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Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
BANDIT GANG SLAY, ROB IN WILD ORGY
MAYOR LAVAYEA
TO LEAVE VALLEY
In NEAR FUTURE
Moves to Fresno to Take
Charge of Four
Offices

Mayor w. II Lavayca, viecprcs
ident of the Consolidated Title In
surance Company, after a residence
ofs12 years in the valley. will leave
for Fresno in the early part of next
year, either nj the beginning of
January Or the following month, it
was announced officially this morn
ing. This move is made necessary
by the opening of new branches as
announced in this paper recently
In his new position, which means
q very important promotion, he Will
have charge of the four Offices
north of Tehachapi, which the com
pany has acquired, and San Bernar-
dino will control the four offices
situated south of that poin't. The
mayor besides looking after the
ouartette of offices to the north,
will act as a sort of liasion officer
with those in the south part the
general headquarters still remaining
at San Bernardino.l
One or two changes in the per-
sonnel will follow with Mr.. Lava
yea s transference to another sphere
of activity. A. +, Grow, manager
of the company, remains at San
Bernardino, where Clarence Barton,
one time manager-e editor of the Val-
ley Press joins the staff, and r.
p. Nuttall and j. r. Ford will ben
eft by exchanges, details of which
are not decided upon as yet Nut
t;,l is coming to the Ell Centre Of
flee. in few weeks.
For - years the mayor has been
with the title company located here,
and during that time has filled va-
rious public offices, having been y
director of the chamber of COM
merce, member of the county Re-
publican central committee, and
member of the board of trustees,
| having served one year as mayor.
He has made no public announce
ment of his future departure. but
will inform his public and privatc'
affiliations today.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
CLEAN-U OF
LIQUOR RING
ON IN NORTH

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15.-Ar-
rests of the men ''higher up be-
lievcd responsible for engineering
the alleged plot to flood California
with Canada whiskey were promis-
ed today by federal Investigating
officials.
Vincent Quartararo, wealthy San
Franciscan, president of the Royal
Finance Company and of the Bo-
hemian Cocktail Company of San
Francisco, has been arrested and
released under $4,000 bond, charged
with being financial agent of the
smuggling interests.
Another important development
of the investigation was the request
by the retiring grand jury to re-
main in session another week to
complete work it has started. This
jury has refused to make public a
general statement of the liquor
smuggling situation which had been
requested by Federal Judge Part
ridge.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Nov. IS
Twelve secret indictments were fill
ed by the federal grand jury last
fight in connection with the b.obb-
ing of the two federal dry sleuths
at Escaion more than month ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
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!, LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10
Strengthening the belief that tht
slayer of Harry l. Katz, will revel
be known, the last suspects under
technical arrest in connection with
the ease were at liberty today.
Chase Carroll, the barber husband
of pretty Dorothy Carroll, sweet
heart of Katz, Earl Bridges, Car
roll S roommate, and the woman her
self were all released late last night,
after thorough Questioning had con
vinced investigating officers THAI
the trio was uneonnec.ed with the
murder.
Betting at police headquarters
was two to one that the slayer had
made good his escape and will not
be apprehended.
The distrio. attorney ; office was
a bit more optimistic, but the gen
eral belief was that katz mystery
will join AZ other unsOlved murders
prrpetrated i'll Los Angeles county
during the past three years.
-Four hours last night Carroll and
Bridges were queS'loHeu ny mem
bers of the district attorneys S ho-
mieide squad, but they finally con
vinced officers the story of their
movements the night of the murder
was correct.
Mrs. Carroll was questioned IS
WELL She related again the story
of how ber estrang'd husband shot
another man two years ago during
an argument over her, and sad he
owned a revolver.
In a dramatic meeting at the jail
door after the three were released,
Carroll walked to his wife S side,
bent over her and whispered her
name. They left together.
Rosita Marstin. film actress
friend of Katz', and others who
knew him Will be questioned again
today as authorities search, admit
tedly without much hope, for Il de
finite clew.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
Woman. Murdered,
Desperate N or
Death us Result

