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Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
INSANITY TO BE
DEFENSE YOUNG
BOYS SLAYERS
- - go
MilliOnaires' Sons Try to
Get Used to Prison
Routine

CHICAGO, June 4.-Defense of
Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb.
young millionaire slayers of Robert
Franks, himself the son of multi
millionaire, will be insanity.
Alienists and psychiatrists will
be called to give their expert opin-
ions that the boys were suffering
from diseased minds and were en-
tirely irresponsible for the Staying
of the l4-year old school boy.
The defense, headed by Clarence
Darrow, famous attorney, believes
that if the state presses its charges
attempting to connect the student
murderers with additional crimes, in
Guiding murder of Freeman Lonis
Tracy, their fellow student in the
University of Chicago and the mutt
lation of Charles Ream, chauffeur,
it will only aid in proving the con-
tention that the boys are insane and
committed the acts because of di-I
seased and abnormal mentalities.
The defense will endeavor to show
the two 19-year old students com
mitted the Franks crime and any
Others of which they may be guilty,
without motives whenever the fits
of their insanity suggested such ac-
tion.
Darrow has made it clear that no
expense will be spared to save the
boys from the gallows. The whole
of the combined fortunes of the
leopold and Loeb families, more
than $l5,000,000 has been placed at
his disposal and he is ready for the
greatest court fight of his long
career.
One Of the most important links
in the chain of evidence against Leo
pold and Loeb was welded today
when w. B. McNally, coroner IS ply
sician, announced that human blood
had been found on the clothing worn
by the two boys. Blood was also
found ON the floor mat of the rented
automobile and on a pair of rubber
boots worn by Leopold.
Grove indicated some fear that
the signed confession of Loeb and
Leopold might be thrown out in the
murder trial and is making every
effort to accumulate sufficient evi-
Continued Oh page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
SAID TO HAVE
ISSUED $1,000
in BAD PAPER
Operating Among Melon
Men Claim; Taken to
Coast

Fate took hand this morning in
the efforts of the sheriff's depart
ment to locate Jack Cunningham,
Los Angeles finaneier' who is
said to have distributed more than
$4,000 in bad checks recently. Cum
ningham is now in the hands of Los
Angeles county Officers and is on
his way to Los Angeles to face
charges.
The local deputies were notified
yesterday to be on the lookout for
Cunningham, who was said to be OPP
Grating in Imperial Valley among
fruit and cantaloupe growers. Dep
uty Sheriff George Evans was assign
ed to hunt for Cunningham and at
ter making search around the
town, he stopped at the Western
Union telegraph office on Main
street shortly before 8 0 clock. He
had been there but minute or two
when in walked Cunningham, who
said he wanted to send some mes
sages. He was placed under arrest
Immediately.
His whereabouts were first sls-
pected when check for $780, al
legged to have been written by him,
was refused by the Kellerman Aue
tion company, cantaloupe shippers.
Officers say that he represented him
self as being connected with the
Coast Trading Company, n rather
mythical firm WHICH was supposed
to be buying cantal0upes.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
MARKET STEADY
ON CANTALOUPES

Cantaloupe shipping for June 3
from Imperial Valley amounted to
1919 ears making total shipment
to date OF 1927 ears as compared
with 1917 at the same time last
year. Cars ordered for today IS load
ing 1913.
Shipping point information for
June from Brawiey gives a max
imum temperature 10, minimum
81. Demand slow, market about
steady. Limited f. o. b. selling.
Prices f. 0. b. cash track as fol-
lows: standards &l.85M$2.10, few
1925. Ponies $1.35@$1.60. Flats
75cMS5c. Ripes for western ship
ping scarce. Most stock rolling
joint account.
Chicago, % ears arrived, AZ on
track, market weak, standards 1915
00$4.25.
New York, s arrived, market
firm, $5.50@$6.50.
Pittsburgh, none arrived, on
track, $3.50. & &
Kansas City, s arrived, 4 on track
$4.5O@$5.
Baltimore, = arrived, A on track,
Philadelphia, arrived, on track
So.
Cleveland, arrived, 6 ON track,
$5.25@$5.50.
Detroit, 2 arrived, 8 on track,
$3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
2 U. S. FLYERS
SAFE in CHINA,
THIRD HELD UP
u. S. Consul Sends Aid
to Lieut.. Smith-In
Trouble
by United Press Leased Wire

