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Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-20
By ROY j. GIBBONS
NEA Service Writer

CHICAGO. Nav 20.-A rafting
pondrous door. A key turned
I'd the thing swung back on its
inges.
Liberty was left behind and I be-
me a prisoner in the same Jail, in
e same tier and in the next cell to
illiam Darling Shepherd.
NEA Service and the Imperial
alley Press assigned me TO the task
that you could learn by first
and information and under natural
.ndition Just what sort of person
is man Shepherd is. Sh e p
srd is now in Chicago on trial for
ordering his millionaire ward by
oeulating the youth with typhoid
rms.
He IS under Indictment for ad-
inistering deadly bacilli 10 young
lily MeClintock. And coroner s
lry has just voted that he and his
-ife be held for the grand jury for
iaying Billy's mother.
Avoids Newspapermen
But since he has been arrested no
ne has been able 10 really observe
ad talk to Shepherd, the man. They
W only Shepherd the actor. For
is an actor and a consummate
ne. The history of the fiction
2 has built up about himself proves
lat. He has persistentlv avoided
ewspapermen. But Shepherd talk
d to me as fellow prisoner.
You RE one of the three out Of
'orty who come here he said to
ne, "who are capable Of under
standing. This jail is the he'll of
everything.
"They re good TO me, but I want
TO be out and free.
It was Just two minutes after the
Jail guard had searched, weighed
and measured me that I saw Shep-
herd. The same hands that went
through my pockets for possible
concealed weapons had helped 81
condemned men TO the gallows in
the same jail, the owner told me. 7
was down in the bull pen waiting 70
be put to work. 7 looked up and
there, bulked out against his cell
in the first tier up, rocked Shepherd
in his tilted chair. lie was leaning
out TO better catch the light that
fell on his paper. He was reading
the davis story about himself top
ped off in a big black headline.
Even from where 7 stood 7 could
see the veins and muscles on the
man S neck and jaw stand out like
whipcords. That alone betrayed his
anger with The story.
A guard put me to work. T was
TO sweep out the cell block. BY the
time ] reached Shepherd IS cell, he
had stopped reading. His face was
flushed and the paper had fallen IA
the floor. He seemed TO be dream
ing with his large dubious eyes fast.
ened on the sotty walls.
MAY look at your paper''
asked him. "I want TO see if those
reporters wrote up my ease.
We started talking. gave hin
~ RAHEANtHt+
"You must get lonesome in here,
7 said.
Yes replied Shepherd, "bu
II win soon be over. TIL 90 FREE
and the ones who are proseeutin;
me win he sorry
Then he launched into n bite
iirade against Chief Justice Harrr
Olson of Chicago's municipal court
Olson is the man primarily respon
sibie for having Shepherd indicted
''0lson will get his" Shepher'
said. "He win be repaid and b
sorry
Erased Lewd Inscriptions
On one wall Of Shepherd IS cell
printed II large type with a pencil
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-20
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Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-20
of All
Southwest Will
Gather In [. A.
BY United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, May 20,--Indians
from all regions of the southland
will gather as guests of Arapahoe
and Shoshone tribesmen in Cahuen-
ca Pass at o'clock the afternoon
of May "a in Il big pow-wow which
promises to be the largest assembl-
age of redmen California has ever
known.
Among the tribes who will at
tend are Cheyennes, Sioux, Pawnees
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-20
Nokiter PharmacaI Co., Dept. 600

81 st. Louis Blk, Pasadena, Calf.
Enclosed find $100 for which
please send me, prepaid, one bottle
of NOK-KA-TAR and the new
Fielder nasal cup; my money to be
returned If not satisfied.
lAttach your name and address)
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-20

