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Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-26
JAZZ GIRL SAUCY
WHEN TOLD ABOUT
PRISON SENTENCE
Youthful Matricide Gets
Term of From One to
Ten Years
PLANS NO APPEAL
Slayer CheWs NOnchalant-
ly on Gum When Quiz
zed by Judge
BY United Press Leased Wire


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2e. -
Dorothy Ellingson, 17-year-cld mat
ricide, was sentenced to states pris-
On for from one to ten years.
Standing before Judge Harold
Louderback, Dorothy tossed back her
head and looked at the court in a
sancy manner as the words ''for the
term prescribed by law were pro-
nounced.
The former "jazz girl appeared
to greet the sentence with cagerness,
hearing ont her proclaimed desire
to "gct it over with.
Preceding the sentence. attorney
addressed the court, stating that no
appeal or new trial was desired and
intimating that the girl $ attorneys
and father had been forced by her
insistence not to attempt to delay
sentence.
McGovern also said Dorothy did
not wish to answer any of the usual
questions put to a prisoner before
sentence is pronounced. Judge
Louderback ordered the girl ON the
stand.
: Is it true YOU do not wish to
answer any of the routine qres-
ticns?' the court asked.
Chews Hard on Gum
"Yes, | don t desire to answer
them Dorothy replied. tossing her
head and chewing vigorously on her
gum.
Attorney McGovern asked and re-
ceived a five day stay of execution
but did not state why it WAS desir-
ed.
As she left the courtroom to 90 to
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-26
PUT OFF HEARING
ON ACCUSATIONS

Due to the fact that Judge Cole
and Judge Conkling are disqualifie,
from presiding at the hearing on the
accusations brought against Direc
tors Pound, Rose, Aten and Brock
man of the Imperial Irrigation dis
ti.ct. it was necessary to postpone
the hearing today until September s.
Attorneys for the defendants stip,
ulated to the postponement the date
set being the earliest one on which
an outside judge can be obtained.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-26
nab PRETTY GIRL.
TWO MEN IN THEFT
OF WALLST. BONDS
Vy United Press LEASED Wire

NEW YORK, Aug. pa pretty
young girl and two men were. ar
rested today in an uptown apartment
in connection with the theft of So
zoo in negotiable securities from a
Wall street messenger on August H..
The girl described herself as Win
fired Stewart, -, artist s model
The others gave their names as
Irving Adler, 80, who said he was
the son of famous actor and Al
bert c. Mcdonald, %, Il salesman.
Police declared that after the ar
rests they found in the apartment
$4,000 Of the stolen bonds, u revolv.
cY. Il blackjack, an opium layout, a
pair of handcuffs and a gold shield
Of private detective agency.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-26
NATIONAL

At Philadelphia
Chicago 0l0 0l0 COO . 8 4
Philadelphia oil 0l2 52X--12 20 l
Keen, Jones, Brown and Ilartnett; !;
Knight and Wilson.
At Boston
Pittsburgh 100 0c0 001-2 6 |
Boston 00l GOO 000-l 9 0
Meadows and +. Smith; r. Smith
and O O'Neill.
At Brooklyn
ST. Louis 100 0Gl 000-2 8 |
Rrooklyn 900 022 0Ox-4 7 0
Rhcm. Dickerman and O Farrell: :
Cantrell and DeBerry.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-26
AMERICAN

At Cleveland
Philadelphia 600 100 00o-1 ) l
Cleveland 002 105 00XS - |
Hari>s, Rommcll and Cochrange !;
Uhle and l.. Sewell
At Detroit
Boston 600 002 600 . 6 |
Detroit O13 005 10x-l0 13 0
Wingficld and BiSchoff; Whithill
and Basslcr.
At Chicago
New York 600 600. 0C0--0 0
Chicago oi0 600 0ON-l :
Pennock and Bengough; Faber and
Schalk,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-26
MAN SHOT IN STRIKE WAR

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. %. -
Peter Pcrasso. 81, was shot ano
wounded today in another outbreak
of the local mouiders strike war
fale. His assailant, using shot
gun, fired on Perasso from an au
tOmobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-26
25,C0O HOMES ARE
COVERED EY WATER

