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Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-20
EIGHT MINERS DIE
IN EXPLOSION AS
THEY DIG FOR COAL
Four Others Injured Have
Slight Chance to !
Recover
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,M'CURTIN, Okla, Oct, 2o.-iiight
miners were killed and four seriously
injured i nan explosion in the Frssr's..
sive mine of the Blue Ridge Coal Cong
nany, near here, today. The explosion
entombed the workers.
Rescue squads reached them short Y
after the blast, but eight men were al
ready dead Reports from attending
physicians said the iour injured had
but slight chance to recover.
A shot fired by ono of the miners TO
loosen the coal was believed to have
:auscd the explosion. The II miners
were pioneers in this field. They were
operating the workings IN ce-cpcra-
tive basis.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-20
SECRET ARREST IN HALL L-MIl. l S MURDER
Preacher Admits to
iHauing 40 Wives,
No DiuorceS

DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 20.-Rev.
Bill Jones, negro preacher, admitted
having 40 wives today.
Bill said he had never been di-
vorced. He was arrested when q
$4,000 check he paid for a local
picture show turned out bogus.
He exhibited notebook which
listed from one to five wives each
= in Chicago, Hogan, Battle Creek, st.
Joseph and Dowagiac, Mich, New
ark, ChiIlcothe, Steubenville and
Columbus, Ohio, Baltimore, Bloom
ington, Ills, Memphis and Paris,
Tenn, Pittsburgh and Monessen, Pa,
Mason City, Iowa, and st. Louis.
Jones claimed he lived with his
first wife 16 years in Oxford, Pa,
then "his marryin spree began.
He said he had been married IA times
this year.
Police declared Jones had served
% months in q Pennsylvania prison
for biganly.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-20
CONFESSION MADE
BY SIX P. @. CLERKS,

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Oct. 90
Six of the Al mail clerks for whom
warrants have been issued for alleged
pilfering of transcontinental mail at
Union Pacific Transfer here have
confessed, Commissioner w. A. Biers
said today. The men were released on
bonds ranging from $3.50 to $1,000
after pleading guilty at their prctim-
mary hearing this morning.
Those who confessed are Lawn
Brooks, Red Oak, Iowa; and Beryl
Armstrong, Leonard Bristow, Floyd 8,
Campbell, Clarence Donnelly, and
Charles Ray, Council Bluffs. No bond
was fixed for Ray.
Pilfering of mails have been under
way for more than year. and the
total. loss win run into many thous
ands Of dollars, Postal Inspector G. II
Glenn, who conducted the investiga
! tion declared
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-20
CLARA PHILLIPS
TRIAL OPENS IN
|. A. COURT TODAY
Hammer Murder Case Draw
Large Crowds; Jury
Tests Start

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20. Mrs.
Clara Phillips, former chorus beauty, in
her cell dressing room off-stage to-
day, prepared to face trial for murder
as she would face the footlights in
her spotlight days.
Early today she garbed herself care
fully. and fetehingly costumed chatted
with her callers behind the scenes OF
what will be her greatest drama. HeI
smile, the automatic smile of the stage
greeted all who spoke to her.
Armour Phillips. her husband, and
her sister, Mrs. Eta Weaver, talked
with her for some time and she re-
peatedly embraced the man for whom
she is alleged to have killed Alberta
Meadows.
With the courtroom filled to over
flowing, a wooden barrier held back
crowd of 500 at the doors when Judge
Frederick Houser took his bench at
10 O'Clock.
Mrs. Phillips, brought in by another
entrance, sat slim and quiet, listening
closely to the opening proceedings. She
wore q trim velvet hat and grey
travelling suit, the same she wore when
she was arrested at Tucson, Ariz., fol-
lowing her flight from the city.
The clerk of the court called the
names of the % members of the jury
and IL were seated in the jury box. Of
these, five were women.
The first questions of c. w. Fricke
indicated that the death penalty will
be asked.
"Havc any Of you amy objection to
infliction of the death penalty" the
Jurors were asked.
"I think 1 have said Mrs. Rosa
Elwell
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-20
RECREATION PARK
: IS LEGION PLANS

