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Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
Three Suspects
Held in S. F. For
Serious Crimes
By United Pres. Leased wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. -
Three men suspected of having
committed criminal attacks upon
little girls were IN the hands OF
the police here and in Oakland today
following three days of intensive
Investigation following series of
crimes of perversion that shocked
the San Francisco bay cities.
Gustave Greene, 40, was arrested
in Oakland upon complaint OF Il
six year old girl. Police claim 70
have learned that Greene lured many
children to his home aud there mis-
treated them. The ages OF the
girls range from q to 4 / years.
Alfred Hanberry viii be arraign
ed here today on charges growing
out Of an alleged attack upon Il
young girl Tuesday night.
Clarence Smith was arrested on
suspicion Of being the "long nosed =
man who has attacked fifteen little
girls during a period OF two months.
He will be confronted BY the mis-
treated children today for investis
CATION.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
FIVE NEW FIRES,
FOUR ARE STILL
BEYOND CONTROL
ny United Press Leased wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. -Four
of the five new fires which broke
out in national forests of the state
Yesterday continued to burn un-
controlled today, despite large forces
of men on the fire lines.
Two of the fires were flare-ups in
the old Plumas national forest fire
zone, one in timber owned by the
Red River Lumber company border
ing Lake Almanor, the other north
of Portola on the property of the
Feather River Lumber company.
The Portola fire was reported
spreading through Grizzly Valley to-
ward the Crocker ranger station. =
Tahoe Flares UP
The Tahoe national forest fire
flared up again in the Forest Hill
divide country and leaped firelines.
1t was still burning uncontrolled to
day. The old Allegheny fire also is
threatening to leap fire barriers,
with IT'S men trying to keep it
under control.
The fire near Cassel in Lassen ma.
tional forest was being fought by a
force of Is men today 1T is ass,,m
ing serious proportions.
The fire which broke over into Sc.
quota national forest, Fresno coun-
ty, yesterday following the destruc-
tion of mill and lumber yards of the
Prescott Brick & Tile company, at
Jose Basin, was controlled last night
after burning over 100 acreS of
brush and timber land.
The lumber company loss was es
timated at $l25,00O.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
u. S. TO ATTEND
PARIS MEETING
ON PREPARATIONS
To Discuss ALLEGATION
Of Germany's
Payments
By A. L. BRADFORD
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Aug. Frank
b. Kellogg, American ambassador
to Great Britain, and this country s
representative in the London repair
ations conference, has informed the
conference that the United States
desires to participate in the pro-
posed meeting following the London
parley which will discuss ALLEGATION
of German reparations payments, it
was learned today.
The American government took
the decision that it desires to be
represented in such a conference af-
ter it had been informed by Kellogg
that resolution was pending at
London providing for conference
of finance ministers in Paris after
the London meeting to take up the
question of ALLEGATION of repara-
tions payments.
The state department here has
not been informed whether this res
olution actually has been adopted
yet. However, Kellogg has been in
structed to inform the London con
ference that if the resolution is
adopted and the meeting in Paris
held the United States wants to par
ticipate. +E
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
CITIES GRANTED
RE-HEARINC OF
RATE INCREASE
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Having
met with protests by consumers
representing twenty-six California
cities, the majority decision of the
state railroad commission granting
the Southern California Edison
Company a 10 per cent increase
over present rates will result in a
rehearing here August IS, according
to report from the commission
to-day. tE'tN
Attorney w. lear, represent
ing the Southern California cities
using Edison power and light, filed
a petition that n rehearing be Civ
EN- on the application of the com
panv for an increase in existing
rates. The board of public service
commissioners, the Yucaipa Water
Company and the South Mesa Com
panv also filed petitions against
the increase.
A minority report submitted by
Commissioners Shore and Seavey
stated that it would not be fair 20
increase rates in view of the Edison
Company ability to pay an per
cent dividend on its common stock.
The increase of 10 per cent was to
be made effective Septembe: i.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
POSSE BESIECES
BANDITS STILL
HIDDEN IN Mine

