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Plight Grows Serious.

Plight Grows Serious.
It was from the Kamaiulas that Joao
Climaco had tried to get us an extra
canoe, ana as we witnessed boat after
boat discharge its living cargo on the
shore we realized with growing concern
the seriousness of the situation.
The Kamaiula chief, Jacun1a. came to
gEeet me with all signs OF friendllness
and told me his story. So far as I
could piece 1t together Joao Climaco
had met him the day before and had
accepted presents of farinha and other
foodstuffs for which he, Jacuma, was
to receive presents from us on his ar
rival at our camp.
Once again we announced the de-
p1orable fact that we had few presents
left. A stified protest surged through
the ranks of those wild people. The
situation was steadily getting out of
hand. The Kamaiulas had a real
grievance and unless something could
be done to divert the approaching storm
we would ill be swept into eternity hes
fore another sun had set.
now began to understand Joao Gil
maco's haste and why he had not
wanted to tarry any longer with us. He
had met these people on his way down
river, accepted their presents without
giving anything in return, and left us
to settle the bill as best we could,
knowing full we'll that we were not
provided with the necessary means for
doing so.
Among the Kamaiula cockleshells on
our sandbar not a single one was of
any use to us. They were all small and
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themselves" He pantomined tearing
open case and helping himself to the
contents.
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IA WOMEN IDENTIFY
CAPTIVE IN GEORGIA
19-Year-0ld Wife Says She Will
Stand by Man Charged With
Causing Terror Reign.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCldIu3 EfrsS.
ATLANTA, Ga, February 11.-Alvin
E. Merritt, Is years old, yesterday was
identified by IA women as the man who
terrorized and attacked them during
the last few weeks.
Taken in custody early yesterday
Merritt was shown To a score or more
of woman victims of night prowler
who had preyed on women in a prom
inent residential district. One woman
tainted after naming him as the man
who attacked her.
Torn and muddy clothing led to Nfer-
ritt's arrest. Merritt admitted owner
ship of the clothing, but said it had
been torn in an automobile accident
last Wednesday night, the same night
five attacks on women occurred. He de-
MED knowledge of the attacks.
Mrs. Merritt, 19-year-old wife of the
prisoner, and mother of his 8-month-
old child, announced she would stand
by him.
Merritt's arrest followed a reign Of
terror that kept women indoors after
dusk to such an extent that neighbour
hood merchants complained of business
falling off
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OFFICE TO BE BUNKH0USE
Old Mackay Quarters Torn Down.
Lumber to Be Utilized.

VIRGINIA CITY, New. R).-The
former private Office and bullion ware
houses of John W. Mackay, father
of the head of the Postal Tele-
graph Co. and founder of the family's
immense fortune, have been torn down.
the timber to be used in building a
clubhouse at another mine site 16
miles distant.
During the days of its productivity
more than $3O0,000,oO0 in gold and
silver bullion from the Consolidated
Virginia Mine in the Comstock district
is reputed to have passed through the
office as the gold rush" financier sat
nearby. Fabulous sums of money were
handled daily, and what is claimed to
be an all-time record in production was
made in June, 1876, when more than
100000 in bullion was cleared
through the Office.
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There is no truly "anti-knock" motor
fuel being sold, except at a premium
price. The best known "anti-knock"
fuel is ESQ, the Giant Power Fuel.
1t is acknowledged by engineers to be
in class by itself-a genuine "anti-
knock" fuel, specially made for use in
high compression motors, and in mo-
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tors that are carbonizedfrom long usage.
ESQ costs more to make, and has to
be sold at a small premium over
Standard" Gasoline, but ESQ gives
an extra engine performance never
before experienced. On sale only at
the Silver ESQ Pumps with the
ESQ Globes.
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Cargoes Of Cheese.

Two big cheese ships, the Ttirikina
and the Devon, bringing part of con-
signment of two million pounds of
cheese from New Zealand, land just
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FIGHT THREATENS
AS GUIDES DESERT
nyott and Party in Serious
Plight After Indians Take
French Leave.

