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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-17
COLLEGE STUDENT HI-RT

MOBILE, Ala, March 16.-John A. Hughes, Jr., IT, college student. son of John A. Hughes, chairman of the Mobile county board of registrars and secretary of the Knights of Columbus welfare work, suffered serious injuries here is a collision between horse he was riding and an automobile. The horse ran away and tried to hurdle the machine, jumping through the back of the automobile. Hughes is in a hos pital and his skull is believed frac- tired
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-17
PLAN BETTER HOME SHOW

JACKSON, Ala, March 16.-tSpe ciol Leased Wire. Miss Ella Sewall has been offered the chairmanshir oi the better homes campaign to be staged during Nay, The tender was containet in n letter from Secretary of Commercs Hoover. The object of the campaisi i. to nromote home ownership. A resi- dence here has been offered for the Demonstration. The civic club will en- ter the contest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-17
FARM MEETTNG HELD

EVERGREEN, Ala, March 16.--' Five hundred Conecuh county farmers met at the court house to hear experts address them on fertilization and boil weevil control. r. R. Pettis. county agent, was in charge, and introduced J. H. Mccullough of the Alabama farm bureau association, F. E. Boyd of the Auburn extension service, David D. Long and c. A. Whittle of the Atlanta soil improvement committee. who were the speakers. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-17
SUGAR HEARING SET
Case Will Be Heard March 2l'22 At
 5 Montgomery

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 16.- Especial Leased Wire.)-A hearing affecting the rate structure on sugar ID the southeast will be held at Mont gomery March 21-22 before an examiner of the interstate commerce commission: Frank F. Morgan, associate member of the Alabama public service commission and NJ. NJ. Caskie, representing the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce, have returned from New Orleans, where carriers presented their testimony at hearing before the interstate com merce commission. At the Montgomery hearing shippers will present their tes- timony, and will seek to uphold the ex- isting Alabama intrastate rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-17
MRG II. l.. RRAYERS

ATMORE, Ala, March 16.-(Special Leased Wire. Mrs L.. l.. .Brayers, one of the best known women of At more died after an illness of week. Her death resulted from pneumonia. She was the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Alexander Stewart, and was born in Dallas county. &t}"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-17
GREENLAND GETS RADIO Four Stations To Be Erected This
 Spring

COPENHAGEN, Feb. 2s.--(Cor- respondence of Associated Press. .)-The government has signed contract with a Danish firm to supply four radio sta tions to be erected in Greenland during the coming spring. It is stated that the governments action has been greatly appreciated in international shipping and meteorological circles,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-17
MEDICAL AID GIVEN
Baldwin Recovers From Wave Oi Pneum0nia

BAY ANNETTE, Ala; March 1B.-- Especial Leased Wire. .)--Health conditions in the White Fork com. munity, which was swept by wave of pneumonia, are much improved. County health officers and Bay Minette physi- clans have been giving medical aid. Bay Minette subscribed literally to the movement which was carried on by local organizations without outside aid, off, fered from Mobile and other communi- ties.
 Children Burned--TwO small .chil- dren at Gatewood, and '12 years of age, were severely burned when their clothing was ignited by gasoline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-17
WANTS FARM AGENT
St. Clair County Puts Up Its Shar
 6Af E,unds

FELL CITY, Ala, March 16.-St. Clair county is making a move to se- cure a demonstration agent, being one of the few counties of the state with out the services of such an official, 1t was recently brought out at a meeting of the county commissioners.
 Funds were appropriated at the re- cent meeting to meet thos provided by the state and federal government and requested by E. !; F. Binford. district agent for the Alabama extension serv- ice at Auburn. it is said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-17
DRINK INVENTOR DIES
Cherry Brandy Expert MOurncd By
 German Papers

OOthASfh T aPOAS
 BERLIN. Feb. 29.-(COrrespondence of Associated Press.)-Newspapers have given much space in tribute to Peter Heering, who died recently at Copenhagen, aged 8H years. He is cred ited with originating cherry brandy, a popular drink in Germany. Several writers. to newspapers have suggested the erection of n monument to his memory. 4-....
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-17
FLAG RAISING HELD

MOBILE, Ala, March 16.-(Special Leased Wire.) An impressive cere- mony was carried ou this afternoon at the flag-raising ceremonies at Provi- dence infirmary. Both state and na- tionai emblems, donated by the grad uate nurses of the institution were hoisted on pole 60 feet high on the lawn in front of the infirmary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-17
SAW MILL, OPENS

