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Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
Suggest Two Men
To Fight For
Ban Lifting

Acting in behalf of the canta-
loupe and other fruit and vege-
table interests of Imperial Val
ley, the County Farm Bureau to-
day telegraphed Gov. Friend w.
Richardson at Sacramento sug-
gesting that two men who have
these interests here much at
heart, H. S. Hazeltine and Thom-
as O'Neil, be appointed on the
committee to work for the re-
moval of the ban on California
products in states now having
embargoes. The wire follows:
due to Importance of quar-
antine regulations as affecting
fruit and vegetables, we suggest
that on account of their inter
est in fruits and vegetables, H.
S. Hazeltine, president Ameri-
can Fruit Growers Inc, Los An
geles, and Thomas O'Neil, presi-
dent California Vegetable Union
Los Angeles, be appointed on the
committee for Washington and
the Northwest to represent I'm
perial Valley interests (Sign-
ed) Imperial County Farm Bu-
reau, by G. G. Jenkins, Man
ager.'
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
ALL IS EMPTY
GLOOM I'm ONCE
NOISY RESORTS
Mexicali, Tijuana Become
9 O'Clock Towns as
Ban Goes On

Tijuana and MeXicali are dead.
With the once wild Mexican vii
lage across the border already in
the nine O'Clock town class owing
to customs restrictions, Mexican
authorities added further silence
by clamping down the life on gam
bling yesterday.
In place of the stacca.o exclama
tions of blackjack players and the
drone of crowds of gamblers that
heretofore flocked around the tables
at the A. B. w. club in Mexicali,
there was nothing but the scrape of
table legs against r;ne tiled floor as
workmen carried the gambling
equipment to storage places vester-
day. The Owl was practically de-
serted.
Frank Miller, manager of the Owl
gambling club, is speeding up inn
provements that will include Il, box
ing arena and vaudeville numbers
from Los Angeles. The slot ma
chimes are now the liveliest chance
games in operation across the bor-
der.
In vast area of idle gaming
tables in Montecarlo, Tijuana s fam
ed gambling hall which adjoins the
race track, a group of ten or twelve
soldiers of fortune, thirsting for
thrills, dropped nickels in Il row
of slot machines.
Puzzled players who betook their
way to the TiyOli in old Aowu had
to content themselves with sand
wiches. The games were closed
tight.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
PIONEER MAN
LAID TO REST

Many friends gathered this morn
ing to pay their last tribute to j.
r. Garren, pioneer resident of Im-
rerial Valley, whose funeral took
place today from the funeral par.
lors of B. f. Lemons.
The service was brief but inn
pressive. Rev. George A. Hartman
of the First Presbyterian church
was in charge and read the burial
service. A quartet composed of Miss
Cora Nuffer, Miss Julia Foncan-
non, Rev. Arthur +. Schultz and
Pereie Thacker very beautifully
sang Nearer Ny God to Thee" :"
and LEAD Kindly Light
A number of handsome floral Of
ferings attested the friendships
formed during Mr.. Garren S II
years of residence here.
Acting as pallbearers were Ira
Aten, f. b. Fuller, j. S. Larew, Ar.
thur Edgar, Charles Hoover, and
Charles +. johnson. Interment took
place at Evergreen cemetery.
The sympathy of the entire com
munity is extended to Mrs. Garrcn
widow of the deceased, and TO r
w. Garren of Los Angeles, his son
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
FRANCE IS NOT
IMPRESSED WITH
CERMANY'S @. K,

PARIS, April 1.-THE repara'
tions commission met at 1880 a. m,
today to discuss the German com
mumication accepting the Dawes re-
port i'll principle as Il basis foi
settlement of the tangled repara'
tions question.
The German acceptance was deliv
cred late Wednesday. 1t is a brief
document accepting the Dawes re-
port as a basis for solution Of the
long g.argued problem.
Owing to the brevitv of. the Ger
man note, the Paris press today is
unanimous in believing conditions
may come later.
/ Germany must be impressed ear
ly,' LIE Matin. says, that eer-
tain important laws must be pass,
ed and put into execution before
the sincerity of her acceptance is
convincing
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
MEXICAN : FOUND
GUILTY ROBBERY:
PAIR ON TRIAL

