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Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17
BURGLARS BREAK
INTO CLEMENTS
HOME 4TH TIME

Burglars for the fourth time in the
past few months last night broke into
the house OF Mr.. and Mrs. Drew Glenn
ents on the outskirts of town. The
intruder fell over chair and was
frightened away by the movements of
the occupants of the house before he
secured any loot.
Deputy Sheriffs Kendrick and Cum
mings secured the neighborhood q
short time after the attempt was re-
ported but failed to find any trace of
the man.
Mrs. Clements notified the watch
man at the city water plant that the
burglar had fled south and although
the road was patrolled no trace of the
man was found. Employees at the wa
ter plant stated to officers later that
q man had passed few minutes be-
fore the information from Mrs. Glenn
ents had been received and officers
believe that he was the fugitive they
had been looking for.
Mrs. Clements was unable to give
the officers description of the
marauder.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17
SEQUEL TO ITALIAN
ARRESTED-GOES TO
FIGHT FOR COUNTRY

There is seque. to the arrest and
fining yesterday of Daniele Battista,
the Italian who smote a fellow laborer
on the head with hammer early Sat
urday morning.
Battistas companion, so the story
runs, came home late one night and as
Il climax to a long series of misun-
derstandings proceeded to administer
a thorough beating to the Italian.
Saturday morning, Battista, appar-
emily consumed with lust for re-
venge, armed himself with a hammer,
sought his enemy and in the fracas
that followed the Italians ancient
victor was worsted.
But in the meantime the threads OF
Battista's destinv was being un~ov-
oiled in little village in sunny Italy.
Battsta, prisoner in the county
Jail, had been eonscripted for services
in the army against the Teutons and
their allies.
Bitter enmities were forgotten and
friends of the imprisoned Italian
flocked to his rescue.
Battista was booked on the county
Jail register on a charge of assault
with a deadly weapon, but yesterday
the affair ended happily in the court
of Justice of the Peace Mayfield when
Battista paid a fine OF S25 and was
released.
Last accounts had Battista en- route
for Italy where he will cast his for
tune with fellow countrymen who are
batting with the kaiser's forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17

And sometimes she climbs up on the
baler and feeds with pitchfork. This
last is very hard job, requiring great
physical strength and one probably no
other woman in the country has ever
attempted.
"How did you happen to start this
sort of work 2" | asked Mrs. Jacober.
"Well,' she replied, gathering up a
new handful of wire, lever since |
was seven years old I've been work
ing or playing outdoors.
~ used to help my father plow and
rake and dig. ! always enjoyed it.
Then, later, when my first husband
died, had to run our dairy alone.
"A person can do anything he or
she pleases if they make up their mind
to it and are willing to work"
Mrs. Jacober gets up every morn
ing at o'clock. except when she goes
to town, several miles distant, for pro-
visions or for machinery which she
took the night before to have mended
Then she gets up at quarter to 3!
In addition to other jobs, she gets
breakfast for the men and looks after
her own clothing and washing.
Though Mrs. Jacober has money,
NAVY heed of stock and big auto
mobile, she is content with her fav-
orite horse and little old buggy to
drive around with.
This is her fourth summer with the
hay baler Its awfully hard work,
but | enjoy it." she concludes.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17
SWIFT ACTION
ACTION FOLLOWS
BYRD CONTROVERSY

Swift official action followed an
interchange of kilograms between
Sheriff c. NJ. Applestill and the chief
of police of Webb City, Mo-, in which
il is claimed the police official is
seeking to eXtort a reward for the
arrest of Edgar Byrd, wanted here
ON a charge of shooting Deputy City
Marshall Acrey of Holtville year
ago.
Byrd was arrested at Webb City
on information supplied by the sher-
ifs office here and yesterday tele-
grams containing threats of release
unless the reward for Byrd's capture
was sent to the chief of police, were
received by Sheriff Applestill.
He Immediately took up the mat
ter of holding Byrd with the sher-
ifs office at Carthage, Mo-, until
requisition papers could be obtained
and today received the following re-
spcnse:
"Talked to chief of police. He re-
fuses to turn over Edgar Byrd. Said
he would hold him. Do not make any
agreement with chief in regard to re-
ward. Get requistion papers and
come to sheriff's office at Carthage"
Later, however, Sheriff Applestill
appealed to the governor OF Missouri
fearing that the chief OF police might
carry out his threat and release Byrd.
Late this afternoon the following
telegram was received from Alexan-
der z. Patterson, secretary to the gov
ernor: "Have wired Jasper county
sheriff to arrest and hold Edgar BYRD
-erding recent extradition papers,"
Just what the settlement of the re-
ward will be has not been determined.
The reward offered hy the board of
supervisors for the first complete in
formation leading up to Byrd's arrest
will place the reward, not in the hands
of the officers making the arrest, but
to the informer of the fugltivea
whereabouts.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17

