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Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
WALL STREET IS
pUzZLENC OVER
$S0O,0OO COUP
Without Capital, Men
Wonder How Woods
Feat Performed

NEW YORK, Dec, 27.- Wall
street today was trying to figure
out the method used by Lieutenant
Osborne c. Wood, 2G, the latest
q Napoleon of the financial dis
tlict, to mako 100000 in Il little
over q years speculation in socks.
Wood s coup caused al the more
amaezmcnt because he conducted all
his operations by cable from Ma
Mia, where he is stationed us aide
to his father, Leonard Wood, gov
ernor- general Of the Philippine Is.
lands.
L. j.. Barnum, financial expert,
said today that Wood would have
had TO use q margin of at least
IL 100000 to handle the deals he is
credited with nLving "swung y. His
cable tolls on orders and tips from
the street would also have amounted
to huge sums.
How he managed to finance his
speculation without capital is puzZ
ling traders in the street.
Official organs of the street
were disposed to ignore Wood $
coup. The Wall Street Journal fail
cd to mention il.
Henry l.. Thompson, father-in-law
of Wood said today that he had
every reason to be proud of the
Young man s achievements. Thomp-
SON is president of the United sta
tes Finishing Company aud recently
visited his daughter. and son-in-law
in Manila.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
TRUSTEES ARE
LIABLE FOR ALL
DEBTS OF FIRM

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 27.-Affect-
ing the formation of Trust com
panies' in the promotion of hazard
Gus enterprises, particularly oil com
panies, Superior Judge Ira +. Thomp.
SON today handed down decision
holding that trustees are liable for
the entire amount for which their
firm or corporation may become OBJ
ligated.
The decision will stop, it is said,
the custom of wildcat oil company
promoters calling themselves trus-
tees. and thereby, under the old law
Of trusteoShipS, being liable only
for the amount stipulated in the or.
ganizatiou papers or "contract. -
Texas and Kansas courts have held
that such trustees are liable for q
small amount only, thereby permit
ting the floating of "truSt com
panies' which, in Texas particular
~, has secured millions from invest
ors during the past few years.
Judge Thompson s decision was in
the case of b. L. Stitzinger vs.. VIII
Nj. Chaplin ct al to foreclose 4 me
chanic 5 lien for $3.50, the value of
Z derrick erected by the plaintiff ON
the defendant s property.
In the deed of trust under which
the company was formed, it was
stipulated the trustees were liable
only up TO $500. Judge Thompson S
decision holds that they are part
ners and liable for any amount, uud-
er partnership statutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
DRY SHIPMENTS
CAN CON T[NUE
UNTIL MARCH 10

Imperial Valley lettuce ship
Der again have cause for rejoicing ac
cording to word which has been re
vrived by Farm Bureau Director
G. Lee to the effect that dry
shipments of lettuce can continue
uninterrupted until March 10.
This fact, which WAS contained in
Il letter from the Imperial County
Farm Bureau 5 attorney, Waller l..
Sprague Of Les Angeles, follows
after some anxious moments when
il was believed that q paragraph
contained in inc new supplement
the pcrish% bic protective tariff
Nigh be considered applicable to
lettuce not shipped under standard
refrigeration.
However, according to a state,
ment made bv K. c. Dearborn,
chairman OF the national perishable
freight committee, paragraph G OF
rule 200-C, supplement: Is to perish
abla protective tariff No. :, /. c. c.
No. l, the paragraph worrying the
local shippers, this particular item
does not apply 70 lettuce, and there
fore does not need 20 be consider
cd from a local angle.
The Imperial County Farm Blu
r>au should be commended for the
prompt action which they took in
investigating this matter to see
tha. the suspension granted in favor
e the local shippers at the recent
Los Angeles Learirg WAS not los1
before March 10.
Press Want ADS are Wonder
Worl-ora
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27

nected with his campaign for nomi-
nation distinct from affairs of the
presidency. This is one reason Will
liam M. Butler, presidential cam
paign manager, will remain in Chi
cago ut central headquarters good
part of the time.
Mr.. Coolidge will decline to dis
cuss in his conferences twice n week
with correspondents matters involv-
I~g politics and desires that politi-
cal questions be omitted from those
submitted to him.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
WILL GROW HEMP
IN WILLOWS, CALIFORNIA
nv United Press Leased W'r"

