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The Washington times., 1925-01-26

The Commoner would make the
price Of this unparalleled generosity
on the part of the United States
world disarmament. America is to
buy priceless peace with some
eleven billion dollars worth of bad
debts"
THE war debts will never be
paid" said Mr.. Bryan, Europe has
no intention of paying them, and
continued efforts on our part to
collect them are merely losing lis
more friends than we ever made in
our large contribution toward the
winning the war.
And even more important, by In
slsting upon their payment we are
losing a wonderful opportunity to
render great service to the cause
Of peace. Maggot-like hates are now
breeding in Europe that may easily
lead to another war with the United
States the righteous and innocent
but contributing cause.
MaFin's Speech Cited.
1.-THE speech recently delivered
in the French Chamber by Deputy
Marin represents the sentiment oil
the government and the people Of
France. They have augued them
selves into the belief that there il
no moral basis for the debts and
that we really owe them money anC
gratitude. One Belgian official has
even gone so far as to figure our
that the United States owes Europe
over eighty-five billion dollars.
while Great Britain has prom
Used to pay and gone through thu
necessary gestures, there is wide
spread feeling in the British Isles
that they really owe us nothing. Or
the contrary, they feel that they
stemmed the German hordes ut
great sacrifice to themselves, pro
tectlng US until we were ready Il
enter the fray. While this is alb
suIo, because we have a perfectly
valid legal and moral claim for the
payment of our debts, we must
recognize that it expresses Euro
pean public opinion.
Doubts Ability to Pay
1T is questionable whetbe,
Europe could pay its debts ever
II 1t wanted to pay. In the mean
time. the United States is helm,
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The Washington times., 1925-01-26
COOLIDGE'S WORLD COURT
PLEA PLEASES BRITAIN

LONDON. Jan. 26.-The British
foreign office said today that it wei.
coined President Coolidge's state
ment in regard to the proposed world
court" Great Britain is, it added
prepared to support such a court"
President Coolidge urged a world
court as a step toward world peace,
when he spoke Saturday in Wash.
ington before a delegation OF women.
The Washington times., 1925-01-26
House Passes School
Attendance Bill; Opens
Debate on ID. G.. Surplus

The House today opened District
Day by passing, within fifteen
minutes, a bill providing COM
pulsory school attendance and
school census law in the District.
The bill already has been passed
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The Washington times., 1925-01-26
JAM
THREATENS
PROGRAM
cooIidge's Bills Waiting Action
With Only Five Weeks OF
Session Remaining

The Senate went into executive
session early this afternoon to
consider the Stone nomination
after Administration leaders had
agreed to sponsor a move to have
the nominations sent back to the
judiciary Committee for further
consideration.
By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
International News Service.
With adjournment but five
weeks away, the Administration
faced almost impossible barrier:
today in attempting to enact
President Coolidge's administrative
program before Congress drops
it's official worries for the long
summer vacation.
Five major legislative measures
remained on the Administration
program, aside from the usual
appropriation bills, with all signs
indicating they will be defeated
or left in the stretch when Con
gress quits March 4.
They include the Isle Of Pines
treaty. the Underwood Muscle
Shoals bill, the Moses postal bill
increasing postoffice salarie {
through higher postal rates, q
farm relief bill to aid cooperative
marketing and the Presidents OWL
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column So
The Washington times., 1925-01-26

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Jan. 26.-
The return Of real cold weather
came today when the thermometer
dropped to 25 degrees below zero,
with a biting wind.
The Washington times., 1925-01-26
Al Club Address

1r.-,a Saunders Mcmahon, lee.
-. On human analysis. will
.nesk before the AID Club tomor.
s 80 tn the blue room of the City
cIub at 1890 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1925-01-26

Crossword Puzzle on
Page 8.
The Washington times., 1925-01-26
THE WEATHER

Rain or snow and slightly colder tonight |;
tomorrow snow followed by clearing and
colder with cold wave; northwest winds.
The Washington times., 1925-01-26
Doubts Ability to Pay

At Is QUESTIONABLE whether
Europe could pay its debts even
II 1t wanted to pay. In the mean
time' the United States is being
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Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
ACTIVITIES AT
JUNIOR COLLEGE
BY LESLIE HOUSTON
High School, Junior College
Renorter ft 1tE

