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Milford chronicle., 1925-02-06
FrankfOrd

Mrs. Andrew T. Gum was recent
visitor to friends in Wilmington.
Ralph Easham has returned from
a business trip to Florida.
Layton Lynch and his brother
Merrill have purchased the barber
ing business of George Richardson
including good will and fixtures. The
young men will continue the bust
ness at the present location.
Miss Elsie Evans of the WOman's
College, Harley X. McCabe and G.
Massey Gum of the University OF
Delaware, have been spending a few
days here with their parents.
Excursions to Wilmington, Ches-
ter and Philadelphia are announced
for Sundays, February 18th and May
10th.
Mrs. John Coffin is visiting her
son, Chester in Wilmington.
The excursion Sunday from Phil
adelphia was very well patronized.
There were thirteen coaches. A large
number of the eXcursionists came
here and spent the day with rela-
tives and friends.
J. o. Willis of Wyoming has been
appointed assistant R. R. agent
here succeeding G. P. Thomas who
has been transferred to another sta
ton. Mr.. Willis has moved here with
his family and are occupying Mrs.
Buntings' property on Main street.
Rev. William C. Little, pastor of
the Presbyterian Church at Reho-
both Beach, preached here Sunday
in the Presbyterian Church. He
also held communion service and re-
ceived a large number of young
folks into the church.
Alvin Easham is engaged in max
ing a general agriculture census of
Baltimore hundred. 1t is under the
U. S. Bureau of Census who has had
L. NJ. TOlsOn of Mississippi located
at Dover for several months prepar-
ing and arranging for this census to
be made.
Revival meetings in the NJ. E.
Church of this town have been in
progress for five weeks and are still
going on with unabated zeal. The
church has been we'll filled from
night to night. For three Sunday
nights the church and Sunday school
room have been filled to capacity.
There have been about seventy con-
versions at the altar in the old
fashioned way The church members
have been greatly revived. Last Sun
day the Sunday school had an at
tendance of 2O4. FOrty-seyen have
been received into the church.
Homely men generally make the
best husbands-an they certainly
Ou0ht tn
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-06
INCOME TAX IN A NUTSHELL

WHO'S Single persons who had
net income of $1,000 or more
or gross income Of $4,000 or
more, and married couples
who had net income of S2,500
or more or gross income Of
$4,000 or more must file re-
turns.
WHEN9 The filing period is
from January 1 to March Is,
1925.
WHERE'S Collector of internal
revenue for the district in
which the person lives or has
his principal place Of business.
HOW3 Instructions on Form
1O40A and Form 1O4O; also the
law and regulations.
WHATS Two per cent normal
tax on the first $4,000 of net
income in excess of the per-
sonal exemptions and credits.
Four per cent normal tax on
normal tax on the balance of
net income. Surtax on net in
the next $4,000. Six per cent
come in excess Of $4,000.
Never be backward about putting
your best foot forward.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-06

Homely men generally make the
best husbands-and they certainly
ought to.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-06

Never be backward about putting
your best foot forward.
Milford chronicle., 1925-02-06

There's a wide diffel ice between
telling a joke and bein one.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
ARREST FANATIC
WHO THREATENS
TO KILL MELLON
By United Press Leased Wirr

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. Ia
Will Is. Reeme. ardent prohibition
fanatic, was arrested here today on
information furnished hy the treas
ury department that he had writ
ten threatening letter to Secretary
of the Treasury Andrew ". Mellon.
Several wears ago, Reemc was ar
rcsted on similar charge He is Il
far#t'cal dry advocate, police say.
Bccmc readily admitted he plan
ned TO Slay Mellon, declaring the
secretary WAS responsible for "con-
duiohs. Reeme added that he
was instructed by Cod to take
Melton : life.
Eeeme. according to police here.
hag long been worker for the dry
Cause, HIS activities along that line
cytcud back into the DAYS when
.Car.ic Nation started her saloon
smashing car,,. in Kansas.
The letter which Recme wrote to
Motion WAS unsigned and govern
ment operatives sent il back to local
police for use in tracing the writer
hecatiing Reeme ; earlier activities.
police compared the handwriting
With that Of Reeme and his arrest
fohowcd.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
Send transcripts
For Murder Trial

