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Evening star., 1922-09-16
TEXANS TO SELECT
ANTI-KLAN LEADER
Women Among Democrats Gather
ing at Dallas to Make Fight
on Mayfield.

DALLAS, Tex, September ia
convention of the Anti-Ku Klux Kian
democrats of Texas to select a candi-
date to run against Earle B. Mayfield.
democratic nominee for senator today
attracted democrats from all over the
state. with a considerable percentage
of women. No name has been pre-
sented by the anti-klan group.
The republican state executive com
mittee was to meet at the same time.
to adjourn and reconvene following
the democratic meeting.
Indication today points to the Sc
lection of a fusion candidate to make
the race against Mayfield as a "re-
publican" r3 %,
Mayfield defeated James E. Fer
guson in the second democratic run
off" primary.
Evening star., 1922-09-16
McC0RMICKS IN SWISS ,9s g,
HOTEL FIND QUIET
Mai. Oser, Miss Mathilde's Fiance,
Shares Retirement on
Lake Lucerne.

LUCERNE. Switzerland September
16.-Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. McCor-
mick and the formers daughter, Miss
Mathilde, it was learned. are living
in strict retirement in a small hotel
on the border of Lake Lucerne, in
the neighborhood of this city. Mai
Max Oser, fance of Miss Mathilde, 70
also stopping at the hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
BUTTS HOME AGAIN
FROM SNOW BOUND
MOUNTAINS

J. O. Butts, Imperial Valley bank
cashier, for whom "lost" alarm was
sounded and searching parties organ
ized when it became known he was
marooned in the snowbound Lagura
Mountains, returned today to his home
IN CaleXico with story of hardship
and adventure such as rarely befalss
man in Southern California.
With Mr.Butts was his wife anc
two children who had withstood with
him the ten-day Imprisonment in the
snowbound hills.
The Butts family, owners of cabin
in the Laguna mountains, had been
week ending in the hills when the
great blizzard struck. Within twenty
four hours all routes of departure were
cut off and communication broken
Fortunately wel,-stocked with provis-
ions, they were able to wait the thaw
and today plunged down terrible roads
to CaleXcio.
Forest rangers and searching par
ties had been trying for days to reach
the Butts cabin without avail.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
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IN (5z....G....-.-1HY
Working HoEd ue Hand With
Russian R0yUiiSts, It
Is Said
BY CARL D. GROAT

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-German
monarchist plotters, including Gener-
al Ludendorff, are working hand in
glove with Russian royalists to re-
store Kaiscrdom in Germany and
Czarom in Russia, Ignatius Ire
bitsch Lincoln, hungarian born in
ternational spy and plotter and one
time member of the British parlia-
meNt, said here TO-DAY. These plans
are destined to succeed some day,
end then, he added, Russia and Ger
many will JOIN IN a powerful union.
Lincoln, here awaiting the COVER
nor's decision on whether to allow
him to remain in this country or de-
Port him as an undesirable alien en-
tering on false passports, was one of
the ring leaders in the 'kapp Putsch
in Berlin in the spring of 1920,
which aimed to overthrow the Ebert
republic and restore a monarchy.
you may put it down for a GER
tanty that the monarchy is going to
be restored in Germany and can tell
YOU that the Germans and Russians
are working together. | believe boil
shevism will hang on quite while
yet in Russia, but there is nothing
surer than that this movement for a
union of the two countries vii! sue
cCed."
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
TAXPAYERS SHOULD
ASK FOR DATES
SAYS CARTER

"To save themselves time and
trouble, and, in many cases, unnec-
essary expenditures, John P Carter,
collector of the Sixth District of Cal
ifornia, says that Taxpayers having
business with the income tax unit of
the Bureau of Internal Revenue at
Washington and desiring conference
with officials in connection Herewith,
are advised to ask for such conference
in advance.
"a number of taxpayers and their
representatives. appear at the income
tax unit without appointment, and
ask Immediate hearings. Frequently
the conference cannot be held at once
for the reason that the papers and in
formation relating to the case must be
assembled or the proper official may
be otherwise engaged. The result is
a delay of a day or two, and added
cost TO the taxpayer in the way of
hotel bills, etc.
Requests for conference. should be
addressed to the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, Washington, D. c., to-
gether with a statement of all the
facts in connection with the cases.
and the purpose for which it is de-
sired The taxpayer will be informed
by letter or telegram Of the date ap-
pointed for the conference"
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
new POPE BLE;SSES
AMERICAN PEOPLE
BY CARDINAL,
P0De Plus YI Sends GreetinQs
Through Cardinal O'COnneH
of Boston
Greatly Interested in American S
Efforts in Behalf of World
Peace
By HENRY WOOD

