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Evening journal., 1922-08-04
AT THE ARCADIA

Drama Of a serious nature as pre-
sented in Arcadia's offering Of 'sus-
picious Wives" IS relieved by the
offering on the same BILL OF Larry
Semons comedy, THE Show"
This comedy is so chock full Of
action and laugh and thrills that one
cannot find moments breathing
space in which TO regain composure.
semon. in addition to being a nat
ural funster. IS a daring one. He
rides on trains chugging full speed
and regardless Of personal safety
jumps of moving engines into other
machines going even faster and ali
TO furnish a new thrill or a hilari-
Gus laugh TO the onlooker.-
suspicious Wives is a drama OF
,modern society. A man. bis wife.
his friend and another woman make
the time-old triangle into a square
and the complications piling up on
top OF each other seem unending
and each more bafiliDg than the
other.
Evening journal., 1922-08-04
AT THE QUEEN

Just two days are left TO finish out
the week OF Thomas Meighan's en-
gagement at the Queen Theatre in
"Our Leading Citizen"
George AIDE, Americas foremost
humorist and writer OF those IA
nous Fables in slang" contributes
his first screen story in "our Leading
citizen" The story was purposely
written for the Paramount star and
this accounts for the ease and nicely
with which Meighan FITS the require
ments OF Lazy Dan" Bentley, the
lawyer-hero of this tale.
-"Our Leading Citizen. has set
ting in a town of the Middle West.
Life and characters there are faith
fully reproduced on the screen and
live their humble. humorous and
sometimes tumultous existence nat
urally on the silversheet.
Evening journal., 1922-08-04
AT THE MAJESTIC

Irish humor at its best expression
fills the presentation on, the screen
OF Alice Duer Miller's story. THE
Man With Two Mothers" which the
Majestic theatre offered for the first
time yesterday.
II would detract from everyone's
enjoyment Of the gay, romantic COM
edy to tell just how Cullen Lands
as Dennis O'Neill acquired two
mothers-but he did, and they LED
him chase. To complicate matters
he had a sweetheart who misunder-
stood his devotion TO one of his
mothers.
Mary Alden, the grand old moth
er in The Old Nest" has once
again a maternal role She Is the
real mother OF, the Irish Dennis
O'Neill and just as Irish as "Paddy's
pig" herself. Miss Alden has sue
cessfully impersonated the kind
hearted. witty old Irish woman.
Her desire TO protect her son and
win success for him even TO the
sacrifice OF her own pleasure gives
a touch OF gentle pathos 70 the 9TH
erwise sparkling wit OF the film.
Evening journal., 1922-08-04
MISS HALEY GET HAT

A lady's hat. offered by the Laurel
Millinery. was awarded 20 Helsn
Haley, 1921 Delaware avenue. at last
nights performance in the GarriclS
Theatre. The award was made dur
ing an intermission in the presenta-
ton OF Friday the 18th" by the
Wilmington Players Two trials
were necessary for making the
award. At the first the hat was
awarded 20 a man, but as he had no
use for II, the second was held. The
mans ticket had been collected by
mistake.
Evening journal., 1922-08-04

An electric lamp which will burn
three years without current is the
invention OF an Italian engineer.
Evening journal., 1922-08-04

address to the carriers with a short
poem:
"Ali that Is noble. right and good.
has an Influence on the rest.
And the world Is better for every man
who Is living at his best"
Mr.. Bnlany Is expected in Will
mington tomorrow 10 confer with
regard to his duties as chairman OF
the Republican County Committee
to which ONCE he was elected last
Saturday afternoon. succeeding
Charles A. Patterson. deceased.
Evening journal., 1922-08-04
RIvERvIEw BEACH
DANCES ATTRACTIVE.

There viii be dancing as usual
on Saturday evening at Riyervlew
Beach and on Thursday and Satur-
day nights the Wilson Line runs a
late boat from tho beach. This Is
one of the most enjoyable trips
which can be taken out OF Whining
ton. Evening trips on the regular
boats OF the line 10 Philadelphia
and return are more popular than
ever and large Numbers OF Whining
ton people are taking advantage of
these trips.
Evening journal., 1922-08-04
GLOVES.

