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Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-23
'Inn0cence'' AT
New Air dome,
Brilliant Cast

The film "Innocenco which will
be shown at the New Airdome
tomorrow and Monday nights is
based upon Lewis Allen Browne S
well known story Circumstances
Alter Divorce Cases.
Circumstantial evidence plays a
large part in the working cut of
the story. An unusual twist makes
the end of the 9,ory one that will
be remembered.
Anna Q. Nilsson has been chosen
to portray the woman, Fay Leslie,
popular young actress who has
married a man not Of the stage.
One of the most brilliant casts
ever assembled supports Miss Nils
son. 1t includes Earl FoXe, viii
fred Lucas, Marion Harlan. Free
man Wood, Kate Lester, William
Scott, Jessie Arnold, and Vera
Lewis.
The height of ignorance is buying
two ties exactly alike.
A serious shortage of people with
nothing to say is reported.
state fair, which starts August 80.
After that she must attend the fair
where competent jury Of hair
dressers, scalp specialists and, bald
heads, viii measure the locks and
decide on the win.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-23

The latest addition to'Inglewood,
Los Angeles county, industries Is
the Southland Fruit Products com
ranV
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-23

Try Press Want Ads.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-23

HEALTH Beach and
Mountain Resorts Outing Literature and Full In
Writing Direct Information Bureau Office this
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
L. A. Supervisors
Vote '+s $4,000 to
Dig More Bones
ny United Pres. Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, April 5.-A
ditch digger turned scientist is the
latest rarity abroad here.
With the board of supervisors
voting $4,000 to continue excavation
work in the hole where recently five
prehistoric skeletons were uncover
ed, it was learned that all of the
unearthing thus far completed has
been paid for out of the pocket of
Thomas Haverty, who had the con
tract for digging the sewer along the
route where the first bones were
found.
AS tribute to Haverty's interest
and aid in turning steam shovels and
workmen over to the men of science
the five skeletons haye been named
after him; the Haverty group, they
will be called.
With the $4,000 in their pockets,
DR.. w. A. Bryan, director of the
Los Angeles museum of arts, his
tory and science, in charge of the
excavation; DR.. Chester Stock of
the state university and other men
whose chief delight in life is to
look backward some 10000 years
or more, will soon commence dclving
anew into the earth.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
Debate Begins on
immigration Bill
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Faced
by a fight more bitter than any
since the tax bill, the house tfl.ay
opened debate of the johnson inn
migration bill which would limit
quotas to 2 per cent based on the
census of 1890.
Vigorous opposition to the bill has
been expressed, not only by various
elements in this country but through
representations to the state depart
ment by foreign countries.
Secretary of State Hughes strong
ly urged the immigration commit
tees which drafted the bill, to
tighten many of its restrictive pro-
visions, but in a sharply worded re-
port the committee laid the bill be-
fore the house without material
changes in the provisions against
which Hughes has protested.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
MARTINDALE TO
: SPEAK INSTEAD
OF |. A. JUDGE

According to a wire received this
morning by A. H. Keller, president
of the Coolidgefor President Club,
Judge Z. ID. Reiter of Los Angeles
who was to have been the principal
speaker at the Coolidge banquet
here tonight, is i'll and will be un-
able to attend. In his place, a well
known attorney of Los Angeles, E..
d. Martindale, will accompany the
Los Angeles delegation as speaker.
Valley speakers who will add to the
interest of the affair will be Ross
d. Hickcox of this city, j.. M.
Hutchinson of Calexico and AS
semblyman George M. Davis.
Fred NebelThau has promised
some unique song specimens and
there will be plenty of zip and go
to the entire affair. The banquet
will be served at p. m.
Frank Beal, of Brawley, w. H.
Lorenz of CaleXico and Dale Cooper
of Holtville, all vice presidents of
the organization III the respective
communities, promise to bring good
sized delegations to the meeting,
which is the first formal event of
the local campaign.
Mr.. Keller stated that it would
be possible to make reservations
this afternoon by phoning to John
f. Greer, or for limited number of
reservations to be made from the
desk at the hotel this evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
If CERTIFIED TO
LIVESTOCK MAY
GO into MEXICO

