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Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-03
FREIGHT RATES
ON LUMBER ARE
MUCH REDUCED

SAN FRANCISCO, April 81
Reduction in California freight
rates ON lumber and lumber pro-
ducts effecting saving of $780,
600 to 100000 annually was order
ed here late yesterday by the state
railroad commission and the inter-
state commerce commission jointly.
The commission IS order is stimuli
taneous with an interstate com
merce commission order from Wash
ington on interstate lumber freight
rates.
Proceedings were Drought by the
Los Angeles Lumber Products com
pany and joined by San joaquin
Valley lumber interests, charging
discrimination in northern rates.
san Pedro, Pinedale, MADEIRA and
Merced Falls rates to points in Cali
fornia south of the San Francisco
bay region are involved in the de.
riSiOO
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-03
MUCH BOOZE rs FOUND IN
CAR OF OPERA SINGER
by United Press Leased Wire

RUTLAND, Vt, April 3.-Search
by customs officials of Geraldine
Farrar's private ear at Rouse s
Point, n. Y, recently resulted in
the seizure of "a bottle of assorted
liquors and a dozen bottles of beer.
The liquor, they said, was sccreted
in various parts of the car-includ-
ing the piano.
Miss Farrar and her party were
allowed to proceed and customs of
ficials said today so far as they
knew no prosecution had been start
ed. The prima donna had been to
Montreal.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-03
WHAT'S DOING

Imperial Valley Athletic
Club opens tonight.
THE Greab Younger Broth
ers' at Palace Theater to-
night.
''The Greatest Love of AM
at Valley Theater tonight.
Rebekahs meet in X. P. hall,
tonight, initiation.
Shorthand and typewriting,
night school classes at high
school tonight.
I. ". Sciots ledge No. 81,
meeting tonight.
Kiwanis club dinner at Bar
bara Worth Hotl tonight.
Seeley farm center meeting
and box social tonight.
Magnolia farm center meet
ing tonight.
Brawley flower show tomor-
row.
Rummage sale of Ten Thou
sand Club tomorrow, 476 Main
st.
Board meeting, Southern Dis
trict of Federated Clubs, Bar
bara Worth Hotel tomorrow,
IL a. m, luncheon following.
Central and Calexico high
school baseball teams play here
tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-03
Super Moonshine Outfit is Raided Near Dixieland
Citizens Urged
To Make
Returns

Residents of FL Centro, who
have rot yet been visited by
the city assessor, are urged by
City Clerk Schofield to come to
city hall to make thoir assess
ment returns.
Schofield stated this morning
that on many occasions when the
assessor calls, he cannot locate
the parties he wishes to see,
thus making it necessary for sew
eral visits, all of which costs
the city money and delays com
pletion of the assessment rolls.
The office at city hall will be
open each night until 6 O'Clock
from now on, and the clerk will
be there to help those who wish
to make their returns. In this
way a more satisfactory assess
ment can be made, Schofield
said, and taxpayers will find it
a matter Of great convenience to
them.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-03
2 INDICTMENTS
AGAINST HINDU
VALLEY SLAYER
Quick Action Is Taken
By Grand Jury in
Case

