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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-28
SIX DIE AS TONG WAR FLARES

Killings Follow Truce Arbiter's Death
Precautions Taken for Convention.
Minneapolis-One Minneapolis Chi
nese is dead and white girl wounded
in a general revival of tong war activi-
ties which swept over the United
States, with gunner and Ratchet men
killing five and wounding several 9th
ers in the first outbreak since last
spring. The shooting occurred six
hours after the burial, $500 miles
away, of the father of the truce which
ended nationwide Chinese war six
months ago. Chinese on the streets
walked in pairs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-28
ARNOLD HEADS INSURANCE co

pany Succeeds John T. Baxter.
Minneapolis-O. ]. Arnold, secretary
and actuary Of the Illinois Lief Insur
ance Co., Chicago, was elected presi
dent of the Northwestern National
Life Insurance Co. of Minneapolis, at
a meeting of the board of directors.
He fills the vacancy caused by the
death of John T. Baxter in March. G.
C. Holmberg, formerly secretary OF
the Minneapolis agricultural loan
agency of the War Finance corpora.
ton, was elected treasurer of the COM
pany.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-28
MANUFACTURER TURNS THIEF
Dayton Business Man Confesses Hold
ing Up Seven in Bank.

Dayton, Ohio-Fred Nichol Dayton
manufacturer, was arrested by detec.
tives and is said to have admitted to
them that he is the blue-masked, blue.
robed phantom bandit who on August
IA held up and robbed employees of
the North Dayton branch of the Day.
ton Savings Bank & Trust Co., escap.
ing with $4,000, police announced
Nichol is president Of local manu-.
featuring concern bearing his name
He told detectives that he had turned
robber because of financial difficult
ties.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-28
OPPOSE RAIL RATE INCREASE

TWO Dakotas and Minnesota Use
Spring Wheat as Basis for Fight.
Minneapolis Members of the Min.
nesota, North Dakota and South Da.
kota railroad commissions agreed to
cooperate in the fight which the mid
die west is making against freight
rate increases proposed by western
carriers.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22
SAN DIEGO PAIR
ARE WE'D SECOND
TIME THIS WEEK

1t required two nuptial knots to
tie the bonds of matrimony upon
William GLADDEN. Jr.. and Marjorie
Ndrews, residents of San Diego
%ho were married this morning al
the court house by Judge NJ. w
Conkling. the ceremony marking the
second time this week that the
couple were married to each other.
Last Monday GLADDEN. appeared
Mt the court house and obtained a
license to marry Marjorie Morrison
GLADDEN. gave his age as 26. and his
intended brides as Is. they were
married and left shortly thereafter
for San Diego.
Upon returning to their homes
the Girl s parents learned of the
marriage. The girls correec name
is Marjorie Andrews, her step-fath
er's name being Morrison. and he,
correct age is 16. Her parents were
not 'displeased at the wedding, al
the same time thev decided that il
would be better for all concerned
if the girl were married under hel
correct name.
This morning GLADDEN. again came
to the courthouse. accompanied by
Mrs. Andrews, Miss Morrison OF
Miss Andrews. The parents of the
girl were also present. A new
marriage application was made Oui
the btide-to- be S correct name and
age being used. Mrs. Morrison
signed an affidavit to the effect
that she gave her consent to hel
daughters s marriage and the part,
adjourned to Judge Conkling''
chambers where the marriage cere
mony was again performed.
Undoubtedly the nuptial knot
was tied sufficiently tight this tim,
and the happy couple once again
left the courthouse to start on theil
"second honeymoon" #"
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22
Claim Confession
Made While Under
Influence of Rum
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2o.-The al
legged confessions of DR.. Thomas w.
Young. accused dental-gas murderer,
are scheduled to be aired in court
when the trial is resumed next Tues
day.
The defense plans to oppose their
Introduction on grounds they were
obtained while the .deptist. WAS un-
der the influence of Nntoxicants.
In the asserted confessions. DR..
Young is alleged to have admitted
in detail that he ,asphvXiated his
wealthy wife. Grace Grogan Young.
and encased her body in concrete
cistern in the basement of his Bcver-
ly Glen cabin.
Mrs. Dorothy Leopold Mahan, the
defendant s former office assistant
end ace witness for the state is to
be recalled to tho stand Tuesday
Her evidence is expected to have
an important bearing on the. ques-
ton of admissibility of Dr. Young s
confessions. She was present at
the district attorney S office when
the purported admissions were made
by the eccentric dentist.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22
IMPERIAL COUNTY
TO GET $22,068
ON LICENSE FEES

