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Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-10
FOUR men SENT
TO SAN QUENTIN
BY JUDGE COLE
Three of Them Are Bad
Check Artists Who
Plead Guilty

| In sort Of "bad check field
day held late yesterday afternoon
in the superior court, Judge Cole
gave three bad check artists SEN
tences in San Quentin prison from
one to ii years, and imposed IL
one to 10 year sentence on u fourth
man. charged with grand larceny
All had agreed to plead guilty, and
the bad check men, who were from
Calexico, had not even been to the
county Jail, prior to their appear-
ance in court.
j. r. Williams, who stated he
had served in the army ut Camp
! Lewis during the war. was charged
with forging the name of ". II.
Hancock of this city to number
Of checks. Williams made a good
straight forward story regarding his
arrival in this county Il short time
ago, Il visit to Mexicali, aud his
subsequent action in forging the
checks. He stated he did not know
MIR. Hancock, and did not even
know there was such Il party, the
name being the first that occurred
I. to him.
F. Rios, was fully equipped to
conduct Il bad check business on
large scale. He signed himself Vie
tor Carruso, and passed eight or
rine checks, all picelv made cut on
MS machine, before he was caught.
Most of the checks were for
amounts between $3c and $35.. When
he slipped down to the $27 class, it
evidently broke his luck aad re-
suited in his capture.
All Plead Guilty
Jose Garcia also found himself
in need of funds and decided to
i.use the easiest way. He managed to
! Tut out several bad checks before
/ the Calexico police caught him.
These three men were arraigned
in the justice court at Calexico
yesterday and following pleas of
guilty, were immediately brought to
, FL Centre and stop made at the
= tOuTiHOUSe 10 nave tHtm dppSdI III
! superior court before going to the
county jail for the night
+. j. Doan, charged with grand
larceny, was denied an application
for probation. Doan was ar, estel
in Arizona several weeks ago, fol-
lowing the theft of q ear at Draw
ley. In denying the application
for probation, Judge Cole state that
car stealing has become serious
matter that calls for prompt punish
ment of offenders when caught. The
value cf the ears stolen each day
! in California runs into many thou
sands of dollars, the court said, and
he believed it to be sthc duty OF
those in at&horitv TO enforce tbs
! laws to the limit.
The quartette of prisoners will be
taken 20 San Quentin prison to
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Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-10
Chamber Acts TO
Bring Colony of
MennOniteS Here

The possibility of a colony of.
Mennonites, now located in Mexico,.
being moved to Imperial Valley,
was discussed at last night S meet.
ing of the board of directors of the.
Chamber Of Commerce, as the result
of communication from A. II. Girls
void of Los Angeles. In his letter
to the chamber, Griswold stated
that the Mennonites are dissatisfied
with some of the conditions under
which they live in Mexico, and de-
sire to locate i'll the United States.
They have been in Mexico for sew
eral years, having emigrated to that
country from Canada.
With the reputation of being first
class farmers, the Mennonites, in the
opinion of the directors, would make
valuable residents for the valley and
could be used to replace the aliens
who will be affected by the alien
land law. The colony numbers about
1000 persons, and is reported to
have 50, 100000 on deposit in El Paso
banks. The directors voted to in
vestigate the matter thoroughly and
take steps to interest the Memo
mites in Imperial Valley as a desir
able location for their colony.
Urge Colonist Rates
Another means of increasing the
immigration to Imperial Valley, dis
cussed by the directors, is the estab-
lishment of colonist ,- rate from
points in the East and middle west,
to Imperial Valley points. This mat
ter will be taken up with the South
.ern Pacific Company, and an effort
made to have such Il rate establish
ed The proposition has already been
endorsed by the Imperial Valley
Bankers Association and the FL
Centre Realty Board.
A communication was read from
the California Development Associa-
ton, requesting participation in
meetings which will be held through
out the state to discuss Secretary
Mellon g proposed tax reduction
plans. 1t was decided to take this
matter up at a chamber luncheon in
the near future. L
w was tdhtl OH al IeItl
endum vote referred to the local
chamber by the Associated Cham
bers of Commerce. asking for a
declaration on resolution offered
at the last meeting, requesting en-
dorsement of the policy of the Int
perial Irrigation District Directors
in their efforts to obtain favorable
legislation for the SwingJ ohnson
bill. The chamber directors took the
stand that it was not desirable to
take any action because the district
board does not need endorsement,
and that it is not the duty or right
of the chamber directors to endorse
or refuse TO endorse tina policy pur
sued by the district directors.
Already Endorsed Bill
The chamber has already endorsed
the Swing-J johnson bill, and through
letters addressed to chambers of
commerce in California, Arizona and
Nevada several months ago, lined up
these bodies in support of the
Swng-Johnson bill.
Directors present were II. w.
Brewer, r. H. Cary, j. s. Duff, j..
r. Ford, Tom Gill, Rodney Hermon,
II. P. Meyer, R. P. Moore, A. p.
Nuffer and c. w. Runge.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-10
Young Rolph Says
He Owes 100000

