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Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-04
Valentino In
"A Sainted Devil
Palace Tonight

"a Sainted Devil, /" Rudolph Va.
lentino's now production for Para
mount, with Nita Naldi, Helen
D'Algy, Louise Lagrange, Dagmar
Godowsky and others playing in
support, was shown for the first
time last night at the Palace The
atre. The story is by Rex Bench.
Joseph Henabery, who made "The
Stranger, directed.
"a Sainted Devil" is 'The
Shoik and a sort of Spanish Gro
bin Hood" combined-a tense, eX-
citing love-drama, with the star in
the role of young Spaniard who
roams South America in search of
notorious bandit who had stolen
his bride on his wedding night.
As Don MoNzo Castro, Valenti-
no is the VALENTINO of old-the
Valentino of "Blood and Sand, - the
Valentino the fans like to see. AS
the mysterious stranger he ter
rorizes the country in his endless
search for the bandit gang-and
for revenge.
Tomorrow will be the last night
of a Sainted Devil In addi-
tion 10 thu regular show will be
given q special Sharp Shooting act,
featuring Tommy" and "Bee'',
who give daredevil shooting ex
hibition. This unusual act has
been on the Orpheum and Keith
circuits.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-04
BOyce Aten Post
to Name Officers
Tomorrow Night

Every member of Boyce Aten
Post, American Legion, is urged by
Commander F. c. Dyer to attend
the annual meeting of the post to-
morrow night, at which Officers for
1926 will be elected.
The moeting is scheduled for
Elks hall, and the entertainment
committee viii be on the JOB after
the meeting. The post has had an
unusually successful year, due TO
the activities Of the Officers and
members, Commander Dyer stated
this morning, and plans TO make
even greater progress during the
coming year.
In order that the wishes of the
membership may be reflected in the
choice of Officers for 1925, it is es-
sential, he stated, that every mem-
bqr who can do so, attend the meet
ing and exercise his right TO vote.
Ventura county averaged 1.7j
inches OF rain November SO, a mil
lion dollar precipitation.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-04
IMPERIAL


IMPERIAL, Dee! A. Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Elmer Patterson, who have
I been visiting at the home of Mr.
Patterson s brother, Virgil Patter,
son, have returned to their home in
San Bernardino.
The sophomore class who were to
have entertained the local high
school student body and faculty at
the student body meeting last Mon
day announced that the entertain
ment would be postponed until next
Monday.
Miss Hilma Benson and Miss Gene
Reeves, members of the faculty of
the local high school, are planning
a week end trip to Los Angeles Fri
day.
Miss Lillian Adds and brother, F.
A. Adds, visited friends here re-
Gently while on their way from
San Diego to Phoenix, Arizona.
Miss Zona Patterson who has been
i'll, is able to return to school to re-
sumo her studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Jones and child
rem have returned from two
weeks trip to San Jose and Berk-
eley. They visited Mr.. Jones' moth
er while at San Jose and the Mark
Wilkin home while in Berkeley. The
Wilkins are former residents of I'm
perial.
The senior class of the local high
school will present their class play
"Officer 666" December II at the
high school aditorium. Mrs. Carmen
Fairbanks assisted by Mrs. jenkins
are coaching the play.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-04
Whiskey Find Is
Cause of Sudden
Death of Banker

PETALUMA, Calf, Dec. 4.--The
death of Henry Renaud, president of
the Petaluma National bank Satur-
day, was reported today to have
been caused from shock at being dis
covered with case of whiskey in
his automobile.
Federal dry agents stopped the
ear in which Remand and H. j. Dado
Petaluma merchant, were returning
from Il duck hunt and discovered
the whiskey. Renaud became hys.
terical and diea two hours later.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-04
Don Lees Son {
Can't Be Star
Says Irate Papa
by Press Staff Correspondent

san FRANCISCO, Dec. A Don
Lee, San Francisco automobile deal
er, has broken up one of the best
dancing teams that ever started out
to burn up the boards, according to
word received here today from Los
angeles.
Wien Lee heard that his lS-year-
old son Thomas was practicing with
Marjorie Provost, sister of Marie
Provost, film star, to go behind the
foOtlights together in dancing act
for s7j PER week, each, he ordered
his son to come home.
Miss Provost is reported to be
threatening all sorts of things, prin-
cipally breach of contract. She
claims to have invested $1,000 III
Tommy's education.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-04

