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Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
Chicken Thieves s, r
XIII Woman !, / And
Hdsbandin Fight

swASIIINGToN i, COURTHOUSE
Ohio Dec. y2S (AP) IA woman's
aSonized cry, of "Oh, Sam, DON'T
vas the main clue upon which Of
fciaIs fwere working tonight in
their search for the thieves who
carly today murdered Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Halterman at their farm
hoihc1s 10 northern Fayette county.
Thea cry came Just before Mrs.
Haitctman was killed by blows
from a .hatchet welded by one of
the mon who a moment before had
murdered her husband with his
own shotgun. 1t resulted tonight
in the arrest on suspicion of Sam
Saterfeld, farm laborer, who is
held until charges that he made
threats, against Halterman are
cleared up. .B
The. Haltermans were awakened
from their, sleep early this morn
ing by disturbance in their
chicken coop. Armlng himsell
with his shotgun and accompanied
by his wife. Halterman went to
investigate. Apparently he was
met in the darkness by thieves who
wrested his weapon from him
turned it upon him and later at
tackled the wife with a hatchet.
Leo Halterman, a brother o.
Charles. awakened by the gunshoI
heard Mrs. Halterman's screams
When he reached the yard, his
brother lay dead with wounds il
his head and back, and Mrs, Hal
terman, her head crushed ant
shoulders and body gashed, wa
dying. He heard an automobile
speeding away from the house, b.
declared. It was alleged that Sat
terfeld, who formerly worked fo
Halterman, had made threat
against the dead man at Jefferson
yille,.a nearby village. Satterfiel'
has refused to talk about the mur
der. !
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
" Will
Spend Christmas |; tn
AT White House

WASHINGTON, Dec. % (AP)-
The nrge to be back home for
Christmas has gripped Washing
toms shifting population and hun
dreds who have handoin running
the gesernment will spsnd the day
in old haunts.
ASS a result. st. Nick, on his fleet
ing visit, will find President Cool
idge and part of his official family
here but he will have. tosIook else-
where for Vice President Dawes,
some OF the cabinet and most. of the
members of congress.
Mr.. Dawes caught fast train to-
day for Chicago to spend the holi-
day at his home in Evanston. Sem
sttars for the most part have left
the capital, or intend to do so by
tomorrow. Speaker Longworth will
be back in his old home in Cicin-
natl Christmas, and only handful
OF the 400 odd house members over
whom he presides will be here for
their dinner on Saturday.
As he has done since entering the
White house, the president will
spend the day quietly at the White
house with Mrs. Coolidge. Their
son. John, is home from Amherst
and 1T is possible that they will have
2 house guest or two.
AS for the cabinet, Secretary Mel
Ion already has returned to his
Pittsbnrg home. Secretary expects
TO spend Christmas with a sister
in New Bedford, Mass, and Secre-
tary Wilbur with sister at Wayne,
a Christmas guest at the home of
Renns.y Secretary Work left today
for Evanston, Ills, where he will be
a daughter.
Secretary Davis of the labor de-
partment will be in Sharon, Pa,
tomorrow to help his father cele-
btate his 18th birthday. but will
hurry back to his hotel apartment
here to spend Christmas day with
his wife and five youngsters.
At the White house three Christ
mas trees were placed today in the
circular blue room, directly back
OF the PENNSYLVANIA avenue en-
trance They will be decorated to-
morrow night by the Coolidge fam
lily, after the president, at six P. M
has pressed a button lighting the
huge community fir planted just
south of the treasury.
AS in the past. carols will be sung
outside the White house tomorrow
night by. the choir of the First Con-
gregational church, at which the
president and his family worship.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
Woman BlackIral
Victim Ends Life
Rather Than Pay

