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The Alaska daily empire., 1925-03-07
One Policy on Life Of
Mattice Is Compromised

4 SEATTLE, March 7.-One of the
three life insurance policies in suits
contested in the Federal Court as
the result of the death of DR.. Mattice.
aculist. was settled out of court for
s12,500, one half of the policy. made
out in favor of DR.. Mattice's father.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-03-07
Light Company Loses
Before State Court

OLYMPIA, Wash, March Hold
ing electricity produced by the Puget
Sound Light and Power Company at
the Baker River Plant is not essent-
ial for public use. the Supreme Court
has sustained the decision denying
the order for condemnation of right
of-way for transmission lines.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-03-07
new YORK TO
Be DRIED-UP
Action Started Against Sup
per Clubs-Padlock Law
to Be Pressed.

NEW YORK, March limited
States District Attorney Bucknell
said action against IA exclusive
supper clubs along the White Way
constituted only the first step to
dry up New York City. Bucknell
said he will establish the paddock
clause in court proceedings in these
suits exclusively.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-03-07
Coal Miners at Glace
Bay Go Out on Strike

GLACE BAY, Nova Scotia. March
7.-Headquarters Of the United
Mine Workers of America reported
the miners in the coal fields have
struck and officials Of the mines are
manning the pumps.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-03-07
ALASKA PARK
HIGHWAY NOW
CARRIED 0U 7
Appropriation of $4,000 Is
Made for Work in Mt. Nc.
Kinley Park Highway.

WASHINGTON, March 7. The
Department of the Interior has an
nounced an appropriation of ST.
100000 for construction and i'm
provement of roads and trails in II
National Parks, including Mt. Nc
Kinley, $4,000 and Mt. Rainier
S235,000.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-03-07

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Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
No Session of
Court Today In
kidnapping Trial

LOS ANGELES, Aug. There
will be no session of court today in
the trial of three men charged with
plotting to kidnap Mary Pickford.
The trial will be resumed Mon
day morning. The state is expected
to rest Monday afternoon, after
which the defense will move to have
the case thrown out of court on the
ground that no overt act had been
committed.
Only three witnesses testified yes
terday, most of the day being tax
en- up i'll argument over whether
testimony of Clayton Taylor, fore
man of the grand jury which indict-
ed the defendants, Charles Y. Stev-
ems, Adrian j. Wood and Claud A.
Holcomb, should be admitted as evil
dence.
Taylor's testimony proved more
favorable to the defense than to
the state. He said Wood told the
grand jury he had purchased a re-
volver, now in evidence in the case.
to protect himself and not to be
used in the alleged kidnapping of
Miss Pickford. Taylor testified that
Wood stated the reason the defend.
ants entered the alleged plot was be-
cause they njoyed big talk.
The court room was less than half
filled with spectators yesterday, in
terest of the movie fans having
dropped to practically zero after
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fair
banks had testified earlier in the
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
ANITA CALHOUN
IS DEAD IN |. A.

Anita Calhoun, for several years
well known resident of Ell Cen
tro S cOlOred colony, died in Los An
geles on Wednesday of this week,
according to word received here to-
day.
The deceased was i'll for the past
year or more and several weeks ago
was removed to Los Angeles, in the
belief that the change might bene,
fit her condition. She gradually
grew weaker, however. and passed
away at the home of friends in that
city.
Funeral arrangements have not as
YET been completed, but it is believ-
ed they will be held in Los Angeles
on Monday and that burial will be
in that city. Many of her friends
among the residents of the East Side
are planning to attend the funeral.
She is survived by her husband,
james Calhoun, who is serving a
term in San Quentin for the kill
ing of Jean Hudson in this city.
Whether he will be permitted to
attend his wife s funeral has not yet
been learned. 1t is believed his
Mife's illness wass aggravated by
the strain of his trial here few
months ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
FLOWER MOUND
MARKS SPOT OF
BRYAN BURIAL
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Aug. ]. - A
mountain of flowers marked the spot
where William Jennings Bryan lies
buried in the heights of Arlington.
Scores o. mag aAifieient floral trib-
utes. from giant set pieces to simple
punches of sweet peas and roses,
were heaped high around his grave.
Hundreds of visitors went TO the
the new shrine among many shrines
in the national. cemetery. f.
The last rites were said over the
commoner late Yesterday in the
brilliant rays of the afternoon sun
Which broke through the clouds and
rain that had shrouded the city all
day.
Mrs. Bryan who had not looked on
the face of her husband in death,
did not with the interment. With
her son, William Jennings, Jr.. she
sat in limousine. score of yards
away weeping while the clersymen
intoned "dust to dust'' and Il SEX
ton filled the grave.
Later perhaps a big monument
will be erected at the spot to pro-
claim the burial place of the COM
mOner.
Mrs. Bryan has made no plans
vet. She intends eventually to
prepare her husband s memoirs for
publication. She wll rest here Il
few days and then perhaps return to
Miami. where Bryan s last will be
offered for proOm..
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
Detroit Suffers From Loss Caused by Floods
Help Keep Camp
Open For
Riddles

