davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08
WALNUT GROWERS
OUTLOOK is GOOD
by United Press Leased Wire

WHITTIER, May 8--Rirecrors of
the California Walnut Growers as
sociation report favorable market
condition and prospects Of a big
crop for the ensuing year.
The eastern market is in good
shape rs last year s crop has been
cleaned up; all California and for
eign nuts having been sold. The
association has sold all last year S
nuts with the exception of its culls.
A large crop is setting on the
trees and growers are sure of Il big
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08
Cupid Has Been
Very Busy
at L. G.
Hy United Press Leased Wire

Ey United Press Leased Wire
D8RKELEY, Cal, May g.
Cupid has spent busy year on
the University of California
campus and commencement for
many coed members Of the SEN
ior class will mean forsaking
any probable chance for a com
Portable spinsterhood.
Twenty nine candles will de-
corate the banquet table when
the senior women gather for
their last blowout preceding
graduation.
The custom is for the women
to announce ileir engage
mentS at this affair and a
candle is placed beside the
plate OF each.
Many Of the weddings are
scheduled for June.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08
SEEKING FIVE WHO
ESCAPED FROM

CULVER CITY, May 8.-Police
of other Southern California cities
were today asked to help in the
search foS five prisoners who cs-
capped from the local Jail last nigh.
Six men made their getaway. but
one, James Profit, ,Jr., returned and
gave himself up.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08
SEEK INJUNCTION
AGAANS T T E Il r A
BELLA WATER co.

VISALIA, Cal, May S.-Seeking
a permanent injunction restraining
the Terra Bella irrigation district
from diverting and appropriating
the waters Of Deer Creek, Wilko
Mentz of Porterville, owner of $50
acres in Deer Creek district, has
filed suit in Tulare County super
iC, oO,r+
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08
Canal Water to
Cost Too Much,
Blames Swine.
Continued from mage y


terday by +. w. Greer, reads as
follows:
Chandler concluded testimony,
stated Mexican lands do not need
protective works, should bear no
part of such expense because they
are above sea level. That Ameri-
can Imperial Valley should stand
all. Raker forced the admission
that break in the Colorado would
flood him first.
Denied they failed to pay their
proportion maintenance costs prior
Pescadero cut Saiz levee contract
Say they are customers of district
like American farmers, but Ameri-
cans should keep up levees.
Mexican reclamation chief had
letter introduced about salary.
Rose stated present chief received
no salary; that he did not know
when testifying in February, Mexi-
can government had issued order
dispensing salary requirements, but
even yet the government might de-
mand such thing of district; that
had been paid to 1921, when they
claimed order issued 1918; that pre-
sent chief always Iajr, has not re-
ceiVed anything nor been offered
anything.
Rose to Talk
ss0ppositio nthroUgh LeatherWQo.I
tried OF make bugaboo of matter
but committee members ignored it.
Swing made Chandler admit he had
sent Bob Armstrong biased articles
i'll the Times, and articles viii be
Chaud er's articles
claiming support of Boulder dam.
They are directly contradictory.
"Chandler claimed at first That
Swing had conjured name of All
American canal for political use,
but was forced by Raker to admit
that name was used long before
Swing was thought of for Congress.
Twelve years ago during Pound s
first administration as district di-
rector Chandler protested against
All-American canal because unnec
essary burden on his $4,000 acres
in north end of valley, not because
he has TO pay his own wav in Mex
leo. Allison ana Rose probably will
testify tomorrow. -
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08
JURY INCOMPLETE
IN MURDER TRIAL
3 l.. A. YOUTHS

LOS ANGELES, May 8.-ScIcc,
tion of Il jury to hear the evidence
with killing Patromm Glenn f..
with killing patroman Glenn Fl.
Bond during an attempted bank
robbery was to be continued today
in Judge keetch s court.
1t was not expected that the jury
would be completed before hate to-
day or tomorrow.
The three defendants are Tom
Bailey, Ed. Monfeio and Loms Per
~.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08
Kills Wife Tn
Jealous Rage
Rx United Press Lensen Wire

TACOMA, Wash, May 8-Inform
ed through letters written by neigh
hors that his wife was keeping com
pahv with another man, Mike Mil
icr, &S, came here from q logging
camp near Shelton and shot and
killed his wife, Kaihryn, 20, in their
home two miles east of Fern Hill
early today.
After the shooting Miller called
the police and peacefully submitted
to arrest on murder charge.
Their three children-May, 8;
Kathryn, 6, and Elsie, witnessed
the staying.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08
Initiating Mouse
Finished the
Rumpus

