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The northwestern bulletin., 1923-09-08
Appeal Made in
Vain by Woman
To Gust Carrier
Postmaster General Tells Com
plainent That Efficiency
Only Counts.
(By the Associated Negro Press)

(By the Associated Negro Press)
Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. THAT
the United States government is able
to protect all of its employees and has
the disposition to do so is the burden
of letter received by Mrs. Otto j..
Leeds, white, or this city, from POST
master General Harry s. New. Mrs.
Leeds objected to having colored
man deliver her mail and when the
local postmaster refused to remove
the carrier from his route, she wrote
General New, threatening bodily in
jury to the carrier if a white man
was not placed on the district. Cen
eral News letter has won general
satisfaction from both white and col
ored people, not only in this state.
from which he halls, but from all
over the country The letter follows:
"My dear Madam: Your letter of
July %, complaining that a colored
man Is serving as mail carrier on the
route on which you happen to live in
Indianapolis, has been brought to my
attention. / note your complaints
and your implied threats directed
against this man. I am further in
formed, as / have been on previous
occasions, that you have repeatedly
complained OF the fact that your
route was thus served, employing
most Incorporate language and
threatening all sorts of consequences
to the carrier If the matter was not
arranged to your personal satisfac-
tion.
II have to say that there are a
number of colored carriers in the
service of the Indianapolis postoffice,
as there are in postoffices all over the
country. These men have attained
their positions in accordance with the
requirements of law and the post
office regulations. They are entitled
to the respect to which faithful en-
ployes of the United States govern
ment are entitled at all times and at
all places, without regard to race,
color or political consideration. The
Postoffice Department could not. IL it
would, and would not, II 1t could, be
so unjust to this man as to cause his
removal as the consequence of such
a violent outburst as is contained in
the letter over your signature, which
is now before me, and the depart
ment would remind you that all the
power this government has at its
command will be employed to protect
its employees against violence or
wrong resulting from anyboGy's pre-
judices, from whatever cause arising,
SO long as those employees faithfully
discharge the duties which have been
entrusted to them. which am as
sured by the postmaster at Indian
apolis the carrier in question does.
Very respectfully yours. Harry s.
New, Postmaster General"
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-09-08
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank, the neighbors
and friends for their kindness and
sympathy during the illness and
death of our son and brother, Arthur
Bolts, and for the many beautiful
floral offerings. We also thank Rev.
H. L. p. Jones of st. James A. NJ. E.
Church; Chief Niles of the Fire De-
partment; Capt. w. r. Godette and
members Of Engine Company No. 8.
and the Firemen's Relief Association
No. 21. for the many courtesies
shown.
Mrs. Hattie Ball,
Mrs. George w. Brooks,
George w. Brooks.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-09-08

Mesdames Carrie Mills, Bessie Lu-
cas- and daughter Muriel returned
Saturday from an extended visit in
Chicago, nj.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-09-08
PROMINENT BUSINESS
WOMAN IN MILL CITY

Mrs. Crittenden, wife of the late
DR.. Crittenden of Hot Springs, Ark,
Is the house guest Of Mrs. Gertrude
Moore. 3741 Clinton avenue south,
Minneapolis. Mrs. Crittenden is one
Of the most proficient business wom-
en- OF the race. She operates the
Hotel Crittenden in Hot Springs, a
beauty parlor, and owns considerable
property. including six residences
and : beautiful fruit orchard. The
success Of the various enterprises op-
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Evett Perkins Of
Springfield, ILL.,, are the guests Of
Mrs. w. B. Tandy, 500 Iglehart ave-
nue..
Mrs. Lillian Barten of Chicago,
who has been visiting Mrs. Ida Park
er, 406 Harrington avenue, left We'd
nesday morning for her home.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-09-08

Grated by Mrs. Crittenden is largely
due to her unusual ability as COM
mercial executive. Tourists who
have visited Hot Springs during the
winter season are very well acquaint-
ed with the service par excellence of
the famous hotel.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-09-08

Mrs. Frank Terry. 3S12 First ave-
nue. south. states that she Is enjoy
ing her trip. She visited in Louis
Vile, KY. and will leave shortly for
Cincinnati. Ohio, and Chicago.
Mr.. s. Squire Neal left last week
on a business trip to Washington.
Iowa.
The northwestern bulletin., 1923-09-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Roper. 977
Fuller avenue, arrived home last
week from their motor trip. includ-
ing Indianapolis, Ind, and Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
JUDGE CONKLlNC
ACTS In NEW
LAW SENTEN CE

