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The Washington times., 1924-05-02

A forfeit Of $4,000 was posted by
Walker for weight and appearance.
In the articles Of agreement signed
by Walker it was stipulated that he
defend his worlds welterweight
championship at the required weight,
which is lat pounds, eight hours
before the bout.
In this case Walker is required to
make the weight at Q o'clock on the
afternoon of the fight.
The name Of the welterweight
champion was certified to the forfeit
check he deposited with Taylor and
Gunnis, which in turn was turned
over to William H. Recap, chairman
of the Pennsylvania State Athletic
Commission.
Along with Walker was Joe
Degnen, close friend of the cham
pion, who acts in a secretarial
capacity for Mickey.
A check of $4,000 for weight
and appearance Of Lew Tender
was signed and turned over to
the promoters by Phil GlaSsman,
manager of the Philadelphia south
paw.
The bout will be the first worlds
championship ever contested in this
city.
Worlds champions have appeared
here since the Pennsylvania State
Athletic Commission assumed con-
troll of boxing and made ten-round
contests to a decision legal in this
State, but this will be the first time
a titleholder has defended his crown
here.
The promoters refused to divulge
the sum they are paying Walker for
his services, but it was limited that
Il would be above the $4,000 mark.
This is the biggest bout, outside
Of the Leonard-Tendler contest that
my partner and I ever undertook"
said Herman Taylor.
ct think the prospects OF the
bout as an attraction stand even
better than those for the scheduled
Leonard. Tender contest that never
materialiZed.
"That bout wouldn't have been a
championship, as decisions weren't
permitted here then. We had an
advance sale of nearly 100000 for
that contest, when 1t had to be
called off owing to Leonard injuring
his hand.
"This will be the first time
Walker has defended his cham
piOnship since he won the title
from Jack BrittOn. He is well
liked here, as he has never done
anything but give the fans a real
fighting exhibition"
Bobby Gunnis was quite composed
while the bout was being made. Il
would never have been thought that
he had been dragged over to New
York on Wednesday night by the
irrepressible Mr.. Taylor and dragged
hither and yon so MIGUEL Walker
and his secretary-manager wouldn't
be shared by any other promoters.
The bout has been in the making
for several months, more Of an edge
being given to it by the announce
ment by Tender several weeks ago
that he was going to give up trying
20 fight as lightweight and enter
the welterweight ranks.
There have been rumors that
Walker would give Leonard a
chance at the welterweight crown in
q bout in New York. Undoubtedly
q Leonard. Walker bout would have
been clinched before Tender was
signed to meet the welter champ II
Promoters Taylor and Gunnis had
not made an attractive offer to
Mickey.
Leonard has to wait now" said
The Washington times., 1924-05-02
Dominicans Practice

The Dominican Lyceum ball team
will practice today and tomorrow
at p. m. on the Washington Bar
racks field.
The Washington times., 1924-05-02

Mickey yesterday. II believe 1t will
be me he fights for the worlds
welterweight championship, but you
never can tell; it might be Lew
The Washington times., 1924-05-02

They're All Good
Jimmy Hughes, Buzz Daniels.
Willie Watt and Jimmy Green will
umpire regularly In the Independ-,
ent Sandlot League.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
Citizens Meet in
Desert. to Honor
!. Swing, Finney

.About $50 citizens of Holtville.
Alamo Verde, Sunset and Bonds
Corner gathered in the desert 10
miles east of Holtville last night in
IL community meeting in honor of
Congressman Swing and A. {. Fin
ney, candidate for assembly. &. F..
Gillett, pioneer rancher in Alamo
Verde, was chairman of the meet
ing.
Mr.. Finney, the principal speak
or at the meeting, was introduced
by Sam f Robinson of East Side
Sunset, as the producers candidate.
Mr.. Finney declared his support to
the all-American canal and TO the
best interests Of the Imperial Val
ley.
r. w. Hoover gave a short talk
on the Swing issues and urged the
people to see the problem clearly.
He pointed out that the opposition
to Swing is not concerned alone
with halting an all-Americam canal
project but is averse TO any devel-
opment that will be in the hands of
the people.
The meeting was sponsored by
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ii. Smithson of
Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
HOLTVILL E M A n
RETUR MS FIR o M
SOUTHERN TOUR

