davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-23

The SIRENS fierce scTeech called
out the fire department. last Mon
day night to attend to a chimney
fire at Mrs. I. Johnson's Ice Cream
parlors. The fire was put out, how
ever, before the firemen had time
to get into action.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-23
New Hotel at Minocoua

There is a new hotel at Minocqua,
5.r' and Mrs. S. A. Meyers, Of Green
bay, having opened up hostelry in
the thoroughly renovated O'Malley
Building.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-23
Record Breaking Mail These Days

Record Breaking Mail These Days
Record breaking mail receipts at
the Eagle River post office is re-
ported by Postmistress Maude
Adams. On Monday of this week
a total of 1877 bags Of mail was
brought to this city. The regular
mail car was filled to the brim, and
eighty sacks had to be carried IN
the express car. The outward
movement of mail that day also
was very heavy, totalling over nine
ty sacks. Postmistress Adams re-
ported that the office on Monday
morning ran 1i,811 letters and
cards through the cancelling ma
chine, and handled IS insured pack
ages.
On Tuesday the incoming mail
was not so heavy as on the day
previous, but totalled 50 sacks
nevertheless. The most remarkable
fact regarding this mail is that
letters alone filled two of the great
pouches used for first class mail.
At Christmas time, or any other
time, the amount of mail received
at Eagle River is of very unusual
volume for a town of this size.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-23
LOCAL MEN ARE FINED
Found Guilty of Having Furs
Illegally in Their Posses
sion

Maurice Holman, William White,
David Feldman and Harry Halper-
on, charged with violating the
game and fish laws in that they
had furs Illegally in their possess
ion and offered the same for trans
portation, had their second hearing
and trial in the Municipal Court
Tuesday afternoon.
According to the testimony given,
Paul Callum, of Three Lakes, sold
to Mr.. White ten beaver and two
otter skins about the first week in
December. Mr.. White paid for
these hides with a check signed by
Mr.. Holman. The hides were taken
to Eagle River and placed in box
car loaded with junk on the North
western side tracks. This car was
then billed out and made ready to
be shipped. Game Warden Isadore
Rheaume discovered the ruse and
secured a warrant of arrest.
Mr.. Holman was in Minocqua at
the time of the search. He was
notified, came to Eagle River Sat
urday night, stopped payment on
the check given to Callum. The de-
Tense sought to show that Mr..
Holman, as soon as he found out
that illegal skins had been bought
with bic poonou i1iSavoxUad tho ac-
ton and stopped payment on the
check.
The court held that Mr.. White
was the agent of Holman and that
the latter was accountable for his
agents acts. The case against Hal
peron and Feldman was dismissed.
White was given fine of 500 and
costs or thirty days in jail. Holz-
received bill for fine Of $500 ana
costs or sixty days in Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-14
Stock Promoters
Get Stiff Terms
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. l4.-John
r. Osborne and G. c. Fitzpatrick,
convicted promoters of Valhalla
Memorial and Mausoleum park,
were sentenced to 10 years and 10
DAYS each in Lcavcnworth penitcn-
,iary today by Federal Judge Paul
J. Mccormick.
In addition, they were each ord
cred to pay "A fine of $4,000.
Osborne and Fitzpatrick were con
victcd of mail frauds involving So
100000 obtained allegcdly from 5000
Southern California investors.
Motions for Il new trial and arrest
of Judgment were denied. After SEN
tence was passed, Lecompte Davis,
chief defense counsel, filed Il writ
of error and notice of appeal. Ap-
peal bonds were fixed at $4,000
each.
"You gentlemen have obtained
millions of dollars and should make
restitu,ion. Judge Mccormick said
in passing sentence.
Investigation of the promotional
activities of Osborne and FitZpat
rick was started by the state corp
OratiOn commission in March. 1924.
The county grand jury investigated
the ease, and subsequently federal
authorities stepped in and mcov-
cred evidences of mail frauds.
+ a federal grand jury indicted the
two men and their associates, Char
les c. Vaughn, Maynard L. Monger,
Fred G. Waterman and w. l.. Hal
, berstadt in Defender, 1924.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-14
Expect 100 At
Z Legion Conclave
BY United Press Leased Wire

