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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
GOVERNMENT CAN'T
CRUSH UN|ON|SM
President Will Not ask Pub
lie to Submit to Such
g Long Contest
EXECUTIVES ARE
BADLY DIVIDED

Some Realize Attempt to Crush Union
ism Is Useiess-Report of Stormy
Meeting of Magnates-PennsyI
Experiment Not Likely to Succeed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-08
Saturday, August 26

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Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
TOO MUCH SPEED
S MOTORISTS
NABBED

Too much speed on the county high
ways caused five autoists to be ar
rested Tuesday.
Three Of the county ordinance Of
Tenders faced Justice Of the Peace May
field yesterday and contributed $40 to
the county treasury. II. Anderson was
fined $l5 for speeding At the rate of
II miles per hour, G. G.. Quincy paid $40
for a similar velocity and ]. p. Hilliard
fined $l5 for exceeding the limit seven
miles per hour.
Two other offenders giving their
names as. II. Ambiel of Holtville and
y. J. Connor, Indio, failed to appear for
trial
County motorcycle officers state that
spceding is at it's height and are max
inc every endeavor to bring sreedsters
to court. Judge Mayfield SAYS that
he ia giving violators the limit aud
warns the general motoring public to
watch their speedometers.
"Tbe motorcycle officer generally
comes OF the time when you don't want
to see him. laughed Judge Mayfield
Isu't IL fact that everything hap
pens at the wrong timep' he asked the
reporter.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
FORTUNE in COTTON
IS SEIZED FOR
CITY TAXES

CALEXICO, March 30.--Of the
80, 900 worth of cotton seized under
attachment in the Calexico Cotton Com
press yards, for personal property tax
es alleged to be due the city, Assessor
Paul Steintorf reports this morning
that $4,000 worth had been released
through exemption affidavits filed by
the owners, chiefly the Globe Mills.
Assessor Steintorf filed attachment,
on 10000 bales of cotton in the com
press yards to collect a city tax of 81
cents per bale, after a fruitless effort
to learn from brokers, shippers and
others to whom the cotton belonged
and what was exempt, because grown
in Mexico, and what was subject to ta:
because raised on the American side Oh
the border. The blanket attachment
was run to bring forth statements of
ownership and it seems to be effective
in tins as 5000 bales were excmptrf
yesterday. 1t is expected that all of
the exempt cotton will have been re-
ported before the end Of the week. and
Assessor Steintorf will then proceed to
collect the tax due on that liable. One
effect of the running of the attach
ment was to hold up the shipment of
] 900 bales of cotton already loaded on
board Southern Pacific ears and destin-
ed for Massachusetts cotton mills.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
DAM.
| Held 1 Up BY
DISPUTES
River Commission Still
Fails To Reach
Agreements
SHARP WARNING MADE
Must Compromise, Secre-
tary Hoover Declares To
Delegates
SHARP WARNING MADE

Failure Of the Colorado River Com
mission to reach an agreement on ripar-
ian rights Of the seven states involved,
still blocks progress Of the commls-
sion $ public hearings being held in the
west to expedite the program for pow
er, flood control and reclamation pro-
jects proposed in the great Boulder
Canyon Dam plan, according to word
received here today.
At sessions held in Grand junction,
Colorado, yesterday, at which Herbert
Hoover. secretary of commerce and
chairman of the commission, presided,
little progress was made towards agree,
ment on distribution of the waters of
the Colorado.
Hoover Issues Warning
In sharp warning to the members
of the commission, Chairman Hoover
told the meeting that there must be
some cOmpromise-that if each state
contended for full state rights there
is no use for this commission to try
and reach an agreement that will sat.
isfy the legislators of the seven states
Interested
Commissioner DELPHI Carpenter, one
of the dominant factors in the hear.
ings, represents Colorado and support.
ed that state s representatives who
testified that there are 100000 acres
of land in the western part of the
state that should be irrigated by waters
from the Colorado river. This should
hot lessen the water supply to the
other states in the Colorado basin, it
was asserted.
Other states protested that eonten-
tion, however, and merry row was
again threatened.
Mr.. Hoover and the commission were
expected to arrive in Denver tonight
for the concluded hearings, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
Sinmese TlUin Sisters Lose
In Struggle Against Death
By CARL VICTOR LITTLE
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent) :,

