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Jersey Silk
Boomers
$1.69

Dainty, full cut boomers,
well reinforced. Various sizes
in nile, orchid and mails. For.>
merly $2.95. Reduced to $1.69.
Most women can utilize one
or two extra pairs of bloom
ers to replace worn ones.
THIRD FLOOR.
MOthprOof Garment Bags,
hold 8 garments. Formerly 49c
each. + i d y, Ct 00
sec: 3 for. !. az. -, UAsVV
Wizard Polish MOps, for
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Wizard Polish, for floors and
furniture, Quart can, Coz
special ................. V~S
Floor BrOoms, made of
selected materials, well con.
structed. Formerly 69c. 400
Friday ....... 49,. 80.
Mother Goose SeIf-wringing
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Friday .............,... ~
Screen Doors, imperfect quail.
tiles. Formerly $2.25 to OQO
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Men s 81. so NunscO Union Suits, $1.25

This quality Manhattan Shirt reduced
quick disposal. Make selections for way ahead.
Mems Muslin Bathing
and Qualities formerly
Ct M to 1884
to 20 V4oOV
Mens WOOL uon Rose imported
a Friday IN Mems 10
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Small Lots of
HGndkerchiefS
N
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Mons 'Kerchiefs, 1Oc. White
cotton, with coIored bor-
ders. Originally 15c. FRI H.
0dg AON
Mems 'Kerchiefs, 15c. White
cotton, with colored woven bor-
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day lOC
Mems Linen 'Kerchiefs. soc.
Fine quality. with hand-embroi-
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! White Shoes
CLeun-Up!
$1.OO

Choice of 800 pairs, includ.
ing nearly every size and
width. New footwear to finish
out the season at less than it
costs to have present ones re.
paired.
It's easy to convince your
self that you ought to have an
extra pair at one dollar.
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n. G.CA|N' | JOIN.
LEAGUE Of
! NAT IONS
Not Sovereign State, Federal
{ Government HoldsHas
Observer at Geneva u

GENEVA, Aug. 21.-Philip Henry,
of@North Carolina, presented credeni
tials here today from the governor
of North Carolina with a request
that he be permitted to act as, I'M
official observer at the meeting here
in September of the assembly Of the
League Of Nations,
He has instructions from the
governor to furnish the State with
q complete report of the leagues
activities at that time. q .e.
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Il, 31-piece Luncheon Sets,
complete service co OK
for six. Friday. OOsVO
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Federal Governments View

Federal GOVERNMENTS View
Il The Federal Government will take
no official notice of the sending Of
an observer from the State of
North Carolina, to the League Of
Nations, it was declared at the
State Department today.
Officials pointed cut that North
Carolina is not technically a
! sovereign state" and would there
fore not be entitled to participation
/ Ia the deliberations of the. League
4 Of Nations or to maintain a men,
:" bership. .5z 1S
! 1t was stated {that Governor Nor
rison's decision to send an observer
to Geneva was reached independent
ly, and that the State Department
had not been officially advised of
the action.
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Trimmings Reduced

Ratine Braid. IL yards for
25c. White and ecrp, with
colored dots. IL yards CEO
Tor .s..-"..... -. .-....
Collar Embroidery, Csc yard.
White and ecru embroidered
organdy, 2 and 3 inches CEO
wide. Yard. ............ AON
CaJnisole Embroidery, Csc
yard. Cambria embroidery, II
inches wide. Good quail OK
ity. Yard. .............. SON
All-over Laces, $l.19 yard.
short lengths of
various patterns and @1 10
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Look Thin While
F, Getting Thin
WITH this won
w daYE,1 oaw,

The Madame x makes you
look thin, while getting thin.
For besides removing fat
through It's marvellous "uncon-
scious massage" il instantly
conceals big hips, bullying thighs
/, andprotruding abdomen, giving
the figure the appearance of
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Manufacturers short lengths
of a very fine quality that we
bought. advantageously. Pieces
from 2 to 20 yards offered at
a price sure to bring saI,tngs.
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FRIDAY OPPORTUNITIES.

