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Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
PROMINENT YUMA
MAN KILLS WIFE,
COMMITS SUICIDE
by United Press Leased Wire

YUMA, July 20.-The entire com
munity of Yuma is shocked by the
tragedy which occurred Saturday
near here when A. f. Lott, so, shot
and killed his wife then turning
the weapon on himself and falling
dead. The deed occurred on the
7O0-acre Lott ranch near the town
of Somerton, and is attributed to
temporary insanity, induced by poor
health and excessive heat.
MFR. Lott who was prominent in
banking and farming circles, had
been a resident of Yuma Valley for
% years. He had been a sufferer
for the past two years from Bright 5
disease for which he took treatments
some time ago i'll Los Angeles.
Seven children survive the couple,
including George, Williams, Edward,
Misses Mary. Victoria and Maggie
and Mrs. Henry Fraudfclder.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
THIRD WEEK OF BOY SCOUT CAMP
FULL To BRINf WITH ACTIVITY

The following comprehensive re-
port Of the boy scout activities dur
ing the last week, the third week
Of camp in the Laguna mountains,
was received this morning from S.
L. McCrorv, boy scout executive,
who is in charge of the camp.
The third week of camp has clos
ed with everybody well, in good
spirits and having fine time.
Enrolment for the third week has
been 81 scouts. The following were
who We're registered for one week
only, are leaving: Leonard Webster,
Allen Griffin and Verne Mcdonald
of troop II (Brawley), Clyde Swink,
Clyde Patterson and Ralph Down
ing of troop q (Mt Signal, Alton
so Perez and Leo Ellis of troop Q
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
SHARP QUAKE
DOES NO HARM
IN BAY CITIES
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, July 20
No damage of any kind had been
reported today from yesterday 5
sharp earthquake shock felt in San
Francisco and nearby cities.
The tremblor at 11:24:40, accord
ing to the seismograph at Santa
Clara University, where the ma ior
shock lasted 20 seconds, throwing
the recording needles to their full
amplitude. The earthquake was of
local origin with a general north
east to southwest movement.
In San Francisco, the shock APP
peared to last about five seconds.
Few were alarmed but in peninsula
towns south of here where the quake
was more vigorous, church worship
jers and others dashed to the street,
and waited until it was over
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20

(Calexico), and Robert Platers of
troop % (CaleXieo).
The following are taking their
places: Victor Hetzel, Henry Koons,
Byron Watson, already IN camp.
Victor spent the first two weeks in
camp and is returning for further
period. Victor has four merit badges
to earn before becoming an eagle
scout. He SAYS he is going back
home an eagle. Byron Watson is
from troop one and Henry Rooms
from troop two are new in the camp.
Word has reached us that Billie
Foss. Robert Reid and Harold Weed
are returning. All three spent the
first period here.
First honors for highest average
in tent inspection for the first per-
Continued on Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
SUICIDE REVEALS WEIRD DEATH PACT
One Mnn Slain,
Another Shoots
Self as Result

= One of the strangest death
agreements ever heard of in
Imperial county, or for that
matter, in any other locality,
was brought to light this morn
ing in the suicide of John Trud-
EN- of Imperial, who shot him
self at the Jacumba camp
grounds about O'Clock this
morning, after having shot to
death II. Kirk, also of Imperial,
in duel which occurred outside
of Imperial on Saturday morn
ing,
Truden left behind him
letter, in which he stated he
was killing himself after hav-
ing shot II. Kirk at Imperial
Saturday noon. i'll the letter
Truden described in detail, an
agreement which he made with
Kirk to shoot ottt n disagree
ment which they had, and which
had kept them enemies for sew
eral years.
He told Of purchasing two gun
with which 10 fight the duel in Sar
Diego severM weeks ago, and Of HI
arrangement with Kirk TO shoot on
their differences at daylight Sat
urday morning. They went to th
place shortly after mid
might aud sat down to await day
break.
When that hour arrived. the,
postponed their fight. though Trud
on tells that Knk = jumped - hia
and endeavored to get his gun ava.
from him. Truder Won this fight
as he did the last and fatal one, IN,
succeeded IN keeping Kirk from
getting his pistol. Strangely enough
no shots were fred in this seGffle
both mon were armed.
Following the fight. they rcsume'
their discussion OF the coming duel
moving their place on one occasion
as they were afraid that lab8rer
in an adjoining field would hear til,
shots and interfere.
Finally at uoQn. the men decide,
continued on page .
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
DUvrOuv Makes
Apology When
Held by Court

