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Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-03
IMPERIAL
by Press Staff Correspondent

IMPERIAL, May 3.-Mrs. j. +.
Stevenson has returned from four
months sojourn to San Diego.
r. d. McPherrin has returned
from six week S trip to Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. l.. Wilson, former
1mperialites, motored in from Los
Angeles yesterday, surprising Mr..
and Mrs. Virgil Patterson. The two
families were frineds number of
years ago when both were in busi-
ness here.
A number of Imperial folks atten-
1ed the Farm Bureau Carnival at
Holtville yesterday.
Many compliments were heard on
Imperial's representation given az
the May Festival last evening.
Leave for San Diego
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Hallawell, left
yesterday for San Diego for short
visit with Mr.. Hallawell's father,
who is Aeaving soon for England
with his son Gilbert to join Mrs
Halawell ST., who is visiting there.
Weldon Bathrick left yesterday
for Los Angeles to spend the sum-
mer.
S. l.. Marattay, who has been
spending three months with his wife
and family in Kentucky, has re-
turned to Imperial and again taken
up his position with Mrs. Line oln.
Mrs. Marattay will return 10 I'M
perial soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-03
SECOND CLOSE CALL
FOR AVIATOR PAIR

CALEjXICO, May 8 Aviators
Patteron and Guernsey, of the Am
'erican Mapping Company, who are
working in this vicinity, had a
narrow escape from serious injury
and possible death yesterday, when
they discovered two cracked cyl
inders in their engine just before
they started on a flight. The men
are working on the survey of the
new railroad from MeX.cali 70 the
gulf, and had close call two weeks
ago when they were compelled to
make forced landing several miles
from any habitation and were later
found by searching parties.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-03
SEELEY
BY United Press Leased Wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
SEELEY, May 3.-Mr. and Mrs.
w. E. Gullett have left for Yucaupa
where they expect to spend the
summer.
j. +. Gallaher is driving brand
new Buick.
Samuel Smith, young son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. s. Smith, who has been
critically sick is getting along very
well. The Smiths moved back to
their home in the country. While
the boy was 50 sick they stayed
with Mrs. w. T. Ray.
+. NJ. Townsend who was driving
the ice truck for T. A. Howard in
jured his back on Tuesday while
lifting large cake Of ice. T. j..
Henson is now driving the truck on
the route.
Eshmund Brown Here
Eshmund Brown of Los Angeles
is spending few days with his sis
ter, Mrs. n. p. Pearse. Tuesday
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Pearse, Mr..
Brown and A. d. Simpson motored
out on the desert and enjoyed sup
per.
l.. W. Copeland, who has been
clerking in &. l.. Campbell s store
for the past year, is taking vaca-
ton. Mr.. Copeland will rest for a
few days and then get in readiness
for their summer trip.
Lois Sprinkle is still quito sick
with typhoid fever. DR.. House of
FL Centre is in attendance. Miss
Sprinkle is member Of the Central
Union high schools graduating
class.
Magruders Out
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Magruder of
El Centro were out to Seeley on
Wednesday on business and seeing
old acquaintance.
Mrs. Georgia Henderson and
children and the j. r. Erwin fam
lily left for Nucro where they ex-
pect to make their home. Mrs.
Henderson has rented her ranch to
,J. A. Ellis.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-03
LOCAL ENGINEER
HAS ARTICLE ON
PESCADERO CUT

CkLEXICO, May 3.-S. l.. Roth
cry, of the Irrigation District en-
ginecring staff, has contributed an
excellent article on the Pescadero
cut to the April issue of the Off
cial organ of the American Society
of Civil Engineers. The article is
accompanied by photographs and
drawings that show the operation
and progress Of the cutoff from the
time the water was first turned into
it. Mr. Rothery estimates that be-
tween II and l8 million yards of
earth were cxcavated last year by
the force of the water. The dredg
es"building the cut only excavated
657, 900 yards, the river doing the
major portion of its excavation
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-03
Tia Juana Resort
Owners, Win Out

CALEXICO, May 3.-Sevcral op.
orators Of resorts at Tia Juana, who
visited Mexicali yesterday to have
Governor Lugo revoke the munici-
pal ordinance passed by the Tia
Juana officials demanding. that ali
resorts be closed, accomplished their
purpose yesterday, though Cover
nor Lugo had no part in it. While
the men were here, the Tia Juana
officials evidently had change of
heart and wired that the order
would be revoked. The men were
independent operators and claimed
to have been legislated against at
the instance of the ''vice ring in
the border city.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-03
SCHOOL OPERETTA
NETS $225, HIGHEST
SUM IN 4 YEARS
BY Press Staff Correspondent

