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The Washington times., 1922-04-22
ALL|ES|N GENOA
PURSUE POLICY
HARDING URGED
Americas Failure to Resume
Relations With Russia Con-
sidered Joke.
BY WILLIAM HARD.

Copyright, 1922. by Cosmopolitan News
ServiCe)
The funniest joke about Genoa
and the United States may b. dia.
grammed as follows:
The Washington times., 1922-04-22
IRISH PROTEST
STRIKE DUE To
STOP INDUSTRY
Complete Shutdown Expected
In DubIin-City Government
Supports WaIkout.
By DANIEL O'CONNELL,
International News Service.

DUBLIN, April 22.-The city is
prepared for a complete shutdown
OF all industry on Monday as a re-
suit of the general strike called
as a protest against the military
tactics of the two factions of the
army.
Even the city corporation has
agreed to support the strikers. The
mayor. in addressing the council,
declared:
why not get rid OF these Irish
\armies as we did the British. We
IAN do without them. Let these
Iies clear out and then the peo-
Of the city will have peace"
ough the general strike has
allied for the whole country,
expected that any places
10 nationalist centers will
l'Connor OF the mutt
sent a copy of their
I" to the secretary OF
landing that the dali
Apyernment. He also
he elections be post
an answer by Sun.
Rathlin Head, own.
citizens, was set
ans at her dock
ht was sprinkled
IN set ablaZe. 1t
n trading be-
and New Or
extinguished ed
destroyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
PEao On
I2 35
WITH TURK
Greeks Rushing Troops
to Front AS Renewed
War Appears
OIL LANDS CAUSE
Turk s1araes British and
British Blaming Turk
Leader

Earo5o today stood at The cross
roads. enc path leading to war in
the Near East, The othot 70 peace.
THE Lausanne conference was sus-
pended while Tsns5 FasAa, chief Of
tho Turkish delegation. prepared .
raply to 5he allied demand that the
Turks permit International courts at
which Eases involving foreigners
would he teicd. There was an o0vi-
GUS effort on Che port Of the allies
10 mako It appear that Turkish OBJ
tinauey On This point IS responsible
fer tba impending disruption of che
conference. While Tsuot desires tho
world To believe tIzat British greed
for tho rich Moaal oil basin IN 1eso-
potamia ia the raaI reason.
T5Gc5's raply VIII probably Try to
Throw The blame on Britain. Mean
wafe. tz0 BrLaa3 cabinet met ostea-
zhlg TO discuss raparations, but the
cue tion &c hcai1.ies ia the Near
East probably Yves taken up also.
Reports feon Athens said Greece
believes renewed Har with the Turks
inevitable.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
lot PURCHASED
ETE,RE FOR ThRcE
BOX FACTORY Y
Pine Box Distributors
Plan 10 Build on
Lot Near Z. K.

Purchase of lot 180 By $50 feet
and contemplated erection Of u large
warehouse was announced today by
e b. Donaldson, local manager for
HE California Pine Box Distributors.
The property is east Of the Union
Oil headquarters ON Third street,
near the Southern Pacific tracks,
and was purchased from Mayor VIII
S. Faweett.
The company now has a large
warehouse in Brawley and furnishes
boxes for g large amount of the
produce shipped from Imperial Val
ley. The proposed warehouse viii
be to better handle tho trade from
the southern part of the valley
Mr.. Donaldson, who has been local
manager for the company for eight
years, saws plans for the warehouse
are held up temporarily pending
other developments, but he saws
without a doubt the warehouse viii
be one Of the largest and most mod
eIn in the valley.
Tie company has headquarters in
San Francisco and operates more
than so warehouses i'm various parts
of the state. The Brawlev branch
has been established for 10 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
TURKS CAV DECIDE

