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Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
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WASHINGTON, Feb. G.-Wholn-
sale Implications of Liberty bonds
of every issue since 1918 in the
bureau of engraving and printing
and the implication of treasury Of
ficials are included in the startling
charges made by Charles 4. Brewer,
special assistant to the attorney gen
eral in a suit filed III the District Of
Columbia supreme court.
Brewer sued after he had charged
the department of justice with at
tempting to seize the evidence he
had collected at the persona! request
Of President Coolidge and the late
Fro sident Harding. He said he had
refused to surrender the documents
to the department for fear they
would be suppressed and be E3crcdit
ed.
Brewer in his suit asked for an
injunction restraining Secretary
Mellon, Attorney General Daugh-
erty, Undersecretary of the Treasury
Winston and Acting Attorney Gem
cral Seymour from destroying near
ly $1,000,000 in duplicate bonds IN
his possession. g4.-.
Immediately after filing his suit
Brewer met q score of Progressive
senator's and congressman and laid
his charges before them. Repre-
sentative King of Illinois announc'
ed that he would intervene and be
come q party to the suit.
Brew cr, in his petition sald he had
surrendered to King the key to q
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
SENSATIONAL CHARGES OF
CRAFT Are MADE AGAINST
U.S.. BUREAU OF ENCRA WING

safety deposit box in a local bank
which contains the evidence he has
collected and the duplicate bonds.
Acting under personal instructions
from President Coolidge, Brewer
said he s; omitted q full report Of his
investigation to Attorney General
Daugherty on January 10, 1924.
Graft, Bribery Revealed
This evidence, he alleged, reveals
graft, bribery and corruption i'll the
bureau of engraving and printing. -
In this report Brewer charged:
> Conditions at the bureau OF en-
craving in March, 1923 were ap-
palling. '-aa -+
= acknowledge of duplicate bonds
was suppressed by treasury officials
and the secret service.
Halt. CT the surrendered honds
were destroyed when known 10 be
duplicates.
"Bonds issued in packages from
the treasury have been found to be
spurious. The President was defied
and this investigation has been
thwarted and nearly blocked by the
treasury
Brewers suit adds another chap
ter to the summary discharge OF Di-
rector James l.. Wilmeth and % of
ficials of the bureau by President
Harding on March 81, 1922. Will
meth and the other discharged Off
cials, three of whom have since died,
were recently cleared of all blame
by Secretary Mellon and ordered re-
!, instated.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
43 MEN die AS
FLOOD SWEEPS
THROUGH MINE
Water Freezes Victims
Into Ice-Sealed Trap
In MINI.
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CROSBY, MIMI, Feb. 6.-Fortv
three men were reported killed
when "a flood of water swept into
the Milford mine. three AMI one
half miles from here late yesterday.
OF the forty SIX men in the mine
only three are believed to have
escaped.
The flood was unloosed when u
crew tapped a water vein in the
shaft. An avalanche of water over
powered the workmen before they
had a chance to escape and within n
short time the entire mine was
flooded.
Bodies cf the 43 victims may lay
in their iee-sealed death trap more
than month before reseuers are
able 10 dig through the frozen mass
of ice and debris.
The mouth of the tunnel was
sealed with ice as sub-zero weather
attacked the flood of water.
Families Keep Vigil
Families of the victims rushed to
the mouth of the mine when re-
ports spread of the terrible disas-
ger which had befallen those with
in. Utterly disregarding the cold,
grief stricken wives, mothers, chill
dren and sweetharts huddled for
time around the shaft entrance,
maintaining silent death watch.
AS the grip of the sub-zero temp
cr;ture crept over the group they
were forced to return to their
homes.
All hope was quickly shattered
as the ro;r of the water pouring|
through the workings was heard
land the three men ou. of reach OF
| the leapmg flood emerged from
the shaft. They reported their com
rades had been caught in hope
less torrent, pouring down upon
them so rapidly that they had not
q chance to seek shelter. sass
Nearby Pond Responsible
Miners were working to stop see
page in a mud hole in the workings
! when the walls of the mine sud-
denly collapsed. Those nearest the
scene were probably Killed instant
ly. All were experienced miners but
experience was no advantage when
tons of water engulfed them in an
instant. .~
In less than 10 minutes the en-
tire shaft was flooded and water
was running over the top.
Rescue workers were. started FOR
the mine, but there could be no
thing done to rescue the bodies. I'M
less warmer weather prevails soon,
i II will be useless to attempt reeov-
| erv of these for several weeks.
| The Milford mine is located in q
swampy district not far from Is
land Lake. Between the lake and
the mine is a pond. After the mine
hal been flooded, wafer was down
several feet in the pond, the n;arshy
shores showing Il line of discolored
mud where the water had been.
All 43 bodies are entomhcd in
I'm old saft, worked for years, and
previously thought to be safe from
| flooding.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
TO QUIZ D0HENY
ABOUT LEASE ON
|. A. HARB0R PIER
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Los ANGELES, Feb. 6.-Edward
l.. Doheny, California oil magnate
under probe in Washington as re-
suit of naval oil leases granted by
former Secretary of the Interior
Fall, will undoubtedly face another
quiz in his own home town.
The municipal league of Los An
geles wants to know how Doheny
secured 80 year lease on seven
acres cf city property at the har-
Dor at rental declared TO- be much
lower than the fixed rate.
eve have named a committee
with instructions to hire attorneys
and start a suit to test the legality
of the leases Secretary Anthony
Pratt told the United Press today.
''We also want to know how
these leases followed II four weeks
cruise to Honolulu on which Pres
ident Edgar Mckee of the harbol
commission was . guest on Dohe.
ny's yacht. 1t has bad look to
me.
Doheny was given the lease a
few days after Mckee returned
from the vacation. We are not
charging fraud, or don't say that
any city official secured anything,
but we probably couldn t find it
out if he did.
"Dohenv : rental on the seven
acres, valued at 100000 an acre by
the local realty board should be,
at per cent, $4,000 Il year per
acre. He is paving $6,Sl3.44. A
few weeks after the contract was
signed rents on harbor property
were increased, and if Doheny S
corporation was to pay the present
rate, the city would have $l30,000
addition income in the next 10
years.
Mckee brands the charges as
ridiculous. - 81 asked the coun'
ell if they thought it would be in
discreet for me to go on Mr.. Do
heny's yacht, and they told me it
was entirely proper.
Mckee admitted thar " noheny
and / have been friends since 1896.
We were brought up in the same
town and We're boys together.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
MORE NAMES OF
KICH-UPS LOOM
IN OIL PROBE
Prominent Men to Tell
Their Side to Board of
Inquiry

