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Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-14
No Change in Bishops Condition

BALTIMORE, June 14.-No mark
ed change has occurred in the con-
dition of Bishop Charles Fiske OF
Utica, N. T., during the last 4S
hours, 1t was stated this morning at
Union Memorial Hospital, where the
Episcopal prelate Is critically Ill with
pneumonia. His temperature at 8
A. M. was 102 $40.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-14

WASHINGTON. June 14-Cotton
consumed during May amounted to
413.64s bales of lint and 42.4S1 OF
1inters. compared with 4S0.010 Of
line and 42.2S9 of linters Ia April
this year. and s1o.Sb< Of line and
t6.07o of unforn h Nay kn1t xeon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-14
duncan Dcfeats MItchclI

GLENEAGLES, Scotland, June ii
(By The Associated Press) George
Duncan. veteran British golf profess
sional. today defeated Abe Mitchell,
another noted golfing champion, by
Z mp and 70 play in the deciding
1e-hole match Of the ThQue1nd
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-14

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., June a.
BY The Associated Press.-An IN
junction to prevent the retail sale OF
sasoIine by Governor w. H. McAfas-
ter and the Highway Commission or
South Dakota. is asked in an action
fled today in Federal Court by the
Independent Home Oil Company.
Judge ]. D. Elliott signed an order
compelling the defendants to show
cause why an injunction should not
be granted and made 1t returnable
June "a.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-14
ELKs ATTENTION

Meet at home 4 p. NJ today to march
to park. where Flag Day Services are to
be held. AZ Il q
Bring your friends. General public
cordially invited to attend. s
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-14
NOTICE W. o. w.

All members of Raritan Camp. No: 30.
are to attend the funeral OF our late.
rs g ) a. X. at COS Charles Street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-14
II. s. PLAYER wins

BECKENHAM. England. June IA
(By The Associated Press). - Miss
U1ixabeth Ryan of California today
won the Ken county tennis cham
pionship by defeating Miss Kathleen
McKane. 6-S. 6-1. 6-1.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-14

Oct rid Of that grcuch--Buy that Ford
today and keep smiling. Dorsey Motors.
inc. Open Evenings. ssss-s-ii-4t'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-14

Get rid OF that Krouch--Buy that Ford
today and keep smiling. Dorsey Motors,
Inc. Open Evenings. 6sss--6-11-<ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-14

Lost--w white psodle; fsmsls Inward.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-21

Tiger Love-" with EsteIIe Tay.
Ior, comes to the Columbia a
week from Sunday.
\ 4 4
PinafOre" is slated to be De
w. Molt Hopper,s vehicle following
Akk
A tabloid singing and dance
revue, and other acts and films.
VIII entertain Strand patrons on
the bill following that commenc.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-21
THE FINANCIAL SIDE
OF THE MOVIES

L. w. Boynton, writing In the
Wall Sire Journal Of the finan-
cial side b motion pictures. says,
among other THINGS
A leading picture corporation
now has gross income Of mil.
lion dollars a week. That is what
1t gets from renting its pictures
to the theaters Of the country,
plus it's foreign business, which
is about 20 per cent of the total.
The best obtainable statistics
show the following facts about
the industry In the United States:
The investment is 81, SOC, 900 900.
Total number of persons per-
nanently employed, in all It's
branches. 100000.
Average number of feature pic.
lures produced yearly, 700.
Average weekly attendance at
picture theaters, 50,000,O00. .
Admissions paid annually total
about $500, 900, 900.
Salaries and wages paid at the
studios, $75,000,0O0 annually,
The theaters running from six
to seven days = week.. 5000.
Theaters running four to five
days q week, 1900.
Theaters running one to three
DAYS a week. $500.
Producers and exhibitors spend
$6,000,O00 a year in newspaper
and magazine advertising.
Producers spend $4,000 an.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-21

nualiy for photos, cuts, slides.
ana other accessories; autographs,
printing and engraving.
The big growth in the foreign
market Is shown In the Govern.
ment export figures. In 1919.
S2,OO0,OO0 lineal feet Of film were
exported. In 1923, zoe, 900 900 feet
went into foreign trade. The per.
centage of American films used
abroad IL between eighty and
ninety.
On the other hand, only 42S
foreign pictures were sent here
for sale in 1922. OF these univ
six were. sold and exhibitor
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-21
Rams Headers Buy
Vets Play

