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Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04
Last Showing Of
'ScaramOuche' at
Palace Tonight

Tonight is the last night at the
Palace of the showing of "Scara-
mouche" the huge, spectacular, Rex
Ingram production of Rafael Saba
tint S well-known novel of the
French revolution that bears the
same name. The film which depicts
the life of u young French noble
who espouses the cause of the op-
pressed lower classes has equalled if
NOT surpassed any other version Of
the revolution that has been filmed
a love for acting that. would not
he down is the spur that brought
to the screen Ramon NOvarro, who
plays the title role in "Scara-
mouche.
Novarro was born of Spanish par
ents in Durango, Mexico. The Sa,u-
aneigos family-for that is his real
namc-is one of the leading fam
lilies in Mexico. Ramon is a college
graduate and one of the finest plan
istl in his country.
Coming to the United States q
year later, lie continued his dramat-
ic studies.
One night Noyarro appeared in a
pantomimc by the Hollywood Com
munity Players. Rex Ingram, who
was seeking young man of haud'
some and dashing appearance for
various roles saw in the Young pan
tomimist just the player he was
seeking, and engaged him. His sue
cess convinced Ingram that he was
well worth grooming for stellar
parts.
Now, IN "Scaramouche," Ramon
Novarro returns to the suave, reck-
less sort of part that brought him
to Ingram S attention, and his char
;icterization and fine work estab
Iishcs him rs one Of the finest "oung
actors.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04
HARMLESS MEANS
OF REDUCING FAT

Many fat people fear ordinary
means for reducing their weight.
Here is an extraordinary method.
Extraordinary because while per
fectly harmless, no dieting or eS'
ercise are necessary. Marmola Pres
eription Tablets are made exactIy
in accordance with the famous Mar
mola Prescription. You reduce
steadily and easily, with no Ill ef-
feet. Procure them from your drug
gist at one dollar for a box or send
price direct to the Marnlola Com
pany, 4Gl2 Woodward Avenue, De
troit, Mich. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04
JUNIOR DEPT. TO
HAVE CHARGE OF
CHURCH SERVICES

IMPERIAL, April 4. The ser
vices for Sunday, April in the
Methodist Episcopal Church win be
at usual hours. At II a. N. the
pa1 or, Rev. II. G. Banks win speak
concerning Worship, to God or
What"
The Junior class will meet at 8
p. m, the Epworth League at Gas.
The evening service Of worship
will be held at 7:45 p. NJ. and the
special features will be provided
by the Junior. department in the
church school, and music by some
Of the members is being planned.
The theme for the pastors dis
course VIII be seeking for the
Best.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04
POSSE SEARCH
FOR SLAYER OF
NEWLYWED PAIR
n, -. -. .n.ea Sc.

AZ si-., PEE, honscd w'ir
ERCN, Wash, April
SIS we're ecouring the hills tod
ard watching al roads leading [
of this county in an effort 20
rest the man who killed Mr.. g,
Mrs. Alfred Waldman, Newlywed
I'd probably fatally wounded Mr.
i RI ara Waldman, 55, mother c
aldman, last night.
Sheriff l.. V. Powell has order
to arrest of Ralph Waller, forme
husband of a sister of Mrs. Wal
man, should he be found in thi
county, for questioning. Wall
was separated from Mrs, W~ldman
5 stcr a few morths ago and blam
oublc on the young bride.
tails of the brutal murder. we
elophoned to Sheriff Powell b
Mrs. Waldman, after her assaila
had escaped. Although she had 9;
or seven bullet wounds in her bod.
she dragged herself to the telephon
and notified the sheriff.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04
The glorious West
loves her glorious coffee

WHEN the cofec-critical West adopts
one certain brand as her very own, what
more need be said? Hills Bros. Red Can
Coffee outsells all other brands Of coffee,
and is, beyond question, The Recognized
Standard.
Break the vacuum seal and inhale "Red
Can" What fragrance! Brew cup
and lift it to your lips. Nogc you under
stand the tremendous popularity OF this
truly wonderful coffee. It is further
good TO know that such marvellous flavor
is sealed fresh in vacuum " for keeps"
With all its high quality, Hills Bros.
Coffee is not high-priccd. It is econona-
ical 10 buy-and economical to use. Hills
Bros, San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04
BEHIND
Every Sale
"WESTERN AUTO"

Stands solidly and rigidly in assuring you com,
plete satisfaction. That's why "WESTERN
AUTO" is considered AUTO SUPPLY HEAD.
QUARTERS wherever store is located.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04
Notorious S. T.
Gangster Dead
ny United Press Leased Wire

