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Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
VALLEY BOY
FIRST HONOR
IMAM At K. {.
CONVENTION
John J. Kelly, Formerly of
Imperial Valley, Seeks to
Aid Buddy to Attend Con
vention; Has Seven Med
ais =. .xgg1..sSg < ~

A letter received this morning by
Attorney Pat Cooney of Calexico
from Edgar 7. Fee, who has been at
tending the American Legion conven-
tion at Kansas City, contains some in
Iteresting information about one of the
greatest heroes of the late World War
and at the same time a well known
man who is son of Imperial Valley
by adoption.
The man in question is John J.
Kelley, who was decorated with an
honor medal at Calexico shortly after
his return from the battlefields of
France. The letter states that the
first congressional medal of honor
man to arrive for the American Le-
gion was John J. Kelley. Private
Kelley has more than his share of
citations and his war history reads
like chapter from book of Richard
Harding Davis. Across his marine
uniform, when he arrived today, was
pinned these medals.
Army congressional medal of honor.
Navy congressional medal of honor
Croix de guerre with palms.
Medaille militaire.
Montenegran cross of bravery.
Victory medal with four. silver
stars.
Navy good conduct medal.
Kelly was member of the Sixth
marines. He also has been awarded
the distinguished service cross and a
medal of the Belgian Order of Leo
pold
Kelly has mission in coming to
Kansas City. He sought Charles Bart
lett, head of the distinguished visit
ors committee, and urged he use his
influence in getting furlough for
buddy" who wears the congressional
medal.
Berger Loman is employed in the
city attorneys office at Chicago. Ac-
cording to Kelly, superiors have re-
fused to grant him a leave of absence
to attend the convention. Mr.. Bart
lett will telegraph Mayor Thompson
of Chicago today to intercede for
Berger. He also will ask Mayor Cow
gill to telegraph.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
FRESNO BANK IS
MERGED v | 7 \
|. A. B A n K 5
Fidelity Trust e Sauin0s Bank
Affiliates With First Nation
al and Los Angeles Trust e
Savings
Especial to The Press

LOS ANGELES, Nov. By ;
transaction consummated yesterday
the Fidelity Trust & Savings Bank of
Fresno, the largest and strongest in
dependent financial institution in
Fresno, becomes closely affiliated
with the First National Bank of Los
Angeles and the Los Angeles Trust
& Savings Bank. The resources of the
Fidelity Trust G. Savings Bank of
Fresno totaled more than $1O.157,-
900 at the end of the last fiscal year,
June 30, 1921.
The Fidelity Trust & Savings Bank
is consolidation of the Bank &
Trust Company of Central Califor-
mia, the Farmers National Bank and
the old Fidelity Trust & Savings
Bank. This consolidation brought to-
gether the old pioneering banks of
the San Joaquin valley, including the
Einstein about year ago.
The Fidelity Trust & Savings Bank
is under the presidency of Mr.. Wyl;e
Giffen, who is not only president Of
the California Associated Raisin
Growers and one of the prime movers
in that great organization. but is also
nationally known agriculturist Mr..
w. A. Sutherland. formerly state SEN
ator and one of the best known at
torneys in California, is vice presi-
dent and active manager.
The transaction does not entail an
outright purchase, but the stockhoid-
ers of the Fidelity Trust & Savings
Bank, through an exchange of shares,
become co-partners in the entire bus
mess of the Los Angeles institutions
Teh Fidelity Trust & Savings Eank
occupies peculiarly important posi-
ton in the San Joaquin avlley,> and is
the banking center for the movement
of commodities. not only Of Fresno
but of surrounding counties.
The negotiations leading up to the
closing of this transaction have been
going on in Los Angeles and in Fres-
no for the past two weeks between
Mr. Charles F. Stern, formerly state
superintendent of banks and now vice
president of the First National Bank
of Los Angeles and the Los Ange-
les Trust & Savings Bank, on the
one hand, and Mr.. w. A. Sutherland,
vice president and executive of the
Fidelity Trust & Savings aBnk, on
the other.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
FOREIGN MINISTER
V|SCOUNT UCH|DA
SUCCEEDS HARA
Japanese Ministry Continues
to Function: Premier Hara
NeUer Spoke After First
BL0U of assassin
(By Associated Press)