The United States Veterans
Bureau has trained many a
disabled veteran for a theatre
cal career. The latest Of
these ex-soldiers to meet with
success is q former captain,
Victor Kearney. He has had
a play accepted for presenta-
ton here by the Rams Head
Players.
The piece is founded on a
manuscript Kearney picked
up in Constantinople, "The
Three Lepers of Duk- Ell Ga
reb," author unknown. The
tentative title adopted by
Kearney is "The Wind Of
Allah"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-21
MiIt Popular

Milton sills, who appears as
Viola Dana's leading man in "The
Heart Bandit" which comes to
Loew's Palace Sunday. has lust
achieved one Of the outstaniir,,
personal trtumps OF the season q,
the chief male role OF .aThe Sec
Hawk" which is setting the Man.
haitian critics by the ears.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-21

Of q series Of
eight Columbia
prod u ctions.
Robert Frazer
Will support
Miss Hammer.
stein and the
rest Of the cast
will consist Of
play Q RS who
are well known
to the public.
Miss Hammer
stein Is we'll
known as the
daughter Of the
late oscar
H a nmerstein.
opera impre.
sario, and has
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-21
FOOLISH VIRGIN
ELAINE'S NEW
ROLE

Elaine Hammerstein has been
signed to play the leading role in
THE Foolish Virgin" an original
story by Thomas Dixon, the first
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-21


through hard and efficient work.
Most recently she was seen in
Broadway Gold" Drums Of
Jeopardy" and Rupert Of Hent.
zau."
Production on the new film IL
about to start on the Coast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-21
Dancing

cLovER'S, s1S 22d. Private lessons, 7Sc.
: Course, Z priv, 9 class les, 81. Wits.
RTGHTwAY STUDIO, ola Ilth N. w,
proper way TO dance the latest steps.
Enroll any day-NC appointment re-
EDWARD r. MILLER STUDIO.
1885 Conn. Ave. Franklin SgA7.
Privats lessons ~ spDeintmsats ''''
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-09-05
These Advertisers win Help You Build Your New Home
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR DIFFERENT PLAN EACH WEEK

one directly into the kitchen if desired and pro-
vides for a coat closet beneath the stairs. A
wide opening with charming arch supported on
permitting the warmth Of the corner fireplace to
permeate BOTH The bath and bed rooms are on
the second floor, the stairs ending in a hallway
ON which these rooms all open. The closet space
in the house is superabundant large ones lead
ing off the bed rooms and linen closet being
found in the upper hall, accessible to the bath
room.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05

Trustees of the City of FL Centre
establishing the voting precinct and
polling place and appointing elec-
ton officers for the municipal cleo
ton to be held in said City on the
14th day of April, 1924" adopted
heretofore, to-wit, on the 18th day
of March, 1924, by said Board.
The polls of said election Gas pro-
vided by ordinance calling the gem
eral municipal election to be held
at the same time) shall be opened
at 6 0 clock q. IN. of the day of
said election and shall be kept open
until O'Clock p. m. of the same
day, when the polls shall be closed;
provided, however, that if at the
hour of closing there are any other
voters at the polling place or in
line at the door who are qualified
to vote and have not been able>to
do so since appearing the polls
shall be kept open a sufficient time
to allow them to vote. But no one
who shall arrive at the polls after
6 O'Clock in the afternoon shall be
entitled to vote although the polls
may be open when he arrives.
SECTION TX. The ballots to be
used at said election shall be print
ed in the manner and form pres
cribed by law and upon said ballots
the said proposition Of incurring
said bonded debt shall be printed
in the following form:
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
Legal AdUerfisinS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORK

Notice is hereby given that on the
End day of April, 1924, the Board
of Trustees of the City of Ell Centre
did at its regular meeting held on
said day adopt a resolution num-
bered 27S declaring the intention
of said Board to order that the
alley extending north and south
through Block "a of the City of
FL Centre from the north property
line of State Street to the south
line of the alley extending east and
west through said Block "a as shown
by map recorded in Book l of Maps.
Page 10, Records of Imperial Coun-
tv, California, and the whole there
of, be closed up, pursuant to the
provisions of an act of the legisla-
ture of the state of California, en-
titled "An act to provide for laying
out, opening, extending, widening,
Strengthening, or closing up, in
whole or in part, any street, square.
lane, alley, court, or place within
municipalities, and to condemn and
acquire any and all land and prop
erty necessary of convenient for
that purposes approved March 9th,
1889.
Reference is hereby made to said
Resolution numbered 27S for fur.
ther particulars.
Dated this 3rd day of April, 1924.
+. c. DYER,
Street Superintendent of the City of
Ell Centro, California.
Apr Alto.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Superior Court of the State
Of California, in and for the
County Of Imperial