GRAND JUNCTION. Colo, Aug.
"A force of deputy United States
marshals has been called to the aid
of the posse besieging three pali-
sade postoffice bandits in mine
near Palisade. f1fEFt.$
+, This move fellows an unsuccess-
fill attempt last night to liberate
trid by someone on the outside.
Sheriff Jeff Watson found this
morning that the barricade hc had
erected at the east ain shaft en-
trances of sthe mine had been torn
down during the night and the door
left open. e. tU }& ~
., None of the fugitives took ad
vantage of the chance to escape, of
ficcers declared The tracks of the
outside accomplice were plainly Wis
ible in the dust outside the door
but inside the air shaft no tracks
could be seen.
Resume Mining
Postoffice Inspector Martin Wen
ger wired for help to the United
States marshal in Denver last fight.
Until the deputies from his office
arrive, Sheriff Watson plans to sit
tight on the scene, merely making
sure the men do not escape.
The battery of lights erected
aud later torn down by the
besieged men has been repaired and
will be used to hold the men at bay
if the opportunity offers. Since the
bandits know where these lights
are, it is expected any use of them
will be fruitless. ..
Mine officials have vetoed the
use of gas in any form, since they
say it is necessary for work to be
resumed in the mine immediately in
order to fill a number of contracts
which. cannot stand further delay.
Twenty men, under the strict reg
ulation started working Il part of
the mine this morning. The miners
themselves are as closely guarded
as the bandits, for it is believed
that at least one of the men has
worked in the mine and may be
known to the miners.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
RESERVE. BOARD
REPORTS SLUMP
IS CONTINUING

WASHINGTON, Aue{j 7.-Busi-
ness and industrial conditions con-
tinued to slump during June with
agriculture virtually the only bright
spot in the American trade world,
the federal reserve board reported
in survey today.
Production in basic industries de-
clined about 9 per cent during the
month to point % per cent below
the level of the first two months
of the year. Iron, steel and cotton
manufacturing industries We're the
heaviest sufferers.
General trade decreased, as shown
in the fact that railroad shipments
in June were Is per cent less than
year ago, though mail order houses
were an exception to the general
slump, indicating improvement in
the agricultural regions.
Employment Decreases
With the advance of corn and
wheat prices, this situation is turn
ing out to be the greatest benefits
TO farmers. Between the decline of
prices in many commodities and the
advance of farm product prices
trade purchasing power of farm
products reached the highest level
since October, l920,'' he report said.
1.-The recent advance in wheat
prices, together with a large crop
in the principal producing districts
is resulting in greater returns TO the
nroducers and i'm liouidation of in
debtedness, especially in the see
tions that suffered IA crop failure
last year, it continued
Employment is steadily dwindling,
having now reached a point comapar
able to the end of the great depres-
sion which ended early in 1922.
Conditions in Europe are the re-
verse of conditions here, the board
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
HEAT IN EAST is.
UNABATED, LIST
OF DEAD GROWS.
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE east
sweltered into the third day of its
Amazonian heat wave today with a
growing list of deaths and prostra-
tiOns.
New York's steaming millions
slept on fire escapes and in the
parks while special policemen guard
ed over them.
One man died from heat, three
bathers drowned, scores of persons
were overcome and there was the
usual increase in crime attributed
to tempers strained to the breaking
point by the torrid weather.
The thermometer STOOD at 70 at
7 a. M. and was mounting hourly,
threatening to pass yesterday s max
imum of 90.
Torrid weather was reported
throughout the eastern states, the
thermometer passing the 100 mark
in several cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
Allied Reparation Proposals Accepted By Germany
Valley
Valuation Gains
More $1,000, 600

Imperial Valley s valuation ac-
cording to the 1924 report of Coun-
ty Assessor Wiley M. Weaver, totals
$40, 6,l5l ,746.00, or more than the
valuation last year by $1.39s.662.OO
The report, which has required
the work of Mr.. Weaver and 10
deputies during the four months
from March 3 to July Z, shows that
FL Centre has the largest real es-
tate valuation of any of the cities
in the valley, it's 1924 valuation be-
ing given at 81 ,489.860.00. Calexico
comes next with valuation of real
estate at 81 ,239, $4,000. Real estate
valuations in other cities in the
county are given as follows: Braw-
ley, 1896, ,015.00; Calipatria, 1885,
395.00; Holtville, $182,320O0, and
Imperial, 255,775.00.
The valuations of real estate in
the cities of the county in 1928.
was generally slightly higher than
this year. Brawley's valuation then
was $99S, $500; Calexico was list
ed 'at ST ,226, 10000; Calipatria was
1885, 90; FL Centro and Ell Cen
tro subdivision was ST ,494 ,234.0O;
Holtville, $186,645.00; Imperial,
$277,510.00.
Real estate inside cities and
towns was estimated at $4 1920, 174.O0
in 1928. This year, valuation is
81, ,499.005. 90. Improvements on rea
estate inside cities and towns 7wert
estimated at $4,406, 90 in 1928
This year the estimate was $4,475,
! 22J.00.
$1,974, ,421 improvements
, Real estate outside the incOrpo
rated cities and towns was valued
at 1924 ,090.039.00, in 1923. This yea
it is valued at $23,S13, 100000. I'm
provements in 1928 on this property
were estimated at 81 1885, 6,593.00. This
wear thev were estimated to be 81
974,42l. 90.
The report shows the number of
stock cattle in tho county this
vsar to be more than 5000 above
the number owned here last year.
Dairy cattle have fallen off, how
ever, this year, there being about
$4,000 less head.
The report reads as follows:
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
WALTON WINS OKLAHOMA NOMINATION
Khan Nemesis
Makes Fight
As Democrat
ny United PRESS Leased wire

