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Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-17
Shaw Named New
Acacia Director

The election of Officers which was
held at the Acacia Farm Center
meeting resulted in Gerald f. Shaw
being chosen for director. Mr..
Dyer as alternate director, and Mrs.
f. f. Graham as SECRETARY. ~
Discussions were held regarding
ropd and ditch easements.
Manager G. c. jenkins announced
the offering of an attendance cup
to the center having the highest per
centage at the end Of the year, and
the lettuce rate mass meeting to be
held soon in El Centre.
Assistant Farm Advisor De Tar
talked on the COW testing associa-
tion, Farm Advisor Garthwaite on
plan for improving agricultural con
ditions in the valley, and Assistant
Advisor Ellis gave an illustrated
lecture on orchard management.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-17
Pleads for More
Education Before
Scottish Rit e
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Oct. ia plea
for enactment and impartial en-
forcement of compulsory education
laws and tho creation of federal
department of education, was made
in a speech here today before the
supreme council of the Scottish
Rite, Southern jurisdiction, by Rey-
mold e. Blight, Los Angeles.
Blight declared education is the
most important question now de-
manding attention of the American
people.
"With approximately, 2o,0oo,ooo
iIliterates in this country the stu
alton is nothing less than alarm
ing,o he said.
The session of the council took
under consideration reports from
various committees.
Late yesterday the council elect
ed 100 Masons to receive the 33rd
degree, while the honor of knight
commander of the court of honor
was conferred on about 800 Scottish
Rite Masons.
Among those elected to the 33rd
degree was: - K 4
Charles A. Lory, president. Color
ado Agricultural College.
Included in those who received
the Knight Commander are: Cover
nor harrington of Hawaii.
Major Ora M. Baldinger, military
aide to President Coolidge.
, Judge John Foster Symes, Q. 5.
district court, Denver. f.. ...
John F. Keating, superintendent
of schools, Pueblo, Colo.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-17
PERSONALS

Attorney s. p. Williams of I'm
perial was a visitor at the court
house today.
Undersheriff Bert Underwood is
expected to return tonight from Los
Angeles, where he went to arrest
prisoner.
A. r. Mills and family, who have
been in Colorado for several
months, are expected to return to
III Centre about November l.
Judge G. E. Markey of Calexico
was in FL Centro today.
Mike Liebert of seeley was in
this city today on business.
Postmaster Walter Cockley of Ca
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-17
CLOSE LIVES
IN UTAH NINE

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Octo-
Der 17.--Six men were reported TO
have lost their lives TODAY III g
eavc-in late yesterday at the Utah
Apex coal mine at Bingham, Utah.
The body Of one man believed
to be Daniel Eden, foreman of the
mine, is in sight of rescue workers,
striving TO penetrate the debris.
Five other men who were in the
mine with Eden when the eave-in
occurred are feared to be dead. No
sign nor signal from them has been
rneniVnd
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-17
HOLTVILLE
BY Press Staff Correspondent

EOLTVILI;E, Oct. Hs-H. n.
Pike, proprietor of the plunge has
closed the place for the season, and
with Mrs. Pike will spend the vim
ter in Long Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Dawson have
gone to Riverside to locate perman-
emily.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. j. Shepherd were
in Holtville Tuesday. Mr.. Shepherd
is manager of the Los Angeles
branch of the Federal Reserve Bank.
w. f. Beale, B. M. Gruwell, Jack
Sharp and W. l.. Huebner, who have
been near Hemet deer hunting re
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-17

there is. 1t is with this in mind that
their experts have had their attention
drawn to the possibilities of copper
roofing because of its light weight and
resistance to fire, their Investigations
showing the further advantages OF
pleasing appearance, high salvage rate
and indestructibility. .HaIt& I
Japan needs roofing in large guam
tities and copper which is light is find
ing an added argument with the ex-
perts because of the high trans-Pacitlc
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-17
MARRIAGE LICENSES

