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Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
ROBERTS READS
AT MUCH LENGTH
FROM HEARINGS
Doheny Attentive as His
Testimony Is
Repeated
BY United Press LEAKED Wire

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24.-Read
ing from the files of the senate in
vestigation committee which sat in
the oil scandal probe last January,
Owen J.. Roberts, assistant govern
ment counsel in the suit to break
e. l.. Doheny's leases on the Elk
Hills naval reserves in Kern coun-
ty, California, today took advan-
tage of the ruling by Federal Judge
Mccormick, permitting this .testi-
mony to be read into the records.
Roberts read at length the direct
questions and answers which came
out in the Walsh committee hear
ing, particularly the testimony of
Gavin MdNab, attorney for Do
heny, proposing the creation OF q
competent commission by President
Coolidge to examine into the leases
and contracts awarded the Pam
American companies.
McNab, in the senate hearing, as
sured the committee that, were such
a commission created and were it
to find anything unfair to the gov
ernment in the contracts and leases,
Dohenv would "exert to the utmost
his influence with The Pan-Ameri-
can companies to procure sueh mod
lifieations as the commission deemed
| fair, or, if that proved Impossible,
to obtain % REIMBURSEMENT of the
contracts by his companies.
Roberts also read into the court
ranord IN tha nreseut trial fhe taS-
| timony of Doheny before the SEN
ate committee, particularly that
part, now history, in which he told
of his 100000 loan to Albert b.
Fall, former secretary of the in
terror, ''made as one friend to an
other
1t seemed probable that Roberts
would spend Il large portion of to-
(Contirned On Page Eight
.Vnfa Nov, A
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
STARTLING new
EVIDENCE SLUSH
FUND IS CLAIM

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-start-
port of Senator La Follette's "'slush
fund.- charges will be laid before
the senate committee investigating
campaign funds in executive session
today, counsel for La Toilette an
nounced at the opening of the hear-
ing.
Two men whose identity was not
disclosed were said to have come
here from Chicago with letters, tele-
grams and affidavits for submission
to the committee. The committee de-
cided to hear them as soon as wit
nesses already summoned had been
heard in open session.
Frank p. Walsh, attorney for La
Toilette and Samuel Untermyer,
Dmoeratic attorney associated with
him, said they had asked for the
executive session so that the com
mittee might consider the new evi-
dence before it was made public.
They did not "want to take the re-
sponsibility of spreading 1T over
the country until it is corroborat-
ed. -
At the opening of the hearing to-
day Samuel Untermyer, associate
counsel for Senator La Toilette plac-
ed in the record a full page adver-
tisement from the New York Times.
This advertisement, he said, costs
approximately $4,000. for single
publication,
Vote Nov. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
CHAOS RESULTS FROM NEW TAX RULING
Opinions Vary
On Question of
Giving Amounts
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-Pcnd
ing a final decision as 10 whethpi
it is legal to publish income ta,
figures, the department of justice
today warned publishers that they
print such data on their own respon
sibility.
A statement issued by the de
par,ment at the direction of Solci
tor General Beck, in charge in the
absence of Attorney. General StQne
on thl question, follows: .
" Many inquiries have been re,
ceived by the department Of Justice
rs to the publication in the press of
tha income tax records secured from
the collectors of taxes offices under
the public inspection provision of
the law passed in May last, in view
Of the provisions of section 3167
OF the revised statutes, which, if
unrepealed by the latter law, makes
such publication criminal offense.
"Officials of the department sta
ted that a careful study of the
two provisions would be made by
the department and in due course
a conclusion reached IS to whether
such publication is permissible gn-
d. the law as now amended.
. In the meantimc the responsible
I'ty for such publication must lest
with those who in any way publish
the details Of individual incomes. -
The treasury department has wash
CT its hands of the whole llatter
with the declaration that the inter
pretation of the law rests alone
with the justice department. Tele
grams have been dispatched 10 in
ternal revenue collectors everywhere
instructing them to post warnings
that section 1867 of ,.he revised sta.
tut9l forbids publication of tEC'
data.
The internal revenue bureau to-
day dispatched kilograms to All tax
collectors reminding them that the
law requires them to permit the
public to inspect lists of taxes paid.
ThE were instructed, however, to
prevent persons allowed. to see the
lists from copying the amounts or
making any other duplicate records
Of the data.
1t had been brought to the at
tCntion of this bureau here that
many collectors. today barred pub
lie inspection and this telegram WIS
sent out TO remind them this could
Eoi be done.
SAN FRANCISCO, s Oct. Eth
come tax lists for the, Northern Cal
ifornia district will not be posted
in the internal revenue office mere
until specific instructions to post
them arc received, it was annoanc
Continued on Page s
-Votn NV A
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
Here's the Cause
OF All the
Dispute
WASHINGTON. Oc

