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Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
Youngster Dies
In Auto Accident

Elroy Wynns, aged ,, of Imperial
died in the Thompson Hospital at
Calcxico at . o'clock last night as
the result of injuries suffered in an
automobile accident at Imperial
Saturday night. The boy was run
over Lv Ford car, said to have
been driven by Alfred llesse, aged
Is, of Wcstmorland, "he accident
occurred on Main ST. d., Imperial,
at s:45.
According to information the
boy = parents, Mr.. and Mrs. BcnJa'
min Wyms mad just parked their
machine at the curb and getting out,
started across the street. The
vomgstcr is said to have followed
them, running directly in front of
tbe machine driven by Hesse.
The child was rushed to the FL
Centre hospital whore he was given
treatment and then taken to the
Thompson Hospital at Calexico. He
suffered fractured skull. Despite
all efforts his condition grew worse
and he died just "a hours after the
accident.
The body has been removed to
Lemons undertaking parlors in E'
Centre. An inquest was to be held
this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
EASTERN MAN
FOUND DEAD IN
|. A. H0 TEL
Mystery Surrounds Case
AS Companion of Dead
Man Disappears.
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Los ANGELES. April 25.-MyS
tcrious circumstances surrounding
the death of man believed to b"
\. ". Kaufman. wealthy tourist, Of
Norfolk. Neh.. caused an autopsy
to be ordered her" today while po-
lice sought the man 5 companion.
Kaufman, identified by papers
found on his body, registered at
= downtown hotel as a. +.
Thompson. 81. Louis and went to
a room with another man whose
identify is unkuoWu shortly after
:. clock Ills morning he WAS found
dead by hotel employees, his com
pauioa having left the hotel short
Time before.
According to police reports based
rn questioning of hotel employees,
Kaufman and his companion came
10 the hotel last night and after
the former had engaged room
went upstairs asking 10 he-ra'lrd At
midnight.
When hell boy went to the
room hc was ordered out and re
,ortca 10 the nigh, clerk that the
men We're engaged in an argument
Eoth. apparently, had been drink
my, he reported.
81 > t. nj. the unidentified man
came downstairs and told the room
clerk to call "Thompsuu AT 3:@0
"a. M. The room clerk Immediately
called the. room and receiving ~"
.uswcr went upstairs.
Kaufman, partially dressed was
found sptm2lcd at the foot Of thr,
bed dead. Police were notified and
Investigating officers found Shgh'
ai,culoratim about the dead man >
i.rck. they reported.
\ search Of his pockets revealed
rapers aud cards one of which Is
believed to have carried his correct
identify as "a. W. Kaufman, 1000
north Fourth street, Norfolk, Neb.
The card asked that Mrs. H. G.
Kaufman be notified in ease of ae.
cidcnt or death.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
DEAD MAN
TR|CkED
BY WIFE
Prosecution Asserts Mrs.
Snyder Heavily Insured
Husband.
CLER X TESTIFIES
Declares Accused Pair
Often Registered AS
Man and Wife.
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LONG ISLAND CITY, New York
April 2J.-Albcrt Snyder was trick
ed 16 months before his murder in
to signing a $4,000 life insurance
policy, providing almost double in
demnity in case Of acclocntal death
when he actually only sought q
$1,000 policy, Leroy Ashfield testi-
fled today at the trial of Ruth
Brown Snyder and Henry Judd
Gray.
Acting upon instructions Of Mrs.
SNYDER, Ashfield said. he induced
Snyder to sign two applications, one
for the small endowment policy and
the other blank.
AshfielG said he never saw Sny-
der again and that Mrs. Snyder di-
rccted the filling out of the appli-
cation for the large amount, telling
him she would pay the premiums
herself.
Testimony designed to prove that
Gray and Mrs. Snyder frequently
registered together at the Waldorf
Astoria hotel in New York in the
years preceding the murder of Al
bert Snyder was introduced at the
trial of the two today.
Joseph NJ. Farrell, office manager
of the hotel for the last three year,
was called as the 4ast witness o.
the morning session.
DO you know Henry Judd
Ggayo' asked District ATTORNEY
Eewcombe.
"T do said Farrell.
q Do you know Mrs. Ruth Sny-
der?'
II knew her rs Mrs Gray, sa;}
Farrell after rising to look ut her
closely
Did Mr. Gray and Mrs. Snyder
Ger register at your hotel?'
Yes, as either Mr.. and Mrs. II.
j Gray or Mr.. and Mrs. II. Judd
Glav.
"Did they take one room or two
rooms'
One room.
The witness said Mrs. Snyder had
frequently come TO the hotel alone
and registered as Mrs. Gray.
Records of this hotel were then
introduced.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
KELLY TO
b. TRIED
ON MAY 9
Pleads Not Guilty To
Charge of Staying Ray
Raymond.
MORE INDICTMENTS
Charges To Be Placed
Against Miss Mackaye
and Doctor.
By DAN CAMPBELL