LOS ANGELES, May g.
Mrs. Adelean hampton stood
good deal during her marital
existence with Aubrey Lamp
ton, she alleges in q divorce
complaint on file today.
The crowning crulety, however
and the last straw in the series,
came when ne crawled under the
ned and made d noise ike a
mouse to frighten her.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08
New Tricks I'm
All Professions
by United Press Leased Wire

Fy thifeU PreNN fIFhNHU NIre
san FRANCISCO, May s.
The leader of new cult in bootleg
gerry win be sentenced to prison
here Si. uriay.
Joseph Feigen, Il druggist, was
found guilty of using paint re-
mover, which contains a high per
centage Of wood alcohol, as 4 base
for distilling Whiskey. Glycerine
and caramel coloring were the other
ingredients. The jury !deliberated
three minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08
Rancher Jailed,
Murder Charged
ny United Press Leased Wire

SANTA ANA, May Sra Noble,
la Iiabra rancher, was in jail here
today, faced with charge Of staying
G. r. Rutherford, Usage Indian
Noble, authorities said, admitted
attacking the rcdman, saying the
trouble occurred when Rutherford
refused to pay him for Il revolver
he had purchased from Noble. 1t is
expected the rancher will plead self
defence. ...
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08

When a man walks mile he
takes an average 1868 steps, but
when he rides Il bicycle with i'm
average gear he covers a mile with
an equivalent Of only 627 steps.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08

If you haven't travelled the Horseshoe
Route out of Merced to Yosemite in one
of the Pierce-Arrow touring cars oper-
ated by the Yosemite Stage and Turn
pike Company, you've missed something.
But whether Or not you have made
this trip you'll be interested, as motor
ist, in knowing that the twenty-five
Pierce-Arrow cars used in this service
are fabricated with Zerolene. The man
ager of this famous stage line writes:
"We have been operating stage line since
1911 and have always used Zerolene. Re
Gently we disposed of some cars thai had
been in our service for ten years. and dur
ing that period none of them had ever had
bearing sCraped.'
Whether you drive Pierce-Arrow Or
a Ford, the use of Zerolene, Of the proper
body will not only cut down your oil bill,
but give you (sseater gasoline mileage, less
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08

Try Press Want Ads.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-08

Cfonia Hotels HEALTH Beach and
Full
Writing Information Bureau Office of this
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03

Tho origin Of some comaca sxures-
nons Is always Interesting, and whetn-
er the following u authentic or not
~ an open question. When In ancient
days the weaving industry Of Hail.
fax. England was n cottage crsft-s
farmers family working on clumsy
handiooms-the pieces" Used to be
spread out On the hillside. and were
therefore peculiarly liable to theft.
Particular crimes LED to particular
remedies. and custom, which had
the authority Of local law, grew up.
that anyone convicted Of stea,inx
cloth to the then value of Ii pence
haifpenny was liable to immediate exc
cution, a drastic law which naturally
safeguarded the cloth industry.
Punishment was carried out, not hy
hanging, but by a sort Of guillotine.
This was the Halifax gibbet law, the
name Of which Is preserved By q stim
standing street In the town, while the
actual knife Of the gibbet may be seen
In the old manor rolls ONCE at Wake
field. Halifax thus acquired Q repu-
tation among thieves and vagabouas
as the last town In England desir-
able to visit. And 30 tell anyone 20
go to Halifax is equivalent 20 bidding
him to $50 hang l"-Chicago lournal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
His Englisk Admirers
Annoyed Bret Harte

1t Is said that Bret Harte used to be-
come weary to evaporation at the
foolish admirers who could not sepa-
rate him from his characters, and who
insisted on confounding their expert
ences and predictions with his own.
Since he wrote Of pioneer mining
camps In the early days Of the gold
fever. his characters were often heroic
only In part: indeed. they were quite
as often rogues as heroes. As he
obviously could not be identified with
the toughest types among them.
the favorite notion seemed to be that
he was, or had been, a gentleman
gambler, says the Kansas City Star.
With that idea In mind, a young Eng
HshmRn once tried hard to get Harte
to describe and explain poker, which
he referred to as eyour American
game" Harte conveniently misunder-
stood him.
$50 you say great game over
hereT he inquired amiably. "In the
States. now, we call 1t big game
grizzlies. catamounts. buffalo and big
horns. don't you know. But we
don't chaSe them with pokers. No,
no. They're abundant, but they don't
often come into the houses. really. It's
usually necessary to 60 outside with
4 gun"
At another time he learned that
certain noted hostess, whose invita-
ton to dine he had just accepted,
had been concerned whether 1t were
true he was reformed gambler.
"Not reformed" said Harte, YEARLY.
TELL her that am beyond reforma-
ton. Tell her that was my own
model for the gambler, Oakhurst, and
that the scene Of his suicide ID pure
autobiography"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03