FRESNO, Ca;.i., GOV. Frank
Purio, 30, is in custody Of Fresno
police, with Il bullet hole i'll his
jaw and neck which may prove fat
al, and George W. Boyle, GO, con
stable of Kingsburg, is seriously
wounded while police are combing
Fresno city and county for Il com
panion of Purio, and posse of cit
izens and officers of Kingsburg are
scouting that vicinity for third
member of the band OF desperadoes
who have fled through the SalI Joa
quin Valley since last Tuesday
night, leaving a, series of holdups
and one murder in their wake.
A japanese woman was slain by
the b?hd Of escaped convicts Thurs
day night inAa gun battle which
Followed the holding up of two fam
llles Of Japanese near Lodi
When Albert Woodworth, taxi
drive rof Los Angeles staggered
nearly exhausted into police head
quarters here and told his story of
how he had been forced at the point
of a gun to drive the trio from
place to place since last Tuesday
night, police hurried to Inyo and
Van Ness avenues, where Purio was
found in Woodworth 3 car, which
had been riddled with bullets, wreck
ed and abandoned at midnight, suf-
fering from bullet wounl in the
jaw and neck which he sustained
earlier in the night ut Kingsburg
when Constable Boyle attempted to
arrest the trio and was himself
wounded.
Escaped from Road Camp
Jack Canton, who escaped from a
road camp in Kern county last
Wednesday and James II. Gregg,
who escaped with Puio from a road
camp near Chomchilla on October 81
after their recaptGre following a
Jail break at Folsom prison, were
his two companions, Purio told Off
GERS rs he lay dying in the emerg
ency hospital.
Canton leaped from the ear near
Kingsburg following the shooting
of Boyle, and Gregg left the party I,
in the outskirts of Fresno, Wood I
worth said. A quantity of loot con
ssting chiefly of fire arms was |
found in Woodworth S car. /
Gregg was captured early today |
in the railroad yards here and offer
cd no resistance, although he was
well armed. He was taken to the
county Jail for questioning.
Officers believed they would have
Canton in custody before nightfall.
STOCKTON, Calf, Nov. lily
man Champitt, railroad fireman
of Stockton, and George Pellicca
were being closely questioned this
morning following their arrest at
Lodi last night. The men are be- +
lieved to be members of the bandit
gang which held up several Japan.
use ranchers and murdered Mrs. X.
Urakami Thursday night. They
were positively identified by the
husband of the slain woman as mem
bers of the gang which visited his
home and engaged in a battle with
II visiting japanese.
Partial Identification has been
made by other victims. Both men
deny completely in the raids.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
ARREST One IN
COUNTERFEIT CASE
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CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 15.-J. ".
Zottarelli, local attorney, was ar
rested today by William Harper,
United States secret service opera.
tive, in connection'w with what feder-
al Officers said was n nationwide
$5,000,000 counterfeiting conspir-
acy'
The warrant on which Zottarelli
was arrested charged him with pos
sessing, uttering, publishing and
passing counterfeit United States
securities-$5 war savings stamps
dated 1919.
Zottarelli also is charged with
selling $40 bogus stamps of $4,000
face value.
Detective Harper said the attor-
ney was member of gang of
counterfeiters who were flooding
the United States treasury depart
ment with counterfeit stamps.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
TULANE DECISION
DUE ON MONDAY

Argument in the case involving
the Tulane theatcr was closed last
night, and Judge M. w. Conkling
said he would give his decision on
Monday, Attorney Horton occu
pied most of the day in presenting
his side of the matter, quoting a
host of authorities on behalf of his
clients, Charles +. Ferguson and Ed
Raymond, who are anxious to open
the Sixth street theater as n NOV
ing picture house, and are tempor-
arily restrained until the applica-
tion for an injunction is decided one
way or the other.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
YALE BEATS
PRINCETON

