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Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
Coolidge Explains the
Mystery Mclean Wires
by United Pres. Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Mar. 6.-Presi-
dent Coolidge today Immediately
on being advised of publication by
he Senate Investigating committee
of his telegram to E. b. Mclean, is
,ued the following statement
through his secretary, c. Bascom
Slemp:
"Thc telegram related to the dis
trict commissiOnership. Samuel D..
Prescott is the Republican city
hartman and the president desired
to confer with him regarding dis
;rict matters
With equal dispatch, President
Coolidge, upon being Informed of
he second telegram to Mclean,
.ead into the committee records, is
sued Il second statement.
"Thc telegram sent toTMcLean
N February 12," the statement
aid, "was in regard to a message
from Mr.. Mclean congratulating
he president on his Lincoln birth
lay address in New York. The
kilograms exchanged were similar
20 others received and sent out in
hat same connection. 1t amounts
simply to an exchange of ameni-
ties.
Slenp Gives Statement
After an examination Of White
House files it was discovered that
sshe second message Mr.. Coolidge
sent Mclean under date of Febru-
airy II, did not relate to the pre-
sident 8 Lincoln birthday adadrcss,
and c. b. Slemp, the president
secretary, issued this statement:
1'The telegram sent to Mr.. Me-
Lean under date of February II
was in answer to telegram re-
ceived from Mclean congratulate
ing the president on his statement
with respect to the senate resolu.
ton calling for the resignation OF
Edwin DENLY, secretary of the
navy.
"EOwiug to the date of the tele-
gram, the president at first thought
it related to the president S Lin.
coin day address in New York.
A number of congratulatory mes
sages were received i'll connection
with both the statement on the
Robinson resolution and the New
York speech. An examination OF
the White House files after issu-
ance of the original statement dis
closed, however, that the Mclean
messages related to the Denby mat
ter.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
COUNCIL VOTES 100000 WATER BOND
Old System, Is
Madequate;; Up
To. Voters Soon


Members of the Ell Centre city
council were unanimous in voting
for the passage of u resolution call
ing for o. 100000 bond issue for
the building of new municipal
water works and water system, at
the regular meeting of the council
in the city hall last night. All
members were present.
In passing the resolution members
of the council agreed that the pre-
sent system is far too inefficient
and that the cost of operation too
excessive.
The conclusion reached was in cf-
feet:
That the interest on the bond is
sue would total $4,000 annually,
which item would be more than off
set by revenue from the sale Of wa
ter. The present income totals
about 100000 annually and with
the proposed new equipment the
cost of operation can be so reduced
that rates can be cut 25 per cent
or total of $4,000.
That insurance rates should be
considerably lowered as a result of
the proposed system, which would
give adequate water delivery to
every part of town and which sys-
TEN has been approved already by
the underwriters.
That the maximum efficiency Of
the system now in operation is 80
per cent; the minimum, % per cent,
averaging 81 per cent.
That according to Il survey made
some time ago by +. w. Judy, who
was then manager of the Southern
Sierras Power company, the eff
cheney of the proposed system would
be 20 per cent.
Big Annual Saving
That an annual saving of $4,000
would be effected in the pumping
bill alone.
The cost of inst alling such wa
ter plant and system as that pro-
posed in the resolution has been ite-
mized as follows: Figures submit
ted by Cone and Harris, engineers; /;
pumping units $4,000; sump pump
$500; switchboard $4,000; pipe.
valves and fittings at plant $7,485
pipe valves and fittings for water
mains $3S,30O; filtered water res
ervoir $1,000; pumping plant build
ing $4,000; elevated, tank, $4,000;
filter washer $4,000; installing
pump equipment $2,50O; installing
electric equipment $4,000; install
ing water mains $10,5O0; for Incl
dentals add about 8 per cent
$11,6l5; total estimate $150,000.
The council added to the figures
of the engineers the following nee
cssary items: Purchase of addition
al land and installation of addi-
tional settling basins $4,000; wa
ter mains in a\lition to the above
to include Stone s Addition, East
Side and the industrial section
$4,000; fire hydrants $4,000; ad.
ditional cost to install water mains
not provided for in Cone and Har-
ris' report $4,000. The entire to-
tai is 100000.
The date of the regular city elec-
tions for street, finance and water
commissioners is April Ia, at which
time c. +. Pitzer, street commits
sioner, w. II. Lavayea, finance com
missioner; j. l.. Travers, water and
park commissioner, finish theil
terms of office. At this time the
taxpayers will vote on the propos
ed bond issue.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
RumOr Is Naming
Daugherty's
Successor

