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Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11
LOCAL TOPICS

II LOCAL The Hyder Commercial Asso- citation is planning to hold a St. Patrick's Day dance on the evening of March IT, accord ing to an announcement by Sec retary Harry Howard during the past week.
 Three days of particular ln- terest occur during the present month. The first is Lincoln's birthday, February 12, St. Val- entine's Day, February IA, and Washington's birthday, February 22.
 Elizabeth Pitt, who had been visiting her parents at the Pre- mier mine during the previous week, returned to school at Prince Rupert on Thursdays boat.
 Mrs. w. s. Sullivan left for Ketchikan on the motbrship Prince of Wales Thursday, with the expectation of re- maining in the First City" for two or three months. 1 Mrs. John Campbell, of the Campbell hotel and boarding house, who has been a visitor l in the south for several months, i is expected to return to Hyder within the coming week or two. ! It is learned that Mrs. Camp bells physical condition hes been much improved by the operation performed in a Se- attle hospital and, although still somewhat weak from her experience, is we'll on the roau to complete recovery. W. J. Benson and family left for the Outside last week. They expect to reside in Tacoma for some time to come.
 Pat. Daly was among the passengers for the States on the Prince Rupert Thursday.
 Max Behrmann, proprietor of the Ideal Cafe, was among the number of local people leaving for the south on the Prince Rupert Thursday. MT. Behr- mann will proceed to Seattle, where he expects to remain for two or three weeks on bus mess.
 Thomas Powers, Edward Fer nald and Ed. Bronson left for Vancouver Thursday in con nection with the pending law suit of the Premier company over the loss of barge load o1 ore concentrates at Anyox last year.
 Following his appearance at court, MT. Fernald will pro- ceed to Portland, Oregon, to spend two or three weeks with Mrs. Fernald, who is wintering in the Rose City.
 Messrs Powers and Bronson are expected back shortly. c. M. Ridley, manager of the
 popular, Ocean View Hotel, announced during the past week that the dance scheduled ito occur at the Ocean View on the evening of Washington's 1 birthday, February 22, has been called off in deference to a benefit dance to be held in Pioneer Hall on the same even- ling. Announcements regard
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11

Reports from the Premier dur ing the past week were to the effect that an employee on the tram-line system, whose name could not be definitely learned, sustained a severe fracture or the bones in his right arm III an accident occurring at the head station, in which the in- jured man was employed. The sleeve of his shirt is said to have caught in the machinery in such manner that the arm was drawn into the gearing. It is said that his escape from more serious injury Or death was providentially averted by the fabric of his sleeve tearing away and releasing him from the deadly clutch of the nov ing cogs. His wounds were dressed at the mine hospital, where he is said to be resting as easily as can be expected.
 Since the foregoing was writ ten it is learned that the name Of the injured employee is Vim. Churchill.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11
HOT STUFF!

Fresh Bread Every Night at 5 o'clock. The Best and Biggest Loaf in Town. Try It at Blan- toms Silver Grill.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11

Frederick N. Cronholm, di- recting head of the Cronholm- Bartholf company. arrived on the Prince Rupert Thursday from a stay of some weeks Tn the States. Mir. Cronholm ex- poets to start preparations for the coming summers activities on the Cronholm- Bartholf properties as soon as condit7 ions are favorable for trans portation.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11

Walter Gaffney, Alaskan rep resentative of the Greenwood line of gents furnishings, was a visitor in Hyder during the stay of the Prince Rupert last week.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11

Owing to shortage of space, the following list of prize win ners at the recent Country Store dance at the Ocean View could not be published in the last issue of the Miner.
 1st. prize: Mrs. Stratford, manicure set.
 End. prize: Mrs. Crawford, side of bacon.
 Srd. prize: Mrs. Tanner, 50fb sack of flour.
 4th. prize: Miss Hazel Strat- ford, sack of sugar.
 5th. prize: Miss Muriel Craw- ford, four cans fruit. 9th. prize: Mrs. Baynton, large jar pickles. 7th. prize: Mrs. s. McNeil, large can lard. 8th. prize: Miss Edna Strat- ford, aluminium roaster.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11

Partial details of the minstrel show scheduled to take place lat Pioneer Hall on the evening |of February 27, disclose that the performance will be of the good old-fashioned minstrel show type, with a grand en- |semble," the "bones" and "tambo." end men and the pre- else and gentlemanly interloc- utor, such as delighted the |show-goers of an earlier gene ration, when the names of Lew. Dockstader and Billy Kerr sands were household words.
 The latter half of the pro- gram will include among other features a laughable travest oI services in a negro church.
 So far the names of only a few of the performers have been made public. It is stated, however, that there will be about fifteen or sixteen in the cast, including the best enter tainers in the city, together with several new ones whose talent is unmistakable.
 The show is being staged un- der the direction of Miss Mar ion Hunt.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11

