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SLAYERBO OF
BIISIiHD|E
JULY 8

The death sentence was today I'm.
posed on the three slayers Of Leo
w. K. Busch. washington police
man. They must pay with their
lives on July s, 1927, for their
crime.
Justice Hitz. IN imposing the SEN
tence, asked each defendant II he
ma anything to say Is to why
sentence should not Be imposed.
p Nicholas Lee Eagles. 3s.year-old
defendant, said that he was being
convicted for robbery only. Samuel
Moreno, 19, and John Proctor, is.
the other two defendants, told the
court they had nothing to say.
They are the first defendants to
be sentenced to death in the newly
Installed electric chair at the Dis
trict dali.
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A good used car u safe inveat-
ment In IOw-eOst transportation. See
the Automobiles For Sale Columns Of
The Times and Herald Classified Ads.
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burglar and murderer, and had
him In the death house at Sing
sing within 20 days after his In
dictment.
He also convicted New York city's
famous cake eater bandits" and
slayers, now serving life sentences.
He is credited with having swept
gunner and gangsters from Queens
county and has 3 brilliant record
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Bat TIE 4 |
CHICAGO
POLL
BY FRED ]. WALKER
international NsNa serries

CHICAGO, April One
hoodIum was believed wounded,
d plateglass window was rid
died with bullets and women
voters and election workers
were terrorized today, when
gangsters attacked i polling
place during the mayoralty
election today.
Police stationed at the poll
ing place returned the gang
STEERS fire. II was the first
serious outbreak Of violence
after the voting began.
Five thousand policemen stood
guard at the city's 1884 precinct
polling places. while 600 detec-
tive patrolled the streets in riot
cars, armed with revolvers, ma
chine guns and bombs.
State Senator John r. Joyce,
Thompson Ward leader, was be-
lieved kidnapped by rival election
workers, when he failed to keep an
appointment with some friends.
State authorities were in readi-
ness at two Chicago armories to
throw troops into action in the
event of trouble.
One Alderman In Hiding
One alderman in hiding. two Of his
workers chased off the streets. and
the wreckage OF two bomb explo-
sions strewing the sidewalks were
highlights OF the early balloting.
The exceptionally heavy early vote
was declared by both William e.
Dever, Democratic incumbent, and
William Hale Thompson. Republi-
can. to bear out their claims Of q
landslide victory.
DIR. John Dill Robertson. Inde-
pendent Republican candidate. in
sisted that he would receive more
votes than both OF his opponents.
Three hours after the polls opened
more than so per cent Of the total
registered vote Of 1,146.40s had been
east, a record.
Drucci Shot to Death
The bitterness centers in the
race between William E. Dever,
Democratic incumbent, and for
mer Mayor Hale Thompson, Re-
publican. DR.. John Dill Robert
son, . third candidate for mayor,
Continued on PAGE .. Column -
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The Times and Herald Classified Ads
- price yea can aaaily aefesa g pay.
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FILLED To
INIT

"a jury was selected to try
Louis +. Boersig, Of Alexan-
dria, for the Staying Of 6-year-
old Loretta Ridgeway 70
minutes after court was con-
yened at Fairfax Courthouse,
Va today.
Two panels Of 20 veniremen
each were called. Ten were
excused for opinion and 10
for opposition to capital
punishment. The prosecution
and defense agreed to strike
eight others for cause.
Courthouse Packed
Hundreds packed the tiny box
like courthouse, every inch of
standing room and every window
sill were crowded with men and
women, many of whom had come
from Alexandria and other nearby
towns.
Almost 500 people were crowded
into the little structure, d frail
balcony being jammed with more
than 100. and literally sagging
under the weight, endangering
the lives Of those occupying &c
and those beneath it.
Throngs Outside
Outside other hundreds pressed
hard against the windows and con.
gregated on the courthouse lawn,
There was evidently wave oe
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Of lesser achievements as prose-
cutor.
They call him Quick JUSTICE
NewcoInbe.
But win he be able to '.give
Mrs. Snyder the chair?''
The law Of averages Is against
the rugged. gray-haired district at
torney on this question and in
favor Of the tall blonde housewife,
who, with her lover. Henry judd
Gray, stands accused Of the brutal
murder, deliberately planned and
executed, Of her husband, Albert
Snyder.
OF the scores Of women tried for
Continued o. Page :. column u
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A Discrimination to start the
murder trial during Holy Wse was
given as his reason for the post.
ponement by Justice Scudder.
Speedy justice" is the watchword
OF District Attorney Richard S. New
combe, Of Queens county. who win
launch the States fight to send Mrs.
Ruth Snyder to the electric chair.
Newccnbe 4 the prosecutor who
eonvtcted Paul Hilton. the radio
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New Nevada Gold Field
Claims Are All Taken

