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Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
FOllies Beauty
Recovering From
Suicide Attempt

LOS, ANGELES, Oct. A. Elsie
Thomas, who is Elsie Thomas Boyle
according to her claim and that o.
Jack Boyle, well known author, Wa
recuperat;ng in the home of friends
today from her last two attempts al
suicide, bringing the total such eff
forts TO four.
The former follies girl was releas-
ed from the psycopathic ward of the
general hospital yesterday after
noon, when friends appeared and
said they would care for her. Twice
Thursday night and Friday morning
she tried to end her life by gas.
II married Miss Thomas in 1922
at Greenwich, Conn, and have the
marriage certificate to prove it, -
Boyle declared, replying to the sep
arate maintenance suit brought by
Mrs. Violet Charlotte Boyle in
which she claims Boyle and Miss
Thomas are living together but are
not married.
my first wife has created all
this trouble simply i'll an effort to
get money out of me-" Boyle added.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04

WASHINGTON, Oct. AT the
dedication of the a, first division
monument here today, President
Coolidge extolled the services of
American soldiers. in the great war
and re re-outlined his attitude toward
the bonus, the constitution, courts,
government ownership and the
League of Nations.
He called on American veterans
to serve their country as vigorously
in peace as they had in war.
81 am well aware that is impos-
sible to maintain in time of peace
the same exalted spirit of patriotism
in time Of war; he said, "and yet
although it may be IN less de-
gree. the country has need of de-
yotion to the same ideals. si8
'eWhat is always of the utmost
Importance, is that if we have the
privilege to vote we must inform
ourselves of the questions at issue,
and going to the ballot box on
election day, vote according to the
dictates of. our Conscience 4, p,a6 N. (.
The president then gave his
views on some Of the more i'm
portant issues he felt were before
the people lat this time. sugg \.
The bonus, heo said: s How pool
and cheap and unworthy would be
that attitude which said you, have
offered your life. Here is youl
dollar. That extingnishesnthe debt
Take IL and go. seE .tjw
2-The Constitution; ssYou have
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
NEGRO SAYS HE
SHOT. RELATIVE
IN NIGHT MARE
Imperial Man Held For
Trial on Charge of
4 Murder

Levi Frazier, q negro, had 4 pre-
liminarv examination this morning
in Imperial charged with having
shot his brotherin-law Roy Mays,
at Imperial on September 4 last,
Judge G. Huston Smith being on the
bench, and Edgar b. Hervey appear
ing for the accused.
Frazier testified that he commit
ted the act, but pleaded it was done
in nightmare. Two shots were FIR
ed by him which found lodgment in
MAYS, killing him instantly.
According to the evidence, the
dead man was asleep on floor bunk
and the. accused on a bed in the
same room. The household was
awakened by the firing of two shots
and the father of accused rushed
into the room to find Frazier strug-
Cling with his cousin for the posses
sion of a revolver. The accused at
the time made several incoherent
statements. and it was not for some
minutes that it was discovered that
MAYS was dead.
Frazier's statement was that he
had had trouble in his head and
nightmare, with all kinds OF lights
before His eyes. He awakened t.
find somebody struggling with him
and he went to the police station
but he remembered nothing abou
; any shooting. :,
1 The accused man was held owe
| for trial on the charge of murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
Pair Posing as u. S. Army Officers Arrested Here
MUCH BENEFIT DERIVED
BY VALLEY GROWERS OF
LETTUCE AT FIELD MEETS

adequately summed up in the talk
given by Leslie Beatty, foreman of
the University of California g ex-
pertinent station at Meloland. He
also told briefly the methods used
by the University of Arizona Ex-
pertinent S,.ation at Yuma.
Condemn F. o. 3. System
Condemnation of the r. o. b.
auction system was emphaticallv
made by L. G. Lee, who stated
that the price of the good quality
of lettuce was reduced through this
method of buying. The bad effect
of poor quality of lettuce on the
market was also explained by Mr.
Lee, in describing the correct meth
ods of harvesting, packing, shipping
and marketing of lettuce.
Farm Advisor f. l.. Garthwaitt
concluded the interesting program
with an explanation of the work
ings of the brown blight disease OF
lettuce, insect pests, and the meth
DDS of controlling them.
Another record attendance IS ex
pected at the lettuce field this af
| ternoon, which is being held foul
miles west of FL Centre at the ole
Wiley place.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
BUSINESS MEMS
PLEA TO REGISTER
HAS GOOD EFFECT