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
ROME, Feb. Pope Plus XI has
asked me to convey to the American
people his blessing" Cardinal O'Con-
nell of Boston, said today, in an inter-
view with the United Press.
"FThe United States can be well
pleased with the new head of the
church. l have known him as an able
diplomat, a splendid administrator,
and a sanity character.
"The new Pope, when he was Car
dinal Ratti, followed every step of the
Washington arms conference he told
me-" Cardinal O'Connell continued.
"He takes the greatest interest in
American affairs.
pope Plus XI greeted me warmly
upon my arrival here and regretted
the delay that prevented me from par
ticipating in the election.
His Holiness declared he greatly
admired Americas efforts in behalf of
peace"
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
MANY KILLED IN HOTEL FIRE.
Mystery Deepens In Taylor Murder Case
MEETING
CALLED FEB'Y 10TH

A call for a meeting of the Tax
payers Association of Imperial coun-
W has just been issued by T. d. NJ
Call, secretary. The meeting is to be
held on Friday, February 10th at the
offices Of Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict.
among other matters of interest,
to select d delegate to attend the Cal
ifornia Taxpayers League that will
probably meet in Monterey county at
some date to be named later" says
Secretary Mccall. "Do you know of
any method of fighting this tax eat
ing game other than by organization
for that purpose? Come to the meet
ing the 10th of February, bring your
dollar for membership fee for year,
join us if it looks good and then tell
US, how you think it best to run the
organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
GOVERNOR SPANKS
RAILROAD
BOARD
Says THGt Public Sentiment Re
acH1e l4ctic3 TGI,c3 in
Recent EcseS
Ua;.ca Press Leased wire


cACRtAIENTO, Fe3. Impress
d by re profound public resent
acnt aoainst Increased rates of ser
vice. allowed the Pacific Electric
company and the Southern California
Telephone con pany OF Los Angeles,
Governor William d. Stephens has
addressed . letter to the state rail-
road commission asking revision OF
rulings on rates and service ot these
companies.
The letter was sent the commission
finn the governors office here Mon
day.
The governor stated that great
dissatisfaction against the railroad
commission existed in Southern Cali
fOrnia.
Governor Stephens called the at
tention of the commission to the
statements of representatives of the
utilities in the fight here on the King
tax bill. in which it was said that
values of their property had not in
creased but had decreased.
Enemies of public regulation have
endeavored to Justify the increase
above referred to by the claim that
King bill placed additional tax rates
on their interurban street railway and
the additional taxes on the telephone
company because of the King tax
bill. am informed, do not amount to
more than 2 1-2 cents per instrument
per month-certainly no justification
for the increase in rates approximately
80 per cent
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
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CONTINUED on Page y
WAY FOUND TO GET
BERCD0LL LBACK
IT'S SAID
Congressman Lineberger Work
ing on Plan Which Is Said
to Promise Results
By LAURENCE NJ. BENEDICT

By LAURENCE NJ. BENEDICT
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. "A way
has been found to bring Grover Clev-
eland Bergdoll, millionaire Stacker,
back to the United States for pun
ishment, e--service men in the house
declared today.
Bergdoll is now reported to be hid
ing in Switzerland. He fled there
for safety from Germany when peace
relations We're re-established between
Berlin and Washington fearing that
Germany, as the conquered nation in
the war, would be forced TO hand him
over to the United States.
The veterans in congress, it was
revealed exclusively to the United
Press today, have been working Sc
cretly for weeks on both sides of the
Atlantic on a plan to bring about the
arch slacker's recapture.
representative Walter Lineberger
of California is now in Europe, work
ing out the plan there while his as
sistants in the house are busy in
Washington. They have finally deter
mined upon a plan which they are
confident viii Hand Bergdoll in u
United States federal prison to serve
out the sentence he escaped wher. he
made his sensational dash to freedom
from Governors Island year ago.
What the plan is for apprehendine
Bergdoll, the veterans group would
not disclose. That is secret, they
declared, that they will reveal only
to high officials of the department
of justice and the state department
and only to them after congress has
passed a resolution directing those
departments to go after the escaped
Stacker. The plan will not be com
pleted, it is believed until Linebergcr
returns from Europe which probably
will be within a month.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
One Theory That Film Di-
rector May Have Been
Victim of Brother
WARRANT is ISSUED
Detectives at Sea in Matter
But Are Working On
Live CleWs

