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Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01
MRS. HALL SAYS
Il AM INNOCENT"
FIRST INTERVIEW
Wife of Slain Minister Is
Interviewed for The
First Time
BY FRANK GETTY
United Press Leased Wire

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. j., Nov. l.
~ am innocent of any knowledge of
completely in the death of my hus-
band,' Mrs. Frances Hall declared
this afternoon in an interview with
the United Press in which she went
frankly and fully into every detail of
the Hall-Mills mystery.
"Mrs. Hall, who has been an egnima
since the tragedy on September IA, re-
ceived newspapermen and answered
any and all questions for an hour.
At the end of that time, the com
pOsure which she showed at the be-
ginning of the interview was unruf-
fled. The most searching questions
had failed in any way to break down
her story of her complete innocence.
She declared herself ready to meet
Mrs. Jane Gibson face to face and an
swer her charge that the pastor s
widow was present at the double muir
der
Mrs. Hall declared she was not
present on the Phillips farm on the
night of September IA.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01

ored to nut every obstacle in our path.
The communists and other radicals
took bold steps and the Fascist with
right on their side, strnck back. we
saved Italy from becoming what Rus.
sia is today. Eight hundred thousand
strong, our legions grew and our great
strength and power were felt on every
side. Whenever necessary, our ieglons
were summoned and oursgrcat strength
displayed. The radicals were cheek
mated on every side and the logical
end came-the assumption OF full gov
ernmental power by the Fascist.
sEMussolini is man of action he
is a lawyer and newspaper publish
er. His newspaper 'Popole d. Italia
published at Milan, championed the
movement and il was sutscribed ~ os
thousands Of persons in all parts o'
the nation. Other editors seeing the
communist menace, joined with us
Nussolini was an aviator during the
war and was on intimate terms with
the poet warrior, D'Annunzio.
.It was quite significant, yestef'
dav, when the new premir, Oh his 1irs'
visit to Rome, called at D'Annunzlo s
residence before going to the palace
The spectacular poet-patriot, so long
as he does not interfere with thee Fas
cisti government, will be tolerated
But the new government will not per
mit D'Annt,naio to assert. himself IN
the spectacular manner in which he
has done in2the past. The people have
a, new idol in MussoIini and they wiil
follow him instead of the poet.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01
GERMAN LEADER
SAYS FOURTEEN
POINTS WIT AL

Copyright, 1922, by the United Press
p BERLIN, Nov. 1.-America is IN
duty .bound' to see to it that princi-
ples embodied in Woodrow Wilson 5
IA points are adhered to in repara.
tions dealings between Germany and
the allies, Herr Krupp Won Bohlen Hal
bach, head Of the famous munitions
works at Essen, declared in telegram
tS the United Press today.
Germany surrendered on the basis OF
these IA points and is entitled to be
dealt with accordingly, he argued.
Her Halbach was asked what posi-
ton, he, as leading German indus
triaiist, believed America should take
concerning reparations-whether by
lforgiving part of Europe's debt it
should put itself in position to die
tate conditions. His reply follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01
COPS BUY PLANE;
START BY TAKING
REPORTER IN AIR
Curtiss Airplane Bought
from Army for Service
in This Valley
By JIMMIE GREENE

Members of the Ell Centre police de-
partmcnt, together with few good
sports like Rosy Hinrichsen, Baby
Haines and "Shorty' Harris have
purchased Curtiss Airplane from the
army and with "Skipped' Enderton
in charge of the craft have been en-
.joying sky rides today. Enderton,
who has had considerable experience
as an army aviator, brought the ma
chine over from San Diego yesterday.
Today it was decided to give the
airplane it's first trip around Ell Cen
tro and representative of the Press
was chosen to be the "goat' with
Enderton. 1t was the reporters first
ride and here's hoping it will. not be
the last. After circling around the
city, Enderton added little zest to
the trip by running out to Evergreen
cemetery but did not stop.
Imperial Valley, particularly in the
vicinity of FL Centre, presents Won
derful view from the air, spread out
like an immense checkerbOard In
passing over Ell Centre, the streets
look like ,fair-sized bowling alleys to
the passenger and the town itself small
enough to be covered by a hand.
The sensations of q first flight are
beyond description. Many have told of
shaking knees, spells of nausea avd
other hair-raising experiences, but
practically all one needs is confidence
in the man doing the driving and En-
derton would inspire confidence in any
one. He is liable to be pestered to
death with one newly converted fly
ing fan and in our opinion, the air
game beats baseball, poker, craps, and
any other sport that has yet been in
panfaA
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01
MURGU|AIS
EXECUTED BY
F|R|NGSQUAD
Arch Enemy of President
Obreg0n Is Captured at
Church Altar
WAS MOST DANGEROUS
Federals Beat Forces Then
Pursue General killing
Him at Once

