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Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
COnven ton of
Marine Corps Is
Completed Today

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13-With
% representatives present, the ma
rine corps league completed its
second annual convention late We'd
nesday.
The first day S session was devot-
ed to organization and business and
the second to inspection of the
Quantico marine base.
Major John A. Lejeune was re-
elected national conmandant; DR..
John Clifford, New York, national
chaplain, and John Boris, New Or
leans, Colonel George Il. Reid, ma
rine corps, George c. Schleeter,
Houston, Texas, and James IL.
Drummond, Louisville, KY, elected
vice commandments. Colonel James
G. Breckenridge presided with Miss
Ray C. Sawyer as adjutant. =.
No meeting place for next year
has been selected but it was felt
a more central point than Washing
ton should be chosen to permit l&rg-
err attendance possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
Clemenceau Challenged Lloyd
George to Duel, Wilson Separated
Them, Says Editor in Daring Book

LONDON, Nov. 13.-Woodrow
Wilson separated Lloyd George and
Georges Clemenceau when the Brit
ish prime minister had the French
premier by the collar and was de-
manding an' apology for being call
ed a liar, Wicl:ham Steed, former
editor of the Times, discloses in his
book, Through Thirty Years pub
lished today.
The row occurred during the Yer
saillns peace conference and led TO
Clemenceau challenging Lloy d
George TO a duel, Steed says.
The book, purporting to give what
is known in American slang as lin
side stuff is certain to cause a
sensation.
"Clemcnceau flatly accused Lloyd
George of repeated inaccuracies,
the editor says, describing the Incl
dent referred to.
"Lloyd George rose and seized
Clemenceau by the collar, demand
ing an apology.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
COOLIDGE MESSAGE TO STRESS ECONOMY
Other Timely
Issues tO Be
Touched Upon

WASHINGTON, Nov. a. The
keynote Of President Coolidge s
message to congress December 2
will be economy the note the
President has struck in all his pub
lie utterances and which he be-
lieves it is imperative to reiteratc
now.
The short session, according to
the present outlook, can do little
but enact appropriation bills for the
coming fiscal year.
The President will make certain
recommendation concerning other
legislation but these will be confined
to matters pending, about which
there is no great divergence of opin-
ion.
Mr.. Coolidge probably will refrain
from touching upon the tax question
except to point out its intimate re-
lationship to economy. ThisIVirtu-
ally was decided Oh yesterday in u
conference he had with Secretary of
the Treasury Mellon, who likewise
announced he would make no tax
recommendations in his annual re-
port
Among other matters, however,
which the President probably will
touch upon are:
The World Court-To recommend
that America translate her ideals in
to practical results by providing for
immediate adherence to the Hague
court.
Muscle Shoals-To. advice con
gress to make up its mind without
further delay either to appoint con
gressional commission 10 study the
problem of its disposition or make
up its mind what 1T is going to do
with it.
The Agricultural Situation--To re-
commend that it hold up action on
the various relief measures before
it, until his special investigating
commission makes it report.
Foreign Debt Question-To report
progress in funding and ask eXten-
sion of the life of the debt funding
commission beyond February
when it dies.
The Tariff-To warn against tink-
ering with it, claiming it as one OF
the sources of present prosperity.
The Army and Navy-To recon-
mend keen consideration OF the arr
plane question and to urge quick
action on the bin providing for need
ed repairs to battleships and certain
new construction.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
BUTLER NAMED
AS SUCCESSOR
TO SEN. LODGE
by United Pres. Leased Wire

BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 13.-Wil-
liam NJ. Butler, of New Bedford,
who was President Coolidge's cam
paign manager, was appointed by
Governor Cox today to succeed the
late Henry Cabot Lodge as senior
United States senator from Massa-
chusetts.
Butler has been power in G.. O.
z. circles in Massachusetts for years
and long has been close friend of
President Coolidge. He is promi-
nent mill owner of New Bedford
Buffers appointment holds good
for two years until the next biennial
election, when he will have to stand
for reelection for the remaining two
years of Lodges unexpired term,
which ran until 1928.
Butler is chairman of the Repub.
lican national committee and as cam
paign manager for Mr.. Coolidge, got
his share of credit for the Presi-
dent S election.
Democrats of Massachusetts are
prepared to challenge the constitu-
tionality of appointment of William
M. Butler, President Coolidge IS cam
paign manager, to fill out two years
of the unexpired term of the late
Senator Lodge, Charles IT, MeGlue.
chairman of the Democratic state
committee, announced this evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
Battle Fields of
France Give Up
Shells to Spain

