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Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
RUDOLPH VALENTINO DIES IN NEW Y0Rk
Woman Fails In Attempt To Duplicate EderLe's Stunt
Jacumba Is Mecca
For Politicians

Jacumba wa~ tho alIviuS piu.
fer politicians a4H cHnJjaate~ for
office over the 9eek-eHo, t.e "onr
tain rc>ort att,raiag trrtl.a field
far the yetc-sc.kia1. u'fl Aul.rd
Of valley residents stopping these.
Cyadjdatc~ aol rt..t supporters
~troIIcd around the grounds e ,a' iu
inc ~ha4r Of Tire tr~r~. Surrounded
by small and c>steluu-.u4 group
or citizens N!,u .o,ErI ,a Ml .'
anrd. new and again asking nprs
tiou,, answers fo9 which ~rre real
lily 9lNnn.
Hor, Vaughn, owner Of the resort,
is arranging iar Il Political ,laIN
Hr>t Sunday, WIra the band stand
win ho -HrrWu oren 10 a'j the candi
oates for their use, while tueN sock
to convince voters why tAeE -houLl
ID. c'r.tca
Between now and thc tlne oi the
rally. Walter Clements, manage u.
The Hotel Vaughn, plans l." orgynlIc
Il Red Cros, un;t to care fo. any
casualties that may scaul' from the
~poutings OF the politicians.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
MEXICO HOPEFUL
FOR SOLUTION OF
CHURCH TROUBLE Z
Conference Point Reach
cd In Struggle Between
Fa .tiOnS.
Py A. W. FOIGER
ted Press Staff Correspondcnt)

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
atE%ICD CITY, NU2. -. tatho-
81. Hc>jcn today had visions of
prace auj compromise in the ~)rug Eia
u,gWryu H., chGrrh and state which
has eu,crtd il, fou,th week with
.ae opposing iafs.~ At las, having
!caehea he poin' Of conferences Bll
- far Tine positions Of 'hr di>pt-
.at> tem@il aarhan-rd
The government : Victory has been
i.tu.t established to date. and foe
.la# e,a~ua President tatic> Wa
able To receive TIN cnG~ch - pucIgm=
Hats advances for elimination Of
>o.ae If tine alleged missourr}tioIt,
rea3f- 'h' result ot the bishop $
r4a9"igo for IeQ:.i rriicf from what
they describe rs religious laws.
Tarcc courses were open TO the
cAaf.a today;
I. To seek = copr iaiuu,tion
against the application Of the Oh,
'oc'iouahlr law.
.. Au appeal to- congress far
atuanducu, Of the constitution.
,. T. permit The registration oI
priests a~ required H. the newly pro
mu.4.tcl .aU.
.N.prai, to congress or the courts
arc not likely 10 gain tEe desired r..
liaf - both braur5r, of the g"Nrn-
mcat probably would Sustain the eN-
ccutiyrS policy.
Ncromholcss tine beginning Of the
fourth week q the struggle found
NeEieo mora hoPcful 1iaa eyer he
fore "a ultimate solution Of her
.ro.t uruhlrm
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
GREECE CHANGES
GOVERNMENTS IN
QUIET REVOLUTION
C0udCuritis Is President
Following Overthrow
of Pangalos.
~ n't"d 'rrss L-nsed Wire

ATHENS. Aug. - Admiral Paul
CoGGo@r'is has accepted the prcsi-
dynr- Of Gfeccc after Il successful
reroIuion in which the army and
navy, under the leadership Of Cen
crdI Grorgcs Gcudvii, uNcrthrcW tir
Paugalo~ government.
Arriving at Athens last night,
Ccudouritis. who had bcrl ou>tra
from the presidency in the revolt
winch raised ran"alps 10 power. r.
ccircd TIN following m",>ag" from
GondyIis:
u haN" the honor t. inform you
with emotion that armed forces
laYr abolished the evil tyranny
which has been c<istine. | offer
Ic>prct to the legitimate president
a. thr republic and pray that You
n5J assume the supreme magiStrary
which you hold 50 Worthily and 50
glaripu-iN. tor 50 long - time and
~ ;br viii ot the people.
tondvlis auuouuccd that Salon,ka
- Il recognized the rpraT government.
rm.ao>, WHO had controlled
Csr,c, - month. Was taken pris
ouer aud i~olat"d in lhr military
ho~pla. a. Athrus.
He had been spending vacation
~ ia, le!yad Of Npat,.tc when con
5yll., former minister Of the inter
ior. :.cw t. tie island To place linn
ualrr arrest. pngaio~ escaped,
aoWcyyr. fleeing ON II destroyer on
whioh he had come to the island
ii, W", wr>ucd 10y anothrr vessel,
maurcd hy rcNolul 'ouarv forces. and
HI, hin surrendered rather than
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
swing, TO TALK
At IOClAlIl. ]. Rally
INpARf.K T0NIG1H5il

