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The evening world., 1921-04-12
DECLARES STOKES
SIGNALLED WITNESS
WHO WAS ON STAND
Martin w. Littleton in Fury
Protests to Judge Finch at
Divorce Trial.
"LIAR IF HE DENIES IT."
"Intemperate," Says Judge to
Counsel and the Gavel
Ends the Storm.

Martin W. Littleton, attorney for
Mrs. w. E. d. Stokes in the divorce
action against her now being tried
in the Supreme Court, to-day arose
in a tempest of Indignation and de-
nounced w. F. D. Stokes for sig
mailing to a witness on the stand,
Mrs. Genevievc de Anquinos.
Your Honor" he cried. 81 object
to this man, the plaintiff in this case,
waving his hand to direct this wit
ness!" Mr Llttleton's shaking finger
pointed out Mr.. Stokes. who was sit
ting behind his attorneys at the
counsel table.
Tile won't deny that he was doins
this. It is true that he was doing
Il and he's an Infamous liar If he
denies it,"
Mr. Smyth, one of Stokes's attor-
peys, was on his feet in protest but
Mr. Littlcton was not to be checked
'Tt is shame that such things
should occur in IL court of justlcei"
Justice Finch quleted the outburst
with a loud bang of his gavel.
"Your remarks are not temperate
Mr.. Littleton," he said They were
not intended to be-" was the reply
and this closed the incident. MI
Stokes took no part in it after Mr.
Littleton's charge.
The witness over whom the heated
interlude occurred, Mrs. De AnqulnNs
East 35th Street, where Edgar T
Wallace, a correspondent in the case
had an apartment. Mrs De Anquinus
was one of the principal witnesses
who testified previously to alleged in.
t macy between Mrs Stokes and Wal
lace. She had testified to seeing lheu
together in Wallace's apartment.
Mr.. Wise counsel to Wallace, sub.
jected her to an irritating cross ex,
animation, which frequently provoked
her to rctorts which necessitated tn,
intervention of the court. The de.
clared intention OF Mr. Wise was t(
attack the credibility OF the witness
and he spared her nothing in ques.
tioning her as to her homes and mode
years.
Among the places at which the wit,
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CHEERS
ASPRESIDENT READS
HIS FIRST MESSAGE
Republicans Applaud State
ment That u. S. Would
Have No Part in League.
DEMOCRATS IN SILENCE.
N eSSage Contained $500
Words and Was Fifty-Five
Minutes in Delivery.

WASHINGTON, April l2.-Prosi-
dent Harling's declaration in his
first message to Congress to-day that
the United States would have no
part in the present League of Ma
tions was received with a great
demonstration.
Republican members of the Senate
and House, who, with members OF
the Cabinet, crowded the House
chamber to hear the President de-
liver his message / nperson, applaud
ed vigorously The demonstration
quickly grew in cheering, the Repub-
lcan members standing.
The galleries Joined in the demon
stration and it was some minutes be-
fore quiet was reAtored.
The Democratic members, many
with stolid faces and folded arms
did not join in the demonstration
Senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska, who
led the long fight in the Senate in
favor of the League, smiled broadly
however.
Frequent applause from the Repub-
| llcan side interrupted other portions
OF the Presidents statement on thu
League. Peace by Congressional reso.
luton also met with demonstrations
OF approval, but there was no ap
plause for the suggestion that the
peace terms OF the Treaty Of Yer.
sailles be ratified with safe guardinl
| reservations.
The Presidents address con
tained about $500 words and fifty-tiv,
minutes were required for its reading
His concluding statement regarding
the peace and the League was dellv'
cred with solemn emphasis
The audience rose and chcered a'
the President finished, tucked his
nose glasses in his pocket, SHOOK
hands with Vice President CoOlids,
and Speaker Gillett and left tho hall
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! TEXT OF THE MESSAGE /
REPEAL EXCESS PROFITS TAX,
CUT RATES ANDOPERAT|NG
COSTS; REVISE THE TARIFF
IMzMSIzrRST
President in Message Says Private
Monopolies to Prevent Merchant
Marine Development Should Be
Prohibited.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Hardngs
to Congress follows
Members of Congress-
extraordinary give your
sdaton national problems
We legislation administration condi
ions difficult Government contemplated
Under political the Of the United
charged Administration
uonhe readusment reconstruction
follow in the
1t may be regretted that lily after
math so little made ready the
be firmly
to undertake with high every
citizenship the find
The American have appraised the
tolerance which with understanding
deliberate public opinion ultimately
measuring
Of the will
o rm rc-establishment
First mind be the solution of problems
though phases ineparaby foreign
put
house
know of pressing problem home o our
limits income
ncasuably burdens
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GOVERNOR IN CITY;
.CONFERS ON TRANSIT
Has Not Yet Made Up His Mind on
r. S. and Transit
Commissioners.

