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Legion Notes

81 have never known a time when
American Legion enthusiasm was as
high as it is now" Alvin Owsley, ma
tional commander of the American
Legion, stated ON his return to In
dianapolis from Ia tour during which
he visited t~wency-four state depart
ments of the Legion. When the posts
find themselves" Mr.. Owsley said, 1t
is noticeable that they become real,
vital factors in the community in
which they exist. He said the bust
ness men and women in the country
and the leading clubs and organiza-
tons were becoming more and more
interested in the Legion and it's work,
Mr.. Owsley's tour covered the east.
northeast, middle west, west and Pa
cinc coast.
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Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
Local Prisoner
Escapes While
On Way to Pen

Sheriff Gillett received telegram
this morning from Deputy Sheriff
r. T. Estes, stating that William
Jones, whom Estes was taking to
San Quentin prison, escaped last
night near King City. No details
were given in the telegram, which
simply advised of the escape.
Jones was sentenced On Tuesday
by Judge Conkling to serve from one
to 10 years in San Quentin prison
following his plea of guilty to a
charge of grand larceny. He was
arrested in Yuma about two weeks
ago, following the theft of an auto
mobile. In committing Jones tc
prison, Judge Conkling stated the
prisoner had previously borne 8
good reputation and claimed he ha6
been drinking at the time he stole
the car. The court recommended
leniency by the parole board in de
Gliding the length of Jones sen
tence.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., July g.
Anthracite miners laid down their
ultimatum to the coal operators.
With L specific demands--in-
Guiding a call for 20 per cent wage
increase representative of the
United Mine Workers went into
joint conference with the operators,
the outcome of which will determine
whether there is going to be an.
other strike.
The specifications of the miners
include:
Complete recognition of the
United Mine Workers; 20 per cent
increase in wages; better working
conditions for skilled mechanics on
a wage basis of 90 cents an hour;
an eight hour day; fixing of 2,240
pounds as Il standard ton; tools to
be supplied free; minimum rate Of
20 cents an inch for refuse and 80
cents for top and bottom blasting;
requiring the umpire ON grievances
disposed of by the conciliation
board to report within thirty days.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
MAN HUI Mt in
LOCAL STORE
is EXCITING
Believe Hidden Suspect
Planned Big
Robbery

