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Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
Splendid Books
Telling of Japan
and Her Customs

Most occidental ideas about
Japan arc hazv, at best. Now, with
the world s attention centered on
that ancient, beautiful and myster.
ious country, many people find their
curiosity stimulated and wish to
learn more about it. A few books
are here suggested which will well
repay looking over,
First, there is Basil Hall Cham
berlain's Things Japanese. -
There are "Tales Of Old japan" "
and other books by A. B. Milford,
now Lord Redesdale. A slight but
entertaining introduction to Japa-
nese life is Frances Little's "Lady
of the Decoration. y A delightfully."-
written volume is "Japan and the
japanese by Walter Tyndale, il
lustrated by the author, who is first
a painter.
For those who care to go a little
further into the subject, the most
sympathetic of all studies of Jap
anese life and character are found
in the books of Lafcadio Hearn.
Hearn, born on the Greek island
which gives him his name. of Il
Greek mother and Irish father, ed
ucated in France, put through the
grind of years of newpaper work in
America, finally landed in Japan.
There he found his niche.
Hearn married in Japan, lived
and died there. His "Japanese
Miscellany is light and charming.
His "Gleanings in Buddha Fields, -
Kokoro,' "Glimpses of Unfam-
iliar Japan and other books get
deep into the heart of his adopted
country. His researches into child
songs and child customs gave him
some of his most delightful material.
On the more serious side, his
"Japan; An Attempt at Interpre-
tation'' will be found to clear up
many prejudices and misunderstood
ings as to the religious and social
life of the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
NOTICE OF SALE OF STOCK IN
BULK

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
This Notice of intention to sell a
stock of goods in bulk, together
with fixtures and equipment,
Witnesseth That notice is hereby
given that the undersigned r. L.
Hill, E. V. Hill, G. II. Nelson and
e. M. Paterson, doing busines un-
der the firm name and style of
Hill Bros, intend tc sell to Rich
field Oil Company, q corporation
all that certain stock of merchan
disc consisting generally of 8
Mack truck, traffic truck, tanks
pumps, spur track and equipment
located at Brawley and FL Centre
in Imperial County, together with
the stock in trade, fixtures, equip
ment and good will, of Hill Bros.
belonging to said Hill Bros. and
r. L. Hill, Z. V. Hill, G. II. Mel
son and f. M. Paterson, and located
at Brawley and Ell Centre, Imperia
County, California, and that a tran
sfer and assignment of the same
will be made, and the purchase price
thereof will be paid, on Saturday
the 22nd day of September, 1928
at All A. G. Bartlett Building, Los
Angeles, Los Angeles County, Cali
fornia, at IL O'Clock a. m. That
the address of said vendor is, Braw
lev and FL Centre, California, Coun
of Imperial, and the address of sale
vendee is l1th Floor, A. G.. Bart
lett Building, Los Angeles, Los An
geles County, California.
Dated September Is, 1928.
HILL BROS.
BY r. L. Hill,
By f. V. Hill,
BY G. H. Nelson,
By E. M. Paterson,
Vendors
Sept Is II 18 10 20 81 %.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
Realty Men to
Try to Abolish
For Sale Signs

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 17.--Prob-
lens that may effect every land
and property holder in California
will be under discussion at the com
ing state convention of the Califor-
MIA Real Estate Association to be
held here October 10 to Is. One
item of general interest which will
be taken up is the matter of For
Sale" signs.
Under the heading of edo For
Sale Signs cheaper a City" the
real estate men of the state will
discuss the advisability of forbid
ding the erection of more than one
for sale sign on each piece of prop
erty, or entirely forbidding them.
Several California cities have al
ready taken this step, including
Oakland, Berkeley, Beverly Hills
and Pasadena.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17