Astounding these special will thrift
opportunities, with full determination profit mu
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
Death Penalty.
Paid by Youths,
Murder Charge
by United Press Leased Wire

STATE PENITENTIARY, CO.
LtMBIA, s. G.. Dee. Frank Har-
rell and Mortimer King paid the
death penalty at dawn today for the
murder Of Major Samuel H. Ne
Cleary O. the United States army.
Both of the youthful slayers march
ed calmly to their death in the
states electric chair, their final
plea for a communication of sentence
having been denied them by Gov
ernor Mcleod.
Major McCleary was slain or
July : on q lonely highway between
Columbia and Cherawa. Hill and
Harre!l were tramping when the
army officer, enroute in his auto
mobile from Raleigh 10 Charleston,
offered them a "'hf-.. -
The men accepted the major 5
hospitality and when q favorable
spot was found McCIearv was ord
cred from the car. robbed and shot
down. The body was hidden in 4
woods near the road and the slav-
ers drove away.
The major : murder was not suS-
pected until several days later
when he failed 10 call for money
srnt 20 him in Columbia. Officers
found his automobile near Canton,
y. c., were Hill was arrested. Hill
implicated Harrell.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
SPORTSWEAR NOTES FROM
WINTER RESORT MODES

Pleatings are very much in evil
dence in the models for winter re-
sort wear-sometime the whole
skirt is thus treated; sometimes 4
group of pleats is introduced at the
side or front, and many models show
the pleats starting from 4 deep yoke
rather than from the waist line.
Leather continues to be very prom
inent, and is used for whole gar
ments as we'll as for trimmings and
accessories. For the southern resort
season light orchid and she'll pink
tones are stressed, while reds and
brilliant blues make striking plaid
combinations.
Following upon the vogue FOR blaz-
er stripe flannels are some new silks
which figure woven blazer stripes OF
ravon (artificial silk on crepe
ground. Frequently the stripes are
used on colored ground that entire
" eliminate white, or use it in 4
subordinate manner.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
GRAPE GROWERS
RAISING MONEY
FOR DELEGATION

\ meeting Of the Grape Growers
association was held recently at
the offices of the county horti-
culturist for the purpose of raising
enough money to send n special com
mittce to Sacramento on January Z,
to protest against raising the pre-
sent minimum sugar content of
grapes which is now II per cent.
Three delegates are to be sent and
members of the local association
will assess themselves 10 cents an
acre on their grapes in order to raise
money to send the delegates. All
valley growers are cooperating to-
gether in order 70 be represented at
the hearing and protest against rails
ing the minimum sugar content to
10 per cent.
Roy Kreedlove, president of the
Grape Growers association, who
presided at last night S meeting, will
work with B. \. Harrigan, horti-
eultar;st, in obtaining the amount of
grape acreage in the valley and the
amount of money being employed in
developing the acreage. All grape
growers are requested 10 mail Q. j.
Bradshaw at Box 1904, FL Centre,
the assessed amount of 10 cents an
acre for each acre they own, before
December -.
Every county of the states is send
ing three delegates to take up the
matter of the sugar percentage and
each will be allowed three votes,
with the exception of Fresno which
will be allowed five votes.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
Governor Won't
Talk on Higher
Gas Tax Proposal
Ny United Press Leused Wire

SACRAMENTO, Dec. O. No
stand will be taken by Governor
Richardson ON the proposed increase
in the two cent per gallon gasoline
tax until the report of the highway
committee of nine is submitted, he
announced today.
1.-TWO courses are OPEN Gov.
ernor Richardson said. Zone is to
stop building new roads for two
years so rs to let the continued
agitation for pork barrel roads die
out. The other is to raise money
by bond issue, ad valorem tax, gas
tax or other method and continue
building new roads.
~ am not committed to any
plan. ! prefer to wait until the
report of the highway committee is
submitted. -
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
Storm Destroys
Alaskan Town
by United Press Leased Wire

KODIAK, Alaska, Dec. O. The
town Of Kanatak, at the entrance
TO the finland oil trail' was prac-
tically demolished Thanksgiving day
by terrific storm, according to re-
ports reaching here today.
vas razed or seriously damaged by
Every building in town either
wind and tide, and boats in the har-
Dor were hurled high on the shore
with the force of the sea.
For two days the storm ragged.
Many houses and stores were com
p!etely washed away and others
were blown down by the 90-mile
gale. On the second day as the
storm spent itself, Kanatak, once a
thriving place Of wood, had become
a city Of huts.
Food stores were saved and little
immediate suffering from the dis
aster was reported. There was no
loss of life, according TO word re-
ceived here.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
BAKERY PLANT
TAKEN over BY
[. A. INTERESTS

