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Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
U. S. FILES SUIT
AGAINST FIFTY
OIL COMP ANIES
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patent rights in violation sof the
Sherman antitrust act, names as the
primary defendants, in the eonspir-
acy to organize and maintain the
unlawful combination, the Standard
Oil Companies of Indiana and New
Jersey, Standard Development Com
pany, Texas Company and Gasoline
Products Company.
Many Companies Charged
The secondary defendants, Stone
charges, who have become parties
to the combination by accepting IL
censes from one of more of the
primary defendants are Standard
Oil Company of Kansas, Stanard Oil
Company of Kentucky, Standard Oil
Company OF Louisiana, Standard Oil
Company of New York, STANDARD
Oil Company of Ohio, Aetna Rein
ing Company, American Refining
Company, Beacon Oil Company, Clay
ton Oil and Refining Company,
Charles De Ganahy, Galena Signal
Oil Company of Texas, Globe Oil and
Refining Company, Graysburg Oil
Company, Hickok Producing Com
pany, Humble Oil and Refining
Company, the Imperial Company,
Ltd, Indiana Refining Company,
Industrial Refining Company, Ida
homa Refining Company, Interstate
Refineries, Elliott, Jones and Com
pany, Lion Oil and Refining Com
pany, Magnolia Petroleum Company,
Miller Petroleum Company, Omaha
Refining Corporation, Owl Oil Com
pany, Petroleum Refining Company,
Producers Pipe Line and Refining
Company, Pure Oil Company, Root
Refineries, Roxana Petroleum Corp
oration, Sapulpa Refining Company,
Tidewater Oil Company, United
States Oil and Refining Company
Utah Oil Refining Company, Vacu
um Oil Company, Waite Phillips
Company, Waverly Oil Works Com
pany, and White Eagle Oil and
Refining Company.
The government charged that
though disclosures of the "crack
ing process by which gasoline is
made in patents issued so years ago
and long since expired, and that
while there are now no valid pa
tents covering broadly the basic
features of the process, the pri-
mary defendants have pooled a num-
Der of patents covering unimportant
Improvements relating thereto, and
are seeking to extort huge sums
from the manufacturers of gasoline
in the guise of royalties, on the pro-
cess which they are licensed to use.
70 Agreements Cited
Seventy nine license agreements
are set up in the petition as con-
stituting and evidencing the combin-
alton, conspiracy and monopoly.
These agreements contain numerous
provisions affecting adversely the
production, transportation and sale
Of gasoline, kerosene and naptha and
other products in interstate and
foreign comerce, the government
charges.
The effect of these agreements the
government petition declares, has
been to burden the interstate and
foreign trade and commerce in gaso-
line, Kerosene and other commodi-
ties By levying thereon heavy
charges in the guise of royalties;
to restrain interstate and foreign
trade and commerce by prohibiting
directly the movements Of large sup
plies of gasoline and other unpat
ented commodities in such com
meree; and, to secure to the defend
ant, the Standard Oil Company OF
Indiana, virtual monopoly Of trade
and commerce in gasoline in the l5I
states defined in the agreements as
Indiana Company territorY, y.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
Five From |. V.
Will Protest
Raise in Rates
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There will be a meeting of other
Southern California representatives
interested in the outcome of the
hearing at the Mission Inn in River.
side tonight, when plans and mat
ters concerning the petition will be
discussed. 1t is expected that a
continuance of the hearing will be
asked to give time for better pre-
parati0n on tn part of those oppos-
ing the petition.
Attorney c. l.. Childers declared
this morning before leaving that OPP
ponents to an increase feel there is
a hidden menace in the move, as it
may prove extremely difficult to
have the rate put back to- its pre-
sent status once the raise is grant
ed. He also expressed the belief
that the power company, as a public
utility, should be prepared to stand
its share of the loss from a natural
cause, the same as individuals and
companies all over Southern Cali
fornia are being forced to do, and
that it is not fair to expect to
pass the entire loss onto the con
sumer. Besides, he stated that most
corporations have an accumulated
surplus, reserved for just such
emergencies as this, which-should be
drawn upon to helpFtide over the
present time of stress.
Two boys killed another boy in
Chicago and got their picture in
the naner as much rs q nreSidential
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25

