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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20
DEATH STRUC GLE
OVER STOLEN RIDE
LEADS TO Staying
Tragedy Occurs at Lonely
Station When Mexican
Makes Attack
PLEA SELF DEFENSE
Claims Shot to Defend
Self From Victims
Knife
! PLEA SELF DEFENSE

Miles T. Curran, % years old,
Southern Pacific brakeman and
formerly of the United States Mar
inc Corps with splendid record for
foreign service, and at one time or
derby for General John j. Pershing,
General J. G. Harbord and other
army notables, was this afternoon
exonerated by a cOroner's jury of
all blame in connection with the
shooting of an unknown Mexican
yesterday at Cactus. The jury
found that Curan had shot and
killed the Mexican in defense of his
own life and returned verdict of
justifiable homocide.
According to Curran's story, his
train had just pulled onto the siding
at Cactus when he noticed the Mex
lean trying to steal a ride. He warn
ed the man to get off but the lat
ter refused. Curran then started
to force him off and the Mexican
attacked him, They struggled for a
few minutes and Curran managed
to free himself from the other man.
The latter drew a knife from his
pocket and started for the brake
man, who says he pulled his gun and
fired several shots in the air to in
timidate the Mexican. The latter
continued to advance on Curran and
he fired another shot which struck
the Mexican in the forehead, killing
him almost instantly.
Surrenders Himself
The Mexican's body was placed
aboard the train and taken to Nj
land where Curran surrendered him
self to Deputy Sheriff Andrew Free
man., A freight train brought the
dead man. Freeman and Curran to
Ell Centre last night and Curran was
taken to the county Jail, and the
Mexican s body turned over to B. Fl
Lemons funeral parlors, pending an
inquest.
The dead man was about % years
old, five feet six inches in height
and weighed about 140 pounds. HID
was dressed in overalls and junipcry
heavywoOlen shirt and working
shoes. Nothing could be found on
the body by which the man s. iden,
tity could be revealed. ei
= Curran has good record with
the railroad company and is well
spoken of by his fellow employees
as being a steady worker and Of d
reacable disposition.
4 According to Freeman, who is also
d railroad policeman for the South.
ern Pacific Company, within the
last few months he has taken knives
from dozen Mexicans who were
trying to steal rides on the trains
and showed fight when chased off
them. Train crews have been
warned to be careful in handling
this class of train jumper as they
are known to be dangerous and
ready to take revenge when put off
the trains.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20
BY GAWASA WANNEH
Cescendent of Seneca Sachems, Clan
of the Bear, Seneca Nation of the
League Of the Iroquois; Author
Of 1.-The constitution Of the
Five Nations

ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. 20.-Why
do not the quarrehome war-torn
nations of the world make peace
patterned after the successful plan
of the Iroqu0is Indians!
The Tree of War stands i'm the
Garden of Peace. Money is the tap
root of the world s woes; the sup
porting roots of the Tree Of War
are Jealousy, superstition, ambition
and revenge.
What prevents world peace! Only
one thing: The world is not yet
civilized. /
Let us translate into these modern
terms the League of Nations that
the Iroquois-ealled savages, in
eed!-established 500 years ago:
The world should have a League
of Nations and America should be
called upon to select moderator,
like Adodarhoh, the Ohondaga, who
was the presiding officer of the
Iroquois Five Nations. Let Presi-
dent Harding be the Adodarhoh of
1923.
The sponsor Of the lroquois great
plan was Jikonsaseh, the "nother
of nations To carry on the analo-
gy let the Queen of Italy be the ii.
konsaseh of 1928.
Under these directing hands, Ger
many should be forced to repudiate
her internal Indebtedness. An inter
national commission should be given
the means to deal with the defeated
central powers and to make them
understand that justice as dispensed
by an Informed and intelligent jury
of nations must be accepted.
Let the nations redeem their paper
money and issue no more unsecured
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20
DENY PETITION
TO PUT JASPER
IN new DISTRICT
Form Road District in
Bard Section for
Gravel Road

