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Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19

suit was filed after the entire mat
ter had been laid before President
Harding and his cabinet. More
than two months ago when the
price Of sugar began to fluctuate
Daugherty directed q careful in
veStigation be made by department
of justice agents with a view to fix
ing responsibility for what then ap-
peared to be unjustificd manipula-
tion of the sugar market.
Seymour who has conducted the
inquiry not only caused the inves-
tigation TO be made in the United
States but had government agents
visit Cuba where important data
was secured. When evidence was in
hand Seymour laid it before Daugh-
erty. He, after studying the situa-
tion, directed the whole matter to
be laid before the president.
Seymour attended the last two
cabinet meetings, 1T which he out
lined the results of the inquiry. lie
suggested the course taken today.
The final form of the petition filed
today was approved by President
Harding yesterday.
The suit is founded on the Sher.
3 g1s.
tariff act of 1891. II was said at
the department of justice that the
decision of the supreme court last
week that the grain futures act
was constitutional will be of great
aid TO the prosecution il tho sugar
case.
Consider Criminal Action
Attention was called by depart-
mcnt of justice officials TO the fact
that the petition seeks no relief
from speculation TO date. II was
stated by a high official however,
that ''we now have under consid
eration the question as to whether
we have the right TO seek the court
to annul all these fictituious con
tracts aud prohibit any payments
in their settlement between the
parties to these contracts. We now
believe the court has the power to
grant this relief and when we arc
sure such a request is justified we
will ask ii.
With the filing of today S civil
action, attention of the department
will be turned to determining
whether criminal action can be
brought Seymour declared the
criminal prosecutions were under
consideration but he was unable 10
say what would become of it. He
indicated however that I decision
Wal be reached neat week.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19
DOING WITHOUT AMERICA

The Paris newspaper, Midi, thinks the United
States is IAN incorrglole old bachelor, and suggests
that Lord Robert Cecil might spend his time pro-
ftaby by remaining in Europe and trying
that continent that it learn get along without
America. ...squ.sxef
That is not necessarily true. A good many Anne
ricans seem much impressed by Lord Roberts presen-
taton of the claims of the League At the worst he
is probably serving good purpose by stirring up
American interest and inviting judgment OF the
League not theoretical organizations but as GO
ing concern. a.as. ID
1t must be admitted, though that if Lord Rob
ert or anybody else could convince Europe that sit
must learn to get along without America" and thus
persuade it to tackle its own problems little more
earnestly, he would add to Europe's chances of
American assistance and cooperation America likes
to help those who do their best to help themselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19
CAPPER SAYS MAY
BE FOOD SHORTAGE

TOPEKA, kas., April l7.-The
present farm labor shortage is a
warning Of a serious situation now
developing, Senator Capper, con.
gressional farm bloc leader declared
today in statement TO the United
Press.
Capper asserted that low agricul-
tural prices may result in SO mauy
people leaving the farms that it will
cause a food shortage. Referring TO
prediction Of Illinois employment
experts that farmers might force
congress TO admit more immigrants
TO alleviate the farm labor short
age, Capper said tho farm bloc
would be iaoliced 70 consider such
a thing with eaut!os.'
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19
TURKEYS AND H0PPERS

Ire and poison having failed to control the
grasshopper pest In the Saskatchewan district Cana
da the farmers are going to try turkeys this summer
Everybody knows that turkeys eat grasshoppers
put using them on large scale as hopper destroyers
tvty of his birds open the crop of one turkey last
summer and found 248 hoppers and six water beetles
the result of one day in the field. Another farmer in
splred by this intends to raise 1000 birds this
season He figures that the flocks working in the field
Tor ~ days should eat not less than 900 900 in
sects.
Whether enough turkeys can be raised to de-grass-
hopper the entire Saskatchewan farming territory
question But the turkeys themselves will make a
valuable crop and II the farmer pit them against
the grasshopper with even fair success he stands IN
profit three ways ~
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19
TOM SIMS SAYS