Although sentence has not been
given, it is likely that Ricardo
Flores, Mexican bandit, accused of
robbing several Hindus east of
Brawley on February 9, will spent
the remainder of his life in state s
prison. Flores was convicted of
robbery by a jury yesterday after
noon.
Testimony in the case was to show
that Flores and three other Mexi-
cans held up the Hindus on two
ranches and escaped with more than
$1,000. Judge Cole will give sen
tence on Monday. The Mexican
was convicted on two charges, both
robbery, since the Hindus at each
ranch preferred separate charges.
Judge j. Z. Simpson prosecuted the
eases for the people.
The case of John Johnson and
Andrew McCray, both colored, ac-
cused of burglaries at Imperial
about March 1, is being tried today
in department one of Superior
court. The two men are said to
have entered oil stations there, as
well as the lumber yard and ice
plant. McCary made several state
ments since his arrest which were
to the effect that he had been pre-
sent when several of the burglaries
were committed. Since then he has
decided to plead not guilty to the
charge. The case will 90 to the
jury this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
Council in
OK. of Chassis
FOrFire Pumper

One of the last official orders
of the retiring city council was
giving last night when the local
fire department was instructed
to purchase a REQ Speedwagon
chassis upon which is to be
placed $50 gallon Seagrave
pumper and other necessary
equipment from the ancient
Pope fire wagon that has given
the department. so much trouble.
The new chassis will cost
S2678 and will save the city
nearly $4,000, according to the
trustees, who declared that the
old truck was useless. It would
cost about $500 to repair the
rear part of the old truck, which
gave it's last gasp during the re-
cent fire at the Barbara Worth
hotel.
The Pope was bought by the city
in 1913 and could not be replaced
for less than $4,000. 1t has been
in poor working condition for Il
long time. The REQ chassis is tc
be equipped in the sameway as are
similar chasses in As other Cali
fornia cities, where the plan has
been found to work very efficiently.
The other fire truck is not in the
best of working order, having n
leaky radiator, but until the Pope
has been replaced, firemen do not
dare take it to pieces for fea" that
a fire might break out while re-
pairs are being made.
A motion was passed instructing
the city attorney to draw up an Or
dinance regulating the subdivision
of property in Ell Centre. The order
is to provide that the city cannot
accept subdivision into the city
limits until it has been supplied with
good gradings, water mains and sew
ers.
Following the reading of letter
from the League of California Mum
icipalities at San Francisco Outlin-
ing the unfairness of the present di-
vision of motor vehicles and gaso-
line taxes, in which the state re-
ceives one half and the counties
the other half, the council voted
to pass the resolution presented by
the league.
Continued on page six
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
Gov Rodriguez to Cooperate in Fight Against Plague
AUTO TRAVELLERS
FROM TIJUANA TO
FACE FUMICATION
More Drastic Measures
Will Be Enforced on
All IncOmerS

"We will close the back door as
you have closed the front, said
Governor Abelar6o Rodriguez in .
conference of Mexican officials and
United Sta.es representatives hel,
at Mexicali, Baja California, yes
terday afternoon on the subiec
Of keeping the foot and mouth ii
sease oue o. Imperial Valley ans
Lower California.
Promising to erect quarantine
station for the fumigation of auto.
mobiles and baggage, on the main
road to Tijuana, exhibited the pro-
gressive spirit of their country and
its desire to stand shoulder to should
er with Imperial Valley in protec-
tion measures against a common foe.
Assuring the Americans present that
Mexico would stand the full ex-
pense Of such work, the Mexican
officials proudly declined with
thanks the offer Of II. II. Clark of
Calexico to give $500 to start their
fund.
Cordial cooperation was the key
note of this meeting at which Cover
uoT hOQcI3SucL, hdHioH SoIuclAu,
presiden,e OF Mexicali, DR.. Ansonia,
health officer, Mexicali customs of
ficials, II. H. Clark, president of the
Calexico Chamber of Commerce and
%. Kelso, representing Horticultural
Commissioner Harrigan were pro-
fsent.
Yesterday afternoon G. E. Paris,
George w. Anderson, w. b. Cober.
ley, l.. c. Siebert and N. A. Mackey
of the Imperial County Protective
committee appointed by the super
visors, together with Commissioner
B. H. Harrigan, DR.. l.. G. House,
county health officer, and Supervis-
ors Adams, Brooks, Anderson and
Stewart made trip to the Trifolium
Canal quarantine station, inspected
the work, and held meeting which
resulted in orders being issued for
more drastic fumigation of all pen-
pie, automobile and baggage enter
ing the county.
X To Handle Six Cars
Members Of the committee and
supervisors were agreed that Horti-
cultural Commissioner Harrigan was
H Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
CHAMBER SENDS
WIRE In STATE
EMBARGO FIGHT