Permission to allow the entrance
of livestock and produce into Mex
leo if certificate declaring them
to be free from infection from foot
and mouth disease and signed by
State Veterinarian DIR. Pace, who
is at Calexico, is presented to Dor.
der authorities, was received today
at Mexicali, according to informa-
tion received from the American
consul s office there.
The enactment of an embargo
this week which was at first ap-
piled to all livestock and produce
shipments, caused Consul Quiros and
Customs Collector Elias to wire to
Mexico City for further specific or
ders regarding its application. 1t
is expected that the latest basis. of
enforcement of the embargo will
be the one that will govern ship
ments across the border as long as
the disease is prevalent in Califor-
MIA.
If the terms of the original EN-
barge order had been followed
strictly, they would nave matted
shipments on foodstuffs, leather
shoes, suitcases, canned meats, wool
! clothing and large number of
other animal products, the Mexican
officials at the border stated.
| The embargo was put in effect
on April 3, and although there were
many attempts on Thursday to ship
! livestock and animal products across
the line, they were halted and the
| shipments turned back as non-re-
! ceivable.
I The object of the embargo, which
has worked considerable hardship on
American shippers and producers
near the border, is to prevent the
spread of the foot and mouth dis
! ease to Lower California and other
parts of Mexico.
The receipt of word from Mex
leo City today allowing the ship
ment of products properly certified
by the state veterinarian, helped to
clear up much of the difficulty and
for the first time this week gave
Mexican officials a definite ruling
to follow.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
New "Rainmaker'
Appears on
the Scene
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, April 5-War-
fare with sunshine and water as
the weapons, had broken out in Cali
fornia.
On one side is arrayed w. j. A.
Collonan, a new rainmaker, - who
says he can make it rain any old
time with new electrical affair
he has c0ntrived.
On the other side will be found
Father Jerome Ricard, the "padre
Of the rains,' and the United States
weather bureau both predicting sun
shine for tomorrow.
tHsI've picked Il day when both
the weather bureau and Father Ri
card predict fair weather." declar-
ed Collonan, "and I'm going to
show up both Of them by making it
rain tomorrow.
'''You just bet your sweet life
it IS going to rain down In the
Santa Clara Valley.' tf
all foolishuess,' declared
Father Ricard. sC n,:s
AZ And, for once, the weather bu-
reau agreed with the padre, who
bases his weather predictions en~sun
spots.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
Charmed Life of
Jerry Comes
to End

Jerry is no more and little
Bobbie Reynolds is inconsolable.
Jerry, 1.-The dog with the nice
eyea' and the pet of the neigh
borhood met an untimely end
this morning under the wheels
Of truck, after having lived
what certainly must have been
a charmed life. Nine different
times In his life Jerry came
close to death poison, shot and
automobiles, but every time he
came out victor and lived to
limp and tell the tale. But to-
day Fate decreed otherwise and
now the soft pad-pad of Jerry's
feet making his nightly round
of the three houses in his block
will be missing and the protect
ed oner will have to seek se-
curity from some ether source.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
You May Still
Register Today

Deputy clerks at the county
clerk s office this morning were
kept busy assisting voters to register
for the coming primaries in May,
this being the last day of regis
try. The number registered up to
date is considerably over the 5000
mark.
Those who failed to register be-
fore noon today may register Mt
Varney Brothers store on Main
street during the afternoon and eve
ming, where . deputy will be sta
toned.
The number OF voters who were
registered by April is 5o55. OF
that total, 1870 were from FL Cen.
tro, 1925 from Brawlcy, 1858 from
Caloxico, 257 from Calipatria, 407
from Holtville and 467 from Imper-
ial.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
DAMAGED PLANE i
DELAYS FLIGHT
OF U. S. GROUP
BY United Pres. Leased wire