IMPERIAL, May. s. The pro-
ceeds from the high school operetta
"In Old Louisiana" were the larg-
est ever received durin gthe past
four years, being approximately
1925. The reason for this is be-
lieved to be due to the fact that
there was contest held among the
classes for the selling of the highest
number of tickets. The class sell
ing the highest number is to be
given a social by the class next to
,..e lowest, and the class selling the
secnod from the highest is to be
given social by the class selling
the lowest. The Freshman won this
contest, with the seniors coming a
close second.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-03
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Lueiau l.. Forester,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned, Sara L. Forester, adj
ministratrix of the Estate of Lucian
l.. Forester, deceased, to the
Creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit the same with the necessary
vouchers, within ten months af5er
the first publication of this notice
to the said administrators, at the
law office of c. J.. Brown, in rooms
3, and 5, in First National Bank
Building, at northwest corner of
Main and Sixth Streets, in the city
of Ell Centre, California.
Dated April 9TH, 1923.
SARA L. FORESTER.
Administrative of the Estate of
Luciano L. Forester.
5 IL 10 90 May 3
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-03
No. 5340 In Bankruptcy
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING 4
OF CREDITORS
In the District Court of the United
States, for the Southern Dis
trict of California, South


trict of California, South
ern Division
In the Matter of Imperial Valley
Shoe Co., Bankrupt
To the Creditors of Imperial Val.
ley Shoe Co... of Ell Centre, in tho
, County of Imperial and District
Aforesaid, a Bankrupt:
Notice is Hereby Given, that on
the Goth day of April, A. D., 1929,
the said Imperial Valley Shoe CO.,
was duly adiudicated Bankrupt;
and that the first meeting of credi-
tors will be held at the office Of
the undersigned Referee, 103 First
National Bank Building, Sixth aud
Main Streets, I in the City of Ill
Centre, State of California, on the
14th day of May, A. D., 1923, at
the hour of 900 a. M, at which
time the said creditors may attend
prove their claims, appoint a
Trustee to examine the bankrupt,
consider a petition of the trustee ~
sell the property of said Bankrupt
and transact such other business as
may properly come before said
meeting.
Dated, May 2, 1923.
WILBUR w. RANDALL,
otl Referee III Bankruptcy.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-03
No. 541s In Bankruptcy
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING
OF CREDITORS
In the District Court of the United
States, for the Southern Dis
trict Of California, South

~ uho OiottiSt OOuft OI tu0 OLuItu
States, for the Southern Dis
trict Of California, South
ern Divisios
In the Matter Of Sam Schwartz,
Bankrupt.
To the Creditors of sam
Schwartz, of FL Centro, in the
County of Imperial and District
Aforesaid, Bankrupt;
Notice Is Hereby Given, that on
the list day of May, A. D., 1898,
the said Sam Schwartz was duly
adjudicated Bankrupt; aud tina;
the first meeting of creditors will
be held at the office of the under
signed Referee, 1913 First National
Bank Building, Sixth and Main
Streets, in the City Of El Centre.
State of California, on the lith day
Of May, A. D., 1923, at the hour of
900 a. m, at which time the satd
creditors may attend, provo their
claims, appoint a Trustee, examim,
the Bankrupt, consider a petition
of the Trustee TO sell the prupcfty
of said Bankrupt and transact such
other business as may properly
como before said meeting.
Dated, May 2, 1923.
WILBUR w. RANDALL,
ST. @etsgss - sss-ssg.sy.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-03
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estats of ). w. Gibson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned Leona Gibson, of tho
Estate of s. w Gibson, deceased,
to the Creditors Of, and all persons
having claims against the said de-
ceased, to exhibit the same with
the necessary vouchers, within ten
months after the first publication
Of this notice to the said Adminis-
tratrix at the office Of Harry w.
Horton, her attorney, located in
the Court House, in FL Centre, Inn
perial County, California.
Dated May 2, / 923.
LEONA GIBSON,
Administrative of the Estate of 5.
w. Gibson, Deceased.
May 3 10 II "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-03
FINED S4OO FOR
SMUGGLING SILK

CALEXICO, May 3.-B. Zurita,
of Hermandes Brothers Blue Star
store in Mcxicali, was fined $400
following the discovery of quanti-
ty of silk in his car by customs Of
ficials. Zurita had practically pas
sed through the line when the Gus
toms officers hand came in contact
with a peculiar lump in the uphol-
stery on the back of the car seat,
which investigation revealed was
caused by serverl bolts of silk.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-03
News From Over The Valley
IMPERIAL HAVING
GET-TOGETHER
by Press Staff Correspondent

