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Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
Line of Separation Sees the
Mastering of Soldiers
for Conflict
BRITISH TROOPS TO GO
General MacReady Orders
Forces to Be Sent When
Ulster Requests
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BELFAST, Feb. 9-An Ulster army,
5000 strong composed of police and
troops has moved to the frontier sep
araing the northern provinces from
the south.
A first line of defense has been
strung out along the border and Ulster
rendered practically impregnable
against attacks by Extremists of the
Irish republic army.
Release of the two hundred Ulster
captives kidnapped yesterday was ex-
pected to follow this military maneu-
yer on the part of the Unionists.
The British government has ordered
General Mac Ready to send British
troops to guard the northern frontier
when the Ulster government requests
them.
The houses of prominent orangemen
within a forty mile area We're attack
ed by the Sim Fein raiders, armed
with revelovers and bombs.
Casualties were reported when Sim
Feiners ambushed police at Newton.
Sir James Craig, Ulster premier,
sent message from London ordering
that the constabulary be mobiliZed and
fully armed to prevent further raids
He announced he had arranged for
distribution of arms "to protect the
border"
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
MECCA ROAD
IS PUSHED
BY BOARD
Trip of Inspection Results
In a Definite Program
of Work
VALLEY WANTS WORK
Authorities Here Asking
Contracts be Switched
From Whitewater

