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Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-19
Hemet Chamber
Announce the
Pageant Ramona

The Hemet Chamber Of CommaIee
announces tAat.4t.s..--.f fs:e,fr s sssspl
production of the INST d~sssFNg Ngeant
play "Ramona viii 2be~~giren at
Hemct on May 80, 81 and June l.
The. pageant was originally .schedul-
ed to take place in early April but
on account Of the hoof and mouth
disease the affair was postponed
at that time.
The new dates were chosen only
after they had been given the un-
oual fled approval OF Dr. o. q.
Houck, Governor Friend w. Rich
ardson and the state department of
agriculture.
The pageant is typically Califor-
nian and will doubtless attract Il
large visiting delegation from I'm
perial Valley by reason of the fact
that Hemet is comparatively close
and that the dates chosen include
Memorial Day a national holiday
followed by Saturday and Sunday,
three days when many persons will
find 1t possible tofbe away from
home and business/
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-19
Young Fisherman
Washed Into Sea
by United Press Leased Wire

SANTA ROSA, CAL, May 19.-
WIights Point, u popular sea fish
ing spot 20 miles from here, claim
ed its tenth annual victim yester-
day when Frank Tardell, 13, son of
Henry Tardell of this city, was
washed by huge wave from the
rocks where lhe was fishing and
drowned. II
The body has not been recover
ed today nor is there much hope
that it will be, as not one of the
bodies of the ten persons drowned
at Wrights Point i'll the past ten
years has ever been found.
The last victim there was J. Ray
Corliss, wealthy Petaluma hatchery
man, who was swept from the rocks
by a hugh wave last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-19
Jansen Given
a $500 Fine

Jack Jansen, rancher near Braw-
ley, was fined 5000 ON charge of
manufacture and possession of in
toxicating liquors, in justice of the
peace court ut Brawley recently.
Jansen and his brother were ar
rested at Banning after the sher-
ifs deputies had chased them to
the edge of the county and had wir-
ell ahead to have them stopped. The
two brothers are said to have at
tempted to get way when they
found the officers searching their
ranch for liquor last week.
Jansen pleaded guilty to the
charge and admitted that he was
responsible for the still and presence
Ct liquor on the ranch.
The other brother was released.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-19
Dinner Party Is
Topped Off With
Shooting Fracas

LONG BEACH, May ia Long
Beach dinner party matured from
seeds of alleged jealousy into a
shooting fracas, and in hearing to-
day, Clyde a. Taylor was to answer
the charge of seriously wounding
Click ID. White.
The woman in the case is alleged
to be Mrs. Helen Daniels, hostess of
the party, who is said to have been
courted BY Taylor
Taylor, when arrested at his home,
told the police that he did not know
White had been wounded in their
scufflc.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-19
Float Tanker
After z Weeks
On Cal. Rocks

MONTEREY, Cal, May 19.-The
Associated Oil Company tanker
Frank II. Buck was tied to a wharf
here today after having spent two
weeks on the rocks at Point Lobas,
few miles from Monterey.
At $40 p. m. Saturday it was
floated and towed into the harbor
by a tug.
1t was flOated by means of fill
ing the bows with compressed air
III tanks and the stern with water,
The effect being TO float her free
as the tide came to its flood stage.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-19
Nationalist to
Meet Silva Again
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, May 19.-Young
Nationalist and Teddy Silva will
meet again in the roped arena to-
morrow night as the main so on an
all-star card at DoyIe's Vernon are
ma. Although the battle is catch
weight affair both fighters are eX-
pected TO slide through the ropes
weighing within few ounces of
l15 pounds.
The fight is drawing considerable
interest in this vicinity because of
the rivalry between the two boxers.
In their last fight they fought to
Il draw although the Filipino out
weighed Silva four pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-19
MARSHAL NEILAN is
;S;,<. GOING TO LONDON

' II. .IQLLYWOOD, May 19.-Suffer-
ingsfrom an liberated stomach, Mar
shaI Neilan, film director, will leave
within Il few days for. London,
where he will undergo q major oper-
atfO,f. Blanche Sweet, his wife, will
accompany him and nurse him back
to- health.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-19
GIVE UP HOPES
OF REFL0AT'ENG
TWO STEAMERS
ny Itniled Press Ieased WIG

