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Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10

Quebec is essentially city of
monuments. Every old house and
church is wreathed in historical
lore and legend and many modern
buildings occupy famous sites. AS
the years pass by. the number of
bronze and marble memorials
raised in honor of men who were
dominating characters in the early
life of the city and province as well
as to military heroes, grows apace.
For over century Quebec was
almost constantly a battle-ground
On which British French duel was
fought. Here was endured the long
agony of the Iroquois Indian war;
fare: here were staged the sieges
of Admiral Kirk in 1929 and of Sir
William Phips in 1890. But the
greatest battle fought over these
historic cliffs was that of the Plains
of Abraham when the British Gen.
aral Wolfe stealthily scale the sup
posedly impregnable walls Of the
french stronghold W. 5000 men
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
Various Scout
Activities In
State Numerous

Boy Scout activities in Califor-
MIA this week include the donation
of n handsome flower piece by
Scout Walker Choi to the city of
Orange. The piece was the handi-
work of Chori, who is manager of
a flower shop in Orange. 1t was
a replica of the American flag,
made entirely of flowers and includ-
ing a portrait of the late President
Harding.
San Rafael to Rescue
The anxiety of relatives and
friends at the disappearance of 70
year old Mrs. Charles Wigham of
Anselmo, California, was relieved by
the alertness of two Scouts of the
city of San Rafael, 12-year- old
Robert Carey and 13-year-old Her
bert Wegman, who after searching
late in the night, discovered the
elderly lady exhausted and almost
unconscious, in the dense bush of
Bald Mountain. The Scouts revived
the bewildered woman and helped
her to reach her relatives.
Ready to Report
With the recent addition Of late
model ambulance. the organization
of a Scout ambulance corps in San
Louis Obispo, California, has been
completed. The corps aims to pro-
vide efficient first aid service for
the city. The older Scouts will re-
spond with the ambulance to all
distress calls.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
The Worlds News In Pictures
Three Wise Men
Lifted to Peak
of Solar Bli s s
by United Press Leased Wire

PASADENA, CAL, September 10.
Three wise men, their eyes to their
gigantic telescopes at the Carnegie
Solar Observatory, largest in the
world, were lifted from scientific
depression to intense exhildration in
five minutes today. AT 1927 clouds
swooped DOWN upon Nit. Wilson,
site of the great institution. The
wise men were cast down. But,
at 1882 sea breeze dispersed them
and complete success of their obser-
vations is expected when thousands
of negatives that have been exposed
are developed.
DR.. Walter F. Adams, director
of the observatory; DR.. Charles h.
st. John and DR.. Gustav Stromberg,
astronomers of the highest mag
nitude, supervised the visual expe-
dition into the heavens. DR.. Adams
handled the $50 foot telescope tow
er, greatest in the world; DR.. st.
John glued his eyes to the snow
telescope, while DR.. Stromberg
busted himself with the 60 foot ms
trument. With this triple barrage
of lenses they pierced the hidden
mystery, taking many Photographic
exposures, lasting from early yes
terday morning at one minute in
tervals, and to be completed tomor
row, when the sun sets normally
again.
First contact between the sun and
moon was observed by DR.. Strom-
berg, at 11:29 a. m, and totality
was recorded On the "log' of the
observatory at 12:55. DR.. Strom-
berg reported the percentage of
obscurity as ninety eight.
The greatest task Of the scientists
was to make magnetic observations
of the century waited event, to de-
termine what, if any, changes, due
to the eclipse, was observable upon
the earth s magnetic properties. For
this purpose DR.. Stromberg, a past
master in such research, has taken
observations one minute apart, from
Sunday at sunrise, stating today he
would complete the arduous task by
Sunset Tuesday.
Weary but happy, impressed with
the tremendous responsibility he
feels, toward his fellow scientists,
the eminent astronomer refused to
leave the instrument tower until he
had completed his great obligation.
Photographs of the sun s spect-
rum was the part of the work that
DR.. Adams undertook. In moment IS
interview with the United Press
correspondent, he stated that there
would be absolutely no possible
chance of getting any definite in
formation until his negatives had
been developed and the computa
tions he has made, alongside the
great camera, were finally and sci
entifically completed. !
Mt. Wilson scientists are elated
over their own success, in view of
the gloomy reports that were read
to them from San Diego, Point Lo-
ma, Catalina Island and Ensenada,
provided by the United Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
BIG OIL LEASE
COMPLETED IN
LOWER CALF.

