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Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13
WANT FLOATING !,
, APARTMENT HOUSES
lRy United Pressl

MARTINEZ, CAL, Dec. 13. To
relieve the housing situation in this
city, r. H. Wright, president of the
chamber of commerce, has wired the
United States shipping board re-
questing the use Of nine 940O ton
freighters in Southampton Bay for
use as floating apartment houses.
The ships are said to have been DIS
carded, but are said to be valued at
fifteen million dollars.
Prof. Condit is visiting fig sections
of Merced county and encouraging
production Of finer output.
The Terra Bella farm center is dis
cussing advisability Of thorough win
ter irrigation Of vineyards.
The California Peach and Fig
Growers Association has bought the
Hansen fruit packing plant at Fresno.
Turkey raisers at Mcfarland, Fres-
no county, report contracts for
Christmas turkeys at 65 cents dress
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13

Batteries: Mexicali-Toake and
Teran. FL Centro-Livingston and
Tacl.ejt.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13

At Fl Centro-EI Ccn.ro
Mawic-li g
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
NEW BILL FOR $500
BONUS TO SOLDIERS

Bonuses of 500 for every officer,
enlisted man. nurse and field clerk
who served at least two months in the
war with Germany are proposed in
a bill introduced in the House yester-
day by Representative Luther W.
Mott. Republican. Of New York, mem
Der of the Ways and Means Com
mittec.
The hill provides for tax of one
half Of one per cent on all sales, ex-
cepting direct transactions between
farmer and consumer. which would be
known as the Victory Tax" Tho
Treasury Department would he au-
thorized to issue certificates Of indebt.
edness to pay the bonuses and these
certificates would be retired and paid
when the amount Seceived from tho
tax, which is TO be collected monthly
is sufficient.
The additional pay, according 10 Mr.
Mott, will amount to something less
than 81, 800 ooo.OoO. while il is estimated
that the tax on. sales would produce
81. $50 600 900 in a year, SO that il would
probably be in effect only about ter
months"
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
STATE REGIMENTS
FOR $4,000 RECRUITS

Every effective agency whicl -
help the csusc, the pulpit r. --'.--
liberty loan agents. soldier or 1-f-
zations and the activities Of .-rt
officers and their commands ir
several States will be utilize
col. r. a. Trsub - secure
enlistments in the army by IN,
of March.
cot. Traub'S plan is ." have
York regiments literally CONT
Of New Workers and 50 on thr .-1
all the States. In this way
pride is to be invoked and a
will be created that will Eer0
all time when the country Eo-ds
an army.
A special smash for recruits Is TO
be conducted during the week be-
ginning on George wsshingtons
Birthday.
Col. Trsub said that governors
Of States and the militar" '~----s
in the .-sr a.. -
pledged t.a-v u.4t-a- as.l.7s. .rr
the comp q" - - ID. .'r
taking.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
CLOTHING
SIGNAL A
= = SEAPLANE
Rodman Wanamaker and
Five Others Tell of
Thrilling Trip.
tBy Herald Leased Wire1

Palm Beach. Fla. Jan. 2s.-Rod-
man Wanamaker. I'd. and his FIVE
companions who came ashore at
Nero, 20 miles north Of Palm Beach
last night on board a disabled hy-
droplane. had most thrilling ex-
perience in their twenty-six- hour
struggle to reach the shore after
the jamming of a valve on the plane
forced the party to make a sea
landing Monday afternoon.
They were unable to complete re-
pairs before Tuesday morning.
Then it was found that the plane
was waterlogged and could not rise.
To make matters worse. a southeast
wind piled UP waves twenty feet
high which threatened to swamp
the plane.
In order to steady their fimsy
vessel. members of the party crawl
ed out on either wing and dashed
themselves to the struts with ropes.
Late Monday night a steamer was
sighted about a mile of and the
young men, in a desperate effort
to attract attention of .the ships
crew, soaked their clothes in gas
oline and set fire to them, waving
the garments as torches, but got
no sign Of recognition from the ship.
The party reached shore in their
underclothing and arrived at their
homes this morning in clothing
purchased at Stuart.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
MACHINE GUNS
FOR N. Y.COPS
Regiment of 1000 Patrol
men Sharpshooters Be-
ing Formed for Drill.
nv Herald Leased Wire }

