davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1923-01-22

affair" retorted the girl in b'ue-f-
just as unmistakably reverting to
age OF Ice.
Where are you go'ng?' repear
the neo'.thlc young giant IN tweo'
"WEH you kindly permit me to or
own door," said Teddie. with her
hin up.
Where are you going" demande'
Gerry, for the third and last time.
For one long moment of silence
Teddie inspected him MS though he
were something under clate-glass,
something behind Zoo bars.
I'm going homer she finally told
him.
why exacted her altogether too
obtuse tormentor.
Because I'm tired OF all this!' was
the intense but low.noted reply.
"Of all what?' demanded the be.
w.ldered Gerry.
"Of seeing everything that's most
sacred in lie mauled over in public
of being mau'ed over myself as
II 1 we-e something marked down m
a bargain-counter-of finding out that
all men are $3.50 disgusting and de-
grad'ngly alikeE'
1t seemed to take time for Gerry to
digest this. And sven with time the
process appeared to be unattended by
any great degree OF satisfaction.
Haven't l been dong what I could
for your" he demanded. with the air
of n maj who asked oG!% for reason.
Are o worrying about your fee?"
countered the pale checked Teddie.
II don't want n fee" sad Gerry.
Then what is 1t you want?"s
Gerry tried to square his shoulders.
IT want your
She met his eye. but It took an Of
fort. And Gerry. for the life OF him,
couldn't help thinking once more Of
the milk-snake In the chocolate-box.
How about my wishes in the mat
teri" h asked with a slow and
pointed emphasis which brought n
vince to even Gunboat Dorgan's eyes.
Just n minute, yuh folks sug-
gested h perturh' a man of the ring.
This actin as though yuh was mar
ried for ten years nin't goin' to bury
any tomahawks and md the war.
dance! There's been too much pullln'
at Cross"
QUr 1t was Gunboat's turn to be In.
u terrupted.
That final interruption came in the
form Of the unceremonious flingInE
back Of the ~studio-door. disclosing the
bristling but the Immaculate figure Of
Teddie's Uncle Chandler.
What's wrong here. TeddieT" de.
manded that perp!exed.eyed old gen.
tleman. stridlng into the room with
all tho dignity his sciatIca would per.
NIT.
She wants to go home" said
Gerry.
And as he said those five words In
q s!ngularly dull tone his hands went
down 10 his sides. Tho movement. In
some way. was oddly suggestive OF
flying colors forlornly lowered.
Copyright 1922, by the Bell Syndicate,
Incl
c'Gerry's going TO marry that Rlv.
ers Girl 10 news to Teddio Hayden in
tomorrow's installment.)
, 1923-01-22
5000 in 1911 to around $4,000 today.

5000 in 1911 to around $4,000 today.
When tho old company was dis.
solved the shares OF the Standard OIL
company Of New Jersey were quoted
at $500 and the accompanying rights
to fractional shares IN 80 subsidiaries
were also quoted at $500. Today the
original one share of Standard OIL Of
New Jersey which had a par value Of
500 in 1911 amounts to 20 shares oil
I'7 mar value each through stock divl.
dend increases and a recent re- action
, 1923-01-22
lSSOLUTON0 OF STANDARD OIL IN 1871 BY ORDER OF
COURT HAS INCREASED VALUE OF STOCK FIVE FOLD

NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-The in.
crease in values OF the stock of the
Standard OIL companies that were
segregated from the old Standard
Oh company OF New Jersey when it
was ordered dissolved by order Of the
, 1923-01-22

In par value. or a total par value of
$500 with a market value of $3.50.
The other fractional shares in the
90 subsidiaries which Included among
others the Standard OIL mpanys OF
California n Nebraska, have in
creased in value in the past 70 years
from their original market value Of
$500 to a quoted value today of around
S2,160.
, 1923-01-22
WHO'S WHO

