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The Washington times., 1925-03-12

Ferd Petit was on the guest list
at the Lions lunch yesterday.
Ferd comes in like a Lion, and
goes out like a Lion. too" be-
cause there's no sense giving pub
Lefty to the Lambs Club, which
is just New York society. In.
ventive Ferd, say we.
Paul Brandstedt bids fair to
reign over the destfnies OF the
Cosmopolitan Club for another
year, we predict. Paul was the
only nominee for the job, which il
something 50 close to a vote Of
confidence that the differences
doesn't amount to beans, in. our
humble estimate.
Charles Crane, our jovial printer,
has some we'll printed copies OF
Rauchenbach's PRAYER for Law
yers" in his shop. Every lawyer
should have one, is our. tip to the
public at large.
The Washington times., 1925-03-12
WOMAN CHANGES STORY
IN $4,000 GEM THEFT

NEW YORK. March 12.-Search
for "a pudgy, flat nosed man. as
the leader of the three panults
who held up Mrs. Fay Perkins ana
her night club companion, milton
Abbott, and robbed her OF JeWels
valued at 100000, was apanuoneu
That was the result of Mrs.
Perkins repudiating her former
version of the assault in her apart,
naent and denying that she had
seen t1ne robber leaders face when
his mask slipped from his race.
Mrs Perkins said she was highly
nervous and confused after her
experience.
The Washington times., 1925-03-12
interests.

interests.
The two properties. he said. Il the
plans go through, will he taken over
by separate corporate as SUB
salaries of the Pan-American CON
pany.
The Standard Oil Company OF IN
diana. Blair and COMPANY, Iccal
bankers and certain British inter
ests have been rumored as possible
future controllers of the properties.
Doheny's secretary SAID neces-
sary transfer of securities would
take place in the transaction; nut
no cash sale was Contemplated.
The Washington times., 1925-03-12
D. c. LAWYERS WHO WENT
ON JAUNT WILL DINE

A committee of Washington
lawyers, who participated In the
visit or the American Bar Associa-
ton to England last summer, will
hold dinner at Rauscher's tonight.
with wives and members Of their
family in attendance.
Henry E. Davis is chairman of
the following committee:
William w. Bride, Charles Henry
Butler, Charles w. Darr. George f.
Hamilton, Stanton. c. Peelle, Sidney
+. Tallaferro, A. Coulter Wells,
and F. Regis Noel. secretary
The committee has invited Fran
els Littleton Mcguire, an assistant
city solicitor of Philadelphia, to be
present.
The Washington times., 1925-03-12

a dinner to bo given on April. Is by
the Woman's Club of Rockville in
the new auditorium of St. Martins
School, Gaithersburg. The program
will also include Musical features
and addresses by county Democrats.
The committee. of which Mrs. w.
Ernest Offutt IL chairman, will ar
range to entertain 800 guests.
The Washington times., 1925-03-12

ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times., 1925-03-12
Wasn't His Calf.

Ell. N. Wheeler, of the Forestry
Service, told this one to the
Lions Club yesterday:
Farmers of one of our great
States--it might be Arkansas
are noted for their lack of neigh
borliness.
One such farmer was alarmed
one day when a boy from an
adjacent farm knocked down the
door and dashed IN.
& Hey, Mister Longitude" yelled
the boy flor, indeed, the farmer
was none other than Horace x.
Longitude, the alfalfa king).
One of your calls has fell In our
well!'
What terrible grammarr' COM
mented Mister Longitude, by
means Of parentheses. "Ill come
right over
So the farmer ran over and
rope Those above could hear
calf. whose piteous cries were
entirely too audible. Then they
felt a pull on the rope, and up
1AAstSI AVH SASSACU nv
calf. The bleating Cor batting,
it. having been male ANIMAL.
of the poor little calf. as It sunk
deeper into the mud and water,
continued.
Why where Is the calf"
asked the neighbors, as the
farmer emerged from the well.
Why didn't you pull it up?"
The jolly old alfalfa king
turned to go.
Tain't my calf" he replied,
sourly.
The Washington times., 1925-03-12
SALE Of DOHENY
COMPANY IS
DENIED
Mexican and California. Prop
critics Are Being Reorgan-
lied, Office Says
BY international News service.

