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Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-21
SECOND TRIAL
OF HOFFMAN IS
STARTED TODAY
Mother of Slain Youth
Is Here From

Second trial of ID. p. Hoffman.
charged with the murder of Jack
Shaffer at lockwood on Nav 30
1923, opened this morning. before
Judge Cole in Department No. / of
the superior court. Examination of
prospective jurors occupied the en-.
tire morning session and was re.
sumed when court reconvenel at
$50. 1t was hoped to obtain a
jury by the time court adjourned
at 8 o'clock. though the district
attorney expressed the opinion that
it might take until tomorrow 10 OBJ
tain 4 jury.
The shooting of Shaffer occurred
when Hoffman saw two comnanions
OF Shaffer enter Il field where he
had q thrasher. Shaffer s compan.
lcns testified at the first trial that
they had gone to the thrasher ia
get some baling wire to fix their
ear. Hoffman contended that he
believed they had gone there tc
do some mischief.
Shaffer. who remained in the
road. while his companions went
into the field, demonstrated with
Hoffman when the latter fired sew.
eral shots in the direction of the
thrasher, and in the argument
which resulted, Shaffer was shot.
Following trial in the superior
court, Hoffman was convicted OF
second degree murder and was sen
tencad to serve from 10 years tC
life in San Quentin prison. lie ap
pealed from the sentence and tn,
supreme court granted him new
trial. He has bean in the count,
Jail since the shooting, the superior
court having granted Il writ OF
probable cause, which allowed hin
to remain here instead of going tt
prison.
Donald Corneilson, one of Shat
fer s companions, was sentenced tC
Folsom penitentiary from Orange
county on burglary charge and
was brought here from prison tc
testify in the case, as q witness
for the prosecution.
Shaffer s mother was present il
court this morning, having come
from her home in Pomona to at
tend the trial. Hoffman was ac
cOmpanied in court by his wife ani
son.
District Attorney Utley, assisted
by Deputy Lee Nuffer, is conduct
ing the prosecution. Charles +
Scott, who defended Hoffman in tn,
first trial, is assisted by Attorney
Edgar. b. Hervey for the defense.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-21
|NAME COMMITTEE
FOR APPRAISAL
HIGHWAY ROUTE
Supervisors Move In
Ell CentrO-HOltville
Highway

Another progressive step in the
plans for obtaining an improved
highway between FL Centre and
Holtville, was taken at yesterdays
meeting of the board of supervisors
when a road viewing committee was
appointed, and the clerk was in
structed to draw demand not ex-
ceeding $4,000, which will be de-
posted in the superior court as
bond in the condemnation proceed
| ings which the county will investi-
gate to obtain the land necessary
for the highway.
The road viewing committe con-
sists of Henry J. Burke, county sur
veyor; Ray Edgar of Ell Centre and
/ Porter n. Ferguson, of Holtville.
This committee will appraise the
value of the land which is to be
condemned, and make report to the
supervisors.
The board expressed its approval
of the Breed bill, providing for an
! increase of one cent in the state
tax on gasoline, by sending tele-
grams to the governor, the state
highway commission, and Assembly
man Finney urging favorable action
on the mersure.
Ice Water for Court House
The purchasing agent was in
structed to install a cooling system
for the drinking water fountains
at the courthouse, at q cost not to
exceed 5000. At present there is
no iced water in the courthouse and
as this is an essential during the
warm weather, the board readily
voted unanimously on the resolu
tiOn when it was presented.
The clerk was instructed to write
to Superintendent Whalen of the
Los Angeles division of the South
ern Pacific Company, requesting
that wig-wag signals be installed
at the railroad crossing just north
of the roundhouse at Calexico, and
at the crossing in Westmorland. The
recent death of man who was kill
ed at the CaleXico crossing, and the
large number of automobiles which
use the Westmorland crossing each
day, make these crossings particu-
larlv dangerous the supervisors
stated.
The board authorized the trans
fer of $20,1SS.47 from the general
fund to the court house fund and
$20,S2540 from the courthouse fund
to the courthouse building fund.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-21
Cloudy Weather
In Southland
Follows Rain

