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Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
RUNAWAY GIRLS
FROM [. A. ARE
PICKED UP HERE
Reform School Escapes,
Brought Here By
@ Man

Picked up in the vicinity of The
Ince Studios, Culver City, two girl.
i giving the names of Hattie PeOffer
| ID, and Catherine Jackson, of the
same age, decided that the environs
| of Los Angeles were unhealthy fol
| them, and in Chevrolet ear, said
! to be driven by a man named Ben
nett, the trio journeyed to FL Cen
tro, where this morning were taken
in charge by Officer Mayo, of the
city police.
Under the adroit questioning of
Deputy District Attorney Finney
and Officer Mayo the girls admit
ted thev had escaped from the Ele-
ter0 Reform School for Girls in the
San Fernando Valley, running away
from that institution last Sunday.
They were evasive as to their where
abOuts until Wednesday morning,
and then they admitted being in the
location of the. EHce Studios where
Bennett in his ear asked them if
wanted to go anywhere. They said
they did. ~
"Get in and / will take you
along,' Bennett was reported to
have said, and the girls got in and
stated they wanted TO get away.
"All right said Bennett u
am going to FL Centre, and | will
take you there if You want to go. y
Fails to Return
Without mere ado supplies of gas
and oil were laid in and thej girls
started on their journey. Night fall
arrived and they were beside the
Salton Sea, where the three of them
spent the night, and the journey was
resumed to this center this morn
ing. Bennett dropped the girls to
lay in a supplysof gas presumably
promising to meet them soon at
downtown corner but he evidently
forgot his date. After lingering in
the vicinity of a bank for some
time, and watched by the officer,
he girls were interrogated, and
their answers being unsatisfactory.
5hey were taken to the deputy dis
trict attorneys .office for further
investigation. f~t4e.,
Communication was at once es
tabblished with the juvenile depart
ment in Los Angeles, and the girls
are being held pending advice from
that office.
In the meantime. warrant has
been issued for Bennett, who will be
charged with a grave offence, and
a good description of him has beer
wired to points between here and
Los Angeles, ... -
But for the prompt action of Of
ficer Mayo there is every possibility
that the girls might have landed
south of the border, as it appears
from their somewhat garbled story
that they intended making in that
if possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
Chamber Pledges
Help i've Battle
OUer Top Icing

Asking for the support of the
i local Chamber of Commerce N the
fight against the proposed increas-
ed rates by the railroads for top
icing, communication was read at
last night S meeting of the Girec-
tors of the local chamber asking
their aid in the fight. The letter
was from A. +. Barker, chairman of
the committee leading the fight
against the carriers. In it he ask
ed the chamber here to cooperate
in a protes; against filing of amend
ments 10 various rates, covering re
frigeration charges to eastern mar
kets, details of which appeared, in
Saturdays S issue of the Imperial
Valley Press.
Secretary james 4. COyle was in
Structed to send a wire to Il. w.
Luce, freight traffic manager. of
the Southern Pacific, San Francisco
filing such a protest. '-.
Chairman King, of the Civic I'M
provement Committee, reported that
a conference held with the city ooun-
ell regarding the city lighting system
as it affcC,s ornamental lighting,
and thai the suggestions had been
solidified and there was every pros
peet of the Solution being present
ed in a concrete form very shortly.
Highway Nearly Done
That the improvement on the
highway on the desert between the
plank road and Yuma was rapidly
nearing completion was the report
of Chairman W. A. Tondro, of the
roads and streets committee, the
cheering assurance being given that
the work would be finished by the
frs. of the year.
Another matter given conSidera-
tion was the suggested employment
of a consulting landscape garden
Ell, to assist with advice property
owners in keeping their lots and
in good shape. Nothing
d definite was agreed upon, but it
Continued on Page 6l
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
American Leads
Attack on
Shanghai j !, |; ;hIIi
ny Unitea i,ress I,ra.ed wire

by United isress LEASED Wire
SHANGHAI, Sept. 25.--Law-
renee Kearney, agrizzlai Aineri-
can sea captain and. adventurer,
is directing the artillery prepa-
rations Of Chi Hsieh Yuan's ar
mics before Shanghai, the United
Press learned today.
A hardened freebooter, who
has seen service in Canadian,
Chilean and Chinese navies and
spent 40 years filibustering in
the Orient, Ksarney was .orgailz-
ing q Chinese branch Of the Ku
Klux Klan here three months
ago. ~. IN .,.,s~ye, N, I'LL, 4
The American joinIai the
Kiangsu forces at the outbreak
of hostilities. He became mill
tary /. adviser, to General Chi
Hsieh Yuan. ,,
For a week, since the last Of
fensive spent, itself, Kearney, has
been directing preparations for
a new. bombardment.
American Consul General Gun
ningharn today declined to COM
ment upon this newly discovered
complication.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
|. Y, Y OFFICIALS
MAKE TRIP TO /.
BARD DISTRICT


