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BACK ACHED
TERRIBLY
Mrs. Robinson Tells How She
Found Relief by Taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Amarillo, Texas. back was my
greatest trouble. 1t would ache SO that
, 1923-05-24

ID ELATIONS between Great Britain
IN and Russia probably Will not be
ruptured despite Curzon's ultimatum.
That fierce note, 1t seems was really
dictated by the foreign minister's Of
Se0ded mou propre and was not
backed up by the business men of
England The soviet government, also,
was not DESTROYS Of trouble and Leonld
Krassln flew from Moscow to London
in an airplane to try to smooth over
the difficulties. He declared Russla
was quite willing to adjust any COM
plants, and was graciously received
by the British officials. II was pre-
dicted in London that the net result
would be that relations with Russia
would be strengthened and made
closer instead CT being broken.
Rumania, however, has shown sharp
er dlsapproval of the soviet regime.
ENJOYS from Moscow were in Buchar-
est to negotiate a commercial treaty.
They demanded hat Rumania recog-
nize the soviet government, and Pre-
mier Bratlanu replied that II this was
necessary to the making OF the treaty,
bis country would get along without
the pact. The Moscow ENJOYS we're
then given their passports and sent
home.
, 1923-05-24
news review OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Secretary Hughes Declares
League of Nations a Failure
in Enforcing Peace.
FRIENDSHIP IS ONLY WAY

York's "Wet" Leglslation-Greece
Threatens to Fight Turkey
Great Britain and Russia
Likely to Reach
Accord.
, 1923-05-24
OLD?

n. or direct from H-ait Tn. chsmiss. hs-phis. In..
, 1923-05-24

CETTLEMENT of the costs of the
American army of occupation was
reached last week so far as II could
be by Elliott Wadsworth and the al
lied representatives In Paris. but Il
may be Washington will not accept the
plan. The allies agreed, as Mr.. Wads-
worth asked, that the sums advanced
by America for the costs Of its army
of occupation shall be repaid over a
period of 10 years; second. these pay
ments will be made by the r%eparations
commission from the cash sums paid
by Germany on the reparatlons nc
count with absolute priority of %
per cent on each years payments for
- years.
But these conditions were attached :
First. the United States is to negotiate
separately with Germany for the pay
ment OF 1.OOO.Oo0,O00 gold marks; sec
ond, such payments when agreed on.
are TO go through the separations
commission. undergoing the customary
process of the Belgian priority before
the American share Is taken out F.:
third, the United States promises
not 20 pass any recovery act" or high
import tax on German goods.
MOT so serious as at first reported
~ but bad enough was the disaster
that befell Hot Springs, Ark, known
as the American Spa" Following a
terrific food. fires broke out and many
buildings. including several hotels,
were destroyed. The property loss
was estimated Mt s1.0o0.0oo. but no
lives were lost.
, 1923-05-24

IRON various government agencies
l. In Washington there came last
week reports further confirming the
stories of enormous general prosperity
in the United States. The railroads
are doing a record-6reaking business
in hauling the products of factory and
farm. and although agriculture has not
yet come in for Its full share of he
good times, the Increased buying pow
err of the farmer is shown by the
spring orders Of general stores and
the new business of man-order houses.
In Its report on Industrial employment
conditions for April 80 the Department
Of Labor says there is little unemploy-
ment anywhere in the country, and
Increased demands for all classes of
skilled labor, skilled mechanics and
farm hands we're general during April.
The predicted shortage Of competent
farm labor already is a fact.
What is declared to be n SERIOUS
situation throughout the country" con-
fronts the building industry, and rep
r~esentatives Of all Its branches who
met in conference in New York last
Ntth uublltN u ltepihAlbh itNOIllltAu-
ing that all new building construction
be deferred for n few months in order
to check the steadily mounting cost
of both material and labor. Projects
under course of construction. II was
agreed, should be completed.
1t Is stated that building projects
totaling S100,OO0.O00 in New York city
and ~S75,OO0,0O0 in Chicago already are
held up indefinitely by high costs. In
the face Of this some OF the building
construction unions in both cities are
demanding further advances in wages,
and dealers in materials show no dis
position TO lower their prices.
a II THIS writing the Americans
n and Europeans held as hostages
by the Chinese bandits near Lincheng
have not been released. and anx-
lety over their fate Is increasing. The
outlaws have enlarged their demands,
and fhora IL lIkalihoOd fhnf thpv will
, 1923-05-24

believe from personal knowledge and
experience that 1t would be destruc-
tive of the best interests Of his coun-
try to become enmeshed In the poll
tics of Europe is branded as a can
didate against President Harding"
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
STEEL WORKERS
UNION AW ATS
MEETINGS @. K.

