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Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
GRAND JURY INDICTS
GOVERNOR OF
OKLAHOMA

OKMULGEE, Okla, March 22.-Gov-
ernor j. B. A. Robertson of Oklahoma,
was indicted by the district court grand
jury which investigated alleged state
bank failures, scandals at Okmulgee, it
was announced today.
Robertson was indicted on charge
of bribery. He left Oklahoma City at
noon today to submit to arrest here.
Announcement that the governor has
been indicted came following the arrest
of John H. Rebold and John Cook on
indictments returned by the jury,
charging them with giving nj bribe Of
$25, 900 to Governor Robertson and Fred
G. Dennis, former bank commissioner.
Cook was president and Rebonld vice
president Of the Guaranty State Bank
which merged with the Bank of Com
merce here about year ago. The Bank
of Commerce failed November 3, last.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
DRIVE
FOR RLEG|ON
FUNDS
Campaign to Secure $4,000
Is Started At
Luncheon
TO PAY INDEBTEDNESS
Civic Organizations, Lodges
Back Move For Soldier
Organization
TO PAY INDEBTEDNESS

Ell Centre s "Campaign of Conf.
dence' in its local American Legion
Post was launched officially today at a
stirring luncheon of the chamber of
commerce when drive for $4,000 was
initiated for the legionnaires by the
local lodge Of Elks and other civic or
CARNATIONS.
The fund is to be raised and pre-
sented to. the Legion that it may lift
it's present indebtedness now, retarding
activities of the post.
Sounds Keynote
The Rev. George A. Hartman. pastor
Of the Presbyterian church and himself
legionnaire. sounded the keynote of
the campaign in a ringing address to
inspire confidence in the America
Legion boys whom he styled the most
powerful potential element in American
national life today.
"This is not drive for $4,000 to pay
off merely debt of the Legion post in
FL Centro, the Rev. Hartman asserted
than that, as | understand it,: it is a
vote Of public confidence. That is what
YOU must make it anu that is what you
must give
With emotional sincerity, the Rev.
Hartman drew "a vivid picture of the
stirring days Of 1917-1S when. the
present legionnaires were troOmng off
10 war, the heroes of the hour, the
human sacrifices to world of peril.
Tells Sacrifices
''But what great cauteriler is
time he exclaimed. "MemoTy dulls
inder the odd influence of five dead
years. And yesterdays S sacrifice has
developed into tOday's stOning!
"An insiduous propaganda of calum-
~ is being spread from the border of
propaganda of distrust when it should
be IA tidal wave of trust and confidence.
Such propaganda as we now see active
IL America is perilous and dangerous
the republic.
Confidence. That is what we
WANT DR.. Hartman thundered.
Turning to prophetic phase us he
sees it, DR.. Hartman viewed the ex-
service man a decade hence.
''ln the next decade, folks, YOU are
going to see u tremendous change. The
,xservicc man is going to be in the leg
islative saddle. You may doubt me
now, but it is as true as time. He will
be legislating for your children, and
the manner in which he legislates is in
your hands, rests on the confidence you
instill in him.
DR.. Hartman then turned to his
reasons for urging this confidence in
the world war veteran.
Unlike other wars, this war improved
the moral warp and woof of the soldier
he declared, so that he who went came
back better man. He appealed fol
the united support of FL Centre in tn,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
THREE INDICTED IN
CAMP KEARNEY
GRAFT PROBE
United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, March 22.-With
three Los Angeles business men already
under arrest in connection with the al
legged million dollar Camp Kearney army
goods swindle, department of justice
operatives were awaiting the arrival of
fourth man here today from San Fran
cisco.
Those under arrest:
Bradford Benjamin Sugarman, pro
prietor of big dry goods store.
Joseph Greenberg, said to be inter
ested with Sugarman.
Dan Greenberg, proprietor. of an army
goods store.
They are at liberty under bond OF
$4,000 each. The fourth man, said to
be on his way here from San Francisco
to surrender himself, is Ike Greenberg
said to be partner of Dan Greenberg
The men are charged in federal
warrant with conspiracy to defraud the
United States government, by fran
ing an auction sale of army goods at
Camp Kearney.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
Disabled Canadian Soldier
Urges Support OfEzk s Drive