Authorization of telegram TO
Gov. +. w. Richardson of Califor-
mia, was given by directors of the
local Chamber of Commerce at their
regular session last night. The tele-
gram requested that Imperial Valley
be represented in the committee to
tour several states and to meet with
the Secretary of Agriculture at
Washington ID. c., relative to lift
ing the embargo on state products.
Secretary Coyle read letter to
the board from the Chamber of
Commerce at Tuscon, Arizona, in
which indefinite postponement of
the motorcade through Yuma and
Imperial Valley to San Diego was
recommended. The reason for the
proposed postponment of the plan
ned events was the prevalence of
foot and mouth disease epidemics.
May had been the tentative date
set for the tour.
Directors Cary, Duff, Hermon,
Johnson, Meyer, Moore, Nuffer,
Runge, Scott, Slocum and King
were present at the meeting last
night. L. c. Lee and George r.
| Land were visitors at the meeting.
Wire to Barnes
The following telegram was also
sent late yesterday by the Associ-
ated Chambers of Commerce of I'm
perial County to Julius IL. Barnes,
| president of the, United States
Chambers of Commerce, Washing
ton, D. G., relative to the embargo
placed on California soil products
by nine western states:
"Some. western states have plac-
ed embargo on all fruit and vege-
table shipments from California, ON
account of prevalence hoof and
mouth disease in certain sections of
state. Imperial Valley is practi-
cally 200 miles from nearest infect
ed area and entirely separated from
other counties by mountains and de-
sert.
East bound shipments leaving
Imperial Valley pass directly into
Arizona and do not come in con
tact with infected districts. Your
aid is solicited in lifting the en-
barge against Imperial Valley in
western states and preventing any
similar action by eastern states by
reason Of no infection and the iso.
lation of Imperial Valley"
This message was signed by Char.
les Z, Scott, president of the Asso-
ciated Chambers, and copies were
also forwarded to the Los Angeles
Times and Examiner for broadcast
ing purposes by Secretary James t.
Coyle.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
|DR. PARK, NOTABLE RESEARCH
DIRECTOR And PROFESSOR OF
SOCIOLOGY IN |. v. FOR FACTS

Declaring that he believed the
same study should be given to prob
lens of race adjustment and human
difficulties in Imperial Valley as
has been devoted to agricultural
problems here, DR.. Robert f. Park
research director of a survey of
race, relations on the Pacific coast,
which is being sponsored by the
people of the Pacific coast and the
Institute of Social and Religious
Research, a foundation with head
quarters in New York City, said
this morning that Imperial Valley
presented unique phase in the
general problem.
"You have here unique agricul-
tural situation in which there has
been already Il greater application
of engineering and science to farm
problems than in any other place in
the world,'' Dir. Park said.
'lt is the belief of our institute
that the racial problems here, which
are also different than elsewhere,
can be studied and action taken on
the basis of facts in much the same
way as has been done with your
agricultural development.
DR.. Park is i'll FL Centre to plan
for survey of the Oriental racial
questions in particular and racial
problems in general with the view
to later compiling II fund of facts
that will serve to let other people
know just what the situation is.
He stated that it is an impossi-
bili.y for the rest of the world to
get the true knowledge of the race
situation on the coast from the or
dinary sources of propaganda, Civ
en- out by those who have special
interests at stake.
After the Real Facts
eve face the difficulty of impair
tial inspection of the claims of
those whose interests are purely
religious or social as opposed to
those whose interests are entirely
material, > DR.. Park said. owe are
seeking to &C, information from the
experiences of people who have
known the country and been through
its problems and really come in
close contact with its peoples. No
formal Or statistical outline of fig
ures and compilations will do.
1--WE go for study into the reg
ions where problems exis'S, for we
believe that it is right there that
the ultimate sources of trouble and
wars exist. We have notion that
Continued or ;;Sso 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
BANDITS GET
$4,000 HAUL
By United Press Leased Wire

SOUTH ST. PAUL, Mimi, April
17.-Five bandits obtained more
than $4,000 cash in daring mail
robbery here today.
The money was in sack of regis
tered mail being transferred az
Great Western station by postal en-
ployees. 1t was consigned 10 the
Stockyards National Bank fron the
Ninth Federal Reserve Bank in
Minneapolis.
How much more money was con
tanned in the registered mail sack
postal officials were unable to say.
Two postal employees were driv-
ing along the street with the mail
sacks when the bandits, in an auto.
mobile, drew alongside, brought the
mail truck to a halt, seized the sacks
and fled.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
Barton Report Given
To The Public "As Is

