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Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06
TWO SEVERELY
CONDEMNED BY
INVESTIC ORS
No Mention Made of
Sen. Hurley In
Report
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Mar. g.
Assemblyman Edward Smith of
Oakland today was exonerated of
allegations involving him in an at
tempted plot to extort money from
Chinese herbalists, in the report of
tho assembly investigating commit
tee.
Arthur II. Ohnimus, chief clerk
of the assembly, and Charles Wilk-
inson, sergeant at arms of the as
sembly, were severely. condemned
for their activities concerning the
anti-herb bill.
The committee report was read be-
fore the assembly by Sidney Graves,
chairman. Tt made no recommenda-
tions regaring any penalty for OH
minus and Wilkinson.
Excerpts of testimony given be.
fore the committee during its in
vestigations of this week were con-
tanned in the report in order that
the legislators might draw their
own conclusions in the matter.
No mention of Senator Edgar
Hurley of Oakland was contained
in the committee report, despite the
allegations that he. too, was in.
volved in the extortion plot. 1t is
| presumed the committee omitted
reference to Hurley, because he is
a member of the upper house.
William r. Bracket, former Oak
land assemblyman. was severely cri-
ticized for his activities which re-
suited i'll the charges.
Criticize Bracket
"'The avowed purpose of Mr..
Bracket in endeavoring to have
himself engaged as a lobbyist was
not out of any public spirited
feeling, but arose simply because
he saw in it fair field for talent
and remuneration of the lobbyist -
SAYS the report.
''The only evidence against As
semblyman Smith concerning the
charges and intimidations which
have been made was that presented
hx -Eong-W Nan. Oakland herb deal
cr, who quoted Bracket as saving
Smith was to rereive $500 as his
share of the money. This was de-
MED by Brackett.
If Bracket was speaking the
truth, Mr.. Smith S name was not
used and hence was never used in
connection with any or these re-
ports. If Fong VANS version is
true it amounts to hehrsav and
would appear to have come from
Bracket, speaking entirely for his
own interest and using all of the
pressure and argument in aid there
of, wholly unacquainted with AS
semblyman Smith and without auth
ority of any kind or character to
speak for Mr.. Smith.
"The committee, therefore, ac-
quits Assemblyman Edward j.
Smith of any of the charges or in
situations made against him and
of any misconduct in the mat
ter -
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06
Assemblyman Smith Exonerated in Extortion Probe
Ray Krebs, Your
Family Wants
You

If Ray B. Krebs is in or near
FL Centre at the present time, he
should get in touch with his rela-
tives in Arizona at once, tele-
gram having been received at
the police station this morning,
asking for help in locating
Krebs.
Chief Barker asked the Press
to make known the fact that
Krebs is being sought and hopes
in this way to get in touch with
him.
The telegram was received
from C. H. Allen of Lowell,
Arizona, who advises that Krebs'
daughter is seriously i'll in Bis
Ice.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06
ASSEMBLY @. KS.
BUDGET BILL OF
GOV. RICHARDSON
By United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Mar. 6.-rhc as
scmblv today passed the biennial
budget bill appropriating more than
$4,000 600 for financing the state
during the next two years.
ASscmblyman Charles Foster of
Fowler attempted to amend the
budget bill to decrease the amount
appropriated for the superintendent
of public instruction from $54 900
to $4,000. His amendment was
defeated.
Foster then launched into n III
rade concerning the political activi-
ties of Win c. Wood, superintendent
of public instruction, in which he
charged that Wood had buils up a
powerful political machine in the
educational systm.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06
PRICE HELD
FOR TRIAL

Following preliminary hearing
before Judge Markey at Calexico
yesterday. c. w. Price, formerly a
member Of the Calexico police de-
partment, was held to answer in the
superior court on charge of lcwd
and lascivious conduct.
The original charge against Pr -
was attempted :apo, following com
plaint by the mother of an eight
year old girl. The testimony intro
duced yesterday indicated it would
be impossible to prove this charge
and it was accordingly changed.
Price was released on $4,000 bail
until his trial il the superior court.
The alleged offense was com
mitted two weeks ago, and follow
ing Price S arrest he was promptly
suspended from the police force by
Chief Hardwick.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06
DAWES MAY TAKE
FIGHT ON RULES
RIGHT TO PUBLIC
Playing He Received
Has Encouraged