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10.-Per-
sonal Indebtedness amounting to
100000 was admitted here yester-
day by James Rolph, Jr., mayor of
San Francisco.
Mayor Rolph made the admission
while testifying in sult for $4,000
brought by former employe of the
defunct Rolph Navigation and Coal
Company for collection of demand
note.
Rolph testified that the depression
of 1920 ruined his company and left
him in desperate financial straits.
HIS creditors, Rolph said, have given
him three years in which to rehabili-
tate himself.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-10
MOVE TO HAVE
TROOPS IN ILL.
SENT BACK HOME
Klan and Sheriff Confer,
u. S. Orders Let-Up
On Booze Raids

by United Press Leased Wire
MARION, Ill. Jan. 10
Sheriff George Galligan today
defied the Ku Klu4 Klan and
other organizations in William
son county when he decided to
keep state troops in Marion
and Herrin until Glenn Young
and all his prohibition raiders
are driven out of Illinois.
After an all night conference,
at which several civic and
municipal organizations were
represented, Galigan announc-
ed he would not meet their re-
quest to have the troops re-
moved.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-10
LA. CHURCHES WANT
DIR. HUNT RENAMED
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10.-Mem-
bers of the church federation today
are awaiting an answer from Prohi-
bition Director Roy Haynes i'll
Washington, to their request that
DIR. Emerson f. Hunt be reappolnt-
ed divisional prohibition director
here.
In their message to Haynes the
committee intimated that a faith
full and efficient officer cannot re-
main in office
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-10
Ventura Mayor
F a ces Serious
Charge by Wife

VENTURA, Jan. 10. - Alleging
that she found her husband, Mayor
Charles Rea, of Ventura, in the com.
pany of another woman at the home
of the latter in Santa Paula, Mrs.
Jessie Rea s suit for divorce is on
file here today. .t.
The action startled the city, as
the reas are prominent locally. He
was elected mayor by a big major
ity. @.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-10
Open Hearings on
Russ Question

d WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.--A spe-
cial senate subcommittee will hold
open hearings on the question of
Russian recognition.
This was today decided by tn"
foreign relations committee when it
voted, IL 10 ,, to refer the Borah
resolution for Russian recognition
to n subcommittee. 'ss
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-10
SUBMARINE SINKS WITH 38 ABOAR]
Wants Teachers
to Cook the
Meals

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 10
Suggestion that rural school
teachers employed under the
state department of public in
struction "cook the meals once
in while for the family with
which they board,'' during the
school season is made in re-
port to the board of education
by Richard J. Werner, sts;ls
supervisor of agricultural edu-
alton.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-10
5 KILLED IN
GERMAN CLASH

By United Press Leased Wire
BERLIN, Jan. 1O-Separatists
clashed with the popllace il
Speyer today after the assas-
sination of Herr Heintz, presi-
dennt of the autonomous state
of the Palatinate, a dispatch
said today.
Five persons were killed in a
fight in the same restaurant
where Hei2tz was shot, the dis
patch said.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-10

