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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-24
con ~ Louis Lssyh vancs

tNon1nuc0 from Our Inst Aoeuel
Il only wanted to help you. II I
could" Lucinda. explained, gettins
20 her feet. If you're unhappy In
50 sorry.
The movement must have been
misinterpreted, for the girl sprang
up like threatened animal
II don't want your help!" she
stormed throatily. Il don't want
anything 70 do with you-only 20 be
left alone," She flung herself al
Lucir "a as II TO thrust her out by
fore Col go so" she screamed
III the window slammed.
Poor thing" Lucinda told her
self-"she must have heard b"
Xxx
There was al this time little room
IT, Lucinda's inner life for other
peoples troubles. she was much too
agreeably engrossed in doting on
this radiant Linda Lee. victress In
a form or duel OF which Summerlad
was reputed a master who had
never known defeat. Rumors cur
rent Of his success with women had
found her credulous and lenient.
mortal vanity saw 20 that II
feeds on strange foods. vanity.
Think as well as YOU will Of your
self YOU shall not find unacceptable
the belief that one well loved by
many has been laid low by love OF
YOU alone.
That morning, as every morning
now. she woke with a smile respon-
sive 20 the smiling promise OF the
day. called FOR her car and sailed
forth.
Her rooms wereAso situated that
30 reach the main entrance she had
20 pass the corner room now occu-
pied by Nelly Marquis. and mali
clous luck would have 20 that the
tuvo should meet.
The Marquis girl had been out
and was returning with a small
packet Eripped in a shahbily Eloved
hand a well-made woman with a
graceful carriage. her face held ele-
ments az beauty Of a Wild. sweet
scrt. but dimmed and wasted by
dependency and impaired health
Today the dark rings under her
eyes were deeper. the eyes them b
selves more desperate than when
heir look had first appealed 10
Lucinda's sympathies And seeing
her go. Lucinda with a solititous cry
Why. AIlss Marquisi"-paused
ard extended an impulsive hand
The girl swerved away from the
band shrinking 20 the wall her
soaut natural color ebbing It'll the
rouge was livid on cheeks and lips
while her eyes grew hard and hot
Wen she said sullenly-''what
do you want?'
COMPOUNDED BY this proof OF a
hostility as pertinacious as e. was
Derverse. Lucinda faltered But
YOU are Ill
We'll: and n am. what's that
% You % The words uttered IN =
level tone nevertheless seemed 20
force explosively past the tremuIous
vaxen lips "Oh. don't worry your
head about ne; think about your
SELF. Don't forget you can be con-
tsminated Sy a creature Ike me.
don't forget''-she accomplished a
s.ugularly true reproduction OF
Summerlad's tone-'T'n really not
che sort you can AFFORD % get mixed
Up with 30
I'm so sorry you heard. Miss
Marquis. OF course neither Of US
had any idea you were"
"Eavesdroppingi why done you
say ~ I'm not ashamed"
But are you fair 20 me- 7 meant
re harm. didn't say-what you re-
sent-you know"
The girl gave a grimace OF pure
hate No she snarled-"you
don't say anything unklnd. YOU
xere too busy posing az Lady Boun-
tifrl 10 pass uncharltable remarks.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-24

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either
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
MEXICAN GENERAL
IS COMING TO
MEXICALI

CALEXICO, March II. = General
Jesus NJ. Garcia. commander of the
federal troops of the Mexico City dis
trict, and one of the ranking generals
of the Mexican army, is due in Mcxi-
cali tonight, from Mexico City on an
inspection tour of the Northern Dis;
trict of Lower California.
General Garcia comes by the direct
he holds the closes official and person
order of President Obregon, with whom
al relations and there is Il possibility
that he will be appointed to the com,
mand of the military district of Lower
California, with headquarters in Mex.
icali, the position now held by General
Pablo +. Macias, who recently succeed.
ed General A. Rodriguez as military
commander.
General Garcia will be given an off,
eial reception by the military garrison
and officials of the state tomorrow ana
they will follow a number of high
social functions ut wilicn he will be
the guest of honor.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
GOVERNOR LUGO
PARTY GUESTS
OF CIRCUS

