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Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08
Woman Calmly
Shoots Priest
At Confession

,robed in black, as she moved down
the aisle At the altar the woman
knelt as if in PRAYER.
William Gvozdjacq, Sunday school
teacher in the church, noted that
the woman appeared to be Il
stranger and he asked il he could
do anything for her. She responded
with a request to confess. Gvozd-
lax led her to the confessional
where the priest awaited her. a
moment later the crack of Il revo
yer was heard. After the first shot,
the Rev. Strutynsky staggered into
full view. His hand was clasped
to his mouth and Il thin stream of
red trickled from between his fin
gers.
Another shot rang out and a bull
let pierced the priest S back. He
staggered on, calling out that he
had been shot. The black-robed
woman rushed from the confession
al and while she shouted ''You
cheat, you oppressor!" she fired
three more shots at the back of
the lurching body. One bullet
struck the priest in the hip and
the others pierced his robes.
Near the door to the street the
priest collapsed. The woman ran
toward the door and attempted to
hurdle the body. Two women seiz-
ed her. Other members of the con
gregation, who had taken flight or
were covering behind benches, gath
cred about the slayer while cries of
''Kill her; she has killed our
priest,' rang out.
Some one called a policeman and
he, in turn, summoned a squad from
nearby station. They rescued the
woman after much difficulty, as
frenzied men and women, tore her
dress and jostled her about.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08
.U'IlEY CONTENDS
VACANCY EXISTS
ON WATER BOARD
Says Boards Refusal to
Accept Resignation
EmYnaterial
LEGAL Condition Similar
to S. ID. Incident
! Says .. A.

That there is Il vacancy on the
Imperial Irrigation District board,
Notwithstanding tlc action Of the
directors in refusing to accept the
resignation of Roy D. McPherrin,
is the contention Of District Attor-
ney Utley. IN statement today
he said that after investigating the
California law covering the resig-
nation Of public officials, he is of
the opinion that the delivery of
written resignation to the secre-
tary Of the Irrigation board, autOm-
atically creates a vacancy and
that it is the duty of the board of
supervisors to. I'LL the vacancy. This
they have provided for by authoriZ-
ing the people of the Imperial Dis
trlct TO elect Their own successor to
Mr.. McPherrin.
The district attorney cites as a
parallel, the decision Of Justice
Shaw of the California supreme
court in the ease of the resignation
of the district attorney of SAN Di-
ego county in 1915. After the re-
SlTN3tlon Ead Detn llIeu Win lAe
clerk of the board of supervisors,
the offic al withdrew it. In the
meantime the supervisors had APP
pointed his successor. Both the
succc ccasor and the former district
attorney claimed the office "a the
former brought suit to prove his
right to serve. The supreme court
decided in his favor.
The California political code
seems to be very clear on the mat
ter of designations, the district at
torney stated, and provides that
vacancies in elective offices are
created by the death of the in
cumbent or the presentation of his
resignation to the executive author
ity. 1t specifically provides that
the executive party cannot compel
the incumbent to continue in office
after presentation of the resigna-
tion in proper form and that once
the resignation has been filed with
the board, Il vacancy automatically
exists.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08
Press Will Reproduce World Series Ball Games Here
Lloyd George
Bdlky ds Trip
TOOStrenUOllS
By LAWRENCE MARTIN
United Press Staff Correspondent

