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New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
OWENS VALLEY FEUD
CLOSES BANK DOORS
Frequent Dynamidngs Threw
Away Millions

Bishop, Cal, Aug. 5 Up - The
feud between the city of Los Angeles
and ranches of Owens Valley over
valuable water rights, the cause of
frequent dynamiting Of the Los An
| geles water system. today was blam-
ed for the breakdown of the valleys
! financial structure, after al five of
the county's banks closed their doors
yesterday.
This result has been brought
about by the last four years of de-
structiye work carried on by the city
of Los Angeles" was the note post
ed on the door of each institution to
notify depositors of the failures. The
banks, according to their last avail
able statements, had total deposits
Of approximately $2,500.o0o.
The banks. the First National of
Bishop, the Inyo County Bank of
Bishop, state institution, with
branches at Big Pine. Independence
and Lone Pine. were placed In the
hands of bank examiners.
when the state bank examiner
arrived here Wednesday / told him
frankly without the formality of any
examination of our books by him
that we were in such a condition that
he would have to close our doors, -
said w. w. Watterson. president Of
the state bank and cashier Of tho
National institution. He declared the
direct cause Of the banks failures
was that ranches who had failed to
negotiate satisfactory sales to the
city of Los Angeles" as well as BUSH
ness houses whose business has de-
creased under the water warfare,
had been unable to iquidate bank
! loans.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
ROYAL PARTY READY
FOR ROCKVILLE TRIP
Prince of Wales Ends Visit to Can
adian Capital and Cruises Through
Thousand Islands Region.

Ottawa, Ont. Aug. W@After
dancing away the final hours Of the
official programme for their visit to
the Dominion's capital. the Prince OF
Wales and his brother Prince
George, were ready to start this
morning for Brockville, Ont.
At that place they are to board a
yacht for cruise through the Thou
sand Islands region with Kingston
their destination. Premier Stanley
Baldwin, who is visiting Canada with
them, will be a member Of the party.
The yacht is to touch United States
waters. near Alexandria Bay, N. Y.
when a salute of u guns will be
fired.
Midst a gathering of diplomats
and society leaders. the royal ennis
saries. together with Premier Bald
win, Mrs. Baldwin and the members
of the official visiting party, at
tended reception and ball rendered
by the members OF the Country club
last night. The princes danced until
a late hour.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
WILLIAMS IS HERO
IN Mine DISASTER
Risks Own Life to Save Fellow
Workers

Clay, KY, Aug. 5 R-Casey Will
liams, standing 4 short five feet,
ive inches. who led an unmasked
rescue party into the fumes OF
Black-Damp to carry the uncon-
scious forms Of eight miners from
the workings. was lauded today as
the hero of the mine disaster which
took toll OF Is lives Wednesday.
Casey was deep in the mine
when the explosion came. With
four companions he covered his
face with wet shirt and managed
to reach the bottom of the shaft.
Sometime running. sometime walk
ing, and when their strength began
to fail, crawling on hands and
knees. they worked their way in the
explosion area. When they weaken
ed from effects Of the gas, they
stopped to dip their faces in the
underground stream which ran
along the entry.
Finally they stumbled across
pouic6 VI SOlilt VI Tic lHJuEtu
Lying there, Williams said, on their
| faces, their heads toward the shaft
and air, their position showed they
were fighting to reach the shaft
when they became unconscious.
when we crawled over their
bodies, we thought they were dead"
Williams said. Casey's companions
were too weak then to help, but
Casey. determined to get them out,
made a trip to the shaft for help.
Leading the second party. he re-
turned to the men. With him were
Tom Baker. Felix Ramsey, Luther
Vaughn. Alvey Brogen and w. O..
Morris.
One by one the unconscious men
were carried from the point, ESQ
yards from the shaft, and then
| lifted to the level. Then Williams
was brought to the surface where
he collapsed,
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
MINERS MAKE BRAVE
BUT VAIN STRUGGLE
Tear Clothing and Stuff Cracks no
Stop Inflow of Poisonous Gas
Rescuers Come Upon Bodies.

