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Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-16
BRYAN WILDLY FLAYS EVOLUTION IDEA
Objects to. 0.Being
Classified With
Jungle Animals

COURTROOM, Dayton, Tenn,
July l6.-William Jennings BRYAN
donned his armor today in the fight
agaln.t the introduction Of scientific
testimony on evolution and The Bib
Ie IN the Scopes evolution trial.
The commoner Iuadr his first
speech of the trial and he unleashed
his most vibrant oratory to crowd
ed and sympathetic courtroom.
The commoner was dressed in
keeping with the homcly atmosphere
of the trial. He tool; lhr floor be
ferr the judge and between the two
counsel tables garbed in u soft pur
pie shirt with stiff front soft
collar, black bow til, and black mo
Ealf trousers.
lie welded his fayorite palm
leaf fan against the sitting air Of
the court room.
The afternoon session convened At
l:4J p. M. The jHdgo repeated his
warning that the courthouse taigl4s
collapse if applause aud demoustra-
tion We're INDUCED in. Thcn Bryan
tool, the floor. 20
"We are now approaching tie
end and have not thought j. prop
cr TO take part in the discussion up
10 this time, lie began.
We have been dealing with state
laws and fell that those who are
3erscd in thc law Of the state
might better take the burdens of the
ease.
But today we come to the impor-
tent part Of he iriai which viii de-
tcrmine the lcngth Of this trial. IL
tle court holds rs We believe light
that expert evidence IS not compel
mt We will be near the end.
Arch Conspirator, Claim
have been unable t. locate the
principal attorney for the defense
Who said that nm tie arch CON
spjrat6r aud originator Of the ease,
u have almost been endowed
with leadership which the opposing
counsel seems to think this s.lc re-
Guircs.
This morning T wars credited
with being the cause Of so called
eAHcrts being brought here.
Mr. Hays said | SAID this was
TO be a duel TO thc death aud be
Confined ON Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-16
FIVE BURNED TO
DEATH in BLAST
OF FARM HOUSE
Hy United Press Leased Wire

NiSALIA, Cal, July l6.-An ex-
Flosion early this morning destroy
ed the large two story farm house of
II. d. Schi oeder. four miles west of
Dinuba and in the fire which fol
loved Schroeder and his four chill
drcn were burned to death. The
children were Myrtle. 24, Sarah, 21,
Louise Is, and Arnold, s.
Authorities are working on the
theory that the explosion was cauS-
ei hv dynamite, though there is
said to be- no occasion to suspect
foul play. The bodies of all the
victims were found in their beds.
The force of the explosion was
such as to blow portions of the
large house into the adjoining vine
ward
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-16
LIEUT.. WADE TO
REACH Ell CENTRIC
TONIGHT AT IL

Final arrangements fer assisting
Lieutenant Leigh Wade, round-thc-
world FLYER, who win pass through
this city tonight in the course of a
crosE country nonstop automobile
trip. have been completed by Cass
and. Morgan, local agents for the
Packard car, the make which Wade
will use on his trip.
The local firm has received Il let
ter from the famous flyer, arknow-
lodging receipt of q letter inform
ing him that the supplies for which
he asks win he waiting for him
here. and expressing his thanks for
the coartesies extended to him.
Wade's boss during thc world
flight. Captain lowell II. Smith,
viii be in the non stop car, having
planned TO ride as far as Yuma. 1t
will be sort of home coming for
the caItaiu, rs he was in charge
of the local aviation field in 1919,
when the army maintained several
flyers here ou field cast of the
Villa Farms section.
Wade will be accompanied by Lin
tom Wells, a newspaper man, and
formerly editor of the Imperial Val.
Icy Press, the two men relieving
each other at the wheel while MAX
ing the trip. Wells gained fame in
the course of the mound-thc-world
flight last wear, by slowing away on
Wade y airship for upwards Of 50,
i.l 81,
newspaper article Oh the flight
Upon their arrival here at II p,
m, the nonstop ear will be supplied
with - gallons of gasoline, two
quarts of water, a quart of oil and
a supply Of melons The supplies
will he taken "on the run, - and
apparently it will hc an easy thing
to do, inasmuch as Wells and Made
changed Il tire ON their car yester-
day in Los Angles, while it kept
moving. They used n running jack,
and had the car throttled down to
its lowest speed. The change re-
quired nearly five minutes and a
half and a city block was Travelled
in accomplishing il.
Captain Art Leonard has made ar
rangemcuts 10 send two mon to- the
east end of the plank road, to halt
westbonnd traffic so that the non
stop ear can make the trip over the
sand dunes without danger of hav-
ing to come to a halt. The road will
be closed only a. short time, and due
to the lateness of the hour, it is not
expected the closing will work a
great hardship on anyone.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-16
MYSTERY DEEPER.
NO TRACE FOUND
OF MISSING WOMAN
Orange Co. Author Is
Sought By Cowboys
and Airplanes

