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Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19
MISS CAROLYN LEE
ENTERTAEN.S CLASS
OF WILSON SCHOOL

Miss Carolyn Lee ontertaiend the
girls Of Che graduating class of the
wilson school at her country home
west of the city yesterday. Fol,
lowing { ball game in which the
girls participated at Sceley in the
afternoon, the girls motored back
TO the Lee home and enjoyed sew
cral hours of outdoor sports be.
fore dinner was served.
Two long tables decorated with
Violets and sweet peas were laden
with n delicious menu to which the
girls did full justice. The re-
mainder Of the evening was spent
in playing games and dancing.
Those present included Helen
daaek, Jane Cosby, Dorothy Mar
quis, Winifrcd House, ,A-Charlott
Moses, Marlys Sargent, Dorothy
King, Dagna Sawyer, Evario Col
Inns, Thema Voyec, Mildred Hav-
ems, Ellen PARCEL, Josephine La
frankie, Bucl;h lienslcy, Virginia
Ritz, and the class teacher, Miss
Faye McMenamin. Mrs. L. c. Lee
was assisted by Mrs. L. j. Mack
III serving.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19
LOCAL STORIES
GROWING RAPIDLY

One of the most interesting eX-
amples of progress and prosperity
ins FL CGntrof is seen in the Army
ana Navy Store 9t Fifth ana Main
street, of which NJ. Marcot is the
proprietor.
Three years ago Mr.. Marcot
came to El Centre and opened up
a small store with an IL foot front
at 4SG Main street, to sell surplus
stocks which he had purchased from
the United States government. The
business propered, and n little more
than year ago, it was moved
across the street to the large store
reXt to the stage depot. TIE capa-
city of the business was thus
doubled.
Increased business called for ad-
ditional room and when Tom Gill
completed his new building n! Fifth
md State streets, Mr.. Marcot i'm
nediately leased the store vacated
~ Gill. For the past two weeks
workmen have been busy tearing
out the wall and making one large
store for Mr. Marcot g business,
which is now recognized as one of
the coming business houses of tbc
city. - ~ 80
In addition to the lines of cloth
ing and household goods which he
has carried, Mr.. Marcot has added
I grocery department, and will ear
" fine grade of goods.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19
Rent Car Owners
Will Pay State
Weight Fee, Too
by United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 19.-Owners
of rent ears will be required to pay
the weight fees based on commercial
schedules in addition to the regular
registration fee of SO before 1924
licenses for such ears can be is
sued. Will II. Marsh, chief of the
division of motor vehicles so an
nounced here today declaring that
provisions of the new motor vehicle
act put such ears in the commercial
class.
Rent ears were designated by
Marsh as being kept in garages
throughout the state to be rented
out driverless to persons desirous
of using a car for short trips. Sew
eral hundred ears, most of which are
in the larger cities of the state, are
affected by this ruling.
Owners of such ears will be requir
cd to furnish Il weight certificate
with application for registration
showing the unladen weight and
the kind of tires.
Registration of all types of mo-
tor vehicles began on Monday, Jan
uary IA. -.-
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19
NyONl-EXISTENT COTTON IS SOLD
SAYS REPORT 0FN. Y. FINANllCClIEfRIlSS

past vear-or to be- more accurate,
the past two Years-is that crop
gucgses before the end or August
are absolutely worthless now that
the weevil has overspread the en-
tire belt. In years gone by, Texas
was the great gamble, a summer
drought usually meaning only half
q crop. Now; the other wothlrds
Of the cotton area. a dry summer
would be a boon, to hold the weeVil
in check and. give the. plant Il chance
to mature its fruit. In the states east
OF the Mississippi River, annual
rainfall during July and August for
the past ten years averaged 1887
inches, while the average for Texas
was only 5.33 inches.
None of the current arguments
for lower prices offer any relief in
the\way of additions to the supply.
No help can be expected from lndin
and Egypt, where crop prospects
have fallen off sharply, and their
carry-over from last year was at the
minimum.
"Brazil, which planted for a mil
lion bales, will gather less than half
that amount and actually fail below
last years yield.
.r. Reduced to "Hopes"
"Bearish arguments are therefore
reduced TO hopes of great thugs
from Il crop not yet planted, and
corrective measures such as publ
resistance to high cost goods and
serious curtailment of mill prodUc-
ton.
"A table of facts and statistics,
prepared by PoarsalPs Bulletins,
Show that domestic mills and reports
have absorbed to January nearly
seven million bales, or exactly the
same as last season, and 100000
moro than two years ago. This
leaves only 100000 bales Ameri-
can cotton in the world (outside of
mills) to feed sp9ndles until next
crop, eight months away-without
allowing n bale for visible supply.
1.-THE surprise which the future
holds in store wrll probably be the
discovery that more cotton has been
soldpahead than actually exists. y
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19
DR. GRIFFITH SPEAKS
HERE TOMORROW

