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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-02
SENATE. ADOPTS
COLORADO PACT
AFTER CONTEST
Senator Swing Opposes
Ratification Asking
Senate Delay
Joint Resolution Now
Goes to Governor for
Signature

: SACRAMENTO, Feb. 2.-Tne sen
ate of the state legislature hate last
night adopted a resolution ratlfyng
the Santa Fe Colorado River com
pact. Similar action WIS taken by
the assembly few days ago. The
action was unanimous, but was pre-
ccded by a debate that lasted from
early afternoon to p. m.
Senator Ralph Swing of San Ber-
nardino vigorously fought approval
/ ut this time on the ground it would
ieopardize California s interests. He
charged that Arizona deliberately is
Withholding ratification until pass
|age Of federal legislation for :. dam
1 favorable to Arizona and detriment-
4 al to California. Senator Eden OF
Santa, Ana led a group desiring I'M
mediate ratification.
Swing at first sought postpone
mpnt of consideration of the !esOlu-
tion until today, but later moved
that the m&tter be deferred until
after the legislative constitutional
recess of 30 days which is scheduled
to begin Saturday.
eff we ratify now our hands viii,
be tied, Swing declared. Cali
fornia under this pact would not
get one more drop Of water tan it
| would without the pact | haVj
| heard that Denver is going to build
a tunnel to draw water from the
| Colorado watershed. If the tunne
| is built there won't be any water
| available for the Imperial Valley
| during the dry season.
The ratification vote followed the
! defeat, % to 10, of motion by Sen
ator Swing TO delay consideration
until after the constitutional recess
Would Prevent Flood
After Senator A. p. johnson o.
Pasadena had asserted that ratifi
cation at once was necessary If the
Imperial Valley is to be projected
from the ever-prosent flood menace
Senator Swing retorted by reading
several kilograms from 1mperia
, Valley organizations urging delay.
Senator Swing is brother OF
Congressman Phil Swing, one of tn,
authors Of the Swing johnson bill
now pending, which would provide
for erection of a dam at Boulder
Canyon.
The ratification vote followed tn,
defeat, 20 to 10, of motion By Sen
, Gtor Swing to delay consideration
until after the constitutional recess
Swing charged that California powel
companies desired quick ratification
because they believed it would bloch
passage of the Swing johnson bill
providing for u Boulder Canyon
dam.
T. d. Mccall, Imperial Valo'
, rancher and representative of II val
ley faction which opposed inmedi
ate ratification, gave similar reason
for delay in an address to the Gem
mittee of the whole.
Attorney General t. S. Webb
recommended the adoption at one,
for the reason that such action woul,
serve to hasten ratification by tn,
other aignatory states.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-02
Mountains Covered with Snow

As result OF the storms IN the ear
ly part of the week, the mountains
on the west side of the valley are
covered with snow, evidently to con
siderable depth as the snow ex-
tends down the side Of the noun
tains 50 that il can be plainly seen
from all parts of the valley. The
snow also extends further south on
the ranges than it has Zeen FOR sew.
eral seasons past. Stages report
lots of snow through the mountains
at Jacunba and well down the
Mountain Springs grade, but have
experienced no trouble in getting
through.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-02
GROWERS MAY
FORM MARKET
ORGANIZATION
Meeting Late Today of
Growers Gets Start
at Hotel
Market Conditions Said
to Be Cause of New
Protection

Scvontv-five well known lettuce
growers of Imperial Valley met late
today at The basement office of the
bureau of agricultural economies az.
the Barbara Worth hotel.
1t was the plan 10 form some kind.
of 5@n organization to standardize
the lettuce in packing and possibly
to form & cooperative marketing or
ganization to obtain better prices for
lettuce grown IN Imperial Valley.
The meeting opened ut 2:30 p. nj.
by W. II. Hall. and the growers aam-
cd u temporary chairman and secre-
t"ry before listening to n number
OF speeches scheduled.
\, II. Keller was named temporary
chairman upcn nomination by John
o 'Brien, manager for 4 large lettuce
grower.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-02
new HIGHWAY TO
IMPERIAL WILL
OPEN ON SUNDAY
Road is 20 Feet Wide and
Has Elevation of
One Foot
Work Started Last Fall
and Has Progressed
Rapidly

