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Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
VALLEY TEACHERS
HOLD INSTITUTE
HERE TOMORROW

With an expected attendance of
approximately 80 teachers from all
parts of the valley, the Imperial
County Teachers Institute will open
tomorrow morning at $3.50 clock
at the local high school auditorium.
Sessions will continue both morning
and afternoon ON Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday.
County superintendent IL. G. Coc,
who has arranged the program. has
been particularly fortunate in Sc
curing splendid speakers for the
various sessions. That this year 5
Imperial county institute will be the
best ever held is the belief of school
authorities.
Among the prominent educators
who will deliver addresses are
Ncirling Kcrsey, head of the part
time and night schoo: work in Los
Angeles, and Fredric p. Wocllncr of
the University of California, south
crn branch, both of whom are on
Wednesday mornings program. Sup
crintcndcnt Coc will preside at the
opening session.
Ohio Supt. to Speak
DR. Charles c. Miller, supcrintcnd
cnt of public instruction in the state
of Ohio, will address the afternoon
gathering, and DR.. Wocllncr will
speak again.
At the Thursday sessions Geof-
frey Morgan and DR. Lyman Bryson,
the former of chatauqua fame and
the latter of the University Of Cali
fornia, will speak both morning and
afternoon. Dr. G. A. Steiner of
Grinncll college, Iowa, will address
the sessions ON Friday.
In addition to these addresses, fine
musical selections arc included ON
each sessions program. Business
meetings and conferences will also
be held. Attendance on the open
ing day is obligatory for county
teachers, but the remaining two days
attendance may be at institutes in
other parts of Southern California
it the teachers are going to other
cities for the holidays. The public
issinvited to attend all sessions.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
Special Programs
Mark Closing of
Schools For Xmas

FL Centre school ''kids' in COM
mon with hundreds of others
throughout the county are getting
their share of thrills with the mid
winter vacation stretching ahead OF
them as school closes today and the
excitement of Christmas draws near
Christmas programs are being
given at most of the buildings in
this city. and it is understood that
Santa Claus is scheduled TO make Il
personal appearance at one of the
primary schools.
FL Centre will be busy with holi-
day comings and goings from now
ON. Many local college and univer
sltv students are coming home for
the holidays, and many of the teach
crN will leave tomorrow night
Schools in this city, in common
with those of the greater part of the
county, will reopen ON December 2S.
with a holiday on the following
Friday, which is New Year 5 day.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
FORMER POLICE
CHIEF dies IN
SAN BERNARDlN0

Dave !. Matlock, formerly chief
of police in FL Centre, and well
known throughout Imperial Valley,
died suddenly at San Bcrnardino
last night. according to information
received by the Flks lodge in this
city today
! A telegram received here advised
that death followed an attack of
acute Indigestion shortly after 9
o clock last night. The deceased had
been in his usual good health and
had made no complaint of not feel
| ing well until seized with the fatal
attack
Mr.. MatlOck was for several wears
a deputy United States marshal for
southern California and was ap-
pointed chief of police in this city
early in 1920, acting in that capac-
ity until November, 1922, when he
resigned. He had recently been in
charge of the Pickering Amusement
park at San Bernardino. He is sur
vivcd by his wife and mother, who
live in that city.
Nn " mann VI IVSHtti ~ lh' N''
ceased, the flag ON the Elks club
house was placed ut half staff inn
mcdiatcly upon receipt of the news
of his death.
Funeral services will be held at
San Bernardino Friday afternoon
at . o clock, under the auspices of
the San Bernardino ledge of Elks,
1t is expected that several members
of the order from this city will at
tend the funeral. The delegation
will be named at the meeting of FL
Centre lodge scheduled Cor tomor-
row night.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
VETS OPEN
CAMPAIGN
FOR BEER
National Corruption Is
Blamed on Prohibition
by New Jersey SOlOn.
URGES LIGHT BEER
Opening Gun Is Fired in
Battle to Lift Lid on
Eighteenth Amendment

e WASHINGTON, Dec. Is
Opening of the wet bloc's drive
for 2.75 beer embroiled the SEN
ate today in hot debate over
prohibition.
An attack on the Volstead act
by Senator Edge, New Jersey,
Republican. drew sharp re-
joinder from Senator Willis,
Ohio. Republican, who challeng-
ed Edge to bring his 2.75 per
cent beer bill to a vote.
eff the senator is of the opin-
los that there is any dissatis-
faction with the Volstead act
in this body, let him bring any
of the anti-prohibition bills to
a VOTE Willis said.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
0UTRAGES
BY. TURKS
NARRATED
League of Nations Com
mission Charges Terri
BILE State of Affairs.
MANY WOMEN SLAIN
Report Finds 5000 Chris
tians Driven Out From
Villages and Attacked