WINDHAM- BUkCH - John w.
Windham, 45 years old, native OF
Ohio, resident of Yuma, Arizona;
Winnie Gladys Burch, 81 years old,
native Of Louisiana, resident OF
Yuma.
SAULTZ- -GROSS-Lester Saultz,
AZ years old, native of Ohio, resi-
dent of Yuma, ArizonaS~ Bertha
Gross, 45 years old, native of Iowa,
resident of Yuma.
MURPHY CARTER - Everett
Murphy, 26 years old, native Of
Rhode Island, resident of FL Cen
tro; Opal Gladys Carter, q years
old, native of Texas, resident of
Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-17
ROSE PRINCE WINS IN
ENGLAND RACE CLASSIC

by United Press Leased. Wire
ENEW MARKET, England, October
17.-Rose Prince won the popular
Gesarewitch Stakes over the two
and Il quarter mile course at New
market Heath this afternoon. Te-
resina was second and Ceylonese
third.
Twenty nine horses ran.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-17

new cities freproof and as near as
possible earthquake proof.
Except for the present modern build
inrs in Toxic and Yokohama, all the
Japanese houses are rooted entirely
With large, handmade clay tiles,
These make a heavy roof which, IN
tirae of earthquake, supported on light
Ills, collapses causing heavy casual
i = in the houses and also outside when
Il c tiles cascade into the streets. The
'cht of the japanese tile roofs has
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-17
turned Monday with three deer.

turned Monday with three deer.
Another party to return L,onday
evening was Elmer iIartzog and
George Wright, who We're on the
Colorado River hunting. They
brought IN two bucks.
C. l.. Swinncy has gone TO River
side.
Church at Alamo
DR.. and Mrs. j. a. MacGaughey
win hold services Thursday evening
at 7:30 clock at the Alamo Com
munity church. DR.. MaeGaughey
breaches at these meetings and Mrs.
MacGaughcy is in charge Of the
music.
Sunday school has been resumed
and is held each Sunday at 10
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Edwards, rela
tives of Ernest t.-yards and Mr..
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-17

and Mrs Francis Roberts of Ukiah,
California, who have been visiting
at the home of the Edwards, left
Monday. They were very favorabiy
impressed with the conditions and
climate and expressed the hope that
they may be fortunate enough to
come again. Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts
may return in the spring with a
view to. locating permanently.
+. L. Forbes, realty man from
Berkeley, is in Holtvitle looking af-
ter land interests.
Mrs. Nj. J. Mercereau, of Pasa-
dena, and Mrs. j, r. Rich, of Long
Beach, who have been visiting in
Holtville returned Tuesday tos their
homes.
Press Want Ads are Wonder
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-17

freight rates. '4' :.
Toxic, like many other japanese cit
les, stands on an alluviai plain with a
soft muddy bottom. The hard pan is
from so to 60 feet down. Originally
a nation of Aoor-living people, the
Japanese have been in few years
hurled into civilization that demands
big Office structures and permanent
buildings of all kinds. Wood, bamboo
and paper are being abandoned as
building materials. The present catas-
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-17
SEVEN DEFENDANTS TO
TESTIFY III or, CASES

FORT WORTH, Texas, October
17.-Seven defendants who pleaded
guilty to charges Of using the mails
to defraud in connection with oil
stock sales will be used as govern
ment witnesses in the trial of DR..
Frederick A. Cook, Harry Zweifel,
federal prosecutor, announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-17

trophe has convinced them that tn,
weighty tile, although perfect pro
lection against weather, must giv'
place to something else that has fire
resisting qualities, is permanent ant
also is light. ..
Experiments made recently showed
that shinglc tile weighs from 1900 te
1900 lbs. per 100 So. feet, while copper
weighs only from 81 TO 100 lbs. So the
tile now used in japan weighs from Il
tots times as much as copper. 1t alst
necessitates on big buildings that much
stronger and heavier walls which ar,
costly problem on soil where al
real weight must be supported upoi
wooden spiles.
Another thing that has turned al
eyes toward American engineering
methods is the fact that the American
built structures best withstood the re
cent quake. The Imperial Hotel al
Toxic, which did not collapse, although
right in the heart of the devastation
isl American-bui and has copper
roof, as have many other buildings
there that have been erected after thu
best American engineering practice.
wrwcxSr
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The Weather

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. -
Fair tonight and Thursday.
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair, warm tonight and Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-17

been the cause of the loss of thousands
of lives during the recent quake.
1t is understood that ~ Japanese
government has already issued an Or
der forbidding the use of heavy roofing
material and is trying to get the best
hreproof, quake proof, light roohngl
The Seward gateway., 1923-01-03
SECRETARY FALL
 RECONS|DERS;| |S
 ID RESIGN SOON
PRIVATE INTERESTS DEMAND SOLE ATTENTION: PRESI-
 DENT REGRETFUL

