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Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
NAME SUCCESSOR
TO DRY DIRECTOR
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WASHINGTON, March 1.ASamucl
r. Rutter of Oakland, today as ap-
pointed federal prohibition director of
California, succeeding +. Forest Mitch
ell, who has resigned.
Rutter is now en- route to California
to take charge.
Mitchell's s resignation, Federal Pro-
hibition Director Haynes stated today,
was because of "lack Of complete
sympathy and harmony in his or
ganization.
Attorney General Daughertv today
denied that because of the prohibition
dispute on the coast he had asked for
the resignation of Robert Mccormick,
special assistant general there. Daugh.
ertv said Mccormick was not involved
in the Mitchell resignation.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
TWO NATIONAL LANGUAGES

ASUNCION, March Paraguay,
which is the smallest and most remote
of the South American countries, is
at the same time the only one that is
the proud possessor of two national
languages, both of which are official.
One of them is Spanish and the other
is Guarani, or tongue of the partially
civilized Indians who possessed the
land before the arrival of. the Span
lard. Guarani is. spoken everywhere,
being heard on the streets as, frequent
ly as Spanish. The language is com
posed of short and snappy monosylla-
blcs
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
WILLIE MEEHAN HERE
FOR BOUT WITH
ANDERSON

MEXICALI, March 1.-Willie Nee
han, San Francisco heavyweight who is
to meet Lee Anderson in 15-round
bout at the Owl Arena here next Sun
day night, arrived from the northern
city yesterday and was met at the
depot by several friends. Meehan looks
in elegant trim having been i'll active
training for the past two weeks.
Promoter Joe Flores has completed
his fistic program and yesterday signed
up the following boxers who will ap-
pear on the Meehan-A card
Kid Mex VS.. Battling Chico, six
rounds; Kid Milo VS.. Philippine Kid,
four rounds; Kid Romero VS.. Babe Cor
dova. Sam Mata, official referee was
selected by the principals to be the
third man in the ring next Sunday
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
EASY PICKINCS FOR
CHAMPION ON
STAGE
BY HENRY l.. FARRELL
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NEW YORK, March Jack Dcmp-
sey is getting $4,000 week for fill
ing in thirty minutes at the Hippo
drome daily with little boxing and
q few wise cracks.
He says he wants to get away from
the stage and fight. Most any one
else would battle to get on the stage
at that fancy figure.
After having picked up 100000 for
sixteen minutes work last July, the
heavyweight champion might be figur-
ing now that he is working too hard
for the money.
As "sport actors go' however,
Dempsey does his stage. work very
we'll He has Babe Ruth backed off the
boards, although it must be said as 4
credit to his bravery that Ruth had
nerve enough to attempt a song.
Dempsey just talks a little and does
his stuff in the ring. Ruth, however,
couldn't do his stuff unless he was
booked at the old Roman amphi-
theater
The champion seems to be in perfect
condition. He is little bit heavy
around the shoulders, but from the
looks of his slim legs and his trim
waist, he could hop into the ring with
about three weeks work. He is boxing
with Harry Williams, one of the big
sparring partners lie had at Atlantic
City. OF course, their work is very
stacy but nevertheless, Dempsey
shows signs of Improvement.
He seems faster and more graceful
on his feet, his boxing shows much i'm
provcmentand his punches are sharper
and more accurate.
He still breathcs a little bit loudly
but not the same "noise' as was
noticed just before he fought Carpen
tier.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
PROCESS TO TAKE
GASOLINE FROM TAR
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BERKELEY, Cal, Mar. IA pro.
cess for extracting gasoline from as
phalt, tar, and other similar materials
has been perfected by c. Z. Bowie and
NJ. j. Gavin, chemical experts asso-
cated with the local office of the
United States bureau of mines, ac-
cording to an announcement by Bowie,
who lives here.
The process was developed in expert
ments at the bureau laboratory, Bowie
said. While its operations has been
successfully demonstrated, it has not
as yet been brought to the point where
it is commercially profitable.
With further development, it was
stated, the process will be applicable
to the extraction of gasoline from the
great shaIc deposits in the Rocky
mountains.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
A THREE-MAN REPUBLIC
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BERLIN, March IA three-man
world republic, with regular money,
postage stamps, constitution and titles
everything, in fact, but p home-is
being operated from suburban villa
here. Its president, Prof. Carlos Frey
tag, "Prinee of Aran the republic 3
title--and, he claims, representative of
the Oriental University at Washington,
declares he has so far been recognized
by Luxembourg, the Straits Settlement
and the FIJI Islands. Assisted by his
brother, the "COunt de Folk and
Professor Kurt Martin, Baronct or
Aran,'' he offers to sell university de-
arees and titles at anything the appli-
cant can pay.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
GIRLS TEMPERATURE 115
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BRISTOL, March IA temperature
of lis degrees registered by n girl
flu patient here is to be the sub.
iect of q report to medical authorities.
A local doctor, called to the ease,
found her temperature to be l15. Be
lieving his thermometer wrong, he
tried two others with the same result.
Special treatment was given and the
temperature declined to normal. 1t
rose again to l0s, declined to normal
and rerose to ia. The girl is now
convalesccnt.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
EXPECT BABE RUTH
TO SIGN CONTRACT

