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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-11-15

The st. Louis Star renders great
service to the country in its exposure
of a medical diploma mill, turning
loose upon the country an army OF
dangerous men equipped with "di-
plomasv authorizing them to practise
medicine and destroy life.
Medical men who have Deen con
tent to sit on state boards, connnlng
their activities to attacks on other
schools of healing, never finding Time
to investigate their own house and put
it in order, ought also to be Interested
in the work that the st. Louis star
has done for them.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-11-15
ARM|ST|CE DAY IS
OBSERVED HERE
Legion Sponsors Program in
Con1memoration of
End of War

Appropriate Armistice day exercises
were held Sunday morning at IL, in
Odd Fellows hall, under auspices of
Grangeville post, American legion.
The exercises were largely attended.
A varied program, suitable to. the
day, was given by Thomas Gilmore
Lucey, lecturer and entertainer, and
was supplemented by selections by a
quartet comprising Jess Wade, M. L..
Ayers, Mrs. r. r. Bell and Miss Lal-
lab Fulton, with Mrs. r. f. Fulton,
accOmpanist. A solo was rendered by
Mrs Earl Mcconnell. The Rev. r.
II. Martin spoke.
In the evening, Mr.. Lucey gave an
entertainment in the hall for benefit
of the legion, but the attendance was
small, and a disappointment to mem
bers of the legion.
Last Saturday night, Mr.. Lucey gave
an evenings entertainment in the hall
for benefit of the legion, and pleased
the. large audience. His program com
prkGd representations songs and cray
on drawings.
On Monday evening, the annual Ar
mistice day ball was given by the
legion in Dreamland hall, and was
largely attended.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-11-15
SHEEPMAN rs HELD
TO DISTRICT COURT

McHenry Hand, Weiser sheepman,
must answer in Idaho county district
court for the alleged embezzlement
Of $434, the property of the Brownlee
Sheep company, of Weiser. After fill
ing of a brief by the state, following
preliminary hearing given Hand, Pro-
bate Judge w. L. Campbell on Sat
urday held the sheepman to answer.
Hand had been employed by the sheep
company, and is alleged to have cashed
draft, made payable to the Brown
lee company, and to have retained
the proceeds of the draft to his own
account. Hand is at liberty on $3.50
bond.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-11-15
PASSING DEATH PENALTY NO
|EASY JOB, DECLARES JUR|ST;
SOLEMN DUTY BINDS COURT
Sentence Taking Human Life
One of Law, Not of Man,
Says McNaughton

How does a feel when he sentences another to die
by the hangman's moose?
This was the question put to Judge W. F. McNaughton,
Occur dAlene, Wednesday night Judge McNaughton In
September sentenced Noah Arnold negro murderer in
Bonner County, to hang by the neck until dead
In pronouncing sentence in a first degree murder case
Judge McNaughton answered ga judge gets relief from
realizing that our government is government of law and
men, and that Judges personal views may be one
thing and his duties as Judge entirely another
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-11-15
WILL MAKE DRIVE
TO SELL TICKETS
BENEFIT DANCE

Committee in charge of the
dance to be given in Dreamland
hall the evening of Thursday,
November %, is busy arranging
or the affair. Tickets will soon
be on sale, and an intensive eff
fort will be made toward bring
ing about a record attendance
at the dance, which will be for
benefit of the Idaho County fair
fund. A deficit exists which the
fair committee must meet, and
the dance will be given hoping
to raise much of the required
money to pay outstanding bills
of the fair The Lewiston Dok-
kie orchestra will play for the
dance.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-11-15
8 WOOD
BUY DAIRY STOCK

Sixteen head of prize winning pure
bred Guernsey cattle, comprising two
bulls and fourteen cows and heifers,
were received Tuesday night from
Portland by Jack Wood, and were
taken to the Spencer & Wood ranch,
south of town, to be added to the
already large herd of Guernseys.
The cattle, bought in Portland by
Craig Spencer, on advice of A. L. Wal
lace a Guernsey breeder, of Yakima,
are declared to not only be the best
Continued ON last page)
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-11-15

The learned Harvard Professor
Shaler in his book on the mob de-
cIares that even gathering OF clergy
men by certain influences could De
turned into a murderous lynching MOB
Our animal ancestors are still awe
in the brains that we inherit from
them.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-11-15
Is MILLIONS OF
MARKS ON LETTER
FROM GERMANY

