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Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
AVERT LYNCHINC
AS MOB ATTACKS
JAPANESE IN |. A.
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. -. A
lynching was believed averted by
timely police interference here to-
day when a mob attacked Ishikawa
Shigito, "a year old Japanese and
beat him into insensibility.
Shigito, according to police,
threatened two dance hall girls with
a pocket knife.
The girls. Mrs. j. De Pierre and
Mrs. G. a. Stringer, told police they
were instructors in the LA Raza' -
hall room. The Jap followed them
home in his machine after the dance
early this morning and is alleged to
have made advances which the girls
repulscd. He drew his pocket knife
to enforce his attentions, it was
said, slightly cutting one of the
girls in the left hand.
Passersby intercedcd and a crowd
soon gathered and beat him up. A
riot call brought police to the scene
and shigito was rescued and taken
to the station.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
WOMAN WHO SLEW
CHILD, I, PLEADS
GUILTY. TODAY
by United Press Leased Wire

SANDUSKY, Ohio, Nov. l2.-
Mrs. Mary Keller, who confessed
she slew her seven year old daugh-
ter Mary to "protect her from q
life of poverty pleaded guilty to
a charge of first degree murder
when arraigned here today.
The middle aged mother who was
determined "Mary would be perma
nently fortified against the suffer
ings l have gone through was re-
turned to the Eric county jail to
await trial.
A special grand jury will be en-
paneled and trial held at an early
date, authorities said.
Mrs. Keller has confessed she
killed Mary by pouring acid down
the child's throat while in cabin
on the edge Of Big Island swamp
near here.
The body, frozen and clad only in
y light dress. was found in the
swamp early Tuesday by three small
boys who were hunting.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
PLANE PILOT, TWO
PASSENGERS LOSE
LIVES in CRASH

PASO ROBLES, Calf, Nov. 12.-
One airplane pilot and two passeng-
ers were dead here today as result
of the 500 foot fall of --biplane
during Armistice Day exercises.
Floyd f. Kelso, lieutenant in the
air service overseas, was the pilot
His passengers were Kenneth
Wright, Paso Robles, and Percy
Squires, Templeton, both high school
students.
One wing of the flying machine
collapsed while Kelson was eXecut
ing bank. All were instantly kill
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
CAPTAINS WIDOW
CHARGES ATTEMPT
TO SWAY EVIDENCE
Tells of Alleged Collusion
In Navy's Probe of
Shenandoah Disaster

WASHINGTON, Nov. ia SEN
sational story of alleged attempted
collusion in the navy's investiga-
ton Of the wreck of the dirigible
Shenandoah was told to the Mitchell
court martial today by Mrs. Marga-
ret Lansdowne, pretty widow of the
navy commander, who lost his life
in the airship wreck.
Leaning an elbow on the witness
chair, she appeared before the court
Of army generals trying Colonel
Billy Mitchell and charged:
!. That she had received a com
munication alleged to be from Cap
tain Paul Foley, judge advocate of
the navy court investigating the
Shenandoah disaster that suggested
what she should say to the court.
?. That this statement would have
had the effect of retracing her ear
'ier criticism of the navy depart
ment and making Il false statement.
Note Was Anonymous
;. That this communication was
delivered to her by Mrs. George w.
Steele, wife of the commander of
tho Lakehurst naval air station, who
told her Foley~had written it.
/. That it bore no mark of iden-
tification and that she tore it up
soon after she received it.
5. That Foley came to see her be-
fore she testified at the navy in
quiry and attempted to get her to
rehearse her testimony.
6. That she declined to enter into
any agreement regarding her testi-
mony and informed Foley she would
testify as to matters the navy court
had been avoiding.
a. the insistence of Moreland,
Mrs. Lansdowne named Mrs. George
w. steele, wife of the commander
of the Lakehurst. y. j.. station, as
the woman who delivered the "false
statement = to her.
'Therc was nothing in that
statement to show that it came from
Captain Foley or the navy depart
ment, except the government water
mark Mrs. Lansdowne said.
Was there any signature on the
paper?' asked Major General
William S. Graves.
" No sir.
Will Answer Charges
Captain Foley told the United
Press that he would make an eff
fort to appear before the Mitchell
court to answer Mrs. Lansdowne S
charges. Obviously much agitated,
Foley refused to discuss the ac-
cusations except to state that he
was looking up the law to see
whether he could ask to testify or
to be summoned.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
by United Press Leased Wire

