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Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-23
IS
HURLED IN Oil
RESERVE LEASES
Governments Case On
Last Lap as OratOry
Sways
by United Press Leased Wire

FEDERAL COURT ROOM,
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Mar. 23-Harry
+. Sinclair, Albert 3. Fall, former
secretary OF the interior; Rear Ad-
miral j. K. Robson and others in
volved in the signing of the Teapot
Dome reserve to the Mammoth Oil
company came in for verbal
drubbing by Atlee Pomerene, gov
ernment counsel.
Pomerene, in a fiery two hour
speech declared there was fraud and
conspiracy in the making of the
lease and no legal authority to sign
such contract. Sinclair sat in
court and listened to Pomerene as
the latter denounced the secrecy
surrounding the leasing of the re-
serve.
referring to Falls receipt of
Liberty bonds which are alleged to
have come from Sinclair, Pomerene
said bonds do not fall from heaven
like rain
Final arguments in the govern
mont s suit to annul the Mammoth
Oil company's lease on Teapot
Dome naval oil reserve got under
way here today when Atlee Pome-
rene made the government s first
argument.
Pomerene's general argument was
that there was no legal authority
for the lease because f the provi-
sious of the contract calling for an
exchange OF crude oil for storage
facilities.
Pomerene cited decisions to show
That money derived from navy oil
must be deposited in the treasury.
The contract, he argued, is Illegal
because of the oil exchange provi-
sion.
Pomoreno concIadel his argument
by asserting that the lease and con-
tract is null and void;' that there
vas no authority 10 build storage
tanks; that there was no authority
10 sell Gil without putting the money
in the treasury and that there was
no authority to buy oil without com
petitive bidding.
Public properties are not to be
frittered away in secreey,' Pome-
rene shouted at the court.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-23
TRIES TO ESCAPE
CHAIN GANG, NOW
HE FACES PRISON

Luis Martinez, by trying to get
himself out of Jail this morning,
has opened the way for sentence
to San Quentin prison for attempt-
ing to break Jail, it was stated at
the sheriff s office this morning.
Martinez and several other pris-
eners were working on the chain
gang at Seeley this morning, help
ing to unload gravel, with Daputy
Sheriff Adkins in charge. When
Adkins back was turned. MartineA
made n break for his liberty and
ran down the San Diego and Ari-
zona Railway tracks toward FL Gem
tro.
Adkins called on the station
agent at Seeley for assistance, the
latter standing guard over the 9TH
er members of the iang while Adj
kins went after Martinez 1t was
necessary for him to fire several
shots ut the fugitive before Mar
tincz decided to come to a halt.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-23
Street Signs to
Be Replaced by
Practical Jokers

AS result of practical Joke
perpetrated Saturday night, the
signs at the street intersection.
advertising the high school
show, "The C:iarm School"
were destroyed, causing con-
siderable annoyance to the
students who are putting on
the show.
The signs were built by the
students at cost of consider
able time and labor. The par
ties who destroyed the signs
have agreed to replace them
and it is hoped that the an
noyance caused the students
by the destruction of the signs,
will be repaid by large crowds
at the show which will be Civ
en- Friday and Saturday even
ings at the high school audi
torium.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-23
WHAT'S DOING

"Perils of Paris at Tulane
theater tonight.
Learning to Love- at Val
ley theater tonight.
Coming Through at Palace
theater tonight.
Business girls dinner at
Barbara Worth hotel tonight.
Reolty Board meets az high
school tonight.
Y. NJ. c. A. m51,iug in high
school gymnasium tonight.
Free and A. M. lodge meets
tonight.
Boyce Aten Post meets to-
night, at courthouse.
Christian Church Missionary
society meets tomorrow at home
of TTrs. S. ". Leffingweu.
Sooley hcne demonstration
meetings. tomorrow 10 a. m. on
A. l.. Storie Ranch in Sunset
district, 1850 p. NJ. or r. q.
Gonder ranch ii Magnolia Mul-
berry district.
Bond election tomorrow, coun-
..ty courthouse and city halls.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-23
Flood Waters
Isolate TOUa
Hit by Tornado
by United Press Leased Wire

