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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-08
Fear for Safety of Captives Leads Scripps
to Suggest Barter for Their Release

PEkING May 8-About fifteen foreign hostages some of
them Americans still held by bandits in the
southwest Shantung following Sundays raid the Picking
express train.
Negotiations for release the prisoners be undertaken
by Roy Anderson acquaintance of the bandit leaders,
gone into the unoca representing Chinese govern
foro;or
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-08
Man Hit by Auto

Wait NJ HeatOn of Knightstown
was slightly injured today when he
was struck by an automobile driven
by Alfred b. Campbell. 302 E. Mich
lean ST
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-08
CHINA BOWS TO ULTLMATUM OF POWERS
AND WILL RANSOM BANDITS HOSTAG]
Governor of Shantung Ordered by Pekng Government to
ConCede to Demands of BrgandS for Release
Of Americans and Other foreigners.

Press
PEKING, May 8-The Chinese government has
ordered the governor of Shantng to concede to the de-
mand of the bandits and obtain the immediate release
of all foreigners who kidnapped by brgands follow
ing hold-up of passenger train Sunday
The governor ordered to pay ransom of 81 ,0oo,
900 demanded if necessary.
This action of the Picking government followed de-
verance of ultimaum from the American and other
foreign legations demanding release of all foreign prs
oners held by the bandits as hostages.
Free all foreigners immediatey-ali We do not
care what methods used, but free then' was the
message of the powers sent to the Chinese government
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-08


The bandits are believed to be de-
modified soldiers. 1t is reported they
demand reinstatement to their former
POSITIONS and will release the captives
If the Chinese government agrees to
take them back.
Telegraph Lines MonopoIized
Further reports concerning the
shooting OF two Americans and one
Engnshman could not be obtained.
The telegraph lines TO the area are
being monopolzed by the government
sending orders to troops. These three
foreigners were reported shot when
the outlaws used them as shields
against the bullets of advancing
troops.
II is now believed that all the
women in the party have been re
leased They were unable to travel
swiftly with the brigands over the
broken country and We're permitted
to go when they fell exhausted
Robert P. Scripps. American news
paper publisher. who was first re-
pOl LSu ~ lidNC bGEIA vi tic GcJLbICO
train. took a later train and arrived
in Picking safely. Major Robert Al
len and Major Roland w. Pinger. of
the United States army. are still
among the captives. with their elder
sons, while their wives and younger
sons are believed to have been freed.
Miss Lucy C. Aldrich, sister-in-law
of John D. Rockefeller. Jr., was re-
leased with other women after hav-
would not be detained for special ran
som.
Scripps Suggests Bartering
Scripps, who reached the scene Of
the attack on a later train and in
terviewed persons who had been seized
by the outlaws. said he found diff
f1culty in sitting out the truth and
separating facts from rumors. There
were many contradictory stories and
unconftrmed reports in circulation.
Scripps, who made a careful study of
the situation. advised the American
legation here he believed forcing the
bandits to defend themselves against
attacks at this time might cost the
lives Of hostages. He suggested negO-
tiating with the brigands now and
taking punitive action after the for
eign prisoners have been released. The
situation now requires the most care
full handling in every way.
All those who have been released
say that they were not brutally treated
and that so far as they could see none
Of the other prisoners were actually
harmed by the outlaws. It is feared,
however. that the bandits may aban-
don this policy If driven to despera-
ton.
Anderson Born in China.
Anderson, who has departed for
Lin Cheng to start negotiations with
the bandits, was born in this country
and is known to the brigand chief
tains. He is considered eminently
qualified to undertake the delicate
task. Although he is acting unoffi-
cially, he has the confidence of the
government and of the foreign lega-
tons. His messages are to be given
priority on the telegraph lines so he
can keep constantly in communica-
ton with Picking.
The Chinese government still lacks
any dependable official advices from
the scene because of the unreliability
of the native investigators and mes
sengers. They do not distinguish be-
tween truth and rumor and have sent
back a mass of unconfirmed contradict
tory reports.
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Forecast

ENERALLY fair tonight
~ and Wednesday. Cooler
weather tonight, probably frost.
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ment and foreign legations.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-06-28
X. Prs. PLANTED FISH