New York. Jan. 2S.-That New
York City is preparing to protect
itself in any possible emergency
became evident today. when il was
learned that the police department
is arranging for the organization
of a regiment of sharpshooters, to-
gether with four machine gun
squads.
There will be 1000 patrolmen in
the regiment. 100 to be recruited
from each of the ten patrol squad
rons into which the uniformed
branch of the department is now
divided.
The work of organization will be
in charge of Acting Police Captain
Charles Schofield. He will be as
sisted in the training by policeme n
who served as officers with the A.
f.. +.
About three-fourths of the regi-
ment of 1000 men to be selected
have had military experience.
The men will be trained at the
armory of the Thirteenth Regi-
ment, Coast Artillery, Brooklyn.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
AERONAUTIC COURSE
ABSURD, SAYS NEW

The whole course of the government
i'll dealing with seronautics has been
absurd" Senator New, Indiana. Re
publican, declared in the Senate yes
terday, i'm ur ;iny favorable action on
his bill to create a separate executive
department of seronaltics. The meas
ure was debated but no action was
taken.
The entire air strength and factory
capacity built up during the war has
been practically "dissipated." Senator
New said.
The whole course of the United
States in dealing with aeronautics has
been close to the absurd. and quite
devoid of credit 10 u.s." Senator New
said,
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
R1dlcrlized Labor Drifts
10 Grips With Government
Throughout the Old World

and his destructive theory of gov
ernment Is even opposed by ltaly's
official Socialists,
The italian Leninites are not only
hostile to his anarchistic program.
but Jealous of his presumption to rev.
olutionary leadership Curiously, they
are inclined to support Premier Nitti
in his test Of strength with Malates-
tian anarchy, Grave disorders have
already taken place in Piedmont, Tus-
cany and Lombardy and not little
blood has been spilled.
Nitti Masters situation.
However. the situation has not
yet gotten out of Nittis hands, and
Malatesta and his followers have
purposely been given wide latitude.
An unmobilized army Is still at the
Premier's call. and should general
revolution seem imminent, the SOL
diery would be turned on the revo-
lutionistS But all signs point to
the seriousness of present condi-
tions, not the least OF which is the
Jugoslav rejection of the allied ul-
timatum on Fiume. Jugoslavia has
taken sudden advantage Of Italy's
internal disturbance to spar on the
Adriatic question. notwithstanding
initial Indications to the contrary.
Thousands of Italian girls and
women. were called to the factories
by war Some of these were en-
gagged in profitable occupations.
which died with the armistice.
Others were unwillingiy forced to
relinquish their labor and high
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
Lothario Who Lent
Money on Corpse
. Pays Heart Balm
Settles $4,000 Breach Of
Promise Suit for
1856.

Hackensack, N. j., Jan. 2s.-The
$4,000 suit for breach Of promise
brought by Miss Mary Lillian
Phipps. Teaneck society bud. against
William Russell Smith, dry goods
merchant and Sunday schol teach
er' was compromised today in the
circuit court for ss.s25. Miss Phipps
had presented some forty ardent
love letters from Smith in support
OF her claim for heart balm. One
OF these messages read:
Sweetheart: Do the birds tell
you? Do the flowers through their
beauty tell you / love you! Thea
the world is happy place for you.
l want our love. l most perfectly
live In the lives OF Balzac's grea
characters Raphael and Louis Lam
bert. 1 lived q riotous life. Love
dissipated and died by inches al
ternately in the most glorious and
most wretched manner possible"
'<htCi nave eCCAi
the whole world. l have learned
all the languages and lived aft,
Chinaman money and taken hit
every manner. l have loaned a
in an Arabs tent on the security
of his bare word. l have signed
contracts in every capital of Eu-
rope. l have left my gold without
hesitation in a savage's wigwam:
1 have begged my bread. l saw the
licentious days of the regency. I
am now a centurian with a couple
of years to spare and a millionaire
to boot"
Miss Phipps said Smith broke
their engagement by telephoning:
I'm through with you. Lillian.
You told friends OF mine I was a
greenhorn and a boob"
1t is understood that Miss Phipps
gave back all of Smiths letters in
return for the payment arranged
in court
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
Near Death from Poison,
N. c. Boy Leaves Letter

Baltimore, Md, Jan. S-Thouxht ia
have taken a number of bichloride
tablets. Robert Redwing, q. Monroe,
N. c.. was found in his room in the
Hotel Joyce, early this morning in a
condition. His condi-
tion Is critical. On the bureau in
Redwing's room was found a letter
addressed to Mai. W. c. Heath. Mon
roe. N. c.. evidently close friend. in
which the young man refers affcc-
tionately to his family and requests
that Heath break the news to them.
In a final sentence of farewell to
the latter. Redwing refers to young
woman in Clarksburg. W. Va, to
whom he said he had been engaged.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
Family Needs $2,243.94
Yearly, Miners Cite

