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Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
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Another proof that Imperial
Valley ranchers are more pros
porous at present than they
have been in several seasons, is
cited by Mont j. Reid, county
tax collector, in a comparison Of
taxes collected for the month
Of October, during the past
three years.
In October 1921, the total
amount of taxes collected was
$3.50. In 1922 the total slump
ed to $5,400. Last month, $37,-
G81 was collected in taxes, near
ly three times as much as was
collected during the same month
in the previous two years, ard
almost seven times as much as
was collected last year.
These figures need little or
10 comment, according to Reid,
except to congratulate the peo-
pie of Imperial county on the
passing Of "hard times and
return to normalcy.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
CHINESE DOCTOR
DIES IN CRASH;
SHOTGUN KILLS
Visitor from S. F. in
Valley to Address
MaSOnS
Young Mexican Boy
Killed as Cleans
Shotgun

Inquests Of :wo sudden deaths
which occurred in this county with
in the last 81 hours, were held this
morning by B. f. Lemons, coun
ty coroner.
DR.. Wong Fong Wah, young
Chinese physician of San Francisco,
died at the Ell Centre hospital last
right, as the result of a fractured
skull. sustained when he was thrown
from an automobile in which he
was riding near Westmorland. Wah,
accompanied by several Chinese
merchants of Mexicali, was on his
way to the latter city to deliver a
lecture tomorrow to the Chinese
Masonic lodge. The men had at
tended a convention of Chinese
Masons at San Francisco.
While the car was speeding on
the highway near Westmorland, the
driver, Sam Chong, noticing a hole
in the road, applied his brakes, in
an effort to stop the car, which
was a late model with brakes OH
the front and rear wheels. The
front brakes held, but the rear ones
failed to work, skidding the ear
violently. Wah was thrown out, and
landed on his head. His compan-
| ions, rushed aim to Brawley and
Ilater he was removed to the hospital
| where an operation was performed
inea vain effort to save his life.
Wah was 81 years old, and was
prominent in Chinese circles along
the Pacific Coast. He is survived
by his wife, who lives in Canton,
China. The body is at Lemons
funeral parlors, and will be ship-
ped to San Francisco.
Killed by Shotgun
Jesus b. Flores, IL year old
Mexican, was instantly killed by
the discharge of L shotgun he was
cleaning, at his home on the Me-
Collum ranch Lear Bonds Corner,
early yesterday afternoon. There
were no witnesses to the actual
shooting. though his cousin, Ambro-
sio Romero had left the house only
few seconds before the fatal shot.
She turned in time to see Flores
collapse on the door step. She
testified at the inquest that Flores
had stated his intention of gong
hunting, and that he was cleaning
his gun when she left the house.
Evidently a she'll remained in the
gun unknown to Flores. The shos
struck him in the head. The dis
trict attorney $ office investigated
The shooting and found no evidence
to question the theory of accidental
death.
The funeral of Flores was held
this afternoon from Lemons funera,
rarlors, burial being in Mountain
View cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
co TO CHURCH
SUNDAY; HERE
IS LOCAL LIST

The Ell Centro Chamber of Com
merce and other civic organizations
have suggested that Armistice Sun
day be set aside as "Go-to- Church
Sunday" Those who are not reg
nlar church attendants, in addition
to those who belong to the various
congregations, are urged to attend
the church of their choice.
The church merits your loyalty as
does your country and your flag.
Below are listed the local church
es, one of which you should attend
tomorrow.
First Baptist church, Sixth and
Holt, C. f. Flanagan minister. Ser
vices 1l:00 a. m., 1880 p. m.
Catholic church, Fifth and Orange,
M. j. Lalor pastor. Mass 500 and
1000 a. IN.
Christian church, Fifth and State,
A. f. Worthy, minister. Services
l1:00 a. m, 1880 p. IN.
Episcopal church, Fifth street
near Holt avenue, +. B. Cannon, min
lister. Service at 1880 p. m.
Church of Christ, Seventh and
Brighton, elders in charge. Service
at 1l:00 n. M,
Methodist Episcopal-Sixth and
Commercial, A. f.. Schultz. minister.
Services ll:00 n. m., 1880 p. NJ.
Presbyterian church, G. A. Hart
man, minister, Sixth and Orange.
Services IL a. m., 1880 p. m.
Seventh Day Adventist, Tenth
and Orange, j. f. Bradley, minister.
Services, Saturday 1880 p. m.
Church of Christ, Scientist, Wom'
ems Club House. Service 1900 a.
III.
Colored M. +. church, Eastside.
Services 11:O0 a. M, 1880 p. m.
African M. +. church, Eastside.
Services 1l:00 a. m, 1880 p. m.
Second Baptist church, Eastside.
Services HOO a. M, 1880 p. IN.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
Too Religious
Says Friend
Hubby