b. A. Harrigan, accompanied by
Congressman Phil ID. Swing, and of
ficialss- connected with the Farm
Bureau, made an Inspection tour to
the Yuma and the Bard districts
yesterday and report a splendid cot
ton crop in the Bard, district near
the Indian reservation. This dis
trict will yield one bale OF. cotton
TO the, acre according to Harrigan,
having much better average sproduc,
tion than the valleys
The fine, condition. of the cotton
crop in that vicinity is the result
of plenty of water, since this terri
tory has access to the water of the
Colorado river before Imperial Val,
ley, and has not had to contend with
so serious a water shortage prob
lem.
The johnson grass situation was
also looked over, this noxious weed
having caused much former discus
sion among valley officials Fand
those in charge Of the Indian reser-
yation near Yuma. 5A >
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
LOCAL TRAFFIC
MEN WILL GET.
B ACK SALARY

Announcement was made here to.
day that checks covering the Aug
aust, wages of traffic Officers in I'm
perial County, under traffic agree
ment with the state, were being
mailed out today by the Division
of Motor Vehicles. 'f
This will be welcome news to the
traffic squad here, who have not re-
'ccived their salaries for several
weeks. The failure to pay promptly
'is.laid to lack of funds in the motol
vehicle department Of the state
treasury.
All other countess having traffic
agreement with the state are being
paid today, with the exception of
four. s,,,. 49,.
Tie division is still awaiting the
action of officials Of Lake, Kings
and Nevada counties as to requests
that funds be turned back to the
state treasury to pay the officers.
San Benito is the only county
that has definitely refused to act.
The officers in this county have
been released from service.
Available funds were made pos
sible. in. a number of counties by the
return of motor vehicle funds suffi
cient to cover the wages of the men.
These funds were collected during
the fist six months of the year,
when collections are heaviest.
In a number of other counties suf-
ficient funds were collected in reg
istra,ion fees from August l to Sept
cmbher 10 to pay the men.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
CAL. OFFICIALS
PLAN TO MAKE
MANY ARRESTS
NortheHd Rancher Fined
$1O0 for Employing
School Child

One arrest Of an employer of
child labor was made in Imperial
Valley late Yesterday as the crusade
against child labor was started un-
der the direction of Louis Bloch,
chief examiner .of--the state labor
department, Of which w. G. Mathew
son is commissioner. Mr.. Bloch has
come to the valley to investigate
the status of the children He
states that the child labor law will
be enforced, no matter how many
arrests have to be made TO impress
upon local employers the crime
against childhood that they are
committing.
For the benefit of those who may
not know the principal provisions
of the california child. labor law,
the following points ara listed: No
child under 16 years of age shall
be permitted or suffered to work
during the regular school session in
his comfy. No child shall be per-
mitted or suffered to work more
than eight hours day including
the school hours. Persons liable to
prosecution for allowing child to
work in violation of the law in
clude land owner working the land.
superintendent or foreman who
hires child, parents or guardians,
or anyone who knowingly or ur-
knowingly permits child to labor
on his premises.
The law provides a fine OF from
$50 to 5000, 60 days imprisonment,
or both fine and imprisonment.
Each child who works for an en-
ployer is considered individually so
that if a man employees six child
rem, he can be fined $1,000 and
can be sent to Jail for year.
Rancher Fined 500 @,
s. Fl. Brewer, cotton ranchei
near Calipatria, was arrested yes
terday for permitting Reyes Hayes,
IL wears old. to pick cotton in his
field. Mr.. Bloch swore to the com.
plant. The defendant was arraign-
ed before Nudge P. N. Myers, of
Caipatria, pleaded guilty, and was
fined 800. Witnesses for the pro-
secution included II. G. Coe, conn
tv superintendent of schools; Harry
A. Skinner, newly appointed super
visor of school attendance, and G.
r. Prince, principal of the Calipat-
ria high school and superintendent
of the Calipatria district elemen- Z
tarv schools. Hi.A
"The county school authorities. ~
said Mr.. Coe, "will cooperate with
the labor commissioner in the en-
forcement of the child labor law,
because the enforcement of this law
is tantamount to the enforcement
of the compulsory education law.
Most children in the county who
are kept out of school are selfish
ly exploited in the fields by their
parents. Harry A. Skinner, the
newly appointed county supervisor
of school attendance win devote his
entire time TO the enforcement OF
The school attendance and child la
Dor laws"
1t is understood that more ar
rests will follow in the wake of
the present war on child labor, and
that no further warnings will be
ssued to employers and foremen of
ranches who permit minors under
The age of 16 to work while school
s in session.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
To Rewed After
Hubby Stays In
Jail Half Year

