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Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
SON SURRENDERS
TO POLICE AFTER
T. FATHERS DEATH
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Oct. 2l. 49, Carl
Westcott, 40, of Verice, surrendered
voluntarily to police early today in
connection with the killing of his
father, Charles Grant Westcott
wealthy retired business man of
Minneapolis.
"The papers say | m wanted for
murder - drive me TO the police
station Wcstcott told taxi driv,
cr.
At the station, the police blottcr
contained the notation that the eld.
er Westcott, before he died, declared
"Carl shot me. y
Investigating officers believe the
staying was the result of dispute
between father and son over money
matters.
The son was receiving an allow
ance of $3.50 per month from his
father, who came here Il month ago
from Minneapolis. The elder West.
colt wanted Carl to sign notes for
the payments, the amounts to be
deducted from his share of the cs-
tate
Mrs. Hazel s. Westcott, step
mother of Carl. was in the living
room with her husband when he
was shot down as he answered the
doorbcll. She was unable to see
the slayer in the darkness, she said.
hut observed the general outline of
his figure
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
City Accepts New :.
Fire Equipment

Acceptance of the new city scrv-
ice fire truck by the board o.
trustees of the city last night at the
regular meeting was made condi-
tional upon replacement Of two
damaged ladders. The equipment
was otherwise approved as satisfac-
tory.
Tne trustees further instructed the
city clerk to purchase boots, jackets
ana clothing for the fire department
members suitable Tor use on calls.
Among the usual routine of bust
ness transacted at the meeting was
the granting Of permission to Mary
f. Blank to construct an arcade over
the sidewalk on state street be-
tween Fourth and Fifth streets. 1t
was explained that she cOntemplates
the erection of a two story hotel
building.
Property owners on State street
between Twelfth and Fourteenth
streets appeared before the trus-
tees to protest the building of Il
sheet iron garage building in the
residential section on State street.
G. G. Hibner is erecting the garage
The matter was taken under adj
visement by the council.
X. H. McKibben, city water SD
perintendent, was authorized to at
tend the convention of the Ameri-
can Water Works association to be
held in San Diego on October 2S-
oq.Sn.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
MEXICO BEGINS
DRIVE AGAINST
YAQUI INDIANS
By United Press Leased Wire

TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. u. - The
Mexican federal army began its long
planned campaign of cxtermna-
tion against the Na0ui Indians in
the sonora country today. according
to Manuel Encinas, licutenant-colo-
mel of the general staff who passed
through here cnroutc to Mexico
City.
Eneinas said he was bearing dis.
patches to President Gales from see
rotary of War Joaquin Amaro, who
is IN personal charge of operations
in the war zone directing his cam,
paign from Guavmas.
The Gaquis have refused to accept
conciliatory offers embodying sur
render of their chief and promises
to cease their guerilla warfare, En-.
cinas said.
"The battle begins today with
orders that there be no prisoners
taken.' said the Mexican officer
We are planning to settle the trou-
bic once and for all. -
The renegade Yaquis have been
surrounded by the federal forces,
according to Encinas, and the STRAIT
egy is to drive them back to the
mountains, cut off every avenue of
retreat, and wipe them out.
Chief Matus, of the Iaquis, has
called on Mexicans to join the In
dians in their uprising declaring it
is only a matter of "timc and coop
eration' to effect the downfall of
the Gales government.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
CalexicO Chamber
Refuses Support
To Finney. Bill

Calcxico chamber of commerce
voted Yesterday not to approve a
resolution offered by the Associated
Chambers of commerce, approving
the FinneE resolution and urging
the special session of the legislature
to rcaffirm the resolution.
The directors of the Calcxico
chamber declared themselves in ia
vor Of the Swing Johnson bil in its
present form and asserted the belief
that to adopt the Associated cham
brrs resolution would "furthcr re
tard the advancement or adoption of
the SWING johnson bill.
The Associated chambers rcsolu-
tion was approved by the chambers
Of commerce i'll FL Centre, Holtvil!e,
Califatlia, Imperial and Wr-tmor
land. No vote was recorded by the
BraWiev chamber.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
Army Engineer
Inspects Levees

