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Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
DEATH OF TWO
VALLEY MEN IS
CAUSED BY HEAT
Very ''Muggy" Weather
Makes Day Very
Disagreeable

Heat is believed to have caused
the death of two valley residents
yesterday. Both occurred at about
four in the afternoon.
Joseph Bell, 81, colored porter at
Clement S drug store, collapsed short
ly before i O'Clock yesterday morn
ing, while he was at work. He was
Immediately taken to his home Mt
440 Commercial street where he re
gained consciousness for n short
time. xSA88
Late in the afternoon, the striek-
en- man suffered stroke of apo
plexy which caused his death. He
is survived by his wife and four
children.
NAVARRO Barranza, %, Mexican
laborer employed on the Tamarack
ranch seven miles northwest of I'M
perial, died from heat yesterday
afternoon, according to a verdict
given by a coroner's jury. The
Mexican has no relatives here so far
as is known, but brother, Pablo
Barranza, is living at Yuma. An ef-
fort is being made to locate him
today.
In point of Temperatures, yester-
dav was not nearly so hot as many
previous days this summer but much
more humidity than usual made II
one of the most disagreeable days
so far this summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
Round Up Most
Active Rum Ring
On Pacific Coast
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b, ASTORIA, Ore, July 25.-Oscar
Lund is one of five men held in
jail here today, following a raid by
federal prohibition agents and coast
guard men which resulted in the
seizure of two launches and stock
of liquor.
Lund, according TO prohibition
Officers, is the leader of the most
active rum ring on the Pacific
coast and is now out on 100000
bond for his appearance in Los An
geles on liquor law violation
charge and about year ago lest n
boat valued at $4,000 when ii was
seized from him at Seattle.
Captain +. c. Swank, British Co.
lumbias master, who is alleged to
have navigated one of the seized
launches is also among the five men
held
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
ADDING MACHINE
THIEVES CAUGHT

g. G. Wilson, negro, was sentenc-
ed to serves 90 days in the Imperial
County Jail yesterday at Brawley
when he pleaded guilty to a enarge
of petty larceny. Ed Williams, neg,
ro, was bound over for trial ON Il
charge of burglary on Wednesday
and is now ut the county Jail.
Both men were picked up by
the Brawley police with an adding
machine in their possession shortly
after the machine had been ;eport-
ed stolen.
The machine was taken from the
Amendola packing shed sometime
Tuesday night. Williams and Viii
son claimed they had found the
machine.
Williams who is A. years old has
Indicated that he will plead guilty
to burglary charge, which means
he will be sent to the penitentiary
for from one to ten years. Wilson
is 40 and claims FL Centro as his
home town. Williams says that he
resides in Brawley. The machine
has been restored to its owner, ii
man named Hardy who is connect
ed with the Amendola Packing Com
panN.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
Ranches, School
Houses Rnzed in
Siskiyou County

SAN FRANCISCO, July 20
Forest fires again took the often
sive on the Pacific coast today,
ccntering their attack in northern
California and Oregon.
Eight ranches have been burned
out, school houses destroyed and the
tiny town of Greenwich threatened
blythe fire in the Scott bar sectjo,r
OF S3iskiyou county.
The blaze .is advancing on Green.
view along n three mile front, driY
en- by high winds.
One large saw mill was reported
destroyed late yesterday.
The fire in Shasta national for
est, near Castle Crags burned over
thousands of acres before it was fin
ally controlled last night. A force
Of $50 men were still preventing its
advance today, according to early
reports.
County Judges are dealing harshly
with those careless with fire. Driv-
ers operating automobiles with open
mufflers are being arrested. Camp-
ers and ranchers are using fire under
rigid supervision of rangers.
Logging and mill camps in the
Bald mountain district of Oregon,
near Dallas, are being deserted i'll
the face of advancing flames. Con-
siderable timber, of little CONNER
cial value, and many fields of hay
and grain have been burned over.
-Four men reported missing yester-
dav have been accounted for. Two
small saw mills have been destroy
ed. Fire was burning in green tim
ber in the Tilamook district, but
Il shift of wind saved the town of
Cochran and the plant of the Weller
logging company.
Small brush fires are burning near
Portland.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
DARROW TO MAKE BIG FIGHT
FOR LIFE IMPRISON MENT
FOR CHICAGO ST. Y E r s


the winds; his sole aim is to show
the youths were not wholly respon-
sible for their crime.
81 want the court and the peo-
pie to believe we were sincere in
entering a plea of guilty y Oar
row said. "There is no trick about
it. Everywhere there has been an
idea that because these prisoners
are sons of rich men prodigious sums
of money would be spent to defeat
Justice; that legal trickery would
be resorted to to save the boys from
punishment.
"Well, our cards are on the table.
We shall attempt to show the boys
were not in entire possessior of
their minds for some time before,
during and after the crime was
committed.
''We do not want them to hang.
We do not want them to be plac'
ed in an insane asylum.
"'We want them to be sent to
the state penitentiary where they
will have a chance to recover their
normal minds.
Continued on Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
CAL. SHARES IN
PLAN FOR SURVEY
OF PUBLIC LANDS