CALEXICO, Oct. 20.-The business
mems recreation center, which is to
be built and conducted under the aus
pices of the Calexico Post of the
American Legion, iswarrant cd and
certainty.
During the past week or ten days,
subscriptions asked for and pledged
have reached the comfortable total Of
$1,000, and the city has not been fully
canvassed.
The first plans called for a center
which would cost 81 800, but with the
remarkable success thus far achieved .
it has been decided to 60 little fur
ther and to enlarge the plans, 80 that
a mark of $4,000 has been set as a goal
The legion expects easily to raise the
amount, both by subscription and from
profits of conducting the "a camp On
Armistice Day.. as a part OF the big
Cotton Pageant grounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-20
SEEK LOCATION
FOR new HOTEL
By Special Staff Correspondent

CALEXICO, Oct. 20.-The manage.
ment of the Barbara Worth hotel, FL
Centre, and of tn cDunlay hotel, Braw,
ley, has suggested that it wants III
wear lease II any modern hotel build
ING. that Calexico will build within
the near future.
AT the Chamber of Commerce rcgu-
lar monthly meeting last night, a mo
tion was passed in which President
Hutchinson was empowered to appoint
"a committee of whatever number
deemed best to arrang to revive a
farmer pan to have erected in Calex-
leo large, modern hotel.
1t is pointd out that new modern
structure would be u distinct asset
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-20
WHAT'S DOING

Rebekahs meet tonight at Mason
ic Temple.
Dance at Neloland school tonight.
College Women's Club at Holt
vile all day tomorrow.
California Jubilee Singers at high
school tonight
Sunday school and B. Y. T. U.
at second Boptist church (ColoreO
program at church tonight.
Dance at Mccabe school house,
Jasper farm center tonight.
Yootball-Ualexico VS.. Brawiay at
Brawley, tomorrow afternoon
Mary Miles Minter In Her Win
ming Way, at Palace Theater to-
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-20
EFFORTS MADE TO
GET BIG CANNERY
BY Special staff Correspondent

cALEXICO, Oct. 20.-A movement
has been launched to secure for Calex-
leo q canning factory as quickly as
possible.
For year or more, some little talk
ns to tn advisability of securing the
erection and installation of canning
factory has been talked of and sug-
gcsted, but up to this time no definite
action had been taken, and no con-
certed efforts made to secure one.
In the last week or 10 days, SO much
has been said in agitation, that for
ward movement with such an end in
view has been developed, and the Ca
lexico Chamber of Commerce is now
behind q movement to secure the To-
cation of cannery here.
1t is pointed out that Calexico dis
trict has many farm products now go
ing to waste which could be profitably
canned, adding to the prosperity of
the ranchcrs of the community.
Among other items stated, is the
fact that there is new product, which
can be manufacture from excess can
taloupes or Over-ripes, known as can
taloul2 marmalade, delightful and
delit as edible, which has met with
such favor wherever served, that
several small canneries manufacturing
this article have been built and are
in successful operation, and that for
eign countries, particularly England
are clamouring for greater quantities
Of this marmaladc.
Libby, Mcneil and Libby, ono of The
largest Canning companies in the Unit
ed States, has signified its Intention
o Investigating Calexico as to the
possibilities Of the support OF a can
ming plant here within the near fu
ture, and efforts to induce other com
panles to look into the matter are be
ing made.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-20
REPORTS KAISER
WE'D FOUND WRONG
United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, Oct. 20.-Reports indicat
ing that the Kaiser was married to.
dav. which flew thick aid fast in Eu.
ropean capitals, were set at rest when
word was received from Doom that
Wilhelm had merely inscribed at the
registrar S office that he would lr mar
ried November
The first cable received here from
a Doom newspaper correspondent stat
cd "Today Kaiser bridegroom. -
A subsequent cable read "Klisei
officially inscribed at the registrar 5
office at Doom that marriage woul,!
take place November ..
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-20
BULLETIN
HOLTVILLE,, O

HOLTVILLE,, Oct.
2O-Central Union High
Schools fast football
team was leading Holt
vile at the end Of the
first half by a score of
6 to 3. kliegers touch
down in the first quar-
ter make the points for
the Ell Centre team
while H0ltville High
made a field throw in
the second quarter.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-20
AUTHORITY ASKED
FOR SPENDING OF
MILLION DOLLARS
Engineer Estimates Costs of
Drainage Plans to
Begin Here Soon

