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Imperial Valley press., 1920-07-02
LUGGEO
INTO COURT BY
WILLING OFFICER
After Knee Is Sprained, De-
fendant Is Unable to Walk
into Court; This Does Not
Clog Wheels of LaIC in Least.

w. e. Burrell of Ell Centro was ar
rested yesterday for parking his car
too near the fire hydrant in front of
the Main cafe. He drove around to
the police station this morning and
parked his car across the street, called
one of the policemen and told him that
he had sprained his knee and couldn't
walk into the police court.
Officer Harry Woodbury., boxing
promoter and athlete, then obliged Mr..
Burrell by picking him up and carry
ing him over to the courtroom where
he was fined $3.
Officer Woodbury. again picked Bur-
rell up, carried him back to his car,
cranked the car and Burrell drove
away.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-07-02

Amid cheers Chairman Robinson
presented Senator Glass and the read
ing of the platform began.
CHEER WILSON'S NAME
Delegates and galleryites listened
attentively and interrupted the open
ing references to President Wilson
with handclapping. At the point
where the platform declared for the
league of nations Senator Glass put
the emphasis on the word "the" and
the convention stood up and cheered
for full minute.
Senator Glass began reading at the
rate of Sc words minute and the
platform exceeded 5000 words.
When the direct declaration for rat
ification of the treaty -vas reached in
the reading there was another demon
stration about half the delegates
again getting to their feet and cheer
ing the words of the platform.
Nearly every plank got little round
of applause when read but the declara-
tions in the platform were not news
to many of the delegates and for the
most part they became restless before
the reading was half completed.
DELEGA GATES RESTLESS
The monotony of the proceeding
was apparently too much for them and
they showed in many ways they were
anxious for the floor fight to begin.
One of the biggest demonstrations
was given the suffrage plank calling
on the legislatures of three southern
states to ratify the suffrage amend
ment. Led by women nearly all the
floor rose and cheered while the stan
dards of Tennessee, Florida and North
Carolina, the three states specifically
named in the appeal for ratification,
were carried to the speakers stand.
Framed after a days and nights
struggle with clashing interests and
opinions, the resolutions committee
draft of the platform was laid before
the convention for adoption. Further
conflict in the convention is regarded
as certain. Irish sympathizers among
the delegates served a notice that they
purpose to seek to have the plank re-
written and include flat declaration
for the diplomatic recognition of the
Irish republic.
DRYS DEFEATED
Efforts to force bone dry declara-
ton into the committee structure were
decisively defeated. William Jennings
Bryan announced that he would carry
the fight to the floor of the convention.
He had several amendments to the
committee planks to present to the
convention, he said, but would not dis
close their purport. The platform is
silent on the prohibition enforcement,
1t is long document, efforts to pro-
duce brief, emphatic statements were
baked from the first. There is wide
range of subjects treated, including
agriculture, labor, soldiers relief and
score more of domestic troubles.
LEAGUE ENDORSED
The preamble is brief and confined
to a tribute to the leadership of Presi-
dent Wilson.
Among the planks came the endorse
ment of the league, condemnation of
the republican senate for interposed
Imperial Valley press., 1920-07-02
Especial 10 Tht Press. }

In other words, young Moore's in
vention, whengfully refined, as refined
it must be, by every law of mechanics
and aeroneautics, wifgcany the early
day "motor-buggy" inve ntion OF
Haynes and Apperson off the ground
and'i the air, whHre they never ex-
pected it to go. andGwill also carry
the aeroplane inventions of Wright
and Curtis down t.ffom the clouds
and through the city strets as an au-
tomobile, where they, too, never ex-
pected them to go. 80.
When young Moore went before the
Chamber of Commerce of Ell Centre
to tell them how to put their city ''on
the map" hes did what men Of ripper
Imperial Valley press., 1920-07-02
DRY" PLANK BATTLE BEGINS
Meeting Behind
Closed Doors

LOS ANGELES, July 2.-South-
ern California county supervisors,
heads of reclamation and irrigation
projects of Southern California and
Arizona met in a conference behind
closed doors in an effort to present
a united plan for the use of the
Colorado river waters in the reclaim
alton of the southwest to Arthur p.
Davis, United States reclamation
director. This conference also is
being held behind closed doors. Pres
ident J. s. Nickerson and the board
of Imperial Irrigation District di-
rectOrs are present.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-07-02
Weather