Congressman Phil u. Swing, ma
tioual representative from tits dis
trict. will arrive in FL Ceuro to-
night n < o'clock fer his fir, APP
pcarance before local voters in the
present campaign.
shortly after his arrival he is
scheduled to address Il public rally
in the city park. He viii report ON
the status of the Boulder dam fight
at Washington and discuss methods
which may be adopted here to aid in
advancing the project. 1t is rr'ba-
bile that he win have something to
say concerning local and state issues
in connection with their beamg on
tho pending lcgislation. The cong
rcssman will arrive here from JH-
cimha where he delivered am adj
drc>, early this afternoons Local
candidates in the coming primary
election will hc given an opNorrnn-
itv TO make brief speeches. the com.
mittcc in charge announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
HOOVER TELLS
NECESSITY FOR
COLORADO WORK

-rcal5a before the eaiamh.a
1il. s.m .ae,r Saturday night
with - plea fog o"W an1 hrood
raoaoM re,o.in far rnl atiIi<1
t:.r the u.t.op'~ v,,'r sources,
N,yn.aE lIoo,,,. Of the ppuf
moat ~ ,a"wur., mace 'a. follow
inc rfrr,"rr to rbc necessity ot
de-. .1,p.n- ''. Co.or;,in I.vcr:
tlrov ID no more perfect cv
aurIe of III, r,s& ot determination
ut nlu5d p.i.,'.~ ard of urgent cN.
,cu'.uo 81 tic rr-t major engineer
1ue job th.u that furnished hF thr
C,h.ato .Nrt. llcrr We haNc Il
.r,4r .H.r whose basin '.o, in seven
..'... u.,....'i"r iIr possibility
that. given adequate storage Of IT.
80. ~ g.. -hr'~. We could
eventually a,J IL oar assets hr
-Hrru tive aup >,> million acrcN at
irr,2a'.I lJpd and ,lN or >,Ncu mil
l.. horsepower. This World he
cu.lyalcu' to the addition Of a
state 70 our m-m aiIJo,t rs great
a~ ,Ar ~'a'e. e.uf Maryland n" 'oin.
RADIO river mast also be the d"
m.,t,r ua.4 ~nrr'$ g. many grow.
j.a cities.
"a mu.nn,5, ot.pIob'cm~ prcsru'
Themselves, 81 uacc i'm thi. river
system. There +, urgoat need t'
inrrdrtc t}pol coo;fol To protect
HE alr.adv developed communities
ia Arizona and california. Thrr" Is
n,,d io rDN'dr Storage t"r cNpau
~r,u OF uriga'iou There must be
ii provision of adequate dome. tic
water SUPPLE. to Southern tant"r'
ala aud eric. ia trlorado. There Is
urod for the large power supplies
,lai WI be- jAr bv proddc'S Of I'M
Development. There is need to d'
tcrminr that the works erected f.,
these Immediate purposes shout
n. a pant c. the coor3matrd drN'l
opmonI of tie entire river and
t6orc must hc "A dctcLniuatloo OF
tie respective rights Of the o>'frr
out >tatn> i'm their participation III
lnc laIctit- >fr.m thc river,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
City Tax Rate
Remains Same

The tax rate in T., Centre viii re-
main the same this year as last, de-
spite ml increase in the cost Of city
operating expenses. Councimcn an
nomccd this morning that the rate
Ea4 been set at SL55 per 500 Of as
scssed vamatio
Total assessed valuation for the
city, they announced, IS S9.aS2,Sl1
and on the basis of fhe Sl.55 rate
the city will receive 81 gcycuue Of
4ll5,4&4l2.
In announcing thc tax rate eoun'
,ilmcu declared that am estimate
of the sum which viii be needed
for citv operating expenses this
year. win be available somctlm"
this week Each department has
submitted budget estimate, and y
is expected CITY Clerk Scale w''l
have final figures compiled by ihe
middle Of Tie week..
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
YOLO COUNTY'S
SHERIFF FACES
SERIOUS CHARGE

