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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-01
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS
HANK STOCKS
INSURANCE STOCKS
MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS

Ala. Nat. Life (par 10) ..... 14 Pro. Life Ins. (par 10) ........ 20
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-01
By AL

The Pacific coast of this country has never experienced zero weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-01

Pearls weighing several grains have been taken from the Mississippi river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-01
CHICAGO GRAIN AND pRoyI:

CHICAGO, July 31.-Following are the opening, high. low and close of Chicago wheat and provisions:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-01

NEW YORK. July s1.-steel unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-01

Peanut oil can be produced in the same mills that are used for extract ing cottonseed oil.
Evening star., 1923-04-29

night I'll swim out . all
I've got" he ended, abruptly.
Felisi nodded.
Bless you. kid" said the white
man. and fell to collecting the scat
tered pearls s}
NN her way TO the village she met
" 1.-The law He was sitting on a
fallen palm beside the track that
commanded a view of the beach and
the village
"Sayadra.' was his cheerful greet
ing, though his brown face was hag-
gard with exhaustion.
Felisi giggled and squirmed in the
approved fashion of island girls who
have never had the opportunity of
studying white human nature in
Levuka
But "the law did not smile His
steady gray eyes seemed to burn
holes in Felisrs face. and he spoke
sharply, with the air of man who
is used to receiving prompt answers.
Have you seen a white man about
here?" he demanded, in her own
tongue.
FeIisi continued to giggle and shuf-
he her feet in the red earth of the
track.
Answer me" snapped "the law"
"No. sir fah herad Felisi.
"Where have you Just come from r
Evening star., 1923-04-29

position to think this out. Her small
derment. Here was one man chasing
another man to catch him and have
him killed. vet the pursued had moth
ing against" the pursuer. Was there
ever such an amazing state OF affairs
"A sort of ghastly game with unwrit-
need to make the suggestion that had
been In her mind-namely, that she
should dispatch the man on the beach
herself in one of the many ways that
she had at her command.
Besides" the white man went on.
with a hint of apology in his tone, "it
wouldn't make any difference. Have
you ever heard OF the law
Felisi nodded vigorously. She hap
pened to know something about this
thing called law"
We'll, there II IS 1t never stops.
The law says that / shall be strung
up by the neck until I'm dead. and
Hanson is the law. If l Kill him. an
other man takes his place. and so on
forever. The law never stops
Him big feilah. law unused Felisi.
II should just say he is" muttered
the white man, leaning Imply against
the dilo trunk and looking out to
sea with melancholy eyes "Hes a
bad fellah to bunt up against. too.
but sometimes-somet he can be
given the slip. Look here" he added,
with sudden eagerness. Hanson may
have gone on. and he may not. There's
only one way out of this thing. You
sail in it, mind you-off the beach to-
Evening star., 1923-04-29

came, until 1t was possible to see the
spreading fan Of ripples in its wake
and something on it's summit that
cleaned even In the half-light.
Then the silence of the night was
split asundery v the crack of a rifle.
and bullet splashed into the water
foot from the moving shadow. 1t
vanished, and silence closed down,
but only for a moment. 1t was clear
that the eyes of the law" saw all
things. The next bullet was nearer.
and each time the shadow vanished 1t
was for a shorter time, and there was
a shorter silence. Felisi strained her
eyes into the darkness, and at last
there was long silence very long
silence. Her olasped hands were
pressed down over her heart And
still the silence continued. She pad
died swiftly in it's direction and as
the canoe slid gently on to the sand.
shots came mufied from the bush.
The shadow had missed the canoe,
then and returned to the shore.
They were fighting In palm grove
now-the shadow and "the law
still fighting. Would 1t ever cease?
Felisi wondered. as she followed up
the sounds of conflict. Truly the
law" never stops. From palm trunk
to Iantana bush they fitted. the
shadow always retrsating. the Law"
LalwUys advancing. r tsaBue Of fame
Evening star., 1923-04-29