Imperial Valley
Tonight and to-
morrow fair with
not much change
in temperature.
Jacumba ~ Fair
and cool in after
noon and evening.
Southern Califor-
nia---Fair, cloudy,
night and morning
near coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-07-02

years--or less courage-would never
think of doing, for, ordinarily, he
would be taking his invention to it's
grave.
RIDICULE IDEA
Young Moore, however, had not
learned that the surest and most eX-
peditious method of killing an "idea"
was to attempt to explain it to the
secretary Of chamber of commerce.
And, to the credit and everlasting
glory Of the secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce of Ell Centro--as well as
to the good fortune of Moore himself
the secretary of that chamber of
Imperial Valley press., 1920-07-02

An article in The Press several days
ago from Miss Mildred Corbin making
a plea for drinking fountains for cats
and dogs in the city met with instant
response and the first drinking foun-
tain was placed in front of the court
house today.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-07-02

Miss Wilda Norris will leave to-
morrow for San Diego for the 4th of
July vacation.
F. w. Anker, valley representative
of the Weinstock Urchalls Company,
left this morning for San Diego with
his family, who will spend the
summer there.
l.. A. Jackson, local distributor of
Cadillac cars and GMC trucks, has re-
ceived the agency of the popular Oak
land Six automobile.
John Keppley, court reporter, with
his mother and sister, will spend the
weekend in San Diego. '.,
Imperial Valley press., 1920-07-02

AN FRANCISCO, Coliseum Auditorium, July 2.
ii set for the great battle between the vets
nd the drys when the convention assembled this
morning with everything ready for the battle
oval. The first skirmsh was opened by the sub
Mission of "wet' plank by James R. Nugent Of
lew Jersey and the submission of "dry" plank
William Jennings Bryan
This morning there was little prospect Of ballot
no for nominee before nicht If then
Imperial Valley press., 1920-07-02
MOTION FOR
n ON SUI 7
IN ROSS
CASE
After Three Days Testi-
mOny Judge Luce Listens
to Pleas of Defendant At
torneys for Non.Suit in
Important Suit.

Late this afternoon Judge Edgar
Luce of San Diego was listening to
arguments for nOn-suit in the
case of Frank Birkhauser VS.. Cecil
Franklin, ct al, suit seeking $780,
600 damages, growing out of the
famous ]. Edgar Ross tar and
feathers case.
After three days in which evidence
has been presented the court the at
torneys for the defendants presented
arguments for the non-suit.
Evidence was this morning given by
the defendant Frank Birkhauser who
told the story of the alleged conspir-
acy and the attack on him in a
straight forward manner Grouped
about the room were the numerous de-
PENDANTS, several of whom the de-
fense has been unable to connect with
the case, due it is said to the lapses
Of memory which many of the wit
nesses have suffered.
Judge Luce has given the plaintiff
a wide latitude in presenting evidence
tending to show the alleged con-
spiracy to injure him and hurt his
business and a large amount of evil
dence has been introduced tending to
show that many of the most import
ant business men in Brawley were in
vOlved to a greater or less degree in
the affair.
1t is said that in case this suit is
a success other suits against others
of the defendants will he filad
Imperial Valley press., 1920-07-02

Mrs. Eulalie johnson leaves tomor-
row for Los Angeles where she will
spend the week-end.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-07-02

r. C. lie Gros pleaded guilty to
petty larceny this morning and was
given 60 day Jail sentence. 1t was
alleged he stole some cigars from a
pOOlroom in CaleXico.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-07-02

At 10 40 the long awaited platform committee report was
read by Chairman Glass of the resolutions committee 1t
the opening the days big fight Mr. Bryan waiting
to offer minority report five planks The platform
ceeded 5000 words and at the Mr. Glass reading it
would take him an hour and a half
Chairman Robinson Senator Glass and Mr. Bryan appeared
together the speakers platform Some cheers for Bryan
followed from the of the gallery and there lot of
impatient demands from the convention under Lets
co. the crowd called of he Star Spangled Banner
served to key the intense expectancy of the crowd
Imperial Valley press., 1920-07-02
PLATFORM READING IS
INTERRUPT TED, CHEERS
IGREET DECLARATIONS

References to President Wilson'S Name Bring Forth Ap
plause and When Glass Emphasizes "The" League of
Nations Delegates Rise to Feet and Burst Forth in Pro-
longed Demonstration.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-06

to come. Mothers with babies are
welcome at these meetings.
Mrs. George Eggemeyer will be hos
tess for the Missionary society u rl4 81
English Lutheran church "Wednesday
at 2:30 p. m. at her home, 1921 Main
street
Friends Foreign Missionary society
meets Wednesday with Mrs. Alonzo
Gardner, 315 Pearl street, at 80 p.
m.
Mrs. Oliver Gaar will be hostess for
two luncheons at the Country club, one
Tuesday and one Wednesday.
The Delta Theta Tau sorority will!
be entertained by Miss Florence Cum
minis Monday evening at her home,
South Seventeenth and B Streets
II. p. Mueller Of Indianapolis, spent
the week end in Richmond.
Miss Eleanor Seidel has gone to Bir.
mingham. Ala, to be bridesmaid at
the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Massey,
school friend.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-06