SHANGHAI, June 1.-Two of
the three American round the world
planes flew successfully across the
east China sea from Japan ito China
today. The third plane, that of
Lieutenant Lowell Smith, command
er of the flight, failed to take off
satisfactorily and was forced to
remain off Shige.omi, Japan.
The American consul is nnder-
stood to have sent an engineer to
provide Lieutenant Smith will all
possible assistance in making repairs
TO his plane and it was hoped the
flight commander would catch up
with his comrades here tomorrow.
Lieutenant Wade and Nelson were
greeted by a huge throng of Chin
csc and many Americans when they
came sailing down over the China
sea- this afternoon.
The pilots TAXED their planes six
miles up the river and stopped at
Black Point, near the Standard oil
installation.
Lieutenant Nelson described the
flight from Kagoshima as the most
successful since they left SaE'ta
Monica Cal, on the first leg of
their forld flight.
Landing places were perfect, y
he said, ''and coming across the
China sea we saw destroyers every
50i miles. Everything was certainly
arranged nicely for us.
Nelson said he ana Lieutenant
Leigh Wade waited at Kagoshima
for an hour for Lieutenant Smith s
arrival from Shigetomi, and then
received the signal to depart. They
made few more circles about the
field and then turned their planes
eastward.
Lieutenant Smithlwill leave Kago-
shima for Shanghai tomorrow, ac-
cording to word received here by
the japanese consul from his gov
ernment today. The two flyers now
here will wait his arrival. Tonight
they will be guests at the Charity
ball given by the American Wo-
mems club.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
SUMMER PLANS
OF KEELERS ARE
HALTED BY THEFT
Sedan Loaded for Early
Start Is Looted of
Contents

Plans for a trip to Los Angeles by
automobile were halted this morn
ing when burglars took two suit
eases, hand bag and a saxaphone
valued at 1856, from the Ford sedan
belonging to Mrs. Estelle Keeler,
county supervisors of schools. The
theft was between 3 and 4:30 a. M,
while the car was parked at the
curb beside the Park View apart
ments where Mrs. Keeler and her
daughter, Elizabeth, live.
The burglars evidently had been
watching the car for some time and
had seen Mrs. Keeler and her daugh-
ter loading the baggage for the
trip, on which they planned to start
at 4:30 this morning. It was not
until after 3 clock that residents
of the apartment house finally left
the porch in front of the house, Civ
ing the burglars an opportunity to
take the baggage.
Mrs. Keeler said this morning
that the suitcase contained a large
number of valuable papers and ere.
dentials connected with her school
work and that while they were of
utmost value to her, they would be
worthless to anyone else. Among
the stolen goods was high school
diploma recently awarded to Eliza
beth and bearing an honor seal. The
saxaphone was locked in a black
leather case with silver corner
plates. The mother and daughter
lost practically their entire ward
robe.
A third suitcase containing cloth
ing and kodak was not taken, Mrs
keeler said. a4..,. ,-,s..s q. s.,s... !,
AS soon as the theft was discov-
cred this morning, the sheriff and
police departments were notified
and Officers are making a careful
search for the missing property. The
theory is that a Mexican made the
burglary.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
Details GiUen of
Co. Requirements
Milk Inspection

Institution of county milk inspec-
ton department with. an inspector
authorized by the Department of
Agriculture of the State of Califor-
MIA was the subject of an ordi-
nance passed by the county board
of supervisors yesterday afternoon
before adjournment of the first
meeting of the month.
The ordinance becomes effective
at once and the department will be
under the supervision Of County
Health officer DR.. House. 1t pro-
vides that all ordinances or sections
of ordinances which are in conflict
with this one are repealed.
When the new court house is
completed, the department head
quarters are to be located there,
where a testing station will be
maintained and proper means of
keeping careful check upon milk
for local consumption will be in
stalled.
The ordinance as passed yester-
day reads as follows:
"Section ]. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or cooperation,
or agent, employee or servant of
any person, firm or corporation to
sell, offer for sale, distribute or
have in his or it's possession, for
sale or distribution, any milk or
cream for human consumption as
milk or cream, unless it conforms
to the standards of grading and to
the requirements for the production
of milk or cream, established by the
pure milk law, Chapter 800, Sta
tutes of 1923, state of California,
and amendments thereto, and the
rules and regulations of the State
Department of Agriculture for its
enforcement. In addition thereto
the whole milk must contain NOT
less than 3.5 per cent fat.
"Section 2. The county health
officer shall create milk inspec-
tion department and delegate the
actual work of inspection to an in
spector authorized by the Depart
ment of Agriculture of the State
of California, who shall so conduct
inspection service that it shall meet
the approval OF the State Depart
ment Of Agriculture. The health
officer shall have the power to for
Continued on page SIX
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
Martin Gives Tn
Command to
Smith

