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Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
World Court is Lauded Condemned in Senate Debat
SHERIFF CHASES
ROBBERS ON TOP
CT Freight CARS
Nabs Trio Single-Handed
and Hauls Them toJail
After Jump From Train

Although somewhat stiff in the
knees, Sheriff Gillett was able 10
be about his duties today following
q thrilling experience yesterday with
three highway robbers, whons he
caught single handed and brought
to the jail from INLAND. The men
gave their names when booked at
the jail as Jack Fatherwee, 20; w.
e. Thompson, %. and j. e. Nor
gan, %.
Following complaint by Frank
Price of Galipatria, that the men
had held him up and had taken all
his possessions from him, Sheriff
GiIlctt took out after the trio and
came un with then Just as they
boarded freight train between
Calipatria ard inland. The sheriff
ianmed on the brakes of his car and
leapcd ia the train just as the last
ear was passing him.
Mounting to the roof of the car,
.hc sheriff ran along the. top Of
the train until he came 10 the car
on which the men were riding. Coy
cring them 18th his gun Gillott ord
cred them 20 Jump % thc grolnd.
When they made no move to follow
his instructions he fired at them,
sending shower Of Splinters into
their faces.
Then All Jumped
The men thca iumpcd and thc
sheriff followed them, still holding
his gun ready for action. The iump
is the cause of his knees being stiff
today
The sheriff handcuffcd two of the
men together aud placed them in
the back seat of his car. taking the
third with him on the front seat
In his fashion they rode into Cali.
patrin, where Giilctt impressed IN
elderly man and negro into service
to keep an eve on the bandits.
On the trip down to FL Centre the
pair in the back seat started to
kirk M q fuss. apparently with the
idea Of confusing the sheriff and
making a break for liberty. Gil
lei, was watching them through his
rear mirror. rs well as keeping his
eye on the road, and giving an oc-
caSioHGl glance tc tie mGa Il his
side.
Scares Them Good
Realizing that he was in 9 t;ght
place, Gillett stopped thc car, hand
cuffed his companion in the front
seat, and very cmphaticallv told all
three that he would start shooting
to kill, the first time any of them
did anything but breathe. The We
hemcnce with which he put across
his argument, plus the quick action
with his gun on top of the freight
Continued on page three
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
Copi0us Showers
Reach Southland

LOS ANGELES, Dee. 1s.-Gcncr-
GUS showers swept down from the
north today into the southland.
The rains were welcomed by
growers AS boon to their crops.
The rainfall hit San Luis Obispo
at . a, m, and had reached Los An
gcles and Pasadena at 9:l5.
The local weather bureau predict
cd the entire southland would be
visited by the showers before night
fall. 'hes = (. 4, sss,aY asiS|
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
Miner Strangles
Himself to Death

MIAMI, Ariz., Dec. IS E-may
be in hell tomorrow Thomas Wilk-
inson, 46, miner told his son last
Wednesday night, tta,
Last night his body was found by
his son, Joseph 10, sitting on a
chair with leather strap iaoeach
hand which he had twisted about
his neck and strangled himself to
death.
Officers say domestic troubles
were the cause for the mans act.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18

especially TO rive the kiddies Of
Fl Centric their annual holiday
treat. the show merits the sup
mort of the public. However,
the revue stands on its own mer-
its. It's : rattlipg good show.
will be talked of for months to
come.
Melodious Agility
Talk about tuneful melodies
and agile ankles. You hear the
former and see the latter in the
Charleston number in which
the latest wriggles are demon
strated by a bevy of pretty
girls in snappy costume. Sun
ported by the chorus. Lucille
Huebner and Eau Claire Lester
of Holtville, Helen Swink Ro-
maine Richmond and little Jane
Gillespie of Brawlev did the
difficult steps in a manner that
CCOntinned on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
DECLARES PEOPLE ARE
BEHIND COLONEL MITCHELL
by United Press Leased Wire

RICHMOND, Ind. Dec. 1S.= A
majority of the American people are
behind Colonel William Mitchella-in
his fight on air policies. Admiral
William S. Sims declared in n
speech here last night.
Mitchell was honest and sincere
in the statements he made. '~said
Admiral Sims. who appeared as. a
witness for Mitchell in the courtmar-
tial which led to the FLYING colonel's
conviction.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
Proposal.
IS BRANDED
As UHW|i5E:::
Sen. Borah Quotes Root
in Argument Claiming
Court is League Part.
WALSH LAUDS PLAN
Idaho SOlOn Attacks Reso-
luton Pledging America
To Tribunals Support.
BY PAUL r. MkLLON

