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Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
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IN TAYLOR
PROBE
Comedy Director Grilled
By W0Olwine in Moving
Picture Staying
SUSPECTS ARR ESTED
Alleged Blackmailer Caught
After Gun Battle With
Officers
SUSPECTS ARR ESTED
By FRANK H. BARTHOLOMEW

BY FRANK H. BARTHOLOMEW
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15--Mack
Sennett, prominent moving picture
producer, was questioned early today
by District Attorney Woolwine's staff
investigating the William D. Taylor
murder.
He talked freely and offered every
assistance in, helping solve the mys-
terry. s'Hss7 u
Eight alleged blackmailers and pro
fessional gunmen were arrested ir
connection with another case after a
pitched battle with officers during the
night. They will be grilled by Wool
wine today as to their whereabouts
on the night of the murder and what
they know about the killing.
The men under arrest are John
Marich, 81; Emil Cutie, 40; Michael
Kzasich, a.; August Bellich, 26;
Frank Serge, a.; Henry Suzick, 81;
Jack Randoff, 26; Henry Akolza, 27. A
ninth suspect escaped.
The roundup was effected by feder-
al and county officers and private in
vestigators, after the band had at
tempted to extort $4,000 from the
president of a Los Angeles corpora
ton.
A letter was sent the intended vic
tim, threatening him with death if
he did not deposit the money in de-
scribed spot at the rear of deserted
Eouse at Broadway and College street.
Officers planted" fake bundle OF
currency at the spot described, and
closed in on the blackmailers when
they came for it. A vicious pistol bat
tie resulted.
A number of other prominent peo-
pie who heretofore have not been
mentioned were quizzed by investiSa-
tors. Their names were withheld.
William Davis, chauffeur for Mabel
Normand, who drove her car when she
paid her last visit to Taylor the night
he was killed, was again cross ex-
amined.
James "Slim" Stewart, confessed
bootlegger who yesterday produced
sensational new evidence in the Taylor
case, has disappeared.
Adolph Zukor, president of the Fam
Gus Players-I.asky Corporation, an
nounced a reward of $4,000 for the
capture of the murderer.
Investigation of the Taylor murder
mystery to date has failed to elimi-
nate one suspect, District Attorney
Woolwine told the United Press today
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
| .LEADERSDR0P
BONUS TAX
PLANS.
May Raise Funds for Bill BY
Big Cut in Budget
Mondell Says
TRIM APPROPRIATIONS
Republicans Think Letter
From Harding May Help
To Solve Problem
TRIM APPROPRIATIONS
United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-Republi-
can leaders of the house will try to
raise the soldier bonus funds by pairing
down the budget and through the saw
ings affected by the naval holiday
Representative Mondell, Wyoming
House leader, said today.
The Republicans have practically
decided to drop the plan of raising
the money from special taxes, a sales
tax or bond issue, he said.
Mondell, one Of the outstanding sol
dier bonus supporters in Congress
called at the White House but failed
to see the president. Harding, it was
said, was busy on his letter to Con-
gress outlining his position on the
bonus.
Mondell believes that by trimming
the various appropriation bills Con-
gress will be able to raise enough
money to carry the bonus through the
first year. The sum required is esti-
mated at $350,OO0,000.
Mondell was emphatic in his belief
that the proposed sales tax will not
be invoked.
Leaders are hopeful that the letter
Harding has promised to send would
help them out of their difficulties.
This letter was expected to go from
the White House either today or to
morrow. Persons in touch with the
executive claimed it would offer the
congressional leaders little, if any
help in the way of concrete bonus
solution problem.
Meantime the congressional chiefs
were pondering over several methods
of raising funds. Some of these are:
I. Taking savings which are ex-
pected as the fruit of the naval limita-
ton program and paying them to ser
vice men.
(, 2. Levying of sales tax.
3. Issue of short time bonds in a
sum not so great as originally pro-
posed on the theory that the president
would not veto them in the end.
All three plans, however, had OBJ
iectiOns,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
new GOVERNOR OF
DISTRICT ARRIVES

CALEXICO, Feb. Is. II General
Pablo E. Macias of Sonora, the new
military commander of The Northern
District of Lower California, arrived
in Mexicali, this morning to take
charge of the military district. He
Will assume command tomorrow
morning at 10 O'clock. I'M
General Macias succeeds General
Abelardo Rodriguez who has,, been
the commander of the district for the
past year. General Rodriguez will
leave for Mexico City immediately
after turning over the affairs OF his
office to his successor, to be assigned
to a new command.
General Macias was former COM
mander of the state of Nayarit: and
is one Of the most popular officials
in the Obregon army, it was stated
in Mexicali today. The outging com
mander will probably be sent to Nay.
arit to take the place of General
Macias.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
FL CENTRIC MASONS
ATTEND LODGE
MEETING


