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Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
BREEDLOVE ON !
WITNESS STAND

Phil Breedlove, charged with killing
Rex Samples February 5, testified in
his own defense in superior court this
forenoon.
He said his wife arrived home about
l1:3O on Sunday evening two weeks
before Christmas. In the meantime he
had put the two small children to bed
and was waiting for her to come from
the store where she was employed in
Los Angeles. The Breedloves were liv-
ing at that time with Mrs. Breedlove' 8
father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. s. Gott. Mrs. Gott met
her daughter at the door and the two
started quarrelling. Later the wife told
her husband she could not live with
her mother any longer. Breedlove as
serted his wife began packing her
clothes saying she was leaving to live
with her cousin.
Mr.. BreedlOve took the witness stand
at 11:20 this morning. Questioned by
his counsel G. l.. Brown, the defendant
spoke slowly and clearly of financial
hardships he and his father-in-la L.
5. Gott, experienced in cotton growing
in Yuma county, Arizona and in the
Imperial Valley two years ago when
his bank account had been almost
wiped out by cotton failures. He testi-
fled to sending his wife and children
to Los Angeles in order to escape the
heat. He later went to the southern
metropolis where he and Mrs. Breed
love purchased small grocery store.
The business was sold month later
with loss.
Mr.. Breedlove resumed the stand at
1870 this afternoon, relating incidents
OF the time Mrs. Breedlove is alleged
to have met Mr.. Samples in Los An
gees and until his death.
Mrs. f. s. Gott, mother ,of Mrs.
Breedlove, took the witness stand at 0
o clock this morning. She testified the
Breedloves had lived with her the
major part of their married life since
1918. He had always been good
provider, she AIDED, and contributed his
share of money to the support of the
household. Mrs. Gott testified Mr..
Breedlove acted queer and showed
signs of insanity after quarerl with
his wife. Sometimes she heard him
crying.
=. S. Gott, father Of the wife, and
g. II. Rank Of Indio also testified az
to Breedloves changed state OF miud.
Six witnesses testified in behalf OF
the defendant concerning Breediovs IS
good reputation at tho time be lived
near Yuma, Arizona. Frank Baxter,
G. +. Townsend, Gus Livingston Of
Yuma, J. N. Quick, raucher near I'M
perial, 9. w. Thing Of Calexieo and
e. NJ. Morrison Of Brawley all said
that they had known Breedlove for
over Is years and he had reputation
for peace and quietude.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
AUTO BANDITS GET
$4,000 in JEWELRY
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MODESTO, Cal, May 22.-L. r.
Butts, travelling jeweler with head
quarters at 46S1a Twelfth St., Oakland,
was held up and robbed of about $4,000
worth of diamonds, watches, and other
jewelry at midnight Saturday night
within four miles of Don Pedro.
Butts was returning to Don Pedro
camp from Groveland when overtak en-
by another machine carrying three
highwaymen. AS Butts stopped his car
to get out an dopen a gate, leading to
the Don Pedro reservoir site, two ban
dts stepped off the other machine
which drew up behind him. One held a
spotlight on him, the other revolver.
They took suitcase and handbag
filled with jewelry, ordered Butts to
walk through the hills to Don Pedro
emptied the gas tank in Butts car and
made their getaway.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
CHILDREN AND.
WOMEN DIE
BY SCORE
Fear Crazed Lascar Crew
Armed With Knives
Seize Boats
MISSIONARIES Los
Passenger Liner Sinks at
Once After Crash in
Heavy Fog

BREST, France, May pa rush OF
fear crazed Lascar sailors armed with
knives, to the boats Of the Peninsular
and Orient Liner Egypt, cost the lives
of women and children passengers, who
were hurled aside and forced overheard
according to signed statements Of sur
vivors of the Egypt tragedy when the
vessel sank, carrying SO persons to
their deaths.
Two American women, missionaries,
are definitely believed to have been
lost. They were Mrs. M. L. Sibley OF
Detroit and Mrs. V. M. Boyer.
R. F. Bevan, the only other American
aboard the Egypt, which sank follow
ing collision with the French steamer
Seine, was saved.
The Egypt was rammed by the Seine
of the coast Of Finistere in a heavy
fog Saturday night and sank within
half an hour.
Two hundred of the crew were saved.
Statements by captains of both ves-
sells in the crash were that the accident
was unavoidable.
The Egypt was proceeding from
London to Bombay when she ran into
a heavy fog off. the coast Of France.
She was running slowly when the
steamer Seine suddenly appeared from
the fog and struck her midship.
The Seine stood by and picked up 230
survivors in all.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
FOUR WOMEN
STAND FOR
.ACQU|TTA[.
Third Trial Set for Saturday
in Kennedy Murder
Case at L. A.
JURY OUT 60 HOURS
Accused Kisses Mother and
Returns to Cell For
New Ordeal

