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Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
One NEGRO KILLS
ANOTHER WITH AK
IN BRAWLEY FIGHT

Brady Nann, an understood Texas
negro, p wears old, is in the Brawley Z
Jail pending an inquest on the body
of C. Kennedy, another negro, who was
killed with an axe early this morning,
following an attempt by Kennedy te
rob Nann while he was sleeping, accord
ing to the story told by the latter to
a Press representative at the Brawley
Jail this morning.
Vann claims ne and another negro,
whose name he does not know, were
sleeping in "A yard on the east side of
Brawley this morning when he was
reused by somebody touching his body.
He tried to get up but was pushed
down and the intruder attempted 70
place something over his nose, which
he believed to be an attempt to drug
him. Vann said he struggled with the
Ilan, recognizing him as Kennedy, whom
he states, had Il bad reputation among
the members of Brawley's negro colony.
lie said Kennedy had him by the throat
with one hand, and stuck the other
hand in his pocket in an attempt 30
threatened to shoot if Nanm made a
sound, the latter says. He succeeded
in breaking away from Kennedy but
the latter followed him up and resumed
the attack.
Vann said he tLen grabbed an axe,
which hc had used before going to
bed to chop wood, and struck Kennedy
two blows, one across the face and the
other on his chest Kennedy dropped
TO the ground in a pool of blood and
died before medical attention could be
given him, though from the nature Of
the wound in his head, it is doubtful
if anything could have been done to
save him.
Neighbors, attracted by the noise,
rushed to the scene and sent word to
the police who placed Vann under Az
rest. When asked why he did not 90
away when he knew Kennedy was dead,
Vann said he knew he had killed him
but did not think he had done wrong
as he was protecting himself. His
clothes were torn to shreds in the
struggle and the marks of fingernails
could plainly be seen on his neck and
chest this morning.
He claimed ho arrived in the valley
from Texas about three months ago,
and since that time had worked in the
cantaloupc fields and at odd job
Kennedy personally but had seen him
several times and had heard him spoken
of ms a bad niger. He has. never
been in trouble before, according to his
story.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
ALLEGED BOY BANK
WRECKER TAKEN

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29.-Oklahoma
won q decision over the state of Ariz-
ana yesterday in legal battle here be-
fore Judge Willis for possession of
A. T.. Smith, wanted>in both states for
alleged bank wrccking. Undcrsheriff
Al Manning held Smith in custody, .ol'
lowing his arrest at San Diego, where
he returned after an unsuccessful at,
tempt to reach Mexico in power
launch and refused to turn the prisoner
over to Officers from either state until
Judge Willis decided which was en-
titled to him. After hearing the claims
Of both, the court issued q writ Of
habeas corpus and directed that Smith
be turned over to Sheriff Freeman OF
oklahoma, who departed for Oklahoma
with his prisoner yesterday afternoon.
Smith was known as 'the boy bank
crn and according TO report, wrecked
an Oklahoma bank TO the tune of $3.50,
600. lie later went to Texas and is
said to have wrecked bauk there In
all, he is credited with O career of 90
wrecked banks in few years. Nun.
erous banking and legal officials from
Texas, Oklahoma and Arizona vSro
present in court yesterday to hear the
evidence in the ease.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
BANDITS BURY
THEIR DEAD In
MISSOURI RIVER