Figuring on your marrying is
generally considered easier than
marrying on your figuring.
A reformer is q person who ex-
peets a girl in S. stocking to sit
down without crossing her knees.
Easy Street is usually uneasy.
Some men think they have no
chance. This makes it true.
He who hesitates is delayed.
Lots of lips just made to kiss are
made over just afterwards.
Similarity breeds contempt.
If you want a man to believe you,
tell him what he thinks.
Bird in good is worth two in bad.
Never join the Chinese army. The
Chinese do not build monuments to
their military heroes.
Wouldn't it be great if as many
cook books as novels were sold?
Jumping from the frying pan into
the fire isn't so bad if man keeps
on jumping:
April is the last month for oys-
ters. Bet they arc tickled.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19
ASSAULT CHARGE MADE
AGAINST TWO OFFICERS

LOS ANGELES, April 19.--Be-
cause city iarshaI GODDARD and
Deputy Marshal Billups Of Haw-
thorno are asserted to have used
unnecessary roughness in handling
Vase +. Vusoyieh when they scar.
ched his homo for a still Sunday
night, charges Of assault were lodg.'
cd against them at the district at
torney's office today.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19
Department
Appeals to Court
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OF interstate and foreign trade and
commerce.
The petition asks that the defend
ants be perpetually enjoined from
entering into or permitting TO be
entered into any transaction on the
exchange or elsewhere involving
the purchase, sale and delivery of
sugar unless the person purporting
to make such sale has in his pos
session or under his control a sup
ply of ugar adequate to meet the re-
quirements of such transaction. Ii
further asks that the exchange and
the association be perpetually en-
Joined from in any manner publish
ing or making public any price of
sugar established by the quotations
on the exchange.
Exchange Useless
The government informed the
court that the exchange and the as
sociation "seryed no legitimate or
useful purpose IN the marketing Of
raw or refined sugar. They exist
only as means of contracting and
speaking III reference TO supplies of
sugar which III many cases do not
exist and fur the purpose OF mauip.
ulating the price of raw and refined
sugar without regard to conditions
actually obtaining in tho industry
aud regardless OF the law OF supply
and demand and solely Tor il.eglti.
mate gambling, speculative profits
and the enrichment of the parties
10 such operations and frequently
TO the injury and detrimcut Of
those actually engaged in the busi
ness of producing and refining su-
sat and at all times to the serious
INJURY of the consuming public. -
Rcciting figures of sugar produc-
tion during the last year and sum
nlafizing actual sugar trade condi-
tlons between February ] and the
present, the petition stated "there
existed during this period 10 Geo
noniie justification for sudden or
arpreciahle increase in the price of
raw or refined sugar or for ANY in
cSease. =
Since February 2, the petition al
ieges, ian orgy Of speculation in
raw sugar has been INDUCED
through the instr0mcntality Of the
exchange aud clearing association.
Enormous quantities Of sugar have
been subject Of fictitious sales.
Harding Approves
lie letitaoa N'4g drafted ly IT
snErey Ge4efal Seymour aud the
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19
DAME RUMOR SAYS |
CHAPLIN AND NEGR1
WE'D THIS MONTH

TOPEKA, Kas., April 19.-The|
Negri and Charlie Chaplin may bel
married this month, it was reported
today. Yesterday Pola announced
that she is soon "going out Of town.
for a month g rest'' and Charlie is
also known to be planning a vaca1
tion. Both stars have about com
pleted their latest pictures.
1t is reported they may go to|
Mexico or Honolulu on their honey
moon.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19
HENS AND FOLKS

writer in the Country Gentleman highly recon-
mends east windows in poultry houses. lie says the
average hen house is dark at the east end and the
does not get around into its south windows TIL the
middle of the forenoon. But east windows give the hen
1.-The first faint light of day to downstairs for
an early breakfast" and they have, consequently,
greatly increased the number of eggs
progress America so far ne adds, "has been
due Largely to east tarmhouses, the first
morning Ight literally hitting the farmer and his
lily out OF bed before breakfast hike forth
fields to bring home the beans and bacon and other
good country things
This is rather port Of view in regard to the
national ability to get ahead but it stimulates the i'm
aglnaton while 1t contributes to the amusement
OF the reader. AT a time of year when dayght-sav-
ing is crucial subject and every third family talk
ing about building house for itself its hens,
the eastern window will bear thought. 1t is
good for hens and pioneers, perhaps of the
morning sun will not hurt the rest of us.
The voices Of the nght-bright-light lover who says
no gentlaman ever the sun rise and of the girl
who says what she would like is little more moon
light add little spice to the controversy, but where
would their be, venture to inquire with
out their bacon and eggs?
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19

