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, 1923-10-10
LLOYD GEORGE
ADMITS TERROR
BY BR|TISHERS
Should Have Accepted
Hughes Proposal on
Preparations.

OTTAWA Ont, Oct. 10-David
Lloyd George left for Toronto today
after saying that the failure of Off
rial Great Britain 10 consider Sec
rotary Hughes proposal Of nearly a
year ago that an international com
mission be empowered to determine
what reparations Germany could
pay was zone Of those blunders Of
history that led to catastrophe"
After receiving a radio dispatch in
his private car attributing to Presi-
sent Coolidge the statement that 1t
was up to my foreign nation still
Interested in the proposal to COM
municaae 20 the United Safes indi-
cations of its interest. Lloyd George
saift
Action should be taken upon 1t
AZ once. It should have been acted
upon when first made. They must
so something like that or chaos will
follow"
Lloyd George was in Spain. when
he saw brief press dispatches setting
forth the Hughes proposal.
Il Immediately cabled London
that the proposition should be CON
ddered." related the e~x-premier.
when I returned to the House Of
Commons they denied eve seeing
the proposal and even denied that
IL had been delivered. 1t is one Of
the blunders of history that this has
been completely overlooked; one Of
those blundcrs that lead to catas
lrophe."
, 1923-10-10
MOTOR VESSEL
Still. MISSING

SEATTLE, Wash. Oct. 1o-Three
vessels SEN word to Seattle today
by wireless that they had been un-
able to find the m%otorship Kennecott
In the place in which she reported
herself early yesterday on the rocks
south OF Dixon entrance. The
Alaska steamship Company. owner
OF the Kennecott. stated that no
word has been received direct from
the motorship since her wireless
ceased working about 1 n. m. yes
terday. Fears grew that the YES
sci was a total loss. while the fate
OF the 81 men aboard her became an
uncertainty.
, 1923-10-10

The Arab horse is said to be the
Oldest of existing domestic breeds.
Its records can be traced back for
1900 years.
, 1923-10-10

CHICAGO, Oct. 1o.-According to
a statement issued by the United
States bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics today. developments to oc-
tober l indicate that there will be
at least as many lambs and sheep
fed in the corr belt and the western
irrigated feeding regions this fall
and winter as were fed last rel
, 1923-10-10

The area OF Thibet exceeds that
OF France. Germany and Spain com
bined.
, 1923-10-10

PORTLAND. Orc. Oct. 1o-rhe
tugs Dollar c. and Equator were ro-
ported ashore at the mouth Of the
Qunlayute river. on the Washington
coast. according to S. O.. s. messages
picked IN by tho Federal Telegraph
company here.
, 1923-10-10

There IS a town IN Sweden which
lovics a tax on all citizens over a
fixed weight.
, 1923-10-10
SUMMARY OF
night NEWS

BERLIN-The German govern
ment instructed its representatives
at Paris and Brussels to ask the
French and Belgian governments
Whether they are ready to enter
into negotiations for the resump-
ton of work in the occupied ter
ritortes.
, 1923-10-10

sHANGHAI-Sun Vat Sen.
South China constitutionalist lead
err, issued an open declaration OF
war against Tsao-Kun, recently
elected president OF China
, 1923-10-10

BUCHAREST-The Rumanian
government announced the dis
covery of a fascist plot to assas-
sinate the premier and five other
ministers. There have been many
arrests.
, 1923-10-10

Send your automobile newa to
Spark PluE,"-Caro Tribune.
, 1923-10-10

HAvANNA-The Tarafa bin,
providing for the consolidation Of
railroads and the establishment OF
national ports in Cuba was signed
by President Zayas.
, 1923-10-10
BY MILTON

LONDON, Oct. 10-There's a CLINT
of steel in the eyes Of Don Miguel
Primo de Rivera. Marques de
Estella, military director of Spain.
When It flashes. a whole nation
trembles-and he just laughs.
For Rivera, apostle of strong arm
method. has battered his way to the
foremost position in Spain. and has
made himself one of the powers of
Europe. But he has never lost his
sense of humor.
In some aspects his advent to
power is only a purely local matter.
In others. it is an indication Of the
wave of reaction that is setting in
all over Europe.
In Germany 1t follows the banner
OF Hitler. In France II manifests
itself in the "Camelots du Roll
the wild young striplings who pre-
tend to believe they can restore roy
atty to the throne there, In Italy it
is Fascism and Mussolini. In Spain
It is de Rivera and rule by the army.
, 1923-10-10

