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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-11
Cop Says Perkins
Was Car Stripper

rveritt Perkins, Gil Spring street. was
bound over TO the grand jury on the
charge Of vehicle taking In city court by
acting Judge Raymond Murray, under
81 900 bonds. Perkins, it is alleged, is
the man who was stripping an automo
bile when found by Patrolman Kegris
and who made his escape In another car
after q chase to NOTES.-THE. kegris posi-
lively Identified him as the man he
oh sod
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-11
LOVE IN CUCUMBER TIME.

STRATFORD. England, May 11-Alex-
auder Vobe wooed and won Mrs. Cleo
patra Spencer while she was picking
cucumbers. They qusrreied and now
Mrs. Spencer is suing for breach of
promise.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-11
WILL ADDRESS oPTIMIsTs.

George Manifold. State fish and game
commissioner, will address the Optimist
Club at its weekly luncheon at the Clay
pool Hotel tomnrroY.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-11
South Grove Branch
Library Is Opened

The South Grove branch library,
Twentieth street and Sugar Grove ave-
nue. was opened at noon today. The
library is housed III a bungalow adjoin-
ing School No. fl. Miss Nina Keppfe.
former librarian at the Mccarty street
branch, is III charge. The branch is the
sixth opened by Charles Rush, the pres
egGt librarian. and the seventeenth in the
city.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-11
! Rag Picker Fights
| Bandits With Chair
to Protect Savings

TERRE HAUTE Ind. May IL
Fighting with chair, John Durham,
50. ash hauler and rag picker. living
in a shanty on the river bottoms,
drove of two bandits and sas ed hi.
life savings. amounting to $I.s00, Iate
last night. Durham, who WAS wound
ed three times during the battle, was
taken to a hospital The bandits es-f
capped.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
DRIVE FOR IMPERIAL
DISTRICT ELECTION WINS

Over which
cion woud
and
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of
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be it
nbe anda
which to oregst wills mature by legal
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
GERMAN AND. SOVIET
REPLIES RECEIVED
AT GENOA

GENOA, April 21.-Germany's Off
cial reply to the allies not regarding
the Russo German treaty was delivered
today.
The Russian delegation announced it's
reply to the allied experts terms con-
cerning Russia IS debts and obligations
would be delivered this afternoon.
The official German reply was evas-
i've. It neither consented to annul-
ment of the Russo German commercial
pack nor to complete withdrawal by
the German delegation from the polit-
ical commission, the most important
subdivision of the conference. How
ever, it agrees to withdraw from fur
ther discussions regarding Russia. The
whole tone of the German reply was
mild and 'conciliatory.
This is considered equivalent to ac-
ceptance of the allied demand con-
tanned in Lloyd Georges note, but
leaves the way open for Germany to
take part in other discussions of the
commission.
This is merely a saving of her face,
however, as Russia is at present the
chief and only concern of the principal
commission Of the conference.
The Germans promise full cooperation
at the Genoa conference and suggest
that their treaty with Russia be en-
bodied in the general allied Russian
arrangement.
A better feeling permeated Genoa
today as result of Lloyd. George s
optimism, the conciliatory German re-
ply and evidence of desire on the
part of the Russians to make their
formal reply acceptable.
While the allies and nation members
of the political commission consider
the Germany reply, two outside issues
arise.
France, dissatisfied with the German
reply and the measure of punishment
(banishment from political discussions
regarding Russia) meted out by Lloyd
George and accepted by the German
delegation, still wants to annul the
Russo-German pact.
Tho "neutrals,'' those countries
headed by Sweden and Spain, which are
not unfavorably inclined towards Ger
many, still insist the allies and the
"little entente" had no right to bar
Germany from the principal discussions
of the political commission.
Russia will recognize her pre-wai
debts, conditional upon recognition OF
the Soviet government by the allies.
This was Russia s reply to the allied
experts proposals, delivered by th'
Soviet delegation here.
General acceptance of the terms laid
down by the allied experts at Londo,
covered the first half page of the note
Russia contends that her counter
claims should be recognized.
Foreign financial help is held abso
lutely essential. Russia will also recog
nize her war debts, provided both debts
and interest are "written down. and
Russia is given immediate financial
helm.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
Imperial Republicans Urge Suing
To Support TOWner-St Sterling Bill

