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Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
FORMER CONVICT
FACES TRIAL ON
FORGERY CHARGE

Impersonating seems to have ap-
pealed to Lester Lee Thorp, now be-
ing held in the county Jail. A year
in the federal prison at Ft. Leaven-
worth for impcl sonating an army
officer did not deter him in his am
bition to impersonate people.
On October II, last, ThOrp, who
has more ficticious names than
there is space to print, wanted to
cash 4 check. He sought the secre.
tary of the Calcxico Chamber of
Commerce and pskcd the secretary
to endorse his check. The secretary
refused. But Thorp was not to be
denied a small sum Of money.
So Thorp telephoned to the J. O..
Penney store in that city and told
one of the officials that he was the
chamber secretary and that he was
sending a friend down to have a
check cashed. He then went to the
store and cashed q small check and
went on his way.
Later he was apprehended and
lodged in Jail for forgery. This
morning he was arraigned before
Judge Thompson, and will enter his
plea next Tuesday morning at 9:30
o'clock. The check was drawn on
i. b. Thomas, ficticious name, the
court decided.
Thorp was sent to Ft. Leavenworth
March 4, 1927. He was released
from burglary charge in Los An
geles on insufficient evidence, and
is suspected OF numerous other
charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
CRYER SUBMITS
FIRM DENIAL OF
GRAFT CHARGES

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8. W.H-
Former Mayor George Cryer re-
turned to the witness stand today
at the criminal libel trial of the
Rev. R. P. Shuier to be cross ex-
amined on his story of how he ac-
cumulated his fortune.
In his two days of direct testi-
mony Cryer outlined the manner in
which he made his money and cate
gorically denied every written ac-
cusation that he "grafted" during
his term as chief executive Of the
city.
The charges were contained in
two articles written by Rev. Shuler
and appearing in "Bob Shuler's
Magazine"
Instead of being a help Cryer
said in concluding his direct testi
mony, the mayors office was fl
nancial detrimenr to him.
81 never made a. cent because !
was mayor" he said. "Instead my
affairs suffered Eecause I never
had time to take care Of my private
business as I should have"
Cryer denied that he had ever
gambled or that city officials OF
politicians had told him what real
estate investments to make.
He testified that when he went
into office his assets were approxi
mately 100000 and that when he
came out they were approximately
$450,000.
Cryer was expected to be on the
stand all Of today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
Utah Balks At
Wilbur's Plan

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 8. Up)
--Utah's formal objection to the
Wilbur plan Of distributing Boulder
dam power rights at 1853 mills per
kilowatt hour was forwarded to
Washington today. The protest
was the result of conference held
by Governor George II. Dern and
Commissioners William r. Wallace,
w. b. Beers and w. w. Ray.
Secretary Wilbur's recommenda-
tion reverses the intent of the
Boulder canyon project, and the
price he suggested would be too low
to permit the project to pay for it.
self and supply reclamation funds
TO the upper basin states, the Utah
protest maintains.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
NORTH OF STATE
BATTLING THREE
SERIOUS BLAZES

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. s. W.H-
Forest and brush fires in three diff
ferent sections of northern Cali
fornia were burning unabated today
causing heavy losses to valuable
stands of timber.
Railway passengers and motorists
have been pressed into service by
forest rangers and firefighters.
A fire On the edge Of Lassan Ma
tional Forest, Butte county, has al
ready devasted 10000 acres of Sec
ond growth timber and, famed by a
80 mila an hour wind, for time
threatened the city Of Pulga and the
Diamond Match Company's camp.
Three hundred men are fighting
the national forest fire. All last
night they battled the blaze Nand
early today they had saved the city
of Pulga. Passengers on train, on
its arrival at Chico, were conscript
cd to reinforce the ranks of the fire
fighters.
A grass and brush fire, which
started ON the Great Eastern Quick
silver mine in Sonoma county, near
Guerneville, had burned over 1000
acres today. One hundred men are
still striving to bring it under con-
troll. 1t is threatening Armstrong
Grove, one of the few remaining
stands of virgin redwood in the
county.
A third fire is reported 20 miles
north Of Guerneville. 1t has burned
over 1000 acres of grass and brush
land. Fifty men are on the lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
Bingham Refuses
To Nurse Grudge

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. W.H-
When Senator Norris, Republican
Nebraska, who was struck by an
automobile at a street crossing yes
terday, entered the senate chamber
today, the first person to greet him
and inquire about his condition, was
Senator Hiram Bingham, Republi.
can, Connecticut.
Norris led the fight which result
ed in the senats's censure of Bing-
ham few days ago for employ
ment of private tariff agent in
committee sessions.
Norris apparently had recovered
from his minor injuries he received
in the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
Agricultural
Board Meets

