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Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
RESPONSIBILITY
In DEATH CASE
PLACED ON BOW
COrOner's Jury Blames
Driver of Car Which
Killed Child.

Responsibility for the death Of
Margaret Stewart, four months old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Stewart Of Seattle, Wash, who died
following an automobile accident
near Imperial yesterday morning,
was placed this morning by cor
oner ! jury on j. c. Bow of Braw-
ley, driver Of the auto which struck
the Stewart car.
The verdict returned by the iur-
ors read:
We, the jury, find that Mar
garet Stewart came to her death as
a result Of injuries received N an
automobile accident, caused b. the
reckless driving of James c. Bow,
driver of the Marmon car which
struck the car i'll which Margaret
Stewart was riding"
The verdict was turned i'll by j.
?. Nuffer, foreman of the idrV.
Eight witnesses were called to
testify at the inquest. Thom1'
Stewart. father of the child, was
first called to the stand. H. was
followed by DR.. Phillip Hodkns,
Curtis Zolicoffcr, J. B. Hard, l. l..
Spikes. j. Y. Powell. c. b. Free
man, deputy sheriff who invo stig:.t,
ed the case, and James G. Bow.
The inquest was conducted under
the supervision Of 4. f. Lemons,
coroner. with Clarence b. Smith de-
putty district attorney, in charga oi
the questioning.
No announcement was made fol
lowing the inquest this morning. as
to what action the district AT
torney' ) office would take iii the
matter.
Stewart. father of the child. said
yesterday that he would NOT bring
any charge against Bow. He said
that Bow had done everything pos
sible following the accident and that
though he knew nothink of what
really happened, he felt at that time
that il was an unavoidable accident
Stewart suffered a fractured collar
bone and other minor injuries in the
accident.
Arrangements were mad" follow
ing the inquest to hold short fun
eral service in the funeral chapel at
Lemons undertaking parlor at
0 clock this afternoon with buria
in Evergreen cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
INFRINGEMENT PLANS FOR
HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCED

ith the date Of the close of Ell
no q schools set for June 3,
buncement of activities connect.
with the end of the year was
|e today by Principal j. l..
Sc of Central Union high school.
the opening event of the com.
cement program is set for the
|er part of next week, III Cen
8 are forcefully reminded that
her season is practically at it's
|e.
are being made at
trial for the graduation of its
Test class, there being about 81
hbers in the class of 1927.
IN Friday night, May 81, the first
int Of the closing program, the
|ior Senior banquet will be held
he Woman 8 Ten Thousand Club.
8 is always one Of the important
lal affairs Of the school year, and
parations for the evening have
n under way for some time.
unday evening, May 80, is set
ie for the Baccalaureate exercis.
Rev. w. G. Cheverton, pastor
The State Street Christian church
been invited to deliver the class
non. Churches of the city will
, in making this a union service,
be held as Is the custom, at the
h school auditorium. % As'e
IS Monday Of commencement
,k falls on Memorial day, moth.
has been scheduled for that
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
firm
C()|LIlESS
|NDEATHS.
Officials Deny Julian
Company Is Connected
With Double Tragedy.
INQUEST TOMORROW
Widow of Slain Broker
Believes StenOgrapher
Killed Husband.

LOS ANGELES, May 17.-Rum
ors that the death Of George +.
Powell Jr., wealthy broker, and his
stenographer, Miss Margie Pike,
might be linked with the financial
difficulties Of the Julian Petroleum
Corporation were discredted today
by the district attorney $ office.
Powell and his employee were
found shot to death in an antomo-
bile in front of the girl S home yes
terday.
"After an investigation we have
found that Powell was money
lender to brokers who headed gigan-
tic pools, manipulating Julian Pc.
troleum Stock Deputy District
Attorney Davis said.
1--WE know that he talked infor-
nation that seemingly could come
only from the offices of the Julian
attorneys, Davis said, "outside Of
that there is nothing to substantiatc
5hc theory that both Powell and
Miss Pike were murdered.
Chief of Detectives Ben Cohn an
nounced he was not interested in the
protracted investigation of the trag-
cdy and stated he was satisfied the
| case was one Of homicide and sui
eide.
"An inquest into the dual death
will be held tomorrow Cohn said,
'at that time I think it will be
definitely established that Miss
Pike first killed Powell and then
TUNED the revolver on herself. -
Meanwhile United States Attor-
ncy Samuel McNabb announced he
had turned documents over to the
/ district attorneys office which he
stated would have an important
bearing on the grand jury quiz of
/ the affairs of the Julian corpora
/ ton.
c. c. Julian, organizer Of the Jul
ian Company, was enroute to Van,
couver, British Columbia, today. He
left here by airplane yesterday to
attend to mining ventures there.
PORTLAND, Ore, May l8-C. c.
Julian of Los Angeles today said he
was not acquainted with George E.
Powell. Los Angeles insurance brok-
er, and Miss Margie Pike, his sec
retary, who were found dead yester-
1 day in an automobile in the south
crn California city.
Reports today indicated the Los
Angeles district attorneys office
was attempting to connect the
deaths with the financial collapse
of the Julian Petroleum Corpora
tion, of which Julian was president.
AT least Julian told the Unit
ed Press from the airport at Van.
couver, Wash, II do not recall
knowing them. I might have seen
Miss Pike and not have known her
name
Julian arrived in Vancouver at
1915 a m. from the south He
hoped off almost Immediately for
Sand Point air field, Seattle, en-
route to Vancouver, B. c., on bus
mess.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
SQUAD OF PHYSICIANS AS
WITNESSES IN KELLY CASE

