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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
CASSEROS NAMED
AS One WHO
BEAT CHILDREN
Clothes Worn by Suspect
Answer Description
BY Victim
Sheriff Gillett Says One
More Party Wanted
in Case

That Sheriff liillett made an i'm
portant capture in the arrest yester-
day Of Mariana CasserOs, in connec-
ton with the Fornasero murder, be
came evident shortly after tasscros
Ngas brought to this city Yesterday
afternoon, and confronted by the
I Fornasero children who promptly
identified him as one of the murder
! ers OF their f.ther. They claimed it
was Casseros who struck them while
they lay in he'd after their father
had hctn Killed and their mother
lerribly beaten. Although not CON
froutcd With Mrs. Fornasero, it is
t.farrit certain that she too will
ident II 8tsscros as being one Of
ltcr ass, ilants, for from the earliest
time she has been able to talk she
has said that one of the men who
assailed her had ON red sweater
and large hat. This answers to
the clothes Casseros had. on when
taken vest tardav.
District Attorney Ttloy stated this
morning that CaSseros will probably
be arraigned Monday and ordered
held 10 answer.
Sheriff Gillott intimatcd there is
still one more party he wants in con-
rection with the Fornasero murder.
Mrs. Fornasero and the children
have left the FL Centre hospital and
| are now being cared for by friends
IL this eitv.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
PEREZ HELD ON
SECOND CHARGE.
STABBIN G MAN
Victim Claims Partial
Paralysis as Effect
of Assault

Preliminary hearing of tn, case
against Manuel Perez, charged VITA
assault with intent to murder Il. G..
Rinklieb in August 1921, was held
this morning in che justice court,
Justice /. Mayfiell presiding.
Rinkli'b claimed he was stabbed
in the head by Perez, following u
quarrel ovci money due for wages,
and that .hc wound inflicted has
caused partial paralysis to his neck
and shoulder muscles. Afte: the
stabbing, Perez disappeared AMI
was not located again until last
month wher he was arrested by
Sheriff Gillctt in connection with
the Forrcsero ease.
While investigating the man y
past, the story of his attack on
Rinklisb was brought to light. Pc
req was represented in court this
morning by f. r. Simon, who sought
to have the charge reduced to sim
pie assault This the court refused
to do and ordered Perez held to an
swer in the superior court to the
more serious charge. However. bail
required was reduced from $1,000 to
$500.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
YUMA GIRLS LOSE
TO CENTRAL HI,
SCORE q TO 10
Second Half of Game is
Disastrous to
Visitors
By R. ]. KLIEGEL
Press High School Reporter

Arriving at 3 0 'cioca Friday ,norn-
inc the Yuma girls basketball teati
was ushered to the halls of Central
by large committee of c,ntrhl
girls. Here they spent the morning
and the early part Of the afternoon
in Sightseeing and resting M Cor the
game to be played later in the day.
At 2:30 p. m. the starting whistle
for the game blew and the struggle
was on. Then Yums passed one
over the heads of the Central Guard
and shot the first basket of the
game. Shortly after this a foul was
called on Central and Yuma netted
another score. Central came back
with u field goal and tn cscore of
the first quarter ended 3 to in fay
or of Yuma. In the second quarter
Yuma ran thu score up TO II while
Central managed to chalk down s,
ending with Yuma stil in the lead.
T." rcst between the halves seemed
disastrous for the visitors, rs they
failed to sr",c AT any ,in, in tie
remainder while the local girls stead
lily added until the scoore board
showed a final score OF % to 10.
The game was witnessed by one of
the largest crowds that has ever
turned out TO see girls game. Both
teams exhibited the best Of sports
manship Mt I'll times ana the game
was enjoyed by ali who saw il. Tho
teams .ihed up as follows:
Yuma: flora Prose. Avoia Heu-
dirk, forwards: Capt. Blanche Gran.
lord, jumping center; Ruth Kirk,
running center, Margaret Cuming,
and Eula McElyea, guards. Marian
Wilson, sub.
Central; Malha Grain, Capt, ard
Ruth MUM, forwards; Erna Tucker,
Jumping center; Bernice Stafford,
running center, Katherine Seymore,
>inry Jhomas. Rurls Edith Bew
lcy guard; ard Edith Eluck, Jump
1850 r, gtRf
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
Fornasero Children Identify Suspect
NAB THREE -JUST
BECAUSE OSWALT
HAS GOOD MEMORY