Imperial county's treasury will
shortly be enriched to the extent Of
50 ,06S.32, this being the net appor-
ticnment TO the county of the state
automobile license fee fund, accord
ing to information received today
from Sacramento hy the United
I'resa.
The gross apportionment to the
eountyis $31, 1,s97.G6.
At present the state registration
shows 1850 pleasure automobiles
in the county, 353 solid trucks, 1904
Pneumatic trucks and 81 motorcy
clcs.
Mrs. J. NJ. Adair, county treasurer
stated this morning that tho amount
to be received is slightly smaller
that that received in other years,
though it is possible and additional
apportlonment will be received n
little later.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22
POSTPONE FLIGHT
FROM San DIEGO
UNTIL TOMORROW
By United Press Leased Wire

SAN DIEGO, Aug. %. - DELAYED
"a hours for further examinations
ana adjustments, the two PN-9 sea
planes of the west coast Hawaiian
flight will leave San Diego at a.
m, tomorrow for San Francisco. The
original plans were to leave shortly
after daybreak today.
No changes of an important ma
tmre are being made in the planes,
according to Captain Stanford f.
Moses, commander OF the flight
project. He mercy wished, he
said, to keep the planes near the
workshops of San Diego as long as
possible, to avoid the necessity of
having to ship equipment to San
Francisco.
The flight from San Diego to San
Francisco is estimated to take about
seven hours. ending at the northern
city about | p. m.
The two PMS will be accompanied
by two PMS from San Diego on
the northern trip. The smaller
planes, however, will be required to
stop at San Luis Obispo about l IA
Il. M, Sunday for refueling.
To view the take-off for Hawaii
Friday, squadron Of seaplanes will
depart from the naval air station
for San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22
JOHNNIE DEMPSEY,
CHAMPS BROTHER,
CLAIMED INSANE
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22-Johnnie
Dempsey, brother of Jack, the heavy
weight champion, was accused of
insanity here today and placed un-
der observation, pending hearing
before a lunacy commission Mon
day.
The champions brother was ar
rested on complaint of his wife,
Mrs. Edna Dempsey, that he was
addicted to dope and liquor and had
mistreated her and their child
"beyond endurance
The insanity complaint was sign
ed by Mrs. Demsev after her hus-
band had been arrested second
time. John was first taken into
custody Thursday on q charge of
intoxication. after neighbors com
planned he staged a drunken ramp
age at his home, beat his wife, and
threw his baby on the kitchen floor.
A friend appeared in court for
Dempsey yesterday, his $50 bail was
forfeited, and he was released.
Returning home last night, Demp-
sey started another disturbance.
his wife complained. and police ar
rested him a second time. The in
sanity complaint followed.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22
WILL NOT DIVERT
$5,000,0OO FUND
TO NEW ROADS