The lodge of the Knights of Ply
thias at Blackfoot wanted to get
young trout planted In local streams
faster than they have been coming,
and appointed a committee of F. w.
Pelkey, Ernest Nugent and M. M.
Farmer to look after It, They were
informed locally that there was
nothing to do but wait for our turn
of minnows, an dthat 1t ought to
come pretty soon, as we had received
none In this locality for couple of
years. They put in an application
for minnows and showed that they
were ready to plant them in suitable
streams at any time. For reply they
got telephone call that the hatchery
on Warm River was sending them
thirty thousand on the next train.
Members of the committee met the
train and planted them in Brush
creek. The Commercial club of
Firth recently planted seventeen
thousand in Miners creek. Three
years ago sixty thousand were
planted in Wolverine, and now they
are six or seven inches long and
biting and maneuvering In sports
manlke manner. Two years ago ten
thousand more we're added, and they
are reported doing well.
Local committeeman declare their
intention to keep on stocking as
many of the larger tributaries of the
Blackfoot river as they can and make
that country sportsman's para,
disc
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-06-28

LADIES' AUXILIARY NET

The Ladies Of the American Legion
Auxiliary met last evening for their
regular business meeting. The meet
ing was opened with the impressive
service of dedication of the flag,
which Mrs. Wright had presented to
the Auxiliary. An appreciation vote
was extended to Mrs. Wright for this
gift.
Among the various committee re-
ports was the Decoration Day COM
mittee, which furnished the flags and
wreath for the Legion service at the
cemetery. A vote of thanks was ex-
tended to those who SO generously
gave of flowers and time for the max
ing of this wreath
Mrs. o. E. Bills gave a very i'm
pressive talk on How and what we
can do to help the Legion boys"
After Mr.. Stevens had outlined the
Legion plans for the Fourth of July
celebration, the lauies enthusiastically
rendered their services for that day
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-06-28
SPECIAL DAIRY TRAIN

The Union Pacific System will
have a special dairy train composed
of car of fine dairy cattle of various
breeds, Pullman car containing
speakers and attendants, represent
ing the Breeder Associations of Wis
consin, Minnesota and other states,
and also accompanying cars of re-
representatives. of Idaho and the Union
Pacific.
Arriving Blackfoot from North for
opening meeting at 8 a. M, July
4 and leaving Blackfoot 1890 a. M,
same date.
Train makes many stops in Idaho
and it is not possible to alter the
schedules.
1t is believed that with due pub
licity good attendance of farmers
and others will be had and coopera-
tioll is solicited to that end from
business men, farmers, or anyone
who desires to promote dairying in
this section.
Among leading dairy authorities
who will be on this train are: ]. c..
Robinson, President Wisconsin Live
stock Breeders Association; Reid
Murray, Secretary Wisconsin Live
stock Breeders Association; Karl
Musser, Secretary American Guern-
sey Club; c. L. Birmingham, Secre
tary AYRSHIRE Breeders Association;
L. L. Oldham, Secretary Holstein-
Friesian Association; ]. C. McDow-
ell, Dairy Division, United States
Department of Agriculture.
All are invited. Tell your friends
to come.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-06-28
INSANE WOMAN BROWNS

Mrs Mabel Quereau of Jerome,
Idaho, escaped from the receiving
hospital at the Blackfoot Asylum on
Monday afternoon and is believed to
have drowned herself in Snake river
later In the day.
Mrs Quereau was committed to
the Asylum on May 2, 1928, and
when she was missed by the attend
ants no trace of her was found until
after the tragedy Earl Williams
reports that woman answering her
description, rode with him to the
railroad tracks by the city dump,
and asked to be let out there. He
suspected her insanity, but it seems
he did not suspect it enough to call
up the institution to see about it.
Three Blackfoot girls, daughters
of Claude Tolles, Charles Kinney
and Mr. Metcalf who were at the
wagon bridge observed the woman
walking along the railroad tracks
to the river and soon afterward saw
woman in the river drifting under
the wagon bridge; they thought her
hands were moving or that she was
wringing them as the body drifted
BY 1t was near the left bank of the
stream and as it approached the
upper end of the island below the
bridge, it took the channel between
the island and the southern shore.
1t is not a very large channel and
this has been searched carefully by
men on horses, but no trace has
been found.
Notices were sent by telephone to
officers down the river, and con-
struction crews at work day and
night for the Idaho Power company
at American Falls were notified to
keep a lookout for the body ap-
the dam which reaches
entirely across the river.
The history of most cases OF
in Snake river is that If
the body in not recovered within the
hour it is lost for weeks or months.
Once it goes to the bottom or lodges
on driftwood, the varying tides keep
it hidden from view and covered with
silt so that it is not discovered until
the season of low water when some |
body passes that way.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-06-28
PRESIDENT CAME AND WENT

