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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-12-12
Doings Of Labor
Wage Increases and Progress
Made Throughout Country
Meat Cutters Advance

Dubuque, Iowa-Organized meat
cutters and employers have signed a
new agreement. A weekly half hol-
iday is a feature of the contract.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-12-12
OnpOSe Night Baking

Milwaukee, Wis.-Organized bakers
are urging the abolishment of night
bakeries in this state. The Wiscon-
sin federation of labor is supporting
a bill that will be introduced in the
legislature to end this evil
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
ASSURES MORE
COOPERATION IN
CROP INSPECTION

Arriving in this city yesterday af-
ter attending the monthly meeting
of horticultural commissioners of
Southern California at Pomona the
day before, w. +. Allewalt, chief
of the bureau of Standardization of
the state department of agricul-
turc, expressed his satisfaction with
the way in which the new standardi-
zation law is being enforced in this
county.
According to Allewalt s state
ments made after looking over the
local lettuce situation, Imperial
County is carrying out the provi-
sions of the new standardization
law in fine shape, through the work
cf Horticultural Commissioner Har-
rigan and his efficient corps of as
sistants, anS the cooperation of
the shippers.
Allewalt s visit, was 4 direct re
suit of the telegram sent to the
state director of agriculture, George
II. Hecke, last week by the Asso.
ciated Chambers of Commerce,
Board of Supervisors, Farm Bureau,
Bankers Association and Republi-
can Central committee of this coun-
ty requesting a more active enfor-
cement of the standardization re-
garding lettuce in other counties.
Taking advantage of the monthly
Continued on page six
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
$3.50 IS ALREADY
RAISED TOWARD
WEBSTER'S TRIP

With a sum of $3.50 raised last
night toward sending Q. G. Webster
to Washington to work for the pass,
age of the Swing-JohnsO bin, the
members of the Imperial County
Farm Bureau are today continuing
their canvass for funds to send their
president east on Saturday.
Following Il snappy meeting of the
Farm Bureau directors yesterday at-
ternoon, It was finally decided ad-
visablc that the bureau pay the en-
tire expenses of Webster's trip with.
out assistance of the Imperial lrIi-
CATION district or any other organ
ization. The greater weight of Web
ster's argument in Washington as an
all-Farm Bureau man was given to
day as the reason for this decision,
Already Magnolia Mulberry, West
morland and Acacia Farm Ccnters
have sent in their quota of $50 each,
and the balance of the sum, which
is being raised exclusively by in
diyidual donations, is expected snort
ly.
At the director s meeting yeSter-
day the contract between the Gotten
Department of the Farm Bureau and
the Acala Cotton Growers of the
Coachella Valley was slgned, which
marks the last of the arrangements
necessary to make Acala the one
variety to be offered to the grow
ers of the county by the bureau for
next season s planting.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
ILL. GOVERNOR IS
ON SCENE WHERE
MILITIA WATCHES
Three Companies at Scene
of Herrin Massacre to
Stop Riots

MARION, Ill.,, Jan. 9.-Threc
companies of national guardsmen
today kept guard over Williamson
County, scene of thc "Herrin mas
sacre' to prevent possible out
break of fighting between moon
sinners, dry agents and the Ku KluX
Klan and ian anti-k khan organiza-
ton, "The Knights of the Flaming
Circle.
The guardsmen arrived last night
On orders of Governor Small and
Adjutant General Carlos Blacl.
General Black, who arrived early
today after an all night journey
from. Springfield, was. deciding what
steps to take to quiet. 4tlrc tense
situation which climaXed yesterday
when Sheriff George Galligan,
from sickbed, penned a telegram
to Governor Small, declaring the
situation had approached the riot
stage and was out of his control.
The Salem campany was sent 1t
once to Herrin, close to the Lester
strip mine, where 25 men were kill
ed in the battle between guards
and striking miners in June, 1922.
\ large element of foreigners there
has caused the forces attempting to
enforce prohibition to center atten-
Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
Probe Sale of
7 Liners by
Shipping Board