NEW YORK, March IL Denial
Of report printed here that Ed
ward L. Doheny had begun nega-
tiations for the sale of all his Mex
lean oil properties was made today
by the oil magnate's secretary. The
secretary said plans We're underway
for a reorganization of the Pan
American Company's Mexican and
California properties for the purpose
q separate handling Of these two
The Washington times., 1925-03-12
Wages Anthony Campaign

; The Susan B. Anthony lFounda-
ton is waging a campaign There to
have the name of Susan B. An
thony, pioneer suffragist, selected
this year for the Hall of Fame at
New York University, New York
The Washington times., 1925-03-12
A DAYS
WALK
POEM ABOUT ALCOHOL
With jim RING

Alcohol +. (. is threatened
1Uiith loss of caste as ntedi-
cine. From todGy's Herald.
o. Alcohol! You long have borne
The troubles of a race.
Who do not mind. at dewy morn
A morning latter face"
You once gave solace to US ALL
To buns and bards and sages;
And you relieved, though you deceived.
The worker of his wages. :
And now, in base ingratitude.
For what you've done OF yore.
The doctors think you should DC
shooed
Away from ev'ry door.
scorn their arrant cowardice,
Their rank dishonesty.
You once have been good medicine
You're good enough for me!
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-22
FIND M'NAMARA
IS GUILTY IN
BLACKMAIL CASE
By United Press Leased Wire

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. o2.--
John }. Mcnamara was convicted
IN criminal court today on Il charge
OF hlackmail in connection with Il
labor war on the ElkS club build
ing here.
Mcnamara. who was liberated
from California penitontitrv after
serving sentence in connection
with dynamiting of the Los Angeles
fines, was charged in grand jury
indictment here with tcrroriZing
workmcn on the ElkS club building
in an effort TO secure the work of
installing q boiler for the iron work
rrs union, of which he was business
agent.
1t was expected that b. II. Croc
heron. director of agricultural ey-
tension. would be present at the
meeting, but he was unable to at
tend in person and sent his assist,
ant. l.. b. Smith. who conferred
with the board + I considerable
period during the afternoon session.
While il is not known for Ger
tain, il is believed that Smith en-
dcavorcd to have the board rescind
its previous resolution. The con
tcmplatcd removed of Garthwaitc has
been strongly resisted by many
members of the Imperial County
Farm Bureau, who assert that the
farm advisor is being made vie
tim of politics.
Smith made known his intention
of remaining in FL Centre for sev-
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-22

battle, il must be thoronGhlvt i'm
bucd with the navy itself, its meth
odS and tactics in battle. /, can
NOT be trained by any organization
except the navy itself The navy re
puirrS its own air force as part
of lis very being and as a villa
element in naval battle
The usefulness of dirigibleS
Wilbur said, "remains in an nm
dctcrminablc stage due to the
wreck OF the Shenandoah.
Wilbur said important economics
could be effected if 4 continuing
construction policy were adopted 81
that manufacturers would have ,an
idea of what to expect from year
to year in the way Of orders.
Production Economy
Economics in production of mill
tarr types of planes, he said. will
obtain rs commercial aviation, IS
successfully developed,
Figures submitted by Wilbur
show the navy now has $50 planes
and personnel of 623 officers and
1880 enlisted men. He spoke at
length on the present undertak ing
of the air service and announced
that emergency landing fields were
10 be established at all navy yards
throughout the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-22
SAYS AREA WAS
DANGEROUS FOR
AIR NAVIGATION
Confined from page y

NNuHIlUtN from page
exhibits standing on n railroad
track within hearing of the court,
the second days session of The
naval investigation Of The Shonan-
doah disaster started this morning
IN tile Shenandoah : former hanger
here.
Tho exhibits consisted of wreck,
age of the dirigiblc. brought here
frem the spot near Caldwell. Ohio.
where the disaster occurred. They
iucfudcd one of the ships eondolaS.
iactor parts. Instruments from the
control ears ana other parts Of the
wrecked a.rship.
Richard Wilson, yoeman Of the
Shenandoah. was called rs the
dav 5 first witness.
Locks Were Removed
Wilson told of his experience
briefly and was followed by Lieu
tenant Roland G. Mayer corS,ruc-
ton officer. who told how he and
another officer had removed the
locks from the safety valves in the
gas cells.
AT 1900 feet We were just "hove
the pressure height and observed
there was no great pressure on the
gas cells and the valves were blow
ing off regularly, he testified.
suddenly l heard wires swapping
and there was terrific rush Of cold
air through the ship. We began
10 fall and heard the emergency
ballast bags cmptying.
I'VE went down a considerable
distance and the nose turned up. Ths
ship was rolling and pitching and
rs the nose turned up the tail drifted
almost as an airplanc does whom 60
ing into tail spin.
Then Crash Came,
"Then the crash came. | tried to
90 aft TO the emergency steering
station. but found | couldn =. get
there because that part of the
ship was gone.
"Our section then began to - free
balloon We rose to Il terrific
height out of sight of land and we
ran into heavy rainstOrm. :.
He then described how tho bal
locn finally was brought down and
landed.
Lieutenant Charles F. Bauch,
watch officer, gave practically the
same version Of the wreck rs
Maver.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-22
To Correct Weakness

