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Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
BOYS FAMILIES
TO TAKE STAND
in MURDER CASE
By United Press Leased Wire


CRIMINAL COURTROOM, Chi
cago, Aug. S.-Three members of
the LeopoldLoeb families will take
the stand Monday at the hearing
of Nathan Leopold and Richard
Loeb, Clarence Darrow, chief def
ense attorney, announced this af
ternoon after court had adjourned.
Allen and Jacob Loeb, brother
an uncle of Richard, and Foreman
Leopold brother of Nathan Leopold,
have been scheduled to testify, Oar
row said The chauffeur for the
Loeb family will take the stand.
No other member of the families
will testify, Darrow said.
The four lay witnesses, Darrow
said, will show the youths were alb
normal in that they kidnapped Rob
ert in Il well frequented part of
the city in broad daylight, killed
him while driving and carried the
body through thickly populated
section to the Hiding Place IN the
railroad Culvert.
One more alienist will be put on
the stand by the defense, Darrow
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
CAL. FIRES Still
RAGING, DANGER
FROM HIGH WIND
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. s.-Five
forest fires of serious magnitude
were burning uncontrolled in Cali
fornia today, according to dis
patches received here and a third
general offensive by the de-
structive element is feared.
The fire in Jose basin, Fresno
county, which started two days ago,
broke from control again yesterday
and is reported burning on a broad
front and threatening Rock Haven,
a summer resort.
A fire which already has burned
over 1000 acres, nearing Oak Glenn,
Riverside county. The Bautiste can
yon fire in Cleveland national for
est is gaining in strength near
Thomas mountain.
The fire in Glover Valley, Plumas
national forest, still burns beyond
control on the lands of the Feather
River Lumber company, and near
Bishop fire which broke out yes
terday is still out of control after
laying waste 1000 acres of brush
and timber.
High winds were reported increas-
ing danger of spread in all five fire
zones.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
j. AVIATORS TO
BATTLE AGAINST
FROZEN NORTH
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REY Iceland, Aug. s.
Temporarily baffled but far from
beaten, the American round the
world flight expedition today to plan
their real campaign for the real bat
tie with the frozen north
Lieut.. Lowell Smith, Rear Ad
miral Thomas Magruder and Major
Clarence f. Croml'ine discussed
what should be done about getting
the flight under way once more.
A wireless from Angmagsalik de-
claring the Danish steamer, the Ger
trude Rask, which has needed sup
plies aboard, still was frozen in the
ice, was discussed.
''Unless the ice spreads, the Rasls
will be unable to assist the flight,
the message said.
The cruiser Raleigh win leave to
morrow on a scouting expedition
along the coast of Greenland to re.
port on the weather and observe the
drift of pack ice. -'
Lieut.. Leigh Wade, whose plane
sank. after "a forced landing near
the Farce Islands, will do his bit
in the renewed flight by going
along with the Raleigh and helping
with the observations.
An attempt will be made to find q
suitable landing place on the Green
land coast.
The flyers will not attempt to
leave Reykjavik until the Raleigh
reports.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
Mother Too I'll
to Appear in
Court

CRIMINAL COURT ROOM,
CHICAGO, Aug. 8.-Mrs. Albert
H. Loeb, mother of Richard
Loeb, is "too i'll to appear on
t he stand and will net appear
Clarence Darrow, chief defense
attorney, announced today.
Mrs. Loeb has expressed the
wish to appear, Darrow said, but
he has persuaded her not to jeop
ardize her health. Allen Loeb,
brother Of Richard, said he
would leave tonight for Cahrle-
voix, Mich, where the Loeb sum-
mer home is located, to forestall
Mrs. Loeb's leaving for Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
DORRlS TO TAKE
STAND FOR OWN
DEFENSE TODAY
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. s. With
Charles w. Doris, accused of murd-
er, expected to take the witness
stand in his own defense late this
afternoon, his attorneys introduced
Wesley Ruggles, his stepson, in an
effort to show that the man on trial
was of the queit, home-loving type
and maccustomed to violent ac.
ton.
Doris, who is charged with the
murder of Henry ID. Meyer and Mrs.
Theresa Doris, his wife, lived in
quiet happiness with his family,
Ruggles said. There was never the
least sign of friction between him
aud Mrs. Rorris, he testified.
r. w. Heinsch, brother of Mrs.
Doris, also was defense witness.
He declared that the relations be-
tween Doris and the dead woman
had always been of the most af-
fectionate kind.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
NOrsemen Came
to u. S. at End
First Century
By United Press Leased Wire

