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Richmond planet., 1925-06-27

MARRY U.s." COMMANDED
THE. WRECK.
him on the breast with a rigid fore.
finger. :
Justice of the peace. did you say?"
he asked. t- .
Justice of the peace" said the
middle-aged nan
Issue warrants, try cases, send
people to Jail. and all that?"
"All that and other things, young
man."
The Wreck beamed at him.
"Can you marry people?" he de-.
manded.
Not only can. but do" answered
the justice of the peace.
The Wreck whooped.
CHAPTER XVI
A Modern Document
LIE made a rush at Sally. seized
her by the hand and began
dragging her forward.
Settle the whole business right
now!" he cried.
Sally was startled, dismayed. Her
cheeks were fiery.
Come or" shouted the Wreck.
Meant what you said, didn't your"
IL didn't say anything" STAN
mered Sally.
Yes, you did. l understood it.
Took me a long time, but I woke up.
Come along"
They were facing the justice Of
the peace.
Marry us!!' commanded the
Wreck.
The magistrate grinned at them,
particularly at Sally. But now she
was defiant. She nodded her head
peremptorily.
Bob Wells emerged from a trance.
Richmond planet., 1925-06-27

20 Consisting of three lines.
20 Kind of cloth.
90 To open or introduce (abbr.)
"a Pierce.
Richmond planet., 1925-06-27

SCPLhl6h0
jects. He also saw Sally Morgan.
very pink IN the cheeks and with Q
queer. fncredulous expression IN her
eyes He STROBE forward like q
champion. He staggered q little.
He was ragged, q trifle absurdEbut
hngly.
He made a sweeping gesture that
belonged In melodrama, but with The
Wreck It was intense realism. Il
was a dismissal. .
ION your way!' he commanded.
Get out of here. You're all through.
Beat it,"
The m~iddle.aged, solid.ooking man,
who stood wiping his face and breath.
ing heavily, spoke up from the heart.
Last time I'll ever go out on q
posse with you, Bob Wells" he said.
IT don't mind performing the reason.
able duties Of citizenship. but I'll Sc
doegoned II I'll ever roll a fiivver
again-not II It stands between me
and the gates Of Heaven When I
get through with this Job I'm going
back home and I'm going to stay
Richmond planet., 1925-06-27
VERTICAL

1 Thin fiat piece Of stone.
2 To give notice.
; Fruit.
Richmond planet., 1925-06-27

years as drudges, with a small per-
centage kept as toys. They liter
ally have not had a chance.
Richmond planet., 1925-06-27

Then, husbands ara d9n, nad at
e a days work their talk is
frightfully ticesone. No :aod -
Y . "i'7'o r''"'
RI
Richmond planet., 1925-06-27
Try Your Luck With This Deep One

THIS cross word puzzle was arranged BY Mrs. Ethel Glops n c .
v,ar2h. SIC i: ought TO be a go i o2e. Everyone knows that two heads
:. = ste.' hin enc VIE don't believe we can say anything ne
~ =" : e~* SAP, and very interesting and should be completed
n o. h,.f f eel minutes; that is. Sc vou r. as goo at crossword uz-
,ou should be ahr working all that We have published. Ae ecu
Richmond planet., 1925-06-27

4 Mineral.
5 The ground plan Of a work, as
IN railroad engineering.
s Travelling burglar.
8 Them (abbr.) (Archa'e form
10 To rffer objections.
II Girls 22ma./
1S On the top.
-. N.ag and Pa:ron Saint Of
|nrW9y 80.
- 'TGt ne of Arabia. 80.
L P raona! pronoun.
Richmond planet., 1925-06-27

AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE
Richmond planet., 1925-06-27

there. If you want a justice of the
peace, you know where 1 am. But
if you want a garage hand"
The Wreck interrupted him by
walking briskly forward and tapping
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
PERSONALS

Carleton Lynch, who now resides
IN Los Angeles, spent the week end
IN III Centre with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Lynch.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. +. CLAYTON and
daughter, Lorena, were recent guests
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
c. Evans.
Buddie" Ira Burris of Brawley
was a visitor in FL Centre yester-
day.
Herbert SWEET Of Fort Collins,
Colorado, who was q weekend visi
tor in the city left yesterday, mo-
toring to Indio where he planned to
remain several days enroute to Los
Angeles. Mr.. SWEET plans to spned
the winter in California.
Mrs. c. M. Thompson Of Holt
viSe was in town Saturday. -
DIR. and Mrs. Sem Bacon<>spent
the weekend in San Diego.
Frank Holiday, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. p. Holiday, was among the
college students who left yesterday
after spending the holidays at home.
He is junior at the University
Of California, southern branch.
Mrs. j. F. Baker left yesterday
for Halls, Tennessee, where she was
called by the illness Of her mother,
Mrs. Sue Sugg.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
Rained Frogs in
Washington, Says
Theater Manager
BY United Press Leased Wire