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PALMER STADIUM, Prince
ton, N. j., Nov. 15.-With a
touchdown and field goal in
the third po,iod, Yale defaats
ed Princeton 10 to 0 before
crowd Of Go,00o here this af-
ter1ocn.
Bllnnell, the Yale quarter
back, run punt back so yards
to Princeton's 10 yard line and
a forward pass, Kline to Joss,
scored q touchdown. The fio,d
goal was beautiful As yard
dropkick by Harry Scott, the
Yale back.
Princeton was outpl y e d
throughout the entire game and
never had 2 cAance to score.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
ALTAWOOD WINS
PIMLICO RACE
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PIMLICO RACE TRACK, Md.
Nov. 15.-J. f. Widener ) Altawood
won the $4,000 added Pimlico cup
handicap, feature of the closing day
here in binding snowstorm. The
Belair stud s Aga Khan again ran
second behind the Kentucky speed
ster, and Sunsini, racing in the col
ors of the Lilane stable, took third
money. Only four started i'll the
stake. My Own being the one un
placed.
Snow which succeeded the rain
which began early in the day, fell
heavily and at times obscued the
track so that those in the stands
couldn t see the horses.
Altawood negotiated the two and
n quarter miles in three nipute'
and 81 seconds. He was an out
standing favorite and returned his
hackers only one dollar for every
two invested Aga Khan was second
choice.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
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Today's Results
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Yale 1C, Princeton 0.
Harvard 0, Brown 7.

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Yale 1C, Princeton 0.
Harvard 0, Brown 7.
Pennsylvania 0, Penn State 0.
Boston College 8, Centenary 10
Dartmouth 81, Cornell IA.
Michigan 16, Ohio State 6.
Army IA, Columbia IA.
Cenison IA, Ohio U. Z.
Detroit 0, Marines 21.
N. Y. U. s, Rutgers Al.
Amherst G, Williams 27.
Kansas 20, Oklahoma 0.
Marquette 26, North Dakota O.
Navy Q, Bucknel z
Chicago 3, Northwestern 0.
w. Virginia 6, w. & L. O.
Colgate 3S, Springfield 0.
Pitt Freshmen IS, w. &. j.
freshmen 6.
Carnegie Tech Freshmen Is,
Potomac State Normal 0.
Harrisburg Is, Mt. Carmel 6.
Lockhaven Z, Johnstown 0.
Ccntre II, Alabama 0.
Vanderbilt s, George Tech 0.
Missouri 35, Washington o.
Ohio Wesleyan "a, Butler O.
Metre Eamo "a, Nebraska 16.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
EULOCY POURED
OUT ON MERITS
OF OIL NOTABLES'

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15.-De-
cIaring that he is fighting for his
client s reputation rather than for
the fortune at stake, Frank j. lo-
gan, attorney for Il. L. Doheny, oil
magnate, in the government s suit
TO break the Eiks Hills naval re-
serve leases, was to continue his I'M
passioned plea before federal Judge
Paul j. Mccormick today.
Already the defense counsel has
spent five hours i'll rising to elo
J quent heights in eulogizing Doheny
! former Secretary of the Interior Al
| bert B. Fall and fotfner Secretary
of the Navy Edwin DENLY as mis-
understood men whose patriotic mo-
tives were misconstrued by an un-
grateful public.
''Cotser was appointed by E. L..
Doheny to take care of the matter
for the Pan-American company and
DR.. Balm was in charge of the deal
for the government. More than
that, Cotter had been associated
with DIR. Balm in the interior depart
ment.
"Dr. Balm stopped off in New
Mexico to see his SUPERIOR Secreta-
ry Fall, and told him of his plan
to go to California and discuss the
matter of the leases with the Pan
American company greatest com
peti.ors and seek bids ON the pro-
jeet. Fall told him to go ahead.
Hogan attacked the prosecution S
method of obtaining evitlence in the
ease, declaring the government S
attorneys did not call witnesses best
in the matter and was
biased in questioning those who
we're placed on the stand.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
First Carload Of
Pomegra ma tes
Go East

The first carload Of pomsgra-
mates to leave Imperial Valley
was made yesterday by Chris
Westgard from his phone orch
ards noar Brawley. The ship
ment was handled by the Cali
forria Fruit Growers Association
and goes TO New York as a con-
signment. Being the only fruit
of that kind on the market a
good price is expected. The quail
ity is unusually high. Local ex-
pra.s shipments have been made
right along but this is the first
car. lot TO go forward. Westgard
has ten acres in pomagranates,
the rest of his orchard being in
apricots, grapefruit, grapes and
other early fruits. X
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
Much Enthusiasm
Over Baseball
Games