WASHINGTON, Mar G.-Vicc
President Charles G. Dawes may
carry his demand for revision of
senate rules to the country.
Ummovcd by the hazing he has
been subjected to, Dawes through
tho summer may deliver series
of speeches TO explain his stand.
Dawes has been encouraged by
commendatiOn he has received from
government officials, members of
the house of representatives and
in telegrams from citizens over the
country.
4 vice president is expected to
fill speaking engagements which
the President feels should be fill
ed and to which the President per.
sonally cannot attend. This VIII
give Dawes his chance to fight back
at his critics. He is not permitted
10 speak III the senate under the
rules.
At present Dawes has no inten-
tion of answering his critics be
cause he does not wish to be placed
in the position of seeking publici-
ty.t
Open guerilla warfare over the
matter is not expected to continue
in the senate. Future sk1'mishing
probably will be conducted in a
mildcr manner Few speeches on
the subject are looked for now,
Such hazing as Dawes continues to
receive viii be grounded on his un-
familiarity with the rules, which. will
give his critics pionty of openings.
Senators are proud of their at
titude in excepting their ears to
the ground = to hear what the vot
ers back home think about ques-
tions, aud if dehge of tclegrams
and letters starts pouring in from
all corners of the country they
might reverse the present attitude
against changes Of rules.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06
CURZON TAKEN
SUDDENLY ILL
by United Press Leased Wire

CAMBRIDGE, England, Mar. 6.
While dressing to attend a din
ner at the university here last
night, Lord Curzon, former Brit
ish foreign minister, collapsed, suf
fering from a nasal hemorrhage.
Doctors, hurriedly summoned, or
dered Curzon to bed and caused his
engagements for the next few days
to be cancelled.
Curzon recovered soon after the
attack and hopes to leave for Lon
don later.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06
NAME OFFICERS
FOR ELECTION
ON BOND ISSUE
Two Voting Places Only
For $4,000 Paving
Project

Officers for the city election
which will be held on Tuesday,
March "a, to vote on Il bond issue
of $40, 900 to provide funds for the
construction, of new pavement on
Main, Fourth, SandalwOOd and Len
Rey, were appointed yesterday at
a special meeting of the city coun-
ell.
For the purpose of simplifying
the election there will be but two
voting places, known as Precinct
A and Precinct B.
Precinct A will include that part
of the city lying west Of the Eighth
street ditch, and the voting place
will be at the county court house
Officials appointed for this precinct
are: inspector, Charles II. Knights;
Judge, Fred Nebel-Thau; clerks, Will
liams G. Reed and Mrs. A. NJ. Will
Gams.
precinct B will include all the
precincts lying east of the Eighth
street ditch. The voting place will
! be at city hall on Sixth street. Of
ficials in charge of the precinct
are: inspector, Mark w. WashDurh
Judge, Mrs. Bales G.. Walker; clerks
G. X. Harris and j. B. Hockett.
1t is the desire of the city coun
ell that every voter make it q point
to cast his ballot at the election, in
order that the result may express
the wishes of majority of the peo
pie. The present pavement on thu
streets before mentioned is in very
!, bad condition and if it is no
attended to at this time, it viii
undoubtedly cost great deal more
later on, to fix it up, according tc
city. officials.
The bond issue is not to repair
these sections, but to put in entirely
new pavement, investigation having
proved that it will be cheaper in
the long run to handle the matter in
this way than to attempt repairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06
EXTORTION PROBE
GIVEN TO HOUSE
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Mar. 6.-The re-
port of the assembly extortion i'll
vestigating committee appointed to
probe allegations by Chinese her
balists that an attempt was made
to mulct them of huge sum of
money through the Smith anti-hcrb
bill, was to be turned over to the
lower house today.
This information was given out
by Chairman Sidney Graves when
the committee finished its executive
sessions. He said the members had
come to an agreement as to the re-
concentrations to be made to the
assembly.
No intimation of the decision
could be obtained from members of
the committee who flatly refused to
discuss the report until after it has
been turned over to the legislature.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06

ley 27, Imperial /, Fl Centre 45, s.
d. & A. Ry. ., II. & l. Ry. ), Heber
8, Calexico IA, total ll3.
Shipping point information for
Thursday, March 8; FL Centro
and nearby points-max 9S', min
49,, partly cloudy. Demand and
trading moderate, market steady.
Wide range in quality, mostly fair
to ordinary. Carloads fob cash track
As 300-3.25, IS 2.50-2.75 mostly
2.60-2.65, Is l.50-l.60 few high as
l75, Some shipments rolled un-
sold. Orders for Fridays loading
l03 cars.
NEW YORK: 37' cloudy. 10 Calf
> Ga, ? Fla aryql. Supplies moder.
ate. Demand moderate for good
stock, market steady Imperiai-4s
4.o0-4.50 few special marks 500, So
3.50.4.00 few special marks high as
4.50, 6s 2.50-3.00 few special marks
$50 Ga-NY erts Big Bostons most
ly ordinary condition .75-1.25 few
Continued ON Page G--Sec. -
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06
100 MINERS ARE
RESCUED WHEN
AIR GOES BAD
By United Press Leased Wire

