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Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-23
ARIZONA MAY HOLD UP SWING BILL
GOU. Richardson
DrUlUn i1atOROW
OUer Pact Hall
BY DALE VAN EVERY
United Press Correspondant

WASHINGTON, Dee. 23.-filamC
for Arizona s delay in ratifying
the Colorado river compact wa,
placed ut the door of Governor
Richardson Of California by Sen.
atqr Kendriek, Wyoming, Demo
crat, today, during the hearing be
fore the senate irrigation commit
tee ON the Swing-]ohnsou bill.
kendrick quoted Il report that
Richardson had refused to comply
with Il request from Governor Hunt
of Arizoua for Il meeting to discuss
an agreement between the two
states repativo to power disposal.
lie pointed out that the upper basin
states are unwilling to support the
Bouldar dam project until Arizona
ratified the Colorato river compact
and the: Arizona viii not act uatil
Supplementary agreement has
been made with California.
Failure of several states which
will derive benefit from the dcvcl-
opmcnt to come to an agreement is
considered inimical TO the project
Richardson, therefore, holds the key
TO the situation, kcndrick in:imat-
ed.
81 think there must be something
wrong with the governor Of Arizo.
na. Why does he not sign tile Colo
RADIO compact before seeking a sup
Elementary pact with California ?, 4"
a Republican senator asked.
- would rather have the COVER
nor of Arizona explain that, " Sen
ator Ashurst, Arizona, Democrat, in
terruptcd.
Ashurst then declared that the
only dissension in Arizona over the
pact arises from the fear that the
state will not gcS her share of
the power from the development.
lie declared that Arizona is willing
and anxious for the development
but that it viii not consent TO any
unjust distribution Of benefits.
Ashurst told thc committee that
the copper industry of his state is
seriously threatened by lack of
power.
Arizona Needs Powo-
Ashurst pointed out that Arizona
has no coal or oil deposits which
may be utilized in the production
of power and that it is eagerly. look
ing forward to the development of
Boulder dam.
"Arizoua needs 100000 horse
power for the copper mines alone, =
Continued OF page p
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-23
GERMAN FAILURE
TO DISARM IS
REASON GIVEN
Allied Ambassadors to
Meet Soon to Talk
Over Crisis
BY A. L. BARDFoRD
UNITED Press staff Correspondent)

