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Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
NEW PARKING LAW GOES.
INTO EFFECT ON MONDAY;
TO BE RIGIDLY ENFORCED

FL Centre automobile owners arc
warned today by Chief Barker, of
the police department, that the
new city ordinance, prohibiting
parking for more than three hours
on Main street, between Fourth and
Seventh streets, and on Fifth and
Sixth streets between State and
Broadway, will become effective
Sunday, and commencing Monday
morning, will be rigidly enforced.
The ordinance was passed to en-
able ranchers and others TO patron
iZe Ell Centre merchants without
finding it necessary to park their
ears ut considerable distance from
the places in which they wish to
trade, because local workers Use
the city streets as 4 parking place
throughout the day.
Chief Barker stated tha. it is
not the intention of the police de-
partment to be unnecessarily severe
on auto owners, but the law having
been passed, his department has no
alternative but 20 enforce II.
Another trial for autoists is the
chief s assertion that he has in
structed his men to see that ears
are parked properly, within the
parking lines which are painted on
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25

'the pavement in the downtown see
tion.
Park Hog Causes Trouble
Autoists who drive their cars to
the curb so that they straddle the
white lines, will be given Il tag
and summoned to appear i'll court.
According to the police, much of
the congestion which has prevailed
in the business district has been
caused by the "park hog who
either knowingly or unknowingly,
parks his ear at such an angle as
to take up the room that will or
dinarily park two ears.
While on the subject of warnings
and automobile drivers, Cliief
Barker cautioned those who plan
to attend the dairy day celebration
in City Park tomorrow, against
leaving any articles in their cars.
The activities of automobile thieves
are almost too well known to need
much comment, the chief said, but
still people persist in leaving ar
ticle of clothing and valuables in
their ears without anyone to watch
them. He has detailed man to
keep watch on cars during the eel
ebration tomorrow, but urges those
who attend TO take proper precau-
tons.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
IS HUGE TANKS
FUEL CONSUMED.
FlREM EN- HURT
Spectacular L. A. Blaze
Does Much Damage
Before Subdued
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25.-Fightmg
desperately through the night, fire
men early today conquered stub
born blaze which consumed 10 hugd
tanks of gasoline at the Paeifie|
American Petroleum Products plant
at Twenty-Sxith and Santa Fe aye4
mues.
The loss has been variously csti1
mated, some officials of the conf
pany setting it at $4,000 and others
as high as 100000.
Several firemen were slightly IN I
iured. Ora Hawley, brother of Johrl
Hawley, one of the owners of the|
plant, was hurt when the first tanh|
to explode hurled him % feet
through the air. He had Just dis1
covered the fire, small blaze ad
Il leaking gasoline still. and wad
about to shut off the ''lead' pipd
when the explosion occurred
Hoseman j. Bartram was saved
by Police Officer j. f. Woodward
who found the fireman unconsciou(
near a burning tank and dragged
him to safety.
Two hundred spectators wer(
pressed INTO service as shovel bri
gade to prevent the flowing gasoI
line from spreading.
Over 100000 gallons of gasolinl
and distillate were in the 10 tank
destroyed by the flames.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
WALL STREET IS
AFFECTED BY u. S.
PROBE OF LEASE

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Testimo
ny of Edward l.. Doheny before the
senate committee investigating
naval oil leases in Washington
found its effect in the financi;. |
district today when the curb mar
'ket announced that the Pan Ameri-
can Petroleum. and Transport Com
pany rights to subscribe to the cap
ital stock of the Pan American
Western Petroleum Company lad
been removed from trading.
The action follows by a few days
the suspension in trading of the
capital stock of the Mammoth Oil
Company, the company which is
financing for the Teapot Dome oil
operations, also being investigated.
The Pan American has suffered
serious decline in tae past few
days. From high of So they
sank to 60 cents but recovered to
1925. on Thursday.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25.-Rumor
that development work on the Pan
American Petroleum Corporation
naval oil reserve lease No. l, in
Kern County, California, had been
stopped pending outcome OF the
senate investigation in Washing
ton, Was denied by officials of the
company here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
WHAT'S DOING