WASHINGTON, July 25.-Appor-
tionmeut of 100000 appropriated
by congress for the survey and re-
survey of public lands owned by the
government was announced today
by the interior department. Deduct
ing $4,000 for expenses of the
supervisors office, equipment,
freight, express and other admins
trative costs, the remaining $57S,OOO
has been divided between the IA
surveying districts as follows:
Alaska $4,000, Arizona $4,000,
California $4,000, Idaho 100000,
Montana $4,000, Nebraska and
South Dakota $35 900, Nevada $50
600, New Mexico $4,000, Oregon
$4,000, Utah $4S.000, Washington
$4,000, Wyoming $4,000 and east
ern district $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
Woman Hurt as
Car Overturned

Mrs. j. Albert of S34 Imperial
avenue was painfully but not seri-
ously hurt last night in an accident
on the Calexico highway, about one
mile south of FL Centre. In com
pany with her husband she was driv-
ing IN an enclosed ear toward FL
Centre when they struck soft piece
of dirt beside the road and the ma
chine was overturned. Mrs. Albert
sustained painful bruises on the
head when she struck the steering
gear, and her leg was hurt. She
was taken to the FL Centre hospital
where she was resting easily today,
and will probably be able to go
home tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
HEAT BLAMED in
QUARREL TAKING
LIVES OF TWO
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SEATTLE, Wash, July 23.-A
quarrel over a load of wood at the
close of the hottest day in 13 years
claimed two lives here late Thurs
day.
Hot. tired and irritable, John
Knifton, state highway inspector,
returned home to find his wife lab
oring over the kitchen stove,
"Did you buy that load of wood
I told YOU to?' he demanded.
"No, you said not to if | had to
pay more than 81. The price was
$6, Mrs. Knifton replied sharply,
nettIed at his angry tone.
"Don t say l said that Knifton
shouted.
Chunk" his wife sighed, weari-
ly, turning to take the first dish of
food to the dining table.
With a yell of fury Knifton selz-
ed revolver and, with his lS-year
old daughter standing nearby, fired
two shots into his wife's body.
Then he turned the weapon on him
self.
Both died at a hospital. "It was
Just n family tiff, - Lillian, the
daughter said today. But it was so
hot Pa was just spelling for n
quarrel.
Arthur, the son, aged 10, and Lii
liam are being cared for by neigh
bors. The youngest daughter, Lou
Use is visiting in San Bernardino,
Cal, from where the family came
four years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
Co. TreUsurer's
Report Is Made,
Condition Good

The financial report of Mrs.
Josephine NJ. Adair, treasurer of
Imperial County%for the past year,
shows that the affairs of the coun-
ty are in bettcr condition than they
have been for several. years. Mrs.
Adair stated that all funds but one
were in better shape at the end of
the fiscal year from July !, 1928,
July /, 1924, than they have been
since her connection with the trea-
surer's office in 1919.
Total receipts from all sources of
county moneys amounted to
$2,743,72 for the ending of July
/, 1924, as compared with $3,010,-
O83.79 for the previous year ending
July /, 1923, and as compared with
the sum of $2,674,1S2.92 for the
year ending July /, 1929. Total
disbursements approximated s.
100000 for the fiscal year just end
ed. AS all warrants are not yet
returned the exact amount is not
available.
bIIiUCtS OH W 'tdiN i'Ni"'''
$2,05O.65 in the general fund,
$135, ,O60.78 total road district fund
and $254,170.25 in the county
school fund. The total general
fund from all sources is approXi-
mately $4,000.
The general fund balance is the
onlv one that is low. The condl-
tion results from unexpected eX-
penditures for the foot and mouth
disease quarantine, county jail I'M
provement. county farm improve
ments and other similar disburse-
ments.
Road Districts Funds
The individual road district bal
ances are: No. /, $33,S67.75; No. >,
$26,s55.4S; No. 3, $21 ,635.29; No. l.
$37 ,046.64, and No. 5, $16,2Ol.62.
Special comment was made by Mrs.
Adair on the showing of No DIS
trict in which she paid tribute TO
the business ability of the late {.
f. Stewart of Holtville who as sup
ervisor of that district managed to
make up the deficit existing when
he was elected to office and to show
a good balance up to the time of his
death several weeks ago.
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
SWING PLANS A
BUSY WEEK in
IMPERIAL VALLEY
Big Mass Meeting in
Ell CentrO Next
Wednesday

