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Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-08

siderably cheaper than selling
through statesmen and clerks. Not
only is the cost per sale less but,
when selling through the newspa
pers or the mails the maker knows
just what he promises. The firm,
however, who depends upon crew
of statesmen does not always kn
what the statesmen promise. There
are many other economic advan-
tages gained through the intelli-
gent use of constructive advertis-
ing.
ultimate Advertising
"Finally we shall have what I
like to call ultimate advertising
The history of the advertising agent
will be similar to the history OF
the banker. Banking as you know
started with the pawn shop. The
loaning of money in its early stages
was looked upon as Il most illogi
innate business and carried on un-
der cover by questionable people
Usurv was not only banned by the
church, but by legislation. 1t was
only paratively a few years ago.
considering history as whole,
when banking was recognized as
4 legitimate business.
"During the past hundred years
banking has gone through various
stages. The first campaign was 10
eliminate dishonest banking, the
next step was to eliminate compet;-
tive banking; and the present gen
GRAFTON has been engaged in con
structive banking. The country is
now learning, however that the
banker has great opportunity in
steadying business conditions, there
by eliminating reckless booms and
preventing needless panics. 1t has
been learned that by increasing the
bank rate, during periods of over
expension, o panic can be prevent
ed. Then by lowering the rate dur
ing periods of depression, prosper
ity can be brought back. Hence,
the banks have been recently unit
ed in the Federal Reserve System
which can control the discount rate
with the sole. object of eliminating
reckless booms and preventing
needless panics.
Banks Need Advertising
eff, however, you will talk with
any bank man, thoroughly inform
ed in economies, he will tell you that
the goal cannot be reached except
with the help of the advertising
man of the country and the trans
portation systems. The three great.
est factors effecting business are
money rates, advertising rates, and
TRANSPORTATION rates. Given control
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-08

dress Mrs. Newman, in care of Gen
eraI Delivery. Fl Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-08
Thomas Family Ronored
by {nforH1C! Dinner

Mrs. ]. T. Neal and Mrs. D. D.
Jones delightfully."- entertained Mr..
and Mrs. c. Thomas and family at
an informal dinner party at the
home Of Mrs. Jones, $50 Fl Cen
tro Avenue Wednesday evening
The affair was in the nature Of Il
farewell courtesy for the Thomases
who viii leave for Europe soon.
After q tempting menu had been
served, the evening was spent so
eially. Little Miss Betty Thomas
and Miss Madalyn Neal gave sev-
eral iDterpretative dances which
were much enjoyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-08
MORE PLANES FOR
FOREST PROTECTION

OTTAWA, Ont. June 8.--Marked
expansion of the Canadian air pa
troll for the protection Of the Do
minion 5 forests against fire will be
undertaken this summer, according
to an announcement made by the
forestry branch of the department
of interior. Orders for additional
planes have been placed with the
canadian manufacturers, according
TO the announcement, and delivery
will be made o fthe single-scat type
and equipped with wireless tele-
phones.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-08
l.. S.
Goods to Himself
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, June s. Joe
Greenberg, one of the six defend
ants charged with defrauding the
government in an army goods sale
at Camp Kearney, sold Uncle Sam s
surplus clothing 10 himself, accord
ing to prosecution testimony AT the
trial today.
John Rance, who said he acted
AS Greenberg's buyer, was given
several certified checks by Green
ber9. testimony showed, which
Rance utilized in buying clothing
from Greenberg, who assisted in the
auctioning.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-08
Regular Meeting CT
Eastern Star Tonight

Contrary 10 the impression which
seems to be current among the mem
bers of the Eastern Star, the regu
lar meeting for tonight viii be held
as usual at 8 o clock.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
AMERICAS WOMEN
PLAN FETES OCT. Z
Simultaneous Columbus Day
Events to Be Held in West.
ern Hemisphere Capitals.
Pan-Anerican