Any possible weakness in con
struction Of the air ship as reveal
ed by the inquiry a. Lakehurst, y.
J.. would be corrected in any new
ship. it was said.
Among other suggested plans.
President Coolidge is interested III
one submitted by commercial
company of Detroit calling for an
all-metal envelope in place OF the
fabric envelope CT the Los Angeles
and Shenandoah.
In meeting with members of the
special aircraft investigating board
the President has made 10 specific
suggestions regarding change in air
craft policy, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-22
LONESOME WIDOW
SEEKS MATE IN
IMPERIAL VALLEY
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Ny older son. she continues" is
Just lovely TO me and refuses to let
me work out, but he has Il poor
chance of making a home of his own
rs long as he has the burden OF our
present household on his shoulders.
lie is q home boy ana wall liked by
al who know him.
~ am fond Of the valley as
spent over twelve months there some
years ago. If there is a man ~ to
30 years Of age, who IS fond of chill.
drcn, music, pets and flowers and
wants a wife who can be PAL to
him. / would like references and
will furnish same myself.
The Press is not going to publish
tho address Of the Lonesome Widow
but viii be quite willing TO forward
letters to her. Address Widow
care of the Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-22
COOLIDGE DENIES
RESIGNATION OF
OCONNOR ASKED
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Presi-
dent Coolidge today authorized an
official denial of reports that he
had requested the resignation of
Chairman T. V. O'Connor of the
United States shipping board in
connection with the boards con
flicts with the emergency fleet cor
poration.
The President has requested
O'Connor to speed up the sale Of
government ships in conformity
with the administration 5 policy.
but has no criticism of any kind
concerning O'Connor conduct OF
his office, it was explained 1t the
white honec.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-22

main was confined to checking sig
natures on the petition with Attor-
ney Utley, against the original reg
istrations Of the signcrs rs shown
in the county s great register. IIor-
ton was attempting TO produce cvi!
dence that many OF tho signatures
are illegal because the address Of
the signcr is different from the
voting precinct in which he is regis.
The ease is dragging along slowly,
due to its legal ramifications and
the many objections which counsel
for either side make rs various
points are raised.
There was little prospect this
morning that the ease will be fin
ishcd before the latter part of the
week
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-22
BOARD ENDORSES
NATIONAL FIRE
PREVENTION WEEK

Endorsement of National Fire
Prevention week, October 20 10,
was given by the board of supory;s-
ors at yesterday : meeting when z
resolution was passed calling upon
tht people of Imperial County in
general and civic organizations in
particular, TO give their cooperation
i'll observance of the week. the pur-
pose Of which is TO call. attention TO
the heavy fire losses in the United
States. and interest the public in
WAYS for reducing these losses.
Plans for 4 new mess hall CT the
county farm We're approved and the
clerk was instructed 10 advertise
for bids for the construction Of the
mess hall.
Buy Vet Home Site
Purchase Of seven lots in Holtvillc,
for the erection Of veteran 5 home.
was authorized, the cost to be $500.
This sum win be taken from the
fund recently provided for when the
supervisors added tax OF one mill
10 the county tax rate, to provide
homes for veterans organizations.
The purchasing agent was in
structed to ISSUE Il purchase order for
one Mack truck to he used in No.
road district. The clerk was order
ed TO advertise for sale one White
truck and one Ford truck. which
have been used in the same district.
The ianitors at the courthouse
were placed under the supervision
o. the purchasing agent. Hereto
fore the head janitor has been in
charge of al .iaaitor work ~ the
court house.
Another session Of the board was
scheduled for today.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-22
,&.E. - s =
California Rate
On Crude Oil Is.
Cut by Standard
ny United Press Leased Wt-c

san FRANCISCO, Sept. 2e.T-
Lower prices on crude oil at Nhs
well were put into effect through
out California by the Standard Oil
company today.
The new prices Offered by Stand
ard also represent i change III pot
icy. since the reductions vary with
The gravity of the oil. Reductions
range from 10 to - cents Il barrel
in Southern California fields and
are 81 cents Il barrel ON low gravity
san Joaquin county oil. There are
~ classitications
Formerly the company Offered n
single price in all fields represent
ing the average value of the oil
produced.
No cnt in the price of gasoline
was said TO be contemplated. Tn
der the announcement, there will
be no change in price of crude oil
to the public.
The new prices and policy change
will particularly affei all small
companies delivering oil to the large
corporations, cut profits and tend
to stop wildcatting, according to
experts.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-22
County Clerk Is
Called to Stand
In Custer Move