Mussollni overturned constitu-
tional government in Italy by form
ing an army outside OF the army.
Tho king bowed to an accomplished
fact.
In Spain de Rivera overturned
constitutional government by means
Of the army. The king was appar-
emily Tin on the know" and delight
ed to see the politicians turned out
Mussolini sprang from the people
and had once been a Socialist. De
Rivera belongs to the aristocracy
and Is counted among the intimate
friends OF the king,
He Inherited his title from the late
Marshal Don Fernando Primo de
Rivera on whom it was bestowed
for his services in fighting tho sup
!, porters of Don Carlos. the pretender
to the Spanish throne.
The present marques has seen ser
vice in all SPANS recent wars
in Cuba, the Philippines and in
| Morocco. Wherever he went. he
| flashed his eyes-and won. He has
several times been wounded on the
battlefield.
In spite OF his title, he has an nf-
fable. gay. democratic manner and a
sense OF humor which further en-
dears him to those who meet him.
Once a fugitive minister Of foreign
affairs fed to France in an auto
mobile and duly notified Rivera of
the fact. IAN right" replied Rivera
by wire. THAT makes no diner
ence. but send back the auto. 1t
beIop~a To the atatep
, 1923-10-10

sCRANToN-The general grieve-
ance committee representing union
mine workers of the Hudson Coal
company. some 10000 in number
voted TO call off the strike in ef-
feet since Monday and to present
grievances in regular form.
AMES. Ia-Funerai services
for Jack Trice. negro football
star of the Iowa state college,
who died Of injuries received in
Saturdays game with the Univer-
sity OF Minnesota, were held on
the campus.
PHILADELPHIA@The United
States scout cruiser Marblehead
was launched.
, 1923-10-10

TORONTO. Ont, Oct. 1o.-By
The Canadian Pressl-David Lloyd
George. war time premier, OF Great
Britain. who arrived here today
from Ottawa. is not Mt all we'll and
It has been intimated that his con
dition may necessitate a change in
his Toronto program.
Because his voice is scarcely more
than n whisper, Mr.. Lloyd George
suggested TO Mayor Mcguire that
the big meeting arranged for this
afternoon in Massey Han be post
poned until tomorrow. The former
premier said he was ready to give
up his proposed trip to Niagara
Falls to permit the change.
, 1923-10-10

Aside from the army and the king.
he has the support OF the great busi-
ness interests who were tired Of the
continued anarchy in the great in
dustrial towns, notably Barcelona
and Bilbao.
The mass OF the %peasantry as n
political force Is nil. II n iliiterate
ono OF tho most illiterate In all
Europe. II is apathetic. II has lit
tic political power. Tho elections in
the country districts are mere farcos
staged by managing committees of
great landowners and the peasant
farmers who own the higger-slzed
farms. The small farmers and the
peasant farm hands have little or
no voice.
, 1923-10-10

TORONTO. Ont, Oct. 1o-David
Lloyd George carried out his morn
ing program today. including two
brief speeches. although he was
hoarse.
When he arrived today from otta-
wa It was at first believed that he
would be unable to r out the
program.
Throughout the morning he con-
served his voice, declaring that he
probably would need it for an after
noon meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
JOHNSON MEN
CALL MEETING
ON CHALLENGE
Open Campaign for Con-
troll of California
State Politics
OPPOSE GOVERNOR
Enemies of Richardson
Will Attempt to Elect
Hiram Legislature

SAN FRANCISCO, August 25.-
The challenge issued by Hiram
johnson, United States senator from
California, to his opponents for a
contest for control of the state, was
echoed here today by a group of
supporters of Johnson, who gathered
with the expressed intention of
starting a movement to return a
"Johnson legislature to Sacramen-
to two years hence.
The meeting was called by state
senators and representatives who
are opponents of Governor Friend
w. Richardson.
Will C. Wood, state superinten-
dent of schools, who has been lead
ing the fight on Governor Richard
son; Simon Lubin, Sacramento;
Mark Keppel superintendent of the
Los Angeles schools; Francis Heney,
Los Angeles attorney, and Lieute-
nant Governor C. c. Young are
among the leading johnson support
ers who are expected to attend the
meeting.
1t was stated that the meeting
also was being held to crystalize
Johnson sentiment so as to be
"readv for the fight when John
son, who is to leave Washington for
San Francisco shortly, shall arrive
on the scene.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
FEDERAL LOAN
BUREAU AIDS
WHEAT FARMER