TONOPAH, New, April 5.--Al-
though there were plenty Of will
ing prospectors, the Belle Helen
gold rush, Neyada's latest, was not
fourishihg today. The Belle Helen
District. sixty miles east Of here,
y ancient mining country with all
the valuable ground located years
ago. Newcomers, attracted by the
strike Of gold assaying from $4,000
to $1,000 q ton. can find no un-
claimed property.
Nearly q thousand persons rushed
to Belle Helen when news OF the
strike was first received. Most Of
them have since returned.
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CROWDS TRY 10 SEE BoERsIG TRIAL
800 CROWDS TRY TO SEE BOERsTG I
Snyder Trial Put off
Because Of Holy Week

NEW YORK, April 5The beginning Of the trial Of Mrs
Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray for the alleged
poned from next Monday until April 18 by Supreme Court
Justice Townsend Scudder today
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-02
Irregularities In Office
Of Douglas CO. Treasurer
Young Woman, 26 Years Old,
Former Clerk Placed Under
Arrest

While state examiners are check
ing the books of the Douglas coun-
ty treasurer's office at Alexandria,
Sheriff Emil Lundeen of Douglas
county, is enroute to Alexandria
with Agnes Herbert, 26-year-old
clerk who was arrested in st. Paul.
Miss Herbert, who had been in
the employ of the Douglas county
treasurer's office for three years,
left last December, according to
Treasurer Theodore Walstead.
According to Mr.. Walstead,
there have been irregularities inthe
books of his office. The investiga-
ton is in charge of the state ex-
aminer's office.
Miss Herbert has visited in Alex
andria several times, since leaving
the county's employ. She was tax
en- into custody while visiting a
friend.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-02
Minnesota Will Have Heavy
Tourist Business In 1927
Office of Ten Thousand Lakes As
ISOLATION Besieged with Letters
Asking for Information

All records of past years were
broken at the office of the Ten
Thousand Lakes Association last
week in the number of inquiries
received from persons outside the
state asking for vacation informa-
tion and data concerning the state
in general.
Although early in the season,
more inquiries are being received
now than have been received dur
ing the heavy part of past years.
The record day for the entire ex-
istence of the Ten Thousand Lakes
Association was Tuesday, May II,
when 240 mail inquiries were re-
ceived. So heavy has been the
returns from the national advertis-
ing of recent weeks, that it has
been necessary to add several en-
ployes to the office force to take
care of the additional work that has
come as a result.
This spring there has been more
interest than during previous years
as far as lakeshore property and
even farm lands are concerned
Representatives of the Ten Thous-
and Lakes Association who re-
turned last week from Chicago
where the Association exhibited at
the National Outdoor Life Exposi-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-02
sAUK CENTRE HERALD

ton, say that they found tremen-
dous interest in Minnesota. Many
inquiries were made at the Min
nesota booth concerning lakeshore
property and there were even
some inquiries concerning farm
hands. Many who visited the booth
told representatives of the Ten
Thousand Lakes Association that
when they come to Minnesota this
summer to spend their vacations,
that they intend to purchase lake
shore property. Then there were
others who have purchased in re-
cent years and who plan to build
summer homes or otherwise devel-
op their land.
AT every opportunity the repre-
sentatives of the association en-
deavorei to impress visitors with
the fact that Minnesota is good
state in which to live as well as to
play.
The Ten Thousand Lakes Asso-
citation will receive splendid CO
operation this year from railroads
and bus companies as far as adver-
Using the state is concerned. Beau
iful booklets have been published
recently by bus companies operat-
ing in Minnesota and the railroads
are doing display advertising in
newspapers and magazines as well
as distributing special booklets
which they G,ave had printed to en-
courage travel to Minnesota. The
booklets of the bus companies will
be distributed throughout other
states. Tourist rates have been
offered by more railroads than ever
before and this should all help to
stimulate tourist travel to the land
of ten thousand lakes.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-02