Rosa and Josefa Black were the
greatest wonder twins in the world, ac
cording to DR.. Breakstone, who has ex
amined the famous twins and Lalloo
the East Indian prince.
Toured With Show
They were born 43 years ago. They
were educated and learned to play the
violin. They romped like other child
ren. of their age.
In early girlhood, the two started a
tour Of Europe which lasted over Il de-
cade. They came to the United States
q year ago to tour the country.
Rosa was married. Her husband was
killed in the world war.
"Anatomically, they were two COM
flcte persons, with the exceptions Of
two organs they had in common, -
said DR.. Breakstone. "They were
joined together at the side and back.
Like two individuals, they had definite
likes and dislikes as far as similar en-
vironment would permit. -
Over-eating was the indirect cause
of the deaths according to the doctor s
diagnosis. In the Old country, DR..
Breakstone said, the women seldom
ate meat. Since they have been in the
United States, they have eaten five
meals day, consisting of from five to
six pounds of meat each.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
new COMPANY PAYS
MILLION FOR
CONCESSION

CALEXICO, March 30.-A numbe,
of concessions involving the payment
to the Mexican government of sum
approximating $1,000,000 gold annual
" have Just been granted to David r.
Huston, capitalist of Seattle. WASH,
Joseph Pepler Of Phoenix, Ariz., Juan
b. Scolari merchant and capitalist of
Mexicali, and Lorenzo Rosado promi-
nent Mexican attorney here.
The concessions are for the exclusive
fishing privileges in the Gulf of Cali
fornia along the west coast of Mexico
of the state of Sonora, Sinaloa and
Navarit and the eastern coast of the
northern district of Baja, California
for fish and vegetable packing houses
to be located at favorable points in the
Mexican states and territory name, and
for game and hunting privileges with
in the territory prescribed.
Company Financed at $5,000,OO0
The. company which is known as La
ltaliana Compania Empacadora De
Comestibles. Sociedad Anonima, is ac-
eording to Mr.. b. Scolari, the treasur-
er, financed to the extent of $5,000,0O0
and it is the intention to begin at once
the erection Of chain of packing
houses and docks and wharves along
the coast of the gulf, which will give
employment to large number Of men
and women, both American and Mexi-
can. A fleet Of fishing boats will be
put in commission at once in charge of
skilled and experienced Mexican fish
crmen, and it is expected to begin
shipping the products of the company
by next year.
Purchases Equipment
d. r. Huston, who is the president of
the company is now in the east pur-
chasing and directing the shipment Of
necessary machinery and other equip
ment for the packing houses, and con
tracts will be made at once at Pacific
coast points for the building material
necessary for the erection of the nee
essary buildings for the packing plants
and homes for the workmen and EN-
ployes.
The money to be derived from these
concessions will be spent by the Mexi.
can federal and state governments and
the territorial administration Of the
northern district Of Lower California,
in public works, such as the building
of roads, highways and bridges, the
building and improvement Of schools,
and the upkecp Of other projects for
the public good.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
MRS. HESTER ENJOYS
LIFE in STATE
PENITENTIARY

Mrs. Kate Hester, convicted with her
husband Of practicing badger
game on M. l.. Grayson, is enjoying life
in San Quentin pcnitcntiary.
That information came from her IN
a letter received today by Mrs. Mat
lock, matron at the county Jail, ir
whose care Mrs. Hester was during hcl
confinement before being sent to the
state prison.
g am glad to be here Mrs Hester
wrote. 81 guess it is for the best. God
knows what is best for us, and when we
do wrong we have to atone for it. /
will feel better for doing my sentence. =
Mrs. Hester was sentenced to from
one to five years after she refused pro
baton because ''she wanted to be with
her husband.
''They are awfully nice to MS girls
up here. There arc two lovely matrons
who look after us. We have very little
60 do except take care of our own
rooms and trim hats and make clothes
am learning to do lot of useful
things.
mrs. Pcate-the woman who was
supposed to have killed Denton-is
hcie. 'Ht Is u pcricct uear. All us
girls love her to death. She is sort
Of queen of the women s prison. She
says she didn't kill that man and hopes
to get out some time when she proves
she didn't. She doesn't feel very
well.''
Although Mrs. Hester refused pro.
bation because she thought she could
be with her husband in prison, she
writes that she hasn t seen him since
they crossed the prison threshold and
that she is reconciled.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
Judge Denies Motion To
Dismiss Slayer OF
Rex w. Samples
is RETURNED TO JAIL
Wife In Triangle Love Case
Will Stand By Her.
Husband, Claim