Dairy Day celebration city
park tomorrow.
stepping Fast at Palace
tonight.
Evangelical service State
Street Christian church tonight.
Are You A Mason?"
10000 Club play Valley Theatre
toright.
Present Day Club meet to-
night at Meyer home.
Associated Chambers at Ca
lexico tonight.
o. E. S. at Masonic hall to-
night.
Boy Scout executive meeting
at headquarters tonight.
Pitcher Concert at Wilson
school tonight.
Commercial Secretaries meet
in Ell Centre tomorrow.
Home Department leaders
meet at $3.50 p. M. tomorrow.
Literary Section meets tomor-
row at 2:30 p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
MYSTERY MEN
FLIT THROUGH
$3.50 DE AL
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NEW YORK. Jan. 25.-William
H. Anderson New York state anti
saloon superintendent, left the wit
ness stanl at $3.50 this afternoon
after 12 hours of severe cross eX-
animation.
Assistant District Attorney Pee
ora finished cross examining Ander-
son late today having forced adj
mission by the detandant that he
had receiver $4,000 from Il mys-
terious stranger, dispensed ii i'll
similar manner to an equally I'M
known stranger anu had kept the
directors of the ant.-saloon league
in ignorance of the transactions
until threatened with prosecution.
But the superintendent was suavc
and unshaken AS he walked smiling
from the stand.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
Pastor Flayer Of
"Petting Parties"
Deserted by Wife
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.-Rev.
James West, pastor of the First
Baptist church of San Francisco.
Known for his campaign against
"petting pai,ies' and his wife
have reached the parting of the
way.
Two weeks ago, it was learned
today, Mrs. West took their five
year old daughter Virginia and de-
parted for Seattle. This was ON
Saturday. The following day Rev.
West was prostrc,ed by Il nervous
breakdown. He is still confined to
his bed at the home of friends in
Oakland
Rev. West was much older than
his wife, who chafed at the restfic-
ton imposed upon her as clergy
man S wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL is CROWN
Is SECRETARIES
COMING HERE ON
SPECIAL TRAIN
Chamber of Commerce
Officials Will Hold
Meeting Here

Commercial secretaries OF South
crn California, to the number Gf -
or more, Will arrive i'll Ell Centre
tomorrow morning in a special car
which will be attached to the train
due here at 8 clock, for the pur-
pose of holding the monthly meet
ing of the Commercial Secretaries
Association of Southern California.
The visiting secretaries will be
met at the train by a delegation
from the local Chamber of Com
merce, and taken to the Barbara
" orth hotel, where breakfast will
be served.
Following breakfast the sccrc-
taries will meet at 10 a. III. for a
brief business session and will ad-
iourn at 1l:15 to attend the Dairy
Day celebration in City Park.
A business luncheon will be served
at the Barbara Worth hotel at 1890
at which Charles +. Scott, president
of the FL Centre Chamber of Com
merce, will make short address OF
welcome.
Following the luncheon, the secre'
taries will re-assemble for their busi'
ness session, at which topics of Ill
terest will be discussed. DR.. j. w.
Dibble, of Kansas City, will make
a talk on his observations of ~
Years in the commerce. world and
members of the association will hold
- "Get 1t OFF Your Chest hoGI
when suggestions for improving the
work of the chambers Will be made.
At the conclusion of the business
session, the secretaries will be taken
for II sightseeing tour abb Il the
valley. including an inspection of
lottucc hacking sheds.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
Two Offers to
Utilize Muscle
Shoals are Made

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25-Two of
fers to produce fertilizer at Muscle
Shoals we've formally laid before
the house military affairs committee
today.
One was the offer of the Union
Carbide Company, New York, to
make 100000 tons of fertilizer a
year, the company to pay $l,650,000
yearly rental for the plant and pur-
chase of the power
The other was proposal to maka
$4,000 tons of fixed nitrogen year
to be sold to farmers at s per cent
profit. 1t was submitted by the
Southern Power Companies, Associ-
ated. 5e
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
Here's How the
Thing Worked
Out

WASHINGTON, Jan. ..25.-
How the various leases granted
E. L. Doheny on government oil
reserves occurred, with relation
to the loan Of 100000 he made
Albert e. Fall, then secretary of
the interior, is shown by three
dates:
July, 1921-Doheny signed roy
atty oil lease with the govern
ment.
Nov. 80, 1921-Loaned 100000
ON personal unsecured note to
Secretary of Interior Fall, who
had charg IF leases.
April %, 1922-Obtained con-
tract with government stating
that his company, Pan American
Petroleum Company, was to have
priority rights to drilling on
naval reserves Nos. l ara 2. .
Dec. II, 1922--Signed leases
with government for exclusive
drilling Of naval reserve No. /,
known as the Elk Hill re-erve.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
Girl, II, Arrested
Attempts Death

