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New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
Miners Re~elect Lewis

INDIANAPOLIS. Inj., Dec. ls.-Un-o-c
Official returns received from all oveE.o
the country indicate the reelection OF =,
John L. Lewis as president of the -"
United Mine Workers OF America over
Robert H. Harlin, OF Washington, &c
cording to a statement issued from in
ternationsl headquarters to-day. Of
Gals of the union also said Phllin
Murray was far ahead of Alexander. 80
Howat, of Kansas, for the Office Of i,,I<
ternational vice president. =
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
Relief Ordered From Eriva,l

CONTANTINOPLE, Dec. lS.-The Ar
menian government, acting on orders
from Moscow, has notified the admin
istration of the American Commission
for Relief in the Near East to with
draw from Erivan, the Armenian cap
tal, it is declared in advices reaching
here.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19

Telegraphic communications with some
sections have been interrupted. Late
messages indicate that the provinces of
Mendoza, San Juan, La Rioja. San Luis
and Cordoba felt the shocks.
ROME. Dec. 1s.-New earthquake
shocks have completed the destruction
OF the Albanian village OF Tepeleni,
thirty-two miles southeast of Avlona.
according to reports from Brindisi.
twenty-five persons arc known to have
lost their lives. Exact details of the
situation have not been learned.
Adyices state that Commander Pag-
liaro, his two daughters, seventeen
sailors and two non-commissioned Of
iicers lost their lives on the island of
Saseno, at the entrance Of the Bay of
Avlona, when the latest earthquake
took place. The tremor was accom-
panied by tidal wave, and land slides
buried the house in which the COM
mander lived. 1t is said the hospital
on the Island Of Saseno has disap-
Deared
New-York tribune., 1920-12-19
'"y Found in Telephone
,, booth at Newark Identified

Azssnfy Z. Berngtcin; of 1923 First
h.n..' Jesterday identified the four
teisaa,ssaohths-old baby boy found in q
lav 'sohs ,, booth ~ Newark last Sun
Frs,nsaas a. William Neuraann, son Of Mrs
sfs.' aa Asnmann, Of 12a East Eighty.
- 20 street, Manhattan.
sesss ss'nstfin 13n Said that the baby had
Il M p'sseo In his raothcr's care when
sav ~ofEesn days old. Lat Satpr-
~ ..s said, Jfs. Aeunaun came for
Ael..apy, saying that her gistcr had
s''sa VI ADOPT II.
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~ u" fe'., i"s~ some yaiuabts kssusako
ss>as H.,<' ', stnna IN In The Triiune.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
LARGE AUDIENCE
CREETS DIR. EVANS

DR.. Silas Evans delivered an inspiring
address at the high school last evening
on Abraham Lincoln He pointed out
that Lincoln the foremost democrat was
elected republican president by split
in the democratic party. Our present
chief executive was elected by split in
the republican party.
He said Lincoln was a thinker. He
thought out the issues of his day and
they We're real issues. Unlike so many
men who know what they think he
thought what he knew
DIR. Evans said that there are real
issues today what to do with our rail-
roads and our position in world affairs
being two OF them. The speaker took
OCCASION to refer to Woodrow Wilson as
a president who thinks to Theodore
Roosevelt as man of the Lincoln type
and to Herbert Hoover as one who, like
Lincoln, thinks what he knows, does
not go about advertising the fact that
he is a hundred per cent American or
decrying the Reds but comes back to
us with full knowledge from a wide and
successful experience of world affairs.
DR.. Evans is president Of Occidental
College. The lecture was given as a
number in the lyceum course being
sponsored this year by the Knights of
Pythias and was highly enjoyed by
those fortunate enough to hear it.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14

