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Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
BIG Show
FIRST NIGHT
IS SUCCESS
Thr0ngs at Opening All
Unite in Praising
Exhibition
PROGRAM is FINE
Ladies' Might Tonight
Important Events in
Store
PROGRAM IS FINE

''This noon time | wonld not
have given two bits for the show
committees chances of opening up
tonight, and ROW IN have to say
they have done remarkably well
and it surely surprises me-" said n
prominent citizen at the automobile
show last night.
1t was true beyond any doubt
that it did not seem possible yes
terday noon, to whip the mass of
wreckage left by Tuesdays storm
into an automobile show, but the
indomitable spirit of the Automo-
bile Dealers Association triumphed,
and last nights show, though not
just what the dealers had planned
for the opening night, was credit
to the committee and the dealers in
general. &.
Owing to the fact thac the ex
hibits had to be hurried in shortly
before opening time, there was little
chance to give a program, and some
OF the exhibits were incomplete, but
these matters will be taken care of
tonight, and a bang up program will
he offered this evening. Dancing
and inspecting the exhibits were
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
Start Work on
Civic Center


HOLTVILI,E, April H. With
the letting of the contract for the
plumbing in the rooms on the see.
ond floor of the Civic Center which
the firemen use, the long looked for
improvements bid fair to be real-'
lied, Steps are to be put in from
the landing on the west stairs, and
pole set up for the men to slide
down from the second to the first
floor where the engine is.
Funds for this work have been
accumulating for some time, the
Firemen S Benefit Week held last
month netting $l98 81. In order,
however, to get all the improve
ments which are needed. the men
believed that they will have to
raise more. money.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
CAMPBELL
MUST HANG
DAVIS MAY
Jury Quickly Finds Youth
Guilty of Fiendish
Murder
Murderer. Hears Verdict
Calmly, and Widow
Thanks God

Lawrence G. Campbell, 18 year
old murderer of Leslie Nichols, must
hang for his crime, jury having
returned Il verdict of first degree
murder shortly after 6 o'clock last
night, following little more than an
hours deliberation. The young muir
derer took the verdict cool enough,
remarking to spectator sitting be-
side him. 'Weil, if they thought
was going to break down and cry
or collapse at that news | fooled
them, didn't II | suppose Utley is
satisfied now, if he amt, he ought
to be-
Widow Thanks God
Mrs. Nichols, wife of the murder
ed man, was in court when the YER
diet was received, sobbing quietly
as the court read the solemn words,
and said several times, Thank
God, Thank Cod
Charles Davis, Campbell's partner
in the crime, was sitting beside him,
and twisted his face into his pecul.
lar grin as he realized that Camp
bell will have to pay the extreme
penalty.
With all his show of indifference,
the verdict was undoubtedly blow
to Campbell, ,swho confidently ex-
pectcd the jury to return a verdict
of life imprisonment. After the.
jury retired to deliberate on the
case, he sat talking to several court
attaches and reporter, to whom
he stated he believed the verdict
would be guilty, but with life
Imprisonment recommendation.
Thought Act Wise
He said further that he had put
one over on Davis, and explained
that former inmate Of the stat.
prison, now in the county jail, told
him that one who stands trial 70:
murder and gets life Imprisonment
is eligible for parole after serving
five years, whereas one who pleads
guilty and gets life, must serve u
years before he can be paroled. As
Davis has already entered a plea Of
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
Imperial Stands
at Top in State
Teachers Assn.

Imperial county teachers are 500
per cent strong in the membership
of the California Teachers Associa-
tion, the highest percentage made
by the group of Southern counties.
Los Angeles comes second with an
80 per cent membership; San Bern.
ardino has II per cent, Santa Bar
bara 72, Riverside 50, Orange So,
Ventura, 80 and San Diego 81.
J. l.. Thurston, secretary of the
c. T. A., Southern division, warmly
congratulates Superintendent III. G.
Coe in letter received this morn.
ing. Imperial county is certainly
loyal to the Association, he writes.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
CAN CURE DIABETIS

LOS ANGELES, April l2.-Dr.
w. R. Sansum, of Santa Barbara.
speaking recently at meeting of
the California Medical Association
at Long Beach, declared that he
has experimental for two years in
the treatment of diabetes aud found
that insulin serum effected many
cures. This is regarded as an i'm
portant medical discovery. The pro-
cess was first developed by Rr. f.,
B. Batting Of the University of Tor
onto.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
WHAT'S DOING