In company with his staff of en-
gineers, Col. T. J. Jackson, in
charge of the Pacific division of the
war department engineers, made an
inspection tour over the Imperial
Irrigation District levees in Mexico
yesterday. The party is viewing
the Yuma project levces today.
Col. Jackson did not enter any
formal report Of his Investigations
yesterday, but intimated that he
will make out report at later
date. lie did not express any great
alarm, howcrer. at conditions along
the lower river, and offered no rad
zeal suggestions for change in the
program now being pursued by the
district.
Major II. \. Finch, district en-
pinecl from the Los Angeles office
of the war department, accompani-
ed the party Yesterday. 1t is from
tie war department that the dis
tlict secures its annual permit TO
maintain a bush weir III the river
az Andradc.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
R0UMANIAN QUEEN
TAKES IN SIGHTS,
OF METROPOLIS
Reports of Illness Are
Proved Untrue by Roy
al Visitors Activity.
By E. w. LEWIS
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-Qucen
Marie, from Bucharest, Rumania,
was in town today taking in the
sights.
1t was a gorgeous late October
day. \ perverse sun burst forth in
glory and the royal visitors started
1" doing New York with the bcne-
fit of clear skies and crisp air.
Her majesty awokc early in her
suite at the Ambassador hotel. She
ordered a breakfast fit for a queen
fresh fruit, omt.et with broilcd
mushrooms. cold ham and tea and
toast.
Then, being Il ruler, her ma i"stv
remained in bed. 1t was not until
9:3O a. IN. that there was any fur
ther activity in the royal suite.
A report spread, as reports will
that the queen was indisposed and
would remain in her room until
leaving for Philadelphia this after
noon. But the hordcs of reporters
on hand at the Ambassador later
were assured that Queen Marie was
planning to visit the publi" library
and attend the chamber of com
meree luncheon as scheduled.
Prince Nicholas was the first of
the royal family to reach the lobby
of the hotel. He strode out to the
curb past a doorman in a uniform aS
Respondent as any in the Rumanian
court, and climbed into shiny new
roadster an enterprising motor com
pany has presented him.
His highness tried the gear shift,
apparently found it satisfactory and
then casually inspected the motor.
He was continuously photographed.
A red velvet carpet was laid over
the carriage sidewalk when Queen
Marie appeared. She entered a
limousine with William Nelson
Cromwell. president of the Society
of Friends of Rumani2.
Visits Library
Then began the short trip from
Park avenue to Fifth and from DIST
TO 42nd. Traffic signals were for
gotten as motorcycle escort whlz-
2ed the queen s ear down Fifth ave-
nue, which was lined with the cur
ious. At the public library, presided
over bv two majestic, if dirty, stone
lions. there was a>real crowd and po-
lice had some difficulty in making
n way for her majesty.
In an interview with representa-
tives of press associations ON the
train cnroute from the capital to
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
Quest For License
Ends Successfully

Francis j. Gilmore an Mabel
Guthrie started from Yuma ycstcr-
dav with the intention of being mar
ried in FL Centre. They arrived i'll
this city at $3.50 p. m, too late to
get a marriage license in the regu-
lar manner but still determined to
be married that day.
After many hours of searching
for a deputy clerk they finally ar
rived at the home Of Miss Charlotte
Williford, who, in spite of the fact
that she had retired for the night,
escorted the couple to the court house
where they finally located Judge
Cole at a meeting of the Spanish
War Veterans and had him perform
the marriage ceremony.
The couple then returned to u
ma with the opinion that much
trouble and confusion would have
been saved had they remained IN
their home town for the ceremony.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
REED DETERMINED
ON INVESTIGATION
in WASHINGTON
Nv UHited Press Lensed Wire

CHICAGO, Oct. o1.-,Scnator Me,
Nary of Oregon wired Senator
Reed. chairman Of the senate cam.
paign fund committee, today. urg-
ing that the Investigation of the
political situation in the state of
Washington be postponed until after
the November elections.
Reed has asked McNary, as a
member of the committee, to open
the Washington inquiry Immediately
at Portland.
In his reply today McNary said
he had so MANY other engagements
that "to hold the hearing now woul.l
be next to impossible.
Senator Reed said he had answer
ed the Oregon senator's message in
sisting that he break his other ap
pointments and proceed with the
probe.
At the same time, Reed wired to
Senator King of Utah, asking
whether he could conduct the Wash
ington investigation.
Reed announced that he had re
ceived kilograms during the night
from representatives of A. Scott
Bullitt. Democratic senatorial nom
inee, that the charges of huge eX-
penditures in the Democratic cam
paign were false and asking for a
complete investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
KILLED
NHEN WIND
HITS MIAMI
prm Strikes Tip End
II State and Passes
Into Gulf.
|BA LOSS HEAVY
innate 30 Dead and
fany Injured in Vici-
|ity of Havana.
United Pres. Leased Wire