WASHINGTON, Mar. g.
Rumor is busy naming probable
succe isors to Attorney General
Daugherty. Though the white
house has denied anyone is being
considered, inasmuch as Daugh-
crty has not resigr,sd, gossip
mentions these men:
Judge William S. Kenyon,
former senator for Iowa, now on
the circuit court of appeals
bench.
Senator William E. Borah,
Idaho.
Governor Groesbeck of Michi-
gan.
Borah would not accept the
place, it is believed. Groesbeck
is due ir Washington today and
may confer with the President.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
HOUSE TO NAME
TWO MEMBERS
FACING CHARGE
ny United Pres. Leaxed wire

WASHINGTON, Mar. o. House
leaders today considered steps to
make public names of two congress
men against whom grand jury ac-
tion will be sought on charges grow
ing out of issuance of liquor permits
and obtaining of paroles for viola
tors of the Volstead law.
After a conference with isepubli-
can leader Longworth and Democrat
ic leader Garrett, Chairman Smell
called meeting of the rules com
mittee for this afternoon TO consid-
er the Garrett resolution calling for
the names of the men accused but
not providing for an Investigation
of the charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
90 CARS LETTUCE
LEFT YESTERDAY,
MARKET WEAKER

Cars ordered for today's loading
according to the Market News Ser
vice report, total So, as compared
with 80 yesterday, continuing the
less than 100 ear shipments which
have marked each day, with one
exception, since February 2S.
Ell Centre shipping point infor'
nation shows the market duh and
weaker. A wide range in quality
and condition is reported. Eastern
markets are slightly weaker also.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
WHAT'S DOING

Lecture, Prom a Desert to a
Gal'd-t,''p Harry Shepherd, at
Ten Thousand Club tonight.
Public invited.
Turkey dinner, Elks Hall,
$50 tQNight.
"Pi6V Pipell Malone" Pa
lace theater tonight.
Singer Jim Mckee" Val
ley theater tonight.
Ell Centre chapter r. A. M.
No. 100 meet stonight.
Pruning demonstrations OF
citrus trees, by w. r. Schoon-
over, Steiner's grove, l mile
west of Brawley, 2 p. m. tomor-
row.
McCabe Farm Home depart
ment meets at Mrs. Frank
Moore's all day tomorrow.
w. g, T. U. Giolds aIl-day
meeting at Mrs. @. r. Court
ney's, Heber, tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
Pomona Doctor
Said to Have
Sold Much Dope
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 6.-Dr. n.
j. Rice, prominent Pomona doctor,
arrested on Il charge of selling mar
cotics, was released on $4,000 bail
here this afternoon upon being ar
raigned before the United States
commissioner.
DR.. Rice was trapped into selling
so grains of morphine to a woman
operative of the government mar
cotic squad, according to the federal
agents report.
V. II. Despair and w. r. Wood,
narcotic agents, said today DR.. Rice
mad been disposing of about 5000
grains of morphine month, which
is regarded as an enormous quantity
for an ordinary physician to have
available.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
SEEK new PLAN
TO HAVE WATER

SACRAMENTO, Mar. 6.--Offi'
cials of power companies operating
in Southern California will meet
with the state railroad commission
in Los Angeles next Monday to dis
cuss means of avoiding loss because
of the lack of water.
Chairman Clyde Seavey and COM
missioner Harry w. Brundige have
prepared plan whereby the various
companies will be asked to cooper.
ate for the benefit of the consumer,
those with water and power, to sell
power to those who are unable to
generate power because of the eer-
tain shortage of "white coal" y"
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
New Quarters
For |. v. Farmer

Announcement is made by John
B. Baker, owner and manager of
the Imperial Valley Farmer, that he
has signed q lease for the quarters
ut 1876 South Sixth street, formerly
occupied by DR.. Sem Bacon and
The Woman's S shop. Work has be-
gun on digging a pit for the press,
and Mr.. Baker states that the move
will be made from their present
quarters on Main street to the new
location some time between now and
the first of April.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
L. A. PRISONER
WANTED IN EAST

LOS ANGELES, Mar 6.--George
Siaeman, alias George Moore, held
in Jail here, is wanted in Kansas
City for $4,000 bank robbery, ac.
cording to the belief of local author
tiles, following Identification wired
from the Missouri city. Officers
will come here from Kansas City to
question the suspect.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
Charges Report
Cotton Was
False

