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Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-29
flowers LANE
BANDIT CAUGHT,
OTHERS SOUGHT

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 29.--lt win
now be somewhat safer for spoon
crs to park on unfrequented high
ways, following the arrest sand as
serted identification yesterday Of
Charles S. Finkleman, alleged 'Lov.
or IS Lane bandit
Along with several other youths
now being sought. Finklem,m is
charged with having held up Il
score of more of ''petting parties. =
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-29
Two Narrowly
Escape Injury

A Mexican man and woman es-
capped serious injuries yesterday ON
the road to Calexico when their
automobile swerved from the high
way into the fence near lIeber
smashing the windshield and doing
other slight damage to the car. The
two occupants suffered minor cuts,
Deputy officers drove to the scene
CT the accident, but did not secure
the names Of tho couple, who were
able to drive on.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-29
lNDICT FORBES,
BRIBERY CHARGE

by United Press Leased Wire
CHICAGO, Feb. 29.-Indict-
ments charging bribery, were
returned here today by spe-
cial federal grand jury against
Colonel Charles R. Forbes, form
er head of the United States
veterans bureau and j. w.
Thompson and Black Construct
tion Co. of Chicago and St.
Louis. The action followed sew
eral weeks of investigation into
charges of graft in the vete-
rams bureau during the Forbes
administration.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-29
HARTMAN ATTACKS J. Y. GRAND JUR
Made in
Reply TO Probe
OF Utah SOlOn

WASHINGTON, Feb 29.--Charges made
against Imperial county, California, officials to-
day. by Rev. George A. Hartman, Ell Centre, Calf,
state chaplain of the American Legion, testifyng in
favor Of the Swing Johnson bill before the house rr
cation committee
After Hartmans defense Of the Boulder Canyon
project, Representative Leatherwood Utah. question
ed him regarding adverse report made by the
ty grand jury the conduct Of affairs of the Imperial
Valley reclamation district
THAT investigation made wholly and solely
by those opposed to the proectmen not fit to be cit
of Imperial any other district" Hartman said
do you to say that you believe officials of
your county hostile to this legislation asked
Ieatherwood.
Among the official body of our county think
there who traitors to this cause" Hart
man answered.
The only two witnesses heard today were Hartman
and Elmer Heald Of California, also representing the
California American Legion. Both witnesses told the
committee that the proposed construction of the dam
would open opportunities for World War veterans
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-29
Two Car Loads Kansans Leave for Valley Tomorrow
Kiluunis Club irl
Capital Enjoys
Valley Produce

The following telegram from
Mark Rose, one Of the dela-
gates who spor ,ored the Kiwa-
mis- Club banquet at Washington
last night, was received today
by G. G. Jenkins, manager of
the Imperial County Farm
Bureau.
''Kiwanis banquet a great
success. Coloney Fly delivered
an exceptionally good address
and Congressman Swing gave
very good talk and explained
the pictures. Several congress
men and -.anators were present
and two spoke. Approximately
2EO present. Banquet was pro-
ductive Of much coed and much
beneficial advertising.
Mark Rose
Kiwanians who attended the bar
quet held in Washington, d. G
Yesterday were given unique trea
by producers from Imperial an
coachella Valleys and the Yum
district. A couple of tons of vegt
+ables and winter produce wer
fresh from the valleys t
Washington for the event. Even tn
soup was made from tomatoes an
oeas from here.
At the meeting Col. B. F. Fly o
Yuma was the principal speaker an
ne told those present about tn
needs for the Boulder Canyon Dar
a visible impression on n
waniahs there.
Representative Adoph j. Sabat
If Chicago, "a friend OF Colonc
Continued Gil Page Eight3
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2 KILLED, 5
HURT IN BLAST

QUINCY, ILL.,, Feb. 29.-Two
men were killed and eight in
jured, two seriously, when
boiler exploded at the plant of
the North Star Egg Case Com
pany here today. The dead:
Herbert Heistler and l..
"Bu6' McCoughlin, both of
Quincy.
The explosion occurred in the
paper making section of the
building.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-29
.MelOland Man In
Auto Accident

Dan O'Leary, workman employ,
ed at Meloland, was brought to the
Ell Centre hospital last night suffer
ing from bruises sustained in an
auto accident on the road between
FL Centre and Calexico. He was
zone of several male occupants of the
ear, the Others whose names We're
mot reported, escaping without in
jury.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-29