Editorial

One of the most Important meet
ings i'm the history Of Imperial
county is being held at Imperial
this afternoon. Scores Of dele
gates from all sections of the coun-
ty are to meet and take action on
the acts of the county highway
commission.
1t is regrettabIe that such sit
uatiOn has arisen. but the commits
sion itself is responsible. The COM
mission 4ust now pay the penalty.
The meeting this afternoon will
undoubtedly take steps TO secure
early construction Of highways, to
provide for the honest and fair adj
ministratiOn of highway funds and
square dealing with contractors. 1t
is also very probable that demand
will be made for the designations
of the commissioners.
The Press has published charge
after charge against the commits
sion. None of these have been
answered. Casey Abbott, from afar,
alone of the commissioners has offer
eu W d1OW 1lIfIScI ~ Dt uutSiiOIl-
ed. F. S. Lack. when Press rep.
resentative endeavOred to talk to
him several days, ago, politely told
him what he thought of this paper.
CIhis doesn't worry us).
l.. j. Thomas hesitatingly admit
ted that the commission might
have been little slow and that was
as far as he would go.
This paper is satisfied beyond
doubt that it would be unwise, to
express a situation i'm polite terms,
to allow the present commission
to spend one cent of county high
way funds. They have demonstrate
ed beyond a doubt that as a com
mission they are willing to become
4 party to shady deals, to play fay-
orites, to be guilty of suspicious
acts and to be SO Outrageous.y in
efficient that they must make way
for business mans board, COM
posed of men whose integrity is
above question.
The meeting this afternoon will
in all probability de,aapG that this
body step down ana oui. The cOun.
ty will back the delegates in this
action.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
FARM BUREAU
DEMANDS THAT
BOARD RESIGN

Late yesterday afternoon the Imper-
ial county farm bureau board of direc-
tors passed resolution demanding
the resignation of the members of the
county highway commission.
The farm bureau representing the
most progressive farmers in the Valley
thus followed the lead of other leading
commercial and civic organizations
which have demanded that the present
board step down and out
The resolution was as follows:
RESOLVED, That the Imperial coun-
ty farm bureau demands of the county
highway commissions, in the name of
common justice to the tax payers of the
county, that they resign; and that the
county supervisors be asked to appoint
new commission, one member of
which shall be farmer, to be nominal
ed by the county farm bureau Be it
further
RESOLVED, That copies of this res
olution be sent to each member of the
county highway commission each mem
ber of the board of supervisors and
COPIES to all county papers.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
BELCIANS LET BIG
ENGINE CONTRACT

LONDON, Feb. 14.-A British firm
has just secured from the Belgian gov
ernment the major portion OF a contract
for $50 locomotive engines which was
on the point of being wholly placed in
Americas according to announcement
in the press. An order has been placed
here for 200 large locomotives, it is stat
ed. The contract involves the sum of
100000 pounds sterling and it is claim
ed that this is the largest for this type
of engine yer placed in the history of
engineering.
1t was reported a few weeks ago that
the Belgian government was in the
market for 750 locomotives. Later it
was announced that contracts for $50
of them had been obtained by two of
the leading American locomotive manu-
facturers with an option for so more at
a total cost of 11,600,O0O, or $58,5OO
for each locomotive.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
CHARGE
DISMISSED
AGAINST
HILL
City Council Believes Chief
and His Son Innocent; Not
on Bond of Son at Present;
To Probe Other Charges.

The bribery charge against Chief
of Police c. +. Hill, brought i'm the
justice court OH warrant signed
By Harry Barker, was dismissed
tfiis morning by District Attorney
f. X. Simon.
THE charge was practically the same
as that returned by the grand jury in
an Indictment. and for this reason was
dismissed" declared the district attor-
ney
Members of the city council believe
that Chief Hill and his son are not
guilty, and it was for this reason that
Messrs. Watkins, Sones, Reams and
Bucklin went on the bond of his son, e.
w. Hill, against whom an Indictment
was also filed for the night before he
secured bond from bonding company,
it was explained this morning.
Interesting revelations are expected
at the trial. the date Tor which has not
yet been set. In t.li3 connection it Is
ntimated that the former chief of po
lice "linows lot and that his attorney
]. +. Seymour speaking for him merely
said, 'When the proper time comes, he
will spare no one"
1t is generally understood that the
vice probe will be continued with a
new grand jury which will be appointed
within a few days.
Those in close touch with the situa-
ton are confident that the probe has
thus far extended only to FL Centre and
that conditions in other Valley cities
will be investigated in due time
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
MURDERED IN
COLD BLOOD
OFFICIALS
CHARGE
Lake Fears Lynching Over
Shooting of Partin; Win
terhaven Tense with Ex-
citement and Fear; Bullet
Fired from II Feet Dis
tant.

