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Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
SAYS INADEQUATE
AIR REPORTS DUE
TO FUND SHORTAGE
Weather Expert Gives
Significant Testimony
At Inquiry

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-Econ-
omy received another blow today
when Or. w. j. Humphreys Of the
United States weather bureau testi-
fled at the ShenanGoan court Of in.
quiry that lack of funds prevented
the collection and dissemination Of
adequate weather forecasts for mil
itary aviation.
Meteorological observations taken
aboard planes and airships, such rs
were made on the Shenandoah prior
to its crash, arc not complct" enough
to indicate the presence of adverse
conditions Humphreys said.
The bureau for some time has had
paper plans for an adequate meteor
illogical and Astrological weather
service, Humphreys said, but failure
of the administration to approve
and congress to appropriate funds
necessary for service and personnel
has prevented their being put into
operation.
Humphreys agreed with the state
ment of Captain Anton Heinen,
dirigible expert, who testified at
Lakehurst tina, advance signs of the
approaching storm as recorded in
the ships log should have com
PEELED n change of the Shenandoah s
course
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
tart New Inquiry In Los Angeles Murder Mystery
SENATORS LEAVE
FOR l. A. MEET ON
BOULDER CANYON
Imperial District Will
Press Claims For
Recognition

Information received at the office
Of the Imperial Irrigation district
today, and confirmed in dispatch
received at the Press office from
the United Press bureau at Wash
ington, advises that the members Of
the senate irrigation and reciama-
tion committee left the capital to-
day for the purpose Of holding a
meeting in Los Angeles on October
26.
The meeting will discuss the
Boulder Canyon dam project and
the Imperial Irrigation district is
making preparations for a strong
representation at the meeting,
which it is believed will have an
important bearing on the govern
ment's attitude toward the Swing
Johnson bill.
The committee will be in the
west until November -. and will
be taken for trip through Imper-
lai Valley, the proposed site of
Boulder Canyon dam, the Grand
canyon region and other points in
which it is particularly interested.
meeting Will be held in fLas
Vegas, following the trip through
Boulder Canyon.
Chairman McNary of the commit
tee, will go from his home in Ore
gon to Los Angeles, where he viii
meet the other members.
ut the office of the district II
was stated today that it is not vet
known whether the entire board of
directors will go to Los Angeles TO
meet with the committee, or if the
committee will hold a meeting here.
Which ever plan is adopted, the
district will take steps to protect
itself from every angle.
The visit of the committee is
the result of Il resolution passed at
the last session of congress. AS the
trip is in line with the committee s
work, all expenses are paid by the
federal government.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
SEE RETROACTIVE SLASH IN
INCOME TAX AS PRINCIPALS
PREPARE FOR CAPITAL MEET

start Monday. More than
hundred applications to take
the stand have t'een received
from leaders of finance through
out the country.
After the ten days of hear
ings the committee will go be-
hind closed doors with treasury
department experts to write the
first draft of the new bill.
Mellon will give his opinion
as to how the $3.50. 100000
available for the new cut can
best be distributed. Melons
plan will call for lifting of the
burden upon business by drastic
slashing of surtaxes; elimina-
ton of inheritance and gift
taxes; repeal of the present
publicity provision and a cut in
miscellaneous and nuisance tax.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
new EVIDENCE IS ON HAND in
SLAYINC OF WILLIAM DESMOND
TAYLOR. ARRESTS ARE EXPECTED
District Attorney Keyes Takes Personal Charge of
Probe to Solve Mystery Which Startled Blase
ny United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Oct. I4.-lnvos
tigation has been rc-openc!. into the
death of William Desmond Tavlor
Hollywood S most amazing murder
mystery.
With new evidence at hand. Los
Angeles county prosecutors admit
ted to the United Press late today
that the mysterious ease had been
revived.
The probe, it was learned, is be
ing pushed vigorously under per
sonal direction Of District Attorney
Asa Keycs, who left here yestcr.
day ON 4 mysterious and hurried
trip TO San Francisco.
keyes was accompanied by his
chief homicide deputy, Harold l..
Davis. Buron Fits, chief deputy
district attorney, is also mysterious.
ly absent from the city. and is un.
dcrstood to be working on the IN
vcstigation.
District attorney investigators re-
fused to discuss the case. other
than admit the investigation had
been renewed.
Examine Old Records
First inkling that fresh clues had
been unearthed came two DAYS ago
when old records in the Taylor case
Were taken from the files and per
used by county authorities.
keves and his heutenants then
FASTENED to San Francisco. where it
was intimated there might he some
arrests.
Taylor, n famous motion picture
director, was murdered in his apart
mcnt in the fashionable Wiltshire
district here on the night of Feb
ruary !, 1922.
tneannv mystery surrounded the
Staying, which was further en-.
iIancod by the bungIing of evidence
by persons who visited the scene of
The crime before arrival of police.
Mabel Normand in Case
Mabel NOrmand, screen star. was
the last person known to have been
Taylor alive She told officers of
having left Tayor's home about half
I'm hour before the murder was done,
but despite many meetings she had
with investigators she could throw
little light on the affair.
Henry Peavey, Taylor's negro
valet, was questioned, aud world
wide search was made for Edward
Sands, Taylor's former secretary,
but he never was connected form
ally with the crime.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
FINAL SUCCESS NOW is
SEEN ON SAFETY PACT