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March l.
Babe RIth is expected to sign his new
contract today or tomorr9w. At con
ference yesterday the swat king
reached an agreement on new terms
with Colonel Huston, part owner of
the club and they are now waiting on
the approval of Colonel Rupert, pres
ident of the club.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
SILVER AGES OLD
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BUENOS AIRES, March IA see
tion hand working on the new railroad
line between Salta and Huatinquina
the other day cursed as his pick unex-
pectedly struck something solid and re-
bounded. But when he had dug around
the obstacle it was discovered to be a
chunk Of pure silver weighing over GO
pounds. 1t is thought that probably
the silver was lost, perhaps hundreds
Of years ago, from the back of mule
when being transported through the
bleak Andes Mountains from far away
Peru.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01

Fearing that an erroneous interpre-
tation may have been given price quo
tations appearing in her advertisement
published Tuesday, Mrs. Robertson,
beauty expert, calls attention to accur-
ate quotations in her space in this eve
ning's edition of The Press. Type ar
rangement may have caused some con-
fusion by her patrons. she said,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01

NEW YORK, Mar. Back from
New Orleans with his thumb in spliut,
Benny Leonard, lightweight champion,
said it was doubtful if he would be in
condition to meet Charley White in
Madison Square Garden on March II.
Leonard injured his thumb on the head
of Pal Moran in New Orleans Satar-
DAY night,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
BASKETBALL

DES' MOINES.-Drake 20; Nebras-
ka, 10.
WASHINGTON, Pa. Washington
and jefferson 81; West Virginia "a.
LAWRENCE, Kans.-Kansas A;
Kansas Aggies 26.
INDIANOLA. - Des Moines 32;
Simpson IS.
PULLMAN, Wash.-Oregon Aggies
%; Washington State College 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
FIRE UNDER CONTROL

PUEBLO, Colo, March 1.-Fire Of
unknown origin, which destroyed the
Grand Opera House building, one OF
the largest business blocks in the city
was brought under control early to
day. The loss will exceed $250,000, il
was estimated. Firemen were handi
capped by below zero weather.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
pRoFITEER1NG Il, WIVES
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LONDON, March l.--Profitcering
has spread not only all over the world,
but has spread to the wife market,
Lord Dewar said in q speech here.
"Before the war; he said, "a wife
could be bought for four spearheads
in Sudan. Now she costs eight. In the
cattle country wife used to cost four
cows; now she costs seven.'
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
PURCHASES BALL CLUB
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DENVER, Colo, March 1.-Dcnver
was back on the baseball map today
following purchase of the Joplin, Mo-,
franchise in the western league by To-
col business men last night.
The purchase price was 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
BOXER ON BAIL
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ALBANY, n. Y, March Frank
Moran, well known heavyweight boxer
was released under $4,000 bail here
today after being arrested for boot
Logging. Moran, in company with Il
chauffeur, Edward Zuppe, was arrested
in Mechanicville. They had eight
flour sacks containing 100 bottles of
Scotch Whiskey' III the back of the
car, drv agents said.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
WANTS TITLE BOUT

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 1.--Tommy
o 'Brien, Los Angeles, lightweight was
in San Francisco today after spending
several months in Australia where he
won considerable success. His managers
are looking for chance to match him
with Benny Leonard.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
BANDITS GET PAYROLL

