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Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
CONVENTION GOSSIP FRESH
FROM PEN OF FEATURE WRITER

seen, possesses undoubted elements
TO real strength.
For the men proposed to be
united under these battle-cries are
John w. Davis, of West Virginia
and New York, ''safe and sane
progressive, lawyer and diplo-
mat, and Jonathan N. Davis, hon
goodness dirt farmer, at pres
ent governor of Kansas.
Davis and Davis" say hackers
of this pair. could sweep the coun-
try. ''John w. would account for
everything east of the Alleghenys,
Jonathan NJ. for everything in the
middle west and west. The south,
being Democratic, would take care
of ITSELF
Psychologically, the heaviest hand
leap carried by Sam Ralston of In
diana is his unavailahility as a sub
ieet for snappy slogans. No one can
figure out how to rouse enthusiasm
with Ralston. No one denies his abil-
ity. his sincerity, honesty or his
political strength, but popular
strength as well as personal and pO-
litical strength will be needed to
warm the voters sufficiently to off
set the Coolidge GOODNESS.
And right there is where the
Carter Glass boomers find an open
ing for their candidate.
.sLet the light in with Glass, -
they suggest. '.Glass will warm
things up. Under Glass the Cool
idge GOODNESS can be made to run.
If it is ice it will melt; if it is fog,
it will be dissipated.
Who III be the candidateg Why,
it s a cinch, Glassl That Is clear
One of the impressive things in the
early stages of the convention, to
those who followed the preliminary
jockeying of the prc-convention per-
iod, is the apparent insignifieance of
the Underwood strength
Outside the Underwood head
quarters and the Ala bama delega-
ton littel attention seems 10 be
given the Alabama senator. Either
il has flattened out or Ollie New
men and G. c. Carlin, his man
ayers, have "a surprise up their
sleeve. They appear cheerful
enough. Perhaps they will prove
political inagieians and still pull
out the sizeable vote.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
FORMER POTENTATE
OF KHAN WA N TS
JOB AS QFFIC E II
ny unitea rreas Leased Mlre

PORTLAND, July From the
royal circle of the Ku Klux Khan,
Major Luther |. Powell, former
King Kleagle of the, northwest do
main, has deharted and is now look
ing for a job as patroman, in which
capacity he seeks to enforce law
and order under the duly organized
courts of the land.
Powell signed up and took the
examination for patrolman on the
Portland police force, in competi-
tion with 325 other applicants.
If he is successful he will be paid
$135 month to start with as a
patrolman,
Powell gave his occupation as a
sales mare ger, and stated that his
last employer was IL. W. Evans, At
lanta, Ga.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
MAY FORMALLY
CHARGE DORIS
WITH MURDER
Nv United Press Leased wire

by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, July L.
Probing the murder tragedy in
Long Beach yesterday which
took the lives of Mrs. Theresa
Doris and Henry d. Meyer,
millionaire Pasadena merchant,
the county grand jury will
question witnesses Thursday
morning, it was announced this
afternoon.
Charles w. Doris, who accus-
sIIou SIN Suffers 10 lsGsW pc
ard then shooting himself as the
two men wrestled for possession
Of revolvers, will be subjected
to an exhaustive examination.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
NOTICE OF FILING OF ASSESS
MENT FOR STREET IMPROVE
MENT

Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned City Clerk of the City
of FL Centre, California, that there
has this day been filed with him
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01

Tulare County has LOO aces of
nomegranates now in bloom.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01

San Joaquin vaiiey fruit shippers
and the railroad agents met at FIRES
no, June 10, and adopted rules for
present fruit season s shipping.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01

shafter, Kern County, is shipping
~ carloads of potatoes day.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01

NOTICE THAT BIDS WILL BE
RECEIvER FOR THE REMOv-
/ AL OF THE TT. YUMA PUMP
ING PLANT AND THE REMoV-
| AL. ANb RECONSTRUCTION
OF FIT. UMA GARAGE.
II NOTICENS- HEREBY given that
lbn MondaN the 7th day of July,
1924, at ~ O'Clock p. m. of said
HAY bids Viii be received for the
removal alil reconstruction of the
IFt. Yuma humping plant and the
IIFt. Yuma 9aragb in the county OF
state of California, and
more partisularlY referred to in
plaps and specifications hereinafter
mentioned. Said bids must be ia
writing and accompanied by GER
tified check in he sum Of ten per
cent Of the am@nt bid. Said bids
must be baded don plans and spe-
cifications for sid work on file in
the office fof Tie Clerk of said
county.
Said bids viii be opened at the
tlme mentibned bove, by the Board
of Supervisors II the chambers OF
said BoarlI IN bhe County Court
house al IN Ceifo, said county aud
state, and IA corbact viii be award
cd to the uoweI responsible bidder
the BoardL hokver, rescrving the
right to Reject all bids, as provid-
ed by lawi
BY ordet of id Board Of Super
ClG. MOUSSEAU,
Clerk ofi the Bard Of Supervisors.
Pub s TO 27 ind
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01

