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Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25
SCORE HURT AS
BROOKLYN CARS
FALL TO STREET
Two Bodies Identified;
More Buried in
Wreckage
HEAT ADDS MISERY
Second Car Falls on
First, Adding to
Havoc
BY Paul r. Mallor
U. P. Staff Correspondent.

Latest reports give the number of
dead as seven, with four unident-
flied. The mystery of the missing
motorman was solved when one of
the bodies was identified as that of
Edwin p. PARCELS, motorman of the
i'll fated train
NEW YORK, juno 25.-Hurtlirg
into space from it's railg, 80 feet
from the ground, two-car elevated
train, filled with passengers plunged
to tho street in the Heart of Brook
lyn this afternoon. It is believed
several were killed. &
Two of the dead were identified
as Alexander Lowsky and Mrs. L.
Wright, both of Brooklyn.
The motorman of the train had
not been located at O'Clock.
At p. m. the police announced
they had every one out of the wreck
age. o
More than score were injured.
Every available piecs of fire
apparatus; ambulances from all
nearby hospitals and police reserves
were hastened to the scene to aid
in the work of rescue.
Sitting Heat Over ALI
In the sitting heat which gripped
New York today they delved INTO
the splintered frames of the elevated
ears from which came the means
of those seriously injured and the
hysterieal cries of women.
The two ears struck the. pave
ment with a crash that could be
heard fo" blocks.
AS they plunged from the rails,
seeming to hesitate first on the
very brink of the elevated structure,
screams of passengers mingled with
the grating and ripping of iron and
wood. The forward ear tilted and
finally took the plunge, landing on
its side. The second crashed down
upon the first, splintering the first
i'll such a manner as to leave little
more than heaps of wreckage.
Throngs rushed toward the scene
from every direction. The spot
where the cars plunged from the
tracks is at the intersection Of At
iantic, Fourth and Flatbush avenues
one of the busiest sections of
Brooklyn.
The wreclse Atrain was coming
into the Brooklyn station from Bay
Ridge when it fell. A second train
was following close behind. The
motorman of this train heard shouts
from the street and saw people way
ing him back, as he approached. He
accepted the signals, applied the
brakes and avoided following the
first train i'll its plunge.
Dig Into Debris with Hands
AS the train struck the ground
sheets of blue flame shot into the
air, adding to the terror of those
imprisoned in the demolished ears.
The firemen cast aside their he'll
NETS. rubber. coats and other fire
equipment as they turned to
their rescue work Tearing Nitn
their hands smashing with axes and
prying crowbars, they labored few
erishIy to release the men and wo-
men who could be heard begging
for help.
James Nichols, II, was n pas
senger in the second car of the ILL
tated train. We were starting
around a eurve,' the lad, who was
badly hurt, said.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25
2 NEWSPAPERMEN
OF HARDING PARTY
DEAD IN CRASH
Driver, Denver Man, Also
Dies, Bringing Toll to I
Three
By United Press Leased Wire

DENVER, Colo, June 25.-ThOm-
as +. Dawson, Colorado state histo-
rian, died in the county hospital
here early today from injuries re-
'ccived in an automobile crash yes
terday, bringing the total to three
dead out Of the foar passengers
of the Denver Press Club car.
Dawson passed away suddenly Il
few minutes after he had seemed to
be past the critical stage.
Donald Craig, Washington cor
respondent of the New York Herald,
now remains the only survivor of
the death ear which plunged 100
feet over and embankment into Bear
Creek canyon.
Summer Curtis, veteran Washing
ton newspaper man and representa-
tive on this trip of the republican
national committee, was killed and
Donald Craig, member of the Wash
ington bureau of the New York
Herald, was injured when the auto
mobile in which they were riding
with two Denver men on a Sunday
afternoon excursion into the noun
tains, went over - foot cliff
after the steering gear iammed.
Driver is Killed
Y. C. French, employee of a Den
yer sugar concern, driver of the ear,
died OF his injuries. Craig viii live
unless complications set in, doctors
ut the county hospital said today.
A number of the Washington
newspaper men accompanying the
president accepted the invitation
yesterday of the Denver Press Club
to an automobile ride through the
mountain near Denver. The party
was returning about / p. M, when
the accident occurred. French was
driving the second ear in line. He
was known as Il careful and expert
cnced driver.
Those in the ears behind were
horrorified to see French s car
swervc suddenly as it approached Il
sharp turn in the mountain road in
l@NN gwen NdhN ois II an INSTANT
ii tore through heavy steel cable
which was fastened to big concrete
posts as a fence along the edge of
the cliff. One of the concrete posts
snapped off as the gar hit. The
automobile turned over twice and
landed right side up. All the oe-
cupants were thrown clear.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25
SEVEN KILLED IN ELEVATED TRAIN LEAF
Most Unusual
Suicide on
Record!
BY United Press Leased Wire