The Salvation Army is having
hard sledding' to keep their
camp open at Blake Springs.
Sometime ago an appeal was
made for supplies Of any kind
canned goods. or fruit to feed
the Is or 20 hungry little mouths
at camp But the response
wasn't very good. Now, the
army is issuing another plea in
the hope that it will secure
enough provisions to keep the
camp open during August, for
there are many tired little kid
dies who have never enjoyed a
whole week. ic the mountains
since they were born, anil whose
folks and too poor to see that
they get it. It is for such as these
and for weary, overworked
mothers that the camp was insti-
tuted at Blake Springs, beau
tiful, oak-clad spot about three
miles beyond White Star, on the
Campo road.
If you have anything at all to
donate or a money offering for
the cause-be it great or small
"a can Of tomatoes, bushel Of
potatoes, leave it with "Chick-
en- johnson at his grocery
store on Main street near Sixth,
or get in touch with A. w. Swan
son or G. j. Pitzer over the tele-
phone.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
Is HOURS RAIN
CAUSES DAMAGE
OF OVER MILLION
Five Large Automobile
Factories Are Hard
Hit
BY United Press Leased Wire

DETROIT. Aug. /. Eighteen
hours of continuous rainfall which at
ore time assumed the proportions of
Il cloudburst placed the city on a
rear flood basis when it stopped
early today.
estimates of damage done in this
section range from $1,00e,0o0 to
50, 100000. No lives have been re-
ported lost.
Five large automobile factories
were either wholly or partly forced
to close down, due to the influx of
water. Thousands of Easements
were filled with from three to six
feet of water; several miles of
street pavement were wrecked, tele-
phone and transportation facilities
were ralvzed.
At one place where a creek over
few. a motorboat spu up and down
flew. q motorboat spun up and down
a principal thoroughfare, oper lawns
ters of mile from the creek basin.
The weather bureau stated more
than four inches of rain fell during
the storm.
Factories which We're affected.
were:
Ford S Highland Park plant; Hud-
son. Chrysler, Continental and Pack,
ard motor companies.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
CHECKING UP
ON TIPS" GIVEN
IN KIRK CASE

Several anonymous letters, which
have been received by Sheriff Gil
lett this week, purporting to give
information relative to the Kirk
Truden tragedy, are being investi-
gated by the sheriff 5 office, in
the hope that the information they
are supposed to contain, may help
the authorities in finding out the
true facts concerning the killing of
kirl; and the suicide of Truden.
The sheriff sta ~ t. nI,;hing
that he is not ready as yet to state
whether or not he believes the let
tc:s contain any important informa
tim. or whether they are the work
of people who imagine they know
something about the "inside' of
the crime. All of the letters have
been mailed from Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
Where Is "Spot"
Is Edith's
Plea

Little Edith johnson. daugh-
ter of Mrs. Alice M. johnson,
632 OEange street, has lost her
pet, long cared, long-tailed
brindle bull dog.
He has no particular claims to
breeding or beauty-his antece-
dents are quite obscure-but he
is vested in the regard of his
child mistress with all the
charms of the handsomest of
prize winners. @
"Spot' got scared last night
when the wind blew and the
rain came down in unaccustOm-
ed torrents. In his efforts to
cut and run, whence or whether
he knew not, he wriggled out of
his collar, to which a chain was
attached, and went away.
Edith win be immensely
grateful to anyone who may
have found and befriended her
pet if they will restore it to her.
She misses "Spot" very much.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
New Executive
Staff to Head
Steamship Line
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. /.
Headed by Hugh Gallagher as OPP
Grating manager, y new executive
staff will take charge September /
ana through backvards, three quar-
under plans of Mrs. Alma De Bret
tevile Spreckles. who has managed
the company since her husband s
death.
Gallagher was formerly assistant
manager of the Pacific Steamship
Company. He will be assisted by
NJ. f. Croplev rs freight traffic man
ager and \. II. Thomas, as passeng-
er traffic manager.
Coupled with the reorganization
in management of the Oceanic Com
pany are reports that expansion and
competition for Trans-Paei + c
trades are to be undertaken. The
line now operates the steamers
Sierra, Sonoma and Ventura.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
LAST CARS OF
MELONS LEAVE
VIA 5. P. line
Eighteen Cars Sent Out
Friday Boost Total
to 2766