wash my paws
"All right, l IL go with you. Ny
paws are dirty, too,'' said Bobby.
Raccoons, you know, are very
clean. They wash themselves sew
eral times day and then even
wash nearly all their food before
they eat it. SO Bobby and Betty
went down to the brook, not far
away.
And while they were there, along
came the bad old Bob Cat and creep
ing softly up behind Uncle Wig
gily, who was eating a roast potato,
the Bob Cat caught the rabbit gen
tleman by his ears.
"Now IN going to nibble you'll
howled the Bob Cat.
Well, poor Uncle Wiggily didn 7
know what to do. But just then
Bobby and Betty came softly back
from having been to the brook to
wash their paws. Betty saw the
Bob Cat and she whispered to broth
er:
"Let s take some burned potato
skins and blacken up our faces sc
we look like a bogie man. Then
we'll holler 'Boo!' at the Bot
Cat and scare him. SO Bobby and
Betty blackened their clean faces
with SCOT from the burned potato
skins. Then they suddenly leaped
out from behind q bush and cried;
"Boo! Boo! Double boo!'
"Oh, my goodness! What's this'
howled the Bob Cat. And he was S
frightened when he saw the black
faces that away he ran, not nibbling
Uncle Wiggily s ears at all.
p you were brave little raccoons,'
said the bunny gentleman, as Bob
by and Betty once more washed
their faces and paws in the brook
SO after all, the potato roast was
most jolly, and if the shoe lace
doesn't tie itself in such hare
knot that even the ice pick can I
loosen it. I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and the sour milk.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
COODCELL GIVES
new RULING ON
AMUSEMENT TAX

Los Angeles amusement managers
recently laid before Collector of
Internal Revenue Rex Goodeell
mathematical admission tax problem
the solution of which required the
wisdom of a Solomon. The collect
or Yesterday rendered his decision
which affects every entertainment
for which an admission charge OF
$1.00 is made.
s.It has been supposed that any
thing could be proved by figures,
said the Federal chief, "but until
YESTERDAY it seemed impossible 10
nrove that one dollar could legally
include the admission charge to an
entertainment and the tax owing
to ueehnical requirements of the
Bureau.
"The tax on admissions is one
cent for each ten cents or fraction
thereof of the price of admission,
so that if the admission is 80 cents
the tax is 8 cents, a total of ~
cents. If the admission price IS
9l cents, the tax is 10 cents, max
ing "a total Of Sl.0l. So it is OBJ
viously mathematical inpossibility
for $l.00 TO include admission and
tax.
.However, he continued, 'we
make it possible for amusement
managers to avoid penny change
and collect total of one dollar in
eluding admission and tax. Under
our new ruling u ticket may be
printed: Admission 81 cents, tax
10 els. total Sl.01. Reduced price
including tax s1.0o'--and a total of
only sl.00 be collected. OF tins
amount 10 cents must be paid TO
Unele sam as tax. The amusement
man viii have TO lose the one cent
aud the iheater-goer is one cent te
the good.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
Labor Convention
!. On in Stockton
by United Press Lensed Wire

STOCKTON, Cal, September II.
Prospects of spirited battle
between radical and conservative
elements for control of the state
federation of labor were the center
of interest today as delegates gath
cred for the annual convention. The
convention sessions will open today
and continue most of the week.
The battle between the two wings
of the organization was expected
to be decided in the election of
officers. Seth Brown of Los Ange-
les with the backing of such lead
efs as Paul Scharrenburg and An
drew Furuseth will be the con
servative candidate.
1t was understood that resolutions
also have been prepared dealing
with the stand of certain labor lead
ers on the water and power bill
which was defeated last November
at the state election.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
Drastic Changes in Highway
Traffic Are Now in Effect;
Get New Auto Club Pamphlet

niles. Speed traps have been abol-
ished and evidence procured ,by
such a device will not be admitted
in court.
Trucks Regulated
The sections regulating CONNER
eial vehicles, such as trucks and
trailers. include some important
notifications of the former law.
"No vehicle" says the law,
shall be operated or moved upon
the public highway which has a
total weight, including vehicle and
load, in excess of $4,000 pounds
when such vehicle is equipped with
four heels running on the highway -
When the vehicle has six wheels
and three axles and the front and
rear axles are not more than 90
inches apart, or eight wheels where
the second and third axels are not
over 90 inches apart the gross
weight may be $4,000 pounds.
"'Boards Of supervisors may, by
ordinance, reduce the load limit on
unimproved highways and for go
DAYS periods on such deteriorating
improved highways as may be de-
stroyed by the passing of full load
ed trucks.
Minors under the age of 16 years
are not allowed to obtain drivers
license. and parents or guardians
must be responsible for negligence
or damage when a minor over 10
wears drives ear.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
YOUNG FOLKS {, F..
SOCIETY BEG IN S
FALL Sc SSION S