Two transcripts of the evidence
taken in the murder trial of Parker
SINGH, convicted of second degree
.uEder last June for the shooting
of Victor Il. Sterling at Calipatria.
have been forwarded to Judge Cole
who is spending his vacation mt San
Gabriel. for his approval. Follow
n'% tins action, the transcripts will
be turned over to Attorney General
y ebh who will forward them TO the
clerk of the appellate court.
An appeal from the verdict of the
loca} superior court was filed in
hrhalf Of Singh by his ATTORNEYS,
Edgar B. llervey and O. Y. Wilson
and the transcripts are TO be used
IN hearing the appeal. Each tram
script contains over 400 pages of
typewriter matter.
Singh is also to stand trial for the
murder of John Is. Hager, who was
lzillcd with Sterling, On Il change
of Venue, granted by Judge Cole.
this case was transferred to the Gus
tody of the sheriff of Riverside
county jail at Riverside.
AS vet no date has been set by
the Riverside court for Singh s
trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
DENIES
WILD PARTIES
ON SOLON TRIP

ALPENA. Mich. Aug. 13.-Cong.
rcseman Frank ID. Scott. emphatical-
ly denied that there were riotous
liquor " gambling parties on the
United States transpor. when mem
Der, Of the 1927 congress took II
junket into southern waters ut gov
crnment expense, while testifving
today in his divorce suit brought
against Mrs. Edna James Scott here.
Mrs. Scott has filed cross-bill al
le2ing that Scott drank heavily.
"TEere was no drinking or gamb-
ling on the Cristobal.' Scott said
in answer to questions put by Mrs.
Scott s attorney, Ward II. Peck.
"Also We did not keep Il great
quantity of liquor in our home as
had been alleged. don t remem-
Der ever having any Haig and Haig
there as one witness testified in a
deposition.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
Hope to Exclude
Confession Made
By Girl Slayer
By United Press Leased Wire

san FRANCISCO, Aug. IL
Defense attorneys for Dorothy Ell
ingson. II year old jazz baby, :"
accused of matricide, hoped today to
strike a vital blow for her acquittal
through excluding from evidence the
confession she gave police after
her arrest.
Dorothy was persuaded to CON
fess killing her mother January l3.
said the opening statement of the
defense. She also was temporarily
insane when she signed the confes-
sion. ii will be contendcd.
Prosecuting ATTORNEY Harmon d.
Skillcn is prepared to lengthcn his
case to any degree i'll order to get
the confession into testimony,
since upon it almost certainly de-
pends conviction of the girl. With
out the alleged confession, the ease
of the state against Dorothy is al
most entirely circumStantial.
No morning session of court was
scheduled today, the case being
scheduled to resume at > p. III.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
Four Escape From
Santa Clara Jail
ny United Press Leased Wire

san JOSE, cal, Aug, l3.-Four
prisoners who escaped from the
Santa Clara county Jail during the
night we've being sought today by a
posse of 40 policemen and deputy
shcriffs
The delivery, effected with the
ali Of confederates on the outside,
was discovered this morning. The
men sawed their way out of two
cells on the main floor with hack
saws which were smuggled into the
institution. They reached the roof
by Il rope dropped down to them
By n companion ON the outside who
sawed the bars from the roof well
which affords ventilation.
The escaped prisoners are William
" Red - Mccarthy, bank robber,
George Murray, arrested for burg
larry, Otis +. Smith, serving Il term
for forgery, and Fred Trotten, in
custody on Il statutory charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
Use GAS BOMBS
IN FIGHT WITH
ANT[-KLANSMEN
Fifteen Are Arrested
After Clash Between,
Opposing Forces
by United Press Leased Wire

