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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1924-01-31

Work is impossible if one is not pre-
pared to work
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1924-01-31

The man who has his price usually
isn't worth it.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1924-01-31

The finest edge is made with a blunt
milestone.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1924-01-31

Friendships are the rewards Of life
Its decorations
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1924-01-31
The Robbers Robbed.

But the great treasure house of the
Jameses was apparently never enter
ed by the fortune hunters. According
to the story told. the gang, after its
biggest haul, fled into the old Indian
Territory closely pursued by federal
officers. The loot was intrusted to
one man to be concealed in a cave in
the hill land That night a terrific
storm swept the country and when
the Jameses went to recover their
wealth they found that a landslide
had buried the cave entrance beneath
tons of earth and rock. They accept
ed it as a fact that under this debris
lay their man and money. A Mis-
sourian, however, declared years af-
terward that he saw the man who had
been intrusted with the cOncealment
of the treasurer in Paris THE traitor
was living high posing as a Hun
garian lord and wearing a monocle.'
Lafitte's treasure, according to re-
port, was found two years ago on the
estate of the late Joseph Jefferson in
Louisiana; historians now doubt If
Captain Kidd had any gold to hide.
and the Atlantic coast from Maine to
North Carolina has been dug over.
The treasure hunter has a chance to
try the west. The field has been lit
tie worked and it is vast and inviting.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
BROOKS GOES
TO FUNERAL OF
/. V. OFFICIAL


Funeral services for Supervisor
Clarence f. Stewart, who died Sun
day morning in Los Angeles, were
held from the funeral parlOrs of w.
A. Brown, 1895 South Flower street,
Los Angeles, at 2 o clock this after
noon. Intcrment was in Los An
gelcs.
Supervisor Brooks attended the
services as representative from
the county board of supervisors, and
the county offices were closed all
Afternoon as mark of tribute to
the deceased. Large floral tributes
from the FL Centre Lodge of Elks
and from the county were sent to
Los Angeles to be placed on the
casket.
News Of the death of Mr.. Stewart
came as shock to Imperial Val
ley people, for the deceased had been
active in county affairs until a short
time ago when he left for Los An
geles. He died at the home Of his
brother-in-law, w. A. Kerley, 533
West Fifty-ninth Place.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
GREATEST ''FREE|||
| OUT" IN ANNALS
| OF PARTY BEGINS
McAdoo, Smith Cant
Raise Required
Vn%nc .strs4si
VeCS sfsHi#
ny United Prees I.ea.ed WHY


MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
New York, July 1.--WiIliam G.. Me-
Adoo and Gov. AL Smith resumed
maneuvers today in the great
:" freeze OUT now being perpetsats
ed on the Democratic convention.
With the convention still tightly
locked at midnight after Is bol1ota
which proved only that both sides
were in deadly earnest about def
nitely stopping the other, today y:
balloting got under way with tho
general situation something ike.
this: I,
1.-McAdoo now has considerably
more than third Of the convention
vote apparently SO tied that he ean
absolutely prevent the nomination
Of Smith. This number is said to
be around 366 votes. ~
2.-Smith is striving to establish
n die hard vote amounting to one
third Of the convention 50 that ~
can assuredly stop McAdoo. Smitkyb
total during today's ballotting ~
expected to reach 350-befV46
which it is doubtful how far he eaA
climb.
3.-John W. Davis Of West ViT-
ginia, who closed the first dag ~
night of balloting in third place, 'i6
in an excellent strategic positiQn
He has many second choice PLEDGE
among the delegates and his pof
larity.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
FIRE HAZARD IN
MOUNT AIMS is
BAD this YEAR
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, July 1.-Careless
cd the fire hazard to large de,
gree this year, and making it nee
essary to send extra rangers and
guards to the various station in the
Los Angeles National forest.
Unusual dry weather brought the
rangers into service more than a
month earlier than is ordinarily the
ease. Records show that Sc Of the
rs fires that DESTROYED large tracts
Of timber last year were man made
blazes and officials took precau-
tionary measures to prevent re-
currenceof the unnecessary fires
With the lack of rainfall and even
greater loss was feared.
Cooperation of thescampers is
sought by the forestry service which
points to the danger campers ere
ate by leaving camp fires burning
and by throwing eigaret stubs into
dry grass and good. Thirty -fives of
last year s fires We're results of such
carelessness, forestry officials say.
1t is declared that a bill is being
prepared for legislation action which
will make it a misdemeaner to throw
away burning tobaccoin forest re-
serves.
Extra lookouts are being paid by
the forstry service to aid county
and state officials to elimiante the
loss in money and natural beauty
of California caused by the large
number of fires that develof in the
Angeles forest.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
EXCLUSION ACT
in EFFECT; MANY
AWAIT LANDING