Idea of extent of depreciation
of German marks may be gained
by the fact that a letter recent
ly received from Germany by
the law firm of Fogg & Campbell,
OF this city, required 10 million
marks in postage stamps. I'm
der normal exchange, a mark is
worth 23.S cents in U. S. money.
Before the war, the postage now
required on the letter would
have amounted to $3,570,000 in
q. s. money. The mark has
further deprecated since the let
ter was mailed.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-11-15
RICH GOLD STRIKE

Rich gold strike is reported in the
old Harmon & Morrow property, in
the Ten Mile. A 100-foot tunnel was
recently completed on the property,
and contract has been let for $50 feet
more of tunnel. The property is own
ed by f. o. Miller, of Lewiston.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-11-15
-FOUR CAUGHT
IN DRAGNET BY.
DRY OFFICERS.
Eller and Government Off
Gals Nab Alleged Viola
tors of Prohibition Laws
Sweep Part of Idaho County
Between Kamiah and Carl
bel; Get Men and Booze

Wholesale raid on alleged violators
of the federal prohibition laws was
staged by Sheriff w. III. Eller and
three government officials last Thurs
day and Friday when they swept that
part of Idaho county lying between
Kamiah and Caribel, with the result
that federal charges of manufacturing
and possession of intoXicants were
lodged against four men, and guam
tity of alleged booze and liquor manu-
featuring apparatus was seized by
the officials.
With the Idaho county sheriff on
the raid were James Rice, Frank Mar
Ter and Ed Marsteen, all U. S. Off
Gals.
Finding themselves in the tolls of
the law, for alleged violation of the
dry statutes, are Martin johnson, ].
o. Willis, J. G. Matthews and George
VERDICT.
Two Barrels of Mash
Leaving Kamiah late Thursday, the
officers went to Tommy-Ha-Ha canyon,
left their car, and walked to the Mar
tin johnson ranch, where they found
two 50-gallon barrels of alleged mash
behind a stove. They arrested John
son.
Friday morning, Sheriff Eller and
Officer Rice proceeded toward Caribel
On the road, they met J. G. Matthews.
and requested that he accompany
them to Caribel In searching Mat
thews' place, at Caribel, the officers
found six gallons of so-called moon
shine, and trunk full of beaver hides.
Matthews was arrested on the liquor
charge, and a game warden was no
titled of the discovery of the beaver
hides. If is unlawful to kill beaver
in Idaho.
Returning to the johnson place,
where the officers had spent the night,
they located boiler, which they be-
lieve was used in making Illicit
liquor, and also found other parts of
still.
Proprietor Away from Home
On their road back to Kamiah, the
officers searched the ]. o. Willis place,
where they declare they found still
and half gallon of moonshine. VIII
lis was not at home, but he has been
notified to appear and answer to fed
eral charges.
At the Joe VERDICT place, which later
was searched, they discovered a small
copper still, quantity of moonshine,
a small barrel of dandelion wine and
another barrel of what the officers
believe to be wine, Sheriff E1ler said
on his return to Grangeville. VERDICT
who is crippled, was ordered to report
Continued on last page
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-26
"Scotty" Russell Recalls Filing on
Land Just y Years Ago Yesterday

president of the Southern Pacific
railway lines in Mexico.
"Scottv' filed on 800 acres, sit
uated about two miles south of the
present McCabe schoolhousc and
immediately began the work of
clearing tie land and maklrg it
fit for cultivation.
This was not his first trip to the
valley, he having been here as early
as 1896 with surveying parties, and
has remained through al the ups
and downs of the valley since that
time.
Fund of Rich Stories.
One of theN real pioneers of the
valley, = Scotty' still retains an
active interest IN all the affairs Of
the comnGnity, and has host of
friends His fund Of stories IT the
early days here is ineybaustible and
told in his own droll way are doub
~ interesting.
He stated today that being good
Scotchman, he is always able 10 res
member the date he filed on his
land, rs ii is the birthday Of
Bobby Barns, the Immortal
stotehman.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-26
LABOR LEADERS
PLANNING MUCH
NEWLECELATION
Labor Chiefs Gratified at
Personnel of House
Committees