BY FRANK H. BARTHOLOMEW
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, Feb. THE
startling theory that Edward F.
Sands, valet of William Desmond
Taylor, murdered film director, is
in reality Taylor's missing broth
err, Dennis, was developed by de-
tectives here today.
Photographs of Sands now are
being sent to MOnrovia, Calf,
where the deserted wife of the
man known as Dennis Deane-Tan-
ner, brother of William Deane-
Tanner, who later became Taylor,
lives.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, Feb. =
Mary Miles Minter, who was reveal
ed in letters as the close friend of Will
liam d. Taylor, murdered film direc-
tor, today was shielded from the pub
p, b. - formidable guard thrown
around h4r tome.
The guard was placed during the
aau vas understood 10 be de-
signed to keep the famous star from
Not Her husband
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7-"This is
not q picture of my husband"
Mrs. Ada Deane-Tanner of Monro-
via. California, who says she is a sis
ter in law Of William D. Taylor, MUIR
dered film director, dealt 2 shattering
blow to The theory evolved by detec-
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
STATE CALLS WIFE
IN TRIAL OF
HESTER

A wife will be called by the State
today in a criminal case against hel
husband-a wife who has pleaded
guilty to an offense charged jointly
against each of them, according to
Deputy District Attorney Harry B
ellison, prosecuting William c.
Hester for asserted eXtortion.
Hester is on trial today before Su-
perior Judge Conkling.
Blackmail, or that venerable frame
up known in police parlance as the
badger game" is what Prosecutor
Ellison expects to prove as the
States case.
Represented by Attorney John
Berry, Hester has entered plea OF
innocence and general denial.
According to evidence introduced
by the prosecution at the preliminary
hearing, Hester, with his wife, Kate
Hester, entered into extortion con-
spiracy to fleece and did fleece NJ. l..
Grayson out Of an automobile. 1t is
asserted by the State that Hester
Surprised" Grayson and Mrs. Hester
in the Hester home and, at the point
Of q gun, compelled him to sign over
possession Of the machine.
Mrs. Hester, jointly accused with
her husband of extortion, has pleaded
guilty. changing a previous plea vol
it was said. She will be
called by the prosecution during her
husbands trial.
Grayson, the prosecuting witness,
was called as the States first wit
ness. He bore out the text of his
charges in his evidence today.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
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Ok .@..-
Attorney Seymour is Retained
To ReDresent Man Held sOr
Samples Murder

Preparations for the defense Of Phil
Breedlove, local contractor, held in the
county Jail here in connection with the
murder of Rex w. Samples, took def
mite shape today when it was announc-
ed that Attorney j. l.. Seymour has
been retained to represent the de-
fendant.
Mr.. Seymour and Breedlove were in
conference together at the county jail
this morning laying the foundation
for his defense at The trial, IN event
he is held to answer at his preliminary
hearing, the date for which has been
fixed by District Attorney Simon for
Saturday morning before Justice
/. Mayfield, Deputy District Attor-
ney Scott announced this afternoon.
Breedlove shot and killed Samples
late SUNDAY night in the lobby OF the
Oregon hotel, according to evidence
of eye-witnesses submitted at the cor
oner's inquest. Jealousy, according to
Mrs. Breedlove's testimony, constltut-
ed motive for the act.
A letter written by Breedlove to his
wife now in possession of the district
attorneys office, will be introduced
As an cSIllDll, IL was oe'iu eoN'"J'
letter follows:
my dear little family:
Just a line to let you know | am
back, lonesome and broken-he hearted
my dear and only one. | don't know
how long I can stand up under this
burden, and it seems as though you
can't understand my feelings. God only
knows what the outcome will be. Well
sweetheart, think ! had better send
YOU a little chicken feed or you will
pe broke. Will close so | can mail this
Kiss our sweet little kids for me and
love and kisses to the one that usec
to want them.
Phil B."
Indicating that not alone woulC
Breedlove's wife rally to his defense
in face of his trouble, but that hel
father, G. l.. Gott, will render him ev
erv assistance. Mr.. Gott hurried here
today from inland.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
SUSPECTED WIFE
SO HE SHOT HER

