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Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
TWO BAD FIRES
AT BORDER DO
/ MUG H DAM ACE
Waldorf Bar Burns, Also
Attorney HubbelPs
Home

4 Fire Of unknown origin, destroy
ed the Waldorf bar in Mexicali at
g o 'clocl this morning. causing dam
age amounting to several thousand
dollars. The loss consists chiefly OF
iiduer destroyed, and damages to
the bar fixtures.
Tile home of Attorney A. L. Hub
bell, in Calexico, was completely
destroyed by fire early last eve,
ming. The fire was caused by oi!
from a cooking stove leaking on to
the floor, where it became ignited.
Tile young son of Attorney Hubbeil
tutned in an alarm from the nearest
box, which is three blocks away
from the house. The distance from
the alarm box to the house caused
considerable delay to the fire de-
pertinent in reaching the scene, and
allowed the fire to make good head
way.
81 Today. nothing but the walls Of
the building ARE standing, the in
terror being completely gutted,
though from outside appearance, it
does not seem that the building had
been damaged. .
Hubbell was unable to estimate
his loss, but believed it was at least
partly covered by insurance.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
NEW LOCAL SHIPPING SHEDS.
BOX FACTORIES SHOW We
LEAD IN LETTUCE INDUSTRY

That Ell Centre is rapidly forging
ahead rs the cen'er of the lettuce
industry in Imperial Valley, is
shown by the large increase in
packing sheds which have been built
here this fall in preparation for
the largest lettuce season in the
history of the valley.
Four new shipping sheds are
now being built, or have already
been completed, and several firms
are erecting warehouses here for The
distribution of box shook during the
lettuce and cantaloupe seasons
Firms which have built sheds here
are f. w. Wesley company, NJ. g.
Wahl. John Amicon and Bro5her,
and Fred Bright Company. Tyler.
Webster and johnson and the Cali
fornia Pine Box Company are the
firms which have built shook dis
tributing sheds.
All the buildings have been erecr
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
FRENCH LAUNCH ATTACK ON P0INCl
MASS MEETING OF
LETTUCE MEN TO
GATHER DEC. 3
New Standardization Act
Will Be Fully
Explained

A mass meeting of lettuce grow
ers and shippers, at which praetie-
allv every one connected in any
way with the handling of lestuee
in Imperial Valley will be present
has been called for December 3 by
George II. Heeke, director of agri-
culture for the state of California.
This meeting, which will be held
at 9 p. m. at the Hotel Barbara
Worth. is for the purpose of ex-
planning fully the new ssandartliza-
ton act which was passed at the
last session of the state Legislature.
and became effective August 10,
1923.
AS this law covers the standard
ization of lettuce thoroughly, IN
cluding the correct marking with
The true numerical count, high quail
itv requirements, etc. much interest
has already been manifested IN the
meeting.
District Attorney Utley has been
holding considerable corresponding
with Attorney General Webb at
Sacramento on this subject. Utley
is strongly in favor of the law, and
intends to see that horticultural
Commissioner Harrigan and his IN
spectors are backed to the limit IN
its enforcement. he stated today.
S. s. Rogers, chief of the bureau
of Standardization is expected here
from Sacramento to act as chair
man Of the meeting. District Att
tornev Utley viii be the principal
speaker. and will define the legal APP
plication and enforcement of the
law.
According 10 horticultural Com
missioner Harrigan, it is especially
important that all independent
growers avail themselves of this op'
portunity to acquire a thorough
working knowledge of the require
ments OF the act before they begin
shipping.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22

ed in Ell Centro s industrial center,
just east of the railroad tracks and
north of Orange street. where ade.
quate railroad shipping facilities
have been provided by the Southern
Pacific Company. In recognition
cf the growing impoi 4ance of this
section of FL Centre, the city coun-
eli has provided for the paving Of
Third street, paralleling the section,
50 that the lettuce and cantaloupe
destined for shipment, can be haul
ed to the shipping stations VITA dis
patch.
Two other lettuce growers are
reported to be considering the ad-
visibility of building in FL Centre,
and if this is not done in time
for the current lettuce season, it is
almost certainty that such action
will be taken before the opening
Of the 1924 calp,aloupc season.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
AGREEMENT RECOMES
FACTOR IN ELECTION

