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Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
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MINNESOTA MOONSEIINERS
TERRORIZE WHOLE TOWN
Perry Arrested on
Grand Jury Charge

Following a secret meeting last Fri
day, the grand jury returned an in
dictment against J. D. X. Perry, form
erly assistant city clerk of Ell Centre,
charging him with embezzling approx
imately $400 from the city while i'll its
employ. 1t is alleged that Perry did
not make complete returns of money
collected for occupation licenseS.
When the city officials discovered
the shortage last March, they dis,
charged Perry and gave him opportun-
ity to make restitution which he was
unable to do, it is stated.
The case has been under investiga
tion by the grand jury since that time,
final action being deferred to give
Perry every opportunity to make good
Since being dismissed by the city,
Perry has been working in various
places around the valley picking fruit,
giving that as his occupation when ar
rested Saturday.
He was formerly member of several
Ell Centre lodges had large circle of
friends, in Ell Centre and the other
valley towns.
Following his arrest Saturday, Judge
Cole released him on $1,000 bail and he
will be arraigned in the superior court
to answer to the charge on date to be
agreed upon by his attorney and the
district attorneys office.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
KLAN CANDIDATE
HASL0NC LEAD In
US. SENATOR RACE

DALLAS, Tex, July 24-Earl B.
Mayfield, alleged candidate for the
Ku Kln Klan, was leading in the
democratic race for Nomination fol
United States senator in returns from
Saturdays primary by $4,000.
Returns tabulated at IL O'Clock to-
day and including 247 of the $50
counties in the state, 20 of them com
plete, give for SENATOR:
Mayfield 100,7S5; Ferguson, 1883; !;
Culberson, 6S,947; Ousley, 36,681;
Henry, 1924.
Mayfield, although he did not men
tion the Ku Klux Klan in any of his
speeches, received 90 percent of that
vote.
On the other hand, Robert L. Henry,
declaring he "carried the fiery cross
in one hand and the American flag in
the other" ran poor last. This was
explained by Mayfield being endorsed
at a secret meeting of high Klan Off
cials at Austin recently and the word
being passed down by them that May
field was the man.
Culbertson was the first senatorial
candidate to come out flatly against
the Klan and waged a strenuous fight
on the masked secret order.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
WATER ASSURED BY
YUMA AGREEMENT

Announcement is made that q salts
factory agreement has been concluded
with the representatives of the Yuma
project granting permission to the I'M
perial irrigation district to construct a
brush wier in the Colorado river below
the lockwood gate for the purpose of
backing up the water as the river falls.
The terms of the agreement were
worked out by Director j. S. Nickerson
with the cooperation of representatives
of the engineering and legal depart
ments of the district and the contract
covers substantially the same ground as
that embraced in the agreement of last
year, with the incorporation of some ad-
ditional provisions to meet the demands
of the Yuma people for a full protec-
tion, physically, legally and financial
ly.
Director Nickerson was the only
member of the board of directors of the
district present at the meeting with
the Yuma representatives and he is de-
elared to have handled the matter with
the greatest tact and ability The ne
gotiations were conducted with less
friction than ever before and repre-.
sentatives of the Yuma project and the
district entered upon the negotiations
apparently with the desire and the in
tention to find basis of agreement
which would fully protect both inter
ests and be fair to both interests.
The irrigations district furnishes a
bond in the sum of 100000 for the
protection of the Yuma people from
any damage which may result from in
stallation of the wier.
The Colorado is reported to be fall
ing rapidly and work will begin on the
wier Immediately. Engineer Carberry
already has materials and equipment
assembled and no fear is entertained
for any water shortage,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
LIGHT WINES AND
BEER WIN In POLL
ON j. s. DRY LAW

NEW YORK, July Pc Light wines
and beer" are approved by 63 percent
of the 100000 votes thus far received
in the Literary Digest 3 prohibition
poll. Only 81 percent of this number
are in favor of ''strict enforcement of
the 18th amendment and the Volstead
Law" while % percent were in favor
of an absolute repeal of the prohibition
amendment.
A similar poll on the soldier bonus
shows switch in favor of the bonus,
but with a majority of only 600 votes
it was announced.
Those in favor of strict enforcement
of the 18th amendment and Volstead
law 76,597.
Those in favor of a modification of
the Volstead Law to permit to light
wines and beer, S5,151.
Those in favor of repeating the pro-
hibition amendment, 1886.
Do you favor federal bonus for all
soldiers and sailors who wore the uni
form during the World Ware Yes,
102,978; no, 102,979.
"The most common burden of the
letters among those who attack the
Volstead Law" the current issue of
the Literary Digest explains, "is op;
position to the saloon and all it stood
for. -
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
OREGON GRAND
JURY ON TRAIL,
OF XII KLUXERS