The first ripe figs appeared at
Bakersfield, Kern County May 2s.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01

Fresno reports Sun.aipe " us
the new brand for ripe olives.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
No. s175.I
IN BAMKRITPTCY


In the District Court of the United
States Nor the Southern District
of Calf fornia, Southern Division.
In the Matter of Joe Woodland,
Bankrupt.
TO the Honorable William p. James,
Judge of the District Court Of
the United States for the South
ern District of California.
Joe Woodland of Holtville in the
County of Imperial and State of
California; in said District, respect
fully represents:s
\ That on (the 49, Of April,
1924, last Rast, y was duly adj
judged bank 'rupt der the OActs of
Congress rel Natindto bankfS(Nptcy;
that he hak dug ssurrendered\A all
his property, andss fully complicSak
with all thel re1ements of said
Acts and of /the lers of the court
touching hiS banaptey.
WHEREFbREHE PRAYS that
he may be Necrelby the court to
have full hischBe from all debts
provable against bis estate under
said Bankrupt Us, except such
debts as abe eXptl by law from
such discharge.
Dated this 16tday OF June A.
d., 1924.
JQ WOODLAND,
Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NsICE THEREON
Southern Districcf California, IS:
On this oath ~ of June A. D.,
1924, on readfndhe foregoing pc
tition, it is
ORDERED L THE COURT,
that a hearing had on the same
on the 1st dav September A. d.,
1924. before sal court at Los An
geles, In said Dtrict, at 10 o o'clock
in the forenoon and that notice
thereof be publihed in the Imperial
Valley Press, a ewspaper published>,
in said District and that all known
creditors and dher persons in in
terest nav apner at the time and
place add show cause, if any they
have, Why the ,tayer of said petl-
tioner hould MT be granted.
Anil IT is FURTHER ORDER
ED THE COURT, that the Re,
ferel Shall seq. by mail to all
knoin creditor! copies of said pc
j titid and this order, addressed to
thei at their places of residence as
statl.
I Wtness the Honorable VIM. p.
Jam IS, Judge of said Court, and the
seajthereof at Los Angeles, in said
iJict, on the gath day of June
A. b., 1924.
Clerk.
IG.E Gibson, Deputy Clerk. oo,,
! (Ssl of the Court) OWL
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
:OTICE TO WATER NSlERS

9OIlC6 IL WAIEh CA&l,esS.SSa.u
y the rules of Imperial Irriga
It'd District all water bills become
dqnquent on the l5th of the month
flowing delivery, and if not paid,
eEice is discontinued on the Goth.
ince January, 1b24, this rule has
bdn suspended by injunction. The
Sbreme Court has reversed the
jJgment in the case of Worcs VS..
Iperial Irrigation District, and if
y NFehearing is not .ordercd by the
9th of June, then the injunction
is automatically dissolved, and all
wter bills for theNmonth of Janu-
all to and including the month of
Ny, will be Immediately delin-
dent and service will be discon-
tIued if the same are not paid in
fill.
TO avoid discontinuance of SER
yce, all water bills must be paid
imcdiately aftSSa this decision be-
Jmcs effective. ,rhere will be no
&eeption to thi irule.
If the re-hea g is not ordered,
b water will : delivered after
Ally LIST, whcre4 ater bills are un-
hid.
BY Order of Board of Directors,
Eli. .McIVER, Secretary.
June 10 ia July l
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01

The state aud federal governments
placed Is produce inspectors with
headquarters at Fresno, July l.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
$4.9s5

Carriers.
Endicott~J johnson
Keig Shoes
Weyenburgsl
Evening star., 1924-05-11
R. R. CROSSING STOP
LAW, NOW IN Effect
Regulation to Prevent Accidents
Adopted in Mississippi
May /.