WIN . WIN
Theodore Teddie) Hayden, a poor
little rich girl" seeks freedom" in
Greenwich Village. Her
Uncle Chandler, the major" before
leaving for Hot Springs, goes to see
her, telling his old chum,
Commodore Stillman, that she Is
too pretty to be running around
loose" Her unc-e is forced to be sat
iHfied with her Independent attitude,
Raoul Uhhn, a portrait painter.
forces his attentions on Teddie and
kisses her. To punish him she asks
GunbOat Dorgan, a prize fighter, TO
beat him. which DorEan does. Dorgnn
thereupon also kissos her and as
sumes rights over her roadster, much
TO the annoyance OF
Ruby Reamcr, a model, who threat.
ems Teddie with the law" because
Dorgan has apparently thrown her
over.
Attorney ShotweTI, representing
Raoul Uhlan. calls to demand $25 900
for his CT ent for the beating. So Ted.
die calls on
Gerry West, one of her own set, n
childhood playmate. now a lawyer,
dig Luis llN nNSA2s 49,
also kisses her.
Louis Lipsett, a reporter on the
Star, is called in by West, who takes
steps in spite OF Teddie's indignation
at being kissed again, to fight her
enemies. Teddie, however, decides TO
pay Milan's claim.
Teddie is visited by the Commodore
who arrives just as h hands Shot
we'll a S25 900 check for Uhlan. The
Commodore, overwhelmed with sym
pathy, kisses her Just rs Dorgan en-
tiers. Explanations follow. The Com
modc-e leaves to telegraph Uncle
Chandler TO return and Dorgan starts
out TO get back the check.
Gerry West ecove her car, brings
It back to her studio and is interrupt
cd in his attempt at love-makins
when Dorsan drags in Upset.
I'm CotnE Home" Says Teddie.
GERRY tried to pry Dorgan's steel
VI corded fingers from their grasp on
Upset. But the fingers resisted as
though they were frozen.
mot on your life" savagely spoke
the fighter. mot till he gets every
word Of It."
Every word of what?" demanded
Gerry.
Don't listen to him" cried the re.
porter. Hes gone crazy. He's gum
med up the whole game.
He came, tearing into Uhlan's
when I had the big bounder
scared stiff. had him eating out OF
my hand and willing to sign n kind
of cuit-cla!m I was ready to hand out,
This roughneck blew IN there ready
l. VA Uhlan up, until he found out
I was from the Star and heard that
crooked dauber swear HIS lips Were
sealed and then step from under by
uay!ng 1t was me and M paper that
v'"r" going to open up on n full page
story.
mind you, with all I'd donNi
Then this cuckoo box fighter cu'
, 1923-01-22

% in Galllpoli, 0 in Egypt. s in Pal
estino' 8 in MesopotamIa and 1 N
East Africa.
, 1923-01-22

The list OF British war cemeteries
Includes 10 in Italy, 10 in Macedonia.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
RESTORED LOUFAIN

The opening of the first wing of the restored
Louvan library is event which gratifies most Amer
leans. The destruction of that famous old building
with its rich stores of irreplaceabe treasures
of the heartbreakng cruees of the German invasion
of Belgium.
Although there many items of the brary's
former collection which be replaced, there
is still much saved. And there is historical value
and beauty to be found in the rebuilt edifice
great many persons outside of Belgium have
contributed to this restoration. American school
children in great numbers gave generously to the
work In the exercises at the opening of the first
pleted wing American presented the library with
book containing the of the subscribing boys and
girls.
At the same time the French minister of educa-
tion presented volume of so photographs of the ruins
of Rheims Cathedral
Those two records alone form glowing appeal
for peace Little children contributing their pennies
to construct, destruction wrought by fighting men
the pictures the hope of civilization and OF human
ty ITSELF the other shows the cruelty and folly OF
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
DISTRICT TOPS
NATION in TAX
COLLECTIONS
Southern California Ii
Again Leader In
Federal Receipts