Robert Hays, of Holtville, one
of the most widely known cotton
growers of the Imperial Valley ar
rived home today after an intensive
trip over the cotton area OF the
Southern States since last June.
The last three weeks Mr.. Hays
has beea studying cotton conditions
in Mexico, and has been the guest
of American diplomats during his
lengthy stay in the City of Mexico
where every expedient for assist
ing him in his researches. was gen
erously given.
After some four months;ih for
eign aud southern fields, the young
man s only comment was, Well,
cotton in theslmperial Valley as the
samples ! took away with me,
ranked as high as any cotton sub
mitted from any part of the world.
Mr., Hays plans Il iong European
trip in October. and until then
will be busy with his numerous
ranches in the Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
TO DEMAND MOST
OF EVIDENCE BE
THROWN OUT NOW
Alleges CompulsiOn Was
Used to Get
Evidence
Ry United Press Leased Wire

CRIMINAL COURT ROOM, CHI
CAGO, Aug. 16.--Chief Defense At
torney Darrow indicated today that
he would demand most of the state s
radical evidence be stricken from
the records of the Leopold-Loeb
murder hearing on. the ground that
The youthful slayers were examined
unler compulsion.
While cross examining DR.. Harold
D. Singer, state alienist, Darrow
brought out that the youths were
Questioned under the direction of
States Attorney Robert E. Grove
despite the fact that the boys had
been taken from Groves custody
and placed in that of the sheriff.
Several squabbles between Dar-
row and Grove occurred during the
first few moments of the session.
Darrow charged than Grove had
violated the constitutional rights OF
the boys by bringing state alienists
and forcing the boys to answer
r"der compulsion. -
n did not compel them to talk, F"
cried Grove. ''Once they started
talking it was hard to stop them;
they Just wanted to show how smart
they were. y
Da,Tow then brought out that the
bows had refused to answer practl-
callv all questions asked by DR..
Singer, stating they refused to talk
on the advise of counsel.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
FOREST RANGERS
COME FROM ARIZ.
NaMEX. T0CALF.
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16.--
Danger of forest fires IN Sierra MAJ
tional forest invading Yosemite Ma
tional Park was believed averted
today with all fire lines holding at
ter the blaze had burned over Pi-
,noche Ridge and was nearing Chin
quapin.
Control is expected by tonight
unless weather Conditions become
less favorable than they were re-
ported this morning to federal for
estry headquarters here.
The Mariposa fire, which vas re-
ported to be threatening Coulter
vile yesterday, continued today to
be the most serious blaze in the
state. Every available man from
lumber and electric power company
camps in tho vicinity have been
rushed to the fire lines, swelling
to force to $50 men. Control is
expected by tomorrow.
Twenty picked rangers from the
Arizona and New Mexico districts,
summoned. to California by national
forester Col Nv. b. Greeley, arriv
ed here today and will be assign
ed to dangerous areas to aid in
patrol and fire prevention.
Colonel Greeley, who is in north
ern California with Paul G.. Redding-
ton, federal. district forester, start
iifg a state wide inspection of fire
z"I es, today ordered the closing of
Modoc national forest on August 20
for the remainder Of the season, thus
adding a great area to the millions
OF acres already closed to vacation
fsts and hunters. Trinity and Klam-
ath forests will remain open, how
ever, under light restrictions as to
smoking and camping.
The weed fire in Shasta national
forest was reported controlled to-
day and the fire near Verdi in the
Truckee basin is being held within
complete control, it is said today.
iSeyeral other small fires, mostly III
northern California, controlled yes
terday, are still being held within
fire lines. :.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
Marital Tangle
Doesn't n Bother BootAhfle
Mans Sick Wife

