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OFFICER
WILL ASK PARDON

BRAWLEY, Dec. 3.-Efforts are
being made to secure for w. |. IIod-
ges, former police officer in Braw-
ley, a pardon from San Quentin
where he is now serving a sentence
on a charge of highway robbery, the
crime alleged to have been committed
in San Diego county.
The application will be presented
by Mrs. Hodges, now in Brawley,
where she is struggling to make .iY-
ing for herself and children.
The application will be based phi
marily upon sworn confession OF }.
l.. Nicholson, who completely exon
crates Hodges from any participation
in the crime. The confession goes
into detail, telling of the variou:
movements of Nicholson and shoWne
how Hodges had nothing whatever Il
do with the matter.
The story deals with moonshin(
whisky and the methods in vague IL
selling it in and around San Diego
Hodges contends that he is an limo
cent sufferer from a row among some
Imoonshiners.
Mrs. Hodges has good reason t.
believe that if the people here vii
give her some slight assistance sh
will be enabled to convince the gov
ernor that her husband is being he'll
lon a charge of which he is innocent
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03
YEH BO! LET'S co!
DOWN CAlEX|CO
TO GIVE EN- 900!
Rig Ball Game in Border TOlUn
Tomorrow Should Witness
OutpOuring of Fans

Tomorrow baseball fans of FL Cen
tro will go to Calexico to watch the
local team trounce the league leaders.
This game is the most decisive of any
yet played, as far as the situation in
Ell Centre is concerned. The Ell Cen
tro Senators have been consistently
winning recently, although they got
off to poor start, and the fans real
ize that now is the time to step out il,
front of the procession.
It is expected that the game will be
very close. Cooper and Billings will
be the batteries for the local team
and Cross and Leon will do the hon
ors for the Frontiersmen. These tw~
batteries are among the best in the
valley. Both Cooper and Cross COM
from the Northwestern league, and
both were star pitchers there. Cross
was later called to the Vernon Coast
league team. Leon has hardly a
stolen base against him, while his op-
ponent, Billings, was catcher for the
St. Louis Americans.
Ell Centro fans are becoming more
and more interested in baseball. With
the continued success of the team,
the enthusiasm for the national pas
time has grown until now every game
sees larger and larger crowds. Ell
Centro hopes to win tomorrow, and
feel confident that they can do so,
With this in mind, every fan is going
to the game tomorrow.
Steves Smoke Shop is furnishing a
number Of cars to take down prospec-
tive rooters who have no other way
to go. They ask that anyone who
has not some other means of trans
portation should meet at their place
of business in time to so down.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03
K. Of | WOMEN
IN ANNUAL
ELECTION
OFFICERS
Beautiful RituaIistic Cere-
mony by Pythian Sisters
Drill Team at Initiation of
Large Class of Ncvitiates

One OF the most interesting gather
ings in lodge circles recently was that
OF the women's auxiliary Of the
Knights of Pythias last Thursday eve
ming, the following report of which
was written by one of the young Ia
dies connected with the order:
The local Temple of Pythian Sisters
assembled in regular meeting last
Thursday night, and wonderful night
it was. The temple was called to
order promptly at eight o'clock for
the dispatch of its regular business.
The opening ceremonies were put on
in q manner to be proud of.
Directly after the opening cere-
monies the officers and team proceed
ed to initiate eighteen or twenty can
didates who were in waiting. The
team were uniformly dressed in white
Pekin silk, Canton crepe, or some
other such material, which made a
lovely effect. The team of twenty
four moved as one, not one out OF
step during the initiatory ceremony
which was very impressive, not alone
to the candidates, but to members as
we'll.
The first meeting in December be
ing the time set for nomination of of
ficers, the temple proceeded to elect
its officers for the ensuing year. The
following were elected unanimously
Mrs. F. G. Weir, most excellent
chief; Mrs. Marvin Moore, most eX-
Icellent senior; Mrs. Lulu Vayer, most
excellent junior; Mrs. Emery Girard
manager; Mrs. VIM. King, protector;
Mrs. Crandall, outside guard; Irene
Moffatt, mistress Of records and cor
Irespondence; Mrs. James Davis, mis-
tress of finance; Mrs. Romeo Smith
trustee, and Mrs. Perry Rogers, pres
correspondent. The foregoing officers
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03
TO MAKE RULES
TO FIGHT PESTS