MEDFORD, Ore, July 24-The Jack
son county grand jury, ordered by
Governor Ben Olcott to proceed at once
with an investigation of outrages al
legedly perpetrated by the Ku KluX
Klm in southern Oregon, is under pro
cess of Oregon in Jacksonville county
seat, today and win move to Medford
tomorrow to begin its hearings.
F., w. |. Turney, deputy district attor-
ney from Los Angeles, is ON hand for
the hearing, bringing with him masses
of data gathered by District Attorney
WoolNine s office during the investi-
cations subsequent to the lnglewood
raid and other supposed Klan activi-
ties in Southern California.
j. +. Hale, about whose alleged near
hanging at the hands of .the Jackson
county Klan, most of the discussion and
contention of the present situation has
conferred, viii also be one of the first
witnesses before the grand jury here.
He returned under the court s sub
pona.
The events from which the present
investigation has sprung occurred
March IL last in the foothills surround
ing Medfordr where fiery crosses and
other Klan emblems have come to be
taken as part of the nocturnal phen-
omena. Hale left Medford hurriedly
following his alleged near hanging. This
is his first visit since that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
BOY BANDITS AND GIRL CAPTURED HERE
Husband Can't Testify Against
Wife in Phillips Case

LOS ANGESLES, July 24.-With
two of the state 8 chief witnesses
under the constant protection of arm
ed guards, investigators today were
working on minor points in the case
they will present charging Mrs. Clara
Phillips with planning end executing
the appalling murder of Mrs. Alberta
Meadows.
Mrs. Peggy Caffee, eye witness, was
at liberty with a woman deputy as con.
stant companion, and the girl clerk of
q five and ten cent store who claims to
have sold Mrs. Phillips the hammer
used in the crime, was also guarded,
following a telephone call to her late
Saturday threatening her with death.
The state, from present indications,
will depend on Mrs. Caffee's story of
the crime and will seek to corroborate
it by the evidence of score of minor
witnesses who will support the story
with circumstantial evidence. Photo
graphic evidence of the murder and ex-
hibits of articles found on the scene
will also be used.
The confession of Armour L. Phil.
lips, husbands of the accused woman,
cannot be used or mentioned at the
trial, it was indicated, because of the
law preventing husbands from testi-
flying against wife.
Plans of the defense were more OBJ
scure, and there was o report current
that Mrs. Phillips had asked for con-
ference with the public defender, an
office which first received prominence
by the defense of Mrs. Louise Peete
in another sensational murder trial
here.
A letter to Sheriff Traeger post
marked Bargher, Texas, and signed "A.
Texas Neighbour stating that Mrs.
Phillips while in Texas "eloped with
a piano player, leaving her husband, "
is under investigation today.
Possibility that Phillips and Mrs.
Phillips were never legally remarked
after their admitted divorce is being in
vestigated with view to forcing Phil
lips to testify.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
PARENTS AND THREE
CHILDREN KILLED

SAN FRANCISCO, July "a. - Five
dead and four others in a hospital with
physicians today still uncertain as to
their recovery, was the toll of an au-
tomobile wreck on Railroad avenue
here late yesterday.
The dead were Thomas and Mary
Lynch; their daughter, Mary, age five;
Mrs. Bridget Lynch sister-in-law of
Thomas Lynch; Phillip Lynch, her son,
age two.
Those injured We're, Katherine Lyuch
age five. twin sister of Mary; Lackie
Lynch, age two, brother of Philip;
Mary Lynch, age four, daughter of Mrs.
Bridget Lynch; Miss Catherine Garvin,
aged 40, sister of Mrs. Mary Lynch.
The accident occurred when Thomas
Lynch, who was driving heavy ear,
carrying nine persons, swung on to the
ear tracks to pass through the congest-
ed traffic. His machine struck street
ear, overturned and burst into flames
Four of the dead had been burned to
death before the fire was extinguished.
One other died soon after reaching a
hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
ADMINISTRATION
PLANS SEIZURE OF
ROADS AND MINES

