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Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-12-25
Central Train PIoughs
Into Herd of Mules
And Horses; 17KiIIed

MACON Ca. Dec. 22.-The north
bound Dixie Flyer Sunday morning
ran into Il herd Of seventy-five fine
mules and horses At the EcheConee
crossing. Dixie highway and Central
of Georgia railway sixteen mules
and one horse were killed
The train was not derailed, but
was delayed. The accident happen
ed shortly before 8 o'clock. The
mules and horses We're owned by
the j. L. Wallace Construction com
pany which has the contract for
building the highway from Eche-
Conee 10 Perry. The animals We're
kept in A corral nearly a quarter
OF a mile away from the crossing.
but had. broken out during the night
and stTayed onto the railroad track.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-12-25
Labor Federation S
! Election Of Green
Pleases the Drys

WESTERNILLE,O O., Dec. 22.-Of-
ficials OF the Anti.Saloon League of
America and the World League
ASainst Alcoholism, in a statement is
sued at national headquarters hece
Monday, declared the elevation oS
. William Green 10 the presidency of
She American Federation of LABOR
is not only a victory for labor but
is victory TO both national and
world prohibition and law enforce.
ment.
Mr.. Gr%~n. the statement says, IS
an active sS'ohibitionlst.
'Utterances of the late Mr.. Comp
ers and few other wet men IN
the federation often were quoted
abroad as an argument against pro-
hihiion, the statement says. 1T
now vii lhe possible 10 point out 10
the world that the president of the
American Federation of Labor is an
active prohibiaonist. This will have
tremendous effect in other coun-
tries in spreading the doctrine of
world prohibition, and in America
Will tend TO bring about among many
classes q better respect for the pro.
hihiuon law and higher regard for
its Enforcement
Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-12-25
GILBERT FORMER ARMY FLIER,
IN AIR SERVICE SIN MONTHS

CHICAGO, Dec. %. - Clarence
Gilbert, first of the night flying
aerial mail pilots to lose his life in
the service, whose body was found
near Kaneville today, was former
army flier who had been in the
aerial mail service about six months,
according to attaches of the air mail
field here.
Gilbert took off from Chicago with
the westbound mail at p. IN. sun
da.-. The lights OF his plane were
seen at KaneVille and then the flier
vanished and had been reported
missing until searchers found the
body, the parachute torn loose, a
half mile from the point where his
nlane had Cr0Shed.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-12-25
INCREASE IS SHOWN
IN CANCER DEATHS;
TUBERCULOSIS OFF