Fined for Reckless Driving-H. T.
Willouehby was fined $25 in police
court this morning on a charge of
reckless driving following com
plaint made by j. +. Greer, who tes-
titled that Willoughby had run into
him yesterday afternoon on Main
street. The right rear fender of
Mr.. Greer s car was damaged by
the collision. Mr.. Greer said that
Mr.. Willoughby had failed to stop
to investigate the damage done.
Insure Your Hay with Edgar
Bros. Realty Co. adv
Valley Eeauty shoppe. Soft wat.
er shampoos, marcelling. Phone 324J
adv
Case Is Continued-W. r. Conway
whose trial in police court on a
charge of disturbing the peace was
to have occurred this morning, was
continued until July >. Mr.. Conway
was said to have asked for trial
by jury when he appeared in court
more than week ago to plead to
the charge. Later it was stated he
would waive jury trial.
Live Oaks has a dining table
with splendid home cooked meals.
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
GOES TO TRIAL L
AFTER LONG HUME

LOS ANGELES, June 25.--Gharg-;
ed with manslaughter, Leonard G.I
Sanders, former Monrovia restaurant
proprietor, was to go on trial today.i
1t is alleged Sanders ran down and
killed Mrs. Mary r. Wiley, 73, and
here daughter, Jesica, AZ, in Pasa-i
dena last December l. Sanders was
captured in st. Louis after a long
hunt kfF X
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, June 25.- Cotton
table: spots steady, midland upward
30l5; market closed higher.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
Davis Beauty Parlor, for appoint.
nents. Phone 227. adv


Aoluit Cautaloupe Shipper-D.
Di Georgia, Calexieo cantaloupe
shipper, and ID. L. Black, employed
by him to pick and pack canta.
loupes, We're acquitted of charge
of attempt te crate ard ship 249
crates of immatnre cantalOupes on
June l6, Yesterday in Judge Mark
ey's court in Calexxieo. The trial
was heard by jury which took
about an hour to bring III the YER
dict of aequittal.
National Bakery Bread machine
made. adv
Home Made pastries always serv-
ed at Broadway Chop House. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
Cigars and Tobaccos, alwayi
fresh at Steves. adv

Colonists Coming party of 10
prospective settlers arrived in Braw-
ley this morning in company with a
representative of the Smith Rogers
colonization organization. They
made a tour of the valley today,
leaving late this afternoon by train
fer Jaeumba where they win pass
the valley tomorrow another trip
the night. Upon their return to
about the valley will take place.
They depart Thursday night for
their eastern homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
DR.. Harry Hooper, Dentist. 64f
Main Street. Phone 3S2W. Adv

Visits Valley on Business-A. Mar
tin Williams of Wilmington was
visitor IN Ell Centre yesterday. He
was in the valley in the interests of
a land deal which he has been max
ing recently, While he was here he
stopped at the Chamber of Com
merce for a few minutes to inquire
about conditions in the valley this
season.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25

For Hot Weather comfort-let
National Bakery do your baking.
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25

Returns to Riverside-W. R.
Schoonorer, citriculture expert, left
III Centre last night for three day
business visit in san Diego and win
60 on from San Diego to his head
quarters at Riverside. Mr.. Schoon-
over is connected with the Universi-
ty of California and has been in
Imperial Valley for few davs Civ
ing grapefruit demonstrations.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
Home Made pastry at steys's adv

At Steve's the food is always
fresh. We have our own refrige-
rating plant. adv
Roy Farr Believed Better-Roy
Faff, well known Brawlev man who
was injured in an automobile wreck
in San Diego on Sunday, is believ-
ed 30 be improving, according to
information from the hospital in
San Diego. His condition is still
critical, but physicians in attend
anee on the case say that no ribs
or limbs were fractured. Other vie
Tins of the wreck are said to be
out of danger.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25

Spend Your Week Ends at Live
Oaks. Tents and cabins for tram
sients, $l.00 single or $1.25 double.
A few cottages for rent at Live
Oaks. Plenty of water, dining table,
store; prices very reasonable. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25

Two boys killed another boy in
Chicago and got their picture in
the paper as much rs presidential
nominee.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25

Cow Testers to Mect-The regular
monthly meeting of the Imperial
county cow testers will take place
tomorrow at The office of Vern De
Tar assistant farm advisor of I'm
perial county. Records will be
,..-cKed, reports made and the
herds assigned for the coming
month There are four testers work
ing under Mr.. De Tar S supervision.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
Hotel Barbara Worth-Table de

hote dinner s1oo. Special SQUAD,
Chicken and T-Bone Steak dinner
fl.00. Special Rib Steak dinner
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25