Congressman Phil ID. Swing plans
q strenuous speaking tour of the
valley next week, which will be
gin ut Jacumba and extend as far
as Yuma, taking in all the valley
towns.
Earlier reports in some of the val
ley papers to the effect that Mayor
Bacon of San Diego would accom-
pany the party were in error, as of
ficial duties prevent his coming at
this particular time. However, 9th
err officials. will be with the party
whose names will be announced lat
er.
The principal features of his en-
tertainment in FL Centre will be
the Chamber of Commerce dinner at
the Oregon Hotel, at 6:15 p. m.
Wednesday, then a short visit to
the eastside which will be followed
by the mass meeting at 500 in the
city park. This meeting is spon-
sored by the Swing for Congress
clubs. The Imperial Band will
supply music at this meeting and
also at Brawley.
Mr.. Swing will attend the Forty
and Eight celebration in San Di-
ego tomorrow evening, as he is a
member of the organization. Early
Sunday morning he will motor to
Jacumba accompanied by Elmer
Hcald and others, where they will
remain until Monday noon. Leaving
on the train the group will arrive
here at 3:45, proceeding immediate
" to Yuma via CaleXico.
Picnic at Brawley
Arriving at Yuma at 6:2S the par
ty will be. greeted and escorted to
Fort Yuma by w. c. 'Horan and
party. The celebration there will
be q barbecue and evening program
of talks and speeches. After leav-
ing Yuma at nine O'Clock Tuesday
morning and stopping here for
about a half hoIr the group will
reach Brawley ut noon. Hhe Braw-
ley affair will be Il picnic and mass
meeting in the Plaza at 1880 p. m.
The party will return to FL Cen
fro that night and leave early We'd
nesdav morning for Holtville where
luncheon will be given at noon.
Following their return here the local
celebration will take place. On
Thursday Congressman Swing and
his party will 60 to Calexico for
Chamber luncheon followed by an
entertainment at the Elks' Hall
and by mass meeting at the park
at 500 p. m. Enroute back to Ell
Centre the automobiles will stop ut
Heber for n few minutes. The
San Diego group and Swing will
leave on the 10 p. m. train for San
Diego that night.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
REFRICER RAT1NC
ENGINEERS OF
|. V. ORGANIZE
80 Charter Members at
the Formal Installation
Here -.

With more than 80 charter mem
bers listed, refrigerating engineers
in FL Centre belonging to the natlo-
nal association f practical refriger-
ating engineersC C.MeIe--rr-srrrt' FIST
night at the official installation of
California Subordinate Number 4
of the Imperial Valley, held at the
Chamber of Commerce headquar-
terS.
The organization, which has
been holding meetings here for some
time, is primarily for the benefit
of and education of its members
along refrigerating lines. Each
member is permitted free lecture
courses and u series of bulletins
issued by the national headquarters.
Fred Williams, the president of
the local chapter, was present at
the meeting last night. and an
nounced that the chapter wonld
hold monthly sessions on the second
Thursday of each month.
H. r. Whyte, vice president and
general manager of the PACIFIC
Fruit Express, was to have conduct
ed the installation ceremonies and
to have presented the charter last
night, but because of business mat
ters was forced to be absent. j. f..
. Collins of River side came in ~Mr
Whyte' s place.
The Imperial Valley chapter is
the fourth TO be installed in Cali
fornia, there being one at San Fran
cisco and another in Los Angeles.
The membership includes refriGerat-
ing engineers from ice plants,
creameries, cold storage plants and
all branches of business in which
such engineers are required.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
CASE OF CARTER,
SINGH HEARD IN
SUPREME COURT
No Decision Expected on
Same Before Sixty
Days