The first meeting of the inter
mediate prour &c the State Stree
Christian church Christian Endeav-
or Society will be held Tuesday
evening. The affair will be of a
social character and will be held at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. A. +.
Worthy 86l Brighton Avenue.
The usual business will be trans
acted during the evening. The young
people are urged to attend and to
resume their fall activities. The
time of the meeting will be seven
o clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
September II, 1908

A great increase in business has
been reported at the post office this
fall. Over 100 boxes are in use,
and the application list for boxes
still numbers 105.
r. L. Sherman of the Los An
geles Testing Laboratory has been
spending the past week here, and
announces that he will open a labor
atory here soon for the testing of
soils and water.
F. X. Lyons has just installed his
family in the r. P. Moore residence
and Seventh streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
Imperial County
to Have Exhibit
Dates at Fair

That Imperial Valley will have a
striking exhibit of dates at the
Southern California Fair which will
be held in Riverside October 6 to 13,
was announced by +. l.. Garthwaite,
county farm advisor, after a meet
ing of date growers had been held
Saturday.
A number of prominent growers
who were at this meeting stated
that they would b. I'd to contribute
samples of their pro-rcis for exhib-
ition purposes, and it is believed
that between seven and eight hun
dred pounds of dates will be ship
ped to the fair.
A booth ten feet square has been
assigned to Imperial Valley, and
this will be occupied almost entire
ly by the date exhibit, which will
include off-shoots, as well as the
ripe fruit. The booth will also be
headquarters for general informa-
tion about this county, Secretary
Coyle Of the Chamber of Commerce
stated today.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
TEN YEARS AGO
September II. 1918

Mrs. Jess Porterfield and baby
are home again after a two months
stay in Northern California.
The city library is very busy
place nowadays. About % volumes
of new fiction are among the at
fractions offered this fall.
1t has been decided that in about
Two weeks time a night school will
be opened at the Central Union high
school. The work Offered viii be
rel IL aloug coomercial lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
Jury Awards
Hadley 1924

The trial for the first ease for
damages of the new stage line of
the United Stages of o. d. Hadley
against the United Stages, corpor-
alton, was tried before jury in
Justice Mayfield 8 court last Friday
and Saturday for stopping the
plaintiffs from operating for five
days, by a restraining order, re-
suited in verdict of the jury for
Hadley in the sum of $234.S4. S.
W. Thompson of Los Angeles rep
resented the defendant, and Robert
&. Hill represented the plaintiff.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
Scientists Are
Meeting in L. A.
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, September IL
With the recent eclipse of the sun
as the principal topic for discussion
hundreds of scientists from all parts
of the nation gathered here today
for the annual convention of the
American Association for the ad
vaneenent of science. Meetings Of
the savants. will be continued for
four days on the campus Of the
University of Southern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
BIBLE CLASS TO
RESUME WORK, TO
MEET TOMORROW

A meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Young Mems Bible
class will be held Tuesday at noon
at the Oregon Hotel, to organize
the work for the fall and winter
classes.
The entire membership will be
welcomed if they desire to attend
the luncheon session of the COM
mittee. 1t is planned to open the
regular Sunday meetings of the
class on the first Sunday in Octo-
Der, according to present plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
ALL HAIL THE STUDENT!