Scotch checkers that day. But be-
fore Tippy and the rabbit gentle
man had hopped more than 10 feet
from the toy store, Tippy Tumble
cried:
"Please wait minute, Uncle
Wiggily!"
"What's the matters Have you
tumbled down againgo asked the
bunny uncle, who had hoped on a
little way ahead.
"No, 1 didn It fall down. whined
Tippy, "but, please, l want you to
stop until l spin my new top"
"Oh, l can't stop now, Tippy,"
said Uncle Wiggily. 81 IN in a
hurry"
.'If you don't stop now IN
cry--an' III cry real hard and real
tears,' threatened Tippy.
"Oh, bless my pink nose!'' ex-
claimed Uncle Wiggiiy, resigned
like and patient. "I don't want
you to cry, Tippy. All right. IN
NdiO ~ oii Spih yoai top. w Ch'
cle Wiggily waited while Tippy
spun his top. Then they went on
again until all of u sudden Tippy
called again:
"Stop; l want to spin my new
top some more, an if you don t
stop IN going to cry real hard"
"'Tippy, l IN afraid I'm spelling
you," said Uncle Wiggily, "but III
stop just once more.' So he wait
ed until Tippy spun the top again,
and then they went on, but they
had not gone very far before, all of
Il sudden, cut of the bushes sprang
the Wolf. The Wolf caught Uncle
Wiggily up under one paw and
caught Tippy Tumble up under the
other paw, and off through the
woods he ran with them.
"Oh, dear!" sadly sighed Uncle
Wiggily.
'No use saying ooh, dear!' 2"
chuckIed the Wolf. Pm going to
nibble your ears this time! l surely
ami"
"Stop! Stop'" suddenly cried
Tippy. "'Put me down and / wait
for me, Mr.. Wolff"
"Put you down and wait for
you? What fora' asked the Wolf
in surprise.
$50 l can spin my top" said
Tippy.
Nonsense! I'll do nothing of
the sort,' shouted the Wolf.
"If you don't I'll cry and I'll
cry real hard and real loud"
threatened Tippy.
eco on and cry!' sneered the
Wolf. And all at once Tippy began
to cry, and he cried SO hard that
q flood of tears ran from Tippy's
eyes down the VOLTS leg and the
tears splashed into the VOLTS shoes
and got his foot all wet. And when
his foot was wet the Wolf began
to catch cold and he sneezed "ker-
choo! ker-snitzium! All fool"
And as he sneezed he let go of I'm
Gle Wiggiiy and Tippy Tumble and
they ran off through the woods and
safely home before the Wolf could
chase after them.
"It's good thing l got top,
isn't it, Uncle Wiggily'' asked
Tippy Tumble when they were in
the hollow stump bungalow.
eyes, and it's a good thing you
cried tears in the VOLTS shoe,"
laughed the bunny uncle. "You
aren't so spoiled after all, Tippy."
And if the fried egg doesn't try
to jump rope with the breakfast
orange and spatter All over the oat-
meal, I'll tell you next about Uncle
Wiggily and the balloon.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19
TEN YEARS AGO
Auril 10 1919

Bishop Thomas j. Conaty Of Los
Angeles visits valley to help dedi7
cate new Catholic church at Braw-
ley.
The volume of news and advertis-
ing has become SO great that the
Press is again forced to enlarge its
paper.
Much dirt is being removed pre-
paratory to paving down town
streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19
MORE COTTONSEED
BEING HANDLED

LOS ANGELES, April 19.-Pofa
tonseed received at mIiis, excluding
reshipments during the eight month
period ending March 81, totalled|
3,167,750 tons compared with "a
S57,s24 tons received during the|
corresponding period ended march,
81, 1922, the bureau of the census
announced today.
Seed crushed during the same|
period totals 3,0l6,365 tons against
2,s53,762 tons last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY AND TIPPY'S
TOP