Antonio Sembrano, a young Mex
lean, gave the city police, deputies
from the sheriff's office apd the
officials at Varney Brothers Il
merry time last night shortly after
the store was closed at 6 O'Clock.
Sembrano was noticed in the store,
and upon being asked by n clerk
what he wanted, bolted into the
basement of the store. The sher-
iff office and city police were
notified, and search for the man be-
gan. Owing to the large amount of
stock stored in the basement, there
were plenty of hidingplaces for the
intruder. The searchers looked in
every nook and Granny of the base
ment without success and were on
the point of giving up the search
when Sembrano was discovered hid
ing underneath a piano.
Believe Big Haul Planned
He was ordered to come out from
his hiding place and did so reluct
antly. Sam Griffin, assistant chief
of police; Officer Bogue and Dep
AtN tDHtlIII Vow stlu OlutItu IlIll W
stick up his hands, believing he was
armed, but it was necessary to
threaten him several times before
he raised his arms. When searched,
no weapon was found OH him, how
over to the sheriff's office and
ened than dangerous. He was turned
over tothe sheriff's office and
locked in the county Jail.
This morning Sembrano claimed
he was sent into the store by q
friend, but could not remember the
friend s name nor where he lived.
1t is believed that he intended hid
ing in the store until night, and that,
with the aid of confederates, q large
robbery was to be pulled off. The
police are working on the theory
that Sembrano may be one of Il
gang which has looted several stores
in the valley during the past two
months.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
GARY SAYS 8-HOUR
DAY COMING SOON
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, July G.-"If the
present rate of increase in the num-
Der of workers continues, we dan
expect abolition of the 12-hour day
in the steel industry in the compare.
lively near FUTURE Judge E. II.
Gary said today In an interview.
The steel industry, he declared,
needs 60,0G0 more men before the
12-hour shift can be done away with.
Shortening ofthe hours, he said,
would increase cost of production Is
per cent. 50
The interview followed the action
of President Harding in making
public, just before he sailed for
Alaska, a letter from Gary and
other directors of the American
Iron and Steel Institute, advcoat-
ing the II hour day.
In this letter the heads of the
steel industry said the long shift
would be abandoned when "there
is a surplus of labor available. -
Gary said the abolition of the Il
hour day cannot be realized until
there are more workers, but that
the workers were now coming in
including men from Canada, neg
roes from the south and immigrants
from other parts of the world. Eff.
forts to do away with the Ions
shift will begin at once, he said
but he couldn not tell how long i
would be, in his Judgment befor,
this surplus existed.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
COMPERS DOESN'T
TAKE MUCH STOCK
IN GARY PROMISE
8-HOur Promise Tainted
With Bluff He
Declares
By VIM. J. LOSH
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, July 6.-''The
whole thing is tainted with bluff
and insincerity, Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, declared in state
ment on the correspondence be
tween President Harding and
Judge Gary fthe Steel corpora
tion in which the latter promises
to abolish the II hour day when
there is surplus of labor. The
Gompers statement follows.
81 advise steel workers not to
expect too much as result OF the
exchange of cordialities between
the president and Mr.. Gary. The
president suggested to Mr.. Gary
mat the - hour day might be
abolished "when there is n surplus
of labor available" and Mr.. Gary
puts those wordsNn quotation mar )
in his response and agrees with the
grace and tact of born diplomat
that of course it shall be as the
president wishes.
bluff and Insincerity''
W men tnefe Is IL surplus ol Id
Dor available, the Judge doubtless
thinks wages can be cut and he
doubtless hopes this surplus may
be hastened by wide open immigra
tion.
"The whole thing is tainted with
bluff and insincerity. The steel
trust will eater first to profits and
it will not 90 anything that viii
even hold the possibility of jeopar'
dizing profits until driven to, eth
er by irresistible public opinion OF
the force of organization among
the steel workers.
Tile one sure way of ending the
IL hour day in the steel mills is
for the steel workers, through or
ganization.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
NEW THIRD PARTY
ALREADY SPLIT
ON FORD, SOVIET
Farmers and Workers
Don't Agree on Many
Points
STRONG FOR RUSSIA
Ford and Communism
Are the Sticking
Points .e-..
STRONG FOR RUSSIA
Nv United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, July G.-The Farmer
Labor party, parent of the third
party coalition idea, was itself split
here today when its delegates from
six states announced that they will
JOIN the Federated Farmer-Labor
party' organized under control OF
"liberals' and communist sympa-
thizers.
The "Federated Farmer-Labor
party came into being at Il ses-
sion ending shortly after midnight.
Liberals,' cheering the mention
of Soviet Russia, forcing its organ
ization as conservative farmer dele
gates of the Farmer-Labor party
fought the plan and its principles.
G. Il. Ruthenburg, Ohio, and Will
liam 4. Foster, labor leader, led the
organization. Farmer-Labor party
delegates from Washington, Ken
lucky, California, North Dakota,
southern Illinois and parts of Ohio,
voted to follow their lead.
Split Comes Soon
The country's third political party
was split today, few hours after
its organization, over communism
and Henry Ford.
Liberals in the minOrities coali-
tion conference, fathered by the
present farmerlabor party, forced
through organization of the "fed-
tolerated farmer-labor-party,' at a
session ending after midnight.
The plan adopted was that of the
workers party for amalgamation
CT all present political minorities.
Conservative farmer and labor
delegates also split with liberals
over mention of Henry Ford for
president. Liberals denounced him
as capitalist.
Farmerlabor conservative leaders
refused to join the coalition because
Of the alleged affiliation of the
workers party with Moscow.
American Federation of Labor
men declared they would be expelled
by their national officers if they
were affiliated with the workers
party.
Demand Russian Recognition
Formation of the new party was
followed by resolution demanding
immediate recognition of soviet Rus
sia and Mexico.
The conference also adopted re-
solutions demanding release of the
36 federal prisoners, pledging sup
port to all prosecuted - labor agi
tators and demanding elimination
Of "war propaganda" from school
text books.
The new party adopted three
principles:
|. Naturalization of all public
utilities communication and trans
portation.
,. Industries must be run by
workers aud farmers.
3. Working and farming masses
must be assured maximum security
against destitution, unemployment,
sickness and high prices.
Drastic Legislatures
The Ruthenberg Foster faction
also secured adoption of a. legisla,
tive program which includes federal
laws providing for n eight houi
day, with employers violating it
subject to Imprisonment, making
reserve bank system serve farmers
and workers, providing eompensa
tion for unemployed, providing n
minimum living wage and child
labor legislation.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
Tuning Up For
One Day Flight
Across the U. S,
, By United Press Leased Wire

