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Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
Macmillan Arctic Expedition Gets Under Way Today
Battle of Bunker
Hill $50 Years
Ago Today

Today marks the 150th ami
versary of the battle of Bunker
Hill. the first battle of any
considerable proportion in the
early days of the American Re-
volution.
The battle, although a defeat
for the American forces, was in
reality moral victory as it
proved to the unframed colonial
forces that they could stand up
against the British regulars.
Twice the British, under COM
mand of General Gage, attempt
ed to take Bunker Hill by storm,
and twice they were repulsed by
the Americans under Colonel
Prescott and Colonel Pepperell.
General Warren, who refused the
command Of the Americans,
worked in the redoubts as a pri-
vate, only to fall mortally
wounded when the British made
their third and successful at
tempt to take the hill. The
Americans were forced to fall
back as they had exhausted their
ammunition, though they lnflict-
ted terrible losses on tic Brit
ish.
A marble monument. G00 feet
high, the cornerstone of which
was laid by Lafayette On June
IT, 1926, marks the spot where
Warren fell.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
ENGINE BREAK
HALTS WORK ON
MAIN ST. WORK

With only a few more wards of
paving to be placed on Main street,
the work was brought to d halt
shortly before noon today, whalr The
engine which furnishes the power at
the asphalt plant broke down. and
made it impossible to furnish any
mere asphaltum for the dav.
City Engineer Knights stated
that the repairs would be made this
afternoon, and the Main street job
would surely be finished tomorrow.
Only four more loads of asphaltum
were necessary to complete the east
end of the paving. and the workmeu,
as well rs 'hc contractors, were dis
appointed by the unfortunate inter
ruption of the work.
Owing to the extreme heat of
mid-afternoon. the paving gang
starts work early in the morning and
completes its shift, shortly after
noon.
\ thing dressing of gravel is
placed over the new asphalt pave
ment TO protect il during the warm
weather. The west end, from the
courthouse to Imperial avenue, is
now open TO traffic and has been
found extremely satisfactory by
those who have used il.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
WRECK TOLL IS
HIGHEST KNOWN
in MANY YEARS

HACKETTSTOWN, y. j., June
l7.-''The German excursion wreck
of the Lackawanna railroad near
. here today had claimed toll that
marks it one of the worst railroad
disasters in wears.
A re-check al the hospitals early
today placed the dead at 43 men,
women and children, with many
more suffering terrible burns from
which they MAY die.
The cauldroh OF steam which en-
quilted over 100 passengers when
the Lackawanna excursion train
plunged into a sand-logged switch
near here early yesterday morning,
bucliing up day coaches and pull
mans, brought the fatality rate to
its gruesome figures. Most of the
deaths resulted from steam burns
which left the victims helpless and
in agony.
Investigations of the accident
have been started bv the Public
Utilities Board. the Interstate Com
merce Commission, coroners, county
detectives and the railroad.
One fact already disclosed by the
inquiries is that n coal train was
wrecked recently at the same point
because of sand and gravel clogging
the tracks.
Joseph Snyder. who lives near the
scene of the tragedy, was the first
to reach the smouldering mass of
wreckage, In describing the scene
Snyder said:
"It was like nothing : ever
thought IA see There We're men
and women and kids all around ev-
erywhere, screaming worse than I
ever heard. There was one fat
woman who WASH I hurt bit who
was caught by the leg in window
head down. We got her out. -
Justice of the Peace f. ]. Wild
rick announced today he had i'm
panelled a coroner Jury at the re-
quest of DR.. w. G. Cummins, War
rem county prohibition agent. and
probably would conduct an inquest
Friday or Saturday at the city hall
here.
Joseph F. Autenrieth. of Jersey
City. chairman of the state public
utilities commission said today it
probably would he a week before
that body would make its recon-
mendations to the railroad aud in
terstate commerce commission. Au-
tenrieth said that while his board
could not take criminal action. it
would make recommendations that
would preclude the possibility of an
other such accident if ii were found
that lack of proper safety devices
was responsible for the wreck.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
Il NATIONS SIGN
Bill OUTLAWING
POISONOUS Gas
BY United Press Leased Wire