WASHINGTON, Feb. G-Ncw cvi-
dence indicating huge expenditures
by oil interests to influence gov
cInmcnt officials is claimed by san-
ate investigators.
More names today were about to
be involved in the ever widening
whirlpool of oil that threatens the
political lves of men high in both
ma ior parties.
: So fla as the new cVidoicc is
extending that pressure is being
brought upon the senate investigat
ing committee to lease up in its
relentless inquiry before 1t goes too
far.
Developments today included:
/. Announcement that William G..
McAdoo, a Democratic presidential
candidate, former Secretary of the
Navy Daniels and George Croel,
chairman Of the bureau Of public
information during the war, would
appear Friday If possible to explain
the connection of their names in the
inquiry.
2. Decision of the Progressive
group to oppose the selection Of At
lee Pomerene and Silas Strawn as
special presidential counsel 10 bring
court action.
3. Planning of a renewed attack
upon Secretary of the Navy Depby
as soon us the senate recopVenes
tomorrow. fA
4. Summoning of John I. King,
for q time head of the presidential
campaign of General Leonard Wood,
in connection with expenditures of
money to influence government oil
policy. .
The next step in the scandal will
be adoption of resolution in the
senate tomorrow continuing the
power of the oil committee so as
to meet objections of former Sccfe-
tary of the Interior Fail, who re-
fused to testify on the grounds that
the committee, lacked authority to
quiz him.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
LOCAL CIDER Is
FOUND TO HAVE
TOO MUCH KICK
Warrants Issued for Ar
rest of PrOpriet0rs of
Several Stores

Following visit by Officers
Deatom and Applegate Of the Ell
Centro police department, to va
rious stores and soft. drink stands
on Main street Yesterday afternoon,
samples of cider on sale ut these
places were taken to the high
school for chemical analysis, and
were found to contain an unlawtul
amount of alcohol. The tests were
made bv Professor Frank |. Shcp-
herd of the high school faculty.
1t was STAGED at police head
quarters this morning, that war
rants have been issued for the ar
rest of the proprictors of the va
rious pieces and that they VIII De
brought to court for trial on Il
charge of violating the liquor law.
The visits were made to the
stores, following numerous com
rlaints that alcoholic drinks were
being sold. At the police station
il was said that practically all the
{: :scs Of drunkenness coming before
the local court are caused hy I'M
bibing too freely of the "rider'
on sale in these places.
The stores visited by the police
were +. Rodriguez, Second and
State street; Charles Sherwood
East Side Pool Hall; Frank yhl-
mas, 2ll Main street; Joe Spinola
225 Main street; William Davis,
30l Main street; Henry Gill, Az
Main street; Mexican Restaurant
800 Main street; Bowling Alleys, 44c
Main street.
The analysis showed that the
average alcoholic content of the
samples taken was 8 per cent. me
mildest contained~4. per cent, while
that having the strongest kick
1 showed l4.7 per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
PROTEST HALTS
CONS0LLD DATI0N
OF TWO SCHOOLS