LONDON, Nov. 22.-The Anglo.
French agreement had thrown an
other bone of contention into the
British election battle today.
Liberal party supporters of David
Lloyd George claimed it was just a
"goo' to help Prime Minister Stan
lev Baldwin win his election on Dec.
omber 6, so that Premier Poincare OF
France would continue to have an
"easy mark' to deal with in Eng,
land.
The conservatives hailed it as q
great diplomatic victory.
British officials paid part of the
credit for which they called their
victory to the United States. 1t
was pointed out that France has
consistently shown far more readi-
ness to listen to suggestions from
Washington than from London.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
Boys in Arizona
Ordered Freed

Sheriff Gillett has wired TT. J..
Brown. sheriff at Nopales. Arizona,
to release the two Mexican boys
held in custody in that city on sus-
picion of having stolen'a car in Ca
lexico. Investigation by the sher-
ifs office showed the boys father,
who lives in Mexicali, sent them to
Arizona to bring other members of
their family to this state. The bows
became scared when they were TAX
en- into custody by the Arizona of
ficials ard did not tell convincing
stories, which led the authorities to
believe they had stolen the car. 1t
was found, however, that the car
belongs to their father.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
WHAT'S DOING


Reception for Miss Heller
Thobrrn at Ten Thousand Club
tonight.
Ell Centre Lodge No. 1925, B.
p. O. E. meets at Elks hall to-
night.
Ell Centre Chapter No. 100,
r. A. M. meets tonight.
Pythian Sisters meet tonight
ct X. p. hall.
Jackie Coogan in "Long Live
the King" Valley theater to-
night.
'The Merry Go Round"
Palace theatsr toright.
Rev. Fred Ross talks at Meth
odist church tonight.
Night school classes, high
school tonight.
Bible Chautauqua, Tulane
theater tonight.
Sunday school cabinet, Chris
tian church, meets tonight, Mrs.
S. w, Leffingwell's.
Imperial Farm Center meet
ing tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
DIR. Millikan Is
Given Another
Honor

BY United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22.-
Dr.. Robert A. Millikan, Pasa-
dena, of the California Institute
Of Technology, was today in re-
ceipt of notification that he
has been awarded the Hughes
Medal by the Royal Society of
London.
The Royal Society, one of the
worlds most learned bodies,
annually gives the medal to
one selected as its most worthy
recipient. Doctor Millikal was
chosen because of his notable
contribution to scientific pro
eress in isolating and measuring
the electron. He was recently
awarded the Nobel Prize for
physics.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
|. A. POLICE ARE
ON LOOKOUT FOR
"OUR" CYP 81 ES
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22.-Police
were to stop four automobile loads
of gypsies before they entered Los
Angeles today
Two women who are charged with
stealing $500, jewelrv and cloth
ing from a home in Phoenix, Ariz.,
are believed to be with +he caravan,
according TO reports to the sheriff 5
office.
Sheriff Gillett still has the lead,
ers Of the above mentioned gypsy
gang in Jail here, awaiting the ar
rival of the officers from Phoenix.
The majority of the gypsies were
released yesterday and are camped
cast of this city, the sheriff hold
ing their property, five of the mel
leaders and two women rs host
ages. .. ..e.
1t was expected the Phoenix Of
ficers would arrive here today to
identify the property which the
gypsies are alleged to have stolen
in Phoenix, and which was found
in their possessions by the local
officers. "~tf ta ,e8e4
With over $4,000 in cash, the
personal property of the eypsies
and their leaders all at the Jail
the sheriff said he has no fear that
the remainder cf The gang may try
to get away.
ILL f. .r
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
SEAPLANE CREW
NEAR DEATH AS
MACHINE DIR OPS
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Nov. 22.-Thc
crew of the F-5-L seaplane, compos-
ed of Lieutenant Earl Brix, pilot;
w. Oesterman, seaman; c. d. Fore
sight, chief aviation rigger; E. 3.
Borton, radioman; and E. w. Mel
son, chief electrician, escaped death
by miracle Wednesday afternoon
when the airplane in which they
were riding dived into the ocean 25
miles off San Diego.
The airplane became disabled in
mid-air when smoke bomb used
for spotting torpedoes struck the
crafts propellor.
The machine burst into flames
when it struck the water. THE
five men were rescued by the des-
troyer Kennedy.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
Riverside Woman
Gets High Office