Sitive battle which the state con
tends sent Ray Raymond, musical
comedy favorite to his death.
Prominent members of the screen
colony, it was reported, will be the
final witnesses for the defense,
which may rest before the close OF
today's session.
a 1900 word hypothetical ques.
tion was put to each of the medical
experts called.
Their testimony will be followed
by character witnesses, including
some of the most prominent mem
bers of the screen colony, ii was
said, who win testify as to Kelly's
reputation.
Little of sensational nature was
disclosed at yesterdays session
with the state resting after col
Letting the threads of evidence
tending to show that clandestins
meetings between Kelly and Miss
Mackaye eliminated in the fight
which led to Raymond s death.
Miss Mackaye was brief witness
for the defense having been called
to the stand TO deny that she had
ever had relations with Kelly other
than an interest that was purely
platonie. 70 f'a"
She was followed TO the stand by
Dr. Walter Sullivan. Hollywood
physician, who attended Raymond
following the fight.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
CLAIMS HE' WAS
COMPANION OF
D'AUTR!!EM0NTS
BY United Press Leased Wire

RENO, New, May ls.-The al
legged confession' of j. W. Erie.
denberg, who told Deputy District
Attorney Harland Howard last night
that he was one of the partners of
the D 'Autremont brothers in the
Siskiyou tunnel holdup and murder
in 1923 was being checked by Off
cials here today.
Friedenberg gave detailed des,
cription of the holdup, declaring
that one of the trio was dead and
the other in Honduras, which was
TO have been their meeting place
after the robbery. One of the D.
Autremont brothers died trying to
swim the Rogue river near the
scene of the crime, he said.
The prisoner also confessed to the
murder of an ex-convict at Hit,
Cal, in 1922. He was extradited
from Auburn, Cal, here on a forg-
cry charge.
Authorities are inclined to doubt
the story, although Sheriff j. D.
Hillhouse was so impressed with
the familiarity of Friedenberg with
the details of the SiskiyOu holdup
that he is communicating with
Southern Pacific detectives for fur.
ther investigation.
Friedenberg's $ m other, Mrs. Sadie
Collins, and his wife, eff Auburn, in.
sist that the story was fabricated,
while a brother in Oakland declared
he can prove an alibi to show that
the whole story is a hoax.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
by United Press Leased Wire

COURTROOM, LOS ANGELES,
May lS,-A parade of medical tai
ent was started to the witness stand
today in an effort to save Paul
Kelly, on trial for the murder of
Ray Raymond, actor husband of his
sweetheart Dorothy Mackave.
DR.. Walter Sullivan, physician
who attended Raymond following
the fight was recalled to the stand.
He testified under cross -examina-
tion that he was of the opinion
Raymond died of natural causes
conrribu>et- 20 by alcoholism and
pneumonia.
DR.. A. II. Zeiler was next called
to identify photograph of see,
tion of Raymond s kidney. He was
Immediately excused and the signi-
ficance of the exhibit was not re-
vealed
DR.. Thomas MeHugh was the
next defense witness. He testified
that he was a graduate of the I'm
iversity of Michigan nd had prac-
ticed for 26 years.
DR.. McHugh testified that he ex-
amined Raymond at the request of
DR.. Sullivan, his nephew, and found
the patient TO be suffering from
nephritis.
Kelly, debonair young screen act
or, may reach the witness stand to-
day to tell his version of the prim-
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
"Mad Emperor"
Goes to Asylum
BY United Press Leased Wire

