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The Washington times., 1926-01-05
RADIO LICENSE
GIVEN COUNCIL

r. spriggs. head Of the knights
OF st. John, announced today that
the Department OF Commerce has
just awarded q license to the
Colored Council Review to operate
broadcasting station at the Re
view office, sos C st. s. e. The
new station is designated as 8
AIR.
The st. Cyprian Society an
nounced today that the schedule
for the year viii be made public
shortly. The new officers are TIE
Rev. Father Lee, spiritual director,
James r.. Winter, president: James
Feawick, vice president; William "a.
johnson, secretary: James TIT.
Brown, treasurer, and Addison
Dent, sergeant at arms.
A benefit reception by the Second
District Comnnandry of the knights
of st. John win be held Thursday
hall. The District officers are Col.
L. De Reefe Holton j.. j. Ian
caster, C. M. Gordon, w. G..
Gwynn, J. e. Owens and John
Miss Mamie Burroughs, president
Of the National Association of
Colored Wage Farmers, announced
today there win be special meet
ing at the association headquarters,
1115 Rhode Island Ave. N. w.
which all colored domestic employees
are requested to attend.
The Washington times., 1926-01-05
POET LAUREATE
LA|NPOONED
~ international News Service

LONDON, Jan. 5.-Dr. Robert
Bridges, England's aged poet Lat1-
reate, has brought down a new
storm upon his venerable head.
Condemned for years because or the
silence of his lyre-l1e wrote prac-
tically nothing during the war, and
little since-he has now run afoul
of the critics by the issuance of d
thin sheaf OF poems entitled New
Verse Written in 1921"
In his preface DIR. Bridges says
the poems are ''in his latest man
ner, and still peculiar to himself;
The Washington times., 1926-01-05
ARMY OFFICERS, LOST
IN MEXICO. ARE SAFE

A telegram from Col Pierce Muir.
ply, commanding officer of Fort
Mcintosh Tex, was received today
by the War Department announc.
Ing the safe return Of Lieut.. Marion
Pharr and Lieut.. Clarence Thorpe.
Of San Antonio, who were lost in
the interior of Mexico while hunt.
ing December 81.
The Washington times., 1926-01-05

it may be styled neo.MiItonic syla,
bics."
Green Jade" reviewing the lau.
reate's latest lyrics in the the Ell.
press says:
"Dr. Bridges ought to send in his
resignation. He is suffering from
atrophy of the imagination.
1T is ludicrous to expect lovers
of poety to treat this pendantic
balderdash as ne-Miltonic.
THE defect OF his verse Is that
there is more prosody than poetry
in it.
THE preciosities, affectations and
pedantries OF DR.. Bridges must be
read to be believed.
THE thing is pitiful,"
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
LOCAL OFFICIAL
SEES FATHER IN
PRESS PICTURE

In picture of Edard Harnev, of
Henry, Illinois, published in the
Imperial Valley Press on March 4,
F. f. Hennesey, assistant to Coroner
B. f. Lemons, has recognized his
grandfa her, whom he has not seen
in many years.
The Press received the picture
through the n. f. A. service, which
featured it due to the fact that Mr..
Harney celebrated his hundredth
birthday on February 4 an the
whole town of Henry turned out to
do him honor. lie was presented
with a birthsav cake containing
100 candles, and this cake is shown
in the picture.
The centenarian is believed to be
the oldest man III Illinois.
His grandson hears regularly
from the old gentleman. who is i'll
good health, despite his advanced
years. In his last letter he advis-
e dHennessey that he is looking for
ward to the celebration of ST. Pat
rick's day tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
THEORY Of
ALCOHOLISM
REJECTED
Police Chief Says Dead
Man Was Not Drinker;
Asks Investigation.
BEATING SUSPECTED
Americans Wife Says
He Was Thrown Into
Jail Without Cause.
ny u-n,ted Press Leased Wire

