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Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20
PERINE FOUND
GUILTY IN TEST
LICENSE SUIT

Following Il trial before Judge
Thompson and a jury in the police
court yesterday afternoon, Leslie
Perine WIS found guilty of violating
a city ordinance by conducting Il
business here without paying an
occupation license.
Perine has been soliciting order.
for an indianapolis mercantile les
tablishment and refused to pay the
occupation license tax imposed Fhy
the city, when ordered to do 50. The
case was in the nature of a fest of
the city ordinance, p er in e S
counsel maintaining that the city
ordinance is in OPPOSITE o Il
to the provisions of the constitution
of the United States, which pro-
vides that the federal government
alone shall have power. to regulate
commerce between the states. J =.
As Perine was taking orders fer
goods which would be shipped here
from indianapolis, his attorney
took the stand that the occupation
license is Illegal, as applied to this
case, though coneeding the jus
tite of the ordinance which is
designed to protect FL Centre meer.
chants from itinerant peddlers jaIld
merchants who might attempts to
operate here without establishing
genuine business IN this city@
Following tho verdict of the jury,
NJ. K. Kinds, attorney for Perine,
gave notice Of appeal and : the
court allowed Perinc to go on. his
own recognizance, pending hearing
of the appeal.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20
OFFICERS SEEKING
DARING p. o. YEGGS
BY United Press Leased Wire

= Los. ANGELES, Nov. 20.-Bands
of officers searching Southern Cali
fornia for the trio of bandits who
Monday robbed the Triumfo post
office, north of Ventura, were un-
able to locate the daring robbers to-
day.
Close watch is being kept of all
roads near Ventura and Los Angeles
for the men who bound and gagged
Mrs. Sam Martin, postmistress, and
A. NJ. .Bernham, clerk, later engag-
ing in gun battle with Bernham.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20
MAKE IT EARLY
THIS CHRISTMAS

Local merchants are already be
ginning to introduce the Christmas
atmosphere into their stores by ap-
prepriate decorations and displays.
One local department store is al
ready gay with cheerful reds and
sIeqlo oMl 10 9Uo 9HVM 'u9aI5
show signs of preparing to follow
suit. Every Christmas most of us
resolve "n6ver again. when We
struggle through the purchase Of
last minute gifts which have become
duty instead of pleasure be
cause Of our needless delay in shop
ping. And every year, thousand of
clerks in stores and postoffices
through the country are swamp
ed.,' because of thoughtlessness of
the public. Why not live up to
the shop early" slogan tHs year,
Press Want Ads are Wonder
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20
Hh-A4N
Hh EHh .-,---------
10000 Cases of
Liquor Cruising
Off S. F. Coast
the dis


SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. %
Prohibition Chief H. H. Dolley to-
day reported that he had received
information that the British ship
Ardenza was cruising off the coast
with 10000 cases of high grade
LIQUOR aboard. BUYERS will have to
90 after it, however.
Dolley also said it had been re-
ported TO him, although he could not
voueh for the truth of the state
ment, that the vessel had a giant
still aboard and an ample supply OF
everything essential to the manufac-
ture of high grade moonshine.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20
ANNETTE IS BACK
IN U. S. AGAIN
by United Press Leased Wire

by InIted I-rPSS IV"HFu "rc
san FRANCISCO, Nov. 20
Annette Kellerman, Austral "a Il
swimmer, was in San Francisco to
day. having arrived from Australia
to take up theatrical enga9enfents
in this country.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20
The Weather

e FOR LOS ANGELES AND VICE
NIFTY: Partly cloudy weather with
moderate temperature tonight and
Wednesday.
FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
Fair tonight and Wednesday,.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20
This Vies With
Famous Story
OF Shylock
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20
A pint of blood is worth S2500,
according to Miss Leone Stan
iford, who has filed a claim for
that amount against the estate
of the late Mrs. Sarah Hillyard.
Miss Stamford gave that
amount of blood in an effort to
save Mrs. Hillyard' life. She
alleges she was only given S5.
Since giving the blood she has
been ir constant i'll health, she
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20
At the Hotels

