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Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-02
N. Y. ACT BRINGS u. S. LIQUOR CRISI,
Says Women Over
40 Are Best
Lovers!
By United Press Leased Wire

Bs United Press Leased Wire
MILWAUKEE. Wis, June 2.
C. II. Cleveland, 48, described
by police here as Americas
greatest lover today express
ed a preference for widows or
old maids between 40 years and
60 years of age.
Cleveland, held here on a va
grancy charge, carried on cor
respondence and personal love
affairs with hundreds Of women,
authorities charge.
Women over 40 are the best
lovers he asserted. Although
/ receive letters from many
young girls, I never encourage
them.
Women over 40 who are
alone in the world, fall for most
anything that might relieve them
of their lonesomeness.''
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-02
GIVE UP ALL
HOPE FOR ship
py United Pres. Leased Wire

SAN PEDRO, june with the
passing Of l0a days without any
word from the four masted steel
barkentine Alta, shipping men said
todsy they believed the ship went
10 the bottom somewhere between
Santa Barbara and Bellinghsn,
Washington. Since sho passed out
of the santa Barbara ehannel on
the evening Of February 20, moth
ing has been heard Of the wind
iammer. Her crew included IL Los
Angeles hatbor men, Captain Charles
Sexon, his wife and two small child
rem. She was provisioned for 20
days. &
Gales which swept the sea several
hundred miles off the California
coast in March probably account
for the Alta fate, it is believed,
She was made Of steel which dis
crcdits the theory that fire may
have brought her to her end.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-02
SEVEN BIDS ON
CAL. OIL LAND
ny Uaited Pre.~ Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, june 2.-Seven
bids were received by the interior
department today for the lease Of
three sections OF land in the naval
reserve No. 2 near Taft, Kern eoun-
ty, California. Bidders included A..
II. Heller, Berkeley, CAL II. Misen.
berg. Denver, Colo; Union OIL
Company, Los .;ngeles; Transporter
OIL Company, Los Angeles Alfred
II. MeAdoo and George T., Mills,
Los Angeles; Equitable Petroleum
corporation, Denver, aud Pyramid
Oil Company, San FRANCISCO.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-02
SIX DEAD IN
CANADA FIRE
by United Press Leased Wire

TORONTO, Ont, June Six
persons were burned to death today
when fire destroyed the home of
Silss Stanlake in the village of
Sodom near London, Ontario.
The dead include Stanlake S wife,
Maud, 40; his brother Albert, 40,
and his four children, Clarence, -;
Charles, 9; Wilfred, 5; and three
weeks old baby.
Stanlnke himself escaped through
Stanlake himself escaped through
q barrier OF flames with his oldest
son, Harry, and daughter Beatrice.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-02
100000 BLAZE

LOS ANGELES, Juno 1.-Two
serious fires occurred in the in-
dustrial district here last night, re-
sulting in dangerous injuries to
one fireman and possible death to
n. P. Jensen, night watchman, who
was reoprted missing after the
blaze. Total damages Were over
100000. The casualties occurred in
a fire in Barker Bros. Co. ware.
house, said to be OF incendiary ORR
gin. lr.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-02
ACQUITTED OF MURDER
ARRESTED IN RAID
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Juno a.--Arrest.
in An apartment house raid on
Wright act charges, Mrs. Lillian
Bross, swho was acquitted of murder
after she shot and killed her hus-
band at San Pedro recently, was
held in the city jail here today. She
gave an assumed name at the time
Of her arrest.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-02
Lightning is
Fatal for Two
ny United Press Leased Wire

DALLAS, Toxas, June 1.-Two
small boys were killed and fout
other persons injured when lightning
struck small soda pop stand here
today.
Harry Wrathers, 8 and David Bet
tison, Jr., 8, were killed instantly.
Jack Greenwood, 8, received injur-
les which may prove fatal. Three
others who were injured are ex-
pected to recover.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-02
FORMER SENATOR WILL
SUE FOR DAMAGES
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, June Isaac
Barth, former New Mexico state
senator, was free today from Il
charge of passing fictitious checks
having been dismissed by Justice
Handy. Barth's attorney announc.
ed he would sue 4. V. Ingram who
swore to the complaint, for $4,000
damages for malicious prosecu-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-02

