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Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
Mrs. Witter To
Handle Estate

In a court order issued today by
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson, NJ.
Ethel Witter was appointed admin
istratriX of the estate of Myron d.
Witter, late publisher of the BraW-
ley News and state assemblynan.
A personal bond Of 1000 or a
surety bond Of S75C0 was required
of Mrs. Witter as administrators Of
her husband S estate, in spite OF the
request phrased by Witter in his
will that no bond be required of her.
Mrs. Witter was named in the Will
as sole heir Of her husband. The
will was filed yesterday in the coun-
ty clerks office here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
VETERAN Held
IN CONNECTION
WITH SLAYINC

RALEIGH, N. c., Feb. 25. U.P)-
William Frazer, 31-year- -old World
war veteran of Railway, N. j.. was
arrested in front of the Raleigh
postoffice late this morning and
placed in Jail pending arrival OF
New Jersey officers who want him
in connection with the disappear
ance of Mrs. Phoebe Stader
Frazer apparently had been IN
Raleigh for several days. Police
also found his Buick sedan in which
he came here from New Jersey The
arrest was made by detectives Peo-
pies and Lowe.
The man made no statement 10
officers.
BOWLING GREEN, Va, Feb. 25.
U.P)-A nude and mutilated body
found near here Sunday was identi-
fled today as that of Mrs. Phoebe
Stader of Railway, N. J.
The identification was made by
the woman S husband and sister,
shortly after William Frazer, also
of Railway, had been taken into GUS
tody at Raleigh, N. c., in connec-
ton with the Staying.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
'SCARFACE AL
CAPONE APPEARS
in TWO COURTS

CHICAGO, Feb. 25. U.P)-The
elusive "Scarface' Al Capope, pub
lie enemy No. 1" appeared in fed
eral court today, pleaded not guilty
to contempt of court charges, then
curing the luncheon lull in his
trial, surrendered to city police on
a vagrancy warrant.
The gang leader was hustled
amid great commotion from the
federal building to the South State
street police court, where he ar
ranged bond in time to eat a sand
wich before resumption of his fed
eral court trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
District Plans To
File Protest

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Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
Rotary Club To
Omit Meeting

Instead of the usual Rotary club
luncheon tomorrow noon, the club
will be hosts to the Rotary AIMS
at dinner to be held at 7 p. m. in
the Barbara Worth hotel, President
John M. Kepley announced today.
There will be no noon meeting,
though a round table" gathering
will be held at noon to take care
of any visiting RotarianS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
PAGE FIVE

man for whom Mrs. Carlson was
hOuSekeeper.
Judge W S. Baird set their pre-
liminary hearing for March and
ordered both held without bail.
Meanwhile. Deputy District At
tcrney George Stahlman announced
that he planned to go to Hemet
and investigate the deaths of
Charles Carlson, husband of one
Of the accused women, and A.
Athlzen, who fell i'll and died at
Carlson home.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
Women Held On
Murder Charge

LOS ANGELES, Feb. %. UP
Mrs. Esther Carlson and Mrs. Anna
Erickson, middle-aged residents Of
Limita, a suburb, today were ar
raigned in municipal court on a
charge of numbering Carl August
Lindstrom. aged wealthy lumber-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-25
CARD OF THANKS

I wish to express my sincere
thanks to all our friends who by
loving words of sympathy, kind as
sistance and beautiful flowers
brought great consolation to me in
my recent bereavement
(SignedD Anna CLARK.
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
FL|ERS To GET
OKLAHOMA
WELCOME
ChiCkasha Getting Ready
TO "Do Right" by Pair Who
Made New Aviation History

CHICKASHA, Okla, July Q
GNSD Plans for a welcome
home" celebration for Wiley Post
and Harold Gatty, pilot and
navigator of the Winnie Mae,
were being made here today.
After a night of cheering and
informal celebrating, the citizens
of the home town of F.. c. Hall,
backer of the flight, plan to do
right" by the latest heroes Of the
aviation world.
1t is expected that the fIiers
and their wives and Hall and his
daughter. Mrs. Winnie Mae Fain,
for whom the plane was named.
will return here within a few
days.
Mrs. w. F. Post, mother of
Wiley Post, and other members
of the Post family will be brought
here in a special car for the cele-
bration, it is planned. Mrs. Post
lives on a farm at Maysville.
Okla,
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
Gqtty Glad Wife Wasn't There Because
Of Reception CROWDS Rough Tactics

