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Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
VERDICT BLAMES
RESTAURANT FOR
POISON DEATHS
Jury Urges Closing of
Mint Cafe Until 1t Is
Thoroughly Cleaned.

"We find the deaths due to food
poisoning caused by eating roast
beef, potatoes and gravy at the
Mint Cafe in Westmorland, CAL
That was the verdict of the cor
oncr's jury following an inquest
into the deaths Of Verle f. Lake,
aged 3, and Helen l.. Hooper, aged
3, held Saturday afternoon in the
offices Of B. f. Lemons, coroner.
Following the inquest brief fu-
neral service was held in the funeral
chapel for the Hooper girl and the
body was buried in the Evergreen
cemetery. The body of the Lake boy
was sent to Marysville, Cal, for bu-
rial.
Four witnesses testified in the
case and it was brought out that 12
persons, eating at the Mint Cafe on
Sunday, January 80, suffered from
illness of similar nature, the two
children dying.
r. S. Lake was the first called to
the stand. He is the father Of the
boy victim and he told Of going to
the restaurant in Wcstmorland last
Sunday. He said that his son was
taken violently ill the following
morning and that he died in the
county hospital later. His wife and
he were also i'll, he declared, and
were treated at the hospital.
Ben w. Hooper, father Of the girl,
then testified. He told of eating at
the restaurant with his wife, daugh-
nj .,. Ia n
his family all ate roast beef, pota-
toes and gravy and all suffered i'll
ness, the daughter dying the follow
ing morning at the home Of rela-
tive, TAI State street, FL Centre.
He said that his wife and he were
removed to the hospital. The girl
who was with the party, he said,
ate a ham sandwich and was not eff
fected.
Dr. C. S. Brooks, county health Of
ficcr, was next called to the stand.
He told Of the investigation carried
on through his office into the deaths
Of the children. He said that the
symptoms Of all the patients were
similar to those caused by an acute
poisoning and he was corroborated
in this by DIR. Phillip Hodgkin, the
final witness to testify.
b. F.. Lemons, coroner, opened the
inquest but after two of the witnes-
ses had been sworn he turned the
questioning over to Elmer Head,
district attorney. just what further
action will be taken in the ease has
not been made known as yet. The
jury upon entering its verdict rec
commended that the restaurant be
thoroughly cleaned out before furth-
er business be allowed to be trans
acted there.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
WOMAN SHOT AS
BROTHER TRIES
TO STOP SUICIDE
Man Slightly Injured In
Struggle to Take Gun
From Sister

Nellie Iona, 80, n Mexican wo-
man, is lying in the FL Centre hos
pital with bullet lodged in her
abdomen, said to have been the re-
suit of an attempt Saturday after
noon to end her own life. Her fos-
tcr-brother, whose name was not
learned by police, was shot through
the right hand by the same bullet,
it is said, when he wrestled with
the woman in an effort to take a
revolver from her.
The shooting occurred on ranch
q short distance east of IIcbcr.
George w. Evans, deputy sheriff,
investigated the case and reported
that as near as could be learned,
the woman suddenly drew a revolv-
or while in company with her foster
brother and a sister in a field near
the ranch. The sister had stepped
away a short distance at the time
but the woman turning to the fos-
ter brother, waved the gun and
said:
- m going to shoot myself
The man Immediately tried to
take the gun from her but during
the tussle over the weapon the re-
volver was accidentally discharged
The bullet penetrated the man s
right hand, then entered the WON
an 8 abdomen. She was rushed to
the hospital and for time it was
believed she would die. This morn
ing, however, her condition was re
ported as favorable and it was be
lieved she would recover.
According to officials the woman
has long been addicted to the use OF
narcotics and has served term il
the county Jail. About a month
ago, the sister told Deputy Evans
the woman's husband left her and
hard times followed. 1t is believed
by the sister that despondency
over her husband s act and further
use of drugs caused her to attempt
suicide.
Both the foster brother and the
sister declared that they did not
know the woman had the gun al
the time they started out for a walk
about the ranch. 1t is believed thai
she took it from the room of al
cmploye at the ranch as it was
later identified as his gun.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
MFR;AN
REFUGEES
FIRED ON
he Injured as Chinese
Attack Ships Carry
hg Foreigners.
PITAL WAITIN G
ninistrati0n Hopes for
nswer to Proposals
ade to Leaders.
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kSHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Amcri.
refugees from the interior of
b have been fired upon by the
fse but without casualties,
tican Consul Lockhart reported
e state department from Han
today.
incident occurred at Patung,
Chinese fired upon two Amer
commercial vessels, the Ihling
Chilsi. carrying refugees down
liver.
american vessels may be forced
|andon this regular commercial
ee, since transportation on the
* Chungking route up the
TIE river, is very difficult at
nt,' Lockhart said.
rom Hankow down the river
portation is also increasingly
Fult and very inadequate.
, firing incident occurred Sat.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
GIRL WHO TRIED
TO ROB BANK IS
HELD FOR TRIAL
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VERMILLION, s. d., Feb. 7. -
Although she was not in court, the
arraignmcnt of Miss Marian Meyers,
University of South Dakota, coed.
on charge of attempted robbery
of the First National Bank, was con-
Quoted this morning.
Through attorneys, the girl waiv-
ed preliminary hearing and bond of
$500 was set. The ease probably
will be heard in the March term of
court.
No attempt was made to furnish
bond and court attaches said il was
unlikely that the rather demurc stu
dent-who admitted attempting the
robbery to complete her education
would be able to furnish bail.
The girl was caught in the bank
early Saturday after her attempt to
bore through the steel door of a
safe had proved unsuccessful.
Mrs. M. l.. Meyers, the girl s
mother, arrived here Sunday. She
was grief sticken over her daugh-
tcr's act.
81 can't understand it. Marion
has always been good girl, the
mother said. "But she did want an
education and we have had an aw-
fully hard time of it since my hus-
band died nine years ago
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
BY LUDWELL DENNY
led Press Staff Correspondent

