The Morning Sun from Yuma, Arizona • Page 1

COTTON (By Press) XK1V Spot ratio!) 23.95. Br silver 71 1-S. Copper II 3-4. 't-t WEATHER Weather Saturday Sunday; not much change In temperature. vourare is.

THK'MOKXISOSUX, SATUKDAV, SEPTEMBER. 19-25 SUMBEE S15 DRY WORKER'S HUSBAND SUSPECTED Honolulu Joyously Greets Aviators Lost 218 Hours HISTLES SCREAM AS VESSEL STEAMS MO HARBOR BEARING CAPTAIN JOHN RODGERS HIS FOUR HYING COMPANIONS First Landing in Hawaiian Islands, However, Lacked Romance; Navy Department Promotes Flight Commander; First Detailed Tale Of Adventure Issued BORAH PREDICTS Am SERVICE PROBE (By Associated Press) 1-- America's air pioneers, John Rodgers and his companions, completed "their San Francisco-Pearl Harbor journey tonight, Pearl Harbor aboard the destroyer MacDonough while the whistles of Navy and commercial vessels gathered screamed raucous wel- CROUP) IS WARNING Two new series of counterfeit liills. both for are now being passed throughout the country, according to warning received by the postoffice from S. S. Itegar.

third assistant postmaster general. The first is a United States note, series of 1907. check leter C. This is said to be poorly executed, apparently printed from zinc etched plates on a single piece of paper without silk threads or imitation of them. Although all the work on this bill is said to be poorly the seal, denominational character and the numberinK on of the bill 'are particularly poor, The number the specimen is H74902a-I31, according to the Washington official.

come. LIHUE, Island ot Kauai, Sept. 11 Five aviators exhausted by a.9-day mid-ocean battle with fate rested hero today while the world waited for the details of i which now is history--the attempted non-stop jump from San Francisco to Honolulu. Their greeting in Hawaii was not the one planned for them. Hail they completed tbeir scheduled flight, they would have landed on the waters of Pearl Harbor escorted by airplanes sent out to greet them, and would have" received the plaudits of the thousands of Hon- oluluans who had planned' to see the finish of'tho flight.

Instead, towed the submarine R-4, the 'fliers sloshed asliore an hour before midnight at HawailiH- wili harbor witb only (jomparative- ly few to meet them. Technically, the flight was completed, for the five men did not leave their seaplane until it grqunded on this island. They had been 21S hours afloat when rescued. Yumans Saw Big Marine Corps Airplanes People of Ynmn. who hare beeu'wondering at the Identity of the two 'plant airplanes which flew orcr this city, westbound, about 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon may be Interested to know thnt they saw the two largest airplanes ever seen here on the longest; cross-country flight, ever made by United State's Marino corps fliers.

Maj. Boss Roweli and Cup- tains Arthimr 1'rcsley and It A. Campbell, attached to the second marine corps aviation 'group, Xorth Island, San JHego, arrived at (he naval air late Thursday In two huge JtartJn bombers. The marine fliers made the flight from El Paso to San Diego without a stop, passing over Timin at 2:50 p. m.

They left San Dicsro three weeks ago for the east and took off from Langley field, Viu, in the two Martin bombers Thursday. MRS. STOFFELA'S WILL GIVES TRIO EACH LIKE SHARE WASHINGTON, ll---Pfom- (Continued on page four.) RECLAMATION SERVICE'S 1IF AR If ATI If AMP AP fllTFfT WlsKKxHiir imr llr I I fflPniVjilUr 10 ynL ui llnLOl EQUIPPED IN ALL OF STATE Tho Reclamation Service is now' able (o claim one of the best workshops in the state. When it comes to complete equipment, the new shop "simply can't be beat." When the old shop and warehouse were destroyed by fire last, winter, the officials tvere obliged to make plans immediately for new The new shop, which is a concrelc structure, is 41 feet wide and 121 feet long. It is now completed except for a few minor details which will be added from time lo time.

The front part of this shop is used as a garage for all Reclamation cars. The building is large enough so thnt one of tlie Yuma Valley Railroad engines may be run in through the back for repairs. A track for this will be laid in a short time. The new warehouse is not quite ready for use yet. Carpenters are still at work on the shelves which will line the walls.