AMI, Fla, Oct. 1.-The tag
II the tropical hurricane which
| Il destruction in cuba passed
Miami and its apprehonsivr
G early today, doing very lit
amage and leaving hut one re
I'll death in its wake.
Z man was reported killed by
vning blown down by the gale.
wind was roaring at 80 miles
Iour when il struck from the
shortly after > a. m, accord.
b weather bureau reports.
Illywood, which suffered the
est in the hurricane of Sept.
as panic stricken, according to
Is received here, bUt there was
sordcr.
icatlons today were that Key
the first Florida town in the
of the wind storm, had re-
| considerable property dam
No lives were reportcd lost.
.h winds and rain were report
West Palm Beach, where only
houses were damaged by the
ndrcds on the island of Key
had sought shelter in the
buildings Of Key Largo city
the high winds threatened TO
py their flimsy homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
ActOr-Priest Goes
On Trial For Life
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SANTA ANA, Calf, Oct. 2l.-
Rev. Philip A. Goodwin, actor
priest, went on trial in Orange coun.
tv sunerior court today charged
with the murder of Joseph j. Pat
tcrson. Los Angeles bond broker.
Albert Dewey Gaines, Utah cow
boy and alleged accomplice, is to
be tried later for the same crime.
Gaines, according to authorities,
has confessed, duplicating Goodwin
and the cowboy will probably be a
witness against the priest.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
MARINES READY FOR WAR ON MAIL BANDITS
Florida Escapes With Little Damage From Hurricane
Prison RefOrmer
Dies Suddenly
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Al BrKN, y. Y, Oct. 2l.--Thom
-, Mott Osborne, former warden Of
Sing Sing prison and lannon's prison
rcferner, dropped dead on the street
last night. lie was returning from
a thcatcr when he collapsed. He
was e..
OshGrnc W"S internationally
known as Il prison rcformcr.
Although millionaire, he served
- warden al Sing Sing to put into
Tsacticc some Of his theories ON how
I model prison should De conducted.
He WaS tWir" mayor of Auburn
nd the founder Of the Mutual Wei
fare Lcagu" at Auburn prison. He
Mas Il member of the Harvard Uni
Ncrsitv club Of New York and the
Prison Reform association.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
JUDGE DECLARES
VIRLA KIMBALL
WAS MISS X"
Salinas Jurist Testifies
Oakland Woman Sign
ed Affidavit.
BY LINCOLN QUARBERG
United Press Staff Correspondent