Editors te:-This is the
third installment of the Barton
report which covers findings
by G. w. Barton in regard to
the activities of the Irrigation
District. The fourth install
ment will appear tomorrow.
Payments to Directors In Addition
to Salary
Tho Directors of = politically ar
sanized institution esnnet expect to
escape criticism wbepever they pay
to themselves cut of the public
treasury any considerable sum in sd,
ditien to what they 0e expected to
receive, This will always bo so, ao
natter how plausible the rea.or OF
how great the emergency a,ay seem
to be. 1t is probably right that it
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
PROBE OF CHARGE
AGAINST SENATOR
WHEELER BEGINS

, WASHINGTON, April 17.-lnves-
tigation of the indictment of Sena-
tor Wheeler, Montana, got under
way today, with former Representa-
tive Tom Stout of Montana on the
witness stand.
At the outset Senator Sterling,
South Dakota, suggested THAI all
Witnesses waive immunity before
testifying but Senator Borah said
that one of them are under charges
and that it was unnecessary.
Borah read into the record the
statute which Wheeler was accused
of violating. 1t provides that no
government official shall ACCEPT fees
for representing clients before gov
ernmcnt departments.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
Friendship Unbroken

TOXIC, April II. Friendship
between Japan and the United
States will remain unbroken, al
though the record may be i'm
paired" by the passage of the ia
panese exclusion measure by Con
gress, Premier Kiyoura of Japan
declared today. 2
He indicated that the letter of
Ambassador Hanihara, which Great
ed such d sensation in the United
States, may have been interpreted
in q way not intended by Japan,
and pointed out that it was written
in q Language foreign to us.
WASHINGTON, April IL The
Japanese government now is SER
iously studying what steps to take
in view of certain enactment into
law of the measure excluding ia.
panese from the United States, it
was learned today.
Two general alternatives are I'M
derstood to be under consideration
1-Some gesture plainly to show
Japan's displeasure over the pas
sage by Congress of the exclusion
bill.
2-The maintenance of n calm at.
titude III order to avoid flareups
of jingoism.
Ambassador Hanihara expects to
receive at any minute report from
his government in Toxic on the pol-
icy that the japanese cabinet has
decided to pursue.
Hanihara and his advisers in the
Japanese embassy here are under
stood to favor adoption by Toxic of
policy of restraint.
Then at Il favorable opportunity
an effort can be made for a recon
sideration, with the hope of arriv-
ing at settlement.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
DRY AGENT NOW
IN l.. "A. co. JAIL

LOS ANGELES, April Nv E.
Black. a former federal agent at
San Francisco, charged with con-
spiraey to extort money from AUS
pected liquor law violatos, WAS in
, the county iail here today in. de-
fault of $4,000 bond,
The sceused ex.agent who had
been in the government service for
"a years, WAS giveS 9o-dsy proba
tionary appointment as a federal
dry agent and it 81 alleged that dur
ing this term the extortiea toek
place.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17

should he so, for the Board of Di'
rectors constitute the peoples last
line Of defense. If the practice
finds approval under one pretcxti
reasons may easily be found to ap.
ply to some other situation and soon
there is lost all these restraints
which have beeu provided BY la%
Cor the purpose of holding the cona
of administration within defllife
Gmit, Criticism or this score ~,
course has been inteInpsnts and az
trem~, hut the practices is frsQest
with tho greatest dangers tn uia
lublic interests and il ia doubtful
whether the time will ever eonaa
when the public mind will be 70 st
rest that the Directors esa autkos
ize such payments TO themselves
Continued on rage 4
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
MAXWELL SAYS
WATER QUESTION
BEHIND BIG DAM
Opposition Would Vanish
If Flood Control Were
All

WASHINGTON, April IT,
An Asiatic colony in Mexico
with q population of million
persons was pictured today a.
a certain consequence Of the
ratification of the interstate
Colorado river compact by
George H. MAXWELL executive
director of the national reclama-
tion association, testifying be-
fore the house irrigation COM
.mittea.
Maxwell said he had been in
formed a man named Chester
Allison. representing business
interests in Los Angeles. made
a trip to Toxic and returned
with group Of japanese flnan-
ciers interested in the establish
ment of great Japanese col
ony on the Colorado delta in the
event adequate water could be
secured. A dam at Boulder
Canyon would assure the wa
ter. he said.
This land was controlled by
corporations in which many
prominent citizens Of Los Ange-
les were interested, Maxwell
said.
He urged the elimination of eve
ry consideration except immediat
flood control for the Imperial Va
ley. Adequate flood protection
could be secured, he claimed, by
small and relatively cheap dam o
the Mohaye site. He declared a
would disappear if floo
control alone were considered.
"Forgct everything else but floo'
control and get busy" advise'
Maxwell. "Then we could al
at once and in unison,
agreed Representative Leatherwood
Utah, leading opponent on the com
nittee of the Boulder Canyon pro
lect.
"You cant go into Southern
California today apd raise you
voice in criticism of Boulder dan
without being rotten-egged,' com
planned Maxwell.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
$4,000 FIREIN
L. A. TIRE ROOM