SOISSONS, France, Nov. 10
The battle fields of France are Civ
ing up their unexploded ammunition
to the cause of revolution in Spain.
Arms, shells and grenades left be-
hind when the Allies and Germany
quit the fields are being gathered
up and sold to Spanish plotters
against the king and directorate.
An extensive plot was discovered
today at Soissons. The wheat fields,
across which the Americans fought
in the summer of 1918, are being
cleared and great quantities of am
munition obtained.
Police here today arrested two
Spaniards, Serno Bletz and Ro-
driguez Jouano, and charged them
with purchasing grenades from
gangs of workmen who are cleaning
up the battle fields. From the
prisoners it was learned that con-
Siderable quantities of arms already
Had been secured.
Bletz and Jouano, when appre'
hended, had just purchased 60 cases
of grenades at 1000 francs case.
The grenades were packed 90 90 the
case.
Funds for the purchases came
from Il iunta headquarters IN Farls'
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
|. A. SLAYINGS
Give CLEWS TO
HUGE GEM PLOT
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Nov. ia
gigantic, international gem snug
Cling conspiracy, said to be the
greatest in the history of crime,
was under surveillance by United
States customs authorities today
and action TO smash it was expect
ed momentarily by treasury depart
ment authorities here.
The principal, mysterious figure
known as Medianski, - has fled
abroad but most of his confederates
are known and their arrest is only
being postponed in the hope their
actions while under surveillance
may lead to the betrayal of other
members of the conspiracy.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of supposed smuggled gems
have been seized.
For several years the customs SER
vice has been endeavoring to dis
cover the source of gems known to
have been smuggled into this coun
try. Then with dramatic unexpected-
HESS lHt HlulucI VI hiS. lHtISd
Mors, in Los Angeles, for which
"Kid" Mccoy is now awaiting
trial, uncovered the first clue. Some
of her jewels were discovered to
have been smuggled.
The insistent efforts of various
persons to distract attention from
the jewel phases of the Mors ease
gave the customs detectives new
leads. The trial spread out and led
to San Francisco and eastward to
New York.
The killing of Harry l. Katz in
Los Angeles last Monday supplied
the missing links which enabled
federal agents to close in on the
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
Suspended From
School Because
He Takes a Wife

SPOKANE, Wash, Nov. l3.--toh.
troversy over the question on OF
whether married person should be
privileged to attend, high school has
arisen with the suspension from
school Of Denton Mclean, student
Of the Lewis and Clark high school,
after his marriage.
Mclean brought suit in a sunsr'or
court TO obtain reinstatement but
the court held that it was ap to
the county superintendent of the
schools to decide.
Orvile C. Pratt, superintendent
of Spokane school, testified that
Mclean was suspended solely be
cause of his marriage. Testimony
and affidavits of school officials
in this and other cities to the eff
feet that presence of married
student in high school has demo-
ralizing effect upon other students
were introduced in a hearing before
A. j. Simpieh, county school super
iptendent.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13

Woodrow Wilson separated them.
Theh Clemenceau offered Lloyd
George reparation with pistols Or
swards-as soon as the British prime
minister had resided in France long
enough to acquire a Gomicile-and
meanwhile "The Tiger refused to
apologize.
On another occasion, Steed says,
he himself suggested to Clemenceau
that the premier of France talk to
Wilson and ascertain what Wilson
wanted
Talk to Wilson, Steed quotes
Clemenceau as retori,ng, chow can
| talk to a. fellow who thinks him
self the first man for two thousand
wears who has known anything
about peace on 'earth9
"Wilson imagines he is n second
Messiah. He believes he is sent to
give peace to the world and that
his preconceived notions are the
only notions worth having"
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
u. S. LAWYER in
HOT ATTACK ON
FALL, DOHENY
SAYS Two Men Were on
Most Intimate
Terms