SEATTLE, Wash, Apri! o.
Further delay of the start or the
second leg of the American. army
round the world airplane flight
was made necessary today by dam
age to the plane of Major Frederick
l.. Martin, commander of the flight.
After six attempts to lift the
plane from the water into the air
had failed, Major Martin and his
three companions flyers returned 20
their moorings at Sand Point field
and word was sent ashore that
spray thrown by the propeller had
damaged Martin s plane so that y
would not function properly.
Colonel w. A. Gilmore, command
er of the air forces for the ninth
army corps area, said it would ba
impossible for the flight TO start
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
FIGHT LOOMS ON IMMIGRATION Bill
Most Important
Measure Before
House is Claim
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, April 5.-De-
claring that even without immigra-
tion the population of the United
States will be 200,000,000 in so
years, Representative Johnson,
Washington, chairman of the House
Immigration committee, today call
ed on the house to pass the new
immigration bill which came up for
debate today "as much a conserva-
tion measure as any dealing with
natural resources. -
There are 100000 Russians, 300,
900 Italians and 10000 Poles whu
have already applied for passports
and are endeavoring to reach the
United States he declared.
The johnson measure abrogates
the gentleman agreement with
Japan and expressly excludes al
Japanese immigrants. The change
to a quota based on 1890 almost
cuts off immigration from South
,ern and southeaster nEurope. Italy
ern and southeastern Europe. Italy
quota of 47.U07 to one of 1924.
Both countries have laid strenu-
Gus protests before the state de
partment.
On the 1890 quota basis greatly
increases the proportion of immi
grants allowed to enter from Ger
many, Great Britain ireland, Den
mark, Norway and Sweden. The
committee supported this provision
of racial elements in this country
Here Are Details Of Bill
Briefly, the new bill:
Preserves tho basis immigra
ton law of 1917 with the princi
pal numerical "quota" limitation!
inaugurated in the act Of 1921.
2. Changes the quota base from
, 1910 to 1890 and reduces the per
centage from 5 to per cent. Pro
vides the preliminary examination
overseas to avoid the notorious
"steamboat race manner of seek
ing entrance.
8. Carries numerous adminlstra
tive features to lessen hardships OF
individual immigrants.
4. Excludes all persons ineli
gible to- become citizens.
johnson told the house that sup
Elementary bills were being pre-
pared to create border patrol t
enforce immigration, customs, health
liquor, narcotics and other laws
phich will put an end to surrepti
tious immigration through Mexico
and Canada.
81 believe this is the most i'm
portant measure that will come be
fore this house this session. sale
Johnson
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
WHAT'S DOING

Business Girls Club dance at
Elks hall, Calexico, tonight.
Dance at Seeley tonight.
Registration until 8 p. n at
Varney's.
"Once in a Blue Moon
operetta, high school tonight.
Coolidge Club banquet at Ho-
tel Barbara Worth, 7 p. m. to-
night.
"The Man From Glengary,"
Palace theater tonight.
1.-THE Three Who Paid Val
ley theater tonight.
Evangeistic service at First
Baptist church tonight.
Services at all churches to-
morrow.
Telephone Company picnic at
Salton Sea tomorrow.
Mems mass meeting at First
Baptist church, 8 p. m. tomor-
row. a
Pure Grit, Palace theater
tomorrow.
Painted People, Valley the
atre tomorrow.
Twice Told Tales section, Ten
Thoucand Club, meets with Mrs.
Ross T. Hickcox Monday after
noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
BOIL WEEVIL
APPEARS I'm
ARIZ. COTTON
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
PHOENIX, Ariz., April s..
Emergency appropriation of
$4,000 for fighting the boil
weevil epidemic in Arizona and
for preventing the foot and
mouth disease in California from
entering this state was announc-
ed today by Governor Hunt.
Half of the money will go to
each campaign.
Drastic regulations by the
state livestock sanitary board,
ordered today, will limit auto
mobile entry into this state to
two points, Yuma and Needles.
All motor passengers must un-
dergo a thorough fllmigation,
while railroad passengers COM
ing from the infected areas Of
California must also be ftlrni-
gated.
The boil weevil pest has ap-
peared in cotton crops near Tue
son, and state forces will en-
deavor to stamp it out speedily.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
.ATEN IN SIGNED
ARTICLE TELLS
OF OPPOSITION
Gives Five Reasons Why,
In His Opinion,
He Was OuSted

In signed statement made to
the Press for publication, by Ira
B. Aten, deposed president of. the
board of directors of the Irrigation
District, Mr.. Aten attributes their
action to several differences, seve-
raj of them dating back for some
time.
In making the statement he said
that he believed his friends were
entitled to know the situation as he
saw it and to have some sort ofsan
explanation for his leaving the Of
flee Of president.
The statement as signed by Mr..
Aten is as follows: ~
"The causes for my removal as
president of the board of irrigation
directors are as follows:
= First: BY refusing to agree to
pay Mark Rose $4,000 per month,
(Which our attorney said was illeg.
aD and expenses in addition to his
regular salary of $4,000, while lob
bying in Washington, as district
boards had previously paid.
"Second: BY opposing sending
F. w. Greer as publicity agent Atc
Washington at $4,000 per mbntf
and expenses.
"Third: BY my actions in assist
ing the grand jury Of last year il
thorough investigation of distric
| affairs.
L
.:'Fourth: By asking the board o
directors at two different times t.
employ two efficiency experts to re
| organize the district affairs am
place it under business manage
ment, with an advisory board t.
work with the directors.
] "Fifth: By my advising movin,
all of the clerical and surveying de
partments, machine shop and stor
| from Calexico to Imperial, the cen
ter of operation. These department
in January 1924, showed LOG EN-
| ployes. This move would mean tn,
saving of time, money and bette
working environment.
| 81 intend, to stand for fair pro
| gressive. irrigation economical poll
| cies that will enable the Irrigation
District to reduce expenses at th
earliest possible date, and 1 asl
the moral and cooperative suppor
of all the valley and progressiv
interests.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
PRETTY WOMAN
VICTIM ATTACK
in APARTMENT
Few Clues to Identity of
Fiendish Slayer
Revealed
by United Press Leased wire

