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Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
TRANSIT COMPANY
REPORTS BREAK IN
STRIKERS RANKS
Claim 100 Return to Jobs
AS Result of Threat to
Lose Priority.

NEW YORK. July 12-The Inter
borough Rapid Transit company to-
day announced that 90 striking mo-
tofmen and Switchmen had returned
to work since last night following
the company's ultimatum that men
must be back on their jobs by noon
e, forfeit their priority by replace
ment by nonunion men who have tax
en- ther posts.
Police Inspector T. Cummings,
after an investigation of an an
nouncement by the transit company
that shots had been fired at trains
today, said that the report that there
had been shooting at subway sta
ton in the Bronx resulted from the
explosion of signal t0rpedoes on
the tracks.
This afternoon the company an
nouneed it would extend until noon
tomorrow the time limit for the
men to return to work. This eX
tension, it was stated, came after 8
request for more time had beer
made through the brotherhood OF
/. R. r. employees.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
POLICE SEEK FOR
T0RIYI0 VORD0N:
KIDNAPPING COUNT

Police of the valley are search
ing for one Torivio Vordon, a Mexi-
can, who is charged with kidnap.
ing Iusia ~ Paies from her home
on the East Side Saturday night.
The girls mother complained to
the police that Nordon came to
her house and asked for her daugh-
ter, who is l6 years old. The lat
ter talked with Nordon in front of
the house for n short time and then
disappeared in an automobile with
Nordon. The woman claimed Vor-
don had forced her daughter to get
into the ear with him.
She could not give a good descrip-
tion of Nordon. though she believed
him TO he about - wears old. Her
daughter is about five feet tall.
weighs l2j pounds, has dark eyes and
long black hair. When she left
home she WAS wearing blne dress
with d flower design in the front.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
CUNMEN CLAIM
THREE MORE
LIVES IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO. July 12. -%mmen
claimed three more lives IN ChI-
cago 's west side had lands early to-
day and one of the gunmeu, Thomas
McWain of Muskegon, Mich, mas
confessed his part in the killings.
McWain wa arrested on suspicion
as he drove an automobi!e away
from the scene Of the shootings. lie
was alone at the time but said his
companion, whom he knew only as
Eddie and whom he had met
only recently, did the shooting.
According to McWaihs explana.
tion of the killings, he and Eddie =
held no Ludwig Rose, taxicah
chauffeur. shot him to death and
drove away IN his automobile. then
came upon Miss Marie Blang, %,
and her fiancc. Fred Helm, 25, who
were sitting in Helm : automobile in
front of the girl g home. In attempt
inn to rob the couple, Helms re-
sistance angered them and " Ed
de- shot both Of them,
Authorities are holding McWain
on h;r ooNf"sSion and are looking
for HEddie".
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
!. I.EMPITCKES RETURN SOLVES
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE

'hcrcot story, first asserting that he
had boon to Yumo and later he said
he had been to INLAND. Meserol re-
ported that Lempticke came to his
ranch from the direction of the San
Diego and Arizona tracks.
Asked why he had disappeared.
Lempticke said "thc niggers and
Mexicans are after me and will not
let me stay At times he appeared
rational, only to lapse into strange
stories of wandering among the
hills west of the valley.
Freeman and Gillett ascertained
that Lempticke has relatives living
in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, and a
telegram advising them of Lem
ntick s condition. was sent to them
The man S army papers were found
intact on his person, also sum of
money which was first believed to
be lost.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
Child KILLED AT
BUCHANAN SPRINGS

Several parties Of valley residents
visiting the hills Yesterday were at
the Kitchen crocl, hrid"c near Buck
man Springs shortly after the auto
thc death Of Evqlina Ruiz, 12-vcar-
old ward &C Councilman Alberto
Gr"rro cf MeXical.
The Guerra family was one Of
several prominent Mrxicali families
roing to San Diego for the summer.
Their machine was closely following
smother. which slowed down to make
the turn over Kitchen creek.
Guerra Swcrvcd his ear to the right
TO avoid striking the preceding
machine. =
A stretch Of deep sand c1used the
machine to skid over to the creek
cmhankment, where it wavered for
. minute and then toppled down in
70 the creek, distance of nearly 80
feet
The Ruiz girl was killed outright,
and Mrs. Guerra and her son Arma-
do. received slight injuries. As the
ear turned over several times going
down the cmbankmcnt. the escape
OF other occupants of the ear was
considered miraculous.
passersbv went to the aid Of the
Guerra family and took the injured
members to San Diego. where the
coroner wns notified of Miss Ruiz
dc3th. The body was later taken
TO San Ficgo where an inquest was
TO be held today.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
Editors Cross
Golden Gate Bay

