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Evening star., 1923-10-04

DIX. II. w. MctO1.
from nine months to a year by this
method. The adult death rate in hos
pitfalls from this diseas is between
80 and 35 per cent The figures IN
homes scale down from this percent
age, however.
Immunity from Flu.
In the case of influenza. scientists
of the Rockefeller Foundation claim
to have isolated the germ causing the
disease and to have worked out q
serum giving immunity. The public
health service physicians. on the
other hand, have been unable to make
any progress along this line as yet.
These two diseases, pneumonia and
influenza. with its potential danger,
offer the biggest field for research
at the present.
whooping cough, another of the
contagious diseases picked up in the
public schools rather freely, has di
vided the medical profession about
evenly A vaccination treatment has
been worked out which is vigorously
Evening star., 1923-10-04

Lnocum in plain colorings, tile and marble inlads,
Evening star., 1923-10-04

Ieum merchant who makes
a speciality of designing
floors Of linoleum to fit
particular places of business,
Offices, stores, smart shops,
restaurants, semi public
and public buildings. Let
us send you his name and
have him call upon you with
samples. of Armstrong;
L..
Evening star., 1923-10-04


or typical border effects.
He will submit esti-
mates and tell you how
your floor should be laid
and advise you how to
give it proper care. You
will be under no obliga-
tion whatsoever. Simply
write, asking for our
free 48-page book illus
trated with colorplates,
Business Floors. " Kind
" use your letterhead.
Evening star., 1923-10-04

out and exposed to the disease. II
no survived it was q successful
treatment, and IL ne died perhaps the
next subject would do better.
Evening star., 1923-10-04
Depends.

From J4sc.
4 Are you going to build your house
Of brick?"
"Yssg-if we can interest any brick
Evening star., 1923-10-04

There are about 2.629.278 persons of
Canadian origin In the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
fDebOnaire Bandit
May Be Noted
Gunnan
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Aug. o.
While hospitals were being
searched today for one of the
three bandits who was believed
to be wounded following the
$4,000 robbery of tho Believe
dere Gardens state bank yester-
day, Sheriff Trager's deputies
were checking up to determine
whether another of the trio
might he "terrible Tommy o.
Connor'' notorious Chicago
gunman, who several years ago
escaped from prison a few days
before he was to be hanged.
my name is Tommy O'Con-
nor' the holdup man announc-
ed to the frightened group of
bank employees and customers,
"and I don't aim to hurt no.
body
An effort is. being made to
see whether the description Of
the men tally.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
Blase Broadway Stunned, Shocked,
Enthusiastic, AS Show Girls Strip
To Waist, 'Cuss' Till Air Smokes

production, extra seats had to
be installed to accommodate the
crowd. Standing room was Gag
erly sought and long lines of
people stood at the box office.
The show was evolved from
a modest little revue recently
staged in New York by num-
ber of prominent magazine illus
traitors. Programmed as "Con-
tributing Artists, Authors and
Composers, are James Montgo-
merry Flagg, Edward Penfield,
Glare Briggs, Rube Goldberg,
Fontaine Fox, George Merriman
and other well known illus
traitors and cartoonists.
What part they played in the
creation of the full grown revue
is not stated.
Nudity is not the only dar-
ing feature. "Cuss'' words sell
dom heard in polite society
are banded about. with "heery
nonchalance while a burlesque
on Rain, a current dramatic
success, is used as peg on
which to hang more smoky Ian
, guage than Broadway ever
heard over the footlights be-
fore.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
MANY YANKEES
STRANDED in
GERMAN CITIES
by United Press Leased Wire

BERLIN, Aug. ga score or
more Of. Americans were stranded
in Berlin today, able to keep alive
only through the charity of the
American benevolent association,
according to information obtained
by the United Press.
The association was short of
funds and appealing for help to
repatriate one of the most pitiable
eases, that the Gustav Hahn, ~, of
Los Angeles, his wife and two sons.
Hahn told a pitiful story. He
said that at the end of 1920 his wife
received cable from Berlin saying
her aged mother was near death
and wanted Mrs. Hahn to come at
once.
Hahn, a poor man, told his wife
the trip was impossible and Mrs.
Hahn, 52,s brooding over the situa-
ton, became temporarily insane.
Doctors told Hahn his wife s
reason probably would be restored
if he could, take her to Germany
to see her mother. So Hahn sold
his belongings and embarked with
his wife and two boys for Berlin.
The family arrived in January,
1921, with $500. They found Mrs.
Hahn's mother had died the week
Continued on Page Four)
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
FLATLY DENIES
BRITISH POINTS
ON OCCUPATION
Declares Frenchmen Do
Not Need to Be Re
minded of Duties
By WEBB MILLER

United Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Aug. 22.-Franee stands
pat.
The reply of Premier Poincare to
the British reparations note, made
public today, inflexibly upheld the
French policy toward Germany, re-
fusing evacuation of the Ruhr I'M
til payment is made and rejecting
any proposal for reduction of the
amount of the German debt.
The reply contained little of the
conciliatory tone which had been
forecast and IN many passages was
bitter and sarcastic.
Analyses British Points
Starting with the first British
point sPoincare said:
81 regret we cannot understand
the British disappointment, but un-
fortunately we cannot see the eff
fort England says she has made to-
ward approachment with France s
ideas, that is, execution of the
treaty of peace
"Our resolution has been repeat-
ed hundred times not to renounce
one centime of reparations, which
are sacred,' the premier asserted,
declaring England has taken no
heed to what France considers es-
sential and that the British note
is basically unconcilatory.
"I avow that we cannot under
stand the British reasoning regard
ing Germany's capacity for pay
ment, for Germany S capacity now
is zero, by her own will" the re-
(Continued on page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
Uncle Sam After
Real Estate
Profits Tax

Acting under instructions from
WASHINGTON, field Deputies from
the office of Collector of Internal
Revenue Rex Goodcell Yesterday
beoan the work of making trans
cripts of oil real estate transfers
recorded during 1920, 1921 and
1929. Income returns filed for
these wears will be checked with
the transfers to determine how
many taxpavers neglected to in
clude rs income the profit realized
from the sale of real estate.
Following Collector Goodcell's
warning to taxpavers. who. through
an erroneous Interpretation of the
income tax laws had failed to re-
turn real estate profits, MANY rer-
sons have called at the revenue hu-
reau and voluntarily filed amended
returns, including in them profits
from real estate sales which had
not been disclosed in their original
returns. The first caller had filed
n no-tax return. He had neglected
to report a profit realized from a
real estate sale He promptly paid
an additional tax of $1,000.
Collector Goodcell said that IT
was not the policy of the bureau to
assert heavy nenalties when the
disclosure of failure TO include in
come Is voluntarily made by the
taxpayer. Tn cases, however, where
the TAXPAYER waits until the field
DEPUTIES check his return against
real estate transfers and transac'
tions in which profit not report
ed is disclosed. then, under the in
come laws, full penalties must be
imposed
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22

SALT LAKE CITY, August %.
The eastbound transcontinental
air mail which left San Francisco
this morning and the mail which
left New York Yesterday morning
passed here today. The westbound
plane arrived, at 1858 mountain
time and departed westward with
Pilot Jack Shartneck at the levers
at 1856.
The eastbound mail with Lester
Bishop as piloc, got away for Rock
Springs 12:17 mountain time, just
two minutes after its arrival from
the coast via EIlo.
Elko a: 9:24 a. m.
ELKO, Nevada, August 22.-The
eastbound air mail plane which
left San Francisco at 5:26 this
morning arrived here at 1924 q. m.
Kennett Unger, relay pilot, got
away for Salt Lake with the
pouches at 9:26.
1O1 Minutes To Reno
RENO, New, August 22.-Clare
Vance plotting the eastbound trans
continental ar mail which left San
Francisco at $40 this morning,
landed here at 1907 a. m.
The relay plane, piloted by Jack
Eaton, got away. for Elko with
the pouches at 1909.
At Elko Kennett Unger awaits to
carry the mail on to Salt Lake City.
Leaves West Coast
SAN FRANCISCO, August 22.-
The eastbound transcontinental sir
mail got away on its second at
tempt this morning at $50 Pa
cific time.
The plane, piloted by Claire X.
Vance, rose above the fog and shot
away eastward before the first rays
of the sun had begun to show.
He carried eight pounches of first
class mail, weighing los pounds.
Vance is due in Reno, Nevada. at
1926, where Edison Houton awaits
with a second plane to relay the
mail on to Elko, Nevada.
Fair weather and favorable winds
were predicted for the first two
legs of the rip.
Hops Off at Mineola
MINEOLA, n. Y, August o.
I The second air mail plane hoped
off for Cleveland 424 miles away
at 1901 p. m. today. The machine
WIS piloted by Shirley j. Short.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK, August o.
Show girls, nude to the waist,
have appeared on Broadway.
Posed frankly in the glare of
full lighting, in revue which
has just opened here, they con-
stitute New York S most daring
emulation Of the Follies Bergere
of Paris, where the undraped
female form has been common
sight OH the stage for sew
eral seasons.
Even the blase Broadway au-
dience appeare dstunned when
the curtain rolled up at the
New Shubert Revue "Artists
and Models and the people
realized what they were looking
at. There was silence for a
moment; then scattered hand
clapping, loud laughter from
the gallery and lew groans
and Kisses.
The girls are the central fig
ures of "'Still'' pictures. While
the picture is revealed other
members of the cast carry on
the performance in front of the
frame.
At the second night of the
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
By United Press