PETERMAN, Ala. March 1e-- Especial Leased Wire. .)-The first cut of timber was made this week ot tbs new saw mill owned by D. k. Netties Added business for peterman is seen in the opening of the plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-17

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Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05
PROBING BOAT
CRASH ON ROCKS
Ey United Press Leased Wire

MONTEREY, Calf, May Re
sDonsibilitv for the crash of the
tanker Frank H. Buck on the rocks
of Point Pinos, Calf, late Satur-
day night was being determined
here today.
The tanker went ashore near the
entrance of Monterey bay shortly
after 9 p m. Saturday on a clear,
starlit night, with scarcely any sea
running. No members of her crew
of 4S suffered injury.
Captain Sigmund Anderson, who
was below when the vessel struck,
blamed third mate George Al
len, on watch at the time, for the
Bleaching of the vessel. Captain
Anderson said he had set a course
off the oil companies dock two miles
distant, and then turned the vessel
over to Allen.
The third mate said he followed
the course set by the captain until
he sighted Point Pinos light, when
he changed it six degrees to the
east. He reported this change to
captain and just as he did so the
vessel stWck.
The crew was rescued, some com
ing ashore in small boats and others
in a brceches buoy, which was rig
ged Sunday morning.
Efforts to float the vessel, which
is high on the rocks with her bows
out of the water, will be made.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05
Here, Girls, Is a
Chance to See
Capitals Sights

Each of .hc three winners of the
I" National Prize Essay Contest For
Girls" will, in addition to the lib
erai allowance of travel, hotel and
sightseeing expenses and the val
liable prizes awarded by Mrs. Cal
vim Coolidge, be allowed the ser
vices OF q chS peron of her own Sc
lection who will also be allowed all
necessary hotel, travel and sight
seeing expenses for the round "trip
to the nation 5 capital.
The prize essay contest Is being
sponsored by the Women 5 Over
seas Service League, an orsaniz2'
ton compt sed of women who served
with the cXpeditionary forces over
seas during the world war.
Applicants may obtain informa-
ton from the nearest county repre-,
sent&.ive of the Citizens Military
Training Camps Association or from
the chief of staff, ,91st Division,
Organized Reserves, Preside of san
Francisco.
fhe topic o. the essay To be
submitted is "Why Il Young Man |
hnow Should Attend ollizens
military training camp. The es-
say will be limited to 800 words
in Length and may be typed or
written with pen Or pencil and must
be in the hands of the state, eoun-
ty or city representative Of the
citizens Military Training Camps
Association before midnight, May
10. The essay will be Judged by u
committee upon their originality
and sincerity.
The contest is limited to girls
among Is and 20 years.
The nearest county representa-
tive to FL Centre is Leroy Holt,
first National Bank ef Ell Centre,
California.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05
AVERAGE RIVER
FLOW AT YUMA
MONTH OF APRIL

April S record of total water flow
through the Colorado river at
Yuma was approximately average,
according to the monthly weather
bureau report. The L. S. r. s. es-
innate for the month was 1885, 900
acre feet. The average for the past
% years for the month of April is
1,3SS, 800 acre feet. The total for
April 1923 was 1,076,o00 acre feet.
The largest flow for the month
of April was recorded in 1905 when
the total reached 2,250,500 acre
feet. The minimum was in 1904,
when but 479 700 acre feet were
recorded.
The mean stage for April 1924
was 1914 feet. Highest stage was
22.2 feet on April 10. The lowest
was l7.2 feet ON April and 4. The
highest stage in April was recorded
in 1905, when the water reached
29.6 feet.
The mean temperature for the
month was GIL degrees, being "a
degrees below normal. Mean tenn
perature for the year until May L,
May /, was Is degrees below nor
NAL. Highest in April since 1876
was 107 degrees; lowest since then
was 81 degrees. The highest tenn
perature in April 1924 was 80 de-
grees; lowest 43 degrees. The 10
year average for April l, is 81 de
grees, low 50 degrees; April 80
high is 80 degrees, low Sc degrees.
The total rainfall for the last
month was OIL inches. The q
year average for April is 0.oS in
ches. There was total of 90 per
cent of the possible sunshine dur
ing the month. Clear days num-
bered "a, partly cloudy, 6. There
was one day on which it rained.
The alfalfa is reported to be in
good condition. Cotton Is reported
all planted and mostly up bur grow
ing slowly and in need of warm
weather. The supply Of fruit trees
is reported shut off by quarantine
so that planting is at standstllL.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05
Indians to Fight
For Preservation
Tribal Customs