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10. -
Three hundred and fifty members
and members wives, daughters,
mothers and sisters of the National
Editorial association, today ferried
"cross San Francisco bay to spend
lc hours as quests of the east bay.
A tour Of Oakland and Berkeley,
visit to the University of Califor-
ma, luncheon with Berkeley cham
hcr Of commerce, an auto tour of
the Skyline boulevard and residcn-
tial sections of Piedmont and Oak
land, and visit to .Joaanin Miller :
home and dinner at the Athens
club. Oaklant- were the hioh spots
of the dav's itinerary.
The de"Gation arrived on two
snecial trains from Santa Cruz and
Monterey Sunday night. Governor
Friend w. Richardson accompanic1
the rortv as chief executive of Cal
'fornia and q lifelong members Of
the organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
CASE CALLED
I D D A ! | \
| A. COURT
Question of Jurisdiction
Meets With More
Delay.
10 DAYS FOR BRIEFS
Decision Not Expected
Before Latter Part of
Summer.

Hearing ON the writ of prohibi-
tion asked for by cousel for Mark
Rose, director of the Imperial Irri-
duet of office, opened in the dis.
trict court of appeals at Los Angeles
this morning.
Information received here at noon
advised that the court requested
that the ease be submitted on briefs
and allowed both parties in the ae-
tion ten days in which to prepare
the briefs.
Attorneys Harry Horton and X.
B. Perkins. counsel for George Fl.
against Rose, and Attorneys Charles
Davis. who filed the accusation
L. Childers and D. B. Roberts, coun-
sci for Rose. were in Los Angeles
for the hearing.
The action against Rose was filed
by Attorney Horton in behalf Of
Davis several weeks ago. When the
ease was called in the superior
court on June %. Judge Marks of
the Orange county superior court,
who was sent here to preside in the
action. ruled against demurrer sub
mitted bv cousel for Rose but al
lowed certain portions of the accu-
sation not applying to Rose to be
stricken.
At that time Attorney Childers
informed the court that he would
ask the district court of appeals for
a writ of prohibition. on the grounds
that the local court is without iuris-
diction in the matter. Bv agreement
between cousel for both sides. the
action in the local superior court
has been continued pending a deci-
sion fom the appellate court on the
writ of prohibition.
1t is not expected that the appel
late court will render decision ear
lier than August and if the writ OF
prohibition is denied it will be sew
eral weeks before the case in the SUI
perior court is taken up.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
SEVERAL MINOR
CASES. IN POLICE
COURT TODAY

Rafael Aguilar and Guadalupe
Arce were before Judge Hervey in
tho police court this morning fol
lowing their arrnst last nioht hv
having an arpument on. the street.
Aguilar, q clean cut looking Mexi-
"an. told tho irdge that the oirl is
his wife and that he was TRYING to
get her to accompany him to n
ranch whore he has work. She was
afraid of the dark. he said, and he
was irving to convince her there
was nothing to be afraid of, when
the noliccman came along and ar
rested them.
Neither could talk anv English,
and they were questioned through
Richard Cohen, court interpreter.
They said their passports, emitting
them to be in this country, were in
CaleXico. The court believed their
story and allowed them to 90.
Thakcr SINGH and Bhan Singh We're
CHARGED with fighting. Thakcr is
on old offender, but Bhan has not
been in trouble before. He said
Thaker was drunk and wanted to
fight and though he refused to do
so he had to defend himself when
Thaker hit him. Their ease was
""ntinred until tomorrow for inves-
tigation.
George Ellgass, charged with pass
inc bad checks. was turned over to
the county officials for prosecution.
Ed Hodson was fined $l5 for
drunkenness.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12

All mystery surrounding til
stran"" disappearance of Sta"'e'
Lcmpitcl,o. ra"ch laborcr, who
left the r. y. Ehmke ranch under
susuicious circumstances early last
week. was dissolved Saturday whom
the missing man appeared at the
Mcscrol ranch, ,sad Joining Ehmkc s.,
in n condition that indicates insan-
ity.
Mcserol notified the shcriff's of
flee, which has boen conducting .
search FOR Lcmpticke since his dis
annearance was reported. The lat
ter was brought to the county Jail
and later was removed to the conn
tv hosnital pending an examination
by physicians.
To questions asked him bv De-
rrtv Sheriffs Freeman and Harold
G;llett, who worked continuously on
the case, Lempitcko told an inco-
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
FERGUSON TOLD HOW THE
FIRE OCCURRED LAST NIGHT