Elaborate embroidery and fancy
stitchings are seen on the new
gloves for fall. White turnover
cuffs are introduced on dark gloves.
Evening journal., 1922-08-04
IN SILVER

Silver embroidery is seen on some
of the most lovely new frocks.
White wool embroidery on black
fabrics is also very popular.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
LLOYD GEORGE WILL
SPRING SURPRISE
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GENOA, May 5.-Premier Lloyd
George was today reported to have pre-
pared a "surprise' for the French to
he sprung tomorrow when Louis Bar
thou returns and the deliberations of
the Genoa conference are resumed.
Having been forced into corner, by
the Russians, on the one hand, and by
the new Franco Belgian alliance on the
other, Lloyd George is said to have
''up his sleeve' one of those dramatic
coups for which he has become famous.
New Alliance Formed
PARIS, May 5.-The Genoa confer
ence will be over in ten or fifteen
days, Louis Barthou, head of the
French delegation, intimated upon his
departure for Italy today.
The effects of BarthOu' visit to
Paris upon the conference has resulted
in the following:
France has joined in a political and
military alliance with Belgium.
The French are to reiterate their re-
tusal to sign the allied note to Russia
and will not do so as long as Belgium
rejects.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
SCHEMES TO MAKE
MISSISSIPPI PAY
SOLDIER BONUS
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PASADENA, May 5.-Victor Falk.
his plan to control the Mississippi river
and make the "Father of Waters" pay
the soldier bonus without a penny of
eventual cost to the people of the
United States.
A summary Of details on the propo.
sition which have been submitted to the
government by Faulkenau, former
member of the Mississippi river commits
sion provides:
Construction of concrete river chan.
mel from Davenport to the Gulf Of Mex.
leo.
Creation of a waterway for ocean 60
ing ships of % foot draft.
Employment Of about 100000 men
and use of great amount Of materials.
Gift Of the farming land thus
created, valued at over q billion dollars
to ex-service men.
The Falkenau proposition, the engi.
neer estimates, would represent a grad
ual outlay of approximately $97O,OOO,.
900, with gain of approximately 5,000,.
900 acres. He would take of the con.
struction cost by issuance of 80 to 40
year bonds, bearing 31a per cent inter.
est.
The redemption fund would accrue
from sale Of surplus land not distributed
to ex-service men, principally city wa
ter frontage; rentals from railroads for
rights of way; assessments on cities
and states for benefits derived, espe.
cially in the saving of life and property;
fees for docking.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
BRADY AFTER SAN
FRANCISCO KLAN
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LOS ANGELES, Calf, May s.
Names of 200 members of the Ku Klux
Klan in San Francisco were sent to the
northern city today by District At
torney Thomas Lee Woolwine.
The list was forwarded at the re.
quest Of District Attorney Mathew A.
Brady of San Francisco. They are only
q part of the lists which investigators
in Woolwine s office are tabulating, ii
was announced.
Four thousand names of local mem.
bers of the white capped organization
have already been recovered and tab
ulated for presentation to the Los An
geles grand jury according to Wool.
wine.
Anti-Klan Ordinance
SACRAMENTO, May 5.-The city
council Of Sacramento unanimously
passed a night rider ordinance last
night at the request of City Manager
Clyde Seavey.
The measure provides fines and i'm
p-isonment for any persons appearing
in public wearing mask or other arti
cles to conceal his identity.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
KBOULDERDAM
Three Die In Gang
Battle At Canton
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CANTON, o., May 5.-Three men
were killed and two probably fatally
injured in battle between police and
gangsters here.
The gunfight followed kidnapping of
a motorcycle policeman who attempted
to arrest the bandits for speeding.
Police today declared they had evi-
dence the gangsters came here in a
plot to free "Oklahoma Slim, - John
Stevens, sentenced to the Canton work
house for bank robbery at Bedford.
Those shot down in the fray were Ed
Stevenson, Cleveland gang member, an
unidentified bandit and Ralph Hoffee,
Canton contractor, member of posse
which pursued the bandit car after the
'kidnaping.
Geo. Braider, and Harry Harper,
gang members, were both shot through
the head and believed dying while Jesse
Il. Vogle, Canton policeman and Robert
Boston, posse member were also
wounded.
The bandits barricaded themselves in
a farmhouse when pursued by police
men and civilians after KIDNAPPING the
patrolman. After the fight the gun
men fled to a nearby wood and were
surrounded.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
Lieutenant Seldom and
Ensign Miller Sink
With Machine
DIVERS FIND BODIES
Second Plane Smashes
POntoOn in Coming
To Rescue
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WASHINGTON, May 5-Two naval
aviators. Lieutenant Bunney" Seldom,
Washington, and Ensign Miller. were
killed here late today when their air
plane went into nose dive and crash
ed into the Potomac river, mile below
Washington.
The bodies were held fast in the ma
chine which was buried in the muddy
bottom.
Witnesses reported that Selden, pilot.
lost control while the machine was sew
eral hundred feet in the air. 1t turned
over several times before going into
the nose dive and sinking in the mud.
A second machine, with two men, OBJ
serving the plight of the machine made
u quick landing and smashed pom
toon. This gave rise to reports that two
piachines had crashed in the air.
Divers from the naval air station re-
covered the bodies about 4 80 o'clock.
Officials believed the pilots were
rendered unconscious by the impact,
and therefore were unable to come to
the surface of the water.
Fears were expressed for the safety
cf the Santa Maria, the big flying five
passenger boat which was operating out
Of Miami. Florida.
The Santa Maria was known to have
been in the air near the scene of the
accident this afternoon.
The Santa Maria was brought up here
from Miami today to form the nucleus
for an aviation club formed by num-
Der of Washington men.
Several members were to take trial
spin in her.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
Beveridge Won't
Rattle Dry Bones
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 5.-Al-
bert j. Beveridge won't shake his "bull
moose antlers" in the senate or rattle
the congressional skeletons if elected in
November, not much, anyway.
Beveridge told the United Press in
an interview today that he would al
ways abide by "the principles Of the
Republican party, but not always by
its policies. ~
"But November is long way off, -
Beveridge said, "and sometimes you
can't always tell what will happen be.
tween the primary and the election.
Beveridge outlined few of the planks
on which he will stand for election
against Samuel Ralston, democratic
nominee, as follows:
Repeal of the Sherman antitrust law
and the Adamson law.
Revision of tax laws with special
reference to income taxes, to Tighten the
burden which he said hampered bust
ness progress.
Reduction Of rates.
With their eye on the White House as
a Beveridge goal in 1924, Indiana pro-
gressives made every effort today to
consolidate their forces with those of
Harry s. New, close friend of President
Harding, who was defeated for the Re.
publican nomination by Beveridge at
Tuesdays primary.
Fifty-nine precincts still were miss
ing in the vote counting today. Bever-
idge 8 lead was 1887, with the vote
standing Beveridge, 202,741; New, 1s2,-
9S4.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
MORE MARINES ON
GUARD IN CHINA
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WASHINGTON, May "a contin.
gent of $50 American marines, armed
with machine guns, have been landed
at Tien Tsin, China, to guard American
interests, the state department an.
nounced today. They We're landed from
the Cruizer Huron, flagship of the
American Asiatic Fleet, which has now
arrived at Takau near Tien Tsin.
A detachment of American marines
has been dispatched to Tung Chow
about 10 miles from Peking to guard
against possible violence by retreatius
Chang Tso Lin forces, American Min.
lister Schnrman at Pel1ing notified the
state department today.
Wu Pei Fu's victory over Chang Tso
Lin has been smashing and complete
according to reports from all sectors of
the battlefield near Peking today.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
GIRLS BONES TELL
CAVEMAN TRAGEDY