DR.. T. l.. Griffith, pastor of the
Second Baptist Church, Los Ange-
les is spending the week in I'm
perial Valley visiting the church
cs and making many acquaintancea.
lie is accompanying DR.. w. R. Car
ter, superintendent of negro work
in Southern California and who at
present is assisting the Brawley
church erect Il building. The large
immigration of negroes into the
valley makes it imperative to erect
suitable places of worship fol reli-
gious and social purposes.
Rev. c. w. Davis of the local
church announces that DR.. G,iffith
will preach here, tomorrow evening
at 1880 o clock.
The choir has prepared 4 special
program of music including a mum,
Der of negro spirituals. All are in
Nited.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19

Tamcling, Keen and Company,
fiLanciers of New York, have issued
Il condensed report of cotton activi-
ties for the year 1923, embodying
the outlook for 1924, which in
cludes some pertinent facts of un-
usual interest to the vallcy cotton
grower.
The report follows:
"When 1922 scored an advance
in cotton from l51a cents to 26lh
cents---11 cents Il pound within
the year-the whole world wonder
ed. Then 1928 gave prices another
lift from 2612 cents at its opening
to $40 on November 30-an addi-
tional advance of II cents, or %
cents within two years.
cit must not be assumed how
ever, that the later rise was continu-
GUS or uninterrupted. a wet spring
and late start had forced prices up
to 3112 cents by mid-March, when
4 buyers strike-or boycott OF
high cost goods-eaused tumble
to below 81 cents by the end of
July. Hopes of Il crop of lG,0O0,O0O
and over, aided in causing an over
loaded long interest to simply melt
away. Then followed surprise after
surprise, when crop estimates dwin-
died from - millions to less than
100000, The rising course of
prices was not less astounding.
From June so to November so,
there was an almost continuous ad-
vance or rather boom, from 20.6S
for December to 37.70-over II
cents pound or $85 Il bale.
"But, as usual, the crop-killcrs
went too far, and ginning returns
soon put the smallest estimates to
rout. 1t was suddenly discovered
that Europe, and especially London
had been plunging in cotton, main
" in the Liverpool market, and be-
fore foreign longs finished liqui-
dating, Liverpool prices had col
lapsed ~ cents, while our market
lost 58 cents, most of which was
soon recovered.
Weather Capricious
"The big lesson taught by the
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19
All Southland
Resents Latest
Delay Of Work
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I w. Cuff of the Associated Chan
bers of Commerce stated today
that his organization contemalates
sending telegram % the same eff
feet and George w. Anderson, pres
dent OF tie Rotary Club promised
tC get committee together on
Monday to send a telegram { pro
.c>t to Washington.
1t is hoped hat the action tax
rn by these bodies viii be follow
cd by every community in Impcr
;sl Valley, as well as by oreaniza-
ticns, including the Chambers OF
Commerce, ROtary Clubs and city
governments.
The need of such telegrams is
emphasized in message received
from Colonel B. +. Fly of Yuma
who is at present in Washington
His message charges the Secretary
of the Interior with attempting to
kill the Swing-J ohnson bill, and ad
vocates deluge of protesting tele
grams rs the most effective means
of inducing the secretary to return
the bill to the proper congression
floor of congress.
Hope I'res.dc:l; .c.5
1t is hoped by leaders here that
upon receipt of the protesting tele
grams, PresiGca: Coolidge viii in
tervene in behalf of ImpeI ial Val
ley and urge Secretary Work tc
forward the Swing-J ohnson bill tc
congress without delay. The presi
dent has received dele ogations from
Imperial VaEcy "lvoraDly, and has
expressed desire to become fan!i-
liar with the provisions Of the
Swing Jolnson bill.
1t was stated today that COM
mittee or delegate from the Ame
rican Legion will make q trip to
Yuma at once to interview prOmi-
nent leaders there in an effort to
get them to condemn the actions of
Congressman Hayden in attempting
to hamper passage of the Swing.
johnson bill, and notify the con
gressman that his constituents de-
sire him to lend his support to the
bill.
Delay Is Dangerous
The time for introducing bills
into congress is fast slipping away
it was pointed out today, and if
Secretary Work is allowed to sue
eeed in keeping the bill in his de-
partment, it may be returned TO
congress too late to obtain any ac-
ton on it at this session of con-
gress. Such an occurrence would
be disastrous to the hopes of the
valley and it is well understood
that the best way to avoid it is to
bring all possible pressure to bear
at this time for prompt and deci-
sive action.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19
COOLIDGE WON'T
ACT AT PRESENT
IN FALL RUMpElJS
ny United Press Leased Wire

