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Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-20
BAD CHECK MAN
IS WORKING IN
BUSINESS WAY
Uses Counter Chdcks STAMPED
" t Ii PrOtectograph and
Other Fancy Touches TO
Make Good

An artistic check wbrker who uses
protectograph and all the modern
office appliances sto make poor
piece of paper look like the real thing.
is plying his avocation in Ell Centfo
and so far has escaped apprehension
at the hands of the police, who are
searching for him.
The checks being used are of the
common or counter variety to be had
for the picking up in any bank, and
the gentleman is not confining his at
tention to any one financial institu-
ton, but using them all at random.
The paper layer" as the police
style him, is using two names. So far
ali Of the checks he has passed have
been made payable to the order of "F.
L. Floyd and they bear the sigma
ture of &c. W. Burch."
1t is unnecessary to state that
neither Of these supposed persons
are known at any of the local banks.
The checks are made out in various
ranging from $40 up to S35
or $40, but they average along about
SIS. The checks, are neatly made out,
have a stamped number in the cor
ner and the amount is printed in with
a protectograph in fancy colored ink.
"Mr. Floyd" negotiates his checks
by making small purchases of a dollar
or less and then tenders the check in
payment. The paper looks good and
the we'll dressed, smiling stranger
also presents pleasing appearance;
bat the merchant who gives up his
goods and cash in change is stuck.
A we'll known restaurant has one
of the pieces of bogus paper calling
FOR SIG. A big clothing dealer has
another for $15, and a soft dring par
lor has one for $3.50, and there are
a few more scattered around
which haven't been reported on as vet
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-20

LET CONTRACTS
FOR MORE ROAD
CaleSic0 PdUinH to BE Laid inl
Concrete; Seeiey South Link
Held up

The Board of Supervisors yester-
day afternoon opened bids and allow
ed contracts for the paving of the
CaleXico-Bonds Corner, and the Ca
lexico-West Links, in the county
highway system. Bids were also re-
ceived from Peterson, Dillon and Pat
terson lower than all others for the
construction of the stretch of road
south from Seeley, but because of the
fact that there was not enough money
left in the fund, TO contract was all
lowed.
L. S. Atkinson was lowest on the
road east of Calexico, J. f. Knapp was
lowest on the road west of that city,
and Peterson, Dillon & Patterson
lowest on the work from Seeley
south. Bids for the two Calexico
roads were accepted by the suoervi-
sois on recommendation of Highway
Commissioners Best and Shaw, and
orders were given by the supervisors
that the Seeley road be constructed by
force account in case funds are avail
able.
Because Peterson, Dillon & Patter-
sons bid was lowest for the Seeley
work, the board considers that that
contracting firm is morally entitled to
do the work if it be done at all ,and
it is probable their equipment will be
secured for the force account work.
Bids received yesterday by the su-
pervisors were about six cents less per
square foot than two weeks ago, the
result of the low figures made H. II.
Peterson when he was awarded the
Brawley, Imperial and Holtvlle con-
tracts on December 5. His bonds for
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-20
\ 0 D \ { R IS
PLACED ON
BIG RIVER
B O A R D
Californian Will Probably
Head Commission Which
viii Supervise and Con-
troll Boulder Dam Recla-
nation Project

AS forecasted in The Press some
weeks ago in a statement from Con-
gressman Phil D. Swing, President
Harding has named Herbert Hoover,
now secretary of commerce, as the
government representative on the Co.
dorado. River Commission. Mr.. Hoor-
er will probably be the head of tie
commission, which will have charge of
the construction of the Boulder can
Iyon dam, and other dams on the Colo
RADIO river, and the ALLEGATION, distri-
button and control of the storage wat
ers and the electric power to be gen
Grated.
The naming of Hoover on this I'M
portant body brought joy to all the
advocates of government ownership
and control of the important Colora-
do river development work.
incidentally it spiked a clever plan
to have the government representative
an eX-employe of a Colorado coal COR
poration.
The President, it is declared, is
anxious to have the river developed
by the government, so that the great
est number of people may benefit.
He was convinced that Hoover, being
an engineer, is the best man for the
important post. The appointment
was opposed, however, by politicians
in Colorado and elsewhere, who wired
the President to hold up the appoint
ment until they might have hearing.
He did so, it is said, out of courtesy to
them.
At the hearing in San Diego a week
ago, however, representatives of the
same interests protested to Secretary
Fall that they wanted the appoint
ment hurried, that the commission
might begin its work"
1T is not the wish of the Presi-
dent to delay the appointment" Sec.
retary Fall shot back at them. The
appointment was delayed expressly
at the request of of Colorado and
other western states"
The Secretary must have conveyed
to the President that the same people
now claim to be anxious for action.
At least the President went ahead and
made the appointment of Hoover
without the hearing the interests had
demanded.
The choice of Hoover is particularly
pleasing to Congressman Swing, Di-
rector of Reclamation Davis and 9TH
ers.' Some real action is expected
now, and Hoover is said to be planning
a trip west as soon as possible, to
look over the entire situation.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-20