NEW YORK, Dec. 23(AP)-After
writing that she was being plack-
mailed. but would rather die than
pay a cent, Mrs. Estelle Mari Boil
man, 80 years old, a resident OF
Baltimore, living in a one room
apartment in West 18th street,
placed a gas tube from heater in
her mouth today and sat In rock
ingchair until she died.
The note that informed police OF
attempted blackmail related thaf
Mrs. Bollman had loaned 100000
to- man who never repaid her. A
scandal to which she referred was
not explained in the note.
Another note. directed her at
torney, Benjamin Rector, OF New
York, to give her estate, including
land in Florida, jewelry stocks and
bonds, to her brother, George Marr,
and his children. They reside,@in
Baltimore, the note said. Other
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
CONGRESS GIVES
SANTA SWAY AS
HOLIDAYS BEGIN

WASHINGTON, Dec. % (AP)-
/ Congress gave up it's deliberations
| on the state of the union today,
! granting Santa Claus unanimous
consent to carry on until January
3. The holiday recess will end a
week from Monday and work will
resume where it was left off to-
| day.
The Senate did not surrender
before the advance of st. Nick
without struggle, but the House,
with much time and little work on
it's hands, INDUCED in sort 5of
dress rehearsal to prepare for the
eleven day vacation. 49,.
The House met at. noon as usu-
al, but after the formalities were
over, recessed until 4 o'clock when
the Senate sent over the interior
department bill.
4 TwO-Minute Law
1t took the House two minutes
to send the measure to conference
and the vacation began.
1t was more or less a field day
in the Senate, where an executive
session was called late in the af-
ternoon to top off as hectic day
as has been seen this session.
While it was considering the in
terror bill the Senate received a
partial report on it's campaign
funds committee investigation, one
of it's committees began a bread
company merger inquiry and three
more~ftems were adrled"to the Sem
ate's long list of things to be in
vestigated.
Probe Oil Concessions
The. Senate now wants to- know
if the Chester concessions in the
Mosul oil field affected this coun-
trys recognition of the Turkish re-
public; to what extent corpora
tions distribute dividends in stock
and what can be done to institute
a law and order regime in Nicara-
qua.
The House alien property settle
ment bill reached the Senate dur
ing the day and the House receive
ed yesterday by the Senate, but
ed yesterday by the Senate, but
took no action on it.
Something of Christmas spirit
attended the meeting of the House
irrigation committee today when it
reported the Boulder Canyon dam
bill. After nearly three years Ia
Dor on the PROPOSAL. committee
members were more than glad to
stuff it in the Houses Legislative
SOCK ~ 1GpttDot ~ ,'5i.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
TRAIN HEAVILY LOADED

MACON Ca, Decfl 30 .lAP1 The
nofthbound Ponce de Leon, report
ed in a head-on crash with the
southbound Royal Palm at Rock
mart, Ga, tonight passed through
here this afternoon, heavily laden
with people returning home for the
Christmas holidays, reports from
railroad men here said.
Both trains operate between
Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago, to
Miami and other Florida points
and are two of the best trains op-
Grated by the Southern.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
Border To Remain
Open Over Holiday

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Dec. % Cap
Word was received by Immfgra-
ton Inspector Markley today that
the Washington authorities have
ordered the international line to
remain open each night until mid
night, beginning with Christmas
Eve, Dec. "a, and to, and including
New Years night, January 1.
New, Years there will be handi-
cap race at Tijuana track for two
two year olds, eligible that day to
enter their race.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
ENGINEER is HONORED

TUCSON, Dec. 2S( APP Col.
George j. Roskruge, resident of
Pima county, for 56 years, and
early day surveyor and engineer.
has been elected life member of
the Tucson engineers club. The
first map ever made of Pima
county, compiled by Col. Roskruge
between the years of 1880 and 1882
was displayed at the meeting, and
the map was explained by the com
piler.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
Wildcat State Fair 9
Game Is Called Off

