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Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20
BIG ISSUES
Of SESSION
N0WSHARP[Y
Defined
ReappOrtiOnment and ReOr-
ganizatiOn the Main Issues.
before State Legislature.
Irrigation, Revenue and
Labor Follow in Close
Order.
(By United Press)

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 90
With the legislature winding up its
work, preparatory to going back home
for advice from the constituents, the
big issues of the session are becoming
mere and more evident.
The big scrap of the session will
center about reapportionment.
Other issues which occupy the CEN
ter of the stage are: Reorganization
of the state government, irrigation,
revenue, labor measures, repeal of the
indeterminate sentence act, prohibi-
ton. = = go 'f
San Francisco leads in the fight
against reapportionment, and Los
Angeles directs the movement to re-
district the state on the basis of the
1920 census. Here's an outline of San
Francisco's can n-paign:
An attempt will be made to block
all reapportionment legislation in
committee. This, it is expected, will
be difficult, as both senate and assem-
bly, have pro-reapportionmel ma
jorities on the committee.
This failing, an attempt will lie
made to block reapportionment on the
floor of both houses. The San Fran
cisco bay delegation is trying to lire
up county assemblymen against any
reapportionment plan, pointing out
whether the bay cities lose anythir !.
or not, the country districts face q
greater loss to Los Angeles. Seven
reappcrtionment plans have been pre-
pared and most of them give the south
less than it is asking. ..
The wet and dry fight will not lie
exciting. Figures have been CON-
piled to show that the house is wet
and the senate dry. This conditi,
will act as check upon all wet OF
dry legislation. However, the vets
are expected to see ii it that some
measure regarding liquor is brought
to vote so that all legislatures can
be placed on record.
In the last week labor represent, l.
tives have become more and more
convinced that the situation is not SO
bad as they feared The labor lobb,.
is going slow, introducing new bills,
none of them radical. Labor intends
to win battle of compromises, hoping
to gain little here and there.
The fight on the indetsrminate
sentence law is arousing more inter-
est among the newspapers than among
the lawmakers, it is generally de-
clared about the capitol. Few legis-
latures are convinced that the law is
wrong. and fewer want to go back to
the old system. Amendment rather
than repeal is held likely.
There is bound to be skirmishes ON
the plans for revenue. Aat the pres
ent time it would appear that the tax
on gaolin will be one of the plans
used to tide over tn state financially.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20
HIGHWAY PROBLEMS
THE MAIN QUESTION

VISALA, CAL, Jan. 20.-Highway
'problems are to be among the main
topics considered at the 1921 conven-
tion of the state supervisors associa-
tion to be held here February 1926.
One matter taken up will be the
fxinb by the legislature of the legal
load allowed trucks on the state high
ways. Several county bosses have
adopted resolutions lately claiming
that the right of fixing the load weight
belongs to the counties. A bill being
considered by the legislature gives
that right to the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20
TO KEEP MISMATED
OUT OF CALIFORNIA
(By Associated Press)

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 20.-Hoping
to stop mismated couples from coming
to California for divorces, Assembly
man Smith of Santa Barbara has in
troduced into the California legisla-
ture a bill intended to limit the grant
ing of divorce DEGREES to cases where
in the grounds alleged were shown to
have occurred within four years.
Smiths bill also would provide that
no divorce could be granted in Cali
fornia on grounds originating without
the jurisdiction of the California
courts.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20
FOR CHURCH BENEFIT.
Especial to. The Press.

tSpeclal To- me HreSS)
MEXICALI, Jan. 20.-The new $780,
900 "Teatre Nueve," recently opened
by f M. Terrozas and A. Aldrete in
this city, was turned over ito the
Roman Catholic church last night for
benefit performance of a localized
opera, GEL Tecolet" (The OWL and
hundreds of persons from both sides
of the line witnessed the production.
The entire proceeds were given to the
church for the carrying On of its worf
outlined for the coming year.
The theatre, which is non taxable,
owing to concession granted the
owners by the government, is one of
the most beautiful buildings in the
state. 1t was built for the purpose
of educating the people on this side
of the line to higher plane of amuse-
ment than that which was offered by
the Owl and its contributing vice
dens.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20
HOME MAKERS
DEMAND GAS
BONDS Be
VO TED
Wives and Mothers of City
Urge Every ElectOr to
Support Proposed Bond
Issue. No Real Argument
Against Presented.
(By Mrs. Violette S. Campbell.)