When they got the fliers into
an automobile, Gatty's clothes
were torn. 1t was very hot but
Post was shivering and asked for
a covering. Somebody gave him
a coat.
There began a triumphal motor
trip to New York city. Along the
road crowds were lined. They
cheered. Women in the slum dis
tricts held up their babies to see.
Motorists honked their horns.
Gatty clutched tightly through
it all the message from his wife
which she gave International News
Service to deliver.
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
MOI Almost Surges Upon Propeller
In Frantic Dash Against Landing Pair

The crowd moved hesitantly
against the chain of police, then
it charged. The mob surged al
most against the whirring pro-
peller.
The policemen failed left and
right. The mob kept on surging.
One enthusiast held aloft a red
flaming torch. A policeman
knocked it from his hand and
wildly tossed it into the crowd.
The police were using their clubs
even against the United States
customs officials who had come
out on the field to clear the
flying travellers.
Wiley Post climbed out of his
cockpit, sparks from. photogra-
piers flashlights endangered the
plane. Harold Gatty clambered
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
Seated on Back of Rear Auto Seats They
Ride From Boat Amid Deafening Cheers

at 8:47 p. m. grew to a national
roar of acclaim as the sun rose
today.
Reception committees, inter.
viewers, photographers and radio
broadcasters did not let the nine,
day flying wonders fall into bed
until 2 m. this morning. And
at 10 a. m. the rip-roaring Of
ficial welcome of New York began
To hear those boys talk about
their trip last night you'd think
they had only flown across the
Hudson River. Post said:
I'VE didn't have much
trouble. 1t came out just as we
expected.
ut was a little tough cross
ing the Atlantic and shooting
across the Bering Sea to Nome,
Alaska. on that leg we had a
lot of thick weather and storms
and couldn't see where we were
going.
"At KhabarOvsk, Siberia, we
got some bad Russian oil in
our motors and it fOuled the
Spark-plugs. That held us up;
otherwise we would have been
here much sooner.
"HOw was the scenery? /
didn't look. 1t was all just like
flying over Oklahoma"
A lone blue-white plane with
history written all over it streaked
out of the west as a pink and
purple sky was beginning to turn
into black night.
The Winnie Mae banked twice
around the field as $4,000 per
sons yelled and vibrated.
"HOw fast were you going
when you finished the circle at
Roosevelt FieId?"
Post chuckled.
about 100 miles an hour. /
wanted to let the folks know l
was home"
The round-the-world plan had
barely finished a perfect landing
when the riot was on.
The Washington times., 1931-07-02

Accompanied by a horde of re-
porters, photographers and city of
ficials and dignitaries. the flierS,
their wives, and F.. C. Fall, the
financial hacker of the flight,
boarded the municipal reception
boat, the Macon. and went down
the Hudson River to the Battery.
At the Battery they were placed
In open automobiles and seated
on the back of the rear seat, rode
up Broadway to the accompani-
ment of the cheers of millions.
Post and Gatty had sprinted
around the world in 8 days, Is
hours and 81 minutes.
They had knocked the record
for girdling the globe into
smithereens. The Graf Zeppelin
had done it in a little under %
days.
Averaging q flying speed. of
more than $50 miles an hour,
they had made a merry y-go-round
out of the world we live in
astride their flashing plane, the
Winnie Mae.
Around the world like a clock
approximately $4,000 miles
ticking from New York to Har.
Dor Grace to Chester, England;
Hanover, Germany; Berlin, Mos
COW. Siberia, Alaska, Edmonton,
Cleveland and home again to
New York. Over two oceans,
Jagged mountain ranges. arid
deserts, unseen lands and un-
touched clouds, the cream-colored
monoplane streaked to glory
under the scientific whip of a
one-time Oklahoma farmer for
pilot and a lean Australian as
navigator.
Post said they just got IS
hours sleep during the flight,
but nov we'll do some serious
sleeping"
Confidentially, they told a pal
it was only seven hours.
The buzz that rose to the skies
after the world -girdlers shot their
plane to earth at Roosevelt field
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
Posts Mother "KneW
He Would Make It"

