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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-08-31

Tenemos entendido que ell Goberna
dor eondena severamente la actitud
que asumi6 Mr.. Nc. Clure contra un
joven frente al cine Strand y
arrsncando una bandera de la estre
la solitaria de una guagua. Segdn
una carta publicada aver, el Gober-
nador ha pedido un infOrme al sefior
Nc. Clure, con caracter urgente, so
bre los hechos denunciados Y Sc ha
expresado en- ell sentido de que este es
un pals libre y no pueden en- manera
alguna cometerse actos de esta natu
raleza, nj atropellarse a ningin fun
eionario p1blico.
Las versiones populares Sc incli-
nan a Greer que case que el sefior Nc.
Clure no justifque debidamente sus
actuaciones, lie sera pedida la renun-
ella de su cargo.
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ExPoRTAc1oN DE cuERos

Ell comercio de cueros entire ell Bra
sill y los Estados Unidos cuenta un siglo
de existencia. Durante los tiltimos amos
Ia exportaci6n de pieles himedas sa-
ladas ha sido mas importante que la de
cueros secos.
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Mr.. NC CLURE PoSIBLEMENTE
SERA ARRESTADO HOY

Con motive de la denuncia por da
nos maliciosos, que ha sido 'presenta
da en- el Tribunal Municipal contra
el jefe de information de la Policia,
seior Nc. Clure, hoy sera probable
mente expedida una orden de arres-
to contra ell referido funcionario tan
pronto sea terminada la investiga-
ci6n que, con este motive, ha venido
practicandose en- el referido Tribu-
nal.
Ell GOBERNADOR CONDENA Sc
VERAMENTE LA ACTITUD DE
Mr.. NC. CLURE
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da disputa industrial, al menos sin
que Sc investiguen sus causas, antes
de que los trabajadores Sc lapcen a
la huelga.
Esta Ley, que trabaja con la OPT
MON publica en- el conocimiento de
las razones que aducen ambas parties
--obreros v patronos-tiene ademas
ell poder de dar la Comisi6n el dere
cho de investigar ell estado de cual-
quier industria, y estudiar ell porque
ambas parties no logran llegar a un
entendido, para la mejor Marcia del
Capital y del Trlbajo.
BUENA IMPRESSION
Tanto unionistas, como republicanos
y socialistas, han comentado favorable
mente la carta que dirige Ell Goberna-
dor a Mr.. Mcclure, pidiendole exphca-
clones respecto al asunto de la bandera
y al haber maltrat2 10 a nm joven frente
al teatro "strandsY, de Santurce.
MIR. Mcclure, cue Sc halla en- la isla
rendira un informe al Gobernador sobre
los hechos mencionados, y comparecera
esta tarde las dos, ante ell juez il
rnenez sicard6, para responder de una
denuncia de daiios maliciosos que Sc ha
presentado en- contra suya.
LA CARTA DEL GoBERNADoR
A MR.. NC CLURE
Mr.. George Nc Clure,
Jefe del Negociado de Information,
San Juan, p. r.
Querido sefior:
Sc me ha namado la atenci6n por la
prensa de que hace varias noches usted
trat6 cruelmente una persona de esta
ciudad frente uno de los teatros. Tam
bien Sc me informa, que usted arranco
una bandera de la estrella solitaria de
una guagua, en- una de nuestras Gales.
70 deseo que usted me de un informe
detallado respecto los dos incidentes
Yo no deseo que ningdn ciudadano
sea maltratado por ningun funcionaric
y, ademas, jamas he dado orden para
que Sc quite bandera de ninguna clase
en- Puerto Rico. Yo deseo un iIlforme a
este respecto, embellishments.
Sinceramente suyo,
e MONT REILLY,
Gobernador."
REUNION EN- LA J. CENTRAL
Anoche estuvo reunida la Junta
Central desde las de la noche has
ia Ia ma de la madrugada, tratan-
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LOCAL PARA OFICINA

Tres habitaciones annpIias, en-
San Justo 81 altos, a la derecha.
Informes:
VICTOR r. LOPEZ NUSSA
San Justo 81. San Juan, P. r
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- plisa y forran boiones.
A CARAZO. Bran Sc. u.
A4Es.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08
BEbE DANIELS
TO WEAR SPORT
SUITS IN JAIL
Cinema Star GiUes Manifest of
What She VIII Wear Serving
Time.
(Bv United Press)

