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Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-19
RE-CHECK MORS'
ALIBL, MCCOY is
ACTING QUEERLY
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Aug. 19.--While
Kid Mccoy, accused SLAYER of Mrs.
Teresa Mors, his "only true love, -
mumbled ramblingly in his cell in
a fashion which Indicated insanity.
Detectives working on the death
mystery today rechecked the story
told by Albert A. Mors, the woman s
divorced husband, of his where
abors the night of the tragedy.
a careful probe of Mors' alibi
was ordered. following the persis
tent declaration of Mrs. Iva Mar
tin that she saw -Mors the night
of the Shooting, learning against an
archway outside the Nottingham
apal .ment few moments after she
heard Mrs. Mors pleading for mercy,
and heard Il revolver fired.
a new element which brought
Mors into the limelight was his of
fer today to produce one Bert Ham
ilton, with whom, be declared, he
spent the night of the shooting in
the Westgate Hotel.
Mors did not explain why he
had not mentioned Hamilton before
in establishing his alibi.
Before Grand Jury
Mors was before the grand jury this
morning as one of the witnesses
in the case. He retold the story of
his whereabouts during the night
his wife met her death, and ad-
mitted that he left the Westgate
Hotel, where he spent the night,
at 500 a. M. instead of Z o o'clock,
as he previously stated.
The grand jury hearing, with
McCoy's probable Indictment fol
lowing, will not be completed be-
fore late today, it was indicated at
the noon recess.
Report of two of the states
alienists, compiled before Kid Nc
Coy's brainstorm of the morning,
was submitted to District Attorney
Keyes today. 1t declared him =" not
insane at this time
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-19
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August 10 1oOo

} Verde school district has erected
a handsome new school building,
and a bond issue was voted to pay
for the improvements.
The Street Superintendent has
had men at work this week filling
the worst chuck-holes on Main
street.
B. +. Shaw has gone to the coast
for the summer and has selected
San Diego as the best place for a
home.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-19

lette- Wheeler platform, and for the
Boulder Dam, the All-American.
Canal, the Colorado River aqueduct
and the Swing Johnson bill. He is
uncompromisingly dry.
''The action of the candidate was
taken before any member of the
organization had knowledge Of the
announccmet of G. II. Randall s
candidature; and the La Toilette
Wheeler committee challenges the
supporters of Messrs. Randall and
Lineherger to a fair and friendly
contest next Tuesday, believing that
Mr.. Head is the man best qualified
to represent the ninth district i'll
the next house,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-19
TEN YEARS AGO
August 10. 1914

Harry Hitchcock has returned
from the coast today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phil. Breedloye re-
turned from the coast today.
c. z. Coggins is home from va.
cation of several weeks passed on
the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-19

Life is ups and downs. Like
hills and valleys, if there lwere
no downs there could be no ups.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-19

A goose never acts like an evil
when he goes out for lark.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-19

An old flame with love letters can
make things hot for a man.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-19

The reason so many don't get
ahead of the game is they DON
play.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-19

What this country needs is shoe
strings that last as long as shoes.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-19

A check on your living expenses
can always be cashed.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-19

Try Press Want Ads.
Evening star., 1924-05-01
TESTIFIES WHEELER
PROMISED PERMITS
Colorado Oil Man Tells Probers
Senators Said He Would
Handle Land Grants.
RECORDS REFUTE CHARGE
Land Office Head Denies Montanan
Appeared in Case.