Clay, KY. Aug. R-Mute evil
dence OF a dramatic struggle by
West Carter and Green Russell, Ne
gro miners. to save their lives in
the West Kentucky Coal Company
mine disaster here, was found yes
terday by rescue workers.
When the rescue crew stumbled
across the bodies Of the two men
in a little room in entry No. 10 of
the mine, 900 feet from where the
explosion occurred Wednesday, they
found that the two men had torn
their clothing from their bodies and
stuffed it into cracks around the
room. The last desperate attempt
to shut out the poisonous air which
was sitting in, failed, however. and
it is believed the Negroes died few
minutes later
Today, the bodies of fifteen min
ers who died as the result OF the ex-
plosion, had been brought to the
surface and identified. No other
workers are missing and there re-
mains only an investigation to deter
mine the cause of the disaster.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
NOW YOU
ASK ONE
CIVIL GOVERNMENT

The first few questions in this
quiz deal with government; the rest
are selected at random.
What body alone may I'M
peach federal official?
What body alone may try i'm
parchment cases?
s-Who presides at an impeach-
ment trial?
4-What United States territories
are under the control of governors
What number is considered a
quorum in the Senate and in the
House of Representatives?
6-Who is president of the Red
Cross?
What day is the Mohammedan
SABBATH
Sin what novel by what Ameri-
can author is Phillip Nolan char
acter?
9-What states touch the Great
Lakes?
10-What is the largest gland In
the human body?
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
British Women Use
Music in Politics

London. Aug. s R-British wo-
men politicians have taken to music
as an aid to politics.
A National Conservative Musical
Union has been formed, with Mrs.
Baldwin, wife Of Prime Minister
Stanley Baldwin, as President. che
objects OF the Union include the
playing OF British music, the
awakening of musical interest in
the constituencies, and the hold
ing of musical competitions.
Prizes offered include a $500 ma
tlonal challenge cup. a competition
shield and a piano scholarship.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
TO SELL HOUSES

Houses standing on the site of the
Monroe street extension are soon to
be put up for bids to clear the
ground for operations. An S-inch
water main will be placed at once
completing the distribution loop in
this locality, and the paving opera
tons will be performed when the
land has been brought to grade.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05

night in Milton when a policeman
on duty near q grade crossing was
startled by a piercing whistle at q
time when no train was due. and
looked up to discover the roller
bearing down on him.
Duncan and Bill told police that a
companion at their faverite swim
ming hole had "stumped" them to
do something daring. The joyride
followed.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
Oil Company Uses
Radio Communication

Breckenridge, Texas Aug. s R-
Big business has turned to the
radio as q means Of cheap and re-
liable communication In the oil area
Of the broad plains Of Texas where
other means sometimes are cramped.
The Phillips Petroleum company
is installing a 1.oo0-watt radio sta
ton to be used in transmitting re-
company headquarters at Bartles-
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
FOREST FIRES RAGING

Portland. Ore. Aug. Rl-With
military authorities lending all
possible aid to embattled fire fight
ers and with government airplanes
pressed into service for reconnais-
sance work, and army mules labor
iously moving supplies through tor
tuous mountain trails. the north
west was fighting hundreds of for
est fires today. All the conf1agra-
tons were started by lightning in
storms this week.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
FIND AGED TURTLE

Duluth. Mimi. Aug. S - The
grandfather of Minnesota turtles
was found in Cloquet River by two
Duluth automobile salesn~n. The
venerable turtle weighed 80 pounds.
His age was figured at IS years.
He had fourteen squares on his
back. Each was figured to repre-
sent five and three-sevenths years.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
PAGE BRINGS S8.75O

London. Aug. 5-A leaf from an
English psalter, dating about 1850,
was auctioned here for $3.50. The
page was included in the Holford
Examinations on vellum, part OF the
Dorchester House Collection. on
which a total OF $4,000 was re-
allied,
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
STEAM.ROLLER DRYING
BRINGS BOYS TO COURT
Arrested For Operating Without L.
cease-Joyridel the Result of
Bet, BOY Says

Quincy, Mass. Aug. 5 R-The
next term of juvenile court here Is
going to have an entirely new
charge with which to contend. when
Duncan Goodale and William Tomil-
son. - year old Dorchester youths,
are arraigned.
The complaint against them Is 60
ing to specify operation OF a steam
roller on the public highway with
out license.
The boys were hauled from their
lofty perch atop a big roller last
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
HOMES DYNAMI1ED
Blow Up Houses Of Negroes After
They Refuse to Heed Threats 10
Moyc-One Man Leave City.