Chief Charles F. FERGUSON, of Two
II Centre fire dopartment cave proof'
of his sterlirg honesty this mouirr
chen hn informed the Press tKat in
his opinion the fire at Tactett
hrothcrs service station on West
Main street last night, was caused
by defective wiring.
Tho wiring was installed by
Charles F. Ferguson, electrical con,
tractor who is one and the same
person rs the fire chief, He did not
show how the defective wiring
happened to get by him, and admir-
ing his frank statement, the report
or did not press him for details,
realizing that we al make mistakes.
There was brisk hlo7e in the
service station when the firemen ar
rived at the scene in response to an
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
NARK ROSE HEARING AGAIN POSTPONED
War Seer etary
Weeks Dies Tn
New Hampshire
BY United Press LeaseG Wire
Mt n 10

BY United Press L"aseS Wire
LANCASTER, N. f., July II.
Former Secretary OF War
John w. Weeks died at his sum
mar home near here at 3 a. m.
today.
He did not recover from the
coma into which he had fallen
last Saturday, his son Sinclair
Weeks, said in making the an
nouncement.
A late statement issued from
the summer home had diagnosed
the former secretary's illness
"tumor on an artery in the
brain in addition to heart condi-
tom
d.. r. E. Wilbur of White
field announced that angina
pectoris (neuralgia Of the
hearty was the actual cause Of
death.
After recovering from his op-
Grafton at the Boston hospital
in May, 1926, Weeks, spent the
summer in West Gloucester,
Mass. He went to Washington
the following October, when his
resignation as secretary of war
was announced. Last winter
With Mrs. Weeks he made a trip
to South America.
Weeks arrived at his summer
home here last month, hoping
that the change Of climate
ni~"- ~estorc his fast failing
health.
4ne former war secretary's
son Sinclair, announced that
funeral services would be held
Thursday at 2 p. m. in West
Newton. Mass, where Weeks
lived. Whether the services
will be held at the church or
at the residence has not been
decided. it was said. The body
eventually will be inferred in
Arlington cemetery at Wash
;N9tOp,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
Pleads Guilty to
Killing Brother
Wv United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, July II. - 4 plea OF
onilty to the murder of Joscph Scott
Chicago drug clerk, for which his
brother, Russell Scott. now is await
inp execution on the 0allows. was
entered here today by Russell Scott,
in criminal court.
After the plea was made for Scott
bv William Scott Stewart. his at
tornev. Scott told Judge William NJ.
Gemmill that he wos aware he could
he sentenced to either death or life
IMPRISONMENT.
SCOTS plea imposed a great ro-
snonsihilitv on the court, Judge
Gcmmll said, and before scntenc"
is passed he will hear all the evi-
dcn"e in the ease. States ATTORNEYS
said they would demand the death
penalty.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
on Trial
In District Court

Trial of Juan Marquee. charged
with forgery was scheduled TO open
this afternoon in the superior court
before Judge Cole.
An interesting phase of the ease
against Marquee is caused by the
death several days ago of 7. W.
Fishburn, Heber merchant, whose
rame MARQUEE is accused of forging.
The defendant was arrested several
weeks ago. The state will attempt
to prove that the signature is y
forgery through the testimony of
Fishburn $ bankers.
MARQUEE has been in jail since
his arrest.
The ease was put over until this
afternoon due to the trial of Victor
Pcna, who IS charged With grand
larceny. He went on trial this
morning, with J. +. Simpson. deputy
district attorney conducting the
prosecution and w. +. North repre-
senting the defendant.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12

alarn from box 513 at 1890. Due
To tho fact that the nearest fire
nlup is at the Wilson school, II was
"ecessarv TO Law 1450 feet Of fire
hose boforc the firempn could get
water to the blaze. IT was an I'M
usually hot fire, and because Of the
gasoline and oil in the station there
wero several slight explosions.
This mornin~ the CHIEF said the
CITY council will have to make arr
rangements for more fire Mugs in
he west end of the citv. there be-
inc verv few in that vicinity which
has built up rapidly in the past two
years.
The fire loss had not been esti-
mated TODAY, but it was believed
II would amount TO several hundred
dollars covered by insurance.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
CILLETT AND
UTLEY K { EP
MAN OF ALIASES
Return Saturday Night
From Los Angel2e With
Two Prisoners.

