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Evening star., 1923-01-10
WOULD RETIRE GENERALS
Bill Gives Liggett, Bullard, Wood
and CroWder Higher Rank.

Representative Anthony, republican,
of Kansas, chairman of the appro-
priations subcommittee preparing the
Army BILL introduced a bill yesterday
authorizing the President to appoint
as lieutenant generals on the retired
list Maj. Gems. Hunter Liggett, Rob-
ert L. Bullard, Joseph IT. DickmaH,
Enoch II. Crowder, Leonard Wood
and John F. Morrison.
The measure also would give the
temporary rank of general to the Off
Ger serving as chief of staff of the
Army, with allowances equal to those
of the chief of naval operations Ter
ritorial departments and corps area
commanders would have the tempo
rary rank of lieutenant general, with
allowances of rear admiral of the
Navy.
Evening star., 1923-01-10
URGES FAMILY BUDGET.
Isaac Cans Says Work Is First Es-
sential to Living.

The Importance of budget in both
personal and family expenditures was
stressed today by Isaac Cans, chair
man of the finance committee of the
Thrift Week campa ign, set for Jan
uary Il to 23.-
Making a budget is about. as easy
as il is to lie abed in the morning.
said Mr.. Cans, "and about as i'm
portant is il is to get up and go to
work in the morning. In fact, go
ing to work is the first requisite in
keeping personal or family finances
by the budget plan. Without an in
come there is not apt to be much
of an outgo. And with neither money
earned nor spent, a budget is of as
little use as a silk stocking north of
the arctic circle"
Mr.. Cans also urged adherence to
these points:
Estimate expenditures in advance;
spend sensibly and buy judiciously'
The campaign will be opened for
mally with an address by Secretary
of the Navy DENLY at the Benjamin
Franklin monument January II at
4:30 o'clock. To date more than 200
speakers have signified their willing
ness TO take part in the thrift pro-
gram and are now being assigned.
Evening star., 1923-01-10
Fat or Lean

/ was loaded down with lard, and
had lost my pristine grace; l was
much the fattest bard to be seen
around the place; and the diet doc
tors said, "You are much too richly
fed; you must live on graham bread
and raw turnips for a space. Dras-
tic rules you must obey if you'd have
slender form; you must walk
twelve miles day, in the sunshine
or the storm; you must fire your
fancy cook and drink water from
the brook, and be guided by our
book, which is full of bylaws
warm" So / cut out all the grub
that had made me large and fat, and
ate mashes from a tub, and drank
water from a vat; and the tallow
seemed to melt underneath my
snowy pelt, and7quite willowy l felt,
for a while, and that is that. But
my dreams were all of steaks when
at night | closed my eyes, and by
day | thought of cakes and of large
and stately pies; and | yearned for
Irish stew and for chops and cut
lets, too, and my longing grew and
grew till they reached a beastly size
So at last | rose and said, Beauty
isn't worth the cost; slaw and hay
and sawdust bread as a diet are a
frost; | shall eat the things | wish,
roasted turkeys, beans and fish,
every luscious, tempting dish,
though my shapeliness be lost" So
the lard is coming back, l am fat,
who once was lean; but I'm singing
i'll my shack, I'm as happy as a
queen; let Apollo strut around, let
NarciSsus paw the ground, | shall
evermore be found where the gor-
geous grub is seen.
(Copyright) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1923-01-10
"PR0DIGAL PARENTS"
BLAMED FOR CRIMES
Children Cannot Escape Conse-
quences of Modern Money Craze,
Declares Lecturer.