Officers of the Imperial Irrigation
District today applied to the California
Bond Certification Commission for PEI:
mission to spend a total of $l,296,Oo
for the following purposes:
Drainage of district, S950,0O0.
Purchase Of No. Z, $1S2,00O.
Dredges, $1G4,000.
The Officers asked permission to pay
S1S2.099 for Imperial Water Company,
No. 7. located in the vicinity Of Holt"
vile. Action mas been started 10 turn
over the properties of that company
TO the district and indications are that
No. will be the first company 10 be
taken over by the district.
Legal details and a favorable reply
from the commission are all that is
now necessary to coriplete the transac-
ton and make the Holtville district
Il part of the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict.
District to Do Work
Application for permission to spent
$956,00O of the regent boyd issue OF
100000 for drainage was made fol
lowing the completed detailed esti
mates on the work from the office OF
Ray S. Carberry, chief engineer.
The exact amount OF the expenditure
is 1852, 1915. Engineers, however, de
clare that with rea sonable good success
they can make the expenditure ever
less than this amount. Bids received
from contracting concerns recently
were much above that figure presented
by the districts own engineer. The
bids were rejected and the engineer
directed to proceed with the work.
The drainage work will start as soon
as the reply is received from the COM
mission, which is expected within a
few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-20
0WSLEYW|NS
IN AMERICAN
LEGION RACE
Western and Southern Men
Vote Heavy for Major
of North Texas
SAWYER TO STAY
Five Vice Commanders Are
Named; Father O'COnnOr
Made Chaplain
United Pres. Leased Wire

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 20.--Alvin NJ.
Owsley of Texas, today was elected
commander of the American Legion at
tho annual convention here today.
A combination of western and south
ern states put Owsley over and he
walked away from William +. Deegan
of New York, his chief opponent.
Owsley was a major in the thirty
sixth division and recruited his own
battalion in Northern Texas.
John A. Mccormick of Colorado was
nominated among others. Colonel
Rice Means of Denver, placed his name
before the convention.
The vote was-Owsley 574, Deegan
ejl; Thompson eo5 and John A. Me-
cormick l2.
The following were elected vice
commanders with the votes indicating:
Edward j. Barrett, Wisconsin, US;
Watson b. Miller, District of Colum-
bia, 1884; Earl Cooke, Georgia, 69l (;
Robert S. Blood, New Hampshire, 66S;
and Charles b. Plummer, Wyoming,
80.
Father w p. O'Connor of Cincin.
nat, was elected national chaplain.
Several ballots were necessary be-
fope he obtained majority. After
the election of O'Connor, the convcn-
ton adjourned. sine die.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-20
SAWYER TO STAY

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-President
Harding will not grant the demand of
the American Legion for the removal
Of his personal physician, Brigadicr
General G. +. Sawyer, as head Of the
federal disqualification board, it was
learned here today from sources close
TO tho executive.
The president is known to feel
that Sawyer was unjustly criticized by
tho Legion and that while the hospital
layed, the Doctors handling of matter
win be Justified in the end.
Sawyer today declined to make any
comment on the legion's demand,
other than to state he was surprised
at the action. lie said he might issue
statrsicnt later.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-20
WOMAN FREED OF
! KILLING TWINS"
United Press Leased Wire

HAMMOND, Ind, Oct. 20.-Mrs.
Hazel McNally today was freed on the
charge of having murdered her twin
Judge Harry Cleveland, in Justice
Court. ruled the prosecution failed to
introduce sufficient evidence to shake
the Young woman's claim that she had
a mania for children when it was ply
sically impossible for her to give birth
to a child, dressed two life-size dolls
representing them to her husband and
neighbors as children. .
So real were Mrs. McNally's feigned
twins that nurse took care of her and
the "children for nine days at the
time of the supposed birth without
knowing of the deception.
Failure of the state to produce any
one who had seen the bodies or the
actual act of murder greatly weaken
ed the case against Mrs. McNally, the
court ruled.
HAMMAND, Ind, Oct. 20.--A man
ia for motherhood, for which Mrs.
Hazel McNally, accused OF Staying her
| twin babies, was obsessed from girl
hood was discussed at her preliminary
hearing on charge of murder today.
Mrs. McNally claims that what her
accusers say were twins, were merely
dolls.
Mrs G. A. Kahnc and her daughter,
who knew the accused woman l5 years
ago when she was a youngg irl, de-
clared that she frequently fcigned
motherhood. 81 recall when she was
aboutsl6 She dressed herself 70 that
all her friends believed she was soon
to becom a mother. Later she wheeled
around baby carriage containing two
bundles which she claimed were her
twins No one was allowed to look
at their faces but we found out they
twere dolls dressed as children.' .
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-14

