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Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
BATTERY CASE Is
DISMISSED BY
JUSTICE

The case Of William Cloughiey
against Mike Marion and Elton Bow
lin in Justice of the Peace Mayfield s
court was dismissed this morning on
the grounds of insufficient evidence for
ClOughley charges the
men with battery.
Narra Sing was fined $40 for flood
ing the highway near his place Six miles
southwest Of town. The county high
way ordinance. specifies that the flood
ing Of the highways shall be done only
by the county road foreman.
A ten dollar fine was imposed upon
Guy Hood by Judge Mayfield this
morning for excessive speeding on the
highway three miles south of the city.
Officer Deering made the arrest. r. II.
Skies paid. $l5sfor asimilar offense. NJ.
A. Moultrup, county motorcycle officer,
made the complaint.
Warrants are being sent to +. Ambiel
of Holtville and F. j. Cohaor of Indio
to appear in Mayfield s court. These
men, apprehended by county officers
last week on speed charges, have failed
to make appearance to date.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
Practice For Production
Of II. S. Operetta Starts

The members of the boys and girls
glee clubs and orchestra at the high
school are faithfully practicing for the
operetta, 'The Wild Rose billed at
the school auditorium April Is and is.
Miss Schlindler has charge of the vocal
and speaking parts and Prof. Schlosser
is directing the orchestral work of the
play. ,.,,...: I'D za.., 80 -
The leading parts Of this lively oper.
eta have been awarded to Margaret
Mason, Russell Kleigle, Mary Flint,
Fern Leach and Bernice Stafford.
Competitive tryouts for the leading
characters were held some time ago, ac-
cording to Miss Schlindler, and the re-
mainder of the east will be chosen and
announced next Friday.
Seventy students are included in
the east of the production. Two
pianos will accompany the orchestra
during the performances. The play
''The Wild, Rose.'' is, in two. acts. 1t
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05


was written by Edith Burrows and set
to music by W. Khys Herbert, The
plot is declared TO be very cleNer ard
abounds in amusing situations.
Rose McCloud, popular society belle,
is bored with her artificial existence.
A maddening procession of adorng
debutantes, newspaper interviewers,
dress makers, etc, drive her to distrac-
tiOn. Her ambitions are suddenly
stopped when Lady Grey, a noted play.
wright, refused to permit her to play
the leading role Of play. Disap-
pointed with life, Rose goes to the
country under an assumed name and
leads the simple life. She meets a
lovely old woman and both fall in love
with each other. The old lady turns
out to be Lady Grey. When the true
name of Rose is revealed, Lady Grey
gives her the main part1in her play and
brings the play toia happy ending.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
ONE SLAIN AS TONG
WAR ON IN PORTLAND

PORTLAND, Ore, April 5.-Sue 10y
was dead, Lee Bong was near death
and Go Quong Jue was in Jail here this
morning and Portland police had an
other "tong war; to investigate.
2 Leading Chinese informed officers
that the shooting Of 10y by Bong and
Jue hate yesterday was probably tbe re
suit OF a grudge and not due to tong
feeling, as noue OF the men are be-
lieved to be tong members.
Twenty shots were exchanged in the
gun battle waged in the very shadow
Of tho central police station.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
LOCAL DEPUTY TO
GO TO LOS ANGELES

Rex Ragan, for the past fifteen
months deputy collector of internal
revenue for Imperial county, has been
transferred to the Los Angeles divis-
ion, and has already entered upon his
new duties at the federal building. The
transfer is in the nature Of a promo
tion, aud came to Mr.. Ragau because
CT his good work in this county.
james A. Gormap, another service
man, for some time ~ employe Of the
Security Commercial aud Savings Bapk,
has beea appointed deputy collector OF
Imperial county, aud will enter upon
his new duties as soon as his place at
tho bank can be filled.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
Government Workers Are
Declared Hostile To
Administration
HUNDREDS AFFECTED
General House Cleaning
Planned Despite
Opposition
Bv LAWRENCE MARTIN