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. s.
Norsemen crossed the American con
tinent and came to the Pacific north
west in the year of 1910 A. d., or
thereabouts, according to interpre-
tations placed ON discoveries made
by Ofuf Lauriztson Opsjon, Nor
wegian scientist.
Opsjon said he had discovered
hundreds of carved stone tablets i'll
the various parts of the northwest
ern United States consisting of
Runic letters peculiar, to old Nor
wegian writings.
These have been sufficiently ex-
tensive that the year, and in some
cases the month and day of the
writings can be determined, Opsjon
declared.
He said he believed a party of
Norwegian, led by man named Lip
pom, settled first on the Puget
Sound in 1910 and then later went to
Rogue river and other sections of
Oregon.
Some three hundred years later
another EXPEDITION Of these hardy
Norsemen came to the Pacific north
west, he believes.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
ROtarians Hear
of Toronto and
Alaskan Ports

Rotarians were given glimpses
of far distant places at their weekly
luncheon yesterday noon at the Ore
gon hotel, when A. w. Wolfe of
Brawley told of the convention at
Toronto, Canada, Charles S. Sones
gave brief talk on his trip to
Iowa and Howard Meyer told of his
visit to Alaskan ports.
Will S. Faweett preceded while
Don Wells acted as chairman at the
meeting, at which large number
of Rotarians and guests were pre-
sent.
r. p. Moore was fined for failing
to wear his button.
Among the guests of Rotarians
were NJ. S. Slaughter Of Riverside;
j. f. Kalman of Salt Lake City, and
A. Stanley Roger of Kansas City.
Visiting Rotarians were: Il. c.
Schelling, Abe Wolfe, Kenneth Oil
yer, Walter Casey, all from Braw-
ley, and j. $. Wilson of San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
COTTON CROP is
TWO-THIRDS OF
NORMAL, AUG. l
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-The
condition of the cotton crop OF
August ] was GA per cent of nor
NAL, compared with 6S.5 per cent
on July 16, forecasting a produe
tion this year of 1881 900 bales of
500 pounds gross, the department of
agriculture reported today.
Last year the production was TO-
12S,47S bales.
The report today was the first
ever issued on cotton for August l
and was issued in compliance with
an act passed by congress at its
last session. Hitherto the cotton re-
ports have been based on reports
made at 80 day intervals as of the
18th of the month. As ~
Cotton ginned from the 1924 crop
up to August ] totalled 21,924 rim
ming bales, counting round bales at
half bales, compared with 64,3Sl
bales up to August / last year,
NEW YORK, Aug. S.-Following
the issuance of the government re-
port giving the condition of the
cotton crop as GA per cent of
normal as of August /, figure
about in line with expectations,
cotton futures broke 81 to $3.50
a bale on speculative selling and
profit taking on a heavy scale. La
ter II portion of the losses were
recovered.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
WEALTHY RA.NCHER
COMMITS SUICIDE E
VERDICT OF JURY
by United Press Leased Wire

SANTA BARBARA, Aug. s..---
Arthur Caldwell 67, wealthy Car
pinteria valley raneher, committed
suicide, according to the verdict OF
"a coroner's jury, at his home last
night by firing shotgun charge
into his body. He had been i'll for
a number of years.
Relatives say Caldwell never own
ed a gun, and profess TO believe he
was mnrdered.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
C. of C. Home to
Be Completed as
Bonds Are Sold

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 81 With
the new $4,000,000 home of the
chamber of commerce nearly 80 per
cent completed, Los Angeles banks
recently placed on sale $2,000,000
worth of first mortgage 6 per cent
gold bonds, for further financing
the structure.
The property on which the build
ing stands was purchased for 81, l,5OO,-
900 and the building itself, when
completed, will have cost $2,500,-
000
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
PickfOrd Jewels
Thought in Phil.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug S.--Police
headquarters here received a
letter from Los Angeles authorities
asking that Philadelphia pawn shops
be searched for jewels worth thou
sands of dollars that were stolen
from the home Mr.. aud Mrs. Jack
Pickford at Los Angeles last June.
Seven diamond rings, five brace
let's, Il wedding ring set with IL dia-
monds aud other iewelry were stolen
from the movie stars home, accord
ing to the letter.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
DesertiOn and
Cruelty Leads
to Divorce Suit