WASHINGTON, Mar. e.
The "visible cotton supply" re-
port issued by the Department
Of Commerce on February / was
corrupt and scandalous per-
formance,'' Senator Heflin, Ala
bama, said in the Senate today.
Heflin said the report was in
accurate and asserted the sup
ply of cotton had been wilfully
estimated, greatly to the
detriment Of the cotton growers
Of the south.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
Line Closes Tonight; Traffic Tied up at Border Today
LOCAL CHAMBER
:. ENDORSES ROUTE
!. OF COMMISSION
Fuller Succeeds Brewer !;
L. A Chamber Official
q Speaks

Endorsement of the route of the
state highway between Ell Centre
and Holtville as located by the
state highway commission, was un-
animous at the meeting of directors
of Ell Centre Chamber of Commerce
last night. A resolution offered by
/, Directors +. B. Fuller, brought the
matter before the meeting.
4 The resolution reads us follows:
"Be it resolved that the Ell Cen
stro Chamber of Commerce does here
by endorse the route Of State High
way between FL Centre and Holt
vile rs located by the State High
way Commission, and
BE it further resolved that copy
of this resolution be sent to the
California State Highway Commits
sion, Governor Richardson, Col. Ed
Fletcher, and the Automobile Club
of Southern California.
The following delegation of Holt
vile Chamber of Commerce mem
bers were visitors at the meeting
last night, which was the first to
be held III the new headquarters in
the Barbara Worth hotel: l.. F.
Shaw, NJ. c. Blanchard, o. c. Har-
ris, II. r. Jones, r. w. Hoover, G..
E. Stewart, J. X. Fahring, Clarence
Eckert, A. B. Lester and B. NJ.
Cruel. Other visitors were:
Messrs. Brooks, Costello, Bowlcs.
They came to FL Centre in the in
terests of the proposed state high
| way.
| y. B. Fuller was elected director
and treasurer of the Chamber to
succeed ii. w. Brewer, Jr. Mr..
Fuller was the first president of the
| Chamber and has been a member
of the board of directors constant
ly until the present year, when he
declined to be a candidate. New
members elected last night are:
! DR.. Joseph w. Ruedy, associated
With DIR. Palmer; Henry Preikschat,
| contractor and Alfred A. Towle,
! statistician for the Pacific Tele
ohone and Telegraph company here.
L. A. Chamber Official Here
| s. p. Morris, campaign manager
! of the organization service depart
nent of the Los Angeles Chamber
Of Commerce, appeared before the
! directors Last night. lie IS in I'm
perial Valley in the interests of Il
membership campaign in FL Centre,
! Brawlcy and Calexico. lie spoke
before members of the CaleXico
Chamber at their luncheon this
! noon.
| The Chamber went on record sup
porting Arthur s. Brent, Los An
geles, as candidate for member of
| the board of directors of the Cham
ber of Commerce of the United
States, representing the Ninth dis
trict which includes California
Oregon and Washington. o. NJ
Clark, Portland, Ore, is the pre-
sent director. His term expires
this year.
Hon. Phil u. Swing, congress
man from this district, and delegate
and counsellor from FL Centre
Chamber of Commerce at the ma
tional Chamber of Commerce con
ventiOn to be held at Cleveland
Ohio, May 6 to 8, advises that he
will be present at the meetings, ac'
] cording to information announced
last night \
The following directors were pre-
sent at the meeting last night r.
II. Cary. j. S. Duff, 4. M. Gill
Rodney Hermon, Howard p. Meyer
r. p. Moore, c. w. Runge, Charles
+. Scott, Frank Slocum, Charles f.
! Sones, Percie Thacker, Nv. A. Ton
! dro and NJ. o. King.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
Coolidge Grants
Deserters Pardon
nv United Pres. Leased wire

WASHINGTON, Mar. d.--Presi,
dent Coolidge late yesterday issued
q proclamation granting amnesty
and pardons TO all military or naval
deserters during or since the World
War.
The pardons do not apply 70
slackers or persons who evadcd ser.
vice but only to those who were ae.
tually in the service and deserted
The proclamation also valves the
forfeiture Of desefters' rights u
citizenship.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
WALKED IN HER SLEEP
Nv United Press Leased wire

NEW YORK, Mar, 6.-Christine
BRISTOL, %, pretty New York girl,
set out on a sommabulistie iaunt
in crepe de chine nightie and
walked ~ blocks uptown before a
policeman woke her, wrapped her
in his ovcrcoat and sent her home.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-06
HUGE SUM FOR CHARITY

NEW LONDON, Conn.-Seventy
dollars left to the city to remain
untouched for 800 years will amount
to $l4,000,000 at that time, the
donors estimated. 1t is to be used
for charitable purposes.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
LEE SURRENDER.
TALE WRONG,
VET SAYS
Southern Commander Rode to
Grants Headquarters, He
Declares, In Wagon. !
international News Service.

