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New Britain herald., 1926-02-22
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Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
LEAGUE DISPUTE
BELIEVED NEAR
SOLUTION TODAY
Sw e den's Resignation
From Council Asked
In Favor of Poland.
BY HENRY WOOD
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

GENEVA, Mar. 15.-League of
Nations members believed today
that solution of the! dispute over
council seats had been found during
two hour secret session of the
council. The proposed solution de-
pcnds upon agreement of the Swcd-
ish government, which has been tclc-
graphcd for approval.
The proposed solution would re!
quirc Sweden resignation from
the council and the election of Po-
land to the non-permanent seat thus
vacated.
Premier Nandcveldc Of Belgium
announced that the council merely
was waiting to hear from Stock
holm.
1t was announced that Tuesday s
scheduled assembly meeting had
been called off, although it might
be conVokcd on Wednesday. Sir
Austen Chamberlain, the British
foreign secretary, was less definite
than Vandervclde.
~ think the situation is more
hopeful he said ON leaving the
council meeting, "but would not
hazard an opinion as to the direc-
tion in which the crisis might be
solved
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
VALLEY LETTUCE
CAMPAIGN MAKES
BEADWAY IN EAST

Fred Nebel Thau, writing from
New York, reports that Imperial
Valleys lettuce publicity campaign
is going over big in that city. In
addition to the usual line of posters,
moving picture slides, and street
demonstrations, Nebel.Thau con-
Quoted radio programs at several of
the large broadeasting stations III
the metropolis, also at Atlantic
City, being scheduled for the latter
city Saturday night.
The letter addressed to the Press,
reports unusually cold weather in
New York. though tins fact had not
hammered lettuce sales to any an
nrcciahlc extent. Fred wrote the
lottcr last Tuesday and dispatched
Il bv air mnil so that il would ar
r;vr here with as little delav as pos
S,hle. II was received here this
mnrning at 10 o'clock, which does
nGt speak well for the mail service
aS Ordinarv mil is received here
from the Atlantic coast in fou' davs
Incidentlv Nebel-Thau pavs the
rress a commitment hv enelos'"- a
nicturc of the McAlphinc Hotel. on
the roof of which ha has drawn n
SIGN rc.dino "New Homc-Imperial
Valley Press.
He eyroc+s IN return TO FL Cen
tr0 about March %.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
SINGLE BUTTON
TRAFFIC SYSTEM
AGAIN INSTALLED

Acting on instructions from the
city council, Chief Barker is hav
ing the four button traffic system
installed in the business section of
the city, removed and the old single
button system replaced.
While the four button system
spcedcd up traffic at intersections
ii was unpopular with many motor
lists.
The real reason for the removal
cf the buttons. the chief stated, is
because Of conflict with the state
law. The latter specifics that mo.
torists making n turn must do so
around central point. f n coli,
sion occurred ut one Of the four
bntton points. the question OF the
city s liability for damage arise and
il was believed best to remove any
chance for damage suit by rcstor.
ing the old single button system.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
Irrigation Directors Uphold Staff Refte All Charges
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
EXCURSION BRINGS
BIG CROWD HERE
Chambers of Commerce
Unite to Entertain
Visitors from Coast.