Gov. Miller resolved a number OF
visitors this morning at the Hotel St
Regis, and II was said that there vas
conference on transit questions.
Among the callers were: Louis S.
Levy of the law firm Of Stanchfield &
Levy; Leroy 7. Harkness, former as
sistant counsel to the Public Service
Commission, and Federal Judge Julius
NJ. Mayer.
William A. FrendergaSt, former City
Comptroller, also visited the Governor,
but did not take part In the conference.
The Governor refused to say whether
he would make up his mind tonight
on nominations for the upstate Public
Service Commissioners and the three
traction Commissioners for New York,
The names win be given to the Senate
before It's adjournment on Saturday.
In reply to a question about the
investigation OF the New York City
Administration the Governor said:
You newspaper men know as musn
about that aS ] do"
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There can be no prosperity for
the fundamental purposes sought
TO be achieved by any such asSn-
citation so long as il is the organ
of any particular treaty, or COM
nitted to the attainment Of the
special aims Of any nation or
group OF nations"
But Mr., Harding does not propose
scrappinE all the machinery Of
treaty which has the signature OF
forty nations. Instead he says;
at would be idle 10 declare for
separate treaties Of peace with the
central powers on the assumption
that these alone would be adequate.
because the situation is so involved
that our peace engagements cannot
Ignore the old world relationship and
the settlements already effected. nor
Is it desirable to do so in preserv-
ing our own rights and contracting
future relationships.
'"Thc wiser course would seem 10 be
the acceptance OF the confirmation Of
our rights and interests as already
provided and 10 engage under tho
existing treaty assuming of course
that this can be satisfactorily accom-
pishcd by I explicit reservations
and notifications as will secure our
absolute freedom from inadyisable
commitments and safeguard all on
essential interests"
But MT Harding sprang some sur
prisos too in handling domestic af-
fairs. He fearlcssly expressed him
self on many subjects which II was
thought were too delicate even to
mention. He told the Congress to stop
haggling about whether IL was wiser
to revise the tariff or the tax laws
first He told the Congress TO do
both and get the job done,
lie recognized the idea that I'VE
cannot sell unless we buy" but in
sisted that a protective tariff was
necessary in order to give American
industries the capacity to sell" He
promised that he would not permit
greed or selfishness or any other
abuse in making up the protective
tariff laws.
He gave his views on Government
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MINERS REJECT PEACE OFFER;
RAILWAY MEN AND TRANSPORT
WORKERS TO REMAIN ON Jobs
PLAYING EVEN
BETTER GOLF AT
81, SAYS WEEKS
Secretary Of War, Celebrating
Birthday, Agrees Old Men
Are the Best.

WASHINGTON, April12 CUnlted
News). of War Weeks.
now starting on his sixty-second
year, is inclined to agree with
those experts on mental vitality
who say a man really just begins
to get good" after rounding sixty.
From behind two vases bursting
with gift roses Mr.. Weeks ad-
mitted yesterday that his sixty
first birthday found him feeling
great, and that even his golf game
was better than when he was
sixty.
I'm still not as good as the
President, however," he admitted.
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PACKERS AGREE
TO TERMS OF u. S.
swift ana Armour Stockydrds and
Lines TO BE Sold Within
Year.

WASHINGTON. April IA new
plan under which SWIFT x Co. and Ar
mour & co. are to dlvcst themselves Of
their interests IN stockyards and stocS
yard terminal railroads was agreed TO
to-day by the Department OF Justice
and immediately approved by Justice
stafford OF the District OF Columbia
supreme Court
Inc defendants are 10 sell their stock
through trustees named by the court.
tlc purchasers to be in no way con-
u.gtcd With the defendants.
Ia the event that any Of the stock re-
mains unsold at the end OF the year the
defendants may obtain an extension of
time 20 dispose Of the stock at u fair
aud reasonable price
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shoulders OF the American people
one cannot be unmindtul that
economy is a much-cmploycd cry,
most frequently stressed in pre-
election appeals, but il Is ours 10
make it nn outstanding and ever
impcllinE purpose in both lcgisla-
tion ana administration. The un-
restrained tendencies to Needless
expenditure ana tho attending
growth Of public Indebtedness, cX-
tending from Federal authority to
that Of state and munich pallty. and
including the smallest political
subdivision, constitute tho most
dangerous phase Of government
to-day. The Nation cannot restrain
except I'm its own activities, but Il
can be excmp.ar in a wholesome
reversal
The evening world., 1921-04-12
PLANS TO RAISE
LEGISLATORS PAY
Senate Passes Amendment Giving
to Members $1,000 Instead OF
$500.