That Mrs. +. F.. Ross of River
side who is known in FL Centre was
tOdav elected second president.
general Of the United Daughters of
the Confederacv was learned today
from the United Press leased wire.
The convention is meeting in Wash.
lngton, d. G. and delegates will
march to the home of Woodrow
Wilson about 4 p. N. todav.
Mrs. Frank Harold of Americus,
Georgia, was elected pre- sidcnt gen
eral of the society.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
Glen d ale Man
Is Found Dead &.
By R. R. Track

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22.-Mang-
led beyond recognition, the body OF
man named Litzenburger, first
name, unknown, was found near the
right of way on the Los Angeles
and Salt Lake railway near the
Forest Lawn cemetery today.
Papers found on the body indicat-
ed the man home was in Glendale.
He is believed to be about 10 years
old.
Officers think Litzenburger was
killed when he attempted to catch
a ride on Il passing freight train
into Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
GIANT COTTON
MILLS FORMED
Dy United Press Leased Wire

ny CHttcU rcHS HV""S" WV
BOSTON, Nov. 22-The Interna-
tional Cotton Mills directors today
approved plans for formation of a
large cotton manufacturing com
pany to be called New England
Southern Mills.
This is consolidation of South
ern properties for acquision of which
the Lockwood Greene company has
recently been negotiating with the
International Cotton Mills.
Capital of New England Southern
participation will consist of about
$4,000,000 international notes due
1929.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22.-Shoot-
ing his way through a Gordon of of
ficers, killing one and w0unding an
other, an unidentified burglar. leap
ed from the second story of q fash
ionable Wiltshire district home last
night, leaving his woman companion,
and today apparently, had made
good his escape.
Robert McGee, special deputy
sheriff, who accompanied Patrol
man n. w. Luke and E. G. Brown,
was instantly killed at the foot of
the stairs of the j, C. Belding home
when he started up to apprehend the
housebreakcrs.
Luke was shot through the arm
and leg by the bandit. A second
later, outside, Brown saw the silhou-
cite of the bandit -as he leaped from
a second story window. Brown emp
tied his gun and said he believed he
wounded the man.
Five minutes later when score
of crime crushers arrived on the
scene. the woman confederate of the
bandit, who gave her name as Julia
Johnson, leaped from the same up
stair window into the arms of two
patrolmen. She refused to talk at
central station beyond admitting
that her home was in San Diego.
A conductor of West Eleventh
street car told police a breathless
man, without a hat, and apparently
laboring under great fear. boarded
his ear and alighted in the down
town district. An excellent des-
cription of the man was obtained
and authorities in surrounding
towns were notified to watch for
the killer.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
Ga. Posse Seeks
Fiend Who Stays
Mother and Babe

SAVANNAH, Ga, Nov. PA
posse headed by county officials
tramped through the swamps near
here today in search of the negro
who murdered Mrs. Agnes Nude
and her baby daughter. Mrs. Mu-
die y body, slashed with a razor and
hatchet cuts, was found by her
husband when he returned from
work. The baby's body was near
by. Officers said they feared a
lynching if the negro was found,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
YOUTH HURT WHITE
s. OUT DUCK HUNTING

STOCKTON, Cal, Nov. esd
die Lyons, 10, of San Jose, was dan
ocrously wounded while duck hunt
ing near here early this morning.
When Lyons attempted to take
his gun from ~an automobile it was
discharged, the entire charge enter
ing his left side.
Lyons was brought to a hospital
by his two companions. 3
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
19 Day Old Babe
Weighs Only
One Pound

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov, g.
Marie Rogers, 19 days old and
weighing just on pound, fought
bravely for her life today.
The TRY infant, normal in ev-
cry way but size, subsists on one
ounce of milk day.
Six drops of whisky in her
bath and three drops in her milk
is keeping the spark of life
aglow, accoring to attending
physicians.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
OIL MILLIONAIRE TO
BE BURIED IN PA.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22.-Milton
Stewart, veteran Pasadena million
aire oil operator, S5, will be buried
at the family cemetery at Titus
vile, Pa, it was learned today.
Stewart was a brother of Lyman
Stewart, late founder of the Union
Oil Company.
Stewart has been in such low
condition since September 2S that
he was never informed Of the death
of his brother, Lyman.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
DIR. Mohn-Tingley
Affair Settled