SEATTLE, Wash, July 1.-The
last japanese immigrant has entered
the united States, as the new Jap
anese exclusion act, passed by the
last congress, went into effect one
minute after midnight last night.
Seattle, it is believed, received
the last ship load of Orientals on
the Kagu Maru which arrived here
lest Saturday.
The quota Of JapaAese for last
year which ran close to $4,000 was
exhausted several months before the
fiscal year was up. There have
been no Russians come to this coun-
try since early spring.
Hundreds of Japanese are still
aboard ships in Seattle harbor due
to congestion at the immigration
station.
Besides being the first day Of
japanese exclusion, July ] is also
the first day on which Russian immi-
grants can enter this country under
the new quota set by the immigra
tion law.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
JAPAN OFFICIAL ATTACKS new LAW
PRESENT LULL in BUSINESS
NOTHING TO BE PANICKY OVER,
FINISHING UP READJUSTMENT

is being felt. Perhaps the easiest
way to get at the present position of
general business is TO compare it
with the depressions of the past that
we have had an opportunity to view
in retrospect. We look back, for
instance, on 1907 lis Il panic year
We still carry some of the scars in
flicted by the black months Of 1920
and 1921. Will we look back on
1924 as n year of serious depression
or merely as a year when things
were a bit. slow?
Now II Pct. Below Normal
Z" During the year 1907 general
business activity fell from point
l6 per cent above normal to "a per
cent below normal, most precipit-
GUS decline, making a total loss of
40 points in ~ months. SO far in
1924 general activity as reflected on
the Babsonchart has declined from
about 4 per cent above normal in
January to its present position II
per cent below normal. Commodity
Continued on Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01

BABSON PARK, Mass, July In
Does the recent slowing up OF actlv3
ity mean that business is on the
toboggan or will the present lull
give way to another boom! The
question is uppermost in the minds
of nine out of ten business men and
not Il few who are not in business
for themselves. 1t was put today
to Roger w. Babson, statistician and
business authority, who has the fig
ures of present activity for every i'm
portant industry in the country and
for practically every trading center.
Whether we are having BUSH
ness depression or not,' replied Mr..
Babson, "depends a great deal upon
your point of view and upon what
you mean by depression. The Johns
town flood probably would not have
impressed Noah but it was plenty
serious enough for those who were
involved in it. Technically business
is below the normal zone. In some
lines the depression is severe, in 9th
ers but slight slackening in trade
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
LAST OF FORTY
MILLION DOLLAR
BONDS ARE SOLD

/ The last Of the forty million
dollar state highway bond Issue
voted by the people in 1915, - e0as.
The last block Of the b0nds--sa total
Of $4,000, ,0OO0--was auctioned NJ
! this week by the state treaalVee
and brought premium Of 4161 ;60o,
the largest in the history Of high.
way bond sales in California. ...tss
The purchase was made BY a~gyQ-
dicate of eight large San Franei1ct
and New York banks, represeuted
in the bidding by the Anglo, Lsa<
don, Paris Bank of San Franchises
The interest rate Of AZ per cont.
fixed by the highway finance hoard
brought out large crowd Of'%t11
ders. In the wind up, the suetc1aw
full syndicate was being opposed ~
the National City Bank Of New
York, which Offered premium ok
slS1 900. The first offer was d
premium Of $4,000.
The sale Of the bonds willahage
little effect on the finances Of<&hc
highway commission as far asiJhy
new work is concerned, it ..Was
pointed out by highway offieiels
following the sale. All OF the money
will be needed to make payments on
contracts already under pay.
Federal Aid Only Help sss@
From now on, the commissi014
only source of revenue for new
work will be federal aid allofmests.
All available funds from thin
source also are obligated at .}ke
present time, and the commissi6&
anticipated slowing down Of 1lew
work until belated payments from
the federal government build mn
the funds to point where addi.
tional contracts can be entered in
to. This situation was brought TO
the attention of the public early
this week, when state highway en-
gineer r. M. Morton, announced
that notice of bids had been recall
ed on two grading jobs in tho
Truckee River canyon and Ou the 4
construction Of bridge in Ven
tura County. ..s.
The time has arrived, Officials
said, when very little new work can
be undertaken until the Legislature
puts in force some plan for the
refinancing of state highway work.
Studies along this line are now he
ing made by the committee Of nine,
appointed bv Governor Richardson,
and plan win be presented to the
next session when 1T e0nvemes In
January.
The sale Of the $4,000. 900 in bonds
today brings the state = totals bond
cd indebtedness for highways up ia
n total Of $4,000, 900. All of this
sum will not be finally paid m
until 1865, and the total cost 10 the
state will be in the neighborhoQh %
1856, ,000, 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
I35 Prominent Men
M
to Teach Summer
Sessions, U.C.S.B,
ny United Pres. Leased wire