SAN QUENTIN PENITENTl-
AIRY, Calf, April ALLAN Mae
Donald, one of the notorious How
ard Street gangstcrs' sentenced to
an indetcrminate term in San Quer-
tin for his participation in the alb
duction and abuse of young girl
in San Francisco in 1921, died here
today.
MacDouald death came just II
few hours after Superior Judge
Louis II. Ward of San Francisco,
the trial judge, had filed with the
state board of prison directors and
Governor Richardson plea for his
release.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04

While Dempsey is hunting for a
fight he should be careful to find
one he won t lose right away.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-04

The rain falls on the jus. and
the unjust, bu, especially oh the
just started picnic.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
SOLID TRAINS
OF HAY GOING
OUT TO COAST

s. With prices for Imperial Valley
hay holding good in coast markets
and the demand steady, local ship
pers are sending solid trainloads out
of the valley several times a week,
according to records at the San Di-
ego and Arizona freight traffic Of
flee. Three trainloads, totalling
nearly IS cars, will be shipped this
week, one having gone to San Di-
ego yesterday, another due to leave
today and third scheduled for
shipment on Saturday, all for San
Diego and neighborhooding cities at
the coast.
1t is estimated that the ship
ments this year will exceed those
of last year by wide margin, the
acreage being greater and the de-
mand from the coast heavy. The
market, which reached approximate
ly $25 a ton for; hay placed in the
ears at shipping points in the val
ley in March, dropped to $14 in
April. 1t is now holding around
ST. q ton.
Figures show that the total ship
ments of hay last year reached 1891
ears. AT no time were there ship
ments of solid trainloads of hay,
Continued on Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
Busy Day Looms
at Convention
In N. Y.

NEW YORK, June 25.-The
Democratic convention faces a
busy day today. The program:
Convention called to order at
II O'Clock by temporary Chair
man Harrison.
Invocation by the right Rev.
Thomas P. Cailor, Episcopal
Bishop of Tennessee.
Report Of credential commit
tee and resolution for its adop-
tion.
Report Of committee on per-
manent organization and resolu-
tion for its adoption.
Appointment Of committee OF
four to escort permanent chair
man Senator Ihomab j. Walsh
to platform.
Address by Walsh.
Report of committee on rules
and order of business.
Roll call by states for selcc-
tions as members of the national
committee.
Resolution empowering natio-
nal committee to fix time and
place for next national conven-
tion.
Possible roll call Of states for
nominations.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
CASS CASE IS
APPEALED TO
HIGHER COURT

1t is expected that a rehearing Of
the case of j. w. Cass versus the
school board and Superintendent A.
P. Shibley will occur at an early
date, following an appeal taken to
the Supreme Court Of California re-
Gently by Attorneys Glassford and
Walch, who represented Mr.. Cass
and several other residents of Ell
Centre in their petition for a writ
of mandamus to force the admission
of school children into schools with
out their having submitted to a
physical inspection. The petitions
were denied by Judge Cole in Su-
perior court on May 2S.
In taking the appeal to The Su-
preme court the attorneys have
based their request for rehearing
on the ground that the decision as
given in Superior court was in err
ror.
1t is probable that they will bring
a similar case before the District
Court of Appeals in Los Angeles
for trial at the same time. The
particular case which will be filed
has not been announced yet, but it
is likely that the petition for writ
of mandamus filed there will name
plaintiff who has rot appeared in
any of the other cases.
The petitions involved in the
first trial of the Cass case arose
Grom the fact that the school trus-
tees held that all pupils in the ele-
mentary schools must submit to an
eye inspection by the health Off
Ger before they could attend school.
The ruling of the trustees result
ed in the exclusion of 80 pupils
from the schools because their par
ents objected on the ground that
the. law had been violated and that
there was insufficient reason given
for requiring the children to under
60 such an inspection.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
FIVE FROM |. v.
WILL PROTEST
RAISE in RATES
Prominent Men Go to
Fight So. Sierras Pro-
posed Increase

