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Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
CORONER'S JURY
CHARGES NEGRO
With SHOOTING
Bound Over for Grand
Jury for Murder at
Imperial

Here are some of the questions
that the grand jury will have to
answer to its own satisfaction be-
fore it can @indict Levy Frazier for
killing his brother-in law, Roy Maize
on the night of September 3 at I'm
perial.
Is man guilty of murder when
he commits the crime while in a
sleeping g-stupor? Is a man with a
weakened mind responsible for his
actions while in that mental condi-
tion! Can person be convicted Of
murder, if that crime be committed
while under the influence of psy-
Geological thought, which keeps ham
mering on his brain and telling him
that someone is in the act of taking
his life, and while under that influ-
ence he takes a human life2
Levy Frazier was yesterday after
noon found guilty of shooting two
bullets into the body of his brother
in-law, Roy Maize, on the night of
September 3, by d corner s jury sit
ting in the inquest at B. f. Lemon s
funeral parlors. The coroner 5 jury
recommended that Frazier be bound
over to the grand jury on a charge
of murder in the first degree. Both
men are negroes.
Threatened Life
The shooting is the outcome OF
bitter feelings between Maize an(
his brotherinlaw, Frazier.f 1t il
alleged that. Maize had, threatened
to kill Frazier for interfering il
his domestic affairs.
Frazier put forth the. claim tia
he was inn a sleeping stupor when lht
fired the fatal shots and didn 7
know what he was doing. He .alsc
denies the statement he made tt
sSheriff Gillett yesterday to the eff
feet that his sister urged him to Kill
his brother-in in-law.
BY the lack Of interest Frazier
showed at the inquest and his failure
ito remember clearly what happened
at the time of the shooting leads the
authorities to believe that he is in
sane. John Frazier, father. of the &C
eused, in a statement today said that
his son would plead insanity in an
effort to save himself from capital
punishment. H.
Frazier IS case will be presented to
the grand. jury, when that body
meets some time in September.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
AM. WOOLElNa co.
WILL OMIT THE .
Ia USUAL RETURNS

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-A-Direetors
of the American Woolen Milling
Company omitted the regular quar-
terly dividend of ~ per cent on
the common stock. The annual rate
of 7 per cent has prevailed since
October IA, 1919, prior to which the
regular rate was per cent.
The regular quarterly dividend
Of 1& was declared on the prefer
red today, payable October 10, to
stock of record of September Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
BY RAY G.. MARSHALL, ''R g
Omitted Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

PEKIN, Sept. 5.-Prominent Pc
kin officials assured the United
Press today that tire HPekih govern
nfen't positively is not participating
in the present struggle for Shanghai
but aims to establish peace.
A letter, alleged to be from
Chang Tso Lin threatening inter-
vention, was bran6ed as forgery.
1t is true that q communication has
been received from Chang but it.
contained no such. threatsS
Pekin is quiet conditions normal
save for the inconvenience sexper-
fenced by travellers who wish TO
-each Shanghai by rail- f~s
Steamship lines running to Shang-
hal have eongested passengers FISTS.
At present there is no apparent
likelihood of the north becoming
embroiled in the battles of the
south. ss g.ia geo
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
LEADERS RALLY
IN SUPPORT OF !.
DEM. CANDIDATE
Big Guns Are to Boom
4 Soon in West
Now
By FRASER EDWARDS
United Press Staff Correspond


CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-As an an
swer to Republican contentious
that Democracy in the west is divid-
ed and the chances of the party are
negligible i'll. the grain belt, the
dominant leaders of all factions to-
day rallied to the cause of John w.
Davis, Democratic presidential can
didate.,
Within a few weeks the big guns
of democracy will be booming up
and down the western front in the
battle for the presidency. William
G. McAdoo and Gov. Al Smith, of
New York. who fought each other
to finish in the Democratic con
vention, and William j. Bryan, who
opposed Smith, will be fighting
shoulder to shoulder like three mus.
keiteers for the party standard bear
er Smith S .5rnerary will bring hin
as far west as Chicago, where Cook
County leaders believe he will be
a big help in swinging the state to
the Democratic ticket.
Meanwhile, Davis sets out today
on a personal drive for votes in the
Grain Belt and in the foothills of
the Rockies. He leaves at 6 o clock
tonight for Omaha where he deli
vers his agricultural speech tomor-
row. He will make rear end
speeches at Rockford, Freeport and
Galena, ILL.,, and in Dubuque, Iowa,
enroute.
After spending Sunday with Gov,
Bryan at Lincoln, Davis win speak
in Denver on September IL and
Cheyenne, Wyo., September 12,s He
has accepted an invitation extended
by Gov Jonathan Davis to speak
in Topeka September .13 and will
then open the Missouri campaign
with speech at Buneeton on Sep
.tember Is, 't's
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
PEKIN GOVT. Is
MAKING EFFORT
FOR PEACE NOW
American d estrOyers
Guard Positions
Near Forts
By D. g. BEss,

