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Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-30
FALL DID NOT
PAY TAXES TILL
AFTER LEASING

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-Evi-
denee was submitted to the senate
committee investigating the Teapot
Dome naval oil reserve today in a
frank attempt to show the leasing
Of Teapot Dome by former Secretary
of the Interior Fall to the Sinclair
interests had direct bearing on his
personal fortunes.
A sworn statement was introduced
in evidence by Senator Walsh, Mon
tana, democrat, that Fall had been
unable TO pay the taxes on his big
ranch from 1912 to 1922 when all
back assessments were paid in full.
The Teapot Dome lease was given
i'm April, 1922, and Fall paid taxes
in June, 1922, according to this
statement.
Carl c. McGee, editor of an Albu'
querque newspaper, also told the
committee of transactions with Fall,
indicating Falls financial standing
prior TO the leasing Of the oil lands.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-30
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARlS
UNCLE wIGGI11 1.ND THE
PRICKLY PEPPERS

"Here are the fire tongs, Uncle
Wiggily,H said Nurse Jane one day
to uncle Wiggily. She handed him
a pair of long legged black tongs
from the fire place. The tongs
were used to pick up blazing pieces
of logs when the fire was burning.
"f1re tongs! Why do l need the
fire tongss' asked the bunny gen
tleman. "Unless, Nurse Jane,
and his twin nose pinkled very fast,
"unless the Fuzzy Fox has gotten
into the bungalow and you want me
to pinch him with these tongs to get
him OUT
"Oh, no: nothing like that!'' y
laughed the muskrat lady house
keeper. "Of course, your tongs are
good for pinching the tails of bad
foxes, but YOU don t need to do that
now. l just want you to take them
so you can pick the priekly peppers
without getting splinters in your
paws
"Prickly peppers!'i exclaimed Mr..
Longears. "'This is getting myster-
iouser and mysteriouser, as Alice in
Wonderland would say
"Oh, perhaps l forgot to tell
you went on Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy,
"but I am going to make some
sauce of priekly peppers. The pep
pers grow over in the woods and
they are not ripe until after Thanks
giving"
"Prickly peppers must be very
funny laughed the bunny. @ You
did not say anything to me about
picking some, but 1 shall be most
happy to do it for you,' and he
made a low, polite bow.
'tThank you,' said Nurse Jane.
"Then take the fire tongs to pick
the prickly peppers to keep the
splinters and slivers on them from
sticking in your paws
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-30
$47,5OO CASH
PAID FOR BIG
VALLEY RANCH

One of the largest cash real estate
deals to be handled in Imperial
Valley has just been closed by j. J.
Vosburg, Los Angeles capitalist,
The property, which is situated
erican Mercantile Company for the
Allbrook ranch.
The property, which is situated
southwest of Holtvillc, comprises
ATS acres and included equipment
and live stock valued at $4,000. T.
w. McDevitt handled the deal. F..
Il. c. Fenton, secretary and local
manager of the British-American,
acted as agent for the former own
ers, who have large holdings in I'M
pcrial Valley, as well as in Canada,
Africa and other parts of the world.
Vosburg has made no announce
ments of how he Intends to hands
his new purchase, but it is believed
that he intends to operate it him
81 If
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-30
SOLVING MUMMY RIDDLES

Ethnologsts at the Field Museum in Chicago are
taking Xray pictures of mummies. 1t is the newest
method of finding out what is inside mummy Hith-
erto scientists have had to unwrap the mummy in
their efforts at research and when it unwrapped
they frequently found they had learned nothing
but had spoiled good specimen for niumrnies
hard to put together again Humpty Dumpty.
The X-ray expert who is taking pictures explains
that with this method picture of its interior can be
placed alongside the mummy, the two making an en-
Tightening exhibit Scientists interested in the study
of mummies believe that very informing comparisons
can be made between the human-made mummies of
Egypt and the natural mummies discovered in South
America. The latter were wrapped, mummy fashion,
but apparently preservatives were used and only
the naturally dry climate preserved the bodies.
Another useful result of the X-ray pictures is
that they will enable collectors to determine whether
or not mummy is genuine Authorities On the SUBJ
Ject have no explanation to offer as to why there
should be mummy specimens that contain no bodies
Perhaps the anceints who made these mummies would
laugh at civilizations efforts find out how and why
Yet progress is being made in solving of the rid
dies the earlier representatives of the race propound
ed for their followers.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-30
HONOR SOCIETY
MAY AFFILIATE
WITH CAL. BODY