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13.-Plung
ing into direct accusations of fraud
and conspiracy between former See
rotary of the Interior Albert b.
Fall and +. l.. Doheny, oil magnate,
in granting leases on the Elk Hills
naval reserves OF California to
Doheny's Pan-American Petroleum
Company, Owen j. Roberts associate
counsel in the government S suit to
break the leases, opened the prose
cution argument today.
Hot shots against both Fall and
Dohenv featured Robert s argument
almost from the first set the court
room spectators on edge as he ac-
cused the two men of being 90 friend
ly.'
Secretary Fall had in mind TO
make these COZ itracts other than
by competitive bidding as shown by
the naval reserve policy letter of
October 25, 1921 - Roberts declar-
ed. "In October and November of
that year, these two men were of
ten in consultation. What for 2
First, they were discussing the high
rate of 55 per cent royalties on a
small strip lease which Doheny held
in reserve No. /. Second, they were
discussing tankage at Pearl Harbor.
Third, they were talking about I'D
ditional leases.
Flags Doheny Action
Referring to. the 100000 loan
made by Doheny to Fall about the
time the leasing proposal was under
discussion, Roberts said:
"'This has been said TO be ii loan.
If it was, it was an improper one.
If | were to make a loan | would
send a check. Doheny could have
gottens credit with Blair and Com
pany. (From which the 100000 was
withdrawn If he so wished. IN
stead, he sent his most trusted per-
son, his son, to Blair and Company
for currency, to keep his own name
out of it.
"No one will ever know when
that note was torn or why,' the
prosecutor continued. He branded
the defense claim that the signature
was torn off to protect Fall in
ease the Dohenys should be killed
during n trip west as "childish. -
eff the signature had been found
on Mrs. Doheny' $ person and the
note on his in ease of an accident
it would have been just as embar-
rassing to FAIL Roberts charged.
Roberts read letters between form
er Secretary Fall and Doheny while
the leasing matter was being handl-
ed and one from Fall to Rear Adj
miral j. X. Robson, head of the
naval engineering bureau.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
WEEK GRANTED
!. in NEWSPAPER
I BORDER CASE
Billy Silver Involved in
Case Brought by
U. S. Agent

Within one week Attorney Alfred
Blaisdell Of Calexico, will have to
produce a brief showing that the
printing of a paper in the United
States does not constitute the pub
lication thereof here, even though
the publisher prints it in his own
office in the United States and has
it dispatched to his office in Mex
leo, from whence it is distributed
through newsboys n Tie United
States.
That issue concerns J. S. CASTILLO,
printer and publisher of Ell Region
al, Il paper printed in the Mexican
language at the printer and publish
er's office in Calexico, but issued
from his office in MeXicali. All
this was admitted before Judge r.
B. Whitclaw, sitting as United
States Federal Commissioner in
chambers Yesterday afternoon.
Billy Silver for issuing his pa
per in the United StatesS' appeared
before the Judge also, the complaint
against DO1n uelen0ahtS DelhS thdI
they "published their papers i'll
the United States,' the Rounder
and El Regional containing notices
of the sale of liquor, which is for
hidden by Section II of the Vol
stead act.
The prosecutions were laid at th'
i instance of Charles l.. Cass, fede
raleprohihition agent of San Diego
and in the evidence given regardih
the Silver charges the agent sal
| he had seen boys coming direct from
! the office in CaieXico where thu
Rounder was printed and selling
them on the streets.
Silver Brought Them Over
Agent Cass said he could produce
evidence in the federal court that
Silver had been constantly bringing
papers over the line and delivering
those papers TO the places where
they were sold. He. had seen news
boys selling Rounders in Calexico,
and he claimed that these papers
were not mailed to this country,
and that Silver brought them over
himself.
AS to the offense of CASTILLO, he
Continued on Page %
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
Calf. Not to
Be Scene Golf
Championship
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13.-Cali-
fornia will not be the scene of a
national amateur golf championship
for several years to come, in the
opinion of Il. r. Tufts, president or
the Southern California Golf Asso-
citation.
Tufts, who has returned from an
eastern trip made with some hope
of securing the 1926 national tour
uey, said today that such devei-
opment is not likely.
The belief of eastern golf offi-
cials is that California is TOO tar
distant from the greater golflng
centers of the country, Tufts sad
Conferences with officials or the
United States Golf Association and
with leading players convinced
Tufts that efforts to secure the
meet i'll this state would be unsuc-
cessful for at least four or five
years, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
Hill Acquitted by Jury Which Approves Home Brews
Council Rejects
Bids on Concrete
Water Reservoir