ing on so far as he is concerned"
Mr.. Boden has just arrived from Tia
Juana where he went after an inves-
tigation at Calexico and along the in
ternational boundary line and after a
short stay here yesterday again left
for Calexico.
He declined to discuss the Mexican
situation further.
81 am here looking into the case of
Asher, the absconding messenger. In
way that comes under the work in
my department Special agents for
the Wells Fargo Express Company and
the American Express company are
here today and | am very anxious to
see them"
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17
REPORT OF LOCAL
MEN IN WRECK is
STILL UNCONFIRMED

No confirmation of the report that
Deputy Sheriff Jack Graham and H..
X. Atkinson were in the car that was
wrecked on the Cottonwood grade Sat-
urday afternoon has been received by
the sheriff's office. Reports late yes
terday afternoon stated that the other
car that was wrecked was driven by
the sheriff of San Diego county.
The front end of the car driven by
Atkinson crashed into the sheriff's
car, according to the latest report.
1t was supposed yesterday that the
two cars had coll ded headon.
Graham and Atkinson were driving
toward San Diego, following closely
in the wake of the Overland car. The
Overland disappeared around curve
in the road and was followed a few
moments later by Atkinson ana MS
passenger.
They found that the preceding car
had slowed down to pass truck bound
in the opposite direction, but were
travelling at such high rate of speed
that they were unable to stop in time
to avoid the collision, according to the
report.
The front end of Atkinson's car was
badly wrecked and the Overland dis
abed so that it was unable to pro-
ceed on its own power. The damaged
Overland was loaded onto truck and
taken to San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17
Galveston Sea Wall Saves
City from Big Disaster

Five persons are reported to have
perished.
Two big fires are raging and all the
firemen are busy.
The United States transport Nc
Clellan was damaged and broke its
moorings and drifted out.
An automobile load of refugees who
have arrived here said the waters were
receding yesterday and the wind blow
ing less than 80 miles an hour.
Numerous small harbor craft have
been destroyed.
There was 5 feet Of water in front
of the Union station and the govern
ment wireless plant at Fort Crockett
and the one at Port Arthur were
broken.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17
WOMAN ACCUSED OF
KILLING CHILDREN
SENT TO PATTON

Mrs. Rachael Ferguson, the Holt
vile woman, who, according to the
verdict of coroner's jury, drowned
her two children in an Eastside canal,
was taken to the state hospital at
Patton this morning in the custody OF
Undersheriff and Mrs. II. W. Ander-
son. She was adjudged insane after
an examination before physicians at
ST. Thomas hospital yesterday after
noon and committed to the state hos
pital by Superior Judge Cole.
The meeting of Mrs. Ferguson and
her brother, Frank Strain, came at
St. Thomas hospital yesterday for the
first time since the children were
drowned.
Both broke down and wept as they
clasped hands and then Mrs. Fergu-
son, with tears streaming down her
face. told her brother how glad she
was to see him.
"It's been so lonesome here without
you, Frank. thought you were never
coming" she said.
"How bad | look" she exclaimed as
she caught the reflection of her face
i'm mirror across the room.
Then she told how she had lain ON
her cot at the hospital for 3 days
without drawing full breath and
praying that her life might be taken.
"They thought | was stubborn when
wouldn't eat, but | was just praying
earnestly that God might take my
life"
Although she seemed fully aware of
the death of her children, she still
clung to the story she had first told.
She told how the children were
playing near the canal, trying to see
how close they could get to the edge
without falling in and how both had
tumbled into the muddy waters.
She waded i'm after them, but the
current snatched their bodies from her
grasp and she struggled to get to the
edge of the canal, as the water tug
ging at her clothing threatened to
throw her off her feet.
Although she made no actual con-
fession of Staying the children it was
that the woman believed she
had been divinely appointed to take
their lives.
"Part of the time we had food and
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17
The Frye Case.