AVALON, Catalina Island, Aug
ii. -- More than 1l0N delegates and
approximately 10000 members of
the American Legion are expected
10 come together here for the or
gaLizat.Dn = state convention, be-
ginning Sept. l5 and continuing un-
til Sept. Il.
State Department Commander
Nathan Combs has announced that
30G state posts viii be represented
by llS7 delegates.
Nhile problems affecting commun-
'ty. state and national life will be
discussed, the convention will give
the opportunity for Il general outing
and social time.
Governor Friend w. Richardson is
expected to make the opening ad-
dress at the beginning of formal ses-
sions Sept. Is. Twenty committees
viii render reports on special work
during the gathering.
Catalina Island Post No. 137 is in
charge of arrangements for the en-
tcrtainment of guests and a dance
and "circus' are features of this
program.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-14
82l7 VEHICLES PASSED CORNER
OF SIXTH AND MAIN IN l6 HOURS,
SATURDAY, WEAR CHECK UP SHOWS

For the purpose Of ascertain
ing the amount of traffic and
the wear and tear on city pave
ments, check OH all traffic
passing two main points was
maintained for 16 hour period
last Saturday under the direc-
tion Of Philip w. Knights, city
engineer.
At Sixth and Main Streets, a
check of the traffic passing
that point shovel a total Of
S,217 vehicles, including 7,499
automobiles, 633 trucks, 81
stages, "a motorcycles and "a
teams. The heaviest hour of
traffic was from IL to / p. m.,
when 592 cars passed the inter
section. Thereafter there was
decrease until 5 O'Clock Be
tween that hour and 6 O'Clock
total Of 585 cars were check
cd. The ightest traffic was
checked between 6 and z in the
morning, and showed 81 auto
mobiles passing.
The second point checked was
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-14
Barbara LaMarr
Much Improved
by United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD. Aug. II. = Bar
bars LaMarr, screen siren. confined
to her bed the past two weeks with
4 serious attack of bronchitis, WAS
considerably improved today.
The star Was found i'll Il secluded
bungalow in Hollywood this after
loon. where she :ctired two weeks
ago to recover her lost weight and
nerves.
81 expect to 6e up soon she
said. MY nerves were wrecked
and | We had bad case of bron-
chitis. but the physicians tell me
will be o. X. in Il few days.
- hope to get back on the lct in
4 few weeks. New York got me
down. II never make another pic
turc in the east. Hereafter | II do
al! my work in Hollywood.
Miss LAMAR was stricken when
she arrived here two weeks ago
from the east where She played in
Il picture. Her illness was kept
secret by studio associates until
yesterday. when she was removed
from hey hotel to the hidden huugd-
low:
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-14
EXPECT GAS TAX
FOR 1925 WILL
BE$l00,