County Clerk Clavin G.. Mousscau
was on the witness stand for the
greater part of the morning in the
superior court. where the petition
of Bales G. Walker and Harold
Rumscy for Il permanent INDUCTION
to restrain the county clerk from
making 4 chccl: on the recall peti-
tien against District Attorney Tt
ley is being heard.
The clerk S testimony in the
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-22
DRIVE STARTED
AGAINST DODGERS
OF STATE TAXES

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Sept. %.
A drive against operators Of mo-
tor busscss and trucks engaged III
inter-city traffic who are dodging
payment of the state franchise tax
and transportation license has been
opened by the state division Of
motor vehicles in cooperation with
the state board of equalization.
The state is being cheated out OF
thousands of dollars through the
failure Of wildcattcrs' 70 pay
these taxes. il was stated today by
viii i. Marsh, chief of the motor
vehicles division.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-22
WILBUR FLATL.Y
DENIES CHARGES
OF INCOMp
Continued from mage !
Is. Integral Part

".Naval ayfafion is today organ.
iacd as an /fntegtat part of The
navy and constitutes an arm there
of in the saMte manncr Is 10 battle
ships. cruiScrsi sabmariAeS and mine
layers. :
THE miStatc Of establishing 4
separate dcpaftmcnt or corps would
be well nigh sirreparable. Air fore
eS form an essential part Of the
fabric Of the navy itself and its adj
m;nistraticn and organization, like
all other administrative problems
internal to the navy, will if un-
molcsted by outside influences. be
solved with the same efficiency and
with the same happy results as has
been obtained in similar problems
in the past. :
Wilbur said the present agitation
in regard to the air forces Of the
navy was similar TO that which oc-
CURED in connection with the devel-
opment and the utility Of destroyer
and submarine forces and gumery
itself.
Needed as Auxiliary
Again stressing tile necessity of
an air force as an auxiliary to the
fleet, Wilbur declared that employ
mcut of aviation III Il sea battle
must be "whollv dissimilar from its
method of employment in land
battle. -
In order that it may be employ
ed with its greatest fighting eff
cheney and usefulness in q naval
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-22
Bureau Makes No
Move Regarding
Agents Transfer

No action WAS taken yesterday
by the board of supervisors, rela-
tive to the transfer of F.. L. Garth
waite, county farm advisor, for
which the board asked in Il rcsolu-
tion passed last August.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-09-22

Alicante, $50; Petit Syrrah, so;
Zinfandel, 500 is the cash per ton
price of grapes III Sonoma county.
eral days, and il is believed the
Garthwaite matter will he thrashcd
out III the next meeting of the
farm bureau on September 16.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-10-15
MAILING TIPS FROh
THE POST OFFICE

The general delivery" service at
the post office is for the use Of
transients and not for locally es-
tablished residents.
Some people continue to get their
mail at the general delivery window
after establishing residence here,
thinking it the most convenient way
for all concerned, and, in some cases
1t appears that patrons would rather
do this than pay for box at the Post
Office or for putting up house box.
The Department insists that the
general delivery window service be
exclusively for non-residents who
have no local mail address, and that
residents either rent a post Office box
or, if eligible, have their mail de-
livered.
Rental of post office boxes ranges
from Coo to $1.00, depending upon
the size of box rented, and city or
rural delivery will be made to any
home or store which is located upon
any of the established city or rural
carrier routes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-10-15
House Wrens Surely
Not Good NeiRhbors

One Of our club members reports
having seen a demonstration Of what
we read not long ago In Bird-Lore
about the selfish, ugly disposition Of
house wrens. An article in that maya
zine told OF these birds destroying the
eggs and young of other and much
larger birds. says the Flower Grower
Our member witnessed just such
vicious act performed by her own ten
ants. To begin with two wren houses
had been supplied and both were
quickly occupied Unfortunately that
is contrary to wren nature, as each
pair wants to be the whole thing In =
garden. Trouble soon developed and
one pair drove out the other. But the
conQuerOrs were not satisfied with
lording 1t over little fellows of their
own kind.
Mr.. and Mrs Robin had selected a
nice spot and built them a home. But,
alas. no sooner were the eggs laid
than the wrens discovered what was
doing. Right before the surprised
landlords eyes did those wicked wrens
go to that nest and throw out every
egg. Then, we suppose, Mr.. Wren went
back to his own abode and, seated on
the ridge pole, sweetly warbled away
as though he had not just committed
a diabolical deed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-10-15
Before the Days Of
General Use of Soap