ready TO he shipped. This is placed
at the farm end of the srnain tent
adjoining the exhibits of the wo.
s department, which is describ-
ed in another part of the Press.
Fine Date Exhibit
Even partial description of the
exhibits in tho main tent. would be
inadequate, if no mention were
made of the date display in winch
a number Of growers have joined TO
show just what can be done with
this fruit in Imp ,rial Valley. Date
palms, bearing the fruit, have been
artistieailv arranged about the eN-
hibit, the latter including dates as
they are picked from the trees, also
after drying, and in boxes and Jars
ready for shipment.
Passing out OF the main tent, the
visitor crosses 10 the animal tent,
where there are excellent eXhibi.
l1ions of Imperial Valley stock OF
an kinds. There is continual
farm-yard musicale going on this
tent, with baabaaing of sheep,
gruuts of hogs, mooing from cows,
bellows from bulls, q whinny now
and then from horsn and an oc-
cassional hee-haw from mules, all of
which combine TO make an animal
opera that is unique.
As Imperial Valley is o great
dairying community, naturally the
4 L 81, Il,
ton in the cattle tent. Conspicu.
Gus among the exhibits is a fine
herd of Holstoins from Warne and
Sons ranch at Holtville. The ami
mails are splendid looking and even
the layman, who cannot tell n Hol-
stein from Jersey, is attracted by
their fine appearance. The Love
land Rancho has & good showing of
Jerseys, thus giving opportunity to
the layman to brush up on his dai
ry education.
Ponies, draught horses, mules, and
q herd of long-horned steers, all
carefully groomed and brushed, form
an interesting part of the exhibit.
When the Press representative Wis
tied the fair yesterday afternoon,
the livestock judges were on the
job, and it was good news 10 hear
that Hugh Osborne and J. f. Peek !
of this city were repeating their /
success in getting blue ribbons, !
which they established last year. /
Adjoining the livestock, tent, is /
hat housing the poultry. If there
5 plenty of noise in the former,
here is a perfect bedlam in the lat
er, as every rooo: = ii the place
ries TO out-ercw his neighbor. For
rowing honors. was recommend Il
mall, apparently insignificant ban
I'm, who was on the job with
yesterday.
Chickens of apparently every va
ETY. We're present in large numbers,
cluding Rhode Island Reds, Ply /
outh Rocks, Leghorns, Barred I
ocks, Wyandottes, and of course
lnt9ms, and evan a few Guineas. a
nrkeys, ducks, geese, pigeons and @
bbits round out the remainder OF
Ie exhibits. c
From the first step inside the
ain tent, to the last exhibit in
le poultry tent, every foot of the
air is filled with interesting
nings for the visitor. and every
ian, woman and child in Imperial
alley should visit the fair that
ley may have a bettersunderstand-
g of the importance of Imperial
alley place in the agricultural $
orld.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-04
'rawley Fair Is
LIBERAL Education
In Farm Pursuits
[continned from mage II

frios, which have caused several
stern visitors TO gasp with aston.
ament, according to one Of the
ir attendants.
In the section devoted to fruit
iis Westgard s exhibition Of
apefruit, oranges, tangerines and
uegranates, causes one to lineer
4 wish there was chance to take
ay few samples of the luscious
dt. The Imperial Valley Crane
AT Growers, featuring the Blue
,ose and Barbara Worth brands al
'apefruit, and including pears
anges and tangerines, also have an
sceiient display. Storrs from West.
'orland, exhibiting grapefruit. has
sveral first prize ribbons included
mong the fruit.
Interesting Displays
Small booths placed along the
ides Of the tent houss many indus
rial exhibits by valley firms. most
| which show labor. saving devices
.s applied to the housewife s realm.
The horticultural commissioner :
office has an excellent display of
noyious weeds which are found in
parts of Imperial Valley, and for
fhis occasion has imported num-
Der of helpful insects which des-
roy pests which infest Imperial
valley crops, and not rancher
sisiting the fair who does not spend
considerable time in this booth.
horticultural Commissioner Har-
rigan has man ON duty here at all
times, TO explain the exhibition 10
visitors, and give information and
adviea TO the rancher seeking it.
Adjoining this exhibit, the state
depStment of agriculture has an
exhibit showing various phases OF
ITS work. These include pest con
frol, plant quarantine, grain, seed
and warehouse Standardization and
cattle protection service.
The Farm Bureau Exchange.
grain department. has excellent
samples Of the high quality of |
grain raised in Imperial Valley. I
with an attendant to explain TO /
rancher visitors, the advantages of !
operating through the grain ex-
change. The farm bureau organiza-
lion also has 4 booth. where il is
an active campaign for
additional members. L
The Fl Centre Chamber of Com :
aeree has an attractive booth, show
ny photographs of Ell Centre, and r
ONE exceptionally fine views of i
he laying of the cornerstone at the Il
last Saturday. These I
after We're taken by Leo Hetzel. h
Tho has loaned them to the cham ]
er for the exhibit. r
Especially worthy of comment I
re the booths of various farm cen
RS, including Westmorlana, Mele. !
nd, Magnolia-Mulberry, Mccabe I
I'd Spruce Not only do these ex-
IalfSe~9entain excellent samples of
le ranch products of these sec !
ons, but the women of the cen
rs have wonderful displays of t
reserves, homemade household ar i
cles, clothing, fancy work and !
overs. The exhibits are I'll at Y
actively arranged, and reflect
eat credit on the membership of I
le centers. i
A novelty exhibit that attracts no
nall amount of attention is that
the American Railway Express
hich shows small sized railway
press car, packed with grapefruit,
t
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-04
New Envoy from
Russia to France
By United Pres. Leased Wire