Money TO Loan on automobiles.
Contracts bought. Fred K. Cross.
$50 Main st. Phone 359. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25

Davis Beauty Parlor, for appoint
ments. Phone 227. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25

At Stevs's, tasty hot weather
pecials. No come backs here
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25

Store Has Busy Day-As a result
of the two-page dvertisemeat ap-
pearing in the Press Yesterday King
johnson and Company 5 store was
crowded an day with shoppers. Many
were taking advantage cf the June
clearance sale to lay in supplies for
acations and for summer sewing.
Many remarkable values in women Is
ready-to-wear apparel were noted at
great reductions. The men IS de-
partment was almost as busy show
my, fine values in summer weight
suits, shoes. and other articles.
Davis Beauty Parlor for appoint
ments. Phone 227. adv
Buy Bread at National Bakery.
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25

No Substitute used in National
Bakery Pastries. Only the best.
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25

Dance at Live Oaks every Sat
urday and Sunday evening. Good
music. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25

Miss Grogan on Visit-Miss Anne
Grogan, former III Centre girl, has
come over from San Diego for a
week s visit with her family. Miss
Grogan has been teaching IN the
San Diego schools for some time.
She is the sister of Miss Julia Gro
gan of the Imperial County Farm
Bnrcau office.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25

Hotel Orcgon-Our washed air
cooling system is now in operation.
Noon lunch 35e; dinner soc. Fried
chicken dinner 75e. Chops, steaks
and salads at all hours. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25

Enjoy Pine Meeting-The gath
ering at the Seeley Community
the Seelev Lantana home depart
ment proved very successful. The
church yesterday of the women of
group met at 1890 a. in. for the
study of frozen desserts, a part of
the nutrition project being carried
on by the Imperial County branch
of the agricultural extension ser
vice Of the University of califor-
MIA. A delicious luncheon was serv-
ed.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25

Live Oaks has a dining table
with splendid home cooked meals.
adv
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22
Che Dhu
SuperStitions
By H lR OlNG KIN
REVENGE ON BACKB!TERS

IF YOU have reason to believe tha,
people are sandering you bite the
corner of your apron and the back.
biters Will bite their tongues. This is
for, women. Another way, applicable
TO both sexes, is to pinch your ear and
The person who is talking about you"
will bite his tongue These charms
work, of course, by sympathetic magic
like causes like. Your apron is n
substitute of the slanderous tongue Of
your traducer: you bite 1t and the
Slanderer. by reason of the magic sym.
rathy set up. responds by doing actual
ly what you have done immitntiyely
Pinching the ear liz n good stimulation
of biting the tongue and reacts upon
the backbiter in the desired manner.
1t Is moreover nm especially approprl-
ate act Of stimulation in such cases
because of the connection between
tingling ears and people tnlkinp
about yOu"-a superstition which has
already been dealt with in this series
These superstitions are widespread as
are all the superstitions connected with
sympathetic magic. 1t is worthy of
note that while the doctrine of sym.
pathetic magic was one of the
earliest results of the efforts of prlm.
tive man to establish II relation be-
tween cause and effect 50 belief in
TINT same magic is the most universal
Of superstitlOns today.
90. Mcclure Newspaper syndicateJ
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22
TALKING-ACTlNG

a S THE professor picked his way
down the streaming street through
+, the last violent torrents of the storm,
he saw Eddie Clapper's little car
standing at one almost flooded curb.
The tiny runabout was packed with
the squlrniHg legs and romping bodies
of seven children; they somersuulted
over the wheel, they stood on their
| heads upon the seat, they crnmmed
themselves into corners meant for
packages and umbrellas. Then Vi on
this confusion appeared Edward, suug-
ly encased with shiny rubber coat.
Standing on the sidewalk at u yards
distance, Edward began TO harangue
the infants:
Nov you get right out of there.
Don't you know that II one Of you
knocked the brake you might start or
and kill yourselves? The engines 90
Ing and my chalns aren't much use in
this slippery weather. Iou have no
right anyway to get into my car with
out permission ! might call the po-
lice If l wished and have you all ar-
rested"
Here from the fruit shop where Ed
ward had been buying peaches emerged
coatless. hutless Italian. one small
boy he seized by the leg, another was
pushed through the far side Of the
eur. the rest evacuated of their own
accord, and the Italian without a word
went back to his shop leaving Edward
in possession. With an expression Of,
"See what a fine boy am l." he got
aboard In lelsurely way and drove
of
The next fall Eddie Clapper was ap-
pointed delegate to national conven-
tion that was being held that year in a
western city. and every night for two
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22
Haze uouT This Habit7
By Margaret Morrison