SH NGTON, Feb. Z. - with
hfety Of 5000 Americans at
the administration today
n awaited answers from the
Sc war lords to its proposal to
alize the Shanghai interna-
settlement.
BIT indications that Chang Tso
northern chief, will accept, but
he Nationalist leader, Chang
Phek, may refuse, increased ap-
nsion In officials quarters here,
ess Chang and Chang and the
Ehai defender, Marshal Sun
x Fang agree to eliminate the
ational settlement from the
war zone OF military opera
President Coolidge is deter
to use the United States
c fleet and marine force to
t Americans in an emergency.
icials here pointed out that the
* proposal covers only tho
II section of Shanghai, and
ore cannot justly be interpret.
rtisan interference either on
dc Of the Nationalist invaders
h's defenders of the native
communication was delivered
bruary 4 by American Minis
nc Murray to Chang Tso Lin at
by the American consul gen
Hankow to Chang kai Shck
" the Shanghai consul to Sun
Fang.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
''H|T-RUN'
M0T0RIST
IS SOUGHT
Carl Fox Killed Last
Night Near Heber by
Unidentified Driver.
SUSPECT RELEASED
Victim Found Lying In
Road With Fractured
Skull.

Carl f. Fox, aged about As, was
instantly killed about o clock last
night by chit and rum motorist
on the Ell Centre highway, just west
of Heber. A letter found in the
pocket of the dead man indicates
his address as being 800 East 5th
street, Los Angeles while other pa
pers show that he recently came
west from Wisconsin.
Ben Y. Murata, 81, a lettuce buy
er, of FL Centre was locked up fol-
lowing the accident but after a
short examination he was released.
State Traffic Officers Hunter and
kirkland had been informed by
Andrew Kutugis that Murata was
driving the only car he could see in
the vicinity after he said, "he was
the first to find the body of the
man lying in the road -
Kutugis told police that seeing
the car he chased it, getting the IL
cense number. This he turned over
to kirkland and Murata was arrest
ed n short time later. Murata told
police that he had been to Silsbee
for dinner with a friend and was
returning with his wife and children
According to the story he had not
passed the point where the accident
occurred and an examination of his
car showed nothing that would indi-
ate an accident. Dust covered the
machine at all points and was undis-
turbed. 1t was pointed out that
had he struck Fox, some indication,
if nothing more than the disturb
anee of some of the dust would be
evident.
The body was brought to the Of
flee of B. E. Lemons, coroner, by
j. H. Danforth and p. Neale. They
told the officials that they had me.
man named Heller, driving toward
Mexicali and that Heller had told
them that q man had been killed
and asked them to pick up the body
and take it to Ell Centre.
Police are conducting a further
investigation into the case.
That the man was killed instantly
is evident from his injuries. Tha
skull was crushed, his right leg wat
shattered and it is believed his back
was broken.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
Police Seeking
Alleged Slayer
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. An in
tensive search was being conduct
ed by police today for Harry "Mile-
Away Thomas,' accused with five
others Of the murder of Luther H.
Green, well-to-do stockbroker. in u
hijacker Staying Tuesday night.
While police detectives were
closely watching Thomas women
acquaintanccs and the haunts of
known hijackers for clues that
might lead to the capture of
Thomas, S. C. Hahn, attorney for
Betty Carroll, his asserted sweet
heart, said Thomas would surren-
der if the girl is released from Gus
tody.
"We have no bargains to make
with Thomas,' Captain of Detcc
tives Herman Cline said. "We do
not care whether he surrcnders or
not. Wei find him anyway.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
Officials Seek
COta's Relatives