(Unitoi Press Staff Correspondent
SHANGHAI, Sept. General
Chi Hsieh Yuan 3 forces, bent on
storming Shanghai, drove forward
late today in new advance that
brought them close to the Woo Sung
forts, ten miles from the city.
Heavy firing along the front
where General LUIS defending
troops were falling back, was heard
here throughout the day.
The native city was panic strick-
en- by the advance of the enemy.
Business was suspended and Chin
ese flocked to the foreign settle
ments, which were undist.urbed,
save by the presence ON the terri
fled refugees.
Three of the American destroy
ers at Shanghai were despatched to
Woo Sung where they took up posi-
ton near the forts and were pre-
pared to land marines to guard the
border of the American settlement
if the defending army retreated
farther. So far no landing parties
have gone ashore from the United
States ships.
Quinsan Is Burned
By 1880 tonigh. heavy fight
ing had spread t,long the entire
battle front.
Chi's advancing troops burned
Quinsan, where many of the defense
troops and some civilians were kill
ed and wounded. About 100 wound
ed including civilians, arrived here
today.
Airplanes belonging to the at
tacking forces bombed Nansiang
Word reached Shanghai that part
of LUIS fleet which sailed from
here yesterday probably would meet
g rival fleet which put out, from
Mnking and that an engagement.
might be expected at Iii Ho.
Foreign warships now are extend
ed along the. ten mile waterfront
at Shanghai.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
Writer Calls |. V.
Land of Paradise

I, FL Centre was the recipient of a
visit from a distinguished editorial
writer in the person of Garet Gar
rett, the regular contributor to the
editorial columns of the Saturday
Evening Post.
Mr.. Garrett, who is on an auto
mobile tour of all the western states
in quest of material for his next
series of articles called "Lo, the
Native American, dropped in I'M
expeetedly' yesterday morning for
n DAVIS visit in what he calls "the
land of paradise, " .
Mr.. Garrett left last night for Los
Angeles where he intends to make
his home for the winter.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
MAN FOUND DEAD
I'm ALLEY, = STILL
is UNIDENTIFIED

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Sept g.
An unidentified man with tattoo
marks on his arms ''E, J. b. and
Z cross with words in memory TO
nv dear mother was found murd-
cred in an alley here Thursday. He
had been dead four hours when
found. Pockets of his trousers were
turned inside out. A small empty
purse was found beside him. He
was found by garbage worker
making his morning rounds,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
BY j. r. KELLY,
UNITED Press staff Correspondent)

n . T
PICTOU, N. s., Sept. 5.-Amer-
lea 5 round the world aviators were
winging their way toward the home
land this afternoon. @F8
The flight from Pictou Harbor to
Boston got under way officially at
Has a. m. when the big Douglas
air cruiser Chicago, pilotad by
Lieut.. Lowell Smith and the New
Orleans, with Lieutenant Erik Mel
son at the stick, drove out to open
sea, and headed for home.
The Boston II, piloted by Lieute-
nant Leigh Wade had considerable
difficulty getting off the water be-
cause of the calm and finally TAXED
out to, the entrance of the harbor,
taking the air as he reached the
open sea opposite Pictou lighthouse.
The destroyer Barry, which had
been standing bv. Immediately pick
ed up the planes anchor buoys and
raced out to sea after them.
i Weathers Is Hazy @
The weather was very hazy and
land watchers lost sight of the
planes as they passed out of the
harbor. Rain was reported from
st. John, N. b.. in a radio from
the destroyer Lawrence 1t was
believed possible the airmen might
stop here if weather conditions
were too bad.
Haze. and fog were reported from
several districts along the roate to
Boston. -, ID d
+ BOSTON, Sept. a5.-Boston de-
clarcd a virtual holiday today to
welcome America s round the world
flyers to the homeland. .,tt.t
Thousands of visitors began pour
ing into the city in the early morn
ing and there was general exodus
toward the east Boston airport,
where the heroes are expected about
mid afternoon.
AS word is flashed in by radio
by the ship stations that the planes
are drawing near, an air squadron
headed by General Patrick, chief of
the air service, will soar out to meet
them picking up the globe girdling
planes about three hours out of the
city. =.
To Land in Channel
One of the planes, Curtis pur.
suit speedster, piloted by Lieut.. r.
Curtis Moffatt, will hurtle back to
Boston at high speed as soon as
the world airmen are sighted, to
notify the public that their arrival
is at hand.
In addition to Major General Pat
rick. who will be first to greet the
men, the welcome fleet will include
Assistant Secretary of War Davis, a
radio plane to keep officials in
formed of the progress of the flight,
and number of commercial ma
chimes with me- picture photo
graphers.
The world flyers will make their
first landing in American water in
the Boston ship channel just off the
airport and then will taxi down to
the mooripg buoys.
AS the planes settle on the water,
antiianrcraft guns of battery A,
ninth regiment, coast artillery, will
roar but the presidential salute of
81 guns and the official ceremonials
will follow.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
SEARCH VENICE TOR
KIDNAPPER OF GIRLS

