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Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01
Halts $4,000
Robbery, Kills
Bandit in Duel

EAST ORANGE, n. j. Aug. 81
Quick thinking and steady aim by
a postoffice employee prevented .
$4,000 mail robbery here Thursday.
One of two bandits who attempted
CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 1.-Cleve-
railway station was shot and killed
by Eugene Stack, postal employee,
during Il battle on the station plat
form.
bullets. The second bandit escap-
ed.
Five pouches containing about
5000 in registered mail and money
orders were on the platform as the
gunnen approached. A sixth bag,
filled with federal reserve currency
fir IN New York which ordinarily is
with the other five, did not arrive
today.
y Stuck Approached the upper post
office platform to await arrival of
Il mail train from New York at 4:5S
a. III. He was reading a newspaper
as the bandits. came up from the
other end of the station.
Without warning one of the, men
drew an automatic pistol and opened
fire on Stack and II negro helper.
The negro fled, but Stack, although
hit in the leg, drew his own revolver
and fired six shots at the bandits.
One of the men was shot through the
chest and killed The other fled
down Il stairway and escaped.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01
Mother of Child,
Kidnapped, Will
Not Press Charge

CLEVELAND, o., July 3l.-Clcve-
land police have requested Buffalo,
n. t., authorities to release Mrs.
Phoebe Woods, 80 year old widow
of Cleveland, arrested there last
night for the kidnapping of Dorothy
Mya Blanchard, aged D.
The release was ordered after Dor
othy's mother, Mrs. Margaret Blan-
chard said she would not prosecute
the kidnapping charge against Mrs.
Woods.
Mrs. Woods and the missing girl
were found in rooming house in
Buffalo last night. They had been
recognized from newspaper descrip-
tions.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01

Wiggily. "Wait minute!' With
that he jumped out of his auto.
From the road he gathered some
fine pebbles and bits of gravel
stones. These he put put in one of
the hollow lemonade straws. ''Now
] have bean blower" said I'm
Gle WiggiIy to himself.
Taking a long breath, the bunny
blew through the straw. The dust
gravel and pebbles puffcd into the
eyes Of the Bad Bear.
"Oh, wowzie" he howled, cover
ing his face with his paws. 81
can t see! My eyes are full of
dust!''
"Then YOU can see to nibble
my earsl Hal Hal" laughed IN
cle Wiggily. And while the Bear
was still rubbing the dust from lis
eyes, the rabbit Jumped back into
his auto and soon brought the lem
onade straws 40 the waiting animal
ladies. Then they all slipped the
Lemonade together, and were much
cooler. But don t any Of you try
TO blow dust in bears eyes. Only
rabbits are allowed to do that.
And if the piano doesn't Z 90 up
in the attic to ride on the old
spinning wheel. when IT ought 70 be
playing with the phobograpb, J ~
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily
and Bunty's ball.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01
REPLY
SATISFACTORY

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA reply
from the Persian governmcn. con
sidcred as satisfactory to the Amer
lean noie demanding redress for the
murder of Major Robert W. Imbrie,
American vice consul at Teheran,
was received and made public today
at the state department.
The reply agrees to all demands
made by this government. which
warned that rupture of relations be
tween the two countries might be
the penalty for failure to accord
satisfaction.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Anpngt 1910

Two new houses are being built
ON Brighton avenue. They will be
ready for occupancy this Scptem
Der. 1t is stated that several more
new houses are to be built.
Mrs. Bert Reuter- and children
have departed for San Diego to
visit for the next month.
Miss Ruth Cook is leaving for Il
vacation of several weeks in Los
Angeles and other coast cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01
TEN YEARS AGO
August l. 1914

Frank j. IIarkcr is here from
Los Angeles or business.
Mrs. c. I. Kelly and two small
daughters have departed for Coro-
nado to spend the month of Aug
ust.
Deputy Sheriff j. Cummings left
last night with prisoner for San
Quentin
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GkRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S LEMONADE
STRAWS