Horticultural Commissioner T. w.
Waite will leave next Monday to at
tend meeting of the horticultural
commissioners of Southern California,
which is to be held in Los nAgeles
The object Of the meeting is to find a
uniform method for the control of
various sorts of vineyard pests. such
as the Phylloxera, or root aphis.
The meeting will be attended by
commissioners from seven counties,
Ventura, Riverside. San Bernardino,
Imperial, San Diego, Orange and Los
Angeles. While the root aphis is
quite a pest in some of these counties,
it has not yet made it's appearance in
Imperial. 1t is the idea Of the meet
ing to discuss not only ways and
means of keeping the pets out of the
territory which it has not already in
vaded, but also to attempt to combat
it in those parts where it is found.
Signs are to be erected at each en-
trance to the valley, warning every
body coming in that all trees, vines,
fruits and seeds entering the valley
must be inspected by the horticultur-
al commissioner in accordance with
the state law. 1t is thought that these
signs, with strict enforcement of the
law, will do much toward checking
the importation Of uninspccted vines
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03
CORONER'S JURY
FINDS B OY is
WITHOUT BLAME
Death of@Jaspey District WON.
an Killed by automobile Was
Unavoidable accident

The coroner's jury at the inquest in
qliring into the death Of Mrs. +. 3.
Holt, who was killed late yesterday by
a car while crossing the road near the
Jasper school house, arrived at q ver
dict of accidental death about noon to-
day. The driver of the car, John
Morrison, was completely exoneratcd
at the hearing.
1t was brought out at the inquest
that Mrs. Holt, who IS Tie wife of d
rancher in that section, stepped out
from behind a car driven by Mr.. O. N.
Natho, another rancher, in the Jas
per district. A carload of bows were
approaching from the other direction
and failed to see her until about five
feet away because Of cloud of dust
raised by the first automobile.
Mrs. Holt had just got out of the
car her husband was driving, and he
proceeded up the road. He had gone
about fifty feet when he heard an out
cry behind him, and turned to see his
wife lying in the dust.
No funeral arrangements have vet
been made. The mother of Mrs. Holt
is expected down from Los Angeles
some time today.
The funeral services for Mrs. Holt,
it was announced late this afternoon,
will be held Monday afternoon at 2
O'Clock from Mulligan's funeral chap
|el. The interment will be at San
Bernardino.
The sympathy of scores of friends
ihave gone out to the bercaved hus-
band and fanny because of the awful
tragedy.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03
COMPLAINS TO COMMISSION

Wiley j. Gibson, operating an auto
mobile freight truck line between Ell
Centre and Holtville, filed complaints
with the Railroad Commission today
against Eugene Gretler and w. f.
Sewell, charging them with illegally
engaging in the automobile trans
pbrtation business. He asked that
the commission direct them to discon-
tinue operation and to require them
to show cause why they should moi
be punished for their alleged unlawful
acts.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03

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Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03
REAL ESTATE
N { \ FORM
EXCHANGE
\ { R {
El Centro Realtors Organize
to Become Part of State
Organization for Pros
perity and Good Times

AT meeting of the real estate men
of FL Centro last night, the repre-
sentative brokers of the city formed
the Ell Centro Real Estate Board, to
cooperate with the State Real Estate
Association for the purpose of rails
ing the standard of ethics Of the real
estate profession. Glenn d. viii
liams, secretary y-treasurer of the
state association, opened the meeting
with a glowing tribute to the wonder
full growth and progress of Imperial
Valley. formerly, he said. Il ass.
sociated Imperial Valley with revolu-
ton, because of its proximity to the
Mexican border, but since l have seen
it, it means not revolution, bat reve-
lation. do not believe that there is
anywhere in the state and county, or
any section of country, which can in
any way compare with the wonderful
progress which Imperial Valley has
made in the last ten years"
ler.gGh the aims of the California
Real Estate Association. at is the
aim of the association" he said, "to
l'raise the real estate profession to
the same high level as the profession
Of law or medicine. In the past, the
real estate man has been looked on
with more or less suspicion. We want
to take our profession out from IN
der that stigma
Following his discussion of the
aims and work of the Real Estate AS
sociation, there was general discus
sion of the ways and means of meet
ing the needs for better real estate
business. After discussing the real
estate mems code of ethics, it was de-
cided to form local realty board
along those lines.
Accordingly "a preliminary charter
was drawn up and signed, and organi-
zation of officers was completed Ray
Edgar, of Edgar Bros. Realty Co.,
was chosen president, and Henry c.
Loud was chosen secretary treasurer.
A constitution and bylaws will be
drawn up and presented to the board
at another meeting to be held next
Tuesday night at the Chamber of
/ Commerce rooms.
The following firms signed the
preliminary charter last night; Ed
gar Bros. Realty Co, Stanton & Zinn,
! P. c. Johnson, p. p. Pope, Valley
Land Company, Clarence f. Gage, II.
w. Brewer, and II. L. Loud. In adj
dition to these, Oscar Sweeney, the
Imperial Valley Abstract and Title
Company, and the Peoples Abstract
and Title Company indicated that they
would join Immediately, and it Is
thought that still more will have join
ed by the time the permanent organi-
zation is begun next Tuesday.
This afternoon a delegation from
FL Centre will accompany Mr.. VIII
liams to Calexico, where he will meet
with the real estate men Of the border
city and it is expected that an organ-
ization will be completed there.
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Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03

