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Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
FATE OF IL GIRLS
MAY BE SOLVED
BY N. Y. PROBE
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Mar. 24.-The fate
of IL girls, missing within the past
two years from the LetchwOrth vii
lage home may be entrusted for in
vestigation to a special prosecutor if
Governor Smith grants request of
DR.. Anna w. H0chfelder, who has
evolved startling murder theory.
DR.. Hochfelder, assistant corpora
tion counsel, insists that the bones
of a skeleton found in a cave ON
Cheesecock Mountain are those of
Lillian White, former inmate of the
institution.
Together with Captain Grant Viii
liams, former head of the missing
persons bureau, DR.. Hochfelder
claims to know the identity of the
white girl s murderer.
Disappearance of Mare Weissnek
and Helen Johnson, the two other
inmates of the Letchworth home, a
fortnight ago, led to demand for II
special deputy attorney general to
prosecute the man DR.. Hochfelder
will accuse.
Circumstances surrounding the
disappearance of the Weissnek gi,l
were somewhat similar to those that
occurred when Lillian White was
missed.
Eight other girls, one after an,
other, have vanished from the home
which is the New York state home
for the feeble minded.
Finding of bleached white bones
in a cave several miles from the
home by Dr. Hochfelder and Cap
tain Williams on the case.
They reconstructed crumbled
skull and declared it to be that of
Lillian White.
They accused a former employe of
the Letchworth home as the murder-
er.
Alleging that prosecution by local
officials has been hampered by lack
of funds and of interest in their
murder theory, DR.. Hochfelder and
Captain Williams are demanding ap-
pointment of special proseeytor.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
Poor Hatfield Is
Forgotten by
.Pluvius

HANFORD, Calf, Mar. "a
No rain fell yesterday in the
Coalinga district where Charles
M. Hatfield, 'sthe rainmaker,"
is operating and nowhere near
the two inches he promised has
fallen in any, of the area which
involves his $4,000 bonus.
In fact the Hatfield district
seemed to have been especially
overlooked by rebuking Jup-
tier Pluvius.
Despite heavy clouds and a
southerly wind, no rain beyond
trace fell yesterday in Kings
county. There was a steady,
though light precipitation Sat
urday night and early Sunday
morning totaling .l8 Of an inch
in the Hanford district making
the total for the season 2.41
inches, or less than half of last
years rainfall. The rain ex-
tended to part of the west side
plains and did much good in
helping feed that had been
started by previous showers.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
TO DIG
DEEP IN TRAGIC
DEATH OF Smith
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Mar. "a The
senate Daugherty committee, though
in recess because of illness of Sena-
tor Wheeler, Montana, today decid-
ed to dig deeper into the circum-
stances surrounding the death of
Jess Smith, Attorney General
Daugherty's intimate, who was
found dead, supposedly suicide,
in >Dapgherty's apartment here last
May.
Though Mrs. Roxie Stinson,
Smiths divorced wife, expressly
denied any intention of limiting at
the possible murder of Smith when
she testified before the committee
Saturday, Senator Brookhart to-
day announced that the committee
had decided to Investigate all
phases of the alleged suicide of
Smith, in view of the fact that no
autopsy had been performed at the
time of his death.
While no subpoena has been is
sued for DIR. J. Ramsey Nevitt; Dis
trict of Columbia coroner, Brook
hart said he expected to call him
to explain the failure to perform an
autopsy and other circumstances
surrounding Smith S death.
"There was no need for IN
autopsy DIR. Nevitt told the Unit
ed Press. 1T was a plain case of
suicide, if ! ever saw one. There
was no mystery about it and no sus-
picious circumstances, so l issued
a certificate of death by suicide
without an autopsy.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
Manager A. B. W. Club Denies Rumor Of Owls Closine
State Highway
Body Will Tour
/. Y. TOMORROW