Mrs. Charles Rowland will entertain
the Progressive Literary society Tues
day afternoon at her home, 1925 North
A street.
A jitney supper will be served by
the women of the Second English
Lutheran church from $50 to 700
Friday in the basement of the church.
The public is invited to attend.
The Art Department of the Woman's
club will meet in the Public Art gal
lery at $50 a. m. Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ogborn had as
their dinner guests Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cecil Beatley and daughter,
Irene, of Lynn, and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
C. Thomas and daughter. Thelma.
The Aftermath club will meet Tues
day with Mrs. Frank Clark, 321 North
Eleventh street.
The Universalist Mission circle will
meet with Mrs Bert Anderson. 10
Southwest Second street, Wednesday
afternoon. Mrs. Johnson will be the
leader.
Mrs. Jennie Champion and Mrs. Ma.
rie Hansman will have charge of the
program when the Home department
of the City. Bible school meets tues
day afternoon at the Y. M. c. A.
Mrs. Lawrence Sydenstricker will be
hostess for the Bid-a-we club Wednes
day.
The Needlecraft club will be enter.
tanned by Mrs. Alice Smelser Wedncs-
day.
The Junior Loyal Daughters class OF
the First Christian church meets We'd
nesday at 1870 p. m, at the church
The Home Missionary society OF
Grace NJ. E. church holds its regular
December meeting Tuesday at 2:3O
p. IN, with Mrs. Frank Page, South
Twenty-second street.
Mrs. Charles Surendorf will be the
leader for the Wamans Missionary So
ciety of st. Paul's Lutheran church,
when it meets in the chapel Wednes-
day afternoon. Miss Scott will give
short talk. All members are urged
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-06
Society

Miss Violet Ryan entertained the
o. A. society of the Third M. E. church
with dinner party at her home on
North Seventeenth street Monday
evening. Covers were laid for Miss
Edna klinger, Miss Louise Schneider
wind, Miss Gertrude Essex, Miss Char
lotte Lamb, Miss Geneva Schneider,
Miss Margaret Schneiderwind, Miss
Violet Hazlett, Miss Eva Sanderson,
Miss Edna Baldwin, Miss Dorothy
Thomas, Miss Glenna Holman, Miss
Helen Addleman, and Miss Violet
Ryan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl c. Wilson enter
tanned the Wi-Hub club Friday at their
home on Southwest Third street. The
evening was passed with cards and
music, and luncheon was served by the
hostess. Guests of the club were Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Thomas, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Gable will entertain the
club next Friday at their, home on
North Nineteenth street.
"A virginia Heroine" a three act
play by H. S. McGlone, will be present
ed at the First English Lutheran
church Wednesday at p. m. by the
Ladies' Aid society of the Second
Presbyterian church as a special en-
tertanment, which the public is in
vited to attend Musical numbers will
be given during the evening by Mrs.
F. w. Kruger, Mrs. John Marshall,
Mrs. Fred Bartel, and Ernest Renk.
The Sunday school orchestra will play.
Tickets can be secured at the door.
Mrs. C. F. Ferling returned Sunday
from an extended visit in Cincinnati
and Indianapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Winslow. Of
Greenfield, were the weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Winslow, Of
North Thirteenth street.
The annual bazaar Of the Ladies'
Aid society of the First English Luth-
cram church will be held Thursday at
Mrs. Oakland's Wall Paper store, 1922
Main street. Aprons and fancy work
will be on sale. The bazaar will be
open all day.
The old-fashioned spelling bee to
have been given by the Good Cheer
class, Section Two, Of U. B. church
Thursday evening has been postponed
until New Years eve.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-06
DECEMBER PRICE REDUCTION SALES
Silks Much Cheaper

COSTUME VELVET, 1898
Yard wide, the desirable shades.
fast pile and silky finish, $500
QuaJlty ............. $3.9S
SEAL PLUSH, 1896
So inches wide. very much in de-
mand for stoles and trimmings.
$1,000 quality 1895
SILK POPLiN, 98e
Yard wide, the good lustrous
kind; not a cheap imitation; this
quality was $1.59; now .... .98e
SILK CRYSTAL CORDS, csc
Most all colors but not a large
quantity, broken lot to close
at this price .............9 CSC
GEoRGETTE CREPE, $1.ea
40 inches wide, all silk and a
genuine indestructible Crepe
Georgette; all colors; $3.50 quail
1ty; now ................ .$1.9S
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-06
SILK SHIFTING, S1.c5