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Aug. z
Jack Walon, Ku Klux Klan
nemesis in Oklahoma, was acclaim
ed winner this afternoon in his spe-
tacular fight for the Democratic
nomination for United States sena-
tor.
Almost complete returns from
Tuesdays primary gave the i'm
peached governor lead of more
than 5000 votes over his nearest
opponent, Congressman f. B. How
ard. Former United States Sena-
tor Thomas P. Gore ran a poor
third and returned to Washington
to resume his law practice.
Walton's sole issue in the strenu-
Gus primary campaign was the Ku
Klux Klan. With jazz band and
a coterie of faithful lieutenants he
stumped the entire state assailing
bitterly the forces of "in,I sible
government. -
Walton's Republican opponent in
the fall election will be W. B. Pine,
who has been endorsed by the rob-
cd order. Enemies of the former
governor in the Democratic ranks
will thus face the embarrassment
of supporting him or bloting their
party for the ,Klan supported no
minees of the Republicans.
Walton who claimed in his cam
paign that he had been railroaded
from the governor 8 chair and cru
Gifted on fiery Cross gained the
nomination largely ON the strength
of his support in rural precincts.
Returns from these sections
where the impeached governor had
waged a fiery campaign against
"invisible government steadily
Increased his lead over E. B. How
ard, Tulsa congressman, who had
led the field of five candidates in
the early counting. >
Unofficial returns from 2,637 of
1896 precincts in the state at noon
today gave Walton 66,683, and
Howard 60,545.
Charles J. Wrightsman, one Of
the candidates against Walton, con-
reded victory. to the former COVER
nor, as did leading Oklahoma news
papers which have bitterly opposed |
him in his long fight on the Ku
Klux Klan.
The Daily Oklahoman Of Okla !
homa City,. Walton's bitterest foe i
during the famous Klan war which !!
broke in Oklahoma when as COVER: /
nor he placed the state under MARI !
tial law, and eliminated when the
legislature impeaehed him, predicted |
Fighting Jack 81 plurality would /
be- 10000 votes. .
The Oklahoman and other leading
papers which opposed Walton are.
rock ribbed Democratic organiza-l
tions. They will be forced to-
choose in the election between sup-l
porting Walton and w. b. Pine,
Klan-approyed nominee of the Re-
publicans. N4 |
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
CHANGE OF VENUE
DENIED DUNLAP
BY JUDGE GRAIL
py United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. II. - De-
mands of attorneys for Harry Dun
Ian that the alleged '.tbadge> ban
dit" be granted change of venue
to another county when he goes on
trial for murder, robbery and at
tacks on women, were denied today
by Superior Judge Charles Grail.
"Dunlap has been prejudged and
pre-convicted by the newspapers. =
Dunlap's attorney declared. He
has no more chance for a fair trial
in Los Angeles than Leopold and
Loeb has in Chicago. =
In overruling the attorneys de-
mand, Judge Grail replied: ~ think
the people TO Los Angeles county
could give anybody a fair trial any
time. There are just as many peo-
pie who think contrary to printed
suggestions as there are who are in
fluenced by them.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
FLOODS FLOOD TIL THREATEN. EATEN
PEKIN, SOLDIERS.
TO BUILD DIKES.
BY RAY G.. MARSHALL

PEKIN, Aug. r. Floods again
to-day threatened the city of Pekin.
The Yung Ting river burst its
dikes west of the city and poured
down upon the capital, reaching the
south walls, where troops of the
Christian General Feng Yuh
Slang, were endeavoring to stem the
flood.
Thirty thousand soldiers were de-
tailed by Feng Yah Slang to build
temporary dikes around Nan Yuan
village and across the lowlands be-
tween Nan Yuan and Pekin.
\ Secondary dikes held the river
waters and the river commission was
optimistic that Pekin would be saw
ed. No loss of life in the capital
is anticipated in any event, al
though property damage in the event
of flood would be severe.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
Traffic Offic
Held for Trial
In Assault Case