Les ANGELES, April 25.-Pan
Kelly, handsome giant of the screen
appeared before Superior Judge
Walter Burncll here today and
pleaded not guilty to the "bare
knucklc murder Of Ray Raymond
song and dance man. Trial was
set for May 9.
Meanwhile, in another court room,
Chief Deputy District Attorney
Harold Davis prepared to ask the
county grand jury to indict beauti-
full Dorothy MacKaye as a felon in
connection with the fatal beating
administered her husband by her
asserted sweetheart.
. Miss Mackavc is as responsible
as DR.. Walter Sullivan in this af-
fair, Davis said, referring to the
Hollywood doctor who attended
Raymond during his death-coma. T
am confident that the grand Jury
will indict both for aiding and abett
ing Kelly in the effort to cover up
the crime.
Four witnesses including Frank
Loomis, the dead actor 5 manager;
Dr. Frank Wagner, autopsy surgeon;
Deputy Coroner Schoeffel and Hell
Ell Wilkinson, Miss MacKaye s
chum, are TO be brought before the
grand jury.
Loomis will be questioned con.
corning the payment of $500 to DR..
Sullivan and $500 to n hospital i'm.
mcdiatcly after Raymond : death.
The other witness will be asked
to repeat testimony made before n
coronef's jury in an effort to prove
that an attempt had been made to
'covcr up the manner in which
RAYMOND came to his death.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
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san DIEGO, April PA girl
"back there who stuck by him
and the chance that his conviction
of killing Bill Brennan, cX-heaVy-
weight prize fighter, may be over
.ulcd on appeal led Joseph Pivoli.
2s who escaped from Sing Sing two
months ago, to give himself up
here Saturday, he said today.
Pivoli, a small slender man with
confiding smile, talked hberally
on what he did after he. escaped,
but not how he got out of the
iis0n.
II amt goin' to tell how 7 got
out of the joint, - he laughed. Z" be
cause that would get someone else
ir a jam got out all wrapped IN
bale Of cotton. That S that.
All that night pivoli tramped
along the edge Of the Hudson.
Il had $3.50 in my pocket that a
friend slipped me before | left, .
he said.
'In the morning | came To a
town. forget what one, and bought
ticket to Chicago. Before that /
had managed to get some clothes.
Never mind how.
In Chicago, Pivoli stayed couple
Of davs and then moved on I" New
Orleans, Houston, Texas; SAN An
tonic, Texas, and then Los Angeles.
II got into Los Angeles last FRI
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
Animals Rob
Forestry Cook
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By United Press Leased Wire
LA VERNE, Calf, April 25.
George Leonard likes to cook,
but today he is trying to work
out plan whereby he won't
have to take his ham and bacon
stock to his private tent at night.
Leonard, chef at the govern
ment forestry camp in San Dimas
Canyon near here, stepped out
Of his commissary for a few
moments yesterday and as he re-
turned a full grown lynx darted
out Of the door with a good
sized piece of ham what am
in its jaws.
Tracks found about the camp
indicate that the lynx has a
half grown mountain lion as run
ming mate on the foraging trips,
with both of the animals show
ing little regard for traps set
to catch them and ignoring the
hundreds of motorists who spent
the week end in the mountain
retreat.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
Stabbing Affray
At Christening
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UnltCo Press Leased wire
WILMINGTON, Cal, April
25.-A frec-for- all fight that eli
NAKED christening celebration
here today, sent one man to a
hospital with knife wound in
the abdomen, brought minor in
juries to two others and result
ed in the arrest of fourth on
charge of assault with a deadly
weapon.
jose Hernandez, the most scrl-
ously injured, is alleged to have
taken issue to statements OF
Sylvario Garcia that a baseball
game between San Pedro and
Wilmington teams yesterday had
beer fixed.
The men engaged in a battle
and Garcia is said to have
stabbed Hernandez. P. Abila
and Juan Madria were slashed
about the wrists when they at
tempted to stop the fight.
Garcia fled following the
brawl but was later taken into
Gus tody.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
Famous Screen
Star Is Dead
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"! '"IeU frFsS IFHStU NIre
HOLLYWOOD, April 25.-Earlc
Il. Williams, famous screen star of
. score of wears ago. died at his
home here shortly before noon to,
day.
Williams suffered an attack of
bronchial pneumonia last Thursday.
but it was believed that he would
recover. He suffered a sudden re
lapse at 1880 a. m.
He began his career with the old
Vitigraph Company and for years
was matinee idol of the screen.
Williams was born in Sacramento
and previous to his entry in the
movies toured the western states
with stock companies.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
Youth Fighting
Against Death
by United Press Leased Wire