This is the story of Private Richard
Roe, he of the Canadian forces who
fought and fell at Vimy Ridge and who
soldered shoulder to shoulder with
American doughboys in France.
Private Roe prefers that name to the
one on his discharge papers-prefers it
for purposes of this story because he is
too modest to admit that once, not long
ago in this bountiful valley, he was
hungry, he was sore-put for place to
lay his head, he was shaken by cough
he caught in the gas-stenched holes of
Flanders Fields
The gritty "Canuck' told his story
to an I'll Centre Elk today-told it to
help those who helped him when first
he came among ex-service nicn in the
Imperial Valley. He had heard OF the
proposed campaign to raise $4,000 to lift
the indebtedncss of the local Legion
post. And he wanted people to know
how richly deserving is the local post OF
this thing that the Elks want to do in
clearing up $4,000 load under which
the boys organization is bending.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
CLUB DELEGATES
TO CONVENTION
ARE NAMED

Selecting chairman, secretary ana
naming delegates to the county con
vention, the local unit of the Imperial
County Ex-Service Men s Political Club
met and organized here last night and
prepared to take an active participation
in things political, c. G. Mo'kseau an
nounced today.
Forrest n. Kutz was chosen chair
man; Mr. Mousseau, secretary. The
delegates to the county convention arc
Henry Welch, DIR. Mckim ana Mr'
MOusseau.
The meeting was adjourned until next
Tuesday night when the matter OF en-
dorsing candidates for city council will
be taken up.
The local unit will likewise be present
mt meeting of the general county cen
trail committee tomorrow night at the
Barbara Worth hotel. There, too, the
matter of endorsing candidates fol
county officers will be considered.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
FIGHT.
MADE ON
TREATY
Pact Opponents Preparing
To Introduce New
Reservations
HIT SECRET ALLIANCE
California Strengthened By4
Agreements, Says
Sh0rtridge
HIT SECRET ALLIANCE
United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March 22.-F'urther
reservations to the four power treaty
were being prepared today as the de-
bate began to draw to Il close.
These reservations included:
l. A reservation that the United
States shall be the sole judge of what
constitutes a domestic question.
g That the United States under
stands that the nations signing the
pact are not free to make any other
treaties affecting Pacific. on Far East
questions during the life of the present
treaty without consulting all the parties
to the four power treaty.
Domestic Questions Excluded
Under reservation to the treaty made
by Secretary Hughes before it was
signed, domestic questions were ex-
pressly excluded from its operation.
Now the treaty s opponents say the de-
termination of what constitutes a do
mestic question is left to be threshed
out. They want it made specific.
The second reservation is to cover a
point raised by Senator Lafollette, who
said Great Britain and Japan annOhnc-
ed, if they desired may make secret ALI
ance, like the Anglo-Japanese alliance,
at any time if they found the present
treaty did not meet the situation suf-
ficiently. He and other senators want
this made impossible.
shortridge Favors Treaty
Senator Shortridge, California, said
the treaty had strengthened California s
position on the japanese immigration
question by excluding domestic matters
like immigration from international in
tcrferencc.
Robinson criticized the appointment
of Senators Lodge and Underwood as
members of the American delegation.
I 1T was a mistake for the president
in an effort to secure advantage in the
senate for the treaties, to appoint the
two Senator's said Robinson. "They
should have been left free to discuss
the treaties just as they did the Yer
sailles treaty without the bias which
they unconsciously acquired as negoti-
atOrs of the treaty.
Make Last Stand
The last stand of the four power
treaty opponents in the senate is to be
made on the Robinson amendment res
ervation, which the senate recently re-
jected.
Twenty six democratic senators have
agreed to join in another effort to
incorporate the Robinson proposal in
the resolution of ratification either as
an amendment to the treaty or as a
reservation. Four republican irrecon-
cilables will join them.
Three more votes are being sought to
bring the total to 33-enough to defeat
ratification if the Robinson plan is not
accepted by the treaty's Importers.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
INTERVENTIONIN IN
IRISH TANCLE
LOOMING

= LONDON, March 22.-"It may be
necessary to throw Gordon of British
troops about the troubled area along the
Ulster border Winston Churchill,
minister for the colonies, announced in
the house of commons this afternoon.
The situation in Ireland, Churchill de-
clared, was growing steadily worse. The
British government is gravely concern
ed over the Irish situation, the colonial
minister indicated and will not hesi-
tate to send troops to the aid of which
ever side is attacked.
Any demand from Ulster for troops
would be promptly complied with,
Churchill said.
The view taken here is that rebelli-
Gus factions in the south have organized
to sabotage the free state. Blame is
laid upon republican leaders, including
Eamonn De Valera, for the trouble.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
ZEY PROVOST SOUGHT
AS WITNESS IS
FOUND
United Pres. Leased Wire