Atlanta. Ga, Aug. Pl-Two
Tegro homes in opposite sections of
the city were dynamited last night
after warnings to their occupants to
move had gone UNDECIDED. The
front porch of the residence OF
lack Cook was demolished and the
windows of an apartment house
nearby, occupied by white persons,
were smashed by the defamation of
what police said was large guam
tity Of dynamite. G, IS family
We're in the house but all escaped In
jury.
Nose Lindley reported an attempt
to dynamite his residence but said
the only resulting damage was a
large hole in the front yard, Both
negroes had received threatening
messages and a committee" visited
I.indley and warned him to move,
he said.
Cook announced he would leave
the city today Lindley was unde-
cided.
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New Britain herald., 1927-08-05

Vile. Okla. and for Communication
between this and other districts of
the company.
The station will be one Of thr,
operated by the Phillips compan9,
the others being at Berger, also in
the Texas oil fields, and at the home
office In Bartlesville.
ports to and receiving orders from
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
NO FARM LABOR SHORTAGE

While wages paid to hired hands
Increased two per cent over last
year. farm labor supply for the
United States as q whole is esti-
mated at 1904 per cent Of the de-
mand. Although Its wages are
much lower than industrial wages,
the larger supply of farm labor
is said to reflect a lower volume
of industrial employment.
Farm wages are quoted at $3.50
per month with board, $49.54 with
out board, $3.50 per day with board,
s2.44 without board.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05

MICHIGAN MAYONNAISE .
CHALLENGE MILK .
FRANCO-ANERICAN SPAGHETTI
FANCY OOLONG OR MINED TEA
CAMPBELL'S BEANS ...
, 1927-01-12
MORNING FIRE
RAZES POWELL STORE

Harvey's grocery store at Powell
was Quilted by an early morning fire
Sunday morning which was first
observed by Lee Cunningham. who.
returning from a local dance, noted
clouds of smoke pouring from the
building and gave the alarm.
At the same time the high school
basketball team had Just arrived in
town after playing ball at Basin.
The members of the team got out
the fire truck. Chemical fire extin-
guishers held the fire somewhat
in check until the hose could be
turned on, but since the fire was in
the rear end of the store, much
water, with the clouds of smoke
damaged the entire store.
The fire seemed to originate
near a rear partition where much
paper and some matches were To-
Gated, indicating that the fire may
have originated through ignition by
mice rather than by a defective
flue. The total loss on the building,
which was a gyp block construction
that enabled the fire to be gotten
under control in ACE of a high
wind, is estimated at $4,000 and
$4,000 on contents. which were
partially covered by insurance
, 1927-01-12
BOYS In AUTO
ACCIDENT EAST OF TOWN

Robt. Horner was quite seriously
injured on Sunday as a result of an
auto accident on the Upper Sage
road east of Cody, when the car.
belonging to VII Richard, and
driven by his son. Stanley left the
road and turned over completely
throwing its four occupants in as
many different directions. None Of
the other three boys were seriously
hurt.
The party was composed of Stan
ley Richard. Harold Williams.
Wayne Schwoob. and Bob Horner
had been to the old Schwoob ranch
near the intersection of the Nee
teetse road. They were returning
home, and in attempting to pass
another car the accident is said to
have occurred. Horner had a couple
OF his ribs fractured, but is on the
road to recovery it is hoped.
, 1927-01-12
Unswerving Loyalty
To Wilson Expressed

The Natrona County Bar associa-
ton in meeting at Casper Wednes-
day unanimously adopted resolu-
lions of complete and unswaying
confidence in the integrity and
ability of Attorney General William
O. Wilson, whose ~disbarment was
recently asked in a complaint filed
with the state board of law ex-
aminers by A. H. Stewart of Cas-
per. A message to this effect was
wired Immediately to Wilson, who
was a practicing attorney of 20
years standing in Casper before be-
ing induced into office this week
as attorney general.
The resolutions were adopted At
a specially called meeting of the
association here attended by 35
representative attorneys.
, 1927-01-12
STORE AFIRE
CHARGES ARSON MADE
Suspicious Circumstances Connected
With Origin of Fire-Mrs.
Workman Under Arrest

