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The Seward gateway., 1923-01-02
Washington Message States
 Pinchotism Strong Factor
TO PREVENT E ATION WIDE POLITICAL BATTLE ALL PLANS FOR RETIREMENT OF ALASKA
 ABANDONED-BUSINESSI IS TABOO

SEATTLE, Jan. 2-The Seattle Daily Times. thru it's correspondent Washington today received information which indicates that Alaska wl not receive complete con- sideration at the hands of the administration.
 Ashmun Brown, Times representative, stated as fol- ows Because of the Pincho school of conservation ad herents of that party again successfully imposing their ideas upon the of the United States and the wholesome plan for recognizing the government on scientific and business lines have been defeated and all e forts encourage development in the principal federal territory Alaska, have been brought to naught
 he administration has discovered that to establish these reforms would entail the entering into of bitter and intense political battle that would be natlon"1oe III it's scope and has determined in view of other fights which it has on its hands, in conjunction with other wholesome policies desires establish the game of the Northland is not worth the candle it takes to play the game.
 The threatened situation is the same as contributed to he downfall and destructn of the Taft administration
The Seward gateway., 1923-01-02

SEATTLE, Jan. 2.-Frank Richardson Pierce, short story writer of Seattle said today that he would mmed- ate write book on Alaska which will be without prece dent It will be story without danceha scene and Will Lave no squaw man. It will show Alaska as 1t is today
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
Which Shall IT
Re--the Indian
or the Gamer?

is not on moral grounds, but to let
the fish get by the traps and into
the streams on that one day.
Fish Is Life to Indians
AS 8 matter of fact, the Sunday
law is not observed. The Indians
are not voluntarily in the business
of selling fish. To them fish means
life. Not only as means of liveli-
hood, for they feed the fish to the
dogs that draw their sleds. If they
are unable to get fish thy are UNI
able to eat and cannot go anywhere
else. So they just starve where
they are.
Various suggestions have been
made to Mr.. Hoover for the settle
ment of this problem which may no.
appear in the ~...ted States, but
which is of paramount interest here
One plan suggested is for closed
season on fishing for a month dur
ing which time the traps must not
be operated.
Another is to set aside certain re
serves for Indians to fish in. A
third, which seems most likely OF
becoming basis for settlement, is
to treat each locality separately and
try and work out arrangements fol
both the canning companies and the
Indians to get fish.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
Did You Know
1t Rained Here?

Possibly most folks didn t know
it, but it rained in FL Centre this
morning, if few drops of water
cen be called rain. The unusual
occurrence happened shortly after
8 clock, and folks who were on
the street at that time were sur
prised to feel the sprinkle. There
was plenty of humidity in the air
at the time, and the sky was stud
ded with clouds, accounting for the
moisture. The, sprinkle was not
even of sufficient volume to settle
the dust, and could hardly be
noticed, but it was rain, neverthe-
less, and something to be excited
about at this time of the year.
1t brought to mind the story an
cold timer here tells of an August
day several years ago when it
rained at noon, and the rain was so
hot that lots of fellows caught it in
cups and enjoyed the luxury of a
hot-water shave. That one should
win him the prize.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
PRINCESS PLEA
FOR PRIVILEC ES
DENIED in JAIL
by United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, July l1.-Friends of
beautiful Princess Marie, held in
jail here charged with the murder
of her husband, Prince Ali FANNY
of Egypt, will attempt to obtain her
release on bail, it was learned today.
Their efforts will probably be
fruitless, as persons held on a
charge of murder usually are not
permitted to be freed on bond.
The princess was reported about
to undergo an operation, aAd If one
IS necessary, she will be compelled
to content herself with Il room in
tie prison hospital.
The authorities do not seem will
ing to accede to the requests of the
prIncess for special privileges. They
have granted her only one tonces-
sion yet-when she was leaving the
hotel for Jail she askd that she be
permitted to ride in taXicab in
stead of the "black Maria and
the police consented. The inquest
into the prince S death will be held
tomorrow.
1t was learned today that the
prince IS family opposed the mar
riage on religious grounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
JUDGES RULING
GIVES MACEE A
SEVERE SETBACK
By United Press Leased Wire