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-
Here is the text Of the proyi-
sion in the revenue bill which
opened up secrets of income tax
lists:
''That the comiriasioner (of
internal revenue) shall as soon as
practicable in each year cause
to be prepared and made avail
able to public inspection, in such
manner as he may determine in
the office of the collector and
in such places as he may deter
mine, lists containing the name
and the postoffice address Of
each person making an income
tax return in such district, to-
gether with the amount Of tax
paid by such person.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
By RAY q. MARSHALL
Jnitc1 Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

PEKIN, Oct. 24.-Q:40 p. nj
s'The greatest crime Of modern
times was the intrigue that caused
the present war in northern China, -
Marshal Feng luh .IIsiang, famed
Christian general, whose 10000
'ohting men-the best in China
held the capital today, said in an
..l,xrN4ew w,un the United Press af-
ter his coup d'etat.
..Leaaers OF China have decided
war must end for all time. That !
why we have acted and seized tht
'~ity ;S. : Isl. ..e
:Clina has been made Il shell
which. all men must now try to
piece together and support. / be-
Heve public opinion will back me
up in tins.
at was criminal of Wu Pei Flu
to send half clad, half starved
soldiers, in no condition for war
fare, to fight against the Manchur-
ians. -
President Is Safe
Marshal Feng has not driven
President Tsao Kun from Pekin, as
arroneously reported.
The President still was at the
palace this afternoon and was to
issue II mandate terminatin 1 the
,ivil war in the north and declaring
I'll disobeying the order were trait
,rs.
Reports from the war zone say
hat Wa Pei's troops are practi-
ally surrounded.
News of Feng's Pekin coup ap-
had not reached the fight
ng lines.
WI Pei Flu has been advised se-
reilly to return to his native prov
nee of Shantung.
The transition from all-powerful
var lord of Chi Ii to an outcast
vas difficult for WI to accomplish |
however.
When Marshal Feng sent tele-
ram this afternoon, informing his
ormer chief of what had happened,
Va said he doubted the authentic
ty of the telegram.
WI has been in the north trying
0 spur his troops on to defeat those
f chang Tso Lin, Manchurian war;
)rd.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
FEEDER CATTLE
COME HERE in
GREAT NUMBERS

Feeder cattle are esining into
the valley in great Numbers, IN
nounced G. W. RangE dist<rr pas
senger agent of thu southern Paci-
fic this morning. More are on
the move than ever before, think,
at just this season of the year,
Farr and Son arriving with a train
load last night from Mexico. and
Ira At,cn has brought big bunehes
here. A. Aten Jr., is down in Mex
leo right now snd WI. nave here
another trainload by October 28.
All the Aten cattle will go to Cali
patria. Il. II. Shaw of Tho, cast
side branch, is bringing in a train.
load, and many others have given
notice of shipments.
Tomorrow, October %. the Sou'sh
ern Pacific is putting on rate re-
| duction of 35 per cent on II der
/ cattle from Arizona points, which
/ is on. account of the drought con.
/ ditions, and we expect heavy ship
ments from the east. This emer
sncy rate has been put in to hell
the stock owners over trying per
iod, and tine low rate is expected Il
bring in thousands of feeders into
the Imperial Valley where we con
! take care of them. The feed is
pretty well scattered, and they win
go to various points.
"In addition to pasturing stock
on the cotton frslds after the crop
is gathered. there are available the
fields of milo maize, which, when
the crop is taken off, make good
pasturag'. Further, ranchers are
putting in large acreage of bar
ley this year, and it is customary
to pasturage stock on this barley our
ing the winter months, for it has
been found that a bigger produc-
ti9n is secured after the barley aas
been pastured in the growing stage
than is the ease w..ere cropping has
not been resoited to.
"s.This gives the farmer consider
able revenue, for the price is $3.50
per hoad for stock pastured on this
class of growth. 1t improves the
crop, the land gets fertiized, and
the grower is paid for IT. He ben
efits coming and going concluded
Mr.. Runge.
-Vnfa Nov 4
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
Here Are Some
OF the Amounts
Paid Uncle Sam
Nv gnited Press Lensed Wire