Smuggling by sirplane of imitation
American goods from Germany into
France is being investigated by the
French police. Gerfaans are alleged to
be smuggling counterfeit safety raz-
or blades and pencil gases INTO farls'
where street hawkers, sell them 1or
half the price of the gei1uine article
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03

Miss Frances Hamilton Shields,
who recently was decorated in France
with the cross of the Legion Of Honor,
is Virginia girl, 2l years old and
the youngest woman to receive The
honor. The recognition was for BRAY
cry and devotion to duty IN the hos
pital service of France during the war
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-29
old GIRL
KILLS HER MOTHER
(By Associated Press)

Steamboat Springs, Colo. Jan
29-The coroncr's office was in
formed today that the l5-year-old
daughter of Frank Mudra, miner,
killed her mother because the
latter objected to her accepting
the attentions of a ranch hand and
buried the body in refuse on ali
isolated ranch Is miles from Oak
Creek and kept it a secret for
three weeks. The mothers body
was found buried back Of a stable
at the Mudra home with a bullet
i'll the back. 1t is reported that
the girl yesterday walked over the
mountains Is miles to Oak Creek,
where her father has been at
work, saying her mother was i'll,
She accompanied her father home
and confessed. Officials are in
vestigating.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-29
Weather For Kentucky
Rain this afternoon and tonight;
colder in extreme west portion; Sun
day fair and much colder.
JOHNSON ATTACKS
JAP AGREEMENT

Washington, IAN. 29.-Bulletin,
Johnson, OF California,
today issued a statement CRITICS.
ing the reported agreement be-
tween the Japanese and American
ambassadors dealing with the
status of Japanese in America.
"Stripped Of diplomatic camou-
flage,' Johnson said that his in
formation was that it provided
for the repeal of California's anti
alien land laws. and Il new gentle
mems agreement for Japanese cx-
Clusion which does not exclude is
all that is proposed. said Johnson
Johnson asserted the new gen
tlcnen's agreement will be hon
Ored more in the breach than in
observance. The result will be
continued Japanese immigration.
lie asserted the Japanese protest
against American law is "dccmcG
Of sufficient gravity for Ameri,
can diplomats to agree to treaty
as Japan desired"
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-29
KILLED BY POLICE
MAN IN COURTROOM
by Associated Pres Sd

Glasgow, Ky, Jan. 29-fIvanS Bow
man, of TOmpkinsville. was shot and
killed in battle Friday afternoon
with Policeman Harry Collins in the
police court room while waiting for
the police judge to arrive. Both men
cmpted their revolvers, and the
benches of the court room were rid
died with bullets.
COlum Bowman, another brother Of
the dead man, was arrested this af,
tcrnOOn on Il peace warrant after il
had been reported that he had threat,
encd toskill the man who killed his
brother.
The first brother was arrested b.
the policeman several days ago ant
charged with carrying concealed s
deadly weapon.
Evans Bowman came here Friday
to attempt to give bond for him. n
was arrested by Collins, who took /;
pistol from him and took him to {
court room for trial on I; charge
carrying concealed deadly weapon.
The two men were awaiting the az
rival of the judge, when Bowman
drew from his pocket another pistol
one the policeman had overlooked
and began firing at Collins, whose
back was turned on him.
Collins then fired at Bowman, VIII
dropped behind Il bench. When Bow
man raised to fire again Collins shot
him through the left lung.
The policeman is a son of the late
Winston Collins, who was town mar
shall Of Glasgow for twenty years
He assumed his duties as policeman
january l.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-29
WACO

