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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-31
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Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
PROH|B|T|ON
AMENDMENT IS
OK BY COURT
Dry Forces Win Substantial
Victory in Attack on Validity
of Measure.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, May 16.-The va
lidity of the prohibition amendment to
the constitution, which was attacked
in an appeal from the lower courts, on
the ground that its ratification had not
been in accordance with Article V of
the Constitution, was sustained in a
decision handed down by the Supreme
court this morning.
The court decided that the require
ment that. the amendment be ratified
within seven years by three-fourths Of
the states does not invalidate the en-
tire measure. thus sustaining the ma
terial features of the amendment.
Tn case came before the court on an
appeal by J. j. Dillon of San Francisco
who was denied a writ of habeas cor
pus by the United States District court
of the Northern District of California.
He contended that the limitation of
the Constitution as set forth in Article
V, made the 18th amendment invalid.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
JOBS
ARE GROWING LESS
(By United Press)


SACRAMENTO, Cal, May ia
decrease in the number of positions in
the state held under temporary ap-
pointments, is predicted in the b;en-
NAL report of the civic service COM
mission to Governor Stephens.
The report states that of the 675o
persons in the state employ December
/, 1920, total of 3011 were employed
under temporary authorization, pend
ing civil service examinations.
"The changes in business conditions
is seen in the industrial world, partic-
ularly, and the number of those apply
in gto take examinations for skilled
and unskilled labor positions is show
ing material increase, which we hope
will result in a corresponding decrease
in the number of appointments under
temporary authorization" says the
report.
The civil service commission has
jurisdiction over SO departments. The
department employing the largest
number of persons is the highway com
mission with a personnel of IT'S.
Four departments have one employe
each. These are the dental surgeon,
guardian of Marshall monument. port
officer, San Pedro, and port warden,
San Francisco.
The motor vehicle department has
249 employees; the board of harbor com
missioners, 451; the department Of en-
gineering, ABA; Napa state hospital
381; Stockton state hospital, 314.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
TO SAFEGUARD
INTERESTS Of
VET. SOLDIERS
NeW Contracts Are NOW Being
DralOn to Protect Trainees
Under McDeUitt Plan.

New contracts under which disabled
ex-service men will receive instruction
in diversified farming on the various
properties Of the w. T. McDevitt COM
pany in Imperial Valley are being
drafted by Representatives Of the var
ious interested factions. The new con-
tracts were demanded as a part Of the
Amrican Legion's program to safe
guard the interests of the trainees and
the Legion investigating committee,
appointed from the valley posts by
State Commander Fits, is taking a
leading part in the work.
Two days have been devoted to the
latest meeting and the Legionnaires
say two more probably will be re-
quired before contract that will be
satisfactory to the government, the
Legion and the McDevitt company can
be agreed upon. Practically every
concession asked by the Legion COM
mittee has been granted by the other
interests.
w. T. McDevitt and two others rep
resent the company in the investiga-
ton; Nicholos V. Riccardi, district
director Of the Federal Board of Vo-
cational Education. Supervisor Burnet
and Chief Instructor Bragg, represent
the government. The American Le-
gion committee members are: w. K.
Kirby, Ell Centro, chairman; T. j.
Worthingtor- Calexico, secretary; D.
H. Roberts, Holtvillc; E. V. Heald, of
Calipatria; B. S. Stowe, Brawley, and
Joe Hallowell, Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
SAILOR BANDITS
ROB Ell CENTRAN

Knocked unconscious after being en-
ticed into lumber yard below Market
street in San Diego, Saturday night,
j. r. Wilson of Ell Centre was robbed
of his watch, $25 in cdrrency and his
return ticket to Ell Centre, by two men
in sailors uniforms.
Wilson told the San Diego police he
met the two men in pool room and
they suggested that the three go for
walk along the waterfront On
reaching the, lumber yard, he says, one
Of the men hit him with some kind Of
blunt instrument. He said that Mhea
he recovered consciousness, he found
his watch, his money and his return
ticket gone.
He then went to the police station
to report the theft, and Policeman
Paul Plaisted treated cut on his
forehead at the emergency hospital.
The two men who robbed Wilson, are
believed to be the same who have com.
mitted several downtown robberies
during the last few months in the coast
city.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
| N P T R | A |
I D ST AN D
PA I o.
ROAD
Compromise Hinted at By
Leroy Holt to Halt High
way Injunction Suit Is
Flatly Refused.