LOS ANGELES, June 2.--"I will
tell everything Of my relations with
the, dead girl, Alberta Meadows. !
will bare my entire life to save
Clara
That was the anguished cry to.
day Of Armour Phillips as Clara,
his wife, with her last hope gone,
sped toward San Quentin after a
half hour with him here last night.
Only an our before her arrival
the 'hammer murdcress' learned
that she had been committed to San
Quentin and that the appellate court
had denied habeas corpus proceed
inGs for an appeal. 1t was hard
blow and she seemed almost to col
lapse, but rallied and gained her
cOmpOsufe.
Once, while standing in the flare
of calcium lights while q battery of
Il haif hundred cameras was trained
on her, did she waver. She trem-
bled and buried her face in her
handkerchief, but gained control Of
herself and faced the photographers.
Perhaps the bright lights reminded
her of the days when she worked as
chorus girl.
Sister is Faithful
Eta Mae Jackson, Clara S Sis
ter, who took part in the Honduras
adventure, went on with the party
to San Quentin, saying she wished
to remain with Clara, even in the
penitentiary.
Phillips asked that he be permit
ted to accompany. the party but his
request was refused by the sheriff.
Philips then offered to bare his
whole life and alleged relations with
Alberta Meadows if the sheriff
would keep Clara and give him n
chance to tell his story in court.
That also was refused.
Armour petted, kissed and ca
ressed his wife who hugged him
with what appeared to be indiffer-
cnce.
Goodbye, dear, be sure and
write often,' was his final parting
as the train pulled out. Clara did
not answer him.
81 m glad to be back; I'm al
in,' was Clara's only comment.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-02
MOVIE CELEBRITIES
NLABBED IN RAID
ny United Press Leased Wire

HOLLYWOOD, June 2.-c}astou
Glass, well known motion picture
star. NJ. j. Cashier, prominent pro-
dncer, Mrs. Helen McClashey and
Miss Alma Rhoades, were arrested
early today at house here and
booked on charges of "vagmney
and lewdness. Bail was set by
Judge Frelerickson at $100 each,
which was furnished by Attorney
Milton Cohen.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-02
13,OOOi EMPLOY ES
OF S. p. RAILROAD
IN WAGE INCREASE
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, June e.
Wage increases for $4,000 shop
craftsmen employed by the South
ern Pacific railway were announced
here today.
The increases range from five
cents per hour for skilled labor,
down to two cents per hour for
helpers.
1t will add approximately $780,.
600 to the annual payroll.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-02
329 Complaints
Against L.W'.W'.'s
Dismissed:in LA,
BY United PRESS Leased wire

LOS ANGELES, June o.--On mo.
tion OF the city prosecutor COM
plants against 500 alleged |. w. W.
arrested in the harbor district for
unlawful assemblase and blocking
sidewalks, were dismissed by Police
Judge Cha mbers. Il
Twenty nine similar complaints
were also ordered dismissed by Po-
lice Judge Crawford.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-02
GATES OF PRISON MARK
LOSS OF PERSONALITY

SAN QUENTIN PENITENTI-
AIRY, Cal, June Clara Phillips
will pass beyond the reach of the
spotlight when the gates of San
Quentin prison ciang behind her to-
day.
Once past the captain of the
guards, Clara ceases to be a person
ality. She becomes n number.
First she will be taken to the re-
ceiving office where Joseph Wood
worth, receiving officer will make a
record Of her age, occupation, prior
convictions, "if any, and other
details required for the prison rec
Ords.
Then she will be escorted to the
Identification bureau where her
photograph, finger prints and meas
urements win be recorded and a
number assigned her. This number
will be around 37,e50, depending
upon the time Of her arrival and
her sequence in the list of prisoners
received today.
Then Clara will be taken under the
wing OF Josephine Jackson, for IL
years matron Of the prison, who will
complete the metamOrphosis OF
Clara, the woman of eourtrooms and
ron'autic escape and pursuit, into
number 81 Of the woInan's dorui.
tory.
Puts on Urifvrm
The matron will require the new
woman prisoner to leave behind
her pretty clothing. her rouge and
her lipstick, and enter a cell assign
ed to her attired in the light blue
uniform worn by the women who
will be her companions through the
years to come. Clara probably will
share a cell now occupied by one Of
the other seven women serving life
terms for murder.
Her daily tasks from then on
will be over the wash tubs, the
kitchen seullery and the scrub
brushes and other utensils used to
clean the dormitory where the WON.
en- live.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-02
HUNT STILL OWNERS