NEW ORLEANS, La, March 222.--
Zoy Provost, show girl, wanted as ma
terial witness in the Roscoe Arbuckle
trial at San Francisco, is i'll and con
fined to her bed in local hotel it WAS
learned frcm hotel attaches today
District Attorney Mari, acting on iu-
structions from District Attorney
Brady AZ San Francisco yesterday fur.
pishcd her with railroad ticket to the
California city and it was thought at
that time that she would leave imme-
djatcly.
Miss Provost must return to San
Francisco voluntarily as there is PC
law that can compel her to testify, ac'
cording to attorneys here.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22

But let Private Richard Roe tell it
himself in his own terse way:
Il heard of this valley al place for
my lungs" he began awkwardly. "I'
little wea6 here he tapped his
chest" Gas. Anyhow, heard it, was
good here-the climate and all. So
managed to get here, and that was all.
| landed dead broke--flat
81 never begged for cent in my life,
and IN never going to. But l suppose
l must have looked awful gaunt and
low, like we did in the line when ra-
tions failed to show. So ! got my first
meal in SO hours from the Legion boys
and ! got bunk to sleep in--all vol
unteered to me, you understand. Aud
the next day they got me a job. All
they wanted to know about me was what
outfit ia served in and to see my dis
charge papers. 1t made no difference
to them that l hadn served in the
American army. That's why ! came in
to offer my help when found out they
needed $4,000 to clean up debt Oh their
hands. They not only need it, but they
deserve it, too. Ask me- know
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
SUSPECT HELD AS
SLAYER OF
SOLDIER
United Press Leased Wire

SAN JOSE, Calf, March 22.-San
Jose police today were awaiting confir-
nation of their Identification of Charles
Joseph Wiseman, held here as the al
legged slayer of Walter Bagnall, Seattle
war veteran.
Complete information in regard to
the case was forwarded to Seattle
police, it was said.
Police say the car in which Wisemau
was captured is that described as the
murderer 9 car, by Seattle authorities.
The car, cutdown Chalmers, carried a
Washington license and answered other
particulars of the description.
Wiseman steadfastly maintains his
innocence, and claims he can clear him
self shortly.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
WAR ON FLORIDA
RUM SMUGCLERS
CONTINUES
United Press, I.ea.ea wire

MIAMI, Fla, March 22,-War on rum
smugglers and bootleggers ragged un-
abated today on battle front extend
ing down the Atlantic seaboard from
Charleston to Key West.
Five flying squadrons, composed Of
more than forty picked federal agents,
sent here to break up an alleged gigan-
tic liquor smuggling conspiracy today
resumed raiding operations.
At least one airplane was known to
be cooperating with land forces in this
section.
More than twenty-five arrests had
been made including G. Nd. Clayton, vice
president of the Miami National Bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
Harding win Act

WASHINGTON, March ga public
appeal by President Harding to- coal
operators and miners to settle their diff
ferences and avoid a nationwide suspeR,
sion Of work April l, may be made with
in week.
1t was learned authoritatively today
that Harding is inclined toward such q
move as final effort to draw the
bituminous operators into national
peace conference and enhance the
chances of settlement in all districts. !,
President Harding has consulted At
torney General Daugherty, it was
learned, to find what steps he might
take toward backing up the move be
made in inviting the bituninous eper-
ators to conference.
Daughcrty told him, according to re-
liable information, that he knew OF He
legal steps that might be taken by Any
agent of the government toward settle
mcnt before the fuel supply of the ma
tion is impcrilled by the walkout.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
Mrs. Hester, Convicted Here
of ExtOrtiOn, Asks
Prison Sentence
STAYS WITH HUSBAND
Both Sentenced to 5 Years
In San Quentin, Second
Term For Man