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 1.-General
Francisco Murguia was executed by a
firing squad at st. Tepehuanes after
court martial, the war department
announced today.
The execution occurred at a. m.
General Murguia was captured while
hiding behind the altar of church
at Tepehuanes, in Durango state.
Murguia was captured Ivy General
Abraham Carmona, commanding fed.
eral troops pursuing the rebel leader s
forces, it is said. Carmona was led
TO the hiding place by the priest of
the church. T..
Murguia, ardent Carranzista and
arch enemy of President Obregon, has
long been credited with being the most
dangerous opponent Of the present
government. He met federal troops
recently in Durango and was decisive
ly defeated. Federals pursued him and
remnants Of his army into the noun
famous country.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01
United Press Leased; Wire

~ PASADENA, Nov. IL young Italy
has stirred and has made itself known.
The Fascist movement which, has
swept picturesque Benito Mussolini in
to power as premier, has spelled the
doom of the Communist and red parties
and has saved the country from turn
ing Bolshveist. Mussolini in Italy to-
day is what your great Roosevelt was
to the United States. He is man of
action The Fascist is n movement of
action Italy has been saved!"
So declared Augusta Cali, former
secretary of the Fascist club in Rome
and a former subcommander of the
movement at PratO, Tuscany, near
Florence, who has just arrived in Pas
adena to make his future home with
his father, c. f. Cali, prominent bank
er here.
CALI, who is in his early twenties,
has been identified with the Fascist
movement for more than three years
and as one of the active leaders of the
society in Rome, enjoyed intimate asso-
citation with Mussolini.
"Italv was headed for fate as ter
rible as that which today grips the
once-powerful Russia said Cali.
1.-THE Communist ana OlHer Iduicai
parties including that section OF the
socialist group, which sought to see
Italy ruined, had gained great headway
before patriots like Mussolini and 9TH
ers headed the movement afterward
known as the Fascist, which has saved
the nation ~ ..,
Death to Red Movement
ssUnder Premier Nitti's regime the
Bolsheviki movement, already deeply
rooted in various sections of the coun-
trv, took new life and spread like a
forest fire. With this terrible men
ace becoming more pronounced, the
Fascist asserted itself. On every
hand our members and leaders were
assassinated. This did not stop us.
Our society is nonpolitical Our mem
bers represent every group in Italy: IL
is Young Italy asserting itself. Our
ranks were filled with protestants and
Catholics alike. So long as man
stood for italy and against the radical
groups he was accepted in our ranks.
We grew and grew, notwithstanding
the fact that the government endeav-
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01
M 'ADOO ACTIVE in
CAMPAIGN TO HELP
PEARSON, WOOLWINE
Republicans Sure of Victory
In Spite of Last Hour
Activities
United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-Word
coming from Southern California Dem
ocratic headquarters that William u.
McAdoo had entered the California
campaign in behalf of the Democratic
ticket was regarded here as one of
the most interesting developments in
the campaign to date.
McAdoo, home from his trip through
Utah, Colorado and other states in that
region, will speak tonight, it was an
nounced, at Long Beach, and in Los
Angeles Friday night William j. Pear
son, Democratic candidate for the
senate, will speak from the same plat
form, the announcement said.
Senator Hiram w. Johnson is i'll the
Southland, his presence there being
considered by his supporters the best
way to offset McAdoo s strength
Despite McAdoo S entry into the
campaign and the admittedly increased
interest in Pearson S candidacy, how
ever. Johnson s friends said, could not
feel that he was seriously menaced and
the main interest in the campaign con-
tinues to center on the Richardson.
Woolwine race for the govcrnorship.
Headquarters of both Richardson and
Woolwine here gave out statements
claiming victory in Southern Califor-
mia.
Richardson s headquarters here an
nounced receipt of a telegram from
+. f. Merriam, Long Beach, Richard
son S southern manager, saying the Re
publican candidate would carry South
ern California by 115,000,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01
CROWDS ENJOYED
HALLOWEEN FUN
OF LAST NIGHT
Free Ice-Cream, Parade.
Dancing Make Town
Party Success