READING, Mass. Aug. l3.-Fol-
lowing twohour clash here be
tween klan and anti-klansmen. in
which tear gas bombs. revolvers,
stone showers, clubs and hand to
hand encounters figured. state po-
lice under Captain George 4. Park
c,. early today took command of
the situation and dispersed the op-
posing factions. arresting Is.
Louis Davidson of Molden and
Harry Martin of Groveland. alleged
Elansmen. were arrested and held
on charges of carrying dangerous
weapons. Davidson is alleged to
have drawn q club when Il state
trooper took him into custody.
Reading police estimated today
there were between so and 20 auto
mobile loads Of klansmen who at
tended the meeting on farm on the
outskirts of Reading. Between eco
anl 800 anti-klansmen were attract
ed to the scene about IL o clock and
massed about the field in which the
meeting was progressing in the cen
ter of an automobile ring lighted
by headlights.
Following taunts and a shower of
stones hurled into the meeting, the
automobile headlights We're sudden
~ extinguished by the klansmen
who then returned the " fire" by
la%ing down surprise gas bo,nb.'
attack. seNs}
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
C0L0RED TEAMSTER FINDS WHOA
OF NO AVAIL WHEN IRON STEED
CRASHES THR0UGHS1oRE WINDOW

called what his driving instcuc-
tor said about stepping OH the
brakes. Bill thought he step
pea on the brakes but thap-
pened to be the accelerator in
stead and the car mounted over
the high curbing like tank
going into battle, and did not
stop until it had crashed
through the plate glass window
in DeHaven's store.
Right there Bill had to
swallow hard to keep his heart
from popping out of his mouth.
He slowly dragged himself from
the destructive car, which had
been halted by the force Of the
crash and surveyed the ruins.
After a conference between De-
Haven, Bill and Traffic Off
Ger Reynolds who was summon
ed to the scene it was decided
that a new pane of glass was
needed and Bill agreed to settle
the damages. o.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
COAST PAPERS
CLIMB DOWN ON
LOCKWOOD TALE

Admission that the stories carried
earlier in the week relative to the
damage at Redwood. caused by last
sunday storm, were greatly cX-
a@gerated. was made in today s is
sue ef the Los Angeles Examiner
Which now states that the damage
was only slight
The san Diego Union also falls
into line with u semi-retraction in
III" fern of report By +. w. Hols-
apple a resident of San Diego. who
operates an asparagus ranch neGr
lockwood. which states that only
slight damage was caused by the
storm, and gives a true description
of lockwood as being only cross
roads store instead of a settlement
Of several hundred people.
Considerable favorable comment
has been heard about the city today
on the editorial carried in last
night : press, protesting on the err
roncous way IN which news stories
from the valley to tire outside are
handled. The satirical reference
made in the editorial TO lockwood 5
.'r'illion dollar hotel and ''siX-
tec,t story office building, found
~ echo today in movement started
on Main street to raise fund for
the reconstruction of the deNastat-
ed area at lockwood.
Food by Airplane!
Holph Noycc. Main street 5 au-
buln-thateheH barber. started off
the fireworks by pointing ont to
several hy-standers that the whole
state is helping Santa Barbara re
build but thus 3ar nothiug~ has
been done for the relief Of Rock
wood. lnasmuch as the roads were
washed away, according to the early
reports, a '.relief train n is not
practical, and Noycc proposed to
send supplies and food by airplane
equipped with pontoons, in order
that they might make a landing in
the vicinity Of what used to be the
thriving city of lockwood. =
To show thai his remarks We're not
idle talk, Novce offered TO head n
subscription of 10000 marks (post
war German), That his appeal did
not fall upon deaf ears was shown
the way in which his example was
followed by others.
Jimmy Applegate contributed two
Russian kopccks, A. G. Johnston of
b. Solomon and company II cents,
Confederate money, and Tom Lanier
clipped in with a pair of rubber
boots, which will be sold for junk
and the proceeds added TO the fund.
Noyce as chairman (selfappointed
of the "relief committee will ac-
tCpt contributions of money, junk.
cast-off clothing, chop sucy or what
you have.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
Tribal Revolt In French Syria Is Spreading
SPECTACULAR MAN HUNT FOLLOWS
BREAK FROM OREGON PRISON WHEN
TWO GUARDS, C0h|vICTS. ARE SLAIN