Fred Lake. slayer Of j. A. Partin,
has appealed to the sheriff's Office
for protection, fearing lynching at
Winterhaven. according to word
brought to this city today.
Residents of the little town along
the Colorado are insensed to the point
of madness at what they term the cold
blooded Staying of the deputy sheriff
1T was cold-blodded murder" de-
clared Sheriff Chas. Applestll this
morning, ''he was shot from behind,
through the back with 32 calibre au-
tomato. Lake was not more than IL
feet away when he fired the fatal
shot,
The preliminary hearing is being
held at Winterhaven today with Deputy
District Attorney Chas. Scott in charge
sfor the state. What the results of the
hearing We're had not been learned late
this afternoon.
1T looks like the rope" We're the sig
nificant words over wire to Ell Centro
this morning.
The shooting occurred about II
o'clock and afterwards Lake is said to
have calmly walked into restaurant
and ordered luncheon.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
WHEAT GIVES WAY TO BARLEY PASTURE
WHEN GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE IS GONE

Owing to the need for plowing up
vast acreages of ground in the Valley
last year for the planting of cotton and
early vegetables, the Valley has depend
ed upon barley pastures more eXtens-
lively than during any other previous
year in it's history, according to DIR. w.
o. Johnson, county farm advisor.
In DR.. Johnson's opinion, there will
be a decrease Of approximately one
third in the wheat areas this year due
to the removal by the government of
the guaranteed price for that commodi
ty offered during the war. Last year, it
is said there We're about $4,000 acres
planted to wheat. 1t is expected this
falling off in wheat growing will have a
very material effect on the milling in
dustry of the Valley.
All told last year, there were about
$4,000 acres put in barley, while the
crop this year yill average from 10000
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
Inx Day Hits
Woodbury. Hard

Friday the 13.
Long will be the day ere Mister Harry
Woodbury., manager of the Ell Centro
Arena will forget that eventful date,
and this morning solemnly swore that
from now on he was going to remain in
bed when next Friday the Is comes
around.
1t all came about like this
A broken hand put frankie Jones on
the sick list.
Carter heard of the ''rep" behind Joe
Flyn and decided" that he had better
not step in the ring.
An auto wreck on the highway put
Johnny Garcia and Young Sweeney in
the hospital.
Other attractions put kink into the
attendance.
The other remaining troubles are too
numerous to mention.
The matches that We're on the card
are as follows:
Battling Segie VS.. Soldier McCloud
Segie won a decision over his man.
Willie Williams and Kid Chapman
fought three rounds of their scheduled
four round bout
The Battle Royal was all Willie's.
Charlie Woods and Young Mandot
boxed to a draw. Woods was billed for
the main event, but owing to the acci'
dent matched up with the Mex.
Willie Williams was called upon to
preform again, taking Wap Flynn on
for four rounds. The bout was n draw
Flynn put up good scrap but had his
hands full for Williams outweighed him
better than 20 pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
<s-TElsGH H9sE

to $4,000 acres. A much better grade OF
seed barley is promised for the present
year, as growers are planting the Beldi
and Mariout varieties recently tested
out under the auspices of the Universe
ty of California experimental farm at
Davis, where it was found these var
ieties yielded from five to 20 per cent
heavier crop than the old California
barley, according to DIR. Johnson.
Most of the Valleys barley is grown
in the more northerly sections and, ac-
cording to present Indications. il prom.
ises to be bumper crop. In some fields
ii is already heading out, and with the
indications for an early spring the May
crop promises to surpass anything In
the history of the Valley.
According to the best obtainable fig-
ures last years crop totalled about 100,.
600 ton and will be far exceeded this
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
MEETS CALEXICO c. OF G.
Especial to The Press

CALENfCO, Feb. 1.-THE chamber
of commerce and the highway commits
sion met this morning in this city and
passed resolution commencing the
people on the action they have taken in
regard to the way they have endeavor-
ed to correct many of the faults arous-
ing out of the actions of the highway
commission during the past few weeks.
Resolutions were also adopted recon-
mending that the highway commission
open proposals so that the Topeka paw
ing could be bid on and other compan-
les might enter bids for the contract
ing to be done soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
Chamber Backs
Irrigation Board