LAUSANNE, Dec. 20-Ninal de-
ci5io0 az to pence or war ira the Near
East rested with the Turks today.
The conference stood practically sas-
pended, waiting for word from Ismet
Pasaa The Turk delegate had &
few DAYS in which 10 reply to allied
iusistmce tHat mixed tribunal and
judicial guarantee replace capjtula-
t,ops. 81 He MaQ "a tIai, formal ro-
lection Of Ia demand it would
mea1 thn immediate end of the
pence conference, delegates declared.
McsnWhje the British were re-
ported making preparations TO meet
an omen break with a return to
armed Watchfulness at the straits.
A British fleet, led by the Iron
Duke, WAS reported under full steam
for the DardmCles.
Tho conference having become a
struggle between British and Turks
to shift fine blame ON each other for
rlc break, now regarded as newt
able the former have won the back
ing of all other delegations except
the Bussiaus. The United States
supported tine allied demands for
judicial guamuteea; France, Japan
and Italy, stood with Great Britain
in the matter Of capitulations.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
LAUNCH MOVE TO
RECLAIM LARGE
INLAND DISTRICT
Us. Warning Makes Bond
Issue for Water
Necessary
Project VIII Convert
Desert Waste Int0
Green Fields
nv Press staff Correspondent

INLAND, Dee 20 Owing to the
efforts Of Edmund Nelch and other
Niland residents to extend the East
High Line canal il now looks as if
the 10000 acres Of land lying north
of this city would be under ir-
fjeatiae in the very near future.
Taa landowners i'm tire inland
#a5ef district have decided to bond
this land for the construction of
a concrete irrigation system and
when completed fHav viii ask to be
taken into the Imperial Irrigation
District en- the same basis as the
other water companies.
Immediate action has become ne
eessarE as tie government has noti-
fled the homesteadefs and desert en-
frgmeu IN this district who have not
yet made final proof, 10 show cause
Why tHei1 ateias should not be cam
celIed owing 10 heir failure to COM
ply with one important requirement,
tAat Of bringing water to this land.
Although tHe land has been as
sessed for several years by the irri-
CATION district, they have never
been furnished water, and the resi-
dents feel that it is up TO them to
do something at once. This order
wild effeea 4,0aa acres Of land in
this vicinity.
THE bringing under cultivation of
tlis land north az Inland win bring
tae main line cf tile Southern Pa
cific railroad into The valley through
l6 miles ot prosperous farms instead
OF through the desert wastes which
it now traVegses.
The directors Of The INLAND Water
Company are TO meet with the dt
reetors ol 5he Imperial Irrigation
District in EI Centre next Thursday
evening to take ur this subject.
William LoWt5er is president of tho
new company, the other directors be-
ing Frank Beal, Edmund Welch,
Carl Schader and A. Is. West.
The directors of this water dis
trict are to be congratulated on the
results obtained by the efforts of
Ne.eh and LoWther, who have been
working on the proposition for some
time, bat the consommation of
which has been delayed by the alb
sorption Of the mutual companies.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
ST RTI.JH.S EXPOSE.
OF FlT.F1 CIRCLES
I1l PRo3s BENTEID
ITieh-Ups Said TO
BE Mixed Up in Dope
Traffic
~ rated rfess Leased W.

Ug United rress Leased W.
Les ANGELES, Dee. 29.-Evi-
deuea Of a concrete nature in con
peefi5l with the "higher ups IN
tHe narcotic rings of Hollywood and
Les Aag les is in the hands Of
United States District Attorney Joe
Burke. Il VS. learned today.
BuFse las been in conference with
Ea Rabcrjs, author Of The sins of
HOLLYWOOD, n volume Of spicy
stories 6f tho movie colony, who is
under Indictment for alleged misuse
.oa ha Aails in distributing the hook.
IT is understood that Roberts,
frmar'H confidential agent for the
big movie producers has placed be-
fore Irkc many "insidc tips con-
ccrninr the manner in which 'dope'
is rutveyed in the film colony, and
has given many names.
.At the same time, further sensa-
tiou were predicted for Roberts
ti-I whu Rev. tastav Hrig@leh,
leader Of the ''hluo law " campaign
in Los Angeles announced that Rob
erts Lad iast summer given him the
actual names Of the film stars around
whom IT. Wove thinly-veilel . fic-
ton tales.
That both DIR. Briegleb and the
stars in question may be called as
witne ses in Roberts trial was con-
sdorcl highly probable. The trial
Is sst for the latter part of january,
and 30 is known that Roberts is
ni.p0me .e make a.thnroueh expose
Of the film colony in order to at
tempt to prove that lis stories were
not fict.uu yarns written with inn
moral irteut.
u was reported today that Burke,
IN Dis investigation, has discovered
that @ rlmbcr of mansions in the
wealthy districts of Los Angeles and
Hollywood where "retircd business
men were supposed to live and en-
7Htai7 are i'm rcality the hoadquar-
tors Of dope peddlors, and that the
many limousines and fine cars that
rolled UP for short visits each day
contained unfortunate victims of
dope.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
Business in 1928 TO Be Greatly
Improved, Government Attaches
Declare; 1922 is Prosperous Year