WILLOWS, Calf, Dee. 27.-The
Glenn Hemp Company will erect its
first mill at Orland and work there
on is expected to commence within
the next 80 days.
A ranch recently purchased by
the company comprising 1900 acres
near Artois, will be used as a demon
stratron farm for hemp growing.
This is a new industry in Glenn
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
The Weather

FOR LOS ANGELES AND VTCI-
NIFTY: Fair tonight and Friday;
Cooler tonight with frost in expos
ed places.
FOR SOUTHERN EALIFOR-
MA: Fair tonight, cooler III cas-.
portion. Friday fair. Heavy frost
in early morning except near coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
-EWS BRIEFS
FROM CITY AND COUNTY

BakerStield Guests here-Mr. and
Mrs. ]. l.. Sullivan and daughters of
Bakersfield are holiday visitors at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. c. f.
Flanagan and family at the Baptist
parsonage on He'll avenue. Mrs. Sui
livan is n sister of Mrs. Flanagan.
The family reunion is belng much en-
ioyed in spite Of the weather, it was
stated today.
DR.. Harry Hooper, Dentist. ca
Main Street. Phone 3S2W. Adv.
Reserve Your Seats for the Frieda
Peycke Concert at Clements Drug
Store. No extra charge. adv.
Fine Juicy Steaks and Chops at
the Broadway Chop house. adv
Home on Furlough-Thomas Gun
ningham, son of Mr.. and Mrs. p. T.
Cunningham of this city, arrived
home last night and will be here
until Sunday. He was accompanied
by Samuel Birnbaum, gunner's S mate
of the flagship California on which
Cunningham is n musician. Both
young men are enthusiastic about
the navy in general and their con-
nection with the Pacific fleet in
particular.
Meet me at Steve's. adv.
Enjoy Your Meals at the table,
Special Dinners. Bee CAFE. adv
Elmer A. Todd, pupil of Widor
and Chaminade in Paris, France.
Piano, Pipe Organ, Musical Form.
624 Olive. Phone 466-W. adv.
Purchase Piano-The Glover Leaf
Orchestra, one of the popular musi
cal organizations of the valley, has
just completed the purchase of one
of the nationally known Gulbransen
player pianos carried by the Imper-
ial Valley Hardware Company. This
sounds like another prosperity indi-
cation when an orchestra of five
-AAN AAAbNAS iiStAC - f'tl = AstSt 4AhC N4I4S'
Hotel Barbara worth--Table de
hote dinner $1.00. Special Chicken
dinner S1.00. Special T-Bone Steak
dinner 90c. Special Rib Steak din
ner soc. Seventh Stree: Entrance
direct to cafe. adv
Likes Our Grapefruit-John w.
Scott, United States land commits
sioner, is in receipt of most en-
thusiastic letter from DR.. r. r.
Snowden, Los Angeles soil chemist,
expressing his hearty appreciation
of some fine samples of Imperial
Valley grapefruit forwarded to him
by Scott. Must say they are bet
ter than any we ever ate in Florida,
though not quite so large. You can,
however, increase the size by su1t-
able fertilization, y writes Snowden.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27

