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New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
BURRITTS ID PLAY
 TERRYVILLE TEAM
Locals to Clash With Bristol City League Leaders Saturday

The Tclryvillc Maple Ends. one O. kctpall league. will come to this city Saturday evening to clash witt. the Burrjtt i've. The visiting team has q strong "ggl Cgatlon this sea- son and is anxious to score q win ever tn, fast truvcling Burritts. Last >cHr the Maple Ends were sclt hum" on the short end of the score by the local team. The aggregation is composed of fornl,r high school stars and NuS made an impressive showing in the Bristol league so (ar this year
 The Burrtts will be primcd for d Lard uattlc and will De at their full strength. The locals have captured nine victories in ;t TOW without 2 defeat and are anxious 10 make 1t ten straight at the expense of the visitors. The Burritls ended last season Witb all unbrokcn string Of seven victories which, added to this scasou's glmcs. makes d lG-eamc winning strual,
 Last Saturday inc Burritts dc frated the fast Winstcd "l' team and showed plenty of stuff both on the offensive and the defensive. II marked the locals tooth game since their organization five years ago Manager Ken Saunders has com plcted his schedule for January and mas booked q number Of strong teams to appear Ecre The Burr,us Will be seen in action New Year $ afternoon m a preliminary game tC the Bristol New Britain battle.
 Saturday nights game will start at & o'clock. Saunders will have GakuboWitz, Jasper, Havlick, L.uty Carlson, Gill and Rose ready tor work. he gamC will be followed ly the New Brilain-Atlas game Basketball fans should be treated t. two sterling attractions.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
ARMY HAS LIGHT
 SIGNAL PRACTICE
West Point Eleven Reaches Its
 7apering 0Ii Stage for Game

Stanford University, C2llt. Dec. a6 P)-I.ight signal practice follow cd q sightseeing tour of San Fran cisco for the West Point eleven to- day as it reached the taperlng off stage in preparation for the inter- sectional game with Stanford uni ycrsity here Saturday. The Cadets saw picturesque Chinatown and ether points Of interest in the city by the Golden Gate in the morn- ing and then returned to the cam- nus for a short workout in tho aft crnoon.
 With one exception. every man on the Army squad seemed in per feet condition. The exception is Dick O'Keefe. stellar quarterback who has been out with injuries since the Yale game and who will be unable to play Saturday. Carl Carlmar. West Point end, has re- covered from a cold and will start against the Cardinals.
 Post game plans as announced today provide for the departure o1 the Cadets on their special train carly Sunday. They will arrive at Glendale. Calf, Sunday afternoon spend Monday touring the movie studios in Hollywood and as lunch con guests of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. and also .ttcu1 2 rpCrpfion in San Bernar- dino.
 Stanford likewise tapered off to- day.. IL WAS apparent that Walt Itoinocin, star center. will sec most if not all of his last collegiate grid iron experience with Stanford from thr sidclin"s or hear it over the radio from his bed in a hospital IIoiucckc still was suffering from fever and cold today and Warner had little expectations of uslng him s,.4IIef thp
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
CHANGE IN RULES
National Billiard Association to AL low Players in More Than Que Title Tourney.

Chicago. Dec. 2G P'-C. X. Store, director of players for the Nation- al Billiard association. yesterday 9n- nounced q change in competitions rules which will permit any play CT. who fails to finish first or sec. ond in the three major tournaments pionship meet.
 Willie Hoppe, who said he wante to compete in the worlds lS.2 balk- line and the three cushion tournevs this season. lodged the protest against the old ruling and secured the change.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
INDOOR TENNIS
 TOURNEY STARTS
Junior Players Open Play at Seventh Regiment Arnory