MINEOLA, N. Y, July 6.-Fly-
ing around and around over Long
Island, Lieutenant Russell l.. Maug
han today tested the pursuit plane
in which he plans to speed from
coast to coast between dawn and
sunset. ,
If his test shows the machine is
ready and if the weather is propit-
ious, he will make the flight to-
morrow, leaving Mitchell Field in
the morning and arriving-if all
goes well-at San Francisco in the
evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
ALASKA WILL BE
OPENED UP BY
HARDING VISIT
Outside i. S. Waters for
First Time In
Office
OFF CANADA,S SHORE
Regards Steel Kings
Letter as Highly
Significant
OFF CANADA'S SHORE
By LAWRENCE MARTIN
United Press Staff Correspondent.

United Press Staff Correspondent.
ABOARD THE U. S. S. HEN
DERSON WITH PRESIDENT
HARDING, (By Wireless to The
United Press, July 6.-Alaska, land
of mystery to millions of Americans,
is to be "opened up" by President
Harding.
The army transport Henderson,
carrying the presidential party, was
steaming up the coast today, en-
route for the northern Ell Dorado.
Mr.. Harding is outside American
waters for the first time since he
became president. The Henderson
crossed into Canadian territorial
waters at midnight.
The president has relaxed com
pletely after a strenuous two weeks
speaking tour. When some one
aboard the Henderson asked him if
he cared to look over list of mo-
motion picture films on board
for the purpose of selecting
those he would like to see, the pres
ident replied that he did not wish
to think about anything at all for
at least a day.
Smokes Old Pipe
Mr.. Harding walked aboard the
ship inquiring after the comfort of
members of the party and chatting
about his speaking trip. He smoked
his old pipe for the first time since
his election.
The president intends to hold the
steel industry to its promise to put
| the eight hour shift into effect in
place of the present II hour day.
The minute he is convinced that
tins can be done without injustice
to the industry, he will call on f..
Il. Gary and other steel magnates
to make good the promises which
were contained in q letter to the
president and made public yester
day at Tacoma.
Letter Encouraging
In this letter, signed by directors
of the American Iron and Steel
Institute the steel leaders pledged
! TO abolish the II hour shift when
"therc is a surplus of labor avail
| able. -
Mr.. Harding has been cheered by
the letter, which he regards as the
biggest single industrial and social
development of his administration.
He is not blinded to the fact that
it is tentative and conditional. but
he SAYS that it is promise and
one that will hold water. He fore
sees before many months a labor
condition which win permit it to
be done.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
NelU Mexico Is
AU Agog OUer
Editor Crisis

he began a campaign against what
he asserted to be corrupt banking
practices throughout New Mexico.
Several libel actions against him
resulted in awards of from 8 cents
to ST. each.
A midnight arrest by the sheriff
of q county in far corner of the
state, where Magee charges anna
jority of the officials are Mexi-
cans, resulted in his being spirited
out of Albuquerque only to be sub
sequently rescued by his friends.
Sells Out-Starts Anew
Shortly after, Magee sold his
newspaper to an organization of
Albuquerque bankers but instead of
disappearing from New Mexico
newspaper fields he took his pro
fits from the sale of the Journal
and started weekly. This publi-
cation of Magee s, The Independent
continued the fight launched in the
journal. The Independent met
with success and entered the semi
weekly field. Early this year it
became a daily and was renamed
the State Tribune.
The State Tribune was financed
by the sale of small blocks of stock
all over New Mexico, which is said
to be one of the reasons for the
state wide excitement in the pre-
sent libel ease.
y The State Tribune now claims the
largest circulation in the state and
has doubled in size since Magee S
Indictment for criminal libel.
Thelpublisher s wife is said to be
very i'll with tuberculosis, and hen
recovery uncertain,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
Ry United Press Leased Wire