A concerted movement to bring
pressure on the State Highway Com
construction of paved high
ways on the Ell ntro-BraWley term
mus Of the Mecca Road, instead of be-
tween Whitewater and Banning, was
begun here today by members of the
Imperial County board of supervisors
and County Highway Engineer Wat
son.
The program enlbodies:
/. Efforts to block the letting of
contracts for the construction of a
strip of paved boulevard between
Whitewater and Banning, as is now
the asserted intention OF the State
Highway Commission.
2. Diversion of the funds now avail
able for the proposed Whitewater
Banning link to the construction of q
paved boulevard from Ell Centre to
Brawley or Trifolium.
Determination to press the claims of
Imperial County for the Ell Centro-
BrawleyTrifolium link Of highway
was given added impetus and increased
reason by an inspection trip made
yesterday over the Mecca Road. Head
ed by Supervisors Brooks, Anderson
and Adams, county engineers and road
experts of the Automobile Club of
Southern California went over the
ground thoroughly and are prepared to
make a report, it is said, advising
against any purported immediate ne
cessty of the Whitewater, Ba,nning
link and recommending as urgent ne
cessity the paving Of the south end
of the highway.
a plan of attack has been formu-
lated, Supervisor Brooks told The
Press today, but announcement of its
details is not advisable at this time.
According to Supervisor Brooks
supported by the expert opinion of
County Highway Engineer Watson and
others, the road between Whitewater
and Banning is passable at all seasons
and is a strip of roadway not demand
ing early paving. The expenditure of
highway funds necessary for that
strip of paving is not therefore advis-
able, it was said.
In striking contrast to that situa-
Continued on page tWo.)
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
MYSTERIOUS DEATH
Al SAN DIEGO
Thought That Dead Man Man
BE IRUoiUed in Taylor
Murder Case
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SAN DIEGO, FEB. 9.-Coroner S.
{. Kelly is today holding the body of
man VINO killed himself here Satur-
day under mysterious circumstances
for investigation by the Los Angeles
police department. Kelly believes the
man may have been involved in the
William Desmond Taylor murder
case. He answers the description Of
Edward F. Sands. The man is known
as William koegel alias James Mar
tin. He left a large bank account in
Les Angeles bank and no reason
for suicide has been learned here.
The suicide, who came here from
Los Angeles last Saturday and took
his life with a revolver in his room
at local hotel late Saturday night,
was registered under the name of
James Martin.
By tracing torn bank checks found
mans mother in Newark, N. j., and
apparently William Koegel.
The suicide was we'll dressed and
came here from Los Angeles just
two days after the murder of Taylor.
The description of the suicide
CalIieS very cioSely Win tIlat Oh I'd
ward Sands, missing butler-valet,
who is sought as murder suspect.
The Hellman Commercial and Saw
ings Bank in Los Angeles, where the
suicide had deposited $3.50 just a
short time before he came here, said
that the man gave his occupation as
farmer. Coroner Kelly announced
today that the suicide had more of
the physical marks of tiller Of the
soil
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
Dist. Attorney WOOlwine
Hurries Home to Inves-
tigate Charges
PICTURE MEMS VIEW
Film Magnates Say Taylor
Death Was Zone Perfect
Crime"-A Tangle
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9.-The
district attorneys office today as
sumed leadership in the William ID.
Taylor murder case.
A battle was Immediately launch
ed against the unseen power"
Alleged to have silenced witnesses
and tampered with evidence and
police officers in the battling mys-
terry. 4.... .s,.,-
Thomas Lee Woolwine, district
attorney, was reported to be pre-
pairing to turn the Madalynne
Obenchain murder trial over to
subOrdinates for prosecution and
devote his entire attention to un-
raveling the Taylor case.
The investigation was centralized
at Woolwine's office today. w. c.
Doran, chief deputy district attorney
was in direct charge, proceeding on
WOolWine's orders.
Henry Peavey, negro valet of the
slain motion picture director, was
Immediately called "on the carpet" as
the new investigation got under way.
Peavey was the first person to find
Taylor's body after the murder.
1t was intimated that the grilling
given the negro behind closed doors
might develop clues calling for exam
ination of other acquaintances of
Taylor, including the three or four
prominent women of the films who
were his close friends.
nos ANGELES, Feb. 9.-Police
have been bribed, witnesses sill
enced. evidence suppressed, in
gigantic plot engineered from be-
hind the scenes in FINLAND to de-
feat the ends of justice in the Tay-
lOr mystery these sensational
charges were under investigation
today by District Attorney Thomas
Lee WOolwine, hurriedly summon
ed from his vacation.
Meanwhile an official of the Mo-
ton Picture Directors association
has issued statement declaring the
murder of Taylor to be the zone per-
feet crime from the criminals poin:
OF view"
He announced his belief that the
mystery surrounding the shooting OF
the director on the night of February
l, will never be solved.
Mystery surrounding the Staying
Of Taylor, was deepened today by >
statement of E. Parsons, member of
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
Woolwine Jumps Into Taylor Mystery
TO RATIFY TREATY
SAYS UNDERWOOD
Democratic Leader GiUes His
Support to Washington
Conference Pact
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WASHINGTON, Feb, Ex-senator
Underwood today dashed the hopes
OF some democratic senator's that he
would give only perfunctory help in
the fight for ratification of the arms
conference treaties.
Underwood, expressing his enthu-
siasm for the entire program, pre-
dicted all the treaties would be rati-
fled with many votes to spare.
Administration leaders are much
pleased at Underwood's wholeheart-
ed support, at the same time some Of
the democratic colleagues are dis
pleased and disquieted. Some demo-
Gratis think Underwood, as the party
leader should not commit himself
completely to the support of pro-
gram framed almost entirely by the
opposing party.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
Continued on page two.)
BRYAN GIVES PRAISE
TO PEACE WORK
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MIAMI, Fla. Feb. 9-Democracy
can have nothing bat praise for the
actual steps towards world peace
which were taken by the disarma-
mcnt conference at Washington, Will
lam Jennings Bryan declared in a
special article summing up the con-
ference for the United States Press.
Democrats will ungrudgin9ly COM
mend what has been done, he stated
The success of the conference
makes certain the calling of other
conferences, Bryan believes and in
time the idea will develop into per-
manent tribunal.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
Late Flashes
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SAN PEDRO, Feb. 9.-Louis
Sing, Chinese laundryman, was at
tackled by three armed Mexicans in
the real of his washing establish
ment. Instead OF standing for Il
"frisk" Sing sang a sc1g for
helpee. He escaped with a bump
On the noodle from a blackjack.
Inventory showed Il set of false
teeth missing. Police believe he
swallowed them.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.--Henry
Ford will be given an opportunity
to bid for the American battle
ships to be scrapped under the
naval limitation treaty, it was
learned today at the navy depart
ment. Ford recently announced
that he was willing to bid for the
American navy and break up the
big ships into scrap iron.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. EFF
forts to locate Mack Sennett, COM
edy producer and friend Cf William
II. Taylor, TO learn his theory of
the Taylor murder case ended in
failure today. 1t was variously re.
rorted that Senrett was "hOme ill,
that he was at the Los Angeles
Athletic Club and at the beach.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 9-Thorough-
bred kingship of the west will be
decided Saturday afternoon at the
Lower California Jockey Club track
when C. B. Irwin's Motor Cop meets
M. j. Barron's sensational colt, Ian
tados, in match race. These two
sprinters are regarded by horsemen
as the Man O. War and Sir Barton
of the Western Turf.
SANTA ANA, Cal, Feb. 9-Mark
Winthrow and Ralph Moon, privates
in Company F, local national guard,
were each given ten day jail sen
tence this morning by Justice of TIT
Peace Cox on a charge of failins
and refusing to attend drill. The
complaint was sworn to by Captain
J. L. Elliott of the company.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
SWIFT JUSTICE FOR
COAT THIEF