OF the Oregon penitentiary and
militia deta achments from Salem
and Silverton. all ready to
shoot to kill.
Tll1 u,nvict tho are Tom
Murray, 20; Ellsworth Kelly,
Il; and James Wilos, 26. The
former two figured in o spec
tacnler prison break last year.
In the riot last night, the
killed were:
j. M. Holman, guard, 62 years
cid.
John Sweeney, guard, 60.
Bert Oregon Jones, 81,
Continued on Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
4 TUXEDO-CLAD
BANDITS 'FRISK'
ACTRESS, ACTOR
BY United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD. Aug. l3. - -Four
tuxcdo-clad bandits thelr faces coy
cred with white s;lk handllerchiefs,
held up and robbed Elizabeth Ma
roney, actress, and her escort, Karl
Kane, film actor, early today. cscap-
ing. with Il small amount of loot.
After frisking& the couple of
their pocket change. the bandits I'M
rolled Miss Maronev s stockings IN
search of hidden iewehE. When
Kane protested he WAS knocked
down.
The robbery took place Oh the ae-
tress' front porch. Girls at the
Studio club. adjoining Miss Ma
roreys s home, were aroused by the
disturbance and peered down ON the
scene from their windows. They
notified police who arrived TOO late
to be of aid.
Miss Maroney lost pearl neck
lace. Kane was robbed of his Gig
arctic case, pearl stiekpin and some
change.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13

Crashing glass and the excited
comments of persons in N9
street, yesterday drew mef
chants toward the plumbing
shop Of George T. DeHaven, on
North Fifth Street, in the belief
that a burglar was trying to ef-
feet an entry.
It was not burglar, however,
hut a "flivver owned by one
Bill Jones, colored, recent ad-
dition to the automobile drivers
of the state, who was at the
helm as the car rolled up Fifth
street and headed for the curb
ing near DeHaven's. ',p.rt.2
Bills subconscious mind ap-
parently was still driving a pair
of horses, and presumed that
all Bill had to do when he near
ed the curb was to yell whoa
AS calling out the favorite
command to horses did no
good as far as stopping the
machine was concerned, Bill re-
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
Chicagoans Hear
Eskim0s Sing
On Arctic Vessel

by United Press Leased Wire
CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-An Es-
kimo quartet singing folk songs
within II degrees of the north
pole entertained a little group Of
radio enthusiasts at the Arling-
ton Heights radio experiment sta
tion 9XN, here last night. Loud
and clear the cultural music
came through air and listeners
declared the lest a success.
The music was broadcast from
the deck Of the ship Peary Of the
Macmillan Arctic expedition.
The ship station is WAP and
broadcasts on wave length Of
40 meters.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13

by United Press Leased Wire
Los ANGELES, Aug. 13.-Ear-
bare LAMAR, film vampire, is seri-
onsly Ill here, it was learned today.
The star has been suffering from
a threat infection, complicated by
internal disorders, for the past two
weeks, according to an official f the
studio to which she is under con
tract
Miss lamar has hae :. high
temperature the past few days ana
has gone down in weight to little
more than 100 pounds, Bert Jubin
her maaag ger, said. she has been
tco i'll TO sse me.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
Montana District
Jared by Quake
fly United Press Leased Wire

