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A MAN OF INTEGRITY

A physician who reaches out to
benefit humanity leaves a record be-
hind him that is worth while. Such a
man was DR.. R. v. Pierce, founder 81
the Invalids Hotel In Buffalo, N. Y.
He was an eminent physician, a lead
ing and honored citizen, known for his
honesty and executive ability. His
study along medical lines, and his
knowledge of the remedial Qualities of
herbs and plants led tothe discovery of
his wonderful herbal remedy. Doctor
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. the
woman's tonic which has had the
greatest number of supporters for the
past fifty years. It. is just the herbal
tonic required If woman is borne
down by pain and sufferings at regular
or irregular intervals, by nervousness
or dizzy spells, headache or backache.
Favorite Prescription can now be had
In tablet form as well as LIQUID at most
drug stores
Send 10c for trial sample to DIR. Pierce,s
Invalids Hotel in Buffalo. N.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-10
"MIsTook"

SYNOPSIS.-On the banks of
the Wabash stand Texie Colin
and Jack Warhope, young and
very much in love. Texie is the
only daughter of old Pap Simon.
rich man and money-lender. Jack
is the orphan bound boy of Pap
Simon who had foreclosed a
mortgage on the Warhope estate.
At first Texie and Jack talk sadly
of Ken Colin, the girls missing
BROTHER. Then Jack says that in
ten days his servitude will be
over, that he will ride out into
the big world to seek hig fortune.
Both know what that will mean
to them. Texie and Jack talk of
the red lock of Red Colin" in
herited by Ken. And Jack says
he's coming back as soon as he
finds gold In California. Then
arrives the new preacher, Rev.
Caleb Hopkins. Pap Simon intro
duces the villagers to the new
preacher. who was a college, mate
of Ken. At supper at the Colin
home the preacher tells how the
boy killed a gambler and disap-
peared. His father attributes
Ken's fall from grace to his red
lock of hair. Then Pap Simon
has a sort of stroke, brought on
by reading letter from Ken,
somewhere in New York" who
curses his father on his death
bed. A postscript by another
hand says he is dead. At the viii
lage store and post Office Loge
Belden, a newcomer says he saw
the new parson With his arm
around Texie Jack ticks him,
shoots a pistol from his hand and
makes him say he was mistaken.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-10

here are being re-
lived in the nome
life o f t 0 d a y.
How frequent the
birth of a baby.
AS ticks the clock
a child is born.
The miracle of
the ages contin-
ues to be per-
formed. A bright
star of hope and
Joy breaks forth
in the sky that
over-arches t h e
tent or cottage
the howell or the
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-10
BOSCHEE'S SYRUP

Allays irritation, soothes and heals throat
and lung inflammation. The constant irrita-
ton of cough keeps the delicate mucus
membrane of the throat and lungs in a con-
gested condition. which BosCHEE's SYRUP
gently and quickly heals. For this reason it
has been favorite household remedy for
colds. coughs bronchitis and especially for
lung troubles in millions of homes all over the
the patient to obtain good nights rest, free
from coughing with easy expectoration in
the morning. You can buy BosCHEE's SYRUP
wherever medicines are sold.
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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-10

Thousands Keep in Good Health
by taking one or two Brandreth Pills
at bed time. They cleanse the system
and purify the blood.--Adv.
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per. have been taking it ever since,
and you can hardly believe how different
feel. / had just wanted to lie in bed
all the time, and when started to brush
up would give out in about ten min
utes. So you know how badly felt I
used to go to bed at eight and get up at
seven, still tired. Now can work all
day and stay up until eleven, and feel
ali right all the time. My homework is
all do in summer, but in winter work
in a factory. have told good many
of my friends, and have had three
come to me and tell me they wouldn't
DO without the Vegetable Compound.
Mrs. SAMUEL MURPHY, 2l9 Cecil St.,
Dover, Delaware.
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No one can be Just who fears death,
pain, exile or poverty.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-10
Evidence.

DO pupils really love teacher?"
well, they frequently marry him."
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-10
This WOMAN
RELIEVED FROM
SUFFERING
By Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. A Remarkable Story

Dover, Dell wish every woman
would take your wonderful medicine as it
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0ctSIOlfCoOAlluSileOON
to me. / had cramps
and faint spells and
very bad pains. One
day | was over to my
neighbor' houseand
she told me | ought
totake LydiaE.Pink
hams V e ge t a BILE
Compound. Sol went
to the store on my
I way home and got a
bottle, and took the
G~f,t l<,e,a bofore, ey,,v
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Lights and Shadows
of Home Life
By REV. ]. r. SCRAFFER
Superintendent of Men. Moody Bible
Institute, Chicago.