machinery was the cause Of 102
deaths; electricity caused AZ deaths,
and explosion of firearms caused s
deaths.
In 1920 there were women killed
at work, as compared with 8 women
in 1919.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-20
RESERVE UNITS TO
BE LOCATED HERE

According to a general order issued
from the headquarters of the Ninth
Corps Area, United States army,
Preside of San Francisco, this morn
ing, the board of officers convened
for the purpose of ALLEGATION of units
of the 91st and Doth Divisions of the
Organized Reserves, has reported its
findings.
In the report the headquarters of
the Third Battalion is located in San
Diego, with Company l. located in
Brawley and Company M (machine
gum in Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-20
ADDRESS POSTPONED

There will be an ooen meeting of
the History section of the Womana
Ten Thousand Club at the library on
January 2. The address which Mr.
Templeton of the high school was
scheduled to deliver at that time has
been postponed until January i6, due
to the fact that it is impossible for
him to be here January 2. The meet
ing to be held January i6 will be at
the Chamber of Commerce in place ~
the library. However, the regular HIS
tory lesson will be called January z.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-20
CARBERRY is ENGINEER

The directors of the Irrigation Dis
trict this afternoon selected Ray S,
Carberry, for II years superintendent
of Water Company No. /, as chief en-
gineer of the entire system. Mr. Car
berry will have charge of all techni-
cal matters of the district.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-20
PORT Of LOST
PEOPLE IN
B Q R D F R
I D " n
Two Women and Man Who
Disappeared Under Mys-
teri0us Circumstances Lo-
Gated in CalexicC After
Weeks Searching

Calexico and the Imperial Valley is
fast becoming the port of missing
men"
There seems to be something fascin-
ating and intriguing about the land
close to the Mexican border for thos a
who fall from sight of friends arJ
neighbors under circumstances mvs-
te1ious and queer.
Within the past few months no less
than a score of missing persons. for
whom friends and the police frantic
ally made statewide or nationwide
search, have been found in the I'M
rerial Valley, and in the majority Of
cases in the border metropolis.
Yesterday three persons who dis
appeared in mysterious fashion were
found in Calexico.
Thomas Nussman, a former resi-
dent Of Banning, where he ran a
blacksmith shop, disappeared some
weeks ago from Long Beach. His
clothing was found in bath house
booth and he and the bathing suit he
wore were supposed to have been
swept seaward by the rip tide which
was running heavy that day. Nuss-
man was given up as lost and his wife
and children in Glendora mourned him
as dead
At about the same time Mrs. G. T.
Winters of Santa Ana disappeared
from home. There was no trace of
her, and her frantic husband invoked
the power of the law to help him find
her. The search was long and wide,
and it was not until yesterday that
a deputy sheriff found both Nussman
and Mrs. Winters. The couple for
several weeks had been living to-
gether in Calexico as husband and
wife. Nussman is now in the county
Jail and the erring wife is in charge
of the probation officers.
The third person to be located in
Calexico was Mrs. Laura Livengood
Of Redlands, also a former resident of
Banning.
Several months ago she left Red
lands to visit friends in Long Beach.
She disappeared from the embarca-
dero there one day, as if whisked away
in the clouds. Her husband searched
tn country over for trace of hey
The police from Vancouver to San
Diego and San Francisco to Denver
were looking for her.
In a modest little cottage in Ca
leXico she was found late yesterday
living simple, retired life. She told
the police that while walking along
the Long Beach waterfront a strange
man had accosted her and made
threats to kidnap her. She became
afraid and left hurriedly for Los An
geles, and there took stage for her
home. At least she thought she did,
but it was a CaleXico stage that she
boarded instead of the Redlands bus,
and when she learned her mistage she
came on through. She will be return
ed home as soon as her husband can
arrive here, he having been notified of
L
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-18
Quit Tobacco
So easy TO drop Cigarette, Cigar,
or Chewing Habit