The first announcement Of the
receipts of the United States as n
whole for the fiscal year 1928 from
income tax collections received by
| Collector Rex B. Goodcell, by wire
from Washington yesterday, indi-
! cate that the Los Angeles district
again leads the nation in receipts
from this source of federal reve-
nue..
( For the fiscal year 1923 the ma
! tiou as a whole collected $l,67S, ,607,.
42S, in income tax as compared
with $2,OS6,9 AGA. for the cores
ponding period of 1922, loss of
$40S,31l ,036.63.
In marked contrast to this show
ing is that made by the Los Angeles
district which collected $37.l55, ,03S,
for 1923 as against $S5,S2l,215, for
1922, a gain of $l,333,S23. The
record of Los Angeles is shown to
be an almost remarkable one, when
as Collector Goodccll pointed out Il
reduction in the income taxpayers
bill in this district amounting to
$7,000,000, annually was provided
for by the recent revenue act.
The total revenue collections of
the nation as whole for the fiscal
year 1928 were $2,624,472,706, com
pared with $3,197. .45l,0 ,0S3, for 1922,
Il decrease of $j72,97S,323.
In the Los Angeles district the
total receipts for 1923 were t47,-
93s.443. as against $49,012,95S. for
1929. Collector Goodcell explained
that during the first six months of
1922, the transportation, soft drink,
luxury, insurance. certain sales
taxes, and tax on amusements admis-
sions of ten cents and less were in
effect, from which $5,000,000, was
collected. These taxes were not in
effect in 1923 having been repealed
by the Revenue Act of 1921. In
comparing the Los Angeles dis
tricts' collections for 1923 with
1922, the addition of the collections
from the repealed taxes would give
the district an increase for 1923 of
approximately $4,000,000, bringing
the total receipts up to $53, 100000,
in round numbers as against the
$49,000,000 of 1922.
Under the new revenue act the
approximate reduction in revenue
taxes in the Los Angeles district
was $l5,000,000 annually. OF this
amount $6,000,000, was in trans
portation taxes, 100000 in tax on
theater admissions of 10 cents or
les, enabling amusement lovers to
attend ten cent admission houses
40,000,000 times each year; $780,
000 i'll sales taxes, 100000 in taxes
on soda water and ice cream, and
$7,000,000 in income taxes distrib-
uted among 100000 taxpayers with
small incomes.
The 1923 collections of the Los
Angeles district, which consists of
only ten of the So counties in Cal
ifornia were greater than the COM
bined revenue collections of the en-
tire states of Oregon, Washington,
New Mexico, Wyoming, Nevada,
Montana, Idaho, with Alaska in
cluded.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
BEACH CROW

"Come along, Nurse Jane! Are
YOU almost ready2" called Uncle
Wiggily in the hollow stump bun.
salow one morning.
Ready for whatf" asked the
muskrat lady, who was up stairs
tying a new pink ribbon on the
end of her tail.
"Rcady to 60. to the seashore
beach with me- said Mr.. Longears.
"The seashore!' squeaked Nurse
Jane. DO you mean we are 60
ing down to Asbury Grove to stay
all summerf"
"No, just to take a short little
vacation, perhaps for a few days,
said Uncle Wiggily. "Come along,
Nurse Jane
Soon in his airship, made from
an old clothes basket, with rubber
balloons to lift it from the ground,
the rabbit gentleman and his musk
rat lady housekeeper were on their
way to the beach.
1t was wonderouslv beautiful
down at the ocean, with the green
waves breaking into white, foamy
crests as the wind blew them up on
the sand. There they tumbled
about like children playing at turn.
ing Somesaults.
~ m so glad you brought me
here" sighed Nurse Jane as she
sat down on the sand and opened
her toadstool umbrella to keep off
the hot sun, cit is lovely here. y
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24