SACRAMENTO. Aug. 22.--No at
tempt viii be made to use the $4,000
OOG inadvertently appropriated by
the 1925 legislature for new high
way construction. II. r. Braden,
member of the state board of con-
tro; states.
''The legislature did not intend
that this money should come from
the general fund of the state and the
board does not intend TO defeat the
purpose of the legislature. Braden
said.
Braden explained that the $4,000,
GEO which was included in the bien-
ni;l budget was intended to repre-
sent moneys which will be received
from the federal government during
the year,
The legislature was attempting to
list the revenues of the highway
commission for the hiennium aud did
not mean to appropriate that amount
Tor new construction.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22
JAZZ GIRLS FATE
RESTS WITH JURY.
7 WOMEN, 5 MEN
BY WILLIAM G. ETHERIDGE
United Press Staff Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 22.-The
fate Of Dorothy Ellingson, accused
rs slayer of her mother, was placed
il the hands of jury here today
at 1910 a. m.
Seven women and five men are
considering her case.
Two alternate jurors, Calvin II.
Haynes and Chester G.. White. who
were discharged after the regular
panel was locked up, asserted the
testimony had convinced them that
norothv' Ellingson was insane when
she killed her mother. The defense
having been not guilty by reason of
insanity Superior Judge Harold
Iouderback dealt fully with the sub
ioct of mind disorders in HIS in
structions to the jury, starting at
o:35 clock.
No person can be punished for
crime committed while insane '.he
said "If this defcndaut'is found
IN he insane she should hee tried
for insanity. - N
The last words of the prosecution
clos'nD its ease late Yesterday We're:
''This is not the oorn; senso, for
mothers! Dorothy Ellingson killed
l,cr hest friend -
Dorothy WASH Z impressed
"Tt's stuffv in here she said
HI IN about roasted.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22

POLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK
Aug. 22.-All the trimmings of a
world series setting hung around
this historical baseball battlefield
today when the New York Giants
and the Pittsburgh Pirates got
ready for the double header open
ing of a five-game series that viii
have much to do with the settlement
of the National league pennant
race. The stands were jammed with
a crowd of at least $4,000 for the
opening game. The bleachres were
packed before noon.
Lee Meadows was selected to
pitch for the Pirates and Zeke
Barnes was picked for the Giants.
The line up:
Observation-Disclosures, rf.; Rawling
2b; Cuyler, eff; Barnhardt, If: Tray
nor, 3b; Wright. IS; Grantham, lb;
Gooch, c; Meadows, p.
New York = Southworth, eff:
Frisch, ss; Young, rf; Meusel, If;
Terry, 1b; Kelly, 2b; Lindstrom, 3b;
Snyder, c; Barnes. p.
Umpires-Quigley, Moran and
Mccormick.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22
Believe Tujunga
Fire Is Checked
by United Press Leased Wire

PASADENA, Cal, Aug. 22.-For-
est rangers directing the fire.fight-
ing forces in Big Tuiunga canyon.
believed today they had won control
of the raging brush-fire.
The big blaze was still burning
ficrcely on three sides today. Fire.
breaks have been constructed around
the eight square miles of sagebrusil
however, and the veteran firemen
believe this win check further
spread Of the flames.
Along the divide, between the Big
Tujunga and the Arroyo Sceo, tho
blaze was completely checked by
back firing, This action probably
saved the Pasadena watershed, eon-
trolling the city's main source Of
water and scores OF mountain cabins
at first menaced by the flames.
4 force Of 700 men remained On
daty in the fire zone.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22

In n resolution passed by the
board of directors Of the Imperial
Irrigation district yesterday, the dis
trict expresses its appreciation to
Senator Hiram johnson, of Califor-
MIA. co-author with Congressman
Phil u. Swing, of the Swing'Johnsoh
bill. for the senator's statement,
given to Los Angeles paper recent
ly. in which he calls upon the people
OF the state in general and of South
ern California in particular, to sup
port the bill which provides for the
construction of Boulder Canyon dam
and the AllAmerican canal.
Following is summary of the
senator s statement in behalf of the
bill:
"The most constructive piece of
now pending in congress
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22
Ship Was Thrown Over
On Beams Ends, En-
CINE Room Flooded
by United Press Leased Wire