Shc'iff Giiictt and District Attor-
ney Tt,cv returned from Los Ange
les Saturday night, having been
successful in resisting he efforts
# ATTORNEYS far pouah Francis
lson. held at th" jail on a bad
.h,ck charge 10 have the latter re
leased on hnbcas corpus writ.
TIE sheriff was ordered last week
10 produce Gibson in the Los Ange
les court, for the hearing. On ad-
lice Of District Attorney l'tleY,
GiIlctt d., not t?l;c TO Los Angeles,
where he would hc out of the Gus
todv Of the local officials.
Judge GatcS, who presided at the
hearing, refused TO grant the writ
apd Informed the sheriff and dis
trict attorney that they were within
'hci rrights in not producing Gibson
- court.
Gibson is the man of many aliases
arrested i'm San Francisco several
weeks ago. the records showing that
he has used over 80 ficticious names
sud that he has been arrested n doZ
cn times or more. He is wanted by
practically every county in northern
California, as well as several south
crn cities. He cScaped from Pat
TN insane aSvlum while being held
there for Investigation and it was
because of this that his attorneys
& aimed he is Illegally held here.
Gillctt and I-tlcv brought back
with them II. i. Hubbard and Claude
Z. FettcrS. both Of whom are wanted
here on bad cheek charges. Hubbard
''as arrested at Los Angeles and
Fcttcrs wrs taken into custody at
tOg Reach.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS GRADE
TO HAVE REASONABLE REPAIRS

Reasonable REPAIRS will be
made on tho Mountain Springs
grade by the California High
wav commission ACCORDING to a
''tfor received todav by George
p. Rowles, chairman of the
chamber Of commerce road
c"mmittee from Commissioned
N r. Edwards.
B"wles recently wrote the
commissioner at the instruc-
flows Of the chamber directors.
calling attention to the present
r"p"'tion of the grade which
has be"r condemned vigorously
bv hu"dreds of valley residents
using the road on their way to
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
Will Try to Break
Worlds Re cord

SEATTLE, Wash, july 12.-Out
to break the record for fast travel.
ing around the world, Linton Wells
and Elwood s. Evans left here in
airplanes this morning for Pasco
Wash. where they eXpeet to catch
an airlnail plane for the esst,
They arrived in Victoria during
tie night on the steamer Empress
of Asia and were flown to Sand
Point Field by plaNc. They want
to circle the globe in less than 80
davs and they likely will succeed
unless some misfortune ovcrtakes
them ON 'hciy travels across America
EfeutcnantS Theodore !. Kocnig
and It. X Mathews were their pilots
Oh the trip to PascO.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
crIpvrv UNDER WAY

WASHINGTON. July IN navy
survey" was under way today at
Dover. y. j.. TO determine to what
extent an "act of God was re-
sponsihlc for the tragedy of the
munitions drpot cvulosinn there. aud
to what decree human fallabiilty
entered rto it.
Secretary of the NAVY Wilbur left
Nrwnort. Il. l.. last might by DESTROY
er and was scheduled ia arrive IN
New York this evening. lie rlanned
10 motore TO Dover later, the navy
departmGt announced.
Proceeding with its plans OF m
vestigatimg the disaster, the navy
today recalled Rear Admiral {. {.
RIorl Of ordnance who was on leave
and ordered him TO the disaster
scene TO take charge of the investi-
cation. ~
Rear Admiral f. A.. Camphe''
iudgc advocate of the navy. lso
was ordered to Dover for the IN
quiry. ,co
The great depot. spread over 4oo
acres. within striking distance OF
the naval base of New York, was
theoretically proof against such a
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Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
Gets Parole to
Have Operation
Nv United Press leased Wire

LOS ANGELES. July II. = Con-
victed of burglary for the theft of
so cents, Edward w. Sanders, 21,
was granted parole in superior
court here today on condition that
he undergo an operation for removal
of n piece of bone said to be resting
on his brain.
The youth s father, c.. J. Sanders,
testified that when his son was
three wears old he fell from a couch
and injured his head. Since then
he has been guilty of committing u
series of petty thefts, the father
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12

and from the hills.
Edwards letter is as follows:
81 am in recent of vour
letter. rA"arding the condition
of the Mountain Springs grade
and will have the matter in
vestigated at orce and assure
you that reasonable repairs
will he made.
"The contract for paving the
Mountain Springs Grade has
been advertised and bidc will be
opened on August .. For that
reason we will not attempt to
make anv extensive repairs on
this road but will see that it is
i'll reasonably good condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
Trout Planted in
Northern Streams
BY United Press Leased Wire

VANCOUVER, July 10. - -Four
hundred thousand trout fry have
been planted in the streams of this
section of Washington. Fifty
thousand cutthroat trout were re-
Gently planted in the upper waters
Of salmon creek
There are now 100000 stoclhead
trout on hand and they will he
planted soon. Consio'nmcuts of 100
600 raibow and 100000 cuthroat
trout eggs have hccn received for
hatchin~ at the farm just north of
Nancomvor.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
BOYS INJURED IN CAR