PORTLAND, Ore, October A.
An active campaign for the organi-
zation into trade unions of 100000
workers in the steel industry of the
U. s. today awaited only the ap.
proval of the American Federation
of Labor.
A resolution urging this sanction
is now before the, organization S
committee of the federation in con
vention here.
That it will receive the hearty
commendation of the labor dele
gates was admitted.
William Harmon, member of
the executive board Of the interna-
tional Association OF Machinists has
been selected as directing officer
of the organizing campaign.
The organization drive will also
include $4,000 miners in the Misaba
range in Minnesota, Harmon said.
First reports of the various COM
mittees to which were referred the
'95 resolutions introduced during
the opening days of the conven-
tion, were expected today. These
reports will start the debate on the
many and varied propositions con
fronting the convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
''THERE'LL BE A HOT TIME
In THE OLD TOWN TONIGHT

Ientro sit up and take notice. What
goes on in the initiation headquar>
ters will naturally be unknown, but
the wrecking crew promises to make
it interesting for the candidates. A
committee of Forty and Fighters
has been at work all day putting
the finishing touches on the equip:
ment necessary to give the candi
dates the time of their lives.
From All Over Valley
Members of the organization from
all parts of the valley will attend
the ceremonies and take an active
part in the street parade. Chief
Barker has extracted promise
from the committee in charge that
no bystanders are to be killed. What
happens to the candidates is their
own lookout and Bert Lemons will
be on hand to take care of any
thing that looks like a coroner S
business, ~'f 'A. lH
Everyone in town is invited to
see the parade, at their own risk,
and the same condition applies to
remaining near the initiation quar-
ters. CAS- a candidate, the writer
bids farewell to his friends and asks
them to make it carnations)
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04

Everything is set for the For
ty and Eight initiation in this
city tonight said Chief Deputy
Sheriff Charles f. Nice, who is
Grand Cheminot of the eX-service
mems order, and he added, any
one in Ell Centre w no doesn 4 know
there is something going ON, once
we get started had better make II
will, for he is near the end."
Between 90 and 25 candidates,
including Congressman Phil ID.
Swing, who has just returned from
Washington, will be initiated with
all the elaborate ceremonies that
accompanied the doings of the A. f.
F. in France. In other words,
there will be plenty of shot and
shell, and the wrecking crew T"
will have plentiful supply of mud
on hand to make the doings more
realistic An X.service mems af'
fair without mud wouldn't be ac-
cording to regulations.
The ceremonies, which will be
held in the store formerly occupied
by +. L. McCune, will be preceded
by street parade which is guar
anteed to make the residents of El
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
OvnumentnLS LStreet
Lighting for Main
Street Is Planned

business section is recognized as. a
valuable asset to community by
Icivie .authorities throughout the
country and whatever deficiencies
FL Centre may have in this respect
are to be eliminated within the
course of few months.
Coyle to Go to Fair
Without a dissenting vote the di-
rectors passed a resolution granting
permission to Secretary Coyle to
take charge of the county's dVe
exhibit at the Southern California;
fair in Riverside, October to Is.
When the matter of placing some
one in charge of the exhibit was
broached at the meeting of the AS
sociated Chambers in Holtville last
week, President E. w. Cuff imme
diately picked Mr.. Coyle as the man
for the job but he latter stated it
was u matter for the local board of
directors to decide. The decision to
Continued on page six
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
DON'T TELL WIFE,
KELS PLEADS AS
HE ENTERS JAIL
Woman With Kels at
Cabin Near the
Murder
by United Press Leased Wire

