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Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-15
Pauper Village Exists 50 Miles
 City Of Madrid

MADRID, Sept, 15, (Hoy-spain'8 ef- forts to improve the living conditions of her people have disclosed the ex- istence of an extraordinary village within 50 miles of Madrid whore $50 persons live without marriage, bap- tism or the usual civilized forms.
 Valdemanqrela is the name of the place and General Primo de Rivera s
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-15

THE NEW LESSON PIPES ARE HERE. THEY CANNOT COLLECT "GOO" OR GET STRONG. s4.oo AND S7.50 EACH. GUARANTEED. SCHAL. LERER'S ALASKA SHOP.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-15

Polish your floors and fino'eum with our Universal Electric Floor PoIisher for rent by the hour.
 B. & H. CORP. Hardware Dept.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-15

FLASH LAMPS AND BATTERIES. at J. L. Graefs.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-15

Have you heard the new "Okeh' records at Sylvia's? They are wonderful.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-09-15
LEGAL
NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed proposals shall be received by the Town of Seward, Seward, Alas ka, not later than five o'clock p. M. Monday September 17th. 1928, for the construction of a School Building at Seward, Alaska, in accordance with plans and specifications, with alden da dated September 18th. 1928, attach ed and approved by the Common Council of the Town of Seward and on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk. Proposals shall be addressed to the "unicinal Clerk, Town of Seward Seward. Alaska.
 The rov", of S-.a~d ~ee~~""e .re rirht to reject any. or. all bids.
 Dated september 14th. 1928. Sew ard Alaska.
 attention was called to 1t when he happened to take vacation in a nearby monastery. The locality form erly belonged to tL,e Duke of Medina celi who sold it to the Spanish Resin Trust.
 There is tumbledown church With no priest, school with no pupils and tha inhabitants live in a state of semi-starvation. Mental degeneracy Is common because of consanguinity.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
SYSTEM OF STATE PARKS
PLANNED FOR CALIFORNIA

last legislature and which will
be om the November ballot, was
also discussed at the conference.
\. b. G. Dohrmann, chairman
of the recreation committee of
the California Development As
sociation, warned against sect
ionaliSm and advised the dele
gates to "go homo and talk,
agitate and fight for the appro-
val Of the bond issue SO that
California may be the greatest
and grandest playground of the
world.
Among the park commission
crS in attendance were Duncan
McDuffie, San Francisco; Sen
ator w. T. Chandler, Fresno;
President Ray Lyman Wilbur.
Stanford University and IL. w.
20 'Melveney of Los Angeles.
In event the bond issue is
carried at the November elect
ion, the park commission will
decide whaa sites are to be
selected.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
Wong Case Is
Dismissed from
Superior Court

With the case of the people a.
the hands of the jury this morning,
Il settlement of the ease was made
out Of court and by stipulation of
the attorneys court order was is
sued and the ease dismissed. Wong
was charged with failure to provide
for minor child.
In the court order the defendant
was ordered to pay So a month for
q period of seven years to Mrs.
George Prieto, complainant, for the
support of the child. Mrs. Prieto
was formerly Mrs. Wong, the child
having been born shortly after the
separation of the couple in 1914.
A jury was obtained in Judge Fin
ney's court shortly after Il O'Clock
this morning to hear the presenta-
ton of evidence in the case of a.
Ricca, charged with driving an au-
tomobilc while under the influence
cncc of intoxicating liquor. Alfred
Blaisdell is appearing for the de
fendant and Edward H. Law is in
charge of the prosecution.
The case of A. Cabbarubias,
charged with attempt to commit
robbery, went into the hands of a
jury at 11:15 O'Clock this morning
in Judge Kings court. The jurors
were still dclibcrating at 2:30 o.
clock this afternoon.
An effort was made to obtain n
jury for the hearing of the ease of
the people against Queeno Roldcz,
alias Salvatore Robles. The list of
prospective jurors, however, dwin-
died rapidly and at 11:5O O'Clock
the panel had been exhausted and
only II had been seated for hearing
of the case. Court was adjourned
until o'clock.
Roldez is charged with unlawful
possession of. a still, a device used
for the manufacture of intoxicating
LIQUORS.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
Johnson Gives
Bill to Senate
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March 20.-Thc
johnson Boulder Canyon Dam bill
was presented by Senator johnson
of California to the senate today
as favora3ly reported from the irri-
CATION committee. johnson an
nounccd he would seek consideration
ut the earliest possible time.
"This tremendous enterprise is
one of the greatest of our genera
tion,' said the committee report.
"The people of the southwest are
not asking this public improvement
as gift. All they ask is that the
government lend its good offices to
make this development possible. Es-
tablished communities and response
bic agencies will bind themselves to
return to the government all mon
cys expended.
"Thc serious interests concerned
with the development make a CEN
tralized agency necessary. The gov
crnmcnt is the logical agency. The
beneficiarics assume all the finan-
cial obligations.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
GUARDS PROTECT
WATER SUPPLY
OF LOS ANGELES
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, March 20.-As a
precautionary measure to insure the
safety Of the city's water supply,
the Los Angeles Purcau Of Water
and Power today ordered guards to
patrol every mile Of the aqucduct.
At every dam and important point
along the 250-mile water carrier,
from Owens VALLEY to Los Angeles,
guards have been stationed.
With 12,000,000 gallons Of water
lost through the breaking Of St.
Francis dam, the water board cstab-
lished the patrols to protect the
water supply.
1t was pointed out that there is
no danger Of water famine, but a
break in the water line at this time
might create 4 serious situation.
Guards are working in eight-hour
shifts at the following points:
Mulholland Dam, Hollywood; !;
Stone Canyon, upper and lower
Franklin and Encino reservoirs in
the Santa Monica mountains; Fair
mon and Dry Canyon Haiwee reser-
voirs in Owens Valley and upper and
lower San Fernando and Chats
worth reservoirs in San Fernando
valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
MARINE PLANES
HEAVILY BOMB
REBEL FORCES
Load After Load of Ex-
plosives Dumped Upon
SandinO's Men.
by United Press Leased Wire