TEXT-Cast out this bondwoman and
her son; for the son of this bondwoman
shall not be heir with Isaac.-Gen. 21:10.
Many factors in this old story are
familiar. The experiences recorded
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-01-10

Know How to Read Man.
| Every man is volume If you know
how to read him.--Channing.
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The houseboat and the foot
print on it's dusty deck.
ITO BE CONTINUED .

Rumor is always q poor reasop.r.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-19
8 INCHES SNOW
ON MOUNTAINS.
SNAPPY IN |. Y.

Though last nights temperature
WAS not sufficiently low to injure
the small cantal{upe vines, in the
belief of Horticultural Commissions
er Harrigan, it was 1ow enough to
make the inhabitants of~>this city
bring in extra kindling wood to
keep comfortable during the even
ing, and cause them step lively if
they left home early this morning
Snow was visible on short see
tion of the mountain range west of
the valley 1T an early hour and re-
ports from the hills told of snow.
w. T. Christian, district plant chief
and manager of the telephone com
pany who came through the noun
tains from San Diego last night, re-
ported eight inches of snow at. Pine
Valley and continuing almost to
Live Oaks.
However, the present weather is
fine for hardening the heads of the
late lettuce, and with the splendid
market price this commodity is
bringing now, good lettuce weather
has cash value of thousands of dol
lars to the valley and its residents.
Heavy snowfall is reported at Gu
vamaca and Morena Dams amount
ing to several inches.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-19
LOCAL CHAMBER
GIVES APPROVAL
TO CITY BONDS

Following n talk by W. II, La
vayea, city trustee, before mem
bers of the Chamber of Commerce
at the weekly luncheon this noon,
i'll which he explained the necessity
for a 100000 bond issue, President
Charles f. Scott of the Chamber of
Commerce voiced the support of the
chamber in working to pass the is
sue.
The machinery now in use by the
city to maintain its water supply
is practically junk, Mr.. Lavayea
stated. 1t must be replaced if any
thing approaching efficiency in ope-
ration is continued.
Mr.. Lavayea pointed out that the
largest water main in the east side
is two inch pipe. He declared
that in one section Of the city there
were ~ residences being supplied
through u pipe that is. one and
three quarters inches. There is vir-
tually no fire protection in that see
tion at all, he said.
The proposed new plant as plan
ned by the city council has been
approved by the board of insurance
CONTINUED on p.sa 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-19
MADE
DEPUTY STATE
FIRE MARSHALL

Fire Chief C. +. Ferguson, who
attended the special meeting of the
fire chiefs of the state yesterday
at Los Angeles, was appointed de-
putty state fire marshall and chief
deputy of Imperial County.
The meeting, which was held at
the Biltmore hotel and which was
attended by about as fire chiefs
from all parts of California, was
called to appoint the deputies for
various districts State Fire Mar
shall j. Stevens, was present. Chief
j. r. Scott of the Los Angeles fire
department was made assistant state
fire marshal and is in charge of
the Southern California district.
The meetings were devoted to dis
cussions rs to fire prevention and
the dangers of fires. The matter
of the long drought this year, which
has greatly aggravated fire danger,
was brought up.
Mr.. Ferguson stated this morning
that he expected to appear before
the county board of supervisors and
school boards in the near future to
take up with them points in fire
prevention and control. He will
also review certain new points in
the state laws relative TO fires and
education as to elimination of fire
hazards.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-19
WEST SAYS THE
VALLEY NOT In
SERIOUS DANGER.
President Southern Sier-
ras Company Urges
Private Dam Control

by United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Mar. 10
Imperial Valley is not menaced
by the threat Of floods to an ex-
tent demanding that Boulder
Canyon project ''be rushed
through congress, Albert E
West, president Of the South
orn Sierras Power Company, tes-
titled before the house irriga-
tion committee.
Statements emphasizing the
flood menace were wholly
unwarranted, he said, and
were working incalculable in
jury" to the valleys credit and
standing.
West advocated early con.
struction Of a flood control and
power dam but favored con-
struction by private interests.
Private construction, he said,
would prove cheaper, more eff.
cient and quicker.
We're the government to con-
structl the dam it would be-
come a political question with
large centers Of population,
tending to secure the major
ber.sfits. in the way of power,
he saidA
West said he believed the
proposed All-American canal
through the lower end of I'm
perial Valley was Economical
ly unsound at this time
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-19