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, March G.
Seventeen men, overcome by bad
air, were rescued today from the
Peabody mine at Rivcrton, a min
ing town near here, after reports
of an explosion had been circulated.
Presence of the bad air in the
shaft is believed due to q "windy
shot' last night, in which a shot
flrer was overcome by the fumes
and mine examiner injured The
seventeen men left in the mine
following the escape of SO of their
companions who were carried to
the surface, where they were re
vived.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06
estate PACT
BE RATIFIED
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Ey United Press Leased Wire
SACRAMENTO, Mar. g.
recommendation that Califor-
mia concur with five of the six
other states concerned with the
Colorado River project in ratify-
ing tho pact without the sigma
ture of Arizona, is contained in
a telegram to Governor Richard
son from Herbert Hoover, sent
to the legislature today by the
governor.
Governor Richardson, in a
message accompanying the tele-
gram urged the legislature to
give earnest attention to the
opinions of Secretary Hoover.
Hoover advised that unless
ratification of the pact is Sc
cured on present lines, the whole
compact will need to be aband-
cned.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06
AIR PILOTS in
DEATH ESCAPE;
PLANES COLLIDE
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Mar. 6.
Two Kelly field student pilots
saved themselves from probable
death today by jumping in para
chutes when their planes collided
500 feet above the ground.
Second Lieutenant c. d. Mccall
lister and Cadet Charles A. Linden
berg, were practicing an attack on
DeHaviland plane piloted by
Lieutenant Russell l.. Vaughan.
Their planes collided and both
McCallister and Lindenberg fell sew
eral hundred feet before they pull
ed the rip cord on the parachutes.
Both parachutes functioned perfect
ly and the pilot flOated to a safe
landing.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06

, tues of work, loyalty and thrift.
Previous to DIR. Short s address,
L. G. Lee asked for the cooperation
of all Kiwanians in helping to put
over the y. w. C. A. drive for funds
for the girl reserve work, which has
been taken up by the FL Centr6 XII
wants club as n civic work worthy
the assistance of all.
Mrs. Hobby Talks
Mrs. Bird Hobby, county record
or, gave a short talk on pending
legislation with reference to the
recorders s office, her remarks be-
ing in the nature of an explanation
of what has been proposed to make
for greater efficiency in the record
ing of legal documents.
Jack Chesebrough. member of the
Brawley KiwaniS club, extended an
invitation to the local KiwanianSSt o
attend q concert which will be Civ
en- in Brawlcy on March 10.
Following the luncheon, Rodney
Jenkins, who was chairman of the
meeting, slapped fines right and
left on his brother Kiwanians, and
incidently was "hooked several
times himself, for violating the
rules of the organization. Bill Glenn
ents, called upon for history of
his life, gave very short one,
which would have done credit to a
much better prevaricator than Bill
is generally supposed to be.
~. l.. l., 4 I,
singing led by Fred Nebel-Thau, the
latter doing himself proud with an
original song about DIR. Short, who
took Fred for the leader of Il Meth
odist choir.
In the absence of President r. Y.
Watson, Harold ". Tyler presided
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06
TALK BY new YORK
MAN ON IDEALS IN BUSINESS
GIVEN BEFORE KIWANIS CLUB