PAINESvILLE, Ohio, Feb.
29.-Dan L. Madden, %, didn't
celebrate a birthday until he
was eight, when leap year
'"leaped" right past the year
1900. He was born February
20, 1896.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-29
Their Birthdays
Occurring Today

WASHINGTON, Feb. 30
Leap Years extra day brought
Rear Admiral Colby M. Chester,
retired, one Of his few birth
days today. Though he Is 80,
Admiral Chester has "lcaped"
81 birthdays, because he was
born on the extra day in the
year 1874.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-29

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 29.-
Miss Alice Palfreeman celebrat-
ed her fifth birthday and she
and five guests created a sensa-
ton by appearing in "five year
old'' costumes.
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their department head receiving
$4,000 a year. Iowa and Missouri
are tied for second highest With
$500 piece, while Illinois, with
$1,000, Michigan, Minnesota and
South Dakota with $4,000 come
fourth, sixth and seventh. Nebras-
ka, paying their department head
1896 is eighth on the list and
North Dakota, paying her Chief En-
gineer but $3,492 year is the low
est among the nine. s.,
Wisconsin and Minnesota with
$4,000 a year, Missouri with $1,000,
Iowa with $4,000, Illinois \ with
$4,000, South Dakota with $780,
and Montana with $4,000 are ahead
Of North Dakota in the amount paid
their assistant chief engineers. Ne
braska paying her assistant $4,000
is the only one among the eight
states who have assistant chief en-
gineers, that is lower than North
Dakota with her salary of $1,000 for
the assistant Chief Engineer.
Department heads in North Dakota
are paid but from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year while in the neighboring states
the salaries for these officials range
from $4,000 to $4,000, the majority
of them being about $4,000: Divi-
sion Engineers in North Dakota are
paid but $3.50 while in the other
states they range from $4,000 to
81 900.
Resident Engineers in North Da-
'kota receive but $1,000 to $4,000 in
salary while in the majority of the
neighboring states the salaries for
these employees average from -, 100
to $4,000. ~a~ambt
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EXPERTS HOPE
FOR LESS RUST
IN NO. DAKOTA

Continued from page one.)
none of these were infected with
the cluster. cup stage Of the black
stem rust"
Heavy infection on barberry plants
in Michigan and other states have
been reported. Reports were re-
ceived Of barberry infection in
southeastern Minnesota May IL and
June 2, and these dates were de-
clared to be later than usual for the
first appearance of the rust. Late
ness of barberry plants, together
with dry, cool weather early in
June which was not favorable for
infection of wheat plants from the
barberry stage of the rust, are
among the important causes for the
lack of rust thus far, according to
authorities.
About a week from the time the
wheat plant is infected before the
first pustules are produced, Miss
Weniger explains. Usually about
two weeks elapse from the time rust
is-first reported in the state until it
becomes widespread. Warm weather
with heavy dews is said to be most
favorable for its development.
Many samples Of wheat have been
sent to the plant pathology depart
ment at the Agricultural college
from farmers in all parts of the
state who feared they had rust in
their fields, according to Miss
Weniger The diseases most COM
monty found on these plants were
varieties of Helminth os porium
blight, common every year and caus-
ing little damage except in certain
varieties of durum. This disease
produces small, brown or yellowish
spots in the leaves, but there are
no pustules or breaking through Of
the surface of the leaves.
Black Chaff
Black chaff, a bacterial disease
which was next to black stem rust
in severity last year, has not yet
made its appearance, and usually is
not manifest until the wheat has
been headed out for some time. Other
common plant diseases in North Da-
kota, possibly excepting loose smut
and flax wilt, are not so prevalent
as in previous years. according to
Misx Weniger, who attributes their
abse!.ce to the late season and the
healthy growth Of small grains.
~The terms red rust, black rust
and leaf rust are otter. confusing"
says Miss Weniger. cred rust and
black. rust are not two diseases, but
simply two stages Of the same dis
ease, the correct name Of which is
black stem rust of wheat. 1t is
during the red stage that the dam
age is caused, instead Of the black
as-is commonly believed. Leaf rust
is separate disease from black
stem rust" 49, IT,.
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VETERAN WILL
APPEAR HERE
IN 'LIGHTNIN'
Charges E. Evans, Who Takes
Part of Judge, on Stage
For Many Years

