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Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
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ASSOCIATED
CHAMBER TO
Be CHOSEN
One of the Most Important
Meetings of Valley Boost
ers Ever Held Scheduled
! Tonight. Pres. Hevener
Declines Reelection.
Especial to The Press }


IMPERIAL, Jan. 27.-One of the
most important meetings of the AS
sociated Chambers of Commerce ever
held in Imperial Valley will be held to-
morrow evening in this city. Projects
of immense Importance to the valley
will come before the meeting.
One of the principal events of the
evening will be the election CT officers
for it is also the annual meeting.
President Frank Hevener, who has
served so brilliantly and ably during
the past year, has announcd that he is
not candidate and although some OF
his friends are for putting his name
before the assemblage at the last
minute for an acclamation vote, it is
doubtful if the Calexico man will re-
consider his decision. His business
and his belief that one term is enough
at the head of the organization have
been factors influencing him.
Consideration Of a president to sue
ceed Mr. Hevener has been given
deep thought by the various organiza-
tions of the valley and two Ell Centre
men loom up as strong contenders,
although the Ell Centre Chamber of
Commerce has not put forward any
particular man. These men, Clifford
Coggins, who retired as president of
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
IS MAYNARD.
A MUlT|PLEX
MURDERER
PROBLEM
by Sheriff
/Applestill Seems to Point
to Fact that Local Prison
er is Hydracide. Girl in
Case tells SOrdid Incidents

Circumstantial evidence, damaging
to the case of Charles "Kid" Maynard
and which will probably result in his
return to Hot Springs, Arkansas, to
face a charge of murder. is slowly
being gathered against the man by
Sheriff Applestill, who announced the
disappearance of third party and is
thought to have been murdered by the
prize fighter.
The man now being sought by the
police is Louis McHenry, an alleged
retired crook, with whom Mrs. May
nard lived before marrying Maynard.
McHenry had in his possession more
than $4,000, according to the story
told the sheriff's office before leav-
ing him for Maynard. 1t is now be-
lieved that Maynard killed him.
1t was only after repeated threats
made by Maynard "that he would kill
Louis and l, if 1 did not marry him,
l left Louis and returned to Missouri
with Maynard and latter married
him." said the girl. Maynard knew
Louis had the money for just befoce
our marriage Louis gave me $240c."
Mrs. Maynard in her visit to the
district attorney yesterday told Don
C. Bitler of an alleged conversation
that took place between Maynard and
herself following their marriage,
Clarence asked me how l would feel
if should hear of the death of Louis
McHenry. why, told him, 1T would
hurt me very much, would feel
pretty bad about it.. He only gave
me a sickly laugh as l remember it
now. | never thought anything OF
it at the time, but now / remember
him telling me not to write to Louis
as he was no longer in Hot Springs"
Sheriff Applestill is now making
an effort to locate McHenry. Word
received from Chief of Police Sulli-
van, of that city yesterday stated that
the man, who was about GO years old
and was known to have been living
with Mrs. Geneva Summers, now Mrs.
Maynard, had not been seen in that
city for nearly month and friends
acquainted with him did not know his
present address.
That the man has been killed is the
theory Sheriff Applestill is working
on and an effort is being made to To-
cate the body.
In the meantime wires have been
sent over the country in search OF
Mrs. Charles Clarence Maynard, nee
Mary Lewis, who married the pugilist
on July 2, 1920. Chief Sullivan re-
ported that the former wife of May
nard has removed to Pana, Ill. An
effort has been made to reach her
there, without result.
With the disappearance of Nc
Henry, the failure of the authorities to
locate Mary Lewis and the alleged
statement of Maynard that he murder
ed his twin brother in Huntington,
West Virginia. following a quarrel
over a girl, Sheriff Applestill has
confronted the man with barrage of
evidence his silence failed to pene-
trate. He refused to throw any light
on the evidence gathered by the au-
thorities last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
TO SPEED ROAD WORK
TWO MILES A WEEK
(SDeciaI to The PreSS.)

