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Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-21
More Tourists Come Through
Yuma in January Than Over
Blythe Route, Chamber Reports

For the first time since record
has been kept, there were more west
bound ears coming into California
during January over the Yuma
route than through the Blythe route,
according to II letter received from
the .Borderland Highway Associa-
ton, and read at the meeting of
the board of directors of the Fl
Centre Chamber of Commerce last
night.
The check showed 1913 ears reg
istered at Yuma, against 1929 reg
istered at Blythe. Daggett, which
also includes Parker and Needles,
showed n registration of 6GS cars.
This report indicates the increase
in tourists as result of propagan-
da circulated by the Borderland
Highway Association, to combat 1T
tempts to divert the traffic to the
north. A still more noticeable in
crease is expected now that the con-
tract has been let for grading the
road east of the sand hills.
Frank Slocunl, chairman o. the
headquarters and exhibits cImmit-
tee reported that arrangements
have been made to move tne Cham
her of Commerce to TIE Barbara
Worth hotel, where tbt PLACE for
mcrly occupied by th, Savage Tire
Company has been rented. The
change viii be made on March l,
and will give the chamber addi-
tional space which has been badly
needed.
Voting for new second vice-pre-
sident to succeed J. r. Ford, who
has left town, resulted in a tie be-
tween Directors Allen Nuffer and
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-21
WHEELER CLAIMS
ATTY. GEN. HAD
OIL DEALINGS
New Facts Revealed In
Oil Probe AS 1t
Grows

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Attor
ney General Daugherty in a letter
today to Senator Pepper, Pennsyl
vania served notice in effect that he
win not resign from President Cool
idge's cabinet.
My elimination voluntarily or
otherwise will be confession of
the truth of all baseless charges OF
our adversaries,' Daugherty said in
his letter, "and will justify them
in claiming that we have thereby
admitted their truth and such aa-
mission will accomplish the ultl-
mate end and purpose most gratify-
ing to such adversaries. y
Daugherty sent his letter to Pep
per at the capitol this afternoon.
Peppers letter was not made pub
lie by Daugherty, but it was learned
Pepper and Senator Lodge yesterday
urged President Coolidge to ask for
his resignation.
Senator Burton X. Wheeler de-
clared today that he had received
Il written report from special in-
vestigator indicating Attorney
| General JduSHeEiy Hiiu sPSSuiee'SN
III oil stocks.'
Lost $1,000 in Deals
Wheeler, author of the resolution
to investigate the administration OF
! Daugherty, made his statement IN
answer to reports that the name of
the attorney general had been found
on books OF brokerage concerns. No
member, of the Investigating com
mittee could say the name had been
found Chairman Lenroot refused
! to deny the reports.
Wheeler would make no additron-
al statement concerning his evil
dence. Daugherty was asked for n
statement regarding Wheeler S
! statement. He could not be reached
! directly as he denied himself to all
callers at his apartment. He was
understood to be working on anoth-
er statement. 1t was indicated it
was of further reply to Wheeler's
attack on him in the senate.
Reports which were gong the
rounds of senate cloak rooms were
that Daughertv lost 81, 900 in pure
oil stock and that he bought or sold
only Il small amount OF Sinclair
stock if any.
No verification of these stories
could be obtained.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-21
Daugherty Serves Notice He Will Wage Bitter Fight
$4,000 BLAZE
IN IMP ERIAL;
P. O. MENACED
El Centric Firemen Res
pond; Hard Work
Confines Fire

