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Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-02
Stone Sworn In,
Associate Justice

H. United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Mar. g.
Harlan Fiske Stone of New
York, was sworn III today as all
associate justice of the United
States supreme court, succeed
ing Justice McKenna, resigned.
Chief Justice Taft read the
oath of office pledging Stone to
enforcement of the laws with
out fear or favor and Stones
~ do" and handshake con-
cluded the brief ceremony.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-02
Nab Clerk Who
Threatened Death
For L. A. Banker
by Emitted Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, March 2.-Paul
Nelson, 2l-year-old clerk, was under
arrest here today charged with an
attempt to eXtort $4,000 from Ora
f. Monnette, president of the Bank
of America.
The youth, according to police,
threatened to blow up the banker 8
home unless he sent him $4,000. He
was trapped by Il dummy pack
age of currency and confessed af
ter a long grnelling
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-02
MILLIONS LOST
IN WEEKEND
FIRES OF J.. S.
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, March 2.-Five
fircmen were injured, none serious
ly, and damage estimated at $780,
coo caused by a fire on South
Broadway here Sunday. The star
Shoe Company and A. j. Clark Dol
/ lar Store were heaviest losers.
CHICAGO, March 2.-Spontan-
eous combustion is believed to
have caused a 100000 fire in the
three story beef cutting plant of
Armour and Company at the union
stock yards late yesterday.
BROOKLYN, n. Y, March 2
Fire DESTROYED the electrical repair
shops of the Long Island railroad
near Morris Park, Queens, early
today, causing property damage es-
timated at $1,000,000 and throw
ing 500 employees out of work.
MINERAL WELLS, Tex, Mar.
Pour buildings including the ma
tionallv known Crazy hotel were
DESTROYED by fire here early today
with an estimated loss of $250,000.
Firemcn were digging in the deb
ris in search of bodies, although no
lives were believed lost.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-02
Two Are Dead
In Okla. Blast

by United Press Leased Wire
PAWHUSKA, Okla, Mar. 2.
Two men are dead and con-
siderable property damage re-
suited from an explosion at the
Rarnsdall Refining Company
plant near here today.
The body of one victim was
so badly mangled that identi-
fication was impossible.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-02
CAL. FOREST EXPERIMENT
STATION Is ASSURED

The United States senate recent
" passed the Johnson bill author
iizing the secretary of agriculture
to establish forest experiment sta
,tion in California. according to adj
vices received from the touring de
partment of the National Automo-
bile club. The bin sponsored by
Senator Johnson would also provide
$4,000 for this purpose.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-02
Congress Today
Senate

Senate
Considers motion TO take up
Cramton bill.
Agriculture committee meets on
calendar bills.
Cou2cns committee continues eN-
ecutive sessions on internal revenue
investigation.
HOUSE
Considers conference reports and
bills under suspension of rules
Aircraft investigation continues.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-02
To Become Head
OF instruction
In pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, Pa, Mar. %
Will G. Wood, of California will
replace DR.. j. George Bccht as sup
erintendent of public instruction in
Pennsylvania, it was learned from
Il reliable source today.
Wood is superintendent of public
instruction in California and IL re-
garded as one of the leading educa-
tors of the country.
The Illness of Dr. Becht, which
has kept him confined in phila
delphia hospital since early III No
vembe1, was understood to have
made it impossible for him to re-
sumo his duties of office here.
Dr. Becht, it became known. real
lied the situation and offered his
resignation.
Governor Pinchot today declined
to discuss the negotiations and re-
ports that Wood had accepted the
offer he is understood to have made
pending the resignation of the pres
ent superintendent. Wood was
here week ago and conferred with
the governor.
The first report that Wood was
slated to succeed Becht WAS pub
lished in Sacramento. While the
resignation of Dr. Becht had not
been received at noon today, at the
governor S office word from Phila-
delphia indicated the present sup
erintendent has definitely decided
to rusign. 1t could not be learned
just when this was scheduled to
take place. however.
DR.. Finegan Resigns
The change contemplated at this
time in the educational system of
the administration of Governor
Pinchot.
DIR. Thomas Z. Finegan, superin-
tendent four years under Governor
Sproul, resigned ut the end of the
last Legislative session when he de-
clined to conform with require
ments set down by Governor Pin
chot IT, was under DR.. Finegan
that the Edmonds act and the pres
ent program of education III this
state was inaugurated.
DR.. J. Becht, first deputy under
Sproul, was named superintendent
by Governor Pinchot after Finegan
resigned. Governor Pinchot was
entirely satisfied with the way DIR.
Becht carried out tho aims of his
administration, il was stated.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-02