American parents are responsible
for the overcrowded jails. insane asy-
lums and the huge increase in the
number of dope flends. immoral girls,
boy criminals, the clogging of the di-
vorce courts and the general break
up of the time-honored American
homo life" declared Edward c. Mer-
Ger. layman missionary. in his talk on
'Prodigal Parents and Their Chill
dren," at the Church of the Good
Shepherd, Episcopal, Monday night.
IF the parents of today keep up
their mad race for money, excitement.
pleasure. their excessive love for mod
ern and indecent dances" the lecturer
predicted, I'VE cannot expect the chill
dren to grow up into law abiding
citizens. Far from it, they will be
criminals.
THE almighty dollar said Mr..
Mercer, lis getting to be a more and
more active competitor with Almighty
God in the present-day American
home. You cannot keep your mind
on the Creator and on coin at the
same time-although 1 admit that we
have all got to have money to live
decently. 1t is the continual mad and
unreasonable chase for money that
Is making US forget God"
Evening star., 1923-01-10
SEEKS RETURN OF STOCK.
Belgian Diplomat Says His Prop
erty Was Wrongly Seized.

Baron Georges Lamorel Fergeur,
eighty-four years old, formerly a
member of the diplomatic corps of
Belgium, yesterday filed suit in the
District Supreme Court against the
alien property custodian and the
treasurer of the United States. The
baron seeks to recover fifty shares
of Pennsylvania railroad stock seized
as enemy-owned under the trading
with the enemy act.
Through Attorneys Minor, Galley
and Rowland the diplomat says he
bought forty shares of the stock in
1907 and the other ten shares through
a firm Of broke erS in Berlin in 1909.
He says the stock was not subject
to seizure and should be returned to
him.
Evening star., 1923-01-10
SEEKS $4,000 DAMAGES.

Alleging that he will be a cripple
FOR life, William l. Banning has filed
suit in the District Supreme Court to
recover $4,000 damages from Russell
L. Gilbert, said to be the owner of
an automobile which collided win
him November 81 last at 14th and F.
streets. He is represented by At
torneyS Strickland and Tittmann.
Evening star., 1923-01-10
PAy.Rrugrap1s

fmme was to
Since Its publication there been marked increase i'm
I'm
this column belief editor.
knowledge his appreciation of the pubc's interest
each contributor.
w
feel effort made column enjoynb
Evening star., 1923-01-10
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
TONIGHT


The American Legion AuXiliary'
Department of the District OF toium- :
hia will meet o'clock, at l4Zd
New York avenue.
An illustrated lecture on home mis-
sion work in Cuba will be given. Z 40
O'clock. in Grace Baptist Church. NO
admission charge.
special educational movie pro-
gram will be given in assembly hall'
Y. NJ. c. A. arranged by social serV-
ice department. Free to public.
The Philatelic Society will meet. S
o'clock, at 14l3 G. street. Exhibition
of collections and talks on stamps.
DR. Henry Louis Smith, president
0s Washington and Lee University,
will speak at annual Lee celebration
Of the Southern Society. at New VII
lard. Subject: Three Lessons From
the Life of Lee"
carnival for the benefit Of the
Cardinal Gibbons Institute. national
school for colored youth, will be held
at Convention Hall Prominent
speakers. Amusements.
Burnside Post, No. s, G. a. r., will
meet, 1880 o'clock, in Grand Army
Hall. officers for the year will be
Wesley Langley will make address.
Doors open to guests at o'clock.
FL Club Cervantes. of Pan-American
Schools of Spanish, will hold open
meeting, s o'clock, 1412 I street.
Annual meeting of the Teachers
BENEFIT and Athletic Association will
he held at 1880 o'clock at the ~
The "Cfvitores'-the young citizens
Club will hold a dance in Trans
fguration Hall. Gallatin street. at
$50
Evening star., 1923-01-10

To Cure n Cold in One Day
Take Laxative PROMO QUINI%E Tablets The
hoI bears the signature of +. W. Grove. (Be
sure you get BR0MOD 30c.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1923-01-10

SaSsau-AtIantic Coast Line.
Take ''PIorida Special to Miami Semi-yyeek
Iy sailinEs. Office. 141S II st. n.w.-Adver
tisement.
Evening star., 1923-01-10
,Uhn pnliremen's AsNOciatiOn VII

