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New Britain herald., 1923-06-21
HEAT CLOSES FoUNDRIEs

Reports from local factories stated
today that in most of them where
foundry work Is being done. the
foundries had been closed down be-
cause Of the intense heat and the iron
molders had been forced to stop
work. Superintendents Of the factor
les stated that besides these, no other
departments had been closed
New Britain herald., 1923-06-21
MILL Are Closed

Lawrence, Mass, June sl,-The
Pacific Mills, some departments OF
the mills Of the American woolsn
Co. ana several other small manu-,
featuring concerns were shut down
this noon because Of the excessive
heat. In some departments the
workers were allowed TO so TO their
homes this morning.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-21
big TOLL OF LIFE
IN HOT WEATHER
sesnuaasa trem First Fagsl

swsltsred again today as the torrla
wave which yesterday took toll OF
fye lives ana caused scores Of pres
tFstiehs continued,
The theFmo meter touched 80 in the
early forenoon, the highest recorded
for June ~ in 30 years The hur
midity reached 80,
The weather bureau reported no
relief In sight ana predicted higher
temperatures for later In the day,
New Britain herald., 1923-06-21
NEGRO PERSONNEL AT HOSPITAL

Washington. June ia complete
negro personnel wifi man the veter-
ans bureau hospital at Tuskegee,
Okla. Director Hines said today in
a letter to President Harding. The
question of whether negro physicians
should make up the staff of the In
stitution which will receive negro
patients, has been the subject of Bit
ter controversy.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-21
srp THOMAS TO CHALLENGE

New York. June 21.-Sir Thomas
Upton, famous Irish yachtsnan. will
challenge again this year for an
other series of races for the Ameri-
cas- cup to be run in the summer of
1924 the Evening Post said 1t had
learned today.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-21
r. r. CLERKS GET RAISE

New Haven, June 2l.--A years
agreement with its clerks was signed
by the New Haven road yesterday.
This provides for an advance Of from
two to four cents an hour, instead Of q
fiat Ave cents asked for, and an ad-
justment Of working conditions.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-21
,4,s DEGREES AT HARVARD.

Cambridge, June 21.--Harvard uni
versity conferred 1,413 degrees, the
largest number in its history at the
commencement exercises bringing to
a close the 2s7th year of the univer-
sity.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-21
MUCH LIQUOR LANDED.

Riverhead, N. Y, June 21.-~Farm-
ers who were driven from the water
front last night by armed rum run
ners who came ashore from a yacht
reported to the authorities today that
large quantity Of liquor had been
landed and carted off in motor
trucks.
New Britain herald., 1923-06-21
phlla. schools Shut Down.

Philadelphia, June 2i.-All public
schools in Philadelphia were closed
for the day at noon because OF the
continued intense heat A. noon the
temperature was % degrees,
New Britain herald., 1923-06-21

TODAY'S TREASURY REPORT
U. S. Treasury-Balance,$ 395.170,731
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
Columbus Landed
431 Years Ago
Today!

Today is Columbus Day, and is
being observed as a holiday by local
banks, county offices and many
business offices.
1t is extremely fitting that some
observance should be made of what
to us should be one of the most I'M
portant events in history.
just 43l years ago this morning,
Christopher Columbus and his little
band of devout followers, landed on
the southeastern shores of this great
continent of ours and gave a paean
of thanks for deliverance from
storms and dangers and prayer of
gratitude that to them had fallen
the honor of discovering "the new
world.'
Events since then have come fast
and furious and in the rush of pres,
ent day living we are liable to for
get the brave, intrepid italian ad-
venturer who had the courage of
his convictions and stuck to them
persistently, through many discour'
aoements, until the goal was reach
so' -------1..AlAA..4.A:4 .A.r-sE.AId5
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
INTEREST GROWS
AS SCORE BOARD
BLINKS RETURNS

Interest in the World 5 Series, as
played on the Press board, continues
to increase as the games proceed,
and today the \largest crowd thus
far was on hand. Telephone calls
continue to be received from all
parts of the valley, several being
received today from Calipatria.
The rapidity with which the pro-
gress of the game is recorded by
means of the United Press leased
wire, has made a big hit with the
fans.
Sentiment continues to be even
ly divided among the crowd, though
the Giant rooters seem to be gain
ing strength. When Casey Stem
gel hit his home run in the seventh
inning today, the only run of the
game, and "Casey's second homer
of the series, the Giants rooters
showed their enthusiasm by vigorous
cheering. Sam Griffin, who was
doing the announcing for the Press,
collapsed with joy and was unable
to proceed further, his place being
taken at the small end of the
megaphone by Officer N. C. Dea-
ton; who is used to bawling orders
from the quarterback.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
BRATSOULEAS IS
FREED; VERDICT
A BIG SURPRISE
Much Adverse Comment
Expressed at Result
of Trial