WAslITNGT0E, Jan. 19s-Presi-
dent Coolidge secs no reason at
present Why he should take hand
or ask any other government off
cial to act iit the Teapot Dome ma
val oil. Teasing scandal.
Thogh Seh;,tor Caraway, A"kan.
sas, in his recent speech in the sem
ate criticized Daugherty for not in
dicting somebody in connection with
former Secretary Fali y leasing of
Teapot Dome 10 the Sinclair inter
csts, senators actually inve5tigat-
ing the transaction have not stress
ed that phase of the matter.
They have centereds their concern
on the public welfare as it is in
volvcd, rather than on the personal
culpability Of any man Or men If
such culpability exists.
New steps are now in prospect to
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19
The Friday Bridge Club
Meets at WhiteL0fc Home

Members Of the Friday Bridge
Club gathered ut the home of Mrs.
Dorsey Whitelaw on iSandaiwood
irive Yesterday afternoon for Il
delightful luncheon and afternoon
Of Nah Jongg. Marigolds were
used for the decoration of the
l,ous1. Mrs. II. L. Loud made the
high score.
Guests present were Miss Ruth
Allison of Minneapolis and Mrs.
William Thatcher of San Frlncis-
co. Members playing were DR..
Frances Elliott, Mesdames Clarence
H. Conant, James W. Glassford,
ChHrics f. Scott, II. L. Loud. Don
G, Bitter, Howard p. Never, George
w. Anderson, r. b. WhitelaW, G.
w. Allison, and J. y. Adams.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19
VIM. D. Curry Dies
Here>Suddenly

William d. Curry, 81 years old,
died in tins city this morning after
q short illness. He was the father
of r. C. Curry, general foreman for
Jarbo and Murray on the construc-
ton work for the new courthouse.
and had been employed with his son
until recently. He is survived by
his wife, Luella A. Curry, son K.
C. Curry and a daughter, Mrs. brad
enstein of Corona.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow morning at 10 o clock from
the funeral parlors of b. Il. Lemons
and the body will be taken on The
1885 train to Corona, where burial
VIII be held Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19
DAIRY WEEK WILL
START ON MONDAY

Next week will be observed as
"Dairy Week. i'll Imperial Val
ley and will be of particular in
tereSs to Ell Centro because Of the
second annual Dairy Day which
will be held in this city next Sat
urdav under the auspices of the
FL Centre Chamber of Commerce.
Plans for the week include the
conduct of an educational campaign
among the children of the city
schools when talks will be given by
dairy experts on the necessity OF
pure dairy protH\s sor healthy
boys and girls.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19
Mrs. J. Miller Hostess
TO RO0h. club Members

Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Miller enter
tained their Rook club at their home
last night. Mr.. and Mrs. II f..
Gleason of Huntington Park were
the guests of the club, and members
present were Mr.. and Mrs. j. d.
Foss, Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Sones, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Young, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. G. Jones and the host and
hostess.
Mrs. Miller, assisted by Mrs,
Young served dainty refreshments
at the close Of TIE evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19
Mrs. J. T. Baker Will He
Hostess T. r. Z. Section

Mrs. j. F.. Baker will be hostess
to the members of the Twice Told
Tales section Of the Woman ) Ten
Thousand club at her home, 638
South Sixth street on Monday af-
ternoon. Mrs. w. W. Apple viii be
the story-teller.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19
Washington Hotel

Grant Ave. at Bush Street
San Francisco Quietest Downtown
Commercial Hotel
Attractively Refurnished
Rates $3.50. With Bath $3.50
SOC extra for each additional person
Take Checker or Yellow Taxi
Manager James w. Flannery
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19
NO MORE KISSES
AMONG BOXERS

PARIS, Jan. l9.-The French box
ing federation today ordered dis
continuance of the practice of box
ers exchanging kisses after a bout.
For hygienic reasons hereafter the
American custom Of shaking hands
will be substituted.
Heavy rains did much damage
around Phoenix, Arizona, the last
week in 1923.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19

