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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-07
Last Chance to
See robin Hood

Tonight marks the last opportuni'
ty of seeing Douglas Fairbanks in
"Robin Hood" the film sensation,
at the Palace, theater. Every show
has been crowded since the first
showing Of this production on Mon
day night, and many theater parties
from the farthermost parts Of the
valley havebeen in attendance. The
picutre, which is still creating SEN
sation in Los, Angeles and drawing
packed houses at Grammar s Holly.
wood theater,. is in its 10th week
there, with several more weeks in
sight. An attraction Of such stu
pendous proportions is seldom seen
IN smaller towns so soon after its
premier showing in the large cities.
There will be two evening shows
at Gas and 9 p. IN.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-07
BRITISH SEND
ship TO FIND
WHAT HAPPENS"
All Officers of Turkey
Ordered to Report
For Service
British Think Turks Will
Not Act as HarbOr
Not Fortified
nv United Press

LONDON, Feb. Turkey today
issued an ultimatum ordering all al
lied warships over 1000 tons to leave
Smyrna before ::.dnight.
In response it was learned that
England has sent warship ICON
siderably over 1000 tons to Smyrna
to see what happens.
1t is expected that the Britisher
will arrive in Smyrna, in the after
noon.
1t is believed here that there is
little likelihood of serious develop
ments because the harbor is made
qI.tely fortified. The Turks recog
nike the strength of the British and
the value of British friendship.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 7.-An
retired and active Officers of the
Turkish arms under Mustapha Renal
have been ordered to register I'M
mediately.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-07
Lugo and City
Officers w ar
on Drug Dens
by Press STAFF Correspondent

MEXICALI, Feb. 1.-The order
has gone out from the Palace and
POLICE headquarters that the illicit
selling Of drugs in Mexicali, and the
running of opium smoke houses and
other narcotic distributing places
must be closed out, and, as conse-
nuence, great deal of effort is be-
ing made ny the police to stamp
out this evil.
Raids are being conducted almost
nightly by Mexican police, and a
number of places have been closed
and the owners arrested and given
Aleavy fines, with a promise and
threat that heavier fines and i'm
prisonment will follow for further
offenses.
Governor Lugo insists that the
drug traffiee must be stamped out
in Mexicali, and in this he is see
onded by the municipal authorities.
On Monday night Robert Roncal
and a party Of police raided one
house, where woman ella Lostan-
aud was found in possession of a
large quantity Of morphine. She
was arrested and heavily fined by
Presidente Loera, and the morphine
confiscated.
Other arrests are to follow, it is
said, as the police in their investiga-
tions are securing more data as to
tho places and locations where drug
dens are operated, and 1t is expect
cd that within short time the traf.
fic will have been entirely stamped
out. s4
1t is said that Chinese, Nexicans
and Americans are engaged in con.
Quoting the drug resorts, and no par.
TALLY will be shown in their appre-
hension. >
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-07
WHAT'S DOING

Prayer service tonight at all
churches.
Playlet, Thanksgiving Ann, y
at BAPTIST church tonight.
Home grounds project, rama
rack ranch today.
Lantana farm center tonight.
Rotary Club luncheon tomorrow
Barbara Worth. -
. Testimony meeting, CHRISTIAN
Science, at wonan's club house To-
night. 40
FL Centre Lodge No. 100, Royal
Arch Masons, tonight
robin Hood" at Palace TO-
night.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-07
DIZNEY HOLDS
TWO IN THEFT

Guadalupe Rodriguez and Leon
Gonzales were brought to the
county Jail yesterday afternoon
from Imperial by Undersheriff Bert
Underwood and Deputy Sheriff
Oswald following their arrest by
Marshal Dizney on charge of at
tempted burglary. 1t is alleged the
men were caught in the act Of en-
tering an Imperial store after they
had pried off the locks and had
everything ready for quick get
AWAY.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-07
FIRST ASPARAGUS
LEAVES IMPERIAL
ny Pres. staff Correspondent

by Press Staff Correspondent
IMPERIAL, Feb. THE first
crate of asparagus of the season,
was shipped Monday by the Criter-
ion Ranch, and the indications are
that the crop. this season will be a
large one.
The first asparagus Of the season
was not shipped until the Last Of
February, last year. The manager
Of the Criterion thinks he will real
ize about :two dollars per pound for
this shinmhnt.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-07

