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Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-16
ORGANIZE CHURCH
AT MESQUITE LAKE

A Community Church Of Christ
was formally organized in Mesqnit e
Lake yesterday with 81 charter
members representing seven differ,
ent denominations and with othcr
becoming members by signing the
simple statement of faith and belief
in Christ upon which such churches
are organized.
The organization of the new
church was consummated by the
Rev. John McGaughey, pastor Of
the Community Church at Imperial
assisted by the Rev. Oscar Sweeney
of FL Centre.
A board of control was elected
the members being X. d. Pranc
Mr.. Davis, Mr.. Ramey, Mrs. Davis
Mrs. Ramey and Mrs. c. J. Rouse
A fine dinner WIS served at noon
after which the Rev. Sweeney de
liveied stirring address and DR..
Mcsiausllcy conducted communion
services.
Biblo school work has been con-
Quoted III Mesquite Lake for more
than three years under the auspices
of the Imperial Community Church
The organization Of church Of
the same kind perfected Sunday, was
the Outgrowth of this work.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-16
Y. M. C.. A. and Boy
Scouts Unite in
Drive for Money

BRAWLEY, Jan. lG.--At a joint
meeting of Brawlcy business men
representing the boys work commit
tees of the Elks' lodge, the Brawlcy
Rotary Club, the local Boy Scout
Council and the y. M. c. A., held
in the X. of Z. hall yesterday after
noon, it was decided to conduct a
joint financial campaign here Thurs,
day, Friday and Saturday of next
week, January 25, 26 and u, to
raise the entire amount necessary to
meet Brawlcy's quota for the Boy
Scouts and y. M. G. A. county work
budgets this year.
The entire minimum quota which
has been set for Brawlcy is $3.50,
81 500 of (which is to be apportioned
to the Y. M. G. A. and $l,25O to
the Boy Scout Council. All money
secured over and above the mini
mum quota will be divided equally
between the two organizations, it
was announced.
35 Workers To Help
Thirty-fivo workers will be enlist
tu W tVuuuVt tHC campaign anu tdCu
worker will be asked to devote his
entire time, if possible, to the can,
vass on each morning of the cam
paign. The workers will be divided
INTO two divisions of II men each,
with ma jor in charge of each di-
vision, Principal George Momyer of
the high school and Harry Gates
having been selected by the commit
tee to act as the ma jors.
Each division will be subdividcd
into four teams Of four workers.
each with one acting as captain for
each team. Roy $. Melvin, county
Y. M. G. A. secretary and l.. L.. Nc
Crory, new county boy scout exccu-
tive, will act as campaign directors.
The committee which met yester-
day, augmented by some additional
members from the Brawlcy Rotary
Club, will meet again next Friday
night for the purpose OF appointing
captains and team workers and to
make up Il list of prospective sub
scribcrs. Those present at the meet
ing yesterday were: Harry Gates, T..
c. Schelling, R. y. Watson, ST
Carey, Warren Curricr, Tom Edgar,
M. u. Witter and Roy s. Melvin.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-16
Tennis to Have
: Big Stadium at
Forest Mills
BY HENRY l.. FARRELL
UNITED Press Sports Editor)

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Tcnnis has
grown to such a degree of popularity
in this country that the United
States Lawn Tennis Association is
planning to finance the erection of
{, 100000 stadium at Forest Hills,
N. j.
! The need of more room was seen
last year at the Davis Cup challenge
round and at the men s singles in
Philadelphia.
While it is praiscworthy to have
in this country something to com
pare with the great tstadium at
Wimbledon, England, perhaps it is
not just to other sections of the
country to select Forest Hills as the
site.
1t is true that no other section of
the country could support such a
project but it is true also that other
sections Of the country are entitled
to see some of the classics, and if q
half million dollars are invested in
the Forest Hills project, all the class
les will go there.
Competition in practically all of
the mems classes are great drawing
cards, but interest in the women
players has slumped, if attendance
| can be taken as an Indication.
The women s championships at
Forest Hills last year drew hardly a
handful. The lack of interest was
due perhaps to the justified feeling
that there would be nothing to the
tournament but Mrs. Molla Mallory,
the champion, as one said:
''Everyone has seen Mrs. Mallory
play
TO stimulate interest in the wom-
en- players some foreign talent will
have to be imported. 1t is under
stood that tho committee will invite
Miss Kathlyn McKane, the British
girl star, to compete.
Mile. Suzanne Lenglcn, the world 8
champion, may also be an entry.
Her excuse last year was that she
would never visit the United States
as long as Julian s. Myrick headed
the United States Lawn Tennis AS.
sociation.
Myrick is retiring now, so she may
change her mind.
The French star may have another
reason for coming back to vindicate
herself.
Mrs. Mallory, to continue the fucd
between them, is going back to Eu-
rope again next summer and she may
wind up in the British champion
ships again with Suzanne.
If Suzanne should happen to beat
her again, she would have more in
ducement to come over and do it
again in front Of the American fans.
What will happen to Bill Tildcn
when he goes to play with stump
of a finger ON his racquet hand, of
course, is the biggest thing of inter
est in tho coming season.
Tlden, apparently, is not so OPP
timistic about his chances but when
he says he feels that he may not
finish within the first ten next sea
son he is following his usual ten
dency not to be boastful or vain
about his ability.
f Tildcn should happen to be ser
iously handicapped by the loss of
his finger, slumping interest i'll
the Davis Cup matches may be
boosted.
Australia, for one, has taken the
stand that it is unwisc for their as
sociation to pay "a huge amount of
money to send u team to the United
States to lose.
They, and several other nations,
including the British and Japanese,
take the stand that as long as Bill
Tildcn and Bill Johnston are in their
prime, they are unbeatable.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-16
CERTIFICATE OF PARTIES DO
ING BUSINEaS UNDER
FICTITIOUS NAME

