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Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-09
Housecleaning Day at Courthouse

Housecleaning Day at Courthouse
Taking advantage of the lnll IN aetlv-
lilies at the courthouse, Harry Mullen
IS giving the floors in the courts and
district attorneys offices, much
needed coat of oil. The furniture is
10 be given an overhauling and things
put shipshape for the resumption OF
business in the fall
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-09
1EWS BRIEFS
FROM CITY AND COUNTY.

Shove Pleads Guilty.. Shove was
before Judge Mcdonald of Holtville
yesterday, charged with selling chat
tel property which was mortgaged. He
pleaded guilty and was fined 800.
Frank Erzinger, assistant district at
torney, prosecuted the case.
Chamber Dinner Tonight-The en-
tertainment committee of the chamber
of commerce is DESTROYS OF having as
large an attendance as possible at to-
night S dinner when nine candidates
for office will deliver short talks ON
the political situation as announced in
yesterday s Press. The committee
claims there are many members of the
chamber who are "baehing this sum-
mer and can therefore attend the
chamber dinners without interfering
with home affairs, in fact the cham
Der dinner gives them an opportunity
to pass pleasant evening with men
they know and there should be a larg
er attendance than in the past two
weeks. .'There is nothing formal about
the dinners, saws Secretary Coyle,
and we want every member to feel
he is not only welcome to come, but
it is his duty to attend.'' Dinner will
be served tonight at $50 sharp, and
the secretary requests those who de
sire to attend to notify him before 4
clock this afternoon so necessary re
seryations can be made.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-09

Body Found by Gun-Coroner T. w
Peterson received word this afternoon
from Imperial that the body of man
had been found about three miles
northwest sof that city. No details
were given other than the man had
probably been dead for several months
and gun was found beside the re
mains. The body will be brought to Ell
Centre and an inquest held to estab-
hsh the cause of death.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-09
Honestly It's the best porcy to in
sure your hay and grain with Edgar
Brothers Realty Company. adv

Goes North for Prisoner-Cfficer
Mason, of the Calexieo police depart
ment, was sent to Los Angeles today
with a warrant from the sheriff Of
flee to bring back Gus Shimpanis, who
was arrested in that city on instrue-
lions from Calexieo. 1t is alleged Shin
panis defrauded a hotel keeper in Ca
lexieo of 800.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-09
PASTOR SPICES FOUR
PAIRS IN 40 MINUTES

RIVERSIDE, Calf. Aug. o.
DR.. John Garden. pastor of the
first congregational church of
this city, challenges all SKY
pilots to equal his records Of
tying nuptial knots.
The popular pastor succeeded in
securely splicing four couples in
something like 40 minutes yester-
day, thus establishing a record.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-09

Coonev, warm friends of the candidate
took him around to ''meet the boys.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-09

They say the shimmy originated in
Russia. Get a country down and every
body cusses it.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-09

Justice of the Peace C. E. Markey
left for the coast yesterday to take
a rest that will keep him away for u
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-09

Last Call for Hawkeyes-Saturday
August u, is the date for the annual
picnic reunion of everybody from
Iowa, at Bixby Park, Long Beach, one
block from the ocean. The picnic is
given under auspices of the Iowa As
sociation of Southern California and
all Iowans are invited. Coffee viii be
supplied for basket dinners at noon
A popular program has been arranged
for afternoon enjoyment.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-09

Cinnamon in Jail-Look Hing Ting
and Wong Chuck Nom, arrested near
Iioltvillle Monday night by customs in
spector Kemp after dash across the
international line, are held at the coun-
ty Jail, awaiting deportation. The
Cinnamon crossed the line near the Ten
Foot Drop and when sighted by the
officer. started to run but were over
taken and captured. They viii be Civ
en- a hearing this week and request
made to Washington for deportation
orders.
New Boarder at Jail--Jose Lopez,
arrested in Calexico for vagraney, is
serving 60 day sentence at the coun-
" jail, imposed by Judge Steintorf.
Lopez is the first prisoner received at
the Jail to serve a sentence in nearly
two weeks.
Marriage Licenses-Cupid is once
more on the job mt the county court
house with marriage license issued
to James Dudley Rife and Sarah May
Williams of Calexico and Martha Irene
-MOlIaII OF I'll ttHtrO.
Suit for Damages. F. Hollbrook
OF Los Angeles has filed suit for
5000 against his son in law, George
Nowlin who lives in the north end of
the valley. Hollbrook alleges Nowlin
greed to purchase 100 acres of land
near Calipatria and refused payment
shen he was offered deed for the
land Sim6n and Ellison are attorneys
for the plaintiff.
Unable to Locate Relatives-Tele
grams sent by undertaken f. j. Multi
gan to Toronto, Canada, notifying rel
ltives of the death of j. A. Macarthur,
nave been been returned with the no.
tation, unable to locate. 1t is believed
from letters in Macarthur 5 possession,
that he has sister and brother in the
Canadian city and further efforts viii
be made to reach them. The remains
are still at the undertakers and viii be
buried in a day or two if information
IS not received from relatives.
Toss Will Build Home. D. Foss is
At work on plans for a home to be
erected this fall on his lot on Olive
street. Mr.. Foss acknowledges the
force of the arguments that have been
developed in the Press "Build Your
Own Home" campaign and looks for
increased activity in the building line
this winter.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-09
Money to loan on automobiles, con
tracts bought. Fred r. Cross, 676 Man
st. Phone 359J. adv

