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Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-06
MYSTERY CRIME
IN EXCL LUS|VE
HOME DISTRICT
Los Angeles Broker Murdered
As He Vas EscOrting Fiance
to Her Residence.
(By Associated Press)


LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6.,-John B
Kennedy, 26, a Los Angeles insurance
broker, was shot and killed late last
night as he was entering summe.
cottage in the Beverly Hills district
with Mrs. Madelaine Oberchain, OF
Evanston, III. The police who investi-
gated the affair are holding her as a
material witness.
Mrs. Oberchain stated to the detec-
tives that the shot which killed Ken
nedy was fired from clump of bushes
from behind them as they stepped up
to the entryway Of the house. A mo-
ment after the shot was fired she said
she saw two men running from the
scene across the grass plot.
Mrs. Oberchain stated that she was
the divorced wife Of r. r. Oberchain,
an attorney of Chicago, from whom
she obtained a decree some months
ago. She said that Kennedy had asked
her to marry him, and that while she
had fairly intimatcd Knowledge cf
his, relations with various men she had
no idea who had shot him.
Investigators from the sherift's Of
fee, who were sent to the scene im-
mediately after it had been reported
stated that the shot which killed Ken
nedy had been fired from a clump of
bushes about 80 feet from where the
body was found. Nearby was re-
volver lying on the ground. The
weapon was fully loaded and Mrs. OBJ
erchain stated that it belonged to Ken
nedy, indicating that he had drawn il
to defend himself almost the instant
he was shot down. The woman said
that Kennedy was not instantly killed
but lived long enough to say "good,
bye, Madelaine," to her.
The officers found the bushes or
the grounds all trampled down at the
spot where the woman said she saw
two men, disappear right after the
shooting.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-06
GRAPES NETTED
LARGE RETURNS

The Imperial Valley grape season is
virtually ended, the last shipments yes
terday bringing the total for the sea-
son up to 100 acres, of which 40 cars
were sent out by refrigerator express
to big easten markets, wnere the fruit
was in ready demand at good prices.
Varying prices have been received
by the vineyardists for their grapes
owing to amount produced, kind and
quality of grapes shipped. The net re-
turns to the growers ranged from
$3.50 to $1,000 per acre.
No more perishable products in any
quantity will go out of the valley un-
til Fall. The last of the watermelons
have been shipped and with the ex'
ception of few cars of honeydews
and Persian melons, the season Is
over for the melon grower.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-06
RUM RUNNER
ARREST Ed
ON FELONY
CHARGE
Fred Mccoy of Calexico,
Awaiting Sentence for
Smuggling, Is Jailed on
Charge of Embezzling Lo-
cal AutOmObil.

Fred Mccoy, of CaleXico, self con-
fessed bootlegger and rum runner,
whatever he may have been is row 4
firm believer on lot of the old time
homely proverbs and maxims.
OTIS rocky road to Dublin" at
never rains, but it pours," "Troubles
never come singly," and Heavy, heavy
hangs over my poor head are now
favorites of his now. at least he is con-
vinced that each carries in itself more
truth than poetry.
A week ago Mccoy was arrested
near San Diego, right after he had
driven his car across the line from Tia
juana, on charge of whisky snug
Cling. The customs officers who made
the capture found builtin tanks in his
car which held II gallons of really
good Bourbon whisky. The whisky
and the car were confiscated and Nc
Coy was taken to Los Angeles where
he entered plea of guilty in the
Federal court to smuggling. Septem-
Der IS. note the date, was fixed as the
time for his sentence.
Previous to being taken to Los An
geles Mccoy is said to have made a
confession to the authorities that he
was in the employe of number Of
moving picture stars in Los Angeles
and that he was running the line with
whisky for them. The Federal au-
Il rites expected to uncover gigan-
tic whisky smuggling plot, through
this alleged confession, and get hold
of few of the higher ups IN the
scheme.
Before this confession was made
public Mccoy had telephOned Los An
geles and man and a woman alleg ed
to be movie stars came 10 San Diego
and put up $1,000 cash bond for his
release. When the confession. was
made public the ''mOvie stars" pulled
down their money and Mccoy. went
back to Jail. ...... ........... .......
In the meantime Mccoy was riding
around in car, the same car in which
he transported the whisky, on whicf
the Southern Trust & Commerce bani
of this city has a contract mortgage
gage. He had neglected to make some
of the necessary payments on the ca
up to the time he was arrested ant
yesterday in Los Angeles Detective
Sergeant Jesse Erwin, rearrested hin
on warrant charging felony embez
element, issued in Justice Mayfield
court.
In cell in the Los Angeles city jai
Mccoy yesterday denied all tn
charges placed against him by the Fed
eral agents regarding any confession
but admitted he smuggled the whisk.
across the Mexican line in secret tank
built into his automobile. He state
that he was bringing the liquor int
the United States for his own use. Nc
Gov also admitted being behind in pay
ments on his auto. but declared tha
the machine has been seized by tn
government and that it is up to tn
insurance company to stand the loss
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-06
HECKE PUTS
BLAME ON
FREIGHT
RATES
High Railroad Tariffs Large
Contributing Factor to
Business Depression, Says
Director of Department of
Agriculture.