Leaving San Diego early tomor
row, She advisory committee of
nine, authorized by the last legis-
lature TO study the state highway
system, will reach FL Centre Tues
day afternoon where it will remain
over night.
The committee is to make tour
of inspection of the highways of
Southern California which will in
clude stops at San Diego, FL Cen
tro, Blythe and San Bernardino.
The preliminary meeting of the
committee was held this morning 1T
Los Angeles with discussion of
methods of procedure in the trip
and preparation of the report to be
made to the governor and the leg
islature.
Immediately following the meet
ing, which was held in the state
commission offices in the Pacific
Finance building, the group left
for San Diego, where it will spend
the night.
During its trips about the state
Ii will be the purpose of the com
mittee to meet the citizens interest
ed in highway affairs whenever pos
sible, and to receive from then
any data or information they wish
to present, according to an an
nouncement from the offices OF
State Highway Engineer r. NJ
Morton, "A member of the committee
The present trip which is one OF
a number which will be undertaken
in the immediate future, is for th'
purpose of observing the present
condition of state highways il
CONTINUED on page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
POSTPONE PROBE
OF DAUCH ERTY
TO WEDNESDAY
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Mar. 24.-The
scheduled session of the senate
Daugherty committee today was
called off shortly before meeting
time by Chairman Brookhart of Iowa
because of the illness of Senator
Wheeler, chief prosecutor of the in
quiry, and the absence of the Sen.
ator Jones, one of the committee
members.
Brookhart set the next session OF
the committee for Wednesday when
the examination Of Mrs. Roxie Stin-
son, divorced wife of Jess Smith,
will be resumed.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
STEAMER SINKS
ON EAST COAST:
CAPTAIN BROWNS
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Mar "a. The
freight steamer Glynden of the At
lantic Navigation company sank at
9:40 a. m. Saturday, 60 miles south
east of Cape Hattera, with her cap
tain, A. E. Nielsen, a radio to the
company offices from the steamer
Cananova said today.
The crew of the Glyndcn was pick
ed up by the Cananova which be-
longs to the same line. The Glyn-
den was enroute from Panama to
New York with $4,000 bags of sug
ar, and the Cananova from New
York to Cuba.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
WILL CONTINUE
PRESENT PLAN
OF IMPROVEMENT
Lifting of Ban at Border
Again Crowds the
Resorts

RumOrs to the effect that the A.
b. W. Club, Owl organization s big
gambling and amusement resort nj
Mexieali, is to be closed by order
from President Obregon, are with
out definite foundation so far as
any information that Frank +. Mil
Ter, manager of the A. b. w. club,
has had up to l O'Clock today.
Mr.. Miller declared on Saturday
night and reaffirmed his statement
by telephone today that he had not
been appraised of any action to close
the gambling places at Mexicali.
"Of course it is impossible to
say that such action may not come.
nor can l predict what President
Obregon will do, but until the pre-
sent time L have received nothing
that can be considered authentic,
Mr.. Miller said.
In a conversation with G0vernoi
Rodriguez on Friday, Mr.. Miller
intimated that the matter of clos.
ing the A. B. w. had been discussed
and that the governor had showed
him telegram in which it was hint
ed that some action might follow.
q would gladly tell you if 1
knew more about the situation than
l do," Mr.. Miller said. eve are
adding new improvements to our
plant here and shall continue with
them despite the rumors that are
being circulated.
Send Registrations On
With the lifting of restrictions on
Saturday by the Mexican govern
ment, the border entrances at Mexi-.
cali were crowded all day. Mexican
officials, who on the day before
were extremely thorough in their ex
animation of those who entered Mex
leo, scarcely noticed pedestrians or
motorists Saturday or yesterday.
The restriction lifting orders Is-
sued by Governor Rodriguez were
effective Saturday morning and are
declared to be permanent. The sig
natures of more than 10000 Ameri-
cans who registered during the brief
period since the closing of the line
at 9 o'clock, are to be sent to Mex
leo City from where they will DO
sent to Washington, ID. c. to be com
pared with the signatures of the
closing petitions, according to in
formation from Mexicali.
The crowd which gathered at tho
A. B. w. club all day Saturday was
much more like that of pre-restric-
tion days and even after the closing
time at 9 o'clock, there was quite a
throng remaining.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
Suing Railway
For Big Amount

LOS ANGELES, Mar. "a Suit
of Dorothy Chapman against the Pa
cific Electric Railway Company for
$1l3,500 for injuries sustained when
the automobile in which she was rid
ing crashed into a street ear alleg-
ed to have been running with a dim
headlight, was opened in Judge
Charles Monroe's court today.
The accident occurred November
10, 1929, on Colorado street, Pasa-
dena.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
U. S. FLEET IN PACIFIC