ROANOKE, Va, April 25.--
Scores of friends alternated today
at the hospital at the bedside OF
Walter l.. Booth in applying arti.
ficial respiration to the game lS
year old youth who already has
lived 100 hours with collapsed lungs.
1t appeared to be losing fight,
physicians saying they do not ex
pect Booth to last through the
night. His lungs cavcd in during
an operation performed Thursday
to correct dislocated vertebrae caus-
cd by an automobile accident near
IL a year ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
ALIM0NY MAY
NOW BE GIVEN
TO HUSBANDS
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SACRA VI EMO, Cal, April 20
Governor Young today signed the
alimony for husbands' bill by
Assemblyman George w. Rochester
of Los Angeles.
The new law would permit a
needy husband to collect alimony
and separate maintenance for him,
self and children during and after
divorce.
AS a conciliatory measure to the
wives of California, the governor
also signed the bill by Assembly
man Eleanor Miller, requiring hus-
bands who desert or fail to provide
for their wives and families to be
put to work on public roads during
their jail sentence and giving the
money earned, at the rate of 50 per
day, to the needy families.
Two of the administration S re.
organization bills, revamping the
state department of finance and
creating the department of pub
lie works, were also made laws by
the governors signature They
were introduced by ASSemblyman
The new department of finance
will include director, appointed
by the governor at $4,000 year,
and chiefs of three divisions. bud
gets and accounts, service and sup
ply, and motor vehicles.
The department of public works
viii include four divisions, engineer
ing and irrigation, water rights,
highways and architecture.
The chief of each division will
receive $1,000 except the state high
way engineer whose salary will be
$4,000. The director of the de,
partment will receive $4,000 a
year
Increase in membership of the
state highway commission from
three to five members is provided
under the bill All the members
will serve without pay.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
Bank of Italy
Adds Another
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MODESTO, Cal, Auril 25.-Thc
Bank of Italy here today took over
all the accounts and business Of the
FIRST National Bank of Modesto,
eivino il assets of approximately
$500. 600
Announcement was made Satur-
day night of the purchase of the
First National by the Bank of It
ely, ending two weeks Of ncgotia
tonS between w. II. Snyder, vice
president of the San Francisco
branch of the Bank of Italy and
G. d. Swan. president of the First
National and records Of the First
National were Immediately trans.
fcrred to the Bank of Italy.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
Pair Questioned
In Shooting Case
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BAKERSFIELD, April 25.-W,
.C. Allen and his wife were question
ed in the county Jail here today
about the fatal shooting Of }. II.
COS. 9s, at Taft Heights, near here.
Deputy sheriffs, after an invcStiga-
tion which was started when Allen
voluntarily appeared at the Tart
police station, declared they beheV-
ed the shooting was the result OF
attentions paid by Cox to Mrs. Al
lon
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
British Return
Chinese Fire
By United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, April %. = Chinese
troops fired on the L. s. S. Peary
and on two British warships in the
fangtzc river today, an admiralty
eommuniQue announced.
The Peary was fired on from Fu-
tung Bluff. near Kiukiang which
has been a trouble center for many
weeks.
II. NJ. s. Keppel and Wolsor 80
piled with their main batteries 10
rifle fire from the south hank OF
the river, the eommunique said,
hoth above and below Chinkiang.
The British fire sileneed the rifle
men.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

American Legion meets, Court
house, 8 p. nj.
American Legion Auxiliary
meets, Court house, 8 p. IN.
Scout eaders Training course,
Methodist Social hall, 1880 p. NJ.
Cance, Thompson Arizon.
ans Barbara Worth ball room,
8 p. M.
white Collars" Palace the
ater.
"A Night of Love- valley
theater.
F. and A. NJ. No. 38i, Masonic
hall
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
Coast Dry Forces
Are Investigated
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WASIIlNGTON, April 23,-AIf
Oftcdal, special prohibition mvcsti-
gator on the Pacific coast, is max,
ing Il thorough investigation into
the customs and prohibition situa.
tjon in California, Assistant Sccrc.
taIv of the Treasury Andrews sail
today.
Oftcdal is investigating allega-
tions made by Administrator Me.
Reynolds, Los Angeles, that Gus
toms Collector Schwabc is not co
porating with the dry forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
Fresno Druggist
Flees Kidnapers
By United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, Cal, April 25.-Thc co
operation of San Joaquin Valley po-
lice departments was asked today
by local police who are trying to
find two kidnapcrs of James +.
Rawlings, manager of a local drug.
store.
Rawlings reported his abduction
to the local police, declaring he had
escaped from the men near Nisalia.
According to Rawlings story, he
was aeeostcd on the street here bv
the two men. They were armed,
They ordered him to drive toward
Nisalia. When he nearcd that city,
he was ordered to stop and one of
the men got out. Rawlings managed
to dump the other man from the au-
tomobile and escaped while the men
empticd their guns at him. The
druggist showed police a hole in his
ear where one of the bullets landed.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
TOMORROW

