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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20

Look Out For Boil Weeyiis.--All the boil weeyils have not been killed by the cold winter, and if there IS much rain in June and July we may expect. heavy infestation.-, Prattyille Progress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20

Does Not Apply To Roads.-The way Of the transgressor is hards but who ever heard | tourist complain about the hardness of the road ?-Tuscaloosa News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20

About Kicking And Knocking. Don't kick, but keep your feet on the ground and pull. Don't knock, but use your hammer to help in the work of building greater Andalusia. --Andalusia Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20

Taxpayers Bear The Burden.-The Gads- den Journal wishes to know who is paying for the oil investigation. From this distance it would appear that the taxpayers alwaya pay.--Huntsyille Star. 5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-20

Cullman, Ala.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
ANCIENT CASE
AGAIN REARS
HEAD in COURT
Case Which Went to Sup
rene Court Now Be-
ing Reheard

Ancient history was resurrected
in Judge M. w. Conkling's court
whcn the case of Sargent VS.. Shu-
maker was called Tuesday morning
and evidence and argument submit
ted on that day and yesterday, this
morning the case being taken under
advisement This is a re-hearing
of ease which first occupied the
attention of the superior court
back in 1920, which went to the
appellate division and finally to
the supreme court, by which time
it had aroused the interest of the
title companies of the state, and a
great array of legal talent was con
centrated on the case. The finding
of the local court had been for
Sargent, and the appellate division
upheld that finding, but the supreme
court reversed it, and new trial
was ordered.
L. P Sargent of FL Centre, was
appointed administrator of the f.
W. Mycr s estate, and still acts in
that capacity. The International
Bank of Calexico, of which +. $.
Shumaker was president at the
time, had trust deed on the busi-
ness and residence property. in Ga
lexico, that property being valued
in the appraisement at $23.5Oo, the
trust deed being for Approximately
,$5000
Evidence showed that the sale
of the property took place, ON Sep
tember 7, 1920, at which tim3 Sar'
gent was on his vacation. Shur
maker bought the property Mt the
trustees sale, of which Sargent
claimed he never received specific
notice. The appellant endeavored
to disclose certain irregularities in
the sale, allusion being made to
the former suit to quiet title or
have the trustees sale set aside.
The property is at the present time
decided to Sargent as administrator,
but technically under the decision
of the supreme court is Shumaker s
though. remaining i'll Sargent s
name.
Property Sole for $5795.20
The actual selling price to Shu-
(Cotinued on Page 81
Vote Nov. a
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
Calexico Folks
Turn Down Bonds
for improvements

Final tabulation late yesterday of
votes east in the CaleXico city elec-
tion on Tuesday showed that one of
the lightest votes ever cast in the
history of the city was recorded,
only 1862 persons taking the trouble
to go 70 the polls.
The election was called for the
purpose, of voting on $4,000 worth
of bonds to improve the present wa
ter system and $4,000 for new
fire station. The water bonds re-
ceived bare majority of two votes
but lacked the necessary two-thirds
to carry. The fire station proposal
failed utterly to even receive ma
iority of votes.
Members of the city council ex-
pressed themselves rs much disap-
pointed over the result, as they de-
clare that the rehabilitation of the
water works is very vital neces-
sity' for the welfare of the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
ekin Isolated as Christian General Takes That City
NO DECISION AS
YET REGARDING
STREET LIGHTING
.Schofield Named by City
Council to Succeed
LOOfbOurOw