Automobile show tonight.
"The Fhrt''' tonight at the
Palace theater.
Parent Teachers meeting TO-
morrow at Wilson school at 3
p. m.
spruce-Trifolum home CEN
ters tomorrow.
Pythian Sisters at X. P. hall
tonight.
Elks Lodge No. 1925, Elks
hall tonight.
American Legion luncheon
at Oregon hotel tomorrow.
Children's story hour at lib
rary Friday afternoon at 3,
o'clock.
p. T. A. Imperial tonight at
high school.
X. Of G. annual dinner and
dance tonight at Barbara
Worth hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
WOMEN VOTERS
SUPPORT u. S.
in PEACE MOVE.
BY United Press

DES MONIES, April 12.--Fol-
lowing the speech by Herbert Hoov-
er last night supporting the admin
istration's stand for American en-
trance into the World Court, Miss
Ruth Morgan, head of the War
Prevention Committee of League
of Women Voters, in convention
here, announced today that the
board of governors is preparing
resolutions supporting the project.
Hoover declared in his speech
that Americas affiliation in the
court would not involve the coun-
try in the League of Nations, but
would be a means toward estab-
fishing essential peace
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
KRUPP MEN
MADE PLAN
TO RESIST
Formulated Way : to Op-
pose RequisitiOn of
Property,
TESTIFY AT TRIAL
Deny French Soldiers
in Danger When
They Fired
by United Press

ESSEN, April l2.-Directors of
the Krupp Company testified at the
courtmartial today that they and
the krupp workers had formulated
a complete plan for resistance to
the attempts of the French to re-
quisition private property.
They denied that the French
troops were in any danger. The
trial is the outcome of 13 German
workers being killed by French ma
chine gun fire when the French
troops recently met resistance in an
attempt to requisition automobiles
from the Krupp works.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
France Protests
to u. S. About
New Concessions
by United Press

CONSTANTINOPLE, April r.
1t is learned from an authoritative
source that France is preparing to
protest to the United States against
the action of that country in accept
ing important concessions of Turk
ish territory granted by the Angora
government.
The French high commissioner
here already lodged strenuous pro-
test with the Turkish government
based on concessions originally
granted French capitalists in 1914,
involving oil, railroad and port
rights.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
Stillman's Former
Wife Says She is
Object of ScOrn
ny United Press

PARIS, April l2. Florcnee
Leeds, the former Mrs. stillman,
who has just returned ineognito
from midwinter cruise of the
Mediterranean, granted her. first IN
tervicw since the conclusion of the
famous Stillman divorce erse.
She declared that she has been
held to seorn as terrible example,
and has been pillored by even the
ministers of her own church. She
says she has the real story of the
Stillman ease locked in her heart
and may some day tell her boy all
its tragic details. She declares that
all she wants now is peace and
the right to live her own life quiet.
ly.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
Postpone Showing
Midget Wedding

Owing to failure of the directors
to arrive, the Ladies Aid Of the
Methodist church has been forced
to postpone indefinitely, the
"Wedding of the Midgets which
was to have been produced at the
high school Saturday evening Tick
cts have already been sold for the
entertainment and as soon as the
committed knows definitely what
procedure is to be followed, rela-
tive to the show, the public will be
advised and the tickets honored ac-
cordingly.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
Can't Make
Known His
Last Wish!
by Press staff Correspondent

BY Press staff Correspondent
SAN QUENTIN, April 12. =
Today is Allah Mohammed S
last day on earth, as he is SEN
fenced to hang here tomorrow.
According to prison regula-
tions, a condemned mans last
requests are always granted.
Even this scant comfort is de-
MED Mohammed, who was con-
victed of killing Allah Akbar,
for Mohammed can speak or un.
derstand no English. He is
waiting for just two more things
in this Hfe-the arrival Of a
brother today, Mohammed
Singh, and the hangman's moose
tomorrow morning. He is spend
ing most Of his time mumbling
prayers in Mohammedan.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
SECOND DEATH
SEN TENCE IN
TRIAL OF RING
by United Press

GAINESVILLE, VIVA. April 12.
The second conviction In the
"crime syndicate gang on trial
here was had today when Phil Con
niarre, tried for the murder Of
Frank Naples, received sentence
to hang, The firsS defendant of
the ii on trial received the death
sentence on last Monday. The syn
dicate is said to, be responsible for
numerous murders and Sother acts
of violence in Maryland, pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
Briton Allows
Aid For the
Ex-Service Men
by United Press