COURT ROOM, DAYTON, Tenn,
July 20.-Clarenee Darrow, cited
this morning for contempt of court,
apologized to Judge Raulston when
court reconvened this afternoon and
was excused by the judge.
The contempt charge was dis
missed
Immediately afterward the court
room was emptied by order Of the
judge because the danger of the col
lapse Of the court house and trial
convened on the lawn. the judge and
counsel occupying the platform
erected for evangelists.
Darrow and Raulston shook hands
after the Judge made short speech
citing Jesus Christ as author OF
the principle TINT to forgive is
doubly noble.
Judge Raulston tod announced
that because of Il dangerous bending
Of the court room floor, the Scope 5
trial would adjourn 10 the court
house yard when formal arguments
are commenced.
The huge crowd in the court
room WAS ordered by Raulston 10
leave, pending conclusion of the
scientific statements.
Cracks have opened in the cell
ing of the first floor below the
court room and one corner of the
stairway gives signs of giving
away.
When court convened at 1:20 p.
IN. Darrow took the floor to apollo.
] gize fore his remarks for which the
/ Judge held him in contempt.
He said he was hurried When he
made the statements to which the
: Judge took offense and did not know
j how they looked until he read them
! over in the records.
~ am sorry for them,' he said
u have been practicing law for
- years and had many u ease in
which have had to fight as / had
to fight here and We never been
charged with being anything but
courteous.
But l don t think such an occa
sion arose before us this one.
/ Zone thing snapped out after an.
other. Other lawyers have acted
! the same and apologized afterward
AS far as the people Of Tennes
! see are concerned, | don't know
when ! have ever been where my
j ideas differed SO with the beliefs OF
! the people.
=" And yet have never noticed
! the slightest discourtesy to mt
! here. The people are kindly anC
hospitable, more so perhaps, than il
! the north.
! so | am sorry did this. -
! COURT ROOM, Dayton. Tenn.
I July 20.-Clarerce barrow today
was cited for contempt of court by
I Judge Raulston.
j Bond was fixed at $4,000 and Dar
+ row required to appear in court t,
/ answer at 9 a. IN. tomorrow.
The citation followed barrow =,
conduct last Friday when he vir
tually defied RaulStou to hold him
CONTINUED on page u
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
IT. WADE NOW
in KANSAS CITY
BY Cuited Press Leased Wire

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 20
Lieutenant Leigh Wade, world flier
attempting nonstop transconti-
mental motor car trip, roared through
Kansas City at S:25 o'clock this
morning, less than a half hour be-
hind schedule.
Accompanied by Linton Wells,
news writer and reporter of the
trip. Wade drove through the city,
shouting to we'll wishers that "he d
never felt better and that no
trouble had been encountered since
he left Los Angeles last Thursday.
These two intrepid drivers passed
through FL Centre Thursday night,
9 p. m, taking on oil and gas, then
continuing on theirs way to Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
San Diego Flyer
Downed by Fog

SAN DIEGO, July 20-Command:
er John Rodgers, commanding Off
Ger of the West Coast Hawaiian
flight, was compelled by fog to
spend last night at sea in his plane.
He was rescued by naval tug this
morning at Point Sol, l5 miles south
of San Luis Qbispo.
The commander was making his
second attempt within three days
to fly from San Diego to San Fran,
cisco. He will resume his flight to
San Francisco late today.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
PROBE S. P. WRECK
WHICH KILLS One
by United Press Leased Wire

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, July
20,-Southern Pacific officials to-
day We're trying to determine the
cause of the collision between a
freight train and the fourth see,
tion of the Sunset Limited early
Sunday, in which A. w. Davis, San
Luis Obispo, engineer of the freight
train was killed and five persons
injured.
The limited, with more than 400
national guard troops aboard, side
swiped the freight train as it was
pulling onto the main line from Il
siding at Sudden station.
Davis body was found under the
tender of his over turned engine.
The guardsman were returning
from Monterey where they had
been holding summer maneuvers.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
CHINA URGES
SPEED BEFORE
A NEW REVOLT
by United Press Leased Wire

PEKIN, July 20. - The Chinese
foreign office has sent note to the
powers urging them to expedite the
dragging negotiations over the
Shangha: killing of strikers and
students.
Meantime Shanghai reports indi-
cate the possibility of actash of ma
tive forces for control of the city.
General Chang Tso Lin, Mancnurian
war lord, was reported massing Feng
Tien troops in the vicinity of the
city to ward off a possible drive by
the Suan Chuan troops.
Rumors of Chang Tso Lin 5 coup
have been current in the past at
Shanghai bat have been denied con-
startlv Nevertheless, authorities
ON China are beginning to forsee
that Chang Tso Lin may regard the
present as aspicious for military
blow. Should he undertake such.
it would undoubtedly mean that the
proposed Chinese conference for
tariff regulation and the proposed
steps toward gradual extra territor-
iality abolition would be Postpon-
ed definitely.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
PACIFIC COAST
NEEDS DEFENSE
SAYS SENATOR
By United Press Leased Wire