LOS ANGELES, juno o.-Owners
of the house on the outskirts of
the city that was demolished last
night by an exploding still were
being sought by federal Officers
today. Two men were seen to run
ont of the building after tho
liquor blast hurled dresser mir
ror through the roof, and set fire to
the house.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-02
Flashes on the
Wire From L. A.
By uu,ted Press s.easea Wire

LOS ANGELES, June 2.-Nichol
Bertrantanio, 40, alleged moon
sinner, was shot and killed by De-
putty Sheriffs in the course Of Il
liquor raid on his San Fernando
,home after he is reported to have
drawn a revolver on the raiding
officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-02
TO RELATE ALL
TO SAVE CLARA
HUSBANDS VOW
Phillips Sees Wife in
l.. A. Before Final
Lap of Trip
Clang of Prison Gates
Means Drab Life for
Years
by Unitea Press Leasea Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
SAN QUENTIN PENITEN-
TIARY, CAL, June 2.-Clara
Phillips, "tiger woman" was
locked IN her cage at noon TO-
day.
As the clocks were striking
IL O'Clock she walked into the
state penitentiary here.
She was kindly received by
officers, who stood thoughtful
ly aside as she said touching
farewell to Eta Mae Jackson,
her sister, who had sccompan-
led her in her long flight.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-02
NOT RUDOLPH,

LOS ANGELES, June 2.--"yal-
entino vs. Valentino called Judge
Doran in divorce court here. Movie
fans in the audience craned their
necks to see if--but it WASH t.
Vincent Valentino, was suing Mary
Valentino on grounds Of desertiOn
and was granted an interloeutory
decree.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19

which viii please the old friends OF
this water, many of whom have long
been urging Mr.. Mcdonald to make
arrangements for the resumption
Of its sale in the valley. 1t is be
licved that the water will also make
many new friends, as it is clear as
crystal. palatable and healthful.
During the past winter there has
been water sold in FL Centre which
the vendors claimed was the 'Du
La of Mountain Springs, but Mr..
Mcdonald says he has authorized
the sale of no water in the valley
during the last ..year.
Uncoyering Stakes
: it was 45 years ago that the last
government survey was made of
the rocky country surrounding
Mountain Springs, and Uncle Sam
now has n crew resurveying the
township and placing iron stakes at
the section corners. Mr.. Melon
aid, who spent an entire day with
the surveyors, SAYS the way in
which the men find the old monu-
ments, placed there SO many de-
cades ago by longforgotten hands,
is positively uneanny.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
Saturday, May 10, 1923

ccnse came as surprise to state au;
thoritics as well as to officials of
the Auto Club, as il was, not be-
lieved that California was yet ready
to take the lead in the world market
of automobiles. A rush order was
hurried to the Los Angeles manu-
featuring plant where the, license
plates are made and special machin
cry was ut once installed for cut
ting plates of one million and over.
The honor Of carrying the "1,-
OO0,000' was conferred upon the
Automobile Club by the State Motor
Vehicle Department as result of
the service rendered motorists of
California by the Southern Califor-
MIA organization in handling the
distribution of license plates during
the rush period just passed. Cover
nor Richardson carries license plate
number one.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
REQ Speed Time Now, Not Solar,
Set Clocks by Dependable REQ

A Speed Wagon which keeps so
close. to schedule that the farmers
along its route have thrown away
their alarm clocks, is interestingly
described by Charles NJ. Merralls
of this city, local distributor for
the REQ Speed Wagon.
1.-The Speed Wagon IN question
which was placed in service on Feb
ruary 18th, 1929, by the Democrat
and Chronical newspaper of Roch-
ester, n. Y, has been doing duty
every day and has been adhering
to its strict schedule so accurately
that the folkes in the vicinity Of
Hornell, n. Y, insist that they can
tell the time of day by simply keep
ing an eve upon the road over whi
ch the Speed Wagon travels.
- A ton and half Of newspapers
sent out every day by the Democrat
and Chronical prior to February of
last year was carried by trains but
connections with other lines could
not be made in time to insurej the
farmers of getting their newspapers
early in the morning. says Mr..
Merrals. "To solve this problem
the Speed Wagon was called into
service and has been on the job
seven days out of the week since
that time. 49, 49,.
THE total distance covered each
day is $50 miles or 1850 miles eaefi
week: Almost every possible road
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
One OF WORLDS
FOSSIL FORESTS
INSO. CALIFORNIA
Petrified Forests the
Relics of Millions of
Years Ago

