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Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
SEELEY
by Press Staff Correspondent

SEELEY, Dee. 27.-Mrs. f. II
Hull entertained Larr- Goddar.
with birthday party, About ter
Young girls were present. Dainty
refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Clay of Sal
Diego spent Christmas with Mr.. am
Mrs. Geo. Campbell.
Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Vasev and
Mr.. and Mrs. e. \. Diehl arc spend
ing the holiday season with friends
i'll San Diego.
J. c. Daries left for Los Angelo.
where he will spending a few days
Rev. and Mrs. II. Z. Chapman
spent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs
P J. Storms.
S. S. White is seriously i'll at Ell
Centre hospital.
Mrs. Kaiser is staying at Holt
willie where her parents are quite
sick
Mrs. A. R. Ferguson and daugh-
ter of Burbank are spending the
holiday season with Mr.. Ferguson
here.
Mrs. A. Schultz entertained Mr.
and Mrs. Lee of Dixieland and Mr..
Butter and Mr.. Workman of SeeleY
with Christmas dinner.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
SAN DIEGO MISSION
TO BE RESTORED

san DIEGO, Dee. 27.-Tne old
san Diego mission, relic of the ear
ly days of California, is to be re
stored and used for benevolent
work, according to plans of Bishop
John j. Cantwell, who has recently
returned from II trip abroad where
he secured aid for a general project
Of rehabilit;,ting old missions i'll his
state.
Eight Sisters of Nazareth are to
hc sent from Hammersmith, Lon
don, to help IN the work, the first
Of the party arriving in Southern
California in February.
The project follows restoration
of the San Juan Capistrano and the
san Fernando missions.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
Grant Funeral
Held Here Today

Funeral services for Daniel w.
Grant, who died in this city Monday,
were held this afternoon at | o clock
at the funeral parlors of B. f. Lem
ons, with Rev. George A. Hartman
of the First Presbyterian church of
ficiating.
A delegation of members of the
American Legion from Brawley, I'm
perial and Ell Centre attended the
funeral, Mr.. Grant having been a
member of that organization. He
had served as a SOLDIER of the Unit
ed States army in the Philippines
and on the border during the late
war.
The body was taken to San Diego
this afternoon for burial in that
city.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
MOTHER AND CHILD
DEAD FROM POISON

FULLERTON, Dec. ga coron-
er's inquest is scheduled for today to
investigate the deaths of Mrs. Esth-
er Mceker. 32, and her 17months-ol
daughter Jacquelyn.
That Mrs. Meeker forced poison
down the throat of her child and
then swallowed more of the poison
herself, is the belief of the police.
An empty poison bottle was found
on the floor near the crumpled body
of Mrs. Meeker.
Meeker told the police that his
wife had threatened suicide several
times before, and a few weeks ago
tried to kill herself by inhaling gas.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
DRY IN L. A.
WET IN S. F.
FOR NEW YEAR
BY United Press Leased Wire


Los ANGELES, Dee. 27.-Dry
Los Angeles and wet San Francisco
seems 10 be the New Years eve SIT
uation, according to information Sc
cured from Harold H. Dolley, who
las charge of state prohibition
agents.
This city viii experience the most
arid passing Of the old year in his.
tory, Doliey said. The reason, Dol
ley pointed out, Is that cafe pro-
prietors are cooperating with the
Cry enforcement agents in prevent
ing customers with something on
their hip" from celebrating at local
road houses and cafes. This plan
worked admirably Christmas eve,
pOIcy said.
Cases Of all kinds Of liquor-ev-
crythlrg from imported stuff to
moorshiue-are pouring into San
Trtucisco, Dolley has learned. lie
is or has way north today TO assist
IN hamPering plans for liquor cele-
batlUu.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
ORDINANCE NO. 266


AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 255 RELAT-
ING TO. OCCUPATION lie
ENSE TAXES BY AMENDING
THAT PART OF SECTIO II
THEREOF, FIXING THE Lie.
ENSE CHARGE FOR TENT
SHOWS.
The Board of Trustees of the City
of Ell Centre do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. That Ordinance No.
255, amending Ordinance No. 63 of
the City of Ell Centre in reference
to occupation license taxes, be, and
the same is, hereby amended by
changing the provision in said Sec
tion III fixing the license charge for
conducting or carrying OH tent
shows in said City, which provision
now reads ''Tent Shows, per day,
$780, so as to read "Tent
Shows, per day, 100000"
SECTION 2. That City Clerk
shall certify to the passage, adop-
ton and approval of this ordinance
and cause the same to be published
once in the Imperial Valley Press,
a newspaper of general circulation
printed and published in said City
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
Nabbed in Seattle
On Bunco Charge

SEATTLE, Wash, Dee. 27.-Said
to be wanted by the police of half
dozen cities for various stock
promoting schemes, F. L. Main
formerly of New York and Los An
geles, was arrested here last night
on information furnished by a de-
tective agency.
Main is accused of having obtain
ed more than 100000 from gullible
investors in the southern city in
his oil promotion scheme and the
specific charge accuses him of OBJ
tanning $4,000 from Mrs. Carrie
Bowman of Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
December 27, 1908

c. /. Cooper, proprietor Of the
Franklin Hotel, has returned from
a visit to his ranch at East San
Gabriel. Mrs. Cooper came down
with him to spend the holidays here.
Mrs. A. Fink and daughter, Ger
trude, left for Los Angeles after i
visit Of a few days with Mr.. Fink
in tins city.
Mrs. c. II. Hersee is spending sew
eral days visiting relatives i'll Red
lands.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
TEN YEARS AGO
December n. 1918

Mrs. NJ. J. Sievers Of Los Angeles
is here passing the holidays with
her sister, Mrs WILDER Clark.
The Jones Investment Company
today started construction on Il p
foot addition TO their business prop
erty located on the west side Of
Sixth street just north Of State.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27

kind of YOU spoke Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy. So Uncle Wiggily hoped
over tho fields and through tne
woods to the oil sore. There he
bought a fine, large bottle of oil.
"Be very careful of it, said the
dog gentleman who sold the bunny
the oil.
"Whv be CAREFUL" asked Uncle
Wiggily.
Because oil is very slippery,
barkcd the dog. ''If you spill any
of it on the ground you II slip ana
slide about as though you We're on
the ice. -
"I1l be careful" promised I'm
cie Wiggily.
Putting the bottle of oil III his
pocket, the bunny started to hoI
back to his hollow stump bunga-
low 10 oil Nurse James sewing
machine. but when half way home
Uncle Wiggily passed the stick and
mud house in the pond, where the
Flat Tail family of beavers lived
q wonder if l have time to
stop and see Grandpa Nhackum the
CID beaver Gentleman: = though
Uncle Wiggily. Grandpa WhackunI
was so called because he used to
whack his fla. tail on the grounI
tC warn the otl.cr beavers of dan
ger. "Ill just stop for minute,
said Uncle W;ggily, looking in hi.
pocket to make sure he had his
hottie Of oil. md as the bunny en-
tered the beaver house he heard d
voice crying:
blow harder. Toodle! Blow har
dcr!'
- IN blowing as hard as | can
Noodle = said another voice, "bu'
| can make a sound. Oh, dear
this is too bad!'
cha, That sounds like trouble,
cried Uncle WiPgily, in his jolly
voice as he twinkled his pink nose
"It is trouble, Uncle Wiggily,
answered Noodle, one of the beaver
boys. "Toodle S tooter won
toot,D
"Toodlc's tooter won't toot
V hat do you mean" asked Tn
clr Wiggilv. "What is Toodle
tooter-is it a choo-choo engine tina
hc got for Christmas'
''No, Uncle Wiggily, it is my
Christmas footing horn, . answered
Toodlc. "But il won Z toot. | wa
out playing with it today anc
Noodle threw SNOWFALL down il
lii. | got the SNOWFALL out, but th'
horn won't toot."
"Let me look At it, said Uncl'
Wiggily. And when he had locked
the bunny saw that the Christina
horn was all rusty inside, from th'
water Of the melted SNOWFALL. i J
take the rust out with some o.
Nurse Jane sewing machine oil,
said the bunny "Then your .horI
will toot az well rs ever"
No sooner said than done. Th'
ol, poured down inside the horn
took away the rust, and scon Toodl'
was footing away Oh his tooter a
loudly as you please.
"'Thank you, Urcle Wiggilyh
said the beaver boy politely.
"You are welcome" answered
the bunny. Then he hoped hom'
with what remained of the bottl
of oil. II was large bottle ant
he had used only little TO
Toodle 5 tooter.
All Of a sudden, as Uncle Wiggi
Iv was almost at this bungalow
| the Fuzzy Fox sprang out of til
bushes and began 10 chase til
rabbit. Faster aud faster ran til
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
December 27, 1904

