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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-10

It's gotten so nowadays that any
bush Lacquer who doesn't bring AZ
least $4,000 on the hoot is hardly
worth sIgnlng By big league scout.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-10
ILL u

You can't keep Jimmy Welsh off
OF the first team. lie fills In nicely
at utility. being able 70 play any out.
field posltlon OF first base.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-10
FIGHTERS TO
MAKE WEIGHT
Simonich and Harper to
Weigh in at lat Pounds
at 2 p. M. Tuesday

Toe sIMoNIcH and Bob Harper
~ are agreeing 20 mako i47
pounds az ? o'clock. the day Of their
fight az the Crystal Pool They
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-10
MANAGER

Red Kiliefer Is the best manager
IN the minors and the Seattle leader
has done much TO keep his team in
the race all year.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-10
BY BILLY EVANS

NTAsHtNGTON. Oct, 10 The
w story u the sixth game o. tho
world series must D. written around
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-10

Cut fish should have flesh OF d
firm appearance and a close grain.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-10
1t Was a Hot
Time Rainier
Had Thursday
BY ALEX c. ROSE

TUE feathers Of the Cocks o. tho
Il North were pIucEed clean by the
Hautlu' Robins az the Rainier Lnks.
FfHE.saaaHsaF a. u g. o.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-10
Prep Gridders
Playing Friday

Ballard and Lincoln Were PLAYING
today in the Prep league. NJ $40. al
Denny field.
Roosevelt and Franklin tanslc TO.
morrow. az 73o.
Gum arabic is an excellent stlftcn.
Ing agent for linen.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20
MILLIONAIRE "
HOBO" welded
in CHICAGO
by United Press Leased Wire

4 CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-James Eads
How, 80, world renowned "mil-
lionaire hobo,'' started today on a
new iaunt-along the path of mar
ried life. '
How was married last night to
Miss Ingeberg Sorenson, 30. The
marriage ceremony was performed
at the home of the brides parents
by Irwin st. John Tucker.
How startled the world more than
two decades ago when he inherited
$1,O00,000 by announcing he was not
entitled to the money as he had not
earned a penny of it, and was set
ting out to "aid the hapless hobo. -
How's grandfather built several
great bridges. His father was presi
dent of the Wabash railroad.
Since the early nineties, How has
been prominent in hobo circles as
well as a regular attendant of labor
conventions. Once when he stepped
into the office of the mayor of st.
Louis and offered him 100000 to
help the poor, he was ordered exam
ined by alienists. -.
Miss Sorenson, according to DIR.
Ben Reytman, president of the hobo
college, is known as the "lady
hobo.'' The, couple met at, labor
meetMg.. -,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20
Flees
With Nurse, His
Wife COntented
by United Pres. Leased w,re~~

SAN RAFAEL, Calf, Aug. 20.---
Marius A. Miller, San Rafael con-
tractor, who was to have been ar
raigned tomorrow morning on q
charge of bigamy, has fled to Mex
leo or Canada by automobile with
wife number two and her ten
months old baby, authorities learn
ed here. =
Miller claimed to have married
Mrs. Delphine Schuller, &C, nurse of
his sick wife, ten days ago while
under influence of liquor.
Appraised of her husband s mar
riage to the nurse, Mrs. Miller.
bed-ridden and facing death, could
find no reason why he should not
have two wives.
On her plea, the girl was releas-
ed on probation following her ar
rest. Miller was freed on $2500
bail and resume dwork. Today one
of his workmen reported him miss
ing and Probation Officer Thomas
0 Conner upon inquiry at Miller's
home learned of the elopment.
"Oh, yes" Mrs. Miller said.
"they packed up and left yester-
day. | found a note telling me
about it. IN not worrying Why
can t you people let them alonef'
Word has been sent to border
authorities a pprehend the pair.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20
GENERAL TAXES
REALLY REDUCED
TWELVE CENT
Water Bond Issue Adds
% Cents To
Rate

