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Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
By DALE VAN EVERY
(United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Nov. THE
new congress will be subjee1 to
the firm hand of the administration
with cne of its loyal supporters at
almost every post of Importance.
Unlike the present congress "hich
the Progressives controlled. their
balance of power, the new congress
will/have small, though clear Re
publican majority. This majority
mav dwindie later in session rs the
mild Progrcssives in the senate re-
cover confidence, but it will func-
tion at the start when congress is
being organized.
The new vice president, Charles
G. Dawes, will preside over the
senate, while the speakership of
the house will fall, according to
present party plans, to either Mich
olas Longworth, present floor lead
er, or to Martin b. Madden of IL
linois, chairman of the appropria-
tons c0mmittee.
On account of the serious illness
of Senator Lodge, Republican floor
leader in the senate, a successor to
him will have to be found.
Senator Warren, Wyoming, comes
next in line, but because of his age
and his devotion to his present post.
as chairman of the appropriations
committee, there is some doubt that
he NAV become floor leader. :
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
COOLIDGE HAS 382 ELECTORAL VOTES
HERE ARE STATE RESULTS ON
I8 AMENDMENTS VOTED ON

SAN FRANCISCO Nov 7Tabulaton today Of constitutional
proposed gave results The state
comprises 74G5 precincts
Transportation ax) precncts 23820 49O26
No aaes) precincts 425j84 33 4l6
Of moneys) precincts 452800 24s2l
No. 4G3G2, 233,S96
funds 6549 245667 5lf4
4340O6 29Sl3
(Boxng wrestng) 1914 precincts 4Sl6S4 $780,
County precincts: 3S650 37S733
securites) Gj4 precincts: 3S no
1924 sos.
No. 10(stae axaton precncts 260991 433203
bl) G59l precincts 1892 no 33s3'5
433 243, 237boS
l3--(Pol taxi 4395J4 42S,743
exempion G429 precincts: 292693 no 454oS
No. 10 (rax exempt arpos) PRECINCTS yes 27lS no
45GG8G.
No. 16(Water and precincts: POI 1866 6S052
429,73O, no 2oolo5
No. 18suffrage) 6429 precincts: yes 6o456 1882
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
ROAD BUILDERS
OF NATION WILL
GATHER IN STATE
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. San
Francisco is preparing to entertain
the road builders of the nation.
Officials who are responsible for
carrying forward highway eonstruc
ton state highway commissioners
and engineers and officials and en-
ginaers of the federal government
will gather in San Francisco, No
vember II to 20, for the 10th annual
meeting of the American Associa
ton, of State Highway Officials, thu
first convention of the association
to be held west of the Rocky noun
tains. Every state in the union and
Hawaii will be represented.
In addition to the state delega-
tions, engineers of the United States
bureau of public roads will join in
the four day discussion of prob
lens of highway construction, ad-
ministration, and finance. Many
noted engineers and officials will be
the speakers.
Among the speakers on the pro-
gram will be Chairman Harvey Nj.
Tov, of the California commission.
R. M. Morton, state highway en-
gineer of California, will deliver an
illustrated talk on "Convict Labor
in Highway Construction" "
Among other speakers will be:
Howard c. Means, chief highway en-
gineer, Utah; Thomas II. MaeDon-
aid, chief, bureau of public roads,
United States department of agri-
culture, who will urge uniform traf-
fic laws; Frank 7. Sheets, chief
highway engineer, Illinois; James
Allen, state highway engineer,
DR.. L. l. Hews, bu-
reau of public roads; r. W. Crum,
iowa highway department, and
Charles NJ. Babcock, Minnesota.
At the conclusion of the conven-
ion, the California Sighway de
1artment, assisted by the Califor-
lia State Automobile association
md the Automobile Club of South
.rm California, has planned a motor
rip for the entire convention from
IAN Francisco to Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
Crazy Meth ds
Used I'm
Voting

It is reported that q Holtville
man holds. the world s record for
voting. Or it may have been a
woman. One never knows in
the ballot. iva
At any rate voto was given
to 13 Republicans, seven Prohi-
bitionists and three Socialists,
and then votes were registered
for everything in sight, voting
singly and by groups and for all
amendments. 1t was just un-
animous.
And a voter in precinct No. T.
in Ell Centre added q special
space marked off For the pro-
position to furnish light wines
and beers to the American peo-
ple,'' and In a special box put
a large cross opposite Yes
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
NEW CONGRESS WILL HAVE LOYAL
REPUBLICAN AT HEAD OF ALMOST
EVERY POST OF ANY IMPORTANCE
johnson May Succeed Colt