GENEVA, June little protocol
outlawing gas and chemical war
fare, as proposed by Chairman Bur
ton in the name of the American
government, was today signed by q
nations.
The signing countries were the
United States, Great Britain, Ger
many, Canada, Japan. Italy, Brazil,
India, Chile, Denmark, Spain, Es-
thonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Greece,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Nicaragua,
Holland, Poland, Portugal, Rou-
mania. Salvador, Switzerland, Ser
bia, Turkey and Uruguay.
France was not ON today's list.
Burton was credited here with
great success in getting his program
through the convention. He had
suggested-threatened. someon
said-that President Coolidge would
call an international conference on
chemical warfare if the matter was
not settled here Mt the seat of the
League of Nations.
The convention on international
trade in arms also largely a work
of Burton, was signed by Is nations
today, including Great Britain, the
United States, France, Italy and
japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
IGGGSSEEIGcaE E9GGEG
CANTALOUPE MARKET
BY z S. BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECoNoDII
nhnl r-nnn1 pnr,rnc nti,
G. E. Schultz, Local Representative


G.25. nonvs los o.50-2.75. ponvs 54s
2"5-2.Io few 9.75. jumbo flats 9s
1.95.150. flats 12s $50 few LIS.
Ariz-std 2G-45s 500. iumble pack
'.o5. flats 12.15s 1.'5. Tex-honey
balls flats 12-15s 1.50.
New York; 80 clear 5s Calf
arvd. Supnles liberal. demand mod
crate market SLIGHTLY weaker. Calf
sta 36-45s 20n-3.'5 mostly 325.
iumbos 45-36s 2.75-400, PTS 3.50-375.
nouvs 45-54s 295 $50, flats 19-15s
1.50.1.7j, 9s 1.oj-1.50.
st. Louis: So clear II Calf arvd
10 on track. supplies liberal, de-
mand good market steady. Calf
iumbos Sos $50, iumbos As 3.75.
std Cos 3.25, std +5s mostly $50 few
3.75, std iumbos all sizes soft over
ripe 2.S5.3.25 according to condition.
nonv 45-54s molly 2.o5 few 275. ium
bo flats os 14O-1.50 19s leo, flats
12-15s 1.J0.1 so.
Chicaro: 67' raining. 4s Calf
arvd, 197 on track. Supplies liberal.
demand rather slow. market slightly
stronger. Calif--std 45s 3.50.3.75
mostly $50, std 36s 3.25,350 mostly
sos. iumhos 4js 3.75- 100, inmbos
3Gs 3.50.3.75 mostly $50, 27s a25-
$50. ponys SIS o.50.2.7I mostly 27S,
iumho flats os 1.40-150 mostly 1.40,
lll2s LIS, flatsl2.1Js l.60-1.65.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
By LINCOLN QUARBERG
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

Los ANGELES, June l7.-Antie-
ipatiug a defense of insanity, Dis
triet Attorney Asa kcyes rounded
mp mass Of evidence today tend
ing to prove Dr. Thomas W. Young
was plain calculating murderer,
actuatcd solely by Il lust for wealth,
The will Of Mrs. Grace Grogan
Young, her written memorandum
pcuned shortly before her staying on
February y. the testimony Of a
corps of alieniSts, and other evi-
deucc that the dentist planned
months in advance to kill his beau
tlful wife was rounded up for the
preliminary hearing on Friday.
Attorneys for Or, Young, who
claims a "murdcr complex prompt
ed him to pat his wife to death with
dental gas in the heat of a quarrel,
declared today that their client
would plead mot guilty The
lawyers did not Outline their de
fcnsc, but if is understood it will
be based ON a plea the SLAYER had
prenatal traits which contributed
to his murder lust.
Mrs. oung S diary, found III hef
saftey deposit vault at the First
National bank, revealed She had
feared death at the hands of her
husband for several months prior to
the muNer.
"He tHld me | was crazy, and he
threatened to kill me, the slain
woman had written. "Hc took
pictures Of me in my bedroom with
u hidden camera, swapping the lens
when | was mclothed and dressing.
He dared me 10 divorce him, threat
ening to make public those horrid
pictures or kill me outright if | fill
ed suit against him.
Jewelry Is Missing
In her will Mrs. Young bequeath-
ed fourth of her estate to the
Continued on Page Five)
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
ICONANT RANCH
SHIPS EARLIEST
PERSIAN GRAPES
First Shipment Left
Yesterday; Good
Prospects