LOS ANGELES, April 17-Flames
swept the wholesale tire salesroom
at 900 South Main street last night
causing damage estimated at $50,-
600.
Scores of hotel guests in the
floor above were forced to flee
from the billow of smoke that pour
ed into their rooms through shatter-
ed skylights and windows.
A second alarm brought additional
apparatus to the fire under the
command of Fire Chief Ralph Scott.
Two firemen were slightly injury
by falling glass and removed to the
Receiving Hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
WHAT'S DOING

'The Virginian,' Palace
theater tonight.
Woman Ten Thousand Club
guest meeting tonight at club
house.
FL Centro Chapter e. A. M.
meets at Masonic hall tonight.
Ell Centre Lodge B. P. o. z.
No. 1895 meets tonight at Elks
hall.
Presbyterian Sunday school
primary children meet at church
at $3.50 tomorrow for Easter esq
hunt.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
EXCLUSION BILL NOW UP TO COOLIDGE
TWO Methods are
Open as Means
Out of Dilemma

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Pre-
sident Coolidge today took under
consideration what action he shall
take on the new immigration bill
excluding japanese when the meas
sure reaches the White House.
The president conferred in rapid
succession with Secretary of State
Hughes, known to oppose strongly
the exclusion provision in the immi-
grant measure; Senator Lodge, Re-
publican leader of the Senate, who
took the lead in supporting the ex-
clusion provision because of Am
bassador Hanihara s famous note,
and Senator Wills, Ohio, who also
voted, for the exclusion measure.
One of the following two courses
is likely.
1-That Mr.. Coolidge sign the
measure and at the same time issue
statement explaining that no
practical end would be served by a
veto in view of the temper of Con-
gress; that no affront is meant to
Japan and that the administration
has made it plain that it strongly
opposes the enactment of such lcgis-
lation against Japan.
2-That the president will veto
the measure under some such ar
rangement as plan whereby Am
bassador Hanihara would issue q
statement clearing up the supposed
threat of "grave consequences in
his note, which would give Congress
an opportunity to reconsider the
passage of the exclusion bill in view
of Hanihara s explanation.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
Greer In Trouble
With Law Again

LOS ANGELES, April l7.-Hor-
ace A. Greer, sharp shooting chauf.
feur, employe Cat one time) and
protector of Mabel Normand, screen
comedienne, is in bad with the law
again.
Police were looking for Greer to-,
day on charge that he harbored
five quarts of gin in a suitcase in
his room. Suspicious dry sleuths
who invaded, Greer's room during
his absence made the discovery.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
Bank President
Dies After Charge
Stealing 100000

by United Press Leased Wire
KANSAS CITY, MO-, April
17.-John N. Moore, deposed
president of the Fidelity Natio-
nal Bank and Trust Company,
Kansas City, accused of embezz-
ling 100000 of the banks
funds, died here today.
Moore was stricken Friday
after discovery of hin alleged
defalcations. rFhysidiantJ said
ha was suffering from acute
diabetis. They denied rumors
he drank poison.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
STAGE COMPANY is
SUED FOR $4,000

/, LOS ANGELES, April l7.-~Dsm-
age suit for $15,000,4 brought by
Fina sagorsky, of Portland, Ore,
against the Pickwiek Stages, Inc,
was to open here today, The plain
tiff alleges she was injured when Il
stagesin which she was q passenger
was wrecked near Redding, Calf.
because of the drivers careless
ness.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-17
100000 SACKS OF
PRODUCE HELD AS
EMBARGO RESULT
Governor Names Men tC
Go East and Combat
Hysteria
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
SACRAMENTO, April IT,
Reports received from infected
areas today reveal the following
new outbreaks:
San Joaquin County: One new
infection, % cattle, seven goats.
Los Angeles County: One
new infection, seven cattle in
the vicinity Of Lankershim.
Merced County: -Four infected
herds, 121 cattle, 157 hogs, three
goats.