In order to have matter of rec
ord, the board of supervisors voted
yesterday to write into the records
the application of L. l., Odle, super.
intendent of the Yuma Indian Res
ervation, for construction Of n high
way across the reservation by the
government, and instructed the
clerk to mail a copy to the secretary
Of the interior.
The petition of q number Of eiti
zens Of the Jasper school district to
have the district annexed to the
Calexico Union high school district
was approved by the supervisors. A
similar petition to have division
made in the Acacia school district
was denied by the supervisors, the
law requiring that no changes can
be made in the boundary lines of
a school district between February
10 and October 10.
Change Boundaries
That the work of the supervisors
in Districts No. and No. might
be facilitated, the board voted to
change the boundaries of the two
districts so that n small section Of
the county near Yuma, which has
been included in No. ] district,
might be changed to No. s.
Establishment of road district
in the Bard section, so that a grav-
eled road might be built between
the river and the eastern end of
the pavement on the Holtville- Yuma
highway, was authorized by the su.
pervisors, who appointed Henry j.
Burk, county surveyor, to establish
the line of grades on the proposed
road.
The supervisors disposed of a
number of minor routine matters
and adjourned to the next regular
meeting day on March 5.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20

Total ...........-...........a 81
Total this year to date U. s. 1876.
Total same date last year for u. s.
6,6lS ears. #
IMPERIAL VALLEY shipments
by stations: Feb. 19-Brawley 20.
Ell Centre IL, Heber 6, Imperial 3,
Calexico 1. Total So. sffasts'
r Cars ordered for today's loading
SO.
Total valley shipments to date
3,27L
CHICAGO PAsSINGS - 24-hour
period up to 5 a. M. today. Phila-
delphia 2, Detroit 9, Toronto !, Buff
falo !, Baltimore /. g
PRIMARY DESTINATIONS of
shipments for the dates shown, with
additions and deductions Of diver.
sions as reported daily by the Draw
ley and Los Angeles offices Of the
P. f. f. Adjoining cities are includs
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20
Brakeman Kills Unknown Mexican
Father and Son
Banquet Set
For Feb. Il.

The Y. M. G. A. will hold its
annual Father and Son banquet
on the evening Of February 81,
at the high school. It is to be
quite large affair and the faith
ers as well as the sons are look
ing forward to 1t with pleasant
anticipation.
The banquets are held in all of
the high school centers orce a
year, and are considered among
the most enjoyable events grow
ing out Of the organization.
The program for the Ell Centre
banquet has not as yet been ar
nounced other than that there
will be big dinner and speeches
with stunts to follow.
The banquet will be open this
time to men ur,1ccompanied by
sons or boys unaccompanied by
fathers, it is said.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20
Enjoy Sunday
Desert Party
BY Press staff Correspondent


HOLTVILLE, Feb. 20.-A num-
Der of Holtville people enjoyed a
desert party east of town ON the
Yuma road Sunday. Among them
were Mr.. and Mrs. George Clelland
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Murman,
FL Centre; Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Wood
land, Lee Baird, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Armstrong, and Bert Munson.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Shuler and
Mr.. and Mrs. Halliday motored to
Shepherd s bridge Sunday, to en-.
joy the beautiful weather.
Theater Parties
Several theater parties drove over
to Ell Centre on the opening night
of the Hila Morgan Stock Company,
which played "Me and Ny Ga"
The company played here for week
last year and made many friends
who are glad to have the opportuni-
ty of seeing them again.
Mrs. Howard Jones will entertain
the Tuesday Night Bridge Club at
her charming home near Meioland,
TUESDAY night.
Mrs. Gordon Schneider entertain.
ed Mrs. j. w. Griffin, Miss emma
Caverly, and Mrs. w. F.. Mosher
Sunday night at dinner and bridge.
Mrs. W. F. Marsh, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Elmer
Baxter, has returned to her home in
San Diego.
Miss Burtner, member Of the
faculty of the elementary school, is
confined to her room with influenza
this week.
Miss Klindt, who teaches at the
grammar school, went to San Diego
to spend the weekend with her par
ents, and while there was taken
with influenza and will not be able
to return until the end of the week
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20
MONTGOMERY IS
NAMED HEAD OF
NORTH END CLUB
Form Club to Tell World
of Advantages in
Calipatria
BY Press STAFF Correspondent

