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Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-07
DIR. MORRISON TO
TALK TO ROTARY
CLUB and ELKS

Members of the Rotary Club and
Elks Lodge ofAthis city have a spe-
citl treat before them as they will
hear DR.. c. Morrison, prominent wo-
man speaker of the Salvation Army
who will address the meetings of
these organizations tomorrow.
DIR. Mofr;son coming is i'll adj
vance of big movement contem-
plated by the Salvation Army in
the valley next fall, according to
c. E. Pitzer of this city, chairman
of the advisory board One of the
big enterprises which this organiz-
alton will soon begin work for is
the building of summer home in
the mountains for the benefit of
those who might otherwise not be
able to have summer outings, Mr..
Pitzer today announced.
DIR. Morrison is u woman of wide
experience, She has been II mission
ary in China, aud her talks are di-
rect and to the point. Yesterday
noon she addressed the Calexico Ro-
tary Club, and iast night she spoke
in Imperial, hen addresses in both
cases causing much favorable com
ment. Today she is in Brawley talk
ing to the Rotary Club and Elks
Lodge.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-07
VOTERS IN |. A.
FAVOR MILLIONS
in new BONDS
LOS ANGELES, May THE
vote on the municipal power
bonds was so close that q re-
count may be necessary, the
measure evidently having lost
by less than 1000 votes.

LOS ANGELES, May Los
Angeles City has bonded itself for
$1l 100000 worth of additional inn
provements, according to reports on
Yesterdays election, us compiled
from incomplete returns today. Fur
ther tally of the votes east is not
expected to change the standing on
any of the issues.
Bonds of $S,000,000 for extending
the city's water system were ap-
proved by an enormous majority, as
were other issues as follows:
Police department, $1,600,000 for
new sub-stations and fixtures.
Fire department, 100000 for fire
boats at the harbor.
New bridges and repairs of old
structures, $l,O00,OO0.
Incinc ator, 100000.
The new city charter received a
tremendous majority.
Proposition No. -, a straw
vote to show local sentiment on
the Boulder Canyon dam PROPOSE
tion, was given a favorable majori-
ty of more than 10000. This return
was taken as an indication that To-
cal voters are in favor of the gov
ernment Boulder Canyon dam.
A proposition to increase the
weight limit on trucks from 20,00O
to $4,000 pounds in the city was
badly beaten.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-07
FAWCETT BACK
FROM TRIP EAST
TELLS OF WORK
Interesting Details of
Embargo Plea to
Sec. Wallace

Will S. Fawcett, former mayor of
Ell Centre, returned from the east
this morning, where he went more
than two weeks ago to confer wiki
Secretary Wallace of the Depart
ment of Agriculture and other fed
eral officials in conjunction with
{; committee of CalfOrnians relative
to securing relief from unnecessary
embargoes on California products.
Mr.. Fawcett said that the work
of the committee was in the main
successful and that Secretary Wal
lace agreed to direct federal assist
ance in taking charge of the regu
lation measures in infected areas.
The committee remained in Wash
ington for five days during which
time it was able to get the depart
ment of agriculture to release cir
culars to the people of the various
states, assuring them tha. the foot
and mouth disease germs are not
carried in fruit or vegetable ship
ments.
The committee also met with the
oISdHlLd iUH VI idiiNdN tAttutiN -
and laid before that group of of
ficials, the situation in California.
1t was agreed that the railroads
would help in every way possible
to educate their patrons relative to
the livestock eontagion and in at
tempting to allav hysteria, Mr..
Fawcett said.
Visited Eastern Cities
The personnel of the committee
from California included: G. G.
league, chairman of the California
Fruit Growers Exchange; Fred w.
Kiesel, Sacramento banker; Allen
T. Spencer, Cranrlore, president of
the Sheep Growers association; Sam
H. Greene, secretary of the Califor-
MIA Dairy Council, San Francisco,
and Mr. Fawcett
After the committee had complet-
ed its work in Washington, Mr.. Faw
cett continued his trip through the
cas-. He stopped in Philadelphia,
New York City, Boston and on the
way home, i'll Chicago
&" Imperial Valley is not a great
deal warmer than the prairie states
west of the Mississippi, just row, =
Mr.. Fawcett said. "'When our train
stopped at North Platte, Nebraska,
we found the Thermometer was
standing at 95 degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-07
- - -. ------- -
WHAT'S DOING