LONDON, April l2.-The British
government. in session of the
House of Commons, capitulated to
the demands of combined opposi-
tion that the program for the aid
of ex-serviee men be allowed. The
session was quiet, except for the
cheering with which laborites greet
ed the announcement.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
DISCHARGE 3
HIGH OFFICIALS
OF DEPARTMENT
by United Press

SACRAMENTO, April 12.-- The
agricultural council has announced
that three high officials of the state
department of agriculture have
been discharged with the approval
of Governor Richardson. The Of
ficials are w. S. Killingsworth,
state horticultural commissioner;
Robert C. Melvin, director of
weights and measures and j. C.
Jackley, assistant chief of the di-
vision of animal industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
WANTS PUBLIC
VIEWS ON BILL
by United Press

SACRAMENTO, April l2.-Gov-
ernor Richardson announced he will
hold an open hearing on the Jones.
Broughton community property bill
at 2 o O'Clock Monday afternoon. The
legislature is surprised at the gov.
ernor's plan to aequaint himself
with the measure. The bill passed
both houses Of the legislature and
is awaiting the governor 8 sigma.
ture.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
zoe, the Maid"
Causes Family
Row!
by United Press

PORTLAND, April 12.-Testi-
flying in his suit for divorce,
Fred G. Rose maintained his
wife kept one Joe Garnicke at
their home without charge for
room or board. In return, che:
Joe' hooked her corsets, and
waGhcd her back when it was
needed. Rose claimed this thing
is not right, that no man worth
his salt would Let his wife keep
c. male maid. Rose asserted his
wife refused TO dismiss "her
Joe.'
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
Harding Has
Scheme to Aid
Merchant Marine
by United Press

WASHINGTON, April 10. Pres
ident Harding is reported in full
fight against persons and interests
regarded as hostile to the mainten
ance of tho American merchant ma
rine. He has q surprise which will
show his determination to support
the American, shipping and may re-
veal the nature of the surprise at
n conference with the president of
the shipping board Saturday. He
also intends to discuss the shipping
question on his western trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
u. S. MAY YET
ENTER LEAGUE
ny United rrsss .

WASHINGTON, April H. The
possibility Of American membership
in the League of Nations u being
seriously considered by the Off
cials In the Hardtng adaninistrasl0n
according 70 . member ~ the cab
met.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12
L. A. AWARDED
OLYMPIC GAMES
By United Press

ROME, April l2.-The Interna-
tional Olympic committee has an.
nounced that Los Angeles has been
officially awarded tie Olympic
games for 1852.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-12

Continued on page 3
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-09
Two Government
Liquor Sleuths
Are Suspended
Charges of Indiscretion in
Getting Evidence Against
Louise, Queen of
Bootleggers."

Indefinite suspension OF Earl C.
Haning and Claude Vogel, federal
prohibition agents in the office Of U
S. Rohrer. district chief Of prohibi.
ton enforcement. pending investiga.
ton into charges against them. was
announced yesterday.
The information, which came from
Washington. was confirmed by Mr..
Rhorer
Haning surrendered to federal au-
thorities more than a week ago, after
warrant for his arrest was issued on
complaint filed by Robert Samardick.
federal prohibition agent working in
dependently OF Rohrer's office.
The information charged that Sa-
mardick's men went to the home of
Louise yinciquerra. queen OF the
bootleggers." and asked for a pint OF
whisky and a pint Of wine.
Louise, II was charged. sent Han
ing to s07 Pierce street. another
establishment she is said to operate,
for the liquor. Hining is alleged to
have delivered the two pints TO
Louise. and she sold them TO the
liquor sleuths
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-09
Joint Marketing
Adopted as Aid to
Wheat Growers
A Agricultural Leaders See So
luton of Producers Prob
lens in Selling on
National Scale.