assure you that what you good
people did for this function was
most highly appreciated by every
one present. That we did not have
the President of the United States
present to enjoy all the good things
you We're kind enough to send was
because he is so busy at this time
trying to keep his eabine. intact
that he could not be present, though
he is regular member of the Wash
ington Kiwanis Club.
OccaTon a Great Success
- can assure you, as doubtless
others have already assured YOU.
that the occasion was an immense
success, and | can not walk on the
street but that some fellow Kiwan-
ian stops me and tells me of the
occasion ! am sure that eventually
it will be shown that it was the
greatest stunt ever pulled off in
Washington, and that the Boulder
Canyon dam and the All-American
Canal win greatly benefit by the
advertisement we receive.
Unless all signs fail my address
on that occasion win be printed in
Continued ON page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-19
WOMAN, MARRIED
6 TIMES, FOUND
SLAIN in HOME
Brother Held in COnnec-
tiOn With GruesOme
Crime

KANSAS CITY, Mar. ia for
tune which DR.. Zoe Wilkins, toy Of
wealthy men, found slain in her
home here yesterday, was believed
to have possessed, was sought by
authorities today as a possible clew
to the murderer.
Mrs. Wilkins, married six times,
was declared by friends to have OBJ
tanned large sums of money from
her various husbands
When she was divorced by Thomas
w. Cunningham, wealthy banker of
Topeka, she had more than 5000, ,0GO
worth of stock in his bank which, he
had given her. She was believed
to have obtained other large sums
from Cunningham as well as money
and securities from her other hus-
bands.
Examination of the room in which
her body was found disclosed a pile
of ashes which authorities believed
resulted from burning of what the
murderer believed to be the wo-
man S will, and other papers. The
house had been ransacked, appar-
emily not by an ordinary burglar, as
valuable jewelry and clothing had
been left untouched. Contents of
strong boxes, chests and drawers
had been scattered throughput the
house.
DIR. Wilkins, despite her many
matrimonial ventures, was only IS
wears of age and retained much of
Continued on page six
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-19
BURNS STRIKES
BACK AT ACCUSER
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Mar. 19,-Wil-
liam j. Burns, head of the depart
ment Of justice secret service, to-
day struck back at Gerald O. Hold
ridge of Baltimore for his testimo-
ny before the senate Daughcrty i'll
vestigating committee.
In statement Burns said Hold
ridge was dismissed after he had
been arrested for an affray in a
roadhouse near Troy, n. y, and
was reinstated on pleas Of himself
and his wife.
IIoldridge up to shat time said
nothing, Burns declared, about his
conversations with Jap Muma re-
garofng the Dempsey4Carpentier
fight films.
Later, Burns said, Holdridge
gave him some old reports and
Burns got the idea that Holdridge
was stringing him. with u view
to keeping his job in the depart
ment.
Burns asserted that Holdridge was
never assigned to investigate the
fight film matter but got all his
| original information about it from
another agent, Spellacy.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-19
$50 Sightseers from l. A. to Be
Guests at Banquet Here Tonight
VISITORS TO BE
TOLD NECESSITY
OF BOULDER DAM
Party Goes on Through
Arizona After Seeing
All Valley

With the arrival of the Los An
geles Chamber of Commerce trade
excursion and golden rule sociabil-
ity tour, bringing about $50 promi-
nent Angelenos here tonight, FL
Centre business men will MAKE ev.
cry effort to prove how welcome
are the representative of Cali
fornia's largest organization.
There will be delegation of mem
bers of the local Chamber accom-
panied by band at the San Diego
and Arizona station to meet the train
from San Diego, which arrives at
6:45 p. m.
Immediately the visitors have az
rived, they will be escorted to The
Barbara Worth hotel, where q large
banquet in their honor will be Civ
eli.
The fact that the visit OF the Los
Angeles people comedies with the
closing of the drive for new ,nem-
bers by the local chamber which
has been progressing yesterday and
today, will make the banquet to-
night particularly interesting and
lively affair, for the team members
who have been conducting the drive
will be called upon to make full
reports of their work.
The tour of the Los Angeles party
which started its sweep of Southern
California yesterday, is chiefly in
the interests of preaching the i'm.
portance of the development of th>
Colorado river, according to state
ments made i'll a speech by William
Lacy, president of the Los Angeles
Chamber, before San Diegans at the
banquet there last night.
"We want to have all the people
of the great southwest so impress
ed with the need for that develop
ment that they will shout with a
single voice so loudly that congress
cannot ignore them,' Mr.. Lacy de-
clared.
Continued on page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-19
Catch Man Here on 4-Year Old L. A. Murder Charge
STUCK
KNIFE THROUGH
WIFE IS CLAIM
Was Working in Lettuce
Crop After Long Stay
in Mexico