CALIPATRIA, Feb. 20.-A club
for the purpose of greater Calipat-
ria was formed in this city yester-
day as sequel to the civic celebra-
ton and Chamber Of Commerce ban
quet held here Saturday afternoon
and evening. Assisted by T. A.
Johnson. Samuel r. Koch and n. r.
Patterson, OF Santa Monica, the
organization for promoting the adj
vantages of Calipatria and adver-
Using her charm to the world came
into being.
T.. M. Montgomery was elected
president. The four vice-presidents
are: c. w. Hinderks, j. X. Griffith,
S. G. SOrensen and Chester Lindsey.
c. r. Prince was named secretary
treasurer.
Mr.. Montgomery, w. B. Coberly
and j. E. O'Neill were elected
trustees. About 25 directors were
elected and a campaign for adver-
ttising of the north end, particularly
Calipatria, will be taken up.
According to Mr.. Koch. who is
president of the Greater Santa
Monica club, there are real people
waiting to hear of Imperial Valley,
real farmers who would make their
homes here and help raise the crops
which will feed the world, and all
the valley has to do is to send out
its message to bring new life, new
money, new people here.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20
GAWASA WANlVEH

currency. Let them have an inter
national currency and central
bank in each country. Nothing
would so induce peace and discour-
age war.
1t should be done as the Iroquois
did it: All nations were invited to
sit beneath a metaphorical Tree of
Peace after first casting their wea.
pOns into bottOmless cavern. Each
nation sent as many sachemS to the
council as they desired, but each
nation had only one vote-and the
vote was invalid unless it was the
unanimous sense Of the delegates.
Nations that warred upon the
Iroquois League were broken up and
direct league government established
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20
WHAT'S DOING

Home evaporator dsmonstra-
ton at Mt. Signal Wednesday
all day.
I. o. o. +. lodge tonight at
Masonic temple.
Ell Centre lodge No. 315,
Knights Of PythiaA X. P.
hail.. Ehstt.
Woman's Auxiliary Boyce
Aten post, American Legion,
tonight at homo Of Mrs. @. A.
Hartman.
Chamber Of Commerce lunch
con tomorrow.
Imperial Valley Cemmandsry,
tonight at Masonic Temple.
Evangeustic services at
Methodist church tonight.
Y. NJ. Q. "A. Club fought at
high school.
The Third Alarm" ut Pa
lace tonight.
(which One Shall I Marry
musical comedy ct Hila Morgan
tent theater tonight.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20

over them, Defeated nations were
forced to repudiate their own inter
nal debts and to make the repara-
tons claim of the league their first
business. There was no such nom
sense as the right of self-determi-
nation,' for this meant disintegra-
ton and relapse into savagery.
Wampum was decreed the interna-
tional medium of exchange.
Peace was thus established and
nations that didn't like it We're
gassed' by the effective means
that made the IrOquois famous.
The modern world might take a
lesson from the Indians-who had
too much sense to be the savages
many people think they were.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20
AMERICA HAS NO PART

LONDON, Feb. 20. : Premier
Eonar Law indicated in the house
of commons today that the present
government does not intend to in
itiate discussion regarding the
French Ruhr occupation with the
United States. fit
America, the premier declared,
could not be consulted about wheth-
or the invasion is in accordance with
the. Versailles treaty because Amer
lea is not party to the pact.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20
BUSINESS TOPICS

BOSTON, Feb. 2O.-Raliroad ser.
vice throughout New England is
steadily improving although there is
still good deal of congestion at
junction points. 1t is still difficult
to obtain early deliveries of many
essential building materials such as
plumbing and heating spplies.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20
To Set Jacobs
Trial for April

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 20.-Trial of
DR.. Louis l.. Jacobs, held here on a
charge of murder of FRITZ Mann,
pretty dancing girl, will be set for
trial soon, it was announced here to-
day. I'M
The case perhaps will remain UNI
tried until April. attorneys declared.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20
GERMANS FEAR FAMINE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Ger-
mans are beginning to fear famine
as result of the French occupation
of the Ruhr. While no appeal has
Yet been made, individual Germans
have conferred with Herbert HOov-
or, famine expert, and other high
American officials concerning the
serious food situation.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20
GERMAN SOCIALISTS MOVE FOR PEACE


VINO has helped make famous the League the which was the first
guos was than zoo when the Indian tribes the northeast
of New okst
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20
COLORADO GAGE

Mean daily gage heights in feet
and mean discharge in second feet
of the Colorado River at Yuma,
Ariz., for tho week ending February
Is, 1928:
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20
TOday's Lettuce Market
BY BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
w. H. Hall, local representative