WASHINGTON, June 4.-,Maior
Frederick l.. Martin, commander of
American round the world flyers,
has surrendered his command to
Lieutenant Lowell Smith, who took
charge of the squadron after Mar
tin crashed into mountain in
Alaska and will not Join the flyers
in Europe as planned, the air ser
vice announced today.
Martin, in letter to General
Patrick, chief of the air service,
said he believed that in fairness
to Smith that he should be permit
ted to bring the flyers back as
their commander and he did nGt
want to rejoin the squadron to de-
prive him of the honor. Martin
wrote Patrick Immediately upon his
arrival here yesterday from the far
north.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
COTTON GROWERS
DEFY STATE In
WEEVlL FIGHT
by United Press Leased wire

PHOENIX, Ariz.y June 4.-Threat
ening to shoot any one who in
vaded their property, ranchers own
ing 5000 acres of condemned cot
ton lands near Tucson today open
ly defied state authorities who are
attempting to prevent spread of the
boil -weevil menace.
Yesterday the state, through Off
cials here, offered full reparation if
the ranchers would destroy their
crop, said to be infected. They
said that if the cotton were not
razed by midnight, the state itself
would do it.
Growing defiance on the part of
the ranchers, however, led to an ex-
tension of time and today, June 10
was set as the last date upon which
the growers would be given chances
to destroy their cotton.
But the rancher openly flonted
that overture today, when theie
committee issued strong statement
in which they declared that any
one venturing upon the cotton lands
in question did so at the risk of his
life.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
ASTOUNDING CROP
FIGURES SHOWN
BY MAY REPORT

Crop figures that are astounding
and give some slight conception OF
the vast operations going on through
out the valley are contained IN the
monthly report by Commissioner
Harrigan, showing the outgoing
shipments that have been inspect
ed during May by his office
People who live in the valley are
used to big figures and reiteration
of crop statistics but the forceful
act that We produce many varities
of vegetables and fruits for the mar
kets long ahead of other sections is
contained in the following table.
81 cars watermelons, 1909 ears
cantaloupes, "a ears tomatoes, 40
ears asparagus shipped for season,
377O boxes tomatoes, 5758 trays of
strawberries, 23S44 boxes squash,
1864 boxes cucumbers, 1924 crates
cantaloupes, 1900 boxes apricots;
2140 sacks beans.
That Harrigan IS office will to-
lerate no evasion of the Standard
zation act as it affects cantaioupes
is shown by the fact that 1922
crates of cantaloupes were condemn
ed as being immature and were Or
dered repacked.
Two truckloads of oranges and
lemons were refused entry into the
county on account of scale,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
MANY HELPFUL IDEAS ARE
GIVEN FOR FALL WORK BY
LOCAL CHAMBER COMMERCE

Members of the Chamber of Com
merce were agreed this noon at the
weekly luncheon in the Barbara
Worth hotel that the next year is
to be one of the greatest in the his
tory of the organization. Sugges-
ti0ns and criticisms of the members
given following the luncheon was
directed toward securing the att-
most efficiency in the work of the
Chamber.
r. N. Cary of the Golden State
Milk Producers company, and for
mer vice president of the Chamber,
was of the opinion that the Cham
ber should work with the people in
every way and that its actions
should be made known to all resi-
dents Of the valley. He said he
was firm believer in 'ehlowing
the horn.
A, H.. Keller, vice president OF
the First National bank, urged that
civic Improvement be one of the
chief planks in the platform for
the coming year. He said that inn
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
SAVING SYSTEM OF SCHOOLS
PROVES SPLENDID SUCCESS;
AVERAGE ACCOUNT IS $40

The installation of the school saw
ings systems in the various local
schools has proven even m6xe sue.
cessful than bank officials expected,
according to statement from the
banks Of FL Centre. The effect of
the thrift habit has been remark
able, especially in the school locat-
ed near small stores, which had been
catering to the sweet tooth of the
kiddies.
More than 600 children Of the
city schools and those of Acacia,
Hebcr, Eucalyptus, Meloland, Me-
Cabe, Seeley, Jasper, and Alamitos
have started and kept up active
bank accounts during the school
term Spd present vacation period.
These accounts naturally involve q
tremendous amount of clerical work
by bank employees and for that rea,
son are not profitable from d strict
ly banking viewpoint. The chief
value is the installation Of the saw
ing habit in the minds of the young
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04

