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Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-12
Merralls Takes
Over Agency of
Oakland Auto

Charles N. Merralls, newly ap'
pointed Ell Centre agent for the
Oakland car is more than elated
over the interest shown and the
prospect for sales of the car has
Won so many thousands of friends
all over the country.
In line with its policy Of having
all Oakland service stations in most
modern buildings and equipped with
the most modern machinery and
tools for repair work, the Oakland
Motor Car company, Pontiac, Mich,
announces the final completion of
new or completely revamped SER
vice stations in five of the largest
cities of the country-New York,
Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit ana
Cleveland.
The New York service station,
which was recently opened, is a
new building laid out and built
from the ground up along the most
modern lines of service station ar
chitecturc. All of the experience
gained since the beginning of the
automobile industry in the servjc-
ing of cars has been incorporated
in this building to service motor
ears most efficiently and economic
ally. .st
Covers Entire Block
1t is located on Eleventh avenue,
occupying the entire block between
55th and seth streets, is six stories
in height and of concrete. Tho
present floor space is $4,000 square
feet.
y complete new service building
at 31st and Dauphen streets, Phila-
delphia, has likewise just been com.
pleted.
A third new service building, just
opened in Chicago, at 81 Place and
Cottage Grove has floor space on
the ground floor of $4,000 square
feet and is one of the best lighted
stations in the country. The equip
ment is in keeping with the build
ing.
The service station in Cleveland,
1865 65th street, has been entirely
revamped to keep up with the latest
trend in ear service station design
to make for quick dispatch Of
work.
In Detroit, Too
In Detroit the service station, but
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Superior Court Of the Stat
of California, in and for the
County Of Imperial

In the Matter of the Estate of
Grace A. Bonter, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, Administrator of the
estate of Grace A. Bonter, deceased,
to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said de-
ceased, to file them, with the nee
essary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication
of this notice, in the office of the
Clerk of said Court or to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers,
to said Administrator at the law
offices of J. s. Larew, Rooms 1o1
and 1O2 Rehkopf Building, Ell Cen
tro, California, the same being the
place for the transaction of the
business of said estate.
Dated and first published this
5th day of May, 1923.
JOHN S. BONTER,
Administrator of the estate of
Grace A. Bonter, Deceased.
J. 8. Larew, Attorney for Ad-
ministrator.
May 5 II 10 26 ~
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-12
Imperial Mar Is
Named Head OF
Calexico Schools

c. B. Collins, city superintendent
of schools in Imperial for the past
five years, has been appointed to
the position of city superintendent
of schools in Calexico, to fill the
place vacated by j. B. Raitt, who
recently resigned.
Mr.. Collins is one of the best
known men in educational circles
in the valley, being a member of the
county board of education and also
member of the executive commit
tee of the Southern California Tea
chers Association.
This latter organization is to meet
in Los Angeles tomorrow and Mr..
Collins has planned to be in attend
ance.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-12
CALL OF OPEN
ROAD LURE TO
NATURE LOVERS
Every One CO-Operates
to Make Week
Memorable

LOS ANGELES, May 12.-Thc
week of May 13 to 10 has been
named Open Road Week, and every
effort will be made during that
time to direct the attention Of the
public to the pleasures of motoring
and the joys of the outdoor life
especially in Southern California.
Newspapers have been asked by
the dealers to cooperate with them
in the calling of the attention of
the public to the hundreds of scenic
points of interest in this part Of
California.
Sporting goods houses, stores that
merchandise outing equipment of
all kinds, kodak and camera en-
poriums and big department stores
will all join heartily in with the
motoring men this year and lend
tho weight of their influence to the
"Call of the Open Road
A "Spring Opening
It is in reality "Spring Open
ing' for the automobile trade for
it serves to forcibly call the atten-
tion of the public to- the fact that
vacation time is at hand and that
now is the time to prepare for the
summer trip or long motor journey.
1t will also serve it is believed to
arouse the interest of the public in
the new models that are being dis
played in the showrooms of the au-
tomobile dealers of the city and
will arouse their interest in the lat
est offerings of the various big
manufacturing concerns in the way
Of sport models and other types of
bodies suitable for the long sum-
mer trip over the mountains or to
the sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-12