\
WASHINGTON, April "a gener-
n 6. house cleaning that will remove
at least two thousand prominent gov
1rnmcnt employees here with democratic
leanings of views hostile to those of
the administration has been decided
upon as a sequel to the summary dis
missal by the president Of 30 bureau of
engraving chiefs.
President Harding, it was said, has
determined that to attain the highest
efficiency of governmental admins
tration, the more important positions
i'll the administration must not be
held by democrats or others not friend
ly to his policies. He has decided to
carry out the policy, regardless Of any
criticism at the start, believing it
would be approved in the long run. I.
Elmer Dover, recently appointed as
sistant secretary of the treasury, will
soon extend the "house cleaning pol.
icy throughout the internal revenue
bureau where the nucleus of "a demo
cratic machine-relic of the McAdoO.
Roper days-is alleged to exist.
In addition to the bureau chiefs dis
missed from the bureau of engraving,
it was learned that AS of the 5000
employees of the customs service have
been removed recently This ratio Of
one to ten will hold in other depart
ments, it was said
About 800 changes already have been
ordered in the 1000 employees Of the
revenue bureau and the number will
be increased.
The next department to come under
the knife will be the prohibition bu-
reau. Present indications are that 800
or 400 of the "dry hounds will be
removed.
Administration spokesmen claim the
president g policy already is having a
beneficial effect--that hundreds of en-
p'Oyes who have been lax are "pep-
ping up, because of the fear of losing
their jobs.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05

the schedule would include the follow
ing valley towns and dates:
Calexico, April 10; FL Centre, April
II; Imperial, April 10; Brawley, April
l3, and Calipatfia, April IA.
Lectures will be delivered on the sub
Ject at evening meetings to be held in
the valley points on the above dates at
1880 p. m. in most instances at the
high schools.
The drainage demonstration week is
of the utmost Importance to farmers
and land owners, it was pointed out
s"Thcre isa great deal of interest
being shown in the coming drainage
Demonstrations Secretary McIvef
said today. SIT is surprising the in
quiries coming into this office and into
the farm bureau. The people realize
that drainage today is of vital moment
to the valley, closely correlated to the
great irrigation system.
'In view of the need for the great
drainage program which the district
proposes to carry out by bond issue, we
welcome the drainage demonstrations
by Professor Weir and Mr.. Murphy. 1t
will be means of portraying actual
problems as they now exist. y
Announcement of the schedule of To-
cations for the field demonstrations
will be made by Mr.. Garthwaite with
in the next few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
SURVEY OF
IRRIGATION
f4-
SYSTEM .... ....

The State Consulting Goard of Irri-
CATION Investigations will make a sur
vey Of the Imperial Irrigation system
April and 8, according to information
received by the district offices here to-
day. ,. .,.
Plans are being made by the Irriga-
tion board to meet with the state com
mission, discuss the local situation and
then conduct the party over the system
in motor cars.
A tour of the district will include
Hanlon S Heading, the new Pescadero
Cut and other important : links in the
system. ffa8#{{F,l5ss
Plans may include a banquet to the
commission at the Barbara Worth hotel
Saturday evening, although that phase
of the program, has not been worked out
as to final details.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
CONFERENCE
OFFER IS
REJECTED
Congress Is Interfering
Coal Operators
Declare
UNIONS WORK HARD
Delegates In Attempt To
Organize Working
Miners 1
United Pres. Leased Wire

CHICAGO, April Goal mine ops
orators today planned flat turndown
of the government S offer to settle the
miners strike,
Mine owners in Indiana and 1llinoiss
have agreed to refuse to accept the ints
vitation of the labor committee of the
house of representatives to meet ons
April 10 with John l.. Lewis, president
of the United Mine Workers. {.
The attitude of the operators toward.
the invitation of the house committee.s,
was learned today by the United Press.
from the highest official of the organ.
lied mine owners. He revealed the ats
titude of the operators as follows: !
eve did not understand what right
congress has to interfere in this dis.
pute. We have no contract with the
miners union now. Our old contract
providing fer a meeting before April !,
expired ON that date.
A conference Of operators will prob
ably be held in Chicago this week to
formally consider the invitation. Ae-
cording to their present attitude brief
diplomatic refusal will be sent. Ii is
no secret now that the operators will.
devote all their efforts to bring about
separate agreements with the workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
BONDS.
STOLEN IN
CALEX|c0
Wealthy Society Woman
Reports $1,000
Theft
LAvALIERRE MISSING
Valuables Left In Car
In Garage; Police
Investigate
LAVALIERRE MISSING