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The
wheat farmers of the country "must
take their losses,' Governor Robert
A. Cooper, chairman of the federal
farm loan bureau, declared today
following a conference with Presi-
dent Coolidge.
Cooper declared that the corn
farmers stood their last year losses
and that the wheat farmer now
must do the same.
President Coolidge was told by
Cooper that the machinery of the
federal farm loan board was work
ing smoothly in meeting the finan-
cial needs of the farmers.
Cooper said that between $780,
100000 and $60,000,000 probably
would be loaned to agricultural in
terests this year through farmers
cooperative organizations.
The belief that the talk of the
farmers distress and appeals for
aid is rs per cent psychological and
only 25 per cent real, was express
ed by Cooper.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
SOUTHERN SIERRAS COMPANY .
PLANS BIG EXTEN SIONS. ON
PROJECTS SERVING IMPERIAL

The demand for power in the.
territory served by The Southern
Sierras Power company has in
creased 50.79 per cent during the
first six months of the year, ne
cording to j. +. King, district man
ager of the Holton Power compa-
ny, serving the Imperial Valley.
TO provide for this growth, the
6S,420 horsepower generated by the
eight hydro-electric plants now in
operation will be increased before
January l by the output of new in.
stallations with a combined general
ing capacity of 5000 horsepower.
OF these plants one, known as
Leevining creek No. 3, is being built
on the company's own property in
Mono county; while two, situated
about ten miles north of Banning on
the west slope 81 Mt. san Gorgonio,
are owned by the San Gorgonio
Power company, who have contract
ed to sell the entire output of
juice to the Southern Sierras dur
ing a period of 80 years. The pow
er from these plants which will be
completed this fall, will be fed into
the Southern Sierras trunk line at
Banning for transmission south 20
the Coachella and Imperial valleys,
thus giving short line between
source and point of consumption
that will make up line losses and
cut down Interruptions of service
due to trouble north of Banning.
Two San Gorgonio Plants
The San Gorgonio installations
consist of two plants in San Cor
gonio canyon, utilizing two heads
of 1,700 feet and 900 feet respect
lively. Steel tank forebays are em-
ployed, and the water is brought
to the upper pressure line by nine
miles of canal. The lower plant
will operate automatically, and the
combined generating capacity is
5000 horsepower, the cost of the en-
tire project approximating $350,OO0.
When the Forest" Home develop
ment of the Southern Sierras, on
which work was begun last year and
is now going forward, is complet-
ed, another plant with maximum
capacity of 5000 horsepower will be
hooked onto the Southern end of
the system to further simplify
operating problems. Other projects
in the San Jacinto mountains are
under way at Snow creek, with
.aI
horsepower. The ten year eonstruc-
tion program adopted in 1922, which
the present unprecedented demand
for power has speeded up, calls for
two moro plants on Bishop creek,
to make seven in all, three on
Leevining creek, and another plant
on Owens river, which will bring
the total hydro-generating capacity
up from 6s,4sO horsepower January
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
Police Baffled
In Probe of
Hazing Case
by United Press Leased wire

by United Press Leased Wire
LONG BEACH, CAL, Aug. IS.
Whether the hazing administer
ed Clarence Hale, 10, which has
resulted in the youth losing his
mind temporarily, took place
here or in San Diego, where he
went to join the marine
corps, has not yet been
established by police, who con-
tirned to work on the case to-
day.
Major Moses, Of the marine
corps barracks at San Diego, has
denied the possibility of such
a hazing taking place there.
He says that after young
Hale's enlistment was rejected
he was placed aboard a north
bound train by a specially do
tailed marine sergeant. The
boy showed no signs OF any
mistreatment when he left tho
barracks, the major claimed.
Hale was still delirious today
ard physicians said that he
may permanently be dernented.
Bruises ON his body and the
mysterious acid burns on his
face wero slowly healing.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
FIND BODY OF
BABY ON EDGE
OF MARSHLAND
Left Two Days Ago; Died
of Exposure, Inyesti-
CATION Shows
NOTE ON REMAINS
First Believed Corpse of
Kidnapped New York
Crying Infant

