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The Winslow mail., 1926-08-06
HARP AND WALKER
CAPTURE TWO MEN
AFTER LONG RACE

Excitement pertaining to the ap-
prehension of criminals and near
criminals in automobile cases is
becoming a common occurrence to
local peace officers, with the con-
fiscation of the third car within
month taking place Monday. A
phone call from Flagstaff, pistol
shots and chase of 26 miles fea-
tured this latest and most Spectacu-
lar arrest, with City Marshal C. W.
Harp and Deputy Sheriff J. E.
Walker in the role of pursuers and
Lloyd Lieaux and Johnnie Harris,
of Los Angeles, who are at present
in the city Jail, acting as the OBJ
jective.
The officers received a call from
a Flagstaff garage to be on the
lookout for two men in a Chrysler
roadster who had Jumped pay
ment for gasoline, and drove
short distance to the west of the
roundhouse to apprehend the men.
Instead of stopping at the signal.
Lieaux, who drove hte car, stepped
on the accelerator and started
chase that ended 26 miles south of
Winslow, 6 miles past Barney's Big
Tanks on the Mormon Crossing
road.
Walker fired several shots in an
effort to puncture the tires on the
speeding roadster, but the car was
going too fast to offer a good mark.
The pursuit followed, with Lieaux
doing most of the speeding through
town, the officers cutting down
their speed to guard against acci-
dent in the city. Lieaux skidded
around the corner at Second and
Kinsley at a speed estimated by
witnesses at forty miles per hour,
knocking the traffic button from its
base and narrowly missing a car
parked at the opposite curb. The
race ended when the Chrysler be-
came overheated for lack of water.
The apparently unnecessary fear
of arrest over such comparative
ly small matter as a few gallons Of
gasoline led the officers to believe
that the car might have been stol-
en-, but inquiry dispatched to James
E. Davis, Los Angeles police chief,
revealed that neither of the men
were wanted there on such
charge. However, west coast fl
nance company wired the city to
hold the car on their order, as it
was to be repossessed on account of
delinquent payments.
Lieaux and Harris will be sent to
Flagstaff, where they will probably
be released as soon as they pay for
the gasoline with which they alb
seconded, although their presence
may be desired in court there.
An agent of the finance company
responsible for the car will prob
ably arrive here this week to drive
the machine back to the coast, and
all that will be necessary to close
the case will be the payment to
Walker and Harp of the reward
customary in such cases of car re-
covery.
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-06
St. Johns Firm Low
Bidder On II Miles
OF State Highway

Whiting Brothers, Tanner and
Turley of st. Johns, proved to be
the low bidders, when tenders were
opened Monday at the offices of
the state highway department for
construction of II miles Of highway
on Federal aid project No. 81, be-
tween Winslow and Flagstaff.
Three bids were received, computed
at the following net totals, after
all allowances for time, engineering
expenses and other contingent ele-
ments. The bidders were;
Whiting Brothers, Tanner and
Turley, to be finished December IL,
1926, SAG, 9,3O727; Schmidt and Hitch
cock, Phoenix, $50 days from date
of award, $60,S72.O5; Ken Hodgman
of Oakland, Cal, November 20, 1926,
$64,1S0.39. Under statutory provl-
sions, the contract must be award
ed within the next 10 days.
The contract for the II miles
of road calls for the grading and
surfacing of the road and the piac-
ing of the necessary drainage struc-
lures. The road to be built will run
between Canyon Diablo and Canyon
Padre in Coconino county.
The stretch will connect on the
west end with the road built from
Flagstaff east through the Coconino
National forest by the forest service
and on the east end with the road
built by state highway department
from Winslow west.
The stretch of road is the last un-
constructed section of the Old
Trails National highway between
Flagstaff and .Springerville. When
completed, the entire section OF the
highway from Flagstaff east will be
of standard federal aid construc-
ton
Work on the nine miles of high
way from Concho toward st. johns,
which has been under the super
vision of district engineer Delos l..
Bundy, was finished this week, and
the crew immediately moved to the
site of the new project between the
two canyons. Mr.. Bundy will also
supervise this. work.
Bridges over Manila and Ianner
washes are progressing credltablv'
Mr.. Bundy said, while in WinsloW
Thursday. The Tanner wash struc-
ture will be completed this week
and although the other bridge mas
been delayed by rains, it will be
finished soon. A five foot flood last
week filled the excavations with
sand, but dry weather following
has helped to speed the work.
The contract for the road signs
will call for the furnishing of metal
on all state highways in the state
in conformity of the standard sys-
tenn of road signing adopted by the
4S states. The signs are to be fur
nished in Arizona by the state
highway department. Through
cooperative agreement between
the department and the Automobile
Club of Arizona, the signs are TO-
be maintained after their erection
by the latter club. Each post bear
ing a road sign will also bear the
emblem of the club, either above
the road sign or below it.
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-06
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CHURCH quo IL
zzSt1n0o13 School
METHODIST CHURCH
Minister, William r. HesseII