ga study of conditions leading up to
the late socalled business depression
can only reveal the present freight
schedule, among other problems, as a
lareg contributing factor" says G. H.
Hecke, in the leading article of the
monthly bulletin of the department of
agriculture for the state of Califor-
MIA.
'Fully recognizing the menace un-
derlying the grievous shipping condi-
tions with which our farmers and
fruit growers were confronted" con-
tinues the article, "and appreciating
the vital need for quick and emphatic
disapproval of the oppressive railroad
program, the 53rd convention CT Fruit
Growers and Farmes of California as
sembled at Fresno, November, 1920,
under the auspices of the California
department of agriculture, placed their
protest on the agricultural records of
the state in no uncertain terms.
"a committee appointed by Director
Hecke of the California department of
agriculture, and later interrogated and
instructed by Gov. Stephens, repre-
sented some $4,000 farmers and fruit
growers of California at the confer
ence they obtained assurance that a
revision of the existing rate schedules
would be considered, the handling and
expedited and service alonc lines of
prewar standards established.
"The fact that such a pogram could
be effected with no apparent loss to
the railroads in question, is now evil
dent through daily performances IN the
transportation of perishables and may
be taken as an index to the solution of
the oppressive rate question, that re-
quires only the spirit Of equity and
fair dealing on the par: of the rail
roads to insure it's benefits to all con-
cerned.
"On July 10, six months will have
elapsed since the data regarding rail
rates were placed in the hands of trans
continental carriers for consideration,
with the result that to date only \
slight modification of the eastern sea-
board schedule has been effected and
but little done to ameliorate shipping
conditions to intermediate points.
"A careful analysis of the revised
freight rate schedules under the So
called reductions recently announced
by the carriers, fails to arouse any
large degree of enthusiasm, due to the
fact that they, in truth. amount to
nothing tangible, but are offered by
the carriers solely in an effort to off
set the threatened competition afford
ed by the all water route to the Allan
tic seaboard.
"When the farmers OF the Unitet
States are compelled by arbitrary ac'
ton of any advisory body of the fed
eral government to submit to In
! creased rail rates, universally held pro
hibitive and discriminatory, without
: the formality of even securing al
expression of opinion from the farm
ers or their representatives-then tha
action at once enters into direct con
: travention of the intent and purpos'
of the far reaching benefits of the fed
eral constitution.
"The deleterious effects of this rat
burden, which of necessity must b
borne both by the farmer and the con
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-06
BARTER AND TRADE COTTON PROECT IS DISCUSSED
Last Minute
BULLETINS
NEW STIPULATIONS
SENT MEXICO.

