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Evening star., 1925-09-24
CANADIAN LINER DISABLED
Audderless OFF Isle of Wight, She
Is in Tow of Tugs.

SOUTHAMPTON, September - GP)
The Canadian Pacific liner Empress
of France, which lost her rudder in
the English Channel yesterday. Is
having more difficulty in reaching
port than was anticipated. This
morning she was off the Isle of Wight.
proceeding with the assistance of
several tugs. whose task is rendered
difficult by the inability of the big
ship to steer her course.
The Empress of France Is not ex-
pected to dock here until late this
evening, but her passengers will be
transferred to tenders and proba bly,
will reach port early this afternoon.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
WOULD DIVORCE SINGER.
Husband Says Demands on Him
Are Too Heavy.

LOS ANGELES, September "a Up>.
-Emmitt Sandell Davis, husband of
Mariska Aldrich Davis, widely known
under her first two names as an
opera singer. sought a divorce here
yesterday. The court took the case
under adviserent.
Davis said his wife demanded he
give her a separate income of $500
monthly, insure his life in her favor
for $4,000 apd make will leaving
all his property to her. He told the
court that his income was $500 a
month. ~
Davis gave his wife's address as
$50 West Fifty street, New
Fork. - .-sse -.. s.....,. ~
Evening star., 1925-09-24
Baby Left in Yard
Wakes Alexandria
Man at ) AM.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. September "a.
r. B. Adams was awakened at 5
o'clock this morning. at his home in
Rosemont by the cries of a baby. He
listened a while and the sharp ring
of his doorbell brought him out of bed.
A neighbor's boy told him a baby was
in the yard.
and found a snugly bundled neatly
dressed infant bearing no marks of
identified ton. II had been left inside
the gate. Adams called the police and
the baby was taken to the Alexandra
Hospital to be held for investigation.
1t is a boy. weighing about pounds,
and appears to be less than two weeks
old.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
PLANE FOR MACCABEES.
Head Of Order to Urge Use of Air
craft for Officers.

DETROIT, Mich, September "a Op)
Recommendations that the Maca-
bees purchase and put into operation
at least one airplane will be made
here today by Supreme Comdr. A. w.
Frye at conference Of prominent
members Of the order. The plane
would be used by national officers in
visiting lodges. The recommends
tion will point out that time Of exec
utives Is worth more than IS an
hour and the saving will be sufficient
to warrant the expenditure.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
BY the Associated Press.

MARSEILLE, France, September
24.-The Street Beggars' Union of
Marseille has taken action on the
high cost of living. All members now
have a sticker on the glass of their
framed permits to ask aims In public,
which reads: -
THE Union of the Needy and Work
less OF Marseille, at meeting held in
the Rose Hall. decided that owing to
Evening star., 1925-09-24
Ryan Again Heads Carmen.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, September "a
LP.--Martin F. Ryan of Kansas City,
was reelected president of the
brotherhood of Railway Carmen of
America at a convention yesterday
Fra nix Mckenna. Montreal. Canada,
was elected vice president. . zf,.
Evening star., 1925-09-24
Dies Suddenly at Home

John Christian Kieny. IS years old,
126 Bates street, died suddenly at his
home early last night. A certificate
OF death from natural causes was
GivoA
Evening star., 1925-09-24
Actress to Wed Director.

HOLLYWOOD. Calf, September
"a R.-The engaSemen of George
Melford. motion picture director, and
Riana Miller, actress. was announced
today. The wedding Is set for No
yember Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-09
FATHER OF LOCAL
BROTHERS DEAD

George II. Whitelaw, father of
Robert B. Whitelaw, city recorder,
and of Dorsey Whitelaw, chief de-
putty district attorney of Imperial
county, died in Los Angeles Satur-
day, according to information re-
ceived in this city yesterday morn
ing.
Mr.. Whitclaw was for many years
a resident of Pond. Kern county.
whore he operated 4 large ranch. He
had many acquahdances in this Ell
ty, having visited Ms. sons here a
number of times. He wTs--ever 20
years old but was unusually active
until a few months ago, when he
was stricken i'll.
Besides his sons he is survived
by his wife, Il daughter, Mrs. George
II, Stoll of Hollywood, and several
grandchildren. Mr.. Whitelaw was
prominent in Masonic circles.
Funeral services win he held to-
morrow morning from the funeral
parlors of Strothr and DAYTON.
6,24O Hollywood Boulevard, Los
Angeles. Further details regarding
the funeral had not been received
here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-09
NEWLY BORN BABE
rs ONLY SURVIVOR