WOODLAND. CH!if.. Aug. -
Marking the final chapter in 4
chain Of events which for the pest
year has di>'@rbcd political circles
in Nolo coGnty. >. w. Monroe, for
- v,a;, sheriff of the county,
went ou trial nj superior court here
TO-DAY m Is counts of maltraSaucc
in office.
Judge Ioha +. PulIen of Sacra-
mruro is presiding The charges
which the prosecution will attempt
to prove would oust the sheriff from
the position he has held four terms.
Charges tilod hv the Yolo county
grand jury against Tho sheriff are
fer permitting gambling to operate
in Brodrrick, Nolo county river
town: releasing prisoners from the
county Jail before their terms were
c.r'ul"tcd. being intoxicated while
driving an automobiles; attending
hauuurt> at which liquor was served;
and giving liquor to convictS while
cnroutc TO san Quentin prison.
Selection of the jury from We
nirc of - talrsmcn started at 10
q clock this morning, the large num-
her being selected hccauSc of an
ticipatcd difficulty in choosing a
Jury.
An interesting Sidclight on the
trial is the fact that Sheriff Mon
roe has no opposition for election AT
the primaries, August 81, Although
lie is accused of every kind of mis-
conduct that could he conceived
asaiut II sheriff, no candidate strong
enough to face him could he found.
Trial will be in progress at the
time of the primaries, according to
present indications. Selection OF
the jury will take at least two days
and questioning Of witnesses Will re-
Quiyc several more. The trial Will
last probably no NOR" than t""
weeks,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
miss X WILL.
TELL STORY 10
JURY T0MonP0Iq
Ormist0n's Asserted Com
panion At Carmel
Ready To Take Stand.
Hy United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Aes. 2&.--.' Miss
X" the mySto.jouS woman who
shared a cottage ii Carmel with
Kenneth Il. Ormi>t,n, tormrr ea4io
operator for Aimee N,mpl, MrFhnr-
SON, May 1920, M ..aoar before
the Los Angeles county grand jury
tomorrow.
4 WOMB who said >hr y.~ Ms.
Lorraine Wiscmau of san Francis
60. ahnom,e, .crr tbnt her sister
was Miss n AND that both wo-
mon would 90 hrtora fbc grand jury
a9l reveal "tht truth ahoH, the
Carmcl iucidcut.
Mrs. Wiscman said She also or-
rWicd the cotta@e at Carmel, and
that she WIS She wnmGr mt~#lrcl
~ Omi~ton a> his wife. M.
George Mcintyre.
She said She was telling the truo
story to free Mrs Nchhcr~un from
>a>3ciou.
~ only kn,w or";s,vr "a. lgar-.
McIntyrc at the time, AMT "a1""
~ood he WAS going to marry my
sister, said Mrs. Wj,cman.
My sister was III a. the c#f'2gr
and it was who VIZ, M,gud1g
as OrmiSton s wife.
/ am The oao tfoy have been
-.arching for as Miss ~. hat II
W., nv sister who Na> Omission :
companion.
Mrs. Wiscman ha- been q -".' at
NugcluS Temple for ~.NrH daN~, "
MAS learned. rhotaJ>NA, 80 hor
self and Mrs. Mrp1rr~oU showing
striking resemblance, have hrvu
' ijohcd in locol t".,.~.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
First Lettuce
Being Planted

3. Fata wd Company ave plaut-
ING the first lettuce Of the season
today. They are putting in 20
acre tract.
other growers do not plan 10
plaut for 10 or II days yet, yonsld-
rrjuG those date, thr earliest pos
~.h)e for ~U,c, ~ful heading.
Due to the cool nights of ,Lc pa<
week thi, lettuce is being planted
In anticipation Of c4Uallju@ the
early production Of the Phoenix ter
ritorv jhiS year
Pata and Company grant the POS
,ibiGtv of failure of their venture
but consider thn is potrntwit'eS
ogv. t-h 'hy r"G.rafNe'y Slight
loss ot the cos, ~ r@rlantmS i'm that
event.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
Local Man Hurt
Near Jacun1ba