The California State Society VIII
meet tomorrow, p.n.s at thomson
school. Speeches. music and dancing
Evening star., 1923-01-10

yev will give lecture and demon
stration OF Liquid Air" at Wash.
ington Preparatory school nniI OIL
1b| Y NJ. g \, school system. Friday,
Z pm.
Evening star., 1923-01-10

club, will meet Friday. 3 pm. at
Az Irving street. Mrs. a. r. Cran.
dali will speak of The Appeal OF
Poetry"
Evening star., 1923-01-10
The art section, twentieth Century

give an entertainment ana dance 70
Tnorrow SIS pm. at knights OF
ipythias Hall, 1912 9Th street.
Evening star., 1923-01-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Civic section. Twentieth Cen.
1rrv club will meet tomorrow,
o'clock, at Womcn's City Club.
Evening star., 1923-01-10

The American Legion AuXili a ry'
Department of the District OF toiuma :
hia. will meet, s o'clock. at lA2d
New York avenue.
Evening star., 1923-01-10

a special educational movie pro-
gram will be given in assembly hall
Y. NJ c. A. arranged by social serF-
ice department. Free to public.
Evening star., 1923-01-10

Mrs. Arthur {. watkins, executive
secretary Of the National Congress OF
Mothers and the Parent-Teache AS
sociation of the District of ColumDla'
viii address the Parent-TeacherS' As
sociation Of the Columbia Junior High
school at its regular monthly
meeting in the school clubroom to-
morrow afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock.
Evening star., 1923-01-10

Michigan Park Citizens Associnhon
will meet tomorrow, 80 pm, at
1929 18th street.
Evening star., 1923-01-10

The Philatelic Society will meet, S
o'clock, at 14l3 G. street. Exhibition
of collections and talks on stamps.
Evening star., 1923-01-10

An illustrated lecture on home mis-
sion work in Cuba will be given. Z 40
o'clock. in Grace Baptist Church. No
admission charge.
Evening star., 1923-01-10
rhe chemicnl Society viii meet TO-

The Chemical SOcIetN VIII MctI To
morrow, 8 pm. at Cosmos Club. K. {.
Wells. will speak of chemistry OF
the Sea" illustrated with slides.
Evening star., 1923-01-10

FL Club Cervantes. of Pan-American
Schools of Spanish, will hold open
meeting, o'clock, 1412 I street.
Evening star., 1923-01-10

Annual meeting of the Teachers
BENEFIT and Athletic Association will
he held at 7:30 o'clock at the "Y.''
Evening star., 1923-01-10

The "Civitores''-the young citizens
Club will hold a dance in Trans
7gurati Hall. Gallatin street. at
$50.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
ASSEMBLY @. ks.
SALARY INCREASE
FOR CO. OFFICIALS
Superior Judges, Audi
tors and Deputies
Are Affected

Assembly bill No. SIS, introduced
by Assemblyman George H. Davis,
of Imperial county, passed the as
sembly last night and will be for
warded to the senate Immediately
for action. The bill provides for an
increase in salaries for the superior
Judges of Imperial county and also
affects salaries Of auditors and a
few other county offices. News
that the assembly had ratified the
bill was especially pleasing to the
deputies in the auditors office, who
are hoping the bill will be acted
upon favorably by tho senate and
later signed by the governor.
In discussing the matter Of salar-
les this morning, Auditor Walter ID.
Carey stated the deputies were un-
derpaid and only sense of loyalty
to the county induced them to retain
their positions when offered better
wages by private concerns. The
character of the work in the audi.
tor = office, rs well as in other
county offices, is unusually exact
ing and the exceptionally poor
quarters provided Dc not improve
matters
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
BRAWLEY POLICE
CHIEF SUED FOR
$4,000 DAMAGE
G.. C. Barker Alleges He
Was Falsely
Arrested

