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Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
Writer Adm it s
killing Mo vie
Director i'm L. A,
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, July PA let
ter signed "Albert Sans admit
ting the shooting of William Des-
mond Taylor, movie director, year
and half ago, and threatening to
return and kill Mabel Normand,
movie comedienne and Mack Sen
nett, producer, has been received by
a private detective agency in Oak
land, according to information re-
ceived by local police today.
The letter was mailed from Bay
Point, a village - miles north of
San Francisco. 1t is considered
possible that "Albert Sans may
be Edward +. Sands, missing valet
of Taylor's, whom the movie di-
rector had charged with embez2lc-
mcnt shortly before his death.
Detective Captain AL s. Slayton
Immediately wired a description of
Sands to the northern city and
asked that an effort be made to APP
prchend him.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
Russia Changes
Jap Conference
Represent tative
BY CLARENCE DuBOSE,
IT p. Staff Correspond ent

TOXIC, July 24.-The Russian
soviet government, in an effort to
break the deadlock in the Russo
,Japanese recognition negotiations
now going on here, has relieved A.
A .Joffe IS soviet representative,
and has appointed NJ. Karahan' SO
Wet, vice minister to succeed nm
and carry on the negotiations, ac-
cording to Moscow adviccs.
Otensibly ,Joffe has been re,
Teved because of continued Ill
health which has caused him to DO
most of his conference work whlle
confined to his bed, but actually,
II is believed here, ,Ioffe.'s recall
has resulted from his inability TO
roach an agreement with M. kawa-
l,ami, the japanese representative
regarding Nikolavesk and North
Saghalien.
The change in Russian repreSen-
tation brightcns the conferences
Sky, it is generally agreed here, ana
the Japanese government Is look
ing forward with interest to a new
turn TO the negotiations which Will
result i'm some sort of definite I'M
derstanding on these two mann
.points and several minor consider
otions so far untouched.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
PHILIPPINES DEMAND INDEPENDENCE
AU Parties JOi1,
Zn Resolution on
Islands, Freedom

justify Filipino faith i'll
the sense of fair play Of the Anne
rican people, the native press edi'
torially commenting on the Amcri-
can sporting spirit.
Demand Recall Of Wood
Fight on Governor General
Wood today had been carried direct
to President Harding by Filipino
nationals.
Demand that Wood be recalled
and a governor appointed who
would "maintain respect for our
laws and correctly interpret the
spirit of the Jones law, guarantee
ing the greatest political autono-
NV was voiced in a resolution
adopted by the Philippine Indepen-
dence commission, composed of the
majority of legislators of the
Philippine house and senate
Immediate independence for the
Philippines was also recommended
in another resolution passed by the
commission as the best solution for
the problem confronted by the
island government.
Go To President Harding
A copy of both resolutions was
ordered forwarded to President
Harding. This is the second move
against Wood. The first came when
the island cabinet resigned, charg-
ing the governor general with un-
due interference in civil matters.
Wood accepted the designations and
the breach has been growing more
serious since.
Americans watching the clash
from the side lines see possibility
of political embarrassment for
President Harding in the demand
for Wood S removal, for Leonard
| Wood was one of those who con
tested with President Harding fol
the republican presidential nomina.
| ton, and the president is now
asked to remove him from the job
, he got instead Of the presidency.
Request for Wood s recall was
based on his alleged "unfitness by
military training, temperament and
associations to govern in a\demo-
cratic manner. Moreover he is sur.
rounded by army Officers, as ad-
visers, who are without legal status
or responsibility TO this government,
in open disregard to Filipino res
ponsiblc officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
Wife of Father
of 81 Girls
to Rescue
by United Press Leased Wire

Ry United Press Leased Wire
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July "a.
Mrs. Nina B. Allen is speeding
toward Los Angeles today with
$4,000 to get her husband, DR..
He,6n B. Allen out of Jail.
DR.. Allen, known as the
"fathcr' of 81 childrers most
ly girls, was jailed in Los An
geles on a charge of violating
the Mann act. He is being he'd
on a warrant from Pittsburgh
charging him with bringing one
of his children to Pitts
burgh from Sabot, Va, for i'm
moral purposes.
Miss Gladith James Allen,
the girl he brought to Pitts
burgh, is at present under the
care of the Children s Service
Bureau. She will be the princi-
pal witness against Allen when
lie is returned here to face trial.
While Mrs. Allen was taking
$4,000 to Los Angeles, Assist
art Federal Attorney Heber
Dietrich announced he would
make an effort to have author
tiles there raise the amount of
bail commensurate with the
penalties of the offense, which
provide a $4,000 fine, or IS to
20 years in the penitentiary.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
COUNTER NOTE
ON GERMANY IS
FRENCH PLAN
BY WEBB MILLER
United Press Staff Correspondent

