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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
ATlLOEW'S BIJOU

SurpasSing any act of its kind seen in Birmingham in long time, the Bilt- more Society Orchestra. headlining a splendid bill at Loew's Bijou this week. is being received with rousing approval at every performance. Nina Brandon is one of the best ac- tors in vaudeville. She convinced the customers of that Monday and Tues day. The orchestra itself is far above the average.
 "The Love Teacher skit by Ben Ross and Anna Maybclle. provides 1J minutes of delightful entertainment.
 E. J. Moore in Hears of Buddha" is something different and is scoring heavily.
 Marjorie Burton. the ''joy girl of songdom." in a musical revue. and Jean and Jasques in display of physical skill. round out the bill.
 The Virginian. starring Kenneth Harlan and Florence Nidor. is one of the best photo plays the Bijou has shown in months.
 Hongkong, China, imports more than SJO0O.0OO worth of toys year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
FOUR ARE INDICTED
Former Bank Employees And Me chants Named In True Bills

GREENSBORO, N. C., Jan. 29.- Indictments charging violation of the national banking laws, abstraction and misapplieation of funds and conspiracy to defraud, involving a total sum of $S1 ,407.15, were returned by the fed. eral grand jury here today against J $. Barr, former individual ledger book keeper for the Peoples National bank of Winston-Salem; N. R. Porter, state. ment clerk of the same institution, and J. D. Waggoner and c. D. Hill, trad. ing as Waggoner & Hill, Winston Salem merchants, who carried an ac. count with the bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
LIVE STOCK

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. 2s.-Cat tie: Receipts. 5000; calves, 10c higher others steady to strong; best maturec steers and yearlings, $10.O0; short feds S75@9.40; fat she-stock mostly steady $4.00@575; canners and cutters, S2O0G $50; bulls steady, S4.25G475; calves steady to shade higher; top veals $11 .00; stockers and feeders steady; feeders. $7.65@7s0; stockers, S60O@7. 40
 Hogs: Receipts, 1000; dull; Bulk of sales, $6.60@6.9o; heavy butchers, S6 50 Q6.S5; packing sows, $6.20@6.30; stock pigs lower, $4.50@5.OO.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; lambs, 15c to soc higher; fed lots, $13.25913.65; sheep strong to 15c higher; top ewes, $S.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

Corporation, agents, sailed for Pensa- cola, to complete for Liverpool Tuesday afternoon.
 The tug James Daugherty, operated by the Gulf Towing and Wrecking company, left for New Orleans to re- turn with the combination freight and passenger steamer Truxillo at New Or leans. This steamer will undergo re- pairs at the Todd dry dock here and will spend about $1S,000. She is ex- pected Wednesday or Thursday. Con tract on the Truxillo includes repairs to the stern plates and general over hauling.
 The American steamer Carolinas. Van Heynigen Brokerage company cleared and sailed for the Pacific coast via New Orleans with general cargo loaded here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE JEFFERSON

"The Last Warning" appears for the last two times today, with matinee and night performances, at the Jefferson theatre. This play, which met with such success in New York city that it stayed at the Klaw theatre for solid eight months before going en tour, has met with the same spontaneous recep- tion upon the road that it enjoyed in New York. Birmingham gave it the stamp of approval which it has re- ceived during its itinerary since taking to the road.
 It IS a mystery play, a mystery melo- drama one might say. along the lines Iof The Bat and ''The Cat and the Canary yet vastly different from either, and one in which thrills come faster and with greater intenseness than was evidenced in them. "The Last Warning" is one of the hits of the year.
 O'BRIEN-SWOR MINISTRIES
 Neil O'Brien's Super Minstrels with Bert Swor, comes to the Jefferson tfhursday night for three night per formances and q matinee Saturday aft. trnoon.
 The annual appearance of the OBrien minstrels in Birmingham is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

The unemployment insurance fund to be asked for by the limited Cloth Hat and Cap Makers in New York will not affect the millinery division of the in- dustry s.5. !,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

About 250,O00 persons in Great Britain have fortunes large enough to be touched by the capital levy proposed by the labor party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

AT THE LYRIC Entertainment of the first rank is what critics say of the bill which will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
DOCKWORKERS TO STRIKE Wage Dispute Results In Ultimatun
 In England

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2o.-Ths naval repair ship, Prometheus, saiisd yesterday from Vera Cruz for Charles- ton, s. C., where she should arrive late Thursday or early Friday. ShA is bringing back the bodies of Captain Sparrow of the Tacoma and the thres radio operators of the ship killed with him in an accident on board the wreck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