Mkt. steady. Calf. rates Iceberg
and New York Special; carloads f.
o. b. cash track. 4h's and larger
l.50-l.70, mostly around l.6o. Car
loads fob. usual terms Az S and
larger l.70-l.S5. Cash to growers
per packed out crate 65.S5c. Little
loading of small sizes.
CARIOT SHIPMENTS reportel
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-07
FARLEY FREAKS UP

LAUSANNE, Feb. THE
Turkish and Russian delegation
to the Lausanne conference de-
parted today leaving q general
feeling that the conference Is at
an end that war in tho near
east may be impending.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-07
Harding Warns
Joint Session
Against Bonus
BY United Press

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Presi-
dent Harding today addressed Il
Joint session of the house and senate
urging immediate approval of tha
plan for settlement of the British
debt.
He characterized the plan of set
Element as the first "clearing OF the
war clouded skies in a debt burden
ed world.'
The President warned congress
that the money England pays to
America has already been pledged
to repayment of American investors
in Liberty bonds and must not be
used for a soldiers bonus or any
other project.
Harding took the occasion to de-
mand definite decision on the ship
subsidy declaring that it is as i'm
portant to stop loss as to collect
debts. He declared that if congress
is unable to reach decision on the
subsidy the executive department
may proceed rs best it can to end
the loss. -
Derounces Cancellation
The executive denounced the can
collation. Of war debts as a "fan-
cied but fallaeious contribution
toward peace" Alteration was called
TO the fact that the debt agreement
representated a fair bargain and
was also recognition of integrity
of agreements and validity Of con-
tracts.
Harding added that England man
ifested the "highest sense OF finan-
cial honor in the matter, declaring
that T" failure of the British under
taking would have spread political
economic Encouragement through
out the world and general repudia-
toin would likely have followed hlY
its wake.
President Harding made no recon-
mendation as to what form of legis-
lation is to be passed approving the
settlement, leaving it to congress
to decide.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-07
Today's Lettuce Market
By BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
w. H. Hall local represo1tatiyc Z.

There cash buying than days and this
taken rather healthy people Prices
shade higher and cnrot the
of the although there little change of either
track wire sales
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-07
BULLETINS
LAST AMERICANS LEAVE
BREMEN, Fab 7-Efkh

American officers and 100 men,
the last Of the American Army
Of Occupation, sailed from here
today for New York, aboard
the steamer America.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-07

VI
PRIMARY DESTINATIONS of
shipments for dates shown with ad-
dit!ons and deductions of diversions
as reported by the Brawlcy and Los
Angeles offices of the p. r. T.. cities
listed include adjoining cities. Ex
ample: Oakland included in San
Francisco,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-07

United Press
News Service
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11
DEATH THREATS
FOR WITNESSES
New Sensation in Herrin
Murder Trial
ny EDWARD q. prRR


MARION. IN. Jan. ti.--four wit
ncTses for tho state in the uerrin
massacre trial werc threatened with
death today.
The threats were made IN ancny.
NOUS letters Two Of the misSiVcs
contained strand Of rope dcsig.
mated as a hangman's moose,
Tho letters were received by X. A.
Poole. Herrin real estate dealer; II. &
Greer, former mayor OF Herrin. and
George Harrison and George Nelson.
farmers.
Poole. who testified no saw Leva
Mann and Percy Hall. two OF the Dc.
PENDANTS. In the death march" thru
the streets 90 Herrlh on June 20
received the first letter II was left
on the front porch OF his homc.
Beside II was u heavy rope four feet
long and an inch In circumference.
The rore was tied In a slip knot.
Il heard your testimony IN the
courthouse" the letter said. Unless
you 40 back there and testify yon
lied. look out for your life.
The other letters were similar. !"
C. W. MiddlekaufS. assistant attor,
ney general. said '-tne substance
OF all Of them was 20 warn the wit.
nesses that II they did not so before
the jury and say they He'd. they
would be killed or their homes
blown up
The letter and rope received by
Poole were turned over 20 the
United Press by Mrs. Poole.
The letter was scrubbed in pencil
and badly misspelied There was
no signature. A large drawing OF a
skull and crossbones was inscribed
nj the bottom of the page.
We have been alarmed ever since
finding these on our front porch"
Mrs. Poole said My husband Is In.
suited on the streets and his bust.
ness has dropped Oft to practically
nothing.
II never leave the house without
being the object OF insulting 70
MARKS by neighbors.-
Greer owns a grpccry store IN
Heryin and declared since testifylng
his business had suffered from a
general boycott.
Harrison. who testified to seeing
one Of the defendants fleeing from
the woods whore four bodies were
later found. received two letters.
Nelson, the fourth man 10 receive
n letter. has testified 10 seeing
Otis Clark. defendant. leading c X.
Mcdowell. mine superintendent.
along the road where the body was
later found Following admission by
state attorneys That death threats
had been made. II was reported VIII
hanson county farmers had organ
ixcd a secret society 70 combat VIC
ienoa they feared from miners as a
result OF the testimony given at the
trial
-'The lives Of 10 miners for every
farmer injured because Of his testi-
mony at the Herrin trial" was al
legged TO be the slogan Of the organi-
xatiop by special state Investigators.
The defense resumed its calling
Of aiibi witnesses today and declared
the case would be finished by k'ri-
day night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11
ny ROBERT A. DONALDSON