IN the 18th fnstdllment OF his story of
the search for Col. FGBcett, missing en-
pIcrey Con7GT. Dvott tells of being sur
aantbeYs OF hostile indians.
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beginning to win fame for its cheese,
have arrived in Brooklyn. The cheese,
after being stored for a year to "age"
1t, will be manufactured into cheese
sandwiches and other delicacies TO be
distributed throughout the Nation.
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leaky. Furthermore, we found that the
bark canoe which Joao Climaco left
behind was not the best one, as ne In
formed me, but the worst of the lot,
wholly inadequate If we had to fight
our way down the Xingu to the Anna
Zon!
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I'm his next article Comdr. Dyott
tells of escape from the besieged camp
on the sandbar.)
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-08
MEXICAN REVOLT
APPEARS TO BE
NEARING FINISH
Rebel Leaders Reported
To Be Concentrating for
Last Stand.
(By United Press)

While lS United States army air
planes patrolled the American border
today to protect American lives and
property, Mexican federal troops
were rclentlessly driving the rebel
forces into a culdesac in the state
of Sonora, where they would be fore
ed to fight or surrender.
On the east through Chihuahua
Juan A. Almazan, federal comman-
der, was advancing steadily. On the
south the rebel forces Of General
Francisco Manzo and Gen. Roberto
Cruz, rcpuscd from Mazatlan, were
rctrcating through Sinaloa north
ward towards Sonora, closely pur-
sued by federal troops.
Meanwhile, the strong rebel force
under Gen. Fausto Topetc which at
tackled Naco, Sonora, on the Arizona
border, had been repulsed and YVES
rctreating southwark. it was con
sidered most likely that Topetc
would attempt a junction with the
forces of Escobar, Manzo and Cruz,
and that the three rebel divisions
would make last stand in Sonora.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-08
Norwegian Ship
Resents Search

BALTIMORE Md, April 3. (U.P)
Alleged "high handed and dang
crous' methods used by the coast
guard patrol boat ls9 in calling on
the Norwegian fruit ship Juan 70
heavc to for search in Chesapeake
Bay, are described in a report OF
the matter forwarded to the consul
general in New York and the Nor.
wcgian minister at Washington by
the Baltimore Norwegian consulate.
The report says six shots were
fired by the patrol boat, the last
shot coming after the Juan had
swung about to await the approach
of the government boat The ahip,
report saws, was searched 5y two
guard officers, who on boarding
said they suspected the ship of
carrying liquor.
The report was based on a depo-
sition made by Paul T.. Kescrtsou,
pilot, 10 Charles G. Shredder, seefe.
tary to the Norwegian vice'e0nsul
here. Kesterson expressed great IN
dignation nj tho incident.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-08
BY GESFORD F. FINE
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent)

MEXICO CITY, April y. tU.H =
The Mexican federal army continued
closing in slowly on the rebels today,
pushing its way into the state OF
chihuahua behind the advance work
Of federal aviators.
Elias Plutarco Gales, Mexican
minister of war in command of the
federal army, reported to Chapul-
tepec castle that he believed the
rebels had evacuated Chihuahua
City. capital Of the state. He had
predicted in earlier reports that the
complete pacification of the state
would be attained by the end of two
weeks.
Gales said federal aviators flying
over Chihuahua City observed trains
there without engines, which he con
sidered an indication that the rebels
had completed their evacuation.
The avators also observed that
all bridges to Ortiz were burned by
the rebels as they retreated, but
that the highway between Ortiz and
chihuahua City was left untouched
Gales said.
General J. Gonzalo Escobar, rebel
commander in chief, apparently had
crossed the border into the state OF
Sonora, advices forwarded by Gales
indicated.
Gen. Eseobar was reported de
nounced by some of his own generals Is
because he was alleged to have de-
serted his men at the battle of La
Reforma. The rebels were routed at
La Reforma with heavy losses.
Gales has removed his headquar
ters from Beremeiillo to Aguas Cali
cntcs. about 300 miles southwest, it
was learned last night.
Word of the change of headquar
Continued on Page Three)
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-08
Planes To Guard
Border Country

WASHINGTON, April s. W.H-
Further precautionary measures
against destruction of American
property ON the Mexican border
we're under consideration today
with Secretary of State Stimson
and Secretary of War Good schcd'
uled for n conference on the sub
.jcct.
Major General William Lasster,
at San Antonio, has been given
orders to use whatever means he
deems necessary to prevent the des-
truction of American property. The
order arose out of developments
Saturday when n bomb dropped by
rebel airmen damaged property at
Naco, Ariz. OF more Importance,
was the shooting in the chest of an
American soldier when American
troops and McXicans, thought to be
rebels, engaged in fight eight
miles from Naco.
The warning to rebel commanders
at the time was the second issued.
Six observation planes and IL
attack planes have been ordered to
Fort Huachuca, near Naco, to be
used in the Arizona-New Mexico
sector, for defense against rebel air
attacks if there is another bombing
of the American city.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-08
WHEELER URGES
WITHDRAWAL OF
j. 8. MARINES

