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Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-08
IMMIGRATION PROTESTS

CngreSs need not take too serious the protests
rolling in from various quarters regarding the new
immg grafton BILL Protests from countries that do not
like proposed restrictions to be received courteous
ly but treated always their merits, from strictly
American viewpoint The is true of protests from
American groups Of foreign origin.
Our immigration problem after all, is ours-not
that of Europe Asia any of the countries in those
continents. BY the law of nations we'll as the law
of common sense the sole judges of what kind
of people, and how many, we shall admit.
All foreign governments and peoples recognize
this principle matter of in their
And they act upon it. There is no civilized nation that
does not determine for ITSELF domestic policy, the
conditions of entrance for residence and citizenship
And there is hardly country that not control its
immigration strictly than have yet controlled
ours.
Suppose, now that Greece Italy Jugosavia, Rus
sa, Germany, Japan any other country, friendly,
were working out immigration policy and the
United States entered formal protest, insisting that
our people should have free to that country,
regardless OF numbers and quality. fitness for assim
ilation, economic value, citizenship intentions, ETC.
What would such country tell US? 1t would certain
ly tell us that its immigration policy much its
business it is the business of social club to
say whom it shall admit to membership.
Where there is discrimination, it is not necessarily
question of nation being better than another 1t
is question of natural preference and of suitability
We nation of certain type, racaly and nstitu-
tonaly, and want to preserve this type. ANY other
nation worth its salt wants to do the same thing We
do not question other nations right establish their
own standards and preserve their particular kind of
civilization, and they need not question ours
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-08
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
April 8, 1905 Is

T. c. Grow of Brawley was an
Imperial visitor.
Clyde Reynolds and w. A. Van
Horn, representing the Imperial
Stock Breeders Association, Left
last Saturday for the east to pur-
chase breeding stock for shipment
to the valley.
w. s. Corwin reports that he has
practically finished setting out so
acres of grapes on his farm three
miles southwest of Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-08
Wants Conference
to Further Peace
Sy United Press Leased Wire


WASHINGTON, April s.-A re,
solution requesting that the prcsi,
dent call world conference for
limitation of naval, hand and air
armaments and for furthering world
peace was introduced in the SEN
ate Monday by Senator Pepper of
Pennsylvania. -,
The resolution stated that the
conference should consider plans for
n world court, "either through de-
velopment of the present perman-
ent court of arbitration at The
Hague or through disassociation of
the present permanent court of in
ternational justice at The Hague
from the league of nations. -
Pepper explained that his rcso-
luton did not contemplate an eco
nOmic conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-08
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
April 8. 1909

d. l.. Russell, one of the earliest
engineers of the valley, returned
today from a trip to Denver.
Mrs. E. f. Shaffer of San Diego
has been visiting her son, Dan E.
Shaffer this week. She will return
to her home on the coast today.
p. II. Ronsee and family of vaea-
vile came to the valley to take
charge of the +. G. Havens ranch
south of Holtville. Mr.. Havens
will build Il house on this property
at once.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-08
TEN YEARS AGO
April 8, 1914

Miss Lulu Collins and Miss Lena
Mavfield came home from the state
normal school at Los Angeles for
a few days vacation. They will
both graduate from that institution
i'll June.
Mrs. s. w. Packard, mother Of
Walter d. Packard Of the expert
ment station at Meloland, is visit
ing her son.
Attorney Herbert Foreman of Ca
lexico arrived in the city this morn
ing to spend few days looking af-
ter business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A ". Stafford of
Bakersfield arrived in the city to-
day and will remain for afew days.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-08
Two Men Held as
Bandit Suspects
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, April 8.-Two
men were held here today suspect
ed Of being the bandits who held
up L mail truck here early ycs'er-
day and escaped with eight pouches
Of registered mail containing 100000
in cash and negotiable checks and
$l50,000 in nonnegotiable securities.
The men gave their names as
Cecil Leroy and George Baker and
Los Angeles az their home. They
are said TO tit descriptions Of ban
dts furnished by the msil guards
and many pedestliaAs who witnessed
the holdup.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-08
BY JULIAN STREET
(Written for the United Press)