LONDON, Aug. 2G.-wEc Central
News Toxic SpondcGt reported
toHay witbou, confirmation from
other sources. that the most severe
t'ood in years had Submerged one
ttird of Tol,io. causing some loss Of
I.to and heavy property damage.
Some floods were reported in ia
Pan last w"el with considerable
damage. though United Press dis
patches dcnicd rrpurts that ty-
phron haI visited the country.
twenty-five Thousand homes are
estimated to have been inundated
b" the waters which are now subsid-
ing.
Yokohama and other cities are
similarly flooded.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-26
Dollar Line Ship
Aground OFF Cape
~ United Press Lrnscd Wire

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.--Thc Pres,
i&cut Garfield, Dollar Line steam
ship, is agrouad off Cape Cod
Mass., radio dispatches received
here at a. m. today, said.
he coast guard cutter Porter is
proceeding to the vessels aiI.
4 message received by the Dcpen-
dent Radio, said:
president Garfield aground ON
!iajf Moon ahoal, In no immediate
danger. Think ship viii float in high
tide this afternoon. Want coast
guard cutter,
The Porter hoped TO reach the
grounded ship by noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-26
SHOCK RECORDED
ON u. G.. MACHINE r.
Hy United Press LcAscd Wire

BERKELEY, Cal. Aug. 26,-Thc
scsmograph at the University Of
California registered rather severe
earthquake at l0;49.4l o'clock last
night, observers reported today.
The center of the disturbance was
believed possibly not more than 10
miles distant from the university,
although no reports of a shock in
this vicinity have been received.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-26
FRESNO COUNTY WILL VOTE
ON S500,00O ISSUE

FRESNO, Aug. 26.-Superv:sors
of Fresno county will call an election
for October to vote ON Il $5c0.00O
bond issue for courthouse annex
and other buildings, it was officially
announced this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-26
TOXIC SUBMERGED
AFTER 7--H0TERS'
RAIN DONNP0yyR
r. MILES, W. VAUGHN
United Press staff Correspondent

TOXIC. Aug. 2G.-Thousands Of
dwellings are inundated ard rail
W. service is suSpoadcd as tlc re-
suit of a seven hour downpour Of
rain hero, Landsj'dcs at some
point, have buried street car tracks
and madr tr&ffic impo sible. Guests
have been compelled to quit the In
rcriai hotel where the lower floor
is flooded
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-26
STECk STILL LEADS
by United PrcSS Eensel Wire

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 49, The
standing today in the Iowa senator
!ah contest recount was Daniel W.
Steck, Democrat, PSI ,629; Senator
Smith W. Brookhart 27l, 522.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-26
GAMES TODAY
National

National
Cincinnati at New York, clear,
two games.
ST. Louis at Brooklyn, clear.
Chicago at Philadelphia, clear.
Pittsburgh at Boston, clear.
American
New York at Chicago, clear.
Philadelphia at Cleveland, clear
Boston at Detroit, clear.
washington at st. Louis, clear.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-26

August 25, 1926
River Gage at Yuma
1874 Feet
River FLOW at Yuma
$50 Sec. Ft.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-26

Continued Oh page 81,
The Alaska fisherman., 1925-10-15

of salmon to the spawning grounds.
 IN CONTRAST-Did you ever know MT. O'Malley when he was not locking the barn door after the horse was stolen? The latest is this: O'Malley still permits herring, good food fish, to be ground up for fertilizer at the rate of over FIFTY MILLION POUNDS PER MONTH.
 "How long! How long, Oh Lord, will You leave us to the mercy of these bureaucrats, be he the great Hoover, or the greater Henry OMal- levi"
The Alaska fisherman., 1925-10-15
HERRING INVESTIGATION
 BY EARL HUNTER