Justice set speed record today in
local court circles. In fifteen minutes
a theft was discovered. the thief cap
tared and sentenced to jail
At 1905 this morning an overcoat
was stolen from a machine parked in
front of the First National bank.
At 1910 Chief of Police Matlocl
arrested John Doe" with the goods
on"
At 1915 Police Judge Thompson
heard a guilty plea and gave the cul-
prit 1870 days in jail.
mcCcl example. Professor John W.
Gregg was appointed on the committee
t, eXp.ain BerI,eiey's system of zon-
ing rhe residential the business, the
non-.tjectionable, and the objection
able factory districts, in giving per-
mits to build.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
ITALIAN CABINET 1
FAILURE
Premier Orlando Informs Era.
manuel He Cannot Form
Nelr One
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ROME, Feb. 9.-Former Premier
Vittorio Orlando has been unsuccess-
full in his efforts to form a new ltal-
ian cabinet. lowing to the hostility OF
several groups" he informed King
Victor Emmanuel today announcing
that he was forced to decline the
royal request that he head the next
Italian government
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
HUGHES TO BERMUDA
FOR VACATION
Secretary of State Will Rest
Up from Strenuous Con-
ference LabOrS
United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Secre-
tary of State Hughes will soon leave
Washington for two weeks vaca-
ton in Bermuda for rest from his
arms conference labors, it was learn
ed today.
Hughes will visit one of his daugh-
ters who has been spending winter in
Bermuda.
W'nile the secretary has been under
tremendous strain during the con-
ference and desirious of having a
short change, he declares that he is
in excellent health.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
A GOOD WIFE
WORTH ONE DOLLAR
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. was left to his divorced wife, $
, Aida Moreno Dieguez, who :
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Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
JUNK VALUE OF SHIPS
United Press LEASED Wire

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8 - The
junk value of the navies of America,
Britain and Japan is approximately
OATS, ,579-less than the cost of one
new dreadnaught. The estimate was
made today by Joseph G. Hinter, pres
ident of the Henry A. Hintner Sons
Company, the premier ship junker of
the United States. To his yard
called the graveyard of the ships
have come castoff vessels of many ma
tions to be broken up for junk.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
BERk ELEY STUCK UP
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BERKELEY, Feb. 9.-Berkeley is
q model city, as far as zoning goes.
accor ing to Herbert Hoover Sc na-
tary of commerce. Hoover recently
n4med a SPECIAL committee to study
city planning Throughout the couA-
try, and pointed TO Berkeley as a
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
RECLAMATION
GETS SETBACK
United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.--Despite
the fact that the national unemploy-
ment conference urged the government
reclamation projects in the west to
provide work for thousands of id'a,
a slash of more than $6,000,OO0 is
made in the reclamation fund for
the next fiscal year under the in
terror department appropriation bill
reported in the house today.
The bill carries $14,211, 900 for recla-
nation work.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
COOPERATIVE
MARKETING GOES
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The SEN
ate today passed the cooperative mar
keting bill by a vote of So to l. Sena-
tor Gerry, Rhode Island, was the only
member to vote against it.
The measure eXempts farmers CO.
operative marketing association from
the antitrust law and now goes TO
the conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
RAIN NORTH

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9-The
bay district and northern California
was soaked last night by driving
rain The fall here was more than
an inch. More rain is forecast.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
3 8, s. 50 s. = s. g G, s. g
TODAY'S WEATHER

= Southern California tonight 6
: and Friday rain.
= Los Angeles and vicinity {,
2 unsettled weather tonight and 8
g Friday with occasional rain. 6
g g g s s. 3 6 S g g eS 3 6
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
THE PRESIDENT
SIGNS BILL

WASHINGTON, FEB. 9.-Presi-
dent Harding today signed the for
eign debt-refunding bill within an
hour after it reached the White
House.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-09
G. s. 8 . = 6, = - - = = 9,
8 L. A. PRODUCE MARAET

= Los ANGELES, Feb. D.
= Butter AZ.
= Eggs extra SO IL; case
g count 33 IL; pullets 32
= Hens 29@32; broilers 500
8 80.
= Potatoes Stockton Burbanks
{, best $2.50@2.7b; few $2.S5;
. poorer $2.006D2.35.
6 . 8 , . q . % u
Evening star., 1922-02-27
100000 women
AWAIT LEGISLATION
Equal Rights Bills Before
Lawmakers in Nine I'm
portant States.