Mr.. d. u. Lowry, of Huntington, w.
Va, made brief visit here Thursday.
Quite number of our eighth grade
pupils are preparing to take the cOun-
ty examination Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. E. H. Bybee and Mrs CORN
ley, OF Richmond, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. j: A. Baumstark.
Mr.. Ed Wilson,, of Iowa, Mrs. Wills
of Winchester, Miss Kate Davis, and
Mr.. Quinn Davis, of Ravenna, were
here Monday to attend the funreal of
Roy Wilson, who died in Colorado
last week and was brought here for
burial.
Mr.. w. r. Cain made a business
trip to the mountains last week.
Mr.. Boyd Witt, of Station Camp, is
visiting his aunt, Mrs. G. w. Grin
stead.
Misses Mildred Bush and Kathryn
Grinstead have returned from Irvine,
where they visited Mr.. Walter Bush.
Miss MaryWilliams Bush and brother
Philip, accompanied them home.
In last weeks items, the Register
said DR.. Vardy Taylor had reported
four births since Xmas, when it
should have been fourteen.
The Community Club met last Fri
day evening at the Waco High School
with a large attendance and a SPLEEN
did program. Prof. Keith, of the
Normal, delivered an address. His
subject was America" which was
very much enjoyed and highly appre-
ciated by all present. We hope to
have Prof. Keith with US again in the
near future.
Quite number of BUR people at
tended the funeral of Jour highly es-
teefned citizen, Mr.. Dan Wallace, in
Richihond, Thursday. 81
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-29
LOCAL MARKETS
STILL OVER IS CENTS
Good Average is Maintained for
Weed Sales Here With Sew
eral High Crops

The average of the Richmond
tobacco market continues better
than SIS hundred pounds Re-
ports made TO Supervisor of Sales
Stone Norman for the entire per-
iod OF sales UP TO and including
Friday. January 2S, show sale of
2IO4.695 pounds for $425.OO5.9S,
or an average OF SISSY per hun
Idred pounds. The sales by houses
ere aS follows:
Home Tobacco Warehouse
Company, l.57l,02O pounds, S24O.-
111O7; Madison Tobacco Ware
house Company, 1.195,O75 pounds,
'$lS4.S94.SO.
Several extraordinarily good
crops were sold during the past
week. one farmer from Garrarl
county selling almost 1000
pounds at an average OF 40 cents
a found
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-29
PAINT LICK

Tom Logsdon made a stroke
with Il pcnknife while opening
goods and cut his leg below tho
knee. making an ugly place. but
medical attention was given and
he is getting along nicely.
James Ruckcr, Of Lexington
and Mr.. and Mrs. IIamm Ruckcr
OF Louisville, were guests of Mrs
|. {. kuckcr Sunday
Rev. II. n. Young is holding d
meeting ut Olive Hill.
Leslie Sloan, of Boyle county
was the guest Of friends here this
week.
DR.. J Patrick had an attack OF
appendicitis few days ago. We
hope he will recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walters Richards
of Richmond, called Thursday tc
see III. l.. Wallace, who has been
on the sick list.
Miss Mamie Sloan's pupils took
charge OF the chapel exercises OF,
Friday morning.
The first number of the lyceum
course was given to an apprecia-
tive audience Wednesday night.
William Colson, who has been
living with Mrs. Parker Anderson
the last year, had sale of per-
s 5. and has moved his fam
lily to Indiana.
Miss Cynthia Prewitt, who
was operated on for appendicitis
has returned from the Robinson
hospital-at Berea, and is innprov-
ing rapidly.
Miss Katherine Day, OF Win
chester, was the guest of Miss
Mary Mae Walker.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-29
VALLEY view

Miss Opal Broughton is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Ellis Brough-
ton, this week:
Master Ralph Taylor broke an
arm while coasting Wednesday.
The sled which he was on ran uil-
der a cow and the cow stepp, o.,
jllis. arm, causing the very rain
lful injury.
Misses Opal Broughton, Bonnie
Reece, Eva Perkins and Burdetta
Robinson spent Thursday after
noon in Nicholasville.
Mrs. II. Fl. Robinson and Mrs
Kathleen Broughton were shop
ping in Richmond Friday.
Miss Fairy Lee Nicholson, OF
Lexington, spent the weekend
with honiefolks.
Mr.. Shirley Williams spent the
afternoon in Lexington Monday.
Mrs. Thomas Dunn, OF Mem
lphis, Tenn, is with her mother
Mrs. Lyman Taylor, here for ar
lextenled visit.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-29
ROUND HILL MAN
MAKES ASSIGNMENT