SAN RAFAEL, Calf, Aug To-
An invalid wife who eondoneyl the
Miller, to Mrs. Delphine Schuller,
her nurse, today had secured the
freedom of Mrs. Miller number two
and happiness once more is guest
at the Miller home.
A man can t sit beside aa sick
he'd, forever Mrs. Miller mann
tains, and can see no reason why
the world should condemn her hus-
band because he yielded to the love
he felt for his wife's pretty nurse
and married her. Mrs. Schuller was
Reld in the detention home until
Mrs. Miller secured her release.
Miller claims he was drunk when
he and Mrs. Schuller a week ago
today went to Santa Rosa, procured
Il license and We're married.
~ loved Mrs. Sehuller-my wife
knew that-but we hadn't intend
ed to marry until ! was free to do
50. We all knew my wife could not
live long. She knew it better than
anyone else. But if 1 hadn t been
drunk II weuld never. have edPhe
this. (" Miller said
Miller, contractor, is free on
bond fand today was back at work
on the ''model bungalow :" he is pre-
iparing ter wife number two Yheh
size. b. CONES wife number ioneSSs
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
WIFE OF "OWL" !
IS IDENTIFIED
AS ACC0MPLlCE
By United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, August l6.-Mrs. Kath-
crime Ryan, who now claims to be
the wife of Thomas Griffin alias
Ryan, "the OWL who was identil
fled at Clovis yesterday as memi
Der of the bandit gang that robbed
the First State Bank Of Clovis of
1880 last February, was booked
on a charge of robbery and placed
in the county jail here, following
her return from Oakland last night
in custody of Sheriff William f.
Jones, and Mrs. Jones, who acted
as matron.
As an accessory before and 'af-
ter the crime, the woman, if con
victed, would be equally as guilty
as the principals in the holdup, ae'
cording to law. District Attorney
George r. Loveioy declared.
The arrest of Mrs. Ryan occur.
red simultaneously with that of
Griffin in Oakland early this week
bv Fresno county officials, who laid
in wait for more than two months.
declining to. make the arrest until
the hiding place of the loot could
be found. The loot, however, mas
not been located.
Mrs. Ryan is a native OF Texas
and officers confirmed her stare
ment that she is the daughter OF q
prominent family, whose names are
beinp withheld.
Should Griffin raise the amount
of his bail, which was fixed ~
100000, he will Immediately be ar
rested and held for Los Angeles
San Francisco or Oakland authori'
ties. who want him in connection
with various bank holdups and mail
robberies,, according to LoveJoy,
When Mrs. Ryan is arraigned III
court today, Lovejoy will ask that
her bail be fixed at 100000, he an
noupced
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
Hoover Opens
Radio Exhibit
in S. F. Tonight
py United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Angus To-
Secretary of Commerce Herbert
Hoover will officially open the Pa
cific Radio Exposition, the largest
event of its kind ever held any
where, in the San Francisco Civic
Auditorium tonight. More than
10000 persons are expected to wit
ness the opening exercises.
The radio show, comprising moro
than $50 exhibits representing the
products of more than 200 national
manufacturers of radio apparatus,
will be officially presented to the
public by Herbert Z. Metealf, of
Oakland, president of the Pacific
Radio Trade Association which Is
sponsoring the event. Mavor
James Rolph, Jr., will follow Met
calf on the platform and Introduce
Secretary Hoover as the speaker OF
the evening. Musical numbers will
complete the program. 8At
The entire program win be ear
ried to radio receiving sets and hun
dreds of thousands of listeners
throughout the United States by
KPO, the official broadeasting sta
tion of the exposition, which has
installed u complete studio on the
main stage of the auditorium. The
speakers will be in full view of visi-
tors to the show as their words are
carried by air to the outside world.
The exposition is expected 10 AZ
tract thousands of visitors from
throughout the country ms u IS the
largest of its kind vet held and the
first to be staged under the eo'ope'
rative non-profit plan. This after
noon a sFradio parade, the first
ever held in the west viii be stag
ed. more than 200 vehicles equip
ped with radio apparatus being ~
line.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
Nelu Evidence In
MOrs Mystery,
Suicide Th6Oru

LOS ANGELES, Aug. ia story
rotated by Mrs. Iva Martin, to the
effect that she saw two men run
ming from the apartment building in
which Mrs. Theresa Mors was found
dead last Wednesday, today further
decpcncd the mystery surrounding
the woman IS death.
9''Kid Mccoy = who was arrested
on suspicion of numbering the wO-
man he hoped to make his tenth
wife, was not the man Mrs. Martin
saw stagger toward the street and
lean for several minutes against the
side of the building a few minutes
nftcr she heard q woman's screams,
Mrs. Martin believes.
She was taken to the city Jail by
Detective Captain Herman Cline to
whom she related her story, to see
if She could identify Mccoy. The
! ey.boxer was ordered to walk down
tic Jail corridor and lean against
wall. Mrs. Martin watched him
rev minutes, then said:
g Mccoy. is tall and stately. The
other man, was thick and pouchy.
lie was not bit stately -
To Tell Her Story
District Attorney Asa Keyes has
subpocnaed Mrs. Martin to appear
before the grand jury next Tues
day to tell her story.
According to Detective Cline,
Mrs. Martin said she saw a second
man. crawl on his hands and knees,
under her window. Her account of
hearing n shot and woman s
screams is more Rivid than, that OF
a,iy other witness.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. les The
coroner s jury Investigating the
death Of Mrs. Theresa Mors, wealthy
antique shop proprietress, today
turned back to District Attorney
Asa Keyes for solution of these two
unanswered questions:
''Did Norman Selby, known to
the ring as Kid Mccoy, kill Mrs.
MorsSt to- psevent her turning her af-
fcctions from him to another.
"Or, did Mrs. Mors ,commft sui
,ide (as Me Coy sbattlett with. her in
her apartment to save her from
herself2's'g N ~ on
Testimony of coroner 8 autopsy
Jurgeon that while the shot that
killed Mrs. Mors left no distinguish
able powder, burns on her face, the
revolver was fired at. close range,
left the coroner's jury in doubt rs
to the cause. of death. Therefore
it found that the woman was killed
with u revolver held n few inches
from her head and recommended
further examination of the ease.
State Set Back
The finding constituted the first
support the dapper Skid has re-
ceiyed for his suicide story. 1t was
n setback to the state but District
Attorney Kcyes says. selby mus;
face a murder charge, nevertheless
= Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
Find Fourth of
Early Patents
Issued by U. S,
ny United PRESS Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Aug. l6-A copy
of the fourth patent granted to an
American inventor has been discov-
cred by Commissioner of Patents
Thomas f. Robertson.
When the document was issed in
l791, there was no patent office. All
inventions were approved by the
countersigned by the see
rotary of state and the attorney
general and delivered by the secre-
tarv Of state TO the applicant.
This rare document, accordingly,
bears the signature of George Wash {,
ington, president; Thomas Jeffer,
son, secretary of state, and Edmund
Randolph, attorney general.
The patent was eissed to Francis
Bailey of Philadelphia, for new kinds
of punches and matrices for print.
ingtypes. There are no copies of
The first, second and third patents.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
PREPARATION END
NEAR, GERMANY
TO ACCEPT TERMS
BY LLOYD ALLEN
ntted Press staff Correspondent

