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The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-08-25

Suggested by the testimony In the
baseball scandal trial that crooked
pitcher In a worlds series Is one who
is not aVerse to tossing something
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-08-25

That Frenchmnn who says Amer
cans can't appreciate tragedy should
watch the grand stand when an out
fielder drops an easy one.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
NIGHT SHIFT
D R D { RED
BY STATE
S0LONS
BeaPs Bill for Division of
California Meets Quiet,
Painless Death at Hands
of Assembly Committee ,.,j

SACRAMENTO, April 23.---With
the final adjournment day naer the
legislature has begun the holding of
night sessions in order to fulfill the
the agreement to clear the files of all
bills. The senate after an all night
session passed the bill reserving to
the state all mineral and oil rights in
state lands. The measure which now
goes to the assembly provides for the
granting of permits and leases on such
lands on the payment of royalties.
Those citizens of California who
want to see the state divided at the
Tehachapi or thereabouts, suffered
disappointment when a proposed con-
stitutional amendment by Beal of I'M
perial to authorize an election on state
division, was allowed to die on the
assembly file. Beal said sentiment
was strong for his amendment but he
deemed it unwise to urge it further at
this session. He said he believed it
would keep coming back a little more
strongly each session until in time it
would get. serious consideration from
both legislature and voters.
The first bill to come up was Longs
act to prevent the destruction of food
in restraint of trade or for the crea<
tion of artificial prices. 1t passed with
little debate.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
TROUT SEASON WILL
w., OPEN IN TEN DAYS

Such a wholesale renovation of
creels and reels. eleventh hour revar-
nishing of split bamboo whips and such
flies, leaders, lines, s=Sting licenses
and other necessary tools of the MINI
rod are stocked, can be taken by the
initiated to betoken but one thing
that the 1921 trout season will be bust
ed wide open 10 days ,rom now. May
l the season opens in this and all
Southern California counties.
From every source of inside info
come tales of clear streams with trout
so thickly populating them as to crowd
each other for fin room, though many
of the informants drop a word or two
in the nature of an alibi to be used
later in case some one fails to get the
limit on opening day.
Now get ready for the rush, but take
these few don't" with the fish editor,
before you leave;
Don't fail to take out an angling Ii
cense. It's against the law to fish
without one in Your jeans. All the
sporting goods houses sell them.
Don't forget that so fish, or 1O
pounds and l fish, or / fish weighing
10 pounds or over, is the absolute linn
it that legally may be taken.
Don't forget to make out your lis,
of supplies to be carried along, and
then check up before you leave to see
that you haven't forgotten anything.
Don't forget to put out every vestige
of camp fire before you leave youl
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
AOJUTANT Of
THE LEGION IS
GIVEN WELCOME
State officer Is Entertained by
Being Hailed Before Court on
Joke charge. w

|, Fred B. Bebergall, state adjutant Of
the American Legion was the guest OF
the valley and Ell Centric yesterday
under the chaperonage of members
the Legion. Adjutant Bebergall was
on, an inspection tour of the various
Iposts of the Legion.
The adjutant doubtless will long re-
member his trip to the valley. We'll
coined upon his arrival at Calipatria
Thursday morning by delegation in
Guiding representatives of every post
in the county. The party had break
fast at Calipatria and went to Brawley
for lunch. Gordon Braylev of Brawlcy
drove the car in which the visitor was
conducted about, and after luncheon
took him through lnlpesial an3 into
Ell Centre.
AS the string of accompanying cars
drew up opposit. the courthouse, Chief
of Police Matlock served upon Braylcy
and Bebergall walran- charging
them with reckless driving, alleging
that the offense was committed IN the
town of Imperial. The visitors over
looked the irregularity of being tried
by the superior court in Ell Centre for
an alleged offense committed in m
perial, and faced Judge Conkllng in
fear and trembling. Adjutant Be, cr-
CALLS defense was that he was merely
a passenger in Brayley's car, but he
was informed that the "new au,omo-
bile law" made passengers equally H.
able with drivers, and the charge of
reckless driving was vigorously
press for about an hour, while the Wis
itor perspired and worried. Then the
joke was disclosed and the party, or
ly relieved set at liberty to enjoy the
hospitality of the city and Ell Centro
Post.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
[. O. O. F. CELEBRATE
FOUNDING OF ORDER