by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, November
1o.-"I'll keep house the way
the Lord would if he were a
kousekeeper, ? said Mrs. Evalie
Bunch, according to Jesse
Bunch, who wanted a divorce
from his wife ON the grounds
of her religious views.
Here's Bunch's complaint:
She made me sleep in the
woodshed. She said it was sim
full for me to sleep in the house.
'Shc told me that men were
an abomination. She kept all
newspapers out of the house.
There was never anything to
read except religious tracts.
She made me walk behind
her when we went out, and
when we were OF street car, 1
would always stand up whether
there was room for me to sit
down beside her or not.
Bunch got his divorce.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
HARVARD WINS

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov
10.-In the first of the Big
Three football games here to-
day, Harvard triumphed over
the Princeton Tiger 5 to 0. A
crowd estimated to be over
10000 sat in the Harvard sta
dium and watched the sons of
John Harvard take the first
round on the ladder for the
championship of the East.
The two teams battled to a
scoreless tie in the first half.
In the third quarter Carl
Pfaff.nan, a towering substi-
tute from Harvard, kicked a 35
yard field goal for the first
score of the game. In the mid
die of the final quarter Green
ough, Harvard center, crashed
through the Princeton line and
downed Isegendre behind tho
Tiger goal line which completed
iie scoring.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
Lots of Visitors
See Our Valley

Tourists from all parts of the
country continue to arrive in Im-
perial Valley, some of them enjoy
ing a trip to the coast to escape
the rigors of the eastern winter, and
others IN search OF n new place to
lice. FL Centre is getting its
share of both classes, according to
Secretary Coyle of the Chamber OF
Commerce, whose register contains
the names of many strange visit
ors each day.
Among recent registrants are Mr.
and Mrs. j. Il. Hammond of New
York, who expect to settle on the
coast. They drove across the conn-
thy and are enjoying several days
stay in FL Centre, seeing the coun.
tly of which they read back East.
Three visitors from Wisconsin,
are Robert Moss of Lake Geneva,
end Ed. Baumgartner aud r. j.
Shimmek of kewaunee. Other east
ern visitors are Mr.. aud Mrs. y.
S. Mccarthy Of lndIanapolisi u.
{. Rener of Kansas City, Missourii
William Baraslck aud Otto 3aunan
of Douglas, ARizpna g1d Francis !,
Stokes of MoorestowG New Jersey,
The latter is special invcsilga.
tor for the United States Depast-
ment of Agriculture, and Is in the
valley TO make survey OF the a.
paragus crop hcre, for government
statistics.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
WATER CASE
TAKEN UNDER
AMUSEMENT

After four days of argument, in
Guiding one night session, the ease
of Charles r. Wores against the I'm
perial Irrigation District, petition
ing for permanent order restrain
ing the district from imposing a
tax levy of 80, was brought to a
close last light before Judge
George r. Freeman of the Riverside
superior court, who presided over
the hearing because of the ineligibi-
lity Of Judges Cole and Conkling
of the Imperial county superior
court.
Judge Freeman took the ease un-
DER submission and gave attorneys
for the plaintiff until November
IA to submit additional briefs. In
case any new points are brought
up in these briefs, the defendant
has until November 10 to answer.
The case will then be taken under
advisement, anu decision announced
later by the court.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
''HI" JOHNSON
PLANS TO RUN
FOR PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, November. To-
Hiram Johnson s candidacy for the
republican nomination for president
in opposition to President Coolidge,
will be announced unless the admin
istratiOn abandons both the Hughes
reparation plan and the world
court.
JOhnon will run as an out and
out isolationist. He will make it
clear, if he is Il candidate, that
his fight is aimed not so much at
Coolidge as at Hughes and Hoover,
whom johnson believes are secretly
aligned with league of nations sup
porters.
Ralph B. Strassburger, Norris
town, Pa, who financed Johnson :
campaign in 1919, will again be his
chief hacker, along with A. ID. Las
ker, Chicago, former shipping board
head.
Strassburgcr caused great sur
prise in political crcles by confer
ring with President Coolidge at the
white house. He is going to see
Mr.. Coolidge again, he said
Strassburger is keeping his busi-
ness to himself, but political OBJ
servers here watching him think
he is on scouting tour.
Johnon scouts have been re-
porting recently on the number of
delegates the Californian might
expect to corral in presidential
primaries which begin next month,
Johnson probably will enter most
of the % presidential primaries.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
WHAT'S DOING
Bible Chautauqua free lie,

