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Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-13
NOTED THURMAN
CASE REACHES
HANDS OF JURY
Many Witnesses for Both
Sides in [. w. w.
Trial

Final instructions to the jury sit
ing in the case of Roscoe Thurman,
charged VIII criminal svndicalisH,
were given SHORTLY after II 0 clock
this morning. No decision had
been brought at two O'Clock this
afternoon.
The case, which arose more than
year ago when Thurman secured
reversal of the decision which in
1927 sent him to San Quentin to
serve from la years. came Up for
trial in Judge Cole s court this
last Tuesday. District Attorney
Utley represented the plaintiff.
Testimony brought by witnesses
for the PLAINTIFF was that Thurman
had been seen st Brawlcy distribut-
ing literature for /. W. W. organi-
zation. +. c. Kemp, then marshal
at Brawley, stated thlt he saw
Thursman get a package at the cX-
press office, which was later found
to be |. W. W. literature.
Albert Coutts, who was a member
of the /. W. W. from 1913 20 1918,
testified that he had been present
at meetings i'll which violence had
been talked although he stated that
the minutes of those meetings did
not show a record of such plans.
Tells of Dublin Bob
C0utts said thai while he WAS
serving a term in the penitentiary
for burglary, he met ii man called
e" Dublin Bob ,, who was studying
how to make explosives which he
said he expected 10 use when he gcS
out.
John Dymond, one of the charter
members of |. W. W., according to
his testimony, stated that he knew
Roscoe Thurman when he joined the
organization in 1917 in Kings coun-
ty. He stated that at meetings held
there then it was agreed to burn
lumber.
Attoyney Allen for the defendant
examined - witnesses who were -
sociated with |. ~. VI. members and
who were for the most part them-
selves meMLers, in an effort 10 cs-
tablish that there was nothing He
gal about the organization or its
methods. 5a
The namcso OF The witnesses vino
appeared for the state are: f. G.
Kemp, II. l.. Barker, Albert Coutts,
John Dymond, c.. j. D%ViS.
Witnesses for the defendant are:
j. \. Mccain, T. r. Miushew, N.
Tonnmg, Andy Laurior, Thomas
Whiteman, G. j. Broadway, John
Black, L. II. Hack, John Kin
rey. Roy Dempsey, Cyril Berry, &.
+. Moffatt.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-13

service men and finally the soldier s
last sad requiem of taps.
Fire impeded the work Of rescue
all day Yesterday and as late as
midnight these fires still offered OBJ
staeles. At 2 a. m. it was reported
that probably no more bodies would
be recovered until daybreak. At
that hour the number recovered stood
at 13l.
Several singular incidents of the
explosion have been brought TO light
by the searchers. Pieces, of rock
were found wedged in the crevices
of the opposite canyon az if they
had been bullets shot from a gun.
The force of the explosion inside
can be conceived when searchers
found ten ton electric locomotive
which had been used to haul ears
within the mine, thrown off the
track and upturned.
In another place four coal ears
were found, piled one on the other,
and on the topmost mans body
thrown by the force of the explo-
sion. A horse was blown into an
other ear with its feet extended up
ward.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-13
Posses Searching
for Bank Bandit

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 13.-With
posses still searching the Mint
canyon district for the fourth mem
Der of the bandit gang that robbed
the Antelope Valley Bank, at Ian
caster, two of the alleged band, un-
dor ""rest. We're scheduled to today
testify in the inquest over the body
of Roco Fernando their partner
IN crime, who was killed while flee
ing capture,
Grand jury indictments against
the three living members of the
gang will be asked tomorrow, ac
eording to Deputy District Attor,
ney Richardson.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-13
Prominent JUDGE
TO Sign DEGREES,
Name Receivers
ny United Press Leased Wire