To the little village OF DllionHale'
Chic. there came in 1890 Il 26 year
old youth just admitted to the
practice of medicine.
Harold "Hal' Blazer, his life
consecrated to the sufferings of
Humanity. settled down to The none
too remunerative duties Of coun-
try doctor.
There are those left i'll Dillonvale
who recall the enthusiasms and the
tenderness of the young practitioner
DR.. and Mrs. Blazer were promi-
ncnt in the social life of their VII
lage. They were comfortable and
happy. Mrs. Blazer learned not to
mind those long trips her husband
WAS forced to make at night along
country roads.
Normal Child Born
In May, 1891, a daughter was
horn to Mrs. Blazer. The child was
named Hazel Ingrit and was normal
and healthy. But six weeks after
birth spinal meningitis developed
and for four or five weeks the child
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
SHERFF'S SON, IS,
NEAR DEATH AFTER
DRINKING LIQUOR

REDDING, Cahf., Nov. 12.-Earl
Sublett, Is, son of Sheriff Sublett
of Shasta county, was near death
here today and two companions also
wre poisoned by drinking moon
shine liquor they found cached by
some bootlegger
Sublett's condition was describ-
ed as critical. Babe" Wade was
reported suffering from an acute at
tack of poisoning and Archie Thorpe
was only slightly affected. All are
high school boys.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
$4,000 SOUGHT
FROM DRIVER OF
DEATH MOTOR CAR
ny United Press Leased Wire

HANFORD,, Cal, Nov. 12.-Suit
was filed in the local superior court
here today for $4,000 damages
against the driver of the death ear
which took the life of" John Swan
last January. The widow, Mrs.
Margaret Swan, is bringing the
suit Dunlap Smalley and the Mid
land Counties Public Service corpor-
alton are named as defendants.
Swan was killed near LeMoore
last January when his car, entering
the highway from a dirt road, was
struck by the Smalley ear which
contained number Of prominent
Santa Maria Kiwanians who were
retsrning to their home from a con
vention at Fresno. .a
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
DAUGHTER-SLAYER SET AT LIBERTY
Is Reached On Italian War Debt FUNDING
Suspect |. W. W.
In Mans Death


BY United Press Leased Wire
WOODLAND, Calf, Nov. 12
Possibility that members of
the I. w. w. may have been
connected with the death Of
man whose body was found in
the Sacramento river near
Knights landing last week was
being investigated by authori-
ties today.
The supposed victim may have
been a "spotter'' for the po-
lice, Sheriff Frank Crayton Of
Colusa county said. I. w. w.
literature was found in the dead
mans clothing.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
FIND DEAD MAN IN OHIO
WITH 38 STAB WOUNDS

AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 12-The BODY
of an unidentified man, containing
SO stab wounds and with the throat
cut from ear to ear was found in a
shallow ditch here today. Papers
found in the mans clothing listed
the name of f. j. r. Bignell of Ak
ron.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
THINK CHRISTIAN CHIEF
IS PREPARING FOR COUP

san FRANCISCO, Nov. -. -
Dispatches reporting that the
"Christian General Feng Iu-
Hsiang is ready to contest the power
of Chang Tsolin and take full pos
session. of Peking, indicate, that Feng
and his radical supporters believe
they are strong enough to establish
Il new order in Peking.
Feng success may bring the Chi
nese customs conference to an abrupt
close.
Capture Caused Downfall
Feng's capture of Peking q year
ago caused the downfall of WI Pei
Coo+;pno1 nv, Poro G
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
HORSE KICK PROVES FATAL

TULARE, Calf, Nov. i2-A kick
from horse proved fatal here to-
day for Joe = Ciarot;o, raneher.
When the horse which Clarotto was
riding returned without him, an in
vestigation was started. Clarotto
had evidently fallen from the horse
and then been kicked.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
POPULARITY TEST
STARTS TODAY ON
MID-WINTER FAIR
Cash Prizes Are Offered
in Competition to Boost
Valley Show