NEW YORK, April 8. W.H An
but a few of the American marines
now in Nicaragua should be with
drawn ut once according to state.
ment made by Senator Burton X
Wheeler, Democrat of Montana,
when he arrived today on the liner
- AncOn.
Senator Wheeler, who has been
making a personal investigation of
the affairs in Nicaragua, said he
was also opposed to the construction
of new canal across Nicaragua, He
said he felt that the Panama Canal
would be adequate for all shipping
for the next 40 years.
Senator Wheeler pointed out that
it was costing $250,000 month to
maintain the present force of mar
ines in Nicaragua and said there was
no need for such a large number.
"They are in II God-forsaken
country" said the senator, "and
ought to be brought out. / don t
think we should put in marines to
supervise the election, regardless of
which side wanted it,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-08
SINCLAIR
ORDERED
TO JAIL
Supreme Court UphOlds
Decision on Contempt of
State Charge
LOSES LONG FIGHT
Oil Magnate Must Serve
Three Months In Jail at
Washington
By HERBERT LITTLE
Omitted Press Staff Correspcndent)

WASHINGTON, April >. U.P)-
Harry +. Sinclair, the oil man, must
serve the three months jail sentence
imposed for contempt of the SEN
ate in refusing to answer the sen
ate Teapot Dome committee 5 ques-
tions in 1924, the supreme court
decided today.
The high court affirmed the de-
cision of the District of Columbia
supreme court in which he was con
Victcd two years ago. The multi
millionaire 5 appeal argued that
the questions asked were not lcgis-
lative in intent and therefore not
pertinent, and that they Illegally
sought to inquire into his private
affairs.
The oil multimillionairc was not
present. He is believed to be in his
New York home. Under ordinary
procedure, tho court s mandate will
be sent to federal authorities in 25
days, at which time Sinclair will
he called on to surrender.
Lone Jail Sentence
This was the only Jail sentence
imposed as direct result of the
famous oil scandals of 19232i. Sin
clair and some associates also have
been sentenced for jury shadowing,
and their appeal is now pending be-
fore the supreme court. The senata :
O. 1tempt indictment was the first
OF nearly 4 dozen voted by District
of Columbia grand jurics.
Sinclair ON March 30, 1924, re
fused to answer any questions of
the committee, and he was indicted
a few days later on 10 counts, each
specifying II question. He WAS con,
victed on four counts by a jury,
aud sentenced TO pay a $500 fine
and serve three months in Washing
ton Jail.
The four questions, which Sin
clair charged in his appeal were
improper, asked about Sinclair S
dealings with two publishers, Bon
fills of the Denver Post and Shaffe"
of the Rocky Mountain News, whose
claims to parts of Teapot Dome
were settled by Sinclair. before he
leased Teapot Dome from Secretary
of Interior Fall. \ third question
asked where Sinclair met FIJI pre-.
vious to the making of the lease
and a fourth, put by Senator Adams
of Colorado, wanted to know
whether Sinclair had given any
money to Fall
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-08
Student Stages
Shooting Party

PALO ALTO, Calf, April s. U,R)
Stanford University authorities
today were to investigate the "shoot-
ing spree" of John Meredith Hiatt,
graduate law student, early Sunday
morning.
Hiatt is in the Palo Alto hospital
with a bullet in his leg, the first Of
many fired from his pistol. The
shooting occurred in his room at a
boarding house.
He claims that he accidentally
knocked his pistol from Il bureau,
that the gun discharged and the
slug caught him in the leg.
Hiatt further asserts that in or
der to summon help, he fired the
remaining bullets in the gun into the
air.
Mrs. David Sloan, his landlady,
did not think it necessary that her
rooms should be "bullet -holed, - so
she summoned police.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-08
TRIAL OF JUDGE
HARDY OPENS At
STATE CAPITAL
Mrs. Mcpherson Holds
Spotlight AS Hearing
Gets Under Way.