GENEVA, Dec. 15.-The league
council today decided the Mosul
dispute in favor of Britain and the
league secretariat followed ND the
action by publishing the ieague's s
Mosul commission report charging
the Turks in the Mosul region with
outrsging women and slaughtering
their men folk to still their protests
against the orgies.
The rouncil declared Mosul should
90 to Iraq provided Britain agreed
To II - wear extension of the man
date over that region. and 10 an
economic treaty with Turkey.
Terrible Atrocities
The report. revealing Il situation
worse than described by the Lain
oncr findings, pictures 5000 Chris
fians. mainly farmers. driven ont Of
their villages since March; women
killed for resisting Turk soldiers; :;
men slain including 40 at Bailio-
bccausc they protested attacks on
their wives and daughters: burial
alive of five women dcportccs who
fell by the waysidc.
Confirm Agreement
The council took its decision in n
one hour secret session. confirming
an agreement determined upon yes
tcrday.
The decision is provisional, pend
ing receipt of formal assurances
from London accepting the mandate
with all provisions governing man.
dated territories, inasmuch ms the
renewal of the mandate, hitherto cx-
crciscd by Britain. nccPssitatcs par.
liamcntary approval.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
sGreeks Ask Cut
In Bulgar Fine

By United Press Leased Wire
ATHENS, Dec. IS. - The
Cheek government, counter
manding its previous orders to
Foreign Minister RENTS TO ac-
cept the league counci. decision
against Greece in the Greco-B Bull
gar frontier incident, ordered
him today to notify the council
that Greece does not agree to
pay the fines imposed and asks
reduction Of indemnities or an
extension of time for payment.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
League of Nations Fauors Britain in Mosul Disput
FIVE LOSE LIVES
AS FIRE SWEEPS
TENEMENT in N. Y.
Four Women and Child
Perish, Investigation
Is Being Conducted.

NEW YORK. Dec. 15-Fire cours-
ed through a five story tenement
early today, taking the lives of five
persons, four of them women, and
child.
Partial Identification of the bodies
was established at the morgue as
follows: Mr.. and Mrs. John Muir
phy, Mrs. Ellen Fogarty, Mrs. Sill
cox and Mrs. Agnes Materson.
Incendiarism Feared
While no comment was forthcom-
ing as to the suspicious nature of
the fires, it was learned that Fire
Marshal Brophy began an immedi-
ate investigation. The two fires
did aggregate damage estimated at
$4,000.
\ short time previously many res
cues had been made at a similar
fire three blocks away.
Both fires started on the ground
floors and spread through upper
floor apartments.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
BATTLING SIKH
IS SHOT, KILLED,
IN new YORK CITY
C0nqueror of Carpenter
Is Found Slain by Un-
known Assailant.
by United Press Leased Wire


NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-" Battling
Siki,'' Senegalese heavyweight prize
fighter, was shot to death by an un-
known assassin on Ninth avenue
today, three blocks from the Times
Square, where his pugilistic exploits
in and out of the ring were rialto
gossip.
His body was found by police
man whom he had told four hours
before: ..........=....-.-
Goodnight, I'm going home
now
\ revolver was nearby.
Conquered Carpenter
sikh, whose real name was Louis
phal. won his chief pugilistic fame
when he conquered Georges Carpen-
tier and became the light heavy
weight champion of the world.
Patrolman John J. Mcchan, to
whom Sikh had talked II little after
midnight, stumbled upon the fight
or y body toward dawn. He sum
monrd an ambulance and DR.. Julius
I.assata pronounced Six dead Of
hcmorrhagc.
The fighter had been shot in tn"
back and the bullet passed through
his breast.
Married White Woman
Siki was married to Il white wom-
An. Lillian Werner. He gave his
age rs % when the marriage took
place nj the municipalv building
here in July. 1924.
Dispatches from Paris at the
time said the Scncgalcse had made
a tour Of Holland three years before
with Dutch girl whom he introduc-
cd rs his wife. He WAS said 10
have had child by this girl.
After his defeat Of Carr"n.icr,
sikh lost his title to Mike McTiguc
and since has gone steadily lower
on the pugiiStic ladder.
Within the last wear or two his
name has seldom appeared in the
press in ANY connection other than
that of some cscapadc.
Last July the fichtcr was stabbed.
lie was unconscious and for a time
fears were expressed for his rccov-
cry when infection set in.
Because of tho numerous brawlS.
attention of Immigration authorities
was focused upon him and dcpoita-
tion proceedings had been pending
for several months.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
FRENCH FINANCE
MINISTER QUITS
AFTER TURND0WN
by United Press Leased Wire