SANTA, ANA, July 16.-Author-
ities had made LITTLE progress to-
day after 48 hours of intensive
searching for Mrs. Virginia Cook
ser, who dropped from sight. They
admitted frankly they had not un-
ca"thcd a single clue which might
Hint at the nature of her fate
They still clung to the theory she
WIS abducted or murdered, suggest
NJ incidentally that Mrs. Cookson
might have become temporarily de-
ranged and wandered away to the
Hills and got lost.
The woman S scattered effects
found near her abandoned automo.
bile, limited at an encounter, how
ever. and the officers are attempt.
iGs to trace Mrs. Cookson IS past
in the belief that she may have had
Il clandestne admirer responsible
fcr her disappearance late Monday
night.
Footprints of Il man VINO wore II
inch shoes were found in the vicin-
ity of the ranch woman 5 deserted
automobile, and on that clue alone
hinges possible solution OF the mvs-
teriouS case.
It is believed this secret sutor,
Fascinated by Mrs. Cookson 5 beauty
anG personality, waylaid her on her
return from visit to ne;ghhors. and
either abducted or murdered her.
A third search of the lagoon in
Orange County Park failed to give
'up a body today. It was near the
Little Park Lake that officers found
Mrs. Cookson s abandoned automo,
bile. Uttered with bits of her cloth
ing. her crumpled hat. shoes. shreds
OF her hair and other effects.
A company of COWBOYS combed
the canyon foothills. while a squad
ron Of airplaneS buz2ed overhead,
but not a trace of the ranch wo-
nt;r s whcreabout was revealed.
Mrs. Cookson wrote for popular
magazines under the pen-namc. Lee
Chambers. A final bit of writing,
torn letter addressed to Mrs
McKecvcr, exposed q promonitior
she feared for her life at the hands
OF some sinister force.
"Nou must come to me Mt once,
the letter read. Il fear | am not
going to live long enough to do all
the things | want to do here.
''In my homo here in the noun
tains want Il place built whore
they can put my ashes, and those
of my friends. when we are dead,
| want my dogs ashes put in an
urn. for he has been a good old dog,
al a faithful companion.
Walter CookSon, husband of the
missing woman, a former Los Ange-
les postal Inspector. conferred at
lcrgth with county investigators.
His wife whereabouts is as
great an enigma to him as it is TO
n.vono else. he declared. When
ptwspapcrmcn suggested to him that
MIS-. Cookson might have been the
victim of amneSia. and that puhlica-
1 'on of his photograph might restore
memory, he said:
Oh, that wouldu t do amy good
The man that got her wouldn't let
her look at a newspaper. :
"Then YOU have an idea where
she ;s3' Cookson was asked.
81 have not idea of the kind, =
he replied refusing to discuss the
ease further.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-16
BLTLER DENIES
BORDER RESORT
HAS BEEN CLOSED

Reports that Governor Rodriguez
has closed the resort south of ia
cmba, which was opened recently
by F" shorty Rosio of this city. are
denied by Don c. Bitter, Rosio s at.
toncy.
According to Bitler, managers of
resorts at Tijuana and Tecate pro
tested to the governor against grant
ing permission to open the Jacumba
place, and the matter has been in
the Mexican courts at Tijuana for
the past two weeks, the court ruling
finally in favor of the Jacumba re-
sort.
The plans which have been made
for conducting first class club at
this point will be carried out lis orig
inally intended, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-16
POSTAL COMPANY
IS GIVEN RIGHT
TO USE STREETS
Installation to Be Made
At Earliest Date
Possible

Permission for the Postal Cable
and Telegraph Company to install
/ telegraph poles through the streets
of FL Centre confirmitv with a
routing having the approval of the
city engineer. was granted by the
city trustees at their meetin. last
night.
The company s lines will enter the
city on the west side oe Eighth
street from the north and will turn
east and west on Broadway at
Eighth, the east turn being connect
ed with the company's office on
M2in street just west of Sixth
street, by way of the alley between
broadway and Main streets.
The west turn on Broadway will
tsrn south at the alley etween
Eighth and Ninth streets. and will
go south along the allev'to a point
near the city water works, where it
will turn to the east and proceed in
q general southeriv direction. to He
Der and Calexico. The installation
viii be made at the earliest pos
sible date.
Ordinance No. POI, granting per-
mission to the Southern Pacific Com
panv to construct a spur track
across Broadway and New streets,
passed its seconG reading.
! The trustees granted permission
to Mrs. NJ. f. Alderman to install
IL pipe line from the Southern Pa
cific tracks to Il point 200 feet west
of State street, to carry water from
tank cars to the new plant of the
Triple A Artesian Water Company
! which will be constructed at that
Dlacp.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-16
Mountain Springs Grade to Be Improved is Assurance
Gov. Hunt VIII
Name Parley
Delegates