Frank standish Not Coming-Ae-
cording to advice received in El Centre
this week, Frank Standish, well known
livestock salesman, of Kansas City,
who has been regular visitor 10 the
valley stocklnen each year, will be un-
able to make the trip this year owing
to illness in his family. He requests
any stockmen who may desire to do
business with him to write him care of
tie Drumm Standish Commission Co.,
Kansas City, Missouri.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-09

Preparations are being made by the
chamber of commerce to give the giant
passenger plane a reception when Pilot
Reuin lands here next Sunday morn
ing from Los Angeles on its initial
trip.
l.. II. lockwood returned this morn
ing from Los Angeles where he has
been visiting for n month.
Manuel Lujan, local capitalist, ar
rived from the northern metropolis
this morning and has fully recovered
from his recent Illness.
Deputy Sheriff Dewey Applestill
was here ON legal business this morn
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-09

Capt Hughes IS a lifelong friend Of
Ira Aten of this city. Mr.. Aten and
Capt. Hughes served together with the
Rangers in the early eighties. Capt.
Hughes was a Ranger for 2S years and
was captain for q years. He fire.
quently comes to Ell Centre for extend
ed visits with the Aten family.
Evening star., 1922-11-26
Three Traffic Tricks.

Getting past street car that keeps
YOU stopping eternally is more a matter
of skill than engine power. A lot OF
cars which ought to be able to pick up
much faster than Il street car are con
stantly forced to defeat because their
drivers do not pnow how to get the
pick up out Of them. The whole Sc
cret lies in the ability of the driver to
shift into Second" as soon as he mas
gotten a start. If he stays in 10"
too long the street car will get away
from him while he is trying TO shlit
to .second'' If he shifts to second
at about three miles an hour ana ad-
vancss the spark as he feeds gas the
ma acline will get away like lightning.
He can remain in second until ne mas
:: good lead on the car.
The emergency brake is handler L"
use than the service brake as a means
Of keeping the car from coasting back
wards when starting on hill Inc 1eet
are then free to let in the clutch ana
feed gas with the accelerator If q
motorist uses the hand throttle and
does tue breaking with his right foot
he invariably races tn. engine and has
trouble shifting from ''low" to second,
Wien stopping in traffic to discharge
passenEers' it is we'll to remember to in
sist upon having them dismount on the
right hand side of the car. Many
person has been seriously injured by
being winged by passing vehicles
when alightins on the left-hand side OF
a car. While the driver is not re-
sponsible for his passengers under such
conditions. their safety is matter OF
great interest TO him. Make them use
the right doors.
Evening star., 1922-11-26

cases of quiet starting they are
usually the larger motor type driving
at lower speed. Tn. advantage Of the
nois!er starter is that i will operate
Oh the minimum amount of current
While the quiet fast start"r-nutor
demands a fully charged battery ii
gives "A quicker crankinG motion TO
the engine and. therefore a snappjer
start
Valve tappets loosen up on a cold
motor?
The adjustments are u-uaiiy made,
and the nuts locked. while the motor
is hot, or at least warm. When the
metal parts cool the contraction may
be enough TO remov" the pressure ht-
tween the adjusting nuts and their
iocknuts II the motor is raced Hhtlc
II is cold tn" adjustments may easily
loosen This is just another reason
why g motor should never be raced
until IL is warm.
Many car owners fast@n blocks o.
wood Ia The garage floor near the
rear WALL
This is dorc a3 Il means u stopping
the car should til. owner fail 10 apply
his brakes quickly enough after nriN-
ing in J Where the flooring o. IN"
garage is concrete tn" blocks can 10"
ioined 10 III. end Of = brac" Wh!ch
rests on the floor and cAtenhS l" "a"
rear wall.
Evening star., 1922-11-26
Ease at the Wheel.