According to statement made
by Prof. j. l.. House, principal OF
:he Central Union high school, the
Honor Scholarship Society of tha;
school may soon become affiliated
with the California Scholarship Fed
GRAFTON.
Sometime ago, copies of the con
stitution of the local society were
forwarded to the California Schol
arship Federation. and recently they
were returned. with the request
thn. certain changes be made. Ac-
cording to Mrs. A. II. Keller, one
cf the faculty advisors of the so
ciety, these changes have been made
and the constitutions returned to
the secretary f the state organiza
ton at Long Beach.
The California Scholarship Fcde.
ration is itself planning to affili
are under Phi Beta Kappa, a nation
ally known honorary fraternity
only for college students of high
scholastic standing. If the planned
affiliaton of The local society witt!
the state federation materializes
membership in the H. $. s. will be
of special significance for those
who wish to obtain Phi Beta Kappa
keys in college.
Members of the committee of five
to act on credentials for entrance
10 the society are Mrs. Keller and
r. A. Chestnut of the facultys and
Isabella Ross, Eunice Sprinkle and
Mildred Coles Chairmen of Sothei
committees are: Honors and privi
ieges, Katherine Allen; assembly
Sammy Eastman; entertainments
ESthur Surface.
Three special parties are being
planned by the group, one to be
held after Christmas, banquet
which will be given in the spring,
and a desert party towards the
close of the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-30

Uncle Wlgglly took the IRE
tongs from the muskrat lady, but
he seemed bit puzzled.
"Exeuse me- he said, "but
prickly peppers splinters - shv-
ers-are We supposed to eat the
prickly peppers''
"Of course!'' laughed Nurse
Jane. GAS soon as I boil them, the
prickers come off and i throw
them away. Then the peppers are
very smooth and good to eat. -
."All right-then I II pick them "
said the bunny gentleman.
Putting on his tall, silk hat, and
tucking the fire tongs under his
paw, the rabbit gentleman hoped
over the fields and through the
woods to the place where the prick
ly peppers grew on pepper tree,
just the kind of which Peter Piper
picked his peek of pricklv peppers.
"Hum!" murmured Uncle Wig
gilv, when he reached the wood and
saw the prickly peppers hanging on
the low branches of the tree.
"Hum! Nurse Jane may know what
she is doing, and boiling may take
off all these slivers and splinters
and prickers. But l shall not want
any of this prickly pepper sauce
until see Nurse Jane eat some
Well indeed might the bunny
gentleman talk this way, for those
peppers were surely prickly.
However, by taking them off in
the fire tongs / shall not stick my
self thought Uncle Wiggily.
Mr.. Longears was busy picking
the priekly peppers with the fire
tongs, putting the peppers in tin
can so the priekers wouldn' t stick
through when, all of sudden, he
heard a growing voice say:
"What are you doing in my
| woods''
Looking down Uncle Wiggily saw
the Bob Cat glaring at him.
"Oh, didn't know these were
your woods, Mr.. Bob Cat" spoke
the bunny. "I thought these were
the Priekly Pepper woods and that
any one might come here"
"Well, they ean't!' snarled the
bad chap. "These are my woods
and now, because you came here, I
am going to nibble your ears.'
Then, all of a sudden, Uncle Wig
gilv thought of the pinching fire
tongs. He reached over, and with
them gave the silly little tail Of the
Bob Cat hard pirch.
"How do you like that7" asked
Dncle Wiggily.
go, wowzie; Woozie / don t like
it at ALT" howled the Bob Cat.
Let 90 of my tail'
So Uncle Wiggily opened the fire
tongs and loosed the Bob Cats tail
and away ran the bad chap as fast
as he could 90.
"Hal Ha! ! guess ] fixed him. "
laughed the bunny gentleman. He
continued 10 pick priekly peppers
which all of a sudden, another voice
growled:
| well, maybe you fixed him but
you didn Z fix me! And you can t
pinch my tail in the fire tongs, be.
cause nv tail Is so big and bpsbY'
And up jumped the Fuzzy Fox.
"I'm going TO nibble your ears!"
howled the Fox.
But Uncle Wiggily thought of an
other trick.
"Maybe 7 can 4 pinch your tail y
Said the bunny. "but l can drop Il
! prickly pepper on your soft and ten
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-30
Supposed Victim
Says It's Not So