Following the action of the sup
ervisors Monday in granting per-
for the consolidation of the
INLAND elementary school with the
Calipatria Union High School, Il
protest was entered by citizens Of
INLAND with the result that ycster-
day the supervisors rescinded their
previous action and will withhold
action in the matter until a proper
petition for consolidation, legally
prepared, has been received and
filed.
The bid of the State Board of
Finance for 100000 worth of Braw-
ley Union High School bonds was
accepted. The bid was for par val
Ne, plus accrued interest.
District Attorney Utlcy was in
structed to prepare a county ordi'
nance, based ON recommendations
of DR.. J. j. Frey of the state de-
partment of agriculture, governing
the sale of milk in Imperial county,
The proposed ordinance will be pre-
sented TO the supervisors iof CON
sideration and action at a future
meeting.
b. A. Harrigan, county horticul-
tural commissioner, was authorized
to spend $500 for an Imperial coun-
ty exhibit at the Orange Show to
be held in San Bernaardino in
March.
Authority was given to the clerk
to advertise for bids for the con
struetion of a dormitory at the
county farm.
The purchasing agent was autho-
rized to dispose of q Harley David
son motorcycle, property of the
county, at the best price obtain
able.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
WHAT'S DOING


Annual Ball, Business Wo-
mems Club tonight, at Mason
ic hall.
''six Days" Valley theater
tonight.
Hello Prospcritys' Falaoe
theater tonight.
Forty and Eight banquet,
Imperial tonight.
City Council meets tonight.
Bankers Institute at high
school tonight.
Chamber of Commerce direc-
tors meet tonight.
Mid-week meetings, Baptist,
Methodist and Christian Science
churches tonight.
Rotary Club luncheon tomor-
row. ~..
Woman Ten Thousand Club
meets at 2:S0 tomorrow after
noon.
Jasper FarnA Home Depart
ment meets at 1 p. III. at Jas
per school tomorrow. w
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
/ Y. GRAND JURY REPORT HITS MA
Line
Streets in Final
Rites for Wilson

WASHINGTON, Feb. G.-Wool
row Wilson lies at rest.
The grave today enfolded his
body: the hearts of his countrymcn
cnshrined his memory.
Under mourning skies that drop
ped gray rain, they carried the war
rior chIeftain this afternoon through
the gateway called peace and lald
him down to sleep.
The drip of rain from tree
branches; the rustic of oak leaves
olinging to their boughs; Il sob in
the crowd the far off boom of Il
gun; the solemn cadcnccs of Il
bishops voice-thesc marked the
hour.
Above his narrow bed arches the
great unfinished structure of the
national cathedral, typical of ms
unfinished work, but going on 10
completion as his faith told him his
work would 90 on.
At ; p. IN. III the quiet home
where Mr.. Wilson died on Sunday,
the voice of his pastor, Rev. James
II. Taylor of the Central Prcsbv-
terian church, broke the funeral
silence:
"The Lord is my shepherd; | shall
not want
In the deepening hush rose voice
in prayer.
1t was Rev Sylvester Beach, who
was Mr.. Wilson's spiritual adviser
in the days of his presidency Al
Princeton University.
Used War Bible
Then Bishop James f. Freeman
head of the Episcopal diocese OF
Washington, opened Il little khaki
colored Bible, sent to. Mr.. Wilson
by soldier in France" one of his
buddies IA book which Mr.. Wal
son treasured above all others, be
cause he felt lit linked him to the
men he sent to war and whose suf-
fergngs he shared.
1.-THE eternal God is thy refuge
and underneath are the everlasting
aims.
"And he shall thrust out the en-
envy from before thee:
"And shall destroy them"
This passage was read from Deu-
teronomy, chapter IS, verse p.
Continued, on page
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
BAD CHECK PAIR
CHANGE PLEA TO
GUILTY In COURT