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TUCSON, Ariz. Dec. ,23. (AP( :
a proposed game for opening day
OF the state fair next year between
the University of lsri4ona football
team and some California leleven
was declared to be am impossibility
today by Coach u #. McKale, of
the Wildcats. poq So }g
No open date can be found on a
California schedule for November Z
aside from Calif0Fbja XfSdlf the
coach said, and tlfat SC dol refuses
to schedule a game on that date
"The"ma that lconldds fhat the
world is growing worse ALWAYS
goes sroe?lq aftSa Mnli muck
% g. -s AA& = IS
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
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"PLANT A PALM" DRIVE

DOUGLAS, Dec. 22-The- plant
a palm" program here in which
every one who can is asked to set
out a palm tree, is going through
successfully, orders for more than
so trees having been listed with
George. B. Doubleday, secretary OF
the chamber of commerce. An in
vestigation is being made to see
what kind of q palm is best suited
for this climate. s.a
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
20 Reported Killed
In Southern Wreck

tdontlhued from Page i9e 7
from half a dozen nearby points.
!, Both, trains were said to! have
been filled with passengers home
ward bound for the holidays.
! The Ponce de Leon left Jackson
yille,s Fla, at s O'Clock this morn
ing, while the Royal Palm depart
cd from Chicago at 9;15 O'clock
The. siding is approximately two
last night.
miles below Rockmart On the main
line of the Southern about IL miles
from Rome, Ga. "
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
OPERA BY RADIO

PARIS, Dec. 23 (AP)-Ameri-
cans residing in the Eastern United
States may soon be liable to lis
ten in on the performances of the
Paris Opera, Comedie-Francaise or
other entertainment.
The association of French Wire
less Manufacturers will erect a
broadcasting station of 10000 watts
capacity. Following closely, the
lines, Of the British station at
Daventry, it will be situated away
from Paris in order. to avoid in
reference with wireless commune
cations.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
Three Dead, 10 Hurt
In Theatre Blaze

WINNIPEG, Man., Dec. % (AP)
Fire which destroyed the Winni-
peg Theater, a landmark of the
CITY, claimed the lives of three
firemen today when, the fire fight
ers were caught beneath the falling
roof, The victims were Donald
Melville, Robert shearer and Rob
'ert Stewart. Alex Smith was re-
ported probably fatally injured
and nine other persons we're less
seriously hurt.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
Homes Is Reelected
Captain Of Indians

gIsssysf,a - TTT-- .l{EtE
I fPHOEN1Xl Dee. % (AP)1Peter
Homer, 19, center on the unofficial
all-informed conference football
eleven for the. 1926 season tonight
was reelected captain of the Phoe-
nix Indian school grid team for
1927 at the squads annual BAN
quet. Homer has played two year
OH the Indian team, serving as cap
tain during the season just closed.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24

timony today showing that Lieu
tenant Kunkefs plane was flying
southwest at the time of the crash
and that Lieutenant Lawter at
tempted to fly under it in north
eastern direction in his De Havi-
land, possibly sighting it only at
short range because of murky
weather.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
HINDU LEADER SLAIN

DELHI, British India, Dec. %
(AP)-Swami Shradanand, noted
Hindu leader, was shot dead to-
day by a man named Abdul Rash
id, presumably Mohammedan.
The swami's attendant, Dharam
Singh, was injured severely but
got hold of the assailant and turn
ed him over to the police.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24

notes authorized banks to turn over
to her attorneys contents of safe
.tg deposit boxes.
A divorce decree from George
holman granted in Allegheny
county, January 1925, was found
in her room.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
COURT HOLDS BISHOP WIDOW

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Dec.
23 (AP)-Mrs. Edith Bishop, widow
of Luther Bishop, state detective
CLAIM early this month, was bound
over today for trial in district
court on a charge of numbering
him.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24
OLD VETERAN DIES

s. GLOBE, Dec, 2S.-Hugh T. Bley-
ins, lieutenant in the Confederate
army during the Civil war. who
passed his 93rd birthday just 12
days ago, died here at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. James r.
Fredericks.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-24