That compromise in the county
highway suit, scheduled for hearing
next Wednesday, lies within the realm
of the attainable, should the city OF
Imperial be willing, was the hint made
at the business mems luncheon in that
city in an address delivered by Leroy
Holt, president of the First National
Bank of Ell Centre, who is one of the
pioneers Of that city. That Imperial
does not care for compromise on the
basis suggested was the unanimous
sentiment of the 80 business men who
heard the proposition.
Mr.. Holt said that he had deduced
from conversations he had recently
with people interested in the suit that
if Imperial were willing to surrnder
her claim to some little part of the
contract, which calls for the new high
way from Imperial to Holtville, the
"suit against the contractor might
possibly be dismissed"
All that would be necessary, he
thought would be for Imperial to con-
cede that the road be constructed from
the Imperial end to Jacobson's corner,
about three and half miles east of
town, and for Holtville to make SIM
liar concession at their end, building
possibly four or five miles toward Inn
perial, thus leaving gap in the link
of about five miles between the ends
of the two pavemerts. If such conces-
sions were made the suit against the
contractors might be dismissed, he
thought, and the highway work al
lowed to proceed.
l.. ]. Thomas, former member of the
county highway commission, inter-
preted the proposition as presenting
itself somewhat in the form of dill
emma, giving Imperial the choice of
two alternatives. "We can either give
up the road or demand it, he said. "lf
we give it up we will know that we
won't have it, but if we stand on our
rights we will have fighting chance
to get it, if the contract is upheld in
the court, then we must get the road"
The sentiment of the men at the
luncheon was unanimous for fighting
it out.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
CALEXICO VOTES DRY.

CALEXICO, May 16.--The plan of
the city trustees to adopt prohibition
enforcement ordinance was Friday
given the stamp of approval of the
voters of the city, 141 votes having
been cast for the proposition and 115
against it.
The election was very quiet and lit
tie interest was manifested, no one
appearing to work either for or
against until late in the afternoon
when few persons who favored the
enactment of the ordinance were out
with automobiles to carry voters to
the polls, but no organized effort was
made during the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
GOVERNMENT
WILL BRING
BERGDOLL
BACK
War Department to Exhaust
Every Effort to Secure
Return of Stacker Who
Bribed Way to Freedom.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, May 16.-While a
committee of congress is learning how
it was that Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
escaped from the two Army sergeants
guarding him. army authorities are
trying through the office of the sec
retary Of state to secure the return
of the Stacker from Germany to the
United States.
The deeper the committee has dug
into the mess the worse the facts up
turned have been. Somebody fixed it SO
that Bergdoll could slip away. The
tendency seems to be on the part Of
the living to lay the blame on the dead.
Perhaps the full truth will be known
some day and somebody with Bergdoll
may suffer.
The promise is now that means will
be found to bring the Stacker back to
this country and to mete out to him
such punishment as the courts may di-
rect.
The interest in Washington in this
Bergdoll case still is at high pitch, and
it is known that throughout the coun-
try, certainly in the ranks of the vet
Grams of the great war. the interest Is
just as keen.
One thing seems to be certain, the
United States government is going to
get Bergdoll back if any known means
of getting him back can be found. Pos
sibly the statement might be made
that if the government does not get
him back, an instrumentality outside
of the government will turn the trick.
There are ways and means of doing
things and sometimes, even though
there be those who dispute it, the end
probably justifies the means.
EX-service men here are asking why
Bergdoll any more than any one of the
other slackers. These men they say
are all Bergdolls and would have done
as he did if they had had the gold GER
tificates and men representative of the
proper nerve to turn them into "yellow
boys" and if they had had the sublim-
ity of Imagination to think that they
could fool the American authorities
into letting the Stacker start on the
search of pot of gold hid away under
mountain boulder at the foot of the
rainbow.
Bergdoll eventually will pay the
penalty of riches plus impudence, plus
imagination, plus desertion. The Wash
ington authorities say that there are
others who, save for the money, impu-
dence and imagination, are Bergdolls
and who ought to be gathered togethei
in coming day to bear him company
on a journey to place where rain
bows are visible only through bars.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
WEOOED TOO
D F 7 { \ IS
CALEX|C0
WOMAN
Mrs. Ethel Holt, Who Al
legged She Was Hynotized
Into Bigam0us Marriage,
Is Held to Answer.

