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Evening journal., 1920-09-10

the receiver; i3 per cent moving from
the point OF loading or unloading 70
the terminal where 10 is put into
train or onto a transfer track, III per
cent In a train moving from one term
inal TO another; and 9 per cent laid
up for repairs. You, as shippers and
receivers OF freight. can effect a sub
stantial reduction in the 81 per cent /;
and the railroads can effect an equally
substantial reduction in the 43 per
cent
"You can load and unload your cars
promptly II you will. AS a rule the
railroads allow you as hours free time
10 load your cars and as hours 20 I'M
load them before making any charge
for demurrage. II you will use only
One-half OF this time. thus releas ng
your cars in one day instead Of two,
and in addition will order according to
your loading capacity, restrict your
car order 10 tOday's program, avoid
the duplication Of car orders, a.
avoid the use Of ears for storage pur-
poses, you should be able TO reduce
the tine chat the average freight ear
spends in your hands from 81 per
cent TO % per cent OF It's total time,
and thus add 360OO cars 90 the
available car supply
The average freight car makes 20
round trips each year. BY reducing
the time needed for each trip 10 per
cent, you will enable the car 10 make
y round trips each year This is
equivalent TO adding 70 per cent Of
10000 cars, or 10000 cars 20 ihj
available car supply
"The average capacity Of the freight
cars OF the country is ii6 tons. Some
Evening journal., 1920-09-10

unanimously adopted a program Tor
speeding up car movement and in
creasing car efficiency In which they
undertake. with the cooperation OF
the public 90 Secure for the country
as a whole An average daily mini
mum movement OF freight ears Of
not less than 30 miles per day: an
average loading OF 30 tons per car /.
reduction Of bad order cars 90 max
imum Of per cclt. of tOial owned .
an early and substantial reduction In
The number OF locomotives now unit
for service; more effective efforts 90
bring about the return OF cars TO the
owner roads.
"You can help 20 reduce the pres
cnt excessive number OF bad Ordt =
cars The last monthly report sub
mitled by the carriers show "a per
cent bad order cars In the United
States as against 81 per cent at the
beginning Of federal control, an in
crease OF 5000 cans unni FOR use
and actually out OF service. 70 should
ordinarily be possible 10 keep the
number Of bad order cars below
per cent OF the total number owned
] and. If that condii on could be- brought
Evening journal., 1920-09-10

about today, u would result In i'm
mcdiaiely making effective on the
railroads as a whole In The United
states mOor than 1900 cars that are
"r'v out OF service because unit 10
run. 8kEfN
ION can help the railroads 10 .
luce the number of bad order cars
by loading your cars carefully so as
lo avoid the injuries 10 the car that
frequently result from the shifting OF
freight In transit"
Evening journal., 1920-09-10
Friends School
Fourth and West SITS.
WILMINGTON, DEL
Delaware's Leading Preparatory
School

A faculty OF "a trained teachers.
Excellent equipment. Thorough in
struction A school that takes boys
and girls al six years Of age and in a
cOngenial atmosphere under the
charge Of specially trained men and
women without loss Of time through
change Of schools flts them for col-
lege or business. Primary, lnlermed-
late and High School departments.
Auto bus provided for the younger
children. Catalog on request. Offlce
open on and after Sept. Z. Fall ses-
Won begins Sept. 20.
iERSCHEL A. NORRIS, A. M,
Principal.
Evening journal., 1920-09-10
"NONEMBER IT. TO III .....,
NAME or PARIS STREET

pARIS-The paris Municipal coun-
ell Is planning on naming one ei. me
sireels Of plrs NlNemp'r II u,
CONNECTION with the Armisiice nay
fetes this fall.
Evening journal., 1920-09-10
CANDY COOKS SCARCE,
III COURT FREES HIM,

SACRAMENrO-"Caldy cooks Is
scarce pleaded G. H. Lees boss TO
lhe Judge ln view of the scarci.y,
The Judge turned Lee loose afrr a
niehi In the hoozegow occasloned by
me zoo. liberal use of iachass brandy
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
IN -. CENTRO CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY,
Holy Week A I
St. Mary's Church