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Mar. %
The village of Griffin, swept by tor
nado and fire last Wednesday with
the loss of at least 80 lives, was
practically isolated today by flood
waters of the Wabash river and
smaller streams.
Entrance to the town was cut
off from three directions and a
highway leading to the village from
the fourth direction was covered
by water.
The Wabash is still rising and 4
rise in the Ohio will prevent the
flood waters from draining away
rapidly.
Supplies for the few refugees of
the town S original population of
400 Were being collected at Bar
rett s station, two miles east of
Griffin, and taken to the desolated
village on a gasoline handcar on the
Illinois Central railroad.
The list Of known dead in south
western Indiana stood at 100 to-
day and a systematic search Of the
ruins of Griffin was still III pro-
gress.
Conditions were rapidly improv-
ing in the other towns in the
"pocket" of southern Indiana
which We're struck by the tornado.
Princeton. Owensville and Posey,
VILE have buried most of their
dead.
All persons except relief workers
were forbidden by military author
tiles to enter the town.
Governor Jackson, who made a
personal inspection of the entire dis
trict, drove out of Griffin over 4
highway covered with one foot of
water.
The governor was considering
calling Il special session of the
legislature to appropriate funds for
the rehabilitation of the stricken
district.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-23
i. S. Sailor Goes
On Wild Rampage

LOS ANGELES, Mar. est. M.
Yelley of the L. S. S. Maryland,
was turned over to naval authori-
ties today by local police who
charged he staged Il drunken de-
bauch in a downtown cafe.
The sailor, according to officers,
seized a butcher knife in Louis
Hoffman s restaurant and amnounc-
ed his willingness to click anybody
on the station
Employees of the restaurant were
chased "off the galley by the
alleged drunken sailor, it was said,
until police arrived TO subdue him.
Yelley was accused Of assault
with deadly weapon and turned
over to his superiors.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-23

WeStmorland ., Brawlev 3s, 1mper-
ial s., FL Centre 43. S. d. & A. Ry.
,, II, & I. Ry. s, Heber Is, Calexico
9, total 1877.
Shipping point information for
Saturday and Sunday, March 2l and
%: FL Centro and nearby points
max 94', min 52', partly cloudy.
Demand and trading moderate, mar
ket steady. Z. S. grade No. lis
and IS 10000, mostly around 1.75;
6s, supplies limited, l car, lao. Some
shipments rolled unsold.
ST LOUIS: 49' clear. 8 Calf,
l Tex arvd, II on track. Supplies
moderate. Demand and trading
moderate market steady Calif-4s
mostly 4,25 few 400, 5s 3.75-400, Gs
2.75-3.00.
NEW YORK: 35' clear. 3 Ariz.
20 Calf, IS Fla, Ga, Q y. Car, "a
S. Car, equivalent Fla by express
aryd. Supplies liberal. Demand
moderate for good stock, market
fairly steady. Calif-some 4s 4.5O.
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-23
Go to the Polls
Tomorrow and
Vote

Tomorrow El Centric citizens
will go to the polls to decide
whether this city shall bond it.
self for $4,000 to pay for pro-
posed paving on Fourth, Len
Rey, Main streets and on San
dalwood Drive.
Residents living west of the
Eighth streets ditch will vote at
the county courthouse. The rest
of the city will vote at city hall,
these two being the only voting
precincts open for the occasion.
Ali citizens are urged to visit
the polls and register their voice
in the matter that the city
council may be guided in their
actions by the wishes OF the
majority Of the voters.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-23
Fiery Attack Launched as Teapot Dome Case Near End
AMENDMENTS
ARE AIMED AT
CAL. ALIEN LAW
Assembly Passed Several
Important Bills
Today