The local Junior Collage is stack
ing up victories in basket ball, al.
though they are short of men.
Coach Charles Daggs brought his
men over from Holtville yesterday
and were overwhelmed by the col.
lege, by score of IL to 6.
The College earned every point
they made over lIoltvillc, us the
Holtvillc boys fought until the last
whistle blew.
The Imperial Alumni played the
College last evening and met de-
feat by score of 81 to 90. This
was still q harder fought game as
the alumni are Al older men and
have played before.
The College is expected to do bet
ter in basket ball than they did in
football. Most of their men have
played basket ball before while
some of them never played foot
ball.
Coach John Cook and his team
will journey to Santa Ana tomor-
row to play Santa Ana, Friday
night, and Pasadena Saturday af-
iternoon.
Both of the coast teams are very
good, and are considered two of
the best teams in the Junior Col.
lege League. Coach Cook feels that
they have an extremely good
chance of winning. The lineup is
as follows:
Clark Jacobs, Chas. Jones, guards;
Robert Marshal, center; Edgar
Low, Clifton Jones, forward.
The fourth period public speak
ing class, under the direction of
Miss Francis Toothe, will give for
NAL debate some time in the near
future. Miss Toothe has had tham
working for sometime. The ques-
ton which will be debated over
will be announced later.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
Another False Alarm of Fire ..s3
ROuses Wrath of Department

Another false alarm of fire. turn.
ed in by boys from the box at Will.
son school ut IL o clock last night,
has reused the wrath of members
OF the fire department. and Chief
Ferguson stated TO-DAY that nothing
will be left undone in an effort ia
approhend the culprits, and if they
are identified, they will be put
where they will not have chance
to turn in any more alarms.
''This business of turning in false
alarms is n serious mater the chief
said, land wonder if parents real
ize how serious ii is. If we could
make them see lust how dangerous
ii is, and they in turn could impress
it upon their children, | think false
alarms would be scarce in FL Cen.
tro.
"Thus far we have been lucky in
FL Centre in not having any acci.
dents when the apparatus leaves
the house in answer to an alarm.
However, we never know Just when
there is going to be q collision of
a serious nature between the appa.
ratus, or some fireman answering
the alarm, and civilians.
Glow would those boys who turn
ed in the alarm last night feel if
it had so happened that the trucks
had run into ears containing rela-
tives of theirs. causing serious in
iuries and possible death? They
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
HANGING ORGY TO
BE GRIM TASK
OF new WARDEN
Official Starts Duties
80 With Eight Awaiting
Moose
ny United Press Leased Wire

SAM QUENTIN, Calf, Jan. s.
New Nears Frank j. Smith stepped
into office at warden of San Qnen-
tin penitentiary. He was congratu.
lated by his friends; received with
promises of loyalty from subordin-
ates; and turned TO his work with
the enthusiasm of n man with new
and interesting task.
But Friday his grim business be-
gins.
On that day he must see that
Walter Yeager of MADEIRA, Calf, is
hanged on the San Quentin scaffold.
Yeager is the first of eight men
to whom the coming of Smith meant
nothing but the coming of the man
whom the law woald require to take
their lives-eight men who await
hanging. -
"It's been on mr. mind since l
first accepted the appointment as
warden-this business of hanging
men, said Smith today.
Its. grim business. Let's not
discuss it, e7,ss
Yeager last night was taken from
the condemned row to the death
cell-the small, bare place where
men spend their last few hours.
Tomorrow at 10, n. m. his march
to the gallows begins--the first
march of the kind that Smith must
lead. -
But tomorrow s task will be but
a forerunner Of what is to come
almost a rehearsal, for next Fri
day there viii be double hanging
when Jack Ferdinand and John
Sears, the latter only u, are to die
together for the murder of Charles
o. Chapman in Los Angeles.
And then will follow:
February 13-Friday, the thir-
teenth-Francisco Caseake who kill
ed traffic officer in Los Angeles.
Clarence (Tuffy) Reid, Of Los
Angeles, aged 90, for whose life 4
desperate fight is being made.
Isaac Wolfgang, who once stood
within ten minutes of the springing
of the trap when the courts stayed
the exeeutioner's hand. -.
Ronald Erno, from Siskyou eoun-
ty, whose appeal is pending.
Charles Craig from Shasta, bank
robber, whose execution. also awaits
action by the higher courts.
Before Smith was nominated there
was much talk of political rivalry
for the position. Smith was named
and now comes the "grim business -
of the job. -
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
JUDGE COLE IS
MAIN SPEAKER
AT ROTARY CLUB

