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Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-11
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
October II, 1908

Central Union high school has
taken the first steps in the organi-
zation of a base ball nine. Walter
Tout is the captain and Clifton He'll
the manager. A schedule of games
with Brawley high school, Imperial
Valley high school and Imperial
Valley Collegiate Institute is now
being worked out.
John w. Brockton. owner of ex-
tensive ranch properties is here from
Bakersfield and is visiting at the
home of Attorney II. NJ. Mcnamara
while he looks after his interests,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-11
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
October II, 1904,

! Mr.. and Mrs. Claude D. Cars and
family are recent new arrivals in
CaleXico. They were formerly of
Kansas and expect to make their
home here.
S. f. Bragg of Calexico was an
Imperial visitor yesterday.
II. l.. Brown came down from Los
Angeles yesterday to look after his
section of land adjoining DR.. Eom-
bard S near Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-11
TEN YEARS AGO
October II, 1913

The first public night school
classes to be inauguratcd in I'M
perial County have been opened at
the Central Union high school. Six
teen pupils are enrolled.
Mrs. Allen =. Nuffer, Mrs. w. G..
Whitescarver, Mrs. 3. Salomon and
Mrs. Virgil McCombs were hostesses
yesterday at whist party given
for the members of the Ten Thous-
and Club at the home of Mrs. Nuf-
fer. Mrs. j. w. Lindsay won the
prize, which was an olive fork.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-11
OLD HOLTVILLE
RESIDENT DIES
By Press Staff Correspondent

HOLTVILLE, Oct. IA telc-
phone message was received this
morning by S. y. Smyser telling him
of the death of Matt Frankie, old
time resident of Holtville at the
county hospital. Last week at his
request Mr.. Frankie was received
in the county hospital at FL Centro,
where he died.
As far as is known he has no rel
atives, and Mr.. Smyser, pastor of
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-11
Unknown Man Is
Dead from Wounds

Charles johnson who was found
with his throat cut from an appar-
emily self-inflicted slash, died at the
FL Hnntro hosnital this morning.
johnson was found in river bed
l., e. ico several days ago and
was rushed here for aid Investiga-
tions made this morning have so far
.uv>A 4..lrless in gaining any in
formation about the man.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-11

the Christian church here, will have
charge of the funeral, notice of
which will be announced later. Matt
Frankie and George II. Harland
whose death occurred last week
were old time friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-11

afraid l don't know how, Jillie.
"You can make doll out of al
most anything, you know, - said
Jillie. "You can make one of rags,
out of corn cob or out of wood.
You ask Nurse Jane if you can t?''
But Nurse Jane had gone out in
the garden to hang out the cloth
es, and she had on big sunbon-
net so no blackbird could come
along and nip off her nose.
"I can't ask Nurse Jane until
she comes in the bungalow again, y
said Uncle Wiggily. *But, Jillie,
if YOU would like me to And
just then Uncle Wiggily looked
down and saw where Nurse Jane
had dropped clothes pin on the
floor.
HDid Won say. Jillie. that a doll
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-11
TOM SIMS SAYS

Toupce shortage is reported in
New York. Which is good. The
world needs toupee shortage.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-11

San Francisco street car men got
a raise. Their, work ism t SO, much
fun with skirts longer.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-11

They are insuring cows in Texas.
Good money in it. Insure the COW
and send her for a walk.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-11

Government will sell % battle
ships. If little smaller they would
make fine school shoes.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-11

world needs a toupee shortage.
San Francisco street car men got
a raise. Their, work ism t so much
fun with skirts longer.
They are insuring cows in Texas.
Good money in it. Insure the cow
and send her for a walk.
Government will sell % battle
ships. If little smaller they would
make fine school shoes.
Great news for boarders today.
Ship which cans salmon has been
wrecked off the coast of Alaska. &
Argentine will raise more cotton
next year. Tell the boil weevils.
They like to travel.
We still have some old-fashioned
boys. One arrested in Syracuse for
stealing a horse.
Mrs. Weisendanger is in jail in
Lodi, Cal, showing he was not what
his name implies.
Man in New Orleans stabbed an
other over bootleg, which was as
injurious as giving it to him.
Bandits got a truck load of eggs
near Rye, Ind, so actors should
steer clear of the place.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-11

Great news for boarders today.
Ship which cans salmon has been
wrecked off the coast of Alaska. 4
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-11

that Ward had located with his
homer. Cunningham up: Strike l
called; foul strike. 2; foul; Cunning
ham flied to Ruth who ran to the
foul line for the catch. Kelly up:
Kelly singled over second on the
first ball. Snyder up: Snyder pop
ped to- Ward. One run, two hits, no
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-11

Argentine will raise more cotton
next year. Tell the boil weevils.
They like to travel.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
EXPECT DISMISSAL
IN GAMING RAID ON
ROMANO RESIDENCE
Evidence Indicates Card
Game Was at a Pri-
uate Home.

