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Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
STEAMER YALE WILL
RESUME SERVICE

r. F. Cullen, district passenger
agent of the Los Angeles Steamship
company, reports lively demand for
berths on the steamer Yale for her re
sumption of service between Los An
geles and San Francisco, May at 3
p. m. The vessel has just been re-
modelled and redecorated so as TO
make her one of the finest steamers
ever engaged in carrying passengers
between Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco.
Interesting preparations have been
made for the first sailing. These in
.clude a formal recognition by the
navy of the part the Yale and her
sister ship. the Harvard, played in the
war, and an official send-off by repre-
sentative business and other interests
The Harvard is expected to be ready
for her trial run in about two weeks
That she will show herself as fast as
the Yale, 24,6 knots, is generally con-
ceded.
The fare for the IS hours voyage
from port TO port viii be SIS to $25
for the standard two-berth staterooms
and $3.50 to $50 for the de luxe
staterooms, which contain double dav-
exports or two beds and are equipped
with private baths.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
DUNAWAY MINE
SHIPPING ORE

The Imperial Gypsum & Oil COM
pany, the Dunaway property near
Westmorland, has begun the ship
ment of ore from the mine to the re-
finery, the first carload lot shipment
having been sent out last Wednesday
and from now on it is expected that
that the product of the big mine will
90 steadily to the market.
A large force of men are at work
getting the place in, shape for the mill
to be erected at the mine and it will
not be long until t.le manufactured
product will be ready for delivery at
the mine itself.
In the meantime other r.cn interest
ed in the gypsum deposits of the val
ley have arrived here and are contem-
plating the opening of another deposit
of the mineral to the south of the
Dunaway property. Fl. c. Culver of
New York, is head of the syndicate
located on this property and his plans
also contemplate the building of belt
line spur connecting with the San
Diego & Arizon road near DiXieland,
and the shipment of all the product of
his mine to New York by water out
of the port of San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
ALLEGED FRAUD
CASE AGAINST
DAVIS ON TRIAL
Superior Court Begins Hearing
Of Charge of Attempt to
!SiCindie automobile Club.

The entire time of the morning ses-
sion of the criminal court was taken
up in an effort to secure jury in the
case of M. B. Davis, charged with
making false affidavits in an attempt
to swindle the insurance department of
the automobile club Of Southern Cali
fornia. but without success.
It is probable, however, that the
box will be filled early enough this
afternoon to permit the start in tax
ing testimony. The trial it is expected
will take up the entire week as there
are about so witnesses to examine, the
state having Is witnesses and Davis
has summoned 35. Harry Raymond,
the detective of the theft bureau of
the club who arrested Davis and a
Phoenix, Ariz., officer, who arrested
the two alleged confederates of Davis
arrived in Ell Centre yesterday to aid
the prosecution. O. V. Wilson is at
torney for Davis. and Deputy District
Attorney Don C. Bitter is prosecuting.
The specific charge is that Davis
made an affidavit with the view to COL
lecting insurance on his automobile,
which was insured with the Auto Club
Of Southern California. Two days
}ater it was stolen. 1t was reported
stolen two days after the theft is
alleged to have occurred. Later it was
recovered at Phoenix, Ariz. Two men
were brought back and one is alleged
to have confessed that Davis employed
him to steal the auto.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
POSTAL CLERKS
NOW CARRY GUNS

If you should happen to stroll into
the postoffice and find Postmaster
Collins with an old fashioned six-gun
strapped ON his hip, or a. sawed off
shot gun lying handy on his desk; or
the young lady clerk in the money
order department fondling an automa-
tie and the one at the cashiers window
going through the motions of a quick
craw Of a long -balreled police positive,
don't be alarmed. They don't mean
ANY thing unless YOU have nefarious de-
signs upon Uncle Sans cash.
According to a recent order issued
by Postmaster General VIII S. Hays,
AL postal employees who handle money
and valuable mail packages must go
armed while on duty. The recent open
season declared on registered mail and
postal funds by highwaymen. bandits
and hold-up artists, and the scores of
successful robberes of postal stations
and postoffices, is responsible for the
order, Somewhere around the post
office there is also located a small ar
senal of high powered shooting irons
for use by the other employees in case
of attempt TO rob the office. The order
issued by Nh Hays applies to every
office III the country
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
A. N. p. A. GATHERS FOR
ANNUAL CONVENTION
(By United Press)