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-John D.
Rockefeller ST., long regarded rs
the richest man in the world, is
found to have handed down to his
son the bulk Of his huge fortune as
told by these two income tax pay
ments:
John d. Rockefeller Jr., $7,435,-
169,4l.
John D. Rockefeller ST., 1924,
26G.47.
Young Rockefeller and the fam
are shown by the first published in
come payments to represent the two
greatest incomes in the country to-
day.
But, while the huge holdings of
the elder Rockefeller are being
transferred to his son, the once
great fortunes of the Astors, Van
derbilts and Goulds are shown TO
have been so1distributed among
members of the family that no one
income tax paid by. any of them
would indicate the commanding for
tunes once held by the heads of
these old houses.
j. P. Morgan ic found to pa? an
income tax Of only sos, ,643.
Among tho nationally knowA fig
ures in different eases of life, IN
teresting elevations of success were
to be drawn from ..he tax figures
Il. II. Gary, chairman of tina uoart
of the United States Steel Cospo
! ration paid tax of $743,000, wh1l'
Charles M. Se:.wab, another stee
magnate, paid $4,000. Thomas w
Lamont of the Morgan Company
paid $s47, 900, several tina-:S as much
as the head of the firm.
Many In Theater World
In the ltheater world here were
some of the taxes paid:
Eddie Cantor, comedian, $4,000;
David Belasco, noted producer, sl3,-
800 and one of his leading stars,
Lenore Ulrich, of ''Kiki'' fame,
O,300, and another Jeannee Eagels,
who has madi history with Grain, -
$1S96; Mare Claw $903S; David
Waffield $9S00; Marcus Loew $40,
500; Al Jolson $4,000; Alice Bra
dy $4,000; Otis Skinner $12,500.
(Cotinued on Page 81
-Vofa Nnv A.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
NO MERCY FOR
HOP HEADS" Is
POLICE WARNING
Heavy Santences Will Be
Dealt Out i'm the
Future

1t will gradually dawn upon the
hop-heads" who are accustomed
to make Ell Centre their habitat III
winter that they are not going to
get away with the stuff they have
pulled in the past, and when arrest
ed they are not going to receive Il
jail sentence and then be given an
opportunity to move on to an ad-
joining city.
They will be given a straight six
months, and during that time they
will be given an opportunity of do
ing without any drugs, pure whole
some food alone being their diet.
Frank l.. Russell received six
months in the county Jail this
morning from Judge Il. B. White
law. Russell pleading guilty to a
charge of vagrancy. Officers APP
plcgate and Tackett have watched
Russell for some time, having their
suspicious as TO his mode of living,
and last night they arrested him
and a negro on suspicion of being
in a dope sale.
Nothing was found on the men,
but the negro admitted that he was
negot iating for the purchase of a
shot of cocaine, and Russell said
he would have to go up to his room
for it. according to the negro.
Thereupon the Officers searched
Russell S room, and found two
bundles Of cocaine and hop gun,
as it is called, hypodermic
syringe.
This is the second case within
week of. man getting six months
on a vagabond charge. Consterna-
tion is being caused in some quar-
ters at the announcement that the
force under Chief of Police Bar
ker is going to clean the dopesters
out.
~
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
CALEXICO MAN IN
COURT ON CHARGE
OF TAKING AUTO

On a warrant issued at the in
stance of 2. l.. Moore, secretary
treasurer of the auto branch of the
Imperial Valley Finance Corpora
ton at Calexico, Wayne Wills, % of
Calexico was arrested by Joe b.
Hardwick, chief of police of that
city, three days ago, and was hand
ed over to the sheriff of the county
jail this morning, after bail of
$500 had been cited by Judge l.
Mayfield.
Wills and another man are alleg-
ed to have bought Hudson car
and made a payment on it, leaving
q balance owing of $1,000. They
shortly afterwards disappeared
from the district, and the finance
company had sought to trace the
cars whereabouts, but without sus-
cess. These two men got into trou-
BILE in Fort Worth, it is alleged,
and it was discovered that the car
came from here and a wire was
sent back asking about it.
Moore at once swore out war
rant on charge of embezzlement,
and the man was turned over to
Hardwiek when he turned up the ear
in Fort Worth. 1t does not appear
that the second man was held.
When Wills appeared before the
court this morning, and warned as
to his rights, he said he didn I
think there was any need for pre-
liminary examination, as he would
make an arrangement with the fin
ance corporation for an adjustment
but he was told that would be
matter for the district attorney to
deal with. yt...
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
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WHAT'S DOING