Although the motorists of the
country paid nearly $20,OO0,OOO dur
ing 1924 in the form of gasoline
tax. it is estimated that the amount
will approximate $100,O00,000 in
1925. Thirty-fivc tf the 43 states
and the District of Columbia i'm
posed taxes last year ranging from
one to four cents gallon. Arkan
sas was the only state having the
four cent tax last year, n"t tnis
year is joined by North Carolina,
which raised its AK from three to
four cents.
The increase in the total amount
to he paid in gasoline tax by mot
orists this wear is indicated hy Kan
sas and Michigan adopting n two
cent levy, North Carolina and Ten
nesscc raising their levics one cent
Il gallon ,aad Wyoming cent an1
Il half.
In the figures for the year sue
mitted by The bureau OF publ"
roads of the United St2ies Depart
ment of Agriculture, i is s,,cwn
that California, with its two cent
TAX, leads all other states in t.fc
amount collected from motorists,
with $1l. l.J03 '22. re only otirer
state approXlp~t;nS this huge sum
is PENNSYLVANIA, whirh rO:lccts
over $9,O00.000 from two ccat fax.
The next / in ,.ne il Indiana. with
less than - coo. .On@ and North Care
lima with $4,500,000.
These figures are all of interest
to Californians in view OF the at
tempt made by the last legislature
to increase the gasoline tax 80 per
cent, VIII h'"l move was StrerLOuslv
opposed Nv tie Automobile Club of
Southern Calf MIA, on the ground
that sufficient amount for m"lt-
tcnancc purposes was AREA lY be
ing raised by rhc gasol:n" tax. and
ii was wrong to tax the m2to;ist
for new construction as was propos.
ed. !
Ii is interesting to note that sew
cral great states that have made tX-
ceptional progres sin Highway build
ing have never resoricl TO the gas
tax. These included New York.
leading all states in pavcd road
mileage. Illinois. Ohio ana MaSsa-
chusetts.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-14
WIFE OF NOTED
FINANCIER DIES
AFTER RELAPSE
Mrs. J. p. Morgan Passes
On at Long Island
Home Late Today
THOUGHT IMPROVED
Cardiac Collapse Follows
Long Siege of Sleep
ing Illness

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Mrs. j.
P. Morgan, wife of the flnancier,
died at noon today at her Long Is
land home, according to an an
nouncemcnt from the Morgan office
late this afternoon.
Death was due to cardiac collapse,
thc announcement stated. For two
months Mrs. Morgan had been i'll
with Sleeping sickness Several
weeks ago, relatives and friends re-
gardcd her condition with. trepida-
ton. For 4 few days daily bulletins
ON her condition were issued TO news
papers.
Five physicians were summoned
ia her home at Glen Cove. l.. l., but
shortly afterward an announcement
was made that Mrs. Morgan was III.
pidly recovering and that the clisis
appeared to have been passed. At
that time Morgan WIS on yacht
ing trip in Long Island sound. He
wa, summoned home aud remained
nj his wife's bedside until she was
thought to have virtually recovered.
Morgan at Bedside
Morgan was nt his wife 5 bedside
at the time of her death.
News Of Mrs. Morgan's death
was contained in the following
statement issued by the office of j.
= Morgan and Company:
Mrs, Morgan, who for the past
two months had suffered from leth-
argic cnccphaii,is and had slowly
improved until few days ago, died
ut noon rs u result of a sudden ear
diac collapse.
Mrs. Morgan became seriously i'll
ON June II.
Mrs. Morgan was married TO the
financicr in 1880 She was form.
orlv Jane Norton Crcwc
Last lpnc when Mrs. Morgan 5
condition caused alarm, a blood
TRANSMISSION operation was resorted
20 in an effort to save her life. This
was successfully carried out and
thereafter she steadily improved
only 20 suffer - roccHt relapse which
resulted in her death today.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-14
AMAZONS FIGHT
AFTER ARGUMENT
ON CINDERELLA
Self-Appointed Champion
For Mary Spas Gets
Worst OF It
Bv HENRY MINOTT
nited Press Staff Correspondent