PHILADELPHIA, August 25.--
The body of baby girl that an
swers to the description of three
months old Lillian Mckenzie, who
was kidnapped in New York week
ago, was founds in the marshes OF
the Schuylkill river near here to-
day.
Deputy Coroner Joseph Ward inn
mediately got in touch with the
New York police asking that an
officer be sent here to attempt to
identify the body.
Police believe that the child was
left in the marshes about two days
ago and that it died from exposure.
A note pinned to the dress read:
.Please give my baby n home.
POLICE BAFFLED
NEW YORK, August 25.-Today
the end. of the first week since
the kidnapping of three months old
Lillian Mckenzie, found the myste-
ry apparently as far from solution
as ever.
Policies admitted they did not
have single hopeful clue and had
assigned women detectives under
Mrs. Mary Hamilton, known as the
cleverest woman criminal hunter
in New York, to make a search of
all "baby FARMS in an effort to
locate the missing child.
The little body was found by
Park Guards near the locks of the
Fairmont Park canal, shortly before
II O'Clock. The baby, wrapped in
.baby bunting'' blanket, had
been placed just on the edge Of
the marsh.
The body was at once taken to
the morgue and a preliminary ex-
animation made. 1t was found
that the body was that of three
months old infant girl, dressed in
a plain white dress.
After an examination of the body
of the infant found IN the marshes
of the Schuykill river near here to-
day, officials of the police depart
ment announced that the baby was
not the three months old Lillian
Mckenzie who was kidnapped in
New York last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
Woman Shields
Lover-Slayer,
Police Believe
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25.-
That the love Of pretty % year
old Virginia La Vallie is caus-
ing her to shield o. G.. Link,
restaurant chef, with whom she
is held on suspicion Of the
murder Of William johnson in
his apartment here yesterday,
was a theory on, which police
were working today.
Johnson was fatally stabb cd
with a butcher knife yesterday
afternoon. Detectives were
summoned by the LaVallie girl,
who Historically confessed that
she had killed johnson when
he had tried to attack her.
Investigation revealed that
Link, with whom the girl has
been living, had known she was
in Johnson's room yesterday
afternoon and had tried to tel
ephone here there an hour be-
fore the killing.
Link reported for work at
his restaurant later in the af-
ternoon and refused to explain
his movements before that
time.
The young woman vigorous
ly denied that he had any
knowledge of the crime and in
sisted on taking all the blame
herself.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
SEND CHARLIE
BACK HOME IS
WOMAN'S PLEA
Hy United Press Leased Wire

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 25.-
Charlie. mammoth elephant
owned by a Los Angeles motion
picture company, recently con
dcmned 10 die because of his man
killing tendencies, has found n
champion here.
Mrs. =. A. Swanton, manager of
the Oregon humane society, will to.
night urge the disarmament for
am" n city organization, TO adopt
resolution protesting against
Charles slaughter. She will urge
that the beast be returned to his
South African home where he can
roam the wilds as Of wore and tear
things mp generally IL he desires.
Charlie, whose method of exter-
minatioh has been discussed for
some slime In the Hollywood stu.
dios, has Just been sentenced TO die
during the filming Of a thrill pie
ture in which the elephant 5 slaugh-
ter will be the big climax.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
Crime Crushers'
Fail To Net y
Gunman

Nv United Press Leased wire
Los ANGELES, Aug. 90
patrolman Vernon McGregor
was shot in the back late last
night by an unidentified negro,
whom ho had stopped for inves-
tigation.
McGregor was compelled to
march down the street with a
gun in the middle Of his back.
He attempted to run and the
negro fired. Patrolman q. M.
Thompson heard the shots ana
rushed TO McGregor's assis-
tance emptying his gun Mt the
fleeing gunman.
Police Chief Vollmer scatter
tered 200 of his ''crime crush
ers'' over the district TO trap
the man. McGregor was not
seriously injured. SO far no
arrest has been made.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
!, to 143,300 horsepower.
In Operation Soon

The Leeviuing creek No. 3 plant
was begun early in June, and will
be in operation this year. 1t is To-
Gated near the mouth of Leevining
creek ON the foreshore of Mono
lake, and utilizes q head of $50 feet,
brought down a mile through wood
stave and 4s inch steel pressure
pipe TO operate $3.50 horsepower
turbine driving u $500 horsepower
generator housed in reinforced
concrete power hdslse. The intake
dam is of concrete, and current
generated at this point will he sent
over the northern line 20 control
station at Bishop and thence fed
south along the company main
Transmission line.
Work is proceeding coneurrently
on the Leevining creek No. ] plant,
ON which 100000 has already been
expended, and which will develop
1900 horsepower ON completion in
1924.
Increase Dam Capacity
Another job going forward in
the north is the raising Of the
single arch masonry dam at Rush
Creek Meadows 90 increase the
storage above the plant az Agnew
and Gem lakes and the Meadows,
of $4,000 acre feet.
This years budget of the South
ern Sierras is S3,l36,49i, and the
new power sources that will be
available by the end Of the year
represent a cost Of sT50.O00.
1t also is planned this year 20
generate some 81 l0O9bDa kilowats
hours at the 10000 horsep0wer
steam plant at san BerHaraino.
Back of all these resources, Mana
ger King points out, is the inter
connection of the Southern Sierras
with the California superpower sss-
TEN through a reciprocal arrange.
ment with the Southern California
Edison company for interchange Of
power.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
Farmers Return
To Devastated
Colorado Land