I:asc at ih" wheel is a commend
able accomplishments. but like every
thing else. il can bc carried too far.
4 case ia point is the habit OF
spra wiling the hHnds all over the
steering wheel sector. Suppose the
driver is Obliged TO make "a quick
turn, and suppose a stray finger hap
pens 70 get wcdgcd between a spider
Of TIA. wheel aud the gas control? 1t
has happened to u lot Of drivers. and
is the main reason why a lot of
manufacturers are dispensing with
the quadrant idea ANA shortening the
gas ard spark controls. IN the racan-
tinc, hands OFF.
rntil very recently il was believed
that the Uniform r.gu alton idea was
not progressing as II should bebause
%! III. difficulty experienced by local
t:aiii. officials in fitting their scheme
of things to some general plan. but.
a f2Ine from heir reluctan"e to Ad-
wise out-ot-tDwH motorists regarding
local regulations !. would seem that
they are BOT entirely sincere n q
r;H must ding 10 som. specific rcgU-
Iation isn't il only rcasonah!. TO ask
mat signs hearing The earning be
displayed on the main highway en-
frances TO the locality" ~ local po-
i''' d' pS'i H'nlS are S'nulneiS an
rcEfd by IN. many errors made by
"ut-of'owr motorists why is there
81" provision for olN iatinS the an
u"yance: \ p"torist cannot very
well b. u mind reader.
Wh"n motorists find cities and
towns displaying the high points of
local regulations on conspicuous
Signs AT :hr various main entrances
they viii begin 70 take some stock in
tn" story that these localities are
working toward Uniformity Otherwise
motorists are likely to believe Wha; has
20" often been trur.
t"IJ right. 1872, ~ the Gilman Feature Service.
Evening star., 1922-11-26
The Sunday Motorist
An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners. Edited by
WILLIAM UILMAN

driving slowly uphill in high even
when the throttle is pretty well
closed. If the smoking isn't due to
leaking piston rings it stands to rea-
son that the oil is to blame. the
chances are ten to one that the
driver Will find his oil has become
very thin. Pressure of the bearings
on this thin oil. particularly during
slow hill climbing, burns it off and
turns it L. smoke. Whenever one OF
my customers complains of Smok-
ing crankcase | always look first to
the oil. It's usually to blame.
These piston Slaps motorists worry
about are more annoying than dan
Gerous. y piston slap may be due
70 IA badly worn cylinder, then again
il may simply be due To II slight mis-
alignment Of connecting rod or
the piston itself If the trouble is
serious there'l be other things to
prove it; such as low compression in
the guilty cylinder. excessive con-
sumption of oil and loss of power.
Eut where the slap is due simply to
som" slight risalignment there are
usually no companion troubles, nor
are there likely to be any.
know of one case where chrome
piston slap caused by whipping
icraukshaft has been with motor
through @o.n00 miles The motor is stu
as powerful and as economical as
when new. OF course the slap is an
noyinE. but here's Il point: piston
slap can often be deadened by feed
ing gas s" as to keep the car above
or below the speed ut which il is most
pronounced. slap is usually Wors"
when the piston travels free-that -.
when the momentum of the car is
carrying along the engine. 1he pest
way is to keep the engine pulling
hen it is driving the car. and coast
when the ear has enough momcn-
tuni to keep il rolling.
Evening star., 1922-11-26
Bits Of This and That.

Automobile price reductions Ger
,ainIy do seem superhuons "hfh
vou'rc trying to find "A quiet plac" 10
ride on Sunday afternoon.
Dual control for motor cars. as III
air,ianes has been suggested a" "A
means "f solving the problem as to
who shail drive hubby or Wifcy. But
yGu can bet that all the mistakes VIII
lie made while friend wife is adjust
ing her hair. II will ever H.. thus
Our belief in the equality Of the
sexes sort Of Weakens when We Sc"
the lady driver slipping up on h.r
traffic rules and tn" cop telling her
where she gets of.
Sometimes tn" most apropoS way
Evening star., 1922-11-26

streets, but the difficulty Of making all
traffic regulation uniform Is no excuse
for leaving the stranger in the dark.
The fact that il is the rule not 10 ad
wise the tourist what (" expect IN n
strange town is pretty good proof that
uniformity Of regulations is not the
aim nf thu, ma jurity of traffic officials.
Signs announcing ths speed limit ar"
Of course. common. but they ar" quit
obvious and rather unnecessary. IN"
san" driver knows that he must soft
u. ia! his speed when within the city
limits. 1t is n provision Of the state
law What he would like To know sp"-
officially are the tratllr regulations. Are
left turns permitted: How long can
ne park And where" Is II perinIs-
sibe to pass standing street ears at
certain points: Must complete turns b."
made at street Intersections: and. II
so. at what Intersections? Must cars
pass around traffic officers III turning
rr before them" lie wonders
Evening star., 1922-11-26