Two indictments, charging murd-
er on each count, were returned by
the grand jury yesterday against
Parker Singh, charged with the
murder of Victor r. Sterling and J.
B. Hager at Calipatria Wednesday
night.
When the grand jury convened at
1880, District Attorney Utley i'm
mediately brought the matter of the
Sterling, Hager murders before that
body which heard the testimony Of
a number of witnesses. The indict-
ments were returned before Judge
Cole at $3.50 p. m.
Immediately after the indictments
were received, Coroner Lemon g held
an inquest, to investigate the deaths
of Sterling and Hager. Practically
the same witnesses who appeared
before the grand jury gave testi-
mony at the inquest.
These included, William Thorn
berg, whom Singh is said to have
attempted to kill, following the
shooting of Sterling and Hager; F.
Fisher, who witnessed the staying
Of Hager; Jack Hasty, who took the
gun away from Singh following the
unsuccessful attempt to shoot Thorn
berg; DR.. L. c. House of Ell Centre,
who testified regarding the nature
of the wounds which caused death,
and several Mexican witnesses, who
were working ON the Bradford ranch
when the double murder occurred,
Testimony the Same
The general testimony of all the
witnesses was to the effect that
Sterling and Hager came to the
Bradford ranch around ) o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, that there
was an argument between the men
and that Singh shot Sterling first,
then struck him in the head with
an axe, after which he pursued Ha-
ger, who had tried to get away, and
also shot him and crushed his head
with an axe.
Singh was called to the stand
and was asked by District Attorney
Utley if he wished to make state
ment, being warned that anything
he might say can be used against
him in court. The Hindu, visibly
nervous, with every eye riveted up
on him, said that he did not wish
to make statement, having been
instructed by his attorneys not to
talk.
Following the testimony the jury
retired and brought in a verdict
placing the cause of death as gun
shot wounds and broken skulls, in
flicted at the hand of Parker Singh.
The latter had been taken back
to the county Jail before the ver-
dict was returned.
Singh was arraigned this morning
before Judge Cole on charge of
murder and the complaint, based
on the grand jury indictment was
read to him. At the request of his
attorney, Edgar b. Hervey, the
court set Moncay, April 6, as the
date for plea.
Except for slight nervousness,
there was nothing to indicate by
Singh s manner that he was great
ly perturbed by his predicament. He
was escorted to and from the Jail
by two deputy sheriffs.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-03
Bribery Charged
BY Both Sides,
Denver Election

DENVER, Colo, April 3.-Bribe,
ry on both sides was charged today
in the election contest suit by which
Royal r. Graham seeks to oust Ben
B. Lindsey as juvenile judge of
Denver.
William Inter, an election work
cr, now serving a Jail sentence for
confessed election frauds, testified
that he had received money at va
rious times from Jack Martin, alleg-
ed by counsel for Lindsey to be
the Fright hand man" Of John
Galen Locke, grand dragon OF the
Ku KluX Klan in Colorado.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-03
FINAL PLEA TO
SAVE CHAPMAN
FROM CALL0WS

HARTFORD, Conn. April a.
Judge Frederick Groehl today made
the final plea to save Gerald Chap
man from the gallows.
In resuming argument before the
jury, he said that Chapman was in
no way connected with the murder
of Policeman Skelly, of new Britain,
Conn.
LET him live to repent plead
ed Groehl, in closing his address.
LET him live to repent and he will
die, l am satisfied, in the Atlanta
Jail.
- ask you not to take his life
as long rs there is reasonable
doubt. -
Hugh NJ. Alcorn, state attorney,
then opened his address.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-03
First White Man
Electr0cuted in
Texas Murder
by United Press Leased Wire

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, April s.
Henry j. (Peta) Welk today paid
the penalty for the murder of Will
is Champion, Dallas county jailcr,
and the Texas electri, chair claiul-
ed its first white victim.
Welk went to his death in the
state penitentiary here at 12:15 a.
M, Friday, calmly and with Il smile
on his lips.
"G;ve all the boys my best re,
CARDS and tell them l hope to meet
them in better world. " Welll said
to Sheriff Schuyler marshal OF
Dallas.
As attendants strapped him ii
the chair, Welk admonished them to
take your time and have the best
Of luck -
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-03
Quash Charges Against
Fall, Dohenys, Sinclair