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, March L.
Five bandits in two automobiles
armed with sawed off shotguns, held
up Chief Paymastcr Fred Wallncr Of
the Palm Olive Soap Company here
tcsiay and escaped with $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
BOUTS TABOOED
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LANSING, Mich, March 1.-Holi-
day bouts of championship caliber will
not be permitted anywhere III Michi-
gan, according to Governor Groesbeck.
AS result there will be no match be
tween Benny Leonard and Charley
White or Pinkie Mitchell on July Z as
planned.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
DEFAULTS GAME

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Calf.
Mar. 1.-Stanford S basketball team
voted yesterday to default the third
game of its series with the University
of California. The Californians. al
ready have won the first two of the SER
les.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
WANTED IN

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March Mrs.
J. O. Love, demanded admission to u
double electrocution here and showed
credentials "Can't be DONE said
Warden Thomas, "Men only
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01

NAL clowns were funny, but they had
poor support Hence, the joeys, as
the people of the white tops term the
clowns, spring a world of new stuff
each season under the Al G. Barnes
big top. And, in the four times larger
main tent this year, the fifty funny
fellows, with their throngs of animal
comics assisting, will offer an amazing
number of laughable novelty skits, and
to place the animals on their mettle,
the clowns have all sorts of fowls aid.
ing parrots, cockatoos, roosters,
ducks, bantams, turkeys and ostriches.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01
MAY LEGALIZE BOXING
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CHICAGO, March 1.-Boxing in III
inois will be legalizcd if petitions be
ing sent out today by the City Athletic
Commission are successful. 1t is
planned to secure over 600 names
to the petitions.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-01

There's never been circus without
clowns. Wild cat SHOWS have gone out
without an elephant, but they had a
clown, even if the owner had to double
as one.
With the al g. Barnes Wild Animal
Circus, coming to HI, Centre Saturday
March llth, the clowns have to step
fast, else the hosts of animal funmak'
ers--bears, monkeys, poodles, goats,
burros, kangaroos, midget elephants
and cunning ponies-will show them
up The fellows in chalkface arc al
wavs drcadine the old Joke, "The ami
The New York herald., 1922-04-17
WILL WATCH STATE
BONUS FOR FRAUDS
Deputies to Be Assisted by
Physicians.
Special Dispatch 10 Tnr NEw York lIErMp.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany. ADrit ia

Special Dispatch 10 Tur NEw YORK lIEnAIn.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany, April 10.
The first meeting of the Soldier Relief
Commission. which is to administer the
1000, 900 fund for sick. disabled and
unemployed world war veterans. win be
held tomorrow afternoon at the Office of
the chairman, Ajt.-Gen. j. Leslie Kim
caid
The recommendation and applications
for the appointment Of deputies. one for
each Of the $50 Assembly districts of
the State. will be considered. IL Is cx-
pected all the places will be filled early
this week.
The paying out OF the money TO vet
Grams Will begin immediately. Each
deputy win be supplied with sufficient
funds to handle all cases IN his district
without delay. applications or veterans
not having to go through the Albany Of
Ace.
Each deputy Is to have ono or more
physicians to examine the veterans, and
all are to he placed Under oath. The
deputies are TO be under heavy bond, and
everything will be done TO safeguard
the interests OF deserving and needy
service men.
Tho law provides for prosecution by
the Attorncy-General OF any frauds.
False statements are made misde-
meanor. punishable by a fine Of not 10
exceed 81 .000 or by imprisonment Of not
more than ono year. or both. All fines
collected In such prosecutions are TO be
turned into the bonus fund.
The New York herald., 1922-04-17
ONLY ONE ULTfMATUM
SENT TO RUSSIANS