Chicago, Oct. 8.-Lifting the wheat
farmer from his present slough OF
financial difficulties and low prices
to the level Of the cotton and tobacco
growers by the same means that lift
ed them-co operative marketing on
a national scale-was decided upon to.
day by representative cooperative
and agricultural leaders called into
conference, as the best means Of cor.
recting the present national situa.
ton in wheat.
Immediate survey OF the six prin-
cipal wheat growing states with the
view in mind of working through
present facilities where they exist and
creating them where they are not,
was voted by the conference which
resolved itself into a permanent com.
mittee and elected an executive com
mitee with former Governor Frank O..
Lowden as chairman to carry on the
work.
Robert W. Bingham of Louisville.
a leader in the tobacco cooperative
marketing movement and present
chairman Of the national council of
farmers cooperative marketing as.
sociations, who called the conference,
invited such cooperative leaders as
Carl Williams Of oklahoma City. pres.
ident of the American Cotton Grow.
ers' exchange; Aaron Sapiro OF New
York and San Francisco. organizer Of
the California Fruit Growers and
numerous other cooperative groups;
George C. Jewett. general manager of
the Northwest Wheat Growers as.
sociation, and others.
Eugene Meyer. jr.. managing di-
rector OF the war finance corporation;
Frank Mondell, another director. and
NJ. G. Yohe OF the bureau OF agricul-
tural economics. appointed by Presi.
dent Coolidge TO investigate the wheat
situation. sat in the conference, and
following its conclusion declared they
saw in cooperative marketing the
real solution in the wheat problem
and assured the committee OF the
support OF the administration and Of
the governmental agencies that may
be able TO help the plan.
Declaring the wheat situation TO be
almost the only blefnish on an other
wise prosperous national agricultural
situation and nothing that the
brightest spots in this situation were
the cotton and tobacco growers and
the California Fruit Growers, where
cooperative marketing is at Its best,
Mr. Bingham called the conference to
decide II such methods could improce
the wheat farmers situation, II the
present time is appropriate and. the
first two being answerede in the nf-
firmative. to decide upon a plan and
put II in operation.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-09
Dodge Bond Issue
Is Turned Down
Auditor Refuses Registry on
Ground That Proper Elec.
ton Notice Not Given.

Lincoln. Oct. s.-State Auditor
George Marsh today announced that
his department has declined to regis
ter the 100000 issue of bonds pro.
posed to be issued by seribner rural
electric district No. /. OF Dodge
county.
His finding states that proper no.
tice was not given of the bond elec.
tion by the board OF supervisors Of
Dodge county. I'm that they did not
cause to be posted IN each township
or portion thereof, three notices Of
election as provided by law"
For the purpose Of the election tho
board Of supervisors. without any
authority of law" disregarded the
voting subdivisions of the county and
divided the entire district into two
voting precincts. As result no
notices were posted in the Maple,
Cotterell, and Union precincts.
In the testimony submitted to Au.
ditor Marsh was petition signed by
26s land owners of the district, 204
of whom are legally qualified cleo
tors of the district, and the auditor
is Of the opinion that had proper no.
tice been given, so that these peti.
TONERS might have voted. the results
of the election would have been
against the issuance Of the bonds.
Included in the auditors decision is
a statement that the constitutional
ity Of the entire law under which the
courtbond issue was Instituted has
been questioned and he suggests that
II II is decided TO take this matter
to court. that IT would be well TO
bring this matter TO its attention.
There are a number of like dis
tricts in Nebraska. he concludes,
that are either being organized or
are planning organization. but owing
to the many purported irregularities
and the vagueness OF the law. are
waiting for a decision OF the courts
TO test its validity"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-09
Paper Shoots
Cupid's Arrows
Vienna Daily Opens Bureau
to Encourage Matrimony
Higher Birth Rate, Aim.

Berlin. Oct. S.-Die Stunde, one OF
Vienna.s leading afternoon dailies, has
opened n "cuplds bureau" to foster
marriage and thus increase the birth
rate in Austria.
The paper asserts 1t is filling long
felt want by aiding loving hearts to
find one another and get started on
the sea of matrimony. 1t devotes the
greater part of page to the feature
daily. and collects money for a fund
for wedding gifts. 1t is also organ
izing a lottery for building homes.
Those who donate household arti-
cles, clothes. or even engagement or
wedding rings, get their names In
the paper. AS fast as the paper gets
an outfit together from the wedding
ring to the bed and gas cooker, 1t
asks who Is next?''
Die Stunde in effect takes the at
titude that mans economic misman-
agement in Austria today defeats the
law Of God that man and woman
should be Joined together. Every day
1t prints several columns of adver-
tisements, OF which the following is
typical:
1.-TWO temperamental sprightly
Viennese girls seek elegant and
jolly partners to dance into matri'
mony," and young man announces
he would like to marry a laundry"
still another prefers to marry into
the restaurant business. The news
paper cupid is doing rushing
businCsa
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-09
Sen. Norris
Will.NOt Be
Emphatically Declares He
Will Return to Private
Life When Present
Term Ends.
u Years in Congress
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.