SAN FRANCISCO, May DE
claratiom that the Indian Defense
Association of Central California
and affiliated organizations will
fight to the last ditch to pre-
serve for the Pueblo Indians OF
Arizona and New Mexico THEN
rights to follow out tribal customs,
was contained, in a telegram to the
interior department today signed
bv w. Y. Woehlke, secretary of the
Indian Defense Association.
He declared that information had
come to his organization that eff
forts to stop the tribal rites of the
Indians were in progress and that
the Indians are deeply alarmed
and stirred by the situation.
eff reports are true this aud at
filiated organizations will immedl-
slselv bring the actions of the COM
missioner before the American pub
lie and fight to the last ditch for
those civil and religious rights to
which every American, even an In
dian, is clearly entitled, the tele-
rgam read.
1.-THE commissioner referred to
is Commissioner Burke of the bureau
of Indian affairs.
san FRANCISCO, May 5.-Cali-
fornia Indians are not involved III
the unrest of some % communities
of Pueblo Indians, vague reports OF
which have reached Indian welfare
workers here, information today in
dicated.
The trouble, these reports show,
affects only Arizona and New Mex
leo tribes.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05
SALVATION ARMY
COMES TO VALLEY
NEXT OCTOBER

According to c. T. Pitzer, chair
man of the Salvation Army advis-
ory board in Imperial Valley. the
army is to "open fire on Imperial
Valley next October Much inter
est surrounds this announcement,
for it is generally felt that there
is a wonderful field of endeavor in
the valley, and that the Salvation
Army is splendidy equipped to hold
this field and to efficiently demon
strate its great social value right in
our own midst. In El Paso the
army women have done great
work in the way of restoring lost
womanhood, that had been swirled
into the bachwash of society across
the border. Some of these girls.
American girls, have been restored
to broken hearted parents and to
citizenship.
The Salvation Army has the
ways and means for dealing with
such a situation, and will serve the
valley rs it applies to Mexicali, it
is declared. Fifteen hundred dol
lars of the $4,000 sought in the
home service campaign is to be left
to carry out the valley project.
DIR. C. Morrison, an accomplished
Salvation Army speaker, and wo-
man of wide experience, will arrive
in Ell Centre tomorrow morning.
She will address the Rotary Club
at Calexico at noon, and at night,
clock, she will speak i'll the
Methodist Church at Imperial. Lo-
cal residents should make a special
point of hearing this woman re-
markable story. On Wednesday
she will address the Rotary Club
and the Elks at Brawlev in two ad-
dresses. She will speak twice at Ell
Centre on Thursday. On Friday at
5 p. nj. she will speak in the civic
center at Holtville, and at night
will address the Elks at CaleXico.,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05
Salmon Fishers
Union Holding
Up 1924 Catch

san FRANCISCO, May San
Francisco 5 arctic salmon fleet
swung idly at its anchors here
while employers and union fisher
man haggled over the price OF fish
The Alaska fishermen 5 union has
refused to allow its men to sail for
the eanneries under contract to
work for Z II to 8 cents fish,
the price paid last season. The
union wants scale of s 1-2 to 3
cents.
Twelve hundred members of the
union are affected, and unless an
agreement is reached and the
boats get under way, this season $
salmon catch will be 40 per cent
below that Of last year, it was es,
timated. Deep sea fishing only viii
be affected, the canneries using
traps having been fully provided
with laborers earlier in the season
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05
'PLL ALWAYS THANK FRIEND
WHO TOLD me OF TANLAC

lost all my strength and felt so
weak and miserable / could not do
Il bit of housework.
u will always feel thankful to
the friend who suggested Tanlac.
1t gave me a wonderful appetite,
relieved every vestige of stomach
trouble and built up my strength
and energy till l felt fine in every
way. Tanlac S splendid benefits
have proved lasting, too, for | am
still enjoying the best of health. y
Tanlac is for sale by all good
druggists. Accept no substitute.
Over 40 million bottles sold.
Tanlac Vegetable Pills, for con-
stipation, made and recommended
by the manufacturers of TANLAC.
adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05