STOCKTON, Cal, October A.
"I've taken q life and III give
one-but don't ever tell my wife, -
was the only plea that Alex Kels
had to make as he sat in jail here
today, a murder charge hanging
over him.
He reached the Jail just before
midnight last night.
AS he was led from the sheriff s
van into the big, grim building, a
crowd waiting for glimpse of him,
hissed.
But Kels seemed indifferent to
all excepting the one idea--that his
wife should be permitted to con
tinue in her belief that he had been
murdered and that she already had
wept over his grave.
A Mrs. Ratio was today for the
first time brought into the Kels
murder story.
Mrs. Ratio revealed that she had
accompanied Kels to the ranch
where the murder was committed at
10 a. m. on the day of the murder.
81 don't know why l went out to
the ranch with Kels,' Mrs. Ratio
went on telling she said the same
story she had told Sheriff Ricks who
has questioned her twice.
Mrs. Ratio is in her thirties and
of matronly appearance. She has
admitted to officers, according to
Sheriff Rick, that she was with
Kels in the cabin q short distance
Continued on page
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
SWING, HARTMAN BACK FROM
WASHINGTON SAY HARDINC'S
DEATH IS TEMPORARY SETBACK

Congressman Phil D. Swing and
the Rev. George A. Hartman, who
returned this morning from Wash
ington where they represented I'M
perial Valley at a hearing before
Il committee on power sites in the
Colorado river, held a conference
this morning with the directors of
the Irrigation District to which
they reported the results of their
work. a statement given by Con
gresham Swing to the Press sums
up the report rs follows:
SWINGS Statement
Congressman Swing said:
"The net result of our visit to
Washington aside from the hear
ing before the Federal Power Com
mission was an ascertainment of
the present status o. our relief i'll
the matter of the Colorado River.
Undoubtedly the death of Presi-
dent Harding, the resignation of
Secretary Fall, and the removal
of Director Davis has set back the
valleys legislation for the time
being. | do not mean that the new
officials are unfriendly to our pro
gram. The contrary is true.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
EI, CENTRIC GOLF
CLUB ASSURED.
ELECTS BOARD
Nine Hole Course Now
Planned, Clubhouse on
Land

With paid up membership of
nearly 100, the FL Centre Golf Club
got off to a flying start at the
organization meeting in the Bar
bara Worth hotel last night, and
second only to this gratifying con
dition was the spirit of those be-
hind the new venture which makes
certain its success.
Tho meeting chose Attorney Char
les +. Scott as temporary chairman
and Charles Sones as temporary
secretary. The board of directors
elected consists of Judge Franklin
j. Cole, II. c. Jones, Charles f..
Scott, A. c. johnson and II. W..
Brewer Jr. The club is to be
known as the Ell Centre Golf Club.
Already so acres of land have
been obtained on the Imperial high
way and the work Cf converting
this land into a first class golf
course will be started at once. Il
is planned to build nine hole
course at first and possibly later
the course will be increased to IS
holes. A large house stands on the
property and this will be turned
into clubhouse.
Will Attract Tourists
The formation of the Ell Centre
Golf Club has ceased to be looked
upon as merely a recreational ven
ture and the leading business men
of the city recognize the Importance
of having good gotf course as an
inducement to bringing outsiders
here.
AS the game can be played
throughout the winter here, with
practically no interference because
of bad weather, the Officers of the
club feel assured that the fame of
Ell Centro's golf course will cover
a wide area. No place can hope
to attract the better cass of winter
tourists unless there is provision
made for golf. The El Centre Golf
Club will supply n long felt want
in this connection as well as pro-
viding the valley business man with
a place where he can enjoy the pop
ular game without going to the
coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04

j. r. Ford, chairman of the civic'
improvement committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, made IA Most
encouraging report at the meeting
of the board of directors last night
on the progress made i'll obtaining
an ornamental street lighting sys-
TEN for Main street between I'M
perial avenue and the East Side
school. Discussion of the plan with
many of the property owners on
Main street, has shown the majority
are in favor of installing the lights,
Ford said, and the details are now
being worked out for presentation
of a petition to the city council.
1t is believed that once the lights
are installed, it will mean ultimate
Improvement in the lighting of
cross streets. Investigation has
shown that the cost of installing the
lights will not be exorbitant and
the results are certain to be worth
the money spent. A we'll lighted,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
WON'T ACCEPT
M'PHERRIN'S
RESIGNATION