months Eddie talked at meetings of
what the convention would accomplish.
The professor went to hear him. Ed
die was in his element as he beamed
and smiled upon his already convinced
audiences, and everybody had fine
time. As yet Eddie Clapper had never
talked against opposition.
Then came the day of his depar
ture The special train that was to
take the delegates to the convention
had been made up, and the seats were
beginning to fill. Several OF his frienls,
among them the professor, had come
to see Edward of. Quarter of an hour
before starting time, he had not ap-
peared- Ten minutes of, and he WAS
not there. The clock hands advanced.
No Edward. With three minutes left,
the professor went Off on final
search Outside the station he found
Eddie standing within tight little
circle OF the other party. They were
eCginG him on and drawing him out
and Eddie, perfectly happy to be talk
Ing, stood there forgetfui of his train
and of action. Though the professor
seized upon him they missed II. and
Tor the whole session the Incident sf
forded campaign material for the other
side But Eddie Clapper himself con-
tinued, as long as the professor knew
him. 10 talk glIb!y and to act feebly.
HAVE YOU THIS HABIT?
% by Metropolitan Newspaper se-viee)
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22
Plan Airplane Service to South America

is on the north coast OF South America.
The New York Buenos Aires route
will go along the coast and over Flor
ida to Key West. whence II will cross
to the West Indies. by way of Cuba
Porto Rico. Haiti and other islands.
Ii Will touch South America first at
Ciudad Bolivar in Venezuela. Then
the following countries of South Amer
lea will be traversed: Colombia, Bra
zil, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay and Ar
gentina.
In connection with the New York
Buenos Aires route the organizers OF
the service point out that natural con-
ditions favor its success. Hydroplanes
will be used. When the machines leave
Key West they sweep around an are In
the Caribbean sea formed by the West
Indies. The largest distance between
any of these Islands Is 70 miles, nm
easy distance.
In South America, even though the
route lies through its center there VIII
always be facilities for easy landing
in hydroplanes, since the route follows
the course Of the largest rivers Of the
continent, the OrinOcO. the Amazon
and the Parana.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22

m LANS are in the making for an
- alrplane service linking New
l. York with Central and South
America, according to Abraham
Martinez, director OF the Colombian
government Information bureau Sery-
ice at first will be devoted to carrying
mail, but 1t is expected the passenger
service eventually will he added, the
director says.
According tn the present plans there
will be two llnes-one between New
York and BuenOs Aires, Argentine re-
public, and the other between New
York and Barranquilla in Colombia.
The New York -BarranQuilla service
Will connect with the present air line
between Barranquilla and the capital
of Colombia, Bogota. The latter line
has been in existence several years
and carries passengers and mail, and
Is called one of the best in the world.
Service between New York and Bo-
gotta therefore will be made possible
by this connection.
The route between New York and
Bnrranquilla will take In New Orleans
and 90 through Mexico, Guatemala.
Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Pan
ana and thence to Barranqullla, which
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22

light. As the outcrops were worked
out, the miners advanced gradually
further and further into the coal bed,
until the openings became quite ex-
tensive and somewhat resembled the
small mines OF today.
Even the approximate date when
lamps or tallow candles were first used
In mines is unknown, but some source
of artificial light was probably used in
metal mines long before coal mining
began. Agricola, in a treatise on metal
mining published in 1886, gives
sketches that show conditions prevail.
Ing in his time.
one of these sketches shows a min
er carrying Il lamp which apparently
consisted of a wick dipped in grease or
Oil of some kind.
Dr. William Reid Clanny was un-
doubtedly the first to design a closed.
lame lamp and the first to build n
lamp and to have it actually tested un-
foreground in a gaseous atmosphere
His first model was about 1911. George
stephenson made lamps Of three dis
tnct models and tested them under.
ground in 1915. The first flame safety
lamps devised by Sir Humphry Dayy
were put in service January, 1916: by
the end of that year they were in
fairly general use.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22
The Fat Ducks Looked at Him