Guided by great beacons that
blazed a route through the dark
ness, United States air mail SER
vice aviators today completed night
flying trials that are expected to
result in New York and San Fran
cisco being linked by letter mail
in 2S hours.
might mail flying is greater
success than we ever hoped for,
Col. HENDERSON,, assistant postmas-
ter general told the United Press.
Mail planes that are relaying
posts across the country completed
the trips that entail night flying
when Lieut.. Harold Lewis, east
bound, left Iowa City at 6:32 Gen.
trail time, and Pilot Boonstrau, west
bound, hoped off at Cheyenne,
Wyoming, at 6:06 a. m., Mountain
time. BOonstrau was forced down
later, however. Lewis arrived at
Chicago at $40 and Lieut.. r. l..
Wagner began the lap to Cleveland
at S.44.
Fogs that came up shortly be-
fore dusk and ut dawn in Wyoming,
were the only difficulties expert
enced by the flyers. Henderson $
aides pointed out that these delays,
because they came in daylight, can
not be attributed to night flying
and might not happen again in a
score of such flights.
Second Day Flights
While the initial trials of the
postoffice department for % hour
mail from coast to coast were con-
tinuing in mid dcontinent, with both
eastbound and westDound planes
fighting toward their destinations,
second attempt was launched from
the Pacific coast this morning.
The plane which left San Fran
cisco at 5:o6 a. M, Pacific time,
is the second of the five planes
scheduled to depart eastbound this
week under the postoffice depart
Continued OF page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
Chamber Dinner
To Be Informal

The regular weekly dinner of the
FL Centre Chamber of Commerce
will be served tonight t the Ore
eon hotel at 6 o'clock. In accord
ance with the summer plan. no pro-
gram has been prepared for the
occasion, which will be in the ma
ture of an "eat and talkfest, - en-
abling the business men to get to-
pether to talk over things ..es
Secretary Coyle is planning for
an active season during the fall and
wqinter, and hopes TO make the
weekly dinners more interesting
than ever during the coming sea
son. 5-sK 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
OMAHA TAKES
WATER SUPPLY
THROUGH HOSE

OMAHA, Neb,, August ga
5000 foot fire hose stretched across
a bridge from Council Bluffs furn-
ished Omaha s principal water sup
ply today, following the Missouri
river cave-in that filled water mains
with mud.
Thousands of persons fought for
places. in line at the end of the
hose, filling buckets, barrels and
jugs.
Water in the city's mains re-
manned two-thirds mud and the
condition will last week, officials
said.
Hundreds stood in line all night
to get a drink from springs at the
city parks. Packing plants and
other industries remained closed.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
BY FRASER EDWARDS
United Press Staff Corresponden


WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-Pre-
sident Coolidge today took active
steps to prepare the country for
the emergency of an anthracite
strike. .-
He called to the White House for
a conference on the situation Chief
w. r. Wadleiqh, federal fuel dis
tributor. and Clvde B. Aitchison,
one of the interstate commerce COM
missioners. ........
Wadleigh and Aitchison. respec-
tivelv, handled the distribution and
priority orders for coal during the
soft coal strike last year.
These men probably will be call
cd on to supply the country with
bituminous coal as a substitute for
anthracite.
Wadleigh told the President in
the discussion of plans to meet the
anthracite strike that there are
now about 75.000.000 tons of btu
minous coal above ground.
Continued on page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
OnlOOker Killed
In L. A. Auto
Theft Row
By United Press Leased Wire

By United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22.--
Standing at Sixth and Olive
streets, in the heart of the
downtown section here, Frank
Sullivan, 28, of Denver, was
almost instantly killed last
night by a stray bullet from a
gun battle that was taking
place a block away, where an
unidentified man had attempt
ed to steal an automobile.
One suspect, believed to be
the thief who fired point blank
at the owner of the car when
he was caught in the act Of
stealing, is held today. Seven
shots were fired while hundreds
looked on in the crowded street
and the bullet which killed
Sullivan was declared to have
been fired by persons shooting
at the thief. Another bullet
was found embedded In q build
ing 100 yards away, and the
taillight and windshield Of Q
passing automobile were smash
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
FEAR CRAZED
WOMAN TAKES
MAN TODEATH
by limited Press Leased Wire