LAS VEGAS, N. NJ, July IL
Refusal of Judge David l.. Leally
to admit into evidence reports of
alleged shortagds in accounts of
San Miguel officials, has given an
other setback to the defense in the
contempt of court hearing for Carl
G.. Magee, Albuquerque publisher.
Magee is accused of contempt of
court for articles printed during his
trial on criminal libel charge
which Judge Leahy claims were in
tended to intimidate the court. The
publisher was found guilty and
sentenced to year in prison on the
libel charge.
Attorneys for Magee in the CON
tempt proceedings, claimed they
could prove the shortages existed
and that Judge Leahy's court was
lax in prosecuting alleged Offend
ers.
With the second day of the con.
tempt proceedings devoted to fur,
ther arguments on this question the
Las Vegas public, bored with the
legal verbiage, deserted the court
room. They are expected to re-
turn, however, when Magee resumes
the witness stand for cross exami-
nation.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN

Copyright, 1923, by United Press }
JUNEAU, Alaska, July l1.-The
question of cheaper canned salmon
for American households or starva.
tion for Alaska Indians is, in nut
shell, the issue around which the
Alaskan fishing problem is re-
volved.
Herbert Hoover, secretary of com
merce, hard at work on its solution
is leaning to the side of efficiency
and progress and against the In
dians. The problem is highly com
plicated by laws and regulations
and technicalities. In its essentials
however, canning companies il
Alaska which maintain traps at the
mouths of streams which prevent
the fish going into these stream,
have the right of monopoly on the
fishing privilege.
1t is just a question of the gold
box versus humanitarians.
The traps which catch the fish
cost $4,000 to set up. They catch
fish by the thousands. One trap
bout 60 miles from Ketchikar
caught 100000 salmon in q month
There is no closed season on sal
mon except when the fish are not
running. During the season, Sun
day is supposed to be closed. Thi;
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
ELEVEN DEAD,
TWENTY HURT
IN EXPLOSION
Revised Check Shows
CHASTITY Toll From
Blast
by United Press Leased Wire

ALTON, H., July 11.-Eleven
persons, including six women, were
killed and twenty were injured in
an explosion late yesterday ut the
Western Cartridge company plant
at East Alton, according to a re
vised check today.
The blast, which partially wreck
ed the plant and rocked homes and
broke windows miles away, is
thought by officials to have been
caused by ignition Of powder by a
friction spark from machinery in
the salvage department.
The explosion came in series of
detonations that blew workers into
bits, making identidifation in some
eases necessary by elimination.
Exploding cartridges shot in al
directions, cutting down victim.
and mingling with roars from ex.
plosive containers on the salvaging
as if they We're bursted by tornado
machines. Parts of walls fell out
suction.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
SCHOOL OPENS
ON SEPT. II

AS there seems 80 oe some uncer-
tainty on the part of parents and
school children as to the exact date
of the opening Of school, the an
nouncement has been made from the
county superintendent s office that
Monday September II, is the day
when the elementary and high
SCHOOLS throughout the valley will
open. This date is in accordance
with the rule generally followed of
opening the first Monday following
the 10Th of the month.
1t is further announced that most
of the teachers have already signed
their contracts for next fall, and
same now are on file at the superin-
tendent s office.
This fall will see the opening of
new school in Westmorland for the
Mexican children. The new build
ings at Jasper is reported nearly
complete at the present time. The
repairs on the Brawley High Sch" i
wl.i probably be finished by fall
so everything will be in silap-.
throughout the county to facilitate
the work of the young students
when they return from their vaca-
tions.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
STEAMER CRASHES
AGROUND IN FOG,
CREW OF 35 SAFE
gy United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
The lumber steamer Sdyney NJ.
Hauptman, carrying crew Of 35
men, grounded off Westport, near
the mouth of the Columbia River,
early today, according to advices
received at the harbor station here.
The crew is reported in no danger.
The vessel of 1000 tons regis
try. is under command of Captain
Cullen, is booked to the Mccormick
Steamship Company and is operated
in domestic trade. Radio calls for
a tug were sent to Portland and it is
hoped that she may be floated
again today.
No statements as to The condition
of her hull were contained in the
messages.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
INCOME TAX FRAUD
SENDS 3 WEALTHY
ST. MEN TO PRISON

SAN FRANCISCO, July IL
Three wealthy San Francisco junk
dealers must serve terms in Leavcn.
worth penitentiary and pay heavy
fines for returning fraudulent in
come tax returns. Martin G. Levin,
Joseph Levin and Samuel Levin,
found guilty of fraud and perjury
i'll their income tax statements for
1920, We're sentenced by Federal
John S. Partridge to terms of i'm
prisonment in the county Jail and
federal peitentiary totalling six
years eight months and four days
and to pay total of $4,000 in
fines.
The Levins represented their in
come for 1920 as $9,335.25. The
government proved that the aggre-
gate exceeded 100000 n loss to
the government in taxes of more
than $21 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
LOWEST PRICE ON
WHEAT SINCE 1914