WASHINGTON, April 8.-Be-
cause of his personal qualities, back
ground, history, home life and re-
cent meteoric rise to prominence,
Senator Burton X. Wheeler, Of Mon
tana, ~ years old, and with Que eX-
ception, youngest of senators, is the
sort of man Booth Harrington
might select as hero for Il political
novel.
Wheeler is a Yankee of Quaker
stock, one of a family of ten child
ren. He went to public school and
business college at Hudson, Mass,
his native town and later worked
his way through the law school at.
the University Of Michigan, where
he waited on table and acted as
secretary to the dean.
He met his wife, who lived on a
farm near Albany. H., while he WAS
selling cook books from door TO
door one summer vacation, but they
were not married until several wears
later when he was established as a
gawret in Butte, Mont. Mrs. Wheel
or is bright, intelligent woman in
terested in public affairs and moth
cr OF five children, three boys and
two girls, the eldest Is years old,
the youugestr four. They live in "a
simple, suburban type Of hous" and
Wheeler goes TO and from the senate
in street car.
He is a figure romantically Amer
lean. Since he was elected to the
Montana Legislature he has known
steadily the buffetings of politic7.
In 1922 he was an unsuccessful can
didate for the attorney generalship
of the state; with the advent of the
Wilson administration he became
district attorney aud held office 70:
five years.
uniustly Accused
A Progressive Democrat, he was
charged by his political enemies
with radiealism and neglect of duty
during the period on war hysteria'
because be failed, as he says 10
enter upon an orgy of ihdiserln1-
nate prosecutions Of persons eharg
"a often times uujustly with seJi-
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-08
Probing Weird
Tale Of Boys
by United Press Leascd Wire

ps Chsssu Tress tsS1teu wire
LONG BEACH, April S.-Local
police were today probing the weird
story of three boys who said they
saw Il crazy man cut the heart out
of a fourth lad in the willows near
Garden Cities. Authorities have so
far found no trace of any such vie
tim.
Rosendo .Meuvez, a Mexican, is
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-08

under arrest following suicide atA
tempt, and police were questioning
him with reference to any possible
connection with the boys story.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-08
WHAT IS DOING
in RADIOLAND
BY United Press Leased Wire

WGY, Schenectady, $50 M, 7:45
p. m. i. s. T.-Gilbert and Sulli-
vans light opera oh. NJ S. Pima
fore.''
z. KGO, Oakland, 312 H., 8 p. m. G.
s. T.-Verdi's opera ''Il Trova-
tore,
WFAA, Dallas, 476, m, p. m,
G. s. T.-Program by the Women s
Chamber of Commerce of Dallas.
WY, New York, 403 m., 9:15 p.
m., e. s. T.-Dinner of the New
York Society of Military and Naval
Officers of the world war.
WRC, Washington, 400, m, $3.50
p. M. L. S. T.-Talk by Senator
George II. Moses.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-08

Press Want Ads are Wonder
Workers.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-08

BOSTON-Dr. Charles w. Eliot
has added one more book to his
famous "five foot shelf" bank
book.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-08

NEW YORK-Raymond Herring
chinked up the cracks and turned
on the gas because he couldn 7 make
his hair stay parted in the middle.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-08

United States money is now used
almost entirely in Panama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-16
Catch Phrases Fail ToSwerUe Democrats
 From Scandal Issue
Coolidge Paints Attractive Picture Of Adminis- tration's Achievements While Gliding Over Dark Chapters, Says Clapper-Davis Hinges His Views With Progressive Colors