going to run into you. but by last
minute swerve he manages to miss
you. Hey you shout. ''Wherc'd
you learn to driye? And all the
while ii has not occurred to you that
the other fellow" had to crowd you
over to the side of the road because
you were crowding him. There was
pile of stones on his sid. of the
road. you wouldn't slow up and he
couldn't because he was going faster.
What else was there for him to do?
Time after time the motorist who
does the complaining is the party
really a fault. The Other fellow" is
often in Il predicament caused en-
tirely by the driver who is long on
shouting his diSapproVal but short on
self analysis. Most people have good
reasons for doing things. and If they
appear to be foc!ha rdy or unthinking
IT may be because their accusers are
driving them TO it.
a driver should never call down
apother motorist until h. has check ed
UP on his own behay ior.
Evening star., 1922-11-26
That Guilty Feeling.

When YOU pass another ear with
out sounding your horn.
The day you said, III have the
HrtkeS refined tomorrow
When You told the dealer YOU were
rTadiuE in Your cheese Six because
sou were dissatisfied with the other
dealers service.
The time YOU passed the standing
street car and then saw the motor
corner.
When YOU slipped into the space
another motorist was trying to back
into.
When YOU didn't notice the traffic
signal turned against You.
The time you accidentally hit your
horn button while awaiting the traf-
flC officer; orders
Evening star., 1922-11-26
Many sunday dinner in these days
of motoring. hr'nad""hS ana 'r"i"c
Jams il n burnt offering.
Motor Car Accessories.

Stepniuf. up to the counter Of an
.utomobile supply store, two motor
i.-,s as6rd for the same sort Of ac-
,e@sorv for their cars. TIL" clerk
showed them what he had. gave an
iutpronlptu lecture on the advantages
e the article and wound up hy re
rriu,iu@ thvun that til" price was only
,H"cc ninvtS-tIve complete.
,r.. nl";uriSt promptly handed over
rua price and walked out. whiStlInE.
Fr'. article apparently suited him III
-v'.rN resp. .ct-and II was cheap.
Nrat more, could Il" desire
i:u1 the other mo;orist fingered.
+li.Vrn't You something better he
asked at i-ugth
That's the best ON the market" the
clerk replied. "S"Ilr one tried to put
put enc to sell f"c ;tlouud ten bucks.
niI thrr" wasn't any market f"r II.
Th, public wont buy hish-cla.ss ac-
ccSSnri.s; :" what's III, sense IN
.-r""kius mp with en-
'IiuJ this article is supposed to hc
u safety !. Ni".'. the not"riSt argued.
w hat if il tail,l me" Ard il would
~ h"urd /" tail NJ" because its cheap
workmanship ard poor materials. In
'ir, opinion il would be worth ten
l mes TIN. cost OF this article nos I"
az. tail Z .,u M, ear It's bound 10 fail
- sooner ,,r later. and the chances
az" il Wrulh fail rnc at the crucial
NOM, Ut.
Tn" clerk admitted there was some
,"@i" IN 'h,' thought. but So long as
cheap .,""csspTi.S sold Well that wa
I'll he had to look "ut t"r. ''f on see
h,'w quickly ot:r customers fail for
'n"S.. things he added. That fellow
.li'lu't even stop /" examine il. The
pri''" settled the question:.
Yes, and | happen to know that he
lriNcS :. fnur-t hou$and dollar car. He
Elected the ear because h" felt that
good w". kmanShip meant safety and
~ round satisfaction. Yet he adds
-. his ear the cheapest sort Of ac-
..SS"ri"s he can buy. 1t isn't logical.
= it,
You're right III" clerk agreed.
but. here's the way w"'v" got I" look
~ it: Th"r" isn't any call for better
Ui:d.' accessories.
When the shopper walked out the
clerk did not know that Z fine order
FOR 4 higl-rlaSs article Went out with
am. II j. said in many circles that
i'i" accessory business is not what it
.IISht to hr. one can't help think ing
hat il is hut The logical result "f il
logical merchandising.
Evening star., 1922-11-26
Getting Away Quickly.