(By Mrs. Violette S. Campbell.)
Certainly no friend of the gas pro-
position will waver in his or her de-
termination to vote for the bonds to-
morrow because of the unfair and
unjust opposition that has developed
at the eleventh hour. Arguments ad-
vanced in the half-page advertise
ment appearing in the local press yes
terday are so flimsy and so without
foundation in fact that it is matter
of wonderment that men usually care
full in signing documents of any kind,
permitted themselves to be misled in
this instance. Were it not that such
petitions are usually signed without
scrutinty and have little weight with
those who must finally pass upon ques-
tions of government, the matter might
more seriously effect the subject at
issue.
Every so-called argument against
the bonds has been ably refuted in
statements based upon public records
and incontrovertable facts. The two
facts which are basic remain unshak-
en-. The plant is worth the $4,000
to be paid for it, "Is an awful good
buy at that figure" to quote one of
the trustees themselves. Gas can be
furnished to the consumer at $3.50
per thousand, is the other outstanding
fact, this price to take care of all eX-
penses of production, up-keep and
salary.
This last is the published conclusion
Of the Board of Trustees and is based
upon estimates so high that many
business men have been heard to re-
mark that if ehese figures are indi-
cations of the manner in which the
business of the city is at present con-
Quoted, the people would be justified
in demanding an investigation of city
affairs by the expert which the Tax
pyers' Association propose to hire to
investigate county expenditures. De-
cending costs of labor and materials
are the rule today as every well in
formed citizen is aware.
AS to the woman's side of it: The
payments on the bond issue will be X
tended over thirty years, with de-
creasing interest payments each year.
Not a single payment on the principal
will be made until one year after the
bonds have been issued The small ad-
ditional cost to the taxpayers, if the
plant does not on economical manage
ment provide for the annual payments,
is infinitely unimportant in compari-
son with what it will mean in convent
ence and time and nerve-saving to the
housekeepers of the city. Surely nc
fair-minded, just man in Ell Centre
will fail to consider this phase of the
question before voting. Some things
simply must not be measured by dol
lars and cents alone. If the city was
getting: bad bargain, if the PROPOSE
tion had been disproved as souno
business venture, there might be ex-
cuse for this consideration of tax in
crease which certainly is not war
rantted as thing are.
Because of false idea of economy
on the part of the previous board o.
trustees, the water plant was allowed
to deteriorate and huge deficit was
piled up against the department. Th'
present management raised water
rates in mid summer to meet this de-
fCoptivr,od On PAPA ~
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20
GLOOMY GUS WILL
STAY WITH TROJANS
(BY, Associated Pressl

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 20.-Rumors
that Elmer c'Gloomy Gus"0 Hender-
son, coach at the University of South
ern California here, might go to the
University of Washington or to some
middle western college next football
season We're found false when it, was
announced here recently that Hender-
son had signed contract for another
year.
"We intend that Henderson shall
remain here" Graduate Manager
Henry w. Bruce said in announcing
the contract had been signed. "He is
popular not only because has lost but
one football game in two years but
because he is man to whom the
players look up to and respect"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20
c. OF C.. HEADS
ORGANIZE FOR
THE NEW YEAR

The Board of Directors of the Ell
Centre Chamber Of Commerce reor-
ganized for the coming year at meet
ing held at the Barbara Worth hotel
last night, and begun the considera-
ton of the most important problems
which come before them for solution
in this year of 1921.
There were present at the meeting
Messrs. George Bowles, c. K. Cooper,
o l. Davis, L. A. Jackson, R. P.
Moore, C. W. Runge, Ross T. Hickcox,
E. w Judy and 0 B Tout, the re-
elected members Of the old board, and
Messrs Charles L. sChilders, w. H.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20

to the city and to get action prompt
ly by committees.
The president will appoint standing
committees during the foming week.
Clifford Coggins, the tetiring presi-
dent of the Chamber Of Commerce,
was given a vote of thanks in appre-
citation of his faithful and untiring
services during the past year, and
Ross 7. Hickcox was requested to pre-
pare an engrossed resolution to that
effect for presentation to Mr.. Cog
gins.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20
ALLEGED HUGE SUM
IMPROPERLY PAID
(By Associated Press,

