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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-22
PARS0N ARRESTED AFTER PROBE OF BIC MAIL THEFT
Rev. Guy Kyle Is Accused of Part in $l85,000 Robbery
 Money Recovered.

MOUNT VERNON, Ill, Jan. 22.- Virtually all of the $1S5,000 ob- tained in a theft of registered mail in Chicago last week has been re- covered by post office inspectors in [. series of raids.
 One of the four men arrested in connection with the theft is the Reverend Guy Kyle, former rector of Q church here.
 < SEATTLE, Wash, Jan 22.-Pollee Detective James O'Brien was killed and Patrolmen w. T. Angle, Neil McMillan, and Dan Carman serious ly wounded in two battles here last night with John Smith, alleged ban dit, who himself was seriously wound ed by Detective T. G. Montgomery, after O'Brien had been killed.
 Smith is said to have fired without warning on Angle and McMillan when they approached him on Capitol Hill and half an hour later 10 have open ed fire on OBrien and Carman in the same vicinity. The police said he has confessed all the nootings and admits that he has been engaged in robberies for more than year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-22
HUGE UNDERSEA
 BOAT SUNK OFF
 BRITISH COAST
Admiralty Announces Disaster To Ks, Latest Type of
 British Submersible.
BARGE BLOWN UP IN N. Y.
Boat, with Nine Aboard, Goes Down Near Statue of Lib-
 erty Following Blast.

LONDON, Jan. %. = The British submarine K-5 was lost with all hands Thursday at the approach to the English Channel, the Admiralty announced this afternoon. The cause of the disaster is not known. The vessel was one of the latest type of British submersible boats and car. ried a full complement of officers and men.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-Nine men are reported to have been drowned when a barge blew up near the Sta tue of Liberty yesterday. The po- lice report said passengers on ferry boat saw the boat sink with all on board. The cause of the &C., cident is unexplained.
 NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Jan. 22. almost miraculously from a watery grave when their ship was in midAtlantic, the captain and crew of five of the British schooner Newton Lake arrived here yesterday on the steamer Bourne mouth.
 With d terrible sea raging, the Bournemouth driftea alongside the sinking schooner and threw ropes aboard the apparently doomed men climbing to safety through torrents of water. s
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-22
BUYERS' STRIKE
 EFFECTIVE, SAYS
 RESERVE BANKER
Public Determined to Bring Prices Down to Satisfact-
 ory Level, Claim.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 22.-John Calkins, Governor of the Twelfth Fed eral Reserve Bank District, in an ad- dress here last night declared the buyers strike against high prices will not end until equitable rela- tions have been established between producers prices and consumers prices.
 q He said that the strike had been tremendously effective and that pres ent curtailment of business wa the direct result The public is ready to buy however, he said. as soon as prices reach a satisfactory level.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-22

BUTTE, Mont, Jan 22.-A new scale of wages averaging seventy five cents a day lower than last years scale was in effect today ill all copper mines of the Butte dis trict
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-22

BOSTON, Jan 5.-Conditions of unemployment unequalled since 1914 are reported by the Public Employ ment office of the State Department of Labor and Industries. Application for jobs were more numerous in December than in any other cores. bonding month in six years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-22

TOLEDO. O.. Jan. 2"-More than 1900 unemployed men, all hungry were cared for at the free meal kitchen opened yesterday by the Social Service Federation. Food also was given the men to take home to their children,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
/ |.G Il v 4 !
bANO| IS
FOIL.E:I) BY
SHOT
Attempt to Rob Three Par
ties of Motorists Near
Mountain Springs Frus-
trated by Quick Gun Ac-
ton of G. w. Mason,

An attempt on the part OF lone
bandit to hold up motorists on the
state highway near Mountain Springs
late last night was frustrated when
c. w. Mason of Calexico fired six
shots at the highwayman after he
had stalled three machines by blocking
the road with large boulders, pried
loose from the incline with an inn-
provised crowbar.
A. NJ. Miller, San Diego real estate
dealer, was the first to reach the bar
acade and stopping, attempted to re-
move the obstacle. Going in the op-
posite direction were C. W. and John
Miller. They arrived at the spot a
few minutes later. 1t was not until
the second car pulled up that the
bandit made his appearance and with
flash light in one hand and re-
volver in the other, commanded the
men OF throw UP their hands. John
Mason and Miller had left their ma
chimes and approached the righw "
man. c. w. Mason sitting in the rear
Of the car opened fire. Crawling on
the ground in the darkness the bandit
made his escape up the canyon.
The third machine, containing Nr.
and Mrs. A. p. Shbley, with lights
out drew clowlv up to the spot, when
Mason fearing accomplices approached
the car with gun in hand and demand
ed the names Of the occupants.
At Mountain Springs G. F. McDon-
aid, owner Of the Mountain Springs
store notified the sheriff's office and
Sheriff Applestill with Deputy Sher-
ifs Smith, Ridgway and Crerrar hur
ried to the scene. Verne Garland of
Ell Centre, returning from San Diego
with mother and daughter, joined the
search and the hills were combed for
more than an hour in hopes of finding
trace of the bandit
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
''DENIES ALLEGATION:
DEFIESi ALLIGATOR"