LONG BEACH, Mar. 24.-Maneu-
vers of the United States fleet in
1924-25 will be held off the coast of
Southern California, in an area ex-
tending as far west as the Hawaiian
Islands, according to tentative plans
announced in local naval circles.
The plans call for the operation
of the entire sea power Of the ma
ton, and the navy is reported to be
anxious to put to test the lessons
in tactics learned this year in the
Caribbean. ,,;e4 81 4
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
FARLEY CASE
IS POSTPONED

The case of Farley vs.. Imperia
Water Co. No. |, and the Impcria
Irrigation District, Which was sc
for trial in superior court ths
morning, was put over until IA,
10. The case originated from tht
claim that property belonging tc
Mrs. Farley, Los Angeles, fe~
miles from Brswley, had been dam
aged by an irrigation ditch.
The ease of r. y. Mccall w. In
perisl Irrigation district will eo1a<
up for action in superior court "a.
morrow morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
Auto Mechanic Is
Badly Hurt While
Working on Car

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 24.-Paul
Medaris, auto mechanic, was per-
haps fatally injured when an auto
mobile crashed into the ear on
which he working preparatory to
towing it to garage.
The driver of the other ear refus-
ed to give his name, witnesses said.
The accident occurred on Wash
inton boulevard, near Ford S Castle,
r0adhouse.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
WHAT'S DOING

Business and Professional
Women's Club meets at club
rooms tonight at 7:30.
THE Love Master, Palace
theater tonight.
Judgment of the Storm, -
Valley theater tonight.
T. and A. M. No. 38a meets
tonight at Masonic hall.
Y. l.. I. meets tonight at st.
Mary's hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
Bank President
Dies q Suicide
ny United Press Leased wire

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Mar. 24.-Rob-
ert S. Polk, deposed president of the
biggest bank in this part of the
south, shot himself. at his home
here this morning.
The suicide followed Polk's re.
turn from FL Paso, Texas, where
he went following the discovery of
a shortage in accounts Of the
Union & Planters Bank and Trust
company estimated at $6l,0c0.
Polk was found lying in his room,
He wcs in his night clothing.
Polk suicide will bring TO head
Investigations by the county grand
jury and federal officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
COTTON MARKET
in SHARP BREAK,
NEW Low LEVEL
Decline Reaches SITS
a Bale; Many
Causes

by United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK, Mar. "a
Prices broke sharply in the cot
ton market here this afternoon,
the decline reaching as much at
S7.75 a bale. New lows for the
year were established in spot,
May and July futures. May
slumped off 1856 points, spot
$50 and July 145, representing
a loss Of S7.75 for May, $3.50
for spot and S7.25 for July.
The break appeared to be
caused principally by unfavor-
able reports from the goods
trades, generally unsettled con-
dition in business and favorable
weather for crop growth.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
SOUTHERN SIERRAS CO.
WOULD ISSUE BOND

Southern Sierras Power Company
has made application the Railroad
Commission for authority to issue
first and refunding mortgage SIX
per cent gold bonds to the aggre-
gate amount of $633,600.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24

Spots 27.13. Market steady.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24

NEW YORK, March 24.-Cotton
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24

NEW ORLEANS, Mar. "a. -
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-09
Government Estimates Cotton Crop
At 12,787,OOO Bales; Condition 59.3

WASHINGTON Sept passed through
August in year
less resulting
today by the department agriculture 27SO0O equivalent
5OOpound this That bales less than
2,657,0O0 bales than produced last year.
peysins September
as half bales to September Were announced today
the cotton of the department agriculture
The qo9djqn of the crop a September SO per cent
this year lace the oOndoa at % an aere yield
last Year When Se 54
on 4ngp nn a the n nfa oond Gmp"1 5 date
' % ' wit" my SgSra cotton h fG5 the latter @
drought This condition has spoiled the earlier possibility
and frung in Alabama and caused deteriotaon in Mississippi
plants stopped gTo~ing
Oenefoa
poor 6os THAI
Extremely weather the entire
& s n ea2 app M but not The plants
good condition The southeastern southern
squares and Dolls remain to produce good
'0 although the season regarded as
tire SS "fs has N Hnt %
that 6ad been bought has been used little local
middle Of September The too far advanced in Georgia
none @ from tOusisn Texas
ao mptsr late and not and dry
PSodus55on f By s5ste5 4f toovs s~"S
Virginia. 4lOOO; North
Georgia.
1O33O
11O9OO0 Tennessee 421,0O0; Oklahoma
289OO0 California, $1,000
ADQq ba1es additional California being
the latest available information
IN oTeg countries compiled by the foreign section of the
were favorable The
spreading
Egypt is estimated at S56OoO
last
IN India planting proceeded and
weather continued good in
Weather was tayorsbe the July
81 China Recent floods have done damage however,
ana the general that
cent Oh normal The genera appearance of cotton in the
Mexico reported be
according which in
1924
region the weather has
low ine is Tho noaot h---
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-09
Tut an Astronomer !
And Artist, Museum
Relic Hunter Finds