Los ANGELES. Feb. 9-Solc sur
Vivor in an automobile accident
which took the lives OF his mother
ami father, and m lSmonths-old
brother a baby was born here today
rs the result Of Il remarkable Gao.
G1rian operation.
The baby was born to Mrs. Sid
noH kahn who died AN hour after
Police Surgeon Charles L. Sebastian
performed the operation, pronomc-
ed successful by attending physi-
clans and nurses.
Mrs. Kahn : death resulted from
injuries received when he automo-
bile driven hv her husband collid-
ed with another machine driven by
Earl Oliver and overturned. Kahn,
who was driving. and the lS-months-
old baby. died at the hospital soon
after their arrival.
Oliver was arrested after the acct
dent and held on SUSPICION of man
slaughter. Police said after an in
Vestigation that he had been drink
ing, and drove hcadlong into the
Kams machine.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-09
Red Cross Assumes Entire Expense Of Rescung Collins
KORTICUL TURHTS
TALK ''SHOP" AND
SEE THE VALLEY
Report on Amendments
Coming Up For
Action Soon

General discussion of the stand
ardizaton laws, with reference to
quality of packs and supervision
of weights and measures, occupied
the attention Of the horticultural
commissioners of several Southern
California counties, who met with
Horticultural Commissioner IIarri-
gan here Saturday.
Report was made that several
amendments to the standardization
laws have been introduced into the
state legislature and will come up
for acton at the s,cOnd session of
that. body.
Following the morning session,
held ut the courthouse, the commits
sioners were taken for n trip about
the valley. during which they ms
pectcd the li'tucc sheds and watch
cd the operation of the standardiZa-
tion laws in Imperial County.
Present at the meeting were the
following commissioners: II. J. Rv-
an. Los Angeles county; d. S. Bot
tell, Riverside county; John Coy.
San Bcrnardino county; \. A.
Brock. Orange county; Jean Kel-
logg, Santa Barbara county; X. X.
Mclean, San Diego county; i. a.
IIarrigan, Imperial county and s.
s. Rogers, chief of the bureau of
Standardization, state department
of agriculture.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-09
FAMOUS BEAUTY
KILLS Her TWO
CHILDREN, SELF
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. Feb. O." At
least l was unselfiSh enough to
take Mary and Lindsey with me, =
wrote Mrs. Frances Walker Va
ters, former Virginia beauty. be
fore sailing windows and doors and
snuffing ont the lives of her two
children and herself with illuminate
ing gas.
Domestic and financial difficult
ties led TO the murders and suicide,
she revealed in a note to Mrs. James
Hay Jr,, divorced wife of the SON
of Judge Hay of the United States
court of claims.
What Mrs. Waters had not fore
seen while making arrangcm snta to
asphyxiatc her children and herself
while the former slept was that
Mary. who was IS. would wakcn
ana fight franticallv for life. Mrs.
Waters was forced to fight her
daughter to keep her from turning
off the gass until finally both sank
unconscious from the fumes. Lind
sey, the boy, II, died without
waking.
The position of the bodies as
found by the police indicated clear
" the death struggle between
mother and daughter.
81 am tired of being unhappy
and of being poor, = the note said.
"I cannot face a whole life Of un-
happiness. This will give YOU all
Il great deal of sorrow and trouble
but at least | was unselfish enough
to take Mary and Lindsey with me
so as not to add to any one S bur
den.
1T is a far better thing than l
have ever done.
Mrs Waters was divorced about
four years ago from DR.. DCrseH
Waters, once captain of the Nirgi-
MIA University football team.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-09
Central Wins
Double H0nOrs
At Basketball

Central high school won two val
ley championships in basketball Sat
urday. The Centra. s;rls team won
from the Imperial girls IS to 8 in
the championship tilt played here
at ! Il. m, outclassing their oppon-
ents all the way. In the afternoon
the Central boys defeated the I'M
pcrial five % to IS in a great game
played 6n the BrawIey court. FL
Centre had previously won the val
lev football title, so Saturdays s vic
tories with a fine outlook to repeat
in track and tennis and good pros
poets for baseball, promise a big
year for athletics at Central.
The contest at Brawlev, q play
off Of the tie in which the league
schedule ended, was repletc with
thrills. 1t was anybody's game till
the final gun. The spectators We're
on their tiptoes and holding their
breaths most Of the time. Many
called II the best game ever seen
on a valley court.
Imperial had entered the game
favoritcs, having held the champion
ship the past four seasons and hav-
ing defeated Central earlier in the
season. The locals played sensa-
tional ball, eXcelling in defensive
and in floor work, but they had to
put forth every effort to win from
the clever lmncrialitcs.
The gnarding was so fierce that
several MinuteS passed before either
team scored. ifouse of lmperia
found the net first with a pretty
standing shot from past the ccntci
of the court. Central s first count
er was made on free throw after
Il foul. Then Maxwell made a spec
tacular throw us the quarter ended
with the score 3 to ,. The second
period was fast and furious. Central
led - to 8 ct the end of the half.
\ beautiful pass, Willoughbv to
Crandall. resulted in Il basket early
III the third period. Central then
set terrific pace that took the I'M
perialites off their feet for Il time.
Sawyer, who had been playing q
wonderful game at guard, was then
banished for four personal contact
fouls. Peters replaced him. Sensa-
sational shots by Maxwell and Gran
dall brought the score up to % to 10.
then 1mperia; put over couple of
fast ones and the score stood % to
II.
Suspense Terrific
The last period saw the more rug
ged Imperial five come up from be-
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-09
Two Youths, In
Refrigerator Car,
Nearly Perish