under, way. The dark line of
the shore grew slowly fainter. The
white man sat in the stern, steering
with the paddle, and staring straight
before him. He was heading for the
was grim mask, and there was no
joy In his eyes.
Felisf did not speak; she sat watch
ing him from the main thwart and
noticed many things A frown had
come to his forehead and his eyes
were restless, casting this way and
that at nothing save the dark waters
slipping past the canoe. Sometimes,
too, he would hold the paddle under
eyes as though trying to brush aside
some vision that haunted them. But
slowly she saw a change steal over
him. Set purpose came into his eyes.
the grim mask of his face gave way
to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. He NUT
tered a curse at the failing wind, and
Felisi became aware that their course
had changed, with his mind. The
canoe no longer headed for the open
oCa' dHo O. iittiC idtcI Sic Did" tIlc
we'll known coast line OF Luana loom
ing over the bows. He had put back
The canoe had no sooner grounded
that the white man leapt ashore and
ran up the beach. Felisi found him
at the bank of the stream-the sand
had risen to the chin of the law
tugging and straining with his one
hand.
1t took them fully half an hour of
such work to extricate the law" and
at the end Of it the two men lay side
by side on the river bank, too ex-
hausted to move or speak.
Then at last the silence was broken.
IT was ''the law" who spoke.
Edward Lucas" he said. rolling
onto his side, "I arrest you, in the
name of the king, for the murder of
Walter Crane"
The white man lay on his back with
closed eyes.
Give me a fill Of your Heraldic,
Hanson" he said.
Even this was not all. Felisi was
dispatched to the village by .'the law"
but before going she waited for con-
firmation of the order. The white man
gave It by opening his eyes and nod
ding wearily. The two men were
carried to the guesthouse on litters.
Evening star., 1923-04-29

The question came so quickly that
the answer was out of Felisis mouth
before she could properly form it.
The beach. sir
Then why didn't / see you on the
beach just now?'
But Felisrs mind was nimble
enough when il was alert. She gig
gled. though it was an effort. with
the awful eyes of "the law" upon her.
Answer me-" he barked.
81 was bathing. sir" she simpered
with long. blueblack lashes sweeping
her cheeks.
We'll what of that"
II hid myself. sir
THE law" laughed-he actually
laughed though il was mirthless
sort Of sound.
There. run along to the village, my
girl. and tell the bull that Bereitania
Levu (Great Brittany wants him here
at once. And tell him to send down
something to cat and drink, in the
meantime"
THE village is quite close. sug-
gested Felisi. difTiden,ly. land the
guesthouse Is cool" A wild scheme
fitted through her mind Of launch
| ing the canoe while the law" was
in the village.
Thank YOU" he answered, and his
eyes resumed the burning process
but I shall stay here"
As Felisi turned to go. these same
eyeS were SweeDfn2 the beach. They
| seemed TO see all things She felt
them at her hack as she swung on
toward the village. The law" was
| certainly a big fellah.'
Il y
MOT long before sunset Felisi was
~ fishing in the canoe perhaps fifty
yards out from the beach of Luana-
1t was very simple. very unexhilara-
ting. II you dropped an old boot on
the end of string over the side
you would catch something OFF the
beach Of Luana; but Felisi's hand
trembled as she continued to land
FISH after fish. The sun kissed the
continued to fish with her eyes
on the shore. There was no moon
and there were few stars, but there
was the vague half light that never
deserts a tropical night and present
~ a shadow fitted across the beach
and dissolved into the sea but not en-
tirely. A still smaller shadow, and
the water Nearer and nearer IT
Evening star., 1923-04-29
BY
RALPH STOCK

and guard of native poIice--verv
smart in their blue tunics and futed
suluS-stationed itself outside tho
door.
TT was two days befor" tho whit,
i man could walk. And when t..
crossed the room, trailing heraldje
tobacco smoke in his wake. he caugh.
sight OF the guard and turned back.
Hanson" he said. won't you g.
rid of this pantomime?"
The guard was dismissed-vert
smart!y.
THE law was undoubtedly tht
stronger man. In one night his vital
ity returned, and. when the whit
man was up and about he sat talking
with him in the guesthouse. Felis5
heard the white man tell the story -
the cutter and the pearls and the hal"
And when il was done. ''the law
nodded slowly and said: Yes. l kne"
Crane"
That was all.
Later that evening he went 10 tn
green hills that tumbled to the sea.
ITS going 10 be a dark night i".
sd id absently.
The white man was lying on pill"
Of mats and did not answer.
"A deuced dark night. repcatcd
1.-THE law''-"one of those nights who
things happen
The white man lifted himself or -
his elbow, but still remained silent.
And there's fair northerly breeze
added the other, irrelevantly.
The white man was staring fSedsh
at the broad hack of the law 81
houetted in the doorway. An easo.
light flashed into his eyes and was
gone.
yes he said slowly, and lay hae,.
on the mats.
In the morning he was gone
So was FeIisi's canoe. But the law
made that good, even as he scowicd
his displeasure at the escape.
In the taro patch Felisi often puck
ers her brow over the problems of an
eventful life. but in this particular
case she can get no further in te!
deductions than that the law is i
"big fellah," and the way of the whit"
man beyond belief.
Copyright. 1923
Evening star., 1923-04-29
THE RULES OF THE GAME
FeIi.ii Conclude. That The Law" I.
Big Fellah" and the Way Of
White Men Is Beyond Belief.