Judge Cole was the principal
SPEAKER at the weekly luncheon of
the Ell Centro Rotary club today,
taking for his subject "Human Race
Migration. - The speaker showed
how the course 0; migration has
been westward and northward and
predicted the ultimate colonization
of Siberia and Northern Asia, rs
we'll as the northern section of the
North American continent.
Birthdays were celebrated by Ray
Edgar and Frank Bowles, each of
whom admitted he is 81 years old.
Frank Albright, termed by Will S.
Fawcett, as the "slickest mem
Der of the Rotary club" because
he deals in oil, was chairman of the
day and got back at everybody by
filming them for not being as
"sliek - as he is.
Guests present were: Burton Bal
lou. Ontario; Howard Chattuck, f.
G. Lucy, II Centre; J. S. Cameron,
FL Centre; Seth II. Rice, Calexico /;
Avery ". Briggs, Calipatria; O. B.
Pratt, Calexico; Tom Anderson, Ca
lexico, and Dick Freeman, Redondo.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08

would be nothing less than murder.
crs. tN 'n> 80
In city where, the majority of
buildings are of light construction,
fire alarms cannot be answeted, at a
10 mile m. hour gait. We have TO
make speed and the law gives us
that right, We are as careful as we
can be, hut there is always q time
when care is unavaillng and disas-
ter overtakes the most careful q
Every Trip Costly
eff parents cannot see this side
of the story, perhaps as, taxpayers
they will give thought to the matter
when they know that it costs the
city So every time the trucks leave
headquarters. This is considerable
sum to be thrown away on 4 false
alarm and the city cannot afford
it,
The chief did not say anything
about the unfairness of making the
men of the department leave warm
beds and comfortable homes on a
cold night like last night, that
thoughtless boys may what they be-
lieve is a harmless prank.
Three boys were seen running away
from the alarm box but disappear
ed before their identity could be
established. The police, firemen
and school authorities are working
on the ease and hope the guilty
parties can be found and punished
as they deserve TO be.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
Gets Answer to
Press Ad From
Tennessee

Another proof that the I'M
perial Valley Press has a nation
wide circulation. and is also
one Of the valleys best adj
vertising mediums. was brought
to the Press office today by
w. D. Johnston, of Holtville.
Some time ago Johnston adj
vertised 40 acres for lease in
this Press, and was surprised to
get reply from H. j. Robertson
of Lawrencebrg, Tennessee,
asking for information about
his land. Robertson stated he
had been through ImrIsrial
Valley a year ago, and was SO
impressed by the opportunities
here that he decided to keep
in touch with them by subscrib-
ing to the Press.
Robertson also asked for the
names of real estate men in FL
Centric and for descriptive IL
terature of Imperial Valley,
and indicated by his letter that
he is live prospective settler
for this section of the country.
However. Johnston had al
ready leased his land to an
other party who saw his adver-
tisemeut in the Pre7s, and has
written Robertson to that ef-
feet.
Johnston expressed surprise
that the Press should have a
subscriber so far away, so to
show him just how widespread
we are the business office
showed him cards of subscrib-
ers even further away than
Lawrenceburg. Tennessee. some
CT them in New York. Pennsyl-
vania, Canada, New Jersey, and
even the Hawaiian Islands.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
Allen Is Named
Chairman Alamo
Verde Center

F.. l.. Allen Jr., was elected chair.
man of the Alamo-Verdc farm cen.
ter at the meeting last evening, 9TH
er Officers including j. V. Yeargin.
vice president and J. Halliday, see.
rctary and treasurer. The meeting
was largely attended and was II
ioint meeting + the members OF the
farm bureau and Parent Teachers
association of that center.
\ membership drive was planned
which will start today, with CON
test bctw cen women aud men of the
center The losers will give a big
dinner for the winners, according
10 plans completed last evening, and
the women of the center are assur'
ed they will win the contest.
Samuel Robinson, captain Of the
Eastside district for the farm bu
reau membership drive, reported
splendid results in his section :hus
far.
Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo
county, recently shipped to Long
Beach company 90 tons of almond
meats, valued nj $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
REV. WASHINGTON
WILL SPEAK AT
EASTSIDE CHURCH

Rev. James L. Washington, b. D.,
pastor Of the Shiloh Baptist church
Of New York City, will speak this
evening at the Second Baptist
church Of the eastside. Reverend
Washington is quite prominent in
church eireles Of New York and Is
only 2e years old. He will conduct
a series Of meetings at the local
church this week and his subject
this evening will be "But He Is q
Leper." 6..trE
Reverend Washington was ordain-
ed 70 the ministry at the age Of IA
years and was known as the "boy
preacher at that time, touring d
number Of the states. Later he was
called to the Shiloh Baptist church
at New York City where he has re-
mained pastor Of that church since
that time. 4st
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
PERSONALS