The undersigned hereby certify
that they are conducting a general
business in the raising, feeding, buy
ing and selling of cattle, hogs and
other live stock, and in general farm.
ing in the etata '.e California.
That they are conducting said
business under the fictitious firm
name of RUSSELL BROTHERS s.
STEWART.
That. the principal place of said
business is Holtville, Imperial Coun-
ty, California.
That said firm is composed of the
following persons, whose names and
places of residence arc as follows:
II. A. Russell. residing at Carmel
Monterey Co., Cal.
j. H. Russell, residing at Triunfo
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-16
LANTANA

LANTANA, Jan. 15,-Misscs Eth
clvn aud Helen Sidford and Clifford
OMAR were in III Centre Saturday.
j. III. Huff was in Westsidc dis
trict ON business recently.
Richard Wells is spending few
,days with Mr.. Royce of this section
Mr.. Wells has .been working for the
Seelcy Transfer Company neal
Westmorland for several weeks.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Jim Thomas and
family visited relatives, Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor, near Westside, last
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-16

Three Go To Jail--Hantiago Avi-
lar, Frank Perez and Phillip Rod
rigues, We're each sentenced to 25
days in jail following q hearing in
Judge Mayfield s court this morn
ing. Avilar was charged With reck-
less driving end She other men with
being DRINK. The trio we're arrested
Yesterday by Sheriff Gillett and
Deputy. Sheriff Oswalt.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-16
was not with them Yesterday.
Holtville Is Loser

/ "ds Dot Win them yesterday.
Holtville Is Loser
The Holtvile Orientals were set
back by the Brawlev Bnrros, the
final score being TO 0 in favor Of
the northern crew. According to all
reports, 1T was no disgrace for the
Orientals 10 lose the game and the
dope around the circuit is tina the
Holtville gam; is the hardest crowd
in the league TO bea5. They play
good ball at all times and with a
few of the breaks - would be high
er III the standing. jackson and
Cady formed the Oriental battery,
with Harris and Jenkins doing the
heavy work for he Burros. The one
run was secured when Ranage
knocked long fly TO Robinson. in
centerfield, with two mon on base,
the man on third scoring after the
catch.
Standings AS t.OlIoWS
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-16
Standings As t.olInWs

Grape growers of Escondido have
formed a marketing association.
They will pool their crop.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-26
Murders Husband
by Long Distance

BERLIN, Feb 26.--Anna Schultz,
a war widow Of her own choosing,
today lies in German prison await.
ing the nxeman's swing which will
bring to her the full penalty OF the
law--death.
Anna Schultz murdered her sol.
der. husbhnd-by long distance---os
he stood In tho trenches for his
country, back In 1917.
AZ her husband stood In the field
his wife ut homo conceived the idea
OF making way with him without.
ns she hoped, bringing suspicion on
herself. She sent him fine home.
made cake, kncaded with her own
hands and baked In her own oven,
with enough strychnlnc Embedded In
the filling to kin company or sol.
dlcrs. Her husband alto freely and
died.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-26
Lenine Strong for
Army Development

MOSCOW, Feb. 2s.--It is now tho
ambition OF Premier Lenlne TO make
tho Russian army the finest In the
world. TO this end no expense In
being spared. Tho the bolshcvlk
government was founded to oppose
all war. soviet officials feel that Rus.
sin must DO ready to protect herself
not only against Rumanin and 20.
land. but also against tho Turks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-26