Judge NJ. w. Conkling of Ell Cen
tro, who is sitting on the bench in
the Los Angeles superior court this
week, will, probably be called upon
ito sentence to imprisonment for life
Walter Hornbuckle, convicted yes
terday by jury of defrauding MIS-.
Mary Scott out of $775 in a love
fraud game.
Hornbuckle is said to have served
time in six penitentiaries and under
a state law passed by the last leg
islature, man who has twice before
served time in prison, is classed as
an habitual criminal and given q
life sentence in Folsom prison. He
will come up for. sentence later in
the week ~
Both Judge Conkling and Judge
Cole are holding eeutt>in Los An
geles, both being disqualified from
presiding over-~several cases on the
local court calendar. Judge John
w. Shenk of Los Angeles is holding
court in Ell Centre, and Judge Conk-
ling is sitting in Shenk s department
at Los Angeles. Conkling will re-
turn to FL Centre next week. Judge
Cole is holding an extra session of
the Los Angeles court and will re-
main III that city for the month of
December.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
DEATH WARRANTS OF PARTY
CONTROL In CONGRESS are
BROKEN DOWN BY RADICALS

,senate divide on strictly party
lines IN any piece of legislation an!
they will be helpless in the hands
of the Progressive group.
New Groups Inevitable
Not only can the Progressives
prevent action they deem unwisc
but they can, rs they have demon
strated in the house, bring about
action they desire.
New groupings and alignments,
therefore, are inevitable in the con
test that will ensuc to outwit the
Progressivcs.
At the outset these new group
ings will be extremists. 1t will
not be a new fight or pcw deve'
lopment in political history. 1t
will simply be, observers here
agree, n shifting of the battle
grounds and a new alignment of
the battling forces of progress and
reaction.
Realizing the significance, the
white house watched with even
keener interest the fight on Capitol
Hill than the development in South
Dakota, where llr. CoolidgJ was
given Il two to one endorsement
by Republican state convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
McGreW District
Drainage Ditch
Case Is Heard

Condemnation proceedings brought
by the Imperial lrrigotion district
against I. w. McGrew, are being
heard in the superior court TODAY
bv Judge John W. Shenk and 4
jury. The hearing involves con
dcmnation of land belonging to Me
Grew, near Hoitvillc, through which
the Irrigation District wishes to
construct drainage ditch. The
only controversy is connected with
the amount of damages which Nc
Crews land viii sustain through
construction the drainage ditch. and
the amount of benefits he will de
rive from he ditch when it is com
plcted. This is to be decided By the
jury.
The district is represented by A.
torney Charles J.. Chiiders and Hlck-
cox. Crenshaw and Trude are at
t1rnevs for McGrew. President Ira
Atcn and other members of tn"
board Of directors were called upon
to testify in the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
By LAWRENCE MARTIN

Copyright 1928 by United Press)
WASHINGTON, Dee. 5.-The
death warrant of party control of
congress has been signed.
Breaking down of the two major
parties, Democratic and Republi-
can, has been appreciably advanc-
cd. .,.-..
Ihis is the 'ncaning of what has
been happening il the House of
Representative during the last two
days while little group of Pro
giessives or radicals fought for
something infinitely more impor-
tant than the election of speaker
of the house. When the Progress
sive group wrslng from Representa-
tive Longworth an agreement to
open the house rules to debate they
won their first objective.
Liberalization of the house rules
may be accomplished anG that
would be an important step, it is
everywhere ag"led. But this is not
the greatest significance of the de-
monstration the Progressive group
has given of IT'S power II deadlock
the house.
Let the Republican AMI Demo
cratic parties in either house or
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
MUCH RECKLESS.
DRIVING SENDS
MANY TO COURT