CALEXICO, March 11.-Governol
Jose Inocente Lugo, of the Northern
Distri of Lower California, and mem
bers OF his staff, including Secretary OF
State Enciso and Colonel Francisco
Avila, Inspector General of Police, and
forty lesser officials, were guests of
honor at the evening performance here
of the Al q. Barnes circus.
Governor Lugo and his party were
met at the international line by MeXi-
can Consul NJ. G. Paredes and City
Trustees A. G. Baskin and f. 6. Bur
dick and William Clay Silver, and of
ficiallv welcomed to CaleXico. Then
with Chief of Police Boucher and mem
bers Of his force us escort, the party
proceeded to the circus ground where
they were greeted by Barnes, and Rex
Roselli, son of the Italian minister at
Mexico City; Chief of Police Matlock
of FL Centre; and the local reception
committee
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
RICH WOMAN WILL
FINANCE PEETE
RE.TRlAL

LOS ANGELES, March 1l.-Mrs.
Angela Kaufman, rich phlanthropist
and social worker, today announced
that she had interested herself in the
ease of Mrs. Louise Peete, now serving
life Imprisonment in San Quentin pen
itentiary for the murder of Charles
Jacob Denton, .minipg man.
81 have retained s. $. Hahn, expert
in criminal defense, in an effort to re-
open Mrs. Peete's ease Mrs. Kauff-
Dla,i told the United Press. ,r.
"Hahn left for San Quentin last
night on the lark. He win take depo-
sitions on the Denton murder from Mrs.
Pcetc, and return Monday with her
signed statement, which will imme
'datcly be laid before District Attorney
WoOlwine.
- have been convinced all along
that Mrs. Peete is not guilty, but mere.
ly shielding some one. She says now
that she is ready to tell the whole
startling truth Of the Denton affair,
and the lame of the real slayer. - t.
Mrs Kaufman, ''angel' Of Erie
Mullicane and other unfortunate wOm
an who have been on trial in Los An.
pelcs criminal courts on various ma jOr
charges, said that three other wealthy
persons were interested with her i'll re-
opening Mrs. Peete's case.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11

submit for your consideration the fol-
lowing facts
The Southern Pacific Co. pioneered
the Imperial Valley with you, and cs-
tablished transportation system.
The Southern Pacific Go. maintains
its own road bed, and has spent in i'm,
proving this road bed in the Imperial
Valley $27l 100000 during the year of
1921, in addition to regular mainten-
ance cost.
The Southern Pacific Co. has an av-
erage of 800 employees in the Imperial
Valley. Payroll of these employees
amounts to approximately $500,000.OO
year. These employees, with their
families, are residents of your commun'
ity, and their earnings are spent in the
Imperial Valley.
The Southern Pacific Co. pays So
l25, 10000 per year taxes TO the state
of California.
The Southern Pacific 3 payroll in the
state Of California averages more than
$sl ,000, 100000 per year.
The Southern Pacific Company an
nual purchases in the Imperial Valley
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
HEAD OF KU KLUX
INVESTIGATES
RIDERS
United Press. Leased Wire

BAKERSFIELD, Calf. March H.
W. S. Coburn, grand goblin of the Ku
klux klan, arrived here today from
Los Angeles on a secret mission be
lieved TO have connection with the
might rider troubles throughout the
oil fields.
Coburn recently announced in . Los
Angeles that he intended to come 10
the Bakersfield district and sclear the
Ku KluX klan of intimations that it
was responsible for the numerous night
raids and terror campaign being ear
ricd on throughout the West side.
Coburn said bogus organization,
hiding under the cloak of the real Klan,
was responsible.
District Attorney Dorsey refused 10
comment on published report that
| Coburn had been subpoenacd to appear
before the Kern county grand jury,
now investigating the night riding epi.
| sodes.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11

Imperial Valley employees of the
Southern Pacific Company, realizing
that motor transportation is making
alarming inroads on the railroad com
pany's earnings, thereby curtailing OPP
crations and reducing number of en-
ployecs, formed today ut CaleNico
protective association to combat "un-
fair motor transport competition ana
to further the interests of the positions,
il was announced this afternoon by {.
w. Runge, district freight and passen-
ger agent.
1t is the purpose of the association
to clay it's ease before the public and
those who patronizc transportation
lines.
In survey of the situation AS the
Southern Pacific employees see it, the
association sent cut the following ap'
peal to all firms and individuals in nhe
valley who have to do with the carrier
Are you giving yourself and your
community a square deal!
The Southern Pacific Company EN-
ployees compittee of Imperial Valley
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
Espee Employees Here To
Fiqht Motor Competition