HUNTINGTON PARK, Cal.
March Ii. - Investigation of the
death at Tijuana Of Carl y. Rcyn-
Odds death. maintaining it was the
result of mistrcatmcnt at the hands
of the McXican police following
his arrest on an iutoXication charge.
Reynolds was formerly of SYRIA
ouse, y. y, Police at the Mexican
border village claim he died from
"acutc alcoholism. according TO
advice here.
"That 5 unbelievable, : said the
local police chief. " Reynolds was
not that kind of a man.
- want an Immediate eXamina-
tion made to determine if he had
been beaten np. consider the facts
warrant the most careful mvcstIga-
,ion -
Chief Williams declared he would
appeal to authorities in Washington
also.
An autopsy was to be conducted
in Tijuana today.
The chief witness will be Joe
Brown. who accompanied Reynolds
from here to the border. Brown IS
held in the Tijuana cuartcll on
charges of intoXication, it was un-
derstood here.
Another witness will be the vie
Tins wife. who accompanied the
party to Tijuana. She claims Rcyn-
olds was thrown in jail without jus
tification.
Revnold s death at Tijuana is tle
third tragic scandal at the border
IN recent months.
-Four Meyieans. including Ienaido
I.Lanos, former police chief at Ii
.iuana, are held on charges of assault
on Clyde and Audrey Petect, iyounG
American girls. who with their
parents committed suicide after an
orgy of shame at the border vii
lagc.
The death of r. NJ. y. George,
wealthy Atlanta, Georgia, cotton
broker, after his arrest for alleged
drunkenness. is still subject of in
vestigation bv American authori-
ties.
L. s. naval authorities also have
under investigation the detention
ia the Tijuana bastiic Of Elmo X.
Gordon, chief petty officer. lie has
Lcen held for months, allcgcdlv on
;rumpcd up charges of the Mexican
Iolicc.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
IS
WITNESSED
BY SCORES
Break Most Daring and
Sensational of Six
Escapes in Month.
STRIKE DOWN GUARD
Scores of Angelenos See
Exciting Event and
Join in Chase.

LOS ANGEES, March 16.-
Jack Bean, architect and design
er of the new Los Angeles
county Jail from which six muir
derers and robbers escaped to-
day when it began an immediate
investigation of the daring
break.
The probe was ordered by ac-
ting District Attorney Buron
Fits, upon demand of Sheriff
William I. Traeger.
1.-THE time has come to find
out and fix responsibility for the
situation in the county jail,
Prosecutor Fits said.
''This morning six men gain
ed their liberty. Something is
radically wrong
Bean went into the jury room
armed with blue prints of the
S6,0OO,O00 hall of justice, with
it's 100000 Jail on the upper
floors.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
ANITA WHlTNEY'S
SYNDICALISM NOW
IN SUPREME COURT
Plea for Delay Opposed
by Prosecution; Want
Case Submitted Today.
Nv United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Mar. 16.-Char-
lotte Anita Whitney's appeal from
one to ii year prison sentence, chal-
lenging constitutionality of the
California syndicaism law under
which she was convicted, was to
be argued before the United States
supreme court today or Wednesday,
but illness of counsel probably will
cause long postponemept.
Walter H. Pollak, retained by
the Civil Liberties union to argue
her case, is ill with grippe in New
York and lawyers from his office
have asked the court to reassign
the ease.
Miss Whitney's attorneys filed a
supplemental brief asserting that the
due process and ''equal protection -
clause of the l4th amendment which
they charge the state law violates,
were invoked on the lower courts.
This contention was advanced to re-
fute an argument that the supreme
court has no jurisdiction in this
ease.
"Miss Whitney's connection with
any active measure of criminal syn
dicalism was too remote to afford
any possible basis of personal
guilt the new brief said.
Attorneys for the state of Cali
fornia opposed the motion to reas-
sign the ease when the motion was
presented and proposed that it be
submitted through briefs without
argument.
Chief Justice Taft ordered the
case set for Thursday at which time,
if it is found Pollak is not well
enough to come to Washington and
argue the case it will be submitted
without argument.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
Bean Before Grand Jury as Sixth l. A. JaiLbreak Occur
IMPERIAL VIC. 7. u.
PROVES
COMPLETE SUCCESS
Citizenship Institute Is
Addressed by Mrs.
UrQuhart on the Law.