LOS ANGELES, Sept, 5.-Deputy
sheriffs today searched q Venice
neighborhood, trailing the man who
is believed 70 have kidnapped Nina
and May Martin, 10 and II, who
disappeared last week. ~. j.,
Mrs. Vera, G. Burns the girls
mother, told authorities she had de-
finite information the children
were taken to Venice. 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
Search for Three
Missing Persons
by United Press Lensed Wire

LOS ANGELES, Sept. o. Three
missing persons were being sought
today 'by the sheriff's office, with
violence, suspected in one case,
Z. sB. Evitts, SOL BeIlflower
night watchmau, has been gone since
Wednesday night, after serving his
employers for Is years,
Mrs. Jennie Miller, of Glendale,
disappeared Yesterday, according y
her husband 3 story. Glendale 20.
Hce and sheriff's deputies are seek
ing her.
Kathryne Sinclair, rs, grew tired
Of school work after three dayh
Of the session and fled from AlfaA
dena, after telling sehooima'es o.
her intention
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
is
BANKRUPT, TO
! ABANDON TRIP
BY United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, Sept. 5.--A Central
News dispatch from Christiana
states that Raoul Amundsen, noted
explorer, has filed petition in
bankruptcy with being his failure
to have heavy losses incurred in his
attempt to reach the north pole IN
1928.
1t is expected that Amundsen will
abandon definitely a proposed at
tempt to fly across the north pole
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
5000 Klansm en-
to Meet in K. G.
September 22-25

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. g.
More than 5000 klansmen from all
over the country will be in Kansas
CITY September 1925 to attend the
annual klanvocation of the masked
order 1t was learned here.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
SCOTT CHARGED.
WITH TRYING.
TO BREAK JAIL.

CHICAGO, Sept. 5--Rnssell Scott,
%. of Detroit and Cleveland, await
ing trial for murder, was charged to
day with planning his own escape
and the freeing Of others from the
county jail, where Nathan Leopold
and Richard Loeb are waiting SEN
tence for the killing Of Bobby
Franks. M
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
AWATORS NEAR
PORT OF BOSTON
ON FINAL jump
Due. to Land Tonight
After Last Sea
Trip

ny United Press Leased Wire
PORTLAND, Maine Sept. S.
The American world flyers
turned OF the coast and landed
at Harpswell Neck, nearly 40
miles north Of Portland, accord
ing to messages received here
late today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-29
NJ CARL LOSES
NAVY PAY
PLEA
Court Refuses Injunction to
U. S. Controller General in
Commander Cox's Case

The Court Of Appeals today de
MED the application Of J. Raymond
McCarI, controller general of the
United States, for a writ Of super.
sedeas which would hold up the in.
junction recently granted by Jus
tice Hoehling Of the District Sd
preme Court against the retention
Of pay Of officers of the navy.
McCarl asked for the writ to hold
up the injunction until the case
would be heard in the appellate
tribunal.
Suit for an Injunction against
Secretary Wilbur of the navy, Con
troller McCarl and Paymaster Lark
ford to prevent the retention of
20 per cent of his pay to reimburse
the Government for disallowed pay
ments for dependents was recently
brought by Commander John f.
Cox OF the navy.
Secretary Wilbur in his answe,
declared that while he did not
agree with the ACTION of Controller
McCarl, he had ordered the with
holding OF 20 per cent of the Of
.ficer's pay as a compromise!
McCarl insisted, however, on his
view of the law and claimed that
the court had no Jurisdiction to
enjoin him.
Justice Hoehling disagreed with
Mr.. McCarl, allowing the officer $
fun claim, and Mr.. McCarl appealed
from this decision. The case will
be heard in the Court of, Appeals
in its regular turn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-29
BILL C0MPELS CAR COMPANIES TO MERGE BEFORE JULY I2
Gov. Smith to Receive
3rd Oath Of Office
New Years