The special Senate committee in
vestigating the indictment of Senator
Wheeler in Montana was told today
that the senator had promised when
he came to Washington to take care
of the land permits in which his
client, Gordon Campbell, was inter
ested.
w. w. Rhea, a Colorado. oil man,
testified that he heard such an as
surance given to Campbell in Janu-
uary, 1928, and that Campbell had
told him Wheeler was to be paid for
it. The Montana indictment charged
that the senator took a fee for ap-
pearing before the Interior Depart
ment in the matter.
Witness Sticks to Story.
Under a severe cross-examination,
the witness stuck to his story but
said he first had made these state
ments within ten minutes after. he
had met Blair Coan, sent to Montana
by Secretary Lockwood of the Repub-
lican national committee, although
he did not know for what purpose
Coan wanted the information.
Prior to Rhea's testimony the COM
mittee had received from Commits
sioner Spry of the general land office
a letter saying the files of his office
failed to show that Senator Wheeler
ever had appeared as an attorney
there in land matters.
Colorado Man Testifies.
At the outset Chairman Borah read
q letter from Commissioner Spry. of
the general land office, saying that
a search of the files of his office
attorney by Senator Wheeler before
that Office in the matter of land
permits.
w. w. Rhea of Idaho Springs, Colo,
who identified himself as oil man,
was the first witness. He said he
had met Wheeler at the Rainbow
Hotel, in Great Falls, on January 10,
1923, at a conference at which Gordon
Campbell and H. C. CLOSER also were
present.
"The main conversation" he said
was in regard to the Phil MCGOWAN
be fixed up when Mr.. Wheeler got
to Washington"
What, il anything, did Senator
Wheeler say?" asked Senator Borah.
He said we didn't need to worry,
that this would all be taken care of
when he got back here.
Says Wheeler Promised "Slice."
Rhea said he had an interest in the
Phil MCGOWAN permit, and that Camp
bell declared if the permit was fixed
up" they would give Wheeler quite
a big slice out of it."
did Senator Wheeler make any
statement when there was talk of
slicing up the permit?' asked Senator
Borah. ....
81 don't think he said word" was
the reply.
Rhea testified he never paid any
sum to Wheeler in connection with
the permit; nor did he have any
knowledge that Wheeler appeared in
the land office either in Washington
or Montana in connection with it.
Senator Borah developed that Rhea
had made an affidavit in connection
with the Rainbow Hotel conference.
ITO whom lid you first narrate this
natter" asked Senator Borah.
ITO Mr.. Coan."
Rhea said he had met Coan at Den
yer on invitation of CLOSER, who for
merly was an employe of Campbell.
After Probe Started.
"Was this after the investigation of
(Continued on Page g Column 81
Evening star., 1924-05-01
Macdonald Favors Taking
DawesPIa' From Hands
of 1ebt Commission.
FRENCH VIEW DIFFERS,
/ P0INCARE INDICATES
Lsndol to Ask Business Methods
I Be Used as Against
Political.
Il. the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 1.-When Prime Min
ister Macdonald meets Minister
Theunis and Paul Hymans of Belgium
at Chequers Court tomorrow the Bel
gian emissaries will be told that
Great Britain desires to put the Dawes
plan into effect by taking it out of
the hands OF the reparation commits
sion and dealing directly with Ger
many in new international confer
ence.
In this conference, according to the
British view, the allied powers will
meet Germany, not as victors over
the vanquished, but as hard-headed
business men trying to settle the
gigantic reparations debt by business
instead of political methods
While this plan has not been Off
cially announced, it is understood
that the British government is anx-
ious to revert to the policy which
was interrupted when Premier Poin-
care ordered occupation of the Ruhr,
and Mr.. Macdonald is expected to
take this first opportunity of outlin-
ing the British desires.
So far as is known here there are
no indications that France shares the
British desire for a new conference
with the Germans, NJ. Poincare being
understood to favor turning the ex-
perts' plan over to the reparation
commission for application in it's en-
tirety.
Evening star., 1924-05-01
TORNADO DEATH TOLL
IN SOUTH REACHES 95
500 Injured in Seven States, Lat
est Figures Show-Increase
Expected.
PROPERTY LOSS, $1o,ooo,ooo
Women and Children Chiefly Vic
tins of High Winds.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, May with nine
ty-five persons known to be dead,
more than score missing. approx
mately 500 injured. some perhaps
fatally. and hundreds homeless, the
southeast set about today to relieve
it's regions stricken yesterday and
Tuesday by the worst high-tension
storms in history.
Tornadoes, descending with devas-
tating violence upon widely sepa-
rated sections, caused damage esti-
mated at S10,000,000 in South Caro-
lima, Virginia, Louisiana and Ar
kansas. The last two were the first
TO suffer, being in the area in which
the disturbance originated Tuesday.
south Carolina Hard Hit.
Early today. incomplete reports de-
Iayed by crippled wire facilities dis
tributed the total list of dead as fol-
lows: South Carolina, Sc; Georgia, 13;
Alabama. IL; North Carolina, 3;
Louisiana, /, and Arkansas, 1.
With many points in the path of the
storms yet completely isolated, re-
ports of additional casualties were
anticipated hourly.
Relief work is proceeding rapidly
under the supervision of the American
Red Cross, assisted by numerous local
fraternal and civic organizations, mu-
nicipal and county governments and
individuals. Hundreds of theknore for
tunate survivors of the storms have
thrown open their homes to the
sufferers, while in virtually every
locality in the affected districts tenn
porary kitchens have been set up to
dispense food to the hungry.
A picture of desolation and wreckage
was left in the wake of the storm,
which traversed path roughly
estimated at more than a thousand
miles long.
More Dead i'm Virginia.
Its destructive force, however.
seemed partly to have been spent as it
spread eastward through Virginia last
evening, no deaths having occurred
there SO far as known, and but slight
property damage caused compared
with other sections in which it struck.
Dead and injured and many of those
unhurt were picked up by the fierce
winds and hurled through the air
hundreds of feet. Miles of telephone
and telegraph lines were torn down,
hundreds of dwellings and other build
ings were ripped from their founda-
tions and demolished, trees were up
rooted and numerous live stock were
while bridges were washed
away and roads flooded in many sec
(Continued on Page g Column 10
Evening star., 1924-05-01
Fear u. S. Globe Flight Chief
Is Victim, of Alaskan Storm,
Searchers Find No
Trace of Martin
in Chignik Hop.
Islands C0n,bed BY
Wireless and Ships
as Gale Abutes.