REEDSPORT, Ore, May 10 Re-
moyal Of cargo from the wreck Of
the STEINER Admiral Nicholson was
scheduled to begin today hope Of
Iefioaiing the vessel having been
abandoned.
At low tide the vessel can be
reached from the beach. Teams will
be used to haul the salvage away
when the tide is down.
The G. c. Lindauer, which
groundfd a few hundred yards from
the Admiral Nicholson Friday, is
going 10 pieces under the wash OF
the sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-19
BATTLESH FPS GO
FORTH AGAIN TO
TARGET PRACTICE
Nv United Press Leased Wire

san PEDRO, May 19-The battle
ships Arizona, Mississippi, and Idaho
were. scheduled to again put to sea
today in an effort to complete tar
get practice near Catalina Island.
Fog prevented the task Saturday
and the ships returned to port with
out having fired their main bat
teries of IA inch guns.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-19
The Weather
by United Press Leased Wire

FOR LOS ANGELES AND VICI-
NIFTY: Fair with moderate temper
ature tonight and Tuesday. Cloudy
or foggy in the morning.
FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
Fair tonight and Tuesday except
cloudy or foggy tonight and morn
ing near coast,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-19
Transfuse Blood
Into Heart of
New Baby
SAN FRANCISCO, May 49,

SAN FRANCISCO. May 19.--
A baby soy, husky and thriving
at the University of California
hospital, owes it's life to q
remarkable TRANSMISSION of blood
form It's fathers veins direct
into its heart.
The TRANSMISSION was made at
birth. When tranfusions by
regular methods had failed four
ounces Of blood were injected
into the heart by means OF q
hypodermic needle.
Trv prass Woat Ado
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-19
so MEMBERS OF
PRESS CONVENE
IN RIVERS / ID Il

RIVERSIDE. May - Headed
by Coy. Fred w. Richardson. prcsi-
dent of the organization, 80 mem-
bcrs of the California Press Asso-
citation were here today, enjoying
their annual Southern California
excursion. The party win leave here
Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-19
Select Jury ID
Try Alleged "A.
Tr unk A. fllel Re
ny United Press Leasei WIfA

Hy United Fress ieaseH WIZ
LOS ANGELES, MaSS19-A Mry
to try Mrs. Margaret Willis, chsag-
ed with the murder ofDg. Benjaihin
Baldwin, was to be. SELECTED dnSu
perior Judge Chqfles Cr&fisse Il onsst t o
day. The accused woman asass.jseims
that her early confession ;5SafSgiven
to shield q ''.soui anate. ''Est
In the early hours off April 10,
Mrs Willis eameAto police head
quarters and informed &the authori-
ties that she had killed the doctor
while warding off his attack. The
body was later found crammed in
a trunk which had been thsown over
an embankment near San Fernando.
Very few boys are as bad rs the
neighbors think or as good, asatheir
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-19

Try Press Want Ads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-11

war, men in and out OF the Army
talked about Georges Carpenter as q
boxer. Everybody wanted to see him.
We tried and tried to get the French
government to let him come over and
fight to raise funds for the Red Cross
and other similar organizations. I
felt II in my bones that Carpenter
was bound to be the great drawing
card Of the boxing generation. Even
SO, the French government would not
give Carpenter leave OF absence.
That added to the eagerness of Amer
leans to see him. 1 was biding my
time with the Frenchman.
In the meantime / set out to get
Willard and Dempsey. / had little
difficulty in getting willard. I have
found that the best way to cinch q
fight is to sign up the lighters first
and then make the match afterward.
Champion Guaranteed 100000.
I located Jess willard on the road
and made an engagement to meet him
In Chicago.
There was no particular match
talked about at the moment Several
lard. but there was no big money in
sight. He knew, of course, that I had
Dempsey in mind.
Jess" I said to him, ARE you will
ing to box any man in the world II
the purse is big enough"
Sure" he said. whats the idea?'
We'll, here It is: I'll guarantee you
100000 If you will sign an agree
July L."
We talked this over at length.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-11
CHAPTER XXIV-When
Felt Sorry for Dempsey.
BY TEX RICHARD.