CHEYENNE, Wyo., Mar. b.
Hearings for an injunction to pre-
sent further removal of oil from
Teapot Dome and cancellation of
the lease on the Dome were ad-
journcd at 11:45 q. m. TODAY until
10 \. N. tomorrow after Judge, T.
Blake Kennedy. U. s. district
court, before whom the ease is be-
ing heard, indicated that he would
sign a decree providing:
l. For an injunction restraining
the MAMMOTH Oil Company, Sin
clair subsidiary, from drilling any
further oil wells on Teapot Dome
or interfering with any action tax
en- by the receivers.
2. That he will appoint former
Rear Admiral Joseph Sirius and A.
j.. Watts, vice president of the Sim
clair Consolidated Corporation, re-
ceivers.
The decree will not be signed un-
Ill one section pertaining 20 acti.
Vlties on q quarter section owned
and operated by Denver men, head
cd 19by John Campion, millionaire
mining man, has been cleared up.
Court Is Packed
When the court opened at 10
clock the room WAS packed. At
torneys for both sides Immediately
went into conference with Judge
Kennedy.
At 1915 the crowd half filled
the corridor. Practically the eatire
bar of Cheyenne was in the court
roomA
Twelve attorneys representing
other oil companies were present.
At II O'Clock the Judge S council
broke up. Roberts announced ap
;fgreemeRt had been reached as to
the method of procedure. The mat
ter Of receivership WAS discussed in
the conference, it is understood.
Roberts, following reading of a
sample decree, suggested to the
court that he appoint former Rear
Admiral Joseph Straus as receiver.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-13
WHAT'S DOING

1.-THE Hurnming Bird Val
ley theatre tonight.
Reno Palace theatre to-
night.
Americanization class at high
school tonight.
Ell Certro Lodge No. 1920 B.
P. o. e. meets Elks hall tonight.
Ell Centro Chapter R. "A. M.
100 meets at Masonic nall to-
night.
Pythian Sisters meet at X. P.
hall tonight.
Father and son banquet at
high school tonight.
Night classes tonight at high
school.
Clinton G.. Abbott, director OF
museum Balboa Park, Sar, Di-
ego, speaks at Imperial high
school tonight.
Food show, Model Market,
tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-13
Bandits Lock Up
Bank Staff, Get
Away With $4,000
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
TAFT, Cal, Mar. 13.-Two rob
bers, riding in an old roadster with
no number, held mp five Officers
and employees of the State Bank
of Taft shortly after it opened for
business today and escaped with
approximately $4,000.
The bandits, masked and wearing
ovcralls, pulled up at the bank
when no customers were present,
rushed through the door, and fired
II shot to attract attention.
They ordered the bank staff in
20 the vault, closed and locked the
barred door. THEN they proceeded
with Il hurried search of the tills,
Swooping up all the currency in
sight.
President Robert Smith, vice
president James Mckay and Cashier
l.. G. Simpson were among the five
persons locked in the vault.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-13
MAYOR EVANS OF
RIVERSIDE WILL
RUN FOR SENATE

According to word received here
today, Mayor S. c. Evans of River
side has announced his candidacy
for state senator from the district
comprising Imperial, Riverside and
Orange counties.
Mayor Evans, who served as state
senator several years ago, is one of
the best known men in the south
land and has been a resident of
Riverside for many years.
In the past year, he has been
prominently identified with the
Boulder Dam Association and testi-
fled in behalf of the Swing-John-
son bin recently in Washington,
giving strong, splendid support to
the measure. He returned from
Washington only about two weeks
ago, and it is believed has decided
to run for the senatorship at the
earnest request of his numerous
friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-13
Tells OF Daugherty's
Attempts to Exhibit
Banned Fight Picture

WASHINGTON, Mar. 13.--
Attorney General Daugherty
ard Jesse Smith, his friend,
put S2400 apiece into al oil
proposition out west with a
man named "Colonel Darden,'
Mrs. RoXie Stinsor, told the
senate committee investigating
Daugherty today.
She said Smith told Of ths
transaction.
James G.. Darden is an Off
cial OF the Mutual Oil Company
that had claims in Teapot
Dome. He is under subpoena
by the oil committee but has
not beer, located.
She also disclosed that
Daugherty and Smith were con-
sidering an arrangement where
by films Of the Dempsey Car
pentier fight could be trans
ported from state to state with
out prosecution.
They were to make S180000
by Daugherty's agreeing not to
prosecute, she said.
Demand Subpoeras
Attorneys for Attorney Gener;
today demanded that til
enatc committee investigator
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-13
Nab San Diego
Man Here Charge
Robbing Hotel

Robert Wilson, San Diego, was
arrested by Traffic Officer Ryan
today when he passed through El
Centre enroutc to Phoenix, Arizona,
and held on a ch;rge of theft. vii.
son was reported here as having
stolen a cash register from Campo
hotel on the San Diego road. lie
rode into FL Centre on an Indian
motorcycle and was caught Just az
he was about to cross the railroad
tracks.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-13
GIVEN
LONG JAIL TERM

l.. b. Fernando. who appeared in
Superior court Yesterday in answer
to charge of burglary and who
pleaded not guilty, TODAY withdrew
his plea and substituted plea Of
guilty.. He was fined 1900 or five
months in Jail.
Fernando aud Ray were charged
with burglarizing n rooming house
in CaleXico on February 8. Ray
pleaded guilty yesterday aud was
Ined $500 or five months in Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-13
CUlexiCO Accuses
Us OF ShOlUiUq
Road PurtiuIitY