WASHINGTON, April 3. - All
indictments of Albert b. Fall, e. l..
Doheny, E. L. Doheny Jr., and
Harry +. Sinclair growing out of
the naval oil reserve leases were
quashed here today by Justice Nc
Gov of the District of Columbia su-
premc court.
Mccoy sustained the motion of
counsel for the defendants to dis
miss the indictments on the ground
that they were vitiated by the pre-
sence of unauthorized persons in
the grand jury room when evidence
was being taken.
The four indictments dismiss
cd were:
Charging Fall with accepting
3 bribc from Doheny.
Charging Doheny and Doheny
Jr. with giving bribe to Fall.
Charging Fall and Doheny
with conspiracy to defraud the
government in leasing the Cali
fornia oil reserves.
Charging Fall and Sinclair
with conspiracy to defraud the
government in leasing the Tea
pot Dome reserve.
Mccoy held that the presence of
Oscar Pagen, justice department in
dictment expert, in the jury room
during the taking of testimony, in
validated the indictments.
Counsel for the three defendants
in moving last February to quash
the indictments, contended both
Pagan and Payton Gordon, United
States district attorney were illeg
ally present during the taking OF
testimony.
They argued that the law turning
over the prosecution of the oil lease
cases TO Special Counsel Atlee
Pomerene and Owen Roberts auto
matically excluded anyone connect
ed with the department of justice
from participating i'll the prosecu
tion of the cases.
They also made the point that
the radio speech of Senator Thomas
j. Walsh of Montana, chief prose
cutor of the senate oil investiga-
ton, during the sittings of the
grand jury returning the indictments
was an attempt to influence their
decision and the indictments should
be quashed also on that ground.
The court S action does not af-
feet the indictment of Sinclair for
refusal to testify before the senate
oil committee which is still pend
ing in courts.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April s.
owe will carry the case to the
court of appeals of the District of
Columbia, - Atlee Pomerene, gov
crnment counsel. told the United
Press today when informed the in
dictments of Albert B. Fall, E. L.
Doheny and Edward L. Doheny Jr.
and Harry F. Sinclair had been
quashed by Justice Mccoy at Wash
ington.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-03
SHEPHERD LOSES
THIRD ATTEMPT:
STILL in JAIL,
by United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, April 3.-Judge vii.
liam b. Brothers of the criminal
court today refused to entertain the
motion for bail for William ID. Shep
herd until he discusses the subject
with Chief Justice Jacob Hopkins.
shepherd asks bail pending his trial
on the charge of killing his wealthy
ward, Billy McClintock.
As Justice Hopkins already has
ruled against two motions for bail,
Judge Brothers said he does not
wish to be discourteous to brother
iurist.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-03
BIG VICTORY FOR FINNEY BILL
Vote bySenate
29--1z, Greater
Than Hoped for

BY a vote of 90 to II, the
California state senate yester-
day passed thJ resolution in
troduced by Assemblyman Fin
ney of Imperial County, pro-
viding for ratification Of the
six state pact with reserva-
tions, which will assure Imper-
ial Valley of an adequate water
supply by the construction Of
high dam in the Colorado river.
That the result is very graft
flying TO those who have fought
hard during the assembly ses-
sion for the ratification Of the
bill goes without saying, and
the vote is considered big
victory for those who are sup
Z porting the Swing Johnson bill
in congress, which provides for
the construction of Boulder
Canyon dam and the Allan
erican canal.
Assemblyman Finncy had predict
ed 81 votes in favor of tha resolu-
tion, and the final count of 20 can
be credited III II measure to sena.
tors from the northern part of the
state, who came to the rescue of
Imperial Valley by voting in favor
of the measure.
1t is interesting to note, that
Senator Sample. who was candi-
da.e for the congressional nomina.
tion against Congressman Swing
last summer, voted against the
measure, as did Senators Johnson,
Evans, Chamberlin and Lyons of
Los Angeles county; Breed and
West, Alameda county; Creighton,
Kern county; Young, Santa Clara
county and Tubbs, San Francisco.
Following is the text of tele-
gram received from Assetnblyman
Finney, by the Imperial County
Farm Bureau:
My prediction of yesterday was
wore than fulfilled today by the
rotc in the senate of % for and ! /
against the Finncy resolution. 1t
was a grcr. day of triumph for our
eause. Considerations of justice
and fair dealing have prevailed
against the counsel Of those whose
greed and ambition would destroy
us.
According to Los Angeles re-
ports, vial factor in creating
sentiment in favor of the Flnney
resolution, was the ridiculous speech
made against the resolution by Sen,
ator A. Burlingame Johnson of
Pasadena. who, if he believes what
he is quoted as saying, knows very
little about Imperial Valley,
Continued on Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-03
DOCTOR ON TRIAL,
CHARGED SENDING
POISONED CANDY
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, April 3.-Trial
of DR.. Franklin Z. Kerr, former
Fillmore physician, charged with
sending poisoned candy to his wife,
DR.. Luella F. Kerr, was scheduled
to start in Federal Judge William
P. James court today,
The trial IS expected to last ap-
pro&imately three days.
Mrs Kerr received box of
candy through tho mail last Thanks
giving day but never ate it, Upon
analysis the confectionery was found
to contain potassium cyanide.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-03
FRENCH CABINET
in CRISIS WHEN
OFFICIAL QUITS
Row Over. Financial
Policy Causes
Trouble

