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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-06-21
'SLET SOKOLSKE zUPY Sc.
VEROVYCHODNf.
Dnes v sobotu z1vody - Ultra
velke vefejne cviceni.

! Slet sokolske zupy severo-
vychodni poradany dnes a Ii
ira v nasem m6st6 rozvrzen je
ma zavody, ktere poradany bu
dou po celou dnesnf sobotu
taktez v Ceske~ slni Sokol ma
Clark ave. krone zavodu v
behu, ktery uskutecnen bude
v stadionu u Rrookside parku
kde k veceru zapoleno bude 0
palmu vft6zstvf v behu ma VIDA
lenost sto yardd. Vstup k "a
,voddm jest uplne volnym.
Pc zavodech sejdou Sc k spo
lecne schdzi soudcove, jimz
byla k rozsouzeni pridelena
zavodnf druzstva spolu Sc "a
stupci Americk6 Obce Sokol-
ske.
Jak vysvita re zpravy zupni
,ho nacelnfka zavoditi bude
letos mnohem znacnejsi poeet
druzstev jak sokold tax So
/ kolek j dorostu obeho pohlavi,
vcetne dvou druzstev z Detroit
celkem 20 druzstev.
Verejnost nasi zajimati bu-
de ponejvice Sc Sletem spoje-
ne nedelni verejne cviceni,
ktere slibuje, ze bude velkym
festivalem cele nasi sokolske
rodiny. Cviceni zapocne Sc So
kolskou presnosti o 2. hodine
odpoledni a jednotliva cisla
'jako vzdy pdjdou raz ma raz,
bez zbytecnych prdtahd. Ma
20 muzd sesilena sokolska hud
ba bude koncertovati pred cvi
cenim a obstara j hudbu ne
ktera cviceni doprovazejici.
Podrobny program verejneho
cviceni prinesl Svet We vcerej-
sim cisle, jakoz i blizsi 1daje,
tykajici sc sobotnich zavodn.
Zaver tvoriti bude spolecny ma
stup, ornament vitezi sobot-
Mich zavodd spolu rozdanim
dobytych cen.
Pc vykonane tube praci roz
proudf Sc v zahrade pri ma
rodnim stanku ma zapadnf stra
ne volna zabava, "a ktere bu-
de pamatovano ma osvezeni o.
mladiny tanecnf zabavou.
Podniky naseho Sokolstva
Sc test vzdy zajmim nasf nej-
sirsi vefejnosti a proto Sc O.
cekava, ze slet zitrejsi Sc sta
ne vseobecnou nasi narodni
! manifestacf.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-06-21
KDE JE PROHIBIcNf AGENT
MANCAN?

Povestny statni prohibicni
Inspector James P. Mangan,
jehoz cinnost dala novinam to-
lik latky k psani, byl pro SUI
rove 81 pocinani "a jedne pro-
'hibicni prohlidky hostince od-
souzen municipalnim soudem
k pokute $25, nahrade soud-
Mich Itrat a ma 80 dni do robo
tarny. Odvolal Sc k apelacni-
mu soudu, ale tento potvrdil
,rozsudek prvnf stolice.
Vcera jej hledali, ably po-
citil, co sam lidem tax horli-
We pfipravoval, ale mily Man
gan zmizel. Prohlasoval po w
roku apelacniho soudu, lie Sc
odvola k soudu nejvyssimu, ale
dosud tax neucinil.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-06-21
CELODE N N |
VYJfZDKU
- porada -
CECHU DOMOV

ma svoji farmu ma State Road
pristi nedsli 22. Gervna 1924,
Prvni buSs vyjede ' 10 hod.
dopoledne cd State a. Pearl Rd
a dalsi' busy v. 10:30 h. dop.
a We 3 hodiny odpoledne.
Jizdne obnasf 45c ma osobu.
Pfijemne -pobaveni a obcer-
stveni- Zaruceno.
X hojne navsteve uctive I'VE
Zsbavni vybor.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-06-21
zUPNf SLET v ZDEJSfM

Plain Dealer oznamuje pfi-
|chod sokolskych delegacf z
Pittsburgh, Chicago Detroit
k dnesnimu sletu severovycho-
,dni zury a ohlasuje dnesni "a
vody i zitrejsi velke verejn6
cviceni.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-06-21