Odd Fellows and their sisters, the
Rebekahs, of Ell Centre and the entire
valley are to be represented in San
Diego Monday and Tuesday at a joint
celebration by Imperial and San Diego
members of the 102nd anniversary of
the founding of the, order. sr"'h
Features of the two-day program
will be the initiation Of large classics
of candidates on both nights, a grand
ball on Monday night and boat
excursion around the bay Tuesday,
followed by an elaborate musical pro.
gram in Balboa Park that afternoon
and addresses by former Congressman
William Kettner and Past Grand Mas.
ter Johnson.
Many of the Imperial Valley people
will go over tomorrow, making a
three day holiday of the affair, return
ing Wednesday morning,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
COTTON SHOWS
IMPROVE EMENT
IN EVERY WAY
Increased Consumption and
Vel Sustained Market Makes
Conditions Better for GrO,Uer.

| The weekly movement of the world s
stock of cotton as reported in Hester's
| figures shows an increase in consump-
tion for the period ending April IS
The resistance of the market has been
rather well sustained, so far, despite
the labor disturbance abroad. During
the last few days it was officially
stated that the financial situation was
clearing up. Recently it has become
evident that there was more money for
the protection of cotton and. it has
become more clearly defined also, that
the amount of money for foreign cred
ties was steadily increasing and that
the machinery for its use was becom-
ing steadily more available for the
general trade.
These are the most important events
reported by Hester, and it seems, a
reasonable assumption, that the trend
indicated has been fundamental, rath-
er than temporary, and justifes the
more optimistic views which business
leaders have consistently held during
the recent months.
The figures follow:
Total American stock, 4,144 1884;
same date last year, 4,2SOOOO; de-
crease, 35,125. Total foreign stock,
100000; same date last year, 1,7S1,-
900; increase $4,000. Total world
stock, 6,304,884; same date last year,
6,O6l ,009; increase, 243,S75.
Stocks at U. S. Ports 1,415,794; ;
same date last year 1,l9l ,197; increase
224 ,597; stock at interior points, L.
349, 1866; same date last year, 8,274;
increase, 361 ,O92 The totals show a
decrease in American stocks of g.
536,49S bales.
The exports for the week were ST.
353 bales, decrease from the same
period of last year of 33 .266 bales.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
ADVERTISING APPRECIATED

The miniature sign posts, bearing
the slogan, "A Great Imperial Valley
Straight Ahead, which have been
scattered, broadcast by the Chamber
of Commerce, from Siskiyou to San
Diego, along with a brief synopsis of
the One Man Farm idea. has met
with instant, pleasing recognition
wherever sent.
Mr.. S. w. Leffingwell, secretary of
the chamber is in constant receipt of
letters of commentator from the re-
cipients of the advertising matter, the
latest to acknowledge the receipt with
favorable comment being A s. Dud
ley, secretarymanager of the Sacra-
ment Chamber Of Commerce.; p. W.
Pontius, general manager of the San
Diego & Arizona railroad; and +. f.
Watson. assistant general passenger
agent of the Southern Pacific.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
GERMANY HAS
SENT REPLY
To HUGHES
NOTE
Cabinet Heads in Danger of
Losing Jobs Because Did
Not Consult Reichstag Be-
fore Asking American Aid
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, April 23.-Germany has
sent to Washington a reply to the
American note rejecting the role of ar
bitrator for the reparations questions
between Germany and the Allies, says
a Central News dispatch from Berlin.
The terms of the note cannot be made
known until late today.
BERLIN, April 23.-A cabinet crisis
appears imminent here as the result of
discomfort aroused by the government
failure to consult the Reichstag before
asking President Harding to mediate
between Germany and the Allies rela-
tive to reparations. The position of
Dr. Walter Simon, foreign minister, is
particularly imperiled.
PARIS, April 23.-The American
reply to Germany's request for media
tion is dealth with prominently by all
of the Paris morning journals, interest
in it being divided with the conference
between Lloyd George and Premier
BRAND. president Harding's secre-
tary of state. Hughes. saw the German
trap and was careful not to be
caught" says the Echo de Paris. "If
Germany makes sincere proposals they
will find us ready to hear them," says
the journal.
Germany, it became known here, in
stead of either agreeing or refusing to
transfer the gold reserve of the Reichs-
bank to occupied territory in the
Rhineland as demanded by the allied
reparations commission, has offered to
agree not to export or permit the ex-
portation Of gold from Germany be-
fore October |.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
METHOD USED
DOES THE WORK