LONDON, Aug. 16.-The end OF
the long struggle to solve the repar-
ations problem growing out OF the
peace treaty of Versailles is AT
Barring an eleventh hour hitch,
the conference on application or
the Dawes report viii meet in plen-
arv session at 6:3o 20 clock this
evening to. sign in part and initial
inspart the protocols providing the
basis of and machinery for pay
ment of Germany's war penalties.
Announcement of the plenary ses-
sion was made after the German
representative finally had capitu-
lated and accepted Premier Her
riot s French proposal that evacua-
ton of the Ruhr occur within one
yeat. 4t6s
Complete Task
With signatures or initials affix-
ed TO the several protocols the
conference will have officially com
pleted its task. There will then
remain legislation of approval to
be passed by the parliaments OF the
allied powers and Germany-and the
reparations question, which has been
the issue of many cabinets and has
resulted in the fall of not a few,
will have been definitely disposed
of
In statement to the press, the
German delegation at noon today
said:
"We are profoundly disappointed
in the result of the conferences. Our
ministers will point out to the Reich
stag that we were compelled to sub
nit to force majeure. Our only
hope now for early evacuation of
the Ruhr is for the bankers, when
the time comes for raising a loan,
to intervene and insist upon speed
ier evacua.io
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
VALLEY PEOPLE
ARE READY FOR
SWING PARADE
COachella to Join in
Demonstration
Also

Final preparations for the big
demonstration on Monday at which
Imperial Valley will turn out en-
massee to show its loyalty to Con-
gresham Phil d. Swing and the
issues for which he is fighting, are
being completed today.
The usual number of motorists
from the valley who spend the week
end in the mountains and at the sea-
shore will be swelled by those who
will remain out on Monday to join
in the great parade that will pass
through the streets in San Diego.
Coachella Valley is expected to
send a large delegation to join in
the demonstration, and every resi-
dent of the valley who is now in
San Diego and surrounding resort
cities will be present to add their
support.
The meeting place of the Imperial
Valley and Coachella Valley dele
cations will be at La Mesa at 9:30
o o'clock Monday morning. Parade
marshals will be present to direct
the formation of the parade and to
lead the line Of march.
Has Aroused Citizens
Although almost every business
house has already signified its in
tcntion to be closed on Monday, q
few more are adding their names
to the list. The most recent to an
nonncc that it will be closed on
Monday is the Seuthwick Depart.
ment store.
Following the parade through the
streets of San Diego, there will bt
a program at Liberty Hall i'll th'
evening at which Congressman
Swing will be the principal speaker
Major John l.. Bacon of San Die
90 will be chairman of the meet
| ing Monday night and will be wit
1.-The paraders during the day.
In commenting on the remarkabl
! wav in which the residents of tn
Valley are uniting in support of tn
| demonstration. members of the com
! mittee declared that it was no
. rlone that the people are anxiou
to return Congressman Swing. bu
| that it was an indication of th
| sincere desire to have the thlng
/! which Mr.. Swing has been working
/; for
! ''The propaganda which has beei
| circulated in other counties in th'
11th congressional district to thu
| effect that. Imperial Valley. thu
| home of Congressman Swing, wa
| not behind him, has aroused citizen!
here to the point where they are
! willing to close their places OF
, business to take part in n huge
demonstration that will effective
w. squeleh that. kind of talk, com
! mittea members say.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
ONE-MAN BLIMP
new ARMY Shit,
DIRICIBLE TYPE