According to j. Roy Adams, sup
ervisor of the district, the new state
highway between Imperial and Ell
Centre, will be officially opened
Sunday, though it is now being used
for occasional traffic. The half
mile stretches between the city paw
ing and the new highway, at either
end, remain as yet unpaved but it is
hoped work will be started upon
them in the near future, 50 that the
entire distance from FL Centre to
Imperial will be paved.
The new highway is sure to meet
with the approval Of all who travel
over it. II is 90 feet wide, afford
ing ample space for ears to pass,
and due to the excellent grading
work. which has placed it approx
mately one foot above the ad Join.
ing land, it will not be flooded with
water should any of the irrigation
bitches be allowed to, overflow
There are large bitches on either
side Of the highway to take care OF
/ drainage.
Commenced Last Fall
Work on the new highway was
commenced last fal. and the work
has progressed rapidly The prclim
mary grading was completed il
the latter part of November, and thu
work of pouring the concrete start
cd at once. AS the forms and grad
ing for the entire distance were com
pleted before the work of pouring
started, it was possible to push this
latter operation through without i'll
terruption, once it was started.
The old bunny read to Imperial
which was such nightmare t.
those who had to make the journey
is now a thing of the past, and auto,
lists will be anXiously looking for
ward to the completion of the high
way between Brawley and imper'
iai, and between this city and Holt
Vile.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-02
IL 10 SIHt UHU VUUIltV'
CARLOT SHIPMENTS rel
for the United States: Eel
Includes | express.
REPORTS BY WIRE from inn

portamt markets. This morning 9
sales to jobbers Of Calf. crates Ice
berg, unless otherwise stated, Wea-
Their represents conditions at s a. N.
Cars or track include all ears not
completely unloaded.
KANSAS CITY-Cloudy %. Ar s.
Ariz. ., Calf. ;. II diverted from
team track. Total of . ears on
track. Supplies liberal. Demand
and movement slow. Mkt. dn'l IMP.
VAL. $3.25-3.50.
PHILADELPHIA - Cloudy A.
Arrivals Ariz. l, Calf. z, Fla. 4.
Total Of 10 on track. Demand and
movement slow, mkt. weak. Supplies
lib. IMP. Way, small, ordinary
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-02

Seeks Divorce--Icie B. Higbee
has filed application for divorce
from Charles w. Higbce, alleging
cruel and inhuman treatment. The
couple were married at Los Angeles,
November IS, 1918, and separated in
December 1891. They have one
child, Nonaa IIse, three years old.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-02

Licenses at Auto Club--H. II.
Gavin, manager of the Automobile
Club of Southern California, has re.
ceived the first lot ., automobile
licenses assigned to the club. Mem
hers holding receipts 70,500 to H.
500 can obtain their new license
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-02
S. P. Treasurer Here Y

S. p. Treasurer Here-W. F. In
gram, treasurer of the Southern Pa
eifie Company, was visitor in FL
Ccntro yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Ingram is making trip over the
company's lines and expressed his
era tification nj conditions in the
alley az present, which he said are
much improved over his last visit
here.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-02
Weather Today

Official forecast:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNtA-Fait
tonight and Saturday. Frost IN the
morning.
TemneraaYrC and paJuFeU
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-02

Temperature and Rainfall
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-02

United Press
News Service
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-10
URGES LICENSING
BAKERIES At MEET
n. ENGLAND BAKERS