Hallowe ,en is thing of the past,
but the school children of Ell Centre
will be many days forgetting the cele-
,bration given last night under the
auspices of the Chamber of Commerce,
Parent Teachers Association and Ten
Thousand Club, or the extensive pro-
gram at Sixth and Main streets, top
ped off by free ice cream and 4 chanee
to revel in mask and costume
Led by the stowa. band gr"tesqUe
ly dressed and producing weird noises
from their Instruments, the children 5
parade came down State street to Fifth,
thence to Main and west on Main to
the intersection of Sixth where large
platform had been erected.
Following the band came members of
the FL Centre fire department dressed
to suit the occasion, the chef hav-
ing his own private conveyance and
dressed in Il nightgown boots and hel-
met, while he answered the midnight
ALARM The ancient horse hose reel,
rchc of the early days of the depart
ment, was dragged from its resting
place to do duty and was hauled
through the streets escorted by the
members of the department who recog
nized no traffic laws and were also
, cOstumed in outlandish garments.
The sight of the evening, however,
was the hundreds of kiddies, masked
and costumed in all conceivable colors,
as they marched through Main street
accompanied by their teachers. Reach
ing Sixth and Main streets the children
were massed around the platform which
had been erected under clusters of cleo
tric lights, which showed up the color
effects of the costumes and made q
pretty sight as the Youngsters wrig-
gled and squirmed for Il place up front,
despite the efforts of the teachers to
keep them in line.
The program started off with the
singing of "America'' bv the school
children, led by Miss Winifred Pear
son of the Mckinley school, followed
by several old songs which delighted all
who heard them. Practically all the
program as outlined yesterday of the
children and the desire of the grown
ups to get as near to the platform as
possible, handicapped those in charge
and made the full program impossible
The people enjoyed the singing and
dancing Of the pupils from the East
Side school, the III Centre Boys Band,
the dancing of little Lillian McCor-
mick, who bobbcd around the platform
like little fairy, Professor Buck s
acrobats, the high school glee club and
orchestra.
At the conclusion of the program
Fred Nebcl-Thau announced refresh
for the kiddies on Main street, west of
Sixth and requested the elders to join
, in making the rounds of the stores
conducting the guessing contests, wher,
/ the prize winners would be announced
immediately there was II grand riisl
in all directions and for several min
utes the crowd kept milling aroun,
while havoc was raised with costume.
and tempers. Eventually things wer,
Strengthened out more or less and tn,
kiddies got their ice cream.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01
ACTRESS IN
SUPPORT Of
CLARA CLAIM
Defense Making Desperate
Efforts to Save Woman
From Verdict
CLARA LAUGHS ALOUD
Will Attempt to Prove All
Family Insane at Times,
Lively Defense
By Special staff Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1.--Hmilia-
ton, when accused of the hideous ham
mer murder, swept Clara Phillips today
as she heard evidence of the defense
TO prove her and members of her FAM
lily insane.
She sat with eyes downeast, and with
shown since her arrest for the alleged
killing of Mrs. Alberta Meadows.
The courtroom, crowded as usual,
waited for a long calendar to be dis
posed of before the hammer trial open
ed
Wilhclmina Atkinson, actress who
lived with Clara for eight months in
! San Antonio while Phillips was in the
llarmy, was tSe first witness called TO
Isupport- the insanity plc;e = e'-
The actress, whose stage name is
Billy Moody, said that Clara was sub
.ect to epileptic seizures at the time
they roomed together.
Once during Il rehearsal Clara was
taken i'll, she said and lay with arms
and legs stiffened for 20 minutes. An
other time she returned to their room
to find Clara in the same condition
and the room in disorder. Miss Adj
kinson declared. She had other
remembered what had happened, the
witness stated.
When on cross examination Miss Adj
kinson described how an osteopath ma
nipulated Mrs. Phillips arms and legs,
Clara laughed aloud, the first time she
has laughed since the trial began.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01
WITCHES LAUGH
AT CR0WN-UPS,
SAFE, SANE PLAN
Town Turned Topsy-Iurvy
According Traditions
of Halloween