J. J. SpoOner, VINO has been spend
ing several days here in the inter
est of the Los Angeles Express, re-
turned TO that city today.
County Tax Collector Coy OF san
Bernardino is here attending TO bus
mess matters.
John Z. Miller, who has been
spending several months here look
ing after 500 head Of beef cattle
for r. F. Gardner, has returned 10
his home in EscOndrdO.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
SToCKMEN WORRIED
OVER LITTLE SNOW
ny United Press LEASED Wire

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 27.-Stock-
men and reclamation officials are
expressing anxiety because Of the
slight amount Of snow in the noun
taips. The precipitation for the
early part of the winter, usually
relied upon 10 pack tight aud fur
nish gradual run-off all summer,
has been exceptionally Light.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
viii Probe Wall
St. Cleanup BY
Gov. Woods Son

WASHINGTON, Dee. 27. - Dis
closure Of the fortune cleaned up
on Wall Street stocks by Osborn c
Wood, son Of Governor General
Wood Of the Philippines, came as
"no surprise" 10 Representative
Frear of Wisconsin.
The Progressive leader who is
pressing for an investigation Of Cen
eral Woods regime in the islands,
said today that he had had infor-
nation regarding young Wood s
speculation for several months.
Peter Cuevara, Philippine resident
commissioner AZ congress, said he
had heard Of Lieutenant Wood Is
successful speculation in the stock
market but declined to comment.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL AND
PERSONAL PROPERTY AT
PRIVATE SALE

LII Jne superior CouTC VI IHe o1dte
of California, in and for the
County Of San Diego
In the Matter of the Estate of
Tilla Pruitt, also known as Ma
titda H. Pruitt, Deceased.
Notice Is Hereby Given, that the
undersigned, X. Florence Trainor,
eXccutrix of the will of the said
Tilla Pruitt, also known as Matilda
H. Pruitt, deceased, will sell at pri-
vate sale, subject to confirmation by
said Superior Court, on or after the
10th day of January, 1924, at the
office of Claude M. Shell 800
Southern Title Building, situated
at 94S Third Street, in the City of
San Diego, County of San Diego,
State of California, all the right,
title and interest of the said deceas-
ed at the time of her death and
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27

CHICAGO--Al HartunG, Wis.
cousin state amateur bike champion,
Mill celebrate tie New Year by rid
hg from Milwaukee to CLieaso and
letgin.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27

CHICAGO-G. W. 5,ahl won the
last quarterly shoot al Lincoln Park
by breaking 96 birds out of & pos,
sible 100.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27

PASSIAC, N. 1.-The Passaic
high basketball team won its 120th
straight game last night by defeat.
ing Newark 81 TO q.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27