No'To-Bac has helped thousands to
break the costly, nerye-shattering to-
bacco habit. Whenever you have a
longing for smoke or chew, just
place q harmless No.To-Bac tablet in
your mouth Instead All desire stops.
shortly the habit is completely brok.
en-, and you are better off mentally,
physically, financially. It's so easy,
so simple. Get box of NoTo. BAG
and il 1t doesn't release you from all
craving for tobacco In any form, your
druggist viii refund your money with.
out question. Advertisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-18
>PownaI

J. NJ. Proud and family have return.
ed IRON q pleasant trip and vacation
to Boston.
Mrs. Rosaltha Jepson is visiting her
dsughte.. Mrs Frank Van Horn in
Mechanicville,
The Pownal Water Co, have
cleaned their reservoir, which has
been a long felt WANT
Mrs. Eugene Towslee has been the
guest for the past week Of her par
ents in Grafton, n. y.
Miss Julia Towslee entertained a
number of her friends last Thursday
evening at Summit hall.
William Beer a former Pownal
resident, died suddenly OF typhoid
fever at his home in New Haven, Vt,
The Harvest supper given by the
Baptist -iuroh last Thursday evening
was a success both socially and tinan-
cieliy
Everett Hurley, young SON OF Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Hurley, who is in the
North Adams hospital and who has
not been SO well lately, is better
at present
Rev. Charles T. Green Of Ganvoort
N Y, former pastor, preached a
J fine sermon in the Methodist church
Sunday morning. Rev. May exchang
ed pulpits with him.
Miss Elizabeth burlington and Miss
Regina Dean attended the Teachers
convention at Rutland, last week
greatly enjoying each session Of the
convention.
The men Of the Methodist church
will hold their annual taicken pie
supper in their parlors on Wednesday
evepinG. Oct 90, They win have. their
usual fine menu.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-18
Spies Everywhere.

Elbow is the patient progressing p
"Doing MS well as could be expected"
cable 10 receive visitors yetY'
"Comc around in about three days"
"Thanks. certainly Will"
Ovcrhearing this conversation you
would naturally suppose that somebody
was recovering from serious com
ploint As a matter Of face, citizens
who engage In home brewing can't be
too careful about discussing It on a
street corner,-Blrmlngham Agc-Hcr-
MD.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-18
DYED HER SWEATER
AND SILK STOCKINGS

Each package Of Diamond Dyes
contains directions so simple that any
woman can dye or tint faded, shabby
skirts, dresses, waists, coats, sweaters
stockings, hangings draper.es. every
thing like'new Buy Diamond Dyes
no other kind--then perfect home
dyeing is guaranteed, even il you have
never dyed before. Tell your druggist
whether the material you wish to dye
is wool on silk. or whether it is linen
cotton, or mixed goods. Diamond Dyes
never streak. spot fade or run.-Ad
vertisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-18
SOUTH sHAFTssv-RY