HAVERSTRAW, N. Y, May 81
Searching parties led by detectives were
tramping today through the mountain
Businesses and ravines near here in al
effort to find clues to the caveman be
lieved to have slain Lillian White
whose skeleton was found on mountain
cliff April 9.
The cave in which the man is be
lieved to have slain the girl has beer
found. 1t is located on a mountain q
short distance from the top and abou,
100 feet from cliff which is almost
perpendicular.
In the cavern, searchers say, they
found rugs, blankets, cooking utensils
and primitive furnishings.
Detectives believe when the girl lefr
home she went to the secret trystins
place and joined her lover in the cave
That the cave dweller and the cir
lived together in primitive fashion fol
some time in the cave, detectives say
is indicated by evidence found.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
GOVERNMENT STRIKE
BILL REPORTED
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WASHINGTON, May 5.-Govern
mental action to determine the cause of
the present coal strike with view of
averting further strikes and bringing
about lower coal prices is provided for
in bill reported today by the House
Labor committee.
The bill was drawn by Representative
Bland, Republican, who lives in the
heart Of the Indiana coal section. 1t
has the approval of President Harding
and is understood to fit in with his own
plan for stabilizing the coal industry
through making it less seasonal.
Approval also has been given the bill
by Secretary Hoover, and by the coal
miners, through John l.. Lewis, presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers of
America.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
LIVE STOCK MEN TO
EXHIBIT PUREBREDS