LOCA RNO. Switzerland, Oct. IA
The work of the security confer
ence has reached a point where fin
III success is assured within a few
days.
This optimistic note today fea-
tured a statement by Austen
Chamberlain, British foreign min
lister, who added that the accom-
plishments thus far are such that
mo single nation dare leave the
conference and no single parliament
dare refuse ratification.
The most sincere consideration
of the common international good
will has characterized the Locarno
discussions, Chamberlain said in de
cIaring he was convinced that the
negotiations would go far toward
providing a satisfactory basis for
world peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
POSTPONE SEVENTH
GAME TODAY WHEN
HEAVY RAIN FALLS
Long Deliberation Evokes
Wrath of Soaked
Ball Fans
BY United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
FORBES FIELD, PITTSBURGH,
Pa, Oct. 14.-Rain, which had been
falling heavily for almost an hour,
caused q postponement of the sew
enth game OF the worlds series be-
! tween the Pittsburgh Pirates and
the Washington Senator's here this
afternoon.
Commissioner Lands kept thou
sands Of fans waiting in exposed
sections Of the stands while he de-
liberated for 80 minutes whether
the game could be played.
The long wait angered the soaked
fans and several vocal demonstra-
tions against the commissioner were
made from the stands. The series
will be resumed here just as soon as
the weather permits.
Washington Benefits
Washington will be immensely
benefited by the postponement.
Walter johnson will be able to give
his good right arm and his lame
leg another day of rest and the
other members of the crippled Sena-
torial hurting corps will be refresh
ed by the holiday.
Also it will give Vic Aldridge,
the outstanding pitching hero of
the Pirates, another day to rest and
may result i'll what fandom hoped
fora great pitching duel between
the : big train' and the Hoosier
! school master.
Before the game today McKech-
nie had favored Morrison as his
gamble for the final contest. To
morrow he may feel that Aldridoe
should be given the task.
The fans who packed the drcnch-
ed stadium today wanted johnson
and Aldridge to oppose each other
to see which would win three
world $ series games. q feat Christv
MatheWson accomplished in his
prime and which rarely has been
dupIlcated i'll post season annals.
Pirates Disappointed
The Pittsburgh players were OBJ
Nlousiv disappointed when the game
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
GERMAN CABINET
APPROVES STAND
ON SAFETY PACT
Success of Security
q Conclave Seen By
Chamberlain

BERLIN, Get. 1.-THE German
cabinet today approved the attitude
of the German delegation to the
Tccarno security pact conference.
tary of State Kempner reported to
the cabinet on the progress of the
Locarno negotiations.
Political circles here believe that
Germanys entry into the League of
Nations now will pc possible only
on condition that tn> powers as
sembled at Locarno sign a contract
exempting Germany from the obli-
cations of article 16 of the League
of Nations covenant.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
seek SWEETHEART
AND SLAYER WHEN
CORPSE IS FOUND
By United Press Leased Wire

EUREKA, Calf, Oct. l4.--Carry-
ing on the search through the al
most impenctrable forests of the
Coyote flats wilderness, four deputy
sheriffs today continued seeking
Carmen Wagner, Is, sweetheart of
Henry Sweet, 81, found dead by the
side of the automobile in which the
two went hunting last week.
Authorities still hold the belief
that Sweet was slain by another
man, possibly in jealous attack
over the girl, and after the killing
forced her to flee with him into the
mountains.
Sweets body was brought here
and an inquest will be held tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
SEE COMPROMISE
in PANAMA CITY
OVER RENT ISSUE