GIlLS sui ACCSpLdDlS- iFlSs MAS
and holiday gifts for the Mexicans
may be left at the Ell Centro hotel
with Miss Krone. Many people of
this city are edmiliar with the fine
work taken care Of by Miss Anna
Krone and win doubtless assist her
al this time.
steve's Special Steak Dinner adv
Best Buttered Pop Corn and Fresh
Roasted Peanuts of Cretors Pop
Corn Machine, at Paul's Sweets, DC,
10c and 25c per bag. at Paul :
Sweets. adv
steve's for Meerschaum pipes, ad
wooda Elesy, Dance Studio. 7c3
Orange. Phone 411W. ADJ
Money to Loan on automobiles
contracts bought. Fred r. Cross
SIC Main St. Phone 359. Adv
Fresh Oysters, Leefoot Cream
Waffles. Oregon Cafe. Adv.
Steve's Merchant Lunch. adv
Dance Is Postponed-Owing to
the inclement weather, which would
prevent many of the members liv-
ing in Brawley and elsewhere from
attending, the Christmas dance
scheduled for tonight at st. Mary s
hall under the auspices of the Young
Ladies Institute, has been postponed
until later da:e.
For Mems Work Shoes see Cum
bingham, opposite post office. adv
Cut Down Rattles with General
Cords. Tom Gill Tire Co. adv
Home Made Candies at Paul S
Sweets. adv
Steve's Cream Waffles adv
Exiue Batteries. skiiIfuI work on
all makes OF Batteries. c. E. Cog
gins Rattery Shop. Adv
Marriages Keep Cohen Busy
With the present rush on marriage
licenses at the county clerk s office,
and many of the principals being
Mexicans, Dick Cohen, the official
courthouse Cupid, has been extreme
" busy. Dick steered three couples
along the right road yesterday,
and performed similar duty for
three others the day before Christ
mas.
Broadway Chol House for tasty
dishes at every meal. adv
Eat at tho oregun ana be com
Portable. Ladies' rest room ane
men s smoking room. AG7
General Cords are comfortable
Tires Tom Gill Tire Co. adv
Pure Cream Chewing Taffy, at
Paul's. adv
DR.. Parcels Osteopath and Flee
tronie diagnosis and tteatment
(Abrams.) Dunaway Bldg. adv
Presents Should be acknowledged
with a card of thanks. Roose News
Agency can supply you with seve-
raj different styles. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
ROBERT EDESON Is
SUEr FOR DIVORCE

LOS ANGELES, Dec. ga di-
vorcc complaint, filed by Mary
Newcomb, well known actress of
New York and Los Angeles, against
Robert Edeson, her husband, was
on file here today. Miss Newcom5
charges non-support. Edeson is also
Al actor.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27

now being harvested by aliens in
eligible to citizenship, before the
harvesting of such crops has been
completed, for the reason that we
VIII not desire to take any action
until after the conference of the dis
trict attorneys with the attorney
general and because of the volume of
business ahead of us.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
CamphOr for Sore Eyes

1t is surprising how quickly eye
inflammation is helped by camphor,
hydrastis, witchhazel, etc, as mix
ed in Lavoptik eye wash. One small
bottle helps any case sore, weak or
strained eyes. Aluminium eye cup
free. Francis Drug Store. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27

NEW YORK-Tex Rickard would
not comment upon reports from Lon
don that he was arranging bout
between Georges Carpenter and
Tommy Gibbons to be contested
there this winter.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, Dee. 27.-Cotton
market opened higher. January
$3.50; up 10; March $500, up 25;
Nav $3.50, up %; July 1910, up q.
NEW YORK. Dee. 27.-CottOn
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
NEW YORK, Dee.

Spots 5000; zone steady.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27

Fresh Oysters, Leefoot Cream
Waffles. Oregon Cafe. Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27

Money to Loan on automobiles
contacts bought. Fred R. Cross
SIC Main St. Phone $50. Adv
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27

Exiue Batteries. skiiiflI work on
al makes Of Batteries. G. E. Cog
Eins Rattery Shop. Adv
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27

Hotel Barbara worth--Table dc
hote dinner $1.00. Special Chicken
dinner s1.00. Special T-Bone Steak
dinner 90c. Special Rib Steak din
ner soc. Seventh Stree: Entrance
direct to cafe. adv
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-29
NOTICE