m0f0flZed graders, and IN some
parts of The state motor patrols
have entirely supplanted the horse
drawn graders. Special crews are
also atwork in every district haul
ing gravel and cinders on weak
stretches that are too long for the
local patrolmen to repair.
About 800 miles of highway will
be regraveled this year. Most of
this is done by contract, number
of these contracts having been let
by district maintenance superin-
tendents this month. About ST.
000, 900 will be spent for mainten-
ance crawling.
"It will be impossible to replace
all the gravel lost during the mud
dy period this year," Commissioner
C. M. Babcock states. eve will,
however, do as much as possible !.
The gravel which has gone down
into the dirt is not total loss. 1t
will help to make a solid founda-
ton. Some roads where gravel has
disappeared may be soft and slip
perry after rains, but unless there
are very long wet spells, we hope
to keep all trunk highways passable
during the summer.
Maintenance men are not much
in evidence on the pavements. AL
though the average paved highway
carries three times ais much traffic
as the unpaved trunk roads, the
paved roads get only five per cent
of the total maintenance allotment.
Most of this goes for snow remov-
al, other items being shoulder re-
pair, cutting weeds and cleaning
bitches. Repair of the slab itself is
the smallest item in paving main
tenance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-02
Upkeep Of Minnesota High.
ways Is Tremendous Task
Maintenance Forces Getting Roads
Back to Normal-Will Cost
Million to Regravel
FOR MONTH OF APRIL 1927

Some idea of the big task invoav-
ed in maintenance of the Minneso-
ia trunk highways is contained in
bulletin from the State Highway
department. That the main ten
ance division of the department is
busy and is getting results is evil
dent from the rapid improvement
in the highways in Stearns and
adjoining counties since the wealth
er settled and gave the crews a
chance to do something.
To give an idea of what the
maintenance forces have to con-
tend with, in addition to difficult
weather conditions, the bulletin
points out the average trunk high
way carries a heavier traffic than
was carried by any thoroughfare
in the world before the advent of
the automobile, except few of the
main streets in the largest cities
The allotment for maintenance
this year is $4,500,000 and of this
81, 100000 will be spent on the
6,100 miles Of unpaved road.
A total of 865 local maintenance
patrolmen are employed, and this
spring they have been putting in
full time. Each man furnishes q
team and equipment, and cares fol
about six miles of road. Besides
frequent blading and smoothing Of
the surface, the patrolmen spend a
large part of their time hauling
gravel to fill chuck holes and veal
spots.
The work of the patrolmen is
supplemented in many places with
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-02
Heavy Receipts Of Butter
Weakens Eastern Market
Poultry Prices Steady and I'm
changed-Egg Market Declines
One Cent Per Dozen

The butter market in Chicago
today on 90 score Standards is
40k cents Monday a week ago, Al
cents. The New York market to-
day on 90 score Extras is 421a.
cents as compared with 431a
cents last week.
The declines in markets are
largely accounted for by increas-
ing receipts. Weather conditions
generally have been favorable, and
pastures are well advanced. Con-
sumption is good as a result of at
tractive prices. The market is
fairly steady at present quotations
but the speculative buying is not
heavy, although the into storage
movement, as shown by the storage
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-02