The Republican County Central Com
mittee is forwarding to Congressman
Phil D. Swing today q petition signed
by 462 representative men and women
from every part of the county. The
petition urges Mr.. Swing to give his
support to the Towner-Sterling bill,
now before congress, and to which he
has not been reacting in a way to give
full satisfaction and confidence to the
home people. The petition reads:
"We, the Undersigned, are of the
opinion that no question surpasses in
importance and significance the prob
lem of public education. We feel it
of utmost Importance that legislation
be passed by Congress to create de-
partment of education, in which educa-
tion will no longer be given a subord
mate or inferior place, but the place
which its paramount Importance de-
mands.
"'We believe that the Towner.Ster-
ling Bill, if enacted into law, will
prove vital step in the Americaniza-
tion work, and the protection of youth
from the perils Of illiteracy, and the
Improvement of the public school
system throughout the United States of
America.
''We, therefore, petition you, as our
representative, and in our behalf, to
passage of this bill. We also urge upon
you to express our belief and sentl-
ment in this matter to the Hon. War
rem G. Harding, president of the United
States; Hon. Henry G. Lodge, United
States Senate; Hon. Hiram w. John
son, United States Senate; Hon. Samuel
M. Shortridge, United States Senate;
Capt. II. q. Osborne, House of Repre-
sentatives; Hon. Walter r. Lineberger,
House of Representatives; Hon. Simeon
D. Fess, chairman Of house committee
on education.
The Towner-Sterling Bill has been
pretty fully discussed in the public
prints and embodies the ambition of a
nation to bring its standards of educa-
tion up to a point somewhere approach
ing that which prevails in other civil.
lied countries. There is a fiction that
the United States is a leader in matters
of education, which, however, is no,
sustained by the facts. The percentage
of illiteracy in this country exceeds
that existing in nearly all of the lead
ing nations of Europe and it is at this
that the Towner- Sterling bill is directed
and aims to remedy by bringing the
question of public education under
federal organization and support.
ri,nid politicians have been waver-
, ing in their support of the measure be-
'ause of certain forces which are di.
ected against it and the petition which
going to Congressman Swing today
intended to emphasize to him that
lis friends and neighbors desire this
hing "put across"
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
IRISH BATTLE
ALL NIGHT
By GEORGE MACDONAGH
limited Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
DUBLIN, April 21.-Wellington bar
racks was stormed by rebel troops dur
ing the night.
The attack was beaten off with cas-
ualties on both sides.
Machine gun volleys were poured
into the barracks which was garrisoaed
by Free State troops. Rifle fire from
neighboring houses over o wide area
was directed at the encampment.
The delay in the peace negotiations
between Michael Collins and Eamonn
de Valera was believed to have encour-
aged the rebels.
Belfast Terrorized
BELFAST, April 21.-Hundreds of
gunmen participated in street battles
during the worst night of terror Bel
fast has known for months.
Fighting last night and early today
in the Ballymacarret district was par
ticularly severe.
Gangsters came boldly into the
streets and were shot by rival bands
from roofs.
Seventeen persons were wounded.
Irish republican rebels have captured
the British wireless station at Bunbeg,
n Donegal, in the north of Ireland, ac-
cording to a report from Londonderry
.oday.
The British naval men operating the
wireless station were reported to have
been rejected.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21

EXPLOSION
IS DEADLY
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4 LOS ANGELES, April 21.-One mar
is dead, three are reported dying and
approximately twenty other persons are
in homes and hospitals at Downey and
Artesia as a result of three terrific
explosions at an automobile gas filling
station at Downey today.
w. Henry died of his injuries few
hours after the explosion and three
others are reported near death.
Thirty telephone and telegraph lines
were put out of commission.
Three explosions followed fire caus-
ed when static electricity ignited gas
oline being transferred from a big
truck to storage tanks.
One school boy standing near by
had his clothes burned off, and others
were horribly burned.
The injured: w. L. Foley, probably
fatally, taken to Artesia; Frank Bo-
helm, school boy; Lester Witherspoon,
Clyde Weirback, Ed Vandegriff, JOS
eph L.. Stancs, probably fatal; Roy
Tomphins, Joshua Thompkins, Robert
Blattner, Ira Means, j. M. McCurn,
L. E. Price, Albert Rudd, Joe McCul-
Tough, Fred Robinson, school boy; Her.
bert Hughes, w. II. Redfield, Haywood
Ardis.
The filling station belonged to New.
bold and Speaker.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
! MOTHER DIES
IN FLAMES TO
SAVE CHILDREN