MARION, H., Jan. 10.-Leaders
of riva! factions in "Bloody Viii
hanson countv's bootleg war
reached an agreement earlv today
to ask' GOV. Len Small to with
draw three companies of state
troops which are stationed here and
at Herrin.
Agreement came after a ninc hour
conference between representatives.
Of the Ku Klux Khan and Sheriff
George Galligan.
Galligan, who requested the troops
after raids by nearly thousand
klansmen had preeipitated wh;tt he
called "riot stage with 261 ar
rests in the last four weeks. made
his promise for joining in the call
conditional upon assurance that
citizens of Marion would. support
him in his efforts at law enforce
rcnt.
Adjutant General Carlos black,
who WAS present at the conference,
made no promises but is expected to
order the troops home after 4 long
distance talk with Governor Small
today.
No More Booze Raids
The federal government took n
hand in the tense situation when
w. w. Anderson, division chief of
federal prohibition enforcement in
Chicago, ordered that no more liq-
Uor raids be staged in Williamson
county. Chicago federal agents sup
erintendent the first khan raids and
deputized Glenn Young, "prChibi-
ton ear who led the recent drive
On moonshiners and bootleggers.
In connection with the .ecen.
raids, Voting Was arrested late yes.
terdav on five warrants charging
linn with larceny and assault. The
states attorneys office issued the
warrants on request of six Herrin
men, one of whom, Pete NARROW,
saloon keeper, alleged that $500 had
been stolen from his safe during 4
laid.
Warrants charging larceny were
also issued for six men said to be
deputies of Young.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-10
La Toilette Opens
Fight on R. R. Law
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-Senator
Robert M. LaFollette opened his
fight OH the present railroad law to-
day with introduction of n bill in
the senate. La Follettee would re-
wise the present system of fixing
railroad rates on what he terms a
scientific basis.
The bill was referred to the inter
state commerce committee, of which
Senator Smith, Democrat, was made
chairman by votes of the La Fol
lette Progressive group.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-10
U. OF C. LOSES TO
Y. M. G. A. AT S. D.

SAN DIEGO, Jan. l0.-The Unit
versity of California l45 pound bas-
ketbaIl team in the first game ON
its transforming trip through
Southern California, lost to the Y.
NJ. C. A. here last night, 81 to 2S.
The local squad piled up II points
in the first five m.nutes of play and
was master of the situation from
thpn on
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-10
Senate Elects
Sen. Smith AS
I.C.C. Chairman
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The
senate late yesterday elected Sena-
tor Smith, South Carolina, Demo
crat, chairman of. the Senate In
terstate Commerce Committee.
Smith received one vote more
than the majority of the senate.
The election ended deadlock
which had lasted since congress
met.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-10
Northwest Is
Much Warmer
By United Press Leased Wire

PORTLAND, Jan. 10.-Southerly
winds were rapidly driving the cold
weather from eastern Oregon and
Washington today, after having
brought relief TO the western part.
Rapid removal of snow is not expect
ed to cause flood danger, the wealth
er bureau reported.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-12-11
Automobiles Go Tax Free
Is the Newest Suggestion
Latest Idea Regarding Motor Vehicle
Levy Advocated by Hennepin
County Roads Official

Stearns county automobile and
truck owners are paying no taxes on
their machines, nor are any other car
owners in Minnesota. There is no
public highway debt in this state, in
spite of sums borrowed by many
counties to hasten needed improve
ments on state trunk highways.
That is the novel suggestion Of
cred by o. E. Johnson, secretary of
the Hennepin County Good Roads as.
ISOLATION, an organization credited
with being an important factor in the
development of Minneapolis and Vi
cinity through the upbuilding of high
ways into that city.
"The fact that we car owners in
Minnesota are paying no taxes on our
machines under the new state high
way plan occurred to me the first day
l drove my present cara $4,000 ma
chine with a pair of tags that repre-
sented payment of $55 to the Sec
rotary of state, said Mr.. Johnson in
a recent interview.
Before many miles were run up,
a stop at filling station for gasoline
was necessary, and l began thinking
of the upkeep expense of the new
car. Gasoline would cost about a
cent a mile; tires another cent mile,
and driving between 5000 and g.
900 miles year, there would be still
another cent mile for taxes.
Fright there the idea struck me !:
Why taxes?
"The tires on the machine cost
considerably more than 500 but
is an automobile without tires. How
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-12-11

