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The Washington times., 1924-02-02
BRITAIN To SIGN
PACT WITH
RUSSIA
Recognition Of Soviet Cener-
ally AppIauded in England
as Widening Trade.
By DAVID M. CHURCH,
international News Service.

LONDON, Feb. APPROPRIATIONS
were under way by the British
foreign office today for q conference
with Soviet Russia to draw UP a
treaty confirming Great Britain'S
de jure recognition Of the Moscow
regime.
Premier Ne cDonald, chief Of the
British Labor government, Is hope
full that the erms Of the British
note granting recognition to the
Soviet government will prove wholly
acceptable to Moscow.
This first big executive step by
the Labor government was general
ly applauded on the ground 1t opens
the way for wider trade and will
relieve British unemployment.
The Times and the Morning Post,
the latter official organ of the
Tories, bitterly denounced recogni-
ton.
ut is only paper recognition, !"
said the Times. ut means negotia-
tons similar to those at Genoa and
The Hague, and they come at a
time when Russia is torn by in
ternal squabbles following the death
of Lenine. We foresee a troubled
period when the negotiations open. I"
The Morning Post called it a
leap in the dark" The paper
criticised the move because It was
not taken In cooperation with
France and because 1t is in Cd.
position to the policy Of the United
States.
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Mr.. Wilson, according to the
nurse. has been under the influence
Of morphine almost constantly since
the crash" came in the early
hours Friday morning. Like DR..
Grayson, the nurse was reluctant
to describe the serious turn in the
ex-P Presidents condition as a para
lytic stroke.
Mind Clear nc Times.
HE seemed to be improving"
she declared, when suddenly he
was seized with a violent pain about
3 o'clock Friday morning and from
that time on his condition has
grown steadily worse.
AT times his mind seems to clear
and usually when It does he calls
FOR Mrs. Wilson. They talk for
awhile and then his speech becomes
incoherent. His strength seems to
ebb from him and lines of intense
suffering come into his face"
These short talks with Mrs. VIII
son usually come after the effects
OF the opiate have partially worn
OFF, she declared, and afterwards it
Is necessary to administer another
hypodermic.
Friday afternoon he was able to
sleep several hours. During the
night his sleep was fretfnl and he
The Washington times., 1924-02-02
MAY
B|IES]V|ET
LEADER
Picked to Succeed Lenin. Is
Moscow Report-Son OF
Russian Peasant.
By WILLIAM j. RESWICK
International News Service.

MOSCOW, Feb. 2.-Alexiev Ivan.
ovitch Rykov, vice president Of
the council of peoples commissaries
and vice chairman Of the council
of labor and defense, probably will
be named successor to Nicolai Len
in as president Of the council Of
peoples commissaries, it was learn
ed from an authoritative source
today.
In 1929 when Lenin was incapaci-
tated by illness Rykov took over
most of his duties, being assisted
by Leo Kamenev and Vice Chair
man Tsurupa.
Rykov, the son Of a Russian
peasant, is in his forty-third year.
He was born in the province Of
Vatka and was graduated from the
University Of Kazan. He dresses
like a workman and has consistent
ly refused to have any military
guard at the door Of his office.
Government circles were highly
gratified today over the official an.
nouncement that Great Britain has
granted de jure recognition to the
Soviet government.
Officials said they believed It
marks a now era in Russia's inter.
national relations.
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they are"
"He is game" she said, that's
the best way to describe him. The
only complaint that he ever
makes is that he Is too hot or too
cold, or that he would like to have
the bed clothes rearranged."
She declared that no operation
of any kind had been performed.
and that apparently none was con-
templated. 1t is felt by Admiral
Grayson and the specialists in at
tendance that Mr.. Wilson would
be unable to survive the effects of
an anesthetic.
Asked If, in her opinion Mr.. Will
son had any chance of recovery.
she replied In the negative.
TITS only a question Of time"
she said, 1T may be hours and It
may be two or three days-but not
more than that"
Mr.. Wilson, she declared, has
been told of the hundreds Of mes
sages and letters which have
poured into his home since he was
taken Ill and of the many calls
which have been made by friends
and admirers to inquire about him.
and appeared pleased.
No one, however, has been al.
lowed to see him with the exception
OF his immediate family
The Washington times., 1924-02-02
DR.. Grayson GrieUes
AS Friend Sinks