SWAMPSCOTT. Mass July 2o.-
The United states needs enlarged
faciltics for defense Of the nqtiou
from the Pacific Coast side prcsi-
dent Coolidge was told today.
Senator Frederick Hale &C Maine,
chairman Of the senate naval af-
fairs committee made an mexpect-
I'd call at the summer whae house
today to explain the results Of a
recent survey ofPacific Coast naval
facilities.
y first class naval base along the
Pacific az Alameda, California; or
some other locala., is necessary
Senator Hale said.
The channel Of TIE entrance to
Pearl Iarbor il regarded as the key
Of the United States Pacific naval
operations.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
WATER "C0NFAB"
WILL BE HELD
IN SACRAMENTO

Dy United Press Leased Wire
LONG BEACH, July 20.-A
conference between legislative
representatives of Nevada, Ari-
2ona and California will be held
August 5 to discuss the Colo
rado river project, Governor
Friend w. Richardson announc-
ed here today.
The conference will be held
at Sacramento in the presence
of the senate joint legislative
cormittee, Jne governor said,
and will have as its purpose the
ironing out of difficulties aris-
ing over the water project.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
RULE THAT ORGANIZER
MUST ANSWER QUESTION

WASHINGTON, July 2o.--O. z.
Vansweringen, organizer of the bill
lion dollar Nickel Plate railroad
merger, must answer questions relat-
ing TO finances of the consolidation,
the interstate commerce commits
sion ruled at the resolution of its
hearing today.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
3 DEAD, RESULT
SAN JOSE FIRE
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN JOSE, July 20.-Three men
were dead here today and three 9th
e'S were in hospitals, one near death
as the result of brushfire ut Alum
Rock, the city's park, near here.
The death victims were killed
when they came i'll contact with am
1i,0oo volt power wire brought down
b. the fire.
An automobile bearing the three
injured men to a hospital overturned
and Salvatore Campisi sustained
other injuries which are feared will
prove fatal.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
Bold Man RObs
Sheriff. Takes
His Star

RENO, July 20.-Pohce of this
city today searched for the dar-
ing burglar who robbed Sheriff
G. w. Carter of Lassen county,
California. while tho latter slept
in Reno hotel.
Sheriff Carter reported on
leaving here for his home in Su-
sanville, Cal, that his gold star,
watch, q suit of clothes and $57
in currency were purloined from
him Saturday night.
The sheriff's gun swere not
taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
Here Is Fatal
Letter Left by
fTruden

Following is q COPY of thc stranG
9.ttcr wlicl.j Tradtn iyft hehin
linn. / was written with Il peaei
down as far as the last sentenc
reading "cvc0 though. Here tn
writer used ink, signing his nam
with it aud adding tae postscript
Special to Chief Of Police.
Imperial, Calif
July 1s-2J Imperial, Calf.
~ all whom it concerns
That H. Kirk vsJ. THlen
Imperial lIotel, Imperial calif.
-nrt AZ night July Il 10 fight
tlle differences with sizes I0ded
Of thirty eight coIliber colts
purchased for that purpose bH
! Truden il san Diego Jdl#
11th =.
After bouth parties understad
the rules Of he fight which WIS
To take place AZ day bregk
July 1s.25.
Kirk. with Ire arrived made
numerous trips 70 the waiter
dtch rs he rlaiua5 he @ae tears
tV Wc m9;c about SIX triDs
which took MS tllrough baroed
wire fences to the ditch. III
Iast Kirk maaaYefrd mea III
lad position Hi5a halloW aud
feuse behind ne Ee charged
- me to gain the GIN At my
tMst baud in the insu;ng seaf-
f,c for the gun. which changed
taad5 rapidly for It few MO
m5uts. &irk received slight
flesh wounds right arm aad a
blow ot mv fist behind his ear
for the possetioH of tie pistol.
/ received siigt. naup on my
left temple and loss Of tooth
and some sera5rHee ou the lett
forearm. besides broken watch
chain. the ecuft}e was over IN
short ..ac with me in posse
tlon Of The pistol this happened
lust abou. 5:4j u. m. we then
moccadcd 10 the appointed
place To await coming Of day
light more or less sore ever the
abovc srufile.wc was to shoot at
distance Of - pHres. | was
10 count. one two threre \ the
word three we WAS - shoot at
will but Kirk find plenty eX-
cuses and wc >till did de Moth
iuy hv 7:4J "a. m. For that req
sen We had ta move further
oownsaS there came some people
tu work on the fields nearby.
Finally after several trips to the
watm ditch about noon we fin
stllv agreed that time was ripe
. 10 proceed with pistol argument.
!, thc word 1.-TWO Kirk oren-
ed fire. His shot missed NY
hight hip lust touching my belt,
irst enough to te felt. At three
fired and missed and he
then ran Il few PAGES with me
after linn he turned around we
fired same time. My second
bullet scored the mark our olf-
fcrenccs are Of long standing a
period of several years when we
met before and / did not rec
ogaizc him here at the hotel
for several weeks. When ! did
quit working aud the above IS
the result with the exception
that l told him that If he was
the first 10 die was to take my
own life in q day or two after
which VIII as soon as ! leave
the valley. Il is so hot that J
rather leave this life in some
cooler place even though am
headed for much hotter place
according to J. Bryan.
John Trudou Imperial Calf,
Box 4+2
r. s. Kirk died instantly and
easy not knowing what hit hm
hopp he rests easy.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
L. S. Steamer Is
Stranded ON Bar
ny United Press Leased Wire