Smiles cost less than electric
light as they make the home bright
er.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-10
COLORADO RIVER CONTROL CLUB
ENDORSES STAND OF WORK AND
HOOVER ON DEVELOPMENT PLANS

ate, Committee asking that the pre-
sent Congress make an arpropria-
tion sufficient for Temporary flood
protection pending the adoption and
ompletion of n permanent plan for
river control.
The aims and purpose" advocated
by. the Club as st. *orth III the fore
Aoing paragraphs are essentially in.
accord with the recent lecommen-
dations and proposals of. Secrctar-
les Work and Hoover rs expressed
: in the following paragraphs quoted
from their recent report to Con-
greSS.
"Thc necessity for the AllAmeri-
can canal. and the size and cost of
this canal, depend largely on wheth-
cr the existing concession under
which water is now diverted from
the Colorado River ut llanlon $
Heading and carried through Mex
leo to irrigators in the Imperial
Valley can be modified. If it can
NOT be, then the AllAmerican ca
nal becomes an indispensable part
Of this development.
OF, however. the Government of
Mexico would consent to 4 modifi-
cation of this concession and def
nitelv limit the volume of water to
which Mexican irrigators would be
entitled. then the future use of the
present canal would be economical
and desirable.
These men have shown that they
have in mind the needs of the val
lev.
The Club is now using every pro-
NOV Influence i commands for the
following constructive measures:
|. The repeal of the Finnev reso-
1rtinn and the unconditional rati-
-fica'ion of the compact by the
State Of CALIFORNIA;:
=. NEGOTIATIONS with Mexico for
an onu+ablp division of the water
in the river.
~ Apnropriation bv tho present
Con""csS for temporary flood pro-
lection.
The exnnc+ ION that tho nrescnt
c"rgress would find solution of
thiS n~oblem has ALREADY reacted
f'"or"h1v on tho valley Should
this Congress ad '"nrN without a"
.;on -hc vallo~ win "ink aoain into
diSeonrapemcnt and denression.
should Congress immediately autho-
r;"o ~ CONSTRUCTION of the nro-
roS"d dam our present hrotectiv"
s,-S.om n,ioht he strained to the nj
W.. before the dam could be com
plctcd.
Il eecn,e the time has arrived 10
for"o' clnhS. factions IN nolitics
ard TO unite in support e tho nrc-
Govt administration ~ We-hinotoN.
which has ropdo evident rs desire
n ronSorv" the host intcre"ts of the
Colorado River Basin.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-10
NOTICE OF LrCTlON
For Trustee of Elementary Schools

NOTICE is hereby given to the
Electors of FL Centre School Dis
trict, County of Imperial, State Of
California, that the Annual Meet
ing for the election of School Trus-
tee will be~held on March 90. 1926.
Clast Friday. at the Public school
House in said district.
There will be one Trustee to elect
for three years.
The polls will be open at 500
o clock 4. IN, and kept open until
500 p. m.
The officers appointed to conduct
the elections are:
w. II. Tyler, Jr., Inspector.
Mrs. May A. Ferris. Judge.
Mrs. Mabel Glasgow, Judge.
+. j. GIANOLA.
FORREST KUTZ.
W. A. TONDRO.
School Trustees FL Centre School
District.
Dated March 2nd, 1926.
VI 3 10 Il n
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-10
DISSOLUTION OF
FOOD PRODUCTS
TRUST PLANNED
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. Mar. l0.-Jus
ticc department officials today
We're understood 20 be negotiating
with council for the Ward Food
Products corporatIon-$2 900 .000,-
600 firm charged with operating in
violation of the sherman antitrust
act-for n dissolution consent de
crpc.
Such n decree, Il was said. would
autnmaticallv force the CORPORATION
to dispose of its holdings in other
baking concorrs. thus eliminating Il
monopoly of the baking industry
Officials intimatcd that should n
consent decree he obtained. the de-
PENDANTS in the ease would be re-
onirod to dispoSseSs themselves of
stocks, bonds and other evidences of
Indebtedness of any competing com
pany.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-10
PLAN INITIATED
FOR FINANCING
STATE HIGHWAYS
Continued from Page y