William Polk, president IL
ME zfizenci spolecnosti cleve-
landskych poulicnich kar IL
stanovil dnesni IL. hodinu noe
nj, v ktere zanechati mali pra
CO kondukteri q ridici motorG
v poctu as 5000 muzi. Prohla-
sill tax jiz vcera k veceru, kdyz
jeste Sc radil trfclenny vybor
m6stske rady, jak vybffsti z
rrozicfho dopravnfho ochro-
meni, ale jiz "a konferovani
bylo jistym, ze nenf nad6je ma
prod]ouzenf pred tydnem uza-
vfeneho primerf.
Ones dopoledne o 9. hodine
podniknul jmenovany vybor,
sestaveny z radnich S. B. Mi
cheHa, w. E. Pottera A. R.
i!attona posledni pokusy Sc
jiti Sc zastupcI 'unie spolec-
nosti. O hodinu pozd6ji sejde
Sc m6stska rada k zvlastnfmu
zasedanf, jak sc bylo stalo jiz
vcera odpoledne. Hodina dru-
he schdze jest vlastn9 mezni-
KEN, kterym koncf prozatimni
pfimefi. Jest mono, ze cely
konflikt propukne jeste drive.
&C Polk Sc rozhodl zdrzeti
stavku do pGlnoci. X
''Snazime Sc poskytnouti po
sledni koncesi cestujicimu o.
becenstvu, ktere koncem tydne
specha domG. Zapocne-li spo-
leGnost uzivati stavkokazd,
pax 8 akci nebudeme odkla-
dati," prohlasuje Polk. Nest
ska rada fndze malo zmoci "a
sahOvani jeji omezi sc ma prij-
mutt zpravy zvlastnfho smir-
ciho vyboru a nejvyse poza-
dati ODE sporne strany, aby
svoje zalezitosti stiznosti u
pravily 0hledem ma lid. A
snad ami to nesvede dOhroma-
dy mestska rada, aspon radni
Peter Witt, jenz jako byvaly
ttakcni komisar jist6 dobfe
zna smysl Taylerovy vysady
prohlasil otevrene, ze m6stc
vubec nema prava v spor ten.
10 sc vmesovati. Mailed jehc
die vseho nesdili ami mayor
Townes ami radni Hatton, KITE
ri navrhovali kompromis ma
zaklade, ably personalu ihnec
hylo pridano- sc a sice plat
nosti Jiz cd /. kvetna. Kdyby
sOad. ktery ma rozhodnouti
i2c pfidavku, usnesenem jer
castecnou arbitracni radou
dial "a pravdu anii, pax doda
tecny &c pfidavek musel by BY
tt uhrazen zvysenym jizdnym
coz by, vsak vyzadovalo schva
sleni m6stske rady.
Smiru nemozno dosici mez
stranami spornymi svorneh,
1sili pro odvracenf stavky ne
nj ami mezi radnimi a Stan
ley sam pravi nepokryte, &
vmesovani sc do sporu m9st
ske rady spise stavku uspfsil
nezli odvratilo.
Jinou otazkou jest, jak sne
se strajk obyvatelstvo, pouzi
vajici poulicnich kar "a jizd,
do prace. Nastanou shanky p
prilezitostnem svezeni, pokve
ta psenice bussIm, taxicabnm
improvisovanym dopravnfr
prostfedkdm i vyuzitkovan
situace k vydirani. VSechn
tytc jmenovane dopravnf Pre-
stfedky nejsou vsak dosud
vypomocne sluzb6 organisova
ny. Dale zde jest otazka, ia
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-06-21
Gin cERTU DOBkE A PEK.
LEM Sc I'll ODMENf.