ALBANY. April 12.-The Senate to-
day passed a constitutional amend
ment Increasing the salary Of Legis-
lators from $500 to $4,000 yearly
Tie amendment now goes TO the As
sembly and if passed there win be
submitted to the voters this fall for
ratification.
The Upper House also adopted one
Of the constitutional amendments
providing for the reduction Of the
number OF State Departments to 2l.
and this also goes % the Assembly.
The evening world., 1921-04-12
GRIMES SIGNS UP
WITH BROOKLYNS
HoIdout Pitcher Comes to Terms
and Leaves for Boston to
Join Dodgers.

Pitcher BurleiFh 4. Grimes Of the
Brooklyn National League Club
signed 1921 contract here to-day
and Immediately left for Boston
where the Brooklyn team opens the
season tomorrow, Charles II. loo-
bets, President OF the club, in making
the announcement refused TO state
the terms of the contract, merely
saying an amicable settlement Of
financial matters had been arranged.
The evening world., 1921-04-12
CONGRESS BREAKS
RECORD FOR BILLS;
2,5O4 INTRODUCED
Average 3 TO Member-l 900
Cities Each Want a German
Cannon.
WASHINGTON. Aprl ".

WASHINGTON, Aprl II,
NVJEAItY House Filing Clerks
w were still at work to-day
to catalogue 2,J64 bill in
trOducel yesterday by the ABS
members. II was a record break
ing first day flood OF new meas
ures, about six TO "A member.
In the lot were close TO Il thou
sand bills anotting cannons cap
tured by Americans during the
war 10 towns and cities in all
sections of tho country.
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CLEAR DISTINCTION DRAWN
BETWEEN ENDING THE WAR
and THE MAKING OF PEACE
President Favors "Declaratory Resolution
So That Trade and Business May Re-
sumo Their Normal Course.
WASHINGTON, April 70.

IN his President Harding draws clear
/ distinction between ending the and making
quickly possible
with the Powers because United
involved relationships
the would be he
Treaty
ion absolute
The evening world., 1921-04-12
Allan Ryan Sued By Los Angeles
Hnnk.

Allan A. Ryan was served to-day
with summons in a suit brought by
the National City Bank Of Los
Angeles. The action IL brought
against Ryan and Edward V. Andcr-
son, Carl }, Schmidlapp and tie New,
mont Co. Mack Hyman, 81 Broadway
filed the paper, What the suit Is
over iB not revealed.
The evening world., 1921-04-12
BOWIE WINNERS

FIRST RACE Claiming. tw5-ycar-
EnsoO, $3.50. $3.50 and $3.50. fir-t:
Radical 100 BnDlD. $3.50 and S210,
second, Black Track lul CAllrnJ. SilO,
third. time A. 10. WilfeX, Mabel 4
Dare. Kate Brumme!. Feigned Zeal a.
80 ran.
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The staggering load OF war debt
must be cared for in orderly fund
Ing and gradual liquidation. We
shall hasten the solution ana aid
effectively in lifting the tax bur
dcns II We strike resolutely at
expenditure II is Gar more cas-
ily said than done. In the fever
Of war our expenditures were $50
little questioned, the emergency
was 50 Impelltng, appropriation
was so unimpcdcd that We little
noted millions and counted the
treasury incXhaustiDle. It will
strengthen our resolution n we
ever keep in mind that continu-
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johnson May Get CukOr's Job.

Joseph ]. Johnson jr, is being talked
OF to-day as the successor to the $4,000
job OF Morris Cukor, President Of the
Municipal Civil Service Commission,
who resigned yesterday. Johnson.
former Fire Commissioner. has just
sent to Gov. Miller his resignation as
The evening world., 1921-04-12
Proposals Made by Lloyd
George Discussed in Confer
enceS All Day Long.
ONE BIG CONCESSION.
Government Willing to Ad-
vance Money to Tide Over
Men After Wage Cut.

