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Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-22
LUNACY EXPERT
LAUNCHES FIGHT
ON POISON BOOZE.
DR.. Hall Says Alcoholic
Insanity Increases
1000 Per Cent
BY United Press Lenscd Wire

WASHINGTON, April 22.-Alco-
holic insanity has increased more
than 100 per ccnt under prohbi-
ton, Dr.. James Whitney Hall, chair
MN of the Chicago lunacy commits
sion today declared before the house
judiciary committee, holding hear
ings ON bills proposing modification
of the Volstead act.
/Dr. Hall presented figures to show
the alarming increase in alcoholism
during the past three years; laid
the responsibility directly at the
door of the enforcement act, and
urged modification.
~ don t know whether beer and
light wines will cure this situation, -
Hall continued. "But I believe it
will. 1t is worth 4 try. Something
must be done and | appeal 20 con
gress to do IT, This law must be
changed.
Says We're Hvpocrites
Former federal Judge Priest of
the st. Louis district began the day
with charge that prohibition has
been brought about by eXtravagant
expenditure of money to create pub
lie sentiment,
off the eighteenth amendment is
not enforced charitably it will fall
into the same practical obsolence
as the fourteenth amendment-tha
allowing the negro franchise he
declared
Judge Priest declared that prohibi-
tion had made America nation of
hypocrites and that if we could have
the vote of every citizen who@has
violated the Volstead act we could
repeal it tomorrow.
''This is an unpopular law it is
quite probably conatitutionally
improper law but if we allow 2.75
beer we may create enough popular
sentiment 20 enforce it. -
Priest was followed by DR.. j. C.
Norbeck, whose address "Good Eel
low avenue, st. Louis brought
laugh from the gallery.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-22
20 COLONIZERS
ARE COMING TO
I. V. TOMORROW

More than 20 coloni2yrs and
general agents of the Smith aD&
Rogers company, Kansas lCitL~>Mo.,
will arrive AZ Brawley tomorrow
morning for two day visit to I'M
pcrial Valley. The party is in Los
Angeles today.
Were it not for the foot and
mouth disease epidemic, we should
have several times as many home
seekers coming to Imperial Valley, y
l.. C. Smith, who is in charge of the
colonization projects, stated this
morning. "As it is we are bring
ing only those who will not wait
and who want to inspect the valley
at once.
With the homeseekers are general
agents from Kansas, Missouri, Tex
as, Oklahoma, Iowa and Illinois.
They are making the trip to get II
better idea of the valley.
"Wo have an organization that
covers more than 10 states now"
Mr.. Smith said. 'We are con
tinually growing and have in these
states agents in nearly every city.
All of these agents are talking
about Imperial Valley and distribut-
ing literature and facts calculated to
interest people in making invest
ments here. -
NJ. M. Lucy, western manager of
the company, has established his
headquarters at Brawley where he
will remain for some time taking
care of the eolonizers as they ar
rive and arranging for the tours of
the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-22
Earthquake in
Central Calf.

by United Press Leased Wire
BERKELEY, CAL, April %.
Earthquake visited Central
California early today, accord
ing to Professor McElwayne,
head of the University of Cali
forria observatory.
The seismograph recorded a
mild shock in the vicinity of
Mount Hamilton at 2:0S:47 a.
IN. lasting until gil a. IN. to-
day.
The instrument also recorded
a shock of greater severity yes
torday, starting at 12:06:44 p.
N. and lasting until 1910 p. m,
It was estimated to be 1900
miles distant, probable il Cen
tral Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-22
WHAT'S DOING

"Cappy Ricks,' American
Legion play Palace theater to-
night.
Literature section of Woman's
Ten Thousand Club meets to-
night with Mrs. K. J. Mack.
Imperial Valley Commanodry
No. 81 meets at Masonic hail
tonight.
Knight1 of Pythias meet to-
night.
knights Of Columbus meet at
st. Mary's hall tonight.
1.-THE Breaking Point, - Val
ley theater tonight.
Chapter meeting. Dslphian
Club, Ten Thousand Club, ID a.
III. tomorrow
Chamber of Commerce lunch
con tomorrow, naming of nomi-
mating committee.
Bridge tournament, last of
season, Ten Thousand, Club, to-
morrow afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-22
Lone Bandit Is
Richer by $4,000