BY United Press Leased Wire
Los ANGELES, Sept. 25.-.
The stubbornness of Thomas M.
Pyler and his divorced wife,
Elva, kept him in Jail for six
months, but he finally won out.
Pyler was free today, after
languishing in a cell for the
last half year on a court order
which committIi him to Jail
rnil he revealN the wher,-
ahouts of the couples 3-year
old child, Jean. y ~
Under this tlcms of the par
ents reconciliation, they are
TO be remarked, after which
Pyler viii bring the child back
to the relastabhshed household.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
BOULDER DAM
FILM TO. SHOW
HERE FRIDAY
Swing Meeting at Palace
Aird0rne Promises
Much Success ,,,,,

+ Announcement was made today
| that the committee in charge OF
the Swing meeting tomorrow night
has succeeded in, getting a copy of
! the Boulder Dam and All-American
canal moving picture film which will
be shown as part of the evening s
| program.
The, meeting, with will begin at
the Palace Airdome theater at SIS
p. m, will be featured by an ad-
dress from Congressman Swing,
who is making a speaking tour Of
the valley this week before his
departure for Washington.
Many views and part of the ac-
tion contained in the film have
never been exhibited in the valley
before and it is expected there will
be a monster turn out from all parts
of tn valley. McCabe, Seeley, Aca-
ella, Imperial and Heber Farm Cen
ters are sponsoring the affair
Manager jenkins of the Farm
Bureau urges all attendants 20 try
and be present for the first show
at the Palace, which begins at 7
p. m. and will be complete before
the Swing program starts. He sug
gests this as one way of showing
their appreciation of the manage
ment turning over the theater fer
this affair.
Swing spoke before the Chamber
of Commerce at Calexico this noon,
and is slated to appear at the JAS
per school house tonight under the
auspices of the Jasper and Mt.
Signal Farm Centers.
His meeting at Holtville last
night, when he addressed several
hundred enthusiastic supporters at
the high school there, was a splen-
did ovation, held under the direc-
tion of Eastside Sunset, Meloland
and Alamo Verde Farm Centers.
A unique feature of the recent elee-
tion is that Eastside-Sunset district
polled solid vote for Swing. %
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
.Ince Studio Is
Filming Meyer
Ranch

Imperial Valley is gaining
considerable publicity indirectly
through the work of various mo-
tion pictures companies who have
used il recently in depicting
scenes in films they are making.
Latest of these are the stills tax
en- yesteday by Reve e. Houck,
and Ray B. Snyder of the Ince
Studios at Culver City. They
came to Ell Cc1tro looking for a
fine example of growing cotton
to use in a film their company
is making.
With the cooperation of the
secretary of the local chamber of
commerce they found a splendid
fled six miles west of Ell Cen
tro en- the Howard Meyer ranch.
After taking number Of scenes
they decidcd that they would re-
turn in a week or ten days, with
several male members of til,
cast to take some more pictures.
The story tells of boy who
runs away from home, comes
west, raises cotton, marries and
lives happy everafter.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
COachella Fruit
Growers Coming
to See Valley

Fruit growers of~Coache Val
ley are seheduleS to visit Imperial
Valley on NovemB% 6, and will be
conducted in special tour over
the valley by Farm \Advisor Ray
Ellis. Each grower win report his
experiences which he considers of
value and interest to the average
farmer during this time. These OBJ
servations will be made at the num-
erous growers to be inspected by the
growers.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.-
More than 100000 people will mass
az Crissy flying field here today to
welcome the round the world flyers
to San. Francisco 7a .n
Ceremonies of. welcome will be in
formitt and brief. p One of the prin:
cipal acts of appreciation will be the
presentation of popularity, filled
purse, which an,plnted,qat an early
hour today to about $4,000. The
birdmen are expected TO Arrive from
Santa Monica about 3 p. m. Public
schools" will ,close, lat noon. euaa.s
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
German Planes
Over Paris Are
Causing Worry