X pastorovi evangelickeho
kostela, 2o3f zap. 80. ul., H.
Piperovi prisel We ctvrtek muz,
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
Island May Be Deserted
By All Its Inhabitants

MANILA. Oct. 20.--The entire
population of Bubuyan Island, one
of the Bubuyan group which Is
about. 100 miles north of Luzop
may be transferred to another island
ne3rcr the coast of Iuzon. An ac-
tive volcano has driven bhe $50 in
hatl.tants from tl.eir homes down
10 the waters edge. and frequently
they are compelled to take to their
canoes to escape the showers of
rocks and the lava which stream
dewn the mountain side.
An American Red Cross inyeeti-
eator who is now on his way to the
iisfand with relief supplies will as
certain if the inhabitants want to
move To another island where ag
i.cuItunal conditions are better. III
lthe people are willing to move the
| Rcd Cross will assist them in es-
tabliahing homes on another island.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
WORK BRINGS HAPPINESS
TO MANY GERMAN PRINCES

1918. His income today is rela-
lively very modest indeed.
The castles. picture galleries aud
other valuable collections regarded
as the property of the old dynasty
were taken over BY the State. A
number Of the princes. however.
brought suit to retain their hold
ings, and have regained title To
some of the properties which were
eonfiscatcd when the Republic be-
came a reality.
II has been estimated that the
former King of Saxony, Frederick
August. was q loser to the extent
of s6.000.000. The Saxon Diet now
gives him $4,000 a year.
Other rich noblemen who today
are living on greatly reduced in
comes are the Grand Duke of Sax
ony-Weimar, the King of Wuertem-
burg, the Grand Duke of Oldenburg
and the Prince of Schaumbcrg-
Lippe.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
HOBOES GIVEN
GOOD SHELTER

ALTOONA, Pa, Oct 90 Al
though it's only an old barn, it has
a reputation throughout the United
States. II is known as Hagerty' S
Barn and it is located ON the out
skirts of Altoona
Years ago man named Hagerty.
who lived just outside the limits of
this city, owned the barn, which
became fayorite stopping place
for the knights of the road travelling
along the route of the present Lin
coin Highway. Mr.. Hagerty never
objected to the hoboes stopping in
his barn, even after fire, believed
to have been started by them, de-
stroyed the original building Mr.
Hagerty built new barn and when
he died enjoined his heirts never to
close the buildings door to tramps
The heirs have done his bidding.
Every night from Two or three
to dozen hoboes stop there. Meals
are cooked nearby. Frequently the
visitors do their laundry and string
the clothes on ropes near the barn
A resident of this city. travelling
in the west this summer, was asked
by a man from California if he
knew where Hagerty's Barn was 10
Gated The A,toonan replied in the
affirmative, and the westeran man
said he and many travelling friends
had stopped at the place.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
COUNTRY MUST
ELECT D Al Wis
SAYS MADOO
Former Presidential Candi-
date Says Only Chance to
Purity the Government

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Willian
G. McAdoo, in a lengthy statement
6nom the Baltimore hospital where
he recently underwent. a surgical
operation, declared that 'ithe only
chance the American people have to
purify their government and accom-
plieh reform by the people is to
elect Davis and Bryan Presideni
and Viee4Presidenf.
Mr.. McAdoo said that he would
be forced to abandon his plans for
an extensive speech making cam
paign for the Democratic ticket on
account of his illness but that he
would continue to do his utmost to
help the cause Through letters II
friends and supporters throughout
tie various States"
1T is a great pity said Mr..
McAdoo, that the Progressives led
by La Fbllette and Wheeler and
the Democrats led by Davis and
Bryan cannot present a united front
against the common enemy"
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20

BERLIN. Oct. 20.-The last ten
years in Germany has deprived many
prince OF his income, and sent
him out to make living along with
the rest of the world. Not a few
of the nobility. particularly among
the younger generation, have said
they were happier and more con
tented with life generally since they
went to work than they were when
they had nothing to do but count
their incomes and look for thrills
in sports, society or military man
oeuvers.
What the republic is to do with
the property that once belonged to
former Emperor William if still an
open question. He possessed large
estates In Brandenburg. Pommerania
Posnania, Silesia and Wsst Prussia
and other assets. which, have been
appraised at siO.Oo0,OOO, jail OF which
he lost when he fled % Holland II
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
Cheap America Coal
Closing Welsh Mines

LONDON. Oct. 20.-Glosing down
f two coal mines in THE Welsh
iolds during the last week. which
brings the number of mines now
die in the larger fields to 10, is
he result of "a serious falling off
of the export trade, say the OPP
orators
Competition from America, where
coal is being sold under English
prices, and the fact that settlement
Of the 3Ruhr trouble has reopened
that source of supply. is response
BILE for the decrease in exports, an
official of the operators association
said.
Production has dropped from
100000 tons in 1913 to 279,-
100000 in 1928
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
HELLO COMPANY
WINS POINTS IN
RATE INCREASES
Federal Judge Favors Pacific
Telephone Company
in Three Cases.