LOS ANGELES, April 21.--Part.
Nv cloudy and unsettled weather
prevailed at most Southern Cali
'fornia points today following in
hermittent rains during the night,
put the forecast for tonight and
tomorrow was fair ana warmer.
The general showers of last night
were an added lift to growing
drops, and in many sections rain
fall records for the season were
broken as compared with u year
Ihgo.
The rainfall in inches for tho
past "a hours ut various southland
points was as follows:
Los Angeles, ,25; Calexico, 90;
Pasadena, "a; Pomona, .l2; Red
lands, 10; Riverside, OF; San Ber-
nardino, IA; Santa Ana, .o6.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-21
Chase Mexican
Fugitive Through
Streets of L. A.
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, april 21.-At-
tired only in light underwear, and
with n bullet wound in his shoulder,
Jose Ramirez, Mexican fugitive,
led officers an exciting chase for
two hours early today before he
was captured.
Ramirez, said TO be wanted for
two murders, was surprised in bed
by a squad of detectives. He jump
cd through n window under rain
of bullets, and was chased and
hunted for two hours before he
surrendered.
He was in n weakened condition
from loss of blood, but the wound
in his shoulder is not dangerous.
The Mexican is said to have kill
ed an FL Paso policeman in 1923,
and is charged with number of
other crimes along the border.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-21
NATIVES STRIKE
IN AFRICA WHEN
FOUR ARE SLAIN
by United Press Leased Wire

BLOEMFONTEIN, Orange Free
State, April 21.-Twenty-two thou
sand native workers, practically the
entire population of the district,
were on strike here today in pro-
test against the action of the po-
lice in killing four natives while
dispensing mass meetings yesterday,
The natives are seething with un-
rest, which has spread to Cape Town
and Johannesburg, and handbills
have been distributed urging them
to boycott the impending visit of
the Prince of Wales "as was done
in India
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-21
Indian Students
Recovering From
Poison In Food


RIVERSIDE, Cal, April 21.-
Five hundred students Of Sherman
Indian institute here were recover
ing today from the effects of pois-
oned food.
The redskins were fed cock
roach poison which had been ac-
cidentally substituted by tho dor
mitory chef for baking powder, it
was announced today after an of
ficial investigation.
1t was first believed that a
wholesale dose of stryehnine had
been administered to the Indians.
While more than half of the 900
students of the school felt the eff
fects of the tainted food, none of
them became seriously i'll.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-21
PEASANTS FLEE :
AS NATIONWIDE
FIGHTING RACES
BOlsheviks Blamed For
Latest Widespread
Outrages
by United Press Leased Wire

r LONDON, April 21.-An uncon.
firmed dispatch to the Central
News from Belgrade quoting adj
vices obtained on the Bulgarian
frontier say that four thousand
persons have been killed and ten
thousand arrested in Bulgaria since
the bomb outrage in the Sveti Kral
Cathedral at Sofia.
The dispatch adds that one hum
dred peasants were killed in re-
volt at Vratza, north of Sofia.
VIENNA, April 21.--Five hund-
red Bulgarian revolutionists were
executed or shot resisting arrest
and five thousand of them are pris-
oners of the government, according
! to stories brought over the Jugo-
Slav border today by hundreds of
peasant refugees, who say they arc
fleeing from nationwide atrocities.
LONDON, April 81. Captain
Yankoff, one of the ring leaders
held responsible for the Cathedral
bomb outrage, was killed today
while stubbornly defending himself
against attempts of the govern
ment to arrest him, according to q
Central News dispatch from Sofia.
( LONDON, April 21.-A new Boil
schevik worldwide offensive has
been inaugurated by the Cathedral
tragedy at Sofia, the Conservative
Press of England warns its readers
today. 49,
The newspapers warn every coun-
try to do its utmost to guard against
and to oust agitators affiliated
with Moscow. & -
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-21