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. ga
second body has been discovered in the
bandits grave yard of sunken auto
mobiles in the Missouri river at Near
man, Under Sheriff Kepler of Wyan-
dotte county telephoned police here to.
day.
Both bodies are lashed to the steering
wheels Of wrecked and submerged ma
chimes, Kepler said Neither has been
recovered yet.
The alleged murder ears slipped
from the sings and plunged back into
the rivers muddy depths. A windlass
has been rugged and workmen are dig
ging away the cliff-like bank where
the Missouri sweeps in semicircle at
Nearman, a few miles from here.
As the work progressed, farmers OF
the district told Sheriff W. J. Wright,
Jr. strange stories of events on the
rivers bank nightly during the past
few weeks.
The lights of several automobiles We're
seen at this off the road point, Wright
was informed. Cars turned from the
highway toward the rivers edge. None
of them was seen to return.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
SENATE HOOKS
M'NARY BILL TO
SOLDIERS BONUS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-1he Nc
Nary land settlement and reclamation
amendment to the soldierA. bonus bill
was adopted by the Senate This after
noon by Il vote of 43 to 20.
The amendment. according to senator
McNary, provides for an ultimate e;l-
penditure of S310,000,000 in the recla'
nation of arid and swamp lands, pr,
marily for the benefit of ex-servicc
men.
Another delay in final vote on the
bonus bill was III sight as the Senate
resumed discussion of the measure to
day. A strenuous effort, however, will
be made to get definite decision,
even though the Senate is held in night
session, so anxious are republican 9hiets
to get it out of the way to make room
for pending strike legislation. But u
delay until tomorrow is regarded IS
certain.
Debate on ali amendments was limit
ed 10 90 minutes and no senator wae'
allowed to speak more than once or
any amendment.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
ALL CALIFORNIA AT
POLLS TODAY

SAN FRANCISCO Aug. %. Cali
forna voters had their fling today
when they went to the polls to decide
who shall be candidates for governor,
United States senator and list of
state and county offices at the general
election in November.
Chief interest ccntered on the fight
between Hiram W. Johnson and
Charles G. Moore for the republican
nomination for the senate.
Second in Importance came tie race
for republican nomination for COVER
nor between Friend w. Richardson,
Berkeley, Calf, newspaperman, and at
present state treasurer, and Governor
William ID. Stephens. Richardson made
his campaign on an economy platform
and hotly attacked Stephens as an ad'
vocate of extravaganza. stephens
based his claims for nomination on Il
platform of progress and develop
ment.
Contests for congress attracted little
attention. Julius Kahn, military af-
fairs committeeman in congress-; John
/. Nolan labor spokeman in the house,
and Phil 10 Swing of FL Centre were
without opposition. In Los Angeles,
Charles IL. Randall formerly prohibi'
ton member of congress, was making
spirited fight for the republican
nomination against w. +. lineberger,
incumbent.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
THREE STEAMSHIPS
ASHORE in NORTH

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 29.-Three
steamers have gone ashore in the Straits
of Juan de Fuca during the past l6
hours, owing to the heavy fog and seas
that have prevailed for the past two
days.
The steamships Wabash and Gray
went ashore in British Columbia waters,
the former at 1880 o clock last night
and the latter mt 4 o clock this morn
ing.
The Gray is taking water and is in
serious condition. The Wabash is IN
no. immediate danger, according to the
wireless unless the seas open her seams.
She is expected to be floated at the
ueXt high tide
The steamship Nika which stranded
yesterday on Vancouver Island and
which it was expected to float within
10 hours on her own power, is still iy-
ing in an exposed position, beaten b.
heavy seas.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
ANTHRACITE STRIKE
PEACE POSSIBLE

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug 29.-
Following a conference with John l..
Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, Mayor John
Durkm, unofficial mediator, stated
that the anthracite coal strike would
probably be settled by Saturday.
"A conference is in the making,
he said, "that should settle the strike
within a week.
The Rev. j. ]. Curran, who also
conferred with Lewis, said:
''The outlook in the anthracite sit
uation is more optimistic at the present
moment than at any period of the pro-
longed industrial conflict.
The note of optimism which has
been struck is the result of a series OF
conferences yesterday between gov
ernment officials and mine workers
representatives and several informal
meetings between individuals from
the hard coal region and union Off
GERS.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
CALEXlCO TAX RATE
$l.l4PER $l00
Special to The Press

CALEXICO, Aug. 29.--Calexieo board
of equalization closed its work last
night and set a tax rate OF $llf pes
$l00 on IN assessed valuation of So,
100000. The board also adopted az
ordinance providing for a city manager
plan for Calexico, which passed ~,
first reading. A graduated occupation
tax will be imposed on all business
houses in the city, raging from 50 TO
$40.
1t is expected the occupation tax will
enable the city to reduce taxes from tho
present rate of $l.4o TO SIPS; and the
adoption of city manager plan 70 con
duct the affairs Of the city will allow
further reduction to 81 IA per sldo.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
HARDING ASKS
FOR PUNCH
United Pres. Leased wire