Suit for $4,000 damages has been
brought against +. G. Kemp, chief
of police at Brawley, by c. {.
Barker, following the latter's ar
rest by Kemp in that city on May
S. The complaint states that on the
date specified, Barker was arrested
charged with vagrancy, the war
rant for his arrest alleging that he
was without visible means of sup
port and roamed the streets of
Brawley at all hours with apparent
ly no legitimate business.
After being booked at the police
station, he gave 500 bail money,
and was given hearing in the
justice of peace court on May 9.
The court dismissed the charge
against him. Barker alleges he was
maliciously prosecuted by Kempt
for which he claims $10,000ldamages
and that he was falsely imprisoned
for several hours, for which he asks
$4,000. Frank Birkhauser is attor-
ney for Barker.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
MOTHER FIGHTS
TO CLEAR UP
SONS MU RIDER

CHICAGO, May ll.-Mrs. j. l..
Mount, frail mother of Leighton
Mount, today dramatically refuted
hints that her son committed sui
eide, and declared she will fight to
bring his slayers to justice. r
She branded parts of the testi-
mony of President Scott of North.
western University before the
grand jury as campus lies"
In denying Seott's testimony that
she expressed fear to- him that
Leighton ran away or took his own
life. Mrs. Mount accused Scott of
inducing her to "keep quiet about
development in the case to protect
the school,
She held long conference with
John S. Barbara, assistant state at
torney, who said she laid additional
information in the case before him.
Names of four students she al
leges hazed Mount and then secret
ed his body for a time in forest
preserve, were given States Attor-
ney Robert f. Grove and Chief
Justice Mckinley by Miss M. L.
Guthapfel, neighbor of the Mount
family, today.
She declared that two of the
youths were taken on trip to Eir-
ope by their parents Immediately
after the 1927 class rush. Grove said
he was investigating the informa-
tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
us. Cruiser, Out
to Break Record,
Due in S. F. Today
ny United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.-The
scout cruiser Omaha, attempting to
break the speed record from Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, to San Francisco, is
due here this afternoon. She left
Pearl Harbor at a. m. Tuesday in
tending to do three things: Break
the record of 100 hours established
by the steamer H. +. Alexander in
1915; deliver a letter to Grassy
Field here for relay to the post
office department at Washington
by airplane to establish a record for
postal transmission from Hawaii to
the national capitol; bring Captain
Leon DesPland, U. s. A., to his FL
ancee, Miss Margaret Carnegie
Schuh, Of Cairo, Ill.,, so that the
two can be married here today.
In spite of head wind and sea
the Omaha had averaged better
than 28 knots and should clip at
least 20 hours off the record navy
officers estimate.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
MYSTERY MAN in
ATTEMPT TO DIE
WEIRD TALE
Declares He pulled" L.
A. Jobs and Later
-> Attacked

Following an unsuccessful at
tempt to commit suicide in an FL
Centre rooming house last evening,
a young man giving the name Of
Harry Turner is held at the county
Jail today, while officials are com
municating with Los Angeles, in the
belief that he is wanted in that
city. -'..
A telephone call to the sheriff's
office last night advised that a man
had tried to kill himself and depu-
ty sheriff was sent to investigate.
1t was found that Turner had reg
istered at the house earlier in the
day, giving the name of Adams and
claiming st. Louis as his home. AZ
ter dinner he asked fellow lodger
to write letter to his mother for
him but claimed he could not re-
member his name. He also wished to
write his brother, but could not re
call his name either. He then pulled
q bottle of carbolic acid from his
pocket and attempted to drink 1t,
but the other lodger took the poison
away from him and notified author
tiles. Turner was taken to the
county hospital and this morning
was transferred to the Jail.
He told officials at the Jail that
he had pulled several Jobs -
around Los Angeles with two other
men, receiving $3.50 as his share of
their criminal activities and they
then headed toward the valley. Near
Indio, he said he had been hit i'll
the head and all his money taken
from him by his companions.
Investigation proved that he had
been hit in the head, evident
ly with some blunt instrument.
Turner gave his home address as
Los Angeles, his occupation as stem
ographer, and his age % years.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
CHINA AGREES TO
EXHAUSTIVE INQUIRY