NOME, Alaska, Aug. %. - How
was frozen into the Arctic ice three
years ago, to test the drift of the
non thern currents, was close to
destruction last year, has just been
learned here.
The Maude, according to r. s.
Follister OF the motor schooner Blue
Sea, which put in here after being
ia port with the Maude at East
Cape, Siberia. was thrown over on
her beam ends by the ice. causing
the Amundsen vessel S enginceroom
to be flooded.
For time it looked as thought
The Maude might be lost, for the
heavy ice was grinding around her
hull in menaning manner.
Pollister had dinned abroad the
Maude at East Cape and furnished
the crew with fresh vegetables. The
trapping had been very poor and the
vessel had very little fur. Twenty
nine Polar bear were the only fur
secured.
The discovery ship has plenty of
fuel but ran short of lubricant, 9TH
erwise the vessel would have been
in this port weeks ago. She has
been tied up at East Cape awaiting
arrival of a Russian ship bearing
supplies.
Three years of the Arctic has
made the crew of six aboard the
Maude thoroughly sick of ice drifts.
Pollister reported and all are anxious
to get back to civilization.
The Maude will arrive here within
he next four days, it was expected.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22
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WHOLESALE BRlBE
AND GRAFT PLOTS
CLAIMED In |. A.
Alleged Evidence Laid
Before District AttOr-
ney Today
Dy United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22.-Alleg-
ed evidence Of widespread graft and
bribe plots of Los Angeles council
men WAS laid before District Attor-
ncy's investigators today.
Several prominent business men
are said TO have told the state s in
Ncstigators that they had been APP
preached by bribe solicitors, presum-
ably the go-betwnens for members
of the city council.
The investigation was prosecuted
with Fcnewed vigor. following in
dictment of Aldermen Charles f..
Downs and Joseph Fitzpatrick. ac-
cdsed Of accepting 5000 in brides
to vote for a movable underground
sidewalk franchise.
Downs ana Fitzpatrick were su-
spcnded from the city council pend
ing disposition Of their eases. They
were freed today on $4,000 cash
bail each.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22
VACRANT BETRAYS
HUNTED MAN; TWO
PALS ARE SOUGHT
Double Cross Again Costs
Tom Murray Liberty,
Maybe Life
TRAIL WARNS AGAIN
Other Two Escaped Men
Are Thought Headed
North in Car
BY REUEL S. MOORE

United Press Staff Correspondent
PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 22.-The
double cross has again cost Tom
Murray his liberty and probably
his life.
The escaped Oregon kidnapping
convict and murderer was betray-
ed in Centraha, Washington, early
hcsay by Philip Carson, a vagrant,
who picked up with Murray in the
railroad yards at Vancouver, Wash
ington.
Once before, Murray was captured
by authorities because someone
"squealed.' He trusted woman
his sweetheart. to hide him, but
she turned on him when she became
jealous. Today Murray is in the
tolls because he again relied on
someone else instead of himself.
Murray trusted Carson and asked
him to aid in his escape.
Plotted With Murray
Carson said he would. He plotted
with Murray to stage holdup at
the same time scheming Murray s
capture.
AS a result, Murray was chained
today and will be returned to the
penftentiary at Salem where he will
probably be hanged for his part in
the death of two prison guards at
Salem last week, killed during the
escape.
Meanwhile through information
given by Carson. authorities were
pursuing new hot tips as to the
whereabouts of Murray's two pals
- James Willos and Ellsworth
Kelly
Pair Hide In Woods
According to the story told to
Carson by Murray, he left those two
men hiding in the woods near White
Salmon. Washington.
Willos and Murray had a fight
there yesterday afternoon, Murray
told Carson and they agreed to sep
arate. Willos and Kelly planned
to stay in White Salmon for time.
and Murray was to go east. After
he left his companions, Murray told
Carson he changed his mind and
went to Vancouver, Washington.
1t was there that he and Carson
CONTINUED on Page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22
BY HENRY l.. FARRELL.
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