Rosario Gotta, a Mexican, picked
up i'll on the highway near Winter
haven by traffic officers last week,
died in the County Hospital at 4
o clock yesterday afternoon. 7%r
body has been removed to the of
flee of b. f. Lemons, coroner, and
an effort i3 being made to get in
touch with possible relatives.
Gotta had evidently been rec NV
ing treatment for illness at the
general hospital in Los Angeles. An
appointment card was found in one
of his pockets, bearing his name
and showing that he had been treat
ed at the hospital. He was too
weak to give an account of himself
when taken to the hospital here and
his condition gradually grew weak
er until his death.
An effort is being made to trace
him through the Los Angeles hos
pital. None of the papers found on
his person shows an address of re-
latives or friends. 1t is believed
that he came to the valley alone,
seeking to regain his health.
During 1926 the Tulare County Co.
operative Poultry Association sold
$2SS,000 worth of produce.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
WEEKEND DEATH
TOLL UNUSUALLY
LIGHT In STATE
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7. -
Death trod lightly up and down the
Pacific coast over the week end
with the result that only nine per-
sons comprised the toll of those who
died from unnatural causes, a Unit
ed Press compilation showed today.
Only one automobile fatality, a
victim of hit-run motorist, was re-
ported. In spite of the fact that
rain in most sections caused slippery
pavements and treacherous roads,
the automobile death toll was the
lowest in many months.
There were, however, AZ injuries,
mostly minor, from automobile mis-
haps.
Shootings were responsible for
four deaths. One was a double muir
der, in which two brothers were
slain. Explosion of a moonshine
still claimed two lives.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
Auto Bandits Are
Foiled By Couple

LOS ANGELES, Feb. deputy
Sheriffs began a search here today
for bandits, who in attempting to
hold up Mr.. and Mrs. j. Starr, fired
bullets through the windshield of
their automobile late yesterday on
Telegraph road near the Union Pa
cific viaduct.
Instead Of obeying the command
of the holdup men, Starr speeded his
machine and and bandits opened
fire. The couple escaped uninjured.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
To Drop Poison
Liquor Charges
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7.-Inquiry
into the alleged poisoning of liquor
by federal agents during the recent
Santa Barbara campaign against
bootleggers will be dropped, it was
indicated today by United States
Attorney w. =. McNabb.
Reports that the agents dispos-
ed treated liquor to trap bootleg
ging suspects were found to be
without foundation, according TO
announcement from the federal at.
torncy's office.
An investigation has disclosed
that the amount of poison if any,
used in treating the liquor was no
small as to be negligible, it was
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
Board Objects to
Proposed Bee Bill