After 4 period OF inactivity for
the past Two wears. the plant form
erly known as the Imperial Valley
baking company. ! to be reopened
January under the management Of
the Carson Baruch Baking company
Of Los Angeles, according to y. W.
Carson, who is now in Fl Centre.
He stated this morning that the
entire plant is being Eemodeled. and
equipped with tile most modern bak-
ing machinery and devices which
viii insure pure, wholesome pro
duet. The company already operates
q large plant II Los Angeles, and
| plans to make the local bakery one
Of the finest in the state
Bread AMI rolls Viii comprise the
products Of the bakery when il is
first opened. other lines being add
ed later il the market here war
rants such action.
Gordon Darnell. a baker with 4
national reputation, VIII come 10
Fl Centre shortly before the plant is
opened. and will act as superintend-
ent. tie IS a member Of several
fraternal organizations, and accord
ing 10 Mr.. Carson, Will be a wei
come addition to Fl Centro's com
morcial and social activities.
Mr.. Carson viii also become a
resident Of El Centre, having al
ready purchased the J. S. Jones
home al 627 Wensley avenue and
viii remove his family here from
Los Angeles before the first of the
year. Although his business will
neeessita1e spending considerable
time ia Los Ange.eg. he desired to
have his family wiyh linn in FL
Centre, and VIII make his permanent
home here.
Having disposed Of his home %
M Carson, Mr.. Jones plans 10 build
q new home Al the corner Of Sixth
and Wensley, the contract for which
viii be let within short time.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
Life Termer Is
Own Counsel In
Fight to Stay

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Dee. D.
Judah Benjamin, Folsom life termer,
is conducting his own legal fight
today for the right to remain in
the solitary dungeon at Folsom in,
stead Of being tranferred 10 an in.
sane asylum.
Since he was convicted of mur.
dering Officer Gushe in Oakland in
1917 Benjamin has refused to work
and has been confined in "solita-
ry.''.
Recently he was adjudged insane
by the county insanity board but
refused 70 accept the judgment of
that body and demanded a jury
trial. He is presenting his case to
the jury in person, refusing to aid
Of IN attorney appointed by the
court to aid him.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
Must Get Wife
Soon or Lose
$1,000.

by United Press Leased Wire
SIN MATEO, Dec. 5.-City
Treasurer Charles A. Ginnever
Of San Mateo must produce a
wife by midnight December 81,
or lose $1,000.
Ginnever, Kenneth Melrose and
Frank G. Stoner agreed several
weeks ago that all three must
be married before the bells ring
out on the new year. Melrose
and Stoner saved their cash
and took credit in the form of
wife apiece.
Ginnever has been stalling
around and asked about the bar
gain, sticks his tongue in his
cheek and chuckles.
Wife? Why, I've got 2e
shopping days left" says he.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
Gould Treat Eyes,
COWs--.But
Not Wife

LOS ANGELES, Dec. g.
Morris w. Fry may have been
o good veterinarian but he GER
tainly wasn't physician, Mrs.
Nina Fry declared i'll u divorce
complaint on file today.
Mrs. Fry sail she cut herself
one day and asked her husband
to call q doctor.
IT used to tire at cows out on
the farm and I'il take care of
you," her spouse replied.
Wheroupon ho proceeded to
rub n quantity of salt in the
wound, which caus, d her much
trouble and angus h.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
Canada Glad to
Be Included In
immigration Ban
by United Press Leased Wire