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 26.-The
California state federation OF labor
hiss sent a strong delegation 10 Sac
ramento TO work for the passage OF
- program Of labor legislation which
the organization hopes to see en-
acted during the present session.
Labor chiefs are unanimous IN
their approval Of the committees on
labor named in both houses, Sena'
tor Daniel c. Murphy,past president
Of the state federation of labor,
heads the upper house committee,
while JOSEPH +. lnrms, of'San Fran
cisco, is chairman of the assembly
labor committee. Nine of the IL
members of the assembly committee
are regarded rs pro.labor.
The complete legislative program
which the labor federation is ad-
Sancing is rs follows:
Amendment to the women's eight
hour law TO include work taken
from the establishment to be com
pleted at home.
Amendment to the law requiring
employers TO publish strike notices,
to require them also to publish SAM
tary aud living conditions of camps.
Law requiring shcriffs to notify
the state labor commissioner in
eases Of attachment so that wage
claims of workers will be amply
protected. ~ =
Amendment to the elevator law,
making compulsory the placing of
seats whore operators may sit ON
them.
Amendment to the act providing
for one days rest in seven. to
make it criminal to permit employees
to work seven days without rest.
Amendment to the nine hour drug
clerk law to overcome It recent ad-
verse court ruling.
Amendment to the small claims
court law to allow filing labor
claims in it and allowing the labor
commissioner to appear in behalf
Of workers. -b
Law permitting labor commission
crs TO file civil claims for wages
without the customary filing fee.
Several amendments strengthen
ing the w0rkmcn's compensation,
insurance and safety act.
Protection of. flour, grain and
grist mills workers from dnsr.
Prohibiting the use Of the word
"co-operative" by industries not
truly organized on a cooperative
basis in which workers share IN the
profits.
Providing toilet facilities for mo-
tion picture machine operators.
Prohibiting small boys and girls
from operating motion picture ma
chimes In public schools.
Closing schools on Washington 8
Birthday and Labor day. ~.
Extension Of the women & mini.
mum wage law to cover school
( teachers. -.sk >-4'
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-26

Twenty-Five years ago Yesterday,
d.. Russell, known throughout I'M
pcrial Valley us "ScOtty' Russell,
landed at Flowing Wells aud made
the long trip over the desert to
make the first payment on his land,
on which he had filed in Los An
geleS the day previous.
In speaking of the occurrence to-
day, "Scotty' said he made the
trip overland from Flowing Wells
on horseback after midnight, and
was weighted down with "A money
belt slung across his shoulder, con
tanning the money for his first pay
mcnt. 1t was Il hard lonesome trip,
with none of the convenienccs ex,
listing today, ana no human Eabita
ton between Flowing Wells and his
destination at Cameron Lake,
Randolph Came Too. A
On tho train down from Los An
gelcs, he was accompanied by Epes
Randolph, who later wQs instru.
mental in saving the valley from de
struetion when the Colorado River
came in 1905, and still later was
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-26
GREAT BRITAIN
MAY ORDER ALL
SOLDIERS HOME
Views With Growing
Alarm PrecariOus
Ruhr Situation

LONDON. Jan. % Great Britain
Is today regarding the Rhur situa-
tioh as more serious than at ANY
time since France began her march
into Germany. 1t is understood
tnat Bonar Law tavDrs immediate
withdrawal of British troops from
the Rhine, and only England S ~
tense desire TO prevent Il further
split with France prevents immedi
;te orders to bring the troops home.
The British cabinet, rheet1as~to=
day, is expectea9sto vote against
Withdrawing troops because lit is
turbulence. However. recent distur-
dances and Wilderness occurring in
felt to do so only increases German
occupied towns are viewed with gen
unine alarm. and it is said there is
II strong undercurrent of sympathy
with France.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-26
GERMANY CALLS.
ON CITIZENS TO.
PREPARE FOR NEED
Complete Blockade of All
Resisting Districts is :.
Planned
by United Press

ESSEN, Jan 26.-According to
French reports no fuel will be per-
mitted to pass from the Ruhr dis
trict into German hands outside. A
complete blockade of the whole val
ley is to be rigidly enforced as pun
ishments for outbreaks and violence
against French troops in various
parts of the occupied zone. The
blockade line passes through bort
mund, Castrop and Recklinglraus
en-.
Germany is reported as preparing
herself for privatiOn, the govern
ment appealing to all good citizens
to give up Injuries to better meet
the coming urgent need of the
whole country.
An unconfirmed report state tina;
seigc is declared in Tricr as an
outgrowth of anti-French demon
STATIONS.
French guns and tanks are said
to have taken Il warlikc position
about Essen and Dusseldorf and the
Germans face further coercion.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-26
PICK THIRTY IN
EFFORT TO GET
1928 GRAND JURY
Drawing of 10 Men Set
For Monday in Court
Judge Conkling to Start
Jury Off and Name
... Foreman Monday