"Isn t it hot!' gruntctl Mrs.
Twistytail, the lady pig, as she
slumped down in chair on the
shady stoop of Uncle Wiggily S
hollow stump bungalow ono day.
.'It is rather warm, = said Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy. Still | don t
seem to mind it SO much
No wonder-you aren t as fat
as / ami" laughed Mrs, Twisty-
tail. who was jolly enough TO joke
about how big she was. s'Oh, but
| am SO liot!p she sighed.
GLOW would you like cool
glass of lemonadc?' asked the
muskrat lady housekeeper.
at would be lOveiy!' - gruntcd
the lady pig. "Have you any"
"No, but l can make some, +"
said Nurse Jane. So she squeezed
the juice out of some lemons, put
the juice in pitcher with some
water and chunks of ice from the
cave of Mr.. Whitewash, the polar
bear gentleman.
"Oh, that sounds good!' sighed
Mrs. Twistytail, as Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy stirred the lemonade, the
ice making a cool tinkling sound
in the pitcher.
al hope it will taste as good as
it sounds, said Nurse Jane. And
then, all of u sudden, she thought
of something and exclaimed: 1--WE
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01
NO ALCOHOLIC BREATH

Henry Ford's latest ukase to his employees de-
serves and will receive, wide publicity 1t says that
any man working for Henry shall be fired If ne smells
of liquor The words clear that ne who fVVerS
may read: . ..1.
From now on it will cost man his JOB without
any more excuse appeal being considered to have the
odor oil beer liquor his Dreatn, or to have
any of these ntoxicants his person or in his home
.The Eighteenth Amendment is a part of the fun
damena law of this country. 1t was meant to be en-
forced So far organization Is concerned IL Is
going TO be enforced to the letter..
ii might be argued that the Eighteenth Amendment
did not forbid an alcoholic breath; but Henry Fords
mind is a one-track mind, which scorns to bubble
liquor breath, he argues, from drinking liquor
and liquor is prescribed by the Constitution and its pos
session forbidden by the Vostead Act and SO the tell
tale breath is ncontroverble evidence OF awbreakg
Perhaps if Henry were to make full breast OF II.
he would say also that such breath IN these Gays OIL
poisonous bootleg with its disastrous aftermath OF mead
ache stomachache, bad eyes and shaky nerves Is out
ward proof of ncapacty to attend properly 10 ones
lob No booze ever consumed in this country has been
So disastrous to industrial efficiency the liquor sofa
nowadays e. -. e -
There is probably economic justification Tor sucn
drastic action therefore, aside from Whatever moral
and legal justification there may be- But the appca-
tion of the new rule may be difficult VIII Henry nave
official breathsmellers in every factory and of1lce
And must every employee have his breath smet every
morning before starting on the Jop!
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01
Denver Has Near
Suicide Mystery

DENVER, Colo, Aug. 1.-Dcn-
vcr's mystery woman, Mrs. Gertrude
Cooper, found APPARENTLY dead in her
fashionable apartment on Capital
Hill caIy Tuesday after an attempt
to commit suicide by gas poisoning,
has a fighting chance for recovery,
according to doctors attending her
Mrs. Cooper has been unconscious
ever since her attempt and has been
unable to make a statement.
Mrs. Patrick Casey identified the
unconscious form as her daughter
but beyond emphatically denying
reports that Mrs. Cooper is the SIS
ter of Marion Davies, moving pie
ture actress now in New York city,
has thrown no light ON the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01
Very sincerely yours,
Nicholas Longworth.

SO far as the Press is concerned it is willing to
take the estimate of Congressman Longworth IN pre-
ference to that of Leatherwood longworths long
service in the house and his recognition party lead
or makes his testimony as to the record and standing
of one of his colleagues not only highly important but
in large measure conclusive-Riverside Press, July 29
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
IN Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
AuouSt 1905

Miss Mary E. Bailey has gone to
San Francisco TO spend the summer.
Ed Baker came in today from Los
Angeles where he went to buy
some supplies for his store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ID. Green
arrived from Kansas City today.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01
As TO Mr.. LEATHERWOOD