Davis, the eminent lawyer, spoke in finely rounded sentences, drove home his arguments with hard logic, and iabbed at the republican weak spots with sharp pointed phrases.
 Coolidge, on the other hand, talked in strict conformity with the homely, Yankee character which he has ac. quired in the public mind. Yet behind the simple phrases there was the skill and art of a man who has been run ming for office all of his life. He drew up an attractive summary of the achievements of the Harding Coolidge administration and at the same time glided easily over the dark chapters exposed by Walsh and Wheeler, even avoiding mention of Harding's name and then attempted to smother his op- ponents with a phrase about the coun- try wanting a government of common sense.
 Going from hokum to the real prob. lens of government, Coolidge and Davis are not far apart except on the League of Nations and the tariff, and, of course, the question of whether the republican party is responsible for the corruption during the last four years.
 League Stands Opposite
 Coolidge opposes entering the league but wants to cooperate with Europe and even with the league whenever feasible. Davis wants to enter the league but not until the American peo- pie are ready. Coolidge is for the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-16
SPEECH ILLOGICAL
 SAYS CLEM SHAVER
Declares Coolidge COmpIacent At
 Corruption

< CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-Branding the acceptance of President Coolidge as "complacency in the face of corruption P in the republican administration, Clem L. Shaver, chairman of the democratic national committee today issued state- ment calling the public to get behind the democratic issue of honesty in gov. ernment."
 American people are incapable of clear thinking He charged Mir. Coolidge has attempted to conceal republican dis. honesty behind the budget system.
 Pointing to the conduct of the vet erans' bureau, Shaver ridicqled the Presidents praise of the admiuistra. ti0nla treatment of disabled soldieEa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-16
INJUNCTION CONSIDERED BY CITIZENS James Weatherly Is Seek ing Grounds For
 Legal Action CLAIM OLD PACT
 STILL IN FORGE City Not Bound By AL legged Agreement, Corn- missiOners Declare CARRIERS EXPECTED TO PAY FULL 75 PCT. Plans To Proceed With Pro- gram Will Continue If
 Roads Agree
CLAIM OLD PACT
 STILL IN FORGE
CARRIERS EXPECTED
 TO PAY FULL 75 PCT.

An injunction suit loomed Friday as the next step in the fight by a group of downtown property owners to block ten- tative plans of the city cora- mission and the railroads to erect viaducts. at Eighteenth and Twenty-fourth streets.
 James Weatherly, attorney and former city commissioner, admitted he was conducting an investigation to find grounds on which injunction proceedings could be based. A meeting of the protesting property holders will be held Saturday.
 Correspondence which passed Friday between Mir. Weatherly and Col. Y. n. Motion, leader of the protesting forces, indicated strongly that an eItott VIII VII Ebe nade fo hold the city and the rails. roa ds f, fi,e terms of an agreement als leged to have been entered several years ago, under which two yiaducts and four underpasses were to be constructed.
 Roads Expected To Pay
 Members of the present commission take the position that they are not bound by this alleged agreement. Street Commissioner W. E. Dickson said the railroads would be ready netx Satur- day to give their decision as to dividing construction costs. He predicted the roads would agree to bear 75 per cent of these costs, which is what the city has contended for. With this detail def initely settled, the city probably will proceed to ratify the viaduct agreement by ordinance and shape plans for start of the work by mid-winter.
 Col. Motion wrote Mir. WeatheFly as follows:
 'I have made a statement to the city commissioners in regard to the grade crossing problem, which has been before the people from time to time for 35 years, to the effect that while you were a member of the board of commissioners a contract was made with the railroads providing for two viaducts and four underpasses, one at Fourteenth street, one at Eighteenth, one at Nineteenth and one at Twentieth; that the contract provided fgor the immediate construc- tion of viaduet at Twenty y-first street, and that it was agreed that one other viaduct and the four underpasses as provided for and shown on plans made by the city engineer, Walter Kilpatrick. should be built within a reasonable time.
 Unable To Find Contract
 Tt seems that such contract can bs found at the city hall, and I am asking you for statement as to whether the contract was made as per my recolIec. tion and copy was turned over to the proper officials of the city for safe keep- ing, l want your statement to present to the city commissioners and if you have no objection, to publish the same, so that the people of Birmingham may know whether my statement is correct and how accurate my recollection of the transaction is."
 Mir. Weatherly, who served on the commission from 1911 to 1918, replied as follows:
 My best recollection is that the pIan
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-16
THREE ARRESTED
 AS JOHN MILTON
 DURING ONE DAY
Tuscaloosa Guntersville, Jose II Report
 His Appearance