Robert Burns, proprietor of the
Valley Drug company on Main
street, is recovering in La Joll1
from slight injuries received in IN
accident near Jacumha Saturday
morning when his cnr struck "a
hriJge guard aud turned over thrr"
times. Iii, csc"Ic from >rr;ou, ia-
.any is regarded Il, almost miracu-
}r'ly. aS the heavy car plunged from
the road. and r1Nrl over three times
before Il landed u"rl&@t 20 feet
from the road.
Burns was taken to H. ,Io'ja. He
will romuia '&cre until fully re-.
covered from the bruises ha reGeivcj
and until he h:> completed the bus
ines, which called lim 20 tine coast
city.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
Police Probe
Plane Crash
RN nitcd Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. %. Police
Investigation today brought out that
he 400 foot nose dive Of I'm air
plane near luglcWood which result
ed in the death of one passenger and
the serious injury of two others
was probably caused by meXpcrt op-
Grafton Of the plane.
Investigators found that the pilot
and owner of the plane had bought
the craft only week ago and had
had less than a month Of flying eN-
rcricncc. The plane had been IN
the air only a few minutes when the
nose dive occurred.
The dead youth is Angcleno tr-
rca. Seriously injured are raymond
Urrintccochar and Manuel Cahallrro
The latter was the pilot and owner
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
NOTED EDUCATOR
WILL BE- BURIED
AT CAMBRIDGE,
Haryard's Former Head
Dies After Long Life
In Educational Work.

NORTHEAST HARBOR, Maine,
Aug. %. charles W. Eliot, 90, for
60 wears leader ia American cdu-
cational affairs. died here Sunday.
Dr. Eliot was president Of lIar-
university for 40 years and
~ -1c Of the most influential mon
in the country Not holding pUh.i
office.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow at the Union church and the
body will be sent to Harvard uni
Vcrsitv where on Wednesday addi
tiouHl services will be said, follow
ed by burial in Mount Auhwn Gem
ctcry in Cambridge.
Charles William Eliot was born in
Boston March 20, 1924, tie SON of
Samuel Atkins and Mary Lyman
Eliot. He was graduated with hon
orS from Harvard in 1888.
After several years of teaching in
Harvard, DR.. Eliot was made prc~j
dent of the university when he Wa>
-. He threw aside many of tho
Harvard traditions aud introduced
the lecture system in place Of rrci
tations and favored tests instead ol
oral examinations. II" also abol
i,hrd compulsory RELIGIOUS Worship
His Influence outside the univcr~
-tv continued to extend. Politically
he was Staunch supporter OF the
League Of Nations Dr. Elio, wa,
offered ,hc post Of ambassador Z
Great Britain under Taft but Dc
cIiucd.
Until his o0th year he worNe.
every day at his desk,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
end COMES
To FAMOUS
FILM STAR
Screen World Stunned BY
Death Of Noted Film
Actor.
IDOL OF THOUSANDS
Valentino Had Remark
able Career Rising
From Obscurity TG
Fame.
by United Press Leased wire