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Deaths
from cancer increased in the United
States in 1928, while the fight
against tuberculosis made progress
total Of S6,754 deaths was re-
ported to the census bureau as nav
ing resulted from cancer last year
in a registration area composed Oh
territory containing SIS per cent ot
the total population. This represent
ed an increase of 5,S16 deaths over
1922. The rate per 100000 popula'
ton was 89.4 against 86.8 in l923.
In the same area tuberculosis
caused 90,732 deaths against 9O,4o2
in 1922, but the rate per l00,0OO ue-
creased from 81 to 1916.
The census bureau estimated that
if the unregistered areas maintain
ed the same ratio of deaths, cancer
caused 80 1000 deaths in 1928 against
$4,000 in 1922.
Adjusted rates were made in com
pairing the figures on both cancer
and tuberculosis by states. In the
case of cancer, the adjusted figures
were made to allow for difference
in age and sex distribution of the
population, because, generally
speaking, only persons in middle
life and old age have cancer, ana
consequently a state with a conSld-
cradle number of the aged may be
expected to have more deaths from
the disease than a state with
comparatively small proportion Of
aged people.
In the adjusted figures for "a
states, cancer deaths increased in
l. nct "a t.
1925 per 100000 in New York ana
The greatest number of deaths was
from the disease, against 1,697 in
1922.
Florida had $50 deaths against
556; Georgia 1887 against 1,1S2;
Louisiana, 1,126 against 1a09; Mary.
land 1880 against 1882; Mississippi
$50 against 500; North Carolina l.
220 against 1,22S; South Carolina
657 against SO; Tennessee 1,192
against 1,146, and Virginia IA p
against 1866.
The lowest number of fatalities
from cancer occurred in Wyoming,
with 116 against 81 in 1922.
In figuring tuberculosis the white
ana negro populations were Separdt-
ed in some states. In this group,
Tennessee had the highest adjusted
rate in 1928 for white population,
1898 per 100000, and Maryland the
highest for negroes, 1901 per 100,-
600. Mississippi had the lowest rate
for both races, 81 for the white ana
1891 for the negro population. For
the 25 states which show adjusted
rates but not by color, Colorado hal
the highest, 1886 per 100000, and
Nebraska the lowest, 34.2.
The largest number of deaths frolu
tuberculosis occurred in New York,
where 1O,611s persons succImbed to
the disease against 10,695 in 1922.
The lowest number of tuberculosis
deaths occurred in Wyoming, whet {
II died against Sc in 1922. Florida
had 1852 deaths against 1882;
Georgia 2,737 against 2,613; Louis
lana 2,111 against 2,19S; Maryland
1882 against 1899; Mississippi 1894
against 1924; North Carolina 1861
against AIS; South Carolina 1884
against 1891: Tennessee 1924
against $500, and Virginia 2,901
against 3,092.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-12-25
MAIL PILOT KILLED
IN LEAP AS PLANE
CRASHES To EARTH

AURORA, Ill, Dec. 22.-By the
Associated Press.)-ClarenCe Gilbert
relief air mail pilot and first Of the
night flying mailmen to lose his life
in the service of the government,
was killed last night in n plunge to
earth. His body was found near
Kaneville, fifty miles west of Chi
cagO. The parachute apparently had
failed him in leap in the dark and
he crashed to death as the snow
sWirled down about him.
For six months the transcOntinen-
tai day-and-night air mail has car
ried its valuable freight without
serious accident since the establish
ment of night flying until Gilbert
vanished from the electrically-illumi
mated overland trail
For fifteen hours farmers search
ed and representatives of the air
mail had secuted around the open
country near Kaneville where the
lights Of the lost pilots plane last
were observed. Searchers came upon
the wrecked plane a mile north of
kaneVille with the mail intact.
A searching plane, piloted by r.
G.. Page, sent out from Chicago soon
after daybreak, picked up the mail
and started westward bound for
Omaha. A short time later the farm
-searchers found the body of Gil
bert, part of the torn parachute
still attached to his belt.
Since the establishment Of the
transcontinental air mail last July /,
the postal pilots have carried their
cargoes with the same fidelity char
acteristic of the United States mails.
Over the great cities, across the
plains and above mountain ranges,
the mail had been carried day after
day in all kinds of weather. More
than 1,200,0 600 miles had been ira
versed by the air mail flyers with
out other than trivial mishaps.
The cold wave had receded and
the tempera ture had climbed to 13
degrees above zero at o'clock last
night when Gilbert set out from
Chicago.
The snow soon was sWirling about
his plane but lit kept the course un-
til it vanished into the darkness as
KaneviIle was reached. Gilbert was
a former army flyer and is survived
by his wife, living in Iowa City, la.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-12-25
French and Russ
Commerce Pact
Goes Into Effect

PARIS, Dec. 22.--(By the Asso.
ciatel Press.)-All Russian seaports,
today, are open to mer-
chant marine ships flying the French
flag, while similar treatment is ac-
corded Russian tonnage ir French
ports. T u-ciSion to - is nc.
ton was reached after an exchange
Of te)eSrams b, ,Sen '.HI II Her.
riot and NJ Tchitcherin, r%e Russian
foreign minister, announced by the
Soviet embassy in Paris and con.
firmed by the French oreign office.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-12-25
Carbon Monoxide Gas
Kills Three In Garage