New York. Dec. 26 tP}-Play be- gan today in the national junior in- door singles tennis championship t~t the seventh regiment armory. There were III entrants Of the leading players m the class, only Richar. Murphy. Harvard freshman from Utica, x. Y. Y no won the title last year is missing from the entry list. He is unable to defend his title Dc- cause of illness.
 William Jacobs, speedy left hand ed younSster from Baltimore, and sidney Scligson Of New York uni versity, younger brother of the m- tcrcollcgiatc champion. Julius Sel- igson of Lehigh, were al the top ot the list of lG seeded players. Others are Richard K. Hcburd, White ham Prep; Walter EothsChild, New Rochelle. x. Y., high school; Chas. T. French, University of Maryland; Donald Frame, Harvard; Charles Abcdon, Yale: W. C. Mundy, Yale; Franklin Whitbeck Loomis school; Jack Laimbccl, St. Paul's school Garden City. \. r.. Richard Solo, mon, Brown: Nathaniel T. Win throp, Boston; Herman k. Goldberg. Johns Hopkins: Ben Cohen. Wilm- ington Del, high school; and Ed win H. Luchs, University of Penn sylranla.
 The national boys championship will start tomorrow.
 The rejection of the entries of tive New York negro players stirred ur a, controversy q few days ago when the National Association for the Ad- yancemcnt of Colored People charg l cd that Reginald Weir of the City | College tennis team and Gerald | Norman, J1-, captain of the Flush ing high school tcam, had been barred because of their color. The tournament committee has made nc move to reverse its action.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

F" tHr ABSOCiaIrd FFcss
 Philadclphia-Lcw Massey, phla. delphia, outpointcd Johnny Datto, Cleveland, G0). Matt Adgic, PhIa- dclphia. outpointCd Billy Jones, Philadelphia, G0). Baby Joe Cans, Los Angeles, outpointcd Harry Brown, Philadelphia. (l0).
 Allentown, Pa.-Mickcy Blake. Los Angeles. outpointcd George Nal lick, WiIkcsharre, lW.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26

New York. Dec. .G -TuTy Griifiths of Sioux City. Ia. and John. ny Risko of Cleveland have com pleted strenuous training for thelr ten-round bout at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night and will indulge in only light workouts today.
 Griffiths is a slight favorite in th> betting.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
WINS WRESTLING BOUT

Boston. Dee. @6 tuP)-Thc flying tackles Of Bob "BIbbcr" Mccoy, tor mcr Holy Gross football player, gave him two straight falls in his grudgH wrestling bout with Joe De Vito ol Providence, l.. l., here last night,
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
Yesterdays Results

Albany $, Amsterdam i taIt~r- nCon).
 Amst -rlam le, Albany misht, New Britain ;, Hartford ,. Bridgeport i. Taunton ; tovcr- tiUIol
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
Bristol High school

Referee Manion. Time S-minut, quarters. Score al half-timc. Bristol High school l2 Alumni 12.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
GENE. AND JACK FIGHT

Knoxville. Tenn. Dec 26 (UP)- There's a dog here they call Fur = ney" and a rooster which answers to the name of "Dem psey' all because they fight in Jess Norman's yard quite regularly, and the dog does most of the footwork. After the frequent fracas, ''Dempsey' and 'Tunney' then slake their thirst out of the same bucket.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
INDIANS LOSE PAINTERS cREs
MANCHESTER FIVE NOSES
 OUT NATIONAL GUARDS

Seven Points Scored in Last Minute and Half Wipes Out New Britain Lead of Six Points - Uncanny Ability of Silk Towners From Foul Stripe Settles Issue-Holst and Luke Both Go Out On Personal Fouls - Two Teams May Meet Soon in Deciding Game
New Britain herald., 1929-12-26
National Guards
Manchester "IsccS
GHIFFITHS FAVORJTE

Score at half time 14-12. ReCs: referee, PetrinO.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-05

J. z. Leslie ct Tx to William Cod
ing ct al. s acres in lot 125, Kelly
Pharr subd., $40 etc.
J. q. Brothers ct ux 70 Charles
Thomas, lot IL, Il, Is. blk. IS, Cap
isallo district, $4,000.
G. A. Dechman et ~ ~ Cloe ".
R'alkter. y. so acres or lot 81 Holt
Tract, $40 etc.
Herman Martin ct Al TO W. r. Abb
endroth ct al, W. 5 acres lot "a, blk.
-. Mis.-Tex.. $40 etc.
II. ,. Christensen 70 Walter r.
Crutcher, LIPS acres OF lot 20" re-
subd. out Of La Blanca a." subd.,
$40 etc.
II. Mabry Ct TX to J. I. Calhoun,
lot !. biz. p, and part lot =, blk. 81.
In Donna subd., Sl0 etc.
Owen II. Henson "a VI. n. Abcn-
droth ct al. lot 6, blk. 90, Mis.-Tex.,
$4,000.
Owen RI. Henson to W. r. Abcn-
droth, lot 6 ard N. 10 =, blk. 80,
Mis.-Tex.. $4,000.
Herman Martin 70 y. vi. Ahcn-
droth CT al. S. 1872 acres lot IL. Blk.
81. Mis.-Tex.. $40 etc.
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Real Estate
Transfers