for the year of 1921 were over $780,
10000.
The Southern Pacific Co. gives ade-
quate and dependable service.
This service, yayroll and expendi-
lures depend upon the business you
give.
We ask that YOU consider the above
facts and compare them with the serv-
ices and probable benefit to be derived
from the auto-trusk and stage hompan-
les.
w. c. EATON,
Chairman Southern Pacific Employees
Comrittee oil the luperial Valley.
G. o. Cnlley, CsleSico; G. p. Liver
p,oYe, w, +. Dehm, o. T.. Wade, r. B
Brady, calexieo;; z. ., Jones, Heper
q. r. Brown, NJ. Z. Shenan, ]. BlaloeR
81 Csntro; D. G. Gale, S. a. Herring
Imperial; w. e. Eaton, Brawley; \. D
rritehett, W. G. Harris, n. II. Howes
Calipstxia; II. r. Fancett, r. G. Ham
iltpn, westmorland; l.. NJ. Jones, }
@ 'Connor, INLAND; Local Committee
men.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
CANT REMEMBER
MADALYNNE
DECLARES
United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, March 11.-Thcrc
have been so many versions of what
happened at Beverly Glen on the night
John Bolton Kennedy was killed that
the one woman who witnessed the
Observation-Disclosures Obcnchain--can,
not, according to her own testimony,
remember exactly what happened.
"My mind is so bemuddled,' she
said. "People have talked to me and
have read things--so l don't know
now just what really remembered
and what ] have been told or read
This statement was the biggest sur
prise that Deputy Prosecutor Asa b.
keyes received yesterday when he
questioned the defendant, held to ans
wcr for alleged completely in the slay-
ing of Kennedy.
"Whatf' Keyes demanded acidly.
Then he seemed bewildered when she
proffered the time-honored explanation
of q woman:
because.
There was to be no session of super.
ior court today. The trial will be re.
sumed Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
S. o. Laughlin, Formerly
Ell CentrO Man,
In Yuma Jail
FIRST WIFE, WITNESS
Suspect Admits Marriage
In San Diego Say
Authorities

Determined to avengc the betrayal
Of his daughter, said to have been lured
into a bigamous marriage with s. O.
Laughlin, former Imperial Irrigation
district employe, J. W. Garret Imperial
valley rancher, today took steps to
press prosecution of bigamy charges
against Laughlin in the Yuma county
court.
Laughlin, Il young man formerly well
known here, is now in the Yuma Jail
awaiting trial for bigamy in the Super
ior court of Yuma county following a
preliminary hearing at which he was
placed under $4,000 bail and bound over
to the next term of court.
Jailed in California
Laughlin was jailed in Weldon, Cali
fornia, on Il bigamy charge preferred
by Mr.. Garret, father of the l6-year-
old child bride who married Laughlin
in Yuma last July after Il tempestu-
Gus romance and ;.n asserted clopcment
to evade parental interference. The
child bride was still with her alleged
bigamist husband at the time of his
arrest in the remote little mountain
town in Kern county, where the couple
were living happily and quietly, in hid
ing.
The girl-wife, Mrs. Laughlin No. 3,
according to evidence in the hands of
investigators, clung piteously to her hus-
band and is asserted to oppose his pros
ecution. He has vowed that, if allowed
to divorce his first wife, he will legal
ly marry his present bride. However,
prosecution is said to b" insisted upon
oy the girl s father
Wife, Witness for State
Through some strange channel of
fate, Mrs. Herccl Laughlin, who asserts
she is wife No. ,. learned of her hus-
oand's marriage to Miss Garret and is
now the principal witness to be used
igainst him. She is the mother of his
5months-old child, she AYERS, and
married Laughlin in San Rafael, Cal.
April %, 1913. She has never been di-
vorced from him, she asserted at the
preliminary hearing. Her present home
is in Oakland.
Laughlin, alleged "husband y of
three betrayed wives. is son of Mr.
and Mrs. s. n. L;,ughlin of San Diego
according to information in the hands
of ii. II, Baker, Yuma county district
attorney who is prosecuting the ease
against the asserted bigamst,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
BAPTISTS HERE TO
AID in DRIVE
FOR FUNDS