PARIS April I6.--The insinuation the
Allies have shown weakness towards
the Russians in issuing what has been
termed an ultimatum on Friday with a
time limit. then merely repeating the
uitmatnum Saturday without q def
mite time limit. is rebutted by the
Havas correspondent in Genoa. lie do
clares the Russians on Friday were
merely told TO consult with their ex-
perts and bring back clear reply on
Saturday, whereas on Saturday the Rus
slams were told their reply was not ac-
ceptable and that they would be given
a few days In which to yield or break
off negotiations. This latter was un-
doubtedly an ultimatum.
Mr.. Lloyd George Informed the Rus
SLAMS on Friday that if their reply 10
the London proposition was unsatisfac-
tory the conference could still discuss
transports, communications and such
matters. but Russian affairs would be
finished. But nobody. the correspond
ent adds. felt any doubt that unless
the Russian question was solved in
conformity with the views or the Allies
the conference would have received a
mortal wound and would have become
almost without object
The New York herald., 1922-04-17
VIEW AT PORTOFINO
ATTRACTS BIG THREE
Lloyd George, Tchifcherin and
Barfhou Meet by Chance.

GENOA. April i6 tAssociated Press) -
There is much gossip concerning an Inn
promptu meeting yesterday While the
experts wore engaged IN discussing over
figures. NJ. Barthou. tempted By tho ino
weather. decided 70 motor 10 Portofino.
which has the reputation oc aifording the
best view of the Mediteriai can sea. NJ.
Tchi,chcrin. head Of tho Russian dolcga-
tion. az about the same tine had the
sine idea Naturally. IKE two delegates
met there and enjoyed The view with
mutual admiration.
a short tine later, WHO should appear
but Mr.. Ilcyd George. who also appar-
entity had been seized by an irresistible
desire to admire the panorama at Porto
fino. The British Prime Minister joined
his two fellow delegates. but II Is not
known whether the Garment conversation
which ensund concerned the beauties OF
the view or grnvcr questions.
The New York herald., 1922-04-17
REPUBLICANS ATTACK
MOUNTJOY PRISON
HeoUy Firing in Belfast on
EUe of Easter.

BELFAST. April is tAssociated Press).
--Notwithstanding wild rumors OF I'M
pending trouble in Belfast Easter sun
day not a single casualty had been
reported up to IL o'clock tonight. An
unusually large number OF holdups car
ried out by armed men took place in the
streets of Belfast Saturday night, but
no big amounts were secured by the
highwaymen. Complete quiet prevailed
Saturday night and to-day along the
Fermanagh border.
There was continuous firing in the
north side OF Dublin Saturday night.
Considerable alarm prevailed among the
residents in the nelghborhood OF the
Broadstone Station and Mountjoy
prison. According to one account re-
ceived here. the Republicans endeav-
ored to seize Mountjoy prison. which
was guarded by Irish Free State regu-
lars.
Broadstone Is the station from which
Arthur Griffith started for Sligo. Mr.
Griffith took bold course. Instead
OF smuggling himself into Sligo he trav-
eled in state on the Nj Hand and Great
Western Railroad with a guard OF
honor of Free state troops. At all the
stations crowds waited to give the Dali
Eireann President cordial reception.
In an interview, in Longford Mr..
Griffith said he was not afraid to speal,
in Sligo. as he knew the people there
as well as IN every county in Ireland
were behind him.
II is reported here that the Kilmain-
ham prison hns been taken over by the
Irish Republican Army, but the report
does not say whether by Republicans
or regulars
The New York herald., 1922-04-17
SCHANZER CONFIDENT
OF SUCCESS AT GENOA

GENOA, April 16 ASSOCIATED Press) -
A feeling OF optimism pervades confer
ence circles truly in Keeping with the
Easter spirit Signor Schanzer, the
italian Foreign Minister. speaking with
the Associated Press correspondent to-
day, indicated his full confidence in the
results OF the conference.
"It Is already great and historic" he
said, but above all OF moral value.
which must inevitably lead to satisfac-
tory consequences, IL Is, however, too
early in the proceedings to hazard pre-
dlction as to the magnitude and extent
OF the final results which the conference
may reach. The spirit of tolerance
shown by the delegations OF the leading
countries despite the nlarmist reports
circulated Is a good omen for the work
of pacification. which liz the first reaui-
site for the reconstruction OF Europe
and toward which the efforts Of all
countries, irrespective OF whether they
are vIc;ors, vanauished or neutrals, anx-
ously tend'
The New York herald., 1922-04-17
LEGISLATIVE FIGHT
WON, SAYS M'NIDER
Now Up to- Director Forbes,
Declares Head of Ameri-
can Legion.
AUTHORITY CENTRALIZED
Supervision of Care of Disabled
Veterans Now in One
Mans Hands.
AUTHORITY CENTRALIZED