Phil Breedlove, whose sensational
murder of Rex w. Samples in triangle
love tragedy stirred Fl Centre recently
failed today through counsel to avoid
trial on the homocide accusation and
must face a jury in Superior Judge
Cole 3 court May 8.
Such was Judge Coles ruling and
order today when Breedlovc, appeared
in court for arraignment on the charge
Of murder, heard his counsel, AttOr
neys Seymour and TimmOns, enter q
motion for their client is dismissal from
further custody on the ground that he
had not been properly held by justice
s3snk His preliminary hearing.
Judge Cole denied the motion and
upon agreement of defense counsel and
deputy District Attorney Charles F.
Scott, set the trial down-for the 9th
0f May. Earlier trial date was avail.
able, the court advised, but counsel
agreed more time was requifed to pre-.
pare for the important ease.
Brcedlovc came into court .iauntily
attired in neat business suit, a silk
handkerchief tucked fashionably in his
coat breast pocket,a flower in his lapel
Mrs. Breedlove, who will 'sstand by
her husband, was not present. The
courtroom was empty.
The Samples murder set FL Centre
aud the valley agog. Both principals
we're we'll known. Breedlove, infnriated
at Samples attentions to Mrs. Breed
love, returned unexpectedly ono eve
ming from inland, failed to find Mrs.
Breedlovc home, learned she had at
tended local thcater with Samples
and then went to the Oregon hotel,
Samples headquarters, with Dor.
I r0Tcd shotgun.
M samples was shot to death when he
Walked into the hotel lobby, Breedlove
firing two charges into Samples body.
)Breedlove gave himself up immcdi-
ately after the killing and has been
held in the county Jail since that night.
Delay Of the trial was explained by
Attorneys Seymour and Timmons, who
is Yuma, Ariz., lawyer, as being due
to the. distance from which certain wit
ncsses must be brought and because
depositions in the case are still to be
taken.
One Of the sensations of the trial is
expected when Mrs. Breedlove takes
the stand to relate the attentions paid
her by Samples. She will bare every.
thing, it is said, to free her husband.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
RILEY SPEAKS AT
LUNCHEON OF
R0TARIANS

Ray L. Riley, state controller, was
the principal speaker at the weekly
luncheon of the Rotary club at the
Barbara Worth hotel this room.
Mr.. Riley s talk gave his listeners an
interesting review of the state taxes
and expenditures, The present method
is wrong, he believes, incurs too much
waste and consequently is proving IL
ability for the whole commonwealth.
The two classes of taxes, the corpora
tion and the municipal and county, are
ever causing state officials consider
able trouble, he states.
Imperial county is fifth in per cap
ita tax with $3l.30 and this fact is re.
plarkable- in my estimation considering
the fact that this great country is still
ccmparatively new, said MIR. Riley.
In reviewing the per capita tax, th
speaker said. that Salina county wa
at the bottom Of the list with $27.4
with Kern county at the top of til
column with $S2.53.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
Hob0s, College
Professors
Trade Places

CHICAGO, March 30.-Hobo
College and the University of
Chicago planned an exchange Of
pr0fessorship today.
Visit Of Professor Robert
Peck and g. w. Burgess Of the
University Of Chicago to Hobo
college after "local color led
to the proposal Of professor
swapping" by DR.. Ben L. Reit-
man and James Fades Howe,
deans Of the seat Of learning Of
the knights Of the Road.
According to DR.. Reitman,
professor Mike Smith, known
to intimates as Chinatown
WILLIE and professor Frank
Gibbons, known as Chicago
Red," will address the Univer-
sity sociology classes.
Sub ects: Unemployment
among migratory laborers," and
"Flop Houses.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
HUGE COAL STRIKE STARTS
BREEDLOVE TRIAL SET FOR MAY 8
Author And Artist Clash In
Duel OUer affair OF Honor