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 18.-The
lcnp heralded ir-reronci'q f1r fioht
agairst the world court was opened
IN the senate today when Chairman
Borah of the FOREIGN relations COM
rit'cn opened IN attack upon the
Sw9rson resolution which would
inferno tional tribunal.
Porah corteuded that the court
was inevtricablv linked with the
League Of Nations through Tho coy
euant of the leanue denving the
statcmnts of President Coolidge and
other adherents of the court that
il is. an indepcndent institution.
Lenroot Opens Debate -
Openng the second dav of debate
on, the administration proposal for
Amrican adherence 10 the court.
Senator Lenroot. Wisconsin, Rcpuh-
liean. laudcd II as the epitome of
American ideals.
Senator William Z. Borah. Idaho.
Republican, branded the proposal
unwisc.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, Mont
ana, Democrat, replied with a
scholarly and impressive argument
for it. favoring entry.
Borah quoted Elihu Root. former
secretary Of state and court ad-
hcrcnt, as saying:
''This court must be considered a
nf 9 ,.t, |
que of Nations is part.
eff they did not make il ju-
dicial department of the league, it
was not because they did not in
tend to do So, - Rorah said. They
certainly strovc t0 do so.
Rather Have League
81 would prefer to sill upon the
council of the league where we
might have a voice in proceedings
than 70 si' on the court whore a
vote amounts to nothing and where
opinions NAV be rendered by a mere
ma iority,' Rorah said.
"Thc power that directs this court
is power IN which we have no
voice
Proposes Reservations
Borah proposed three reservations
ia the Harding hughes Coolidge
proposal for American adherence to
the court:
statute OF the court should not
be construed so as to require the
United States to depart from "its
traditional policy of not interfering
in political questions of foreign
nations or departure from it's
"traditional attitude toward purely
American questions. -
American adherence to the
court "is conditioned upon the un-
Outstanding that no force or eco
nomic sanction shall be used to
enforce the Judgments of the court.
3-No change can be made in the
court S statutes increasing its jur-
isdiction unless every nation party
tc the court ratifieS the change.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
POSTOFFICE NOW
RUNS FULL SPEED
AHEAD FOR XMAS
Local Office Is Deluged
With Yuletide Greet
ings and Packages.

Full speed ahead,'' now is the
slogan at the post office according
to Postmaster Collins, who took a
five minutes time this morning TO
show Press representative through
the mass of mail and packages which
are deluging the post office in the
annual Christmas rush.
In spite of the enormous increase
in mail. and the expectation is that
the increase will be heavier than
ever during this last week before
Christmas. the post orficc is func-
tioning like clockwork Outgoing
mail is ted anG sacked as prompt
ly as possible and is leaving the post
office according to schedule. In
coming mail is also moving fast,
the only drawback beino mail re-
ceivcd with simply thc address, Gel
Tentro.' or general delivery
This mail requires considerable
time to be handled. and though the
tendency is for it to pile MP. the
efforts of the most office force are
combined to keen it as small rs
possible.
Urged to Mail Early
Persons who must send mail TO
eastern points. are urged hv the
postmaster TO get it into the office
before ) o'clock in the afternoon.
to avoid n "a hour delay. Eastern
mail received after ) o'clock does
not go out until ) o'cloCk the next
dav.
The insured mail and parcels de-
partment is managed bv Miss Jones,
who was almost buried this moIning
hcneath q huo" mass of mail which
she was sorting and stamping. in
preparation for delivery.
Two trucks are at present hand
ling local delivery of parcels, and
more will he needed to keep mail ON
the move, the postmaster said. Ev-
cry effort will be directed during
the next week to keep mail on the
move so that no deliveries will be
necessary on Christmas Dav. in or
der that the public NAV have its
mail, and the clerks at the post
office may have the holiday to
which they are entitled.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
PACK OF TWENTY
DOGS TURN WOLF

SAN RAFAEL, Cal, Dee. 18.-A
pack of 90 dogs, which listened to
"thc cali of the Wild and have
gcse wolf, is men icing deer in the
Mount Tamalpais game reserve, ac-
cprding to Walter b. Sellmer here
today, u,xE, ssutA
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Elks Revue, high school aud
itorium, p. m.
''Go West Valley theator.
The Lady Who Lied" Pal
ace theater.
Why Linda Ran Away"
Brllnk' tent tneater.
United Commercial Travel
ers meet, Davis Hall.
I. ". sciots meet, Masonic
hall.
Jasper Farm center meets.
TOMORROW
Farm Home department.
Christmas luncheon, Hotel Rar.
bara Worth, 1880.
P. e. o. meets with Mrs. J. y.
Huston, Imperial, 2;30.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
MITCHELL OFFERED JOB =
AT $4,000 PER ANNUll
Nv Iutted preSs IeosoA VNi.a =