| Fourteen million women will be
granted or denied equal rights" un-
der the laws of nine states whose
! legislatures are now In session and
are scheduled to act shortly on the
equal rights" bills drafted by the
National Woman's Party.
In these nine states are approxi-
| mately one-Quarter of the women in
the United States, or. according to the
1920 census total of 13,821,S7S. The
states in question are New York.
Massachusetts,. Maryland. Virginia.
Mississippi, South Carolina, Kentucky,
New Jersey and Rhode Island.
Issues Most Vital.
Among these states are some Of the
most prominent in the country re-
garding their laws concerning wom-
en-. OF the list of sixty-one specific
the Woman's Party experts, every one
of the disabilities is found in the
statutes of at least one of the nine
states In question. The disabilities
suffered by women in these states
are classified by the legal research
department of the Woman's Party un-
der three heads: Determinations
against women as mothers. discrim-
nations against women as wives and
determinations in general. which in
jury service and Office holding.
Political. legal and civil disabilities
alone are affected by the Woman's
Party bill, which does not enter upon
the industrial field. but specifically
provides that this act shall not af-.
feet laws regulating the employment
of women in industry
Alice Paul, vice president of the
Woman's Party, made the following
statement today in connection with
the campaign for the blanket equal
rights bill in the states:
Miss Paul's Statement.
Nothing so vital to the happiness
and welfare of any great group of
the people in this country will be
decided within the next two weeks
as these state bills affecting the lives
of fourteen million women. Upon
whether they are passed or not de-
pends whether mothers shall be sepa-
rated from their children; whether
they shall have any voice in the edu-
cation or training Of their children;
whether married women shall have
control over the money which they
earn; whether women shall have
equal opportunity for training and
equal freedom in the choice of their
professions"
Evening star., 1922-02-27
|FURS AND BURGLARS
PARAPHERNALIA FOUND
Alfred Strom Is Arrested and Held
for Further Exami-
nation.

Nitroglycerin, dynamite caps. drills
and other burglar paraphernalia, to-
gether with 81 700 worth of furs, were
found in boarding house at 207
day afternoon, when police entered
one of the rooms and arrested a man
who gave his name as Frank William
Jones, but who was identified later.
the police say. as Alfred Strom. Strom,
who Is being held for further investi-
friend in his room. The furs are un-
derstood to have been identified as
the wraps and coats stolen last week
from the Cunningham department
of them still bearing the labels of
According to the landlady, strom
took room ten days ago, moving in
trunk and two suit cases. The
burglars kit was found, according to
and in a rubber pouch was found a
Grantity of cotton, highly saturated
with nitroglycerin. Suspicion was
first aroused when the landlady found
had been dropped on the stairs.
Following complaints, Sergt. Bobo
of the sixth precinct station arrested
Strom. The tools found in the suit
case are mechanical instruments with
which he was carrying on expert
rested man said.
1t was brought out in an investi-
cation conducted by Inspector Grant,
Headquarters Detective Kelly. and
Scrivener that Strom was released
from the state penitentiary of Iowa
in April, where 1t is said he served a
term for burglary. 1t has been
learned also that he served a seven
year term in Columbus, Ohio. for
burglary, during which time he acted
as editor of the penitentiary news
paper. During the investigation,
Strom told the police that he had
been shot in the head while taking
part in the hold-up of a paymaster in
Ohio and had, undergone a serious
operation for the removal of the bull
let. which threatened to affect his
Evening star., 1922-02-27
BANQUET AT.RALEIGH.
Eighty-Five Woodward & Lothrop
Employees With Firm Twenty Years