BALBOA. G. T., Oct. II. - The
third day Of occupation of Panama
City by American troops opened
With prospects that a compromise
would be adopted between landlords
and the anti-rent payers whose
demonstration occasioned the in
tervention.
Fifty landlords have called upon
President Chiari in the hope Of ar
ranging compromise without call
ing special session Of the national
assembly. The house owners are
reported prepared to agree to re-
turn their rents to the schedules eff
fective on January l, 1925, with a
cut of 10 per cent in some cases.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
FRENCH TO OFFER
COUNTER PLAN ON
j. S. DEBT ISSUE
by United Press Leased Wire

PARIS, Oct. l4.-The French
government intends to send Il count
er proposal 10 the United States rel
ativc to the funding of the debt TO
America, it was semi officially ad-
mitted at the ministry of finance
today
The proposal brought back from
Washington by the debt commission
for a five wear breathing spell -
during which France would pay
$4O,O00,000 Il year, still is being
studied with no final decision in
sight, the United Press was told.
However, the reported intention
to make Il counter proposal is tax
en- to mean that the result of the
Washington negotiations already
has been rejected.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
WISHES HUBBY
FOR 4 MONTHS.
BONUS is $500

SALEM, Ore, Oct. 14-Single
men today were confronted
with the opportunity of becom-
ing a husband for four months
for S40O compensation.
An advertisement appearing
in local paper revealed wo-
mans desire for a temporary
husband, so she might inherit
an estate left her on the con-
dition that she would marry.
The notice, which did not re-
veal the advertiser identity,
said the husband would have
to agree to sever nuptial rela-
tions at the end Of four months.
The ad also said applicants
must be respectable
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
IDAHO MAN KILLS
MOTHER, BROTHER
TAKES OWN LIFE
by United Press Leased Wire

kEliLOGG, Idaho, Oct. l4.-Threc
persons were dead here today, slain
by the hand of an apparent maniac.
Arvie Jutila. 2l, shot and killed
his mother, Mrs. Ida Jutila. 45, and
his brother Arthur, %. and then
took his own life. The shooting oc-
Cured late last night at their farm
home near Kingston.
Tive nights ago Mrs. Jut''a called
authorities after Arvie had threat
encd her and four children with an
axe. Arvie escaped from the house
and cluded n search by authorities
He returned again last night with
gun and fired through window
at his victims. Three children left
orphans, witnessed the shooting.
They are Walter, lS; George, IS,
and Sylvia 16.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
FRENCHMAN KILLS
SWEDE IN BRAWL
OVER BALL SERIES
by United Press Leased Wire

BROOKLYN, \. V, Oct. 14.-A
baseball argument cost Reidar Drui-
sen, 80 year old seaman, his life to-
day.
Druisen, of Swedish descent, held
that Walter Johnson of the Senators
was the greatest of all pitchers. An
unnamed Frenchman contended that
kemy krcmer, of the Pirates, de-
served that honor.
The men backed their beliefs
with blows and Druisen $ skull was
fractured when he was knocked to
Il curbStone. He died Il few minutes
later. The Frenchmam escaped.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
VOLSTEAD APPOINTED
r' TO PRESS DRY CASES

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14-Andrew
j. Nolstead of Minnesota. author of
the national prohibition law, today
was officially appointed by Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury An
drews to be attorney for the 14th
prohibition administration district
with headquarters at Minneapolis
The position pays $4,000 a year.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
WASHINGTON. Oct. IA

WASHINGTON, Oct. IA
Secretary Of the Treasury Mel
lon will go personally before the
house ways and means commit
tee with his theories of taxation
when the congressional machine
starts Monday to grind out the
new tax reduction scheme.
The new law probably will
include retroactive slash on
taxes paid this year-perhaps
a 25 per cent cut like last year.
Congressional leaders an
nounce a schedule whereby it
is planned to pass the new law
through both branches by next
March /.
These three facts were di-
vulged today as the principals
in the new tax work made ready
for their first hearings, which
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
VOTE DOWN MOTION ON
MARRIAGE OF DIVORCES

NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. IA
A resolution that only diocesan
heads of the Protestant Episcopal
church be empowered to authorize
re'marriage after divorce was voted
down in the house of deputies to-
day. The house contended ii was
lneXpedient to vote on the divorce
question at this time.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
CHARGED AS AIDS
OF l. A. BURGLAR
by Unlted Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Oct. IA. - Two
beautiful girls, sisters, were arrest
ed here today as alleged accompliccs
OF Leslie Clayton, wanted on charg.
es Of burglary.
Police took the girls in custody
at Clayton s apartment. They gave
their names as Florence Mcmillan.
%, and Nellie Mcmillan, 90.
Tools of the burglar trade, and
considerable loot was found in the
apartment, police claimed.
The girls denied they were i'm
plicated in any burglaries.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
MAY NAME MacNIDER AS
ASST. WAR SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, Oct. IA. - Ap-
pointment of Hanford MacNider Of
Mason City, Iowa, lieutenant col
onel in the world war and former
national commander Of the Amcri-
can Legion, rs assistant secrctry
OF war, was regarded as probable in
some quarters here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
REPORT SIX MORE DEAD
IN CHOLERA EPIDEMIC

MANILA, Oct. l4.--Six deaths
within the past "a hours with il
new cases reported is the latest toll
OF the cholera epidemic here. De.
spite the situation, health authori-
ties insist they have the plague well
in hand.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
THREE KILLED WHEN
SCATFOLDING FALLS
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Oct. l4.--Three
men We're killed and two injured
when the scaffolding on. the ninth
floor Of an uncompleted building
broke and crashed through a pcdes-
trians bridge today.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
WILL NOT LEND MONEY IF
GOVERNMENT DISAPPROVES

WASHINGTON, Oct. IA
Assurance that American bank
ers will not lend money to for
eign governments against the
administrations wishes were
given President Coolidge todav
by Representative Hamilton Fish
Jr., New York, Republican men,
t'-r Of the house foreign affairs
committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14

Twenty five carloads of sheep
from Arizona arrived last week to
feed in the Perris Valley, Riverside
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
Senator RalstOn
Slowly Sinking
ay United Press Leased wire

INcIANAPOLIS, IND, Oct. Ii
Powerful heart stimulants were u.s.
eu this afternoon in an effort to
save the life of Senator Samuel
M. Ralston.
AT 2:15 p. III. relatives were sum-
moned to the Ralston country home
north of Indianapolis, where the
Senator is battling for life.
lNElANAPOLlS, Ind, Oct. Ii
Senator Samuel Fl. Ralston, i'll with
heart and kidney trouble, is slowly
sinking today.
tie has been unconscious for some
time and has not been able to take
nourishment since midnight, mem
ers of his family said.
Physitians feared that he would
not rally from the state of coma.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14
GATE TOTALS
NEAR MILLION
IN BIG GAMES

Sixth game; Pirates 3; Senators .
Gate receipts, etc:
Attendance (paid) 23C,974.
Gate receipts $99S, $50,
Advisory councils share S1RG.
s02.
Players share $339.644.l9.
Each club share $l27,3OS.45.
Each league 5 share $l27, ,3GS.45
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14

The Vista irrigation district, near
ESeondido, san Diego county, is SUI
ing foi condemnation of Il large
rescrvoir site.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-14

Continued on page 81
, 1925-04-18

IT is hereby brought to public no
1 tice' that, effective April 9, 1929,
Commander Cecil S. Baker, supply
Corps, u. S. Navy, has been appoint
ed Government Secretary OF the
Virgin Islands Of the United States,
and Acting Chairman OF the st.
Thomas Harbor Boad, relieving
Lieutenant Commander William 5.
Zane, Supply Corps, U. :. Navy.
Government of the Virgin Islands,
of the United States,
st. Thomas, April 4, 1925.
a. PHILIP WILLIAMS,
Governor.
, 1925-07-01

AS will be noted in an announcement
from the superintendent of the West In
dia and Panama Telegraph at ST. Thorn
as, the general news published by this
company and reprinted in the newspapers
will be discontinued, effective Today.
The municipality of St. Croix paid a
thousand dollars a year for this service
which expense it was proposed 10 curtail
some time ago. The "telegrams'' as
they were called. supposed to be inter
national news, were mostly British news
as a matter Of face which did not interest
many persons here. During the Danish
regime Copenhagen news was published
once a week and since the American oc-
cupation little or no Washington news was
ever released in the daily bulletins. With
in the last three months, however, the
, 1925-07-01
Ms.
ST. CnOIX STA ION.