News of the mysterious theft of
81 900 in Jewels, liberty bonds and
money from Mrs. +. NJ. Witherington,
wealthy society woman and tourist,
while she was motoring through Calex-
leo came to light today when report
was made to the sheriff's office here
and reward offered for return of IA
$500 lavallierre contained in the losses.
The report was made by the house de-
tcctive at the Coronado hotel, San Di-
ego, at the instance of Mrs. Wither-
ington.
Was Left In Car
According to details of the theft,
Mrs. Witherington and her party, tour
ing the Imperial Valley, stopped over
night recently in CaleXico. Her ma
chine was stored in Calexico garage.
Unmindful of hand-purse she carried,
Mrs. Witherington went to her hotel,
leaving the bag in the expensive ear.
Next morning, missing the hand
purse and then mindful Of the property
it contained, Mrs. Witherington rushed
to the garage and there found the hand
purse missing. Complaint to the garage
owner caused him to summon his entire
night force, question them closely and,
dissatisfied with results, he discharged
them.
Search was made in Calexico and
Mexicali for the missing gems, bonds
and something over, 800 in currency,
but to no avail.
Mrs. Witherington has sent n des
criptiOn of the lavallierre to Sheriff
Applestill, offering reward of $50
for its recovery.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
AR MY COURT To
INVESTIGATE
adQMuRDER
United Preas,I Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, April 5.--Au army
court of inquiry will be appointed to
investigate the shooting to death at
Oklahoma City of Lieutenant Colonel
Paul Ward Beck, army flyer of Post
Field, Oklahoma, it was learned at the
war department.
This is in accordance with regula,
tiOns requiring such an inquiry in the
event of the death of an army officer
from other than natural causes i'll peace
time. This step will be taken indie.
Pendently of what action is taken by
county authorities. The army court
will be appointed by the commandant
of Fort Sill, Oklahoma, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
Dry Agents TO
Face
Murder Trial

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 5.
Three former federal prohibi-
tion agents and a former police
mar will go or trial here tonor-
row in federal court charged
with numbering Curtis Tidemore,
backwoods farmer.
State attorneys will prosecute
the -four former officials while
the defense will be conducted by
U. S. district attorneys. The de-
fense will be based on the claim
that the man was shot by the cf-
ficers while ir performances Of
their duty.
Tidemorc wac riding into Bir-
mingham last September on his
wagor wher tho officers started
to search it for liquor. They
claimed Tidemore resisted and
was shot before they obtained
evidence.
The case has stirred up in
tense interest throughout the
south.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
TWO DIE IN CHICAGO
EPIDEMIC OF CRIME
Uni,~L Pres. Leased wire

CHICAGO, April 5.-Chieago s crime
epidemic claimed two more lives today.
William Parlon, 30, was, shot 'and
killed by auto bandits who attempted
to steal his ear. ParlOn's fiancee on
whom he was calling, witnessed the
Staying.
Fritz Meinhausen pointed Il revolver
at his wife when she accused him with
being too friendly with another woman.
Mrs. Nicholas Peters, the other woman.
jumped between Meinhausen and his
wife and was killed by the bullet in
tended for the wife.
Fred Irvine, a policeman, was arrest.
ed in connection with the investigation
into the murder of "A policeman and the
treasurer of a building and loan asso-
citation during holdup.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
Continue Efforts

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The house
labor committee whicn invited opera
tors of the Central Competitive Fields
to a conference in Washington April
10, to end the coal strike, gave notice
to the country today that it will not
cease its efforts until II settlement Of
the dispute is effected.
"We are going to stick to this thing
until we have reached a solution wheth-
cr it comes through this first effort
or not, Representative Bland, repub-
lican, Indiana, declared today.
Representative Nolan, republican,
California, chairman of the committee,
expressed similar determination. He
was the originator of the plan toward
which the country is looking today for
Il solution.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
INTERVENTION IN
STRIKE SUCCEEDS
United prcss- Leased wire