FL Centre Baptists are to have a
prominent part in the ,whirlwind
"drive'' for $15,G00,000, which North
ern Baptists throughout the United
States have launched as "a campaign to
extend between today and April 30,
Rev. Flanagan, local Baptist pastor,
announced today.
FL Centre Baptists, cooperating with
the church throughout the Imperial
Valley, began today its sweeping drive
to aid the quota assigned, although
announcement of the committee in
public, il was said.
The $l5 100000 fund is the major
part of approximately $19,Q00,O0O
which the denomination has determin-
ed upon as the amount necessary to
carry on the work of the fiscal year on
both home and foreign fields. OF the
$l5,O00,0 900 Southern California has Il
quota of .$7l6,005.17, nearly double
Northen California S quota. Baptists
in both the northern and southern parts
of the state are bending every energy
toward bringing the campaign to Il
successful conclusion.
Have Charge of Campaign
Rev. F. c. Davies, d. d., 500 Colum
bia Building, Los Angeles, director of
promotion, for Southern California, and
Dr. W. F. Harper, state convention see
rotary, at sol Columbia Building, Los
Angeles, have charge of campaign or
ganization in Southern California l..
A. Roadway of Pasadena, California,
has been appointed vice chairman of
tba Nnrthnrn RuDtist IuVmpn s Conn =
ell, which will line up BAPTIST business
men of the country for the campaign.
California women will have an i'm
portant share in the drive Northern
Baptist women throughout the country
will raise S2,000,000 of the $l5 100000.
Mrs. A. w. Ride of Los Angeles will
serve as continuation campaign chair
man for the Southern District
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
Roaring Auto
Frightens
Mexican lHOmbre

Ricardo Ortego knew nothing
about operating strange automo-
biles. He was just up from deep
in Mexico where automobiles
have never replaced pack mules.
So when it became necessary for
Ricardo to vamoose with great To-
comotion, he took unto himself a
horse and buggy. And that is
where Ricardo reckoned not with
the law and modern methods Of
pursuit.
A great vehicle that roared
frightfully overlook Ricardo and
frightened him worse than it did
his asserted stolen horse. Hence
Ricardo's sojourn today in the
county juzgado, where he faces
charges of grand larceny and
BURGLARY
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
40 KILLED IN STRIKE BATTLE
Lloyd George Is
Faced With
Many Questions

LONDON, March lit h e
Lloyd George government today
was faced with the following diff
ficulties:
IA general strike in the en-
gineering trades throughout Eng
land, involving directly and in
directly a million workers.
2rRioting and martial law in
the Rand district of South Afri-
ca, where Beers have joined the
striking gold miners.
3--Native uprisings momentar-
lily feared throughout India, fol-
lowing the arrest of the non-co
operationist leader Ghandi.
Irish factions threatening
each other in both north and
south Ireland.
5-Demands for restoration Of
The Sultan of Turkey and aban-
Ionment of the British mandate
in Palestine.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
MAN DROPS
DEAD At
PHONE
Death Calls A. B. Smith
Local Ranch
EmplOye
APOPLEXY is CAUSE
Calls Lady on Phone in
Lunch Stand, Is
Stricken
50 'sUcllo-hello! Is taat Won Mrs

Icllo-hcllo! Is tnat you Mrs
There was Il gurgle, the telephone
Jared harshly in the woman S ear on
the other end of the line and all was
still, for
A. b. Smith, ranch employe, was
dead, today.
Death s:9uck Smith swifter than q
stab Of white light across night s sky.
At one breath he was calling the wife
fo his employer to say that he was i'll
and even Then on his way TO Il hospital
to seen relief. AT the next breath he
was down--and brcathed no more.
Smith dropped dead this morning in
front of 6 soft drink and lunch stand
on Fifth street, about $40 clock. He
had just called the wife of the manager
of Timken IS ranch, where he was en-
ployed. He had replied, Hello-hello!
Is that YOU Mrs. TO her answer to
the phone call, when his hand went
limp, his voice was shut off with jar,
like the last note of Il phonograph as
the needle is suddenly jerked off the
disc. and he crashed TO the sidewalk,
the telephone tumbing afr him.
Persons in the store and passcrsby
rushed to his side. But Smith was
dead. Someone was not sure, however,
and DR.. House was called. lie con
firmcd that death had been as sharp
as a tick of infinitesmal time.
Coroner Peterson WAS notified and
ordered the body taken to Mulligan s
mortuary, where an inquest verdict
pronounced death due to Il stroke OF
apoplexy.
The man had been a resident of I'm
perial Valley several years. He was
about So years of age and, so far as
known, unmarried. Efforts are being
made to locate relatives before funeral
ARA nTemCntS are madc.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
CHANGE DATES FOR
IRRIGATION
SURVEY