PHOENIX, Ariz, July 16.-
Gov. G.. w. P. Hunt, of Arizona,
in communication to Gov.
Friend Richardson, California,
today declared his willingness
to appoint a delegation to confer
with similar representatives of
Nevada and California on Colo
RADIO river development. Cover
nor Hunt proposed that the con-
templated tri-state conference be
held at Phoenix scon.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-16
HINDUS HELD
ON CHARGE OF
MELON THEFT

Guello Singh and Paytefe Singh,
IIiudus living near Holtville, were
hrought to the county jail last night
to be held for trial ON a charge of
larceny.
1t is alleged the Hindus sold a
watermelon crop to a third party for
$500 and that after the money had
been paid to them, they took Il car,
load of melons from the field and
sold them.
They were taken 10 Holtvillc this
morning by Undersheriff Bert I'm
dcrwood, to have a preliminary eX-
animation before Judge Mcdonald.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-16
SECRETARY DAVIS
GOES TO SWAMPSCOTT

WASHINGTON, July l6,-Secre.
tarv of Labor James d. Davis will
leave here tonight for Swampscott
to confer with President Coolidge
tomorrow in threatening anthracite
and bituminous coal strikes.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-16
TOURISTS HURT
AS BUS OVERTURNS
NEAR 10 NDON
By United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, July 16.-Six women
and the driver of motor bus load
ed with American tourists, were
seriously injured when their ear
skidded, collding with farm build
ingS at Langham, Rutland, and over
turning, as the driver sought to
avoid hitting Il dog.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-16
COUNTERFEITERS ARE
CAPTURED, NEW YORK

NEW YORK, July l6.-Eighty
alleged countcrfeiters, including IL
girls, all members of one gang, have
been captured and are being ques-
toned by secret service agents.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-16
GAMES TODAY

National League
St. Louis at New York, cloudy.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn, cloudy.
Pittsburgh at Boston, clear.
Chicago at Philadelphia, rain.
American
New York at Cleveland, clear.
Philadelphia at Chicago, clear.
Washington at Detroit, rain.
Boston at st. Louis, cloudy,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-16
BLISTE,RINC SUN
BAKING ROCKY
MOUNTAIN AREA
Records Are Broken AS
Mercury Climbs,
Many Die

DENVER, Colo, July 1G.-Colo-
rado and Wyoming were starting
out today under blstering sun
! following record breaking tempera-
tuees in both states yesterday.
The temperature in Denver yes
tcrjay was 80 degrees, the highest
since 1913.
Laramie, Wye reported 80 de
grees, the highest since 1918.
! temperature Of l01.7 in Fort
Collins, Colo, yesterday. was the
highest in 10 wears. Montrose and
Pueblo thermometers registered l02
degrees.
Cooler weather was forecast for
']is region today
SALT LAKE. Utah. July 1G.-
Little or no relief wa promised
Efab today from the scorchine heal
that has prevailed here fer lie last
three days. Tuesday the thermo-
meter registered 1926. Yesterday
va slightly cooler. however, with II
m5yimm temperature oil 1Q0.2.
Tp,ar the mercury j. expected to
hover aroUad the loo degree mark.
CHICAGO, July Il, Cooler
psesther zteja1 brought relief 10
most ef The middle wcst which has
suffered from terrific heat for the
pa-J few dars. NaW high records
wore established in some sections.
The northwest reported - total Of
+! deaths and single fatalities were
lcroltcI from mauN cites.
IN Nebraska the thermometer
oi}rd NJ to los IL degrees. This
WIS at O 'NcilI with North Platte
registering 101 and Grand IsIaHd fo4
Some crop damage is reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-16
COL. MITCHELL
A VISITOR IN
LOS ANGELES