State of California,
County of Imperial, IS:
City of Ell Centre,
l, J. S. Loofbourow, City Clerk
of the City of Ell Centre, California,
do hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 266 was passed at
an adjourned regular meeting of the
Board of Trustees of said City held
on the Goth day of December, 1928,
by the following vote
Ayes: Travers, Anderson, Faw-
cett.
Noes: None.
Absent: Lavayea, Pitzer.
That said ordinance was introduc-
ed at Il meeting of said Board of
Trustees held at least FIVE days
prior to it's passage and was duly
approved by the President of said
Board on the Goth day of December,
1923.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said City of FL Centric, this 26th
day of December, 1928.
j. S. LOOFBOUROW,
City Clerk of the City of El Cen
tro, California. 27t1
(SEAL)
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-27

of Ell Centre, and thirty days after
such publication this ordinance
shall take effect and be in force
Passed and adopted this Goth day
Of December, 1928.
WILL S. FAWCETT,
President of the Board of Trustees
of the City of Ell Centre, Cali
fornia.
AttestJ. S. Loofbourow, City Clerk
(SEAL)
l hereby lapprove the foregoing
Ordinance No. 266, this Goth day of
December, 1923.
WILL S. FAWCETT,
President of the Board of Trustees
of the City of Ell Centre, Cali
fornia
Evening star., 1923-03-02
CHEVY CHASE CLUBDUE
T0GETM, A. GOLF Event

Time and place for the playing Of
the individual championship OF the
Middle Atlantic Golf Association will
be hxed 1t the annual meeting of the
association tomorrow night at the
New Willard Hotel.
According to the rotating plan
adopted by the association several
years ago. the championship event
will 90 to Chevy Chase this
year, and Morven Thompson of that
club. who now is vice president. is
scheduled to become head Of the or
ganization. ,..
A recommendation will be made
that the team champions Of the
association be discontinued, only four
clubs out of a total membership of
fifteen entered in the team event held
last October at Columbia, which was
won by tho team REPRESENTING the
host. Such a. representation does not
justify the holding Of the team event,
according to officers of the associa-
tiou.
Annual meeting of the District of
Columbia Golf Association will be
held at the New Willard Monday
night Woman champions of the golf
clubs about Washington, In addition
to the delegates, have been invited
to attend.
Evening star., 1923-03-02
AS TO BOUTS
IS LIFTED IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, March 2.-Roxirg fans
here no longer have TO delve into the
dark and mysterious to find out where
the next fight will be held and where
tickets for il may be obtained. The
regulation clarion-voiCed announce
ment came from the ringside last
night that the next boxing contest
" ould be at Turner Hall, March 9, a
ten-round bout between Eddie Ander-
son Of Moline, Ill, and frankie Car
cia, Memphis, Tenn.
Until last nights suburban club
entertainment" the recent guiSe box
ing contests have assumed, fandonl
was left to itself TO learn about con-
tests 70 come and where to purchase
me N berships." Fortified by injunc-
t;ons against the police department.
sheriff. coroner and any and all others
legally qualified TO interfere with
prize fighting under the stringent Hi
nois law against IL. the promoters no
longer display reluctance in adver-
tising their offerings.
At the last two fights no intefer-
ence was attempted. A week ago the
police stood outside IL large conven-
tion hall near the wealthy residential
section and directed the lines of
members" inside the club" Last
night, at the second largest conVen-
tion hall in Chicago. they waxed more
venturesome, and a. score or more
were inside, but directing smokers to
drop their cigars and cigarettes was
their heaviest duty.
Preceded by four preliminaries. a
double windup OF bantamweights was
offered last night. Mike Dundee of
Rock Island, Ill, bested Charlie Gla-
ser of Chicago in ten rounds. and Har-
old Smith of Chicago won over Bat
ting Chink of Cincinnati, Ohio, In u
contest of equal length.
Evening star., 1923-03-02