A farmer had q dispute with his
son. For some months they Quarrelsd
until, at last, wishing to settle mat
tiers one way or the other, the farmer
issued SUMMONS against the young
man.
your nazzs 70 Hesekiah Perkins,
Il It notr' Inquired SAe seoiy counsel
1T lie dr." rspaied the farmer n
dignined tones
you have brought his ass1oa
against your ScAT
II have, slnr
"And Dc undersssnd yus 10 ny
that you ha@e ignored ssA4 sua for
the past menkhf'
"whatr' asked the Oh rnAn, SOME
what puzzled
Have you ignored your son Ter tia
past month";
''Oh, no." said the old man. shaking
his head II have had nothing what.
ever to do with him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
"Faiyy Music" May Not
Be Mere Inao9inofioy

Stories Of fairy music In the forest,
Of haunted waterfalls. and mermaids
singing near the seashore, long
thought mere Pigments Of the imagi-
nation, may have a sound basis In
fact. In an issue Of Science, Dr.. Al
exander Forbes Of the Harvard medi-
cal school reports numerous cases In
which trees seem to have separated
discordant shouts and noises and CIV
en- back echoes In musical tones.
"In every case" he says, The source
Of the sound-waves on beach, roar
or river. exhaust Of motor boat or
discordant human voices-was one in
which many pitches were present.
Something in the surroundings, usual
~ trees. must have separated the
sounds according to pitch. placing
those Of one pitch In one place and
those Of another pitch elsewhere. In
this respect the phenomenon appears
analogous to that of white light being
broken up into pure spectral colors by
prism"
This reelection Of absorption Of
sound waves Of different pitches, Doc
tor Forbes explains, Ii only rarely OBJ
served Sometimes the phenomenon
is distinct and clear In one spot, yet
Z few PAGES backward or forward only
the ordinary noises are heard
The frequent association q trees
with these muEical echoes 10 thought
to be due 70 the lack Of uniformity
they present a. rejecting surface
for the sounds. Each tree apparently
sends back part Of the sound, and this
reflection II boken up into innumer-
able parts on account Of the varying
element Of distance.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03

Curious pleas have sometimes been
put forward In support &C lbs retrieve
o. notorious criminals Gre G. nc
strangest was that on nehaE OF
George RuIon, an American school
teacher, VINO was convicted In l&fc
of series OF robberies ana murdsss.
his own wife and dau2Ater being
among the victims. For cold-5loode6
cruelty his record would be hard to
beat. but Ruloff had his other side.
He was an ardent phflologist, and
had been engaged for years on the In
vention Of q universal language No
one could attempt to palliate his
crimes. but widely signed petition
was presented to the governor Of Viz
ginia for his reprieve on the ground
that a. his Invention. II completed.
would be Of the utmost heneat to man.
kind It would be criminal folly to ex-
tinguish such iigh, Of learning. The
governor theasht otherwise and Ruio6
was duly hanged
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Nothing Sno5Bish About Hin.

Two literary lights, one frsm Har
ward, the other from Yale-khat's a
far as we care to go-wsre haxtni
a jolly little talk when something
cropped up which caused the Ysl'
man to remark:
"The trouble with you Harvard mez
is you are inclined to be little snob
bish."
THAT La not So" replied his com
panion. why. when l rowed On th'
crew, knew every man In the boa
except three down In the stern-"-W
Orion Tewson In the New York i've
ming Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Southern
Railway
System
Had Good Reason

II was the usual rush hour. A
chivalrous young man got up and Of
fered his seat In the street car to q
young woman.
One Of the straphangers turned to
a friend who was standing BY him
and said:
DO you know I've been travelling IN
these cars the last ten years. and
I've never given my seat to woman
yet"
The friend was gallant fellow.
swell, that's surely not much to
boast about" he said. severely.
"You would have done just the
same" retorted the first man.
"Oh. no, / shouldn't. / should have
given up my seat like . gentleman"
mo. you wouldn't" said his friend
as he swayed toward him. "You see
the fact is I've never had seat"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Americans Accorded
Honors BY Britain

