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The Washington times., 1923-09-17
D. c. GIRL is ASSISTANT
PASTOR OF DEL. CHURCH

STAFFORD, Del, Sept. IA
former Washington girl is now as
sistant pastor of st. Johns Metho.
dist Episcopal church here.
She is Miss Helen NJ. Jones. She
is a graduate of the Lucy Webb
Hayes National School, Washing
ton, and comes here from Wesley
M. E. church. Washington, where
she had been director of 81 daily
vacation bible school She wifi
specialize in religious education.
The Washington times., 1923-09-17
ING.
LIERS
SAFE
Lieut.. Cole, Missing Since
Saturday, Forced to Land At
Powhatan, ". Va.

Martin bombing plane, pilots
ed by Lieut.. Frank Cole, which
has been missing since Saturday
morning, has landed safely at
Powhatan, w. va, the army air
service announced today.
Believing chat 4 broken motor
caused Lieutenant Cole 10 land IN
West Virginia instead nf praceed-
ing to ST. Louis, officers az Bowl
ing Field issued orders for extra
parts to be sent to Powhatan by
airplane from Langley Field, Va.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Sept.
17.-The Martin bomber, the where
abouts of which aroused an in.
auiry. landed in Saturday evening
near Powhatan, Jefferson county
w va. not far from here. One Of
the motors went bad and after
flying sideWfde for a time the Tlanc
made a forced landing near the
place mentioned.
None OF the occupants was hurt
and another plane came Sunday
from Boiling Field to assist them.
All Men Are Safe.
DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 17.-Lieut
Frank Cole, and three mechanics
for whom q general alarm has been
sounded by the United States air
service are safe, according to a
radiogram received at Wilbur
Wright Field today.
It was feared the airmen had
crashed at some place between
Boiling Field and Dayton, as thew
left for st. Louis Saturday AND
dropped from sight.
The message today indicated a
forced landing had been made al
some point in Virginia.
The Washington times., 1923-09-17
At TE MPTS
DEATH IN
KILLING
Boss Of Suitcase Woman
Victim SIashes Throat and
Drinks Iodine.
n Tnternatioral News Service

BRoCKTON, Mass, Sept IT..
Al policeman remained at the bed
side of William f. Bowen today
lit the City Hospital, where the
latter is recovering from . des-
perate attempt to end his life.
Bowen was the employer of Mrs.
Alice Wolschendorf fortyfour,
rana wife nd mother u
four children. whose headless and
dissected body was taken from the
Merrimac river in two suit cases
about two weeks ago.
Cannot Stand Disgrace.
Bowen. who is sixty-two years old.
and the father Of six children,
slashed his throat with razor and
drank a vial of iodine. Hospital au-
thorities say he win recover. He
left a note to his wife protesting his
innocence and in a later statement,
declared he would rather die than
suffer notoriety and disgrace in con-
nection with the case.
Bowen and members of his family
defended Mrs. WoIshcendorf. His
eldest daughter, Mrs. Helen Mon
doux, declared she talked with Mrs.
Wolshcendorf about a week before
her disappearance and that at that
time there was nothing that would
indicate she was in a delicate con-
dition."
Nurse Is Now Sought.
William M. Robb, Boston surgeon,
who is held in connection with the
case, was brought to the hospital by
District Attorney Reading and identi.
fled by Bowen. DIR. Robb is a
brother of Justice Charles Fl. Robb,
OF the District of Columbia Court of
Appeals.
Reading will question nurse to-
day in connection with the case. The
State, Reading indicated, plans to
show a nurse was in attendance
when the operation was performed
which caused the woman's death.
DIR. Robb's office nurse had been
sought since the victim was identi-
fled as Mrs. Wolshcendorf.
The Washington times., 1923-09-17
COMMISSION TO LIFT
RHlNELAND BLOCKADE

MAYENCE, Sept. 17.-The inter
allied high commission for tho
Rhineland announced that the
blockade imposed by the French
between occupied and unoccupled
Germany would be lifted this after
noon,
The Washington times., 1923-09-17
Gets 900 Days for Threat.