Literature section, 10000 club
meets with Mrs. Ross T. HickcoX,
9:3o a. III.
Lions Club luncheon, Hotel
Barbara Worth.
Episcopal Guild meets. Mrs. C.
S. Thatcher s, 2:30 p. N.
Presbyterian Missionary Soci-
ETY. meets at church, ESQ p. m, 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25

A woman s husband generally is
merely windfall and no criterion
of her taste in gentleman, says a
woman writer. Just the same, many
married man is pretty well picked.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25

Senator Hiram Johnson, after
eight years battle with president
tits announces complete cure. The
Democrats haven't been able to
find a thing to help them, though.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25

Pasadena, Los Angeles county, "
to have s1,5O0,000 art gallery, An
endowment fund of ~, 100000 Is on
hand and another 81 100000 viii he
raised
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25

The state banking department has
granted charter for the Vista
State bank, to be started at VISTA
San Diego county.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25

Rhode Island Red eggs that meas
ure six by eight inches are becom.
ing a drug on the market at va
Rima, Washington,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25

" A total of 34,l8l fruit trees were
shipped into the Yucaipa valley,
San Bernardino county, this season
land only 90 condemned.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25

\ Cauliflower growers of the Santa
4Maria Valley, Santa Barbara eoun'
Ay, are receiving $4,000 daily fol
ftheir crop.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25

A bin is before the legislature 10
withdraw protection from wild rab.
bits in San Diego county 10 allow
ranchers TO protect their crops.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25

The busy bee is so busy because
he is so dumb, a French scientist
discloscs. Dumb but somehow he
doth it.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25

NEMilllS, Tenn, AprlI o.
.1rdcrS for furrihb evacuation OF
;rccnvnlc. Leland aud other flood
III Mississippi towns wcrc issued
Iodav by General Curtiss +. GrrcM
commander of TIA, Mississippi NJ
lonal guard,
4 fleet of more than 700 boats ot
Il sizes was being assembled at
icksburg to carry soldiers into
| he flooded areas to bring out resi-
cn;s remaining in the flooded re-.
ions by force if necessary.
1--WE cannot allow these people t."
ic like rats from disease and rrr
alton or permit them to be tr"p.
ed bv the rising watcr General
|rccn said. "lt they refuse &"
ave, We intend to force them out
| { the stricken territory.
\ force of 600 soldiers and 10
tfficcrs Of the Mississippi National
Euard was mobijlcd at NickSbnrS
Ewaitinr orders from General
b,recu and Governor Dennis Muir.
Shrcc.
| tnNtINtl hul Ilul'f l4slN 'N''''''.'''
Il headquarters at NickSburg To di-
cct state forces assisting IA the re-.
icf work.
\ More than 10000 refugees in the
Gowns of Grccnvillc, Leland, shaw,
Elizabeth, Percy and llolleSdalr
.kili be removed on the for6ihlr
Evacuation order if they refuse 80
8ravc on their own accord, General
f;reon asserts.
! An unvcrificd report that the
.hain Mississippi lcYee near Nonka
bin, Ark, several milcs above Ar.
Kansas City, had given way reached
". W. Reese, lcvrc board chairman
Nj Helena, Ark, today
1 The Memphis lcvcc board was
b"thout word OF the reported hrrak
Breaking Of the lcvcc at Nonkap'n
Mould flood Arkansas city with Soy
hral feet of water before night
f'ivcr men said.
Telephone service was ont be.
wcm Memphis and Arkansas city
odav. although workmcn had been
gent out to repair breaks il the
Zine.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
BY l.. w. LEWIS
United Press Staff Correspondent