Earl Hunter, assistant agent for the U. s. Bureau of Fisheries in Southeastern Alaska, made an in- vestigation among the herring pack CTS of the charges of waste recently brought against this industry. He came back, and reported that the charges of waste were not sup ported by the facts. He also re- ported that "all the herring brought to the herring plans were being utilized"
 MT. Hunter goes on 70 say, ac- cording to press reports, that "the responsible representative element Us the communities visited by the par ties expressed the opinion that the charges had been made to foster the purposes of the anti-capital group, and placed no credence in them. There seemed to be a very general belief that they were largely de- signed for political effect" We will make the following statement and charges against Earl Hunter, and assign our reasons:
 First: That Earl Hunter is evad ing the question when he makes the statement, "That there is no waste since he found that all herring was being utilized"
 The grinding of herring into fer tilizer IS WASTE.
 The truth of the matter is, that Earl Hunter, with the rest of his bosses, is shutting his eyes to the destruction of Alaska herring, which is food fish. If the editor of this paper were given the off cial support of money and com fortable cruisers he could easily se- cure proof that the ten fertilizer plants in Southeastern Alaska were destroying the food fish known as herring in enormous quantities.
 He would also prove that the salt ing operations of every plant is pure bunk, and that the major operations of every plant is the grinding of herring into fertilizer, with the in cidental manufacture of oil.
 We repeat the challenge, that if we were given the same opportunity to investigate the waste of herring that Earl Hunter has we would prove the case so completely that no
The Alaska fisherman., 1925-10-15

the extension of the prohibited area from 200 yards to 500 yards from the mouth of the creek affected only the little resident fishermen. It closed some places to their fishing entirely, like Rocky Bay and Basket Bay; BUT TT DID NOT AFFECT THE TWO TRAPS AT THE ENT- RANGE TO BASKET BAY.
 Second: O'Malley closed Tenekee In let and Freshwater Bay. This affected only resident seiners for the single trap which was there closed simply moved little way down the coast and continued it's work. Seines can not be used in the open waters like traps because either of rough water or the fish don't school there.
 Third: O'Malley closed 38 bays to fishing in the Ketchikan district alone. This affects the little resi- dent fisherman entirely for seiners are obliged to fish in the quiet wa ters of our bays and channels. BUT TRAPS ARE STILL MAINTAINED AND ARE NOT CURTAILED. We refer to Stanney Creek, and many others.
 Fourth: O'Malley stops all fishing in August just at the time when the fish have passed the trap system and enter waters where the resident fisherman have chance to catch them. He seems to say, My friends, the nonresident trapmen have theirs. Now let the fish get up to the spawning grounds so that in two years my friends the nonresident trapmen can skim the cream again"
 Fifth: When O'Malley closed down Lynn Canal at 58:40 N. he took good care of the Eldred Rock trap, the last good trap belonging to the Bank of California; operating under the name of the Alaska Consolidated Canneries, managed by the notorious Charlie Burckhardt. In conversation with MT. Paul, Mr. O'Malley said that he talked with MT. Burckhardt before fixing the dead line ,and MT. Burckhardt said that the Haines people could fish below the point indicated"
 That is the trouble with Henry O'Malley. He talks and listens only to men like Charlie Burckhardt, once an inmate of an insane asylum, and takes their advice to the great disadvantage of residents of Alaska.
 IS OUR CRITICISM DESTRUCT- I'VE?
 We have a remedy which will SAVE THE FISH and INCREASE OUR PERMANENT POPULATION (the only part that has decreased is the White part). Here it is:
 First: Abolish all fish traps.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-21
SHIP IS ABANDONED
AFTER CREW SAVED