Arrested for attempting to use
pistol In All argument with Martha
proctor, colored, TONY Gorrias.
Portuguese. was sentenced by Judge
Gus A. Schuldt in Police Court to-
day TO serve 800 days in Jail.
The Washington times., 1923-09-17
Reserve Bank Council Meets.

The advisory council of the Fed.
eral Reserve Board met at the
Treasury today for the third time
this year. The meeting viii con-
tinue for two days. Four meetings
Of the council are held sARch yeart
The Washington times., 1923-09-17
Report Jerusalem Outbreak.

JERUSALEM, Sept IA report
was received here today that revolu-
ton against the Emir Abdullah has
broken out i'm Trans.Jordana
The Washington times., 1923-09-17

= O0aAA1%sNS~@
rowly escaped being killed at Fifth
and E streets northwest at 5:45
o'clock this morning when his auto
mobile was wedged between north
bound and southbound street cars.
Witnesses Horror Stricken.
Men ana women, who viewed
the accident, turned their heads
Al horror. not seeing how ether
81 The occupants OF the a0ton1ODtIe
could survive the queer collision.
Others injured in the accident,
declared by police TO be without
parallel in local records, follow:
Weldon Holcombe, chauffeur for
Governor Bartlett, numerous cuts
and bruises, not serious.
Mrs. John b. Wilson, 5000
Eleventh street southeast, passen-
ger on the northbound car, minor
cuts.
Governor Bartlett received cuts
and bruises on every part OF the
body, among them a severe cut
above the left eye, cuts on both
arms and both legs, and severe con-
fueiona on the AIMS and legs and
the left side Of the body.
He was seated IN the rear OF the
car. which Is his own and is known
as oine OF the best equipped of its
kind in Washington, and was at
the point which received the great
est shock OF the impact. The Dor
ton of the car in which Bartlett
eat was completely crushed, the
wooden framing being splintered
and smashed into bits smaller than
q mans hand.
Following treatment at Emergency
Hospital, Governor Bartlett was
taken to his home, 2400 Sixteenth
street northwest He is resting
comfortably, though suffering Sc
Verely from shock.
The wrecked car was lowed into
The Postoffice Department garage
1t is thought that it will be tota
loss.
Governor Bartlett was on hi!
way to the Union Station to catcf
a train for Richmond, Va, wher'
he was to attend a postal confer
ence-convention, when the acciden
occurred.
Eyewitness Gives Account.
1t is said that his train left a
BIAS, and that the accident wa,
probably due to his chauffeur
zeal in delivering his boss" at tn
station on time.
Jacob S. Detwiler. sos Z stree
northwest, an eyewitness, give
the following version of the &C
cident:
THE automobile was going cas-
on e street. When it was il
. about 100 feet of f street the
chauffeur saws Georgetown car No
726 slow down and he evidently
thought he could make il.
moment later the car picked III
speed, however, and the chauffeur
clamped down the brakes.
Auto Fails to Respond.
After the brakes were applied
the car failed to respond at onc'
and it slid about fifty feet int
the path of the northbound Ca
which struck il into the path o
southbound Lincoln Park car.
Thus the automobile was jamD1e'
between the two street cars, il
left front wheel ground under on
car and it's rear wheel under tn
other.
The Washington times., 1923-09-17
INTERNATIONAL NEWS aEEl

Two scenes OF the narrowly
aVerted tragedy at Fifth and Il
streets northwest at 8:45 o'clock
this morning when the Cadillac of
James III. Bartlett, First Assistant
Postmaster General, was hurtled
between nOrthbOund and south
bound street cars on Fifth street
and utterly demolished. Bartlett
was ON his way to the Union Sta
ton to make train.
The Washington times., 1923-09-17
BAR TILE 7 I
HAS CLOSE
CALL
Assistant Postmaster General
Caught in Auto Between
Two Street Cars.