DAYTON, O., August 16.-The
army air service announces a. new
ereation-the baby blimp, a one
man dirigiblc. Z
The craft is mere pigmy com
pared with present types. 1t is un-
der construction at Hammondsport,
n. ", and will be ready to fly in
about five months, according to of
ficials of McCook Field here, where
the ship was designed.
In general appearance the one
man dirigible will resemble free
balloon turned on its side. It's
nose is blunter. than larger dirigibles
and Zeppelins and the bag is 30
feet long. Filled with 10000 cubic
feet of hydrogen it will stand 80
feet high.
The ship was designed by Matt
Corbett, McCook Field civilian en-
gineer, who produced the famous
''inmping balloon.
Army Officials expect the baby
blimp to serve, both military and
commercial purposes. 1t will be
used at first BY the. air service as
training equipment.
The power plant is a two-cvlinder
opposed type aero engine. 1t will
consume about one gallon of gaso-
line an hour, which will permit the
ship to remain, .aloft five hours at
a time. f4bg6g eYS
The baby blimp, as designed, is
about % times smaller than, the
Shenandoah, the largest Of lighter,
than -air craft. The Shenandoah is
$50 feet lonf and has gas capa
city Of 100000 cubic feet.
Special controls, designed by
Corbett, make it, possible for one
man TO operate. the smaller ship by
manipulating two ruddefs and two
elevators. At
On deflation, the mechanical parts
may be removed and pacSed away
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
PRES. COOLIDGE
PLANS TO TAKE
REAL VACATION
President Turns Farmer,
Discusses Crops With
Father

PLYMOUTH, VT, Aug. l6.-Tir-
ed but happy to be free from the
cares cf state for while, President
Coolidge arrived "back home to-
day TO enjoy 12-day vacation on
his fathers farm. 1t is his first
real vacation since he left here for
the white house just one year and
l3 days ago.
He has allotted himself less time
for his relaxation, members of his
party pointed out, than the govern
mebt gives to the lowest clerk III
its employ.
The prcsidential< special which
brought the President, Mrs. Coolidge
aud their son, John, from Washing
ton arrived at Ludlow, the nearest
railroad station to Plymouth, about
3 clock this morning. The fam
lily and accompanying party, how
ever, did not arise until several
hours later and then were driven
here in one of the white house linn
cuisines, which had been sent up III
advance.
"Hello, father, was the presi-
dents greeting to Colonel John
Coolidge, his parent, who descended
the front steps of the little house
across the street from the general
hotel as the giistening white house
car drove up on the grass beneath
the old cedar near the porch.
Col. John silently kissed the pres
ident, Mrs. Coolidge and John and
the party entered the house, while
not more than 80 persons, the en-
tire population OF the township,
stood silently by and watched.
The party turned aside from the
main road Il few PAGES TO the,
little grave yard atop a ridge r
pause II moment by the grave of
Calvin COOLIDGE Jr., whom they
buried there only a month ago.
Fresh flowers placed there by
Col. John and the townfolk decor
ated the grave. The president, Mrs.
Coolidge and John regarded the
little mound in silence then turn
ed away to their ear.
The president acknowledged the
smiles and mods of his silent town
folk with Il smile and wave of his
hand. ID.
"I'm glad to see you, father,
were Mrs. Coolidge's first words as
Col John stepped from the front
door, his black felt hat on his head,
when the car came to & full stop
After breakfast, the president OF
the United States turned Calvin
Coolidge, farmer, and with his
father and John walked around the
farm, talking crops and village con-
ditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
S. p. Freight is
Wrecked, l Killed


5 DALLAS, Texas, Ang l6.-one
trainmen was killed and another
seriously injured when Il southern
Pacific freight train crashed ip'o
the rear of Texas X Pacific freight
at Grand Prairie near here today
4 P. A. Cbildress, 40, engineer, was
fatally scalded, dying in . hospita at
hero shortly after the accident -
t. Lewis, 80. fireman received u
broken shoulder, No other INJURIES
were reported. .,t j. .1,ala, {,
The Texas \ Pacific freight had
lust rounded Il curve after clear
i Ing ~ the signal When oYertal!en by
the faster running Southern PaeiNle
train avE'r o