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Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
SAN FRANCISCO
OFFICERS NAB
AUTO A R 7 | S 7
Officers from Coast Arrest Man
Chrdged With Stealing and
Attempting to Sell a Car in
This City; Take Him to San
Francisco.

Officers G.. w. Dullea and P. G.
Lindecker Of the sheriff's office, San
Francisco, have been in the valley for
a number of days and returned this
morning for the northern city via San
Diego and Los Angeles with Don Nc
Donald, charged with stealing an au-
tomobile from the home of A. M.
Candy on March IA.
The man was apprehended in this
city Saturday when he attempted to
sell the car, Buick. to Tom White
of Seeley.
Officers Dullea and Lindecker are
two of the best known men working
out Of San Francisco and have made
a number of the biggest catches of
this year, among them the arrest Of
the gang that has been terrorizing
the coast towns for the past month.
The gang landed in San Diego about
six months ago and conducted cam
paign lasting a number of weeks.
From there they journeyed to Los
Angeles, where number of daring
'holdups occurred. They landed in San
Francisco and putting up at one of the
largest hotels in the city, began oAera-
tions.
In relating the story to the force
at the county Jail Mr.. Dullea said,
at was only by pure luck that we fell
on them. Lindecker and l were on
our way to lunch one night and on
the way up town passed the home of
DR.. Schumate, police commissioner,
and owner of one of the largest chain
of drug stores on the coast. Standing
in front Of the home were two men.
1t was an unusual hour of the night
for anyone to be prowling around the
home Of another and driving around
the corner we stopped and walked
back to the house just in time to see
the men crawling into the house
through a French window. Taking
them to Jail. little urging was neces-
sary to get the complete story and
that night the entire gang was located
and placed in safe keeping"
San Diego has made an effort to
get the men, but the San Francisco
officers are determined the yeggs will
serve time for the Bay City first.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
BRAWLEY ELECTION
WILL BE HOT ONE

One minute to II this morning Miss
Mae Juvenal filed her candidacy for
the position of city clerk in Brawley.
Noon was the final filing time.
She will have three opponents, l..
A. Andrews, J. T. Black and Adolph
Lorraine.
Candidates for city trustees, the
high three being selected. are: j. c.
Allen, E. w. Cuff, LAWS D. Dively,
Thomas J. McNerney, Earl c. Mercy
nolds and j. l.. Marsh.
r. C. Lee is the only candidate for
city treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
WEST GERMANY IS
HELD BY RADICALS;
FORCES ARE ARMED
Situation Acute in Germany
Today; Thousands of Well
Armed Radicals in Posses
sion of Mann Cities and
Villages.
(By Associated Press)

COPENHAGEN, March %. - The
whole western industrial district of
Germany is being held solidly by radi-
Gals and disaster is inevitable if gov
ernment troops try to interfere, &C
cording to information telephoned
from Berlin. 1t is understood that a
social workers government is on the
point of formation.
The dispatches from Berlin say
that the communist army in West
phalia aggregates fully 10000, and
completely equipped with mine throw
ers, armored cars and machine guns.
The army is constantly being rein
forced, and already holds about a
dozen towns.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
OFFICE
PUBLISHES
F | gu RES
TO DATE
Grand Rush for Oil Lands
in Imperial County Since
New Oil Land Leasing
Bill Went Into Effect;
One Official Copy of the
Lease in City.

Nearly half million acres have
been filed on in the Imperial val
ley, in compliance with the new oil
land leasing bill. since the date of
its passage less than a month
ago, Vene BlOOmer of the United
States land office announced this
morning.
:, The act passed the house and was
signed by the president on Feb. 25,
and came into effect the next day.
Filings began pouring into the land
office that day and steady stream
has been kept up since The activity
at the Brawley and the James wells
has added much to the interest dis
played in the valley over the new bill,
and has had a great deal to do with
the unusual amount of land filed on.
A wire was received at the local Of
flee from the secretary Of the inter-
lor on March A, one week after the
bill went into effect, asking for the
amount of land taken up to date. Mr..
Bloomer replied that at that time 202,-
600 acres were claimed
ONLY ONE COPY
The onlv copy of the instructions is
sued by the secretary of the interior
in the Imperial valley is in the hands
4
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
Mr.. Scott's official report:

Mr. Scott's official report
While making preparations to move
the chain gang, in charge of r. w.
Scott, located at Mountain Springs to
FL Centro, Noah Williford, one of the
tempt to escape. Williford being a bad
actor, and desperate character. Scott
was instructed by the sheriffs office to
put ball and chain on him. During
the lunch hour, the prisoner went into
the cage, removed his shoe. soaped his
foot and ankle, and slipped the chain
over his heel. Replacing his shoe, he
ran shoestring through the links of
the chain, which he tied around his
ankle, and coming out carrying the
chain in his hand as usual, went to
a hydrant 100 feet away. on the pre-
text of getting a drink OF water. I'm
deinS the chain from his ankle. he
made dash for liberty Mr., Scott.
missing him 10 minutes later, on max
ing inquiries from parties coming
down the grade, was told the prisoner
was making all possible speed toward
Jacumba. Mr.. Scott enlisted the
services of w. H. Butts from El Cen
tro, who was passing in an auto. and
Nj. Hunt to assist In capturing the
prisoner. On reaching the top OF the
grade. they were Informed that the
timekeeper for the highway construc-
ton force had picked the prisoner up
in his car. and was headed for head
quarters. three miles west OF Jacumba.
Reaching headquarters they found
said timekeeper had not yet arrived.
Starting back to Jaeumba they met the
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
STATE DEPARTMENT
ATTACHE RESIGNS
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, D. c.. March %
Christian Herter of New York, and a
special attache to the state depart
ment in charge of the affairs pertain
ing to the league of nations. resigned
today to become secretary to Herbert
Hoover.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23

Mrs. SCOTS tale, supply your own
music:
Said The Depuiy's Wife To Noah
Oh Noah how could you ever do it?
You might have known you'd surely
rue it.
From Robbie Scott to run away,
You thought was nothing but horse
play.
That ball and chain, was sure some
joke
Or never could by man be broke.
On desperation your freedom to gain,
You soaped your foot. and slipped the
chain.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
INDEPENDENT NATIONS

COPENHAGEN, March 23.-Es-
thonia and Livonia, two former Rus
sian Baltic provinces and now inde+
pendent nations, are reported prepar-
ing for war over a boundary dispute.
A large number of troops are congre-
eating on the frontier.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
FRENCH CHAMPION ;.
WILLING TO FIGHT
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, March 23.-Georges
Carpenter, French champion, ON
landing here today said, ~ am anxious
to meet Dempsey for the championship
as soon as the match can be arranged"
He said he is willing to fight him any,
where in America or Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
COLBY SWORN IN
(BY Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 23.--
Bainbridge Colby was sworn in as
secretary of state today.
Immediately after Colby assume Of
flee arrangements were made to re-
sumo issuing passports. which stopped
fortnight ago, because no one was
authorized to sign them. The Off
cials estimated that 1000 applications
have piled up.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
500 ARE KILLED

BERNE, March 23.-More than 500
were killed in the fighting at Elber-
field in the Ruhr region. The COM
munists took about 500 prisoners there
and 200 at another point. Famine is
declared to be threatening four cities
because the peasants refuse to deliver
tn food to the communists.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
TO STAY AT WORK

NEW YORK, March 23.-The coal
miners general committee agreed that
the men will remain at work after
April /, pending negotiations of the
new wage agreement providing that
it be made retroactive to that date.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
RUSSIA NEEDS GOLD

(By Associated Press)
WARSAW, March N23.-The Polish
official news agency quotes the Soviet
newspapers as saying that Russia
needs 32 billion rubles of gold to re-
store herself.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23

Miss Peggie Lien who was seriously
injured some time ago when the car
in which she was riding turned over
this side of Seeley, resumed her work
at the CaleXicO school yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
SOAPS FOOT AND ESCAPES:
HERE'S STORY IN PROSE AND RHYME
A sOapy take is this.

Moan Wltford an inhabtant of the chain gang ark on
the Mountain Springs soaped his foot slipped the chain
ana got awayfor time Below this thrilling
from the official report of the incident his superors
Scott who has charge of the chain parallel column
the soapy tale in rhyme the poeess being deputys wife
Listen mates and you shall here
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
EXPRESS EMBARGO
is LIFTED TODAY
(By Associated Press

CHICAGO, March 23.-The embar.
60 on express shipments due to the
strike has been raised to California
and 13 other western states.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
You might have known he'd apprehend

You might have known he'd apprehend
you
And to. the county bastile send you
Now as YOU languish behind the bars
You must admit you got some Jars.
4.
Your only safety was. in, the ark,
Tho we must admit it was no lark,
To do six months for stealing pants
And then to take such desperate
chance,
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23