The PsnAmerican Interna tional
women's committee, of which Mrs.
Charles Evans Hughes is chairman,
will hold simultaneous meetings in
the capitals OF North, Central and
South America on Columbus day,
October IL, to discuss what women
can do to create a. better under
standing between their respective
countries.
The meeting of the United States
section Of the committee will be held
In the Pan-American Union building.
The members are Mrs. Robert Lans-
ing, chairman; Miss Grace Abbott
Mrs. William c. Gorgas, Mrs. Philip
North Moore and Mrs. Glen Levin
Swiggett
Educational institutions, women's
national and state organizations and
other associations are sending repre-
sentatives to the Washington CON
ference. Men. as well as women.
prominent in pan-American matters
open to the public
The international committee is
composed of distinguished women,
prominent In official and social life,
in educational and club circles, in
social welfare activities. and in the
twenty out of the twenty-one re-
publics. The purpose OF the COM
mittee is to further the pan-American
ideal of human interdepe ndence and
mutual cooperation and service, and
its efforts are based upon the belief
each of the American republics along
economic. intellectual and cultural
lines forms q basis for increasing
international friendship.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
CARNIVAL AT CLARENDON
ATTRACTS BIG CROWDS
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, August 31.-The
third evening of the third annual car
nival of the Clarendon Citizens AS
sociation and fire department, which
is scheduled to run up to and includ-
ing September 10, was marked by a
great increase in attendance over the
previous two evenings, accounted for
by the big Improvement in weather
conditions.
1t is estimated that fully 5000 per-
sons. including many guests from
Washington and other nearby points,
visited the carnival grounds last
night. conspicuous among them being
Miss Washington" (Miss Lorraine
Bunch) and virtually all of the candi-
dates who aspire for official recogni
tion in the coming November cleo
tions Miss Bunch will again visit the
carnival Monday night.
Outstanding features were con-
cert by the Clarendon Community
Band and solo dances by Misses
Margaret Jane Reed and Betty Rose
Sutton. Dancing. which started at
about 9:30 o'clock, as usual. proved
another popular feature, the floor
having been almost crowded to capac-
ity until nearly midnight.
The joint committee of the Loyal
Order of Moose, composed of members
endon lodges, which is arranging for
the big Moose day celebration to be
held in conjunction with the carnival,
with an all-day program tomorrow.
met at the grounds last night and
completed plans for the reception and
entertainment of the expected great
! crowd.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
PRESIDENT IS GIVEN
NARCOTICS REPORT
Representative Porter Gets
Final Orders for Attending
League Section Session.

Representative Porter, chairman of
and chairman Of special commission
appointed by President Harding to
negotiate with representatives of
foreign countries regarding suppress
sion of the international traffic in mar
cotic drugs, conferred with President
Coolidge today. Representative Por-
ter received from the President final
instructions for attending a meeting
of the fifth section of the league of
nations in Geneva next month. Mr..
Porter will be accompanied by the
other two members of the special
commission. who are Bishop Charles
III. Brent, Episcopal Bishop of west
ern New York. and DR.. Rupert Blue.
former surgeon general of the United
States public health service.
Representative Porter, who has been
devoting considerable time for the
last two or three years to "A
study of the narcotic evils, is hopeful
that some agreement may be reached
by the nations interested, by which a
decisive step will be taken to reduce
the evil.
President Coolidge today accepted
tentatively an invitation to witness
the annual base ball game played by
teams of the police and fire depart
ments at the American League park
on Labor day. An especially engraved
invitation was presented to the Presi-
dent today by a committee composed
of Odell s. Smith, chairman of the
committee on arrangements: Harry F.
Almond, secretary Of the committee.
Mai Daniel Sullivan of police, and
Timothy Sullivan, acting chief of the
fire department.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
TEN PILOTS OF AIR MAIL
GOING TO ST. LOUIS MEET
Men in 3,OOO-Mile Transconti-
mental Flight to Be Honor
= Guests at Aero Congress.