Messrs. Harding of Long Beach
and Acosta of Calexico filed papers
Saturday morning in Mexicali rela-
tive to the development of import
ant oil resources in Lower Claifor-
mia, it was learned today.
With the principals in the deal
were e. M. Reed, Long Beach at
torney representing Mr.. Harding
Attorney DuFresne of San Diego,
representing Sr. Acosta; E. M. Bart
ley, a Los Angeles geologist, and
Arthur Rath of Ell Centre, who is
said to be interestd with Mr..
Acosta.
The property involved lies in a
60 mile strip between Ell Mayor, on
the survey of the new railroad, 20
San Felipe. The 100000 acres be-
longs to Mr.. Acosta and Mr.. Hard
ing is leasing from him. The latter
represents Mexican, British, French
and Belgian capital, it is under
stood.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
AEeERT SCULPTOR AND HIS MEMORIAL AsRAuaM WR1lN

and won lasting victory for Brit
ish arms. Both Woe and Mont
calm, the French leader, met their
deaths through this battle. That
the victory was one of more than
military prestige is proclaimed by
the stately shaft that stards in the
Governors Garden above Dufferin
Terrace between the Citadel and
Chateau Frontenac, and which was
raised to the memory of these two
heroes.
However, not only military
achievements are associated with
the Plains of Abraham, but they
remind us of Abraham Martin, the
first Canadian Scotsman and the
first St. Lawrence River pilot, who
received this ground as a grant
from ,Champlain, the founder OF
Quebec. Although a Scot by birth
Martin was born IN France. and az
cepting the land from his govern
ment, redeemed it from the wlh"'
ness, practised carpentry
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
Erratic Current
Given as Cause
OF Queer Wreck
Americans in Charge

Relief work and distribution of
food seems operating well and there
is no actual starvation, although
there is widespread suffering.
Americans have the complete
leadership in the work of relief.
The first ship bringing aid to ar
rive was an American vessel. The
Americans organized the first relief
bodies and regularly have landed
quantities of foodstuffs at Yoko
hama and Toxic.
The immediate fear of an epi-
demic grows out of the great num-
bers of decomposing bodies which,
thus far, it has been impossible to
bury. Ell
Japanese firms, although desper-
ately crippled, declare in every in
stance that they will resume bust
ness as quickly as possible and in
whatever manner their nearly ruin
ed resources will permit.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10

connection with the convening of a
board Of inquiry to determine cause
and responsibility for the disaster.
The inquiry will be held at San
Diego.
"The indications are that there
was no negligence nor culpable in
efficiency on the part of any one
connected with the direction Of the
destroyers course,' the announce
ment said, "and that the accident
was caused by combination of un.
fortunate circumstances - probably
to some unusual current in the San
ta Barbara channel.'
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
HOLTVILLE MAN GETS
ICE co. PROMOTION

From manager of the Holtville
office of the Imperial lee and De-
velopment company, Jo Kemp has
been advanced to a position in the
production department of the Ell
Centre office. M. f. Fisher will
come up from the Brawley office to
take Mr.. Kemp's place, the change
to be effective September 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
LONE SURVIVOR OF TERRIBLE
TRAGEDY TELLS OF CREMATION
OF $4,000 ILL-FATED REFUGEES
BY MOTTO TAKATA, Assistant For
eign Editor of Osaka Mainichi.
Write nfor the United Press)