Sunday School 9:45. Morning
worship and sermon HOO a. M.
Theme: "The New Christian in a
New World" Union Service 1880
at the Washington School auditori-
um. Rev. Swindle will preach.
Mid-week service Wednesday 500
p. m. Everybody welcome.
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-06
ST, JOSEPH'S CHURCH

Rev. j. o. Barrette, Pastor
On Sundays: First mass at 7:30
a. m. Instructions in English and
Spanish Second mass at 900 a..
m. Instruction in Spanish and
English. Evening devotion with
benediction of the Blessed Sacra-
ment at 1880 p. m. On week days:
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass,
every morning at 500 a. m. Every
one always welcome.
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-06
THE CHANGING YEARS

"You saw that play? What did
you think of it,"
ooh, / liked it, but really, it is
hardly a play to which a girl could
take her mother. Answers, Lon
don.
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-06
PLAN NEW HIGHWAY

CLIFTON = Word has been re-
ceived that the new road between
Lordsburg and Duncan soon is to
be constructed. The road is known
as Federal Aid project No. 124.
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-06
WINSLOW CHRISTIAN CHURCH
La Fayette SWi

La Fayette SWlndle, Minister
Rev. Swindle, minister, will re-
turn from the convention Saturday
and will fill the pulpit Sunday and
at Union services in the evening.
The Winslow mail., 1926-08-06
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

Services at the Opera House on
Front Street, Sunday at 11:00 a.
m. Sunday school at 1000 a m.
A cordial invitation to all
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11
Pair Held For
Stealing Auto

Oma Sledgc and Palmer McAllis-
ter from Vernon. Texas. are held in
the county Jail pending the arrival
of officers from that place on a
charges Of stealing an automobile
with Lone star license plate.
They have signed cXtradition
waivers.
The young men aroused suspicion
last Wednesday when they stopped
at Yuma and wanted to trade same
tools for supply Of gasoline, claim
ing they We're out of funds and one
of them stated they were on their
way To Fl Centre to visit relatives.
The former has relatives residing
here. The police Of Yuma were
notified of the suspicious aroused
by the service station tender and
this city communicated with. The
pair asserted their innocence when
taken in custody here and welcomed
Investigation. Upon the recent Of
definite information from the Texas
town this morning, they broke down
and confessed.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11
Red Wing Will
Observe Birthday

Tonight marks the celebration Of
the first birthday Of the Red Wing
dancing pavilion at Brawlcy and the
event is to be celebrated by an an
.niversary bali which WAS postponed
from December :. and to which W.
\. Jellincck. manager has invited
the people Of the entire valley. He
states that the road has been tenn
porarily repaired by plankS and that
motorists should have little trouble
reaching the pavilion.
Jellincck promises many surprises
planned by Jerry Jenkins and his
orchestra to add novelty to the
dance, among which is to be the
premiere rendition of "Black Bot
tom which inspired the dance of
the same name to take the place of
the Charleston. Additional enter
tainmcnt will be furnished by SOU
venirS to all dancers and the eve
ming will be topped off by the cut
ting of the giant birthday cake.
which the managers guarantees will
feed 4 crowd of any size.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11

because Of the armorcd car top aP-
pcarance, was stalled there. as the
waters started their rush across the
road. 1t was released yesterday by
/ hard two ca + work. 1t was Cm-
bcddcd in sand above the floor.
While the engine was cncased in
sand. it was possible at once to turn
on the headlights. Before the en-
gnc could be started. il was ncccs-
sarv To take the carburctor apart
and do considerable cleaning work
about the engine. when it came Il
town upon its own powcr.
The surface wafer is rapidly
draining from the west side through
the cut made in the cmhankmcnt ut
Eighth street of the San Diego x
Y Arizona, and under the sun : nfu-
cncc that part of the city viii soon
return to normal Supervisor
Smith has placed county material At
the service of the city engineering :
department..
The Southern Pacific train 10 Los
Angeles last night carried two extra
Pullmans with every berth sold. To-
night 5 train viii have two extra
Pullman's said Y. F. Frizzcll.
The total rainfall for the storm,
according 10 data kept by the lmpc-
rial Irrigation district is $50 inches.
making the season : total G.j1
inches.
\ boat was brought into play yes
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11
District Officers
Return to City