PARIS, July 24.--3ecomnenda
tions for a counter proposition to
the British note TO GERMANY were to
be submitted to he French cabinet
today by Premier Poincare Second
in importance only to this was re-
port to the ministers by l.. NJ. Le-
TrOauer. minister of public works.
who returned from inspection of the
Ruhr, to the effect that German re-
sistance is weakening and will col
lapse eventually.
The cabinet met shortly before
noon, and Poincare first outlined
the French position in negotiations
with Belgium on the subject of a
joint attitude toward reparations.
The cabinet approved the premier s
actions.
M. LeTroquer, minister of public
works, told the ministers there is in
the Ruhr at the present time a dis
tinct impression of relaxation OF
resistance on ethe part of the Ger
man people. Transportation condi
tions are greatly improved, he said
Although. official proceedings
till remained cloaked in great see
recy, the inference was that Poin
care and his aides had found the
British draft unacceptable, just a;
the press and unofficial spokesmel
have predicted.
The counter proposal, which viii
be sent to London, by way of open
ing inter-allied pour parlers on the
subject of reparations, is under
stood to contain French considera
tions for moderation of the British
note.
While the morning papers are eN-
tremely guarded in their comments,
pursuant to the government s re-
quest, a majority intimate France
cannot do otherwise than disap-
prove the draft.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
WRONG MEDICINE
FATAL TO BABY
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, July 24.-Mrs.
Maria Chacon, lying sick in bed
and trying to care for her three
months old daughter Ramona, also
sick, She sent her two and half
year old daughter Mercedes into
another room for some medicine
for herself and some for the in
fant. Little Mercedes toddled into
the other room and brought the
two potions. In some way they
had become mixed and the mother S
potion, containing a small percent
age of poison, was given to the
baby.
The child was soon in great pain,
Neighbors telephoned for the police
ambulance but the child was dead
when they arrived and the mother
is believed to be fast losing her
reason.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
Chamber Dinner
TO BE Informal

81. .. y ~ .Ns rt tfDI."N tf N. N L
Centre Chamber Of Com4.s s
advised that the ngulnr wee .sly
dinner of the Chamber tomorrow
night at the Oregon hotel, VIII
in the nature of "Dutch treat -
inasmuch as those who attend win
do their own ordering, and of
course furnish the "dinero to
the management. 1t is believed this
will prove more popular than hav.
ing the regular hotel dinner such
as has been the custom heretofore.
The same plan probably will be
carried out for the evenings s pro-
gram. No special speaker or num-
bers have been arranged, and II is
felt that an opportunity for those
who desire to "stand up in meet
ing and say something will be
popular. There are plenty of sub
lects which members of the cham
ber can talk over informally and
it is believed an exchange OF ideas
on topics of interest 20 FL Cen
tro will prove decidedly beneficial.
Those planning to attend are re.
questcd TO be on hand promtly at
o'clock to enjoy the good fellow.
ship which exists at these affairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
HEAVY STORM
in NORTH END
BLOCKS TRAINS