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 6.-GeOrge
T. Summerlin, United States charge
daffaires delivered to the foreign of
fee a note from Washington which
contained important stipulations,
which were acceptable to the Mexi-
can government before the United
States would recognize the Obregon
government. The note is said to have
insisted upon the signing of Il COM
merce treaty of amity, both of which
can be negotiated after the Mexican
government has been accorded rec.
OgnitiOn.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-06
MORE MONEY is NEEDED
AT PUEBLO.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The
American Red Cross today gave out
the statement that 100000 was
needed for the adequate relief work
program at Pueblo, although that
sum would not cover the building
program for the homeless flood suf-
ferers. The sum of $350,0O0 has
been subscribed by the public in an
swer to President Harding's appeal.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-06

mately 40 miles of territory to cover
they necessarily are unable to prevent
the smuggling of liquor ana drugs
with any great measure OF success.
The immigration force has no zlen
working directly along the line, al
though several are stationed on var
ious roads from the valley where many
aliens who enter the country illegally
are caught.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-06
COTTON MEN
To MARKET
PRODUCT
ABROAD
Cooperative Scheme to Ship
Staple to European Mills
and Receive Pay in Manu-
factured Goods Outlined.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6.-History is
repeating itself. The days when farm
ers hauled their products long di--
tances to mill are returning People
used to be awestruck when sturdy pio-
neers recalled the days when they
hauled their grist SO or so miles to
mill, and paid the miller in wheat. Now
they are staggered by the announce
iment that California and Arizona cot
I ton growers are going to send their
cotton to mills in Czecho- -Slovakia.
Economic conditions in regard TO
cotton are right back where they were
so years ago in respect to wheat. TIE
war torn countries of Europe have the
mills, the cheap labor and the need for
cotton materials, but they have no
money with which to buy cotton. CO..
ton growers Of the Southwest have al
oversupply of cotton and canno; dis
pose of it. A cooperative plan which
will bring the cotton growers and the
mill operators together was outlined
| in conference here yesterday.
Charles F. Wood, vice president of
the Warrant Warehouse company of
Birmingham, Ala, who already mas
put the plan into operation in the
East, yesterday outlined to California
and Arizona cotton men here the plan
which offers the cotton industry an
opportunity to recover from financial
stagnation.
! Briefly stated, the mill workers Cf
Zzecho-Slovakia are willing to make
almost any quantity of American cot
ton into first class materials and take
their pay in raw cotton which they
will mill to supply their own needs.
The materials made for American
cotton growers will be sold in England
under the trade marks of the Czechn-
Slovakia mills.
The proposition was considered yes
terday by large group of bankers
and cotton growers which included
Dabney Day, j. H. Ramboz, Daniel
Leonard, O. G. Horne, B. Nj. Plaz ier,
T. w. McDevitt, Philo Jones, H. II.
Clark, Herbert E. Law, X. M Turner,
Mr.. Wood and William T. Dunn and
the consensus of opinion was thar tse
plan should be adopted
Mr.. Wood who came here from Ala
bama to interest cotton growers in the
plan lis to lay complete cost estimarcs
before members of the State bankers
Association at an early date, and then
an effort will he made tc form com
mittee of financiecs to put the pisr
into operation. According to report
London financiers have agreed to FL
nance the shipm .l-s o. Amt loan cst-
ton all the way fiom W. e'lruse to
: mill.
: Yesterdays conference authorized
: Messrs. Wood, Ramboz and Dunn to
lay the proposition before cotton
growers at Phoenix on Monday and
Tuesday. Their cooperation Is antlcl-
r pated. Mr.. Turner, treasurer OF the
t Pacific Cotton Exchange, said last
5 night that long-staple growers in ART
Zona need an outlet for their cotton
n as badly as California cotton men
= need it.
- -
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-06
HIGH JACKERS
MAKE MISTAKE

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 6.-Two
bandits known as @"high jackers"
who have been making a business
of riding freight trains and rObbing
harvest hands of their money made
the mistake of tackling a bunch of
ex-service men early today on a
train near Furley, Kan. The soldiers
began shooting and one of the BAN
dts was killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-06

During the coal strike the change
in the atmosphere of London has been
noticeable. The air is clear and coal
dust has ceased to settle in an ugly
gray on clothing. Medical men have
Joined with architects in demanding
that there he legislative repression
Of the use Of soft coal.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-06
Jupiter Pluvius last night