TOXIC. Nov. 5.-The Japanese
ministry in being deprived of its
head through knife demented as
sassin yesterday is continuing to
function today under Viscount
Uchida, foreign minister, to whose
designation as acting premier, the
IMP approval was given soon
after Premier Hara was stabbed to
death.
Premier Hara, it develops from the
details of Fridays event, never spoke
after the first onslaught of the assas-
sin. The premier arrived at the sta
ton, where he was to take a train for
Kioto. Ten minutes before the train
was due to leave, the station master
invited the premier and party to rest
in the station office for a moment.
Between the office and the gate
through which passengers reach the
platforms, is the station blackboard,
and It was behind this blackboard that
the assassin was lurking as the pre-
mier emerged from the office, and
approached the gate. Darling out
from behind this shelter, the youth
came Immediately into contact with
his victim. thrusting his knife into
the premier's breast close to the
heart
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
FARMERS AND
RANCHERS IN
HOT SESSION.
I 0 D A !
Charge That the Meeting
Was Framed and That
No General Announce,
ment of Gather Made

With Clark Booher acting as chair
man the meeting of Imperial Val
! ley farmers and ranchers scheduled
for today was finally called to order
about 2:30 this afternoon. The first
matter to come before the session was
! the resolution passed a few days ago
providing for the recall of the board
of directors of the Imperial Irrigation
District
This occasioned a hot agument as
to whether or not the name of Mark
Rose should be dropped from the list
Of directors to be recalled. Mr.. Rose
stated that he was perfectly willing to
resign provided that in the opinion Of
the people of his district his days of
usefulness were over and that the
directors representing the other dis
tricts did likewise.
Chairman Booher called for an oral
vote on the question, "Shall the name
Of Mark Rose be eliminated from the
recall resolution" The "ayes" fairly
shook the house, while the "noes"
seemed EQUALLY as strong. The ayes"
have it, ruled the court. Thereupon
Mark Rose got up and said that he
wanted to stand the test, that there
was no reason why he should not, and
that it was an open meeting and that
division was fair"
The chair then called for the "ayes"
to raise their right hands; the room
was so crowded that it was impossible
to make a correct count. 1t was at
this point that Mr.. HARRISON of Seeley
was recognized. He stated that /k-
knew that Mark Rose would be re-
elected by large majority and that
in his opinion there was no reason
why the name of Mark Rose should
rot be left on the resolution. This
idea seemed to meet with the approx
al of the majority and the matter
was settled.
At the time of going to press Clark
Booher and number of his friends
were busily engaged in telling the
Rose faction what they thought of
them and how badly they would be
beaten in an election following the re-
call.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
DECRYS EXPENSE
FOR HUN EMPEROR
(Rv I-nitel Pressl

THE HAGUE, Nov. 5.-The ex-
pense of guarding the former German
Emperor is the cause of irritation to
some of the political leaders in Hol-
land. One of the Social Democratic
members of parliament criticized this
outlay in a party speech he deliver
ed the other day and threatened to
interpellate the government on that
subject.
The speaker declared that the for
mer kaiser. whom he characterized as
a "deserter," had not been prevented
from stirring up troubel as he had
sent a telegam to his son. Prince
Eitel Friedrich, in Germany alludine
to his comrades, "who had not been
beaten on the battlefield"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
IMMENSE PETROLEUM
SUPPLY STORED

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 5.-More
than 2o,ooO.OoO barrels of petroleum
are stored in tanks and behind dams
in Mexico, of which two-thirds is
American owned, according to recent
figures given out by the Department
of Industry and Commerce.
Reports from Tampico Indicate that
oil shipments are exceedingly heavy
from that port and that approximate
ly 100000 barrels were exported in
September, Less than 5000 900 bar
rels were taken our during August
prior to the settlement of the con
troversy at Tampico between Ameri-
can oil producers and the Mexican
government.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
RUSSIAN SURPRISED
AT INFANT BEGGARS

PETROGRAD, Nov. 5.-.A Russian,
who was returning to his native land
after ten years of absence in Ameri-
ca and who is very sympathetic with
the bolshevist government, was
amazed at seeing children begging
about the station Immediately after
the train had crossed the Esthanian
border. As the train proceeded into
Russia, the number of begging chill
dren increased At every station they
appealed for bread
81 was told there were no begging
children in Russia" the Russian re-
marked, with surprise. 81 heard the
children We're all looked after by the
state and it has been decreed that
thew were not permitted to beg"
end Vrillat are one and the same.
Vrillat, it is now alleged, deserted on
the eve of an attack in the Cham
pagne district and was posted as "dis-
appeared with no presumption of de-
sertion, probably killed" His name
has been stricken from the monument
lat Nogent- Seine.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
To Help Germany
Secure Funds
(Ry United PressI