Fire of unknown origin. destroy
Cd the post office at Imperial yes
tcrday afternoon, swept through
the adjoining buildings occupied by
GcRticu and Gear g tinshop and the
Imperial Garage, on Eighth street,
causing damages of at least $4,000,
and necesSitating the asking OF
help from the II Centre five de-
rartmcHt.
It was about $50 p. M. when en-
ployees at the post office noticed
flames coming from il portion Of
the iinshop which extended around
TIE rear of the post office. An
alarm was Immediately turned in,
and by the time the lmperial fir"
department had arrived, the flames
Lad shot through into the main
part Of the tinshop and were eat
ing their way into the adjoining
garage.
Fearing that the post office was
to be destroyed, Mrs. NJ. F. Butle",
pcstmistress, assisted by employees
and volunteers, removed all the
mail and post office equipment %
places Of safety. \ considerable
quantity of stock, stored in the
rear of the post office, was destroy
cd, but stamps, mail and post Of
flee money orders were saved.
rhc Imperial fircmen quickly
realized that the fire was l"fger
than ..hev could handle alone and
sent IL call TO FL Centre fCr as
sistance. Unfortunately, the Pope
Hartford truck had been damaged
in responding to the local fire ear
lier i'll the afternoon, and chief
Ferguson realized that il would not
do 20 take the La France Pumpel
and leave Ell Centre unprotected.
Local Firemen Respond
He ordered the emergenc" call tC
be sounded and when the fIremen
responded, he took II men III cars,
together with q quantity of hos,
and left for Imperial. The IL
France pumper and l3 men were
left i'll Fl Centre, to take care of
this city. According to Imperial
residents, seven minutes elapsed
from the time the call was sent to
III Centre, until the local men haI
rose laid at the scene Of the fire.
After half hour s stir battle
he flames were subdued, the fire
men doing excellent work 10 keep
them from spreading further At
times it looked as if the theater mex
the Imperial garage would also
catch fire but fortunately. It dld
not. Ranchers, business men, high
school students and residents of lni-
perial east side pitched IN TO az
siSt the firemen and do what they
could Sat the Gre under control.
An accurate estimate of the fire
'oss could not be made today, but
It was stated that it probably would
not exceed $4,000.
The fire attracted n large crowd
from FL Centre and a towering col
umn of smoke from the fire could
easily be seen from here.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-21
COUNCIL VOTES
FOR CONFERENCE
WITH DISTRICT

Instead of following tho exam.
pie of Calexico, and voting to
Withdraw from the Imperial irriga-
tion District, because of dissatis
faction with the tax levied by the
district in incorporated cities, the
hoard of trustees of the City of FL
Centre at last night S meeting, vot-
ed to endorse Is resolution submit
ted by Brawley, asking that Il con-
ference of all cities within the dis
trict, together with the Irrigation
District board and Assessor Barry
of the district, be held, to discuss
the present. situation.
The city clerk was instructed 10
address the district and Mr.. Barry,
asking that 4 conference be set for
some date before February % at
which Il frank discussion of The tax
question can be made, and plans
adopted for the relief of the cities.
Buy Baby Bonds"
In the recent bond issues cover
ing paving contracts i'll this city,
there was a small balance left
after the larger bonds had been is
sued, and "baby bonds taking up
this difference were issued. There
were Is such bonds, each having Il
face value of $l3.35 and the trus-
tees, with much good-natured rail
lery, voted last night to take the
bonds themselves, each trustee pay
ling for three. The bonds mature
/ in 1888. The coupons call for in
/ terest Of AZ cents on each bond,
payable twice 4 year, ga consider
, able sum to handle as one trus-
tee marked.
Protest against Sunday closing
were heard from NJ. Marcott, pro-
J lprietor of the Army and Navy
! store and the proprietor of the
Peoples Store. The trustees voted
l to defer action on Ordinance No,
go, covering Sunday closing, until
the next meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-21
WHAT'S DOING

Americanization class meets
at high school tonight.
Evangelistic service at Meth
odist church tonight.
Night classes at high school
tonight.
Ell Centre Lodge B. P. o. E.
No. 1926 meets at Elks Hall to-
night.
El Centre Chapter No. 100,
r. A. NJ. meets at Masonic hall
tonight.
Imperial Farm Center meet
ing tonight.
"When A Mars A Man"
Palace theatre tonight.
1.-THE Call Of the Canyon,
Valley theatre tonight.
Annual gathering Of Imperial
Valley Masons, afternoon and
evening, at Brawley high school
tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-21
MANY MASONS
TO GATHER AT
18th REUNION

Approximately 500 Masons from
all parts of the valley are expected
70 gather tomorrow at Brawley on
the occasion of the 18th annual get
together which is celebrated on
Washington s birthday.
There will be many entertain
mcnt features on the afternoon pro-
gram. which begins at o clock in
the high school. The Marco Lyceum
players are to render some original
actc and Brawley talent will appear
in musical numbers.
Al o'clock there will be a din
ner served IN the cafeteria of the
hign school building.
The main feature Of the gathering
will take place in the evening at
1880 when Judge Dana Weller of
Los Angeles will make the principal
address. Judge Weller is favorably
known in the valley and his appear
ance will be welcomed by valley
Masons.
The welcome will be extended by
Past Master Roy Stngenbaurer of
Brawlev.
Every Mason in the valley and
every visiting member of the Ma.
sonic fraternity is invited to aattend
the, reunion.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-21
Auto Victim to
Be Buried in
Brawley Friday