Just about the time that early man
quit wearing skins and in their stead
dOnnsd garments of wool or linen, he
began TO think, though not very seri-
Ously, of the problem of washing. For
a long time, anthropOlogists tell us,
these washings, of self and of cloth
Ing, were most infreQuent, but wash
ing had begun to be recognized as a
necessary If bothersome something
which must be done, if only very ocea-
sionally.
At first, as is still the case in the
most cannibalistlc of the South Sea
islands, washing ones person with
water was most distinctly not done.
Instead, these personal additions were
conducted much after the manner still
practiced by the nomads of the Ara
blan desert where sand and sunlight
are used in lieu of soap and water.
After this. however, as the dawn OF
time receded into the past. the use Of
water gradually came into common
practice and washing oneself and ones
clothing reached the stage where
it became either religious or social
rite.
Incidentally, 1t was Caesars sol
dters, who never washed above the
waist, who brought back to Rome
from the Gallo war a new substance
the same thing which we now call
soap. These soldiers found the var
like German tribes living across the
Rhine making and using it. They
marveled and then, being Romans,
adopted this new substance for their
own. That is the way we got soap.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-10-15
To ExcoUote Roman Stadium

1t is planned to excavate the Circus
Maximus at Rome which was the great
est stadium ever built. 1t seated $780,
600 people and would make some OF
the modern stadiums such as the Yale
Bowl and the Yankee stadium look
like county fair amphitheaters. The
Circus Maximus was three times as
large as the famous Colosseum at
Rome. 1t was first built in the time of
the early Roman kings, was used dur
ing the republic and had its best days
during the empire. Here Julius Caesar
entertained the Roman populace on a
magnificent scale. Indeed the scale
was so large that he had to sell one Of
his private villas to pay for the games
and chariot races. In this great sta
dunn the gladiators fought in mortal
combat with wild beasts imported from
Africa and Asia
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-10-15
Services Rendered

Stories of Observation-Disclosures were
being related in the smoking-room Of
a transatlantic liner
Il am very absent-mlnded myself"
said hitherto silent man. Il often
find names and telephone numbers
written in my notebook, but can't re-
member what persons they represent.
Lately had a general checking up.
The name and address Of one man
baffled me, so I wrote to him asking
IL he had ever heard Of me. and If /
was supposed TO do something for him.
He wrote back a cordial, almost an
affectionate letter saying l had al
ready done 1t. He was my wife's first
husband"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-10-15
rom Jane about the pome.

from Jane about the pome.
Munday-Ma was a asting Henry
Keller if he behaved in dreams and
he sed he use to beleave in dreams
intill he went and marryed of them
and so now he dussent beleave in
dreams no more. No news frum
Jane about the pome.
Tuesday-well l got licken to-
day for takeing the door apart but it
wassent my falt. Ma told me to
take the rite lock off and it give me
chance to use my new Screw
driver. So l don't mind so much.
Jane diddent speak to me today. &
mebby theses sum thing rong.
Wensday-Ella Fulhous was up
here tonite and sed she was a going
to marry Joe Bennit Ant Emmy
sed. ! all ways herd that Joe was
4 pritty fest yung man. Ella Rose
Sod. Yes he was pritty fast | CESS
but he wassent fast enuff to get j
way frum me though.
Thirsday-Jane sent me a note
today and she rote a pome. 1t went
thisaway.
when 1st | seen you cum to skool.
new you'd act like sum darn fool.
don't care how you love me Stats.
| fear yure belfries full of Bats.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-10-15
The Wise Doctor

The doctor was calling on old Mrs.
Canny. She was not very Ill., bat she
always had some question to ask the
doctor that had nothing to do with
her own case.
Doctor" she said on this occasion,
"can you tell me why 1t is that some
people are born dumb?"
"Why-hem-certainly," he replied;
sit is owing to the fact that they come
into the world without the faculty Of
speech"
There, now" she remarked. Now
just see what it means 10 have an edu-
cation. I asked Thomas more than a
hundred times why 1t was, and all he
could say was, Cause they Isl
Baltimore News.