Mrs. w. s. Sullivan left for Ketchikan on the motbrship Prince of Wales Thursday, with the expectation of re- maining in the First City" for two or three months.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11

Pat. Daly was among the passengers for the States on the Prince Rupert Thursday.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11

W. J. Benson and family left for the Outside last week. They expect to reside in Tacoma for some time to come.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
BOLD BURCL AR
TAKES PURSE AS
FAMILY IS NEAR

That FL CentrO is infested right
now with yeggs and undesirable
characters Of every description is
evident from the many reports of
burglaries and holdups recently.
The boldest theft reported in
months was that which occurred at
the home of II. w. Fawcett, 500
Commercial street recently, when a
thief cut n hole in the window
screen of the room where the fam
lily was seated, reached through and
grabbed Il beaded handbag belong
ing to Mrs. Fawcett, escaping before
Mr.. Fawcett could get out of house
to give chase. The family was seat
ed about the living room and the
bag was on table near window,
which had been raised few inches
to permit circulation of fresh air.
The phonograph was playing, which
probably accounted for the robber s
boldness in cutting the screen. At
ter making investigation, Mr.. Faw-
cett found that the marauder had
also rausacked his trunk which was
parke,s on the driveway by the
house, securing some candy samples.
Fortunately, Mrs. Fawcett's hand
bag contained nothing of value,
The same person is blamed for
the theft of considerable clothing,
some iewelry and family silverware
from the home of Harry NJ. Brown,
1854 Ell Centre avenue, i'll the same
section of town. This robbery oc-
cured the same evening, and the
loss of even more valuables was
probably averted by the arrival of
Mr.. Brown about Q O'Clock. Mrs.
Brown is out of town and the burg
lar evidently took his time in ran
sacking the house, as everything
was in state of confusion.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
Here Is Lineup
For Sunday
Games

At the baseball park west of
the court house tomorrow after
noon, the Southern Pacific team
will cross bats with the Imperial
Irrigation district team and a
good battle is expected as these
teams are holding down fourth
and fifth places respectively; in
the league standing.
At the race track grounds,
the league leading Imperial City
team will tackle the Stanadrd
Oil outfit, which is at present
in second position, assuring ball
fans of another good game.
The down-trodden Shell Oil
nine, which is bringing up the
rear in the league standing viii
endeavcr to gee out Of the rut
by beating the Southern Sierras
Power Company team AZ Tmper-
ial.
All gamss will be called at
O'Clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
PROBE CHARGES OF
MONTERREY WOMAN

MONTERREY, Cal. Dec. 9o.--
County authorities today were in
vestigating charges made by Mrs.
Constantine Marotta that I. W. A.,
Cording, Monterey chief of poIiee,
had refused any longer TO "pro'
toct her WHOM she refused to sub
nit to his alleged armorous ad-
vmccs.
Mrs. Marotta has been arrested
several times for bootlegging.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
4O-DEGREE DROP

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dee. 90 A
polar blast sweeping out of the
northwest, struck Ohio today.
SnOwstorms, propelled by high
winds, are in immediate prospect.
Temperatures dropped as much al
40 degrees during the night in many
parts of the state, the United States
weather bureau here predicting zero
before night.
Traction lines and trains were be.
hind schedule.
More than 800 telephone and troll
ley poles were blown down in the
state. Dayton, Bryan, Toledo and
other Ohio cities were cut off from
Cleveland. Repair crews worked
feverishly throughout the night res
storing communication.
The mercury in Columbus had
dropped to s degrees at s q. m. At
the same hour is was Is in Cleve.
land.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
Storm Moves
On Enst, Ohio
Hard Hit NOW
Dy United Press Leased Wire