NEW YORK, April 25.The annual
convention of the American Newspa-
per Publishers association opened here
today with publishers from all parts
of the United States in attendance
Sessions We're held as usual, in the
Waldorf Astoria hotel. Labor costs
news print prices, advertising rates
and relations, taxation and postal reg,
ulations promise to be the centers OF
discussion.
The annual luncheon of the A. N. p
A. will be held on Thursday. The ses-
sons will start Wednesday morning
April 27. The various meetings of the
committees and directors will be helC
Monday and Tuesday preceding. 1t is
expected that the usual procedure OF
electing officers on Friday afternoon
April 20, will be followed. The gen.
eral opinion is that President T. r
Williams of the Pittsburgh Press will
be collected for a second term.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
'BOYS HAVE FINE
TIME IN CAMP

Scores of Boy Scouts from all over
the valley gathered in Ell Centre Fri
day afternoon for a two-day encamp-
ment in the city park, under the aus
pices of the Y. NJ. c. A.
The encampment opening was
marked by the welcome of the city eX-
pressed by Mayor Sones in short ad-
dress and the election of mayor and
other officials for the camp.
The program of Saturday included
ball games, target practice and other
scout tests and big dinner at noon,
given by Ell Centro mothers and the
Chamber of Commerce committee.
Scout activities We're demonstrated
during big parade of the boys in the
afternoon and was followed by an
athletic carnival at the camp.
The Scouts all had royal good time
and to show their appreciation of the
treatment accorded them at mass as
sembly they passed resolutions thank
ing the city and especially Ell Centre
mothers for the big dinner and the
hospitable welcome.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
MELON MEN
|: DELIGHT TED
IT WARM
DAYS
Hot Weather Is Bringing
Cantaloupes to Early Ma
turity and Will Advance
Shipping Date More Than
Week.

Some statistician yesterday figured
out that the caataloupe crop Of the
Imperial Valley this season would be
2ol ,lG8,O00 melons, and he added the
statement that each and every one of
these little melons were "simply swell
ing uD with JOY and delicious, juicy
sweetness under the warming influ-
ence of the heavenly orb of day, other
wise, the SUM-"
Whether these melons are joyously
animated over the prospect of early
maturity and 4 correspondingly early
arrival at their ultimate destination,
the table Of the consumer, is not really
and actually known, but the growers
are happy over the prospect.
II the present, warm weather con-
tlnues for Il week or ten days more,
the growers say, the melons will go
out Of the valley exceptionally early.
Estimates made last week by exper-
fenced growers put the earliest ship
ping date at about May Is, but they
now say, providing of course the
warm weather keeps up) that the first
shipment will be made about Nav S.
The temperature for few days has
been around 80 and above in the most
temperate parts of the valley and in
some sections it is reported to have
been higher. This condition may not
I've pleasing to the town folk. but the
melon grower is delighted as he anti
clpates earlier shipment and cores
pondingly higher prices.
Tomatoes are also showing the eff
fects OF the warm weather and esti-
mates are now being made that the
shipments will reach 500 cars, of which
$50 cars will be greens and the re-
mainder pinks. The green tomatoes
are packed i'll dry cars and not iced
until about three days afterward. the
rlpening process beginning during the
dry period, while the pinks are iced
as soon as packed.
Shipment of lettuce is about over.
only an occasional car being packed
and sent out from any section of the
valley, One car, which went out last
Thursday, brought the season total to
3424 cars
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
GERMANY WILL
PAY HUNDRED
BILLION GOLD
Counter ProDOsiti0n on Repayd-
tiOHs Has Not Been Receired
BY United States, H0Uerer.
By Associated Press)