PARIS. Dec. 15.-Finance Minis
ter Loucheur resigned tonight. This
action followed a new rebuff today
by the finance commission, which
again spurncd his eight billion franc
tax proposal and insisted upon re-
turning it to him as it hau already
voted to do last night. y
Louchcur had sought to mollifv
the commission, but that BODY,
Spurrcd ON by growing dissatisfac-
ton for both Louchcur and his
projects, would not hmken to his
suggestions for alterations nor to his
pleas that the nation actually re-
quired the eight miliards of taxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
ACTION is STARTED TO END
POPE'S IMPRISONMENT IN
VATICAN, FARLEY PROPOSED
Copyright 1926, By United Press) a:that timc he

;that time he praised Italy for it's
assistance in the holy year.
Tulcr the proposed peace confer
ence to end what is now termed Il
"silent armistice" between vatican
and italy, the popc's sovereignty
would be recognized, whereas now,
according TO law, the pope technical
lv is not a sovereign, though he is
conceded the use of the vatican and
Us grounds,
Under this arrangement, the Holy
see has contcndcd that the pope was
held II prisoner in his own territory,
II is generally acknowledged that
the settlement would provide for the
allotment of territory to the Holy
See, even though small.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
HOLD N. N. LAWS
ON PROHIBITION
As NOT REGULAR
u, United Press Leased Wire

SANTA re, n, NJ. Dec. 15.-Pro.
hibition laws passed by the New
Mexico legislature in 1923 were held
unconstitutional in n decision hand.
cd down bv Justices Watson. Park
cr and Bicklcy of the state su-
prcmc court.
Eight men convicted in district
courts for operating stills were or
dcrcd discharged by the states trib-
unal.
The grounds on which the law was
declared unconstitutional were set
out as being that the state lcgisla-
tnrc attempted to adopt provisions
Of the national prohibition act with.
Out specifying them in the state
law.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15

Tommy strapped up his knapsack
and started homeward from Cologne,
Germany, after the Locarno peace
treaty was agreed upon. The pic
ture above shows a band leading
the Britishers as they marched from
their lost Cologne parade.
At left. Reproduction of page
four of the Locarno peace treaty
shows the signatures to the epochal
document by Hans Luther and Gus
tav Stressemann of Germany, Emile
Vandervelde Of Belgium, Aristidc
BRAND of France. Stanley Baldwin
and Austen Chamberlain of Eng
land, and Vitorio Scialoja of Italy.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
By PAUL r. MALLON

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-In six
years prohibition has brought ma
tional corruption in government and
society that demands immediate leg
islative changes. Senator Walter E.
Edge. New Jersey. Republican.
leader of the new senate wet bloc,
declared in speech on the floor
today.
The first remedy should be ap-
piled. he said. is lcgalization of 2.73
per cent beer.
The address hcralded the official
opening of the vets new campaign
to spur this congress to some mod
ification of the Nolstead act and
was directed to prove the advisable
ity of adopting Edges beer bill.
Boosts 2.75 p. C. Beer
From legal standpoint, Edge
argued that his 2.75 per cent beer
bill could be adopted without af-
fecting the 18th amendment, which
states only that Intoxicating
beverages cannot be manufactured.
Edge cited opinions of some experts
and expressed his own belief that
2.75 per cent beer could not be con
sidered Intoxicating.
Turning to the Nolstead act, he
said:
No statute enacted in the his
tory of the world has ever been more
generally violated or more univcrs-
ally condemned.
Admit Failure. Claim
Real friends of prohibition, or
ut least temperance. admit failure.
Surveys conducted bv original pro-
ponents of the legislation prove an
increase in INVESTIGATION and an ap-
palling condition of violation of the
law.
No matter who was directing
prohibition enforcement, he must
necessarily depend upon an army
of poorly paid agents who face
temptations unparalleled in history.
Through this act, corruption,
the destroyer of free government,
has crept into official circles both
state and national, and it is only
necessary to refer to the official
records of the criminal courts to as
certain the havoc in this direction
alone.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
FRENCH BOMBARD
DAMASCUS WITH
GUNS AND PLANES
Determined Effort Is
Made to Eject Tribes
men, Heavy Fighting.
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
LONDON, Dec. 15.-News agency
reports from Jerusalem today said
the French had bombarded Damas-
Gus. employing acroplanes, artillery
and machine guns, in an effort to
eject Druse tribesmen. The damage
was reported to be considerable.
The French recently bombarded
Damascus. causing heavy damage.
Reports at that time ON loss of life
varied. the French claiming only Il
few were killed. while native reports
placed the death list in the hun
dleds.
Damage Is Heavy
The report added that the bonn
bardment followed the second in
vasion of the Druscs into the ancient
city during the day.
Throughout the morning the
tribesmen fought the French furious
ly, with both sides suffering many
casualties.
In the evening the rebels again
returned into the city and fierce
fighting followed in the Shagur
quarter.
The bOmbardmcnt was reported to
have heavily damaged two sections
of the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
Woman Dies From
Gas Blast Burns
By t0itcd Press Leased Wire