II am not married; did not go to
San Diego to get married, and that is
only one-half of it," emphatically de
clared Verne Garland, popular Ameri-
can Legion mmeber this morning fol-
lowing his return from San Diego. The
declaration was made possible after it
had spread among the members of
the post that Verne had forsaken his
friends for a.
Verne mysteriously disappeared Fri
day in company with his daughter, his
mother an -.
He returned as mysteriously and
when confronted, denied the allega-
tions set forth by his friends, in view
of the fact that another newspaper had
published story to the effect that
"Mr and Mrs. Verne Garland left fer
San Diego this morning"
And he wouldp't even buy the ci-
gars!
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
TROOPS ARE
TO MARCH
AGAINST
/ j n
Allies to Invade and Take
Possession Tomorrow of
German Industrial Area
for Failure to Keep Repair
ation Obligations.
by Associated Fress)

LONDON, March THE allied
troops march into Germany tomOr-
row iii accordance with the decision
of the allies to inflict on Germany
the penalties provided for because
Of nOn-fullmert of reparation obli-
cations, it is announced officially.
LONDON, March 7.-Application of
the penalties to Germany for the non
fuliillment of her reparation require
ments have been decided upon by the
supreme council of the allies.
Lloyd George acting as spokesman
for the council informed the Germans
that not only were the proposals made
by Foreign Minister SinlolsS unaccept-
able to the allies, but that notwith-
standing the interval since last week s
conference, the Germans had not made
such advance in their propositions as
would Justify a postponement of the
imposition of the penalties.
The British premier stated that he
must announce on behalf of the allies
failure to come to even approximate
understanding with the Germans, and
until we get proposals from Germany
which mean permanent settlement
there can be no peace" he declared
in closing.
The new proposals submitted by
Germany, and which were rejected as
above, called for a payment of fixed
annuity for the first five years which
would give the allies an equivalent of
II per cent tax on all German ex-
ports.
The penalties in question to be i'm
posed on Germany were announced to
the German delegates last Thursday,
They include the occupation of the
cities of Outsider, Dusseldorf, and
Ruhrort in the German industrial area
beyond the Rhine by the troops of the
allies and the imposition by each al
lied country of such tax on German
imports as they deem fit and the es-
tabIishmcnt of customs boundary
under the control of the allies along
the Rhine.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
ARTISTIC SOUL,
HE LOVES
THEM.

While many of the auto enthusiasts
of California have seen fit to poke fun
at the color of the 1921 license plates,
at least there is one man in the state
with sufficient artistic temperament
to appreciate the color scheme. He is
Los Angeles artist.
In letter to Charles j. Chenu, su-
perintendent of the motor vehicle de
partment, the artist praises the de-
partment for having selected the popy
color of the plates.
He wakes wrathy at the critics who
decry the yellow yellow color is a
carrier of warmth. light and heat"
the artist wrote. at attracts tourists
from the Atlantic, from the far north,
from Hudsons Bay and Alaska and
Europe.
Southern California is abundant
with golden yellow oranges, lemons
grape fruit. poppy fields, the clouds
in sunset time, sunsets most beautiful
in winter when zero weather in the
north drives many away and brings to
Southern California thousands of tour
lists"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
MEX|CAL| TAKES
LEAD IN RACE

The Mexicali team yesterday went
into first place in the second half of
the Valley League race, by defeating
Ell Centre by score of IA to 3. in a
game featured by heavy hitting by
Arseno, the MeXicali catcher, who got
two home-runs and two two-baggers
with men on bases.
His hits scored eight runs. The
fielding Of Lazaga, Cabal and Martinez
of Mexicali, was also exceptionally
good. Teran kept Ell Centro's hits
scattered. Mexicali got nine hits and
made one error, and Ell Centro chalked
up eight safeties and made five errors
Sickafoos pitched good game for Ell
Centre.
Brawlcy was awarded the afternoon
game by score of 9 to 0, the CaleXico
team failing to appear on the field, the
reason being that majority of their
players did not report. This slips
Brawley into tie for second place.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
.STAHL DRAWS
WITH HACKER
IN FAST FIGHT
Rudy Elder Puts on CIeUerest
tShOU Yet GiUen at Ell Centre
Athletic Club.