LONDON, April II (By the AS
sociated Press).-The represen-
tatves Of the striking miners
wrote to the Government this
evening refusing to accept the
proposals that had heen made by
Mr.. Lloyd George, the Prime
Minister, for the settlement Of
their dispute with the owners.
The raiIwaymen and the trans
port workers, members, with the
miners, Of the triple Alliance, will
continue at work, despite the
strike order which had been is
sued for Tonight.
They were instructed this eve
ming by their organization to
keep on with their Iabors, pend
ing further Instructions.
Beginning in the morning the
Prime Minister. Mr. Lloyd George
was meeting members OF his Cabinc'
or the Individual disputants until
g o'clock this evening, when tn,
striking miners and the mine owner!
finally came together with the Gov
eminent for the discussion which
snight mean Industrial life or deatf
10 the nation. This conference ad'
journed at o'clock and the miners
went into private conference to con
slider the proposals made to them.
After the joint conference thi'
Government statement was issued
1.-The conference, which had before /
proposals from the Government, ad
journed, the miners inumating they
would communicate in writing will
the Government"
The Government submitted eigh'
proposals to the conference. They
were accompanied by a declaration
that the miners demands for a ma
alonal pool OF profits might prove
practicable, but that the miners
orher main demand, a national set
element of the wage question, wa:
mpracticAble, The proposals con
Cluded:
''lf and when an arrangement
has been arrived at between tho
owners and the miners as to tho
rate of wages to be paid in the
industry, fixed upon an economic
basis, the Government will be
willing to give assistance either
by a loan or otherwise, during a
short period, in order to mitigate
the rapid reduction in wages in
the districts most severely af-
fected."
The fact that both the miners an
mine owners were inclined to stan
aolidly by their guns rendered tn
task Of Mr., Lloyd George most din
cult, but, while the public realize
the gravity Of the situation, hope o
an agreement still prevailed.
That the Government was tlkln
no chances Of being caught unpre
pared by Il strike was plainly cvidcn
and preparations for handling the sit
~ation were being made apace. Mo
torcycle despatch riders were sour
rying hitner and thither by dozen
from the Government offices through
out the day. Motor trucks wer
bringing in loads of mattresses I
enable sufficient employees to sleC
at headquarters, Meantime, through
out the country troops and tiv.lia
reserves were continuing to mobile,
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Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-10

given that the undersigned by virtue
of the authority vested in it as Trustee
will sell at public auction to the high
est bidder for cash in gold coin Of the
United States on Monday, the 14th
day of November, 1921, at the hour OF
1000 o'clock A. NJ. at the Main street
entrance Of the County Court House
in the City OF Riverside, County Of
Riverside, Stale of California, the in.
terest conveyed to it by the aforesaid
Deed OF Trust in and 10 the real and
personal property herein described:
Situate in the County of Imperial
STATE of California, Tracts SiXty-twc
(G2) and Sixty-thrco (G3) il Township
Fourteen G4) South, Range Fourteen
G4) and Range Fifteen U5) East, s.
b. II. according TO government survey,
as per map Of the resurvcy (author
led BY Ac' OF Congress July /. 1927
approved December %, 1908 ard No
vembGI.4, 1868, respectively, and filed
May. 24, 1909, 2antl February 90, 1869
respectively in the United States Land
Offlce at Los Angeles, California.
Together with Certificates Ne. 1851
and No. 9952 for 256 shares each Of
the capital stock of Imperial Water
Company No. /, to pay the following:
The sum of Twenty three Thousand
Nine Hundred Fifty-three and OF one
rundredths dollars ($23. .953.OD with
interest thereon from September 20
1921, to date Of sale at the rate of
$4.75 per day, and the expenses Of said
trust.
Terms of Sale: Cash in gold coin
of the United States.
Dated: October 10, 1921.
PEOPLES TRUST & SAVINGS
BANK, formerly Peoples Loan
and Trust Company, TRUSTEE.
By r. L. WEBSTER,
Vice President.
Corporate SeaD
By C. H. RANDALL, Secretary
Oct. 13. 20, 27, Nov. 3rd and 10th.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-10