Senator Curtis. Kansas, Republi-
can. will undoubtedly attend
to the routine responsibilities of
the floor leader and Frederick II.
Gillett, now senator from Massachu-
setts, viii prove the principal spokes
man for ,.hc administration on the
floor of the senate.
Lodge S sickness affects the
chairmanship of the foreign rela
tions committee. Senator BOrah
next in line for the craftsmanship,
though not sympathetic with all the
foreign policies of the adminlstra-
;ion, especially with regard to Rus
sian recognition, will undoubtedly
become the chairman.
Another mild Progressive, S'ena-
tor johnson. California, is i'll line
TO succeed the late Senator Colt rs
chairman CT the immigration com
mittoe.
A movement was under way in
Republican senatorial circles today
to oust Senator La Toilette from
his status as a Republican senator
On account of his seniority, ne is
near. the top in u number of the
most important committees of the
senate On account of traditiona!
reluctance to break senate prece
dent, however, some hesitation was
felt about "reading La Folletto
out of the party even though he
did conduct a PERSONAL campaign
against a Republican president.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
RULIN GS MADE
BY CHILDERS In
BOND PROBLEMS
Lost Irrigation Bonds,
Interest Are Taken
Up By Board

AS certain cases have arisen where
bonds of the Irrigation District,
coupons, have been lost or alleged
to be lost, and the supposed own
ers thereof have demanded payment
of the interest upon indemnifying
the district against loss by deposit
of a bond therefor, Attorney Char
les L. Childers has been asked to
express his opinion on the course of
action, and a letter was read at
the meeting of the Irrigation Dis
trict Board of Directors yesterday.
In giving his opinion on the
principle of payment as laid down
in the case of Brown VS.. Anderson
Cottonwood Irrigation District 1873
Cal. 1856, Childers remarks that this
appears to be the only case deal-
ing directly on the point which has
been decided in California. Being
very late case and concurred in
by six Judges, it seems to settle
the law of the state, he stated and
in view of the decision rendered it
seems to be clear that the mere
fact that a bond or coupon is lost
or destroyed does not destroy its
validity or its force as an obliga-
ton against the district.
When the board is satisfied. :
concludes the attorney, "that Il
bond or coupon has been lost or
destroyed, and is satisfied as to
the ownership thereof, and demand
is made for payment thereon, or
the restoration of the lost instrn.
ment, the district may demand an
indemnity bond satisfactory 20 it
self and make payment of the
3mount due under the lost instru-
ment.
In one case the board has paid
/ the interes. ON bunch of coupons,
! which action was covered by Il
! bond, and III another case where
] 100000 worth of bonds were pur-s
.hased and the purchaser died and
The bonds have not yet been To-
aated, the board has forced the al
legged owners to take action in the
court as protection 20 the district.
Probe Limitation Problem
Another matter taken up by the
board was whether or not the sta
tute of. limitation runs against the
payment of interest coupons on I'm
)efial Irrigation District bonds.
Che impression having been that the
district is not relieved of its cbli-
gction in the payment of bond i'm
terest, and if coupons calling for
interest are not presented they be.
come outlawed.
Quoting numerous authorities, At
torney Cnflders states iilat it is ap-
parent that the district NAV either
pay or refuse payment of outlaw
ed demands on interest coupons or
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
Walker Act Held
Constitutional

BUFFALO, N. Y. Nov. ~ The
Walker act, governing secret socle,
ties in New York state, was heid
constitutional by Supreme Court
Justice Pooley today,
The act was. designed to combat.
such organizations as the Ku kiuX
Klan and the decision means that
the district attorneys office Will
proceed with prosecution of George
c. Bryant and other leaders in the
Klan movement in Buffalo who
sought to escape trial by attacking
the validity of the act.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
Klan Claiming
Political
Victories
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CHICAGO, Nov. T.. Sweep
ing victories scored by some
successful candidates in India
ma, Kansas, Colorado and Okla
homa were attributed today 70
the "'poi,tical comeback CT
the Ku Klux Klan.
Only in Texas and perhaps
Montana did the organization
meet unexpected reverses. In
Texas Mrs. Marian Ferguson
triumphed for governor, IN
Montana Senator Thomas j,
Walsh appeared elected over
avowed Klsn opposition.
The following victories were
attributed to the Khan:
Indiana-Ed Jackson for gov
ernor.
Kansas-Bcn. s. Paulen, for
governor.
Colorado-Rice w. Means,
for senator and Clarence @.
Morely for governor.
Oklahoma@W. 3. Pine, for
senator.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
COOLIDGE GIVEN
3:()8.l8l LEAD
in This STATE
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. with
all but 234 precincts in the state
complete today ON the presidential
race, President Coolidge had 49,
4O2 votes aud Sena;o7 la Toilette
S,221, according TO figures com
piled by the United Press.
The missing precincts are small
and isolated. They will be delay
ed in reporting and cannot have any
material effect on the relative
standing of the candidates.
Returns on amendments indicated
defeat of the highway transporta'
tion tax measure; passage OF the
salary increase for members of
the state legislature; passage of the
ten round boxing measure; approval
of the klamath river game district
by wide margin and overwhelm-
ing defeat Of the water and power
act.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
Greer Granted
Injunction In
Gun Club Case