| The splendid cooperation given
by local business men through paid
announcements in The Press, togeth-
| er with the general publicity cam
paign, urging every local voter to
register by Saturday, had the de-
sired effect, according to County
Clerk Mousseau today. Registra-
tions the last week have shown a
tremendous increase and the coun-
tv clerk S office is swamped with
work. The various business firms
who sponsored the series of ddver-
tisements were keenly aware of the
serious situation in Imperial Coun-
ty.gwhere at the end of the August
primaries only about onethird of
the voters Of the valley had signed
up.
Just what the total number of
registrations amounts to now will
not be known until the county
clerk g office has finished checking
up its books.
Miss Ellis NJ. Simpson, deputy
county clerk, is stationed this af
ternoon in front of Varney Broth
ers store on Main street. where she
will receive all late comers up to
p. IN. and later, if the situation
warrants.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
SEPTEMBER is
BANNER MONTH
in BUILDING G

September proved a splendid month
in the building liee in El Centro,
despite the fact fhat there are n
number of rcsidents\who intend
building but are withheld by the
prospects of being unable 70 get the
work done by local contractors, and
so are deferring operations till n
little later. Altogether more than
100000 in building permits were is
sued during the month of September.
Most prominent among new bust
nesses under way is that of the
Whiting Mead company, one of the
biggest houses in Southern Califor-
MIA dealing in plumbing supplies and
building materials generally, who
are erecting l00xl00 metal, lath
and plaster block on West Main
street, to cost $4,000.
The Coca Cola Bottling works are
building an additional storage room
at their plant to cost $500, and H..
Delno will erect an ice plant and
storage room, stucco construction on
Main street, to cost $1,000. Kendall
Bros. have taken out permit to re-
store their burned out location, the
rebuilding to cost $4,000.
Homes in the city will be added
to by the erection by +. Oldham
of frame dwelling on lot II, block
%, to cost $500; A. +. Skeats has
taken out n permit for a $4,000
frame dwelling for lot II, block 3S;
Hans r. Larson intends putting NJ
a frame dwelling on lot Is, block Is
to cost $1,000; Elmer Leonard viii
build a brick dwelling on lot 10
block IS, i'll the third addition tc
cost $250O, and Sam Nahboff has
had plans prepared for a frame
dwelling on lot is, block 8, to cos'
$500. w ' t,s
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
JOHNSON TRIED
FIVE TIMES IS
FOUND GUILTY
Four Trials on Burglary
Charge; Guilty of
Perjury

John Johnson, negro, was found
guilty of perjury after a lengthy
hearing before Judge Franklin G.
Cole and jury, and he will be
sentenced Monday morning at 9:30
the penalty for the offense being
imprisonment for one to IA years.
That is bald statement of fact,
related to the vicissitudes of for
tune that have followed John John
son during the last seven months,
almost all Of which time he has spent
in the county jail. He was arrest
ed on March 5 last charged with a
burglary committed at the offices
of the Kerchoff Gunner Lumber com
pany of Imperial, and for similar
offense at the Standard Oil com.
pany's service station, the Hercules
service station and the ice com
pany's plant in the same city, the
latter three places having been en-
tered on the night of March 3.
He was tried in Judge Cole s court
for burglary, and the jury disagreed,
six to six. Johnson was given a
new trial and convicted of burglary
in the first degree, wherenpon his
attorney, Edgar B. Hervey, made Il
motion in arrest of Judgment, and
the verdict beng set aside, the
court ordered John Johnson tried for
the third time. He was again con-
victed of burglary, in the first de,
gree again, and upon motion fol-
a new trial made by his attorney
court held that the evidence did
not how burglary to have been OF
the first degree, anu de-endant was
ordered tried again.
For the fourth time he was tried
on the charge of burglary, and this
time found not guilty.
Liberty Shcrt Lived
Johnson was congratulated by his
friends, but his ease was shortlived,
for the district attorney filed a
charge of perjury against him, al
leging that certain testimony which
johnson gave during one of his
trials was false.
On the second trial, johnson swOre
that he had never been in Imperial
county prior to March 5, the date
of his arrest, and that he didn t
have cut on the middle finger of
his left hand at the time of his ar
rest. The charge of perjury was
based on the allegation that these
Two statements were false.
Evidence Thursday and yesterday
was led to show that he had this
split finger and was in the county
previously. On the safe of the Ker-
choff Gunner Lumber company were
found bloody finger prints left by
one Of the burglars, and expert fin
ger print testimony was introduced
to the effect that the finger prints
on the safe were those of John
Johnson, the prints disclosing a
mark or blemish alleged to have been
caused by the wound on the finger
IF Johnson at the time of his arrest.
Edgar B. Hervey, Johnson 3 attor-
ley, announces that he will make a
action for new trial when his eli
ut comes up for sentence.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
BROOKHART NOT
WORRIED WHEN
HE'S DENOUNCED