Write nfor the United Press)
Copyright 1923 by United Press)
OSAKA, September 10.-A story
of how $4,000 survivors of The
Toxic earthquake were burned alive
in huddled, screaming, struggling
mass at HOMO was told today by
the lone survivor, singled and near
ly crazed, who dragged himself to
Osaka.
The man told tale Of unparal-
leled horror in what was probably
the worst tragedy of the quake.
cat 3 p. m. on the first day of
the earthquake Saturday Septem-
Der u / rushed with thousands of
others for an open space of about
Is acres near the Ryoogoku sta
tion in the HOMO district 'of Toxic.
The man, still shaking from fa-
tigue and fright and the delirium
through which he had passed, began.
Army stores formerly were kept
in this space, which was surround
cd by houses. We thought we would
be safe there in the open.
Hunted for Parents
CT was vainly hunting for Nny
parents among the thousands who
were milling about when suddenly
l felt a scorching wind from the
eastern edge of the open space.
81 noticed that many houses
there were burning.
"The flames were driven by the
wind into the space where thou
sands of us stood crowded helpless
ly.
"Screams arose as those about
Inc felt their faces and flesh scared
by the fire. Every one tried to
make their way to the western side
of the compound, which was alrea-
dy full. There they were packed
in, $4,000 of them, unable to move
further. Then flames broke out
there and the crowds on the edge,
surging back, trampied hundreds to
death. Cries and screams filled the
air in deafening profusion.
"Then a terrible whirlwind of
flames swept the compound, devour-
ing humans as it had the houses.
Wrapped in Quilt
81 was forced back to the east
ern edge, then providentially L
reached the edge of big pool. In
to this pool | plunged, seizing a
thick bed quilt which was swirled
in my direction by the high wind.
"Almost sub-consciously L wrap
ped myself in this, soaking with
water from the pool.
''The shrieks of the victims were
incessant. Hundreds were being
burned alive at each caprice of the
wind. The flames approached me
and so intense was the heat that
my soaked-quilt was instantly dried
up. l jumped again into the pool
which was also drying up and rolled
up and down along the muddy
bottom.
occasionally the milling, tpr-
tured crowd would open and L could
catch glimpses of others further
away being burned or trampled to
death, the baggage they had brought
with them feeding the flames.
81 fell delirious with the heat
and horrors all about me. 1t was
8 0 clock at night when l recov-
ertd consciousness.
6"On every side of me We're acres
tf burned bodies. The stencil from
these was terrible. | was the lone
survivor among the charred dead.
81 sought vainly again for my
parents and my sisters, but all the
bodies looked alike, burned beyond
recognition.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10

succeeded in lowering raft and
plotting it through the treacherous
surf 1S times, every time bringing
group of his shipmates ashore.
Commander Edward Watson of
the squadron was nervous wreck
but stuck to his command through
out and directed the rescue work.
He finally returned with the last
survivors aboard a special train.
His fellow officers reported he was
near q state of collapse and refused
any one permission to see him or
the captain IS of any of the other
vessels.
Boatswain's Mate Peterson of
the Young was one of the out
standing figures in the tregedy. At
the risk of his life he leaped into
the tumbling sea and swan 40
yards through the rocks to the
Chauncey and carried a life line.
Over this line 20 of the Young's
crew were led hand over hand from
the, upturned side of the vessel to
safety.
Before Peterson s heroic act the
men clinging to the overturned
destroyer cheered each other in the
face of death, for they all expect
ed to go down any minute. The
survivors began reaching the jag
ged rocks which formed the shore
line half an hour after the Delphy
struck but the last man was not
removed until nearly Is hours af-
A great herd Of sea lions swarm
ed around the life boats filled with
passengers survivors of the wreck
reported. Swimming about in the
heavy sea the lions greatly i'm
peded the work of rescue, it was
said.
Twenty two members of the crew,
one passenger and $4,000 Of bull
lion were said to have been landed
San Pedro at 2:30 a. m. by the
U. S. S. destroyed Selfridge.
The ship is wrecked q few miles
from the spot where seven navy
destroyers shared n similar fate.
Reports originally crediting the
Cuba with having $2,5OG,OO0 in bull
lion aboard were denied by compa-
NY officials. They said the captain
was not staying aboard to guard
the phantom treasure but to protect
the company salvage rights and to
prevent the Cuba from technically
becoming derelict.
The Tug Fearless is standing by.
Sixty eight survivors w er G
brought into San Pedro Sunday by
the destroyer Reno which provident-
tally hove on the scene of the wreck
after the Cuba's wireless had gone
out of commission. Nine members
of the crew who had rowed out to
sea i'll hope of summoning aid were
picked up by the tanker w. s.
Miller and are being taken to San
Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. TO-
Some unusual current in the Santa
Barbara channel was given in an
official announcement by navy head
quarters here today as the prob
able cause of Saturday night s
wreck of seven destroyers near
Point Areguello, Cal.
The statement did not mention
the Japanese earthquake and tidal
waves, but it was known that navy
officers had that phenomena in
mind-that they believed some
wierd reflection across the Pacific
upset the currents off the coast and
threw on the rocks the seven fight
ing ships.
The announcement was made in
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
Eclipse Wedding
Feature of Day