ALBANY, Dec. Ex-Governor
Alfred E. Smith, will be inau-
gurated chief executive of New
York State for the third time
at 11:15 o'clock on Thursday
morning, New Years day.
The inaugural ceremony will
take place in the assembly
chamber. Mrs. Florence E. S.
Knapp, of Syracuse, secretary
of State-elect, will preside. This
will mark the first time in the
States history that a woman
has presided at an Inauguration.
To accommodate the hundreds
who. will be unable to gain
admission to the assembly
chamber, which seats only about
1000, amplifiers have been
placed in the senate chamber
as well as at the top of the
long flight of steps leading to
the front entrance of the build
ing.
The ceremony will be broad
cast through station WGY at
Schenectady.
Governor Smith will be sworn
in, introduced by Secretary of
State Knapp, and then deliver
his inaugural address.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-29
CLEARS CASE Of
'CL|NTOCK
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clared. ITO discuss these in led.
vance Of their submission to the
coroner would be foolly."
Regardless of what the physi-
clans report contains, however, the
State attorneys office made known
today that it would continue the
investigation but there was no in
timation what information was in
its hands warranting such action.
1t recalled, however, the state
ment of Judge Harry Olson some
days ago that even should the
physicians find that McClintock
came to his death from typhoid
that would be significant"
Olson. an old friend of the Nc.
Clintock family, and largely re-
sponsiblc for the present investi-
gator, has repeatedly stated and
lntimatcd that he had Information
in the case not yet given to the
public.
Whether or not he has revealed
this to the States attorney is not
known.
Aims at Traducers.
william ID. Shepherd, foster father
Of McClintock, and chief bene-
ficiary of his will, today expressed
surpr Sc at the declaration of the
States attorney, and said he knew
of no development which should
warran. the action.
He declared he would start an
investigation on his own part as
soon as the present probe was over.
His aim. he said, would be TO seek
indictment of HIS "traducers.
Shepherd also made known his
plan to break the "hoodoo on the
McClintock fortune by separating it
into several funds which after The
death Of himself and his wife will
go to the betterment of mankind.
He also said he would create a
trust fund for Miss Isabelle Pope,
McClntock' fiancee, whom ne Sat.
urday charged with being "mer-
cenary."
The fund. he said, VIII provide
an $4,000 annuity during her life.
and or her death viii go. to charity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-29
M|LROY thinks
FREE STATE IS
LOSING GRIP
Declares designations From
Dali Were to Show Passive
Resistance of Members
By DANIEL O'CONNELL,
international News Service.

DUBLIN, Dec. GIVE resigned
in order to wake up Ireland and the
Free State government to the dan
gers of the present policy of gov
eminent drift"
That's the explanation of Seau
Milroy, member of the Dali, for the
designations of members of the Free
State legislative body who sympa-
thized with officers who mutinied
on the occasion Of the demobiliza-
ton of the Free State army last
spring.
1T would, perhaps, be more &C.
curate," Milroy declared in an in
terview with International News
Service, ''to describe the govern
ment policy as one of stagnation.
Drift: If it were drift in the right
direction, might mean some prog
ress, however snail-like. But if there
be any movement by the present
policy of the government, it is a
movement away from the ideals of
Irish Ireland and back to the mug
wumpery and decay of West Brit.
ishism.
Not With Irregulars.
1T il movement of whiting
away the force of the position
gained when Michael Collins de-
scribed the treaty as freedom to
achieve freedom 1t connotes the
Ignoble conception of national dig
nifty which thinks that tolerance
within the Free State involves the
effacement of any ideas that in.
splred the plain Irish people dur
ing the Anglo-Irish struggle"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-29
800 EXECUTED
IN CHINA FOR
LOOT|NG
Soldiers PiIIaged VaIuabIes
When Pay Was Held Up.
Arrested Xmas Day