DRAWFUNNIES

Drawings by Bin Holman Verses by Hal Cochran
Draw In Oh. nl..Ins line. and thsn color tho picture
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-26
Caeser's Gold
Mine Is Found

VIENNA, Feb. 26.--Accordlng to
advIces received here from carln.
thIa, at the southern extremity OF
Austria, a huge gold mine flooded by
the Romans when ATLAS Huns
swcpt Central Europe. has been re.
discovered by Swiss mining engi.
necrs and has been found still rich
in the precious metal. Inadequate
machinery, however, prevents It's
utilization for the time being.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-02-26
EVERETT TRUE
BY STANLEY
BY CONDO

up Foe THS PRc0RGSs OF THIS BURG
CoC, AS a MGMr3Se or tbs cry COUNCIL
, 1923-06-03
Forgery Found
Here; Checks
Are Picked Up

A ease of double forgery that work.
ed came to the attention of the
sheriff'H office yesterday when two
checks on the John Marsh 6anstrue-
ton company wern picked IN,
One of tho cheolis was for seT and
the other for S4a 90, They wera o.
peeially printed with the name Of the
company in the upper left hand eor-
ner, and were drawn on tho Wyoming
National bank, A clever imitation at
the banks checks was made, with the
exception that tho man of Wyoming
in the center was only outlined in
sepia instead OF beng a solid color,
The checks were numbered, hut the
numbers were dim, giving tina imnrss'
sion hat they had been stamped raths
err than printed,
The names signed to the checks
we're George Mitchell and Frank Ner-
%enhansen, The men who eashed the
checks for these men are under tina
impression that they are holding an
empty sack with the bottom out Of IT,
, 1923-06-03
WILL
DIRECT FIG \ I
ON n. Y. VETS
Federal Authorities Adopt
Policy of Silence and eau
ton in Empire State

WASHINGTON. June 2.-tUnited
Press.eFederal authorities tonight
had made no move to meet the situa-
ton created by the repeal of New
York states prohibition enforcement
law.
Adopting a policy of silence and eau
ton, they prepared TO wait until they
saw how far the cooperation of New
York officials could be expected in en-
forcement of the Vclstead law. now
the only prohibition enforcement sta.
tute applying to New York state.
In this connection denial was made
at Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
office hat Haynes had ordered Chiefs
Z. c. Yellowly. chief of general prohi-
bition agents, to New York at the head
of re!nforcements for the federal dry
agents there. Yellowly, it was stated,
will remain in Washington.
Pres. dent Harding, it was stated,
will personally decide administration
policy. The president, it was added.
intends to see that the Volstead law
is supported, but Will act tactfully
and entirely within the bounds of fed
eral authority.
, 1923-06-03
BUCKET HOP S.
CLOSED IN RAID.
IN Windy CITY
Twelve Questionable" Brok-
erage Houses Shut In Chi
cago Financial District

CHICAGO. June 2.-Unlted Press)
"A dozen bucket shops in and near
the LaSalle street financial district
were closer and proprietors left the
city today as States Attorney Robert
e. Groves forces began a series of
raids on questionable brokerage
houses.
Warrants charging operation of n
confidence game were issued by
Groves office for p. w. Friedlander
and Henry Saither, officials of Arthur
and company.
Books of eight firms were seized
today, following raids on four houses
yesterday. subpoenas for 81 addition.
al firms have beer issued ano the
state securities commission recon.
mended that a total OF 81 be invest.
gated.
The raids were instisated by Grove
on petition of bankers and stock ox-
change members who became alarmed
ures hat was elimRxed by bankruptcy
of Jones and Baker. n New York
house with midwestern offices.
I'VE arc going to drive overy bucket
shop and blue sky violator out Of
tHichGO anu thls hcNoh by Inc htnte
is to permit fins to allow that tholr
business is legitimate, George Il,
German, assistant states attorney di-
reoting tho raids and investigation,
declared tonight,
with exception OF the Arthur and
company officials. no charges have
placed against any OF tho firms
ralOed, Charles Bldwell, attorney for
the brokers, declared his clients vel
coined any sort OF an investigation,
He made arrangements to recover his
books under promise they will DO re-
turned any time for officials inspeo'
ton,
ANY evidence obtained az Ia buck
citing and blue sky violations VIII be-
placed before a grand jury" German
declared,
, 1923-06-03
NOTHING TO
BE VULGAR,
ASSURANCE