Aside little of
general market remains feaurees with trading
men in the wire inquiry is noted but this
Small of consigned
eastern connections rolled uno owing
stock
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20
President Urges
Prompt Steps to
Fight Boil Weevil
by United Press

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-That
the rapid spread of the boil weevil
in the Southern cotton fields threat
ems to become a worldwide calamity
is evident today from letter sent
by President Harding to campaign
ers in which he urges the southern
state to unite in strenuous cam
paign to cxterminate the evil.
According to this letter, univcr
sal calamity may result from world
wide shortage of textile fabric, due
to the depredations of the cotton
pest.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20

Doble Glass officer - Frank
Doble was named treasurer Of the
Mems Bible Glass at the Sunday
session of the class at the Temple
Theater.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20
Eank clearings:

$11O,362.15
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-20

United Press
News Service
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-07
OUR INALIENABLE II

A few days ago when I was in a train for a short ride, l
slipped into a seat beside q nice looking woman who was we'll
along IN years. She wanted to sleep, and the sun was stream
ing INTO her eyes from the window in front. SO quite reason
ably she stood up, reached over to the window shade at the
seat in front of her and. lowered the shade two or three inches.
Two younger women sat there, one of them reading, and when
they realized the woman behind actually had the nerve, my
DEAR, to pull down their own special private window shade,
they were at once highly offended. Their inalienable rights
glare at my ~neighbor, who was superbly unconscious of hav-
ing aroused their towering wrath. They just couldn't get
over it.
I confess l enjoyed it. I shouldn't have if my neighbor had
been a timid little creature, but though she was simply and
very unobtrusively dressed, she had the manner of one born to
the purple. / found in a brief conversation that she was both
charming and cultivated.
The women in front of her were louis, and she very prop
ery ignored them. Her action in lowering their shade was
prompted by her own acute distress, and she did not in any
way distrub the light or the view of those shoddy two in front.
Their display of i'll temper simply marked them for what
they were, ignorant, jealous of their rights, and entirely III
different to the distress of others. And they were ridiculous.
We all hate being ridiculous, don't we? Well, we can be
pretty sure Of being ridiculous when we give way to a show OF
temper over nothing. 1 find that that is a pretty good way to
put the temper question up to children. They don't like to be
ridiculed any more than we grown-ups do. Ii they can be
shown how absurd they are when they give way to a fearful
outburst Of temper, they are quite likely to begin to learn the
great lesson of self-control.
The travelling public is so irritable, and often so pigglsh,
that I sometimes hope it isn't fairly representative of the
American people. I still want to think that we are a pretty
decent lot, as nationaities go. 1 cling fast to the hope
iont dare call it a belief any more--that we are, more than
any other nation, interested in the welfare of Our neigh
bor,' that we have more organized and unorganized move
ments functioning for the betterment of "the other fellow,
Tor "our ~neighbor'O than any other country in the world.
So l like to think that these absurd little cases of insist
ing so hard on our inalenable rights, when they are exceed
ingly trivial and unimportant are, after all, just occasional
lapses of folk who are generally kindly and good natured.
rather think that the gentleman who wrote the Declar-
alton of Independence canvassed the ground of "rights'
pretty thoroughly before they settled upon three that they were
willing to set down in a historic document as 'inalenable, .
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness" They are
about the only ones that are worth a tight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-07
BY Nine. Helene Rubinstein
International Beauty Expert

More than any other feature, the
| ayes reveal he inner emotions and
the real character of the individual.
Meanness, envy, Jealousy and un-
kind thoughts all leave their devast-
ating record on the face as well as
the personality, and ruin the most
lovely eyes; while love, unselfish-
ness, enthusiasm and good will spirit
ualize the most ordinary pair.
One may not, CT course, change
the color of the eyes, but n can
keep them clear and sparkling with
good health and keep the area about
them firm and unwrinkled and the
brows and lashes luxuriant and well
shaped.
Here is a simple system OF mas
sage and exercise that will counter
act wrinkles and crows feet and re-
store brilliancy:
without moving the head, cast a
fixed determined look to the right.
then TO the left, then upward and
down, then without moving the head
look around you endeavoring to de-
scribe a circle. Each of these move
ments should be made from 10 to 20
times.
Beginning at the outer end of the
eyebrows, with thumb and fingers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-07
Keyport Women's Activities