I sdnetion increased from so to 20 per
cent; Petroleum - per cent; coke
40 per cent; paper, frem % 70 80
per cent; rubber 40 per cent; auto
'mo5ilas 80 per cent; building con
stFuetion 30 per cent; lumber - per
gent; brick 50 per cent; leather p
rer cent; sugar 10 per cent Out
standing declines were seven per
cent in bituminous and ~ per cent
in anthracite coal, due 10 the strikes.
Despite wide pessimism over the
plight of the farmer, agricultural
crop values fer 1922 exceeded by
> per cent the value Of the 1921
crop, according 10 the board. Crop
values were only Il per cent less
than the reeoad breaking total Of
1920.
Increased demand for labor stim-
ulafed by increasing industrial pros
FeGity and em5aled immigration,
practically eliminated an unempIoy-
ment problem this winter, tire de
pa.tment of commerce declared.
Labor shortages are even beginning
to become manifest notably i'll the
steel mills, textile establishments
and IN the construction industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
Hold Session to
Start Clean UD
Ina Federal Court

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2o,-An in
tonsWo drive by the federal courts
to c'eaN up the present congestion
OF iWor eases with The Wow Of
ma1iug convictions keep pace with
arrests, probably win come ont Of
the conferences now being held here
between Chief Justice Taft Atlor-
ney Goaoral Daugherty, and federal
circuit judges.
AS the first move in the campaign,
President Harding has started to fin
the n district iudeeships which arc
now yueauf Most of these vacan-
cics are among the "a additional
Judges created by congress last sum.
mor especially TO handle liquor cases
Three new judges wero named yen-
terday
ne the federal courts can balance
their d92tets 10 tho point whore
they can handle prohibition cases
as fast as other classes Of work il
is fcIt here 5hat the result would b2
stricter enforcement of Clio dry laws
and mofe Severe penalties for VIC
lators.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
State Manager to
Attend Conference

A number of men of the state in
terested in the organization and op-
Grafton of farmers grain exchanges
are to be in tic valley tomorrow TO
attend the Farm Bureau regional
meeting. State Manager Morgan is
among those who will be here ac-
c6rding to a telegram received this
morning.
As plans develop, the event be-
comes moro and more significant. 1t
will bring to he valley large
number of farm bureau leaders and
others, who will exchange IDEAS and
counsel together concerning prob
lens Of production and selling. The
Imperial Valley organization will
have the advantage of all others be-
cause more of the members can be
present. The day viii be full of
work but the social side viii not be
neglected Opportunity has been
given for the Chamber Of Commerce
leaders to meet the distinguished
leaders Of Farm Bureau work, and
many guests win be seated tomorrow
at the first session, which is a lunch
con program a the Barbara Worth
hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
POSTPONE C. OF C.
MEETING FOR WEEK

O. j. RenfreW, secretary of the AS
sociated Chambers of Commerce, an-
nounces the postpouement oe the
regular meeting scheduled for Jan
uary > to January Y, at Westmor-
land The change has been made in
order to allow many members who
expect to BE away from the valley
over tile New Years holiday to att
tend the laccting,
No definite program has boen
scheduled as yet, but tho committee
iu charge Of the meeting expects 10
have several numbers that will prove
interesting and attractive to those
who attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29