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March
90 new offensive against the
forces Of General Augustine Sandino
which is already said to have in
fiictcd more losses on the rebel
forces than any engagement since
last July, was under way today.
United States marine flyers have
directed Il deadly bombing attack
on the Sandino forces near MIN
ing region known as Murra, so miles
north of FL Chipote. The attack was
said to have resulted in more casual
ties than that near Ocotal last July
when 300 rebels were killed.
One marine flyer was injured but
not seriously.
While the marine ground forces
have not yet had part in the new
attaca-which marine Officers at
the base here will not cXplain-they
were said to be rushing to the Muir
Ia district.
The bombing attacks will contin-
lie today, it was said.
One marine flyer, Captain Fran
els Pierce, communication officer
was wounded when infantry fire
from the rebel guns pierced the
marine planes. Pierce was struck
in the foot.
The Sandino forces yesterday con
concentrated at Murra, an up-countr
mining center, and were massed there
when the first Of the cruising mar
inc planes swept overhead.
The bombcrs went into action
The Sandinistas were in an open
spot and easy targets for the Amerl-
can planes.
Load after load of high explosive
bombs was dropped ON the rebel
ranks who could answer only with
infantry fire. Many direct hits were
made, according to reports coming
TO Managua.
The rebels fought back with THEN
rifles ard although they hit tic
bombing planes, could make no &c
preston in the steady bombing IL
tack.
The bombcrs made three differ
cnt attacks yesterday. After signt
ing the Sandinistas on the opci
range, they released their cntir,
supply of bombs. They went back /,
their base for another load and T.
turned. They made three rcplcnisa
Ing visits to the base before calling
the attack closed for the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
Searchers Find
Wrench Used To
Send Messages
BY United Press Leased Wire