PARIS. Dec. 23.-The allies will
inform Germany that British troops
will not evacuate Cologne by Janu-
airy 10, as stipulated in the Yer
sailes treaty.
The reason given will be, that
Germany has not fulfilled her dis
armament obligations.
This. the United Press learns, will
be a Joint answer to representations
concerning the evacuation made by
German ambassadors at allied capi-
tails yesterday.
Reports from Berlin today say the
Germans are exercised because the
first, or Cologne zone, is not to be
evacuated as provided in article 429
Of the Versailles treaty This called
for a return of the first zone of oe-
cupied Germany within five years
of the coming into effect of the
treaty or by January 10, 1925.
The allied attitude, however, is
that provision was made that Ger
many must have faithfully carried
out her conditions of the treaty. The
principal one of these had to do
! with disarmament of Germany.
\ report of the inter-allied con-
troll regarding Germany's disarma-
ment was received yesterday by
/ Marshal Foch s inter-allied military
committee, which meet to make re-
concentrations about evacuation of
Cologne. i was learned that Ger
many has not fulfilled the treaty
! requirements.
The council of allied ambassadors
, will. meet Friday to discuss Mar
shall Foch 5 recommendation and
undoubtedly will decide that Cologne
shall not be evacuated.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-23
New Directors
For the Julian
Oil Interests S
Nv United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23.-Refin-
ancing of the Julian Petroleum corp
Grafton IS expected to be started
soon, following reorganization of the
company, announced today.
Details of the changes, made pub
lie by {. c. Julian, president, inGi-
cate that hundreds of thousands of
dcllars will be put into the firm 5
treasury by the new interests.
William H. King, L. S. senat or
from Utah, is one of the directors
of :hc Julian company. Nine other
men, bankers, business men and oil
operators, are also included in the
new personnel.
Julian ald o. s. Witherell, secrc
tary, are the only two members OF
the cid board to hold their positions
AbsorpriGn'of the Lewis Gil com
pany by the Julian company is iait
of the deal, Julian said.
New directors of the corr Grafton
IN addition 20 Senator Kim. are:
+. c. Harris. New York; FraLx vii
liams, New York; Edwin II. Fischer,
Tulsa, Okla; Thompson Ross, Chi.
cago; s. c. Lewis, New YORK;
Chester A. Sheppard, Portland, Ore.
Henry L. Campbell, indianapolis; j.
Del Rio, Tampico, and Howard
White, Raleigh, y. c.
Details OF the future plans for
the corporation will be disclosed to
tic 10000 stockholders at II mass
meeting IN the Hollywood Bowl,
JannarN 20, Julian stated.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-23
Divorce EUiLin
Startling Jump
In Los AnQeIes
BY United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The great
American home has survived another
year with cupid running well ahead
of the apple of discord, according to
figures from more than Il score of
states and cities obtained by the
United Press today.
There were more than four times
as many marriages as divorces in 20
principal cities and states and i'll
many large ;,reas of population the
number of young couples embark
ing on the shi p of matrimonty was
ten times as great as those walking
down the gangplank of divorce.
Los Angeles showed one Of
the highest percentages of di-
vorces in the country. There
were 16,605 marriages there this
year and 1882 divorces. Marri-
ages last year were 16,90o and
divorces 1918.
New York City lead the country
in marriages with an estimate of
$4,000 for the year, compared to
6G,430 last year. The total figures on
separations for the greater city were
not available, but in Manhattan, the
principal borough, there were 1900
compared to ll56 last year.
Reno, Nevada, led the percentage
of the country in divorces over mar
riages, as usual. Only 4G4 couples
went to the altar in that city while
| $40 We're united from unhappy al
liances. .--.-
Cupid worked overtime in Chicago
, and Cook county showed 42,239 mar
riages during the year, compared to
10,218 divorces.
Chicago had more marriages than
the entire state of Massachusetts
during 1923 and a lot more divorces,
too. Massachusetts statistics show
ed $1,000 couples married last year
and only 3593 divorces granted.
Figures for this year were not avail
able.
The figures reveal that over the
country as q whole the number of
divorces granted during the year
increased very little, if any, the ra-
ito to the number of marriages re-
>maining practically the same. In
Cleveland, however, there was con
siderable increase in divorce. Mar
riages in the county for the year
We're 1912, compared 20 ,256 last
year while divorces jumped from
3066 to $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-23
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WHAT'S DOING

Bankers Institute meets to-
night.
Imperial Valley Commandery
No. 81 meets tonight.
Order Of De Molay meets to-
night.
knights of Pythias Christmas
entertainment tonight for Boy
Scout Troop 26.
Basket ball game at high
school at 1880 p. m. between Ell
Centre and San Bernardino.
Butterfly at Palace thea
ter tonight.
Classmates at Valley thea
ter tonight.
Young IDEAS tonights, at
Tulane theater.
Boy Scout Troop 8 Christmas
party at home of Dr.. N. E.
Dupont tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-23
CALEXICO GETS
NEXT MEETING
OF SECRETARIES

Calexico was successful in obtain
ing tn next meeting oYthe CONNER
cial Secretaries ssocSas.iofr- south
ern California, according to Secre'
tary Carmichael of the Ell Centrl
chamber, who attended the Decem,
Der meeting of the association which
was held in Glendale Saturday.
Secretaries from upwards of 81
different Southern California cities
attended The meeting and discussed
informally, various matters bearing
on the upbuilding of the south and
closer cooperation between the
cities.
An invitation from the Los An
geles Chamber of Commerce to hold
the March meeting in the new cham
Der of commerce building in that
city, was accepted.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-23
Old Lassen T. Is
Ready For
Santa

REDDINC, Cal, Dec. 23.-
Mount Lassen, only active vol
cano in the United States wants
Santa Claus to understand that it
has q chimney he can come down
if he wants to. The game old
crater opened up yesterday blew
smoke rings for several hours,
melting tn, snow about its crest
and giving its human friends
for miles around a Christmas
thrill they had not counted on.
Winter lethargy had claimed
the old fellow again this morn
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-23
San Jose Man
Given CIemency

WASHINGTON, Dee. % Prcsi-
dent CoQlidge's only Christmas
clemency this year was granted to
John Rohrer, of San Jose, Calf,
whose life sentence in Leavenworth
prison was commuted to 20 years,
making Rohrer eligible for parole
at once. Rohrer, while a soldier
guarding the American legation at
Pekin, China, nine years ago, de
serted and in his flight killed a
Chinese policeman.
He was convicted of murder and
served the last nine years in Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, where author
tiles claim he has been model
prisoner ......-.-.-...
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-23
Two Ranchers
Die Instantly
ny United Press Leased Wire