Fred Sickle is spending a few days
with his family.
! Mrs s. ~ Galusha spent Saturday
in Bennington.
Mrs Herbert Booth was in Ben
tnington Saturday. shopping.
/ slocum Lane and family spent Sun.
day at Ernest Lanes in Salisbury.
Prayer meeting on Thursday even
ing at 1870 Miss Isabel Cole leader,
The Junior League will meet Fri
day afternoon at S:15 at the church.
| Archie Madison and wife Of Albany,
! n T., called on relatives in town Sun
4 day.
Mrs. John Beagle and Mrs. Maude
\ watson were in Bennington Satur
day.
Mrs. Irwin Mattison and Mrs. Net
| tie Wyman were in Bennington Sat
lurda..
The w. f. NJ. $. will meet at the
chur'l parlors on Wednesday after
noon at o'clock.
Born, Friday ost. IL, son. weigh
Ing IL pounds to Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
lie Greene.
The Lend-a-Hand society win meet
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
Edwin Hawkins.
Mr., and Mrs. Herman Niles spent
Sunday with their daughter, Mrs,
Percy Madison.
Mr and Mrs Il. f. Rice and Mrs.
George Hard were week end visitors
in pittsfeld Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lawrence OF
Vergennes spent the week end with
Nr. and Mrs Oliver Lawrence.
George Hawkins OF New York city
passed the week end with Ills parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Newman Hawkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Mattison, Miss
Gertrude Madison ana mother visited
relatives at Salisbury on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. f. Hawkins recent
~ entertained Mrs. Henry Walker
and Mrs. Sylvester Hawkins OF Man
chester Depot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Montgomery and
sen we're Sunday visitors in Airing
ton Mrs, Emma Bentley returned
home with them
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Amidon and
daur. ter Lena. were entertained Sun
day at the home OF Mr. and Mrs
Harry Farnham.
Mr., and Mrs. William Stevens, Miss
Edith Harris, and Mr.. and Mrs. Eu
gene Peters metored to pittsaeld and
Lice. Mass, en- Sunday.
Edward Beagle and son, Harold o.
New Britain, Conn, passed the week
end IN town. Mrs. Beagle returned
with them TO New Britain.
Mrs. John Halpin and daughter
Marjorie. also Miss Mary Walsh o
Watervliet, n. Y. were over SUNDAY
. guests oil Mr.. and Mrs George Cool
idge.
A number from here attended thu
S shower for Miss Gladys Coulter ant
Icharles Harrington on, Saturday eve
= ming, at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
v Merle Coulter of Salisbury
y Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Lawrence am
S, aaughter, Mr.s and Mrs, Michae
y Barke and Leonard Lawrence an
!" friends OF Termination were entertain
e ed at Hotel Lawrence on Sunday.
n
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-18
Old Lovers Exchange roksns.

The fashion Tor love tokens was at
its height about The middle OF the
Eighteenth century. WHEN engraved
tokens were exchanged between lovers,
Some OF these tokens We're engraved
with initials, others had two hearts
5oined and a date, aud many were in.
scribed with notices.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-18
FOR INDIGESTION, GAS,
SOUR, ACID STOMACH,
TAKE "DIAPEpSIN'

"Pape's Diapepsnp is the quickest
surest relief for Indigestion, Gases
FIatulence, Heartburn, Sourness, Fer
mentation or Stomach Distress caused
by acidity. A few tablets give almost
immediate stomach relief and shortly
the stomach is corrected so you can
eat favorite foods without fear. Large
case costs only a few cents at drug
store. Millions helped annually. AID
vertisoment
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-18
By Thin Heels.

The eieht-year-old son of North
side family was showing an animal
book TO his little four-yearold broth
er. Coming 10 the picture of rein
deer. with its odd shaped hoofs, he
said, "Now Billy, YOU can always tell
q woman reindeer By the kind OK
heels it wears."-lndianapolis News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-18
Benefits OF Dark Food

A party of plcknlckers, after long,
dusty walk reached the parking place
where they spread out their luncheon.
AS they were setting the table, one
young woman exclaimed:
Amt glad brought a chocolate
sake II doesn't show dirt, --lin.
wauRee Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-18
seedIs ReInarkabIs vitality.

The longest known survival OF any
reed is that of certain Egyptian
my A dried seed pod kept IN the
South Kens'ngtcn museum, England,
contained seed which was tested and
found TO grow after 0l years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-18
Does Your Food Digest

MONA, that s the name of the
best prescription ever written for
indigestion or stomach distress.
Guaranteed by w. L. Gokay.--Adver-
tisement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-10-18
Money Talks.

Millions are involved in this d.
vorce suit" well, what about IT.
"Oh, nothing, except that when money
gets mixed up in scandal it's more
garrulous than eyer.p-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
Willmar tribune., 1921-08-03
WILL MARK HIGHWAYS.
or KANDIYOHI COUNTY
Trunk Highways 4, 10 and 49 To
Be Marked By Star and
Number

G. M. Mathies, superintendent Of
trunk highways in Kandiyohi Coun-
ty and neighboring counties compris-
ing his district, has received instruc-
tions from the state department to
mark all the trunk highways which
pass thru the county This marker
will be placed on highway number 10
which runs thru Atwater, Willmar
and Pennock in this county, on num-
ber four which extends from the
northeast. corner of the county thru
New London, Spicer, Willmar and
south thru Svea and number 40 which
branches from No. four miles south
of Willmar to Raymond and on. The
following is the description of the
marker which is to- be stenciled on
poles and posts conspicuously located.
A wide sixteen inch yellow band will
be painted around the pole. Upon
the yellow band about six feet above
the ground will be outlined in black
a large star with the highway number
painted within the star in black.
On the straight country roads these
markers will be placed every quarter
mile while they will, be placed more
numerously at turns and crossroads
In the villages and cities they may
be found on every other telephone
pole or post. -
Mr.. Mathies began the marker work
this week and will cover the entire
district
Willmar tribune., 1921-08-03
TALLMAN AND WALLIN
eN GOLF TROPHY FINALS