PARIS, Dee. 4.-The gare de Pest
rang with the chorus of the ON
ternationale" today as Leonid Kras.
sin, new Russian ambassador, ar
rived and was greeted by a. throng
that numbered fully 10000.
Simultaneous, in the home Of a
Communist short distance away,
the police captured Jacques Sadoul,
a former army captain, under sen,
tence of death for desertion in war
time. Sadoul fled to Russia and
returned here after recognition Of
the Soviet government.
Krassin, eheered as a popular hero
with shouts of Long live Kras.
sin. - Long live Soviet Russia
was kissed and embraced and nearly
overwhelmed by his welcomers.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-04
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
nenernhnr 4 1000

D. w, Mcdonald, travelling cor
respondent for tho Santa Ana Daily
Register. has been spending a week
in Imperial Valley.
G. ". Dennis aud r. II. Hender-
son, prominent orang2 growers of
Riverside, arrived this morning.
They contemplate planting a large
acreage in the valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Kloke of Ca
lexico attended the races at Agri-
cultural Park in Les Angeles last
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-04
TEN YEARS AGO
nnnxal 4 1O1t

II. w. Blaisdell, an early pioneer
of the valley, is registered at the
Oregon Hotel.
George F. Gray, state labor Off
Ger from San Diego, is here several
days on business, and is registered
at the Princess Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. +. Sprouse and
daughter Bonnie. have reached Los
Angeles on their return from China,
the Philippines and Japan. and will
arrive here in q few weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-04
Anderson New
Head of Valley
Knights Templar

AT the annual election held by I'M
perial Valley Commandery No. "a
on Tuesday evening the following OF
fieers were named for the ensuing
year: Eminent commander, George
w. Anderson; generalissimo, }. How
ard Morgan; captain. general, W. A..
Tondro; treasurer, Clifford Coggins;
senior warden, Roy Breedlove; jun
ior warden, L. l.. Duff; recorder,
l.. II. Koons.
Annual reports from the treasur-
er and general committees were
made and showed that the order
is in q flourishing condition. A
large number of members were pre-
sent and refreshments concluded u
social hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-04
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
necemher Z, 1905

Uecember I, ISUo
Rev. Hugh J. Gibson and Minnie
Brock of Los Angeles, field work
ers of the International Sunday
School Union, were in Calexico Sun
day and Monday.
Frank Webb of Silsbce returned
this week from the mountains.
Florcn Groshen of Brawley made
trip this week into Mexico to
look after his large acreage there.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-04

,PILES-Curable without. surgical
operation. No hospital expense. All
rectal diseases treated an the office.
Send for free booklet. Office hours
10 a. m. to p. m. Open Wednesday
nights, z toIS. G. w. FULLER, NJ.
D., 718 Black Building. Cor. Hill
and 4Ui st. Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-04

Sales of Indian timber enable the
government to give the Klamath
Indians 100000 annually for 20
years. Each one has received 800
to help him through the winter. !.
, 1924-06-17
Publication.

PURSUANT to Paragraph 2 Of the
Charter Of Foundation of Merchant
WILHELM SMIDT S Legacy fer as
slsting poor persons in St. CroiX, it is
hereby brought to public notice that the
sum Of Francs 653.67t. representing in
terest accrued on the invested capital Of
the above named legacy. will be on haa1
for distribution on / July 1924.
Applications for partici patton IN this
di ;tribution. duly certified, should be for
warded to the undersigned on or before
the 2lst day Of June 1924
Despatching Secretary's Office, Chris
tia0sled. ST. CroiX, Y ], 2 June 1924.
R. Il. BARRETT,
Uespatchiaq Secretary
, 1924-06-17