SACRAMENTO, Calf, April 8.
U.P)-With Aimee Scmplr McP!cr-
son occupying the spotlight IF at
tcntion, the Hardy impeachment
trial started before the California
81 ate senate today.
Completely disrupting the routine
at the capitol building here, Mrs.
Mcpherson arrived shortly before
noon to sign in with the senate
sergeant at arms as a witness.
The impeachment proceedings be
fore the senate had just begun when
word was passed around that the
evangelist was in the building.
Many persons who had been sitting
i'm the gallery since carly morning
in order to obtain a scat, deserted
their fayorite positions and rushed
to the fourth floor of the capitol
where the witnesses were being re-
ccivcd.
Surrounded by newspaper cam
eramen and reporters, Mrs. McPhcr-
son arrived at the capital and went
through the routine Of reporting as
Il witness.
She wore a bonnet-shaped green
straw hat, a peach fox fur and {
light biege ensemble.
Impeachment Opens
Shortly after II o'clock Lieuten
ant Governor II. l.. Carnahan, pre-
siding over the court Of impeach
ment. ordered the sergeant at arms
TO announce that the court was il
session.
Assemblyman Walter J. Little OF
Whittier, chairman of the assem-
bly, board of managers, Immediate
ly proceeded to outline the prosecu
ion S case.
I'VE intend first to offer in evi
dcnce two statements made b!
Judge Hardy to the state bar as
sociation and the American bar as
sociation. said Little. "Thcs
statements are virtually an 2dmis
sion that he practiced law Will
Il member Of the judiciary of thi
state.'
Other witnesses to be called
Little said, are as follows:
J. w. Arthur, bookkeePer a
Angelus Temple, who will testif
regarding the $4,000 Glove gift
and its delivery to Judge Hardy
Frank Dewar and Frank w. Modi,
from the Los Angeles sheriff's of
/ flee, who are expected to testit
/ that they received money fror
/ Judge Hardy to attempt to fin
! the three kidnafnrs on the AIcNica
! border who were alleged to hay
abducted Mrs. MCPHERSON.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-08
DEPUTY SHERIFFS
STAGE RAID At
CALEXLCO DANCE
Stephens Heavily Fined
On Charge of Possessing
Liquor.

Herman Zukerman, proprietor OF
the Airport Inn near CaleXico, which
was raidcd last night, pleaded not
guilty to charges of running a dance
hall without q license and allowing
Intoxicating liquor on the premises
when arraigned before Judge May
field in justice of the peace court
this morning.
The cabaret owner was held under
bond of 5000 and trial was set for
2:30 p. m. next Friday.
Two other men arrested at the
same time last night also appeared
Eefore Mayficld this morning. Bert
Stephens who runs a filling station
close to the road house pleaded
guilty to possession of Intoxicating
liquor and was fined $400. l.. G.
Tatum, said to have been arrested
under similar charges several times
in the past, pleaded not guilty tC
selling liquor and was held under
bonds of 81 800. Louis Martinez, ar
rested with stephens, was released
this morning.
Zukerman attempted to intimate
in court today that he was under the
protection of the district attorney >
office. 1t was learned upon investi
! cation that the proprietor Of the re
sort had visited District Attorne,
Hcald and Deputy c. b. Smith som
time ago to inquire if he needed ;
license to conduct an eating plac
and was told he did not.
| His attempt to obtain release un
der his own recognizance toda.
failed. Judge Mayfield insiste,
Zukerman be held until he had mad,
! the bond set.
Find Marked Bill
According to Harold Gillett, dep
uty sheriff, more than $400 i'll fly,
! dollar bills was found on Ber
| Stephens at the filling station but ;
marked bill could not be located
! thorough search of every part of tn,
/ building failed to reveal the hiding
Continued on Page Sky
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-08
MEXECANS STAGE
KNIFE BATTLES
ON EAST SIDE

Participants in two knife battles
on the east side last night appeared
before Judge Perkins in police court
this morning. The injured and un-
injured were all held over until to-
morrow for investigation.
According to the report of Officer
J. Mayo he was called yesterday
evening to quell a disturbance at
2ll Main street. The number of
Mexicans involved was too large for
one man to handle and he called for
the assistance of Deputy Sheriff Rod
Clarke.
The peace officers arrested Fran
cisco Roioz and s. Gu2man and took
Atilano Palacio to the hospital. The
latter was released this morning af-
ter being treated for several painful
slashcs said to have been inflicted
with bread knife
While the officers were busy
quelling the first battle Mike Salado
and s. Molino We're using their
fists and knives to settle another
argument in a lunch counter close to
the scene of the original battle.
Salado is suspected of having been
in both encounters and to have cut
Palacio, according to the report OF
the officers.
Several other MeXicans alleged to
have participated in the two battles
are being rounded up today.
1t is expected that assault charges
will be lodged against those now in
custody. None of them would give
any reason for the fights.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-08
DEPUTY FORCED
TO TESTIFY IN
JACOBSON CASE