:. SACRAMENTO, Calf, Nov. 8.
\ VW.p-Californi s new state board
Of agriculture created by the last
legislature, met here today for an
organization gathering.
Discussion Of their duties was
held by members of the board and
Governor G. G. Young in confer
ence. The Governor emphasized that
the board was organized for the sta
bilization of agriculture in Califor-
MIA and unifying farm activities.
Members Of the board include A.
c. Hardison, Santa Paula; Merit
II. Adamson, Los Angeles, and A. B.
Miller, Fontana.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
Budget Estimate
Shows Decrease

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. U.H-
Preliminary estimates for the 1881
budget total $3.50, 100000, against
n comparable figure of $3,94l 900
600 for the current fiscal year,
President Hoover announced today.
The detailed figures apportioning
the budget among the various agen-
cies of the government have not yet
been compiled. The President did
not explain how the apparent reduc-
tion of Sill, 100000 had been achiev-
ed in the estimates.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
Pioneer Banker
Dies On Coast


BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, Nov. s.
W.H-Funeral services for William
A. Reeder, so, pioneer banker here
and FOR many years a congressman
from Kansas, will be held tomorrow.
Reeder, who died yesterday after
a short illness, was born in Pennsyl-
vania. He moved to Kansas in 1872
and in 1898 was elected to congress
and served for II years.
During his incmbenoy, Reedcr
was named chairman of the United
States reclamation and irrigation
committee, which directed the con,
struction Of the Roosevelt dam in
Arizona.
Coming to Beverly Hills in 1911,
Reeder founded the First National
Bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
To Investigate
Vauchelet Note

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Nov. S.
Up)-A note written by Bryant f.
Nauchelet, 2S year old inventor,
shortly before he died under mys-
terious circumstances last Tuesday,
was investigated by police today.
The note was written to George
r. Jessup, said to be representa-
tive of an eastern radio firm and
asked that Jessup come to see the
inventor at once because "things
were in a terrible mixup."
Just before Vauchelet died he
told his landlady he chad trusted
certain people too far" and said ho
believed he had been poisoned.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
To Get Data On
Electric Power

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-U.H -
A resolution directing the Federal
Trade Commission to gather all in
formation available concerning the
interstate transmission of electrical
energy was adopted today by the
senate.
The resolution was proposed by
Chairman Couzens of the senate in
terstate commerce committee, who
is planning to use the data in pre-
pairing regulatory legislation.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
Increase Shown
In Cotton Crop

WASHINGTON, Nov. s. W.p)-
a production of l5,009,000 bales of
cotton this year based on Nov. l in
dications was forecast today by the
agriculture department. The 1928
crop was l4,47S,000 bales.
Indicated yield of lint cotton was
estimated at 15l.l pounds per acre
for harvest.
simultaneously, the census bureau
announced ginning to November l
aggregated 1o,ss9,314 running bales,
compared with 10, 162,4S3 bales for
1928.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
Catastrophe
Hits Village

DANIEL, Wyo.. Nov. s.--W.H
This sleepy hamlet In the heart
Of the spreading Green River Val
ley was catless today. after a
mischevious male mink had an
initiated every tabby that cross
ed his path.
A check revealed there was
not a cat to be found within
many miles.
The mink, a fugitive from a
mink farm, entered q box trap for
a siesta after his destructive mis-
sion and was captured.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
CENTRAL WEST
IS COVERED BY
SNOW BLANKET

DENVER, Colo, Now S.-W.H-
The Rocky mountain region today
was recovering from the heaviest
snow fall of the season.
Air transportation, virtually par
alyzcd for the last two days, was
resumed in Colorado and Wyoming,
and automobile traffic on highways
leading into Denver returned to
normal.
Eighteen inches Of snow was re-
ported in eastern and northern Color
ado, while more than two inches
blanketed the entire state Of Wy
oming.
The temperature in Denver, which
reached 23 degrees during the storm,
climbed slowly.
Winter wheat growers hailed the
blizzard as boon to their crops, but
farmers said the harvesting Of the
sugar beet crop will be delayed sew.
cral weeks,
KANSAS CITY, No., Nov. s.
WH-Blizzards whipped snow into
northern Kansas yesterday and 20.
day and carried temperatures to
their lowest seasonal point as far
east rs Kansas City.
Goodland, Kan, was heaviest hit
with residents shoveling away a
blanket of almost two feet of snow
ond the forecast for continued unset
tied weather. The temperatures
ranged as low as 80 degrees over
much of the northern part of Kansas
and Missouri.
In southern portions of the state
rain fell through the night. Farm ers
said the early touch of winter SHOWS
would be beneficial to wheat crops
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
BULLS GETTING BUSY

