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The New York herald., 1921-02-24
IRISH DEATH THREATS
TO DUBLIN EDITORS
Warned Not to Publish De-
tails Of Sim Fein Executions.

DUBLIN. Feb 23-The newspa per
editors OF Dublin to-day were notified
by the Irish Republican army that pub
licat.on OF certain prohibited details OF
the executions OF Sim F'einers by the
Crown forces will be punished with
death. The notice reads:
THE editor is hereby warned that
any exploiting for vulgar pandering to
sensation. or mongering, in reports OF
executions Of the above will be punished
with death within twentyfour hous Of
publication. Particular reference Is di-
rected to the following:
"Flrst-No descriptive details OF the
arrival OF haugInen or their assistants
or the mode OF procedure, or any Erue-
come details are to be published.
"Secondly-No descriptions or weeping
clergymen leaving the precincts or
prison are to appear.
"Thirdly-The mere statement that
these men died for Ireland will convey to
the Irish Republic all they Wish 10 KNOW
OF these incidents.
''Fourthiy--In the case OF Kevin Barry
"a medical student executed November
last for taking part In an attack on
military escort In Dublin last summer.
In which two British soldiers were
l<illed) the details we're threshed out 70
the most extreme annoyance ana pitter
resentment OF his friends and relatives
The above warning Is given In due
time and its strict observance is rec
commended.
GRAND HEApouARrEEs IRISH RgPUB-
LicAN Army"
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
IRISH KILL WOMAN
AND 4 POLICEMEN
Many Private and Public
Houses Burned Soon After
as Reprisals.
SOLDIER SPIES SHOT
Three Bodies Found in GALWAY
Placarded Guilty by Court
Martial.
SOLDIER SPIES SHOT

BELFAST. Feb. 2S.-An anbuscade a;
Mountcharles County Donegal, last
night, resulted in the death OF two
policemen and Il young woman the body
OF the latter OF whom was found to-day
lying IN yard. The woman had been
shot through the heart.
The fighting lasted for half an hour
and two members OF the attacking party
were captured. Reprisals followed the
attack. Two shops in Mountcharles
were burned to the ground and another
house was set on fire but was saved.
When policemen reached Donegal with
their dead comrades the people jeered
them and reprisals followed. SIM Fein
Esll was burned out. shops were raided
and people fled the town In the disturb
arces which continued throughout the
night Constable Hughes was killed. bu,
i was officially announced to-day that
his death was due TO accident
More than twenty private and public
houses were burned Tuesday night al
Sallybunion as a reprisal for the XIII
ing OF two constables at Ballylongford
County Kerry.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
ITALY PASSES BILL
RAISING BREAD COST
New Law Also Puts Double
Charges for Goods on
Tourists.

ROME, Feb. 23.-The Government to-
day passed by majority OF almost 200
its bill Increasing the price OF bread,
introduced in order TO make up in part
the big deficit in the budget due to the
previous fixing of the price at low
figure.
Or proposal by Barto!o Beiotti. former
Under Secretary OF the Treasury, the
Chamber also passed an additional bin
authorizing the Government 10 increase
TIE prices paid for foodstuffs By for
eigners OF countries where Italian
money is AT a discount This bill had
it's origin in tho fact that Italy pays
for her coal, wheat and raw materials
in pounds sterling and dollars, which
means that the price to Italians is Ave
times the par price
The object OF this bin said signor
Belotti. rs 10 make foreigners pay just
" when in italy, according TO the value
OF the money OF their own country.
Everybody notices a great. number OF
foreigners crowding italian cities IN the
Riviera who have been induced TO leave
their own countries owing TO the high
cost OF living. We cannot permit this
speculation Oh our poverty.
"Foregners who love Italy VII! not
leave the country because they are
axked to contribute justly to her needs.
II 4. calculated that Italy has 100000
foreigners from cou:.:ries with high eA-
change who are spending daily an aver
age Of so lire each. This brings in
5000 900 lire daily. II this amount
were doubled and the increase turned
over to the State foreigners would still
be gaining living for half Of what
they would spend al home. The in
crease OF i50,000.000 lire monthly would
be beneficial influence on exchange.
Slgnor G.olitti, the Premier, declared
that on the whole he favored the pro-
posal but lie pointed out the necessity
II taxing foreigners prudently, since
the tourist industry brought a large in
flux OF capital to Italy which the Gov
ernment could not neglect 70 remember
without injuring the budget. Foreign
workmen and students coming to Italy.
he added, should be exempt from this
tax. which should only reach the rich.
The Chamber also approved doubling
the already heavy taxation on Jeweiry.
perfumery. paint. medicine, bottled
wines and liquors and mineral waters.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
LETTERS EXPLAIN RIFT
BETWEEN GENERALS
Crozier Fought Reinstatement
of Guilty Men.