sters so that future returns, as they
reach maturity, will be the banks ;
reward
Both the Southern Trust Company
and the Pacific Southwest Bank
report approximately 100 new ac-
counts of varying amounts, whose
total value shows about $500 de-
posted in the respective banks. The
First National Bank gives the num-
Der of new accounts of the children
using their bank as approximately
47r active depositors. AS the school
accounts are kept in the regular way
at this bank, each child being treat
ed as an adult depositor, it was not
possible to obtain the total value
OF this class of depositors. Each
day shows deposits and Withdrawals,
many of the children continuing the
good habit of saving during vaca-
tion.
Average Savings $40
Available records indicate that
CONTINUED or page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
Unidentified Man
Killed by Train

Because he fell asleep on a rail
road bridge a short distance west
of inland, an unidentified Mexican
lost his life shortly before O clock
this morning when the valley ex-
press train coming from Los An
geles TO Imperial Valley struck him.
The body was badly mangled, being
thrown for some distance by the
force of the train.
Members of the train crew stated
that they did not see the Mexican
until the train was too close to be
stopped. The, body of the Mexi-
can was placed on the train and
brought to I'll Centre where it was
taken to the funeral parlors of B.
e. Lemons. 1t was found that the
man s neck, arms and legs had been
broken and his body badly crushed.
The inquest will be held at 4:30
O'Clock this afternoon, Coroner Lem
ons announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
School Bonds
Carry in L. A.

LOS ANGELES, June 4.-By a
majority of over II to /, voters of
Los Angeles yesterday approved a
bond issue for $34, $4,000 for new
school buildings, according to tabu-
lation Of the returns, announced to-
day.
More than 200 new elementary
school buildings, ranging from
eight to 80 rooms, and 10 new high
and junior high school structures
will be erected with the money,
while additional land for more
than so new school groups will be
purchased.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
MOTORISTS MAY
GET INTO ARIZ.
CERTAIN DAYS
DIR. STAN of Yuma Says
Fumigation Fee of 81
Charged

That quarantine restrictions by
the Arizona authorities are grad
ually being relaxed, and that pro-
vision for allowing motorists who
have urgent business in Arizona to
cross the bridge az Yuma, is being
made, was evidenced in a statement
made by DIR. Edward l.. STAN, state
veterinarian of Arizona today.
While DIR. STAN did not state de-
finitelv what the notifications in
the restrictions would be other than
that tourists whose business is ur-
gent would be fumigated and pass
ed into Arizona on certain days
each week, he indicated that the
general feeling among authorities
was that the greatest danger from
livestock infection is over.
The procedure is to be fumigation
of the tourists whenever a large
enough group arrive at Knob 3 sid
ing to warrant. Each motorist is
required to pay a fumigation fee of
two dollars, DIR. STAN said. He adj
ded that those who were at fumi-
CATION station this afternoon would
be fumigated and passed at once,
there being several cars now wait
ing to cross into Yuma.
c. Z. Paris, chairman of the local
protective committee and the one
to whom notifications in the restric
tions here have been referred, is
out of town today.
In telegram from the Southern
Pacific agent at Nogales, it was
stated today that passengers. from
California who stopped at Nogales
and went across the border into
Mexico were required to get a
fumigation certificate from rhe To-
cal physician there at cost OF S2.00.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
DEMANDS ACTION
ON SWING BILL

by United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, June A.
Charging that "splints have
blocked development Of the Co.
dorado reclamation project, Sem
ator Hiram johnson, California,
in speech in the senate today
demanded action of the $4,000,
900 project.
"These INTEREST," Johnson
said, ''seek to control the six
million horse power of electrical
energy which can be developed
from the water of the Colorado
river
A tremendous water power de-
velopment for public use and re-
claiming of thousands of acres
Of arid lands could be effected
by completion OF the project, he
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
BOY SCOUTS TO
ENJOY CAMP AT
LAGUNA SOON