This week is observed as Holy
week in the Catholic church through
out the world. All the ceremonies of
the church are of sacred and pro-
foundly solemn character, indicative
of the passion and death of the Savior
of mankind.
The following order of services is
being carried out at st. Mary's
Catholic church.
Holy Thursday. April Mass and
Procession at a. m. Confessions
before Mass. Lenten devolions at
1880 p. m.
Good Friday. April 2.-Mass of the
Presanctified at Z a. m. Veneration
of the Holy Cross all day. Lenten de-
votions at 1880 p. m.
Holy Saturday, April 3.-Blessings
and Mass at a. m. Confessions at
2 p. m. and at Z p. m.
Easter Sunday, April 4.-Confes-
sions at 1880 a. m. High Mass with
sermon at $3.50 a. m. Low Mass with
sermon at 1920 a. m. Rosary and
benediction at 1880 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
UNBORN CHILD CAN
SUE FOR DAMAGES

OMAHA. Neb., April Am unborn
child is a legal entity, capable of suf-
fering and suing, Judge C. w. Sears
ruled today.
Judge Sears quashed a demurrer of
the city's traction company to suit
brought on behalf of little Miss Liblin,
who charged she suffered prenatal
injury in traction accident.
Mrs. John Liblin, the mother, suf-
fered bump on the head in the ac-
cident. When her baby was born, it
was marked with a lump on it's head,
similar to the one raised on the
mother. Mrs. Liblin, on behalf of the
child, brought suit for $4,000.
The baby's plea was that it was a
regular paid up passenger on the
street car under the rule providing
that children under five may ride free
when accompanied by parent.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
BEE RESTAURANT
SCENE OF SCRAP

A Mexican named Diaz will prob
ably be charged with assault with a
deadly weapon, as result of the in
cident which occurred in the Bee Cafe
Carl Tracy following his discharge.
The Mexican was employed in the
restaurant as dishwasher and was
told by the chef to get his money.
He left the kitchen and started for
the front of the cafe and turning
he brandished a knife at the chef,
barely missing him. The chef had a
cleaver in his hand which he was
about to throw when Chief Oliver and
Deputy Dewitt who were eating in the
restaurant, interferred, placing the
Mexican under arrest.
He is held pending action.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
SIMON H|NTED
AS SUCCESSOR
TO JUDGE SWING
District Attorney May Thr0lC
Hat in Ring for Judgship;
TlUo Years Ago Said He
Wanted Position.

Considerable speculation is being
indulged in by Imperial county attor-
neys over who will become successor
to Judge Phil d. Swing, now that he
has announced that he will not be a
candidate for reelection. stating that
he has been glad of the opportunity
of serving the people of the county
but that the office involves financial
sacrifice which is too great. He ex-
poets to return to private practice. :.
The name of District Attorney f.
r. Simon is mentioned along with that
of Walter B. Kibbey. who is now in
Washington, as possible candidates.
Because of the fact that the district
attorney over a year ago declined to
become a candirate for the office of
district attorney but announced that
he would be candidate for the Judge
ship, Mr.. Simon's announcement is
expected in due time.
Mr.. Kibbey's attitude is unknown.
There are also ether prospective cam
ddates from Brawley and Calexico,
and the race for Judge is expected TO
be a merry one.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
ABANDON DEMAND

BERLIN, April France has
abandoned her demand to occupy the
neutral zone and has consented to
grant Germany from two to three
weeks to employ strong force in the
disturbed Ruhr area, according to an
announcement made to the National
Assembly today by Chancellor Mueller.
The chancellor referred to the sit
uation in the Ruhr territory and
the threats of general strike as an
answer to the alleged military action.
He declared that the ministry of de-
fense had given orders for the avoid
ance Of all unnecessary harshness and
he must contradict the allegations
that the executive authorities were
thirsting for the blood of the workers.
He then made his announcement re-
garding the abandonment by France
of her demand for the occupation of
the neutral zone and added.
"In the period allotted US we can
restore constitutional order"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
SOCIALISTS
OUSTED BY
NEW YORK
ASSEMBLY
Five Members Are Depriv-
ed of Their Seats; the Ma
jOrities FavOring Unseat-
ing Socialists We're Sub
stantial. It'd ~

ALBANY, N. Y, April live
socialists. Louis Waldman. August
CIaessens, Charles Solomon, Samuel
A. Dewitt and Samuel Orr, all of
New York city, and the entire dele
cation of their party in the New
York assembly, were expelled from
the legislature today.
: The majorities in favor of unseat-
ing the men who were suspended on
the opening day of the session on
charges of disloyalty, were substan-
tial.
The voting came after % hours of
oratory, parliamentary wrangling and
filibustering.
Owing to the fact that the men
were expelled after midnight, March
81, there can be no special elections to
fill seats in the assembly unless an
extraordinary session Of the legisla-
ture is convened.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
TORTURED WIFE
STAYS HUSBAND
Who ABUSED HER
WestmOrland Scene of Fatal
Shooting Early Today; -Four
Children Fatherless; Wife
COnfesses Firing Death Shot.