LOS ANGELES, April 8.-Bebe
Daniels, famous cnematic beauty
shortly to "serve a term" Of 10 days
in the Orange county bastile on a
charge of speeding if her appeal to the
Orange county superior court fails, is
being deluged with offers from Los
Angeles modistes to furnish chick Jail
frocks" at all the way from 500 up
per.
Hoover, the fair Bebe declares that
since she is likely to "go up" on a
speeding charge. that she intends to
wear sports attire exclusively and will
limit her wardrobe to six tailored
sports suits and Is blouses.
Aside from 20 Teddy bears. two
dozen pairs of heavy sport silk stock
ings, three dozen handkerchiefs and a
half dozen hats, the dashing Bebe de-
clared today that she will "take moth
ing at all to Jail with her in the way
Of clothes"
Two steamer trunks, hat box, a
weekend bag and a box for her unique
"cell library which is being presented
to her book by book by admirers
throughout the country, will complete
her luggage. For toilet articles she
will limit herself to her very plainest
silver set.
Meanwhile the books forming the
nucleus of her "prison library collec-
tion include such thrllers as How to
Escape from JAIL" presented by Harry
Houdini; "Jailbreakers,' by j. B. Rice;
Ballad of Reading Goal" by Oscar
Wilde; and "The Prisoner of Chillon,
by Lord Byron.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08
$4,000 GALLONS
WH|SKEY ASKED
BY DRUGGISTS
Office of Prohibition Agent Is
, Flooded BY Requests for
Withdrawal Permits.

Applications which, if granted, will
release from government bonded ware
houses in Los Angeles and Southern
California $4,000 gallons of whisky
during the next year were piled high
on the desk Of Arthur Kriete, prohib-
tion agent in Los Angeles, yesterday
The applications came as /, result OF
the recent ruling from Washington
under which retail druggist are to be
permitted maximum of 100 gallons
or two 50-gallon barrels, of the much
sought liquor, every 80 days.
Kriete said there were 600 retail
druggists in Southern California and
that hasty check of the applications
indicated each one had come forward
with his official bid for the govern
ment whisky permits.
But the prohibition agent indicated
that many of the druggists may be
disappointed through rejection of THEN
applications. He declared that II
each case the druggist must show that
he has legitimate calls for whisky
from physicians and that careful
watch will be kept to make certain
that all of the whisky is properly dis
posed of via the prescription route.
Agent kriete is awaiting definite in
structions from Washington concern
ing permits for the sale of wines and
beer by druggists.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08
EGG OF PASSENGER
PIGEON WORTH $1,000
(By Associated PresS)

URBANA, Ill.,, April S.-How would
you like to buy a dozen eggs, guaran-
teed stale for $4,000? With prices
of ordinary hen fruit fluttering back
to low levels, $1,000 seems righ for
any egg, but that is the estimated
value of single egg in the Natural
History museum of the University of
Illinois here. 1t is the egg OF pas
senger pegion, an American bird row
extinct, The egg was given to the
university by T. f. Musselman, form
er student.
The last passenger pigeon died in
the Cincinnati Geological gardens
about five years ago. Following the
birds death. tho American Olnitholo-
gists Union offered $1,000 to anyone
proving teh existence of nesting
pair, but none of the original species
was ever discovered.
Passenger pigeons were once so nu-
merous in the Mississippi aVlley that
their migration darkened the sky.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08
HUNDREDS DEMAND
BERGDOLL'S RETURN

INDIANAPOLIS, April S.-Hun-
dreds of kilograms and letters voicing
sentiment for the return to this
country of Grover Cleveland Bergdol,
convicted Philadelphia draft evader.
now in Germany, are being received
at national Headquarters of the Ameri-
can Legion, officials announced here
today. The general public is leading
the demand for Bergdo!siretur, the
Legion officers said.
Legion posts on the Pacific Coast
have started fund to further the
movement and Kansas Legionnaires
have wired that they viii support any
plans for bringing Bergdol back
F. w. Galbraith, Jr., national COM
mander telegraphed today from Wash
ington, where he is in conference with
President Hardng's committee for re-
lief for disabled service men, the fol-
lowing message:
81 am bringing every argument to
bear on government officials to hasten
the demand for Bergdol. The Legion
cannot rest until this man is once more
behind prison bars. think that the
time is not far away"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08
OIL EXCHANGE MAY
PUT IN LEASED WIRE

The first meeting of the Imperial
Valley Oil Exchange will be held to-
morrow evening at the law offices of
Rockwell q Stewart in BraWley. The
purpose of the meeting is to discuss
the proposition of installing a call
board, leasing a wire and renting a
building.
The organization of valley oil ex-
change has been under way for sew
eral months and it is understood on
good authority that practically all
shares have been sold.
Plans are being made to operate
branch offices with an extension of
the wire in Imperial and Ell Centro
Work at both the Diamond Bar and
Brawley we'll is going ahead as rapid
ly as possible and the minute oil is
brought in, activity on the oil cX-
change will begin.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08
INCREASE
IN YEARLY DUES
OF 10000 CLUB
Women Get Behind NOUe to Es-
tabIish Community Center
Disabled War Veterans.