SYRACUSE, N. r.. Jan. 18.--His-
tory pictures Gen. Robert 3. Lee
as mounted upon a splendid white
horse when he surrendered to Gen.
U. 8. Grant at Appommatox in
1865; but history IL wrong on that
point, according to John Meagher,
sventy.seven, of Fayetteville. a col
or.sergeant, in the days of 81, with
Company q, Sixty-third Regiment
New York city.
Meagher says his flag was near.
est to the rebel lines when Lee
surrendered and that Lee appeared.
seated in q wagon, with three other
officers Of the Confederate army:
that the words Southern Express
were painted upon the sides of the
wagon and that It was drawn by
four sQuirrel-gray horses.
Meagher fought two years in the
civil war. participating IN twenty.
four battles, among which were
the battles Of Gettysburg and the
Wilderness.
Every color-sergeant in his regi.
ment excepting himself was either
killed or promoted, leaving him the
only one at the end Of the war.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
U. s. CRIMES INCREASING,
COOLIDGE IS TOLD

Crime n on the increase In the
United States, despite the claims
Of Federal Prohibition Counts
sioner Roy A. Haynes, President
Coolidge was told by B. Ogden
Chisholm, Of New York, new inter.
national prison commissioner, at
the White House, yesterday.
81 know from my observations
that crime has increased seven
times In the last fifty years." he
said. II know Mr.. Haynes will not
agree with me. but am sure /
am right"
Commissioner Chisholm urged
the President to support wide re-
forms in the treatment OF prisoners
In penitentiartes ana reformatOrieg.
He advocated the cottage" system.
eliminating cell houses. This plan
is in use in some communities OF
the United States and italy.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
HoMIcIDES IN MANHATTAN
TOTALED $50 LAST YEAR

NEW YORK. Jan. 1s.-There
were 65s cases Of homicide in the
Borough Of Manhattan alone in
1923, Magistrate House reported
In Homicide Court.
The figures do not include crimes
IN which no arrests were made.
OF the deaths listed as homi.
cides 342 were caused by motor
accidents, 152 persons having been
killed by trucks, ISL by other auto.
mobiles and SO by taxicabs. Horse
drawn vehicles killed 10, munich
pal buses 6. Fifth avenue buses
2, surface cars 20 and elevators
IL.
Ninety-one persons were shot to
death. rs met death by stabbing,
5 were killed with other weapons,
was dubbed to death. 8 poisoned.
q gtrangled, 2 kicked to death and
Is killed In fist fights.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
TRADES SCHOOL
IS PLANNED
FOR D. c.
Cosmopolitan Club Proposes
Method Of Solving Need
for More Labor"

Establishment in Washington Of
an independent vocational train
ing school, to teach trades and
crafts Of all kinds to young men
and boys, is proposed in a report
adopted by the Cosmopolitan
Club at its monthly dinner meet
ing in the Franklin Square Hotel
last night.
Paul r. Brandstedt, chairman
Of the committee which brought
in the report, declared that the
need for new hands in the trades
generally classified as 'Gabor"
was growing and was as notice
able in Washington as in other
principal cities.
Reasons for Shortage.
The reason for this dearth in the
field of labor. Brandstedt claimed.
was that boys whose vocational
instincts turned toward this class
of work were being thwarted in
their desires by an unsuitable sys.
tenn Of education. Again, there ex-
lists in Warrington no practical
trades school which boys in EN-.
ployment may attend to better
themselves in their chosen work.
The report proposes a school
teaching all trades, free to youths
more than fifteen years old, whose
good character Is certified by their
employers or other responsible per
sons.
Employers Of washington are Il
be solicited for subscriptions to start
the school. Since the institution il
intended to be Of as much value Il
employers as to students, 1t is prob
able the former will be asked t.
give continued support to thu
project.
President James e. Collinower an
nounced he would lay the matter be
fore the next meeting Of the Fedora
ton of Civic Club Executives, tC
get concerted action by the organ
lied business and professional men
OF Washington.
Bares Secret Of Thrift.
The club was addressed on thrift
by Anthony J. Barrett. Of the Thrift
Week Speakers committee. He sait
the secret Of thrift was spending lest
| than one earned. He also stressed
the importance Of making q will.
Between Z and per cent Of
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
Yale Students Favor
Light Wines And
Beer