san LUIS OBlSpO. CAT, Dee. -.
Mrs. Myrtle DavY. IS, died here to.
day from burns received when gas
exploded in the Motel Tavern here
Yesterday.
Mrs. Davv was the second vie
tim of the blast her husbands Rex
bavy, Succumbing soon after the
explosion.
The Davys were carctakcrS Of the
Motel, one Of chain of automobile
taVcrns in this part Of the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

Trojan banquet, Oregon cafe.
Grape growers meeting, Hotel
Barbara Worth, 1880.
Acacia farm center meets.
Hes Prince Palace
theater.
THE Man on the Box
Valley theater.
Before Breakfast. Brunk' s
tent theater.
Imperial Valley Commandery
No. 81. Masonic hall.
knights of Pythias, Davis hall
Basketball game, j. c. VS..
Holtville High, gymnasium 7:OC
Entire Nous dance, Women's s
clubhouse, $50.
Blue Triangle girls meet, rest
room, 6:15.
TOMORROW
Imperial County Teachers
Institute opens, $50, high school
Chamber of commerce lunch
con, Hotel Barbara Worth.
Delphian club meets, Mrs. r.
B. Whitelaw's
Pythian Sisters Thimble
club, luncheon, LAWS hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
SOON QUENCH BLAZE

Hot ashes poured on pile vi
rubbish in the rear of II garage ut
oj1 Wensiev avenue, owned by a r.
II. Delno, set fire to the garage
and gave the fire department IL few
minutes work shortly after > O'Clock
this afternoon. The blaze was ex,
tlngulShed with a hydrant stream,
the damage being in the neighbor
hood of 5000.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
NAB CONTRACTOR ON
SAN DIEGO CHARGES

REDWOOD CITY, Calf, Dee. Il.
Elmer u. Norton, Contractor, was
arrested here today and held for
San Diego authorities on statutory
charges preferred by San Diego
girl, whose name was not revealed.
Norton came here y month ago and
joined his brother in business.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
Quake Destroys
200 Dwellings in
Persian Province
Hy United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, Dee. l5.-The Allaha-
tad correspondent of the Central
News rcuortS that severe earth
Quake visited KhorasSan Province
Persia) Sunday, and destroyed POO
houses ut McShcd.
Many casualties are feared in the
province, while two deaths and =
score of injured are reported from
McShod.
Meshed is famed for its Mauso.
leum, which is visited by about 1O0,.
00O pilgrims annually.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
ULSTER SPECIAL
COPS STRIKE and
SEIZE BARRACKS
By United Press Leased Wire

BELFAST. Dee. ID In protest
against their disbandmcnt under
the Ulster Free state boundary pact
$500 special constablcs today went
ON strike throughout Ulster.
Five Belfast barracks were seized
and their officers imprisoned, while
at Londonderry and Ballvcastlr
ammunition posts were captured.
An ultimatum was sent to Prem,
Ter Craig demanding n bonus in view
OF their dismissal
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
ORGANIZE OFFENSIVE
IN DAMASCUS AREA

BEIRUT. Dee. 1J.-rrcnch forces
are organizing an important often
sive in the Damascus district and to
the northeast, designed to put down
the menace of the rebclious Druse
tribesmen.
The important Arab Moawia tribe
has surrendered to the French, who
imposed "A fine of 5000 gold pounds
and 800 rifles.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
CALIFORNIA. NEVADA
DELEGATES WILL MEET