Last week eleven gopher control
demonstrations We're held by the Ag-
riculture Extension Service, working
in cooperation with the State De-
partment of Agriculture, the Farm
Bureau, and the Horticultural Com
mssoner. Due to the high winds
which made folks stay pretty close
t'home the attendance was not as
large as usual. However over 200
people attended the demonstration
meetings and were very enthusias-
tic about the new methods.
The method, as demonstrated by
Mr.. Norman G. Buhn, of the office
of Rodent Control of the State De-
partment of Agriculture, consists Of
locating the gophers' runway with
the pointed end Of probe, enlarging
the hole thus made with the other
end of the probe, and dropping in a
piece Of poisoned bait, l-2 by 1-2
by1-2 inches sprinkled with "a mix-
ture of strychnnine powdered alkal-
old 10 parts to saccharine one part.
The bait consists of carrot, apple,
parsnip, sweet potato, tc.
About a month ago, Mr.. Garlough,
in charge of Rodent Control in Cal
ifornia, of the UU. S, Biological Sur
vey, Mr.. Poole, in charge of preda-
tory animal control in California, Of
the U. S. Biological Survey and Mr.
J. w. Jacobson, in charge of Rodent
Control, California State Department
of Agriculture, were in Imperial
Valley conducting extensive investi-
cations as to most effective and eco
nomical methods of controlling these
pests. Their Investigations proved
the poisoned bait method far superior
to any other method. Similar results
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
CREAMERY SECURES
SERVICES OF EXPERT

B. H. Rawl, assistant chief of the
bureau of animal industry, and chief
of the dairy division of the United
States department of agriculture, has
resigned from these positions with the
Federal government to join the staff
of California Central Creameries.
This announcement, which comes
from Washington and is confirmed by
President C. f. Gray Of the California
company, is welcomed by every dairy
man in this states as marking an inn
portant forward step in the advance
of the dairy industry in California.
Mr.. Rawl has been chief of the dairy
division for the last II years, during
which time his department has ad-
vanced from a comparatively small
division of the department of agricul-
ture to proportions of national service
and Importance. He is recognized as
one of the leaders of the dairy indus
try in this country.
He comes to his new position in Cal
ifornia with the understanding that he
will devote large portion of his time
to the individual interests of the dairy
men in this state. While his advice
and counsel will be especially for the
dairymen patrons of California Cen
tral Creameries, he will attend meet
ings of dairymen wishing to avail
themselves of his experience, his par
ticular personal interest for many
years having been to increase the
quantity and better the quality of the
product Of the dairy farm, and in ad-
vising dairymen on methods to obtain
economical operation,
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
CLARA HAM0N
COMES TO WORK
IN THE MOVIES
Says She viii Produce Story of
Life as Warnin gfO Young
Girls.

LOS ANGELES April .23.-Clara
Smith Hamon, accused of the murder
of Jake" Hamon and later acquitted
Of the crime by an Oklahoma jury, ar
rived in Los Angeles yesterday to en-
act in motion pictures many episodes
of her life and associations with the
dead oil king and politician.
Upon her arrival at l p. m. az the
Southern Pacific station, Miss Hamon
announced she had come to film the
story of her life. Despite the storm
of protest that has swept across many
states, she declared that all the pro-
duction details had been completed and
as soon as studio is obtained she will
ebgin to unwind her life's story on the
celluloid film. The photoplay company
was formed in Oklahoma and financed
by many Of her friends.
Miss Harmon stated that she does
not fear those who have threatened to
prevent the filming of her life. She
assailed her enemies as producers, who
are trying to win the favor of the pub
lie by condemning her. They need not
fear sordid motion picture production
she said, for the sordid parts are to be
omitted from the film story.
'I'm not permitting my life's story
to be dramatized in motion pictures
for the sake of money!" she said "The
picture will hold great moral lesson
for young girls. This lesson l intend
to preach through the cinema. 1t will
be a warning to those girls who crave
riches and seek them through associa-
ton with men much older than them
selves. 1t will aid in guiding them
over the right road to marital happ-
ness"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
R A L R OAOS
REFUSE TO
GUT MELON
RATE
TranscOntinental Officials
Admit Present Tariff Too
High But Give Flat Mega
tive to Appeal for Reduc-
ton.