LOS ANGELES, April 22.-Leap-
ing into ear driven by Walter
Newell, collector for the Richfield
Oil Company, lone robber today
forced the victim to drive for sew
eral blocks, then leye the machine
and $4,000 which he Had collected on
his morning round.
I'm kill you if you make Il
sound;" the bandit said, as he press
ed a revolver to Newell's temple
d" Leave that satchel behind and get
out.'
Newell furnished a good descrip-
tion of the robber to officers de
tailed to the investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-22
HEARST DENIES
KNOWLEDGE OF
1920 COP. DEAL
by United Press leased wire

WASHINGTON, April 22. VIII
liam Randolph Hearst, publisher, 90
day notified the senate oil commit
tee that he knew nothing Of rumor-
ed "deals at the 1920 Republican
national convention.
Hearst was named by III. w. BALI
ard, Los Angeles oil man, as one
who would eorroborate his testimo-
ny that the late Jake lIamon un-
successfully attempted TO engineer
a deal at the convention whereby
he was to have become secretary
of the interior.
In reply 20 telegram from Sen.
ator Standfield, Oregon, member OF
the committee, Hearst said he could
tell il nothing, terning Ballard =
testimony supremely silly. =
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-22
File Impeachment
Charges Against
U.S.. Judge In Va.


WASHINGTON, April o. I'M
parchment charges against Federal
District Judge w. f. Baker of the
northern district of West Virginia,
were filed with the speaker of the
house of representatives today by
United States District Attorney T.
A. Brown of the same district.
The charges were formally refer
red to the house judiciary commit
tee by Speaker Gillett.
Brown charged Judge Baker with
drunkenness, confiscation and con-
sumption of seized liquor, illegal i'm
priSonment of citizens, Irregularities
in certifying his expense accounts
and other high crimes and misde-
mCanOrS,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-22
COOLIDGE URGES U.S.. KEEP IDEALS
Rousing Speech
TO Editors In
Nezv York Citu
BY United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, April 22.-President
Coolidge came to New York today
10 address a gathering of editors
on some of the most important is
sues confronting his administration
The president s train arrived at
5:52 a. m. but Mr.. Coolidge and
his party, in his private car slept
late, rising shortly before s Il. M.
Breakfast for the president and
Mrs. Coolidge was served at the
Waldorf in a private dining room
about $50.
Guests at the luncheon where the
president was to speak, assembled
at p. IN. and Mr.. Coolidge went
Immediately to the luncheon room.
Colonel George Harvey and j. w.
Davis. both former ambassadors to
England, paid their respects during
the morning.
High lights in the President s
speech We're:
"Fuealamentally, America is
sound. 1t has both the power and
disposition to maintain Itself in a
healthy economic and moral condi-
ton. But it cannot do this by
making material prosperity its su-
preme choice. If America wishes
to maintain its prosperity, it must
maintain its ideals.
"With certain and definite
settlement of German reparations
firmly established would favor the
calling of :; similar conference (to
the Washington conference) to
achieve limitation of armaments-
should preliminary inquiries dis
close that such proposal would
meet with sympathetic response.
tour country refused to adj here
to the covenant of the LcagueF of
Nations with decisive rejection
which | regard as final. -
Stresses Law of Service
"'Complete independence means
complete coordination and coopera-
ton. From this principle arises the
oft-repeated law of service-we can
help ourselves only as we help 9th
ers. One of the preeminent require
ments of our country at the present
time is to emphasize in the public
mind this law of service.
81 trust that private American
capital will be willing to participate
in advancing this loan Go Germany
under the Dawes plan). Sound
business reasons exist why
we should participate in financing
the work of peace in Europe.
''There is an exceedingly healthy
disposition to uproot it Corruption
in office altogether and administer
punishmen. wherever competent evi-
dence of guilt can be produced. That
| ann doing AID propose to do.
Mr.. Coolidge finished speaking
shortly after ; p. m. and left the
hotel Immediately for the Pcnnsyl
vania station where he boarded his
private car.
President Coolidge's special train
left for Washington a. 1928 p. m
n large crowd checred Mr.. and Mrs
Coolidge farewell as the train pull
ed out of the station.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-22