Names of the panel for the grand
jury of Imperial County were
drawn this morning il Department.
No. >. of the superior court, Judge
Conklins Court. In AL 80 names wcrr
drawn and from these the gram.
jury of - will be chosen on Mon
DAY February ).
The panel drawn this morning in
c!udes, A. s. Carr, CaleXico; II. l..
Boone, DiNcl;nd; j. e.. Allison, Cal
cXico; +. b. Ferris, FL Cenrco; :.
Frank Locffer, Imperial; Sanford
+. Tyler, CaleXico; Edward Dool,
Calcxico: Sam Webb, lIoltvillr; A.
y. Bucklin, El Centre; b. IL. Lien,
FL Centre; W. +. Bcale, Brawley;
Alfred p. Sugg, FL Centre; S. +.
armstrong, Ealipatria; Lewis h.
Cooley, FL Centre; Joel Anderson,
IIoltville; +. T. McKim, Imrcrial;
J. A. Harris, Imperial; John J..
Laird, Brawley:D. l.. Russell, FL
Centre: }. G.. Hamilton, FL Centre
}. +. Stcintorf, Calcxico; Tyler W.
Seal, FL Centric; Ray Edgar. l.i Cen
tro; Edgar ID. Griffin, Holryille
phiIo Jones, Brawley; Jerome r.
Collins, Imperial; George NJ. Austin,
FL Centre; Mike Liebert, Seclcv:
Theodore A. i.ggleston. Calcxico.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-26
10 Purebred Bulls
Sold in Campaign

The Imperial County bull buying
committee has completed ITS second
day of work in the county. On
Wednesday Noel Ncgley and joel
Anderson of the Eastside Sunset
district in addition to the three
sales of the proceeding day. On the
same day l.. II. Moulton of the Cali
Farmer of the Central district sold
rornia Dairy Council and W. Il.
two IIoIstein bulls. This grings the
total number sold to date up to 10,
of which s are llOlstein and ,
Guernseys.
If any dairyman wishes bull UNI
der this purchase plan, it is import
ant that he notify the Farm Adj
visor office at once.
The list of dairymen who have
purchased bulls thus far are:
He. Hooker, Holstcin; lmficld
and Gianinni, lIolstein: John kub'
Ter, IIostein; Porter Ferguson, :
lIolstein; Lcgar Bros, lIolstein; Ed
gar. Myers, GUERNSEY; }. l.. Gilkcr-
son IIolstein; Frank Payo, li0istcin;
X. ,JSubOuchi, GUERNSEY.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-26
BACK; SEES SWING BILL SUCCESS
P'..El::.CanSeesN ew
Unity In Valley
After Years

p. E. Carr, formerly supervisor.
and always live wire of the Cal
exico section Of the county is in
the valley from Los Angeles to
visit his son. Mr.. Carr has al
ways retained interests III the
county and is an intelligent OBJ
server of valley conditions. He
stated to representative of the
Imperial Valley Press this morn
ing that for the first ti,Ee he
feels that the valleys big prob
lens are either behind us or in
process Of solution. Everywhere
there is a better feeling, Mr..
Carr says. Old mistakes have
been corrected and industry is
being reduced to a business basis.
Mr.. Carr gives the Press credit
for having welded an important
influence in consolidating the
county, eliminating old dissen-
sions and welding all interests
into a unit.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-26
Imperial County
Will Elect Queen
toll. A. Festival


LOS ANGELES. Jan. 26.- Seven
counties of Southern California and
the lower portion of the San Joa-
quin valley extending as far north
as Fresno, will be given an oppor.
tunity TO select queen to reign
for day, to be set apart as her
day, at the first American Histori-
cal Revue and Motion Picture. Tx
position, to be given in Exposition
Park. Los Angeles, next summer IN
commemoration of the hundredtk
anniversary of the Monroe Doe
trine
The seven counties asked to select
queens are San Diego. Imperial, Siin
Bernardino, Riverside, Orange. Ven
tura and Santa Barbara. 4
\ cash prize Of 5000 will ne Civ
en- the lucky girl elected queen IN
each of these eight districts. Prizes
of 300 and $50 will also be given
respectively to those who are second
end third in each district. Each
queen may give a ball in honor Of
The interest or geographical district
she represents. She will also b.,
eligible for the grand prize OF 500.
competition for which is open to
the winners of all classes.
The queen of the premiere, or
formal opening of the Revue and
Exposition, will be chosen frons
within The motion picture inlustry;
since the industry is sponsoring the
entire event
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-26
ParSOn Justice
Sends Up Il at
One Time Today