President Harding's train stopped
SIX or eight minutes at Blackfoot
and he was introduced by Governor
Moore. He talked until the train
moved out, giving fine impromptu
expression Of friendship and neigh
borliness in the job of self govern
ment by all of us. AS the train be-
gan to creep almost imperceptibly
he closed with cordial expression
from the heart, goodbye greeting
as neighbors and friends.
The day was perfect and the am
plifiers carried his voice clear and
strong to the outer ends of the
crowds banked ron both sides of the
tracks and at the rear end of the
train.
An incident of the stop was that
little Billy Evans, son of Mrs. Kleta
Evans of the Gray News stand, was
handed up to the President with
bouquet in his hand, and was the
only Blackfooter who shook hands
with the nations chief The Presi-
dent kept the bouquet in his hand
while he talked, and waved it as
the train left.
A monster bouquet of peonies was
handed UP, and then during the adj
dress, still larger one, a round
basket forming the base, of red and
white peonies was passed up to the
platform.
Blackfoot came within an ace of
losing the presidents VISIT, as there
was a conflict of orders. Up to ten
O clock Thursday morning there was
no mention of stop at Blackfoot
in the official orders by which the
train was being handled. AS the
train was pulling into McCammon,
T. Smith took the matter
up with the President, and secured
an executive order to stop five min
utes at Blackfoot, and as soon as
the train ran into the yards at Poca-
tellO the message was telephOned to
Blackfoot to set the question at rest
that had been causing much anx-
iety to local men. 1t was case of
T. Smith winning over the
stand-pat orders that had persist
emily barred us out.
1t is source of much satisfaction
that as President Harding's train
entered the IntermOuntain country
the rains ceased, and the finest OF
weather prevailed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-06-28
WHEN THE RAILROAD COMES

Raw and new lies the prairie town
In the light of blazing sun.
An idle wind goes drifting down
The dusty street, where children run
And shout and play joyous game
There is no beauty to be seem
Around frame buildings still remain
Stray boards and bricks; there stands team
All wet with sweat, of shaggy limb
Their sunburned master smile,
For this bare town means much to him.
1t cuts the haul by many mile,
Of crops grown his fertile lands;
1t brings world markets to his door,
Where that red station lonely stands
His eyes see beauty that is more 4
Sublime to him than marble halls
That long freight train just pulling in
Fills him with joy; he loudly calls
greeting to the crew; they grin
With gay response he dimly hears
Through changing bells and grinding wheels.
The sounds are music to his ears Me
And standing there contentment steals
To every chamber of his mind.
For that bleak town, unpanted, new,
He sees future great unwind.
He casts his vision, swift and true,
Down years to come, and sees paved streets
And noble trees great gray stone blocks,
And countless homes loom in the heat,
A kingdom lies with doors unlocked!
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-06-28

+ The program committee announce
| the events and prizes for the Fourth
of July celebration to be held here
as follows:
Anvil salute at sunrise.
8 to 1870 Dairy Commission
exhibit
1920 to 11.3O Parade.
11.3O to IL, Patriotic address at
Fair Grounds.
O'Clock ball game-Aberdeen
VS.. Shelley, Z innings.
Bucking contest, ten entries,
prizes $40, $40, IS. Entrance fee
required Southeastern Idaho Fair
rules.
100 yard race (boys under 16.)
Prizes, first SO, second 81, third 81.
so yard race (for girls), prizes,
first SO, second So, third 81.
100 yard free for all, first IS.
second $3.50.
Pony race, Indian boys, II mile,
first 50, second SO, third So.
Pony race, " mile, white boys,
first So, second So, third So.
Pony race, II mile, free for all,
first $40, second IS, third $3.50.
Squaw race, " mile, first $3.50,
second S..
Indian relay race, l u miles, first
500, second $40, third So. Three
ponies to team.
Cowboys relay race, 1 Il miles,
first 500, second $40, third IS.
Chair race, first S., second $3.50.
$50, wrestling match at the Fair
Grounds-until fireworks.
O'Clock, fireworks, after which
big free dance will be given down
town. Other dances in halls.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-06-28
BACK FROM CALIFORNIA