Gov. James 81. Bartlett, First
Assistant Postmaster General, mar
rowly escaped being killed at Fifth
and E streets northwest at S:45
o'clock this morning when his auto
mobile was wedged between north
bound and southbound street cars.
wis,,e.sea Horror Stricken.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-20
Humane Officer
Finds Whipping
Charge Falls e

Complaint was made this morning
to Charles E.yPitzer, president of
the Humane" Society, that Hindu
Eanchers neal ,ReDer were abusing
their horses by fasning them with
a whip to wiiieir a barb was at
tached, thus inflieting cut ON the
animals every time they We're
struck. t.4 s&l
Frank Redding, county humane
officer made a trip to Heber to in
'vestigate the complaint, and found
it to be absolutely groundless. He
expressed the opinion that the COM
plant was made to spite the Hindus.
The men readily consented to
have their animals examined and
the officer was unable TO fnid any
parks The Hindus further denied
that the horses were lashed at all,
explaining that to do so at this sea-
son of ofhe wear quickly Broke down
the. horses and made them unfit for
work. In some cases a whip was
used ,as a guide but none of the an
imals were boing g abused. 80
Redding said that frequent in
spection of ranch stock and cattle
will be made in the future to pre-
vent any abuses and added that the
majority of Imperial Valley ranch
crs were extremely careful of their
animals realizing that to abuse
them is not only inhuman but is
bad business from dollars and
cents viewpoint.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-20
New Rifle Range
Score by Summers


James G. Summers, former lieut.
enant of the United States Navy,
while on the coast recently, added
another fine score to his already en-
viable workmanship record. IL =:
Captain - Summers, clerk Of De-
partment ! of the Superior aeourt,' !
and formerly Of the Seeley Sentinel !,
made Il score Of 46 2eut Of 4 posi-.
Bile 80 on the 500 yard Z. SIN. F..
range near La Jolla}i On the 300
yard range, he made As of q posi-
bic 30, ten shots to each trial. This
is an Improvement of, eight 1oint$ )
on the short range. and two points
on the long, as compared with his
record of last summer. n
"Captain Summers. dttsn)utcs
this increase in his score to his i'm
proved eyesight. On the first of
last May, the captain, who is 68
yeasr old and who had been a smok-
er for the past 40 years, decided to
use no more tobacco. He states
that lis vision has improved since
that time, and he feels confident
that his higher score is proof Of this
fact.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-20
Two Battles In
Sight At State
Labor Sessions

STOCKTON, Ca, september 20.
With at least two battles in sight
today sessions of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor promised to be Il
lively one.
With Eugene Schmitz of San
Francisco leading in his fight, Al
Norriga of the San Francisco moV-
ing picture operators, is making Il
spirited campaign against Seth
brown us the next president of the
Federation. With musicians, the
atre men and several other locals
pledged to support him Norriga
claims Ais chances of election are
good.
Santa Barbara has entered the
race in opposition to Pasadena as
the next convention city. This was
an unexpected development as the
next meeting place had been prac-
ticallv promised to the latter city
for withdrawing her claims a year
ago.
Many leaders were predicting the
formation of d political labor party
at the conference on Friday and
great interest is being shown by
the delegates.
Two resolutions asking formation
of labor party and amending the
federation laws to allow this party
to be under control of labor organ
izations will be voted on today.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-20
Calexico Ptansi4l
Suppression OF
Silver's Rounder

The Calexico city council brand
ed 1.-THE Rounder,' Il Mexicali pub
lication, a disgrace to the city and
launched an unofficial campaign to
prohibit sales of the paper in their
city. ..., -t...-4.-
Mayor West brought the matter
before the council saying that the
sheet was indecent and obscene and
asked for suggestions which might
be used to stop the destructive in
fluenee of the paper.
City Attorney Ginder answered
that any issue could he confiscated
by the city marshal if it contained
obscene language. He also said that
he would assist in censorship if such
cooperation on his part would be
acceptable.
Mr.. Ginder expressed the opinion
that Caiexico newstands would dis
continue handling the paper as soon
as they understood that they were
facing criminal prosecution. Such
action was not recommended for
the present.
Chief of Police Joe Hardwick
stated that he, woUld, take care of
the situation. =
The publication is managed by w.
E. = Billy Silver and is weekly
publication of Il lovely pink color.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-20
4 Valley Boys
Will Go North
To Conference