salute youl
Today marks the placing of one more milestone
along the highway of Education--one step the
goal
1t lies with you just what use you will make this
coming term of the tools of learning you lavish
ly supplied with. 1t is up to you to fully appreciate
the marvellous opportunities held out free for the TAX
thought and vast amount of money expended to give
every boy and girl in this fair inland empire the chance
make something worthwhile of himself and herself
We are led to wonder if you young folks fully real
ze the superiority of the school system you ENJOY
here in Imperial Cuonty completely understand
how favorably it compares with that in communities
much larger and richer.
tiers pitched their tent the shimmerng sands of
what then wilderness the ideals of Education
have ever been held uppermost. Schools were the
first in those early trying days-receving con-
sideraticn even before the tilling of the SOIL
And so it has been down through all the years
since-nothing has been spared to make the schools
of Imperial County second to none in the country.
Nowhere in all the United States in town the size
of this one are there better elementary schools.
Many districts in more wealthy sections OF Uncle
Sans great domain would be proud to possess such
a group of buildings compose Ell Centros Union
High School-high class in architecture, complete IN
facilities and manned by teaching personnel OF the
highest order.
Rejoice likewise that you are privileged to remain
in the luxurious comfort of your own home and con-
tnue your studies right through to the junior year of
coege-a notable achievement wrought in the last
year.
All that is asked of you in return for this tremend
outlay is make yourself worthy of the esteem IN
which you held and to keep the trust by living
fully up to the standards of Culture and Service that
have been reared for you by the moulders OF this
wonder-spot of the southwest.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
CONFESS TO MURDER
OF STATE SENATOR
by United Press Leased Wire

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. H.
The murder of Wallace Green,
wealthy attorney and state senator,
on the night of June 80, was solved
today with the confessions of Ross
X. Richardson and Edward Ryan,
who police said, admitted commit
ting the murder during an attempt
ed hOldup.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
|sh Looking Backward
SwEAH the, Press hales j Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
SsgsJ sfp Past Tssss So
. EAAszli \ A4a-.-ss-szl--as IA
NINTEEN YEARS AGO
says&ss -iAT- n I

lilsil'iiia september III 1sb4is t'f1r'
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Yarnev, of
Brawlev, have returned from a
week 8 vacation on the coast.
According to announcement made
today, w. +. Holt has completed the
sale of the local telephone com
papv to the Arizona Telegraph and
Telephone Company, the consider
alton being $4,000. The transfer
will take place on October l.
Mail Carrier NJ. P. Harris made
his last regular trip from Holtville
to Imperial yesterday. In the fu-
ture, the mail will come over by
train.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
The Weather

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA =
Fair tonight and Tuesday except
cloudy near coast.
LOS ANGELES AND VICINI-
TY-Partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday with moderate tempera
ture.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
Wild Ride Ends
in County Jail

Sheriff Gillett had a wild ride
late yesterday afternoon when he
received word from Calexico that
two Mexicans, in decidedly intox-
icated condition had left Calexieo
headed in this direction. The sheriff
started out and met the offenders
about a half mile from Heber, where
they were doing their best to drive
on both sides of the road at once.
Both offenders were Mexicans
from Imperial. NJ. A. Campus was
driving the ear, while +. Guzeman
was "A passenger. Both were taken
to the county Jail, where they are
being held, pending arraignment
before Judge Mayfield this after
noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
INDIANS IN COURT
OVER JOHNSON GRASS

Complaint was filed before Judge
Mayfield on Saturday against Ben
jamin +. DeCourse and Robert Lee
Keeble, both of the Indian Reser-
walton located in the Bard district,
on the charge of allowing Johnson
grass to 20 to seed on their prop
erty. The arraignement is to be
made before Judge Mayfleld this
afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
HUTCHINSON APPEAL
HAS BEEN DISMISSED

The application cf .. x. Hutchi
son for certificate to operate ;
freight service between Los Ange
les and intermediate points ant
Imperial points has been dismissed
by the Railroad Commission without
prejudice.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY'S POTATO
ROAST