The chamber of commerce is solidly
back of the board of directors of the
district in resolving to con-
Sfnue the fight for the Kettner bill.
The farm bureau directors yesterday
sent strong kilograms to the delega ton
in Washington as did the American
Legion.
The chamber Of commerce. telegram
is as follows:
Ell Centro, Cal, Feb. IA, 1920.
j. E. Davis, In care of
Messrs. McPherrin and Kibbey,
Washington, d. c.
Attitude of district is to continue
fight for Kettner bilr and chamber
absolutely stands with district be-
lieving that it would be dangerous to
adopt any other plan at this time
and cause insufferable delay. Express
our views to Kettner.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.,
BY Clifford Coggins, President.
The telegram from the American
Legion is as follows;
Ell Centre, Calf, Feb 13, 1920.
Walter 3. Kibbey,
Washington Hotel, Washington.
Reference Mondell proposal we
are at a loss to understand change
of attitude of Arid Lands Commit
tee. Looks like political move to
delay action on bill until after
election. Executive committee our
post last night discussed proposal
and feel if accepted efforts in secur-
ing support of other posts and ma
tional body wasted. Believe Kettner
should call bill out of committee
with best recommendation possible
and fight it out on floor. If Rose
proposal stumbling block and arid
lands committee thinks his claim
equitable district should, and after
conference today we believe will,
purchase his contract. Feel our
position with Legion as whole de-
mands we fight to last ditch for bill
they have approved and that fight
now more effective than after elec-
ton. Foregoing is suggestion only,
not final and not criticism your ac-
ton. Our knowledge of situation
limited. Suggest you wire more de-
tails of cause for change in attitude
and your idea of our views.
BARRY.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
NEW ENGLE ON
MYSTERY MURDER
Especial to The Press


CALENICO Feb. IA new angle
was put on last nights mystery muir
der, when the canal was drained and
the body of Francisco Romera was
found near the seven foot droy, three
and one-half miles from CaleXico.
1t was first thought that Romero had
taken young girl out riding in ma
chine he had borrowed from A. Gustin
Najabal, a friend, and killed her, but
when the canal was drained today and
the body of Romero found the mystery
sunk a notch deeper. Later a warrant
sworn out by Justice of the Peace
Frank Roach, placed Najabal under ar
rest charged with the murder.
Coroner Peterson was summoned to
CaleXico to hold an Inquest over the
body, with hopes of finding a possible
solution of the mystery.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
BROTHER OF ]. S.
LAREW FOUND DEAD

City Attorney John S. Larew has re-
turned from MADEIRA where he was call
ed by the sudden death of his brother,
w. II. Larew, a prominent attorney
who was found dead in his chair at his
office the morning of February 8,
Mr. Larew had lived in MADEIRA 20
years and was one of the best known
citizens in that section of the state. The
cause of his death is believed to have
been suffocation as he had gone to office
lighted a small gas heater and closed
the door and window and afterwards
falling asleep.
City Attorney Larew attended the
funeral. The death of his brother was
a sudden shock to him as we'll as to
the members of the large family.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
MRS. MARY THING
DIES IN CALEXICO

Mrs Mary e. Thing, age "a years,
passed away at her home in Calexico
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Thing is one of the early pio-
neers in the Valley coming to this sec
ton Ia years ago, and settling in Cal
exico, living in that city nearly all of
the time. She has been very active in
church work and until the last few
years was one of the leading workers
in the Woman's Improvement Club.
The services were conducted from the
undertaking parlors Of Shafer and
Lemons this afternoon at $50 o'clock,
Reverend r. L. Glasby, of Calexico, Of
ficiating Interment at Evergreen.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
SOFT COAL HIGH
In SOUTH AMERICA
(Rv Associated Press)

SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 14.-Soft coal
sells in Chile at about $25 a ton, al
though the cost of it's production is said
to be about $500 ton at the most. The
deficit in the. earnings of the railways
is attributed here to the high price of
coal.
Three of the four big coal companies
which heretofore worked the mines of
soft coal in Arauco province, have lately
combined. She coal production of Chile
amounts to about 100000 tons year
while the country needs 5000, 900 tons.
The coal deposits of Chile are said
barely to have been touched owing to
lack of capital.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
GERMAN LIBRARIES
SHORT FINANCIALLY
(By Associated Press)