Mrs. Ethel Holt, of Calexico. whose
matrimonial adventures rea. like
pages from Rabelais and the Decam-
eron, was in Justice Hanby's court in
Los Angeles Saturday for prelimin-
ary examination ON charge Of big
amy.
There had been one or two previous
hearings in the case and Saturdays
hearing was to hear what the defen-
dant and one of her numerous hus-
bands had to say about their marriage.
Both Mrs. Holt and Robert MvNat
Goodwin, whom it is charged she big
amously welded, while John r. Hclt,
another husband was alive and mt
divorced, went on the stand and swors
that they did not recall going through
any wedding ceremony. Both Of them
asserted that they had been drinking
and either had been drugged or had
had too many drinks. As a result
they said they knew nothing about
being married.
After some other testimony from
walters in cafes, and cabarets and
clerks from hotels bearings on the
actions of the couple, Justice Handy
held Mrs. Holt to answer, her bail be-
ing fixed at $500.
When Mrs. Holt was arrested on the
charge of bigamy, which was sworn
to by John Holt, her husband, and the
father of girl, who is now in the care
of the probation officer Of Imperial
county, the woman swore that she had
been hypnotized by Goodwin. who is an
|elleged practician Of hypnotism as ex-
emplified on the stages of small time
theaters. At the first hearing Of the
evidence against her the prosecution
developed that she had been married,
or said she was married to the son of
a Glendale preacher, to petty officer
in the navy at San Diego, a railroad
imam at CaleXico, and then to Goodwin.
Recently Mrs. Holt has been in the
public eye for the alleged mistreat-
ment Of her children by herself and
Yarnell the man with whom she lived
in the border city. Holt. the husband,
swore to the warrant against her, it is
said, to get his little daughter away
from her influence and control.
Several months ago Goodwin was
convicted Of statutory offenSc
against Thelma Steinbrenner, who
claimed she was placed under a spell
cast by the hynotic influence Of God
win, who had given stage exhibitions
lpf hynosis with her as his subject.
Judge Craig of Los Angeles placed
Goodwin on probation.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
FARMERS AND
BUSINESS MEN
WILL CONFER
Retirement of Agricultural and
Industrial Conditions Object
of Stdtevide Meeting at Sac.
ydHaentC.
Especial to The Press.D