In the matter of the estate of Eliza
E. Nice, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, Chas. E. Nice, Admin
istrator of the estate of Eliza E.
Nice, deceased, to the creditors Of
and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to file
them with the necessary vouchers
within ten months after the first
publication of this notice in the Of
flee of the clerk of the Superior
Court of the State of California, in
and for the County of Imperial, or
to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers within ten months after
the first publication Of this notice
to said Administrator at the law Of
flee of J. s. Larew, Rooms 101 and
102 Rehkopf Building, in the City
of Ell Centre, County of Imperial,
State of California, which said Of
flee the undersigned selects as hi
place of business in all matters con-
nected with said estate in said
County of Imperial.
Dated and first published this
18th day of March, 1924.
CHAS. E. NICE,
Administrator Of the estate Of
Eliza E. Nice, Deceased.
NJ Is % 20 A IL
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
NOTICE OF AWARD OF
CONTRACT

Section /. Pursuant to statute
and to Resolution of the Board of
Trustees of the City of Ell Centre
numbered 277 passed and adopted
on the End day of April, 1924, di-
recting this notice, notice is here
by given that said Board of Trus-
tees of the City of FL Centre in
open session on the End day of
April, 1924, publicly opened, exam
ined and declared all sealed propo-
sails or bids for the following street
work or improvement, to-wit:
The street work or improvement
on those certain portions of Broad
day (Street) and of Commercial
Avenue mentioned and described in
Resolution of Intention numbered
272 passed and adopted by said
Board Of Trustees on the goth day
of February, 1924, which Resolution
of Intention is hereby referred to
for q description of said work or
improvement.
Section IT. That the said con.
templated work or improvement, in
the opinion of said Board of Trus-
tees of said City, is of more than
local or ordinary public benefit and
in and by said Resolution of In
tention said work or improvement
was declared to be of moro than
local or ordinary public benefit and
said Board of Trustees in said Res
olution made the expense of said
work or improy ement chargeable
upon district declared in said Re-
solution to be the district benefit
ed by said work or improvement and
to be assessed to pay the cost and
expense thereof, which district is
described in said Resolution of In
tention in general terms and is
shown by a plat on file in the of
flee of the City Engineer of said
City, approved by said Board of
Trustees, which said plat indicates
by boundary line show thereon
the extent of the territory to be
included in said assessment district
and which plat governs for all de-
tails as to the extent of said assess
ment district and to which Resolu-
ticu VI anu L ldG TtItT-
ence is hereby made for com
Plete description Of said assessment
district.
Section III. That on the End
day of April, 1924, at a regular
meeting of said Board of Trustees
of said City, said Board of Trustees
awarded the contract for said work
or Improvement to the lowest and
only regular, responsible bidder
therefor, to-wit, I. A. Thomas, at
the. prices named in his proposal or
bid on file, to-wit:
Cement curb, per lineal
foot: $1.05
Cement sidewalk, per square
foot: "a cents.
Witness my hand and the corpor
ate seal of said City Of El Centre
affixed hereto this 4th day of April,
1924.
j. S. LOOFBOUROW,
City Clerk of the City of FL Centre.
(SeaD. Apr. A, 5.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Harrison Reese Macaulay.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned, H. j. Macaulay, admins
TRAITOR of the estate of Harrison
Reese Macaulay, TO the creditors of
and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to ex-
hibit the same with the necessary
vouchers within $1,000. months after
the first publication of this notice
TO the said Geo. w. Allen, at 108-
100 Rehkopf Bldg, FL Centre, Cali
fornia, the place of transacting
business of said estate.
Dated this 3rd day of April, 1924.
HERBERT j. MACAULAY,
Administrator.
Jas. w. Glassford, Attorney for
Administrator.
April 5 ~ 10 26 May 5.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
STATE OF CALIFORNIAN
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL, SIS:

CITY OF Ell CENTRIC,
l, j. s. Loofbourow, City Clerk
of the City of Ell Centre, Calitor-
MIA, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the
Board of Trustees of said City is
five (5); that the foregoing ordi.
nance No. 272 was passed and
adopted by vote Of two thirds of
all the members of said BOARD of
Trustees at an adjourned regular
meeting of said Board held on the
Goth day of March, 1924, by the fol
lowing vote, to-wit:
Ayes: Travers, Lavayea, Ander.
son, Pitzer, Fawcett.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
ThatNsaid ordinance was introduc
ed at a meeting of said Board held
at least five davs prior to its pass
age and was approved by the Prcsi-
dent Of said Boarl of Trustees on
the 26th day Of March, 1924.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said City of i'll Centre this 2Gth
day of March, 1924.
j. s. LOO"BOUHOW.
City Clerk of tn" City Of FL Ccntro,
California.
! (SEAL.) 4t9
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05

ner of Broadway and American
Avenue, Long Beach, California,
sell at private sale to the highest
bidder for cash, subject to confir-
nation by the said Superior Court,
all the right, title, interest and
estate of the said James Burr An
drews, deceased, at the time Of his
death, and all the right, title and
interest that the estate of the said
deceased has, by operation of law,
or otherwise, acquired other than,
or in addition to, that of the said
James Burr Andrews, at the time
of his death in and to the follow
ing piece and parcel Of real estate:
Lots 1s, 10, 20, 81, % and
23 of Section 3, and Lots 32
and AZ of Section 4 in Town
ship 13 South of Range 15,
east Of the San Bernardino
Meridian, California, contain
ing 800 acres according to the
official plat of the survey of
the said land, approved Novem-
Der A, 1908; being the land des-
cribed as: TIE North Half of
Section 8 in Township 13 South
OF Range Is East of the San
Bernardino Meridian, Califor-
MIA, containing 500 acres, ac-
cording to the official plat of
the survey of the said land re-
turned to the General Land
Office by the Surveyor Gene
r raj, approved October 1S, 1856.
excepting six CO. acres therefrom
reserved for n right-of-way to be
granted to the Southern Pacific
Railway Company.
All the above property, is to be
sold subject to easements, rights
of-way, reservations and restric-
tiOns of record. .-'
= Terms and conditions of sales:
Cash, lawful money of the, United
States, ten per cent. (109o) of the
purchase money to accompany the
bid or offer, and the balance upon
confirmation of the sale by the
court.
All bids or offers must be in
writing and may be left at Room
No. Jig Pacific-Southwest Bank
Building, situated on the north.
west corner or Broadway ana
American Avenue, Long Beach,
California, or may be delivered to
the executrix, personally, or may be
filed in the office Of the clerk of
the above mentioned court at any
time after the first publication.
hereof, and before the date of sale.
Dated: March 81, 1924. -"
KITTIE ELNORA ANDREWS
Executrix of the Estate of James
Burr Andrews, Deceased.
Knight, Lane & Goddard, Attorneys
for Executrix. 2Stl5
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05

Shall the City of Ell Cen
tro incur a bonded debt in
the sum of Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($2O0,-
000.oO,) for the purpose of
acquiring, constructing, and
completing q certain reve-
nue-producing municipal
improvement, to-wit, mnni-
cipal water works and wat
er system Ito be operated
in connection with and be-
come a part of the present
municipal water system of
said city, for the purpose
of furnishing and supplying
water to said City of Ell
Centre and the inhabitants
thereof, including for such
purpose the acquisition of
lands, water rights, rights
of-way, and the construction
of aqueduets, bitches, canals,
reservoirs, distributing sys-
tenn, pumping and filtration
and purifieation plants and
other works necessary there
fors |
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05

In order to increase the efficiency
of spotlight by rendering it acces-
sible whether used on open or clos
ed cars and to eliminate the wind
shield glare, a spotlight has been
designed that attaches directly
through the windshield. One type
Of these new lights is called CRY
rae Night Guide" and is sold by
the Western Auto Supply Company.
With the increasing use of closed
cars and the wide spread adoption
of windshield wings on open ears,
the ''Fryrac spotlight has become
a nationally known product. 1t is
worked entirely from the inside of
the car and the pistol control en-
ables the driver to direct the light
on the road from an angle that re-
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05

moves all possibility of glare in
front of his machine. 1t has MANY
advantages over the out-at-the-sida
type of spotlight for it can be used
at the time when it is most needed
in bad weather when the curtains
are on the car.
The light may be set 20 illuminate
the side of the road where it is
needed, as many accidents are caus-
ed by the driver being blinded by
the glare of headlights on an ap-
preaching car, and attempting to
feel his way and trust in luck that
he will come safely through.
The Western Auto Supply Com
pany are equipped with machinery
that enables them to install these
light guides at the rate of one every
Is minutes
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Superior Court Of the Stats
of California, in and for the
County of ImDerial