LOS ANGELES, April S.--WH
Over his own strenuous protests,
Deputy District Attorney Ed Der>
nison, prosecutor of the eight de-
PENDANTS in the Councilman Carl /.
Jacobson frame-up" case, was
called to the stand today us a wit
ness for the defens..
DenniSon was asked whether he
ever had seen Harry Raymond, for
mcr police officer and now one of
the defendants, wearing either white
trousers or white shoes. lie said
lac didn t remember ever having
seen Raymond dressed in that
fashion.
Prosecution witnesses earlier in
the trial identified Raymond as the
man, wearing such an outfit. who
rented an apartment near the place
vhcrc jacobson was arrested on n
morals violation count.
Dennison was the last of 90 wit
neSseS called to refute the last min
ate testimony of Mr. and Mrs. John
Shivers who made the Identification
Of Raymond.
Captains of Detectives Al Slaten
and Ed Slaughter, and Chief of De-
tcctives Herman Cline and Inspec.
tor of Detectives Joseph Taylor,
were among the 20 who testified
that Raymond never was seen with
white trousers and shoes.
The state had attempted to show
th-t Raymond rented the apartment
so that he could observe the home
of Mrs. Callie Grimes and plan for
jacobson s arrest there.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-08
Chicago Jail
Break FOiled

CHICAGO, April 8. W.P- Off
cials of Cook county's new $500 .
600 Jail We're confronted today with
Il mysterious attempt of armed and
masked men to gain entrance to the
cell blocks, presumably to effect a
jail delivery.
Workmen in subterranean pass
ages reported to Sheriff John
Traeger that they were held up in
one of the passages by several
armed men and forced to face the
wall. When they looked around in
about five minutes the mvn had
vanished, they said.
A double check of the 1900 pris-
oners in the new cells revealed none
missing and a search of the passages
was futile.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-08
Shoe May Fix
Girls Identity

LOS ANGELES, April 8. UP
Through Il light green shoe deputy
sheriffs today sought to establish
the identity Of the young woman
whose torso was found floating in
the Los, Angeles river last Thurs
day.
The sandal, the first tangible
clue to come to the attention of
authorities, was located last night
within 100 yards of the spot where
the headless and limbless body
first was seen.
Officers hoped to determine the
store from which the footwear was
purchased and through the store,
fix the identity of the girl.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-08
Expect Chinese
To Resume War

LONDON, April 8. UR) More
fighting was expected in central
China as a result of demands made
on General Chang Kai-Shell, head
Of the Nationalist government, by
Marshal Feng Yu-IIsiang, who help
ed materially in the Nationalist
capture Of Hankow, the London
Daily Mail said today.
The dispatch added that General
Chang had replaced the recently
dcposcd La Ti-Ping in the governor
ship Of the llupeh province, from
which he had been dismissed by the
Wuhanitcs.
1t was reported today that Cen
cral Feng had penetrated into the
Hupeh province.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-08
MORE PLANES JOIN SEARCH
TO LOCATE SOUTHERN CROSS

mission station and Wyndham,
had been located near Port
George mission, 250 miles west
of Wyndham.
Residents of that place told
Chatter they had seen a plane,
whose description answers that
of the southern Cross, fly over
the station Il week ago Sunday
afternoon.
Further efforts to coordinate
the search were started. Five
additional planes were put into
the search yesterday. Chater's
plane, which had been disabled,
was unchanged in forced
landing and resumed the search
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-08
Woman Shoots
Her Attacker

SAN FRANCISCO, April 8. U.H
--Anastiacio Alvarez, 2S, was in a
critical condition at a local hospital
today while the woman who spurned
and then shot him was held in city
prison.
Mrs. Marie Fernandez, charged
with assault with intent to commit
murder, told police she had shot AL
varez, twice in the head and once
in the hand, following quarrel
She accused the man of attacking
her after she had told him she was
! "through" because she loved her
husband.