NEW YORK, Nov. 8. WP)--Wide.
spread brokerage opinion that yes.
terday witnessed the low point on
the reaction coupled with the graft.
flying decrease Of 1856, 100000 in
brokerage loans in the week ended
November 6 reported after the close
of the market last night exercised
a powerful bullish influence ON early
curb dealings today.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
KEEP SHORT HOURS

NEW YORK, Nov. S.-U.P -
Board of governors of the New York
Stock Exchange today voted to
close the exchange at l pm. every
day next week and to suspend trad
ing on next Saturday, Nov. 16. II
is the same schedule that was main
tanned this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
House to Balk
At Leadership

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-W.H-
A revolt against the "despotic
leadership" of the house when the
Hawley- -Smoot tariff bill is sent
back from the senate was predicted
today by Representative Garner
Democratic leader.
Most members of the house, he
said, are in sympathy with the
Democratic Republican coalition,
which is cutting down the admins.
tration bill in the senate and only
the "Strangling rules of the majority
leaders" keep them from expressing
their convictions.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
Two Killed In
Outlaw Raid

SEMINOLE, Okla, Nov. s.-(U.H
A policeman and a bank robber
were killed last night in a gun bat
tie during raid on an outlaw re-
treat in an oil field two miles from
Harjo.
Officer Jim Kiersey, 40, was killed
by Owen Edwards, suspected of bank
robbery. Claude Cuyler, state officer,
killed Edwards. Two other members
of the outlaw gang escaped. They
We're wanted for robberies at Prague
and Hendricks, Okla.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
More Loans By
Federal Board

WASHINGTON, Nov. s. W.P)-
Supplemental commodity loans total
ing $16,000,000 were announced by
the federal farm board today as
follows:
North Dakota Montana Wheat
Growers Association $2,5OO,OOO;
North Carolina Cotton Growers >
Cooperative Association So, o,5OO,OOO;
Oklahoma Cotton Growers, Coopera.
tive Association $4,000, 900; and the
Staple Cotton Growers Cooperative
Association, Greenwood, Miss, &c.
100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
PACKING PLANT BURNS

HAYWARD, Nov. 8. W.P(-Fire,
which broke out early today, did
$4,000 damage to the California
Preserving Company's plant here.
The mill room, tool room and pulp
room were destroyed. The cause of
the fire has not been determined.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08
u. S. @. TEACHER DIES

LOS ANGELES, Nov. s. Un)-
Funeral services for the Rev. James
Blacklc'lge, so, formerly professor
of Greek and Hebrew at the Uni
versity of Southern California, who
died here yesterday, will be held
Sunday. Rev. Blackledge founded
the Methodist College in Toxic,
Japan, returning to this country in
1909.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-08

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Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-11
YESTERDAY MARKED
 THE PASSING 0f 0NE
 MORE PIONEER NORTH

1 Death summoned another old timer of Alaska yesterday when
 Tim Rayl crossed the Last Trail shortly after 1 D. n He was over
 60 years of age and had been fall: ing for the last few weeks. MT. Rayl was member of the Fairbanks Igloo, Pioneers of Alas ka, from and word is now being awaited as to burial. While await ing instructions the body is lay ing in the Seward Undertaking Parlor.
 For the last 10 years Mir. Rayl had been in and out of Seward but in the earlier days followed placer mining in the Interior. Of late years, or until about year ago, he had worked under Fore man Nils Hagen, at Mile ', on the railroad section. The Alaska house was where he resided and passed away.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-11
LAWRENCE ]. R|TCHEY
 WELL KNOWN HERE

One of the three secretaries to President Hoover is a young man very well known to scores of Alas kans, particularly to many citizens of Seward who recall with pleas ure his visit here a few years ago.
 Lawrence J. Ritchey IS the man.
 Former Scott c. Bone, in an ar ticle published by the Juneau En- pire, writes thus of Mir Ritchey.
 "The third Secretary will be Lawrence J. Ritchey, perhaps the closet of the trio to the President. He is now Assistant Secretary of Commerce and holds the confi- dence of MT. Hoover completely.
 He has an attractive personal ity and is at home in the political world. Auuarantly he is to serve as sort of a Jason between the White House and Congress. What ever the task assigned him, he will be useful and dependable and keep friction down to the min mum. He is well known and high ly esteemed in Alaska"
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-11
TUNNEI. IN DEEP