Anesiada Garcia, Mexican, who
stabbed and killed his wife at Los
Angeles four years ago, according
to police, was surrounded by depu-
ties of the sheriff's office this
morning at his camp at Waterman's 3
corners eight miles east of here, and
arrested before he could attempt an
escape.
Garcia, referred to by officers
as "a bad hombpe,'' escaped from
police at Los Angeles at the tim.
of the murder and after shooting at
one or two of them, managed to
reach Mexico, where he remained
until about two months ago, when he
recrossed into this country and went
to work in lettuce fields near here.
The Mexican, who is % years old,
was living with his father and moth
er, two sisters and two brothers in
a camp of 150 Mexicans at Water
man. scorners. He had taken the
name of Dolores Ledesma.
Local officers received a sstip'
several days ago from reliable
sources that Ledesma was Garcia
and that he was wanted for the
murder of his wife at Los Angeles.
The sheriff IS office at Los Angeles
was notified and deputies Charles
Catlin and Joseph Sepuveda of the
department s homicide squad, arriv-
ed here yesterday.
Taken by Surprise
William Ball and Arthur Leonard,
of the local sheriff's office, took
the two Los Angeles deputies with
them and surrounded Ledesma Is tent
early this morning. He was taken
SO completely by surprise that he
made no effort to escape. He wa.
brought to the Jail where he was
searched. Later i'll the day the Off
GERS took him to Los Angeles,
Garcia is alleged to have stabbed
his wife through the breat with a
long knife, driving the blade en-
tirely through her body. He then
is said to have withdrawn the wea-
pom and wiped it on his clothes.
Since returning to the United
States Ledesma has worked for John
Zenos, lettuce grower near heNe. His
sister told officers this morning that
she was his wife, but later confessed
that she was a sister.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-19
Circus Doesn't
Linger Here
Long

There was hub-bub aplenty
this morning in the animal tent
at the circus. And it all start
ed over remark made by Il
Peruvian flea TO one of his fell
lows, as both We're perehed on
the left fore leg of Il giant
baboon. Says e, "Let s have
II game of golf while we re
waiting for the crowd 10th
er flea rejoins, Where in the
world would we play golf hcre?'
Cover on the lynx retorted
Flea No. /, making off for
the lion cage. And then the
rumpus started, according to
the keeper, who emerged from
the fray with only fragments
of his Sunday suit left on him.
Early morning enthusiasts
flocked to the railroad tracks
today to watch Golden Brothers
circus emerge from the train
and begin its march to the cir
Gus grounds. Small boys re-
joiced at the prospects of feed
ing peanuts to the elephants,
and for the time being were lost
in dreams of a life long circus
career. Older boys, were less
frank in their enthusiasm, but
could be seen edging closer to
the animal cages, and were ON
hand later in the day for the
parade, which occurred about
noon.
The only marring incident in
the day came with the an
nouncement that there would be
only an afternoon performance.
The manager of the circus stat
ed that slip in arrangements
made it necessary to leave Ell
Centre too early in the evening
to permit a night show. The
circus is under contract to show
in San Diego tomorrow after,
noon and the manager declar-
ed it would take at least IL
hours to get the big show
"over the hill
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-19
COL. FLY PR0FUSE in THANKS
FOR AID GIVEN BY VALLEY
T0MAkE BANQUET SUCCESS