Funeral services for Mrs.. Texa
Breaks, who was killed in an auto
mobile accident near Calipatria
Tuesday night, will be held tomor-
row morning at 1880 from the fun
eral parlors of w. l. Hopes in
Brawley, with the Rev. Thornton of
the Free Methodist church offici-
ating. ...
Burial will be in Evergreen Gem
etery in FL Centre.
Mrs. Breaks had wide circle of
friends throughout the valley who
were deeply shocked by her untime-
ly death, and many expressions of
sympathy have been heard since
the first news of the tragedy.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-21
Bandit Proves
To Be Bad
Blowout.
ny United Press Leased Wire

ny United Press Leased Wire
DENVER, Colo, Feb. 21.-" A
bandit shot me right IL the face
when I opened my garage door.
It was Harvey Nelson fran
tically calling police from his
home.
Patrolmen rushed to the
scone in a riot wagon. There
were no tracks in the fresh
snow around the garage other
than those made by Nelson.
AHA, thought the patrol
men, "he still fingers.
Pushing the garage door open
the patrolmen found one Ford
with one flat tire, ripped vide
by blowout.
Nelson till insists he was
shot at.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-21
CHARGES FLY IN SWING BILL HEARIN
Mulholland Says Dam
Bill to Pass House:
Oil Scandal HELPS
By United Press Leased Wire
AQHTNHTnN Fob OF

By United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-
Senator Ashurst, Arizona,
Democrat, charged on the floor
Of the Senate today that Sena-
tor Phipps, Colorado, Repubn-
can, cast an improper vote in
cutting down the appropriation
for the Yuma-Caifornia dam
project. Ashurst charged that
Phipps was a stockholder in the
Southern Sierra Construction
company and that this influenc-
ed him to vote against future
government development of the
project.
The Interior Department ap-
preparation bill provided $685.
600 for the project. In the SEN
ate subcommittee Of which
Phipps is member, the amount
was reduced to S515,000.
1T does not behoove a Unit
ed States senator who is
stockholder in a power company
to cast his vote on proposal
of this Sort Ashurst said.
1.-The objection I make is
that it does not become a sena-
tor to cast his vote where there
may be suspicion that he was
influenced.
Senator Jones, Washington.
who was in the chair, warned
Ashurst against violation Of the
senate rule that one senator
cannot impugn the motive of
another senator's vote.
Representatives of power in
terests whom Representative
Raker, California, today charg-
ed with obstructing the Bould-
er Canyon project will be call
ed to testify before the House
Irrigation committee.
Chairman Smith of the COM
nlittee said he would write to
the persons named by Raker
asking them to come to Wash
ington to testify. Among them
are Lawrence Phipps, Jr., son of
Senator Phipps and President
of the Southern Sierras Power
Col; John 3. Miller, president,
and r. H. Ballard, vice presi-
dent of the Southern California
Edison Company.
@. G. Webster, chairman Of
the County Farm Bureau Of I'M
perial county, California, told
the committee that Imperial
valley lands were regarded as
so subject to the menace of
floods that Federal Farm Loan
Banks would not loan money
on the land as security. He said
land values in the valley were
rapidly deteriorating.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-21
By United Press Leased Wire
DAVIS AHEAD In
HORSE SHOE MEET

LAKEWORTH, Florida, Feb. 2l.
C. C. Davis of Cleveland, Ohio,
was leading the field of horse shoe
pitchers in the national tournament
here today, Davis has won from
every contestant he has met so far
in the tournament. -.....
Putt Mossman, II year old Ell,
dorado, Iowa, tosser, dropped 70
second place when he lost to Da'
Wis yesterday in drizzling rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-21
Prelate on Visit
to CAL, Here as
Envoy Of Pope

FRESNO, Cal, Feb. 21.-':Thc
Holy See soon, we hope, and have
every reason TO anticipate, will
make the appointment and your
new bishop will be in your midst
soon thereafter.
SO said the most Rev. Peter
Fumasonia Biondi, Apostolic dele
gaze to the United States aud IL
tular archbishop of Dioclea, who
arrived here today from Los Ange-
les, and after II few hours visit
with priests Of the Fresno and Mon
terey diocese left for San Frahcis-
60 at noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-21
YOUTH JAILED
AS MEMBER OF
BANDIT GANG
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Feb. 21.--Jailed
as Il member of the bandit gang
that yesterday attempted to rob q
Merchants National Bank branch,
killing one officer and wounding
another, man giving the name of
Louis Perry was held in the Re
cciving hospital here today.
Perry was taken Il few hourc af-
ter the attempted holdup. lie was
wounded, with "a bullet hclc through
his chest, which, police believe, he
received during the fight.
Glenn Bond, member of the crime
crushers, one of the two Officers
who battled with the bandits, died
on the operating table ut the Re-
ceiving hospital.
w. +. Zimmerman, manager of
the Merchants National Bank
branch, identified Perry as the mat
VI ho covered him with a gun dur
ing the holdup. Surgeons at the
Receiving hospital said Perry may
die of his wounds.
Perry, who is 10 years old. is
wanted in Texas. according to Cap
tain of Detectives George X. Home.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-21
Shelton Given
Year in Jail,
Also Is Fined