The Business and Professional Wo-
mems Club held business meeting at
their Club Rooms Monday, September
18th. A report for the month of Au-
gust on the Tea Room was read by
Chairman of the Tea Room Commit
tee. Owing to the resignation of Miss
Widdifield as manager of the tea
room, Miss Rina Curtiss of Colorado
Springs, COL, has been secured as
manager. Miss Curtiss has been enl-
ployed in similar work at Colorado
Springs and comes highly recommend
ed. Esther Gunderson was elected
corresponding secretary on account Of
the resignation of Adelia Nelson. All
members were asked to state their
choice of the class work that is being
planned for the fall and winter be-
ginning October 10th. One free class
is allowed each member and a small
fee for other classes desired. 1.-The
next meeting of the Club will be held
September 25th.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-14

Ben Reid, travelling salesman,
narrowly escaped serious injury along
about 4:3O yesterday afternoon, when
he drove his big Paige car into the
curb at the corner of Fourth avenue
and Elizabeth street. The car was
badly wrecked up, two Of the wheels
being smashed all to pieces: but for
tunately for Reid he escaped without
any injury, which was a miracle, as
eye witnesses say he was coming up
Fourth avenue from the south at not
less than thirty-five miles an hour and
he could not negotiate the turn at the
corner. 1t is also said he was not in
a fit condition to drive car, and
the only reason no one was hurt was
because there didn't happen to be chill
dren or people at this point just at
that time, as usually there are many
children playing at these corners. Luck
was with him as we'll as the public
that time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-14

DR.. r. E. Cornell, of Chicago, will
deliver an address at the Epworth M.
E. Church Thursday evening at p.
m. This will take the place of the
prayer meeting. It will be free to
the public, and a cordial invitation is
extended to all. His theme will be
"The church outlook" This service
will be followed by the last Quarterly
Conference of the year. Written re-
ports of the years work will be given
by the heads of the departments. Dis
trict Superintendent Anderson will
preside. All officials are urged to be
present.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-14

Yesterday our old friend John Bra
dy brought a dandy sample of corn to
the Times-Record office which he had
gotten at his farm near Litchville.
Mr.. Brady brought in one stalk of
corn that was nine feet long. He also
brought in several ears of corn that
are handles. They are large ears,
we'll filled in with large kernels and
nearly ripe. North Dakota is not
looked upon as corn state but when
samples like the one referred to are
brought in it convinces one that we
can raise as good corn in this state as
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-14

The following is from the Lucca
correspondent to the Barnes County
Citizen who talks present good sense:
Your correspondent had the pleasure
together with other Lucca champion
swimmers, to dive into the Valley City
Chautauqua waters last Sunday. Too
much praise cannot be given the water
for bathers at this point, but no praise
is coming to the condition of your
bath house, in fact the Board of
Health should take walk thru it,
then pass Judgment. What is the mat
ter with City water sports, why not
get up thru public subscription, say
five hundred to one thousand dollars.
Spend it on making the Chautauqua
park the best and sanitary bathing
place in the state. Suppose you cut,
say ten feet in on the west side and
one hundred feet long, throw loads of
gravel for your beach, making it an
ideal spot to enter the water, and
such a beach would leave splendid
place for the children and non swim
mers to enjoy. Have a substantial
water way protection as far out as
the danger depth. Then build bath
house with your locked stalls, have
attendant and rent out the bathing
suits. Now don't stop at the thought
but get busy and do it. Then watch
results from outside. Your expenses
will soon come back and you will have
permanent paying sportsmanlike in
dustry started and one that will never
die out"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-14

cards have been received in the
city announcing the marriage of Miss
Lena Graves at her home at Salem,
Indiana, to Everette Sterling Dean on
Friday, September list. The happy
couple are at home at 204 Nevada
Street, Mortified, MINI. Miss Graves
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
T. j. Graves of Salem, Ind, while Ev-
erette Dean is the star second base
man who has been on the Valley City
lineup for the past three seasons, the
last season playing at shortstop.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-14
SHEYENNE VALLEY