With a courage and spirit so ndomitable that it
challenged the admiration of the sorrowful little
group about his beside, the former President sur.
vived the long night. And when the dawn of an
other day flushed up over the quiet red brick house
in street he still fighting off the end stubborn
ly, gameIy, but always weaker.
The following bulletin was issued by Rear Ad-
miral Grayson at $3.50 a. M:
'TMr. Wilson had fairly restfuI night, but
continues to gradually lose ground"
Dr.. Grayson added:
''Mr. Wilson realizes the fight is over, but he
is making game last stand. Ii breaks me all
up to see the struggle he 10 making.
i. 1T 10 impossible to say how long he may last. :
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appeared more worn than at any
time during his illness.
Is Given Chicken Broth.
She declared that the former
President IL subsisting solely on
chicken broth. He is urged to take
this as often as possible, she said,
but he has no appetite. He ate
only once on Friday. That was at
8 o'clock in the Afternoon, and then
he was able to swallow only a few
spoonsful of broth.
Admiral Grayson is rarely absent
from the large bedroom on the
third floor of the s street home.
where his distinguished patient is
fighting for life.
'He loves DR.. Grayson," declared
the nurse, land at those times
when his mind seems to wander
DR.. Grayson's name is often on
his lips. He speaks a great deal
too, of Mr.. Baruch and of others
whose names we are unable to
distinguish.
II don't want to give the i'm.
preston that Mr.. Wilson Is out of
his mind" she said, he Is only
delirious as any one as sick as he
Is would be under the circum.
stances. In fact. it's rmarkabie
that his faculties are e. clear as.
The Washington times., 1924-02-02
BANS
TELLING
MORE
Refuses to Answer Committee
Questions-CaIIed Again
to Appear Tuesday.
By KENNETH CLARK.
International News Service.

AAASNAA@-~SACAAA~A
Declaring that he would stand
on his constitutional rights not to
take any steps that might incrimi-
nate him, former Secretary of the
Interior Albert B. Fall appeared
before the Senate Public Lands
Committee today, but flatly re-
fused to answer any questions
bearing on the leasing of oil lands
to E. L. Doheny or Harry F. Sim
clair.
Fall challenged the right Of the
Senate committee to examine him
concerning the 100000 and
$4,000 loans which he received
from Doheny and Sinclair on the
ground that the investigation had
now been taken out Of the hands
Of the Senate by the passage of
the Walsh resolution authorizing
President Coolidge to proceed in
the courts to cancel the leases.
Might 'Tncriminate" Him.
The appearance Of the former Sec
rotary of the Interior before the
committee today was accomplished
only after a special board of physi.
clans reported that he was physi-
cally able to make the trip to the
Capitol and withstand the commit.
tees cross-examination.
Immediately after listening to
Falls refusal to testify, the commit.
tee ordered all persons out of the
hearing room and went into an ex.
ecutive session to determine what
course to pursue.
After a long consultation behind
closed doors, the committee an.
nounced that the Senate would be
asked on Monday to go through
the formality of authorizing 1t to
continue the investigation.
On the basis of the belief that
this authority would be granted
without objection, another subpoena
was issued ordering Fall to come
back Tuesday to testify.
Silas III. Strawn, one of the at.
torneys retained by President Cool.
idge to represent the Government
In the OIL lease litigation, was called
In to advise the committee what &C.
ton should be taken in view of
Falls refusal to testify. No deci.
sion was reached, however, and the
committee finally adjourned.
Three reasons were given by Fall
Tor refusing to answer questions.
These were:
l. Because the resolutions under
which the committee 10 conducting
ats investigation were alleged to nave
expired at the end Of the Sixty.
.scOntinusd ON Pase 8. Column u
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BRITAIN AND CANADA
SUBSIDIZE EMIGRATION

LONDON, Feb. IA new emf
grafton agreement has been made
between Great Britain and Canada
under the empire settlement act, to
continue from year to year at the
pleasure of both signatories.
Under the terms Of the agree.
ment each emigrant is to receive
$50 toward the cost of his trans
portation and the care and expense
Of his children up to the age of
seventeen years. This is to be a
grant out of hand, not a loan.
In the case of household workers.
where necessary, 100 per cent of the
cost of their transportation, except
on British railways, win DO ad.
vanced as loans.
The Washington times., 1924-02-02