Three Weeks at the Val
Icy theater tonight.
why Men Leave Home at
the Palace theater tonight.
City Council meeting at City
Hall tonight.
Boyce Aten post, American
Legion meeting tonight at Mas
onic Hall tonight.
Y. M. G. "a. at high school
gymnasium tonight.
Directors of the Chamber of
Commerce meeting tonight at
1880.
$4,000, Elks play at Ri
alto theater, CaIexico, tonight.
Midweek services at various
churches tonight.
Music section, Woman Ten
Thousand club, luncheon and an
nual hi jin..s, home of Mrs
F. B, Fuller tomorrow.
Rotary luncheon Barbara
Worth tomorrow noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-07
COOLIDGE AND HUGHES FACE
SERIOUS CRISIS in FAMOUS
JAPANESE EXCLUSION BILL

'ernment sufficient time to negoti-
ate a new treaty barring japanese
from the United States. 1t was the
plan to have this treaty replace the
exclusion law. Japan is anxious to
avoid law on this subject.
The following courses were dis
cussed by observers here today as
possibilities:
Would Have New Treaty
Hughes to make an eleventh
hour effort to negotiate a treaty
with Japan in time for it to be ap-
proved by the senate before expect
ed adjournment early in June This
seems virtually impossible. Hughes
also might go ahead with the nego-
tiation of a treaty which would re-
place the impending law under q
plan for the President to submit it
for the approval of the senate when
congress meets again next Decem-
ber.
2-The administration do nothing
and simply accept the present stu,
alton.
3-Hughes to counsel President
Coolidge to veto the exclusion bill
when it reaches the white house,
which, however, might prove to be
futile in view of the virtual GER
tainty that congress would repeat
what already has been done.
Finally there is the remote posi-
bility that Hughes might resign as
secretary of state because of the
reputation by congress of his posi-
tic3 on the japanese question. At
least up to the present development,
however, it can be stated authorita-
lively that Hughes has had no in
tention of resigning, taking the
view that he is not responsible for
the actions of congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-07
Chandler Gives Testimony at Boulder Dam Hearing
LiQht I. Y. Vote
Gives Coolidge
Large Majority

| With eight precincts still unre-
, ported the total vote registered in
yesterdays presidential primaries
for Imperial county is estimated to
be barely over the 2000 mark, one of
| the lightest IN me history of the
county.
Coolidge was the favorite with a
| total of S65 votes reported. John
son ran considerably behind, but
polled more than was expected. The
/ vote us recorGed up to 2 O'Clock
| this afternoon showed he has 63l
i votes.
McAdoo received practically all
the Democratic votes, polling Il to-
tai of 267. There was a scatter
| ing vote for Debs, totalling 16, and
a prohibition vote reaching 80. Bal
| lots from 80 voters recorded no pref
erence.
In Ell Centre Coolidge won by more
! than duoble over johnson. The
total vote showed 300 for Coolidge;
12l for Johnson; $50, for McAdoo !;
20 no preference; six for Debs, and
four for prohibition. The total
vote cast i'll FL Centre precincts
| was 5SS.
Coolidge le dthe field in Calexico
| by large odds, being given LII votes
| against II for johnson. Democrats
! supported McAdoo with S6 votes.
! Debs received one vote and the pro-
| hibition candidate three. There
were eight votes showing no prefer
| ence.
Holtville gave its support to John
son, registering 62 votes for the SEN
ior senator from California. Cool.
idge received % votes. McAdoo
| was given A votes. One ballot was
east for Debs and two for the pro,
hibition candidate. Nine voters
! gave no preference.
| Brawley gave Coolidge the lead
| with 90 votes. Johnson received 81;
! McAdoo, 10; prohibitionists polled
IA votes.
Not ALI Reports In
| Calipatria registered 30 votes for
| Coolidge; 2l for Johnson; seven
for McAdoo and none for prohibi-
! ton.
! Westorand gave Coolidge 81
| votes; johnson 23 McAdoo 10, and
/ prohibition 3.
| inland Republicans gave Is votes
to Coolidge, eight to johnson and
! Is to McAdoo. Three prohibition
| votes were cast.
| Heber gave ten to Coolidge, IL to
| johnson, ~ to McAdoo, two to Debs
/ and one to prohibition.
/ Seeley gave Johnson Is votes and
! Coolidge l2. McAdoo received IL
! votes.
Imperial gave Coolidge AZ votes +;
johnson 80; McAdoo 81.
| Coolidge received IL votes i'll Dog
wood precinct. Johnson polled y.
! McAdoo received eight, Debs one
and prohibition one.
Date voters gave Coolidge 80
votes, Johnson IA, McAdoo seven
! and Debs two.
The final vote is expected to be
checked up by tomorrow, there be
several distant precincts which will
be slow in coming in. Among those
, which are still out are Andrade,
Palo Verde, New River, Mt. Signal,
Pichacho, and Laguna.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-07
MANY HURT IN
N. Y. CAR CRASH