ny tnhteu frehS Leased wire
STEVENSON, Wis, June 25.
An eight year old boy is dead
hero today, suicide in one of
the most unusual cases on record.
Joseph Hillzer, small son of
Mrs. Gertrude Hillzer, widow,
is the victim of bullet fired
by his own hand. following an
accident in which two fingers on
his left had been blown off by
a dynamic cap, with which he
had been playing.
This will break mammals
heart, - the lad cried to play
mates as he bound his handker-
chief around the bleeding stumps
of his fingers.
Then he rushed into the house
and a few seconds later Other
children heard a shot fired.
They found the boy dead on the
floor, with bullet wound
through his heart and a smok-
ing revolver beside him.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25
CHECK MOVE TO
RAZE BUILDING
OF FATHER SIERRA
by United Press Leased Wire

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, June
25.-Negotiations to raze the old
Preside building here and erect II
modern apartment house building,
were checked today when move
ment was started to raise funds to
purchase the old building which
was erected under the direction of
Father Juniperro Seira and. Cover
nor Felipe Neva. II is proposed by
figg Hoblyn, leader of the move
ment, to convert the Preside into
a public museum.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25
q Prisoners of
War Times Freed

LEAVENWoRTH, Kas., June 25.
Warrants for release of twenty
seven war time prisoners at Lenven-
worth penitentiary signed by Pres,
ident Harding before leaving on
his Alaska trip, were received to-.
day. Prison officials planned to
release most of the men tonight and
tomorrow in case they agree to the
provisions made by the president in
his decree committing the sentences.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25
BUY ACREAGE ON
S. D. HIGHWAY

According to records filed at the
Pioneer Title Insurance Company,
MIR. and Mrs. G. +. Gerts have pur-
chased l6 acres of land on the San
Diego highway between SeSeley and
Dixieland. j. +. Withers was the
former owner, and the sale was
made direct. Mr.. and Mrs. Gertz
have bought the land as an invest
ment, and are at present undecided
about what improvements they will
make.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25
i. s. DRY AGENTS
BUSY TAKING OFF
ST0RES0F LIQUOR

NEW YORK, June 25.-Case by
case beer, wine and liqours, were
taken from the Cunard liner Beren-
garia today and handed over by
customs officials to dry agents
ashore.
The stores of beverage liqour,
brought in under seal in defiance
of the Nolstead act, as applied to
the three mile limit, were carried off
the big liner by hand, slow pro
cess, while the Berengaria s crew
loungcd about disintcrestedly Sup
plies OF liqour known to have been
brought in by other foreign boats
will be dealt with after the Beren-
garia IS "booze' has been removed
The French liner Paris is in port
a lso with large supply Of liqour,
which dry officials expected to re-
ceive from the customs authorities
some time today.
LONDON, June 90 Premier
Stanley Baldwin announced in the
house of commons today that he
could see no ground for a British
government protest against the
breaking OF its customs seals in
American territorial water by of
ficials of the United States.
This statement followed questions
by members as to the government IS
attitude towards America s confis-
cation of sealed liqour on British
liners.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25
MUST DISCARD ALL
FEMININE APPAREL,
By United Press Leased Wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
CHICAGO, June. 25.-Fred C.
Thompson, charged with the murder
of Richard G. Tesmer, today, was
compelled by police to discard fem
inine clothing he has worn since
his arrest. ..... ...... ...... ........ ........
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25
I KILLED IN
TORNADO IN
NO. DAKOTA A
BY United Press Leased Wire


ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 25.-Sev-
eral persons were killed in a lorna
do at Hettinger, n. D., according
to reports reserved here today.
Railroad adviccs stated tornado
did heavy damage in Adams courr
ty of which Hettinger is the coun-
ty scat. All communication lines ir
the area were torn down by the
storm. Heavy damage was also
reported from Breckenridge, ald
Foxholm, MINI. Buildings at New
Rockford, N. D., ard Chippewa
Falls, Wis, were damaged. Four
persons were killed in Minnesota,
bringing the storm toll in this state
ITO seven ia-.--.ies. All the dead
today were drowned when high
winds overturned boats.
By United Press Leased Wire
LEMON, S. D., Jur,c 25.-Seven
persons were killed when tornado,
entering at Bucyrus, swept Adams
county North Dakota, last night, ac-
cording to meager reports here to-
day.
P. B. Gurberg, an attorney at
Ecttinger, partially confirmed these
reports, saying Several lives
were lost. All wires are down ard
roads are impossible.
Lemon is just acro-s the state
line f.om Adams, N. D..
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25

CHICAGO, June 25.-Six week
end deaths from the heat were re-
ported in Chicago today bringing
the total for seven days to 81. -
More than 100 persons were pros
trated The temperature continued
in the 90s.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25
2 DIE IN ST. LOUIS

2 DIE IN ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 25.-Two
died from heat prostration and four
persons, seeking relief from the heat
were drowned, the week end here.
Temperatures ranged above 90.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25

BOSTON, Mass, June 90 A
blanket of moist heat settled over
New England today. The 'tempera-
ture moved up rapidly from so soon
after sunrise.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25

Spots 29,00, down 25.
NEW YORK, June 25.-Cotton
closed steady.
opsn High Low Close
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25
COTTON MARKET

NEW ORLEANS, June 2j.--The
cotton market closed steady.
Zee. Open High Low Close
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25

DETROIT, Mich, June 25.rFour-
teen persons were drowned, four
were killed in automobile accidents
and twenty were injured, two SER
iously, yesterday when Michigan
residents tried to get relief from
the record heat of the year. The
temperature was l04 degrees on the
streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25
CHASTITY HEAT
TOLL MOUNTS TO
HIGH FIG U ES
Many Drown During
Weekend Seeking
Relief
New Heat Wave Hits
New York; Detroit
Suffers

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 25.--
The heat wave was unbroken here
today with new high temperatures
for the year beir,T reported in many
othe.: middle west town.. Ninety
four was the temp pcratu-e here yes
terday.
\ MILWAUKEE, Wis, June 25.-.
Five persons were drowned in Lake
Michigan near Milwaukee over the
VIC c5k-end, while seeking relief from
the heat. Cor, ,einued high tempera-
lures were reported throughout Wis
cousin today.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25
HEAT WAVE BROKEN

HEAT WAVE BROKEN
COLUMBUS, o., june 25.--Re-
freshing showers last night were
followed by cool breezes here today
and weather forecasters predicted
the eight day heat wave is at an
end.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25

NEW YORK, June 25.-Two per-
sons are dead as the result of n
new heat wave which touched 81
degrees Sunday. June "a has been
as hot here only three times in 43
years. No relief is in sight, accord
ing to the weather bureau. The
temperature at 8 this morning was
TX
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-25

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Evening star., 1923-02-25
How Gold Leaf Is Made.

THE metal worked by the gold
l. beaters comes to them IN wide
bars or nuggets. 1t must be weighed,
melted and made into inch-wide rib
bons before the beating begins. The
ribbon is then cut into inch squares
and beaten with a hammer welded
by a stalwart workman. When each
leaf has been beaten thin 1t is trans
ferred to a mold. where it is beaten
again for a period of four hours.
The beating is accomplished by means
Of a wooden hammer, weighing from
seven to eighteen pounds. on sheep
skin cushion resting on a granite
block.
Gold leaf is packed more by the aid
OF the breath than that Of the hands.
The operation Of transferring sheet
of almost transparent gold leaf from
one place to another Is of such
delicacy that II is possible to accom-
plish 1t only by a slight puff of the
breath. The packers are, for the
most part. girls, TO whom. after the
beating Of the gold. the leaf is
handed.
The girls lift the unshaped leaf
from the mold with pair of wooden
ptncers, fiatten II out on a sheepskin
cushion by gently blowing on 1t, cut
IL into a. perfect square. place IT be-
tween the leaves of the book, and
fiatten II out with the breath. 4
book consists OF twenty-five leaves,
and q skilled operator can pack
seventy books o deg.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