There were 14,o5O,565 Bell-owned
and connected telephones in the Bell
System at the end of the year 1922,
an increase of $4,000 during the
year. The number of connections
made daily was over 50,000,000.
Miles of wire connecting the Bell
owned stations increased to over
30,O0Q,O0O Of which nearly 20,000,-
600 miles are underground.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-12

minutes time without so much as
soi'ing his hands. Efficiency and
simplicity of this pressure system
for fabrication has been responsible
for the meteoric rise to popularity
and general use of the Alemite sys-
tenn. 1t has by no means reached
it's heighth Of popularity either az
evidenced by the demand for this
system a: the local branch Of the
Western Auto Supply Company
where they are daily serving TIE
motorists with this wonder labor
saving device.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-12

recently constructed, has already
been written up in several trade
papers, together with the many new
ideas Of service put into effect in
this station.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-12
EXCHANGE STEADY

NEW YORK, May 12.-Foreign
exchange closed steady. Sterling,
1922 francs .06591a ;lire .04S6;
marks 44,944 to the dollar.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-12

Press Want Ads do the work
Try them. .-
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-12
Second inMonth
First Sold Out in Is Days

We will be pleas
ed to have you
come in and sec
these models.
Let us arrange a
ride for you that
will prove the SUI
peri0r quality of
these cars.
, 1923-09-14
AR
TRUCK TYRES
Robt. [. Merwin & Co, Inc.

Gordon MacCreagh, e,h0oIogjst Of the
expedition which was headed by Plo'.
II. II. Ruaby, of CoJrmbia university,
worked magic" on the natives. he pdJ
a pocket hashlight in his mlarh and !,II
minated it much to their surprise me
Indians said it was cold magic because
the light did not burn when applied TO
their bodies. MacCreagh used a Sma'i
magnifying glass to tight his pipe and 70
burn some Of the natives. They called
this hot magic Gifts of small mir
rcrs proved a great delight to the women
The natives use a poisoned AFRO" winch
Kill within two minutes after hndIn2
its mark. The PathfHder, Sept ".h
, 1923-09-14
THE DEVIL IANCERS OF SOUTH
AIERICA.

The Milford biological expedition to
NH America reports finding there a
Drimitiva tribe of Indians who are
tthnnrht to he descendants Ct a people
cono1prad by the Incas many years ago.
rnpy were discovered on the IIquI river
in tha Amazon basin living IN community
houses holding p to 40 taml les. Inc
I,on,op are not slaves or beasts OF burden
lie women of uei2hboring tribes, but
are retognized by ne males as thelr equals
~ overv rpsnect. All are astonishIngly
naet and clean. All work IS DIVIDED up
ooTalIv among both sexes. Many Of the
m own their " canoes ana g on
long hunting trips like The men.
Among these Indians there IS no
,,onrnino for the dead because they be
iieve the departed 90 to "a beautiful
Mace " Their chief superstition IS that
p "dovit. devil" turks in the lungles al
Iyavs ready to seize them. That IS why
th1y conduct an elaborate three day cere-
n,o1v at stated intervals TO ward Jt TINS
oyiI snirit. Though the women dance
with the men at the opening cetet1ohieS
thov are not permitted to view the grand
climax when one of the males imperson-
oras the ''devil-devil'' and beats the
otbor maIes-if he can catch hem
With a long, ugly whip. However, II
+boy are touched they can turn around
I'D haat the devil" If they succeed
:, driving him off they are greatly pleas
Thev are more or less cut up IN me
,Ldoo1 hnt fortify themselves with drugs.
, 1923-09-14
Publication.

ct is hereby brought to public no
I tice that the Government has,
this date, authorized the Reverend
J. p. CHR STENSEN to perform
civil religious functions in the MUM
ci)ality OF SAINT CroiN.
Government of the Virgin Islands of
the United States, Saint Tfonas 6 Sep
temb3r, 1928.
VIM. S. ZANE,
Government Secretary.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-04-06
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