LOS ANGELES, July 1.-The
summer session of the University Of
Southern California will have a vi
sitting staff of 80 prominent pro-
fessors.
Tn addition 10 the recognized un+
iversity curriculum Knute Rockne
noted football coach Of Notre Dame
College, Indiana, will conduct a
class for football mentors, assist
ed by Elmer Henderson,. coach o
us. G. &
Chief of Police August Yollmer
will give a number of lecturss on
sociology.
Supplementing the visiting fa-
rulty win be So members of the reg
ulaf university teaching staff will
have parts in the conduct of the
summer sessions.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
June, 1924, Shows
Big Matrimony
Increase

Fffty-three prospective bride
grooms and fifty-three prospec-
tive brides affixed their sigma
lures to the marriage license reg
istcr at the county clerks Of
flee during the month Of June
this year. That is just 20 more
signatures than were placed in
the register during June In 1923.
This pronounced increase in
marriage can be attributed to
one of two things either times
are heap more prosperous in
the valley or Leap Year is doing
its worst for bachelors.
The number Of licenses issued
in May 1924 was 40. All Of which
prover that Leap Year does mean
something and that traditions
are upheld as to June being the
wedding month.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
Question is Not
Settled Yet, He
Says in Speech
ny United Prsss Leased Wire

TOXIC, japan July 1.-The
guiding principle of the Japanest
government s foreign policy in the
future will be to promote oul
legitimate interests with due respect
TO those of other nations and to
safeguard peace in the Pacific,
Foreign Minister Shidchara declar.
cd today in his address to the diet
He declared that while his state
meE may sound acadsmic it is
fundamental and if other powers
be !" small difficulty in arriving at
follow similar policy there will
n basis for solving any question. =
He declared it is important that
Japan refrain from changing her
foreign policies with changes in
her government.
Shidehara outlined three impor.
tant questions of Japanese foreign
relations. They were:
American immigration question.
Russian-Ja panese relations.
The Chinese situation.
He declared that the basic cause
Of the American immigration dis
pnte was the influx Of European i'm
migrants to American with conse-
quent difficulty in merging i'm
migrants.
Lived Up to Agreement
Shidehara reiterated Japan $ fre-
quent statement that she had lived
faithfully to the gentlemen s agree
ment.
It is believed that the American
immigration act originally. was in
tended to institute rigorous immi
grafton restrictions in general and
there was no reason for embOdying
the provision designed specifically
to exclude Japanese, he said.
It is sincerely regretted That
certain anti-Japanese leaders sue
! ceeafd in putting through the,
clause.
He declared there were three
main points in the Japanese Ameri-
ramv.eon ntrev~rsv---first- -4be question
of racial equality; second whether
immigration is q domestic question
end third the question of diserimi-
natioB. . siS :.
sv ''There has been no inti,nation
lately;'' he said, discussing the first
point, 2 that Japanese are inferior
to, Americans but there is a cpnten-
ton that japanese and Americans
are like oil and water THAT neither
can be called superior but they can
not dissolve each other or Merge
4 He declared it was the unassim-
-mibility of both races and not ssbe-
cause ofi.the inferiority of the Jap
anese that the exclusion clause was
adopted. 'SnsN W 4
Passing to-, the second point
that Immigration is "a domestic is
sue--he declared that .swe have no
intention Of chilling this doctrine
into question .bIt it does not lead
to. q conclusion that the exclusion
.elause was not passed without re-
speet and repngnantly to our trea
ty.''ts - ~ sn ...n
~. Discussing pdiscriminafion he de-
clared th,t President Coolidge and
Secretary HugAe$sas wa1P'as public
opinion and the press appear sym
pathetic to Japan. -
s'Thc legislation rs AN accomp-
lished fact but we cannot concede
the Question closed Until our just
contentious are satisfied" he said.
After the address Of Minister
Shidehara, both Houses of the diet
adopted a resolution condemning,
the immigration law 1as contrary to.
the dictates Of fairness and justice
and expressing regret over this
impeachment to friendly rela-
tions.
ny United rress Leased Wire
TOXIC, July Barron Shide-
hara, minister Of foreign affairs to-
day conveyed to Jefferson Caffery,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
ny United 1.re.. Leased wire