The delegates from the LOCAL
Clubs have returned from tee at
iantic City con- on. reaching
home Saturday and all reporting the
convention having been the finest of
its kind. Mrs. Edgar T. Hoose and
Mrs. F. F. Armstrong from the
Keyport Literary Club will give
their reports at the meeting on
Friday afternoon when the hostess
viii ba Mrs. Armstrong. while Mrs.
Horace S. Burrowes and Mrs. A. A.
DyksUa, of the Keyport Improve
ment Association, will report at the
meeting of the association this af-
tetroon in the library.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the R5r-
itaa Post. No. %. American LEGION,
will hold an important meeting
Wednesday afternoon. AT tbs
meeting plans for the coming meet
ings will be discussed and efforts
bers. A card party 10 be held some
night in the near future is
will be made to secure new mem
among the coming events.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
First Presbyterian church VIII no d
a rummage sale in the store adJoln-
ing Finkle's fruit and vegetable
market this Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Harvey Bow ne vii. entertain
the West Keyport Card Club at her
new home Wednesday night.
Mrs. John Cosgrove will entertain
the Evening Sewing Club at their
next meeting.
Mrs. John Foster will be tbs
hostess to the Thought Club at heI
home tonight.
The Ladies Aid Of St. Johns NJ
Z. church held the regular MONTH!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-07
Surprise Potatoes
By BERTH Z. SHAPLEIGH
COT Columbia University

When potatoes are old they need
more careful cooking to make them
tasty. These surprise croquettes are
always enjoyed:
Prepare two cups Of mashed pota-
toes, one egg yolk and one-half cup
of creamed peas. chicken or any bits
of vegetables or meat left over.
Add the egg yolk to the mashed
potatoes, being sure THAT the pota-
toes are very well seasoned. To a
large spoonful, followed in the CEN
ter, add a little of the creamed yege-
table or meat. Carefully work the
potato over the filling, being sure
that it is completely covered. Shape
into cylinder form, dip into beaten
white of egg 10 which two table,
spoons of milk have been added, roll
in fine bread crumbs and fry in deep
fat until a golden brown. Or these
may be dipped in egg and then into
buttered crumbs and baked in a hot
oven.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-07
STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause Take
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands of stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead Of
taking tones, or trying to patch up a
poor digestion, they are attacking the
real cause of the Acknowledged liver
and disordered bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse
the liver in a soothing. healing way.
When the liver and bowels are per-
forming their natural functions. away
goes Indigestion and stomach troubles.
Have you a bad taste. coated tongue.
poor appetite, a lazy. don't-care feeling,
no ambition OF energy. trouble with
undigested foods? Take Olive Tablets
the substitute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You will know them by their
olive color. They do the work without
gripping, cramps or pain.
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
relief. Eat what you like. l5c and SOC.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-07
YOUR BABY AND MINE
BY MYRrLE MEYER ELDRED
Foot Troubles

GOOt lEOUDtNE
A chiropodist made the ren1ark
ecen.ly that in her study OF 1eet sue
lad seen just n perfect loot. ANY ANY
think of all the daring paoy lee
There must be something tremenu-
onsIv wrong. with our care OF them
n we get such poor sui
Most of the defornlities OIL iateI
yaars ret their start in childhood.
i,hildren make very little russ apou'
hoes. babies especially often wear
overwhelmingly shoes that are
n,uch TOO small for them. the tiny,
,oft bones are easily pressed out VI
,nane and when the foot develops 70
normal size it is ugly and misshapen,
bad to look at, and misery TO It's
When you take off the child's shoes
and stockings at night notice II they
iook white and "conafortaDle as II
the Toes have been uncramped al
Law, Red feet, spots OF red ana pur-
ME. ridges or creasss show plainly
that the shoes or stockings are press
ing into the tender flesh and we can
not tell how much damage they are
LONG. -.
Run your hand inside Of the childs
shoe and see that 1t is perfectly
smooth, free from bumps or nail
heads and that the lining Is smooth
nv all means be sure that the shoe
Is long enough to allow the toes TO
lie fat and spread when walking.
Mothers who are particular that
hoes are good in this respect may
be disregardful of the size of stock
ngs. Wooden stockings especially and
ven heavy Isle ones grow very short
fter washing and unless they are