Reasons Fall Gives
For Refusing Oil
Case Answers

These three reasons were
given today by former Secretary
Fall for refusing to answer oil
questions:
l. Because the resolutions un-
der which the committee is con-
Quoting its investigation were
alleged to have expired at the
end of the Sixty-seventh Con-
gress so that the present COM
mittee has no authority to go
ahead with the inquiry.
2. Because the committee has
"no authority" since it has been
discharged through the adoption
of the Walsh resolution, and
8. Because, said Fall, "my
answers may tend to incrimi-
nate me-"
The Washington times., 1924-02-02
TWO ARE KILLED WHEN
TRAIN AND AUTO CRASH

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-TWO men
are dead and three others are in
jured, one seriously, as the result
of a crash between an automobile
and a Long Island railroad pas
senger train at Laurel Park. Long
Island, early today.
The dead are:
Harry Judd, twenty-five, and
Clarence Dalton, twenty.four.
grooms employed on estates near
Westbury. L. I.
Those injured are: BERNARD
Slowey, whose condition Is serious;
Jack Swan and Peter Small, ali
RroOmS.
The Washington times., 1924-02-02
Nurse Calls Wilson Brauest
Man She Has Euer Met

An intimate picture the the where Woodrow Wilson, wartime President
who has been constantly his bedside since early Friday morning
complained of the that he suffers his
he is given hypodermic O morphin
The Washington times., 1924-02-02
IRISH BOUNDARY FARLEY
ADJOURNS FOR MONTH

LONDON, Feb. 1.-The Ulster.
Irish Free State boundary confer
ence adjourned today without any
agreement being reached.
It will meet again in a month.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-22
Man UncOvering
Liquor Cache Is
Taken Near Here

Fortunes of men are frequently
settled in few brief minutes of
time. Lea Prudenski, residing four
miles northwrs; o. Westmorland,
will agree.
Sheriff Gillett and Deputies Os-
walt and Nice arrived within a
short distance of where Prudenski
lives yesterday afternoon just az
the exact moment when he was UNI
covering supplies of liquor from q
hole in the ground.
Prudenski did not notice the of
ficers and proceeded to dig up a
five gallon barrel. After they had
assured themselves that Prulenski
had been making liquor, the trio
from the sheriff s office set off af-
ter him.
Sheriff Gillett said this morning
that they would probably never
have located the liquor or caught
Prudenski nad they not arrived
when they did. Several barrels of
mash ana considerable liquor was
destroyed, but the still was too
well hidden 20 be located. Pru-
denski was brought to the Jail here.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-22
No Registration
at Line Tonight
Embargo Lifted

That the Owl gambling club in
MexicaH will be closed next month
by direct order from President OBJ
regon, is the information received
yesterday from reliable sources.
The action, which is said to fol-
low reports from Mexican investi-
gators, will include general clean
ing up of vice ana gambling resorts
at the border city.
A recent representation in Mexico
City is reported to have declared
that the Owl organization had at
tempted to interfere in municipal
elections ON the American side OF
the line in which it was the aim to
secure restrictions in these towns
against boxing and other sports so
that they would be forced to come
to MeXicali and Tijuana
The lifting of the enlbargoes and
line registration rules today is not
surprising to residents at the border
as it has been rumored that the re-
strictions would be abandoned this
week. A number of cotton lenses
below the line have been dropped iis
result of labor and supplies diff
ficulties and Il general slump iii
mercantile lines has been exper-
fenced.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-22
MAYOR EVANS OF RIVERSIDE, ARDENT
PROPONENT OF BOULDER DAM BILL
ISN Ell CENTRIC TO GET MORE FACTS

Necessity for permanently ade-
quate water supply is the common
need of cities and communities of
Southern California which binds
them together in a united effort to
secure the construction of such Il
dam as that proposed at Boulder
Canyon on the Colorado river, de-
clared Mayor S. C. Evans of River
side this morning.
"There is no basis for the state
ment made that the larger cities are
trying to minimize the needs Of the
smaller communities, Mayor Evans
said. Los Angeles, San Diego,
Riverside and the other cities in
the southern part of the state are
realizing that growth Of the entire
section is more to be desired than
intensified developments in restricted
areas.
Riverside city council by un-
animous vote decided that as the
county seat town it should authorize
some man to represent the county
in boosting for the Boulder Canyon
dam project. Since ! WAS already
in the work and had been in Wash
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-22