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-At least
S1OO 600 900 has been improperly paid
out to ship builders throughout the
country by the United States shipping
board according to a statement made
to Walsh Congressional Committee
investigating the board by Col E. II.
Abadie, former general comptroller
of the board, who says an audit Of the
accounts now in progress will show
this loss to the government.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20
PROFIT SHARING PLAN.
REJECTED BY LABOR
(By, ASSOCIATED Press)

MEXICO CITY, JJan. 2O.-Reso-
lutions calling for the Inauguration of
profit sharing in industrial plants
was rejected at the final meeting yes
terday of the congress of the Pan
American Federation of Labor 1t was
the sense of the congress that efforts
should first be made to obtain legis-
lativn fixing minimum salary.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20
HARDING PACKS FOR
FLORIDA VACATION
BY Associated Press)

MARION, o., Jan. 2O.-President-
elect Harding packed his trunk this
morning for long absence from his
home town He leaves tonight for a
vacation trip to Florida which will
probably not end until a short time
before it is necessary for him to go
to Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20
WOMEN DEMAND GAS PLANT
IMPORTANT MATTERS WHICH ARE BEFORE STA TIE SOLONS
RAINSTORM
is TRAGIC DISASTER
(By Associated Press)

/ SYDNEY, Jan. 20.-A violent rain
storm, said to be the worst for 70
years, has reduced the new South
Wales wheat harvest from 20,0OO,00O
pounds to 100000 pounds the min
lister of agriculture states.
The minister describes the great
storm as a tragic disaster for the
wheat growers who had every reason
to expect a recovery after three years
Of devastating drought.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20
STATE WIDE INVESTIGATION
(By United Press)

" H1tAAN It IVzNANOIoOO, JdN. ZU.--AC-l
cording to an announcement of the
state railroad commission state
wide investigation Of the transit priv
leges applied to shipments Of grain
between any and all points in Cali
fornia will open soon. The principal
railroads of the state have been
ordered to appear for hearing Febru
arv "a in San Francisco and March
2 in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20
NO PRIZE FIGHT
MONEY DEPOSITED
(By Associated Press,

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-Neither
Jack Dempsey nor George Carpenter
have made any deposit of forfeit
money for their match for the cham
pionship of the world, despite the as
sertions of the promoters of the fight,
said f. j. Fuller, vice president of the
Central Union Trust company, the
bank selected to hold the money, this
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20
NAVAL SEA PLANE
SUNK BY GUN FIRE
(By Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20.-The
naval sea plane NC-5 which was.
forced down and wrecbed during the
group flight of naval planes from San
Diego to the Canal Zone, has been
sunk by gun fire according to radio
report received at the naval station
here. No explanation was given, but
it was probably regarded as men,
ace to navigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20
WESTERN UNION
STOPPED FROM
LANDING CABLE
CBy Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Jan. .20.-Federal
Judge Rand this morning issued a
temporary injunction restraining the
Western Union Telegraph Company
from landing the British-Brazil- Bar
badoes cable at Miami, Florida. The
injunction also restrains the COM
pany from using the three cables be-
tween Key West and Havana, Cuba.
The case will be heard Friday on its
merits.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20
TO SAVE DAYLIGHT
BEGINS NEXT YEAR
(By Associated Press)

IBy ASSOCIATED PTeSSJ
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 20.-A day
light avings bill which would become
effective in March of next year was
introduced in the senate by Snator An
drson this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20
/ u
\ S''rntDaily
2 Weather
Report

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - To-
night and Friday, probably rain. Mod
crate westerly winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-20

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The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
FLASHES PSI u PIN,
GETS CHECK CASHED