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16.- De-
tails of the program for the statewide
conference at Sacramento May 21st of
the agricultural and lr.-1s rial leaders
lof the state, were practically completed
today by the committee of the Cali
fornia Industries association and the
California Development Board in
charge of the conference. Speakers of
statewide prominence will discuss sub
jects of particular interest to the two
groups. The meeting will be called
to order by William j. Dutton, presi-
dent of the California Development
Board, who will introduce James H.
McDonough, president of the Califor-
MIA Industries association. AS chair
man of the day Frederick j. Roster,
former president of the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce, will offciate.
Among the speakers will be A. S.
Dudley, manager of the Sacramento
Chamber of Commerce; Roscoe D. Wy
att, manager of the San Jose Cham
ber of Commerce and H. E. Patterson,
manager of the Fresno Chamber of
Commerce, who will each join in five
lllIlute ulSCuoSlOiiS OI CHG SuDJcSI, hu-
vertising Rural Districts
Speaking on the subject Chambers
of Commerce as Industrial Develop
ers" will be the following: Joseph H.
King, president of the Oakland Cham
ber of Commerce; A. G. Arnoll, as
sistant secretary, Los Angeles Cham
ber of Commerce; N. H. Sloane, man
ager of the California Industries asso-
citation and C. A. Day of the industrial
department of the San Francisco Cham
ber of Commerce.
R. B. Hale of San Francisco will be
chairman Of the discussion on "Ex-
hibits of California Products" which
will be joined in by w. D'Egilbert of
Willows.
Dinner will be held at the Sacra-
mento hotel and the evening program
will include an address by Governor
William d. Stephens, talk on "Amer-
ican Ideals" by I. r. C. Gregory and
; a general summing up of the results
o" the conference by Frederick j.
Roster.
Several speakers are still to be
named from the interior to join in dis
cussions of problems with particular
reference to the agricultural group.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
TO COMMENCE WORK

HOLTVILLE, May 16.-Additional
interest was injected into the oil situ-
alton here by the announcement of the
formation in Los Angeles of the Unity
Oil association, with o. N. Shaw, pres
ident of the Holtville bank and also Of
the Imperial Live Stock and Mortgage
company, as trustee, and c. A. Ter
williger as manager.
1t is reported that the association
will Immediately begin development of
a 40-acre tract about five miles north
of the HOltville 1O4 we'll.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
PRESIDENT WILL
OPEN ORANGE SHOW
fRv Associated Presn

ANAHEIM, Cal, May l6.--Presi-
dent Harding is scheduled to telephone
from the White House to Anaheim to-
morrow, when he will open the first
annual California Valencia Orange
Show here.
The president, it is planned, will
take up the telephone at 3:13 o. m,
and deliver a message to the sponsors
of the show, his voice being heard here
at 1913 p. m. The message will be
read to the patrons of the show.
The show is planned to do for the
Valencia orange industry what the an
nual National Orange Show at San
Bernardino, Cal, does for other var
ieties Of orange. The Valencia oranges
do not ripen at the time the San Ber-
nardino show is held and so their
growers cannot exhibit there.
The show will close May %.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
SCHOOL EXHIBITION

CALEXICO, May 16.-Hundreds Of
parents and friends Of the grammar
school children of this city, as well as
many of the children themselves, at
tended the annual two-day exhibit of
the manual training, domestic science
and art departments of the grammar
schools, which was held here Thursday
and Friday. Specimens of the aca-
demic work Of the children were also
shown, but the greatest interest was
manifested in the water color work
carpentry and sewing, much of which
was pronounced far above the average
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the Woman's
Ten Thousand club will be held Thurs
day next at the Barbara Worth hotel
commencing at 10 a. m.
This is the final meeting of the club
year, and the reports of officers and
committees will be made on the activ-
tiles of the club for the year. 1t is
particularly requested that reserva-
tions be made Immediately by all men,
bers who are going to attend, by
telephoning Mrs. C. E. Scott, phone
315. Luncheon will be served at 1880
O'Clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
TO VALUE PROPERTIES.
(Rv Associated Press,

(BV NSSOrIat"N FTPsH1
SACRAMENTO, May 16.-Gover-
nor Stephens today signed the bill
designated to prevent recurrence of
the fight on the King corporation tax.
The bill requires the state board of
equalization to gather data on the
property, stock and bond values of
corporations prior to the meeting of
sessions of the legislature.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
FIRST HONEYDEWS.