Refusal of the directors of the
FL Ccntro Chamber of Commerce to
take action to reseind its resoiu-
tion of the previous week support
ing the building Of state highway
between FL Centre and Holtvilie as
planned by highway commissioner,
brought empha.ic ic protest from mem-.
bers of the Calexico Chamber, who
appeared before the meeting here
last night.
Declaring that the FL Centre
Chamber had shown partialitv to
Holtville in making such a resolil-
tion and that Il proved its unfriend-
liness to CaleXico by refusing to
withdraw that resolution, Samuel
Tyler, u director of the Calcxico
Chamber, expressed his opinion that
the position taken by directors last
night was in accord with a long
standing policy.
The delegation from Calexico
brought two proposals to the meet
ing. One was that the resolution
passed with respect to the FL Gem
tro Hoitville highway, be rescinded;
the other that Ell Centre endorse
:; highway connecting with the
present state highway 1T the high
line canal and going to Belaen s
corners, four miles southeast of
Holtville.
CaleXico has always been ready
and has on many occasions aided FL
Centre in getting things it want
ed, j. T. Worthington, vice pres
ident of the Caiexico Chamber, said
"We feel that we ought to have
the support of Ell Centre in secur.
ing Il highway that will in no way
detract from FL Centre S bpsinesg
and which viii give Calexieo a
chance to secure some benefit from
the state highway for herself.
Decide on Neutrality
Following the statement of Gale
Xico y position and the request for
some action on the part Of the di-
rectors of the I'll Centre Chamber
of Commerce, there was an eSecu-s
five session III which the natter was
discussed.
IT was flndllY decided that no Ac-
ton should be taken. Tie opinion
of members of the board was that
the resolution passed Il week ago
did not specify any particular route
to be followed, but merely voiced
the approval Of the EN Centre Cham
Der OF Commerce on any route Sc
lected by the highway commission
As far as the proposal of the
Calexico delegation regarding the
building of highway from the
highline to Beldcn's 5 Corners was
concerned, members OF the FL Cen-
tro chamber were agreed that WIS
Il matter lying between Holtville
and CaleXico aud that FL Centre
should remain neutral.
Among the members of the Gale
xico delegation TO speak lays night
were Paul Stcindort, j. =. Seigel,
William Lorenz, Sam Tylef. There
were about Is men in the delega-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-13
SEARCH ON FOR
kIDNAPPER PAIR
by United Press Levsed Wire

BY United Press hVsed Wire
SANTA ROSA, Cal, Mar. 13,--
Officers of all north bay counties
we're called upon today to join in
the search for two men who kid
naped We're SIoan from Il gang, in
Suasalito at a. III. today.
The career of the party since is
known to have included:
Theft of the automobile of G.,
Lind of Suasalito.
Sensational robbery of ,hc store
and service station of j. Williams
at San Antonio Creek, Sonoma
County.
One of the two who kidnapped
Sloan is believed to have been the
man wanted for murder committed
during n robbery in Oakland two
days ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-13
FRANC OPENS
MUCH STRONGER
by United Press Leased Wire

PARIS, Mar. 13.-France has
overcome, at least temporarily, the
threatened collapse of her national
currency. The frame opened strong
today with :hc dollar quoted at %
francs, 80 centimes, and the pound
sterling at 50 francs, so c"ntimes,
The rise followed announcement
that important credits have ,bcen
established in foreign banking cen
ters to defend the franc from in
terna.ional spectators.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-13
Again Have You
Filed Income
Tax Data?

Again-we reiterate-have you
FLEA your income tax report?
Saturday is the last day and if
you haven't attended to it, you'd
better hurry, for failure to turn
same ir by March 10 carries
heavy penalty. H. II. Waugh is
still at the local Chamber of Com
mercc ready to aid all who
strike snags or need assistance
in this very laborious task.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-13
PICKWICK STAGES ASK
TO SELL. MORE STOCK

Pickwick Stages, Inc, having its
principal place of business n the
City of Los Angeles, has applied
to the Railroad Commission for per-
mission to issue and sell 100000
par value of its common capital
stock to be sold at par, and to use
the proceeds thereof for the purpose
of acquiring additional equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-13
POSE AS OFFICERS,
COUPLE ROBBED
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 13.-Posing
as federal prohibition agents, two
bandits early today held up S. j.
Lomas and Miss Lena Moycr, aud
robb them of $25 and $3.50 oia-
mond ring.
After taking Lomas' purse and
ring from Miss Meyer 3 finger the
bandits broke the earburetor off
Lomas' car and fled, according to
his story to the police.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-13
{. , L |
UI.

