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Evening star., 1923-11-27
Education Week
Program, Couers
Entire Country

Observance of education week
throughout the United States this
year surpassed all previous years
in effectiveness, the Interior De-
partment announced today. The
movement swept the entire coun-
try, from the largest centers OF
population to the most remote viii
lagos and hamlets.
Churches. clubs. newspapers.
theaters and other organizations
Joined with the schools in q way
they have not co-operated before
and made Education week an ac-
tual intensified campaign for bet
ter knowledge about schools. Sew
eral states put on a statewide
program, and most of the cities
had their own plans. all pattern
ed or the national program.
The proclamation of President
Coolidge was printed in whole or
in part In practically every news
paper in the country and was CIV
en- much prominence outside of the
press.
Evening star., 1923-11-27

said that nothing could be more de-
sired FOR the greater power of re-
sistance of disease and the prolonga-
tion OF human life than instruction in
proper nutrition in schools, establish
ment of open-air schools, an efficient
health department and an apprecia-
tive public. the latter two of which,
he said. Washington Is the proud
possessor.
About thirty children in health cru
of Miss Helen Burton. gave a demon
stration. after which Santa Claus. as
the spirit of Christmas" pinped
crusader emblems to their garments.
"A sale of fancy articles made by
the occupational therapy classes con-
quoted by the Washington Tubercu-
iosis Association at the hospital was
conducted.
Following the meeting, tho follow
ing officers were reelected: DR..
Georss Hs2vsy n n 1s KGbsr pre- president Dr.
Frank P. Reside, treasurer, and wal
ter 5. Uford, secretary.
me board Of directors was elected
as follows: To succeed themselves.
Following the expiration of their
terms OF Office. John Dolph, DR.. Will
liam c; Fowler. DR.. J. w. Peabody.
Frank P. Reside. DR.. E. c. Schroeder,
Or. John Van Schaick, jr., and George
S. Wilson.
New members: DIR. Harry S. Bern
ton, Royal S. Copeland and DR.. Abram
Simon.
Mr.. Emile Berliner. chairman OF
the committee on bylaws, presented
to the meeting several amendments
recommended by his committee
These were approved and will be
printed in the forthcoming annual re.
port of the association, to be sent tc
all members. Hereafter, under these
bylaws, any one who contributes tc
the work of the association, either
by the purchase of Christmas seals OF
otherwise. the sum of SIS or over will
be enrolled as member. with the
privilege of voting at all general
meetings of the associat ton.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
GREEN SIGNAL AT DOOR.
Electric Light Announces Army Of
fetal Is "In."

To facilitate business with the adju-
tant general of the Army d green
electric light signal has been placed
in the north corridor Of the War De-
partment, in front OF his office. The
light shines only when he Is In the
office and 1t can be seen the entire
length of the long corridor.
When another official has business
with the adjutant general he simply
tells his messenger to see II the
green light shows. If 1t does he
makes his call, If it does not he post
pones his visit and takes up other
business. The system, 1T Is claimed,
not only saves valuable time to the
officials but also avoids frequent long
hikes by the messengers. ...
Evening star., 1923-11-27

Miss Wanda Winkel, formerly a
nurse, is making a great success as a
foreman of construction gangs Of men
at Maspeth. L. !.
Evening star., 1923-11-27
Is He q Plutocrat
From the Boston Transcript.

Senator Magnus Johnson to keep
a COW at Washington" And ye- we
be the last to Join the ranks of the
plutocrats!
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
SepurntiSts Are
Leading M0Ue
Against Prussia

imam and the Ruhr-Rhine delegates
adjourned shortly after midafter:.
noon.
1t was reported a majority of the
delegates agreed to the govern
ment's decision for unconditional
abandonment of resistance, although
some argued that it should be CON
tinued.
The United Press was assured,
however, that adoption of the cab
inet's decision by the full commit
tee meeting later this afternoon is
practically certain.
Stresemann's statements to the
delegates of the defense organiza
tioRs,, completely confirmed the de-
velopments> in the government IS at
titude toward the resistance pro-
gram as outlined exclusively in
daily United Press dispatches since
last Wednesday.
The chancellor will make known
the governments s decision for un-
conditional surrender to delegates
of the remaining Ruhr and Rhine
land organizations later this after
noon.
The state premiers will be in
formed tomorrow when they meet
here with the government and then
the reichstag hears it Officially on
Wednesday.
Prominent Delegates
The delegates included all the
principal members of the reichstag
from the Rhineland and the Ruhr
who arrived at Chancellor Strese-
mann s office promptly at noon.
7 The grim men from the Ruhr, who
last January, chorused they would
"never yield to the enemy" looked
unusually solemn as they filled into
the big reception hall to hear the
chancellor admit that Germany has
lost her war after the war; ~
Stresemann' g main reception of
120 delegates from the Ruhr was. to
occur later in the afternoon. The
second reception will include dele
gates Of the industrialists and the
unionists.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
81 REFUGEES OF
QUAKE LAND AS
FLAGS LOWERED