JACKSON, Miss. May 10.-Missis-
sippi's law requiring drivers OF all
motor-propelled vehicles using the
public highways in this state to stop
before crossing any railroad track
where such track intersects the pub
lie highway at grade became effec-
tive May l. BIZ the passage of this
law Mississippi has joined Tennessee.
Virginia and North Carolina in the
effort to decrease the number of col
lisions between automobiles and
trains at grade crossings by enforcing
Evening star., 1924-05-11

a greater degree OF caution on the
part OF the drivers OF automobiles
and trucks.
The law requires. substantially,
that IL shall be unlawful for any per-
son operating a motor vehicle to drive
upon a railroad track which crosses
a highway or street at grade with
out first stopping at a distance Of not
feet from the track and looking for
an approaching train. Violation of
the law is made a misdemeauor, pun
ishable by fine or Imprisonment I'm
der the Law all railroads in M1ssis-
sippi were required to erect large
signs bearing the words mississippi
Law Stop" on the right side of the
road fifty feet from every crossing.
Evening star., 1924-05-11
UNIFORM AS SAFETY AID.
Franklin Says Police Garb Com
mendS Respect,

IF all traffic officers were uni
formed and patrolled the streets and
roads in uniform, a long step forward
in safety would be taken, l believe"
says H H. Franklin, president Of the
Franklin Automobile Company. with
the constantly increasing congestion,
both in city streets and country
roads, traffic authorities will have to
devise more and better safeguards to
protect human life.
mo one has a finer appreciation of
the value to the community of the
services of d traffic cop than the
seasoned motoriSt. But all such off,
GERS should be uniformed, in small
villages as well as in large cities
The psychological effect of a uniform
is to command respect for the law
In addition, the patroling of streets
and highways leaves traffic officers
free to observe other than speed vio-
lations. such as reckless driving or
lack of consider ration OF the rules of
the road or drivers rights at street
intersections"
Evening star., 1924-05-11
Came
When He Forgot to
Change Reverse

He had taken precautions to put
the gears in reverse when leaving
the machine standing headed
downward on the steep hill. When
he went to start the car he pur-
sued his custom OF throwing out
the clutch, allowing the car to
coast, letting in the clutch and
switching on the ignition. But
this, time he forgot to shift over
TO second or high. When he let in
the clutch with the gears in re-
verse and the car going forward
naturally the engine had to go
backward. A spark occurred at
the wrong time. There was true
backfire through the intake and
carburetor. They used a picture
of the wreck to help a local agent
sell more fire insurance.
Evening star., 1924-05-11
MAY PREVENT SKIDDING.
Keep Wheel Doing Locking on Dry
Pavement.

When the streets are only partially
wet, as when they are in process of
drying with about half the driving
section slippery, better test the
brakes to find whether one adjust
ment is off enough to lock one
wheel sooner than the other. If there
is a variation in the brake adjust
ments see that the wheel doing the
locking keeps on dry paving as much
as possible. Just a little anti-Skid
idea, but it all helps. Just because
the streets are drying up is no reason
to conclude that skidding danger has
passed
Evening star., 1924-05-11
Gets Executive Position.

F. ]. Fisher. president Of Fisher
Body Corporation. announces the ap-
pointment of E. C. Howard to the
executive staff Of the corporation.
Mr.. Howard recently resigned as vice
president OF the Lafayette Motor
Company. Prior to the organization
of the Lafayette company Howard
was for many years general sales
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-19
KIANGSU ARMY
IS ADV VANCING
UPON SHANGHAI
Roar of Gun Fire Shows That
Army Attacking the City
Is Approaching

Shanghai, China, (6:30 p. NO.
BY the A. P.-Sept. 19-Reports
that the Kiangsu army, seeking to
capture Shanghai, had broken the
Chekiang army lines at Hwangtu,
Is miles west of the city, on the
Shanghai Marking railway line,
and was marching on the city,
caused new alarm in outlying dis
tricts tonight.
That the Kiangsu soldiers were
advancing on the city was made
evident late this afternoon as the
sound Of gun fire came nearer and
nearer. Definite information as
to what actually was transpiring
at the front was lacking, however,
due to the fact that observers were
not permitted along the railway
lines.
First Army Bears Brunt
Shanghai, $3.50 p. n.y. (By the
A. PD, Sept. 19--Revolt cf the
third Chekiang army defending
Shanghai has thrown the brunt of
the battle today on the first army
under command of General Ho
Feng Lin, defense commissioner
whose army was holding the lines
west Of Shanghai, against the
Kiangsu forces, fighting for pos
session cf this city.
At the headquarters of General
Lu Yung- -Hsiang Tuchun of Chek-
lang province said that General Lu
was inclined to surrender and de-
mand peace parley composed of
foreign mediators.
The peace proposal was overrul-
ed by General Ho, who says that
his troops were loyal and that he
would continue to maintain a de.
fense to save the Woo Sung forts
at the outer anchorage of Shang-
hal and the Kiangnan arsenal at
Lungwha. At l O'Clock this after
noon, artillery firing was audible
west of Shanghai, in the direction
of Liuho and Woo Sung, but there
was no evidence of disorder or re-
treat in the defending Chekiang
lines.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-19
CITY ENGINEER AND COMMISSIONERS SUED FOR 81 1854
LACK OF MONEY MAY HANDICAP j.
GRANT BOYS FAMILY FIGHTING
TO STAVE OFF HANCMAN'S MOOSE
Clarence Darrow, Counsel For Leopold and Loeb Will Aid
in Fight For Executive Clemency - Mother Declares
That If Rich Men Escaped Gallows Her Family
Ought to be Spared Hanging Disgrace