tion to Congressman Swing has found of hts
colleagues in the house who sponsors an interview in
opposition him. This critic of our congressman is
Representative Leatherwood of Utah.
This is Mr.. Leatherwood's position and he
quite frank about it.
Leatherwood is opposed to the Hoover compact
for the division of the waters of the Colorado river to
be stored by the Boulder dam between the upper and
lower basins of the river water shed. In that matter
he is taking issue not much with Congressman Swing
with Secretary Hoover who drew this compact and
who has repeatedly defended its equity.
Leatherwood wants dam farther up the Colo
RADIO river than Boulder canyon if one is built because
that might result in water for Utah than would
be supplied by the Boulder dam
Leatherwood is reported to have made absurd
demands for Utah in the matter of allotment of water
demands not justified theory of equity between
states of agricultural land available for rrl
CATION.
Leatherwood believes the hydro-eectric power
from the Boulder dam any other dam built should
be handled by private interests. The voice IN this
matter may be Leatherwood but the hands seems to
be those OF the power companies.
The above summary defines Mr.. Leatherwood's
status pretty clearly and makes it quite plain why he
is opposed the SwingJ ohnson bill; all the people
who want the power handled by private interests
are ~t :. 4
S Mr. Leatherwood may be very good representa-
tive for Utah; the Press is unable to say to that
but strikes this paper that in view of his record and
obvious affiliations, he is very poor man to advise
the electors of the Eleventh California district how to
vote 1. ,s~sEAKa
Quite a different view of Congressman Swing is
given by Representative Nicholas Longworth OF
Ohio, Republican floor leader and incidentally SON.
n-aw of Theodore Roosevelt. He writes the following
cordial letter to Mr.. Swing:
Honorable Philip D. Swing,
House of Representatives,
Washington d. c.
My-dear Colleague:
have your letter of the 1st, and am surprls-
ed TO know that criticism has been made OF you
in YOUR district the effect that you have failed
to cooperate in legislation backed by the Republ-
can leadership of the house.
- TO my mind there is ground for such crit
icism While you have exercised, was very prop
Ter independence of thought and action in some IN
stances / can recall no instance in which basic
Republican principles were involved that we dld
not have assistance and cooperation from YOU
of course, | need not say that our own personal
relations have been and are of the most cordial
character
Wishing you every in the coming elec-
ton, am
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01

The canncry at WincSillc, River
side county, started last week with
so employees. 3 4
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01

At the Southern California fair,
Riverside, there will be a minia-
turc cotton gin in operation
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01

Honolulu saws that $5,0OO,0oo worth of rain fell
hereabouts the other day. saving the sugar and pine
apple crops thereby proving that mere water may be
AS valuable as bootleg liquor.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01

Too many tired business men work
into heart failure trying
to avoid business failure.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01

The Steel trust isn't necessarily nonpussed oy tne
order 10 out its Pittsburghpus system 1t can still
apply the good old price-plus.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-01

one of the mysteries of life is that wherever the
xacatoner goes the fish are biting somewhere else.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27
New Bylaws Adopted
 At Today's Meeting

Considerable time was taken up at today's meeting, by the reading and adoption of new bylaws by the cham Der of commerce. The membership fee was retained at $10 per annum, and the executive meeting was re- duced to three. A quorum for doing business was placed at seven mem bers. Several changes were made in the bylaws, and they were adopted by those present.
 The proposition of endorsing the movement for Territorial chamber of commerce was again tabled until next meeting.
 Several communications of minor importance were received and read.
 A telegram was received from Del egate Sutherland stating that the bill for the appropriation for Lowell creek would come up soon. He stat ed that Col. Steese was in a hospital at the present time.
 The bylaws were ordered typewrit- ten and manifolded in order that a number of copies might be had.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27
HISTORIC SHIP
 BURNED TO GET
 AT SCRAP METAL

The old cableship Burnside, which laid many of the cables now being used in Alaska and familiar in all of the coast towns of Alaska, is no more, having been destroyed at Oakland re- gently for the scrap metal to be ob- tained. The Union Construction Co.,. of Oakland purchased the vessel recently and set fire to the historic craft as the best means of destroying the upper works and making the me- tai parts more accessible.
 The Burnside has an interesting history. Built in England many years ago the craft was used by the Span ish as troopship during the Spanish American war. In 1898 the Burnside, then the Rita, was captured and re- named by the American naval forces and following the ending of the war was sent around Cape Horn to the Pacific operating for a short time to the Philippine Islands.
 In 1901 the Burnside was sent to Alaska to lay new cables and repair the ones then in existence. Since that time the old craft kept Alaskans in touch with the outside world continu-
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27
HANSLEE DIES ON
 BEACHFR0M COLD