WASHINGTON, Dee. 29.-With
an optimism firmly based on a year
Of virile industrial and mechanical
achievement The federal reserve
beard aud the department of CONF
merce, in year-end analysis aud
forecasts Of the nations business,
today united IN predicting greater
prosperity for American business in
1923.
Despite unsettled economic condi-
tioas abroad aud difficulties in
many domestic industries, both GOV
'crnment agencies see for American
business a steady upward swing.
The federal government with a
reduction Of the total interest-bear-
ing debt Of the country Of $667, ,000,
coo IN the II months ending Decem-
Der II, bIazed the way toward fiscal
soiidity for the country'5 economic
structure, the department Of COM
merce claimed.
Production in basic industries is
increasing, contrary 10 the general
rule at this time OF the year, the
reserve board stated. Textile mills
were 20 per cent more active this
year than Iast iron and steel pro
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
Million Dollars
Pledged to Aid
z arrOrist Band
~ I 4itcd Praas I.cascd Wjrc


MER ROUGE, La, Dec, 29.-A
million ,lollar defense fund was be-
ing organized today to fight the
state's efforts to rid Moorehouse
parish Of the terrorist bands.
Some Of the most noted criminal
attorneys in the country have receiv-
ed overturos to act in behalf of those
implicated on charges of murder
and oatlawry, federal Investigators
learned.
The source of funds for this gil
gantie dafense was being traced by
the department of justice operatives
today.
Friends of DR.. b. M. McKoin, for
mer mayor, were also raising a fund
Of 100000 to prevent his return here
from Baltimore, where he is held
charged with the two murders.
Federal agents today refused to
announce details of confessions Of
two members Of the terrorist mob
duplicating 45 other prominent mom-
bors of The parish, The confessions
told Of thc kidnapping of five men
and staying Of Watt Daniels and
Thomas Richards, ii was reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
WANT FULL DATA
REGARDING BOOZE

Tn order 70 assist ia the enforce
ment of the prohibition law, II. II.
Dolly, federal prohibition chief in
charge of Southern California, has
advised the local district attorneys
otfice that r. a. Haynes, federal
prohibition commissioner at Wash-
IHgton, desires data on euses con-
cafHjug violation OF the liquor law.
The dry chief has requested the
prosecuting officer in each county
to furnish him with statement
showing the number of liquor cases
prosecuted the amount of fines
paid, the number sf gallons of liquor
coufiscated aud the number of stills
destroyed.
Don Bitter, assistant district attor-
ney stated this morning that he ex-
poets TO he busy for the next few
days compiling the data concerning
Imperial County which win then be
forwarded to the prohibition chief
in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
DAMAGE. DEATH
FOLLOW TERRIFIC
STORM IN EAST
Ships in Distress, Five
Die in 70-Mile Gale
Sweeping Coast
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NEW YORK, Dee. 29.-Five ships
are in distress on the Atlantic coast,
many others are over due, scores are
held in port unable 10 venture out,
seaboarl cities are shcathea in ice
and five persons are known dead,
the result Of gales which ragged dur
ing the last 81 hours. The weather
was clearing today and the wind
subsiding.
The Schooner Maizie Peabody,
with a crew If four men, was be-
l:oved to have gone down 50 miles
off Point Comfort. An SOS was
received from the steamer Munmo-
tora with a crew Of - men, Nor
folk to Boston, which was partly
water logged. The steamer Santa
Rosa was asltore off Charleston, S.
C.
The steamer Courtoise, somewhere
off New York, wirelessed She WAS
in distress.
The schooner Anna L. Spindior,
Of Nova Scotia grounded at Race
Point, near Provincetowu, Mass.
The crew was rescued.
Many liners were reported behind
schedule, including the Cunarder
BcrcngaIi0, which is bringing AM
bassador George Harvey home from
London.
Three persons were killed in New
England, Where the gale reached a
velocity Of 70 miles an hour. Two
were killed in New York. Cities in
New York state reported the heav-
lest snow Of the winter.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
ut.-rzrI.os urqE8 -