CHICAGO, Dec. 20.--At least 10
persons were killed as a result of
the sub zero weather centering over
the middle west, according to data
obtained today.
Four were killed in Milwau-
kee; five in Oklahoma; two in
st. Louis; two in Chicago; four
in Detroit; one near Kansas
City, Mo-; and one in Kansas.
The deaths were due to fires
from overheated stoves, falls,
traffic accidents and eXhaus-
ton from cold.
The polar weather should lift from
their territory within the next sc
hours, the weather bureau stated.
In the meantime, the middle west
is struggling with the gigantic task
of clearing up the tangle of broken
telephone and telegraph wires and
poles sprawling over the country
side, dierupting communication and
slowing up railroad and interurban
service. Where snow and sleet eov-
cred rails do not slow down service
to a snail's pace, lack of wire ia
cilities forces extreme caution.
The storm has shifted to Ohio
where the temperature dropped 40
degrees during the night. ZerI
weather is in prospect. More thaa
$50 wire poles are down, disruptin.
communication.
Nearly all of Illinois, with thl
exception Of the northern portion,
is practically isolated. Limited ser
vice is obtainable to St. Louis and
J other southeastern Missouri points.
Several thousand persons are
strarded in st. Louis because of
slow train service. Trains are run.
ming from 8 to II hours late. Near.
ly all trains FROM the west are
hours late, according to ililroad
diSpatchers in Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
Storekeeper Dies
from Gun Battle
With the Officers

DOWNEY, Calf, Dec. 20.-Cor-
oner S inquest viii he held here Mon
day over the remains of G. +. Mum
per, Hyncs storekeeper and Ray
mona Cappo, Montebello shoe store
employe, who died yesterday from
injuries sustained when shot by mis-
take in gun battle with deputy
sheriffs.
Mumper engaged Deputy Sheriffs
Ellison and Let's in a revolver duel
Thursday night when each party
mistook the other for bandits. E..
lison was shot through the arm.
Mumper will be buried ut River
side, while Capps' body will be TAX
EN- to Yakima, Wash, his former
hcme.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
Death Reveals
Amazing Fact

Los ANGELES, Dee. >20.-With
efforts to find relatives unsuccess-
full, Paul j. Beach, woman who
masqueraded for years as man,
and whose real identity was not
discovered until after she died, was
buried today beside the body of
Mrs. Florence Dillon, who posed for
seven wears as MRS. Beach,
Neighbors never suspected that
the couple was anything but the
man and wife they appeared. MIR.
Beach built a house alone and did
the work Of laborer on rough jobs.
"Mrs. Beach, died some months
ago, and her "husband' suecumbed
a few days ago to an overdose of
poison, taken, presumably, with sui
cidal intent.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
FAWCETT CALLS
ON SEC. WEEKS
IN WASHINGTON

According to u United Press dis
patch received at the Imperial Val
ley Press office this morning, a del
egation representing the Colorado
Rivci Control club, headed by VIII
:. idwcctt of this city, called on
Secretary Of War Weeks today, to
urge that measures be taken to pro
vide !; flood control dam on the
Colorado river.
+ F,wcett and r. d. McPherrin left
FL Centre two weeks ago to attend
the hearings being held before the
house committee on irrigated lands,
which is ut present considering the
Sw;ngJ ohnsof bill, providing for
construction of Boulder Canyon dam
and the AllAmerican canal.
The Colorado River Control club
is opposed to the canal feature and
is endeavoring to have Il bin intro
tuccd which will provide for con
struction of a dam only.
According to information received
here earlier in the week, Fawcett is
expected to return about January !,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
NORTH POLE SHIFTS

ROCK SPRINGS, Wye, Dee. 20.-
Alaska and other northern countries
are directly in the path of the
equator and the north pole has shift
ed to Big Piney, Wyo.
Reports reaching here from that
mountain town said the mercury
dropped to 90 below zero last night
and that the shallow wells of the
town were frozen solid.
Pncdale reported - below; Eden
45 below and Rock Springs - be-
low.
Engines of passenger trains cross
ing the continental divide expert
ence difficulty in keeping up enough
steam to pull their burden.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
American Ideals
Are Belittled In
Woods Opinion
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20.-Ameri-
can ideals and literature have been
more or less showed into the back
ground and American school books
are being imbued with English and
European sentiments, Will c. Wood,
state superintendent of public in
struction, charged at Friday 5 clos
ing session of the California Teach
ers associations, southern section.
"Our elementary courses in read
ing no longer contain well written
biographies of great Americans,
Wood said. "Instead, we find that
our children, until they reach tAc
sixth gladc, spend most of THEN
time reading fairy tales brought
here from Europe and the Orient.
"Again, the high school litera.
turc, ninetcnths Of the time being
given to study of English authors
1t would seem that those who make
the courses of study consider the
work of American authors as oi
little worth. With this | Absolutely
disagree. -
Wood also declared that middle
western and western literature is
being sighted at the expense Of
New England authors. The litera
ture of this section, filled viii
stories of pioneer days, is as excel
lent for teaching American ideals rs
that of the Atlantic seaboarl, hl
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
Rising Mercury
For Southland
Predicted
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by United Press Leased :" IRE
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20
Rising tcnperatyro for Southern
California was forecast today
by Col. H. B. IIcrsey, local OBJ
server, marking tie end OF Tie
cold weather which threatened
but did not damage the citrus
crops.
The mercury dropped TO "a
little below fceezlng'' last night
in sev,:al points away frola tie
coast, Hsrsey said, bu5 cid. not
reach the low marks of the two
nights before.
Pc1nona, with q minimum #
27 degrees, expericrc a tie told-
est weather during tho ]ight.
San Bcrnardino and Calez1co,
with 90, were mkt.
There was very lit;lo s1nidglng
last night, and THAI c-l.y in lemon
groves situated in the lowla+lds.
No reports of actual damage have
b13n rccsived and it il believed
the citrus fruit eatirs escaped
| injury.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
Warnings Keep
. Down Frost
Damage