HEBER, Jan. 27.-With but half
their equipment working concrete
is being laid in Imperial
Valley at the rate of $500 feet
week and Mr.. Peterson expects to do
better than his first estimate of a
mile week and will lay nearly two.
He plans on quarter of a mile day
for two mixers on an eight hour shift.
The grading is practically complete
and the county highway commission
is now supplying the contractors with
so much sand that they are having
in absorbing the rush. Much
of the sand comes from DiXieland.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
LET'S co OVER
THE TOP FOR
THE ORPHANS

/Cotton- broke Calexico went over the
Ptop yesterday in the drive for the
benefit of the Imperial Valley Or
phans' Home. Calexico in one day
raised the splendid sum Of $4,000. And
Calexico's allotment in the drive was
81 800. ----..D'
NEl Centro's allotment -inF the drive is
81 800 and Up to last night a total OF
81 ,O35 had been reported. In the
same time Calipatria has raised $685.
and Imperial Sal.
These sums are slightly more than
half of the quota for the county.
The Topic theatre has turned in $40
fro mthe performance given there
Monday night, and Murphy's Come
dians contributed $14.40 from the
benefit given by that company. The
card party given by the Elks Ladies
Social club netted $40 for the cause.
The Odd Fellows have contributed $40
and the Elks lodge came through with
800 from the treasury.
Tonight Manager Jimmie Cook. at
the Palace theatre, is giving show
for the orphans.
Saturday, all day, there will be a
rummage sale held at the old Ell
Centro National bank building at
Fifth and Main streets, and in the
meantime the solicitors are actively
at work and will call on you. If you
don't happen to see one of them, tele-
phone headquarters and register your
contribution.
Don't~ forget Ell Centro is behind
Calexico in this drive. Let's get busy
and "Go Over the Top" WAY OVER.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
MILLIONS IN
WHEAT TO Be
MOVED FREE
CRv Associated Press)

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 27.-Engine
train crews to move fifty million
bushels of wheat to be donated by
western farmers for the relief of the
starving thousands in Europe, have
been offered by the executives of the
big railroad brotherhoods, without
charge for the mems labor, it was an
nounced at the headquarters of the
unions here today.
The wheat given by the farmers is
to be sent to Herbert Hoover and dis
tributed by him not only in Europe,
but also in the famine districts of
China.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
HONOR THE FIRST
TO DIE FOR FRANCE
(By Associated Press1

JONCHEREY, France. Jan. ~
A ceremony in honor of the first
Frenchman killed in the war has just
been held in this little village. The
victim, Jules Peugeot, was school
master before the war and joined the
army as a corporal. He was shot by
. Uhlan patrol II kilometers from the
German frontier 80 hours before the
declaration of war. A monument to
the schColmaster erected here will
be socn dedicated by the French gov
ernment.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
THE DEPENDENT
LISTED DENTON
HOME FOR SALE

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 81
James w. Crowhurst, the plumber,
who made numerous repairs at the
Jacob Denton home, by direction of
Mrs. Louise Peete testified this morn
ing that Mrs. Peete, with whom he had
become most friendly, that she had
asked him to list the Denton Catalina
street home for sale at $4,000. His
first acquaintance with the defendant
was when she called him to repair the
heater in the basement of the house
which she said "made noise like a
graveyard groan," and also that she
had told him that Denton's relatives
were Jealous because of her position
in Denton's home.
On cross examination Crowhurst
admitted that he had served term
in the penitentiary.
Mrs. Lofe Louise Peete borrowed
shovel early in June from S. Hayata,
japanese gardener, a few days after
Jacob C. Denton, for whose murder
Mrs. Peete is on trial, bade Hayata
goodbye and wrote check for him,
the prosecution established near the
close of a day in which the states
trump cards were freely played and
which was featured by the first bitter
clashes between opposing counsel.
This shovel was found later, Hayata
told the jury through an interpreter,
in the Denton basement. 1t was In
this basement that William F. Heitz-
man, another important witness dur
ing the dayl, hauled large amount of
dirt on June and at the request
of Mrs. Peete, his testimony showed.
He said part of the dirt disappeared
while he was hauling the rest. The
body of Denton later was found, COW
cred with earth in a crypt in this base
ment.
FIRST SURPRISE.
Hayata's story to the jury was the
first big surprise testimony sprung
thus far by District Attorney Wool
wine and his assistants. Raymond |:
Turney and A. H. Van Cott. He said
Mr.. Denton talked with him June l,
said he was going away, wrote a
check and that neither arm was in
jured at that time. Denton also wore
a diamond ring on that date, the wit
ness declared Hayata then told the
jury Of seeing Heitzman hauling the
dirt into the basement and of Mrs.
Peete borrowing the shovel early in
June. Mrs. Peete told the witness in
July, he said, that Mr.. Denton would
be back soon. The japanese gardener
also said he burned, at Mrs. Peete's
request, three of four collars, table
cloth, and some cancelled bank checks.
Neither the defense nor the prosecu-
ton asked the witness whether the
tablecloth or the collars were blood
stained.
FOR GOPHER?
The defense of Mrs. Peete regarding
the shovel was plainly indicated by
Mr.. Aggeler, in cross examination.
when he asked, Didn't Mrs. Peete tell
you she wanted the shovel to dig
around a fig tree because a gopher
was working around it,"
"No, sir," came the reply.
Throughout the day the prosecution
forged new links in its chain of cir
cumstances bv which it hopes to prove
Mrs. Peete killed Denton June 2, and
looted his estate.
HER DEFENSE.
Mrs. Louise Peete has revealed her
defense!
In statement given yesterday she
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
{. Of {. SENDS
DELEGATES TO
ROAD MEETING