no decision was come to by the
city council last night as to the Or
namental street lighting system to
be installed in the city, City At
tornev j. S. Larew stating that
there was possibility of liability
on the part of the city should an ac-
cident occur in connection with the
abutments on which the standards
would be erected outside OF the
curbs. M. O. King and Don Wells
were present as a committee from
the chamber Of commerce, which
has been considering the question
fully, and they carried back to their
organization a report that the sug-
rested scheme was found insult
able. .
In the opinion Of the majority OF
the council, street lighting is want
ed whether an ornamental system
is installed or not, and the city
should 90 ahead and furnish lights
to adequately illuminate the thor
ouehfares. A. thousand methods
are easily available, it was stated,
and the lighting of arcades should
be left to solve itself.
George Bowles, of the Pubhc
Service Garage, appeared before the
council in reference to the repiant
mo of the trees which We're rcmov
cd when the curbing of the streets
was nut in, and the council assured
him that work on the planting
would be taken in hand as soon a
possible, the beginning OF the ne'
iyear being the most suitable Tim
| to get the trees in. =,
TO fill the vacancy caused by th'
resignation of j. S. LoofbourOw
former city clerk James A. Seho
field, deputy city clerk, was pro,
moted to the position, and a new
appointment will be made to fill
his office.
Some discussion took place as to
admitting slot machines into the
city. an endeavor being made by a
manufacturing concern to get their
right exclusively to put their gum
vendors in the stores, q tax rate OF
$40 per year being suggested as
against the present charge of $lo
per day. The council decided not
to reduce the present tax on the
machines, so that there is little pro-
bability of them coming into the
city.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
CARMICHAEL NAMED NEW SECRETARY j.
OF LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Only three members of the Girec-
torar.e of the Chamber of Comm ere g
were missing from the meeting last
night in the chambers rooms, when
several important matters came up
for discussion and action.
The resignation of the secretary,
James r. Coyle, was taken by the
directors, who eulogizc'l Coyle s
work during the three years he has
occupied the position. as;d regret
was expressed .at his decision to
leave them. Several applications
were opened from local men apply
ing for the position, and after care
full consideration John s. Carmi-
chael, who has been for several
years past the manage. for the
Western Union Tel Lgraph company
in this city, was agreed upon us the
new official.
Il. l.. Gartbwaite, county farm
adviser, asked for the cooperation
of the chamber in arranging Il meet
ing to be held in FL Gentro on No
vember 4. when II. f. Henderson,
the national marketing expert, will
d.liver an address anent the prob
lens of marketing and offer Solu-
tions therefor, and the chamber
promised every help.
A communication was read from
A. G. Arnoll, assistant secretary OF
tha Los Angeles Chamber of Com
merce, regarding progress in the
efforts to secure an aerial mail ser
vice for Southern California terri
c. f. Steffcy, general sales man
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23

+ ager of the international Cash Reg
lister company, acknowledged the
receipt of an invitation from El
Centre chamber regarding a trip
that his company had planned 10
make to Southern California next
year, bidding them welcome to the
Imperial Valley, and it was intimat,
ed that the invitation was appreci-
ated and would receive considera-
ton.
A financial sta,t ement was read
by the secretary showing the cham
Der to be in sound financial posi-
tion, and Chairman. Percie Thack-
er, Of the entertainment committee
reported slow sales in season tickets
to the lyceum course, and that n
grea. number OF tickets sent out
by mail to members of the cham
bcr had not been returned or money
sent at the time Of reporting.
Efforts are beng ln;sde to have
tho conditions of the Holtville- Ell
Centre road improved was the gist
of report of Chairman w. A. Ton
dro, but not much encouragement
was being received from the state
highway commission, duei to the
lack of funds.
Other plans viii; have to be made
to secure adequate lighting facili-
ties for the center of the city, as
Chairman M. o. King reported that
( ha a. n 10 hf4
Don Wells were not considered suit
able, and also may constitute pos
sible, liability on the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
Busiest Day In
Year Says
Reid

An unusual precedent was es-
tablished this week, the open
ing date for paying county taxes,
when hundreds Of people nave
responded promptly to pay their
taxes to Mont j. Reid, county tax
collector. No better proof OF the
growing wealth Of Imperial VAL
ley could be found, according to
Mr.. Reid.
"The collections on the open
ing day Of tax paying were at
least so per cent greater than on
any opening day in ~ years pre-
vious to this" Mr.. Reid stated,
land all Of these collections were
paid through the window ry
people of tho valley. None were
received through the mail on
that day." Taxes are continu-
ing to pour into the local office,
by far more than customary and
with unusual promptness.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
MRS. DOHENY TAKES WITNESS STAND
Relates Tearing
Off: l.. Signature
w or Famous Note
Nv United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23.-.The
signature of Albert y. Fall, missing
from the note for 100000 he is
claimed to have given E. l.. Doheny
in return for Il loan for that
amount, was produced in court to-
day.
The signature, penned on scrap
of paper which joined tho rest OF
the note, was turned in as an eX-
hibit by Mrs. Doheny, who stated
she discovered it in her safe depo-
si-. box in local bank.
''I've just made 100000 loan
70 Fall,' Mrs. Doheny testified
her husband told her .n 1921, just
before they Jeff New York for Los
Angeles to spend the Christmas
holidays.
"Now wa gill tear the note, go
in case we should happen to be
killed on the trip, the executors of
our estate will not press the claim
right away against Mr.. FALL Mrs.
Doheny said her husoan,. suggested.
eff they did, Fall would be in Il
much worse financial condition
than he is at present, y Doheny
added.
Accordingly, the signature was
torn off and given to Mrs. Doheny
while the oil magnate kept the note
proper. Mrs. Doheny said she be-
lieved she had lost the signature
until last spring, when she found
it in safe deposit box in the
Security Trust and Saving Bank
here and turned it over to Attorney
Hogan, chief defense counsel.
Both Doheny and his son, +. L..
Doh ny Jr., were called to. the
witness stand and each refused 40
testify concerning the loan on the
grounds that their statements might
be used against them during their
trial on charges of fraud, pending IN
Washington.
Mrs. Doheny Composed
Judge Paul j. Mccormick, sit
ting in the ease, accepted their ex-
cuscs, following which Owen }.
Roberts, chief prosecution counsel,
attempted to introduce portions of
Doheny's testimony before the SEN
ate committee.
Throughout the questioning, Mrs.
Dohenv maintained a genial at.i-
tude, smiling at the prosecuting at
torneys and spectators in the crowd
ed courtroom.
Her demeanor was in contrast
with that of Dohcny Jr.. who, a big
man with black mustache, appeared
frightened when he took the wit
ness stand and declined to testify
Doheny Sr., drew few smiles
when he read aloud the carefully
prepared statement setting forth
his constitutional rights which OK
empted him from testifying' rather
than recite it from memory.
1t was announced that Edward
C. Finney, assistant secretary of
the interior, will testify during the
afternoon session.
20 Nov A.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
GROWERS OF
GRAPEFRUIT
CONSOLIDATE