Memory's door is gently opened
for older plaYgoers by the announce
ment that Charles f. Evans, veteran
of the old Hoyt farces, is coming
to-, town as the Reno judge in John
Gelden's production of "Lightnin"
at the Auditorium July 16.
Evans starred for upwards Of
twenty years in "a Parlor Match"
which the late Charles X Hoyt
wrote especially for him and his
partner, Bill cole Hess) Hoey and
the charming French twins, their
wives. 1t was in this play that Anna
Held made her first American APP
pearance at the Herald Square
Theatre. Evans heard her sing her
famous success, "Won't You Come
and Play Wiz Me?" at the London
Palace Music Hall and he induced
her to come to New York as a
special interpolated feature in the
farce.
Five years ago, when Evans trans
fesred his activities from the stage
to the screen, he discovered" Kath-
crime Macdonald as potential mo-
vie star and in association with
Samuel f. Rork, an old theatrical
cQmrade, he promoted corporation
tc. exploit her productions. Evans
withdrew with fortune after com
plotting her first pictures, "The
Thunderbolt," and Rork continued to
handle, "The American Beauty" up
to last season.
After the death of his partner,
Hoey, in 1894, Evans took a ten
year lease on the Herald Square
Theatre. He assigned the last three
years to the late Sam S. Shubert,
thus giving the Shuberts their first
foothold as New York managers.
Despite his long and varied career
Evans looks no more than fifty and
his present engagement in "Light-
MIN" was sought to relieve the mo-
1,otony of retirement from active
work. His home in Hollywood is
one Of the show places of the movie
colony.
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SALARIES FOR
HIGHWAY WORK
NOT HIGH HERE

Salaries expended in the building
of good roads in North Dakota are
the lowest among nine neighboring
states, according to figures compiled
by the state Highway Commission
and released today, with the excep-
ton of the salary of the assistant
Chief Engineer who is paid $4,000 a
year in North Dakota and but $2,4OO
in Nebraska and the salaries Of the
various resident engineers who. are
paid from 1,45O to $4,000 in South
Dakota and from $500 to $1,000 in
North Dakota.
The figures are compiled on a
basis of five divisions Of employees
the Chief Engineer, the assistant
Chief Engineer,> the department
heads, the division engineers and
the resident engineers.
Wisconsin has the highest paid
Chief Engineer in thes nine states
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SELECT BRYAN
ON ONE BALLOT
IN CONVENTION

Continued from page one.)
Illinois 4. Gaining by ones and
twos, his total stood at 81 on the
9Th and on the 9Th it went to IS
by the addition Of Louisiana. Then
fer 13 roll calls it stood still.
Davis Votes Rose Steadily
BY this time the deadlock be-
tween Smith and McAdoo had be-
come a grim tug of war, but Mr..
Davis votes rose steadily to peak
of 129 on the 23rd ballot. For a
ballot the total remained station
airy, and then it dropped slowly to
38 on the 58th ballot. That was
his lowest point between the open
ing ballots and the end, for despite
the Ralston opposition, Davis
climbed from GO on the 59th, to 76
on the 9th and 70 on the. 74th.
After few more ups and downs
within a margin of Is votes, he
had GO on the 93rd. %
AT that point sRalston had
reached his highest total, and his
sudden withdrawal from the race
proved a windfall to the Davis
boom, which, when the roll was
called for the Goth time, had gath
cred in, enough from widely scat
tered sources to bring Davis up
to III and on the Tooth roll call,
the last before adjournment, Mr..
Davis total stood at 2O3.
9 McAdoo and Smith both were
out indefinitely, but the. tired dele
gates were not yet certain where
they should turn. The states
standing at the head Of the column
temporized, either, standing by
their favorites or scattering their
strength widely. But when Mary
land was called, Governor Richie,
who himself had been given the
solid vote Of his state through an
even hundred roll calls, mounted a
chair under the Maryland standard
at the rear Of the hall and shouted
up 16 votes for Davis.
Finds Himself il Lead
Before the cheering was ever,
Mississippi had followed the lead
Of Maryland, and a, little later
North Carolina gave Davis 20. out
Of her "a, Ohio gave him 23;
Pennsylvania, 10; South Carolina
18. Virginia, breaking the solid
"a she had been boarding for her
fayorite son, Senator Glass, gave
half of them to, the son Of her
neighbor on the West, New York
took notice Of his candidacy for the
|fissta time, giving him a solitary
one from her 80. In a field of 16
candidates, he had received on this
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Imperial Wiz of X. X. X. Evades the Spotlight