SEATTLE, Oct. 20.-Federal Judge
jeremiah Neterer this afternoon ruled
in favor of the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph Company in three ac-
tions, one by the City of Seattle,
and two by local newspapers, seek
ing return in the controversy
against an increase In telephone
rates in Spokane. Seattle and Ia
coma. The increase in rates took
place on August 1.
Judge Neteret said II the con
ten.ion of the municipality that the
franchise had been transferred to
the company without franchise
property, then the company was
occupying Seattle streets "by suf-
ference"
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
IDENTIFY BANDIT
AS SLAYER OF A
SEATTLE OFFICER
One Of Early Morning RobbeY
Quartet Wanted for
Killing Policeman.

SEATTLE, Oct. 2o.-One of four
men who shot August Wolfers,
watchman in Tacoma early today,
fleeing with $1,000, was identified
as Charles Fairchild sought since
the wanton Staying of Policeman
r. e. Litzey here in September.
Wolfers looked at a photograph
and declared Fairehild was in the
Oil Company this morning early shot
him in the back and then locked him
in the vault where he nearly smoth-
cred to death.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
FAMOUS VINE IN ENGLAND
YIELDS ABUNDANT HARVEST

LONDON. Oct. 2o.-Six hundred
punches of black Hamburg grapes
some of them weighing more than
two pounds each, have just been cut
from the great vine at Hampton
Court Palace.
This grape vine, Like Ephrain
Bulls original Concord vine which
still fiourishes in the Massachusetts
town, is one of the most farnors in
the world 1t is more than cen.
tury and a half old, having beer
planted in the reign of King George
II, and its enormous yield is &
matter OF great interest in England
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
CONSULATE is SEIZED

MANAGUE, Nicaragua, Oct. 90
Considerable excitement has been
caused here by reports of the seiz-
ure of the Nicaraguan consulate gen.
eral in London for an alleged bond
debt, which, it is declared. was set.
tied between Nicaragua and the
bondholders in 1912. The Nicarag-
uan Minister of Foreign Affairs has
communicated with the British For.
eign Office on the subject and an
explanation has been requested.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
SHENANDOAH IS
CHEERED AS IT
PASSES SEATTLE
Huge Airship Is Greeted by
Tens of Thousands
Sails for San Diego.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 20.-Tht
Shenandoah is battling in a sixty
mile gale off Port Arena. Califor
Mia, and has been unable TO make
progress for several hours. according
TO wireless early this afternoon
The big ship was adviser OF the
fippns.aching storm and is proceeding
at full speed but unsuccessful.
A hoavy rain lis also falling in
tire vicinity of where the Shenan-
deah Is sailing.
SEATTLE. Oct. 20.-Bound for
San Diegoa enrcute home to Lake
hurt, n. j.. the fir.fiip Shenandoah,
after leaving Camp Lewis at neon
Sunday. smiled lazily over Seattle
while tens of thousands gathered in
he parks. atop of the hills and
eazFd Whf0tles cf the mills scream
cd welcome as the airship passed
ever head. She went TO Bremerton
from here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
Schooner Raided in N. Y;
Counterfeiting Den Found

NEW YORK. Oct pa raid
Saturday night on a schooner which
has lain at anchor for two years
in the shadow of the Statue OF Lib
erty, disclosed a counterfeiting ap-
paratus of international scope. The
country has been flooded with bo,
gus nickels, dimes and quarters
from this plant by a gang which is
known to have been operating for
the past seven years. Three moulds
were found.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
WHY DAUCHERTY
NOT Convicted;
WHEELER TALKS
Independent c a n d / d a e
Blames Silent Man in White
House for Failure.