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Investi-
CATION Of the sale OF seven shipping
beard liners to the Dollar lines will
be demanded by senator FLETCHER,
Florida, ranking Democrat on the
commerce committee.
Fletcher Will ask that the prices
paid for the seven ''President -
ships be disclosed. He also will ask
information on the sale of the steam
er "City of Los Angeles - to the
Los Angeles Steamship Co.
Fletcher has been informed this
vessel brought only 100000, though
more than $2,0OO,O0O was spent by
the shipping board in conditioning
her.
The seven President liners cost
more than $2S,0o0,00O. The ship
ping board refused to give out terms
of the sale on the ground that this
information would be valuable to
foreign competitors.
=, Fletcher has obtained Il copy of
what purports to be the contract
for the sale of the "PresldeEt -
liners. According to this document,
the Dollar interests got the seven
vessels for $3,000000
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
RETURNING TRIO
CHARGE STEALING
LOCAL MANS CAR

Traffic Officer Shotwell, is ex
pected to arrive from Los Angeles
today with Bert and Henry Hunger
ford and Warren Lowman, who were
arrested by the Los Angeles po-
lice for the theft of a coupe belong
to II. L. Slaughter of this city.
The theft occurred in Calexico
Saturday, while Slaughter was on
business in the border town. He
reported the theft to the CaleXico
police, who communicated the infor-
nation to nearby police dcpart-
ments. The trio was picked up on
suspicion shortly after their arrival
in Los Angeles, and when the ma
chine was identified as Slaughter g,
the Calexieo police and the sheriff S
office were notified. etf'
Shotwell will also bring back
c. j. Fuller, who was arrested in
Fullerton, charged with defrauding
a hotel keeper in this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
MASS MEETING OF
COTTON GROWERS
At CALIPAT RIA

In order to interest cotton grow
ers of Imperial Valley in the ad-
vantages of acala cotton as com
pared with other varieties which
have hitherto been planted in this
section, mass meeting of growers
Cf Riverside and Imperial counties
and cotton experts has been called
at Calipatria on Januar yl9. when
leading horticulturlsts will meet to
discuss cotton problems. The time
Of meeting, whether in the after
noon or evening, win be decided
later.
Among those who have made
known their intention to be at the
meeting are G. II. Hecke, lirector
of the state department OF agri-
culture, who is greatly interested III
California cotton crops; A. Il. Bat
tel, horticultural commissioners for
Riverside county; b. A. Harrigan,
horticultural commissioner for I'm
perial county; a representative OF
the United States Department of
Agriculture land the secretary of
the Acala Cotton Growers Associa-
ton of Coachella Valley.
Following several years of cxpe-
liments, since cotton was first in
troduced into the valley, it has
pcen decided that acal;, is the best
variety of cotton for Coachella and
Imperial valleys. Yesterday, the
Supervisors of this county. passed
a resolution urging cotton growers
to plant only the acala variety, ,
In view Of the fact that much
additional cotton acreage is expect
ed in Imperial Valley next year,
those who have the best interest of
the industry in mind believe that
it is not too early at 'this time, to
interest the growers in the acala
variety and urge every grower, or
prospective grower, to attend the
Calipatria meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
Four Bandits Lock Up Eleven In |. A. Bank Vault
President Fast
Developing Into
o. "GOOd FeLLOW'
by United Press Leased Wire


WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Presi-
dent Coolidge is becoming Il "mix-
er.''
Developing methods that for him
are new and unusual, the president
has surprised his old friends and
some of his newer associates with
his gifts of sociability.
In this connection, the presiden-
tial yacht Mayflower has become
one of the principal adjuncts of the
Coolidge campaign. The Mayflower
is now being used more regularly
than ever before. Practically
every week end it sails down the
Potomac with a party of congress
men, cabinet members and close
political associates aboard. What
happens on this brief weekend
cruise is interesting evidence of
Mr.. Coolidge's changed methods
When he came to Washington he
had a reputation for taciturnity
which no previous president could
boast. He sustained it fully in the
early weeks of his administration.
Visitors were received politely, al.
lowed to say what they had to say,
but the president said little.
This was in keeping with his life
long habit of silence which he
maintained even among his closest
friends.
OF late, however, Mr.. Coolidge
has developed Conversations
gift which permits visitors a some
what fuller glimpse of his wei
stocked mind.
An Animated Talker
On the Mayflower trips Mr.
Coolidge is found in animated con
versation with his guests. Politics
apparently is side issue. Socia-
bilitv is the order and Mr.. Coolidge
is proving himself quite as good Il
host as Mrs. Coolidge is Il hostess.
The navy band goes along, Ell.
livening the trip with music.
Guests for these trips are careful
ly selected and of late have al
ways included some of the Con
gressiOnal "Libcrals who have
been counted as likely to support
Senator Hiram johnson or Senator
La Toilette for the presidential no.
mination. Senator Borah Of Idaho
and Mrs. Borah and Senator Fraz.
ier, North Dakota, and Mrs. Frazier
have been recent Mayflower guests
The guest list always includes
as well, the president S close poll
teal associates and members of the
administration group in con,
gress.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
$4,000 FIRE in
HOLLYWOOD;
FOLKS IN FLIGHT
BY United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 9.-Damao-
ing six stories, the prominent Tetra-
ushka club and a high class garage.
fire early today in the heart of the
Hollywood business district caused a
$4,000 loss before it was brought
under control.
Directly acrossed the street from
the flames the Garden Court apart
ment house is located, one of the
city S finest, and the home Of many
prominent film aolk. Occupants,
aroused by the smoke, fled from
their apartments IN fright.
An overheated stove in the Tct-
raushka club is believed to- have
caused the fire, which fircmcn
battled for two hours before they
could control.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
LEGION BOYS TO
RAISE MONEY BY
VALLEY DANCES
One Slated for McCabe
Raise Funds For
Sending Heald