the United States for development
of hemp growing.
Five. acres of hemp averages
four or five tons per acre; furnish
ing more than $500 pounds of long
hemp or linen fibre for the market
and more than $500 pounds of tow
for 700 square yards of linen rugs.
From the entire waste enough ma
terial can be saved to build good
sized bungalow besides stain, var
nish and paint remover, cleaner and
such products, Mr.. Vessel declar-
ed. "All this can be raised on five
acres in four months, even on land
now idle and waiting for such de-
velopmets. -
Products Are Many
Among the list of products from
hemp as named by Mr.. Vessel, are
the following: Rope, cordage, bind
ertwine, linen rugs, aeroplane Gov
els, cord tires, linen fabric for gen
eral linen uses, linen thread, high
grade oakum. BY short degumming
processes and softening of the fibre
for spinning purpc5cs, stain, varnish
and pait remover ad cleaner can be
obtained. From the woody part of
the hemp, which amouts to about
80 jer cent of the volume, can be
manufactured Linenfelt for insu-
lating purposes and for building
bungalows.
Mr.. Vessel has been in Imperial
Valley before, but has never done
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05
Tide Rip Takes
Lives Two Youths
ny United Press Leased wire

Los ANGELES, May 5.-A tide
rip of unusual proportions along
Los Angeles county coast line yes
terday swept two bathers to their
death and brought danger to scores
of others. 8h
Andrew Schlicher, 16, was carried
out to seat Ut Long Beach while his
terrorized mother watched him
fight vainly against the tide. Res
cuers failed to reach the lad before
he disappeared beneath the waves.
l.. Andrew, 20, became exhausted
off the Pacific. Palisades, near
Santa Monica, and was carried out
with the tide. His body was not
recovered.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05
Motor Division
Reduces Expenses
By United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, May SIN spite
of record breaking automobile reg
istrations, averaging an increase OF
81 per cent over those Of similar
period of 1928, the California D-
vision of Motor Vehicles was able
to shave its payroll for a saving Of
s5 633.69 during February and
March of this year. This is shown
in a report made public by VIII
II. Marsh, chief Of the division,
During the intensive period OF
registrations, the usual half holiday
on Saturdays was dispensed WITH
and such other economies as would
not endauger the efficiency of the
bio organization, put into effect.
During the rush period the de-
partment employed more than 9O0
EMPLOYEES. In his report Marsh
commends These employees. for what
he terms their " unswerving loyal
ty.v
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05
HEBER
By Press staff Correspondent


HEBER, Nav Mrs. R. E. Bak-
er has returned from visit to Los
Angeles.
Mrs. G. T. Oliver from out of town
spent Friday with Mrs. o. c. Scott.
The members of the Junior League
motored to the Holtville plunge on
Friday evening and then enjoyed a
weiner roast before leaving for
home. Those who went We're: Fay
Campbell, Olive Courtney, Virginia
LYONS, Hazel Vogel, Jaunita Majors,
Saul Gullett, Bennie Nogel, Russell
Fuller, Shirley Obergfell, Frank
Razor, Paul Holland, jim Holland,
James Hudson, and Mrs. J. d. Jones.
Mrs. c. c. Orr motored 10 Ell Cen
tro on Saturday morning.
w. a. Hensely was here recently
from his ranch near Holtville.
Mrs. L. D. Jones, Mrs. c. c. Orr,
Miss Gladys Wylde-Browne, Miss
Genevieve Phillips and Mrs. 7. W.
Fishburn attended the banquet for
the Imperial County College Wo-
men IS club at the Barbara Worth
Hotel ON Saturday evening.
Miss Charlotte King of FL Cen
tro visited at the home of l. '.
Grimsley ON Friday.
Mrs. H. w. Reedy of Ell Centric
spent Thursday at the home OF Mrs.
L. ID. Jones.
Mrs. NJ. f. Waldrop is quite i'll
with the measles.
Mr.. Day demonstrated new
make of pressure cooker on Friday
at the home of Mrs. y. H. Hudson.
The meeting was well attended by
the local ladies. \ fine supper was
enioyed by all at the close of the
demonstration. Those present We're
Mesdames w. S. Denhardt, W. f..
Hancock, NJ. H. Gavin, T. w, Fish
burn, Ray Barnes, Oscar Hester,
Catherine Lyons, George Witcher,
Reems, B. H. Bovee, l.. d. Jones,
Misses G. Wylde Browne and g..
Phillips, Rev. and Mrs. Frank Dani-
els and Mrs. Hills, Mrs. Coewell, and
Rev. and Mrs. Banks of Imperial.
Miss Olive Courtney spent the
week end with Miss Fannie Lee Han
cock of FL Centre and little W. f.
Hancock spent the time with Or
lando Courtney.
Herbert Comerien came in Friday
with truck load of grapefruit from
Riverside for Mrs. Catherine Lyons.
A large number of Heber people
attended 1.-THE Amazons the SEN
ior play at the FL Centre high school
on Friday evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05
Methodists May
Lift or Tighten
Amusement Ban
By United Press Leased Wire