The case against Mrs. Dorothy
Temple. -irst woman arrested in San
Antonio on a charge Of gaming, will
in all probability be dismissed Mon
day. . -,
The raid by Detectives Green and
Harris was made at 315 West Ro-
mana street, the home of Mrs. Temple.
Four men arrested ut the time gave
their names as A. i. Temple, w. p.
Driskell w. A. Hawkins and Z.
Arks. students at the U. s. Voca-
tional Training School. The cases
against them will also be dismissed, 1t
is said.
Officers charged in complaints filed
in the corporation court they were
found engaged in poker game.
When the case was called Saturday
before Police Judge Wilkens, the ar
resting officers failed to appear as
witnesses. The cases had been post
poned from time TO time during the
last two weeks. Counsel for the de-
PENDANTS requested a dismissal of the
charges. declaring no case existed for
the reason the alleged gaming was
in a nrivate residence! wherein the
complaint stipulated the game was
played at a lace not then and there
a private residence.
Mrs. Temple was placed on the wit
ness stand and in reply to questions
propounded by her attorney testified
the arrest was made at her home.
315 West Romano. She testified the
place was a private residence.
Court action was delaped at the
instance of Prosecutor uck Gittinger.
who said he desired testimony OF the
detectives to the eject the place where
the arrest was made was private
residence, before he would recommend
a dismissal. Defense counsel stated
the arresting officers had admitted,
after the arrests. that the place raided
was found to be private residence.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
OPINION GIVEN BY
ATTORNEY AFFECTS
S. MN. MARRS' PLANS
Superintendent Cannoi
Bind State byPurchases,
Is Ruling.

Austin. Tex, Aug. 25.-The state
superintendent of public instruction
has no power or, authority to bind
the state by purchase of text books
to be used in the public free schools
during the scholastic year beginning
September 1, 1923. under contract
which expires with the close of the
scholastic year beginning September
1, 1922, held the attorney generals
department Saturday afternoon in an
opinion written by Assistant Attor-
ney General John c. Wall to Profess
scr s. NJ. n. Marrs. state superin-
tendent of public instruction.
The opinion also holds that the
state superintend 1t has no power or
serie~ of text books or to make ex-
tensions or renewals of text book con-
tracts.
"That power belongs to the text
book committee alone"
"Wbere there have been attempted
renewal and extension of contracts,
CONSTITUTES the opinion you would not
have power and authority to bind
the state by a purchase of text books.
~dnder the old contract, TO be used
in the public free schools during
scholastic year beginning September
1. 1928.
"All said in this opinion is equally
applicable where such contracts are
involved.
until the validity or invalidity
OF the purported contracts of the
American Book company are finally
determined, the state of Texas would
have the right to use the Mcmillan
biographies it has on hand and owns
and, if those are not sufficient to
supply the needs of the public free
schools during such time. the patrons
of the public schools may purchase
the same text in the usual way that
is, may purchase the same wherever
ii may be obtained"
This opinion has materially affect
ed the plans of State Superintendent
Mars, who bad apparently been
1abring under the impression that
since the federal court here had held
the contracts with the American
Book company null and void, ne
would be free to purchase needed texs
books for the 1928 scholastic year,
under existing contracts.
Under the opinion of Assistant
Attorney General Wall, Mars, may
transfer books from one school TO
another. but cannot buy new books
Mars was out of the city Satur-
day evening and could not be seen
as to his future plans in view of this
opinion,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
CONSERVATION
CONVENTION To
START MONDAY
Special Representatives and
Governor Will Be
Here.
SURVEY BEGINS SOON
Invite Public to Attend
Sessions and Take
Part.