The first native American to be
knighted by an English monarch was
Sir William Pepperell. who was born
In Kittery. Maine, June II, 1895. His
father was a Welshman who came to
New England as an apprentice to q
fisherman. The son became a mer-
chant and amassed a large fortune.
As a military leader he took part in
several conflicts with the Indians and
attained much distinction For thir-
ty-two years he was a member Of the
royal council Of Massachusetts, and a
chief justice Of common pleas he
won eminence as jurist.
Since Pepperell's time many Amer
leans have achieved knighthood and
higher British honors, Lord Astor and
Lord Shaughnessy, the former ma
tive Of New York and the latter Of
Milwaukee, being among the more
prominent latter-day examples.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
EGsily Proved

At q mill In Boston the workers
were having a discussion about who
was the Quietest man they knew.
They got hinder to act as Judge
Then they got their thinking appara-
tus to work, to think who was the
Quietest man they knew. Many hun:
dred names were mentioned The
Judge was about to give his decision
when he saw a minder who had never
mentioned one.
The Judge then said: "Neaw, Jack,
does tina not know any quiet mani"
WELL" said the hinder, IT think ]
know just one"
"Well, out with it." said the Judge,
"Well, think OVID Bill Kite the
Quietest mon / know"
The hinder looked surprised and
then they all exclaimed at once
"Why, mon, he's deadw
II know that. I think he's~the
quietest mon I know. Hes never
spoken to me for nearly twenty
years London Tt-BitA
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Lost Talent

A great deal of talent is lost IN the
world for the want of little courage.
Every day sends to their graves a mum.
Der Of obscure men who have only re.
NAMED in obscurity because their
timidity has prevented them from max.
ing hrst effort; and who, If they
could have been induced to begin,
would In all probability have gone
great lengths In the career of fame.
The fact is that, to do anything in this
world worth doing, we must not stand
back shrinking and thinking of the
cold and danger, but jump in and
scramble through as well as we can
Rev. Sydney Smith.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03

Each year there are acres OF now-
ers. roses, lilies. violets and others,
raised In France and southern Italy
to supply the worlds Increasing de-
mand for perfumes. The process Of
extraction of the oils axuded by the
flowers is quite lengthy and millions
Of freshly picked blossoms are re
quired to make the supply equal the
demand. Large distillerfes have re
Gently been built In southern Italy for
the extraction Of valuable oils from
citrous fruit rind which yields e.
sences used In the making OF per
fumes.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
WiI[-o'.fhe.Wiso

"Will-o'-the-Wisp" is popular name
for a phenomenon called ignis fatuus.
which In Latin means foolish fire."
1t IL light which appears floating In
the atmosphere a few feet above the
ground In marshes or other places
where there is decaying animal matter.
When approached 1t appears, as rule,
to recede. 1t has been attributed to
phosphorated or carbureted hydrogen
escaping from decaying substances.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
carrset.


he public school recently the chill
dfCh were called upon to write an ~
say. and at the appointed time little
Hugh submitted an eftusion on the
ark. u which he made the statement
that Noah 1shed one day for about
I'VE minutes
When the teacher looked over the
c0nposition she was not little pux
sIsd. She couldn't understand why
anybody fond of piscatorial sport
aheuld eive up In - short . tine.
AauUA.~ shs rsnarhed lepking -
fsen IL ssooy. syoQ ~ Ut Noeh
equeA" ~ - ngQbe fPl9rQr
- = Ss1s; -. :: = - =
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Anci~ne Ban Eiftel

A notice dated London. 1eaG. read:
Several persons Of quality were A.
fronted By persons who rede in hack
ney carriages. wearing masks. etc.
Complaint thereof being made to the
lord justices, an order was made that
no hackney carriage be permitted to
70 into said Hyde PARK That ban.
which extended more tAan 10 years.
has been lifted and taxicahs are new
allowed to use the roats In Hyde park
for getting 20 and from s<Asg pa<ts d
Londoa.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
On the Warpoth

"What's the news OF the day. HI
ramr' asked good old Nav Hoptoad.
"Avalanches in the Alps are de
stroying property. so the paper sez."
"Avalanches. hey? l been hearing
about them a long time now. Time
they was curbed. Them hill tribes Is
always turbulent. but they kin b
handled. Our Comanches ID Quiei
enough"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Convicted