MODESTO, Cal. July 12.-Leon-
ard East, IS, is suffering with a
fractured skull, and Dalton Curtis,
II, is hcin~ held for investigation
rs result Of mysterious accident
that occurred near here. The two
went for an automobile ride after n
dance and East came back some
I ime later with fractured skull. Tie
is unconscious. Curtis does not know
how East was injured, he says.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
EXPLOSION
DEATH LIST
TAKES DROP
mot AS Large AS First
. Reports Indicated the
Check-up Shows.
IDENTIFYING DEAD
Navy Starts Probe to
Learn If Officials Are
AT Fault.
By J. F. BEAMAN
by J' bH14h1'h1h1f
IInited Press Staff CorreSOondentN

tUInIeu IICSS abd1I SoAAopPoa4"'Ai"
DOVER. y. j.. July l2.-Amid
scenes which recalled those of the
Europcan war zone. the army and
navy TODAY set about the task of
finding dead and missing from the
Lake Denmark, y. j., naval arsenal
explosion.
\ combined force Of soldiers, sal
ors ANA marines was organized to
penetrate the area where the arsen-
al stood. and to survey the ruins IN
IN effort 10 determine how many
bodies might be contained therein.
One ratrol entered the danger
zone for u preliminary survey soon
aftcr 7:3O n. m. and il will he fol
lowed later hv the main force.
~ the ranntimc check Of cas-
raltics hv thc United Press revealed
these figures:
Three known dead.
Six additional bodies reported
seen.
Twenty five missing.
Ninety four injured, including "a
civilians, ,
Figures Of the inirrod i-rtaard
only thc names available ut the
various relief stations and hospl-
tails.
Several scorcs of others Wcrc hurt.
giv"n first aid treatment and were
able 10 leave. Their names wer"
pot token. so pressed for time were
ia relief workers. II was estimated
that nrohablv 30 to 100 eases were
hardlod in this manner.
Bodies of five marines were reeov-
cred from the vicinity of the lake
Dcrmark arsenal explosion today,
according TO n report forwarded
from horc to the naval headquart-
crs In Brooklyn, y. Y.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
THIEVES MAKE HAUL:
POLO PLAYER VICTIM

LOS ANGELES, July 12.-Jewel-
rv valued AT more than $4,000 disan-
neared frcm the home of Eric L..
Pedlev, world famous ,polo PLAYER
and Star of the Midwick Country
club polo team according to n re-
mort made to the sheriff TODAY, PED.
lev asked authorities to find his
Filipino cook, who left mysteriously.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
POMONA VOTING TODAY
ON WATER SYSTEM BONDS

POMONA. Calf. July 12-Po-
mona voters went to the polls to-
day TO decide proposed bond issue
of $850000 for purchase of city's
water system, now privately owned.
Election officials reported at noon
that the voting was light. 8
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
RATTLESNAKE BITES BOY

LEMON GROVE. Cal. july 12.-
Ritten by rattlesrakPI Harvey
Sandidee, Z. of this city is well or
the road to recovery rs result of
first aid treatment. The fact that
he wore heavy Oair of ove"Hlls
prevented the snake from hitting
with more than one fang.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
Movie Magnate
Out of Danger
Dy United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, July 10. - C n + |
Tacmmlc. president of Universal
Pictures corporation, who was opPr-
ated ON about - dHvS ago for ap-
perdicitiS. is ort of danger todav
and probably viii leave the hospi-
tai in FORTNIGHT, his London rep
rcsentativp. Tom Reed, told the
United Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
BARBARA WORTH TO WE'D

HOLLYWOOD, Calf. July 12.-
The engagement of Barbara Worth,
screen actress, to Tamar Lane. Hol-
lvwood editor, was announced today.
The marriage is to take place in the
FALL.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
Another Fish
Gets The Hook
Hy United Press Leased Wire

PATTL SMITHS. n. V. July H.
President Coolidge caught another
fish today.
1t was six pound pike, measnr'
inp 90 inches.
The President was trolling in Lake
Osgood when he felt the ting at his
line and it required ten minutes TO
land the catch.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-12
Californian Meets
Defeat by German
nv United Press Leased Wire

BERLIN, July 12.--IIcinz Lans-
man, last years German tennis
champion, defeated Howard Kinsey
of California today in straight sets,
81. 60, GA.
Kinsev and Vincent Richards lie.
feated Heinrich Kleinschroth and
Curt Bergman 80, e.3, ~, 80,
6-f.