BERLIN, April 25.-The payment
: by Germany of two hundred billion
gold marks for reparations is roughly
the proposal submitted for transmits
sion to the Allies bv the United States
according to information received
from sources close to the government,
! the payments to spread over a period
of 30 to AZ Years or less, according to
Germany's economic recovery. A par
tiCipation in German industries and a
pledge on way goods is offered as a
guarantee of payment
This counter proposition does not
include one for the assumption by Ger
many of the Allied debts to the United
States, was learned.
The offer it is indicated inclines
more toward the terms formulated by
the Allies at.the Paris conference last
winter than toward the offer made BY
Germany at the London conference,
which the Allies summarily rejected.
The German government is refrain
ing from making public its note to the
United States on reparations in order
to give President Harding opportunity
to consider and make inquiries con-
cerning it before forwarding it to the
Allies.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
NEAR EAST REPORT.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Ac-
counting for the disbursement of $13,-
129, III in 1920 and total of 0,000,-
900 to date, including flour, clothing
and medical supplies. the annual re-
port of the Near East Relief incor-
porated by congress August 6, 1919
was filed with congress today by Chas.
V. Vickrey, general secretary of the
relief organization. The report in
cludes an auditors statement by a
firm of chartered accountants. whose
travelling auditors in the field check
on all expenditures by the Near East
Relief. A balance on hand of 1867 ,2l9
is reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
MISSIONARY UNION
TO ELECT OFFICERS

The April meeting of the Missionary
Union will be held on Tuesday at the
Presbyterian church at 2:30. The am
nual election Of officers will occur at
that time. The following is the pro
gram for the afternoon.
Song service and business. session.
Devotional service, Rev Andrew
Shamel.
The Y. ". c. A., Miss O'Connell
national secretary.
Solo, Mrs. Broadbridge
"The Mission Study Class" Miss
Florence Yarncll.
"How to get the cooperation of the
home in the religious education of the
child" discussion led by Mrs. Violet
Campbell
Social hour, with tn eladies of the
Presbyterian church as hostesses.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
To
CALL EXTRA
Sc SIS ON
s . O \
Date of Meeting to Consider
Reapportionsnent of State
Is Uncertain. Make Bid
for Popular Favor.

SACRAMENTO, April 25.-Abso-
Lutte assurance that Gov. Stephens will
take early occasion to call special
session of the Legislature to consider
congressional and state assembly and
senatorial reapportionment was given
here by administration spokesmen.
/ he governor has made no public
declaration in the matter, but is said
to have informed members of his Of
fetal family that he has decided to
call an extra session. The date of the
extra session of the legislature is left
uncertain, some Legislators going so
far as to surnise that the special
session may be called within 30 days.
It is more generally believed. how
ever, that special session Will be
called early in the fall.
Although a considerable majority Of
the members of the assembly and SEN
ate are agreed that the administration
permitted apportionment to die this
session, it is understood that Cover
nor Stephens and his supporters will
make bid for popular favor in South
ern California by declaring the special
session is called primarily to give
justice to the southern portion of the
state.
The legislature started the last week
of the 44th session this morning with
each house facing a staggering accu-
mutation of bills from the other, as
the rules require the last week to be
devoted to the consideration of as
sembly bills in the senate and senate
bills in the assembly A m@'or''v #
the measures carry appropriations for
some purpose or other.
1t is estimated that somewhere be-
tween $l5,000,0O0 and p1V.UV0,ooo IS
the amount asked for by the special
appropriation bill in this session. The
most Of these are being paSSout, with
and without recommendations for the
determination of both houses and ulti-
,mately the governor. 1t is assuredly
some task that confronts him, that of
determining what is absolutely ncces-
sary and what can wait. In passing
these bills you must score one for Los
Angeles county, it having gotten
through the assembly the bill appro-
priatng $3,000,000 for flood control IN
that county. A number Of nerthern
delegates explained their support of
the proposition by saying that they
had been aided by the southern dele
gates in securing the appropriation il
1919 for the Sutter BASIN project and
the North felt obligated to the South.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
CONSERVATION
Of WATER OUR
GREATEST NEED
State Comptroller Makes His
t0ricM and Constructive Ad-
dress at Lumber Dealers Con-
UentiON.
(By Associated Press)