LONDON, aae Resumption Of
s@ teVaa Greece a#4 Turkey is
eoeaidarad iuwi Die III the former
atfnt, aec4r n4 90 q cable from
Atheus 10 the Daily Express today.
P#e EC "s rIian-
ia4 p breakdown of tha Lausanne
con efenee, has tcTegrarhed the
Cir revolutionary government
ur8Hg tI#t raiufareaHauts be rush
clI1 the Gr.el- army iu Thraca and
that ia. 100 and 1922 military
elias se4 la called fo tie co)ors, tile
Express eorrc uoraout cabie1
Neui1elos declared That the entire
Greek army should BE aout 70 Thracc
leaving only ono regiment in Athens.
Tho same 1dyicas report that Cen
erH Nne8los, Greob commander in
Thwec, has utraiaod secretly for
Saloaihi
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
B0RAH WTTEDRAWS ARMS AINENDI1EN
Elmer Eihyidgc,
Come Collect
Big Fortune

Elmer Ethrid &c. where are you?
Eol have fallen heir TO 500 900
through TIC death of gour father
in Spokane, WASH, and your
brother, Ira, is here looking for
you. Write home and collect
your fortune and forget work
t4e rest OF your days.
Ira Ftnrtdge, Spokane youth,
has appealed to che Imperial Val
ley Press to help nm find his
long lot brother, fer the brother
lie says is awarded tic entire
estate Of his father IN a viii ard
other heirs can get nothing IN
Gil trey find Elmer.
Last heard from in Imperial
Valley, che search has cen5esed
here Elmer sometimes goes by
tic name Of Frank Livingston
or maybe by tie name Of Frank
Mayo just for the fur, of it, the
brother says.
Elmer, who Is or years old,
hasn been ho.ne II fiF5 years
BIZ eT weeks ago wro5e home
from CaleEieo.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
Three Dfutuals
Give Money TO-
Stockholders

Three mutual water companies
purchased by the Imperial Irrigation
District today began distribution of
money received i'll the sale to their
stockholders and at least one other
is prepared to release its funds to
stockholders at an early date.
Imperial South side Water Com
pauv, Imperial Water companies Nos.
4 and z, were the three which be-
gan distribution Of fuads TO stock
holders:
The water companies are refund
ing money paid ia part settlement
bv the district to the stockholders.
Aftcr all business is settled up the
last payment of 10 pei cent Of the
purchase price viii 60 70 the com
mnias, which i'm turn viii turn the
money to stockhold 1rs.
No. s is expected 10 De ready with
in q few days to turn its funds to
the stockholders.
Directors OF the Imperial Trriga-
tion District will not aold the req
ular meeting Tuesday, the meeting
having been postponed until Thurs
day, january q to await the lo-
iHn OF Secretary Treasurer II. I'LL.
Mclvor, who win 60 to Los Angeles
Monday to deliver the last $1,000
coo Of the bond issue to the buyers.
This money is to be used in payment
for tire mutual water companies
j. S. Nickerson, president of the
board, viii leave January 4, for
Washington in the interests Of the
Swing johnson Bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
CONTRACT LET
FOR Il MILES
OH YUMA ROAD
State Announces Work
ON New Link of Road
From I0ltYille