Motorists who are hard pressed
for decision on where TO go for
a vacation tour from this section of
California, might give little tho
ught to the fossil forests, points
ont the Automobile Club of South
ern California.
There are only four petrified for
ests in the world, and three of these
are in the United States, while the
other one is near Cairo nEgypt.
One of the fossil forests is right
here in California up near Calls
toga in the central part of the state,
another in Arizona, and another ov-
er rear the Yellowstone National
PARK.
Auto Club authorities, who are
busily engaged collecting data for
motoring tours, have a few inter
esting statistics on hand in regard
to the history and nature of these
little-frequented fossil forests.
Silica Does It
They say that these petrified gro
yes, some of which show the trees
intact with trunks and branches
just as they were when they were
living, were buried in the earth af-
ter the sap had sucked up into the
trunk a quantity of silica in solut
ion. ..'Silica' is not any high-brow
word-it is just sort of mineral
solution which goes into the trunk
of trees as the sap absorbs the water
fiom the earth, and hardens the
veins of the trees, turning it grad
ually into stone, just as gelatine
hardens when you make a pudding.
Motorists invariably ask the age
of these fossil forests, and it may
be some satisfaction to you who are
planning to visit any one of them
this spring or summer to know that
100000 and 100000 years of
age. Some of the fossil forests are
older than otheres, but the merest
flapper of them has at least seen
100000 summers.
The Auto Club touring bureau
will guide motorists over the short
est and best routes to any or all of
these forests located in America
If you must go to Carlo to see the
other one, maybe the club can help
you out on that, too!
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
White Paint, New Trees, 10000
Gallon Reservoir n Everything
At Famous Mountain Springs

Mountain Springs has painted
It's water trough. The two Press
representatives who went up to the
mountains last Sunday found Mrs.
Mcdonald in an uncertain humor
because some tourists had selected
the trough as a repository for lot
Of decrepit and time-worn fruit ana
several secondhand tin cans, right
after she had spent two half davs
coaxing a gallon of white concrete
paint to leave more of it's substance
on the trough than on her own
noble brow. Being a special prepa-
ration for concrete, she said she
coudn t understand why the paint
had shown such clinging affec-
tion for her head. Mrs. McDon-
aid hopes valleyites win appreciate
her efforts in the direction of n
chastely white trough when they
stop at the Springs, as she had to
stand on her left eyebrow part of
the time and then discovered She
had painted all around herself and
had to do a flying leap to get out
unScathed. "And that 5 not the
whole of it, she added. "Someonc
raped us out at one O clock this
morning and wanted to borrow the
Alemite gun out of our car to
grease their fan At one O'Clock !!
Can you blame me for having mis-
laid my usually amiable disposi-
ton -
Many New Trees
As the Press men came across
Devils Basin they noticed how
well Mr.. Mcdonald 5 trees are
growing, and what n green little
oasis Mountain Springs is beeOm-
ing. Mcdonald has laid two miles
of pipe in the last year, and has
planted many more trees this
spring Now that he has plenty of
water TO irrigate them, he exDects
them to grow rapidly and make a
little park whose shade will be vel
come to picnickers. When he fin
ishos the 10000 gallon reservoir
which he is now building, he is 90
ing to make a new fence which
will permit a rest under the trees.
but he asks that visitors be very
careful not to injure the saplings,
as it has meant much time and eff
fort to get them started, and their
successful growth will mean much
to the comfort of everyone who
comes across the desert and up the
Mountain Springs grade in the
heat and wishes TO rest while the
engine is cooled and the radiator
filled.
The well-known Mountain Springs
"Du La; water is again to he
sold in Ell Centre before long,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
CALIFORNIA LEADS EVERY STATE AND
COUNTRY IN WORLD IN AUTOMOBILES