The first consignment of Persian
grapes to leave the south end of
the valley were shipped today from
the Weaver Packing shed at I'm
pcrial by /. u. Hale, who is in
charge of the Weaver sheds over the
valley.
The grapes were Persians and
came from the ranch Of Clarence
Conant, who arrived in town recent
ly to personally supervise the work
done on his place. According to
Jr Hale, this shipment is about
two weeks in advance of the first
shipment Of last year, early ripening
being due to the favorable weather
condition in the spring.
Grape growers and brokers anti
cipate Il good season, inasmuch as
the quality of grapes raised in the
valley this year is much superior to
that of last and although acreage is
smaller, larger shipments are eX-
pectcd. 1t is reported that the
crop was materially damaged by the
heavy winds. frost, thrips and hot
weather about blossom time. liow-
ever, figures coming in show ap.
prozimatcly that there are about
COCO bearing vines this year and
about 1000 young vines.
The main packing of the grapes
will start about July first, 1homp-
SON Seedless going out about then
and Malagas being shipped about
the middle Of July.
A large number of younE women
are being brought from The grape
countries in the northern part of
the state, as much skill is required
in the packing and the ninhlo fling
ers of the girl experts have proven
more adept than men packers.
Even though outside help is being
brought in, number Of local girls
will be used.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
ANTI-RECALLESTS
DECLARE DOUBLE
ELECTION FOLLY
Arrangements Made to
Reach Every Voter
in County

An enthusiastic meeting of the
Anti-Recall League of Imperial
county was held at the courthouse
last night, with an attendance re-
preventative of all parts Of the val
ley.
Short talks or the purpose of the
league and the campaign to be fol
lowed in opposing the recall were
made by Attorney Ross r. Hickcox,
chairman-of the league; j. S. Cam
cron, of the Pioneer Title Insurance
Company; W. II. Best and Walter
y. Casey, Brawley and several 9TH
crS.
1t is the intention of the league to
cIfculariZc every voter in the coun-
X, urging that the anti-recall move
meHt receive serious consideration
before any definite action IS taken.
Another meeting of the league is to
be held at Imperial Friday night,
al which time it is hoped to have
plans perfected for an organization
in every precinct in the county.
In an effort to prevent amy un-
necessary expense being forced on
the people Of Imperial county, by
reason Of the recall petition against
Judge Conkiing and District Attor-
rcy ltIey, the meeting adopted Il
resolution urging those who are
sponsoring the recall petitions. to
file them at such Il date that will
make il possible to have one elec-
ton for the two offices, instead of
having separate election for each
Office.
\ member of the forces vino are
seeking the recall of the Officers,
who are present at the meeting i'll
the role of a spectator, told Chair
man HickcoX that he is in favor of
the sentiments expressed i'll the resO-
luton. and i was his opinion that
the recall forces would endeavor to
have the petitions filed so that only
one election should be necessary.
Here Is Resolution
Following is the text of the reso-
luton:
WHEREAS, Petitions are now
btlEG tlItuldltN III lul lIti Adl 'ouHtN
for the recall of Superior Judge
Marvin W. ConkIing, and District
Attorney Ernest Vtley, and
"WilEREAS, Judge Conkling is
Il s.atc officer and the date for Il re-
,all election in which he is Involved
is fixed by the governor of the
state, while Ernest Utley is a
county officer and the proceedings
involved in his recall are entirely in
the hands Of the county board of Su-
perviSors, and
''WHEREAS. the provisions gov
elning the recall of these two Off
Gals are such that if the petitions
against both of them are filed at
the same time il will necessitate the
holding of two separate elections
rot over 20 days apart, involving a
needless expenditure of "pproXi-
matelv $4,000 on the part of the
Continued on page 2
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
|. A. DENTIST REPUDlATES CONFESSION
Slain Woman $
Diary Revealed
Fear of Murder