PASSAIC, N. 1.-The Passalc
high school basketball team won its
l27th consecutive victory here last
night by defeating the Pearl River,
n. Y. high school team SO TO Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19
so LINED UP IN
DRIVE ON FORGERS
ny United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19--4Fifty
alleged forgers have been arrested to
date in the police department s re-
Gently organized warfare on bad
check passers.
Los Angeles police are eoorerat-
ing with the police of other cities
ana sending them copies Of forgers
signatures in the police library here.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19

get the whole truth about Teapot
Dome.
Fail, who is in New Orleans and
WHO says he will shortly take .
sea voyage may now be subpocnaed
percmptorily to appear before the
senate investigating committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19

The female with the specie
more deadly than the male.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-19

"Thc big lesson taught by the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-06-02
ny The Associated PresaD

CHICAGO June 2-The first ski~
msh in what was expected 10 H. one of
the hardest fought battles in the his
tory Of Illinois Jurisprudence wss set
f0r today when attorneys for Nathan F
Ltorol 7. Jr.. and Richard Loeb, sri0ns
Of millionaire Chicago families and con
fcsscd kdnarrrs and slayers of ALA
year Ola Robert Franks. also a milIien-
aires son. demanded their release on
writs 0f haheas corpus.
The defense attorneys contend that
the youths have not been permitted tn
discl ss their Frcdicamcnt with counsel
chosen by the Leopold and Loeb fami-
lirs and tina. state has ha alirnists cH-
anime the boys IN sn effort to forestall
possible plea nf insanity.
The inquest into The death w the
Franks lad also was set for today
Through confession made public Rim
Robcrt f. Grove. states attorney and
newspapers. id h. been established
that INV child was cnticed into an auto
mobile occupied hv LeoTold and Loeb on
the afternoon M Wednesday, May 2l-
struck III TIE head with tape-wrap-
ne cold-chisc rolled into heavy
blanket. with gag rammea down hia
throat. and left 70 die. His body some
five hours later, according to confes-
sions wv Leopold and Loeb. WAS strip
ped and jammed into a culvert IN 2
wild. isolated spot on the far south
side where IL accidentally was found the
next morning by passing laborcr.
The youthful kidnaper-slaycrs who
claimed they killed the lad through a
spirit or adventure. as well M for the
$4,000 ransom they demanded of Jac-
oh N. Franks. gained a new sensation
last night M being rcleftltcd alone
70 police precinct cells, with special
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

tn, Tourist Hotel committee will
bcg'n taking subscriptions Ncdnes-
day morning IA ten a. ~. ~ubSrrip-
tinn lis.s will b. circulated and notes
taken for the subscriptions. the notes
III bc payable thirty dass after de-
mand al the rate of eight per ccat an
mum. The subscriptions will hc
takca ard handled on the following
conditions.
I. III secure subscriptions from
land owners. merchants. partn, rsh ps.
corporations and indis idnaiS. who are
interested III The City oi Brow nSsillc.
10 the approximate amount Of S7J,-
0g00u.
p These funds. when and a. col
4 ted. 10 hs turned oyer 10 three
Trustees. john GREGG. =. III Tucker.
and a. " IagnbCrton who shall have
full auihorty ia rrrard ~ diSnosi-
tirn of ~amc--Nhtthcr "a bt used IN
whole or in part a. bonus 10 some in
d.,iduai nr corporation. vino viii con
irar; to build hotel Sat ssavtury to
the committee and trustees. 60 bc uS-
IA ia Who'll. nr IN part aS stock sub
~rrfrilnn~ 10 hoiti company : =" "
used in whole ar In part to purchase
site for hu.,l huildinr. or for other
proper purpose. leading 10 the hotel
construction.
y The hotel 10 BE- y mud' rn- fire
proof building. containing not less
than $50 rooms. preferably mere
T. The hotel 10 be built " thin the
ciiy limits of Brown~,ilir. the pariic-
ular site or location and character
of architecture Of building. or other
detail not 10 hc considered AZ the
present time.
r. should the committee and irus-
tees ~ nnahlc % effect ~aii~lacinrA
arrangem cni~ for the erection of the
hotel in twelve months tine M funds
Shall hc returned ~ thr donor~.
Ihc committee is convinced that the
building oi an adequate Tourist Hotel
viii w cf the greatest benefit 10
Brow M, ~. ard that il j. the civic
dui, VI every citizen of Brow n~sillr
10 suhser ~ 10 the project according
a. his means.
A u. Cole. y. q. Fernandez. ~ ~
Scott. \. Na.ne Wood ". H. tliN,
M. VI. Iambertnn John Gregg, y.
Nturria. ri II. CrraEtr. ~ II. Ticker.
Tourist Hotel Comrs.sicc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-06-02
Senate Committee Scores
Ford Bid and Attitude of
Administration Toward 1t