1t was easier to come by, and more
colorful.
And there was trouble" he added
reminiscently. Crane didn't play the
game by me. Partnerships again.
Never did believe I'M partnerships but
what's a fellow to do when he's got
the WILL and the knowledge, and the
muscle. and no dibs to back em up"
Felisi shook her head and looked
sympathetic. Among her many other
accomplishments, she was probably
the best listener in the world. Her
attitude appeared to encourage the
white man.
COUCH tune" he breathed. First
- chance I've had of think ing
about 1t or having a look at them"
Evening star., 1923-04-29

! think il must be Hanson that's got
my track. He's a good shot-that was
a classy shot, 500 yards. and ] was
moving--the only man OF them worth |
thinking about, middlng tall and !
chunky. With toothbrush mus
Evening star., 1923-04-29

Tho United States has more large
oities stAar srys other country.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-13
Editor of Open Forum -

AS recall practically all the letters to the
Open Forum have been the subject of Mexicali, and
very much in favor of the complete annihilation
of that place. but if correctly informed, there
parents patronzng the resorts there than young
people, and since also told that the very officials
to whom have to appeal in Mexico receiving
their from the dives it is hardly probable that
hope for along this line in the very
future so hope that the older folks will withdraw
their patronage and the parents will control their
children, and in the meantime let go work i'm
prove town and make it look like home city
instead of goats back yard
To my mind the most beneficial thing to Ell Cen
tro would be to find some way which will enable peo
pie to irrgate their yards and gardens The present
water rate is absolutely prohibtive great number
of people Every little cottage in this town. matter
how humble could be made to look like beauty spot
IT water could be used in sufficient quantities to keep
surrounded with foliage and lawn Each home could
be provided with plenty of shade flowers and lawn
where children could be brought up to enjoy and i'm
it, and entertain their company instead of going
to the gambling houses and saloons in Mexicali for
amusement.
cism of the manager of the water department, for
have doubt it is ably managed, but if there is any
way get cheaper water by changing the sys-
tenn or buying modern equipment whatever would
accomplish this end let do and make the city at
tractive instead of looking like it had just emerged
from the flood waters and been left standing high and
dry and cracked open
Lotta Green.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-13

ed DR.. Possum. "Jackie IS tail was
a bit stiff from the cold, I think.
And when Uncle Wiggily spattered
the olive oil On Jackie, SOME ran
down his tail and this limbered it
up"
"Well, it S all right now!' bark
ed Jackie. "Oh, how glad | am.
Then he cleaned the oil off himself
with his red tongue, and ran on
to school with Peetie, wagging his
tail from side to side.
81 IN afraid L got oil all over
your floor, Mrs. Bow Wow said
the bunny gentleman.
"That doesn't matter as long as
Jackie can wag his t;il,' laughed
the dog lady. Then Uncle Wiggily
bought more oil for Nurse Jane, and
everyone was happy.
So if the trolley car doesn t
blow smoke in the face of the clock
and make it sneeze, III tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and the
toy engine. -
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-13

PITTSBURGH, Pa.-Harry Greb,
middleweight champion, has signed
to fight Gene Tunney in 15-round
decision fight at Madison Square
Garden, New York, December 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-13
PERSONALS

Harry Maddox, of the Imperial
Irrigation District office at Calex.
leo, was a visitor III this city to-
day.
c, w. Runge returned this morn.
ing from a weekend visit with hi
family at Long Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Crosse, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Jolly, of Little
Suamico, Wisconsin, and Thomas
Jolly of Phoenix, Arizona. are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Will
sic of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Lavayea spent
the week end and holiday at their
mountain cottage at Oakwilde.
Miss Berniee Modem who left
Saturday for a visit with friends in
Los Angeles, is expected back in a
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn Thompson
had as Armistice week end guests at
their cottage at Hipass Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. r. Philley.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Brown of
Riverside were week end visitors in
Ell Centre. Brown will be remem-
bered by many people here, as he
was connected with the Southern
Pacific in this city for number of
years.
Virginia Ritz and Jane Cosby en-
tertained ON Armistice Day at five
course dinner which they prepared
entirely themselves. Covers were
laid for four.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Tate of Cali
patria and Mr.. and Mrs. Hermon
Hubbard were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Crothers yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. c. Burke of
Holtville spent the recent week end
and holiday as the guests of Mrs.
j. r. Turley of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. 0. Lingo motored
to Riverside over the week end to
visit Mrs. Lingo's mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Bougett of
Holtville stopped in this city ON
their return from a week end trip
to San Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry n. Dyke spent
the week end in Yuma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Williams
motored to San Diego for the Armis-
tice Day holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Keyes of Los
Angeles were the Armistice day
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Paris.
A. A. Anderson motored down with
them. Mrs. Anderson, who has been
spending several days with her
mother, Mrs. c. f. Paris, returned to
Los Angeles with the party yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. 0. King and son,
Melvin, spent Sunday and yester-
day in San Bernardino.
Mrs. Ethel Shawley visited her
sister, who is in the sanitarium at
Iona Linda, over Armistice day.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-13
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD z. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILy AND JACK
les TAIL