When Allen Shelton, convicted
Tuesday of rape, appeared before
Judge Cole for sentence this morn
ing, IN addition to the one year
Jail sentence recommended by the
jury the court imposed fine of
5000.
+. r. Simon, cousel for Shelton
Informed the court that he was sur
prised at the verdict rendered by
jury, evidently meaning that he be-
lieved his client should have been
acquitted. In statement to the
court, District Attorney Utley said
he, too, was surprised at hte verdict,
as much as Mr.. Simon was, only he
believed that Shelton should have
gone to states prison for his of
fense.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-21

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2i.-Swing-
Johnson Boulder Canyon dam bill
will pass the house of representa-
tises and may receive favorable ac-
ton in the senate, predicted VIII
liam Mulholland, chief engineer of
the Los Angeles water department.
who is here today after a trip t"
Washington to testify in favor OF
the project.
Mulholland urged construction of
the dam especially in view Of ;he
Continued on page 5
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-21

More than likely two earth shocks
recently recorded by the George
town seismograph were in Wash
ington.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-21

South Carolina legislature refue.
ed to let one U. S. senator speak
there, than which nothing could be
more cruel.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-21

CHICAGO - Sixteen athletes of
!he illinois A. c. will be entered
III the national A. A. Z. field meet
at New York March 5, Coach John
ny Behr announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-21

CHICAGO-Charlie Cutler, Chiea-
go heavyweight, meets Hans Stoinke
German grappler, for straight falls
here tomorrow. H.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
FOLKS

NJ. OnStantin Brun, min list er from
Denmark, who is sailing for Copen-
hagen for prolonged sojourn is. de
facto, the senior diplomat at this Capt.
tai, though NJ. Jusserand is the dean
Of ambassadors and Viscount d'AIte of
ministers. NJ Brun first presented his
credentials as envoy from the land of
Denmark to President Cleveland in
1894. He served for more than nine
years, when he was removed to Con-
stantinople. He was minister there for
about six years, when in 1909, he was
again returned to Washington. 1t was
during his first residence here and
shortly after the treaty of Paris terrai-
mated the Spanish American war that
the subject of the United States buying
Danish West Indies was first broach-
ed. 1t was received with violent OPP
position by the residents of those
islands and by the people of Dem
mark, and, though Minister Brun
labored faithfully according TO in
structlonS, nothing came of this ini-
tiai effort He was, however, more
successful ten years ago, and the
peaceful transfer of the Danish in
suiar possessions in the new world,
known now as the Virgin Islands,
stands as Mr.. Bruins notable achie1
ment
The Danish minister is a familiar
figure on the Washington streets.
He is an indefatigable pedestrian. and
in the busy hours Of the day he
makes brisk promenade of the lively
streets which diverge from the Treas
ury. and seems to enjoy the activity
and the changing color immensely.
NJ Brun is d bachelor. and leads a
rather solitary existence. going but
seldom to the various clubs to which
he belongs and rarely participating
in the field games of the season. He
rides very well and can handle a
racket mastery, hut he INDUCES in
no exercise regularly except his hours
Of daily walking. For many years
Denmark maintained a meager es-
tablishment here, NJ. Brun being all
there was to it. But recently trade
exchange has been brisk, and there
is now a commercial secretary. be
sides a counselor and the average
number of technical attaches, NJ.
Brun. though one of the most youth
ful looking of the elder diplomats. is
IN his late sixties, and he has been
In the Danish foreign service more
than forty years.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
BOND. JUMPER. SEIZED
IN CANADA, RETURNS
Stafford Eustace Severn, Alleged
Dope and Liquor Dealer, Brought
Here by Detectives.
BONDSMAN PRESSED SEARCH
Fugitive Escaped From Plattsburg,
N. Y Jail in 1923.