\ very important question is 60
ing to be settled at the Imperial
Valley Mid-Winter fair, which will
open December for five davs and
nights at Brawley.
This question is: Who is the
most popular girl in this broad and
fertile land of Imperial?' The
question will be settled by I'm ac-
tual test of votes and every person
in the valley will have not only one
but many chances to vote on this
subject.
The plan is just this-folks from
all over the Imperial Valley and all
points in the southwest will visit
this big winter event, and these
visitors will require admission
tickets-whcrc they buy them and
from whom they get them will be de
termmed in the conduct of the pop
ularitv contest.
Offer Family Tickets
Family tickets, good for three ad-
missions to the fair will be sold for
81 saving of 80 cents to the pur-
chaser. These tickets will admit
visitor to all attractions, the main
exhibit pavilions, live stock show.
the women s fine arts display, the
poultry show. the dairy product
demonstrations the Judging rings,
the auto show, the industrial exhih-
its and all the band concerts, enter
tainmcnt features and the style
shows.
These tickets viii bs sold by
Young ladies. representing various
communities in the valley. For
each ticket sold the candidate re-
ceives 1000 votes and the one selling
the greatest number of tickets will
be awarded at the close of the con
test cash prize Of $3.50 and be pro
claimed the most popular girl in the
valley, second girl $50 and third girl
$500.
The candidates will start today
and the field is open to any Young
lady in the county If you think
that you are popular come inf
You want TO find out if you are
popular this viii tell the story.
For further information, rules and
details pertaining to the contest,
phone, call or write the Brawley
Chamber of Commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
Report Increase
of S.5 Per Cent
In Retail Trade
Nv United Pres. Leased W

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. l4,.-
An increase of s.5 per cent in retail
sales reported to the 18th federal
reserve district for October over
the same month Of 1924 was an-
noUnced here today.
Increase reported IN California
was 80 per cent; in the Pacific
northwest f.S per cent, and IN the
intermountain states 1873 per cent.
Every federal reserve bank city
reported a gain, as follows:
Los Angeles ll.2, Oakland 1873,
San Francisco 3.6, Seattle 4, Salt
Lake City 1876.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
FRENCH WITHDRAW
ON DAMASCUS, new
OFFENSI We SEEN
By United Press Leased Wire

JERUSALEM. Nov. l2.-Uncon-
firmed Arab reports today asserted
that the French forces have been
withdrawn from Deraa, border rail
way junction south of Damascus and
that British troops had succeeded
them there. 1t was further reported
that the French were withdrawing
toward Damascus from the neigh
borhood of Havran in order to evade
development by guerillas and tribes-
men.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
Rival Betrays
Italian Who Is
To Be Deported
by United Press Leased WISE

LOS ANGELES, Nov. l2-Betray-
ed by rival suitor for the love of
a beautiful italian girl, Victor Mag
gotis is to be deported, after resid-
ing here two years.
Maggotis, young iron tradesman,
planned to marry and apply for cit
lzenship when immigration inspec-
tors were Clipped by a love rival
that he had violated the passport
law by smuggling himself into Cali
fornia from Mexico
Federal Judge Paul J. Mccormick
ruled today that the young italian
must be returned to his native land.
l will come back by legal means
and marry the girl," Maggotis de-
elared after the decision.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
REPORTS SEVERE FIGHTING

LUNTlON, Nov. I2.-The Damas-
Gus correspondent of the Daily
Mail cables that severe fighting be-
tween French forces and guerillas
is reported near Nebk, between Da-
mascus and HONS.
Details are not given, but it is
possible this is the start of the
new French offensive scheduled for
Yesterday.
The rainy season has set in and
this will convert Syria during the
winter into a sea of mud, which viii
hamper military operations in No.
rocco against the Riffians.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
Wreck Real Bar
With Brass Rail
ny United Prey Leased Wire

ny 'HTtcU TTeN Hr"SVU WIZ
SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. 12.-
An cid fashioned bar with brass
rail and sawdust well in evil
dence, was discovered and
wrecked by federal dry officers
in raid last night. The bar
was located less than a half
block from the business center
Of the city.
Six persons were arrested as
employees Of the establishment.
The officers operated the place
for three hours after the raid,
searching every customer who
entered.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
POSSIBLE REVOLT
In PEKIN GIVES
CAUSE FOR ALARM
japanese Cabinet Holds
Session; Cruisers Are
All Ready to Leave.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-
General Feng Yuh Slang is in
virtual control of Pekin, CAPT
tai Of China, through operation
of his troops from Kalgan, east
CT Pekin, John Van A. Mac
Murray, American minister to
China, advised the state depart
mert today.
General Chang Tso Lin's
Manchurian troops have retired
tefore the advance Of the Che
kiang troops, which are under
WI Pei Flu, opposer Of the
Chinese customs conference to
Shantung- -Kiangsu border, and
are cutting the important Pc
kinHankow railway at Paoting,
MacMurray said.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
LONDON, Nov. 12.-The Toxic
correspondent of the Evening News
reported today that the Japanese
cabinet held a special session to con-
slider protecting japanese life and
property in Peking in event. of a
coup by the christian General
Feng Yuh Slang. Fast cruisers
are ready to depart for Peking on
an hours notice.
Far eastern reports recently have
indicated the possibility of Il coup
i'll Peking and troops were reported
already to be within striking dis
tanec of the capital. 1t has been
suggested that the Chinese customs
conference now proceeding at Peking
might come to naught as the result
Of possible civil war involving Pc
king.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12