However, it's now a matter Of his
tory, that wonderful fight that both
Genaro and Villa put up before crowd
uiat pdIu S1@,zo' 10 see, SO the best
lhlng some enterprising promoter can
40 is 10 match those sharpshooting,
hard-nittIng, 1nauling little fellows once
more for All outdoor show. and then see
70 1t that all three judges of the con-
test have on clean glasses or have some
one with them who can and viii faTi
them the truth as 10 what goes on in
the ring.
Genaro deserves nothing but CON-
n1endation for his battle against
up a beautifully scientific scrsp.
snd hn s'""d np on numerous occa :
sIons and fought toe 10 toe Next TO
Nn,a i4e s tn Slnarest. Sanest, fastest
ana hardest hitting young man of his
weight in the ring today, but with n.
All the best that he should have had
Thursday night was draw
lie took, on d generous judgment. not
more than five Of the early rounds
Sliia took ali the rest. excepting the
nnai' with suff1cient margin for any
one but d blind nan To see Prac-
ticdlly every lighting expert who sa =
at the ringside agreed that the worsr
villa should have had was d draw
And certainly it seemed so TO the
writer. Even fight OFFICIALS adnaittsS
privately that they gave decision (gare
- good) on Scant margin. The third
who voted for Villa. was openly in
rensed when the announcement was
made.
Therefore. here is the unique situa-
non, "a situation that is rare in pug;-
4lStl" contests. With Il championship
At stake and where the margin o.
points is 50 slight. the title holder a
ways has, and rightly 50, been given
the edge IN the decision.
Villa, with the exception Of those
first five rounds. did all the leading
True, he was missing them frequent
ly, but he landed more often at that
than did Genaro. who is wickediy
clever at both defense and offense
Genaro did land one gosh awful wal
lop on Villas jaw in the fifteenth. and
for half a minute Villa was wobbly
but he came back strong and finished
that way.
II Will be remembered that just be
fore the close OF the outdoor season
last fan Genaro and Villa staged
real BATH in Brooklyn. and Genarc
was handed the decision on platte..
Fight experts We're unanimous that
Villa should have had the victor.
Immediately afterward, Villa. despite
The bad decision against him, was
matched with eX-champion Johnny
Buff, and he won easily.
Perhaps the judges couldn't bear TO
see Villa take the title back to the
Philippine Islands with him.
Evening star., 1923-03-02
Tips on Playing Basket Ball;
Correct Rule interpretations
by ED THORP.

Q. Can either of the center men
catch the ball as It comes down at
center after being tossed up by
referee?.
A. In amateur game either center
may cnfch ball after It has been
tapped. In professional game, after q
ball has been tapped IT must nrst
strike the floor, another player or the
cage before 1t is again touched by
either center.
Q. May guard get the ball after II
has been tapped by center?
4. Yes. any player on either team
may do this.
Q. If one man Of team A and two
OF team. B are holding ball is this a
foul by team b?
A. No. in both games this IL n held
Q. When a man has two fouls to
shoot, Is time taken out?
A. No. Only when q double foul II
being shot, that II a foul by each side,
Is time taken out during the shooting.
@. Does man fouled have to make
the free throw for goal7
A. Only in professional game.
Evening star., 1923-03-02
1--WE MAN DEFENSE. This de.

T-IVE-MAN DEFENSE. This de-
II tense has both drawbacks and
merits. 1t is purely defensive
|u character and every player must
be III IL Therefore, | contend that
|nly teams which are ahead should
|nploy it, except i'll the early part
bf d close game. A team behind
has TO try to intercept the ball If
II is to have chance to win. Other
|vise, its opponent would stall by
passing the, ball around in. its own
back court. The team ahead is not
fkely to take a chance trying to
break through this defense.
The fve-1nan defense must be
|ormed instantly the opposition gets
the ball if it is to work. The great
drawback to it is that when playing
t you forfeit nearly all chance of
passes and missed
passes until the ball enters your
territory. Some fves break it up
by taking long shots at the basket,
although this is not the best meth
ID. They trust to beating the op-
position to the rebounding ball in
>ase of a miss.
Evening star., 1923-03-02
MOLLA'S CHIP ON NO. I
BEATS ONE ON SHOULDER
By the Associated Press.