Los ANGELES. July l6 - Col.
William L. Mitchell, former assist
ant chief of the United States army
air service, was guest today Of Cecil
+. De Mile, motion picture producer
Mitchell, who sprang into nation
nj prominence with his fight for q
unified air force. is inspecting the
Fort;eth Division Air Squadron
here and the summer camp Of the
National Guard aviation corps.
Mitchell praised the progress of
aviation in Southern California. He
said he was particularly impressed
with the new planes being construct
I'd by Donald Douglas, Santa Mon
ica, for the army air service.
Heventy-five Of the planes are being
built to replace the neIIavilands
now in use.
The officer plans to leave toHor-
row for San Antonio.
Col. Mitchell was visitor in
Imperial Valley early in the week,
hciGg in CaleXico ON Monday to in
spcct the new air landing field in
that city and goig from there 10 San
Diego where he was tho principal
speaker and guest of honor at sew
cral luncheons given by civic organ
i2ations.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-16
NATIONAL
At New York

At New York
st. Louis 600 40 000-5 7 l
New York % l20 elk II l
Rhem, Sothron and Schmidt; Dean
and Snyder.
At Brookly
Cincinnati 600 TOO 0lO-o 9 ,
Brooklyn 800 100 01x-5 9 l
RiXey, BiemilIer, Brady and
Wingo; Osborne and Taylor.
At Philadelphia
Chicago 00O 0C0 000-0 4 o
Philadelphia 0lo 200 Oox-3 : 3
Kaufman and Gonzales; Mitchell
end Henline.
At Boston
Pittsburgh l02 10 030 0--S il a
Boston 0O3 OIL 030 10 II 4
Meadows, Kremer, Spencer and
Smith, Gooch; Ryan, Kamp, Mar
guard, Genewich and Gibson, Seimer,
0 'Neill.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-16
AT Philadelphia
Al RoSt0u
-----------=----------r--- -
AMERICAN

At Chicago
Philadelphia 250 020 o03-12 1G o
Chicago 600 Q02 00l-- 6 l
Harris and Cochrane; Lyons, Con-
nalIy, REVERE and Schalk, Grouse.
At Detroit
Washington 600 100 600 1--2 10 /
Detroit 600 600 010 Oh Il o
CoveIeskie and Ruel; Whitehill,
Doyle and Bassler, Woodal.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-30
MARBLE BEAUTY
ONLY ScANTILY
CLAD, IT'S SAID
The Doughboys May Go
Over to Investigate
This.

GOBLENZ, Germany, Oct. 3d.
Many a u, S. A. doughboy on hear
ing the news may wish to go back
to~old Coblerz and have a peep for
\ himself for a monument has been
eput up there of a beauty which is
said to make Venus de Milo look like
commonplace fiapper.
She is cut in white, stainless mar
Bile. She wears, it is said, less gar
n1ents than Eve when in Paradise
and personifies 1.-THE Champagne"
in the monument Of wines in the
center of the Rhenlsh wine exhibit
ton. The monument is a work Of
the famous Munich sculptor Hen
SelYnann and was made on an order
Of the ingenious vintnors.
The public may not yet look at
her and whether or not it ever will,
depends upon the ever scrupulous
authorities of Coblenz, who ordered
an untransparent garment to be
thrown around the nude form of
the lady, while a Gordon of a dozen
stalwart policemen guard her day
and night.
Their job is not all too easy. Ever
and again, fervent Worshippers of
classic form are attacking the po-
lice forces and, many time have
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-30
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

from passengers who stated that the
conductor failed 10 collect their fares
on a passenger train, but it Is rare
instance when a person offers to
pay for a box car ride.
Was Minor
2 I'm 1896 the writer was a drunken
coal miner. and general all.round ras-
CAL" Anderson writes. IT worked
no more than I had to, and every
thing 1 did make went for booze.
I was kicked around and roughly
used over here and also in Europe.
My final windup and end came three
years ago in a Portland mission.
II was all in; nothing much left,
sick and discouraged, but the little
that was left l offered to God. I
vowed that if He would only take
me in, just as was, that 1 would
give Him the balance of my days
ard serve him. That prayer was
answered on the spot There He
pardoned me. Once more 1 could
look people in the face. Once more
peace reigned in my breast. Once
more was a man. My health came
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-30
MAN FASTER SWIMMER

LIVERPOOL. Oct. 30.-Although
a woman's skill at running and
swimming may be as we'll developed
as a mans, she can swim but IS
per cent as fast and run but 80
per cent as fast as a man, accord
ing to estimates made here. The
chief reasons accepted for this con-
dition is that a woman can not exert
the same power as a man.
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back. I have, by His grace, lived
a clean, honorable, upright Christian
life.
Lived Straight
For three years 1 have not been
on the bum, in fight, on the drunk
nor stolen anything. That means
everything to me.
I'm 1896 stole box car ride on
your road from Kane to Erie, Pa,
and return, a distance Of about 1873
miles. Twenty-Five years ago the
fare, I believe, was 3 cents a mile,
and 1 therefore mail you enclosed
a money order to pay for that ride,
1884"
Vice President Hamilton immedi-
ately returned the money order to
Anderson, congratulating him on the
new stand he has taken and wish
ing him success.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-30
PAY FOR RIDE
In BOX CAR IS :
Sent TO ROAD
Pennsylvania Gets Money
for Trip Nearly Thirty
Years Ago.
IN Times Special