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 21.-
Mrs. Catherine Enos, %, farmers
wife near Nelson, Missouri, allowed
herself to burn to death today
rather than endanger the lives of
her two children with her flaming
garments.
Her clothing became ignited from
a stove. Just before she died from
fatal burns she told her husband
she ran to room to get blanket
to smother the flames but was
afraid to take it from the bed
where the two children were Sleep
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
GRAND DAD BATTLE
BREWING FAST

The following letter was received to-
day by Postmaster G. w. Collins from
Leroy Smith at Calexico:
~ understand you are making some
grossly false and exaggerated state
ments to wit that your granddaughter
is the most beautiful, and brightest
granddaughter that was ever born in
our great Imperial Valley. Admitting
that you are near right, beg to in
form you that day before yesterday my
daughter, Ellen Knode, presented US
with one that puts yours in second
place and hope you will adjust your
future conversations to conform with
the present conditions.
GAS you know, am broad and at
all times, q fair minded man, and az
such it gives me pleasure to c0ngrat
ulate you on having the next to the
best granddaughter.
''I am sure you will admit she has
the advantage of long line of re-
publican antecedents.
eff there is the least doubt in your
mind as to'the correctness of my state
ment, would be pleased to have you
bring yours to Calexico, and we will
compare them.
The postmaster has, not as yet re.
piled to this letter, but desires to make
a public statement, that far from his
granddaughter being put in second
place, he firmly believes that her fame
is now greater than ever. A line of
republican antecedents he considers a
terrible handicap to place on an inno-
cent young lady just getting started in
life, and stoutly maintains that any one
born in Ell Centre possesses tremend-
GUS advantage over another so unfor-
tunate as to be born in Calexico. AS
proof of his granddaughter super
iority, he offers to back her against
Miss Knode in any kind of contest
from consuming rations to running q
radio telephone.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
BONUS BILL
GETS SENATE
RIGHT OF WAY
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WASHINGTON, April 21.-The
republican tariff bill will be showed
aside to clear the way for the SOL
dier bonus, Senator McCumber,
chairman Of the senate finance
committee, announced today.
McCumber expected to get the
committee at work on the bonus
bill today.
AS the committee began work on
the measure, a strong feeling was
manifesting itself among republi-
can senators that the senate ought
to meet squarely the issue Of pay
ing the cash bonus.
Senator Lenroot and others have
begun advocating simpification of
the whole problem by the issue Of
treasury certificates Of indebted
ness on which the money to pay the
bonus would be borrowed. That
would leave for later determination
the question Of raising money to
pay off the certificates when they
come due.
According to McCumber, there
will be no more delay or discussion.
The bonus bill will certainly pass
if the senate Is given an opportun-
ity on it, McCumber said.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
TOM LIEBERT WINS
CLUB CONTEST
PRIZE