Mariana u. Oncios is in the
County Jail, awaiting the arrival
Of officers from San Diego, and
his daughter and another ] / year
old girl are held at the county
farrl, because Deputy Sheriff
Frank OswaIt has Il good memory
for pictures. Several days ago,
the sheriff $ office received word
from San Diego, asking them to
w;1tcn out for Onrlos, said to
have deserted his wife and fam
lily i'll that city. A picture was
forwarded from San Diego, show
ing Onelos, his small daughter
and his sweetheart = ''8ltting
on the moon III : photo studio.
Oswald drought he saw u trio re
scmbling the one in the picture
on the streets yesterday. He
prO.ci to be right and the trio
was placed under arrest. Onc!os
1T first denied. that there was
anything wrong, but when con
frontod with the picture, admit
ted the IA year old girl with
him was not his wife.
San Diego Tfic"r, are expect
cd here this afternoon TO take
Onclos back 20 stand trial, while
his daughter and the voung g,rl
will b" returned to their homes.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
PRESIDENT
Of RHINE
ARRESTED
German Engineers Run
French Blockade and e
Deliver Coal
FRENCH HOLD FIRM
Appeals Published to
Get Relief For
Big Germans

PARIS, Feb. 3.-!t is reported
Germany is trying to reopen ncgoti-
ations with France over payment of
rcparations.
The echo de Paris said Ger
many protested the action of the
reparations committee in declaring
her default of payments involun-
tary.
Premier POincairc with the sup.
port of the cabinet is determined to
refrain from participation III negoti-
ations or talking with Premier Cuno
until the kum movement has. pro
crossed to a point assuring German
payment.
Newspapers at Mayencc have pu6-
lishea appeals to the French that
fines imposed on Thyssen and other
industrial magnates for refusal to
obey orders be cancelled.
BERLIN, Feb. 3.-At The risk of
their lives, several German locomo-
tivc engineers ran the French block
ade Ct the kuhr, hauling trainloads
Va wal tlt iito hliA'N
copied Germany. 1t is admitted the
quantity is small.
Dispatchers are believed to have
antcd the blockade running by dis
covering a way out of Ruhr over
small side fines where the French ov.
CROOKED placing guards.
CCBi.ENZ, Feb. 3.-Herr Fuchs,
German president Of the Rhine
provicc, was, arrested today mined
iately after visiting French High
Commissioner TiFard. He was tax
On into custody as he stepped into
a motor car and after being trans
ferrcd to a French military automo.
bile, was driven away in the dircc-
ton of Frankfort.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
STATE COMMANDER
AMERICAN LEGION
COMES HERE SOON
To Speak at Wilson School
Also Honor Guest
At Banquet

Zeth Millington, state commander
of the American Legion, depart.
ment. Of California, will speak at
the Wilson school auditorium at 8
o clock next Friday evening. Feb
uary 8, according to announcement
made at the regular meeting of
Boyce Aten Post in the courthouse
last night. This meeting is open to
all ex-servicemen, whether members
of the American Legion or not. The
business meeting will be preceded
by a banquet in honor Of the state
commander at the Barbara Worth
hotel at $3.50 p. m, This banquet
will be open to members of the Leg
ion and their ladies and tickets may
be obtained from w. j. Strickland
of this city. All members of the
Legion in Imperial Valley are cor'h-
ally invited to attend.
The meeting last evening was one
of the most successful the post has
yet enjoyed. The new initiation rit,
ual was used for the first time. At
torney Vaughn y. Thompson, rep
resenting the entire membership,
taking the initiation.
The murder of Leslie Nichols, a
member of the legion, TO which
Charles Davis and Lawrence Camp.
bell have confessed, was brought to
the attention of the members of
the Royce Aten Post and re-
ferred to the legal committee
with instructions TO confer with the
district attorney and assure him Of
the support of the legion in speedy
and vigorous prosecution of the
ease
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
$4,000 Theater
for Mexicali Soon

MEXICALI, Feb. 3.-Presidente
Loera, of the municipality of Mex,
icali, presented to the city council
last night a plan for the erection of
a $4,000 theater building at the
Palace subdivision, modern in every
way, and by resolution, the plans as
presented were heartily approved.
Senior Loera in a conference with
Governor Lugo ON Wednesday pre-
scented his plans to the governor,
who approved the plan and offered
to pay one-half of the cost of the
building from state funds available.
Governor Lugo has definite plan
in mind for making the Palace sub
division modern and beautiful res
:dential section, and during the
past six months has made many i'm
provements. The palace itself is
being finished, coating of smooth
cement being added to the wall fac
ings; the grounds surrounding the
capitol building are laid out, and a
number of workmen and landscapes
have been preparing the grounds
and setting out trees, planting grass
es and otherwise adding TO the
beauty of the surroundings of the
administrative headquarters; n paw
ed road is being laid, as well as ce-
mented sidewalks, leading from the
city of Mexicali to the capitol brild,
ing, and a sewer system is to be
installed.
Work on the new theater build
ing is to start shortly. The building
will be located at the corner Of
Oricnte and Teniente Guerrero. Bids
are being advertised for, and will be
opened on February 20, when the
contract will be let.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
MEXICALI COUNCIL
in DRASTIC MOVE
AGAINST MOLLER
Forbid Him Ever Holding
Public Office Again in
Mexicali
By Press STAFF Correspondent