Mrs. William Powell, age %, and
colored, shot and killed her husband
William Powell, aged 35, on their
early this morning following quar-
rel, when he threatened to take her
life with 38 caliber Colt revolver
that he had been carrying with him for
the past three days for that purpose,
according to the story told by the
woman 10 Cndcr Sheriff Harry Bs.liiss.
this morning.
Mrs. Williams stated that her hus-
band had been unusually ugly toward
her during the past few days and said
on a number of occasions that he was
going to kill her. This morning he
woke up and began the day as usual,
she AYERS. Mrs. Williams is about to
become mother and stated that she
could stand it no longer as he ran
about the house waving the gun in the
air and cursing at the top of his voice
She ran to the kitchen and picking up
a shot gun which stood against the
door, went out the rear door and
around the house. Her husband was
standing in the front room with his
back to her. Approaching him and
at distance of II feet, she fired, she
says, the shot taking effect in the back
of the head. He died instantly.
The sheriff's office was notified and
Under Sheriff Barker and Deputy
Griffin rushed to the scene. The
woman explained the details to the
officers and gave herself up, asking
to be allowed to remain at home until
this afternoon so that she might ar
range for the care of her four chill
dren.
The body of the dead man is at the
undertaking parlors of Shafer &
Lemons
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
Southwest League
Convention Opens
(BY Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, April 1. Ting
League of the Southwest. which has,
as its object the reclamation and con-
troll of the Colorado river irrigable
lands, opened four day convention
here today. Mayor Snyder of Los
Angeles opened the convention and
President Won Kleinsmidt responded
Governor VIM. Stephens welcomed
the hundreds of delegates.
A large number of delegates from
Imperial Valley are present. Among
them are the entire board of the I'm
perial Irrigation district, J. F. Sey-
mour, Jr., of the Associated Chambers
Of Commerce and others.
All actions of the convention effect
ing the Imperial valley will be closely
watched by the representatives from
the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
'KINCAID BILL is
UP BEFORE SENATE

A telegram from Walter B. Kibbey
at Washington this morning brought
the information that the senate inves-
tigating committee has reported favor
ably on the Kincaid bill and that Sen
ator Phelan will in all probability
bring the matter before the senate to-
morrow.
Mr.. Kibbey's telegram is in direct
contrast to statements made before
the irrigation district board that the
senate would refuse to act on the
bill.
Favorable action is >expectd at an
early date.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
End Of War Resolution Is Reported
Fauorably by House Committee, IL too
By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON April 1.-The republican leaders resolution
declaring with Germany ended reported to the
affairs committee by strict party vote
6 to IL.
Republican leaders plan bring Friday under special
rule with the hope of final action before adjournment that day.
called that this would be Good Friday and that
declared on Good Friday three years ago
The resolution provides for certain reciprocal trading with
Germany and for repeal of the presidents
allows Germany As days after its adoption which to
claims against the United States which
could have asserted under the Treaty of Versailles
penalty of $4,000 provided in of violation of the
of the resolution trading.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
JACK JOHNSON
AGREES TO FIGHT
FULTON OR MORRIS
Former Worlds Champion
Signs Up to Meet Either
Fred Fulton or Carl Morris
Within 80 Days at Mericali..

A Mexicali syndicate headed by
Fred Dato today signed up Jack John
son, former worlds heavyweight
champion. for finish fight with either
Fred Fulton, who is now supposed to
be at Tia Juana, or Carl Morris, former
white hope" who is now in Arizona.
The fight will take place some time
within the next 90 days.
Johnson is also signed up for an
all-around exhibition in the Mexicali
bull ring Sunday afternoon at 8 o'clock
He will punch the bag, attempt to
down bull and do some other physi-
cal stunts.
Preparations for big time are be-
ing made in Mexicali.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
CHICAGO EMPLOYEES
STILL ON A STRIKE
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, April I.-The city
clerks, stenographers and bookkeepers
of this city are still on strike. At
the meeting of the city council the
question of more pay. in accordance
with their demands was taken up for
consideration. The firemen met to-
day to take final action and it is said
that 80 per cent of them will resign
if refused the $500 per year increase.
Seventy-four food inspectors have de-
cided to strike, and the members of
the engineers, craftsmen and archi-
tects union have declared that they
will strike unless given a substantial
raise. The garbage collectors and
200 sewer workers are still out.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
j. {, TROOPS
TO
v Il S D \
ALONE
Marshal FOch Cannot Order
Americans About; U. S.
General Has Authority to
Repel Attack or Safeguard
American Troops.
(By Associated Press)