UG1teo ffeSS Sta11 correspondent
NEW YORK, Aug. IA battle
Of Amazons on Mary Spas doorstep
tcday enivened the epilogue to the
1925 edition of Cinderella.
Outside the apartment where the
little Astoria girl sought seclusion.
Mrs. Anna Rogelsky, self appoint
ed champion of Mary, gave battle
and got the worst of K.
Mrs. Rogelskv is the lady of am
pie girth, whose powerful muscles
fI&ttened a local newspaper reporter
in Edward Browning's office ON
Wednesday and later in the day a
policeman. Today. carving in her
hand Il few gold teeth which she said
the reporter had Knocked out during
the struggle, Mrs. Rogeiskv went to
Mary s home. She announced she
had come to see the modern Cinde-
rclla and to protect her.
At the top of It flight of stairs
leading to the Spas apartment. how
ever, was an equally Muscular
blonde lady, Mrs. Mary Blanc. in
the rightful role of Cercbus. Firm
" she informed Mrs. Rogelsky that
the latter was not to enter. More
over, she WAS to depart ;mmcdiate-
~ if not sooner.
With cry of COY, ov, the Wis
itor went to the fray, tooth and
nail. 1t was blond against brun-
cite at the head of the stairs for Il
brief and fearful round of two. But
if fighting was just Mrs RogclSky
forte it developed that Mrs. Blanc
hGd Il pcmchant in that direction
herself. For few minutes. hair.
hairpins, scraps Of shirtwaistS and
rccriminations flew. Thea there
was a humping ON the stairs and
Mrs. Rogclsky departed very un-
enormously. She still clutchcd
the gold teeth and vowed vcngnMcc.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-14
INTIMATE STORY
OF ClKL'S LIFE
TOLD BY FATHER
Testifies For Defense as
Trial of Jazz Slayer
Continues
HATED HOUSE WORK
Brother Is Scheduled to
Recount Efforts to
Curb Baby
ny United Press Leased Wire

By United Press Leased Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-THE
tale Of a wayward girl, who started
running away from home a. the age
of ~, was recited from the witness
stand today when Joseph Ellingson
testified in the trial Of his laughter,
Dorothy, for the murder of her
Mothe.:.
In low voice. the father. called
as a defcnos witness. haltingly gave
intimate details of the girl s curly
" :lzZ'' career told how he had
learned she and another girl slept
all night in a box car with soldier
they had "picked up here on a
runaway excursion from Alameda.
''Shc would fly in a rage when
asked to do housework. y said Ell
lineson. "She never stayed home
or helped unless she had to.
The fathers testimony WAS cal
culated to uphold the defense plea
of insanity. Earl Ellingson. Dor
othv s brother, was scheduled 70 add
further details of the family s eff
forts to control the "jazz baby
Superior Judge Harold Louderback $
courtroom where Dorothy is on trial
was barely filled with spectators to-
day. Interest in the trial has sim
mcred down to the 200 or so persons
who can comfortably be aecommo-
dated here.
The confessed matricide appeared
well in contro' of herself today. EX-
ICoOtiOua6 IN Pace 81
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-14
Mystery Is Seen
In W0man's Death
By United Press Leased Wire

BLCt.WATER, y. NJ, Aug. Ii
a coroner 5 jury returned u ver-
diet that the woman found near
here Tuesday stripped of her cloth
ing and wrapped in blankets, was
murdered by unknown persons. -
Authorities are making efforts to
locate IL man whose name appeared
on II ring the woman wore and
whose address was given as Wichi-
Ia, Kan. Another mystery connect
cd with the ease is that liberty
bonds to the value OF 1915 were
found with the body. The bonds
bore the name of Stella Oliver, San
Fernando. Calf.
The clothes the woman had ap-
parently worn before her death
were found under Il rock near the
body.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-14
Promoter Claims
Signed Contract
For Champ Fight
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Aug. Il. - Floyd
Fitzsimmons, Chicago fight rromot-
er left here this afternoon for Chi
cago to have signed statement in
his pocket binding Harry Wills to
fight Jack Dempsey under his au-
spices in July, OF September, 1926.
somewhere in the middle west.
He said he was prepared to post
Il deposit of %700,0 900 or $500, 900 in
Chicago to assure both Dempsey and
Wills that he had the necessary
backing TO promote the match.
Wills and Dempsey will 20 to
Chicago on or about September %,
Fitzsimmons said, to engage in Il
spectacular Publishing of final ar
ticles of the bout, ceremony which
will be staged in an amphitheatre so
that thousands of people may at
tend.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-14
VEGETABLE DIET
PALS ON BRIDE
SO SHE LEAVES
Leaves Hollywood Cultur-
ist;; Starts Back East
On Bicycle
b Ey United Press Leased Wire