SAN ANDREAS, Cal, Nov. 30
Authorities have succeeded in locat-
ing Philip Oleson, the man whom
James l.. Kennard told wierd tale
of having left tied in an abandoned
tunnel several days ago. ..,.a
Oleson returned to Jackson today,
having spent several days in San
Francisco. He was greatly surprised
at Kennard's story, and denied hav-
ing met him at any time.
Confronted with proof of the
falsity of his history, Kennard re-
fused to discuss the matter.
Authorities now believe the man
may be insane. He was released
from Folsom n year ago, having
been sentenced from Tulare county
for issuing bad checks.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-30
YOKOHAMA POKES
ITS BRAVE HEAD
THROUGH DEBRIS
Pitiful Shacks of Tin,
Lumber Prove City
Dauntless
By CLARENCE DUBoSE
United Press Staff Correspondent


| TOKYO, Nov. 30.-Yokohama is
/ one of the bravest sights on earth
today-as well as one of the saddest,
| For Yokohama is poking up
through its grave. Yokohama. dead
/ and buried, is refusing TO remain
that way. There is life in Yokoha
ma - business-people living and
working there. They are putting up
sheds and shacks-flimsy shanties
made from blackened bits of tim.
i Anything to keep off the rainl
They don t expect to keep out the
cold.
Yokohama may never be "re-
built" But it is carrying on, after
Il fashion-and to anyone who knew
! or who can even family imagine
what Yokohama was after the
quake, even to carry on, in whatev-
er fashion, is a wonderful thing
/ a sad thing = and tremendously
| brave.
One Pier Left
Ships are coming in and out of
, Yokohama. Out of all its once
! proud waterfront just a portion of
| one pier remains. And it is lopSided
and is warped into waves and convo-
| lutions. Between this bit of pier is
| a long stretch of water-Once a
great continuous steel and concrete
pier before the earthquake wrench
! ed most of it into the water. This
space is now spanned by pontoon
bridge--cumbrous Japanese sam
pans, sprawled side by side between
| the shore and the remaining piece OF
| pier, and the boats covered will
crude bridging, bridge that tosses
! up and down and swings from side
to side.
Ashore, the picture is still one OF
more utter destruction than any
! thing the world s8 war afford
ed. But in the midst of thi,
the sheds and shacks and shanties
are commencing to appear. The
Chamber of Commerce is housed il
a thing that would be a rather poor
shed on rather poor farm in q
! ldtHCl pun ICSioii III NhhNi tN"' n hN
| Silk Association has another shed OF
the same calibre. They are the fin
| est structures in Yokohama,
Every One in Shacks
Stevedores, shipping agencies, ex.
port and import firms, all the bus
inesses which are vital to port, are
! building sheds and shacks, too.
There are scores of hole-in-the- wall
restaurants, made from scraps OF
wreckage, bits of galvanized iron
/ where the coolie workmen who are
building the shacks and piling uI
the debris and carrying the loads OF
material can buy their bowls of rice
and tea.
The American Consulate is doing
well, thank you, in some army tents
and the British Consulate is build
ing a shed-out of nice, new lumber
| too.
There are graves scattered around
like the hurried graves on bat
tlefront. A crude cross, marked " R
Up. .'--sometimes a name; some
| times Just unknown
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-30
Schultz to Be
In Charge for
Entire Season
CONTINUED from page u

consisting of Ross Z. I1iekeox, A.
G. Johnston, III. P. Meyer, o. G.
Horne and w. r. Conway was ap-
pointed TO confer with similar com.
mittees TO be; appointed by other
chambers in the valley to have sup
ervision of this advertising. It Is
hoped TO raise at least $4,000 IN
this manner. and an intensive pro.
gram of publicity viii be conducted.
Secretary Coyle read d letter from
the United Community Sunday
schools of Imperial County, com
mending the chamber for its work
in arousing the people of the val
ley to take action against present
conditions in Mexieali and assur-
ing the chamber that it has the
support of the foremost organiza
tions in the valley.
Through arrangements made by
tho chamber with Malcolm FRASER
secre;ary-manager of the Tourna
ment of Roses at Pasadena, resi-
dents of FL Centre viii be able tc
obtain tickets for the annual inter
sectional football game at Pasadena
on New Years Day, in this city
Secretary Coyle will receive appliea
tions for tickets, which must be ac
companied by a deposit. The prices
of the tickets range from sl.65 te
$500, including war tax.
In order TO accommodate many re
quests for literature on FL Centre
and Imperial Valley, and as only a
small supply is available at present
the secretary was authorized tc
have a quantity of the revised
"Farts on Imperial Valley" print
ed at once. The chamber is also
preparing booklet giving data on
Ll Centre, which will be ready fol-
distribution in the near future.
Commends Dairy Day
Sam ii. Greene, seeretary-manage
cf the California Dairy Council, ha'
written the chamber, commenting
II for providing for another "Dai
~ Day. celebration here in Janua
~, and gave assurance that ef
forts will be made TO have tht
quarterly meeting for the Dair,
Council held in this city on Jan
uary %, the day before Dair,
Day. The week of January 2
viii be devoted to advocating in
creased use OF dairy products, am
The Dairy Council meeting AM
Dairy DayD will come as fittini
finale TO this movement.
John l.. Fox, secretary of III
San Diego Chamber of Commerce, i
response 10 letter sent by III
local chamber, gave assurance tha
his organization is solidly behin'
the Rodman report, which outline
program of naval defense worl
for the Pacific Coast.
The directors passed a resolution
endorsing rigid inspection of let
tue, by &he Horticultural commits
sion, and adNocaiing prosecution TO
vialators Of The standardization
laws
rfrsem al 'he meeting wers
Directors Brewer Duff, Never
Moofe. Nsfteg, Scott, sleeain and
yaackeg.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-30
MAY RECOMMEND
MERCHANT FLEET
LET-OUT" PLA N