NEW YORK, May IA crash of
two street cars on the 155th Street
viaduct near the Polo grounds at 5
p. m. hurled passengers through the
car windows, and according to first
reports, at least a score We're SER
iously injured.
An Ogden Avenue car tore into
a l63rd Street cross town car, ap-
parently through failure of the
brakes to work, and ripped about
half the ear open before stopping.
Many passengers were strewn
about the pavement apparently ser
iously injured and calls were sent
in for ambulances.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-07
IMPERIAL CO.
LIFTS 81 FEE
FOR FUMICATION

Imperial county has today lifted
the fee of 81 per automobile for
AL ears entering the county, al
though fumigation measures for
machines con,inue the same, This
action WAS taken by the board of
supervisors following the report of
Commissioner Harrigan that $4,000
has been taken in since this charge
was put into effect. This sum has
practically taken care of the ex-
penses to date, he commissioner
stated,
San Diego county yesterday lift
ed quarantine restrictions between
that county and Imperial, so that
the "trip to the coast by way Of
Jaemba may now be made by local
residents without funigation fees
In connection with the return Of
will $. Fawcett from Washington,
ID. C. today, where he represented
the interests Of Imperial Valley with
other members Of the California
committee who went east seeking
the lifting Of the embargo on Cali.
forna products Of the SOL, Conn
missioner Harrigan stated that the
results of the work Of this commit
tee were already farrcaehing II
their effect.
Scarcely q day has passed since
the committee reached Washington
without nav receiving from the of.
flee OF State Director of ARrienltuf.
Hecke solne bulletin relative 70 the
modification Of the embargo BY oae
state or another" Ilarrigan said.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-07
TULARE COUNTY
INFECTED WITH
STOCK DISEASE
New Cases in L. A. Co.
In Old Infested
Sections
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, MAY 7.-Un-
dismayed by the discovery Of the
hoof and mouth disease in a county
hitherto uninfected, state and fed
eral agricultural experts combating
the epidemic today reiterated pre-
dictions that the disease is under
control and viii lbe stamped out with
in Il few weeks.
The new area of infection is in
Tulare County 80 miles south Of
Visalia and approximately 200 head
of livestock. These animals were
being slaughtered today
New infection also was discover
ed in Merced County, which has
been suffering from the disease.
DR.. U. G.. Houck, federal director
of the hoof .and mouth fight, eX-
pressed no alarm today over dis
covery of anthrax in herds of cattle
on three ranches in Lassen County.
The disease, while virulent and
dangerous when communicated to
human beings, is more easily con-
Continued OH pase six
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-07
NORTHEND RAID
REVEALS BOOZE,
2 MEN JAILED
Seven Places Searched by
Officer Seeking Illicit
Liquor

After securing the city of Cali
patria in vain for illicit liquor, yes
terday afternoon, deputies from the
colnvt Jail swept down ON the ranch
at Tamarack crossing on New river
where r. G. Maggard, 20, and How
ard Dye, 20, have been employed.
and discovered 80 quart bottles of
whiskey, five barrels of mash and
a new 30 gallon still. The raid took
place in the early hours of the
morning, it being about o'clock
when the Officers returned with the
two youths to the county Jail.
Entering the house at the ranch
northwest of Imperial, the Officers,
had no trouble in finding the bar
rels of mash, which were stored on
the main floor Of the house. The
searchcrs then went into the attic,
where they found the still, which
had evidently been in operation re-
Gently. The liquor was a more diff
ficult matter to locate, and only
after thorough search of the prem
ises, was it uncovered in a hole dug
Ill lHt SitC VI uitCii Ddiih hDot'
20 feet from the house.ea
Maggard and Dye, who were ar
rested in connection with the raid,
are to be arraigned today at I'm
per;al.
The raid was made by Deputies
Underwood, Oswalt, Dizney, keat-
ing, Powell and Leonard.
The raids at Calipatria yesterday
afternoon, We're made without sue
cess, more than seven places being
searched before the Officers left
A quantity of empty liquor bottles
were found in a Mexican restaurant
| and at card and soft drink place
east of the railroad tracks. Evi
, dences pointing to the presence OF
liquor within q short time preceding
the search, were found i'll severa
places, but no arrests were made.
1t was believed by county off
ciaIs that election day might prove
to be an excuse for bootleggers IL
the county to be less crafty than or
dinarily.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-07
UTLEY TELLS
: CHA MBER OF
BORDER ROW

