was second in
the heat.
The placing and distances in the
broad jump follows:
Hamm, Georgia Tech. 7.73 meters
(25 feet. 1929 inches); won; second,
Gator, Haiti, 7.5s meters; third
Bates, Penn State, 7.40 meters
fourth. Meier, Germany, 739
meters; fifth Kochermann, Ger.
many 7.35 meters: sixth, Deboer
Holland. 7.32 meters.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
II KILLED IN WRECK
by United Press Leased Wire

AUGSBURG, Germany, July 81.
AT least II persons were reported
killed and 20 seriously injured to-
day when an express train collided
with freight train between Dinkel-
scherben and Swabia.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
POLISH AVIATOR KILLED
FOLLOWING LONG FLIGHT
by United Press Leased Wire

BAGDAD, July 3l.-Lieutcnant
kasimir Szalas, Polish army aviator,
was killed when his Fokker mono
plane crashed at the airdrome here
today after a nonstop flight from
Warsaw.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31

progressing rapidly on Rodriguez
dam, being constructed in the Ii
juana river for irrigation purposes.
The dam win cost about three mil
lion dollars and will be completed
in about two years. 1t is named for
Governor Rodriguez of the Northern
District Of Lower California.
DR.. A. 3. Hanson, Dentis.., Davies
Bldg. Extraction specialist. adv
DR.. E. J. Barape, Dentist, 647 Main
Over Piggy Wiggly. Phone 3S2W.
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
LONE BANDIT GETS
BIG HAUL FROM
LONG BEACH BANK
BY United Press Leased Wire

LONG BEACH, Calis., July 81
A bandit held up Il employees of the
Security Trust and Savings Bank
here today and escaped with all
available cash and currency. The
loss was placed at $4,000 after
hurried check.
The bandit followed James Run
ham, manager Of the branch, into
the building through side door at
opening time. He then trussed Dun
ham up and awaited the arrival of
the other employees.
AS they made their appearance
they were confronted by the holdup,
who sat calmly just inside the door.
He forced each new arrival to lie
on the floor to be bound before be
ing dragged to small room. After
looting the vault the bandit left
through the side door.
|, 1t was an hour later before one
of the girl employees struggled to her
feet and stepped upon burglar
alarm.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
i. S. Far Ahead
In Point Score
By United Press Leased Wire

AMSTERDAM, July 31.-Point
scores of the nations at the end Of
third day 5 Olympic games We're:
United States Il.
Great Britain, %.
Sweden, p.
Germany, IS.
FINLAND, l..
Canada, Is.
Ireland, 10.
France, 6.
Haiti, ).
Italy, I.
Philippines, 3.
South Africa, >.
Holland, l.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31

Biggs and Gridley, Butte county,
are asking the state to build seven
mile protective levee along the
Feather river.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
At Chicago

Washington -. 100 600 04O-5 0
Chicago ........ l2O 600 4Ox-7 II 0
Castor, Marberry and Kenna,
Tate; Blankenship, Adkins and Berg
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
COTTON MARKET
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, July 31.--The cot
ton market closed off ~ to 80
sDots off 10 Mids o04j
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
(0UN'IYYBRIEFS Y

Held For Superior Court-Seth
Goldie, alias William Meadows.
was held to answer in the superior
court on a charge Of passing a bad
check, when arraigned before the
justice court at Calipatria vester-
day In default of 5000 bail Goldie
was committed to the jail to await
trial.
Ed Royce, Truck, Transfer and
Storage. On our seventeenth year.
Still growing. m W
Traffic Work Light-Only one
offender was picked up by the state
traffic squad over the night. c. l..
Malan OF Erawley was given a ticket
by Officer HClcomb who charged
him with travelling / miles an hour
On the San Diego highway where
the limit is 40 miles. He was cited
to appear in Judge Mayfield s court
Wednesday.
Drink Paul's Lemonade and feel
healthy. 1t is made of genuine lem
ons, is pure, and full of pep. Drive,
walk for it, at Pickwick Stage De.
pot. adv
State Inspector Hereinafter p.
Greer, Inspector Of the state traffic
department, Division of Motor We
iIicles, was in this city Yesterday
for a short time. The inspector
stated he came here 10 visit friends
and not in connection with his off
ciai duties.
We Loan to Build, buy or refin.
anee. Tyler Insurance Agency. adv
Leave On Vacation-D. F. Creigh-
ton and Frank Beyschlag, assistant
farm advisors, are on their Vaca-
tions, the former leaving today and
the latter yesterday, Creighton and
his family will visit ON the coast.
Farm Advisor De Tar will take his
vacation upon their return.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31

A truck ran into telephone pole
in Santa cruz county, destroying a
load of l0j eases of eggs, the total
of eggs being 1880.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
BASEBALL RESULTS