Superintendent Wood is well
known in the valley where he has
attended teachers Institutes at
various times. His rumored change
of position vii doubtless be of in
terest TO MANY teachers and prin-
cipals here who know him person
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-02
ny United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Mar. q
Will c. Wood. state Superintendent
of public instruction, today refus-
ed to confirm or deny reports that
he has accepted the position of
fered him by the governor of Penn
sylvania.
''It is true have been offer
ed the post and have had the
matter under consideration for more
than month, = Wood said. Any
announcement of my acceptance
would necessarily have to come
from PENNSYLVANIA. however.
ASKED if he was prone to accept
the position, Wood said:
eff ! were prone to accept,
would accept. =.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
KEEP UP WITH EVENTS,
TEACHERS ARE URGED
DR.. Lewis Says Power of Con.
centration Not Lost Despite
Many Distractions.

The necessity of keeping abreast OF
the times through current reading
was stressed by Dr. William MatheT
Lewis. president of George Washing
ton University, at a meeting of the
teachers of the public schools of the
first nine divisions yesterday after
noon in the auditorium of Central
High School. s.
The jazz age, whatever its faults
Df. Lewis told the teachers, has n OF
handicapped the youth of America In
their mental concentration. In spite
of all of the trying circumstances OF
the modern age. such as radio sets
graphophones, player pianos and sim
liar banes to public quietude and
studying conditions, he said,- the aver
age student shows an increased power
of concentration. Under the condi-
tions of five years ago, he predicted
that the present-day student would
show great superiority over past gen.
erations.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
MRS. SHERMAN GOES
FOR MONTHS TOUR
Head of Clubwomen's Federation
to Swing Over Eastern Half
of United States.

Mrs. John Dickinson Sherman. presi-
dent of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, started today on a
swing around the Eastern half of the
United States that will take her from
New York and Boston to Chicago and
Mobile and back to Baltimore on
May 1.
Mrs. Sherman goes to New York,
where tomorrow she calls together
the educational committee of the
National Outdoor Recreation Confer
ence. This committee, which will
make plans for the conference in
Washington May $3.50, consists of
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Prof w. r. Van
Cleave, Toledo; Arthur Newton Pack
Nature Magazine, Washington; DR.
H. c. Bumpus, Brown University: DR..
Clarke Wissler, American Museum OF
Natural History; Lawrence Vail Cole
man, New York City; Porf. W. r
Vinal, Providence, r. L.: DR.. T. Gill
bert Pearson, V. F.. Fitzpatrick, New
York; DR.. F. B. Coville, Washington
and Mrs. Sherman. The committee meets
at the Belmont Hotel From New York
Mrs. Sherman goes to Boston, where
on April 13 she will meet the State
presidents of the federated clubs
The next stop will be Chicago, where
Mrs Sherman goes on the radio for
the Women's World Fair.
State meetings of federated clubs
will take up the rest of the itinerary
during which Mrs. Sherman will pay
particular attention to national Gar
den week and American Forest week,
during which thousands of the club
women will join the American Tree
Association by planting treess The
association has sent thousands OF
pieces of printed matter on tree
planting and reforestation to club
women, with Mrs. Sherman's coop
Grafton. The opening of the cam
paign will be April II, when the
Ohio club women will broadcast. a
program from Ohio State University
at Columbus.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
SOUTH AFRICA ENDS
BRITISH PREFERENCE
Step Taken to Develop Other Mar.
kets, Premier Declares in
Budget Speech.
BY the Associated Press


CAPE TOWN, Union of South Az
rica, April 9.-Minister of Finance
Havenga yesterday in Introducing his
budget in the House of Assembly an
nounced an adjustment of the Brit
ish preferential tariff on a quid pro
quo basis. The revised rebate shown
by the budget amounts to 100000, as
compared with fS6O.000
For the first time in history the
budget was in the Dutch langua ge
1t was of special interest because OF
its bearing on the question of pref
erential trade relations with Eng
land
1t confirmed reports that the gov
ernmeDt of Premier Hertzog was not
disposed to reciprocate the prefer
entail ideas of the British Conserva-
tive government.
Minister Hayenga announced the
goverHment's intention to propose a
revised tariff! intended. first. ade-
Quately to protect union industries;
second. to admit duty free, or at the
lowest possible rates, raw materials
and, third to adjust preferential tar
iff rates given Internationally in ia
vor of goods grown. produced or
manufactured in the United Kingdom
and reciprocally to domnions, colo
nies and British possessions.
The government, said the minister
intended to place them, a. far as pos
sible, on reciprocal basis and tc
withdraw rebates entirely from arti.
cles on which Great Britain predomi.
nately held the market, or when a
proprietary name or trademark was
the determining factor in the sale OF
an article.
Minister Hayenga emphasized that
whil@ the rebate was Withdrawn in
some cases, it was retained in others
and even was increased in certain
cases from 3 to 10 per cent
His course, he declared, was very
necessary il the government was to
procure additional markets for the
countries rapidly expanding produc-
ton.
Evening star., 1925-04-09