> Ruby Lester, arrested several
weeks ago in FL Centre with Jack
Shaw, under the name of Mrs. Jack
Shaw, ON charge of passing bad
checks, changed her plea of not
guilty, when arraigned in the super
ior court this morning, and allow
ed plea of guilty to be entered
The court imposed a sentence of
six months in the county Jail.
Her partner, jack Shaw, who has
oryen his correct name as Louis de
Laurin, also changed his plea of
not guilty to guilty and judgment
will be imposed Friday morning Mt
10 O clock. De Laurin has admitted
to the officials, it is said, that he
is at present on parole for a simflar
offense.
Alfred Daniel, charged with as
sault with deadly weapon, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to not
more than 10 years in San Qncntin
prison. Daniel was arrested IN Ca
lexico last week following vicious
assault with hammer on another
man.
Henry Hungerford, who pleaded
guilty to the theft Of an automobile
from H. l.. Slaughter Of this city,
was sentenced to serve not less than
one nor more than 10 years at San
Quentin prison. A stay of exceu-
ton was allowed to enable Hunger
ford to testify at the trial Of his
brother Bert and Warren Lowman,
implicated in the theft. They have
entered please Of not guilty and the
court set February Is as the date
sor trial. Il,
Marie Caehou, charged with pand-
ering, entered plea of not guilty
and the court set February so as
Inc date for trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
WINS
IN HEART SUIT

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. g. Mrs.
Onezima de Bouchel was on her way
home today, surprised and drsap-
pointed, and without any of the
half million dollars she sought as
heart balm from the wealthy Asa
e.. Gambler
- A jury in federal district court
returned verdict denying Mrs. dc
Bouchel any damages ON the grounds
that she is still the legal wife Of
Adolphe Cocquet, from whom she
secured divorce decree in Reno,
Nevada.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
Dawes Committee
Leaves Berlin in
Very Short Time

BERLIN, Feb. 6.-The second cx-
rerts' committee today officially
denied statements that either the.
German banks or the German gov
ernment had put up obstacles IN
the way of the inquiry and that
this was thc,reason the .committeo.
was leaving Friday,
1t had originally been intended
to leave earlier, spokesmen for tne
committee asserted, and the gov
.ernment and the banks had 10th
been most friendly and helpfal.
In the meantime the Dawes COM
mittee is proceeding satisfactorily
in its investigation with the co.
operation of Herr Schaeht, presi-
dent of the Reichsbauk aad nopcs
to return to Paris withing a week.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
EX-GOVERNOR OF
WYOMING DIES
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CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. &C. =
Joseph NJ. Carey, ex-governor of
Wyoming for 80 years, an active
figure in the states political life
and the only man who had been gov
ernor and father of governor in
the state, died here last night.
Ex-Governor Carey was the first
United States attorney for the terii-
tory of Wyoming and soon after
leaving this office was justice of
the territorial supreme court,
Robert l., Carey, son of the de-
ceased, served as governor of Wy
oming four years after his father
left office in 1915.
Joseph M. Carey drafted the act
making Wyoming state and was
author of the 'Carey Act" for the
reclamation of arid lands in the
west. "H&A AE-4 * c&4A -
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
Mrs. Hughes Body
Reaches America
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J SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6.-The
body of Mrs. Rupert Hughes, wife
of the novelist, was brought here
Tuesday from the Orient aboard the
liner President Wilson.
Hughes was at the dock to meet
the vessel and claim the remains.
Late yesterday the novelist will
have the body placed aboard an east
bound train for transportation to
Keneseo cemetery, Westehester
county, New York, for interment.
Mrs, Hughes went to the Orient
several months ago to regain her
health, following an operation for
cancer of the ear, and hung her
self in fit of depression.
1t was also her intention to fin
ish work on book of poems she
planned TO have published follow
ing her return homo.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
FIRST VERDICT ON
EXCESSIVE SPEED
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SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. GA
verdict of manslaughter was return
ed against Matt. q. Warden by n
jury in superior court last night,
Warden automobile ran down and
killed Lloyd B. Smith, 70, Deeem-
ber 4. t-a 1.t r' 81
The state s. charge was based on
the excessive speed charge and the
verdict is the first to be returned
here where speed was the sole ques'
tion to be decided. ..g. t34
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
REBELLION IN
MEXICO REACHES
END OF STRING
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MEXICO CITY, Feb. 6.-The re-
bcllion of Adolfo de la Huerta has
collapsed.
The rebel leader, with several
friends, has fled the country for
parts unknown, aboard q steamer.
His troops are eVacuating Vera
Cruz, insurgent base and are stream
ing out onto the .isthmus of Tehuan-
tepec.
Federal troops hace reoccupied
Vera Cruz, calm mas been restored
and the legally elected civil author
tiles are once again administering
the affairs of the port. .t.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. - The
evacuat 4on of Vera Cruz by the Mex
lean revolutionary forces of Adolfo
de la Huerta was decided on some
time ago as part of the Huertista
military plans and did not mean that
the revolution is breaking down, j.
NJ. Alvarez del Castillo, de la Hucr-
ia representative here, said today.
The state department announced
receipt of official advices from
American Consul Wood at Nera
Cruz, stating that the rebel strong
hold had been evacuated by dc, la
Huerta. The Mexican embassy also
was advised to the same develop
ment which was interpreted as TIE
first stage in the final collapse of
the revolt. ....r..
The American cruiser Rochester is
still atsVera Cruz and will remain
there until the situation qhiets.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
District Board,
Schools, Accused
OF Extravaganza