The members of the Imperial County
Purebred Livestock association in ses.
sion Thursday evening unanimously
voted to cooperate for the fair and
pledged support to the livestock de-
partment. The association went on
record or recommending that purebred
stock only be exhibited at the coming
fair. d. L. Zinn was chosen to appear
before the next fair meeting and pre-.
sent the recommendation.
A membership campaign will be vig-
orously launched among all livestock
men of the county. r. H. Carey and
Walter Havekorst were appointed to
work among the dairymen and d. Il.
Zinn and Baxter C. Loveland to make
drive among the hog raiscrs in effort
to secure larger membership.
A. A. Cook and DR.. Kim will head tho
publicity committee of the new organ
ization, it is announced. Each member
attending the meeting last night were
given three membership blanks and
were instructed by the presideut to en-
roll three men each before the nsyt
meeting Tusday, May Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
STRANGER NEARLY
KILLS SWEDE
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MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May s.
Strangler Lewis, worlds wrestling
champion, was guarded by police as
he left the armory last night after Sc.
verely Furnishing John Freberg, Swedish
champion, in bout
Lewis punished Freberg so badly
that he was unconscious for As minutes
after the bout.
f'reberg several times had Lewis on
the mat with one shoulder touching and
throw off the Lewis deadlock three
times.
Finally Lewis clamped on head
lock and held it until his victim sue.
cumbed. The bout lasted So minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
new FOUR MILLION
DOLLAR ROAD

DURANGO, Colo, May 5.-A tele.
gram received here today from Los
Angeles syndicate announced that fin.
ancing of new standard gauge rail-
way from Durango to Gallup, New Mex
leo, distance of 156 miles had been
finally arranged.
The read will cost $4,O00,000.
Construction work will start in 60 or
80 days.
The new road will conect with the
Santa Fe at Gallup, and will open up
one of the richest sections of Colorado
to southwestern trade territory.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
SALT LAKE FIGHTS
FLOODED RIVER
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May s.
Residents in the southwestern part OF
the city are battling with floods to.
day caused by the rapid melting of
snow in the mountains. Water from
Harley's Creek swept into the business
district of the section known as Sugar
House today.
Many streets have been under water
in other parts of the city for the past
few days and the danger is steadily in.
creasing.
Many business houses have practic.
ally ceased business in Sugar House
while all employees are attempting to
stop the flood by building dams made
OF mud bags and digging canals.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
NO INSURANCE FOR
LUSITANIA DEAD
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NEW YORK, May 5.-Tnsurance COM
panies were supported today in a de-
cision handed down by the supreme
court here bearing on the Lusitania dis
aster of 1915.
Executors of the estate of Alfred G.
Vanderbilt, who lost his life when the
ship was sunk by German submarine,
sued the Travellers Insurance company
for $150,000 policy.
They claimed death due to "external
violence.''
The supreme court declared the claim
void, however, since the policy stated
no payment would be made for death
indirectly due to the war.
This precedent saves insurance COM
panies millions Of dollars in Lusitania
claims.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
L. A. NEWSPAPER FIRED
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10 SANGELES, Calf, May g.
Fire Chief H. J. Griffin, and city de-
tectives today were pushing a vigor-
Gus investigation into an attempt to
burn the Los Angeles Record building
shortly before midnight.
Lath and paper were piled high
against the rear of the building and
ignited. Patrolmen c. r. Stevens saw
two figures fleeing along the Pacific
Electric 3 elevated tracks which paral-
lei the newspaper building. They es-
capped.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
JEWELS STOLEN IN
Los ANGELES
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LOS ANGELES, Calf, May 5. - A
search of the Los Angeles underworld
was under way today for three 'stick
up' men known to the police who are
believed to be responsible for the theft
of $4,000 worth of jewels from Mrs.
Ethel l.. Haupt late last night.
Mrs. Haupt, proprietor of an exclus-
i've women's apparel shop, was held
up as she stepped from her machine
in front of her home on south Norman
Gle.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
SHOOTING MEXICAN
MAKES ESCAPE +.
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RIVERSIDE, Calf, May 5.-County
officers today are searching for Lauro
Savadra, Mexican, who escaped from
the county hospital some time during
the night.
Savadra is the Mexican who shot up
the Southern Pacific freight train at
was wounded in gunfight with county
officers.
He also suffered broken leg in his
attempted escape to the desert.
Sheriff Wilson believes he was as.
sisted to escape by some one ON tho
outside Of the hospital,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
SEAPLANE DIVES INTO RIVER
FIREMEN FIND
STORK AT BLAZE