All persons concerned may take notice.
that the Subscribers, executives. etc. OF
George w. Mercer, deceased. intend to ex-
hibit their final account to the Orphans
Court for the County of Middlesex, on Fri
1923. at 10 A. NJ, in the Term Of Sep
TENDER 1923, for settlement and allowance 4;
the same being first audited and stated
by the Surrogate.
Dated, August 20, 1923.
EDITH MERCER EDMUNDS,
MARY MERCER ANDERSON,
ELSIE MERCER ATKINSON,
Executives.
27S57-s-22-5t Dew Wed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-29
NOTICE

All persons concerned may take notice,
that the Subscriber, administrative, etc. Cd
Emil Blanchard, deceased, intends to ex-
hibit her final account to the Orphans
Court for the County of Middlesex. on
Friday, the twenty-eighth day of Sep
TENDER 1923, at 10 A. M. in the Term
of September, 1923. for Settlement and
allowance; the same being irst audited
and stated by the Surrogate.
Dated August 20. 1929.
IHGRID BLANCHARD.
s7s5s-s-s3-st oew wed.
Evening star., 1923-07-29
DUNDEE is WILLING
TO FIGHT ANY TIME
BY FAIRPLAY.

Johnny Dundee, as champion feather
weight OF the world, is willing to
meet any challengers. for his title.
He has said so. But word to this ef-
feet from him was not necessary. No
one ever accused Dundee Of lacking
willingness to fight any one. any
time--and not for a fortune. either.
AS titleholder he may. of course.
develop new tendencies Johnny never
title. 1t is apt to change a man. Be
won his crown he develops caution
imm mediately 1t is In his possession. So
with this In mind Dundee's bellicose
statement is reassuring.
Stili with caution which has been
forced upon the follower of the ring
game. II might perhaps be just AS well
TO wait until some formidable con-
tender for the title appears and be-
gins to badger Dundee for fight.
Just now there is no one IN sight No
champion ever had the appearance of
sitting tighter or prettier
As for the Dundee Criqui fight be-
fore an unsportsmanlike crowd at the
Polo. Grounds the Frenchmsn would
have done better had he known how
to meet this human, dynamo. He did
not. He hadn't the faintest idea what
10 do when Dundee bounded off the
ropes and sailed I'm with fists failing,
didn't know how 20 get in on the little
dancing dervish.S was utterly con-
founded and set at naught
SO with his deadly right helpless.
because oflno opportunity to use II, he
took terrible lacins. and bent all
his efforts to sticking out the on
slaught This he did. But he was a
badly battered young man. who upon
several occasions was on the verge
or knork-outs from Dundee's left
hooks. which, by the way. johnny
used as never before. thereby surpris-
Ing even his friends.
Evening star., 1923-07-29
Sign for Ber,uyn Bout Dempsey Wills Clash Very Unlikely
'BOU|N IS PLACED FIRST
BY FRENCH SPORT FANS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The athlete most popular in France
Is neither Georges Carpenter nor
Mile. Suzanne LenRlen. Jean Bouin.
long distance runner. who lost his
life In the war. leads in the referen-
dunn organized by EAuto with 37.7S2
votes. Carpenter follows with 49,
III. and Mile. Lenglen has 1000. -.
Jack Dempsey WAS not in the rum
ming, but Frank l.. Kramer. the Amer
lean cyclist, was On the list with
2,5l2 votes. Earl Paddock. the Cali
fornia sprinter. was remembered by
80 French lovers of sport Santos
Dumont. who was the first man to
fly dirigible balloon In Paris. had
9O1 votes. Eugene Criqui. the boxer,
was eighth on the list, with 3,344.
Hercules was adjudged the greatest
an-round strong man, receiving II
votes, and the Wandering Jew got
$50 az the champion globe trotter.
Evening star., 1923-07-29

and going into the same house in
the sunlight of day.
1t Gets to Be Second Nature.
If you are not successful i'll
bringing your legs down slowly
and you become frightened, take
the railing and assist yourself.
But don't give up. Keep on try
ing. If you don't get it the first
couple of tinfes you may get it III
the next eight or ten times.
Keep at it. if it takes thousand
times In my twenty-five years
of experience as swimming i'll
structor | have seen many who
were successful in half dozen
tries. Some in. twenty tries, and
some who found it necessary to
make hundred tries.
But they stuck to it. | never
had pupil who stuck to it who
did not finally learn to get up
without any assistance.
After you have learned to get
up without assistance, keep prac-
ticing until such time as you can
- only get up without assistance,
but also until you can do it with
out making any special effort to
think about how you are doing it.
In other words. until it gets
to be a sort of second nature.
jCopyriyht 1923 by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.
Evening star., 1923-07-29