SANTA ROSA, Cal, Dec. 23-
Thomas Stamford and Bartholo-
new Donovan, prominent Sonoma
county ranch rs. were instantly
killed near here today when their
automobile skidded on the Harbin
Springs road and overturned in Il
steep gulley,
Both men were thrown clear of
:he car as it ierked from the high
way and were crushed as it crashed
down upon them. They were hunt,
ing for cattle strayed during the
recent storm when the accident oc-
cured.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-23
L. A. Must Cease
Growth Unless
Bill Is Passed
Ry United Press heascd Wire

WASHINGTON, Dee. 23.-Failurc
10 develop the resources of the Colo
RADIO River means n termination of
the growth of Los Angeles, Calf,
il was stated in letter from the
city engineer of Los Angeles given
80 the senate irrigation committee
late yesterday during hearings on
the proposed development of the pro
ieet.
Los Angeles has reached the limit
of her present water supply and
must turn quickly to that afforded
by the project, the letter stated.
The city is also in great need of
additional electric power, the let
ter stated.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-23
Agencies Get a
Blow in Edict
of State Officer

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Dee. 23.-
Employees who receive temporary
Jobs through private employment
agencies are not obliged to pay the
full fee when the work develops into
permanent position, is was ruled
today by Attorney General L. $.
Webb in an opinion handed down
to Walter G. Mathewson, state com
missioner of labor
Webb also ruled that if the posi-
ton should develop into one Of an
other naturc.at higher pay as - re-
ward of merit the employe need not
pay an additional fee.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-23
VICTIM OF HARBOR
TRAGEDY IS BURIED

San PEDRO, Calif., Dec. 23.-Re-
mains of j. = \. Harrison, electri
clans mate, were being prepared
for burial today, following discovery
of the body in the outer harbor
Harrison was drowned when the
water-taXi La Moyne was burned
some days ago. AT first he was be
lieved TO be j. A. Keck, also drown
ed, but identity was established
through papers in his pocket
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-23
PORTLAND MAN ON
JOB IN LOS ANGELES
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Dec. % DR.
George Parrish, of Portland, Ore,
today commenced his duties as city
health officer, following his final
confirmation by the city council.
Objection by members of the coun-
ell and failure to secure his state
certificate held up DR.. Parrish s ap-
poiutment for several weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-23
PROBE CAUSE OF
AIRPLANE FALL
Dy United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Dee. 23.-The Christ,
mas air mail carried on today while
n double investigation was started
to place the blame for the fata;
crash of Charles Gilbert S air mail
plane at Kaneville, ILL.,, 60 miles
west of here. Gilbert, winged
Santa Claus of the night mail, leap
ed to his death while flying through
snowstorm from Chicago to Omaha
with packet of Christmas mail.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
STETSON AND CAMERON
NOW TRY TO GUST US.
FROM GRAND CANYON

A motion seeking to disp0ssess the
United States government of land To-
Gated within the Grand Canyon ma
tional park, Including that section now
developed o. the rim Of the canyon
at Ell Toyar vas last week filed in
federal court at Phoenix before Judge
Fred 6. Jacobs
The motion was filed by G. H. S.et-
son and others and refers to the
claims commonly known, as the Stet-
on-Cameron claims in which Sers,-
tor Ralph Cameron is said to be in
terested
According to j. r. Eak;n, superin-
tendent Of the Grand Canyon national
park. in Phoenix to attend the hearing
on the motion the Claims in question:
number 55, filed in 1919 month
before the Grand Canyon national
park was created and are said to over
lap the same territory which the
United States supreme court declared
invalid in 1920 at which time the dis
trict came into the possession OF the
government.
This area was withdrawn by prasi-
Dental proclamation by President
Roosevelt when he created the Grand
Canyon national monument in 1903.
The proclamation withdrew all land
from entry and warned lceaters that
they woald be elected as trespassers
If the motion is granted, according
to Mr. Eakin, the government win
lose the relief granted by the United
States supreme court in 1920.
Mach Of the land in question, it is
said, comprises the most scenic spots
along the south rim of the Grand Can
Won. Situated on it are. the El Tovar
hotel, the Bright Angel cottages, the
railroad station and administrative Of
fees Of the national park service, as
we'll as all other Improvements in that
locality.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
WHAT WOULD TED HAVE
DONE IF HE'D GOT IT?