Marking the close of the melon
season in the Imperial Valley last
shipments of watermelons, casaIas
and other varieties are now being
sent out over Southern Pacific lines.
Eighteen carloads of watermelons
and easabas were dispatched yester-
day from the local Southern Pacific
yards, bringing the total shipments
for the season up to 2766. Last
year at This date the movement had
aggregated 2l64 ears.
One ear of cantaloupes and kim
dred varieties left yesterday over
the Southern Pacific. II is one
The total to date now stands mt H.
81 cars. Last years shipments to-
tailed 1856 cars. The decrease
was due to the powdery mildew and
to the fact that less acreage was
planted TO small melons this season.
Grape shipments still continue to
move steadily. Twenty-siX cars
were sent out from FL Centre by the
s. =. during the week. This brings
the seasonal total up to 324 car
loads. At this date last year 354
cars had been shipped.
arizona now is shipping eanta-
loupos, the majority of whiah are
OF the honeydew variety. at the rate
o. 30 ears day. Turiock reached
a quick peak last week of III ears
in one day, dropping Tuesday to l5
ears. Cantaloupes are now being
shipped from ABOUT Is states.
Eioueydews and pink meats are
stated TO be commanding good
prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
In
Coal Strike Is
Workers. Victory
By United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, Aug. 1.-Union labor
held today the government s provs-
lonal settlement of the coal crisis
had saved it from being "pushed be
low absolute poverty.
This labor reaction to the adjust
mcnt was voiced in a speech of See
cretary Cramp, of the railwaymen IS
union in which he said labor could
not claim complete victory but was
entitled to congratulate itself on
warding off Il proposed lowering of
living standards.
The government subsidy to tide
the mine owners over the winter and
pro TEN to maintain the prevailing
wage and hours scale will cost ten
million pounds (about $4,000, 1000
it is estimated
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
Valley Is Still
Big "White
Spot"

Imperial Valley and San Diego
still continue to be the only
"white spots'' on the Pacific
coast, on the business map which
is published each month by the
United States Chamber of Com
merce, to show business condi-
tions existing throughout the
country.
The August issue of the cham
ber.'s magazine shows the val
ley and San Diego still clinging
to the white with no appar-
ent intention of letting go.
There are only six white spots
OH the entire map. and the one
in the central south of the coun-
try has shrunken considerably
since last month, a goodly por-
ton of northern Texas having
fallen by the wayside.
Florida and o. portion Of the
central north still remain in the
"white.' The largest portion
of the map is in gray, denoting
fair business, there being only
few "b'ack spots,'' denoting
bad business conditions, on the
map.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
COOLIDGE AND
MADDEN WILL
DISCUSS D.. BILLS

SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. Aug. l.
President Coolidge has approached
another step in his campaign to hold
down federal expenditures to $3,-
600 100000 a year.
Rep. Martin Madden, Illinois,
chairman of the house appropria-
tions committee is coming to the
summer white house to discuss the
departmental and other apprOpria-
tion bills, which will be drafted by
his committee and presented to con
gress in December.
Upon the score of this committee
in holding down the size of the bud
get depends the success of the Cool
idge tax reduction scheme.
In the last fiscal year, the govern
ment spent about $1,000, 900, and re-
ceived in revenue approximately
$3.50, 100000 above this amount.
Administration leaders have esti-
mated a tax reduction ranging from
$500, 100000 to $500, 100000 can be
made, the estimate varying in pre-
paration to the belief in the ability
VI ADMINISTRATOR W Hoiu tHc DuuScl
close to the $4,000, 100000 mark.
Madden will be the chief agent in
attempting to work ont the details
of plan to slash the government
expenses for the fiscal year, begin
ming next July |, to a point that will
allow still larger redujion.' 1t
will also be necessary for Madden s
committee to oppose pressure from
various districts for many of the
local appropriations which are
sought in every session of congress.
The budget directors recommends,
tions will be the basis of the com
mittee s action on the supply bills.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
FREAK STORM IN
VALLEY: HEAVY
RAIN DESCENDS
Regular Back East
Storm Gives Valley
Folks a Surprise