NEW YORK, Aug. ga bright
cool day-perfect baseball weather
greeted the Pittsburgh Pirates and
the New York Giants today and both
teams were set to jump into the
double header that will open the
most important five game series of
the year.
The players realize better than
the fans that their pennant chances
may be blown by a bad showing in
the series. The Pirates will be
under a heavier mental burden than
the Giants because they have a three
game lead TO protect them against
the gamest fighting club in the
big leagues. Otherwise the Pitts
burgh club is better equipped than
the Giants. They hit the ball hard
er and run the bases much faster
than the Giants and the pitching
staff is better balanced than Nc
Graw 5.
The day Of rest also will be of
benefit To the Pirates in that it
should have brought Max Carey,
their star centcrfielder and Eddie
Moore. the hard.hitting second base
man. one day closer to active duty.
Carey, who comes close to being
the mainspring of the offensc, has
been out of the game with a bad
ankle and Moore went stale.
Bill Mckenzie, manager of the
Pirates, said he doubted that they
would be able to play today and
he limited that Bigbee would hold
down Carey Job, and Johnny
Rawlings, would play second base.
The first game starts at 1:45 and
the second is due to go ON at $3.50
p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22
Hold Taft Cop in
Shooting of Pair

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, Aug. %
S. p. Rees, Taft police officer,
was held in county Jail under $780,
600 bonds today on charge of
shooting Dan Sill, 30, and Frank
Salcido, 81.
Sill and Salcido We're shot down
at the Taft police station during an
alteration which followed their ar,
rest on charges of disturbing the
peace. Both are in q critical condi'
tion, according to physicians at the
Taft hospital where they are under
treatment.
Sill is son of b. II. Sill, local
capitalist.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22
Pine Valley Fires
Cause Alarm Here

Reports in San Diego papers "
the effect that cottages in Pine Val,
ley are seriously endangered by a
forest fire raging in that vicinity
caused some CONSERVATION in tliis
city this morning among residents
whose families are yacationing at
the mountain resort.
W. j. Clements, who has a cottage
Mt Pine Valley, received Il note this
morning from Mrs. Clements, advis-
ing him that the fire is confined to
tic territory west of the bridge at
the western limits of the valley and
appears to be sufficiently controlled
to prevent it from spreading to the
section occupied by cottages.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22
APPRECIATION OF HIRAM JOHNS0NS
EFFORTSFOR RIVERDEVELOPMENTIS
EXPRESSED BY DISTRICT DIRECTORS

,is the Swing johnson bill. Its i'm
pcrtance from national standpoint
cannot be overestimated; its neces-
sity from the standpoint of Southern
California cannot be overstated,
Blind indeed is the man who cannot
see that the most essential thing in
our economic life is power develop
ment. To your industries, which,
of course, are your future, additional
power development is required.
Provides Conservation
Nothing will so conserve the ma
tions' oil supply as development
such as is contemplated by the pend
ing bill. The blindness of the in
dividual who does not recognize this
is only equalled by the ignorance OF
Continued on Page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22
PREPARE TO QUIT ARrTJC
BASE; LEAVE FOR SOUTH

WASHINGTON AUG. % Com
wander Macmillan has ordered the
plaroc and two ships Of his Polar
expedition to make ready for de
partnre southwark from Ftah ac
cordipp to n moss" oe from Iieuten.
nnd Commonder Byrd received at
the navv derartment TODAY.
The oxnedition is expected to
cvncuatc its Arctic base within a
few dnvs.
Rvrd expressed disonp npointmeni
Mt the abandonment of proposed
flights over the uncharted northern
seas. &
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22
OWNERS WILL TRY TO
SETTLE WATER ROW
ny United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, Calf, Aug. 22.-Repre-
sentatives of a million acres of land
on the Kings river are meeting in
conference here in an attempt to
settle the water rights and remove
last obstacles to consumatiOu of the
Pine Flat project which contem-
plates $15,500,000 dam above
Piedra and which has been q dream
of irrigationists for ten years.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22
ROBBER KILLED,
z COPS SHOT in
l. A. GUN BATTLE
Bullets Fly AS HOld-Up
Men Emerge From
Downtown Bank
TRAFFIC MEN HIT
Officers Close in on Trio
After Exciting Chase;
Capture One
By United rrcss Leased Wire