SAN FRANCISCO, September "a.
bringing SO refugees from the
Japanese earthquake and fire the
liner President Pierce arrived here
today from the Orient.
The ship came into port with
flags at half mast and bands silent
and her landing was lacking in the,
usual gaiety of liners arrival.
S. II. Wardell of the consular
staff at Toxic, was among the
notables aboard.
Mrs. George Niven, daughter of
John Leuder, vice president of the
Shell Oil company, was the first
person ashore. Her husband had
been killed in the disaster.
Mrs. Kin Olsen, husband, and
eight months old baby, Ralph, fol-
lowed soon after. The child, its
parents told, had slept through
much of the earthquake and fire
beneath an overturned bureau draw
or, where the father, engaged in u
frantic search of the remains of
their home, had found it.
Those arriving today ineluded:
Mary McElree, +. Kochler, Mrs.
+. Manley and son; Mrs. George
Niven, Miss II. Il. Stevens, George
b. Warren and wife, all of San
Francisco. t.a.s
Miss X. Cassin, jean Abbott and
family of San Jose.
d. Il. Smith, Mrs. b. b. Clark, G.
b. Woodward, wife and daughter, of
Los Angeles.
c. r. Lane and wife of Berkeley.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
COLORADO RIVER
HEARING BEGINS
AT WASHINGTON

Up to the hour of going to press,
nothing has been heard from Con-
gressman Phil ID. Swing and the
Rev. George A. Hartman, state chap
lain of the American Legion, who
are in Washington to attend a
hearing today before the Federal
Power Commissions ON the temporary
permit given to Gerand and others
for power sites at Diamond Creek in
the Colorado river. The hearing
was scheduled for 3 o 'clock, Wash
ington time, or IL o o'clock noon here.
Appearing in support of the I'm
perial Valley representatives are
Colonel b. +. Fly Of Yuma and
Councilman Ralph Criswell of Los
Angeles who will second their cf-
forts to oppose any action by the
government giving such permits
and will argue that the natural ad-
vantages of the Colorado should be
conserved through the construction
of Boulder Canyon dam, which will
give flood protection to Imperial
Valley, store waters for the large
irrigable areas below the Grand
Canyon and generate enough power
to pay all costs of construction.
In the opinion of the Irrigation
District officials, granting permit
to Gerand and his associates means
that Imperial Valley must go on
without adequate protection from
the annual floods of the Colorado
river, and continue to maintain at
the expense of American farmers,
the expensive levee system in Mex
leo.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
Stokes Charges
Regarding Wife
Will Be PrObed
by United Pres. Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Sept. 24-After ex-
amining witnesses until early this
morning, assistant State Attorney
Charles Wharton announced he
would recommend the charges Of
Mrs. Elwood Stokes that her mill
lionaire husband had bribed under
world characters to testify she had
lived in the notorious Everleigh
club, be submitted. to the grand
jury. 'fft4i..ss
Negroes who. were working in the
Everleigh and other notorious re-
sorts of 20 years ago and made out
affidavits stating Mrs. Stokes had
visited the places, confessed after
hours of gruelling examination that
their affidavits were untrue, Whar-
ton announced. Wharton later an
nounced he would recommend the
prosecution Of Daniel Mugent, des-
cribed as New York attorney for
Stokes.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
REDS BEAT THE
GIANTS 6 TO 3
by United Press Leased Wire

REDLAND FIELD, Cincinnati,
September 24.-Texas Christian I'm.
iversity, Fort Worth scored a vie
tory over the world champions here
today when the Reds beat Me-
Graw's team to 3 in the first of
a two game series. Pete. Donohue,
still student at that school pitch
ed for the Reds and did a good Job
of hurting. Chester (Boob) Fowler,
a former Texas Christian University
student, played short in the place
Of crippled Jimmy Caveney, and
drove in four of the runs made by
the Reds. The runs Fowler sent
home were the ones that won the
game as they were the first four
scored by Cincinnati and proved
just as many as the local team need
ed to win. ..
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
OKLA. FREE OF
BEATINCS SINCE
MILITIA CALLED
Walton Ready to Keep
Martial Law On
Indefinitely
All State Awaits the
Coming Meeting Of
Legislators