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-Presi-
dent Coolidge will include in his
message to congress recommendation
Of shipping policy involving .
subsidiary cooperation'' plan un-
der which the government S mer-
chant fleet will be let out to priv
ate owners. This was learned fol
lowing a visit of Edward F. Farley,
chairman of the shipping board to
the White House.
The great handicap about being
grand opera singer is getting
born in some foreign country.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-30
TEN YEARS AGO
November 80. 1928

Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. Leffingwell
held a house warming in their new
home on Euclid Avenue between
Sixth and Seventh streets. Those
present were Rev. and Mrs. w. G..
Conley, Mr. and Mrs. Clark B0oher,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Arderso0, Mr..
and Mrs. Percie Thacker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Berkman, Mr.. and Mrs.
s. n. Harris, Mrs. Mitchell and the
Misses Norris, Lewis, Herman, Ber-
ny, Glasson, Clements, Perkins. Pro-
fessors Ragan and Todd and Messrs.
Allen, Edwards, Shepherd, Stewart,
Stone, Mulligan, Carl, Gunner, Mad
dox, Mosseau and Harvuot.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-30
Second Booz e
Offense Won't
M an Prison

SACRAMENTO, Cal, NOV.
30.-Liquor law violators who
have been fined cannot be sen
fenced to states prison for the
same offense but may be COM
mitted to the county jail. The
third district court Of appeals
so ruled today in the case of
0. N. Humphrey of this city,
who is thus spared a year in SEN
Quentin. He previously paid a
fine of $1,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-30
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Toll Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
November SO, 1904

Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Brooks and
Frank McCown came down from Los
Angeles to look after property inter
ests.
d. G. Whiting of Heber is quite
i'll in San Bernardino, and has not
yet been able to return to the valley.
Senator Bard, f. N. Newell, chief
of the reclamation service, j. P. Lip
pineott, supervising engineer, and 4
number of other officials of the rec
lamation service spent the day in
Calexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-30
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

A. ID. Helms returned to Ell Cen
tro after a three weeks visit to his
former home in Ashland, Oregon.
f. f. Rasor of Santa Barbara is
here looking after his interests in
the valley.
Albert Nance returned to Ell Cen
tro after a week S stay in Los An
geles.
Chauncy Lake and family arrived
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lake of
Heber.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-30
L. A. Will Pay
Homage to
Mary

by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3d.
Monday is to be Mary Pickford
day in Los Angeles. The famous
star is to make an address to
the public. Mayor Cryer, who
has officially sanctioned the
affair, is to be present in COM
pany with all the city officials.
A concert will be given by 100
piece orchestra and the crowd
will be handled by the Amer
lean Legion.
When a man goes to the dog
many of his friends bark at him.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-30
TOM SIMS SAYS