were the words, "God is love-"
pointed to the motto
eyes said Shepherd, "those
words give me courage. When I
came here the walls were covered
with vile words. I rubbed them all
out and put those up instead.
While talking Shepherd picked UP
a crossword puzzle. u never liked
these things . he said, "until I
came here. I tried sleeping all day
at first but made me loggv. Now I
do anything TO pass the time twav.
Most Of the time I stay in my cell.
! There are few prisoners here who
are fit to associate with. The guards
are nv only company. They are all
fine fellows.
'"Bv making it easy for them I
make II easy for myself. It's fool
ish to be a rebel when they have You
eornered like am
( Suddenly the mans ewes shot on
me. They had a peculiar glare in
them. They seemed to roll and
bulge Then they shut and under
meath were heavy black puffs like
black bags.
Yes, they We made me out =
devil with horns. Perhaps they II
have the horns growing vet" he
said, and laughed mirthful chuck
le.
Envies Man Going To Freedom
+ After while Shepherd came
down stairs. A man accused of mur-
der who had been in the Jail waiting
for bail was about to leave. He
came over to Shepherd to say good
by.
"He's fine fellow" said sbep-
herd.
"And he's going home to free
dom. How I envy him. But III be
free, TOO, in a little bit.
"Guess I'll 20 out to Colorado
this summer for a fishing trip.
There's plenty Of mountain trout
out there. And DO Won knew he
asked with a ring Of pleasure in his
voice. "there is nothing I like bet
ter than roughing it. was made
for the open. I've had nv eve on Il
new type Of sedan car that YOU can
make up into Pullman berth Mt
night" "
Shepherd. because Of his diabetic
condition. is not forced TO the same
routine as other prisoners. But he
Is not granted any special favors.
Tie is kept in what is called the an
mex OF the Jail He had on a blush
sort Of suit which was baggy and
badly in need of pressing. His face
had 2 haggard, worn look. But his
shoes were shined and his tie in
place. His nails were dirty and his
hair could have stood a brush.
Glancing up I saw q cockroach
prowling through the dust. The in
sect missed its footing and clung
perilously.
"Look outl" 7 shouted.
~Shephers dueked just in time.
The roach crashed down beside him,
stunned, on the cement floor.
The mans eyes dilated. Then he
laughed.
Wears Silky Paiamas
As soon as he gets up in the morn
, ing he puts on his house slippers
, and sits up in bed in his silky pa
jamas TO eat breakfast.
r lie made a grand speech about
, those house slippers.
"They have given more comfort
than most anything else" he said
He smokes eigarets ineessantly
from an amber-colored holder, light
? ing fresh one from the end Of one
suit consumed.
AT the desk, where he assists the
guards, lie affects the air of a psy
chologist. He runs his finger W
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-20
I lJRE
Expert and Authority
HERE WITH THE
Famous Huston Truss

DIR. Huston, of the Huston Truss
Co., New York City. will personally
be at the Hotel Barbara Worth, FL
Centro, Saturday only, May 23rd,
and offers for the first time to the
people Of this section the interna-
tionally known Huston Truss. This
justly famous Truss is universally
considered the one perfect and sat
isfactory Truss for the relief of all
kinds Of reducible rupture,' produc-
ing results without the use of sur
gical operation or medical treat
ment of any kind. Instantaneous
relief is apparent the moment Truss
is placed in position-contraeti
OF the opening is manifest in a few
days and the rupture soon disap-
pears permanently in the average
case. This Truss is not sold by
mail as each part is selected, as
sembled. and fitted by DIR. Huston
especially for each individual case.
no GUESS WORK BUT A
SCIENTIFIC FITTING OF A
SCIENTIFIC TRUSS.
The pad on this Truss viii hold
any rupture and will not slip re-
gardless Of position or bodily strain
Of the subject.
DEPENDABLE AND COMFORT
ABLE
No under leg straps, elastic web
bing or bulky pads are used in its
construction. Nothing to wear out,
clean and sanitary, moisture proof
and will not chafe.
SLEEP IN IT-BATHE IN IT
Do not miss this opportunity to
have this famous truss made for
you - il may not come again. No
charge for advice or demonstration
Remember the date and Hotel-Ask
for DR.. Huston. Permanent address:
Huston TRUSS Co., Pine st., New
York, n. Y.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-20
Here's a Catch
That Is a
Catch
By United Press Leased Wire

VENTURA, Calf, May co.
Policeman Earl Bell claims the
biggest catch of the season to
date. Bell while fishing in the
surf here hooked such q "big
one' that it took half an hour
to land it. When it was brought
to shore it turned out
to be a case of bonded Scotch
whiskey, tied in 4 tow sack.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
SWING SWITCHES
POST TO DEVOTE
EFFORTS To BILL