OKLAHOMA CITY, September
24.-Oklahoma, for the first time
in two years, has been free OF flog-
gings for an extended period since
Governor J. G.. Walton began his
martial law program six weeks ago.
Whippings had been almost night
ly occurrences in some sections of
the state, according to the govern
or IS supporters. But since the first
troops were sent to Tulsa after the
beating Of Nate Hantaman not one
case of mob action has been re-
ported by authorities.
The governor was apparently
ready today to continue the military
rule indefinitely. He announced
that any time funds for maintain
ence of the troops were exhausted
the guard could ''go out and get,
whatever it needed, . eindicatingy
they would lcommandeet II lsuPpliesl
and provisions.
All Oklahma waited expectantly
for the attempt Of the legislature,
called to meet on Wednesday to
start impeachment proceedings
against Walton. The governor has
announced he will treat the gather
ing of legislators as "anys lother
meeting of Ku Klux Klansmen
and order the military leaders to
dispense and all members.
w. d. McBee of Duncan, CHIEF
agitator for special impeachment
session of the legislature today
made public an agreement by five
leading attorneys of Oklahoma
whom he had asked for opinion
on whether the meeting would bo
legal.
All of the attorneys agreed that
the Legislature had the right to con-
vene without a call from the gov
ernor or any outside authority.
The governor has taken up the
"story of Tulsa which his chief
adviser, Aldrich Blake, started be-
fore leaving the capitol on a vaca-
ton. Walton made public the test
imony of j. M, Smitherman, a negro
who was whipped by masked mob
because he had registered negro
voters as Democrats" Smitherman
testified that members Of the mob
cut off his right ear and attempted
to force him to eat it.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
Blankets, Coats
Are Much In
Evidence
Winter ''has came!

Winter "has came!
At least every weekend in
dication said so.
Last night blankets were
much in evidence in El Gen.
tro homes as the thermometer
dropped to 81 degrees during
the night. At six O'Clock this
morning it had struggled back
to So degrees.
This condition Of the wealth
er is in marked contrast to
the same period last year, when
the latter part of September
was so hot that every one was
feeling soioy for the school
kids.
This year they're digging out
their old sweaters and "ma'
and "pa' were seen jaunting
around in their fhvver last
night encased in heavy coats.
Pas beginning to cast sleeps
eyes at the wood yard and won
der chow much woods goin'
to be this year.
The crickets' song of joy is
diminishing in fervor and even
the mosquitoes are getting wob-
bly,.
So it's quite fitting to sing
that little ditty "Good bye
Summer, Hello, Fall"
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
COOLIDGE FORCES
START .ALIBI ON
u. S. TAX BURDEN
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN
Copyright 1928 by United Press]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Fore-
seeing inability to reduce federal
taxation at the coming session of
congress, the Coolidge administra
tion is fortifying itself with de-
Tense and reason.
Responsibility for the weight of
the tax burden will be laid at the
door of state, county and municipal
authorities. The federal govern
ment, the country will be told i'm
poses far less, in proportion to the
total taxation and to the services
required of it than local govern
ments.
Taking leaf out of Mr.. Hard
ing's book, President Coolidge in
tends to stress this matter of local
taxation. 1t may come up at his
forthcoming conference with the
governors.
Figures compiled by the census
bureau will be used to show how
tremendously the tax spending of
local governments has increased dur,
ing period when federal govern
ment, in response to clamor, was do
ing its utmost to keep expenditures
down.
Hope for Reduction
Some high administration Off
cials expect it will be possible to
reduce federal taxes. They point
to handsome treasury surplus, in
creased revenues due in n measure
to prosperous conditions and to con-
tinuation of the government s econ
omy program. But with a bonus
bill almost certain to be passed and
with new needs for next year, many
other officials do not see how any
appreciable tax cut can come.
Even if taxes are reduced, the
country will be told the real relief
from taxation within the next fis-
cal year must come, if at all,
through reduction of local levies.
The censhs bureau s figures show
startling increases in state, county
and municipal. expenditures in the
last decade. In some places there
has been a veritable orgy of tax
spending At the same time federal
taxes were soaring because of the
war and they have not and will not
come down to peace time levels for
many years, if ever.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
C0oHdge's First
Speech Stresses !. 81, { :
individual Dutu