ABOARD WHEELER SPECIAL
ENROUTE TO OKLAHOMA CITY,
Oct. 20-During a speech at Enid,
Oklahoma, man in the crowd at
he station yelled to Sen. b. K.
.Wheeiol.. Innning mate of Senator
La Toilette on the Independent
ticket:
You didn't convict Daugherty. :"
Wheeler quickly replied:
mo, and.I will tell you why, be-
cause your silent friend in the
White House stood at the back of
Harry DalgheI-ty."
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
DEMOCRATS HAVE HAD
ONLY 100000 SO FAR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 90. The
campaign fund raised by the Demo-
cratic National Committee to date
has just reached 100000 the Ma
tional Committee declared in state
ment presented under the law In
settlement given out by the COM
tee expected TO raise 81 500, 900 at
tic "out side.'
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
Search Warrants in
Liquor Cases, Is
In High Court

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. The
Supreme Court of the United States
has refused to grant appeals in the
cases involving whether prohibition
agents can stealthily investigate pri-
vate premises without serving search
warrants
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
AMERICAN PICTURE MAN
SEES BERLIN POVERTY MISERY

BERLIN, Oct. 20 After what
| have seen now at Berlin, | am
convinced that the overwhelming
mjority OF the Berlin population
lives in misery and poverty" said
d. w Griffith. American film 6i-
rector, supervise ng two film pro-
ductions here, to a German news
paper man.
IL guess that my good friends
wf.o freely supplied me with mis-
trading information about German
prodigaIity divided their worthy en-
deavors only between the Hotel Bris-
tol and the Palais de Danse, while
visiting here" the film man added
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
ALASKA PACKING
firm PURCHASED

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2O.--The
Columbia River Packers Association.
d $4000,000 salmon canning firm
operating on tire Columbia River
and also Alaska, has been purchased
by Vice-Presilent Thompson, OF the
First National Bank of Portland
w. A. Tyler, yice-pregident of the
Astoria National Bank. former own
ers. and A. u. Hammond of San
Francisco.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
SEATTLE WINS COAST LEAGUE FLAG
Airship Shenandoah Is Battling Off Coast In Gale
Alaskan Children at
Alaska Day Exercises
Given in Seattle


SEATTLE. Oct. 20. - \
number of Alaska Boy Scouts,
Adrian and Nancy French, the
only white children born at
the mouth % the Tagachek
river; Mary Stoner, first
white child born ut Nome,
and Genevieve Martin. first
white child born at Haines,
participated in the commemo-
ration exercises at the Seward
monument on the fifty-seyenth
anniversary Of the purchase
of Alaska which took place
here last Saturday afternoon.
80
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
WOMEN BARRED FROM JURY.

BOISE, Idaho. Oct. 20. Idaho
women, although electors of the
country in which they reside, are
not competent under the Idaho law
TO act as jurors. This was the Ge-
oision of the State Supreme Court
in the case of Robert E. Kelley,
convicted of possession of intoxi-
eating liquor by jury of IL women.
The Judgment was reversed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
False Alarm Of Fire; Is
Are Killed in Stamped

ATHENS. Greece. Oct. 2o.-Twen-
ty-five were killed and 1S injured
in a stampede last night in NOV
ing picture theatre caused by "a false
alarm of fire believed raised by
pickpockets.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
Sailor Is Sentenced;
Caused Girls Death

TACOMA, Get. 2O.---c. W. Mich.
OILS, sailor aboard the battleship
Arizona, has been sentenced from
Is to 20 years for causing the
death of Minnie Film. 10 years of
age, during booze party.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
TRAINS COLLIDE.

BUFFALO, Oct 20.--Two arc
dead. four more will probably die.
and 54 are injured as the result Of
a rear-end collision of two Scar
electric railway trains last night at
Tcnawanda
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
TAKES HELIUM GAS.

SEATTLE. Oct. 20.-The Shenan-
doah carried off practically the
nayy's entire supply of helium gas
according TO information received
here from Commander Zachary
Lansdowne by the Seattle Daily
Times. There were 125,000 cubic
fe.l. of helium gas stored at Camp
Lewis destined for the ZR-3 and
practically adj of this was taken
by the Shenandoah.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
MA FERGUSON WILL STAY
ON DEMOCRATIC TICKET

AUSTIN, Oct 2O.-The supeme
Court today denied the injunction
asked for to prevent the name of
on the Democratic ticket as the
nominee for Governor. 1t held that
she was eligible to hold the office.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
Ebert Dissolves Reichstag;
General Elections Are Next

BERLIN. Oct. 20. - President
Ebert has issued a decree dissolving
the Reichstag. This payes the way
for the general elections.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
SEATTLE WINS
HARD FIGHT IN
COAST LEAGUE
Captures Pennant for 1924
Season-Frisco and Los
Angeles Are Close.
LITTLE WORLDS SERIES
BE STARTED THIS WEEK
Seattle and St. Paul Will Meet
In Games for AA
Championship.