The European eel has lived for long
periods in captivity. varying from
twenty to fifty-f1ve years. There are
accounts of European trout said to
have been kept in captivity for fifty
three years and of carp still longer
New York's aquarium still has speci-
mems of the mudfish or bowfin and
the long-noSed gar which were re-
ceived in 1903. There are also living
short-nosed gars brought from the
Mississippi river in 1904.
Live for Long Periods.
In the New York aquarium certain
North American fishes have lived for
long periods, namely. striped bass.
twenty years; whitefish hatched in
1913 are still living, eleven years:
musk ellunge, calico bass, rock bass
and yellow perch, ten years. A
striped bass kept in captivity. for
nineteen years weighed twenty
pounds. and was three feet long when
it died. according to Townsend's ar
ticle.
As was printed in the this column
some time ago. il is known that the
scales of fishes bear marks which
indicate the length of life and the
rate of growth in different years.
The scale grows in proportion with
the rest of the fish. principally by ad-
ditions around its border. The fish
grows at different rates during diff
ferent seasons of the year. and it's
growth each year is marked by con-
centric ridges, the growth being more
rapid in summer than in winter.
Another interesting question con-
Evening star., 1923-07-29

Simply steel yourself to lie
there in the water. face down,
your eyes open, your mind active.
long enough to find out that your
legs will not rise higher than
your head. or even as high. While
you lie there, relax. Relax again
and again. Let go of your
muscles!
10 Pretend that you are lying on
a bed-only it is the sofest bed
you ever struck
Now comes the part that means
everything to you. Can you bring
those legs forward as you were
told in the last tucson. very.
very, very slowly. underneath
your body? If you can, Eureka !!
The god is discovered. Because
then all you have to do is to
press the palms of your hands
down on the water to stand up
1t makes a lot of difference
whether your eyes are open or
not when you are trying this.
Because when your eyes are
open, you see, Sight is light and
knowledge. When your eyes are
closed you are blind. Blindness
is darkness and ignorance. Your
eyes being opened or closed in
the water make as much differ
ence as going into a haunted
house i'll the darkness of night,
Evening star., 1923-07-29
FISHING LINES

Fishing is like the virtue of hu-
mility. which has d calmeness of
spirit and a world of other blessings
attending upon it.-Izaak Walton.
1t must not be forgotten that the
flies recommended in Cotton's ad-
published in 1868, are ~even now
among the most deadly for trout. not
only in England. but in America
William c. Harris.
Persephone., >fuIfill my wish, and
grant that in the shades below my
ghost may land the ghosts of fish
Andrew Lang.
A liking for adventure. intense>love
of nature In her widest dress and a
strange fondness for being in deep
forests by myself.-Nessmuk.
knew the brook in spring when it
ran riot. in summer when it had
dwindled to a tiny thread, in the
autumn when the life along its banks
was nipped by the first frost. and in
the winter when Jack Frost had seal
ed up all the oools for their winter
sleep.-Clarent, Hawkes..
The salmon will show one day the
courage and vordcity of a hungry
lion. the next the tlmidity of a hare
Dean Sage. '--
A forced conversation and lettering
about any person while fishing is
considered extremely rude among
anglers.-Thomas Frederick Salter,
1923.
Each angler will soon adopt a few
flies for his own fishing and he will
swear by. them on all occasions; and
this is one of the glorious privileges
of the art of angling-as a father
naturally thinks his own children the
best, smartest and handsomest.-Dr.
Henshall.
Simpson-Have You ever seen any
American books on angling, Fisher?
Fisher-No.. I do not think there
are any published. Brother Jonathan
Is not yet sufficiently civilized to pro-
duce anything original on the gentle
art. There Is good trout fishing in
America, and the streams are much
less fished than in our own island.
from the small number of gentle
man." as an American writer says.
who are at leisure to give their time
to it."-William Andrew Chatto, in
'eThe Anglers Souvenir" London,
1885.
Hyca tAe Isak walton Monthly,
Evening star., 1923-07-29