The case of George A. Carter and
Hakam Singh of this city against
the state of California to decide the
legality of the bonus cropping con
tract was included in the four cases
submitted to the state supreme court
sitting en- banc at Los Angeles yes
terday. The hearing is being con
,tinued today.
If is expected that a decision will
be handed down within 90 days.
Following the presentation of argu-
ments on both sides the briefs VIII
be submitted to the court for con
siacration. This decision will set
tie as final any controversies aris-
ing from any form of cropping con
tracts made by Americans with
aliens ineligible for citizenship,
Included in the array of legal
talent present yesterday were Dis
trict Attorney f. R. Utley from I'M
periaI county, and District Attor-
ncv Becker of Los Angeles county,
also Ross r. HockcoX and Harry W..
horton, both from FL Centre. At
t0rncvs Charles w. Fouri and Ed
ward ". Tuttle, represented the
Los angeles county landowners and
aliens.
In the Los Angeles superior court
Yesterday Judge Clock rendered a
decision that bonus cropping con
tracts were illegal. This decision
favored the state and was rendered
in the case of S. Nose, Japanese.
+ The decision was the opposite from
that handed down by Judge M. w.
! Conkling several months ago Ill the
! ease of X. NOgi.
Nose Case Parallel
/ The Nose ease was pushed through
in Los Angeles county due to the
fact that it was a parallel case t'
/ THAI of Nogi here. Conflicting de
cisions have been given now as t'
hte legality of the 1928 amendment
TO the alien land act.
The cases. of Carter and Sing'
| against the state was decided IL
their favor by Judge Conkling whe1
Z he stated that the amendments OF
the 1928 legislature TO the alien
! land law were unconstitutional. The
state appealed the decision, result
ing in the hearing now in progress.
Other cases included in the pres
ent tangle before the court are
from Los Angeles, being Porterfield
and Jones against State Attorney
General Webb. Porterfield and
Jones are desirous of making bonus
contracts with Japanese growers,
These two cases were up before
Judge Clock several weeks ago and
were dismissed by him then.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
LOCAL MAN HELD
IN TEXAS FACING
CHECK CHARGE

Officials at Cleburne, Texas. are
holding r. c. Williams, wanted here
for the issuance of worthless checks.
f. f. Southern, % said to have
cashed the checks, was arrested here
by Deputy Adkins ON Wednesday
and is being held pending further
Investigations and the returns of
Williams.
The amount of the checks which
Williams is charged with having
written, totals nearly $50, accord
inc to information at the. county
Jail today. Williams Mill probably
have to face a charge of automO-
bile theft lis well as forgery since
he made his. getaway in II stolen
Ford coupe, the Officers say.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
NOT SATISFIED
WITH REPLY OF
PERSIAN GOVT.
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y LONDON, July 20 The Daily
Mails Teheran correspondent teie-
graphs that the legation is extreme
ly dissatisfied with the Persian gov
ernment s reply regarding the murd-
er of Major Imbrie, American vice
consul, by a mob of religious fanat-
les. The reply is considered vague
disclaimer of responsibility.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
COL. COOLIDGE HAS
! RETURNED TO VT.

WASHINGTON. July .25.-After
II two weeks visit at the white
house Colonel John Coolidge, Pres
idcnt Coolidge's father, has left for
his Vermont home. The president
accompanied him to the station.
Colonel Coolidge came to Wash
ington with the president and Mrs.
Coolidge after the burial of Calvin
Jr., at the Coolidge home ut Ply
mouth. VI.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
MACEE IS STILL
AWAITING EDICT
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SANTA FE, n. NJ, July 25.-
His case before the supreme court
of New Mexico and himself out on
$4,000 bond pending decision of
that body, Carl c. Magee had moth
ing to do this morning but await
the outcome of his latest tilt with
the court of Judge Davis j. Leahy.
Editor Magee of. the State Tri-
bune at Albuquerque, who has
aroused the country with his bat
ties for freedom of the press in ex-
pressions concerning the courts, will
probably know today whether he
must serve a three to six months
Jail sentence imposed last Wednes-
dsy by Judge Leahy in East Lac
Vegas for direct contempt of court.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
BY EDWARD G. DERR
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

