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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-14

Of II dry river with hla trunk aud
fore feet and drink there. or no IL
equally 1T home living hair In the
swomps Of better wRtcred regions. lie
Is at home on the low, hot plains of
the scacoOst Mt the equator or on the
cool slopes Of Kcnu and Elgon. so
far as know he suffers froEi no con,
taglous diseases ana Inns no enemies
except man. There Rro elephants on
henln that have never lain down FOR
u hundred years. Some Of the plnlns
elephants do rest lying down, but no
one ever snw n Kcnia elephant lying
down or any evidence that they do lie
down At rest. The elephant Is
good traveller. On good ground
good horse can outrun him, but on
bad ground the horse would have no
chance nnd there nro few animals
that cnn cover more ground IN day
than mn elephant. And in spIte Of
his appearance he can turn with sur.
prIsIng agility and move through the
forest rs quietly as a rabbit.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-14
CGNQUER0R COULD NOT WRITE
William | OF England Signed ilIs
Name by a cross to Charter
He Granted.

In the collection OF Norman char
tiers sold, recently In England, the
property Of Baroness Beaumont OF
Carlton Towers, York, there Is strong
prcsumptIye evidence that William
the Conqueror was unable to write,
for grant signed by him and MatIl.
da, the queen, bears their crosses.
This collection Of Norman charters
was made by the untiqunry Thomas
Stapleton, one of the ancestors Of
the barony Of Beaumont and has been
preserved for centuries Mt Carlton
Towers. Its sale Is attributed to the
costs Of the war and the present high
taxes.
The earliest grant Is undated, but
was made between the years 1867 and
1910. 1t is In Latin on vellum, and
is grant by Walderand tde MeullnD
for the salvation Of the soul of his
lord, William /, king Of the English,
and others, to ST. Stephens church,
Caen, of the Church Of st. Mary. In
serted in their names are the crosses
OF the witnesses, William, king Of tho
English Matalda, the queen; John,
archbishop (of RouenO; Roger Bel
montensIs (BeaumonO and Robert
Bclmontcns!s BeaumonO, The docu-
mcnt Is one of the most interesting
autographs that Is likely to come into
the auction room for some time. The
evidence Of William the conqueror's
IlIiteracy Is not conclusive, however,
MS It may have been thought beneath
the dignity of the king to write his
name, as William Roberts suggests.
King Henry also signed one of the
charters with his cross.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-14
ToP OF SN0WDoN IS SOLD
Ground on BrItaIn'a Loftloat Mountain
Has Recently Been Purchased
by Farmer

Freak purchases are heard of from
dino TO time, but It IS not often that
the sale of e mountain Is announced.
For this rcason alone the transfer OF
the summit OF Snowdon, including soy.
er0l hundreds Of acres Of the slope
which Is grazing ground and the
ground on which Is buIll the Summit
hotel By Llcut-Col WorslcyTnylor, to
q farmer is Of more thnn ordinary In
forest remarks the Christian Science
Monitor
Mount Snowdon--ln C0mnryOn--ls
the most famous peak IN the southern
part Of Britain Is well known to nil
holiday mnkors und Is Of bold and
rugged outline md forms, with It's
subsidiary peaks, an impressive range.
The ascent presents no spocIul features
Of difficulty II Que Of tho 1--WE well do,
fined pathways Is used hut should the
climber he bent on pioneering" and
leave the beaten track, he should be
prepared for anything In the way Of
mountaineering problems.
The view from summit Of snowdon
on u llnc day makes the climb worth
while, for spread below Is Anglcsey,
the Mcnnl straits ana q great curve OF
ocean from the farolf extremity OF
Cardigan bay to Rhyl. IN the fore.
ground are to be seen the we'll defined
peaks Of the sister mountains, Alto
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-14


For the means to carry on the wori
after that date Herbert Hoover az
peals to American generosity. Mr.
Hoover is chairman of the Europea,
Childrcn's Fund, which is branch
the American Relief Administrative
of which he is head. The Fund Civ,
one meal day to million children
Poland and million and a half IN Il
Baltic States, Czecho-Slovalria an.
Austria. The gift of $23,O0O,O00 fro
the American people will mean tn.
continuance of the child welfare worl
until next summer. Without the gift
the children will starve.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-14

but they are clear on the question of
who is their friend.
They have gone-a million of them in
all parts OF Poland, day after day and
week after week since the Arrnistice-
to the kitchens of the American Relief
Administration European Children's
Fund, and have been fed They still
face starvation without their daily ra-
ton Of nouriShing soup and cocoa from
the kitchens, but the resources availa-
bic to the European Children's Fund
will furnish the child feeding sta
tons with Supplies only until January.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-14