Some of the Summer joys will be
taken out of the lives of the young
sters of the Congress Heights section
by denying them the use of the swim
ming pool at Camp Simms, at Con-
gress Heights, d. c., the rife range of
the National Guard of the District of
Columbia. The large concrete swim
ming pool built there for the use of
the local troops is to be fenced in
and opened only when the troops are
there for rife practice.
The action of the guard officials in
denying the youngsters the use of the
pool is taken for the protection of
the young swimmers themselves.
There were several near fatalities
last year in the pool. The National
Guard officers would welcome the
children to this pool provided some
protection was given them during the
swimming period.
In an effort to keep the pool open
Evening star., 1925-04-09
PHONE RECORD is MADE.
Cuba's Ottawa Consul Talks With
Havana officials.

OTTAWA. April 9.-"Hello, Hello,
Give me Havana, Cuba" Senior A.
Barrapco, Mexican CONSUL general
here, called to his switchboard oper-
ator yesterday, and within Is minutes
he was talking to Havana, which es-
tablished a new Canadian long-dis-
tance record for commercial sergice,
both for distance and speed of con-
nection. -
The call went from here to Mon
treaI. through New York, Richmond,
Va; Jacksonville and Key West, Fla,
and under about 80 miles of sea TO
Havana This line has been used
only once before when il was; Of
ficially installed in 1921 and Cana
dian government officials exchanged
greetings with President Menocal Of
Cuba, with special preparations made
for the service.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
Ex-KLANSMEN TESTIFY
IN TRIAL FOR FlOGGING
Claim Plans for Whipping Hotel
Clerk Were Discussed at
Meeting.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JASPER, Ala, April "a sensa-
ton was sprung in the trial here
yesterday of George Du Pree first of
five defendants charged with fiogging
George Tallant, when the State intro
duced as witnesses Van G. Tubbs and
NJ. G. Fields, both of whom admitted
former membership in the Ku Klux
Khan.
Fields swore that plans to whip the
young hotel clerk had been discussed
at several meetings of the klan
Tubbs said he was present at the
meeting on the night of the Tallant
f1ogging, and that Du Pree and other
members left the. hall early
Tallant himself took the stand and
pointed out Du Pree as the leader of
the masked band that f1ogged him.
He testified that he. snatched the
mask Off Du Pree's face. Tallant
said he was told that the whipping
was due to his criticism of the Klan
and calling some of the members a
bunch of outlaws"
DR.. E. H Tubbs, defense witness.
said he called to visit a, sick member
of the Du Pree family and found
Dur Pree there at about the time the
iogging is said ito have taken place.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
DICKSON WILL ADDRESS
SCOTTISH RITE MEETING
Chesapeake Consistory Will Hold
Memorial Service in Balti-
more Tonight.

Rev. Thomas ]. Dickson, lieutenant
colonel of the Chaplains' Corps United
states. Army. retired. will address the
memorial services at the Chesapeake
Consistory of Scottish Rite Masons at
the annual convocation tonight at
Baltimore. Md, in &c lie ebration of the
Maunday Thursday festival.
The services will be held at s
o'clock in the Lyric Theater II will
be attended by superior members of
the Scottish Rite body of Maryland.
Rev. Dickson will speak on The
River of Life"
William Booth Price. thirty-third
degree member of the Superior Coun-
Gil of the Southern Jurisdiction ofithe
Scottish Rite Masons and inspector
general for Maryland, will be master
of ceremonies
Evening star., 1925-04-09
Man in Auto Unhltrt
When Car Pl,,nges
$50 Feet From Cliff
Ry the Associated Press.

WEEHAWKEN, y. J., April s.
David konikoff. painter and dec
orator, stuck to the driving wheel
of his automobile yesterday when
it plunged $50 feet from the top
of the Palisades and landed on its
wheels on the New York Central
Railroad tracks below. Konikoff
was uninjured.
Amos Saddler. negro driving in
structor, of Manhattan. who ac-
companied konikoff, jumped as
the car crashed through the iron
fence at the top of the precipice.
He could not be found after the
fall. Police, using fire ladders,
were searching the cliff for his
body.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
BALFOUR GUARDED
FROM MOB ATTACK
Special Precautions Taken
After Stoning of Damascus
Hotel Yesterday.
ny the Associated Press.