CRIMINAL COURT ROOM, Chi
cago, July 25.-Clarence Darrow,
chief defense counsel for Nathan
Leopold, Jr., aud Richard Loeb, slay-
ers of Robert Franks, has definite
~ decided to make bid for life
imprisonment for the defendants.
Darrow has abandoned hope for
anything less than confinement for
life. l
But he will fight just as desper-
ately to keep the millionaire youths
from the insane asylum as he is
fighting to save them from the
rope.
Darrow told the United Press that
he has. east legal jurisprudence to
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
New FIRES BREAK OUT in THE NORTH
u. S. Flyers to
Resume Trip
Monday
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BROUGH, England, July 20.
Weather permitting, the Amer
lean army flyers will leave here
Monday on the last lap OF their
round the world flight which will
take them over the Atlantic
ocean via Greenland and Labra-
dor.
A trial flight planned for TO-
day had to be postponed on &C
count of unfavorab BILE weather
conditions, but it is hoped it can
be made tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
ITALY OFFICER
ON FIRST LEG
GLOBE FLIGHT
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PISA, Italy, July 25,-Lieut. Lo-
catelli' of the italian air service
took off today from Pisa and head
ed northward for Paris, the first
leg of flight to New York,
The Italian planned to fly on to
London and Brough, joining the
American world flyers there and ae-
companying them across the At
lantic.
An enthusiastic crowd cheered his
departure, which signified Italy's
entrance into the world contest for
long distance flight supremacy.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25

COURT ROOM CHICAGO,
July 25.-Court adjourned at
3:52 p. m. until 10 O'Clock Sat
urday morning. Grove asked
for al adjournment at this
time instead of continuing the
regular full session to give him
time to go over certain testi-
mony.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
EXTREME HEAT in
VARIOUS PARTS
OF U. s. BROKEN

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MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 25.-
Rain brought Memphis terri
tory relief from the most ex-
treme heat of the season Friday.
From 81 the mercury dropped
to 80 this morning. Crops will
benefit greatly from the rain,
farmers said. No heat prostra-
tions have occurred here this
year.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July
25.-Scorching weather tie
hottest which this city has ex-
perienced this year-wrote into
the mortality records of Nash
vile this week, one of its most
paradoxical deaths. A negro
working in an ice factory died
from the intense heat. The
temperature outside was nearly
100, while in the storage room
the mercury shivered near
zero.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25

SEATTLE, Wash. July 25.-
Thursday was the hottest day
of the year, setting a record
that has been exceeded only 8
times in thirty years. While it
was 91.3 degrees by official
record, it was much warmer on
the streets, where several ther-
mometers registered from 80 to
"a degrees.
A heavy pail of smoke
brought in by southerly winds
early today promised to keep
the temperature down.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
Heat Breaks in Ohio

Heat Breaks IN Unlo
COLUMBUS, o., July 25.-
After taking seven lives in
Ohio this week, the heat wave
was broken last night with gem
eraI rains which lowered the
temperature an average of ten
degrees.
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and went home. Meanwhile the master of
the dog appeared OPPORTUNITY, expressed
establishment at the episode, wondered to
whom the dog might have belonged,
courteously offered to help the dazed
victim, felt him all over to see if any
of his bones had been broken, skilfully
.frisking' his watch, stick-pin, pocket-book
and other valuables, while posing as a
good samaritan"
How the German police dogs, which are
now being used as anti-police dogs as well,
are taught to attack in the face of pistol
fire is told by Won Stephanitz, the great
est dog authority in Germany:
"The trainer must gradually accustom
his pupil (the dog) to loud explosive
noises, by clapping his hands, banging
two boards together, throwing torpedoes
and using toy pistol. Finally he uses
a real pistol with blank cartridges, always
allowing his pupil TO sniff at the still
smoking weapon. The dog must also be
habituated to the dazzling flame of shot
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made while detectives were
looking for finger-prints.
They found none, because the burglars
had used gloves, but on the window sill
and catch, to their amazement, they
found prints left by the hands and feet
of an ape.
A member of the Berlin detective
force asserts that these criminal animals
have also been taught to- commit
deliberate murder, recalling the terrible
Edgar Allan Poe story, ''The Murders in
the Rue Morgue."
G. H. Morrison, British newspaper
correspondent, who has been here for
several weeks investigating criminal con-
ditions in Berlin, says that dogs are being
quite generally used as accomplices in all
sorts of thefts.,
Nobody suspects an honest-looking
dog" he says, land the dog itself may
imagine it is just doing some clever trick
for its masters amusement.
SIN one case I know of personally, a
large st. Bernard was trained to rush up
to an individual on a lonely street and
knock him down, by sheer impact of
weight. The dog simply swept on through
the air. alighted on its feet, kept running,
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if any one comics
to interfere with
them.
The well-train-
ed dog criminal
has been taught
to lie absolutely
silent for hours
in the dark en-
brasure of a wall
or d o orw a Y,
keeping careful
watch while its
master works in
side. 1t has been
taught to signal
by barking when
any one APP