A section in the front part of tbe building will he used entirely for Ford parts. The building is 31 feet wide and (10 long. The offices of master mechanic, wjimlmiiHc man- lA. my. which adjoin one another.

Equipment for the shop in eludes thread' ng machine, small lathe 16 inches by 10 feet, large lathe, GO inches by IS feet, blacksmith's forge emery wheel, steam hammer, the drop hammer of which Weighs 60i pounds, 24-inch shaper, 16-incl wood planer, 32 inch crescen bandsaw, and a five-ton traveling crane which will travel the en i length of the shop. (By Associated PresM N.mOXAIi LEAGUE New York 4, Rrooklyn 2 St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 3 Boston 6-2, Philadelphia 4-4 Only three games scheduled. AMKKICAX LEAGUE Philadelphia 3, New York 2 Washington 5. Boston 4 Detroit 5, Cleveland 4 St.

Louis-Chicago postponed COAST LEAOFE Los Angeles 0-fl, Portland 6-6 Salt Lako 3, Vernnn 1 1 "lM-n-1 1 Franuiscd '8, Seattle' 3 The 1 will of the late Mrs. Anna Stoffela, mother of Johnny Stof- ela, Mrs. Jack O'Brien--formerly mtna Stoffola--and Miss N.orma Stoffela, filed for jirohate in Yuma county superior court, provides or the equal division of her property combined with that of her ate husband', John Stoffela. among three, children, but provides ilso that there shall be no division uf property until the eldest-- Tolmny. now aged 25--has attained us thirtieth year.

Letters of administration asked, by Johnny and his sisters nasmuch as their mother's wil" did not name an adniinistratbr. As hey are the sole beneficiaries anr estate, under tbe term of the will cannot be divided until Johnny 30 years of age, the petition will unquestionably be granted. The will, drawn up for Mrs Stoffela some ten years ago Attorney J. and witl a. codocil 'Written three years Inter, provides for a.

unique situa tion resulting from the fact tha Mrs. Stoffela's son Johnny, by hei first husband. Louis Stoffela, dit lot participate In the property ler second husband, John Stcffela her first husband's brother, due John Stoffela having died intestate Mrs. Stoffeln's will so bequeath her property that Johnny wil share equally with his two half sisters the total combined separati and community property of hi: mother and their father. The value of the property to hi equally divided between the thre is roughly estimated at a quarto of a million dollars.

Insurance Suit Is Filed Against K. P. Lodge, Cour Mrs. Mary C. Peoples, widow tho late John C.

PeopPles, wl, died February 26, sui yesterday in Yum a County Super lor court against the Suprem Lodge. Knights of Pythias, fo $3.000 representing al iogod to liavn been legally due a insurance on Mr. People's life Lemuel P. Mathcws is roprescntin Mrs. Peoples.

Tim. complaint asserts that ef forts to collect tlie insurant money have proved futile. Mrs. Ella Moore Jackson Sfimerton, now at Long Beach, roportod recovering nicely fro injuries received in an jiutomolri accident some days ago. She "vS nt 2fiH Ens' Fourtn BONDED INDEBTEDNESS OF STATE IS COMPUTED AT $2,848,275.29 REPORT OF ARIZONA AUDITOR INDICATES Gives Millions to Buffalo's Poor Yum Business Is Healthy Report WiUiaru J.

Conners, Buffalo newspaper publisher, has ibunced that be has established a charity fouudutioii of $1,000,000. The project will be put- in operation within the next few weeks under the upervislon of six trustees from three religious faiths. This board will nvest tho million, which Sir. Conners expects to grow to live times that the proceeds will be.devoted'exclusively to Buffalo charities. Mr.

Conners now makes bis residence in Florida. PHOENIX, Sept. 11-- The iota! Bonded indebtedness of the Mate Arizona is aceml ng to -the fourteenth annual re- iorf of the state auditor's office irepared by Hnbbs, state auditor and .11. F. Duffy, deputy I county total S04.S7 Yuma, 5SS.7S1.11.

The total amount of indebtedness for counties is S04.S7. City bonds are listed as follows: auditor, and filed with the 591,261.90: Tombstone today. figure i $13 S12.3S: $27,423.71 all state, county and city iond issues. The bonded indebtedness of the btate proper amounts to the report shows. Tihs figure ncludes territorial funding, state state asylum and state capitol bond issues.