WITH LLOYD GEORGE, MON
TREAL, Oct. s. David Lloyd
Georges American program today
bore the imprint of his own realiza
ton that there are after all limits
to what Il 60 year old man can do,
be he ever so energetic and enthus-
iastic.
Britain s war time premier came
to America with a reputation for
never firing yet after less than
three days of American experience
divided between tumultuous greet
ings in the United States and an
equally friendly reception from
Canadians, he confessed he was an
old man. tired man and unable
to go through with the program
laid out for him.
Lloyd George took matters into
his own hands and announced to
Sir Alfred Cope, one of his secre
taries, that the program must be
curtailed from this on.
For a time it appeared as though
todav's public speech in the Mon
treal arena, to which 1000 persons
had tickets, would be off. When
! Lloyd George learned about it, he
! put his back up and said flatly he
would not speak in such place as
! hockey arena, where he would
have to strain his voice to make
himself heard from the prize ring
| platform to the limits of the audi
| ence.
George Finally Relent5
Cope and the other secretaries
were almost III tears. Local com
| mittees were frantic with anxiety
lest Lloyd George should hold to his
! refusal
; Finally Lloyd George consented to
go through with his Montreal pro-
! gram, but directed that word be
wired ahead to Ottawa, Toronto and
| Winnipeg that functions in those
| places must be curtailed; that un-
| der no circumstances would more
than one speech Il day be delivered
| and that no unscheduled stops
would be added to the itinerary of
| the special train which will convey
Lloyd George west.
| So the somewhat harrasscd Cope
| issued Il statement:
"Mr. Lloyd George has found the
journey fatiguing,' he said, land
has considered that the program ar
ranged has been entirely too siren
uous. He has developed Il slight
huskiness Of the throat At present
the condition of his throat is not
serious, but it is felt that if he
should continue to carry out the ar
rangements made for public speech
es it would prove so.'
Plans for arriving in Ottawa
early Tuesday were abandoned. The
party will remain here until Tues
day afternoon reaching Ottawa at
6 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08
DinOsaur
Laid Huge
Eggs

PEKIN, Oct. 8.-Dinosaurs
the colossal reptiles of prehis-
toric eras-laid eggs five to six
inches long and made nests like
any domestic fowl of today.
The early mammalian beasts
of Asia and America were kin
and roamed across the two con-
tinents on the land bridge that
joined them in those remote
times.
These are some of the discov-
cries announced by the Third
Asiatic expedition of the
American Museum of Natural
History on it's return here af-
ter five months in the Mongol-
ian plains.
The party was in Pekin today
with what its members said was
the largest find of remains of
pre- historic animals il, the his
tory Of paleontology. Nine tons
Of fossils have been collected
and will be shipped to America.
One of the leaders of the ex-
position, Henry Fairfield Os-
born, said the fossil beds found
in Mongolia were the largest
known.
These are the first dinosaur
eggs found, according to mem
bers of the expedition. who said
that hitherto it had not been
known that the dinosaurs laid
eggs. The eggs are elliptical,
five to ten inches in length,
their shells now covered with
buff colored coating. Their
age is estimated at 100000
years.
The explorers brought out 70
skulls and - complete skeletons
of these terrible lizards
The party travelled in motor
cars, but transported supplies
with caravan of 70 carneis.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08
LOCAL FARMERS
YIELD BI CCEST
CO. HAUL YET
Heber Man Must Answer
Before u. S. Court
In S. D.
U. S. Agent Cass Says
More Raids Still to

Stephen Scaroni and Aurelio
Ricea, ranehersa near Heber, were
today held to answer in the cnited
States court at San Diego for vio-
lation of the federal prohibition
law following raids on their ranch
es yesterday by Charles &. Cass,
federal prohibition enforcement Of
ficer Of San Diego, assisted bysSam
7. Griffin, assistant chief of the FL
Centre police and Officer n. G.
Deaten.
Scaroni' S ranch one mile south
east of Heber, proved to be one
of the largest hauls ever made for
violation of the liqour law. The
officers confiscated 103 quart bot
ties of whiskey, four onehalf gal
Ion barrels of whiskey, eight so
gallon barrels of grape wine, two 80
gallon barrels o.. raisIn wine, one
Is gallon still and eight bottles of
beer.
After their success ate Scaroni s
place, the officers visiter Ricca s
ranch, two miles southeast of Heber
and took three qiart bottles of
whiskey, three so gallons barrels
Of grape wine and two so gallon
barrels of raisin wine. In all the
Officers destroyed over $50 gallons
of wine.
Both men waived preliminary eX-
animation when arraigned before
Robert B. Whitelaw, United States
commissioner this morning, and
were released under bonds of $1,000
each. Date for trial was for Oc-
tober 20 at San Diego
Cass was still in Ell Centre today
and intimated that other violators
of the liqour law who are known
to be operating in the valley may
be visited during his present stay
here,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08
TWO CHANGES IN STATE
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT BODY