The boxing show presented by Pro-
moter Rudy Elder at the Ell Centre
Athletic club Saturday night lived ur
to the advance notices in a manner
genuinely pleasing to the fight fans,
Every bout from the first preliminary
to the main event exemplified cylonic
action and the spectators voiced then
approval of the exciting bouts in a
manner which left no doubt as to THEN
appreciation of Promoter Elders eff
forts in arranging such peppery
card for their entertainment.
Jack Stahl of San Diego and Willie
Hacker of Ell Centre boxed furiously
contested four round draw. Both boys
worked at top speed from start to fin
ish and each was desperately in ear
hest in his endeavor to land the well
known X. O. This contest was re-
fereed by Joe Pico. A number of the
fans were of the opinion that Hacker
should have been awarded the de-
cision.
Brick Graham of San Bernardino,
who was scheduled to go four rounds
with Kid Mex of San Diego. failed to
show, and the ever popular little
scrapper Joe Mandot was substituted
Joe, though unframed and tired from
hard days work, put up one of the
best fights of his career and when he
had proceeded to. trim the larger Kid
Mex down to proper size he brought
home the Swift's Premium. The fight
went the full distance and Joe was
given we'll earned decision.
The best battle of the evening and
one which will long be remembered by
every fan present was the semi final
between Kid Kohler of Ell Centre and
George La Sale of Fresno. 1t is the
consensus of opinion among the fight
followers that this was the best bout
ever staged in Ell Centre. The two
boys, evenly matched and ever eager
to mix, exhibited wonderful stamina
and their ability to give and take reg
ular he-man wallops won the hearts
of the fans and aroused their enthus-
iasm to such pitch. that towards the
end of the contest the house was in
one whale of an uproar. Referee Nc
Mahon awarded the decision to kohler.
The decision was popular Imme-
diately after this combat, La Sale
challenged Kohler to reutrn engage
ment. The Kid accepted and the two
boys will meet again next Friday
night in Rudy's fight emporium.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
I R { 1 I | ES
TO GA Their
LAYER Of
DUST
United States to Have No
Part in Troubles in Eu-
rope. Triple Alliance and
Peace Pact to Lie InnOcu-
Gus.
(BN Associated PreSSl

WASHINGTON, March Tn az
dition to receiving a number Of NOM
nations from President Harding, the
senate today planned to take uo a
number Of minor treaties. including
commercial treaties with atin-Ameri-
can nations.
Of the pending treaties it was
strongly indicated by the republican
leaders that the "three power treaty.
guaranteeing France against aggres-
sion would remain in the foreign COM
mittee pigeon-hole indefinitely, while
President Harding's inaugural address
is said to have left no doubt that the
Versailles treaty would remain dust
covered in the archives of the White
House.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
VALUABLE FACTS
FOR DAIRY
OWNERS.

The issuance Of California dairy
production figures for the fiscal year
1920-1921, by the California depart
ment of agriculture, is announced by
Director Hecke.
This publication, designated as Cir
cular No. 3, of the division of animal
industry, presents many noteworthy
features which should serve to make
it of value to all concerned in the ad-
vancenent of the dairy industry in the
state.
In addition to furnishing the stats
teal figures bearing on the production
of butter, milk, cheese and their by
products, it gives short concise his
tory of these phases of the dairy in
dustry in this state.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
D { R | |
GRAND JURY
T((bE:G|N
D VI I
Operations Of Auto Thief
Gang In Valley to Be
Probed. Master Mind of
Organization Under Ar
rest.