TIME railroad problem at this time
dominates the entire business
situation. The burden of in
creased freight charges upon all kinds
OF industry, the plight Of railroad
finances, the efforts OF railroad man
ayers to reduce operating expenses,
the impending railroad strike, the test
OF the efficacy of the new Railroad
Labor Board as an agency of concii2-
tion, and the demand in some quarters
for the repeal Of the Esch- ummins
law, are the outstanding features OF
the day, and present questions of the
utmost Importance.
Unfortunately the labor organiza-
tions have been unable to see that the
market for their services no longer
exists at the old rates of pay, and that
it was not only just to the great agri-
cultural population that wages in the
other industries should be reduced, but
for the best interests of the wage
earning population itself.
They do not see that the economic
law already has forced great reduce
ton OF actual wage payments, which
is what really counts. 1t means MOTH
ing to the wage-earners to have the
rates high ii there is no work to be
had, or work only part time.
Mr.. Lee, head of one of the railroad
brotherhoods. has given out state
ment in which as an argument against
wage reductions in the railroad service.
he says:
There are thousands Of these men out Of
work, many. OF whom have as high as
hfteen years service, because there is no
need for them, while thousands of others
have TO- try to live on a few days 4 month,
which is all the railway service requires
from them. Let it be understood that no
transportation wages are paid unless TIE
time is made.
A similar argument is offered in
behalf OF very high wage rates for
coal miners. 1t is said that while the
rates are high the miners have work
on y part time, and on the average
make only very moderate wages.
These arguments fail to recognize
that it is impossible to restore pros
perity on the basis of double pay for
half time work. The people cannot be
supplied with the comforts to which
they are accustomed by half time
production.
In discussing the wage situation it
is important to bear in mind that many
groups OF wage-earners have exhibited
a conciliatory spirit and have accepted
very considerable reductions, but there
are other groups who have not done
so. The latter accept the benefits of
reductions elsewhere but refuse to
reciprocate, and their mistaken action
infficts hardships upon the entire conn.,
m,nity, not excepting thousands Of
their own number, by forcing them
into idleness.
1t is an obvious fact that no single
influence is more important in retard-
irg the recovery of industry than the
high freight charges which have been
adopted for the purpose of enabling
the railroad companies to meet the
wage-increases, aggregating more than
100 per cent, which have been granted
since the beginning of the war. The
effect is vastly more serious because
OF the fall OF prices, as freight charges
have become much larger percentage
Of the value OF the products than they
were before.
The necessity fer fair returns upon
rartal and fair wages for employees
ra'' hardly be the subject of argument,
h';i how is the public to determine
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-10

\Soilihucu IIOiil L.
tions" does not necessarily indicate
that the two will be taken up in that
order. The conference itself will de-
termine the order in which the dis
cussions are to be pursued, and there
may even be additions to the program
as the conference gets under way.
President Harding, in his invitation
to the foreign governments, however,
gave the impression, in the opinion
OF many observers, that Pacific and
Far Eastern questions must be dis
posed of first, when he said:
at is quite clear that there can
be no final assurance of the peace of
the world in the absence of the de-
sire for peace, and the prospect for re-
duced armaments is not hopeful one
unless this desire finds expression in
practical effort to remove causes of
misunderstanding and to seek ground
for agreement to principles and
their application"
1t is quite possible, however, that
although the Pacific and Far Eastern
questions may be the first to be dis
posed of, that the actual question of
of armaments may actual
ly first come before the conference,
and in this way.
Any determinations on limitations
of armament necessarily will come
after long" preliminary work by COM
of experts and others who
will come after long preliminary
work by committees of experts and
others who will probably submit rec
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-10
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT (TAX)
PAYERS, 1921-1922

Office of the Collector of Imperial
Irrigation District, November l,
1921--Imperial Irrigation Assess
ment Due.
Notice is hereby given that have
received from the Secretary the as
sessment rolls of the Imperial Irriga-
ton District for the year 1922
completed to show the amounts of said
assessment and that the same is now
due and pay>5le at the office of the
Collector, Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict, now located at 143 South 9th
Street (Masonic Temple Building),
in the City of Ell Centre, County of
Imperial, State of California. As
sessments will be received every day
from the date of this notice (holidays
excepted) during legal business hours.
The Board of Directors of the In
perial Irrigation District having so
determined by resolution the said as
sessment for the year 1922 is pay
able in two equal installments. The
first of said installments is due and
payable on and after the first day of
November, 1921, and shall become de-
linquent at o'clock y. m. of the last
Monday of December, 1921. Unless
paid prior to that time ten (l0) per-
cent will be added to the amount
thereof. The second installment is
due and payable at the same time as
the first installment. 1t shall become
delinquent at 6 o'clock D. M. of the
last Monday in June, 1922. Unless
paid prior to that time ten (1O) per-
cent will be added to the amount
thereof.
c. w. BARRY,
Collector.