SAN FRANCISCO, Octooer s.
Two changes in the engineering
division of the state industrial ac-
cident commission effective Octo-
Der were announced today.
Edward G. Sheibley, formerly of
the bureau of housing and santa
ton at Los Angeles, relieves ii. M.
Wolfhn, resigned. Sheibley is II
Stanford and Harvard graduate.
+. l.. Lowell is transferred to the
insurance fund division and is re-
lieved as engineering inspector by
G. Chester Brown, Brown returning
to the division from which he was
transferred earlier III the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08
GAMES WILL BE
PLAYED ON LOCAL
DIAMOND "AS IS"
History Making Series
to Begin Wednesday
at 100 a. m.
Every Fan Invited to
Come and Root For
FavOrites

In line with its usual progressive
policy of giving the public what il
wants, the Imperial Valley Press I
will reproduce the playing of the
World s Series between the New
York Yankees and Giants ON a min
iature diamond which will be placed
III the same position as last year,
at the Press office corner of Sixth
and State streets. The opportunity
to give the people of FL Centre the
same service that is given the peo-
pie of the larger cities is made pos
sible through the Omitted Press
leased wire and the generosity of d
group of sport loving citizens who
have agreed to furnish the playing
board and an operator, providing
the Press donates the use of the
leased wire.
The games will be called at IL
O'Clock, Ell Centre time, the first
game being played Wednesday. The
series will continue until one of the
teams has won four games, the rules
this year calling for the first four
out of seven.
The scoreboard will be operated
electrically and it will he possible
to reproduce the plays within few
minutes from the time they occur
in New York. The United Press
wire will be cleared for World s.
Series news only.
Every baseball fan in the valley
is invited by the Press, to attend
the game as played ON the electric
board. There is plenty of room at
Sixth and State streets and the fans
will be welcome to come and root
for their favorite team.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08
by United Press Leased Wire


CHICAGO, October 8.-Alienists
tc}ay c~aminod Mrs. Emma Stru-
tynslIy, attractive matron, who yes
terday shot and kille>L the Rev.
Basil Stetsuk, A, ia the Greek Cath
Ollie church of St. Michael the
Archangel here.
Police were unable to determine
the reason for the crime, although
the woman in confession of the
killing, charged the priest with
squandering the church's money
and leading the people from the
path of true religion.
Mrs. Etrutynsky, who is 40, is
the wife Of Rev. Nicholas Strutyns-
ky, former pastor of the church and
now pastor of the Church of st.
John The Baptist in Ramey, Pa.
In her confession the woman said
the revolver had been given her by
Father Valentine BelogA OF Youngs
town, Ohio, "for my own pro-
lection. -
Police are checking up this state
ment.
The principals in the tragedy are
Ulrgnians.
Five wcels ago the woman came
lere with the sole idea of killing
the priest, she told police. For days
she shadowcd her victim, several
times on the verge of using her re-
yolver, but each time she withheld
her fire for fear of failure, she
said.
IIneels, az Altar
Saturday She decided on the
church as the theatre of action and
the Sabbath as the time, she said.
Men and women, sitting i'll quiet
meditation or kneeling in prayer
paid no attention to tall rlgure,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08
Weather Breaks,
Winds Are Sharp

Unusual weather prevailed along
the coast yesterday when rain fell
in Los Angeles and adjacent see
tions and brought fear to the
hearts of bean and walnut ranch
ers.
The high winds prevailing swept
on into Imperial Valley and hurried
eleventh hour farmers to the task
of planting late lettuce, alfalfa and
ba"'ev.
Last night was poppy enough to
sun any one and II IS generally
conceded that the annual break in
the weather which occurs ON Octo-
ber IL is four days ahead of itself
and that fall is really here to stay
The lowest mark reached here by
the thermometer during the night
was 81 degrees-the highest for the
"a hour period was S3 degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08
Move Prisoners
Back After Ky.
Prisons Drama
by United Press Leased Wire