Three crates of "honey dews" went
out from Ell Centre last night, accord
ing to reports of Assistant Oliver of
the Horticultural department Two or
three crates of cantaloupes are moving
daily from Ell Centro and Heber and
ne believes that the first car of the
season will go out by the middle of the
coming week.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
DECIDE TO CAMP OUT
(By Associated PreSSt

10y NSSOCIHI6U FT6SSv
SANTA ROSA, May 16.-Hundreds
of delegates to the state convention of
the Knights of Pythias and Pythian
Sisters, which opens here tonight. de-
cided to dispense with the luxury of
rooms at hotels and in private homes
and will occupy a camping ground in
College Park where 200 tents have
been put up.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
CLIJR MEETING

The Music Section of the Woman's
Ten Thousand club will meet at the
home of Mrs. F. B. Fuller, 542 Olive
street, on Tuesday. A business meet
ing is called for 9:30 a. m. and the
program will follow at 10 a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
Y. L. /. MEETING.

What will probably be the last
meeting Of the Young Ladies' Insti-
tute before vacation time will be held
this evening and all members are
urged to be present. In addition to
the regular business of the meeting, it
is said that there will be number OF
candidates initiated.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
DAYS OF MOURNING.
(RV ASSnC1atod proSSN

MEXICO CITY, May 16.-All Cath
olics in the republic of Mexico, are
urged in manifesto issued from the
headquarters of the Catholic Womea
of Mexico, to observe May II, 18 and
10, as days of mourning for the VIC
tins of Thursdays riot at Morelia, in
which several score of Catholics were
killed. The secretary of war returned
yesterday from Morelia where he made
an investigation of the riots.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
PURCHASE SCHOOL SCRIPT.

E. B. Wickham, public land attorney,
has just returned from Sacramento,
where he bought school script which
he will probably use in redeeming gov-
ernment lands in Imperial Valley. The
price paid by Mr.. Wickham for the
script was $500 per acre, slightly
lower figure than the last sale, but a
little below the general average re-
ceived by the state at the sale which
he attended.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
ARMY OF 175.O0O
(By Associated Pres3)

WASHINGTON, May 16.--A stand
ing army of 175.000 was decided on
today by the senate military commit
tee considering the army appropriation
bill. The measure as passed by the
house provided for an army of $50 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
REPRISALS IN ENGLAND.
(By Associated Press)

LIVERPOOL, May 16-Six houses
in widely scattered parts of the city
were raided and set afire by uniden-
titled parties last night, causing heavy
damage. The occupants of every one
Of the houses have relatives serving
in the Royal Irish constabulary.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
DAILY CASUALTY REPORT.
(By Associated Pressl

DUBLIN, May 16.-Three govern
ment officers and the wife of one of
them, were shot and killed from am
bush last night at Bally-Eiren, four
miles from Gort, County Galway.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses have been issued
by County Clerk Cook IS follows: JoSe
N. Gerado, %, and Antonia Castro,
20, both of Brawley. and Rondslfo Ro-
nero, 23, and Anita otera, 20 both Of
FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16

part OF the state, and it is their well
fare that will have in this matter-as
in all matters--my earnest and sol'-
citous consideration.
Yours truly,
VIM. D. STEPHENS,
Governor.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
COX'S DAUGHTER DEAD.

DAYTON, Ohio, May 16.-Mrs.
Helen Cox Mahoney, daughter of for
mer Governor James M. Cox, died sud
denly this morning at her home in
Oakwood, suburb of this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
Weather Report

Southern California-Tonight and
Tuesday, fair, except cloudy on coast
in mornings; cooler Tuesday in eastern
portion. Moderate westerly winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
BANK CHECK DECISION.

. WASHINGTON, May 16.-Federal
Reserve banks have not the right to
insist on par collection Of checks CT
non-member banks, the Supreme court
ruled this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
GOVERNMENT WINS POINT

WASHINGTON, May 16.-The gov
ernment today won it's contention in
the Supreme court, that the increased
value of any capital assets must be
considered as corporation profits when
taxes are computed.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
RIVER GUAGE,

Mean daily guage heights in feet and
mean discharge in second-feet of the
Colorado river at Yuma, Ariz., for the
week ending May 13, 1921.