BY the Associated Press.
CORDOVA, Alaska, May NO
word had been received at 2:25 am.
today at this station. which is in con-
stant wireless communication with
the north Pacific region, concerning
the fate of Maj. Frederick l.. Martin.
Radio transmitters at cannery sta
tions along the Alaskan peninsula
and the Aleutian Islands westward
from Chignik, whence Maj. Martin
flew at 11:10a.m. yesterday, were ex-
was hoped that some news might
come then.
Ships Asked to Search.
Vessels that have come north for
the annual Alaska salmon pack were
asked to take up the search. Maj.
Martin has been experiencing difi-
Guilty ever since the expedition of
four planes left Santa Monica, Calf,
March II. Very few of these boats
are equipped with wireless, and the
number of such craft in the region
between Chignik and Dutch Harbor
is small.
The cutter Algonquin of the United
States coast guard. at Pirate Cove,
about half way between Chignik and
Dutch Harbor. sent A message stating
that she would be in communication
with cannery stations as soon as their
radio opened and that she would
endeavor TO communicate with all
cannery vessels.
The message from the Algonquin
expressed the hope that Maj. Martin,
whose sole companion was his
mechanician, Sergt. Alya Harvey,
might have alighted at cannery
station for the night.
FISHING BOATS SEARCHING.
Evening star., 1924-05-01
DEMPSEY TO MEET WILLS
FOR TITLE IN SEPTEMBER
Rickard Announces Match Ar
rangements; Bout to Be Held
at Boy1e's Thirty Acres.
RE the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May Tick Rickard
announced today he had matched
Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills for
a world heavyweight championship
fight at Boyles Thirty Acres. Jersey
City, on September 6.
So far as Wills is concerned the
match is contingent upon a victory
over either Quintin Romero, Chilean
heavyweight. or Erminio Spalla, Ital-
ian holder of the. European heavy
weight title, some time in June at
the Jersey bowl, Rickard said.
Wills already has signed for both
contests and the promoter said he
had obtained the agreement of Jack
kearns, Dempsey's manager, to the
title match with the negro. At the
same time Rickard announced that he
had definitely abandoned all further
negotiations with Luis Angel Firpo,
following the latters rejection of
the promoters latest bid for his
services, and insistence that he will
retire from the ring. Rickard has in
structed his Buenos Aires agent,
Juan HONS, to return to this coun-
try.
Evening star., 1924-05-01
Senator'S Tuker,
From Hearings
To Get Quorum

There were so many investiga-
tions and hearings in progress at
the Capitol today that the Senate
sergeant-at- arms was forced to
invade some of them to round up
a sufficient number Of members
to carry on business on the floor,
where the tax bill is under con-
sideration.
Hoping to get an early start
on the tax bill, Chairman Smoot
of the finance committee had OBJ
tanned unanimous consent to con-
vene an hour ahead of regular
meeting time. Two roll calls
counted only forty-two senators
present, however. and the SER
geant-at-arms was dispatched to
get seven more.
After a few minutes a quorum
was numbered and business pro-
ceeded.
Evening star., 1924-05-01
LEAGUE FOR PEACE
SESSION OPENS HERE
Jane Addams Apologies for ''In-
tolerance" Toward Women's
World Group.
SAYS U. S. FAvORS AIM
Tells Delegates From % Countries
Americans Against War.