Earl Pound and NJ. J. poud, pres
ident and chief engineer, respective.
ly, of the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict, accompanied by \. {. Finncy
iudge-clect to the superior court, re
turned Yesterday afternoon fOm Col
orado Springs where they attended
the meeting of the Mississippi di.
vision Of the United States chamber
of commerce, to discuss problems of
water conservation and irrigation.
F. II. Mclvcr, secretary of the board
has delayed his return for a few
days.
The party had intended returning
to FL Centre from San Bernardino
where they had left their car when
they started eastward, by automo'
bile, but not fully apprised of road
conditions, they were compelled to
abandon their gasoline vehicle at
Indio and make the remainder of
the journey via the Southern Pacific
reaching here at 4:40 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11
$4,000 BuffalOs in
Canadian Herd
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EDMONTON, Alta, Dec. IL
Buffalo III the government herd at
Wainwright Park, Alta, have in
creased from 700 to 10000 head
since 1907, according to report is
sued by j. b. lIarkin. commission
cr of Canadian national parks.
Nineteen years ago bison were
practically extinct in North Amer
lea, says Mr.. 1larkin s report.
"Of the countless millions that
roamcd the plains in pioneer days,
only Il few hundred remained. These
were in the hands of Michael Pablo,
halfbrccd Indian of Montana. who
sold his herd to the Canadian gov
crnmcnt when the Buffalo preserve
ut Wainwright was established in
1907.
Culture of the buffalo is now as
surcd. The herd is increasing at the
rate of 800 head year. Shortage
of pasture near the park due to the
rapid development of farming, has
made it necessary to ship 1000
young bison north to the wild buf-
falo preserve on Slave river in the
last two years. Wainwright park
can normally support 5000 of these
animals.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11
FINNEY PRAISES
BAN MISTER FOR
STAND ON BILL
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states. to urge the passage of that
hill
This has seemed apparent to us
tor long time but it required Wis,
ion, StatcSmanship. and courage in
enc of their own citizens to tell il
NO the upper states. Fortunately
Mr.. BanniStCr measures Gp to all of
these requirements anC was able to
perform that great service for his
own people. If the upper states,
now. through inaction or opposition
to the Swing-JohnSon Bill, permit
the private power companies to de
nive them of water rights in the
Colorado River, the blame will rest
entirely upon Themselves and not
upon California.
Mr.. Bannistrr's : paper also dem
onStratcd clearly the wisdom of Cal
ifornia ; action in refusing to rati
ty the compact Internationally or
at all until provision has been made
by the Congress for large storage
at Boulder Canyon.
Asscmhlyman finncy arrived
home yesterday afternoon. He WAS
accompanied by President Pound
and Chief Engineer Dowd of the I'm
Perian Irrigation district. Secretary
McIVer, who accompanied them to
Colorado. remained over few days
to visit relatives in that state aad
viii return here next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11
JACK CRABTREE
DESCRIBED AS
UNMARRIED MAN
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BOSTON, Mass, Dee. II. - Jack
Crabtree was described as IAN un-
married man. in deposition intro
dnccd here at the hearing of the
claim of Mrs. Carlotta Cock burn of
San Gabriel, Cal, that Crahtrec was
her father.
The deposition was presented by
attorneys for the estate of Lolita
Crabtree, Jacks sister, whose S.,
000,0 900 will Mrs. Cockburn seeks
to contest on the ground that the
famous actress was her aunt.
Mrs. G. A. Holt of San Jose. from
whom the deposition was obtained,
stated that while she was resident
of Tombstone, Arizona, in 1881,
she knew Il young man named Jack
Crabtrce.
She deposcd that to her knowledge
that he had been generally consider.
ed single and that she had never
heard of any woman calling herself
his wife.
George W. Parsons of Los Ange.
les, Cal, dcposed that he lived on
the same street as Crabtrce in Tomb
stone in the early SOS, and that he
often saw 4 woman and child with
Crabtrce.
He always thought, he dcposcd,
that it was Il common law marriage
but was not positive concerning the
legality of the union.
When the hearing ON the Cock
burn claim is resumed Monday. At
torncv Sherman |. Whipplc, chief
counsel for the San Gabriel woman,
is expected to take active charge of
the claimant 5 ease for the first
time
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11