~ Times Special
CHICAGO, Oct. 30.-The .Pennsyl-
vania Railroad today was paid for
a ride taken in 1896. T. B. Hamil-
ton, vice president and general man
ager of the Pennsylvania. at Chi
cago, received a money order and
letter from Louis Anderson of Port
land, Ore, offering to pay for a sto-
len box car ride taken by Anderson
on the Pennsylvania nearly thirty
years ago.
At various times checks and
money orders have been received
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pounds. On this islanad eighteen
years ago, Sir Robert Baden-Powell.
with twenty-four boys from all social
classes, organized group which
later became known as the Boy
Scouts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-30
EXPERIENCE OF MRS. FULLER

my health has improved wonder
fully" says Mrs. T. H. Fuller, OF
Walpole, N. M, ''since taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
For months was in such pain that
I could not work, but thanks to this
splendid medicine I am now strong
enough to do all my own work and
have two dear babies to care for be-
sides. 1 want to recommend Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
to women who are weak, run down
and nervous. advertisement.
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succeeded in overcoming the guar
dian angels and in stripping the lady
of her official garment and behold
ing her as Henselmann had made
her.
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Lived Straight
BOY SCOUTS HOME SOLD

LEICESTER. England. oct. 30
Poole Harbour. the birthplace Of
the Boy Scout movement. was sold
recently at the cost of 10000
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Col. Harry B. Anderson is the
new Federal judge for the western
district of Tennessee. He replaces
the late Judge ]. w. Ross, killed
in an auto accident near Jackson,
Tenn, two months ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-14
SET
new RECORDS

Following IS the first Of a
series of business reVieqD articles,
prepared ercIstsively for Interna-
tionGL NeWs Service, By oattstG1sd-
ina American business leaders.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-14
DIVA No SUICIDE,
SAVANTS SAY

~ TnternafIonaI Newa ServIce

BERLIN, Dec. 14.-zinaida SUR
kewskaya, the Russian prima donna,
did not commit suicide at Ander-
matt, Switzerland. as the police be.
.lieve, but still lives, according to
hundreds Of letters received by the
diva's family from telephathists and
psychists.
These statements, alleged to be
based upon second sight. are gaining
considerable support today due to
the fact that though 100 men have
been searching for the body Of the
singer in Andermatt it has not been
found.
Many of the letters of the
psychists are undoubtedly sincere
but others demand advance money
for expenses in sOlving the riddle
of the missing prima donna.
While relatives of Zinaida are
confident that the police theory
that she committed suicide is cor
rect the public is still thrilled by
romantic tales of her whereabouts
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-14
SOCIETY WOMAN
WINS WALK
Nv international News Service

BOSTON, Dec. 14.-Marching
over the concrete automobile high
way from Providence, r. l., to Bos-
ton in approximately nine hours,
Miss Eleanora Sears, famous Bos-
ton society horse woman. all-around
athlete and international tennis
player, today won a. wager from
Howard Sturgess, of Providence,
who said it would take her more
than fifteen hours to make the hike.
Followed by a Beach wagon con-
tanning coffee, matted milk, choco-
late and sandwiches, and accom-
panied by Roger Cutler, former Har-
ward athlete; Albert Hinckley, OF
Boston, and a delegation of news
paper reporters, Miss Sears left
from in front of the Sturgess home
in Providence at a. m.
Crossing the Rhode Island assa-
chasetts line Miss Sears overlook
her pacemakers, Cutler. and Hinck-
ley,
Not once during the long hike did
Miss Sears lose her breath or good
nature She ayysragede five and
three.fifth. miles an hour for the
forty-seven miles OF her walk.
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bunal today granted divorce to
Mrs. Dorothy Jordan Robinson
from Monroe Douglas Robinson, of
New York. She charged desertioli.
Mrs. Jane de Kay Sloan was
granted divorce from William
Simpson S oan, Of New York. Mrs.
Slof charged that her husband
had refused to- resume marital rcla-
tons
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-14
LoNOWoRTHS GUESTS
or OHIO SOCIETY

Speaker OF the House and Mrs.
Longworth will be the guests OF
honor at the first meeting Of the
season of The Ohio State Society,
at RauscHer's tonight.
Chief Justice William Howard
Taft will preside. The entertain
ment is under the direction Of
Senator Simon D. Fess.