"overal cases of violation of the
..u,-lnoplle law were before justice
Mayfield this morning as Il result
of the activities of Traffic OFFICER
Shotwell. Ii. N. Beeley was fined
$50 for reckless driving, and the
following fines were imposed Tor
speeding: lstac William, $25; J. IL.
Rash, $40; and w. A. Reams, Slo.
j. ID. Thompson, charged with COM
mitting u nuisance in the city, was
taken to Jail last night by Officer
Shotwell and WAS allowed to 'go to-
day on his own recog1iizanee, pend
ing ii hearing.
In addition to the reckless driv-
ing charge preferred against Beeley,
IN additional charge for having
liquor in his possession was made
tgainst him when a search OF his
EAR today revealed a bottle of gin
md half.pinJ bottle of whiskey.
rhe car is held at the county jail
pending G:sposition of the ease.
w. d. Klippel, county traffic OF.
ficer, has Just returned from Los
Angeles with Il new motorcycle
which will be used in enforcing the
traffic regulations. Both Officers
are now mounted with firstelass
machines and will be able TO move
from one part of the county 70 an
other swiftly
Acting under instructions from
the district attorney 5 office. they
plan to renew their campaign
against faulty lights, which was be-
ing waged with considerable yigor
whom Shctweil W., injured two
weeks ago. AIomobile owners VINO
have not yet Done 80, are urged ~
have their heEllights tested, and
obtain IA certificate from Licensed
tester.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
MINORS WHO TRY
TO CROSS WILL
BE TURNED BACK
Patterned After System
Used by S. d. County
At Tijuana
Appointment of Officer
to Be Made by Utley
Very Soon

Following the appearance of e
committee composed of the Rev.
A. Hartman, Rev Arthur +. Worthy,
Charles E. sones, chairman of the
church and school committee of ifhe
II Centre Chamber of Commerce,
before the county supervisors yes-~
,terday, with Il petition to havera
probation officer appointed at the
Calexico border, the board unanini-
ously authorized The district attor-
ney to take such action.
Tie appointment of person suit
;.ble for the needs of the new of
flee, was left to the district at
torney. Il is understood that the
committee recommended n local
man for the position, but the district
attorney stated today that he had
uo: definitely decided upon the
appointment, though he expected to
dc so within the next few days.
The duties of the officer, it is
stated, will be to investigate he
cases of all MAJORS who attempt to
cross tho line into Mexicali, and
where they are under age, prevent
them from crossing unless accom-
panied by proper persons.
Such an officer has been, on duty
at <he international line in TlJua-
| ma for nearly year past, and hls
| work has been entirely successful
according to reports which have
been received III this city. Follow
ing an investigation INTO this line
Of work. the Imperial County Minis
terial Association recommended
the appointment of such an officer
and this movement was endorsed by
several other valley organizations.
The board received notification
that judgement had been rendered
against the county in the local JUS
i tiee court, in favor of Edgar Brt H.
ers, for rent alleged to be due for
office room occupied by the county
development agent. No action was
taken on the notification and IL
was filed.
Appointment Cf mechanic, as =
| salary of .$12J per month, to work
on county cars was authorized by
| the board.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
At Last
Have Been
Subdued

BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. s.
Let youth rcjoicc-for science
az last has found q cure for
warts.
It's the X-2ay.
Dr.. Elizabeth Head, of the
University Of California mfr
mary staff, is responsible for
the discovery which she has had
in practical use for several
weeks.
All traces CT warts have been
removed where they have been
treated with peculiar applica-
tion of q powerful X-ray. '|
So the rubbing on of black
cat tails; the various uses of
frogs and all the charms known
to boyhood, no longer are nee
essary.
P. s.-Dr. Hoald let it be
known that most of the warts
she had treated were on the
soles of the feet of college stud
ents.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
SENATE CLOSES
FORBES CASE

BY United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.
The senate committee investi-
eating the veterans bureau to-
day formally refused to hear
further testimony for or against
former Director of the Bureau
Charles R. Forbes or persons
accused by him.
Chairman Reed of the COM
mittee referred to the fact the
department. of justice had prom
iscd immediate action and
ruled that it was unnecessary
and inadvisable for the COM
mittee to hear testimony either
to develop or refute charges al
ready made in the committees
hearings.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
Ship Travels,
No Man at
Wheel

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. s.
Tic Ma..son linsr Maui came
through the Golden Gate today
from Honolulu With 10 hu:nal
hand at her wheel.
The Maui wont TO Honolulu
ccd back witt, I'M tai Mike the
rev sperry gyroscopic compass
doing her steering. She is the
first vessel to make a trip CT
such length under the guidance
Of this r sw marvel Of navigation.
Elmer IL. spe-ry, Jr., son of
the inventor, made the round
trip to watch the instrument
work.
Nation line officials claim
the compass stee.ed q straighter
coure than ever could human
hands.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
FORTUNE GONE,
HUSBAND KILLS
TIJUANA BELLE
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SAN DIEGO, Dec. 5.-Lure of
Tiaiuana IS bright lights until nus
bands fortune was exhausted and
a wife had become Irene, the But
terfly Girl" living on the enter
tainment of chance acquaintance,
climaxed in the murder of the wife
and attempted suicide of the hus-
band. S4 :.
Mexican authorities at first
thought it was an attempted double
murder, committed by jealous suit
of the girl.
Bute today the husband, Louis
Chiros. one time wealthy cafe owner
of Los angeles and Bakersfield, con
fessed before District Attorney Ma
riano Magyar of Tiajuana to having
killed his wife and then attempting
suicide with bullet III his own head
late Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
VESUVIUS SPlTS
FLAMES, LAVA:
ALARMS PEOPLE
By United Press Leased Wire