SEATTLE, WASH, August o.
Seized with fear when. she got be-
yond her depth in Green Lake while
she was being taught to swim Tues
day afternoon, Mrs. Gertrude H..
Kensie grabbed Fred Johnson, so,
aroun dthe neck in grip and be-
fore they could be rescued both
were drowned.
Johnson, who recently arrived in
Seattle from South Calorina, was
teaching Mrs. Kensie, his house
keeper, how 20 swim. They were
not on regular bathing beach. The
two apparently stepped into hole.
Johnson lived with his three chill
dren here, all of whom witnessed
the drowning.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
Takes Erring
Wife For Ride;
Shoots Her

BY United Press Leased Wire
CHARLESTON. ILL.,. Aug. %.
With the bullet riddled body of
his wife in the back seat of
his automobile, Bruce Weiman,
40, drove no to a farmhouse
near here today and asked oc-
cupants to call the sheriff.
Weiman told authorities that
he found his wife with anoth-
.er man in a Decatur hotel and
after inducing her to go for a
ride. killed her.
He drove aimlesslv for hours
before stopping, he is quoted as
saying.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
CRUISER SAVED;
. FREICHTER ON
STRAITS BEACH

SEATTLE, Wash, August o.
The steel Steamer Chickasaw City
of the Ismithiaa line, crashed ashore
near Port Angeles at $500 a. m.
today. The vessal is resting easily
and is not thought damaged, ac-
cording to reports to the merchants
exchange here.
The Chickasaw City is under COM
mand of Captain Lukos, and carries
a crew of thirty men and officers
and n general cargo. The coast
guard cutter .Snohomish is standing
bv.
The vessel was outbound from
Vancouver, II. c., for European
ports.
This is the second vessel within
two days to go on the beach in
the straits because of fog. The
cruiser Seattle went on the sand
and was extricated after being
ashore for nine hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
Where Shadow of
Moon Will Fall
During Eclipse
by United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 22.-The
first total eclipse of the sun,
visible in southern California,
for 120 years, which will be the
last until 2045 A. D., is at
tracting scientists from all
parts Of the world to the south
land.
Scientific observations by
men from many nations and
from universities all over the
United States are expected
here, some have already arriv-
ed. The eclipse will occur
September 10, and will be total
in southern California and will
darken the sun for San Fran
cisco and far up into northern
California.
England, France, Germany,
Japan, Belgium, Spain and
Italy, are represented among
the scientists coming to this
section. Many are going to
Ensenada and towns on the
northern Mexican coast where
the complete eclipse will last
the longest. Tests of the Elm
stein theory of relativity will
be made.
The shadow to fall across the
face of the sun, the passing of
the moon between it and the
earth, will start in eastern ia
pan and sweep across the ocean
towards southerE United States
at the speed of one-half mile per
second, 1850 miles an hour.
From San Diego the shadow
will cross Mexico, Honduras
and disappear in the mid-At-
lantic south and east of the
West Indies near the equator.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
FRANCE STANDS PAT, PREMIER
INFLEXJBLY UPHOLDS POLICY
Gasoline Sells
For 6 Cents
In Los Angeles

by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, August o.
Gasoline sells for six cents
gallon for a few hours a day
in Los Angeles, and proves that
competition is still the life of
trade.
Roy Gehr owns filling sta
ton and also owns stock in
refinery at the Santa Te
Springs oil field. The refinery
makes gasoline out Of natural
gas by a new and very mex
pensive process, Gehr says.
That enables him to sell gas
oline at cents a gallon, when
the big companies are charging
from IA to II cents.
Gehr has a competitor on an
opposite corner who, backed
by other refineries has threat
ened to put him out of business
by under selling, Gehr says.
Yesterday the competitor put
out an 8 cents gas sign to COM
pete with Gehr's 9 cents gas.
Gehr walked out and turned
his 9 upside down and passing
motorists blinked their eyes and
found they could buv gas for
6 cents gallon. The.l the
rush was on.
When business getsttoo rush
ing or whenever he takes a no.
tion, Gehr turns the sign back
again. Last night he sold gas
at six cents for about five
hours in all and says he will do
the same today. Prices else
where run from ten to seven
teen cents, the latter being the
basic price of the Standard
Ni1
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
CRUISER NOT DAMAGED
by United Press Leased Wire