ST. PETERSBURGH. Fla, Dec.
lS.-Colonel William Mitchell. cen
ter of the recent aviation controyer-
Con{inrol ~, De-
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON. Dec. 18.-Cong.
ressional friends Of Colonel William
Mitchell today moved to rescue him
from the five year suspension from
rank and pay imposed upon him by
his jury of generals last night. A
bill was introduced in the house by
Representative P. H. Laguardia, So.
cialist, New York, to cut the sen-
tence from five years to 80 days.,
Blames General Staff
The trial was a general staff at
tempt to "gct MITCHELL Represen-
tativc Frank r. Reid Illinois, Re-
publican, counsel for Mitchelh de-
clarcd in statement today. --~'"s
Saving the fight for an adequate
national defensc' had just begun,
Reid held the general staff entirely
responsible for the whole prosecu-
tion. ~~
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18

Hy United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-
Colonel William Mitchell was
subpoenae'd today to appear
Monday before the Shenandoah
naval court of inquiry. The
summons was served by Major
Harry Leonard, judge advocate
Of the court.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18
SOCIALIST
IN INTRODUCES
HOUSE BILL
New York Representative
Would Cut His Sentence
from 5 Yrs. to 30 DAYS,
SCORE ARMY STAFF
Admiral Sims Declares
American Public Win
Stand Behind Critic,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.--
A resolution restoring Colonel
Mitchell to mis- proper rank
abolishing court martial trials in
peace time and Furnishing those
who have conspired to ruin
and disgrace Mitchell was in
troduced in the house today by
Representative Blanton, Texas,
Democrat. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-18

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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-10-31
ECHOES AND RE-ECHOES ON THE
DEPARTURE OF PRINCE KOJO
TOVALOU- -HOVENOU AND HIS
NEW FOUND LOVE, MRS. CARRIE
KNOWLTON.

girl He has son by her and in his
old age a sense of pride, or decency,
or honor, or whatever you may call
it, seizes him, and as he dies he leaves
to the outraged Colored woman and
her son, his wealth.
But money is greater, in the sight
of his white relatives, than honor Of
his name, so they contest his will. The
fight wakes bitter, every skeleton is
brought out Of the closet. He is
shown up as a sensuous brute. He is
paraded before the world as a man
without honor who would betray a
Negro slave girl to satisfy a passing
fancy-he, a member Of the superior
race, a Nordic, if you please. But
what care the fine relatives? 100000
are at stake. A white girl betrayed
has a refuge in the courts. She has
defense and protection. But the Col
ored girl has none. Is there any rea-
son why Colored people should not
oppose anti-intermarriage laws? The
Co,ored woman is the prey Of the
beasts of her own race and the beasts
of the superior race. We give credit
to the jury Of white men that upheld
Hughes will in favor of the Colored
mother and her son, and way down
in our hearts we try to give some
credit to Hughes for trying to make
amends for the sins Of his youth in
betraying a defenseless Negro slave
girl and his Negro SON."
Editor Marley is absolutely right
there should be some kind Of secret
movement put on foot by vast
army Of Colored men all over this
country to protect their self-respecting
women, those who really desire to 60
straight at all times from the raw
ishments Of white gentlemen.
The manly Colored men must do
that even if they are forced to 60
a-gunning for that class Of white gen
tIemen who have vaulting ambition
to own and boss all Of the white Ia
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-10-31