Los ANGELES, June IL DR..
Thomas w. Young viii rrpudiatc the
confession he murdered his wife,
Mrs. Grace Young, and blame the
strange crime on Il mysterious ne
complire,' it was learned today.
Although he confessed to strangl-
ing his wife with poison gas and
burying her body in cemented
eistern, the dentist viii plead not
guilty and call on psychic sci
encc' TO save Him from the gal
lows
DR.. Young claimed today he had
lcen shadowed for many months
by Il double, who resembled him
i,r every detail, and that this man
WAS probably the slayer of his wife
y detail of Investigators from
the district attorneys office went
10 the Beverly Glen home of Dir.
Young this afternoon to search for
alleged evidence Of other crimes.
They carried picks and shovels
and were under orders to I" find a
package" said to have been buried
in the cabin yard several weeks
ago.
According to a theory Of the dis
trict attorney : office the package
probably contained the remains of i
new born infant.
The district attorneys office also
revealed today that a woman com
panion of Dr. Young's had disap-
pearcd - years ago in Washington,
Pa. aud was never seen again.
The woman s name was withheld
by authorities, but it vas said she
suddenly disappeared after living
Al 4 hotel with the dentist for sev-
eral daAs.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
Insanity Claim
Proves His
Sanity
Nv United Press Leased Wire

By United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, June IL
DR.. Thomas w. Young's own
claim he is a crazy man bares
his sanity, it was declared today
by DR.. E. H. Williams, noted
alienist and former head of the
Mattewan, where Harry Thaw
was once an inmate.
"a crazy man never boasts
about it, the alienist said.
1.-The very fact that DR.. Young
claims to t., insane is best proof
of his sanity
Other points indicating the
scientific wife-killer was ra-
tional were advanced by DR.. Will
liams as follows:
/. The fact that the motive
for the murder was so clearly de-
fined.
2. The fact that DR.. Young
was not jealous of his wife or
had any motive other than to
gain her wealth.
g.. The fact the murder was
carefully and expertly planned
and executed as perfect
crime It was not an "emo-
tional staying committed in the
heat of anger.
A.. The fact DR.. Young killed
his wife with somnoform gas, an
anesthetic which must be handled
eXpertly even to produce death.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
CLEAN UP BOOZE
TRAFFIC IN EAST
END OF COUNTY
Six Arrested as Result
OF Officers
Activities

AS result of the activities of
Deputy Sheriff Corneison in the
east end of the county during the
carly part of the week, six men
were arraigned before Justice Hen
son at Bard yesterday on charges of
violating the liquor laws. a quantity
of liquor was obtained and two
large stills destroyed
Acting under the orders of Shpr-
iff Gillett, Corneilson went to the
east end of the county Sunday and
camped out, visiting the stills and
making purchases of the liquor men
who We're operating them.
Yesterday he sent word to the
sheriff s office that he had located
the stills and made purchases, and
undersheriff Bert Underwood and
Deputy Sheriff Oswalt went over to
the east to help him round up the
operators. The stills were i'm oper-
alton along the Colorado River. and
the moonshiners disposed of their
product over a considerable Gmomt
of territory
When Corneilson returned TO the
jail yesterday afternoon, he had a
80 gallon barrel and a five gallon
keg of corn liquor which he had pur-
chased, the money being held rs evi-
dence against the mOOnShiners bv
Justice Henson.
Many Complaints Received /.
Many complaints of liquor activ-
tiles i'll the east end of the county
have been received at the sheriff s
office, and Sheriff Gillett has de
termined TO break up the illegal IL
4uor operations. He paid com
! pliment to the good work done BY
Corneilson and said the arrests viii
help considerably in the effort to
break up the east end liquor traffic.
Being in an msuspectcd part of
the county, the mOOnshiners
have things pretty much their own
way, the sheriff said, unless off
GERS are sent over from the county
seat to check them up.
This was the third raid made by
the sheriff S department in the last
few weeks. On the the occasion
of the last visit, made to Palo Verde
on the fifth inst. w. w. Markle,
postmaster at Palo Verde, WAS taken
into custody rs moonshiner.
He pleaded guilty when he was ar
raigned before Justice Mayfield in
the FL Centre court this morning
and was TO receive his sentence at
8 o clock this afternoon.
The names of the men taken in
yesterday s raids were not taken
down by the officers making the
raid, and the latter had no means
of establishing the identity of the
moonshiners inasmuch as they
all made bail and were not brought
to Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
FRANCE, SPAIN
COOPERATE TO
OVERCOME RIFFS
BY United Press Leaaed Wire