Fifty special representatives to the
annual convention Of the Texas Con-
= servation Association, which meets at
the Gunter hotel Monday and Tues
day, have been appointed by Governor
Pat NJ. Neff, according to a letter
from Secretary Homer d. WADE to
Ralph H. D,Rkss of the chamber of
commerce.
From 200 to 800 delegates are ex-
pected to come to San Antonio to at
tend the convention. The Rio Grande
Valley, the territory along the Brazos
and Colorado rivers, and the northern
part of the state are all expected to
send large delegations.
Maj. Charles Z. Cooke, topographic
engineer of the United States Geo
logical Survey. who will have charge
of the cooperative work in Texas un-
der the appropriation passed by the
last legislature, will be present. Presi-
dent A. b. Spencer of the West Texas
chamber of commerce is already in
San Antonio and will remain for the
convention, and Governor Neff is ex-
pected to come.
To Start September 4.
Col. Glenn S. Smith, chief topo-
graphic engineer of the U. S. Geo
logical Survey, states that the force
planned to be put in the field in Texas
will be the largest of the kind ever
put in the field by any state. Work
on the topographic and photographic
surveys will start on September / and
the San Antonio meeting is expected
TO give it the greatest impetus pos
sible.
Among the questions that will come
before the convention are irrigation.
flood prevention and conservation of
natural resources. Flood control res
ervoirs will be built in places where
the water can be used for irrigation
purposes whenever possible.
Want Public There.
A special invitation is extended peo-
pie of San Antonio to attend the
meetings of the convention. Not only
members of the association but also
county and municipal officers. cham
bers of commerce. civic organizations
and all other bodies interested in the
Sspublic welfare have been invited to
take part in the convention.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
RAID ON CONCHO
City, State and Federal Officers Say
There Were Too Many "Drunks."

Three Mexicans in charge Of a
thirst parlor at 3O4 South Concho
street. were nabbed by Captain Street,
Detectives Green. Harris and Harvey.
Prohibition Agent Mckay and state
dry officers at $50 Friday night.
Each are held prisoners in the city
Jail booked for transfer TO the United
States commissioners court on charges
of having violated the national prohi-
bition act.
Four pint bottles of booze, detec-
tives say, were found at the place
when they raided it Friday night. The
visit of the officers was prompted. it
is said, when police noticed too many
persons in a state of intoxicatiOn
about the place. Two were arrested
on charges of drunkenness at the place
during the raid.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
TO ATTEND CONTEST
Proceeds From Old FiddIers' Meeting
To Go To Confederates.

Austin, Tex, Aug. 25.-Comptrol-
Ter Lon A. Smith announced Satur-
day he had accepted an invitation to
attend and deliver an address at the
old fiddlers' contest to be held on
Labor Day in the coliseum of the state
fair park at Dallas.
Judge Arch Allen of Dallas and
William Jennings Bryan have also
accepted invitations to deliver adj
dresses on this OCCASION. it was stated.
The proceeds derived from the en-
tertainment are to be used in defray-
ing the exnnses of Confederate vete-
rams who plan to attend the reunion
Of Confederate veterans at San An
tonic on October 4-5.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
REPORTS TO NEFF
Ranger Captain Says Negligence
Connected With Lash Case.

Austin, Tex, Aug. 25.-Captain r.
W. Aldrich, of the state ranger force,
returned to his headquarters here Sat
urday, after having spent nearly a
week at Port Arthur investigating
the recent flogging of Carl and Clay
Dunn and also other activities there.
Captain Aldrich declined 20 discuss
the result of his investigation, but
said he mad made report to the gov
ernor.
The latter Saturday evening bad
nothing to give out on t." result of
the investigation by Captain Aldrich
1t is intimated here that it was
carelessness on the part of local Of
ficers that permitted the Dunn broth
ers to be taken from the police sta
ton and whipped.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
Scouts leave for Camp.

kmgsvIIIe. Tex, Aug. 2o.-IWenty
boys from Troop No. ,, Boy Scouts
of Kingsvilie. with Scot tmaster DR..
J. V. Chandler. left this week for
Camp W. S. Fly at Ne.v Braunfels,
where they will he in amp with San
Antonio Boy Scouts for ten days
Troop No. 1 of Kingsville has already
held its summer camp, selecting a
camp on Baffins Bay, 20 miles south
east Of Kingsville-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
QUEEN OF BEAITY-CRACE and PERSONALITY!