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.--Prcsiden'
liarding wants legislation passed before
Congress adjourns or rccesses, giving
him power to seize anthracite mine
and railroads in order that he may kavc
authority 10 protect public welfare
shonld9t grave emergency arise through
Il cont intation of the rail and coal
strikes, it was officially stated ut t!ic
White House today.
II was emphasized that the president
has no thought of taking over the
mines or any railroads in the near fu.
ture and that such action would be only.
Il last resort.
The White House statement cleared
many conflicting reports here during
the last few DAYS regarding possible
seizure and operation of the mines AMI
railroads.
Hoover Repeats Warning
Warned by Secretary Hoover tha,
The railroads cannot move the country <
requirement of l3,000000 tons of coal
weekly, President Harding and his cab.
met today considered plans for insur.
ing domestic consumers and IN iustrv
against suffering and shutdown.
Mr.. Harding mas been told by Hoo,
.er that the task of moving s,500,001
tons of coal weekly is too big for the
railroads in their present crippled con.
difion, duo 10 the strike of shopmen.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
24O LOST N 0FF|CERK KILLS
SEA WRECK S. D. BANDIT

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 29.-Carl +. Har-
rison, recently discharged from the
naval air station here and alleged per-
petrator of two daring daylight hold
ups staged in this city, was shot and
killed in desperate gun duel with Pa
trolman f. f. Richards of t he local
force last night.
The battle took place ut the Union
depot. One deadly shot by the police
officer resulted inthe bandit s death.
The officer was wounded twice in the
engagement but his wounds are not
considered serious. One bullet struck
the officers star and was deflected
from entering his heart.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
RAW COTTON SHOWS
BIG EXPORT DROP

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-American
exports of raw cotton in July were SO
percent lower than July of last year,
the department. of commerce announc.
cd today.
Total exports in July were 373,742
bales, valued at $i2,56o,37S, compared
with 508,002 bales in July, 1921
Exports for the seven months ended
with July showing very slight dc.
crease. Actual values, however, show
an increase Of more than 20 percent
in favor Of this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
TAXES CUT 8PER CENT
Council Chops
Do,vn 1922 Budget
City tax rate, 1921, 1.67.
CITY tax rate, 1922, 1.55.

City tax rate, 1921, 1.67.
City tax rate, 1922 155.
city council struggled with the 1922 budget until
nearly midnight last night cutting and trimming and read
ustng effort to give the people actual relief from the
burden of taxation far might be possible and
reasonable standard of efficiency and service city
ment
The result is reduction Of city by about per
cent IL cents $1O0.
The reduced rate is divided follows:
General fund, 90 library fund, IA bond fund 81 total
155.
Nor is this reduction of taxes camoufaged by increase
in valuations.
The valuation for 1921 $68OO,509.
The yauaion for 1922 is Sc. 6.88O,340
This makes net increase $SO0O0 which be said
be about a natural increase
Valuations have been increased in but the
whole the result of the Sgs of the board Of equalization
a leveing and equalizing rather than increase.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
United Press Leased Wire

SANTIAGO, Chile, Aug. 29.-Two
hundred and forty persons were drown
ed today when the Chilean passenger
steamer Itata, bound from Valparaiso
to Coquimbo, sank off the Island OF
ChorOs.
1t was believed The disaster was due
seas.
The cruiser Chacabuco was in the
neighborhood of Choros island when the
vessel sank and reported the loss. The
theory expressed by members of the
crew of the Chacabuco is that the bot
tom of the 1tata scraped against rocks
near the island and was torn completely
off.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
SLEUTHS S|FT
RED PLOT
United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Aug. 29.--Federal author
ties today acted to prevent nation
wide railroad sabotage plot.
A sweeping investigation was started
in an effort to determine whether the
wreeking fthe ''million dollar cS.
press AT Gary, was part of Il national
outbreak of communist violence.
Five men were held on charges of
murder in connection with the Gary
wreck. which killed two trainmcn and
sent % express ears into the ditch.
Five ohter men were held pending
today and authorities were
looking for two more.
Railroad officials indicated that the
death penalty would be asked when the
men were brought to trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
VEAL THY TAX
OODGGR IS .
N|PPEO .
! United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Aug. e9.-Edwin
Anderson wealthy Chicago machinery
manufacturer sought over the country
since last May for alleged evasion OF
the federal income tax payment, was
arrested here today.
Anderson was indicted by the grand
jury in Chicago when he was said to
have omitted items from bis tax re-
turn When located by United States
Marshall Finn and Internal Revenue of
ficers, Anderson, who had evaded
search for him over the, nation, was
found TO be building a $4,000 resi-
dence in Hollywood.
He was taken before United States
Commissioner Long to arrange for a
$4,000 bond
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
Brawley- calexico Combine R,mored