SACRAMENTO, April o. Eff
forts of California representatives
distributed all over the United
States to defeat unreasonable and
unnecessary embargoes' are be-
ginning to bear results, it was in
dicated in several reports received
today.
a telegram from John L. Nagle,
general manager of the California
Fruit Exchange, who is now in Wash
ington, states that Secretary of
Agriculture Henry C. Wallace has
agreed to deputize state depart
mental agricultural inspectors to
certify fruit shipments through
states now enforcing rigid embar-
goes against California.
Another message from +. B. Nc
Kevitt, chairman of the governor g
committee now at Portland, Ore,
says that Gov. Pierce is very rea-
sonable about a. modification of the
quarantine and agrees to send a
committee to California for the dis
cussion of moderate regulations.
PHOENIX, April 22.-Arizona
was expected to act today TO shut
itself off practically complete from
California, as result of the foot
and mouth disease raging in sections
of the latter state.
With automobile travel already
banned from California, Governor
Hunt was expected to issue Il pro
clamation halt all passengers on
railroad trains from debarking at
any Arizona stations, with the eX-
ception of those who may hold spe-
cial certificates of permission issued
by deputies of the Arizona state
board OF. health.
Two hundred leaders of business,
stock raising and agriculture in the
state, following an all-day meeting
here yesterday, presented a resolu-
ton to Governor Hut demanding the
issuance of the new and ''germ
proof" regulations.
Deputies of the state board of
health are expected to leave at
once for principal California cities
and interview persons seeking to
enter Arizona. Only cases of '' ur-
gent necessity will be considered,
and then not if the party has been
in an infected area within 81 days
of the times he applies.
No Step Let-up on Ban
Passengers on through trains must
not leave their ears while III Arizo-
ma. Railroad with eating houses
will be required to carry diners so
passengers will not have to debark
to cat.
No let up on the rigid anti-travel
ban on motor traffic at Yuma and
Neddlcs was considered. On the
contrary, it was voted to reestab-
lish the barrier on the Indian re-
servation, Il miles inland on the
California side.
CONTINUED on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-22
NOTED ACTRESS is
GETTING BETTER
By United Press Leased Wire

FORT WAYNE, Ina, April 22-
Clara Kimball Young, film and legi,
tim&te stage actress, was reported
today as recovering rapidly from an
operation performed here Saturday
nighs for the removal of an abdo-
minal tumor. She probably will be
compelled to stay here for y month
before leaving for her home in Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-22
GOV. RICHARDSON
ASKS j. s. TAKE
PLAGUE CONTROL
Believe Embargo May Be
Eased Little; Arizona
In New Edict

SACRAMENTO, April o.
Gov. Richardson today wired
Secretary of Wallace asking
that the federal government
take charge of the foot and
mouth epidemic in California.
The governor request fol-
lowed receipt of word from G.
G. league, chairman of the
California committee now in
Washington, that Secretary Wal
lace had agreed to grant the re-
quest when official confirma-
tion of it should be received
from tEo governor.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-22
Gillett Brands
Yuma Charges as
Utterly Untrue

Branding the United Press from
yesterday quoting lies and
seeking long
there need for Interference the attempted om of M
zona officials to stop tourists from travelling on imperial County hg
Sheriff G said this morning that Dr. STAN had not crossed
California apology sheriff until Sunday when the
tourists had all and the sheriff district attorney had returned
Ell Cenro.
department justice
cerned, any interested wha they do
sheriff said My assist opening the roads
have to that and shall that they
open very county.
resurve county boundary
middle of Yuma, would
traffic that far Outside the counyI concerned
resolution passed meeting
yesterday approval
The resolution reads follows:
COMMEND uTLEY e1L1ETr
of of supervisors
Imperial officials
established quarantine station public highway
Imperial without the consent of authority the said county
of Imperial prevented persons
from travelling
ed travel the highways
reservations
Therefore be it resolved that after thorough investigation of the
above matter the supervisors
the attorney county of
Imperial opening said highways travelling public
ratify their action in that respect
And it urehr ordered highway kept open
the travelling public all reasonable times the sheriff
authorized and instructed reasonably necessary
to enforce this
BE it further resolved county Imperial obje
ton to the maintenance by the fumgatng
snfeetng plant within the boundaries of Imperial county for the
pose of carrying protective
the of
providing further that deputy sheriff county Imperial
maintained at the said station peace salary
deputy sheriff to be paid by of
The
the bridge
remain indefinitely awaiting modification
has kept in touch with officials
c has been nterfered with Imperial county Up
attempt orted.
BARD MAN
That Yuma papers opinions of Bard peope
who have been stopped from trading
of the sheriff and district attorney letter from
William Stuthman, a of the district
ceived by the sheriff today. follows:
II hought would write lines o yourk
relieving
- 1--we Bard district to
all blame closing the to
We do o tbipk
h Yuma unreasonable
stock and everything neighbors % me 81
thanking your kindness
trul
linn Stn nhman,t
New Britain herald., 1924-06-26
DR. FRANK CRANES DAILY EDITORIAL
The Rules of the Game of Love
By DIR. FRANK CRANE