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 22.-The long
standing contest between Mrs.
Mohn, and her husband, DR.. George
A. Mohn over judgment of $780,
900 awarded Mrs. Mohn from Nine
Katherine Tingley, head of the
Point Iona theosophical colony,
for alienation of DR.. Mohn s affec-
tions, has been settled by payment
Of the principal to Mrs. Mohn. In
retun Mrs. Mohn is said TO have
agreed to keep silent on the sci tle-
ment and to ralinquish c,aim to in
terest on the sum amounting to
about $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
FAMOUS DIRECTOR OF
MOVIES BURIED TODAY

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22.-Fu-
neral services will be held this af
ternoon for Allen j. Holubar, mo-
ton picture director and husband
of Dorothy Phillips, screen star, at
Hollywood.
The body will be buried in the
HOLLYWOOD cemetery. Holubar was
stricken with q fatal illness while
directing a picture in Tennessee.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
BANDIT SLAYS
OFFICER, SECOND
WOUNDED in [. A.
Special Deputy Sheriff Is
Instantly Killed; WO-
man Is Taken
By United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Nov. g.
Eyes which five days ago
glowed with love as sic repeat
ed the marriage vows were fill
ed with tears today as Julia
Carlton, 2O-year-old bride Of Ed
ward Carlton, young slayer Of
officer "Bob' McGee, sat in
the city Jail and awaited her
husbands capture.
''Oh, 1 loved him so,'' the
girl bride sobbed. "We We're
married in San Diego. I didn't
know how he made his money.
He seemed to be rich, and said
I would never want for any
thing.
''Then we came to Los Ar
geles, and last night he told me
he was going out.
81 pleaded with him, and
when he refused to stay at
home, I made him take me
along"
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
Sign, Sign, Who
Has The
Sign?
Page the wandering sign!

dSC tuC WAuuCiiA3 olbAi
Officials of the Mems Bible
class are wondering just what
has become of their sign, which
was occupying it's prominent To-
cation over the traffic button at
the intersection of Fifth and
Main streets when last noted.
Saturday evening this sign,
which is familiar to every auto
driver and pedestrian of the city,
disappeared. At present the Of
ficials of the class are consider
ing solutions TO the problem
which range all the way from
belated Hallowe en- prank to
somebody collecting material for
CRATE fire on a chilly even
ing.
AS the former solution seems
the more probable, 1t has been
announced by one of the class
officials that the return Of the
sign would be greatly appreci-
ated. Get busy, kids, and put
her back!
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
I MEN DIE, Il
HURT IN BLAST

by United Press Leased wire
NEW IBERIA, La, Nov. %.
Seven men were killed ard IL
others injured in the explosion
which wrecked the Vida Sugar
Refinery near here, according
to a check-up today.
Three of the dead and all OF
the injured were negroes.
Sydney and Oscar Broussard,
: nephews of U. S. Senator Brous-
sard, were among those killed
by the blast. They managed
the Vida plantation.
Cause of the explosion was
not determined.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
4 BADLY HURT
WHEN OFFICERS,
POSSE OPEN FIRE
Ey United Press Leased Wire

BRAZIL, Nd, Nov. 22.-Four
men were seriously injured in gun
battle between q citizens posse and
four Clay county officials when the
two groups opened fire on each
ether by mistake during a bandit
hunt near Cory, ten miles southwesf
of here early today.
The two groups were hunting for
an automobile which, it was believ-
ed, was driven by bank bandits
planning to rob the Cory State
bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
Six Men Named
AS Ga. Floggers
nv Unified Press Leased Wire