iNNo sJsti NpA ~
NICKSRt hG, Miss, April -
lrcadH iammrd - every door, the
~ of NieLsharg today received
ADDITIONAL hundreds Of flood refu
bees from the Delta region of the
lis.issippi river, The city is now
|onsiue more than 5000 refugee
|nd dc number is increasing rap.
~ with the arrival of trains from
b. Hood area and uNer boats from
|r,cnvillc aud other danger points.
Huuar,ds of the negro refugees
IL Quartcrcd in army tents pitched
b a camp q short distance from
cksbnrg
Scores Of familic. caught III the
|wirl Of the flood are refusing &"
ave their marooncd homes, ar
|ording 10 the reports brought IN by
very ship captain who has secuted
Pie floodWatcrs noriip of here u
,arch of refugees.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-06-06

of lime ever discovered in that part of the country, was re- gently discovered located on the farm of Chris Stern, one and one-half miles from Wa silla. From an analysis made by the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, the product is found to be composed almost entirely of calcium carbonate and may he classed as chalk or mari, It is suitable for kalsomines, for the makingof Portland ce- ment and is an excellent dress ing for the soil.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-06-06
BIG SEAL RUN
 UNDER WAY

Great herds of seals on their migration to the Pribilof Is- land rookeries, have been ob- served offshore of the islands and mainland in the Gulf of Alaska. Captain E. L. Hunter, reporting from Sitka, said there was a larger number of boats hunting this spring than were similarly engaged last spring, and 75 pelts have been authenticated by Capt. Hunter. Last year there was only one boat out of Sitka and only 30 pelts were reported to the Bureau of Fisheries. Prices this year continue on a low level. The average offered is said to be SIP per pelt, or the same as quoted last spring.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-06-06
SEEKS FEDERAL
 POWER LICENSE

The Rasoon Gold Company has applied for 9 license to place it's developed water power under the Federal Wat CT Power Act, application hav- ing been made through the Juneau office of the U. s. For est Service. The company is operating a gold property at Hollis, Prince of Wales Island, about 20 miles from Ketchi- kan.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-06-06

Stationery Hyder Drug Go. Steamship Agencies Salmon River Dock Co. Hyder Dock Go. Steamship Lines Border Line Transport'n Go. Tailoring & Cleaning- Mrs. w. s. Sullivan Toilet Preparations Hyder Drug Go. Tranfer Companies Sam Potts Crawford Transfer Go. Hyder Fuel Go. Typewriters.- Hyder Drug Go. U. s. Mineral Surveyor Frank A. Metcalf
 Juneau, Alaska
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-06-06

Schenck, of the Metro-Gold- wyn-Mayer Productions, who recently went to Whitehorse to film Services "Trail of '98" went back to Juneau on a gas boat, and took the steamer there for Cordova, and will film part of the play along the Copper River.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-06-06
TO LURE GAME
 WITH RICE CROP

At a recent meeting of the Anchorage Fish and Game Protective Association, it was decided to order a quantity of wild rice for planting on the flats near Anchorage. Sports men interested in hunting ducks and geese were request ed to contribute $1 toward the cost of the seed and the plant ing.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-06-06


 The whereabouts of William J. Smith is desired by the Gov ernor's office, Juneau, Alaska. Mir. Smith is a native of San Francisco, California, at one time being a member of the Police force in that city. Any information regarding him will be appreciated.
 Information is desired by the Governors Office, Juneau, Alaska, of the whereabouts of John NJ. Fisher, native of Pennsylvania, believed to have come to Alaska about 1913. Followed the occupation of electrician. About 45 years of age. His family anxious to hear from him.
 Information is desired of the whereabouts of Jerry A. Pool. Any data regarding him should be sent to the office of the Governor, Juneau, Alaska.
 Information is desired re- garding Seaborn Wesley Barn. hart fifty years of age. The last heard from him was by letter from Bakersfield, Cali fornia, advising his brother that he intended leaving there April 10, 1912 for Alaska where he had purchased all interest in a gold mine. Any information regarding the above parties should be sent to the Governors Office, Jun eau. & ]
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-06-06
WILL TEST GOLD
 PROPERLY BY DRILL

From recent assurances re- ceived by John Mackwez and George A. Howe, ST, owners of the Mother Lode Mine at Mile 431a on the Government Railroad, from Lionel c. Whit worth, who represents almost unlimited English capital, drill ing operations for testing pur- poses will begin on the mine in the near future. MT. Whit worth, who has an option on the mine, is now in England and will soon leave there for the property, accompanied by the company's chief engineer.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-06-06

securing options on placer claims in the Hope District. It is believed to presage the en- try of large dredging com pany.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-06-06
DREDGE FOR
 HOPE DISTRICT

It is reported that a number of Anchorage people have been active in recent months