Washington, Aug, 17.-The admin
istration's reply to Germany's latest
note in the Frye case was published
in America today. 1t agrees lnat each
nation shall designate an expert to
fix the amount of indemnity pending
final settlement of the case, the inter-
pretation of the Prussian-American
treaty being passed thereon by The
Hague tribunal. The note declares
America regrets that Germany has not
acceded to the United States objec-
tions to prize court settlement.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17
BY Gertrude NJ. Price.


Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 17.-Little
Mrs r. S. Jacober, brown-eyed, brown
haired and checked, is the only
woman in the country who runs her
own hay baler.
She is a professional hay ba.er and
takes contracts for baling barley hay,
bean straw and alfalfa.
She travels over Southern Califor-
MIA within a hundred miles radius of
her big ranch at Newhope, Orange
county, and puts over" thousands of
tons in season.
Mrs. Jacober's efficient working
corps is known throughout the county
for its quick and thorough work.
So popular is she with the big
ranchers that quite often the hay ba.er
is out for five or six months without
coming back to the Jacober headquar
ters for single day. This means a
big volume of business for the little
woman.
Mrs. Jacober dresses simply; ging-
ham gown, thick-soled shoes, leather
gloves torn badly at the fingers, and
great straw -protector-she
looks the ideal rancher.
Six men work under her on the
hay press. And she works with them,
Just like another man.
Sometimes she pokes the wires;
that's how l got my gloves all torn
ont at the finger ends" she laughed
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17
Leo Frank LynChed By Georgia Mob
Georgia Is Disgraced
lndelibly by Outrage

Marietta, Ga, Aug. 17.-Leo
Franks body was found this morning
hanging to a tree 2 miles east of
Marietta, ghastly sight. His arms
were handcuffed in front of his body
and the moose had opened the neck
wound, which had just healed, and the
blood streamed over the cloths. He
was barefooted.
The scene of the lynching was near
the home of Mary Phagan, There was
no bullet wounds. Farmers heard the
fusi.lede Ct shots, but the mob prob
ably fired hoping to frighten the pur-
suing posses.
The police chief of Marietta said ev-
cry effort would be made to identify
the .ynchers, but this will be diff cult
as the mob quickly scattered. They
carried Frank 100 miles from the
prison farm.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17

no fuel to cook it and at other times
we had fuel but no food,' she said,
her voice broken by the remembrance
of her children.
"Then my brother sold the cows aid
there was no milk for the children.
They asked for things | couldn't give
them and just couldn't bear for them
not to have the things they wanted"
Don't let them take me back to that
hot room, Frank" she begged as the
hearing terminated. And then Su-
perior Judge Cole told her that she
would be taken away in the mgrn!ng.
She was paeified and nurses led her
away, clinging to her brothers arm.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17
HOLTVILLE MAN
SENT TO PATTON

Jarvis Looney, the Holtville man
committed to the state hospital at
Patton by Superior Judge Cole yes
terday afternoon, was taken to Pat
ton this morning in the custody of
Deputy Sheriff Young. Looney proved
obstinate at the moment of departure
and officers were forced to resort to a
straight jacket before he could be in
duced to leave the Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17
Russian Retreat.

London, Aug. 1.-THE Russians are
evacuating Bieostok, on the Warsaw
Petrograd railway, so miles east of
Lomza. The factories have been dis
mantled and the Russians evidently do
not intend to ho.d the Kovno-Brest
Litovsk line. Further retreat is neces-
sary to prevent the Germans severing
the Slav armies.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17
British Transport Lost
With Thousand Lives

London, Aug. 1.-THE admiralty
has announced that the British trans
port Royal Edward, formerly Canad-
ian Northern liner, has been submar-
ined and sunk in the Aegean Sea and
1000 men probably perished. The of
ticial statement said 600 had been
saved. The vessel carried 1850 soldiers,
80 officers and 220 sailors.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17
Sees Only Encouragement
For Valley on the Coast

C. f. Sprouse, who is on the coast
and has been looking about a good
deal, sees only encouragement for the
valley. In a personal letter to f. O..
Weir he says:
"But after all her ups and downs |
have more faith in Imperial Valley
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17

W. C. Allen, manager of the Globe
Milling Company, is home from Los
Angeles, where he was in conference
with President W. E. Keller of the
company. and was authorized to make
advances of $25 bale on cotton stored
in the company's yards in the valley,
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17

up to S250,O0O, with an intimation that
there probably will be more money
available when this is exhausted.
Mr.. Allen says Mr.. Keller believes
it is not advisable to ship the cotton
to New Orleans, as was done with
of the crop last year, bu,
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17
War Party Controls Greece.