WASHINGTON D. C., January > It was definitely announced at the Whitehouse this morning that Albert Bacon Fall, secretary of the interior, would resign his position in the cabl' net on March 4, as previously stated.
 The secretary, whose resignation was made public a few days ago, was credited with having declared that he would remain a member of the chlef s executive family, after having had close talk with President Hardlns' This statement, it appears, was prema- ture and without foundation.
 Secretary Fall, in giving his reasons fo. resigning, stated that press of nrivate business interests, which he feels should be given greater degree of personal attention, decided ms ac- lions. President Harding is said to deeply regret that Fall has found It necessary to leave the cabinet and m order to retain his services to the na- tion has offered him a place on the Supreme Court bench.
 The appointment of successor 10 Fall is expected to remain in aoeyance for some .irne as the president has no one in mind for the portfolio vacancy.
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FRANCE REJECTS
 GERMAN PROPOSAL
 REGARDING WARS
AND OF THE LILLY COULD NOT coNDoNE ANTiWAR TEA.
 TURF OF THE HUN

WASHINGTON D. C., January 8 It was announced by the State De- partment today that the proposal of Germany for an agreement under which France, Great Britain, Italy, and Germany should solemnly agree among themselves and promise the government of the United States not to resort to war for period of one generation without the authority of plebiscite, had not been transmitted to the French government, formally by Secretary Hughes, to whom the matter had been entrusted.
 The information stated that Hughes had made informal inquiry of officials regarding the acceptance of such procedure, which brought out the fact that France would not accept any pact of that tenuTe.N
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BRITISH PROPOSED
 LOWER PREPARATION
 PAYMENTS BE MADE
ACCEPT IF CERTAIN CONDl. TONS ARE MADE

Paris, January 3-As outlined at the premier's conference last evening and made public today, the British plan for concluding the reparations question provided for reduction Of the reparation and indemnity claims against Germany. The amount stipu- lated was fifty billion gold marks.
 In addition to the reduction of the amount England would be willing to grant a four years moratorium altho payments on the principal and inter est would be required of Germany at stated periods.
 It was stated that the French gov ernment would be willing to accept a. settlement based upon the fifty mil lion mark minimum, but would Stipu~ late that such acceptance is condition ed on reduction of the moratorium period to two years instead of four, and the establishment of protective guarantees, under which the allies adopted the acceptance and take over the collection levies on all mines, for ests and state property in the Rhine and Rhur valley districts. When this plan was presented to the cabinet council of the French min isters this morning they instructed Premier Poincare to move in the con ference this afternoon that the adop- tion of the proposed French repaTa- tions plan would be the minimum ac- ceptable to France. In the event the meeting does not accept the plan the premier was directed to ask the con ference to register a formal lack of agreement among the allied councils, which previously met under the chair manship of President Millerand. and decided unanimously that the British separations plan was an abandonment of the Treaty of Versailles.
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PREM|ERS DRIFT
 FURTHER APART
 AT NFERENCE
BoNAR LAW AND PolNcARE UN- ABLE TO AGREE ON RIPPER.
 ATiONS QUESTION

PARIS, January 3-Bonar Law, pre- mier of Great Britain, and Georges Poincare premier of France, appeared to be further aparl on their repara- tions agreement when the conference opened this morning than they did at the adjournment of the London meet ing last December.
 Within a few minutes after the ses- sions had been declared opened each presented draft of the carefuify con, sidered plans of their respective gov ernments and these will be studied to- night in comparison with the Italian plan, which endeavors to reconcile the two extremes of the controversy.
The Seward gateway., 1923-01-03
RUSSIAN REFUGEE
 SEEKS SAFETY IN
 CANADIAN HARbOR
ATTAcAE OF FORMER CHAR AR RivES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
 CITY TODAY

VICTORIA, January 3-General Al exander Ivanoff, who acted as military dictator during the closing days of the Czar Nicholas of Russia, arrived 1T this port today as steerage passen ger on Japanese ship.
 The experiences of the former gen eral for the past three years have been anything but quiet. he being fugitive from the vengeance of the Russian Bolsheviki. He makes no an nouncement as to his future destina tion, but 1t is believed that he will leave for the United States in the neal future, there to compile a book on the last days of the Russian empire.
The Seward gateway., 1923-01-03
UNITED STATES ID PAY NORWAY CASH
 FUR SHIPS TAKEN
MERE MATTER OF TWELVE MIL. LIONS FOR coMMANDEERED
 SHIPS IN WAR TIME

WASHINGTON, D. C.. January g. The decisions of the Hague arbitra' tion commission which has been sit ting on the war claims of the various nations yesterday, awarded to the Norwegian government the sum of 12 million dollars in settlement of claims arising out of the seizure of Norweg- ian ships by the United States during the war.
 The vessels taken over by America were in the course of construction in Atlantic coast shipyards and were di, yerted to the use of the government, when the United States entered the war
The Seward gateway., 1923-01-03
WOMAN IS STRUCK BY
 TRAIN AND IS KILLED