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Jan. IL
Jackie coogan. s. worlds greatest
scif-mode boy. who has an ambition
10 ho a fireman or a second Doug
Fairbanks when he grows up. Ii
about TO sign contract which VIII
guarantee him steady income OF
nearly si.5o0.o0o year for several
years.
Iepkie'a papa and mamma we're In
conference today with DOUG Fair
tanks and Mary pickford, who are
reported To be the successful bidders
FOR Jackie'a services as a movie star.
Master coogan'a contract with sol
Lesser recently expired and ak OF
tho blgges, film companies have been
bidding for his services
All of them were said TO be offer
ing contracts with salary running
well over the million mark Reports
are. however. that Doug ard Mary
hope 90 sign him "on their own
hook" and make films thru tho
United Artists.
No self-made man has ever made
more rapid rise than Jackie Less
than four years ago he signed his
iirut contract to appear la The KID"
with Charlie Chaplin. for SIS week
after hts parents had refused $40,
Today '"rhe tdd" IN worth Close 60
n 800. 600. the money being placed IN
legally constituted trust fund for
ham By his parents. thus inruring
thut he viii have u when he reaches
feRnhood Most OF the monay h In
vested In real estate. stocks and
bonds and an Oh well az Huntington
Beach. Cal. The oil well--Jaekis
Coogan No. lis running 5000 ber-
ielt OF high gravity oil day. netting
h.m nearly $4,000 a day.
his mother ana father craw only
talarisH az managers for Jackie. Hn1
lay thcy~~they earn H.
Jache's rise 10 fortune e. eight
Gwarfu anything In American finan
/ cial history and his income from sal
airy investments viii be Close 10 a.
( o0o. 600 yearly before he 10 grown ~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11

N burned raw like thai n IL i'm.
possible for mo 20 hardly eat and
consequently my whole system has
10 suffer.
Il have been stopping with
Mrs, Markham. who " "A sister %
the man who went down the Yukon
with me. Her son has made
good deal Of money In California
oil and ! think can talk them
into investing IN Seattle property.
He WINS coming up here and so
back with me 20 look over things
but he has been delay cd and be-
tween him and ct4a stating
around and my throat getting
worse By taking cold am kept
waiting each day.
MIN Markham ract every train
every morning for over week.
We had a lovely dinner THANKS,
giving but I couldn't cat hardly
any. II IN too late now 20 take
carr OF the taxes ty the last OF
the month. rather pay the De.
linauoncy than come up now when
am feeling 40 badly. have
enough money 20 last for a while,
II have 20 ] am going 20 mort
gage one pisce II ! can't seil some
thing.
we arr leaving tomorrow for
San Bernardino and win stay
either at ths Planet or sfewar,
hotel.
Five dollars reduction r. too
much for those flats. They arc
well worth more than $40. II they
insist you better make II $3.50.
what the devil do people expect
now. anyway You will have TO
have a couple Of keys made. did
some repair work and had the
front door open. remember latch.
ing tho door once and thought I
had the key in my pocket. Gueaa
" WAS lost. Clara says Kitchen
window II open. Climb thru and
open " from the inside and hsvc
a lockAmith IN couple Of keys.
They only cost IS cents apiece.
There r. no fuel there and Clara
says she didn't clean up tho fiat
We have what clothes 7 need with
her things viii get me some
ready made pants rather than pay
Michael ss5. The fellow Is looney.
You can tell Mrs. Wright ! dom,
want no kids Downstairs. Hers u
enough. The rent IN $3.50. Have
plumber finish u IN. 80 you can
rent " out, Those other people
are nice and quiet let them have
a. don't want a whole yard full
Of kids raising the devil around.
Collect the rent money and you
better hold II until You hear from
me agnin. You can tell the people
who want 10 hire private detectives
20 save their money and worry
until such n time m when I am
laying stick and they know n and
don't even come around 20 help n
man. To hell with them al. "
- only curiosity 70 know a mans
hirinesa
Clara IL writing this letter for
me tonight We are going 20 leave
in the morning VIII write again
aeon.
Yours very truly.
"F. HOCHBRUNN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11
State Declares Skarin
Letter CLeUer Forgery
Claim Alleged Hochb1ann Letter Was Writ
ten After His Death