Vallejo, Calm. Feb. 7.-WlI6aM
G. Mcclure. chief petty officer, o.. S.
N, was held by police here pendine
the outcome Of two gun shot wounds
he is alleged to have inflicted upon
his wife here last night.
Mcclure, according to the police,
walked into the apartments Of Mrs.
McChess, his mother, where a group
Of men and women were said to be
talking and to have opened fire upon
Mrs. Mcclure.
One bullet entered her chest and
the other shattered her wrist. Physi-
clans say they fear she will die
Mcclure, according to d statement
colice gave out, charged his wife had
ocen intimate with another man.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
ALLEGED AGZTAT0R
ARRESTED AT
CALIPATREA

Acting on information furnished by
the United States Department Of
Justice at Los Angeles, Deputy Sher-
iff Y. N. Adams today arrested John
c. Hollis, alleged l. W. w. delegate
end Syndicalist agitator.
Hollis, asserted by government
agents to be an active member of the
A. W. /. u, No. 40, was taken into
custody by Deputy Adams at Calipat-
ria He is charged with criminal
syndicalsm and malicious mischief.
Bail totaling $1l00 was fixed. He is
held here in the county jail
According to information against
him he was active in distributing rad
ioal literature and il preaching T. ".
". and syndicalistic doctrines. He is
said to have been moving among the
unemployed, travelling from place to
rlaco, distributing his propaganda
and promoting teachings Of his or
qani2atlon. The DeparananJ Of
Justice viii be notified Of his arrest.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
E293VY TRAFFIC ON
HIGHWAYS MEANS
RUINATI0N

A trip over the improved highways
is all that is necessary for anyone in
order to appraise the damage being
done by the operation Of heavy auto
trucks and busses.
If these vehicles are not regulated
as to kind of tires and weight of
load it is only matter of year
or SO until the roads will be ruined
bills for repairs.
Nothing will more quickly damage
an unimprOved highway than opera
ton over it of heavy truck and the
faster it moves the more damage it
does. For which reason passenger
stages or busses moved at high speed
are almost as destructive as slow
moving freight trucks.
Public highways have been improv-
ed at large expense. The government
has borne part of the cost of con-
struction but it bears none of the cost
of repairs and upkeep.
Some of the roads constructed only
a couple Of years ago are now break
ing down from fast bus driving and
heavy truck loads. If this is kept
up, our supposedly improved high
ways will be worse than before i'm
provement and cost of repairs will
bear heavily on the already bent
shoulders of the taxpayer.
The situation has become serious
and county boards or other public au-
thorities should take immediate ac-
tion not only to regulate the speed
of passenger stages but the load OF
auto trucks, as we'll as impose toll,
license or tax for the privilege OF
using improved public highways suf-
ficent at least to balance the amount
of damage being done.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
HUNGRY L0ND0NERS
LAY SIEGE TO
GUARDIANS
United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, Feb. THE board of
guardians of Poplar, one of London's
suburbs, where poverty and unemploy-
ment have been most severe since the
war, We're released from a state of
siege early today after being impris-
oned throughout the night by mob
of east end unemployed.
Men and women of the London
sl,tns, shouting that they were hun
cry and wanted work, stormed the
council chamber where the board was
meeting last evening and forced the
guardians to barricade themselves
within the building to save themselves
from violence. A siege was kept up by
the unemployed Throughout the night
until the police rescued the guardians
this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
CUTTING DOWN ARMY
FIRST RESULT OF
GGt t5TD
Congress % Circ T;sE Ej@ja II
feet TO &em0Ue TGr Burden
from People
Bv LAWRENCE MARTIN