INDIANAPOLIS, April 16.-"Our legisla-
tive fight Is won and it is now up to
one man, Director Forbes OF the Vet.
erans Bureau. to supervise the care OF
the disabled of the late war" said Han
ford MacNider, National Commander OF
the American Legion, in a statement
here tonight.
1.-THE passage of the Langley bill by
the Senate is one of the final steps OF
the legion's program" said Mr.. Mac
Nidcr, and added
This law appropriates s17,000.000 to
be spent under the direction OF Director
Forbes to complete the building of per-
manent hospitals. Coupled with this
was the announcement that President
Harding would sign without delay an
Executive order transferring all public
health service hospitals in which vet
Grams are patients to the control OF Col
Forbes. This absolutely centralizes au-
thority in the hands of one man, a con-
summation that the legion believes means
efficiency. precision and justice for the
fellows who gave their health for their
country
This means that we are just three
years too late in adequately caring for
the disabled, unpleasant as it is to say
such a thing. The armistice was hardly
signed before 1t became apparent that
the machinery for rehabilitation was
clumsy. There were three separate
bureaus with which disabled veterans
had to deal-one for payment of COM
pensation. another for disqualification
and medical care and another for voca-
tional training. Responsibility was
divided three ways and centered in
Washington.
THE legion drew up program to
remedy this condition and obtained the
blessings of the country. But by this
time 100000 pending claims for COM
pensation and 100000 unanswered let
ters had been amassed. Departments
passed cases back and forth between
them while men died in want. There
was no sympathetic grasp of the dis
abled mans problem.
FINALLY now the machinery is in
order. One man, the head OF the Vet
Grams Bureau, controls insurance, COM
pensation, vocational training and hos
pital and medical care. Furthermore,
the power to make decisions and awards
has now been allotted to districts so
that there Is no personal contact with
claimants. The legion feels 1t has won
a hard fight in the finest cause in which
1t could be engaged"
The New York herald., 1922-04-17

They regard disarmament as an es-
sential prerequisite fer q discussion
Of this sort and peace as a condition
which must be established before
even disarmament can be taken up.
The French and Belgian experts look
upon the question OF a moratorium ana
loan as link in the chain which Great
Britain and every one else wants 10
see forged. but dislike postponing 1t un-
iii the far away time when disarmament
is possible. To this view the bfitish
say that il is a false policy TO make
loan to reestablish confidence IN Eu-
rope. but that the confidence must be
there before the loan can be absorbed
and that to use the lUhn politically IS
putting the cart befoN the horse
Up until the present this comedies
with the opinion OF NJ. Wlssering,
though hts objections have been stated
in another way He believes that II
four year moratorium Is granted 1t may
be possible that at the end OF the four
years the same work would nave 20 oe
done all over again and there Is no
guaranty that the frst loan would not
be lost.
The Germans share the British view
in theory, but the enticement Of a four
year breathing period and the urgent po-
litical necessity at home OF having the
fulfillment policy bring in tangible re-
suits has put them, strangely enough,
on the side of France and Belgium on
this question. They want a moratorium
longer than four years and they asked
for six years. but the French opposition
brought IT down to four.
The present plan in many ways Is
similar to that which Carl Bergman
talked over with the French and Ameri-
cans at Washington during the confer
ence there. and it also has had many
followers in France for year past. One
of the basic ideas of it is that it might
serve as general amnesty for fugitive
German capital.
The loan would be tax free in Ger
much foreign currency which is now hid
den in Germany and money on deposit
outside of the country.
In the discussions so far held the
question of the size of the loan has not
been defined, but since 1t Is to be for
= four year moratorium it would have
10 be at least 10. 900. 100000 gold marks.
Still another element enters into the
entire question which is rarely mem
toned here but occasionally referred to
IN German circles. That il .he fact that
Germany must go through q terrific
crisis before Europe can consider her
self on the way TO economic prosperity.
Defation or even stabilizaticn in Ger
many means tight money, interruption
of exports and great degree of unem-
ployment. Germany has the weakest
Government of any large State in Eu-
rope save Russia, and Ii s rroblematic
whether 1t could survive tnc cure.