DES MONIES, Iowa, Oct. A.
Undisturbed by the Republican
state central committee which de
clared he had "bolted'' the Repub
lican party, Senator Smith w
Brookhart, of Iowa, today indieat
ed he would retain the party labeI
but would continue to fight Presi-
dent Coolidge, Charles G. Dawes and
other party leaders.
Brookhart apparently was unwor-
ried for he laughed the matter off
and made it clear be would not les
sen his efforts to "clean out the
party
Almost simultaneously with the
action of the state central commit
tee, Dan Steck, Democratic nominee
for United States senator, opened
his campaign at Mediapolis, Iowa,
with Il scorching attach on Brook
hart, saying the junior senator "is
the supreme egotist of this day and
age and that "he has declared
himself the supreme political die
tator in Iowa.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
COOLIDGE AT DEDICATION
STRESSES VIEWS, SALIENT
FEATURES OF GOVERNMENT 1

supported the constitution and the
flag, which is its symbol, not only
because it represents to you the
homeland but because you' know
it is the sole source of American
freedom.
Speaks of Courts
3-The Courts: "Gou want your
rights protected by the impartlai
judicial decisions of the courts
where you will have a right 20 be
heard and not be exposed to the
irresponsible determination of par
tisan political action
4r-Government Ownership: f" You
want to have your earnings ana
property secure. You want Tree
and fair opportunity to conduct
your business and make your way
in the world without dangep OF
being overcome by a government
monopoly - t.
!. 57-League of Nations: :tTIf there
is anything which is dear to Amer
leans which they are bound to pre-
serve at all hazards, it is their in
dependence. ] mean by that tn
privilege of reserving to themselve
the choice of their own course an'
the decision of their own actions.
6-General International Affairs
a1I am in favor of treaties an
lcovemants and conforming to tn
American policy of independence Z
prevent aggressive war and rro
mote honorable peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
Busy Day Faces
The Coolidge
Family

by United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-The
Coolidge family faces a busy
day in Washington through the
excitement of Washington
first worlds series game.
The President and Mrs. Cool
idoe with an official party of
seven, will be honored guests
at the game and Mr.. Coolidge
will, of course, pitch the first
ball.
So the presidential program
today runs something like this:
Up early to attend the rou-
tine work of his office.
Change to formal attire and
deliver an address at the un-
eviling of the monument to the
first division A. E. F. at
1880.
Dash back to the White
House for luncheon and q
change Of clothing and get to
the ball park well before the
start of the game.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
|BRAWLEY MEN ARE
HELD ON THREE
SERIOUS COUNTS

Henry S. Jensen and ID. l.. Joiner,
both of Brawley, were arraigned
before Judge |. Mayfield this morn
ing charged under three counts, rob
berry, burglary and extortion, bail
being fixed mt $4,000 for each de-
fendant on each charge. The charges
arose out of statements made by
three prisoners in the county Jail,
Chadwick, Tucker and Edwards, as
fully reported in Friday o edition.
Bailees have not been found this
morning, but it is expected that
both men will find sureties this af-
ternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
GIANTS WIN 4 TO 3--TWELVE INNINGS
Great CrOUds at
Most Thrilling
Game IN Years

GRITFI T H STADIUM,
Washington, Oct. 4.-Coning up
with two runs in the twelfth
inning, the New York Giants
ruined the setting for Walter
Johnson's greatest triumph
here this afternoon when they
won the first game Of the
worlds series from the Wash
fngton Senators, by score of
4 to 8.
President Coolidge was in
the crowd of $4,000 that saw
the Senators battle all the way
and fail only by an inch to tie
the score in the twelfth.
The Giants scored two runs
in the early innings on lrlsty
pokes by Kelly and Bill Terry
into field bleachers. After the
scores had been tied the Giants
came through in the twelfth
when johnson lost hold Of him
self and filled the bases with
none out. Bss
Young McNeely pulled two
bad pieces Of fielding on hits
by Nehf and Young and the
Giants scored TIL two runs
that won the game. Tts Sen
ators scored first In the sixth
inning ON McNeely's double
and two infield outs. They tied
the score in the ninth inning on
Bluego's single and Peck's
long double
The strong arm of George
Kelly who had been moved
from cen.:,r field to second
base kspt washington from ty-
ing the score again in the
twelfth. .la4a
Shirley was safe on Jackson's
error and he scored on singles
by Harris and Rice. With the
tying run on third base Goslin
hit slow roll1- to Kelly. Kelly
got the ball over to Terry with
such force that the Giant first
baseman was amost knocked
down, but he held the ball for
the third out and the game
was over. rs,f a
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
CLEVER SCHEME
TO FLEECE TOWN
NlPPED in BUD
Fantastic Tale Told OF
600 Soldiers Coming
Here to Camp