June w. Virgins was named as
trustee for w. II. Smith, Round Hill
merchant, VINO has assigned for the
benefit of his creditors. The ap-
ECintlnent was made at a meeting
here Tuesday. Mr.. Virgins furnished
5000 bona with a surety company.
Mr.. Smiths assets are given as a
stock Cf goods, said to be worth $5,-
600, and about $4,000 worth of ac-
counts. His liabilities are about S.
900 due and house which he bought
but for which a deed had not been
friends are hoping he will soon "be
on his feet" again.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-29
Ike M!LlERyS GARAGE
YIELDS rs CASES

The Lexington papers say the raid
by prohibition officers was at the
home of Ike Miller, at Stop No. ., on
the Versailles pike.
The raidng party was led by Agent
J. ii. Hanlon. He was accompanied
by United States Deputy Marshal
David Reagan and Assistant Chief
Ernest Thompson, Detective Richarv'
Maloney and Thomas Donlan and Pa
trolman VIM. Doyle. The officers were
armed with a search warrant to
search all buildings on the Miller
farm.
Upon their arrival at Miller's place
they found all the barns and outbuild-
ings locked and nobody on the place
had Il key, it was said, and Mr.. Miller
was not at home. Agent Hanlon re-
ported these condition to Chief
Agent Mcfarland who joined the
raiding party and hour later and after
looking things over ordered the pad
lock on the garage broken.
Approximately % rases of whisky
had been uncascd and was wrapper in
paper and packed in burlap bags. Tho
remaining so cases were still in tho
original package. The entire lot was
piled in corner of the building and
covered with tarpaulin.
Authorities did not divulge the
name of the distllery at which the
whisky was produced but said it camo
from distillery near Frankfort. The
officers will continue their investiga-
ton in an effort to determine who is
responsible for the whisky being stor-
cd in the garage and how it found its
way from the distillery to what the
officers think was distributing head
quarters for bootleggers in Central
Kentucky"
Agent Hanlon has been making in
vestigation of the sources of the large
quantities of red liquor, known to
have been coming into Lexington for
several weeks, but it was not until
early this week that lead was OBJ
tanned that indicated that it might be
coming from Miller's place.
Miller had not been placed under
arrest at noon, but it was said that a
warrant charging him with unlawful
ly storing whisky will be issued al
once and served upon him.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-29
YOUNGSTERS TAKE
DIPLOMA EXAMS

A busy bunch Of youngsters
were taking the county COM
mon school diplomas examination
at the court house all day Friday.
Prof. Paris Is. Akin is in charge
OF the students, Of whom A are
tyhitc and four colorcd. Their
names and the schools they arc
from are as follows:
Ellen MIl1on, Forest Hill; Ada
RrOoislirc. Waco; Gordon Met :
calfc. Waco; Jesse Taylor. -;
Masie Fades, Brookstnwn; Hen
Try Templeton, Oakland; Jennie
Tharpe, Dodd; Geneva Golden.
Speedwell; Beulah Lanter, Dodd !;
Lucille Lanter, College Hill; Flos-
sic Warren, Newly; Gertrude
Cosby, Dozier; Gladys Tudor,
Newly; Clifford Lanter, Dodd ;
Elizabeth Maupin, Waco Mildred
Norris, Waco; frankie Fades, IL
liza TribbIe, Ruth Baker, Margaret
Wills, Norma Moberly, Harold
Moberly, William Moberly, James
Curtis Mckinney. Parker Taylor.
J. II. Maupin, Vivian Tribble, all
of Union high school; Louise
Moores. Waco; Nancy Sewell,
Waco; Ncrna Todd, Speedwell :;
Eva Rayburn. Speedwell, Bcrnice
Black, Estill Station; Catherine
Turpin; Oakland; Catherine Bro
therton. Oakland: Minnie Reams,
Boggs Ula Rcams; Charles Park,
]. J. Risk, James Davis and Will
liam Grigss, all of Union high;
Ruth Tcvis and Sudic oberly, Of
Waco high Leonard Tribble, I'm
ion hig :; Jala Wells, Forest Hill.
Colored Students
Warfield Campbell, Richmond.
Ruote 2; Frank Brooks, Jr., I'm
ion City X. Gladys Miller, Pey-
tontown Anna Mae Smith,
kirksville.