CEUTA, Morocco, June l7.--Fran-
co-Spanish cooperation in ovcrcom-
ing the warring Riffims hasf be
gun.
A coast blockade to prevent arms
smuggling has been introduced fol
lowing a conference of admirals
and Meilila reports say that the
Spanish dictator, Primo de Rivera.
is landing troops for flank attack
against Add FL Krim's s forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
Carlot shipments reported:

Cars ordered for loadin~ i'm I'm
noriaI Valley, Wednesday, June II:
o25.
shipping point information for
Tuesday. June Is: FL Centro and
nearby pointS-100' max. GO min.
Demand good market strong Car.
loads fob usual terms-std 45s $50
2.75. Carloads fob cash track
inmhoS t3s mostly around go. std
45s 2.15-9.50 mostly around 2.o5,
nonvs 45-54s mostly around 1.75.
flats l2-15s S5-I00. honevdows std
crates 9s and larger mostly 1851 80
few l,50. Ripe for western ship
ments, choice, 1.75-200. Some ship
monts are from previous sales, most
shinmcntS rolled for delivered sales.
Telegraphic reports:
Phiadelphia: 66' clear. I Ariz.
II Calf, Mex, Tex arvd. Is on
trac, Supplies moderate, demand
moderate, market steady. Calf
.iumhos 45s 5000 mostly 3.754.OO,
iumhos 36s 35o-3.75, iumbos 27s
2.93, std 45s 3.25-3.5o, std Sos 500
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
"AZTEC CITY" NEAR
SAN DIEGO WILL
BE BEGUN SOON

san DIEGO. June 17.-Directors
of aztec City" projected
500 0,000,000 pleasure resort ON the
seacoast just south of the Mexican
line and 20 miles from San Diego,
will visit the site this week. Work
will be carried forward on the pro
.iect at once. Jerome \. Bassity of
San Francisco, promoter, announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
NOTABLE PARTY !
GIVEN OFFICIAL
SEND-0FF BY i. 5.
Every Plan Subordinated
I'm Effort to Find
Amundsen
Ry United Press Leased Wire

BOSTON. June 1.-THE steamship
Peary, plane ship of the Mac MILAN
Arctic expedition, sailed from the
Charleston navy yard at 1915 p. m.
today on the first leg of the north
ern voyage.
The sailing of the steamer follow
ed impressive ceremonies on the
deck Of the continental frigate
" constitution.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Robinson brought the official God
speed Of President Coolidge and
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur. Sem
ator Simeon Fess of Ohio also wish
ed the party farewell.
Lieutenant Commander MacMil-
Ian reiterated to his friends his de-
Termination TO subordinate every
other plan for the relief of Raold
.\mundsen and his fellow Arctic
aviators.
OF his own purpose in going
north, Macmillan said he hoped to
find the continent which Pearv, dis
coVerer Of the north pole, believed
BOSTON. Mass. June 11.-With
the city of Boston in holiday mood
for the celebration of the 150th an
riVersarv of the battle of Bunker
Hill, national, state and city Off
cials combined today I'm wishing
Godspced to the Macmillan Arctic
expedition.
A The steamship Peary. plane ship
Of the expedition, which may result
in finding the lost explorer, Amund-
sen, rs well rs discovery of new
continent was to leave here today
bound for Wiscasset, Maine There
the Peary will join the auxiliary
schooner Bowdoin, Donald MaeMil-
Ian 5 flagship. Together they will
leave on Saturday afternoon for
Etah. northern Greenland.
Everything was ready today fo,
the first leg of the trip north. TIL.
planes loaned by the navy depart.
ment were safely aboard the Peary.
High naval officials bade the
party farewell
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
Forget to Get
Happy Couples
Names