HALIFAX. y. s.. July 20.-Going
to the assistance of the French
trawler Labrador ashore on Sable
Island, the United States shipping
board steamer West Cohan, out Of
Baltimore, ran on sand bar dar-
ing the night.
Thick fog aud a heavy sea hamp-
cred lifcsaving crews which put out
from Sable Island TO the aid of both
vessels.
Steames have left Nova Scotia to
assist the stranded ships.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
GERMANY REPLIES
by United Press Leased Wire

PARIS, July 20.-Germany's re
ply to the French security pact
note, delivered today, was regarded
as satisfactory and it was said that
as a result negotiations on details
will be opened Immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
AT Chicago-First Game
NATIONAL

At New York
Cincinnati 002 col 200-5 9 3
New York 030 0l0 002-6 l3 >
RiXey ana Hargrave; Dean and
Snyder.
At Brooklyn
st. Louis O00 POO 00l o. @ l
Brooklyn 000 020 0l0 ii s 0
Mails and Q Farrell; Vance and
Deherry.
At Boston
Chicago 200 600 0l0-3 7 s
Boston 600 col 30x-6 Il /
Jones, Alexander and Gonzales; /;
Benton, Robertson and Gibson.
At Philadelphia
Pittsburgh 200 100 OOO-3 Q .
Philadelphia 002 Ool 2lx-G Q 0
Meadows, Adams and Gooch,
Smith; Ring and Wilson.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
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AMERICAN
At Cleveland

At Cleveland
Washington el0 100 100 - l
Cleveland 100 coo COO 8 >
CovelSki, Buckeye aud Reul; Mill
er and Myatt.
AT Chicago-First Game
Boston GOO 000 010-l 3 0
Chicago 2l0 o00 0Ox-3 s ,
Ehmke and Stokes; Lyons and
Schalk.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-20
TOLL EXACTED BY
JAPAN FLOODS
NOW OVER 1000

TOXIC. July 20.-CasuaIties =
dead, injured and ill-iu the floods
IN Korea Were estimated today at
two thousand.
The military radio from Seoul
hrough' tidiags that the casualties
were beyond estimate.
Fusan dispatches said floods were
eXtehding to South Korea and that
rain continued to pour.
The Hankang River, whose dykes
hurst Saturday. were reported 80
feet above normal.
The Etopo railroad station on the
border Of the flood zone wired that
the d" situation is terrible = and pie
tuned people stranded helplessly ON
thc roofs of their houses.
RELIEF workers have been unable
to assist.
Railways between Fusm and
Mukdcn have been forced to suspend
service.
OSAKA, Japan, July 20. = Two
hundred bodies have been recovered
fram the flood waters which mum
dated Seoul, capital of Korea. and
many others were reported drowned
in last week S flood. The damage
is estimated at $40,0O0,0O0. Twenty
thousand houses have been daWaged.
Relief measures are proecedir : sat,
iSfactorily..
! CALCUTTA, July 20.-Many vii
/ layers are drowned and thousands
are homeless as n result Of the floods
in the Chika Lake district caused
by a 90 day rainfall, The river
Mahanadh pouring into the lake,
flooded and caused a rise to an
alarming level. Many villagers,
| hemmed in ON all sides bg the rising
waters, have sought refuge in the
/ hills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-29
London's Americanization.