LOS ANGELES, Calf, May 22.-
For the second time 4 jury has failed
to agree on the fate of Arthur c.
Burch.
At 1915 today the jury reported dis
agreement after deliberating more than
60 hours and was discharged by Judge
Reeve.
The fouf women on the jury voted
for acquittal throughout, while the five
who favored conviction voted unwaver-
ingly for the death penalty, it was
learned.
Burch was tried both time for the
murder of John Belton Kennedy, in the
Madalyne Obenchain case.
The vote on the final ballot stood
seven to five for acquittal, it was an
nounced. Burch, who was brought in
to the court room before the jury made
its report, accepted the discharge of the
jury without comment, smiling and
bending over to kiss his mother, be-
fore he was taken back to his cell.
His parents accepted the outcome
with equal calmness.
Judge Reeve fixed the date for the
new trial at $3.50 next Saturday, and
the court was Immediately cleared.
Jurors upon their release stated that
five ballots only were taken during
their long session.
The first ballot stood 6 to 6, shifting
to seven to five on subsequent ballots.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
Morse Stir,gs Olun
Lavyer On Stock

Statements of doctors were obtained
that Morse was in poor health.
The pardon ordered was finally OBJ
tanned one day when Attorney General
Wickersham and "Mr. Bennett, editor
in-chief of the Washington Pot, called
at the White House and after q pro-
tracted. conversation between the
president (Taft) and John R. Mclean
over the telephone.
Daugherty became very angry with
Morse when the latter after returning
from trip to Europe, sought to pay the
fee in securities of his company instead
of cash, and refused to accept the Sc
curities.
That Morse's release was secured by
and through the efforts Of Hon. II. M.
Daugherty and myself, and by no other
individual corporation or group Of in
dividuals, living or dead, on the earth
or beneath it, stanting on their heads
or on their heels, sitting up or lying
down.
The letter tells how medical examina-
tions of Morse's condition were made,
Of Morsc's departure for Europe and
states that there appeared In the press
of the country numerous sensational ar
ticles to the effect that there was moth
ing the matter of Morse's health; that
his release from the federal penitenti-
ary had been obtained by fraud and Of
ficials were urged to take immediate
steps to have him remanded to the peni-
tentiary.
Fraud Cry Raised.
The letter relates how Daugherty and
Fielder sought to collect the fee after
Morse's return from Europe. AS the
result of preliminary conferences,
Morse, Daugherty and Fielder met in a
room of New York hotel, according to
the letter.
"An immediate discussion followed in
which Mr.. Daugherty denounced Morse
in unmeasured terms, declining en-
phatically to accept the stocks rendered,
either as collateral or payment the
letter says.
"Daugherty left the room and after
some further discussion with Morse, he
asked me to hold the stocks until he
could make some other arrangement i'll
respect to them. l told him that l could
not use the stocks, but he left them on
my dresser, and when 1 left that night
for my home in Atlanta, l took the
stOcks.'
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
FIRST WIFE WANTS
VALENTINO FREED
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LOS ANGELES, Calf, May 22.-
Jean Acker, first wife of Rudolph
Valentino, today came to the defense of
the "flappers' idol of the screen, "
now under charges of bigamy as re-
suit of his marriage to Natacha Ram
bova, (Winifred Hudnut) in Mexico a
week ago.
No man ever had better intentions,
Miss Acker declared, and in her declara-
tion she was seconded by Thomas
Meighan, Douglas Gerard, Richard
Walton, Tully, June Mathis, scenario
writer, and Victor Clark, general di-
rector 70 the Lasky studios.
81 can't say that L love Rudolph
yet, but l am still one of his ardent
admirers, Miss Acker says. '"He has
my sympathy in this ordeal-he really
has, and / feel for Miss Hudnut, too
hope that my former husband will not
be prosecuted, and that this ill consid-
cred action will not interfere with his
success.
At the district attorneys office, the
matter of Valentino s intent is viewed
from different angle.
"We are collecting evidence to
show that Valentino deliberately in
tended to violate the laws of the state
and that his action in going across the
border to be married was willfu
evasion of the law" said Deputy
District Attorney Tom McClelland
"We already have evidence to show he
had violated the law. BY June / oul
case against the actor will be com
plete."
Valentino preliminary hearing be
fore Justice Vincent Bowser is set fol
June l. He is now at liberty on bono
of $4,000 furnished by his screen as
sociates.
New Wife in Hiding
NEW YORK, May 22.-Mrs. Wini
fred Hudnut Valentino, wife Of Ru
dolph Valentino, was in hiding her
today.
| 1t is believed she is with her mother
and will leave soon for Nice, where he
stepfather has q villa.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
SAN DIEGO AND
|. A. HARBORS IN
ON APPROPRIATION