BOSTON, Mass, March 20.-The
instrument with which Lieutenant
Graham Newell Fitch tapped out
messages from the torpedo chamber
IN the submarine ST. was found by
investigators today.
1t was a torpedo socket wrench,
not a hammer.
Two members of the board Of
inspection and three technical ad-
viSors seeking to determine the
status of the ST. at the time of the
crash with the coast guard destroy
cr Paulding,. completed their exam
ination of the torpedo room where
six men were entombed alive three
days.
They failed to find any written
messages.
Secretary Wilbur, who has been at
Fitchburg, Mass, will visit the navy
yard at p. m. to confer with mem
bcrs of the board about their find
ingS.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
DYNAMITE
EVIDENCE
REPORTED
Theory That St. Francis
Dam Was Bombed Given
Credence.
DOCUMENT FOUND
Map Bears Similarity To
One Used In Aqueduct
Attacks.
Dy United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, March 20.-Rc-
ports that evidence found at the
site of st. Francis dam is a basis
may have been dynamited were con-
frmcd here today by r. +. Del
Vale, president of the Water Pow
or board.
\ chart of the dam, which col
l"pscd Tuesday and swept over the
Santa Paula valley, and piece of
rope, said to have been found at the
scene of the disaster constitute the
evidence, according to the Water
Power board official.
Handwriting on the map is said to
lc similar to that on "A chart dis
covered at No-Name Canyon asst
year when the aqueduct was dvna-
mitcd there. The strand of rope also
is reported to be the same texture
rs that picked up at No-Name.
Del Vale said Los Angeles pol
ice turned up the evidence several
days ago and did not act upon IT,.
= was then given over to officials
of the Water board and is now said
TO be in possession of sheriff s in
Ncstigators.
1.-THE document found seems to
he important when taken in con
ncction with other circumstances
and facts in the situation, Del
Vale said.
1--WE don't say it is proof of
dynamiting; we only say il is some.
thing that should be investigated
further.
"Thc evidence was first in the
Lands of police where il lay for some
time. Then it came into our posses
sion and we checked it through trust
worthy Investigators, Del Nalle
said.
ave held it for not more than
- hours and then turned it over to
the sheriff s office.
The wrecked dam itself gave no
indication of having been ovcrturn-
ed and crumblcd by explosives, ac-
cording to investigators of the dis
trict attorney s office, Sheriff Will
lam Tracgcr and Coroner Frank
Nance.
Meanwhile as n prccautinary mca.
sure and to safeguard Los Angeles
water supply, the water board has
dispatched guards to the Los Ang-
Clcs aqueduct.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
Hughes And Baker
Opposing Counsel
In Scripps Case
by United Press Leased Wire

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 20
Trial of the suit of Mrs. Josephine
Scripps of California, cXccutriX o.
the estate of her husband, tie late
James G.. Scripps against Robert p.
Scripps as executor of the estate
Of f. W. Scripps and as trustee, be-
gan here today before Judge Smith
Eickcnloopcr in federal court.
Mrs. Scripps asks an accounting
of moneys and other property alleg-
cd to be due her husband under what
she claims to have been a partner
ship contract between him and J..
w. Scripps,
In answer, Robert p, Scripps as
scrts that no partnership
agreement existed between his father
0nd his brother and declares that
no claim for moneys alleged to be
due Mrs. Josephine Scripps there
from were made until 1926, five
y ears after her husband s death III
1921 and 10 years after +. w. Scri-
pps made Il final payment of $780,
eco to James under their working
? agreement.
Charles Evans Hughes, former
secretary of state, is representing
Mrs. Scripps, and former secretary
Cf war Newton ID. Baker is re-
presenting Robert p. Scripps.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES. March 20.-Stcps
10 rehabilitatc the dcvastcd Santa
Paula valley took definite form here
today while officials carried for
ward the various investigations to
fix responsibility for the collapse
cf the st. Francis dam.
With Il million dollar fund at its
disposal the city of Los Angeles
acted today to send men, equipment
supplies and material into the var.
ious cities to rebuild homes, orchards
and ranches swept away in tho
flood.
Developments of the day included:
1-Scorcs of witnesses are being
Summoned by Coroner Frank Nance,
who will conduct an inquest here
tomorrow to determine whether
there is criminal responsibility for
the dam S collapse.
2-Assistant Chief Engineer ii. A.
Van Norman assumed charge of the
plans for relief.
City Attorney jess Stephens
will administer the million dollar
fund meeting with the Santa Paula
committee to settle claims.
4-The official committee named
by Governor Young will visit the
food district and the dam site to-
day.
5-United States Commissioner Of
Reclamation, Elwood Mead is ex.
peeted to arrive today to take part
III the investigation.
With the recovery of four more
bodies yesterday the death list is
now placed officially at 277. With
i73 still reported missing the total
If dead and missing reached $50.
1t is estimated by searchers that
il will take three weeks to month
to inspect thoroughly the 60 mile
stretch of river basin which was
swept over by the flood waters and
where many of the missing are be-
licved buried.
The board of Water and Power
commissioners refused to comment
today on reports that evidence had
Ieen found supporting a theory that
the st. Francis dam had been dyna-
mited.
While it was admitted that their
office had received such reports of
ficials declared that "further in
formation on the dynamiting theory
must come from law enforcement of
ficcrs of the county,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
EIGHT SEEKING
ELECTION TO
CITY COUNCIL
Neale and Small Have
No Opposition For Clerk
and Treasurer.