SEATTLE, Wash, August 22.--
After remaining for nine hours on
the beach at Marrowstone Light,
near Fort Worden, where she went
aground in the dense fog at 2:S0
a. M. Tuesday, the cruiser Seattle,
flagship of the navy, under com
mand of Admiral r. +. Coontz, was
finally floated, with the assistance
of navy tugs, and steamed into
Bremerton late yesterday afternoon.
The Seattle was not damaged in
the accident and navy officials ex-
pressed the opinion that she would
not be placed in drydock for re-
pairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
Smith, Richter
Plan Endurance
Record Trial
Dy United Press Leased Wire

Hy United Press Leased Wire
SAN DIEGO, CAL, August
22.-Caytain Lowell H. Smith
and Lieutenant, John 3. Ritchsr,
army air service aviators, will
attempt to Cmash the endur-
ance record of Lieutenants Kel-
ly and MacReady, Monday,
when they will take off at
Rockwell field here on a sched-
uled 40 hour nonstop flight.
The big DeHaviland plane to be
used in the flight will be re-
fueled in midair at intervals
during the gruelling test.
Captain Smith and Lieutenant
Ritcher remained in the air
about "a hours in a similar, at
tempt last June. They were
forced down on, account Of q
faulty feed pipe after numerous
successful re-fuelings.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
PULL STEAMER
TO DEEP WATER
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, August 22.--
The freighter Dakotan which ran
aground 500 miles south of here on
the Lower California coast is be-
ing towed to San Francisco for
repairs today by the steamer Ne
vadan with the assistance of the
tanker Charles Pratt. succeeded in
floating the stricken ship yester-
day afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
SAN JOAQUIN FAIR

STOCKTON, Calf, Aug. 22.---
The 1928 San Joaquin county fair
opens here tomorrow, with the har.
ness races one of the biggest fea-
lures. There are more than $4,000
in prizes, and sll ,000 to be award
ed during the same period, August
23 to 20, for the entrants Ia tho Ban
Joaquin second annual night horse
show.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
Macready Will
Shoot Eclipse
By United Press Leased Wire

SAN DIEGO, Cal, August 22.--
Lieutenant John A. MacReady will
photograph the eclipse of the sun
here on September 10 from an al
titude Of 10000 feet it is announced
today. The army air service will
cooperate with noted scientists here
to watch the eclipse.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
: GRAIN PRICES UP

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.--Cash wheat
No. 2 red $1.02h@M; No. 3 red
$1.o0Ha; No. 2 hard $1.02hM1.04; !;
No. 3 hard $l.00@$l.01A; No. 3
spring $1,00A@$1.o2.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
GREAT BEACONS
GUIDE AIRMEN
OVER COUNTRY
Department Officials Are
Enthusiastic Over Suc--
cess of Trials
BULLETIN

by United Press Leased Wire
HAZELIIURST, L. l., August
22.-The first transcontinental
air mail plane from San Fran
cisco arrived here at 5:15 p. m,
today.
This completes the first test
of the % hour coast to coast
mail delivery service now be-
ing tested by the postoffice
department.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
COOLIDGE WILL
PREVENT TIEUP
OF INDUSTRIES
President Takes Active
Steps to Prepare
Country for Strike
CALLS CONFERENCE
Union Miner Leaders
Make Arrangements
For WalkOuts
BULLETIN
by United Press Leased Wire

BULLETIN
WASHINGTON, Aug. %. The
government has prepared to ask
the courts for an injunction to
head off the anthracite strike
if necessary, according to au-
thoritative information here
today.
w. F. Martin, special assist
ant to the attorney general and
five department of justice
agents are now in Scranton, Pa.
prepared to ask the courts for
the injunction if the miners and
operators fail to come to terms
by September /, it was stated.
WASHINGTON, Aug. o.
Measures to be taken by the
United States government to
protect the public from the
threatened strike in the anth-
racite industry took shape to-
day in plans to rely upon btu
minous coal as a substitute for
anthracite.
2 Plans were laid today for the
accelerated production and dis
tribution of bituminous coal as
we'll as for an educational cam
paign to instruct consumers in
its use in the event of a strike.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-22
SECOND TRIAL ON WAY
BEFORE FIRST FINISH
Flyers Hop Off
From Both Ends
OF Long Route
BULLETIN

by United Press Leased Wire
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Aug
ust 22.-In the second cross
country mail flight from San
Francisco, plane No. 248 with
Bishop at the levers, arrived III
Rock Springs at 1:51 p. m.
Chandler, in plane No. 237,
left for Cheyenne at 1.52 using
only one minute to make the
change, running one hour and
fifty nine minutes ahead of
time. The weather was ideal.