EDDYVILLE, Ky, October s.
Western 1Kentucky penitentiaby
got back to normalcy today.
Six hundred prisoners were moved
back to their regular cells follow
ing the most spectacular drama of
Kentucky prison history.
The bodies of Monte Walters,
Harry Forland and Lawrence Grit
fifth were taken from the prison
mess hall Saturday night. All three
men were killed in the four day
fight during which they stood off
two militia companies and a dozen
prison guards from their stronghold
on the second floor.
Mrs. Lillian Walters, wife of Mon
tie Walters, is under arrest in Louis
vile and is said to have confessed
that she "helped out - in her hus
band s break for liberty
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08
2 DEAD, 4 HURT
L. A. AUTO TOLL.
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, October S.-Two
dead and four injured was the toll
taken in this district over the week
end by automobile traffic.
The dead are Ralph Miller, II, of
Culver City, and George Brenner,
60, an Ohio tourist. Both were
struck by speeding motorists who
did not stop.
Leon Starkman, 73, was seriously
injured when struck by a ear re-
ported to have been driven by Err
nest l.. Moe. Oscar Hagberg, 90
received fractured skull when
struck by AN automobile driven by
Charles Adams. Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les Clayton were injured when
their car was struck by Il machine
driven by Oran ii. Bunt of Long
Beach, Bunt was arrested on IA
charge of driving while intoxicated.
Several hundred minor collisions
were reported. They We're due large
" to the slippery pavements.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08
SURPRISE MO We
BY WALTON WAS
BRILLIANT WORK
by United Press Leased Wire

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Oct.
S.-Leaders of the Oklahoma legis-
lature held secret sessions today in
preparation for the special meeting
called for next Thursday by Gov
ernor j. C. Walton to consider anti,
mask legislation. Members of the
house planned to take up impeach-
ment charges against the governor
before considering his recommended
tions for anti-mob legislation.
The governor friends concede
that the house of representatives
will recommend that Walton be re-
moved. Under the Oklahoma stat
utes impeachment Indictment to
voted by the house, is sent to the
senate for action. That body votes
to either remove or eXonerate the
governor.
Every effort was being made by
the Walton supporters to obtain
sufficient pledges from state sen
ators to prevent the two-thirds vote
necessary for impeachment. James
A. Harris, republican national com
mittceman, following conference
with the governor, was reported to
have agreed to do everything with
in his power to induce the II re-
publican members of the senate to
vote against removal of the execu-
tive.
Harris has strongly supported
Walton s campaign against the Ku
Klux Klan.
Walton's supporters today declar-
ed that by his bold stroke Saturday
night in calling the special session
of the legislature five days before
the date set for the trump meet
ing" summoned to consider his inn
parchment, Walton had gained sup
port in the senate. The senators
had not approved the governor 5
course in refusing to allow the leg
islature to meet.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08
SWING, KEPLEY
REPRESENT |. Y.
AT LEGION MEET
Many Local Veterans to
Go to San Francisco
Conventions

With the same determination that
marked the 'hammering cam
paign (which resulted in the state
convention of the American Legion
endorsing Boulder Canyon dam leg
islation, valley Legionaires are now.
marshalling their forces in prepar-
alton for the nationai convention
at San Francisco which will open
one week from today.
John M. Kepley, who has been
chosen chairman of the committee
on arrangements for the convention,
will leave here Wednesday and will
be followed shortly afterward by
Congressman Phil ID. Swing, who
with Kepley forms the official del
Continued on Page Three)
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08
Okla. Desperate
Is Loose Again
ny United Press Leased Wire

GROVE, Okla, Oct. SD Lock
hart, the southwest's most motor
ious desperate, gained his liberty
today in one of the most daring Jail
breaks in Oklahoma IS history.
Lockhart, arrested last week and
lodged in Jail at Jay, Oklahoma, OBJ
tained his freedom when three men
drove up in front of the jail in an
tomobile and beat Jailer Jack
Carey over the head with the butts
of their heavy reVolvers until he
agreed to release the outlaw. 49,
The prisoner, with his pals, sped
out Of the city to the security Of
hiding places in the Usage Hills.
Posses, lead by Sheriff Smith
secured the hills searching for the
bandit gang.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08
CAMPAIGN IS ON
TODAY AGAINST
OLD MAN TRASH
Fire Chief Warns That
Debris Must Be
Separated
Ministers OF City in
Sermons Aid Fight