Members of the Board of Super
visors met in the county court house
this morning in regular session and
after spending the majority of the
morning in routine duties passed a
resolution just before noon relative
to a hill on bee culture which is be-
fore the Legislature. The resolution
asked the cooperation of the dis
trict assemblyman and senator in
bringing about the downfall of the
bill.
The bill seeks to take the care
of bees and appointment of inspec-
tors out of the hands of the coun-
ty supervisors and it is believed by
the supervisors that they can best
handle this situation.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
Doctor Explains
M'MahOn's Death
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san FRANCISCO, Feb. 7.-While
San Francisco bay was being drag
ged today for the body of Elton
McMahon, federal dry agent, mys-
terry surrounding his death had
been cleared by DR.. j. FELTON, Tay-
lor, local physician. Mcmahon
drove Taylor s automobile off a
pier into the bay the night of
January q, Taylor said.
The physician swan to safety,
but amnesia blotted out events af-
ter the plunge. When he did recov-
er his sen ;cs he withheld the infor-
nation of the fatal plunge from au-
thorities until yesterday, hoping
Mcmahon would turn up alive, he
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
Brothers Slain
on nLonely Ranch
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SALINAS, Cal, FEB. 7.-Bodies
of two men shot to death in a lonely
ranch house on Peachtree Grade, 90
miles southeast Of Salinas, were
found today, confronting authorities
with a grewsome murder mystery.
The slain men were William and
Dan Estes, brothers. The bodies
were found by Ed Estes, another
brother, when he returned to the
ranch after a week end elsewhere.
The rifle used by the slayer was
near the bodies.
A man named Garcia, known to
have been at the ranch with the
Estes brothers, is missing and is be-
ing sought.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
Torres Arrested
By City Police

Jose Torres was locked up in the
county Jail Saturday night, charged
with battery. A complaint against
Torres was entered by his wife, in
which it was alleged Torres had TAX
en- her into the hills 10 days ago and
attempted to kill her with a pocket
knife. Only the timely intervention
of her son, who struck the father
over the head with an axe handle,
rendering him unconscious saved
her life, it was declared. She also
told of further mistreatment at the
hands of the husband.
Search for the man was begun at
the sheriff s office and when it was
learned that he had been seen in I'll
Ccntro the warrant was turned over
to the city police. Patrolman Frank
McCaslin in patrolling Broadway,
spotted the ear in which Torres was
last seen. He waited in the vicinity
until Torres appeared and then plac'
ed him under arrest.
Torres will probably be arraigned
before Judge /. Mayfield late today.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Valley theater, ''The Kid
Brother
Palace theater, Flaming
Frontier
F. and A. NJ. No. 1874, Mason
ic hall.
American Conservation Club
meets, club headquarters.
KNOW Your Onions,'' at
Brunk's tent theater.
Business Women's Club meets,
608 Main street.
TOMORROW
Lions club luncheon, Hotel Bar
bara Worth.
Presbyterian Guild luncheon,
Mrs. o. G.. Horne's p. m.
Christian Church Missionary
society, with Mrs. Russell Graves,
all day meeting.
Episcopal Guild meets with
Mrs. I. A. Thomas, $50.
Literature section, Ten Thou
sand Club, meets with Mrs. M.
J. Dowd, 9:30 a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
DAM BILL
WORRIES
LEADERS
Veteran Members Assert
Bill Is Dead As Far AS
This Session Goes.
SWING KEEPS ON
Tri-State Conference Is
ReOpened Today at Los
Angeles.
By WILLIAM J. McEVOY
UNITED Press Staff CorrespOndent)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-House
leaders are still cup in the air.
on several important matters, in
Guiding eapportionmcnt, Boulder
dam, muscle shoals and creation of
a private corporation to handle
medical whiskey.
The Boulder dam and Muscle
I Shoals problems are causing no end
of worry. The shoals measure
stands better chance of solution
than the dam problem.
While the Swing johnson bill has
advanced farther this session than
at any time during its six years be-
fore congress, there is a general
feeling among veteran members
that the measure is dead. Members
believe the rules committee will
continue to refuse to report spe
cial rule for the bill until the seven
states affected come to an agree
ment and there is little indication
here that this is possible before ad
journment. Despite the outlook,
Representative Swing, Republican,
California, co-author of the bill, in
tends to continue to fight for a
place for it on the calendar.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. IA
house bill providing an emergency
fund to fight for Arizona s interests
in connection with the proposed
Boulder Canyon dam on the Colora-
do river, will De introduced at this
session Of the Arizona legislature
which entered its second half here
today.
The bill provides that Governor
G w. =. Hunt may used the funds
for any emergency in strengthening
Arizona s Colorado river forces.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7.-Thc
tri-state river conference debating
on an equitable division of water
and power to be derived from the
proposed Boulder Canyon dam on
the Colorado river was scheduled to
resume sessions here today.
Representatives of Arizona, Ne
vada and California making up the
conference adjourned January 26. to
allow members to consult their re-
spective state legislatures on points
under discussion.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
Student Prefers
Death to School
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SACRAMENTO, Feb. 7.-Choos-
ing death rather than return to
school, Dorothy Davidson, Is, died
today from the effects of poison,
swallowed Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Davidson, her mother,
said the girl had vowed she would
not be i'll her class rooms today.
She threatened suicide but her
mother had no idea the threat would
be carried out.
Rushed to an emergency hospital
Saturday night in a dying condition
physicians battled in a futile at
tempt to save her life.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
Kennedy to Ask
For Jury Trial
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. IA plea
Of not guilty was entered in munich
pal court here today by John C.
Kennedy, arraigned on a charge of
assaulting Arthur C. Burch, who was
tried with Madalync Obenchain for
the murder of Kennedy's son, j,
Bolton Kennedy, five years ago.
Trial date was set for February
81, at which time Kennedy's attor-
ncys may ask that a jury hear the
case.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
r Breaks Foot
in Tennis Game
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tLYWOOD, Feb. 7.-Richard
lmcss, screen star, was in the
Lodge hospital today suf-
from n broken foot, sustained
playing tennis yesterday in
Ption for his current produc-
foot will be kept in n plas-
delaying production on his
million dollar opus, 'Thc
Leather Kid for several
it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
&c Reigns In
Roung's Family
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FRANCISCO, Feb. 7.-Tran-
prevailed today in the fam
ieorge Young, Catalina swim
George and his mother have
lch other for the first time
ne Canadian yoith made his
channel crossing. Later it
nOunccd his mother had
that Henry OByrne,
s present manager, should
lined.
Mrs. Young's submission in
anagerial controversy, the
laimants to George s manag-
vanished and peace reigned.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
SIMPSON WINS FRESNO RACE
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FRESNO, Cal, Feb. T. Ted
Simpson of Los Angeles, won the
$50 mile automobile race here yes
terday, averaging S7.2 miles an
hour Fred Cooper, Los Angeles,
was second, and Floyd Bobzian,
Iowa City, third.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
JDsLIDE BLOCKS ROAD
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FRANCISCO, Feb. 7. -
IN Pacific main line traffic
|ocked temporarily east and
|bday by n landslide at Selby
|Orta Costa. The slide occur
brtly after midnight. Muck
eks covered the tracks to n
Z 90 feet in places. A siding
mpleted at 1880 a. m, over
passenger trains were routed
! from the Sacramento valley
ckton, according to Southern
headquarters here.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
PAPER JOINS UNITED PRESS