Representing 81 per cen. of all
the producing orchards in the val
ley, the Imperial Valley Ora pefruit
Growers, famous for the Barbara
Worth brand, and the Imperial Val
'ey Citrus Association equally well
known for the Valley Queen brand
have consolidated their interests
und " the name of the Imperial
Valley Citrus Association and plan
to sell practically all the grapefruit
in the valley, which is about 5000
acres. All the marketing will be
done at the Barbara Worth plant at
Imperial and the association OK
poets to ship about 10 carloads dur.
ing this season. The fruit will be
handled through the American
Fruit Growers Association in Los
Angeles, wholesale dealers.
Through this consolidation, grape
fruit growers in the valley will
benefit exceedingly and may ex-
pet to reap worth while returns
from their orchards. There will be
no more haphazard advertising or
selling under the new conditions. =
Officers of the Imperial Valley
Citrus Association are:
j. w. Reed, president; j. NJ.
Grafton, vice president; j, s. Came
ron, secretary and Otto Jaeger,
treasurer.
Vote Nov. f.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
SEELEY COUSINS
GET FIVE YEARS
IN STATE PRISON

Brought up for trial before Judge
w. M. Conkling this morning, on
a charge of burgalry, 5onn Lemon
and Lazarro Lemon, cousins of the
Seeley district, pleaded guilty to
the charge. The judge found thar
tn act was one of first degree, and
sentenced the men TO San Quentin
for a term of not less than five
years each.
1t was on Sunday, September 2S,
out of the house of Fred Henderson,
that the men were caught coming
and being held by Henderson and
Jack Kennedy, who traced the par
from Kennedy's house, which had
been ransacked just before, We're
handed over to Sheriff Charles L..
Gillett' s department. On beihg
searched various stolen articles from
both homes were identified by the
owners, and the ear which they were
driving at the time they were appre-
hended, also contained goods stolen
from the homes.
Uo+o Nav A.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
Directors Farm
Bureau to Meet
Next Saturd ay

Directors of the local farm bureau
have an especially busy pfogram
for Saturday, Il number of inn
portant meetings to oe held during
the day. At 10 a. m. the board will
meet at Meloland at the experiment
station and discuss the work and
progress there. At IL O'Clock, they
win attend a special luncheon at
the Oregon Hotel, which will be
followed by the regular meeting of
the board of directors mt the farm
bureau offices. Matters of much
Importance will be considered dur
ing this time.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
WHAT'S DOING

e Young Ladies Glass OF the
State Street Christian Church
meeting at the home OF Mrs.
S. o. Lingo.
Glasses at the Central Union
High School tonight.
Elks meeting tonight.
Ell Centre Chapter 100, X. A.
M. tonight.
Radio speech by PRESIDENT
Coolidge, Clements drug store
$3.50 p. m.
"Her Love Story" picture
at the Valley Theater tonight.
1.-THE Man Who Fights
Alone" with Tom Mix, at the
Palace Theater tonight.
w. @. T. u. meeting at the
home of Mrs. w. E. Hancock
Friday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
QUICK WORK AS
MAN CAUGHT AND
GIVEN fine TODAY