G. c. Jenkins, manager of the
Farm Bureau, is today in receipt of
a letter Of thanks from Col. B. F.
Fly, Yuma delegate in Washington
who is sponsoring passage of the
Boulder dam bill.
Col. Fly was particularly active
in helping to arrange and execute
the details for tn successful ban
quet rendered the Kiwanis Club in
Washington, at which Imperial Val
ley and Yuma valley products were
served almost exclusively. That
the affair made tremendous hit
with the solons is shown bv ex.
cerpts from Fly's letter. Col. Fly
also emphasizes The fact that has
been evident in all the delegates
recent letters and wires and that
is, that the valley should stand bet
ter united than they are doing in
the matter of the bill
Excerpts from Fly's letter fol
lows
"Pardon this long delay in
thanking you for your manifold
eourtesies in connection with fur
nishing fruits and vegetables for
the Kiwanis banquet or luncheon.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-19
800 u. S. EMPLOYEES FIRED FOR GRAF
Amazing Facts
Uncovered by
Latest Probe
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Mar. 19.-Near-
lv 800 employees Of the bureau of
international revenue have been dis
charged for graft and corruption
during the lest three years, Commits.
sioner of Internal Revenue David
II. Blair, told the senate commit.
tee investigating the internal rove-
nue. bureau today.
Those discharged included reve-
nue. agents, inspectors and deputy
collectors of the. field and auditors
in the bureau offices here, Blair
said
The government has been able to
regain some of the money lost
through forfeiture of bonds, Blair
stated, but he was unable to esti-
mate the amount lost through such
graft.
Blair charged that former Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury Dover
had hampered the bureau by politi-
cal appointments but that he HIM
self, after fight, had been able
to place the bureau on an efficieD .y
basis.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-19
TODAY'S LETTUCE MARKET
BY BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL. ECONoM
G. E. Schultz Local Representative

! Carlot shipments reported in the
! United States, March Is, are as fol
| lows:
Imperial Valley, 113; Florida, 1.
/ Total ia.
Origin of Imperial Valley ship
ments reported out March IS.
Calipatria, Z; Brawley, 80; I'M
perial, 4; Ell Centre, 40; Holtville,
J.; Heber, IL; Calexieo, II. Total
I1l3.
Shipping point information: FL
Centre: Tuesday, March 1sth:-
Cool cloudy. Good wire inquiry.
Demand good, market firm, parti-
eularly for IS; Carloads f. o. b.
cash track, As, 3.25.35, mostly
around 3.25, few $50, IS mostly
around 800, few early sales 2.75-
So; 6s, 2.25-50.
No terminal f. o. b. auction sales
reported Tuesday,
st. Louis: "a" cloudy. Tex. ar
rived, II on track. Supplies moder.
ate. Demand moderate, market
steady. Calf. As, 4.25.50; IS, 3.75.
1; 6s 3.50-75.
Denver; 2l' cloudy. Calf. ar
rived. ] diverted, 3 on track, Sup
plies moderate. Demand moderate,
market firm. Calf. Is and 5s 4.A.5o.
Los Angeles; Calf. arrived,
unbroken, broken ears on track,
Demand good, market steady I'm
perial, IS 3.50.75; A 3.75.4o0.
Memphis: 3s' tioudy. Calf. ar.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-19
WHAT'S DOING


Banquet at Hotel Barbara
Worth for members of Golden
Rule Sociability tour, tonight
at 1880.
City council meets tonight.
Bankers Institute meets to-
night at high school.
Shadows of Paris, Valley
theater.
The Light that Failed
and Hollywood Review at Pa
lace theater tonight.
Midweek services at Baptist,
Methodist, Christian and Chris
tian Science churches tonight.
Ell Centre Chapter Order of
De Molay dance at Masonic
hall tonight.
Rotary Club luncheon tomor-
row.
Reciprocity day at Wo-
mans Ten Thousand Club, at
2:30 tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-19
RUSH SAILORS TO
AMERICANS AID
AT TECUCICALPA
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Mar. 10. A
landing party of nine officers and
16T sailors ,has been sent to the
relief Of Americans at Tegucigalpa,
Honduras, following an urgent re-
quest to the navy department from
American Minister Franklin More
las.
Promiscuous shooting of innocent
people in the streets of the capital
by drunken soldiers of three warning
political factions and looting of
American, British and Chinese stores
has made the situation every
grave Morelas reported to the
state department.
Both American consulate and le-
ga.ion were fired upon before the
landing party left the cruiser Mil
waukee lying in Amapala harbor,
the port Of Tegucigalpa.