LOS ANGELES, Aug. ga SEN
sational running gun battle was
staged on busy downtown street
in Los Angeles today between three
Lank robbers and pursuing police.
Two policemen were wounded, n
bandit was slain, another captured,
and the third escaped. A near panic
was created on the busy thorough
fare as pedestrians and motorists
ran to- cover the escape the shower
of lead.
The bandits. had Just emerged
from the Pacific Southwest branch
4 bank, in the heart of the business
section, where they held up EN-.
ployes and customers. With approx
imately $1,000 '.oot, they sped
through downtown streets, with po-
lice and civilians in pursuit.
A vertable hail Of bullets whiz-
zed along the streets. Two of the
bandits kept up running fire, with
revolver in each hand. The driv-
er guided his machine with one
hand, and Kept mp fire with the
other.
Shoot Traffic Cop
Tho fleeing robbers opened fire
on Traffic Officer w. +. Smith, on
traffic duty at n busy corner, with
out warning, shooting him in the
side and arm.
= Officer Il. M. Stevenson, on duty
at the next street intersection, emp
tied His revolver as the bandits
passed him. Caught in n traffic
jam, after they had fired scores of
shots, the fugitives lcaped from
their automobile and prepared to
shoot it out
One Man Escapes
Officers closed in on them from
The rear Aand fired n volley. One of
The bandits fell dead in the street,
mother surrendered, and the third
Eeaved his-way through the crowd
and escaped.
The captured bandit gave his
name as John Smith. He said the
name Of the man killed was Schultz
j. Zaralla and w. j. Baldwin
were grazed by bullets. Both were
i'll automobiles and met the bandits
IN their wild dash down the street.
The automobiles of Zarala and
Baldwin were riddlcd with lead.
Other bystanders are believed to
have been wounded.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-22


LAS VEGAS, N. M, Aug. %.
Carl G. MaGee was placed un-
der formal arrest shortly be-
fore noon today on a warrant
chargin gilim with murder.
last LAS VEGAS, N. NJ, Aug.
22.-On the outcome Of coroner S
inquest today over the body of j.
3, Lassiter. shot and killed i'll a
lotel here last night, depends
whether charges will be flied against
Carl c. Magee, editor Of the New
Mexico State Tribune, who shot Las
sitter uninten.:ona.iy during a fight
between the editor and former Judge
2. J.Aeahy.
Magce was attacked by the for
mer judge, his political enemy and
knocked to the floor twice, accord
ing to witnesses.
The shooting took place in the
Meadows hotel. According to an
eyewitness account, Magee was
sitting on lounge in conversation
with w. S. Patterson, of Albuquer-
que. when Lassiter and Judge Leahy
entered.
Patterson. seeing the newcomers,
turned to the edito rand said:
"'There S your o.i. pa, Leahy
you d better watch out.
Magee smiled and appeared to
take the warning rs joke.
Editor Is Struck .
Leahy and Lassiter passed by Ma
gee and the former turned and.
without the EDITORS having chance
TO defend himself, struck Magee Il
heavy blow with his fist on the side
Of The head. \ second blow knock
ed Magcc TO the floor.
As the editor arose. Leahy attacked
Magee, witnesses said, kicking and
cmsing him.
Lassiter stepped forward 10 pull
Lc&hy away as Magee pulled his gun
and fired.
Mrs. Patterson. who had watched
the affrav ran forward and caught
Iassiter as he fell. He died just
as n physician arrived few minutes
later.
Judge Leahy. it is understood was
wounded in the arm. AS he left the
hotel he remarked to companions, 81
think my arm is broken; | d better
get out of here.
r. V. Truder. assistant district at
torGey. said Il charge of manslaugh-
ter would be filed against Magee if
the coroner S jury returned a verdict
against him.
Magec's 1S,year-old- daughter
Gertrude, witnessed The fight and