Holiday or play day to school boys
and girls IN Poland means marching in
procession and carrying an American
flag. Because they receive daily meal
OF good hot American food at their
noen recess, these children want to
show their gratitude to their beneiac-
tors, and so they laboriously make our
flag TO carry in public march. They
lave placed the stars in the wrong cor
"cr and they probably do not know the
1 old traditions about our thirteen
;as for which the stripes stand,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-01-14
UNIQUE IN ANIMAL WORLD
Elephant Has Survived Because He
Has Been Able to Adapt Him.
self to Conditions.

These is nothing else like the ele-
phant. He has come down to us
through the ages, surviving the con.
ditlons which killed OF his earlier con.
temporareS,, and he now adapts him
self perfectly to more different CON
ditlons than any other animal in Az
rlca, Carl Akeley Of the American Mu-
scum Of Natural History writes in the
Worlds Work.
He can eat anything that Is green or
even has been green, Just 50 long as
there is enough of 1t. lie can get
his water from the aloe plants on the
arid plains or dig a we'll in the snnd
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
j n K IS SEQ
BRIDE S0BS
ST TORY I D
THE COURT
The Glittering Promises of
Clothes and Jewels Lures
Young Girl into Marriage
with Alleged Film Actor,
Who Fails to Keep Them.

/ Pictures of a happy home filled with
love and pretty clothes that failed to
materialize; promises of success in
the movies" that were never full
filled, were the reasons set forth by
pretty Mrs. Helen E. Speer. 81 years
old, of Ell Centro, for the annulment
of her marriage with Harold L. Speer,
an electrician, of Los Angeles, in De-
partment 2 of the superior court this
morning, Judge Marvin w. Conkling,
presiding.
CARRIED in smartly tailored serge
suit, Mrs. Speer, the bride of six
months. minus the wedding band, al
ternately between smiles and tears
told the court her story. She had
been working in a picture concern in
Los Angeles playing extra" support
ing her invalid father and mother,
when she first met Harold. "To gain
headway in the pictures l had to have
pretty clothes and money. l wanted
a home for mother and father, all
these things Mr.. Speer promised to
give me if | would marry him. He
said he was making 5000 week and
could afford to give me all that I
wanted. For this reason | married
him. Five minutes after the marriage
he borrowed sum of money from me,
promising to return it after an estate
was settled and he got some checks
| that was due him." was her story in
part.
"Mr. Speer represented himself to
me as virtuous man." said the girl
in response to a question asked by her
attorney, Wilbur Randall Il later
found out that he had been living with
a woman in Monrovia, a Mrs. lone
Crawford, whom he introduced to his
mother and friends as his wife. lie
again returned to her following our
marriage. l have never lived with
Mr.. Speer as his wife" she said.
Mrs. Speer stated that she would
have lived with him if he had given
her home and home for her mother
and father, but he failed to do either
nor did he contribute one cent to her
support during the past six months.
PREVIOUS to their marriage the de-
fendant, who was not represented in
court had told the plaintiff that he
picture directors and managers in Los
first name" he had said "He was to
have secured leading part for me
from these people. He was ago going
to organize producing company and
| was to have the lead" in his films"
Were any of these promises full
filed" asked Attorney Randall.
mo" replied the girl smiling, 'he
said he was making $500 a week but
in reality he received $S.4S day. He
couldn't support himself, let alone
me-"
Miss Cornellia Bryan, who, accord
ing to her statement to Judge Conk-
ling, is an entertainer at Mexicali,
took the stand For the plaintiff. She
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
WILL PAY ALL
ASKED FOR
RETURN Of
HIS WIFE
Grief Stricken Husband of
kidnapped Woman Makes
Terrified Surrender TO De-
mands Of Bandits. Home
Guarded to Keep Baby
Safe.
(By Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28.-Rewards
totaling more than $1,000 have been
offered for any information which
may lead to the discovery of the
whereabouts of Mrs. Gladys With
erell, who disappeared from her home
Tuesday night, in the fashionable
residential district of Hollywood, and
who is believed to be IN the hands Of
a kidnaper.
While the police detectives and the
private inquiry agents who are at
work on the case view with skepticism
the demand for a ransom of $4,000,
made in note said to have been slip
red under the door of Witherells Of
flee in the Hibernain bank building,
they DO believe in the genuineness of
the demand first for $4,000 and then
for $4,000, in notes that were de-
livered at the Witherell home, the first
at the time the woman disappeared.
Failure to pay these demands, or the
giving Of publicity to the demand. or
the telling of the police about the wo-
mans disappearance would result in
her death, the sotes stated.
"WC're willing to paw! Ten thou
sand, twenty thousand, fifty thousand,
ANYTHING, to bring Gladys back to u.s."
Thus cried the grief strickened hus-
band Of the missing woman this morn
ing.
Complete, terrified surrender to the
unseen forces which spirited his wife
away from him spread over the coun-
tenancc of Oliver Witherell, as his
anguished cry was given forth.
That the bandits who carried away
the wife might also take away her
child, Is months old, to force more
prompt action on the part of her
friends in acceding to the demands
made for the return of the woman,
caused the police this morning to
throw strong guard around the
Witherell home in Hollywood.
The police search for the missing
woman has extended until it is now
state wide.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
BUT TWO DAYS
: LEFT TO HELP
THE ORPHANS

