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Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
COMMUNISTS WILL GIVE BACKING
TOLA TOILETTE, DESPITE REBUFF

he would have our support, anyway,
so he refused to cater to us. ..
Endorsement of La Toilette prob
ably on Thursday will be the first
official recognition he has been
granted as an independent candi-
date. Mahoney said he saw La
Toilette in Washington recently
:nd that the Wisconsin senator
+ looked favOrably upon the conven-
tion asking only that 1t .De postpon-
ed until after both Republican and
Democratic conventions were con-
cluded.
: The Communists, led by w. Il.
Foster, head of the workers party,
are not so enthusiastic about La
Toilette, but they have agreed to
endorse him.
Senator Burton X. Wheeler of
Montana and Congressman Hnddlc-
ston, Alabama, Democrat, are be-
ing suggested for second place on
the, ticket.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
Cantaloupe Shipments
From U. S. Bureau of Markets, Brawley, Calf.
G. f. Schultz, Manager

Cantaloupes shipped from Imper-
ial Valley numbered -525 carloads
Saturday and 475 carloads ON sun
day, making total shipments TO
date 659l as compared with 45lt
on same date last year. Cars ord
cred today 465.
Brawley shipping point intorma,
tion of Sunday. Maximum temper.
ature ITO, minimum 80, demand
moderate, market steady, standards
110-l.20, ponies 1870 flats 5000.
Ripes for western shipping stand.
ards 1.50. Most stock shipped roll,
ing joint account.
Prices on standards in other mar
kets unless otherwise stated.
Philadelphia---75 degrees, cioady,
l6 ears arrived, 10 on track, market
weak. 800.
Chieago-53, cloudy. 80 arrived,
9S on track, weaker, 2.75-3.00.
Detroit-l7 arrived, 2s on track.
steady, 3.00-325.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
DIMES CASE
UNDER WAY
by United Pres. Leased Wire


LOS ANGELES, June 16.-Trial
of Horace A. Greer on charge of
attempting to kill Courtland S.
Dimes, rich Denver man, was fin
ally started here today, after seven
postponements.
Despite the non-appearance of
Dimes, who is expected, with Mabel
Normand and Edna Purviance,
screen actresses, to be the state s
chief witnesses, the prosecution did
not ask another delay.
The jury was completed shortly
before noon, and the prosecution
planned to call the first witness dur
ing the afternoon session. Ten wo-
men and two men comprise the jury
The court granted a request of de-
fense attorney s. S. Hahn for q
subpoena to require Miss ,Normand s
presence in court.
Quizzing the prospective jurors
was accompanied by much levity and
light reparte between the attorneys.
Hahn's questions provoked occa-
sional laughter.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
Series Of Accidents in Heavy Weekend Auto Travel
Eminent Men
Here to Urge
Health Debt.

Appearing before the county
board of supervisors this morning,
DR.. F. r. F0ard of the u. S. Depart
ment of Public Health, Washington,
ID. c., and DR.. Gavin T. Teller of
the state health department, Los An
geles, presented a plan for the crea-
ton of a whole-time health depart
ment for Imperial county which is
to be jointly maintained by annual
appropriations of the federal gov
eminent, state of California and I'M
perial county.
The plan calls for a minimum
budget of $4,000 annually to main
tain the department. The federal
government is to appropriate $2500
of the amount to go toward the sal
ary of the health officer in charge of
the department; the state is to pro-
vide $2500 for the salary of one of
the public health nurses of the de-
partment, and the county is to pro-
vide the remainder of the budget.
The department, as proposed in
the plan will include one whole-time
health officer, one sanitation in
spector, two public health nurses and
one office clerk to take care of the
department business. The person
mel of the department is to be Sc
lected by the county officials, sub
iect to the approval of the state
health department. Unless the offer
as presented by DR.. Foard is accept
ed by the county within the next 60
days it will be withdrawn, according
to the federal health official, who
declared that the budget of his de-
partment totalled but $4,000 an
nually for expenditures in this kind
of work, and applications already
exceed that amount by number of
thousands.
Nv. Is part of Entry
In explaining the interest of state
and federal governments in main
tanning wholetime health depart
ment in the county, DR.. Foard de-
clared that the position of Imperial
county, adjoining Mexico on one side
and Arizona on the other, makes it
geographically advantageous to keep
an efficient and thorough-going de-
partment to control influx of com
municable diseases from Mexico and
Arizona, and to check any possible
spread of such diseases into other
parts of California and the United
States.
"The request was made originally
by county officials, health officers
and citizens of Imperial county for
an investigation by the state into
health conditions here" DR.. Foard
said 1.-The state department took
the matter up with the Federal
Public Health department at Wash
ington, and / have come to the val
ley as a result of that request.
Investigation shows that this
CONTINUED or page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16