LONDON. FEB. 2s.-rhe text Of letters
passing between Gen. H. n. Tudor. conf
.mander OF the Black and Tans in Ire
land. and Bris-Gen. Croz.er, head to
the auxiliary forces, vLlo Is reported 20
have resigned because OF The reinstate-
ment Of men he had dismissed for loot
ing. are published.
Cen Tudor counsels Gen CTo4ier IN
a letter 10 keep the auxil.aries in ques-
tion suspended temporarily. a. 1T Is an
unfortunate time 10 10 anything that
looks Ike being par!cky"
To this Gen. .Cro2!er replied that MS
position made tails impossible. and that
he purposed 10 resign. Il still con-
slider" said Gen. Crozier. that theft
by policemen in the course OF their
duties Is objectionable. and | cannot
associate myself with a force in which
such acts arc condoned.'
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
BOLSHEVIST TROOPS
POUR INTO SIBERIA
Military Operations Against
japanese ForeshadoWed.

HAaBIN. Manchuria, Feb. ~ (delayed) :.
Military operations by the Russian
Bolsheviki against Japanese forces In 81
beris are believed to be foreshadowed
by concentrs tions OF Soviet troops in he
eastern end OF the country. There were
90. 900 Bolshevik soldiers in Chita re-
Gently and more are said to be arriving
at intervals Units are declared to ne
proceeding 10 points further east. as
sembling principally in the Primorsky
district and along the Manchurian from
tier. Troops are distributed along the
whole limo OF railway from Chita cast o
the Manchurian frontier.
The Bolshevilti fear. according TO N
formation received here, that the Japa-
nese may create an opposition buffer
state" In the Primorsk region by spring.
The appointment OF the Japanese Gen.
Tachibana to command troops In Siberia
is commented upon as significant.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
France Won't Build Up
Army at Navy's Expense

pARIS, Feb. %. - Andre Le-
fevre, former War Minister,
asked the Chamber of Deputies
to-day to divert 100,000.000
francs from the navy budget to
the army.
"We have the greatest army in
the world" said NJ. Lefevre,
"while among navies we stand
sixth or seventh. We cannot
gain supremacy on the water, but
we must maintain it on land. The
next war will be decided by land
and air. with the navies neg
ligible."
The Chamber refused to vote
the amendment. only about fif-
teen Deputies favoring it. The
Minister of Wars budget re-
ported to-day carries 5.144, ,000,-
900 francs, 1,402,00O,00O francs
having been cut from the orig
inal estimates.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
PERSIAN CAPITAL QUIET
AFTER COSSACK RAID
Capture Is Made Without
Harm to Foreigners.

PARIS. Feb. 2s.-Foreigners have 10;
been molested by the 1000 Persian Cos
sacks commanded By Gen. Resa Khan
who occupied Teheran on the night OF
February 20-21. and the capital is quiat
says a Teheran despatch to the Temps.
The Cossacks made numerous arrests
the despatch states, and proceeded with
redistribution Of wealth in the city
Among the prominent persons arrested
were former Foreign Minister Prince r.
rouz Mira and Prince Farnfan Farma
@ former Premier. Premier SephadaI
who was deposed by the Cossacks, tool
refuge In the British Legation. He has
been promised immunity by Gen. Re2a
Khan.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
TUMULTY MAY HAVE
JOINT COMMISSION POST

WASHINGTON Feb. g. - President
Wilson to-day preferred TO Joseph p
Tunulty. his private secretary for ten
years. an appointment on the lnterna-
tionsl Joint Commission. which Ia en-
trusted with arbitration Of disputes be-
~ ~ the United States and Canada. In
confirming the tender OF the appoint
mcnt Mr. Tumulty said.
"1t is true the President has just
asked me to accept an appointment on
the International Joint Commission.
very mitch appreciate the generous offer
OF the President. but have not had
time to decide the matter. I have bccr
exceedingly busy IN finally disposins OF
the affairs OF my office in preparation
for engaging in the practice Of law"
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
HIGH OFFICIAL LAUDS
'Y' AID IN JERUSALEM

I-oNDoN. Feb. 20 tJewisl ce,ssrapa.l
Agency Sir Herbert samGe,, High
Commissioner Tor Palestine, presided AZ
the annual meeting OF the Young Men 8
Christian Associations IN Jerusalem and
highly commended IT. effort in the ser
vice OF the community, says despatch
from Jerusalem to-day
Slr Herbert expressed the belief tnat
the association could be great help in
developing spirit OF liberty, equality
and fraternits n the Holy City.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
LID ON IN LOUISVILLE.
Mayor Forbid. Gambling and Even
Rnfaes for Charity.