In connection with the fire at the
Workman grocery store Sunday
evening, Mrs. Chas. Workman, wife
of the proprietor of the store has
been placed under arrest and will
be given a preliminary hearing on
Monday, January 18th, according
to advices received from the county
attorneys office today.
The fire was discovered abou.
twelve o'clock, midnight Sunday.
and by quick and efficient work by
the members of the local depart
ment, was extinguished before any
considerable damage was done.
However some very unusual circum-
stances are connected with the or
Iigin of the fire. and the local fire
department with the support of the
county attorneys and sheriff's Of
flee hopes to go to the bottom of
the affair. After the fire had been
placed under control a large can
containing what is supposed to be
gasoline was removed from the
attic of the building where the con
raeration started. and this with a
chain of evidence which seems un.
broken, all point to arson.
That none of the firemen were
injured or killed seems a miracle,
as they were working in the attic
where the gas was subject to the
tremendous heat, and where. If an
explosions had occurred, one or more
would surely have been injured or
killed.
Mr.. Workman was away from
home at the time of the fire and
did not return to Cody until Mon
day evening.
, 1927-01-12
FILMING PARTY ON
SNOW SHOES ACROSS
THE %BEARTOOTHS
Will Take Pictures in and Around
Cooke City and in Yellowstone
Park
Billings Gazette)

George G. Osten and Fred c.
Kreig left early Monday morning
for Camp Sonia. where they win
join the Fox Film company's ex-
petition across the Beartooth noun
3tains and Yellowstone park. The
camera men from the moving pic
ture corporation have been at the
camp for the last week making
preparations for the trip.
The entire party of seven, under
the leadership of A. H. Croonquist.
proprietor of Camp Sonia, was plan
ming to leave for Cooke City Mon-
day afternoon, going as far as Sun
dance lake on the west fork OF
Rock creek. Tuesday they plan to
cross the mountain range at Windy
Gap pass, at an elevation of 1880
feet and reaching timber on the
Clark's Fork side of the divide.
They expect to reach Kersey lake.
by Wednesday night. arriving at
Cooke Thursday.
From Cooke the. party will enter
Yellowstone park. stopping at the
buffalo ranch and thence to camp
Roosevelt. Several days will be
spent filming scenes at the lower
falls of the Yellowstone. Norris
basin, Mammoth Hot Springs and
other points of interest. The party
will then continue to Gardiner and
return from there by rail.
The entire trip from Camp Senia-
to Gardiner will be made on snow
shoes and skis. The duffle Will
be drawn by the men on toboggans.
With the present weather conditions
the party expects little difficulty ON
the trip.
This is the first time that moving
pictures have been made through
the Beartooth region in the winter
and probably the first time that an
attempt has been made to cross the
main divide of the Beartooth at this
season of the year.
February a Billings and Red
Lodge party, which included several
of the men taking the present trip.
climbed to the top of Silver rim
mountain more hat a thousand
teet higher in elevation than Windy
Gap pass.
Parties as far back as 1882 have
made expeditions through the park
TO secure photographs of winter
scenes. Some of these expeditions
were attended by considerable diff
ficulties and hardship. The Fox
camera men have had considerable
experience with winter filming in
other sections and since coming to
Camp Senia have made daily trips
to harden themselves for the ex-
petition, while the local men also,
have been making daily hikes to get
in trim.
, 1927-01-12
DISTRICT CONFERENCE
OF FORESTRY OFFICIALS

This is district conference week
at the offices of the Shoshone Ma
tional forest. and five of the rangers
of this district are in attendance
with Supervisor Langworthy and
the various allotments of funds for
the ensuing years are being made
up at this time. The conference
will last for several days.
Those in attendance are Rangers
#. e. McGrew of Crandall station,
Clifford Spencer of Wapiti. Fred
Thomas of Timber Creek. w. p.
Petermann of Belknap and Paul
McCord or Sunlight station.
, 1927-01-12
POWELL LADY SEEKS TO TAKE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OFFICE

According to the Powell Tribune,
Mrs. Ed. Anderson, county superin-
tendent-elect, has received from the
state educational commissioners Of
flee her credentials and first grade
certificate and later this week will
seek to assume the office of county
superintendent of schools in Park
county.
AT the time of the board of COM
missioners meeting last week Mrs.
Anderson had not received her
qualifying credentials.
, 1927-01-12
R. W. ALLEN
SPEAKS ON WYOMING
HISTORY AT POWELL

Mrs. Raymond w. Allen was the
principal speaker at the Presbyter-
ian Brotherhood meeting at Powell
Tuesday evening. her subject being
Pioneer, Progress. Powell" These
social evenings are very popular in
Presbyterian church circles at Pow
ell and usually excellent programs
are prepared. Mrs. Allen has been
preparing her talk for some time
and has some excellent material
regarding Wyoming and it's early
day history.
, 1927-01-12
ECKERDT ARaESTND
BOOZE co
DUN