Approximately 80 per cent of the
apple crop and 33 per cent of the
potato crop have gone to market
from Yakima, Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
WHAT'S DOING

TONIGHT
Dinner, new Elks hall. GAO
p. m.
Pythian Sisters Pot luck din
nor. $3.50 p. M. Davis hall.
Congregational supper. Meth
odist social hall, $3.50 p. m.
Night classes, high school.
Ell Centre Chapter r. A. M.
No. 100, Masonic hall.
1.-THE Goose Woman, Pal
ace theater.
1.-THE Street Of Forgotten
Men," Valley theater.
1.-THE Crimson Nemesis
Brunk s tent theater.
TOMORROW
Kiwanis luncheon, Hotel Bar
bara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12
REPORT SOLON AS
MAKING PROGRESS
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. Nov. 12.-Rep-
resentative John +. Raker, Califor-
MIA, operated ON last Saturday at
Georgetown hospital here for a stom-
aeh ailment, is progressing favor
ably, his physicians said today.
The operation was serious one,
but Raker is doing "as well as can
be expected, - is was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12

Large dairy Interests of Central
and Northern California are con-
tempting moving large herds to
Fallen, Nevada, for feeding during
the winter season. A
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-12

Scores of Hood River Valley, Ore
gon. orchardists have begun the op'
Grafton Of subsoiling machines on
their places.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-08-21
MOVIE STAR ENJOYS
COMFORTS OF HOME

Prohibited by inadequate means Of
transportation and inconvenience of
visiting nearby cities, the members
of the Villa mFox company while on
location in the Pyramic Lake Indian
reservation filming the important
scenes for "The Iron Horse" coming
to the Weir theater, were satisfied to
forget the existence of such cities as
Reno, located near camp Ford.
The reason of this forgetfulness was
because Fox West Coast Studoi ex-
ecutives had caused to be erected in
the camp all the comforts and con-
veniences of a city.
The camp, before it was three weeks
old, was housing a private laundry,
barber shop, ladies hair dressing par
Tor, a completely equipped hospital,
an amusement car, stable where each
member Of the large company could
obtain horse for riding, if desired,
a large spacious shower, gymnasium
and other conveniences seldom found
in pullman Car Hotel"
Director John Ford, Madge Bell
amy, j. Farrell Macdonald, George
O'Brien, Cyril Chadwick, Gladys
Hulette, Will Walling and Fred Koh-
Ter, all important members Of the big
cast, lived in the Pullman cars along
with the balance Of the company dur
ing the entire stay in the reservation.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-08-21
MADAME SANS GENE"
MOST MAGNIFICENT FILM

Gloria Swanson's new Paramount
picture, Madame Sans Gene" the
story Of French laundress, who be-
friended Napoleon in the days Of his
poverty and was rewarded by him in
his days of prosperity and power, is
now playing at the d & R theater.
1t was while Napoleon was a young
lieutenant of artillery that he first
met Catherine Hubscher. She had q
laundry in the Rue st. Anne in Paris,
and there the young officer took his
soiled clothes. Incidentally, it was in
this street during the recent war, that
the American provost-marshal had
his headquarters. Many an American
soldier who went "A. w. o. L." spent
several nights almost next door to
the spot where Napoleon had his
washing done.
Catherine was pretty and outspok-
en-. She didn't know-and if she had
known, probably would not have cared
that her impecunious customer was
one day to be the greatest figure in
the world. Napoleon lived at the Hoo
tel des Patriots, near her shop, and
he owed her, as well as other trades
people, long score. When he went
into the laundry one day, she was
about to ask him for payment, when
she noticed that his shoes were worn
so that his bare feet showed through.
So she simply added the amount to
the list and said nothing.
~ Napoleon, it is said, forgot the bill
but he never forgot her. She married
young sergeant, named Lefebvre,
and many years later Catherine and
her husband became Duke and Ouch
ess of Danzig, the former sergeant
being made a marshall of France.
Catherine never lost her habit Of plain
speaking and it is history that the
tattered and unpaid bill was once
used by her to prevent France from
committing grave diplomatic blum
der.
It makes an absorbing story, this
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-08-21
CARROLL'S VAMT|ES IS
NEW MOTION PICTURE