Hongkong, China, imports more than SJ000.0O0 worth of toys a year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

A New York reader, referring to a recent column on the advantages of owning a home, wants a column de- voted to "ReasonA why life insurance, especially in every mans life, is a ne- cessity and should come first and fore most in the provisions that should be made by every man for his loved ones."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

delivered by the latest mail. Perhaps peep at some of them may prove in-
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27
COMMITTEE IN
SENATE FAVORS
NORRIS PROJECT

WASHINGTON, May 27. The
senate agriculture cOmittee today
favcrably reported the Norris gov
ernment ownership plan for the op-
Grafton of the gigantic Muscle
Shoals nitrate and power project.
A motion to report the Ford offer
favOrably was defeated IL to D, vOt-
ing present two.
No action was taken concerning
the other pending offers.
The Norris plan was reported by
the committee two years ago but
failed of action.
Advocates of Henry FOrd's and
other private offers are forced by
the committee decision to carry
the fight for their acceptance to
the floor of the senate, where Ford s
bid and possibly others will be offer
el as a substitute for the Norris
plan when disposition of the pro-
ject comes to vote.
The vote to report the Norris bill
was IL to 4.
No move was made in the commit
tee to report the Ford offer without
recommendation.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27
Public Invited to Participate
in Memorial Day Services Here;
Plan Parade, Cemetery Services

,cial streets at $3.50 a. m. and march
20 the Eastside school, where auto
mobiles will be available 10 com
.tinue the trip on to the cemetery.
Divisions AS Follows
The divisions of the parade will
be as follows, with Pat Thaanum
acting as MARSHALL: Flags, Imperial
Municipal Band, Firing Squad under
direction of John kepley, cars for
Civil War Veterans, Spanish Amer
lean War Veterans, American Legion
members, local civic organizations,
Boy Scouts, school children, flower
ears and other ears. .e4
The speech of the day, to be- de-
livered at the cemetery will be made
by Norman c. Deaton while Cha
plain George A.. Hartman will give
the invocation.
The impressive American Legion
ritual will also be delivered at the
cemetery as part of the fitting OBJ.
servances planned for the day
1t is understood that the Calexico
members of the American Legion
will. participate in the local lob
servance and march in the parade
here. Brawley post is conducting
obseryances in that city. ~o,r ,f.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27
200 MOTORISTS
ARE ORDERED
TO FIX LIGHTS

More than 200 motorists at Ca
lexico last night were given red
tickets by traffic officers who stop
ped all ears driving along Imperial
street between Sixth andq Seventh
streets, and made the drivers test
the lights on the screen which had
been erected.
The traffic officers under the di-
reetion of Captain Shotwell required
each motorists to drive his car
within % feet of the screen and
unless the headlights fell within the
allotted space on the screen, the driv-
crs were given ticket bearing in
structions to have the lights fixed
within three days or face being fin
ell for violation of the law.
more than 95 per cent of the
automobiles in Imperial county have
defective headlights" Captain Shot
well said today.
The traffic officers are operating
over the entire county inspecting
hcduiiShtoy iiSVhoC PidtOsy iSSiotio
tion cards, operators licenses and
all automobiles, in campaign to en-
force the motor vehicle laws.
'We are also having considerable
trouble over the belief of many mot
orists relative to licensing trail
err" Captain Shotwell stated. "Ev-
cry automobile trailer weighing more
than 800 pounds must be provided
with a trailer lieense,' he said.
Commercial licenses for all ears
which do not come within the type
designated as being on-commercial,
must be secured.
Captain Shotwell said he had just
been informed by the Sacramento
office of the motor vehicle depart
mcnt that all dealers who buy ears
from outside this state without first
verifying the true owner, are subject
to having their dealers license re-
vokcd. This is new ruling, he
said, and one which is of utmost
Importance in keeping proper
check on all ears.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27
rs SOLICITORS
NAMED FOR TWO
HOUR CAMPAIGN