WHEN the war was over and the
T" soldiers had returned l felt that
a relief from the high tension OF
those days would be another big
championship fight. In 1919 had
about made up my mind to get into
the promotion OF boxing as real
business. loved the game. In
fact, had played it as game, purely
and simply, up to that time.
1t was then that l started on the
trail of fight between Jess Willard
and Jack Dempsey. The present
champion had come up SO rapidly
that fight fans were eager for him
to have a crack at something big.
There was no other apparent sue
cessor to the Willard crown. Hav-
ing followed the newspapers closely,
/ could feel what the public wanted.
At least. | thought | could.
During the war days, however. L
had not forgotten the fight game en-
tirely. The public had not, either
The greatest amusement attractions
in the Army were the boxing matches.
/ feel sure that the war did more to
give the public clearer viewpoint
on the game than any one factor.
Army officers were quick to see the
advantages Of boxing as builder-up
of men.
In one infantry regiment with which
I was pretty well acquainted the
commanding officer issued an order
that every enlisted man in his outfit
must box at least three rounds every
day. His idea was that the mere
physical contact would rid the men
Of any tfnlidity and make them will
ing to face anybody on an even foot
ing.
All Eyes on Carpenter.
This commanding officer laid par
ticular emphasis upon the weakest
and most timid men being compelled
to box. A schedule WIS arranged by
which each squad of eight men had
o pair Off and have fifteen minutes
Of boxing as part of the settinE-up
exercises. They were also ordered to
wade in and slam
In a short while the more timid
soldiers had a different look In their
eyes. Having socked a man in the
jaw. their outlook on life was entirely
different.
am not going to get into any argu-
ment By mentioning the name or
number of this regiment, but the rec
with the reputation Of being One OF
the gamest and hardest hitting outfits
In the whole A. T.. F.
We fellows who could not get in
the Army did all we could to help the
boxing spirit, which meant the fight
Ing spirit, and we are proud Of it.
Despite the intense anxiety or the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-11

Washington at Central Colise UNI.
Last month the Red and Black mopped
Hatchetites. Coach Rice may use his
regulars for a time to keep them
limbered up for the Tiger fray, but
Catholic Cniversity's second stringers
probably will be in action during the
greater portion Of the engagement.
No picnic fx anticipated by Catholic
University, however. when it invades
Richie gymnasium at College Park
Friday night. Maryland was beaten
decisively at Brookland last month
when it first encountered the Red and
Black. but is much better team now
and should give it's great rival real
argument. Three games. in addition
to those already mentioned, are on
the weeks program here. Friday
night Georgetown Will end its season
with a game against Davis Elkins at
Ryan gymnasium, and Gallaudet will
be host to Ursinus at Kendall Green.
while Maryland will play return
match with George Warrington at
Central Coliseum Saturday.
GeOrgetovtn men failed to finish in
front In meets last week, although
they pressed their opponents, but they
expect to do better this week in two
big New York carnivals. Wednesday
night at the Samaclar games Bill
Dowding will compete in the sprints!
and Capt. George Marsters in the
1.000-yard special. Willie Sullivan
also will run in the latter event If he
is rid of a severe cold, which is
bethering him at present Saturday
night in the Wilco games Vernon
Ascher will start in a special quarter
mile race. and Harry Heime, distance
star, in 3.00U-yard race, in which
Joie Ray is to appear.
Catholic Cniverkity, in its first big
swimming meet, was we'll outpointed
by the Johns Hopkins squad in Bal
timore Saturday, but the Brookland-
ers made a showing by no means un-
impressive. Two first places were re-
corded by the Red and Black, Joe
Mangan winning the diving compete
ton and Capt. Bill Sullivan taking
the i00-yard swim. In the dives.
Mangan had the technique on ap-
proach and perfect entrance and
clean. delivery that gave him a safe
margin over his Hopkins opponents.
Sullivan was in front all the way in
the century dash. The Brookland
squad is to go to Baltimore Saturday
for an engagement with the Garnet
team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-11
Ze1e for College T0sses North Carolina Has Exceptional Out
HIGH SCHOOL SERIES
TO END TOMORROW

With Eastern High in possession
and Western intrenched in second
place, teams Of Central and Bush
ness will make final bids to win third
position in the series games, which
terminate in a double-header tomor-
row at the Coliseum.
Should Central take the measure
of Eastern in the opening engage
ment it will clinch third place with
four victories and as many defeats.
a win for Business over Western
in the final game would tie 1t with
Central, providing the last mentioned
falls before Eastern. The first game
will start at 3 o'clock.
In its last game with Tech Central
showed considerable improvement.
Business has won its last two starts
over Central and Tech after drop
ping five games in a row.
The chances are that both East
ern and Western will give their re-
their wares. for their positions Will
not be endangered.
All OF the school teams have games
this week. Western plays Gonzaga
today on the latters court. The L
street tossers have broken even in
two games with Eastern. Business
also is to engage st. Johns College
team at the Coliseum.
Georgetown Prep five will be en-
tertained by Western Wednesday at
the Coliseum, while Business will
tackle SWavely on the same court
Thursday business will invade Con-
zaga Highs court. while University
~ a 10 NJ n NIX
TO Tech. Central will meet an ancient
rival in Episcopal High Friday on
the Blue and Whites court
Two games are scheduled for Sat-
urday. Central will journey to Balti-
more for game with Mount st.
Mary's and Business will strive to
NOW down Georgetown Prep at Car
rett Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-11