PURSUANT to Paragraph 8 Of the
Charter Of Foundation Of Upper
Chamberlain VALDEMAR FULLY
Won OXHOLM and Wife's Legacy for
assisting needy persons. it is hereby
brought to public notice that the sum Of
Francs 1,50l.0 o., representing interest
accrued on the invested capital Of TIE
above named legacy, will be on hand for
distribution on / July 1924.
Applications containing the requisite
information. and duly certified, should
be forwarded to the undersigned or or
before the Goth day Of June, 1924
DespatchinR Secretary's Office, Chris
tiansted, St. Croix, V. l., z June, 1924.
r. +. BARRETT.
UespUtchjng Secretary.
The Washington times., 1924-06-24
SHIP WORKERS
SUE HERE FOR
WAR PAY
Claim for Share n $40. 900
Is Made BY 90 Under
y. s. Contract

Edwin G. Bennett and sixty ctl.|
ers who claim to be former en-
plcyes Of the Newbureh Shipyards.
Newburgh. N. r, have filed suit
in the District Supreme Court
against the United States Shipping
Board Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton and its officials. Andrew Msl.
lon, Secretary OF the Treasury,
and Frank White, United states
Treasurer, to require them -
show cause why sum Of $4,000.
representing the savings on the
building OF ten steel ships should
not be paid ana distributed among
the plaintiffs.
Plaintiffs. represented by AZ,
tOrneys Ashby Williams, J. ". Nor.
San. Douglas, Obear and DousiaS,
claim that they we're employed by
the Newburgh shipyard between
October 20, 1917, ana December 81,
1890, and that on October 80, 1917,
the concern contracted with the
f1eet corporation for the construction
Of four 9,O0O-ton steel vessels, to
which were added six others under
a contract signed March Is, 1918.
It Is claimed by the plaintiffs that
In the contract the NeWbuRgh con.
Germ was treated as an agent Of the
Shipping Board, which agreed to
pay the entire cost Of construction
Of the ten vessels, plu& a Commission.
At the outbreak Of the world
war, plaintiffs claim. they were
told by officers OF the NeWbuPr
The Washington times., 1924-06-24

The best acting I have seen was in
the Welsh chapels; comedy and
tragedy, pathos and farce: each
emotion Is so perfectly expressed
that one might have thought the
preacher himself believed it.
We hate one another with the
bitterness Of quarrelsone brothers.
we hate the English as one hates a
fool. God made the Englishnan
our servant, and for a glorious De.
Rod. He appointed Mr.. Llovd
George to govern this foolish tribe.
Yet we ape the Englishman.
We are nation of second.
raters. we have no folk lore. we
cannot sing. We cannot write.
Our bands are below the standard
OF Keep the Home Fires Burninr )
Our national Eisteddfod is iust an
assembly at which rich women wear
our national costumes and old men
pretend to be Druids.''
Evans was just going good when
he reached this point, but proved
that Welshmen are not lacking IN
and so concluded his
remasks in a less ironical vein.
The Washington times., 1924-06-24

hangout today when he announced
that he would positively deliver the
six delegates from Alaska to Al
Smith. This assures Smith the Els.
kimo vote. The~ Smith managers
went to the telephone ana ordered
one shipment OF campaign cigars
changed to gum drops ana tallcw
Battle axes were temporarily
sheathed today to allow the visit.
ing warriors to take hands and
skip over to Fifth avenue to Wit
ness the police parade. Much 70
the app0inttnent Of the visitors,
the whole police department was
sober and marched in q perfectly
straight line. This gave the vets
quite . shock. but they found hope
in the fact that some people can
stand more than others. Three dele.
gates standing next to- me counted
10000 policemen In line. New York
has about $4,000 on the force. When
you take enough to drink, every
man within your line Of vision has
a twin brother.
Free Orangeade.
At the McAdoo headquarters in
the Vanderbilt Hotel. a young lady
dressed in the picturesque costume
Of old Spain, or old Roumania or
old Heligoland or old Virginia
cheroots--I'm not good on antique
nomenclature-stood behind q gaiIy
decked counter and dispensed orange
AIDE made from the luscious fruit
Of a well known and widely adver.
tised brand Of California oranges.
Although the drinks were given
absolutely gratis and in clean
glasses. which Is q very unusual
thing In New York, 1t was surpris.
ing how few customers patronized
the fair Rebecca at the well. In
spite of stringent prohibition en-
torcement, It does not look as
though the orangeade plank win
find its way into the party platform.
There seems to be a strong, though
secret leaning in another direction.
And in many specific cases that
leaning Is many degrees off the
vertical stance.
The instructed delegates have q
comparatively easy time Of Il. They
have only one name to remember.
But our sympathy goes out to the
uninstructed delegates who have
sixty-six dark horses to choose from
and have never heard of a single
one of them. Many Of these dele
gates will have the names OF the
dark horse written on their cuff and
will vote for each enc in turn for
the first sixty-six ballots. They will
see how the land lays for the next
couple of hundred ballots and by
the first OF September they viii
definitely make up their minds, As
they say in the back room, the first
five hundred ballots are the hardest.
All the female delegates spent this
afternoon going around town to find
out if the nail polish and powder
compacts are any better here than
they are at home.
Copyright. 1924, McNaught syndicate.)
The Washington times., 1924-06-24
WRITER
CR|T|C|ZES
PEOPLE
Caradoo Evans Is Unsparing,
Calling Them Nation Of
Second Raters
By InternatlonaI News ssrvles.