NEW YORK. Sept. 21.-Ranson L.
Denny, of st. Louis, claiming to be
a graduate of the University of Mis-
souri,, was held in $1,000 bail today
for examination Monday on a charge
Of petty larceny growing out of his
alleged passing of bad checks. using
pin Of the Psi Upsilon fraternity
as an adjunct.
Carlton P. Johnston. a Cornell grad
uate, was stopped outside the Brook
lyn Trust Company office yesterday
by. Denny and asked to cash a check
for So, johnson. recalling a warn
ing in a Cornell University publica-
tion recently against a 'panhandler'
who had been obtaining money. from
college men on bogus checks. gave
Denny the money and accepted the
check, drawn on the Central National
Bank Of st. Louis. Then he had
Denny arrested on suspicion and COM
municated with the st. Louis Bank
and the police of that city. who asked
that Denny be held.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
ROBBERIES
SHOW DECREASE

In the year ending April Z. 1871.
s6,346,407 was stolen from the mails
with a recovery Of SS.2Ss.olT. ac-
cording to the Postoffice Depart
ment. In April, 1921. tn. Postmas-
ter General offered a reward of not
more than $1,000 for anyone who
would bring In a mail robber and
the employees were armed with re-
volvers and shotGuns.
From that date until September
Z, or five full months. the total
amount stolen was $ss.5so, with
recovery OF s7s.555. This Sss.sso
includes an item OF $4,000 in non
negotiable paper, which a clerk at
tempted TO burn.
In the year preceding April g.
1921. there was an average loss OF
s3.173,203.5o fer each six morths. as
compared with the approximate loss
of sSs.5s0 for the last five months. a
reduction OF more than $500 per
cent. In that year there was an
approximate recovery of 81 per
cent OF the total loss. while for the
last five months s7s.5S5 was re-
covered, approximately IS per cent
The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
Fighting Between Albanians
And Serbs Continues Active
League Intervention Will Not Be Permitted,
Says Serbian Delegate Italy Prepared =,
To Seize Naval Base at Valona.

the Serbians, as the attack was
launched in the direction of Tirana
and the capital"
The Serbian idea is to cut through
to the Adriatic via Tirana, thereby
splitting Albania in two. Eyentu-
ally Serbia aims to absorb the north
ern portion of Albania. Greece's
ambition is to seize a part of the
southern portion.
Italy, which has been engaged in
secret pourparlers with Great
Britain since June 23, is ready to
seize the important naval base of
Valona II the Serbs advance. Great
Britain opposes the Italian designs
for the possession of that port
which will make the Adriatic the
long dreamed of italian lake. the
straits of Otrako being only twenty
miles wide at this point.
Would Bar British Navy.
The Italian occupation of valona
would bar the British navy from
the Adriatic.
NJ. Spailakcvitch, the Serbian
delegate to the league, when in
terviewed today, stated that. Serbia
would not permit the league to
intrude in the Albanian question.
The municipal authorities at Ge-
neva refused permission. 70 a
Vienna ballet, including 125 beau
tiful dancing girls, to come to &C.
neva to appear at a local theater
during the assembly meeting. The
Geneva city fathers barred the
ballet as it feared that the pres
ence of the dancing girls would
distract the delegates and take
their minds off their work.
Copyright 1917
The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
TERROR TO CROOKS
DIES IN. NEW YORK

NEW YORK. N. Y. Sept. 21.-De-
tective Frank D. Casassa, terror to
pickpockets the country over, died
this morning at his home in Brooklyn
after an illness of two days, of acute
indigestion. Casassa retired from
the city force after 25 years service
on January 20 last to open a private
detective agency.
In his career Casassa placed under
arrest more than 10000 persons, in
cluding Lefty Louis and "Dago"
Frank, slayers of Herman Rosenthal,
and Hans Schmidt, who murdered a
girl and threw parts of her body
into the river. With Richard Nc
Kenna he frequently was assigned
as bodyguard to Presidents Roose-
Welt. Taft and Wilson on their visits
to New York.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
LEDOpX PROPOSES
TOULOUSE JOBLESS