That the average family requires an
ircome of s2,eGs.a a year for support
on an American standard of health
and comfort was the principal feature
Of testimony presented by the United
Mine Workers TO the Bitiminous Coal
Commission yesterday.
The miners, in their plea for in
creased wages. cited this figure as
having been advanced after careful
study by Prof. w. r. Ogburn. formerly
National War Labor Board expert, at
resent a member of the faculty OF
Columbia University.
Figures were presented by the
miners to show that there are 3o4
working days in the year for the av-
erage bituminous worker. and that IL
the miner worked steadily throughout
the year at the present wage rate. mis-
annual income would be only $1,Sso.
This is s723.s4 less than the amount
said to be necessary by Prof. ogburn.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
Child Denies Her Mother
After 9-Year Court Fight

Baltimore, Jan. 2S.-Damares Eas-
ton. %. pretty New York dancer
and actress. is heartbroken tonirh,
after her efforts Of nine years TO
obtain custody Of her daughter. no~
II. proved unavailing when the child
in court today said she would rather
remain with her foster parents. Mr..
and Mrs James o. King. Of German
town, Nd. than return to her
mother.
when Judge Gorter. in tho City
Court. upheld the child's decision.
the young mother tainted.
Deserted before the chiId's birth.
at the age Of two the baby wa,
placed in a children's home in
Brooklyn. N. Y. by her father with
out the mothers knowledge.
During the intervening years un-
Til several days ago when iutle
Marjorie appeared in court. the
mother had not been permitted to
see her.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
Says Terminal Taxis
.Monopoize Station

Charges that the Terminal Taxicab
Co. is monopolizing al traffic priv
ileges at the Union Station were made
by Representative Allen T. Treadway.
Of Massachusetts,, in a letter to Maj.
Pullman, superintendent of police,
which the Massachusetts Representa-
tive read on the floor of the House
yesterday.
Briefly. the situation is this" said
Mr.. Treadway. THE main entrance
to the station is entirely roped on
from vehicular traffic. doubt IL there
Is another such case as this in the
country. The section to the left is
posted against parking vehicles. park
ing being only permitted to.the extreme
left end, away from all the business
part of the station. At the right patk-
ing is allowed only for the cabs Of the
Terminal Taxicab Company. A you
approach the entrance at the west end
two signs greet you by which you are
practically informed that unless you
are a patron Of the Terminal Taxicab
Company you are almost encroaching
on the right Of getting to the train .
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
Tammany Fights Governor
For Convention Delegates
tRy Herald Leased WIRE,

Albany. N. Y, Jan. Ex-Governor
Smiths plan for holding the Demo-
cratic State committee meeting to
name the big four" delegates to
the San Francisco convention a
week after the Republican commit
tee meeting has been upset and
Tammany Leader Murphy has fixed
the date for February S, at the
Hotel Knickerbecker. New York.
Opposition is developing upstate
against the reported intention of
the Governor to head the delegation
and make Bernard Baruch and
Thomas L. Chadbourne two of his
colleagues. Martin H. Glynn is said
to be assured of the backing of
many OF the rural Democrats as
one of the delegates The
upstate men also are inclined to Sc
lect their own district delegates.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
TREATY BACK
TO SENATE IF
PARLEY FAILS
Hitchcock to Call Pact for
Open Debate Unless
Conferees Agree. I
DOUBTS WILSON SHIFT
Rumor Has Bipartisan Com
mittee In Accord on l3
Reservations.