dies and colored ladies' in the south
land at the same time.
AS further undisputable that the
white gentlemen at least in the south
ern states have a hankering desire to
control all the dashing looking fe-
males in that section Of the country,
both white and colored. If we mistake
not there is law in South Carolina
which prevents any white lady from
getting a divorce from her husband no
matter how many colored women
good, bad or Indifferent, which he may
feel like consorting with right in
broad daylight.
This same rotten state Of social af-
fairs existed throughout the south in
the old slavery days; for in those days
it was not anything uncommon for
master of the house to raise at least
two sets or broods Of children, one set
by his lawfully welded wife and ore
set by the best looking slave girl on
his plantation who was his real lover
and many times, her children were
very much better looking than the
children brought forth by the true
wife Of the master and frequently the
slave children were looked upon as
the children belonging to the wife Of
great master Of the house and it cuts
no figure whatever what the eyes Of
the wife Of the master beheld in the
way Of immortality on the part OF her
husband. She had no redress, no
standing in the courts for she was
denied the right to protest against the
right Of her husband to run after his
female slaves for the purpose Of in
creasing his stock Of slaves.
1t viii be recalled that if the mas
ter of the house was the father Of
grown-up sons a beautiful looking
young female slave would occupy 4
bed in the room Of each son, and
whenever, any of the male members Of
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-10-31

thetic bystanders asked her where her
father was. She sobbed:
Papa is in Chicago
"The taxi with the African prince
and Mrs. Knowlton got back to the
pier after the Paris scheduled time
for departing. The ship, however,
could not get away because the At
lantic Transportation liner Mime
kahda, also outbound. was lying across
the path Of the Paris.
Thus it was that the prince was
able to catch the ship. and Mrs
Knowlton was able to get to her
daughter.
"But Mrs. Knowlton's baggage was
not 50 lucky. Part OF it got aboard.
but the rest, including phonograph
and records, were left behind.
When Mrs. Knowlton was asked
about her husband and her friendship
for the prince she stared cody at her
inquisitors. Then she said that she is
on a trip around the world with her
daughter, and added:
al expect to visit Africa, also.'s
1t took all the pleasure out Of the
love affair between the prince and
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-10-31
CHICAGO LOCAL TALENT SPARKLE
AS STARS IN DRAMATIC MAS
TERPIECE "THAIS"
National University Of Music Engages
Clarence E. Muse, WeIl-Known Actor
and Producer, to Direct Play

The citizens Of Chicago have al
ways prided themselves as pioneers
III the intellectual and civic develop
ment Of our people. "A few prominent
and outstanding ones learned that re-
Gently group Of citizens Of St. Louis
presented the dramatic masterpiece
''Thais" and they were successful. The
St. Louisans boasted as having Of
fered the most unusual program ever
attempted in any Of the metropolitan
cities Immediately pride Of the Chi
cagoan was incensed to the point that
we not only viii give such a wonder
ful work to the general public but will
organize and plan to the degree that
We will surpass St. Louis or any other
previous production Of said play.
This group Of citizens under the
auspices Of the National University OF
Music headed BY Miss Pauline James
Lee have completed the various com
mittees and launched a gigantic cam
paign the proceeds Of which will Be
given to the University to further the
development Of Art among our peo.
pie.
Realizing the necessity for an ar
tistic production the Advisory
Committee Immediately engaged tht
services Of Clarence E. Muse the we'll
known actor and producer to super
wise and direct the play. Al
appropriation has been set apart tha
Mr.. Muse will not be hampered II
any way in the process of having mag
nihcent scenery, beautiful and histor-
ically costumes. He Immediately
engaged Capt. Frank Drier to super
intend the interpolated music specially
arranged from the Opera BY Mas
senet." Also, in Mr. MUSES. depart
ment will be found Mrs Haze
Thompson Davis. Dancing Mistress
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-10-31

n. Knowlton of Chicago and her
seven-year-old daughter, Jacqueline,
at the pier with Prince Kojo
Tou,ou Houenou, an African poteh-
tate, and smilingly posed for photog
raphers.
Mrs. Knowlton is white, decidedly
pretty, and spoke French fuently.
The prince is about the same color as
Battling Ski, his countryman.
"The picture taken, Mrs. Knowlton
and Kojo went to their separate cab
ins, and the Paris sailed for Havre,
leaving groups on the pier discussing
the departure.
"The prince, however, did not sail
until he had first paid a visit to the
West Thirtieth Street Police Station.
and compromised a matter Of $500,
which Mrs. Gaynell Greeley, photog-
rapher, Of No 100 West One Hundred
and Thirty-hfth Street, a member Of
his own, furiously insisted was owing
to her.
1T was an hour before sailing time
that a taxi containing the prince, the
Chicago white woman and her daugh-
ter stopped in front Of the pier en-
trance.
"As they stepped out, with bag and
baggage, up jumped Mrs. Greeley.
She talked fast Patrolman Joseph
Glennon took a hand in the discus
sion.
Mrs. Knowlton left the group and
went to her cabin on the liner with
her daughter. When the prince did
not appear she left her child in the
cabin and hurried back to the street.
Then all went to the police station.
"The $500 trouble was settled and
the taxicab with the prince and his
Chicago friend hurried back to the
pier.
Meantime Jacque,ine, left alone in
the cabin, started weeping. Sympa-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-10-31