Shots" she says. "Their nerves
aren't steady-and no wonder, if
they drink their own stuff!'
She wouldn't talk about her ex-
periences as long as she was on
active duty.
"But now that I'm out of the
service temporarily, she said,
stressing the adverb, 81 may tell
how we operated.
"It was my job to scout around
from inlet to inlet, keep track Of
suspect" boats going in and out,
find out which seamen could steer
in the dark, which knew our shore
line; l had to watch trucks and
bootleggers, help in the seizures,
and guard confiscated liquor or
prisoners.
Led Owls Life
While | was working | led an
OWLS life-awake at night and
asleep during the day.
Miss Premm's big dark -fringed
hazel eyes, twinkled with excite
ment. Every freckle on her sun
Drowned face seemed to grow big
ger, as she went on:
"The bootleggers took tremen-
dous interest III me-but it was nc
greater than | took in them.
cone gallant rum runner threat
ened to throw me overheard if /
came aboard to search his ship.
" Go ahead, l told him, for
IN coming
81 did, and he didn't.
"Once | was lettering around the
docks. Some of the bootlegger;
4 saw another woman nearby. They
thought it was ], so they pushed
her into the water. She was the
wife Of one of the chief rum run
ners, and there was some row after
I wards
, Fearing that her father might oh
ject to her joining the service, il
she asked for permission. Miss
Premm didn't tell him until she
had all her papers certified.
: 'That day." she says, "wc cap
tuted 'The Virginia in broad day
light, with $50 cases of the fines
whisky aboard. Then told my
dad, and he was proud, Instead OF
being angry.
"Once in while the rum run
ners had some fairly good ideas
But ti'ey never fooled us a second
time. Sometimes they'd trr TO run
their liquor in small boats with the
{ water lines painted high. Or they d
try TO disguise their boats us fish
ing smacks or oyster boats. Then
sometimes they'd drop fish in the
water back of their boats so the
gulls would follow it as they dc
fishing Yesels.
"TBat we would see through al
this, and 60 after them strong"
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
Catch Suspects
In Big HOldups

PRINCETON, n. j., July "a
After a cross continent chase two
young men are held here today,
while metropolitan police are at
tempting to attribute to them the
robbery of a million dollars in
Jewels.
The two are charged specifically
with having attacked Mrs. c. P.
Hugo Schoellkopf as she was leav-
ing a New York party in New York
and stealing 100000 worth of
jewelry.
Indictments are pending in the
theft of $4,000 in gems from Mrs.
Lillian Myers, New York, and the
swindling of a Mr.. Harrington of
$4,000 in Chicago.
The men, Eugene Moran, %, and
Albert Horowitz, 81, strenuously
deny the charges.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC
VICTORY
Ry A. l.. BRADFORD
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
70 WASHINGTON, July 24.-The
United States government has won
a signal diplomatic victory in the
Turkish peace treaty being signed
today at Lausanne.
The hard fought struggle, which
has now eliminated in a triumph
of first Importance for American
made diplomacy, involved tho qucs-
ton of exclusive rights TO develop
great oil deposits of untold wealth
in former Turkish territory.
This victory was largely scored
over Great Britain, the recognized
master diplomat for many decades
past. Briefly the victory is this:
Great Britain claimed that con
tract granted by the old Turkish
government before the war to the
Turkish Petroleum company, now a
British concern, gave England the
exclusive right to develop the rich
Mosul oil deposits i'll former Turk
ish territory.
The United States contested this
claim, declaring that the concession
to the Turkish Petroleum company
was never actually concluded and
consequently does not constitute a
valid right of Great Britain.
England fought bitterly at the
Lausanne conference to have the
concession" to the Turkish Pc
troleum company validated in the
Turkish peace treaty, but the
treaty signed today does not ratify
the British claim and thus the
United States has succeeded in out
manouvering the master diplomat,
John Bull.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24

81 like it," said Uncle Wiggily
twinkling his pink nose, and just as
he was going to wet his paws in
the salt water a voice cried most
dismally:
"Kee! Kee! Kee!'
"My goodness sakes alive!
What s that9" asked Nurse Jane.
"Don't be afraid,' the voice
went on. 81 will not harm you.
I can harm no one, for [ am caught
fast in big clam she'll -
Then Uncle Wiggily and Nurse
Jane looked little way along the
sand and they saw Il black bird,
fluttering his wings. He was caught
by one leg in the shell of clam,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
Former Valley
Man Seriously
Injured in L. A.