Jupiter Pluvius last night again
demonstrated his ability to perform
queer stunts in distributing rainfall
throughout Imperial Valley when he
gave Brawley and vicinity approx
mately quarter Of an inch of wateE
in short space of time and left FL
Centre and Calexico with scarcely
enough to moisten the earth.
Reports from various sections of the
valley are to the effect that the pre-
cipitation was practically nil in most
instances, while in Lower California
heavy downpour was experienced
over ujite large area.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-06

suming public, are many and de-
vious in their intridste relations to
our domestic econoni 'and we'll being
that it is to be hopeE that we will
shortly see some we definited dispo-
sition offerde by THY all carriers for
an appreciable redutj On of the exist
ing rail rate schedules"
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-06
Weather Report

Southern California Tonight and
sunday, fair; exceptsA Aloudy or foggy
on coast night and nj king. Moderate
westerly winds. a
Imperial Valley press., 1921-08-06

Pictures of the EllSs' convention
parade in Los Angeles will be shown
at the Palace Airdome tonight.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-02-25
Labor in Alarm Over Action Ia
ken by This Country's Steel
Industries.
IS DISTINCT BACKWARD STEP
In the Face of Prevailing Unemploy-
ment, the TweIve-hour Day Can
Only Be Looked On as Capt.
taIistic Arrogance.
ARTHUR M. EVANS.
Chicago Tribune.)

To the hard boiled observer here's
thing that appears rather queer: III
the face of a large volume OF unem-
ployment, some American industries OF
size are lengthening the hours OF work
or are sticking to the tWo-Shltt system,
a stone-age remnant while III some
other large industrial countries the
trend is toward a shortening OF hours.
In steel for instance, some OF the
fndependents in this country are re-
oDening on a tWO-Shift basis where
they formerly had three shifts-the
working day thus is stretched from
eight hours to twelve hours. The Steel
corporation itself is still adherlng TO
the two-shift system, although the
present unemployment gives it the
best opportunity it has ever had to
break away from the twelve and four
teen-hour day and install the elSht-
hour day, which is the vogue III steer
in nearly every other large producing
country.
All in all, it is disturbing trend as
viewed by labor, which sees in 1t
resurge from the eight-hour- day move
ment. Conservative labor leaders say
it demonstrates a desire by some large
employers to keep the supply of labor
in relation to jobs as high as possible.
They link it up with the fight made
against restriction of immigration, ana
the estimates from some employing
groups that the United States is short
between four and five million workers
as a result of suspended immigration
during the war.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-02-25
GENERAL LABOR NEWS

Two hundred electrical workers
walked out at Muskegon, Mich. when
20 per cent reduction in wages was
announced.
A 16 per cent reduction in the work
ing forces of the Elizabeth On. j.
shops of the Central Railway of New
Jersey was announced.
The demand for higher wages and
shorter working hours by the printers
of Vancouver b. c., has not yet been
granted and it seems unlikely that it
will be.
A general wage reduction for oil
field workers in Oklahoma and Kansas
has been made effective. Wages of
drillers formerly paid $14 a day have
been reduced to $40.
The Queen City foundry of Denver
union shop for thirty years, began
operations as an open shop under pO-
lice protection, according to an an
nOuncement by George COrdingly.
The coal crisis, which threatened to
tie up NictOria'S industries, has been
settled as the results of the good Of |
fees of Mr.. Hughes, the prime minis |
ter, Melbourne (Australia) dispatch |
says.
Twenty-nine ship repair plants of !
Norfolk, Va, announce plans for re-
ducing charges 10 TO % per cent, with
a simultaneous cut of 10 per cent in
wages of approximately 1,SOO mechan- |
les.
Of the different industries in Fin
land the timber industry held first |
place in 1919 in respect to the number |
of employees, the number being 1868, |
as compared with 1880 in 1916, and |
"a, 123 in 1913.
Employees at the Illinois Central |
railroad shops at Paducah, KY, re-
jected proposals from the railroads for |
a reduction of the present work week |
to ii fveday basis. Railroad officials |
stated that an immediate reduction in
the working force was rendered nevi- |
table by the mems refusal to permit |
suspension of existing agreements.
The international labor Office at Ge-
neva has reported a movement among
he metal workers in France for Il
larger voice in settling hours, wages /
md working conditions, and one of |
he leading demands is during Il pc
'iod of unemployment the management
hould agree to measures to alleviate
distress by means of rosters, shorten
ing hours Of labor, etc"
Chairman representing more than
400 members of the four big railroad
brotherhoods in Green Bay, Wis de-
clared that-any attempt on the part of
the railroads to reduce wages would
be met with the stitfeSt kind of OppO-
Sition from the employees. Hurry-up
meetings of all the railroad unions
have been held and the members were
to make u finish fight
against any wage cut.
Operators Of 10 sawmills in Wash
ington have voted to put into effect
considerable wage reductions. Sew
eral mills whose basic wage has been
81 to $3.50 a day will pay $500 here
after One mill which employs orien-
tails will pay $3.50 and another $3.50
a day.
A general strike involving &C firms :
connected with the Ladies Garment
association, and 1000
men and women cloak and skirt max
ers of the International Ladies' Gar
ment Workers union went into effect
at Boston.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-08