Birmingham officers Friday contin- ued their game of hide and seek with John Milton.
 This negro, who has been the sub ject of a statewide search since he attacked Mrs. Blaney Collins of Nor ris, a week ago, with a double-bladed ax, and seriously wounded her aud killed her infant daughter, seems gifted with multitude personality.
 Reports from widely scattered sec tions of the state, and from some places outside the state, have come to Bir- mingham officers all during the past week, Three came in Friday, each say iug that local officers had positively identified" the illusive fugitive,
 Report Exploded.
 One, from Tuscaloosa, was exploded Friday night when Chief Deputy Sher. If H. S. Hill failed to identify a freight train 'passenger" arrested there Friday afternoon. The arrest followed receipt in Tuscaloosa of advices from Birmingham officers that Milton was believed to be beating his way south via the ''side door. Pullman route" The luckless one gave his name as Hosea Fisher. He is now being held in Tug calooss on vagrancy charge.
 Closely on the heels of the Tusca. loosa report came the rumOr that Mil. ton was being held in Guntersville, This negro too fitted the description" of Milton, according to Sheriff K. D. Hyde. The negro held in Guntersville gave his name as Brewer, and claimed his last address was Chattanooga, ac- cOrding to Sheriff Hyde.
 He arrived in Guntersyille Thursday night in q haif starved condition, ac- eording to officers, and was turned over to the Fheriff's force when he applied at house for q 'handout."
 Possible Clues.
 Brewer" is said to have been carry ing lock, skeleton key, pair of spec tacIes and some cartridges in his pocket when he was detained as the guest of the law until Birmingham officers can look him over, but the officers failed to say what connection these might have with his identity. Deputy Hill will likely go today to GunterSville in an effort to identify the prisoner.
 Far off St. Joseph, Tennessee, forged into the front ranks with report that negro was being held there who also fitted the description of the fugitive ax Meilder. This report could not be elab- trated upon, more than that a negro had been arrested there on an assault charge. and that he resembled Milton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-16
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
 HEAVY N TOKYO
Many Run From Homes To
 Streets In Fear
lRY Assoclated Press. ]

TOKYO! Aug. 15.-Fifteen heavy earthquakes shocks rocked Tokyo early today. The tremblors were heaviest in the district north of here where gen. eral alarm but slight damage was re- ported.
 The heaviest shocks were felt at Fukushima, city of 43,OO0 population, 200 miles northeast of here and at Chiba at the north end of Tokyo bay, where one house was destroyed. At Chosi, 75 miles northeast of here, tele- phone service was suspended by the disturbance while other towns in the earthquake area reported broken win- dows.
 The main shock which registered for 80 minutes on seismographs caused peo- pie to run from their homes to the street. The trenblors came after sey- eral days of abnormally high tides near Chiba, which caused government seismologists to renew their beliefs that tide measurements will warn of ap- preaching earthquakes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-16
PLGGLY WIGGLY RULING IS BLOW
 TO SAUNDERS
Concern Is Financially Sound Federal Master
 In Chancery Holds
(By Associated Press.l

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 15,-Assert- ing that the Piggly Wiggly Corporation is not only solvent "but amply able to discharge all of it's indebtedness and leave considerable surplus c. l.. Marsilliot, federal master in chancery, filed q report in United States district court late today, recommending denial of Clarence Saunders petition for the appointment of receiver to take charge of the corporations assets.
 In addition the master found that Saunders, former president of the cor poration. and of the Piggly Wiggly Stores, Inc, was indebted to the for iner in the sum of $2, ,491 .26 by vir- tue of his sensational dealings in the stock of the latter concern two years ago. Sa1lnders' stock dealings were characterized by the master as ''ap H. legal transaction" conducted by Saun- ders personally and without the con sent or approval of the corporation" :"
 May Lose Home.
 The master also held that the cor poration was entitled to an equitable lien" upon certain real estate held by Saunders to secure payment of $30S,- 194.97 which it was claimed he owed the corporation. The real estate in- volved includes Saunders Pink Pal ace" palatial residence which he has never completed. The lien of the cor poration, the master stated, should be subject to purchase money liens on the property.
 To Saunders charge that con spiracy existed among stockholders of the stores company to obtain control of the parent corporation for fraudulent purposes, Mir. Marsilliot replied in his report that there is no conspiracy as charged by complainant" and that ''in any event, because of his negotiable conduct in his dealings with the cor poration, complainant must be re- pelled. This conclusion was reached by the master after he had recited the axiom that a complainant who
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-16
(By RAYMOND CHAPTER By Loased Wire to Aga-Heraldl ]