LONG BEACH, Jan. 25.-Miss
Ruth Maher, II, is near death at
the Seaside Hospital today as q
result of swallowing u poison
tablets just after she was arrested
on a charge of passing fictitious
checks according to the police.
a desire fol pretty clctnes is
believed to have caused her to
write checks for which there were
no funds at the bank, the police
said.
The girl s suicide attempt, which
physicians say will be successful,
occurred late yesterday in fash
ionable local shop, after she is
said to have attempted to pass Il
worthless $50 check.
Detective-Sergeant Reeves an
swered call from the store, ques-
toned the girl and obtained her
confession. Asking for time to
arrange her hair, she entered the
rest room, returning few minutes
later holding the empty poison bot
lie in her hand.
? 81 had premonition toady tha.
| would be caught, y the girl is
said to have told police in a death
bed confession. 81 have forged
checks amounting to about $500
during the past few months. Why {,
| felt would be caught today.
That's why | bough; The poison. l
was datermiued not IN on IN io;l -
Miss Maher was fashiona bly,
dressed and wore expensive dia-
monds, police said. She is tbs
daughter of Charles Maher, port
captain, of the Los Angeles Steam
ship company, at Wilmington, and
engaged to marry Maryland Hoyt,
SON of a thcater owner here.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
HAYS DECLARES HE
CAME FOR ECONOMY

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25.--Wili
II. Hays, head of The Motion Pie
ture Producers organization, left
here tonight, returning to his home
in Sullivan, Indiana.
~ came here on my annual visit
to Hollywood with but one OBJ
iect-an organization effected local,
ly to eliminate the waste in pie
ture production. | feel that | have
assured what ! came for, Hays
said this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
POUND SENDS WIRE
BACK TO PRESIDENT

Putting the question o. assistance
to Imperial Valley in getting the
Swing j ohnson bill back to the arid
lands committee, squarely up to
President Coolidge, Earl c. Pound,
director of the Irrigation District
has telegraphed the president, set
ting forth reasons why legislation
favorable to the development of the
Colorado river should not be delay
ed any longer than necessary.
Continued on page six
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
Sinclair Gave
Fall $25,OOO is
NelU Revelation

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2J.--In fur
ther amazing disclosures of former
Secretary Of the Interior Fall g deal
ing, j. w. Zevely, counsel to Harry
+. Sinclair, today told the senate
committee investigating TEAPOT
Dome that Sinclair advanced Fall
$4,000 in June, 1923.
ZeveIy said Fail had been hired
by Sinclair to 60 to Russia for him
and needed the money before he
went.
Sinclair ordered $4,000 in bonds
cashed and had the money sent to
Fall, Zevely said.
Fail, Zevely said, told Sinclair
that he must go to Washington and
consult "the administration about
entering Sinclair's employ.
Zevely said he obtained personally
!. from Sinclair 91l5,000 worth of Sin
clair consolidated Oil stock which he
cashed to buy 4 home for himself.
Archie Roosevelt, SON of the late
former president, and G. y. Wahl
berg, employees of Sinclair, recently
told the committee that their sus
picions were arounsed by actions Of
Zevely and Sinclair. 49,
mo Apparent Reason
They said there was mo apparent
reason for the transaction in which
Sinclair instructed Zevely to cash
$500 shares of Sinclair consolidated
stock along with $4,000 i'll liberty
bonds.
No record of this was made on the
books and 1t was thought this money
might have eventually been used in
connection with Harry +. Sinclair s
lease of Teapot Dome. t---
This suspicion, ,accentuated by the
mysterious disappearance of SIM
clair's check stubs and books short
ly before his secret departure for
Europe" caused both Roosevelt and
Wahlberg to resign, they said.
Fall got also another loan of $l0,-
900 from Sinclair, Zevely sald. This
was for expenses of his trip to Rus
sia, Zevely testified.
"Was any of this $500 turned
back? Senator Walsh asked.
"NO.'
Fall said he only got SlO,o0: -
asked Walsh. -
"But he got the $4,000 in addi-
ton. 1t was loan," said Zevely.
Fall Gave a Note
Zevely said under further ques-
tioning by Walsh that he obtained
from Fall a personal note at 6 per
cent for the 500, 900. He admitted
that while-.the matter was discussed
between Fall and Sinclair in New
York negotiations were finally con.
cluded at Three Rivers, n. M.
He admitted then that the $4,000
was a separate "advance' for Rus
sian expenses.
Zevely said he went to Three Riv-
ers with $25, 900 in bonds and gave
them to Fall. Sinclair owned the
bonds. A few minutes earlier, Zev-
ely said Sinclair got the bonds cash
ed and sent the money to Fall. -
PARIS, Jan. 25.-Harry +. Sin
clair refused flatly this afternoon
to comment on Edward l.. Doheny s
admission he had leaned former Sec
retary of the Interior Fail 100000
Sinclair also declined to say whether
he had received Il summons to return
to Washington but stated firmly his
original plans for a six weeks Euro
pean business trip were unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
Near Death From
Swallowing
Her Teeth