AT the regular meeting of the di-
rectors of the Ell Centre Chamber of
Ccmmerce last night the most i'm
portant matter considered was the
San Diego road proposition which is to
be threshed out at a general meeting
of delegates from the south end of
the state at the Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce tomorrow morning.
The San Diego PROPOSAL is that
twenty miles of state highway work
Continued from Page 4)
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
Continued on page 4)
SEVEN ELECTS DIRECTORS.
Especial to The Press.l

HOLTVILLE, Jan. 27.-Imperial
Water company No. 7 today held a
stockholders meeting and elected three
of the old board of directors with two
new ones, Messrs. Ryerson, Smithson,
Baker, Vencell and McGrew being
elected.
No action was taken on the report
that No. 7 was ready to vote to sur
render its charter and become part
of the Irrigation District, in fact the
matter was not even mentioned.
The stockholders took action to in
sure an adequate supply of water this
summer
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
CASH IN THE TREASURY.
(By Associated Press

IbN 4NssUVIdIVW ITta5J
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27,--Acting
Treasurer Allen announced this morn
ing that there was a total Of $13 $685.
81G,826.32 in cash and securities in
the treasury vaults of the United
States, shown by a count, made yes
terday, on the resignation of John
Burke as treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
Captain Ordered Women
To Jump Overheard
rRv Assoc1ated Pressl

MANILA, Jan. 27.-Women with
babes in arms who leaped overheard
from the wrecked schooner Felicidad,
which was driven ashore at the mouth
of the Agno river, were ordered to do
so by the captain of the vessel, it is
stated here. An official investigation
has been ordered into the conduct of
the officers and crew of the vessel.
ThirtY-siX lives We're lost in the wreck.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
WHISkEY RUNNERS JAILED

With almost a barrel Of whiskey
hid in specially built compartments in
the seat covers, entirely concealed
from view by expensive upholstery E.
Maggonie, % years old and wife,
Mrs. Julia Maggonie, attempted to
leo late yesterday afternoon, in a
high powered automobile. They were
arrested by Inspector Brown and
lodged in the county Jail, pending ar
raignment before U. S. Commissioner
r. 8. Whitelaw.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
MANY KILLINGS LAID TO HIM?
DEMAND A FORTUNE FOR RETURN OF KIDNAPPED WIFE
AGRICULTURAL BILL BY HOUSE

CBy Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The agri-
cultural bill carrying approximately
thirty-four million dollars, passed the
House this morning and now goes to
the Senate.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
Be Al AC; rs
I 0 Pro TECT'
I'M Pc R | | |
DISTRICT
Step Taken to Establish
Right to Land Now Held
by Arizona ON Which Is
Weir Site. Demands a Re
survey.

A step to establish the right Of the
State of California to an area of land
now held by Arizona. including the
site Of the Hanlon Heading weir, has
been taken by the introduction in the
state Legislature of a bill by Assem-
blyman Frank Beal. The bill provides
for survey of the boundry line be-
tween the United States and Mexico
extended easterly to the mouth of the
Gila river and south of the Colorado
river.
The bill provides that the survey be
made under the direction of the state
surveyor and that the expense of the
survey be borne by the Imperial lr-
rigation District When the legisla-
ture reconvenes, Mr.. Beal will intro
duce a resolution authorizing the At
torney General of California to take
such steps as he deems necessary to
assert and protect the right of Cali
fornia and it's jurisdiction over the
land in question.
and is of immediate consequence at
this time not so much on account of
the ordinary value of the land in
volved, which is mostly overlooked
bottom lard, although it includes a
very small portion Of the river front
Of the city of Yuma, but because it in
cludes the land upon which weir has
been built by the Imperial Irrigation
District for the purpose of raising the
level of the water and diverting it in
to the Imperial canal on the west side
Of the river.
WEIR CONTROVERSY
At times the Colorado river so
sluices out its bottom at high water
that when the river falls suddenly the
water becomes so low as to make its
diversion into the Imperial canals diff
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
Continued on page 2.)
TRYING TO HIDE THE
FACTS is TIL CHARGE
fRv Associated Press)