Acting in accordance with the ad-
vice contained in three letters from
Cone and Harris, consulting engl-
neers, of Los Angeles, the city coun-
Gil last night awarded the contract
on pipe and waterworks fittings to-
the American Cast Iron Pipe COM
pany, Los Angeles, for 1878. For
valves the contract was awarded to-
Crane and Company, San Diego, for
$2536.45. The same recOmmenda-
ton was followed in regard to award
of the big tank contract, the Chica-
90 Bridge and Iron Works, OF San
Francisco, securing the work at $lS,-
3;j5.
When it came to consideration of
the concrete reinforced reservoir, all
the bids were thrown out, G. +. Pit
ger. of FL Centre, having in an offer
of 500, ,o49.25, r. H. Travers of Los
Angeles, bidding $2l,S97, and /. A.
Thomas of Ell Centre, $l4, ,993.
Thomas bid on ,an alternative de-
Sign, which Mr.. Harris is said to be
in favor of, but at any rate 1T was
decided by resolution which stated
/ that it was done on, recommendation
of the consulting engineer, that the
bids be rejected.
r. II. Travers took exception to
the consideration of the lowest bid,
arguing that it was not a competi'
tive bid as it dealt with 4 type Oh
which the other contractors had mo-
+, been asked to submit bids, but o,
being challenged by Trustee w. 5
Fawcett apologized l.. A. Thomas
further stated that the alternative
system was provided for i'll the plans
and specifications, and that he there
fore bid on that, and it was open for
the Others to bid on it, too. He had
| bid On Il patented system, the Hew-
itt, and he protested his plans hav-
! ing been opened and gone over by
parties interested, as those plans
should have been held confidential
until last night, when they would be
available to anybody, he declared.
Technical Flaw Develops
C. Harris, of Cone and Harris, was
present, and dealt with the possibil-
ity of an enjoinment being taken
out against the contractor of the
alternative plan being paid his
; money Attorney j. S. Larew point
ed out that there was that possibil-
ity, and the opinion of the council
was that if the reservoir was com
pleted by Thomas, it might not be
possible for him to collect the money
on those plans and specifications.
After a lot of discussion by the
council. w. S. Fawcett declared what
they were doing was for Thomas
best interests, and on the trustees
motion, seconded and carried unan-
Continued on Page Five)
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
Katz Not Connected
With Deals.
Claim

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13.--Treas
ury department officials here, have
not been able to connect HARRY /.
Katz, slain diamond broker, with
jewel smuggling, they stated today.
Reports that Katz was so engag
ed were investigated by special
agents as long ago as last June and
one stone, Il $4,000 emerald, was
seized from his deposit box. Katz
proved, however, that he came into
possession of the stone legally, and
did not know it had been smuggIed
into the country by previous own
er.
On other occasions, it was said,
Katz' records were examined and
every stone in which he dealt found
to be of legal origin and brought
into the country through regular
channels.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
Disease Is No
Longer Menace
In Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13.-The
pneumonia plague which threatened
the Mexican section of the city y
short time ago is no longer men
ace. according to DR.. w. M. Dickie,
secretary of the state beard OF
health. who today reported that
there have been no new cases IN
the past five days
However in the quarantined area
the guards, doctors, and nurses are
not letting down in their efforts to
10, the disease from breaking out
anew. Five people stricken with the
disease are still in the isolation ward
of the General Hospital. There have
been 81 deaths.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
Urge That ZR-3
Be Used to Send
Mail to London
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. t,ov. -. - A
board of naval experts headed by
Captain Emery +. Land has recon-
mended that the dirigible ZR-3 be
used for transatlantic mail service
between New York and London,
The board S report was subject
to further consideration by Officers
who have flown in the ZR-3, as well
as making n more intensive study
Of the ships behavior after hydro
gen is replaced by heiium.
Among proposals considered were
plans to use it for air mail and
passenger service between the Pa
cific Coast and Hawaii, between
the east coast and South America
and to and from the Panama Canal,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
BORAH URGES
EXTRA SESSION
Ry United Press LEASED Wire