Mrs. c. Angie Miller of Brawley,
county president of the w. G. r.
T., was an FL Centre visitor yester
day and reported to organization s
citizenship institute at Imperial as
being exceptionally successful. A
pageant, the "Patriotic Wedding,
by the high school students of I'M
perial was held last night under the
auspices of the order, whose state
Officers participated with local peo-
pie in its presentation. State Presi-
dent Eva G. Wheeler, Recording See
retary Hattie c. Young, and State
Treasurer Hattie c. Young were
among the notable visitors. Mrs.
Young is the mother of Superior
Judge Sheldon of Los Angeles. A
talk by Mrs. Urquhart on law en-
forcement was an outstanding fea-
ture of the orders program. The
Imperial Valley Press has been Sc
lected by the w. C. T. U. as the
valley journal in which the society s
news features are to be published.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
u. S. NATION OF
DRINKERS SAYS
MINISTER TODAY
by United Press Leased Wire

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, Mar. 16.
The United States is nation of
drinkers, and prohibition will new
er make it dry, according to the
Rev. w. A. Mullen. of Wasco.
Addressing local boosters, Rev.
Mullen said:
1--WE might just as we'll try to
quench the fires of hell with a glass
of water as to attempt to quench the
thirst of this nation by law.
1--WE will never have prohibition
enforcement until the enforcer los
es his thirst and his ambition.
"By adopting the 18th amend
ment we admit that the nation is
full of drunkards, because for every
statute made, there is confession
of the existence of sim
The pastor declared he had as
much respect for the bootlegger as
the man who sells coal oil.
81 say" he added, "if the peo-
pie of this nation want to 90 to hell
by drinking, let them go as fast as
they please
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, March 16.-Siy
prisoners attacked a jailer in the
new $6,0o0,0O0 hall of justice build.
ing here today and escaped. Three
were recaptured, but the Others
made q clean get away.
1t was the sixth successful break
from the expensive bastile since 1T
was occupied less than a month ago.
when it was pronounced escape
proof.
One of the escaping prisoners was
seriously beaten by jailers when he
was captured.
The injured captive is Martin
Decker, a murderer under life SEN
tcnce to San Quentin.
Another slayer, Charles j. Fitz-
gerald. is at large. He as held for
the murder of constable at Alham-
bra.
The others who broke the Jail are
Allen Roadway, James Thompson.
both robbers and Earl j. Clark. ae-
cused murderer, and Robert Wilson,
wanted for robbery
A bulletin issued by the sheriff
office stated the escape Twas ef-
fected from the ninth floor by vio-
lcnce against a guard, F.. W. Dan'
iels. -
1t was the most daring of the late
series of sensational outbreaks IN
the " skyscrapper Jail.
Guard Struck Down
Daniels, entering the tank in
which the men were confined, was
suddenly struck down by blow on
the head by a "sap,' formed from
the brass light plate on top of the
cell, which had been ripped from l's
mooring.
With the guard "out' y, thep rls-
oners dashed into the barless corri-
! ior, wrenched off one of the quar-
ter inch bolt cindow bars and step
ped on the fire escape.
They descended the fire escape to
the third floor, where they took to
the stairway, and rushed to the
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
EL, CENTRIC GAS
PLANT ASSURED:
MANY APPLICANTS