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 27.-Charges
that the interests which succeeded in
defeating his revenue bill in the as
sembly is '"industriously" engaged in
throwing d smoke screen about it,"
was made in a statement issued this
morning by Senator King, of Red
lands, who introduced the measure
raising the taxes of public utility cor
porations approximately one-third.
"They are trying to keep the facts
away from the peaple" said King.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27

The price toboggan is working in
every part of the world and in large
share of the articles forming inter-
national trade.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
O'CALLAGHAN DISAPPEARS
(By Associated Press)

By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Lord Mayor
O'Callaghan, who came to the United
States as a stowaway, and who was
awaiting a chance to reship as a sea-
man for the return to Ireland, has
dropped out of sight.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
TO DISCUSS WAGE CUTTING
(By Associated Press)

TBy ASSOcIuted PTesSJ
CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-Members of
the Labor Committee of the American
Association of Railway Executives,
are on the way to Chicago for meet
ing Friday to discuss the possibility
of wage reductions for employees on
the leading railway systems.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
PAYNE EXTENDS
TIME FOR WORK
ON OIL CLAIMS

Receipt of an order extending the
six months time from the secretary
of the interior, John Barton Payne, on
oil claims, filed since February, will
temporarily stop the rush of those
who hoped to be able to file on claims
that some one had allowed to go
dead. :, ------------.-- ----.-------------
The order says that as some of the
lands in the United States ase covered
with snow it is recognized that the
six months limit makes it hardship
and that some have been unable to
start work who were preparing to-.
For this reason the rule is suspended
for the time being and all claims are
thus good.
Whether there will be special rul-
inGs later for Imperial Valley, which
has no winter of this nature, is not
known and there was no indication Of
this at all.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
SUGARS LOWEST PRICE

Vby ASBOCIFttU TTeSSI
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-Raw sugar
was quoted this morning at A cents,
the lowest price of that commodity in
the past two years.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
Daily
Weather
Report

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - To-
night and Friday, unsettled, occas-
ionally threatening. Gentle southerly
winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27

Baled cotton may now be treated
with a chemical compound which rem
ders it flame and spark proof.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
WEIR CONTROVERSY.
(Continued on Page g.

More than 1000 ships carry the
American flag over 60 ocean lanes.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27
The Markets

Courtesy Daily Brothers)
New York
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-27

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-14
syACHER LIST pr -
.,'' - UP I'D DEaAFTEEs
(Gontinued from page one)

The General then points out that
vide publicity had been given the dc
partment's intention to. publish the
names of draft deesrters and alleged
deserters with an opportunity to
every orr to inquire as to his status
consequently" he said, regis
trants. who had >Sqy doubts about
their status and yet remained SO in
6iferent as to whether or not their
names were included in the lists as
to make no effort to have their rec
ords Strengthened out, have no just
cause for complaint if their names
are published along with those Of
other men who stand charged with
desertion.
GAS has already been explained,
the War Department has done every
thing in its. power to insure the cor
rectness of the published lists and
has Succeeded in cutting down to ap-
l55.00O names the orig
inal total of $1,000"
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Millionaire 0hioan Divorced
From His Stenographer Wife