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Sept. 1o.-An
eclipse wedding" today united
Margaret Mae Fox of this city and
Earl Boushey of Los Angeles. The
ceremony was performed just as
the moons shadow started to fall
across San Diego. The bride is
teacher in the Downey, California,
schools.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
CITY OF IMPERIAL TO
HAVE NEW SPUR TRACK

Permission has been granted by
the Railroad Commission to South
ern Pacific company to construct a
spur track at grade across First
street in the city of Imperial, I'M
jerial county. AZ x.sss "
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
FIVE BORDER BOYS
BACK FROM CAMP

Five CaleXico lads, Flournoy
Gillespie, Shelby Crook, Ray Manuel,
Eugene Anderson and Albert Good
win have returned from the citizen s
training camp at Del Monte, en5
thusiastic over both outing and
training
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
Hurrah For Us
Summer Is
Over

Geesel
Summers overt
Two flew east and two flew west
and two flew over--not the cuckoo "
nestT-but III Centre. That was
about one o'clock today and Post.
master G. w. Collins, the man who
knows, says that means summer il
over.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
MEXICAN OFFICIALS IN
u. S. FOR PUBLICITY

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 10.-Deputy
Adolfo Hernandez Marin and G..
Enriques Simon are in the United
States to begin big publicity cam,
paign in behalf of Mexico. 1t is
their purpose to promote. for the
government a number of annual ex-
cursions to this country from the
United States in order that Ameri-
cans may get better knowledge
of the country and its possibilities.
More than 100 kinds of furs used
are for commercial purposes.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-10
COTTON MARKET

Spots 29.10 up Is.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-13
Sale of Linens, Towels, Sheets, Cottons, Damasks
COTTONS

Sol JUNO
 Unbleached Cotton, 36 in. wide, good firm quality. Anniversary IT, Sale yd. \ lC
 Ladies' Cloth, bleached, 36 in. wide, fine quality. Anniversary TO- Sale ......... yd. ! SC
 Fruit of the Loom Cotton 36 in. wide. An TO- niversary Sale, yd. l JC
 59c Unbleached Sheeting, 2 IA yds. wide. HE Anniversary Sale 4OC
 Pequot Sheeting, AZ and 45 in. Anniversary 0n Sale ......... yd. OSC Wamsutta Nainsook, very fine quality, 36 in. Anni- versary % Sale ......... yd. OOC s1.49 Cotton Battings large 3 ID. roll, quilt size. Anniversary On Sale ........ roll OSC
 Pontex Sheeting, full bleaehed, 2 1-4 yd. wide. Anniversary HE Sale ........ yd. fOC
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-03-15
Cheese School Well At
tended and Men Are
Doing Good Work

Time spent in Boone at cheese
school by the cheese makers of Wa
tauga Haywood and Henderson coun-
ties will be valuable to the milk pro-
ducers.
The men are intensely interested,
and are proving, by the work they
are doing, their ability to operate
cheese factories in way that will
pay the milk producer all his milk is
worth manufactured into cheese. The
have also taken much interest in feed
feeding, and breeding of dairy cows.
1t is hoped that the time spent at
this cheese school by the men who
attended will be of some help to the
cheese industry Of North Carolina.
Let's make 1928 year that will be
remembered by the growth and de-
velopment Of the dairy business.
The makers are planning on organ
izing North CVarolina Cheese Ma
kers' Association during the last week
of school. The members of the Asso-
citation will meet three times during
the year each bringing a cheese to
be judged and scored. The maker re-
ceiving the highest average score or
his cheese will receive silver tro
ply cup. This will enable the makers
of North Carolina to make a uniform
cheese that will demand good price
H. L. WILSON
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-03-15
Blowing Rocks Golf
Course One of F inest

LENOIR March 8.-Seth Rainer,
golf course builder of Long Island,
New York has been at Blowing Rock
during the past several days to help
in locating and laying out the 49,
hole golf course for Green Park
hotel. Mr.. Rainer with C. V. Henkel,
Of Statesville, one of the hotel pro-
prietors, was here today returning
from Blowing Rock to Statesville.
Mr.. Rainer says that the new golf
course at Blowing Rock is one Of the
finest he has ever seen in any inland
or mountain section. This golf course
builder has been connected with and
has designed many of the famous golf
courses in America. Among these are
the Long Island, New York course
and White sulphur Springs Virginia
course. He says that the course here
surpasses anything he has had any
thing to do with.
The Green Park hotel is making a
number of improvements Mr.. Henkel
says. A new and larger dining room
is being built and other improve.
ments are being added. Five new
cottages are under construction and
will be completed before the season
opens.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-03-15
Too Cold for Happiness