The Masonic order of Ell Centro was
represented by quite a large number
at Holtville last night, where they
went to confer the Third Degree for
the Holtville lodge. 1t was a most de-
ightful occasion with a large attend
ance The formal meeting was fol.
lowed by a social evening with re
freshments. This meeting is a con
tinuation Of the visitations that af<
being carried on among the Masonic
orders of the valley and which are
bringing the members together in
closer bonds OF friendship as they
come to know each other better in g
social and fraternal way.
Ell Centre members visited Calex-
leo Monday night and conferred the
third degree. Brawley will be invite!
to visit Ell Centre lodge soon. These
visitations indicate most healthy
condition in masonry throughout the
county it is said. Ell Centre lodge IS
we'll attended at it's regular meetings
and is in all ways prospering.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
BARE THREAT
|. IN j Mo n
MEETING
United Mine Workers Presi-
dent Hurls Charges in
Convention
HOLD STORMY SESSION
Leader of Kansas Miners
Attempts to Stampede
Convention
HOLD STORMY SESSION
United Press Leased Wire

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 10
can organized plot Of terrorism" de-
signed to take his life if he presided
over the wage. convention of the
United Mine Workers now in session,
was disclosed today by President John
L. Lewis.
During a personal debate between
Lewis and Alexander Howat, deposeo
Kansas union leader, as to whether
Howat should be reinstated, Lewis
swept the convention off it's feet with
this declaraion:
"Day after day, mail by mail, !
have received letters saying that it
mad been decreed in Sacred conclave
that should die if ! tried to preside
over this convention"
In an official report to the union
Howat was designated an instrument
OF the l. w. w. and his followers as
unwitting tools.
With more than 100 Of his men,
Howat came up to the convention and
tried to stampede it into overruline
the international organization which
revoked the Kansas union charter.
They interrupted deliberations OF
the 1900 delegates over wage poll
cies, which threatened to terminate
in coal strike April when the
wage agreement expires, unless the
government prevails upon mine oper'
ators to negotiate with the union.
By rising vote of 977 to 1854, the
convention repudiated the expulsion
of Howat and his followers from the
union. A roll call of the 1890 dele
gates was then ordered on the theory
that several delegates from the Kan
sas rump union had voted. i,
III the roll call sustains the stand
ing vote, it will be an about face by
| the convention from the stand it tool
last September, which upheld the IN
ternational organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15

executive officers remaining the
same. A favorable vote of the stock
holders present was taken on the
subject Of consolidating with the Ir-
rigation District, the result being
being practically ten to one for
the consolidation.
Company No. s, meeting at Braw-
ley, reelected the old board with the
exception Of 9. C. Webster, who was
voted member of the directors for
he ensuing year.
Although Company No. 8 was not
expected to act on the absorption
question, its discussion came up and
considerable opposition was reported
by Mr.. Kalin to have developed. Jos,
eph Simmons opposed consolidation
on the ground that the Irrigation
District, in his opinion, could not op-
crate under consolidation as conserv-
atively and economically as the mu-
tuals Individually; and that he be.
lieved it unfair to burden West Side
stockholders with drainage expense
necessary bn the East side.
Assemblyman Beal approved anc
sponsored Mr.. Simmons opposition
A special meeting Of the stockholders
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
Valley Water Companies
Elect, Act On Absorption
s~~nsaun

Four Imperial water companies
Nos. /, 5, 8 and IL, met at their vari-
Gus offices throughout the Valley
yesterday to elect boards of directors.
and, in some instances, to vote upon
the matter of absorption Of the niu-
tuals by the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict.
Company No. reelected its old
board consisting of w. S. Fawcett,
Roy Breedlovc, r. w. Campbell, Sid
ney McHarg and E. E. Forester, the
secretary recording unanimous vote
for the men mentioned. Likewise by
unanimous vote, the stockholders
approved and ratified the action OF
the directors in entering into a con-
tract with the Irrigation District for
absorption and consolidation. All
other questions were treated in the
same spirit Of unity, it was reported.
Imperial Water Company No. {
elected the following directors for the
year 1922: d. w. West, George Whit,
lock, j. j. Strictly, Ernest Edwards
and George Buffers. The directors
Immediately organized by the elec.
tion of Dan West as president, AND
George Whitlock, vice president, the
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
CUB REPORTERS
FUTILE HUNT
United Press neased Wire