Apologizing to the delegates to the
fourth international congress of the
Women's International League for
Peace and Freedom for certain cur
| rents of intolerance" they have en-
countered in America, Jane Adams
told the inaugural assembly of the
congress today that perhaps it should
have acceped an invitation to meet
in London, where free speech and
free assemblage are once more firmly
established"
The congress convened shortly be-
fore noon in the hall of nations in
the Washington Hotel. to remain in
session for week. Delegates from
twenty-five countries answered the
roll call and in addition there were
present guests and visitors from all
parts of the world, including mem
bers of patriotic organizations direct
ly opposed to the peace and freedom
program of the league.
Apologies to Delegates.
At the outset Miss Adams declared
that in speaking in the dual capacity
OF international officer of the league
and an American citizen she did not
consider her position in either place
cof.hicted. Il do not believe" she said.
that devotion to Internal tional aims
interferes with love of country any
more than devotion to family detracts
from good citizenship. And'I am sorry
now to speak a word of apology.
Ever since you landed some of YOU
must have felt certain currents of
intolerance never before encountered at
our previous congresses. May 1 assure
you that Americans are not by nature
and training less tolerant than the
people in those other countries who
treated us with such fine and unvary-
ing courtesy. But a survival of war
psychology is an unaccountable thing:
1t constitutes new indictment of the
devastating effects of war upon human
character. ...
Perhaps it was too soon to hold
our congress on Anne rican soil. Pos
sibly we ought to have accepted the
invitation of our British section to
meet in London, where free speech
and, free assemblage are once more
firmly re-established. But 1 beg of
you not to take this situation too
seriously. One thing 1 would very
much deprecate; / should be in de-
spair II you were frightened and in
hibited so that, instead of real con-
SreSS WIN genuine discussion, we
should have a sort of dress parade
congress, with a pretended discussion
and an. expression of half convic-
tions."
Demand for End of Wars.
Miss Addams told the :, delegates
that if they spoke from the depths of
your hearts" they would find a tre-
mendous response throughout the
United States. In churches, in COL
leges, in cities and on farms there is
at last arising an overwhelming de-
mand, that war shall cease" she said.
''And, more than that, that the United
States shall lead in a movement to
this end. This beautiful Capital city
of ours does not always know what
the people want, although it tries so
hard to find outn'
Miss Addams announced that Presi-
dent Coolidge would receive the dele
gates at the White House at 1890
o'clock next Wednesday afternoon. 1t
would be necessary. however, for
Continued on Page 2, Column s.
Evening star., 1924-05-01
FEARS FELT FOR SAFETY.
Terrific Gales Reported on Eastern
Point of Unimak Island.

FALSE PASS, Unimak Island, May
1 (By wireless to the Associated Press
via Bremerton, Wash. Fears are
expressed here for the safety of Maj
Frederick l.. Martin, commanding a
United States Army squadron encir-
cling the globe, who left Chignik
Alaska, at 11:10 am. yesterday for
Dutch Harbor, Unalaska Island and
who has not been reported passing
any points.
Residents at the small cannery sta
tion here, located on the SoutheaSter
point of Cnimak Island, near Ikakan
Bay, have just passed through the
worst five days ever known for this
period of the year
The North Pacific Ocean has been
lashed by terrific gales, the wind fire.
quently reaching a velocity of 100
miles an hour. The air at the wire
less station has been filled all day
with snow blown from the mountain
sides and neighboring peaks
Even the seagulls making their
home here did not try to fly, seeking
sheltered hooks and staying out of
the cold wind. The temperature has
ranged from GO to "a degrees above
zero during the storm.
The residents all believed that a
mistake was made attempting the
400-mile flight from Chignik to Dutch
Harbor during the gale.
Evening star., 1924-05-01
M'CRAY ENTERS CELL
WORN, BUT SMILING
Former Indiana Governor Will Be
Finger-Printed at Atlanta
Penitentiary.
COMPANION PRISONER FLEEs
New State Executive May Probe
All Departments.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, May sympathy
for the tornado victims in the south
was expressed today by Warren T.
McCray, former governor of Indiana,
just before he was committed to the
Federal penitentiary here to serve a
term of ten years for using the mails
to defraud. MY heart goes out to
those who lost their loved ones and
their homes" he said.
The former governor made this
comment at Rome, Ga, early today,
during a brief stop of his train, on
which he came from Indianapolis He
had nothing to say directly about his
case.
Looks Worn, But Smiles.
McCray looked worn, but greeted
newspaper men with a smile His
guards were Harry Wertz, deputy
United States marshal, and E. j.
Fogerty, warden of the Indiana state
prison.
Robert Lambert, another prisoner
being brought to the penitentiary by
the same deputies, escaped from the
train early today, near Shelbyville
Tenn, by jumping through a wash
room window. He was convicted of
automobile theft. There were five
other prisoners in the party, in addi-
tion to McCray.
No extra preparations had been
made to receive McCray at the Allan
ia penitentiary, officials stating he
would go through the same routine as
any other prisoner. After being
photographed and finger-printed, he
will be given a blue denim uniform
and assigned to a CELL He will re-
ceive a physical examination either
TINS afternoon or within a few days.
OFFICIAL CLEANUP SEEN.
Evening star., 1924-05-01
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 1.-The ambition of
Jake Hamon, oklahoma politician
and oil man, was not to be Secretary
Of the Interior-it was to make his
son, Jake, jr., President of the United
States. This was disclosed today by
his widow on her return from Wash
ington, where she was summoned to
testify before the Teapot Dome in
vestigation committee, and then was
not asked to take the witness chair.
He wanted to be nothing else but
chairman of the Republican national
committee" Mrs. Hamon said.
"'Ill get it and TN hold 1t for years.
until Jake, jr., is old enough to take
Evening star., 1924-05-01
lannon's Ambiti0n Vas to Make Son
President of U. S., Says His Wido,O