Brawley- Calexico Combine Rrmored
The usual election day rumOrs were
'afloat. The most persistent one, and
one to which several things gave n
color of plausibility, was that of a
combination between Brawley and Ca
lexico. Brawley is said to have given
assurance of support to Crane and
Hubbell. The Hubbell rumor is dis
counted, but sporting circles locally
were inclined to believe the Crane
rumor and wagers were to be had that
Crane would lead in the shtriff's race.
Sporting circles generally were in
clined to take the field against the
. ins' and all courthouse stock was at
Il discount, it being a common express
ion that county officers seeking elec-
tion would fare hard at the hands of
the voters today.
I he Press office will be the center
of election information tonight, no
one else, apparently, having an orgaa-
ization for gathering the returns. The
Palace airdome will display Press dis
patches and Press special service on
the screen aud the same will be the
case at the Holtville theater. The
polls close at p. m. and no returns are
expected before 5 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
BIG LEAGUES
TODAY

NEW YORK. Aug. 20. BaLo Ruth
nit his 9th home run OF the year to-
day off the veteran pitcher, Waite,
Johnson, in the first game of the series
with the Senators. rhe circuit ciout
came in the fourth inning with one on
base.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
SUNDAY BASEBALL RULED OUT

MADISON. Wis, Aug. 29.--Sdnday
baseball in Wisconsin is illegal, Attor.
ney General Morgan rules today.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
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swIMs ENGLISH cHANNLL
.-
CALAIS, Aug. 90 -Tiraboschi stvau,
the English channel in IS hours, accord,
ing to word received here today from
Dover by radio.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29
VOTING SHOWS
ONE THIRD
BALLOT
Ell Centre Had Cast 25 Per
Cent of Registration
at | O'clock
COUNTY MAY BE LESS
Brawley-C -CalexicO Combine
RumOred on Hubbell
and Crane

How far is FL Centre an index of the
vote that will be cast throughout tho
county today'
At ] o o'clock today FL Centre had
voted % percent of its registration.
This may conservatively expand into
33 percent by the closing hour at !,
o clock tonight. If so and this percent
age prevails throughout the entire coun-
ty there will be total vote in today 8
primary of 3,673, the total registration
being 1l,019.
1t is probable that the percentage in
FL Centre will be considerably higher
than the average as experience has
shown that the county seat people take
n greater interest III elections than
people of the rural sections or in the
othes cities. However, the high per.
centage in FL Centre will serve to hold
up the average because of the large
registration in I'll Centre and adjoin-
ing precincts, Dogwood, Date and Me-
Cabe, which precincts east nearly half
of the total at the last two elections,
the courthouse bond and Irrigation Dis
trict bond elections.
The vote in the Ell Centre precincts
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29

At New York
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29

Charity; Jones and Schang.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29

Batteries: Karr and Chaplin; Rom
. NELL and Perkins.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29

AMERICAN LEAGUE
At Philadelphia, 10 innings
r H e
ston 5 IL 0
InI, n
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-29

WEATHER TODAY
Southern California: Tonight
and Wednesday fair, except
cloudy or foggy near coast.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-24
PEOPLE BETTER
FED THAN EVER
BEFORE. CLAIMS
Italian Investigator Declares
That Our Food Today Is
the Best the World Has
Ever Known.