At least five representative of
Imperial Valley organizations will
be present at the hearing IF the
petition of the Southern Sierras
company on Thursday at Riverside
before the railroad commission, in
which authorization to make a new
schedule providing for an increase
in electricity rates will be asked.
The hearing will open at the court
house there at 9:30 a. m. when at
torneys will appear to argue the
case. Charles e. Scott, president
of the Associated Chamber of Com.
merce and representing the city Of
Holtville; Charles L. Childers, at
torney for the Imperial Irrigation
district; G. G. jenkins of the Farm
Bureau; Robert Hayes representing
the Associated Chamber of Com
merce, and Paul Steintorf secretary
of the Calexico Chamber of Com
merce will oppose the petition OF
the Southern Sierras.
Continued on Page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
DISTRICT APPEAL In WORES CASE
CITES CHAOTIC TAX SITUATION

thousands of water users therein, d.
rectly and indirectly, many hundreds
of thousands of dollars. Proper and
almost indispensably necessary re-
pairs and improvements have been
left undone because of lack of funds
caused by this suit. Expenses, re-
gardless of good business practice,
have been cut to the lowest pos
sible point because of necessity
Providence Is Kind rg
"Kind Providence has favored
the district with the lowest river
in flood time in years, which has
in that point averted possible dis
aster. On account of the emergency
which is SO well recognized by
those who know the situation, the
local banks have been taking care
of the indispensable necessary ex-
penses through carrying of regis
tered warrants, while the district s
hands have been tied from a coll
lection of the proper and necessary
\ Continued on page Gj
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
U. s. FILES SUIT
| AGAINST FIFTY
OIL COMP A.NIES
Greatest Effort Ever
Made to Break Up
Monopoly
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, June 25.- The
federal government today filed suit
in the federal district court in Chi
cago against so of the greatest oil
refining companies, charging gen
eral conspiracy among them to vio-
late the Sherman antitrust laws.
The court was asked by Attorney
General Stone who anounced the
suits here, to prevent and restrain
the companies from what the gov
ernment charged was 9 combination
and conspiracy in restraint Of trade
and commerce. among the several
states and with foreign nations in
gasoline, kerosene and other hydro
carbon derivatives.
The suit was described at the de-
partment of justice as the greatest
attack ever made by the federal
government on trusts and mon
opolies. ass9
Chief among the defendants in
the suit were the Standard Oil Com
panies of Indiana, New Jersey, Cali
fornia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio,
the Texas Company, American Re-
fining Company and the Aetna Re
fling company.
In bringing the suit, Attorney
General Stone, charging that all of
these great companies have COM
bined to control the production Of
gasoline by a pooling of asserted
CONTINUED OF page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
3 FINED $4,000
EACHON GREEN
MELON CHARGE


Fifty dollar fines were assessed
against n. Nakamura, X. Miyakke,
and t. sugimoto ON Tuesday in the
Justice court at Calexico by JUS
tice c. Markey for violation Of the
fruit and vegetable Standardization
act. The compaints against the Jap
anese growers were filed by inspec-
tors of the office of the horticul-
tural commissioner of Imperial Coun-
ty.
The men, who are eantaloupe
to send green melons to market. Hor,
growers, were fined for attempting
tieultural Commissioner 3. a. llar-
rigan has made continuous effort
to prevent green, immature melons
from leaving the county Many
growers have been fined and this
year many packers also were fined
according to the new Interpretation
of the law. Pickers of green me-
Ions are also guilty of violation OF
the law as well as packers and
growers.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
Cantaloupe Shipments
From U. S. Bureau of Markets Brawley, calif
G. e. Schultz, Manager

ponys 45s 54s 2.25-235, flats l2s
i5s l.l5-l.25, jumbos s6s 45s mostly
800.
Cincinnati: 76' partly cloudy, 5
Calf. arrived, 20 on track. Demand,
trading moderate, market steady,
Mostly half ripe, some soft. stand.
ards 3ds 45s 2.65.S.00, mostly 2.75'
2.s5, flats les 15s 1001.15, ponys
ass 54s e.00.2.25, iumbos 3ds ass
S.00-3.25, mostly around 800.
Kansas City: s. cloudy, Calf.
arrived, diverted, II on track, De-
nand moderate, market firm. stand
ards 45s mostly 275, some ovefFipe
tow as 2.25, inmbos Sds 45s mostly
800, ponys 54s mostly 200, flats Ia
I5s 1.1G-1.25.
Baltimore: 79' clear, 7 Calf ar
rived, diverted, 90 ON track, De-,
mand moderate, market firm. stand
ards ass mostly around 3.25, top tier
2.75-S.l5, jumbos sss 2.s5, few 2.5o,
Continued on pagr ~
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25