But when your time in Jail is done,
And better life. we trust begun,
Remember it pays, to be honest always
SO Noah, be good the rest of your days
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
ANOTHER BATTLE is ON
(Ry Associated Press)

AK LA CHAPPELLE, March 23.-
Another battle is reported to be going
on between the Spartacans and the
troops Of the regular army at Vessel,
% miles northeast of Essen. The re-
ports say the regulars appear to be
Eoutflanked by the Spartacans. A de-
tachment of Uhlans were surprised
Monday south of Essen. Officers and
young soldiers of the detachments
were shot as enemies of the working
classes according to a wounded Uh-
Ian who was rescued by Belgian.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23
BERLIN is NORMAL


BERLIN, March 23.-Delayed.)-
The city has now become normal, the
postal service is working, stores are
open, electricity is available to enable
small factories to operate. city and
circle railroads have resumed opera
ton, but as yet the elevated has not
operated since the terror struck the
city some weeks ago.
ANOTHER BATTLE is ON
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-23

George Harbolt was in Ell Centro
today for a short visit.
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STANDING oF THE CLUES.
GAMES TODAY.
Cleveland at Detroit.
Chicago at st. Louis.
Match
For Soldier Star

Bob Martin of Akron. O., won the
A. e. F. and inter-allied heavyweight
boxing title and then he returned to
these shores.
Publicity In reams was his. He got
more attention than the champion,
Jack Dempsey.
He sailed right in and knocked out
nine opponents. The critics began
calling on Jimmy Bronson, his manag-
er, to match him with bigger game.
Jimmy was preparing rather ambi-
tious program.
And Martin met Sergeant Ray
Smith. overseas hero. in a bout at
Cleveland. 1t went 10 rounds and
there was no knockout. Some at the
ringside thought Smith had a shade.
some thought Martin and many called
1t draw. Anyhow Smith was the
only man who could stick to the finish
and, besides, he floored Martin. Mar
tin knocked Smith down three times,
but he couldn't put him out.
Martins hand was injured and he
retired to the West Virginia hills to
rest up.
He has knocked out three men
since. And now he's going up against
Smith again at Kansas City, MAY 10.
II Bob wants to get up in the world
he'll have to register a cleancut vic
tory. II Smith holds him even again
or outpoints. him the fighting cham
pion of soldier heayies, will be at the
bottom looking up,
Smith can't take that service title
from Bob, but he can take lot Of
prestige from him in the event Of
another bout as he fought at Cleve-
The eyes Of the fight fans will b
on Kansas City. If Martin wins by
a Kayo. he'll be ranked high.
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PIRATES BLANK
hORAN'S TRIBE

Wilbur Cooper was IN great form
yesterday at Redland Field and the
Pittsburgh r1rates broke the winning
streak OF the Reds taking the Sunday
matinee 80. Cooper was master Of
the situation at all times. The Pirates
will play an exhibition game in Park
ersburg this afternoon.
Brooklyn engaged N another extra
inning game yesterday after break
ing the major league long distance
record at Boston Saturday when a
rs inning tie game was played. Phila-
delphia defeated the Dodgers yester-
day 4-3 in IL long innings. The Reds
are still leading the race. with the
Dodgers and Pills tied for second po-
sition. Detroit lost the thirteenth
game in row yesterday being defeat
ed by Cleveland So.
"Babe" Ruth has at last found his
batting eye and has pounded out two
home runs, one on Saturday and one
yesterday. The New York Nationals
are still in the cellar dropping two
games to Philadelphia on Friday and
Saturday. This series will be resum-
ed today, while Brooklyn will jump
back to Boston after playing a Sun
day game at home yesterday.
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.SNAL' s B|NG[E
BRINGS V|CTORl.
Breaks Up Long Ball Game
/, lat South Side Park on
Saturday.