"AVell, Nurse Jane, here they
are!" called Uncle Wiggily one
day, as he skipped up the stoop of
the hollow stump bunalow.
"Goodness me, sakes alive! Who
is here?' asked the muskrat lady
housek eeper. "Have you brought
company home to supper?'
"Oh, no!' laughed the bunny
rabbit gentleman. ~ have only
brought home some potatoes-here
they are,'A and he dropped a bag
down on the steps.
"Potatoes!' exclaimed Nurse
Jane. "Why, | didn't need any
potatoes. Uncle Wiggily. We have
plenty of potatoes in the old po-
tato box
eyes, [ know gaily ehuckled
Mr.. Longears. "These potatoes
are some | bought for myself. |
am going to have Il potato roast,
Nurse Jane. I'm going off in the
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17

Mrs. Percie Thacker and chill
dren have returned to this city af-
ter spending ten weeks at Coronado.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17

Texas ball player was pinehed
for flirting. Tried to make hit.
He will be out soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17

Nothing looks better on a girl
than a bathing suit; but not, how
ever, absolutely nothing.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17

Movie star married movie ex-
ira. May be starting at the bot
tom 80 she can work up.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17

Press Want Ads DO %ne work
Try them. ia
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-17

DIR. SENN BACON
Lenses Duplicated, Glasses Fitte1
585 Main Street
Ell Centre Gal
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-04
Fl Faro de Colon

"E ercuOv de los inortantes dao de Sur america
al nsertar nuesro Ire cOboa
dor TulTo NJ Cestero, escribe:
Conerencia
GltmO de mportanca aprOb6 edep0
pa faro Sano Domingo sentido home
del descubrdor de America cristdha Colon Esa
reso6n de Conernca Pan Americana ha hechO mas
odos pubo de America, de
forma durade honda gratitd enn la menora de Colon
patria Tuio NJ. Cero eminent
ciuddano de la Rp1bca de Domingo degadO
Coferenc de Santiago tOdv lie
pedd acuo poposito de idea aprobada
pausO Conferena Pan
Americana haber sdo tamben El Mecuo prop
ciado homemade Ell Ceeo ha teno ben darnos
impOrtante trabajO publcamOs contnuacion
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1923-10-04
hubiera sitlo amigo de el. siempre me
hubiera tlado mucho trabajo.

uuDlefa SluO amigo ue I'll, Slelulre uic
hubiera dadoi mucho trabajo.
| Despu6s de narrar Sill encuentro con
Hermann OtrOs sucesos, Firpo ter
nina suS recuerdos Ell esta fOrma:
JIMMY DE FOREST ME- HACE
UNA PROPUESTA
Jimmy de Forest que me habfa vis-
TO pelear con Maxted, McCann Her
man, que desde un principle pare
clio mteresarse por mi, .fu6 uno de los
que mas cOncretamente me hablarm.
Me Ofreci6 firmar un' contrato para
hGcernos millionaire en- un par de AMOS.
! De 10 que yo ganase, SO cubrirfan to-
dos los gastos, y del resto el cincuen-
ia por ciento irfa para I1e Forest Y
el cincuenta para mi. Pero 20 tenia
que ir adonde 6l me dijera, trabajar
Zen al TERRA, Ell el aqua en- el aire,
es decir, prestarme para toda clase
de vistas cinematograficas; viajar por
los pafses que mi manager me indica-
Use, aunque fuera por la China. De
Forest, seghn declaraba 6l mismo en-
Eel contrato. pondria ''toda su expe-
lriencia Y toda su buena voluntad..
No .agarr6. FL negOcio no podfa ser
mas malo.
! Tom O'Rourke tamb6n quiso to-
marine bajO su direction, en- una for
!gma menos tremenda que Jimmy De
Forest, pero no muy liberal. Sus pro-
.posiciOnes eran parecidas las que
sO'Rourke hizo Tom Sharkey y a
IOtros famosos boxeadores. TodOs los
5meses recibo carta de q, insistiend0
zen que debo volver los Estados Uni
sdOs v colocarme en- sus manOs. Sc
sgin O'Rourke, yo solo necesito un me-
tdio ailo de serio entrenamiento para
tenfrentarme Dempsey. Yo no sc 81
sserd asf Otro promoter quiso depo-
sitar mi nombre $4,000 pesos argen-
tinos por mi trabajo durante seis me-,
ses. En- ese tempo 20 tendrfa que