Eight nomination petitions for
candidacy in the race for city coun-
cilmcn were in the hands of j. c.
Ncalc, city clerk, at noon today,
four new petitions being filed just
before the expiration of the time
limit. The new petitions were filed
by r. f.. Couch, Main street jewel
cr; Ray f. Clayton, n member of
the furniture firm of Clayton and
stevens; Frank NJ. Bowlcs of the
barbara Worth garage and the In
pcrial Valley broadcasting station
KGEN; Col. c. l.. Phillips, l. ). A.,
retired.
The other four candidates for of
flee include two of the incumbents:
J. II. Rice and w. j. Clements and
Fred J. Gianola, vice resident of
the Bank of Italy and present clty
treasurer, and Charles Ike, rcstau-
rant proprietor.
There are to be three vacancies
to fiji in the city council, the terms
of J. T. Rice, w. j. Clements and
r. NJ. Cary expiring at tins time
Cary will not be candidate for
reelection. Election will be for n
period of four years in each in
stance.
c. II. II. Small, assistant manager
Of the Los Angeles bank, was the
only one to file petition for the pos
ition of treasurer while j. {. Neale,
city clerk, is unopposcd for reelee-
tion to that office.
Incidentally the county clerk OF
flee this morning completed the
compiling of the registration for the
city showing that Il total of 2,l5+
persons will be entitled to vote IN
the municipal election to be held on
April Q. Deputies at the county
clerk s office said that this is an
exceptionally heavy registration.
Figures for CaleXico were also
made known for the first time show
ing that the border town will have
80 voters eligible to cast ballots
in the election to be held there.
Heretofore the offices of city
treasurer and city clerk have been
appointivc. This year, however, they
are elective, legal notice to that eff
feet being published in another
column today.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
Finishes
First Flight OF
Trip to Arctic
by United Press Leased Wire

SEATTLE, Wash, March 90
Captain George F. wilkins and
Lieutenant Fen Eilcson, Arctic eV
plorcrs, have completed the first
hop of journey by air across the
North Pole, the United States arT.y
signal corps Office here vas inform
ed today.
\ message was recei"pd fron Il
Seward, Alaska, station saying that
the Seward office had picked UP a
radio message from the wilkins
airplane just before il landed late
yesterday at Point Barrow
The message read:
We are going to land.
No word was received after that
wilkins and Eileson left Fair,
banks at 1870 a. m. yesterday and
the message saying they were over
Point Barrow, Arctic circle outpost,
was received at Seward at 4:30 p.
m. wilkins had kept in constant
communication with Seward during
the trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
STOCK MARKET
CONTINUES TO
SHOWS ACTIVITY
BY United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, March 20.-Radio
Corporation started on another ram
rage on the stock exchange today
with the buying inauguratcd with
n block of 10000 shares changing
hands at 40, up 3 points from yes
tcrday's close. Long strings of the
issue then appeared on the tape,
barking back to the sensational
squirt of two weeks ago.
The price rose steadily with the
Increased volume of dealings until
l52 l-2 was reached in the early
afternoon. That represented a gain
of - II points from the previous
close of 1871.
point of advance but i scored a
General Motors ran second IN
new high recor0 Tor the present
shares at 173, up > points.
Word that Presidcn; Coolidge has
received assurances that Congress
will take up the railroad consolidat-
ion bill and probably pass it brought
heavy buying into railroad shares
which would profit by new align
mcnts.
Information from Wilmington that
Dupont interests had disposed of
the $4,000 shares of L. S. steel
held for the Dupont company
brought a sharp drop in steel i'll the
early dealings, but the stock quickly
recovered.
Stocks of Mackay companies and
International Telephone and Tele-
graph company advanced in early
dealings, but lost all the gains sub
scqucntly, Maekay declining six
points from the previous close to
lG5, after having touched 134.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
By JAMES r. KELLY
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

MONTREAL, Que, March 20.
Only three days and three
nights more of life-and those
behind steel barred windows -
remained today for the youth
full Doris and George Mcdonald,
unless a reprieve was granted.
The couple, convicted of kill
ing Abelard Bouchard, taxicab
driver, were to be hanged on
the old provincial gallows at
Valleyfield prison Friday.
But intervention attempts
were many.
Mrs. Mcdonald s attorney
has spent the last few days
seeking clemeney from the min
lister of justice at Ottawa. One
of his main wedges was an af-
fidavit signed by Mcdonald
which exonerated his youthful
American wife.
"She had not one thing to do
in the murder,'' the affidavit
read. 81 swear this by my
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
Reports Bodies
Seen In Ocean
By United Press Leased Wire