On November ~. 1891. six weeks
after Ferdinand Hochbrunn had
been shot TO death. Edward Won
Tobei received n letter from Port
land. In the handwriting OF Clara
skarin and purporting 10 have been
dictated by the dead man. who was
supposed to be with her on n bust.
meas trip at the time. II. as the
state alleges, this letter was entire
~ the child OF Clara skarin's mind.
the young woman has all the
talent and imagination required to
become the author OF best seller
Because even the oldest friends OF
Hochbrunn declare that IL sounds
more like him than his own letters
ever did" II displays all the
erochety mannerisms Of an eccen'
Eric old landlord-there isn't false
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11

And that ~ the reason why Jackie
ia perhaps the most economical mil
iionnire In the country. Ills weekly
allowance is So. and may be In
creased 10 go when his new con.
traci goes thru. He also gets 30
cents for each stunt" he thinks up
for himself 60 use IN his pictures.
Jackie came into the room during
tho talk about the offers received.
II want 20 work for Doug" he
broke IN. "i'd rather be in a pic.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11

note IN II. they assert. Here II Ia.
In full:
My dear Mr.. Won Tobcl:
1T seems that because take a
notion to no somewhere tho same
as other people do Il should create
a great hurrah. I do not see why
u should be necessary for me to
call a meeting OF nelghbors and
friends and tell them my business.
II IL very queer TO me that every
one Is so concerned about what I
do and yet when | am sick no one
comes near 10 help n fellow.
1T r. hard for me TO write letters
and also II costs money TO hire a
stenographer every time. have
had a very bad time with my throat.
Clara tells me she has explained
TO you about II. when my throat
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11
January
T o W E L
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First Floor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11
ny non nERslANN

ny ROB HERMANN
l. Clara Skarin JUST an ordi.
nary. everyday young woman
who, thru chain of peculiar
and unfortunate circumstances.
has become enme.bed In a rc.
voting series Of crimes:
Or " her chccker~d career due
TO q strange abnormnlity of char
aeter--s -fey" quality. which has
marked her from birth A. ono
apart from the rest Of human
itys
These questions have arisen time
and again. with Increasing insisscnce.
ever since she first came into the
public eye--ani IN. great prcpon.
deruncc Of evidence indicates tina,
the second theory Ia the right one.
That she h not truly normal hu.
man being.
This does not necessarily imply
that there IN any question ss 10 her
sanity. "A the Law views sanity. she
~ aa sane as the Judge who is sit
ting on the case. the attorneys who
are trying Il. or the Jurors who will
pass upon her fate. But there II n
elusive. lpdefinable. but
ever prcsent-which stamps her as
one who II ruled by different influ.
enccs than the average person.
This quality ~ hard 10 describe
II IL not a material quality. II
might. possibly. be called certain
exotic pysticisn-exotic. surely. be.
cause X Is not a thing Of this world.
and mystic for the simple reason
that u Is 80 absolutely Incompetent.
slbie.
She displayed this quality
call u what you win -- to n
marked exferfs while Edward Won
Tobei was on the witness stand
a. -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11

ture with Doug than In one by my.
self. IA rather sign for ] per cont"
Then Mother COogan changed fae
subject and Jackie resumed the read
Ing OF his book.
Jackie II a favorite with the stage
hnnda and actors He H. not at all
pampercd. and likes 20 be SOMEWHAT
OF roughneck. Tho CoOgan back
yard IN nciahborhood hangout. The
boys have their shack there and
make "a regular playground ~ H.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11