Cont ,nued cold weather has
rot had any very disastrous re-,
suit for Imperial Valley crops,
according to 3. A. Harrigan,
county horticultural commission
e., wto is keeping close watch
on conditions here.
Investigation this morning
showJl that 6 number of cit
rus trees in new groves in va
rious parts OF tho valley were
destroyed by frost last night and
pea vines were also among thu
sufferers. TIE damage was not
confined to any particular area,
HarIigan said, but was scattered
well over tho valley.
RaEchers, warned of the cold
weather earlier in the week,
have bcs1 taking precautions to
protect their crops, and this las
resulted in the damage being
held to a very low minimum.
While the wealth. continues
cold, Karrigan warns growers to
keep c.ose watch on their
plants and trees and protect them
as much as possible.
Lettuce is still undamaged 10
any corsid liable extent ind
prospects for bumper crop nave
not been Handicapped in any way,
Harrigan said, by the cod wealth
or.
Last night was tho coolest
night CT the season, some therno-
meters in FL Centre registering
as low as %, and ice forming on
any stray pudGlc5 about the
town. FrawlsJ reports a mini
mum temperature Of 60 degrees
on the government thermometer
il that CIV.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
WHAT'S DOING


Yu,na-El Cent.,o baslzs ball
game tonight, Central High
schccl.
"Tho Mask of Lopez" Pal
ace thc2tsr tonight.
THAT French Lady at Val
Icy th:ater tonight.
THE Bowe:y Bishop" Tulane
tonight.
Present Day Club meets wish
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. williams TO-
night.
THE Man Who Came Back"
at Palace tomorrow.
Behold This Woman at
Tulane tomorrow.
Classmates at valley TO-
morrow.
Christmas services at churches
tomorrow, morning and evening.
Loyal Young Ladies class
pageant, Christian Church sun
day night.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
10 Persons Dead as Result Of Winters Grip in Midwest
CAMPBELL DIES
DURING NIGHT;
INQUEST TODAY
Friends Argument Aftel
Mcxicali Visit
Proves Fatal :