WASHINGTON, May 22.-The House
today passed without a record vote, a
bill authorizing the appropriation Of
$31, $4,000 for numerous rivers and
harbors improvement projects over the
country. The bill now goes to the sen-
ate.
Among projects authorized and the
appropriations recommended the bill
includes the following in California:
San Diego harbor, $135,000.
Los Angeles harbor, $4,000.
San Francisco harbor entrance,
$4,000.
The bill authorizes surveys to deter
mine advisability of improvements in
Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors,
California; Newport Bay, California;
South San Francisco harbor, Califor-
MIA; Pinole Shoals and Mare Island
channel, turning basins, in the Sacra-
mento and San Joaquin rivers of Cali
fOrnia.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
TAXPAYERS FAVOR
COURT HOUSE BONDS

Only four directors of the Taxpayer s
Association voted against endorsing
the courthouse bonds at meeting held
Saturday afternoon at the chamber of
Commerce. There were IL directors
present, and the subject of endorsing
the bonds was thoroughly discussed
before any action was taken. 1t seem,
ed to be the concensus of opinion that
q new courthouse is an imperative
necessity which must be taken caro- OF,
and that the present is the best time
to do it.
The directors also passed resolution
asking the directors of the Irrigation
District not to sell the district bonds
for less than par, and to offer them
first to the mutual water companies III
payment for the stock and water rights
of the various mutual companies.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
VALLEY BANKERS
dine AND DISCUSS

Members of the Imperial Valley
Bankers Association heard a talk on
the so called "Trust Company Bill"
which is to be voted on this fall, at
their regular monthly meeting which
was held Saturday evening at the Bar
bara Worth hotel. H. j. WOmbold, of
the California Bankers Association,
told the bankers of the purpose Of the
bill, stating that if strict observance
Of this law should be required, it would
be impossible for a banker or member
of a trust company even to advise a
client of the correct number OF revenue
stamps to place ON a legal document.
He argued that the Bill as it reads at
present, is unfair to legitimate trust
companies and banking houses, accord
ing to the speaker.
DR.. Francis Leix of the state agri-
cultural department addressed the
gathering regarding the necessity OF
improving dairy conditions in Imperial
Valley. He stated that there are many
dairies in Imperial Valley which are
conducted in an unsanitary manner,
and that the proper attention is not
paid to stock to avoid tuberculosis in
cattle. He advocated making frequent
tests for tuberculosis' germs in herds
and pointed out that in all probability
such tests would be made compulsory
in the course of a few years.
B. w. French Of the Guaranty Bank
of Los Angeles and E. Lambert Of the
Southern Trust g. Commerce bank OF
San Diego discussed the safe deposit
branch of banking particularly from
the standpoint of bank s liability in
case of loss incurred by party rent
' ing safe deposit box.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22