Despite the well laid plans of the
city organizations to make Hallowe ZEN
"safe, sane and conservative" the
younger element Of FL Centre ran true
TO the traditions of the American boy
and in their own way "raised Cain'
about the city last night.
Early morning found signs gone
from their usual places, cans, boxes
and barrels scattered on lawns, streets
and even porches, windows marked
with soap, and general topsy -turvy
appearance in all parts of the town as
though all the Hallowe 'en witches had
been on the job under the direction
of first class ghost who knew his
business and was determined to make
a night of it.
One staid citizen of the city went
out on his porch this morning, only to
be confronted with a large farm wagon
placed on his neat lawn, with the
wagon pole stretching across the porch
menacing the house like soldiers
bayonet. Another could have gone
boating in his back yard for the
witches had turned on the water dur
ing the night, and the citizen was SER
iously contemplating building an ark to
SdlNdpe HlS no PoooSSoi'"o'
The mystic powers of the night trans
ported large sheet iron tank from
some unknown place to the intersec-
tion of Fifth and Olive streets, where
it was placed over the traffic "wart"
and autoists for once were compelled
TO observe regulations in making a
turn at. this corner.
A perfectly innocent burro was
found this morning where no burro
ever ought to be, tied on the rear
porch Of family residence, contented-
iy sprawled cat ease' while making
q meal off the family broom and wist-
fully looking toward the clothes
basket, which was evidently the OBJ
iect of his next astronomical attack
when found by the head of the house
hold, who forgot that he had done
worse than that on Hallowe ZEN in q
little village back east and roundly
cussed the "blank- blank 'scoundrels
\ who deliberately ruined a mans prop
a xerty and good for nothing police
< force who did not hang every last
, rowdv who was abroad last night
Shades of the deacon's tone horse
shayn aud the ''village calahoose
hack east What tales they could tel
Nj My. Citizen about 30 years ago las
WIGHT. The chances are be did 10
WA. CONTINUED on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01
LAST CALL SENT
FOR VOLUNTEERS
IN BIG CAMPAIGN

Do YOU want to be driving in your
own ear on Christmas day9 1t is pos
sibIe. All you have to do is decide that
you will, and You can have your choice
of one of the six big ears offered as
Christmas gifts by the Imperial Valley
Press in exchange for the votes or
your friends. ..a
Analvze it carefully. 1t is positively
the biggest business offer that has
ever been made in the Imperial valley.
No business man in El Centre VIII,
without any investment excepting ms
time. earn as much as the winner IN
this campaign. Few business men cal,
make as much in their entire time ana
the very smallest commission winner
will be paid a minimum of 81 out OF
every SIS that his friends pay for their
paper.
! Think of it! When your friends come
| into the Press office and pay for thei!
paper YOU get the commission without
even collecting the money. The votes
that will wi nyou the big ear costs
| oyur friends nothing.
Can you imagine a more liberal and
/ fair business Offerl -
Yet in spite of the marvellous oppor
| tunity to earn big money in the next
| few weeks there are fewer real workers
! in the campaign today than there are
capital prizes. There is much talk
| among our readers ar their friends
but there are very few real partici
| pants.
| The management of the Press is be
| ginning to wonder if the very size OF
| the offer has scared out the workers
7 Remember, the ears have been" pur
chased. The Press is going through
| with this campaign.
The Press,is determined tol set the
suhscrigtien list in, the dMp9rial Val
| ley that the county pafersi ih thi.
| county should have. 1t is determined
to serve its advertisers as they shoulc
| be served h+t..AFv
1t is in line with this determination
| that "A prize list, of this size has beer
offered 1t is your chance ITO " c;isl
in'' OH this combination of circum
stances and earn more than you vii
ever have. the opportunity to carr
again, perhaps in all your life, a3@
| Consider it practically:. Three hun
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There is no Investment 'on your par
except your spare time. Someone
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01
WHAT'S DOING I.
woolwine meeting at . ?. N. at
Sixth and Main streets. a. t
"old Homestead ~ feature film
at Palace theater tonight aasi.st
Utley Club meeting tonight, r
Ten Thousand Club tomorrow.

going to win these big prizes, is that
Someone going to be youf lhe 40.
If you have the faith in yourself
and the determination in your work
yon can have one of these ears, as q
Christmas gift from the Imperial Val
ley Press, and from, your friends. 1T
is up to you. tht.
| The campaign department is open
every day from am. to a'P. NJ. Come
| in and talk it over with the Campaign
Manager Find out from him tho rules
of this campaign that will assure you
big profit for every minnie Won sper'
| in the campaign. n. wt4t ,dt
Let us poiat youto the way that
you can be driving IN your own auto
| piobile ON Christmzs or at the yer.
| least be rewarded with = nice Christ
| mas check just before the holidays.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01
CLARA PHILLIPS HAS INSANITY PLEA
Launch State-Wide
Campaign Against
Firearms