Mrs. Knowlton to behold Little Miss
Jacqueline sadly crying and wanting
to return home to her real father in
Chicago, indicating that she does not
like her new very dark father from
Africa.
1t does seem that Mrs. Knowlton
would have displayed rare wisdom if
she would have left her daughter here
n Chicago with her true friend. Miss
Jane Addams. who was in company
with her and the prince on the eve
ming that he attempted to enter the
Astor Oyster House on Clark Street,
between Randolph and Lake Streets.
for If Mrs. KnowIton would have left
her daughter behind she would be in
a far better position to have one royal
grand time with her new found dusky
prince from South Africa.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-10-31

Editor Marley, who is the able and
fearless editor of the News, of Louis
vile, KY, who has travelled extern
sively throughout the southern states,
who understands the close social rela-
tions in the dead hours Of the night
and even in broad daylight which ex-
lists between white gentlemen and col
ored ladies', or he is always fighting
through the columns OF his newspaper
against permitting white gentlemen
and colored ladies freely consorting
with each other who are bringing
forth all the time a brood Of bastard
ha,f white and half colored children,
has this to say in a recent issue
Of his Louisville News as to why
We Are Against Any Inter-Marriage
Laws" and his reasons are clearly
Set forth as follows.
Why We Are Against Any Inter
Marriage Laws
Whenever Colored people oppose
anti-marriage laws, as they did in
Michigan last month, the claim IS
made they want social equality,
whatever that IS. But the truth IS
Colored men want to see their women
protected
at Is common knowledge that Col
ored women are easy subjects for
white men. If they, the Colored
women. fall for white mems ap-
proaches, so well and 50 good. #
they resent them, il they feel indig-
nant and outraged, there is no defense
and little or no protection. But # a
Colored man ventures across the color
line there's a great hubbub both on his
side Of the line and on the other side
the white side. In other words, they
say since Lincoln's Emancipation
Proclamation there are only two kinds
Of slaves-the white woman and the
black man. But getting back to our
text:
John Hughes. a white man in Lex
ington, takes advantage Of Colored
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-10-31
PRINCE KOJO TCULCU, HOUE-
NCU OF DAHOMFY, DE-
PARTED FOR AFRICA

The people residing in New York
City are still talking about the thrill
ing departure of Prince Kojo To1lon
Houenou and his beautiful new found
Lady Love, Mrs. Carrie n. Knowlton
and her seven-year-old daughter, Miss
Jacqueline. late Of this city. The fol-
lowing account Of their departure
makes highly interesting reading:
New York.-Passengers on the
French liner Paris, and several hun
dred visitors to the pier, were sur
prised last Saturday when Mrs. Carrie
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-10-31

OF the production. The illustrious At
torney Violette N. Anderson has been
appointed Stage Directress, while the
artistic little Miss Margueritta Ward
will take care Of the art Of makeup.
1t will be Of interest to know that
Mrs. George Cleveland Hal is Chair
man Of the Patrons Committee. The
Publicity Committee having some Of
the most successful business men and
women functioning have at their head
the energetic and enterprising Mrs.
Luther N. Thompson. Mr.. Jos. Col
Inns is Chairman Of the Advisory
Committee. Associated with Mr.. Col
lins are Mr.. Smith President Of the
Cooks and Walters Association, Mr..
Perry Parker, President Of the Pull
man Porters Association and DR..
Spencer Dickerson. Mrs. Pauline
Reed of the Urban League is Chair
man Of the Ticket Committee. One
Of the outstanding features will be the
Souvenir Programs of which there will
be over 10000 printed which will be
handled by Mr.. w. Lawson.
There will be in the cast of ''Thais"
over eighty persons. The casting is
still in process and as Mr.. Muse is
particular in getting the best possi-
bic from among our local aspirants
he has refused at this writing to quote
names, although at present he has
over Us people rehearsing out Of which
the best possible will be offered the
week Of November q nightly at the
Avenue Theater. Tickets are already
on sale. Miss Pauline James Lee is
President Of the National University
of Music, 1927 Grand Boulevard and
Mrs. Frank L. Gillespie i Acting
Treasurer. Mrs. Bessie Hicks, Secre-
tary. Mr.. Sheridan A. Brusseau,
Business Manager.-"C."