FL Centre is contributing many
applications for gas service, accord
ING to II. G.. Grant, representative
of the Inland Empire Gas company,
and each day sees a satisfactory
number of persons visiting the com
pany office at Cos Main street to
sign application blanks.
Over 500 applications have now
been received in FL Centre and ad'
ditional signatures are anticipated
from day to day.
Prcsidet Burkhard, of the Inland
Empire company is expected to ar
rive in FL Centre tomorrow and
within the next few days definite
site for the gas plant will be select
ed.
Grant stated this morning that
the company hopes to be able to
start construction operations about
May and that the work will be
hurried as much as possible so that
service may be started in the fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
HOLTVlLLE PAPER
IS PURCHASED BY
GEORGE BENNETT

George Bennitt, manager of the
Imperial Valley Press during the
forepart of 1923, has purchased the
Holtville Tribune from Norman II
Parks, the name of the new owner
being printed in the papers mast
head for the first time today.
Following his departure from the
Press Bennitt went to Hollywood
where he became associated with the
Hollywood Press, from which organ.
ization he comes to Holtville.
During his stay here Bennitt made
a large number of friends among the
business men of this community
who will doubtless be glad to know
that he returns to Imperial Valley
to take an active part in its af.
fairs.
The Press welcomes the new edi.
tor to the rank of the newspaper
fraternity in Imperial Valley and
wishes him every success III his new
venture.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
DOHENEY APPEAL
NOW BEFORE j. s.
SUPREME COURT
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. March l6.. - +.
l.. Doheny's appeal from the gov
crnment S victories in annulling the
famous Elk Hills naval oil leases is
now before the United States SUI
rreme court, together with brief
from the government opposing the
oil magnate S request for a review
of the legal questions involved in
the battle.
Federal district and appellate
courts held the leases, given by EX-
Secretary of the Navy DENLY to Do
hcny's Pan American Petroleum
and Transport and Pan-American
Petroleum company, were invalid.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
CAN'T WITHHOLD
NAVY OFFICERS
PAY, SAYS COURT
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WASHINGTON. March l6.-The
United States supreme court has de-
MED Comptroller General McCarl re-
view of lower court decisions hold
ing that he could not withhold pay
of navy officers to meet disputed
Claims arising from alleged untrue
certification of dependents.
McCarl has in several hundred
eases been deducting 20 per cent Of
the pay of officers to liquidate
claims of the government because OF
allegedly illegal allowances paid to
dependents.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
OVER 200 KILLED
AND INJURED
in X. r. WRECK
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, March 16.-An OK
cnrsion train carrying hundreds of
Costa Rican natives to a fiesta was
wrecked on the Pacific Coast of
Costa Rica Sunday, killing l7S and
injuring 75 others, according to an
announcement of advices it had re-
ceived. made here today by the
United Fruit company,
The wreck was on the Ferro Car
ril De Costa Rica, railroad line
penetrating n section Of Costa Rcr
seldom reached bv tourists.
The natives had boarded tho
train ut Alaiuela.
Relief trains with doctors and
nurses were sent from Port Limon,
according to the United Fruit com.
'pany aovices.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
SCRIPTS BURIED IN.
SEA IN ACCORDANCE
WITH HIS WISHES
BY Unisr

BY Uni'r '"'' $3.50" ire
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Mar. 16.-E
w. Scripps was buried at sea Mon
day in accordance with his wishes.
The news of the burial off the west
coast of Africa was received here
this afternoon by H. l.. Smithon, his
private secretary, in cablegram.
fhe message was signed by Captain
7. I. Vatland, commanding the
yacht, Ohio, on which Mr.. Scripps
died suddenly Friday night, by Miss
katherine Steelman, Mr.. Scripp's
nurse, and by j. r. Young, his see
retarv. s.4Erg 9'vgs,.t 'ts
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
YOUNG BERDOO
CANDIDATE is
NOW ON RECORD
By United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Mar. To-
A possible future gubernatorial can
didate announced his intention to-
day of seeking office. The aspi-
rant is J. b. carp of San Beraar-
dino.
Il want a job as office boy dur
ing Vacations" the seeker after po.
litieal honors said in letter re-
ceived by Governor Miend w. Rich
ardson. "I want to run for gov
ernor when ] get grown so please
give me a job. Notify me on 'lune
S.
"I am nine years old and IN the
third B grade Z"
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
ASK DEATH PENALTY
FOR LOUISE zAMORA