Ne" YORK, Aug. 2&- Rudolph
Valentino. "ho rauc to this coun-
try rs aa emisrani gardener and
rose to the heights of fame as an
actor, died at the PolveliHic hospital
az Iuuav.
IIumbiv born, the son Of farmer
in I'aiy he died with four skilled
physicians 1t Lis bedside and with
thr coauiry waiting each word from
his sick room almost as il waits for
Il @ord from the sick room of Il
president.
Death came at l2:l0 p. III.
DR.. Harold Meckcr, one of the At
tending physicians, who was with
tie actor throughout the night and
incoming. said Ice believed the last
conscious wori~ were spoken at 800
a. ~.
At that time, Valentino, still
thinking he WAS to recover from an
operation for appendicitis and gas
tric ulcers, spoke Of the days he
would Spc&d in rccuperation and ask
ed the doctor about trout fishing.
" DO you have plenty Of rods and
hooks '' the actor asked DR.. Meek
cr.
At + Il. m. Valentino became IRA
tioual and talked mostly in lta'ian.
Two hours later hc was Semi-con-
sciouS and lapseJ iuto coma at :.
From then on he occasionally opened
his eyes when his name was called.
He died without pain. The cause
of death. in medical parlance was
septic pneumonia and septic en-
docarlti>.
Blood TRANSMISSION
Scientists considered blood
TRANSMISSION and Edward Day, engi-
neer at the hospital, volunteered a
pint Of his blood. 1t was decided,
however. that the actor was too
Weakened to stand the extra strain
OH his heart.
The corps of physicians then ord
erred ann X-ray. II was found that
the p,,urisr which brought about
relapse Saturday when Valentino
seemed on tie road to recovery. had
been followed by scrtocndocarditiS
,pois,n.ug Of the wall Of the heart).
The last official bulletin was IS
sued shortly before noon, when it
was "1mitted tA"t the actor was
"rapilly falling
a., ,,mprratua had mounted to
l05. Hi, pul>r WAS hammering at
the rate Of 40 strokes to the min
ute. His respiration was 20 to the
minute.
I'm 81 few moments the actor VAS
dcad
Th, operation WAS performed .
week ago Sunday, Valentino had
been iu New York in connection
with the release Of oae of his pic
fnrc~. The Nnu Of = Nhcjk. - He
lad attended >cvyrW parties aud
was i.a alv mood most Of the week
preceding his illness,
After lr had been stricken by
as.', appendicitis hc was takn to
Continued on Page 6
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
McCarley Held On
Rad Check Charge

H. g. McCWloy, former aW"mo-
Ll1 dcal"r &C HrawIcr, was brought
here Yesterday from Reno, Nevada,
and placed in the county jail TO
await hearing on bad check
- ..... W r.''' "0l Wis 'crN""
partner, G. y. Gibson, were named
,o ~qr,rrts ~wor1 uut about six
weeks ago following numerous
t,"o.ac''.ps tIe" onrn@nl in WITH
Other dealers in the valley,
Gibson wls arrostod n IN" time
aud /, now awaiting trial. Mc0ar-
ley disappeared and was not ap-
pretended mlil about 10 DAVIS a"o
when Reno police learned he was
in that city visiting a son,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
Tropical Storms
Reported In Gulf

WASHINGTON, Aug %. = \
tropical storm of lat least moj'r
ate intensive, is rarortcd from the
lower Cult of McNico alone th"
Topic Of Cancer, the weather hu.
roau announced today
nir"o.j j.' at movement has noa
been learned.
.di~cl for al' vessels
in the mid2le Gulf.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
Little Hope For
Boy Desperate
nv T"'."d p-cS> Leased WIZ

PUEBLO, Colo, Aug, 23.-Lcslie
Goncc, "A year old desperate who
was shot and wounded bv awcstjug
officers here last week, spent a
restless night, according to attcnj-
outs at the Park View hospital to.
day.
With four bullet wounds in his
body, physicians have held little
hone for the boy life
The vo"th was shot foilovi"" So"
cral weeks of outlaw acts by he
and his brother.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
Another Claims
He Is Stranger
ny Vnitcd Press Leased Wire


NARYSVULE, Calf, Aug. %
maa claiming to be the "dar&
,rmelar" w"r1sr,r Of six mild"
"rrJ ranl 'a3i,+ In California. gave
l:monlf ap to n-l;rc here todav.
He save TIE name Of Raymond
F>r.har SOW of pioneer Nnan 81
family Of Montcrcv, Ha toll police
I'm remh!no, m.ohH1n' words lhnt
Ice was unbalanced and feated ,Aa.
re wish. do joiarv 10 some One.
Tie WAS placed IN cen while
nolire undecided whether to credit
q. .'admi SION, communicated
with Naa Francisco detectives.
rhry said he t"lljrd in general
way. with the measurements 4ruor
ally accepted as those of the dark
,'rauglrr'
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
Tennis HOnOrs To
Mrs. Mallory
rv United Press ceased Wire

FOREST HILLS, y. Y. Aug %.
Airs. Molla Mallory today won
the womcn'S national tennis cham
pion>hip bv defeating Elizabeth
Ryan 4-6, ca, 81.
It was . gruellme match and Mrs.
Mallory was hard pressed 20 sue
cocd to the honor Helen wills wa,
f..tpl t. ahmlon.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
Fear Renewal
OF Tong War
Hy United Press tenscd wlr~ ,