Quick work was the result of
Sheriff Charles l.. Gillett and I'm
dersheriff Bert Underwood $ visit to
Holtville this morning. Soon after
daylight they arrived at the resi-
dence of Fritz Stram, three miles
north and mile and a half east of
that town, and found Fritz i'll the
act of making whiskey, a still and
other paraphernalia being seized.
STRAIN was taken straight into
Judge Mcdonald at holtville, and
pleading guilty was fined $500
which sum was paid and everybody
went away about their business.
From the time the arrest was
made to the time the fine was paid
was under two hours, which is pretty
near record for .rapidity of action
in a still ease.
- Vote Nov. a.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
Father of Five
Says Not Guilty
In Murder Case

LOS ANGELES, Oct. William
T. Young, widower and father of
five children, who is charged with
killing Mrs. Jennie Trewett, near
Covina on September "a, today
pleaded "not guilty" His trial
was set for November "a.
After the shooting, Young fled tc
the hills, later returning to bis
home, where he was arrested. At
the time, deputy sheriffs reported
he adm:tted the shooting, claiming
he killed Mrs. Trewett because he
feared her husband was on his trail.
Vote Nov. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
2 DIE, 2 MORE
BADLY HURT In
l. A. ACCIDENTS
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 23.- Two
men were instantly killed and two
persons, man and q woman, were
/ probably fatally injured in traffic
accidents here today.
! Robert Brox, organist at Grau
mans Pasadena Egyption theater
, was killed when his ear eollided
with one driven by +. Webber at
Santa Barbara and Main streets.
Miss Helen Eager, 26, riding with
which is expected to cause her death.
Brox, sustained skull fracture
Webber was unhurt.
In another accident, John F.
King, 80, was instantly killed when
he drove his ear into house which
was being moved at Western and
Manchester avenues. S. A. Wilson,
riding with King, received internal
injuries which will cause his death,
physicians say.
Deputy sheriffs reported finding
pint of whiskey in Kings ear.
Uoto Nav
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
SHENANDOAH TO
REACH Fl. WORTH
ABOUT MIDNIGHT
Nonstop Flight Idea Is
Abandoned, Weather
Bad
BY United Pr ss Leased Wire

ABOARD U. s. N. SHENAN-
DOAH, ENROUTE TO FORT
WORTH, Texas, Oct. 23.-(By Ra-
dio to United ess)-Hopes of a
nonstop flight across the continent
from San Diego, Calf, to. Lake
hurst, N. j., were abandoned when
the. Shenandoah slipped over FL
Paso, Texas. early today.
The winds necessary for such a
jump were not. favorable, but were
blowing from Is to 20 miles an hour
against the craft.
In addition three thousand pounds
of gasoline which would have been
needed for fuel, has been sacrificed
to tighten the ship in the high alti
tudes of the Rockies.
The Shenandoah was making 30
miles an hour as she SKINNED over
Ell Paso but when she passed over
Fabens at 10 O'Clock central stand
ard time, the trailing shadow on
the ground registered 3S miles an
hour.
The craft will follow the course of
the Texas and Pacific railroad to
Fort Worth, which may be reached
about midnight if the weather con
! tinues TO hold its form.
FOR WORTH, Texas, Oct. %
The big craft will spend the night
here, Wicks said, and take on about
200, 900 cubic feet of helium before
showing off for Lakehurt, scheduled
at 10 o clock Friday. The Shenan
doah was making about As miles an
hour with favorable flying weather
in prospect, Wicks advices from
Commander Lansdowne said.
Shipping of the helium and re-
fueling of the Shenandoah will get
under way as soon as mooring has
been made here, Vices saio. The
added helium supply, it-was explain
ed, was not necessary to complete
the flight but will be carried along
and some may be transferred to the
newly arrived ZR-3 which is tied up
at Lakehurst.
-Vofa Nov A.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
Pres. .C0olidgeTeUs.
Suing u. S. Ought
To Sponsor Dam
Ry United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. Oct. 23.-Presi-
dent Coolidge, at a conference to-
dav with Secretary of Commerce.
Hoover and Representative Swing,
California, co-author of the bill to
construct Boulder Canyon dam,
reaffirmed his opinion that the
government should assume charge
of Colorado River development.
Swing said he would request the
irrigation committee to resume its
study of his bill in executive ses-
sion Immediately upon the conven-
ing of congress. Testimony on the
measure was concluded st the last
session.
Hoover declined to comment on
the proposed Colorado River devel-
opment.
Vota Nov 49,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
FIVE MEN ARE
ENTOMBED IN
MINE BLAST
By United Press Leased wire