SAN DIEGO, June 17.-Ocean
Beach, planning its annual pub
lie wedding celebration Sunday,
made all the arrangements
with the prospective bride and
groom-but failed to find out
their names. Now they re
wondering whether to have
substitute couple on hand when
the time comes and make it a
double wedding if both pairs are
on hand.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
FIVE CAPTAINS PROMOTED

WASHINGTON, June 17.-Secre-
tary of the Navy Wilbur today an
nounced promotion of the following
five captains to be rear admirals:
Thomas J. Fem, Richard H.
Leigh, George w. Lewis, George c.
Day and Luke McNamee.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
RRITIsFIERs VICTORIOUS
By United Press Leased Wire

EASTBOURN, England, June Il
In the Anglo-American tcnni:
matches here today L. A, Godfrey
and ]. b. Wheatley, Britishers, beat
Raw Casey of San Francisco and
John HenneSsy of Indianapolis 46
GA, l1-9, 40 and G.3.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
OAKLAND WOMAN IS
GIVEN HIGH HONOR
by United Press Leased Wire

PLACERVILLE, Cal, June IL.
Sue j. Irwin, Oakland, was to be
formally named president of the
Grand Parlor Native Daughters of
the Golden West at the convention
here today following her unopposed
nomination for that position.
Sacramento was selected as the
1926 convention city.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
GAMES TODAY
National

New York at Cincinnati,
cloudy.
BROOKLYN at Pittsburgh, clear.
Philadelphia at Chicago, rain.
Only games today.
American
Detroit at New York, clear.
Chicago at Boston, two games,
clear.
Cleveland at Philadelphia,
clear. ..-.
st. Louis at Washington, clear.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
At New York

Detroit 004 0013 OO2-19 II
New York 0C0 600 1O0G.-l 4 i
Dauss and Basslar, STANCE
Shawkev, Ferguson, Beall, johnson,
Jones and Schang.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
18 Miners Lose
Lives In Blast
by United Press Leased Wire

SOFIA, June 17.-Eighteen min
ers were killed today in an explo-
sion in the Prince Boris mine at
Klatschozi, the greatest mine dis
aster in Bulgaria s history.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
At Pittsburgh

Brooklyn 600 600 OBS Q l
Pittsburgh 600 023 30x-S 7
Grimes, Hubbell, Oeschger and
Taylor; Yde and Gooch.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
At Chicago

Philadelphia 40 00l l00-4 9 0
Chicago 200 002 00l-5 II 0
Decatur and Henlire; Blake and
Hartnctt.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17
At PHILADELPHIA

Cleveland 100 101 600 3 s 0
Philadelphia 600 4O1 32x-IO 10 0
Smith and Myatt; Harris and
Cochrane.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-17

MOSCOW, June 1.-THE govern
ment organ Investia, charged to-
day that American imperialism -
is preparing for an attack ON Mcxi-
60. This, the paper suggested, was
behind Secretary of State Kellogg S
Mexican warning, adding;
"American imperialism wants to
justify in advance possible attack
on Mexico and to explain the readi-
ness of the American government to
support a counter revolutionary
movement which doubtless will be
organized in Mexico, aided by
American money and instructors. -