WASHINGTON, May 22.-More docu-
ments to support the charge that At
torney General Daugherty and Thomas
B. Fielder, Atlanta attorney, had a
contract with Charles w. Morse, through
which they were to receive $4,000 for
obtaining his release from the peniten-
tiary in 1912 would be placed before the
senate this week, Senator Caraway, Ar
kansas, said today.
Caraway caused a stir in political cir
cles here Saturday by reading to the
senate from photostatic copies of docu-
ments signed by Daugherty and Fielder,
which he said, showed the attorney gen
eral had participated in the Morse par
don.
Senator Caraway expects to present
to the senate two letters published today
as further evidence of his charges that
Fielder and Daugherty entered partner
ship to obtain Morse s pardon.
Despite Caraway's demand that he
resign, because Of recent revelations re-
garding Morse and Major H. l.. Scaife,
dismissed war fraud Investigator of the
department of justice, the attorney gem
cral up to noon today had made no
reply.
Full Account Published.
A complete account of how Attorney
General Daugherty and Thomas B.
Fielder, Atlanta and Washington at
torney are alleged to have obtained 4
pardon for Chas. w. Morse, from the
Atlanta penitentiary in 1912 was given
in two letters published in facsimile
here today in the Washington Daily
News.
One of the letters appearing today is
alleged to have been written by L. B.
Fielder to Leon o. Bailey, Hanover Ma
tional Bank Building, New York City,
under date of October IL, 1917, or nearly
five years after Morse was freed.
The letter states that Morse left
securities with Fielder, when he sought
to collect the $4,000 fee for obtaining
the Morse pardon.
Later in the letter Fielder refers to the
stock as "soap wrapper" securities.
Charges in Morse Case.
The outstanding statements are:
Morse, after accepting the alleged
contract calling for $4,000 fee and
a $4,000 retainer, (the retainer was
paid), promised to make Daugherty and
Fielder erich" by giving them $780,
900.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
IMPERIAL PIONEERS HALE AND HEARTY
ON FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF WEDDING

The Forresters know what it meant
to pioneer in Imperial county, but they
have never been soured or discouraged
and now, approaching old age, are Sc
rene and smiling with due provision
made for the time when they will not
want to work so hard. The family con-
sists of eight sons and two daughters
living, with one, Miss Anna, dead.
There are six grandchildren and the
whole with brother and his family
made up the merry party which gath
cred on Mr.. Forrester's sixty second
birthday.
Mr.. Forester s exhibits at county
fairs are noted and his sons are farmers
also and know well how to make the
rish soil of Imperial Valley yield its
best.
Mr.. Forester says:
"Tell The Press readers that we We
been married and happy for 40 years. -
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Forester have
lived 81 years of the 40 of their mar
ried life in Imperial county and are
both hale and hearty and likely to be
here when they celebrate their golden
wedding 10 years hence and longer.
The anniversary of their fortieth
wedding day, is also the birthday OF
Mr.. Forester and last Friday both
events were duly celebrated at the
ranch home out in the Eucalyptus dis
trict where their IL children have
grown into man and wOmanhoOd. All
but one Of this large family are living
in the valley, some of them now mar
ried and some still with the father and
mother.
The anniversary celebration was n
great family event, 80 being seated at
the table to partake Of the sumptuous
turkey dinner with everything that
goes with such a feast.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
BRYAN EXPLAINS
RECENT ELECTIONS

LOS ANGELES, May 22.-Progress-
i've victories in the primary elections of
Indiana and Pennsylvania were attribu-
ted to two issues, the soldier bonus and
profiteering, by William Jennings Bry-
an, who is here today visiting his son
and daughter.
The failure Of the administration to
pass the bonus bill was the big element
that took the farmer vote solidly and a
percentage of the soldier vote behind
Beveridge and Pinchot, declared the
cOmmoner.
Bryan will leave for the east today,
leaving Mrs. Bryan, who accompanied
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
THREE KILLED BY
SOUTHERN GALES
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, May 22.-
Three persons were killed and several
injured in tornados and cloudbursts that
swept the Southwest Sunday night, de-
moralizing communication in Kansas,
Oklahoma and Texas.
The storm toll:
O'Keene, Oklahoma, two women re-
ported killed in tornado; property dam
age.
Shawnee, Oklahoma, one woman kill.
ed, two injured.
Southern Kansas, property damage
from cloudbursts at Belle Plain; dam
age from storms at Winfield and Wich
ita.
Walnut Springs, Texas, tornado in
Bosque county; cloudbursts and flood:
in Somerville county.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
90 DOOMED IN PANIC AT SEA
BU)RCH JURY AGAIN FAILS
PRESS ADS SURE
FIRE AT ANY RANGE

A few weeks ago, K. A. Burkart
of the Valley Leather Goods Com
pany, inserted an advertisement in
The Press, offering to exchange a
house in Los Angeles for Imperial
Valley land.
In reply he has received letter
from Russell P. Reddy at Louisville,
Kentucky, making h1m an offer for
the house. The writer states that he
owns land near Ell Centre which he
is willing to trade and the deal is
now pending.
More proof that it pays to adver-
'tise in The Press, no matter how
long the range and also that the
Imperial Valley land is always a
good asset to have in any kind Of a
trade.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
CR0NHOLM PLEADS
NOT GUILTY, TRIAL
SET in NOVEMBER