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.--Sealed for
five days in n refrigerator ear. two
Montana Youths suffered the tor
lures Of Tantpms aud were taken
from their chillv prison more dead
than alive. Plenty of drinking
wafer was within half n foot of
them all the time but they were
unable to reach it and were nearly
unconscious from thirst when res
cUcd.
Everett Rrihm of Billings and
Jack Reed of Butte, working their
way east since Christmas. found
themselves without :, cent in Wau-
kcshaw, Wis, last week. They de-
cided to come to New York.
With Il last meal of sandwiches
they picked out the refrigerator. car
for their "blind baggage cXcur-
sion, because they saw one end of
it was piled high with demijohns of
mineral water.
When their sandwiches were con
sumed they found that Il stout par
tition separated them from that
section Of the ear in which the do
miiohns were stored.
For five days and nights while
the freight rumbled eastward or
stood on sidings the youth pound
ed in vain to attract attention to
their plight. 1t was not unil New
York was reached that their feeble
groans were heard by trainmen.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-09
Score to Appear
in Grand Jury
Probe Tomorrow

"A score or more persons believed
to be familiar with the facts sur
rounding the disappearance of Bar
ney Wood at 'Brawlev two years
ago. which later resulted in the
arrest of Fred Uselton and John
Speer on murder charge, have
bden summoned to appear before
the grand jury here tomorrow.
Most of those summoned reside
in Brawley. 1t is believed the
grand jury. at the request of the
district attorney, intends investi-
eating the ease, to ascertain just
how strongly Uselton and Speer
may have been involved in the death
of Wood
Preliminary hearing for the two
men has been Sc for Thursday at
Brawlev. The grand jury end of
the ease is expected to be complot-
ed by that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-09
Slight Quakes
Are Felt Here

FL Centre experienced n slight
earthquake about Il oIefock
last night, several. persons re-
porting the disturbance which
lasted only matter of seconds.
No damage was reported around
the valley.
Last night s affair was the
second one in two days, another
shock having been felt about
1870 Saturday afternoon. This,
too, was only 4 slight disturb
aMoc, with no damage resulting.
Several people in commenting
on the earthquakes stated it
was a good thing they did not
happen Friday night, or folks
would have taken the lend of
the world" prediction of the
"Rowenites much more seri-
ously than was the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-09

n get million and 4 half for Demn
scv this summer. and then he will
retire uMdcfcatcd. -
S750,O0O Offer Made
keams admitted today he had An
offer from Tex Rickard of $3.50 900
for fight in New York with Wills.
But i'll addition to the guarantee
of this amount, he wants q share of
the surplus gate receipts if there
are to be any Kcarns admits also
that u group of California sporting
magnates have guaranteed him
S75o,000 for Dempsev-G Gibbons
bont on the coast.
Dempsey and his bride returned
to Los Angeles today. motoring here
from San Diego IN the champion s
Rol's-Rovce roadster. They will live
alternately at the Barbara hotol.
which Dempsey owns, and the film
stars fashionable Hollywood apart
ment, until they find Il permanent
home.
Mrs. Dempsey has too many dogs
at her HOLLYWOOD home. and there
is not enough quiet at. thc Barbara,
so she and the champion are going
house hunting, they said.
but first we are going away for
"A few DAYS." Dempsey said, but
refused to divulgc their dcstina-
ton.
The champion said, however, that
the "real honeymoon would be
postponed until after he had dis
posed of some important Susi-
ness referring probably to the
fights which KcanS is arranging
for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-09
$50 TELEPHONES
ARE OUT WHEN
CABLE is CUT