Do you remember Tippy Tumble,
the funny little puppy dog brother
of Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow! /
told you a story about Tippy Tum-
BILE, if you happen to recollect it
how Tippy was always carrying
away Uncle Wiggily's glasses and
slippers and hiding them. Well,
this is another story about the same
funny, little puppy chap.
One day there sounded tap-tap-
ping noise on the door of Uncle
Wiggily's hollow stump bungalow.
Can that be the Fuzzy Fox9'
asked Nurse Jane, the muskrat lady
housekeeper.
"Oh, no, he wouldn't be so
bold" spoke the bunny gentleman.
1T must be one Of the animal child
rem. And so il was-there stood
Tippy Tumble on the doorstep. The
reason he was called Tippy Tumble
was because he was always tumb-
ling down. And he did it this time.
He fell right off the steps.
"Oh, my dear Tippy / hope you
didn' t hurt yourself!" cried Uncle
Wiggily as he hurried to pick up
the little puppy.
NO. IN not hurt-thank you, >
barked Tippy Tumble. "But | guess
I--now-I guess l dropped my pen
ny"
Here it is,' said Uncle Wig
gily, picking the penny up out of
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
April 10, 1yva

Senate and house in Washington
adopt joint resolution directing sec
retary of interior to make exhaust \
i've investigation into the subject of
irrigation and water rights Of the|
Colorado river. This means that
the rights now enjoyed by the Cali
fornia Development Company at I'm
perial are to be measured and es-
tablished.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
April 10, 1908

District Attorney j. M. AshelJ !
mann returns from San Diego with
$4,000 in school money from Im1
perial county and $500 yet to come
this county share of school fundsl
The cantaloupe wage scale adopt
ed is $l.75 day for 10 hours for|
Japanese with bonus of 25 cents al
day for all who remain all season. j
White to receive 1925 a day with
a like bonus.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19
SAYS CUBAN SUGAR
CROP MILLION TONS SHORT

by United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, April 10. - AL
shortage Of one million tons in the1
Cuban sugar crop is In part respon-
sible for the price increase, Senator
Wadsworth Of New York told Pres
ident Harding today. Wadsworth|
has just returned from Cuba.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19
NO TRACE OF MISSING cLAEA

SAN SALVADOR, April 10
Police have Deen uIla-.e 20 find
any trace here of Clara Phillips, es-
capsd Les angeles L2l-.nsr nu.dgr-
ess.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19
Probe Activities
New Witch Sect

sA BERNARDINO, April 10
Activities OF an alleged Voodooist-
cult, whose strange rites are partici-
pated in by ignorant Portuguese in
this district, were under invcstiga-
tion today by the district attorney.
DR.. Thomas Silset, asserted
"witch DOCTOR" is thought by po.
lice to be leader of the weird sect.
Deputy District Attorney Stanley
Mushel said today that he he'd evil
dence that the doctor had been
selling phials of "witch cure"
medicine to ignorant persons at $25
and $50 each.
Officers expressed their belief to-
day that the doctor had also pre-
sided at meeting at Redlands d
fow nights ago, where witnesses
reported seeing worshippers dane
ing about fire in which u straw
man was being burned.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19

Deputy District Attorney j. Il.
Simpson, is confined TO his home
with a slight cold.
Judge franklin J. Cole is holding
court in Ventura county for the re-
,1ainder of tho ueek and expects
to return Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19
Looking Backward

What the Press Tiles Teu Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-19
IAAt uMlN AnnrON0

lie petition w4g drafted ly IT
sosley oeaefal sey ynour aud the
New Britain herald., 1923-03-27
Funeral Arrangements In
complete - Her Life
Was Busy One, But
Always in Her Mind
Was the Thought Of
Death and What Comes
Hereafter Was in
18th Year

Paris. March 27.-(By the Associate
ed Press)-Ali France mourns today
for her we'll beloved daughter. Sarah
Bernhard. is dead.
Paris is stunned. scarcely believ-
ing that she who was regarded as al
most immortal In more than one sense
OF the word has passed away. 1t seems
not too much to say that not since the
death of Victor Hugo has France
been stirred so deeply.
As the Academician, de Flers, OBJ
serves in Figaro, Bernhard probably
shares with Hugo and Pasteur the
distinction of being the most illustri-
Gus person In the last hundred years
of French history. Divine Sarah, was
undoubtedly one of the greatest am
bassadors of French are and litera-
ture who ever lived.
Many Pay Homage
1t was thus BETTING that the public
which idolized her and which she in
turn held so close to her heart, should
have fingered reverently in the soft
spring night outside the house in the
Boulevard Pereiere where she had
lived for 3S years, sharing the vigil
with the family within. After mid
night when the theaters were closed
came the people of the stage to. pay
tribute to their illustrious comrade.
Among them were Sacha Guitry, the
playwright Cecie Sorel, Rachel Boyer
and a host of other stars. Included in
the number also was James X. Hack
EFT, who according to- l. Eclair cabled
President Harding requesting him to
announce officially to the people of
the United States the death of the
greatest artist in the world.",s
Bernhardt lies on her bed covered
by the flowers she loved SO well. Tall
candles burn at either side and at the
foot of her couch and in accordance
with French custom, a crucific and a
bowl of holy water stand on table
nearby.
The family this morning was too
overcome with grief to discuss the
funeral arrangements. Bernhard oc-
casionally expressed the desire to be
buried within the grounds of her
house at Belle Island, romantic spot
atop storm-torn cliffs that overlook
the Atlantic. However, it has not yet
been decided whether she will be laid
to- rest there or in the. family tomb in
Pere la Chaise cemetery, Paris.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-27
City items