A change in the date set for its of
ficial survey of irrigation conditions in
Imperial county was announced today
for the California Irrigation board by
Jonathan S. Dodge, Il member of the
board.
April Z was definitely set as the date
pcrial Valley for its tour of inspection,
Nj Dodge informed the Imperial Irri-
gation District by telephone aftY post
ponine the scheduled visit srfaneed
for tho last Of this week. Inability Of
some members Of the board TO attend
the meeting here was given AS the
reason for postponement o. p. Tout,
former editor of the Progress is a
member of the board but is not cx
pected to come.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11

least the next half century. All re-
semblbance of government is destroyed
in Russia Underwood said.
This will not continue forever. The
day will come in the future when a
stable government, recognizing human
liberty will be established in Russia.
But nobody can dream that such hap
pening can occur i'll the next ten years,
the life of this treaty.
Neither is there any threat or con
flct among the powers that signed the
trnatv said Underwood.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
Beers Join Strikers

oOClo CO4AA 0C4A AhClo
LONDON, March 1l.-Boers are join.
striking gold miners in the Rand, Brit
isl union of South Africa, where ten
police were killed in II pitched battle
and martial law has been proclaimed,
according to Johannesburg dispatch
today.
A day of terror followed attacks by
miners in the Boksburg area and Ben
oni
A three months strike of gold miners
III the Rand district led to increasing
disorders between strikers and police
and between blacks and whites, which
eliminated yesterday in widespread
fighting.
General Jan Smuts, premier of the
union of South Africa, announced to
the legislative assembly:
''We are faced with one of the
gravcst crisis which has ever arisen in
South Africa.
The fact that the parties of Beers
have joined with the strikers, wlfo are
attacking gold mines at Bfakpan,
Fordsburg and Benoni, has increased
the seriousness of the situation.
Martial Law Declared
Martial law was immediately declar-
ed throughout the Rand district.
In the Newlands district, west of Jo-
hannsburg and ut Fordsburg, near the
Crown Mills, fierce fighting between
police and scores of miners and, blacks
were reported. There were many casa
ualties, at least ten policemen being
killed and others taken as hostages. The
railway line to BenOni has been cut ut
both ends. The police are badly out
numbered but have taken many prison
ers.
The center of the fighting was the
Brakpan mine, where the manager and
two special constables were captured,
taken out and shot. Seven constables
were killed.
Benonl was the scene of severe street
fighting, the police attacking u hall
where miners were gathered.
Many pedestrians were wounded and
ut least three killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
WOMAN ATTACKED

LOS ANGELES, March 11.--Mrs. j.
!. Alvarado was bound and gagged by
two mysterious strangers, thrown on
the floor of her bedroom and the house
set afire here today. The unexpected
arrival of the woman husband saved
her from being burned alive. He releas
ed her, and stamped out the fire. The
floor had been soaked with kerosene
Alvarado reported to detectives that
the marauders had been harassing hi
home for days.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
TEST VOTING ON
PACIFIC PACT
PLANNED

WASHINGTON, March ll.-Test
voting OH the four power Pacific treaty
is to begin late today in the senate.
Administration forces intend TO
prove beyond sucstion their control OF
the treaty situation b. defeating Sen
ator Robinson g proposed reservations.
While vote is not absolutely certain,
Senator Lodge indicated the senate
must either dispose of the Robinson
reservation or fix q definite time for
balloting.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
PREDICTS CALAMITY
UNLESS TREATY
RATIFIED
United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March ll.-Failure
of the senate to raitfv the four power
Pacific treaty would be ''nothing short
of national calamity" Secretary Of
State Hughes today declared in a letter
to Senator Underwood, Democratic
leader of the senate.
Hughes made complete denial that
the American delegation was imposed
upon in the making of thc four power
Pacific treaty.
''Gcrmanv is down and ont for at
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
SEARCH ON FOR
PAYROLL BANDITS

BROWNSVILLE, Pa, March IL
Deputy sheriffs and state police are
pursuing six bandits who staged Il dar-
ing holdup on street car near here
today and escaped with payroll OF
$4,000 belonging to the w. j. Rainey
Coal Company at Allison.
Elmer Hille, guard with the pay
master was shot and wounded.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
Gangs Joined by Beers in
Africa Gold Mine
Clash
FIGHTING CONTINUES
Martial Law Declared,
Situation Grave
Officers Say
United Press Leased Wire

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,
March ll.--Bcnoni and Brakpan, South
African gold mining centers, were cap
tured by strikers aided by bands of
Beers after battle in which 2l con
stables were killed, according to word
reaching here today.
Fighting continues at Fordsburg and
Jeppes, with heavy casualties. 1T is
feared the strikers may capture central
Johannesburg.
Casualties reported in sporadic bat
ties between miners and police mt min
ing towns near here have reached Il
total of 10 killed and more than 100
wounded.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-11
MAcHrNIsrs LocKEp OUT

LONDON, March 11.-Three hun.
dred thousand machinists in Engineer
ing trades were locked out at noon TO-
day. Machinists in $500 factories
throughout the country were affected
by the lockout. Issues involved concern
chiefly overtime pay and rights OF
managers to assign certain classes OF
workers to certain duties.