Conrad Eckerdt, a. resident of
Powell was arrested at Ralston on
Saturday night. and vas charged
with the transportation and pos
session of ten pints of liquor of the
moonshine variety. His brother,
John Eckerdt was taken at the
same time, but as Conrad took all
the blame for the scrape they were
in, he was released.
Eckerdt was bound over to the
District Court and is out on a $500
bond.
, 1927-01-12
JURY TO BE CALLED FOR
MONDAY JAN. oath

The jury term of the district
court which is scheduled to convene
Monday morning, January oath,
will be one of the shortest ever
held in Park County, IL the docket
as set is to be depended upon,
Many of the cases on the docket
will be dropped and 1t is very like
ly that many others will not come
to trial at this time.
The docket was set a week ago
when Court Reporter French was
at Cody and is as follows:
January 24th-Jury reports in
the forenoon. In the afternoon the
cases of the State vs. Chas Manning
and the State vs. Tollman will be
heard.
January 25th-State VS.. Green.
wood and Thayer.
January 26th-State VS.. Clinton
Jones: State VS.. Davis and Rein
ecker; State VS.. Edwards; State vs.
Durnen; State VS.. Bradford, State
VS.. Nelson: State VS.. Slater; State
VS.. Reinecker and Slater; State VS..
Woods.
January 27th-State VS.. Soldana
and Gonzales and Elder VS.. Lyons
January 2Sth-Cood VS.. Melon,
aid; Pure Oil Co., VS.. Pickering;
Kraft VS.. Fisk; First National Bant
VIZ. Wright.
February End Three cases Ii
which Lovercheck is plaintiff and
Glass, defendant.
February 4th-Berringer VS.
Dickie.
February 5th-McGinnis VS.. C
B. & Q. r. r., and Yellowstone
Lumber Company VS.. Rooney.
February 7th-Tendolle VS.. Eur
eka Oil Syndicate.
, 1927-01-12
L. E. Laird Resigns
His Highway Post

Resignation of L. E. Laird as
state highway superintendent, effec-
tive February %, has been accepted
by the state highway commission, 1t
announced Saturday.
simultaneously Mrs. Katherine A.
Morton, state superintendent of
public instruction, announced that
she has r%eappointed Miss Georgine
Erlandson of Johnson comfy, her
chief deputy. Miss GRANDSON has
served in this capacity for two
years.
, 1927-01-12
co. OFFICES ORGANIZED
DEPUTIES APPOINTED

The new county commissioner
board met in session last week and
organized by the election OF w. c.
Wilkins of Powell as chairman of
the board. p. E. Markham, who
has just completed a four year term
retires. The board attended to the
regular routine business of the cur
rent month, and also approved the
bonds of the officers-elect and the
appointment of their deputies.
Miss Eva Larson becomes the
regular deputy county clerk, to as
sist Mrs. Bertha Rousseau in the
county clerks office. She has had
almost a years training for this
position and her genial personality
and courtesy makes her a general
favorite at the court house.
There will be no change in the
~treasurer's office. G. A. Holm who
has served the county for several
years in the capacity of count,
treasurer, and now as deputy treas
urer, will continue to assist E. S
Hopes in this work. His appoint
NEXT was approved by the board
Mrs. NJ. B. Phillips will continu,
to assist her husband in the wor.
OF the county assessors office. Thi
couple have served the county YER
efficiently for four years and ar,
again getting the 1927 assessment
work underway. s.
In the sheriff's office, A. A
Hancock will continue as under
sheriff. Frank Blackburn is tn
new incumbent selected by tn,
voters for the job of county sheriff
and by the way he is jumping int,
his work, leaves but little doub
but that he will make good.
With Mr.. Blackburn as sheriff
n Hancock as under-sheriff, tn,
county has a team which can b.
depended upon at all times to looi
after this end of the county's bust
ness with the utmost care and eff
%ficiency.
, 1927-01-12
co. TREASURER sUBPOENED
TO THE STATE CAPITAL

r. S. Hopes, treasurer of Park
county, with the county tax rolls
for the a 1916 to 1925 inclu-
sive, left for Cheyenne Monday
morning in response to a subpoena
from the United States marshall
that he was wanted as a witness In
the case OF the Cody Canal Com
pany VS.. the Lincoln Land campany,
a cause of action which has to do
with delinquent water taxes being
heard In the federal court.