With but two days left in the week
devoted to the valley orphans condi-
tions lcok rather bright for the full
quote being reached by Saturday
night CaleXico's wonderful work OF
going $1,000 over the top and collect
ing total of $4,000 instead of the
$500 quota, will help some of the
weaker parts of the valley and the
,otal, therefore, will likely come some
where near the mark-n:ore than was
expected by hundreds of people who
had the interest of the children's
lcme at heart.
In Ell Centre, counting the collec-
ions being made from those missed
earlier in the week and the probable
proceeds from the sale of tags Satur-
lay and the rummage sale to be held
~ the Ten Thousand club on the same
lay. the $3.50 necessary to reach the
$1,000 qouta will likely be forthcom-
ing.
All those who have been missed in
contributions at headquarters-the
Progress office-todav or tomorrow.
The twenty-four Elks' ladies who have
been working their heads off all over
town this week have been unable to
see great many people who are will
ing to give to this fund. AS their
names will not appear in the published
list unless they contribute they should
call at headquarters and attend to the
mater.
"Seeley will have the full quota"
is the word received yesterday from
the loval west side.
Tag day? Just wait until you are
otopped in the middle of the street by
the tariff cops" SaturdayAyou'll be
fined all right. all right
And don't forget the rummage sale
Saturday in the old Ell Centre Nation
al bank building2it will be a hum,
dinger, says the committee.
Barbara Worth tonight-Go and
solve the mystery yourself.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
L on gress Gets
Word from Farm
ers on Fert. Bill
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Con-
gress is hearing from home about
Nitrates, Muscle Shoals, and Govern
ment operation of industries in COM
petition with private enterprise.
The reason is that the senate has
passed Q bill known as the Nitrate
Bill, which would create government
owned corporation, similar to the
Emergency Fleet corporation, with
power to issue $12.o00, 900 common
stock, to be owned by the government,
for the purpose of manufacturing fer
tilizer materials, operating the Wilson
dam and Hydro Electric Power plant
and selling the power to consumers.
The bill was introduced in the SEN
ate bv Senator Wadsworth of New
York, at the request of the War De-
partment, because he is chairman of
The senate committee on military af
;ails. Senator Wadsworth, however,
vigorously opposed the passage of the
oil, and repeatedly called the atten-
lion Of the senate to its sweeping pro-
visions, the dangerous precedent it
was creating and the tremendous
amount of public property, running in
value u vel. over a hundred million
,o,'a's, which would be turned cr
+ s CORPORATION.
The senate passed this bill under
pressure of Southern senators. who
;rgued that the farmers wanted the
measure because it would furnish
them with cheap fertilizer.
From the testimony of at least one
farmers representative before a con-
gressional investigating committee,
he farmers sio not want government
operation at Muscle Shoals or at any
ather place and the comment reaching
Washington in the form of letters,
kilograms and newspaper editorials,
indicate that the country is just be-
ginning to awaken to the fact that
he United States senate has approved
! scheme to put the government into
actual commercial competition with
its own citizens.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
TOMATOES
THAN LAST YEAR