On the Geo. Wade Ranch, u mile s
on the east side of the river, 4
mile south OF Brawley.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
Brief Nature Stories
RxJ. OTTe RWIFT

With phoebes calling from the soft naples
along the brook fox sparrows scratching for
grubs in the dead leaves in sidehill thickets
and mourning-cIoak butterflies fluttering
among pussywillow blossoms, the roadside
jnngles are beautiful with the yellow cylin-
Sdrical catkins of the hakel-nut hanging like
tassels from the branches.
I 1 Hazel-nut, or filbert. Corylus, belongs to
the natural order Cupuliferae, or oak family,
and is near relation to the hornbeams or
sironwoods. The American hazel G. Ameri-
cana, is bush forming dense fthickets intol-
erantly excluding almost everything else from
its vicinity. g. Rostrata, the beaked hazel,
is another more northerly species. Sometimes
the European hazel, c. Avellana, becomes a
small tree.
s Hazels have an ancient written pedigree,
for in the pages Of the Book of Nature, petri-
fled leaves Of hazels that grew in the Yellow
stone valley in Montana are found in the
Fort Union group of Upper Cretaceous or
Lower Tertiary strata. These ancient i'm
pressions are SO like the modern hazel leaves
it is hard to imagine the time that has elapsed
since the records were written.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14

vagAries and dangerous doctrines masquerad-
ing behind insidious forms. Broadminded-
ness Is one thing in searching for the truth.
Suhjeetion of the youthful and pliable mind
to temptations founded upon known false
theories Md utterly unsound principles Is
quite another, thing. "a I.
It were well to bear In mind that this Is
d day when all kinds OF visionary ideas are
accepted as truth if they be presented In
attractive verbal jusglery. Fads and fancies
run riot nowadays, and pretty much anything
that is new or startling is hailed by many
as notable achievement in discovery. 1t IL
a jazz age. Bolshevism as exemplified IN
the Sso-called principles enunciated BY Trotzky
and his ilk is the extreme form of jazz IN
government. Mature minds capable of sound
thinking are not to be swept into whifl-
pool Of fanaticism. But the mind Of youth
is immature, and should not be subjected to
the possibility of economic poison.
DIR. Hopkins theory may find sympathetic
support from those who subscribe to the
view that everyone has right to his opinion,
contention founded on misconception OF
the attributes of thought. There can be no
such thing as an opinion worthy of consider.
alton which is not based upon information
of the subject on which it is formed. Other.
wise it is a mere prejudice growing out Of
ignorance. IL. s.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
ERA OF STRANGE THEoRIEs

This period in the history of politics, edu-
cation and economies seems to be more or
less notorious for the suggestion and aeita-
tion of strange theories. Especially is this
evident in the field of higher education.
College professors time and again spring for
mulas and ideas that cause disciples of the
conservative school of thought to wonder
what may come next. Only recently DIR.
Ernest Martin Hopkins, president Of Dart
mouth college, declared that he would well
come Leon Trotzky to address his students
on the theory that students should be per-
mitted to form their own opinions, rather
than be taught what to think. He expressed
the belief that the surest way to arrive at
truth is by listening to enthusiasts on both
sides He deprecates any attempts to with
hold facts from students with only one side
of the case. Said he II have found that
the surest way to convert student to radi,
calism is to let him listen to capitalist
propaganda, and the surest way to convert
him to capitalism is to let him listen to a
radical propaganda. Propaganda is the
great evil. Truth is the thing most needed"
All of which sounds plausible. Heresies
of a disruptive character are known to be
dangerous, and such is largely the stock in
trade of extremists. No student can learn
of orderly government or form sound eco
nomic conclusions by listening to agitators
and anarchists who may be capable of win
ming converts by dramatic presentations of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
Watching The Parade
Rx John PILGRIAl