MONTEREY, Cal, Feb. 7.-The
Peninsula Daily Herald of this city
will add the United News Report
night service of the United Press
with it's issue of tomorrow morning
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07
CHICAGO FIRE KILLS TWO

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-Two fircmcn
were killed when the walls of Il
flaming six story building collapsed
;while fire fighters were attempting
to cXtingush the blaze.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07

b Valley, Nevada, recently
four carloads Of lambs to
hncisco and three to Chicago,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07

The prunc growers of Umatilla
County, Oregon, have organized n
marketing agency.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07

Moorpark, Ventura County, will
have 500 acres of tomatoes this
spring
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07

Six purebrcd dairy sires have been
received in Smith Valley, Nevada,
during the past month.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-07

During 1926 the Tulare County Co
operative Poultry Association sold
$2SS,000 worth of produce.
Evening star., 1927-05-03
METHODIST CLERGY
OPPOSE SALARY PLAN
Prosperous Ministers Frown on
Assessment for Poorly
Paid Posters.
nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. May S.-Highly paid
Methodist ministers yesterday indlcat-
ed firm resistance to plan of salary
assessment intended to increase the
salaries Of lesser paid clergymen when
the prorosal was announced at a
meeting here.
Under the plan. which was intro
duced TO the conference by the Rev.
Warren n Clark, chairman of the
Rock River conference salary COM
mission. ministers who receive com
paratively large salaries and wealthy
churches would be assessed SIS, ,66l.S
annually to add to the salaries of the
more poorly paid pastors.
Il refuse TO agree TO any such so
cialistic plan, which protects the uTl-
derpaid pastor at the expense of his
brother" one clergyman said. Sey-
eraI others supported the opposition
Or. Clark explained the plan. If
adopted, would indicate Christian
brotherhood among ministers, increase
the efficiency of the underpaid MEM
bers and make the strong bear the
burdens Of the weak"
The plan viii come UP for disposal
next Monday.