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OAKLAND, Calf, May 5.-J.
Brown rang in call for the fire
department.
The fire chief was the first to
arrive in his high power machine.
When the fire trucks and engines
arrived, they were told at the door
by the chief to make as little noise
as possible.
"A baby's being born," the chief
told them.
The firemen made as little noise
as possible, and the baby was born
about the time the blaze was ex-
tinguished.
All in all, ]. Brown will probably
remember the day for many years.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
SLEEPING DRIVER IN
DEADLY FLIGHT
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SANTA ANA, Calf, May 5.--Coroner
Charles ID. Brown was today trying to
discover what caused Stuart N. Smith 8
automobile to leave the highway, plow
400 feet through field of weeds and
then plunge over so foot cliff, near
Laguna Beach last night.
Smith, an ex-Canadian soldier did
not regain consciousness, and died a
few minutes after being removed from
the wreckage. Apparently Smith had
become unconscious or fallen alseep at
the wheel.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
PREACHER ACCUSED
OF FIRING CHURCH
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LAWTON, Okla, May 5.-Rev. T. J.
Irwin, and H. G. Lewis, former member
of the church board which defended
him, were charged late today by county
attorney Riley with setting fire to
Twins church, the first Presbyterian
here April %.
Riley stated after filing charges that
evidence was secured against the two
by the use of q dictagraph in the wait
ing room while the two were awaiting
to appear before the court of inquiry.
Warrants will be served On both late
this afternoon Riley stated.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
INSOMNIA STALKS
BOLSHEVIK PREMIER
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GEONA, May 5.-The real reason for
Premier Lenine' s failure to come to the
Genoa conference was disclosed here to-
day.
Lenine is suffering from nervous
breakdown and severe insomnia. Physi-
clans admit his refusal to stop work
greatly aggravates his condition and
may force his eventual retirement. Lc-
nine has been i'll since last September.
He has scarcely enjoyed night 8
rest since that time, it is reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
JUMPS OFF PIER
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SAN DIEGO, Calf, May 5.-Miss
Edna Parker, As, of Los Angeles,
jumped off the municipal pier here to-
day in an attempt at suicide, police
say. Bystanders saved the woman
from the water. She told them she was
out of work and money.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
WILD PARSNIPS KILL
SEVEN IN FAMILY
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ORIGINAL, Ontario, May s.
Seven members of the Lacroix family
are dead here today as a result Of eat
ing wild parsnips. Two young children
survive.
Coroner Kirby stated wild parsnip
after being in the ground over two years
becomes impregnated with strychnine.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
PROOF UP TO BoRAH

WASHINGTON, May 5.--Secretary
OF State Hughes will be glad to receive
proof Senator Borah may have that part
Of the fund Of $lS7, 100000 loaned to
the Kerensky government was used by
Ambassador Bahkmeteff for other pur.
poses than prosecution of the war, il
was said, at the state department today
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
CITIES
T0F|NANCE
FIGHT
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SAN DIEGO, Calf, May 5.-South.
ern California municipalities are today
squarely back Of the Boulder Canyon
bill, introduced by Representative
Swing, following a meeting held at
Santa Ana yesterday.
Officials from almost every city ID
the southland attended the meeting
which went on record as favoring the
government construction and ownership
Of the Boulder canyon.
A fund will be raised to send . dele.
cation to Washington to help Swing
put the bill through.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
CLUBS WILL PROBE
VETERANS CARE
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LOS ANGELES, Calf, May 5. - A
special committee of prominent dele.
gates attending the state convention Of
the confederation of women IS clubs to-
day were instructed to launch a thor
oGgh investigation of institutions main
tanned by the government for world
war veterans.
The committee will begin its probe
tomorrow
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
KID HUSBANDS MUST WORK
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NEW YORK, May 5.-Sixteen year
old husbands who play hockey from
school can't be bothered with truant
officers, the judge ruled in telling Louis
De Francesca to go on working to sup
port his wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
CLOCKS SET BY WIRELESS
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WELLINGTON, N. a., May 5.-New
Zealand's clocks are set by wireless
from Bordeaux, France. The govern
ment astronomer here is now able to
pick up the ticks from Greenwich which
are broadcasted from the Bordeaux sta
tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
WIDNEY GETS STATE JOB
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LOS. ANGELES, May 5.--City Prose
cutor Irwin w. Widney resigned from
office today to become deputy attorney
general of California for Attorney U. S.
Webb. His resignation will take effect
May Is.