Over 100 persons, including resi-
dents of Los Angeles, and tourists
visiting in that city, arrived in El
Centre this morning on the cXcur-
sion operated by the Southern Pa
cfic company from Los Angeles and
nearby points to Imperial Valley.
The excursionists were met at the
local station by delegation from
the Ell Centre Chamber of Com
merce and were escorted to the Bar
bara Worth Hotel where breakfast
was served.
Following breakfast the visitors
were taken in automobiles for a
"trip about the country in the vicin-
| itv of Ell Centre, visiting ranches
and seeing at first hand the large
scale on which agriculture is con
Quoted in the valley.
The trip ended at Brawley where
the FL Centre escort accompanying
the visitors turned them over to the
BIawley Chamber of Commerce
| which acted as host for luncheon.
! The afternoon program calls for All
automobile tour about the northern
, and of the valley, ending at Holt
! vile, w.ere the visitors will be en-
! tertained by the Holtville Chamber
Of Commerce and later will be turn
ed over to the Calexico Chamber of
! Commerce members of which will
take them to that city where dinner
will be served tonight.
"a splendid success. is the way
! C. w. Runge. district freight and
! passenger agent for the Southern
Facific company. termed the excut-
! sion. "'All visitors are delighted
7 with the trip Runge said, "and
! they are developing into strong
boosters for Imperial Valley. w"
| hope to have other excursions of this
kind in the future and the railroa
! company believes it affords one of
tie best means for giving fa 'orable
! publicity to the valley
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
SCRIPTS BLAMED
FATAL. ILLNESS
ON MUCH SMOKING
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK. March Is. - Over
the cables from the little town of
Monrovia, Liberia, on the western
coast Of Africa. came the story Of
the last hours of Edward Wvllls
Scripps, one of the dominant fig
urcs in journalism.
After years Of active life during
which he built the vast Scripps
newspaper organization. he had re-
tired not only from business, hut al
most entirely from the world. and
he died Friday night aboard his
Yacht where he lived even more
isolated than he might have on
some midsca isle-with only his
personal staff at his bedside.
Seldom did he vary his life By
stepping ashore when his boat
touched port. But at Monrovia,
apparently he was attracted by the
unique history of the plaee-a ma
tion founded a century ago under
the protection of the United States
as a refuge for freed slaves.
So on Thursday. he had broken his
usual custom and had gone ashore.
Tie rode two hours around the little
community.
Friday started as typical dav III
the life of this man, who few
years ago gave up his active bust
ness, placed his properties in the
hands of his associates and retired
to his Yacht to sail tho seas.
He was up early. His meals We're
served on regular schedule. All was
quiet aboard his yacht. There was
an unvarving sun which held the
temperature ut So.
AS evening came, Mr.. and Mrs.
RUSSELL arrived aboard the Yacht to
dine with Mr.. Scripps. He was
;ovial and there was nothing to
indicate his health and spirits were
not the best.
Dinner over, Mr.. Scripps and Mr..
Hussel retired to the library of the
Ohio-a library in which rested
some 1000 volumes on most every
subject and practically familiar to
Mr.. Scripps.
About 9:30, suddenly Mr. Scripps
remarked he was feeling i'll and his
guest was excused from the library.
% guess it was too much tobac
90, he said to those around him,
and then he lapscd into unconscious
ness. All his life he had been a
| heavy smoker, consuming as many
as 30 TO 30 cigars a day.
Twenty minutes after he became
unconscious, Mr., Scripps died-,at
ll:l5 p. m. Greenwich time.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
TO TAX BOOTLEG
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. March 15.-As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury
Andrews, ''drv ear announced
today that he had worked out a plan
to make y'ohibition enforcement
paw for itself by collecting an in
ternal rcvnue tax from all manu-
facturers of bootleg products.
Modification of the Volstead law
has big lead in the straw vote
being taken in FL Centre by the I'M
perial Valley Press.
Since the last total was publish
ed in Saturdays issue the total
number of persons urging modifi-
cation has increased to 304. The to-
tai voting for reDeal of the law is
IS and for allowing the law to re-
main rs it now stands is 147.
Ballots are still coming in to the
Press office and the new totals will
be announced tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
PROHIBITION POLL
GETS WETTER AS
MILLIONS BALLOT
Modification Has Big
Lead in Voting Here;
Andrews Has New Plan
Copyright 1926, BY United Press
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, March Is. = AS
newspaper polls on prohibition ap-
proach the two million mark, it
becomes evident that large cities
generally are the heaviest support
crs Of modification or repeal of the
NOlstead act.
Returns from 81 widely scattered
towns and cities out of over 400
making polls, as compiled by the
United Press up to II a. m. today,
were distributed as follows:
For modification or repeal 5l4
Al.
For existing law, 44.369.
Nationwide returns. as published
in three New York newspapers
which have been joining in separate
POLLS. today showed the following
total for the three combined:
For change, -,393,770.
For prohibition, 290,170.
Increase in the dry column is eS.
pcctcd today as many ministers IN
defiance of dry leaders urged thcil
congregations to enter the straw bal
lots.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
Ministers Named
In Will of Aged
SOl0n Pioneer