Portland. Me-, July 9.-The bread
mother used to make will be unknown
to city jewellers within a few years.
A. M. G. Soule Of Woolwich, chief Of
the bureau Of markets Of the State de-
partment Of agriculture. told 80 New
England bakers at their bi-monthly
meeting today. Mr.. Soule said that all
or the bread eaten in cities soon would
De produced in bakeries. Mr.. Soule
who declared that more than $780,
OOO,00O was paid last year for bakery
products in the United States. more
than for fish. vegetables and fruit COM
hined. He made a strong plea for the
licensing of bakeshops.
Victory Friend of Melrose told the
makers that 1.-The time will come when
New England will starve if the farm
ers are not encouraged to produce by a
wage equal to that Of the plumber or
carpenter"
THE baker must make the appeal of
his advertising to the housekeeper and
convince her of the needleSsness Of
baking at home" NJ Hutchinson of Chi E.
cago, advising manager of the Pills
bury Four Mills Co., advised.
George S. Ward, president of the
Ward Baking Co., predicted that with
in five years there would be a general
turning from the present type of bread
TO the whole wheat bread. Mayor Car
roll ;. Chaplin welcomed the visitors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-10
BODY OF AIRMAN
ROTH FOUND; NULL
STILL MISSING

Cleveland, O., July o. The body Of
Lieutenant Louis J. Roth. U. S. N, ar
rived in Cleveland tonight aboard the
hydroplane Nina Of the Aero Marine
Always Co.
Associate Coroner Jackson Of Port
Stanley held an autopsy on Lieutenant
Roths body and rendered a verdict of
accidental drowning. The date of death
was given as Friday. July 6. The
body was placed in a wicker basket
and brought ashore in launch. 1t was
Immediately taken to the county
morgue where DR.. La Favre and Coun-
ty Coroner A. p. Hammond held post
mortem examination, finding the lungs
full of water, and concurred with the
Port Stanley officers verdict.
Lieutenant Strong, in charge Of the
body, said that, contrary to earlier
reports, when found this morning the
body was fouled and entangled by a
half hitch of rope around the left
ankle. the other being attached to the
balloon basket. The body when found.
he said, was entirely in the water, clear
Of the basket. A life preserver was
around the body. gold ring bearing
d ciasS itiSiSh la was oii q hhSsr VI Tie
left hand.
The body found off Point Pelee to-
day is not that of Lieut.. T. B. Null. the
missing naval airman. DR.. ]. E. Jen-
ner. coroner of Kings Village, Ont, said
in a telephone conversation with a
Cleveland newspaper late today A
card found on the clothing bore the
name of Albcrtus Yost, Akron, o.. and
the coroner believes that is the name of
the dead man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-10
SPLIT STILL HOLDS

Boston, July 9-Negotiations be-
tween the leaders of the warning
factions Of unionized telephone OPP
orators in Greater Boston were de-
clared definitely off tonight after a
three hour conference which labor
leaders had expected would result in
settlement of their differences.
The ranks of operators here have
been divided into two camps since
the strike for higher wages and a
seven hour day was begun in five
New England states, with members
of unions affiliated with the telephone
operators department, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
out on strike and members of Local
la, formerly affiliated with the
brotherhood but whose charter was
lifted, remaining at their posts.
AS a result of the split service has
been maintained in Greater Boston
at almost normal and the cause of
the strikers has been admittedly
weakened throughout New England.
1t was in the hope that the two fac
tions might be brought together that
tOnight'S conference was arranged.
Julia O'Connor. president of the tcle-
phone operators department and leader
Of the strike. said after the meeting:
1--WE asked them to join us in the
strike and they refused. We offered
them protection and assured them of
the validity of their charter as a union
affiliated with the brotherhood. We
also would have accepted a nominal
per capita payment to settle their pres
ent debt. This debt for their 1000
members would amount to about S10,-
Continued on Page 3-Col. s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-10
100000 FIRE
LOSS BUSINESS PART
GEORGETOWN, MASS