MONA, Calf. Aug. l4.-Tircd of
subsisting on ii diet Of exercise
and vegetables Mrs. Florence
Eckcr>on Dcharrold, %, Of Johnson
CITY. y T., left her Hollywood
husband, only to be- jailed here to-
day ON a charge Of suspected vag-
rancy.
Mrs. Dcharrold left Hollywood
Wednesday on Ter bicycle, headed
for "homc and mother in John
son City. Wnen she reached the
mountains at San Bernardino, she
abandoned the trip, and pedaled
back to Pomona where police de
tanned her.
MY husband is physical educa-
ti"nal instructor in Hollywood, she
said. lie made me live on eXcr-
c're and vegetables. / got fed up ON
that E;1d of diet and left him.
The girl, clad in soiled knickers
was picked up by police in the rail
road yards here. She admitted she
was about to chop the rods ON
the rctNrn to johnson City, where
she said she WAS married to the
Hollywood physical culturist last
April.
" lie left me shortly after we were
married and trailcd h;m here two
months ago, she said. "After two
months on u vegetable diet, I'm
ready 70 give him up
Police fed the girl at a restau-
rant This is the first real meal
! We had in months She said.
Mrs. Deharrold S parents in
johnson City, were notified by po-
lice of their daughters plight, and
wired in return to detain her pend
ing the arrival of funds for rail
road fare. She is scheduled to leave
here tonight on the return to New
York.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-14
Polar Plane Is
Pounded by Surf;
Being Repaired
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Adg l4.-Con-
tinuaI pounding of the icy Arctic
surf sprung the seams of the MAJ,
one of three naval planes with the
Macmillan poiTr expedition. and
only with the greatest difficulty
was il prevented from sinking, Com
mandcr Byrd notified Che navy de
partmont today by wireless from
Etah, Greenland.
The plane was hoistcd aboard the
ship Pcary, and is being repaired,
Byrd stated.
In another dispatch Byrd describ
ed u flight across Eilesmercland To
Hayes Fiord where, for the first
time, the planes were able to alight
on the open sea. A base is now be.
ing established at that point, the
two other lanes Juggling over food
and supplies.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-14
LEGISLATURE RAISES
OWN PAY 100 PER CENT

EVENOS AIRES. Aug. l4.-An-
moved by complaints OF its inactivity
the legislature of the province of
Santiago del EstcrO met. and pro-
cceded to business.
The first business taken up by the
legislature was the salaries of its
members and such activity was
shown that in II few days the Salar-
JOS were increased Just 100 per cent.
Every deputy of that province is
10 have in future four hundred pesos
per month, just what a British mem
Der of parliament is paid.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-14
Farm Bureau Men
Deny Dissension
With " Service

DisscnsiGn between the farm wv
ronu and the University Extension
service is denied in Il resolution re
gently passed by the directors of the
hnpcria, Farm RJreau, in which
they protest @sainst the recent ac-
tion of the board Of supervisors in
requesting the removal of Farm Adj
visor Garthwajtc.
The resolution further asks the SUI
pcrvisorS to reconsider Their action.
The farm bureau directors highly
praised the work accomplished by
Carthwaite and deplOrcd the action
Of The supervisors, in asking for his
removal, asserting that it would be
impossible to replace Garthwaite
with man of equal abilitN
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-14
WiZtul Corruption,
UnLuWfuL VOtinG
OF Funds Alleged