A young wife, jointly convicted with
her husband Of extortion, clung to him
steadfastly today in the face of years
in prison, and stOutly refused probation.
Such was the extraordinary action of
Mrs. Kate Hester when she and William
Hester came up before Superior Judge
COnkling for sentence on conviction of
practicing the badger game on M. l..
Grayson, LEGAL dairyman,
Is Given Sentence
Faced with Mrs. Hester's refusal of
probation unless her husband, too, was
granted the law IS lenicncy, Judge Conk-
ling passed sentence on the woman and
her spouse, imposing penalty of not
more than five years confinement in
San Quentin prison.
1T was the first time in the history
of Imperial county that wcman was
sent to state prison.
Mrs. Hester, l9-year-old wife OF the
man who was convicted OF conspiring
with her to fleece Grayson out of his
automobile and other property, took her
sentence smilingly. In spite of the rec
ommendation of the jury which con-
victed her that she be granted proba-
tiCn, she insisted that her attorney, J.
Al Berry, inform the court that she re-
fused probation unless her husband was
allowed probation with her.
"rhis oung woman is determined not
to be separated from her husband even
if she has to accompany him to prison, -
Attorney Berry told the court. Z" More
over. she will refuse, if she has the
power, to be sent to the state female
reform farm. She wants to go into San
Quentin with William Hester and come
out with him. -
The court passed sentence after de-
clarine that he was disposed to grant
Mrs. Hester probation but not ON the
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
REWARD OFFERED FOR
CAPTURE OF RIDERS
United Press Leased Wire

BEAUMONT, Texas, March ga
reward of $500 for night riders who
whipped two men in this vicinity since
Saturday was offered by the city com
mission today.
q, negro Catholic institution received
notes threatening to dynamite the place
if the congregation attended services by
a white priest and warning the pastor
of the church to leave town under pen
atty of being tarred and feathered.
The letters were Signed "K. X. k
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
Investigator OF
Ghosts Is
HnuntedHinlseH

NEW YORK, March 22.-Dr.
Walter Franklin Prince recently
went to investigate the ghosts.
Today it was revealed that the
ghosts are investigating DR..
Prince.
The Investigator described to !,
the United Press the antics of his
private spook, which for months
has caused alarm and amazement
in his New Jersey home.
DR.. Princes ghost, from his
statements, rocks his bed, produc-
ing a sensation akin to seasick-
ness in the occupier, it raps, imi-
tates 4 peglegged man walking
on the floor above the haunted
bedroom and gives other unearth-
ly demonstrations of its presence.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
START WAR AGAINST
TEXVAS NIGHT RIDERS
United Press Leased Wire

DALLAS, Texas, March 22.--Tex;'s
authorities today began an offensive
against masked and unmaskcd night
riders and tcrrorists responsible for
scores of whippings and floggings in
Texas since the first of the wear.
Terrorists who flogged +. Fl. Ether
idgc, prominent lumbcrman, told him he
was the sixty third person whipped
near Dallas in the last few months.
Rewards totalling $500 including
$1,000 offered by the xxx. have been
olrered for the arrest of Etheridgc s
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
ATTEMPTS TO, ALTER
ARMY ARE DEFEATED

WASHINGTON, March 22.-All at
tempts to alter the size of the army
from $4,000 enlisted men provided in
the army appropriations bill were
squelched in the house late today.
Amendments providing for an army
of $4,000 by Representative Quinn,
Massachusetts, democrat; 100000 by
Representative Sisson, democrat, Mis-
sissippi and l05,O00 by Representative
Kahn, California, republican, were oy-
erwhelmingly defeated.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
RAIL UNIONS MAY JOIN COAL STRIKE
Prince Pugilist
Touring
United States

CHICAGO, March 22.-Prince
Ali Ibrahim, nephew Of the King
Of Egypt, and Blink McCloskey,
pugilist, his social secretary were
in Chicago today on their tour Of
America.
Blink did the talking.
Hizzoner the Prince wanted
70 inhale Chicago so I fetchced
him. We's on our way to Holly
wood. The Princ'll show 'em
few tricks out there. The Prince
is the berries. He's an all
around athlete and gives me
tough battle once in a while.
1--WE pay forty smacks a day
for this point Blink referred
to a suite in the Blackstone
hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
THrNK. WAR pELIBERATE

DUBLIN, March >22-Cueriua war
fare along the Ulster border was today
considered deliberate attempt by ex-
tremists TO provoke civil war and upset
plans for the Irish free state. Reports
from Belfast lay the blame for the
border skirmishes upon Slim Feiners,
but it is pointed out here that ulster
extremists are equally anxious to pre-
vent establishment Of the southern gov
ernmcnt.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
SHOTS EXCHANGED

PROVIDENCE, r. T., March a.
Shots were exchanged in . sktrnish ~
tween striking textile workers anA a.
legged strikebreakers In North xrevt-
dence today. Police reserves we're
rushed to the scene Of the sAoetanS, but
participants in the disturbances 1aa
fled So far as is known No enc vas
injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
GERMANY GETS DEMAND