Bible Chautauqua free lee
ture, Tulane theater tonight.
( Dance at Masonic hall to-
night. "
"Go-to-C Church Sunday all
city churches tomorrow.
Leadership conference, Pres
bvterian, church 8 p. m. tomor-
row.
Sermon for American Legion,
Presbyterian church tomorrow
1880 p. IN.
Free lecture, Tulane theater
tomorrow night.
Ell Centre -Brawley base bali,
Brawlcy tomorrow.
Missionary Mass meeting,
Second Baptist church tomor-
row.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
100000 Fire
In Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Cal, November
l0.-The ". p. Fuller & Co. paint
store, one of the largest of its
kind in this city is mass of
ruins today. Fire gutted the place
last night AMI did damage estim-
ated at 100000. The highly inflam-
mable nature OF the store S stock
made fire that was almost ex-
plosive in its intensity. Attracted
by the flare on the sky crowds
from miles around came to witness
the blaze.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
ASSEMBL Y NJ AN
DAVIS IS BACK
FROM. VERMONT

George II. Davis, assemblyman
from this district, has returned to
the valley after a five months
automobile trip back to his former
home in Barton, Vermont, accom-
panied by Mrs. Davis. They ar
rived in, this city late Thursday
night.
In the course of their trip they
covered over 1900 miles, and met
all sorts of road and weather
conditions. Summer and fall were
cold in New England this year,
Davis said, and it was believed the
winter will be more severe than
usual. III VI
1t seemed good to be back in
Imperial Valley, and there are
few places having climate to com
pare with ours, he declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
By United Press Leased Wire


BERLIN, Nov. 1O.-Friederich
Wilhelm, heir to the HOhenzollern
throne, has re-entered Germany and
is travelling by motor to his castle
at Oels, Silesia, ii was stated here
today.
Accompanied by his adjutant the
former crown prince, armed with y
passport vised by order of the Ger
man government, crossed the from
tier and proceeded rapidly toward
his estate.
In order to- reach Gels, the crown
prince will have to travel all the
way across Germany from the west
ern to the eastern part. Oels is
near Breslau but is about 200 miles
from Berlin and 800 from Munich,
scene of the recent monarchist up
rising.
On the eve of the anniversary of
the armistice which ended the war
and sent members Of the HOhenzol-
lern family into exile, Friedrich
Wilhelm departed from Wierengen,
i. the lonely Dutch island which has
been his home. He made the trip
to the mainland by boat. Then he
proceeded in an automobile driven
by chauffeur.
Before his departure the crown
prince sent an open letter to the
population of Wieringen expressing
his regrets at being unable to say
goodbye to them personally. He
thanked them all for their hospital
ity to him during his years on the
island and recalled his friendships
with many of the inhabitants.
British officials were interested
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
CROWN PRINCE RETURNS TO H0MI
Two Men Meet Tragic Deaths Here in Last "a Hours
Armistice Day Program
$50 a. m.IAssembly at Re
creation Center, Calexioo.

9:ao a. m.!IAssembly at Re
creation Center, Calexioo.
10 a. m.--Parade. Line of
march starts at Recreation Cen
ter, west to Feffernan, south to
Second street, west to Imperial,
doubles back at Imperial and
Second and east to Heber, north
to lockwood park.
1890 a. m.-Men in formation
will stand at attention during
playing Of the national anthem.
IL a. m.-Ceremonies Judge
ionkling to deliver Ar1nistice
day address.
'11:30 a. m.-Fire drill contest
between RraWley, Cahpatria,
Holtville, Impe.ial, MeXicali and
Caleyico.
IL noon-Grand barbecue at
city park.
1880 p. m.--AthIctic events.
First and second prizes in all
events.
Three-legged race (open).
50-yard dash, boys under 12
years.
5O-yard dash, girls under ~
years.
5O-yard dash, Boy Scouts only.
Fat mems race.
Plump ladies' race.
5O-yard dash, free for all. First
prize, $1Os cash; Second prize
merchandise.
50-yard sack race for ladies.
5O-yard sack race for men.
Egg and spoon race for ladies
1OO-yard dash, free for all
First prize, $40 cash; SECOND
prize, merchandise.
1CO-yard relay between Cham
ber OF Commerce, Elks and Am
ericar Legion. $50 prize.
Hurdle race, free for all.
Obstacle race, free for all.
High Jump, free for all.
Standing bread jump, free for
Running broad Jump, free for
all.
Wheelbarrow race
Tilting tournament.
Tug of -wa', between Scout
troops Of valley. $25 prize.
Z Biscuit-eating relay race.
Bicycle race. $40 prize.
Creased pis race. Winner gets
pig. IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
POSTPONE ARRAIGNING
HANTORD MERCHANT