LouIsvtLLE. Feb. 2S-Mayor George
w. Smith to-day ciamped OH the lid so
tightly in Louisville where gambling
once openly fiourished on ground floors
In principal business streets, that the
police stopped members OF widely
known secret order selling chances on
an automobile for tho benefit o. It's
widows and orphans home.
Dgftlss for any charity. the Mayor
said. c.v included IN his orde, to tho
Board ~ Public Safety.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24

thirty minutes In the barracks Of Gal
way while lie was questioned and his
passport papers examined Ne expressed
himself as pleased az his courteous
treatment by the police. whom ho pre-
sented with photographs Of important
citizens oc Omaha. and noted a kindly
message 70 tae Mayor otsA;s city irom
the Divisional Commissioner.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
BOILING SPRINGS

In Yellowstone Park there are
springs which have been boil
ing for unknown ages.
In these springs, SO conven,
iently provided by nature, the
red men used to place baskets
of eggs,
And have them cooked hard
or soft, according to the time
they were left in.
How greatly superior to all
this are the modern appli,
ances for cooking eggs at
CHILDS.
Strictly frssh eggs boiled.
fried. poached to cns's
individual taste.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24

CopgNuAoEN. Feb. 90 Moscow de-
spatt nea quote the Soviet organ IsrestiC
as stating that Soviet Russia IS working
60 create a federation of all the states
which formed part OF the old Russian
Empire and since have become detached
from Il. The object stated IL to prevent
"the growing Entente influence in those
countries.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
HOLLAND WILL DEMAND
RUSSIAN GUARANTEE
Wants Equal Treatment With
Others as to Debt.

TgH HAGUE. Feb. 9S.-Holland IL
watching the relations Of Great Britain
and France with Soviet Russia, and if
any country receives q guarantee OF debt
payments from Russia Holland Will un-
dertake 70 secure equal treatment in this
respect said u s. Van Karneooek to-
day.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24

BEnLIN. Feb. 2S.--Duke Ernst Gun
thcr died at his home at Trimkenau.
Siiesia. He was born August II, 1861.
and was q son OF Duke Frederick OF
Schlcswig- Holstein. He was married
at Coburg on August 2 1898. to
Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha. During the war he acted for a
time as Assistant Governor General OF
The New York herald., 1921-02-24

NEED help OF the better soFt? Turn to tht
Classified Section. Herald Want ADS. ar"
famous for quality returnt -Adv.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
ARGENTINE UNIONS
BLOCK CHICAGO PACKER
Refuse to Let Morris Com.
pany Export Hides.

BUESos AIRES. Feb. 2S.--The F'rigori-
iico La Blanca Packing House. an estab-
lshment operated by the Morris COM
pany of Chicago, has appealed TO the
Minister of Agriculture against the re-
cent action of the labor unions Ia re-
fusing to permit the expectation of hides
through the application of the boycott.
The packing company charges that II
has been unable TO ship "a single hide
since "a month ago and asserts that tie
boycott threatens TO compel the COM
pany 10 suspend this branch OF is busi-
ness
A despatch from Buenos Aires Feo-
ruary said the expectation OF hides.
sheepskins and wool from Buenos Aires
had been at a standstill for more than
two weeks owing to the Produce Market
Union and the port workers labor or
ganization having refused 20 give "psr-
mits" to load ships.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
DEATH OF BROTHER IS
KEPT FROM KATSERIN
Condition Is Too Serious to
Receive Ne.Ds.

DooRN. Holland. Feb. 2S.-The physi
clan attending former Empress Augusta
Victoria considers her condition too
serious 10 permit her to be informed OF
the death of her brother Duke Ernst
Gunther OF Schleswig- Holstein. which
was announced to-day.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24
By The Assoc.a,ea Press.