SACRAMENTO, Mar. 23.-Thrce
amendments aiming at more rigid
enforcement of the alien land law
are being prepared for introduction
in the lower house by Assemblyman
William Hornb!owcr of San Fran
cisco, it became known 5oday.
One of the amendments would pro
hibit corporations established prior
to the enactment of the law from
making future purchases of land.
The present law is net retroactive
and exempts those corporations,
which made purchases tor aliens be
fore the law was passed.
Another amendment extends the
statute of limitations making it
possible to prosecute q violation of
the law within three years after the
offense has been committed. The
present limit is ore year.
The assembly today passed reso
luton introduced by Assemblyman
Tom Louttit of Stockton, petition
ing the government to appropriate
money for the improvement Of the
San Joaquin river and the Stockton
channel
a bill to include the road from
Point San Quentin to San Rafael in
the state highway system was also
passed by the lower house during
the morning session.
The senate passed 4 bill by SEN
ator Fcllom reducing the minimum
fine for violations of the act reg
nlating cmploymert agencies from
$50 to $25. A measure which would
authorize the City of Riverside to
sell lands dedicated for park pur,
poses and to u.s. the proceeds for
park improvements was passed on
file until tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-23
BEER PARLORS TO
BE NEW FEATURE
IN VANCO u YER
Ivy United Press Leased Wire

VANCOUVER, B. c., Mar. 23.-
Thirty one Vancouver hotels opened
beer parlors Saturday and double
that number will probably be OPP
Grating within month Beer by the
glass is being sold at ten cents. The
day of the nickel schooner has evi-
IDENTIFY gone forever.
Hard liquor may still be bought
at government liquor stores, where
beer is also on sale. But there beer
can only be purchased in bottles
and carried home for private con-
sumption.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-23
Trouble Brewing
Among Peruvians

LIMA, Peru, Mar. 23.-Charges
that Chile is using yiolen: means to
control the plebiscite to determine
ownership of the provinces of Tacna
and africa We're made in the Peru
Wan chamber of deputies.
The chamber met to consider the
charges which included claims that
one Peruvian had been asSassinated
and 500 others driven from their
homes to prevent them voting at the
plebiscite.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-23
Probe Death OF
Retired Banker

NEW YORK, Mar. 23.-An au-
topsy was ordered today to deter
mine the cause of the sudden. death
last night of Louis s. Frankenhcim-
er, aged ~, retired banker.
Frankenheimer came home last
evening and called a doctor, re-
porting that he had been beaten and
robbed while more than 4 mile from
his home.
"TEey beat me and tossed me
over n fence to de- the aged man
told his physician.
a short time later he began sink
ing and died while physicians were
taking him to a hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-23
Man, 80, Father
Of Baby
Boy

OSWEGO, N. Y, Mar. 2S.-
Eighty year old IIiman butcher,
civil war veteran, has been
presented by his wife with a
baby boy. Mrs. butcher is 81.
The venerable soldier also has
another son, now two years old
and a third by a former mar
riago, who is approaching mid
die age.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-23
Annual Smelt
Run On In
Oregon
Dy United Press Leased Wire

PORTLAND, Ore, Mar. 23.-
The annual smelt run in the
Sandy River continued today
in its second week, and threat
ened to break all records.
For a second Sunday, amateur
fishermen took advantage of
the spring weather and throng-
ed the stream to get the fish
which were so numerous that
they merely had to be dipped
out in nets.
Check on one bridge showed
4750 machines crossed it in one
day. From this count it was es-
timated almost $4,000 persons
visited the grounds yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-23
TODAY'S LETTUCE MARKET
BY U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
c. E. SCHULTZ, Local Representative

Carlot shipments reported in the
United States:
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1925-03-20

Aviation troubles grow. A gen
Grad demanded airplanes. But they
gave him the air instead.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1925-03-20
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF
SALE
In the Superior Court Of the County
of Imperial, State of California