Heavy storms north of Imperial
Valley, in the vicinity of Mecca,
washed away a section of the main
line of the Southern Pacific fail
road, seriously interrupting traffic
today. Train No. 46, due in Ell
Centre at $50, did not arrive un-
til early afternoon. Another wash
out between INLAND and Glamis
caused trains to be routed through
Imperial Valley by way of Gale
Xico and Yuma.
At the local office of the South
ern Pacific company this morning,
j. w. DOnohue said it was expected
the Glamis-Nila break would be
repaired in time to permit east
bound main line trains TO travel
over their regular route tonight
No trouble was reported on the
lines Of the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph company between the
valley and Los Angeles, it was re-
ported at local headquarters today,
nor had the storm interfered with
the lines Of the Western Union.
The storm was accompanied by
a vivid electrical display which
was watched by many in FL Cen
tro last night. Flashes of lightning
starting over in the northwest,
rippled along the entire northern
boundary of the valley and circled
to the right to the extreme south
cast. A few drops of rain fell at
different times and, though q storm
was expected here, none material
lied.
The storm played havoc with the
power line of the Ho!ton Power
company, according to General
Manager Joseph King, who with a
repair gang, worked all night trying
to fix up the line near Coachella
where several insulators were des-
troycd. The power went off at
1885 last night. Due to the eX-
cessive rains near COachella, where
over two inches fell, it has been
difficult to reach the high line
where it is not near the pavement.
The local auxiliary plant has been
taking care of FL Centre today and
has held up well, there being no in
terruptions except when tests were
made ON the high line.
1t is hoped to have the main line
repaired by tonight, though Mr..
King said reports had been received
of another storm working up toward
the valley from the southeast which
may undo the repairs and again pnt
the high line out of commission
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
By j. w. T. MASON
BY United Press Leased Wire

BY the signing of the Turkish
treaty at Lausanne today Turkey
has been given a new lease of life
as an Oriental power.
Kemal Pasha has received such
concessions from the allies as will
permit the Angora government to
demonstrate whether it can mod
ernie the Ottoman empire in Asia
Minor, after the failure Of the
Turks to do so in Europe during
the entire period of modern history.
Under the Lausanne treaty the
principal privileges gained by the
Turks are to right to administer
justice upon foreigners in their
own way, and to govern the Christ
ian minorities in the empire with
out interference by the Western
powers.
Turkeys sovereignty in Eastern
Thrsce, taken away from her by
the world war peace tr Jty, is re-
affirmed.
Several other important disputed
points are left for future settle
ment. These include the status of
pre-war and postwar oil concessions
and rectificatiOn of the Mosul
frontier.
No Turkish Victory
The Turks have won back part
of their world wa\ esses by skiilful
diplomacy at Lausanne; but it is
an error to believe that the Moham-
medans have gained a great victory
at'the expense of the Christian ma
tions. VI
The fundamental desire of Europe
IS to have peace and order main
tained in Asia Minor so that the
vast wealth there can be profit
ably developed The Tubs have
now received warrant from the
powers to taFe over practically full
control of tnci" Asiatic territory
and make it fit f9r exploitation by
Western CAP IA
The Turks are rejoicing at their
gains, but to win their new free
dom they have had to abandon
ConstantinOple as their capital and
have moved inland into Asia. Their
European ambitions, five centuries
old have been crushed, despite their
small recovery in Thrace. This iy
best demonstrated by the fact that
Continued on Page Four)
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
HOLD
SINGAPORE MAY
Be FORTIFIED
Not Violation of WASH
ingtOn Pact, Say
Ministers
By United Press Leased Wire

HONOLULU, July 2+.-Fortifica-
tion of Singapore by Great Britain
is not a violation o. lie washing
ton pact, Count Kuc ida, japanese
minister of foreign affairs, unof-
ficially told delegation of house
peers, according to & Toxic dispatch
to Jill, japanese ,mguage news
paper here.
Kuchida said Sin yapore does not
come within the ar Al prescribed by
ed desire to forti,'y Singapore is
hence fortificatiol $ of that port
cannot violate rhe agreement.
Hence, Kuchida ad ted, Japan is not
protesting Britain ; plan to for
tify that port. -..
Admiral Takara Re, minister of
the navy, is quo,"d by the Jill
cable as of the s., ne opinion. Ta
karabe said Britain s long cherish
Accordingly the '24 national bud
not a sinister move against Japan.
However, japanese newspapers are
strongly opposing che plan as a
menace to the peace of the Orient.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24

BAYSHORE, n. Y, July Pa
Women make the best prohibition
agents.
SO says Miss Isabella Premm, 49,
yearold girl who became the meme
sis of many rum runners operating
along the Long Island shore. Dur
ing the past three months of her
work as prohibition agent she has
had enough thrills to satisfy most
persons for q lifetime. But she
wants more.
"And III get 'em, too,' she
says determinedly, " for the author
tiles will have to realize soon that
they made n mistake when they
dropped the women from the force.
They are much better agents than.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
Got $2.35? Buy
Million Marks