NEW YORK. Oct. 2t.-CP)-Thc
italian freightcr Ignacio Florio. which
sent out s o s signals on Monday
night, was abandoned in a sinking CON
dition this morning after the crew had
been rescued by the steamship Presi-
dent Harding. the United States Line
was informed by radio.
The President Harding was proceed
ing TO New York with the 3S rescued
members of the crew. The rescues
were made after the President Hard.
ing had stood by the crippled ship all
night, unable to remove the crew be-
cause of high seas which washed over
board to his death the second officer
of the freightcr. All of the disabled
ships lifeboats had been smashed anG
the rudder torn away. The first OF
ficer suffered a fractured leg during
the high seas.
This morning the seas had subsided
and the rescucs were effected in p
minutes. Captain Paul Grcnins OF
the President Harding. informed the
United States Line offices.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-21
COOLIDGE: ORDERS
TRIAL OF MITCHELL
BY Universal Service.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Presi-
dent Coolidge has directed the con-
ycning of court-martial to try Col.
William Mitchell, air service, on
charges of conduct of nature to
bring discredit upon the military ser
vice." and disorders to the prejudice
of good order and military discipline. F"
The court, composed of twelve gen
cral officers and one colonel. all men
of distinguished service, will assem-
bic in Washington Wednesday, De-
tobcr 2S, for the trial.
Il am ready and will continue to
fight until Americas national defenses
are brought 10 an efficient basis,
was Colonel Mitchell's reply to the
announcement of the court-martial.
While Colonel Mitchell would not
discuss the charges against him. other
than to repeat, Il am ready" another
high army officer tonight disclosed
these facts:
Mitchell is being court-mar-
tailed because he dared to discuss a
change in national defense policies
with the American people. The war
department holds he should have made
recommendation to the general staff
instead of making public statements,
mitchell holds that because the
general staff has been apathetic to
aviation, and suppressed the facts
patriotism demanded that he inform
the American people of their true con-
ditiOn.
Every public statement that he ha
made since September l is attached
to the court-martial charges. includ
ing the now-famous criticisms of thu
War and Navy departments, issued on
September 3, last.
The War Department charges h
was guilty of n breach of discipline
when he issued all of them, and any
one of them.
Mitchell holds that those statement.
were necessary if the people were no
to believe that the country is better
prepared against invasion than it real
ly is.
The Presidents direction followed ;
report by the judge advocate genera
of the army that the charges agains
Colonel Mitchell, earising out of hi
attack upon the conduct of the al
services. justified a trial.
The penalty. in case of conviction
may be anything from dismissal t.
reprimand.
As the War Department abandoned
its talk of INSTRUMENTATION" AM
brought the charges against Colone
Mitchell under the so-called genera
article" covering less serious offense
under the articles of war, dismissal
is regarded as unlikely.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-21
THREE S. A. SCOTTISH RITE
MAS0NS WIN HIGH HONOR

CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-CP)-Radio
has n future in which entire news
papers will be flashed as complete
pictures, international broadcasting
will be commonplace. entertainment
and instruction will penetrate TO the
remotest corners Of the world and
static will be chained a captive.
This is the vision of Major General
James q. Hartford, president of the
Radio Corporation of America, in an
address today before the conference on
education and industry at the Univrr-
Sity Of Chicago.
But in the near future. he thinks,
there must be an international radio
conference ito settle grave issues that
cannot be delayed much longer"
America has taken the lead in
radio communication with n toal of
10000 miles with trans-oceanic cir
cults to many parts of the world" he
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-21

said. There are more than 600
radiocasting station in the United
States and the radio business has
grown from approximately S2,OO0,0O0
in 1920, to $3.50, 100000 in 1924, and
to an estimated total OF $500, 0OO, 900
in 1925"
The complete solution of static sis
still in the future. The best that has
been done is by increased power to
out-crash the crash, to increase the
strength of the transmitted signal in
proportion to the false interfering sig
nal made by static"
On the public relations side, General
Hartford gave credit to the commerce
department for having stimulated the
radio industry to an extent not
equallcd in any other country"
The fourth national radio confer
ence, called by Secretary Hoover, may
see solved a number of problems still
pcrplexing."
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-21
BURGLARS TAKE
GEMS, LEAVE
FORTUNE
Home Of DR.. 5. Burg Looted
of $500 Worth Of
Jewelry.

Passing aside a fortune in antiques,
books and silvcrware, burglars Tues
day night escaped from the home of
DR.. S. Burg, 400 East Dewey place,
with jewclry valued at $500.
The wealthy physician, who former
ly was head of the city health board,
was away from home when the thieves
gained an entrance by breaking n win
dow,
They are believed to have gone about
their work with gloved hands, leaving
no finger prints or other clues.
TAKE TWENTY-ONE DIAMONDS
The most valuable articles among
the jewelry was a dinner ring. the
worth of which was placed at $1,000
1t contained two one-carat diamonds
and large sapphire. The latter was
surrounded by nineteen small dia-
monds.
One cameo brooch, valued at 500
and a 500 platinum chain on which
a number of pearls were suspended,
also are missing.
Another valuable piece of the miss.
ing jewelry, includes a platinum laval
liere. 1t was set with diamond and
exceptionally large pear-shaped pearl
Value was placed at $500.
The former health officer. whose
ability is as well known in Vienna
and other European capitals as in
San Antonio, was reticent about pub.
licity, preferring that the robbery &c
unmentioned in newspapers.
Detective Pat Fox declared he be.
lieved it to be the work of organized
bandits. who had thoroughly studied
the Burg residence before the robbery
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-21
MAN ESCAPES
assassin S !
--- -
BULLETS
Argument Over Gasoline
Bill Blamed for e
Attack. 20 20