Youngstown, Ohio, May 1.-THE
Dig sensation of the season here was
sprung yesterday when 1T mmy'
Wells, millionaire cluy1nan and scion
of one of the most prominent families
in this State was granted a divorce
from Stasia Wells by Judge Cole, Of
Raveilna. e
Wells is granted an absolute d.
vorce OH the ground of infide;ity. The
Court awarded Mrs. Wells alimony
of $500 a month as long as she re-
mains unmarried. with initial payment
Ct $4,000; $4,000 attorney fees, $1,000
for attorneys and expenses in preI--
GUS litigation.
Judge Cole found shat Mrs. Wells
had been guilty Of wrongdoing in
Cleveland; Lorain, Toledo, Goshen,
Ind; and Chicago with H. M. Wallis,
young millionaire Of Racine, Wis
The Courts decision completely ex-
onerated Mrs. Herbert Owen, OF
Youngstown, and Mrs. Sam Harris, of
New York, of charges made oy Mrs.
Wills in defending herself against the
charges of her husband.
Wells, in his complaint declared that
he wife's departure from the path of
virtue occurred while he was in France
with the American Expeditionary
Force during the World War.
The accusations were of such a ma
ture as to shock even blase society
here. The wife, former stcnographer,
Wells several years ago in
New York. The match never met with
the approval of the Wells family and,
despite the fact that the young club
man built a palatial home for his wife
in this city and surrounded her with
every luxury, she was never received
with "open arms" in the ultra smar:
set.
Mrs. Wells filed counter suit,
charging her husband with intimacy
with several women while he was in
France.
Attorney Kenesly, chief COUNSEL for
Mrs. Wells, today filed notice of ap-
peal from the decision.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-14
Whisky Pilfefed From Truck
AS 1t Trundles Through Towr

! Pittsburgh, May 14.-Whiie the
! driver apparently sicrt, or was "dcat
and dumb" to all untoward acts OF
pedestrians and residents in the neigh
borhocd, several men, number of wo-
men and half a dozen children re-
moved 40 cases of oonded whisky
from a large red truck while it was
passing along Muriel street, between
South Twelfth and South Fourteenth
Streets, early today. People living on
Muriel street watched the "booze'
disappear from the truck for several
minutes, then some one notified the
police. Officers were hurried to the
scene, but not until the red truck had
disappeared and so had the 40 cases
Of whisky. Two men arrested charged
with having been implicated in the
removal" disclailned any knowledge
of the liquor.
From eyc-witnesses to the robbery
it was learned that while the truck
was pursuing its way six or seven
men jumped aboard the rear end, let
down the tail gate and passed out
cases of liquor to men, women and
children who were following in the
wake of the truck. As soon as one of
the "trailers" would get case he or
she would give ground for another
waiting in turn.
When the police arrived no liquor
was to be seen.
William Davis, aged 27, and Thorn
as Withcrs, aged "a. were arrested
in connection with the robbery. A wo-
man who gave her name as Julia
Egncr told the police that she saw
Davis and Withers each carry case
Of liqIor and hurry toward the foot
ct South Thirteenth street, where po-
Ice believe the whisky was hidden.
The police learned that the truck
was an extra large one and contained
between $50 and 200 cases of whisky.
Several houses near where the rob-
berry occurred were searched. but no
trace of the missing liquor could be
found.
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ATTORNEYS FOR WANDERED
LAY CRIME TO wv AR LUST"

Chicago. May 1I.-Attorncys for
Carl Wardcrcr, who vas given a %
year sentence for killing his wife
and her unborn baby and aftcrward
sentenced to hang next June l6 for
killing ragged stranger who, nc
claimed, had held up his wife and
himself, will appeal that lie be sent
to an asylum on the theory that
"war lust was responsible for the
crime.
The attorneys yesterday cited the
case of FLIP Konowal, of Ottawa,
Canada, Konowal enlisted n the war
early and served for four years.
After the war he was decorated with
the Victory Cross, England's highest
war homer. Shortly after his return
home he killed mar. His defense
was insanity and the court ruled, IN
effect. that the attention paid by him
|. to the killing of men during the war
vast to a great extent responsible for
his action.
Wanderers father and attorneys
ere preparing . the same plea for
presentation. to the Governor and
the Supreme Cor.:t. and will back up
the plea with the statement of alien
lists.
cine war undoubtedly broke Carl
Wandcrer," said DR.. James Whit
rey Hall an alienist, who has spent
| much tim. Studying him.
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in MEMORIAM

In loving remembrance Of my dear
father, MESSIAH DRUMHELLER
who left US four years ago toCay
May IA, 1917.
Father, if | had seen you at the last
And h;ld your dying hand,
And heard the last sigh from your
heart,
! wouldn't feel SO bad
Home is sad, oh God how lonely,
Lonely every night and day,
| often sit and wonder,
What you would think and say.
If You only knew the changes since
you went away.
115-1p. By daughter Louise
~ . - < 49,