Contract has been let foE i miles
Of paved highway between 1IoItyilIe
tjnfl Yuma, the state highway COM
mission announced in San Diego TO-
day.
Contract for II miles of paved
Highway on the YQma-HoItvilla
road, between the highline canal
and the beginning Of the plank road;
brings the dream for Il paved high
way between the two cities one link
nearer completion. With the compile
tion of this section of highway,
there win still be an unPayad
stretch of eight miles from Holt
willie to the beginning Of the pave
ment and Is miles from the east
end Of the planl road to Yuma,
making a total Of % miles When
this is completed there viii be a
complete highway from the Arizona
city to Yuma.
According to Neil IT, Gavin, man
ager of the local branch Of thc Auto
mobile Club of Southern California,
the new highway is to be nine feet
wide While this is not as satisfact-
ory as a wider road would be, there
are no objections to it, for once the
pavement is ir, il win not be diff
cult to widen it. and anything is
better than the present conditions
of the road.
Is Welcome News
" News of the Letting Of this con-
tract viii he received iovfullv by
automobiiists, said Mr. Gavin,
many OF whom have come to cJiaf
while trying ia negotiate the bad
stretch OF road which viii soon be
supplanted by pavement. don {
know when the paving win start,
but it viii not be long, aud once
under way, the work viii doubtless
be hurried to completion.
Coming within a short time after
announcements OF he increased pave
ment planned between Yuma and
Phoenix, news of the letting OF the
contract gives q great dead of en-
couragement to those who are wait
ing the day when there viii be a
finished highway from San Diego
to PhoeniX, forming one Of the most
important links of tho Baukhcad
Highway, which extends from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. This coast
TO coast route, sllirting the southern
boundary of the country, has an adj
vantage over all other transcontiR-
entail highways, in the fact that it
is omen all the year round and it's
completion win mean steady
stream from the cast into California
throngh its sluthen gateway.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
SEARCH FOR BODY
or OREGON MAN
ny United Press Leased Wire

ny United Press Leased Wire
MARsnFIELD, Ore, Dee. 90
Search for the body OF Jim Culver,
said to have been slain yesterday by
i. A. Porrie, q Kitchen Mountain
rancher, in a drunken fury, contin-
ued 70 day to occupy Coroner Fred
Wilson and City Constable Robert
O'Dell, of Myrtle Point, who arrived
at the Perrie. ranch at midnight,
Perrie is alleged to have slain
Culver when the latter attempted to
prevent Perrie inflicting injuries
upon his wife. Mrs. Perrie died car
~ Thursday morning as the result
Of severe beating and choking at the
hands Of her husband.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
Plan To Water 10000 Acres OF Desert In Northend
I 4ettuce Trade
~
Increases Hast

Shipment Of 81 cars Of lettuce
yesterday brought the season S
total up to 238, according to the
records of the Southern Pacific
Company. Yesterday S shipments
were, Brawley, Il; CaIipatria, 5
I'll Centre, ); CaleXico, 2: Heber,
= Shipments still remain small
from The south end Of the valley,
though it is ezcpctcd next week
Will see 81 decided increase from
this section.
There was very little change in
prices since yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
PREPARE TO CARRY
OUT DUAL HANGING
DESPITE APPEALS

LONDON, Dec. 29.--Preparations
to execute Mrs. Edith Thomson Jam
uary 9, and Frederick Bywaters the
following day, were tentatively be
gun by offiials today, despite pend
ing appeals before the home seere-
tarY.
Mrs. Thompson and Bywatcrs, al
legged affinities, were condemned to
death in Old Bailey Court for the
murder of the woman S husband,
Percy Thompson.
At the home office it was said
that no action would be taken this
week on the appeal, accompanied by
million signatures. Mrs. Thomp-
SON $ principal plea is that she is
about to become mother.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
Coal Simply Dwindles

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Ncw
York 3 coal reserve dwindled to a
two days supply as q blizzard
howlcd over the city today.
Fuel administration officials cs-
timatcd the reserve tonnage unde-
livered to dealers at 800 tons.
Hundreds Of tencmcnts reported
only a few days supply ON hand.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
ARBUCKLE TO COME
BACK" AS DIRECTOR

KANSAS CITY, Dee. 2o.-''Fat-
tv" Arbuckle win get his new start
in the motion picture game as a di-
rector win Hays, screen dictator,
believes.
Joe Schenck viii give Arbuckle
change to direct pictures and in this
no one win likely interfere, Hays
said in an address here last night.
The only other comment HAYS would
make in regard to the comedian was
that he did not believe Arbuckle
would appear in his former role on
the screen for some time.