With the same old spirit that
characterized the days of 1917-18,
the American Legion in Imperial
Valley has thrown down the gaunt-
let to the enemies of the Swing
Johnson bill and has lined up with
the other organizations in the valley
to give the fullest support to the
bill at this critical time, when it IS
on the eve of being introduced into
congress.
Whatever local differences there
may be about the desirability of
sending representatives to Washing
ton, the legion feels that strong
delegation is needed at the capital
and has determined to send Attorney
Elmer Heald of Calipatria to Wash
ington at its own expense, to lend
his strength to the delegation no "
there. Mr.. Heald's qualifications
are well known. He was in Wash
ington last spring on aNsimilar mis-,
sion and made splendid record.
Being rather low in finances has
not daunted the eX-service men at
all, and they have started immedi
ately to raise the necessary funds.
This will be done by series of
dances in CalipatrIa, Brawley, Ell
Centro, HoltvilIe and Calexico.
Legionaries promise to give all
who attend these dances an
enjoyable evening as well as an OPP
portunity to assist in a cause that
should be uppermost in the mind OF
every resident Of Imperial Valley.
dance at McCabe .s a..
The dance to be given by Bovce
Aten Post of Ell Centre, will be held
at McCabe school house F'riday
night. Although the decision to
give the dance Games rather sudden
ly, the "we can do "er' spirit that
has always been in evidence in le-
gion circles has given the legion
aires the necessary start and plans
are going ahead rapidly Not only
will the boys give good dance, but
they have decided to feed their
guests as well. and a first class chill:
supper, cooked in regular Mexican
style, will be served during the eve
ming. One of the features of the
evening will be a prize dance, the
detarls of which will be announced
later.
McCabe has been chosen as the
scene of the dance instead of the
city, as it is believed many people
living i'll the rural sections, who
would not come to a dance in the
city, will be present at McCabe. The
legion has brought out the heavy ar
tillery and everyone who wishes TO
lend assistance to the SwingJohnSOn
bill should make an effort to be
at the McCabe dance Friday night.
Dates for the dances in valley
towns other than FL Centre, have
not vet been decided upon and VIII
be announced later.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
SHERIFF, OUTLAW
DEAD IN PITCHED
FLORIDA BATTLE
by United Press Leased Wire

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Jan.
9.-Sherff Freder Baker and one
outlaw are known to be dead as a
result of Il pitched battle between
posse and Il gang Of bandits in
progress near Fruita, according to
word received here this afternoon.
The dead bandit was believed to
be Jose Ashley, a noted desperate,
who with other outlaws had made
their rendezvous in the Everglades
near Fruita.
A posse of 100 heavily armed men
were despatched Immediately to the
swamp land in an effort to dislodge
the gunner.
Machine guns will be brought up
later if necessary, it was anltounc-
ed here.
The sheriff's office has denied
reports that others besides Sheriff
Baker and the outlaw had been kill
ed in the fighting which has been
in progress for hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09