FLINT, Mich, Dec. 23.-Three
men were found dead in a garage be
tween here and Holly this forenoon,
the result Of carbon monoxide gas,
according to physicians who wer7
summoned. The dead are Harold
Duberville, 21; Fced Wagner, %
and William Brown, 20. The U)dies
were discovered ~ Euberv.!,e's IA
ther. who called 1T the garage 70
learn what progress had been made
on work that was started ,ast night
Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-12-25
Hoover Is Named Chief
OfU. S. Secret Service

WASHINGTON. Dec, 22.--J. f..
Hoover, who has been acting direc-
tor of the justice departments in.
Vestigation bureau since the retire.
ment Of William J. Burns, today was
appointed director of the bureau by
Attorney General Stone.
Mr. Hoover has been member of
the departments force OF secret
agents for several years, and served
under MIR Burns as assistant direc.
for
Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-12-25
Vote Gives New York
Lead in Number of
Influential Preachers

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-New York
city leads the nation in the number
Of influential preachers, according
to a vote taken by the Christian
Century, religious magazine,
among 25,O00 ministers throughout
the country.
A list of the 25 preachers receiv-
ing the largest vote showed New
York had 7, Chicago, 5; Detroit, 2,
and the others distributed through.
out the country, no more than one
to any city. Among those listed
was VIM. f. DoweH, Washington,
and James I. Vance, of Nashvill,,
Tenn
Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-12-25
Vance c. Mccormick
To Wed Mrs. Olmsted

HARRISBURG. Pa, Dec. 22.-The
engagement of Mrs. Gertrude Ohm
sted, widow of Marlin E. Olmsted,
who represented the 10th Pennsyl.
vania district in congress for a mum.
ber of years, and Vance C. McCor.
mick, former chairman of the Demo-
cratic national committee, was an
nounced here today. The wedding
is expected to take place during the
holiday season.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-12-25
Mrs. Kahn Will Seek
Husbands S House Seat

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22.-Mrs.
Florence Pragg Kahn, widow of Con-
gresham Julius Kahn, who died at
his home last Thursday, announced
today that she would accept a nomi-
nation to succeed him in congress.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-12-25
A. C. |. viii Acquire
North Carolina Line

WASHINGTON. Dec. g3.-The l.
c. c. today authorized the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad 10 acquire sEG
operate 22-mile from Sprins< Hope
y. c, 10 Rolesville. y. G.. aN2 alsp
20 operate a spur track u three
miles from The end % the uue to {
granite quarry.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-16
Wall Street Reports Shows That
Business Is On the Upgrade

WALL STREET, NEW YORN
Sept. l6.-Business news has been
somewhat mixed during the past
few days. 1t was highly satisfac-
tory to leam that the growth in
the tonnage of United States Steel,
amounting to about 100000 tons, as
compared with month earlier, bore
oft the assertions of improvement
in steel demand from various parts
of the country that have been cur
rent of late. The situation in the
steel industry is certainly improv-
ing IN strength. On the other hand,
textile conditions, although indus
trially better in a good many
quarters, are now showing in finan-
cial returns the results of past
weeks of depression, prices being
accordingly off for some of the
principal stocks. ysr
Very much the same state of
things exists in the automobile field,
where the cut in the dividend of
Chandler was practically what had
been expected for some time past;
fun allowance having been made for
it in values. Reports now generally
agree as to the much more salts
factory industrial outlook that Is
faced By many of the stronger COM
panies which are. finding an unusu.
ally good autumn demand for their
product Building continues to be
active III many parts.of the country
and materials are correspondingly
strong i'll price. .a4 49, st..f.-4.fs-i
The upward movement of whole-
sale price indexes to figure near
l48 shows the expansion of activity,
while returns for bank credit in
dicate that the total amount of
loans and discounts is at an nnusu-
ally high figure; denoting that the
banks have been putting their funds
back into the service of the COM
niunity through the investment mar
ket, even though finding the, de-
mand for commercial loans some
what shortened. 81
General Prosperity
After all, the best support for the
market at the present time Is
found in the generali prosperity of
the country. This is well illustrat-
ed by the figures compiled by the
National Industrial Conference
Board and based on a survey cover
ing Industries which employ about
700, 900 persons. In these industries
such reaction of wages as has oc-
cured since the high war peak has
been much less than the drop III
prices, so that labor is today getting
probably 81 per cent more purehas-
ing power in return for it's efforts
then it had in aJu4y; 1914. Other
indications of prosperity are to be
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-16
PERSONALS