WASHINGTON, May 1l.-China
has agreed to complete inquiry in
to the wreeking of the Shanghai
Peking express and kidpaping by
bandits of Americans and other
foreigners, the state department
was advised today by American
Minister Schnrman.
The inquiry is to be made by del
egates from different departments
of the Chinese government and rep.
resentatives Of the foreign govern
ments in China.
The American Consul at Lin
Cheng, near the scene of the hold
up will represent the United States.
. The Pekin government and high
Chinese authorities all believe re-
lease of the Americans and other
foreign prisoners may be expected
any time, the department was ad.
vised.
The department announced that il
had been, advised that +. w. Pratt
and Mrs. Pratt of Richmond, Va,
We're on. the train and are now in
Shanghai. -
Suppress Arms, Advice 4
An agreement by the great pow
ers to prevent shipment Of arms to
China should be brought about at
once, as result of the kidnapping
Of foreigners in Shantung, Alfred
SEE, Chinese minister to the United
States said here today. II
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
Harding Puts
Finishing Touch
to Trip Plans
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, May 1l.-Presi-
dent Harding's plans for his Alas
kan trip which have undergone
complete revision were approaching
completion today.
Mr.. Harding will make at least
half his trip by water, thereby elm
mating many of the speeches he
would have to deliver, were the out
going journey and the return both
made overland.
1t has not been definitely deter
mined whether he will go west via
the Panama canal or return that
way. He will visit the canal, how
ever, at some stage of the trip.
The decision to eliminate one leg
of the long overland train trip is
part of the president s determine
ton that the journey shall not be
turned into political junket.
An early announcement Of the it
inerary is expected.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
MARK KEPPEL TO
SPEAK AT SCHOOL
TRUSTEES MEET
Annual Meeting Holds
Much of Interest,
Open to Public

The annual meeting of the coun-
ty school trustees will be held at
Central high school tomorrow morn
ing at 9:30 and continue all day.
An unusually splendid program
has been arranged and large at
tendance, approximately more than
100, is expected. The meeting is
open to the public, many of whom
will doubtless be glad to avail them
selves of the opportunity of hear
ing Mark Keppel's address.
Mr.. Keppel, who has been super
intcndent of Los Angeles county
schools for several years, is one of
the best known school authorities in
the state, and is making the trip
from Los Angeles specially to be
present at the meeting tomorrow.
l.. f. Cooley, former Imperial
county superintendent of schools
will also be prominently featured
on the program.
The musical features will be con.
tributed by the Imperial high school
orchestra, with vocal selections by
Mrs. Theodore Barnes and Mrs. AL
! bertine Smith of Seeley. Mrs
Barnes was a former resident of r.
Centre but now lives in Saa Diego
and is here visiting for few days
The cafeteria will be open and
luncheon may be secured at thu
school by all those who desire.
Superintendent Coe also .nnounc
es that he has arranged for ''ques
tion period when any one pres
ent may ask Mr. Keppell for infor
nation or help in clearing up doubt
| full points.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
ANNUAL MEETING
CANTALOUPE' R.R.
MEN HERE TODAY
Adopt Test fora Sugar
Content of Valley
Melons
Pre-COoling Hera | ded
AS Great Boon to
Industry

The annual meeting held today at
the Barbara Worth Hotel of the
eantaloupe growers and shippers
and railroad officials, was very well
attended anu was iull of discussion
profitable to the industry. Over
fifty per cent of the acreage in the
valley was represented, the grow
crs and acreage they have in can
taloupes being as follows:
Alamo Packing Co. $40 acres.
American Fruit Growers 2675
acres.
Jas. Amicon 1000 acres.
A. Arena 900 acres.
Brown, Forbes C Yerxa 700 acres
California Vegetable Union 4lo
acres.
DeGorgio $40 acres.
w. +. Fawcett $50 acres.
Pepper Fruit Co. 1917 acres.
Fred Speich 1859 acres.
Sears Brothers 200 acres.
Tamarack Ranch 7415 acres.
8. 8. Rogers Chairman
=. =. Rogers IN charge or the
Atate department of standardiza-
tion was elected chairman of the
meeting and H. r. Larson, in
charge of the Southern California
office of Standardization was elect
ed secretary. +. w. Waite, local
hort ~ultural commissioner, in 81
brief manner stated the purpose Of
the meeting and some Of the things
they would like to accomplish. The
time when the melons should De
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
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WHAT'S DOING