Tomato acreage will Show a con-
siderable larger figure this year than
last, according to n. Bassett, assistant
to County Horticultural Commissioner
f. w. Waie.
He also states that the crop will be
much earlier this year than last which
will probably have tendency to get
better prices for the growers. Tomato
men are not expecting the same
calamity that befell early lettuce
planters because of their difference in
the character Of the plants and fruit.
The early lettuce growers had to see
their plants go to seed instead Of
heading up and the season given was
the carly planting. Such thing can
not happen in the case CT tomatoes.
More than 200 cars Of tomatoes went
out last year and in the opinion of
Nj. Bassett the number will be con-
sideIably greater in 1921.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
D |SHO Nest
COURTS ARE
RAPPEl) IN
REPORT
State Housing Commission
Condemns Many Judicial
Practices. Hundreds of
Thousands Saved State by
Work During Past Year.
(By United Press)

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 2S.-Legisla
ton which would bring concilation
within the reach of everyone, enabling
a'l to settle disputes without resort to
the courts, is suggested in the annual
report of the commission of immigra-
ton and housing, made public here to-
day.
The commission points out that
jury trial in the superior court cost
the Taxpayers about $500 a day. In
addition both parties in the action
have attorneys to employ and expenses
to meet. "Such legislation has been
in effect in other countries for some
time, with the result that the work of
the courts and consequently the need
of court buildings, judges, juries and
other court officials has been tremend-
ously decreased" reads the report.
The suggestion of the commission is
based on the operation of the COM
plant department of the commission
of immigration and housing. Approx
jmately 5000 cases a year are handled
by this department which maintains
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
MRS. PEETE SAID
WOULD LIVE YEAR
IN DENTON HOME
(By Associated Pressl

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2S.-Mrs. |
Peete planned to make the Los An
geles residence Of Denton, her perman-
ent home for al least another year,
according to letter written from
Denver last September to Max Alex
ander, of Los Angeles. The letter was
shown in evidence and was said to
be in Mrs. Peete's handwriting by
Mrs. Ida L. Gregory, of Denver, the
woman defendants closest friend
Mrs. Gregory is the clerk of the ju-
venile court of Denver and has been
on the stand for two days.
A new witness is appearing on the
horizon in the Peete case.
Although the district attorneys
staff is not yet ready to produce her
in court, it is known they have been
working for several days in an at
tempt to verify her story and get it
in shape for the witness stand They
consider her story very important in
proving that Mrs. Louise Peete killed
Jacob C. Denton and ;have been exert
ing every effort to "check up" on the
happenings related by this prospective
FITNESS.
She is Mrs. Florence. Lipkin, 1850
Estrella avenue, and she tells story
which the prosecution believes may
connect Mrs. Peete with the railroad
ticket to Kansas City, which Denton
is believed to have had in his pocket
when he was killed. According to
Mrs. Lipkin, she answered, last sum-
mer, an advertisement in newspaper
which read: "Anyone going East will
learn something to their advantage
by communicating with Box No. - at
e-,newspaper) office.
Mrs. Lipkin says she answered the
advertisement, giving her telephone
number and that she was called to
the phone the same evening by a
woman who stated She had ticket
to Kansas City she was very anxious
to sell. Mrs. Lipkin asked her name
and the woman said, Louise Peete.'
Desiring time to think the matter
over Mrs. Lipkin deferred definite
answer and was given telephone
number, but the next day, on calling
that number twice, she was told by a
mans voice that she had the wrong
number.
There are several discrepancies in
dates in Mrs. Lipkin's story, and it is
understood the district attorneys de-
tectives are having difficulty in ver-
flying the facts as she gives them.
The prosecution is said to believt
that this evidence, if established, will
clinch it's case, in showing that Denton
did not leave Los Angeles and that
Mrs. Peete was in possession of the
ticket by which he planned to leave.
Mrs. Peete was told of the story last
night and denied that she had ever had
any knowledge of the whereabouts of
any ticket Denton may have pur-
chased.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
LETTUCE BRINGING
in LOTS OF MONEY