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 15.-The cub
,eporter was assigned to cover the
Cattlemen's Convention at the Grant
Hotel here today.
He wandered over and entered the
,obby. looking for wide sombrero
has. chaps and spurred boots.
He finally found one such exhibit
parked on a soft settee. T.,
"Are you delegate to the Cattle
mems Convention?' he inquired.
"Heck no." was the brisk reply
'T'm a movie actor. We're down here
on location"
Not discouraged the cub reporter
went up to the Green Room on the
floor above. Here under soft hghts
ne observed fifty neatly clad men
nanicured and barbered to perfection
1t was the cattlemen's convention.
The cub reported sadly shook his
,oaJ aod ra+,,rnad to the office.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
Leaders in Convention De-
clare Market for Season
Will Grow
PROBLEMS DISCUSSED
Marketing, Shipping, Breed
ing Dealt With By
Experts

The cattle situation, from the point
Of view of the stockman, is in heal
thy condition in Imperial Valley, and
steadily improving. Contracts entire
ly satisfactory and profitable to cat
tie raisers have already been entered
into by considerable number Of
stockmen for the 1922 season and the
market is steadily gaining. Produc-
ton will show a fifty per cent gain
this season.
opinion of cattle and stockneh gath
cred this afternoon at Brawley in the
first annual convention Of the Imper-
ial Valley Cattlemen's Association
held in the county in the past two
years.
Called by the California Cattle
mems association, Of which the Imper-
ial association is branch, the pur-
pose of the meeting was to revive
interest in concerted and organized
action by the organization and to sur
vey and review the cattle situation
here and in the state.
Scheduled to convene at 10 o'clock
this morning in Knights of Pythias
Hall, delay was encountered until ]
o'clock this afternoon.
Marketing, shipping, breeding and
feeding problems were dealt with by
experts and officials Of the associa-
ton.
Hubbard Russell, president Of Dis
trict No. 5 of the State Association
outlined the work and policies Of the
organization, supplemented by r. N.
Hagen, state secretary.
E. E. Kaufman, of the bureau OF
crop estimate of the U. S. department
of agriculture, addressed the cattle
men on marketing conditions and So
licited their cooperation in preparing
his government estimate on cattle pro-
duction in the Valley.
William Hough, cattle expert of the
First National Bank Of Los Angeles,
reviewed the financial situation with
relation to cattle raising and carried
a message Of optimism to local stock
men.
A. J. Kalin, president of the county
association, reported on local condi-
tions, skctching the situation brief
ly as satisfactory and splendidly inn
proving" He supplied data showing
that cattle herds in the Valley now
will aggregate approximately $4,000,
and that fattened stock available for
market this season will show a fifty
per cent increase over last years fig
ureS.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
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DOUG AND MARY
SAY WHAT'S WHAT
United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-Douglas Fair
banks and Mary Pickford have warn
ed the public that America will lose
the motion picture industry unless
criticisms of it's people stop. =
Both stars said many countries
would be glad to welcome the in
.dustry.
Gail is not folly in Hollywood.
Doug said. He displayed four blisters
on his right hand to prove it.
"From work." he said. "Yes, from
work." agreed Mary.
They said the real stars in Holly
wood work too hard to be interested
in wild orgies.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
VALLEY PRAISED BY
EASTERNERS
~

Willard Brewer and c. 70. Moore
proprietors Of the Herald Press Of St.
Joseph, Michigan, are in Ell Centro
today. They have been in California
several times but this is their first
visit to the Imperial Valley. They say
that the early products Of this COM
munity is making the valley the best
advertised section of California. They
will return to Los Angeles by way of
San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
WILL SAVE!JAPAN
$25, 100000 A YEAR
United Press Leased Wire

HONOLULU, T. H., Feb. 15.-
Japanese authorities have estimated
that the naval limitation program
adopted at Washington will result in
a saving to the Japanese government
Of $25, ,000, 900 this year according tc
Toxic dispatches published in the
Japanese paper, Jill, here.
A movement, started by the Kensei.
Kai party, is under way to aoblisf
land and business taxes because OF
this saving, it was stated.
Government officials, according to
advices, have announced that the sum
saved is to be devoted to the enlighten-
ment Of the people.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT
CRITICISED BY
SENATOR
Georgia Scion Rnps Judges for
Alleged Attempts to In
fluence Public
United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-Chief
Justice Taft Of the supreme court
today was included by Senator
Harris, Georgia, ir his criticism OF
speech by members of the
court.
Celebrating the criticism he leveled
at Justice John b. Clarke yesterday
in the Senate for his speech on can
cellation of the foreign debt, Harris
declared it is Outrageous" for Taft
and Clarke to go about influencing
public opinion on controversial polit-
ical questions which are decided en-
tirely by the president or Congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
which meets on the case next week.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l5-A resolu-
ton requiring President Harding to
send the senate fuller information con-
corning the negotiations which result
ed in the. four power Pacific treaty
was introduced in the Senate today
by Senator Hitchcock, Nebraska, {
democratic member Of the foreign re-
lations committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
United Press Leased Wire
TOO MUCH PUBLICITY