The wholesale stealing of Ford
cars with the base of operations al
Calexco and MeXicali, will be investi-
gated by the Federal grand jury, be.
ginning next Friday at Los Angeles
Neal Mack, alias Joe Kyle, said tC
be the master mind of the clever con-
spiracy, is under arrest at Phoenix ano
his activities will be the subject o.
the inquiry.
Eighty-tive stolen automobiles, all
the Ford make, have been located in
the vicinity of the Mexican border
line, but only five have been identified
definitely. The machines were stolen
in Nevada, Arizona, Texas and Cali
fornia, it is charged The government
will have to do only with machines
that have been taken across some
state line, where the prosecution will
fall under the provisions of the Dyer
law, which makes it a penitentiary of
fense to take the machine from one
state to another without the consent
of the owner.
Assistant United States Attorney
Green, who has charge of the case,
says that wide conspiracy existed
and that, owing to the cleverness of
the scheme it has been almost impos-
sible to identify the machines. Mack
is said to be the said Of the wholesale
campaign that covered four states.
The plan of operations almost de-
fled detection. One Of the gang would
show up with a Ford machine, armed
with a bill of sale signed by an auto
sales company somewhere, that had
no existence. In addition he had d
license that he had secured through
the regular legal channels, and his re-
ceipt for the payment of the fee. Not
only that, but he would have a receipt
for the payment of the tax on the ma
chine, which was readily secured by
paying the fee and representing that
the payee owned q machine with GER
tain number. Each of these memoran-
da would carry corresponding ticti-
tious number.
Then they would drive the car across
the line and take it to an auto repail
shop said to be maintained by the
gang in Mexicali, where the numbers
on the engine were changed to cores
pond with the fake bill of sale and
various receipts. Back to this side OF
the line they would come and Offer
the machine for sale. They would rep
resent to the prospective buyer that
they had used the car transporting IL
quor over the boundary and the Of
ficers were after them.
They would produce the bill OF sale
signed by a bogus firm, the receipts
for the license and the tax, and make
such a straight showing that there
was no sort of trouble in getting rid
of the automobiles. 1t is estimated
that they cleared up thousands of dol
lars in these deals which were so well
done that detection has been almost
impossible.
The numbers on the engine were 50
cleverly changed that only mechanic
could discover the shift in the num-
bcrs and then only after careful eX-
animation. To add to the deception
the tax on each Ford machine, show
ing that. it had been purchased of a
certain distributor, was removed.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
MEMORIAL FOR
WORLD WAR DEAD
Especial to The Press1


LOS ANGELES, March 7.-Work
on a huge stadium. to be located in
Exposition Park here, to seat 75,00C
and to cost $950,000, is expected to be
started within a few weeks. The sta
dium will be the joint property of Los
Angeles city and county.
According to the plans the stadium
will be one of the largest structures
of it's kind in the world 1t is planne,
to have it completed in time for tht
Olympic Games of 1924 which the as
sociaticn officers hope will be hel,
here.
The stadium will be erected
county men who lost their lives fight
ing nthe world war and it will be
knwon as the Los Angeles Memorial
Coliseum.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
DOUGHERTY GIVEN
RED HAT BY POPE
(By Associated Press)

ROME, March THE cardinals of
the Catholic church gathered at the
Vatican today for the secret consistory
at which Pope Benedict announced the
names of six new members of the
sacred college. including that of Den
mis- j. Dougherty, archbishop of Phila-
dolphia.
In his allocution delivered to the
consistory Pope Benedict alluded to
Ireland having her ancient struggles
renewed. There has been an outbreak
of APPALLING violence and crimes in con
tradiction of the laws of morality, the
pontiff declared, Grimes which we
condemn by whichever side commit
ted"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
YBARRA' WORD
ABSOLUTE LAW
BELOW BORDER
ObregOn's Only Mandate TO NeW
Governor Is That Gambling
Must BE Wiped Out.

CALEXICO, March THE word of
Epigmcno Ybarra, Jr., Governor
elect of the Northern District of Low
er California, will be absolute law,
in the district accoring to statement
made here today by Senor Ybarra S
private secretary, Capt. Jose M. Da-
villa, quoting President Obregon.
Capt. Davila said President Obre-
CONS instructions to the governor
elect included:
you are to be unhampered in your
policies and acts. Twenty-Five hun
dred citizens of the district have
signed petitions asking for your ap-
pointment, and many other have urged
it. They want you, and you are made
governor in compliance with their
wishes. Your word will be absolute
law.
"There is but one mandate the Fed
eral government has to make and will
inssit upon, and that 81 that hence
forth there shall be no gambling, con-
Quoted by Whites, Chinese~or others,
in the district"
Capt. Davile arrived today from Ell
Paso, Tex, where he left his chief.
He said Senor Ybarra would arrive
here Tuesday and would cross into
Mexicali, the capital of the district
and take over the administration from
Gov. Balarezo Wednesday.
There have been rumors here and
in Mexicali the last few days that eff
forts would be made to have the new
governor move the capital from
MeXicali to Ensenada, and officials
and business men on both sides of the
line are said to be planning to COM
bat them.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
BEGIN DRILLING ON
WE'LL NEAR CALEXICO
Especial to The Press.