LOS ANGELES, Dec. l5.-Repre-
sentativeS of California and Nevada
VIII convene here Thursday to dis
cuss Arizona s reply to their propo.
sltlon for Il settlement of the Colo.
RADIO river dispute
Reply Is Withheld
The reply of Governor G.. W. u.
Hunt = committee OF Arizona citi-
%rns is in the mails today but, ac-
c"rdhg to an agreement between
the three states. will not be made
public until after the California and
Nevada delegations have considered
it.
The negotiations are being con
Quoted IN an effort to obtain Ari-
iona 5 agreement to the Colorado
RIVER compact drawn up al Santl
Fe. New Mexico in 1922. Six of
the seven states which have water
rights in the river have ratified the
compact and Il tri-state agreement
between California, Nevada and
Arizona is being attempted in an
effort 10 secure Arizona : approval.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15

of DISPUTE
IS ADVISED
President Believes Deve-
lOpment Plans Should
Be Hastened Along
GET BUSY, HE URGES
Representatives of Upper
Basin States Air Views
Before Senate Body.

by United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.-Devel-
opment of the Colorado river should
proceed as fast as possible, Presi-
dent Coolidge believes.
The President feels that he has
covered the administration s policy
on river development, including the
Colorado, in his message. it was said
at the white house today, but he
has pressed in conferences with adj
visers and administration leaders,
the necessity of composing differ
ences in order that the work Of
development should get under way
as fast as possible.
Air Views on Dam
Representatives of the "'upper
basin western states. +odav began
to give their views to the senate
committee on irrigation and recla-
nation on the proposed building OF
a high dam at Boulder canyon on
the Colorado. The "lower basin''
states representatives already have
appeared before the committee. ~.
The "upper BASIN comprising
the states of Colorado. New Mexi-
60, Wyoming and Utah, is believed
to be opposed to the building of the
dam for fear they will be deprived
OF some of the water of the river.
The first upper BASIN repre-
sentative was DELPHI Carpenter, Gree
ley, Colorado, state water commits
sioner of Colorado.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15

Copyright, 1925, BY United Press)
ROME, Dee. l5.-Forccs are at
work, the United Press was inform,
cd today, looking toward Il "peacc
conference to end the Pope 5 =" inn
rrisonmcnt - in the vatican, which
has endured since the separation of
the church and state.
Political circles are convinced
that Premier Mussolini is in fair
way to solve the knottv problem of
the Pope 5 status IN Rome and to
effect reconciliation between
Italy and the pope.
This conviction was strengthened
by the apparently conciiatorv words
thc pope indulgcd in yesterday in
his allocution in connection with
creation of fous new cardinals. At
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15
HOLD UP PAYMASTER,
GRAB $4,000 ROLL

NEW ORLEANS, Dee lj.--Thrcc
men today held up the paymastcr
Of the New Orleans Terminal Rail
way company, escaping with approx
imately $4,000. They overlooked
$1,000 in cash carried by the pay
masters assistant in another
satchcl.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-15

The first corn show held in the
state was the one staged in Stock
ton, San Joaqmn county, October
3O-3l, with entries of corn. -, -.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-03
Glue Justice
an Overhaul
EDITORIAL

7 Asst Week state superior court jsldges met
IL IN Seattle to discuss their problems. Mon
day the state bar association and state prose-
cutting attorneys association started meetings
mere, LtkeWise they a0W indulge IN much talk
about THEIR problems.
Whether they Just meet and talk or aUhether
they meet and do something is up to them.
Such meetings in the past, here and elsewhere
IN the United States, haze n1erely dealt 1Uih
effects and hare ignored causes.
Ihe disposition among Judges and lawyers
IS to charge delay in litigation to rules of court
procedure. They sag nothing about, and do
nothing about, the real cause. MEltiplicity and
conflict Of statutes, SlaUiSh adherence to prece-
dent, difference to political considerations con-
nected Nth holding jobS-theSe are the three
principal causes Of delay.
statutes, legal forms and precedentS are the
tools by 1chich Judges and lawyers do their
10ork. They haze become old fashioned tools,
and II they are Sha1pened on the gri1sdstone of
reused rules they are not less old fashioned.
We hvc IN the days of the automobile and
he dlrpIdne. We can hardly speed up traffic
by refarbishing the old stage coach Yet, so
jar as court traffic IS concerned, the traffic
officers are still riding IN Morobraces, and the
most they are lOitting to suggest seems to be
Hetc tires and q repaint job.
The Star suggests to lawyers and prosecut-
ors m contention here that they get behind
real move to simplify court procedure This
should include:
I-Recriting and simpHtication or our end
less and ambiguous legal code
-Stmplfication Of complaints and other
legal forms, dispensing aoith archaic phrase
ology.
S-Elimination Of precedent as a guide 1Ohen
u Rms counter to common sense and the ends
Of modern justice
.4-T'co 'ceeks' vacation for judges instead
OF as many months.