At the Barbara Worth-Los Al.
geles: NJ. Hermann, J. ]. Feckler,
r. F. Farnsworth, Z. l.. Guener. Mr.
and Mrs. +. G. Davies, \. V. Tan.
-ner, Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Spittle-
house, Miss H. Parrish, II. ]. Hill,
D. P. Harler, wife and daughter, J..
D. Arnstad, E. T. Ferguson, Ben
Cowen, j. l. Linde, L. r. Handley,
R. S. Sadler, J. Gill. y. G. Putnam.
J. J. Pawen. Raw Hammer, W. S,
Trathen, NJ. G. Lindaker, X. \. Ma
comber.
San Diego: R. H. Beck, X. A.
Kitten, G. V. Burris, G. Winlap, J..
F. Dougherty and wife, c. E. Allen,
". E. Phillips, William F. Evert, H.
X. Bickford, l. y. Walker, S. C.
Purdy.
Other points: f. Q. Sullivan. San
Bernardino; f. +. Meltler, Pasa-
dena; A. L. Cilker, Los Gatos; j. NJ.
Duncan, San Francisco; Minnie
BlOdgett, Seattle; Mrs. ]. II. Bell,
Alhambra; Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Reig-
er, San Francisco; S. Newburger, E,
X. Newburger, New ORLEANS.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20

RIVERSIDE.-Conductor Elmer
Post; skipper of Union Pacific
Overland, standing in the veStibule
as the train neared this city, sneez-
ed and lost his false teeth along
the right of way. Post held the
train - minutes while he searched
in vain for the missing plate.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20
3 MEN DIE IN
SEWER TUNNEL
ny tinted Press Leased Wire

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Nov. 90
Three men entombed in sewer
tunnel 40 feet below the surface
are believed to be dead here today.
The men entombed are Steve
Barthowicz, John Kararek and Jo-
seph Casper.
The men were working 3C0 feet
from the mouth Of the tunnel when
tAe walls collapsed, burying them.
LOS ANGELES. Antonio Dura
no, carrying a heavy box of dyna-
mite, fell over 20 foot cliff. The
tt0X crushed him and sent hlm IT,
the hospital The dynamile was
undamaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20

At the Oregor HotcI-Recent reg
istrations include, Los Aageles: c.
f. Quick, James Simon, H. w. Ball
man and wife, A. B. Spenser Jr., F
Jackman. 0. G. Betz, NJ. Thompson,
n. Norton, Ben Cowan, Julius I
Kinde, H, w. Bellman and wife, R
NJ. Garcia, J. \. Past, y. Takaoaka
Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Riley, f. b
Hadley, John Morrison Jr.
San Diego: Charles f. Canev,
T. Inasee, NJ. Haydis, G. d. Woolsey,
Helen Orr, H. H. Waugh, King Cole,
j. S. Griffith, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. +.
Mayer, \. Shapiro, Miss Vivian
Miller, Mrs. George Harmon, Paul +.
Mitchell, c. F. Steiner, W. P. Mill,
er, A. +. Thomas, f. c. Sherwood,
d. II. Otterburn, Mr.. and Mercer, c.
f. Debodin, John G. Buerkle, &. 4.
Scott.
Other points: G. b. Freeman, Nj
land; w. II. Weast, Calipatria; j.
Fred Ewes, Holtville; r. Mason,
Brawley; w. p. Reed and wife, De
troit; W. c. Mckinney, Davisburg,
Michigan; John \. Wilhelm and
wife, p. II. Praster and wife, Viii
Transport, Pennsylvania; DR.. l.. G.
McArvis and wife, Denver; y. W.
Iilton, Alhambra.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20
A MILLION CAME
THIS YEAR-SPENDING
MILLIONS