ahC dl OGlNS LOONGu Il nun
and SO, though he had tried, Mr.. Fox
had not been successful in making a
cntch.
But Mr.. Fox had made up his mind
To have one of those fat ducks or know
the reason why. And so one morning
b" lay In wait where he could see the
POND and watched for the ducks TO
trke their daily swim
Now there had been a very hard rain
for several days which had done a
great deal of damage. Mr. Fox did
not know anything about this and II
lie had he would not have thought tLat
rain could damage pond
II had ralned so fast and hard that
even the ducks had stayed under cover.
50 when the sun came out every duck
came waddling to the pond early fo- a
swim. The pond seemed alive with
ducks, Mr.. Fox thought as he watched.
II was hard work for him not to
make a dash in the open straight FOR
the pond and make a spring in the
midst of them. but Mr.. Fox was wise
from experience. So he stepped
stealthily along. with eyes and ears
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22
I INATIONALW
CApITAL AffAlpS
Predict South's Control if Davis Wins

on the ticket, and Representative Gar
ner of Texas now is ranking minority
member of this committee and VIII be
come chairman II the Democrats win.
Representative SABBATH Of Illinois,
and who Is at the top OF the minority
list on the immigration committee, is
one of the few Northern Democrats
who. under seniority rule. Will be In
line for chairman OF an important com
mittee.
The present minority leaders OF the
senate and house, both Of whom are
from the South, will become majority
leaders in the event Of Democratic
success. Senator Robinson OF Ar
kansas will step into the place OF
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts, pres
ent majority leader of the senate.
while Representative Garrett OF Ten
nessee similarly will take over the
majority leadership now exercised by
Representative LOngworth of Ohio. In
the house
The appropriations committee In
both houses, as important and power
ful as any, will be headed by South
erners. Representative Byrns Of
Tennessee in is line for the chairman
ship in the house, while Senator Over
man of North Carolina will have the
place in the senate.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22
Dy MILDRED
MARSHALL
LUCINDA

r UCINDA is Seventeenth century
~ product 1t is the romantic YER
sion of Lucy, name borne by meny
noble Indies of that period when
poetry preferred to address as Lu-
cinda. under the impression that the
latter was more pleasing and popular
than the simple Lucy.
Lucinda. of course. signifies light.
Her origin is with the Latin word lux,
meaning light. which gave rise to the
favorite old Roman name Lucius. one
born at daylight, or one of fair com
pIexion. as some translations would
have 1t.
The first feminine form which paved
the way for the rise of Lucinda was
Lucia. This name belonged to a virgin
martyr Oi Syracuse, whose name of
light, being Indicated by early paint
ers by II lamp or by an eye, led to the
Legend that her beautiful eyes had
been put out. Santa Lucia was the
patroness Of Neapolitan fishermen.
and her name was soon adopted BY
the Normans.
The daughter Of the earl of Marcia
was baptized Lucia in the time of Ed
ward the COnfessOr. France received
her as Lucie through the House of
Blois. one Lucie. sister Of Stephen,
was among those lost in the White
ship. In Engrand, Lucy was the IA.
9orlte form. until the affectntion of
the Seventeenth century produced Lu-
linda.
The Dolores star., 1924-08-22
Maps Eliminated With New Air Comm, GO

tors influence. 1t is actuated bv the
earth's magnetic field of force lilo
any other compass, but the difference
lies IN It's use of the known md
charted isOgonic lines, which arc
imaginary lines joining places on tho
earths surface where the magnat,o
iorce OF the true north is the same"
MI Jones pointed to a wall man IN
the Mitchell field operations of,co
showing charted lines running so,,h
IN irregular waves from the moco,,.
North pole.
we Know where these Isoyonic
INES are. They don't change nos,-
tion, he said. "The new comnoss hos
two coils on either side of n rotor
before making trip the navigator
plo's out his course by the isogon,c
i,"es anu then sets his instrument in
,he reintive position to these lines that
ne wants to travel. Then on tho die.
ihdlcator he makes his allowance o..
",nu ana they set Off. Whenever the
piiot gets on the set course-tbat ia
sets out of line with the nay,potor,s
,,osonlc ,s route-the field of force in
.he Instruments coils is cut and cur.
rent is set up. ' cur
ms Is recorded on dial In front
ol the pilot An Index needle tbnt
shouia point straight upward falls ~
one slde and all the pilot has to do \.
ihhneuver his plane to right tn. nss,,,s -
again. Simple as the A B ca"