MONTE CARLO, March while
Mrs. Molla B. Mallory may no. be
playing at the extreme Of her tennis
game, she Is not what in sporting
parlance is called "out of luck" Dur
Ing Tue esdays heavy downpour which
made the tennis courts UNIT for play.
Mrs. Mallory decided to take a little
sightseeing tour. She got into one
Of those antiquated cabs, covered
with a mushroom umbrella, which are
so coHmon in Italy and southern
France, but as the nags started Oft
the handle Of the umbrella broke.
and Mrs. Mallory emerged from its
wreckage vet Of clothes, but dry or
humor.
The cabman apologized volubly and
apparently further to make amends.
he said: Don't take on so. my little
lady Just step in the Casino and
play number seventeen straight
Cabby was insistent and Mrs NAL
lory entered the Casino and covered
seventeen with 20-franc chips. The
number won and Mrs. Mallory was
10000 francs to the good.
Since then every American In Monte
Carlo daily has been praying for
a rainy day and an antediluvian cab
with a shaky umbrella handle.
Evening star., 1923-03-02

Mic. Lenglen was annoyed st the
somewhat cold reception she received
"ad the expressions of disappoint-
nient she heard among the spectators
'Ner he" failure to Compete in the
slngies' Shen she appeared on the
tpurt Yesterday for her doubles
Iatch paved with Miss Ryan against
Miss May Green and Mrs. Young. Miss
ZSNan and Mile Lenglen won the
mitch easily, to, 20.
After the match when Mile. I.eneIen
anne Off the courts she wanted to
now what was the reason for her
old reception. She was soon sur
rounded by many of her friends who
nformed her that the spectators
we're annoyed by her failure to keep
1er engagement in the singles.
30 that's the way. is it," snapped
suzanne, and she made a bec-line for
ne office of the secretary. " Simon,
however was i'll and absent from the
grounds.
They advertise ME as playing in a
tournament in which never was en-
er@d, as | specifically told the OH
AIS, declared Mile. Lenglen. Gate
eceiptS first, and let the spectators
isappotntment spend itself on Su-
kanne.
surely, tennis players are not i'm
&nuno from ailments which affect
Rther people. 1t was because my
lealth was poor that decided not
enter here, but reserve myself for
ientone and my own clubs tourna-
Simon So
Nine. Lenglen corroborated her
daughters statement.
Vile. Lenglen's father then an
onnCed that he was going to lodge
protest with the Tennis Fedora
on and request an investigation ito
et US right before the tennis world"
only for Miss Ryan l would not
lave come here at all" again broke
u Suzanne. Miss Ryan was anxious
70 win the cup again, and when she
heard that 1 was not going TO play
zhe came TO Nice to see me and
legged me to join her in the doubles.
I've have been playing together SO
long that I allowed myself TO be
4 Persuaded and authorized her to en-
Ter me. 1 did not even send my
&ntry myself"
II Nile. Lenglen throughout her talk
#tudiously refrained from referring
4o Mrs. Arolla Bjurstedt Mallory. be-
10 play any woman tennis player in
he world at any time and at any
pace
Suzanne showed something like her
Id form Of play and soon melted the
#oolresS of the spectators as she
vithin inches of the line in one of
zhe most beautiful exhibitions she
zver has given. AT the end Of the
hatch the spectators rose and cheered
Der.
i Mrs. Mallory and Mile. Lenglen met
IS tho French girl was leaving the
#ourt Their greetings were cordial
but brief.
q Experts in comparing the present
&orm of Mile. Lenglen and Mrs. Mall
{ &ory today predicted that the Ameri-
Ian woman is due for another defeat
Xf they should meet at Mentone next
eek. although Mrs. Mallory's splay
las much improved. She defeated
fiss Ducros in the third round of the
&ingIes, 60. I'll. and thus reached
Hhe semi finals. in which she will
&neet Mrs Satterthwaite today.
j Mrs. Mallory and Miss Howell
cached the third round in the wom-
! ms doubles by winning from Mrs.
sraham and Miss Tobin. England,
I Il, 6-3. It is considered likely
7 hat they will reach the semi finals.