Score of today's games as furnished
by United Press Leased Wire,
up to 2:45 p. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
We Loan to Build, buy or refin.
ance. Tyler Insurance Agency. adv
DR.. Foncannon, osteopath. Room
&c Davis Bldg. Phone 81. adv

Reports Gun Stolen.-C. Rogers.
employed at the Barbara Worth ga
rage, reported to the police that a
- ealibre gun was stolen from his
car last night. The gun is of Span
ish make.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
At New York (First Camel

Chicago --...... 000 0O2 100 9 Q
New York ..-. 600 lO1 Obs Is 0
Blake, Push and Hartnett; Fitz-
simmons, Hubbell and Hogan.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
At Boston

Pittsburgh % 600 l3O DOL - 3
Boston ..--.... j04 002 0Ox-ll - l
Meadows, Brame, Tauscher and
Hargreaves, Hawley; +. Smith and
TAYLOR, Spohrer.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
At BROOKLYN

Cincinnati .. G0l 900 0lO-2 :
Brooklyn ....-. GEO 0OO l2x-3 10 !
May, Lucas and Hargrave; Vance
and Deberry.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31

Tnman Pays Fine.-C. Inman,
charged with creating a disturbance
IN restaurant on Broadway Satur-
day night, was given trial before
Judge Perkins in the police court
this morning. Although Inman de-
MED the charge, the evidence pre-
sented by the complaining witnesses
was against him and the court as
sessed him a 50 fine which he paid.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
Mercier on Road Board.-M:

Mercier On Road Board.-Mayor
A. j. Mercier, Of Calexico, has been
Informed of his appointment as
member of the highway committee
Of the California Development AS
soeiation. The appointment was
made by Dir. 7. c. Young, chairman
Of the regional advisory council of
Southern California, upon recon-
mendation of Assemblyman NJ. d.
Witter.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
National
At Philadelphia

st. Louis ...... 10 0j2 j40-18 90
Philadelphia l0l 600 OIL ) IL i
Alexander and Wilson; Pruett
Wil!oughby, Sweetland and Lerian.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
American
At Detroit

At Detroit
Boston ..-.....- 600 900 POO 4
Detroit .......... 100 230 lOx-7 u
Ruffing, simmons and Hofmann,
Sorrell and Hargraye.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31
Worth

Breakfast, o5c up. Merchants lunch,
soc; Table d hote dinner, $1.00.
Air Cooled. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31

Dine in Comfort. New Oregon
Hotel Coffee Shop. Air Cooled. adv
To Oil New Road.-The Calexico
highway extending from the East
side high line canal section to See
lev is TO be put in first class con
dition, along its eastern end. Por-
tiOns of the road are now completed,
though some are too sandy for
cmfortable travel. The road will be
oiled, the work being scheduled TO
commence August -.
Pauls Lemonade Stand will be
closed from 18th Of Aug. TO 18th
of September. adv
Calexico Resident Dies.-Funeral
services for Daniel b. Herndon, will
be held tomorrow morning in Cal
exico at 10 o'clock, from Arnold 5
funeral parlors. HerndOn died sun
day night at Holt.ille, following
heart attack. He was well known
along the border having been in
terested in Mexicali cafes at various
times. Burial will be in Mountain
View cemetery.
Collections Everywhere. Imperial
Valley Credit Ass N. ll3 No. Fifth.
adv
Dam Work Progressing Reports
from the border state that work Is
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31

Dam Work Progressing Reports
from the border state that work is
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31

Collections Everywhere. Imperial
Valley Credit Ass N. ll3 No. Fifth.
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31

Dine In Comfort. New Oregon
Hotel Coffee Shop. Air Cooled. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-31

Paul's Lemonade Stand will be
closed from 18th of Aug. TO 10Th
of September. adv
New Britain herald., 1928-03-13

lisins you our friend left 3:45 de- tails later"
 Ii was signed Lloyd Radmalyon, a name unfamiliar to Gillespie. Giles pie said that he had arranged with Captain Hinchliie that when the , aptain took off for this country he should have a friend cable the in- formation in the form of the mes sage received today.
 T have known that Captain Hinchlitle's departure for this coun- try was imminent for several days" Gillespie said. "He had planned to come bit earlier but there was an interruption of some sort and he had to wait.
 His purpose is 10 achieve the western passage. q feat never yet accomplished. and he has made no definite decision on a landing place. But if he has plenty of gas left when he gets to Newfoundland he may come on to New York or go through 10 Philadelphia You know there Is a s26.00O prize waiting for him if he should land at Philadelphia. The prize was offered by 6 newspaper last sum- mer and later withdrawn. but 1t has been reinstated. and if Captain Hinchliffe should go there he would
 win the prize, but the prize is not , his Eoal,'
New Britain herald., 1928-03-13
CIVIL SUITS RECORDED