Georgetown has not been so sturdy
this season, but expects to give the
Princetown five g. good fight. Coach
John O'Reilly had his team working
fairly well last Saturday night. and
probably will use the same lot Of
players in the contest tomorrow.
Farley. a product of Aloysius Club.
and Federico are the likely choices
for forwards. while Okeefe at CEN
ter and Capt. Carney and Brogan at
guards appear to be fixtures
At Brookland Wednesday Coach
Fred Rice undoubtedly will use the
veteran lineup that has been cut
ting such swath in varsity BASKET
cludes Breslin and Eberts. forwards:
Fitzgerald. center. and Lynch and
LAWYER, guards. seems to be the best
college aggregation hereabout. Sew
Tiger before. but the engagement
this week will be the last chance at
the Jersey outfit for most of the
Brooklanders. June graduations will
COST Catholic University the bulk of
Its court combination.
Both Georgetown and Ca tholic Uni
verSity are making elaborate prep
arationS for The entertainment of the
Tigers. Extra seats are being In
stalled in Ryan gymnasium, so that
comodated IN the Hilltop building
that normally holds few more than
500. Many more may be seated at
Brookland, where stands will inclose
the court. Game starting time at
both places will he $40 O'Clock.
Tickets for the engagement at
Catholic University may be procured
at Spalding'S store. on G street.
Princeton has couple of players
who have performed remarkably well
for several seasons in the lntercoI-
legiate League. Bergen, varsity foot
ball center last fall. is rated one of
the best guards in the circuit This
is his third winter with the quint.
Capt. Klaess. a forward, also is in his
third year with the team. He has dis
tinguished himself by his excellent
floor play and general all-around
work in basket ball. Other regulars
are Hynson, forward; Cleaves. center,
and Anderson. guard Loeb, Drews,
Caldwell, Eben. Hull and Jimmy
Lemon, the last mentioned a stellar
basketer and gridman at Central
High School here for several years,
are in the Tiger reserve.
Catholic University expects little
more than 4 good practice scrimmage
tonight in it's game with George
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-11
CAPRON TAKES LEAD
IN LEAGUE SCORING

NEW YORK, February 11.-Capt.
George Capron of the Cornell team
shot his way into the lead for midi
viduaI scoring honor in the Inter-
collegiate Basket Ball League Sat-
urday night, scoring four field goals,
thereby bringing his seasons total
up to 20 points Two points behind
are Sam Pite, Yale forward, and
Kneass Of Pennsylvania.
Cornell went into the league lead
ing by defeating Pennsylvania II
to 4. on Saturday night. breaking a
deadlock with Columbia which has
existed for two weeks.
Tomorrow night Yale will meet
Columbia, while Pennsylvania plays
Dartmouth.
On Saturday night Cornell will
meet Dartmouth and Pennsylvania
will meet Princeton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-11