ME&ICALI, Feb. 3.-The city
council of Mexicali in session last
night took drastic action against
Otto Molier, former presidente of
that municipality, when Il resolution
was passed barring the former city
head from ever holding u public of
flee again within the municipality
of Mexicali.
Moller was deposcd about 10
weeks ago by ;.ction Of the council,
it being charged that he was con
Quoting the office in an unfair man
uer. Later Moller was arrested on
charges of having misappropriate ed
hospital funds, and he was placed in
Jail for two days, until bond of
$4,000 was supplied.
MOller later took steps seeking to
restore himself in the good graces Of
the people of Mexicali, and it is
said, asserted that he would some
time attempt to be reinstated in Of
flee by election. Last night 3 action
was the eliminating step in the
affail'.
Desiring to secure " more effect
i've result in the plans for benutifv-
/ ing the city, the council last nigh!
appointed Sen0 Villasenor to the
office of superintendent Of parks.
The elevtion held last Sunday to
eject one councilman from the fourth
precint of Mexirali, resulted in the
! election of Anaclet:. Luna, who was
sworn in Yesterday.
j. NJ. Rosas, assistant recorder,
was deposed from office by a vote
of the council last night, the charge
/ preferred being neglect of duties.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
GERMANY WOULD NEGOTIATE SETTLEMENT
DIVORCE CAUSES
SELFISENESS LEADS TIL EN- ALL, SAYS EXPERT
By NEA Service

CLEVELAND, Feb. 3.--Divorccs
increase in America annually. Sean
dasl grow. Courts are crowded with
unhappy married couples.
Why! How can the divorce flood
be checked!
The questions were put up to
Bradley Hull, CHIEF Of the Cleveland
Domestic Relations Bureau.
Hull is notable because he has
handled 10000 divorce cases in 13
wears. And now Cleveland is one
of the few cities where the divorce
rate is not increasing.
Divorce GAUGE
What is the chief cause of di-
vorcc?' he was asked.
1.-TWO things specifically,' said
Hull. "Thesc are selfishness and
irresponsibility. But they are only
the result of n more fundamental
reason.
Blame rests, basically, on the
restless, reckless, contenptuous
spirit that prevails.
''Selfishness and irresponsIbility
have always existed, but were for
merly held in restraint by the sense
Of public opinion and by an inner
ent respect for the proprieties. Tina.
is gone now.
Can't Suggest Remedy
Hull said it would be presumpiu-
GUS for him to suggest Tmedv.
81 know of no way to change the
general conditions today he said
My job is to try to stem the tide
Of divorce. / do it by very ordinary
methods, which require much skill
and much tact.
We can only hope that wave
OF sentiment for the old order will
restore the world to its old status
regarding divorce.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
Legion Backing
Up Scout Drive

HOLTVILLE, FEB. 3.-The Boy
Scouts of Holtville started their
driN,} Thursday morning under the
\ censorship of the Roland Bradley
Most of the American Legion. The
Legion started the fund by donating
The sum of so out of its own treas
urcy. The. IioltVillc boys nave to
raise $500 as their share of the
county allotment. With such able
backing the boys feel sure that they
will go over the top.
The Holtvillc churches have full
program for Sunday. which will UNI
doubleday be well attended
The Methodist members vii! listen
to the text MAN and His Place
in the morning and "A Common
Word; What is lt?' in the evening
by the Rev. G. +. REYNOLDS. They
are also planning for cvangGlistic
services to commence on March 4
under the leadership of Captain
"Ted'' Evans, who is conference
evangelist for the Southern Califor-
MIA Methodist Conference.
Dedicate New Flag
The Baptists will hold the dedi-
cation Of their new flag at 9:45 in
the morning at which national an.
thems will be sung, and speeches
made under the leadership of Pro-
fessor Wardrip. Immediately fol-
lowing, Rev. j. f. Maley will deiv-
CIR sermon entitled Winter Sun.
shine" There will be the regular
Young Peoples meeting in the eve
ming.
The Spanish Club met at the high
school cafeteria Thursday night and
are making considerable progress in
their speaking of the Spanish. When
the night school was discontinued
there were so many interested stu
dents in this class that they organ
lied into n club and are continuing
the study Of their favorite subject.
Holtville Team Confident
The Holtville baseball boys are
smiling to themselves, about how
they expect to win the game Sunday
from FL Centre and raise their score.
The FL Centre team will be here
Sunday and the game is called for
2:15.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Scott of the
Scott Land Company were FL Cen
tro visitors Thursday.
The club members from Iioltvilc
attending the Reciprocity Day of
the Ten Thousand Club Mt Fl Cen
tro Thursday, were Mrs. c. d. Hart
shorn, president of the Woman s
Study Club, Mrs. John Kavanaugh,
Mrs. Bruce Stewart, and Mrs. c. l..
4 Shaw.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
WHAT'S DOING