Chicago, Sept. 19.-(By the A.\PD
Lack of money may handicap Ber-
nard Grant, 10, in his plea for Il COM
mutation of the death sentence i'm
posed on him with Walter Krauser
for killing Policeman Ralph Souders
according to Thomas T.. Swanson
Grants attorney.
The boys family exhausted it's
funds in the trial Of the son. who
must die October II, unless he re-
ceived executive clemency. How to
pay the expenses of 20 witnesses tc
testify before the Governor is the
family's problem.
Krauser, who first implicated
Grant and now says Grant had nc
connection with the killing, is pre-
pared to appear before the Governor
in Grants behalf, Mr.. Swanson said
Meanwhile letters from many sec.
tions of the country have been re
ceived, the attorney said, expressing
the belief that since Richard Loci
and Nathan Leopold, millionaires
sons, were given life Imprisonment
for the murder of Robert Franks in
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-19
FARMER DIES
OF BURNS IN
AN EXPLOSION
Henry Butz, of Near Under
wood, Fatally Burned;
Brother Badly Hurt

Henry Butz, aged 80, was fatally
burned, and his brother, John, was
seriously injured, as the result of
ignition and explosion of gasoline at
their farm home nine miles south
west of Underwood, Mclean county,
Wednesday night, according to in
formation received here.
The men, farmers, were taking oil
out of tank in an auto shed on the
farm of their father, John Butt, to
use in tractor, when one of the
pair kicked over lantern. Gasoline
or oil fumes ignited with an eXplo-
sion following. Mrs. John Butz and
daughter both were painfully burned
in an endeavor to put out the fire.
Neither of the victims of the ac-
cident was married.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-19
DAVIS DRIVES
AT REC0RD0F
REPUBLICANS
Candidate for President
Would Fight Battle Along
This Line, He Says

Chicago, Sept. 19.-(By the A. P.)
Having opened his Illinois CAM
paign with an attack on the Republi-
can party in an address last night
on the south side, John w. Davis, the
Democratic presidential candidate,
was prepared today to carry on in
Indiana. He will speak tonight at
Gary, and tomorrow at South Bend,
and Fort Wayne.
Cheered repeatedly by crowd es-
timated to be around $4,000, Mr..
Davis assailed the record of the
Republican administration in the
past three and half years and
told his audience that if this were
the only issue Of the campaign, he
would be content to fight on that
line alone, any contrast to the rec
ord Of the eight years of Democratic
administration under Woodrow Will
son.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-19
HOLD PASTOR
AFTER DEATH
OF HIS WIFE
Finding of Poison in Dead
WOman's Stomach Is Fol-
lowed BY Charge
ALLEGATION is DENIED
Pastor Says 1t Is Hard
Enough to Bear Death of
Mother of Children
ALLEGATION IS DENIED

Mount Vernon, ILL.,, Sept. l9.-(By
the A. P.)-While the body Of Mrs.
Anna Hight, wife Of the Rev. Law
renee M. Hight, held in Jail here in
connection with the death of
his wife, was being eXhumed at
Metropolis, Illinois, today, the
sheriff's office here was continuing
its investigation of the death of Mrs.
Hight and Wilford Sweetin, both re-
sidents of Ina, IL miles south of
here, where the minister had his
charge.
Mrs. Hight died under mysterious
circumstances last Friday and was
buried at Metropolis, the former
home Of the family. 1t was after a
conference between the states at
torney of this city and Massick coun-
ty, that it was decided to exhume
Mrs. Hight's body for further exam
ination. A Chicago chemist report
ed yesterday he had found enough
poison in the stomach of the dead
woman to cause her death. 1t was
then that the arrest of the clergy
man was ordered.
Sweetin died two months ago, and
although the coroner returned ver-
dict of death by natural causes, Cos
sip continued to keep rumors astir
regarding the cause of Sweetin's
death. His body was disinterred
yesterday in order that the contents
Of his stomach may be analysed.
A search of the home of the
clergyman, following his arrest, re-
vealed box that was reported to
have contained poison of the same
kind that had been found in the wo-
mans stomach. The minister de-
clared he had purchased the poison
to kill rats.
Denies Charge
81 am not guilty of the charges
that have been made against me in
connection with the death of my
wife," said the minister yesterday.
ut is hard enough when my chill
dren lose their mother, but the blow
is made harder by the charges
brought in connection with her
DEATH"
The coroner's inquest into the
death Of Mrs. Hight was continued
yesterday. AT the inquest the pro-
prietor and clerk of the store from
which the Rev. Hight claimed to have
purchased ham that made his wife
and two children ill, denied that any
ham had been bought at the store.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-19
WILBUR WILL
TELL COOLIDGE
OF WEST COAST
Secretary of Navy Returning
To Have Conference with
President