IMPERIAL, May Big prepara-
tions were being consumated for the
Community Get-together to be held
this afternoon and evening i'll the
city park. Ice cream, cake and sand
wiches will be sold on the lawn of
the Ninth street school. The I'M
perial Municipal Band will furnish
musci for the evening after which
they will enjoy q chicken pie din
ner. Everything is planned for a
great time and the cooperation OF
everyone is desired in helping to
make this success.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-03
SUN MAID RAISIN
GROWERS VERGE
OF BANKRUPTCY
BY United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, Cal, May 3.-The Sun
Maid Raisin Growers will go into
voluntary bankruptcy Monday If
the s5 per cent acreage contract be
not signed Saturday.
The necessary papers rest now in
Ralph Merritt's desk and will be
presented in federal court on its
opening Monday morning if failure
is recorded Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-25
Wife OF LIQUOR MAN
ASSAILS JUDGE WEBB
Husband Had Just Been
Jailed for Year and
Fined S55

New Haven, April 25.-Cornelius
Crowley. a saloonkeeper who was de-
scribed by States Attorney Alling as
a persistent violator of the liquor
laws" was fined $500 and costs and
given year in jail by Judge Wedd
today. Ten minutes later aCraw'es'i'
wife attempted to attack suase Iebb
in his private office. She was forcibly
elected by several deputies and Sheriff
Reilly was ordered by the court to
properly guard the office from man
iaca! intruders."
Crowley had previously been con-
victed of liquor law violations and
given sentences, Today his counsel
pleaded for clemency aud Judge Webb
said that Crowley must be half witt
ed' to think he could play with the
law when penalty of $4,000 and two
years in Jail stared him in the face.
After being sentenced Crowley
walked to the courtroom door but was
halted when Mr.. Alling yelled to Of
ficers to stop him.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-25
AGED MAN DROPS dead
At HOME ON BROAD ST,
Body of William Charland,
76. Found on Back
Veranda

Henry Charland, age To years,
resident of New Britain for the past
90 years. died suddenly this morn
ing at about $3.50 o'clock on the
back veranda OF his home as he was
returning from the yard after having
emptied a hod of ashes. He was
found by one of his children.
Mr.. Charland had been retired from
business as long as he had lived in
this city as he formerly conducted a
large farm in Canada where he was
born. On October "a of last year
Mr.. and Mrs Charland celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary.
Besides his wife he leaves eight
sons, Oscar Frederick, Eugene,
stephen. Hector, Emil, Ernest and
Horace, and three daughters, Miss
Agnes Charand. Mrs. Leo Forsyth
and Mrs. Alfred Odett. He also
leaves = grandchildren. Emil Char
land is proprietor Of Charland's
garage on Main street.
Funeral arrangements, in charge of
NJ. j. Kenny & Co, are incomplete.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-25
STRIKE LEADERS SEE
Tie UP OF SHIPPING
Early Reports However,
Show Little Effect Along
New York Docks

New York, April 25.--While police
today picketed the water front pre-
serving the comparative quiet which
ushered In the strike called by tb.
marine transport workers division OF
the i. w. w. officials of the organi-
zation which claims 10000 members
reported receiving messages from
other seaport locals saying the strike
was highly effective at Boston, San
Pedro. Calf, Seattle, San Francisco,
Portland, Ore, and Now Orleans.
In the first few hours today there
was little evidence of the strike and
checkup by police. shippers and
rival union leaders indicated only 300
OF the transport workers union had
stopped work. The I. w. w. officials
asserted, however, that the strike
would effectually tic up shipping when
1t got under way.
Tho first ship affected was the
Rooras liner Washington, where 140
members of the crew were reported
to have left ship. The union chiefs
said their men on the Cosmopolitan
and Bull lines hal also walked out.
At some piers the line officials said
they did not "Snow there was strike
on"
Beside a demand for wage increase
which would bring the level in all de-
partments OF marine labor sla
aheNe the average scale fixed by the
United States shipping board, the J.
w. w unions demand the, release of
all prisoners Jailed IN connection with
evasons OF the war time draft laws.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-25
STEEpLEJACK FALLS
Tumbles so Feet Lands on His Own
Feet and Says he Won't Quit CAUSE
He Wants the $50 in IL.