Instead Of bustling about this
morning, proudly getting ready
for the 600 soldiers Of the 1st
division Of the United States
army he declared were to reach
FL Centre next Wednesday,
man giving the name of Sergt.
j. J. Gallo of the 18th infan-
try, late of Fort Jay, New York,
langrlishes in the county jail
hero. Through the quick wit Of
Hotel Clerk H. B. White at the
Barbara Worth Hotel and OFF,
cer Norman Deaton Of the local
police force, Gallo was arrested
this morning, before he had
much opportunity to realize any
benefit frcm his purported
''little joke. The warrant
for Gallo's arrest was issued by
Sheriff Shay Of San Bernardino
ard charged Gallo with issuing
worthless pay checks on a New
Mexico bank.
Gallo's companion, Corporal 4
G. f. Cole is also langnishing in
cell on a charge sworn out
by f. +. Dyer, head of the local
legion post, to the effect that Cole
was wearing a United States army
uniform and is not a soldier.
Sergt. Gallo, accompanied by Z
man named G. Il. Cole, also in uni
form, Cole bearing the insignia OF ;
corporal, and the couple sporting
colors of the World War, came II
town yesterday, making their head
quarters at the Barbara Worth, Th'
{ sergeant visited the Press office t,
announce the advent of the littl
army of veterans. Later in th'
evening he obtained permission from
Manager Brick of the local theater
to address the audience at the Air
dome, and dwelt to an enthusiastic
audience on the work that the mei
had engaged in, crossing the cont
nent to the west and now on theil
way back again. The may be, but
Gallo and Cole will not be will
them.
Gallo gave it out that the 10th ane
18th infantry veterans were on theil
way back to Fort Jay, N. r., hav
ing left there September ], for the
purpose of proceeding to the Pre-
sidio for the filming Of super
picture entitled Adventures of the
World of the U. $. Army" which
was being produced under the direc
tion of the war department. The
lilming had taken place, said Gallo
and the men, conveyed in 20 trucks
five Dodges, and three Cadillacs
with ovens and cooks and every
thing, We're proceeding home via
Continued oil Page 6)f
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
O'Connell's Aged
Daddy in Pathetic
Plea for His Son
ny United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 4.-''I wish
he were here now so / could hold
him in my arms; right or wrong, he
is my boy" were the pathetic words
of, James j. O'Connell, father of
Jimmy o 'Connell, major league base
ball player, who confessed offering
bribe to Heinie Sand to "throw "
a game to the New York Giants.
With but few remaining years
to live, tears welled into the eyes
of this old man as he tearfully told
his story of how much he thought
of 7" his boy" a'
- was very much surprised to
hear of what Jimmy did" the old
fellow went on as he stopped to chat
with reporter. after finishing an
all night duty, at q water pumping
plant of this city.
"He has been a good boy all his
life. | can't see where he thought
he was to benefit.
Maybe and the old fellow
thought deeply for q moment, "you
know once be was hit on the head
by baseball while playing against
Salt Lake at San Francisco
'sIt might have. been that blow
that has, made. him do such u thing
He always complained afterward
that his head hurt him. ~,
~ cant blame someone else be
cause it wouldn't be right. But
| don't think my boy is entirely t(
blame.
~ can I eat and ! can't sleep,
just worry all the time, and wish il
were all over, His wife has. writ
ten me not to worry but ! can 7
help it. He is my boy and / love
him and he is mine for the few
years that have yet to liye,p ht
added, Wv ''
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
Here's the Dope
On the World
Series

Contesting Clubs Washington
Senssors, champions Of the Am
orican League, and New York
Giants, pcnnant winners in tho
National League.
Number of Games-Seven, or
until one of the clubs has scored
four victories.
Schedule of Games Series wilt
start in Washing ION so1ay. The
second game viii be played 70.
morrow in Washington. Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday games
will be played in New York At
the Polo Grounds. Thursday the
sixth gamo will be played Ia
Washington. II seventh game
is necessary, q toss Of q coin win
determine where II Is to bs play
cd.
af Time Games TO start All
games will hsgin at z o'clock
eastern standard time. f
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
Burton Can't Be
Tried Before the
Election, Claim
Nv United Press Leased Wire