MANILA, May 1S.-Intrenchera-
do, self styled "emperor of the ne,
groes,' was en- route to Manila to-
day to be taken to an insane asylum
fer observation.
Governor General Leonard Wood
wirelessed officials here requesting
that an ambulance meet steamer
which is to arrive bearing the
"mad king
Wood left Iloilo for Joro after
wirelessing a complete report to the
war department at Washington, Il
was said.
1t is understood that Intrenchera.
do planned general uprising
against the United States regime
and hoped to make Manuel Quezon,
now president of the insular senate,
king of Luzon, and S. Osena, speak
err of the house, monarch over
the Nisayan Islands. lntrencherado
himself was to become emperor of
the Philippines if the revolt had
succeeded.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
By FOSTER EATON
UNITED Press Staff Corrcspondent)


BATH. Mich, May ls.-The plot
ting Of q suddenly crazed school.
board treasurer was blamed by
Michigan state police today for the
tragic dvnaniting of Bath Consoli-
dated grade school and the esti-
mated death of more than 80 chill
dren and adults.
Seventeen of the dead had been
identified by grief stricken parents
or relatives in the improvised
morgue at Bath at l:3O p. m.
Andrew Kehoe, the treasurer, who
was killed when a subsequent ex-
plosion demolished his automobile
near the school, was believed re-
sponsible for the tragedy in the
first semblance Of an investigation
launched amid the confusion OF
wreckage and dead.
The explosion crumpled the west
wing of the two story brick struc
ture, where the little tots attending
kindergarten and the slightly older
children attending fifth and sixth
grades were housed
According to reports received by
Oscar Olander, head Of the Micht.
gan department of public safety,
only a few seconds after the explo-
sion Kehoe was seen to emerge from
the building and dash into his car.
Car Is Wrecked
a shot, like from a rifle, sounded
from the machine and an instant
later it went up with a second
mighty explosion. Only two hours
before the school explosion, Olander
said, Kehoe's house and farm build
ings had been dynamited.
Two passersby, Glenn Smith, post
master of the town, and Nelson Nc
Farris, 20, Smiths atherin-law,
blast, as was L. E. Huyck, superin-
tendent of the school.
Two hours after the west wing of
the school collapsed, state troopers
reported they discovered ten sticks
of dynamite under the east wing o3
the school.
Meanwhile, farmers who aided in
taking furniture from Kehoe 3
burning home reported to authori.
ties they had found three sticks OF
dynamite lying on a table in the
house.
High school taxes, which Kehoe
believed the cause for his alleged
financial embarrassment, were the
indirect causes of the explosion,
state police announced they believe.
Dead Were Youngsters
Mothers and fathers were run.
ming around the street wringing
their hands. There are only 325
persons living in Bath and the
school housed 235 regularly. Prae-
ticauy every family was represent
ed in the disaster and every one
tried to get view of the torn and
twisted little bodies.
The following were among the
Continued on page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
DOCTORS OBJECT
TO LIMITATION
UPON WHHKEY
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent,

WASHINGTON, May l8.-Limi-
tation by congress of the amount of
whiskey a physician may prescribe
was denounced by unanimous vote
Of the house of delegates of the
American Medical Association, in
convention here today
The house, which speaks for the
association, instructed the associa-
ton trustees to prepare a bill for
presentation to congress. The bill
would be designed to "correct the
unfortunate provisions OF the Vol
stead act limiting the amount of
alcohol used and provide such regu-
lations as will permit doctors to
prescribe whatever amounts of al
coholic liquors may be needed for
their respective patients, subject to
such reasonable restrictions as may
be thought wise and best. -
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
Gas Kills Aged
Movie Actress
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Los ANGELES. May 1s.-
"Old Marie as she was known
on the movie lots of Hollywood,
has gone on her last location.
Authorities today were at
tempting to locate relatives of
the aged actress. who died last
night a tragic victim Of old age
and dimmed eyesight, that was
unable to discern deaths hand
writing on the wall Of her room.
"Old Marie came home yes
terday from a studio. On the
third floor Of the hotel In which
she lived had been posted
warning that the rooms were be-
Ing fumigated with poison gas.
She passed it by unnoticed.
Police Surgeon J. B. Renfrew
found her inert form in the thick
cyanide fumes and barely escap-
ed to the fire escape with the
unconscious woman before col
lapsing. "Old Marie" died sew
eral hours later.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
Clash Blocks
Yangtze River
by United Press Leased Wire

