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Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
TO ADVER TISE
FOR PAVING BIDS
IN NEAR FUTURE

General plans and specifications
for the paving work ON Main,
Fourth, Len Rey and Sandalwood
streets, presented by City Engineer
Phillip w. Knights, were adopted
by the city council at last night S
meeting. Following this action, the
council instructed the city clerk to
advertise for bids on the paving
work, and also to advertise for bids
on the sale of the paving bonds in
the amount of $42, 900, recently vot
ed at a city election.
City ordinance No. 290, providing
for pqnishmnt upon conviction of il
legal possession of liquor, wa,
amended so as to eliminate iai
sentence for first offense, which
has heretofore been included in the
ordinance. Under the Volstead Act
and the Wright Act, the latter be.
ing state law designed to supple
ment the Volstead Act, first of
tenders can only be punished by a
fine. In several cases where local
offenders have been given fine
aud a Jail sentence in the police
court under ordinance No. 290, the
superior court has held the iudg-
ment to be Illegal and it was there
fore decided to amend the ordi.
nance so as to conform to The
Wright Act.
\ committee from Boyce Aten
Post, American Legion, appeared
before the board TO discuss a plan
for the installation of uniform
plan of decorating for the down
town section of the city. The plan
calls for the erection of flag stand,
ards at regular intervals, so that
on occasions when flags are display.
ed they will present a uniform ap.
pearance. After outlining the plan
to the council the latter stated that
it would be necessary for the plan
to be approved by the chamber OF
commerce, inasmuch as it affects
the business men of the city, before
the council felt justified in taking
any action.
Ross T. HIo~cox, representing
George Oswald, asked the council tC
rescind Il lease entered into ON April
., 1924, between the city of FL Cen.
tro and Oswald, covering land on
East Side which is used as AN as
phalt plant. The council refused tC
Vacate the lease at this time.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
Maybe You Can
Help These
Riddles

A pitiful ease has just come
to light and an appeal is being
broadcast to kind hearted folks
of FL Centre to help out.
\ little family of six child
rem, the Oldest boy of IL, the
Youngest a tot or three, have
been camping ut the city park
here since their father died
few weeks ago and their moth
er was taken to the county hos
pital, suffering from tubercu-
losis.
It's been uphill work, trying
to fill six hungry mouths from
the wages earned by the oldest
boy, so it has been decided to
send the five younger children
back to Grace, Idaho, to an
aunt who will look after them.
But there are no suitable clothes
in which to make the trip and
this story is being printed in
the hope that FL Centre moth
ers, some of whom have closets
groaning with discarded child
ren's clothes, will come to the
rescue.
There are five children who
must be outfitted from tip to
toe--four girls, age Ia, 8, 6 and
3 years, respectively, and one
boy, 10. Any donations may be
left at the Press office, and
will be delivered promptly.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16

the new court house. we soon learn
ed that 100000 bond money would
not be- sufficient to complete the
building and that in order to com
rlcte the building this $76.S00, or
II large portion of it, would have TO
be transferred back into the }uild-
ing fund from the general fund.
"The records show that on No
vember 2S. 1924. there had been
contracts let in She sum of $372,,
l60.22; that in addition to the
S300,00C bond money there was
$47,500 of this $7G,S00, previously
borrowed from the building fund;
transferred from the general fund
and back into the building fund;
that in addition TO this money there
has been $4,000 in rcdemptions
placed in the building fund; tHat ON
November 2S, 1924 there had been
$3l6,500 on the contracts herein.
above mentioned paid, and at that
time there was approximately SO,
660 vet due.
AT this time there is in the
neighborhood OF $4,000 on contracts
in connection with the building Of
the new court house yet due Last
year when the board of supervisors
was fixing she tax rate, they made
a sligft reduction in same and did so
in view of the fact that this money,
which had previously been borrow
Cd from the build;ag fund and
transferred into the general fund
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
Sen. Wheeler Goes on Trial for His Political Life
Wheat Alfalfa Is
Newest Hay
Product