San Franciseo-5S, clear, y a.
rived, IL on track, steady, ..25-2.5D.
Denver-74 clear, 4 arrived, 9 on
track, slightly weaker, $50.
Boston-6l, cloudy, l3 arrived, ,
on track, weaker, 2.75,
Pittsburgh-66, clear, "a arrived
So on track, weaker, 2.75.3.o0.
Cincmnati-65, cloudy, n rriy
ed, so ON track, weaker 2.503.00.
Minneapols--63 elondy . arrived,
II on track, weaker, 9.75.
st. Louis -65, cloudy. 10 arrived,
steady, a.75.
Washington--6s, cloudy, 2 arriy.
ed, IL on track, steady, 5.90-3.30.
New YorS--55, cloudy, ~ asriy
ed, steady, 2.7S.3.Q0.
Baltimore III, cloudy, IS arrived,
% on track. unsettled, 2.75.3.00.
Los Angeles-s5 (maximua "a
hrs.). 81 arrived, 50 on track, slight
ly weaker, 2.00.225.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
BRITISH ENVOY
in SIEGE STATE,
CITY OF MEXICO
He Refuses to Heed
ObregOn Order to
Quit Mexico

MEXICO CITY, June 16.- The
British delegation here today re-
mained in q state of seige, surround
ed by police and secret service
agents, the food supply cut off and
telephone wires slashed.
4 Efforts were being made by Min
lister Bermudez of Chile to settle
the ticklish situation which has aris
en- as the result of the refusal of the
British foreign office to remove H..
c. c. Cummins, its semi-official re-
preventative at the request of the
Oregon government.
Bermudez will ask foreign min
lister Saenz that Cummins be given
4S hours to leave the county "in q
manner befitting mis- position.
The Obregon government, despite
a note from Norman King, British
consul general, demanding an ex-
Ilanation of the Cummins expulsion
order, remains adamant.
Cummins' withdrawal Is desired
because of a long series of actions
which Mexico regards as hostile to
the present regime. Officials say
he has persistently forwarded er-
roneous and villifying accounts of
Mexico to his government and that
he is responsible for delay in re-
sumption of the British Mexican re-
lations.
Cummins has been locked in the
legation since June 10.
The legation is well supplied with
food and Cummins has declared his
intention of remaining where he is.
f, y LONDON, June 16,-The London
Times censures the action of the
Obregon government in issuing an
official expulsion order for H. c. c..
Cummins, British representative at
Mexico City. 1t referred to the
Cummins affair as "serious breach
of international courtesy" by Mex
icO
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
COOLIDGE MUST ACT AS PEACE MAKEI
Friction Gr0lUinq
From Convention
Threatens Purtu
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, June 16-Presi-
dent Coolidge today was confront
ed with the necessity of assuming
the role of peace maker in two in
tra-party conflicts that seriously
threaten the smooth running of his
campaign. These were:
1.-The row in the Coolidge camp
between factions headed by William
R. Butler, Republican National
Committee chairman, and c. Bas-
com Slemp, the presidents secre,
tary.
2.-The estrangement between the
Coolidge campaign management
and the Gold guard senator's who
were cast into the outer darkness
by Butler and Frank w. Stearns at
the Cleveland convention.
The first conflict is the moro
pressing and serious because unless
speedily ironed but, it may lead to
the resignation of Slemp.
Slemp returned from Cleveland
with u tale of woe about Butler s
management of the convention
which he forthwith laid before the
president.
The secretary is to said to feel
strongly about the handling of the
vice presidential situation, which
resulted in the nomination of Gen.
eral Dawes.
Butler Close Friend
Slemp, however, faces difficult
situation in criticizing Phtler' to
the president, for Butler is one of
Mr.. Cooldge's closest friends and
his personal selection as head of
the national committee.
The president will hear Buffers
side of the row this week when But
Ter returns from Cleveland. If he
sides with Butler, Slemp may find
his position as the president s clos
est adviser. and assistant, impos-
sible.
Estrangement of the cold guard"
senators is occasioning Mr.. Cool
idge considerable worry, for irres-
pective of the campaign, he will
still have to cope with them at the
December session of congress. The
president discussed the situation on
board the Mayflower over the week
end with Senator Reed Smoot of /,
Utah and Frank w. Mondell, per-
manent chairman of the Cleveland !
convention. He also received n !
neutral account of the SlempBut-
Ter row from them.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
MILLIONS TAKEN
BY R. R. BANDITS
MAY BE SECURED
by United PRESS Leased Wire