CHICAGO, Sept. 6.--An announce
ment from tie University of Chicago
today says that "some time between
the years 1875 and 1850 3. c., the
king Tutenkhamen, puzzled by the
stars that looked down on him from
the Egyptian skies, made with his
own hand an instrument which
would facilitate lis observation of
the heavens.
1t is soon to be put on display in
the Oriental museum of the univer-
sity. The instrument was found in
an obscure London shop by Prof
James Henry Breasted on return
ing from the kings tomb at Luxor,
Egypt.
A cast said to be perfect copy Of
the original made by Tut of queen
Nofretete. while he was counting the
queens daughter, shows that KIM
Tut was artist as well as astronomer.
the university also announced. The
royal head was unearthed at Tell-el-
amarana and also will be exhibited
at the university museum.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-09
100000 HIGHWAY
CONTRACTS GIVEN
FOR TEN COUNTIES

Contracts for approximately $500,
! 000 worth of new construction ON
roads and bridges in the state high
way system were announced Satur
day by the state highway commits
sion, after q meeting of the com
miSsioners at the state capitol. All
of the projects are to be under the
! federal aid plan.
The counties in which the work
! is to be done are Carroll, Crawford
Monroe, Houston, Clayton, Atl1iu-
son, Schley, Wheeler, Lamar and
Putnam. The largest single contract
was for the construction of Dractl
cally seven miles of gravel road on
the Macon and Perry highway, let
to the Wallace Construction com
Dany, of Norman Park, on bid of
800, 020.67.
The Clayton county contract was
for a new bridge at testers old mill
on the Atlanta and JOnesboro road.
The successful bidders were Dunn
& Woodall of Atlanta: Whitley
Construction company, of La
Grange: Wallace Construction com
pany, of Norman Park; Williamson
& Reese, of Rockmart: Caye-Andrews
company, of Americus; Campbell
Contracting company, of Columbus.
Wynn e Potts, of Newman, and ].
II. & J. B. Miller, of Baconton.
The complete list of contracts fol-
lows:
Carroll County-S007 miles OF
graded road on the CarroIlton-New
nan road Let to Dunn & WoodaU
at $31,096.30.
Crawford County-4.911 miles of
sand clay or local gravel road on
the KnOEvilIe-Colum road. Les
to Dunn e WoodaH, at SIS, 5O85S
Pickens County-2.9586 miles of
graded road on Jasper Elliiay road.
All bids rejected.
Monroe County-350 miles O.
concrete pavement org the Atlanta
Macon road, beginning approximate.
~ Is miles west of Forsyth and ex-
tending 35 miles toward Macon.
Let to Whitley Construction com,
pany, at $87,2S6.10.
Houston County-6.976 miles Of
gravel road on the Macon-Perry
road. Let to Wallace Construction
company, at 500, 020.67.
Clayton County-COncrete bridge
or the Atlanta-Jonesboro road Let
to Williamson & Reese, at $40, G36.-
IS. This bridge is at Testers Old
MIL.
Atkinson County-8.795 miles Of
sand clay road on Pearson-Willa-
coochee road. Let to Caye-Andrews
company, at $38, 159.71.
Schley County-637 miles of grad
ed road and miles Of penetration
macadam on crushed stone base Oh
the llavilleAmericus road. Let to
Campbell Contracting company. at
$62, 753,22.
Wheeler County-Bridge and ap-
proaches over Alligator creek on
the McRae-Alamo road. Let to Cage
Andrews company. at SIS, 346.44.
Lamar County-5.7335 miles Of top
soil road on the GAINESVILLE Macon /
road. Let to Wynn & Potts, at S42,-
992.09
Putnam County-54G1 miles OF
top soil road on the Gray
Macon road. Let to J. r. & ]. &
Miller, at $50, 41O89
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-09
JOURNAL. WRITER
TELLS Of VOYAGE
ABOARD ZEPPELIN
BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER
Especial Gable to The Atlanta Journal ard
the Chicago Daily News.)