Having changed their previous
pleas of not guilty to guilty, the Is
men arrested. in a raid at Hebcr
Monday night by squad of Officers
headed by Sheriff Charles Gillett,
were given a hearing before fle
Rev. n. II. Hudson, justice of the
peace at lIeber, Yesterday.
J. A. Cox, Pete Martinez, f. +.
&eelc, John Garrettc and Fred
Schmalzc were fined 800 each Tor
gambling. James Richards, Ed.
OComnor, George Lawrence, Pete
Leya, n. Il. Gomez, A. Amador, g..
Lavcras ard G. Oeeta, all of whom
where charged with being found in
house where gambling was going
on were sentenced to 10 days in jail
each, the court suspcnding execution
of the sentence in each ease.
While returning from Heller, Dis
trict Attorney i. r. Utley and his
assistant, A. u, Robbins, chased Il
ear on the highway, which was trav-
cling at 4 fast pace. Upon over tax
ing it in this city, they arrested
two Amcriranized Cinnamon, and
brought them before Judge |. May
field, where they paid fines of SO
each. Today, just to show the dis
trict attorney that they have no
hard feelings, both boys made a
visit to his office and presented him
with n box of cigars. so that Off
cials lat the courthouse are now
smoking good cigars on the district
attorney, and he is thinking of go
ing into the speeder catching bust
ness as regular thing.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-26
c. OF c. VOTES MANY
THANKS TO DAIRY
DAY ASST S T A N rs

Directors of the I'll Centre Cham.
Der of Commerce passed resolution
at the regular meeting Wednesday,
expressing the appreciation of the
organization to Governor Inocei,tc
Lugo, OF the northern district Of
lower. california, for his courtesy
in permitting the military hand to
play at the Dairy Day celebration
held in this city last Saturday. The
secretary was instructed tn pre,s,rs
a suitable resolution and forward
a copy to Governor Lugo.
resolution extending the con-
ordinations of the local ofganixA-
lion TO II. II. Clark, recently elect.
ed president of the Calesieo Chain.
her OF Commerce was passed, plelg-
ing continuation of the eo.opei..
ton that has always existed he
tween the two bodies.
a third resolution was passed.
extending the thanks of che diree.
tors and members of the Chandler
of Commerce to the members Of the
various committees in charge Of the
First Annual Dairy Day celebration.
and 10 all who in any way assisted
in making the event grand soc.
cess.
The directors transacted consitiey,
able Eputine business and discussed
Informally, several topics % iutss
est to the work planned BIZ the 81.
ganization for this YEAR.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-26
COTTON MARKET
Imperial Ice and Development Co.
To Build PRECEDING Plant Here
If Experiments Prove Successful

Experiments are being made by
the Imperial lee and Development
company which, if successful, will
prove of the greatest Importance
to Imperial county vegetable and
melon industries. At present about
$4,000 is being expended in the con
struction Of an experimental pre-
cooling plant, following in design
the construction of similar plants on
the coast. The plant is located on
the liolton inter-urban at Third
street and it is expected to have it
completed in time to make trial
/, at cooling melons and perhaps
some lettuce shipments.
In the citrus industry preceding
has proved IN unqualified success.
Preceding, when sue .essful, takes
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-26

the place of icing and in certain
respects even has some advantages
over icing. While doubt is enter
tanned regarding its complete prac-
ticability in the handling Of I'M
pcrial Valley crops, the Southern
Sicrras desires to try it out fully
under hot weather conditions before
cquipping upon Il large scale.
The property Of the old gas com
pany has been purchased by the
Southern Sierras Construction com
pany and when demonstration has
been made under all local conditions
tho company plans to construct u
big preceding plant at this loca'
ton and equip to handle business ON
q large scale. If complete sue.
cess it is probable that plants will
also be built ut other locations.