One of the finest fields of
wheat ever grown in Imperial
Valley, is today being Eut Ri
hay on the Ed Forester ranch,
four miles west of this city.
Forester sowed the wheat as a
shade crop for alfalfa, and the
wheat has grown so thick and SO
high that the alfalfa is almost
entirely hidden from view. The
wheat is almost shoulder high,
Forester stated this morning,
and has grown so thickly and
evenly, as to make it appear like
an immense floor.
There are GO acres in the field
and Forester intends to have
two machines cutting it. One
machine started to work this
morning and another will t'c put
on tomorrow.
Forester expects the wheat
alfalfa hay will bring him a good
price, end that ne will make a
substantial profit off his unique
crop.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
BITTER FEELING
ON BOTH SIDES
MARKS CONTEST
Selection of Jury On;
Great Array of
Lawyers
BY PAUL r. MALLON,
Omitted Press Staff Corresnonde emf,

tOnltcd PreSS staff Correspondent
FEDERAL COURT ROOM,
GREAT FALLS. Mont, April 16.--
Selection of jury which will try
Senator Burton X. Wheeler on a
charge of misusing his senatorial
office was begun today Immediate
ly after Judge Frank S. Dietrich
called federal court to order for
the trial
Political bitterness was manifest
on both s-des as each announced it
was ready for the case which is to
decide the political fate of the
recent leader in Washington sean
dal investigations.
Acting for the defense, Z. b. o.
Lcary, noted Montana criminal law
yer, began examination of the first
I of 40 veniremen to be called.
o 'Leary questioned prospective
jurors as to their political opinions
toward Senator Wheeler and espe-
clally if they harbored any i'll will
against h5m for activities in defense
of workers during his term of at
! torney general of the state, aetivi-
ties which az that time caused Il
local sensation.
For the prosecution r. C. Stew
art, of st. Paul, Mimi, questioned
as to the ability of talesmen to de-
eide the case impar.ially regardless
/ of political affiliations.
The trial was called in a tinv
federal court room where scarcely
more than score of spectators
I dressed i'll picturesque regaiia of
I the COW country could crowd their
way.
CLOSER Is U. S. Witness
j. was learned the government
will play as star witness Clyde
/ CLOSER, former secretary to Gordon
! Campbell, Montana oil operator,
who. it is charged, Wheeler repre-
( sentcd before the interior depart
ment. CLOSER will testify he was
rresent at the conference between
I Campbell, Wheeler and others when
Senator Wheeler consented to repre-
sent Campbell for "a large sum of
money -
The government also has among
its 40 witnesses several who will
I certify that Wheeler received on
/ January 10, 1924 shortly before be-
ing elected senator, payme,t of
! $1,000 from Campbell and later ON
7 February 16 another $4,000. Full
( payment was to be $4,000
i The defense VIII contend that
/ Wheeler was to represent Campbell
/ in Montana courts which i. not
I agains. the law aud witnesses. In
1 cluding William Spry, commissioner
of the land office will testify that
Wheeler never appeared before the
interior department in Campbellrs
( behalf
The indictment charges violation
of the federal statute which pre-
vents senators from representing
/ private clients before government
! departments. Penalty of two years
Imprisonment or fine is provided.
Wheeler if found guilty will also
be banished from the senate
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
Lure of Spring
Claims Local
Boys as Victims

Policemen and Harry Skinner,
supervisor of county school at
tendance are Searcing for two run
AWAY boys, King Moreland and Rob
ert Stone, VINO disappeared from
their homes last Monday
King is hte Is year old son of
Mr., and Mrs. o. X. aioreIand, who
live in the Lenox apartments. Mrs.
Moreland states that King came
to her on Monday and asked for ~
to purchase some underwear. Im-
mediately afterward She suspected
that something must be strange
about his coming home during the
middle of the day and she notified
authorities at once, but so far no
trace of the boy has been found
Robert Stone is the Is year old
son of T.. b. Stone who lives on
Brighton street.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
Here Is Program
For Teachers
Meeting

The Imperial County Teach
ors S Association program con-
venes at the high school auditor
ium on Saturday morning at
$50 a. m. The program Will be
a follows:
America.
Cornet solo: III Trovatore, "
VeZdi. George -nomas.
Our Boys, Judge II. B. Grif-
fin of Brawley.
Our Girls Miss Marian Wy
man, county Z. w. C. A. secre-
tary.
Piano duet: "Danse Macadre'
Saint-Saen Ruth Miller and
Joan Miller.
Address: Walter 3. Dexter,
president Whittier College.
Announcements.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
SENATE'S 0. X.
WATER BILL OF
INTEREST HERE
Ralph Swing Puts Up
Good Fight For
Measure