Cantaloupe shipments for Imperial
Valley on June "a amounted to 4S3
carloads making the total shipping
to date l0,132 carloads as conpar-
ed with 1888 carloads ON same day
last year. Cars ordered for today's
shipping numbered 577.
Imperial Valley shipping point in
formation for Tuesday, June "a: hot
demand slow, market weaker. Car
loads cash track, standards Sos 45s
l.40-l60, mostly around 1.50, few
early sales high as ITS. Very limit
ed cash fob selling. Most shipments
consigned or rolled joint account.
This mornings sales to jobbers un
less otherwise stated:
Chicago: 6ls cloudy, S6 Calf ar
rived, l42 on track. Demand, trad
ing active for carlots, demand aud
trading good for iobbing sales, mar
ket active, prices higher. Standards
36s 45s carlots 2.75-3.00, jobbing
2,75-3.0o, soft overripe l.50-l75,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
TRAFFIC SQUAD
I'm So ARRESTS
OVER WEEK END
Arrest of Two Ordered
When They Fail to
Appear

Motorists charged with reckless
driving were fined in rapid fire or
der this morning in Justice Of the
Peace court, where So cases were
taken care of before noon. All but.
two of those who appeared pleaded
guilty to the charge and were fined
$25 each by Judge Mayfield, accord
ing to court records.
The cases tried today were the.
result Of arrests made by the traf-
fie squad during the week end. The
total fines were $1,400.
The records Of the traffic de-
partment under Captain Shotwell
show the total arrests and citAs
tions for violations Of the motor
vehicle laws for the month Of June
to be 596. The violations include
speeding, reckless driving, bad
lights, absence of licenses.
The traffic department has been
operating over the entire county
all month in an effort to reduce
the number Of accidents which have
been occurring.
'Our only concern IN making So
many arrests and citations and In
seeing that even the slightest traf-
fic violations are stopped, is solely
to reduce hazards to life and pro-
perty to a minimum Captain
Shotwell said this morning. (" It
may appear to some residents of
the county that we are being u1-l
duly severe, but the theory upon
which the department is working is
that the quickest way to make mo-
torists realize the Importance of
abiding bv the laws is to prosecute
every violation he said. "We are
not trying to be unreasonable, we
are simply insisting that the law
be respected. ,"
Notices Posted
Notices were posted yesterday at
the intersection of highways one
mile north of Calexico, known as
the old Bond s corner, where it is
impossible to see cars coming IN
from right angles, ordering cars to
proceed at a speed not over 10
miles an hour. Officers are: al
ready making arrests for violations
of this order. ssThe number Of ac-
Continued on Page s.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
Khan Lifts It's
Head As One of
Bitter Issues

800 or 700 of the total HOO dele.
gates in their chairs were bowling,
whistling, cheering, lighting,
throwing their hats in the air--in
the cry against klanism.
t' Brennan Smiles
George Brennan and other of the
antiMcAdoo leaders stood at their
posts quietly, not participating in
the bedlam-but smiling contented-
ly, The demonstration lasted for
many minutes. Mention of the
Klan had aroused an uproar where
previous mention of good and hon
est government, the league of ma
tions and numbers of other issues,
thoughtfully considered and ably
set forth. had commanded only des-
ultory cheering and relatively little
applause. The demonstration show
ed that the delegates. thus far at
least, had as the first great issue
in mind, clear cut cleavage with
the Klan.
And. if the issue is to determine
the candidate. McAdoo faces diff
ficulties despite the remarkable
demonstration accorded first men
ton of his name.
During Phelan's speech, nominal
ing McAdoo, the California ex-sen-
ator sought to answer the challenge
raised previously by the forces
against the Klan. He argued that
religious issues should be scrupu-
lousy avoided in the coming cam
paign; that the big thing was that
all be good Americans with no
class or creed restrictions.
Committee III Wrangle
The suggestion was received with
CONTINUED ON Page 6)
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
Blackwell, Cotton
Expert Dies, Was
Well Known Here

Word has just been received by
friends of W. c. Blackwell telling
of his death ten days ago at, the
Mayo Sanitarium in Rochester, Min.
nesota. Mr.. Blackwell who had
acquired cognomen of huff Sed =
Blackwell was one of the great
est cotton experts in the United
States. His home was in Dallas,
Texas, and there he was interested
in the Cotton and Cotton Oil News,
a trade paper.
Mr.. Blackwell has visited Imper-
ial Valley several times, his last
trip being in 1921. He was well
thought of by the acquaintance
made here and had attained great
prominence because of his brilliant
achievements in the cotton world.
Mr.. Blackwell who was 5S years
of age died following a serious
stomach affliction.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25