PARIS, Sept. 25.-Seven German
airplanes' flew over Paris 10 days
ago at between 5000 and 5000
meters, according to an official re-
port in the hands of the French
government, La Liberte declares to-
day.
The newspaper points out how
easy it would be for the planes to
have made the trip for the purpose
of making maps which could be used
for bombing Paris by night. t4
" AT time when Gerlnapy's good
will and the need for peace is be
ing stressed as so important, one
wonders with anguish if France is
not playing the role of dupe," La
Liberte comments.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
COTTON PRICES
BETTER TODAY

Cotton took another soar upward
today, spots showing at 100 points
over yesterdays quotations. New
Orleans spots yesterday were quot
ed at 22.45-today's figure is 23.45.
New York spots yesterday were
1915, today's figure is 24:7O.
October's quotations also showed
a satisfactory increase, yesterday s
closing figure of 22.37 being in
creased today to 23.40 in the New
Orleans quotations, New York fig
ures for October jumped from $3.50
yesterday to 24.45 today.
All this is decidedly good news
to the Imperial Valley cotton grow
er and from present indications, cot
ton should show steady trend up
ward for some time. Today quo
tations follow:
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
STORIES OF MEN
DEEPEN MYSTERY
WOMAN'S MURDER
by United Press Leased Wire


LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25.-With
the two men who know the most
deadlocked in their opposing yer
sions of the staying of Mrs. Virginia
Il. Hum, shot to death in her Pas
adena bungalow last Friday night,
the county grand jury is scheduled
to commence investigation of the
case some time this afternoon.
Both Harry Garbutt, the former
convict suspected of the murder,
and Fred +. n. Gibson, Mrs.
Hunn's friend present when she was
killed, will be examined by the
grand jury in an effort to shift the
true facts from their opposing
stories.
Questioned by Deputy District At
torney Dennison and Pasadena and
Los Angeles detectives the men have
thus far held to their original tales
-Garbutt declaring that Mrs.
HUM was accidentally shot while
he grappled with Gibson in an eff
fort to prevent him from beating
the woman, and Gibson positive that
he was not even present when the
shot was fired. s% II . AsN
"There is not the slightest truth
in any of Garbutt's statements, -
Gibson assured the detectives. 81
was in the. bathroom when Mrs.
Hum was killed. +"
Gibson IS story is verified by
little Virginia HUM, 1O-year old
adopted daughter of the dead wo-
man, and Depaty District Attorney
Dennison declared himself con-
vinced that Garbutt's explanation
is false.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
Want to Act as
Correspondent
For Press? ?s.ss ss

The Press is desirous OF 30
curing a capable correspondent
in the Holtville section, who viii
send news items daily. Tho re-
quirements are "a nose for
news and an ability 20 put
same down on paper In terBe,
correct English. Any one who
Is Interested in further parttcu.
lars should apply, either IA per
son or by letter, 20 the City
Editor, Imperial Valley Press,
FL Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
NOMINATE ROOSEVELT
FOR N. Y. GOVERNOR

ny United Press Leased Wire
CONVENTION HALL. Roch-
ester, N. Y, Sept. 25-Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy Theodore
Roosevelt was nominated as the
Republican party's candida+ss
for governor by the state con-
vention here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
- - ----------
Today's Results
National at ew York

National at ew York
Pittsburgh - /. 600 100 003-4 Q /
New York 90 &c 900 40 OOx-5 8 2
Cooper and Schmidt; Nehf and
Gowdy.. -.s,.. ,1af-.
- National at Philadelphia .oa
ST.. Louis 800 900 000--3 s /
Philadelphia 100 00I 03x-5 s 0
Shields and Gonzales; Oescher,
Belts and Henline.
Only National games played to-
day, No American league games
scheduled today. t u.s.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
10000 WAIT AT BAY
CITY FOR FLYERS

MENLO PARK, Cal.-The
wrld flyers passed over this
town, just few miles outside
San Francisco, at 2:35 p. III.
and should reach that city in a
short time.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25

= Being as graceful as a swan is nc
compliment TO girl who has seer
a swan walking.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
BIRDMEN RESUME FLIGHT TO NORTH
Begin Crusade Against Child Labor in Cotton Fields

FAUUS WUD CkCLE SUCCESEULLY COPL AL LOS ANGELES
i globe grl o I y% % lie IlH H. sth conn
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-25
Ry United Press Leased Wire

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 25--Cot-
L.. a l. L..
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MGR & Back

Joe McIzeynolds has lust return.
"a from q trip ID the studebaleer
factories.
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UNIQUE ROADS ARE I'M
Il S. AND EuRoP