Accusations returned by the grand
jury Wednesday against Mark Rose,
Ear C. Pound, C. W. Brock1nan and
Aa A1en. directors of the Imperial
Irrigation district, were served on
all of the directors but c. w. Brock
man this morning by Sheriff Gillett.
Eli Brockman had not been located
al noon time and apparently was not
aware that the accusations would be
served today. Sheriff Gillett stated
he hoped to get in communication
with Brockman this afternoon.
August 26 is the date set by Dis
tr.et Attorney Ctlev for hearing the
din ectors 5 answer to the charge
made against them.
Nearly half hundred charges are
contained in the accusation against
Mark Rose, there being A. separate
items on which he is charged with
wilfu!lv. corruptlv. unlawfullv and
Illegally voting to expend various
sums from the treasury of the 1mpe-
rial irrigation district.
Forty Seven Charges
Following is aa summary CT the
charges against Rose in the accus;l-
t;ons:
That on October Is. 1921. he was
paid $500 by the Mexican company
bv vote of the directors of the I'M
pcrial Irrigation district, acting as
directors for the Mexican company.
1t is charged Rose devoted this
money to his own use and had no
legal claim for it against the Mex
lean company.
That on December ,, 1924, he
cashed warrant No. 80 .622 for $1,000,
expended the money for no purpose
legally authorized by the district
an. refused to make an accounting
for the expenditure, it is alleged.
That on February 20, 1928. he sub
niIted claim against the district for
$50 which was paid March I, 1923,
representing Rose : expenses whilt
in Washington in behalf Of tha
wing-Johnson bill
That on April s. 1924, he, present.
ed claim for 81 1920 against the
district for expenses incurred III
behalf of the Swing-Johnson bill at
Washington. This amount includ-
rd $1.040 for hotel. meals and mel
dental expenses for % days; railroad
ard Pullman faro, 1862; entertain-
r,nt, 3l7j; slides and pictures. $l5.
That on June ,, 1924. he paid de-
mand for S722.G4 for expenses in
Cured while representing the dis
trict at Washington.
That on May y, 1924, he was paid
$95 by the district TO reimburse him
for money paid out for 500 copies of
Mcclure magazine containing arr
ticlc ON Boulder Canyon dam. to be
distributed to senators and congress
mcn.
September -, 1924, paid demand
of $1.003 covering expenses while
representing the district ut Washing
ton in behalf of the Swing-J Johnson
bill
December 8, 1924, he received
from district 81 900 advanced to
ICpufinua1 nm Pace 81
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-14
TWO GUILTY In
MARY PICKFORD
KIDNAPPING PLOT
Sentences of 10 Years to
Life Are Imposed on
Two of Trio
MUST PAY PENALTY
Motion for New Trial Is
Refused Attorneys
For Defense

by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Aug. IA
Charles Stevens and Claude Hol-
comb must pay the penalty
prescribed by law for con-
spring to kidnap Mary Pick
ford, the film star.
Stevens and Holccmb were
sentenced to a term in prison
of from 10 years to life today
by Superior Judge Victor NC
Lucas.
Sentence was pronounced after
the court refused Il motion of the
convicted men s attorneys for Il new
trial.
This is one of the worst crimes
on the statute books,' the court
said in passing sentence.
Attorneys for Stevens and Hol-
comb asked permission to file an
appeal in the district court of APP
Peals. which was granted. \ 10 dav
stay of sentence was allowed also.
Pleads for Probation
Attorney 5. S. Hahn, representing
thc convicted conspirators, pleaded
first for probation, on grounds no
covert act, - had been committed.
and then submitted motion for
new trial without argument. Both
pleas were denied.
1t is not right to send these men
to prison because of mere idle Cos
sip INDUCED in while they were un-
der the influence of liquor,' the
attorney argued.
There was no actual plot to kid
nap Miss PickfOrd, and she came
to no harm. am sure her life or
safety was ut no time in jeopardy
because of anything these men have
done.
Stevens and Holcomb received the
sentence without any trace of emo
tion.
stevens wife swooncd for Il mo-
ment in her chair when the Judge
delivered sentence, but quickly re-
covered.
Neither Miss Pickford nor Doug
las Fairbanks were present ut the
proceedings.
Mary Won't Intervene
America 5 sweetheart. - before
court was called, told the United
Press she had no sympathy for the
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-14
WATER DIRECTORS FACE MANY CHARGES
5 Bandits Grab
$4,000 Payroll

WINNIPEG, Man, Aug. IA.
Five men today robbed Rich
ard Shaw, assistant cashier of
the Winnipeg Electric company
CT the compary's payroll OF
$4,000.
The holdup occurred at the
door Of the company offices.
Scores Of pedestrians witness
ed the robbery and the escape
Of the bandits in an automobile.