; Srely on moral force and less on ply.
steal. .r-,....
But ideals of human brotherhood
and service care idle dreams unless
they can be translated to practical
action,' he said.
1t is necessary on the one hand
to avoid the illusions of the vision
aries, and on the other hand the in
difference Of the selfish.
''Each individual and each ma
,tion owe their first duty to them
selves. - .--
His reference to those who would
remedy conditions by an act of leg
islation and thus escape further
personal responsibility, was taken
as a reference to those who are
urging him to turn over to con-
gress the farmers problems for set
tlement.
Each individual and each ma
tion," he repeated, 'must work out
3 their own Destiny
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Sept. a.
Captain Edward H. Watson, COM
mander of the 18th destroyer squad
ron which crashed on Point Honda,
took the witness stand at the naval
inquiry board at 10 O'Clock this
morning.
Captain Watson was under orders
from the commander of the destroy
er squadrons, Rear Admiral S. E.
w. Kittelle, to hold speed and tech
nical maneuvers while making the
fatal voyage of September 8.
The speed for the voyage was not
to be less than 20 knots, he testi-
fled.
An unsual angle of court proceed
ure occurred when Lieut.. Command
er Leslie Bratton, Judge advocate,
placed himself on the witness stand,
asked himself questions and then
answered the interrogations.
The records Of the destroyers Del
ply, Young and Nicholas were not
saved. from the wrecks, it was
brought out by Bratton.
Judge Advocate Bratton has been
made legal custodian of all docu-
ments salvaged from the destroyers
s. P. Lee, Farragut, Sommers,
Chauncey and Woodbury.. g..
At the introduction of each rec
ord Judge Advocate Bratton asked
himself if he was the legal custo-
dian. He answered himself in the
affirmative and marked each for
legal Identification.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
Debs Talks to
sfz 10000 in L. A.
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, September "a
Eugene V. Debs addressed an open
air meeting of over 10000 here
Sunday after the American Legion
had succeeded in keeping him out
of the larger public halls of Los
Angeles. He was introduced by
Upton Sinclair, the writer, who was
recently arrested for reading the
constitution to group of marine
strikers at San Pedro. Debs enter
ed plea for the men held in the
penitentiary for violation of Cal,
ifornia' s criminal syndicalism law
and urged recognition of Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
Much Smoke But
! Little Fire When
Brush Is Blazing

Clouds of heavy smoke rolling
over the city from the northwest
early this morning gave the impress.
sion of large fire either in I'm
perial or between that city and III
Centre. A trip out Imperial avenue
showed the cause Of the smoke to
be large, brush fire west Of thu
avenue and north Of the San Diego
and Arizona railway tracks. Even
though the hour was early, several
machines made tho trip 10 tho
scene, the owners evidently hslisv.
ing that disastrous fire was ia
progress.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
ARKANSAS CALLS
LEGISLATU RE TO
CONSIDER ROADS
by United Press Leased Wire

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Sept. "a
Arkansas must have federal aid in
the construction of highways.
Necessity of a hardroad program
for the state has caused Governor
McRae to call special session of
the state legislature, which will meet
here probably September "a for the
purpose, OF passing state highway
tax bill to ofFaise funds to meet the
l924-25 federalAaid program ofabout
$3,50O,O00 available for this state.
Federal aid was discontinued. last
January because the state had no
road maintenance fund.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
FIGHT ON TO CUT GERMANY TN TWO
SteinmetZ Proves
a Regular
Fellow

SAN FRANCISCO, Septem->
ber 24.-San Francisco was
having great fun today enter
tanning DR.. Charles P. Seinmetz,-
electrical wizard.
The city found him reg
ular" sort Of a fellow, who
did not object to having his
picture taken and greeted ev-
cry one pleasantly instead Of
hurting few lightning bolts at
them, as some seemed to expect.
Stein1netz devoted today to
"enjoying himself as he put
it.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
FLOOD RECESSION
BRINGS HOPE OF
LOCATING PARTY
ny United Pres. Leased wire

PHOENIX, Ariz., September "a.
"A noticeable recession in the
flood waters in the Colorado river
today brought hope that the mem
bers of the United States geological
survey party, who were caught in
the raging torrents while exploring
the lower gorges Of the river, are
now out Of danger.
Nothing definite has been heard
yet Of the party or how they Jared
during the dangerous flood. A
searching party was on it's way
today from Kingman to the point
were last heard from following a
report that the wreck of one Of
their boats had been. seen. s,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
LONG BEACH MAN
SUFFERS INJURY
in LOCAL CRASH

Joe Kay of Long Beach, is pa
tient at the Ell Centre hospital,
following an atomobile accident on
Imperial Avenue last night. Kay
was driving toward Ell Centre, un-
aware of the turn in the road and
struck ditch bank, causing the car
to turn over several times. Kay
escaped with a broken collar bone
and is reported as resting comfort
ably at the hospital. The car was
not badly damaged, considering the
treatment it received, and was
towed to a local garage.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
Jumping Bean
Cruelty Is
Charged!