Seattle wins the Pacific Coast
League baseball pennant as the re-
suit of victory in the first game
yesterday of double header with
Portland and the loss by San Fran
cisco and Les Angeles of one Of the
games Of the double headers to Oak
land and Vernon respectively.
Seattle's lead is approximately
enc and half games over Los An
geles, in second place, practically
tied by San Francisco.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
VOTE FOR MAN,
NOT THE PARTY

BEND. Ore, Oct. 2o--Goy Wal
ter NJ. Pierce, Democrat, in an ad-
dress on law enforcement and chris
tian citizenship. said:
party"
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
SEATTLE ENTHUSIASTIC.

SEATTLE, Oct. 20.-The news of
the winning of the pennant for the
first time in the history of Seattle
in the Pacific Coast League was re-
ceiyed yesterday afternoon with the
widest enthusiasm by the fans at
the local ball park where Babe Ruth
was playing in an exhibition game.
The score from Portland WAS
megaphoned by innings as 5000
ianG cheered.
Little Worlds Series.
Arrangements have been eom-
pleted fer the Indians to meet st.
Paul, winners of the American As
sociation League pennant for the
minor league championship series.
1t will start here next Saturday, ac-
oording TO the arrangements.
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
DOUBLE HEADER SUNDAY.

PORTLAND, Oct 20.---The Seattle
Indians took the first game OF
double header here yesterday max
ing six straight victories in the
series. The Indians won by landing
On the delivery of Schroeder for
three runs in the second inning and
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20
High in Masonry.

He was thirty-second degree
Ma on, holding membership in
Mount Juneau Lodge No. lat. F.
& A. NJ, of which he was Past
Master. He held membership in
The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20

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The Alaska daily empire., 1924-10-20

Continued on Page Eight.)
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-27
Mother Wills Her
Child to Charity
Association, S. F,
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct. 81.
Little two-year old Tommy, who
was part of the estate will be bis
dying mothr to the Associated
Charities of San Francisco, has been,
probated' and is now in the home
of his paternal grandmother in
Liverpool with prospects Of com
Portable future.
Sixteen months ago, Tommy s
mother died. Her will specified
that the child be turned over to
the Associated Charities or TO his
fathers people, if they cared to
have him.. Thm came legal bat
tie in which the foster grand moth
er Of the child sought to break the
will and take the child.
After sixteen months of litiga-
tio1ls, the child was finally turned
over to his fathers mother in Liver
pool, q widow with eomfor table
income who is able and anxious to
give the orphane all the advant-
ages of her position.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-27
245 SICHTSEERS FROM SAN DIEGO
COME TO IMPERIAL VALLEY IN FIRST
PROSPERITY EXCURSION OF SEASON

Without doubt the Prosperity
Excursionn run by the San Diego
and Arizona Railroad from the west
ern port TO FL Centro yesterday
was the most successful of its Kind
ever initiated. Exactly 245 pas
sengers made the "trip to the coun-
ty seat, only about a dozen leaving
the ears en- routa to stop over and
look at the gypsum plant at Plaster
City. Those who came on were
we'll rewarded for the period of
their stay was extended for three
hours by the return train being that
late.
What was found to be very
pleasing 10 civic bodies( which had
interested themselves in securing
autos to take the different parties
on rides through the surrounding
territory, was the fact that half of
the people making the trip were
eastern sojourners at the. coast, all
of whom exhibited 81 marked ce-
sire to get all the information they
could about the price of agrlcul-
tHi - isthN anu tho oA NiOl'o
produced. Charles A. Matlin, the,
hard-worked passenger agent of the
road, exuded valley information,
and hundreds of Ell Centre pam
phlets were distributed.
No fewer than 40 automobiles
were supplied the sightseers, who
We're taken anywhere they wanted
to go. The United Stages put i0n
two busses to make the run 20 Ca
lexico, about 80 making the first
run. When it became known that
the return trip 70 San Diego was
postponed till after six O. clock an
other 40 piled into couple OF
United Stage coaches and visited
the border towns.
Much Interest Shown
ut was the best crowd I have
ever seen in the valley" said w.