Present Day Club meets tonight
at home Of Hall Sargents, 643
Hamilton avenue.
Sans Souci Club meets toright
at Miss Peggy Liens home, San
dalwood Drive.
Signal Chapter, o. e. s. meets
tonight.
High school coAcert and ex-
hibit tonight.
Declamatory contest for valley
schools at Holtville tonight.
Spruce and Meloland Farm
Center tortght.
1.-THE Whits Flower" at Palace
Airdome.
Annual county school trustees
meeting tomorrow.
County Federation Women s
Clubs at Imperial tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
FOUR COUPLES
ARE DIVORCED

Four couples were divorced in the
superior court this morning by
Judge NJ. w. Conkling, business in
this particular line being unusually
brisk. lnterIocutory decrees were
granted to Marjorie Maderas from
James A. Maderas and Ethel Shaw
ley on the grounds Of desertion.
Marion Hamblen was granted sim
liar decree from Newt Hamblen, al
80 on the grounds Of desertion. The
court awarded Mrs. Hamblen GUS
tody of minor child and ordered
the father to pay $50 a month
toward its support.
"A final decree was granted Locke
c. Robertson from Maggie G.. Rober-
son, an interlocutory decree for de-
sertion having been granted April
IA, 1929.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-11
RUSSIAN DELEGATE
TO LAUSANNE Is
ASSASSIN VICTIM
Officer Cars Army
Kills in Revenge for
Sons Death
by United Presn Leased Wire

LAUSANNE, May H. 81 m
glad | had revenge!''
Maurice Conrad, former officer
in the Cars army, who late yester-
day threw the Lausanne conference
into CONSERVATION by assassinatine
N. Vorowsky, Russian delegate,
mortally wOunding the latter'a sec
retary and shooting another Rus
sian, made this statement as part OF
lengthy plea before an examining
magistrate today.
seonradi charged the bolsheviki
with torturing his aged parents and
two Of his sons, who, i've said, died
Of starvation and cruel treatment
in Russia after the revolution.
In the dining room of the Hotel
Cecil last evening, after having con
sumed numerous brandies, Conradi
drew a revolver and, approaching
the table where Vorowsky, Ahrens
chief Of the Russian telegraph ag
ency, and Dibrilkoysky, the form
er's secretary, .were seated, shot
them down with six bullets. Ht
theh SURRENDERED.
1t Was reported that fascist had
perpetrated the assassination OF
Norowsky who was soviet repre-
sentative ,tdItaly,- strong figur.
In the background of Russian af
f;,irsi negotiator, of the Russo -Itali
an trade agreement. :, Es :
Swiss Deny Aiding i,
! Swiss .faseisti organs, however
disclaimed any knowledge Of the
incident, although they admitted
having ordered vorowsky and tho
other bolsheyiks to leave Switzer
land. This the. latter had contem
plated doing this week end.
The head of the fascist said af
ter the shooting that the order hae
been withdrawn.
Strong protest from the govern
ment at Moscow Is looked for. Tn,
Russians are expected to charge
Switzerland with not furnishing suf
fieient protection for the sovie
cmissaries.
President Motta of Switzerland
has issued statement regrettins
the disturbance and hoping the bol
sheviks will not indulge in reprisals
NJ. Ahrens has telegraphed Mos
COW for instruction regarding VO
rowsky's funeral. DibTilkovsky :
condition is critical. He has two bul
let's in his chest. Ahrens will re
| cover.