An honor squadron. composed of
ten pilots of the air mail. eight of
whom made the record breaking night
flights in the recent four day test OF
5000 miles through service, and two
of whom stood by in reserve on that
route. will fly to ST. Louis in forma
ton for the opening day of the Ma
tional Aero Congress. October l.
The Post Office Department has
neither medals nor money for re-
wards. SO Postmaster General New
decided to send d corps of the air
mail flyers to the national air meet.
there to receive in the name of the
entire service the praise of the fore
most in American aviation. The
postal plane pilots are the invited guests
of the National Aeronautic Associa-
ton. which is directing the National
Aero Congress.
A special air mail race for trophy
provided by the Detroit News has
been listed in the program for the Ma
tional Aero Congress. The names of
the pilots who will take part in this
race will be announced at later date.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
FILES CROSS BILL.
Malcolm Carter Asks for Absolute
Divorce

Malcolm Carter today filed cross
bill against his wife. Mrs. Madeline
Carter. alleging misconduct and nam
ing a correspondent. and asking for an
absolute divorce. The bill is in an
swer TO a suit for a limited divorce
filed by his wife August IS.
Carter denied that for the last
three years he has been continuously
under the influence of whisky" and
declared that "he has never been un-
der the influence Of whisky or any
other intoxicant in his life" or that
he ever was cruel TO his wife. or call
ed her vile names or struck her, as
alleged by his wife.
The husband. represented by Chap
man w. Fowler. declared that his wife
deserted him February 21. 1922 with
out cause. He declares that his wife
is not in need of any allowance from
him. since she is employed in the gov
ernment service at salary in excess
Of that received by him
Carter asks that his wife's suit be
dismissed and that he be granted an
absolute divorce.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Md. August 81 tSpe-
ciaD.-The season for killing sauir-
rels in MONTGOMERY county opens Sat-
urday and continues until October Is.
and opens again November 10 and
continues until January J. The law
limits the number to be killed by any
one person a day to twenty-five. and
provides heavy penalties for viola
tions. The law also prohibits shoot
ling on Sundays
For the last week or more the an
nual rc.1. ec- hunting licenses has
been on here and the clerks in the Of
here have been kept busy issuing such
permits. At the close of business to-
day 400 county licenses, forty state
wide licenses to residents of the state
and ten nonresident statewide IL
censes had been issued. but hundreds
of others will doubtless be issued be-
fore the end Of the week.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for the.
marriage of Miss Ruth c. Johnson
and James E. Lippard. both of Ta-
koma Park, Md, and Miss Helen Ce-
celia Colfett Of Aurora Hills. Va. and
Joseph 4. J. Huslett of Alexandria,
While Charles Z. Stevens Of this vi
cinity was attending the fair here last
week some one appropriated his auto
mobile. which he had left parked out
side of the grounds. He reported the
L.
Cooley, and that officer instituted an
investigation which resulted in the ar
rest yesterday of Frank Green, a
young negro resident of this county.
who has, according to the officer. ad-
J mitted taking the car. He is now in
jail here awaiting trial. While Green
was driving the car it collided with a
telephone pole, with disastrous re-
suits to both the auto and pole.
Miss Blanche I. Corbin, home DEM
konstration agent for Montgomery
county. held q millinery school in the
courthouse here Monday and Tuesday.
1t was attended by more than twenty
! of the members of the various home
demonstration clubs of the county,
and some very fine specimens of-head-
gear were made under Miss yCorbin's.
direction. According to Miss Corbfh.
some of the hats that cost around
$3.50 and SO would sell in the stores
at from SIS to $40. Those who at
tended the school will assist Miss Cor
!. bin with similar demon strations in the
Prospective clubs to which they belong.
Home demons stration clubs have been.
organized at Poolesville. Edwards
Ferry, BrowninGsville, Damascus, Ger
mantown. Garrett Park, Cabin John,
Hrookeville, Olney and Rockville.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
TRY TO CLOSE BARS
IN HARD COAL AREA
State and Federal Authori-
ties Serve Orders on Saloon
keepers in Five Counties.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, August 81
Federal and state governments have
united in an effort to close saloons
in the wet spots of Pennsylvania $
anthracite coal regions. Plans form
ulated at the New York headquarters
of the bureau of investigation of the
Department of Justice were put into
effect In five big counties Of the state
yesterday with the assistance of Penn
sylvania authorities. The Ave coun-
ties visited were Carbon. Lackawan-
SchuylkiN, in which more than 80 per
cent Of the anthracite coal produced
in the state is mined. Whether the
action was taken In anticipation OF
the threatened mine suspension be-
ginning at midnight tonight or
whether these counties were found
TO be the wettest. federal and state
officials would not say.
Department of Justice agents and
state policemen visited approximately
1000 saloons in these counties and
ordered them to close. They left
notices bearing the names of United
States Attorney General Daugherty.
State Attorney General George W.
Woodruff and John n English. deputy
attorney. general Of Pennsylvania.
The notices COMMANDED the saloon
men to remove all bar equipment and
desist from keeping or selling liquor
in violation of the prohibition laws.
Failure to obey, the notices said,
will be followed by application to a
court of competent jurisdiction for
injunctions to abate said nuisance and
to compel you to desist under penal
ties of contempt Of court should you
fail to do so.''
Reports from Scranton, Wilkes
Barre and Pottsville the largest cities
in the anthracite regions visited in
dicated a disposition generally of
saloon men to obey the order.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
NEGRO ON RAMPAGE
SLAYS2 AND DIES.
Runs. Amuck on Moonshine
and Fires on Officers Sent
to QueII Him.
Ry the Associated Press.