Shortstop Smail's smashing single
to center with two hands down In the
last Of the tenth and Captain Brown
nesting on third base enabled Fair.
mont high school to win an excep.
tionally close and interesting ball
game from Morgantown high school
4.3 Saturday afternoon. Criss and
Brasser engaged in great slab bat
tie, both going the full distance and
getting remarkable support, as sup
port goes in high school games. Up
until the tenth Small had failed to
connect for bingle, but when a hit
was needed he reached for high one
and sent the pill on a line to center
and Brown scampered home with the
winning run.
With the score tied in the tenth,
Atkins opened by getting to first on
an error by the second baseman. He
went To second on Hills out. Brown
slammed long fly to left which Tough
dropped after a run, but when the
local runner on second tried to score
he was thrown out at home via re-
lay from left to third to home, Brown
hot footing 1t to third on the play.
Then up stepped Small and hit the
second ball on the nose and the fans
went home to supper.
Morgantown got first blood in the
fourth by q hit, a stolen base and a
wild pitch. Fairmont evened up in he.
half through the efforts of Pierpont,
who slammed triple to middle with
one man on base. The locals added
two more in the fifth. Morgantown got
two in the seventh when Brown made
q poor throw home allowing one run
ner to score, and small boy relayed
the bal! from the grandstand to the
catcher, this interference allowing an
other man to come in from third base
A sensational stop and throw to first
by Brown was the fielding feature Of
the day.
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Interest In
Track Event

MoRGANTowN, W. Va, May g.
With the Penn Relays a part of past
history all eyes here are now centered
upon the duel meet here next Satur-
day with Carnegie Tech. After such
a wonderful showing by West Virginia
comparatively "green" team at Phila-
delphia it is believed that the Uni
versity's return to track athletics will
be one that will bring much honor to
the school. Carnegie has very
strong team and the University boys
will be extremely fortunate if they
are able to- start the season with a
victory. The team is out for victory
though since this meet will be taken
into consideration in awarding the
sectional championship and to be
beaten will practically mean the elm
nation of the University as possible
contender.
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Costs Much To
Send Stars Abroad

CHICAGO, May l.-It will cost
1900 a man to send. American attn.
s1etes to compete in the Olym2iad at
! Antwerp this summer.
Two hundred men will comprise the
4 team 100000 in all.
\ S Half of them will come from the
central district. the territory from
Buffalo and Pittsburgh on the east
10 Omaha and Kansas City on the wesr
and from the Canadian line to the
4 Ohio river.
Chicago alone will probably furnish
y SO athletes. according to Everett Z.
Z Brown Of the American Olympic com.
dittee.
Ninety-five per cent of the Amen
can athletes, according to statistics
y Df enrties for tryouts, we're enlisted
4 men in either the army or navy dur
\ Ing the war and most of them saw ser
Vice abroad.
For the first time in history the
army and navy will hold Olympic try
A nuts for their own men, There is a
government appropriation for athletic
training and preliminary tryouts, but
none for sending army and navy men
It's Antwerp.
HThe olympic committee is asking
s Tor voluntary subscriptions to send
Dur team to the Olympiad," said
Brown. From past performances,
they're to win S200000 worth of priz-
ses and general all-round worldwide
Tame at the big games"
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! IGESAARD
BALL GAMES
ION and City League
lIlst Vork Out Program
( for Summer.

y r D..
spod basebail games featured the
week end activities Of leans in Ma
lion count and the outlook for some
more interesting games this week IS
4 Fairmont high school DEFEAT
Afofgantown at South Side park
Sitsi day at crIiocn IN a game that was
IN Ct better baseball than Is gerler-
iliN exhibited In a high school game
tpiie game went 10 innings before the
Il la finally secured the victory 4-3
y ifn6flt displayed good sportsman-
sHiiip, when they allowed Morgantown
f0 count "a run on d disputed play in
itich the interference of small boy
q Il, relaxing q wild throw to the local
k1iier was involved. 1t is better to
take q chance Of dropping game in
such ii case than to win 1t and have
gtli9 cry that unfair advantage was
Sens Fairmont finally won the game
I'D Il Is good to know that the dis
35hte ded the wayait did. It estab-
5liHhes again the fact that Fairmont
1iIgli school gives visiting teams abb
s0inte ly fair and square treatment. AS
lh matter OF fact, MOrgantown had a
light TO the run on account OF the In
itdcent trick played by the kid spec
ttt0r who forgot in trying to help the
nome team he was playing into the
hands OF the visitors.
The Legion team played a double
gbfil at Buckhannon Saturday. and
Broke even, and then journeyed over
sEDf Clarksburg Sunday and went down
10 defeat Ia a single game. The Con
isiiners won fast, battle from Elm
fftr0Ves at Blackstone park.
Wednesday, OF this week Fairmonit
high will play a return engagement
ERt Morgantown and on Friday of this
week Washin gton- Irving high school
VIII meet the locals at South Side
\ IL The Times this morning it was
stated that the Legion team had Sc
'ciifed South Side park for the season
and would stage games every Saturday
afternoon. Captain George M. Alex
lander, head Of the M. v. T. company
states that this story is incorrect as
III finfers that city league games can
dot be staged on Saturday afternoons.
Captain Alexander explains that the
legion does not have full right to the
;Iark and that the Legion is to work
Iblft an agreement with the city league
81 regard to Saturday games. It IS
likely that the Saturday dates may be
ff5iit In some manner between the Le-
Zion and the city league.
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.McIinden Shows
Splendid Form