STOCKTON, Calf, Mar. 16-Mrs.
Louisa Zamora's s fate is expected to
be in the hands of the jury late
this afternoon. District Attorney
Van Nranken has asked the extreme
penalty be Inflicted upon her for
the murder of five year old Leonard
Aguilar, whom Mrs. Zamora is ac.
cused of drowning at Tracy more
than year ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
LEAGUE. REACHES
AGREEMENT WITH
GERMANY'S DELAY
P0stpOnement Cause of
Intense Excl t e m e t
Among Delegates.
By HENRY WOOD

United Press Staff Correspondent
GENEVA, March l6.-Germany s
admission to the League Of Nations
will be postponed for considerations
at future meeting of the league.
The German delegation. believes
that the postponemcnt will be until
June.
Tremendous excitement was caus-
ed by the official announcement
that Germany $ admission to the
league had been postponed until
June or September.
GENEVA, March Is. - Official
German sources announced today
that settlement of the nine day dis
ynltc over League of Nations coun'
ell seats was expected this after
noon.
The agreement apparently con-
Gems only the European phases of
the dispute, with Brazil s attitude
vet to be stated.
The proposed settlement is that
which was announced as likely yes
terdav, whereby Sweden and
ho-Slovakia will resign their
non permanent council memberships
and be succeeded by Holland and
Poland. The Germans have agreed
to such solution.
Sir Austin Chamberlain, the Brit
ish foreign secretary, and Premier
BRAND of France are to meet
4 -, 7 Al n
istcr Strcscmann of Germany this
afternoon. whcreaftcr the Germans
expected the settlement to be an
nounccd.
The governments of Sweden and
Clccho Slovakia, according to the
official German statement, have
tolegraphed their willingness to re
sign their counsel seats to prevent
further failure of the Locarno
agreements for European peace and
security.
The agreement pre-supposes that
Brazil will change her decision TO
veto Germany 5 election to the coun-
ell unless she, too. is elected to per-
n,ancnt membership. But if Brazil
maintains her right TO veto. 1T IS
understood that the entire question
of Germany s admission to the
league would be adjourned until
September.
GENEVA, March l6.-A spokes-
man for Foreign Minister Streseman
Of Germany announced at APO p.
m. today that complete agree
ment' had been reached regarding
the league council memberships dis
rute.
The agreement followed a confer
enee between Sir Austen Chamber
lain, British foreign minister; Pre-
mier Rriand of France and Chanccl-
lor Luthcr and Strescmaun.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
WOMAN WANTS JAIL
FOR CHICKEN COOP

LIE GRANGE, Cal, March Is. =
After the Jail at lie Grange has
stood vacant Tor many months,
Mrs. |. B. Keeler sent an appeal to
the supervisors, asking permission
to move it on her property to be
used as chicken coop. While the
supervisors revognized that there
apparently was no use for it, they
decided that they did not have the
authority-to- dispose of. it. - -
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
ORYS GAIN
IN VOTING
At FINISH
Smaller Towns Cutting
Down Vets in Last
Week of Straw Poll.
WET VOTE is 5 TO l
Imperial Valley Press
Closes Canvass of This
Region Today.
Copyright, 1925, by United Press)