DAMASCUS, Palestine. April o.
The night passed off quietly after the
stoning of the Victoria Hotel, where
the Earl of Balfour is staying. Po-
lice remained on guard after the mob
had been dispersed. 1t is understood
that big demonstration has been
arranged for today. All the bazaars
are closed.
Lord Balfour remained at the hotel
this morning. He will be entertained ID
tonight by Gen. SarTail, the French
high commissioner. and will continue
his tour of the Holy Land tomorrow,
when he leaves for Baalbek, Syria.
Lord Balfour had been carefully
guarded throughout the seven-hour
Journey from Haifa to Damascus.
His guards were Syrian gendarmes.
who replaced Pa1estinian gendarmes es
at the frontier. Sentries were on
duty at all the stations along the
route.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
Camp Sin,ms Swimming Pool Closed
To Children Because of Dangers

for these young men and young
women efforts were made to have
the Congress Heights Citizens As
sociation detail some one to watch
over the pool while the children were
swimming. These efforts failing, the
matter was taken up with the Dis
trict Commissioners, with a view to
having one of the Fairgrounds en-
ployes stationed there. This also
failed.
This is the only pool in that section
of the city and was used by great
numbers of children during the
Summer months. Now they will have
to go to the river. The guard took
the position that If the citizens of
the section or the District play
grounds department were not in
terested enough to furnish some one
to guard the lives of the children,
they were not interested in having
a. pool for them
Evening star., 1925-04-09
MODIFIED MILITARY RULE
IN SPAIN DECLARED NEAR
Primo de Rivera's s Absence in Mo-
rocco Delays Completion
of Plan.
Ry the Associated Press.


MADRID, April 9-M odification of
the military rule now governing
Spain has been POSTPONED until after
the Easter holiday, as Gen. Primo de
Rivera, president Of the military di-
rectorate, is busy in Morocco putting
the finishing touches to the plan
which he believes will bring an end
To the Moorish revolt.
Nothing definite has been given out
as to just when the much discussed d
Transformation of the military di-
rectorate into a civilian government
under the premiership of Gen. lie Ri
vera will take place. Well informed
quarters close to the directorate af-
firm that the directorate will rema in
in power only as long as is absolutely
necessary.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
ONE RELEASE HOPE
LEFT TO SHEPHERD
Decision of Illinois Supreme
Court on Habeas Corpus
Due in Few Days.
By the Associa ted Press.

Shepherds last, chance for release
from jail pending his trial on charges
of killing with typhoid germs his fos-
ter son, William Nelson McClintock.
orphan millionaire, lies with the IL
linois Supreme Court
Decision by the, court on a motion
for writ of habeas corpus. filed by
his counsel for presentations today, is
expected within a, few days
Chicago authorities meanwhile
awaited a report from the coroner's :
chemist. who has been making poison
tests on the body of DIR. Oscar Olson
formerly McCIintoek's physician, who
died two years ago, shortly after
Shepherd visited him.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
PROFESSORS FOE HELD.
Student Accused of Printing Libel
Against Instructor.

BATON ROUGE. La, April 9-B F.
O'Bannon, sophomore at the Louisiana
State University, was arrested and
charged yesterday with circulating
.'libelous and defamatory matter
against Prof. E. L. Scott, registrar
of the university. He was released
on $500 bond.
The arrest followed the appearance
on the campus grounds and the
streets of the city of the 'Whang
Doodle" an anonymous pink sheet
printed in green ink. carrying a story
darogatory To the reputation of the
professor. Available copies were
seized BY order Of the mayor.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
CLASH WITH DAC0lTs.
Indian Officials Battle Gang OF
Native Robbers.

LONDON, April 9-An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Rangoon.
Burma, reports that Police Supt.
A. j. Jones and a small armed
party clashed today with number
of dacoits (murderous Indian robbers,
who act in gangs), who had invaded
a rubber plantation near the Siamese
frontier.
One dacoit was killed, three were
wounded and several were captured.
a quantfty-o loot and ammunition.
tsken in recent, dacoit raids, was
Recovered near ihS scene.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
T,UO Ex-SIaUes Die:
One Said to Be II3
And the Other 1O4
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA. Tenn. April s.
Charlotte Bell, negro. 113 years
old, is dead at her home at Blue
Springs. She is said to have been
a slave of Gen. Polk until the close
of the Civil War According to
authentic information obtained
here, she was born about 1912.
DURHAM. n. C., April Susan
Davis. negro. 104 years old, died
at her home here yesterday. Dur
ing the days of slavery she was
owned by Wesley Carr of Chapel
Hill. father of the late Gen. Julian
S. Carr. She is said to have made
the first shirt worn by Gen. Carr.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
U. S. MISSIONARY DIES.
Rev. w. F. Thomas, SO, Expires in
India Baptist Station.