George Bratsouleas was declared
not guilty of y statutory charge
made against him by his II year
old daughter after less than two
aour's deliberation by jury in
the superior court late yesterday
afternoon.
Adverse comment on the verdict
was heard on the streets last night,
and several citizens who had follow
ed the trial closely expressed their
surprise at Bratsouleas' acquittal in
the face of the testimony of his
two daughters, who made atrocious-
" sordid charges against their
father. Testifying in his own be-
half, Bratsouleas made a vigorous
denial of the allegations against
him. He was ably defended by +.
r. Simon, former district attorney.
The state was represented by Dis
trict Attorney Utley and Deputy
j. E. Simpson.
The district attorney stated to-
day that of his own personal. know
ledge there have been four or five
similar cases in Imperial County
within the last few years, in which
verdict of acquittal was returned
1t seems impossible, he said, to get
juries to bring in verdict OF
guilty in these cases, no matter how
damaging the evidence may be
against the accused.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
Posses Search for Train Bandits Who Murder Four
Quiet Imperial
Election; Fight
Looming Later

With three candidates i'll the field,
the straw election being held in
Imperial today to enable the people
of that district to choose success
sor to Roy d. McPherrin as director
of the Imperial Irrigation District
proceeded without any untoward in
cident. Interest in the election
was light, only 63 votes having been
recorded at 10 O'Clock. although
there is registration in the dis
trict of almost 1000 voters.
T. D. Mccall. n. A. Mackey and
Mack Trentham are the candidates
for the office. All were busy this
morning getting out voters and
keeping an eve on things at the polls
in the city hall at Imperial.
Mccall urges his election on the
grounds that he is farmer, with a
farmers understanding Of the needs
of the people of Imperial Valley
and has pledged himself to reduce
the overhead expense of the dis
trict. Mackey is cashier of the I'm
perial Bank and one of the fore
most business men of Imperial
Trentham was for several years
superintendent of Imperial Water
Company, and is thoroughly famil
lar with the outside work of the Ir
rigation District. ...s ....
Each One Confident
All three candidates expressed
their belief in their success at the
polls, and ultimate appointment tc
| the Irrigation District board.
District Attorney Utley visited
the scene of election this morning
Despite the attitude of the Irriga
tion District directors in refusing
! to accept McPherrin s resignation
and their assertion that there is NJ
vacancy on the district board. the
| district attorney maintains that {
vacancy does exist because of Nc
! Pherrin IS action in filing a writer
resignation with the secretary o.
/ the board.
] Undoubtedly, if the candidate
chosen by the people of Imperial al
a result of today's election, at
tempts to take his place as a di
rector, his action will be contested
by other members of the distric
j board, and the prospect of lega
fight to determine just who is en-
titled to the position will be fought
| to a finish in the, courts.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
GIANTS TAKE THIRD CAMEL TO
BANDITS CAN'T
STEAL MUCH NOW
SAYS MRS. ADAIR
Notorious RObber Says
County Treasury Was
80 On List

Imperial Valley was greatly in
terested in the confession of Her
bert Wilson, minister and motor
ious mail bandit, printed in Los
Angeles paper Wednesday, by reas-
; on of the reference made to the
treasurer's office of Imperial coun-
, ty. Wilson is now serving a life
sentence in San Quentin prison for
killing his partner, Herbert Cox,
! during an attempted Jail break last
year The confession was made to
, the federal grand jury, now holding
forth in Los Angeles, in an effort
to assist that body in returning in
dictments against the members of
nationwide criminal gang who
preyed on the United States mails
two years ago.
The reference to the Imperial
county treasury states that Cox had
visited El Centre in 1927 and looked
to size up the chances for sue
cessful robbery here. The confes-
sion states Cox report was favor
able and that in all probability the
job would have been pulled off, had
not both men been arrested in the
meantime by post office inspectors
in Los Angeles. The sub-treasury at
Washington had also been "survey-
ed' as the confession terms it.
Mrs. j. M. Adair, county treasur-
er, and w. e. Brooks, chairman of
the board of supervisors, stated to-
day that no great sums are carried
in the treasurer office any more
and that criminals who might be
tempted to visit here because of the
remarks in Wilson's confession,
would not only meet with disap-
pointment in the amount of loot, but
would get warm reception. The
treasurer's office has been equipped
with a modern burglar alarm sys-
tenn sincsT Cox made his visit here,
and night watchman is always on
the job. Even should bandits sue
ceed in overpowering the watchman
and destroying the burglar alarm
system, as the confession states Will
son and Cox did in MANY other
cases., the amount of loot obtained
would not be sufficiently large
enough to warrant the risk taken,
say the county officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
AUTO LANDS In
ROADSIDE DITCH
DRIVER ESCAPES