DUBLIN, Feb. 23.--Thrce members OF
the Royal Irish consta bulary employed
in Dublin Castle were shot to-day. two
OF then! being killed and the other ser-
ously wounded By civilians almost at the
Castle gate Mt midday.
The constables had just entered the
street when eight civilians opened fire
on them. Other constab,es rushed from
the Castle with drawn revoivers. but the
attackers escaped.
The bodies of three soldiers were found
near Woodford. County Galway last
night. Each man nad been shot through
the head and on each body was a note
on wnich was written: Spies. court
martial!ed and found guilty"
jeremiah Howard. vino says he Is an
American citizen residing at Omaha.
Neb., announces he intends on his re-
turn to the United States to go TO Wash
ington and complain against the il
treatment he alleges he has received
from crown forces while visiting Irelancl.
lie declares he was arrested at Gaiway
accused Of making speeches and asked :
Where are your revolvers?" On that
occasion, he asserts. his luggage was
searched and letters read. Later vhe!,
alishting from train at Limeric,:
Junction Howard claims TO have been
arrested and kept three days in a mill
tary barracks before he could secure nj.
release.
The New York herald., 1921-02-24

BELFAST. Feb. 23.-Divisional Com
missioner of Police Cruise OF Galway. in
a statement regarding the alleged ~
treatment OF jeremiah Howard OF
Omaha. Neb., in that city recently. says
to-day:
Jeremiah Howard was detained about
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.
OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY LEAGUE

The opening days program of the League of the South
west, which opens in Poly High week from today in
dcaes the caber of the who will control the affairs
of the convention and will speak After the meeting is
called order by Arnold kruckman, secretary of the
League Governor stephens will give address of well
to the state Among other speakers for the opening
day will be President B. Van kleinSmd of the Univer
sty of Southern California who will be the presiding Of
fcer of the gathering Another speaker will be E. c. La
of the pioneer explorers of the Colorado river
Dr. Elwood Mead of the University of California will be
prominent speaker will C. E. Grunskey, member of
the Panama canal commission and Robert Sbley editor
of the Journal of Electricity. message will come from
the President of the United States and Secretary Fall will
speak Hon. Deli E. Carpenter, commissioner from Colo
RADIO and author of the Colorado River Commission act
will be speaker These give idea of the caiber of
who will address the large audiences at the trSt day
sessions and the other days we'll.
The preliminary program for the three days and
nngs has been announced 1t will be Of the most
prehensive programs attempted at single gather
ing the west having do with the development of nat
ura resources Every phase of the final utilization OF
all the available power and other of the Colo
rado will be thoroughly discussed Governors and
members of the Presidents cabinet will participate we'll
of the leading figures in private industry who are
interested in the ultimate outcome Of the Boulder Canyon
and other projects
Among the subjects be discussed will be different
phases of Public Enterprise Private Enterprise,
Federal Enterprise" Mexico and the Colorado River,
Indian Lands Mining and Power, "The Railroads and
the Colorado River and "The Federal Power Commits
sion There will be the discussion by experts Of the
latons btween California, Utah, Arizona Colorado and
other states with the Development of the Colorado river
AS gathering for the unlimited discussion of every
possible phase of the Colorado river problem the League
of the Southwest meeting will be the most illuminating
and educational that has been held Those who
admission the meetings will have opportunity
gain liberal education about the greatest single de-
yeopment of natural resources remaining untouched in
the Southwest. The stories about the meetings Will
o
Riverside, this community will take prominent place
the future center of discussion of Of the matters
latng to the private and public development of water
power and irrigation proiects.Riverside Enterprise
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03
LIVING COSTS
ARE STILL HIGH
tBy Associated Prcss)

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Cost of
food rose in all the larger cities of
the Twelfth Reserve District during
the four months ending Sept. J.,
1921, John Perrin, San Francisco Fed
cral reserve agent, declared in d re-
port made public here.
Housing costs also rose slightly
except in Seattle, and charges for
fuel, light and miscellaneous articles
remained practically stationary" the
report said. The costs of clothing
and Of furniture and furnishings
showed marked declines in all cities.
Siilamr trends were observed in the
United States as a whole.
according to the reports Of the
United States department of labor,
the cost of living in the United States
decreased IL per cent from May, 1921,
TO September, 1921, the reductions in
four Of the principal cities in the dis
trict included in the summary being
Seattle, 2G per cent; San Francisco,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03
\. OF P. WOME N
A ANNUAL ELECTION
Continued from Page y

will be installed by the supreme of
ficers, who will be escorted and in
troduced by the grand temple officers
of California. Some honor all right,
but none too much. 1t is my opinion
that the installing officers will be
honored too, as they seldom have the
opportunity Of installing more eff
cient bunch than these will be.
The next on the program was an
excellent banquet. Everything that is
good TO eat was abundantly in cvi-
dence. jim Davis brought his tur-
KEY. which he won at the X. of P. raf
file last Tuesday night, and if Bennie
Tolbert had done his duty, as he was
charged. the turkey would have been
the only remaining evidence of that
rattle.
1t being now one o'clock land every
one full (of turkey and trimmings),
we adjourned till Thursday night, Dee.
IS, when all are expected to be pres
ent. as there will be something un-
suspected happen at that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03
MANY BRIDES
ARE DESERTED
Continued from page One.)