Reports from the Eklutna Pow CT Co.,, project state that the tun- rel necessary to convey the water 10 tl2e turbines, is now beyond the 7o0-fcot mark or about 100 feet less than half way. A cofferdam, to hold out the water while completing other portions of the project has been built and Chief Engineer Harold Wood an- nouncea that progress is in keep ing with schedules.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-11
LEGAL N ] TICE
NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL
 ELECTION


 ELECTION
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on Tuesday April ?, 1929 the annual election of the City Officers and members of the School Board for the City of Seward, Alaska, will be held. The polls for said election will be situated in the City Hall sf said City. The polls will be open from 8 o'clock a. m. on the morning of April ?, 1929 until ! o'clock p. m. on the evening of said date.
 QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS: Every person 21 years of age who is citizen of the United States and iwho has resided in the Territory of Alaska continuously for one year next proceeding he election and within the limits of the City of Seward for six months proceeding the election shall be qualified to vote.
 All voters are required to register. The following officers are to be elected at the annual election Tues day, April 2, 1929. Mayor, three members of the Common Council, one member of School Board.
 Dated at Seward, Alaska this sec ond day of March, 1929.
 A. D. BALDERSTON, Municipal Clerk of the City of Seward. Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-11

Clark Andersen, manager of the hardware department of the Brown & Hawkins Corp, and Jack Osbakken, member of the local staff of the Standard Oil Co.,, re- turend Saturday from trip throughout the East.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-11

The signal corps is establishing radio station in the Lathrop building at Cordcva. Two men from the local force went over to Cordova last week to install the equipment.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-11

It is reported a girl died last night at the Jesse Lee Home but owing to phone connections being out t1. order today the Gateway mas thus far been unable to ascer- rain the facts.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-11

The S. S. Starr, of the San Juan Fishing e Packing O., Captain Andersen, departs for the Vest ward at 6 o'clock this evening.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-11

PRIME RIB ROAST and Potato salad, tomorrow's special at the UNION CAFE, for Csc.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-11

[. S. Coast ana Gecdct1c Surv.. ;harts and Tide Tables. SCHAI. EkER s ALASKA SHOP,
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-11

The present voyage to the port of Seward bv the steamer Alaska turned Saturday flom trip Has the first since last November.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-11

Try Shea ffers ]slk.. SCHALLEN- FRS ALASKA SHOP.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-11

Hand -colOl ed Alaska pic lures at Sylvia's
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-11

Golden 1Nhae! lighters, S7.50 ant; D. SGHALy.EREg'S ALASKA SHOE
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-11
NOTICE

All accounts due pr. J. A. Baugh- man please pay to the Bank of Seward.
 Signed, Dr. J. A. Baughman
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-11
r7i(|j'' rt EIE
 A (luarten. Million NEW SIX CYLINDER CHEVROLETS on the road since JAN. list

To satisfy the overwhelming public demand for the new Chevrolet Six, the Chevrolet Motor Company has accomplished one of the most remarkable industrial achievements of all time. In less than three months after the first Chevrolet Six was delivered to the pub lie, rhe Chevrolet factories are producing 5000 cars day. As result, more than a quarter~.nilion new Chevrolet Sizes have been delivered to date and this tremendous popularity is increasing every day If you have not yet and driven this remarkable ear-con1e i,7 fora demonstration,
 The Foss.e1 & ss25 Ths nhasson ss: fine se The sedan sh75; The Landau seaan Delivery sss Light Delivery
 All pFces 1. c. b. factory fl..s. Ls:e.. ~
New Britain herald., 1929-05-23
dosa was overthrown by an earth- quake in leGl.)
BOMBER REFUHED
 OVER MANHATTAN
Thousands in Street Watch
 Delicate Aerial MineuvG