NEW YORK. April 21.LThe
Japanese steamer Raifuku Maru
eripp:ed by storms OF. Capc Sable,
n. S. sank this morning when aid
vas almost within sight.
First reports, relayed here from
he White Star liner Homeric via
he Radio Corporation Of America s
station, indicated all of the GO men
pm board went down with the ship.
The Homerie, which was 30 miles
Instant when the first distress sig
halls were sent out, altered her
rourse and sped to give aid, but ar.
lived too late.
Reports that all aboard were lost
yero given strength by the previous
word from the Raifuku Maru that
her lifeboats had been carried away
py the storm which had disabled
her.
Tho sinking of the Raifuku Maru
marked the climax of n dramatic
laee with death in which the great
iner liomeric, the Scythia, the
King Alexander and half n dozen
ether liners participated.
With receipt of the first sos
all at n. IN. the Homeric. bound
rom Southampton and Cherbourg
o New York with $50 passengers,
urned in its course TO aid the dis
ressed vessel. The White Star
iner was only 20 miles away, far
loser than other large ships.
Cutting the storm tossed sea at
'ull speed, the lIomeric rapidly
narrowed the distance that separ-
tied her from the sinking freighter
Meanwhile, additional sos calls
howed that the Raifuku Maru s
ifeboats had been crippled or swept
tway by the tremendous gales and
hat the 60 members OF the crew
vera trapped on the doomed vessel.
Picking up the radio distress sig
bal, the other ocean liners all with
ng n radius of 200 miles, coined
he Homcric in the dash for the
Gene of the impending disaster.
At 9 q IN. when tho Japanese
'reighter reported q 80 degree list
o Port Side. the Hommic, pushing
pm with breakneck speed was still
wo hours away. Officials OF the
eseue ship, however, notified the
White Star office here they hoped
o reach the sinking vessel in time
10 save the crew.
Frantic message in broken Eng
..1 a
he Homeric raced to tho rescue.
'inally came one from Captain Ase-
ii Of the Raifuku Maru reading:
"Now very danger. Come quick. "
After that, the Raifuku Maru .
adio was silent.
While the White Star liner, with
many notables aboara, was nearing
he doomed freighter, tugboat
yas dispatched from Halifax and
mother from Canso, n. s.
Message that had been received
by the Homeric clearly indicated
hat the japanese ship had been
battered into n leaking condition
! py tremendous gales. One report
tated the heavy cargo of wheat
lad shifted and this was believed
o have expedited the sinking of
he craft.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-21
GRILL HAYES in =
EFFORT TO BREAK
DOWN HIS STORY
BY PAUL r. MAILON
UNITED Press Staff CorreSpondent)

FEDERAL COURT ROOM, Great
Falls. Mont. April 21.-George B.
Hayes, attorney of New York and
Washington, was placed on the
stand today by the defense in the
trial of Senator Burton K. Wheeler
for alleged misuse of office, in an
effort to break down testimony he
gave as prosecution witness late
yesterday.
Hayes was the surprise witness
who yesterday gave dramatic testi-
mony that Wheeler offered to split
an improper oil fee with him that
would "run into millions"
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, chief
defense counsel, questioned Hayes
regarding his appearance before
the Daugherty investigating COM
mittee in connection with boot
Logging case.
Shouting his answers IN a loud
voice, Hayes said he never met
Wheeler before he went on the
stand for the senate Daugherty
committee, of which Wheeler was
chief prosecutor.
81 sat in the ante.room on two
occasions waiting to testify in con-
nection with Gorini bootlegging
ease, y Hayes said.
"I never met Wheeler then--ab.
solutely no."
{ Walsh said he hoped to impeaeh
the witness on this testimony.
j. Gorini was New York res-
taurant proprietor who admitted he
! had retained Hayes but that after
! Hayes got his money no defense
was made in his behalf.
Walsh was unable to shake Hayes
original story that he met Wheeler
! in the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in
New York and that Wheeler asked
him TO split the oil fee from Cor
don Campbell, client for Wheeler's,
for which he would for Campbell
before the interior department.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-21
SMALLPOX SCARE
is PRICKLY HEAT