NAPLES, Dec. 5.-Vesuvius cone
is entirely enveloped in flames. Oc-
casional streams of incandescent
lava boil over the rim of the vol
cano's crater.
Last night the sky was lighted by
intense flames shooting up from the
interior, which apparently is a fiery
furnace where once exploring par
ties were won't to descend.
The activity that has been no.
ticeable for some days has increased.
The glare is more pronounced and
the population of the surrounding
countryside is correspondingly more
alarmed. The people of Naples are
particularly disturbed.
Professor Malladra, leading, scien-
tific observer of Mount Vesuvius ac-
tivities, has issued a reassuring
communique stating the situation is
NOT alarming.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
crime GRO WITH
TOLD CHAM Der
BY |. A. JUDGE
Judge Shenk Says It's
Up to Parents of
Present Day
Support of Brawley Fair
Asked; Special
Music

Members of the FL Centre Cham
be rof Commerce were given first
hand inform ti0n On the alarming
increase in crime by Judge John W.
Shenk of he Los Angeles superior
court, at the weekly luncheon this
moon in the Bal bara Worth hotel.
From his wears IF experience or
tic. bench, Judge Shcnk told Of his
observations regarding the criminal
element, and stated the people, as
Il whole, mus; pay more attention
10 the development of moral char
aeter in the yodnger generation L
tie courts anu the peace officials
are to cope with the present situa-
tion. He reviewed Ghe working of
tire probation system, which some-
tinIes work OFT disadvart2gco4sly,
but which on The Whole is quite
Frequently Justified.
At The conclusion of Judge
shcnk S remarks President Charles
Il. Scott of the Chamber of Com
merce scored u bullseye when he
stated that. the duty Of parents. re-
quires that they should know where
their children are ut night, and i'll
whose .ompanionship their leisure
time is spell. If parents would
! dol this, he believed a great dea
| cohld be done TO Y: event crimina
action by Youngsters.
Asks Fair Support
Walter Is. HavekOrst of Brawiey
asked the support o. the people OF
III Centre for The Mid WiE,e er Show
which opens in Brawley next week
lie stated the exhibits and the
benefits to be derived from such a
show are not limited to Br,wleY
but are intended 20 take III the en-
tire valley. He paid Il high com
plimeht to the ability of Secretary
Coylc Of the local chamber in man
aging shows Cf this kind, and asked
that Brawley be granted permission
10 use his services if they were
required. 'PresidcID, Scott salo
Brawley had no need to make sacl
request, as Secretary CoyIe woula
be only too glad to be of assist
ancc to them 1t any time and II
any way possible.
During luncheon, the members
were entertained with musical Sc
lections by Mrs. A. Reasonover OF
Narney Brcshers Company, and :;
solo by Percie c. Thacker.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
s. ID. Police Hold
Local Pool Hall
Robbery Suspect

Information. received at the pO-
lice department today advised that
t he San Diego police are holding
Il man suspected of being respon-
sible for the robbery of the Central
Billiard Hall IN this ely Saturday
night.
The local police forwarded a des.
cription OF the jewelry stolen from,
the billiard hall to San Diego, and
the information received today
stated it was fund in the possession
Of the man under arrest. The ia.-
ter S name was not given.
Sam Griffin, assistant chief Of
police, will 90 to San Diego this
afternoon to bring back the prison
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
GREER MAY GO
TO WASHINGTON

1t is understood that the irriga-
tion board of directors were to meet
this afternoon to consider various
matters of Important business.
Among .hem was the proposition of
sending F. w. Greer, Boulder Dam
publicity man associated with the
district, back 10 Washington, d. c.
to assist in campaigning for the
Swing johnson bill and to join
forces with Mark Rose, who left
earlier this week, and officials from
Arizona, Los Angeles and Nevada
in lobbying for the bill. Definite
action as to whether or not ne will
make the trip cast was expected late
tOdaS'
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
Probation Officer at Border Ordered by Supervisors
y. S. TO Sponsor
Loan to Germans
for Buying Food