The county indebtedness is list- as follows: Apache. Coconiuo, Gila, Gralam, $147.364.70. Two bond issues of Maricona county total J2S1.636.13. Mohave, Navajo, 538,000. Three bond issues of Pima c'oun- Amount to $553.51531.

Sa ta Cruz. Two bond issues of Yavapni Total for cities The entire question of state financing is handled in a tborongl and-comprehensive manner by the report. One of the interesting features is a table showing the percentage of the state tax monoj used by the several divisions ol slate activities. Four 'cents out of every tax payer was pent for legislative, law and judiciary i the last fisca year. Military was one cent, edn cational 54 1-4 cents, adminis Iration 6 1-3 cents, agriculture including animal Industry am state fair, 4 1-2 cents, publi' works, 15 1-2 cents.

Miscellaneou items make up the 100 cents. Tin net tax money spent duuring th year was $4,878,684.04: Kin Of Sir Aiai Beck, Pbilantkopisl And Baier Of Qant Enterprises, Live Among Us In Yuma MRS. JOUR' A IS FIRST COUSIN OF LATE CANADIAN PKDTF. 3IIMSTER IV II 0 ST PRACTICAL TTAIVXESSEH MAOARA Aniruft of this year 'showed a gain of mom than 12 per cent, about one-eighth, In a commercial banking clearances over the total for the corresponding month of 105-1. The.

dolhir-aud-cent gain was The Aiipiist 192S total of checidng transactions recorded by all local hanks was iigiiinst for August of- last ye m'. Although August- is recognized as the i'low-cbb" month nf the calendar yeiir in Tiiinii, it shewed less t.hnn three per cent less business than. July wh'ch wns siihstanlhillj better than July 1924. September promises to loom blur in local business circles, with cotton and alfalfa seed money roll- in and construction nml other pay-rolls Increasing rc- niiirkably. C.

B. COOK'S EXPLANATION OF WHEREABOUTS AT TIE TOE WAS SHOT IS UNSATISFACTORY TO YINTON, IQffA, OFFICIALS Benfon County W. C. T. IT.

President Was Killed While Sitting at Window of Her Home Preparing Article to Read to Temperance Organization Next Day COOK IS UNDER SURVEILLANCE NOW YUMA AUTO RACES BROUGHT FAME TO CITY FROM AFAR (By Associated Press) VINTON, Iowa, Sept. 11--C. B. Cook, husband of Mrs. Mary Cook, Bentoh county W.

C. T. U. president, was under surveillance of plain-clothes men but not tinder arrest, Coroner C. L.

Modlin announced late today when he adjourned until Monday his inquest into the death of Mrs. Cook, who was shot to death in her home here last Monday night. Cook was questioned- at today's session of tho inquest, atter Sheriff The fame of the automobile race icld here last Thanksgiving evi- iently spread far and wide. More- iver." outsiders seem to be under be impression tliat it is an an- iual affair. Secretary L.

W. Alexander of Chamber of Commerce lias received the following etegram: "Please wiire date of automobile races, entrance fee and other data of interest to prospective entrants. J. E. Baum- bough." The telegram came from Denver, Colorado.

Mr. Baumbough evidently seemed anxious to compete. Mr. Alerander is very sorry to have to tell the young racer that here isn't any data to send simply because there isn't going to be any race. Because of the poor support from the majority of the people last last year, it Is impossible to put another race this year, it is declared by those who were active supporters of the 1024 contest.

coronor Ruhl had said that ot. his whereabouts the night Mrs. Cook was shot was not entirely satisfactory. Cook told tiie correspondent of the Associated Press today that while he objected to bis wife's coing about her prohibition activities so strenuously, still there, had- been no open break between them on the subject. BERLENBACH KAYOS SLATTERY IN 11TH ROUND AT ASTORIA CBv Associated Press! SEW YORK, Sept, 11--Paul Berlenhacli of Astoria, Neir York, successfully defended his world's Ughl-heaTproiglit Utlo.