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New Britain herald., 1924-06-26
CI INNINGS

Every state represented at the Democratic convention is surfeited with pride. The folks back home arc l led to believe that their delegations are being intermittently consulted by ] the party leaders and that everything depends on the attitude taken by the i delegation.
 Tho impoaancefof 4 small state at a national convention is relatively lit- tle; it is only with combinations with other state delegations that effective action for any one candidate is achieved.
 ! The state delegations in the main adequately reflect the sentiments Of their constituents in the party; if such sentiments arc somewhat isolated. if the sentiments furthcred by many other state delegations materially dif- fer. then the quantitative process is essential 10 hew the liue of party policy. Too much disparity in senii- mcnt between delegations results in discordant mixture. futile boUms and platform suggestions that never get further than inc committee rooms. Small. states are at disadvantage in such a maze Of ideas unless they have a quality of leadership that forces recognition.
 T. is through the medium Of im- portant leaders that a small state can achieve large influence. Tn this respect Cannerticut's democracy is fortunate in posscssinE man Of tho csiibre Of Homer $ Cummings. He is ths e.ief yoirc of Connecticut in Inc couvcn- lion. and as chairman Of the rcsolu- lions committee he niil Dc heard na- tiunally in no uamiaaken manner. No other state of equal sizp has a more bonored position in the body that is to promulgata the policies of Inc parry.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-26
:25 Fears Ago Today
StTaSen from Herald oi that dals
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Arthur W. Upson of Berlin, a stu- dent in the office of F. l.. Hunger ford, has applied for admission to the bar,
 Adna Johnson was pitched frog, his wheel in the Stanley Quarter yester- day afternoon and fractured his col lar-bone. lie is a nephew of Chief Johnson. He walked into town and had his injuries attended to by Dr. Bunnell.
 Wallace r.. Mason has been in town for several days and has had confer cnces with several members of the committee appointed to secure new principal for the high school Mir. Mason is candidate. It is probable that Mir. Mason will be elected by the board.
 Nearly sg50 has been collected so far by the committee in charge of the Fourth of July celebration.
 Internal Revenue Officer Sqnires Of Hartford has been in town for the past several days making collections from the saloonkeepcrs.
 Herbert II. Pease is preparing Co enter Yale University in the fall
New Britain herald., 1924-06-26
TANnANY TIGIH IaME

The renowned TammaHy Tiger. v-hfeh ru a losing figure in fhe Balti- more convention. and has Been Dn the dgungrade ss regards national iniiu- ence in the Democratic party ever since. is making as much noise iu New York az kitten on cork floor.
 The Tammsny complex in politics is out-of date. The days of machine politics or 3 national sc8is are over. Machine politics remain in local and state politics hert and tbtrc: bHt the machine everywhere is faring bad days.
 Tsmmany has retained its grip on the New York city government to some extent. fhe IIylan administration being regarded ss an offspring Df the
New Britain herald., 1924-06-26

Milk must be kept cool during a hot spell. Commissioner Thomas Holt of the state dairy and food commits sion has ruled. Farmers must keep 1t 55 degrees or below, otherwise it will be rejected at pasteurizing plants. As usual, many farmers and dairymen were not prepared to meet the rcgula- tions after tho cold season. Like city agronomists, they apparently expected it to remain cool all summer.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-26
The Frat Pin

tBy Reev opploman) He wore his college frat pin
 Just southward from his heart, And vowed that from it's resting place That pin should ne'er depart. Years that passed still found him Firm and standing pat. still wearing his college frat pin In honor of his frat. One day blue eyes confused him His high resolve took chase. \ soft voice coaXed the frat pin From it's old abiding place: They're now in a little bungalow With Welcome" on tho mat, And the frat pin? fastens baby
 clothes
 In honor of his frat!
New Britain herald., 1924-06-26
Observations On The Weather