Copyright, 1926, by United Press)
NEW YORK, Mar. 16.-With less
than a week remaining before most
of the newspaper polls now being
taken on prohibition are ended, the
ballots from smaller towns through
out the nation have cut down consid-
erably the wide "wet' margins es-
tablished in the large cities, fig
ures gathered by the United Press
today showed.
While in the majority of towns
under 10000 population the polls
show a vote favoring modification
or repeal of the Volstead act, the
percentage against the drys is not
as high as in more highly populated
areas.
The approximate total of votes
east now is 100000.
The results printed today follow:
Newspaper Enterprise association:
for modificati ton 549,264.
For repeal, 576,l12.
For prohibition, 204,311.
Hearst newspapers and other CO.
operating with them:
For prohibition 100,92S.
Against prohibition 466,690.
For wine and beer, 506,9l6.
Against wine and beer, 96,1S3.
Chicago Tribune, New York Daily
News and cooperating papers:
For wine and beer, 1S2,160.
Against wine and beer, 18,477.
The grand total of these three
polls, made up of about 400 news
papers, are:
For existing law, 31s,971.
For changes, 1,614,442.
1t may be considered significant
that the Newspaper Enterprise asso-
citation poll which ends March 90
shows the smallest percentage for
the vets and at the same time
represents larger number of small
towns.
The United Press has obtained re-
turns from 36 cities as cross sec
tion of prohibition sentiment in
widely scattered localities and in
both large and small cities. Up to
II a. IN. today these returns were
distributed as 5S8,2S6 favoring re
peal or modification, and $3.50 sat
isfied with existing law.
The United Press tabulation fol
lows:
With the receipt of number of
ballots today, the Imperial Valley
Press brings to close its straw vote
on the NOlstead act, which has been
conducted for the past week.
The total number of votes east
was $40. OF this number 3l2 voted
for modification of the present law
so as to permit the manufacture
and sale of light wines and beer.
Seventy-seven votes were east i'll
favor of the complete repeal of the
Nolstead act. The balance of the
votes, amounting to 15l, favored
retention of the Volstead act as it
now stands, together with its strict
enforcement.
AS in other parts of the country,
the vote here showed an overwhelm-
ing number of votes in favor of a
change in the present law, though
the ratio here was not as high as
in most sections where Il vote was
taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
FORTY MINER PASSES
BEYOND GREAT DIVIDE

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, Mar.
16.-Moses Theodore Cheney, 81, one
of California S earliest pioneers, was
dead here today. Cheney came to
California during the gold rush, in
a covered wagon, with his parents.
He was stage driver for years be-
tween Santa Barbara, and " entura,
long before the era of automobiles.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
RUM MURDER TRIAL
PROSECUTION DONE

SALINAS, Calf, Mar. 10 The
prosecution in the Moss Landing
rum murder trial announced today
that it would close its case this af
ternoon. Simon Bube and Paul
Brokaw are charged with the murd-
er of Deputy Sheriff n. II. RAIDER.
Federal Agent Frank Chase was call
ed as the final witness.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
BY NEA Service

by M LA otTVICV
san FRANCISCO, March 16.-
Twenty-Five years ago Frederick
Funston was the hero of America.
He had captured the great Agni
naldo-captured him in the treach-
erous swamps of the Philippines.
Since General Funston s death on
the Mexican border nine years ago.
his widow and three children have
worked hard to support themselves.
And now Mrs. Funston is on the
threshold Of financial success-the
discoverer and manufacturer of a
cure for chilblaiuS.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
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Hy United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Mar. 16.--
"Ashes of Love- the play
Vera, Countess of Cathcart,
brought to America with her,
had its premiere here last night,
with Vera in the cast.
And Washington didn't care
much about it.
Critics handled as joke the
much heralded effort of the
countess and the audience SEEM
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
WHOLESALE BOOTLEG
INDICTMENTS IN OHIO

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Mar. 10
One hundred and twelve persons
from II cities throughout the east
crn half of the United States have
just been indicted here by Il federal
Grand jury on charges of conspir-
ing to violate federal prohibition
laws
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-16
S211,797 WAS SAVED

Through typographical er-
ror in the article on the Impe-
rial Irrigation district appearing
in yesterdays Press, the saving
on the payroll by the district in
the past 10 months was given as
$21,797.45.
The amount should have read
211,797.45, the figure one be-
ing inadvertently left out in set
ting up the article.