WASHINGTON, July 24.-Powers,
almost as drastic as those used by the
government during war time, will be
brought into play in dealing with the
coal and rail strikes, it was believed
here today.
Issuance of an order declaring that
the dual mine and rail strike constitut-
ed national emergency within the
meaning of the transportation act, was
expected from the interstate commerce
commission. Issuance of this decree
would result in strong action being
taken by the government to protect
public interest. The administration in
the contemplated step is expected to
treat the two emergencies as one.
Control Roads and Mines
The plan contemplated by the gov
ernment includes the following steps:
Governmental direction of the rail
roads and control of distribution and
direction of the price of coal.
Seizure and operation of the mines.
The government s new and sweeping
move will be made within two DAYS, if
the strikers and the operators do not
manifest willingness to settle their dis
pute, one leading republican said. AS
surances have been given the executive
that any additional powers needed can
be voted by congress in the near future.
One of the first steps under consid-
GRAFTON is said to be priority orders for
the shipments of coal where the short
age is already becoming acute.
President Has Ample Power
President Harding has complete
power under existing law to take over
both the mines and the railroads if he
deems such action necessary to keep
the mails and interstate commerce
moving, it was slearned in the highest
circles here today. 1t was intimated
at the capitol today that some oppos.
ition to this view had been expressed
by senator's whose views the executive
has sought. They claim some addi.
tional legislation is necessary.
Hoover Puts Lid Oh Profiteers
WASHINGTON, w July 24.-Coal op-
orators from the nonunion fields today
agreed IN principle to Secretary of
Commerce Hoover s plan for voluntary
check on coal prices and rationing of
coal to the railroads and essential in
dustries under interstate commerce
commission priority orders.
As the results of two hour meeting
with Hoover, proposals to carry out his
program will be drafted by the repre-
sentative operators and submitted to
the secretary later this week.
Legal objections were raised by some
operators, but it is understood that
Hoover warned them the interstate
commerce commission is ready to re-
fuse transportation of coal at profiteer-
ing rates, if the mine owners did not
agree to prevent prices from skyrock
citing.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
MELTED METAL HITS
DUNAWAY IN FACE

In an explosion of a blacksmith 8
forge at the mines of the Imperial
Gypsum Co. west of Dixieland this
morning, Sam w. Dunaway, manager of
the company, who was standing near
by, was painfully burned about the
face and arms, when metal heating in
the forge, was thrown about the room
After receiving first aid treatment
at the mine, Mr.. Dunaway, although
suffering considerably managed to
drive his car to FL Centre, where he
was taken to the El Centre hospital and
attended by DR.. A. Il. Elliott. This
afternoon he is reported as resting com
fortably and it is expected he will be
able to leave the hospital in a day or
two.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
KIDS ENJOY FREE
FROLIC IN PLUNGE

j. l.. Travers, city trustee in charge
of water distribution, was well salts
fled this forenoon with the first. day s
test of the deal made last week where
by the Duman plunge gets free water
in return for permitting children from
eight to Ii years of age to battle from 9
to IL daily except on Friday and Sun
day. Mr.. Travers said about 40 chill
dren were frolicking in the water this
morning. They bring their own bathing
suits and towels.
Mr.. Travers says the agreement for
free water was made until August / as
an experiment. If it proves satisfactory
he expects to continue the arrangement
through the heated season. Club women
of El Centre were active in making the
arrangement.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
STEADY RALPH" TO
GET HIS MADALYNNE

Los ANGELES, July 24.-Mada-
lynne Obenchain after nearly q year in
Jail expects to be free next week to
return to her former husband, "Steady
Ralph, she said today.
Mrs. Obenchain 3 defense with un-
expected swiftness closed evidence Sat-
urday, and arguments in the case were
expected to be concluded in time for
the jury to render its verdict this week.
Madalynne intimated that if acquit
ted she viii return to Ralph Obenchain,
who has not been present at her see
ond trial, at which her love affairs with
Paul Roman, convict, has been the most
sensational development.
Ralph, according to Madalynne, un-
derstands this affair, just as he did the
one with John Belton Kennedy, OF
whose murder she is accused
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
SEEK
PROTECTION
Of STATE
IN Vain