Three hundred thousand of them were motorists!
The pulling power that brings them to the South
land every year in increasing numbers is more than
mere sunshine, beaches and highways as smooth
as the inside of your bathtub The travelling motorist
is made to feel probably more quickly in Southern
California than in any other region in the world
that he is at home and among friends willing and
eager to befriend him!
And what more confusing to newcomer i.an
having to choose from forty different J'ds of gaso
line, some poor, some good!
simplytellhin: there's ONE tat experienced mo-
torists always count on-that's 'Red Crown" the
dependable gasoline from the Southern California
Refinery of the Standard Oil Company Ell Segunto.
1t gives quick starting sharp fast pickup with ?o
sacrifice of pc7e:. There's uniform, perfectly 1.;-
> snced gaso;:1ie wherever you ses the Red Crown.
sign.
~. STANDARD OIL COMPANY
California;
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20

At the Hotel Casa Rcy-Rocent
cent registrations include, San Di-
ego: J. ]. Voorhies, Samuel Peters,
c. +. Bossard, J. 4. Lasselle, Paul
Heidelberg, Mr.. and Mrs. S. \.
Burnell, Charles Clay and wifes &.
l.. Robertson, l.. A. Conneil, George
w Wilkins.
Los Angeles: Z. L. Gibson, c. II.
Shields, \. II. Griswold, J. Il. Bar,
kcr, John Gcuta.
Other points; l.. II. Cohen, Whit,
tier, a. f. Cavanagh, B. S. Boyer
|. G. Caswell, lndio; 0. II. Shell and
wife, Omaha; +. 4. robertson, Mon.
terey; Oliver Maxness, city.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20

must be fed. Nature, wisest mother
of all, says-wheat! But the whole
of the wheat is not nearly as rich
in food-energy as germ" of the
wheat. That is why Germea is
made from germ, the vital
heart-center of the wheat.
Ordinarily you will find but 29o
of germ in the whole of the
wheat. Yet Germea contains 1919
fire times as much life-encrgy as
there is in the whole of wheat.
Set ho-, tasty dish of Sperry
Germea before your young hopeful
and watch him take" to it.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20

Elmer Estes and Mr.. Curl motored
to Palm Springs Sunday. They
were joined there by G. c. Clute,
formerly Of Holtville, but now Of
Corona.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20

Trv Press Want A0s.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20

Press Want Ads oc the work.
Try them.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-20

Besides, he'll
be a better
health boy
for it!
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
Anglers To Try Luck
At Chesapeake
Excursion

More than 800 fishing en-
thusiasts are expected to attend
the fourth annual excursion of
the Potomac Anglers Associ-
alton, to be held Sunday, Sep
teInber 90, at Chesapeake
Beach.
A train will leave the Dis
trict Line at 8 q. m. Upon
reaching the Beach the fisher
men will embark upon fifteen
motor launches and proceed to
Plum Point and Herring Bay,
where they will fish until late
in the afternoon. All fish will
be weighed in on the board
walk 1T 5 p. M, after which
about eight or nine prizes will
be awarded. There will be a
$40 prize for the biggest fish
caught. The other prizes will
be announced later. The re-
turn train to the city will leave
the Beach at $50 p. m.
The excursion committee is
composed of Paul Barstow,
chairman; Charles Mace, F. D.
Potts, F. D.. Simons, and Mr..
Baker. r. A. Wilson is presi-
dent of the association and F.
D. Barstow is treasurer.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01