MISSOULA, Mont, January 5-Mlss Viola Cool aged 2S, secretary to the county superintendent of schools was instantly killed yesterday afternoon, when struck by Northern Paclflc passenger train. Miss Cool was walk ing on the track with girl friend near the railway station. Her compan' ion jumped and escaped death. Neltn- or heard the warning whistle of the train, it is claimed.
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THROATs CUT--
 TWO ARE DYING

COLFAX. Washington, January 5 With their throats slashed, John w. Nagel, son of a wealthy rancher, and Miss Selma Anderson, of Pullman, Washington, lie in the hospital here in a serious condition.
 Nagel claims Miss Anderson, attack ed him last Saturday from the rear of his car, inflicting the wounds with a razor.
 Miss Anderson, following her alleg' ed attack, is declared by Miss Alma Gerber, a neighbor, to have cut her own throat, drank poison and then jumped into creek from where she was rescued.
 Miss Andersons wounds and her general condition is such that she has been unable to make statement.
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DISPLAY OF JEWELRy
 CAUSES THUGS TO ACT

NEW YORK, January 3-Mrs. Irene schoellkopf wife of prominent Buff falo businessman, was last night cloro- formed by two thugs and robbed of s150,OOO in jewelry. The victim was residing in fashionable apartment and had just returned from a ball, when two well-dressed men accosted her pleasantly, administered the drug and made their getaway.
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THREE KILLED WHEN BUss FELL ID GROUND

SEATTLE, January 3-H. h. Harv- ey, aged 30, his wife. aged 26, and F Perry, aged 26 were instantly killed yesterday when municipal auto bus crashed through the railing of high bridge, falling to the ground sixty feet below. Several other passengers were injured.
 The party were on sight seeing tour for New Years day. ii some man. ner the auto became uncomfortable, and the crash resulted.
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NOW ALTOGETHER! SHE
 HAD REASON FOR DIVORCE

tt CHICAGO January 3-Mrs. Ed 2 s$ gar F. Heizer, in a divorce court S
 |: today, told the judge that five ot a s3rher husbands relatives lived in 2 ss their honeymoon flat and her 2 tt mother-in-law commenced sleep a .s ing with MT. and Mrs. Heizer on !, :t their wedding night, letting them 2 :t retire first, and joining them, a t {. s c a o F {. u {. st tt t3 :t st |
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MARYLAND GOVERNOR
 REFUSES ID GIVE IN

BALTIMORE, January Ex-Governor Ritchie has refused to recognize the extradition requisition for Dr. B. E. McKoin, former mayor of Mer Rouge, Louisania, who was arrested here in connection with the Warehouse Parish murders and kidnapping.
 The governor bases his refusal on the grounds that the acquisitions and affidavits were not made with the ac- tual knowledge of the crimes alleged.
The Seward gateway., 1923-01-03
FLOODS ARE NOW
 THREATENING IN
 WESTERN WASH. VARIOUS SECTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON IN DANGER
 OF HIGH WATER

SEATTLE, December 3O-Warm weather, heavy rains and melting snows in the mountains are threaten ing floods in several districts in west ern Washington.
 The Snohomish River is near the crest and it is feared the dikes may go out at any time endangering the dis tricts between Everett and Snohom- ish Families are moving from the dis t-ict.
 Floods are also threatening along the skagit River and in the White River Valley.
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HOOVER ADVOCATES
 CONTROL IF RADIO

WASHINGTON, D. C., January 8 Control must be established over the bedlam of noise, filling the air, caused by the operation of 21,000 radio trans hitting stations,' was the assertion of Herbert Hoover to the House mer- chant marine committee when he ap- peared to testify at the White-keiiog radio control bill.
The Seward gateway., 1923-01-03
ACR|CUlTU BILL
 [s PASSED BY HOUSE

WASHINGTON, D. C., January 3- The agricultural bill carrying s6S,- eS1.553, was passed by the House to- day. The McNary bill extending for two years the time for payment of the charged owed the government on re- clamation projects, was passed by the Senate today.
The Seward gateway., 1923-01-03
ALASKA SALMON PACK
 EXCEEDS LAST YEAR

SEATTLE, January 3-The Alaska and Puget Sound salmon pack for the year 1922 totalled 3,760 900 cases val ued at 22,56O,OO0. This is a heavy in crease over the year 1921. which total ed 3.253 900 cases valued at s19.5lS,- 900. The datum of the pack was secur- ed from reports rendered to the city complrolier.
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N'WEsTERN REMODELED
 UNTIL NEW VESSEL