According to H. G.. Hotaling,
secretary of the Ten Thousand
Lakes Association, the situation
looks bright as far as the 1927
tourist business is concerned and it
is his belief that the national adj
vertising campaign now being
sponsored by that organization, and
which communities throughout the
state are being asked to support,
will bring the state not only many
tourists this year, but that it will
bring new citizens and capital
from other states which will be
invested here as we'll.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-02

holdings in the twenty-six largest
cities of the country, is heavier
than a year ago. Storage holdings
of butter are materially less than
a year ago.
The Chicago egg market today
on Firsts is quoted at FL to ~
cents, a decline Of I cent a dozen
compared with Monday last week.
The New York market on firsts has
remained unchanged at % to "a
cents.
Receipts of eggs on the large
eastern markets are decreasing,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-06-02
Thursday, June 2, 1927

but are equal to or slightly above
last year. Compared with con-
sumption, receipts are still Excess
sive. Speculative buying demand is
decreasing as egg quality, with the
advancing season, becomes less
desirable for storage purposes.
Chicago quotations on live
fowls today are heavy weights
22k cents average medium
weights, "a cents. Quotati ms in
both Chicago and New York are
unchanged as compared with a
week ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-03
More Crowds See
New Ford Car

Exhibiting an apparently unabat-
ed interest in tslo new Ford ear,
crowds of valley residents again
today flocked to the old Bank of
Italy building at Sixth and Main
street where one of the new models
of the Ford Company's S product is
in exhibition.
Throughout the morning there
was steady stream of visitors. ac-
cording to officials of Edgar
Brothers Company, valley distribu-
tors for the Ford. These officials
stated that an even greater num-
Der was expected this afternoon
when many persons living in the
rural sections would be in the city.
The ear will be on exhibition un-
til 10 O'Clock tonight.
Contrary to first reports, there
will be no showing of the ear to-
morrow. Orders were received di-
rect from the Ford factory that the
car is not to be exhibited tomor-
row in any part of the country.
Wednesday forenoon the car will
again be on exhibition and it is
possible that it will be shown in
action, though on this point no de-
finite decision had been reached.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-03
Court Grants
Two Divorces

Two intcrlocutory dccrees Of di-
vorcc were granted by Judge 4.
G. Finncv yesterday afternoon. The
first was in the ease Of Ethel
Thomas against W. j. Thomas while
the other was in favor Of Layina l..
Swarthout against Gordon Swarti-
ont.
In the first case the decree was
granted the plaintiff following a de-
fault hearing, evidence being sub
mitted to show neglect on the part
Of the defendant. The plaintiff was
granted the degree, custody Of the
Youngest child bern to the coupl"
and alimony in the sum of $20 a
month. Ed II. Law appeared as at
torney for the plaintiff.
Evidence was submitted in the
second case to show that the defend
ont, Gordon Swarthout, had recent.
iv been convicted Of a felony in the
superior court here and that he Is
now serving time in san Quentin
pcnitentiary. The plaintiff was
granted the decree of divorce and
custody of the two minor children
J. E. Simpson appeared as attorney
! for the plaintiff.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-03
HusE and In Jail
Wife Gets Divorce

Mary +. Shelton was granted an
interlocutory decree of divorce from
Thomas II. shelton by Judge J. S.
Larew yesterday afternoon follow
ing default hearing on her action
for divorce IN addition the court
ordered that the defendant pay SO
month for the support Of the two
minor children and the plaintiff,
the children beng given into her
custody. The plaintiff was also
awarded the automobile, the com
munity property of the couple.
Evidence was furnished to show
that the defendant had many times
struck and otherwise abused the
plaintiff and that his most recent
offense was in Ca!eXico whore he
was arrested on charge of driving
an automobile in reckless manner
1t was pointed out that he is now
serving time in the county jail for
the offense and that just prior to
his arrest he had not only struck
the plaintiff but their infant son
as well. the blow knocking the child
unconscious.
Judge Thomas f. Anderson ap-
peared as one of the witnesses for
the plaintiff.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-03
Local First Aid
Team Winner