AS the result of an alleged as
sault on Norman Hindle on Satur.
day, July 26, Traffic officer II. H.
Clark Of the Calexieo >police sle
partment is facing trial IN the sup
erior,t court and if convicted ,ofithc
charge against him will be- fined
not more than $4,000 and sentenced
to d term in the county jail of not
more than five years duration.
Clark was given preliminary
hearing in justice of the peace
court in Calexico yesterday and was
bound over by Judge Griffin of
Brawley, who took Judge Markey s
place, for trial in Superior court.
The case filed by Clark against
Hindle charging the latter with re-
sisting am officer was dismissed
and Hindle was released.
District Attorney Ernest r. Ut
ley prosecuted the case against
Clark and through witnesses show
ed sufficient evidence. against the
officer to hold him for trial in sup,
erior court.
The assault against Hindle, ac
cording to testimony yesterday, was
made at the Jail in Calexico, where
he had been taken by Clark on q
charge of violating traffic rules.
Hindle denied the charge and while
he was arguing with Clark, it was
stated. the officer hit him several
times, finally knocking him down.
In commenting on the case this
the district attorney said
that he had repeatedly warned of
ficers in the county to refrain from
abusing prisoners. Hindle, who has
lived in ,Calexico for more than 10
years, is well known there.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
Kills Husband
After Quarrel
Takes Own Life


SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, Aug.
Jack Munley, aged "a, was shot
and killed today by his wife Anna
Munley, aged 40, following a quar-
rel at Lake Arrowhead. Mrs, Nun
ley then committed suicide.
There were no witnesses to the
tragedy, but police believe the shoot
ing followed a quarrel.
Mrs. Munley lives, in Los Angeles
and controls boating concession
at Lake Arrowhead, Mnnley had
been living at Compton until the
couple married a few months ago.
Upon hearing the shooting several
persons rushed to the Munley cot
tage where they found Munley $
body just outside the door,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
By PERCY M. sARL
Omitted Pregs Staff Correspond oE1t)

LONDON, Aug. 7.-After strenu-
Gus attacks upon the Anglo Rus
sian pact had failed to shake Prem
ier Mcdonald in his determination
to sign the commercial and general
treaties, parliament adjourned to-
day until September 80. Before adj
tournament the house passed the con
solidated fund bill, under which,
technically, the debate on the Rus
sian agreement was held, thus vir-
tually according the government
permission to sign the pact this
evening.
Macdonald was cheered when he
announced that he would remain in
the house to answer attacks on the
pacts, the Preparations conference
over which he is presiding having
adjourned for the day to permit
this.
Liberals. led by Lloyd George ane
conservatives. were ready to attack
the government for its agreemen.
with Russia. while laborites were
rallying to Macdonald IS support.
The commons debate on the Rus
sian pacts became heated when f..
d. Morrel, M. p, accused Lloyd
George. of Hypocrisy in fomenting
civil wars in Russia in 1919.
Conservative M. P.'s urged Mae
Donald not. to sign the treaties
now, but to wait until autumn.
Commons then passed the consoli-
dated fund bill (under which the
debate on the Anglo Russian i'm
passe technically was heidi through
its third reading, thereby removing
the only obstacle to the signing of
the pacts, which, it is understood,
will be signed this evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
RUHR PROBLEM
IS CONSIDERED
BIGGEST ISSUE
big Fourteen" Meet
For Discussions
Tomorrow
BY LLOYD ALLEN