it over he told me- she said.
Then I'll make him chairman in my
place and let him hold 1T until he is
wise enough and old enough, and
when that time comes I'll make Jake,
jr., President-the youngest President
of the United States"
Hamon swung his support from
former Gov. Lowden of Illinois to
Warren G. Harding in the 1920 Re-
publican national convention at her
request, Mrs. Hamon said. Harding,
she explained, was a distant relative
of her family.
to a Chicago man and divorced since
lannon's death, paid tribute to the
deceased.
Il want to be known by his name;
I shall have no other. / shall hence
forth be known always as Mrs. Jake
Hannon.'
Evening star., 1924-05-01
M'CARL'S AUTHORITY
UPHELD AND DERIDED
Representative Madden Would
Clarity Controller Generals
Powers.
BILLS ARE ARGUED
Saving of $1,000, 900 Claimed by
Decisions of Official.

Controversy over the power of the
controller general of the United States
was carried before the House judiciary
committee today. which opened hear
ings on a bill by Representative
Madden, Republican, Illinois, to
clarity, and a bill by Representative
Dallinger of Massachusetts. to restrict
the controller generals authority.
J. r. McCarl. the present controller
general, was praised by Mr.. Madden
as the eyes of Congress" and assail-
ed by Mr.. Dallinger as dictator of
the United States"
In the course of his discussion of
the controllers powers Mr.. Madden
indicated he was opposed to the entire
system of making , payments for
claims against the government and
that he shortly would introduce a
bill to provide that all payments
should be made by the Treasury De-
partment.
Recovery of 81 600 900.
At the hearing were Mrs Bessie T.
81 ueggeman, chairman, and other
members of the United States en-
ployes' compensation commission,
which has been in a 1ong-drawn-out
controversy with the controller
More than s1,oOo.OOO, Mr.. Madden
said, had been recovered within two
years on transportation bills for the
War Department. The loss of inter-
est to the government, Mr.. Madden
declared, had been 1925, 900.
Criticizing the War and Navy de-
,ov-fr, &c 70 r-nfrr 4o -
with the controller general in an or
der calling for audit before payment
of transportation accounts, Mr.. Mad
den said that all other departments
and establishments of the govern
ment except these two were cooper
ating willingly.
Abuses Are Charged.
Representative Montague of vir-
ginia, member of the committee,
pointed out two instances in which
he asserted the controller had ex-
ceeded his authority.
The Madden bill provides that dis
bursting officers shall make no pay
ments of any claim or class of claims
or on any account whatsoever wher-
ever the controller general of the
United States has by regulation or
decision otherwise directed the
method of payment and all branches
of the government are hereby re-
quired and directed to comply with
such regulation or decision"
Representative DaIlinger charged
that the controller general had ex-
ceeded his authority and that under
the Madden bill there would be
nothing to prevent him from hold
ing up the pay of a member of Con-
gress or from stopping the sailing
of a Navy dreadnaught or the move
ment of troops
Would Review Decisions.
Representative Dallinger said he
had voted for the budget and ac-
counting act and believed in the sys-
tenn in general. But he had con-
cluded that the controllers powers
should be subject to review.
The Dallinger bill, he explained,
provided that the decisions of the
controller general in case of dispute
should be reviewed by the Attorney
General. The present controller gen.
eraL Representative Dallinger charg-
ed, pays no attention to the Court of
Claims or to the Supreme Court of the
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