II. p. Zimmerman, as Administra-
tor of the Estate of Leizicr Fot-
ter, also known IS l.. Potter, de-
ceased, Plaintiff.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1925-03-20
Market Report



moa'fa1o' market steady. taIlf--4s
ordinary quality 40, IS some ordi-
nary quality 3.75-4,50, 6s 3.00-3.5O.
EFT. WORTH: 80 clear. l Ariz,
| Calf arvd, ) on track. Opening
Friday, supplies moderate. Demand
and trading moderate. market I'M
settled. Brokers' carlot sales TT.
Worth basis, Calif-4s mostly 400.
IS 3.50-3.7J, IS 2.50.2.7J.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1925-03-20
At. Henry and Maulc Aust

ceased, IIiHllII.
VS.:
c. sT. Henry and Maudc Austin
Baker Burkard, Defendants.
i Under and Dy virtue OF an order
OF sale and decree Of foreclosure is
sued out of the Superior Court Of
. the County Of Imperial, State Of
California, on the 10th day Of Feb
ruary 1925, in the above entitled
action, in said Superior Court,
wherein the above-named plaintiff
obtained Judgment and decree of
foreclosure against the said defen-
dants on tie 10th day Of February
1925, which said judgment
and dccree was on the Goth day Of
February 1925, recorded in judg
mcnt book II OF said Court, at page
80, to which judgment and decree
reference is hereby made for the
terms, conditions, AID manner of
sale, and the amounts due, I am
commanded 20 sell all that certain
lot, piece or parcel Of land, situate,
lying ana being in the County of
Imperial State OF California, and
bounded and described as follows:
Tie South 0Hc.IIaIf fSt2J Of
the coutheasI Onc-QUarter
g. ED Of the Northwest
One Quarter q. W.M) and the
@oath OAc-L.lf so # the
Northaa T. Onc-Quarter q. E.
J.. Of the Northwest Oua-quar-
ter (N.N1I) Of Section Sixteen
40, Township numbered four
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1925-03-20

In 1921, Troutdale and Fairyicw,
Oregon, shipped 15G ears Of vcge-
tables, celery being first.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1925-03-20

Tie paper says movie star is
better We say that 5 good. We
need some better movie stars.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1925-03-20

Blythe. Riverside County, has
planted Il large acreage of cucum-
bcrs to supply the local pickle
works
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15

ment OF this action. and for the 1924
taxes amounting to $31.33, with inter-
est thereon at the rate of liz per
mohSn from the commencement of
this action, and for attorneys fees
ana court costs, and also to recover
a judgment against the said Eugene
~Inorholke and H.. F. Nelson for the
recovery Of said amounts, all secured
Dy the lien of said mortgage; also to
recover a judgment for the sum of
Slz.OU, together with interest thereon
at tne rate of go from January 1,
1874 from the defendant, Lois Nelson,
upon a note executed by her and said
ID. =; Nelson, dated January 2, 1928,
as collateral security for the payment
OF Ihe annual interest on the above
described mortgage: By said action
plaihIiiI seeks to procure an order for
the sale Of said property in salts
tacIlon OF said mortgage and tax lien
ana TO obtain a deficiency judgment
Tor any balance remaining due after
sala sale. All of which will more
fully appear from the verified COM
plalnE on file in said action, reference
TO winch is hereby made, the same
being made a part of this summons.
And In case of your failure to ap-
pear or answer, judgment will be
taken against you by default, for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
ATTEST: My hand and the Seal of
SAID District Court, this 18th day of
February, A. D., 1925.
court Seal) Fred Lay, Clerk
BY James w. Moore, Deputy Clerk.
Geo. d. Pease, Bozeman, Montana,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
(t1rst publication March %, 1925)
LAST publication April Is, 1925
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15
SPRING PLANTS