LOS ANGELES, April o. Theory
that Mrs. Vera Stone, beautiful
beauty parlor employe, may have
been strahgled to death by a jea
lous woman rival for some man s
love was expressed by police today
as search for the slayer continued.
In many respects, the killing pa
rallels the famous Alberta Mead.
ows death, for which Clara Phillips
is now serving life sentence i'll
San Quentin, detectives declared.
From discoveries today, it is be-
lieved Mrs. Stone was stranglcd to
death with towel, then beaten
over the head with q hammer, POI
lice say. The dead woman $ skull
was crushed in by the instrument,
and her throat cut and scratched.
A water-so soaked towel, with q knot
tied in it, was found near the body.
While one squad of detectives
was working on the theory that q
woman enemy, may have committed
the crime, other officers were seek
ing "Bill Lester said to have
sought entrance to Mrs. Stone $
apartment early last night.
Mrs. l.. HSoane, the landlady, told
officers she heard Mrs. Stone
scream, in choking voice: My
God, Bill, you re killing me! = bu'
did not investigate the incident.
Signs of Struggle
The body Of the 20 year old beau
ty was discovered by her sister
Miss Pearl Dunbar, when She return
ed to the apartment, the two youni
women occupied.
Mrs. Stones clothing was par
TALLY torn from her body, pole
discovered, while string of pearl
had been broken and scattespd over
the room.
A hair dresser by profession.
twice married and divorced, the wo5
man was known to have smany
friends,0 her sister admitted. Ono
of those said to have been with her
frequently, Frank Heyfron, of Hols
lywood, was arrested some hours
after the murder and is being hello
for questioning.
George Dunbar, father of\ the
dead divorcee, told police he had
talked over the telephone with his
daughter early in the evening, and
she said she g felt fine now, FOL
lowing Slight heart attack.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
Ex-Service Men
Postpone Picnic

Following a conference with
Chamber of Commerce Officials,
Hugh Osborn, in charge Of the exF
service mems barbecue and picnie
planned for April 10, announced
that the event would be postponed
indefinitely.
Mr.. Osborn s decision came ~ m
result Of the prevalence of root
and mouth disease in California aud
as cooperative measure With tlosvl
who are directing the local fikar
to prevent its appearance N impeg'
ial Valley.
Business men here have already
expressed their appreciation os tao
spirit shown by Mr.. Osborn amt tho
ex.service men in calling Off thn'r
big festival at this time.
Mr.. Osborn stated this menssng
that he would continue feeling fna
steers that are TO be roasted tov go
rally, so that they would be ~ fhs
best condition whenever II is ruAss
sible TO hold the barbecue.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
Power Off--SO
We All Mark
Time

When the power goes off the
Press stops. Then when the pow
er comes back again it means a
mad scramble to get the paper
out, particularly when the in
terruption comes at the busiest
hour Of the day, between one
ari two O'Clock, IS was the
case today.
Thanks to the encouraging
word from the local office of the
Southern Sierra company that
the trouble at Los Angeles was
not serious and that the power
would return in due course Of
time, the Press force stood at
attention until the hum of the
motor announced that the sud
den halt was over.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
CLEANING UP
OF III U A N A
PROGRE ES
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN DIEGO, April 5.-Acting on
orders of Gov. General Abelardo
Rodriguez of Lower California, Ii
j,tana police today were planning
new raids in their drive to clean up
vice conditions at the border city
A raid was conducted yesterday on
one dive and narcotics have been
sold openly, resulting in the arrest
of five Chinese and two Americans,
man and woman. Mayor Tala-
mentcs announced the raids would
continue until Tijuana is clean and
plans another week led expedition.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
Los Angeles Has Another Hammer Murder" Mystery
DisinfectiOn of
Tires, Trucks Is
Started TOdny