Dy United Press Leased Wire
PARIS, April 3.-The French
cabinet, fall Of which is threat
ened as a result Of the financial
crisis, was saved temporarily
today when the chamber Of de-
puties voted unanimously to post
pone interpretations Of the min
istry on its financial policy.
The vote was an indirect ex-
preston Of confidence.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-03

Imperial Valley comparisons:
1924 1925
Shipped ON April l06 17o
shipped to April , S62S 90SG
Origin of Imperial Valley lettuce
shipments reported out April ,:
Calipatria -, Brawley 81, Imperial
s, FL Centre A., s. D. & 4. Rv 3,
II. & |. Rv. ., Heber %, Calcxico
%, total 10.
Shipping point information for
Thursday, April >; FL Centre and
nearby Points-Max 80o, mia 4j,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-03
TODAY'S LETTUCE MARKET
BY u. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
G. E. SCHULTZ, Local Representative

Carlot shipments reported in the
United States:
, 1925-07-18
>ROCEEDING S
or THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
20 & ST. .
Continued from yesterdays AUjs.)

LIST Member for Christianstad Town
(CGnegGtGl remarked: Mr.. Chairman.
have never questioned the gentleman's
honor What | am arguing IS that the
mode of procedure is wrong. Nv. Stake
mann against whom objection is raised is
a lawyer and | understand that it is upon
his opinion the Governor was asked to
dissolve the Council; this same gentleman
stated In his opinion that there is no diff
ference between an Appointed member
and an~Electpd member. ! am sure, sir,
. that you as the oldest member of this
Council have never seen a case where a
Letter of Appointment was not eXamined.
The Senior Chairman: | certainly a
gree with you; that has been, the case all
along.
1st Member for Christiansted Town
(~CGnegGtG): Let me- remind you, sir,
that the last part of Paragraph 2 of the
Rules OF Business says: whenever the
Colonial Council assemblies after general
elections of half the members, etc" So
you see the Appointed Members cannot
be one way and the Elected Members an
other way.
Ord Member for Christiansted Country
District Berg remarked: Mr.. Chair
man. We are discussing the eligibility of
the 1st and 9Th Appointed Members. AS
regards the LIST Appointed Member the
Honorable 1st Member for Christiansted
Town says that he gave an opinion, that
opinion was not only given but sought
for. have a copy of the opinion here,
it says in part:
Nov first ] notice that there is
made mention of 'appointed'' mem
bers and elected" members, l am rot
aware as to how the term appointed"
originated. | find 20 snch designation
of members elected by the King either
in the Colonial Law or in the Rules of
Business for the Council. "........"
, 1925-07-18