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Pres,
ident Coolidge should call q special
session of the new congress immed-
lately after March 4 to take up
pressing legislation, Senator Borah
declared at the white house today
oftor a conference with President
Coolidge.
Boran declined to indicate what
had been the exact nature of his
conference.
He said the special session
should be called to consider the
problems of agricultural relief, rail
road and world court Legislation.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.--In his
first formal statement since the ac-
quittal of Representative Hill on
charges of making l per cent wine,
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
TODAY declared there would be no
change whatever in the federal law
enforcement policy.
81 wish to make it entirely clear
that there will be no relaxation
whatever in the efforts of this unit
to enforce the law in all such cas-
es,' said Haynes.
HAYNES said he was clearly of the
opinion that fruit juices of the ''al-
coholic strength involved In the
Hill case were Intoxicating.
Though the unit s enforcement ac-
| tivities will be conducted on the the
| ory that home brewers convictions
! can only be secured after jury has
found as question OF fact that
the brew in question is Intoxicating
! Britt said, more successful results
we~a anticipated in other eases.
eff Hill had been tried in any
! community sympathetic to prohibit
4
found guilty. said Britt.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. 13.--
Manufacture of wines and cider of
ordinary alcoholic content in priv
ate homes is permissible, jury in
United States district court here de-
cided today.
The jury dismissed all counts of
the indictment against representa-
tive John Phillip Hill of Maryland
which had charged him with unlaw-
full manufacture of 11.64 per cent
wine and 81 per cent cider in his
home.
Hill provoked the trial to test
the power of the Volstead act over
home brewing.
The jury reported to Judge Morris
A. Sooer after 20 hours of delibera
tion that it had found Hill. the de-
Continued on Page ~
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
JAMMED STEERING GEAR
CAUSES DAMAGE TO BARGE

SAN PEDRO, Nov. l3.-Jamming
of the steering gear of the Union Oil
canpany's tanker Chatwood caused
the vessel to crash into oil barge
No. of the Pan-Ameriean Petro-
leum company, resulting in damage
to the barge estimated at $4,000. The
Chatwood was bound for Martinez
with a cargo of fuel oil.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13

WHAT'S DOING

Pot-luck dinner at the Metho-
dist Episcopal church tonight.
1.-THE Border Legion" at
Valley theater tonight.
"The Woman on the jury"
at Palace theater tonight.
Pythian Sisters pot-luck din
nor and entertainment tonight.
B. P. o. E. No. 1925 meeting
tonight.
Ell Centro chapter No. 100,
Il. A. M, meets tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
ZR-3 MAY TAKE
JAUNT SATURDAY
by United Press Leased Wire

LAKEHURsT, N. J., Nov ID
Possibility of flight of the zR-S
on Saturday was expressed today by
Lieutenant Joseph c, Arnold, tenn
porarily in charge of the naval air
station.
Initiation of the gas bags with
helium is scheduled TO begin today
and should be completed by Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
Filipinos May
Become Citizens
Says US. Court
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. l3.
born Filipinos may become Ameri-
can citizens, even though they have
not served in the American army
or navy, Justice Hoehling of the
district supreme court has ruled in
granting citizenship papers 10 |,
Ambrosip Javier, Filipino.
The decision affects the citizen
ship status of thousands of Filipi-
nos in this country.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
THREE MEN KILLED BY
LIVE WIRE ON SIDEWALK

coMRoE, Nov, 10 Three men
were killed and another severely
burned when they came in contact
with 230O volt wire which had
fallen across the sidewalk. The in
mred man is expected to recover.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
DRY AGENTS, TO
PROSECUTE AS
BEFORE, CLAIM
No Appeal on Edict Is
Planned Now Says
u. S. Official

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-
The federal prohibition enforce
ment authorities will prosecute
all cases of home brewing as
strictly as before the Hill case,
Judge James j. Britt, general
counsel Of the prohibition unit,
declared here today.
1--WE emphatically disagree
with the verdict in the Hill
CASE said Britt, "and we pro-
pose to go right ahead with
prosecutions in similar cases.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13
100000 Suit Is
Filed Against
Loeb, Leopold

JOLIET, ILL.,, Nov. l3.-Suit for
100000 damages was filed against
Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Richard
Loeb here late yesterday by Charles
Ream, chauffeur, who charges the
youthful slayers Of Robert Franks
mutilated him in Chicago, Novembsr
2l, 1923.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-13


Three people, a woman and two
bows, were drowned last night in
the irrigation canal near Winter
haven, the ear in wnicn they were
riding overturning, the driver Billy
Horne, is the only one reported
saved.
No details have come through as
to identify of the unfortunate per-
sons though, Deputies Sterling Os-
walt and William Ball proceeded to
Yuma last night when word came
that the fatality had occurred at
nine o clock.
1t is known that the deputie;
were dragging the canal all night
and the water was damned bacl
ust above the scene OF the drown
| ing, but rs there is "a ten mil
| stretch of water it will take som'
f; time for the depth of water to bt
reduced.
1t is thought that the Horne fam
ily live in rhe Bard vicinity, but
whether the persons drowned are
relatives of the driver is only con
lecture. iH