Es s. Harrison of Imperial had a
narrow escape from serious injury
on the Imperial highway last eve
ming, when a truck which he was
driving went off the highway and
landed upside down in the ditch at
the roadside. Harrison was hauling
Is large jars of mineral water to
Imperial. Although all the jars
were thrown from the truck,
through some trick of fate only sew
Ell were smashed, the remainder be-
ing absolutely unharmed. Harrison
escaped with n small cut on his
hand. According to his story, the
lights on his truck went out and he
was unable to see. where he was
driving. The truck was only slight
ly damaged by the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
Find Skeletons
$4,000 Years
Old

PARIS, October 12.-Amaz-
ing discoveries of skeletons es-
timated to be at least $4,000
years old have been made dur
ing excavations near the village
of Solutre, near Macon, France,
according to n report to the Aca-
deny of Sciences by the discov-
erer, Charles De Feret, famous
scientist of Lyons.
Last month Professor De Pc
ret, accompanied by Arcellen,
son of the first scientist to
explore the Solutre ruins; Lu-
cien Mayet professor of anthrop-
ology at Lyons University; and
DR.. Mazenot, local scientist,
inaugurated further digging.
The skeletons were those of
three young men between 25
and 80 years of age, averaging
six feet tall, and Of vigorous
structure. The Uranium box
was high and large, though not
very long. They had well de-
veloped cheek bones, low noses,
and long, straight, inferior jaw
bones unusually high.
Professor De Peret said that
the skeletons were those of
members of the Gro o-Magnon
race, confirming the clinical
relationship between the an
cient inhabitants OF the Saone
valley with the trogolytes who
inhabited the Mediterranean.
Tho savants declare that the
discovery exceed in interest the
Luxor discoveries.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12

WHAT'S DOING

Melolard Farm Center at
Meloland school.
Spruce -Trifolirlm Farm Gen.
ter at Spruce school.
"Ruggles of Red Cap at
Palace.
Social evening, st. Mary's
hall, 8 p. IN.
Dance at McCabe school
house.
County Executive Meeting,
Boy Scouts, Rrawley, tonight at
7:3O.
Lecture and travelogue on
Russia Baptist church.
Signal Chapter No. 276, o.
E. S. at Masonic hall.
Boyce Aten Post, American
Legion, Dept. /, Superior Court.
Reception for Rev. Cannon,
Episcopal church.
Literature section, Ten Thou
sand Club, club house, 2:30 Sat
urday.
Food Sale by Methodist Wo-
men tomorrow at Varney's.
World Series returns: Press
scoreboard tomorrow, II a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
43RD CONVENTION
IS OVER TONIGHT
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PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 12.-The
forty-third annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor will
pass into history tonight. With
election of officers and selection of
the 1924 convention city set as a
special matter of business this
morning the two weeks session will
be at an end. Already delegates are
leaving the city.
No particular interest surrounds
the election. President Gompers
will be nominated by G. W. Perkins,
president of the cigar makers, to
which craft Gompers belongs. He
will be reelected without Opposi-
tion.
Detroit, Ell Paso and st. Louis are
bidding for the 1924 convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
The "13" HOOdOO
Figures In
Holdup

REDDING, CAL, Oct. 12.-
Fatefl thirteen, scoffed at by
the skeptic but whose malign
influence is feared continually
by the superstititous has added
to its malignity.
San Francisco express, held up
near the Oregon line early yes
terday is south.bound Southern
Pacific train No. Is.
The spot where tho bandits
shot four trainmen, wounded
fifth and destroyed the mail
car with dynamite is at tho south
portal of tunnel Is, in the heart
of the wilds Of the Siskiyou
mountain range.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
NEARLY zoo ON
HAND TO ATTEND
DEMISE OF DIRT
Citizens, Scouts, School
Pupils All Help
"Mop Up"
80 Trucks Required For
Work; Eastside on
the Job