Especial Cable to The Atlanta Journal ard
the Chicago Daily News)
CThe following descriptive story of Sat
urday's trial flight of the German-built
American Zeppelin zR-3 was written and
filed via the airship's wireless during her
flight over northern Germany by MT. NOW
rer, who was a passenger aboard the eraft)
WASHINGTON, Sept 7. - The
9:09 o'clock in the morning.
"Deutschland Jber Allies" sounds
from a Reichswehr band drawn up
beside the hangar which we left ten
minutes ago. Two companies of hon
or stand at salute. A small crowd
of friends and relatives cheers.
The ground drops away rapidly.
The ants below, who have been
hanging to the ropes, scatter We
rise, rapidly, heading over Lake Con-
stance. Freidrichshafen and the lake
are hidden below a curded cloud
bank.
The a,rship is alone-no, for be-
side us sweeps a shining aluminium
airplane which hOvers like a dove
in a religious picture.
Nine-tWenty: The sun Shines Our
shadow follows us inn the lakes be-
low. We are 800 meters over Freid-
richshafen. The ReichsWehr, good
Germans that they are, stand IN
moved in lines beside the hangar
where we left them. Our course is
northeast over Germany toward
Munich.
I The movement is gentle. Here in
the cabins beneath the air trout's
nose it is warm and comfortable as
yacht. The movement is far
smoother than it ever is at sea.
There are thirty-odd guests, OF
whom / am one, tasting the expert.
ence of that transoceanic travel
which DR.. Hugo Eckner, director of
the Zeppelin company, is convinced
will be established within three
years. There are more than eighty
persons aboard.
Copyright, 1924, by Chicago Daily News
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-09
Owl Attacks MotOrist;
Machine Goes in Ditch

LAKE CHARLES, La. Sept. G.
Oscar Bollinger, of Oakdale, was re-
ported today as recovering from in
juries received last Saturday night
in an unusual automobile accident.
While en- route from Oakdale to
Beaumont, Bollinger, who was dirty
ing the car, was attacked by a huge
owl which suddenly swooped down
and entered his closed car. He lost
control of the machine and it went
into q ditch, Bollnger suffering
severe cuts about the neck and
wrists.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-09
Ginnings to September 1 by states. follow:

do. firsts to extra firsts. f2G51c: rcfriq-
orator, extra firsts, 3415 @35c; do. firsts,
Cheese steady to firm: receipts 81. SOL
pounds. State. whole milk. flats fresh
fancy to fancy specials GOA oO1ac; do. av-
erase run, 100 20Rc; state whole II Tx.
flats. held fancy to fancy specials, 20H0
II l2c; do. average, 19@20ct
CHICAGO, Sept. S.-Butter Uchar ged :
creamery extras. SIC; standards 36Hc; ex-
ira firsts, 3512 036c; firsts, i3403414c; sec
onds. 32633c
Eggs unchanged; receipts 86OG cases
firsts, 1886; ordinary firsts, 31032c,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-09
BUTTER CHEESE AND EGGS

NEW YORK., Sept. SHUTTER steady
receipts 5,G71. Creamery higher than ex-
ira 14M3S&c; creamery extras (92
Score), 3712 037%c: creamery firsts (8S TO
81 score). 361a @37llc; packing stock, cur
rent make, No. > Prize.
Eggs steady; receipts 7,1o7; fresh gath
cred extra firsts, 3S@41c; do. firsts, $50
by heunery whites, closely selected extras,
% a 5Sc; nearby and nearby western hen
merry whites. firsts to average extras, 42@
Ole: nearby hennery browns. extras 450
soc; Pacific coast whites. extras, 52@53c;
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-09
SPOT COTTON

Atlanta, steady, -. 75c.
New York, steady, 24G0c.
New Orleans, steady, 23.05c.
Galveston, steady. %. 5ac.
Mobile, steady, 22.7Jc
Savannah, steady %. SOC.
Wilmington. steady, %. SOC.
Norfolk, steady. % 25c.
BOSTON, nominal.
Dallas, steady - C0c.
Montgomery steady, 22.3Oc.
Memphis, steady 23.75c.
Charleston, steady, 232 Doe.
ST. Louis, steady. %.
Little Rock, steady, 23c.
Houston, steady, %. zoe.