Members of the FL Centre .Kiwa-
mis- Club heard an unusually inter
esting talk on American idebls and
problems, by DR.. Francis Burgette
Short, of New York City special
representative of the ]. 4. Penney
ts;s S%@9a%S. a"5n. ''' the "'o'D, D'@''''"
Or. Short, is convincing talker.
of magnetic personality, who held
the interested attention of his aud
ienca throughout his 40 minutes
talk.
One of the greatest needs of AM
erica today, he said, is n better
acquaintance between people through
out tho country, not only in their
particular communities, but be-
tween various sections of the coun-
try. Only by better acquaintance,
can the problems of racial, religious
and politlll differences be solved.
Most mm are what they arc
through the circumstances of their
birth, DR.. Short said, explaining
that most men follow the religious,
political and civic teachings of
their parents. In some ways this
fact is an asset, yet i'll many ways
it creates snares and delusions which
prevent a better understanding of
one S fellow man.
Building of character in the grow.
ing boys and girls of the nation, is
fundamental necessity to the
WE'LL being of the atbon, the speak
er said, and this can best be done
by giving them the good example
of their elders. Without the prop
er character training for the young,
the future of the country is i'm
perilled.
Pleads for Loyalty
DR.. Short pleaded for. q strict
obedience to. the constitution of the
United States, and all its amend
ments, regardless of whether per-
sonal opinion did not agree with
the provisions of the amendments
or the constitution itself. The proud
est title a man can wear, in HIS
opinion, is that of being citizen
of the United States, and one can
not be true citizen unless he obeys
the laws of his country, he declar
ed. ..
Touching on the question of cap
ital and labor, DIR. Short stated that
the differences existing between
these two classes presents one of
the foremost questions now confront
ing this country. He made the flat
declaration that those who labor
possess moral and economic right
to n share in the profits, and cited
several examples where a division
of the profits among labor has re
suited in great benefit not only
to labor but to capital as well.
In his, work as special representa-
tive of the j. c. Penney company,
DR.. Short travels throughout the
country, visiting the various
branches of the company and instill-
ing those who are employed by it,
with a greater interest in their
duties and teaching them the vir-
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06
SIX DIE WHEN
CAR is HIT

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WILLIAMSPoRT, Ind, Mar.
6.-Six persons were killed here
today when their automobile
was struck by a cutoff freight
car. Two women and four child
rem of one OF the women were
the victims.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06
Pershing Still
Confined to Bed
By United Press Leased Wire

HAVANA, Mar. 6.-Although his
condition was somewhat improved
today, General John j. Pershing
continued i'll bed at his hotel.
If the generals health permits,
he will call on President Zayas to-
morrow. Sunday he plans to at
tend memorial services for the sail
Ors who died when the L. =. s.
Maine was blown up.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06
MOSES NAMED
SENATE HEAD
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Mar. 6.-Sena-
tor George Moses, New Hampshire,
was elected president pro-tempore of
the senate today by strict party
vote, with the three ousted insur-
gents supporting the men who kick
ed them out of the Republican
party.
Senators Brookhart, Frazier and
Ladd voted for Moses when roll
call was demanded. The vote was
50 to SO
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06

Imperial Valley comparisons:
1924 1925
Shipped on March so ll3
Shipped to March ) 6362 $3.50
Cars ordered in the Imperial Val.
ley for loading March 8, 105.
Origin of Imperial Valley lettuce
shipments reported out March 5:
Calipatria 9, Westmorland l, Braw.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06

iDonver merchants say that Aug
NJ, formerly the poorest retail sales
honth, next to December now IS
hd best, directly attributable to
BURSTS.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06

Aviators flying over tho Colo
RADIO Roeies have discovered in the
mountain Businesses many lakes
heretofore known only to the In
dians.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-06
TODAY'S LETTUCE MARKET
By U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
G. E. SCHULTZ, Local Representative

Carlot shipments reported in t
United States:
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-16
Opening Prices
Show 4 Cent Gain
On New Almonds

san FRANCISCO, Sept. r.
Gross opening prices to the trade
on 1870 crop Blue Diamond aL.
mOhds, as announced by the Cali.
fOrnia Almond Growers exchange
here, show an increase Of four cents
per pound Oh the principal varieties
uf almonds marketed Dy grower s
cooperative, as compared with open
my prices last year. Providing the
markct does not yield to the usual
hammering by speculative elements
the Caiirornia 1925 almond crop
should return to the growers near.
~ 5000 more than me 1924 crop
brought, according to executive or
ticiaIs.
Members Of the exchange, which
markets approximately SU per cent
OF the stale $ almond crop, believe
they will find themselves IN q flat
tering position, US compared with
fellow growers outside the coopera.
tive at the end OF the season, if
exchange prices prevail. Many non.
cooperative growers have already
soid thelr crop to independent cle-
ments at prices Tar below what the
exchange expects to return to mem.
bcrs for first quality nuts.
While the Spanish crop is report
cd us good, the Italian crop is quite
short, and as Italy produces quite
large part of the worlds supply,
this, together with the fact that no
carry-ovcr is in the hands of the
wholesalers or retailers, it should
make strong and buoyant open
ing market this year for California
almonds, and unless other factors
intervene to weaken demand, it
looks AS though the market will be
short of first grade almonds of the
principal varieties.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-16
START CHAMPION
FLIGHT IN GOLF
| TOURNEY TODAY
by United Press Leased Wire