4, NEW HAVEN Conn.,, Jan 10.
Yale Daily News, which has
been conducting a referendum
among students to decide how
they stand on prohibition, an
nounced today that results Of
the ballot were virtually q VIC
tory for those favoring beer and
light wines"
Forty-seven per cent Of the
2,098 votes cast by students IA
vored modification Of the Vol
stead Act, % per cent wanted
rigid enforcement and the rest
asked for entire repeal Of the
Eighteenth Amendment. The
votes were 982 for modification,
585 for rigid enforcement and
526 for repeal.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
MORE NAVY YARD WORK
PLANNED IN HULL BILL

Provisions of his bill which would
provide for the Governments me.
chanical work in the Navy Yards
and plants were explained last
night to the Columbia Lodge No.
ia, Of the Machinists Union, by
Congressman Harry e. Hull, Of
Iowa. Mr.. Hull stated that the
passage of his bill would provide
employment for all the workers
who are now slated to go because
of the lack of naval work.
N. p. Alias, president of District
No. and William G.. Garth, presI-
dent Of Columbia Lodge also de-
livered addresses.
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
ONCE FREED SHE Is AGAIN
ACCUSED OF POISONING

CLEVELAND, Jan. 1S.-MrS.
Fannie Costanzo, held by police two
days, confessed, according to Detec-
tive Charles Cavola, to having pol
soned her husband, Anthony Co.'S
tanzo, nearly four years ago, be-
cause she was in love with another
man and because she wanted to
collect his $4,000 life insurance.
Mrs. Colavito was arrested on a
charge of having administered pol
son to Dan Kaber, Lakewood pub
Usher, before he was stabbed to
death by two hired assassins a few
years ago, but was acquitted Of the
charge. ar
The Washington times., 1924-01-18
ACCIDENT TESTS
SHENANDOAH
QUALITIES
Admiral FuIIam Says Details
Of Moorlng Must Be linz
proved, However.
BY w. r. FULLAM,
Rear Admiral, U. s. N. RetireO.

Copyright. 1894. by Cosmopolitan
News service.l
The accident to the Shenandoah
Is not q condemnation OF Americas
foremost airship; It is rather tri.
umph. The troubles were with the
mooring mast and with the method
Of attaching the ship to the mast.
1t is evident that there must be
an Improvement and q strengthen
Ing Of these details. The fact that
the ship was navigated successfully
after she broke away. and that she
returned In safety to her hangar
was a proof positive. Of the splendid
navigational qualities Of the ship.
This experience win ada to the
confidence of the crew in the man
euvering qualities and In the safety
and endurance Of their ship. In
view Of this weakness Of the moor
ing facilities, 1t win be necessary
to redesgn and perfect the mooring
masts that are to be built along
the line from Lakehurst to the
Arctic for the proposed Polar ex
ploration trip to be undertaken by
the Shenandoah.
Can Be Safely MOOred.
It has been proved abroad that
an airship like the Shenandoah can
be safely moored to q mast for
long period. The R-SS. an English
airship, was moored to q mast in
Scotland for 1T days through al
kinds of weather without a single
accident. There can be no doubt
that our builders, with this expert
ence before them, can 30 strengthen
our mooring masts that they car
sand the same strain.
It II an encouragement that TIT
structure of the Shenandoah waa
such that the framework OF thu
ship was not seriously injured wheT
she broke away. Her machinery
remained In perfect condition, anC
she was handled with skill during
the gale and brought back without
great difficulty. She was in wire
less communication with land sta
lions constantly during the cruise
This Is another triumph.
Better Ship Than Dixmude.
It must also be remembered that
the Shenandoah is inflated with non
inflamable helium gas. In othel
words, this ship il much strongeI
and much safer than the Frencl
airship Dixmude, which recent!
met with disaster IN the Medlter
ranean.
Reviewing the whole subject, It Il
hoped that the Navy Departmcn
win find encouragement in thi
record and that the department Will
redouble its efforts to make a sue
cess Of the projected Alaskan Ell
ploration cruise.