At his own request, Congressman
Phil d. Swing has been switched
from the house committee on naval
affairs TO the committee on irriga-
tion and reclamation. according to
a dispatch from Washington.
The congressman made the switch
to a committee of lesser importance
in order that he might give more
aid to the Swing-Johnson bill as a
member of the irrigation committee,
which has control of the bill in the
house.
AS member of the naval affairs
committee. Swing was unable to
obtain membership on other commit
tees. He therefore asked for the as
signmcnt to the irrigation and re
ciamation committee. which carries
with it, membership ON several min
or committees having charge of
flood control, public lands and post
office expenditures.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
COUPLE
Held IN BRAWLEY
SLEW LITTLE Girl,

Pending the arrival of officer.
from Stockton, who are coming 'C
Prawlev in an effort to identify
them as child slavers, Iiprado Gil
lariso and Luz Rico. are held IN
custody by the Brawlev police, fol
lowing their arrest yesterday.
The Brawlev police believe the
couple are really Louis Zamora and
his wife Louisa, who are wanted
by the police of Tracy for the bru
tai murder OF their four year old
daughter Lconora in December OF
last year.
Discovery of the child's Staying
was not made until September of
this wear. The Tracy authorities
charge the mother of the child with
killing the little one by drowning
her in bathtub during a frenzy
caused by the child 5 action in tear
ing up loaf of bread and scatter
ing the crumbs about the house.
The father. it is alleged. then
built coffin and buried the body
of the little one i'm cesspool, where
il was found after the Zamoras had
left Tracy.
Strenuous denial that they know
anything Of the Tracy crime hasbeen
made by the couple under arrest Mt
BraWlcy, though the police state the
woman admitted she knew Mrs. Ia.
mora, with whom she at one time
went to school.
She was taken into custody when
she came to the police station at
Brawley to make complaint against
4 WeStmorand man, whom she charg
ed with insulting her Chief recog.
nlzed Il similarity between her and
circular describing Mrs. Zamora.
The man was later arrested while
working in japanese restaurant
at Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
Continue Confab
Today in L. A. on
Colorado 1ss ues

Governor James G. Scrugham of
Nevada is chairman. aud Frank II.
MeIver Of this city, is secretary of
the conference being held today at
Los Angeles between California and
Nevada representatives., cndeavor-
ing to reach an agreement with ARE
zona for the ALLEGATION of water and
power rights on the C2lor1dc river.
Mclver is secretary of the Imperial
Irrigation district.
f. =. !Scattcrgood Los Angeles;
Mark Rose, director of the lmpc-
rial Irrigation district; Senator
Ralph Swing of San Bcrnardino;
Mayor S. G. Evans of Riverside and
Charles p. Squires Of Nevadc talked
ON the various phases of the river
problem this morning,
The confcrebee WAS .endeavoring
to arrange with Governor Hunt Of
Arizona FOR 4 conference to be held
in Los Angeles, Riverside. or Las
Vegas Nevada, ;, on, Saturday or Sun
day. 'D- os.o 81 rg,g,,,.,, h. ,,.,s IL. i
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
GOVERNOR
WILL HELP
JURY QUIZ
Richardson Appears Be-
fore Grand Jury Today
to Press His Charges.
QUIZ TO BE SECRET
Premises Aid of State
Departments to Make
Inquiries Thorough
By Unitcd Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18.-Gover-
nor Friend w Richardson appeared
before the Los Angeles county grand
Jury today ir connection with his
charges that local officials had Civ
en- protection to confidence men.
Before going before the inouisi-
tors. the governor issued . brief
statement 70 the press. declaring if
was his Intention to "render every
resistance in my mower and furnish
tho nd of various. state depart
ments' in the investigation.
The governor said he had pre-
pared a written statement TO he pre-
scented in person to the Grand iurv.
:" Nv statement to the grand iurv
will he confidential and privileged, :
he said.
eft is in the interests of Justice
that the GRAND jury lie permitted to
make their investigation scrrctly.'
The governor arrived here Yes
tordav from SACRAMENTO, but could
not be located in his usual haunts
by ncwspancrmcu until today.
Wears Broad Grin
He wore broad grin when he ap-
pcared today and said:
''No mystery about my where
ahouts-I We been here for "a hours.
But I've been very busy preparing
my statement for the grand Jury
and interviewing persons regarding
the HutchinGs case
Tho grand iurv is Investigating
the parole of Bic Hutch' Hutch
ipgs. notoriouS hunko king. and 9th
ers. from San Quentin penitentiary.
Hutching's parole was revoked by
the governor, and District Attorney
Asa kcycs, of Los Angeles county,
and the chief executive were subse-
Quently embrolcd in battle of
words over this and other pardons
of confidence men.
Governor Richardson charged that
Los Angeles officials had lent pro-
lection to the operations of the To-
cal bunko king, and later attacked
the district attorney. He was invit-
ed to appear before the grand Jury
to explain his accusations.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
VALLEY CREDIT
REVpEAII OPENS
OFFICES HERE