SAN FRANCISCO, March 30-Literary and artistic
circles of northern California buzzng with excite
men today result of publication of urid accounts of
an Affair of Honor said to have been nduged in last
Saturday by Harry Leon Wilson, author and Theodore NJ
Criley, landscape artist.
Yankee Point, five miles from Carmel-B By The Sea-
noted literary and artistic colony said to have
been the scene of the encounter Fists covered only by
riding gloves named weapons. Criley, the ac-
counts had it was the victor. He credited with
knocking Wilson to the ground
But it was claimed Wilson never vanquished and
left hurng challenge at Crey the effect that he
would make him "pay and pay and pay"
The feud according to the stories told started last
year when Criley and his wife and Mr.. and Mrs Wilson
took parts in "Pomanders Walk'-a play staged at
Carmel by writer's and artists.
Wilson is said to have challenged Crey.
The actual encounter last Saturday described,
allegedly by witnesses carried according to all
the customs of the code duelo excepting weapons
Wilson appeared with two seconds, it was said while
Criey alone and made known he had pledged his
wife he would not strike the first blow.
Neither of the principals will discuss the stories of
the affair.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
TAYLOR DECLARED
BLACKMAlLERS'
VICTIM
United Pres. Leased wire

Los ANGELES, March 30.-Al-
William Desmond Taylor, murdered
film director, made $4,000 a year, he
had only SG,653 in the bank when he
died, according to Il report Forwarded:
today by Public Administrator Walter
Waterman. representing Taylor s
daughter Ethel.
What became of Taylor's money il
u matter of conjecture.
Local newspapers today quoted Wat
crman as saving he believed Taylor
fell into the clutches of blackmailers
who extorted practically all his earn
ings.
Cancelled checks for large amount
many Of them calling for $4,000 and
$4,000--were found among Taylor's ef
fects. They We're practically without
exception mad eout to "Cash. -
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30

CHICAGO, March 30.-Rosa and
Josefa Black, siamese twins, died
here early today.
Josefa who has been in stupor for
nearly q week, was the first to pass
away. Her sister Rosa died Is minutes
later at $40 a. m.
DR.. Benjamin Breakstone and a staff
of eminent Chicago surgeons worked
all night to save the life Of the famous
rair. Their battle was lost, however,
when complications set in. The twins
had been suffering from catarrahal
laundire.
J0sefa has been near death for near
lv week. Rosa was apparently in
good health until two days ago. She
made up her mind, according to DIR.
Rreakstone, that she wanted to die
with Josefa.
Frantz, the IL year old son of Rosa
was with his mother and aunt when the
end came. The boy, normal in every
way, clutched at the covers and sobbed
when the end was pronounced. Frank
Black, q brother Of the twins also was
present.
NO Opord1On MaOo
No attempt to operate to separate
the two after the death of Josefa was
made. An X-ray had never been taken
Ito determine the possibility. This was
in accord with the wishes Of the
sisters.
The brother, Frank, was asked last
night il he would consent to an oper-
alton if his sisters revived. He refused,
saying it was not their will. Frantz,
the SON said he preferred to be an
orphan to crossing the desire of his
mother and aunt to go to death us they
had lived-in -separable.
J. l.. Triska, attorney for the sisters,
kept vigil all night, hoping they womld
rally sufficiently to make will dis
posing Of their fortune aplassed while
travelling with shows in Europe.
| 1t is likely, according to DR.. Break
stone, that the bodies will be turned
over to American scientists who will
examine them in an effort to discover
the mystery Of their existence. The
bodies then will be cremated and the
ashes sent back to Czecho-Slovia if
relatives permit.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
Plan War On Feminine Smokers
+
Conqressmen Predicts Action

will never be enough women smokers
to really hurt the country.
81 don't know whether the toy lap
dog of the idle rich approves of its
'cigarct smokers or not. But know
that the real babies don't like it. =.
aa''I don't believe in prohibiting IN
less it is menace and dop t eon-
slider women smokinga . MeDace. ~
Representative Volstead, Minnesota,
father OF the nyppibiticp law, indicated
be would not support "a measure .te
make women cut out smoking.
:. He'll, let 'em smolse,'' said uucle
Joe Cannon. Ny mother used Il
smoke. Nearly aii tkv women. did dowl
! in North Carolina, where she was borl
and raised. - ~t5
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30