Stafford Eustace Severn, Canadian.
alleged rum runner and dealer in mar
cotics, who jumped a bond of $4,000
following his arrest in this city in
July, 1922, and was arrested in Ocean
Falls, British Columbia, a month ago.
reached here last night in custody OF
Detective b. w. Thompson, the latter
completing journey of approximate
~ 5000 miles on the trip
When arrested by Detectives san
ders and Evans of the local narcotic
qudd II is charged that he had about
Sz9o worth of narcotic in his pos
session: lie furnished the bond and
soon disappeared, not being on hand
"heh the case was called for trial
Traced to PIattsburg.
Detective Thompson traced the
fugitive TO Plattsburg, n. Y, where
he was arrested in October. 1923. for
running liquor across Lake Cham
pam IN motor boats and transporting
IL IN automobiles through nearby
states. Two days after his arrest in
PIattsburg, where he was living un-
der the name of James Dalton and
called by his companions "Chappy."
he escaped jail.
lie went to Montreal and later made
his way to Ocean Falls. where he
was working in a pulp mill when ar
rested by Robert Beavan of the pro
Vincial police force, his arrest having
been requested by Detective Thomp-
son through the bureau of immigra
ton.
Taken TO Vancouver.
The prisoner was taken to Van
couver, where he fought legal pro
ceedings to deport him, and Detective
Thompson and an immigrant officer
left Vancouver with him before he
had an opportunity to take an appeal
On the return trip from Seattle, de-
tective and prisoner made six stops
reaching here last night about o
o'clock.
Joseph Torrillo bondsman for the
prisoner, has spent approximately
$4,000 in an effort TO secure his re-
turn. Severn was surrendered to the
marshal today and committed to jail.
Evening star., 1924-06-06
WOMEN AT CONVENTION
SET RECORD THIS YEAR
Many to Come as Delegates and Al
ternates-Special Entertainment
Program Arranged.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. June s.-More wo-
man delegates and alternates Will
attend the national Republican con-
yention here than ever attended a
political gathering in the past, David
W. Mulyane, Kansas, chairman of the
national committee on arrangements.
announced here after survey of
election results in several states.
Sixteen states will send twenty-four
woman delegates at large. This num-
ber is in addition to the regularly
elected woman delegates and alter
mates from state congressional dis
tricts. New Mexico will send three
woman delegates at large; Ohio,
Kansas, New Hampshire, North Da
Rota and Washington will send tive
each, and the states of Pennsylvania
Colorado, Connecticut. Idaho. Ken
lucky, Maine, Minnesota, North Caro-
lima and Mississippi each will send
one.
women who will attend the conven-
ton, the special women's committee
has arranged entertainment, not only
for woman delegates and alternates,
but for wives of delegates. newspaper
publishers and correspondents and
woman journalists who cover the con-
vention. Boat rides on Lake Erie,
sightseeing trips, receptions, teas at
clubs, golf tournaments at country
clubs. horseback and motor trips have
been arranged.
Mrs. Nettie NJ Clapp, Cleveland is
chairman of the women's committee.
Associate woman members of the Re-
publican national committee who ar
rived in Cleveland June ! include Mrs
Leonard q. Woods, Pittsburgh, second
vice chairman of the national COM
mittes, and Mrs. Harriet Taylor Up
ton, Warren, Ohio, vice chairman of
Evening star., 1924-06-06
40 REASONS" LISTED
FOR GOV AL SMITH
Chairman Roosevelt Cites Dry En-
forcement Among Presidential
Qualifications.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 6.-Ten reasons
why the Democratic national con-
vention should nominate Gov. Smith
are specified by Franklin D. Roose-
Welt, chairman of the New York state
Smith committee, in a letter sent to
each delegate and to their alternates.
Among the reasons given in the
letter were:
His strength is greatest in the
doubtful states where strength is
most needed.
"One reason for his strength is his
following among independent voters.
He has been constantly indorsed by
the great non partisan organizations
in New York.
He is an expert on the affairs of
government, with an experience un-
eQualed by that of any man alive.
He has at once the undivided sup
port of labor and the confidence Of
business men.
Above every other executive in
America, he has stood for fearless
enforcement of the law. Though
personally believing that the Vol
only served notice on every peace
officer of the state holding him to
strict accountability for enforcement
of the law, but he called a confer
ence Of all enforcing officers to de-
wise means for better enforcement of
the law, and secured an increased
appropriation of 100000 to add to
has for one of its chief duties the
suppression of smuggling of liquor
over the Canadian border and neigh
boring borders"