Offices Of the Imperial Valley
Credit association have been open.
od ~ room 2ot in the Pacific.
Southwest bank huildn~ at Fifth
and Main street, where the recently
organized association of valley mer-
chants viii conduct its business.
e. w. Remolc, who is here work
ING on the organization with J. C.
Nadman, Ncredit manager of the I'm
perial Valley Hardware company,
will leave tomorrow for Los An
eoles, and VIII return here shortly
after the first of the wear to take
choroo Of the local office.
This morning Remcle stressed the
naint the the association is not to
be "ucr"t"d for the profit of any
individual. II is composed of the
leading merchants in all valley
cities, all of whom hold membership
and pay yearly dues,
4 complete filing system of val
lev accounts will be kept at the
local office, and merchant members
of the association, desiring to oh
tain credit information on custo-
mcr or prospective purchaser, viii
be able to do so through the asso-
citation. All information obtained
by the association will be held
strictly confidential and will be i'm
parted to merchant members only
for business purposes,
The association will not only en-
deavor to protect merchants from
being imposed upon by persons not
entitled to credit, but will also make
it possible for those who are entitled
to credit, to obtain it promptly and
without any embarrassment, Remele
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
ARIZONA SOI0N
willing TO Aid
IMPERIAL, VALLEY
by Vaitcd Press Leased Wire

WASHI NGTON. Dee. 1S. - The
Pittman joint resolution susnendina
the authority of the federal power
commission over licenses on the
Colorado river until February !
1923, was ordered favorablv report
ell by the senate public lands com
mittce today.
The resolution would restrict the
commission from acting upon "a ap.
plicationS for licenses TO use the wa,
tcrS of the river and its tributaries
for nower purposes.
The senate committee on irriga.
tion and reclamation was warned to.
day by Dclph Carpenter, state wa
ter and power commissioner for
Colorado, of Il "ncw doctrine of the
department of Justice. which
might dcnrive western states of
their rights to the waters of the
rivers running through their states.
"It is the doctrine of public own
erShiD of all unapnropriated waters
in the rivers of the western stat
es, said Carpentcr, "and all the
agents of the departments are press
ING this doctrine on every opportun-
itN, in the hone of obtaining a court
decision which will set precedent
for it.
'Such a doctrine is abhorrent to
the laws of all the seven states in
the Colorado river compact.D
Would Aid VALLEY
Relief for the Imperial Valley in
california TO protect it and it's CO.
600 inhabitants against floods would
DO soonest obtained if special ses-
sion of the legislature were called
aud California s reservations to the
Colorado river compact were with
drawn, y Senator Camcron( Repub-
lican. Arizona, suggested.
Carpcnter agreed with Cameron
that tho necessarv legislation to
Give the immortal Valley this pro-
lection would he FASTENED if the res
eNationS were withdrawn.
He said he would be willing to
assist California in its efforts to
obtain this protection oven if Ari-
zma remained out of the compact
and the compact were among six
instead Of the original seven states.
Previously the stand of Carpenter
and other upper basin supporters
was that they would oppose any de-
velopment of the Colorado river
until all seven states had ratified
the compact.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
FOUR KIDDIES
PERISH WHEN
HOUSE BURNS

HOLDEN, Mass, Dec. 1S.-
Four children were burned to
death and their mother and
year old baby were perhaps fat
ally burned early today when
the home of John J. Hoey was
destroyed by fire in Dawson,
a mile south of here.
Hoey carried his wife and
their year old baby Mary from
the burning house, but the
other four children were trapped
aud could not be reached.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
ELKS REVUE PROVIDES EXCELLENT
ENTERTAINMENT; WILL BE- REPEATED
TONIGHT TO help CHRISTMAS FUND