CHICAGO, June 16.-Recovery of
the $3,000,000 in cash and securities
stolen in the holdup Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul mail train
near here Thursday night is assur-
ed, Chief of Police Collins declared
today as he directed hunt for three
men, held the ring leaders of the ban
dit gang which committed the dar
ing robbery. Seven men and three
women are already under arrest and
part of the loot is in the hands of
police.
One of the prisoners was identi-
fled as James Murray, politician,
and said by police to be one of the
leaders in the beer running indus
try. Police said they believe he was
a leader in the hold up of the
train.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
TOLL OF S. d.
STORM GREAT
BY United Press Leased Wire

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., June 16.-
Fatalities in the South Dakota storm
of Saturday were estimated today
at from one to ~. More than 20
persons were injured.
Paul Nelson, "a, was killed on u
ranch near Pierre.
The wind reached a velocity of 82
miles an hour, ripping up buildings,
trees and heavy implements and,
killing live stock.
Reports of several deaths in Brule
and Aurora counties were uncon
firmed. One report said eight were
dead in the Bijon hills and that two
more perished at White Lake.
Telephone and telegraph lines
were down. Damage was estimated
at 100000.
DES MONIES, Iowa, June 16.-
Three persons were injured i'll a
tornado which swept northwestern
iowa Sunday. Considerable damage
was done to property and crops.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
BY United Press Leased Wire

by tnlteU IresS Lease0 wire
ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 16.-Th,
Communist party = attacked s.
strongly by Senator Robert NJ. Ii;
Folle,'e-was kicked out of the
Farmer Labor third party conven
ton here today on the eve of it,
assembly.
Organizers of the convention
served notice. upon the Communist
delegates that they could not enter
the convention under the banner ot
their party.
All the Communists, however, as
members of various trade unions,
will be permitted to participate III
the gathering if they present ere
dentials from their unions.
La Toilette, as an independent
candidate for the presidency will
have the backing of the radical
groups despite his recent thrust at
them.
This assurance was given by
leaders of the "third party con
vention which opens here tomorrow.
William MahoneE editor of n
st. Paul Labor newspaper who up
to this time has been the moving
factor in organization of the con
vention told the United Press today
that the convention would endorse
La Toilette.
Eo 4 ah sn1 ct
and Communists are represented in
the gathering which, is laying plans
for the formal opening of Il three
day convention.
While bitter resentment IS felt
against La Toilette for his denun
citation of the Communist tendencies
of the convention, all plans have
been made to keep the usual third
party "protest candidates from,
the field in order that La Toilette
may have the full support of the
radicals when he decides to run.
The leaders like Mahonev wart
to start permanent third party
which will gain par with the reg
ular Republican and Democratic
parties.
La Toilette was misled by that
gang in Washington" Mahoney
told the United Press. "Samuel
Gompers, head of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, and Warren y.
Stone of the Big Four Railroad
Brotherhoods, tricked him into de-
nouncing us because they want to
kill off all chance of successful
third party. They would lose their
jobs if third party should be
successful.
La Toilette Not Radical
"La Toilette is not our nan;
he is not "A radical. But he is the
best we can get. He cant throw
us over. We won't let him. We
want to unite the Progressives of ~
states and we are willing to bury
the hatched to do it. -
ellis denuneiation of us was
merely political move. He knew
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
Johnny Says 1t
Is Good Old
World

When Johnny Dunahue, as
sisting G. w. Runge at the
Southern Pacific district traf-
fic department office here
temporarily, reached for his
pocket book this morning and
found it was a. w. o. l., he says
the world stood still, for the
purse contained several large
denomination bills, very precious
to Johnny.
The rotation Of the earth
about it's axis started again,
however, a few minutes later
when word was received from
the hotel at Jacubma where
Johnny spent the weekend, no
tifying him that his purse was
safe. Johnny says that it is
time for Diogenes to blow out
his lantern. The honest man has
beer found.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
SLEMP TO QUIT
POST IS RUMOR