NOAAScu 11CSS Quail OOIIeSpOuQCubI =
LONDON, Aug. 7.--Germany
has accepted in full the allied
proposals for settlement Of the
reparations question on the basis
of the Dawes recommendations.
it was understood here this eve
ming.
The acceptance includes the al
lied declarations regarding pos
sible defaults on the part of the
government Of the reich and
the methods Of imposing penal
tics for such defaults.
The inter-allied conference ad-
jonrned today until tomorrow to per
init Premier Ramsay Macdonald to
spend the entire day in the house Of
commons facing his critics who are
attacking the government on the
subject of the Anglo Russian pact.
The inter-allied conference, which
now hs lasted longer than any pre-
vious conclave ON reparations, is ex-
.pected to tackle today or tomorrow
IT'S chief bone of contention--mili-
try evacuation of the Ruhr.
Removal of French and Belgian
arms from German territory will be
discussed only informally in com
mittee, but it Is considered the most
vita subject under discussion by the
conference.
Herriot Agrees
Premier Herriot of France is be-
lieved to have agreed in advance to
nroniea military ava.uotiou nf %hn
Rnhr, but may make the occasion
one for seeking further concessions
to the French viewpoint from the
British and Americans in order to
save his face at home.
The fact that Secretary fo State
Charles +. Hughes is departing for
America is taken as a favorable sign
of his confidence that the confer
ence is succeeding and that his pre-
sence on 1.-THE side lines no longer
is necessary.
While Ramsay Macdonald was in
commons, Foreign Minister Strese.
mann Of Germany conferred with
Premier Herriot of France at the
latter's hotel.
The "big fourteen met this
morning and were to resume their
meeting this afternoon. They dis
cussed military evacuation of the
Ruhr and other political questions.
(The '"big fourteena' is compos-
ed of two representative of each
of the seven nations participating
in the conference, Britain, France,
Japan, Belgium, Italy, Germany and
the United States.)
Premier Herriot Is conference with
Stresemann lasted ten minutes. II
was accomplished at Macdonald
suggestion, to bring the Germans
and French together for the pnr-
pose of seeking agreement on the
question of military evacuation Of
the Ruhr, Herriot was to return
the visit at A p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
Huge Power Site
in Oregon Will
(. Cost $2O,OOO,OOO
ny United Press Leased Wire


PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. Pres;
ident Coolidge yesterday assisted in
the formal dedication of the mann
moth Oak Grove Power development
site sixty miles east of here, when
he pressed an electric button at his
desk in the White House at noon.
More than l000 men prominent
in the electric industry from every
part of the United States and Can
ada attended the ceremonies, which
climaxed several years of steady
construction work.
The first unit of the power pro-
iect has a capacity of $4,000 horse
power. while the ultimate capacity
OF the development will lie 1885,
900 horsepower. i
K The final cost is estimated at
500 100000, the project being among
the largest hydro electric plants now
under construction in the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
Hunters Find a
Mummified Body
in Desert Canyon

PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. 1.-THE
mummified body of a woman found
by hunters late Yesterday in 4 de-
sert canyon ten miles north Of
Phoenix was identified today by
state. hospital officials as that Of
Mrs. Amanda Dillon, an insane pa
tient at the hospital. The woman
disappeared from the asylum grounds
early in June. .s.q.s.,
The rarified atmosphere OF the
desert Rs believed responsible for
the body becoming mummified.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
PARDON BOARD
is DEADLOCKED

PHOENIX, Ariz,, Aug. VIII
liam T.. Aelier, convicted of murder
ing Iver Enge, mining man, near
Prescott, Ariz.; two year ago, will
be hanged at the state penitentiary
tomorrow morning at sunrise, un-
less e the state board Of pardons
reaches Il decision on clemency
plea today. The board has been in
session since Tuesday endeavoring
to reach decision, but today IS ses-
sion began with the deadlock still
seemingly hopeless.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
Father Shot at
Cat, Killed Son
ny United Press Leased Wire

NOGALES, Ariz., Aug. 6.-Little
Howard Greson, four year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Greason, was
sleeping peacefully in his crib. His
parents We're chatting on their
front porch. A stray cat wandered
by. Intending to shoot the cat,
Greason drew a revolver. The weap-
on was discharged prematurely. A
bullet ploughed its way through a
wall.
Hearing faint cry, Greason rush
ed into Howard's room-and found
him dying. The bullet accidentally
fired by the father had penetrated
the child s heart
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
Returns Home to
Find Wife Dead
ny United Pres. Lea.ea wire

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. u
Hanging by clothes line from the
transom of her apartment, the body
of Mrs. Nellie May Hope, 40, was
discovered last night by her hus-
band, j. 4. Hope.
Hope, who is railroad man, re-
turned from work last night to dis
cover that sometime during the day
his wife, who was said to have been
suffering from nervous trouble, had
hanged herself.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-07
GENERAL, TRADE
TREATY TO BE
SIGNED FRIDAY
English Parliament at
Last Gives
Consent
LONDON, Aug. THE An
glo-R Russian commercial and
general treaty will be signed
tomorrow, it was announced this
evening.

LONDON, Aug. 7.--Premier Ram
say Macdonald vigorously appeal
ed in commons today for permis-
sion 10 sign a commercial and g gen
eral treaty with Russia. He assur-
ed the house that the treaties could
be amended if parliament so desir-
ed after the summer recess.