By United Press Leased Nir"
LOS ANGELES, Au% ~, lonE
1"" 20 Chinese m.rahant was shot
md seriously wounded today by tWo
alleged m,M:rrs oi tn" Hop sing
}uo2AA
No0r, Ing said to be member
80 ~" Bin" F"'os ur~ 'unl d"n
gcrously wounded ut a street corn
vr.
His assailant> escaped,
Police feared 2 renewed Of the
toag war here as 4 result, o' the
>hootmg
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23
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Miss Barrett Forced To
Leave Water after Gov
cring Five Miles
ANOTHER TRYING
Lillian Cannon Begins
Second Effort TO Cross
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Nv tinted Pres, Leased v ir"

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Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-23

07ntimIed on Pag" 9
The Washington times., 1926-11-03

Have You heard anything e she
asked.
'.No, Mrs. Han. z
Without another word she left.
Well, / got supper, washed the
dishes, cleaned up around the house,
and went over to the church. 1t was
about 7:45 then. I put on the lights
and got things ready for the choir
rehearsal. Then. after they came IN,
j went over to Mrs Halls place.
She was sitting on the front porch.
/ asked her had she heard any
thing more. and she said no.
ssI'm at sea, = / said. II don't
know what to make Of 1t.
She sat there, rocking back and
forth, and said: Mr.. Mills. I'm look
ing at a blank wall,
didn't know what she meant By
that.
Well, was all broken up with
worry and fear. didn't know which
way to turn. Everything seemed
dark.
Don't Worry" Willie Said
While Stevens came out Of the
house and he walked me home.
asked him what he thought OF Mr..
Hall and my wife missing and he
said: Now, don't you worry.
Everything will be all right"
/ sat around In the house until q
little after o'clock and then went
back to the church. put out the
lights, locked the doors and windows
and then sat down on the front stoop
of the church for few minutes.
had bad headache.
Ny boy Dan came up and we
went over to the candy store at
New and George Streets. Dan got
a soda and I took a phosphate.
Then we went home and stayed
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in for the rest OF the night, doing
nothing. ] couldn't read, and
didn't feel like smoking. Just sat
around and wondered.
Well, the next day was Saturday.
/ got up real early and went over
10 the school where I was assistant
ianitOr, about 6:45. From there
went to B0nheimer's grocery store,
got some things for the breakfast
and after getting breakfast went
back to work but quit around
O'clock III the morning and went
over to Mrs. Minlla ClaFlz's house
on Redwood street.
Minna and my wife were good
friends, and my wife had told me
In those last few weeks when she
was out late that she had been
over to Mrs. CIark's. asked her
had she seen Eleanor. s.Why, no.
she said, surprised. Your wife
hasn't been here for weeks.
Well. that struck me queer after
what Eleanor had said. i certainly
did q lot OF thinking as went
back to the house. got dinner,
and then after cleaning up went
over to see Mrs. Augusta Tennyson,
Eleanor's sister.
i asked her had she seen my
wife. She said she hadn't seen her
since Tuesday Of that week. As ]
started away q little girl called me
back. Augusta told me there'd been
q telephone call that Mr.. Hall and
an unidentified woman had been
found dead.
"It must be Eleanor she
moaned.
I felt chilled all over. Every
thing seemed topsy turvey. was
so confused that I didn't remember
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GOV. ALBERT c. RICHIE y.
MARYLANDS CHIEF EXECUTIVE was swept into
office for third term by majority estimated at from
10000 to $4,000 the face of incomplete returns. He
looms large Democratic presidential nominee in 1928
the hope of the moderate VETS and probable gatee Of
the followers of Gov AL Smith, if the latters fight
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BUTLER To QUIT
!. 6. OPT HELM

by International News Service
! BOSTON. Nov. 3.-Defeat of Sem
htor William M. Butler, by David
3. Walsh, popular Democrat, by a
plurality of more than $4,000 was
expected to be followed by Buffers
resignation as chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee.
Butler was enroute today to
1artha's Vineyard to shoot ducks.
While Senator Walsh was sweep
ing the State, Governor Alvan T.
Fuller, Republican, was defeating
Colonel William A. CASTOR, Demo-
Frat, by plurality Of 1S1 900. The
Governor carried the Republican
State ticket with him.
Figures give for United States
Senator: Walsh Cd. 511, 463; Butler
R), 45s,100.
For Governor:
Fuller F), 5S0,011; CASTOR Cd.
S9s,11L