delaying and the latest plan as one
whereby the treaty would have TO
be reconsidered and debated after
five years, when Germany might
hold more favorable position. DR..
Simons was denied further time in
which to consult the German cab
met.
Franco will furnish the bulk of
the forces for the new march into
Germany. Great Britain's contn-
button in men will be only large
enough to show her solidarity with
the allies, who wait with the deep
est interest for any sign from
Washington Of the American gov
ernment's attitude,
The general feeling in England
appears to be one of relief without
enthusiasm. The premier explain
ed the position in the house of COM
mons in a speech in which there
was no note of iubilation. Most
English newspapers have taken the
tfine that the most important POINT
involved was that the allies should
stand together while the French
press has voiced its fears that
Lloyd George might desert France.
All recognize that if M. BRAND re-
turned to Paris bearing the bur
dens of concession to Germany
his premiership was doomed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-08
MECHEM's Recommendations
TO LEGISLATURE ARE MOSTLY
MADE into LAW OR pending
Short Ballot, Income Tax and Amendment to
Allow the Assembly to Consolidate Educa-
tional Institutions Are Likely to Fail at the
Present Session.
CBY CLINTON r. ANDERsoN3

police; house bill 10, the legal ad-
yisor; house bill II, the superin-
endent of insurance, transferring
MS duties to the state bank exam
iner, and by house bill SO, the
county road superintendent were
lbolished. All four bills have
passed both houses and have been
iigned by the governor.
Drastic Blue Sky Law.
The governor asked for a drastic
blue sky law. He received it in
Senator Phillips senate bill 10,
which was enacted into law. He
asked d change in the election law
which permitted judges to help
mark ballots. A change has been
passed by the legislature, and while
it is not as strict as some wanted,
it marks a step in the direction the
governor indicated.
Mechem asked a law prohibit-
ing aliens not eligible to citizenship
from acquiring real estate. AS this
required a constitutional amend
ment, the Reinburg resolution to
that effect was passed by both
senate and house and the people
will have an opportunity to vote
upon it at the. next election.
The legislation for women and
children has been passed by at
least one house and is expected to
be completed before adjournment
The amendment granting women
the right to hold office will be
presented to the electorate of the
state this fall.
Strict Budget System.
The governor requests a strict
budget system coupled with an
changing the time OF
the opening of the legislature in
order that more time might be fur
nished for the preparation of the
budget. The senate passed such a
resolution, but the house has held
it up in order to amend 1t to have
the governor take office on the
first of December and have the
legislature convene the second
Tuesday in February. This would
~ lContipued on Page Two.l
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-08

PETROGRADAND AN7SOET
CONGRESS WON'T BE
SUMMONED TO MEET
BEFORE APRIL 4TH

Washington, March S.-Prcs-
ident Harding announced early
today that the special session of
congress would be called not be-
fore April 4 and might be week
later.
The announcement was made
after a White House dinner
which republican leaders of con-
gress attended. Tho conference
lasted four hours and the pres
ident said the legislative pro-
gram had been discussed.
The president said this was
the beginning Of program Of
cooperation. Various subjects
were discussed, he added, in an
attempt to ascertain the most
important to be taken up by the
next congress-,
After his guests had departed
the president came out Oh the
front portico Of the White House
to talk to the newspaper cor
respondents. about tlfty Of whom
were present.
Asked about the special ses-
sion, the president said
II can only say to you that it
will not be earlier than April 4
and it might possibly be a week
later"