HANFORD, Cal, Nov. 10.-By
agreement between the attorneys
for Charles A. Stephens, former
Hanford merchant accused of the
murder of his wife, Katie Stephens,
and the district attorney, the ar
raignment of the prisoner called for
10 O'Clock this morning was post
poned until next Tuesday at the
same hour. District Attorney Nc
Kay said the prosecution viii be up
on facts presented to the grand jury
and that the Indictment win form
the order of complaint.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
IN MEMORIAM AND ZEV .I
MATCH is PLANNED NOW

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov. TO-
Sam Hildreth's challenge for a
match race between Zev and in
Memoriam, may be accepted today
by Carl Wiedemann, owner of In
Memoriam.
Wiedemann consulted with Bob
Gilmore, trainer of the Wiedemann
colt, as 10 the distance of the race.
Hilreth wants to race for $4,000
side, which is satisfactory to Wied:
emann. The thoroughbreds may
meet in race at mile or a mile
and an eighth next Saturday at
Churchill Downs.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
SPEEDWAY IS
BURNING AGAIN

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10
The Beverly Hills Speedway
burst into flames again this af-
ternoon and $50 feet of the
bowl is reported to be burning.
Two companies of fire fight
ers are at the scene and more
are to be sent. Extent of the
flames is not known but the
fire is spreading rapidly and
serious damage threaterS.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
"LONE" WOLF ASHER
CLEANING UP CAPITOL

WASHINGTON, Nov. IO.-The
capital today was subjected to a
thorough cleanup by federal prohib-
ition agents led by clone Wolf"
Asher, master of disguises and spe-
eialist in campaigns.
AT noon today Asher had made
200 arrests and said 500 gallons of
liquor and quantities Of apparatus
had been seized. The raids were
continuing.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
u. s. Will Pay
Homage TO its
Dead Tomorrow
By AL. BRADFORD
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON 1O-Amerca W
spirit again., the fifth time
Amstice significant the ignfi
republic falls for the first time Sunday
the
significance
Pershing, chief general of the armies of
United States, visiting in France, whose boodstaned
fields question of honor the hus
o. lives billions of
Day General Persling
Washington always his alone the
Soldier
Pilgrimage
This Pshing last Amtie Day leader of the armies of the
United States Otni he is in a vacation But his friends
whisper Black Jack called by prompting his heart
this significant of that of iteknow Major
national hero of his the of the
o his life.
his wreath in honor of the his command 1t will be his ''adeu
pass.
President Coolidge with his secretaries of and will place
the unknown Arlington This striking
its simplicity will be followed the the
the army band
will be at throughout
Ships
Even with the American flag the high will the day be OBJ
battleshp flies will
bc scattered the ommemoaon of this eounys part in
the world
parting Pershng country preserve
that the American doughbos their during the
Pershng who has armiee the
military policy that will give the United great citizen
Pershing ferven America will
which, he believes teaches that the
to be prepared for -
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
FRANCE OBJECTS TO
RETURN OF PRINCE

PARIS, Nov. 10.-France emphat-
ically objects to the return of the
former crown prince to Germany, it
was authoritativelv declared here
today. Premier Poincare pointed
out IN strong diplomatic language
the "deplorable impression that
would be created in France by his
return even if it was as private
citizen.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10

Alvaradon Al'meda County Sugar
Company swanlped with bseis, plant
running at capacity with day aud
night shift,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10
Allies Worried
Over Situation,
France Objects

2but apparently not perturbed ut the
news Of the crown princes return
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-10