At 1:lj this afternoon, the first
of 20 trucks, captained by Percie
C. Thacker, aid manned by crew
of Boy Scouts and citizens, left the
Wilson school or the final drive
against Old Man Dirt, who has fig
ured prominently in the doings of
Ell Centre for the past two weeks,
and who is scheduled to shuttle off
this mortal coil before nigntfall.
The response to the appeals made
during the past two weeks, urging
every resident in Ell Centro to do his
share toward cleaning up the town,
was very gratifying to those in
charge of the campaign. While ev-
cry citizen was not at the school
| grounds, between $50 and 200 men
and boys, and large crowd of
girls were ready and equipped to
take up the gauntlet against trash
and rubbish.
| The workers were assembled on
! the school grounds under the di
rection of Fire Chief Ferguson
chairman of the cleanup campaign
committee, and were tolled off
among the leaders of the various
districts into which the city has
been divided. A truck was the,
designated to each group and dis
patched to it's particular district
without delay.
Boys All on Hand
Frank Bowles, in charge of the
Boy Scouts, was kept busy dividing
! up the eager workers among the
various trucks and giving orders tC
the scout masters. The school boys
under the direction of F. P. Shibley
/ were also assigned to work. The
Youngsters tackled the job with en-
thusiasm. evidently bent on making
their elders hustle in order to keel
up, with them during the afternoon
Prominent among the citizens wht
turned out to assist in the cleanup
was Judge franklin J. Cole, Charles
IA. ItLVl, anu NHdiiCa l.. N''ott
president of the Chamber of Com
merce. Practically every director
of the chamber was on hand, at
tired in clothes that could stand ;
great deal of wear and tear.
80 Trucks on Job
Twenty trucks, under the direc
tion of Bill Bewley of the fire de
partment stood beside the Wilson
school, and in the belief that moro
would be needed, a detail of mel
were sent down to solicit additiona
equipment. 1t was said that nearly
30 trucks would be on the job dur
ing the afternoon.
A group of colored citizens was
on hand, equipped with pitchfork'
and shovels, ready to do their share
The campaign which has been con
Quoted the past two weeks has me
with q ready response from the col
ored people and they have been do
ing much good work on the cas-
| side to make it as neat appearing
as any other portion of the city.
/ If enthusiasm and willingness tC
cooperate can be used as eriterions
it is certain that El Centre will b,
vastly improved appearing city
when the volunteer workers &c
through tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
SIX DEAD FROM
I'LL. MOONSHINE

PANA, Ill.,, October 12.-Six per-
sons are dead and several others
are perhaps fatally i'll in local
hospital as Il result, of drinking
poison moonshine whisky, accord
ing to city police.
Blame for the six deaths was
placed on moonshine by coroner s
jury last night following the deaths
during the day. The six drank from
the same supply of liquor, accord
ing to evidence presented to the
jury.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12

is "still before congress-"
~ shall not withdraw it, - he
said. s ,..I,o. e 81. 1f
Ford indicated that despite the
sale of the Gorgas plant his engi-
neers have gone ahead with plans
for developing the project.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
THE KING TO APPEAR
AT SLOPE DAIRY SHOW

OAKLAND, Oct. H. King Korn.
dyke Pontiac Goth, probably the moat
valuable Holstein Friesian bull in
America, will be exhibited nj the
Pacific Slope Dairy Show in Oak.
land, October 20 to November 3, in-
elusive.
News to this effect has just becn
received by Manager Robert E.
Jones from G. l.. Hughes. Tho bull
is owned by Sargent Brothers, of
Tulare.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
Henry Ford Is Still Hoping
He'll Secure Muscle Shoals

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. le.-Henry
Ford has not given up hope of OBJ
tanning Muscle Shoals.
In his first statement since the
sale of the Gorgas Plant, which was
included in his bid for Muscle
Shoals, Ford declared that his offer
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
POSTPONE STOKES
TRIAL TILL MONDAY

NEW YORK, Oct. 12.---The trial
of Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes, whose
husband is suing her for divorce and
naming 16 correspondents, will be
resumed before Justice jeremiah
Mahoney in supreme court here
Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
TOday's Box Score

balls, Nehf 5; Jones l. Home run
Stengel. Two base hits Dugan.
Double plays, Bancroft, Frisch and
Kelly; Jones, Scott and Pipp;
Frisch, Bancroft and Kelly. Left
on bases, Giants 5; Yankees 6, Time
of game 2:03.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
TOLL OF MOTOR
CRASH NOW SIX
by United Press Leased Wire

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa, Oct. II.
With the death of the driver and
two other passengers of motor
bus early today, the death toll of
the grade crossing accident near
Hepburnville yesterday when fast
Pennsylvania flyer demolished the
machine, was brought to six.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
FIRST INNING