Saturday night, February 2. North
Carolina handily defeated V. M. I. at
Lexington. Va, and last Monday
astounded Washingtonians by liter
ally outclassing Catholic University
at Brookland. The next night il won
from the University of Maryland. A
cancellation by the Naval Academy
left an open date Wednesday, but
Thursday it jumped to Lynchburg
College for another victory; Friday.
defeated Washington and Lee at Lex
ington, and then wound up the jaunt
Saturday night by taking d very de-
cisive fall out of its oldest rival, Vir-
ginia, at Charlottesville.
North Carolina, incidentally. has
won all sixteen games it has played
this season.
Is Clever Aggregation.
No finer looking agEre cation OF
basket ball players ever took floor
than the squad representing Carolina
Big. strong and fast describes the
physical attributes of every man. and
all play well together as a team. In
Carmichael the Tarheels have q
basket ball player who outdid Ed
Lynch of Catholic University right
on the home floor, and to those that
have watched the Brookland star
that means a whole lot.
Carmichael seemed to be every
where the bail was and shot with
great accuracy from seventeen and
eighteen feet from the basket. Car
mfchaefs shots seemed TO have in
them big eleme ut of luck, as he
seldom Topped the ball and shot in
shots always kept going in despite
his apparent lack of form, so he
proba bly, has developed an excep-
tfonal accuracy with that type or
toss.
North Carolina seems to have an
ha t.h
pionship of the Southern Conference.
tournament to be held at Atlanta the
! last day of this month and the frst
three days of March The Tarhe.ls
won two years ago.
Incidentally, North Cardinals sue
cess indicates that basket ball, like
foot ball. is fast getting to a poir.t
where the players and teams are
! more nearly on par with quints in
the north. In the last three years
basket ball in the south has improved
beyond all expectations and interest
| IN IL is growing far beyond the ca
pacities of gymnasiums.
| The tournament staged at the end
| or each season in Atlanta by the
southern Conference has proved big
! help to the sport. Interest and a de-
! sire to excel have been aroused
whereas before the tournaments were
begun the colleges and universities
PAID little attention TO the sport.
The foot ball coaching problem at
Georgetown is just where it was a
month ago. a meeting of the COM
ntttee having the matter in charge
was held yesterday. but no conclu-
sion was reached: the committee ad-
1ourned with no more idea OF who
VIII coach the eleven next fall than
it had the first of January. Several
men have been under consideration,
but 1t seems that no unanimous de-
cision can be reached that any one
Of them is able to fill the job as
Georgetown wants it filled.
| Georgetown is giving more consid-
| Grafton to the matter of it's foot ball
| policy than il has given TO any OF its
F., athletic interests in years and il
seems that it means to go just as far
as it can toward being sure of not
making a mistake. The Blue and
Gray. SO far as it is within its power
, 10 judge. means TO step in the right
direction when II steps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-11
UPPER MARL BORO HIGH
EXPECTS STRONG Nine

UPPER MARLBORO. Md. February
n.-Candidates for the Upper Marlboro
high school base ball team, winners
last year Of the Prince Georges county
high school title, plan to get down to
work shortly.
Prof L. B. Rowland. who in addition
to his duties as principal Of the school,
manages to find time to coach the vaH-
GUS athletic teams, predicts another
successful season.
Howland's principal problem this
spring will be to find pitcher to re.
place Frank Wyvill. star moundsnan.
who has been lost through graduation.
Wyvill, q southpaw. has been the ace OF
the schools pitching corps for the last
few years, and has earned q reputa-
ton throughout the county.
George Burroughs a junior, who last
year played first base. now looms as
Marlboros best bet.
Harold Suit, catcher, will again be
available, as will Richmond Bowie,
shortstop, and Thomas Duvall. third
baseman. George Wilson's place at
second base will have to be filled. The
outfield is we'll taken care of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-11
SISLER PLANS TO PITCH
AND PLAY FIRST ALSO

ST. LOUIS, February 11.--George
Sisier, manager OF the st. Louis
Americans, plans to return to the
game this season in the capacity of
according to q letter received by
Walter Fritch. vice president of the
Browns.
Sisler declared in the letter that
oven should his eyes prevent him
from resuming his old position at
first base he intends to take his reg
ular turn on the mound. At present.
however, the letter stated, he is con-
ident that he will be able to take
his regular turn as pitcher. and when
not pitching to play first base, in ad
dition to acting rs manager Of the
team.
Sisler was out Of the game last
season, due to trouble with his eyes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-11
HARRIS IS ASSURED NOW
OF MOGRIDGE AND SMITH

Two more OF the playefs that
Bueky HarFfs. new manager or the
Nationals, will b0ss thAs year are
assured for sefviee by announce
merit to-day from heAdquartrrs Of
acceptance Of ter1aS by George
MOEfiAee ana Carr Smith.
Although not reiishin4 the idea
OF a two Weeks' Sst0uFA 1t Hot
SDrinks the veteran soathDaw
capitulated On this point AID
wired for transportation from his
home Mt Rochester, n. y.
Smith. the Ont6eldeF from Rail
elxh and the only riEht-hand hitter
In the sextet OF asplPant for gar
den Aerthh, In the youn&xter who
cluhbeA Piedmont League pitching
for m average Of 49, last year,
and II expected to give RieAbOurk,
FiRher and Leibold . battle for the
honor ~ performing with Rice aAd
Goslin.
Only q handful now remain to be
heard from deAnitely I'm regard TO
their ooAtrncts.