The caulifiower ear is nov a
fraternity pin of the box-fighting
fraternity. The gentlemen with
tin caudal a~ppendages have be-
come very punctilious about social
usage. The day of the loud, vul-
garian party who used to throw
loose money around, commit
homicide on the Kings English.
and act generally rough, are gone.
If you don't believe it, go up to
the Elks auditorium, where a col
lection of modern fighters are
training for the Casper Rodeo
card on June s.
Society. says the Rodeo man
agement, is invited to attend the
workouts of the fighters. Ladies'
are TO be admitted free. And the
hours for the workouts have been
changed to from $50 to $50 in
the evening: just to accommodate
society. Believe it or not, you
will find all the very best people
the first families of Virginia
and all that-present at the eve
llllS DOA-leSlS. IL lntIe is sDtIlt
really exclusive person you wish
to meet. see them at the training
quartersi
Smoking will not be permitted,
Profanity will be "A sufficient
cause to bring about forcible ejec-
ton. There will be nothing vulgar
about the punching proceedings.
If the management is to be be-
lieved. each left jab will be pre-
coded with the request MAY 1
Lead; and the answer from the
other box-fighter will be, Pray
Do" These precautions have
been adopted because of the fact
that a large number of the fair
sex have expressed their desire to
watch the fighters In training.
The Rodeo association expects
to conduct its fights OF the clean
est possible basis and expect 10
draw proportionately as large a
number of women to the grounds
June 8 as tho big bouts in the
east.
, 1923-06-03
WOMENSK X XXX, W|DENs
BREACH IN ORGANIZATION RANKS
Creation Of Order Causes Schism Between Colonel
W. Simons, Emperor, and d.. H. w. Evans,
Wizard, Is Report From Washington.
WARRINGTON, Jun. s,-crnl,.s

WARRINGTON, June s,-o,ni,ss
f'resstSrhs creation Of a gigantic
weTnsn'a hu Nlus Khan here tonight
widsned the breach between DE, IT.,
w Evans, imperial wizard, and
Colonel W, j. simmoHs, emperor, vino
have been nj odds over tho Kameiia,
a women'a Khan auxiliary organized
by the latter,
Khan spekesmen declared the new
organization would start with a mem
bershin of ESQ, 900 women through tho
utilization of five large protestant
women's bodies subscribing to the
principles OF the khan,
1t will be known as the Women Of
tho Ku Klux Khan, and according to
the resolution adopted by the Klon-
oilium, or executive council, will in
pluda every Protestant women's Or
ganization In the country, with the
exception of the Kamella,
Colonel Simmons, who occupied a
suite in the same hotel with DR.,
Evans, did not attend the meeting
of the Kloncilium, and left the hotel
soon after he received word of the
action, Spokesman for DE, Evans
said they expected Simmons 10 fight
the creation Of tho now womcn's khan,
, 1923-06-03
NEW TAXI RATES ADOPTED
FOR CASPER At MEETING
OF CHAuFFEURs' UNION

New taxi rates for the City of Cas-.
per, going into effect June 4, were
adopted at n regular meeting of the
Chaufreurs' union. Friday, at the
Trades Assembly hall, according to
announcement made yesterday. Mr..
'tephen Drehsr, secretary OF the AS
sembly announced tho following
prices; First passenger, $50 for eight
blocks or less, and 20 cents for each
additional passenger for the entire
trip. On trips over eight blocks and
not exceeding sixteen blocks, a
charge of 80 cents for tho first a
senEer and 20 cents for each add
tionRl passenger for the entire trip.
Mr., Dreher is confident thai tho
new rates will be welcomed by the
poopis of Casper.
In erdsP to operate . union tapi a
chauffeur must not only b~ trained
for this kind Of work, but arc Put
through a rigid nHapipetion and test
as to his qualifications. says Mr. Dire
her,
, 1923-06-03
Griffith Chosen
Chief Executive
OF Motor Club

At a meeting OF tn. board of direc-
tors of the Casper Motor club. held
at the Chamber OF Commerce Friday
evening. the following officers were
elected TO serve during the coming
year: ]. B. Griffith. president; W. F.
Wilkerson, vice president, and w. j.
Bailey. treasurer.
j. S. Mechling, the retiring presi.
ert.Zsrg-ySrrnded a rising vote of
thanks for his untiring work in be,
half of the Motor club, and his in
terest in the Tourist Camp during his
term Of office. Mr.. Mechling will
leave the coming week for an extend
ed trip, taking in all the important
cities in the Rocky Mountain region.
and will not return to Casper until
fall.
The club has completed a drawing
of a new tourist map of Wyoming,
which will be given free to all tour
lists. and the zinc etching loaned to
all auto supply houses in Casper de-
string to use 1t for Advertising pur-
poses.
Tentative plans were also laid for
. celebration on Casper mountain
some time this summer.
, 1923-06-03
CLARA PHILLIPS
SLEEPS At END
OF LONG TRAIL
Convicted Hammer Murder
ess Is Claimed By Great
Gray Building