a
Cooperation on measures relative
to the prevention of the spread of
the hoof and mouth disease from
any other section of the. state to
this county, and pledges by various
organizations to support the rules
announced in yesterdays Press is
the salient feature of the local stu
alton today, with Imperial county
still reported free from infection
by County Veterinarian s. f. Lof-
fer
Disinfecting Of tires of all auto
mobiles and spraying of trucks is
being started today under the direc-
ton of the Horticultural Commits
sioner' s office, guards at Dixieland,
Kane Springs and just outside of
inland on the s5iythe road acting
in the enforcement of foot and
mouth disease prevention measur-
eS.
This move, together with the an
nouncement by the commissioner to
the effect that all fruits, vegetables
and hay. from San Diego, San Ber-
nardino and Riverside counties will
be accepted in Imperial county if
accompanied by q permit from the
authorities Of those counties, mark
the principal new angles in the To-
cal situation today. An embargo
against all Los Angeles county pro-
duets of the soil is anticipated as
The next movement by loyal autho-
| rites.
Every One Aiding
DR.. +. A. Burger, city health of
ficer, stated today that he was en-.
| tirely in sympathy with the regula-
tions announced yesterday and
would cooperate in every way to Sc
cure their enforcement. 1t is un
| derstood that DR.. l.. G. House. coun-
| ty health officer, has expressed the
! same opinion. peg
Chief of Police Harry Barker has
started dog catcher out after all
dogs without tags, the plan being
! to rid the city of any stray animals
Humane Officer Frank Reading is
seeing that the stray horses and
| mules which have been turned
| loose by ranchers as being of no
iContinued on, l'age Eight)
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
Breathing Lake.
Causes Alarm
In Japan
BY United Press Leased Wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
TOXIC, April 5. = Japanese
scientists have been startled by
the discovery that the Lake of
Reeds, located in the heart of
the Hakene mountains is rising
fallir,2 with the regularity of
a person breathing.
The rise and fall amounts to
several inches.
The activity is attributed to
the same volcanic disturbances
which caused recent earth
quakes in the Japanese Isles.
Professor Nakamura, leading
seismologist, has rushed to the
Hakere mountains to make a
study of the phenomenon.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
Gov. HUNT in
SECOND REFUSAL
TO TRAVEL EAST
Can't Make Hunt Come
Says Smith of
Committee
~ United Press Leased Wire

+ PHOENIX, April 5.-Gov. Hunt
of Arizona today for the second
time refused to go to Washington
to testify regarding his recent
charges opposing the SwingJohnson
bill.
Gov. Hunt is on record with the
declaration that Secretary Work
hopes to use the Colorado river de-
velopment measure for the extra
ordinary benefit of Colorado, with
out due regard to Arizona, which,
the governor claims, is being slight
cd in plans for the rivers improve
mcnt.
Imnossibility to spare time from
his executive duties here was given
by the governor as his excuse FOR
not proceeding to Washington in
tcle gram dispatched today to Ad-
Olson l.. Smith, chairman of :he
house irrigation committee.
bcS
WASHINGTON, April o. "If
Governor Hunt refuses to come, we
have not the authority to make him
come" said Chairman Smith of the
house irrigation committee today,
upon being informed that Hunt had
declined the committee s request
that he come here to testify.
Smith said he did not know wheth
er or not Hunt would be permitted
to file a brief celebrating his charge
that Secretary of the Interior Work
was giving an unfair advantage to
Colorado in planning Colorado river
developments. This question will be
Gccided at the next meeting of the
committee, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
Get Permits from
The Following
Men

Permits to move live stl,ck
and other commodities as 'speci-
fled in the quarantine rules pub
nshed from the horticultural
commissioner office yesterday
may be obtained by communicat-
ing with the following:
Ell Centre, Horticultural Com
rlissiorier's office, 645 Main
street, phone 1873.
Holtville, George Lien, phone
155. eA. s.
Calexico, r. G. Hunter, phone
753, tst .sas@
Brawley, L. =. vinzsnt, phone
376. s~
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
Newlywed Held
on Forgery Charge
by United Press Leased wire

LOS ANGELES, April 5.--Held
on charge of forgery preferred by
a local bank on request of the Citi-
zens Loan & Trust Co., of Bloom
mgton, Ind, stephen King Blakes-
lee, %, was under arrest here to-
day.
Blakeslee's capture followed by a
few days his marriage to Aimee r.
Thompson, beautiful guest at a
local resort hotel. Thompson is
said to have won the girls hand
following Il two,weeks vigorous
courtship, after he had been intro
duced to her by the man to whom
she was engaged.