tonight when he iron on ii. technical knockout from the CARL MAGEE ERSPIM NOT GUM (By Associated Press) BAST LAS VEGAS, N. Sept: 11--Arraigned before a justice ot tlie peace here at a hearing which the authorities kept secret to prevent any-'demonstration. Carl Magee, Albuquerque editor, pleaded guilty late today to the charge of murder in connection with the killing of John D. seter here on the night.

of August 21. Magee was- bound over to await the action of the' grand Jury, which will at' the -December district court term, under bond of youthfnl Jimmy of Buffalo In the elerenth round of a scheduled 15-ronnd fight. SHELL OIL FIRM STARTS BUSINESS IN ARIZONA AREA COUNTRY CLUB A Tuntn numbers amoinr Its Inhabitants two close relatives of British Knighthood. Jlr.s. Walker of (he Irving apartments here is a first cousin of tho late Sir Adam Beck who has recently died In London, Ontario, Canada.

This man's history is unusual and interesting. When Sir Adam was still jnnnc- man. unknown to fame, he went forth from a snmll town In western Ontario In London in thn same province. For some years ho made his homo at the residence of Col- John IValVer of TM- (UnfPx FnsCIfcrs. Itis irifo, lint.

Walker, now resident of Ynnia, was Beck's first consin and received him info her home as a member of tho family. Miss Laura F. W. Walker, now Mrs. W.

,1. nf this city, durinir Ihls period, had him, her second ooifiu, her reenlar escort to jiartlp-i and other nuMIr functions. As Beck grew older. IIP nrn-lpd to he nn excellent business and acquired considerable wealth which he spent liberally on public enterprises which made, for the of It's tfci put'j PHOENIX, Sept. 11--The Shell Oil Company of Arizona has commenced distribution of its famous petroleum products in the staje of Arizona.

Plants at Phoenix, Mesa and Tucson have been completed, and arc in operation. Oilier plants located at Nogalcs, I h.e-Miami, lll.ibcb-Douglass. Yuma and Coolidgr are under construction and will he completed luring September so that the mo- of southern Arizona will lie able to secure Shell which for "20 years havr been identified with quality." at any point in southern Arizona. Shell Oil Company of Arizona, the most recently organized of the companies comprising the group, has secured offices in tir. 1 Goodrich building for its general offices.

The operations of the Shell Oil Company of Arizona will ii-j tho supervision of J. 11. Oliver, who was formerly connected the Shell Copany of California. Shell Union Oil corporation, which controls the ShL-11 Oil pany of Arizona, in addition to' being one of the largest unlu in oil i in America. Is i in th.it it is practically tilt- only company In United States i large intiMvsts in both the niviil ami ttvi AVnua 1 MANY ATHLETIC CONi; Come one.

como all! Tlveryone is invited to the Country club relohration a week from this Sunday. It is srlicdulctl In ho one of the jnUipst nffnir? nf the spfison. There i fun for all and plenty of it. The sun may come up early in tho morning on September 20. hut the day won't really start until three o'clock--the opening hour of the celebration.

There will be ten aquatic events which will receive prizes--and none can't help liking these prixes. Every winner of a first prize will receive a $5 gold piece! Those getting second place in the swimming and diving events will receive two $2.50 swimming tickets or 20 swimming tickets. Each i i of a third prize will receive one $2.50 ticket. i prizes--all of them snre- ly worth having a lot of fun for. Then the bathing beauty con- rest! llany -of popular girls are.

in line for tho $20, which the i prize. Th eiudges an going to have a hard time of it lint then--they always do. Th second and third prizes are th smio of the vents. Abe Marcus la taking charge of he swimming events. Mrs.

Goodwin has the Bathing Beanty Conest as her special burden. Mrs. Priest has 'charge of the ulvertising program. Those wishing to enter either swimming or diving events, or the Bathing Beauty Contest may secure entry blanks at any local Irug stroe. The blank raust bo filled out and returned In at Dean's News depot not later than Monday night.

September U. The program is aa follows: 1--Five-man, 50-yard rulay swimming race. 2--Underwater swim fo: distance. 3--Fancy diving (open.) race fo rboys. B--5u-yard swlumlng dash tor girls.

6--50 yard swim raiv tor hoys under 12. yard swim (open). S--Api'ic race for boys jostling (open) 1 0 race. Beauty contest. the acfjuatic sports there ho golfing, tennis, cards.

Wincing and f. wholo lot i I I.