BOHEMIAN, Mont, Aug. Is. -
Residents in the Big Belt mountain
district still had some misgiyings
today following a tremor last night
which affected the areas devastated
by the quake six weeks ago.
The shock occurred at 100 p. M,
and ratified dishes and hanging oh
.jecta swung perceptibly.
Reports from Manhattcn, Logan
and Three Forks said plaster was
knccked from some walls and there
WAS other evidence of quakes. No
serious damage was reported, how
ever.
The temblors were reported
throughout the Gallatin and Shields
valleys.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
BANDIT RELIEVES
NEGRO COP OF HIS
PISTOL AND BADGE

Hy United Press Leased Wire
Los ANGELES, Aug. 13.-
Walter Coleman, negro police
man. headed posse of IS fell
low officers today in an earnest
search for the bandit who re-
heted him of his pistol and
badge.
The dark officer, IL full uni
form, accosted a suspicious
character on the street.
TWO minutes later Coleman
had been relieved OF his badge,
his revolver and notebook.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
WIFE'S GOATS GET
MANS GOAT SO HE
SUES FOR DIVORCE

SACRAMENTO, Aug. is
Because his wife's goats "got
his goat,' Ernest Nortlock to-
day filed suit for divorce, alleg-
ing extreme cruelty.
After 81 years of married
bliss, Mrs. Mortlock told her
husband that if he was not sat
isfied with the herd of goats
she maintained, he could leave,
the petition ayers.
''She told me she thought
more of the goats than of me-
Mortlock sets forth in his COM
plant.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
ISSUE WARNTlyG ABOUT
INFANIILE PARALYSIS

SACRAMENrO, Aug. 13.--With
u total Of 40 eases Of infantilc
paralysis reported since the first of
the year, state health off.rcrs have
issued another warning TO physicians
aud nurses. Instructions to report
all suspected eases of the disease to
the state board of health immediate-
" and to quarantine all such cases,
are contained in this week S health
hMLlot.M.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
GENERAL MOTORS TO
CUT DIVIDEND MELON

NEW YORK, Aug. Directors
Of the General Motors corporation
today declared an extra dividend of
81 on the common stock and the reg
ulal quarterly dividend of $1.50
both payable Sept. 12 to stock of
record August 20. The regular div
idends ON the preferred and deben-
ture stocks were also declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
by United Press Leased Wire

Ey United Press Leased Wire
SALEM, Ore, Aug. 13.-One
CT the most spectacular man
hunts Oregon has ever witness
&c was under way tc4lay in the
Waldo Hills, rendezvous Of
fleeing men.
Three desperate criminals who
succeeded IN getting away in
last night prison break after
two guards and another convict
were killed, were last seen about
two miles east Of Pratum, head
ing fcr the Cascade foothills.
Each was armel.
On their trail were some fifty
deputy sheciffs. police, guards
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
WOMAN MURDERS,
MATE, DAUGHTER;
TAKES own LIFE
2O-Year-Old Son Is Ex-
pected to Die After
Shooting
WRITES PEACE NOTE
Another Daughter Delays
Answering Mothers
Summons i
BY United Press LEASED Wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
BOSTON, Aug. 13.-After
carefully writing out a note
which read:
Ct did this to leave them all
in peace Mrs. George H. Cur
tbs, A, of West Roxbury, early
today killed her husband while ,
he slept in bed, shot down two
of her children, George Jr., 90.
and Marjorie, II, and then cont
mitted suicide.
Curtis. who was 45 years old and
the son of Fayette Curtis, presi-
dent of the former Boston Terminal
companv, was instantly killed.
Mrs. Curtis, Il partial invalid, also
died instantly.
Marjorie died later in Boston City
hospital from the effects of Il .32
ealibre bullet in the head.
George .Jr., also wounded in the
head, has only fighting chance
for life
\ second daughter, Dorothy, IS,
owes her life to the fact that she
delayed in answering a summons
from her mother to ''come down
quick.
John Curtis. u. a son, menu
ber of the marine corps station at
the naval flying field, Lakehurst, N.
J :, was not at home.
Reports Of the fatal shots fright
ened Dorothy into delaying several
minutes before going to the floor
of the home from a second floor
bedroom.
The tragedy was reported by Dor
othy TO the police. On reaching the
first floor Of the home, she told po-
lice, she found her father dead in
bed, her mother dead on the floor
and her brother and sister probably
fatally wounded i'll their respec-
tive rooms.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
DEFER SERVICE
OF ACCUSATIONS
in DISTRICT ROW