That the output of lettuce is now
bringing in the neighborhood of $14,-
600 day to Brawley is the statemfnt
made by E. W. Cuff last night at the
Commercial Club meeting. This is ex-
pected to put considerable amount
CT money into circulation in this city
and the vicinity, and by passing
through numerous hands, after the
manner of money, will benefit every
one in turn.
The grower. according to Mr.. Cuff,
is receiving probably $500 a car. This
does not represent profit. necessarily,
for much of this amount has already
feen paid out for the expense of grow
ing. However, the farmer receives at
least percentage of what he has put
into the crop and if the price continues
good, he NAV realize neat profit.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
FIREWORKS.
PROMISED
IN WATER
FEE CASE
Claim of Laguna Company
and Coming Trial to Settle
Contest Attracting Much
Interest in All Sections of
Valley.

Water users in Imperial Valley are
on tiptoe awaiting the outcome of the
suit of the mutual water companies,
seven or eight of them banded togeth-
er, to secure permanent injunction
preventing the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict from paving the Imperial La
guna Water Company, of which Mark
Rose is president and one of the prin-
cipal stockholders, some $4,000 odd
dollars, set as fair price" by the
government arbitration board last
summer for the rights, maps, develop
ment work, claims, etc, which the La
guna Water Company had acquired
by virtue of it's attempt to construct
the All-American Canal to lead to
Eastside Mesa lands.
The case was originally set for Jan
uary 81 but postponement was necess-
ary because niether judge in Imperial
county was qualified to hear the case.
The suit as announced will be tried
February IA, with Judge West of
Santa Ana on the bench.
The case insofar as Imperial Valley
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28

Three thousand Germans, some un-
accompanied, others with their fami-
lies, are waiting in Germany to en-
bark for Brazil, where they wish to
settle.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
Daily
Weather
Report

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - To-
night and Saturday unsettled, occa-
sionally threatening. Moderate west
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
WHOLESALE FRAUDS
IN PASSPORTS
(By Associated Press

ATHENS, Jan. 28. Wholesale
frauds in passports carried on by
Greek subjects, emigrating to the
United States has been discovered by
Consul eneral Lowrie. o.
over so passports submitted to tn,
consulate yesterday 25 were found to
bear forged signatures and false seals
of the Greek foreign office.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
SUPREME COUNCIL AT
MOST CRITICAL STAGE
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, Jan. 28.-The Supreme
Council of the Allies has reached a
most critical stage in its delibera-
tions. The crisis came over the ques-
ton of finding the total amount of
separations due from Germany and
the methods of payment. The session
of the council which began at 4:3O
o'clock this afternoon was abandoned,
the members being unable to agree.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
JAP POPULATION INCREASES
Especial to The Press)

VpPCNTVI u TC ITISSI
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-The jap
anese population of Hawaii in 1920
was 109274, out of total popula-
ton of 255,912, announced the census
bureau today. This is an increase of
the population of that race of about
33 per cent since 1910.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
Treasurer in Harding's
Town Wasn't Robbed
Bv Associated Pres,

tBy AssOciated PrcssI
MARION, O., Jan. 2S.-Harry G..
Ferry, the treasurer Of Marion coun-
ty, who reported Wednesday that he
had been held up and robbed by
bandits, who knocked him senseless
and made off with $4,000, has been
He confessed that he rob-
bed the vault himself
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
DELUDED GIRLS EYES OPENED
The Blanket Stiff
Soon To- Become
Obsolete,
(RY United PresSl

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 28. = Say
goodbye to the blanket stiff"
The immigration and housing COM
mission has been able to induce many
big employers to provide their work
ers with bedding, as we'll as the san
itary hunks for beds as required by
law.
AS result, the race of blanket
stiffs' soon will be historic. The mum.
Der already has been greatly reduced
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28

Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1921-01-28
BIG KIDNAP RANSOM READY
Abolish Hip Pocket
Is Demand By
Wisconsin
(By Associated PresS)

MADISON, Wis, Jan. 28.--The
adjustment Gf the hip pocket to
prevent the carrying OF flas..a, by
an amendment to the V0lstead
Act, would be asked CT Congress
by a resolution introduced into
the Wisconsin Legislature this
morning. By the terms of the
resolution Indians would be ex-
empted from the provisions OF the
amendment.