LOS ANGELES, Aug 8.-Mrs.
Gladys Baird, said to be the daugh-
ter of wealthy Vancouver insur-
ance man is today seeking n divorce
from Walter H. Baird, prominent
local insurance agent, charging
cruelty and desertion.
According to the complaint on
file today, Baird forced his wife,
while she was clad only in II night
gown, to accompany him in their
machine to the outskirts of the city,
where he beat her almost into in
consciousness. Baird then drove
down town. turned her out into the
street and left her, the complaint
charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
to Go Into
Antique Business
Declares Mccoy
II, United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Skid
McCov denies being an antique, de
spite his nine unsuccessful marital
adventures.
But Mrs. Albert A. Mors, as
whose sprotector'' the Kid has
been figured in several domestic
tiffs, was awarded her husband s
antique shop as part of property
settlement when Mors was granted a
divorce yesterday.
And Mccoy. whose name outside
the ring is Norman Selby declares
he is about TO go into the antique
business. y
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
La Toilette Denounces Ku Klux Klan Openly Toda,
Three in a Row
Feel Scissors
Snip
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by United Press Leased Wire
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore, Aug.
ust 8.-Contention that bobbed
hair is growing less popular was
refuted here when three genera
tions of the Anlaus family had
their hair cut.
Mrs. Robert Anlaus, her
daughter, Mrs. Scott, and Mrs.
Anlaus grand daughter Dora
went to the barber shop together
for bob.
The grandmother added a mar
eel for good measure.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
Babe Rampages,
Two Home Runs
BY United Press Leased Wire

CLEVELAND. o., Aug. S.-Babe
Ruth went on a rampage with his
big bat here this afternoon, get
ting two home runs in three times
dt b;,. In the first inning he
lifted his 37th over the right field
screen. No one was on base. In
the fourth inning he walked. In
the sixth he smacked out his 3Sth
in the same place. Messenger, re-
cruit pitcher, was in the box for
Cleveland.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
P. G.. Fire Chiefs
Elect Officers,
HawcrOft Pres,
by United Press Leased Wire

PASADENA, Aug. S-The Pacific
Coast> Fire Chiefs association, in
convention today elected the fol
lowing officers for the ensuing
year:
President, r. Bonn Hawcroft, Reno
New.
First vice president, Samuel Short,
Oakland.
Second vice president, newly
created office, Mark f. Ryan, Red
wood City, Calf.
Treasurer, James Wood, Renton,
Wash.
Secretary, j. w. Stevens, San
Francisco.
Seattle was chosen for the 1925
meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
RUM SHIPS OFF
CATALINA, KEEP
WATCH ON PORT
by. United Press Leased Wire

SAN PEDRO, Cay.. Aug. S.-Pro'
hibition forces were Keeping a close
watch on the harbor district today
TO prevent rum runners from land
ing Illicit booze said to be aboard
several schooners lying just outside
the twelve mile limit off Catalina
Island.
Two ships are said 60 have an
ehored along "Rum Row during
the night. The cargoes OF the yes.
sells are said to be valued ct approx
imately $2,000,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
IN LETTER TO Y.
SCRIPTS GOES
ON RECORD NOW
He Quotes Lincoln and
Jefferson as
Support
BY PAUL r .MALLON,
United Press staff COrrespOndent

WASHINGTON Aug. S.--Sen-
atOr Robert M. La Toilette met the
Ku Klux Klan issue today with an
open denuneiation of the order by
name.
/ 81 am unalterably opposed to the
evident purposes of the secret or
ganization known as the Ku Klnx
Klan, as disclosed by its public
acts,' the Independent presidential
candidate declared.
/ ''It cannot long survive.
Relying upon the sound judg-
ment and good sense of the people,
it is my opinion that such a move
ment is foredoomed. 1t has within
its own body the seeds of its death..'
La Folette's first official state
ment on the issue was given in a
letter to Robert p. Scripps, editor
i&l director of the Scripps- Howard
newspapers. who wrote the senator
suggesting that his position should
be known because of the national
prominence-iustly or unjustly--
given the question.
Heretofore La Toilette has shunt
Cu MAN duCiICS AhtO thV OiSH-
ground because he believed and.
still believes-as he says, in his let
ter to jScripps-that the "all-em-
bracing issue of this campaign is
to break the combined power of the
private monopoly system over the
political life of the American peo-
i pie. I"
EvproouaC DoUrn<
La Toilette expressed regret that
Questions involving religious OPP
inion' had been raised. Even af ]
ter the Republican convention wrote
its religious freedom plank and the
Democratic convention staged its
bitter floor fight over the khan
plank, La Toilette presented his con
vention with a platform that took
no cognizance of the klan issue or
religions. He stressed economic ills
and remedies. ~
In this, his first open Issue on
the question, La Toilette quotes
Abraham Lincoln and Thomas JEFF
ferson to support his stand. He re-
calls letter written by Lincoln in
1855 in which the civil war presi
dent declared that certain forces at
that time were apparently going
to change the constitution so il
reads:
.'All men are created equal ex-
cept negroes, foreigners and Cath
olics.
jefferson, the man who wrote the
nation s constitution, is quoted by
La Toilette as saving that ~ never
will by word or act bow to the
shrine of intolerance, or admit c
right of inquiry into the religious
opinions of others.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
HOLDS UP GARAGE {.
MAKES DRIV E r
GO TO BERKELEY
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iHy United FreSs Eeuseu WIFE
PETALUMA, Calf, Aug. s.
William Kemper, night attendant at
the Sparks garage here, was held
up by lone bandit last night, fore
ed to hand over $50 in cash from
the garage till, then drive the ban
dit to Berkeley. #at,
Owners of the garage were pre-
pairing to swear out a warrant for
the arrest Of Kemper for making off
with the cash and an expensive car
when his apologetic voice. was heard
over long distance telephone.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
ACKER GIVEN
REPRIEVE NOW
BY United Press Leased Wire