SILK SHIRTtNG, $1.25
32 inches wide, beautiful stripes,
for Mems Shirts, makes an ideal
Christmas gift. $500 quality;
SILK sRoADcLoTH, $1.es
A better quality of Silk Shifting.
the kind that has been $500 a
yard; now .$1.9S
CREPE DE CHINE SHIFTING
The famous Eagle Crepe, the
finest shifting made; sold re-
Gently for $500 yd.; now $2.es
BLACK SATIN DUCHESS, $2.es
No better quality than this, until
recently sold for $3.50 a yard:
CREPE DE CHINE, $1.98
40 inches wide, extra heavy, all
silk in every imaginable shade;
this quality was $500; now $1.e8
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-06

NATURAL PoNGEE SILK, SOC
Imported Jap Pongee, all silk.
$1.00 was the price; now 500
4o-INcH TAFFETA SILK, 1898
Pure dye Taffeta in navy or
black only, $500 was the recent
price; now on sale for -. 1898
SATIN MESSALINE, s1.sa
Yard wide, all silk, complete
line of colors; this quality sold
recently for $500 and $3.50;
now .S1.9S
LINING SATINS, S1.ea
Yard wide. all colors, this is a
genuine bargain, the price on
today's market is more than our
sale price ................$ 1.98
LINING SILKS. SIPS
Yard wide, fancy lining Silks,
$500 was the price; now SIPS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-06

Year.
The CotiIlion club will have a dane
ing party in the Odd Fellows hall
Tuesday. The club is under the direc-
ton of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Koip.
CONTINUED on Page Five)
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pretty home wedding was solemn
ized Sunday evening at O'Clock at the
country home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Allen near Middleboro when their
daughter, Miss Ethel Allen, and Fred
Davis, son OF Mr. and Mrs. James
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-06

Davis. of New Paris, were married in
the presence of members Of the i'm
mediate families. Chrysanthemums
and ferns in festoons and clusters
made a pretty setting for the cere-
mony. Mrs. Fred Vaurnaus, sister of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-06

I the bride, played the wedding march.
| The service was read by the Rev. l..
S. Ulmer, of Chester. The bride wore
| a becoming gown of wine colored silk.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Davis will reside at Get
| tysburg. O.. after the first of the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-06
WOODEN DRESS GOODS
Handkerchiefs
for Christmas

Boxed Handkerchief or single
Handkerchiefs for women. men
and children. Priced exceeding
ly cheap-1oc, 15c, Csc, 35c, SOC
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-28

OF the Pennsylvania State Bankers
Association, said $4,000, 100000 of
securities in the United States are
Today exempt from taxation. That
amount nearly equals all of the rail-
road property in the country and is
more than twice as great as the
farm products that are annually
sold" said he, adding that in addi-
tion there were nearly s25, 600, 900 900
OF federal bonds partially or wholly
tax exempt.
The great injustice Of tax ex-
emption was not brought home to
our taxpayers until It became ap-
parent that it defeats the purpose of
tao graduated income tax he con
tinued. TAX free securities drift in
To the Golfers of the rich, thus en-
hbling them to evade the payment or
the heavy income taxes contemplated
by law.
The public Is compelled to paw in
Two ways for the tax exemption
privilege granted the favored ones.
oy increased taxation and by in
creased cost OF living"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-28
FARM STRIKE HITS BANKS.
Two More North Dakota Institution.
Forced TO Ciose

Two More North Dakota institutions
Forced to Close.
Minot, N. D., Dec. 2S.-The First
Farmers Bank Of this city was closed
yesterday because Of depleted re-
serve The First Security Bank at
Carpio. which with the First Farmers
Bank here is owned by the Savings
and Loan Trust Company Of Minot.
also closed. G. A. Ebbert, general
manager Of the trust company. said
the two banks We're closed because of
the refusal of farmers to sell grain
and liquidate their notes. He said
they unquestionably would be reop-
ened.
It was announced at Fargo. follow
ing word Of the closing Of the two
banks, that the Peoples State bank at
Hatton was closed last Thursday.
Two other banks in the state that
have closed since the state banking
department recently adopted tho poll
cy OF making no announcement con-
cernin9 closed banks are tho State
Bank OF Milton at Milton and the
Merchants State bank at Napoleon.
Twenty North Dakota banks
hive closed because Of depleted re-
serves In the last six weeks.
n. II. Bergh. former cashier of the
closed First National Bank Of Town
er, Nd, waived preliminary exami-
nation when arraiEned today before
C. a. Fouts. United States commits
sioner at Towner, on charges OF en-
bezzlement and falsification Of rec
ords.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-28
Old Question Il lssus.
GIRL DIES SAVING LIVES.
Hit by Falling Brick After Arousir