PARIS, Nov. 5.-The entire repara-
tion commission, including Roland w.
Boyden, unofficial member for the
United States, will leave for Berlin
Monday or Tuesday. The commits
sion will remain in the German capi-
tai two or three weeks to investigate
measures by which Germany may pro-
cure the necessary funds to meet
payment of 500,000.0OO gold marks
due to the allies January Is, 1922.
They will also investigate the causes
for the recent depreciation in value
! of German marks.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
WAR HERO PROVES
TO BE BURGLAR
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, Nov. 5.--"Dead on the
field of honor" is the mention against
the name of Claudius Vrillat at the
French ministry of war, and his
name has adorned the monument al
Nogent-sur-Seine, erected to "the
memory of eur sons who fell on the
field of battle"
Charged with burglary committed
in the Monceau district of Paris
Claude Pasquet was arrested by the
Partisan police few days ago.
The authorities say that Pasque
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
v 0RK WILL
CONNIE NCE
| n n { \ I
10 DAYS
May Re-rOute Travel
Through North End of
Valley for San Diego;
Road May Be Open Sun
day att

Work will be started by the State
Highway Commission within the next
10 days on the Mountain Springs
grade, the main road between San
Diego and Ell Centro, as well as the
connecting link to the coast of the
Bankhead national highway. The
bad curves and narrow places will be
Strengthened and widened, the specifi-
cations being that the grade shall be
% feet in width.
This will work hardship on I'M.
perial Valley travel for the next six
months or more, accordingto wealth
er conditions. Some sore of arrange
ment probably will be made so that
the blasting will be done in the morn,
ing and vehicles can pass late in the
afternoon, when the road has been
cleared. Just what arrangements can
be made will be announced later.
The word as to the work was re-,
celved here firts when the local Auto
mobile Club got notice that the road
would be closed. Later Col. Ed.
Fletcher, VIII chad returned from San
francisco. where he had been in con-
ference with E. d. Darlington, presi-
dent of the State Highway Commits
sion, Verified the report. Darlington
gave the order for the work to be
started while Fletcher was in the
north, and it was through Fletcher's
efforts that the state officer gave the
order.
After the grading has been COM
pleted, which will be in the spring.
rumors around the Automobile Club
and among automobile men are that
the state will pave the Mountain
Springs grade. No verification of this
was obtainable last night.
The Mountain Springs grade is a
steep one and one that an inexperi-
enced driver would call hard to navi-
gate. 1t has many hard curves. The
top of the grade is in this county.
while the most of it is in Imperial
county, the surings being the dividing
line for the counties.
In speaking of a possible detour.
Virgins said last night it was possi-
bic that when the lower part of the
grade was being widened, the old
Devils Canyon route, made famous
in the days of road races, woull be
reopened and pressed into servne.
Hal Hobson, local agent OF the
Automobile Club, expects to 90 over
the ground this week with tie enoi-
neers of the state and see what can
be done in the way of detours. If pos
sible, Hobson will try to swing the
majority of travel over the northern
routes to the valley. One of these
goes down the old Banner grade and
meets the state highway at Coyo.e
Wells, The other is the Borego Can
yon route, starting from Warmers
valley over in back of Volcan noun
tain and crossing the desert sands to
the north, reaching Brawley first.
Both of these routes arc passabe, but
long and hard to travel.
The plan of keeping the road open
certain parts of the day probably will
be the most practical. II this is done.
the Auto Club and the newspapers viii
let the public know the open periods.
The roads probably will be open
every Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
LAFOLLETTE TRYS
TO GET MELLON
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-The
retirement of Secretary Mellon as
fiscal head Of the government" was
demanded in the Senate today by
Senator Lafollette because of the
attitude the Wisconsin senator said
that the Treasury had towards the
Taxation of Wealth."
LaFOllette asserted Mellon had
openly and brazenly" declared
that wealth could not bear its share
of the governments burden.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
NURSES WILL
RETURN SOON