More Or less has been said in the press
lately about Edward B. Doheny. He has, ac-
cording to the displayed stories, spent money
a good deal like water. A few hundred thou
sand dollars seems to have meant very little
to him. il thereby he got something he
wanted.
That's spending said a friend SDoheny
spends, all right. But he doesn't waste. He
thinks man is fool who wastes
He told story Of luncheon given by
Dohkny to a group of friends in the best res
taurant in certain city. 1t was a pickup
crowd, for Doheny had not made plans in adj
vance. When his guests were seated he
asked:
'How many Of you want soups Or oys-
ters?"
Those who did, ordered them. Doheny Sc
lected the principal dish and then said;
I'm not order any salad. They do not
know how to mix salad here only how to
charge for it. know what good salad
should be, and IL j could get one I'd do so.
But I'll not pay forty cents for a hunk
Of withered iceberg lettuce with grits in il
and a little dab Of some yellow mess on top
The waiter said that he knew how to mix
a salad, but when it came on it answered
perfectly to Doheny's description. 1t was
withered lettuce, pale and wan, with grits in
it, and dab of something yellow on top.
So the oil magnate sent it back. He is able
to hire the most expensive legal talent in
the country and he thinks nothing Of loaning
money in extraordinary sums to old friends.
But he does not waste money willingly. He
gets something, Of value for his dollars,
whether influence or land or purely internal
qualification.
I. - At the next table, said his friend, was
a party Of whom the host was salaried man
I happen to know He ordered twice as much
as Doheny did and tipped twice as literally.
Yet at Doheny's table we had all we wanted
and what we wanted. More would have
been a superiority. The saIaried mans tip
was prompted either BY coward fear of the
waiter or by petty wish to splurge."
Which was the smartest man OF the two?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
WAYS OF CONSERVATION

Calling upon the people to give serious
Thought to the need for protection Of the
forests against fires, and to observe Arbor
Day, is the substance of a recent gubernato-
4 rial proclamation. Nobody questions the
Importance of observing the spirit of such a
proclamation, Nobody doubts the value of
4 the states forest products and the wisdom
4 of renewing the timber supply as fast as it
shall be depleted. Nobody would deny that
Il large percentage of the forest fires are
1.-THE result of carelessness:- Thus, there
would be wide field for service through
voluntary cooperation in protecting the
states forest areas.
If there be conscientious purpose be-
Hind proclamations to conserve the state 8
snatural resources, there are many citizens,
and especially conservationists desiring to
see the states game and fish properly pro-
|tected and propagated, who wonder why
game wardens were removed during the
closed hunting season when they are most
needed, on the ground of economy. The reve-
snue saved from such policy will be small
as compared with damages to the states
samey asset resulting from the absence of
enforcement agents.
There are also many who realize that the
noney which hunters and fishermen were
willing to pay In licenses, with the under
tanding that it would be used to protect and
propagate game and fish, would more than
supply all the wardens needed to enforce
the laws and establish facilities for increas-
& lrg this asset, were it not dumped into the
general fund
There are ways and means to advance the
conservation principle and produce practical
results. Proclamations alone will not pro-
5yide them
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
The Right Word
By CuRTEs N1CnOLsoN
A Heated Discussion

Find the error in this colnmn)
"The dictator of this letter." writes Miss
Bess Wright Of Dallas, Texas, with regard
to the following, an excerpt of the comlnuni-
cation: I'VE should like very much to see
you handle this axle in our territory bet
me, 800 he was right that the right word
is would Shall take him up? If right,
could you give quotations?" ~
Miss Wright continues, els he right and
am / wrong? Is there ever any condition
under which one may use the expressions {:
we would be glad we would like; we would
appreciate? Should one say, I should be
glad to have you go II you cam or, i would
be glad. ...T
1.-THE whole office ridicules my saying,
we should like very much to see you. q,
They say it is incorrect. was taught in
school that shall is used in the first person
in all cases except those expressing determi-
nation, threat, promise, etc. and to me the
last paragraph in the enclosed letter would
be wrong using the word should. Am j
right? The office holds the condition of the
letter determines whether shall or viii,
should or would, is used and not the word
like. Are they right, and am wrong?
Your articles have been a great help to
me. though do not show it by this letter"
Miss Wrights letter shows sound
knowledge of grammar whether or not the
knowledge was acquired from THE Right
Word" An, error involving a fine distinc-
tion has been unmolested. Can you find
it?
Furthermore, Miss Wright is correct in
her reasoning and in her conclusions Would
in the first person, is used only to express
determination, promise. threat, etc. One
would not be determined to be glad, to APP
preciate. or to like. (See the next article.)