1t was one Of those cold raw No
vember days that northern New En-
gland knows. A Roman pageant was
being given near New York. On the
second day an elderly but enthusiast
tic maiden lady from New England
hied her over from the nearby town
where she was staying to view the
works. AS she approached the scene
of activities she encountered one Of
the outposts Of the pageant guard, a
tall, skinny rawboned countryman,
bare-legged and bare headed, clad
only in a tunic of iiimsy muslin.
"Oh sir" cried the lady, clasping
her hands in an ecstacy of enthusi-
asm, as she addressed the blue-lipped
shivering Roman. "are you Appius
Claudius?"
"Appy &C Claudius?" responded th
man, his teeth fairly chattering, "no
ma'am, Pm unhappy as 'ell."- Cap.
pers Weekly. &
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-03-15
Ford plays Square" by
Paying Debts of Old
Rival

Detroit, March "a desire to
play square with those who have
helped to make the automobile in
dustry what it is," even though
some of them have been his business
enemies, prompted Henry Ford to
pay the balance of the indebtedness
of the Lincoln Motor Co. it was learn
ed today from persons close to the
manufacturer. 5i
Announcement today that Mr.. Ford
voluntarily had undertaken to pay
approximately $4,OO0,0OO to creditor
of the Lincoln company, sets prece-
dent in the business world, according
to Ralph Stone, president of the De-
troit Trust Company, receiver for the
concern. Mr.. Stone pointed out that
by the terms of the purchase of the
Lincoln company Mr.. Ford was un-
der no legal obligation to reimburse
it's creditors.
The Lincoln company, then in the
hands of receiver, was purchased
at at auction by Mr.. Ford last year.
He paid $8,000,000 for the property.
After preferred claims were paid
there was left for distribution among
other creditors the sum of $3,450,-
600, which amounted to Al 1-2 cents
on the dollar The $4,OOO,OOO being
paid by Mr.. Ford makes up the diff
erence between the amounts receiv-
ed by the creditors and the sums due
them originally.
In announcing the settlement today
Mr.. Stone made known for the first
! time that Mr.. Ford had the action in
,, mind when he decided to bid for the
Lincoln property at the receivers
sale.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-03-15
Germany Offers to Pay
France 81, 500, 900, 900
According to Reports
Offer Has Been. Turned Down by the
French. Britisher Says it Should
Have Led to Negotiations. France
Does Not Want Pay.
LONDON DISPATCH =

LONDON DISPATCH - The an.
nouncement that Germany offered
approximately $7,500,O0O,OOO to
France as the final sum it would be
able to pay in reparations, amazed
the British foreign office, which de-
MED that any in formation regarding
Germany's offer had been communica-
ted to Great Britain by France.
A high official said: at is UNDER
standable why France refused that
amount, which is far less than the
sum offered last May" but he ad-
mitted that Great Britain would be
glad if Poincaire had used the offer
as stepping stone to negotiations
leading to peace.
Publicists who have learned of the
offer made and premptorily turned
down without discussion by France,
are agreed that Frances action in
the matter is in line with her rule
or ruin policy in the Ruhr.
Sir Charles Higham said:
France certainly should have
given consideration to the German
offer, if it was submitted. While it
is a difficult problem to discuss with
out official figures before me, l am
quite sure that if Premier Poincaire
had consented to reopen negotia-
tions on the basis of the latest Ger
man proposal it would have been
the entering wedge that would have
brought back peace to the war rid
den continent. l do not think the
present intolerable situation in the
Ruhr can last as it is ruinous to the
whole world"
Normal Angel said: 'It could
only be expected that Premier Poin-
care would decline Germany's offer
to France. He does not want Ger
many to pay it's indemnity. He does
not want Germany to get into a
position to pay it's indemnity.
Frances invasion of the Ruhr does
not mean a debt collecting move.
but is an action to cripple Germany,
financially and economically. ~ 4