MARYSvILLE, Cal. Jan. 25.
Mrs. John Carscendrook swal-
lowed her false teeth.
She is in a precarious condi-
tion at her home here today.
An Xray examination reveal
ed the teeth but efforts to re-
move them have so far proved
unavailing.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
JAPAN PRINCE]
WILL PERSUADE
PEERS TO QUIT
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TOXIC, Jan. 25.-Prince Toku1
gawa, one of the foremost figures
in the Japanese nobility, today
pledged himself to work for retire.
ment of the peers from politics.
He declared he would seek to per-
suade the ministry of Premier Ki-
youra, attacked because of the num-
Der of peers included in it, to re-
sign. .y60
Many members of the peerage
have Joined in disapproval of .politi-
cal activities of the nobility.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
SEEKING NEW COACH
FOR OREGON COLLEGE

CORVALLIS, Ore, Jan. 25.--
Oregon Agricultural College today
is on the hunt for a new football
coach as result of the resigna-
tiou last night OF r. b., Rutherford,
who has piloted the schools foot
baal activities since 1920.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
Congress Today
SENATE:

SENATE:
Not in session.
Teapot Dome inquiry con-
tinues.
HOUSE,:
Considers interior department.
appropriation bill.
Musc,e Shoals hearing con-
tinues.
Tax legi, Iat.on considered
in ways and means committee
continues.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
Man Who Dropped
From Sight Is
Back at Hotel
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SAN DIEGO, Jan. 25-J. D. Cow
ley, Los Angeles insurance man,
who disappeared January II, return
ed to his hotel here last night,
seemingly in Il dazed condition. He
gave no explanation of his alb
sence.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-25
FIRE VICTIM DIES
ACTRESS RELATIVE

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25,-Mrs.
Francis Leonis, grandmother OF |
Marie Mosquini, film actress, died
here late yesterday from injuries
received earlier in the day when
her clothing caught fire. Miss Nos
quini and ether members of the
family were at her bedside when
she died.
Evening star., 1924-04-06
500, 900 USED CARS
IN DEALERS STOCKS
Prices Reported From Eighteen
States in First Quarter of
Year Show Downward Trend.

ST. LOUIS. April 5.--More than half
"A million used automobiles were in
the hands Of automobile dealers at
the close OF March, according 10
figures made public here today by
the National Automobile Dealers
Association. This is about 25 per
cent more cars than were in the
stocks of dealers at the close OF the
first quarter Of 1928
Prices on used automobiles. as re-
ported by the dealers from eighteen
states 10 the headquarters of the
National Automobile Dealers Asso-
citation are steadily down grade. In
the last three months Of 1929 the
used car selling prices were down
to nearly $500 and in the G~st three
months they fell to an average OF
s293.60
The average allowance price for
used cars in the first three months
of 1924 was s300.14
The fact that the dealers generally
still were making allowances in the
trading that were higher than the
Evening star., 1924-04-06
association Urges Experienced
AutOists to Set Good EXAMPLE
Solution of Safety Problem Lies in Hands of "OId
Romans" A. A. A. Report Says-Nec Drivers
FolIo,U Style Set BY Other Motorists.