Unless he received internal in.
iuries, Hugh Haines, lormerly of
this dity, who WAS seriously in
iured in fall at Los Angeles Sun.
day night, has an excellent chance
of recovery, though he will be con
fined to hospital for several
months.
According to reports from Los
Angeles, Haines had made a call
on woman friend Sunday night,
and after leaving returned to re-
mind her of a future engagement
and found the door to her apart
ment locked. He attempted to
gain entrance through the rear of
the apartment, by way of fire
escape, and fell three stories to
the ground. The police were mott
fled, and he was taken to the re
ceiving hospital, where hasty
examinatio. showed he had been
injured seriously. He was removed
to the Good Samaritan hospital
where it was found he had a broken
collar bone, that his left hip was
broken, and his loft arm and leg
broken in two places. Whether he
sustained internal injuries had not
been determined late today.
Haines is about 40 years of age,
and lived in FL Centre for sew
cral years up to a few months ago,
While here he was employed by
Charles Pitzer as an accountant.
He left to take similar position
with Oswalt Brothers in Los An
geles. AS Badly he was well
known i'll FL Centric. He was
prominent in fraternal circles here.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
DODGING LIGHTNING

The picnicker camper who fears lightning may
derive some comfort from the words of the director of
the Blue Hill Observatory in Massachusetts, He says
that only 10 flashes of lightning out of every 100
come to earth The other 90 pass harmlessly from
cloud to cloud Of those that toward the earth
only one out of 100 strikes person
He also gives few rules which make for safety.
One is to get under when storm threatens and
to lie down if it is not practical to get indoors Anoth-
to keep away from tree with thick foliage while
there are lightning discharges. 1t is WE'LL too, to keep
away from an open doorway or an open window
Lightning sometimes follows currents of air, especial
ly rising warm air.
incidentally it is hopeful to be told by author
ity that lightning rarely kills outright. Prompt resus
citation measures frequently succeed in restoring
lightning stunned victim to consciousness.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
Another Yacht
Out of Big Race
By United Press Leased Wire

san PEDRO, Cal, July 24.-The
yacht Poinsetta, former private
vatcht of the German crown prince,
now owned by Max Whittier of Los
Angeles, which started from Santa
Barbara Saturday in the race to
Honolulu, put into San Pedro har-
Dor shortly after noon today.
The Poinsetta's giant sails were
blown away Sunday night when an
inexperienced crew, most of them
youths under 90 years of age, from
Los Angeles, were unable to handle
the huge canvass during stiff
wind.
The Poinsetta is the second of
the six yachts which crossed the
starting line, to abandon the trip
the Idalia having put into Venice
yesterday on account of fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
NO DESIRE TO BE
PRESIDENT-FORD

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich, July
24.-Henry Ford has bigger job
than the presidency in managing
his automobile industry, he told d
group of friends at the Wequetong
boat club here, where he visited
three days.
81 have no desire to be presi
dent; l have a bigger job now,
Ford replied when questioned re
garding the possibilities of his be
coming Il candidate in 1924.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24