Miss Polly Anna Margaret Stone
has returned from Los Angeles
where she has been visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Anna Stone.
Miss Geraldine McGlashan IS back
again after an extended trip east.
Miss MeGlashan stopped over in
Chicago where she received special
training in beauty culture.
Mrs. Paul Bradshaw and infant
son, have just returned from a six
weeks visit fer Kansas City and
other points.
r. p. Moore has arrived home
after spending his vacation at La
Jolla Beach.
j. NJ. Little of Holtville was in
town yesterday.
Z. C. Hatfield of Holtville was
here yesterday on Business.
Mr., and Mrs. r. b. Whitelaw
have returned home after a sum
mer's outing spent at Coronado
Beach and Los Angeles
j. Stewart Ross and family have
returned 10 Fl Centro after three
months vacation at eastern points
and at La Jolla.
Mrs. Earnest Edwards of Holt
vile was in town shopping yester
day.
Miss Florence Turley has return
ed from three months vacation
spent in Los Angeles. Miss Tur
lev will resume her position at th'
First National. Bank. &
Jimmie Marshall and his wifi
have returned home after tw'
weeks vacation spent at Big Bear
j. j. Voorhees, ofsthe Underwood
rypewriting Company, of San Die
90 is here on business.
Miss Nadine strickland has re
turned from San. Diego where shs
attended the DAYS Harding. wed
ding. II
Miss Ks.heripes hYon-is. .hcmeaf
fer spending her vacation at Los
Angeles aud San Diego.
Fred Sehlador of San Diego is
here on a week s business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer A. Todd have
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-16
Third Notable of
Indianapolis
Race Gone
H 50. ~

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 16.-
| Jimmy Murphy, race driver kill
ed at Syracuse, NJ. Y, yesterday
was the third winner of the In
dianapolis motor speedway 500
mile event to meet death at the
wheel of racing car within the
last two weeks.
Murphy was winner of the1922
race mere.
Joe Oyer, winner in 1918 died
september 2 from injuries re-
ceived in the Labor Day event
at Altoona, Penn.
Dario Resta, winner in 1916, was
Kllled the following day in races
in England.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-16
Loeb Family In
Sympathy With }
Grant

a CHARLEvOIX, Mich, Sept.
16.-The sympathy OF, the family
of Richard Loeb, now serving a
life sentence for the murder of
Bobby Franks, goes to the fam
lily of Bernard Grant, Chicago
''back of the yards" youth, sen
fenced to die for murder, Err
nest LoeO, brother of Richard,
told the United Press today.
Albert H. Loeb, and Mrs. Loeb,
parents of Dickie, are slowly
recuperating from the nervous
ordeal of their sons trial in Chi
cago. They are still in confine5
ment, however, and will prob
ably stay at their palatial sum
mer home at Charlevoix for some
time, young Loeb said.
1--WE want TO world to know
that our whole hearted sympathy
goes to the Grant family" Ernest
Loeb said. I'VE have just pass
ed through the most tragic ex-
perience in our lives in saving
Dickie's life, and we can ap-
prcciats the sorrow and anxiety
felt by young Grants family.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-16