Imperial Valley was treated tb a
real electrical storm last night which
came up with suddenness thatI~s
suspiciously like the old fashioned
kind We used to get in the east.
"A terrific gale preceded the rain
and is reported to have done some
slight damage throughout the valley,
blowing over several outhouses on
ranches adjacent to Ell Centro, as
well as trees and signs. Heavy rain
fail accompanied the freak storm,
which is unusual at this time of the
year, and which was highly well
come as it purified the air and laid
the dust.
Reports from Brawley state that
the northend Of the valley was visit
ed by a much heavier downpour
than this section, being particularly
strong at Calipatria and Westmor-
land. Brawley reports 20 of AN
inch for the storm, which came in
"double shift second shower
falling towards morning.
Calexico, on the other hand, did
nut Shdit III tlt UOWupOuT Ut all.
getting nothing but a heavy dust
storm. The rainfall at that point
for the year, thus far, is SO inch
and for the same period last year
was 81 inch. The total for 1924
was &c inch.
The 12-year average for valley
rainfall from January to July is
1.5f inches and the average for the
same time for the last six months of
the year is 3.Sl inches, showing
that the bulk of the moisture in
the valley comes in the latter halt
of the year.
The skies are blue again today,
the sun is on the job s.ld nothing
remains of the storm but. muddy
roads and messy cars. No damage
was done to crops, according to
those in position to know, hay and
cotton being about the only crops
OF Importance at the present time.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
CATTLE MEN TO
Be GIVEN CREDIT
RELIEF In WEST
BY United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Aug. l. - The
first results of a program for per-
manent financial relief for cattle
raisers, as recommended by Presi-
dent Coolidge's agricultural confer
ence, appeared here today with the
announcement of the chartering of
the Pacific National Agricultural
Credit corporation to give cattle
men of California, Arizona and Ne
vada access to credit under practical
condition and for necessary periods
of time.
This is the first national agricul-
tural credit corporation to be organ
lied and is chartered and examined
by the comptroller of currency sim
ilarlv to Il national bank. 1t has
100000 of paid in capital, sub
stantial part of which has been sub
scribed by cattlemen, is backed by
the American National Livestock
association and California Cattle
men s association, and is managed
by men familiar with the needs of
the cattle raisers and sympathetic
with their problems. Ralph p. Mer-
ritt, a member of the President s
agricultural conference and presi-
dent of the Sun Maid Raisin Grow
ers of California, was prominnet in
the preliminaries leading to the
chartering of the corporation as part
of his service to agriculture and was
one of the subscribers to the capital
stock of the corporation. Fred II.
Bixby, president of the American
Cattlemen s association and a mem
Der of the Coolidge agricultural con-
ference, was also active in its or
ganizations.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
WHEAT ''KINC'
MAKES QUARTER
OF A MILLION
BY United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-Close follow
ers of grain dealings on the board
of trade today credited Arthur W.
Cutten with a successful "squeeze
at yesterdays trading session with
profits that may approach $250,000.
Cutten last year became known as
the s'corh king when he took
huge profits in that grain but his
operations recently have been shift
ed to the wheat pit. He is believed
to have sold more than 100000
bushels of wheat yesterday with
profits of about 90 cents a bushel.
Board of trade members were in
sistent in declaring there was no
corner but that Cutten simply
had bought July wheat two months
ago and held it in the face of mar
ket fluctuations.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
Macmillan Boats
Are Fast In Ice

ABOARD THE MCMILLAN EN-
petition SCHOONER BOWDO-
IN, MELVILLE BAY, Greenland,
(Bv Radio to National Geographic
Society and the United Press)-
Aug. l.-(Delayed)-Th Melville
Bay ice pack is playing its time hon
ored drama and keeping us endan-
gered every minute. We are expert
encing fog, ice magnetic variations,
and the constant change of tactics
known to Arctic explorers for CEN
turies. We are in the ice with the
skyline of Cape York in view,. but
are unable TO move until conditions
change.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
Some Doubt AS
To Identity of
Blasts Victim