C'elec;ed') is used as we'll in res
pect to the members elected by popu-
lar vote as to the members chosen or
elected by the King"
In another part of the opinion he says:
Section II of the Colonial Law says:
members are elected for a term of
four years. Half Of the number of mem.
bers withdraw every second year, Is Of
course Included members elected by
the King as were they not thus includ-
ad there would be no provision made
fer the withdrawal Of the styled 'ap-
pointed members, who in such case
would be lie members"
From the foregoing it is shown
plainly that ''elected Members" apply
both to members elected by popular
vote and to Members elected by the
King (noW the GovernOr)."
The Speaker continuing: AS regards the
question Of the nationality of Mr.. Stake
mann | desire to quote the following
from an existing Danish law concerning
acquisition and forfeiture Of birthri9ht
of 10 March 1898:
"A person who desires 70 become
citizen of a foreign country may b.
Royal Resolution be set free from his
relations to the Danish State Such
freedom is granted on condition that
the applicant shall within a certain
space of time have become citizen of
another country"
Continuing the Speaker said: The gen
tleman in question retained his national
ity by a declaration made in a court of
record in this island; the law states that
in order to adopt another nationality it is
necessary for him to obtain the sanction
of the Danish State. These are facts
that might sway this case ore way or an
other. For my part | would declare the
two gentlemen eligible, but It is.my duly
to see that the laws are Q6eyed. The
Letters OF Appointments taVe been pass
ed around 10 US, we always considered II
our right to examine those Letters of APP
pointments The term used in the Dan
ish text "Va'gte' is synonymous to
"elected'', and in the Colonial Law and
the Rules of Business we find nothing
which tends TO show that there is any
difference between elected and appointed
members in the matter of seating them.
| am not endeavOring 10 90 on record as
OuSting these appointed members, but |
want for my own benefit as well as for
the benefit of all the members OF this
Council, to see that ali the members,
elected as we'll as appointed, are eligible,
and that they comply with all The re
Quirements of the law.
End Member for Christiansted Town
(Lhabert) remarked: Mr.. Chairman.
When | rise to take part in this discus
sion this afternoon ! want to state that |
am not prompted by any personal motive.
| just a to say that the members a
OainCt whom ObipctiOO Is raised ORC pOt
, 1925-07-18

0iAAS 0NoAASs Ag-
dure was. The meeting was held0 on the 9th
day of May, 1907, the letters OF appoint
mentS and patents of elections OF all the
members were examined and the reSpec-
tive speakers reported that they were IN
order. Now if there was a difference De-
tween the letters OF az apartments ana pa
tents of elections there would be no sense
in passing the letters OF appointments
arOuci for examination. We lind again
where Mr.. S~chmiegeioW was appointed
TO the Colonial Council and iE the order
of the day we find: Determination OF
Letter Of Appointment of Mr.. SchmIege-
low" The Council decided whether he was
ELIGIBLE 10 SIT and vote. 10 another case
We fod Mr.. Ccnrau's letter Of appoint
ment was presented for examination and
,ha CouDcll decided whether he was eli
gjb,e to sill.
Now we come to Governor KitteIle's
administration we tnj \ letter from him
to The Chairman II the Council lden-
Jicai with Governor Williams letter,
ehpsa tWO@.t)elo n hen compared gives
me !to impression tt4' Il copy was taken
nom Governor seer, %. =
"a 1tui change was m. Governor
Kittl',e's ielter reads il part: EXa.nin-
alton O., Patents of Elections, ana Gov
ernor Villains letter reaus IA part:
presentation of Letters OF Appoint
ments and Examination of Patents
of Elections" So ycu see there is.
no precedent except IN this particular
case. There seems to be some motive
for this. The community IS very much
interested in this matter and II is OF
great concern to ghe people OF this
island whether the laws should be Obeyed
and whether a law can have one inter
probation today and another tomorrow by
the Executive. If hat he so We shall
soon have the Judiciary interpreting the
laws in different ways.
1t is my desire to cooperate with
Government to help revive the con4i-
ton existing on his island tday,
the outlook OF Which is oot favorable.
| don't want me members against whom
objection is raised to think | bavc any
thing personally against them; this IS
done merely to dud cut whether they
have a rl-ht 10 SIT in this Council; for
The Jaw distinctly says, Tor one 10 be-
come d member OF this Council he must
possess The right Of nativity. Congress
SAYS that these laws shall remain in
force and effect untlg il otherwise pro-
vides. Has Congress- provided? Yes,
Congress has provided, Tor We find that
on August 3, 1921. ths Council met and
we find m q letter dated July Is. 1921,
signed by q. G. IimmoGs. Government
Secretary, The following quotation from
an Act OF Congress:
Provided that no person owing al
legiance to 2uy country other than The
United States CT America SHAH be
4t1ibIp ID. hrtG fHicn as % O71mEav of
, 1925-07-18
RENT.