If plans which were announced
today by 5. l.. McCrory, scout eX-
ecutive of Imperial County, can be
successfully carried out, four I'm
perial Valley boys will be chosen
from various troops to attend the
Third Annual Older Scouts Con
ference of the State of California.
which will take place in Santa Bar
bara September 28, 20, and 80.
The Older scouts conference viii
be made up of boys over Is years
of age who are first-class scouts,
and while it is desirable that the
lads be high ranking scouts. yet
Mr. McCrorv states that the repre-
sentatives here will be selected
with particular reference 10 their
qualities of leadership. This means
that an opportunity to attend this
conference will-be an unusually high
honor.
The 1928 conference, according to
announcement, will be held on the
beach at Santa Barbara, beginning
Friday afternoon September 2S, with
dinner at $50 =. M. and continuing
until Sunday, September 80, 2 Z. M.
The camp site will be located
about one miles from the city on
the state highway to Ventura. All
delegates, including leaders, will
live in camp. a group of four boys
with a leader will be assigned to
each tent.
The general theme of the eonfer-
ence program will De "0pportuui-
ty. "A special phases Of this will
/ .,--.Aered at different sessions.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-20
COOLIDGE ASKS
ALL BLOCS TO
AID In PROGRAM
Seeks to Make Leaders
Share Responsibility
for G.. O. p.
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN,
Copyright 1928, by United Press)

@~NSf
WASHINGTON, September 90
President Coolidge will invite ali
bloes, groups and factions in the
republican majority in congress to
join with him in framing the ad-
hinistration s legislative program
to be submitted in December.
He intends to eradicate bloc and
factional lines by making the lead.
ers of the bloes share with him in
the responsibility for so-called adj
minisration measures.
Senator Ls,Follette, head of the
progressive organization in house
and senate is to be invited to the
white house ior a conference on
legislation soon after LaFollette re
turns from Europe. Similarly Mr.
Coolidge will establish contact with
Fra zier, Dill, Magnus Johnson and
the other incoming progresSives and
with Brookhart, the aggressive low
an.
Mr.. Coolidge will not risk the loss
of party or personal prestige that
might follow division of forces
along bloc lines.
Wants Cordial Relations
He is determined that controlling
element in congress, the new pro
gressive group, shall if possible, be
brought into cordial relations with
the white house and that on any
meet questions the progressires will
throw their weight with the adj
Ininistration rather than with the
progressive democrats against the
administration.
Mr.. Coolidge prefers to have the
bloc leaders tell him what they de-
mand in a legislative program be
fore he drafts the program instead
of having them demand it on the
flood of the house and senate in
the form of bitter attacks on the
administration. He has a good foun-
dation of personal friendship and
esteem to work on here. As vice
president, he earned the respect and
friendship of practically everybody
in the senate He is sure of a
respectful personal hearing from
even the most rabid opponents of
the regular wing of the repub-
lican party. LaFollette and Cool
idge gnt along famously together in
the senate. Coolidge has a warm
personal esteem for the Wisconsin
senator. Upon this he hopes to
build a WORKING arrangement that
will smooth the pathway for ad-
ministration leaders in congress in
the coming session, which, polite
allv, may make or break both Mr.,
Coolidge and his party.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-20
EIGHT CHASERS OF
GOLF HONORS OFF
IN NATIONAL MEET