CHICAGO, July 11.-.july Wheat
dropped to the lowest price since
1914 on the Chicago Board of Trade
today.
Wheat for July delivery crashed
from Il high of $1.00 3-S to low of
80 1-9, record low price for nine
years. The price recovered slight
ly at the close and transactions
were made at 99M. September and
December wheat sold for the low
est price since 1915. September
wheat sold at low of % 5-S per
bushel; December for $1.01. Sep
tember remained down mt the close,
but December reacted IL.
Traders staged Il near riot in the
wheat pit as the price crashed low
er and lower. Buying was wild and
excited.
Many traders believed that the
price will go lower owing to reports
of bumper crop both in the United
States and foreign countries. All
agreed that "doilar wheat IS pr
badly here to stay for the remaind-
er of the year at least.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
FRANCE MOVES
TO STOP BR EAK
WITH ENGLAND
Willing to Conc e d g
to Preserve Entente
Intact
| OPINION DI VIDE ID
French Ambassador and
j Lord CurzOn in
Conference
By LLOYD ALLEN

LONDON, Jl..y IS n c e
moved today to prevent a threat
ened rupture of the entente over
reparations.
On the eve of announcement of
new British policy-which is be
lieved to involve a separate settle
ment with Germany-the French
government took steps to avert the
break. Britain, having failed to
dissuade France from her Ruhr pol
icy, was about to announce inten
tion of making her own reparations
agreement with Germany. France
now has offered to recede from her
aggressive stand if it can be done
without loss of face.
This is understood to have been
the gist of conversation between
'he Frerch amhassador and Lord
Curzon, foreign secretary.
Wnle the Drltlsn press IS pesSlm-
istic in belief that the end of the
entente is at hand, the Paris news
papers today refuse to believe there
will be rupture.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
WHEAT DROPS TO LOWEST PRICE in YEARS
PRESS WILL GIVE
Fight RETUR Ms
THURSDAY NIGHT

Tn accordance with its policy
of keeping sport followers i'll
Imperial Valley posted On the
big events in the sporting world,
the Imperial Valley Press will
tomorrow night receive over the
leased United Press wire, the re-
turns OF the Willard-Firpo scrap
which will be hsld in New Jersey
rity. The big fight, Web is az
lracti,,y unusual attention all
over the country, will decide
.wo questions; whather Willard
haa really come back, and wheth-
II The "Wi'd Bull Of the Pam
pas' is really OF championship
timber.
The scrap is scheduled to start
about 6 O'Clock, Pacific Coast
time, and returns should begin
coming il shortly after that time.
The results will be bulletinel on
tine windows at the Press office,
end the same high star lard of
Gervice maintained as was the
case on July Fourth when the
returns of the Dempsey Gibbons
battle at Shelby were bulletined.
Come along and watch the big
scrap.
Interest in the fight is so
gcreral that an extra will
also be issued by The Press, tell
irg the results of the fight and
giving the round-by-round de
tails Of what may prove to be
a fight fraught with the great
est Importance since Dempsey
put on the crown four years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
u |. w. WIS.
FOUNDGUUTY
in L. A. COURT
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, July 1I.-Twen,
ty-seven /. w. w. were found guilty.
of criminal syndicalism on two
counts by a jury III Judge McCor-
mick s court today. Each count
carries penalty of from to IA
years in the penitentiary.
There WAS no demonstration when
the jury read its verdict. The jury
deliberated over night before reach
ing its verdict.
One of the defendants, c. j. Sui
Ivan, also is under sentence of n
$500 fine or 250 days in jail for
contempt of court.
Those convicted were arrested
during the W u front strike last
Nav. Conviction was obtained
under the Interpretation of the Cali
fornia law which holds shat mem
bership in the I. w. w. is automat-
icallv violation of the law which
prohibits participation in an organ
ization sponsoring the overthrow of
the government by force and vio-
lence and advocates sabotage.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
So. Cal. May Have
Its Own Prison

SACRAMENTO, July 1l.-A
state prison for Southern California
i'll the near future was evidenced to-
day by George Radcliffe, chairman
of the state board of control
Excessive cost of transportation
to the two present prisons and over
crowded conditions will make it
necessary for the next legislature to
take some definite action ON the
matter, he said.
Miss Nellie Brewer Pierce, mem,
Der of the board, agreed with Rad
cliff that :. would be better bust
ness to build a new prison in the
southern part of the state than to
make additions to the existing pris-
0ns.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
3 Pct. of State >
Children Are
LabOrers.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, il