A final effort to harmonic the DIFF
ferences between the two opposing
treaty factions In the Senate will be
made today at a meeting Of the
bipartisan conciliation committee.
There were a number Of informal
conferences held yesterday among
the various groups which represent
the varying, treaty views in the Sem
ate. but nothing Of an official nature
was accomplished. Today's meeting
of the bipartisan conference will be
turning point in the progress of the
treaty through the Senate.
II some compromise or basis for
a compromise on reservations is not
reached as a result OF todays deIib-
erations. Senator Hitchcock, Admin.
istration spokesman for the treaty
Is expected to make good his threat
to ofier motion to call up the treaty
Tor debate on the floor of the Senate.
II the Hitchcock and Lodge forces
come to an agreement today that will
guarantee the sixty-four votes neces-
ssry for ratification. both leaders will
have departed from their expressions
OF yesterday to the effect that their
positions were unchanged. Senator
Hitchcock stated yesterday that the
Democrats could not and would not
fall in with the Lodge program and
inferred that il today's Cancellation
meeting is not fruitful of a gain
toward compromise. the Democrats
will refuse to indulge in further use
CONTINUED FROM pacE vIyI
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
Truce Saped Utter German
Rout BY Americans, Says
Neto Head of French Staff

concluded on November II, 1918.
four days later the German army
would have gone down TO the
greatest military defeat In the an
mails Of the world.
Real Military Victory.
Gen. Buat writes:
We must destroy the Legend of
military unvanquished Germany
and We must loudly proclaim that
IT Is not to a revolution that we
owe our victory. When the armis-
tice was signed the German army
was not the formidable one of
July Is. 1918 Then It numbered
eighty divisions. which had been
diminished under the aIlies' blows
to such an extent that IT was prac-
I.cally reduced to about fifteen re-
serve divisions. only two OF which
could have been throw Immediately
into battle. At the same hour, the
allies had more than one hundred
divisions.
lue fTdnCO-Amer1c8n &llAck
with thirty divisions which could
have been followed up by one OF
equal strength, was TO be ready
November IL to start from east OF
Metz and march to the Sarre and
the Rhine. Nothing could have
stopped it The German star knew
this so well that IL had ordered
the evacuation of Metz and Thion-
vile.
Terrible Defeat ThreateneA-
More than enc hundred and sixty
German divisions. scattered and ex-
hausted. would have had to retreat
between Dutch Amburg and the
Moselle river, pursued by the
Americans and French The Fran
co-American forces would have
counted their trophies by hundreds
Of thousands of men and by thou
sands of guns History has never
witnessed such a catastrophe as was
planned"
That is the truth and il il well
the truth should be known II the
war had LASTED only three weeks
more the German army would have
undergone a defeat without prece-
dent and the American army would
have won an unprecedented victory.
II means that il any people have
right to cry over the armistice
1t is the allies and not the Germans.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
N. Y. CITY SEES
START OF Big
DRY RAID
Enforcement Agents Seek.
ing Out Violators of
Federal aw.
(By Herald Leased Wire,

New York. Jan. 2s.-More than
$50 Federal prohibition agents.
many Of them veterans of moon
shine" raids, started out today
from their headquarters in the
customs house on a general drive
against vio.lsoIs of the Eighteenth
amendment in New York City.
Onicials in charge OF the raid said
that today marked the beginning
Of the real campaign to enforce the
prohibition law.
The agents went about their
work in groups. The group lead
ers, men especially trained for the
work in hand, were armed with
complaints marking the places
against which violations have been
reported.
The drive today was the resul;
of a conference held last night be-
~. en- Federal Prohibition Con:nis
sioner Kramer, who came here
from Washington, and James ;
Shevlin. supervising Federal pro'
iIibition agent in this city. The
two officials at this meeting WORKED
out the details of the raids.
Every nook and crany where vio-
lators of the federal prohibition
law were reported to have been
busy will be visited by the agents,
and the officials expect surprising
results from the drive. they said.
The force of operatives employed
under Shevlin was increased today
by eighty and will be raised to a
strength OF 200 before the end of
the week.
II was learned at the Offices Of
the Internal Revenue department,
that only about a dozen druggists
have qualified for permits in the
section of Manhattan below Twenty
Fourth street. Approximately 200
have qualified in the district above
Twenty Fourth street.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
RESPITE GIVEN
MRS. KATE UHL
Trial of Woman for Killing
Baltimore Youth Is
Postponed.