TOXIC, July Baron Shide-
hara, minister of foreign affairs to-
day conveyed to Jefferson Caffery,
American charge de affaires, ia
pans official apology because of
the incident yesterday when an un-
identified Japanese cut down the
American flag flying ON the lawn
of the American legation.
The foreign minister's apology
was couched in formal terms.
SO far the man who cut down the
flag and then fled, has not been
found BY the police. /.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
U. s. MARINHs CHANGED
WITH BOMB sIAY1M0
~ Uait<a Press I.eassA wsvs

LYONS, France, July l.--United
States marines killed more than 30oo
peaceful Haitians, often by bOsuk9
dropped from airplanes upon villneee
where women and children periSked,
Dantes Bellegarde, former mlnln1ey
OF public instruction, ehaSgedst5p
winninga bitter fight 10 bring tI
fore the International Federatj0n ~
League OF Nations Sosities thu 4p11v
zion of merican military oeeupatlot
Of Haiti. =.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
So. Cal, Dailies
Are Favorable to
Daylight Saving
~ United Pres. Lea.e0 ] wire

LOS ANGELES, July day,
light saving for California during
the electricity shortage today stood
backed by publisher members Of the
Southern California Association
Dailies.lwhos met last night at the
City Club here. Sc Crombie Allen,
publisher Of the Ontario Report and
president of the association, Isl d
strong exponent OF the daylight
saving idea, W WI.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
POLICE CHIEF
VOLLMER WILL
QUIT in L. A,
by United Press Leased wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, July 1.-Chief of
Police ugust Vollmer will quit his
post in Los Angeles August ] and
return to Berkeley, he announced
late today. Chief Vollmer presented
his resignation to the police commits
sion. 4
Vollmer's resignation was forecast
early in the day when the police
budget for the coming fiscal year
was cut, members of the council say
ing it was done because of strong
reports that the chief contemplated
quitting.
Chief Vollmer came here from
Berkeley and during his service here
has increased his prestige as one of
the country's leading scientific Grim
inal experts.
Chief Of Police Kelly, Of Pasa-
dena, and Gaptaips Heath and Me-
Clary of the local department are
believed to include the eligibles
from among whom new chief will
be picked.
LOS ANGELES, July Injecting
in secret session to discuss sue
cessor to Chief of Police August
Vollmer, who announced his resigna-
ton late yesterday, Mayor George
Crver, Police Commissioner Birbaum
and Chief Vollmer were in confer
cncc. today.
1t is understood that Vollmer will
recommend rs his successor either
Captain Clyde Plummer of Assistant
Captain of Detectives O'Brien. ~
, City hall rumor is persistent that
Mayor Cryer and his supporters win
insist on the appointment of Cap
tain r. Lee Heath to the. .post.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01

The man who says he will try
anything once may try it once too
often.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-14

a year. And all that is required
for starting an action is a residence
in the state OF two years.
Under the deposition plan, by
which the petitioner merely swears
to his charges in the private offices
of a mister In chanccry. It is pos.
sible to get n divorce decree with.
out the principals over going near
the court that grants 1T
II is tho case with which this
Is done that has led TO the rormn.
ton Of divorce ring, lawyers.
jurists and legislators believe, that is
making big money I'm getting these
easy divorces.
Nothing has been proved against
this ring yet. But it's activities arc
being investigated.
A bill TO cut down the use OF
dcpostlons in divorce cases IS being
prepared for enactment by the
legislature. II Is recommended by
Governor Flynn.
IF the legislature adopts the rec
concentrations which ! mndc," says
the governor. 1T win check the mis-
use Of Rhode Island courts as an
instrument Tor securing divorce"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-14
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
DEPUTY
r.-s. x.r,e. 49, ~ rp
cTt4Dusl. an nAzE
SiANlJ ULN I ftbE 4