Earl CAROLS vanities, the show
that stirred the entire city of New
York last sumed, can now be seen
at the Weir theater on Sunday only.
This announcement is being made
at the request of the theater manage
ment who have booked the feature
film "Bad Company" in which the
principal scenes of this famous New
York last summer, can now be seen
with the theatrical purists of New
York City and the Earl Carroll Van
tiles arose over a lobby display in the
New York Music Box theater where
the show was playing. The purists
insisted that the pictures in the lobby
were even too strong for New York.
Earl Carroll, the producer, insisted
that they were art. The situation
was finally ironed out but not before
the producer had spent some few
nights in jail.
One of the principal objections
raised by the reformers was the PEN
dulum scene in which beautiful girl
swings nude on large clock pendu-
lu1n. This is one of the scenes made
for the film production, "Bad Com
pany," after it had been given clean
bill of health in the New York courts.
bad Company" in addition to this
bias many other features of interest
to movie fans. Co-starred in the pro-
duction are Conway Tearle and Madge
Kennedy supported by cast composed
Of Charles Emmett Mack, the d. w,
Griffith star; Lucille Lee Stewart,
Charles Fang, George Nardelli and
Bigelow Cooper.
The story of the film is based on
the magazine story "The Ultimate
Good" which appeared in recent
issue of the EverybOdy's magazine.
The direction was handled by E H.
Griffith.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-08-21

providing the grounds, which face the
upper harbor, and also the entertain
ment. This will be the fourth year
of the Labor Day festival there and
the arrangements committee has pre-
pared for a crowd Of $4,000. 1t is
probable that nowhere will labor's
hosts have a more beautiful setting
to celebrate their day.
Among the speakers invited are
Governor Smith, Mayor HyIan, James
P. Noonan, president of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers; Admiral Charles P. Plunkett
and General Summerall.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-08-21
THEATERS
FOX FILM IS TRIBUTE
TO GREAT EMANCIPATION

All the world knows that Abraham
Lincoln held the North and South
united, but it may not be generally
known that the railsplitter linked the
East and West, even though he did
not live to see the realization of his
dream. The Great Emancipator was
dead when on May 10, 1869, the crude
engines Of the Union Pacific and Gen.
trail Pacific railroads touched noses at
Promontory Point, Utah, completing
the transcontinental rails, but without
Lincoln the project could not have
been carried through to completion.
The pathos Of the achievement as
well as the humor have been rec
orded on the screen by William Fox
in a superproduction called ''The Iron
Horse" which comes to the Weir the
alter Monday, for four days. George
O'Brien and Madge Bellamy have the
leading roles in a notable cast, and
John Ford, the director, has used in
addition a regiment of U. S. Calvary,
and tribe Of Indians.
The historical accuracy of the pic
ture has been assured by basing every
scene upon an incident which has
been faithfully recorded by eyewit-
nesses. The story opens with the
passage Of the Pacific Railroad act by
Congress, on June "a, 1862, and its
subsequent approval by Lincoln on
July /.
In 1855, General Dodge, then mere
" hopeful surveyor for the govern
ment, met man on the porch of the
Pacific House at Council Bluffs and
told him of his explorations through
Missouri. The stranger took deep in
terest in the soldier-surveyor's talk.
Seven years later when General
Dodge went to Washington to con-
suit with Lincoln, the president said;
Hello, General. You've done what
you were hoping for out there at
Council Bluffs, haven't you?"
Lincoln remembered the meeting
and every phase of the conversation
and it was well he did, for it was
just at that time that he was to es-
tablish the eastern terminus of the
Union Pacific. He fixed on Council
Bluffs while General Dodge waited.
In his message to Congress on De
cember l, 1852, President Lincoln pre-
dicted early completion of the Pacific
Railroad and visioned 100000 PEG,
pie settled Tin the great interior
region" He drew a mental piotqr.
Of the unlimited possibilities of West
ern America.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-08-21
CHILD LABOR BILL GAINS.

ATLANTA, Aug. 13.-The child la
Dor bill passed by the house has been
approved by a senate committee. The
bill is an improvement over the pres
ent law, and its success SO far, trade
unionists declare, can be traced to the
agitation for the federal child labor
amendment.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-08-21

There will be sham battles, infantry
maneuvers, chemical warfare exhibi-
tions, airplane stunts and athletic
games for the audience and prizes for
the boys and girls as wei as the
adults. Among the exhibitions will be
polo game between army teams.