IBy ASsOcl5ted Press1
WASHINGTON. April 1.-Ameri-
can troops on the Rhine are subject
only to orders from the president of
the United States as commander in
chief of the array, President Wilson
wrote congress today in response to
a resolution of inquiry adopted by
the house.
He said Marshal Foch had no au
thority over the Americans.
Major General Allen commanding
them chad full authority to utilize the
troops for the police of the occupied
for the preservation of order
and to repel any attack which may bs
made on him"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
JOHN X. MULLEN'S
CONDITION BETTER

The condition Of John X. Mullen,
Denver capitalist, who is critically i'll
at the FL Centre hospital. this morning
was improved. He spent a comfort
able night and appeared much re-
freshed this morning.
Two other daughters of Mr.. Mullen,
Mrs. Katherine NJ. O'Connor and Mrs.
May M. Tettemer of Denver, and Mrs.
Charles Dunn Of Denver are enroute
to FL Centre and are expected here
some time today.
Attending physicians were hopeful
that Mr.. Mullen will fully recover. He
is very weak and has been unable to
eat for several days.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
JAPANESE FORCES
WILL STAY IN EAST

HONOLULU, April General
Baron Uehala, chief of the military
general staff. announced that "Japa-
nese forces will be retained in Siberia
for the protection of life and property
of Japanese subjects as well as for ma
tional defense" according to Toxic
cable to the Japanese newspaper,
Hochi. here.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
CATTLEMEN TO MEET
AT BRAWLEY APRIL 3

Arrangements have been completed
for the big meeting of cattlemen to be
held on April 10 at Brawley. Letters
to the headquarters of the California
Cattlemen's association indicate that
the attendance will be large. Fred H.
Bixby. president of the association is
expected to be the principal speaker.
The San Diego meeting on April 3,
and the Brawley meeting on April 10
will be the last two county meetings
held by the association prior to the
semi-annual convention, which opens
at Los Angeles on April Is. These
two meetings will carry considerable
weight in determining policies to be
adopted at the convention.
The Imperial county cattlemen will
consider such matters as marketing
the cattle during the glut season, eff
fort to popularize the cheaper cuts of
meat, amendments to the hide and
brand bill and fence laws, coyote boun-
ties and auction sales of prime cattle
in cooperation with the farm bureau.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
STATE TRIES TO PROVE
BABIES STRUCK, SICK.
MEN MALTREATED
BY Associated Pressl

TOMBSTONE, Ariz., April 1.-Inti-
nation that the state will trv to prove
that sick men were dragged from their
beds and babies struck with butts of
guns during the Bisbee deportation
was given today by County Attornev
French during the cross examination
of Harry Wheeler. former sheriff of
Cochise county, at the trial of Harry
Wooten, charged with kidnapping in
connection with the de~ortations.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
MISSISSIPPI TURNS
DOWN SUFFRAGE
(By Associated Press)

JACKSON, April Identification of
the Woman's suffrage amendment will
be taken up late today by the house
of the Mississippi legislature. The
resolution passed the senate yesterday.
When it was finally taken up the
Mississippi legislature in the lower
house refused to ratifY the amendment.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
STALLED,
NOT ENOUGH men
lRy Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, April Rear Adj
miral Fullam, testifying before the
senate committee, investigating the
navy's conduct during the war, de-
clared because Of the departments
"indifferences,' no effort was made
for preparedness before the war.
The admiral stated that when he
went to the Pacific fleet in 1915 it was
undermined and that they could not
move the ships from the docks.
The only persons who would listen
to his pleas for more men and material
for preparedness were Under Secre-
tary of the Navy Roosevelt and menu
bers of the general board, Fullam said.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
NEW OIL COMPANY
DRILLING FOR WATER

The Salton Sea Oil and Gas company
today began the drilling for water on
it's acreage near the Brawley we'll,
northwest of Brawley, according to
word reaching this city.
The new company expects to have
a drill on the ground drilling for oil
within the next four weeks.
The organization is similar to the
present Browley well.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
HUNDREDS DIE
IN RED BA TIE
(By Associated Press)

lBy Associated Press)
HONOLULU, April 1.-Seven hun
dred Japanese troops and civilians
were killed in two-day battle with
Russian bolshevik forces at Nikolaivsk,
Siberia. according to Toxic dispatch
to Japanese paper here.
VLADIVOSTOK, April ALL ST.
IBERIA will be placed under the soviet
form of government today when the
communist party opens a convention
at Nikolsk, near here. Two-thirds of
the districts of the eastern part of
the country have already adopted the
soviet form.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
TRIAL RESUMED
(By Associated Press)