Declaring that the attitude of
county officials of this county in
keeping highways open to the Yuma
bridge remains unchanged and that
it is not likely to change, District
Attorney Ernest r. Utley told men,
bers of the Chamber of Commerce
this noon that the situation appear
ed to be clearing up and that resi-
dents in the Bard and Winterhaven
districts are being permitted to re-
sumo their trade in Yuma.
'The only purpose which the
sheriff and / had in interfering i'll
the quarantine established at Knob
Siding by Arizona, was to open the
state and county highways of I'M
perial County to traffic. the dis
trict attorney said. "We have main
tained the view that the situation
did not warrant a blockade against
tourists, which held them out in the
desert, miles from water or food,
and our action has been commend
ed by Governor Richardson. -
The district attorney outlined the
situation which was the cause of
the recent trouble with Arizona Of
ficials. He stated that the tourists
who are now encamped at the Yuma
bridge are not suffering from eX-
posure or lack of food and water
and that they have access to shelter
so that there is nothing to call for
further action from this county as
long as the highways are no block
ed again.
Fawcett Gives Talk
Will S. Fawcett gave brief talk
on his "trip to Washington where he
met wit hother members of the
committee appointed by Governor
Richardson to call on Secretary
Wallace. He received the work
done by the committee and SAID
that he had had Il conferer.e with
Secretary Weeks who expressed his
willingness to assist Imperial Valley
whenever it was possible to do so.
Mr.. Fawcett said he had met with
the President and Mr.. Hoover and
both these men said they had heard
much of Imperial Valley.
Lee Thanks Contributors
Speaking in behalf of the lettuce
rate hearing committee, l.. G. Lee
chairman of the committee and we'll
known produce man, reported upon
the victory won for the local lettuce
shippers by the decision OF the In
terstate Commerce Commission can
ceiling the provision in the tariff
which would nave made standard
refrigeration compulsory.
Mr.. Lee strongly expressed the
thanks of the local shippers for the
splendid financial and moral sup
port of the business men of the
county who assisted the local ship
pers in their battle against the rall'
roads, and stated that without tins
support last fall, the decision which
means so much to the valley finan
cially might not have been won.
In financial report of the ii
nancing of the fight, Lee stated
that $z,707.75 had been paid in, and
that there was now a balance OF
$632.70 on hand. Lee also express
ed the thanks of the committee and
shippers 70 Will s. Fawcett for ma
terial financial assistance.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-07
so, CAL. RALLIES
FOR PRES. COOLIDGE

LOS ANGELES, May South
ern California, long tn estrong-
ern California, long the strong
ed the administration of President
Coolidge in the anticipated over
whelming manner in yesterday S
election, according to returns COM
piled today.
Complete returns from llS9 pre-
cincts out of 1916 in Los Angeles
county, as announced by the county
registrar s office at 1890 a. m.
gave results of yesterdays presi-
Dental primaries as follows:
johnson 1886; Coolidge T7,9lS;
McAdoc 2S,1s5; mpledged 4,5ss.
BAKERSFIELD, May = A
two-to-one victory for President
Coolidge over Senator Johnson in
dicated in Kern County by complete
returns 40 out of the county s l5S
(Continued OF page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-07
YOUNG l.. A. GIRL
TRIES SUICIDE

LOS ANGELES, May 7.-Unsuc-
cessful in Il suicide attempt, Nory-
ME Jordan, beautiful 10 year old
local girl, was returning from the
doors of death at the Receiving
Hospital today.
The girl was rushed to the hos
pital late last night by Percy Sland,
who told officers she swallowed
poison while out riding with him.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-07
BRAWLEY PUPIL
WINNER OF ESSAY
ON BOULDER DAM