ALBURQUERQUE, N. NJ, July 6
-"I will not interfere in the Carl
f. Magee libel case until the su-
preme court has acted upon his ap-
neal" Governor j. +. Kinkle of
New Mexico announced today.
The governor s statement an.
nounced receipt of n flood OF mes
sages from ali over the state, asking
him to hold special Impeachment
session of the legislature.
Magee, publisher of the New Mex
leo State Tribune of this city and
stormy petrol of state politics, is
under sentence of from ~ to Is
months at hard labor, as result of
an editorial attack on member
of the state Judiciary.
Meanwhile driving attacks upon
the alleged Estate machine which
he says is railroading him to the
penitcntiary, are being continued by
the public here in the State Tri-
bune and in public speeches through
out New Mexico.
City Pledges Aid
Magee and other speakers ad-
dressed a mass meeting of thous-
ands here last night at which bust
ness men of the city pledged $3,5OO
toward the maintenance of the State
Tribune while Magee is enmeshed in
his legal fight to avoid the peni
tentiary. &
Allegations hurled at various sta
tie officials by Magee are said tc
presage further libel actions against
him.
In the Journal, prior to the MageC
regime conservative newsp per
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
"DAY BY DAY FILM
LANDS in COURTS

LOS ANGELES, July Ga film
entitled ::Day by Day" is consid-
cred by the Educational Film Com
pany to be an infringement of its
exclusively purchased rights to use
Prof. Emile Coue and his doctrines
in motion pictures. An injunction
suit asking that l.. W. Rucker, prod
ucer of the film, be enioined from
exhibiting it was brought before
judge Hardy here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
Pound to Attend
Dam Assn. Meet

Earl C. Pound, director of the I'm
perial Irrigation District, expects to
attend the meeting of the Boulder
Canyon Dam Association in Los An
geles tomorrow. Harry L. Foster
will probably attend as a represen-
tative of the American Legion, and
report on the good work which has
been done during the past two
weeks by the members of the Le-
gion s "hammering campaign -
committee
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
Coal Miners In
Drastic Demands

by United Press Leased Wire
ATLANTIC CITY, July g.
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea, was unanimously chosen
president of the anthracite con-
ference which opened here to-
day.
It was the first time in the
history Of the conferences be-
tween operators and miners that
a representative of the miners
was elected to preside.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
Fight Promoters
Facing Arrest

ATLANTA, Ga, July Car
rests of the principals and others
engaged in the promotion of the
Harry Greb-Jeff Smith bout, to be
held here July -, was ordered in
resolutions passed by the Fulton
county grand jury here today.
The resolutions were passed after
q committee of the Atlanta Evan
pelic Ministers Association, ap-
pearing before the grand jury
charged the fight was in violation
of state laws. x
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
NOW SHELBY IS
SCRAPPINC OVER
MOVIE RIGHTS
u. S. Agents, Movie Men,
Citizens Are All In
. On 1t
Bv United Press Leased Wire

SHELBY, Mont, July 6.-Shelby
is now staging a fight for the NOV
les of the Is rounds which Tommy
Gibbons went with Jack Dempsey.
Government agents are playing
hide and seek with the movie men,
who have the pictures i'll their pos
session, fearing an attempt will be
made to smuggle" them into an
other state, contrary to the law
against interstate transportation of
fight films.
just now the movie men are hid
ing and the government agents are
seeking. Four secret service men
are on the trail of the movie oper-
ators, but they could not prevent the
disappearance of the films. 1t is
reported several copies left here in
a mysterious automobile which set
out for the Canadian border last
night.
Movies Paid For
The movies are paid for. They
were paid for at IL p. m. last night
after the promoters had rustled
about and raised $4,000.
The money was handed over in
two checks to the movie men. The
movies now seem to be the sole hope
of the losers in the financial fiasco
which developed in Shelby s effort
to stage II world championship bat
tie. 1t is believed their increased
value-as a result of Gibbons stay
ing Is rounds with the champion
may help the promoters to pull out
of the mire.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
FARMER LABOR PARTY IS DIVIDED
70 Jail Rather
Than Pay
Alimony