Great inconvenience was caus-
ed to $50 telephone owners in
the northeast part of town to-
day when sons employees of the
water department, working be-
hind the Oregon hotel building,
cut a telephone cable, thinking
it was an old gas main.
According to the telephone
company, the cable was what is
known as 900 pair cable
representing $50 telsphonea
Much confusion and many COM
plants were registered by those
affectIl and, the telephone
company had trouble workers on
the scene as quickly as pos
sible, as everything north and
east of Main street was affect
ed by the break.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-09
PRISONER CUTS
THROAT AT JAIL,
MAY LOSE LIFE

Frank Diaz serving a 120 day sem
tence ut the county jail for drunk
eness, attempted to commit suicide
a.5 that institution last night by
cutting his throat with safety
razor blade.
Diaz inflicted Il terrible cash
across his throat, extending almost
from ear to ear. He was rushed
to the county hospital and was
held there until this morning, when
he was taken to the FL Ccutro hos
pital for an operation in an effort
to save his life.
1t was repol,ed this afternoon
that he is in n serious condition,
with only fighting chance for re
coverv. He was arrested in this
city last month and was sentenced
by Judge Whitelaw.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-09
STILL ALIVE AT
END OF 10 DAYS;
FALSE / RUMORS'
Start Investigations of
Report Whole Thing
a Hoax
BY United Press Leased Wire


WASHINGTON, Feb. O.
The American Red Cross today
assumed the entire expense of
providing materials for the res
cue of Floyd Collins, entomted
alive in Sand Cave near Cave
City, Ky.
Red Gross headquarters, ad-
vised that the state of Ken
lucky has no money available
for lumber needed to sink the
shaft to Collins, authorized ad-
ditional appropriations and sent
money by wire to L. G. Barry
and Miss Elsie K. Mantle, who
are representing the Red Cross
at the mouth.
Drilling machines and labor
were donated by private con-
Germs.
Collins was still alive today after
10 days in his underground prison,
radio tests showed this morning.
Amplifiers were attached to the
electric light wires which illum-
mates 4 bulb placed ON Collins
chest. Through the amplifier vibra-
tions of the light filament, listeners
were able to count his heart beats.
The state of Kentucky and Bar
ren county launched separate probes
today to get at the bottom of re-
ports that the cntombing of Floyd
Collins here is hoax.
While corps or rescuers continued
heir laborious probing the cave
depths and the sinking of shaft
to his prison, Governor w. j. Fields
ordered Brigadfer General H. H.
Denhardt, in charge cf operations
here, TO establish a military court
of inquiry. The military court, ac-
cording to Fields orders today, will
take the sworn testimony Of the five
persons who claim TO have seen Col
Inns as he lay cntrapped in the cave
md of other persons who claim to
be familiar with the situation. The
hearing will be public, Fields an
nounccd.
He keenly regrets, the governor
said in his statement, "the unfor-
tunate news disptach issued today
giving the impression that Collins is
not entrapped, -
The Barren county investigation
also instituted today is in the form
of Il grand jury investigation,
launched by J, Lewis Williams, pros
ccutOr.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-09
Seek Information
About Sailor
Boy

Sheriff Gillett is anxious to
obtain, if possible, information
about Pittsburgh Lee Carr, whose
honorable discharge from the
United States navy was found
in the possession of Pedro Men
doza and Manuel Lopez, Who
were arrested at CaleHico, Fri
day.
The authorities believe the
two Mexicans may have robbed
Carr, or possibly did away with
him, as one of them had a
considerable sum of money,
The discharge shows that Carr
was discharged from the u. s.
s. Promethaus at Portsmouth,
Virginia, December 16, 1922,
after having served four years
in the navy. His record while
in the service was unusually
good, and he was recommended
for reenliStment.
Anyone having information
of Carr is asked to communicate
it to the sheriff S office.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-09
DRAG HARBOR
TO FIND BODIES
II JAPANESE
By United Press Leased Wire

VANCOUVER. b. c., Feb. o.
Authorities today were dragging the
harbor III an effort to recover the
bodies OF II japanese sailors
drowned here at midnight when they
were returning TO the japanese
cruiser Idzrma.
The mishap occurred when n
launch carving the japanese back
to their ship from shore leave ran
into the Canadian Pacific tug Ma
moose.
Some of the bodies have been re-
covered.
The captain of the tug Nanoosc,
which was towing 4 barge, east
loose his tow and used his boat and
se;rchlight in an effort 20 sove some
of the seamen. Five men including
a midshipman were saved.
The launch and the bangc sank
in about 30 feet of water.
Vice Admiral Hyatatukc of the
Japanese fleet and his staff re-
turned here Sunday from Seattle
when they were advised of the ira
oCdV.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-09
LITTLE CHANGE
IN PRICES OF
VALLEY LETTUCE