FRESNO, April 25.-Outlines of the
beginnings of California's history were
given by State Controller John S.
Chambers, in an address of welcome
delivered here today to convention
of the Western Retail Lumbermen's
association.
Mr. Chambers told of the coming to
California of Portola, the first govern
or, and of Junipero Sierra the great
Franciscan priest, explorer and en-
pire builder. He traced the building
of the missions, told of the overthrow
Of Spanish rule by Mexico, the raising
Of the American flag at Monterey by
Commodore Sloat and then described
their resources.
Need of water conservation and de-
velopment of hydro electric energy in
California was emphasized by the
speaker. Supreme attention, he de-
clared, should be given in the state to
agriculture, which is the preeminent
industry in this state as it is the basic
industry everywhere.
Greater cooperation among western
states was urged by the controller.
Each should seek to develop its own
resources to the limit, he asserted, and
combined they should as far as prac-
ticable, make themself self f-sustaining.
In connection with his arguments on
cooperation, Mr.. Chambers quoted the
views of former Governor Bamberger
OF Utah who. some years ago, urged
cooperation on the part of all the
states west of the Rocky Mountains.
california has population, wealth
and tidewater," Mr., Chambers said.
"Other states have coal and iron. Why
should California, for instance, or
Utah, send its raw copper to Mary
land to be turned into finished pro-
ducts, paying freight both ways, ana
profit to eastern manufacturers, when
all this work could be done in Cali
fornia, aided an dsustained by her sis
ter states on the Pacific slope"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
EACH
OTHER DEAD
IN RACING
A j 7 Q
Bodies of Los Angeles Den
tist and His Closest Friend
Are Found in Wreckage of
Machine.

LOS ANGELES, April 25.-Two
dead men, one shot through the heart
and the other three times through the
abdomen, We're found early today in
an overturned automobile in an outly-
ing district of the city.
From letters and cards in the pock-
cts of the dead men one is believed
to be DR.. Joseph Durand. d dentist
80 years old; and the other Myron
MacCauley, 25, said to have been q
close friend of Durand's.
In the wreckage of the machine was
found an automatic pistol and four
empty shells lying nearby. Near the
body Of MacCauley was found a
janlmed automatic with one shell mis-
sing.
From the appearance of tire skid
marks upon the roadway, the machine
evidently plunged at high speed from
the roadway, while out of control and
crashed over when it hit water ditch
alongside the road.
1t is believed by the police that the
machine going at high speed, with
Durand at the wheel went out of con-
troll when the two men began strug-
Cling and shooting at one another.
Both men were evidently on the front
seat of the machine at the time.
According to Mrs. p. J. Francis. a
sister Of the man believed to be Du-
rand, the men We're close friends and
there was no known reason for a
deadly quarrel between them. The
ease presents many mysterious aspects
which the police are trying to clear up
by tracing the movements of the men
from the time they We're last seen, be-
fore the bodies were found.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
Ell CENTRANS STRIKE OIL

]. r. Duke and J. A. Peck, realty
operators of this city received word
today that a good oil we'll had been
brought in on their property in Stevens
county, Texas, near Breckenridge. The
well, as described would indicate in
the parlance of Texas operators, sea
barrels or better. The we'll is an off
set of 1890 barrel we'll near their
property. Besides Peck and Duke, two
sisters, Mrs Maggie Weatherford and
Rosie Martin, share equally in the
property.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
INHALED ILLUMINATING GAS

Fred Tucker, 35, known here, a vic
tim of tuberculosis, committed suicide
in Los Angeles lodging house Sunday
morning by inhalng illuminating gas.
He left number of notes explain
ing that he was hopeless tubercular
victim and desired his body cremated.
A note left for Fred Bielman Of the
Washington hotel, said,
~ am pulling this stunt off as calm,
as | used to feed the chickens-as It
is the duty of any T. B. sufferer with
an advanced case as mine, to help
stamp it out
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
MEXICAM LOSES SOLDIERS
(By Associated Press

Ell PASO, Tex. April 25.-Infor-
nation received here from Mexico City
quotes General Enrique Estrada. sec
retary Of war, as saying Mexican fed
eral troops will be concentrated in the
interior and soldiers used along the
border only as needed The army has
been reduced to 81 900 with 81 900 as
the goal, General Abelardo Rordiguez
commander in Lower California, has
been ordered to take his Gath battal-
ion to Mexico City.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
WATER SUIT ARGUMENTS

Arguments in the case Of the I'M
perial Water company, and the Laguna
company as intervenor, against the
Imperial Irrigation District, to recover
SIC, 200, expense bill in the All-Ameri-
can canal preliminaries, will be heard
by Superior Judge Marsh, who tried
the suit here, in his court in San Diego
tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
DAYLIGHT SAVING IN EAST.