COBLENZ, Nov. 5.-Sevcn wo.
men nurses ranking as second
lieutenants, and seven other Off
GERS of the American forces were
included in the orders received to
return to the United States on the
next available transport. Prep
aratiOns are also being made to
send 500 enlisted men on the Cam
tigny, which sails from Antwerp on
November 26.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
CHR0NHOLM N
IS WARNE
NOT CROSS
BOUNDARY
Says Former General Man.
ager Is Arch-enemy of
M leo and That His
Pr es sence Across the
Line Might Enforce Arti-
Gle %

Sidelights on the recent resigna-
ton Of General Manager Chronholm
of the Imperial Irrigation District
are contained in an editorial publish
ed in Spanish in last weeks issue of
"El Monitor" semi-weekly Spanish
English newspaper published at Cal
exicO.
The editorial follows:
Val. II, No. 3, Nov. 2, 1921.
Delenda est cartago-Carthage
must be blotted out.
Some months ago, because of the
declarations Of Mr.. F. n. Cronholm,
on the subject of the floods caused by
the Colorado river to lands on the
Mexican side, "El Monitor" let its
opinion be known in the case, and
declared itself openly against this
gentleman, Dictator of Waters of the
Imperial Valley, and insensed enemy
Of Mexican interests in the region of
Lower California.
At that time Mr.. Cronholm said,
and for which we criticised him. that
his role was to guard only the North
American side from floods, and that
he would not bother to spend single
dollar towards impeding Floods by
the waters of the Colorado even when
the crops of Lower California might
be endangered.
Such rare theory left very thin
ly veiled an egotism more than
strange, and an inconquerable lack of
humanitarianism; an egotism perhaps
not his, but of the Imperial Irrigation
District, which he represents, and
which he is forcibly bound TO give
over to, on account of the lands on
the North American side being at a
lower level than those of the Mexi-
can Valley; this lack of humanitari-
anism does, however, bespeak the
aristocratic soul of Mr.. Cronholm,
who prides himself on defending the
condemning his own countrymen for
the fact that they have interests on
national territory.
A new deprecatory act of Mr..
Cronholm's was the proposition made
to the Mexican Federal Government,
asking permission to cut canal unit
ing the Bee and Pescadero rivers, so as
to guard against floods in this region
such canal had it been constructed,
and had it been made in the form pro-
posed, would only have become an an
nual flood menace for the lands east of
Mexicali, and would have meant gen
eral destruction tosthe farmers on the
Mexican side.
And still: as though that were not
enough, Mr.. Cronholm continues to
demonstrate himself an enemy to
Lower California, an enemy to Mexi-
can interests, declaring himself in the
daily papers of North America
against those who are inclined to de-
fend equally the interests of one and
the other sides of the boundary line,
whom he qualities with the ironical
name of pseudo Americans"
Fortunately for Mexico, if the I'M
perial Irrigation District has strong
influences in Washington, also some
of the land holders on the Mexican
side have facilities for being heard
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
SlNN FEINERS
RAID POLICE

BELFAST, Nov. 5.-Sixteen
Sim Feiners raided the police bar
racks at KKesh. county of Ferma-
nanagh, last night, overpowered
four constables in charge and seiz
ed all rifles and ammunition and
escaped. They took advantage of
the absence of most of the garri
son, who had gone to Enniskillen
to attend a boxing tournament.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
ROBS MAIL CLERKS

.... KANSAS CITY, Nov. 5.-A
masked robber trussed up seven mail
clerks on the Santa Fe train No. 8,
arriving here from California today,
and escaped with two pouches of
Registered mail.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
WILL WIDEN MOUNTAING GRADE
'TYLES GENERAL MANAGER "DICTATOR OF WATERS"
Baron Kafo
Resigns Post
(Bv Associated Preee1

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-Admiral
Baron Kato, enc Of the japanese del
egates to the armament conference,
acting in accordance with other men,
bers of the Hara cabinet, has handed
in his resignation as minister of the
marine in Toxic. His resignation in
the cabinet was explained by Japan
ese here as wholly a matter of form
and was without significance.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
TROJANS AND BEARS
PLAY Today

BERKELEY. Nov. 5.-The un-
defeated football eIevens of the
University of California and the
University of Southern California
will meet here today in what is ex-
pected to be one of the hardest
fought games of the season.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
EMPEROR CHARLES
LEAVES BUCHAREST