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Oct. A.
Charges that Senator Burton X
Wheeler, Independent candidate TO
vice president, accepted fees un
lawfully for appearing before gov
ernment bureaus after he becam'
senator, cannot be brought to tria
before the general election, ut ap
peared certain here today.
Federal Judge Bourquin yeste'
lay began winding up his affairs
he September term of the court b
lischarging petit jury in sessio
,incc September l on bankrupte
matters. 1t is announced cou,
would not remain open later tha
October 10. The next session W
lot be held until after general elet
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04

3field pavilion filled almost as ra-
/ pidly.
Looking neat and classy in new
| wha.e uniforms, the Senators were
first on the field. They were Civ
en- an ovation when they emerged
from the dugout and started shoot
ing around dozen balls.
A battery of photographers kept
them busy.
The lineup:
NEW YORK
Lindstrom, 3b.
Frsch, 2b.
Young, IF.
Kelly, cf.
Terry, 1b.
Wilson, If.
jackson, IS.
Gowdy, G.
WASHINGTON:
MeNeely, cf.
Harris, 2b.
Rice, IF.
Goslin, If.
Judge, lb.
= Biuege, 3b.
Peckingpaugh, IS.
Ruel, G.
Umpires: behind the plate, Con-
nelly, (Ameriean League.
On first base: Klein, National
League.
Second base: Dineen american
League).
Third base: Quigley, (Naiional
League).
Giants Self Conscious
The Giants got little applause
when they came upon the field.
They acted self conscious. Gowdy,
Snyder and Pep Young waved to
friends in the stands. 1t seemed
to be "a very much subdued team.
The Giants wore their road uniforms
of gray.
When che Giants took the field
for batting practice, the band play
ed "The Sidewalks of New York, y
the national anthem. There were
cheers.
McQuillan, Bentley and Nehf hit
with the Giant regulars when they
were taking batting pratice. Nc
Graw didn It arrive until after l
o clock and he sat in civilian cloth
es on the bench. The photograph
ers dragged him out to pose with
Hugh Jennings, his first lieutenant
Ty Cobb, manager of the Detroit
Tigers, George Sisler, manager of
the st. Louis Browns and the one
and only Babe Ruth appeared on
the field and had their picture,
taken with McGraw. They are
heavy litera )rc experts for the
series.
The park was practically filled
when the Senators took the field
for infield practice. Nick Al
trock became serious for momen
and hit them to the infielders. Load
Of flowers were carried on the
field and given to the Senators
while the Giants looked on, With
out enthusiasm. They never had
been handed out automobiles and
flowers by their New York ad-
mirers.
First inning Giants Lindstrom
up: ball one, wide. Ball two, inside.
Strike one, called. Lindstrom flied
to McNeely. Frisch up: Ball one,
outside. Strike one, swung. Friseh
tie pop fly. Young up: strike on,
bunted out to Bluege. 1t was lit
swung. Ball one, outside. Ball two,
CONTINUED on page b
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
FASsIO SENTENCE
DELAYED AGAIN

Still another adjournment h
aiken place in the rendering ,
Judge Franklin Coles Judgment
he G. Fassio case. An appliratl,
" the accused man s attorney, T.
.;,r Hervey, orsthe grounds that
las been. tied up with court wol
md unable to prepare a statemen
The Judgment was deferred unit
Monday, October D.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
Not to Abandon
Efforts to Gust
South American
BY united Press LEASED wire

NEW YORK, Oct. 4-Canon Chase.
of Brooklyn will not abandon his
efforts to have Luis Angel Firpo,
Argentine heavyweight, deported, he
said following Recommendation Of
Immigration Commissioner Curran
that the case be dropped,
Chase refused TO say what the ma
ture of his further action in the case
would be- NA
d Curran urged cancellation of athe
warrant of arrest aad the issuance
lof an order asserting the charges
that Firpo had imported iayoung
woman into the United States for
immoral purposes We're not horneiout
by the evidence.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04

Z BEIRUT, Syria-An armless Ar
menian girl, a refugee survivor of
Turkish massacre, has just been
graduated at the head of her class
from the Near East Relief orphan,
age here. Using her nimble toes
instead of fingers, she won high
marks in penmanship, drawing and
plain and fancy sewing ~ A fund is
proposed to provide her with higher
education at Vassar college.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-04
HOPE TO HALT
FIRE BY NIGHT

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4.-Forest
fire in the Buckhorn flat area, last
big blaze in the Angeles reserve,
was expected to be brought entire
ly under control by nightfall, ae-
cording to word from Forest Super
visor r. II. Charlton.
Nearly 1000 men are fighting
the blaze which has ragged north of
Mount Waterman for the past week,
and with the exception of the
Buckhorn district, have success
fully halted the fires advance.