Los Angeles, April 2o.-Elmer Goss,
10 year old steepleiack. has had an
other fall. AS usual he escaped injury.
Also as usual his fellow workman was
badly injured.
This fall was so feet. Goss landed
on his feet and remarked:
This is getting to be an old story
James Smeder, his companion was
hurried to the receiving hospita
where it was said he had suffered
many cuts and bruises and the frac-
ture Of several bones.
Goss has been in six falls in four
of which his companions were killed
while in the fifth his fellow workman
suffered fractured skull.
Its just luck" said Goss. "Oh, /
suppose I'll be killed some day but !
hate to give up the work as long as
make $50 a day" .
New Britain herald., 1923-04-25
CHARLESF PRITCHARD
is DEAD At AGE OF 72
'Succumbs to Shock at Home
of His Daughter, Mrs.
w. F. Mangan

Charles +. Pritchard, age ~ years,
and resident of New Britain for the
past 25 years, died this morning al
the home OF his daughter, Mrs Will
liam +. Mangan, at Al Bassett street
He suffered a shock Sunday and never
fully recovered.
He was born in Waterbury and at
tended school at the old Cheshire
Academy which was then located in
Southington. Upon finishing school he
entered the employ of the Waterbury
democrat" as a reporter and edi-
torial writer. He left this paper and
went to Naugatuck to work at the
Nhittemere Fot.ndrr.4 Later he gave
up this position and come to New
Britain to enter the employ or the
Vulcan Iron Works. A few years ago
ne entered the concrete chimney cap
business and recently retired from ac-
tive work.
Besides his wife he leaves his
daughter, with whom he made his
home son, Frederick Pritchard OF
New York and two brothers, Ben
iamin of Bristol and William of Wat
erbury.
The funeral will be held Friday
morning at st. Joseph's church at
o'clock and interment will be in st,
Mary's new cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-25
N|CKERSON NAMED
JUDGE, ELLIS ALSO
Elevated to Superior Court Bench
By Executive Appointments
MACKENZIE GETS new JOB
Federal Prohibition Agent Named by
Governor For Commissioner of Ia
bor and Factory Inspcsfor--Judges
Booth and simpson Retained.

Hartford April 25.---Governor Tenn
pleton sent TO the house today his
nomination OF Speaker Leonard J..
Nickerson OF Cornwall and Senator
Ellis Of Waterbury to be judges Of
the superior court.
The naming of Messrs. Nickerson
and Ellis had been expected as the
bill which increased the membership
Of the superior court bench was signed
by the governor late last week. Their
terms will be for eight years.
One More Vacancy
The governor has yet to make an
appointment Of judge to succeed
Judge James Webb Of Hamden when
he retires next year by reason of age
limitation.
Speaker Nickerson, who Is known
as Judge Nickerson by reason Of his
service as Judge of the probate court
of Cornwall, will serve out only a por-
ton of his term as the age limitation
will automatically remove him from
the bench. His service as speaker Of
the present house is looked upon by
himself as the apex of his political
will be the summit of long exper-
fence before the courts of the state.
ELS Is Prosecutor
Senator Ellis, the majority leader in
the upper branch, is at present the
prosecuting attorney of the district
court of Waterbury He politically
came into prominence through his
management of the campaign of
Lieut.. Governor Templeton for the
governorship last year and the chief
incident in that campaign was his
nominating speech in Mr.. Templeton's
behalf before the republican state
convention.
Under suspension Of the rules the
appointment of Senator Ellis to be
Judge of the superior court was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee as
Continued on Fourteenth Page).
New Britain herald., 1923-04-25
1000 Per Cent Increase
In Shipments of Whiskey

Washington, April 25.--Since pro-
hibition became effective in the Unit
ed States, exports of Scotch and Irish
whiskey from Great Britain to Mexico
and various West Indian islands off
the American coast has increased
1000 per cent Figures compiled by
the commerce department show that
in 1918 Mexican and West Indian ter
ritory took S0.156 gallons of beverage
spirits from Great Britain while in
1922 they took 6o9.5oO gallons.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-25
.EMbEzzLING BANKER
silent ABOUT funds
Million Missing, But Where
It's Gone Authorities
Do Not Know

York, Pa, April 25.--Forged notes
ranging in denomination from 500
up to the thousands, constitute the
evidence of defalcation against
Thomas B. Baird, cashier and WI
liam II. Boil assist. cashier of tho
City Bank of York, according to state
banking officials who discovered a
shortage estimated at nearly $1,000
900. Charged with embezzlement
Baird was held in 100000 bail and
Boil in 100000 which neither was
able to furnish.
Charles II. Graft, second deputy
state banking commissioner said to-
day that Boil had admitted forging
notes aggregating s122,oo0 but had
declined to say what he had done with
the money.
No statement was forthcoming from
Baird.
Graft said the operations OF the
two apparently had extended over
many years and that they had been
able to conceal them BY hiding pages
from loose leaf ledgers when the state
authorities made an examination.
Baird and Boil are married and
have five children each. They live In
modest homes and were not consid-
cred extrsvagant by their friends
Bairds, salary was $1,000 year and
Bolls $4,000.
State Bank Examiner Ferguson
stated today that Boil in confessine
to having used $122,oo0 of the miss
ing money, said he forged notes and
carried them along as assets of the
bank in order to cover up the short
age. Most of the money Boil said was
used in stock speculations and he had
only $4,000 left, :.
The closing of the bank has hit
hard many local interests. The York
city school board had approximately
$780, 900 on deposit and the county of
York had $174,46S in the bank.
New Britain herald., 1923-04-25
Rt. Rev. Chauncey B.
Brewster, M. Rev.
Charles E. Woodcock
and Rt. Rev. Edward
{. Acheson Present
Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe, Rev.
Harry |. Bodley, Parish
oners and Many Visiting
Clergymen Help Write
Bright Page in New
Britain History.