John Upton who has been
sick, is back at his post in the
Schnabaum store.
Rev. w. E. Cooper and fam
lily are occupying rooms in the
Mrs. w. c. Davidson home.
Ralph Reynolds has moved to
the house vacated by them.
Riley Snead and family have
moved to the w. w. Johnston
house, recently vacated by
Sheriff. Dickson.
Ben Ulmer has moved his
barber shop back on the North
side of the railroad and invites
his old friends and patrons to
save their whiskers for him.
Virgil Collier who has been
working with the section gang
here, left Sunday for the Frisco
hospital at st. Louis to have his
eyes treated.
Rev. Jiles Taylor of Little
Rock, who is doing Missionary
work in this part of the state,
preached a very interesting
sermon last Thursday night.
Alex Chastain of Swifton
was here the latter part of the
week visiting his daughter,
Mrs. Nit Pierce.
Rev. C. NJ. Myrick, of May
nard, filled the pulpit at the
Baptist church Sunday and
Sunday night. A large crowd
was in attendance.
T. l. Newton is moving a.
cross the river on the Jim Rob-
erts place.
Chester Mcdonald of Kan
sas City, Kans., is here visit
ing his sister, Mrs. E. E. Cour-
ter.
Floyd Nettles is moving to
the Beno Leibharber farm near
McIlroy's ferry.
Jesse Lacewell is moving his
stock of goods to the new store
recently built for him.
Charley Powell is selling his
stock of goods and says he is
going to farming. He will oc-
cupy the Goodwin house.
Prof. and Mrs. Shemwell
spent the latter part of the
week at Pitman.
Horton Navy of Maynard,
was here Sunday and conduct
ed the devotional services at
the Baptist church.
Rev. w. E. Cooper filled his
regular appointment at Sue !
cess Sunday.
Dan Athy of near Maynard |
was here Saturday enroute to
fOplaf Bluff on business.
Biggers and Success will |
hold a joint all day service |
here the fifth Sunday in this
month. Come everybody and |
bring your dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Kerley |
were business visitors in Big
gers Monday.
Mrs. Poindexter of Lester
vile is visiting her son, Rob't.
Poindexter and family of this
place.
The w. NJ. S. held their quarl
terly meeting last week and
gave US the following report:
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-04-06
TOWN OF BICCERS
and COMMUNITY

Eleven members, all taking the
Missionary Voice; dues paid in
full; all other financial obliga-
tions met; the Missionary
Voice program obsrved
once each month, and an inter-
esting Bible study twice per
month.
S. S. Day will be observed at
the Methodist church the 18th,
at which time a splendid pro-
gram will be rendered.
Municipal election is in ses-
sion. Myrt Dunn in the lead
for mayor, with no opposition.
Sheriff. Dickson for recorder.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-04-06
PERU

PERU
Clayton Toliver and family and
Grandma, of near Elevenpoints have
been visiting relatives at this place.
Singing at Ed Wilson's Sunday
night was well attended.
Granville Anderson made busi-
ness trip to Walnut Ridge Tuesday.
Glenna johnson and Farrye Arnold
were guests of Bessie Farrow Sun
day.
Mr.. Joe vinson has purchased a
new Chrevolet.
John Hawkins and wife visited rel
atives at this place the latter part of
last week.
Mr.. Wilburn Maccabee and Mrs.
Pearl Melton were married last Mon.
day.
Several from this place attended
church at Yellow Hall Sunday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-04-06
Commencement Program
Biggers High School, April 10Th, Goth

Biggers High School, April 10Th, 20th
and 21st.
Exercises by grades Thurs
day night, April 10th.
High School graduation, Fri
day night, April goth.
Class Address by Senator Joe
T. Robinson.
Senior Play, "The Raven"
Saturday night, April 21st.
Baccalaureate Sermon at
the Methodist church, Sunday,
April 22nd.
, jeff ID. Shemwell,
Superintendent.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-04-06

Colds Cause Grip and Influenza
LAXATIVE BRoMo oUINuNE Tablets remove
the cause. There is only one 'Bromo ouinine.
Z. W. GROVES signature on box. SOC.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-04-06

EIGHTH GRADE EXAMINATION
Notice Is hereby given that the
eighth grade examination will be Civ
en- in this county April 17-1s, 1923.
The places where the examination
will be held, and the names Of those
who will conduct the examination are
given below:
O'Kean-Nlr. Higgins.
Sharum-J. Wesley Brown.
Holmes-Arthur Shride.
PocahOntas-Pr Thompson.
Cedar Ridge-Miss Alma Tyler.
Ravenden Sp'gs. Miss NJ. Catlett,
Dalton-Mrs. Clio McGee.
Warm Springs CreasOn.
Reyno-Carl G. Pepmiller.
Biggers-J D. Shemwell.
Respectfully,
Rufus A. Mock,
3l-1t. County Superintendent.
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G Gsms go. HENRY
A TREASURE TROvE OF HUMOR FROM HIS
NEWLY DISCOVERED NEWSPAPER WRITINGS
BREACH OF CONTRACT.