PHOENIX, Ariz., Aug. S.-The
state board of pardons, after a
three day session, granted a four
week s reprieve in the sentence of
William f. Acker, who was con-
demand to die today at :sumrise
at the state pcnitentiary.
! Acker received the news late
Thursday afternoon while writing a
farewell letter to his aged parents
in Texas.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08

VILLA PLATTE, La, Aug. s.
Simultaneous with his hanging at
noon today, Euzebe Vidrine s econ
fessions,' book detailing the au-
thor's life of crime, including five
murders, will be released for dis
tribution to the public.
Vidrine, who is 26 years old, will
be executed for the murder of Rob-
ert L. Virgins, son of the former
sheriff of Evangeline Parish. He
has confessed to four other slay-
ings, however, and the details of
each are recOunted in his book,
which he wrote in the shadow of
the gallows.
Unique Crime
According to those who have seen
advance copies of the book, it is
oen of the most unique crime docu-
ments on record.
The condemned man tells of his
early youth-theg beginning of his
crime career with hog stealing, wat
ermelon thefts, mischievous pranks
and approaches with an eloquent
flow of words to his first killing,
that of Pierre Vidrine, a neighbor
The killing was done with a
shot gun, the book relates, telling
how the author shot n.s man from
while the farmer was
blowing. Vidrine continues with
description of his first trial for
murder, which ended in his acquit.
tai by jury. Motive for the kill
ing was revenge because his vic
tim "talked too much.'' tl
Eight months later, in December,
1921, Vidrine tells how he killed
Charles Garbo, taxi driver, whom
he hired in Lafayette to take him
TO Kaplin. While the driver was
putting chains on the wheels of his
cab, the fourth shot him in the
back, took his money and fled. The
same night, Vidrine recounts, he
John Roy, a negro cab
lriver at Crowley, to drive him to
Eurnice. He shot the negro and
'obbed him, getting but Il lone
Iickel.
A few weeks later he engaged q
ervice ear in Orange, Tex, to take
i'm to nearby oil fields, shot the
river, Lee Duke got rs cents, a
watch and pistol and fled.
: Robbery Motive
His murder of Robert l.. Virgins,
ne Of the sheriffs of the Parish, |
lay 10, 1924, was also impelled by |
lotives of robbery, Vidrine said.
in his final chapters Vidrine des-
ribes his trial, his address to the
udge and concludes with preach
tents on the curse of strong drink t
nd lack of religion, which he
lanes for his tragic downfall.
The youthful slayer was visited
v his mother in the death cell and |
aid goodbye to her for the last
me.
Sheriff Chas. M. Pecheu, who will
ut the hangman S rope, announced
hat only seven witnesses and
,ree newspapermen would be ad
lifted to the hanging.
Vidrine spent much of the morn
lg writing details of his killing
{ Lee Duke, a Texas jitney driver,
,r which crime Frank Smith, con
icted on circumstantial evidence,
now serving Is years in the
untsyille, Texas, penitentiary.
uke was one of five men Vidrine
Staying.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
AUSTRALIA LEADS
DAVIS CUP MATCH
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BALTIMORE COUNTRY CLtfH,
Baltimore Md. Aug. 8.--Austria's =
doubles team, Patterson and Wood,
won the first set from the Mcxienn
team. Gerdes and Borbolla, III the
Davis cup matches here this after
noon. Score: 6.4.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
RAIDS BAKERY AND
FIN DIS NARCOTICS,
FIVE SOLDIERS HELD