The fast Monongah Juniors met
their first deefat OF the season yester-
day afternoon when the Twelfth street
team took them into camp by score
Of 9-S.
The game was fast and full Of pep.
McLinden NAo pitched for Twelfth
street, pitched fine game having a
total Of eight strikeouts. Boone who
pitched for the Juniors, showed some
fine STUFF but his team mates soIld no,
playing at second, was a feature of the
game. Martin, pinch hitting for All.
bridge, with the bases full and his
team one run behind was struck out
Just like the well known Babe"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-03
ELM GROVE IS
DEFEATED As
Good Game Played by Con.
sumer at Blackstone
Park on Sunday.

Another fast baseball game was
staged at Blackstone park yesterday
afternoon before a large crowd when
the Consumers defeated the speedy
Elm Grove nine from Wheeling Az,
The game was close all the way and
very good baseball was displayed.
Schauffle, who had a bad inning last
Sunday, was in good form, and held
things under control at all times. Only
one extra base hit was registered,
Madden Of the visitors getting q three
sacker, N
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-03
Classic Teams
Stage Battle

Yesterday afternoon at South Side
park two teams from the Monongah
Glass staged one Of the fastest base
ball games of the present season. The
two teams were the Blowers and Gath
ers. The Blowers won by score Of
ers, pitched good game and should
have had a shut.out. errors bv his team.
mates allowing the Gathers to score
their only tally. Belt who started the
game for the Gathers was wild but
held the Blowers to three hits in the
four innings he pitched. Long who
took his place pitched steady game
allowing the Blowers but one bingle.
Score: R. H. E.
Batteries: Belt, Long and Decain;
Joyce and Israel.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-03

Criss pitched well in the pinches
and was given good support. Dean,
who was shifted to right field played
Just right and got several line drives
that he only had to move an inch or
two to get. Seemed to know just
where the visitors were going to hit
the pill.
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Pirates Almost
PLAYED Legion

Tomorrow is an open date with the
Pittsburgh Pirates and the manager Of
the local Legion team tried to book
Pittsburgh for game here, as 1t would
be an easy jump from Parkersbure,
where the Pirates play to Fairmont for
game tomorrow. But Barney ORGY.
for Pittsburgh to play Fairmont Tues
The Legion plays Warrington here
Saturday, and the Consumers at
Blackstone park Sunday.
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YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Cleveland, S; Detroit, 2.
New York, 2; Boston /.
Chicago, z; st. Louis, 8.
Washington, S; Philadelphia, 4.
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Sport Chat.
Some old bali game Morgantown
and Fairmont played al South Side
park Saturday afternoon.

First time Red Dean came to bat,
some one in the grand stand wanted
to know where he found those mar.
rage certificates. Red" started
laughing 50 hard he couldn't even
swing at the ball.
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nRnp TILE AANkY

BOSTON.-Amid other social up
heavals Of the present, the latest Is
that the Massachusetts ASgies football
squad will play drop the Handker
chief" London Bridge Is Failing
Down." and other nice games as par
of their spring football training.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-03

Pierpont's triple was thing Of
beauty. He picked one off his shoe
strings and sent 1t sailing on line
over center, the ball rolling almost to
the fence. Only a fest relay held the
local man at third
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-, HOW THEY
|lSSEANlD
NATIONALILEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Pittsburgh, 3 Cincinnati. 0.
philadelphia, 4; Brooklyn, 3.
Chicago. S; st. Louis. A.
sThirteen innings.
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cREEcE GERS HIM.

OhEEOE NE . INV. ~ I.iE7
BOSToN--Pete Trivoulidas, who
won the Boston Marathon, probably
will run for Greece in the 0lympics,
He is still a. Greek citizen, though
making application for American citis
zenship. q