Editors Note: The follow
ing synopsis of the report made
by the 1923 grand jury to
Judge Conkling yesterday, is
presented to the readers Of the
Press today without comment
by this paper, and without any
intention of being biased OK
casting reflection upon any in
dividual, official or orgalliza-
ton mentioned in the report,
directly OF indirectly.
1t ia simply a newspaper
endeavor to give a straight
forward account Of the actions
of an inQuisitorial body chosen
to represent the people of I'm
perial county.
Due to lack CT space, many
Of the details of the report
have been omitted. Those who
are interested In reading the
full report may do so at tho
county clerks office, where a
report is on file for the con-
venience Of the general public.
In its final report, submitted
Yesterday afternoon to- Judge NJ
w. Conkling, the Imperial County
grand jury for 1923 made long
list Of charges against the method
Of conducting various departments
Of the government of Imperial
county, thc municipalities within
the county, and the Imperial lrri
cation District, rs well 80 many re
concentrations, the adoption OF
which the report states may assist
materially in removing alleged
abuses by individuals.
The foreword to the report ad
Nises that it is in great measure
based On the Investigations made
'bv w. d. Hammon Of Los Angeles
an expert in grand jury investiga
tions, employed by the jury early
in the year to investigate the af
fairs of the county and the lmper
ial Irrigation District. .-.,
1t is to the affairs Of the latter
organization that nearly onc'thirf
of the 20 page report is devoted
Probably no more scathing arraign
ment Of any organization in lmper
ial Valley has ever been madt than
is contained against the distric
board of directors and officials il
the grand jury report.
No statement is made relative
to the action Of the district in
financing lobbying delegations
at Washington, verifying the
statement Of the grand Jury
and the district attorney to the
effect that they did not intend
taking any steps to embarrass
the Swing ohnson bill at this
time.
Nothing Is Spared
With this single exception, no
thing much about the district i
spared. The charge is made tina
there is not now, nor has there beer
for years any regard for tho tax
payers rights by any eonsidrrabl
number OF the directors, official
and employees of the district. Gros
oxtravagance and waste has bee
permitted all along the line, th
report charges, and the statemen
Continued on page O.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
WOOLWINE SUIT is
CONTINUED TO-DAY
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LOS ANGELES, Feb, 6,-Suit
filed against Thomas Lee Woolwine,
former district attorney, by Miss
Ida Wright Jones, former inveSti,
cation in the county prosecutors of
flee. was continued Tuesday because
of Woowine,s illness in Europe.
Miss Jones demanded $4,000 for
alleged slander, basing her action on
u statement by Woolwine that she
proposed to ruin him for $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
Notable Peace
Advocate Talks
At High School

A special assembly was enjoyed by
the Central Union hrgli school sta.
dents and faculty yesterday whft
j. w. Van Kirk, world traveller .a.si
advocate Of world peace, made an
Unusual address.
Van Kirk, whose home Is Ia
oungstown, Ohio, spoke on the sub
iect, "World Peace and the World
Flag Van Kirk has travelled
around the world twice aud bna heen
TO Europe q total Of -four times. He
was present at the dedIcation of ths
peace palace al the Hague. and 40
the first assembly Of the League of
Nations.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
HAWAIIAN GOV. is
VISITING IN l.. A
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Los ANGELES, Feb. c. Home
ward bound from Washington, Gov.
ernor Wallace r. harrington was III
Los Angeles today, jubilant over
passage by the house of legisla
ton through which Hawaiians hope
to obtain more adequate federal re-
cognition.
harrington was met at Riverside
yesterday bv party of local friends
and inspected the citrus groves
around the Mission City before
coming into Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-06
II Disappear
In L. A. During
48 Hours
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By United Press Lea sed Wire
LOS ANGELES, Feb. g.
Seventeen young folks, boys
and girls, ranging in ages from
9 to % years, have been report
ed missing to local police with
in tho past 48 hours. This is
believed to be a record, even
for Los Angeles, which has ono
of the highest annual totals of
any city in the country OF pco-
pie lost.