BERLIN, March 22.-The note OF tne
allied reparations commission detailins
which will be required OF Cor
many this year, was received ncle ~
day. It created consternation IN sov.
ernment and financial circles. a iIesa
crisis for the Wirth government Is PFC
dicted. The payments required by tne
allies will necessitate an addational As
sue Of 10000, ,O00,o 900 paper marks ano
additional taxation, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
yUrTNESs COLIAPSES

LOS ANGELES, March 22-Frofes-
sor George J.. Eberie Of the University
Of Southern California collapsed this
afternoon while testifyinS for the As
sociated Cities Of Southern caa3ornAa
in the Edison company rats case beiore
the state railroad commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
NOTES DELIVERED

WASHINGTON, March 22.-Notes
from the American government are be-
ing delivered to the allied powers today
outlining this country's claim for the
payment of S241, 100000 to cover the
cost Of the United Army OF occupation
in Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
LateFhshes
SHIP SEIZED
United Prc.s Leased Wire

NEW ORLEANS, LaA 9 March o.
The World, sarlfifty tonllugger, loaded
with liquors said to bsisworth $4,000
and manned by skipper land crew Of
nine, all heavily armed, was seized by
prohibition officials half mile Oft
Shore in Lake Pontchartrain early TO-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
SEVEN DIE FROM DISEASE

DENVER. Colo, March TZ-Ine
death toll in Denver from sleeping SICK
ness has been brought to seven since
January /, the city health department
announced today. Two persons DIED o.
tho disease in the last three days Tne
disease is an aftermath Of influenza
physicians said.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
Great Nationwide Walkout
Will Be 100 Per Cent
Leaders Declare
PRESIDENT WILL ACT
Harding Plans Appeal To
Factions To Settle
Differences
United Pres. Leased Wire

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 22.-Pos-
sibility that the railroad brotherhoeds,
100000 strong, may give their support
to the 100000 mine workers ordered to
strike at midnight March 81 was sect
today as Cleveland became the center
of what may become the greatest mine
strike in history.
This possibility was revealed in the
admission from brotherhood /, officials
that ''this protective agreement be-
tween miners and brotherhoods s'WiH
doubtless receive the sanction Of the
railroad organizations. The executive
board of the United Mine Workers, it
was said, already have ratified the
agreement. $50
NEW YORK, March 22.-The great
coal strike called for midnight Marck
81, will be 100 per cent effective, Of
ficials of the United Mine Workers Sf
America declared here today. s.,
Reports from the anthracite and
bituminous fields throughout the United
States indicate that virtually every oIs
of the 100000 miners will obey the order
to suspend work.
No Rebel Movement ~
President John l.. Lewis Of the United
Mine Workers, who issued the order
here yesterday believes there will he ue
rebel movement in the union ranks He
asserted the 10000 miners Of Illinois
would quit with the rest, despite thefast
that President Frank Harrington Of the
Illinois Miners is quoted here as ealling
Lewis action premature.
The mine union officials are geing
ahead with plans for the great walEout,
just as if there were NO chance Of feaer-.
al intervention, or possible settlenent Ut
the trouble in, any mine district.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22

CONTINUED on page four.)
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22
WEATHER TODAY

Southern California tonight
fair Thursday increasing eloudi-
ness.
Los Angeles and vicinity partly
cloudy tonight and Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-22

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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-05-23
ZDOBENf HRCBO We
FRANCII.

Washington, %. kvetna. A
mericka Legie naridila sve od-
bocce v Parizi, aby i letos Sc
postarala o ozdobeni hrobG a
merickych vojak6, jichz teles-
ne pozustatky zustaly ulozeny
We francouzske pude. Jest
40, 900 tech americkych hrobn
We Francii, coz jest 10000 me-
ne, nez-i v roce lonskem, ne
bot, mrtvi " tomto poctu do
praveni byii ma zadost pTibuz-
nych do Spoj. StatG. America
ne jsou pohrbeni ma sesti hrbi-
tovech, nejvice jest jich pocho-
vano V Romange a sice 10000.
Zde hlavn1m recnikem ma den
zdobeni hrobG bude gen. Har-
bord. Ostatni hrbitovy jsou bli-
re Chateau Thierry, Belleau
Wood a V Suresnes, nedaleko
Parize.