Wheeler Syndicate Inc)
GCVXTE ELL" said bust task arousing bubbing
nf 4hn n;nn
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WORDS FROM
THE LIPS OF
WISE MEN

TOY shared is Joy doubled.
- Great souls endure in silence.
Nothing Is beautiful but what
Is true.
In this world a man is worth
only what he wishes to be worth.
Where can a man be better
than in the bosom of his family?
All false praise wounds an hon.
est mind.
Women carry their logic In
their hearts, men in their heads.
Let him desire nothing further
whom sufficiency has befallen.
Solitude dulls the thought, too
much company dissipates it.
Open rebuke is better than
secret hatred.
The wealth OF the mind is the
only true wealth.
It is better to wear out than
to rust out.
Love to be advised and not to
be praised.
Labor, If 1t were not necessary
to the existence, would be indts-
pensable to the happiness Of man.
True happiness consists not In
the multitude Of friends, but in
their worth and choice.
Every one should endure with
euuanimity what he has brought
upon himself by his own example.
We scarcely ever find any PEG.
pie of good sense, excepting
those who are of our own opin.
ion.
It is not names which give con-
fidence in things, but things
which give confidence in names.
There is nothing difficult in
the world. The only fear Is that
men will be lacking in persever-
S 1Convrisht. 1929. Newspaper Feature
Service. Incl
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BILL NYE.

(This is the only published
expression that O'Henry ever
made of his ideals of American
humor. AS a tribute, it could
apply word for word with equal
force to O'Henty himself ED
DILL NYE, who recently laid
- down his pen for all time,
was unique figure in the field
of humor. His best work prob
ably more nearly represented
American humor than that Of
any other writer. Mr.. Nye had
a sense o fthe ludicrous that
was keen and judicious. His
humor was peculiarly American
in that it depended upon sharp
and unexpected contrasts, and
the bringing of opposites into
unlocked for comparison for it's
effect. Again, he had the true
essence of kindness, without
which humor is stripped of it's
greatest component part.
Bill Nye's jokes never had
sting. They played like sum-
mer lightning around the horizon
Of life, Illuminating and spread
ing bright, if transitory pictures
upon the sky, but they were as
harmless as the smile of
child. The brain of the man
conceived the swift darts that
he threw, but his great manly
heart broke off their points.
He knew human nature as a
scholar knows his book, and the
knowledge did not embitter him.
He saw all the goodness in frail-
ty, and his clear eyes pene-
trated the frailty of goodness.
His was the child's heart, the
scholars knowledge and the
philosophers view of life. He
might have won laurels in other
fields for he was a careful
reasoner, and a close observer,
but he showed his greatness in
putting aside cold fruitless dis
cussions that have wearied the
world long ago, and set himself
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PrOsperity's Foes
Wage Increases Are Not the Worst,

Prosperity is menaced by wage increases That is the
official announcement of wise fnanciers Wage UNCERTAIN
T rather than INCREASE trouble Wages with
all their uncertainty responsible for small part of it.
man pays dollar for the labor entering an article
and adds two dollars and half to the price article
THAT'S worse than wage increase It adds per cent to
increased labor
And what about system of interest charges? For in
stance consider bale of cotton It shipped one bank
lends money on the value of that bale of cotton
reaches the mill transformed cotton cloth and
another bank lends the value finished cloth
Ine cloth Is handed over to jobber dealer And
third bank lends money that cloth which left the
factory Each time the loan bigger And same time
the value OF the baed the cloth in
the factory the value Of the cloth the distributors hands
THREE SEPARATE VALUES all drawing interest, and
the consumer ultimately pays it. ~
prosperity. e
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FISH USED
IN MAKING
BUTTER

CACH year, in March, the
rivers Of British Columbia,
- Canada, hold a special in
terest for the Indians who live
in that part of the world.
It Is then that the traveller will
see the Indians patrolling the
river banks alert with expectancy
and on the continual lookout for
something very precious to them.
They are preparing to make
and store their butter for the
year. And 1t is the rivers which
yield them the wherewithal from
which their butter is made.
In the rivers in British Co
lumbia in March arrive mys-
teriously and suddenly millions
Of fish called "eulachon," or
candle fish.
Like the salmon. they have come
from somewhere in the Pacific.
They only remain in the rivers
for about three weeks, but during
that time the Indians fish for
them day and night.
AS these thousands Of fish are
caught they are thrown into
huge bins made out Of cedar. No
attention is paid to them. They
are simply left to soften.
This is a part Of the treatment
of the eulachons for the valuable
product which they make.
After the fish have left the
rivers the Indians turn their at
tention to the fish which are
softening.
The fish are thrown into huge
watts of boiling water. These watts
are not heated in the usual way
by building a fire under them.
But the water is boiled by large
hot stones which are thrown into
the watts.
Although this process is quite
an undertaking, the Indians con-
slider it a far better way than
that OF boiling the water by a
fire beneath the watts.
This mixture stews for a long
time. All the while the fat from
the fish is rising to the surface.
To the Indians this fat is in
valuable( because when it is fried
out, it is made into what they
call BUTTER
This fish butter Is used among
the Indians not only as a staple
article of diet, but as their chief
delicacy. Although the traveller
may not relish it, the Indians in
sist that it is far better than
white mans butter"
copyright, 1923. Newspaper Feature
Service. 1nc)
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STORY THAT
NEVER ENDS
BY FREDERIC j. HAsKIN.