Getting away like Il streak in traffic
doesn't always depend upon the motor.
With 4 little skill. and particularly
Judgment. a snappy start can be had
by shifting quickly from low" to sec
ond," giving 'er gas in the intermediate
speed.
Most motorists have habit OF trying
to get up speed in ''low" and lose all
they gain when trying to make the
shift The car reaches too high speed
in low the gears stick. and the
snappy start fails to materialiZe. Low
at least on level ground and when the
motor is warm. should only be used
To overcome the cars inertia; the quick
Evening star., 1922-11-26

Starting to cross 4 street Wu-n the
stop sign is turned against You need
not be the dilemma others have pic
tured it. if only II right ur left hand
turn is promptly made when the mis-
take is discovered. Even if such a
turn does not entirely satisfy the guar
dian of the crossway he is much less
likely to bawl Sou our. for passing
the stop sign is a cardinal sin in city
Evening star., 1922-11-26
Travelling in Second

Just as 'sScond" speed makes III"
best gear combination frI' Il quick
getaway. SO does il make one of tn"
best ways of stopping quickly IN
traffic. When the Spurt of speed is
simply matter of skinning past
few snailing cars. and stopping again
behind 4 street car some 20" feet
ahead, remaining in Second will be
found handy for the entire job o
Evening star., 1922-11-26
This Weeks Sermonette.

Have Il heart Perhaps the otheT
fellow didn't mean it. His apparent
act of disrespect may hav" been sim
ply thoughtlc tlcssnssS--pcrhapS nec.s-
-ity Don't bawl him out until you
have figured out why he did il and
whether this re were any other ways
of avoiding il. The motoriSt who
condemns the actions of another TOO
hastily is quite likely to be al fault
himself.
Here's an instance:
The other fellow" approaches. For
an instant il looks as though he is
Evening star., 1922-11-26
Give This a Trial.

" by do most motorists place III.
car head first int" Il private garage" :"
Why not back up tho driveway when
the engine is warm and leave the car
in such a position that when taking
IL out again il is only necessary to
drive straight forward"
4 car is always easier to handle
when it's warm. and aS backing
through a narrow driveway is not tn.
easiest thing III tire world. drivers
would find 1t worth Will" 10 DO the
job under most suitable .c"ndi: ions
Evening star., 1922-11-26
Do You Know Why

some starters max" ~ l"t nf I.oiSc.
while others are quiet in operation?
The former are usually those which
are Seared low; til. latter thos.
which are Ecartd high. though the
natur" of til" driV. may be a con-
tributin2 cause one way or the other.
When starters make Il lot of noise
they are generally the small motor
type driving at high speed. while in
Evening star., 1922-11-26
Set Motors on Slant.

Several new models of cars have their
motors set in the chassis on a slant. the
rear being slightly lower than the front.
The idea Is to bring the transmission
when placed amidships-intn better
alignment with the engine shaft and 10
eliminate Sc sharp Il bend in the drive
at the front universal joint.
Evening star., 1922-11-26
Give Motorists Guidance.

If We can't have uniform traffic rcGu-
latons il is little enough 10 expect some
uniformity in the announcements of the
several specific and local rfguia tons.
one cannot deny the fact that certain
ordinances may b" NOR" necessary in
ON, locality than in another. ,u" to local
traffic conditions and the layout Of the
Evening star., 1922-11-26
Tip Against Trouble.

Motorists with motom"tors ana n.,h
cieh bars that lock to the radiator should
be careful not to turn tn" bars while tn"
hood is raised As theS,s devices can be-
turned only one way the mntorist may
find Il bar and tn" hood in tangir. II"
viii h&v,. to remove. the Whole hood 50
az TO allow the mntometer To b" turned
out of the way again.
Evening star., 1922-11-26
The Old Mechanic Saws ::

When an engine starts Smokiu z
badly through tn. breather tube it
doesn't necessarily mean that the pis-
tons are leaking compression. The
farr that lot of new ears will smoke
after they have been run about a
'irruSand miles proves this. The driver
viii ais" find that the smoking from
under the hood is worse when he is
Evening star., 1922-11-26

speeding up and slowing down. Nine
tcnths of the job can ht. don" with
th" throttle, which is a bit closer to
he. ideal in Snceti control
Evening star., 1922-11-26
Observations.

Two heads arc better than one. par
ticularly when one of them is
broken distributor head.
Evening star., 1922-11-26

Paint .csen't always MAKE the car
but tn" painters bill usually breaks
tn: owner
Evening star., 1922-11-26

Th.. early bird may catch HE worm.
but The worm usually hogs the choice
park ing space.
Evening star., 1922-11-26

of reasoning with II speed ma MAC
To SAY Il with flowers"
Evening star., 1922-11-26
Avoiding a Call Down.

work should be done in sec