LOS ANGELES, July G.-Eob-
ert IT. Hardy exhibited a world
Of stubbornne7s today when he
wc1. to jail after refusing to paw
his wife S35 4 month alimony at
the direction of Judge w. S. Sum-
merfield.
Mrs. Hardy charged her hus-
bcr,l deserted her, but Hardy said
the circums. ances Of his marital
trouble were exactly the reverse.
"I'll nrvec pay her q nickel -
eaid Hardy on his way to jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
[. Y. Furnishes
Great Share of
Cal. Shipments

According to a recent announce
ment made by C. j. Mcdonald, head
of the perishable freight division OF
the Southern Pacific, the railroad
expects to handle over 100000 ears
of perishable freight from Califo
MIA during 1928 This rep"
increase of 20 per e
shipments.
OF this amou
it has been &c
$4,000 ears,
cent of thu
this line
ity. As t.
Eastern
other, th
be very
tory, as
profitf
The
half
Expf
in Sc
to ha
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
AVIATOR FORCED DOWN

REDDING, Cal, July 6.-Captain
Deane, United States army aviator,
was forced to land in the Sacra-
mento river near here today, when
engine trouble encountered 5000
feet over Castella forced him down.
The plane struck in the middle
of the swift stream, but Deane eX-
tricated himself and made land
safely by wading. The plane was
stranded in the stream, only slight
ly damaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
THAT LITTLE WORD
RAILROAD PROVES
MIGHTY IMPORTANT

One little word decided whether
the case of Arkelian & Co. against
the Southern Pacific Company
should be heard this morning before
Judge M. w. Conkling or not. The
court finally ruled that the ease
should be continued one week.
The word which was so momen-
tous was ''railroad In making
out the complaint, Don c. Bitler,
counsel for Arkelian, used the title
Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
1t was brought out in court this
morning that, although the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company owns the
equipment of the railroad, it does
not operate it, that function being
left to the Southern Pacific Com
napv. The court ruled that the
~'Ss Railroad Company
'eJihle for the
u " Enr..
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
Blanes Editor
For His
Woes!

OAKLAND, Cal, July G.-H.
j. Stone, cartoonist committed
suicide here today after writing
rcte saying that the managing
editor Of certain California
newspaper should be shot.
"I'd shoot him myself but he
is or his vacation, the note as
serted.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
Tonight's Big
Event for
Kids!

Tonight is the night for the
Riddles of Ell Centre, who are
urged to be out in full force to
see the fireworks display at City
Park, which will be given
through the generosity of Albert
Durham, as announced in yester-
days Press. Mr.. Durham as
sures the youngsters that the
display will be bigger and bet
ter than ever, and hopes every
one ofthem will be on hand to
enjoy it.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
English Strike
is Called Off

LONDON, July 6.-Strike of
$4,000 workers which was
spreading to allied trades and
threatening England's food sup
ply has been called off by
union Xecutives. The men have
been ordered TO return to work
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06
President Smokes Old Pipe And Relaxes Aboard Ship
N. Y. in Darkness
in nMid-Afternoon
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, July G-Darkness
descended suddenly, on downtown
New York shortly after 2 clock
this afternoon. A heavy black fog
enveloped the financial district un-
til it was impossible to see a block.
Lights in ali office buildings We're
lit.
The fog was followed by driv-
ing rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-06

Automobiles in Canada now num-
Der 5l6,307, or one ear to every l6
persons, Ontario owns the greatest
number of ears having 23S,6OO. Cue
bee is second with 69,324, and Sas-
katehewan third, Al $50, and Alberta
with 40,36S. British Columbia oceu-
pies next place with 33,SSo ears.