by FhEDEnAC d. dAShlN.
1.-THE following is an ercerpt
from an address delivered BIZ
Mr.. HGskin to the graduating
class of the School of Journalism,
of the University of Missouri at
CoLun1biG.)
" HE PRESS is the mirror Of
life. 1t is the reflection of
Il man. It records his birth,
his growth. his weakness and his
strength, his failure and his sue
cess-it is a story that never
ends.
The press Is a herald that cries
both the meanness and greatness
of man. 1t attends the pauper
and the prince. 1t walks with
death and pestilence and sings
the songs of those who are 10y
ous--it is a story that never ends.
The press is the voice of the
world. It's singing wires run
over the land and under the sea,
and now its messages flash
through the air. It stirs all the
emotions of the human heart,
1t arouses love and hate, hope
and despair, greed and generosity
1T is a story that never ends,
The press Is the record of all
things that transpire. 1t is the
mouthpiece of the poet, the mer.
chant and the statesman. 1t
comforts the forlorn' and pursues
the wicked. 1t sounds the clarion
call that sends men to battle.
It unseats governments and
shakes the foundations Of thrones
it is a story that never ends.
The press is the handmaiden of
knowledge. 1t inspires genius
and applauds bravery. It emu.
lates that which is just and up.
right. 1t only fails in fair repute
when events themselves are foul.
AS good reporters continue to tell
the tale of time the press will re.
main the mirror Of life in which
man makes his own reflection
it is a story that never ends.
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we ALpnys Overlook the Obvious.

A N Englishman indicted for carrying an unlicensed
pistol flourishes contrapton OF painted cardboard
steel tubing holds the courtroom at bay and leaps
to freedom. ~,
Fear is easily guided Terror first strikes at the eyes
Frightened VIGOROUSLY lose control OF their senses
Half our breads won't stand examination
woman traveller returned from Asr an Arabian port
tails Of cv without cafes tobacco, dancing alcohol
Even lamps are novelties But there four motor in
the town. -. IT,.
vet in 1908 bankers hadn concluded that the industry
come stay.
British fishermen, noting that bake only to De found
y; waters of given temperature eliminate chance from
their by trailing thermometers through the North
Sea- Anybody could have thought OF that F1nancer are
not alone in overlooking the obvious
California ranchman instals searchight turns night
INTO dav and uses three shifts for blowing and plant
mo Another manifest efficiency which has waited upon
common sense for decades
Europe filled with hot springs and aware of condus
before Rome sat Seven Hills delayed until last month
the forcing of crops with piped natural heat.
Some of the simplest ideas somehow longest the
way. e#
Copyright Herbert xsumsn'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
Jap Dope Plot

~OKIO-Discovery by the Mo1i
police Of an attempt on the
part of Japanese to
snuggle morphine valued at 900,.
600 ven into China may reveal a
widespread plot to supply &C.
completes in China with a steady
output of the drug, according to
reports reaching Toxic.
Police In Mott are Of the be.
lief that the man arrested, Chujiro
Hanano by name, has accom-.
Dlices in Shanghai and Kobe and
that drugs valued at 100000 yen
have already been transported by
means of the system.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-04
Pleads in Tons

~ ARTISTIC extent OF French
propaganda in the United
- States Is indicated by fig
ures just published here which
show that nearly 500 tons of
French literature are exported to
America every year.
Only forty,eight tons are ex-
ported annually to England.
In January alone thirty eight
tons of books and pamphlets in
the French language were sent to
the United States, which is now
third on the list Of French read.
Ing nations, Belgium being second.
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<<XXT ELL" said the bust
" ness manager Of the
paper as he dropped
in the managing EDITORS sane
tum, zone of our best adver-
tisers came in mad and ordered
his ad out"
Same old story" said the
editor with sigh.
"Who was it,"
Big firm that has all the
trade for miles around"
What was the complaint"
"Said the contract called for
space next to reading matter
and we had it this week on the
page by the presidents mes
sage"