NUTLEY, N. Mrs. Perley A
Prior banned the camel walk in school
dances. Opponents said she brought
too much publicity to the town and
defeated her for reelection to the
BOARD of education.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
NOMINATE SCOTT
FOR LOCAL POST
United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-President
Harding today sent to the Senate the
following nomination.:
To be receiver of Public money at
Ell Centro, California, John w. Scott,
California.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
Late Flashes
United Pres. Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-Charges
of involuntary manslaughter We're to-
day made againts nine men held re-
sponsible by the Coroner's jury for
the loss of 81 lives in the Knicker-
booker theatre disaster on January 28
The men were held under $4,000 bal
pending action Of the grand jury
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
7elegraphic Tabloids
THINKS HE'S TARTAN

found wandering nude in cemetery
near here in zero temperature, still
insists to deputy sherisfs that he IL
Tarzan of the Apes.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15

was called for March l specifically
to act on the question.
The annual election of directors of
Imperial Water Co. No. IL held at
Imperial yesterday resulted in the
selection of Messrs. Beal, Vaughn,
White, Mike Libert and Roy West
morland.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
NOT THAT KIND

COLUMBUS, Ohio--'sI had three
lacks, judge" Helen Stevens said.
Nothing exciting about that" the
Judge remarked. "But these Jacks
were all husbands, the bailiff broke
in. Sentence deferred.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
Troops Patrol Streets Where
Snipers Are Active, Use
Armed Cars
u ARE SLAIN IN FIGHT
Hopes For Peaceful Settle
ment in Ireland Held BY
English Leader
United Press Leased wire

BELFAST, Feb. 15-Fierce firing
between Slim Fein and Ulster gunmen
brought out in several districts Of Bel
fast this afternoon.
Troops, rushed to the zone in motor
lorries, opened fire and then swept the
streets in bayonet charges to disperse
the rioters.
The death roll at thi slime was thiP-
ty, with many of the wounded near
death.
BELFAST, Feb. 15-House to house
fighting in the suburbs Of Belfast
broke out again this afternoon. The
death roll stood at 27.
This mornings firing ceased when
large detachments of troops swept
through the streets in armored cars
where the sniping was going on.
Ulster and Sim Fein sharpshooters
concealed in houses, were trying to
pick each other off but many bullets
were going wild and imperiling by
ISLANDERS.
Windows of some houses were bar
ricaded.
Twenty-one persons lay dead and
there were 60 in hospitals when the
fighting broke out again. They. were
shot in the clashes of the last two
days.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
IMMIGRATION
LAW EXTENDED
United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 49, The
House immigration committee has
voted to extend the present "three
per cent" restrictive immigration law
for another year, to June 30, 1928
The law, unless continued, would ex-
pire June 80, this year.
The action indicates the committee
has been unable to reach a decision
on permanent immigration policy.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
NEW SYSTEM

MINNEAPOLIS Twenty-Five per-
cent Of the bootleggers who escaped
by smashing bottles when M police TAG rae
Belair, head of the police vice squad,
distributed sponges to ten members
Of the squad.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
SENTENCED TO CHURCH

ICHICAGO-Joseph Novick was
charged by his wife with drunken
ness. He was sentenced by the court
to take his wife to church and the
movies once each week.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
KNEW THE PLACE

COLUMBUS, Ohio Home, Sweet
Home," murmured John Roach, 65,
arrested on charge of drunkenness.
He has been in Jail here one hundred
and ten times.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-15
PLANS EXCURSION

. WASHINGTON, FEB. 15.-
3 President Harding is prepar- :
{, ing to combine a western CAM :,
s paign trip and vacation ex- :.
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g mer, it was stated at the :
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6 On the way west in June :
6 President Harding plans to :.
9 stop few days at Marion, !;
6, Ohio, to join in celebration OF
&, the hundrcdth anniversary OF :.
6, his town. He will make num- 3
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s, ary will be Seattle, Portland, :
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TODAY'S WEATHER

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g unsettled weather tonight and
8, Thursday with possibly occas-
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80. DEATH LIST IN IRISH BATTL f
Cattle Situation In Valley Improving
UP TO THE PUBLIC
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Settlement Seen

LONDON, Feb. 15-Hopes for
peaceful settlement Of the. new crisis
in Ireland was felt today when Win
ston Churchill, secretary for the col
onies, announced in Commons that
Michael Collins had secured release
of fifteen unionists kidnapped by
Sim Feiners in raid into Ulster.
Churchill further announced that
Collins who is head of the Irish free
state provisional government, hoped
the remainder of the kidnapped men
would be free today
This may result in cessation of
fighting along the Ulster border and
permit withdrawal of British troops
remaining in Ireland.
Military evacuation of Ireland by
the British army will be resumed to-
night, according to Dublin dispatch
to the press association.