MADISONVILLE, Ky, Oct. 20
Rescue squads today were at
tonight to reach five men entomo,
ed 800 feet below the surface OF
She earth in the workings of the
mine of the Hart Coal Corporations
which was wrecked late Yesterday
by dust explosion,
Mine men were trapped by the
blast, which occurred shortly after
25O workers had left the mln2 for
the day, but four erawled out
through an abandoned shaft, Ihe
explosion shot flame loo tec's 'hVo
the air. =.
The remaining five men at trst
were believed to have been killed
outright. Later, however, ono OF
tbe entombed miners shouted up 4
shaft that all had escaped njniy.
Nota Nov q
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
.OUIROS FACES
A NEW CHARGE,
INVOLVES GIRL

On a charge of being in possession
of liquor Peter Quiros, arrested two
weeks ago by the county sheriff s
department, was dismissed this
morning by Judge l. Mayfield, a
more serious charge having been laid
by District Attorney Ernest Utley.
Quiros, it is alleged committed
perjury when he married his wife,
formerly Silva Danno, who was an
inmate of n detention home at San
Bernardino several months ago,
from which she ran away. 1t is
stated by the police that she is only
10, and that Quiros took her to
Mexicali, and then brought the girl
back across the line and married
her. swearing that her age was IS at
the time OF the, ceremony.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
WIRES CUT AS
Gen. FONG MAKES
j SWIFT new MOVE
Central China in Precar-
ious Position, No Help
Available
BY RAY G.. MARSHALL
(United Press Staff Correspondent)

PEKING, Oct. 23.--(S:20 p. m.)
Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang led his
army into Pekin tonight.
The position of President Tso
Kun was threatened.
Feng, famous as China Chris
tan general, has been occupying Il
section in the north i'll the opera
tions against Chang Tso Lin. Man
curian dictator, who is attempt-
ing to capture Pekin.
Recent dispatches have indicat-
ed the Christian leader has been
wavering and might seize the oppor-
tunity for drive on the capital.
If Feng really has revolted
against the president and General
WI, the position of the central
Chinese government would be most
precarious. The Tso Kun-Wu re-
gime is threatened on several sides
and there is no indication that help
from the south may be expected,
Leaders are apparently jealous
of their own sectional power and
have no intention of weakening
their strength by sending aid to
/: Pekin.
| Chang Tso Lin now occupies the
| whole of Manchuria and has over
run large part of northern Chi Ia.
If he has effected an alliance with
Feng Wu Hsiang areturn of Man
chu power in Pekin might be pos
sible.
4 LONDON, Oct 23.-Cable com
panis reported today that tele-
graphic communication with Pekin
is completely disrupted. They un-
derstand ''local fighting is the
cause, but there was no confirnna-
tion of this.
| SHANGHAI, Oct. 23.-(7:3O p.
M Photograph and telephona com
munication with Pekin was severed
today, according to a radio dispatch
! from Tien Tsin.
| Severing of the communications
/ according to the radio, followed the
! sudden return 10 the capital IF the
Christian General Feng Yu Hsiang
| whose well trained army has been
part of the Pekin forces opposing
| the advance of Marshal Chang Tso
| Lin in the north.
1t is believed, the radio says,
/ that the cutting of communications
is designed to prevent sending mes
sages between Shang Hal Kwan aud
Pekin.
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Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
|DOheny's Ranch
Manager Dead
From Explosion

SANTA BAKjARA, Oct. 20
Forrest Treloar, manager of the +.
L.. Doheny ranch at Santa fnez,
died late last night on his way to
local hospital as the result OF
burns sustained when he accidentally
poured gasoline instead of Kerosene
over a wood fire in the ranch house
His wife and three sons were badly
burned trying to save him.
Treloar's brother, Benjamin, also
q ranch manager, was killed SAX
months ago when he drove his auto
mobile over q high cliff.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
LABARBA MATCHED TO
MEET NC LARNIN

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2S.-Fidel
Labarba, who last week won his
first start as prof issional, has
been matched withN Jimmy McLar-
min of Oakland for next Tuesday s
main bout at the Doyle boxing
show. sy
The opinion that McLarnin has
been keeping much of his clever
ness under cover, in his fights in
this section should be settled one
way or the other when the us
Founders get togsther.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-23
Coloney Emery to
Recover, Assailant
Sued for Divorce
by. United Press Leased Wire

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Oct. 70
Colonel John G. Emery, former
national commander of the Amerl-
can Legion, was resting easily at
hospital today after being shot
by the husband of his stenographer
Wednesday.
Doctors said Colonel Emery 5
wound was not serious. s
Chedell Simpson, Emery's alleged
assailant, was under the influence
of liquor at the time of the shoot
ing, police says lie has been drink
ing heavily ever since his wife, Oil
via, filed suit for divorce.