Pretty girls, cav costumes,
clever acting. lots of pep.
nu7ir 'nd lauohs. From the
er2nnv Charleston chorus which
opened the show to the closing
ensemble. "Elks and Dears.''
the 1926 Elks revue given at the
high school last night was a
great success.
With approximately 100 tai
ented local performers appear
ing under the able direction of
FREQ Nebel-Thau. songs, skits,
q farce or two. dances and 9th
er original stunts followed the
rising of the curtain in rapid
succession. For variety that
proverbial "spice of Life,' the
show established new high
mark for Imperial Valley en-
terteinments. The show will be
repeated again tonight.
Produced for the benefit Of
the Elks charity fund, and more
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
SHASTA COUNTY
CITIES ,JARRED
BY EARTHQUAKE

REDnlNG. Calf, Dee. 1S.-This
city and other Shasta county towns
were Jared by an earthquake to-
day n ! :05 a. m.
There was single shock, ac-
companied by Il muffled rmbling
rs though from beneath the earth $
lurface.
Lights swayed but few persons
asleep were awakened.
Possible connection with Mt. las
sen, live volcano near here, could
not be determined, as the peak was
not visible and there were no re
ports from the volcano S base. The
mountain recently crupted for an
hour with a great show of smoke.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
INSTITUTE URGES
ENFORCEMENT OF
DRY, CHILD, LAWS
Supports Check on SaIac-
ious Literature, Films,
Compulsory Education

Elgld law enforcement, particu-
larly as tanning to prohibition
child labor and compulsory educa-
t1on was supported in a resolution
unanimously adopted by the Impe-
ilal County Teachers Institute in it's
| closing session this morning.
Because Of the detrimental inflH-
! cncc. Of salacious literature and OBJ
icctional films upon the character Of
youth, It was moved that the insti-
tdte heartily endorse every agency
| which strives TO eliminate them. and
approve efforts which tend to devel.
! op the moral and spiritual nature of
! childhood.
Compulsory Education
| The teachers went on record as
| fdForing compulsory education to
! include the education of ilIiterate
and foreign born adults; as endorsin Q
! the establishment OF a federal de-
! partment of education rs proposed
: by the Sterling Reed bill and as
! most emphatirallv endorsing educa-
! ton for world peace.
season of mental and mora
! quickcning, of inspiration and true
enjoyment to all who attend it. =
The assembly also went ON recorG
rs expressing its gratitude to the
speakers for their enlightening adj
dresses. 70 the musicians and dane.
'rS who furnished such excellent en-
t@rtainment. to the Central Union
Ligh school district for the use OF
! IFS buildings and equipments and
TO County Superintendent II. G. Coe
and his assistants who arranged the
,splendid program.
$50 Attend Close
AS an evidence of the interest at
tractcd by the remarkable program
arranged by Superintendent Coc, 25O
! teachers were present for the clos
ing session. Attendance in this
county was obligatory on the first
day only, and thereafter teachers
had tn" option OF attnding any OF
;he other institutes in Southern Cal
ifornia.
Contrary TO the original plan, no
afternoon session will be held to-
day. \ double session was held
this morning and the entire program
carried out with out ahridgmcnt.
| Delivers Two Addresses
DR.. G. A. Steiner of Grinnell Col
| lcge. Iowa, an educator of national
note. spoke today ON Straight
| Thinking in Crooked World.' de-
iivering two addresses, both ON this
! subject, one before and one after
the internission.
DR.. Steiner pleaded for IL view of
life whereby people will live by
facts instead of by prejudice, The
Continued on PAGE S
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
ARMY KETTLES
PROVIDE XMASI
AID FOR POOR

Salvation Army kettles made
thel rappearance on the streets Of
FL Centric today to enable the
public to aid the army in provid-
ing Christmas cheer for the poor
of Ell Centre. The public is
usually generous in its response
to this annual call.
In addition to giving free
dinners to homeless men. the
Army hopes to be able to treat
the prisoners at the jail, the
poor at the county farm and
other unfortunates. Mrs. Lloyd
will be at the Salvation Army
hall each day from 9 a. NJ. until
p. M. commencing today, and
will receive personal or tele-
phone calls from those who wish
to aid the Christmas fund. Out
side the above hours Mrs. Lloyd
can be reached at 734J.
The army also needs supplies
Of cast off clothing and shoes.