LONDON, April 9.-An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Rangoon
says that the American Baptist Mis-
sion at Burma anndhnces the death
at the Kalaw Hill station of DR.. Will
liam Frye Thomas, at. the age of So.
Dr. Thomas efforts for 80 years
were devoted to 1.-The Karens, a class
of Burmese living in small villages
In tins mountainous districts.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
Ordered to Ohio Post.

Col. Lincoln F. Kilbourne, United
States Infantry, at Fort Sam Heus-
ton Tex. has been. ordered to CO.
lumbus. Ohio. for duty in the In
pector Generals Department.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
Chemical Officer Coming Here.

Second Lieut.. James M. Mcmillan
Chemical Warfare Service, at Fort
Bliss. Tex. has been transferred to
this city for duty in the office of the
Chief of Chemical Warfare Service,
War Department..
Evening star., 1925-04-09
Maj. Clark Ordered Here.

Maj. Thomas A. Clark, Ordnance
Department. at Fort Leavenworth
Eans.. has been ordered TO this CT
for duty in the office of tleuufs1I
Evening star., 1925-04-09
Ordered to San Francisco.

Lieut.. Col. Francis j. Behr, Coast
Artillery Corps, at Fort Monroe, Va,
has been detailed in the Inspector
Generals Department and ordered to
San Francisco for duty.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
U. s. Envoy to Finland Sails.

PLYMOUTH. England. April 7 9-=-
Charles@I... Kagey, the American Min
lister to Finland, left for New York
today pIy the steamer France,
Evening star., 1925-04-09

1t pays to read el1e want columns ef'
The Star. Hundreds OF, situations are
obtained through them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-03-04
The Worlds Mirror.

A young woman who was hurled
on the cow catcher of a locomotive,
which hit the automobile in which
she was riding, said she had had
enough thrills to last a lifetime.
The engineer was ignorant of the
accident. Splitting the zero atmo-
sphere at mile a minute numbed
her and In twelve minutes she
rolled off, scarcely injured.
The newspapers, of course, gave
the story great prominence because
1T was so unusual. Newspapers
feature the abnormal rather than
the normal.
Poison booze, graft, scandal, di-
vorce, murder, bloodshed and acct
dents are the daily menu that the
front page serves it's readers.
After reading the papers, many
people, especially the young, be-
lieve that the world has gone to
perdition, when in reality it hasn't.
When man obeys the law and
tends to his own business, he sell
dom sees his name in the paper,
unless he performs some unusual
service or does something out of
the ordinary.
So it's well to remember that the
distressing things you read in the
newspapers are the exception
rather than the rule.
Very few people look at the
world through their own eyes
They view the past through the
pages of history and the present
through the newspaper front page
History omits most of it's bad anc
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-03-04

1922, and recorded in Vol. 81 Deeds,
page 81; Tax Deed executed June
10, 1920, and recorded in Vol. IA
Deeds, page 521. All in Villas Coun-
ty, be and the same is hereby can
celled and the county clerk is here
by directed to issue a certificate of
cancellation and have the same re-
corded in the office Of the Register
of Deeds as provided by the Wis
consin Statutes. Also, the cancella-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-03-04

glorifes the good. The reverse is
true of the newspaper.
The fact that crime, divorce and
corruption are still exceptional
enough to be news should be en-
enlargement enough to the stu
dent of our changing world. Elk
Radio rash is said to be the new
est affiction of the people of
Europe. 1t is an eruption of the
tender skin Of the ears, resulting
from the constant pressure Of the
hard rubber headpieces. DR.. Mar
Gus, Of Vienna, mentioning it in
the Clinical Review, says that it is
not serious when given prompt at
tention.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-03-04

ton of Tax Certificate No. 81, Sale
1924, amounting to S19.77.
Signed:
H. c. Sellstrom,
Supervisor.
Moved and carried that the re-
ports of the County Clerk, County
Treasurer, Clerk of Circuit Court,
Register Of Deeds be accepted and
ordered placed on file.
Moved and carried that the resolu-
ton abolishing the Municipal court
be tabled.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-03-04

On motion the Board adjourned
sine die.
Mary Hong, County Clerk.