WASHINGTON, April 23.-A con
ference with shippers and RAILROAD
representatives relative to rates OF
fruits and vegetables from California
points to eastern markets will be helt
in Les Angeles May 3, and in SaI
Francisco May 6, by Henry X. Ford
special assistant to the interstate
commerce commission.
The Transcontinental Freight Bu
rcau has refused the Imperial Valley
shippers and growers of cantaloupes
and other garden products a reduction
in rates to the Eastern markets.
This information was conveyed by
Mcssrs. f. w. Cuff and l.. c. Lee OF
Tie growers organization, by wire
from Chicago yesterday.
Messrs. Cuff and Lee went to Chi
cago ten days ago to confer with Of
ficials Of the freight bureau in an eff
fort to secure reduction in the rate
on cantaloupes for this season.
A large number of representatives
of growers from other sections of Cal
ifornia and the country at large were
also there for the same purpose.
The answer to all of these gentle
men was flat "no."
G.. w. Luce, the freight traffic man.
ager of the Southern Pacific was pres
cnt at the meeting and full discus
sion of the matter was had from every
viewpoint. After, listening to all of
the arguments on both sides of the
question. the officials of the bureau
admitted that the rate on cantalOupes
was entirely too high, but that in the
circumstances, the railroads could not
by ay possible means grant reduc-
ton. The answer was final and admit
local representatives attempted none
Instead they took the advice of a
number of large shippers from other
sections of the country, who were also
TUNED down in requests for tariff
cuts, and went to Washington, where
they arrived today.
Here with the assistance of Sena-
tors johnson and Shortridge and Con-
gressman Swing, they are going to try
and get hearing from the interstate
commerce commission and even the
President himself, in an effort to Sc
cure at least temporary reduction
in rates that will permit the growers
to handle the coming melon crop at q
cost that will cover expenses at least
Just what success they will have
cannot be foretold, but while they arc
not sanguine of success, they are hop.
ing to secure a favorable ruling.
In order that their efforts may be
backed up as strongly as possible
Messrs. Cuff and Lee ask every mer.
chant. banker. business man and farm.
er in the valley to wire the California
senator's and congressman, urging
them to support in every way possible
the request for a cut in the freight
rates.
Chambers Of commerce, farm bu.
roaus, the irrigation district and tn!
mutual water companies are also asked
to do the same thing. and to put the
matter in as strong light as possible
Messrs. Cuff and Lee are registered
at the Hotel Raleigh in Washington
and would appreciate the stronges
kilograms possible to be sent to then
and to the California delegation il
cOnpresS
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
THIS TIME LAST YEAR.

Foster, Red SoX, batted in three Of
runs that beat Washington to 2.
Lippett, University of Georgia
pitched nO-hit, no-run game against
University of Pittsburgh.
Ping Bodie, Yanks and Witt, Red
SoX, reinstated.
Reading, Internationals, scored Z
runs in fourth inning against Toronto
but lost to 7.
Buffalo scored four runs in ninth
and beat Baltimore 5 to A.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
LOCAL STRIKE ACTION.
(By Associated PreSS)

INDIANAPOLIS, April 23.-Sub-
ordinate unions of the Internationa
Typographical Union are authorized
to declare strikes May =, without ref
erence to the national headquarters ir
all book and job offices where the "A
hour week has not been put into eff
feet on that date, Secretary Hayes an
nounced this morning. Exceptions are
authorized in cases where existing con.
tracts for longer time run beyont
May /.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
TRIO OF ROBBERIES.

CALEXICO, April 29.-J. o. Bacon 6
home was robbed at night of about
$235 worth of goods, while Mr.. and
Mrs. Bacon were away from home. AS
result of two previous experiences
Mr.. Bacon was protected by burglary
insurance.
Sunday night an automobile was
taken from the garage of Sidney Nc
Harg. The machine was found on the
desert hear Holtville.
Monday night a'''twin baby buggy
was stolen from the Bert Perrin home
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
FAIL TO IDENTIFY

SCRANTON, Pa, April 23-Three
New Workers, who saw the driver of
the death wagon, which left the bomb
in Wall street, last September, ar
rived here this morning at the re-
quest of the department of justice 70
see Tito Luige, the prisoner under
arrest here for the crime. They failed
to identify the prisoner as the man.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
c A | f X | c D
GIRL SAYS
HYPNOSIS
CAUSE
Mrs. Ethel Holt Charged
With Bigamy Enters Un-
usual Defense to Account
For Her Second Marriage.