F. n. Ceonholm pleaded not guilty to
the charge of embezzling $3.50 from
the Irrigation District>this morning be-
fore Judge Franklin Cole in superior
court. A demurrer to the complaint was
filel and overruled by the court. Date
of trial was set for November 13.
A. F. Donald Of Los Angeles repre-
senten Mr. CronhOlm in the absence of
lie Comte Davis, who is sick. Cron-
holm trial was put over to fall on re-
quest of Mr.. Davis.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
COLORADO RIVER FALLING

Figures received today show sub
stantial decrease in the amount of wat
er flowing through the Pescadera cut,
the reading today being 54,100 second
feet against maximum of 10000 feet
at one time last week. The peak of the
first high water is past and it is ex.
pected that the capacity of the cut will
not be taxed again for matter of sew
eral weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
ENTIRE FAMILY DIE
IN CROSSING CRASH

LOS ANGELES, May 2a--Mr. and
Mrs. Robert R. Olsson and their only
child, Melvin, aged four were instantly
killed when the Golden State Limited,
late yesterday struck their automobile
on the Southern Pacific crossing at
Puente.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
RICH MANS SON
CONFESSES KILLING

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, May g.
Walter S. Ward, son of head Of the
Ward Baking Company, confessed today,
according to Sheriff Werner, to shooting
and killing Clarence Peters, an ex-navy
man at Haverhill, Mass, for attempted
blackmail. Ward was locked up on a
charge of homicide and later released in
$4,000 bond, which he gave himself.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
WHERE THEY PLAYED TODAY

NatiOnal-New York at Cincinnati,
Brooklyn at Chicago, Philadelphia at
Pittsburgh, Boston at st. Louis.
Americans-St. Louis at New York,
Detroit at Philadelphia, Cleveland at
Boston, Chicago at Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
BQbeRuthG GetsHs
First Home Run in
Qmeof13L1ni11gs

Tenth Inning:
st. LOuis-Bush now pitching for
New York, Miller playing. center.
jacobson out, Ward to Pipp. SEVERED
singled to left; Ellerbe out i'll double
play, Scott to Ward to Fipp.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
New York-Ruth famed, Baker walk
ed Meusel hit into a double play, Ger
Der to McManus to Sisler.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
ADD BABE RUTH
Eleventh Inning:
st. Louis-McManus singled. Van
glider sacrificed, Bush to Ward. TObin
walked. Gerber flied to Meusel. Sisler
out to Pipp.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
New YOrk-Pipp out, Gerber to Sisler
Scott fouled to Ellerbe, Schang singled
to right, Bush famed.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
Twelfth Inning:
st. Williams flied to Meusel,
Jacobsen famed, McManus out to
Meusel.
No hits, no runs, no errors.
New York-Miller famed. Ward out,
EIlcrbe to Sisler. Ruth walked. Walker
grounded to Sisler.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
Thirteenth Inning:
st. Louis-Ellerbe singled through
Baker McManus sacrificed, Bush to
Pipp. Pruitt famed, as did Tobin.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
New York--Meusel singled to left.
Pipp sacrificed, Ellerbe to McManus.
Scott singled to center, scoring Meusel
with the winning run, to 3.
One run, two hits, no errors.
Final score:
R H E
st. Louis IL
OTHER BIG GAMES TODAY
AMERICAN
Cleveland
Boston l
Batteries, Morton and O'Neill;
Quinn, Karr and Ruel
Detroit Philadelphia game called in
tenth inning on account of rain.
R H E
Chicago .......................... Z 0
Washington ..................-.-,-.....--.3 z l
Batteries, Faber and Schalk; Erick-
son and Charity.
NATIONAL
New York -------.-.-.---.......---.--..--
Cincinnati .-.....................7 IL 0
Batteries, Nehf and Snyder; Rixey
and Hargrave.
r H E
Brooklyn -.................................- 8
Chicago ..,............,............ 0 O
Batteries, Vance and DeBerry;
Cheeves and O'Farrell.
r H E
Philadelphia .............................. 0 8 2
Pittsburgh ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5 II g
Batteries, Hubbell and Henline; Coop
er and Gooch.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22
wEATHER TODAY

WEATHER TODAY
Southern California Tonight
and Tuesday, fair; warmer in in
interior. Los Angeles and vicin-
ity-fair tonight and Tuesday;
slowly rising temperature.