Washington. June ss.--f'orecast for eastern New York. Fair tonight and Friday. little change in tempera. ture: gentle to moderate variable winds.
 For Southern New England; Fair tonight and Friday; little change in temperature; moderate northwest winds becoming variable.
 Conditions: The area of low pres sure over the eastern districts yes terday caused severe local thunder showers in the afternoon and evening. Pleasant weather prevails this morn ing in all sections east of the Mississippi. The temperature con- tinues slightly above normal in the Cntral and eastern disticts
 Conditiots favor for this vicinity fair weather with cool nights but warm during the day.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-26

o'clock and the Flying Cloud crossed early today.
 The Memory was the first in her class to cross the finish line last year.
 Starting in the present race with practically no breeze, the yachts en- countered heavy fog for the first two days, but later fair breezes and bet ter weather enabled them 10 make better time than had been expected,
 Two other yachts wero sighted in tho distance this morning.
 Fourteen yachts started In the race from New London Conn. to Bermuda last Saturday, Owing to tho light ness of the breeze most of the com- petitors drifted across the starting line.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-26

in business. was to be taken seriously.
 During the Taft regime, when anti trust suits were frequent and long,
 fought out, these trust busting ac- 1 tivities finally palled upon business men, the claim being set forth that they were unnecessary disturbances of l business conditions, A few of the old suits dragged along and were finally ' disposed of mostly in favor Of the 1 government. During the Harding ad- ministration none Of consequence were started.
 Attorney General Stones blast against the oil octopus unfortunately will earn criticism in some quarters as being a campaign gesture. It will be said by the cynical that the suits come just at the beginning of a presi- dential campaign and may be vote catching eZpedient. But whether President Coolidge would sanction such a procedure will be doubted by his admirers.
 The Coolidge administration has been termed by its critics as big business administration. Of course, such a charge may be merely cam paign utterance, and may he subject to the usual mental discount. The charge certainly fails to jibe with a sudden shift against the leading branches of the Standard Oil Co. and other petroleum concerns,
 The charges made by the govern ment are based partly upon agreem ents regarding gasoline refining methods. The so-called patent under which this is done is more than 60 years old, and is anybody's property; but by agree ment, it is charged, the companies are paying huge royalties to the trust" for permission 10 use the process, causing the public to pay an increased price for gasoline.
 Procedure against the oil com panies will he popular move in cer- tain quarters, especially among large proportion of the army of gasoline consumers, who believe they are pay ing too much for the product. The general run of business men and the manufacturing interests, having much at stake and fearing the effect of every breeze that blows against business stability, may not be overly pleased.
 One cannot help expressing the be- lief that the suits would not have ma- terialized had Harry NJ. Dangherty remained as head of the department of justice. They give an inkling Of sterner stun than the Ohio politician was capable of. It will require the quintessence of legal ability and energy for the government to drive these suits 10 a successful conclusion, and if requires no vivid imagination to reallze that Stone is a much better tool for the job than Daugherty could have been.
 Considering the wide use Of tho au- tomobile, a government suit that has as one Of its objects the reduction Of the price of gasoline becomes a sub- icct of personal interest 10 millions Of persons. In view Of this il is inter- estlng 10 note that none Of the New York morning papers today comment cd upon the suit. They may need more time to think it oNer
New Britain herald., 1924-06-26
OLYMPIC ATHLETES
 AS LIFE SAVERS
Americans Work Hard When
 Fire Threatens Village
ss rhs As.g.ta.ea Pr.as.

Bg The Assosiated Pr.ss.
 Roe lu.ncoult. France, June 26.- The American athletes, here to start l. tensire training for Inc Dlymp.c .bstties, had no more than settled into q hgaFy sleep last night after their tfEaEe across the Atlaftic than they e*fs call fl upon fo act ss lifc-sayers iu a z neral fire ahiCh broke out 1n inc siliaEe Of Eoc4uenc ut. near ti-e chateau where theF are quari cred.
 T#-nty hOus, s caught fire almoet sin1uli aneonsly. owing to a short cir cult in electric wires The dangling of Ire bells and bloains of whistles awakened tho Yankee Olympic con- ts zsde-s out Ol tHeir s'Imbcrs. Df I5IIdE s5. assisted by DT. Karl Andc-- son. the latter star hurdlcr. quickly organized rescue party and IasteHeI t0 fna resaue Of the villagers.