District Attorney Utlcy and Cor
! oner Lemons are conducting an in
quest this afternoon at Lemons ;
funeral parlofs on the body of Ed
! Campbell, who was shot Wednesday
! night in Calexico hotel, and died
! last night at 1920 in the FL Centre
hospital.
| Campbell received bullet wound
in the abdomen following an argu-
| mcnt with Tom. inson when he tried
to get the latter to accompany him
, to Calipat:ia following visit to
MeXicali. The men had been across
the line with a party and took Il
room ut the hotel, where Tom,inaoa
went TO bed.
When Campbell came in about
9:30 Wednesday night, he wakencd
Tomlinson an! eNaeavorcd to get
him to leave the hotel with him. Am
argument arose and Tomlinson pick
ed up Campbell : gun whcih had
been left ON the bed. In scuffle
/, for possession Of the gun, Campbell
was shot.
The district attorney stated today
tle,t no action would be taken rela-
tive to charging Tomlinson with the
responsibility for Campbcll's death
until after the coroncr's inquest,
which was expected to require the
greater part OF the afternoon.
Campbell made statement sub
ccquent 10 the shooting, that Tom
lins0n should not he held RESPONSE
bic for the shooting rs the men had
long been friends and lie Camp
belD believed that it was as much
his fault as Tomiinson's.
The dead min was well known in
the north erl of the valley, where
he shas conducted Il ranch for sew
eral years. Lately he had lived in
Hemct, though lie still retained an
interest in :nc ranch at Calipatria
and employed Tomlinson to manage
it for him..
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
10 DIE WHEN TRAIN FALLS INTO RIVER
Many Injured
Wisconsin Wreck
As Bolt Breaks
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CHIPPEWA Falls, Wis, Dec 20.
Zen persons died when a dining
ear from 500 line train No. , bound
from Minneapolis TO G>ieago tell
into the Chippewa river here short
ly after noon today.
Ninr injured are in st. Josephs
hospital
Three persons were taken from
the coach, dead. The body Of nm
infaE was also taken from the
ear. -Four other PERSONS died of in
juric6 at st. Josepl,s hospital soon
after arriving there and two other
persons were drowned in the river.
These were r,scued by boats.
Rail officials are. making check
to determine whether the other srv.
On were drowned or got to shore
uncbservcd.
Switch Bolt Broke
\ switch bolt broks as the train
was nearing the bridge, three Qaar-
ters of Il mile from the 500 Inc
depot here. The dining ear left the
rails AID bumped along for four
hundred yards, finally breaking
loose from the rest OF the train and
dropping over the bridge into she
river.
Mrs. Harry Jones. Sioux City.
Town. died in 81. Jos ph : hospital.
Her husband is thought to be dying.
They were on their way to Oshkosh,
Wis, for Christmas visit.
Up to 2:30 none of the other dead
had been idcntifi vi. Kenneth Hon
derson of Mooscjaw, Sask. is in the
hosp al probably fatally injured.
john Lewis, st. Paul. negro por-
ter, VS. seriously hurt bat will re-
cover.
An unidcntifi.l man is seriously
injured and believed dying.
Mr. and Mrs. N.. l.. spencer. Ap-
plcton, Wis, wetc badly iniIred.
Mlrtm Lnuson, Mcnasha. Wis,
was seriously injurec anu may dit
John Henry Dunn, New York Ci.
~, Knight of Columbus lecturer
is thought dying.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
WORST IN FIVE YEARS

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Dec
20.--Oklahoma expected to dig out
of the worst cod snap in five ycar4
today.
The mercury registered above
at 6 O'Clock this morning here and
was expected to mount to the thaw.
ing point by noon, the weather bu,
reau said.
Trains from the north still were
many hours late.
Hundreds OF linesmen working
throughout the state expected TO re,
establish broken wires during the
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
WILL OF GOMPERS
LEAVES SONS THE
BULK OF ESTATE
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WASHINGTON, Dee. co. The
will Of the late Samuel Gompers,
labor leader, probated here today,
left the bulk Of his estate TO his
three sons and allotted to his wife
the minimum amount required by
law.
The will was drawn November s
this year, to SJpersede the one made
in 1921, whcn he married his see
ond wife, leaving his entire prop
crty 10 her.
The will probated today said;
"If Gertrude a. Gompers shall
not be my lawfully welded wife at
the time of my death, she shall not
receive any part of my estate and
the whole shall he divided among
my other LGirs.
The amount Of thei estate vas not
revealed.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
IS Love Letters
to Be Introduced
at Murder Trial

BEATRICE, Ncb.. Dee. 20.-Scv-
cnty five love letters alleged to
have passed between Mrs. Edward
Schurmann and George Rheinmillcr
were expected to be introduced TO-
day as defense evidence i'll the
trial Of Schurmann for he nurdcr
of Rheinmillcr. Three alienists also
were to appear for the defense.
a large crowd began 2ssembl ing
in district court when ii opened.
Although the state fought admission
of the love l,ttcrs, Il few were &c-
ccpted by the court and read late
yesterday. Mrs. Schurmann, Mrs.
Rheinmiller, mother of the dec&ased,
and his sister were i'll the court
room.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
Gun Man Must
Answer Charge
Killing Officer

BAKERSFIELD, Dee. 20.-Louis
Lowe, tho "bad man" Of the mom
taips % miles northwest of here,
was brought to the county jail to-
day, where he will face a charge
OF numbering William Wilcs, dis
trict attorneys investigator.
Wiles wits killed yesterday after
noon when he and three other Off
GERS raided Lowe s still deep in the
forest. Lowe watched the dry
sleuths approach and fired at Wiles,
their leader, it was reported. Three
shots penetrated the officer s body
and he fell dead. Lowe surrendered,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-20
Senate Adopts
River Measure
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WASHINGTON, Dee. 20.-A re,
solution Nv Scuqtor Jones, aepubli'
can, Washington, making available
Immediately uncXpendcd appropria-
tions for completing n survey and
investigation of the Columbia River
basin project, was adopted by the
senate late yesterday.