SHANGHAI, May lS.-Yangtse
river traffic to and from Shanghai
was blocked today by a battle be-
tween the northern gmboat Haichi
and the Woosung Forts. The Forts
vigorously replied to the Haichi s
fire.
A japanese naval officer was
wounded aboard the japanese des,
troyer Mono cnroute to Hankow
when the vessel passed between
northern and southern troops en-
gagged in battle across the river at
Chankiang.
The japanese consul-general was
aboard the Mono. The destroyer
returned the northern fire with her
main armament and with machine
guns.
A Japanese naval officer visited
the moderate Nationalist commits
sioner for foreign affairs at Nank-
ing today and demanded protection
for japanese property during the
absence of the owners. The COM
missioner said the property would
be protected,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
LOCAL WOMAN
BADLY INJURED
IN CAR CRASH

Mrs. Jack Davis of FL Centre suf
fcred broken collar bone, a frac
tured shoulder blade and her lower
jaw was broken in two places in the
automobile accident which occurred
near San Diego Sunday night as re-
ported in yesterdays Press, details
of the accident reaching here today.
Her husband escaped with minor in
juries as did Mrs. A. f. Houke while
Mr.. Houke. driver of the machine,
was badly bruised about the head.
In telling of the accident this
morning, Houke said that they We're
going over Potrero grade at the
time. He was keeping we'll to the
right of the road in passing ears
going in the other direction as they
rounded turns on the grade, but on
one Of the turns his right wheels
left the pavement, going on TO the
shoulder of the road. Portions of
the shoulder gave way as he tried
to get the machine back onto the
highway. The ear went over a
steep embankment, turning over
about . dozen times and throwing
the occupants out of the car.
Mrs. Davis, who was the most
seriously injured, was thrown
against a rock, striking ON her jaw
and shoulder. IIouke went the fur
thest down the grade in the ma
chine and struck against rock as
he was thrown from the ear. 1t
bruised his right eye badly and cut
a deep cash in his nose.
The car was brought to a stop
about $50 feet from the top of the
cmbankment. The bank where the
ear plunged over drops off steeply
for about 80 feet, then continues on
an incline for about n half mile.
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Houke were
rushed to the Mercy Hospital in San
Diego by. motorists and the men fol-
lowed them in another passing ma
chine. Although Mrs. Davis con
dition is still serious it was report
ed as improved this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
Underwear Not
Proper Costume

Beeveedeez were held insuffi-
cient coverage as a swimming
costume by Judge Hervey in po-
lice court this morning.
''This is especially true,' the
Judge declared, when the bath
er is using the new pool in the
East Side as the scene Of his
daily plunge
And because H. w. Thornton,
25, admitted to the judge that
he had performed In such man
ner he was sentenced TO pay a
fine of 81 or spend two days in
jail. Not having the necessary
81 Thornton will cool off today
in a cell at the Hotel Gillett in
stead of at the city pool.
Thornton was arrested late
yesterday afternoon by Patrol
man Millikan after the principal
of the East Side school had COM
planned of his aquatic activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
PLAYWRIGHT TO
Be QU[ZZED ON
AUTHORS DEATH
Cline May Be Arraigned
On Homicide Charge in
mystery" Shooting.
BY CEDEIC FOSTER
Omitted Press staff Correspondent,

WILL1MANTIC, Conn. May l5
Leonard Cline, novelist and play,
wright; probably will be brought
before 4 justice Of the peace today
to begin the legal process which is
to determine whether he was res
ponsible, for the fatal shooting Of
Wilfred Irwin.
Cline. still confined to u hospital
recovering from weakness caused
by giving Il pint of his blood in an
unsuccessful TRANSMISSION operation
Which surgeons thought might save
Irwin s life, may be able to go into
court today, physicians thought.
The prosecutor said that as soon
as Cline was released from the hos
pital he would be arraigned on 4
charge Of homicide and the justice
court would rule on whether the
evidence was such as to require
holding him to answer before a
grand jury on higher court.
Last night a secret inquest into
Irwin s death was held but the
lLiuihsS' II an. "'iC dcIu"i' y
reached, were withheld temporarily
Before the inquest Mrs. Irwin, q
small, attractive blonde, employed
by a New York publishing house
arrived here and joined Professor
George Irwin, brother of the dead
man, who had come from Virginia
where he is professor Of romance
languages in Washington and Lee
University.
Mrs. Irwin talked for more than
an hour with officials but would
not see reporters.
"She can throw no light on the
situation, Professor Irwin tolC
newspapermen. "She is terribl!
distraught. -
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
New Ford Auto
Is Promised
by United Press Leased Wire

DETROIT, May l5.-A new Ford
automobile with four cylinders and
gear shift will be available about
August first, Theodore W. Koble,
secretary of the police department,
today informed the Detroit city
council.
The department was before the
council seeking approval for pur.
chase of Ill old style model 'T"
Fords at a discount.
Martin B. Hansse, president
and manager of the Detroit Motor
Sales, Ford dealers, partially con
firmed this statement.
Yes" Hansse answered a oues-
ton regarding the new cars, 1--WE
expect to have samples of the new
cars by August l but it will take
80 or 90 days to deliver large size
order Old parts win continue to
be made for five years.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
enlist Will
Study Volcanoes
United Press Leased Wire