With sales of new motor cars run
| ming upward at IA record breaking
rate throughout the country, the
American Automobile Association will
ask all experienced drivers to set
good example to the newcomer at
this time, when it appears that traffic
safety is the more important motor
necessity, ii was announced in a bull
letin just issued from A. A. A. head
quarters in this city.
Thomas p. Henry. president of the
\. 4. A, declares that there was
never a better opportunity to put
every experienced drivers complaint
against recklessness to the acid test.
tie points out that the new driver is
naturally initiative, and that if the
people who have had experience with
driving VIII set decent example
conSidera ble progress will be made
In the work of safeguarding the
highways.
Safety Problem Policy.
This is in line with the \. =. AS
policy Of solving the safety problem
by natural means.
The average driver is always COM
planning because the newcomer does
"
but seldom realizes that he is often
: leading the newcomer into being his
own stumbling block" Mr.. Henry
says. Unless the seasoned drivers
take particular care to see that they
do the right thing at the right time.
the unskilled driver will not know
when he is taking chances.
Every newcomer at the wheel of
an automobile sets out to do as the
Romans do. and If the Romans con-
tinue to take chances we shall have
the usual number of grade-crossing
catastrophes and the many other in.
eNcuSable accidents and fatalities in
cldent to careless motoring.
Has Unique Role.
The experienced driver has a
unique role To play this spring, if he
earnestly desires to see conditions
improved. He must recognize, first of
all, that the newcomer represents
hazard To him, and that it is always
TO his advantage to keep away from
the beginner. The beginner does not
know enough to keep out of the ex-
perienced drivers way. So there is
only one answer.
The experienced driver can do a
! real service 10 the country by giving
the newcomer every possible advan-
I tag. even if il means sacrificing
rights and being inconvenienced.
Safety is worth everything.
1t is often the experienced driver
who leads the newcomer astray by
making conditions more complica ted
than they should be. Every one is a
beginner some time and the expert
encrd motorist should bear in mind
that the more assistance he gives to
tn" newcomer, the sooner the latter
viii cease being menace.
New Drivers Impressed.
III the seasoned motorist will do
everything in his power to keep his
driving above reproach, il is fore
gone conclusion that the new drivers
will be impressed with their short
comings and therefore make every
attempt to make the grade.
"A lot of beginners have come to
think that it's drite right to cut cor
Evening star., 1924-04-06
but that would still be no argument
against the special deputy.
Accidents Continue.

but that would still be no argument
against the special deputy.
Accidents Continue.
with all the precautions we take
on the railroad, with all the safe
guards, checks and warnings we es-
tablish. our trains still collide with
three automobiles Il day on an aver
age.
The special deputy can talk TO an
automobilist in a friendly fashion.
His job is the job or trying to be
helpful. He has authority to make
an arrest--oh, yes But he doesn't
often do 1t. look at the special dep
uty's job as an educational job.
on the other hand. the uniformed
automobile policeman has no discre-
tion. When he finds vioIator of the
automobile laws he must make an ar
rest. The special deputy does not
have to make an arrest.
Disadvantage Removed.
Moreover, the deputy is on the road
among automobilists at a time when
they are not expecting to be caught
If driver wants to speed or turn
wrong or refuse rights of way he
doesn't do il when a uniformed man
is looking. But he never knows when
a special deputy may he looking, so
that in apprehending reck ,ess drivers
the man In plain clothes has an ad-
vantage over the policeman.
IF the driver was willfully reck-
less. he can arrest. If he was Just
muddled or mistaken or dreaming
about something else, the special dep
utN can warn him or advise him.
But no matter how innocent the
drivers intentions may have been. the
uniformed man must arrest him"
Evening star., 1924-04-06
OIL CAUSES CARBON.
Often Explains Mysterious Engine
Knocks

Many motorists with engines that
have been shown to. be in good con
diLion SO far as piston fit. firing
and carburction go are troubled with
excessive carbon. although no trouble
seems to accompany it other than
knocking and loss of power which
results from preignition through car
bon deposits This sort of trouble
has been traced to excessive oil dilu-
tton. occasioned by trying to make
Crankcaseful OF lubricant do more
work than il was intended to.
1t should be realized that if oil
reaches Il point where its Vicosity is
extremely low it viii manage to pump
Zip past the rings with little difficulty.
This oil is diluted by the heavier
fractions of unburned gasoline that
have leaked down past the rings,
and this so-called ''diiuent" combines
with the elements of the oil itself
to form an excellent basis for carbon
in the firing chambers of the engine.