Cumberland. Nd. Jan. 2s.-The
trial of Mrs Kate Uhl. wife of Mer-
win Uhl. who is charged with MUIR
der of Bryan Pownall. which was
scheduled to begin in the criminal
court Of this city tomorrow morn.
ing. has been postponed until next
Tuesday States Attorney Fuller
Barnard. jr.. Of Allegany county. in
asking for the posfponement. said
certain developments made it neces-
sary for him to have more time in
which to prepare The case. He
refused to say what the develop
ments were.
Mrs. Uhl Is charged with stabbing
to death Bryan Pownall. % years
old. in her apartment on the morn
ing of December 81. She said ct
the time that Pownall. who lived
with his Uncle in another apart
ment in the same house. made ad-
vances to her the night before and
that her husband. who saw Pown-
all leave their apartment, suspected
her of wrong doing and ordered her
10 leave the house.
She said she invited PownaIl to
her apartment and stabbed him
when he refused to tell her hus-
band she had done nothing wrong
and that he. ,Pownall. had attempted
to force his attentions upon her.
On the other hand. relatives Of
Pownall said. just after the crime,
that the woman stabbed him be-
cause he refused to elope with her.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
REWARDCREW
OF POWHATAN
Twenty Dollars Paid to
Each Man-Bonus Of
Month Recommended.

One months bonus for every
member OF the crew. that saved the
Powhatan is recommended 20 the
War Department by the L. S mill
tary representative at Halifax
A telegram concerning the e1-
periences OF the Powhatan received
from Halifax yesterday says that so
was Immediately paid to every one
OF the crew of the Powhatan and
the conduct of all concerned was
praised very highly.
The War Department denies the
various stories which have indi-
Gated that there was something
wrong with the Povhatan's ma
chinery when she left port.
The Official account received yes
terday says: Capt Randall and
Chief Engineer Baker emphattcally
and Indignantly deny story of unsea p
worthiness of ship when leaving
New York. Condition of Powhatan
thought TO he due 20 combination of
circumstances. chief of which was
giving way of a coal bunker which
clogged hilGcs and broke ash
ejector pumps. This let in about
two feet of water in freroor. which
with ship rolling loosened floor
plates evidently breaking cupboard
hose connections letting in more
water"
Tn" War Department says that
within eight days the Powhstsn will
be sufficiently repaired to permit
her return 10 New York.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
~ STEPHEN LANzANxE.

Paris. Jan. 81 have before me
advance proofs Of the first au-
thoritative book written on the
war. Its title Is 'Ludendorff,Ia and
the author Is Gen. Buat. who in
1918 was q major general In the
French army and one of the prin-
cipsl assistants to Foch and Pc
tain. His appointment as chief Of
the general stan Of the French
army takes effect today.
Several times in his book, Gen.
Buat pays high tribute to the
lighting qualities and marvellous
efficiency of the American army.
especially during part of the cam
paign of 1918.
The most striking part of the
volume, however. is where this
French major general. with su-
preme authority attached to his
name and function. demonstrates
that IL the armistice had not been
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
hy JOHN HEARLEY,

Throughout the Old worid labor Is
pulling and often leading government
by the nose. Industrial difhculties
are Increasing and multiplying in sTe-
den. Spain. Germany India and Italy,
especially Sensing the Worldwide
situation. international iaborites meet
ing at Paris have publicly declared
against Bolshevism
Attempts are being made to use
Italy's railroad strike as handle
for revolution. as / predicted Two
weeks ago. Enrieo MaIatesta- once a
prince now an anarchist. has returned
from exile in England Within a
month he has stirred nofthern and
central Italy into industrial foment
He out-Bolsheviks the Bolsheviki,
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
Anti-Smokins Bill Loses
In South Carolina House

Columbia, S. c.. Jan. 8.-The South
Caroline house of representatives
today by unanimous vote. rejected
the anti nicotine bill passed last week
by the senate.
The defeated measure would have
prohibited the using of tobacco in
public dining rooms and restaurants.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
Detroit Council Votes
For Ford's Street Car

Detroit. Mich. Jan. 2s.-Mayor
Couzens' s15.ooo.ooo municipal own
ership street railway plan, including
use of Henry Ford's gasoline street
car has been approved unanimously
by the city council and is now ready
for the vote by the people April 5.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
One Dead, 3 IN Hospital
After Eating Canned Corn

Pittsburgh. Jan. 3.-Ptomaine poi
soning from canned corn caused the
death here today Of HiIda Nestman.
aged 4 Her father. Herman J. Nest
man. her mother and brother. Wolfe.
Z. are in a critical condition at local
hospital
With their throats paraiyzed. little
hope is held out for their recovery.
In similar cases. doctors say. death
is due TO suffocation.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-29
Hunters IN Nova Scotia
XIII Many Moose and Deer

Halifax, n. s., Jan 2S.-Fourteen
hundred moose and 1850 deer were
shot in Nova Scotia by hunters dur
ing the season of 1919. according
to a government report today. or
these, nonresident hunters bagged
1900 moose and 1850 deer.