Fire Prevention Week and I'll
Centre s clean up campaign, which
officially started yesterday with
remarks on the necessity of every
citizen sharing in the work by the
ministers of the various churches,
really began this morning and from
now until the close of the campaign
with the "mopping up next Fri
dav afternoon. constant warfare Is
declared ON rubbish and trash in
tins city.
For the next few days, leaders
in the various districts into which
the city has been divided will visit
their section to urge citizens to
get busy and have everything clean
ed up 50 that the general round up
of Old Man Dirt can be accomplish
ed with dispatch next Friday.
Chief Ferguson of the fire
department., chairman Of the
general committee, calls atten-
tion to the fact that all rubbish
collected should be divided into
two piles, that which can be
burned and that Wnich can-
not. People are requested not
to put tin cans and similar
articles in the same plies with
old papers, discarded clothes or
household trash. Sufficient box
es or other. receptacles should
also be provided so that The
wind will not scatter the rub y
bisI once it is collected.
Boy Scouts in Good Work
The Boy Scouts made Il good job
of distributing tie dodgers on the
cleanup campaign Saturday, and
with these, in addition to the pG9-
LEFTY which the campaign has re-
! ceived through the churches, school
and newspaper, there is no excuse
for anyone not knowing of I'll Cen
/ fro S determination TO clean up and
stay that way.
Residents of the city arc urged
not to forget that every man in
town is morally drafted for clean
!, up work next Friday afternoon,
and should assemble mt the Wilson
school at l O'Clock equipped with
any pitchfork or similar tool he
nav have. Naturally he should be
attlred in old clothes. There IS
plenty of "dirty work. to be done,
and all should expect to become
more or less mussed up in licking
the enemy.
Clesn Out Hou1e3
The women of the city are urged
to make this week "fal house
cleaning camoaign' and remove
from the.r ;.omes, any trash or
material that is Of no further SER
vice. 1t is desired to have the
houses clean inside as well as the
grounds around them. Care should
be taken to eliminate any fire haH-
ards that exists in the home such
as defective light extensions, eX-
posed gasoline or similar fuels,
dirtv oil stoves and defective china
ney flues.
The example which has been set
by El Centre is being followed by
, other valley cities which are taking
advantage of the opportunity to
! coni,ine Fire Prevention Week with
/ Il cleanup campaign and it is hoped
! bv all that the result will be Il
clean valley, which will not give
visitors an opportunity to complain
that the cities of the valley are Ill,
kept and slipshod.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08
Bookkeeping
Was Worry
In 1894
ny unlted Press Leased Wire


UNIVERSITY OF CAIIF0R-
MA, BERKELEY, October S..
Book keeping is no modern art,
recent gift to the University
library reveals.
The first book ever to be
written on the science of single
and double entry aud all the
rest of it, printed in Latin and
Italian and dating back to liDI
has been given the University
by anonymous graduate.
Luca Paeioli, an Italian
monk, the author and probably
the first G. T. A. originated
in the work many of the signs,
such as ''plus and ''Iniuus
that still ARE used today.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08
Rains Menacing
$2,O0o,O0O Crop

SANTA BARBARA, CAL,
Oct. 8.-Sunday's rains sent
tremor of fright through farm
ers Of this county. A prolonged
storm would cause heavy DAM
age to the 100000 bean and
walnut crops, it is said.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08

Los Angeles-Union Oil Com
pany's Calender No. | in Compton
field producing 1000 barrels oil
daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-08

Santa Ynez-20 900 acre Laguna
ranch to be subdivided and placed
on market.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
AMERICANS LIKE RIO
brazilian Capital Proves Interesting
To United Statcs Citizens

RIO DE JANEIRO. May 26.-(By
Associated Press Newer in any pre-
vious year has Rio de Janeiro had as
many North American visitors as in
the last six months. In addition to
full passenger lists on the regular
steamers from New York, there have
been several special tourist steamers
in port.
In previous years almost all North
Americans coming to Brazil We're or
business missions, whereas this yeai
the majority have been sightseers
| Visitors of this kind from other
countries are extremely few com
pared to the North Americans.
The centennial exposition, which
undoubtedly was the mai net attra ct =
ing the tourists, has occupied but lit
tie of their time. After few hur-
ried visits to the exposition grounds,
the visitors have given their atten-
ton to the citys many other attrac-
tons, Judging from their converse
tions while here, in the years to fol-
low there Will be many North Ameri-
can tourists in Brazil who previously
had spent their leisure time in
Europe.
Although the state of siege, origi-
nally decreed at the time of the mill
tary revolt last July. is still in eff
feet. there is notl ing to indicate this
fact to the visitor. and he goes on
his way without interference of any
kind unless one of his cablegra s
happens to be held up by the censor