LONDON, June "a. - Caradoc
Evans. Welsh novelist. is most
unsparing critic Of Welsh people.
After telling Welsh audience
that they were a nation Of second
raters," he declared:
I'VE are q quarrel.Io peOples
We quarrel even with God. Why
should we not? Our fathers knew
Him in the Garden of Eden. The
entire congregation Of the Garden
was Welsh, with the exception OF
Eve. who was English.
II believe we are closely related
TO the Jews. We love colors. and
we excel in the drygoods business,
in the law and in politics.
But sour real Job Is acting. We
are the. best actors In the world,
our whole life is q stage play. In
about 500 years we shall be an.
other people, people created from
an imaginary people. We are the
real playboys Of the Western World.
"our actors are In the pulpit.
The Washington times., 1924-06-24
Ex-PREMlER BALDWIN
SAYS He IS POOR MAN

LONDON. June ~. 49, ALTHOUGH
owning the great business Of Bald.
wins, biggest engineering concern
in Britain. ex.Premier Stanley Bald.
win has confessed that he IL q
poor man.
Since the war q great many
Conservatives like myself are much
poorer" said Baldwin. In addressing
the electors Of his constituency. EFT
is as well 20 tell you frankly that
there are a number Of requests for
subscriptions to which I cannot &c.
cede simply because I have not the
money.
The Washington times., 1924-06-24
Drive Starts to Put
Flag IN Every
Home N u. S.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June
"a. The nationwide movement
to place American flags in
every home Of the United States
has struck Tennessee full blast,
and several cities Of this State
are undergoing a house-to-house
canvass with this in view.
The Spanish-American War
Veterans in Chattanooga are
back Of the movement, and Of
ficials of that organization de-
clared they will have patriotic
emblems in every home, office
and public building in Chatta-
nooga by July 4. Leading State
Officials. including Governor
Austin Eeay, have Endorsed the
idea and are giving the work
ers their full support.
The idea originated with
Major Noel Gaines, Of Frank
fort, KY, who says he has con-
Quoted successful drives in sew
eral States during the past few
months. ~
The Washington times., 1924-06-24

u visited the headquarters Of six
presidential possibilities this after
noon and was. In turn. heart and
soul forf each one until I reached
the headquarters Of the next. /
never heard so many good reasons
why six diametrically opposite
things are all right at the same
time. When / staggered out Of the
last hotel I was convinced that the
weather was both beautiful and
terrible and that mustard was the
only thing to eat with ice cream.
From the way the feeling Is be-
ing stirred up In the Smith and
McAdoo and other camps. It looks
a. though tottering old Madison
Square Garden win live up to it's
tradition Of caulifIower ears and
black eyes. Tex Richard. one Of the
original instigators OF this conven.
ton, has always made his living
promoting fights and all signs point
to the fact that he will not change
his vocation this week. For several
days many of the delegates have
been punching the bag behind
closed doors. / personally saw nine
alternates from West Virginia
vigorously engaged In shadow box
ing.
No Biting in Clinches.
The proceedings Of the convention
win be reported by rounds. No
biting will be allowed in the clinches.
The reception committee viii have
an adequate number OF ambulances
in readiness for any emergency ana
the local hospitals have been equip
ped with every comfort for the
losers. Delegates have been re-
quested to wear their badges in plain
viw so that, in extreme cases, the
authorities viii know where to ship
their bodies.
Tex Richard threw a bombshell
into the cafeterias where the bosses
The Washington times., 1924-06-24
AL Smith Assured of
Six Eskimo Votes,
Says Goldberg
BY RUBE GOLDBERG.

NEW. YORK June 24-It win be relief when the con-
venton opens today and all the talking will be done il
place Conversation bears striking similarity egg To
have any lasting effect be tossed This
tremendous gathering Of the Democratic clans developed
huge guessing contest where vocal enthusiasm spends
itself upon the desert air of statistical fact and where all
dctions find themselves completely submerged in the swer
ing river Of doubt