Eighty-five employees who had been
in the service of the firm Of Wood
ward & Lothrop twenty years or
more attended a banquet held in
the Raleigh Hotel last week. After
the dinner, speeches were made by
Donald Woodward, president Of the
company; w. w. Everett. vice presi-
dent and general manager; G. N.
Everett. secretary. and Max Fischer.
treasurer, and. Rev. w. 8. Abernethy,
pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church.
ization are: H. v. OstermaXer. presi-
dent: G. r. Porter. vice president; C.
Z. Davis, secretary; C. A. Jones.
treasurer; Miss ]. w. Alder, A. w.
Allison. ]. H. Austin. j. Bailey, H.
Barschkies. r. ]. Birch. D. s. Boyer,
Buzzell. Miss Rita Byrne. Miss Rosa
Byrne, Miss M. E. Cleary. Miss M. D.
Collins. Miss A. Conway, Miss M.
Curran. C. E. Davis. ]. Davies. Will
liam Davies. j. NJ Deering, Miss s.
Eber. ]. H. Edes. G. N. Everett, w.
w. Everett, NJ. Fischer, Miss M. C..
Fischer. 1 2. Fronani: C; F. Gray.
ing. C. C. Helmick. c. H. Hospital.
J. A. Hobson. J. p. Hayden. Miss G..
I. Holmes. H. Hume, 8. e. Ingersoll,
T. e. Jasper. Mrs. NJ. johnson, Mrs. A.
G. JONES' G. A. Jones, n. B. Judd,
r. f. Kibbey. Miss c. e. Herman, W.
E. Lake. d. B. Lee. w. H. Lehman,
Miss A. Lenoir. Miss A. A. Lewis,
w. F. Leimberg. F. E. Mack, Miss
clara Maxwell, n. r. Meitzler. Miss
A. Metz, Miss s. e. Murray, F. Muller,
r. o. Mullikin. r. NJ. Miller. Miss E.
McGill, w. J. Mcmahon, Miss A. E.
Mcintyre, Mrs. ]. c. Nourse, Miss @.
Noyes, r. T. Olive. II. ". Ostermayer.
G.. B. Ostermayer. Miss =. M. Phelps,
Miss A. Reed, E. w. Revercomb. l.
II. B. Robinette, e. A. Sage. Mrs.
clara v. Savage, F. p. Scott. Mrs. X.
Spare, Miss J. Sammond. Miss A.
Thornton. C. A. venable, l. e. Will
liams, Miss C. A. Winnie, F. e. Wood
Ward, ] H Zepp.
Evening star., 1922-02-27

Seasons in Kioto," Anita Enters:
japanese sword dance and chanted
poem, Michio Itox and Noboro
Fujioka; "Sagi Musume.'' or THE
Evening star., 1922-02-27
WILL HOLD EXAMINATIONS
Civil Service Commission An
nounces Several Openings.

: The Civil Service Commission. because
OF lack Of eligibles. today announced
that examinations will be held to fill
vacancies in the following Information
assistant, fedora, board for vocational
education. $2.40O to $500 a year /;
junior entomologist. bureau of entomol-
ogy. $1,440 to $2.1OO year; labora-
tory helper (foreign seed and plant in
troduction). bureau of plant industry.
$120 to $1,000 a year; assistant mar
keting specialist dairy products), bu-
reau Of markets and crop estimates.
$2,100 to $4,000 a year; preparator
Evening star., 1922-02-27
REPEAT JAPANESE NIGHT
will Be Given at Central High
yss:.s Tomorrow Night. -

The repeated performance of "Japa-
nese Night" one of the four even
ings Of oriental art which were pro-
duced during the month under the
auspices Of the Community Center
and the direction of Michio Itow. will
be held tomorrow night in the audi
torium of Central High School. The
program is as follows:
Mai no Hajime," or Introduction
to the Dance" by Michio Itow; "Do-
jo-ji," or 1.-THE Legend of the Bell. u
by Yasuchi Wuriu; "Genroku Hanami
Evening star., 1922-02-27
Brazilian Envoy Improves.

PARIS. February 26.-The condition
of the Brazilian minister. DIR. Gastoa
da Cunka. is reported as slightly i'm
proved this evening. The ambassador
is suffering from the effects OF
stroke of paralysis.
Evening star., 1922-02-27

Odori," Cherry dance, by. Anita
Enters and Michio Itow; "Echigo
Jishi. Japanese minstrel" Yasuchi
Wurfu; "Kyo no Shiki," or -Four
Evening star., 1922-02-27
uFlorida Speclal.s >,

Atlantic Coast Line De Luxe train now in
service (no extra fare). Choice Of four other
through trains gives schedules and accommoda-
tions as desired. ONCE, 1418 II st. n.w.-Ad-
vertisement.
Evening star., 1922-02-27
WEEKS IN FLORIDA.
Arrives at Miami for a
Vacation.

MIAMI, Fla, February 27.-John
W. weekA Secretary Of War, arrived
here yesterday from Washington.
He expects to spend several weeke
recuperating from the strain Of
omcil business
Evening star., 1922-02-27
(anthropology) and Junior preparator
(biologyJ, National Museum; $40 to SIS

a month :.
In addition to the basic salaries named
above. the bonus Of SEQ a month will be
allowed for most positions the salary of
which does not exceed $500; a year.
may be obtained at the Office of the Civil
Service Commission, 1924 F street.
northwest.