Last week the Gateway carried a story given out by officers on the Ad- miral Watson to the effect that one man had died from cold, and three others were badly frozen, near Pe- tersburg. The story taken from the Petersburg paper, is as follows:
 Hans Lee. aged 45 years, part own CT of the John F., an ice boat for Pe- tersburrg fishermen, was frozen to death on the beach here yesterday.
 Accompanied by Martin Enge, K. Thompson and Berger Waswick, Lee left Saturday morning on the gasboat Star for deer hunt. They anchored the boat near Cape Strait light on Ku- prianoff peninsula near Sockeye isl and. A storm sprang up, the Star was driven on the rocks, and the dory was smashed. The men tried to repair the dory, but were capsized and swan ashore, then started to walk the beach to Harry Colps' place, a distance of 10 miles.
 Lee gave out after being carried some distance and the others were compelled to leave him to save their own lives. They had carried Lee over cliffs, and they took II hours to go from where they left Lee to the Colps' farm.
 The survivors were badly frost bit ten.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27
NORTH LIGHTS
 GIVE CUPID AID

LOS ANGESLES, Dec. 6.-The au- rora borealis, popularly known as the Northern Lights, brought Orcella ReXford a husband and induced her to live in Alaska instead of Los An geles, where she is now on a visit.
 It was while making color tests with the rays of the aurora that she met Dr. Gayne V. Gregory, dentist. She showed him human emotions are suspectible to color. Now they are married following series of thrilling adventures, including snowstorms, runaway dogs and hair-breadth es- capes in glacier scaling within the Arctic Circle
 Mrs Gregory is called the aurora borealis bride" by the Eskimos. She makes the prediction that man will be able to project his thought and emotions by means of color flashes as soon as he learns how to use his en- dOcrine glands properly and that these communications of telepathy will be made as easily as the human voice is now transferred by radio. The auro, she believes, is the psychic auro of the earth
 She convinced the skeptical young dentist that emotions are influenced by color by having him surround him. self with red at his office. The lights were red, there were red curtains at the windows, red walls, and Dr. Greg ory wore a red sweater At the end of the day he was ready to quarrel with his best patients. A green color scheme restored his equinamity.
 It was while Dr. and Mrs. Gregory were ascending Mt Mckinley to ob- tain better view of the Northern Lights that they nearly met death in a snow storm. They crossed three glaciers, nearly fell into one of them, and had to vibrate for hours on a narrow ledge where there was a bare f0othold.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27
Masons and Auxiliary
 Hold Joint Installation

A joint installation of Seward Lodge No. 219, F. & A. M., and Sew ard Chapter No. 10, Order Eastern Star, was held last night, large number of the members of both or ders attending. After the installation an elaborate banquet was held, . number of toasts to the orders bring ing forth stirring responses. H. V. Hoben was the speaker of the even- ing, his talk being on Masonry" the speaker pointing out how little under stood were the tenets of the order, and how much better the world at large would be- were it's teachings fol- lowed out.
 Officers for the Masons the ensuing years were: J. P. Hannon, w. M.; Martin Banbury, s. w.; Chas. Lech- ner, J. w.; Wayne Blue, Treasurer; Harold Painter, Secretary; w. E. Root, chaplain; Alex Bolam, s. D.; Henry Frost, J. D.; Henry Richards, J. S.; Matt SchlOesser, Marshall, P. c. McMullen, tyler.
 Mrs. Viola Swetmann acted as in- stalling officer for the Eastern Stars, with Mrs. Anna Leslie acting as mar shal. The officers installed were:
 Mrs. Wayne Blue, w. w.; Leon Ur- bach, w. F.; Mrs. Leon Urbach. asso- ciate matron; w. E. Root, treasurer; Mrs. E. Swetmann, secretary; Mrs. J. P. Hannon, conductress; Mrs. o. A. Johansen, associate conductress; Mrs. Hugh Dougherty, chaplain; Mrs. Har- old Painter, Adah; Mrs. Martin Ban- bury, Ruth; Mrs. c. c. Hinde, Els ther; Mrs. w. B. Root, Martha; Mrs. John Rosness, Electa; Mrs. George Colwell, organist; P. c. McMullen, marshal; Mrs. Rhooda Copper, war
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27
Steam Shovel Crews
 Pulled Of for Winter