Teddy Spencer, fire insurance man
at the First National bank, had a
long run through snow drifts Sunday
and after it was all over tried to con-
sole himself with the thought that
there were two reasons why he sould
not have done it. For one thing, it
was hopeless race. On the Other
hand, if he'd won, what could he have
done about it, considering the sea-
son is closed?
Teddy was out with his big car and
chauffeur couple miles west Of
Flagstaff and the chauffeur had to
stop because there was an immense
wild gobbler holding the road Out
leaped Ted. Away sped the gobbler.
Following came Ted. The. gobbler
gobbled. Ted held his breath so he
could run faster. Through drifts
waist high they plunged. Then, COM
ing to the edge of ravine, with the
void ahead and the momentum ha had
acquired the gobbler took to his
wings. Ted made last despairing
grab at his tail feathers, then regret
ted his own lack of wings to para
chute him to the bottom Of the ravine.
1t took Ted q half hour to retrace the
wide-fiung tracks he had just made in
three minutes.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
MISS NORMAN MARRIED
TO CONRAD PESSARRA

Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl. Norman an
nounee the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Florence June Norman to Conrad
Pessarra. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev Fl. F. Softley at noon on
Christmas day at the home of the
brides parents, the Griffin apart
ments. The marriage is no surprise
to the many friends Of the young peo-
pie, who knew that it was to come
soon after the graduation of the bride
from the Flagstaff Normal school
with the Christmas class.
Mrs. Pessarra has lived in Flagstaff
practically all of her life. She is an
accomplished young lady, of an
amiable manner that has added great
ly to her popularity. She has been q
consistent worker in the Federated
church and has helped at the Mexican
mission. Mr.. Pessarra is one of the
county's most progressive young
ranchers, who spends his winters in
Flagstaff, where ne is well known as
carpenter.
They will spend their honeymoon at
their ranch at Anderson Pass. The
Sun joins the many friends of the
newlyweds in wishes for their happi-
ness and prosperity through many
years.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
BILLY DENMAN GETTING
To BE REAL BIG MAN

Little Billie Denman is doing the
best he can to be man like daddy;
he feels a recent Thursday marked
q definite step in his ambition, for he
passed his fifth birthday. Fifteen
email friends helped him celebrate the
occasion, with pastimes appealing to
their notions of a joyous good time,
including the fun OF being turned into
keen little squirrels. They became
persons again in time to suitably dis
pose of the vastly appetizing birthday
cake and other goodies. Pink decora-
tions turned Billies home into a gay
place for these little guests: Marjorie
Schermann, Oracle Fairchiid, E,s:e
Jean Bartlett, Avo Campbell, Mary
and David Lay, Earnest Deitzman,
Lois Dickcrson, Gay Goble, Jack
s'ronske, Bobbie Mitchell, Freddie
Adams, Betty Mayhem, Betty Jean
and Junior Williams.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
SPRING VALLEY FARMERS
WELCOME RECENT SHOWS

After fighting their way through
deep snow drifts between their
ranches in Spring Valley and the
highway, S. .. Darden, Malcolm
Bovette, Mcdonald Boyette and Harry
Green reached Flagstaff late Sunday
night. MI Darden made his final
homestead proofs before Tom Rees
Monday morning The others appear
cd as witnesses. He had lived on this
ranch continuously for 20 years,
neither he nor his wife having been
away for even one night during that
time. This storm, though bad for
travel, is very welcome to the in
habitants of the valley after the long
est dry stretch in years. The oily
spring that had not gone dry was the
Big Elk spring at the W-Triangle
ranch, from which every one had been
hauling water for months. This
storm should insure good crops next
summer.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
DEER DRIVERS RETURN
BEATEN BUT CONFIDENT
DEER CAN Be DRIVEN