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. S.
Narcotics said to be valued at $l0,-
900 were seized and five soldiers sta
ttioned at Fort Douglas are under
arrest by federal authorities here as
a result of a raid on tile post bak
cry at the fort.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
FLYERS. CLUB TO
BE ORGANI Il E ID
AT SANTA ROSA
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SANTA ROSA, Calf, Aug. s.
Twenty airplane owners and pilots
met here last night and organized
the Santa Rosa Flyers club, which
has for its purpose the fostering of
state
One of the purposes of the organ
ization is to sponsor regulations
governing flying which will rebound
to the safety of both pilots and pub
lie. Arthur Starbuck, wrold war
flyer, was chosen president.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
Japan Wins First
Round Davis Cup
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MONTREAL, Aug. 3, ~ Japan
took first blood against Canada
this afternoon in the opening round
of the Davis cup matches. Okamo-
TO for Japan won decisively against
jack Wright, SO, Cd, 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
VIDRINE HANGS
TODAY, KILLED
LOUISIANA MAN
Writes Book Which Is
Unique Record of
Crime

Hy United Press Leased Wire
VILLA PLATTE, La. Aug.
8.-Euzebe Vidrine, 26, was
hanged here today for the MUIR
der of Leo Virgins, prominent
young business man, near here
last May. He went to his
death without nlurmrtr of
complaint, declaring he was
anxious to CO.,
One of the condemned mans
last requests was that newspa-
pers put everything on the
front page.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-08
PROPERTY AND CROPS ARE DAMAGE
Storms Raging
In MiddLeUest,
Seue,:'ruI Deaths
By United Pres. Leased Wire

OM f1O, aug. S.-F1Ve are dead
at east score injured and property
damage estimated to exceed $3,00O,.
600 inflicted in two violent storms
which swept Nebraska, Iowa, Wis
cOnsin and parts of Minnesota
Thursday night and early Friday.
One storm swept n0rthwestward
from Tomah, Wis, to Bloomer, Wis,
last night.
Another storm swept out of cen
trail Nebraska early Friday and hit
]les MOines at daybreak.
While the Nebraska-1owa storm
apparently was the most extensive,
no casualties have been reported so
far.
Y Two persons were killed at Black
River Falls, Wis, Thursday night
and additional deaths were reported
reported from Bloomer, and Osseo,
Wisconsin.
A long istance telephone message
from Des Moines, Iowa, today said:
Zone of the worst storms. in the
history of Des Moiness struck this
city at 5:l5 q. m. today.
VILE Will lHt
outside world was severed. Trees
and telephone poles were snapped
at their base. Roofs were blown
houses mad buildings.
Ohio Hit Too
$50 far no casualties have been
reported.
''All tents at Camp Dodge, where
AZ, a. IL
were encamped, were blown away.
Practically every telephone line
in the city was out of business and
all electric light wires are down.
AT Gratner, where Catholic boy
scouts are eneamped, their tents
were blown away. No one was re-
ported injured.
"Crops were reported beaten into
the ground. ..+
TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. S.-An elec-
trical storm accompanied by a 72-
mile wind, lashed through Toledo
this afternoon, upsctting four auto
mobiles, blowing over four coal
silos, uprooting trees and ripping
down awning and fences. The gale
passed over in about five minutes
and was followed by a heavy rain.
A hurricane was reported in the
west end of the state.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Aug. s.
One woman was killed and hun-
dreds of thousands of dollars dam
age was done in Iowa early to- |
day when a wind and rain storm
swept across the state. "s'
Mrs. Ray Little, wife of n farm.
er living near Granger, was fatally /
injured when the high wind moved |
her home from its foundation, tore
off the roof and 30 bolt of light
ming set fire to the building She
died Il short time later 'et
In the vicinity of Granger, Polk i
City and Colfax much damage is
reported to crops and trees, but no
other fatalities and no injuries
have been reported. rs
Many tents in the La Sale Cath
Ollie boys camp near Granger were,
blown down and the boys were fore
ed oseek shelter in nearby build
ings. 80 !
AtFCamp Dodge, where Iowa ma
tional guardsmen are eneamped,
tents were blown down but NO Sc
rious damage done. a
Small damage was done in the ci-
tv of Des. Moines itself.