Longest Paved highway III w6rld.
from Nanconvsr. b. 81. Is Mozicai
border as miles.
Highest road ii world, Pixies
Peak Colorado. 1lsl0e fcet above
coa level.
Highest paved 6treet aIl world.
Meyeda ntreets Colorado SPRINGS.
$50 fest above 6ea leHel.
Shortest street 81 world, Rne BE:
Paris
Natrowest street - world, via
eal Havana 9oFtyssVen Inches
wide.
pirklsst street. IN world. RE
IhRnekI NanIxin. china.
QlcaneNk street q world Via
CaetiIe Seville, Spain.
Noieieet street 81 world. Pearl
street, New York city.
Widest paved street IN world.
Broad street Pliiiad niriiia
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body on TIA 3nIk II eha6nia II N.
and reputation Of the manufactures
80 Wnat kney Oughk q nos ~ has.
a 81 ne klens cAr. kAs can hardly
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Y. y. - eshlpAe aa n ~ logical, but
" nas g. nlokoriafs are going
~ ~ ~ e slelF car BUYING.
- p.y oecall.e they Allow rome IT.
" ss. ~ .pnet FEATURES % blind
snS ~. - Alt 9kner cQnel0eEat lone.
y rs oLkegili6 end me nale ne these
W Innael1 should pe en-
se us.sa 81. kgL y the various makes
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~ ,0soklsts WI ina that the
s..1,,..ss $3.50 s.1. - Maes e PIT the
S1.s,s 49, 4, J. a.. sA,AN ney Will
49,
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ma eIeyeas.t ~
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coach. busIneSa rn,,s,e fo,,s.i,,s ! =.
brourhaIn. r. Irs, ..Isss. s.,ss
able make.
s.7..l .s = ~ peklence.
One motorist. tor instance, makes
Up hie mind 10 buy : certain type
oE nody lie considers flrHt the
make g car ne II tan Lar but
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WI az g9sL 20 Ions - the model y
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Tie wonderful full STANDARD" EtAv Gasoline avaiI
abb many Standard pumps completely eHmnates - krcck
More power The Mlsl Les gear shdng Le Mhrahcn Ak
the man che pump about IL
Standard Ehe trade m@k ~ te Saaadeyd OnCo fNLl,
rgaass y ~ Unissd Stars A. many tD'ssn eor'i.
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Auto hopper Worried
~ STYLE Varieties
y :. 10 500
Times Automobile Editor

Shopping for automobiles ke the autoincbie tst il 6ub.
yct to styles ~ may become fad with results that
DE kar from satisfactory lust III q n Tho thing o
consider style of body 10 the make of and IL
nteattng 70 speculate 70 hs possible outcome O1 tha
new trend IA buying
Not the prospective had
little choice ia models The usual oferngn consisted " road
1s touring coupe sedan excluding few mod6s All
signed chaueurdven Practically All
offered these four body styles with the result that the
chopper decided first what make of he wanted be
OE considering the model Recently the situation has been
virtually reversed and finds people selecting almost any
make of within their means long the model meets
their requirements.
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The Nyaelik1 tor pubile 1t1
'ing dtep terte a ~ ns
l6lle1 cer vertical acests
ing ~ Comma rd6r HOFFMAN. rreSl.
dent e2 The HOFFMAN Motor C1rfs
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the 81 focler and tho ar cIsSr'Sr
both ~ sfo are lntIrfSf ~
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This Week 8 Motor
SerInOnette
As afo ~ Ycur
AOoe1aorieg
locomotive Trade Asspciation.

Car owners aro often Judged Nv
the accessories on their cars,
particularly where such accessories
reveal 4 desire on the part az
the. nlofoFisk 70 prevent accidents.
When eolaethine happens 10
your car don't have Il aid that
you might have avoided trouble
Il you had been proyident enough
TO equip the car with one a. the
many articles which serve 70
make 4 eafer.
Frequently. there Il q question
as to which raotorist was IN the
wrong but doubt turns To tart
fiji short order when the Carn arc
examined. Public opinion quickly
sides with the owner whose ma
chine reveals IN effort toward
safety.
Given 4 certaln ut oE cirCurn.
stances. 10 would be reasonable tpl
ccncludn that the rnctorief who
faiIed 70 aausn hln car with
WindnhIeIa lnaaer WAS not III
the habit 81 anticipating the un.
ezD fotod ana that - 3 consequences
Sc was probably day dreaming
when Ito accident occurred.
The man with bumpers on his
car NOT only shows th6t he wants
protection 1rofl careless drivers.
but that 81 Recognising this need
doubtless makes an effort not to
collide with others.
Your car II ofkon. N index 0f
your social standing - well a.
your business foresight. And, lilgn.
wise. your accessories are an IN.
dex 81 your interest u public.
safety.