BERLIN, Feb. 14-German libraries
and scientific publications are suffer
ing from lack of funds. The Privy
Councillor, Won Harnack announced at
a meeting of the Berlin University that
that the state library could no longer
purchase any books and magazines. He
said that scientific magazines in Ger
many are gradually dying, that scien-
tific monographs could no longer be
published, since the spport of the
academies has ceased and that German
scientific books were going abroad in
great numbers.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
SEC. LANSING
REBUKED BY
" Il S 0 \,
QUITS
Others Will Resign, White
House States; Sensational
Developments follow Lam
sings Row with Wilson:
Of Long Standing.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-Rebuk.
ed by President Wilson for calling
cabinet meetings during his illness
Secretary Lansing has resigned.
The president has accepted the
resignation with appreciation" and
Lansing becomes the second secre.
tary of state to leave the admins.
tratiOn over q disa greement with
his chief
Although the correspondence he.
tween Lansing and the president makes
the calling of cabinet meeting Incl.
dent which led directly to the secre.
tary's resignation, persons ON the inside
of the administration say that was only
an incident and that the reasons for the
break go back over a period of many
months and come from fundamental
differences of opinion in policy.
Won't Discuss 1t
The disagreement of the president
and Mr.. Lansing even antedates the
entry of the United States into the
war.
81 am not going to discuss the Ian
sing-Wilson controversy, the letters
speak for themselves" Secretary Tum-
ulty said today.
The relations between the two men
almost reached breaking point in 1917
when Secretary Lansing issued his eel
ebrated statement saying the United
States was daily being drawn nearer
the war.
No More designations
There will be no more designations
from the cabinet as the result of the
of the Lansing incident it was said at
the White House today.
1t was said with a great degree of
authority that while the president and
Lansing were together in Paris, differ
ences developed when the president
went back to Paris last March and
found that during his brief absence in
the United States, Secretary Lansing
and other of the American mission had
agreed to have the peace terms and the
league of nations covenant separated
The situation then came very near a
breaking point and probably was
avoided then only because the president
thought it more important not to let
European statesmen see a split in the
American peace delegation.
However the incidents which came
was the sensational testimony of Will
liam C. Built one of the experts at
tached to the American Peace mission
before the senate foreign relations com
mittee. Built reading from a diary
quoted Secretary Lansing as having
told him he was out of sympathy with
the league of nations covenant.
The secretary did not repudiate
Bullit's statements.
Resume Meetings
There was no information available
at the White House as to the probable
successor to Lansing but the appoint
ment was expected to be made soon.
John Davis. ambassador to London
and Under-Secretary Polk are being
discussed.
The cabinet meetings will be resum
ed every soon" as announced some days
ago and President Wilson will preside
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
Frank Is Ne1U
City Marshall

James E. Frank was appointed city
marshall last evening by the city coun-
ell at a special meeting called to CON
slider this question. He has formerly
been special offer for the Orailroad.
When asked if his appointment was
permanent, Mayor Geo. Watkins said
this morning.
THE appointment was made subject
to the new council which will be elected
in 60 days. We did not wish to embar-
rass any future city officials, hence the
appointment will be until that time or
until Chief of Police Hill is proven
guilty or innocent.
''If Chief Hill is innocent the coun-
Gil will appoint him chief again
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
LANEASSUMES
BLAME WITH
LANS|N G..
EXPLAINS
Other Cabinet Members are
Equally Responsible, De-
clares Secretary of In
terror; All Members Con-
suited; All Washington Is
Stirred.
by Associated Press3

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4f-Secre-
tary of the Interior Franklin X.
Lane said today he consideIed him.
self "just as much responsible "as
Secretary Lansing for calling
cabinet meeting during the presi-
dents illness.
He said Secretary Lansing called him
on the telephone and obtained his ap.
proval of the idea before calling the
first meeting and presumably secured
the approval of the other cabinet men,
bers also'
"We all thought the meetings were
good thing" Secretary Lane said
They were often attended by Dr.
Grayson and messages were transmit
ted to the president on the questions
discussed The critical situation precip.
itated by the coal strike came up for
consideration as well as matters per-
tanning to industrial unrest.
II feel that 1 attended the meetings
on a full level of responsibility with Sec
retary Lansing, inasmuch as I agreed
to the advisability of their being held
Other members of the cabinet apparent
ly took the same position"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-14
WYOMING RATIFIES
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
(By Associated Press)

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 14-Wyom-
ing's first special session of the general
assembly has just closed after having
ratified the federal suffrage amend
ment passed law providing for the
formation of irrigation districts, appro-
priated $4,000 for relief of Wyoming
veterans Of the war, and sending a
memorial to congress condemning the
"dilatory procedure" of the federal
bureaus of soldiers compensation and
vocational training.
The session was notable in that near
ly every question which came up was
settled by a unanimous vote. Total apt
preparations for the session and relief
of the soldiers were $18,S50.