LONDON, April 5.-Lloyd George 5
intervention in the engineering crisis
has been successful and employers have
agreed to suspend lockout orders
against 100000 workers, it was official
ly announced today.
The British premier followed his
triumph in the house of commons by
bringing workers and operators to-
gether and preventing complete break
down in the engineering trades.
Negotiations will be resumed be
tween Union leaders and executives ON
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
HARDING NOMINATESf
RAIL BOARD MEMBERS
United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, April 5.-President
Harding today sent to the senate the
following nominations of three mem
bers of the railroad labor board at
Chicago whose terms have expired.
They are:
A. O. Wharton, Missouri, labor group.
J. II. Elliott, Texas, management
group.
G. Wallace Hanger, District of Co
lumbia, public group.
Other nominations were:
u. S. Attorney, district of Nevada,
George Springmeyer, Nevada.
u. s. Marshal, southern district of
California, Albert G.. Sittel, California.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
WOMAN KILLED, MAN
HURT in ACCIDENT
United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, April 5.-Miss Car
oline Blodgett was instantly killed and
her nephew, Henry b. Warren, slightly
injured in an automobile crash yester
day near Camarillo. Two other per-
sons in the car escaped with bruises.
The motor party was returning to Los
Angeles from Santa Barbara when the
fatal wreck occurred. The ear skidded
from the wet pavement and overturned.
Miss Blodgett was so years of age.
Eaneral arrangements are being COM
pletcd today. She is the aunt of Ian.
sing Warren, San Francisco newspaper
man, and Henry B. Warren, local at
torney and traffic expert.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
ISSUE PERMIT FOR
+ PASADENA STADIUM
United Press Leased Wire

PASADENA, Calf, April with
the issuance of building permit fol
the stadium in the Arroyo Seeo today,
to the Tournament of Roses association
amounting to $270,000 this city will
pass all previous building records for
the month of April. The total for only
five days is $365,2l5, while the previous
high mark for the fourth month of the
year was $375,392, last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
FAMOUS JOCKEY is
FREED OF CHARGE
unlted Press Leased Wire

SAN DIEGO, Calf, April. 5.-Tod
Sloan, famous ex-iockey, was found
not guilty in police court here today
on a charge of driving his car ~ miles
an hour. Sloan came into court with
his face battered up, the result of be
ing beaten up by~-two highwaymen
several nights ago. In seeing him, the
I,olice judge said it would be an in
Justice to find Sloan guilty, "consid
cring his age and physical condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
NORWEGIAN LOWERS
WORLD SPEED RECORD
United Pres. Leased w,r.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, April o
Travelling speed of 1884 miles an
hour, Sig Haugdahl of Trondhjam, Nor
way, in his WISCONSIN special racing
car, officially lowered the worlds ree-
ord here today when he established
marks of 3.56 for ten miles and l.56:Oo
Tor the five mile distance.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
DISCHARGED, MAN
SHOOTS UP SHOP

CHICAGO, April 5.-Charles Falls
ted, a discharged employe of the W. A..
Jones foundry, entered the shop today
and started shooting with two guns.
He killed Chester Borstrand, clerk,
and wounded four others. Il. j. Powers,
superintendent, after being wounded,
obtained u revolver and shot and killed
Falstedt.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
ARBUCKLE ON STAND
IN MURDER TRIAL
Upit~d Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.-Roscoe
(Fatty) Arbuckle, motion picture actor
took the stand in his own defense to-
day in final effort to clear himself
of the charge Of having caused the
death of Virginia Rape, at the now
famous Labor Day party in San
Francisco hotel
The actor described occurrences at
the party. He will be cross-examined
by state attorneys late this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
SENATOR, IN BILL
ASKS INVESTIGATION
United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, April 5.--Investiga
tion of charges of wastes, inefficien
cy and extravaganza as well as par
tisanship and favoritism to political
lawyers, agents and lobbyists, in con-
nection with the tax work of the in
ternal revenue bureau was sought in a
resolution introduced today by Senator
King, Utah.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
Work On Non Union Men