L'ORIENT, France, Jan. o.
The naval station wireless here
picked up distress calls from the
steamers Coltland and Tasmania.
The Coltland gave her position as
23O miles southwest of L Orient Ga
protected port en- an estuary emp
tying into the bay of Biscay) and
the Tasmania gave her location as
100 miles west of l. Orient.
Wireless messages picked up here
indicated ships were suffering great
distress all along the icoast and
even as far north as the English
channel.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
AGENTS
BREAK UP GUN
SHIPPING CLIQUE
By United Press Leased wire

HlNGTON, Jan. .9.-Federal
agents have broken up conspiracy
to evade President Coolidge's en-
bargo on private sale of arms To the
De la Huerta revolutionists in
Mexico, ii was learned today.
The plan was financed By New
York interests and the arms were TO
be shipped from New Orleans or
Galveston, according to information
reaching federal authorities. Ac-
cording TO federal agents, arms and
ammunition worth 100000 includ
ing machine guns and rifles, had
been purchased by a gun running
Svndicate before the embargo was
placed, but after Secretary Hughes
made it known that this government
was opposed 10 the sale of arms TO
De la Huerta.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
TEMPEST, TIDAL WAVE HIT FRANC
Vessels Report
Distress; Much
Damage EntaiIed

by United Press Leased Wire
PARIS, Jan. "a tempest
accompanied by a strong tidal
wave struck the entire French
coast between 4 and 5 a. m. to-
day, causing heavy loss to YES
sells both at anchor and under
way.
At Brest many ships were
damaged. At Biarritz, one of
the most fashionable and fire.
quented watering places in
France, the Casino and numer-
Gus boats suffered. Many ships
were tied up in the harbor at
Bordeaux, several large liners
being unable to enter the port
because Of the high wind.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
EIGHT CLIENTS
AMONG VICTIMS;
$1,000 in LOOT
Early Release Saves All
From Death By Il
AsphyxiatiOn
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. o. Four
daring bandits at l2:45 O'Clock to-
day locked up three bank employees
and eight customers two of whom
were women, in the steel vault of
the First National Bank of May
wood, near here, and escaped with
about $4,000 in currency, gold and
silver. .'ssss7s'' --s~f-- -
Chalmers B. Myers, secretary ahd
assistant cashier of the bank, releas-
the II prisoners when he returned
from lunch. few minutes after the
holdup. His brother, George w.
Myers, president of the bank, was
one of the number ordered into the
vault by the bandits.
Had all of us been in the bank
when the crooks entered, it would
have probably been the end of us
ALL President Myers said.
MY brother is the only other
person, besides those of us who were
prisoners in the vault, who knows
its combination. The safe is not
ventilated, and the arr would un-
doubtedly have been exhausted with
iii two or three hours.'
All Were Unmasked
"All the robbers appeared to bs
middle aged Myers said. "All
had revolvers but they didn Y, wea.
masks. 1t all happened very quick
ly. One covered me with his re-
volver, another +. A. Moore the
cashier, and another Mrs. Myrtle
Blackie, the bookkeeper.
''Then they made all of us, in
cluding the eight customers, march
inte the vault. The day lock was
on, and they smashed that so they
coulG lcck us up.
"When my brother came back
from lunch, the bank was deserted
and the vault locked He heard US
shouting and opened the safe door,
releasing us.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
9,SO7,13S Bales
Cotton Ginned
For 1928

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Cotton
ginned to January l from the 1923
crop totalled 9,S07,13S bales, includ
ing round bales counted as half
bales, compared with 9,597 $50 bales
ginned from the 1922 crop last year,
the census bureau reported today.
American Egyptian and Sea Island
cotton ginned to January !, totalled
1869 bales and 776 bales, respee-
lively, against 2S,49S and 1909
bales last year
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
Kels Widow Is
Seeking $4,000
Insurance

LODI, Cal, Jan. 9.-Clains
for insurance totaling $4,000
have been filed by attorneys for
the widow of Alex Kels, hanged
for the so-called Lodi "haystack
murder
The unpaid insurance amounts
normally to $4,000. but one
policy carries clause providing
an additional $4,000 in case Of
violent death. Claim for this
additional sum also has been
made.
One policy CT $4,000 was paid
on the day Of the hanging.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
WHAT'S DOING