LONDON, Dec. 29.-Eight hun
,dred Chinese soldiers, charged
with looting when their pay was
held up, were herded into then
barracks Christmas day, then LED
out and executed in Kalgan, in
northern China near the grea
wall, according to Central New
dispatches received here today.
The soldiers were lured to their
barracks by the promise they
would receive their delayed pay,
but were locked up there, then
taken out and shot, the dis
patches said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-29
D. c. RENT BILL
INTRODUCED
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letting without specific consent Of
the commission.
The commission would have
power to look into the books and
accounts of real estate companies
and owners and subpoena witnesses
wherever desired.
Would Have Teeth
1t is further set forth in the
bill that the commission should in
woke the aid of the District SUI
preme Court wherever they expert
ence difficulty and that failure to
heed the demands Of the commits
sion would consist of contempt of
court.
A novel provision in the bill is
that where an owner increases rents
that the tenant must paw the in
creased portion TO the commission
until the increase is passed upon
by that body.
Where an owner ignores the rent
set by the commission and charges
more than allowed the bill authorizes
the commission to institute suit in
the municipal court, regardless of
the amount. Tor IWNG the uInOG1L
of money thus extorted.
One-half of the money would be
returned to the tenant and tlSe
other half turned into the United
States Treasury.
1t is provided further that tie
commission should issue semi-an-
nual reports, advising the public of
rental conditions and of the com
missions work.
It would be within the province of
the commission to see that all
tenants get all Of the service they
pay for under their lease and that
the practice made hitherto of re
modelling property as guise - in
creasing rent be abolished
1t is seen after reading over the
bill that Chairman Richard s.
Whaley. of the present commission,
has given the President a scompre-
hensive survey Of the difficulties his
body has met and that the new
bill is designed to eliminate them.
1t was said today that the consti-
nationality of the present hill had
been thoroughly investigated and
'that while it will doubtless meet
opposition that every attempt will
be made to push it through Cor
gress before March L."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-29
H | c H HONORS
FOR WORLD
filters
Medals Will Be Awarded and
All Are to Be Advanced
Many Files in Rank

The highest honors ever given
American army officers IN peace
time will he awarded the rouad-thc.
world filters, under recommendations
made TO President Coolidge today
by Secretary of War Weeks.
The recommendations, which were
drawn UP by the general staff
upon the request of President Cool
idge, provide for TIE awarding of
distinguished service medals TO all
six filters and their advancement
on the promotion list more file mum.
brs than has ever before been given.
Captain Lowell e. Smith, is
recommended for advancement one
thousand files. which is the equiva.
lent of thirteen years service.
First Lieutcnants Leigh Wade,
Eric Nelson. and Leslie p. Arnold,
are recommended for advanc ement
500 files. equivalent to four years
service, and. Lieutenants Henry II.
Ogden and John HardingI reserve,
are recommended for appointment as
second lieutenants in the regular
army.
In addition, acting upon the pre-
cedent set in the case of officers
who constructed the Panama Canal,
all six officers will be eligible to
retire at their own request and with
agank pay and allowances one rank
her at any time thew desire.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-29
FATHER SLAIN
IN ROW WITH
HIS son
Parent Was Husband Of
Youths Divorced Wife,
Years of QuarreIing

JoHNSToWN. N. Y, Dec. 2s.---
William Levi Baker, of Syracuse,
faces first degree murder charge.
police say, as the result Of the
death early today of his father,
Daniel E. Baker, fifty, from five
bullet wounds alleged to have been
fired by the son. The elder Baker
died at the Nathan Littauer Hos
pital at Gloyersville, to which he
was rushed after the shooting.
which occurred in the Baker home
here late Saturday.
The shooting came as the climax
to. more than two wears Of bad
feeling between the two Bakers. Tbs
wife OF the son divorced him about
two and a-half years ago and later
married the father.
According to the story pieced to
gether by the police, it was at his
ex-wife, now his step-mother, rather
than at his father that he intended
to shoot. The father, divining his
purpose as the son drew his gun
shielded the woman and then, twi>s,
wounded, grappled and battled wit
him. In the struggle the younge
man fired three more shots, all Q.
which took effect.
In spite of the fatal wounds, how.
ever, the elder man had almost choke /
his son into Inconsistencies whcc
neiRhbors and the police arrived
Young Baker, it is said, came ~
Johnstown to get his two childrel
born to his mother when si;..
was his wife. Mrs. Baker was rs
cending the stairs to get the childre'i
who had retired, when her form'
husband drew the revolver.