lnston to testify before the com
mlttee, they permitted me to be
that representative.
81 have been in Washington on
two different occasions to work fol
passage CT the Swing bill, repre-
senting the Boulder Canyon dam
association Mayor said. "We
feel at Riverside that our needs
are similar to yours in Imperial
county, in that we depend on water
for our prosperity. -
The testimony at Washington
during the past two weeks has shown
the great danger from floods over
the valley and the uncertainty of
levies which have been built at
tremendous expense and which may
be destroyed at any time, the mayor
stated. He said that the committee
had been shown how a dam such
as the proposed Boulder Canyon
dam would store up all the waters
of the Colorado river for n period
of three years if necessary and
would take care of all the silt for
ID period of over 800 years. The
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-22
u S. DEMOCRATS
OF PHILLIP ines
HOLD CONVENTION
BY United Press Leased Wire

MANILA, Mar. o. American
members of the Democratic party
in the Philippines today met in con
ventiOn here and demanded that the
administration at Washington make
a definite and clear announcement of
the government s intention to grant
freedom to the Philippines.
eve sincerely believe that such
an announcement will inaugurate
an era of good feeling and mutual
trust and that the social and eco
monte forces in the island will gain
unprecedented strength and vigor,'
tn" convention statement said.
The Democrats agreed that to eff
feet such a change of status, the
President should be directed to call
a constitutional convention to en-
able the Filipinos to draw up form
of government under which they
Wou.d maintain their independence.
Upon ratification of such con
stitution by the American congress
the United States government would
make the instrument mutually bind
ing by drawing up treaties to gov
ern the future relations of the
United States and the Philippines.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-22
Highway May be ].
Lost Altogether
If Fuss Goes on

Very, little encouragement was
given to Calexico road boosters who
appeared before the county board of
supervisors and State Highway Com
missioner n. T. Edwards Yesterday
in another appeal for change in
the route from Holtville to Highline
canal to include Belden s corners.
The highway commission will not
considering lengthening the route If
the state highway by mile and
three quarters as would be necessary
to make the road go by Belden s
corners, Mr.. Edwards said
He declared that he had been cx-
tremely lucky to get road through
from Holtville east this year and
that only through the support of
State Highway Engineer r. n. Nor
ton, who had approved the route a:
planned diagonally from Holtville te
the Highline canal, had it been pos.
sible to get the commission to per
NIT contracts this year.
Should opposition become toe
strong down here, Mr.. Edwards ex-
pressed his fear that the project
might be halted altogether and no
road be built at all, at leas. this
year. He said that the commission
certainly didn t care to spend money
to build road that the county
doesn t want.
Complaint Too Late
That the complaint of Calaxieo
might have had some weight had it
come sooner, Mr.. Edwards admitted.
He said he had recommended The
present proposed route in good faith
and thinking that there woull be
no objection raised. When the com
mission office at Sacramento sent q
letter to the county board of sup
ervisors several months. ago, asking
that right of way be secured so that
the diagonal route could be put
through without hindrance, Caie.sico
should have made all objections, Mr..
Edwards said; but when there were
none reported and resolution from
the irrigation district board was re-
ceived approving of the action cf
the commission, it was thought tina.
the road as planned was entirely
satisfactory e
Members of the Calexico depnta-
ton objected that they had not been
appraised of the letter from the com
mission and that their own super
Continued on page six
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-22
BRITISHERS ARE
ATTACKED BY 4
IRISH, 2 KILLED
BY United Press Leased Wire