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 5.-All
the strength of the United Mine Work
crs was concentrated today on organ
izing non-mion miners whose produc-
tion threatens success of the strike.
In every open shop field, especially,
in West Virginia, agents Of the union
were hamnering home the doctrines of
organized bargaining.
So long us thirty percent of the
normal coal production is mined by
non-union men the chances of forcing
an interstate wage conference with the
operators are not bright.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
INDICT WEALTHY SON

NEW YORK, April 5.-Indictmept
Of Joseph Donald Grafton, son OF u
Pittsburgh millionaire on 4 charge OF
bigamy, will. be asked of the grand
jury, it was announced today at the
office of District Attorney Banton.
r. c. Murphy, assistant district at.
torney, will present the ease to the
grand Jury this afternoon,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
TO ASK MILLIONS o.e,
FOR WILSON DAM

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Appropri-
atiop Of $7,500,000 for completion Of
the Wilson Dam at Muscle Shoals will
be asked Of congress under a motion
unanimously pressed by the seuate ag-
ricultural committee today. The com
mittee will offer it's request as an
amendment to the military bill, now
the subject OF hearings before the
senate appropriations committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
MINE OWNERS REFUSE STRIKE PARLEY
Edith CnUeU's
Betrayer
Is Executed

MONS, Belgium, April 5.-An
echo of one OF the world wars
most poignant tragedies was Tie
sentence Of death passed here
against the traitor, Jeannes,
who betrayed Edith Cavell into
the hands Of the Germans. ~
Jeannes' betrayal OF the Eng
lish nurse resulted in her execu.
ton as spy.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-05
SPIES LOOT TRAIN
FOR OFFICIAL MAIL
United Press Lessed wire

PARIS, April 5.--lnternational spies
last night robbed tho mail train run
ming from Paris to Laroche o. thirty
sacks Of English mail bound for Italy,
ip an attempt to capture diplomatic
correspondence relating to the Genoa
economic conference.
Evening star., 1922-07-30

whether two cents a gallon produced
too much or too little revenue.
Now, asks the fellow who usually
looks for the Senegambian in the
woodpile, what is there really back
of Maryland's gasoline tax plan? What
served by spreading and general
adoption of the gasoline tax?
Much Opposition Evident.
Of automobile owners and vast auto
mobile interests that must be reck-
oned with before any change of taxa
ton can be effected.
Not only are many motorists op-
posed to the Maryland plan-even
quite a number of the A. A. A. mem
bers voted against it when asked for
automobile dealers, through their or
ganization, have expressed opposi-
tom
The dealers. like many of the indi-
viduai motoris is. do not claim to be
unalterably opposed to the Maryland
plan. but they want to know more
about IL and to know definitely just
what Maryland offers.
Now would seem to be the time for
the state of Maryland to forward to
the Washington motoring public a
readily understandable statement of
just what the District motorists
would save in money and annoyance
by acceding to the Maryland proposal.
Unless such a statement is forth
coming and makes plain that the
District car owner can benefit ma
terially by the plan. loud and vigorous
protest against acceptance will re-
suit. say small army of automo-
bilists already interviewed on the
subject.
Evening star., 1922-07-30

and again. If the oiling charts stipu-
iate six drops of oil every l 900
miles nothing will be gained by in
creasing the dose to twelve drops.
Fan Belt Overnotcied.
Possibly no part OF the car suffers
more from excessive attention than
the ian belt. Because the fan adjust
ment Is invariably simple and the
parts accessible the owner with a
passion for tinkering with the car
when there is nothing wrong with II
keeps tightening the belt every week
or so until it becomes a source of
trouble and winds up by breaking.
All the while he fmagines that the
adjustment does not remain constant.
whereas the trouble is that every
time he stretches the belt by tight
ening il he encourages IL to stretch
more. A belt should only be tight
ened when 1t is necessary and then
only just enough so that the fan does
not spin around free. belt only
needs to exert light friction on the
fan pully to keep 1t spinning.
There are always q number of nuts
and studs on a motor car which can
stand bit OF Tightening. and atten-
ton to these will tend 20 prolonR the
life Of. the mechanism. But unless
one goes at the work intelligentIy-
and sparingly-it is better to leave
the tools in the kit. Enough things
go wrong with a car without manu-
featuring them.
,pyright, 1922, by the Gilman Feature Service