! TIHOSEN to represent Texas Greatest
] City in the Nationwide Beauty Pa
E....-.-.I geant-at Atlantic City-on Septem-
Der 5th, 9th G. 7th:-
In "Real Life"-Miss San Antonio-is
Katherine Hensley, of 11O5 Garden St.
"a Fascinating, vivacious, yet very practical
grl-who for the past six years has been
busily engaged in Earning Her Own
She is distinctly feminine in every respect
"a blonde, and her feet of perfect form
tips the scales to los.
She wears size sc shoe-and is an ar
dent admirer of "Guarantee' Creations-her
latest choice being "The KATHERINE" a
French model-of extremely beautiful lines
& proportions, as the accompanying pictures.
made especially for "The Guarantee Shoe
Co."-will prove.
"a Beautiful Gallery. of Portraits of 'Mss San
Acknowledgements with a display of katherine"
Sandas-now occupies Of the "Guarantee win
dows"-and is worthy of trip uptown to see!
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-22

II caused the parents, Mr., and Mrs
Peter Mckenzie OF 264 West Twelfth
street to make an appeal to the public
last night not to try TO ridicule. even
thus Indirectly, the grief of the mother
and father. Mr.. Mckenzie asked that
no one send letters to him or to the
police unless the letters contain genu-
inc information.
One of the most valuable bits of in
formation supplied to the police was
the story of Charles Bausch, of 243
West Sixteenth street, q postman and
an uncle of Mrs. Mckenzie, that as
he was delivering mail Monday at the
ten cent store from In front of which
Lillian was stolen he was accosted by
a tall woman, dressed in black, who
asked him IL he knew where the
mother of the Mckenzie child was. =
Bausch said he knew nothing of the
abduction because he had just return
ed from his vacation. But when he.
went home and read newspaper ac-
counts of the crime he went at once
to the Mckenzie apartment and thence
to the police station. He said she wore
no hat and was dressed stability. Capt.
Funston yesterday assigned a detective
to go with Bausch over his postal
route to look for the woman, but they
did not meet her
Police were inclined to believe that
the woman Bausch saw was connected
with the kidnapping, since other in
formants have told of seeing women
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-22

Dawson" said the Commissioner
hoarsely, collect the ladies' and get
Il EN- down to the shore. The rest of
US had better hurry to the scene of
action right away"
Dawson, amiable, undisturbed, con-
Quoted his ladies through the avenue
of waving rubber, chatting all the
while with the volubility of a Cooks
guide. The light from the encircling
confiagration aided their progress and
they emerged on to a narrow strip
of sand to see two figures knee-deep
in the shadows, in the act of launch
ing boat.
As Dawson dashed forward, dark
form shot from the water, ducked
fell upon him with the swfftness and
judgment of panther. The two
men closed in a frenzied combat and
the actors pistol spoke again. The
bullet must have singed his assailant's
side-so close did the flash SEEM
and the girl who had called herself
Enid Bromley uttered little gasping
cry. She fell against the boat, one
hand pressed to her side. then rolleu
awkwardly downward, splashing be-
meath the undertaking surface of the
incoming sea.
y There were two things uppermost
In Dawson's mind--to aid the man
who had tackled Soames and to save
the vessel from capsizing. He was
from the former duty how
ever, by the sound of an exultant
Got you-my friend" as he came up
with them.
Pennington"
You can bet your life!" laughed
he other, swapping something over
Soames' wrists. II started out with
young Gwynne, but fancied thisd be
he locality where some of the amuse-
nent'd take place"
He paid me to do this" he said
lully.
Pennington nodded.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-22