In the golf tournament, held ut the
Country Club golf links last week and
which terminated Thursday with %.
". Tallman winner over Allan Wallin
in the finals contained thirty,tWo en-
tries and proved a very interesting
meet The prize was a silver cup pre-
sented by the Golfers Magazine. Six
teen were eliminated on the first day.
On the second day eight dropped ont.
Those who survived for the third day
were: A. e. Carlson, Oscar Oman, Al.
Ian Wallin, DIR. Dawson, s. o. Dinfen-
d0rf, d. N Tallman, Carl Wallin, and
DR.. Freeman. After the third day the
following four were entitled to take
part in the semf-nnals: A. e. Carlson.
Allan Wallin, D. N. Tallman and Carl
Wallin. The ineups during the semi
finals were as follows: Allan Wallin
VS.. A. e. Carlson and D. N. TaIlman
VS.. Carl Wallin. Allan defeated Carl
son 2 up and Tallman overcame Carl
Wallin at the 18th hole. The final con-
test was between Tallman and Allan
Wallin and was won by the former
to thus winning the trophy.
Willmar tribune., 1921-08-03

the streets at night. The white rays
OF each rear lamp shall make the rear
number plate clearly discernible Front
lamps shall make an object discern
ible 200 # in nsa1yance sofs the car No
person shall suas 6r cause to be used
after July /, 1921, on any motor We
hicle operated on any public street, or
highway any headlight equipped with
a reflector unless the reflector: or
glass in front of fssuchl Right be so etch-
ed, ground, nodded or constructed that
the lighted flament shall appear blur
red or all light, emitted therefrom
and projected above the level of the
lighted flament shall be free from
brilliant lustre - i
No spot light shall be used except
for emergency purposes. -. :. - 81:
Willmar tribune., 1921-08-03
RULES FOR AUTO DRIVERS STUDY Up


/ Vehicles overtaking others, except
IA street car, shall pass on the left.
No vehicles shall pass on the left Of a
street car. ~, <.s. :~s@,s = zt. t..
Vehicles turning a corner to the
right Shall keep close to the right hand
curb. s.E 2 ~
Vehicles turning the corner to the
left shall not cut corners. No COM
plete turn arounds on Marquette, Mic
Ollet, or Hennepin between Wash. Ave:
and Sth st. from 500 A. NJ. to $50
P. M. - : ~ ~. 49,, -:
No crossing of streets or complete
turn arounds between street intersec-
tions. Ht,"ss. - *.%:.
Parallel parking over entire city,
leaving #. space between each car.
No stopping with left side to curb.
Vehicles shall always park next to
fight hand curb ..~.
No vehicle shall stand within street
intersections or 80 it. from the inter-
secting roadway. - +
No vehicle, except emergency We
hicles, shall drive through a process
sion. :. * *
Under unusual circumstances ve-
hcles shall stand or move as direct
| ed by the police. ..s. ;
| No double parking, except :momen-
tarily, when calling for or delivering
passengers or merchandise.
No vehicle shall be left unattended
on street with engine running.
Willmar Tribune Gal e L
No riding or jumping upon any We:
hicle without the drivers consent and
no person when riding shall allow
any part of the body to protrude be-
yond the sides of the vehicle.
+ Parked vehicles in a street or alley
at night shall keep tail lights burn.
ing.
| No unnecessary smoke or products
| of combustion from exhaust pipes.
Upon the approach of emergency
vehicles, drivers shall pull to the right
and stop.
MUFFLERS
Every motor vehicle must be equip
ped with muffler and such mufflel
shall never be cut out.
Speed must be reasonable and prop
er. Speed limits: 10 miles in con
gested districts; Is miles in residence
portions; outside of congested and
residence portions, Is miles an hour.
PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES
IN PRESCRIBED AREA
Limited go min. parking between