Virginia. A fancy dress ball closed
the day.
Approximately 800 mothers and
children from the poorer sections
of the city9 were taken 10 Chesa.
peake Beach Thursday as the
guests OF the Volunteers of Amer.
lea and the Chesapeake Beach Rail.
way Company.
Legion Promenade.
The grand promenade OF the Dis.
trict OF Columbia Department Of
the American Legion to Marshall
Hall aboard the steamer Charles
Manchester 10 being held today, with
nearly 5000 in attendance. Five
prizes, including an automobile, win
be given away in the evening.
William F.. Franklin is chairman
of the committee in charge.
Fishing continues good off the
Atlantic coast. especially along the
Jersey coast. Forty.two tuna fish,
ranging from 800 to 1000 pounds
apiece In weight, were landed by
Capt. Heldin Swenson and thirteen
fishermen Of Mahasquan, N. j.,
during the week. Two men were
pulled overheard and several were
bruised and battered by the great
fsh.
A freak catch was reported from
Baltimore during the week. a forty
pound devil fish having been taken
off Logg Inn, on the Chesapeake
Bay. by Lee Harvey, of Baltimore.
The fish. which was of the damon
shape. commonly known as the
kate, was handed after a struggle of
nearly an hour.
Cofley Island, the nationally IA.
nous New York resort. will be an
all-year resort hereafter. 1t was an
llounced this week. This was de-
r.ded at Ii meetinG Of nierchants
and concebsionaries!T ARRANGEMENTS
were also completed for the Mardi
Grae celebration. which will be held
from September 10 to l6.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
DRAWS
AUTO|STS To
SHORE
Many From b.. c. to Try for
Prizes In Atlantic City :
Carnival Event.

Several hundred Washington mo-
florists are planning to make the
trip to Atlantic City during the
coming week in connection with the
great annual pageant and carnival
there.
A competitive trip from Wash.
ington and from all parts of the
Atlantic coast and to points as far
west as the Mississippi river has
been arranged under the auspices
OF the Atlantic City Automobile
Association, as one Of the features
OF the great pageant program be-
ginning wednesday.
Motorists from WASHINGTON and
other cities have been invited to
take part in the event., which
promises to be the largest Of It's
kind ever hsld.
Cars will be registered and prizes
awarded for various phases OF the
run to Atlantic City. Cars entered
in the competition must arrive In
Atlantic City Wednesday between
10 a. m. and p. m.
Entry cards can be secured At
the Washington branch of the Ma
tional Motorists Association, 911
Fifteenth street northwest. There 10
no admission charge and the motor
list is bound by no rules except that
he must arrive between the pre-.
scribed hours wednesday. and must
present his card between those
hours at the World War Monument.
Albany avenue bouvelard entrance
to Atlantic City.
Awarding of prizes will take
place at the American Beauty Ball
wednesday night.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01

Mighty Power managing the vast
structure is like.
Only one faint trace of a clew has
ever been disccvered-that it is in
tensely mathematical. In the 1907
600 years of mans existence on the
earth, he has learned more facts OF
the universe in which he lives since
the. seven spectra were secured on
August Z, 1859, than during all his
preceding existence.
1t is Q singular fact that opposi-
ton to the spectroscope by supersti.
ton has never developed. The lit.
erature of the spectrescope is enor.
NOUS. Hundreds of scientists de-
vote their entire lives to this mar
velous instrument and search the
appalling depths OF space with giant
telescopes to secure more and more
rays Of light from the billions Of
suns. even as far out as the milky
way to analyze.
Only Electrons Exist
This instrument tells what ele-
ments-such as helium, hydrogen,
iron, calcium, etc, now fifty.four in
all-are in these remote suns dis.
persed In cosmic space now known
to be more than one quintillion miles
in diameter. In all these extensive
research and refined analysis, where
they measure and weigh billiontf1s,
nothing has been discovered bu:
electrons.
Hence repeat again The four
words presented here and in foreign
countries during nine cen years
nothing exists but electrons.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
NEWS OF RESORTS AND OUTINGS
Nearby Resorts Are
Ready for Labor
Day CROWDS

Scores of resorts and around Washington today began
the hreeday Labor Day celebration which will bring the
summer recreation practically to close
Chesapeake Beach has planned of the greatest week
ends in its history with practically contiguous train service
all day Monday Special arrangements have been made for
the parking of automobiles tomorrow and Monday.
The beach will not close Labor Day. but will remain open
until the following Sunday September g. until which time
all of the boardwalk amusements will be open and free
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
GOV. PINcHOT NAMES
WOMAN FOR SHERIFF

HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. L.
The first woman sheriff in Penn.
sylvania has just been named bv
Governor Pinchot. who announced
the appointment Of Mrs. Virginia
Gray. Of Williamsport. 10 succeed
her husband. the late Thomas GRAY
as sheriff Of Lycoming county.
Mrs. Gray's husband died sud.
denly Tuesday. after attending the
funeral Of an aunt. and today her
father. Warren w. Meginnis, for.
mer mana ging editor Of the vii.
Transport Gazette and Bulletin, fell
dead at the county Jail. where
he lived with his daughter.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
RAW FOOD BOOSTERS
PRAISE LOVELY ONION

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-The raw food
boosters are in convention here with
an assortment of edibles which they
assert will 'allay all mans physical
troubles and enable him to put up
a longevity race with Methuselah.
They wax enthusiastic talking of
the antiSeptic and healthful effects
Of the raw onion. If human beings
would only eat half a peck Of raw
onions week doctors would have
- go out OF business. they assert.
Nuts, raisins, figs and honey, too,
they say, have powers to make man
over.
They have paste made from tiny
plants which stirred In near beer
converts the stuff into Scotch ale.
Also they have tropical honey made
by bees OF Central America.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
EXCURSION ON SOUTHERN
TO SHENANDOAH CAvERNs

A special excursion from Wash
ington to the Shenandoah Caveriis,
Virginia, will be held Sunday, Sep
TENDER 9, on the Southern Railway
line.
A special train schedule has been
arranged with trains leaving wash
ington at . O'clock Sunday morn
ing and leaving the caverrs on the
return trip at p. m
The sale of tickets will begin
Monday, il was announced today by
8. E. Burgess, division passenger
agent.
Led by The Washington Times.
Herald band. members Of the staffa
of The Washington Times and The
Washington Herald will make an
excursion to the Crystal CavePnS
September is.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
JAILED FOR UNLAWFUL
WEARING OF UNIFORMS

NORFOLK. Va, Sept. In de-
fault Of $50 fine imposed upon
him in police court for unlawful use
OF the insignia Of an association to
which he does not belong. Carl Hen,
mig. who described himself as a
rtoonist from Mississippi" is IN
jail
-According to the police. Henniy
appeared in various uniforms during
the encampment here this week II
the veterans Of Foreign Wars,
usually wearing that of a marine
with a woman's hat on his head.
inquiry by different veterans or.
Eanizations. 1t is said. reyeaied that
tarv organization.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
JUDGE FORBIDS POLLING
IN A MEMORIAL HOME

PITTSBURGH. Sept. 1.-Use OF
the Stephen Foster Memorial Home
as a polling place in the coming
primary election was opposed by
relatives Of the dead composer and
others in quarter sessions court
The country commissioners had
asked that the home be used as a
polling place.
Judge Charles Kline said I'VE
certainly will not permit this relic
place to be used as an election
polling place. We would not de.
signate a church for, polling place,
and we will not use the Stephen
Foster Memorial Home
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
TEACHER al YEARS SEES
NO CHANGE IN SCHOOLBOYS

BALTIMORE. Sept, boys to,
day are just as bad and just as
good as the boys of half a century
ago, according to Miss Ann Pilson,
who was retired on pension after
forty -seven years Of teaching IT..
county schools
Her home in Towson Is a popular
gathering place for children.
Three other teachers were placed
on the pension list by the school
hoard, Misses Katherine I. McCul.
iun, Caroline I. SEnyth and Marie
Russell
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
WALKING ROoKIES WORK
UP HUGE BUSINESS

BALTIMORE. Sept. 1.-walkjnr
bcokmakers for the races were 1Is.
covered doing a thriving business
Yesterday on Eutaw. between Baltl.
more and Fayette streets.
Detective Sergeant Michael Coonsv
arrested HGfry, Miller and Albert
Manknwitz. He declared thAv were
accepting and Forwarding bets.
They are held at headquarters.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01