FAIRFIELD. Calf. Mar. l5-Bc'
lief that persons who choose the
church rs career arc paid too
small salaries, irrespective of creed,
caused j. f. Sackett ST., pioneer
Of Yolo and Solano counties, who
died recently, to leave S25 each to
the ministers of the five denom'
nations i'm Winters.
Sackrtt was careful to explain in
his will that he was not leaving the
money in an effort to buy his way
into heaven. y"
Although stating he was sorry he
would not be there to enjoy the
feast. Sackctt left $50 to bo used
by Buckeye Lodge No. 1875, f. and
A. M. in buying dinner for mem
bers.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
CONTROL SYSTEM
SUCCESSFUL OVER
PLANKED HIGHWAY
Traffic Captain States
Vehicles Pass Through
Bad Stretch Rapidly.

Traffic over the plank road, Ne
tween Holtvillc and Yuma, movN
without hitch Yesterday under the
control >vstcm inauguratcd by the
county traffic squad, according to
CAPTAIN Oswalt.
The control was operated from o a.
m. until after. g p. IN. and at no
time was there any trouble in send
ing ears across the planks in either
direction. The last ear in each
group entering the control carried II
flag which was delivered to the of
| ficcr holding uD traffic from the
opposite end. In this way there
was no danger of the controls be-
coming mixed.
Following conference between
Oswalt and federal customs and i'm
migration officials, the latter agreed
not to stop ears in the middle of the
planks as they have been doing in
the past, but they will work at
either end of the planks during the
time the controls are operated. This
will eliminate any danger of tie
mp after n group of ears has been
sent over the road. The federal men
agreed that it will make their work
easier and will allow them to make
a more thorough inspection while
ears are hclc at the ends of the
planks.
The control system will not he
operated during the week, Oswalt
decided after making nm investiga
ton, and at present vii be in force
6nly on Sundays. Arrangements will
be made to operate more frequently
however. if conditions warrant such
action.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
EXPECT WOMEN TO
PLAY BIG PART IN
STATE ELECTION
Dy United Press Leased Wire


SACRAMENTO. March 15.-Just
what part women candidates will
rlay in the state election this year
is arousing interest now that an
nourcemcnt has been made bv Mrs.
Cora M. Woodbridge of Rosevillc
tha: she will seek to retain a seat
in the assembly. Mrs. Woodbridge
already has served two terms from
the ninth district.
So far rs known in pcl:tical cir
clcs here, Mrs. Woodbridge is the
first woman legislator to announce
herself on the question of re-elcc-
tion, although it is presumed most
Gf the women who served during
tho 1926 session again will be can
didates.
There has been some talk that
Mrs. Grace S. Doris of Bakersfield,
:, member of the last assembly, may
he a candidate for the senate to
succeed the late John Creighton.
What basis there is for the state
ment, or for REPORTS that Mrs. An
na l.. Savior of Berkeley who was
an assemblywoman last years.
might seek state senatorial honorS,
persons here active politically are
unable to say.
There has never been n woman
state senator in California.
Women who served in the 1928
legislature. in addition to those al
ready mentioned, include: Miss Esto
b. Broughton of Modesto, who rep
resented the 46th district. and Miss
Eleanor Miller of Pasadena. who
served from the 9th district.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
VALLEY LAUGHING
AT FIINNY PAPER
OF YELLOW DOGS
Comic Sheet Skaters
DIGNITY of Business to
Advertise Dance.