FURNISHED by Valley Abstract Coz
Cameron County
=. N. Booth to CAPITA G. Tobar.
lot 1e. blk. IL, Fourth addition. San
Benito, $40 etc.
buena Vista Burial Park associa-
tion to John G. kennedy, lots ia. 2l4.
244, 245. Gradeland Sec. Buena Vista
Burial Park.
Nathan G.. Horton and Carrie B.
Horotn to Ronald y. Horton. north
zoos acres Of the south 2O.17 acres
blk. s, Orange Grove Park subd.. La
Feria grant, 81 etc.
Los Ebanos Estates. Inc. tn Ethel
Smiley Oglc. lot s, blk. 4. Les
Ebanos addition, Brownsville.
Mrs. lola Pope, II. II. Pope to Lii
Ian r. Heierman, lots I. ?, 3. &. blk.
ID Brownsville Land G. Imp. Co,
suhd. share II. L. $. Grant, $40 etc.
vincent Escattiola, also known as
Vincent Scott. 70 II. II. Escatiola. in
terest in town lot 10 and the north
one half of town lot II, blk. 81,
Brownsville. $40 etc.
a. L. Parker 70 J. II. Jones. south
1892 acres Of blk. ~. La Fcria grant,
Pomclo subd.. SS.S22.
Cisco Morris to ". p. Newman.
lot 3, blk. "A, Iiarlingen townsitc.
$40 etc.
$. s. and Rae W. Dcdds 10 Jose S.
Nillareal. lot 3. blk. 6, Third addn..
San B%enito, $40 etc.
Jose S. and Manucla T.. de VII
lsreal % Conception Nillarcal. lot B.
blk. s, Third addition, san Benito.
<in otc.
Tomasa Y. Cara bv sheriff to
Harrington Insurance lots I
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and 2, block So. original townsite OF
Harrington.
Hidalgo County
II. F.. Huston 70 Faye Huston, n.
10 acres F. T.. West Tract, $40 etc.
Samuel Schnee 10 Merchants Natl.
Properties. Inc, lot III and l.. blk.
II, McAllen.
Gaines ". Adams ct TX 10 John
NJ. Wexler. 20 feet off cast side lot
10. sec. 276. Tex.-Mex., $3.50.
Owen II. Henson to W. r. Abn-
droth ct ux. lot : and s. blk. 50. Mis-
Tex. suhd.. $4,000.
Owen II. Henson to ". Fl. Lyons,
ct al. :. l-2 lot 4, blk. 81. MIs.-Tcx.
subd., $40 etc.
Calvador Cardenas ct Nv 10 J. y.
Cavazos. 900 acres in east part Ci-
bola ranch. out or San Salvador del
Tule grant. $40 etc.
Owen II. Henson ~ ". II. Aben-
droth q TX. lot II. Blk. 50. Mis-
Tex. subd.. $4,000.
Alta Ellen Henson IL Il. r. Abcn-
droth. +. 10 OF ". l-2 lot II. blk.
90. Mis.-Tex.. SO etc.
Mary NJ. Gates 10 J.. s. ZONES. y.
S-9i acres lot ?, sec. 2i2. Tez.-MeX,
SO etc.
Owen ". Henson to ". +. Aheu-
droth 81 al. N. IA Of oft =. blk. 20,
Mis.-Tex, $4,000.
Alta Ellen Henson to o. ?. Aben-
droth. v. Ia lot IL, blk. 90 Mis-
Tex, $40 etc.
Charles r. Disney 10 Charles n.
Eberhart, lot I and y. - lot ?.
blk. i. Hammond subd., $40 etc.
Il. Il. r. Berger ~ Tx to W. q.
Hancock ct al, lot ~, blk. =. North
McAllen. $500.
Owen ". Henson ~ W. r. hhcn-
droth 81 Al. lot :, blk. %, Tex.-Mex..
$4,000.
Owen r. Henson 70 NJ. ". Weed
man ct AK, +. IL Of n. 90 acres, lot
/, blk. 80, Mis.-Tcx., $40 etc.
Gertrude Adsit Henson to ". T.
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7. p. Brothers t. A. l.. Robinson.
lot IN, blk. &c, Capidallo subd., $40
etc.
Owen II. Henson " Willie May
Abendroth. v. 10 n. 90 acres lot !,
blk. %. Mis.-Tcx.. $40 etc.
n. j. Christensen ~ uv r. Walter
Y. Crutchcr IT Al. Blk. ., subd. "a.
La Blanca Subd., $500.
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Abendroth ct al, lot ?, biz. %, Mis-
Tex, $40 etc.
Owen H. Henson 10 Charlie Aben-
droth. :. 10 acres of p. 30 acres lot
]. blk. %. Mis.-Tex., 20 etc.
r. Il. C0penhaver ct ux. to Il. q.
Weaver. lot :, Blk. z, North McAllen.
$40 etc.
Owen II. Henson to Farmer Abcn-
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droth. s. 1-2 ~ n. I-2 lot 8. blk. 90.
Mis.-Tcx., $4,000.
NJ. q. Savage e. Fred ~. Jones Il
Al. lot I. 2, z, Blk. a." Moorcs re-
suhd.. San Juan, $4,000.
McAllcn Development Go. to Pearl
Hedges a. ~. lot 10 and %. McAllcn
First Suburban Citrus Groves subd..
Sa.O25.
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Cameron COUNTY
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-25
WOMAN LISTENS
ON PHONE AS
MAN TAKES LIFE