SANTA PAULA, Calf, March
20.-WhiIe steam shovels and trac-
tors piled their search over the
flood swept Santa Paula valley to-
day, airplanes and patrol boats turn
ed to sea in the hope of recovering
some of the missing victims.
Marion McKeen, Ventura aviator
reported that he had sighted four
objects, resembling bodies about 10
feet under water at the mouth of
the Santa Clara river. He was fly
ing at height of approximately
200 feet at the time.
The water is still muddy and
McKecn was not sure that the OBJ
iccts were bodies. If bodies are
sighted by the planes patrol boats
will be signalled to go to the spot.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
Mary PickfOrd
Named In Suit
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Iarch %. A
suit for $4,000 damages, naming
Mary Pickford, Kathleen Norris and
the Mary Pickford Productions,
was on record in superior court here
today, charging the defendants with
plagiarism.
The plaintiff, Corinnc NJ. Swcnson,
alleges that she submitted seen
ario, "Maggv Murphy From Cork, -
to Mary Pickford and subsequent 20
lis refusal Miss Pickford produced
My Best Girl. - The plaintiff
claims the picture is identical to
her scenario.
Kathleen Norris is credited with
having written MY Best Girl. -
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
FOREIGN PURCHASES SEND
CORN PRICE SKYROCKETING

CHICAGO, March 2O.-Reports
that 100000 bushels of corn had
been bought here for foreign coun-
tries sent all future deliveries of
corn sharply higher today on the
Chicago board of trade
The reports, received shortly be
fore the close, reversed a declining
market and all deliveries closed
moro than a cent higher. Other
grains also reacted to the buoyaney
in corn and closed higher.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, March 20.
Fred Law Olmsted, noted land
scape engineer, today had for
consideration plans and dia-
grams of 46 prospective Calf
ornia state parks.
With the creation of the state
park commission by the last
legislature, Omstcd was appoint
ed to make a statewide survey
of park sites.
Olmsted, at the suggestion OF
the California Development AS
sociation invited the various
localities to step forward and
tell of their Wonderlands.
The invitation resulted in
more than 800 persons from all
parts of California gathering
here yesterday to tell the park
commission why beauty spots in
their section of the state should
be selected rs state parks.
The $6,000,0O0 bond issue for
park sites authorized by the
Imperial Valley press., 1928-03-20
DEMANDS
MELLON
RESIGN
Senator COuZens Offers
Resolution Against the
Treasury Head.
CHARGES ARE FILED
C0ncealing Oil Bonds and
Activity of Coal Inter-
ests Cited.
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March 20.-A
resolution proposing to express the
sense of the Senate that Secretary
of the Treasury Mellon should re-
sign WAS introduced in that bedy
late today by Senator Couzens, Re-
publican, Michigan.
The resolution accused Mellon of
concealing that Harry Sinclair, in
dicted oil magnate, had contributed
$l60, 600 in Liberty bonds to the
Republican campaign fund, and cit
ed numerous activities of the Mellon
coal interests as grounds for the
resolution.
The Senate interstate commerce
committee has disclosed, the resolut-
ION stated, that the Pittsburgh Coal
company, a Mellon enterprise, has
done everything itrcould do to de-
feat the obtaining of accurate in
formation regarding its funds.
MARION, Ohio, March 20-Sena-
tor Gerald p. Nye's proposed inves-
tigation of the sale of the late Pres
ident Warren G. Harding's news
paper, the Marion Star, was as
sailed today by C. D. Schaffner, exc
cutor of the Harding estate.
CIT is poor policy for a man in
Nye s. position to start furore
over a rumor without first investi-
gating," Schaffner told the United
Press. He said "it was silly to
link the sale with the Teapot Dome
inquiry.
WASHINGTON, March 20-Sen-
ator Walsh of Montana today took
issue with Chairman Nye of the
Senate Teapot Dome committee, who
lad announced the committee felt
compelled to investigate sale of the
Marion (Ohio) Star by the late
President Harding.
Walsh said the committee may or
may not undertake the Investigate
ion and certainly would not unless
some authentic information is re-
ceiVed indicating that some of Con-
tinental Trading company bonds
were involved in the deal.
1t is exceedingly unfortunate
that such a statement Gas Nye's)
was made, Walsh told the United
Press.
Recently some differences have
arisen between Walsh and Nye over
methods of procedure, and Walsh did
not accompany the committee on its
recent trip to Chicago.
Walsh issued a formal statement
later saying the committee would
not call Governor Al Smith '"for
the plain and simple reason it had
no ground to believe that he could
shed any light upon the subject OF
its inquiry
81 find it difficult to conceive
that the suggestion was made in
the honest belief that the commit
tee ought to or would do anything
of the kind Walsh stated.