In a two hour intensive campaign,
26 solicitors for funds for the Sal
vation Army will canvass FL Cen
tro Thursday afternoon to raise the
$500 quota assigned to this dis
trict.
The campaign, one of the short
est ever planned here, is under the
direction of w. ID. Carey for the
Elks; G. X. Harris, for the Ameri-
can Legion, and C. +. Sones for the
Rotary club.
The solicitors will be paired off
and will be assigned to cover l3
sections in El Centre, Seeley, Holt
vile and Imperial, all being in the
FL Centre district.
The quota for the entire lmper-
ial Valley is $4,000, according to an
announcement issued today, half of
lish q local corps next October.
The solicitors appointed are as
follows: A. j. Preble and John Rice,
Earl Trey and r. Martin, James T..
Coyle and William Lewis, w. Ton
dro and Otto Jaeger, d. b. Roberts
and Fred Gainola, a. c. johnson and
c. w. Barry, j. l.. Travers and
Vaughn Francis, II. C. Stevens and
James b. McNeece, O. G. Horne and
John Drummer, j. H. Edgar and
George Anderson, l.. l.. Duff and j..
G. Wood, Hugh Osborne and F.
Albright, Tom Gill and Howard
Morgan
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27
Largest Class Ever Graduated
From Elementary Schools Here
Get Diplomas Wednesday Night

of Seeley Union will render n vocal
solo.
The address of the evening will bs
delivered by Rev Oscar Sweeney Of
this city, and will be followed by
the presentation of the diplomas by
Prof. House.
All parents and friends of the
yonng people, rs well as the public,
are invited to attend.
Here Are Graduates
The list of graduates who will re-
ceive their diplomas tomorrow night
follows:
Arnold Ariaudo, John A. Ariaudo,
Cleo Atkins, Opal Baker, Edwin
Baker, Amy Bennett, James w.
Berry, Cecil Brown, Donna Mae
Bristow, Myrtle Brunn, Margaret
Carmichael, Willie Conn, Alice Cole,
Alice Cotney, Delous Cox, Billy
Douthitt, lleene Dyson, Delpha Eg.
glestou. Florence Marie Franklin,
Louis Ferrell, Milton Finley, Stsw
art Gale. Paul Gillett, Florenee
George, Fannie Lee Hancock. Eve.
lyn Hansen, Lawrence Harris,
George Havens, Octave Hensley,
Morris Hobby, Joe Hurst, Ada Mae
lInmc. Wanda Lee Johnso0, Lois
Continued ON Page Flycj
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27

An important event in the lives
of 1l2 young people, and also in
the history or Central Union high
school district, will take place to.
morrow night when the elementary
school graduation exercises for this
district will be held at the high
school auditorium at clock.
According to Prof. j. l.. House,
who is in charge of the arrange
ments for the exercises, this year IS
class is the largest on record with
90 two years ago being nearest
the present number. A second
record is also being broken by the
number of these graduates coming
from the Wilson school of this city
where class of II, the largest ever
graduated, is joining those from 9th
er parts of the district in tomorrow
nights activities.
A song by the Acacia school grad
uating class will open the gradual.
ing exercises. This will be follow.
ed by another. song by the class
from Mt. Sigusf school. Two or
chestral numbers by the Wilson
orchestra aud reading by Morris
HoDdv of iaat schoos are next.
The McCabe Union class will then
present a song, and Beulah Sheldon
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27
Wild Scenes as Germany Tries to Form New Cabinet
HuQhes Will Not
Quit as Outcome
OF Bill Signing

WASHINGTON, May 27.-Presi-
dent Coolidge and Secretary Hughes
will not break as a result of the
presidents s signature Of the immi-
grafton bill providing for japanese
exclusion.
Hughes has no intention of resign
ing, despite the fact the secretary
was bitterly opposed to the japan
ese exclusion clause.
Widespread belief that Hughes
recommended to the president that
he veto the bill caused many ru
mors that Hughes would step out of
the cabinet if the new law was ap-
proved.
While the secretary refuses to
comment, the United Press is in n
position to state he never advised
the president 10 veto the bill.
Hughes believes Mr.. Coolidge took
the best possible course he could in
signing the measure and issuing the
accompanying statement dep,oring
its japanese exclusion measure.
japanese Ambassador Hanihara,
however, is almost certain to retire
as result of the signature of the
bill. He feels his usefulness mere is
at an end because of the unsuccess-
full outcome of his efforts to stave
off exclusion by law in favor of
IA treaty. He will not retire immed-
lately, however, believing such a
step would SAVIOR of a rupture of
diplomatic relations. Eanihara will
probably return to Japan during the
summer.
TOXIC, May 27.-Foreign Minis
ier Matsui informed the Press that
Ambassador Hanihara is returning
from Washington shortly.
The ambassador has not been re-
called, it was said, but is being re-
turned to permit him to explain the
japanese situation in America, to
the japanese govenment.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27
CRUMBLES NAMED
AMONG Is WHO.
GO TO TRY0UIS