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 24.-Overrid-
den with moonshiners, the little town
of Kingsdale, 80 miles south of Duluth,
today appealed to federal and state au-
thorities for protection.
A delegation headed by Charles
Grace, whose hotel was dynamited by
the moonshiners last week, called ON
Governor Preus and federal prohibition
agents today, asking aid.
The little village of about 100 pop
ulation has been terrorized by moon
sinners for weeks, the delegation re-
ported.
Following the dynamiting of the
Grace hotel the moonshiners shot up''
the village. Armed with rifles and re.
volvers, about 20 men went through the
town, shooting out windows and bonn
harding homes
They were seeking vengeance for eff
forts of Grace and others in Kingsdale
to stamp out the business, according to
Grace. He said there are about 20
large stills operating on the Wisconsin
side of Tamarack river.
Kingsdale is south of Duluth on the
500 line and has no telephones.
Before the moonshiners dynamited
the Grace hotel they manhandled the
500 line station operator and bound
him so that no word of the assault
could be sent outside
Governor Preus told the delegation
the situation was not within his juris-
diction to handle and referred them to
>. B. Qvale, district prohibition en-
forcement agent.
The delegation was conferring with
Qvale in Minneapolis at noon. It was
expected force of prohibition agents
would be sent to Kingsdale to ''mop
up the moonshine operators.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
KEARNS SAVES SAN
! DIEGO BEAUTY

While bathing in the tank at Jacum-
ba yesterday afternoon Miss Alvaria
Hanley, a San Diego beauty, was seized
est of spectators in diving contest
at the other end of the tank, was in
danger of drowning when her cries
reached Henry Kearns of Ell Centre,
who was standing nearby. Although
fully dressed, Kearns dove into the
water and assisted the young lady from
the tank.
Kearns received many compliments
on his presence of mind in averting
what might have resulted in a fatality.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
PREACHERS BEGIN
BATTLE OF THE APES

NEW YORK, July 24.-Apeism
split the ranks Of New York min-
listers today.
The opening gun in what prom
ises to be- the bitterest theological
feud of a decade, was fired yes
terday from half dozen opposing
pulpits.
Demand that name Of the cathe-
dral Of st. John be changed to "a
church for the descendants Of the
apes was made in a bitter attack
in sermon upon the Very Rev.
Howard Chandler Robbins, dean Of
the st. John of the Divine, by DR..
George Mcpherson, noted Baptist
evangelist.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
RUMORED GERMANS
POISONED NORTHCLfFFE

LONDON. July "a. - Rumors
that Viscount Northcliffe, the
thunderer, was poisoned in Ger
many during his incognito visit,
were afloat in Fleet street today.
The famous publisher physi-
clans are frankly puzzled over his
complicated toxic condition. They
also say his recovery is unlikely.
Even though he escapes from
the present illness, he will
never again assume control Of
his publications or WELD dominant
power i'll British politics.
Close friends of Northcliffe are
inclined to discount the story that
he was poisoned, pointing out that
his presence in Germany was gen
orally unknown until his arrival
back in England.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
TEXAS RANGERS TO
SERVE In STRIKE

AUSTIN, TexasAuly 24.-The Texas
"open port'' law Will be enforced at
Denison and other shop centers by state
rangers, to protect life and property,
Governor Neff announced late last
night.
The governor explained that a care
full investigation of the "open port -
law provides for the use of state
rangers and not military law. The
"open port law provides for the keep,
ing open of the channels of commerce
and the protection of life and property
to all workers alike.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
HEART BURNS OUT
OF MARSHFIELD

MARSHFIELD, Ore, July 24.-Fire
today burned 2S buildings along Front
street. At least one life is probably lost.
Damage is estimated at 100000 with
small insurance. City hall, engineer S
office, city Jail and fire department
headquarters were all burned, destroy
ing valuable municipal records.
Dutch Henry, town charaeter, is be-
lieved to have been trapped in a burn
ing building. Another man, cripple,
was rescued as flames were eating up
his trousers-leg.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
BANKERS BODY SENT HOME

SIDNEY, Neb., July 24.-The body
of William f. Turney, 70, Hollywood,
Calf, banker, who died here Sunday
following stroke of apoplexy on a
Union Pacific train, will be returned to
Hollywood for burial today. Turney
was en- route to New York to close up
his business affairs preparatory to re.
firing when striclycn,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
YECCS GET HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS

SPOKANE, WASH, July 24.-Yegg-
men some time between Saturday night
and Monday morning hammered their
way to the safety deposit vaults in the
Paulson building, and escaped with
cash and jewels estimated to total more
than 100000.
The building robbed is a 10 story
structure in the business center of this
city.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
COOLIDGE COMING TO COAST

SAN FRANCISCO, July 24.-Defm'
ite assurances that Vice President Cal
vim Coolidge will. come to San Fran
cisco next month for the national con
vention of the American Bar associa-
tion and will tour the coast at the
close of the convention, were received
here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
MINERS HOMES DYNAMITED

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 24.-Homes
of two coal miners, employed in non
union operations in Patton township,
near here, were dynamited early today,
causing injuries to occupants. Those
seriously injured were, Frank Bojovich,
and Edward GILES.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24

DENVER, Colo, July 24.-Despond-
ency was believed to have caused Mrs.
Della Kirst, 40, to kill herself in her
apartment here yesterday, according to
police today The woman s body was
found with bullet wound in her head.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24
BIG LEAGUES
TODAY

NATIONAL
AT Pittsburgh, Second Game
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24

b"1IeIIeS' NeHI aHu snyder, GaSt0n;
GlaZner, Adams and Gooch.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24

Batrerles j. Barnes, Jonnard and
/ Snyder; Cooper and Gooch.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24

AMERICAN
At Cleveland
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-24

At Pittsburgh, First Game
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-06-30

tariff the railroads, the bonus, tax
alton, the merchant marine, has been
considered as a national policy in this
congress. Each OF these questions
has been considered as a local issue,
and judged by its immediate effect on
the reelection Of congressman Jones
aROd Senator Simpkins. The con-
grcsman and the senator have u local
constituency. The president alone
mas national constituency and II he
abdicates his leadership, legislation
becomes mere logroll among locali-
ties.
That is exactly what the present
tariff bill is. Nobody connected with
that bill has considered its effect on
the nation as a whole. II is a bill
put together schedule by schedule
thru efforts Of this group of manu-
facturers and that. With no one to
lobby for all the business interests,
the particular lobbies that are in
iluentlal in particular Congressional
interests have written the bill. 1t is
so bad a bill, so outrageous bill that
II II is passed it will surely wreck the
Harding administration. For the
petty interests which have gone into
the making oil II nave not the breadth
Of vision even to caculate its effect on
the fortunes of the Republican party.
1t is doubtful whether Mr.. Harding
Is fitted by temperament and know
ledge to impose some semblance OF
order and program upon Congress,
He was selected because he would
not do it. He is committed not TO do
II. He is probably incapable of doing
H. He is almost certainly condemned
to seeing his administration nibbled
away by one special interest after the
other, by insurgent movement after
another, by one noisy minority after
the other, as in Pennsylvania, Indiana
and Iowa.
For, in the American system of
government, the president who reigns
but dozen not govern comes ultimately
10 grief.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-06-30
MARKETING OF SOUR CREAM
HARMFUL DAIRY INDUSTRY

Agricultural College News Notes.
Does cream test more when il is
sour than when il is sweet? This
question has been asked many times,
especially during the past few months
and it no doubt has been the cause
of much trouble and also the cause Of
considerable poor quality of cream.
Those who tell the cream producer
that sour cream will test more than
sweet cream, are doing great in
jury to the dairy industry, as they
must be overlooking the effect of this
practice has on the quality of butter
produced and the price.
Many have been led to believe that
by holding their cream until it was
real sour, they would be given high
er test. That would be true under
one condition, that is If q can of
cream is allowed to stand for long
time at rather a high temperature,
there would be enough moisture evap-
GRATED to increase the percentage of
int slightly, but this would be very
slight, and in that length of time
the cream would no longer be fit for
human food. Still, this would not
bring you higher price, as the extra
percentage of fat would only make up
for the loss in weight from the mois-
ture, which has evaporated.
To illustrate: II there were 80
pounds of cream testing 80 per cent
fat, in this amount there would be
just "a pounds butter fat. Allow the
cream to stand until pounds of the
moisture have evaporated. This would
leave rs pounds Of cream, testing SO
per cent We would still have "a
pounds of butter fat, but needless to
say this rs pounds of so-called cream
would not be fit for human consump-
tion.
Gunnison news-champion., 1922-06-30

Chas. Rowser paid the city visit
Saturday, down from Doyleville on
business.