Enforcing its policy of rigid
economy, the city council yesterday
afternoon finished its work Of
making up the budget for the OPP
Grafton of the city during the pre-
sent fiscal year.
Despite the fact that the $780,
COO.O0 water bond issue just float
ed raises the proportion of the city
taxes appropriated to bonds % cents
per 800 valuation over last year,
the total tax rate per hundred dol
lars valuation is raised only 10
cents over the rate last year.
The new tax rate is set at $1.65.
1t was $1.55 last year and the
year preceding that. The new bud
get is made on q basis of 81 cents
of the entire tax rate for general
funds; Is cents for library funds
and So cents for bonds. Last year
the proportion was 81 cents gen.
eral fund, II cents library and Al
cents bond fund.
The total amount of taxes that
will be taken in this year on the
basis of the new rate and the
assessed property or I'll Cehtro, -
0,554.35, according to figures at
the city hall.
Reduced IL Cents
In other words, the City of FL
Centre is to be run this year at
reduction of IL cents as compared
with the operating expenses OF the
city last year. The apparent in
crease in the tax rate is caused b.
the water bond issue.
| The gross valuation of all prop
erty in the city was placed at 49,
1S6,975.55, by the board. The net.
valuation for assessment purposes
was placed at $S,051S44.55. The
board allowed $135, ,131.00 in soldier
! exemptions this year.
The board of equalization raised
the valuation on Improvements and
personal property this year approx
imately $S7,000.00. Real estate
values were left unchanged.
In making up the new budget,
the city council proposed to reduce
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20
MANY OFFICES
TO BE VOTED
NEXT TUESDAY

Voters at the coming primary
elections on August 26, will be Civ
en- chance to name their choice
for congressman from the 18th con-
gressionnl district, state senator,
assemblyman, chief justice of the
supreme court of California, two
associate justices of the supreme
court of California, two associate
justices of the District Court of
Appeals and county supervisors in
four districts.
The list of candidates registered
at the county clerk s office, and
whose names will appear on the
ballot are: Congressman Phil ID.
Swing and State Senator Ed. P.
Sample, candidates for congress-:
Chester M. Kline and T. B. Tai
bert, candidates for state senator
j. Ralph Anderson, A. N. Bucklin,
Geocge Herrick Davis, and A. C.
Finney, candidates for assembly!
man;
Louis w. Myers of Los Angeles,
for chief justice of the supreme
court of California; John w. Shenk,
South Pasadena, and John E. Rich
ards, San Jose, candidates for as
sociate justices of the supreme court.
For Supervisors
Jesse w. Curtis, San Bernardino,
and Lewis r. Works of Los Ange-
les, candidates for associate justice
of the District Court of Appeals.
The candidates for county super
visors are: George Austin, George
Bowles and Romeo c. Smith for the
FL Centre district; j. Roy Adams,
William A. Edgar for the Imperial
district; Henry L. Jackson and Will
liam A. McFadden for the Brawley
district, and Carl Brown, Ernest v.
Edwards and George A. Whitlock
for the short term in the Holtville
district.
Residents who have been regis
.ered since January l, 1924, may
vote in the primaries. Unless vot-
ers are considered under the law
as commercial travellers, whose oe-
cupation makes it necessary for
them to be absent from their place
of residence ON the election day,
they cannot vote by mail, and in
the cases provided by law for those
who are absent proper ballots mus.
be received from the county clerk S
office in advance.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20
REID PARDON
REFUSED, WILL
HANG FRIDAY
Governor Believes Case
Justifies Death
Penalty
BY United Pres. Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 20.-Gover-
nor Friend William Richardson, in
formal statement given out today,
declared he could see no reason why
the sentence of Clarence (Tuffy)
Reid, to hang Friday at San Quentin
penitentiary should be reprieeed.
"No new evidence has been pre-
sented since the trial, and no facts
have ben brought to light that would
warrant me in. setting aside the YER
Diet of the jury the governor s
statement said.
GA certain newspaper has con-
Quoted publicity campaign to Sc
cure the release of this desperate
criminal. It's claim that there was
irrcgularity in 'sinstrueting the jury
is positively denied by the trial
Judge. The fact that the murderer
has a mother and sister is played
upon by this newspaper, but the
grief of these poor women is caused
by the criminal himself.
FThe laws of California provide
for trial, conviction and execution
of criminals of the Reid type, and
if there ever was case where
hanging is justified, it is in this
case.
Reviews the Case
The governors statement reviews
the evidence of the crime as pre-
sented during Reid's trial, the gov
ernor declaring:
r ssAll of the facts in this cease
show that, the murder was par
ticularly cruel, deliberate and cold
blooded affair. Reid held up a
trunk store in Los Angeles and COW
ereu .Chrales Weingarten and others
with. "a pistol and demanded their
money. Weingarten seized the de-
fendant's right wrist and showed
his right hand, which was holding
the pistol, towards the ceiling. The
pistol was discharged into the cell
ing.
1'Reid then coolly reached into
his pocket with his left hand and
got another pistol with which lre
deliberately shot and killed Vein
garten. The murderous instinct of
Reid was apparent again when he
urged his partner to shoot by say
ing why in hell don t you do some,
thing?' His partner thus instigated
by, Reid fired. Reid and his partner
in crime then fled and were later
captured.
''While in Jail he, entered into
plot for a general Jail escape and
boosted that he was willing to
murder four turkeys if ,they at
tempted to interfere with him. He
procured pistol Oh the morning OF
the trial and attempted to escape.
,bv holding up his guard. Fortunate
sly another guard came by and took
the pistol away. from him thus pre-
venting Il second murder. y
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20
BUCKLIN IS CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE
STATE ASSEMBL lyman. STATES VIEWS
WHICH STRESS COMBINING OF JOBS