otc Wells hangs suspended by rails
mud ties, the piling having gone
out. Beyond for several miles the
track and right-o f.way is badly
washed. Two crews under Train
master F. A. Lamcv are now in that
vicinity.
What water and sand will do TO an
automobile under certain conditions
was demonstrated at Coyote Wells.
where two enclosed cars were to-
tally embedded in sand almost To
their tops. The water in swirling
through the ears had carried the
sand in and deposited by process
Of corrosion until the interiors and
the engines rs well rs other parts
Of the chassis were solidlv cncascd.
1t was necessary to work with picks
before the cars could be released.
The Hudson of ". \. Fox of
Law S Puneture Closing compound
company. which has attracted 50
much attention in the city recently
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11
BOyce Aten Post
To Hold Election

Boyce Aten Post, American Lc.
gion, will hold its annual meeting
and election of Officers Monday
might, in the Legion room at the
courthouse, Commander Charles l..
Phillips stated today.
Notice of the meeting has been
sent ont to all members Of the post
and they are urged to be on hand
for the meeting in order to express
their preference for the officers who
are to conduct the affairs of the
post during 1922.
The committee in charge of the
recent Armisticc Day celebration
will submit a supplementary report
on the matter and several other i'm,
portant affairs are to be discussed,
Commander Phillips states.
The meeting will be called to or
der at o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11
Cotton Yield
In Calf
Unusually Heavy
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 1l-Cali-
fornia : estimated 1926 crop of cot
Ton, 12S,000 bales from 100000
acres, represents an average yield
per acre Of 382 pounds-thc highest
in the history of the state, it was
revealed today by the crop report
ING service of the state department
Of agriculture.
In 1925 the report says, 10000
bales were produced from 1000
acres: An average Of 339 pounds
per acre.
Ginnincs in California to and in
Guiding December ], were 9l,447
bales. Whether this entire crop
will be harvested will depend large
lv on weather and market condi-
fion,. 1t was reported in Lower Cal
ifornia, Mexico, 10000 bales will
be harvested.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11
TESTI MONY IN.
DOHENY CASE
IS COMPLETED

WASHINGTON, Dee. ll.-Aftcr
brief rcbuttal testimony in the De,
hcnv Fall oil conspiracy trial today,
both sides announced they were
through presenting evidence and
only summation by counsel and the
Judge s charge to the jury remained
before the ease goes into the hands
.of - youthful jurors for decision.
The defense closed its direct tcs-
timOny at 9:43 Il. m. after John
Mccormack, tenor, had testified to
Doheny 5 good character. Then the
prosecution presented brief rcbut-
tai testimony, consisting mostly Of
records of the senate oil hearing
and the Los Angeles civil trial to
test legality of the Elk Hills naval
reserve leases.
The defense presented no rebuttal
test imonv.
Testimony was concluded on the
fourth anniversary of the signing
of the second Pearl lIarbor contract
and the Fix Hills leases by the then
Secretary of Interior Albert B. Fall.
one of the defendants, giving valu,
able rights on the navy California
oil lands to the oil companies of f.
l.. Dohenv: the other defendant.
Five years and - days ago, Dohcny
sent 10000 to Fail in the famous
+" little brown satchcl.
Court adjourned after testimony
was concluded.
Each side will have six hours-a
FUN court day-to present summarJ
and arguments.
This will place Justice A. \.
lIochling's charge to the jury late
Tuesday or Wednesday, after which
the casc will 90 10 the inrX.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11
PERSONALS