SAN FRANCISCO, Septem-
ber 24:-It's not cruel to make
Mexican jumping beans jump.
In fact, jumping is their busi-
ness-otherwise they would be
something else.
That in effect, is the ruling
Of Franklin B. Moore, acting
secretary Of the San Francisco
Humane Society, who passed on
a complaint from Santa Bar
bara against merchants putting
jumping beans in the hot sun
of the show windows to make
them jump.
He held there was nothing to
be done about it.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
Speeches. Home
Drives Wife
to Court

SPOKANE, Wash, September
24..-Henry Hamerly has not
spoken q word to his wife, Net
tie Hamerly in 20 years, al
though she has given him sew
eral opportunities, the wife al
legged in. her suit for divorce.
They conversed through the
children, until they grew up
and left home, and since then
the house has been silent, the
wife complained.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
r. r. COMMISSION
SAYS "NO" in TWO
VALLEY ROUTES

The Railroad Commission has de-
MED the application of +. G. Willis
to- operate auto stage service be-
tween Brawley and Imperial and FL
Centre. and Calexico. Trt w
z The United Stages, Inc. has been
authorized by the Commission to
discontinue auto stage service be-
tween, Ell Centre and Seeley, accord.
ing to advices received today from
state headquarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
AIRMAIL PILOTS m
TO COMPETE IN
ST! LOUIS RACES
by, United Press Leased Wire

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 24.-Eight
or 10 pilots of the government air
mail, with their planes, will be sent
to the international air races at ST.
Louis field here to compete in the
special 800 kilOmeter race for mail
flyers October 3, the Post Office De-
partment has notified the Air Board.
The race is six times around the
total of 1862 miles. Prizes consist
of the Detroit News air mail trophy
and l,500 in cash.
Speed nearly as fast as that of
the 200-kilometer Pulitzer world Is
speed trophy race the same day is
expected to be attained.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
Pretty Wife +. of
Accused Man Is
q Z Called In Case
- Gfkye
cG---si

WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, septem.
Der 24.-Mrs. Walters. Ward was
called to the witness stand by the
prosecution today to testify in the
trial Of her husband for the mur-
der of Clarence Peters.
~ Summoning of the pretty wife of
tho young defendant, caused stir
throughout the courtroom. which was
crowded that has been waiting
through hours Of uninteresting tes-
timony in the hope she would be
called. 's-@. fd N-t3&,,. gsT'a% at.
Mrs. Ward wore a new ono piece
blue dress Of Jersey cloth, trimmed
with white at the collar and cuffs.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
MOTORIST PAROLED
FROM STATE "PEN"

SAN FRANCISCO, September "a.
p. c. Valentine, who was sen.
fenced to the state penitentiary
following eonvictjn on charges OF
having run down and jnjured Miss
Miriam Donald, San Jose school
teacher, has been paroled by the
state parole board, it was learned
today. Valentines father was
former president of Wells Fargo
express.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
Muscle Shoals
Plant Sold to
Alabama Outfit

~ WASHINGTON, September 24.--
Secretary of War Weeks today AM
lnounced the sale Of. the Gorgas
plant and other government im-
provements on sthe land of : the
Alabama Power company at Muscle
Shoals to the Alabama Power com.
pany at an agreed upon sales
price Of $3,472,4S5. st -.s,t
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-24
BY FRAZER EDWARDS
United Press Staff Correspondent

SAAoSSA AVoo 9totA SOA4CopOAuOut
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-In his
first public speech since becoming
president, Mr.. Coolidge today re-
vealed his position upon two i'm
portant topics-international af-
fairs and farmer relief.
Speaking at the opening session
Of the American Red Cross, the
president said that America will
remain "unencumbered by spoils,
independent, unattached and un-
bought. - <i
That the need of civilization is
for an idealism that "does not
seek to reform merely by an act of
legislation thinking that it can un-
load its burden on the government
and be relieved from further eff
fort.''
Mr.: Coolidge declared that the
world is coming more and more to