One morning. Just as Uncle Wig
gilv had finished his breakfast of
boiled pancakes with fried orange
Juice spriEkled en- the middle, there
sounded a knock on the door of the
hollow stump bungalow.
"My gooaless!" exclaimed the
rabbit gentleman with a twinkle
of his pink nose. IL hope that
ism t the Fuzzy Fox calling SO ear
lyi''
''Oh, I wish you wouldn't say
such things, Uncle Wiggily, even
in fun!" exclaimed Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzy as She went to the door
'HOr course it ism the Fox, nor
yet the Wolf: and you make me
SO nervous
81 guess the Fox and Wolf would
make you more nervous, laughed
the bunny.
By this time the muskrat lady
housekeeper had opened the door
and therestood Peetie Bow Wow,
the little puppy dog boy.
"oh, Uncle Wiggily!'' softly
barked Peetie, "could you please
come over to our kennel house right
away?'
"Whv, what s the matter'" ask
cd Mr.. Longears, for he could see
that something had happened.
"Oh, ii S Jackie S tail.' gasped
Peetie.
"What s the matter wi h
Jackie S tails" the bunny rabbit
gentleman wanted to know. 1T
hasn't dropped off; has it'''
"Anl don t tell me that the
Skillery Sca.lery Alligator has nib
hled ill., gasped Nurse Jane.
"No, nothing like that, an
swered Peetie. But this morning
when Jackie got out of bed he
couldn't wag his tail! Just think
of that'' whined Peetie. "Jackie
couldn t wag his tail!'
For a moment Uncle Wiggily and
Nurse Jane were too surprised to
speak. And well they might be
For if there is one thing worse
than another, which can happen
tc little dog, it is not to be able
to wag his tai.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-13
His tail wouldn't was.

Pause moment and consider.
What can dog do if he can't wag
his tail, / ask you? Nothing. lit s
as if you couldn nod your head,
or go skippityhop, or wave your
hands or something like that. \
dogs tails what makes him hap
py and when he can t wag it-well,
all the JOY is gone from a dog 5
life.
"Jackie can I wag his tail!' re-
peated Uncle Wiggily. "What hap
pened him, Peetie?'
"We don't know sadly an
swered the other little puppy dog.
but when he got up out of bed,
Jackie couldn't wag his tail, though
he tried ever 80 hard. And mother
thought maybe if you came over,
Uncle Wiggily, YOU might tell what
is the NATTER
"1n trv,' said the rabbit gen
tleman. Quickly putting on his tall
silk hat, he made ready to go with
Peetie over to the dog kennel
house.
''On your way back, - called
Nurse Jane to the bunny gentle
man, "pIcase stop at the store and
get me bottle of olive oil. -
~ shall do that for you, prom.
ised Mr. Longea1s. Sadly and filled
with sorrow he and Peetie went
along until they reached the kennel.
"What is this terrible news
hear, Mrs. Bow Wow?' asked the
bunny.
at is only too true" replied
the lady log, "Jackie cant wag
his tail. Look at him!' She point
Cd to her little boy dog who STOOD
in one corner.
"Try to wag your tail, Jackie,
begged Uncle Wiggily. Jackie tried,
He twisted this way and that way,
he turned around in circles, he STOOD
up on his hind legs and he made
funny faces-but his tail wouldn I
wag.
Hum" murmured the bunny.
"You must have slept on it crook
ed in the night and broken some.
thing inside-the wag part, yoo
know
"Oh, can nothing be done2''
sighed Mrs. Bow Wow. "WilI
Jackie ever be able to wag his tail
again?'
~ think so," checrfully replied
the bunny. "I'll go get DIR. Pos
sum and see what he says. :" On
the way to Or. Possum S office
Uncle Wiggily stopped mt the store
to get the bottle ofolIve oil for
Nurse Jane. Then he and DR.. Pos
sum hurried back to the kennel.
"Now wen see what s the mat
ter with this doggie's tall" cried
DR.. Possum as he went cheerfully
in. But just then Uncle Wiggily
stumbled over the door sill and fell
down. Out Of his paw flew the
bottle of olive oil. 1t broke and
the oil spattered all over Jackie.
For moment the puppy dog
boy stood still. Then, all of a
sudden, he gave a joyful howl.
"Oh, ] can wag my tail! See
] can wag my tall" he cried.
And, surely enough, his tail wagged
as well as it ever did.
Why, what happened?' asked
Mrs. Bow Wow.
"It was the olive OIL" explain.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-13
SANTA ROSA WILL
GIVE MAILM EN-
A HALF HOLIDAY