Georgetown, Mass, July 9.-In less
than an hour tonight fire destroyed the
chief business block of the town, WHIP
ing out three shoe factories and num-
Der of business plants at a loss esti-
mated at more than 100000. About
300 persons were thrown out Of en-
ploymert.
The three shoe factories. occupying
several floors of the four-story block.
comprised the chief industry of this
town. The factories were owned by
Beaucage & Morris. the Robinson Shoe
Co. and Hartman Brothers.
Willard c. Nelson, a son Of Fire
Chief George l.. Nelson of Groveland,
a nearby town. who was here when the
flames broke out, leaped into an auto
mobile to go after assistance but had
gone but a short distance when his ma
chine turned turtle twice and he was
seriously injured. He was taken to a
Haverhill hospital for treatment.
Meanwhile the news was rushed TO
surrounding towns and in less than an
hour apparatus from several cities and
towns had arrived on the scene. APP
paratus from Lawrence, Haverhill, Ip-
switch. Amesbury. Newburyport and
Danvers collaborated in preventing the
spread of the flames. A detail of state
constabulary was rushed here and to-
night was patrolling the burned area.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-10
Jury Must Pass
on MOrse's Case
Justice Decides

Washington. July 9-The case of
Charles w. Morse. his three sons
and four others who are charged
with conspiracy to defraud the
United States in connection with
wartime ship construction and OPP
grafton contracts. must go to the
jury.
Justice Stafford so announced to-
day in the District of Columbia Su-
preme Court in over-ruling motions
OF defense counsel for directed ver-
dict Of acquittal and for dismissal
Of the indictments. The motions
were made last week after the gov
eminent had rested it's case.
Immediately after the decision by
the court the defense began the
Presentation OF it's case in reply to
that which government counsel have
put in during the more than two
months that the case has been on
trial. They plan to call as witness
ses William G. McAdoo. former Sec
rotary of the Treasury. Charles NJ.
Schwab. former director general OF
the Emergency Fleet Corporation
and other men of national promin-
ence. and hope to rest within a few
weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-10
PROBE AT LAWRENCE

Boston, July 9"An investigation
of the situation which has arisen in
Lawrence as the result of the New
England Telephone Operators strike
for a seven hour day and increased
pay wac begun today by William H.
O'Brien, chief of the telephone de-
partment of the State Department of
Public Utilities. The Lawrence ex-
change has been crippled and an
appeal for restoration of service was
sent last week to the department and
the company by the chamber of
commerce. Mr.. OBrien said today
that the police had assured him that
adequate protection had been pro-
vided for the operators and that the
strikers had been orderly at all
times.
Operators from Boston exchanges
were sent to Lawrence today by the
telephone company. Elsewhere, the
company reported. the situation was
little changed. Continued increases
in the number of operators employed
were reported in Providence, Wor-
cester. Springfield and other centers
Wnlch nave been nara nit Dy tne
strike. Julia S. O'Connor, leader of
the striking operators, asserted that
fifty girls. returning from vacations
today, had Joined the strikers.
John p. Colpoys and Anna Vein
stock. agents of the United States
Department of Labor. conferred with
Miss O'Connor regarding possible
settlement terms today. Tonight
leaders of the striking and nom
striking factions in the ranks Of the
telephone workers department, In
Continued on Page 3-CoI. ~,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-10
Broker Failure
Beggars Former
Treasurer of i. S.

New York. July 9.-Haggard, defect
ed and broke" John Burke, once treas
urer of the United States, and thrice
governor of North Dakota, walked into
District Attorney Banton's office today
to offer the authorities what help he
could in the grand jury investigation
Of the brokerage firm of Kardos &
Burke. which failed IS months ago for
more than S2.000.000.
Mr.. Burke said he was ready to waive
immunity and tell the grand jury ev-
erything he knew-which was astound-
ingly little-about the operations of
the firm.
Il give you my word as a man that
the first intimation I had of what was
going on was when the bankruptcy pc
tition was fled" he said.
Il think that is your trouble" cut
in one of the assistant district attor-
neys who was examining him. II don't
think you even know you were alive in
that outfit
Upon my word you are right" re-
sponded the man whose name once ap-
peared on millions of currency of the
United States. II feel this thing. It's
got me lickcd-broken. I never thought
it possible. What hurts more than any
thing else is the fact that !, John
Burke, the former treasurer of the
greatest nation on cath, should have
had my name connected with a broker
age house that went to the wall and
wiped out the money put up with it by
many small investors"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-10