The following suits were brought today through New Britain attor- neys.
 Herman Feisenbaum vs, John Rudy. $25o damages. Hungerford &, Sake fer the plaintiff, Papers served by Constable Fred Wrinkle.
 Benjamin F. Chesky vs. Emilia Schultz, s75o damages. William F. 6reenstein for the plaintiff. Papers served by Constable Wrinkle.
 New Britain Lumber Co. vs. Swan Parsons, $50 damages. Ktrkham. Cooper. Hungerford S, Camp for the plaintiff. Papers served by Con- stable Wrinkle.
 General Roofing Co. vs. John Rudy, s20o damages, Monroe S. Gordon for the plaintiff. Papers served by Constable John s. Recor.
 Fidelity F1nNce Corporation vs Nathan shimanski. $500 damages Monroe g. Gordon for the plaintiff Papers served by Constable Recor.
 Martha White vs, Leonard Rivers $500 damages, Greenberg X Levitt for the plaintiff. Papers served by Constable Recor.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-13
ANNIVERSARY SURPRISE FOR MR. AND MRS. ROWLAND
Constable and Wife Presented Nfth Purse on Their Silver We'd
 ding Day

Friends Of Constable and Mrs. Charles T. Rowland Of 67 Hilicrest avenue gave them a surprise party last evening on the occasion Of their s5th wedding anniversary.
 Mir. and Mrs. Rowland had been entertained as dinner guests at the homo of Mir. and Mrs. William Young of Hatch street. l. was while at tie Young family residence that IT other friends entered with q carefully prearransed surprise party
 The evening was spent in music and games. MT, and Mrs. No"lani were presented with several gifts, including a purse of silver, by the guests.
 Both Mr. and Mrs Rowland are active in republican politics in this city. Mr. Rowland has been a resi- dent Of New Britain for &o years and has served two terms in the common council. He now is a con- stable.
 Mrs. Rowland was born in New Britain, the daughter Of MT. and Mrs. R. W Spencer. Although both were residing in New Britain at the time, they were married ia spring field c5 years ago yesterday
 They have one daughter, Miss Florence Rowland, q Plalnvllle school teacher. Mrs. Rowland Is chairman of the Women's Republi. can club Of the sixth ward.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-13

Tenerwicz, questioned at the hos
 pital last night, accused Branchinl Of having shot hlm intentionally. Father Piastowski of the Holy Cross
 church. after having administered the last rites of the Catholic church
 pleaded with the wounded lad to
 tel the truth, and pointed out that everything but his statement indi- cated that the shooting was purely accidental, yet the boy repeated; He did 1t on purpose"
 Branchini. after pleading guilty
 heard Sergeant Stadler explain the
 shooting to Judge Roche, and made no comment except that he had nc permit to discharge firearms. He seemed bewildered by the proceed ings, apparently having been unab ble
 to withstand the shock of the shoot ing. His father was with him and paid the fine.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-13

loss Of Princess Lowentsein-W Werth- tain Leslie Hamilton.
 A direct flight to New York from Cranwell would be approximately 5000 miles, which would leave very little margin of fuel in the event Of head winds or other delay.
 Captain Hinchliffe. who is one Of the most picturesque airmen in Great Britain, acted as pilot for Charles A. Levine while the latter was in Europe last summer with his transatlantic monoplane Columbia. Hinchliffe and Levine abandoned the idea of making a flight 10 the United States and started a long dis tance trip to India. This flish, ended in Vienna and Levine and the captain eventually made trip to Italy where the Columbia met with an accident
 Hnchliffe, or 'Hinch" as his brother aviators call him lost an eye , during the war, but has seven enemy planes logged 10 his credit in the war department files. He is known as storm wizard" flying much by natural instinct and the saying in British aviation circles is that he could just about fly to Paris, Amsterdam or Cologne with his good eye shut. If it were necessary. Hinchliffe Is tall. slender and smooth shaven, He has more than 5000 flying hours to his credit. He received a civil pilots license in
New Britain herald., 1928-03-13

IaIlfOFNIa ana TUUK IUT IT O1l bottle, you'll get the pure product.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-13
BOY SHOOTS PLAYMATE
 PAYS $5 FINE IN COURT
(Continued from First Page)

The police were notified Of the shooting by the hospital authorities and Sergeant John C. Stadler was detailed to investigate. He learned that Branchini owned the rife and he and his victim. in company with Joseph and John Drew of Acorn street, were shooting at tin cans, bottles and similar targets in the rear Of the hall. Tenerwicz, having shot several times, handed the rifle to Branchinl. whose finger touched the trigger while the barrel was pointed directly towards Tenerwicz, who was a few feet away, according to the witnesses. Tenerwicz started to walk, but collapsed within few feet, and Branchini lifted him and carried him home,