CONSIDERED reliable.
cerning fishes is the sex of the fish
Fishes are not as readily distinguish
abie as in the case of birds. Males
and females are usually so much alike
that only the expert recognizes the
difference. and. many species the dis
Secting knife must be employed to
determine the fact.
The color of fishes is controlled
more or less. by the waters they in
hab and this applies also to fishes
held in captivity, where their coIors
tend to become more subdued The
fishes of exhibition tanks. however.
brighten their colors during the
spawning seasons, much as do wild
fishes.
u. =. Has Many Varieties.
Continuing, Townsend SAYS that the
United States has a smaller, area than
Europe. yet 1t has nearly five times
as many kinds of fresh water fishes
We have about 5S5 species of these
while Europe has but 1926 species.
single state may have considera bly
more than 100. while New York state
is credited with 14I
The two great sources of food fish
of the United States are the Great
Lakes and the Mississippi River In
one year commercial fishermen alone
have taken from the Mississippi ann
It's tributaries more than e6 600 0nO
pounds of fish. while the Great Lakes
yielded more than liz, 1000 600 pounds
Townsend's article should be read
by every angler in the United States
because il is instructive and very in
teresting and Is illustrated with Is
colored plates and many photographs
Evening star., 1923-07-29

With the Miles match behind him.
however. he Strengthened up. In
fact, this fight seems to have marked
his debut as a serious fighter. 1t is
too early to say whether the jungle
child has really grown up. but it
does look as though boxing has ceas-
ed to be sport with him. and Is
now a business.
The thing that puzzles French
fighting experts is the manner in
which Sikh fights. Instead of fight
ing like a dog, he fights like a cat.
hence the new nickname some
Parisians have hung on him. lie
Chat Noire." or the BLACK Cat" If
you have ever seen cat and dog
A dog bounds and jumps about bark
ing and rushing and making lots of
noise and fuss. The cat crouches
and waits, shooting out a sudden
sor come too close. but not attacking
unless the chance to attack for good
and finish comes. So with Sikh.
4, Easily Disposed of Miles.
In the Miles scrap Miles, a big
brown. powerful man, never had
chance. He led the attack, to be
sure. as bulldog would. He rush
ed overwhelmingly onto the crouch
ing Sengelese, but except for a tap
on the nose. that started an almost
imperceptible trickle of crimson.
could land nowhere. On the other
hand, he rarely got away from a
close up to Sikh without catching a
quick hook to the right of the head.
Meantime Sikh crouched. Miles
came little close and 1t was fatal
A BLACK stream shot out to the body,
there was one-two to the chin,
and Miles was through.
In all his fights Sikh has given the
impression that he cares more for
the fight than for the victory. He
seems to enjoy every minute of the
time in the ring. and If he clearly
outclasses his adversary, as was the
months ago in Paris, the big black
is apt to get playful. This must be
a negro trait, for Jack. johnson. used
to indulge In a lot of tomfoolery in
the ring when. he had easy sailing
with an opponent. -
|. Sikh Packs Kayo Wallop.
For a long time the French box
ing experts felt that the Black Cat
lacked the kayo wallop. But now
they believe that the, Sengelese had
such good time while in the ring
that he wastes lot of time playing
with his opponents when his su-
periority Is such that he could dis
pose of them in, short order with a
knockout. punch.
a match with Dempsey HAS been set.
Watch 1t grow.
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