LOS ANGELES, Nov. Cam
paign for statewide law regulat-
ing the sale of firearms was launch
ed here today, following a meeting
Of business men here last night.
Victor Gerard, chairman of the
committee appointed to direct the
campaign, declared that the state
law should be based on tn city ordi-
nance on tn subject. In the recent
Jail break here, guns used in the
escape were found to have been pur-
chased outside the city, it was stat
ed.
Chief Of Police Louis D. Oaks and
Sheriff Traeger are the other men,
bers of the campaign committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01
POLICE JUDGE IN
CHAMBER ADDRESS

Judge V. n. Thompson gave II clear.
cut explanation of amendments one and
three to the state constitution, provld-
ing for loans to veterans, which are
to be voted on at the November elcc-
ton, to the members of the Chamber
Of Commerce at the weekly luncheon
this. noon at the Barbara Worth hotel
The speaker told of the benefits which
the veterans will derive from the pass.
age of these, amendments and asked
the members Of the chamber TO give
their earnest consideration to the needs
Of tn veterans when voting on election
day. .nrelf.M a-e SKA
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01
TO TAKE OVER ALL
WATER COMPANIES

Directors of the Imperial Irrigation
District today continued their session
discussing the proposed leasing of the
l3 water companies of Imperial Valley
and taking over the operations pending
the final transfer of deeds. The board
has determined that the lease plan win
be followed and it is possible that
Chief Engineer Ray S. Carberry will
be instructed to take over the compan-
les at once.
Company No, | held a meeting this
morning and voted to call a special
meeting for November %, when the
stockholders will bo asked to approve
the deciding of property to the dis.
trict. The directors voted to accept
the lease plan for operations.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01
Mexican Rebel Leader Killed
FORMER SECRETARY OF FASCISTl
HERE, TELLS ABOUT new MOVEMENT
PASADENA. Now Lit looks

PASADENA, Nov. Lit looks
so easy to pronornce and yet is SO
easily mis- pronounced that Augusta
CALI, recently secretary Of the Tas-
cisti movement in Rome and an in
innate friend Of Benito Mussolini,
new italian premier, thinks the
people Of the United States might
as well get acquainted with the cor
rect pronounciation now. <
"They will be familiar with the
word Fascist for good many
years." CALI said. 80, here's
how it is spoken In Italy:
"Fa-Se-shee, with the accent on
the second syllable. The "A' is
sounded like "A as IN Far =
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01

WEATHER TODAY
Tonight and Thurs
day fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-01

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Dances

one OF tho prominent nffaira NJ
tho week was tho dancing party
given Thursday evening at the Coun-
try club by mcmbors of the y. $. \.
club for their husbands and friends.
This organization. strictly social and
given 10 bridge, started before the
war as the Thursday Bridge club.
when fired by patriotism ana do
slrc to enlist for the country, mem-
hCrs chose To change their nnmo TO
"Uncle Sans Asslslants.r Now the
u, $. a, club. and iocularly known as
United Sisters Auction" The love-
~ affair @of Thursday evening bore
full imprint OF tho clubs popularity
ms well ns individuality In ontertaln-
ing. with lowered ceiling OF smi-
| lax and the walls banked with green
cry tho ballroom OF the club was n
| fitting background for tho artistic
arrangement OF bunting I'm tho ma
| tionnl colors ana tho placing OF
| handsome silkcn flags. with the Use
also OF many cut flowors. More
than $50 guests enjoyed the dance
to strains OF fun orchestra. An
! innovation was circle two-step. an
/ elimination dance I'm which Mrs
Ralph Slnuffer and Mr.. Al Farmer
were tho last dancing. Miss Jane
Strouvollc and little Miss Oma cad
man gave dainty ballet dances and
n cotlllon was given by the entire
party. led by Mrs. iIulette II. Ably
and Mrs. Grant II, Mccullough. Al
tho close of the Cotillon faVors wer,
presented, iazz babies. balloons ant
nolscmakers being these. and thu
throwing OF confetti omphnsi2lni
the beginning Of rnro carnival spirit
very lovely feature OF the evening
was tho unfurling of an Immense
American flag with an electrically
lighted shield being in the back
ground. simultaneously, tSe orchos
ira played the national hymn 4
which fun tribute was paid h,
guests present. During the evcnlnl
q buffet supper was served an(
punch was served during the dane
ling hours.