Accusations against Directors
Rose, Pound, Brockman and AGen. of
the Imperial Irrigation district.
which were returned yesterday by
the Imperial County grand jury.
have not as vet been served ou the
accused parties, it was stated at
the district office today.
District Attorney UtIev was asked
this morning when he expects to
serve the accusations and replied
that it would not be possible to do
50 until tomorrow at the earliest and
possibly not until Saturday.
Each of the accusations covers
many pages Of typed matter and all
have to be checked. the district at
tornev said, TO correct any stcno-
graphic errors they might show.
This work. which necessarily re
Guires considerable time, is being
done as rapidly as possible. and as
soon as it is finished the accusations
will be served. The district attor-
ncy stated he mas already prepared
the legal notices in connection with
the accusations. summoning the di-
roctors to answer the. charges made
against them within 10 DAYS of
service on the accusations.
Action Expected
The news that the accusations had
been brought in by the grand jury
did not arouse any great degree of
interest in valley political circles,
where such action has been expected
for long time. The present sea-
son of the year being dull in politics
as well as in other lines, served to
minimize the interest taken by the
general public in the accusations
The fact that accusations had been
previously returned against the di-
rectors also had Il tendency to min
imizc interest i'll the present case.
Just what effect the accusations
will have on the petitions for the
recall of Judge EoHkling and Dis
trict Attorney Utlcy, which have
been in circulation for several weeks
Is unknown but it is believed that
Che grand jury S action will tend to
speed up filing of the recall petit
tons, q movement that can be eX.
pected at almost any time.
The district attorney has not vet
permitted the accusations to be seen
by newspaper representatives and
stated today that he will not do so
until they have been served ON the
directors.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
POLAR AIRPLANE is
SAVED FROM DAMAGE

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is. De-
strnction OF one of the Mac MILAN
Arctic expedition S naval planes
by drifting iceberg last night was
narrowly averted by the quick work
of the crew of the ship Bowdoin,
commander Macmillan radioed the
National Geographical Society here
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
Population Flees
In Panic Before
Peril Of Volcano
by United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, Aug. IA volcano on
the island of Smtorin, according to
the Exchange Telegraph S Athens
correspondent, has becom1 active
after being dormant since 1866.
The population in panis, is eva
.cuating the region.
The eruptions are now in their
third day. Earthquake shocks at
Smyrna ten days ago are believed
by experts to have been the precur-
sor of volcanic activity.
Santorin lies in the Cyldes group
of islands off the mainland of
Greece. 1t is II small island with
vineyards.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
CHINESE ARRESTED
IN ALLEGED PLOT
TO SWINDLE BANKS

SACRAMENTO. Aug. l&.-Harry
Lowe, Chinese, Grass valley market
PROPRIETOR, WAS uudcr arrest here
To-Day in connection with IN alleged
p'ot to swmdle local banks ard bus
mess houses through fraudulent
checks.
Checks stolen from the Fulton
l3arket are alleged to have been used
by Lowe in laying the plot for the
sWiBdle.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
COMMERCE COMMISSION
ACTION is CRITICIZED

WASHINGTON. Aug. l3.--Action
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion in declining to reduce coal
rates generally, not because the re
ductions were unjustified but be
cause it was unable to make an
adequate investigation appears GER
tain to start II rImpus When cong
ress convenes. The action is scored
by one of the commissioners, c. G.
McChord, who dissents, IN, part from
The step. Y