NDy Ac8sCu VIro tO ASV-kAcENA0J WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.--Coolidge and Davis reveal their personalities and outlook in their acceptance speeches as completely as La Toilette does in his scornful refusal to indulge in this traditional bit of political hocgs poeus.
 Republican national committeeman, senators and other party leaders who heard the Presidents acceptance speech commented in repturous terms Friday, declaring that Coolidge had revealed himself a plain spoken man who be- lieved in thrift and common sense.
 ''The address was magnificent" Sen ator Ernest of Kentucky declared, It was typical of Coolidge in his fearless ness, his sincerity and his hatred of sham and make-believe."
 Other Coolidge partisans gave forth similar praise,
 Democrats and progressives thought that Coolidge was entirely too com placent regarding the scandals and are not disposed to accept his conention that the adoption of the budget system by the republican administration is an answer to all of the charges of graft and dishonesty in government that have been made.
 Personalities Revealed
 The contrasting personalities of Cool idge and Davis are clearly revealed in the literary form of their speeches,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-16
SUDAN LABORERS ATTACK BRITISH
Warship Is Standing By To
 Maintain Security

LONDON, Aug. 15.--An Evening News dispatch from Khartum states that laboreFs armed with hammers and sticks started a demonstration there today. They were dispersed by British troops. It was added that the British cruiser Weymouth is standing at Port Sudan to maintain public security.
 The dispatch stated that a fight occurred at Port Sudan upon the ar rival of British troops from Khartum. It was said that the leaves of officials and British officers have been cancelled and certain responsible officials re- called.
 New and disquieting features in the Sudan, Khartum advices state, include the posting of anonymous proclamations and the exchange of telegrams among the natives containing verses from the Koran, referring to the overthrow of unbelievers, and an organized system of speeches, demonstrations and prayers in the mosques to influence the Moslem population to fanaticism on behalf of Egypt and Islam against the English and infidels
 It was feared that the eclipse of the moon would mean trouble among the ignorant natives and great efforts have been taken to acquaint the people with the real reasons for the phenomenon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-16
BRTSCOE RECEIVER FOR CASUALTY co,
Action Taken. On Application
 Of State Department

A. W. Briscoe, former state com missinoer of insurance, Friday after noon was named receiver of the Inter- state Casualty company, an Alabama examination, which recently transferred it's headquarters from Alabama to St. Louis. The receiver was named by the circuit court, on application of the state insurance department, which an- nouneed that 1t acted for the prOtec- tion of policy holders.
 Frank N. Julian, commissioner of in- surance, has just returned from St. Louis, where he reached the con clusion that the affairs of the company should be taken over by a receiver. The report of the company last January showed capital of $500,000 and sur plus of about $200,000. Between $200,- 900 and S300,000 of the total stock is owned in Alabama. The company had policies outstanding sufficient to yield a premium income of about SIO0,- GOO annually and had been engaged in the liability business in 27 states.
 An examination of the Interstate Casualty company, a report of which was presented in connection with the request of the bureau of insurance for receiver, stated that the impairment of capital amounted to $2S1t t222.S2, Unpaid claims were given at approxi- mateIy $173,000.
 It was claimed in the report that J. E, McCutchan of St. Louis, vice president of the company, had pledged $34.600 of bonds of the company as security on a personal loan. The report also charged a cash overdraft of S5,200
 Chester Newman of Kansas City is president of the company. The in' suranee department in its investiga- ton had the thorough cooperation of the old officers and directors of the company, it was stated.