Miss Mary Hill of Santa Barbara
who has been visiting at the homo
of Miss Lucy Reeves of this city
has returned to her home and was
! accompanied by Miss Reeves who
will visit in Santa Barbara over the
weekend.
William Kluck and his son Ches
ter Kluck left YESTERDAY for Los
Angeles where Chester Kluck met
the members Of the University OF
California band and will accompany
them on their tour until school
opens for the second semester. The
younger Kluck plavs the trombone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halbert Jones OF
Taft are visiting at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Duke johnson at 554
Holt avenue for several days. Mr.
Jones is the brother of Mrs. John
son. and was just married on last
Friday.
Mrs. J. F. Foncannon is in Escon
dido, where she was called Tuesday
| by telephone by the illness of he,
i daughter. Mrs. C. ]. Ridley and hel
two children.
Frank C. Jacobs is leaving tomor
row to resume his studies at The
University of California, after
spending the HOLIDAYS with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. D. Jacobs.
Sam and John Barry will leave fol-
Berkeley by automobile tomorrow
i where they will resume their studies
c. H. DuSold who has been quite
i'll at his home on Holt avenue j.
improving, according TO the latest
advises from his bedside. Tie hat
been confined TO his bed for weei
and it may be some time before he
gets back OF normal activities a
B. Smith is operating the DuSold
service station during the illness o,
the proprietor.
J. L. Adams, commercial agent
and F. r. Herman. superintendent
of maintenance of the Pacific Tele
phone company are in FL Centro in
the interests of the contemplated
Mexicali telephone exchange. Bill
Turner. Carl j. Spain and John G
Stewart of the company were alsc
down to the valley from Los An
geles on business recently.
Louis Knights and Max Meadow
of Los Angeles arrived here las'
night and will remain in the city
several days on business.
Charles NJ. Tobin of San Diego
is in FL Centre today on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Maughmer OF
Seeley, have gone to Long Beael
for n few days.
Mrs. II. NJ. Goss has returned
from Los Angeles where she spent
the holidays with her daughter
Miss Helen Goss.
Robert Burd, who is associated
with the Mcintyre and Reed Groc
cry Company, is i'll at his home.
III. p. Moore, A.. w. Little, Mrs
G. w. Macarthur, +. Lueck anC
Irwin Roberts were guests at thu
Hotel Rosslyn and Annex, Los An
geles, last week.
f. ". Smith was recsnt guest al
the King Edward Hotel, Los An
geles.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
Amazing Growth
Shown in Farm
Bureau Increase

Samuel p. Rowe, captain of the
northend district for the farm bu.
reau membership drive, reports q
gain of $50 per cent in membership
over that of 1924 since the drive be.
gan the first of the week.
This large increase in membership
will doubtless result in the organic
alton of n new farm center In the
northend district, it is believed, and
a special meeting will be held Tues
day ut Cahpatria to decide the ques-
ton. The entire community is ask
ed to be present at the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
Expecting Great
Things from Local
Boy This Season

Kenneth Grumbles. FL Centre
hurdler who made such n splendid
record at University Southern Cali
fornia last year, is looked upon for
big things this year by Coach Dean
Cromwell, according to reports from
Los Angeles.
Last year was Grumbles' first
year at real hurdling, and he did
so we'll that he was taken east to
the try-outs for the Olympic team
at Boston. Although he missed
making the team, Grumbles showed
that he has plenty of stuff and can
give any of the hurdlers in the
country stiff battle.
With Otto Anderson, Leighton
Dye and Mort Kaer, Grumbles
rounds out an exceptionally fast
quartette of timber jumpers to be
entered in one college. -.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
'CALEXICO BOY
|NAMED HE AD
OF DE MOLAYS

Frank Lyle Of Calexico was
electcd master councillor of the De
Molay chapter here at the annual
election which was held at Maso-
mic hall Tuesday evening, this be-
ingsthe first. tima this office was
not held by an FL Centre member.
Others elected were Gobel Hurst,
senior councillor; Donald Starr,
junior eouncilor; Howard Estes,
scribe and Nicholas Higgenbothen,
tIeasurer. There are also q number
of iappointive offices which will be
decided upon at next weeks meet
ing, according TO DR.. Y. f.. Dupont,
advisor.
The first anniversary OF the FL
Centro chapter will be celebrated
tSith q large dance and party on
February 8, according to arrange
ments last night. Members of
the omnittce on arrangements are
Gobel Hurst. chairman, Howard
Estes and Floyd Farrar.
H. Other, plans were made for the
organization Of n basketball team,
large number Of the members of
the chapter figuring prominently
in athletic activities in the valley.
Gobel Hurst WAS elected captain
and as soon IA the team is in
shape other coast chapters viii be
challenged.
All boys who are members of
the chapter are urged to be present
at the next meeting when practice
for initiatory work will be held.
Several new applications were re-
eeived at last nights meeting and
initiation will ba announced at a
later date.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
|Seeley Woman Who
Died From Burns
Buried Yesterday