! Los ANGELES, Oct. 2l.-Formci
Superior Judge W. A. Bardin, OF
Salinas, Calf, today identified Mrs
| Nirla kimball, Of Oakland, as the
Miss X' Of the Aimee Scmplc Me
Phcrson case.
Tesiifying as defense witness
at the evangelist 5 Tearing on
charges Of criminal conspiracy,
Judge Bardin identified Mrs. Kim
ball as the woman who appeared be
fore him and signed an affidavit
that she, and not Mrs. Mcpherson,
occupied a bungalow at Carmel BY
the-Sea with Kenneth G.. Ormiston,
missing radio operator.
When Judge Bardin made his
Identification. Mrs. Kimball sat
fidgeting on the witness stand.
That is the woman, SAID the
Salinas magistrate.
Russell Scott, notary public who
witnessed the signature to the Sa-
Iinas affidavit, also identified Mrs
kimball as Miss u
Mrs. Kimball is twin sister OF
Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman, co-defen-
dant and star states witness. Both
DENY that Mrs. kimball appeared
before Judge Bardin at Salinas as
claimed by the defense.
The prosecution claims that 'he
Miss k who signed the Salinas
affidavit was Mrs. Rachael Wells,
of Philadelphia. and that the real
rMissX' who occupied the Carmel
Glove nest with Ormiston was
Mrs. Mcpherson.
Woman Makes Denial
On the witness stand as or'
fense exhibit Mrs. kimbali al
mitted she was in Salinas on Aug
Il. the day before the affidavit was
s.pned. but denied she was the wo-
nan who impersonated Miss y.
".Were YOU ever in Judge Bard
ms office and did You ever sign 4
document while in Salinas'' asked
defense Attorney w. |. Gilbert,
~ was not. and | never signed
ANYTHING" Mrs. Kimball replied,
Judge Bardin's testimony was
presented by the defense in an ef'
fort to prove that the twin SISTERS
originated the famous Carmel
hoax and that Mrs. kimball, and
not Mrs. Mcpherson. was really the
woman who lived for 10 DAYS at
Carmel with the fugitive radio op'
orator.
After testifving that he had been
q superior Judge in Monterey eoun-
tv for 10 years, Judge Bardin said:
"The woman who was in my of
flee on Aug. Is was Mrs. kimball.
She signed an affidavit with the
name Miss X. Whether this affl-
davit in my hand is the one she
signed, | cannot swear, hut it bears
the signature of Russell Scott, with
which | am familiar.
II swear that that woman was
the woman in my office, and that
an affidavit made by her and one
made bv Mrs. Wiseman were made
contemporaneously and signed with
in a few moments of each ether.
Before court recessed for lunch,
District Attorney Asa Keyes cross
examined the Salinas magistrate
and drew from him an admission
he had been retained by Mrs. Me-
pherson to "handle the Carmel end
of the ease.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
PRESIDENT
ORDERS OUT
DEVIL DOGS
Are Assigned to ImpOr-
tant Trains and Termin-
ais in Strategic Spots.
SHOOT TO X kILL"
Orders Given to Leather
necks to Take No
Chances.
By JOSEPH S. WASNEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. - With
shoot to kill' orders. United
States marines today went on guard
over the United States mails.
Under an executive order signed
bv President Coolidge, 2jo0 devil
dogs. armed with riot guns and au-
tomato pistols, were placed on d"tE
guarding railway mail and automo-
bile shipments in practically every
city and industrial section OF the
country. Mt,
Brigadier General Smedlev Butler,
former Philadelphia police difeetof
will command the marines Ill tn,
western half of the country, ana
Bripadier General Logan Feland IL
commander of the eastern DIVISION.
The marines have orders to keep
all suspicious persons away IRON t,'c
vicinity of postal shipments, ana 10
shoot TO xiii if holdup is attempt
Meanwhile, postoffiee inspectors
began laying plans to organize 80, a
hard boiled guard under mil
tary discipline to take over the uuts
as soon as possible. The action was
taken as a result of frequent foo-
berries and robbery attempts. the
most notable being that at Eliza
bcth. \. j., where one guard was
slain two others wounded and Sloi;
COO taken by bandits who escaped
Chief Postoffice Inspector hush
u simmons today disclosed TO 'he
United Press that $l6,0o0,OOO mas
been obtained by bandits IN r"ooe''
les since 1920. 49,,
Twelve million dollars OF TINS
sum, however, was recovered.
Onl,. one out of 25 mail robbery
ot,emnts is successful, he said. III
* TO eliminate the loss of hfe anu
money. incident to the successtu'
four ncrcent of mail robherIes that
tba new measures are being taken.
Simmons figures applied only u
ma ior robbery attempts.
The smaller robberies OF poslo,
fees by burglars are easily soiVeo'
he said. 40,
Postal inspectors have made 4oi
robbery arrests in the last SIX wears
and obtained 900 convictions. me
average iail sentences were 10 90
wears. IN addition to the arrests
two bandits were killed attempting
postal robberies and one crin'inai
was killed resisting arrest.
Rewards totalling about Sli'"'o
in gold are now being Offered ny
the government and private agen-
cies for the apprehension of the per,
petrators Of three unsolvcd mail
rohbcrieS.
Take No Chances
"Thc marines can afford TO taNe
no chances, after the treatment CIV
en- mail guards in the recent Ellza
beth. y. j., robbery, Acting Post
master General Glover said.
"Ouick action may be more I'm
portant than asking questions IN
preventing robberies.
Captain A. II. Turnage, for the
marines, and C. NJ. Zimmerman, for
the postoffice department, was ap'
pointed liaison officers to manage
the small army spread over the ma
tior today.
The assignments TODAY included:
Fort Worth, Tex, 40 marines,
Denver 80. Los Angeles IA. San
Francisco 234. Spokane "a Seattle
60, Portland, Ore, 43l, Washington
d. c. 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
SLAYER Does Not
Want To Hang
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BAKERSFIELD. Cal, Oct. FL
The preliminary hearing of Odd
Cornell, "a, who is charged with
the murder of his wife, Fairy Cor.
nell, 3s, and his stepdaughter, Fairy
Gerase, II, will be held here October
26. providing Cornell survives a
self inflicted bullet wound in the
chest.
Physicians attending Cornell de.
clared today that his chances foE
recovery are good.
At bedside arraignment. con
ducted by Justice Edward Y. Jones,
Cornell indicated he would plead not
guilty to the charges of murder.
81 don't want my neck cracked
he declared. - am a good shoe max
e. and / want to be able to make q
lot of shoes for the people of Cali
fornia. -
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
DEATH FINDS EUGENE V. DEBS
BATTLING GAMELY TO THE END

her" on November :, 1853, Debs
2as born.
A complete nervous breakdown,
occentuated bv kidney trouble,
sorcrd the fiery Socialist into To-
"al hospital little more than .
month AGO. For some time he i'm
proved, hut on Monday afternoon
he suddenly took turn for the
worse and his personal physician
Or. II. O. Wispman, announced that
deHth WAS but matter of hours.
But the indomitablc will of this
Continued on page three
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
MINERS SDIOTlILEED
III COAL SLIDE
by United Press Leased Wire