state highway construction on tht
primary system and the rep'ainine
% per cent on the secondary high
wavs.
(a) Money available for compile
tion of the primary. system to be
definitely appropriated to each par
ticular highway route in the sys-
tenn.
o. Creation of reserve fund
amounting TO 10 per cent of the to-
tai amount TO be available under this
mary highways TO be used rs an ad-
iustment fund 10 insure u degree Of
flexibilitv in construction costs.
(c) Money available for second
ary highways should 0e apportioned
between the - northern and Is
southern counties OF the state on
the basis of their relative land
area
Finish in IL Years
Under this program the present
state highway system could be com.
pleted within - wears, Cottrell de
clsred.
Financing of the plan entails a
proposed constitutional amendment
providing for an appropriation of
$5,000,000 wear during the l2 wear
period, out of the states general
fund, and the levy Of a So road sur
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-10
SEE OPPOSITION
AS HELPFUL TO
RIVER PROJECT

George B. Maxwell. representing
the Arizona High Line Canal As
sociation. appeared today as n wit
ness before the house irrigation and
reclamation committee conducting
hearings on the Swing johnson
bill. and declared his opposition TO
the present bill.
Maxwell advocates construction
Of !ans at Glenn Canyon and at
i.riG-e CANYON insteal Of one large
dam at Boulder Canvon.
\ telegram received AT the office
of The Imperial Trti CATION District
states that the re1c.ipn of the com
mittee to Maxwell 5 testimony was
helpful TO the bill. if anything.
Witnesses supporting the hill
testified TO the danger from the
japanese Mexican treaty providing
for the colonization Of Baia Cali
fornia by japanese. 1t is believed
that there will be no moro public
hearings. held by the committec. It
is planned 20 push the bin in evceu-
tive sessions.
The general situation is regarded
as good and Senator johnson has
expressed the opinion that he will
be successful against Senator AS
hurst in establishing senate iuriS
diction on the bill when il is taken
up by the senate committee Friday,
the telegram states.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-10
WHY?

The Answer is the Story of the Power
Companies.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-10
EXPLORE SHAFTS FOR MISSING

FNTLES. W. Va. March 10. -
Pnsern crews TODAY ore ovD)orin"
i've inner rccneses of shaft No. ; of
'he Crab Orchard Improvement
Cnmna"~ mine here Seeki"n five
mon still cntomhod Two Of these
listol as ''unaccounte Ell for.
Ten mnn 'rerp rescued alive af-
fer almost pc hours of cntombment
in No : shaft.-.
Th'rteon bodies have been re-
moved from shaft No. ; and nnc
-~,ar roscued With. 40 others from
shaft No 6. died Monday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-10

facing taN upon each motor ear.
"Since 1899 We have had three
bond ISSUES and have expended mil
lions of dollars from other sources
on our highway system but at pre-
sent the initial plan contained IN
the first bond issue has not been
completed, said Cottren.
I'VE already have expended near
" 500, 100000 on our highways, but
to complete the program the expen-
diture of another $l23,000 900 would
be necessarv.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-10
FOUR KILLED, One
BADLY HURT WHEN
TRAIN HITS AUTO

FRESNO, Ca, March To- Four
members of one family were killed
and fifth was seriously injured in
crossing accident here.
4 northbouud Santa Fc train
struck their automobile and dcmol-
ished it.
The dead are:
Mrs. \. l.. Parrott, 26; Lindsay,
Gal.
Mildred Parrott, j, daughter.
Orval Parrott, >. son.
Mrs. Annie Denny. 81, Mrs. Par
'ott ; mother.
Al the hospital it was said that
injuries suffered by \. l.. Parrot.
26. manager Of. the Lindsay orange
grove. who was the only other occU-
pant Of the car, included two brok-
en legs and possibly fractured
Skull
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-10
RESCUE CREW OF
VESSEL AGROUND
OFF PIT. FlRMlN
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN PEDRO. March 10.-Thc
lumber steamer, David G. Meyer, of
the Mccormick line, went aground
in Il rough sea off Point t'irmin
during the night.
Capt. Dan Skanan and his crew
of "a were removed safely tbs
morning.
The vessel, with its wooden hull
and heavy cargo. was leaking and
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-10
Wednesday, March 10, 1926