London. July 9-(By A. P.)-Prime
Minister Baldwin's announcement in
the House Of Commons this afternoon
that it might be possible for the gov
eminent to make statement on
reparations Thursday eased British
public opinion, which has been man
Testing increased impatience and
concern over the failure of the cab
met to commit itself to definite
policy.
It is anticipated that the premier's
statement will furnish parliament and
the public with clear cut. compre-
hensive analysis of the whole sub
ject This may afford the opposition
groups in the House opportunity for
open debate and it is considered
likely that before the week is out the
Ruhr controversy will have entered
a new and broader phase.
Whether this will involve separate
action on the part of Great Britain
in dealing with Germany, no one in
authority would say. Foreign Sec
rotary Curzon appears to have de-
cided that neither France nor the
public shall have an intimation as to
what the government will do.
The opinion prevails in official
circles that France is playing for
time, believing that Germany will
capitulate before England can take
independent action. France, accord
ing to official circles, is convinced
that Germany is now on the verge Of
collapse economically and that with
her commercial disintegration the
passive resistance. upon the cessa-
ton of which France has been so in
sstent, will automatically disappear.
1t is considered likely that England
will renew her suggestion for the ap-
pointment of an international COM
mission Of experts to examine into
Germanys resources and determine
her capacity to pay. 1t Is regarded
as not improbable that the committee
Of experts appointed last year of
which ]. P. Morgan was a member.
may be asked to serve again.
British officials do not say they
expect to overcome the French oppo-
sition to such q commission. They
realize the value of a neutral men,
Der like Mr.. Morgan would have in
such an international body and in
deed. do not attempt to disguise
their hope that the United States
government may yet see fit to lend
Its vast moral and active support to
Great Britain in settlement Of the
separations problem.
1t would not surprise political OBJ
servers here if Thursdays discussion
in the House led ultimately to the
formulation Of a thesis of dealing
with Germany alone and spreading it
before the United States and other
neutral countries as well as France,
Italy and Belgium. for their verdict.
One British official summed up this
possible eventuality by saying:
I'm such a case we would say to
France:
"'This is our plan. If you will act
with us we will welcome your aid;
II you don't, we must go alone"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-10
MINERS INSIST

Atlantic City, n. ], July 9-The
anthracite mine workers Of Pennsyl-
vania today refused to enter into an
immediate understanding with the
coal operators that the production of
coal shall continue uninterruptedly
after August 81, in the event that a
new contract shall not have been
negotiated by that time with the
understanding that the agreement
subsequently arrived at shall be ret
roactive to September 1. The miners
contended that there is ample time
to work out an agreement if each
side diligently applied itself to the
task.
The coal operators paralleled the
announcement of the U. S. Steel
Corporation that they would make
every effort to eliminate the IL hour
far as practicable" This was one
of the demands of the miners.
While the operators did not speci-
fically refuse the demands of a wage
increase for contract miners and
men employed by the day they de-
clared that the present compensation
of the men was commensurate with
the value of the services rendered
and that they were proud of the
present wage because they were the
highest ever paid the men in the an
thracite industry.
All the demands at issue were re-
ferred by the full committee to a
sub committee of four on each side
which will Immediately set about
Continued on Page 3-Cok. 81
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DEAD ENGINE hALTS
TRANSC0NTINENTAL
FLIGHT MAUGHAN

st. Joseph. Mo-, July 9 (By A. P.)
Lieutenant Russell L. Vaughan,
army aviator, who was forced to
abandon his dawn to dusk New York
to San Francisco flight near st.
Joseph today, declared tonight an
other flight would be attempted
within week.
Lieutenant Vaughan will fly back
to New York Wednesday or Thurs
Gay of this week. he said, in the
plane which broke down about ten
miles northeast of here. The plane
is undergoing repairs and Vaughan
expressed belief that it would be in
condition by tomorrow night A clog
in the gas line of his engine caused
Maughan's first trouble, he said. He
was within five minutes flight of ST.
Joseph when his engine went dead"
Vaughan dropped into a pasture,
damaging his landing gear.
Lieutenant Vaughan estimated he
made approximately 1880 mlesi n
nine hours. He said he was lost in
fog for $50 miles.