Much. enthusiasm is displayed
by local baseball fans over the
news that El Centre is to have a
baseball season of her own and
that two games will ba played
here every Sunday afternoon for
13 weeks, beginning tomorrow.
Employees of the Shell Oil
Company, Southern Sierras Com
pany, Standard Oil, Southern Pa
cific and San Diego and Arizona
railways, Irrigation District and
the city of Imperial have each
organized q team and some fast
and splendid games are in anti
cipation, as all the players are
"rarin' to go. IA
No more can any one conf
plain that Sunday afternoons
hereabouts are dead and dull as
two games in one afternoon
ought to be enough to- suit any
one.
Tomorr&'s games will be
called at l p. IN. and will be
between the Shell Oil and South
ern Sierras teams at the base
bali park on Main Street, and
Southern Pacific and Irrigation
district teams at the race track
on the castside. There will also
be a game at Imperial between
the Standard Oil and Imperial
city teams
No admission will be charged
to any of these games ana the
public is invited to come out and
root for their favorites.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
Pound Tells the
Pomona Meeting
OF Valleys S Need

Valleys great need for the
dam, the existing flood danger
and 'tho ever-present possibility
of having the present water
supply. running 60 mI9;
through Mexico, cut off should
trouble with Mexico arise.
Almost $50 representatives, com
ing from "a Southern California ci-
ties, were present at the meeting,
hearing reports of the special com
mittee which recently concluded an
trip of the Colorado and
the proposed dam site.
Mayor S. G. Evans, of Riverside,
executive secretary of The associa-
ton, presided.
Senator w. j. Carr told of the
history of the movement and de-
tailed the present status of tEs
Boulder dam bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
DENY STORY OF
REVOLT in ITALY
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ROME, Nov. b" Reports Of
movements of troops and battleships
to the frontiers are absolutely with
out any foundation whatever" said
an official statement issued to the
United Press by the italian foreign
office today.
Government officials expressed re-
gret at the dissemination of highly
colored aud imaginative accounts of
Italy's preparations to meet a re-
volt, which were circulated Thurs
day night from foreign sources.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
F0nseca Is Freed
of EmbeZzlement
Charges Today
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SANTA ANA Nov. Alfonso
q. Fonseca, former manager of the
Fullerton office of the Crown Stage
company, was free today of
charges of embezzlement, more than
5000 which the man took from the
company S funds having been rcstor.
ed.
Fonseca took the money, it is
claimed, during a period of intoxi-
cation. He pleaded guilty but said
he did not-Jecall what he did with
the money. So s,r
a few weeks ago Mrs. Fonseea
found the currency in an old snit
ease buried under some junk in the
garage. She restored it, and the
local court promised to clear her
husband if he returned. This he did,
and the complaint has been dismiss,
ed. pJ aH II s8rgu
Thirteen, Fonscca says, is! both q
lucky and unlucky number for him.
He was born on Friday the l3thu ar
rested on Friday the 18th, and clear
ed of the charge ON the 18th.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
Mrs. Harding Is
Not Any Better

MARION, Ohio, Nov. 10 De-
spite a sleepless night, Mrs. Warren
9, Harding is holding her own, Or.
Carl W. Sawyer's $3.50 a. m, bul,
letm said today.
The physician IS bulletin followss
Mrs. Harding slept very little
last night, but held her own. Heart
attacks We're less in severity.
Her condition is about the same
as yesterday"
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
STECK TO CONTEST
IOWA ELECTION,
SENATE TO DECIDE;

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DIES MONIES, Iowa, Nov. Is.
Daniel Steck, defeated Demo
cratic candidate for United
States senator in the recent cleo
ton against Smith w. Brook
hart, today announced his inten-
tion to CONTEXT the election in
order that the Twill Of the cleo
torate of Iowa is carried OUT
This decision came following
q conference with Democratic
leaders here this morning and
viii result in the United States
senate deciding the winner.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
Nv Uuitcd Press Leased Wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
POMONA, Nov. 15.-Prospects
for securing the waters of the Col
orado river for irrigation and do
nestle purposes in Southern Cali
fornia are very bright, according to
the theme of speeches delivered here
today as supporters of the Boulder
Dam Association met to discuss the
movement.
With the bin for the work due to
come up in sen;te committee soon
after the next session of congress
opens, the project will be rushed
and governmental approval of the
idea is anticipated.
Earl C. Pound, dir,ctor of
the Imperial Irrigation district
was one of the speakers, dwell
ing at length on Imperial
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
Confidence Vote
Given MussOlini