At today's meeting, the directors
of the Irrigation Board refused to
accept the resignation of Roy D.
MePherrin as director, Pound. Rose,
and Brockman voting for refusal
and Aten the affirmative. This ac-
tion by the board comes as sur
prise to many, and forestalls any
possibility of Supervisor Adams be-
ing named to the board as McPher-
rim s successor.
1t is believed this action was
taken to avoid clashes and dissen-
sion which threatened to arise in
certain sections over the naming of
a successor, many favoring Joe Hal
lowell to fill the post.
Imperial S election, slated for
October l2, will not be necessary
and will undoubtedly be called off.
1t is presumed that McPherrin IS
next step will be to witness his res
ignation before the next meeting of
the board of October 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
Name l9 Districts with Leaders in Local Cleanup
1000 Victims
Poison Liquor
In Short Time

, Twenty poison liquor deaths oc-
Cured in Minnesota. In Charleston,
w Va. records Indicated that at
least so persons had died since
January l.
In Denver II died from drinking
poison liquor from January / to
September /. Four died at Sterling
and one at Lamar, Colo.
Atlanta, Ca, had records of only
two deaths from poison liquor since
January l, but the coroner's office
believed the total undoubtedly is
much greater.
New Orleans reported only one
death, while Dallas, Texas, gave the
same low figure.
Coroner Cliff in Des Moines, Iowa,
said there had been Is to 20 deaths
in that city since January /.
The state board of health of In.
diana reported 40 deaths since Jan
uary | fro malcOhoism.
II In Nebraska
Nebraska reported ii dead. North
Dakota had three, Kansas ten, in
cluding one woman; Iowa 26 for
the state; Oklahoma 20 and Ohio IA.
II. NJ. Olin, state health commits
sioner of Michigan, estimated IS
persons had died in that state since
January ], outside of Detroit, from
alcoholism. - In Detroit three
died from drinking bad liquor and
95 other deaths were classed as
caused by alcoholism.
! In San Francisco the coroner re-
ported that up to September J. three
persons died from drinking poison
liquor. Six from accidents sustain
cd while intoxicated and 16 from
natural causes while under the eff
! feet of alcohol.
Rhode Island officials estimated
Is persons died of alcoholism be-
| tween January l and August /.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
3 CONVICTS HOLD OFF STATE MILITIA
Cheer Up, You
Dirt Slayers :
and Read This

That the citizens Of ten years
ago also realized that "cleanii
ness is next to Godliness' and
that they, tco, reveled in the
joys of cleanup campaigns is
evidenced by the following ex-
cerpt from the Imperial Valley
Press file of October, 4, 1913.
"The city has set its hand
to the task of cleaning the
paved streets, which are in.
bad shape. With the compile
tion of the paving in July, the
city found itself without
method for keeping the streets
clean, and during the interven-
ing months an almost incredible
amount of dirt has been brought
onto the pavement by wagons.
This has become caked, and the
pavement throughout its length
was hidden.
A street sweeper was put in
commission last night for the
first time, and previous to send
ing it over the streets, n scraper
drawn by horses was used to
loosen the dirt.
These two machines will be
sent over the streets repeated
ly until they are completely
cleaned, and the city presents
a neat appearance. -
There is much room for cheer
in this news item from the past
things are not nearly so bad
as they might be. For at least
our paved streets are good to
look upon, their CENTRE
length is not hidden beneath
a crust of caked dirt and it is
not necessary to put ga scrap
er drawn by horses to work
to pry the dirt loose before
we can even make a start at
cleaning up.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
I. S. DestrOyers
Not Salvagable
By United Press Leased wire

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Oct. 4.-The
hulls of the seven wrecked destroy
ers, now pounding to piece on Point
Honda, cannot be salvaged, in tho
opinion of Captain Daniel c. Not
ting of the construction corps, Y.
S. n, who made an official investi-
CATION to ascertain whether salvage
was possible.
Testifying today before the naval
board of inquiry, Captain Noting
said the money value of the seven
wrecked ships represented $13,524,-
$3.50. He outlined the value of
each destroyer as follows: Chaunceys
81 ,96l ,090.4l; Delphy $l,925, ,642. l2;
Fuller 1882, ,l44,69; Nicholas ST.
92l ,464.25; S. p. Lee $l,92S, ,S45.02;
Woodbury. $l,924 4,55l.11, and tho
Young $l,910,309.20.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
FIRE OF MACHINE,
GUNS DOES NOT
DISLODCE TRIO
DesperadOes Barricaded
in Mess Hall For
Day
Hand Grenades and Poi
son Gas to Be Used,
Belief