Imperial Valley is vitally inter
I estcd in the Swing-Johnson bill
which was passed by the state sen
Ate yesterday, % to 8, providing for
the creation of \ metropolitan wa
ter district to enable cities of South
ern California to unite for the pur-
pose of obtaining a supply of do
nestle water from the Colorado
river.
By an odd coincidence, the bill
has the same name as the one which
is now before congress. providing
for the construction o. Boulder
Canyon dam and the All-American
canal. The nationaI bill is named
after Congressman Phil d.. Swing,
its author. and Senator Hiram John
son, who introduced il into the sen
ate.
The bill before The state iegisla-
Swing of Sair Bernardino, II brother
of the congressman, and Senator A.
b. Johnson of Pasadena.
Officials of the Imperial Irriga-
tion district were closely in touch
with Sacramento regarding the bill.
which has the endorsement of the
district.
The opposition in the senate, ar
'gued for the most part that the bill
Is premature inasmuch as it viii be
at least ten years or more before the
Boulder Canyon dam, which viii
provide the desired water, is com
pleted.
Senators Ed Sample, San Diego,
and Harry Chamberlain. of Los An.
geles, led the opponents while the
authors Of the bill, Senators A. b.
johnson and Ralph Swing, urged its
passage
Practically all of the objection
able features which were in the or
iginal bill were amended out be-
fore it came up on the floor of
the senate. Los Angeles is limited
to 80 per cent of the administering
power 'of the proposed district and
present water rights Of cities and
counties are not impaired under the
amended proposal.
No action will be taken ON the
measure in the assembly until the
early part of next week, due to the
press of other business, il was be.
lieved.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
SHEPHERD PLEADS
NOT GUILTY TO
MURDER OF WARD
By United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, April William ID.
Shepherd today pleaded not guilty
to the charge that he murdered his
wealthy ward, Billy McClintock, to
obtain the latter s fortune.
Defense Attorney William Scott
first asked Judge Jacob Hopkins to
quash the indictment. The prosecu-
tion entered objections and the
court rejected the defense motion.
The clerk of the court then read
the lengthy Indictment, charging
Shepherd with causing Billy's death
by feeding him typhoid fever germs.
The defense and prosecution will
meet latter to agree on what Judge
is to hear the case. 1t is hoped to
have the trial start soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
COLLEGE RECEIVES
HISTORICAL EEI
RELIC

SClO. Ore, April lG.-An histo-
ric rolic-the spinning wheel OF Ann
Powell, wife of Elder Joab Powell,
familiar figure in early Oregon,
history-has been donated TO the
Oregon Agricultural college, where
II will be presedved in the museum
there.
The wheel was used in spinning
wool, flax and hemp.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
WHAT'S DOING

"Salome OF the Tenements,'
Valley theater tonight.
Beauty and the Bad Man,
Palace thea.or tonight.
Elk's Charity dance tonight,
Masonic Temple.
Imperial farm center meeting
tonight.
Night classes at high school
tonight.
Ell Centre chapter r. A. M.
No. 100 meets tonight.
Troop "a boy scouts meets to-
night.
Kiwanis club luncheon at
Barbara Worth hotel tomorrow.
w. G. T. U. all day meeting
tomorrow home of Mrs. Charles
Collier.
Northend home demonstration
meeting tomorrow, subject "Nu-
triton Salads
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
RULES AT U. C. TO
BE HARD ON THE
RICH IDLER s"

BERKELEY, April l6,-No more
will erich idlers seek the Uni
versity of California for amuse-
ment, with education on the side.
Some Of them in the past have
taken eight to ten years in which
to be graduated
Now, the university rules, any
student flmking OUT and return-
ing after six months to try it again.
will be permanently dismissed.
Failure to pass in one ubiect means
being on probation for the next Sc
mester. Dismissal will follow if the
probation is not justified.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
DOG, THE CAUSE OF
PUNcTURED TIRES