Washington, Sept. 19.-tBy the A
PA meeting with his cabinet, the
regular semi-weekly session, consti.
tuted the principal business before
President Coolidge today. Later in
the day Secretary Wilbur was ex-
pected to arrive here from Califor-
MIA, at the call of the President
There was no comment at the White
House in regard to the speech deliv-
cred in New York last night by Sen.
ator LaFollette, the Independent can.
didate, the president making it clear
that he would confine his discussion
of politics to formal occasions.
The next occasion on which he is
expected to deal with political ques-
tions is in his address in Philadel-
phia next Thursday night.
Although Secretary Wilbur was ex-
pected to call at the White House up
on his arrival, it was understood the
President did not plan to take up
with him the pending naval questions
which, the White House has an.
nounced, led to the request for his
return.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-19

stead of death, Grant should not be
hanged.
The same sentiment is expressed
in a letter to the Chicago Tribune
by Mrs. Alice Krauser.
"We feel as though a terrible in
justice has been inflicted on our
family when the families of Leopold
and Loeb have been so considered"
The letter stated. "The parents of
Walter krauser and Grant should be
considered also. We have no money.
We have made ourselves penniless
trying to save the disgrace Of a
hanging.
"If these two rich men can sue
ceed in escaping the moose, why
should Walter Krauser and Grant
hang because. they are poor? Should
anyone ever hang again in Illinois
No." .. "
The petition to the Governor pro-
badly will be sent next week after
the return here. of Clarence. Darrow
chief counsel for Leopold and Loeb
who has promised to aid Grant, Mr.
Swanson said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-19
Soviet Courts
Are Ruled BY
Peasants

Moscow, Sept. 19. 19.-"Comrade"
Smyrnoff, chairman of the Moscow
district court, gives some interest
ing figures in his annual report con-
corning the personnel of the Moscow
Soviet courts. OF the 2s7 judges,
100 are laborers and 81 are peasants.
Nearly IT'S are members of the Com
munist party, while so are members
of the so-called intelligentzia.
Out Of 7,845 men available for jury
duty in Moscow, Smyrnoff's report
says, 1921 are drawn from the men,
bership Of the Communist party,
6,197 are workers and peasants, and
1858 are clerical or other employees.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-19
Calls Wheeler
Common Liar

Columbus, O., Sept. 19-United
States Senator Burton X. Wheeler of
Montana, running mate of Senator
Robert NJ. LaFollette on the indepen-
dent ticket, was termed "a common
liar" by Harry M. Daugherty, former
Attorney General, in statement Civ
en- out here today after political
address made here last night by
Wheeler.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-19
MANY BANKS
WILL REOPEN

st. Paul, Sept. 19.-(By the A. P.)
Plans are under way whereby ap-
proximately 25 closed banks in Min
nesota will be reopened before the
first of the year, A. J. Veigel, state
superintendent of banks, announced
today. The liquidation is made pos
sible by the excellent crops and the
good prices received by farmers for
their products, he said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-19
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TO Be SUBJECT
OF BILL IN NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE

Eight different denominations in
North Dakota have indorsed the
plan of the North Dakota Council
of Religious Education, for provid-
ing weekday religious instruction
for school pupils, C. A. Armstrong,
state superintendent, declared here
today. Mr.. Armstrong came to the
state capitol in furtherance of the
plan for making Sunday, November
2, Religious Education Day." on pro-
clamation Of Governor Nestos.
The proposed instruction plan will
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-19
CHILD BROWNS
AT JAMESTOWN
Missed by Father, Found in
James River

Jamestown, Sept. 19.-Everett, l8
months old son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. Littrell of this city was drowned
yesterday afternoon in the James
river. When last seen he was play
ing with two older brothers near
where the father and mother were
digging and gathering potatoes near
the river. Soon after he was missed,
the father saw the body floating in
the river and recognized it by the
sweater the boy wore.