Eastern Star meeting at the
Masonic Temple tonight.
McCabe Farm Center meets
tonight, McCabe school house.
Elks dinner-dance at the Bar
bara Worth Hotel tonight.
Her Love Story with
Gloria Swanson, at the Valley
theater tonight.
THE Man Who Fights
Alone with William Farnum,
at the Palace Theater tonight.
Imperial Valley Sciots No.
81 meets tonight.
Farm bureau directors meet
at Meloland station at 10 =. m.
tomorrow, followed by special
luncheon and business session.
Central High School football
team plays Calexico tomorrow
afternoon at Calexico.
Junior College football team
plays Santa Ana tomorrow afT
ternoon at Santa Ana.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
MAN rs ARRESTED
On AUTO CHARGE

Mariana Perazo, SO, OF Mexicali
was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Os.
walt in Calexico, this morning, en-
a charge c. cnloezzlehept,F Psrazp
is a mechanic, and he bought car
from San Diego firm for. $3.50,
making a payment of $25 down. He
imm 'liatelv took the ear across the
line, altered the numbers on the en-
gine, and sold il. again, according
to the complaint, and rs soon rs he
crossed the line again to get tho
money he was arrested9
The warrant was sworn out by
the Western America Insurance
company of Los Ang 'les, whom, it
is believed, insured the car against
theft.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
ENGLAND SENDS
COMPLAINT TO
THE so WET
Ry United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, Oct. 24.-Great Britain
today sent note to Russia demand
ing that the Soviet government i'm
mediately order the Communist in
ernational to cease subversive pro-
paganda aimed to overthrow exist
ing institutions in England.
The note encl9ses copy of let
ter received by the British Com
munist party signed by Zinoviev,
president of the executive commit
tee of the Communist information
ale, which contains instructions
to British subjects to work for the
Violent overthrow of existing in
stltutions in this counry and for the
snbversion of his majesty S armed
forces as means to that end. y
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
SHIP HOTEL TO
NORTH IN PIECES

OAKLAND. Gal. Oct. ga full
fledged hotel has BEN made ready
here for shipment to the frozen
north where it win be assembled at
Nome and made ready TO receive
and house traveller of the snowy
waters.
The hotel is complete from the
clerks ledger to thu furnishing of
the top floor bed room and will be
carried to its destination in two
vessel.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
SCORE OF MEN
SUN M ONED IN
PROBE OF FUNDS

WASHINGTON, Oct. "a. - A
searching inquiry into alleged econ
eealed contributions by big busi-
ness men to protect campaign funds
was begun today by the senate com
mittee sitting Senator La Toilette s
"slush fund - charges.
TO that end, the committee was
requested by Frank p. Walsh, coun-
sci for La Toilette, to summon more
than Il score of men prominent i'll
BUSINESS and politics. Chairman
Borah indicated he would grant the
request.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
$4,000 Worth of
Booze Is Missing
By United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. "a
Fifty thousand dollars worth of
choice liquor, part of the cargo of
! the Britisher steamer Quadra,
which was captured off the Faral-
lones two weeks ago with n large
cargo of contraband whiskey, is
missing, according to federal Gus
toms and prohibition agents.
A careful check is being made of
the handling of the cargo when it
was unloaded and the cases are be-
ing examined to see if any have
been tampered with.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
ArnOll Is Named
New Secretary of
Chamber in LA.
ny United Press Leased wire

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24.--Arthur
G. Arnoll, newly elected seer stary
of the Los Angeles chamber of
commerce, today assumed duties Of
the office, succeeding the late Frank
Wiggirs.
Arnoll was elected secretary and
general manager of tha country 3
largest chamber of commerce by
the board of directors late yester.
day, stepping up from the office Of
assistant secretary, which he rre-
viously held.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
OIL PROMOTER is
TAKEN TO OHIO
TO FACE A TRIAL
ny United Press Leased Wire