Kenneth Grumbles is named. in
the list of % men to be sent from
Southern California to compete IN
the final Olympic tryouts ut the
Harvard Stadium on June 13 and IA.
The Youthful contenders will leave
Los Angeles on June and will be
in charge of Eugene White Nixon,
director of athletics at Pomona Col
lege. He will assume charge of the
athletes tomorrow when thev report
for their first practice at the Coli
scum.
Coach r. M. Armstrong aceompa-
MED by Harold +. Seal had the ex-
treme good fortune to be present
at Los Angeles last Saturday at
the big Olympic tryouts when more
than 10000 persons cheered the
athletes to victory.
The performance of Kenneth
Grumbles, who came in second in
the 400 meter hurdles, was no small
satisfaction to Coach Armstrong.
Coach Armstrong of Central Union
High School and Coach John w.
Cook of Jmior College are both in
no small part responsible for the
splendid attainments of the valley
boy since he enrolled in U. $. G., ms
he worked under their supervision
while attending school here.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27
NO INDICATION
THAT CONGRESS
QUITS JUNE 7
Wire from Capital Says
Outlook on Swing
Bill Good

1t is practically certain that Con
gress will not adjourn on June 7 or
at any early date, according to a
telegram from +. w. Greer, repre-
sentative from the district, received
at the Imperial Irrigation district
this morning from the Washington
delegates. The telegram reads as
follows.
Delegation Saturday gave ap.
.proval suggestion of rather hot pub
licity started Sunday. Effect I'M.
mediately noticed from Raker's ac-
ton. Quit accepting flowery prom
ises and now demanding action.
Look promising. Apparently no
chance congress adjourning on the
seventh or any early date. Frazer,
Borah, Underwood notified Senate
today to that effect. LaFollette
will also insist on railroad lcgisla-
ton. In effect this means better
chance actual passage our bill. Feel
sure will get some sort of commit
tee action soon. Smith is already
complaining about newspaper re-
ports. Today he retracted Statemeht
that the bill would have to wait un-
til December. Senator johnson prob
ably will speak on the bill III the
Senate not later than Thursday. Re-
clamation fact finding bill will be
killed or our bill will probably be
attached as a. rider in the Senate. -
Indications are becoming more
and more pronounced of late shat
the All-American canal feature of
the Swing bill is gaining in favor.
The delegates from Imperial Val
ley working in the interests of the
bill are confident that the barome-
ter Of congressional opinion in
Washington is swinging over to the
fair weather point and that one of
the biggest factors in the progress
of the bill is the decision of con-
gress not to adjourn for some time.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27
lO7 CARS CANTALOUPES LEFT
VALLEY MONDAY; 287 CARS SO FAR

Through the courtesy of C. f.
Schultz. who arrived in Brawley
yesterday to take charge OF the
Market News Service of the Bureau
of Agricultural Economics of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture during the cantaloupe sea-
son, summary of each day S report
will appear in the Press.
This summary will contain in con.
densed form the information given
out i'll the daily reports which are
released in Brawley just prior to
the cantaloupe growers and ship
per's meetings held at l p. m. at
the Dunlack hotel each day.
Today s, summary follows: 1mper-
ial Valley shipments Monday, May
26, freight, 107, express II, total
11S. Texas, freight 4, express 5.
Total Imperial Nl;slley shipments to
date this year. 2S7, last year, Z.
Local shipping point information:
Maximum 80 degrees, minimum, "A.
Demand and trading good, market
steady. Cars fob cash track stand
ard 45's, $3.50 $3.50; ponies, 45 $
and "a s, $2.25@l$2.50, mostly around
$3.50. Most shipments consigned or
rolled joint accounts. /,
Chicago, California arrived.
None on track. Market weak, few
sales, closing Monday, standards,
$7.00M$7.5o, ponies, $5.O0@s5.5o.
Detroit, No arrivals. Two on
track. Market unsettled. Standards,
$500, ponies, $3.50.
Pittsburgh, l Mexican, / Califor-
MIA arrived, on track. Market
weaker. Ponies $7.00@7.25.
Kansas City, l arrived. Market
steady. Standard, 800, iumbos
SOS, $500, ponies, $3.50.
Boston, i arrived, l on track.
Market weaker for ponies, steady
for standards. Standards, $1,000
$3.50, ponies, $5.00@$5.50.
Los Angeles, 4 arrived, 4 on track.
Market slightly weaker. Standards
$4.5O@$4.75, ponies $3.O0@$3.25.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27
WHAT'S DOING