OTTO Wiedfeldt, German asbassa-
dor here, recently approached the
American government through See
retary Hughes on the question of
Germany need for a great food
credit.
The maximum figure that Ger
many Will need, according to infor-
ration received by this govern
ment, is $70,000,000.
One half of '.his sum, it is plan
ned, will be raised i'll the United
States and the remainder in Great
Britain.
The food credit is to be in no
sense II government loan. 1t is to
be raised from private sources in
the United States and it is assum-
ed the same will be true in Great
Britain
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
WHAT'S DOING
City council meets tonight.

City council meets tonight.
Mid-week service of Christian
church at S. o. Lingo home.
Bible Chautauqua at Tulane
theater tonight.
Chamber of Commerce direc-
tors meets tonight.
Rosita' at Palace theater
tonight.
"Oh! You Henrietta, new
Valley theater tonight.
Prayer meetings at various
churches tonight
Rotary Club luncheon tomor-
row afternoon.
Ten Thousand club meets
tomorrow afternoon.
Methodist Ladies Chysanthe-
mum Tea, home of Mrs, j. l..
House, tomorrow afternoon.
Farm Home department, all
day meeting, Jasper tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
|. A. URGED TO
HARNESS WATER
OF COLOR ADO
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by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Dec. s.
Harnessing of the Colorado Riv-
er to supply Los Angeles with
more power and water was
urged before the city council
today by the department OF
public service.
Cue to the city's increase in
population, the capacity of the
Los Angeles aqueducs will be
reached within 10 years, the
department estimated, declaring
that it wished to place itself
on record as recommending that
the city ''t,rn to the Colorado
River for our future water and
powsr resources as a safeguard
for all times against short
age Of these utilities
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05

Nv United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The
United States government has
decided to support an appeal
soon to be made by Germany for
huge loan to be raised in this
country and Great Britain to
feed the starving German popu-
latior, it was learned on high
authority at the state depart
ment today.
The German appeal soon is to be
made to the reparations commission
in Paris.
Secretary of State Hughes is un,
dprstood to have instructed Colonel
James A. Logan, unofficial Ameri'
can observer ON the repar"tlons
commission to support the German
appeal when it is made.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
REICHSTAC TO
BESTOW MUCH
POWER ON MARX

BERLIN, Dee. 5-MeetinP at .
p. M, the Rc;chstag TODAY wa,
scheduled to pass an empowering bill
which would launch Chancellor
Marx on his troubled course with
virtual dicta 'orial powers.
With Christmas coming on and
salaries badly needed. the members
of fine Reichstag preferred making
Marx dictator to having parlia-
ment dissolved and their pay stop
ped.
If the Reichstog declined to pass
the empowering bin Marx said the
government could only hope to exist
a few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
San Diego Youth
Confesses Series
L. A. Robberies

HOLLYWOOD, Dee. Failing
in his first ambition to break in
20 the movies, Lloyd V Downs, San
Diego youth, today confessed to five
Hollywood robberies within the
PAST two weeks, police said.
One drugstore, two cafes and n
garage were looted by the youth
during the fortnight, according to
his reported confession.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
BALDWIN HAS
BIG CHI A n c E
SECOND TERM
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LONDON, Dec. 5.-Premier Bald
wins stock went up today on the
eve of the general election.
Lloyd George is certain to gain
many seats, but his party still re-
mains in the minority.
Betting on the stock exchanges as
the campaigners finished in whirl
of frantic oratory was as follows:
Four to one on the Conservatives.
Three to one against the Liberals.
Two hundred to one against labor,
Baldwin is. believed to be as good
as returned to power, which means
Great Britain may try an adjustable,
protective tariff for its domestic ills.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
MAY TAKE ACTION
AGAINST S. >F. CAFE

SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 5.-Fede-
raj Prohibition Director Rutter to-
day declared he will place evidence
before United States attorneys to
determine the advisability of in
stituting abatement proceedings
against the Palais Royal, one of
San Francisco's most familiar cafes
which figured in a sensational
liquor raid Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-05
NEWPORT HARBOR
TO BE SURVEYED;
u. S. MAY ASSIST
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by United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Dee. 5.--The board
of engineers of the army for rivers
and harbors today decided to re-
commend Il survey of Newsport liar-
bor, Calf, with a view of deter
mining whether the government
should assist in the development OF
the harbor.