WASHINGTON, March 3O.-A ma
tion wide campaign to drive the eigaret
from feminine lips is not far distant,
Representative johnson, Mississippi,
author of a bill to prevent women from
smoking in the national capital be-
lieves. fss4ss,
Passage of his bill, johnson said,
would cause states and cities to take
similar action.
His views caused Miss Alice Robert
son, Oklah0ma, the only woman member
Of congress, to .se in defense Of wom-
ans right to smoke.
"Let women smoke II they want
to-" Miss Robertson said "lt's just
matter of taste and they've got just
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
PREMIER'S ENEMIES
PREPARE FOR FIGHT
United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, March 30. Lloyd
Georges political enemies today pre-
pared to defeat his resolution on
Genoa in the house Of commons on Mon
day and cause his resignation.
Each Of the three Independent politi-
cal parties in England laid plans for
the downfall of the coalition govern
ment through amendments to the pre-
mier s motion.
Lloyd George will move "that this
house approves the supreme council q
resolutions, taken at Cannes, as basis
for the Genoa conference and will sup
port the government S endeavcr to eff
feet them.''
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
By LAURENCE. NJ. BENEDICT
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent }

as much right to smoke as the men. =
'Cigaret smoking by women is one
of the most degrading habits ever
started,'' johnson said.
SITS as bad as liquor and maybe
worse.
They argue that smoking is as bad
as drinking liquor Miss Robertson
said. 'But they have yet to show a
case where q man smokes two az three
cigarets and goes home with g jag on
and murders two or three members OF
bis family.
~ IN one of those optiMists who
don I believe the country is going to
tho moral bow-wows Just because a
few women smoke cigarettes. There
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
Middle West Mines
Closed As Workers
Quit In Walk Out

The great coal wakout started today in Illinois and Ohio
Although the official hour for nationwide Of
work by $4,000 midnight miners these
states began dropping their tools today Half the Illinois mines
idle and those in Ohio commenced shutting down.
Meanwhile West Virginia nonunion miners working
feverishly to store reserve supplies
The Kansas industrial expected to order
miners in it's jurisdiction remain at work. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
EXPECT DECISION
IN ARBUCKLE CASE
United Pres. Leased wire

SAN FRANCISCO, March 30.-De-
cision as to whether the state will be
permitted to read into the record of
Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle's manslaugh-
ter trial the testimony of ley Pyvron,
one of the two star witnesses against
Arbuckle, will be made today by Super.
ior Judge Louderback. The state asks
permission to read the testimony be-
cause Miss Pyvron is now out of the
court 8 jurisdiction aud cannot be
brought to testify personally.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
Kansas In Question

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 30.-Withi
the Kansas Industrial court expected to
issue temporary order keeping III
force the present wage scale and order
ing the men to continue at work until
a new agreement can be reached, action
of Kansas coal miners when the ma
tionwide walkout takes place Friday
midnight was pro5lematical early to-
day.
The industrial couft has summoned
representatives of coal operators and
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea for u hearing to open at 10 a. M.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30

met at indianapolis for final plans.
Representatives. Of operators and
miners were summoned to Washington
to testify before the house labor COM
mittee which will investigate the eauses
of the tieup. 4
In the anthracite field, likewise,
preparations were being made for sus-
pension of work.
The sub-sc;ile committee which had
hoped to reach an early settlement Of
the hard coal dispute will temporarily
adjourn tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
FIRST OF JOURNEY

LISBON, March 30.--Pilot Coutinho
and Captain Seadura, who left here this
morning on a transatlantic flight to
Brazil. have arrived at the Canary
Islands safely, completing the first
leg Of their flight.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30

Inquiry Started
WASHINGTON, March ,30.lWith
the nationwide coal strike less thnn -
hours away, congress today began an
inquiry into the causes that led to the
order for "A walkout.
Boil, sides of the controversy have
been asked to appear before the house
labor committee on the Bland resolus
tion, providing for an investigation by
u federal commission Of the strike sit 4
uation.
Action by such a committee will be-
impossible before April l, when the.
strike becomes effective. Bland, how,
ever. hopes to expedite the testimony
and BE- in position to take action in the
shortest possible ti,ne
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
Pile Up Reserve

CHARLESTON, w. Va, March 30
Vest Virginia s non union coal miners
continued to work Mt top speed today
piiing up reserve for the scheduled
strike in the union fields April l..
Ohio Mines Idle u
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 3O.-Half
IT Southern Ohio s coal mines were
idle today in preparation for the mas
fionwide strike, scheduled for tomor-
row midnight
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-30
WEATHER TODAY

Southern California tonight
and Friday fair. Los Angeles
and vicinity fair tonight and Fri
day.