The regular meeting of the Wom-
ans Ten Thousand club was held yes
terday afternoon at Davis Hall The
principal topic discussion was whether
or not the club should increase it's dues
from $500 to $500 per year.
1t was pointed out that by making
this increase no hardship would be
placed upon anyone and at the same
time quite a comfortable sum could
be laid aside and added to the build
ing fund Of the club
Final decision on the matter, is to
be made at the next regular meeting
of the club when the membership will
be submitted proposition for chang
ing the bylaws which will permit the
increase in yearly dues to be made.
A representative of Imperial Valley
meeting in behalf of disabled soldiers
and sailors who are living on the Nc
Dewitt ranch and all others who may
come here for the purpose of establish
ing permanent homes.
The request was made that a COM
mittee be appointed to ask the coop
Grafton of the local Chamber of Com
merce in furtherirg the work of the
social service work in the valley. Ar
additional request was also made for
the appointment of second commit
tee whose duty should be to see that
magazines, newspapers, etc, were. sup
piled for the use of the disabled mer
and that permission should be secured
which would allow the boys the use OF
the county school houses for their
meetings.
Mrs. George Anderson, chairman Of
the "Twice Told Tales" section of the
club, was in charge Of the program
and introduced Mrs. W. W. Apple, who
read the story "The Blueflower," b!
Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Mrs. Rittenhouse, accompanied BY
Mrs. Jennings rendered a very beauti
ful vocal solo. Mrs. Stevenson Of I'm
perial read "The Outcast of Poke
Flat" by Bret Harte. Following tn,
reading, Mrs. Bates sang "The Wine
in the Chimney" by Bret Harte.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08
PAVING WORK
is DEFERRED
BY CALEX|CO
inability to Haze Work Com
Blefed Before Hot Weather
Causes P0stp0nen,ent Of Con-
tract.

CALEXICO, April 8-Nothing will
be done until next fall toward carry
ing out the $25O,O0O concrete sidewalk
and curb project for which bids were
to have been received by the city trus-
tees Tuesday night. No bids were re-
ceived.
The trustees decided that, should
they readvertise for bids and enter in
to contract at this time, the work
would not be completed before the hot
weather, which would make it neces-
sary to suspend construction until the
fall ,and rather than have the worl;
stretched out over such a long period,
they decided to hold up the entire pro-
position until September g.
George w. Oswald, Los Angeles
contractor recently presented bid
for the work but after it was accept
ed by the city he declined to enter into
a contract, stating that his attorneys
had advised him the proceedings were
irregular. Because of his failure to
consummate the contract, the city is
preparing to file suit against him and
his bondsment to recover the amCA1t
of his bond, S25 600.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08

Thus the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict will be able to finance the dig
ging of the cutoff from the Colorado
river to the Pescadero, eliminating
the dangers of flood and overflow
within &c days after the work is start
ed.
The bringing of the Chandler MeXi-
can interests to time was the result
of the poverty stricken condition of
the treasury of the district. Hereto
fore when dangers from flood and
overflow have confronted the ranchers
Of the valley, it has always been the
district which has become panic strick-
! en- and hysterical, and at all manner
OF means gone to work and made the
necessary repairs to ward off the
ravages of the Colorado in flood tenn
per.
Early in the year when the Irriga-
ton District board met and set about
oeVlSlng ways and means to perform
the yearly act of homage to the Col
orado, it was found that they had no
money to do the necessary work. and
their efforts to raise that money bv
! sending emiSsaries to Mexico CITY and
secure 1t from the Mexican govern
, ment in part COMPENSATION for the
huge water bill owed below the line.
the Chandler Mexican interests fought
them TO a standstill and put such
blocks in their way that the effort
failed. Then the District board bowed
! its head in submission and with folded
/ hands awaited the coming of the floods
and the attendant ravages of high
water and overflow.
! The Chandler interests then began
to sit up and take notice, "Ain't you
going TO do the work ?" was the fran
! tic question. I'VE are not, we have
no money" was the answer, Their
! Chandler capitulated for without tn,
big protective work usually done by
the irrigation District, the Colorado
River Land Company's holdings would
! be the first and greatest sufferer from
the overflow. Finding that the Dis
trict was sitting tight in its determin-
alton to do no protective work, Chand
Ter got busy with the Los Angeles
banks and the offer for immediate
money was rendered and accepted.
The building of the Pescadero Gu
was one of the items in the budget fol
1927 proposed by General Manager F
n. Cronholm, as the cheapest, mos
effective and most permanent near
of eliminating flood dangers. 1t will
shorten the way from Ockerson leve,
to the Gulf of California about 50 mile
and will eliminate for many years th'
necessity for annual levee repairs.
| When it was proposed by the man
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08
FARMS ARE GETTING
BACK TO NORMALLY