found in the improving condition Of
aempioynfrrt I'M textile and other in
15iustritsE which are now enlarging
their Aelhsnd for labor, a situation
which is sequally characteristic of
the steel industry.
Agriculturally, the past few weeks
have been gratifying. The govern
ment 3 latest cotton report still holds
close to the high figures that were
put out some time ago and indicates
a'syield Of something like 12,787, 900
bales, figure which is in fair gen.
erals agreement with the average
estimates of private concerns.
Wheat has maintained its price, and
from those parts Of the country that
have realized on their crop, reports
o. genuine prosperity show that the
outcome Of the harvest period has
been extremely. satisfactory. This
is also reflected in the large sales
which mali order houses and other
distributors in the same class are
making.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-16
NO DROP HERE IN
RENTS, IS OUTLOOK

Inquiry among local real estate
men and owners of houses brings the
inforneatlon that there's no such
good lack for tenants here as a drop
in rents. The present housing stu
alton in FL Centro is acute enough
to be causing some axiety among
families seeking to comfortably To-
cate, themselves for the winter. Not
only are desirable houses bard to
get, but even rooms as well, all Of
which augurs well for fall and win
ter activity, say the old timers.
The eyes of all Southern Cali
fornia and even far distant commun
tiles are turned on Imperial Valley
as evidencing the greatest amount
of prosperity under present trying
conditions which have so affected
certain other districts throughout
the state that farmers and cattle
raisers have suffered huge losses.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-16
COMMENTS MADE
. ON SENTENCE OF
!. LOEB'-lIECPOLD
py United rles. Leased wire

CLEVELAND, o., Sept. l6.-"'I
am inclined to think the sentence
in the. Leopold-Loeb case win affect
juries for some time to come, -
Henry Williams, assistant county
prosecutor, said today.
Granting of mercy to Loeb and
Leopold in Chicago will Influence
the granting of mercy to youths of
the same age tried for murder else
where" he said.
LOS ANGELES. sThe question
| of whether there is one law for
I the rich and one for the poor has
long been before us, with increasing
comment growing out of the Loeb
Leopold sentence" said District
Attorney Asa Reyes. Undoubted-
ly many future pleas for not impos-
ing the death penalty win be based
on the Loeb Leopold case. Whether
they will be given added considera-
tion in our courts because of the
Chicago verdict the future alone
can disclose.
| DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 16.-The
Leopold-Loeb-Grant eases in Chica-
go will make it more difficult here
after to select d jury not opposed to
capital punishment, District Attor-
ney Shelby Cox believes.
Cox added, however, that regard
less of the outcome of the Grant
case, he would continue to demand
the death penalty in justifiable
eases.
HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. To-
The, reaction against capital pun
ishment win be widespread as the
result of publicity given the case
of Bernard Grant in Chicago in
connection with the Leopold-Loeb
sentence, j. Dixie Smith, district at
torney, said today.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 10
The nature of the crime and the re-
cord Of the criminal should be con
sidered in demanding the death
penalty, j. w. kaeiln, assistant
county prosecutor, declared today,
in commenting on the sentences OF
Leopold and Loeb and Grant cases
in Chicago.
DENVER, Colo, Sept. 16.-''The
fact that justice falls down in one
place. Isl nos. reason that 1T should
fan in every ease,' says District
Attorney Philip Van sCise, comment
ing on the Grant case in Chicago
'"The law in Illinois provides for
the death penalty in certain cases.
Judge Caverly disgraeed the bench
with his decision in the Leb-Leo-
pold case. If young Grant was
convicted and sentenced on proper
evidence, he should suffer the pro-
per penalty. Justice mast proceed
in spite of setbacks from sensation
al juries and spineless Judges h-s
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-16
Valley Chambers
Will Hold First
Meeting of Fall ]

The next meeting of the Associat-
ed Chambers of Commerce willi be
held at Imperial. Friday, September
26. 1t will be the first meeting Of
tie organization since last May.'D
All the chambers of the county
will send three delegates to the
meeting. Among whom will be Pres
ident r. P. Moore, H. P. Meyer and
Jasper Travers of the Ell Ceptro
Chamber of Commerce. The alter
nate delegates will be j. II. Edgar,
Charles f. Sones and l.. c. Lee.i
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-16
Rents Due For
Fall In Chicago,
Much Building,
By United rress Lensed Wire