SACRAMENTO, CAL, July
11-Threc per cent of all the
children of California are clessed
as child laborers in a report made
public today by Walter G.. Math-
ewson, labor commissioner. The
number is 9,057.
In the last decade the num-
ber of children in industry has
decreased "a per cent, the re-
port shows.
Ir Sacramento, San Diego and
Alameda, Al per cent of children
under Is years of age, are work
ers, says Mathewson. In San
Francisco the percentage is 3.4
and in Los Angeles 81. San
Diego shows the highc1t proper
tion of employed boys, with a
percentage of IL pdr cert. San
Francisco, Stockton ard Sacra-
mento in the ordered named have
the highest number of girl work
crs under is.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
WILD SCENES AS
FIGURE DROPS
BELOW A DOLLAR
Bumper Crops in u. S.
and Europe Cause of
Slide
LOWEST SINCE 1914
Same Old Trick Says
Prominent Kansas
Farmer
LOWEST SINCE 1914
by United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, July 11.-New wheat
sold for less than 81 en- the Chicago
Board of Trade today.
Advices from ali wheat sections
Of the United States and Canada
predicted enormous yields and stat
ed that excellent weather assured
carly harvesting.
The news was greeted with a rush
to sell and prices dropped quickly
to new lows for the season.
simultaneously with forecasts. of
big American yield, news from
practically all sections OF Europe
Indicated the continent will har-
vest its largest wheat crop since the
war and wheat in the Liverpool
market sold for IL pence under
yesterdays s figures. July and Sep
tember future deliveries were quot
ed at 90 IS cents. several transac-
tions being made at this figure.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July IL
Grain markets in the southwest to-
day failed to reflect the full ex-
tent of the slump in quotations on
the Chicago Board of Trade. Prices
of wheat have been under heavy
pressure for several days although
receipts have not been unusually
large.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
BUSINESS WOMEN
DEADLOCK OVER
SEX LEGISLATION
Convention Splits Over
Backing Up Laws for
Women

PORTLAND, Ore, July 1.-THE
question of women s legislation has
split the national convention of Fed
Grafton of Professional and Business
Women S Clubs in session here.
Following long discussion in com
mittees and on the floor the pro-
position of whether the organization
should go on record for or against
class Legislation for women was ex-
pected to be decided today.
1t will be settled by action on
resolutions presented by the legis-
lative committe which met last
night and drew up the propositions
for consideration.
One group of delegates is opposed
to all legislation for members of the
sex. 1t has for leaders some of the
most prominent women in attend
ance.
Hopelessly Divided
This faction claims that by pass.
ing laws-minimum wage statues
eight hour day legislation, or other
protective measures, applicable to
women alone-they are at once dis.
credited in their claim of equality
with men in the business world.
Only through being allowed to &c
out and work on an equal basis
with men can they establish then
right to occupy shoulder-to should
er position in all lines of endeavor
these delegates hold.
Another group, it is believed q
smaller one, contends that women
because they are physically the in
ferior of men, should be given the
handicap which minimum wage
law or an eight hour day affords.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
MERCHANT AND
WIFE OF BORDER
CITY ARE JAILED
Claim Won an w a S
Married, Hearing
Tomorrow

A. C. Bassi, prominent Calexico
merchant, and Mrs. Florence Eassi
are under arrest at the county Jail,
the latter charged with bigamy and
the former accused of marrying her,
knowing her to be married woman.
Following complaint made to the
district attorneys office, Sheriff
Charles L. Gillett and Deputy Sher-
iff Cswalt visited Bassi this morn
ing at his place of business at 219
Imperial Avenue, Calexico, and
placed the couple under arrest.
Bassi accompanied the officers
without protest when shown the
warrant for his arrest, but made no
statement in regard to the case.
According to the records st the
court house, Arb.ise G. BGssi and
Florence Janice McBroom obtained
q marriage license here on March
2S and were married the same day
by Recorder Paul Steintorf, at
CaleXico. At the time the license
WIS issued, Bassi filled out the GER
tifieate, stating that he had previ-
ously been married, but was then a
widower. Miss McBroom stated it
was her first marriage.
Bassi has been in the secondhand
business in Calexico for several
years and is well known in the bor-
der city. He is native OF Switzer-
land and the records show him to be
40 years old. Mrs. Bassi is native
of Oklahoma and gave her age at
the time the marriage license was
issued is 2S years. AT the .laIl this
morning she gave her age as &c
years. Arrangements are being
made for Il preliminary hearing to-
morrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
French Are Willing to Conciliate Great Britain
AutOist Drives
12O Hours at
Stretch!