Funeral services for Mrs. Mar
garct Halldorson, 36 years old, who
died at .he El Centre hospital yes.
terday from burns received in an
accident Tuesday, were held yes.
terday afternoon from the funeral
parlors of b. Il. Lemons; followed
by burial in Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Halldorson was born in lee
land, and lived with her brother,
ID. G. Williams, one mile west of
Seeley. While working about the
house Tuesday noon, gasoline
stove exploded and in attempting
to extingnish it, Mrs. 1lalldorson
was badly burned and also inhaled
some of the flames.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
Under
Pay Check Law


Jose Ariate and L. F. Lewis Of
Calexieo were to appear before
Judge Markey some tfmes today
and answer TO the charge Of violat-
ing the state pay check Law. Depu-
ty Labor Commissioner Stanley Cue
Of San Diego gwore out the com
plant yesterday and the men are
out under $500 bond. 1t is charg-
ed that they gave notes for pay
ment Of wages to Ignacio Huerte,
which he claims was unable TO col.
leet.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
Splendid Cast
In New Picture,
Valley Theater

Eazimova, the famous Russian
actress, who made her first ap-
pearance in American several years
ago and was Immediately accepted
as one of the worlds great emo
tional actresses. has returned TO the
screen after an absence Of two years,
which she spent in vaudeville. The
picture is Madonna Of the
Streets" produced by Edwin Car
eve and presented by First National
Pictr~cs. which opened at the Val
ley thcater on Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
$4,000 JEWEL THEFT
ny. United Press Leased wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. s.
Jewels worth $4,000 were stolen
from the apartment of Mrs. j. B.
Munson of San Francisco last night
while Mrs. Munson was dining in
an adjoining room, she reported TO
police today.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
DIRECTORS FUNERAL HELD

" HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 8.-Funeral
services for Fred Fishback, comedy
film director, were held here today,
after which the body was started
to New York City for burial.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
DEPUTY LABOR
OFFICIAL HERE

Stanley NJ. Cue, deputy state
labor commissioner, is in FL Centre
on his regular monthly trip to the
valley.
Hearings viii be held at the
court house Saturday morning on
numerous complaints filed with the
state labor department, charging
violation Of the payment of wages
law.
Deputy Cue reports much better
conditions in regard to payment of
wages than have existed for several
years. Due TO the activity of the
labor department in commencing
criminal prosecutions, complaints
of payment Of wages are de-
ereasing. During the past year 297
prosecutions were maintained by
the labor commissioner throughout
the state Convictions and fines were
obtained in nearly every instance.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
Flowing To Be
Topic, Meloland
Farm Meeting

\ representative from the John
Deere Plow Company will address
the members of the Meloland Farm
Center at the meeting tomorrow
evening. the subject of the talk 10
be "How and When to Plow.
The meeting will start promptly at
7:30 p. m. and the speaker of the
evening will describe the results
of many interesting tests and cx.
perienees. An open discussion of
blowing will follow by all the mem
bers present. Farmers of the com
munity are urged 20 be present ~
the meeting and take advantage of
this opportunity to obtain a thor.
ough knowledge of the subject of
plowing.
Other matters Of importance will
be considered and Harry Jones will
preside as chairman of the meet
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
On the Nations Business

A SLEET storm snaps wires
1 Ain New England; bliz-
zard fells line of poles in the
Western ranges; food over
whelms a valley community; a
prairie cyclone sweeps away
everything in its path;-wher-
ever the emergency, men and
materials are rushed to the spot
in order that telephone service,
vitality important at such a time,
may be restored.
And the mending of every
break telephone users,
everywhere in America, a par
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08

Crossing Pernij Given-Permis-
sion has been granted by the rail
road commission to the California
Highway Commission to construct
g highway at grade across tracks of
Southern Pacific Company near Col
orado station, Imperial County.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08

Made OF Cream It's no dream. It
Il dandy. Paul's Candy. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08

Home Made Candy at 30e lb. At.
Paul's. adv