In announcing his platform. AL
vim n. Bucklin, candidate on both
republican and democratic tickets
for assemblyman, declares. that
there are several changes in the
operation of the Imperial Irriga-
ton district that should be effected
through the legislature and pledges
his efforts to bring about those
changes. IN r4ti t< q.
Bor4years there has been talk
of bill which would consolidate a
number of county and Irrigation
district. offices, thereby saving tax
payers many thousands Of dollars, =
Mr.: :Bucklin says. ssf
e Because every piece of property
now has two or three valuations
placed upon it., all assessments could
and should be handled through. the
county assessors office. +
EWhat is true in assessing prop
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20
Pasadena Plans
to Secure Water
San Gabriel R,

PASADENA, Aug. 20-Details of
Pasadena plan to secure addition
al water from the San Gabriel riv'
err, supplementing the present sup
ply obtained from the Arroyo Seco
are obtained in lengthy statement
issued by the board of city direc'
tors.
More water is necessity, the state
ment declares, inasmuch as "if
every drop of water in the Arroyo
Seco, the present principal source
of supply, could be used, there
would not be enough for the pre-
sent demand. - 1oaa
The city plans, according to the
statement to use FROM the San
Gabriel river only the. flood water,
storing it in a big dam, which plan
will "frankly, benefit Pasadena
and cannot hurt any other section,
for the law will allow none but SUR
plus water to be taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20

erty is equally true in the collec-
ing of taxes. The county tax col
lector should handle all the collec-
tion of taxes through his office
thereby saving duplication and a
vast unnecessary expense.
Few Good Bills
81 am strongly in favor of some
bill to regulate and govern by
law the powers of the irrigation
district directors in this district.
"In my judgment law should
be passed to compel all irrigation
district bonds to be sold at not less
than par
Mr.. Bucklin stated that he favor
ed Il few worth while laws rather
than a large number. of unimpor-
tant and useless laws. He declar!
ed himself in favor of a rigid econo-
my in conducting public affairs and
promises to do all he can to bring
about such an economy.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20
Ell Centro Tax Rate Increases 10 Cents for 1924 Is
Electric POUey !
Tie-M Is Made
With San Diego

The tie-in between the power
lines of the Southern Sierras
company and thA San Diego
Consolidated Gas and Electric
company was made officially at
$50 p. m. yesterday and SER
vice to the Imperial Valley
starts today.
Traversing for more than half its
88 miles the rim Of the SaltOn Sink
below sea level, and ascending
thence to the waste and rugged pass
to the Warner Ranch, followed
aforetime by prospectors and pill
grims enroute from Yuma to Los
Angeles, the new inter connection
built by the Southern Sierras to
tie-in with the Escondido substa
tion Of the San Diego Consolidated
Gas and Electric company, began
today to serve the Imperial and
Coachella Valleys with steam gene
rated electric current from the tide
water plants of the San Diego corp
grafton.
Built for standby and emergency
service, at cost of approximately
$800,000, the new line insures I'M
perial Valley and Coacheela Valleys
against lengthy Interruptions, hith-
erto inescapable when sole reliance
was upon the main transmission line
of the Southern Sierras entering the
valley from the northwest by way
of the San Gorgonio Pass, Indio and
/ I.
ditions rendered the line peculiarly
susceptible to interruptions, ant
| made the breaks hard to find ant
/ repair quickly. To put an end Il
| Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20
LA TOILETTE TO
PLAN CAMPAIGN
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. d. c., Aug. 20
Tentative arrangements for formal
opening of the Independent speak
ing campaign Labor Day were an
nOunced at La Toilette headquarters
here today. N..
Senator Burton X. Wheeler, vice
presidential candidate, expects to
address u, mass meeting ON Boston
common while La Toilette himself
will send message to labor
Under this new arrangement: La
Toilette would not make his first
speech until the middle of Septem-
Der at Madison Square Garden or a
baseball park in New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20
CLERK ADMITS
EMBEZZLEMENT,
GETS s MONTHS
Handwriting Expert Is
Called in Check
Forgery