special Dlspatcn 10 Inc Omahh Dce.
Waupaca, Wis, Oct. S.-Dispelling
any doubt that may have existed as
to the possibility of Senator George
w. Norris, republican, Nebraska, en-
tering the race for another term in
the senate, the senator, In a state
ment issued here today. emphatically
declared that he will not be a candi-
ate and that at the end OF his pres
ent term he will return to private life
for the remainder of his days.
He declared that he has repeatedly
announced, from the rostrum and in
Nebraska, that he would not be a
candidate to succeed himself. and his
statement issued today is taken as
setting definitely at rest any reports
that he would again be a candidate.
Senator Norris statement follows:
cat the end of my present term
will have served in congress for
% years. These years constitute the
very best of my life. ! have devoted
all of my time to the work OF my
position. I have done the best l knew
to conscientiously perform the duties
of my office. I desire to return to
private life and spend the balance of
my days as a private citizen OF the
great commonwealth that has placed
its faith in me for 30 many years.
The work of my official position has
at most times been strenuous and at
many times unpleasant.
"When l look back over these years,
I feel that I have not accomplished
what ought to be done in one life
time. Notwithstanding my disappoint-
ment, 1t can at least be said that I
have done what. in the light God has
given me. seemed al the time to be
best. l served no master except my
own conscience. I have not been
what would be considered a good party
denim what I believe to be wrong,
lust as quickly when I found 1t in
my own party as though 1t existed
in some other party. l have given
support to measures just as freely
when they emanated from the oppos-
ing party as though they had origin
ated in the councils of my own party.
lone who tries to steer such a
course in political life at Washington,
will find his road beset by trouble
some and dangerous obstacles. lie
Will often find himself political out
cast. He will invariably find that he
is separated from the political pie
counter. He will often find his mo-
tives perverted and his honest efforts
unjustly and unfairly criticized.
"I shall always cherish with a CRATE
ful rememberance the friendship and
the fidelity of those who have put
their faith in me because I stood for
the principles of government which
they believed to be righteous. I shall
return to private life without any
feeling of animosity or i'll will towards
those who have so bitterly opposed
me. sometimes conscientiously and
sometimes because of selfish,
partisan spirit"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-09
"You Didn't Kills Us
All. Killed Ourselves"
Says Conricts Note

EddyyilIe, Ky, Oct. 8.--A note TO
his wife. scribbled with lead pen
Gil ON the back Of n letter. by Mon
10 Walters. reputed leader OF a trio
Of convict murderers, found dead IN
The mess hall of the western Ken
lucky state pentitentiary late Sat
urday when authorities entered the
building after n siege Of 81 hours,
was made public by prison officials.
Love to you, beloved am
wounded, and surrounded by the
guards. Goodby-I know you VIII
be-" The note read. Death ap-
parentIy stayed the hand OF the
writer before the message was COM
pIetcd.
An examination Of the room III
which the bodies Of the desperadoes
were found disclosed a number OF
mcneil messages OH the back of .
wooden bench, signed by Lawrence
Griffith.
) "Remember you didn't Kill us
nIJ. Killed ourselves" one read.
indicating that the theory that
Harry Ferland and Griffith killed
themselves WAS correct.
"Defiants tdefiapce) from the
dead" was the text Of another Of
the hessaSes AsffxnAa,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-09
Omahans Awarded Injury
Paw by Labor Commission

Lincoln. Oct. 8.-Amen Huyek mas
been awarded compensation OF sboo
a week for a period of year from
the Rialto Candy Kitchen OF Omaha
bv the state labor commission.
Tho commission found that owners
OF the candy kitchen had failed 10
provide medical attention to a finger
that Huyek had injured In the course
OF hi sduties as an employee. and the
resultant injuries were such that he
has suffered a 25 per cent disability
kAxthe use of the finger.
! Tho commission also ordered the
navment of $500 to Huyek every
seven and one-half weeks after the
52.wee kperiod.
Mrs. Mary Tracy, widow Of Patrick
Tracy. who died July 7, following in
turtles received while In the employ
Of the cudahy Packing company
was awarded compensation OF $3.50
week for a period not to exceed z9'
weeks.