"Wednesday. Here was . man
whom she accn~e- Of having been
Implicated with her ~ the rob
berry Of the man -hs had slain
and who. she says. double.
crossed her. relating In her
presence story which she has
branded an absolute fabrication
and whieh 4 designed To Send
her to the prnitentiary--or tho
gaiiows.
Yet her face. aside from a peculiar
puckcr IN her forehead was abso.
iuteiy exprcspioniess fhruou, hts
testimony Only her eyes spoke
but they spoke volumes Extrsordi.
narily large NJ 81 times. they seemed
10 assume gigantic proportions as
they fixed themselves upon her en-.
envy, They were not eyes--theY were
Er~et ses;hing welis OF cold. blue
flame.
This glare--no other term will De.
scribe it--aeened 70 hav. an almost
hypnotic influences upon Won Tobel
He became more and more uneasy
as the minutes passed and she con.
tinued 10 keep her eyes fixed upon
him. untii. hy the time he iefs the
stand. he was actually trembling.
And yet this woman who exer.
ci~ed power that few so-caiied
supsrna'urailsts could muster was
just smiling young girl n couple
% minutes later
I'm saving a dance for you NJ
the. policemen'a ball. she cried mer.
rily TO a reporter as shs left the
courthouse. not more than an hour
after Won Tobel had been on tho
stand.
sanc7 Yes. incredibly 10.
But norInaiY Unbelievable.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11

Doug and Mary. u II reported. VIII
pay 100000 as a mere contract
cllnchey and give Jackie 20 per cont
OF the net profits from pictures which
VIII run well over a million a yeor
AN even greater problem than
agninR contracts au1 inverllng
Jaokie's money IN keeping him real
boyC' his mother told the United
- ,sa we don want h,,n spoiled,
tampered or any different from Tty
ether real American boy"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11
81 100000 Movie Contract Is Offered to Little Jackie Coogan

what do you want 70 be when
you grow upY" Jackie was asked.
I'D like 20 be a fire captain" said
Jackie. looking up from his book.
= had a swell ride IN San Francisco
on the ladder auto with the fire
captain. That's what ] want % be.
"WeH. next 10 a fireman cap
tain7"
Wei. next 70 that. I'd like to be
Doug Fairbanks and climb walls and
shoot how and arrow"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11
DLUNDER STORE
1 AS MAN SLEEPS

ATLANTA.--D. A. Brooks had a
poor opinion OF Atlanta police. for
burglars robbed his store Inst Friday
and no arrest was made. Brooks
made his bed in tho store and slept
there Last night burglars cleaned
II out. Brooks discovered the loss
when he awoke today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11
TAIL THREAT FOR
j TROUBLE MAKERS

CHTCAGO.--The nothsrin-iaw is
10 be removed as a cause of domestic
unhappiness by Judge Joseph schui-
man. who issued warning today
that he would jail any mother.sn-law
found 10 be the cause Of family
fluctuations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11
24O New Gloue-silk
Vests
At $I.95 Each

An unusually-low price on
these Pink Gl6ve-silk Vests of
excellent quality, in bodice style,
with ribbon shoulder straps.
Featured Friday, at $1.95 each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11
lis Gloue-Silk
Envelope Chemises
REDUCED
To $685. Each

Arranged for Friday, this under
priced offering of fine. Glove-silk
Envelope Chemises-handsome lace
trimmed and embroidered effects
for the most part-a few slightly
soiled from display. To sell at an
extremely low price-$3.95.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11
12O New Glove silk
Boomers
At $2.95 Each

Boomers to match the Vests
described at left, in Pink Glove
Silk, well-reinforced and fin
ished with heading at lpee-ex-
ceptionally low-priced at $2.95.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11

THE thousands of Seattle women who admire and
value fine handmade and hand-embroidered Lingerie
from the Philippines will welcome this of special
prices in connection with garments notable for avshr
and fineness of embroidery.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11
Philippine Gowns, Special $685.

Many dainty designs in Gowns at this price, fea-
turing exquistelyfine handwork in lavish embroid-
cry fine materials. Special, 1895. second Floor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-11

with silkcn loops on net
in Black. Brown. Navy. Gray
and Beige. at reduced prices
vRryin according 20 width
Zoe 20 1918 yard.
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