This is gala day at the FL Centre
Central Union high school, at least for
over 300 for the boys and girls from
the sixth, seventh and eighth grades
from the various Ell Centre grammar
institution attending the first annual
Pig Calf Chicken club meeting.
The visitors are in the city in response
to the nvtaton of r. H. Clark, pres
dent of the high school board, to attend
the club meeting and also to be guests
of the high school.
The first event on the days program
was the pig contest in which nine boys
and one girl listed hogs. Tom Liebert
won the Berkshire gilt donated by the
Southern California Purebred Live
stock association. According to the
winners report the cost of feed totaled
1920 with gain in weight of .037 the
cost per pound was 60 per cent and the
total percentage of 90 per cent.
The other contestants record g are as
follows: Earl Poole 81 per cent,
Thomas Gebbie 81 per cent, Bernice
Wilson 7S per cent, Samuel Weir 73 per
cent, Richard Erwin 72 per cent, Lewis
11Cll VI PSI cCNt, oouh Sidih of.o PSi
cent, Will Payne 63 per cent, and Wade
Parker 61.4 per cent.
The records made in the calf and
chicken contest were not available at
press time.
The hog sale at the Southern Pacific
stock yards was postponed until later
date when market prices arc higher, it
was announced by E. G.. Adams, Of the
department Of agriculture. The sale of
hogs at the high school was held at 2
clock this afternoon. Only few
porkers will be auctioned at this time,
it is said.
A spirited indoor baseball game was
played between the Acacia girls and a
picked team from the Heber, Eucalyptus
and Date schools with the Acacia dam
sells winning by score of 20 to 10.
This afternoon the boys staged 2
number of track and field events, fol
lowed by a baseball game between the
| ilson grammar school of Ell Centre anC
the Mount Signal school nine. Advance
dope on the fracas is that the tw,
teams are evenly matched and hotly
contested battle is anticipated.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
GAMERS JOIN
BIG FIVE
FIGHT
Claim Chicago Packers Plan
California Fruit
Monopoly
SUPPORT INJUNCTION
Thirteen State Associations
Unite Against Eastern
Combine
SUPPORT INJUNCTION
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-Cali.
fornia fruit Gamers today entered the
fight to keep the ssbig five" Chicago
packers out of the fruit canning busi-
ness.
Thirteen Gamers, growers and pack.
ers associations have joined in opposi-
tion to the motion made this week in
the supreme court of the district Of
Columbia for modification of the con-
sent decree whereby the Chicago pack
ers are enjoined from continuing in the
fruit canning business, according to .
statement issued today by Preston Nc
Kinney, vice president of the Gamers
League of Califoria.
Mckinney declared the opposition to
"the return of the meat packers in the
California fruit canning business is
based on the firm belief that their pur-
pose is to monopolize the industry here.''
The action to modify the decree was
brought by the California Cooperative
Canneries of San Jose, California.
Mckinney charged that the Califor-
MIA Cooperative Canneries Tis q con.
Germ which packs less than five per cent
of the fruit of the state and which is
under mortgage to Armour 6 Company
of Chicago to the amount of 5000, ,000.''
The Gamers League of California,
Dried Fruit association Of California,
California Prune and Apricot Growers,
California Peach and Fig association,
Superior California Citrus Exchange
and several commercial bodies and
smaller farmers organizations are
among those opposing the packers.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
GRAND OPERA ON
GRASS IN KANSAS
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WICHITA, Kan, April 21.-" Each
spring the cattle ARE turned out on
the range-this is spring for the Chi
cago grand opera company"
Lucien Muratore 80 expressed his
feelings today. The tenor declared
none of the personnel of the famous
Mary Garden aggregation Of song birds
had been reengaged.
Muratore, here for concerts tonight
and tomorrow night, declared that
after this week, the opera company
which "lOst million" will probably
become thing of history insofar as
its present personnel is concerned.
"Most of us have offers from else
where. Mary Garden has not followed
customs of reengaging singers. After
'inging here we will return to Chicago
and see if we get offers of reengage'
ment.'
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
TEN MILLION DOLLARS SIGNED
MAYOR FIRES
CHIEF OF L. A.
POLICE FORCE
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LOS ANGELES, April 21.-CH-
making short and stormy career
as chief Of police, Colonel James
w. Everingtoni was removed from
office today by Mayor Cryer.
Everington's dismissal followed
reinstatement yesterday by the po-
lice commission Of three police Of
ficials whom he had discharged be-
cause he alleged they failed to carry
out his orders to "clean up Los An
geles.'' -
Captain Lee Heath was appointed
acting chief.
cit is what I have expected all
the time Everington declared.
The people do not take enough in
terest in city government to back
up a law enforcing chief Of police.
I think I shall take nice vacation
and go fishing
Mayor Cryer's letter of dismissal
read:
"You are hereby removed from
the office Of the chief of police Of
the city Of Los Angeles. Said re-
moval to become effective forth
with"
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
THREE STATES FLOODED

CHICAGO, April 21.-Flooded rivers
crunlpled dikes and Inundated farms
and portions of towns in Illinois, In
diana and Iowa, according to reports
to Red Cross headquarters here today.
The swollen Wabash river spread
over thousands of acres of crops after
forcing out three leyees in Illinois and
Indiana. /. Flood conditions in southern
Indiana were the worst they have been
in years. ur~ e5e go
The Red Cross has provided for the
400 homeless residents of Naples, Ill
inois, and rescued half dozen families
marooned in an attic at Dog Tooth
Bend. NG- T. .e.r Il .s
Breaking Of the Hartwell levee along
90 mile front of the Illinois river
near Carrolton flooded 10000 acres of
reclaimed farm land.
The Mississippi river has flooded
Easements in Clinton, Iowa and railway
service between Clinton and Daven-
port has been abandoned.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
OCEAN FLYERS PICKED UP
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BUENOS AIRES, April 21.-The
Portuguese flyers, whose attempt to
cross the Atlantic in their FaGey hy-
lro-aeroplane was halted at st. Paul s
Rocks, arrived at Fermano Noromha,
800 miles from Pernambuco, Brazil, to-
day, aboard the cruiser Republica.
They are to be decorated for their
gallant attempt, which carried them
farther across the Atlantic from Eur
ope towards South America than any
airmen previously have flown.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
CONSIDER GENERAL STRIKE
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SAN FRANCISCO, April PA mass
meeting of sboilermakers, ship filters
and helpers in the San Francisco bay
district has been called for tonight by
leaders in the Bay Cities Metal Trades
trike, to consider extension of the
strike to every metal trades shop and
shipyard in the bay region.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
MILLION RELIEF PASSED