Mrs Ethel Alexander Holt of CAL
eXcio, pretty and attractive young
matron, the wife of John D. Holt, was
arraigned before Justice William
Baird in Los Angeles Thursday on
charge of bigamy in one of the strang-
est and most weird matrimonial
tangles that has recently come to pub
lie attention. Her preliminary exam
ination was set for May 3, and the
young woman was released on her
own recogniZance and allowed to re-
turn to her home in the border city.
According to information furnished
to Deputy District Attorney J. J. Hill
who is prosecuting Mrs. Holt, for big
amy, hypnotic waves controlled by
Robert McNat Goodwin, a small time
theater exponent of hynotism. is res
ponsible for the second marriage Of
Mrs. Holt to him while she was and
still is the legal wife of Holt.
Mrs. Holt is represented by AttOr-
ney Fletcher Bowron and he makes y
startling presentation of the cireum-
stances in the case. In defense of Mrs.
Holt he points out:
That Goodwin has been convicted Of
an offense against Thelma Steinbrefl-
ner, who declared Goodwin hynotized
her. m
That Goodwin was given two years
probation on this offense.
That Goodwin is supposed to have
married another shortly after the al
legged marriage to Mrs. Holt.
That still another woman appeared
at his side during the course Of his
trial in the Steinbrenner case, and that
she had married him in 1919.
During the trial Goodwin denied hs
was hypnotist and said his hynotic
act on the stage was fake"
According to the evidence collected
by Deputy District Attorney Hill,
Goodwin was soldier at Camp Kearny.
He advertised he was lonesome and
would like some woman to correspond
with him. Attorney Bowron said Mrs.
Holt, with the consent of her first and
legal husband. John d. Holt. CORES
ponded with Goodwin to cheer up
soldier.
On September Z, 1918, Goodwin came
to Los Angeles from Camp kearny,
met Mrs. Holt and on the same day
they were married, according to the
license in the possession of the Dis
trict Attorneys office.
Mrs. Holt said, according to Bowron
that she does not remember what hap
pened from a short time after she met
Goodwin on that Saturday until she
awoke the following Monday. She said
after she met Goodwin they had a few
drinks of beer and then soft drink.
She maintains she was hypnotized, the
drinks helping to induce hypnosis, it
is said
Mrs. Holt, according to Bowron, has
never seen Goodwin since that date.
Bowron said that subsequently Holt.
the legal husband, and his wife lived
together until June, when, after a
quarrel, she left the house. He search
ed for her and, failing to find her, sent
a telegram to her relatives stating
that unless she showed up she would
be prosecuted. He then swore out the
complaint of bigamy against her.
An annulment proceeding of the
marriage between Mrs. Holt and God
win is pending, the district attorneys
office states.
In report regarding Goodwin the
probation office declares Goodwin al
leges he was drunk at the. time Of his
marriage to Mrs. Holt and denied any
hypnosis.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
ASKS FOR SUSPENSION

DENCER, April 23,-Iin formal
application filed in the district court
Judge Ben Lindsey of the Juvenile
court, asked that the $500 imposed
upon him for contemp of court in
November. 1915. eithe 7 be remitted
or suspended. Judge Lindsey was
convicted of contempt following his
refusal to reveal conversation with
n small boy ward of his court, whose
mother was on trial for murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23

have been obtained all over Cali
fornia.
In view Of the large demand for
poison which comes already mixed in
l7S OF. cans, large supply has been
purchased and can be had at cost
from +. W. Waite, horticultural
commissioner, who has also made
arrangements to handle the probes
at $1.50 each.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
BOY RUN DOWN,

IMPERIAL, April 28v-Paul Coax,
II years old son of A. w. Cook, was
run down by an automobile OH lmPxr-
ial avenue in the business district yes
terday afternoon and sustained severe
and painful, but not fatal. injuries,
IN the opinion of the attending physi-
clan.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
CASARA GAMES.

The Methodist Sunday school of
CaleXico have challenged the Metho-
dist Sunday school of Ell Centro to a
double basket ball contest to be played
off in the next few weeks. The girls
team will play the girls and the boys
team the boys in the first game here
next Monday evening at the high
school court. A fast game is in pros
pect. Public invited 500 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
TO TALK SHORT WEEK.
(By Associated Press

= WASHINGTON, April 23.-Officers
of the international Typographical un7
ion have engagements with Secretary
Davis of the department of labor for
q conference Tuesday. The information
here'is that they wish to discuss with
him the movement for a 44-hour week
for printers.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-23
TO FISH FOR TOOLS.

Directors of the Holtville l04 oil
well expect to start fishing for lost
drilling tools soon, two 7O-ton jacks
having been received Wednesday with
which they will prosecute the work
Work on the we'll has been suspended
for some time because of available
fishing tools being inadequate for the
lob.