WASHINGTON, June 16. A
probable open break between Presi-
dent Coolidge and C. Bascom Slcmp,
his secretary, to be followed by
Slemp's s resignation, was being wide
ly discussed in political circles here
today.
Following Slemp's report 20 the
president, Saturday, on the Cleve-
land convention, in which he is said
to have severely criticized the tac-
ties of William NJ. Butler, the pres
ident s pre-convention manager anil
now Republican national chairman.
there were indications that Slemp
was finding his position increas-
inglv difficult.
Slemp arrived at the white house
this morning some hours after his
usual time, visibly agitated and
angry. He Immediately went TO
see the president and it was re-
ported he was to demand Il show
down from the president rs ITO
whether Mr.. Coolidge reposed most
trust in the political sagacity of
himself or Butler.
WASHINGTON, june 16.-C. Bas-
com Slemp, private secretary OF
President Coolidge today dispelled
rumors that he would resign be
cause of difficulties with WIlliam
NJ. Butler, chairman of the Repub-
lican national committee over man
a agement of the Forthcoming cam
paign.
In formal statement issued at
the white house Slemp said he had
not resigned and did no inted TO.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
U. S. Reply Goes
Forth to Japan

WASHINGTON, June 16,-The
American reply to the Japanese
protest against the American eX-
clusion act will be handed 70 Jap,
anese Ambassador Hanihara b.
Secretary of States Hughes at IL
a. NJ. today.
Hanihara will be given time to
cable the note to Japan and pub
lieation of the text will be made
simultaneously here and AZ Toxic,
probably Thursday morning.
The contents of the note are be
lieved to conform to previous fore.
casts.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
Warren Says He
Is Not Quitting

DETROIT, Mich, June 16. - A
Washington dispatch carrying re-
port of his resignation was flatly
contradicted today by Charles b.
Warren, ambassador to Mexico.
"The statement is unauthorized, !"
Warren said.
Warren leaves for Mexico City
Sunday night, going by way of
Washington in order to see Presi-
dent Coolidge.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-Char-
les w. Warren, American ambassa
dor to Mexico, will probably ask to
be relieved from his post in the
near future, but according to white
house and state department officials,
he has not yet submitted his resigna-
tion to President Coolidge.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
u. S. EMPLOYEES
TO GET RAISE

WASHINGTON, June 16.-
President Coolidge today is
moving to provide 100000 field
empl)yes lof the government
outside WashinN1 1on with the
pay increases voted by congress
in a bill which failed to become
law in the final legislature
jam for lack Of certain sigma
lures. He ordered that begin
ming July 1, all department pay
the increates which average
S240 year, arportioning their
appropriations to make the
money available.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
Packing Shed at
CalexicO Burned

Fire which broke out yesterday af-
ternoon in the packing shed of
Yourman and Company at Calexico
did damage estimated at about
$1,000. Crates and shook which were
being used in shipping cantaloupes
formed the chief part of the loss,
The fire burned briskly and both
the Calexieo and Mexicah depart
ments turned out, as well as doz-
ems of machines and hundreds. of
spectators who could see the black
smoke for many blocks. The loss
is covered by insurance, it is under
stood.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
FLYER TRIO TO
RESUME FLIGHT.
ENGINE FIXED

PEKIN, June l6.-Hieutenant Lo-
well ii. Smith, commander of the
American round the world flight,
arrived at Tourane Yesterday, re
joining his companions and the three
flyers intended to depart together
for Saigon today. The flight com
mander had been forced down at
little town on the coast of French
Indo-China by engine trouble and
the motor of his plane was complete
ly wrecked,
A destroyer took him a new motor,
while the other pilots. Lieutenants
Eric Nelson and Leigh Wade, pro-
cceded on to TOurane.
Reports that Smith had caught up
with the others We're received here
by the official government Wire
less
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
Relief Promised
Settlers, Arid
Lands in West
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, June 16.-Full-
est possible relief will be extended
to settlers on government reclama-
ton projects in the west, the inter
ior department announced today in
connection with failure of recla-
nation legislation in congress.
Acting under the direction of
President Coolidge Secretary Work
telegraphed chief clerks of every
reclamation project instructing
them to construe literally the
Phipps relief act to the interest of
farmers asking deferment of
charges due the government.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
BANDITS SECURE
$35,000 in GEMS
by United Press Leased Wire

HIGHWOOD, Ill.,, June To-
Four bandits today held up Abe
Gusman, proprietor of the Temple
Jewelry Company, Chicago, and es-
capped with $4,000 worth of dia.
monds and other jewelry.
Gusman, enroute from Chicago to
Milwaukee by automobile was fore
ed to stop his machine while the
bandits seized two sample cases and
made their getaway in their own
car.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
Taxpayers, Time
to Dig Up Again