LONDON, Nov. 10.-The Dutch
foreign minister has replied to the
council of ambassadors that Holland
was not able to prevent the depart
ure of the former crown prince for
Germany, Central News message
from The Hague said today.
The reply was to a note from the
council of ambassadors pointing out
the evil results that might follow
the return of the heir to the former
German throne.
BERLIN, Nov. TO- = Germany
sees no reason why the former crown
prince should be prevented from
returning to this country and has
so notified the allies it was learned
today.
Replying to an entente query as
to the crown prince s return the gov
ernment said there was no legal OBJ
stacle to Friederich Wilhelm s
homeward trip.
Evening star., 1923-09-13

tific instruments. detail a primitive
Srama that accompanied the cata-
clysm. They say the officers and
crew of the Empress of Australia,
Japanese looters who were attacking
defenseless foreigners. Weapons
were taken to the foreigners left
ashore, that they might protect them
selves.
Petty and Murphy add to the state
ments already made that foreigners
were subjected to cruelty in a city left
for a time to the dead and to ghouls
haunting them. The Empress of Aus
tralta, they relate, was saved from fire
only by the coolness of her officers
and by the assistance of the steamer
Steel Navigator and a Swedish ship
Evening star., 1923-09-13

as an anchorage for small boats. Sud
some tltal hand were playing with
sand shape. The teeming sampans
were caught in the wise; not a single
boatman survived. Later he walked
over the location of the creek and the
only sign of IT remaining was a bridge
at the end. The bridge no longer
spanned anything; it ran on level
ground.
He managed to reach the Empress
of Australia.
BY sardonic trick of time, Murphy
was thinking of earthquakes, discuss
Evening star., 1923-09-13

200 foreign refugees to Kobe, was
part of a scene in Yokohama harboy
that might have illustrated canto
from Dante's Inferno"
Passengers arriving in Shanghai on
the Empress of Canada are describing
the plight of the other liner.
A few hours after the first great
earthquake the Yokohama waterfront
was a huge torch. Flaming oil and
burning sampans had made the harbor
Dantean sea of fire. The steamship.
lowering perilously close to the
wharves, her officers ashore rescuing
foreigners, was surrounded by mar
rowing circle of fire that seemed
about to enkindle her. So fieice was
Evening star., 1923-09-13

Petty, when TIE foreigner stopped
to pull a body from the ruins. There
were numerous similar cases. and
some instances where whole parties
of foreigners were fired on"
Petty was standing on the principal
dock at the time of the first shock.
He estimated that $50 Japanese and
so foreigners perished when the cen
ter of the dock collapsed burying
crowd He happened to be on small
section which escaped.
Saw Creek Closed Up.
He was watching the large creek
near the Grand Hotel. which was used
Evening star., 1923-09-13

ing them, when the city and buildings
began topping. A few minutes be-
fore he had been examining the seis-
mograph of tk University of Toxic
with the idea of selling the scientific
observatory some equipment, and he
had gone to the Grand Hotel in Toxic
with his wife and four-year- child.
After innumerable hardships Muir
ply reached Yokohama afoot, pulling
his wife and child in a rickshaw.
They passed through walls of flame
before they met the rescue party
from the Empress of Australia.
He declared he saw several injured
foreigners killed by Japanese plum
derers.
Evening star., 1923-09-13

the heat that it was impossible for
any one to stay on deck, Yet the un-
injured passengers Joined as best they
could in fighting off the flames.
Tug Tow Line Breaks.
A tow line from a tug to the EN-
press of Australia had been cut when
the first shock dropped the bottom
of the harbor several feet. and the
liner drifted. But the fates that
overwhelmed Yokohama were kind to
her, and she was towed out of danger,
to return to the region of ruin when
the fires had burned themselves out
Leroy Petty, formerly manager of
a Shanghai hotel, and S. F. Murphy.
jr.. representative in the orient for
San Francisco manufacturer of scfen-
Evening star., 1923-09-13

which towed her to safer anchorage
near the remains of a breakwater.
Bodies are sIntiIated.
In describing their experiences to-
day, the two survivors said the Yoke
hama police, on duty continuously
without food or water, finally became
discouraged and deserted the city,
leaving it at the mercy of a mob of
plunderers. All the bodies of foreign
ers <salvaged from the wreekage. re
called Petty and Murphy. had fingers
hacked off and ears torn where ghouls
had stolen jewelry. When the Japa-
nese naval squadron arrived, this city
was I'm chaos
II saw one foreigner shot in the
back by a Japanese policeman" said
Evening star., 1923-09-13
JAPANESE GHOULS
SLEW FOREIGNERS

BY the Associated Press
SHANGHAI, September Is. = The
liner Empress of Australia, which re-
mained In the zone of the Japanese
disaster for nine days before she took