The long and anXiouslY awaited
decisions Of the Judges in the
Boulder Canyop<Dam essay cont est
sponsored blythe Imperial County
Farm Burea,i\Were today made pub
lie by C. c. jenkins s-vf-tA..t organ
ization. and showed Miss Margaret
Webster as winner of the first
prize.
Miss Webster is student in the
Brawlev Union high school and She
fact that she is the daughter of
President Q. C. Webster, president
of the Farm Bureau who recently
went to Washington in behalf of
the Colorado River legislation,
adds an interesting feature 70 the
announcement. AS the essays were
submitted to the judges by number
and minus the names of the ;;uthor,
it is evident that Miss Webster is
as staunch Il "dam booster as
her well-known father.
Roy Taecker, Mrs. NJ. Bangle and
Dorothy Rowe, also of the Brawley
high school, and Dorothy Shanks
of the Brawley elementary school,
are the winners of the second, third,
fourth and fifth prizes respectively.
Amounts on the prizes are $lo, $40,
$3.50, So, $3.50 and ten 81 awards
will be presented 20 the winners
mt the Farm Bureau directors > meet
ING to be held in this city next Sat
urday morning.
Winners of the 81 awards are Will
liam Devore, FL Centre; Charlotte
Moses, FL Centro; Dewitt Slider Era
Austin, Harold Harp and Grace Ar,
net and George Peek of Brawley
Union high school, Eau Claire Les
ter and Alice Wright of Holtville
Union high school and Pauline WOLF
of Brawley.
Judges were c. b. Collins for
the schools, Judge V. \. Thompson
for the Farm Bureau and c. l.. Chill
ders for the Associated Chambers
of Commerce The judges wish to
state in connection with their de
cisions that il was necessary 10
eliminate 81 of tthe essays sub
mittcd because they ran over the
800 word limit specified in the
rules of the contest, Some of these
ESSAYS were excellent, it was stat
cd, but the judges were forced to
debar them from the prize winning
list.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-07
KILLED
N. N.Y.CROSSING

AMSTERDAM, N. Y, May T.
Officials of the New York Central
today were investigating an acei-
dent last night in which the
Twentieth Century Limited struck
a motor car here, killing eight per
John NJ. S. Acee, Amsterdam
clothing merchant, his wife, three
children, Mrs. John Karm and
daughter and David S. Pirano were
killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-07
U. S. FLYERS MAY
GET OFF TODAY
by United Press Leased Wire

OORDOVA, Alaska, May T.
Hope that Americas S round the
world aviators may reach japanese
territory within the next few days
revived today as radio messages
from Nazan, Island of Atka, re-
ported favorable weather for the
takeoff to Chicagoff, Attu Island.
Stormy conditions in the Behring
sea region are abating, the radio
messages said, and the three big
army planes may be able to get
away today.
The aviators received new sup
plies from cannery boat and have
completed overhauling their ma
chimes.
Search for Major Frederick l..
Martin, flight commander, eontinu-
ed without result.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-07

WASHINGTON, May r. Harry
Chandler, publisher of the Los An
geles Times and owner of large
tracts of land in Mexico, denied be-
fore the house irrigation committee
today that he was interested in any
way in power development.
He testified that he was person-
ally in favor of extensive power de-
velopment of the Colorado river
1as a conservation policy but that
he was strenuously opposed to any
project which would delay the con-
struction of Il flood control dam by
combining it with a power dam.
Chandler told the committee a
flood control dam could be con-
structed in a relatively short time
at Il comparatively small cost. He
urged that this be done and the
broad question of federal power de-
velopment be settled when it could
be.
A heated controversy over the
payment of water charges by lands
below the line developed during the
hearing. Chandler was accused of
attempting to induce the Mexican
government not to raise water rates
to the higher level paid north of the
line.
Accuses Rep. Swing
Chandler denied that rates were
lower. He said his lands had not
only paid up to date but were pay
ing im advance and that they had
carried their full share of the fl
nancial burden of maintaining the
California systme. He charged that
Representative Swing, California,
had gone to Mexico City to persuade
the Mexican government to raise
rates but had failed. Swing denied
he had ever been in Mexico City.
Chandler also opposed the propos-
ed all-American canal He termed
the inclusion of the project in the
Swing johnson bill "more political
than practical He said it would
destroy Imperial Valley" by neces-
stating tremendous assessments.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-07
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, May 7.-Presi-
dent Coolidge today made an elev-
enth hour attempt to secure post
ponement of the effective date of
the Japanese exclusion provision in
the new immigration bill now i'll
the hands of the house senate con-
ferees. The date he has proposed,
March l, 1926, has been tentative
ly rejected by them in favor of
July l, next.
After touching on the matter with
administration leaders at a break
fast conference at the White House
the president again summoned Sen
ator Reed, Pennsylvania, and Rep
resentative johnson, Washington, in
charge of the bill in their respec-
tive houses, for conferences. He
also discussed the matter with Sec
retary Hughes.
WASHINGTON, May T. With
the Japanese immigration question
more serious with each development
President Coolidge and Secretary OF
State Hughes today were confronted
with the rejection by the senate
and house conferees of the Presi-
dents compromise plan to soften
the exclusion blow to Japan.
Mr.. Coolidge and Hughes are eX-
pected to decide very soon what
course is to be followed following
decision of the conferees to make
Japanese exclusion effective July I
next as provided in the house bill
and thus overriding the President S
proposal to extend this date to
March |, 1926.
The plan was to have given See
rotary Hughes and the Japanese gov