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 5.-The
Canadian government would wei
come the inclusion of Canada in the
immigration quota laws of the Unit
ed States as was suggested recent
~ by Secretary Of Labor Davis. il
was learned officially today. One
Of the Dominion government most
perplexing problems during recent
years has been the ever increasing
immigration Of Canadians to the
United States. 1t has been charged
that Canada as a result was facing
depopulation, especially in the farm
ing areas.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
Women Can't Join
Pipe Smokers
Order
BY United Press Leased Wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. s.
Women Of six cities were denied
charters in the national order of
pipe smokers today.
The grand lodge of the br3ar
loving fraternity decided in
session that the fair sex "could
stick to their tailor mades.
Pipe smoking is a masculine
privilege, ruled the tobacco
arbiters.
Cigaretta3 are the fashion
Of the effeminate. The insti-
ton Of pipe smoking must not
be fen1inized.
Applications fJr feminine
chapters of the pipe smoking
ord1c came from New York,
Buffalo. Miami. San Francisco,
Denver and Salt Lake.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
TWO UNKNOWN MEN
FOUND DEAD IN A
REFRIGERATOR CAR

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 5.-Authori,
tics today were holding for identi-
fication the bodies Of two men
found dead in refrigerator ear
which arrives at the Union Pacific
yards here yesterday. They were
asphyxiated by carbon monoxide
from charcoal heaters.
Ono waws Mexican, with no
means of identifying him on his per-
son. The others, papers indicated
may have been Michael Dali, 27, Of
Dumont, Minn.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
REWARD OFFERED FOR
CAPTURE OF BANDITS
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 5.-The
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
today Offered $1,000 reward for in
formation leading TO the arrest and
conviction Of the three bandits who
yesterday held up two company
messengers at the door of their of
fiees and escaped with $l7,796 in
cash.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
FOREST HERMIT IS
DEAD NEAR UKIAH

UKIAH. Calf. Dee. 5.-Charles
Howard Shinn, "hermit OF peace
cabin'' in the Sierra national forest,
is dead here aged -. Shinn was
appointed supervisor of the Sierra
forest 80 years ago after an eventful
life az newspaperman, magazine
writer and forest conservationist.
He was an intimate friend Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Clifford Pinchot and
John Muir. Shinn was born in Texas
and came TO California in 1856.
Papua, only 400 miles from Aus
tralia, is overrun by cannibals, and
tat people should not 20 there.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
KOretZ to Start
Serving Prison
Sentence Today
ny United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO. Dec. 5.--Broken in
health, crushed in spirit and with
less than five dollars of his $4,000
600 left, Leo Koretz, fake oil stock
swindler, today prepared to start
Serving his prison sentence OF from
one to ten years. Sentence was i'm
posed late yesterday by Chief Jus
ice Hopkins.
Physicians indicated that Koretz
would not live more than six months
IS he IS suffering from an advanced
case of diabetes, along with other
lilments.
Koretz viii be taken 10 Joliet
tate penitentiary late tcdav or to.
morrow, States Attorney Grove
aid
Eleven months after he enters the
all Koretz win be eligible for pa
ole.
If Koretz lives to serve out tn.
term, the federal government will be
gaiting for him with warrants
md using the mails to defraud.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
WALKER NOMINATED
AS ZONE GOVERNOR

WASHINGTON, Dee. 5.--Presi-
dent Coolidge has sent TO the senate
the following nominations:
TO be governor of the Panama
Canal Zone, Colonel y. II. Walker,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
Americans Second
Best Savers
in World

WASHINGTON. Dec. J.-Amer:-
cans are not the worlds best money
savers but they come pretty close
10 II, according 70 comptroller Of
the currency Dawes.
New Zealanders show the way
with an average 0: $l7I73 tucked
away IN the savings banks; Ameri-
cans have an average Of sl45.1V,
according 10 Dawes tables.
After those two come the Swiss
wlth $l4o.44; the Norwegians with
$l5..3l and the Australians with
$4"o.23- No other country appears
70 nave per capita savings Of
more than $i00.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05

The returns t. growers in the Ner.
ea-otanislaus Sweet Potato asso.
1ation this year will total about
100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05

board of engineers, L. $. army.
TO be surgeon general and chief
of the bureau of medicine and surg.
cry, navy department, Medical Di-
rector Edward K. Stitt.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05

a man who doesn = feel dressed
Up unless he has shave, will object
to his wife 9 using rouge.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05