MAYSVILLE, Okla. July 2
1N.SD Delighted over the sue
cess of her son, Wiley Post, in
circling the globe in the airplane
Winnie Mae with Harold Gatty.
Mrs. w. F.. Post today enjoyed
relaxation from the tenseness that
prevailed in Maysville throughout
the flight.
The proud mother and another
son. Arthur Post, listened last
night to a radio broadcast of the
landing at Roosevelt Field, N. Y,
of her famous son and Gatty.
When she heard of his safe
arrival, Mrs. Post sent the follow
ing telegram to her aviator son:
81 am thrilled to know you
finished what you set out to
do. Didn't worry much, for
felt sure Of your success. Knew
you could do l. if anyone could.
We are all proud of you"
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
Little Winnie Mae Nearly
HaLves Zep's Record

Post and Gatty clipped slightly
more than IL days off the globe
encircling record, held until yes
terday by the Graf Zeppelin. and
in doing so they flew but 5000
miles roughly less than the giant
dirigible did in its 1929 circuit.
Actual mileage in the air for
the Post -Gatty span was Is, 5,260.
Commander Eckener. of the Graf
Yep, Figured an actual rough mile
age of 10000 on his flight, due to
detourS, ETC., but a straight-line
flying mileage, plotted on a globe,
would credit him with 18,340.
The just-ended remarkable flight
The Washington times., 1931-07-02

Gatty said that the blind fly
ing" through the Arctic storms
was the most difficult experience
of the trip.
But the Winnie Mae is in
great condition despite the dis
tance she has Travelled.
Il think We could hop off to-
day and do it all over again.
THE rain from Berlin to Mos
COW bothered us somewhat, we
had to fly blind through that
hot spot, too.
wiley is the fellow who
should have most of the credit
because he did the plotting"
Then Post put in:
"YOu can't fly plane on a
trip like ours without a good
navigator and there's the fel-
low who navigated."
He pointed to Gatty.
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
Lindbergh Unnoticed
At Welcome For
Post, Gatty

NEW YORK, July 2 G.N.S0.
While a wild demonstration
was in progress at Roosevelt
Field during the arrival of the
round-the-world fliers, Wiley
Post and Harold Gatty, an
aviation figure who had wit
messed a similar scene four
years ago sat unnoticed on
the sidelines.
He was Col. Charles A. Lin
berg, who came with his wife
to pay their respects to the
new heroes of the air.
The colonel sat in an auto
mobile some distance from the
landing spot.
Clarence Chamberlin. another
transatlantic veteran, also was
present.
The Washington times., 1931-07-02

has demonstrated that the shorter
Northern route girdIed by the pair,
is safely negotiable at this season
of the year.
Actual flying time of the Graf
Zeppelin was IL days and %
hours. although the ship was alb
sent from her starting point, 81
days, five hours, % minutes.
Actual flying time of the mono
plane was, roughly, five days,
though elapsed time from Roose-
velt Field, N. Y, had them land
ing on the ninth day at their
starting point.
The Washington times., 1931-07-02

YEARLY onto a wing. They both
looked tired and nine days weary.
Police motorcycles charged into
the crowd. Wonderland men
screamed. The unbruised cheered,
They had to help the two fliers
to the ground. so tired were
they. A flying wedge of cops
formed and preceded by the
motor cycles fought their way
to the field operations office.
The young and pretty wife of
Post kissed her husband. She
was caught in the riot.
Afterwards she said that all
her husband had said to her
was:
Hello"
Then she added:
But he kissed me-"
She also added:
The Washington times., 1931-07-02

I'm glad she wasn't in this
cruSh," he said.
The nine-day pounding of the
motors has made both fliers tenn
porarily half-deaf.
Questions had to be shouted.
Post commented:
every country treated us
great. We didn't have any
trouble with the customs Off
ciaIs any where until we hit
Cleveland and New York"
Gatty was asked about the in
jury to his arm from the propel-
ler of the plane striking him the
other day.
The Washington times., 1931-07-02

81 was afraid the crowd was
going to tear my clothes off me
and told Wiley 1 didn't want
him to go into vaudeville"
From building to building the
police rushed the two filters with
the crowd pursuing relentlessly.
They tried decoying-a make be-
lieve dash here or there and a
false start for New York, but you
couldn't fool the crowd.
Mrs. Post Faints
Into the hangar where the
sturdy Winnie Mae rested after
her gallop around the earth, the
fliers were taken. The crowd
The Washington times., 1931-07-02