THE following apartments in the
: property No. SO Kings Street,
Christiansted, will be for rent from
August l, 1925, viz:
% Building recently occupied by
the st. Croix Sugar Factory
Inc, commonly known as the
Club Rooms.
(2) Suite in the northern part of
the main building.
For particulars see the under
signed.
Despatchiog Secretary's Office. St.
Croix, July II, 1925.
G: P. SHAMER,
Despotch1ng Secretary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-08
Jack Dempsey
Looks Strong
in Exhibition

GAN FRANCISCO. Sept. SACK
- Dempsey. heavyweight cham.
pion. SPARED four rounds as fea-
turc on a Labor day card here. but
the workout was hardly an index TO
hts condition,
Appearing In excellent physical
shape. Dempsey put over enough
punches against Fat" Larue and
Cowboy Warner. who agreed 10
face him two rounds each, to show
that he .till has same wicked force
which mnde him champion.
The champions appearance drew
n 10000 crowd to witness bill which
otherwise was featured by Clever"
scncio, new Filipino flash. who OK.
poets to annex the title held by his
late countryman. Pancho villa,
Sencio. managed By Frank Churchill.
who handled villa, scored a decisive
technical knockout over Mickey GIN
in the second round.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-08
French Davis
Squad Beats
Anzac Stars

LoREST HILLS. n. Y, Sept. s.
l. France will meet the United
States in the challenge round for
the Davis cup at Germantown. this
week
with the one.sided victory of Jean
Borotra. the colorful Basque, over
Gerald Patterson on the West Side
courts yesterday. the French tennis
team disposed of the Australians in
the final interzone series. The
final standing was: France. 3; Aus
tralia, !.
This is the first time in Davis cup
history that France has won thru
the challenge round.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-08

There were some wonderful catches
uad0 III Mondays doublshehder. Ted
Baldwin nearly brake his back making
one handed stab with his glove Of
Plea MeAuicya ny IN the first game.
Clarence Twombiy nfhde n bsckhAndrd
snare ~ Brick Eldrrd'n ~ Ia the second
game the hEil would nave ht the right
field batritahu II me halnt caught u.
Hr aiaa shared Frank Emmsra blow
Nith q icnpiuk oue.hAuded catch ln front
N tho boards in the same inning Babe
Herman started a double play IN the see-
und game bY trapping clyde hcck'H
hunted ball throwing Twombiy our At
second.
Frank BRAZIL had n good day ut tho
plate Monday ssi,inE double. single
aud home run.
Marty Krug pulled smart play in
tho second game when he faxed throw
20 second base with Ted Baldwin on
ibirdt and II was no trick AZ all for him
70 flag baldwin at the plate when mat
worthy MAS fooled by the fake
Emmer made n wonderful stop OF ono
~ wsily Hoods Erounders back Of sec
ond base. but threw too hurriedly and
,osred the bail into the stands.
Brick Fidred wa. the big noise with
the willow with couple of doubles.
while Emmer picked Up brace Of sin
girH an5 double IN the first game.