Special offer, with every $500 cash
order we will send free one large S1.50
PeOny root. Order row for immediate
and future delivery and receive Peony
at once.
Strawberries, Progressive Ever
bearing $3.50 a hundred; postpaid,
S1.6O; Sen. Dunlap SIPS; postpaid,
S1.35; Asparagus roots SOC doz.; post
paid 6Oc; Currants and Gooseberries,
SOC each; postpaid Soc; Virginia
Creepers 75c; postpaid 85c; Peony
roots SOC to $3.50, add 1Oc for postage
Lilacs SOC and 75c, postpaid 6Oc and
90c, Caragana, 8 VI. 25c; postpaid 35c,
Gladiolus Bulbs SOC doz.; postpaid Coo,
Pansy plants SOC doz.; postpaid 60c;
Head Lettuce $1.0O hundred, postpaid
$1.10; Cabbage transplanted $1.00
hundred; postpaid S1.10; hot bed 60c
hundred; postpaid zoe; Potted Tom
atOes 75c doz.; postpaid soc. Write
for complete price list.
TRACY FLORAL co.
BOzeman, Montana
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15
NOTICE OF sHERIFF's SALE

In the District Court of the Ninth
Judicial District of the State of Mon
tana, in and for the County of Gal
latin.
Nelson Spaulding, Plaintiff. VS..
Home State Bank, a corporation,
George K. Clarke, as Receiver of
Home State Bank, a corporation, Leila
M. Mallory, formerly Leila M. Cas-
ada), and George Casada, Defendants.
To be sold at Sheriff's Sale on Sat-
urday, the 25th day of April, A. D.,
1925, at 2:30 o'clock P. NJ, at the
front door of the Court House in the
City Of Bozeman, in the County of
Gallatin, State of Montana, the fol-
lowing described property, viz:
ton nj five TBS, fTf 6SEthhsah lf one one as nSSffffdi
of Range four (4) east, M. P. NJ,
containing 800 acres, more or less,
together with all water rights, water
ways and water bitches now decreed,
and any which may hereafter be as
signed or decreed to these premises
from the waters of the Central Park
Ditch Company, or Bull Run Creek,
being 100 inches as already applied
for, and to be delivered at or near
the southwest corner of the above
described land, together with all and
! singular the tenements, Entertainments
| appurtenances, easements, water anC
all other rights belonging, or in any
wise appertaining thereto, said lands
being situated in the County of Gal
latin, State of Montana.
Dated at Bozeman, Montana, thi
Both day of March 1925.
JAMES SMITH, Sheriff
By .Orville Jones Under Sheriff
George Y. Patten, Attorney for Plain
tiff, Bozeman, Montana.
First publication April 1, 1926
(Last publication April %, 1920
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15
AUTO DEALERS
FACE SHORTAGE

New York.-"Many thousands Of
motorists will be disappointed in get
ting the particular a they want un-
less they place their orders for spring
and summer delivery at once" said
Alfred Reeves, general manager Of
the National Automobile chamber Of
commerce, who returned recently
from a trip to the various automobile
factories.
"The leading car makers, said Mr..
Reeves, care now having all they can
do to keep pace with orders which are
coming in and many are already be-
hind the retail sales demands.
Production schedules this winter
have been much lighter than last, with
the result that there were very few
vehicles in dealers hands in antici-
patton of the spring trade. Further
more, the early spring weather in
most parts of the country has brought
buyers into the field more quickly
than last year." .
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15
sHERIFF's SALE