4 young fellow was engaged In q
clerical capacity by q friend Of his
father. He was, however, shtftless,
and nothing he said could b relied
upon,
One day his employer called him
Into his private office and gave him
lecture. He dwelt chiefly on his
prevarication and wound up by say
ing: aYou know. James, that you ara
always lying
"gir," said James, Il would have
you remember that I am gntleman- !"
There you 60 again. said his en-
ployer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
HOME EDUCATION

As bobby and Mother reached
the conclusion of a confidential
talk, Aunt Ellen came into the
dineing room and caught a flew
words of the conversation. She
looked mildly Disappearing. and
as soon as Bobby was off for
school she demonstrated with her
niece:
When l was young, Alice
children were never allowed to
bring home tales about school
and the teacher
You mean, don't you, that
they were never allowed to re-
f, peat them to their elders I'll
warrant the children discussed
the days events among them
selves and not always to the
teacker's credit, either"
"Oh. well, of course children
will"
ITO be sure thev WILL laugh
ed Bobby's mother, las long as
they are creatures of intelligence
they are going to think about
what happens in school, and as
long as tliev think they are GO
ing to talk to somebody about
the things thev are thinking of.
Refusing to listen to a child's|
comments and questions does
not stop his thinking, it only
leaves him to draw his own
faulty conclusions"
Just the same" the older
woman protested, II think it isl
wrong to encourage a child to|
find fault with his teachers.
so do /, and am sure have
never been guilty of doing thst.
But when / see that some prob
lem is puzzliug Bobby do try to|
help him solve it. whether it'll
concerns school of other things"
This noon he told me that
Miss Larson had been unfair. II
suspected one of those cases inI
which child does not perceive
all that lies back of a punish
ment or reprimand, so l en-I
coursged Bobby to tell me thel
whoe story. do not think hel
felt mat he was being encour.I
.gei in fault finding.
1T was as / had suspected
While ! could see the reasonsI
for Miss Larson's action. Bobby
in his inexperience could not
possibly be expected to. If bel
noticed the incident at all. bel
could not have done otherwise
than misjudge his teacher. II
talked with him a long time a.
bout it and at last his manly
little soul Caught the largerl
vision. For the first time hel
has sensed the truth that there|
is something bigger and more
important than the individual
that is, the welfare of the group.
He went back 10 school satis.|
fed with his beloved Miss Larson
again and with something adj
ded to his ideals. If lie and the
other children discuss the In
cident of the morning among
themselves Bobby will, am sure,
present Miss Larson's side of the
question and Stoutly defend her.
So / am well pleased that Bobby
brought his little grievance to|
me. and If Miss Larson could
know the whole story, / am sure
she would agree with me-"
Aunt Ellen was only half con-
WINGED but hesitated to sa7 so.
WE'LL" she remarked at last,
i don't think you have a very
easy task ahead of you if you are
going to try to help Robert solve
every problem that troubles him
all through school,"
oh. as for that replied the
young mother. Il never for a
moment imagined that being
Bobbys mother was going to lo|
m easy task. but | am finding il
one that is truly worth while"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03

Put your savings in the Saving
Department Of tha Shenandoah Val
ley Loan and Trust Co.. Woodstock
Va u :. per cent compound interests
Amounts OF o.. 90 and upwards receiv-
ed. The only savings institution 10
The county TOR the accumulation OF the
email savings OF laboring men, wo
men, and children.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03

Il Is estimated that ak0oo.0 200 pee
pie die throughout the woz1e annual
". and that T0.o0o.O0o are .Eiek. In
tAe United States there ara aboat L.
10000 deaths year. Sanitary scl
ence has demonstrated that a< least
one-Quarter Of these deaths ccsid Be
postponed. and that 40 per cent Of the
sickness could be averteA. The lead
ing nations Of the world are making
Z united effort to raise the standard
Of sanitation and to stamp sut dis
ease.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Pr YSICLaNs.
nR. WILSON GEARING.

aaviog decided TO locate perma :
gently In Woodstock, can be found
or seiephoosd ~ my home on South
Main street I am now prepared TO
answer all calls during the day or
night. Thorough laboratory analysis
aad physical examination made In my
onica. Your patronage will be appre-
siat-i
I,-s 25--tf.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-10-03
Removal Notice

Having vacated j. +. Ramey's Room
on Court Street, ] am temporarily To-
Gated Until permanentlylocated work
left at F.. 5. Bowman's Department
Store, or Arthur Boyer's Variety Store
WI be given prompt attention.
Dec. l4--tf. B. F. HIsEY.