First honors in the annual first
aid contest conducted by the South
ern Sierras Power Company. were
annexed at Riverside Yesterday by
the team from FL Centre, according
to information brought back here
today by General Manager Joe King,
who accompanied the local team.
The team was awarded the pres
ident s cup for its victory over
competing teams from Yuma, River
side, San Bernardino and Coachella.
The local team was captained by Bob
Holbrook and includes Dick Puckett,
Joe Steele, Harry Corkhill, John
Lucking, and L. NJ. Wilson, the lat
ter assuming the role of patient.
superintendent Bert Mitchell and
c. c. Ernst of CaleXico, coach for
he local team, were also in attend
ance at the contest.
Dick Puckett also won first place
in the lineman s contest. This con.
sists of ascending a pole to rescue
a "shocked' man, descending with
him and beginning resuscitation
work. Points are scored on speed
and efficiency.
The local men were quite proud
of the good work accomplished at
Riverside and hope to continue pos
session of the cup awarded them.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-03
STATE HIGHWAY
DRAINAGE SYSTEM
TO BE- IMPROVED

The division Of Highways which is
tic new legal name Of the state high
way organization, through the Dis
trict VIII office at San Bcrnardino,
las recently detailed an engineer to
Imperial Valley with residence in
Fl Centre. for the important work
of correcting drainage conditions a
long the state highways in this sec
tion, according to announcement
made today.
II. r. Goodwin the engineer who
has been selected for this work has
alrcadv been located here for some
time past, making a study of condi-
tons and on Friday was Joined bv
!. +. Stanton, district maintenance
engineer J. d. Waterman, an assist
ant engineer in the Sacramento head
quarters construction department
and F. NJ. Maurer, general maintcn
ance foreman of this district, and a
complete inspection made of the
through route from the High Line
canal to several miles beyond West
morland.
Standing water along the roads
las been discovered to be far more
harmful than the heaviest traffic
and great damage to the road surface
las already occurred in cvc!'v section
where this nuisance exists, to such
expense has been incurred to keep
t. roads in Il pasSahle condition, and
even i'll spite of this constant work
certain sections show very serious
failures and the fine highway svs-
tim through Imperial Valley has de
Perforated rapidly.
So serious has his problem become
that members OF the board of super
visorS and officials of the Irrigation
district have offered their fullest
cooperation TO put an end 10 the
| present conditions.
Heavy equipment and crew of
men have already begun work drain
ing and regarding the mudholdes and
opening up the drainage channels
! clogged with tulcs and other growth.
This work however can only give
temporary relief unless the practic"
Of allowing irrigation water to eS-
cape into the highway right of way
is stopped entirely.
The engineer has been instructed /
to prosecute immediately all habitual
offenders or any who refuse to make
! the effort to correct these conditions
! sd accent to their own land and the
cooperation of all ranchers along
the highways is requested 10 put an
! clid to this menace to property and
! hcalth without recourse to the law
if possible.
Goodwin has wide acquaintance
in Imperial Valley, is voter and
taxpayer in this county, and has
, also thorough and intimate knowl-
edge Of its problems and conditions
, ;s he has been connected with the
engineering or actual construction
work of the entire valley state high
way system including the famous
Sand Hills pavement and the Yuma
! section as well.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-03
Church Bazaar
Financial And
Social Success

After achieving decided success
both socially and financially, tho
1anual Christmas bazaar given by
st. Mary church closed last night.
\ large crowd was in attendance for
the second night of the affair, and
or.ioycd the special entertainment
\ clever play, under the direction
If Miss Regina O Malta, was given
bv Miss Jean Stewart, Valentino
Weiss and Alex Stewart. Music was
furnished by Eddie O Farrell, who
sang a number of songs, and by a
band of musicians who played popu-
lar selections.
The number 3O71, held by Wini-
fred Ncsbitt, a teacher at the Euca-
Ivptus school, was the winning one
Tor the radio set, around which mut h
interest had eentcred.
The country store, run bv the men
of the church, the handwork booth
sponsored by the women and the tan
~ game of the Young People s Club
were all popular and well patronizcd.
Due to the crowd present dancing
was impossible and it was announc-
ed by Rev. \. }. Hurley that free
dance will be given next WedncS-
day night, with the Young People s
Club in charge, as we'll as their
friends. Good music will be a fea-
ture of the dance.
Members of the general committee
in charge of the bazaar were William
Mcaghcr Roxy Macquar, A. d. Shae
and Jimmy Greene.