SAN DIEGO, April 21,-Ex.
treei "Small pox" at the po-
lice station.
The "victim" was John Pet.
erson, police detective sergeant,
who was sent home and all p0-
lice news hound, as precau-
tionary measure. were subject
ed to vaccination. But upon
second look the doctors found
Peterson s case not 30 serious.
A verdict of "prickly heat" ~
the balm which is healing the
sore arms.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-21
FORMER SENATOR
PHELAN INJURED

SAN FRANCISCO, April ell
James d. Phelan, former L. S. SEN
ator, will be confined to his home
for several weeks by injuries re-
ceived in Il fall The x-ray dis
closed two broken ribs and spine
injury.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-21
Movie Company
Proves Flivver
Nv United Press Leased wire

LOS ANGELES, April 21.-
Wealthy easterners who invested in
the Whitehead and Marshall Mo
ton Picture Production company
were merely contributing to the
support of R. w. Whitehead, police
charged today.
Whitehead, who promoted the
"produetion company" is held on
a charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses. Police said his
movie-making corporation never ex
listed, except on paper.
His alleged victims included Har'
ry w. Humphreys, of Denver, Colo.
and DR.. W. II. Conner, Garfield, Ia
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-21
GAMES TODAY
NATIONAL

NATIONAL
All games postponed out of
respect to the memory of Char
les H. Ebbets.
AMERICAN
Boston at New York, clear,
$3.50 p. m.
Washington at Philadelphia,
clear, 3 p. m.
Cleveland at Detroit, clear,
cold, 3 p. m.
Chicago at st. Louis, cloudy,
3 p. IN.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-21
ENGLISH DUCHESS
TO VISIT COAST
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO. April 21.-
Under the incognito of LADY Mill
cent Hawes,' the English Duchess
of Sutherland is visiting at Burlin-
game for few days before going
to Hollywood to look over the mo-
vies. She is preparing a book while
on a world tour and plans to give
California chapter.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-21
Russia Not to
Be In Conference
On Arms Traffic
ny United Press Leased Wire

: GENEVA, April 2l.-Russio CO.
day notified the League of Nations
of the Soviet government 8 refusal
to participate in the May 4 confer
ence at which regulation of traffic
in arms will be discussed.
A letter from Foreign Minister
Tchitcherin said the Soviet govern
ment considers such discussion in
tervention in Russia's domestic af-
fairs. I.1.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-21
SHIP AND CREW SINK In ATLANTIC OCEAN
Japanese Boat
Lost With Aid
Near at Hand
ny United Press Leased wire

ny United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK, April 21.-The
messages to the White Star
line offices here this afternoon
said:
THE Homeric proceeded to
tho assistance Of the Japanese
steamer Raifliku Maru at 4:47
a. m. standard time). The
steamer was sighted at 1854
a. m. sank at 11:55 a. m, in
41;43 N, 61:39 W. Regret un-
able to save life. Proceeded on
voyage at 1908. Signed Rob-
erts.'
Previously conflicting reports
both to New York and Halifax
had the crew alternately saved
and lost.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-21
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
FELT IN TOXIC
by United Press Leased Wire

TOXIC, April 21.--TokiO ex-
perienced two slight earth shocks
Monday, the first at ten minutes
after midnight, the second half an
hour later. The tremors Were not
felt generally and there was no
alarm. -.t ,- ..
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-26
LARGE CLASS RECEIVES
 DIPLOMAS AND MEDALS
EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS
 RECEIVE THEIR DIPLOMAS