listing, aud !. vas feared she was
badly damaged. Six tugs battlcd
desperately during the day to float
her.
SAN FRANCISCO, March TO-
The motorship Mazatlan, bound for
San Francisco, is drifting helpless
ly with her engines broken down,
about 500 miles from Guam, accord
ing to radio advices received here
today.
Swayne and Hoyt, San Francisco
owners, cabled to have vessel
lcave Honolulu to assist the Mazat-
Ian, about 1000 miles away.
Bandits robbed 90 in an Illinois
roadhouse. Real bandits. not just
the owners of the roadhousc.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-10
COCKTAIL DINNER
PARTY REPORTED
BY MARINE HEAD
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by United Press Leased Wire
SAN DIEGO, Calf, Mar. 10.
Charged with having been
under the influence of liquor
in the the Hotel Coronado
Colonel Alexander Williams.
marine corps, was under arrest
here today, on complaint of
Brigadier General Smedley d.
Butler.
Williams it was learned on
good authority, will face a
general court martial on the
charges if the navy department
carries out the intentions indi-
Gated in the order of arrest.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-10

The loqanberrv growers of Mason
county. Washington. are putting up
their own fruit juices. the profit
being three times that Of fresh
frnif.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-10

7NN III tI'to, Ill, Mslfcil ~. -
Brigadicr General Smcdlcv y. Bat :
Ter, though in San Diego less than L
week as commander of the marine
base, has begun efforts to make the
city good. He has filed Il report
on the welcoming banqdct at which
cocktails are said to have been scrv-
ed.
The banquet was held Saturday
night. Colonel Williams has resum-
ed command of the fourth regiment
here. All the officers of the base,
and some naval officers Of the dis
trict either attended or were invit
ed to attend.
y report of the affair is said to
have been sent to Major General
Neville of the marine corps mt san
, Francisco. for transmission TO Ma ior
! General lie Jeunc AZ Washington.
commanding the marine corps. An
other report is said to be cnroutc to
| Rear Admiral \. II. Robertson. com
mandant of the eleventh naval dis
trict. This report, however. has not
yet been received.
Colonel Williams refraincd from
commenting on the situations, other
than to explain that Il junior Officer
could not discuss any matter in
which senior officcrs were concern
ed. General Butler is said to have
addressed the marine Officers, en-
phasizing that they had taken oath
To support the constitution of tine
United States.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-01-22
NEGRO WAS BEST MAN IN PEARY
 TRIP TO POLE
COULD TALK ESKIMO LIKE A MA TIVE AND WAS LIKED BY
 THE ESKIMO TRIBES
MOST EFFICIENT MAN ON TRIP
Five White Companions Sent Back and Matt Hanson Taken on Mad
 Dash for the Pole

CHICAGO, Jan. P (P)-Peary sent back his five white companions and took Matt Hanson, negro, with him on the last leg of his North Pole trip, because "the rest of us were tender feet compared to the negro" Explo- Ter McMillan said last night in talk on his explorations over the radio. Hanson is probably the best dog musher in the world. He talks the Es- kimo language like a native and got along better with the Eskimos than did the rest of the expedition. The Eskimos were fond of him and he was a constant source of amusement to his white companions. He was the only man in the expedition who could build a snow house as good as a na- tive, and he converted every sledge into a cook stove. Altogether he was the most efficient man on the trip"
 Replying to the skeptics MacMillan said that "by Marin and Bartlett's ob- servations we were only 150 miles from the Pole when we left Peary He was we'll stocked with food and could have gone 50 miles beyond the Pole if necessary. He said that Peary, Hanson and four Eiskimos travelled five long marches after we left them, which was sufficient to go ten miles past the Pole."