Bankers Institute at high
school tonight.
Evangelistic service, Chris
ton church tonight.
Westmorland Farm Center
meeting tonight.
1.-THE Mail Man. at Valley
theater tonight.
Brunk's Commedians tonight
in dollar Value.
Prize fight at Palace theater
tonight.
Chamber of Commerce 6irsc-
tors meet tonight.
Bible ChautauQua tonight at
Tulane theater.
City Council meets tonight.
Methodist Evangelical service
at Imperial tonight.
Prayer meeting by Baptist,
Christian Scientists tonight.
Rotary club luncheon at Bar
bara Worth tomorrow.
Music Section meets at Club
House, 2:30 tomorrow.
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The line of life is ragged dag
nal between duty and desire.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
PROSPERITY ALL
THROUGH u. S. is
RYAN'S COMMENT

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. O.
"Throughont the country notice
evidence of continued prosperity,
Thomas Fortune Ryan, New York
financier, said today. Ryan nrriv-
ed here yesterday on his thirty third
trip to the Pacific Coast. .-t
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
U. s. TO CONDEMN
H0SPIT AL SITE
FOR VETERANS
ny United Press Leased wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. Con.
demnation proceedings have been in
stituted by the government to oh.
tain site for veterans bureau
tuberculosis hospital AT San Fer-
nando, Calif., owned by Walter
Craig, il was learned at tho vetes
rams bureau today
unsble 10 reach compfomise be-
tween the 100000 asked by Cfatw
for his 52s acre tract and the s60.0O
offered by the bureau, General Hines
has asked Attorney General paugh.
erty 10 seek condemnation Of fns
land.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
Move to Break
Senate Deadlock
BY United Press Leased wire

WASHINGTON Jan. 9.-The first
officfal step to end the deadlock
over craftsmanship of the senate inr
terstate commerce commission was
taken today.
Senator Dill introduced a resolu-
tion calling upon the committee to
meet, organize and elect its own
chairman.
Progressives also revealed u plan
of which the resolution is u part to
oust Senator Cummgns, regular Re-.
publican, from membership on ths
committee. t
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
PUMP AIR IN TO
CAVE-N VICTIM
UNTIL RELEASED
By United Press Leased Wire

PORTERNILLE, Calif,, Jan. p
When Jack Delaney was buried in
cavein of a sewer excavation here,
fellow workmen drove a pipe into
the earth, which covered him, pump
ed air into it and kept him alive four
house untrl he could be released.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
TWO DEAD, 20
HURT in r. r.
TEXAS CRASH

HOUSTON, Texas, jan. O.
Two were killed and a score in
jured when passenger trains
No. 23 and 26 on the Missouri,
Kansas g. Texas Railroad crash
ed together on a blind siding at
Katy, ten miles north of here
last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
ROBBED OF $3.50
NEAR LONG BEACH

COMPTON, Cal, Jan. 9,--IIarry
Lockhart, Long Beach, was held up
by two men on Long Beach Boule-
ward, near here, today and robbed
of $3.50, according to report to
the sheriff S office.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
Long Earthquake
Recorded in Calf.
By United Press Leased wire

BERKELEY Cal, Jan. o. An
earthquake of four minutes nine see
ends duration was recorded by the
University of California seismo.
graph shortly before 2:S0 4. NJ: to-
day. The shock appeared TO be
about sixty miles distant in I, south
erlv direction The tremor started
I 2;24;5l and lasted until . 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
OBREGON WILL
DIREC T n E w
TROOPS MOVE
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Presi-
dent Obregon of Mexico left Mex
leo City this morning for ir;.pua
to personally to give the signal for
az advance by the government
troops against the revolutionary ar
my under General Estrada, the
Mexican embassy announced today
on the basis of official dispatches
received from the Mexican capital.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
SCHO ONER IS
LOST WITH ALL
HANDS ABOARD

by United Press Leased Wire
HALIFAX, N, S., Jan. O.
The American schooner T. M.
Nicholson, Captain Horace G..
Wilde commanding, from Buck
port, Maine, to Port Aux Bas-
ques, N. F., has been lost with
all hands between Port Aux
BasQues and Curling, according
to a message here today. The
number of the crew was not
given.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-09
35, 900 TONS WINE
GRAPES SOLD 1928

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.--Morc
f4an $4,000 tons of wine grapes
We're sold by the California Grape
Growers Exchange during the year
1923, according to the report of the
exchange directors. The tonnage
handled was made up of the avail
able stocks of approximately 600
members.