KANSAS CITY, April s.-Wider
spread unemployment in cities has Gre
ated drift back to the farm and re-
lieved the farm labor shortage brought
about during the war. reports the fed
eral and state employment bureaus
here.
Farm hands in the great grain belt
of the central states are reported
plentiful at wages greatly reduced as
compared with year ago.
Farmers, who for several years have
been forced to grant almost any con
cessions to labor to bring their crops
through, are in position this year tc
dictate terms of employment, accord.
ing to employment agencies here
Then, too, the farmer faces the prob
lem this year of holding down the cost
of production because of the low prices
of farm products and generally is try
ing to get along with as little help as
possible
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08

ager of the Imperial Irrigation District
the project caused storm of protest
from the Mexican land owne~s. as has
been stated, as they desired the Ock-
erson levee built higher and the use
of the consequent greater volume of
water to irrigate new lands south Of
the present Bee river channel. When
they capitulated they offered to lend
the money to build the Ockerson levee
higher. but this proposal was turned
down bv the officers of the district
and then President Leroy Holt of the
First National bank was called in
by the directors and through him the
arrangement with the Los Angeles
banks was quickly made. The money
it is believed will be available next
| Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08
| N Pc R | A |
VALLEY FOR
AMERICA
D \ | !
Campaign Opens Tomorrow
to Secure Vitally Needed
Legislation for Benefit of
People of This Inland En-
pire.

Following receipt Of news that the
found feasible, active members Of the
American Legion, prominent ranchers
and progressive business men of I'M
perial Valley propose to begin at once
an aggressive campaign to secure
from congress legislation which will
insure the valley a permanent water
supply, protection from flood danger
and creation of the greatest settlement
of former soldiers and sailors that has
ever been proposed in the United
States.
Following a meeting two weeks ago
of number of active supporters of
the legislative plan of the district, a
committee of six was named to draft
plans for an organization to be COM
posed of ranchers, former service men
and business men, which will actively
engage in efforts to secure from con-
gress the necessary legislation, and in
addition support the irrigation district
in its battle with the Mexican interests
A call has been issued for mass
meeting to be held at Imperial Irriga-
ton District offices in this city, to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, at
which time a proposed plan of organ
ization will be considered and undoubt.
edly accepted. The plan provides fol
IL directors representing the three
parties to the movement, the former
service men, the ranchers and business
interests. An executive committee OF
three of the directors is suggested as
the active governing body, with such
officers as may be considered neces-
sary. All supporters of the All-Ameri-
can canal, storage project and soldiers
settlement are invited.
The movement is undertaken at this
time because of the need of prompt ac-
ton in congress to secure legislation
which will permit unfair assaults, vi
cious coercion and any undermining OF
the public confidence by publication OF
false statements through coterie OF
newspapers subsidized by Mexican in
terests. Members of the district board
will not only be supported in their
efforts to secure relief for the valley
but will be able to fairly gauge the
trend of public sentiment.
The public spirited Americans fos
tering the plan urge that all citizen:
interested in solving the water prob
lem by relief from Mexican domina
ton attend the meeting tomorrow, a!
prompt action is necessary to furnish
support to Congressman Phil Swing
in his campaign to get Legislation
through congress at the present ses
sion of congress. More can be done a
this time. with Legion man and Val
ley representative in congress, THAI
ever before, and Mr. Swing has urget
Il united valley to give him support
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08
TO ORGANIZE AUXILIARY