Press Wan Ads 40 the worr
rrv thar
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-01
MANY ACCESSORIES MADE OF RIBBONS

able color combinations so that head
bands are endlessly varied. Next to
the headband the ribbon girdle or sash
is the one item of most Importance
as an accessory to the evening or aft
ernoon frock which without it might
pass almost unnoticed.
There is another realm In which
women delight to honor ribbons, and
that is in many small furnishings and
conveniences in their homes.
JULIA BOTIOMLEY.
On. 1924. western Nev.r.nar Irnl>.,
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-01

of spring sewing for the young folks.
Lent Is nearing and late Easter
gives time to get the work out of the
way before spring lures everyone out
of doors.
For little girls many dresses are
made of plain chambray, cut on the
simplest lines, or of gingham in small
checks. Sometimes they have short
Jokes and set-in sleeves, but just as
often they are even simpler. Round
collars and plain cuffs-or bands-of
white lawn, provide the usual finish
for neck and sleeves, but on the
checked ginghams plain chambray. to
match in color, is often used instead.
Even these accessories are left out
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-01

on such simple affairs as the small
smock shown at the left of the illustra-
ton, where little stitchery of col
ored floss answers for all the decora-
tion. Hens on the sleeves and skirt
are headed with line of fancy stitch
Ing, as cat or feather stitching. the
slit pockets are edged with buttonhole
ititch and cross stitching makes the
small baskets on the front of the
frock that so pleases the little wearer.
Nearly all dresses for little girls are
made with Knockers to match.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-01
Pretty Frocks for Girls;
Ribbons Put To Many Uses

For girls from eight to twelve moth
ing makes a prettler dress-up frocb
than taffeta silk. In the darker colors
1t Is very useful and In lighter colors
it is the ideal party frock. A pretty
model is shown at the right of the
Illustration. Neck and sleeves are
finished with piping and narrow val
lace and the skirt has tucked panel
Mt each side. A pretty rosette of taft
feta, edged with lace, is centered with
cluster of tiny rosebuds and this
frock satisfies the sense of appropri-
ate dress for one of the buds in the
rosebud garden of girls.
The mode may dictate the utmost
simplicity in frocks for the coming
season, and even extend this man.
date to cover evening dress, but 1t has
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-01

THE designers of children's clothes
l. are not concerning themselves
With bringing out styles or using fab
fcs that are startllngly new. Keeping
In mind that the mode, In all dlrec-
lions, is conservative and approves
simplicity Insisting upon 1t in chill
dren's clothes) their efforts are con-
centrated on original finishing touches
and on making clothes that are prnc-
teal and pretty-they use well-known
fabrics and accepted styles. The new
displays in the shops are confined most
ly to fabrics we have been familiar
with always. In cottons. Bingham,
chambray, percale, volles and heavier
plain weaves, overshadow the novel
ties.
Now is a favorable time to dispose
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-01

20 intention of leaving beauty I'M
adorned by furbelows. Just by way
of pretty, frivolous touches, 1t pre-
sents all sorts of scarfs, girdles, head
bands and innumerable belongings,
for both outer and underwear, that
are made of ribbons.
A head band and scarf of wide
ribbon are shown here which will
bring distinction to the most unassum-
ing of evening frocks. Narrow ribbons
in brilliant metallic weaves usually
serves to make the flower motifs APP
piled to head bands even when the
bands themselves are of silver or gold
ribbon. SILK In all colors, woven in
with the tinsel threads, make innumer
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-01
Dawn.

have seen dawn upon the mountain
tops too ofteh not to trust that 1t will
presently descend into the Swallowed
homes and sleeping hearts of men,,
Eden Phillpots.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-01
Royal Observatory.

The Royal Observatory of England
was located at Greenwich and was
one of the great Institutions of its
kind at the time that the world was
finding itself, from a geographical
standpoint. Great Britain was also
coming into a maritime dominance.
For these reasons Greenwich came to
be the basic meridian.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-01
A Butter Tree.

In Ashanti grows tree resembling
In appearance the English oak, which
is said to furnish excellent butter. This
vegetable butter keeps in perfect con-
dition all the year round In spite of the
heat.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-01

beauf
odreit in
natur
will not
t Will smar
wilth icken air and
twill lean SCI
ease o
" I.ARG
lwnlm AXE bad hair good and
Bo1den
Denver
same.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-03-01

COLORED Men wanted to qualify for
sleeping cnr and train pOrters. tx
perience unnecessary. Transportation
furnished. Write It. McCaffrey. Supt,
ST. Louis, Mo.