Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-23

/ i1edtre Iu2ne-Mdly iiSNAoiu AH
Tess of the Storm Country" in five
acts, produced by the Famous Play
ers, will be the attraction at the Tu-
lane tonight. This is the biggest and
best Ct Mary Pickford productions,
/ ( laying to packed houses month after
month in all the large cities. A fea-
ture comedy will be added to the pro-
gram. Two shows will be given
and .. No advance in prices.
New Building Opened-rF. G.sWeir
has opened store in his new build-
ing on the corner of Fiftbfstreet and
Broadway and will have his real es-
tate office in the same building. This
building is one of the neat additions
to the business quarter of the city.
Arrest uspect-Claud Smith, sus
pected of issuing checks without funds,
was arrested here today and lodged
in the county Jail pending an investi-
cation by officers.
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l.. & s. Theatre-Tonight is the
change of show at the L. & S. the
atre with the Lewis & Wolfe players,
and for the third offering the COM
pany of artists will present the Rbue
tabloid musical comedy, "Hirum, or
Hey Rube." There are many song
hits ir the bill, including "Scuse Ne,
Teacher" "Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm" and 'The Songs My Mother
Used to Sing" Tonight, as the spe-
cial feature, a tbree-reel feature of
the serial story, "Bransford in Az
cadia," will be filmed. There will be
{ matinee Saturday at p. m. espe- !
.ially for the ladies and children.
X X X
Prisoner Attempts Escape-Jim
Faraday, convicted before the city re-
,ordar on a charge of vagrancy, after I
'eceiving sentence of ninety days,
his morning made break for liberty |
While being conducted to the county
all. At the close of the trial Far
day, accompanied by Deputy Mar /
hal Converse, left the court room. On .
eaching the sidewalk in front of the
Iity Hall Faraday with sudden /
wrench broke from the grip of the
fficer and fled east down the alley
if Main street. In an effort TO
lude the pursuing marshal the fleeing
nan ran through the rear door of
DOL hall and resumed his race down
iain street, turning into the Central I
ool hall, where he was overpowered
y citizens who had joined in the
hase. After being captured Faraday /
made desperate attempts to escape be-
ore nc was finally lodged in the coun-
y Jail.
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To Have Road WagOn-Arrange-
nents for the purchase of a road Jail /
wagon from the Pauly Jail Building /
company of st. Louis have just been
according to an announce
nent made by c. L. Carr, county pur-
hasing agent. The wagon will have
capacity of twelve prisoners, the
Interior being divided into three tiers
n each side with two cells to tier.
although steel construction will be
sed throughout the wagon will weigh |
My 5000 pounds. The cost is $685..
n the past officers have been obliged /
0 return county road workers to the
all at the close of each day, as the
aw governing the case states that
onvicts must be in their cells be-
ween sunrise and sunset. For this
eason work on the roads in most
ases has been restricted to districts
4 close proximity to Ell Centro. With (
he arrival of the road jail wagon.
owever, more time will be devoted !
o the outlying districts, as the pris-
ners may be locked in the cells in
he wagon at the close of each days +