which had closed fast ON him.
"Who are you7' asked Nurse
Jane.
First let me help him out of his
trouble, and then we can be in
troduced to him. spoke Uncle
Wiggily. SO with his red, white
and blue striped rheumatism crutch
the bunny opened the clam shell
and set the black bird free.
''Thank you. / feel much bet
ter the bird said as he fitted
about. ''The clam didn t mean to
close his shell on my leg. 1t was
IN accident. But m glad you
happened to come along
81 am Uncle Wiggily,' said the
rabbit gentleman, "and this is my
muskrat lady housekeeper, Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy.
PLEASED to meet you. Kee!
Kee! Keel croaked the black bird.
81 am beach crow, if you please. y
You are a queer crow spoke
Nurse Jane. "All the crows | ever
saw or heard cry 'Crw! Cav!
Cawl
"Well, being beach crow, |
am different said the bird with
a jolly laugh, for he felt happy,
now that his leg was no longer
caught.
"What does a beach crow do''
asked Uncle Wiggilv.
"Oh, l hop about on the beach
and pick up to eat things that the
waves wash up on the sand was
the answer. "Exeuse me, l see d
bit of lobster salad now,' he ex.
claimed. Then hopping down until
he stood in the shallow water, he
began pickink up something in his
bill, eating as though he were hun
CRY.
"Do you mind if Nurse Jane and
I have little picnic on your
beach'" asked Uncle Wiggily.
"Not at all. You are very wei
come. Kee! Kee! Kee!' cried the
beach crow. Then he and the musk
rat lady and the bunny uncle had
a good time. But, all of sudden
the crow looked down the sand and
cried: "Oh, see the Woozie Wolf
coming. Is he friend of yours9'
"Indeed, he ism IT, squealed
Nurse Jane. Hurry, Uncle Wig
/ gily, we must go away!" But alas
When Uncle Wiggily tried to hoI
to his air ship, which was some
distance away, the bunny couldn =
hop. Hhis rheumatism hurt him Sc
he could hardly move. And on came
the Woozie Wolf!
'I know what is good for rheuma
tism! Hot seaweed!" croaked th'
beach crow. "Build a fire, Nurse
Jane. l II drag some seaweed ou
of the ocean for you and Wen cure
Uncle Wiggily."
Quickly the muskrat lady built 1
fire. On it was spread some sea
weed the crow pulled up the sands
| When the seaweed was steamins
warm, but not too hot, it wal
wrapped around Uncle !Wiggily =
rhcaumtism leg. Soon all the pail
melted away and the bunny cOult
hop to his airship with Nurse Jane
And just as the Wolf rushed W
away sailed the rabbit and Nurs
Jane, and the beach crow flew VI
into the air, calling:
"Kee! Kee! Kee!'
"Fooled again!" growled th'
Wolf, as he skunk back to his den
"Well, we had a good time AM
an adventure!'' laughed the rabbi
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
AMERICA WINS
in DIPLOMACY

Continued From Page One)
the Dardenelles henceworth will not
be fortified.
If the new concessions for self
government granted at Lausanct
do not confer benefits on Asia
Minor, they will not last. Turkey
has to prove herself-reforming cap
acity, or a new international con
ference will take away what has
been today granted the Mohammed
ans as an experiment in self de
termination.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
L. A. GRAND JURY
AFTER OIL MEN
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, July 24.-Bogu.
oil stock promoters, operating il
this state and from Fort Worth,
Texas, are the subject of a careful
inquiry by the federal grand jury
here today.
David Cahill, of New York, who
assisted Attorney General Daugher-
ty in the prosecution of alleged
wildcatters who violated federal
postal laws at Fort Worth, is her
to take charge of the investigation
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
GERMAN OFFICIAL KILLED

BERLIN, July 24.-The attorney
general of Frankfort was knocked
donw in the street and killed and
his residence plundered and later
demolished during communist dis
turbances there during the night,
according to the Central News.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24

as he reached his hollow stump bun
galow. And if the rubber ball
doesn't bounce up and hit the cab
bage on the head I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and the hooty
owl.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
FORMER PREMIER DIES

PARIS, July Ex-senator Charles
Duhrey, former premier of France,
died here last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24
WOMEN NJ AXE
BEST DRY AGENTS:
ONE ADMITS IT

Continued From Page One)
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-24

Take It with you when you buy
your Angeles 1000" guaranteed
khaki work pants. Your dealer will
sign it. 1t is your PERSONALLY
SIGNED assurance that your pur-
chase must prove satisfactory-if it
doesn't. 60 back to your dealer and
present this signed slip together with
the pants and he will replace them
with a new pair. a duplicate guar
antee will be found in the right-hand
hip pocket of EVERY pair.