Valley reputations are blasted
family skeletons are set to iangling,
and the inncrmost secrets of scores
of valley citizens are barred in the
"Yellow Cur Howl y super-snanpv
newspaper circulated throughout the
valley TODAY bv the Yellow Dogs of
Brawley, to help advertise THEN
scampcr and dance tomorrow.
row cannot be published in full cx.
The complete program for tomor.
cept to saw tht the Yellow Dogs
have adopted every known means of
obtaining money. to help the build
ing fund for tho now home of the
Brawlcy Elks lodge.
From daylight until dark tomor.
row the Yellow Dogs will howl all
over the valley. Included in the pro
gram Is wild and woody street
parade which will start at Brawlcy
and will take IN every city in the
valley. The committee in charge of
the parade expects to have every
dog in the valley in the lineup. and
and there will he more novel sights
than any circus parade ever show
cd. ....
A big dance at the Red Wing pa
vilion tomorrow night will bring the
DAYS program to a close. At this
affair the yellow Dogs promise
many amusing stunts for the benefit
of those who attend. .rF@QT if.AE
Q The advertisements appearing III
the "'Yellow Cur How'll are scream
ingly funny, even the most staid hus
'ir,ess firms in the valley laying aside
their usual business dignity in call
ing attention Of theqpublic, to tlieil
wares, rwodo Y9Yuls .y,9r
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
Girl Wants To
Join Navy So She
Can Go to China

PORTLAND, Orc. March 15.-
Miss, the NAVY needs sailors hut
cannot place sailorcttes at present. q
although we all have hopes that
some day it NAV enlist members of
the fairer sex. -
This was the reply over the telc-
phone by Lieutenant Commander T..
w. NorthcrOft, in charge of the To-
cal recruiting station, in answering
questions of a girl who wanted To
enlist.
"Thon how in the world will ] got
to China?' the disappointed Miss
wanted to know. "Shall l try the
Marine Corpsr'
After admitting II years of age,
refusing to tell why she wanted to
go TO China, and promising she
would try the marines, the girl
hung up with the parting shot:
"Well, it IS funny the navy need
ed yoemenettes during the war and
doesn t want 'em now"
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
WAUGH ISSUES
LAST CALL ON
INCOME TAXES

In order to give every opportunity
to all FL Centre residents who must
pay an income tax. II. II. Waugh,
deputy collector of internal revc-
nuc announced this morning that he
will keen his office at the Cham
Der of Commerce open until mid
night tonight.
"Thosc who have not yet filed a
statement of their incomes dan do
so until midnight tonight, Waugh
said. "Aftcr that there is pen
atty for delinquency amounting to
% per cent. The government keeps
close watch ont for tax cvadcrs
and summary action will be taken
against those who refuse to file an
income tax report. -
There was a steady string of ap-
rlicants for income tax blanks and
assistance in making out reports
during the day, indicating, Waugh
said. that there are many nersons
in this city who have mt off filing
their tax report until the last min
ute
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
WHAT'S pOIlyG
TONIGHT

Parents Study sect'or me"NS
Mrs. Bales &. Walker GAS
Wensley avenue.
Scout leaders dinner, 7 o. m.
Methodist social hall, followed
bv meeting.
F. and A. M. No. 3S4, Ma
sonic hall.
Eagles lodge meets, Davis
hall.
Conservation club meets, $50
State street.
Foreign night class, Lincoln
school.
Irene. Valley theater.
1.-THE Girl and the Limou-
sine Bruuk's tent theater.
1.-THE Auction Block Pal
ace theater.
Evangelistic service, First
Baptist church. .r
TOMORROW 5
Methodist mems luncheon,
Oregon cafe.
Methodist Missionary society
, meets with Mrs. j. D., Foss, 2;30
p. IN. .-tl s.1s 54'.t rr.t a-.,
~ Mrs. Hurlburt's Bible class,
sall day meeting. Mrs. Graham's.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15