SAN QUENTIN PENITENTIARY,
CAL, June 2.@QUnited Pressl-Clara
Phillips slept at the end of the trail
tonight.
Tho great gray building which had
doomed before the convicted hammers
murderess since the afternoon of July
~, 1922, when Mrs. Alberta Meadows,
1s.year-old widow. fell dead under a
rain of hammer blows on a hillside
near Los Angeles, has at last claimed
the oma whose name has been on
millions OF lips for nearly a year.
The woman who was known to
millions of newspaper readers as Clara
Phillips was known to the prison au-
thorities here tonight as Convict 81. 944
and so she will be known for an
indsterminate number of years to
come.
1t was shortly after noon today
that the end of the trail was reached
by Clara Boat, train and automobile
had hurried her from far-away Tegu-
ciralpA. Honduras, whittier she had
fled with Jesse Carson, following her
escape from the Los Angeles jail,
and shortly after noon the little door
in the big gate opened to admit her
and her escorting officers. remained
open . brief space. and then closed
as the woman passed through.
Once inside the big walls. Clara was
received by Joseph Woodwork, re-
ceivins officer and yard lieutenant.
Swiftly and with the precision of long
practice Woodwork recorded the his
tory of his prisoner, noted her finger
prints and her other measurements.
Then Mrs. Josephine jackson, for 10
years matron of the women's division,
look the trembling girl in charge.
Soon all her pretty finery was shed
and after donning prison blue, Clara
was led to a cell.
Clara Phillips-No. s7,944-is the
fifth first woman on the roster of
/, Mrs. Jackson's division. and the
eighth in the list OF those women
serving terms for murder.
In her prison blue uniform Clara
will 20 through the routine planned
for women prisoners.
She will work in the kitchens wash
ing dishes; or in the laundry; or mop
ping floors; or at the many other
tasks that the prison authorities find
for women to do.
, 1923-06-03

FOUND SLAIN IN
LAWYERS FLAT
Prominent Denver Attorney
and Wife's Mother Dis
covered Dead

DENVER, Colo, June 2.-CUnited
PressSThs bodies of Frederick G.
Dewitt. prominent Denver attorney,
and his mother-inlaw, Mrs. Louise
Louden, were found ists today In
the formers apartment. their throats
cut and q knife sticking In Dewitt's
throat.
Mrs. Dewitt discovered the bodies
of her husband and mother on her
return from downtown. Shs IL In
the county hospital suffering from
shock.
Whether the two were victims OF
murderer or whether II was a
suicide pact. police are undecided.
Both had been dead since morning.
As soon as Mrs. Dewitt RECEIVERS
sufficiently, she Will be questioned by
police in the hopes she may throw
some light on the tragedy.
According to friends, Dewitt re-
Gently lost u large sum of money in
an oil deal. He had been in Ill health
for some time.
, 1923-06-03
DOUBLE STEAL IS
PREFERABLE N
Al D LICENSES
"If You Take One, Take
Two" Motto Resulting
From Local Arrest

"When you steal a license plate.
take two" This is the advice given
to all persons inclined to sail under
colors not their own following the
arrest by the sheriff's office here of
Martin whitehurst and Walter
Woods.
These young men had their Ford
a parked IN the streets Of Casper
yesterday. Sheriff Perry A. Morris
noticed that there was only one plate
on the car. 1t was n Colorado plate
bearing the number 9s12S. 1t would
nave been passed over unnoticed II
there n been such a plate on each
end of the car.
The car was held and the sheriff
communicated with the authorities at
Springfield. Colo, which was the seat
Of the county from which the plate
had originated. The reply came back
that the license had been issued to
n j. e. Terrell who had expired be-
fore the license, and that the plate
had been stolen from his widow when
she was 1 Elkhart, Kas.
Further communications resulted in
learning that the car itself had been
thhNi liVIh w. II. WnltenurSt, or
Sayre. Okla. father of Martin White.
hurst, without the knowledge of the
pater. The father wired the sheriff
to hold young Woods, but said he
did not care for the return Of his
own offspring.
Sheriff z. N. Green Of ssyre, left
last night for Casper to take the flu.
sitive back to Justice, Prosecution un.
less given both young men is not
probable in tho case of Woods.