Lettuce prices remained about the
same today, there having been very
little change over the week end.
Shipments Saturday amounted TO
81 carloads, and yesterday a ears
left the valley. Cars ordered for
today S shipments amount to 90.
To date 2,677 carloads have been
shipped to and including February
$, compared with $500 on the same
date last year,
Conditions reported for FL Centre
and vicinity to are demand and
trading light, market duh, few sales,
carload f. o. h. cash track-4 5,
$3.50 TO SO; :, $50 to $2.6j; mix,
"d sizes 4 s and IS mostly around
$215. Many shipments unsold.
New York 5 market shows good
condition with good 4 s selling for
So. Demand is moderate for good
stock, slow for ordinary stock with
a steady market. Few special
marks 4 $ sold $3.50.
Chicago: Light offerings mper-
ial Valleys AS sold for $3.50 to
Sc; SIS sold 81 to $4.25; demand
good for large firm stock, weaker
ON ordinary and small stock.
Boston, demand limited, market
slightly weaker. Imperial IS $3.50
to $3.50, with special marks rs high
rs Sc.
st. Louis Imperial Valley 4 5 So;
) s $4 to $t25,
Due to the latcness of reports
from eastern markets, it was impos.
sible TO print the complete report
today. -.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-09
6 DEAD, A HURT
IN CR Ash ES
OVER WEEKEND
Mother Dies Hour After
Babe Is Born,
Father Dead
by United. Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Feb. Six per-
sons were killed, and four others
injured, two perhaps fatally, in
week end automobile accidents in
Southern California.
The dcad:
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Kahn and
their lS-months-old baby. Killed rs
the result of n collision with an
other automobile, Mrs. Kahn dying
an hour after giving birth to Il
baby in Cacsarian operation.
Homer Gardner, 4G, former police
officer. Died from injuries receiv-
ed when his machine overturned
near Saugus.
+. w. Barron, 90, killed when his
automobile collidcd with machine
driven by T. Il. Potts, on the San
Diego highway near Irvine.
Fred Williams, %, Huntington
Beach, killed in a collision at Null
lin 5 corner, near Huntington Beach.
Tie injured:
Aycrl Erickson, Pasadena, and
Mrs. Alma Gustafson. Both will
'irotablv die from injuries received
whcp their machine clashcd with Il
Pacific Electric car near Los An
geleS.
Frank II. Story, in a dying condi-
ton frcm.iniuIics received in a col,
!ision with another automobile.
Mrs. Solcdad Castro, injured
slightly when her automobile plung-
81 2G0 feet over cliff At White 5
Point
II. \. Dcukor. wealthy ranch own
cr Of Bo0Uct CANYON injured whcp
his ma"hin" overturned on Canyon
road, VIII probably recover.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-09
C'eNrpOS TRIAL
BEGINS TODAY

Trial Of Ma.iwo Cisneroe. clare
cd with IT," murder cf Iojdro Is.
quivcl at Hrawlcs ON October Is.
opened this morning in the super.
ipr court and will rn3ouhtcdly be
comulctcI TODAY or tomorrow.
Little time was lost in the sclce-
ton Of 4 iurv, aad taking of ties
tim0nv for the prosecution was IN
mediatelv started. II wa. expect
ed the @rcotcr u'rt of the -fmouv
would I've in hv lao afternoon. and
that the ease would 90 to the jury
tonight or tomorrow.
Ci7ncros is accused of killing Is
Quivcl during quarrel with knives
over the ownership ora truck. rs
Quivcl rsccivcd such severe wounds
in the affair inai lie died a few
davs later at the county hospital
Cisucros also was wounded during
dhc fight, but not seriously.
Deputy District Attorney J. L.
Simpson is conducting the prosccu.
tion, and Don G, Bitlcr represents
the defendant.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-09
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WHAT'S DOING

No, 384 F. and A. M. meets
tonight.
."Captain January at TIL
lane tonight.
Smoldering Fires Palace
theater TONIGHT.
Seven Chances, plav spon-
sored by Ten Thousand Club,
at Valley theat1r tonight.
Boyce hten Post meets to-
night.
Y. NJ. G. A. meeting tonight,
high school.
Enchilada supper, 628 Main
street by Loyal Young Ladies
class.
Presbyterian Guild meeting
tomorrow afternoon, home of
Mrs. r. e. McIver.
Missionary Society, State
street Christian church, meets
with Mrs. John Frohly.