London is becoming America nized =
says German correspondent in his
Berlin newspaper following visit to
the English metropolis. london is
accepting America $ intellectual de
cadence. but not her initiatives: she is
too lazy for that" he opines in an
article entitled "London's Torpor.'
New York and Paris, he saws, have
both outstripped England's greatest
city in economic and financial affairs
and the leadership will soon rest in
the American junior partner" This
friend Of the English has nothing
good 10 say about art in that country.
He. however, comedies that the
America nization' process has at
least given London some very modern
hotels and some good soda fountains.
1t is not expected that this frank
expose of English "stagnation" will
seriously affect the British Seen from
Il Germans eyes. civilizat ton in other
countries proba bly, seems to have
many faults. London however. must
be congratulated on its America MIA.
tlon progress, especially in regard to
the hotels and soda fountains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-29
Shops and Shoppes.

Is the word shop" becoming obso-
lete? The question is prompted by the
appearance Of business signs on all
sides in which establishments for the
sale OF food or for the Improvement Of
natural lineaments. or the vending of
a wide variety of articles are pro
claimed as 'shoppes." This is a return
to an ancient English spelling of the
AnSlo-SaNon word which came from
the old German. 1t was first used in
modern times as an affectation of an
uquity to attract attention. to give a
SAVIOR of quaintness to the title of the
establishment. The psychological suc-
Sestion was that goods bought in a
"shoppe were better, or cheaper. or
rarer than those bought in plain
shop. Nowadays the small mart. what.
ever the commodity offered for sale.
that calls itself simply a shop is 50
exceptional that Il sign bearing that
word is really distinguished. while
"shoppes" have become so numerous
as to become commonplace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-29
The Capitol Extension.

A proposal originally made some
twenty years ago to extend the cen
trail wing of the Capitol to lines coin
Gliding with the north-a nd south lines
of the House and Senate wings, and
OF herwise to conform it's architectural
design to that of the wings, is to be
! revived at this present session of Con
-ress in the hope of securing the nee.
essarv authorization and appropria-
ton.
The original design of the Capitol
has been changed several times. The
present dome was not a feature of it,
and we're it not for the addition of the
wings which house the Senate and the
House of Representatives, the dome
would be overpowering and dispropor-
tionate. 1t is, however, in the judg-
ment Of architects, now nearly in ex-
act proportion. The proposed extern
sion of the central portion of the build
ing would complete the balance.
In its present state the Capitol is ar.
chitecturally an ,incongruity, the style
of the old central portion being differ
ent from that of the wings. The pro,
jected alteration would unity these
sections and effect a much more har.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-29
Skating.

This present cold snap has frozen
the water of the Lincoln Memorial pool
to provide an ideal skating pond for
Washington. The ice is covered with
skaters of all ages. enjoying one of
The most eXhilar@t,ne of all sports
They are perfectly safe. The water is
so shallow that i the ice breaks moth
ing worse car ;esult than a wetting
without risk 10 life.
1t seems rather odd that the Capital
should have better skating facilities
than public bathing means Indeed, il
has none of the latter at all at the
present Time was when the Tidal
afforded similar facilities for sum
mer bathing. But that time has gone
and the Basin is now useless except in
the most extreme cold when the ice
on 1t forms safe thickness.
There are probably many Washinsto.
mans who recall skating on the pool
north of the Washington Monument
that was known as tBa bcock's Lake =
which was drained after the Monu
ment was completed, lest the seepace
of its waters might menace the foun.
ddtlonS or the great shaft. After that
was hiled UP and skating was no
longer possible. the little fish ponds
northwest of the Monument were used
When 1t was not quite safe to venture
upon the river. Then the Tidal Basin
ltSeh' before the retaining wall was
oullt' furnished a skating field for the
people, until serious accident occur.
req through the concentration of q
great number of skaters at one point
of entrance, and for a long time sL.t.
ing there was prohibited
skating on the river has ALWAYS
been possible in the colder Winters
though with considerable risk. The
current and the action of the tides
tend TO weaken the ice. and il is only
rarely that the river is sufficiently
frozen to justify its use for Winter
sport.
Inc Memorial Basin is the most sal.
isfactory skating place that Washing
ton has ever had. Ii freezes readily
the waters being perfectly still, and is
quickly available after the fall of tenn.
perature 1t is perfectly safe. and
VIII accommodate a multitude. While
II was designed as an ornamental fea.
ture OF the Memorial approach. it is
proving 10 be of great service TO the
people in such conditions as the pres.
emit