CALEXICO, March 7.-Drilling for
oil has been started on claim of APP
proXmately $500 acres about IA miles
west of this city, close to the Mexican
border. San Diego capitalists are said
to be back of the project.
II. l. Reynolds, a geologist who has
spent about two years studying I'm
perial Valley with a view of prospect
ing for oil, has arrived from San
Diego, and drilling was started after
his arrival.
He says it is the plan to drill to
a depth of about 800 or $500 feet
where he expects oil sand to be en-
c0unternd
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
BURLESON SUSTAINED
8v Associated Press

WASHINGTON, March THE re-
fusal of the lower courts to mandamus
Postmaster General Burleson, requir-
ing him to restore second class mail
ing privileges to the Milwaukee Lead
er, Victor Berger's newspaper, was
sustained by the Supreme court. Bur
lesons order was issued in 1917 on
the ground that articles printed in the
Leader regarding the purposes of the
United States in entering the world
war We're calculated to interfere with
military operations and were q viola
tion of the espionage act.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
DINNER CONFABS
WITH THE LEADERS
CBv Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, March Putting
into practice policy of holding per
sonal consultation with leaders of con-
gress, President Harding will talk
over numerous policies of the admin
istration at White House dinner to-
night at which the ranking republicans
of the senate and house will be pres
ent.
Tomorrow the president will pre-
side at the first meeting of the cab
met when it is said that the question
of relations with Panama and Costa
Rica will be aiken up and also the pro
gram for the special session of con-
proSS.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
RENFREW FOR PUBLICITY

0. n. RenfreW, president OF the M
land Chamber of Commerce and own
er Of large tract of land in that
community, in all probability will be
appointed county development agent
by the board of supervisors late this
afternoon or tomorrow, it was learned
from member of the board of su-
pervisors this morning. The vote for
Renfrew will not be unanimous, it was
said, two of the members Of the board
being opposed to him.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
PLEASED WITH ADDRESS

MEXICO CITY, March 7.-Presi-
dent Obre2on today characterized
President Harding's inaugural address
as Conceived in a splendid spirit to-
ward the people Of the world, highly
instructive, highly moral and, so far
as Mexico is concerned. contained
nothing for criticism" He announced
that he had sent a message Of con-
gratulation to President Harding.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
ESSPEE CUTS WAGES

SAN FRANCISCO, March II re-
duction of wages of common laborers
throughout the system effective April
1G, was announced this morning by
the Southern Pacific railroad company.
The minimum hereafter will be 30
cents per hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
WILHELM IS INTERESTED.
tHY Associated Press)

'T'N tNNNUUNtIIVW 7 TtoNT
DOORN, Holland, March Form
Ell Emperor William. who daily reads
the German, Dutch and English news
papers, is closely following the pro
gress Of hte London conference en-
German reparations and exhibits the
greatest interest in any reports from
the English capital.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
WOOD TO MANILA.

(Rv Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March Major
General Leonard Wood, has been de-
tailed at the request of President
Harding to go to the Philippine Islands
to make a study of conditions there in
the light of Filipino aspiration to IN
dcneNdence
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07

Hugh L. Scott, former adjutant of
the Boyce Aten post No, 25, who left
Ell Centre some months ago for a
prospective trip into Mexico. resumed
his old position at the post exchange
this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
ETHEL QUITS COLT.

Nv A~e0"Ia fNI Prr~NI
NEW YORK, March Counsel for
Ethel Barrymore, the famous Ameri-
ca nactress, has confirmed the reports
that she has separated from her hus-
band Russell G. Colt grandson Of the
inventor of the famous six gun.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
KILLING OFF THE
LIMERICK MAYORS
Ov Associated Press)

DUBLIN, WarcN I.-GeOIgt CIdH-
cev, mayor of Limerick, was shot and
killed in his home there late last night
His wife was shot and seriously wound
ed when the attack was made on her
husband. At about the same time Mi
chael O'CallaghaN, former mayor of
Limerick, was attacked, shot and killed
in his bed room.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-03-07
MILLIONAIRE MERIT FREED

IEV As@0UTaIoW FIe~SJ
WASHINGTON, March 7.-On mo-
ton of the government the Supreme
court reversed the convection of Hule
c. Merritt of Pasadena, convicted of
boarding sugar in contravention of
the Lever act.