In The District Court of the Ninth
Judicial District of the State of Mon
tana, in and for the County of Gal
latin.
New York Life Insurance Company
of New York City, a corporation,
Plaintiff, against James Montgomery,
Mary E. Montgomery, J. w. Black,
Sarah Black and A. G. Kirk, Defen-
dants.
To be sold at Sheriff's Sale by
virtue of an Order of Sale in the
above entitled cause on the End day
of May A. D., 1925, at two o'clock
P. NJ, at the front door Of the Court
House of the above named court in
the City of Bozeman, Gallatin County,
State of Montana, the following de-
scribed real property:
All that portion of the Southeast
Quarter (SEA) of the Southwest
Quarter (SWH) of Section Nine (9)
lying south of a line Fifty (50) feet
South of and parallel to the center
line of the Moreland Canal as said
canal is now constructed through said
Southeast Quarter (SEH) of the
Southwest Quarter (SWA) of Section
Nine (9), said tract containing ten
(10) acres of land, more or less.
Also all the West Half (WR) of
Section Sixteen (16) except a tract
of land containing 7.2 acres, more or
less, described as follows: Beginning
at a point in the north line of said
Section Sixteen, said point being dis
tant POI feet east of the northwest
corner of said Section, and running
thence south 60 AZ min. east, 1858
! feet; thence south 81 40 min. east,
313 feet; thence south 76o O5 min.
east, 456 feet; thence north Az so
min. east, 1928 feet; thence north
! 20o east, 1886 feet, to a point in the
north line of said section; thence
running west along said north line of
said section 1213.5 feet, more or less
to the place of beginning.
All of the above described land be-
ing in Township One (1) north, Of
Range Three (3) East of the Montana
Meridian and containing in all 322.S
acres, more or less, together with al
ditch and water rights for irrigation
or otherwise or any interest therein
now held in connection with said land
Together with all and singular thu
privileges, tenements, hereditament
and appurtenances thereunto belong
ing or in anywise appertaining. Sair
lands being situated in the County o
I Gallatin, State of Montana.
Dated: Bozeman, Montana, this It
: day of April, 1925.
JAMES SMITH Sheriff
, By OrviIle Jones, Under. Sheriff.
l Frank Arnold, Attorney for Plain
: tiff. Room /, Thompson Block, Living
ston, Montana.
First publication April s., 1925
CLast publication April 20, 1920
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15
NOTICE OF sHERIFFs SALE

In the District Court of the Ninth
Judicial District of the State of Mon
tana, in and for the County of Gal
latin.
Western Loan and Building Com
pany, a corporation, Plaintiff. VS.. Will
liam E. Ballard and Anna Ballard,
Defendants.
To be sold at Sheriff's Sale on Sat-
urday, the 25th day of April, A. D.,
1925, at 2:15 o'clock P. M, at the
front door of the Court House in the
City of Bozeman, in the County OF
Gallatin, State Of Montana, the fol
lowing described property, viz:
Lot one ~ of Clock forty (40) Of
Milwaukee Land Company's First Ad.
dition to the Townsite of Three Forks
Montana, together with all the tene.
ments, hereditaments, privileges and
appurtenances thereunto belonging, o.
used Herewith, said lands being stu.
ated in the County of Gallatin, Stats
Of Montana.
Dated at Bozeman, Montana, thii
3Oth day of March, 1925.
JAMES SMITH, Sheriff
BY Orville Jones, Under Sheriff.
George Y. Patten, Attorney for Plain
tiff, BOzeman Montana.
First publication April 1, 1925
Nast publication April %, 1920
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-04-15
sHERIFF's SALE

Augusta B. Place, Plaintiff. versus
Elizabeth G.. Andrews, Defendant.
To be sold at Sheriff's Sale on Sat-
urday on the End day of May A. D.
1925 at 200 o'clock P. ". at the front
door of the Court House in the City
Of BOzeman, County of Gallatin, State
Of Montana. All the right, title and
interest of the Defendant in and to
the following described property, viz:
The Southeast Quarter lSEA) Of
Section Two ~ in Township One ~
North of Range Seven (7) East of
Montana Principal Meridian, contain
ing $50 acres; together with all and
singular the tenements, heredita-
ments, appurtenances, water rights
and water bitches thereunto belonging
or In anywise a~ppertaining.
Dated this 18th day Of March A.
D. 1925.
JAMES SMITH, Sheriff
By Orville Jones, Under Sheriff
First publication April. 8, 1920
(Last publication April 29, 1925