MT. CARTEL, Pa, Oct, 2l.-Two
miners were smothercd to death in
n rush of coal at the Scott Colliery,
Ku!pmont, today. Joseph Shinko,
o6, was caught in the slide and Gov
ercd Antony Shantonis, 40, went to
his rescue and subsequent rush
buried him before other miners
could stop the sliding coal or ex-
tricGtp the men.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
GOLD EMBARGO
WILL BE LIFTED SOON

TOKYO, Oct, 2O.-Thc Osaka
Mainichi understands the Japanese
government probably will lift the
ban on expectation of gold some
time during the second semester of
1927. Exchange of the yen on the
United States dollar and the Brit
ish pound sterling now is nearing
par and it is believed the ban on
oyportation of gold may be removed
without danger.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
Continued on Page 81
Bandits Captured
With Stolen Money
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EUREKA, Cal, Oct. 2l.-The en-
tire loot of $l4.+4S in cash. stolen
from the Eel Monte bank at Cres-
cent CITY last Friday was returned
TO the bank today following the
capture late yesterday of the ban
dit trio which staged the holdup.
The trio was found hiding IN Il
cellar beneath II barn ON an o'd
ranch north of Crescent City,
Sheriff John Brccn, Of Del Norte'
and a posse made the capture. Tn"
men were armed but offered no re
sistance. They gave their names as
John Reman, Will Ryan and Fred
Coleman.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
BY THOMAS ALLEN
I. Staff COrresponlenN

n. J.. Staff Correspondent
|VANA. Oct. 2l.--(S a. IN. y
bals today sought to penetrate
orm battered interior Of west
Fuba to determine how many
|hs had been killed and injured
low great had been the prop
Joss during the hurricane that
III the area FOR about 10 hours
fday. In Havana aud vicin
ic number of dead was esti.
at 80 and the in iured at 1900.
hns OF communication--rail-
telegraph and telephonc--wcrc
|'rippled today. Judging from
Fleets of the wind in the cap.
ft was presumed here that
had been many deaths in the
|pr.
Fortunately 100 fishing schoon'
ere wrecked and more than
ouses collapsed. One Of sew
! i'll tanks belonging to the BE,
Pil Co.. burned across the hay.
Chevrolet >'omobilc com
5 building was demolished and
lars wrecked.
streets of the citv, while
BILE, were strewn with glass
tprootcd trees Mt the close of
during which business was
pded and the army and navy
Failed into action to protect
against looters.
Carreno building, rcsidcnc"
hny Americans, was damaged, =,
was believed that all Ameri-
N the building and in the city
safe.
SHINGTON, Oct. 2l.-The
4 States embassy in Havana,
was so badly damaged by
sdav 3 hurricane that il is un-
h, but none Of the embassy
was injured, the state depart
was informed today.
United States consulate also
amaged, hut not 30 seriously,
ches to the department said.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT


Registration for night school
starts tonight at the High
school.
Miss Nobody and Rock
ing Moon Valley theatre.
"The Sporting Lover Pal
acc theatr".
why Men Leave Home,
Prunk s Tert theatre.
Royal Arch Masons No. 100,
Masonic hall.
r. P. o. Z. No. 1925, Elk's
Club.
Rebekah Lodge meets at
Cavis hall.
TOMORROW
Kiwanis club luncheon, 1910
Barbara Worth hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
By BERT M. DEMBY
Ur. p Staff Corrcspondent)

ELMHURST, H.. Oct 2l. =
Awaiting return to his old homo
town. the body Of Eugene V. D"bS
dominant Socialist, who five times
was a candidate for the presidency
of the United States, lay in funer.
al parlor here today.
Death came to the daWntless Soc
alist leader at 7:34 o clock last
night. Just l6 days before he would
have been II years old.
Today at noon train bearing
the body left for Terre Haute, Ind,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-21
MORGAN SAYS NAME USED
WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORITY

LONDON, Oct. 2l.--Thc DAILY
Telegraph today said it "learns j.,
F. Morgan has informed the Ameri-
can press that his name was ap'
pended TO the International Bank
crs' manifesto without his sane
ton.