NEW YORK. Sept. a1.-Urbain
Ledoux (Mr< Zero), unmolested by
the police, supervised the feeding
of hungry hundreds today. Tonight
he announced he will go ahead with
plans for housing 5000 unemployed
men of New York City.
Ledoux plans the utilization of a
hall near the Seaman's Institute IN
South street and a large hall near
Bryant Park. He proposes also 10
ask Mayor Hylan for the use of one
OF the armories. He sent the mayor
telegram today requesting a con-
ference Tomorrow noon. Ledoux
will meet Bishop Manning at Epis-
copalfan Synod House to ask the
bishop to sanction the use of st.
Augustine's chapel in working out
his housing problem.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
Visitors to Spend
$4,000, 600 Month
Babson Predicts

The delegates to the conference
on the Limitation of armaments
will spend s2.000,o00 monthly
with Washington merchants, in
the opinion of-Roger w. Babson'
celebrated statistician-
With this sum and the money
to be expended by the multitude
of visitors coming to the city
while the conference Is in ses-
sion washington should have a
winter business equal to last
year. he says.
For many of the 1000 dele
gates it will he their fist visit
to the United States" Babson
said. They, therefore, will want
to participate in the pleasures
which Washington offers and
will be more free in their pur-
chases. washington's business
will equal last years. which rs
saying good deal, because
other large cities will run from
10 to so per cent of last years
business"
The Washington herald., 1921-09-22

Especial Gable to The Washington Herald
and Chicago Tribune.)
GENEVA. Sept. 21.-Fighting be-
tween the Serbs and the Albanians
continues between the Drina and
Malta rivers, thirty-five miles from
Tirana.
This information reached Geneva
today by long distance telephone
from Rome, having been transmit
ted via Valona and Otranto.
The council discussed the matter
in secret session today. Bishop San
Noli. the Albanian delegate to the
league of nations, received no fur
ther advices from his government
today. but stated that the Albanian
troops will oppose the advance OF
The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
Mail Chief. Joins
KIan Investigation

The governments investigation
of the Ku Klux Klan has been
broadened through the activity of
the Postoffice Department, which is
endeavoring to determine IL illegal
matter has been sent through the
mail.
Postmaster General Hays an
nounced yesterday that the investi-
cation was being made.
Information collected by the
Department Of Justice about the
khan has been laid before President
Harding. Attorney General Daugh-
erty emphasized that the most care
ful study would be made before any
policy toward the society was
adopted,
The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
ORDERS INSPECTION
OF u. S. MAIL SACKS

Immediate inspection of 1000, 900
mail sacks and 100000 pouches sent
to repositories in various citiesGfor
storage or distribution has been or
dered by Postmaster General HAYS.
The order was prompted by infor-
nation that an average of fifty par
GELS and twenty letters are found
daily in mail sacks sent for repair
to the shops here. Hays said he
wished to ascertain If other mail was
being lost in this manner.
Hays issued orders also that post
masters are to be held responsible
hereafter to see that all sacks and
pouches are emptied.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
PLACE DYNAMITE
IN OFFICERS CAR

DANVILLE. Va, Sept. 21.-Details
OF new form of Internal machine
reached here today from Rockingham
county, N. C., when II was learned
that two sticks of dynamite had been
attached to the engine of an automo-
bile belonging to John Martin, a
county officer. Martin left his car In
a warehouse at Madison, N. c., and
on cranking the machine found one Of
the cylinders missing" He took It
TO q garage where the dynamite was
found wired to the spark plug.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
ON WAY TO RUSSIA

More than 100000 worth of
medical and hospital supplies are
on their way to Russia as the be-
ginning of the efforts of the Red
Cross to prvide medical assistance
to women and children.
Forty tons of medicines and
drugs are being sent directly to
Riga from stocks in Europe. Other
supplies include hospital clothing,
blankets and towels.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-22
KU KLUY LEADERS
OFFER TO RESIGN

ATLANTA. Ga, Sept. 21.-Impe-
rial Kleagle' Edward Young Clarke
and his associate in the publicity
department of the Ku Klux Klan.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler, today an
nounced that they had separately
rendered their designations to Inn
perial Wizard William J. Simmons
to take effect whenever he.thought
their designations were for the good
of the order.
Imperial Wizard Simmons said he
had received their proffers and had
them under consideration. but
would take no action. until he had
thoroughly Investigated charges
made against the two.