. bEL MONTE, Cal, Sept. 10. -
The championship flight of the 1925
California amateur golf tourney will
start here today, with II. Chandler
Egan, Medford, Ore, medalist from
the qualifying round with a low Of
IA.
III the pairings for play today he
Is bracketed with Roy Palmer, who
shot u 154.
The four who tied for second with
scores of l46 are paired as follows.
Harold Thompson VS.. Earl Nett
eel (156.)
Bon E. Stein VS.. Alien Moser
Q55).
George Won Elm VS.. r. y. Skollv
1850.
Charles Chung VS.. Max Behr
O56).
Other pairings arc as follows:
DIR. {. II. Waiter 15D VS.. Joe
llcgeman $50.
Roy Phillips (153) VS.. DR.. \. Don
Hines (16s).
Frank Dolph (l49) VS.. \. Bull
lock-Webster $50.
Dave Martin Q53) VS.. J. Z. Ne
vile (l59).
Francis Brown (l52) VS.. Frank
Sweeney (157).
); J. McHugh 152) vs.. Milton
Latham Q5D.
DR.. Paul Hunter lf4o) VS.. O. II.
davidson $50
Archie Sanchez (153) VS.. \. J..
Shafer (15S). -
Gerald Hardy G50) VS.. w. w.
Campbell 157). d, =, s..
George ;Ritchie Q54)S Us. c. D.
Hunter (159M
r,rssn rssnA (1;s;..i rstS'a qa5s ! q. vs.. A. A.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-16
IMPROVEMENTS TO
STATE BUILDINGS
TO COST MILLION

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Sept. e.
Construction and improvement
work on state institutions which
is nearing completion or which will
be started within the next few
weeks, totals more than million
dollars, it was learned here today
from w. ID. Wagner, director of
the state department of institu-
tiOns.
At the Norwalk state hospital,
two new cottages capable of hous-
ing 24O patients, have just been
completed at Il cost of $4,000.
Ground has been broken for Il new
receiving and treatment building
at this institution which will cost
the state $225,000. Provisions will
be made to take care of 100 pa
tlents i'll the new building.
Two new buildings at the Pacific
colony will be completed within the
next few weeks and work begun
on four others as soon as possible
The buildings which have not yet
been started will house the kitchen
bhu y DOiiVl anu
plant, laundry and the superintend-
ent.s residence. Total cost for the
SIX buildings will be $4,000.
a new cottage, costing $6J, 900
is almost finished at the Sonoma
home in Sonoma county.
The east wing of the Patton state
hospital, which was partially de-
strOyed by fire several years ago
is being reconstructed and the work
is expected to be completed within
the next month, according to Wag
ncr. AS soon as the east wing has
been finished, work will be started
on the west wing Of the building.
Wagner announced. This work Will
cost approximately 100000.
At Stockton, Il new building will
be built OH the farm of the Stock
tdh state hospital, capable of ear
ing for 100 patients. The work,
when completed, will cost $4,000.
Money Tor the work now under
way was appropriated, for the most
part, by the 1925 Legislature and
became available for use on July
"a, 1925.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-16

lattorney. Last winter she was sec
rotary of the House Appropriations
committee.
She can make as good an extern
poraneous political speech as any
man, while "Ma" on public oc
casions usually reads a brief type.
written statement.
The only point Of similarity in
the two women seems to be that
both are excellent housekeepers, for
i" Ma still finds time to preserve
large quantities of peaches.
! Mrs. Williams law practice has
been concerned mainly with cases
involving domestic relations, bat
occasionally she hanadles Il cri,ni-
nal case. She has three daughters
and her husband is dead.
While in the legislature she spon-
sored measures to compel all child
rem up to II to attend school; to
require good health certificates for
lall persons desiring to marry; to
give financial aid to families when
the father has been sent to IN sasv.
lum; to provide more humane trost
ment to prisoners.
Jazz music, sensational movies
and extremes in women s dress
CRATE on her nerves.
One of the first laws she hopes to
have passed if elected governor will
be ONE giving a married woman the
right to sell her property without
the consent of her husband. She
cant do this now in Texas.