Over 1920 acres of land leased by
f. w. Greer to the Imperial Gun
Club, the owner last year filed
suit to compel the club to comply
with their lease, and was granted n
temporary injunction to prevent the
club removing anything or occupy
ing the place.
Greer took action to recover $3.50
rental, and yesterday the ease vas
heard and on the club applying for
n non suit it was granted. The Gun
Club had cross claim for S5495
as damages alleged to have been
sustained by Greer harrasing them
and leasing part of the land to
another party. and that claim fail
cd also.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
Jones Trial Set
For November 19

Matt Jones, colored, who is held
on the charge of numbering Mrs.
Nav Wadley, he shooting her ON
October 25, death ensuing from the
wound on October 81, was before
Judge Franklin J. Cole this morn
ing and Jones will be brought up
for trial on November 10.
j. M. Bennett, charged with is
suing bad checks, will be brought
up Monday before Judge Cole to
plead, and Jose Velasquez, whom
it is alleged attempted to burglar,
ize a store in Calipatria last month,
will also plead C. L. Brown win ap.
pear on behalf Of the Mexican.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
WRECK IN Mile
LONG TUNN mel
CLAIMS LIVES
by United Press Leased Wire

ROUEN, France, Nov. "A
wreck occurred in the pitch dark.
ness of .he mile long railway tun-
mel near Rouen last night when the
" London express, " carrying Ameri-
cans and many British from Paris
to Havre, was derailed.
At least two persons were killed
md six seriously injured. Walter
Durenty, Moscow correspondent of
he New York Times, had both legs
BADLY broken.
While rescue workers were strug-
Cling with lanterns to get out the
lictims, freight train thundered
INTO the tunnel and smashed into
he debris.
There Was a panic among the
survivors and the full extent of the
catastrophe could not at first be
determined.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
WHAT'S DOING

Present Day Club meeS to-
night at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. w. Campbell.
Second Annual Sciots' ball at
the Masonic Temple tonight.
"Hot Water with Harold
Lloyd at the Palace theater to-
night.
Flirting with Love" with
Colleen Moore, also Baby Mary
Rose in vaudeville songs ut the
Valley thcater tonight.
County conference of the high
school girl reserve advisors here
at 10 a. m. tomorrow, ON mezza-
nine floor of the Barbara Worth
hotel.
Alton Packard, eminent car
t2onist, at the Wilson school to-
night.
Scoutmasters training course
beginning tomorrow noon at the
weekend camp.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
times Amt What
They Used to
Be"
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OAKLAND, Calf, Nov. T.
No, sir, times amt what they
uc-d to be- Emmett Dalton,
sole survivor of the famous
Dalton gang told the police
here.
Here 1 was, just arrived in
town and wanting to telephone.
I telephoned all right, but while
was in the booth some bird
makes off with my suitcase.
Remember that Coffeyville
raid? Well, I wish the bird
that got my stuff had been be-
tween the two lines Of fire.''
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
She's Not Quite
So Worried
Now!