Church services at all Ell Centre
churches tomorrow.
Men S Bible Glass at Palace the
alter at $40 tomorrow.
Christian Science lecture at I'm
perial at p. m. tomorrow.
Business Girls dance tonight at
Masonic Temple.
North End Farmer Center Mon
day night
Literary Section Monday p. IN.
Visiting Pasadena Elks enter
tsinsd tonight by local Elks at
lodge rooms.
Jock Holt in Making Msn,'
at Palace tonight.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
Negroes Migrate
to New Homes
in Old Mexico
by United Press

ONMULGEE, Okla, Feb. 3.-Tht
negroes of Oklahoma are being In
ritcd to q new promised land
in old Mexico. ..4
Whether it will be only a will
the wisp, as many negro movements
have been, or real exodus, remains
to be seen.
The movement is sponsored by
the international Community Wei
fare League, with offices in Los
Angeles, Mexico City and here. A
local man, j. B. Key, n negro, is
president Of the league.
The league claims that settlement
rights in northern Mexico have been
secured, which includes freedom
and equality for negroes, Latin
Americans and Indians.
Is Families Already Started
Already - families of negroe>
from this state have started for
Mexico, the party consisting of ten.
ant farmers and numbering 100 per
sons.
The local negroes for many wears
have ckcd out only bare living as
tenant farmers, and had very little
property. The took with them in
their special train their farming
tools, livestock and household be.
longing$. Their train had both pas.
sengcr and freight coaches and
routed to the Southern Republic
Via Laredo, Texas.
Much Ground Secured
Key, the president, recently head
ed delegation of United States
negroes which visited Mexico City
and conferred with President Obre-
gon. Settlement rights to 10000
acres of land IN the State of Sonora,
10000 acres in San Louis Potosi,
and 100000 acres or the 1sthmus OF
Tehuartepcc were secured by the
League, according to Key.
The Mexican government is Who'll
~ in accord with the colonization
movement, and will welcome the
thousands of negro "pilgrims, "
Key said.
Expenses of the trip to Mexico
will be paid pro rata by the emmi.
grants, it was said. Total expenses
of the Okmulgee colony was So 900,
ii was said.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
Thirty-Six Are
Specials Under
Sheriff Gillett

In addition to the regular staff OF
deputy sheriffs necessary to carry
on the routine work of the sheriff S
department, many special deputies
have been appointed by Sheriff Gil
lett, to assist in enforcing the law in
places where there is no regular
peace officer, also including the
police Officers of the various cities
and towns so they may have power
to arrest offenders outside of their
particular municipalities.
Included in the list of spccial
deputies are: Earl S. Davis, w. +.
Hodge, S. T. Griffin, Carl Brown,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03

the passage Of the new law at
the 1rext session of the Kan
sas legislature in March.
Pearson proposes to make It
mandatory for the names of
all persons planning marriage
to be published ten c0nsecu-
tive days in a daily news.
paper. This, he believes, will
eliminate hasty marriages.
y clause in the law would
make it necessary for tho two
contracting parties in the
marriage agreement to stand a
medical, examination prior to
the issuance of a license.
Pearson attributes the large
number of defective children
in the schools to the laxity of
marriage laws.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
inland Constable
Resigns; Two Out
For the Position

INLAND, Feb. 3.-The resigna.
ton of Mack Harris as constable OF
inland township caused quite a. stir
among INLAND people who thought
Mack was q fixture in this position.
The surprise was not as great how.
ever, as that experienced when two
of Niland's citizens got out with
petitions for appointment to the va.
caney, which have been circulated
at a lively rate, JaInes Burke ana
NJ. L. Fritz are candidates for the
eonstable's Job.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03