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-Rents are
coming down in Chicago as October
first, fall moving day, approaches,
the city councils cost of living
committee reported today. Drops of
from 10 to Is per cent have already
been registered
Experts believe that housing short
age, which struck Chicago in com
mon with other cities of the coun-
try when the war halted building
operations, has brought universal
cure. High rentals brought more
building with the result that there
IS some competition for tenants.
COLUMBUS, o., Sept. 16.-Rents
may be So to So higher after Octo-
Der /, due to the large number of
persons returning to cities to spend
the wikter, but there will be little
or no change in house rents, a sur,
vey OF the five largest real estate
agencies IN Columbus indicated to-
day.
LEN IAI, Dept. io.--DtSpitc tHt
fact that $l00,000,000 worth OF. CON
struction now is under way. in this
section of Colorado, only 2 per cent
of offered properties are vacant,
Denver realtors say a recent survey
shows. 4,a..
With the natural demand for
property augmented by boom times,
a heavy demand for rented property
is being felt. the realtors say.
They predict that rents will adj
vance slightly as result of this
demand, but none are predicting sub
stantial increases.
PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. l6-Port,
land rents will remain about sta
tionary during the early winter
months, according to predictions of
building owners here today. Ac-
tive new construction will tend to
stabilize the rents, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-16
FIERCE BATTLE
RACES BETWEEN
CHINESE TROOPS
CONTINUED from mage IL


arrive at Shan Hal Kwan within a
few days. The Chi Lii force then
win number about 10000 at this
point al''t' s'I.-@s
"A desperate and decisive battle
is expected to take place soon at
this important railway point and it
is here that the fate of Wu Pei Flu
or Chang Tso Lin probably winl be
settled"
SHANGHAI, Sept. 16.-Rein-
forced by 5000 Chill troops sent
south to his assistance by WI Pei
Flu, Chi Haieh Yuan today began an
artillery preparation for major
offensive against Shanghai. e
Intense fighting between Chi's
outposts and the Chekiang troops Of
General Lu Yung Hsiang Tasted
throughout Monday night and was
renewed today. -
Shanghai shook with the rever-
berations of the artillery duel.
American marines guarded the
japanese district of Shanghai. The
population of 1900 is most CRATE
full and has been overwhelming our
men with gifts and, trinkets.,
Women get up in the night 70
carry hot soup to sentries on duty.
A detachment of Japanese sailors
is eneamped nearby.
LONDON, Sept. l6.-The, inter
national. naval contingent ne the
port of Shanghai has been inereas
ed and there are now. 26 warshlps
in the barbor, according to dis
patches published in the Daily Man Maj
today. :. f-..,.. .sl.,.ae
SeamefY and marines number lS0t
have landed and are on hand to
protect the foreign settlement 'oi
Shanghai in ease the. fighting be
tween the rival war lords 'endan
gers the zone. Other dispatches
from Canton today say that Sun
va. Sen has turned over the city
to the people for self government.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-16
EXCHANGE rs FIRM
Ry United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-The for
eign exchange market closed firm.
Sterling 4.46, 1916, up l 1916;
francs .O535, up .0003; marks 1885
per trillion paper; Shanghai 76H;
Yokohama 40S7; Russia 514; Swe-
den 1868, up .O0ol; Norway 1876,
up .0001.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-16
Hungary Y Gives !
Russ r Recognition

I BERLIN, Sept. 16-The Hun
garian government has granted, !,
j diplomatic recognition to Rus
= sia. The joint commission which
I has been discussing recognition
! here for several days, reached
4 full agreement today. Appotnt-
lnent Of diplomatic representa-
tives to Moscow and Budapest
I Is expected at once.