NEW YORK, July PA new
record low was marked up for Ger
man marks at the opening of the
foreign exchange market today.
Tney were quoted at 425,330 marks
to the dollar, off Gl,S94, the lowest
price yet recorded in the consistent
fall of the German currency. Ster.
ling demand opened at 4.59 ZIG;
cables '4.59 ll-l6, up l-l6; francs de-
mand .05961a; cables .0597 off
,000l; lire demand 043S; cables
,043S& up .0o02h.
Later transactions saw marks de.
cline to 444 l44 TO the dollar.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
Greco Turkish Treaty Signed at Lausanne Conference
Believe Woman
Planned Riot
In Asylum
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
CHESTER, Ill, July 24.-A
woman, the wife of st. Louis
dcsperado inmate, was sought
by authorities today as the
master mind Of the riot and
Jail delivery at the Illinois
state hospital for the criminal
ir.cane Sunday night.
The woman visited the jail
Sunday, and authorities invest
igating the affair believe she
may have ,smuggled in the
knives with which the madn.sn
stabbed the guards.
Thirteen Of the Al convicts
who escaped in the riot, were
still at large today following
the capture Of four shortly be-
fore noon.
Posses with blcodhour,1 lis are
searching the surrounding hills
and valleys for the flgitives,
many Of whom were convicted
of murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24

men. They are less easily bribed;
less easily fooled, less easily shaken
from Il trail. And besides, they
have an uncanny sense which makes
'em follow up clue that most men
pass up.
knowledge and Nerve
Miss Premm s knowledge of the
coast made her most valuable
member of the forces trying to stop
the growing rum running off Long
Island. And her nerve made her
one of the most daring.
Fired at by bootleggers, she be-
gan carrying a revolver while on
duty. But says she wasn't afraid.
Bootleggers are such poor
Continued on Page Four)
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
Princess Goes
To Prison For
Aiding Lover
BY United Press Leased Wire
LEIPSTG, July 24.-Princess

L6lf SlO, y Jly Af.--I llItSSoo
Margaretn5 Won Hohenlohe Eo-
hcIingen was sentenced today
to serve six months ia the
prison. from which she ii sag
pccted OF 4.s..s aidad her
lover the notorious Captain
Enrhardt, to escape a fortnight
ago.
The princess was found guilty
Of assisting the roya,:st officer,
famed for his Kapp putsch oZ-
ploits, to evade the authoritieJ
of republican Germany, who
hunted him for months after
breaking up the attempted coup
d'etat.
Captured firally, Ehrhardt
was thrown into prison and his
trial had been fixed for this
week. Instead he escaped and
the princess was taken into GUS
tody and found guilty of an
old charge, that of aiding Ehr-
hardt IL, high treason. He is
still at large.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
DIR. KOO CREATES
NEW DEPARTMENT

HONOLULU, July 2I.--Une OF
the first moves by the newly ap-
pointed foreign minister of China,
Doctor Wellington Koo, was to ere
ate bureau of immigration, accord
ing to cables to the Jill, japanese
language newspaper here.
Turks are the right to administer
get will carry 100000 yen for that
purpose. Koo will open consular of
fices in Denver, Berlin, Paris and
Melbourne.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
By United Press Leased WIZ


MANILA, July "a" Absolute
independence is the only solution
of the present political crisis,
was the gist of a resolution unani,
mously adopted tonight by the in
dependence committee, composed OF
all members Of the Legislature.
Action of the council Of state
and department secretaries i'll hand
ing their designations to General
Wood because of alleged interfer.
ence with civic affairs, was en-
dorsed. President Harding and the
American congress were appealed
to for redress Of grievances.
Vote Is Unanimous
All parties represented in the leg
islature united in the passage OF
this resolution:
1--WE therefore solemnly re-
solve that we will defend the
constitutional liberties of our
people against all usurpation or
invasion by the governor gene
raj, and that we will maintain
inviolate and intact the au-
tonomous powers already
granted to the Filipinos and
secured to them by the organic
and other laws of the land. We
hold that it is duty we can
not evade under the present
circumstances to resort to all
legal means within our reach to
the end that we may secure the
complete and Unoquivocal vim
dication of the constitutional
liberties of our people, which
have been deliberately trampled
upon; and lastly, we declare
that this conflict emphasizes
more than ever that immediate
and absolute Independence Of
the islands, to which our peo-
ple unanimously aspire, is the
only complete and satisfactory
solution of the Philippine prob
LEM
This latest development founC
Major General Wood away from th'
scene of turmoil on an inspection
trip to the southern islands.
Reports cabled here of sympathe
tic editorials by many prominen
American newspapers have great,
cheered the leaders of the peaceful
revolt against General Wood.
The former hold the favorit
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
FAST RUM BOAT
CHASER COMING