owns in the business section of
the city.
Fawcett is president and man
ager Of the Coco-Cola Bottling
works Of this city and is well
known in fraternal and business
circles here. He has not here
tofore held any public office.
Clements is proprietor of
Clements Drug store, and per-
haps the best known of the three
candidates. The present ven
ture is his first din into local
politics. He has built up sue
cessful business since coming to
this city in the early days.
The ticket is reported to have
considera BILE backing among the
business men Of the city and it
is expected the candidates will
make a strong race against Will
S. Fawcett and o. q. Horne. pre-
sent members Of the council. and
]. D. Foss. who are candidates
on the other ticket filed last
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
LOCAL POLITICS SIMMER !.
WITH FILING OF SECOND
CITY COUNCIL TICKET

With the filing of a second
ticket for the city council elec-
tion this morning. local politics
began to simmer and consider
able activity is expected from
now until the election is held
on April IL.
Attorney Vaughn N. Thomp-
son filed notice this morning
with City Clerk Schofield. an
nor,ncing the candidacy Of Alvin
N. Buck)iu. Herbert w. Fawcett
and William J. Clements. for
places on the council. Bucklin
and Fswcett filed for the long
term and Clements for the short
term.
Bucklin headed the ticket
which was defeated in the city
election four years ago. He has
been active in local politics and
was the foreman of the 1924
grand jury. He has retired from
active business and looks after
considerable property which he
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
Julius Ceasar
Divorced But Not
Because of Cleo
ny United Press Leased wi-e

SANTA CRUZ. March 15.-What
history says about it, one way or
another, is of no consequence. Jul
ius Caesar was divorced.
Even the nntutored mind knows
that somewhere. some years back. n
chap named Julius Caesar had some
sort of an affair with 4 lady nam
ed Cleopatra, who took that name,
according to modern version. be-
cause her mothers name was Cleo
and her fathers name was Pat.
However, Cleopatra did not fig
urc in the divorce proceedings. Ac-
cording to the records of the Santa
Cruz court, the lady's name was
Gelsumina Caesar, for she was
awarded an interlocutory decree of
divorce from her husband, Julius
Caesar, on grounds of dcsertion.
The court record is not dated
B. c.. but A. D.; more specifically
February, 1926.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
IRRIGATION
DIRECTORS
STAND PA1
Jy
Decide to Retain All
Employees Condemned
in BrOckman Report.
DENY LOBBY CHARGE
Board Claims Saving OF
More Than 100000 by
Present Plan.

Supplcmcnting it's action of last
week in refusing 10 act on Director
Brockman : resolution to disehra@c
number of office cmnloves. the
board of directors of the lmp"ral
IRRIGATION district has issncd state.
ment upho'linG the cmplovmcnt o'
the mon whom Brockman alleged
are hcino ns"d for, political purposes
bv the district.
Rooardinu Charles NJ. Berry. pnr'
chasing agent for the district. whom
Rroctman charged is not oncratinp
his department in harmony with
other dennrtmcnts. the statement
declares the charge is unsupported
hv any detail as to how Berry Is
causing dissension and with what
dcpartmcnts. Berry is credited WITH
pcrformirc his duties in accord
with the directions of the directors,
and of conducting the affairs Of hrs
department more efficiently than
thcv have been before.
To Brockmnn charoc that the
cmplovmcnt of 4. G. Finncy as as
sistant counsel would he unncccs-
sorv. if Chief Counsel Childcrs were
allowed to remain in FL Centre at
tending purely to district affairs
instead of being sent to Washington
TO lobby for the Swing johnson bill.
also recommending the dismissal of
Finncv and reduction of Child
crs salary, the statement of the di-
rcctors contradcts BrocEman 3 as
scrtions.
Say Brockman Agreed
Commcntinu on Childers salary,
the statement declares that Brock
man voted with the other directors
10 increase Childcrs' salary on De
cember 4. 1923. The request to
dismiss Finncv and to reduce Child
crs' salary. is termed bv the dircc'
tors. Task ing that the district icop
+ ardze its interests, which arc the
interests of the majority of citizens
so that those few individuals who
have been and now are opposing the
policies of the administration, may
continue their harrassmcnts through
the courts and thus circumvent the
wishes of the majority of voters. y
Employment Of Carleton y. Joy
and A. T.. Kellogg is justified by
the directors who declare that the
men are acting respectfully rs assis
tami TO the secretary and as deputy
collector and that statements from
their immediate supcriors have On
dorscd their work.
Employment of John w. Scott
formerly in charge of the United
States land office, as an auditor in
the purchasing department, is de
clared not to be matter Of great
significance. His work is neces
sary, the directors state, and they
back up the Judgment Of Scott s
immediate superior, the purchasing
agent, in this respect.
George Whitlock, employed on q
day basis TO take charge Of the dis
CCJontinupd on Page ~
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
BLACK WOLF SENTENCED
FOR MURDER OF NEGRO