There were no formal exercises as diplomas were presented Wednesday to forty-three students of the eighth grade room at the Putnam High school by Superintendent R. C. Jenkins. The following received the certificates:
 Hazel NJ. Ames. Mary Celia Laur- etta Baker. Julia Pauline Chandler. Miriam Daitch, Bertha Louise Hall, Thelma June Hoadley, Elizabeth Lilly Hurdman, Dicy H. JacksNn. Lillian S. Jannino. Barbara Mayhew. An nette B. Paquin. Sadie Shirley Simon, Elizabeth H. Smith, Doris Belle Smith. Emelda St. 0nge, Helen Laura Sobray, Gertrude Irene Watts, Doro- thy Madeline Woodis. Philip s. Arnold Charles E. Alvord. Howard B. Baker, Arthur Philip Bove, Mel James Bull ger, Raymond Arthur Brousseau, Gil bert C. Bateman. Clarence Andrew Carpenter. Charles D. Cushman, Thomas De Berardinis, Hayden B. Franklin. Oscar F.. Gronlund, Nelson c. King. Theodore LaBonte. Richard Leslie Larrow, Herbert Louis Lepire, Philip A. Maynard. Charles Nelson Normandin, Reuben Marin Rosenwald, William F.. Sham. Russell Williamson Sherman, Fred Taylor, Carolus ". TourtelIotte, Stanley Maxwell Tour tellotte, Wilfred w. Winslow.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-26
PUPILS FINISH COURSES -
 5v AND RECEIVE DIPI OMAS
North Grosvenordale

Albert Bisnehette has returned home from college where he Is study. ing to be a mission father.
 j Mir. and Mrs. Abraham Viens. Jr., Mrs. A. Niens and Mir and Mrs Cote from New Bedford were visitors in town for the weekend.
 Miss Antoinette Coderre has re- turned to Worcester to resume her duties at St Vineent's Hospital after spending two weeks with her parents.
 The Rev. Frederick C. Baker is to preach next Sunday evening at the fiftieth anniversary of the Methodist Episcopal church at Hope, R. |, one of his early pastorates. 'H
 The first quarterly conference of the year will be. held on Thursday evening at thel bose of the prayer meeting. The Key. NJ, k. Center, district superintendent, will be pre- sent.
 The Misses Anna Nipon and Agnes Reynolds. both student nurses al St. NiRernt's Hospital. Worcester, were the weekend guests of Miss Antoi- nette Coderre who is spending two weeks vacation with her parents, Mir. and Mrs, Napoleon Coderre.
 Miss Carrie Ethel Baker, one of the faculty Of the State Normal school at East Stroudshurg. Pa, Is spending a brief vacation with her parents, Rev Frederick (. Baker and wife. previ- ous to starting on a trip to Europe She Is booked to sail on July II, and will be gone about six weeks.
 The glorious Fourth will be reeog- nized at the Methodist Episcopal church next Sunday morning by a patriotic service. The Rev. Frederick c. Baker will preach on the theme, God In American History The Declaration of Independence will be emphasized and patriotic music by the choir and congregation. The Epworth League will have charge of the evening service. s
 Miss Aurere Paquette and Alphonse Paauette both of this town were mar ried at St Joseph's church on Tues day morning. They were attended by Miss Leona Du haime and ulrie Demers. 4 short reception followed the nuntial mass after which the happy pair left for wedding trip to Ns It.s dHI NffFU AA Canada where they will spend many weeks. On their return they will make their home in town here.
 Next Saturday night the members of St. Jean the Baptist society will celebrate their annual feast. On Saturday night at Union Han there will be social and dance. On Sun day morning at 7.30 q high mass will be celebrated and q sermon of cir cumstance will be delivered by Rev E. NJ Donnelly. The speciql feature of the Saturday night will be q drill ing exhibition by the girls guard when they will wear their new uniforms for the first time. They are navy blue and red and are very pretty The guards under the direction of Miss Annette Harpin as captain are very well trained and the exhibition prom ises to be very good
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-26
THOMPSON