tering. and primped and fused in
Maxine's neat and austere little bed
room. They used Maxine's powder
and dropped it about on the tidy
dresser and the floor. They brushed
away only what had settled on the
front of their dresses. They forgot to
switch off the electric light, leaving
Maxine to do it, thrifty, between
serving courses. Every penny count
ed. Every penny meant release.
A FTER dinner Maxine and her
"A mother sat down to eat off the
edge Of tho kitchen table. 1t
was often nine o'clock before
the last struggling diner, having
spralwed on the parlor davenport
with his evening paper and cigar. de-
parted. leaving Maxine to pick up the
scattered newspapers, cigarette butts,
ashes; straighten chairs, lock doors.
Then the dishes. The dishes.
When Arnold Hatch asked her to go
Iy. I'm too tired. I'm going to read.
in bed
Read, read. That's all you do.
What are you readingr'
''oh, about Italy, La bel Napoii." :"
Evening star., 1923-02-25

down the world with you. like q
gypsy. I want a home. I want to be
settled. I want to stay here. And
I'm going to-
You're sure you want to stay?"
"Tve moved for the last time. +
I'm going to plant a Burbank clam
berer at the side Of the porch, and
they don't begin to flower till after
the first ten years. That's how sure
I am.
There came a look into Sam Par
does eyes He rubbed his neat brown
derby round and round with his coat
sleeve. He was just going out.
well. that's all right. just want
ed to know. Where's MAXI"
"She stayed late. They're rehear-
sing for the pageant of progress down
at the library
Sam Pardee looked thoughtfui-a
little regretful, one might almost
have said. Then he clapped on the
brown derby. paused on the top step
of the porch TO light his cigar, re-
turned the greeting of young Arnold
Hatch who was sprinkling the lawn
next door, walked down the street
with the quick, nervous step that
char ac terizsd him. boarded thu out
Evening star., 1923-02-25
Continued from Fourth Page.)

CONTINUED from Fourth Page.)
of older correspondents about the
wisdom of writing on subjects he had
selected. Almost invariably they told
him: That's old stuff-been written
over and over again years ago.
At first he needed their counsel.
But he grew tired of having 30 much
cold water poured on his writing prof.
ects, and one day ne said to himself:
."These fellows have been here 30
long that they're tired Of everything
In Washington. It all seems old stun
To them. But Il may be news TO 9TH
er people. After this I'm going to
write whatever interests Carpenter
and take a chance on my being just
an average person. such as reads
newspapers"
He heard an anecdote about how
the United States happened to be
called Uncle Sam. without telling
any Of his associates, knowing they
would say It was too old to be worth
writing, he sent a few paragraphs
about this to his paper. II was cop
led and recopied in nearly every
newspaper in the United States and
kept on being printed for years. Then
Carpenter discovered that the same
story was to be found IN the back Of
a small edition OF Webster's Die
tionary, such as might be seen on
any newspaper editors desk. IT was
an old story, but was nevertheless
new to nearly every exchange editor
In the country.
THAT incident convinced me-" say s
Carpenter, that while nearly every
fact Is old to somebody. there are al
ways plenty of people to whom IL
will be new. After that never hesi-
tated to mention some of the oldest
facts In the world It wouldn't sur
prise me at all IL the Bible could be
newly illustrated and successfully
used as a serial feature for newspa-
pers."
After he had become established ar
a special writer, Carpenter severed
connections with any one newspaper
and set out, in 1888. TO 60 around the
world, writing as he went. Leading
newspapers all over the United States
ordered his travel articles In ad-
vance. He was the first Individual
with the exception Of S. s. Mcclure.
to recognize that a man could make
more money by selling an article to
forty newspapers than by selling 1t 10
only one.
Since that first jaunt around the
globe both fame and wealth have
come to Frank C. Carpenter. y whole
generation has been brought up on
him through his articles or school
readers and there are few places
not known.
Evening star., 1923-02-25

DES1DES being q writer and OBJ
- server, as we'll as g. good sales
man Of his own wares, Carpenter has
way of sticking at a thing until
he gets what he wants. The first time
he was IN China ne desired to obtain
an interview with Ii Hung Chang
then prime minister. An American
magazine had promised him $1,000 for
the interview.
"I'll help you try" the American
consul general at Peking told Ca-pen-
ter. but an interview with Ii Hung
Chang is an irnpossibility.
SO Carpenter went to get the In
terview.
what do you want to see me for?'
asked Ii Hung Chang.
Promptly Carpenter replied: ITO
verify what your friend. Gen. Z. s.
Grant. said when he said that Glad
stone, Bismarck and Ii Hung Chang
are tho ablest three men in the
world. I want you to tell me about
the things you are trying to accom-
plish in China"
II never grant interviews" parried
tho prime minister. 1T is contrary to
Chinese precsdents.'
aDnt." istortsd Carpenter. 'ysu are
Evening star., 1923-02-25
Carpenter, Globe Trotter