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May O.
The Methodist Episcopal church ban
ON dancing, card playing and thea
ter going may be lightened consid-
erably, possibly lifted altogether, as
u result of a pronouncement by 40
bishops of the church, which was
considered by 500 delegates to the
quadrennial general conference to-
day.
The bishops address, delivered
and broadcasted Sunday, put be-
fore the conference the proposition
that the Methodist Episcopal
church is hampered in its work
work among the young folks by its
ban on amusementS.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05
Saws Mrs. Severs-Three.
Years Ago Tanlac
Brought Relief From
Stomach Trouble.

"When any of my friends get
sick, the first thing | do is to tell
them about Tanlac - is the enthu
siastic manner in which Mrs. f.
Sewers, 1853 45th Ave., Oakland,
Calf, expresses her faith in the ia
nous medicine.
cit has been three years since [
took Tanlac but 1 will never stop
praising it. I had suffered from
stomach trouble for over year and
not only had a poor appetite but the
little | did eat caused terrible gas,
bloating and indigestion. Finally |
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05
FORMER u. S. SENATOR
IS DEAD IN OREGON

PORTLAND, Ore, May 5.-Func-
raj arrancmcnts were being made
today for w Mulkcy, prominent
lawyer and formerly United States
senator from Oregon, who died here
Sunday. Mulkcv was elected to the
senate in 1906. He was 30 years old.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05
Baby Daughter Is
Born Principals
OF $3.50 Marriage

NEW YORK, May 5.-Mr. and
Mrs. Burton s. Tucker, principals of
the so-called 1850 marriage, -
have a baby daughter, born at
Baldwin, Long Island, it was report,
ed today. 4 certificate Of birth
has been filed at Hampstead
The fuckers are TO be tried in the
fall for alleged fraud in connection
with their marriage, which created
a furore in the youthful husband 8
home town in Massachusetts. The
mother ) age is given as AZ.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05
Health Editor OF
L. A. Paper Dead

Los ANGELES, May j.-Dr. Har-
~ Ellington Brook, NJ. D., for 80
conductor Of weekly health page
in the magazine section of a local
newspaper, was dead here today,
following u breakdown from over
work. lie was rs years Of age.
DR. Brook 5 page, "eare of the
body" has made him known to
thousands Of readers throughout the
country. Faneral plans have not
vet been completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05
NOTICE OF SALE OF STOCK OF
IMPERIAL GYPSUM COMPANY
A Corporation) }

' "a Corporatiom
Formerly
The, Imperial Gypsum & Oil CohI
4 pany, a Corporation, for Nom
Payment Of Assessment No. 2.
q Imperial Gypsum Company, for
merly The Imperial. Gypsum & Oil
Company, corporation, whose prinI
cipal place of business is ..934
Eighth Street, San Diego, Califorl
mia +siElt7 al.
NOTICE
There is delinquent upon the fol
lowing described stock, on accounT
of assessment levied on the 20tN
day of March, 1924, the severa
amounts set opposite the names Of
the respective share holders as fol
lows:
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05
BEAT HIS WIFE TO
DEATH IS CHARGE,
6 CHILDREN LEFT

SAN JOSE, Calf, May o.
Charged with having beaten to death
lis wife, mother Of six children,
Dominic Gulardo was held today
pending an autopsy.
Mrs. Gulardo died Sunday in a
hospital here sf injuries alleged 10
have been received when her hus.
band flogged her with "A heavy whip
last Thursday night, according TO the
police.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05

returned to their jobs today under
n wage agreement REACHED by !,
joint committee Of operators ahd
miners Saturday night. The agree
ment provides for renewal of The
1923 wage scale for three years.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-05

more than to look around to gain
some general information about the
possibilities of growing hemp. This
time he is seriously considering the
opportunities for starting a factory
in the valley. He stated that he
was anxious to locate permanently
in California because of it's tremen
dous possibilities.