BURBANK, Calf, April l6s-
One more puuctured automobile tire
and James Russell's collie must
leave town.
He is now ON probation following
charges by three motorists that col
lie sharpened his teeth on their tires
so well that he bit them flat.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
DIRIGIBLE ON MAD RAMPAGE
Wrenched From
M0Orings, R-33
Has Wild Ride
ny United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, April l6-The R-33 is
calling for help.
Wireless messages of distress
from the dirigible, which broke
from its mooring mast early today
were received by. the Norfolk
wireless station today.
A. British destroyer put out into
the North Sea from Fatham, in
structed to cruise about and watch
for the R-33.
When last reported the airship
was approximately 70 miles north
west of Amsterdam. At the time
she was believed safe, although the
air ministry announced the dirigible
could not get back TO IT'S station at
PulhaIn tonight.
The airship's nose, reported torn
the R-33 from its mooring mast was
not damaged, the air ministry now
announces. Instead Il piece of the
mast bangles from the airship s
brow, impeding navigation.
Torn from her moorings at Pull
ham and carried out over the North
Sea by n so mile gale. the giant
dsrigiblc fought the elements to,
day in n desperate struggle for
safety.
For time thousands on the shore
watched the airship, its nose torn
away, dip and plunge in heavy
rain storm. Then terrific gust
| struck the huge craft and it disap
pearcd out to sea behind n bank of
lark clouds.
Off Holland Coast
After nine and u half hours,
lrring which the crew patched up
The nose of the R-3S and were able
| 10 better manipulate the craft in
the storm. the dirigible was report
ed so miles off the coast of Hol-
land, northwcst OF Amsterdam.
The whole Dutch coast guard sers
vice alorg the North Sea was or.
dered TO watch for the R-33 and
british vessels were in readiness to
answer a call.
Among those aboard tho crippled
airship is Corporal Potter. one of
fhc survivors Of the disaster of the
R-3s. which broke in two and fell
IN flames over Hull, England, three
years ago.
Also believed to he aboard are
fsevcral relatives of members Of the
crew who were aloft visiting when
the airship was wrenched from its
moorings.
Crowds of Hollanders assembled
on the Donhelder, l6ftiest point of
| Northern Holland saw the R-33 go
past, near the island Of Tersehell-
ing, according TO dispatches from
Amsterdam.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
GRAIN PRICES IN
A SHARP BREAK
ny United Press. Leased Wire

CHICAGO, April 16. - Grain
prices suffered sharp break on
the Chicago board of trade today.
May wheat closed at $1.45 bushel,
q drop OF seven cents.
July wheat lost five cents and
September wheat dropped ; Il
cents.
May rye lost 9 l.2 cents, clos
ing at $l.03 IL a bushel
Corn dropped from II to 4
cents, while oats lost up to is
cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
GAMES TODAY
National

National
New York at Boston. clear.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn,
clear.
Pittsburgh at Chicago, clear.
st. Louis at Cincinnati, clear.
American
Washington at New York,
clear.
Boston at Philadelphia, clear.
Chicago at Detroit, clear.
Cleveland at st. Louis, cloudy.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
Fate of Three
Det tectives in
Hands Of Jury
Nv united Press Leased Wire

CINCINNATI, O., April l6,-
Fate Of the three Cincinnati de-
tectiyes charged with liquor graft
win be placed in the hands of the
federal grand jury today
The three Richard Kinney,
James Hayes and Frederick l Bul-
lerdick, failed ia take the stand in
their own defense as their ease was
closed late yesterday,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
ARRESTED 200 TIMES
WITHIN 80 YEARS

OAKLAND, April ld-Tom Lewis,
colored, has lived 80 years, and in
that time has been arrested 200
times in all the principal cities of
the coast, he said, when jailed again
today. Vagrancy was his usual com
plant, he said, but, this time he
faced a charge Of robbing another
negro.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-16
ID. ID. BOX.
4. ORE.

Major league baseball results:
Amercan-At Philad olphia
Boston 300 coo 000-3 5 !
Philadelphia 200 002 03X X-7 II l
kallio, Ross and Picinich; Rom
nell and Cochrane.
National-At Boston
New York 600 030 Cots II 0
Boston 600 010 0C0-l / |
Scott and SNYDER; Cooney, Me
Namara, Benton and Gibson.
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Rialto-" Secrets OF the
NIGHT.

At the Rialto this week the pic
ture Secrets of the Night" from the
stage play, The Nightcap." fea lures
lanes kirkwood and Madge Bellamy
1t is a mystery story full of hilarious
comedy. During a week end party at
tho home of "A bank president muir
der is committed to involve the Fed
eral bank inspector, one of the guests,
in order to prevent his inspection OF
the bank the following day, which
was threatened with failure. Mys-
ferrous appearances and disappear
ances, weird noises, puzzllnE door
knocks and shots terrify the guests
The ebony-hued butler almost pc
comes white in the frantic fear. Many
comical Situat ions ensue when an at
tempt is made to solve the crime. and
nearly every one present is accused
of the murder. During all the pecul-
lar incidents Of the party an In
interesting romance is developed.
James kirkwood is good as the bank
president and Madge Bellamy Is
pleasing in a role requiring little
histrionic effort. They are supported
by Rosemary Theby and Zasu Pitts.
Tom Wilson is funny as the butler.
The House of David jazz band is an
added attraction and continues the
vogue of offering opponents of pop
ular music. These syncopators, with
their unshorn locks and unshaven
faces attired in uniforms of bright
colors, are unique in appearance.
Their playing of presentday popular
melodies is excellent and contrasts
strikingly with odd hirsute growths
enjoined by the tenets of their sect.
Their offerings were greeted with pro-
longed applause.
Other features include an orchestral
overture, LISTS Hungarian Rhap-
sody No. ." comedy, tiona1
News pictures, an inkwell cartoon and
beautiful scenic views in colored
photography of Torquay, a garden
spot in southern England.
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Continued from Sixteenth Page)