not bound to precedent. 1t is such
as you who make precedents.
Not even Ii Hung Chang was above
having his vanity soothed, and he
consented to grant the interview.
People are always admonished 10
travel light. Carpenter travels ex-
tremely heavy. When he goes abroad
he carries two small trunks Allied
with nothing but books, pamphlets
and clippings.
They are my background he eH-
plains. when you're at the other
end OF the world from your iibrar!
you often feel that you could write
much moro intelligently IL you only
knew more about a place. But you
can't get the information you wan
three. Guides are often unreliable. So
I carry with me everything that
can find to help me TO understand the
significance OF the things I'm to look
at. ] should do the same thing even
IL ! were not going TO write of what
see, but went solely for pleasure
No traveller can appreciate a great
sight unless he understands some
travellers overlook many a bet by not
knowing more about territory be
fore entering it."
For weeks before he starts to a. for
eign country Carpenter ransacks
the best libraries for every book deal
ing with any phase of life there. He
doesn't read all these through, but
absorbs enough TO have wider range
of information about the places he Is
to visit than most of the natives ne
will meet.
What is the most important thing
you have learned about travelling?
I once asked this seasoned globe
trotter.
ct think" replied Carpenter, that
Il Is never to overlook an opportunity
in a strange place to hire a taxicao.
Too many travellers are penny wise
and pound foolish. They save on triv-
ial items of expense, which interfere
with their gaining the most from
trip, and In the long run this means
wastefulness. It Is poor economy to
save a fifty-cent taxi charge and have
: to stay in a place another day at S2o
If sightseeing is, for the time being.
a persons business. he wants to use
every modern device that saves him
time and money. This Is just as true
of travelling near home as in Europe
II GO to a city on business l have
the taxi men, hotel porters and 9th
ers save me every bit of physical or
mental effort that lies within their
range. Thus have moro energy lett
| for my own job"
Evening star., 1923-02-25

clothes; sunburned a rich brown. Max
Inc drew a long breath as II she had
been running. II was after dinner.
The broad veranda WAS filled with
gayly gowned women; uniformed on
GERS from the fort; tourists in white.
They were drinking their after-din-
ner coffee. smoking, laughing. The
Hawaiian orchestra made ready to
play for the dancing on the veranda.
They began to play. Their ukuleles
throbbed and moaned. The musicians
sang in their rich, melodious voices
some native song Of a lost empire and
dead king. II tore at your heart.
You ached with the savage beauty Of
It. It was then she saw him. He was
seated alone. smoking, drinking.
watching the crowd with amused.
uneager glance. She had seen him
before. 1t was a certainty, this feel
ing. She had known him-seen him
before. Perhaps not in this life. Per-
haps only in her dreams. But they
had met.
She stared at him until her eye
caught his. It was brazen. but she
was shameless. Nothing mattered.
This was no time for false modesty.
Her eyes held his. Then, slowly, she
rose, picked up her trailing scarf, and
walked deliberately past him. slanc-
Ing down at him as she passed. He
half rose, half spoke. She won't down
the steps leading from the veianda
to the courtyard. down this walk to
the pier, down the pier to the very
end, where the little rooted shelter
lay out in the ocean, bathed in moon
light, fairylike, unreal. The ocean
was a. thing Of molten silver. The
sound Of the wailing yoices III song
came 10 her on the breeze, aEon!zirg
in its teauty. There. beyond, lay
Pearl harbor. From the other side.
family, you heard the music and
laughter from the yacht club.
HAXINE seated herself. The after
Nl dinner couples had not yet
strolled out. They were waiting fo-
the dancing up there on the hotel YER
anda. She waited. She waited. She
saw the glow Of his cigar as he came
down the pier. tall, slim white ng-
ure in the moonlight. II was Just like
a novel. It was a novel come to life.
He stood a moment at the piers edge
smoking. Then he tossed his cigar
into the water and II fell with
little s-st. He stood another moment,
irresolutely. Then he came over to
her.
Nice night"
In Okoochee you would have said,
"sir," But not here. Not now. Not
Maxine Pardieu. Yes, isn't it!'
Tho mellow moon fell on him
bronsed, bearded. strangely familiar.
At his next question she felt lit.