Los ANGELES, Nov. 7.-~-
When Mrs. sydney Chaplin.
wife Of the screen actor, looked
in her mirror today, her mental
anguish was not rs poignant rs
when she filed suit against Dr.
Robert l.. Griffith in February
charging him with q nasal op.
Grafton which proved a failure.
In her complaint seeking
$4,000 Mrs. Chaplin declared
She was mentally anguished
overy time she looked AZ mir
ror. Yesterday she reported
To the court that although her
nose is still crooked she has
settled financially with the phy.
sician out of court.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
Extra Session
OF Congress Not
Being Planned
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-.Witl
today's returns showing North Da
kota in the Coolidge column ant
New Mexico apparently swung al
the last minute to President Cool
idge, the latters victory in Tues
days election has grown, and the
relative position of the three can.
didates in the electoral college now
is:
Coolidge $685. Davis 1856; La Fol
lette Is.
BY this Mr.. Coolidge is seen to
! have come within 90 votes in the
electoral college of equaIling War
rem G. Harding S vote of 404 four
years ago.
Senator Brookhart 's,apparcnt mar
row victory in Iowa and Senator
Magnus Johnson's S defeat in Mime
sofa means the party standing i'll
the senate will be as forecast bY the
United Press:
Republicans So; Democrats 40;
Farmer-Labu !.
The Republican figure is based
on the virtual certainty that when
Connecticut holds its special elec-
ton for Il successor to the late Sen
ator Bandegee the winner will be
4 Republican.
Among the Republicans 55 votes'
however, are six designated as Gin
surgent bloc senators, so, while
the Republicans should have no DIFF
ficulty whatever in organizing the
senate there will be much legisla-
ton on which their majority will
be dangerously 'scanty.
No Extra Session
President Coolidge has no inten.
ton of calling an extra session of
congress next spring, it was said
on his behalf at .he white house
today
Despite the fact that such 4 ses-
sion would offer an opportunity to
enact new tax and other important
legislation along strictly adminis-
tration lines, the President prob
ably will not hurry the meeting of
the new congress which normally
will meet in December, 1925, it was
said.
The President was represented osN
having no special legislation in mind
to recommend to the session of
congress which meets next month.
lie sees no adVanta ge in tiukoring
with the tax law now. The only
business he foresees for the session
is the enactment of appropriation
bills and perhaps some farm relief
measures, recommended by his agri
cultural commission, which he
hopes will report early in the ses
sion.
President Coolidge has not yet
made up his mind about filling the
vacancies that exist i'll the posts
of secretary of agriculture, assis
tant secretary of the navy and alien
property custodian, it was said at
the white house today. He has no
likely successor in mind for ANY
Of the positions. Commenting on Il !
report that Colonel Theodore RoOs
cvelt. former assistant navy chief,
might reurn to his old post, tho
President was represented us hav
ing said lie did not believe Roosc
Welt wanted to get back with The
federal government right now.f
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
OIL, TRIAL. NOW
NEARING END
OF ITS COURSE
Robson Declares That
Officials Were
Tools

LOS ANGELES, Nov. THE ma
val reserves oil scandal, the issue
upon which q large portion of the
I opposition raised against the ad-
ministration III the political cam
paign just ended was builded, is
dragging it's course through tbe fed
eral court of Judge Paul j. Nc
cormick here.
" Suit of the government to break
the leases held on Elk Hills naval
reserves Nos. l and 2 by E. L. Do
heny's Pan-Americam companies is
nearing an end, testimony being for
large part . repetition of the SEN.
sations disclosed at the senate hear
ings last spring.
Further. cross-examination of
Rear Admiral j. X. Robson, engi-
neering officer of the navy, by Owen
j. Roberts, associate prosecutor, was
to feature today S session Of the
trial.
Roberts grilling of the naval of
ficer thus far has injected the great
est interest shown for some time in
the trial \ rapid fire of questions
which obviously confused Robson
and which bring forth a torrid series
of objections from Frank j. Hogan,
chief defense counsel, features the
progress Of the prosecution quizzing.
% Are you trying to break up my
ross-examinationg Roberts de-
manded of Hogan ut one Interrupt
ton.
"'No, not at all, didn't you no
tice / was smiling?" Hogan re-
piled.
In explaining why he preferred
the Pam American Petroleum and i
Transport company for the Pearl
Harbor Honolulu, naval storage con- !
struction work above other corpora !
tins, Rear Admiral Rbison said heii
counted out the Union Oil company +!
because it was "a British owned
company
Officials "Were Tools /
The Standard Oil company was
not to be considered since it owned |
leases adjoining the naval reserves |,
at Elk Hills and had drained ap-
proximately $20,000,OoO worth of !
oil from the under
ground basin, according to the clos |
est estimate, the witness said.
In all the negotiations over royal !
ties on the Elk Hills drilling Robi i
son declared, his only thought was
to "get all could for the navy de- |
partment. Doheny had made me an |
offer but ] thought could get
more out Of him than the old man
offered. "
70 Robson, the officials in the
interior department, including form
cr Secretary Fall, were "mere
tools" Secretary Denby of the
navy department WAS 1.-THE only
man of any Importance, he de-
clared.
1.-THE interior department was an
entity to me" " Robson testified ;
under cross-examination. "They
were all-every man-jack of them,
tools. Yes, even the master
Of the interior department was a
too.-yec, my tool for carrying out |
the navy's program, if you like.
Roberts was expected to concludei
his cross.examination of Rear Ad- |
miral Robson by noon today. Form |
er Secretary of the Navy DenbX is
scheduled 10 take the stand as a de-
fense witness this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
STOLEN WATCH FOUND
AFTER SIX LONG YEARS