The two crews working on the steamshovel here for the past two months, dredging Lowell creek, were pulled off yesterday for the winter. Scanlon's crew going to Bird to go into the rock service, and McKinzie and Rosness taking the shovel to An chorage to go into the shops for re. pair. Holmes and part of the crew will remain here for some time to take up the pit track and do othey necessary work.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27
CABLE EUNCTIONING

The cable was placed in repair again last night, and is functioning smoothly today. The break was caus- ed by a fishing boat hooking on to the line. Operator in Charge Snyder requests that all messages be filed as soon as possible as the line is badly congested. The office will be open all day tomorrow.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27
LAST WEEK WAS COLD

The last week closed with a very severe cold snap, says the Fairbanks papers, the mercury going to 65 be- low, and many points in the district reaching 6S below. A steady rise in temperature took place the latter part of the week and the weather is now normal.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27
INFORMATION WANTED

Information relative to the where abouts of John McPherson, who work ed for the Alaska Railroad as bridge carpenter in 1916-17, is wanted by his sister, Mrs. John Brown of Grenfell, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27
FAIRBANKS PIONEER DEAD

Scotty Lyons, Fairbanks pioneer, died in Seattle December 5, of pneu- monia. MT. Lyons had left for the States about six years ago, and has lived in Seattle nearly all the time since.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27
LEGION NOTES

In the list of officers elected last week to head the local post American Legion, for the coming year, the names of Carl Drager, historian, and A. E. Fucker, past commander, were omitted.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27
VACATION AT COLLEGE

Christmas vacation began Saturday afternoon at the Agricultural College and School of Mines, at Fairbanks, and will continue until January 5.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27
MRS. HUGH DOUGHERTY
 WINS WASHING MACHINE

Mrs. Hugh Dougherty was holder of the lucky ticket for the washing machine given away by Brown & Hawkins at their store yesterday.
 The machine was a beauty and is completely electrically equipped.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27

John o. Perry, who dropped dead in Seattle today, was brother to w. o. Perry, former officer in charge at this place. Deceased recently retired after 30 years service and was living on small ranch near this city. He has seen service on the Alaska cable since the first cable was laid in 1904, being at that time on the cableship Burnside. He was the first operator in charge at Valdez, and later was at Sitka and other southeastern Alaska stations. During the world war he was commissioned and attained the
 rank of Major, after which time he was on duty in the Seattle Cable of fee in the capacity of chief operator and cashier. He was we'll known among the personnel on the system, and was one of the most popular men ever in charge of station. He is sur vived by widow and 16-year-old son.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27
IvANOFF FOUND GUILTY

V. M Ivanoff, arrested at Anchor age for having liquor in his posses sion, was found guilty by jury in Commissioner Rager's court.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27

den; E. l.. Sweek, sentinel
 A number of invited guests were present at the banquet, the affair be- ing enjoyed very much
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27
JOHN 0. PERRY, DIES SUDDENLY,
 HEART DISEASE
FORMER CHIEF OPERATOR AND CASHIER LOCAL CABLE
 BOTHER LOCAL MAN

SEATTLE, Dec. 23.-John Q. Perry, former chief operator and cashier in the Seattle office of the Alaska cable, dropped dead this afternoon. He serv- ed in various capacities in the Signal Corps operating in Alaska, and was on the Burnside during the laying of the first cable to the Territory. He was major in the world war.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27
SELDOVlA GASBOAT IS STILL
 MISSING, GRAVE FEAR FELT

SELDOVIA, Alas, Dec. 26-Ned Whites boat, the Brighton, former ly reported as not having returned from trip to Illaimna bay, is still reported missing, and grave fears are entertained locally as to the well fare of the five men reported aboard
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27

Charles Emswiler left today for Nuka bay, carrying Alex Bolam and George Thorkilson.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-27

Bath Brushes, 50 cents at J. l.. Graef's. If
Evening star., 1924-07-06

One dollar is a remarkably low
style and such fine qualities as thes,
in the following popular styles:
Evening star., 1924-07-06
WOmen's 89c Silk Hose, IS,
Children's 39c and Soc
Socks, 25c

Cotton and Lisle Socks, full
fashioned and seamless styles; i'm
ported and domestic qualities;
white and colors, in plain and
striped effects, with fancy tops.
Perfect quality. Broken sizes.