heart of pretty Edna Howard, barely
out of her teens, and the daughter of
a prosperous merchant of Grand ISL
and, Nebraska. They were married at
Grand Island, January 81, 1919. Sha
held his attentions longer than any of
those that followed in her footsteps,
for the next authentic record of his
marriage does not occur until Febru-
larry II, 1921.
On that date, at Calgary, Canada,
he was married to Kathleen Gil Gil
lette, nurse who had graduated
from nurses school but few
months. Their romance was but
short lived, for
On March 16, less than thirty days
afterwards, the debonair doctor APP
pears in San Point, Idaho, married to
Mildred Jarvis, only daughter Of
well-to-do cattlemaf, and just twenty
two years of age Evidently there
was a lack of soul harmony for DR..
Gentry, as he now called himself, de-
serted his girl bride in less than three
days.
Inside of ten days he was at Fergus
Falls, Mimi, once again as the happy
bridegroom of another young and
beautiful girl. This time it is May
belle Halverson, a school teacher,
teaching her first term.
With Miss Halverson he started
west, paying his way with bogus pa
per. He finally landed in Ell Centro
and the Imperial county jail.
Maybclle Halverson Gentry, the
last of his wives, after standing by
him through his financial troubles,
upon becoming convinced of his love
duplicity was finally prevailed upon
to give evidence which resulted in his
indictment by the grand ury.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03

Cold weather "dont's" Of the past
have been increased this year with a
new one by the ventilation experts
1t is that you make sure your garage
is properly ventilated or your rela-
tives may have to call an undertaken
Deadly carbon monoXid, a poisonous
gas given off by automobile engines
in motion, has taken big toll of hui
man lives in the case of chauffeurs OF
car owners who failed to realize that
working in poorly ventilated or
closed garage with the engine run
ming was really as foolish as "blow-
ing out the" gas of the good old days.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03

The conductorettc is rapidly van
ishing quantity in Baltimore, Md,
and, like the bison of the western
plains, will exist only in the fables
told to their grandchildren by old men
who lived there during the World
War. In 1918 there were 157 women
and girls working on the lines Of the
street railway. In 1920 the number
was greatly decreased and today only
16 of these conductorettes are to be
found on the widely scattered lines Of
the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03
NAVAL CHIEF TO
Be THIRD MAN
Continued from Page II

terday and there was Il great rush
for the best selections. Flores has
reservation for the FL Centre fans
adm wishes to notify those who intend
to attend the fight to phone him Cal
exieo 1921, and he will lay the seats
aside until late Saturday evening.
A Los Angeles sporting man Of
fered Flores $500 for the house Sun
day and Flores turned the offer
down, knowing well that the receipts
will far exceed that amount. The
largest crowd that ever attended a
fight in MeXicali is expected next
Sunday night. There will be four
other bouts preceding the main event.
Kid Mex meets his old rival, Joe Men
dot, in a six round bout Battling
Murphy of rBawley will step four
rounds with Kid Brown, fast col
ored boy from Seattle. Battling Hol-
loway and Fighting Mike will also
travel four rounds A curtain rails
er of the same duration will open the
show exactly at o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03

Marjorie Grace Beers, born in
Reno, New, Aug. 20, 1921, is believed
to be the possessor of more grand
parents than any other child in Ne
vada and possibly in the United
States Marjorie has a great-great-
grandmother, three great-grandmoth-
ers, great-grandfathe and two
grandfathers.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03

Forty-nine graduates of Using Hua
college at Shanghai, which was
founded with funds of the Boxer in
demnity remittcd for educational pur-
poses by the American government,
have entered colleges and universities
in the United States this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-03

Report of the child welfare survey
made in Tennessee during the last
year shows that more children of
both landowners and tenants remain
on the farm in diversified farming
communities than in those that grow
only one crop, such as tobacco or cot
ton.
~~o~--~-~<O-~-~~~-~~ ~~~-<--~~~-~~~-~-~~~~>>N-~-
1.3 per cent; Los Angeles, IL per
cent; Portland, l per cent.
"A tabular statement of these
changes and comparison with fig
urcs for the high point of last year
and with the low point of December,
1915, follows: Cost of food, cloth
ing, housing, fuel and light, furniture
and miscellaneous items are includ-
cd in the total cost of living on the
basis Of December, 1914, prices equal
1907:
II