Seeped in there and as the fliers
talked briefly over a radio micro
phone they were almost stifled by
the crush and heat.
Mrs. Post tainted.
Her husband and his fellow
flier looked as pale as moonlight.
They begged for water. Gatty
was asked:
what was the worst part of
your trip?"
This is the very worse part"
The police were shouting for
more water, F. C. Hall, backer of
the flight, was being clubbed, a
member of the mayors committee
rescued him.
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
new YORK DRAGS SLEEPY FLIERS FROM BED
CITY REVERBERATES WITH
TREMENDOUS OVATION

ing when Mrs Harold Gatty ar.
rived from Pittsburgh. Dressed
in a trim white sports outfit,
Mrs. Gatty broke into the room
and awakened her sleeping hus-
band with a kiss.
Shortly afterwards Gatty and
Post we're singing in their show.
erS while Mrs. Gatty and Mrs.
Post ordered man-size breakfasts
for their husbands.
The Washington times., 1931-07-02
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DR.. Finley, and everybody laughed,
including Post, Gatty and their
two pretty wives.
City Gives Luncheon
A luncheon for the fliers by
the city followed the ceremony
at City Hall.
Gatty and Post were awak-
ened about 8 O'Clock this morn
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-27
HANFORD HAPPENINGS
(By Verna Moulster)

Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Griner and son
Tommy made a trip to Garfield Sat-
urday evening, returning Sunday even
ing, called there by the death Of Mrs.
Griner's father.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Fife and George
and Thelma left Friday for Seattle
where they visited friends and rela-
tives until Sunday night.
Friday evening about nine o'clock,
considerable excitement was aroused
by the burning Of the two vacant
shacks southwest Of town, belonging to
Mrs. J. g. syfford.
Miss Hannah DeRigio arrived Sat-
urday from Portland to spend her va
cation at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F.. Conkle. and Kath-
crime Syfford visited at the DeRigio
home Sunday.
Robert Fife and S. Yoshinaka took
a truck load of vegetables to Seattle
Monday, returning Thursday
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-27

Glen Hagen and his mother, Mrs.
G. G. Hagen, left Thursday morning
for a two weeks trip that will take
them through Montana and possibly
to Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bird and Carl
and William Krudwig of Pasco, spent
Sunday at the w. A. Joyce home.
George Wurtz made trip to Walla
Walla Monday to consult physician.
According to word received from the
M. r. slavens family, they arrived in
Los Angeles on scheduled time and
report an enjoyable time.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Feniey celebrated
their goth wedding anniversary Fri
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Skill at
Pasco.
Work at Webber's warehouse will
start this week
Mrs. j. w. Fenley's sister, Mrs. Car
len and son Laverne, from Portland,
arrived Sunday night to visit about
a week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-27
Allard-Vernita
The California of the Northwest

Miss Marie Schunesen of Rainier,
Oregon, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Levi
Austin, at Alfalfa Ridge Ranch.
of vernonia, Oregon, were weekend
guests at Alfalfa Ridge Ranch, re-
turning to their Oregon home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Brazzle and sons,
Robert and Paul, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Brazzle, all Of Yakima, were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. O. w. Brown
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Fry and Gather
Inc returned Monday evening from
Kalispell, Montana, where Mrs. Fry
has been for the last month, taking
treatments for her knee. She still has
her knee In cast and is required to
use two cTutches.
The school board Of District No. "a
(Vernita) has purchased a new Ford
Station Wagon for the use of the high
school pupils of the district who at
tend school in White Bluffs. The new
bus is very comfortable, having it's
seats nicely upholstered in leather and
being equipped with heater for use
when the days are colder. William
Shelledy will be the driver again this
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Braicks and sons
Harold and Herbert, of Seattle, visited
at Riverland Rancho Tuesday and
Wednesday while on a tour of East
ern Washington.
Fritz Allwardt of Riverland Rancho
and Gabriel Jaddan of Wahluke went
to White Salmon the first of the week
to inspect the band of sheep they
have grazing there, and note the con-
dition of the range. From there they
intended going on to Portland fer a
few days and will return home Fri
day. Carl Allwardt came over from
Mckee to help with the work at !7iv-
erland Rancho while Fritz is absent.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Austin entertained
at their home at Alfalfa Ridge Ranch
Wednesday evening with a card par
ty five tables being in play. Bridge
and pinochle were the games of the
evening, first and second prizes for
the men being won by L. N. Fry and
Otto Jaeger, respectively, and for the
women by Mrs. o. w. Brown and Mrs,
Paul Bruggemann. The remaining
prizes that had been provided were
awarded to the one and only table
of pinochle players, much merriment
being caused thereby. o. w. Brown
and Mrs. Joseph Fouty were the re-
cipients of these awards The guests
were: Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Brown, Mr.
and Mrs. L. N. Fry, Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Fouty, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Brug
gemann, Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. MCGEE
Mr. and Mrs. Earle Knaub, Mrs. Alice
Dumert, the Misses Marie Schunesen
Marguerite Knaub, and Catherine
Fry, and Messrs. Otto Jaeger Edward
Jaeger, Rod Knaub, Fred Knaub, ano
Jack Grom. The affair was given in
honor of Miss Schunesen, who is the
house guest of her sister, Mrs Austin,
this week.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-27
Othello