Athens, Aug. liking Constantine
has accepted the resignation of Pre-
mier Gounaris, following the election
of NJ. Zavitzatnos, member of the war
party, as president of the chamber of
deputies. The king has invited Ex-
Premier Venizelos to conference,
probably to discuss the new ministry.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17

recovering from the panic than any
other part of California, or even the
United States. When | went out here
and saw rough land covered with rocks
and no water for $500 per acre it
made me think that Imperial was all
right. 1t will all come out right in
time"
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17
Milling Company
Has Money for Cotton

it Is better to hold it in the valley for
shipment to China and Japan. where
it Is believed there will be a good
market.
The opening Of the San Diego rail
road before many months will assist
in the shipment to the Orient.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17
S. D. A. Trains Soon
To Carry Passengers

urban tracks, and will put on line of
automobiles covering the gap through
the mountains.
This will put FL Centre and San
Diego within about 4 hours of each
other and prove of great benefit to
both communities.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17

Postmaster c. W. Collins, who has
been over to San Diego, returned with
the statement that about September
10 the San Diego & Arizona railroad
will run trains between Campo and
San Diego and between ri Centre and
the mountains, over the Holton Inter-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17
Forts Captured.

Vienna, Aug. lit is announced
that General Won E.chorn has storm
ed ard captured several forts defend
ing the Russian Kovno stronghold,
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17

As there will be a gap of but about
20 miles to be spanned, the time for
through railroad traffic is not very
tar distant.
All reports are to the effect that
construction i now advancing rapidly
on the road.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17

door of my residence. AS | crossed
the Threshold two men seized and
handcuffed me and four armed men
guarded me. l demonstrated when
they said they came to get Frank.
They marched me to the penitentiary
building and the guard was doubled
en- route. The kidnappers demanded
of trusty that he open the gate and
threatened him with DEATH He opened
it and as the night guard approached
they were overpowered. Hallway up
stairs half dozen rushed by me and
entered Franks room."
Prisoners who witnessed the seizure
said four men grabbed Franks arms
and legs and fifth grabbed his hair.
He was dragged out of bed, bumped
downstairs and thrown into an auto
mobile and speeded away.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17

Atlanta, Aug. 17.-This city is
aroused against Franks murderers.
The body was saved from mob seek
ing to muti!ate it and carried toward
Atlanta in a speeding auto and hid
den in the city. The coroner has be-
gun an inquest.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-17

Milledgeville, Ga, Aug. 17.-G. NJ.
Burke, superintendent of the prison
farm, described the mob's capture ST
Frank. He said: "Just as l was pre-
par ng to retire | was caneu 10 the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-16
JOHN D. TO RESCUE
Oil Magnate May Help Allies to
Get Billion.
Terms of Gigantic Project Are
Being Considered.
PRO-GERMAN FINANCIERS OUT
Foreign Commissioners Pre-
pare Five Per Cent Interest.
Visitors Crystalline Program,
With Cash in Sight.

New York, Sept 16.-Standard Oil
millionaires, including John d. Rock
efeller, jr., it was reported today, are
considering the terms of the proposed
billion-dOllar credit loan to Great
Britain and France with view to
participating.
Members of the Anglo-French
financial commission and American
bankers working for the success of
the proposed loan have somewhat
definite ideas, it became known today,
as to some of the terms governing the
loan, chief of which is reported to be
the rate of interest.
The commission is reported to be-
lieVe the maximum rate should be
five per cent. Many American bank
ers believe the mammoth issue
should yield at least five and one-half
per cent, while there is some talk of
requiring six per cent. A five per
cent loan the commission is reported
as having said should be sold at par
or a shade under. Some financierS
here are said to doubt whether the
American public would subscribe to a
straight five per cent loan without
collateral, at more than 95, if that.
This view, however, is not held by all
the American bankers.
The way of the commissioners in
agreeing to pay more than five per
cent interest. if they were inclined so
to do, would be beset with obstacles
Continued on Page A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-16
JITNEYS MAY GO IN
Topeka Gasoline Carriers Win
Fight With Fair Managers.
Can Enter the Fair Grounds on
Main Roadway.