ST. LOUIS, APRIL 1.-The trial of
Ursula Broderick, 16, was resumed in
the juvenile court today. The state is
attempting to show she shot and killed
her father while he slept.
She says she killed him to protect
herself against criminal assault.
-Four years ago the girl shot and
killed her father, Thomas p. Broderick
but was exonerated by coroner's jury
when it was addused she fired to pro-
tect her mother.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
AMERICA ABSENT

TBy :
WASHINGTON, April The
United States will not be represented
at the peace conference when it meets
at San Reno, Italy, today it was said
at the state department.
1t was explained this country has
not been officially represented in the
conference since -.sder Secretary
Frank Polk and the other peace dele
gates left Paris.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
ADRIFT 16 HOURS
(By Associated Press)

BALTIMORE, April AFTER be-
ing adrift in a seaplane for Is hours
without food or water, Major Sidney
f. Parker. British officer, and Miss
Blanche Frazer were picked up by the
steamer Hilton off the coast Of Flor
ida. They were fog bound enroute
from Palm Beach to the Bahamas
Saturday, j
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
FIRST MOVE TAKEN

COPENHAGEN, April 1.-The first
move toward putting into effect a
general strike has been ordered by
the Danish trade unions in protest
against the refusal Of King Kristian
to reinstate the dismissed ministry,
was made by bakers of Copenhagen. q
number of whom quit today. The
stokers of four Danish steamers also
struck.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
RAISE GRANTED

(By Associated Press)
DENVER, April 1.-Plasterers were
granted a wage increase to $40 per
day. Carpenters denied increase at
50. They struck this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
NOTIFY D'ANNUNZIO

(By ASSOClated PTeSSJ
TRIESTE, April 1.-The Italian
government has notified DAnnunzio
that it will have to accept President
Wilson's project for settlement of
the Adriatic question.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
WORKERS STRIKE

(By Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-Most
of the planning mill workers in Cali
fornia struck today for a raise from
$3.50 to So per day.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
CONTINUE STRIKE

ESSEN, Germany, April Ia de-
cision to continue the general strike
here has been reached by the workers
committee in view of the failure to
reach a settlement with the govern
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
WILSON MAKES NO
EFFORT TO PREVENT
NAME ON BALLOT
(By Associated Press)


WASHINGTON. April 1.-Presi-
dent Wilson took no steps to prevent
his name from appearing on the
presidential primary in Georgia, it is
said at the White House today.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
ExlM|STS
IN EONTROL
| Y R j H R
SECTION
First Move Towards Gen.
eral Strike in Copenhagen
is Taken by WOrkmen;
General Strike at Essen
Has Been Ordered.
(By Associated Press)

Nby ASsUCIdteu tSsI = q = !.
THE HAGUE. April Most Of
the towns in the Ruhr district are
in the power of the extremists who
are forcing the workers to leave
their jobs and join the red army.
according to the Dutch press.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01

NEWPORT NEWS-You can
bet your last dollar that society
buds of Washington are a bit en-
vious of the honor handed to Mrs.
E. Brooke Lee. daughter-in-law
of Senator Blair Lee OF Maryland.
She ds to christen the new super
dreadnaught Maryland. when that
ship slides into the water here
this month. The Maryland will
be one OF the greatest warshipS
atioat.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-01
BULLET
(By Associated Press)

(Dy Associated fFeSSJ
LONDON, April Ian Mac
PhersOn, chief secretary for Ireland,
has resigned his office and the resig-
nation has been accepted, it was an
nOunced this afternoon.
KANSAS CITY, April 1.-Two
armed men in an auto held up a
messenger for Swift & Co., on the
Twenty third street viaduct today
and escaped with bag containing
$45,84O.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-Indict.
ments against four persons were re-
turned today by the District of CO.
lumbia Supreme court grand jury
investigating an alleged leak in the
United States Supreme court de-
cisiOn last November in the Southern
Pacific oil lands case.
WASHINGTON, April Han
son Gary of Texas, now consul gen.
eral at Cairo. was nominated as
minister to Switzerland today. He
will succeed Pleaxant A. StOvall of
Georgia, recently resigned.
NEW YORK. April 1.-The ma
rine workers affiliatiOn issued
general strike order effective on all
boats except ferries Immediately.
The ferry workers were ordered to
quit at 8 100 tonight. The union an
nounces that 5000 would obey the
order and would tie up 40 per cent
Of tho tot al ha rhOr traffic m