SANTA ROSA, Cal, Nov. 13.--
BY an overwhelming vote the people
of Santa Rosa have decided to give
mail carriers a half holiday on Sat
urday.
Postmaster j. Elmer Mobley sent
1000 cards to Santa Rosa citizens
asking them to indicate whether or
not they desired the half holiday to
be given.
Of the answers received only nine
opposed the holiday.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-13
Asparagus Field
Day Is Planned

In order to improve the asparagus
industry in Imperial Valley the
agricultural extension service is ar
ranging field day to be held Sat
urday, December i, to inspect the
work being done in the asparagus
fields throughout the county.
While this crop has been grown
for a number of years in Imperial
County, large number of growers
have made paintings during the
last two years and are desirous Of
obtaining more information as to
the best methods Of producing the
crop.
1t is planned to visit various as
paragus ranches where methods of
controlling bermuda grass and other
weeds will be demonstrated, as well
as such operations as discing to cut
down tops, bedding up, etc. Methods
Of irrigation, fertilizing and culti-
waiting will be demonstrated and
discussed in detail for the benefit
of the growers.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-13
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Jose B. Molina, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned, Geo. w. Allen, admins
traitor of the estate of Jose B. Mo-
liza, deceased, to the creditors of,
and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to ex-
hibit the same with the necessary
vouchers within four months after
the first publication of this notice
to the said Geo. w. Allen, at 107
Rehkopf Building, Ell Centre, Cali
fornia, the place of transacting
business of said estate.
Dated this 3rd day Of November,
1928.
GEO. w. ALLEN,
Administrator.
Jas. w. Glassford, Attorney for
Administrator.
No Is 20 27 Dec 4
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-13
We're Getting
Richer N
Richer
BY United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leaseu wire
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13.-
New York is the only state in
the union which has a greater
income derived from profits ON
sale of real estate, stocks and
bonds than California, accord
ing to figures just made pub
Ec by the revenue collector
here.
California is outranked in
amount of personal income only
by Pennsylvania, Illinois and
New York. This state was also
fourth in income from business.
Total personal income in the
state was 81 1856, ,491 900 in 1921,
according to tabulations just
completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-13
TEN YEARS AGO
November IS. 1918

Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Jensen,
San Diego and Imperial Valley pio-
neers, visited in Ell Centro today.
They are now permanently located
on their ranch near New River.
Z. j. Lawson of San Bernardino
arrived in the city to spend a few
days looking after ranch interests
west of town.
r. Z. Hayward of Calexico stop
ped here on his way to Los An
geles on business.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-13
Girl Held, Shot
Frenchman When
Refused Money
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. IA
young girl, Evelyn Wallingford, is
being held by police on charges Of
shooting Eugene Abbat, who is in
the hospital in a serious condition,
after a hold-up Sunday night.
Another girl, Peggy Hamilton,
10, and G. ST. John, %, and j. w.
Gray, 26, are also being held.
Miss Wallingford, police say,
dressed in male attire, accosted Abb
bat and demanded his money. Abb
bat is French and could not under
stand and when he refused, the girl
is said to have shot him through
the lung.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-13

Try Press Want Ads.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-13
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
November IS, 1908

Frank c. Preston returned to this
city bringing with him his bride.
He was recently married in San Ber-
uardino. Mrs. Preston was former
ly Miss Hilda Packer. They will
be at home to their friends on Com
mercial street near Fourth.
Miss Anna Mason arrived from
Pennsylvania to make her home
with her brother, M. c. Mason on
his ranch southwest of FL Centre.