BUCHAREST, Nov. 5.-FOrmer
Emperor Charles and wife left Or
sOva, town on the Danube near
the Rumanian frontier, yesterday,
after being placed on special ffain
which did not pass through Buchar-
est. 1t was reported that the cOu-
pie would embark on the British
cruiser Cardiff.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
Last Minute
BULLETINS
TO PRESERVE
NJ MMEMORY OF LANE
fRv Associated Prees1

fev Associated PreSso
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-Mem-
Ory of the late Franklin X. Lane.
for nearly eight years secretary of
the interior, is to be -perpetuated
through one of THE lcftiest peaks in
the Tatoosh ranch, within the
Mount Rainier National Phrk. The
Department of the Interior am
nounced the Geographic Board had
decided to name the Peak the
Mount Lane. 1t has an altitude of
5000 feet, rising one-third of a mile
northwest of Cliff Lake, Pierce
County, Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
l.. A. FIRE OF
INCENDIARY ORIGIN

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5.-Inves-
tigation of the fire which last night
destroyed the packing plant of the
California Dressed Beef Company
at Vernon has caused the police to
declare it was of incendiary origin.
1t was the fifth large fire in
month at Vernon and the loss is
estimated at $4,000
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
Nevada Editor
Dies AT Reno
(EV A eeOciatad Press,

CARSON CITY, Nov. 5.-Harry 1.
Clifford, publisher of the Carson City
News, died in the Reno hospital yes
terday after an operation. AS car
rler boy, he delivered the first issue
of the News when it was established
here over thirty years ago. He was
prominent in Republican politics.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
PRINCETON
PLAYS. HARVARD

PRINCETON, N. j.. Nov. s.
Princeton and Harvard will meet on
the gridiron here today in the first
battle of tie year between the
members of the Big Three" Fifty
thousand people are expected to see
the contest.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05
FOOTBALL

PRINCETON, Nov. 5.-Score end
ing second period: Harvard 0,
Princeton 0.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-11-05

Continued on page two.)
Oxford Democrat., 1921-10-25
NORWAY Lake.

Asa Frost has been suffering from
blood poisoning In his hand the past two
weeks, but is much better now.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. E. Witt and family
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Rowe Al
Bryant's Pond Sunday, the 10th.
Mrs. Seymour Smith and children
Hazel and Anita, have gone to Grovston
N. g., for visit.
Eugene Bryant and family OF South
Paris have moved into Milan Bennett't
house.
Ada Glover has new piano.
Little Ralph Dunham observed bis
seventh birthday anniversary Oct. II, BY
giving party to his little friends after
school closed Ia the afternoon. A birth
day cake and fudge were served and a
good time enjoyed until dusk.
Will Glover and family have moved
from Lakeside Inn, where they have
been during the summer, to their home
here. Mr.. Glover's mother from Lewis
ton has been making them short visit
Three good see-saws have been placed
in the school yard, and these added to
the two swings put up last spring give O
great deal of pleasure 10 the little folks.
The Norway Lake Mothers Club will
hold their annual fair and sale at thei,
hall Thursday, Oct. q, afternoon and
evening. A baked bean supper will be
served at the usual hour, followed BY
dancing. Music by MoDuffis's Orchestra
of Portland,
Oxford Democrat., 1921-10-25
Alhany.

Friday an sirplsne passed over here on
its way from Auburn to Bethel. Quite
q number saw and heard 1t. 1t landed
on the intervsle on the Walkers Mills
road, and Saturday came over on the Dr.
Twaddle field near Lincoln Cummings'
Saturday s. G.. Bean went to Bethel
with load of wood, and was late home.
BE said his nephew went up In the air.
ship, and he waited to see him come
down. Four other young men went up.
Sunday morning Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
D. Bean, Miss Estella Bean and s. e.
Bean went ont to see 1t. The pilot and
friend were just starting It. They went
up, then Chsuncey Bryant and Others
then Mrs. Arthur D. Bean, then others,
then s. G.. Bean. They all said Il was 9
nice ride, over Mt. Abrsm, over the vii
lage to Songo Pond, over Paradise, then
alight down In the field like bird
Eight few that day. They liked the
pilot very much.
Quite Q number are hauling cider ap
Piles to Bethel, loading on the cars.
Nice shower Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Paine have moved
to the Chesley Fernald place.
r. G.. Sloan bought horse, one NJ. F
Lord sold Chesley Fernald.