MARTINEZ, Cal, Aug. Upon
an examination of the stomach con
tents of the body identified as that
of Charles Henry Schwartz, Found
burned in his laboratory near here,
depends action by authorities on the
theory that the body may be that
of Schwartz, 1T developed here to-
day.
Schwartz 5 last meal was known
to have included cueumbers and
beans. If analysis is able to deter
mine these foods present iii the
stomach, Identification will be COM
plete. Otherwise, it was said,
whole new inquiry will have to be
started to seek the motives back of
the mysterious explosion and death.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
FIVE KILLED IN
new ENCOUNTER
OVER IN CHINA

PEKIN, Aug. lone British cit
izen and four Chinese were killed
and several Chinese were wounded
in an encounter in the compound of
a Britishowned export trading com
pany at Marking.
Consular advices said the trouble
started during payment of wages,
the workers attacking and the com
pany replying with rifle fire.
Students captured one of the Brit
ish and took him to the Southwest
ern University, while other British
ers sought refuge on a warship
which landed an armed guard.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
LEGION DRIVE IS
"0VER THE TOP"
In fine SHAPE
Over S1100 Realized and
More Coming In,
Thanks All

Just like the Yankees did in the
world war the campaign conducted
this week by Boyce Aten Post,
American Legion, to raise its quota
of the endowment fund, for the
benefit of veterans orphans and dis
abled ex-service men, has gone
cover the top' and total amount
this morning exceeds the required
quota of $1l00, by $l0.33, with
money still coming III.
Approximately $3.50 was obtained
from the fight card which the le
Son conducted at the Imperial Val
ley Athletic club last night, though
this figure may be slightly increas-
ed or decreased, as it had not been
checked over finally, at the time
of going to press.
ITO say that the committee in
charge of the campaign is pleased
with the result, is putting it very
mildly" said Hugh Osborn, chair
man, this morning. eve are deep
ly gratified at the response given
to our call by the people of Ell
Centre, and the way the money roll
ed in shows that they have not for
gotten the spirit that moved the
entire country during the war.
Although the results OF The first
two da.,s Of tie cam5aign were
rather discouraging. the committee
never for moment doubted that its
efforts 10 attain the desired quota
would succeed.
- doubtless, we coild have OBJ
tanned much more money If we So
licited for it, and in this connection
an explanation is possibly due ,iic
people Of FL Centg0-, Before start
ing our campaign the committee
talked it over, and decided that it
would not solicit for any. money, and
it has kept its word throughout the
campaign. Many people who would
have contributed, had htev been So
licited. were waiting Tor us 10
come around and see them, and per-
haps our plan was not thoroughly
understood i'll this respect.
Thank All Who Helped
"We believed it was not the prop
er time of the year to make direct
requests for money, and we favored
leaving it up to the people with
their voluntary contributions, to
make up our quota. Our faith in
them was not misplaced and they
came through in splendid fashion.
We want to thank them one and all,
and will do so in proper form as
soon as we have completed our
work. -
The total amount received up to
the hour Of going to press is as fol-
lows:
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
Discovers Wrong
Corpse At End
OF Sad Journey
By United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO Aug. l.--After
completing a journey from Trnckee
To her home in San Francisco with
a casket which she believed contain.
Ell the body of her brother, John
Dwyer, Mrs. l.. Long, discovered
that there had been mistake.
Although the dead man had given
his name as Dwyer and told his
Truckee employers to notify Mrs.
Long in case of death, she declared
the body. is not that of her brother.
The woman was so grieyed at the
time she went to escort the corpse
home she did not view It, she told
police authorities here today.
Mrs. Long came to Sacramento
10 find William Keller, who worked
with Dwyer in Truckee. Keller will
return to San Francisco with her
and attempt to identify the body.
The whereabouts Of the real John
Dwyer are unknown,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-01
Arizona
Conference Has
Been Postponed

Information received in this,
Isf<y this morning by the Imperial
Irrigation District, from Senator
Ralph Swing of San Bernardino, ad-
vises that the Phoenix conference,
scheduled for Phoenix ON August
. between representatives of Cali
fornia and Arizona, to endeavor to
scive the ALLEGATION of water rights
on the Colorado river, has been def
initely postponed.
The meeting was arranged follow
ing the recent session of the Cali
fornia legislature which authorized
the appointment of a commission to