II don't think ! care what happens
to me--now. Every hand was against
me over there. I didn't let myself
realize what all this preparation ac-
tually meant. IL I'D been normal I'd
never have shot Richardson her"
A man came racing from the dark
ness. He tripped over root, re-
covered himself and recognized
Soames.
You swine!, he screamed. you
darned swine! The coolies have
struck. They're leaning on their
axes down there now. Chat lungs
told them to, and they're doing moth
ing till heltells them otherwise. This
is your doing!"
1t came to Pennington III flash.
Shut up, Bourne he said quietly.
Il think I've found way out"
The other choked down his wrath.
'Soames," broke in Pennington,
Have you got your makeup box
handy?"
Soames started.
tits in my kit somewhere"
Then come on, for the love of
heaven. Bourne, nip down and tell
Hewitt I'm here"
Into the light of the confiagration
where white men stripped to the
waist toiled like fiends-and swart
Cinnamon stood sullenly resting on
their Implements, there walked with
placid dignity an immense Oriental
with white tunic and baggy black
trousers. A gold watch chain
stretched across his chest--and his
left arm rested in scarf that WIS
knotted behind his neck. At sight of
him the coolies fell prone and the
Britishers remained momentarily mo-
tionless, staring before them in in
credulous amazement.
MY God" said Hewitt. "Chai-
Hung!" ..-
One single phrase. cultural and
penetrating, escaped the pursed up
lips of the arch bandit:
obey your white masters" r..
He paused only to watch the cleo
trical effect of his utterancey then
STROBE back through the trees. Hew-
saw Gkynne slip after him, revolver
in hand. .....e .
Il don't know what his game is"
he shouted back over his shoulder.
but he's not getting away with it
like that"
The Commissioner dropped his axe
and ran for all he was worth.
He was ten yards from Gwynne
when he fired with deadly accuracy.
When Chai-Hung pitched forward on
his face, Hewitt was aware of an
enormous weight lifted from his
mind. He was glad somehow that
he hadn't done it; but Chat Hung
dead! 1t would mean the beginning
of new era.
Gwynnc was on his knee. He
turned suddenly.
TITS not Chai-Hung. It's.
Hewitt, are we all going mad?"
The Commissioner, choking SEN
sation in his throat, realized that |
Soames had played his last part.
(The Wisdom of Rabat- Pilai," the |
next episode of this gripping series,
will start in our next issue.)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-22
SEARCH FOR GIRL
DEEPENS MYSTERY
Greatest Hunt Ever Under Way in
New York kidnapping

New York, Aug. 22.--Lillian Nc
Kenzie, three months old daughter Of
a truckman, is the objective OF the
greatest missing person hunt--now
going on four days-sihce the disap'
pearance of wealthy Dorothy Arnold
thirteen years ago. Nor is there par
allel In the last decade of criminal an
nails for the widespread sympathetic
interest, on the part of both the pub
lie and the police, that has been
elected by the kidnapping of the six
pound mite of humanity. 4
Nearly ITS detectives, including six
ty-five students in the Defective
School on the old Elizabeth street
police station who were assigned to
the case yesterday, have Joined In the
search for the stolen baby, working
against time and now almost against
hope to find her before she dies of
malnutrition. '"''''
Capt. William H. Funston, in charge
of the Second Detective Division, who
is directing the quest, said not since
1910 has such a large force of de-
tectives been detailed to hunt. a miss
ing or kidnapped person in this city.
Besides the ITS detectives on special
assignment general orders to look for
the child have been issued to all the
$4,000 members of the New York Po-
lice Department.
strangest Mystery
Not only does the hunt for Lillian
approximate the Dorothy Arnold case
in the number of searchers, Capt.
Funston said, but it is to go down in
police records as perhaps an even
stranger mystery. In his fifteen years
with the department he recalls no
other kidnapping investigation
where police had so little information
on which to work. This is all the
stranger because Lillian was stolen
from her carriage in broad daylight.
on crowded Sixth avenue at Eigh-
teenth street while her mother stop
ped in a store. e..
Capt. Funston said he received yes
terday score of telephone calls and
half as many personal visits from per-
sons who wished to offer suggestions
or. clews to the kidnapping. Out of the
mass of this information and misin-
formation stood last night, he said,
only the negative fact that apparently
no one but the kidnapper actually saw
the baby lifted from her carriage and
that no one else has seen her SINCE.
A half dozen persons who commended
they were eyewitnesses were examined
by Capt, Funston, but questioning
showed they had not been near the
scene of the crime at the time of its
commission Saturday morning. The
official said he presumed these volun-
teer informants were suffering from
hallucinations, since not one was able
to describe the surroundings, not to
speak of supplying real information.
4 Ask Only Genuine Information
The large number of persons who
sought to inject themselves into the
case without knowing anything about
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-22
WBZ
Observation-Disclosures.

700 p. m.-BasebalI scores. Articles
of interest to the farmer, prepared by
the New England Homestead, week.
~ paper published in the interest OF
the farmer.
1880 p. m.-Bedtime story for the
children.
7:4O p. m.-"Common Eye Injuries
a talk by Frank E. Dow, Northampton,
Mass.
1850 p. m.-Humorous program.
500 p. m.--Baseball scores. Musi-
cal concert by Grace LOOMS Kempton,
soprano; Elmer Paddock, baritone;
Marion Abbot, pianist; Fabrioa
Richardson, soprano, assisted by the
WIZ Trio.
800 p. m.-Baseball scores. Bed
time story for grownups prepared by
Orison S. Marden, of Success Maya
zine. .5.. ,I-a. ,...