Guilty in arranging conference
with Senator James E. Watson, who
previously had announced he would
have no dealings with Khan OF
klansman. Later it was understood
that Bossert had "sold'' Watson on
the Klan.
Anyway, as good salesman who
is interested in knowing his "line,'
Bossert didn't miss a move in the
test of Klan strength as it was
staged in the Democratic tug-of-war
He says it's still a salable line.
Folks who weren't taking the con.
vention too seriously had a good
time up until the second week of
the proceedings. 49,.
Plenty of liquid refreshments were
on hand and not too many questions
| were asked or iden.fications requir-
ed before obtaining it.
Then e. C. Yellowly, district chief
for Roy Haincs and the prohibition
outfit, began turning things tcpsy-
turvy.
Cafes adjacent to the hotels hous-
ing convention headquarters were
raided and the liquid JOY confiscated
Proprietors and barkeeps were
given ride in the wagon and placed
under heavy bond. In some cases
the well-being if not the pleasure of
the visitors were protected by swear
, ing out paddock injunctions'' and
locking up the premises.
Highballs that had sold freely at
IS cents throw jumped to 81 and
were hard to find ut that.
And the final blow came when it
was announced that any visitors,
whether delegates and convention
guests or not, who were found in
any place serving liquor, would be
held as material witnesses. Nobody
had much zest for liquor after that!
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BY Harry b. Hunt
NEA Service Writer

New York, July 1O.-One distin-
guished visitor to New York during
the Democratic convention who didn't
try to get special passes to Madison
Square Garden and who evaded,
rather than sought, the spotlight, was
Hiram w. Evans, imperial wizard of
the Ku Klux Khan.
Evans, visiting the convention city
incognito, registering as one of a
party" with friends from Washing
ton, D. c., was more completely
shrouded from sight during the con-
vention than he would have been
wearing the cap and gown of his
, mystic order.
But he kept in close touch with
the proceedings by radio, particular
ly during the fight to name the khan
specifically in the platform dcnuncia-
ton of organizations fostering re-
ligious and racial .hatreds.
Evans, who is dentist and once
pulled teeth down in Texas for a
living, occupied a suite of five rooms
at an uptown skyscraper hotel close
to the center of political activities.
Not so exclusive in his clannish-
ness was Walter Bossert, Khan grand
! dragon Of Indiana and imperial or
ganizer for the Kluxers in 20 other
states.
While he didn't attempt to get
oI, ~. IL
gates, nor even call on Pattangall
of Maine or Quigley Of Massachu-
| sets to convert them to his opinion
of the Klan as an institution, he did
browse about a bit and give inter-
ested New Workers an opportunity
to see just what real live, flesh
and blood klansman looks like.
They saw, in Bossert, smiling
pleasant, smooth shaver gent of the
travelling salesman type. A bit in
clined to stoutness, he carries also
an air of prosperity and success, as
1 though he had made go at selling
his line and had cashed in a COM
Portable competence in so doing.
Before he took up his organic.
ing labors for the Khan. Bossert was
smalltown lawyer in Indiana. His
first experience in organization work
was in helping Will II. Hayes over
haul and get in running order the
G. O. p. machine in thes Hoosier
state.
Whether there was anything poll
teal in Bossert's mind when he turn
ed organizer for the Khan, per-
haps he himself doesn't know. Many
however, believe he believed the
Khan offered a shortcut to political
influence and power. At least it has
given him that
Bossert and the Klan were dccid-
ing factors in the recent Republican
primary in Indiana. When Bossert
visited Washington she had no diff.
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ial. I'VE hopc-Wc even expect" de-
clared Haley Fiske, now president
Of the company. that some dis
covcry will be made here that will
be connected with the name of the
donor and viii be of lasting benefit
TO future generations"
Dr.. H,lw;,r,! f.. Baldwin. bead OF
Trudoan t'anatnriUr, at Saranac
Lake and one OF III" GnremCst auth
critics on 'ub"rcu!o. ). welcomed
Oh" now laboratory iIto the field Of
scientific research. The sanator-
ium represents what we know
about tuberculosis he declared.
THE laboratory represents what
We do not know. bu; must find out"
An interesting figure at the cere-
pony was the Rev. Father p. MI.
Waggett, famous British scientist
and theolc san who studied with
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the great Pasteur. foremost scient.
ist of the nineteenth century. ."Only
to-day we are beginning to UNDER
stand the greatness of Pasteur,~
he said. "The world knows moth
ing of it's greatest men, the unseen
workers. secret, clustered. hidden.
world-forgetting, they pursue their
studies tirelessly until one day the
world learns that they have dis,
covered a cure for some disease;
The Metropolitan sanatorium has
been the chief means, directly
through it's treatments, and in
directly, through the instruction
passed on to fellow workers by for
mer patients. in reducing by SO
per cent the death rate from tn-
berculosis among the company'N
employees. within q period Of ten
Yeara'
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The dedication of the Hegeman
Memorial Laboratory at Mt. Nc
Gregor near Saratoga Springs.
N. Y. marks a step forward in the
fight on tuberculosis. according to
the medical authorities who par
ticipated in the ceremonies re-
Gently.
The new stone structure is a
harmonious architectural feature
of the sanatorium group of twenty
two buildings, which the Mctropol-
itan Life Insurance Company main
tains Tor the benefit of the sick
among the 10000 of its field and
home office staff.
1t was provided for by a fund of
100000 in the will of the late
John Rogers Hegeman. president
of the company from 1891 to 1919
~ whom the building is q memcs.
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MANDAN NEWS
JUST WANTED PARTS