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, FEB. IA de-
mand that the army be reduced to
100000 men will be the first con-
grcssional move resulting from the
arms conference, which ended yester-
day.
This would cut taxes and give the
American people an immediate bene-
fit from the conference, supporters
Of the plan point out. They believe
that with causes of national misuH-
derstandings removed, an army of
100000 instead of 100000 would be
sufficient.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
The ELIGIBILITY OF
KENYON. TO Be
DECIDED
United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE de-
partment of justice may issue a rul-
ing on the eligibility of Senator Ken
Won for federal judgeship within a
few days, it was indicated today.
The ruling is expected to point to
several corresponding cases which are
looked upon as having established a
precedent which would allow Kenyon
to assume the judicial robe.
Kenyon will continue in the senate
until the justice department ruling Is
announced,
The question of Kenyon's eligibil-
ity arises from that clause in the con
stitution which forbids a congressman
taking an office of which the salary
has been raised during his term !.
congress-
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
Henry Ford Starts Tug of
War Between Big Con-
Germs of Country
BONUSES TO BUYERS
Four Well Known Concerns
SQuaring Away to Meet
Quotations
United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Feb. 7.-Harold f. Nc
Cormick has abandoned pursuits of
art, grand opera and globe trotting
to direct the price war of the Inter-
national Harvester Company with the
Ford concern on tractors.
Ford, who started the pIce slash
ing with & cut of almost so percent in
the price Of tractors has been follow
ed by the Harvester Company, the j.
|. Case Plow Works and the Samson
Tractors, controlled By the Gee 2rai
Motors.
Mccormick has taken up his resi-
dence in Chicago and plans to remain
here for some time directing the af~
fairs Of his company.
The Harvester Company, in cutting
prices, is giving ploWs and harrow
machinery away with purchases Of
.l..ar a.-..r.. &c.ss1-2.".l
.-4ea = cu.i'1, lse.sr his
-er .ho camfIHn ae-.aat ord.
E-.EAVAL II ~. @1GA
g. 1AUi., 1tiaa., Ee1. l-Tractor
.nu2ctmcra here Tor 1Ae National
Iiao.or and Power Farming Exposi-
ton, found their business completely
upset by the tractor price war.
None Of the companies exhibiting
at the show have cut prices but they
have found their business seriously
affected by the war now in progress
among the four largest manufactur-
ers Of tractors.
Il do not believe that price cutting
is going to do them any good" said
G. l.. Gillette, president of the Twin
City Company, closely allied with the
Minneapolis Steel and Machinery
Company.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
QUICK ON TRIGGER
SHOOTS LEG OFF
United Press Leased Wire

SALINAS, Calf, Feb. IA quar-
rel over wagon singletree and an
attempt to run a bluff" today sent
Charles Buzon, farmer of San Miguel,
near here, to a hospital with the calf
of his left leg shot away.
Buzon, according to officers, quar-
relied with dot" Hickey, aged 70, a
neiehboring farmer, over the single
tree.
Last night he appeared at Hickey's
home, officers said, and aroused
Hickey from his bed.
Hickey pulled a shotgun from be-
hind door and shot Buzon in the
leg.
Then he searched Buzon and found
he was not armed.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
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ORANGE MARKET
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q NEW YORK, Feb. Mime =
g teen cars oranges and one car 8
g lemons sold. Market 25 to IS 8
g cents lower on northern navels =
6, rs cents lower on $50 sizes :
9, and larger southern. Unchang :
8, ed on smaller sizes. Averages 8
Z, ranged from $3.65 to $727. :
g Highest price 20 boxes Ster- $
g ling $3.50. :.
g Lemon market unchanged. :
g Averages ranged S503 to :,
6 1922. 6
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Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
BURNED TO DEATH
United Press Leased Wire

BELOIT, Wis, Feb. Mrs. Tony
Galick and her five year old daughter
Anna, were burned to death today in
q fire which destroyed their home.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
B|GH0TELF|RE
ATR|CHM0ND
KILLS MANY
Lexington Hotel DESTROYED
Early Today With Large
Casualty List
SHERIFF JUMPS, DEAD
Guests Trapped Jump and
Climb to Safety-Hotel
Being Repaired
SHERIFF JUMPS, DEAD
United Press Leased Wire

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. Five
are dead, 21 missing and scores are
reported injured in fire in the Lex
ingtOn Hotel, here, early today. en-
failing loss estimated at $500, 900.
The hotel was undergoing exten-
sive repairs. The house telephones
were disconnected, new system being
installed and no elevators were operat.
ing, the old one being out while new
one was being put in. -sss s-v--, .y-,
Guests on the upper floors were
trapped, many jumping, others climb
ing over water pipes. Sheriff johnson
on the third floor, jumped to the fire
net, missed it by six feet and was
killed.
Firemcn were searching the ruins
Of the building in belief that other
victims may be there.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07
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g LOS ANGELES, Feb. T. =
g Butter 43. q
3 Eggs extra 81; case count :
8 "a; pullets 81. .
= Hens 29@32; Broilers 500 =
3 80. q
g Potatoes Stockton Burbanks 8
g $2.35@2.50; few $2.75; poorer :
g $2.O0@2.25. &
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Imperial Valley press., 1922-02-07

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tro"sr. his t,gu-c
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