Fired upon twice at close range By
would-be assassin Tuesday night,
]. W. Cara, JOG &C" street, still, Is
wondering how he escaped death. 2
The bullets sped past the intended
victims head, Embedding themselves, in
the walls of his filling station at Por-
ter street and Conception road, in
front of which he was standing when
the shooting occurred.
The foiled murderer fled in his small
truck after he saw his craftsmanship
go awry. -
ARGUE OVER BILL. -,
II was paralyzed," Cara told Off
GERS. when he began shooting at me..r
The shooting had been preceded, he
explained. by an argument over bill.
He came by the station tonight for
gasoline" CARA related. "a bill of
his has been running here some time
and l asked him for the money. ~
"He began arguing about it, claim
ing he didn't owe it. Pretty soon he
drove off and l thought it was over
for the night. %
"But in few minutes he came back
in his truck and drove under the arch.
| was standing in front as he stopped,,r
Cara said. 20
Without word. the man fired twice.
officers were told. The astonished
Cara was unable to move. Fe
HIDE UNDER DESK. ,ss
Jesus Comancho and a woman com.
panion. both of the &c" street al
dress, witnessed the shooting from M.
side the station. ~
They sought shelter beneath n desk
as the shooting began. ~
CARA Immediately notified dctec-
tives. Chief of Detectives Sam Street,
Detective Captain Walter Harvey and
Sergeant George Stendcbach responded.
The would-be assassin had deserted
his home. which is within two blocks
of the filling station. -
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-21
BISHOP TO BLESS { { !:
TEMPORARY CHAPEL

Services to bless the chapel which
will be used for services until the St.
George Catholic Church is completed
at Pecos and L.nkeview streets, win
be conducted Thursday, beginning at
4 p. M, by Bishop Arthur Drossaerts,
Of this diocese. "a
An old residence near the site OF
the proposed church has been remodl
eled for use as n chapel, and it is this
structure that will be blessed. -
Construction of the new church
building is to begin Immediately and
will be completed within ~ months.
Including the ground, already pur-
chased. and inside fixtures. it is esti-
mated the church will cost $4,000. 1t
will provide for a congregation of 500
persons,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-21
CITY TRADES MASONS
FOR TRACT OF LAND
ON CONVENT STREET

The Masonic Lodge and the city
fathers got their heads together and
made a trade Wednesday which will
serve to eliminate automobile sol-
lisions and speed up downtown traffic.
On Convent Street, between the
Convent Street bridge and st. Mary's
Street, there is a big goose-neck in
the avenue, according to Paul Stcf-
fler. street commissioner.
The MasOns agreed TO trade n strip
of land on the property Of the Old
Scottish Rite Temple on Convent
Street for n portion of land near the
Convent Street bridge.
The city gave approximately 500
feet of land for a little more than
600 feet.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-21
DEATH CLAIMS
P|ONEERS.A 4.
EDUCATOR
Another pioneer of old San Antonio

Another pioneer of old San Antonio
is gone.
Miss Emma Wescott, who has
taught a majority of the city's promi-
nent business men their 4 r C's. died
at her home, 224 West Romano street,
Wednesday morning.
For nearly half century Miss
Emma Wescott was beloved by San
Antonio children. for she loved child.
hood so well that she gave her life to
it.
Always n teacher in the grade
schools. Miss Wcscott refused adj
vancement to high school work be.
cause she wanted to hear the happy
LAUGHTER Of little tots.
When Miss Wcscott came to San
Antonio from South Carolina. She
found little town with a few private
schools. converts and make-shifI
"schoolhouses."
IS YEARS 4 TEACHER.
At first the WeScott sisters. three
of them. had n private school of thcil
own. The little tots who came to theil
classes are San Antonio'S business
men now-some of them grandfathers
many of them dead.
Miss wescott had been a teacher ir
San Antonio for II years.
Until two years ago her school worl
was life itself to Miss Wescott-shC
lived for it, and with it. But her ser
vice had been long. her work had beer
wearing. She had to quit the school
room.
Her health gradually failed. and hcl
last few months were spent in seclu
sion.
Recognized rs one Of San Antonio'
pioneers. Miss Wescott was Away
associated with the inspiring histor.
of times when trails were blazcd pain
fully-a time when old San Antonio
built courageously its foundation TO
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