Los ANGELES, April %. W.R> -
Guy Dills, 81, wealthy oil man and
war veteran. dramatically ended
his life here late yesterday by fir
ing two shots from a revolver into
his head as his SiSter-in-law listen
ed ON the other end of telephone
wire.
Dills, who was separated from his
wife, was said to have become des-
pondcnt and worried over the fu-
turr of his > year old son, Kendall.
The man forced his way iEto the
home Of an aunt and called Ger
trude Sissrll, his wifc's sister, whu
recently completed Il season in the
chorus Of a popular New York re
yUc
81 We got gun in my hand and
| am going to kill myself, - Dills
told Miss Sissell.
Miss Sissell heard two shots and
rushed to Dill IS aunt s home afte
calling police. Dill was dead when
she arrived.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-25
Crew OF Wrecked
Schooner Saved
After Ten Days

NEW YORK, April %. U.P)-Ten
half-dead men, buffeted in an open
lifebOat far at sea for more than a
week, after their four-masted
schooner, the James +. Coburn, had
toundered, were rescued today by
the yacht Amida, wireless messages
to the Radio Marine Corporation
said
Originally, II men had taken their
place in the lifeboat when the
Coburn, owned by j. Fonceca of
New Bedford Mass, foundered 250
miles north of Bermuda on April II,
But last night, while the lifcboat
floated helplessly, one of the men,
W. Sargent, the cook, died from eX-
posure.
The rescue was effected at a.
m, according to a wireless from
skipper Mclaughlin of the yacht
Amida, at 34.25 latitude north !;
64.35 longitude west
An earlier message from Me
Laughlin said the ifeboat contain
ed the dead member of the crew
when it was picked up about 100
miles north of Bermuda.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-25
Dancer Witness
At Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La. April -,
UR) The Louisiana house of rep
rcSentativcs continued its hearings
and votes ON impeachment charges
against GOV. Huey T. Long today at-
ter a night session climaNcd 10y the
appearance OF 'hlIa hula dancer.
The girl, Helen Clifford testified
in connection with the myrstiga
tion Of the house into the jmpca,h-
mmt charge that Uoy.Loug conduct-
cd himself Gin an indecorus' man
uor at French quarter party dur
ing the New CrleaHs Mardi Gras.
Ghe senate was to meet at Z p. m.
today to receive five counts, all
charging misappropriation Of s,atr
funds, voted by the house at late
afternoon and night session yoster-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-25
New Attacks To
Be Launched On
Aviation Record