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ROME, Nov. 15.-Despit,
growing opposition to the Fas-
cist government headed by
Premier Mussolini, the cham e
bcr of deputies tonight adopted
a vote of confidence in the cab
mus foreign policy by a vote
of 315 to 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
RevOluti0nists
Pour Into Spain
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PERPIGNAN, France. Nov De-
More than 200 armed Spanish reyo
lutionaries have crossed the border
into Spain within the past twg
days. ii was estimated here today.
About 100, attempting 10 cross
from France, have been arrested
Tn most instances they carried rifles
and ammunition and some PARTIES
had machine guns.
The revolutionary movement II
declared to be growing apaee.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15
SON KILLED WHEN
STRUCK BY CAR,
MOTHER is DYING

Los ANGELES, Nov. 15.-
Succumbing to injuries sustain
: Cd when sho and her young son
were struck by Pasadena train
Of the Pacific Electric, Mrs.
Ada Hennefield, wife of Patrol
man Walter Hannefield, died
here today. The child was in
stantly killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15

Los ANGELES, Nov. 15.--Mrs.
Ada Hannefield, wife of Patrolm&n
Walter lannefield, was not expect
ed to survive today and their 4
year old son is dead as the result
of being struck by an inbound Pa
sadena ear last night.
The boy was instantly killed and
Mrs. Hsnnefield suffered crushed
chest and fractured skull which are
expected to prove fatal.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-15

Our ancestors lived in trees and
many men Of today are up tree
most of the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-13

an advance announcement,
Alma Benefits baby stare
causes much Of the trouble
in the newest matrimonial
confusion of the screen.
Why Men Leave Home"
This photograph shows the
stare.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-15
CurferO of '.Socialism"

The German Reichstag, in which the Social
Democratic Party of Noske, Scheidemann, and
Ebert was the majority party, has at last been
dissolved. The Socialist" Reichstag, which
has served as the bulwark against the victory
of the German workers, is no longer needed by
the Stinneses the Thyssens, and the Prussian
military clique. The Crown Prince is again
appearing publicly on Inter den Linden!
The same papers that lauded the Noske
party and the Reichstag when Liebknecht and
Luxembourg were murdered and when thou
sands of Communists were thrown into jail be-
cause they fought against the capitalist mill
tarists who led them into the war are now
gloating over the Reichstag being disbanded
The Reichstag which was once the best means
for misleading the workers and claiming them
to capitalist slavery has become useless, a
fetter on the very system of capitalist tyranny
it served to preserve. The industrial and fnan-
cial magnates and the Junkers feel today that
they can rule openly with an iron hand. They
have no need just now of maintaining the par
liamentary illusions of an impotent Reichstag.
But our capitalist press is dead wrong
when it heralds the dissolution of the Reichs-
tag as the curfew of Socialism in Germany.
The dismemberment of the Reichstag is Of two
fold significance. First of all, is shows the
power attained by the German employing
capitalist class of Germany has no use today
for the Noskes and Eberts These hangmen of
the working class have outlived their historical
usefulness even as assassins of the proletariat
Therefore, the very ones whom they saved
from. the heavy hand of working class revolu-
tion the very capitalists in defense of whose
interests they slaughtered helpless workers by
the hundreds are now throwing them over
board. This is the course pursued by the CAPT
talists everywhere.
All of this does not for a moment mean that
Germany has arrived at the curfew of social
ism. In so far as socialism, the socialism of
Marx, is concerned it is far from dead in Ger
many. The recent election results nail this lie.
AS matter of fact the collapse Of the French
franc is to no small extent due to the fear of
the Poincare government that the coming Ger
man elections will witness tremendous in
crease in the strength of the Communists
Despite their being declared illegal and being
subject to the most ruthless persecution, the
Communists of Germany are making remark
able Roadway.
The dissolution of the Reichstag does not
toll the doom of Socialism in Germany. It
only presages sharper and more revolutionary
class conflicts.