Jitneys may enter the fair grounds
to take on or unload passengers.
The trouble between the manage
ment of Topeka's big free fair and the
local jitney drivers over entering the
fair grounds was ironed out this
morning by Judge George II. Whit
comb in the second division of the
district court. Judge Whitcomb de-
cided that the jitney drivers could en-
ter the grounds at the main entrance.
Seventeenth street and Topeka avenue,
and follow the main road west to the
exit gate at Seventeenth street and
Western avenue. He also decided that
they could take on and unload passen-
gers in the grounds provided they did
not make any unnecessary delay in
traffic.
Judge whitcomb's decision is the
result of petition filed in court this
morning by Samuel f. Lux, general
manager of the fair association, ask
ing that the jitneys be enjoined from
entering the fair grounds. Mr.. Lux,
L. NJ. Penwell and Sad Hodgins, with
their lawyers appeared before Judge
Whitcomb in person to ask that the
jitneyS be kept out of the fair grounds.
In the petition to. the court the fair
management stated that the jitney
people had refused to obey the rules
that the management had laid down
in regard to traffic and that the lit
neys were an annoyance to the visit
ors who wanted to see the exhibits and
that the people on the grounds were
in great danger of life and limb be-
cause the jitneys went into the
grounds.
On the other hand the 1itney own
ers maintained that they had a right
to go into the grounds and solicit
business and that they were not OBJ
structing traffic in any manner.
Judge Whitcomb's decision gives
concessions to both sides by allowing
the jitneys to go along the main road
in the fair grounds but refusing them
permission to go where they please
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-16
.ERB NEAR DEATH
Noted Railroad Magnate Takes
Poison by Mistake.
Physicians Battle to Save Life
of Finaneier.

New York, Sept. 16.-Newman Erb,
wealthy financier and railroad reor-
ganizer, who swallowed two poison
tablets by mistake, is today confined
to his summer home at Deal, n. J.,
calmly awaiting the outcome of the ef-
forts being made by three specialists
to save his life. He spent a comfort
able night; is virtually free from pain
and is wholly conscious. The physi-
clans hope that the prompt rejection
of the poison by the stomach and the
first aid rendered by Mr.. Erb's valet
prevented all but a small amount of
the poison from entering the finan-
cier's system.
In the meantime every possible ef-
fort is being made to counteract the
effect of any poison that may be in his
system. The operation of scraping the
kidneys which has often proved sue
cessful in similar cases of poisoning
was said, on account of Mr.. Erb's age
-65 years.
Mr.. Erb's daughters. Mrs. Irving NJ.
Ditterhoefer and Mrs. Jesse Mayer.
and their husbands are with Mr. Erb
constantly.
Mr. Erbs family today explained
how he came to take the poison. He
was returning to Deal from New York,
having spent the previous day and
night in Philadelphia. IN his travel
ing bag he carried u bottle of head
ache tablets and another containing
poison tablets, which he used in max
ing wash for an injured foot. Mr..
Erb had headache when he boarded
the train and took two tablets from
one of the bottles A short time later
he was taken i'll.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-16
SUN SHINES AGAIN
Barometer Is Rising and Rain Is
Over OF Topekak.

Topeka has an excellent chance for
some good weather after all. The
weather bureau holds out hope now
that at least the last part of fair week
will be propitious for the business of
the fair association. The barometer
is rising, and the sky was clear in
the western part of the state this
morning. The forecast is partly
cloudy and not much change in tenn
perature tonight and Friday.
The clouds broke up this afternoon
and the sun shone part of the time
from patches of blue sky between the
floating gray clouds. The weather
man announced that a clear area, eX-
tending from the Pacific coast to west
ern Kansas, was on the way. 1t is
coming slowly, however, and will not
reach Topeka probably until tomor-
row. There is little chance for any
more rain for a few days at least. The
wind veered around to the southwest
this morning and blew from that di-
rection at the rate of five miles an
hour all day
The afternoon temperature was
slightly above normal, registering So
degrees at o'clock. Following are
the hourly temperature readings for