WASHINGTON, June 2-Hcnry
Fords Muscle Shoals lid and the atti-
tudc of the administration towards il
are denounrc in vigorous terms In the
majority report VIZ the senate sgriru-
ture committee which "a the same time
recommends enactment of the amen rd
Norris bin for government ownership
and supervision.
The report drafted by Senator Norris.
repui lican Nebraska. chairman of the
committee. make. repeated reference
wv VIII; IL terms NIL Fori's withdrawal
as a candidate for president and his
decision to support Frcsi cnt Coolidge
ssEils ia particular the plan 10 re-
piacc I'm the properties the Gorgas
steam plant sold to the Alabama Power
Company for S3.472,4s7.
when sale sale of the GorFas plant,
says the report " Nas made wv the
secretary Of war. in which I have said
hc simply carried out the contract made
bv his predecessor. Mr. Ford, who was
at that time candidate for president
of thc United Statcs. became exceeding
y angry aad cordemne the secretary
of war and through him Tho adminiatra-
tion nuumaasurcd. discourtcous terms.
ITO appcase his anger. a vacillating
administration publicly announced that
The amount received for the Gorg
plant would hc credited upon the five
million dollars which Mr. Ford agreed
20 pay for Musele Shoals in case his
bid was accepted hy congress.
''This kin Jy favor. perhaps superin-
duced by other considerations. 50 pleas
wv Mr. Ford that his anger at the ad-
ministration was not only termed into
love and admiration but he tccamc 80
violently friendly that Wy himself with
drew as a can lidate for president and
announce his support of the executive
vh8 had made such Y liberal yonccs-
sion."
l'hc house ill. th- report says. ear
ricd out The idea' II The president IN ref
crcnrr IN the sale of the Gorrns plant
aHd directs the secretary of war Nv CON
strucs a steam power plant 81 10000
horsc cnnwcr on the Warrior river en-
which thc Gorr plant is situsted. upon
land io ne obtained fg purchase or con
drmnation and ta purchase or condemn
4 right ~ way thcrsfrom % Muscle
Shoals amid turn il over 40 the For n cor
r0rAtior-
This additional gift ought 70 salts
4 fy Mr. Ford anl keep him good natured-
wv least until after election. the re-
ports adds. No one has ever Offered
an excuse for directing thc secretary of
war to condemn private property ami
II pny fur it out of public funds IN or-
drr WV rr w over to private currOr-
alton to he use for the sole benefit q
\ that corporation As fr as know this
is ihe first time such thing has ever
been attempted.
This proposed ncH plant. like the ola
one al Gorgas has no connection with
Muscle Shoals. III will fc. however. \
very valuable acquisition to the Ford
corporation. Il viii, in effect make him
Y nift of n sream power plant. located
IVY ihc mouth of u coal mine. II ought
fo eo a great way I'M bringing satisfac-
N iiun to amy person VINO possesses \
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FIGHT
EXPECTED over
FRANKS MURDER
Expect Trial OF Confessed
Millionaire Slayers to be
Hardest Fought Legal
Battle

CHICAGO. June 2z.--State's Attorney
Grove announced toiay Az attorneys
heraa their battle in behalf of Nathan
Leopold and Richard Loeb. confcsAfA
kidnappcrs aud slaycrs of II yesr ola
Robert Franks. that hc would seek two
grand jury indictments against them
tomorrow.
The states attorneys announcement
came when petitions for writs or ha-
hcas corpus were presented in criminal
court bv counsel employed hy the mill
lionaire fathers Of Leopold and Loeb
The court madc The writs rcturnahle
forthwith and the prisoners were taken
immc lately into rt-
Indictments charging kidnapping for
ransom and for murder. 10th pun
hle by death. will hc askcd, Mr. Grove
said
The legal battle. into which Millions
estimated as h5Eh as S25.000,000. of the
Leopolds and Loebs, will be thrown in
n nm effort to N ave the boys from the
gallows. is intended merely ~ permit
counsel 20 consult with them. The ar
torncys say they do not expect to free
them.
Chief Justice Cavrrlv continued the
hearing wv the writ until June and or-
cred the boys sent to Jail without
bond. placing them IVY thc custody KIN tn
sheriff Ivy sought by TIE defense attor-
neys
Leopold was unhroken and apparently
still unaffected ty the tragedy. Loeb
appeared worried