NEW YORK, April %. M.3}-Un-
daunted by the impressive women IS
endurance flying record of 26 and
p hours set yesterday by Miss
Elinor Smith, II year old aviatrix
of Freeport, l.. L., two women
flyers were making plans today -
set a new mark.
Mrs. Louis McPhetridge Thaden
Of Oakland, Calf, who held the
record of 30 hours broken by Miss
Smith, no sooner had informed the
United Press that she would make
an attempt to regain the record
than Mile, Maryse Bastie Of France,
announced she too would take the
air in an effort to win the laurels.
Mile. Bastie set the endurance
record of French women flyers ON
April 20, when she stayed aloft 10
and p hours.
Mrs. Thaden, in setting the pre-
vious record, surpassed a mark set
by Miss Bobby Trout of Los Ang-
clcS, who had broken Il record of
slightly more than Is hours set by
MiSs Smith in her first endurance
record attempt. All these attempts
have been made this year.
Miss Smith was resting today at
her home. She landed her plane at
Roosevelt Field at 2:O2:l6 p. m.
yesterday, exactly 26 hours, 2l
minutes and 30 seconds after start.
mo her FLIGHT.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-25
NEW BUSINESSES
ASSURE ED CITY
BY TWO DEALS

Two real estate deals made yes
tcrday by the Tyler Insurance
agency assure FL Centre additional
business enterprises and add to
commercial valuation of the city to
the extent of an estimated 1925, 600.
According to Harold Tyler the
corner of Third and Commercial was
sold yesterday by Charles Nice to
Homer II. Davenport for a substan-
tial consideration, the exact amount
not being made public.
Davenport proposes to erect Il
modern milling plant to cost in the
excess Of 100000 work to start
carly in the fall 1t is understood
Davenport viii incorporate the In
pcrial Valley Milling company at
an carly date to provide for the new
industry.
The erection of an up to date
driNc-in market AT the corner Of
Eighth and Main street was assured
when John Zurcher yesterday sign
ed 10 year lease on the site for
mcrly occupied by the Crescent
Creamery company.
Work on this structure is expected
to start Immediately, according to
j. l.. TraVcrs, the contractor.
According to the lease upstairs
space has been reserved and ii is
probable the builders will make 4
two story building, the upper floor
to be used as general lodge audi
torium.
Iurcher 5 plans are comprehensive
in scope, his market to include the
various types of stores that will
supply the shopper with every need
including beauty. 1t is understood
that besides the grocery, meat mar
ket, fish market, bakery and other
stores, that space will be reserved
for a beauty parlor.
The Tyler company also closed a
deal in Brawlcy in which the site
now occupied by the Shell Oil com
pany at Main and Plaza was leased
fof 10 years to the $. Y c. Grocery.
The Shell company will move the
station to the Ernst property ada
cent to the Planters hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-25
I. c. c, Refuses
Railroad Sale

WASHINGTON, April %, WP-
Proposed purchase by the Western
Pacific railroad for $l50,000 of the
Union Belt railway of Oakland,
Calf, was held to be not in the
public interest by the Interstate
Commerce Commission today.
Acting on similar petitions to ac-
quirc the Union Belt filed by the
Southern Pacific and Central Paci-
fic railroads, the commission order
ed the cases held open for further
testimony to determine the true
value of the Union Belt.
Permanent operation of the Union
Belt by the Southern Pacific, which
now operates the terminal line, un-
der lease, would seem to be in the
public interest, the commission
said,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-25
ENGINEERS GIVE
HIGHEST AWARD
TO PRESIDENT
Mr.. Hoover Given John
Fritz Medal For Dis
tinguished Service.
BY LAWRENCE SULLIVAN
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

Omitted Press Staff CorrespondClt)
WASHINGTON, April %. U.P)-
President Hoover today received the
highest award of the engineering
world, the John Fritz gold metal
conferred jointly by the four prin-
cipal technical societies of the ma
tiOn.
The award in previous years has
been conferred upon Alexander Gra-
ham Bell, Thomas Edison, General
George W. Gocthals, Orvillc Wright,
Gugliclma Marconi and others.
The presentation ceremonies were
at the White House, under the joint
auspices Of the American Society of
civil Engineers, American Institute
of Mining and Metalurgical Engi-
ncers, American Society Of Mcchan-
zeal Engineers, and the American
Institute of Electrical Engineers.
"On the testimony of his record, -
said the formal citation. "Iloover's
engineer colleagues have awarded
him their highest honor for notable
ments, as engineer, scholar, organz-
er of relief to stricken peoples.
public servant
One of the conspicuous items in
the list of scientific contributions
made by the chief executive during
his long career as mining engineer,
was his translation from the medic
val Latin of Agricola 5 classical
treatise "Dc Re Metallica' origi-
nallv published i'll l556 and never
before translated into English.
The citation also listed honorary
degrees conferred upon President
Hoover by 80 universities, including
/ in foreign countries, and nine
honorary awards by scientific and
technical societies. His degrees are
from Harvard, Yale, Princeton
Johns Hopkins, Dartmouth, Brown
! California and others in the Unitc6
States and from Liege, Brussels
! Warsaw, Cracow, Oxford, Client, ant
/ Lemberg, abroad.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-25
BIT I |: R
BAT II. T: I:
LOOMING
Parties Organize For
Stiff Contest On Deben-
ture Plan.
LEADERS CONFER
Democrats Expected To
Follow Robinson In Sup
porting Measure.