zens of our state-to establish re-
volving fund that will enable them to
get biggest and fairest returns for
their shares paid toward better roads.
We will pay all the bills, and willing
ly, because it will be to our individu-
al gain and decided advantage" he
said.
( Mr.. Johnson declared that although
more than $1,000,000 of the annual
state trunk highway income is paid
by Minneapolis car and truck owners
and none of it is expended in that
city, he believes it one of the best
investments from every standpoint.
That conviction, he added, should
prompt citizens of the smaller cities
and towns and the rural sections to
give united support to the good roads
program.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-12-11

far will car run without gasoline
And of what use is an automobile
without roads to drive it on?
81 didn't think of tires and gaso-
line in terms of taxes. Then why re-
gard the license plate contribution
toward roads as taxes? Roads are
just as necessary to motor vehicle OPP
Grafton as tires or gasoline. Just as
the cost of the tires added to the price
of the car, and the cost of the gaso-
line was part of the car expense, so
was the money paid toward better
highways a legitimate part of the
running expense of the machine. This
is absolutely true, because every dol
lar is used for road purposes, not even
the cost of the license plates being
taken out.
Webster defines tax as levy of
any kind on property for the support
of the government The auto tax,
so-called, doesn't go for the support
OF the government, but to provide a
requisite to the operation of the au-
tomobile !"
Mr.. Johnson carried the idea to
highway bonds, asserting that the
word bonds in the common sense is a
misnomer in this instance.
"The so-called highway bonds are
in fact only certificates of anticipa-
ton of road users contributions to
the good roads fund.-" he explained
"Such contributions are being drawn
on to establish the necessary sinking
fund and to pay interest at it falls
due. We car owners are paying that
interest on advances secured to speed
needed highway improvements but if
that had not been done we would be
paying as much or more for constant
repairs on the unimproved roads and
getting less satisfaction from their
use.
''The state highway plan is simply
a cooperative undertaking on the
part of the principal highway users
the auto and truck owners-to pro-
vide for roads on which to run their
cars. The state highway bond pro-
posal is to lend the state credit to
these owners of over 100000 motor
most substantial citi-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-12-11
gion National Convention of 1924.
Posts Leap Hurdles

On December 1st, 1923 Minnesota
had Just 154 members "paid up" for
the year 1924. December LIST of this
year, due to enthusiasm aroused by
the Membership War Came" a total
of 1926 buddies had already paid
their 1925 dues in the Legion; a gain
of more than 1000 over last years
progress at this time. Eight Gopher
Gang posts had gone over the top
of their 1924 membership figures up
to December LIST, 1924, the date set
for mobilization at Camp Cody, and
the goal that Department Head
quarters has begun predicting a re-
cord membership for 1925. Every
day brings kilograms, phone calls and
letters from posts declaring that
though getting a late start on the
1925 campaign, they promise to be
"over the top" by the New Year. eve
can do it in December" they de-
clare.
Listed on the honor roll of the Go
pher Gang in the membership cam
paign to date are posts at New Rich
land, Wykoff, Lincolntown, Crosby,
Ironton, Pelican Rapids, Ada, and
Harris, each having more members
for 1925 than it had in 1924. 9th
err Minnesota posts which though not
ever the top, have already rolled up
big membership totals for the coming
year are Grand Meadow, Montevideo,
Moorhead, Greenbush, Slayton, Broo-
ten, Chisholm, Proctor, Cokato, Wi
mona, Willmar, Warren, Elmore,
Worthington, Paynesville, Lindstrom,
Delano, LeSueur, Garvin, New York
Mills, Triumph, Cloquet, Wadena,
Howard Lake, St. Paul Post Eight,
David Visited Post Duluth, Argon-
ne Post. St. Paul, Theodore Peterson
Post Minneapolis, East Side Post st.
Paul, Giantvalley Post Minneapolis
and the Navy-Marine Post OF st.
Paul and of Minneapolis. Giantval-
ley Post of Minneapolis, Commander
Lindell's home post, is among the
leaders, as is Montevideo, home OF
Lud Roe, Director Of Membership.
In the race between the congress
sional districts, District Nine leads
both in number of posts renting
and total members RENTED. The
First and Eighth are close on the
heels of Commander w. L. Curran's
district. The standings of the others
in order are, Fourth, Sixth, Tenth,
Fifth, Seventh, Second and Third.
The eight posts which went over the
top by Dec. 1 will receive "Distin-
guished Service citations from Ma
tional Commander Drain. In addi-
ton, posts which surpass their 1924
during December, will
receive from Commander Drain a
"Citation of Merit" in recognition of
their good work. Commander Lin
dell has a special prize for the post
in each congressional district which
was the first to Guido its 1924 mem
bership record. Posts in the Second,
Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Fights, dis
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-12-11
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincerest
thanks to old friends and neighbors
for the beautiful floral offerings and
especially heartfelt thanks to the Fra
ternal Brethren of Pilgrim Command
cry, Knights Templar and Blue
Lodge Masons of Sank Centre, for
their sympathetic offering, to the
neighbors and old friends for their
thoughtful kindness during the ten
long weary weeks of our husband,
father and brother, the late Vitus
Schmitt, was ill. Words are made
quate to express our sincere apprecia-
ton.
Mrs. v. Schmitt,
Elma M. Schmitt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Welsh
and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Schmitt. AID
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-12-11
Simplicity