Mrs. Carroll Marks of Los Angeles,
department president Of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the American Legion, de-
partment of California, and Mrs. Eli
zabeth /. Drendell of San Francisco,
department secretary, will arrive in
Ell Centre from San Diego tomorrow
to organize local branches of the aux
iliary at FL Centre. Brawley and Holt
vile. Branches are already in exist
ence at Calexico, Imperial and Cali
patria, and the ladies will visit tHose
places also, being at Imperial on the
18th, at Calipatria on the 14th and will
go to Banning on the 18th. =,
While in FL Centro the ladies viii
make their headquarters at the Bar
bara Worth hotel and Legion officials
are making preparations for their en-
tertainment.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08
PESGADERO CUT IS To
Be: MADE BY DISTRICT .
WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
Money For This Highly Important Work Made Available
Through Los Angeles Banks by Almost Inevitable
Colossal Damage by Overflow to Lands of Colorado
River Land Company Owned by Harry Chandler

The Pescadero cut is to be built at once!
This announcement will surprise and at the time
bring thrill of satisfaction, relief and joy to the hearts
of every rancher business and resident of the I'M
pe1ial Valley
The further announcement that the Pescadero Cut
will be made with money furnished by Harry Chandler
that will astound the rancher and business and
resident of the valley but it is nevertheless true.
The Los Angeles clearing house banks at the request
and instigaon of Chandler is to loan the Imperial Valley
banks the of 900 and they in turn to loan the
money the Imperial Irrigation District to finance the
construction of the cut.
The work will be done once, the board Of directors
of the district meeting tomorrow morning at O'Clock to
close the deal with the local banks and to issue invita-
ton to contractors to submit bids for the work
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08
RECEPTION FOR MRS. HOUSTON

The Emanuel Circle of the FIRST
Baptist church gave a farewell recep-
ton for Mrs. Hermon Houston Tues
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Charles Nowlin on Wensley avenue. A
program was rendered as follows:
Reading, Miss Mary Nowlin.
Song, Mrs. William Dawson.
Violin with piano accompaniment,
Miss Josephine Williams and Miss
Bernice Stafford.
Original poem by Mrs. Nowlin in
honor of Mrs. Houston.
An artistic hand painted plate was
given to the guest of honor by the
members of the circle. Refreshments
were served during the afteronon.
Among the guests were Mrs. Cox
Mrs. oFrrest Kutz, Mrs. William
Dawson of Kansas City, and Mrs
Cleveland of Los Angeles,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08
VOTERS GET CHANCE
AT STATE DRY LAW

SACRAMENTO, April S.-After a
prolonged session devoted to the T
M. Wright bill for enforcement of the
prohibition law the assembly yestsr-
day voted, 40 ayes to 80 noes, tc
amend the bill in such manner as
to make it effective only after it hat
been submitted to popular vote as ar
initiative measure. The bill, being
amended, was then ordered to reprint
which prevented further action OH il
TODAY.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08
NAME VESSEL FOR CLUB

SAN FRANCISCO, April S.-Mem-
bers of the oBhemian club, noted
San Francisco organization, are to be
godfathers to 10000 ton merchant
man, the shipping board having grant
ed permission recently to name ship,
being built at Oakland, Calf, after
the club. The vessel, The Bohemian
Club, will be launched May ID.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08
TRAFFIC INTERCHANGE.

The San Diego & Arizona arilroad
announces that it has completed ar
rangements with the Southern Pacific
lines and with the Santa Fc for an in
terchange of passenger traffic at San
Diego on both one way and round trip
business, tariffs to become effective
May 1. This will permit eastern pas
sengers travelling over the San Diego
G. Arizona road, stopping at valley
points and then go on to San Diego
and Los Angeles or San Francisco,
without extra cost. 1t makes the San
Diego & Arizona road a link in the
diversified route round trip travel to
California from the east.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08
SET HIGHWAY SUIT.

The case of Taecker VS.. l.. +. Shaw,
chairman of the county highway COM
mission ,et al. was set by stipulation
for May Is, in department of the
Superior court. 1t developed this
morning that it would be impossible
to secure a judge from an outside dis
trict before that time,
In the meantime work on the county
highways will continue as rapidly as
possible and in all probability the
highway between Ell Centre and Cal
exico will be completed before the suit
comes to trial. a
Guy Rockwell of Brawley was busi
ness visitor here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08
ENSIGN DIVES T QDEATH
(By Associated Pressl

SAN DIEGO, April S.-Ensign Har-
ry Charles Batchellor, of Los Angeles
attached to the North Island navy air
station, was xii led when a seaplane he
was plotting, fell approximately 400
feet into the bay off the marine bar
racks.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-08
M'NAMARA COMING OUT
(By Associated Pres $

(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, April S.-Johr
J. Mcnamara, serving Is years for
murder in connection with the dyna-
miting of the Los Angeles Times build
ing, will complete his sentence and
leave the penitentiary May 10. The
prison officials say he has been a mod
el prisoner and earned all the credit
allowances on his sentence.