PUEBLO, Col, August 25.--
Farmers in the path of the
Apishata river flood of Wednes-
day night and Thursday are
moving back to their devastat-
ed homes today. Large areas
of crops were ruined and many
farmers lost all their livestock,
but most of the homes remain
intact.
Nearly all bridges over the
Apishata were entirely demol-
ished by the unprecedented
flood in that stream and so
depleted are funds of the dis
trict from repairing former dis
assers that months may be re-
quired to replace the spans.
Railroad communication has
been entirely restored at cost
of approximately $4,000 it was
said. Telephone lines are fast
being replaced to all districts
and every main line was re-
established early yesterday.
Total damage was believed
today not to exceed 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
YANKEE GENERAL
WEDS IN ENGLAND
By United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, Aug. 25.-Major Gen
eral Peyton C. March was married
in the registry office here today at
II a. m, to Miss Cora Virginia Me
Entee.
General March gave his age as
So and Miss McEntee as 26.
Major General Peyton G. March,
retired, chief of staff of the United
States army during this country s
participation in the world war,
first was married on July 4, 1891,
to Mrs. Josephine Smith Canning
ham of Washington, now deceased.
March s eldest son, Peyton Junior,
was killed in aviation during the
war. He has another son, Lewis
March, and three daughters, all
married to army officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
Another Jury To
Test Bootleg
Evidence

One more Jose Alvarez of I'm
perial, and his well.known IL
half-pints of Sunnybrook whis-
key will come before the public
eye, despite the fact that Jose
has been inearcerated in the
county bastile for several weeks.
following his conviction in the
Ell Centre town court, for Illegal
possession of iqour.
When Jose was convicted at
his second trial. IL was believ-
ed about the coart house that
tho case was ended, and that no
further temptations to test the
evidence would be placed before
citizens of Ell Centre who might
be called for jury duty. How
ever, events of yesterday make
it certain that such a temp
tation will yet arise, and be
placed before 12 citizens of the
county, rather than IL from FL
Centre only.
After long and strenuous arg
ument by Victor Berry, counsel
for Alvarez, on an appeal from
the decision of the lower court,
Judge Cole decided yesterday
that the case had not been
within the jurisdiction of the
town court Set aside its deci-
sion, and granted Alvarez a new
trial in the superior court, set
ting the date for trial Sep
tember 10.
It remains to be seen If there
will be a wild rush of county
citizens for jury duty in the
case. In the course of prev
ious trials the jury tested the
evidence in the case, to deter
mine if it really is whiskey.
Whether the same privilege
will be extended in the forth
coming trial in the superior
court, is at least a good gamble.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
Mail Pilot Wins
Race Against
Grim Reaper

BY United Iress Leased Wire
BUCHANAN, Mich, August
25.-Jack Knight, transconti-
mental air mail flyer, won a
race with death today when he
arrived here to be at the bed
isde Of his father, seriously i'll.
Knight received word in Che
yenne last night that his father
was not expected to live. He left
that city at 6 p. m. Friday
night, arrived in Chicago at 4:42
a. m., after flying all night,
and reached his home here at
6::22 a. m.
The fathers condition was
unchanged when Jack arrived
here from Chicago, his last stop
ping place.
The plane landed in the ball
park here and Jack hurried to
his fathers bedside.
Distance covered from Che
yenne was 975 miles, with stops
made at Omaha and Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
BANANA CARS
SPRING LEAK:
LAGER FLOWS
by United Press Leased Wire

PHILADELPHIA, August To-
"Hey, Mister, what does banana
juice look like?'
1t was a "brakie' On a fruit
train speaking. He noticed that one
of the ears labeled bananas had
sprung leak.
The mysterious stranger lettering
nearby heard the brakie's question.
He hastened to the spot. One glance,
one taste; enough. The bananas
were leaking beer. f.
Down swooped the dry agents,
led by r. B. Sans, their chief. They
seized seven fruit ears and, yes,
they contained no bananas.
The cargo was six thousand cases
of seven per cent beer enroute to
slake the Labor Day thirst.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-25
CONVICT'S WIFE
GUIDES STRIKE

CHICAGO, Mug. 2j.-A threaten
ed strike September l of Chicago
gas workers caused 1000 police re-
serves to be ordered assigned in
readiness today to quell disturb
ances when the company attempts
to break any wallSout that may take
place.
The gas workers, guided by Mrs.
"Tim' Murphy, are demanding a
% per cent wage increase. Murphy,
president of the union, is in Leav-
enworth federal prison for mail
robbery, but is continuing to run
the union through his wife.