bS Inc Associated iTess.
JOHNSTOWN. Pa, August 31.-J'wo
detectives and one negro were shot to
death and three police officers were
wounded probably fatally early this
morning when three automobile loads
of policemen were answering a riot
call to Rosedale, a negro section of
this city. where the coke ovens Of the
located.
All available Johnstown police were
rushed TO :he scene of the ambush
and q. call for aid was sent to state
police. The rioting which grew out
of a quarrel among the negroes was
quelled and fifteen negroes were ar
rested. The assailants of the officers
are believed to have escaped to nearby
hills.
The dead men are:
John A. James. county detective.
Joseph Abraham. a constable and
private detective.
Robert Young, negro.
The three men, who were not ex-
pected to live and who were taken
to d Johnstown hospital. are Police
Capt. Otto Fink. Lieut.. William Ben
der and Patrolman Joseph Grachen.
lnTee OtneTS SuHereO injuries less
serious.
AS the officers were climbing out
OF their automobiles at Rosedale 10
investigate shooting there that had
led to the riot call they were greeted
by volley of bullets from a road
side shanty, which has been unused
for several months. Fink, who is in
command of the Johnstown police
force at night and who was leading
the party, and the two dead men were
in the first car and the first TO fall.
The fire of the assailants was quickly
returned. and one negro, shot through
the abdomen, was instantly killed.
The assailants then fed.
Reinforced by more policemen from
the business section of the city all
suspicious persons were rounded up
and arrested.
The dead negro. policemen declared
after an investigation, had been
crazed by 'moonshine" liquor, and
had fired all the shots at the Officers.
1t has been proposed in England to
extend free legal aid TO poor persons
LII iro~
Evening star., 1923-08-31
Coolidge Gets His
First Pay Check
AsChiefExecutiue

Calvin Coolidge received his
first pay check as President of the
United States this afternoon.
4 Treasury voucher calling for
the payment of s6.s33.33, repre-
senting remuneration for twenty
five days work as Chief Executive.
Mr.. Coolidge's pay started as
President the moment he took the
oath of office. Mrs Harding will
receive President Harding's check
for the first three days in August,
up until the moment of his death.
The pay voucher was presented
personally by Miss Katherine
Shea, an employe of the Treasury
Department, who has had the dis
tinction of bringing Presidents
pay checks to the White House
for many years. Mr.. Coolidge's
first pay in his new office was
nearly six times as great as that
which he received each month as
Vice President.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
FIREMEN OF ROCKVILLE
DECIDE TO BUILD HOME
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md. August 3l.-At
the regular monthly meeting of the
Rockville volunteer fire department.
held in Seco Hall here and presided
over by the president. Mayor Otis NJ.
Linthicum, it was virtually decided
to erect building for the use of the
department.
The proposition was considered in
great detail and a building COMMITTEES
was finally named at follows Wilson
S. Ward. chairman; W. S. Belt, John
!. Lambert, Z. Preston Ricketts, and
Frank II. Higgins This committee
will carefully consider location cost,
etc, and report at the next meeting
of the department.
1t is hoped to erect a building for
use as an engine house and meeting
place of the department. and possibly
as a headquarters for the mayor and
town council.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
Dynamite and Dust Explosions
Wreck T,oo Thrasl,ing Machines