Miss Alice Jones, linotype opera
tor at the Republican Office, re-
turned the last of the week from a
months vacation at San Diego.
This is Miss Jones fourth trip to
the west coast in recent years, and
she said she had the best time ever.
Her sister, Miss Bessie Jones, re-
turned to Blackfoot with her and
will remain here indefinitely.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-06-28
STORES CLOSE THE FOURTH

The stores in Blackfoot will close
for the Fourth of July. People are
requested to do their shopping be-
fore the Fourth, and if there are any
afterthoughts and emergency pur-
chases to be made, make them early.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-03-06
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In The Superior Court OF the State
of California in and for the
County Of Imperial

In the Matter of the Estate Of
MARY f. DEWEY, Deceased
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned Glenn M. Dewey, admin
istrator of the estate of Mary e..
Dewey, deceased, to the creditors
of, and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to file
them with the necessary vouchers
within four months after the first
publication of this notice in the Of
flee of the clerk of the Superior
Court of the State of California, in
and for the County of Imperial, or
to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers within four months after
the first publication Of this notice
to the said administrator at the
law office of j. s. Larew, attorney
for said administrator, at rooms
Nos. 101 and 102 Rehkopf Building
in the City of FL Centre, County Of
Imperial, State of California.
Dated and first published this
9th day of March, 1928.
GLENN M. DEWEY,
Administrator of the estate of Mary
E. Dewey, Deceased.
j. S. Larew, Attorney for the ad-
ministratcr.
Mar. 6-13-2O-27 Apr 3
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-03-06
.MOller Libel
Case Dismissed

= CALEXICO, March 6. - Judge
Mayfield, sitting here for Judge
Markey, late Monday dismissed an
action for criminal libel brought by
the former Mexicali mayor, Otto
Moller, against Jose Perrcira, edit
or of Ell Combate, a Spanish publ
cation.
Judge Mayfield based his decis-
ion upon the facts that California
Was 10 jurisdiction in the case, as
both defendant and plaintiff are
! Mexican citizens and residents of
Mexicali, and the publication in
question is q Mexicali paper.
Attorney Alfred Blaisdell repre-
sented Moller, while the defendan'
was represented by P. j. COoney
who drew attention to the fact tha'
unless the ease were dismissed i
might serve to set n dangerous pre-
cedent for similar future cases.
The trouble arose over an article
in the FL Combate of February
in which Moller took exceptions t.
remarks made about him.
1t is assumed that similar libe
complaint against William Won Muel
Ter, English editor of FL Monitor,
will be dropped in view of the out
come of the Periera ease.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-03-06
Many Teachers at
County Library

The following teachers called Sat
urday at the county library: Mrs.
Eleanor Boyer, Rose; Miss Leonore
j. Clark, Westmorland; Mrs. May
Standish, Heber; Miss Geneva Me-
Cain, Calexico; Miss Shirley Steere,
Calexico; Miss Jessie Roush, Ne
Cabe; Dean l.. Richmond, Brawley
s. j. Anker, Jasper; Mrs. Harry Ell
lison, Ross; Mrs. Lannan, Centenel-
la; Miss Eva Lien, McCabe; Miss
Title c. Brandt, Ell Centre; Miss
Myrtle Martin, FL Centre; Miss C.
Loinaz, Westside; Miss f. Kerner
Wide Awake; Miss O. Galley, FL
Centre Eastside; Miss Berkeley, FL
Centre Eastside; Miss M. Gentry
HOltville; Miss G. Wheeler, Holt.
vile; Miss Leonore Clark, Westmor
land; Miss Edith Moore, Brawley
Miss Lura kirkpatrick, Brawley
Miss Betty Bradbury Brawley; Mrs
V. Gruwell, Holtville, Mrs. Leonort
Kinds, Meloland; Miss Mary Kinds
Meloland.
Miss Z. sidford, Lantana
Miss Jane Smith, Alamitos
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-03-06
GAINED Is POUNDS ON
TAN[AC IN 73RD YEAR

bit as active and energetic as l did
ten years ago.
"Before l got hold of the treat
ment 1 suffered for three years
from Indigestion, and was so run
down and WORKOUT that | was be-
ginning to feel the hand of 'Old
Father Time laying heavily on me.
My stomach bothered me terribly,
and T would bloat up with gas and
feel so short of breath that
though / would faint or smother. /
had a poor appetite, got thin, and
became so weak / could hardly get
around. Bilious, dizzy spells fur
Their handicapped me, and was so
nervous l would wake up all dur
ing the night. 1 got so bad off
knew something just had to be
done.
"A friend put me ON to the Tan
lac treatment, and l began feeling
better as soon as l started it. j
got all over my Indigestion in a
few weeks time, could do full
justice and could go out and do
a days work without it getting
the best of me. In fact, l feel like
IA man made new, and l recon
mend Tanlac to anyone l see who is
in need of a good medicine"
Tanlac is for sale by all good
druggists. Over 35-million bottles
sold. Adv.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-03-06
C. of C.. Handles
Much Business
ny Press STAFF Correspondent