Giants: Bancroft up: Foul strike
!; foul strike 2; ball wide. Ball
. inside; foul; Bancroft flied to
Meusel near the foul line. Groh up:
Ball / outside Groh reached first
when Scott fumbled his drive. 1T
was an error for Scott. Frisch up:
Foul strike l; Frisch flied to Witt
who ran in for the catch. Young
IN: Strike called; ball l inside;
Young flied to Witt who came in
fast for nice running catch. No
runs, no hits, one error.
Yankees: Witt up: Witt out
Frisch to Kelly on hard bounder.
1t was the first ball pitched. 1t was
Il fast play. Dugan up: Ball l
wide; strike ! called; strike z
swung; ball . outside. Dugan out
Bancroft to Kelly. Ruth up: Ball
! wide; ball inside; strike l
swung; strike 2 swung; Ruth sing
led to center; it was a hard drive
through the pitchers box. X. Meus-
ell up: Ball ! high; strike l swung;
ball 9 wide; Meuscl. flied to Z. Meu-
sci who ran clear to the wall for
the catch. No runs, one hit, no er-
rors.
Nehf made Ruth miss mile on
two low curves but the Babe caught
his third attempt and drove it hotly
to center. The crowd gave him a
big hand.
SECOND INNING
Giants: f. Mcusel up: Ball J
high; strike l called; strike call
ed; f. Meusel flied to r. Meusel
who ran back to left center for a
nice catch. Stengel up: Ball !
wide; ball 2 wide; foul strike i;
Stengel flied to Witt who ran in
for another nice catch. Kelly up:
Ball / inside; foul strike l; strike
9 swung; foul; ball . high inside /;
Kelly flied to Scott who ran back
in short left field for the catch. No
runs, no hits, no errors.
Jones worked nicely and had the
Giants hitting in the air. The
Giants were still refusing to hit at
anything but good balls.
Yankees: Pipp up: Ball l high
ball inside; ball inside; strike
called; strike 2 called. Pipp
fouled to Kelly in front of the dug
out. Ward up: Strike l called; ball
low outside; ball 9 outside; strike
. swung; foul; ball 3 inside; Ward
popped to Snyder near the box.
Schang up: Ball ! outside; strike
called ball 2 wide; foul strike 2;
\ ball wide; Schang flied to Ban
croft. No runs, no hits, no errors
Nehf was wobbly and unsteady
Continued on page six
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
TODAY'S BOX SCORE

X-Hoffman batte1 for Jones in'
eighth
BY innings:
Giants 600 900 100--l
Yankees 600 900 000-0
Summary: Innings pitched by
Jones 8; hits off Jones 4; struck
out by Jones 4; Nehf 3; base on
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12
'"CASEY AT The
BAT" GIVES THE
GIANTS VICTORY
Weather-Beaten Stengel
Idol of Today's
Event
$4,000 Excited Fan S
Crowd Arena Third
Game

YANKEE STADIUM n f w
YORK, October 12.-Old Casey
Stengel, withered and seamedfaced
veteran of many hard baseball sum
mers, ascended the heights of base
ball fame for the second time this
afternoon when he knocked a home
run which, gave the Giants 1t ! to
o victory lover the Yankees in the
third game of the world s series
Stengel, the taxicab magante of
Kansas City won the third game
of the series with Il smashing home
run that trickled to the left field
wall of the huge. baseball park. This
afternoon when q monstrous crowd
Of $4,000 had been thri]leG. BY six
innings of perfect, scoreless base
ball, old Casey came to the bat in
the seventh with one down and
drove a home run into Babe Ruth s
favorite spot, high up on the right
field bleachers.
Stengel's blow was the only real
clout off the spectacular pitching
in the whole afternoon and it was
the one punch that the Chants need
ed to win thrilling victory and
obtain the lead on the Yankees in
the race for the rich world series
prize. Sam Jones, made only one
mistake to mar an otherwise perfect
exhibition of his art. lie made the
great blunder of laying "A high fast
one in on Casey and it went out
OF the park carrying Jones game
away from hiLI.
Jones allowed only four scattered
hits and Art Nehf, the Giant s
southpaw, gave an exhibition almost
as good in letting the slugging
Yankees down with six hits, one Of
which was Il single by Ruth, who
was most thoroughly stopped after
his rampage yesterday in the Polo
Grounds.
The Giants with the exception OF
the seventh were held completely in
the grasp of Squire Jones. In the
fifth Jones walked Stengel the
first man up but the Yankee in
field came to his rescue and stopped
the rally with fast force out and
a double play. The Giants had only
one opportunity to score and they
made that one chance good and
Stengel picked out one of the few
good balls that Jones served. The
Yankees had many opportunities
but their rallies were killed by the
brilliant work of the Giant inficld.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-12

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