Camp Laguna, the newly establish
ed boy scout camp, will open for
four week period from June l6 to
July IA, when any scout or group
of scouts who makes written appli-
cation for admission with the APP
proval of his parents and scout mas
ter may attend for two weeks. Camp
Laguna is situated amongst the big
pines about 5000 feet above sea
level in the Laguna mountains.
The camp will be under the direct
supervision of Scout Executive 8.
l.. McCrorv, and assistant camp di-
rector, and group of scout masters.
There will be ample opportunities
for test-passing, nature study, hik-
ing and similar diversions. A cam
teen and library are to be main-
tained for the use Of the boys.
Meals are especially planned for
healthy young appetites and care
given to boys that need special at
tention.
A nominal fee will be charged for
maintenance during the two weeks
stay of each boy. Special permis-
sion must be obtained for longer
or shorter period at the camp. The
folder being issued by Scout Exc
eutive McCrory gives the detailed
information regarding fee, necess-
ary equipment, and. detachable
blanks to be used for attendance ap-
plieations and the required DOCTORS
certificate. The camp mailing adj
dress will be Imperial County Boy
Scout Camp, Laguna, California, and
daily mail service will be maintain
ed. Further information may be
obtained from the individual scout
masters or the main office at 645
Main street, FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
CONGRESS BUSY
CLEA MING UP
FOR VACATION
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, June A. Con-
gress today settled down to dis
pose of a few contentious issues,
pass necessary appropriation bills
and then scatter to the country Sat
urday night.
The senate having concurred in
the house resolution to adjourn at
z p. m. June Z, during the next four
days probably will engage in a test
vote on the Muscle Shoals question,
take up the $l50,000,000 naval con-
struction bill, pass one or two sup
ply bills and dispose of whatever
the house sends it. The house has
on its program only an appropria-
tion bill, the reclamation bill re-
commended by the department of
the interior, which may be attached
as rider to the appropriation bill
and the possible addition of sub
farm bin which farm bloc leaders
are believed to have agreed ON to
replace the defeated McNary- -Haug-
en- bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04

,provements of lawns, yards and
homes was an essential feature in
the prosperity of the community.
George W. Anderson asked that
efforts be directed toward crent-
ing u better understanding be
tween the cities and rural districts
of the valley. He asked that every
means of cooperation be utilized.
j. w. Scott called for more active
farm committees, declaring that
the services Of the Chamber Of
Commerce to the ranehers in. The
valley was one of the chief parts
of its work.
John 7. Rice, city street com-
outlined the progfani of
his department and stated that one
of the things which would bs taxi
en- care of is the placing Of street
signs where they can be read. This
has been one of the things which
the Chamber oil Commerce has been
urging the city 70 take care ~ for
some time. He said also TINT fhe
Continued on rags o.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
DAUGHERTY REFUSES TO TESTIF,
Hntly Defiant,
EUen WithdruUS
Legal Advisors
ny United Pres. Leased wire


ing the senate Investigation as q
desperate attempt to 'blacken =
his character and without legal
validity, former Attorney General
Daugherty, in n letter to the. com
mittee today, fIatly refused to APP
pear in person before it to answer
charges made againsa his conduct of
the department of justice.
Daugherty, moreover, withdrew
hearings. He described the commit
tee as antagoni9!ic to him and said
the court order which freed his
brother, Nal Daugherty, from re
spending to the committee s order
to appear, made it unnecessary for
him to do so or be represented by
counsel.
Daugherty' letter, dated Wash
ington, was presented to Chairman
Brookhart by Paul r. Howland and
ex-senator George Chamberlain, his
counsel. f8h
He denied all guilt of charges laid
against him by many witnesses and
declared that no evidence of such
had been presente against him ex-
cept by way of the grave.
fThe silence of the tomb has
forever rendered the direct denial
of these SANDERS impossible, = he
said.
II take occasion,' he wrote, ito
contradict and deny any inference,
surmisc or suspicion that profited
in any Illegal, corrupt or unethical
way, directly Or indirectly, by reas-
on of any activities of political as
sociates or friends at any time, or
that my conduct, either official or
personal, was directly or indirectly
influenced at any time, in any way,
by venal corrupt motives. y
Following the reading of Dangll=
erty s letter, Howland and Chamber,
lain walked out of the committee
room. t
If Daugherty was an honest man
he would come here and explain
these charges instead of going into
court, instead of attacking the com
mittee and having Senator Wheeler
indicted on a frame7up charge, said
chairman Brookhart.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-04
2 Injured In
Chemical Blast
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.-Two
persons were injured, one perhaps
fatally, in an explosion at the Hill
Hubbcll Ink works at o d. m. to.
day. M
First renorts that many were hurt
caused police to rush ambulances to
the scene.
Harold Clifford, Chemist, Of San
Rafael, CAL, was the man probably
fatally injured. John Bottini, a
laborer, was less seriously hurt.
Chemicals which were being mix
ed in the laboratory of the plant
caused the explosion, 1T was said.