ny fTcSS StHlI
CAL1PATRIA, March Cone Of
the best meetings of the Calipatria
Chamber of Commerce held in some
time was the session last night, ac-
cording to the president, Elmer w.
Head. Since the organization of
the "Calipatrians' club an added
interest seems to have been taken
in other civic bodies. several
matters of interest to the city
were discussed, including the stock
yards. 1t is stated there are no
adequate facilities for watering
hogs, although Calipatria ships out
more live stock than any other
point in the valley. This matter
will be taken up with the Southern
Pacific, as will also the opening
of the street crossing near the
stock yards.
Judge Myers, chairman of the
road committee, introduced a reso-
luton to ask Supervisor Anderson
to have a crew of men fix up the
stretch of the NilandBlythe high
way. Mr.. Murphy announced the
opening of the ferry at Ripley very
shortly, and it is DESTROYS of hav-
ing this road in good shape for
tourists.
The gas tax for highway up
KEEP was discussed, and Harry
Tsheppe asked that the local cham
Der vote against it. A standing
vote however, showed the Calipat-
ria Chamber to be for this bill. The
matter of camp grounds were TAX
en- up and, now that the sewer is
going in, it is believed the camp will
be fixed up very shortly.
Before the Chamber of Com
merce meeting, the pledge card
committee of the "Calipatrians -
met and appointed their teams to
canvass the city in order that
every one may have an opportunity
of helping with the advertising
campaign which is being put on.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-03-06
TENNIS REVIVED
AT WESTMORLAND

WESTNfORLAND, March 6-Ten-
mis- is coming back into her own
again and the courts at the West
morland school are the scene of
continued activity, both during
school hours and afterwards.
A championship men s doubles is
scheduled for Wednesday when Err
nest Edwards and Glen Walker will
play Clarence Walker and +. M.
Higginbotham.
Mrs. E. M. Higginbotham and
Mrs. Clarence Walker are also sched-
uled to meet Miss Luella Dammon
and Miss Elizabeth Cummings in
the near future.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-03-06
Prominent Los Angeles
Contractor Declar e S
Famous Medicine End.
ed Suffering from In
digestion, Shortness of
Breath and Loss of
Weight and Strength.

People of advanced age who suf-
fer from indigestion, poor appetite,
aches and pains and feeling of
general lassitude are apt to thinl:
their condition all due to declining
years when, in truth, their all
ments are no different from the
troubles suffered by thousands of
younger people and will just as
readily yield to the right treatment.
This fact has been substantial
ed thousands of times by such
statements as the following from
w. M. Bell, 37S S. Stafford Ave,
Huntington Park, Los Angeles,
Cal, well known contractor and
builder, who says:
"I'm now rounding out my
seventy-third year, but Tanlac has
actually built me up fifteen pounds
in weight and made me feel every
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-03-06
IMP RIAL Hi
JUN TORS GIVE
FOUR ACT DRAMA
by Press staff Correspondent


IMPERIAL, March G.-The jun
iors of the Imperial high school will
present "The Dust of the Earth a
drama in four acts, by Katherine
Kavanaugh, Friday night March 9,
at the Imperial high school audi
forum, under the direction Of A. w.
Muse.
The east is as follows:
David Moore of Maple Farm
Cottage, Paul Cosand; Susan Moore,
his wife, Virgie Lee Carol; Eliza.
beth, their daughter, Ada Riddle;
Jerry, their son, Bert Coomes;
Rec. DR.. Templeton, a young divine,
Charlie Hill; Arabella. Lois Varney
Wandering Tom, John Bransby; Old
Nose, his companion, Carl Conley;
Nell, The Dust of the Earth, Fern
Newton; coach, A. w: Muse; stage
manager, Homer Wachtel; proper
ties, Guy Gullion; electrician, Allan
Hevener; decorations, Violet Brew
er; advertising manager, Della
Wright; ushers, Della Wright, Vada
Martin.