BAKERSFIELD, Calf. Mar. 10.
Alex Forbes, known as ''the black
wolf,' was sentenced to from ten
years to life here today after con
viction of second degree murder in
staying Dan Inl6w, fanotheranegroF
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
GILA RIVER BRIDGE TO
BE COMPLETED IN YEAR

PHOENIX. Ariz March 15.---One
of the worlds largest ana longest
bridges, steel span 1860 feet IN
length. will be completed At. the
Gillespie dam across the Gila river
within year.
The builders Of tho mammoth
bridge guaranteed in their cnp'r'~t
TO complete the structure within
twelve months. a.
Cost Of the bridge was sct ~
s292,167.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
COOLIDGE SHOWS
IMPROVEMENT AS
RESULT OF SLEEP
by United Pres. Leased Wire

PLYMOUTH, Vermont. March Is.
The condition of Colonel John G.
Coolidge, the presidents father,
was much improved TODAY, accord
ing to statement made bv DR.. Al
bert G. Cram after half hour visit,
with his patient.
Colonel Coolidge passed very
comfortable night and seemed much
y ore cheerful today said DIR.
Gram. "Thcrc is no cause for inn
mediate apprehension.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, March 15.-It takes
only the slightest public stir over
the prohibition question to make the
subject a popular one in New Yorl;
rulpits and the recent straw votes
ON possible NOlstead modification
drew volume of ministerial com.
ment yesterday.
The newspaper polls were belittled
by the Rev. DR.. s. Edward Young,
Presbyterian.
"Let nobody be branded as un-
American for seeking to change the
law he said. but let everyone un-
derstand that the only poll that
counts is the one at the ballot box. -
The action of Brigadier General
Smedley d. Butler in charging a
subordinate officer, Colonel Alex
ander Williams, with drinking, was
another favoritc public topic.
81 do not know ali the cireum-
stanecs,' commented the Rev. DR..
S. Parkes Cadman. "but ! do know
that some of the leading newspa-
pers which spent a good deal of time
critieizing General Butler had very
little to sav about a commanding
officer getting drunk. A man who
gets drunk and makes show of
himself in uniform of the United
States should get out of the army. -
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-15
CHJNFSN PROTEST
WHEN 'BIJMS' MAKE
HOME IN TEMPLE

OROVTLLE. Calf. Mar. 15.--The
Chinese loss house here is not the
highly decorated temple il was once.
but local Orientals arcn' I going to
run the risk Of ancestral displcasmrc
by allowing II to he frequcnted by
intoxicated "bums.
Chinese complained to police re-
GENTLY that hoboes were sleepino
in the temple. now dilapidatcd and
partly boarded up, and the. police
cleaned the place Of irrcligious
slumbcrers.