EDDYVILLE, KY, October "A
hail of machine gun, rifle and pistol
fire turned loose today on the
stronghold where three cOnvicts
were besieged by soldiers, guards
and citizen volunteers, failed to
dislodge the mutineers from their
position. The mess hall in which
the convicts were holding out was
riddled with hundreds of bullets. 1t
is believed one or more of the trio
may have been killed or wounded
by, the torrent OF lead hurled
against the twostory brick build
ing from all sides.
The state troopers and guards
sent bullets crashing into the brick
walls and through the windows
which had been barrieaded by the
beleaguered mutineers with furni-
ture, for fifteen minutes.
When firing was ordered stopped
Captain b. A. Radford, commander
of the machine gun company, called
upon the desperadOes to surrender.
Ihefe was no response.
This gave rise to the belief that
the men hay have been skilled.
The next step, il was believed,
would be an attempt to flood the
mess hall with poison gas to force
a surrender if the men are still
alive.
Captain Bradford and Warden
hocifntaI fn nrIpr
the besiegers to storm the binding
because of the possibility that the
mntineers, still alive, were con-
serving their ammunition in anti
cipation of mass attack.
Decide on Hand Grenadss
After the Is minute attack,
things quieted down for several
hours. Occasional sniping from the
ness hall windows. was evidence
that at least one and possibly all
of the men had escaped the storm
of lead.
The besiegers replied with rifle
shots.
A hand grenade attack then was
decided upon by Captain Radford
and Warden Chiffon. A supply OF
erenades was being awaited this
afternoon.
The building in which the three
convicts have barricaded themselves
against attack is twO-stOry brick
mess hall in the center of the pris-
on plant.
The convicts have jammed furni-
ture into the doors and windows
of the building to ward off the
bombardment or the attacking
forces. All routine prison activities
have stopped.
Prisoners on Rations
Six hundred convicts went on
"war rations'' today. Their food
consisted of bologna sausage and
such other provisions as could be
brought in from the outside.
Prison cooks were unable to work
as the three smutineers held the
kitchen and dining room, including
the food storehouse.
The trio killed one guard and
wounded three others in an attempt
TO shoot their way to liberty from
Kentucky state prison, Yesterday.
Plans went forward to blast Or gas
them from their fortress in the
prisOn dining hall. -
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
Copyright 1928 by United Press
Associations)

NEW YORK, October 4.-POison
thousand lives in the United States
during the first nine months of
1928.
1t was contributing factor in
scores of additional deaths, in
Guiding motor accidents.
At least 80 per cent of the 90 boot
leg liquor sold in the average Am
erican city is poison to IA greater
or lesser degree.
These facts were revealed today
by nation wide survey conducted
by the United Press.
The figures represent official es-
Inmates by cOroners, bureaus of vital
statistics and other responsible of
ficials in 24 states where at least
partial records are kept.
They represent minimum estim-
ates and in many cases cover only
section of the states. 1t is prob
able the actual total if available,
should show far greater figure.
The city of Philadelphia led all
other towns, the coroner s office
estimating the. number of dead from
liquor, either directly Or indirectly,
at 900.
Pittsburgh was second with 373,
New York City third with 2O4
newspaper estimate) and Chicago
fourth with $50.
+ 154 Die in Mass. ....
The Massachusetts State Board OF
Health reported 154 deaths from
alcoholism from January l to june
80.
In Wisconsin the state board OF
health estimated II dead.
Buffalo, the city health depart
ment recorded 33 deaths. Albany
three
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
NEW SPUR TRACK ON EASTSIDE
OMEN OF INCREASED ACTIVITY

Additional industries on Ell Cen
tro's east side are predicted as a
result of the city councils action
last night in granting permission
to the Southern Pacific Company
to build spur track at Orange
street, on property belonging to f..
n. Smith. Although definite plans
have not yet been made, it is stated
that two or more new packing sheds
will be built on this property and
the action of the council means fur
ther development for El Centre s
industrial section.
Petition for cutting the curb at
Eighth and Main street. for the
Shell Oil Company's new station
was granted by the council. A