Mrs Clara Goden, who has been at
tending the State Normal this summer
returned home last week. Mrs. Goder
teaches the first and second grades in
Othello.
Mrs M. F. Whalen went to St
Maries to see about house. They
expect to leave shortly for that place
Mr. Clate O'Larey was visiting in
White Bluffs last week
Mrs 10 Madison is again at home
after summer at Cheney Normal
Mrs Madison teaches the seventh and
eighth grades in the Othello schools.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-27
BARGAIN RAIL FARES
OVER LABOR DAY

Tickets will be on sale September 3,
and S, via The Milwaukee Road be-
tween all stations Butte and west at
about ONE CENT PER MILE, good
for return to starting point by mid
night September Ia. Special day
trains will be run between Spokane
and Puget Sound September 3, 4, S,
8 and Ia, leaving Spokane $3.50 a. M,
arriving Seattle 5:55 p. M, Tacoma
7:20 D. m. Leaving Tacoma 7:30 a. M,
Seattle 900 a. M, arriving Spokane
6:15 p. IN. Tickets will be good on
these specials and on all regular pas
senger trains, main and branch lines
For further particulars ask your near
est Milwaukee Road agent.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-27
Additional Locals

Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Morford and
family came over Wednesday in their
car to visit until Tuesday with Mr.
Morfords parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W..
T. Morford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Lee and son of
Portland are visitors at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Newton in Hanford,
having arrived Wednesday morning.
They are on a vacation trip.
Sunday visitors at the H. G. Brough-
ton home were Mr.. and Mrs. l.. N.
Dague and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
S. g. Foraker and family of Kenne-
wick.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.. Shaw returned
home the first of the week from a
two weeks vacation trip spent in tour
ing oregon and California, and which
took them as far as Arcata, California,
where they visited relatives.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-27
COLD CREEK

Mrs. Knaggs and Mr.. Cease, of Wa
tiWht, oapth
patio, with the latter's daughter and
her husband, who were on their honey
moon, visited the first of last week
at the Brown ranch.
Two truckloads of fruit-peaches,
plums, grapes, etc.-Were taken to
Montana this week, sent out by H. j.
Upton. One truck, driven by Ralph
Upton, left Tuesday and another was
taken by Ed Townsend Thursday
Word from D. S. Baker and Miss
Cassie MCGEE, who recently went to
California, says that they arrived safe
ly and that Mr.. Bakers health is much
better in the southern climate. He is
now at Orange, where he enjoys be-
ing near his old Civil War comrades,
and Miss MCGEE is visiting her uncle,
Fred Baker, at Arcadia
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Norman and
small son Jack and their son-in-laW
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Roger
Lister, came over from the upper va
kima valley last Saturday evening and
were overnight guests at the E. E.
Meeker home, spending the following
day visiting former neighbors and
friends at. Cold Creek where they
homesteaded years ago.
Miss Ruth Rothrock returned home
Sunday after a two weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs. Ralph Gatino, at Sun
nyside.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Meeker and Mrs
Della Brown spent last Thursday af-
ternoon at the Benson ranch, visiting
Mr.. and Mrs George Scott.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-27

Eighty three per cent of everything
we see and learn comes through the
eyes; 10 per cent from hearing; four
per cent through other senses. How
important it is, to take the best care
of the only pair of eyes you ever shall
have. So, as you see you think, If you
don't see right you can't work, or feel
right. See DR.. Kowalsky at Hanford,
Sept. 2, and at White Bluffs, Sept. B..