5 LOS ANGELES, Nov. six
years ago R. c. Ferguson reported
to police at Huntington Beach,
where he was then living that his
gold watch had been lost or stolen.
Now the watch is in the hands of
police and shey cannot locate Fer.
guson. The watch was found in a
pawnshop by San Francisco police
and sent to police here who are in.
dustrionsly searching South Califor-
MA for Ferguson
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
Official Count
! In BrOOkhart-
Steck Election
by United Press Leased wire

DES MONIES, Iowa, Nov. T.
With Senator Smith w. BrooEhart
winner by LIPS votes on the face
of complete but unofficial returns
of the vote east for United States
senator in Iowa, managers of Daniel
Steck, Democrat, today took precau-
tions to see that the ballots were
kept intact for the official count.
The ballots Were ordered locke d
in the county vaults until called
for on November "a when the Off
cial court begins.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
Large Fire in
CalexicO Burns
Mission Court

One of the most startling fires
that ever visited CaleXico destroy
ed three apartments on the east
half of Mission Court ON sherman
street, yesterday, depriyin three
families of their homes The loss
was about $4,000, the building own-
ed by David r. Canny being respon-
sible for $4,000, and the rest was
made up of personal effects of Rex
RAY and Mr., and Mrs. n, Nj. Man.
dieh.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
Gre at Britain
Plans to Build
Large Airs'hlip
py United Press Leased Wire

SHEFFIELD, England, Now z -
Great Britain has ordered an air
ship of 100000 cubic feet capaei-
tv-more than twice the size of the
ZR-3. 4
Sir Trevor Sawson, chairman Of
Vickers Limited, announced his com
panv had received commission
from the government to construct
such . craft.
The dirigibe will be built ct How
den. in Yorkshire where the Inflated
IRE which exploded over Hull, kill
ing 45 British and Americans was
constructed.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
SENATOR LODGE
IS NO BETTER

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Nov. r.
When the noon Whistles S.e5y II
Cambridge today, Senator Cabot
Lodge was conscious, recognized Dr.
John III. Cunningham, his surgeon,
and reached into the surgeon s peck
ct, extracted watch and compar-
ed its time with that of the whist
les, DR.. Cunningham announced to
newspapermen on his return from
lunch at 2:30 p. NJ.
From this, DIR. Cunningham adj.
mittcd, he felt the Senator S condi
tion was "better.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. -
:" Unchanged, - was the report on
the condition of Senator Henry Ca
bot Lodge at 1880 a. m. today, 43la
hours after he had lapsed into UNI
consciousness from stroke at
Charletsgate hospital here.
A report at midnight from the
senator $ personal physician, DIR.
Frederick II. Winslow, read:
Senator Lodges condition re-
mains unchanged. He is still very
gravely ill.N
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
New Organization
Makes War on
False Facts
BY United Press Leased Wire


SACRAMENTO, Nov. 7.-Steps
to make it unlawful to call the of
ficial language of the United States
by any other name than the Amerl.
can language will be taken by the
United States society. Il San Fran
cisco organization whidh' today
filed articles of incorporation with
Secretary of state Frank Jordan.
The society will also "expoSe and
defea, all conspiracy against the
United States" and will make 1t n
crime to falsify facts of history,
according to the articles.
DAME O'Connell, William T.
Cremer and Henry W@rfield are
directors.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
DAVIS TO RESUME
PRACTICE OF LAW
ny United ,'resS Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Nov. John w.
Davis will resume practice of law
here after Il winter cruise in the
Mediterranean i, WAS learned to-
dav.
Davis will spend few DAYS at
his home in Clarksburg, w, Va, be-
fore going abroad.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
North Dakota
Goes Republican
by United Press Leased Wire

FARGO, n. D., Nov. 7.-Presi-
dent Coolidge was conceded North
Dakota early today as the Indapen-
dent leaders lost hope of overcoming
his lead of 9,SG2. With 1851 pre-
cincts counted out of 2,160 in the
sta''e, Coolidge had 0l,33l and La
Toilette 81 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-07
TWO BRITISH SUBMARINES
COLLIDE I'm ENGLISH CANAL

LONDON, Nov! THE British
submarines K.2 and L-29 collided
today while maneuvering in the
English channel and were seriously
damaged, but both were able to
reach Portland Harbor