Don t throw away your old gloves
now. They are good for few more
miles. You may get new ones Christ
mas.
And socks, how about your socks ,
Tell everybody what size you wear
So Santa Claus will bring you some.
Do your getting mad early and
avoid the rush. Squabble now to
avoid giving her a Christmas pre-
sent.
Who gave YOU unexpected pre-
sents last Christmas! You can get
even. Give them presents this year.
TOM SIMS SAYS
Never steal an overeoat. A New
York man did it and was caught. He
won't need one for 60 days.
News from Paris. Old race horse
given new glands. They should
have used flivver glands.
New York detective caught six
crooks at one time. Thick as they
are he should have gotten dozen.
Charming news for the little
girls today. Modern surgery can
make all boys grow six feet tall.
War for 80 years is predicted in
Europe. 1t can't happen. Cigarets
would not last 80 years.
Divorce is increasing in Germany,
showing they still have money.
Perhaps a man smiles when a girl
pats him on the head because that
is his funny bone.
Nothing makes you see things in
different light like the harvest
moon.
der nose!" And he did that. Down
on the nose of the Fox the bunny
dropped prickly pepper, and the
prirkers and slivers stuck the Fox.
"Oh, wow!' he howled. "This is
terrible!" and away he ran.
cha! Hal laughed Uncle Wig
gily. "Now I am all right So he
finished picking the prickly pep
pers with the fire tongs and Nurse
Jane made a fine sauce of them
after she had boiled them.
Now if the white horse doesn t
turn green when thea fountain pen
splashcs red ink on him. II tell
you next about Uncle Wiggily and
the gold fish.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-30

Nothing makes you see things in
a different light like the harvest
moon.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-30

Perhaps a man smiles when girl
pats him on the head because that
is his funny bone.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27
CHECK CENSUS DATA
Baptists Survey City TO Eind Out Who
Goes to Sunday School

Data obtained during the city-wide
Sunday school taken by the Baptist
churches of the city is being tabuated
for use in Sunday schoo. attendance
campaign TO be wagcd by the Baptist
churches Of San Antonio. according to
an announcement by Arthur Flake Mt
the noon luncheon meeting of the di-
rcctors of the training classes in twelve
Baptist churches of the city.
Census cards filled out Sunday after
noon during the canvass of the city
are being sorted and those of other
denominations are being discarded.
The cards of those of the Baptist
denomination or those Of no denomna-
ton are being brought to the First
Baptist church where they will be
classified. From these cards. list of
the members OF each Baptist church
who do not attend Sunday school and
those living in each community not
members of any church or Sunday
school. will be made.
At the noon meeting Wednesday. it
was reported by the directors of the
training classes that there is an at
tendance of I41 persons. A larger
enrolment in the training school. it is
believed. will he reported at the lunch
con meeting Thursday noon.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27
BUILD A Getty"
Hermann Sons Prepare for Carnival
to Be Held in October.

The buzz Of saws and the sound NJ
hammers in the hands of crew Of
carpenters can be heard blocks away
rom the property Of the Hermann
Sons on Garden street. where nunnr.
Gus booths are being constructed and
erected for the coming carnival to hc
staged by this organization Octobe,
10 10 il.
Ihis work began Monday morpin,
and by the end OF the week will ba@c
advanced sufficiently SO that tho dec.
orators and artists can start on the
job OF adjoining the booths and com
cessions with brush and decorations
Hundreds OF red. white and bluc olco'
trlc llgnts are to be installed and the
spacious grounds. 100 feet wide and
800 feet in length in the roar Of the
Hermann Sons Home. will bc con.
vertcd into a vcriiable carnival civ
and "white way"
In answer 10 600 letters sent M,
TO branch lodges all over the state
Il few weeks ago many replies have
been received. stating that there viii
be representatives attending from
practically every one of them. and MI
lodges within a radius OF 100 milcs
of San Antonio will send large dele
cations to visit the carnival.
The responses from San Antonio
clubs. lodges and secret societies IN
invitations sent them have been very
encouraging to the committee in
charge of the arrangements and 70.
ception. and no money or expense will
be spared by this committee to make
the carnival a success.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-27
STYLE SHOW POPULAR
J0ske Bros. Co.. Exhibits Wonderful
Array Of Fine Gowns.

A. style show of wide interest es-
pecially among the women which is
being precentcd at the Palace Theatcr
this week by Joske Bros. Company un-
der the supervision of Miss Raymonde
Artz, local dancing teacher. is PROV
ing popular with fepinine patrons of
the big store.
Fashions of ultra magnificance and
those OF stunning simplicity as well as
styles whose classification would como
IN between, make w the presentation.
these garments. including beautiful
dresses for the street. gorgeous after
noon frocks and evening gowns of
georgette. taffeta and vel ct. some of
which are deliberately beaded and some
that are plain, the material alone
which possess beauty enot gh moi, to re-
quire trimming of am kind. were Sc
lected from .Joske Bros. Company's
fashion departments.
Sixteen live models are paradinp
these garments of which over 30 arc
being shown. Each model is a youns
lady in the employ of Joske's store
and who has received several hours
training daily for a period of throe
weeks preceding the event.