WASHINGTON, June IA
e".rax payers get your check
books handy. Tonight at mid
night Is the lasN hour for pay
ing the second quarterly install
ment on this years taxes the
treasury department warned to-
day. An additional day of
grace il granted because June
10 falls on Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-16
FIVE SERIOUSLY
HURT IN CRASHES.
MANY. ARRESTED
CantalOupe Truck Turns
Ford Over, Pinning
Its Occupants

Sunday s toll of automobile aeei-
dents resulted in serious injuries
of at least five people and eaused
the complete wrecking of one car.
The reports of accidents came from
as far as Campo and Jacumba and
traffic officers were busy until late
last night investigating collisions
and traffic violations all over the
county.
Officers were called to the corner
at the junction of Imperial and
San Diego highways, west of the
city, yesterday afternoon, when the
cantaloupe truck driven by +. Mu
kaihata, japanese, struck the For,i
touring ear owned by Sales Kath.
riner, dairyman az Brawley, turl.-
ing it completely over and pinning
the occupants underneath.
The accident occurred when Katl-
riner, his nephew, B. l.. Rieble, and
a hired man, were said to have at
tempted to swing around in front
of the truck as it was making the
turn into the Imperial highway COM
ing east. Kathriner was on his way
to Brawley at the time. The truck
driver told Officers he was unable
to stop his machine. which struck
the Ford, rolling it completely over,
Kathriner is suffering from pos
sible fractured collar bone and sew
ere bruises and cuts about the
arms ana back. Rieble has a brok
en- ;!rm and elbow and scalp wounds.
The hired man, whose name was not
learned, escaped with II few cuts.
and bruises. s~-.-..s
Local Boys Hurt
Before the overturned car coull
be moved, the truck had to be back
ed away, as the front wheels has
rolled on the Ford. Kathriner and
Rieble were rushed TO the local
hospital by Captain Shotwell, where
they are believed to be recovering.
Mukaihata. was taken to the coun-
ty Jail until Officers had completed
their Investigation and had absolv
ed him from any responsibility.
Rov Bealer and Johnnie Johnson,
son of Chicken Johnson, suffered
injuries about the head, when the
Chevrolet in which they were con.-
ing toward El Centre from Campo,
was forced into the ditch ut the
side of the road about two miles
east of Campo Yesterday afternoon.
Bealer was cut across the head and
under the eye. Johnsonis front
Continued on page six
Evening star., 1924-06-07
EASTERN A. |. CLUBS
BEGIN WELL IN WEST

Eastern clubs in the American
stages of their journey through the
west, after having captured nine of
the fourteen games played in the
series with their first opponents.
The world champions hold first
place by a full game following their
5-to-3 victory yesterday, which gave
them the series with Chicago. Jones
held the Sox until the eighth inning,
when Herb Pennock relieved him and
stopped a threatened rally. Ruth's
fourteenth homer found the bases
empty.
Boston, which headed the Yankees
for a day by winning the first two
games with the Browns, were forced
to divide the series when Sisters team
repeated Thursdays victory with a
11-to-4 triumph yesterday, and the
Browns raped Ferguson vigorously
for five runs in the first frame and
continued firing upon three additional
pitchers.
Boone's third homer in four DAYS
and C1arke's circuit blow ACCOUNTED
for two Of the nine Boston hits off
Lyons.
Detroit met the fate of other
strongly challenging teams at i'm
In the fourth American League
contest the Athletics beat Cleveland.
II to z, and left town with two Of
the three games played, leaving the
Indians full possession of the sub
way Of the league.
Rain Kept Chicago, New York,
Brooklyn and Pittsburgh, four of the
five ranking clubs in the National
idle. Cincinnati, in fourth place, lost
an opportunity to pass the Robins
when Boston staged an eight-inning
rally which beat the Reds, TO g.
The latter, however, took the series,
two games to one.
The Phillies, emulating the am
bilious Athletics, made it three out
of four from the Cardinals with
7-to-6 victory. Cy Williams had four
of the seventeen Philly hits The
result permitted the tailenders to
crawl to within two and one half
contests of the Cardinals in seventh
place.
Added attractions featured the pro-
gram at the Philadelphia and Boston
arenas in the National League.
Heinie Sand of the Phillies and CIar-
ence Mueller of the Cardinals par
ticipated in an impromptu battle at
second base which required both
teams, in tug of war positions, to
stop.
Babe PinelIi of the Red. and Bob
Smith of the Braves had private
flght under the Boston grandstand
NO decisions were given.