BE prepared to give and
take; the stronger person Of "A
--
welded pair usually is one big
enough to give up and sacri-
flee the most.
Keep q budget book.
Don think: 1--WE Just
know wo won't be like other
folks You will be unless
you study each other and the
future very thoughtfully.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
MEXICO HUNTING
MRS. PHILLIPS TO
DEPORT TO U. S.
Officers Sure Woman
Seen in Juarez
Was Clara
by lVlited Press

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 3.-Thc
Mexican department of interior pro-
jccted itself into the Clara Phillips
ease today. The minister of the de
partment wired the governor of Chi
huahua asking for information con
corning the escaped Los Angeles
murderess.
Nalenzue Las, under secretary of
the interior department, told the
United Press if Mexican authorities
capture Clara they will deport her,
not because she is a convicted muir
deress, but because she broke immi
grafton laws when she entered Mex
leo.
Ell PASO, Feb. 3.-Joseph Knaus,
Ralph Ellis, of the local police force,
Vergil Brown, former Los Angeles
officer, John Fitzgerald Of FL Paso
Post, have all identified Clara Phil
lips in Juarez. Fitzgerald talked
with her in cafe.
"You re dead right I'm Clara
Phillips Fitzgerald quoted the
woman as saying, "and there are
not enough bulls in Mexico and the
United States to take mo out. That 3
how | stand.'
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3.--At the
time Clara Phillips escaped from
Juarez to chihuahua City arrange
ments had just been completed for
her unofficial deportation to the
United States in exchange for the
release from Jail here Of two sons
and ughter-in-law of DR.. Tribe,
sanitary officer of Juarez. They
had been ioyriding in a stolen ear,
Dep. Dist. Atty. Friske was ready
to start for Juarez to identify Mrs.
Phillips positively before reaching
an agreement for the release of the
prisoners held here.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
Imperial Valley Press Goes to
Readers in Spite Of Handicap
of Part Time Electric Power

Due to serious interruption of
electric service the Imperial Val
ley Press was ablo to set type but
a very short time today, forcing
the elimination of much import
ant news stories, including soci-
ETY., church and general rows.
It is reported that the main
lines of the Holton Power Com
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03

John r. Flynn, II. G.. Farnsworth,
Fred NJ. Elliott, Neal II. Gavin, Louis
Flammery, F. o. Kemp, j. G.. Free
man, T. b. White, J. B. Hardwiek,
George Nj. Austin, r. 8. Engelbret.
son, George M. Wright, V. P. Perry,
George w. Cannon, w. +. Gibson,
c. ID. Hartshorn, c. b. Freeman. NJ.
V. Oakley, r. r. Snow. w. A. vii.
liams, c. G. Mousseau, NJ. T.. Flores,
Harry Foster, l.. +. Gillett H. O.
Smith, f. B. Kirke, Frank Reading,
Charles +. Davis, r. A. Marshall,
Buck Dobbs, Percy V. Harrigan and
w. II. Breon.
The fifth annual walnut growers
institute viii be held at Puente, Feb,
rnary II.
Examinations for county horticul
tural commissioners and deputies
will be held in Los Angeles Pebru
AIRY 10 and l6.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
Ross Returns
From Trip East

j. Stewart Ross, attorney for the
Imperial Irrigation District, return
GA today from Washington. whore he
was 1. delegate from the district in
the interest of the Swing Johnson
bill.
Upon his return to California Mr..
Ross stopped at Sacramento, where
he advocated immediate ratification
of tie Colorado River Compact, 3
seven state agreement for apportion'
ment of the waters of the Colorado
river system.
While in Sacramento Mr.. Ross was
instrumental in getting action in the
state senate committee approving
the measure.
Mr.. Ross will attend meeting of
the, directors of the district Tuesday,
when he is expected to report on his
views of development of the Swing
Johnson bill.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03

parry, to Impartial Valley are
broken near Whitewater. A crew
las been dispatched to locate the
break. -. 1-
It is only by the use OF a small
auxiliary plant that the company
has been able to supply current,
which Is on for very short per-
iods. ~ n Fl.s' t.f y
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
76 YEARS OLD, VISITOR FROM
NEBRASKA LAUDS CLIMATE

CALEXlCO, Feb 3. Tn aodore
Baker of Ord, Nebraska, arrived
Thursday to spend few months
with his children, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
A. Clements. Mr.. Baker is 20 years
old and spent last winter in Calex
leo. He says Imperial Valley has
40 equal as winter resort
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-03
Going to Marry?
Take These Tips
BY BRADLEY HULL
Cleveland

CLEVELAND, Feb. 1.-The
two of you should have at
least $500 in cash or essen
tials; this does not mean a