R. c. Cummins, formerly shipping
clerk at the Globe Mills, pleaded
guilty this afternoon in Judge May
field s court to charge of en-
bezzlement of $174.50, the amount
claimed by him to have been stolen
IN 'holdup'' on April Is. Cum
minis was sentenced to Jail term of
six mOtnhs.
Gymmins' arrest some time after
the alleged holdup took place, came
as surprise to those who had been
led to believe from accounts of the
robbery of the Globe Milling COM
.pany's safe by two Mexicans, that
Cummins was the victim of a daring
attack.
1t was only after District Attor-
nev Utley had secured the opinion
of hand writing expert that some
checks coming from Cummins' office
had been forged, where the first
clues to the robbery worked out.
Subsequent failure of Cummins to
produce the two men whose names
were signed on the checks, and COM
parison of his writing with that on
the checks wove a net of evidence
about him that resulted III his con-
fession today.
Told Good Story
At the time of the "holdup" in
the offices of the Globe Mills, Cum
Minis told Officers that two Mexi
cans, had entered his office just
after he had opened the safe, ant
at the point of a gun had forced hin
| to allow them to take the content
i Of The cash drawer. Afterwards h
| said they, bound him and gagged hin
aud made their getaway in Fort
car driven by third man. He sale
he could identify the bandits were
he to see them again.
Cummins told the Officers, whom
he Notified that he had managed
to get free within two or three min
utes after he had been tied. AT the
time, the story told by Cummins was
given considerable credence because
of the fact that similar hOldups had
been reported at Brawley, where a
Chinese merchant had been bound
and gagged by bandits who looted
his store.
Cumplins is well known i'll Ell Cen
tro where he has lived for several
years. Attorney Edgar B. Eervey
represented Cummins. Ast
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20
Whisker Race
Starts at
Monterey
BY United Pres. Leased Wire