operation. according TO starwich.
lie declared that he did not ar
rest her because he disislsed to
bring Disgrace upon her aged
mother. who was on tho ranch
with her. the sheriff said.
Whether the charges against my
deputy viii be suhstantlated remains
to be SEEN" Starwich declared. He
denied all OF the story OF Mrs Nc.
Conaughy. except that he had sold
her tho ranch and had seen the still
oa her place. / discharged him fol-
being unfaithful In his duty for not
arresting her at that time"
jackson said at noon Monday
that his complaint would not b
ready for the district attorney Until
late in the day or on Tuesday.
Mrs. Mcconaushy named all d
the others facing the conspiracy
charge as workers on hex ranch, ex
cept Relnsdorff. an exprcssman. al
whose home. 55ei 18th ave. s.. 81
gallons OF moonshins and three gal
Ions Of wire were found by officers
led by the woman after her arrest
She said the liquor belonged TO hei
and was stored NJ Relnsdorff's place
pending It's sale.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-14
BANDITS TAKE
GOLF TROPHIES
Jewelry, Clothing, Cash
Looted From Homes

Breaking, into tho homo OF II, a,
Fleaser sss 18th ave. N. manager
Of tho salmon department OF Kelley
Clark Grocery Co, Sunday night.
thieves took over $1,000 worth OF
iewelry. sllvegware and five gold
golg medals.
Burglars entered the Lincoln
Shields Co. 1914 Occidental ave.
taking two trunks containing sloo
in clothing and effects.
w. II. Grobc. 7ss n. 7srd ST..
was held up by two bandits al
summit ave. and Denny way sun,
day night. he reported. Tho thugs
took $lT from C;robe,
William Meeso and walter Tu'
louise were jailed Sunday nigh,
when newsboy told police he
had seen both youths rob Earl
Iieuancc OF money and watch
near tho King ~. station.
a burglar ransackcd the home
Of II. NJ. stamp III N. 18Th 81.
sunday night. and left a note
pinned 10 cushion. reading
Sorry buddy. but l viii not take
any moro from soldier. I've
taken too much already" The thief
had stolen an automatic pistol. leay.
ing much jewelry untouched.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-14
CHINA KILLING
ROUSES WRATH
sehurman viii Condemn
Savage Attack on Mission

PEK1N. Jan. 14-Amorican Min
lister schurmnn. who returned 10
pekin from the south today. hns
prepared for presentation TO the
Chinese government tho strongest
demands yet delivered on tho sub.
ject OF the killing and kidnapping
OF American missionaries by bandits
and the looting OF tho supu mission
and firing upon tho American flag
by regular Chinese troops.
Prof. Bernhard Hoff. American
missionary. died Sunday in a hos.
pltal at siangyang from wounds re.
celyed fortnight ago.
The American legation has cabled
tho state department at Washington
ankIng Instructions regarding pro.
oedure.
Nothing hns been heard OF the fate
OF Mrs. Julia Kilcn OF Mortified,
Mimi. co.worker OF Prof. Hoff. who
was kidnapped from the Tsaoyang
mission at the time the missionary
and HIS wife were shot. Mrs. Hoff
Is expected 10 recover.
When last seen Nrs. Kiien was
mounted on a huge white horse.
towering over her ehattering cnptors
who led her away into tho hills.
Gen. WI Pei Flu, commander in
the northern provinces. has s-fered
reward OF $40. 900 tafexicnn) for the
rescue or Mrs. Kiien.
One report says that Lno Yang
Jen. commanding tho bandits who
perpctrated the kidnapping. has been
slain by his own men. who feared
they would be surrounded and killed
Nothing further has been isaTiist
OF the fate OF ten Americans and AT
undetermined number OF foreigners
surrounded by Thibe,an bandits al
Batang. nor have any reports beer
received indicating that special par
ties have been sent TO the rescue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-14
PAIR INJURED
IN HOTEL FIRE
Richmond Beach Structure
Burns; Loss $4,000

Two men nearly lost their lives In
fire which destroyed the Bulb
hotel at Richmond Beach. early sun
day morning. The property loss was
stoo. 900.
John T. Lynd. proprietor. was bad
~ burned about tho face and hands
and arms when he attempted 70 beat
out the blaze. which started IN the
hallway. He carried his wife to
safety thru dense cloud OF smoke
and flames.
Tom Allen. a guest on the see.
ond floor OF the structure. was
badly burned about the head as be
CROPPED his way thru the burning
hallway TO tho fire escape
Tho fife WIS discovered hy Dep
uty Sheriff W. J. sweley. living op.
posife. by the barking Of dog.
Sweicy gave the firc alarm.