''The White Sister, at the
Airdome tonight.
Senior Glass Day exercises at
high school tonight.
Recital by pupils of Williams
studio at State Street Christian
church tonight.
Primary, intermediate pupils
of Todd -Needham studio in pub
lie recital tonight at woman's
club house.
i. ". Commandery No. 81
meets tonight Masonic hall.
Knights of Pythias meet to-
night at Davis Hall.
!. ". Coucil 213o, knights of
Columbus banquet and meeting
tonight in Calexico.
Eaetside- Sunset Farm Center
meets tonight.
Dclphian Club chapter meet
ing at Ten Thousand Club, 10
q. nj. tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27
MOTLEY ARRAY
OF LAW MAKERS
HOOT and SCREAM
Reichstag Adjourns Af-
ter Tremendous Row
by Factions
by United Press Leased wire

BERLIN, May. 27.-President
Ebert at 5 a. m. today commission
ed Chancellor Marx to form a new
cabinet, replacing that which re-
signed last night.
Other leaders had been consulted
by the president and had proved
unable to resume the chancellor-
ship. /
With the constitution of the next
German government still uncertain,
the new Reichstag convened to-
day.
The most Heterogeneous collection
of legislators ever to gather in Ber-
lin, entered the closely guarded
doors of the Reichstag between
files of troops, while great
throng gathered in the streets 20
see some of, the new and distin
guished members.
There were pastors,S communists,
women, agitators of both sexes who
have been tried for treason; there
was white haired General Luden-
dorff, aged Frau Clara Zetkin,
young Bismark, tall, dark and
handsome grandson of the "iron
chancellor" men in the rough cor
duroy affected by the cred" I" and
others with the shaven heads and
monocles of the extreme right.
There were one prince, three bar
ons, three counts and six ordinary
noblemen among the Nationalist
members.
Turbulent Scenes
& The session opened amid turbu-
lent scenes, Communist deputies
shrieking and eat calling when Adj
miral Won Tripitz called the roll.
Continued on Page Eight
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27
Memorial Day will ]

NN"' 49, y V'SN' WV
locally by Boyce AtepPost iu cau.
junction with Spanish Emericnn war
veterans in fitting manner. A
program has been completed which
calls for parade from Seventh
Street to the Evergreen cemetery,
where services and decoration of
graves will be conducted.
There are about IS soldiers
graves in Evergreen cemetery, and
the public is invited not only to
join in the parade but to attend the
services and take part in the deco
ration of the graves. As relatives
and friends of many of these vete-
rams have left the valley, their last
resting place would go unmarked on
this national holiday were it not for
the activities of the local veterans
organizations. ~.t
A special request for flowers for
graves is being made and any one
who has flowers to give is urged to
leave samet in front of the Press
office on Friday morning BY nine
o clock. Qr1 H,s
The parade will form on Seventh
street between Main and CONNER
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27
First CarlOt of
WatermelOns
Leave

The first carlot shipment of
Imperial Valley watermelons left
yesterday from Westmorland,
and according to Horticultural
Commissioner Harrigan who had
two inspectors on the job, was
Of a high quality.
Twin Stanley Of the Stanley
Bryan Company shipped the luci-
ous fruit, which was consigned to
Los Angeles. The shipment con-
tanned IL tons Of melons.
The fruit is also on sale at
some Of the local groceries, lab
eled "seven cents pound
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27
2 MISSIONARIES
KILLED in CHINA

PEKIN, May 27.-Two unnamed
American missionaries are reported
to have been killed at Kweilin,
Kwangsi, when northern troops be-
sieged that city May s.
The report, which is unconfrmed,
reached the American legation here
today from the consulate at Canton.
Occupants of the Kweilin mission
were Miss NJ. Coppelt, Miss l.. NJ.
MacDougall, Miss n. +. Jones, Jos
eph Cunningham and his wife and
a Miss Alvarson, They represented
the Christian and mission alliance,
headquarters New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-27
DOBLE STEAM
CO. AG E n rs
ARE INDICTED

SAN FRANCISCO, Nav 27.-F.
G. Cox, president and w. f. Barn
ard, vice president of F. G. Cox
Company, fiscal agents for the
Doble Steam Motors Corporation,
were under Indictment today for al
legged violation of the state "Blue
Sky Laws, y
The indictments were voted by
the county grand jury last fight and
afe~returnable in superior court to-
morrow.
The two men are accused of sell
ing $750000 worth of stock after a
permit to sell $l,000,000 of motors
stock had expired.
Peter Slaterback, one of the asso-
ciates of Cox and in the stock sell
ing campaign, was not indicted,