LOS ANGELES, July 24.-Word
has been received that a fast rum
boat chaser, now stationed at Gal,
weston, Texas, is being dispatched
to the Pacific coast by the customs
department to make life miserable
for the rum fleet which has landed
hundreds of thousands of dollars
of good Canadian liquor ON tins
coast during the past month.
The new rum chaser is 90 feet IN
length and capable of making y
knots an hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
JAIL DRUG PEDDLERS
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, July "a Five
Mexicans listened to the pleadings
of a beautiful young woman who
said she was drug addict, AS n
result they are in Jail today charg-
ed with selling narcotics and con
spiracy to violate the Harrison an
ti-narcotic law. They are said to
be members of large ring here.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
SEEK WAGE INCREASE

CHICAGO, July 24.-Briefs sup
norting an application for a $24'-
600 900 yearly wage increase, was
filed with the United States labor
board by representatives of 23'ooo
members of the BROTHERHOOD OF
Railway and steamship CLERKS
freight handlers and statlon EN-
ployes of SO railroads. MI
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
DANCES WILL PAY
METHODIST DEBT
nv United Press Leased Wire

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, July
o4.-Ladies Aid of the Methodist
Episcopal church in Pitl1in an
nounces its intention of dancing
tbe new church home out OF debt.
The first dance Of the scason net,
red SiO3. The modern edif'ce will
tss paid for bT entirely new and
N7ddcrn methods of financing, ac-
cord;rc to the announcement. 1t is
onc of the few instances in the
courtry where Cancing has bech
sanction 4 by Methodist church
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
KILL MESSENGERS;
GET $4,000 CASH

TORONTO, Ont, July 24.-
Shooting down three bank nessen
gers on crowded Toronto street,
six armed bandits fled today with
4 bag containing $4,000 in cash.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
TREATY SENDS
OTTOMAN BACK
TO ASIA MINOR
Must Abandon Ancient
Capital; Give Up
Dardanelles
CHRISTIAN VICTORY
Kemal Must rrove Abili-
ty or Lose All Powers
Granted
By United Press Leased Wire

LAUSANNE, July 24.-The Laus-
anne peace treaty. bringing to an
end the Greco-Turkish war and ine
volving important agreements re-
garding the near-east and Turkeys
relations with the allies, was sign
ed here at plenary session today.
Ismet Pasha, Turkish representatives
was the first to affN his signature,
signing at $40 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
BANDITS TAKE BRITISHER
By United Press Leased Wire

PEKIN, July 24.-Chinese ban
dts have Cultured and kidnapped q
British subject, Darcy Wetherby at
Chicho Yunun, according to re
ports reaching here.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
Press Report of
Fight Pie ses
Ell Centro Fans

Although not attracting the at
tcntion that the recent big fights
in New York did, the Leonard
Tender fight tor the lightN eight
championship last night drew the
interest of many men in El Centre,
and once more they found the IN
periaI valley Press ready and wal
jng 10 serve them. m ej%ins the re-
sa,;> ot th, ti2ht.
rHroUgi tje cooperation of
-t....- -r..a. ~ua. ry. t,n. fa-
turns were received at that place.
4 blow by.blow account of the bat
tie being given over the telephone
from the United Press headquarters
at Los Angeles. The description OF
the fight was given to a large
crowd of sport followers rs it was
received at Steve's and later u
written summary of the fight was
posted on the bulletin board there.
The service furnished by the
Press met with the approval of the
large crowd which eagerly awaited
the result of the battle and once
again il was proven that the Press
leads in giving its patrons service,
whether in the sporting world or in
the upto-minute news of the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24

PHILADELPHIA, July 24.-Babe
Ruth pounded out his 23rd home
run of the season in the game with
the Athletics here today, tying
Williams.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24

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