ers. 'neverything: even the peanut
hawkers working overtime
The famous clown Marceiline, from
the New York Hippodrome, is in the
van. Preceding the Grand spectacle
III the main tent, Sideshow bankers
offer a free view o8 the strange and
curious people in the freak oval.
Here You see Prof. William Bartell
eating fire, crockery, stones and cleo
trio light bulbs as 1.-The human ostrich ;
Fatima. the Oriental dancer, and others.
In the big show are the Chandon
Trio in a mdair thriller; Victor
Hyde's Dancing Ponies,' sextet
of pretty girls, who from time to time
create the proper atmosphere; the
Hori Trio in Japanese balancing and
perch work. Carlos Comedy Circus
with dancing ponies. acrobatic dogs
and pair of bucking mules and the
Six Harlequins, acrobatic buffoons In
whirlwind tumbling. somersaultlng
and collapsing pyramids. There Is
also the ringmaSter and dancing girls
in fact, nothing seems missing.
"Curlytop." the photoplay, Is a
drama of conflict and envy starrin
Shirley Mason as a mysterious waif
of the London wharf district The
picture was adapted from one of the
"Limehousc Nights" stories by Thomas
Burke.
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Columbia" The Golden

Cecil 3. DeMille projects another
lavish picture on the screen at Loew's
Columbia this week under the in
triguing title of The Golden Bed"
This much-talked-of photop1ay is
fun of gorgeous display, stellar
players' and clever acting, of which
the best is done by Rod Ia Rogue,
Vera Reynolds and Lillian Rich.
While the plot revolves around the
beautiful LoreIei. played by Miss
Rich, at least three good men go
down in the swirling waters about
this siren, and while there is a val
liant effort to pull the hero out of
his despair with the honest devotion
of the plain little sister of the
Lorelei, played by Miss Reynolds, the
predominant note of the whole af-
fair is depressing.
The golden bed used in the set is
of such elegance that reports say a
furniture dealer has asked permission
to copy it for the open market. This
bed, supposed to have been handed
down to an old declining Southern
family by ancient royalty, is the
couch of the golden -curled little ia
vorite of the family, who first is
married to a wealthy marquis. This
man Theodore Kosloff) kills both
himself and the rival he suspects of
trying to steal his wife's love. The
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A M u Sc M E n T S

winsome widow returns pennilcss to
vamp Candy Holtz. played by Roo
La Rogue, who has risen to wealth
by the help of the widows plain
little sister. Married to the widow
the candy man is dragged to the
depths of bankruptcy and Jail for five
years, by her oyerweening pride and
love of luxury. Lillian Rich achieves
no mean laurels, as the beautiful
blonde Lorelei, shallow, ambitious
heartless, the kind you love to hate.
She deserts the candy man as he
tumbles to Jail from the heights Of
as gorgeous candy BALI as any
festive dream ever put on the screen.
The man she elopes with, however
deserts her, to marry well, and she
dies after horrible Authorizations on
the broken golden bed in their for
mer home turned into a cheap board
ing house. The hero. just out of Jail.
sees her there, and after she dies.
turns to his true love. who has set
up another candy store. and they re-
solve to be "builders."
La Rogue does well with a difficult
part. Vera Reynolds is appealing
Terry's Aesop's Fables, news reel
and overture by the orchestra COM
plete the bill.
Metropolitan-'Loves
Wilderness.
Omar Khayyam, ancient Persian,
who wrote so feelingly of the wilder
ness that was a paradise, probably
Continued on Page Twenty
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Have Color In Cheeks
Be Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets

II your skin is yelIow-compIexIo
paIIid-tongue coated-appetite poor
you have a bad taste In your mouth
a lazy, good feeling-you should take
Olive Tablets.
Or. Edwards Olive Tablets-a sub.
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Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets are purely
vegetable compound mixed with olive oil.
You will know them by their olive color.
To have a clear, pink skin, bright eyes,
no pImpIes, feeling Of buoyancy like
childhood days you must get at the cause,
Or. Edwards Olive Tablets act on
the liver and bowels like caIomeI-yet
have no dangerous after effects.
They start the bus and overcome con-
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note the pleasing results. Millions Of
boxes are sold annually at 15c and SOC.