SEATTLE, January 3-The steam ship Northwestern has been complete ly remodeled and in all respects made a much better ship. She will resume her Alaska service, sailing tomorrow on rgular schedule.
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REJECTS
 NON WAR PACT AS
 MADE BY GERMANY
FRANCE WILL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH PROPOSAL OF
 ARBITRATION

HAMBURG, January 3-The Franco German non-war pact, as proposed by Germany to France and which called for mediation by a neutral power to settle their present difficulties, has been rejected by Premier Poincare.
 This fact was made public today by Chancellor Cuno during a speech be- fore the Hamburg house this morning.
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MANY ALIENS ARRESTED

KEY WEST, January 3-Twenty- five aliens alleged to have been snug gled into this country from Cuba, were jailed by immigration officers and are now being held pending the disposa! of their cases.
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THREATENED WITH DEATH
 APPEALS ID AUTHORITIES

SEATTLE, January 3-Declaring he has been threatend with death unless he ceases his attacks on the admins tration of Mayor Brown and especial ly Seattle's underworld, Rev. Chauncy J. Hawkins declared today that he in- tends to bring the matter to the at- tention of the Federal authorities Tn Washington.
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FAIL ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT MARCH 4th 1923
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AMERICAN INFLUENCE IN
 MATTER IS EXERTED

!: WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8. |: q A statement from the White |; |: House says there is feeling that |: st American influence can help to [, q solve the German separations q
 q question, and it is officially ex- :, q pressed and intimated that mov- |, q es are being made now, public |, s$ ity, however of which would pre- :' q vent success. | st q t q q q s tt t3 q :: tt et t3 |: :,
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SEEKING LIQUOR SHIP

ASBURY, N. J., January 3-Coast guards and prohibition agents are now seeking schooner believed to be the Annie Belle, of Baltimore and which is reported to be ashore in a fog near Sandy Hook. It is reported that the crew waded ashore after jettisoning the cargo of liquor.
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SOME SPEED BOAT

LOS ANGELES, January 3-Miss Detroit VI, Garfield A. Woods 3G 1t. speed boat, today made more than 20 miles an hour in rough water, during her trial trip.
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eERNHARDT RAlLYiNG

PARIS, January 3-Physicians at tending the. bedside of Sarah Bern hardt, report today that the famous actress is rallying and hopeh are en- tertained for her recovery.
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REDUCTION PROPOSAL
 OFFERED BY PO|NCARE

PARIS, January 3-1mmediately up- on the convening of the conference o1 allied leaders Premier Poincare sub- mitted proposal for the reduction Of the German separations to fifty bill lion gold marks. The proposal is being considered by the other premiers and will be reported upon at tomorrow s session.
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DEAD ENeLisHMAN FOUND

MEXICO CITY, January 3-Wllllam Gore. an Englishman, who has been in this city for the past few days, was this morning found dead in the Hotel Isabel. Indications lead to the theory of foul play.
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DENBY SETS ASIDE
 DISMISSAL VERDICT

ANNAPOLIS, January 3-Secretary Denby today set aside the verdict of dismissal returned against Midship- man Francis Laurent, of Wisconsin by the faculty board at the naval acad- emy for his participation in hazing a new entrant. Laurent stood court martial trial.
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HoLpuP SUSPECTS ARRESTED

NEW ORLEANS, January 3-Four suspects, two of them women, were arrested here today in connection with the holdup of the Kansas City clearing house recently and in which $97000 was secured.
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iNpENFELL NOT ALLOWED
 TO ENTER UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3-Wolf Iindenfell, connected with the federal investigation into the Wall street ex- missions some time ago, was prohibit ed from entering the United States by immigration authorities. This decision was approved by the department or labor
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FORMER J. 5. CONSUL
 ARRESTED F0R THEFT

SAN ANTONIO, January 3-Ran- dolph Robertson, former American consul at Nuevo Laredo, was this morning arrested by federal officials on the charge of embedding $13,OOo of government funds while he was in of flee.
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PHILIPPINE JUDGE IS
 KILLED BY BANDITS

MANILA, January 3-Judge Andres Borromeo, presiding over the Court of First Instance, was last evening killed by bandits, who surprised him while out riding.
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NO MORE HURT FEELINGS

BOSTON, January 3-The Massa- chusetts state legislature would stop all breach of promise suits in the fu- ture, according to a bill introduced by a member of that body and in which he characterizes such law proceedings as 'thold-ups."