which had been brought to the
thrasher from a point close TO the
Western Maryland railway tracka
lie was blown several feee from
the machine. His condition is
critical.
The wrecking Of the second
thrasher, on the poor farm near
Keyser. was caused by an explo-
sion of dust and Robert GerstelI
was injured on the shoulder by
flying fragments. Remnants Of the
machine were scattered fifty yards,
and although men We're standing
all about, Gerstell was the only
one struck. One of the pipes that
convey the dust had become
clogged and the thrasher was run
ming idle when the explosion oc-
Cured. Great clouds of dust arose
as if from a volcano
Evening star., 1923-08-31
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETING
Annual Convention of Montgomery
County to Be Held.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, August 31.-The
annual convention of the SUNDAY
shoots of Montgomery county will be
held in Grace Methodist Church,
Gaithersburg, September IA Mrs A.
w. Karnell of Philadelphia: A B.
Brown, state secretary; Rev. Maurice
Hamm, superintend of state adult de-
partment; Col. Joseph Cudlipp, super
intendent state young peoples de-
partment, and Miss Lillian Z. Nc
Cormick. superintendent state ele-
mentary department are among those
on the program for addresses. A large
attendance of delegates and others is
expected.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, August 81.
Two thrashing machine explo-
sions within two days and within
fifteen miles resulted in the wreck
Charles c. Seymour, sixty-five
years old, of Seymour, w. Va.
six miles south OF here. along the
Potomac river. being in a hospital
here with a fractured skull and one,
eye blown out. His head and face
are badly lacerated.
He was feeding the machine a
sheaf of oats yesterday morning
when the explosion occurred.
thought to have been caused by
dynamite concealed in the sheaf.
Evening star., 1923-08-31
CUBAN LEGATION
IS MADE EMBASSY
Envoy, to Be Named, to Have
Rank of Ambassador-Spec-
uIation Keen Here.
By the Associated prcsr

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA. August 31.-president
ZayaS has signed bill elevatine the
Cuban legation in Washington to an
embassy No mention is made as to
VINO is likely to be named ambassa dor
Local official and diplomatic circles
showed interest today in the report
from havana that the President had
approved the act of the Cuban con-
gress raising the grade of the diplo-
matte representa- tion of the republic
TO the United States from a legation
70 an embassy, thus putting 1t on q
par in that respect with the principal
nations of both hemispheres. Gossip
vas rife as to the identity of the
nrst Cuban ambassador and specula-
tfon seemed to be equally divided
between the probable appointment Of
Or. Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, who
mas held the office of minister pleni-
potenttary here since July. 1914, and
DIR. Cosme de la Torriente, distin-
guished member of the Cuban senate,
who headed the Cuban delegation in
the league of nations conferences at
Geneva.
Still Recognized Here.
DR. Cespedes has been serving as
the Cuban secretary of state about a
year, and. though recorded as "ab-
sent, in the State Department dip
lomatic list il still officially recog-
nlzed as the Cuban minister to the
United States. Since DIR. Cespedes
went to Havana to enter the cabinet.
Dr. Arturo Fadro, counselor of the
Cuban legation. has been acting as
charge d'affaires ad interim.
In raising the rank of its repre-
stnative at Washington to the high
est grade. the Cuban republic has fol-
lowed the action of the United States
several months ago in raising its
legation at Havana TO an embassy
and appointing Maj. Gen. T.. c. Crow
der of the Army it's ambassador.
There is every facility for the estab-
lishment of the new embassy in the
fine. large building at $500 10th street.
recently constructed by the Cuban
government for its diplomatic repre-
sentatives at the National Capital.
Counting Cuba, fourteen nations will
have embassies in this city. That list
includes Russia and Mexico. but the
status of the first named in some
what unsettled at present.