I DUBLIN, Mar. 22.-Relentless
search was under way throughout
Ireland today for four men who
attacked Il party of British soldiers
on pier at Queenstown, killing
two and wounding more than score
of them.
The attackers driving fast mo-
'tor car, used machine gun which
moved through the closely packed
British troops with devastating eff
fects.
Although the assassins were dress
ed in the uniform of officers of the
Irish free state army, it is denied
that they were imembers of The
government S milij3ry establish
ment.
Free state military headquarters
in Cork has issued Il statement de-
claring the assassins undoubtedly
were irregulars who have resumed
their guerrilla tactics following the
mutinv of many army officers and
troops because of the government S
military reorganization program.
The attack has aroused intense
excitement throughout the. nation.
Under the heading The Queens
town Disgrace, the Freema 5
Journal describes the attack as a
diabolical outrage, urging the
whole nation to support the gov
ernment in whatever drastic meas
ures may be deemed necessary.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-22
lays ADMISSION IN SENATE STARTLING
Will Be Cited
For Contempt,
In Sinclair Case
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Mar. 22.-That
Harry r. Sinclair, oil magnate and
lessee of Teapot Dome Naval res
erve contributed $4,000 toward the
Republican Committee campaign de-
ficit after the elections was the
admission wrung from Will Hays,
former chairman Of that committee
by the Senate OF! investigation here
today.
After denying vigorously that
Sinclair stock had been turned over
the National Committee to liqui-
date the deficit, Hays revealed that
money, instead of stock, was the
contribution of the oil man.
He also revealed that the law
firm of Hays and Hays, with which
his name was associated, served
Sinclair as Il client during the time
that Hays was in the cabinet, al
though Hays himself had served ac-
tive connections with this firm at
that time.
Hays further testified that the
Liberty bond transaction effected
between G. d. Wahlberg, secretary
of Sinclair, and man "named
Hayes testified to by Wahlberg
might have been Il personal tran
saction between his brother Hinkle
Hays and Sinclair.
While Hays testimony created
the outstanding sensation of the oil
hearings today, Sinclair himself fur
nished some excitement. He defied
the committee, refusing to answer
any questions "on advice of coun-
SELL and later the committee an
nounced he would be cited for con-
tempt.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-22
LAND 40 MEN IN
GAMBLING RAID
AT CULVER CITY
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 22.-Forty
men were in the Santa Monica Jail
today as the result of spectacu-
lar raid on Ford S Castle, at Culver
City, made near midnight by Harry
j. Raymond, newly named chief
detective in tthe district attorney S
office, and 15 officers.
About $500 said to have been ON
the tables in a series of gambling
games going on at the time of the
raid was taken by the Riding par
ty.
j. W. Ford, alleged to be the
owner of the resort was charged
with conducting a gambling house
and with violating the Wright act.
Raymond claimed the proprietor
ran Il free bus service to his road
house for II downtown cafe. An as
sortment of women S garments was
found ON the upper floor of the cas-
tie, Raymond said.
Last night S raid is the first of
series to be staged throughout
the county, Raymond announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-22
Hindu Ranchers
Killed When Car
Tips Over, l Hurt

Two Ilindus are dead and third
narrowly escaped serious injury last
night on the highway about three
miles north of Alamario and seven
miles northwest of Brawley, when
the Dodge ear in which they were
riding turned over. The dead are
Kishan Singh, killed instantly, and
Saurain Singh, who died ut IL
o clock at the hospital here. Santa
Singh escaped without Serions IN
jury.
The accident occurred at about
seven clock when Saurain Singh
lost control of the car and it swerv-
ed to the side of the highway where
it tipped over. Kishan Singh was
dead when he was picked up. His
skull had been crushed by the
weight of the ear. His cousin Sau-
rain, who was said to have been
driving. was still breathing when
he was rushed to the hospital at III
Centre. 1t was found that his skull
had been fractured at the base of
the brain and about IL o o'clock he
died.
The trio were cotton ranchers in
the valley and were driving to town.
The dead are at the funeral parlors
of B. E. Lemons here. The funeral
is to be on Monday morning when
a brother Of !Saurain will be here
from Fresno.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-22
Well Known Men
Plan to Attend
F.B. Picnic Here

With Mayor Cryer of Los Angeles,
Mayor Bacon of San Diego AMI
Mayor Evans of Riverside, William
Mulholland of Los Angeles, j. Stew
enson of Santa Ana and r. B. Pet
ers of San Bernardino expected here
on April 5 for the Sixth Annual
picnic of the Imperial County Farm
Bureau which will be held in this
city, President O. C. Webster'S an
nouncement of this event is Of spe-
cial interest
That this gathering is to lie used
for the basis of the biggest demon
stration ever put on in favor nf the
Boulder Dam has also been stated,
and the unity of the desire for
speedy and effective Colorado R;v-
er legislation will be expressed al
that time.
A free barbecue has been planned,
and nothing will be left urdGne
which will 90 towards makign this
affair monster celebration and
expression of the stand of the farm
ers and other organizations IN SC
gard to the needed legislation. \
committee of five representatives
Farm Bureau men are planning the
event, in which every organization
of the valley will be invited to CO.
operate.
The world would be much better
if YOU could whistle with pipe in
your mouth.
You will find that three cheers
beat six jeerS.
Henry Ford danced a Jig NJ Way
side Inn, proving the jig is not Fp.
Only three more saving months
until the next income tax Install
ment.