ST. UUUIA OIAIIUN.
PrestWick. Scotland, June z8Jh The
British Open Golf Cham piorship was car
ried back to the Unlted States by jim
Barnes, who won ii on Friday. His score
Of 300 strokes for The Z holes, over the
links at Prestwick. led ali ,he 0 hers OF
the eightythree players who had lried Tor
the title. Two bIi.ain>. "ho uied most
valiantly to keep their cup nom resting
, 1925-07-01
General Superintendents Office,
ST. Thomas, Y. l..
Jane BON, 1925.

In view of the termination Of me
arrangements for supplying a press ser
vice TO these islands. which arrange
ments expire today, the West ludlu and
Panama Telegraph Company, Ltd, in
issuing this final bulletin desire to thank
the Government an! the public in gen
eral for the consideration shown them
at all times in overlooking such detects
in the service as may have arisen IN the
past through uuavoldaOte circumstances,
and at the same time to give every as
surance OF their desire TO continue 20
serve the island TO the utmost extent OF
their power.
, 1925-07-01
Advertisement.

IN accordance with the provisions
of Section SO of the Colonial Law,
His Excellency, the Governor of
the Virgin Islands, has fixed the
following dates for the Ordinary
Meetings of the Colonial Council
Of the Municipality of St. Croix.
MONDAY, JULY G., 1925.
SEPTEMBER IA 1925.
NOVEMBER g., 1925.
JANUARY II, 1926.
MARCH 8, 1926.
MAY 10. 1926.
G. P. SHAMER,
DeSpatcbjng Secretary.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-15

ord in the World War, and was later
sent to Constantinople as an obser-
yer for the United States when the
Turkish army defeated the Greeks i'm
1922 and reentered Europe. The
daughter, Cecelie Sherman Miles,
married Colonel Samuel Rcber, u. S.
A.
General Miles survived his wife
many years, preserving his great vi
tality through his advancing years.
His carriage was erect, his eyes re-
manned clear and ever sparkling
with humor, and his memory retain
ed the clearness of, his youthful
days.
In recent years much of his time
was devoted to golf and walking
Almost every day when the weather.
was fair he could be found on the
public links along the Potomac, or
at one of the country clubs in the
vicinity of Washington.
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STUTSMAN co.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKERS MEET
tBy The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
Pingree, N. D., May 15.-Sunday
school teachers, officers, ministers
Of churches of the county and lay
men are here today for the Stutsman
! county Sunday school convention.
The convention will continue through
Saturday with devotional. services.
discussions of Sunday school work
and methods and addresses promi-
nent on the program.
The Rev. Fillmore, of Edmunds.
and representative of the Salvation
Army from jamestown are the prin-
cipal speakers on the program for
the opening session this afternoon.
A business session will also be held
at that time.
This evening P;ngree and Bethel
Sunday school students will present
special musical programs. A demon
stration on Sunday school work by
! the Sunday school of the jamestown
Presbyterian church will have place
on this part of the program. Ad-
dresses by Rev. Fulton, Of Jamestown
college, Walter Sahr, president of
the county association, and Dr.. w.
f. Roe, Of jamestown college will
also be the main features of the Fri
day afternoon program.
Tomorrow's program will open
with hymns and devotional exer-
cises, and business session will be
held in the morning. The Hbegin-
ners department" Of the Spiritwood
Sunday school will give q demon
stration as part of the Saturday
afternoon program. Another class
from the Buchanan Sunday school
will also demonstrate work before
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-15
TONNAGE NOT WEIGHT

London-Tonnage of ship does
not mean that the vessel weighs so
many tons. 1t refers to measure
ments, not weight. The term or
iginated in the time of Henry VII,
when Bordeaux wine was brought
to England in huge casks called
tuns. The size of vessel was
designated by the number of tuns
it. could carry in it's hold.
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THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE

the convention. Addresses, special
music, divisional conferences and re-
ports Of committees will conclude
the convention program.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-05-15

You're invited into a pair
of nice new Cantilevers. A.
w. Lucas Co.
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ELECTRIC COOKERY
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