WAGHIEGTON, April 25. U.p)
The adm.nistra ton half bill
lien dollar farm relief bill was
EazseI by the house today after
seven days OF debate.
It conforms closely to Mr.
Hoover's program and contains
70 provisions Objectionable to him.
Shortly before the bill was passed
an amendment by Representative
Jcaeg, Democrat, Texas, propos-
5ag to incorporate the debenture
farm relief plan in the bill was
throNl out on a point of order
All other proposals opposed by
the administration likewise were
rejected.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-25
San Francisco
ReneWs Gas War

san FRANCISCO, April %. U.P)
Gasoline was selling as low a is
cents 4 gallon here today and indi-
cations were that fHrthei drop
would Occur within tLe next -
hours.
Both garage owners and service
>ia'ion men charged that the orgc
oil computes were rcspons;bla for
the price eating war. Thr "A Ion
owners also amed garage opera.
tions Cor und, selling.
iHe of the large oil companies
fign'ing it, competitors Was aecus-
ed by the d'alers OF subs di(irr
$50 al g stations ani forcing
them to push its commodities by re-
failing gas and oil at lower than
prevailing rates.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-25
WON AN SAYS
HEAD OF CULT
KILLED WIFE

SAN FRANCISCO, ypril %. 0.P)
Operatives of the Lubbock de
tective agency went to Holy City
in the Santa Cruz mountains today,
to search for the body Of a woman.
According to an affidavit filed
with the agency by Mrs. Evelyn
Rosencrantz, the woman was slain
by William f. Fathcr' Riker,
head of cult at Holy City.
Mrs. RoSencrantZ, now serving a
life term at san Quentin PRISON as
an habitual criminal, charged in
the affidavit that Riker had
stranglcd to death Mrs, Margaret
White, his former wife, at his home
in November, 1927.
The affidavit charged the slay-
ing took place in a love cottage
Mrs. RosencrantZ and Riker occupied
at Culver City.
"Rilcr almost pushed me out of
the cottage when he saw Mrs
White thcre,' the affidavit re
lates. 81 heard the woman scream
and Il sort of choking sound.
Mrs. RoscncrmtZ further claims
in the affidavit that Riker and d
disciple of his, named Walter Kun
dert, took the body away, prcsum-
ably to Holy city where, she said,
it was buried in quick lime.
Supt. +, +. Nash Of the Lubbocil
agency said his men were inter
viewing Kundert and other wit
ncsScs in Los Angeles and that h>
expected to nave sensational news
to divulgc during the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-25
Continued on Page Six)
REBELS! SAID TO
Be, RETREATING
FROM MASIACA

MENICO CITY, April -. U.R-
The rebels have rctrcatcd from
Masiaca, Sonora, without offering
resistance to the advancing govern
mcnt troops, Gen. Lazaro Cardcnas
mcsSaged the government today. The
rebels fled towards Navajoa, Car
denaS said.
MENICO CITY, April %. U.P}-
Severe fighting between federal
troops and CriStrros, religious
rebels, has ragged for the past ,hroe
days at Tcpatitlan, state of Jalis-
60, "with numerous casualties, -
dispatches from Guadalajara 20 La
PrcSna said.
\ Thousand CriStcros were en-
gagged against the tcdcrals com
mandcd by Gcn. Saturnino Ccdillo.
GEN. Ozticta, formerly prominent as
Il federal general, was in com
mand Of the Cristrros.
Bloody fighting occurred "A the
streets of the town when federal
troops rushed in with bayonets and
engaged in hand 60 hand combat.
-Four ranch employees We're exc
cutcd near Dolores Ilidalgo, state
Of Guanajuato, by = part Of 80
bandits who first made the victims
dig their own graves, a dispatch to
the newspaper Grufico said
No word had been received here
from Minister of War Elias Plu,
tarco Gales, directing federal armies
advancing on Sonora.