Chief George Mccormick and
Transportation Master Neil Berteling
got home Tuesday from the scene of
the attempted deer drive in the Kali
bah u. S. game preserve in this coun-
ty north OF Grand Canyon.
Mccormick and lot of other men
came with the horses across the same
way it had been hoped to drive the
deer. Berteling came around by Lees
Ferry with the trucks and supplies.
Following the calling off Of the
drive last week and the return of Zane
Grey and the picture men, McCormick
and a dozen others waited up there
in the deer country for the return of
two Of the party who had been away
for a couple of days and who it was
thought might be lost. They finally
showed up after having had lot of
trouble through their horses getting
away.
Then it was discovered that the
deer to escape the storm had worn q
deep path along a trail Of their own
into Grand Canyon, east of the trail
toward which the attempted drive
was made. Thereupon five of Nc
Cormick's party, stretched out into a
patrol a couple miles long experiment
ed to- see if they could drive the deer
into the trail, and found they could
This newly discovered trail at some
distance below the rim swing east to
the trail Mccormick intended using.
Practically everyone who took part
in the attempted drive feels that the
deer can be driven. In fact, they
drove them. But they had insufficient
men and incomplete organization
They should have had, they say, an
inverted "V" Gordon Of men ten miles
long, afoot, drilled and disciplined to
keep in line, something not always
easy when one part of the Gordon is
traversing a deep rayine or climbing
a bluff while another part is on
smooth ground.
The trouble last week was that the
deer ran ahead of the Gordon, clear
around either end and back behind the
line
Jimmie Babbitt, Berteling, Chy
Thomas, Lee Doyle-lnany others
say the drive can be made successfully
with lots of preparation, thorough or
ganization and discipline and at q
cost, probably, Of at least $1,000.
Mccormick, the boys say, worked
ike a Trojan every minute In cross
ing the Colorado rivey in Grand Can
yon going over, he did all the rowing,
crossing 35 times, each time leading a
horse, and then score of times more
with men and provisions. Coming
back most of the horses were swum
=, .,nT-oec ~, q bunob
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
MADE HASTE BUT NO
SPEED ENROUTE TO WINSLOW

Eager to reach Winslow before
morning, by travelling at night so as
to have the advantage of hard-frozen
roads, Jose Gomez found himself in
Mercy hospital in serious shape with
three fractured ribs and a punctured
lung. He was ON his way from Los
Angeles to Las Vegas, N. NJ, with a
friend in Ford coupe.
Coming at a fast rate down the
steep grade beyond Beeson's ranch,
the car skidded, slid around and tip
ped over, completely wrecking the top
and pinning the driver underneath.
His eompanion was uninjured.
Night Marshal Black routed out Drs
Scherlnann AMI Ploussard, who dis
patched a Lightning delivery car fol
the injured man. BY two o'clock he
had reached the hospital. When the
crew from Rabbits garage reached
the wrecked car next morning, cars
that passed in the night had appro.
priated three tires and the battery.
!
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
GET MONEY ORDER BEFORE
YOU GO DEER HUNTING

Advices from the Flagstaff forest
service office covering the hunting fee
proposition on the east side Of Kaibab
mountain, north of Grand Canyon
were received by The Sun last week
just too late for publication. Here
they are:
'EHunters who contemplate going to
the east side hunting area on the Kai-
bab, must provide themselves with a
money order made payable to the Salt
Lake City branch Federal Reserve
bank Of San Francisco, Salt Lake City,
Utah. This notice is being given so
that no difficulty may be encountered
in receiving q hunting permit, as for
est officers other than fiscal agents
cannot receive cash or personal checks
and word has been received at the To-
cal forest office that deputy fisca
agent will not be stationed on the
east side"
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26

s new council Of Camp Fire girls is
being organized among the girls Of
Emerson school by Miss Alnira Ham
mond. The girls are hustlers; their
present objective is sufficient funds
to furnish the room given them IN
Emerson school basement for a meet
ing place Monday the girls con-
Quoted a very successful candy sale,
collecting enough to <lrchase drap2s
for their room. The girls who dacked
out the candy boxes in holiday ga b,
made the delicious candy, and d s.
posed Of it at good profit, were
Mildred and Millicent Meyer, Opie
Babston, Julie Tarver, Susie Edward /,
Najala Nackard, Donna Baker, Mary
Ward and Eleanor Hchenhaus.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
BRANNEN SCHOOL TO GIVE
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

An interesting Christmas pageant
was presented by the pupils Of the
second and third grades Of Brannen
school at Emerson school auditorium
on last Monday night at o'clock.
The program follows:
Opening chorus, Bethlehem Babe .
Bethlehem scene, Joseph and Mary
seeking shelter. Chorus, 30, Little
Town OF Bethlehem"
Shepherds watching on the hillside.
Chorus, "Wind Through the Olive
Trees"
Angel chorus, 1T Came Upon the
Midnight Clear"
Manger scene, "Sing to Me Soft in
the Twilight" and away in a Man
ger."
Enter the three kings bearing their
gifts Of gold, frankicense, and myrrh.
Chorus, ''We Three Kings Of Orient
Are"
Closing chorus, "Silent Night"