California has the honor of lead
ing all states in America with the
number of motor vehicles owned at
this time, and leads any country Of
world in the number of motor ve-
hiclcs registered.
A telegram received yesterday by
the Auto Club touring bureau from
New York confirms the fact that
New York, which hitherto has lead
America in the number of motor
ears registered, did not issue a
100000 license in 1922 and has not
vet issued one for 1923. When
H. j. Bernard, manager of the Los
Angeles branch of the Motor We
hicle Department yesterday pre-
sented Mr.. Doig with the epoch
making license number he declared
that this will be the only plate
probably to be issued by California
bearing six ciphers and q one, as
next year it is planned to use sym
bols in place of the figure.
Surprise to Everybody
The issuance of the 100000 Ii.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19

Pathfinder.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
ON THE SUMMIT

Here on the mystic borderland l rest,
Too far to feel the city's strife
Too far below to share the heavenly life
But here to know them both, the poor and best,
To look below and see the oceans crest
All trave-worn and old and growing white, .
And countless millions struggling thru the night,
Some weak, some strong and others in the test;
And then to turn and look above and know
How graciously the sky bends Ger the land,
l would that could reach one hand below,
And one to~yonder joyous heavenly band
And draw them closer to each other, so,
At last to place them safely hand in hand.
Georgia Hicks Hixon in Outdoor Life
Ell Centro
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
Million Mark Passed for
First Time In
History
WE BEAT NEW YORK
Honor of MilliOnth Plate
Goes to So. California
Auto Club

California has passed the million
mark in auto registration!
With the issuance yesterday of
state license plate number 100000
to Don Doig, manager of the tour
ing bureau of the Auto Club of
Southern California, California was
the first state to issue . plate
reaching this figure.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19

condition is encountered in the pro-
gress of the run and the mainten-
ance of q strict schedule is made
unusually difficult owing to the fact
that there are many grades en- route,
one of them being three-quarter
mile grade which is especially steep
and winding. Part of the trip is
through the foothills Of the Alleg-
heny Mountains but, fortunately,
the roads there are good.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
PERTINENT QUESTION

Kjerulf-Hello! What n nifty
overcoat. Where did you get it?
Bjez-I picked it up at Jacob 8
on Tenth street.
Kjerulf-ls that clothing store
or restaurant?
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-09-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


Business Pointers will be found OF
last page.
Miss Elizabeth Byrd, of Baltimore
il visiting friends here.
Mr.. T. Rodney Miller is visiting
reuatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Mack Littleton and son spent
& part of this week in New York
City.
Mrs. Matte Henderson spent the
last week visiting friends in Balti'
more.
Mr.. Hugh McMichael, of Philadel.
phia spent last weekend in POGO
moke.
Miss leila Crockett slas returned
frsm a visit with friends in Allen
town, Pa.
Mr.. T. A. Ward, Of Baltimore, was
visitor in Pocomoke the early part
Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman +. Parks, of
Baltimore, have been recent visitors
in this city.
Mrs. A. H. Young, Of Jacksonville,
Fla, is visiting her sister, Mrs. jose
phine Polk.
Mr.. William Moerschell, of Balti-
more spent the week visiting friends
in Pocomoke.
Miss Sarah Armstrong, of Will
mington, DEL, is visiting friends and
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles X. Tug and
children, of Philadelphia, are visitors
here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Marshall, of
Hallwood, were visitors in Pocomoke
on Tuesday last.
Mrs. David Hawkins, Of Baltimore.
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Ennis.
Mrs. Louis Werliin, Of Bala, Pa, is
the guest Of Mrs. J. Paul Young at
the Parker House.
Mrs. Elizabeth Adams is visiting
friends and relatives in Baltimore
and Elkridge, Md. -, n
Mrs. J. L. Craig, Of Chersaw, S. c.,
is visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
, T. T. Byrd in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Courtney Hall, of
Flushing, N. Y, have been visiting
friends and relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Justice and
children, of Baltimore, are visiting
friends and relatives in Pocomoke.
Prof. and Mrs. X. w. Eutsler have
returned to this city, after spending
the summer at Hedgesville, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Mills and two
children, of Buffalo, N. Y, have been
visiting friends and relatives in this
(. city. =