New York. May :s N-Refuelins of a bombing plane in the air was demonstrated over New York city last night.
 As thousands on the streets watched. a supply ship made nice contacts with the army plane. hylng close above it while gas was poured through a hose into the bomber's tanks.
 The bombing plane was the one which flew from Dayton, Ohio, Tues day night and dropped theoretical bombs on Governors Island as part of the aerial war maneuvers.
 Lieutenant Odas Moon piloted the bomber and Captain Ross Hoyt was in charge of the refiueling plane. They flew here from Boiling field, Washington. where the bomber lani- ed after its ''aid" the night before when thick weather prevented the refueling demonstration.
 o. B. Hansen. chief engineer of the national broadcasting company broadcast . description of the op- eration from an observation plane.
 Watchers were treated to an ex- hibition of expert airmanship az Captain Hoyt brought the refueling plane down over the bomber until the planes were only few feet apart then maintained his position, rising and falling in perfect unison
New Britain herald., 1929-05-23
PASTOR WALKS 0UT
 AS ACTOR CUSSES
Danbury Minister Objects to Hell" lnd Damn on Stage

Danbury, May 2s ON - An au- dience attending . dramatic play
 presented in the Danbury high school by the Norwalk Y. M. c. A. last night was thrown into commo- ton by Rev. Charles s. Gray. pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, who protested the words ''hell' and damn" used in the lines of the youthful thespians. On his way out after remarking that it was no place for a Christian or a gentleman, MT. Gray asked those who agreed with
 him to leave. but was jeered when he left the hall unaccompanied. The play, 'The Seven Chances,
 was given for the benefit of . camp fund and had been rendered before lin Norwalk. During the first act as one of the actors uttered tho words
 "hell" and damn" in his lines the
 minister without rising from his seat in the audience asked the perform ance be stopped.
 Rev. Charles w. Legge. coach of the dramatic club, mounted the plat
 form and explained to the audienc. that all the language used was E
 part of the play and that it was hi
 duty as a Christian to present it a written. As precaution . policema'
New Britain herald., 1929-05-23
luNG DECllNE
 HERE DURING Iq6
M Hsss PfoIAd Against
 M i6 PreIhT Yelr
n GEORGE II. MANNING

V GEORGE II. MANNING (WAshinyton Correspondent. N. B, Heralds X Washington. D. C., May 25.-A de- ciiae in home building activity in New Britain last year resulted in s1o fewer families being provided with hew homes than in 1927.
 { \ total of s.7 New Britain fam iiies were provided with new living quarters in 1928 as compared with S37 families the year before. accord ipr to figures made public today by the L. s. Department of Labor.
 Housing accommodations were provided fo, 44s families to each i0,000 of population last year as against . ratio of s4.6 families Tn 1927.
 All building operations in New Britain in 1928. including new con- struction work and repairs to oi1 buildings cost $s.5s.,117. or slS.s, per capita.
 Substantial increases were noted in building activities in Hartford. New Haven, New London, and Ncr- walk last year, but there was a de- cline in Greenwich. Meriden. Bridge port, Stamford and Waterbury. In Greenwich, the drop amounted to IS in number Of families provided for compared with 1927, the totals for 1928 and 1927 being. respective ly, s44 and 3S3. All building op- srations cost $6,6O4,3S0. Hartford provided new accommo- dations for 1868 families at cost of S11.27S.443. compared with l. s1O families provided for last year. Only l37 families were provided with new homes in Meriden in 1928, compared with 211 families in 1927, Expenditures were $1,26s,72l.
 4 gain in the number of families provided with new living quarters was noted for New Haven. the fig ures being 546 families last year as contrasted with 497 during 1927, the housing costing $s.79S,394.
 New London also made a sub stantial increase in new accommoda- . tons for it's citizens in the past year. taking care of 2fS families in lieu of l75 cared for in 1927, at a cost N $3.1Ss.652, while Norwalk's pro- vision of new homes gained to a total of 35s families compared with :s5 in 1927.
 New living quarters for Stamford's residents dropped last year to pro. vision for only 331 families con- trasted with 55S families provided for in 1927, with expenditures for all construction. repairs. etc., aggre- Eating 35.195,27s or S11S.S1 per capita.
 Waterbury's accommodations also declined in 1928 compared with the preceding year. making provision for 50& families compared with 675 In 1927. with expenditures amount ing to 33,4SS,3O0.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-23
Appoint Philadelphia Man
 Physical Education Head

Hartford. May g UP) = An- nouncement of the appointment ot Dr. Charles J. Rrohaska of Phila- delphia az director of the division of phQpical education, state board of edecation, was made public here to- day
 Dr. frohaska, a graduate of Temple university and the Chicago Medical college. formerly vas phys tcal education director in the Chira- 70 public school system. Later he was recrt ation supervisor in Phi.a- ceiphia.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-23

w HEN you ju.t-about-to-be-mar- w ried folks come to furnish your
 new home a smart home, different from any other your are going to find it . joyous adventure. No mat ter what period you decide to follow you