Rome. Sept. 23.--When all the
world is complaining of what it
costs to buy a good dinner, as COM
pared to the days before the war,
AN italian investigator has come
forward with the statement that
never before have the people been
Ias we'll fed as at present.
Signor Pedrazzoli has analysed
the descriptions, in old writings, of
the hundred-course banquets of the
middle ages, and the reCitals of
whole cows prepared for the feast
ers. He finds undoubted eXaggera-
ton, and says that when such
things did happen so many people
sat down to the meal that each in
dividual portion was very small.
Such dinners ;-lso were given only
in years of plenty, but more numer-
Gus than these were the lean years.
Then the people were thin and pale,
and at this time originated the eX-
preston tighten up your belt"
The seventeenth century was the
golden age for food. During these
years potatoes, tea, chocolate and
coffee were introduced into Europe.
Rome claims to be the birthplace
of "cafe au lait." Ambulant Greeks
used to sell coffee from buckets in
the streets Of Rome, The Romans
Immediately used this for mixing
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-24

The British Miners Federation
is reputed to be the strongest la
Dor union in the world.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-24
COBB THREATENS TO DISPLACE
SISLER AS LEADING BATSMAEg
I'M AMERICAN LEAGUE CONTEST

in August, but when Jimmy Tierney.
of the Pirates, and Hack Miller,
of the Cubs, began to threaten, he
recovered his batting eye and
started to pull away. This drive
was started about the middle of
August, when he was hitting only
.374. He has steadily increased
and at the rate he is travelling he
will easily reach his goal-.4OO
mark.
In his last seven games Hornsby
Cracked out thirteen hits, three Of
which were doubles and four were
home runs.
Tierney, who has been tagging
Hornsby's heels, suffered a slump
during the past week, but continues
to be the runner-up with an aver
age of .372. Miller. of the Cubs, is
in third place with an average of
1857. The averages include games
of Wednesday.
Max Carey, of the Pirates, has
the base stealing honors easily
sealed up for the season with
forty-four thefts his closest rival
being Burns, or Cincinnati, and
Frisch, of New York, who are tied
with twenty-eight
Other leading battors for 100 or
more games:
Grimes, Chicago, .351: Bigbee,
Pittsburgh, .34S; Hollocher, Chi
cage, .344 Harper, Cincinnati, $40;
Daubert, Cincinnati, $3.50; Carey,
Pittsburgh, 1874; Young, New
York, .334; Walker, Philadelphia,
1888; Meusel, New York. $50.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-24
TRANS-QCE AN|C
AIR TRAVEL. IS
BERLIN s DREAM

Berlin, Sept. 23.-Will the air
over the Atlantic shortly he roaring
with giant floating palaces capable
of making the trans-oCeanic flight
in so hours?
Some enthusiasts who claim def
mite plans are under consideration
for the monster transatlantic air
liners, are described in other quar-
ters as mere pipe deal
ing in just ordinary castles in the
air."
The proposed ships would each
have gas capacity of 10000 to
10000 cubic meters. They would
tear through the clouds at the rate
of lao miles an hour, unless there
was no urgent demand for speed,
in which case they would slow down
to 100 miles. Such a vessel would
be 275 meters long, IS meters wide
at its greatest diameter, and 80
meters high from the top of the
gas-bag to lie bottom of the body.
The power would be provided by
five motors of 500 horsepower each.
Its carrying capacity would be
10000 Kilograms, of which 10000
would be required for fuel, food,
ct cetera, the remainder being for
mails and passengers. The esti-
mated passenger accommodation
would allow for 100 fares in addi-
ton to crew of fifty. The NAM
moth airships would be equipped
with all possible comforts and con-
veniences, resembling in comfort
the great ocean steamships now in
service.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-24

with milk, and so popular proved
the drink that it soon spread to the
whole world, The first coffee house
to be opened in Rome was, in fact,
called: I'll cafe Greco" and it may
still be seen, in the picturesque Via
Condotti.
An idea Of how bad was the food
in middle ages may be had from the
writings of Tassoni, in whose verse
various menus are described. When
the food was not of poor quality in
itself, the predominant note in its
was not with regard to
taste, but to display. Spices also
were very much in evidence, and
the dishes often were so highly sea-
soned as to be neither healthy nor
agreeable. Signor Pedrazzoli pre-
pared a dish according to an old
recipe, but the result was impossi-
BILE. No one could eat it, and it was
unwholesome.