MARIETTA, Ga, Nov. 22.- RS.
Bertha Holcombe today named slN
men whom she claimed participated
in the flogging of herself and com
panion by a masked mob near mere
a week ago.
The men, under indictment by the
Cobb county grand jury included
Keller Hasty, pitcher for the Phil
adelphia Americans and his TWO
brothers.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
100000 REWARD
in SCHICK CASE

by United Press Leased Wire
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 22.-A
reward Of 100000 for the re-
turn alive of George E. Schick,
local capitalist who vanished
February 7, is announced by
Martin E. Schiek Of Bellaire,
Ohio, brother Of the missing
man. Schick promises payment
within 48 hours after his
brothers. return.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
Air Chief Warns
OF Inferior Air
Forces in U. S.
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Nov. o.
Warning against the "total in
adequacy of the army air SER
vice, Major General Mason M.
Patrick, its chief, declared in
his annual report today that
unless corrective steps are tax
en- promptly the condition of
Americas air forces twill
shortly present an extremely
critical situatior.''
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
EXCHANGE CLOSES DOWN

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-The for
eign exchange market closed down.
Sterling demand 4.37 1-2, cables
4.37 u, off IS; francs demand
.054lh, cables .054o, off .o0l3; lire
demand .0465, cables .0465 "; off
.OO12h; marks five trillion to the
dollar.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
KIDDIES KEPT IN
IGNORANCE FACT
THEY'RE WEALTHY
by United Press Leased Wire

DENVER, Nov. 23.-James- and
Helen Myrl Stokes, 8 and 7, res
pectively, play with their comrades
IN Corona school here unaware that
they home fallen heir to nearly a
million dollars.
They are to be kept ignorant as
long as possible of the New York
settlement which conferred upon
them 100000 each.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
Rift in Clouds
Only Temporary
Belief in Paris
BY WEBB MILLER
United Press Staff Correspondent

by W6bb MILL6H
United Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Nov. 22.-The morn
ing papers today emphasized
that the agreement reached by
the ambassadors conference
Yesterday for rotes to Germany
dealing with reimposition of
control Of German armaments
and with the custody Of the
crown prince is "pure,y tenn
porary.'
It's chief benefit was consid-
cred to be the prolongation of
the Anglo-French entente.
Opposition members of the char,
b"r were said to be planning a unit
ed offensive against the premier
because thew We're strongly dissat
isfied with the cost paid to maintain
the Anglo-French entente.
Andre Tardieu, one of Poincare .
strong political opponents. made
the agreement the subject for bit
tor attack on the gravest capitula
ton in four years.
Reparations rcceipts. he nointed
cut. We're zero, control of German
ornaments were none existent and
tie crown prince was in Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
Youths Held On
Charge of Theft
OF Brawley Auto

James Garris and Robert p. Kel-
logg, II aud Is years old respective
ly, are held in custody at tho coun-
ty jail, charged with theft of I; ear
at Brawley yesterday, the property
of Harry Gate.
Garris and Kellogg were arrested
at Tecate yesterday afternoon, by
San Diego county officials, who
were notified that the youngsters
were heading that way in the stolen
ear. When Booked at the Jail, each
youth accused the other of having
stolen the car and inviting him for
ride, ~ yaa.
Their eases are being investigat
ed by the juvenile officer.
Professor says we win all live
underground in 20Oo years, but the
wets still have hopes.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
MRS. COREY IS
76T GIVEN DIVORCE

PARIS, Nov. ga decree of di
vorce was granted Mrs. Mabel Gil
man Corey, former actress, today
against her husband, William Corey,
steel magnate.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22

A nice way 70 make holiday candy
is to lead him past a candy store
and admire the window display.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22

UPUVS oV.VVi VII w
Calexico cotton quotations form
T. j, West and company for the
day were: December, opened 1913,
closed, 35. 10; January, opened, 34.S0,
closed, 34.55; March, opened 35.10,
closed 34,75
Part of wedding cake at Mont
clair, N, j., was so years old.
These bakers are something terrible.
In the New York street cleaners
iazz band the banjo player ought to
be good rag picker.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-22
COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, Nov. 22,-The mar
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CHURCH
MT. PLEASANT Nj. P. CHURCH

MT. PLEASANT Nj. p. CHURCH.
Rev. w. E. Pettet, Pastor.
Services Sunday as follows:
$50 a. m, Glass Meeting.
1870 a. M, Preaching by the Pastor
2.30 p. m. Sabbath School,.
SIS p. m, Christian Endeavor.
7.30 p. M, Song Service, followed by
Wednesday. $50 p. M. Prayer Meeting.