Clinton Lewis is driving . new car.
 Miss Annie Cunning is at home for the summer.
 Putnam Livingston is at home from Williams College.
 Miss Harriet Lewis entertained the Bridge Club on Tuesday.
 Bradley Deerington is visiting his aunt. Mrs. Charles E. Searls.
 Mrs. Armstrong leaves this week to visit her daughter in Syracuse.
 David Sherry. owner of the club taxi. is ready to serve patrons.
 Mrs. F.. s. Backus is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Page in Melrose.
 Mrs. White of Woodstock is visit ing her sister. Mrs. K. C. Paine.
 KinRsbury Livingston is sailing from Montreal for summer abroad
 Mrs Gooding entertained guests from Providence over the weekend Miss Marcia Cunning has been the guest of Mrs. Herbert White of Pro videnee.
 Mrs. Apfel entertained the Wo. mems Club of Webster on Monday
 
 Mrs. Brott entertained over the weekend her son with friends from Hartford.
 Mir. and Mrs. Alfred E. Lemon and children have returned from an auto. mobile trip.
 The residence of Mir. R. II. Chand. Ter is looking very fine, with fresh coat of paint
 Mr. and Mrs. Joshua NJ. Addemar have opened the Ark, after visit witl Mrs. Dexter Elliott.
 Mir. and Mrs. Edward Page of Mel. rose. Mass, are receiving cungratu lations on the birth of daughter.
 Mrs. yonsiatsky gave n luncheon of eight covers at the Primrose Tea House on Tuesday.
 4 petition for better mail and ex- press service is being circulated among the Thompson residents, and very generally signed.
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-26
PROTECT YELLOW PERCH
Change. In Fish and Game Laws Ali
 feeting This Section

 s Some changes in the fish and gam, laws as made by the last general as sembly should be noted by sportsmer in this section of the state. Those that effect fishing in salt water ara not important inland.
 One of the new laws has to do with yellow perch. After the first of July taking these fish under seven inches
 n length will be unlawful. The catch of perch Is limited to tairty in one day. Heretofore this species of fish has not been looked upon with favor and II has surprised fishermen that they are of enough importance to be recognized. However. those who know will say that the yellow perch makes an excellent pan fish 1t is a sweet tasting fish, properly prepar- ed although somewhat bony. Pick erei fishermen often times have caught tiny perch to be used as pick erei bait This can not be done any more.
 The matter of a continuing closed season on quail is of interest here a5outs The quail some years ago was nearly exterminated by starva. ton during q severe winter. Since the closed season was established the birds have multiplied and are return. ing in numbers that will be notic able in the next two years during which the closed season runs.
 Hungarian partridge are protected until 1880. These birds have been released in an endeavor to establish them as game birds in this state. Few are ever seen in this section however
 Aside from the above the fish and game laws remain the same as te animals and birds in the woods and fish in the fresh water lakes and ponds
Putnam patriot., 1925-06-26
MISS ANNIE ZALTAS AND
 MAURICE FEICEN MARRIED

The marriage of Miss Anna L. Zal- tas. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Philip Zaltas of Putnam, and Maurice Feigen son of Mir. and Mrs A. L. Feigen of Boston. took place at Boston Monday last. The ceremony was performed at the Beacon House. Beacon street, at five o'clock in the afternoon, with about PTS relatives and friends, includ- ing many Putnam people, attending.
 An elaborate dinner followed the wedding. after which the couple left on a wedding trip to New York City and Atlantic City. Upon their return they will make their home on Mcchan- ics street, Putnam. They have reeeiv- d many beautiful and seryiceable gifts from friends.
 Mrs. Feigen is very well known and popular ia Putnam. Her husband has q market in MooSup-