NE" lUhN, AprH Zo.-DaNNght
saving will be effective this summer
in most of the larger cities and in
dustria centers in the northern sec
tion of the Eastern Time Zone. in the
majority of the larger cities in the
north Eastern sestion of the Central
Time Zone but, as f;,~ rs reports are
obsainabIe will not be nut into effect
in the southern or western states.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The un

explained delay in the transmission
from Berlin of counter proposals on
reparation is caused proaobly by the
fac that the memorandum is lengthy
one, and was not put on the cable until
late at night and considerable time
would be required to code it.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-25

Bebe Daniels, the good little bzd
girl, who has spent 10 days in Jail,
was released Yesterday and the pespIs
Of FL Centre will have the opportunity
OF seeing her at the Palace Thestsr
Wednesday night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-23
L. ). URGED TO C.4LL
ECONOMIC PfRLEN

Washington. N"y. -. -,l;v \. r.
Pressure upon the american Go'rru.
mcnt to call an international economic
rontcrcurc T., bciug ru'd,uUc'. hut }1c
Admimlstrai 1t pro>CI il di.luruuc"
to take such . stop. II j. pu~~iblc that
such meeting may hc called laln-.
Many Of Tho delegates (" tho Arms
Conference have suggested the adviaa.
bility of gathering Of representative,
n the variouS nations to d!>ru's inter.
national trade. CroHnmir and financial
problems with Il view T." obtaining r"m-
cdy through concerted action.
The administrator j. inclined &" 'a,
view that tho outcume of the Arm, Con.
ference should determine whether com
{, rod acrinn and uuauimitN among 'ho
nations can hc obtained before other
world problems ar" takcu up by 'd
uu' low.
\ ucrc, sarr coroIlar} to 'm. n'rr.
ua,.nral crouonir conference, il Wa
c\p'aucd vac tic allied dohr +" tlt,
rouutr,. and IT,, ultimate disposition.
which world uudcubtvlN he brorglr {"
.'o front in any di>rI>,!on> "f re g.
change situation aud 'Hr question Of
rr,i,jon ot 'cruun rcparali"0..
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was wholly circumstantinl The jury
may believe that Virginia Rnppe did
say '1Ic hurt me-" but the defense /,
going TO make q desperate effort to
! prove that she wps not thinking of
! Arbuckle. but Of tho man---it was Al
Semnachcr--who carried her 10 the
un,nrooin whon Mrs, Maud belmont de d.
cidcd that whst Virginia needed was
cold water, to mitigate the effects OF
too much liquor.
Semnacher was called 10 the stand
by the state shortly before the close of
the states case. lie did nothing but
repeat the familiar story of the party
and tel Of hearing Virginia moaning.
OF trying to help those who were irving
TO comfort her. He. like Kate Brcp,
nan helped to suggest another side of
fattss humorous nature. Arburklc. he
said. had been telling him Of the treat.
ment administered to Virginia before
she was carried to private room IN the
hotel He said they applied irc 10
besitsted.
"Wcuf" said Iirady. Semuacher 70 .
fused TO 60 on. saving he didnt want to
repeat what Fatty said to bin. The
Court told bin he would have 10 say
II, and the iurSwomen again looked
~ N''IuIuNIi'l uNNl'HIPU blU
asked the Judge 10 be allowed 10 whis.
per what hc had to say to tho court
stenographcr. lie was permitted 70
whisper fcw words into tho vccor,ls.
Semnacher has not the look 81 tyro
about town. Tie Is not cf the hcstant
or shy kind by any means. Yet Fatty
has q way Of making pronl" laugh.
When Katc Brennan described his offer
Of whisky and his reference 10 her many
q man in the crowd Of spectators broke
into u gay hoot. He was still Gooin9
loudly in uncontrollablc rnerrincnt
when . Deputy sheriff took him by the
collar and hustled him out of his scat
and down the aisle and out Of the
room. FAINT sound Of his continuing
glcc drifted back Tor a moment into tho
packed room aud 1t reached Fatty, who
smiled for long minute.
Today the jury aud the Court will
visit the twelfth floor Of the ST. Frau
els Hotel 70 inspect the suite that has
been described so often in the testi.
mony. When the Court and the Prose.
crtor diScerned the line to be followed
by the defense, there was o conference.
and. ut the suggestion of the District
Attorney, specialists will be appointed
to make n microscopic examination of
the organs or the dead girl. This ex.
animation, the State contends. will be
ADEQUATE 10 rcfute the allegations Of
Arbucklc's lawyers that Virginia Rapnc