INDIANAPOLIS, July IL
Fl. L. Lockwood, of Hollywood,
Cal, today broke all records for
continuous automobile driving.
Handcuffed to the steering
wheel of his machine and with
IN assistant feeding him and
talking to drive away sleep,
Lockwood had been driving 100
hours at noon today. The old
record was los hours according
to officials Of the Durant Motor
corporation conducting the test.
Lockwood started from New
York Thursday night; drove to
Indianapolis and since has been
driving without stop between
Indianapolis and Richmond, Ind.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11

Cantaloupe shipments yesterday;
Arizona IS, Arkansas S, Turlock
section of California /; Imperial
Valley 81; North Carolina /; South
Carolina s; Georgia 1. Total for
the day 1853. Cars ordered Tor to-
day e8. Total Imperial Valley ship
ments to date this year are 1867,
last year 11,505; 1921, 10,o38.
Local shipping point informa-
tion. Maximum temperature 1903;
market dull, with few sales, stand
ards 1.25M1.50 cash track.
Today's markets; Chicago 1.55 on
track; slightly stronger, mostly
2.75; Pittsburgh 142 cash on track,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
Cantaloupe Shipments
BY Bureau Of Agricultural Economics

2.25@2.50; Kansas City, stronger
$50; Detroit stronger ESQ; Denver
no market established; Buffalo
steady, 2.50@3.00; Bostor, steady
for good stock mostly 2.75; st. Louis
active, $50; Cincinnati strong $50;
Los Angeles dull. 2.OO@225; Cleve-
land slightly weaker, 2.25@250; In
dianapolis steady, 500; Minneapolis
stronger 3.25@3.5o; st. Paul strong
Ell, $50; Baltimore steady, 2.75;
Philadelphia dull, 2.00@2.50; New
York slightly stronger our good
stock, 2.50@3.00; Arizona's $50.
Market seems to be comir,g back
generally.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
Famous Farmer
Lays Trouble
to Specula t ors
By United Press Leased Wire

HUTCHINSON, Kan, July IL
"The same old trick of the specu-
lators, forcing prices of wheat down
when farmers have grain.
That was the comment on the
sensational stump in wheat prices
today of Chester 0 Meal. farmer,
who gave President Harding figures
showing that with prices of wheat
in Chicago $1.25 a bushel, farmers
here would lose money on their
crop.
"With wheat selling below $l a
bushel, farmers who have not dis
posed of their wheat vet are facing
serious losses,'' O'Neal said. 81
have not threshed the wheat which
the president hoped to harvest yet,
but most likely my neighbors are
selling now and will be forced to
take heavy losses, With wheat sell
ing under 81 in Chicago we cannot
expect more than Is cents here.'
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
Third Round on
in Golf Meet
by United Press Leased Wire

INWOOD OUNTRY CLUB,
Long Island, July 1l.-A third
group of professional and amateur
golf stars got away today in the
third qualifying round of the ma
tional open championship.
Monday it was Gene Sarazen,
present title holder, who sustained
the dope and went around in par.
Tuesday it was Joe Kirkwood, the
adamant Australian, now Il New
Yorker, who broke the course rec
ord. Today Walter Hagen, the ia
vorite to win the championship,
faced the narrowing test.
Hagen teed off with Mac Donald
Smith, Burlingame, Cal, to try his
accuracy. Hagen, former holder of
the British open championship and
half dozen other titles, at present
holds no title, though he is near top
form.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
81 DIE IN
II. r. WRECK

Bv tInited Press Leased Wire
CARLSBAD, July 11.-Fifty
four persons lost their lives
early today in railway accid-
ent near Clausenberg, in Ruma-
mia, according to Bucharest dis
patches.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
Nab 22 Members
of Leviathan as
Cunard Deserters

BY United Press Leased Wire
SOUTHAMPTON, July H.
Twenty two members of the
crew of the Leviathan which
docked here yesterday, were
served today with summons i'll
which they were charged with
having deserted from British
ships, principally Cn,lrd liners.
The summons must be return
cd tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-11
3 Die In Worst
Storm of Season
by United Press Leased Wire

DETROIT, Mich, July ll.-Three
persons were killed and thousands
of dollars damage was done to prop
erty and crops in southern Michigan
late yesterday when the section was
hit by one of the worst rain and
electrical storms of the season.
The dead were Dorothy Roman,
Is; Leon Lavina, %, and Wallace
Vannote, 10.