Open alleys at the Casino tonight
-advt.
Mrs. George H. Bodley of 4S Har-
rison street has announced the en-
gagement of her sister, Miss Ada
Gould to Carl NJ. Munson of Forest
vile.
Easter Victor Records at Morans
-advt.
Thomas E. Maloney is home from
the Wharton School of Finance of the
University of Pennsylvania.
Special Victor Record release, you
Know You Belong to Somebody
Else" c. L. Pierce & Co.-advt.
Henry Winfield of Belleville, N. j.,
is here on a business trip.
Hear Burning Sands" at Morans
-advt.
Special Victor Record release, "You
Know You Belong to Somebody
Else" c. L. Pierce & Co.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1923-03-27

have passed for woman OF So' SO
we'll had the features of her younger
days been preserved.
Not Good Looking
Bernhard seems to have had no
disillusions about her personal ap-
pearance. By themselves her features
high cheek bones, aquiline nose'
and lips parted above an almost mas.
culine chin-were not pleasing, out
taken together they comprised the
harmony of expression which gave
her the title of the divine Sarah
She admitted on one occasion that the
effect of her long white face emerging
from long black sheath was by no
means pleasant. I'm this rig look
like an ant" she said.
Bernhard was the most famous for
her death scenes, but 1t is doubtful II
her breathless, spellbound perhaps
audiences ever knew that many OF
them were played while the actress
was suffering almost unbearable agon-
les from her various physical ailments
of which she never was heard to COM
plain.
Patience seemed to have been one
of Bernhardt's Unborn characteristics.
She would spend weeks and even
months trying to correct technlcai
faults in some member of her COM
pany, and then, if the subject failed
to improve, she would explode and
have nothing more to do with MIN
either on or off the stage-not even
speaking to him under any circum-
stances.
Held Cupid's Court
She always displayed keen inter-
est in the heart affairs of her troupe.
and delighted in holding cupid S
court" in her private car at which
she would require aggrieved SWANS
and the objects of their affections to
submit their Observation-Disclosures
to be the final arbiter.
Another of her pastimes was
gambling, although she was poor
loser. She remained jovial and viva
cious as long as the game was running
In her favor, but the moment her
luck changed she became sullen ana
sarcastic. Her opponents, once they
had IOSL IltT, hllC" thos ~ 'S~~ d.
for good, for she would throw down
her cards and leave the game at the
first sign of reverses.
love for strange pets was another
of Bernhardt's peculiarities. When
she was a little girl she saved her
money and bought goat. She learned
to love the animal SO much tnat she
wanted to become a goatherd, ana
cried when her mother ridiculed' the
idea. During the Franco-Prussian
war she raised geese for the soldiers
but grew to care so much for tnem
that she refused to have them killed.
Once in London she bought a hon
cub, a tiger and two chameleons at an
auction sale. Another time she bought
a baby elephant but it grew itself out
of a home. She tried for years to ma
New Britain herald., 1923-03-27

Mrs. Hugh Mayer of Stamford was
in the city yesterday to attend the
funeral of her cousin, Miss Eleanor
Berry.
Meet me at Srlhmarr's for dinner
advt.
Joseph Josephs of ISL Cherry
street claims that a man who gave
his name appeared in police court
yesterday on a charge of gambling.
Mr.. Josephs has lived in New Brit
ain for ten years, is an extensive
owner of property and has never
come in conflict with the authorities