WASHINGTON, April 21.-Congress
today came to the aid of the flood
stricken lowlands along the Mississippi
river. "
Within an hour after reconvening,
both houses passed an appropriation
making 81 100000 available for
strengthening the river levees.
President Harding's signature is ex-
pected late today or tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
TOWN FLEES.
FLOOD IN
BOATS
People Embark at Doorstep
as Wabash Levee
Gives Way
RED CROSS AT WORK
Cities and Farms of Three
States Battle With
Overflow
RED CROSS AT WORK

vINCENNEs, Ind, April 21.-Rus.
sellville, Illinois, was flooded today
when levee holding back the Wabash
river gave way.
Homes in the little town of 200
crumpled in the heavy sweep of water.
The inhabitants had boats tied at
their doorsteps and when the warning
was spread that the levee was giving
way the entire 200 entered the boats
and swept down street. At Vincennes,
five miles downstream, they joined
the colony Of 1000, driven from their
homes here when thirty five city
blocks were flooded.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
BIG LEAGUES TODAY

Am erican
Washington O.; New York /.
Cleveland z; Detroit Is.
National
New York A; Brooklyn l.
Philadelphia 4; Boston 6.
Cincinnati 8; Chicago 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
PERFUME BURGLAR coNFEssEs
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 2l.-Byron
Hall, arrested early today, was said by
the police to have confessed to thirteen
robberies in the Richmond district Of
San Francisco.
He was known as the "perfume burg.
lar" because an odor Of perfume al
ways was found in house after he had
robbed it.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
HARDING APPROVES
HOSPITAL BILL
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WASHINGTON, April 21.-President
Harding today signed the bill author
izing appropriation of $17,00O,000 for
building additional hospitals to care
for disabled veterans of the world war.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
SOVIET OPENS DOOR
OF RUSSIA TO
CATHOLICS
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ROME, April 12.-Soviet represent
atives have signed treaty with the
Vatican permitting Jesuits, Franciscans
and Catholic sisterhoods to enter Russia
and carry out educational work, it was
authoritatively learned here today.
This was interpreted as the first
move to bring the orthdox Russian
church into the Catholic church.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
VICTIM FOUND IN RIVER
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ALBANY, Ore, April 21.-The body
of Frank Bowker, murdered Sunday
night, was found at 10 a. m. today in
the Calapooia river one mile below the
bridge from which Russell Hecker, ac-
cused of Bowker murder, said he
dropped in Sunday night, wrapped in
canvas and weighted with stones.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
MINERS CLAIM EVICTION

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 2l.-
Mine owners in Colorado and Utah are
evicting their employees from company
owned homes as soon as they join the
miners union and walk out in the ma
tionwide strike.
Hundreds of non-union miners in
these two states are becoming United
Mine Workers daily, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
AUTO ACCIDENT FATAL
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LONG BEACH, Calf, April 21.-
Mrs. o. A. Johnson, age 40, of Iona
Linda, California, and former resi-
dent Of Pryor, Montana, died at a local
hospital last night as the result of in
iuries received when she was struck by
IN automobile yesterday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
CONFESSES KILLING GIRL
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CHICAGO, April 21.-Thomas Roach,
81, today confessed to the brutal
murder of an unidentified girl whose
body was found in a moving van on
the south side here, according to Will
lam o O'Connor, police lieutenant. Roach
said he did not know the name Of the
girl.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21
LOS ANGELES MARKETS

Los ANGELES, April 21-Butter
35c. Eggs, extra 2Sc; case count 25c;
pullets 24c; Hens 25@31c; Broilers
22f930c; Potatoes, Stockton Burbanks
best $l.s5@$2.00, poorer $1.60@$1.75.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-21

WEATHER TODAY
Southern California: Tonight
and Saturday fair, except cloudy.
For Los Angeles and vicinity:
Fair tonight and Saturday.