Waited Press Leased Wire
DIAK, Alaska, Nav lS.-
as A. Jaeger, volcanologist at
amous Mama Loa Observatory
laval. arrived here today to
lish stations for the study OF
noes Of the Aleutian group and
tally in the Valley Of the Ten
sand Smokes.
will install two seismographs
be type ne has developed at
ha Loa. One will be at the
radio station here and the
at the station at Dutch Har.
hereto cellars with walls run.
true north, east, south and
are required to house the in
hents.
Jagger hopes to obtain definite
|mation about the disturbances
u are frequent and probably at
time caused the separation
forth America and Asia.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
Kern Sheriff
Nearly Drowned
By United Press Leased Wire

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, May IS
Cas- Waller. sheriff of Kern county,
and Fred Eng, his deputy, were on
the job again today following their
narrow escape from death in the
swift current of the Kern river.
The two officials were riding on
\ raft in an effort to locate the
body of Orval Mathis, l6, who
drowned in the river, when their
crude craft capsjzed. They We're
barely able to swim to the bank of
the river
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
MRS. DRUMMOND Is
REPORTED WEAKER
by United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, Cal, May ls.-After a
week of slight Improvement. Mrs
Clara Drummond, %, who fell
asleep As days ago, was "worseD
today, county hospital attendants
reported.
The sudden change was consider.
ed ominous as the young woman has
lost great deal of strength during
her six weeks and three DAYS on a
hospital cot, during which time her
only food has been in liquid form.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
PRESIDENT RESUMES DUTIES
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. May ls.-Presi-
dent Coolidge had recovered TODAY
from the cold which sent him to bed
Monday afternoon and inconven.
fenced him somewhat yesterday. He
resumed his usual executive office
hours this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
HORRIBLE:
DISASTER
IN SCHOOL
Many Children Die AS
Building Is Wrecked by
Dynamite.
WORK OF MANIAC
Rescue Workers Digging
In Debris to Extricate
Victims Of Blast.

Check Of the casualties at
1885 p. m. disclosed 81 dead and
40 injured. Thirty Of the dead
had been identified.
The 40 injured, some Of whom
were believed to be in cr1ti-
cal condition, were In two Ian
sing hospitals.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
AND1Ts ROB JEWELER

pS ANGELES. May ls.-Two
d bandits entered the jewelry
Of J. Pudlin here today, locked
proprietor in back room, and
looted trays, showcases and
of jewelry valued at $4,000, he
tied.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18
TO
AV|AT0RS
REPORTED
Message in Bottle Not
Believed to Have Been
Sent by Missing Men.
FOUND IN ENGLAND
Planes Leave Gloucester
To Seek Wreckage Seen
Last Monday.
ny United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, May ls.-Doubt that
from Captains Nungesser and Coli
in bottle in the sea at Falmouth.
England, was expressed today by
Il representative of Lloyds
Lloyds was informed Of the dis
covery Of the bottle by its agent at
Falmouth. The representative said
that the authenticity of the find
was doubted because the prevailing
currents would have carried the bot
tie north of Ireland instead Of to
the English coast.
The reported discovery of bot
tie from Nungcsser at Falmouth
followed close upon an unconfirmed
report that fishermen at Equisan,
France, had found bottle contain
ing message allegedlv signed by
Nungesser and Coli and dated May
-. 1t said that the writers were
without food and bade farewell to
all. Marine authorities in France
suspecting II hoax, remarking that
experienced aviators would have
specified their latitude and longi
tude.
BOSTON, May IS. Two air
planes left Gloucester at 9 q. III. to-
day to search off the Massachusetts,
coast for a piece of wreckage which
was believed might be a wing of
the White Bird in which Captains
Charles Nungesser and Francois
Coli attempted nonstop flight ov-
er the Atlantic and failed.
The wreckage was reported seen
Monday by Captain s. F. Ing, com.
mandcr of the United States Ship
ping Board Steamer Belle Plaine,
about 200 miles east of Boston.
Commander G. G. Won Paulsen of
the Gloucester Coast Guard station,
and Ensign Leonard NJ. Melka pi-
loted the planes which left today to
investigate. Each plane carried
two other men and homing pigeons
to be used in sending back messages
to the coast guard station here.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-05-18

1T is estimated that the present
spinach crop in Sacramento county
VIII be 573 tons more than that Of
last year.