The shock thresl1ing is soon done in
this neighborhood, then the stack
threshing starts in.
Carl Henrikson and Fritz Olstad
motored to Valley City last Wednes-
day on business.
Mrs. Johanna Henrikson called on
Mrs. Oscar E. Aas last Friday after
noon.
Alfred Anderson was Kathryn
business visitor one day last week.
Louis Larson of Kathryn called on
John M. Thoreson last Tuesday fore
noon.
Julius Henrikson was a Fingal Wis
itor one evening last week.
We didn't get any mail last Monday
because it was Labor Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Gregerscn and
family of Valley City and MIR. and
Mrs. Herman Tooley were visitors
with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Gregerson
last Sunday afternoon.
Good crop and a low price is not
much better as business revivcr than
short crop and a high price.
l.. B. Hanson was a Kathryn bust
ness visitor last Saturday evening.
Arthur and Melvin Olsen went to
Valley City last Saturday which they
were going to work there in the mill:
Anders Opsahl was over to John M.
Thoreson last Saturday forenoon and
bought some rye.
Alfred Beck was a Kathryn visitor
last Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Olsrad and
family were visitors with Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Henrikson and family one
day last week:
Martin Evenson was busy last Sun
day cutting his flax.
John F. Henrikson and Peter Stew
ems are driving teams for John M.
Thoreson in the threshing. If crops
do not loks as well as they ought to,
don't growl about it. Get at it and
make them better. A hoe is better
for this than hammer.
Jens O.. .Aas was helping G. o. Aas
last week hauling millet.
# . e F. .. . &. =
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-14

Mesdames Calnan, Blanch, Eugene
Mcfarland and Iverson and Misses
Won Domarus and Wright will be
hostesses at the Auxiliary Guild
meeting to be held Thursday in the
Congregational Church parlors. The
teachers of the public schools will be
the guests of the guild on this occa-
sion. Supper will be served at six,
followed by a social evening. All
members and friends of the guild are
urged to come and meet the teachers.
Bring your fancy work and plan to
spend the evening with US.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-14

There will be some grumbling be-
cause the post office department has
ordered that no mail shall be left at
houses where no mail boxes are pro-
vided, but great majority will ap-
prove the order. Seventy per cent of
the people within delivery limits have
ALREADY provided boxes or slots in the
door. There is no reason why the time
of government employees should be
wasted to please people who refuse to
provide boxes or mail slots. The sal
aries of the mail delivery men are
paid by all the people and it isn't fair
to impose on all the people for the
benefit of few laggards.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-14

The regular Rotary monday lunch
con will not be held tomorrow but
rather dinner and program will be
held at 700 o'clock tomorrow evening
at the Hotel Rudolf, the occasion be-
ing ladies night. Rotariannas have
full charge of the arrangements for
dinner and program with Mrs. Frank
Heimes in charge of committees for
the evening. A good time is assured
and large crowd is expected to at
tend.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-14

Today's weather would not lead one
to think that North Dakota was a
fruit country but contrary to that be-
lief the editor received box of grapes
from Mrs. A. Abrahamson, of Leal,
this morning that she had raised her.
self. The grapes are of good size and
color and quite tasty and convinces US
that North Dakota soil and weather
can raise many things not ordinarily
thought of in connection with this
state.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-14

Miss Eva Olson, of the Peoples
Store, entertained a few friends at
her home at Cooperstown yesterday,
the friends motoring up to the Griggs
county capital yesterday morning and
returning last evening. The list in
Guided the Misses Ollie Nelson, Cora
Dahl, Belinda Seberg, Alvira Under
berg, Mildred Daas, Constance Nc
Pherson, Esther Schroeder and Trudie
Olsby. They report a most enjoyable
day.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs. John Sortland motor
ed to Valley City last Saturday eve
ming and before they returned, John
had the exciting experience of being
arrested, taken before a magistrate
and fined in the amount Of $3.50 which
he gladly paid that he might shake
Valley City dust off his heels. Now,
Mr.. Sortland would be the last man
that one would expect to see hailed
before police court, but the trouble
all came about in this simple manner:
The fuse of one Of the lights of his
car has burned out and before he could
get to a garage to get the light fixed
he was pounced upon by one of the
city's "bulls" and taken to police head
quarters. John said he did not half
mind paying the three and a half bucks
and went willingly enough-with the
officer standing on the running board
of his car and giving curt directions
but the 'bawling-out" he got from the
guy, enroute to the station, was more
than his pride could endure and was
entirely uncalled for. Some two or
three weeks ago another of Litchville's
business men was arrested on a sim
liar charge and fined in the same
amount. This arrest came as a COM
plete surprise to the individual con-
cerned as he did not know that his
light was not working until pinched
by the cop. Moral: Do your trading
at home and avoid arrest.-Litchville
Bulletin.