Fishing Is Good.
Fishing at the beach and other
bayside resorts Is good and will
probably continue SO throughout
September and early October. Trout.
hardheads, taylors and spot are now
running well.
Colonial Beach reports large
crowds today with the expectation
OF a very large throng tomorrow
and Monday. A special three-day
program has begun and q special
schedule Of trips for the steamer
st. Johns has been arranged, leav.
ing today at 2:30 p. M, and tonlor-
row. Monday and Tuesday at 8
a. m.
Last night the concessionaries
and musicians of the steamer gave
a special forty-mile excursion to
Ind an Head. The steamer. will
make but one more of these trips
this year. that Of Wednesday night.
Many special entertainment tea.
lures have been planned at Glen
Echo Park for the three day period,
among which are special matinee
dances from 4 to p. m, In add.
ton to the regular evening dances
beginning at $40 o'clock.
FEWER PICNICS NOTED.
The number Of organization out.
ings and pienics at the nearby re-
sorts has fallen off decidedly dur
ing the past week. The previous
week was marked by what was per.
haps' the peak number of outings
tor the season: Less than one.third
OF the number we're held THIS
week.
: Tuesday the Washington Centen.
NAL Lodge, No. II, spent the day
at Marshall Hall, making the trip
there and back by steamer.
Wednesday tournament was
held at Marshall Hall, with q
throng in attendance from Wash
ington and nearby Maryland and
The Washington times., 1923-09-01

has jus. taken out q patent on an
aIl-weather, rain-vision grapefruit
shield.
Many a naotorist makes the front
page via the so-called safety zone
The fellow who is always getting
left should detOGIr to the right.
Cold facts beat hot air!
OVERHEARD IN A SALESROOM,
No. Q: And you'll notice this car
is equipped with . one-naan TOP. It
Is a vast improvement over the old
tsyo.man top which tended to make
the car top-heaVy.3
The time for Eorse sense b when
your motor stalls"
Just because you find the electric
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
Who's Who Among the Motor Buyers

Among the buyers of passenger
automobiles at this time, skilled
labor. as a class. are the important
purchasers OF cars. The mechanics
take more than twice as large a pei.
cAntage 1853 OF cars as the next
class is the merchants, who buy IA
per cent OF the production. These
figures are taken. as, "A. barometer Of
automobile sales throughout the
Uniteh States.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01

sible by way of the splendid valley
pike.
Rich in Historic Lore.
Enroute to the valley from Wash.
ington the road passes through such
historic. spots as Frederick and
Braddock Heights, where General
Braddock led his column of British
regulars TO massacre by the Indians
and where in later years President
Hayes was wounded In battle and
Lee was flung back by Mcclellan
to the sanguinary battlefield of An
tietarn. Crossing the Potomac into
Virginia, the motorist passes through
Harpers Ferry, scene OF many stir.
ring events in the pages of Ameri-
can history.
BeyoJiu Harpers Ferry the road
enters the magnificent valley of the
Shenandoah. and from this point on
for scores Of miles there is not a
mile of country without it's store of
historic lore. There are good hotels
, at many points in this valley. espe.
ctally in the vicinity of the many
cayerns and~the mineral springs re.
| sorts.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01
The Speed Monarch.

King Alfonso of Spain, the dare
devil motor ruler Of Europe. r..
Gently made a fast and dangerous
trip from Biarritz to Madrid over
the mountains and around hairpin
turns at an average speed of fifty
miles an hour.
The Washington times., 1923-09-01

~
light, is no reason why you should
ask how much the highways. lOf.
ficer, here's another one.l
Execute orders but don't kiII
Sc -
QUEER QUERIES.
Dear G. K.--Every time / run
mile or 50 my radiator boils. Just
boils, boils. boils: How can stop
this condition?
Simple Seths-I've always heard
'em.
Statesmen who expect TO some day
give orders, must show that they
know how 70 take them. and how
TO get them.
Consider the w0oapecIser. He
makes . living BY using his head.