Maintaining that the decision of
/. the supreme court in the Wores case
leaves nothing to be said, the I'M
perial Irrigation District reply to
the application for q rehearing of
the case as filedlen June 2s. by At
torney Harry Horton, asks that the
court deny a rehearing.
The reply, which was filed by At
torney Charles L. Childers, w. B,
Mathews and Phil d. Swing, for the
irrigation district makes the follow
ing statements:
s'The respondent has applied for
a rehearing. This cause has had
more than ordinary consideration at
! the hands of this court. The opin-
Zion filed herein ably discusses and
inexhaustibly covers every material
issue. There is nothing left TO be
said. Nothing could be accomplish
ed by a rehearing except further
delay.
''This suit has already cost the
Imperial Irrigation District and the
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
WILD OVATION AS M'ADOO Is NAMEl
Celebration In
HOnOrL. 4. Man
On Almost Hour

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
New York, june 25. William G.
McAdoo, foremost Of the leading
candidates for the presidential no
nihation was placed in nomination
this afternoon and the first stage
in the great election contest among
McAdoo and the field was nnder
way. 1t was just 1894 O'Clock when
Senator Phelan closed his long
nominating speech with, a strong
appeal for the Californian The
sun was beating down through the
.skylights on an already well baked
convention. The crowd had grown
somewhat bored and listless under a
Z long and talk worn day. Then
el Mention of McAdoo s name.
H A tremendous cheer as many del
egates rose shouting to their feet.
About the heads aud the coasts OF
: scores of men and women were COW
7 boy bandana handkerchiefs in the
colors of California.
First out into the aisles was the
California delegation gaily begarb
ed, a beautiful bit Of western page
antry in the van.
Perched upon the shoulders of
two stalwmts, was pretty Miss Jos
ephine Normand of Los Angeles, in
the dress and crown of the goddess
of liberty, carrying the colors of
California and McAdoo.
Behind her ranged four beautiful
girls in the dress of trumpeters and
each playing a silver cornet.
tgs One after another the -delega-
tions--those that are out for Me
Adoo4-swept out into the line.
The hall and galleries was a bed
lam of noise, shouts, cheers and
cowbells crashing in opposition.
The standards IN the parade were
Hawaii, California, Kentucky, Tex
is, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Wash
ington, Idaho, District of Colunshi.s,
Oregon, Canal Zone, Montana, Utah,
North Dakota Oklahoma New Mex
leo, Iowa, Wyoming, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Arizona, Tennessee,
Florida Illinois, South Dakota, Con
necticut and Nevada-but in some
of these states the standard bearer
represented, only d portion of the
complete delegation.
Almost a Wrck
Little Miss Normand was almost
wreck after her first journey
around the interior of the hall, but
stuck gamely to her post. Mrs. Me-
Adoo, who occupied box with some
friends directly across from the
speaker s platform, looked down
with smiling happiness on the dem
onstration. The second time the
marchers went around the hall they
stopped and staged an extra cheer
ing stung.
Continued oE page SIX
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
BY United Press Leased Wire

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN,
New York, June 25.-The Klan, as
an issue, matched its strength
against oil and all other issues in a
preliminary scrimmage on the floor
of the convention today and won a
decisive victory. At the same time
William Gibbs McAdoo, the first of
the leading candidates for the De-
mocratic presidential Nomination
tested the appeal of his candidacy
directly before the delegates in the
open tor the first time and was res
ponsible for the greatest and most
colorful demonstration on the floor
that has marked a Democratic
convention in many years.
The first big crash in the heat
torn apathy of the delegates oc-
Cured after all preliminary bust
ness, save the report by the plat
form committee had been cleared
away, by special rule, the call of
states began for presidential nomi-
nations.
Alabama answered present with
q candidate of its own. Forney
Johnston. a clean cut orator from
the south presented the name of
Senator Underwood. But while
Underwood himself did not appeal
much to the imagination of the de-
legates, Johnston, during his adj
dress. mentioned for the first time
In tho convention fFthat secret
hooded order--the Ku Klux Klan. =
1t proved the battle cry of ac-
tion.
Hundreds of delegates leaped to
their feet. Fights occurred in two
delegations. 1t appeared that fully
Imperial Valley press., 1924-06-25
BOAT SINKS l2O
MILES NORTH S. F,
BY United Press Leased wire

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2s.-The
motorship Mary Hanlon sank off
Mendocino City, l20 miles North
of San Francisco, shortly after 9
p. m Tuesday, according to adviees
received here by the marine depart
ment of the San Francisco Chamber
of Commerce.
Captain j. Z. Anderson and his
crew of eighteen worked at the
pumps for nine hours after the yes
sells seams had opened i'll a heavy
sea. Then Anderson ordered the
crew to the boats, and hardly had
they pulled clear of the vessel when
she disappeared beneath the waves.
The Mary Hanlon, which was
built here in 1902, sailed from Al
bion yesterday for Portland, Ore,
with a cargo of railroad ties.