Hit by Falling Brick After Arousina
Inmates Of Factory Buildlnu.
Chicago, Dec. 2S.--MisS Maud
Geering, II years old, of 1160 North
Maplewood avenue, the sole support
Of a widowed mother, lost her life
saving other girl employees late yes4
terday afternoon, when fire destroyed
i've story brick building occupied
by the Coates s. Burchard company.
public appraisers and engineers az
1875 West Elm street.
-Four men-three Of them dromeu
i-were hurt seriously by falling walls
and In a collision between street
car and a fire truck answering the;
alarm.
The fire, which Is believed 10 have
started by the explosion OF q boiler,
was discovered shortly before 4:3W
o'clock. The flames raced up the ele-t
vator shaft and spread thru tho'
building. Three, hundred girl emsI
ployes fed to the street. many OF
them without their wraps.
A report was received at the East
Chicago avenue station that q num-
Der Of persons had been trapped in
the building and Capt Dennis Malloy
and Lieut.. William O'Brien hurried
to the scene with every available
policeman. Just as they arrived
Miss Geering staggered out Of ths
smoke filled building and sank un-
consciaous to the. sidewalk. As SOON
as the fire had been discovered sha
had rushed thru the offices on the
third floor giving the warning and
making certain that all OF the girls
escaped.
She waited too long and was struck
on the head by a falling brick as she
groped her way along the smoke
filled stairway. Pedestrians picked
her up and carried her into the home
of Mrs. D. K. Young, 10 West Elm
street. where first aid was admin
istered. Captain Malloy ordered her
taken to the Passavant hospital.
where she died.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-28
FAvoRs HARDING's PLAN.
Macomber Says League 10 Dead and
Wants U. s. to Go Ahead,
By Associated Press

+ Ancao,
BY Associated Press.
Marion, O., Dec. 2s.-United States
Senator Porter Macomber. of North
Dakota. the only republican member
Of the senate who voted for ratif1ca-
tior Of the Versailles treaty and
league Of nations without reserva
'tions. today advised President Elect
Harding to go ahead with his prop
osition for form atom of an associa-
ton OF nations independent of the
league, as he considered the league
dead 50 far as ,thc United States is
concerned.
Senator MacoH. Der said he did not
recommend any definite plan for an
association of nations, but urged the
formation Of some sort of an interna
tional tribunal to which nations
could submit questions of differences
Tor arbitration before going to war.
He said he also talked over tariff
legislation with the president elect.
A plea for appointment Of former
service men to a cabinet position
was made of Senator Harding today
by John j. Maher. of Lincoln, Neb,
one of the organizers Of the American
Legion, who also discussed the SOL
dicrs' bonus proposition with the
president-elec
Mr. Maher asked specifically that
Col Theodore Roosevelt be appointed
to some cabinet position or be given
an assistants position under one Of
the cabinet officers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-28
MISSING BALLOON
MAY BE LOCATED
Di'"ctor Of Dominion Meteorological
Bureau Says II is Certain That
Gas Bag Was Carried Into Temi-
as'anine Region, At Head Of Of
tswa River.

BY Associated Press
OTTAWA, Ont. Dec. 2s.-The mtss-
ing United Staten navy balloon
A55as. which hoatsd away from
ttoclsaway naval air station, New
York., On Dec. 10 and was swallowed
by the mists OF the mort hland after be-
Ing last sighted at Wells, II. Y, is be-
lieve.d to have descended near Lake
Telniskaming. 200 miles northwest Of
here.
The latest surmise az to the where
abenlts of the lost bqlloon with Its
three occupants, all naval officers.
who were engaged in meteorological
exploration, was received here today
FROM Sir Rupert Sturpart, director OF
the Dominion meteorological bureau
at Toronto.
Sir Rupert reported that a careful
analysis of winds and other atmos-
pheric conditions obtained during the
fight made it certainty that the
gas bag has been carried into the
Terniskaming region. Lake Tennis
kan1ing is an elongated body OF water
forming part of the Quebec Ontario
line ut the head waters Of the OF
tawL river