TOLEDO, O., Oct. 24.-Joseph II.
Critics, Fort Worth, Texas, oil pro-
moter, secretly indicted last June
by a federal grand jury for using
the mails to defraud, was brought
here from Denver today for trial.
Post office inspectors declare Critics
made 100000 in wildcat oil deals
before he was stopped by the gov
ernment.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
Business Much
Better, Says Gary

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Judge
Elbert II. Gary, speaking at the
convention of the Iron and Steel
institute, said today that busir
ness had steadily increased for
several months and that book
ings of the steel corporation sub
sidiaries in the first half of Octo-
ber had averaged 5000 tons a
day more than in September.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
JIM GRIFFIN JAILED

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. "a
+" Fire Cracker" Jim Griffin, fam
Gus prize fight referee, is in the
Alameda county Jail for three
months term. Griffin pleaded
guilty to violation of the federal
prohibition law.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
EVERYTHING "SET''
FOR ELKS' DINNER
DANCE AT HOTEL

Final plans have been completed
today and all is ready for the most
pretcntious "Lades Night F" ever
staged here by the local order of
Elks, which viii be given tonight
at the. Barbara Worth hotel. The
affair is taking the form of din
ner dance with dancing in tha beau
tiful hotel lobby and cards on the
meZzaninc floor for those who pre-
fer them.
Charlie Murphy, exalted ruler Of
tho order, and his worthy hunters
have been out securing the county
for days getting together enough
wherewitlial to provide a "game
dinner for 200 Elks, their wives,
sweet hearts and friends. There will
be little use of any enthusiastic
hunter going forth this weekend
to snare the wary dove or the elu-
sive duck, for Murphy's ba.d has
copped them all.
District Deputy Grand Exalted
Ruler w. A. Crandall of San Die
go is to be guest of honor tonight
q. the dinner, and there will be
Elk officials and members present
from San Bernardino, Salt Lake Ci-
ty, Los Angeles, Yuma and every
town and hamlet of Imperial Val
ley. ,t
Every Elk is urged by M. w.
Washburn to exchange his sick
\ css immediately on arriving to-
night at Barbara Worth hotel
for table place cards procurable
from Mr.. Washburn, in charge
Of that feature of the event.
This alone, says Mr.. Washburn,
will assure attendants Of a
place at the table, and if eve-
ry ON; will adhere to this re-
auest confusion will be reduc-
ed to the minimum.
Dimerawill be served. at 8 o. m.
promptly in both the regular and
private dining rooms of the hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
EXCHANGE IS LOWER

NEW YORK, Oct. 24-Foreign ex-
change closed lower. Sterling
449 l-l6, off ZIG; francs E0521h /;
lire .0433A, off ".000lH; Belgian
.O479h, off .000l; marks 2385
Holland 1923, up .00o2; Shanghai
775; Yokohama 1887; Sweden 265S !;
Norway 1923, off .0002.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
PASADENA MAN is
GIVEN FIRST PRIZE
FOR BEST FLOWERS

PASADENA Oct. 24-Louis Fried,
well known local gardener won the
Samuel w. Heller $275 prize for
the best SO sehrysnnthemmns of one
variety ct the local flower show, it
was announced today. This prize
is from the Heller fund of the Uni
versity Of California, and it is the
first time it has ever been awarded
TO Southern California. M B%
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24
IT, S. Scores as Senate Findings Read Into Oil Suit
WAR MUST STOP
IN CHINA SAYS
! LEADER OF COUP
President May Suffer
Ranishment If
Stubborn

Eidtor''s noticeable COM
munication with Pekin was re-
stored today and first dispatch
from the Chinese capital was
from Ray G. Marshall, United
Press staff correspondent, who
interviewed Marshal Feng Yuh
Hsiang, the Christian general,
after the latter seized the city.
pEKIN, Oct. "a. = (3:15 p.
m.)-While President Tsoa Kun,
his palace surrounded by Chris
tian Chinese soldiers, hesitated
tonight to sign a mandate end
ing the civil war and depriving
WI Pei Flu of his commands,
Marshal F'cng Yuh Hsiang, who
holds Pekin, prepared to banish
the PRECEDENT if he did not sign.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24

NOto NOV.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24

Vote Nov. 4
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-24

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