Cultivate simplicity, Coleridge, or
rather, l should say, Danish elaborate
ness; for simplicity springs spontane-
GUS from the heart. and carries into
daylight its own modest buds, and
genuine, sweet and clear flowers of
expression; allow no hotbeds in the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-12-11
Realizing Ambitions

Every one possesses possibilities Of
realizing loftiest ambitions. Those
who may achieve in every field the
world has yet opened may today be-
working in some humble capacity but
dreaming of the bright future they will
realize.--Grit
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-12-11

tricts are yet fighting it out for this
honor. The job now is to break
camp at Cody and head for "The
Port of Embarkation," to be reached
by Dec. Is, with state membership
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-12-11
AMERICAN LEGION
Universal Draft" Supported

A survey of editorial opinion from
newspapers throughout Minnesota dis
closes almost universal support for
the universal Draft" measure spon-
sored by The American Legion. The
bill is designed to empower the Pres
ident to enlist all man power, indus
try and capital in the service of the
Government in time of national cris-
is. The committee which first pre-
pared the measure, at the New Or
leans Legion National Convention,
and of which Mayor George E. leach
of Minneapolis was a member, de-
clares that "the committee believes
that such a law, properly administer
ed, will take the profit out of war
and will avoid in any future crisis
many of the economic ills, dissastis-
faction and unrest that have been the
aftermath of the Word War. Such a
law could have saved billions of dol
lars, shortened our necessary partici-
patton in the World War, reduced the
number of casualties and rendered adj
justed compensation ("federal bon
us'') unnecessary. 1t would have al
lowed the prompt drafting of all the
man power and resources of our ma
ton without legislation, by a compre-
hensive and carefully prepared plan
of action. The American Legion is
not here to criticize our country for
its failure to protect itself against the
inequalities of the World War. 1t is
here to remind the nation that now is
the time to set about avoiding those
pitfalls in the future. Let our ma
tional motto be Equal service for all
and special profit for none. >"
Of some 800 Minnesota daily and
weekly papers examined recently a
considerable proportion have COM
mented on the proposed universal
draft law, and none has come to the
attention of Department Headquart-
ers that has viewed the plan in an
unfavorable light.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-12-11
Qiseuised Purpose

"Some O. de hotels where T has
waited" said Uncle Eben, Showed
sense in havin' music at dinner SOS to
help take de guess minds off'n de
od."-Washingto Star.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-12-11
Claimants Must Apply Now

Department Headquarters Of the
Minnesota Legion again calls to the
attention of all Minnesota Legion
aires and veterans the fact that COM
rades of the World War who suffer
from any tubercular, mental or ner-
vous trouble, should request exam
ination by the Veterans Bureau and
submit their claims for treatment and
compensation not later than January
1, following which, the law stipulates,
no further claims will be considered.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-12-11
Posts to be Bonded

After January 1, 1925, all Mime
sofa Legion posts will be bonded by
the Phelps-Eastman Co. of Minneap-
oils, Department Headquarters hav-
mig obtained special rate from that
firm. The action is taken by the
state organization in accordance with
instructions from the St. Paul Le-