Friends of y. 4. Richardson will
be glad to learn that he is recover.
ing from his recent operation and
soon will be able to leave the hospi-
tai.
l.. G. Lee left last evening for
Los Angeles, where he will spend a
few days on business.
l.. b. Hall, travelling freight agent
for the Rock Island lines, who makes
his headquarters in this city about
eight months of the year, went to
Los Angeles today for the weekend.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11
Land Plane to
Try Hawaii Hop
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SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. II. - \
san Francisco to Honolulu flight in
a land plane will be attempted soon,
according 10 an announcement by
the local chapter of the National
Acronautic association.
e. X. Vance, veteran flyer of the
air mail service and war time avia-
tor, will pilot Il specially built Doug
las transport plane with Il cruising
radius OF 300 miles.
\ land plane instead of 4 seaplane
has been selected because the for
mer, being lighter, can carry more
gasoline. \ small boat ON top of
the fuselage Will be capable of sus-
tanning two persons at sea in case
of accident. Empty gasoline tanks
would keep the plane afloat for some
time.
The flight will be attempted pare
ly as n sporting proposition and is
being financed by San Francisco
and Honolulu interests.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11
Reason for Prison
Sentence Unknown
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SEATTLE, Wash. Dee. l1.-,Just
why Clarence Samuels, negro, was
sent to Walla Walla prison a year
ago is still mystery to him he
told Justice Of the Peace Chester
\. Batchelcr today.
Samuels' state prison experience
came to light when he was arraigned
and pleaded not guilty to charge that
be collected funds for various negro
charitable organizations, all more or
less mythical.
What was the charge on which
YOU were sent to Walla Walla -
Judge Batchclcr asked the prisoner.
II don't know, boss Samuels
answered. II was in court a year
ago. y big man read a lot of things
from piece Of paper about robbery,
larceny and burglary. a fellow
poked me in the ribs and said say
guilty 50 | did and the next thing
l knew | was in the penitcntiary. -
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11
Saturday, December II, 1925

- From time to time number
bison are slaughtered and CONNIE
cial utilization made of the me
and hides. Flesh of u young We
nourished buffalo is considered ]
gourmcts better Favored than bee
Buffalo hide makes excellent leat
cr for shoes, golf bags, and articl
requiring strength and flexibility.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11

tcrday in the Stone : addition see
tion of the city to enable residents
to get in and ont of their houses.
Undcrshcriff Hcrt Underwood and
Wolforl Drvc did ycomau work
propcllinG the boat through the va
rious side streets to Eighth street.
thence down the latter TO Main.
In some houses in this section the
water was inches deep in the various
rooms. The 'Nolga Boatman
stunt of the above mentioned gen.
tlcmon was highly appreciated hv
the residents of the vicinity, partj-
cularlv SO in view of the fact that
they made no charge for their Scrv-
ice Is fcrrvmcn.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11
Roman
Mea1,.A the
perfect grain food

lis the Happy Medium" between the
over-refned cereals and white -four
foods, and the too coarse, non-nutri-
tious bran.
Serve it to your family in any one OF
25 different ways. See the thin cheeks
fill out, the rosy color return. After q
few weeks you will look back on the
harried school breakfasts with wonder.
Irregular and incomplete elimination
of waste cannot make for anything but
tired nerves and undernourished bodies.
After Roman Meal has become a reg.
ular part of your family's diet. served
each day. some way. the children who
were thin, too easily fatigued and ir:
ritated, will become quiet-eyed ana
sturdy.
But Roman Meal is not alone . chill
dren's breakfast food. 1t delights the
most fastidious palate, and can be
served as mullins, hot cakes, rolls and
in many other ways.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11
New York Visited
By Heavy Fog
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NEW YORK, Dee. 1l.-Daylight
did not come to downtown New
York at the usual time today.
a heavy fog, mixed with smoke,
hung over tho city so thick that ut
9 Il. m. the city was still practically
as dark as night, in some sections.
Tops of the skvscrapers, us view
ed from the streets, were marked
only by the lights in office win
dows. Unlighted windows were not
visible beyond the first few stories.
Traffic accidents were numerous
and in the harbor ferries were de-
lavcd, making many workers late to
offices and stores.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11
Senator Restored
To Party Ranks
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WASHINGTON, Dec. II. - The
Republican party in the senate to-
day made peace with the western in.
dependents who were ousted two
wears ago and restored Senator Lynn
b. Frazier, North Dakota, to the
party organization as if he had new
cr been banned
Frazier's name was replaced in
the Republican column Of committee
assignments by unanimous vote of
the Republican committee of com
mittces in executive session. The
Republican conference will meet
Monday to ratify the action Of the
committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11

Turkeys are 50 scarce about Lodi,
San Joaquin county, that for a re-
cent dinner the chamber of com.
merce had to buy them clsewhere.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11

Money to Loan on Automobiles.
Sterling Securities Co., Inc, Fred
X. Cross, Mgr, 660 Main St. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-11
VALLEY is
ENJOYING
SUNSHINE

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