OmAaCu NC"S AS~encNs.
MONTEREY, Calf, Aug. 20.
The edict issued by promoters
of the Junipero Sierra pilgrim
age to be held on Monterey PEN
insula during October that all
males Of the species shall grow
whiskers or get off the penin-
sula, has had it's effect on the
army.
Witness the following order
issued by Captain James M.
Adamson, Jr., commander OF
troop B, eleventh cavalry, sta
toned at the Presidio Of Mon
terey:
Until further orders no man
Of this organization will shave
above the line from the bottom
of the lobe Of the ear to the
corner Of the mouth. This means
on both sides of the mouth.
"We'll show these hirsute
<cits' whether the cavalry can
still grow he-whiskers,' the Cap
tain orally amended his order.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20
LUCY GASTON,
REFORMER, HAS
PASSED AW Jay
by United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, H., Aug. 2O.-Lucy
Page CASTOR, world famous reform
er, died at a hospital here this af-
ternoon.
Miss CASTOR who was GA year old
attracted world wide attention as
organizer and superintendent of the
anti-cigarette league. She was ac-
tive in other reforms. Until injur-
cd in an automobile accident sew
cral months ago, Miss CASTOR was
actively engaged in attempts 20
enact laws prohibiting sale OF Gig
arettes.
&, Miss CASTOR was born in Della
ware, Ohio, but has m;sde her home
in Chicago for number of years.
Cancer in the throat was directly
responsible for Miss CASTOR s death.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20
WOMANS JEWELS RETURNED
Discovery Will
Be Used Against
Mccoy Is Claim,
nv United Pres. Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20.-Three
costly pieces of jewelry, the prop
erty of Mrs. Theresa Mors, dead
intimate of Kid Mccoy, former
fighter and love master, were today
turned over to Captain Of Detec-
tives Cline by Attorneys for Mrs.
Jennie Thomas, sister of the
"Kid.'
Cline told the United Press of the
recovery Of the missing v9luables,
said to be worth $4,000, is one of
the strongest links Of evidence yet
forged in the case against Mccoy,
who is charged in a grand jury in
dictment with killing Mrs. Mors.
Mrs. Mors, according to the story
of her divorced husband, Albert A.
Mors, was wearing the jewelry, a
pearl ring, diamond brooch and dia-
mond studded wrist watch, the
night she met her death. He ac-
cused Mccoy Of stealing the articles
and giving them to his sister, Mrs.
Thomas.
Husband Wore It
Mors said that he had seen Mr..
Thomas wearing the jewelry after
Mrs. Mors was killed. At first the
"Kid's' sister denied that she
had received the valuables. Last
night, however, her. brother-in-law
reported that the matter would be
"cleared up to everyone s satisfac-
tiOn" today. J
This statement was followed this
morning by visit to Captain Cline
bye Mrs. Thomas attorneys, who
gave him the articles. No explana-
tion was offered as to how Mrs.
Thomas had come into possession OF
them.
Mrs. Thomas, it is expected, will
prove one of the states strongest
witnesses against her brother when
the case comes to trial. She has al
ready told the grand jury that Me-
Coy admitted to her that he killed
Mrs. Mors. Should she support this
with confession that the (" Kid =
gave her the jewelry, the states
case will be materially strengthened,
Cline said. - (
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20
DAVIS STUDIES
SPEECH MAKING
FOR CAMPAIGN
BY FRASER EDWARDS
United Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, aug. 2O.-After
taking an intensive course in cam
paign oratory from his managers,
John w. Davis, Democratic presi-
Dental candidate, today began in
jecting more forceful language into
his speech to be delivered Friday
at Seagrit, before big gathering OF
New Jersey Democrats.
Although Davis sought to adopt
the "treat 'em rough" slogan given
him by Governor AL Smith, the first
draft of his speech is said to have
failed to satisfy his managers. SO
he is endeavoring more closely to
follow their suggestions.
Until he delivered his acceptance
speech at Clarksburg, w. ", Davis
had not made a political speech for
Is years. His managers hailed that
speech as a masterpiece of logic and
polished rhetoric but they told him
frankly that when he gets from the
stump he must have more appeal to
the heart and less to the mind If
he is to become popular candidate.
Immediately after his Labor Day
speech at Wheeling, w. Va, Davis
will swing on through the west in
his first invasion which is expected
to carry him as far as Denver. The
Democrats have high hopes of elect
Ing two senators from Colorado and
are making an intensive fight in
the state.
Instead of returning to New York
after his first trip, the present plan
is to have Davis make his tempOr-
ary headquarters at Chicago and
take "shuttle" trips of a few days
out of the western metropolis.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20
SILENCE CREETS
!. DAWES SPEECH
ny United rres. Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 20.
The speech sof : General Chas. e..
Dawes, accepting the Republican
vice presidential nomination, was
greeted with restrained SILENCE by
the Independents and acclaimed by
Republicans here today. 81
Robert M. La Toilette, @lndepen-
dent candidate who, was attacked
by Dawes as "leading the army OF
extreme radicalism, would not de-
part from his position of refusing
to answer acceptance speeches, IN
order to comment on the attack.
Dawes speech, however, will be an
swered later by Senator Wheeler,
running mate of La, Toilette who
has prepared a series of addresses
on Dawes record. aa .fttsa4
"Uncle joe Cannon, Senators
Cummins and Watson; Fred Ster-
ling, Lieutenant Governor of Hi
nois and Governor Hyde of Mis-
souri, were among the Republican
leaders who acclaim the Dawes
speech. .,S ..n
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20
With Presidential
Candidates Today

President Coolidge: The President
spent the morning roaming through
the woods aud visiting the streams
where he fished as a boy near his
fathers Vermont farm. He had no
callers but planned to be host at
luncheon to the newspaper men az.
companying him.
John w. Davis: The Democratic
candidate remained ut his home in
Locust Valley, /. L., rcvamping his
speech to be delivered ut Seagrit,
n. j., on Friday. -
Senator La Toilette: In Toilette
put IN most Of the day drafting
campaign material In the event
Senator Wheeler arrives In town
sufficiently early, La FolIette will
confer with him.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-20
Find Remains of
Three TOed 9.....
Horses

ny United Press Leased Wire
BERKELEY, Aug 2O.7-From
the prehistoric wilds Of the John
Day country of, Oregon, Prof. j.
P. Buwalda Of the department.
of geology of the University Of
California, has brought the re-
mains of an elotheriu1n and a
three toed horse.
Yet, the professor is disap-
pointed. ,s
''Jt's nice,' said he, Ito
have on land remains of an
cestcr of the modern pig and
The fossils of the three tced
morse are not to be belittled.,
But, d'you know, the five toed
horse used to roam that country
and I couldn't find a relic to
save me-"