St Marks new Protestant Episcos
pal church was consecrated and,
memorials in the chancel dedicated.
at solemn service held this morn.
ing at 1890 o'clock. The officiating.
bishops, Rt. Rev. Chauncey b. Brew
ster, Rt. Rev. Charles E. Woodcocki
were received at the entrance of tnes
church and followed by the clergyA
men present proceeded up the aisle4
of the church TO the communion tablas
in the chancel, repeating the 24tll;
psalm alternately, the bishops on6I
verse and the clergy the others. Tho
procession was most impressive with
the many clergy in their robes in-i
Guiding Oriental clergy, vested I'M
capes, preceded by crucifer
Charles +. Case read the instru-
ment of donation. Rev George r..
Linsey OF Hartford read the sentences
of consecration after which the church
was consecrated by Bishop Brewster
of the Connecticut diocese. Morning
prayer was offered by Rev. Harry |.
Bodley, rector emeritus of ST. Marks
church. Rev. Henry Wayne, former
rector of this church, but now of
Waterbury, read the episte while the
gospel was read by Bishop Acheson.
The lesson was read by Rev. George
H. Toop OF Philadelphia. Rev. Sam
uel suteliffe also oificiated
The various memorials in the
chance We're then dedicated by Bishop
| Brewster after which Bishop Wood
Icock OF the Kentucky diocese.
preached. Bishop Woodcoct was born
in New Britain SO years ago and re-
ceived his education in Connecticut
schools. He wasN ordained deacon in
1882 and a priest in 1883 by Bishop
Williams of this state. His first two
years in the ministry were spent in
Grace church, Baltimore Later he
was at the Church Of the Ascension
in New Haven and from there went
to Ansonia.
He was elected bishop Of Kentucky
being consecrated on January rs,
1905.
Social Programs of Minor Importance
In his sermon Bishop Woodcock
stated that the first work of the
church was in the worship of God
and in saving souls. not in arranging
social programs. He said that he
considered it an honor to preach at
the consecration of st. Marks beatl-
tiful new church in the city where he
was born and wanted to extend his
congratulations to the rector, the
bishops and members Of the congre-
cation.
The bishop stated that the greatest
problem of today is not morality, is
not vice, nor any of these. but II is
personal Indifference. He said that it
Is becoming a habit of the people 20
shirk from doing anything that In not
absolutely necessary He expressed
the belief that reconciliation of re-
ligion and morality will solve tho
problem.
Bishop Woodcock stated that the
world today is more bewildered than
it is wicked but the people of this
generation are not any worse or any
better than those of the preceding
generations. He said that no genera
CONTINUED on Twelfth Page)
New Britain herald., 1923-04-25
Greatest AmoGe. :
$%,0oo For In :,
ments in Conn. >
Below Hartford
$95,O00 For Bridge
port Harbor
This Comes From $56,5SO,-
900 Appropriated by Con-
gress Over Protest Of
Budget Bureau.

Washington, April 25, (By Asso-
ciated Press) About S40,000.oo0 OF
the s5e,5SO,OOo appropriated by con-
gress over the protest OF the budget
bureau for Improvement of rivers and
harbors already has been allotted by
Secretary Weeks and the remainder
will be distributed among various
projects later.
The budget director had recon.
mended an appropriation OF only s27,-
600, 900 and it had been intimated
that the administration might hold
expenditures to that figure.
The allotments already made in
clude: Boston harbor. $4,000; Bev-
erly, Mass, $500; Providence river
and harbor, s275,oOo: Pawcatnck
river, r. J., and Connecticut. $4,000.
Connecticut river, below Hartford.
$4,000; Duck Island harbor, Conn,
$4,000; Bridgeport, Conn, $4,000:
Norwalk, $4,000: Stamford, $4,000,
and Greenwich, $500.