by United. Press Leased Wire
FTOSSMOOR COUNTRY CLUB,
Sept. 20.-Eighta survi-
,vors tetd off this morning in the
/i6und' before the semi-finals of
the national amateur golf tourna
ment. r.. s5 =ft
The present title holder and three
former champions were included iii
today $ field-two of them meeting
in the first pairing.
Today's pairings:
Jesse Guilford, Boston, VS.. Jesse
Sweetzer, New York.
Robert A. Gardner, Chicago, VS..
Dinsmore |. Shute, Wheeling, W..
Va. "%s11e a#t 5t.st+q
Francis Onimet, Boston, VS.. George
Won Elm, Salt Lake City. =
Max Marsten, Philadelphia, KS. j..
,P.,Wells, East Liverpool, Ohio.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-20
SEVEN CITIES AID
In SPANISH FIESTA

OAKLAND, Sept. 2o.-All roads
lead to Oakland and the East Bay
next Monday, September "a.
The occasion is the first annual
East Bay festival known this year
as the Fiesta de la Laguna, Il pic
turesque revival of the Spanish
days in California, with their mar
iendas, their bailles, their fandan-
gos. fiestas and feast days.
Seven East Bay cities-Oakland,
Berkeley, Alamaeda, Piedmont, En-
eryville, San Lcandro, Albany
have united in the Land of .Obapcs-
la and under the auspices of the
Dons of Peralta, prepared week
of play and entertainment for visit
inc. thousands. September 24-29 in
elusive, - 80
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-20
Butcher Weyler
{ Cuban Infamy
Now Defies Spain
BY JOHN O'BRIEN

PARIS, Sept. 20.-.sIn 1918 they
took me out of Cuba. Well, Spain
lost Cuba, didn It she9 Now they
refuse to give me free hand in
Morocco. You'll see one of these
days, what s going to happen in
Morocco.
That is what General Weyler-
Butcher" Weyler they called him
generation aga. Ehen~f fiomez and
Gareia were fighting FOR Cuba
Libre, told fhe newspaper cor
respondents in Madrid when he re-
turned from Melilla, after an exam
ination Of the situation of the Span
ish troops.
Weyler is about s5 years of age
When he was very young he was
sent to Cuba to repress a rebellion.
He had given orders that he wanted
no Cuban prisoners. So his troops
brought none back to camp.
lie introduced into Cuba the sys-
sem known as concentration
.amps," later adopted by Kitchener
I the Boer War, consisting in ar
sting every Cuban, man, woman
child hostile TO the Spanish reg
and keeping them. imprisoned
barracks surrounded by barbed
.Te.
He was made captain general of
saataionia about ten years ago Cat
slonia is Spain s Ireland. The in
aabitants declare that they are NOT
Spaniards. Their capital, Barcelona,
is the most progressive and wealth
Test city of the peninsula. Tie Cat
alonians cannot understand why the
Madrid government refuses to. give
them autonomy.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-20
'NORED RADIO
ADVlCES, NAVAL
PROBE REVEALS
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Sept. 20-That
the seven destroyers wrecked off
Point Arguello were sailing under
their own reckonings almost entire
ly at the time of the crash, ignor-
ing radio advices from compass sta
tions ashore which informed them
they were in the danger zone, loom
ed today as the most important fact
so far uncovered by the official in
yestigation.
Lieutenant Commander Donald P.
Hunter, commander of the Delphy,
the leading vessel, commented ON
the apparent inaeeuracv of radio
compass bearings received from the
shore which showed the i'll -fated
fleet to be still north of Point Ar
.raello while his own reckoning,
ased on the speed of the propellors.
indicated the rock point had been
passed.
Messages that the compass sta
tion was in error and that the fleet
was south of the point, were sent
TO the station, located on Point Ar
guello and reverse bearings were re-
quested.
Then Hunter conferred with his
executive officer, Lieut.. L. F.
Blodgett, according to the testi-
mony of the latter and at p. III.
the order was given for the ships
to turn 80 degrees to the right, or
shoreword, presumably in order to
sweep into the clear channel beyond
Arguello. The crash occurred at
9:l5 p. m. on the very point that
that officers had insisted in radio
messages that they had passed some
time previously.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-20
IMPERIAL