County Of Imperial
In the matter Of the estate Of P. F
Nice, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, Chas. E. Nice, Admins
traitor of the estate Of the above
named p. F. Nice, deceased, to th'
creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, t.
file them with the necessary voucb
ers within ten months after thu
first publication of this notice ir
the office of the clerk Of the Super
ior Court of the State Of California
in and for the County of Imperial
or to exhibit them with the neces
sary vouchers within ten months af
ter the first publication of this no
tice TO said administrator at the
law office of ]. s. Larew, Rooms
101 and 102 Rehkopf Building, in
the City of Ell Centre, County of
Imperial, State of California, which
said office the undersigned selects
as his place of business in all mat
tiers connected with said estate in
said County of Imperial.
Dated and first published this
18th day of March, 1924.
CHAS. Z. NICE,
of the estate of p. F.
Nice, Deceased.
M 10 % 20 A 5 IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY AT PRIVATE
SALE
In the Superior Court Of the State
Of California, In and for the
County Of Imperial

In the superior Court OF the State
OF California, in and for the
County Of Imperial
In the Matter Of the Estate Of
James Bellwood, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the
undersigned, Edna Bellwood White
head, Administrators Of the Estate
of James Bellwood, deceased, viii
sell at private sale, subject to con-
firmation by the Superior Court, on
or after the 9th day of April, 1924,
at the office of j. E. Simpson, in
the Court House building in the
City of Ell Centre, County Of I'm
perial, State of California, all the
right, title and interest of the said
deceased at the time Of his death
and the right, title and interest
which said Estate has acquired by
operation of law or otherwise in
addition to that of said deceased
at the time of his death, in and to
that certain real property, located
in the County of Imperial, State of
California, described as follows, to-
wit:
The east one half, (ER) of
Tract One Hundred Twenty
(120) Township Thirteen (13)
South, Range Fourteen (14)
East, s. B. NJ.
Terms and conditions Of sale, at
least one-fourth cash in lawful
money Of the United States, ten
per cent of the amount bid to be
paid at the time of sale, the bal
ance upon confirmation, and the re-
mainder to be paid in not less than
three, six and nine months after
time Of Sale, and the confirmation
thereof by said Superior Court or
upon such terms as shall be ap-
proved by the Court.
Bids or offers for said PROPERTY
must be in writing, and may be left
at the office of said J. E. Simpson,
at any time after the first publ.
cation of this notice, and before
making said sale.
Dated this 22nd day of March,
1924.
EDNA BELLWOOD WHITEHEAD.
Administrative of the Estate Of
James Bellwood, Deceased.
daily 22tl5.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-05
NOTICE INVITING SEALED
PROPOSALS OR BIDS FOR
FURNISHING MATER IALs
FOR WATER DEPARTMENT,
CITY OF Ell CENTRO. tr

Notice is hereby given that seal
ed proposals or bids will be receiv-
ed by the undersigned city clerk of
the city of Ell Centre, California, at
the City Hall of said city up to the
hour of 1880 clock p. m. On We'd
nesday, the 10th day of April, 1924,
for furnishing the following mater.
ials for the water department OF
said city, to-wit:
SO y inch X 2 Brass nipples.
l19 u inch Mueller Brass unions.
81 A-ineh Mueller Corporation
cocks.
SO u inch Mueller Curb cocks.
z 4rineh service clamps for
inch Cast Iron pipe.
1 6.inch service clamp for 6 inch
Cast Iron pipe. -..t
I 4-inch Cast Iron Tee. ,,
631S pounds Glass "a p inch Lead
I, Pipe.-All material to be r.
o. B. Ell Centre City water
l.. plant.
The Board of Trustees of said
City reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
By order Of said Board Of Trus-
tees.
Dated this 10th day of March, 1924.
j. s. LOOFBOUROW,
City Clerk of the City of Ell Cen
tro, California.
daily AL to Is