Thieves who stole Ford touring
car on July 4th. the property of E.
F. Eberle, employee of the Bingen-
heimer Mercantile company. didn't
want the car. .
They had car of their own.
And all they wanted was parts.
Mr.. Eberle recovered his car
RECENTLY. 1t was found in pasture
on the hills southwest of Sunny.
That is, what was left of it.
The car had been stripped of its
hood, the spark plugs, all five tires
and rims, seat cushions. and floor
boards, tools, some of the wiring and
other fittings to the value of ap-
proximately $3.50. 49,.
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CRAfG.PLEAS. :. .s' J. i
NOT ENTERED

kaM8hre, N. D.. July 1o.-No
pleas ARE entered in district court
here. Nxsntly by Ray W. Craig. for
mar Labor banker charged. with
eptbe1 nent and forgery. The de-
fepdaJG was. arraigned on a charge
~ fof ry. -Tuesday and the court
gx6nts "a motion to reinstate a bond
cfsS2, o6Q declared forfeited il II June
wen ~. Craig, failed TO appear for
trioL,. It. ma stated that he was
delsipAd 81 Florida because Of the
se5foHx Illness Of Ills child. ,.,,,'s
. ISJtqwtpgs his arraignment for
fo9.erx, eftofneys Tor the defense
made 4 motion to dismiss on the
grounds al lack ek inFisdiction. This
mot 3, Mfa1 oyaft The defense
Es tls. : .ss 3. ssa s9ss,aot to
w. srapt "a arguing this motion.
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POSITION WANTED by High School
graduate, prefers office work, can
typewrite and take dictation. Will
do full or part time work. Write
p. o. Box 149. 7-1O-3t
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MOVIE DIRECTOR

Earle W. Peterson, formerly of
Mandan, has been engaged to assist
in directing the filming of six pic
lures for one of the leading COM
panies Of the west coast, according
to Mrs. L. N. Cary who returned
from California yesterday and who
was guest at the Peterson home.
As young man Mr.. Peterson
played. juvenile roles with a COM
pany which produced Ibsen plays.
He tired of the stage and came to
Mandan to make his home with his
brother, A. H. Peterson, now cashier
Of the Farmers State Bank being To-
Gated here. After serving a. assist
ant postmaster. for several years and
some years in the furniture business
he left about a year for the coast.
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FATHER Is DEAD

Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Richardson has
received word of the death of Mr..
Richardson's father at Fond du Lac,
Wisconsin. and left. last eve
ming for that city to attend the
funeral ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs
Richardson returned about "a week
ago from, Fond du,. Lac where they
had been to visit the elder Mr.. Rich
ardson, who has been in poor health
for. some time. n /.
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FOR RENT-Modern five room
apartment. l.. X. Thompson.
Phone 287. T. 7-1O-dw
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ststion It Msdrid, spain. is broad
casting on two and : aah kilowatts.
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CADILLAC FOR SALE-Four pas.
senger phaeton in splendid con.
dition, run less than 10000 miles,
runs and looks like new. Will sell
on terms to reliable party or may
trade for good land. Address e
L. Peterson, Dickinson, N. d.
7-1O-2t
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LICENSE CRANTFD

A. marriage license was issued yes
terday by County Judge Shaw tc
Miss Gertrude Glass and Gus Trei-
Der. both Of Hebron.
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Too Late To Classify

FOR Rents large light house
keeping rooms. Practically fur
nished. Phone 500. T-10-3t