IMPERIAL, Cal, September 20.
There will be IN important meet
ing of the Business Women s club
Monday night. 1t is the first meet
ing of the season and everyone is
enthusiastic. Plans for the ensuing
year will be discussed at this meet
ing and it is hoped that there will
be a large attendance.
Jess Bishop left for Pacific Beach
last evening where he will visit
friends.
Miss Margaret Gates of Gardcna,
Calf, arrived in Imperial Monday
evening, she will make her home
with the Bathrieks on West Il
street, having been an old friend of
Miss Lucille Bathrick. Miss Gates
has enrolled in the Ell Centre Junior
College having graduated from Gar
dena high school in 1922.
Legion Meeting
At Il meeting of the American
Legion last evening there was q
larger attendance than there has
been tor year. Elmer Heald of
Calipatria was present and gave a
very interesting talk. Charles
Nice, chief deputy of Ell Centre was
also present and gave Il talk. Plans
were made to fix up the manse Of
the old Episcopal church building,
now the American Legion building
for the Women Auxiliary club
house. ~ - - '-.i
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Try them.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-20
CHANGES SINCE WAR

. y Important changes that have tax
en- place in the United States since
the apre-war year of 1913 are:
j The population Of the United
States has increased IA millions of
people, with their enlarged require
ments.
] The annual national income has
Increased from "a billion, to so bill
lion.
1.-The aggregate savings deposits
have increased from 6 billion to IA
billion dollars -
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-20
WIFE OF WEALTHY
LUMBER MAN GETS
DIVORCE IN WASH.

TACOMA, Washington, Septem
Der 20.-Charging cruelty and in
compatibility, Villa Ethel McCor-
mick obtained an interlocutory de-
cree of divorce from Robert A. Me
Cormick, wealthy Tacoma lumber
man, and manager of the McCor
mick company, in superior court
late Wednesday. She was award
ed the custody of their two chill
dren, Robert, II, and Alexander, s.
1t was indicated that property
settlement had been made, giving
Mrs. Mccormick the home at Inter
laaken and summer home in Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-20
Dry Shipment
Hearing Nov. 8


According. to announcement made
today by c. c.. jenkins of the I'M
perial County Farm Bureau, the
date of the Interstate Commerce
Commission hearing on the "dry"
lettuce shipping question has been
set for Thursday, November 8.
AS this means that there is only
about six weeks left in which to
prepare for this precedent -estab-
fishing event, Mr.. jenkins states
that too much emphasis cannot be
placed on the need of all growers
and shippers backing the Farm
Bureaus preparations, both with
financial and moral support.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-20
NOT DOING so BAD

Here are ten production records
that have been established in in
dustry during the last few months;
The largest pig iron production;
The largest cotton production;
The largest steel ingot produc-
tion:.
The largest crude oil production;
The largest automobile and truck
production;
The largest residential construr-
tion;
The largest construction Of loco
motives;
The largest volume of mail'order
sales;
The largest volume of retail sales;
The largest volume of railroad
car loadings; ~ =
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-20
PA. CRUDE OIL IN
SIXTH SHARP TUMBLE
BY United Press Leased Wire

PITTSBURGH, Pa. September 20
Pennsylvania crude oil toppled i'll
price today for the sixth time this
yesr-a 25 cent drop sending il
down to $3.50 d barrel.
Fifteen cent reductions were
made in Corning, Cabell, Somerset
medium and Somerset light. Rag.
and was unchanged.
Press Want Aus &C the work
Try them.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-20
SUGAR WILL GO ,
UP TOMORROW

san FRANCISCO, September 20.
Sugar will go up tomorrow.
The refiners have announced an
increase of % cents per hundred
ON the price of cane sugar and 20
cents for beet sugar, effective Fri
day. The new prices at the refine
ry will be $3.50 per cane and $S.65
for beet. -. y -.