KELSO, Wash, Nov. 500 his
dying day, A. L. Bashor, manager of
local theater, will swear that it
rained frogs.
He was driving along the highway
in Cowlitz county. when the air
literally became alive with frogs,
which fell atop his automobile dur
ing heavy shower.
Hhe could hear the amphibians
strike the roof of his machine like
hailstones. His headlights showed
the highway to be covered with
frogs. Some were crippled and
smashed. The little ones seemed
to be unharmed.
Bashor declared he encountered
four such clouds of frogs in dis
tance of eleven miles.
Old timers corroborate Bashor 3
story, but say thev had not heard of
such an occurrence for many years.
1t is presumed the frogs decided
to migrate during the wetness and
leaped off high banks in the dark
ness.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30

Continued from Page ~
ing the possibilities of aviation as
a combatant arm.
Mitchell's charge of "break-
down. in the national defense sys-
| tenn will be concurred in by the
committee with the declaration that
the army and navy have filed to
agree on definite air policy. The
committee will report that lack of
an adequate air force leaves the
United States without secure and
adequate national defense system.
See Alarming Condition
The committee agrees with the
Lassiter board report, providing for
general upbuilding Of thel air
services, that can alarming condi-
tion exists in the air branch,' and
charges that inadequacies are the
direct result of the failure Of the
navy and army to appreciate the
Importance Of air power.
Taking the army and navy to
task for competing with the air
craft industry, the committee will
urge abandonment of the naval air
craft factory at Philadelphia and
the army experimental station at
McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio. Both
services will be sharply criticized
for operating these two plants
while the private industry has
struggled along for its existence on
meager government contracts.
On Brink Of Oblivion
The aircraft industry will be pic
tured by the committee as on the
brink Of oblivion. Recommendation
for continuing procurement policy
to prevent total collapse Of the in
dustry will be made.
Other recommendations by the
committee will include:
Creation Of q bureau Of civil aero
nautics in the department Of com
merce to regulate and encourage
commercial aviation.
Expenditure Of $10,000,0OO an
nually by both services for new
aviation equipment.
Recommend Budgets
Establishment Of separate bud
cts for each air service.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
LOTS OF SHOOTING,
mo CASUALTIES IN
BIG BOOZE BATTLE
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN LUIS OBfSPO, Calf, Nov
30.-Seven members of an alleged
rum smuggling gang weri to have
hearing today, following the most
sensational battle between officers
and liquor runners since the Moss
Landing affray in July.
Unlike the Moss Landing battle
in which one officer was killed and
two others wounded, there were no
casualties in the struggle of yes
terday, although so shots were fir
ed.
Tipped that a liquor landing
would be attempted on the coast
near here, Federal Agent Murray
Hathaway enlisted the aid of I'm
dersheriff Emmett Donnelly, Con-
stable Blake of Cambria and Dep
uty Sheriff Harry Haskings.
The rum runners were found on
the coast between Cambria and San
Simeon, near the Hearst Rancho.
After the smoke of battle had clear
ed away it was found that several
boats, with men and liquor, had es-
capped, but the officers had captur-
ed four automobiles and motor
truck, five men and 200 eases of the
finest liquor, destined for the holi-
day trade in San Francisco.
The five men taken in the raid
are Harry Phillips, Los Angeles;
Stanley Martin, Santa Maria; Z. l..
Nicholas, j. de Martini and j. Cros-
by, San Francisco. Frank Byrnes
and Tom Mcclure were picked up
later in Cambria as suspects and all
seven were brought to Jail here.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
Jail Gates Yawn
For Big Hutch
Can't Be Found

SAN QUENTIN, Nov. 3o.-The
gates of the state prison here are
open for f. A. "Big Hutch' Hutch
ings, whose secret parole has been
rescinded, but word today was that
he could not be found in New York,
where he went after release from
prison.
Clarence Morrill,, superintendent
of the state bureau of criminal
Identification, planned to leave to-
day for New York. carrying extra
dition papers for lIutchings.
Members of the state board said
they chad no apology for parol-
ing Hutchings, who was sentenced
from Los Angeles in fraud ease.
and neither did they have "objec-
tions" to'the governor s revocation
of the parole.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
s ARE KILLED In
TRAFFIC MISHAPS
ON PACIFIC COAST
Continued from Page ~

\NOHt lToIu L age ~
Los Angeles, and Mrs. Nora II. Ed
wards, Huntington Park.
Whipple was killed when his auto
mobile plundged rs feet off a bridge
on Alhambra road, near here.
Mrs. Edwards was run down while
crossing the street near her home
by an automobile driven by c. Hart
son. She was killed instantly.
Margaret Ryan, 32, was hit by a
machine driven by Richard Zeigler,
~, suffering injuries which may
prove fatal. Police are holding
Zeigler.
William Fry, 80, was slightly in
iured when his automobile collided
with a street ear. George Jones and
G.. A. Leahy suffered severe cuts and
bruises when the driver of their
machine fell asleep and crashed in
to traffic signal.
Several other pedestrians and rid
ers received injuries in the weekly
traffic mishaps.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
DISCLAIMS PLOT
TO FRAME HER AS
QUEEN OF BEAUTY:

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. so. -
Fay Lanphier, crowned queen of
beauty as "Miss America at her
hotel here today denied knowledge
of any plot in her selection Mt the
Atlantic city beauty pageant.
AS far as l know, the contest
was absolutely fair and I won pure
ly ON merits. Any charge Of a
frameup" is unfounded, in my
opinion" Miss Lanphier said.
Miss Lanphier completed a pic
ture for Lasky while in the east,
known as "The American Venus. -
"1f it makes a hit,' said the
beauty queen, 81 will be offered a
contract. If not - well, back to
the typewriter for me-"
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
MOTHER OF LOCAL
MEN DIES IN CITY

Mrs. Jane Lucretia Proctor, moth
er Of Ed Proctor Of this city. died
at the Ell Centre hospital yesterday
after short illness. Mrs. Proctor.
who was IS years old, had been in
the best Of health up 70 the middle
of the past week, and was prepar.
ing to leave for Los Angeles Wed.
nesday to spend the Thanksgiving
holiday, when she was stricken i'll.
She was removed to the hospital
where she died yesterday morning.
she is survived by two sons, in addi-
tion to Ed, both Of whom were ex-
pected here today.
The body is at Lemons funeral
parlors pending funeral arrange
The remains will be shipped to Col
orado for burial.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
! MAL PARTY HAS
lose CALL WHEN
AUTO IS RAMMED

What is considered miraculass
escape from death was experienced
by n party of Ell Centre school
teachers, whose car was:ssun into
by drunken driver on ths Los An.
geles highway between Banning and
Indio about 'clock last night.
As a result of the affair, Mrs.
Grace M. Stephenson of the Lincoln
. school, is in the Banning hospital,
suffering from shock and bad bruis-
es; II. F. Aker, principal of the Lin
coin school, though able to be at
his duties today, has bruises about
his body and Louis f. Goodwin of
the Wilson school, also has minor in
lnries. Charles Worthington of I'm
perial, boy scout who was return
ing from Pasadena with the party.
escaped with but few scratches.
The car containing the local party
had been stopped for inspection by
federal Officers when it was plow-
ed into from the rear by a car driv-
en- by a man believed to be j. G.
Schaeffer. The latter was driving
at 20 miles an hour in the opinion
of the federal Officers, and was de-
clared by them to be under the in
fluenee of liquor. Although the tail
light on the local car was burning,
also the signal lights in the hands of
the federal men, Sehaeffer made
no attempt to apply his brakes and
struck the local ear full speed, it
is alleged.
Mrs. Stephenson was thrown from
the ear distance of so feet, and
Young Worthington was picked up
at least so feet from the point Of /
collision. Both ears were practical !
~ demolished by the force of the
impact.
Sehaeffer was placed under ar
rest, and after having minor injuries
attended to, was lodged in Jail at |
Indio. Advices from there today /!
state that he is held for trial in |
the superior court on charge of |
driving while intoxicated.
inspector Greer, of the Imperial |
county traffic squad, happened along |
while the collision was being inves-
hgated, and he brought Mr.. Good |
win, Mr.. Aker and Young Worthing-
ton to this city in his car. He term |
ed the affair one of the most fla. |
grant violations of the state traf- |
nc laws he has ever encountered. !,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
10 ARE SELECTED
FOR SCREEN TEST
AT THEATER HERE

Announcement of the names of
ten Imperial Valley candidates for
the honor of playing the title role
in the coming film production of
The WINNING of Barbara
WORTH was made by the West
Coast Theaters today. Screen tests
for these contestants will be held
at the Valley theater Wednesday
night.
Names of the ten aspirants Sc
leeted are: Dorothea Yea Christian,
Marie Schreiner, Grace johnson,
Irene Modin, Winifred Peck, Caro-
lyn G. Bradshaw, Maysie Graham,
Ell Centre; Zelda Mae Whitlock,
Holtville; Zona Paterson and Emily
Tremaine, Imperial.
Nineteen pretty Imperial Valley
girls were entered in the contest.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
RECEIVERS STOLEN
AUTO BEFORE MAN
KNEW OF ROBBERY

Catching the thief before the
crime is reported is the latest thing
in eriminology and has been adopt
ed by Sheriff Gillett, who last
night recovered n stolen ear before
the owner had missed his property.
As a result of the sheriff s ae-.
tivities, four young people, two
men and two women. are held at
the county Jail under bonds of
$4,000 each on grand larceny
charge.
They gave their names as Jack
Perry, %, fruit tramp; Arthur C.
Miller, 81, Kansas, laborer; Trey
Davis, q, New Orleans, a dancer
and NJ. Strife, 10, Los Angeles, a
telephone operator.
The quartette was noticed near
the Meloland store last night by
Ralph Engebretson, their car hav-
ing broken down due to a burned
out bearing. Engebretson noticed
two of the party left the ear and
came to Ell Centre. later returning
with large Studebaker car. Hav-
ing a hunch that the latter ear was
stolen, Engebretson notified. the
sheriff's s office.
Sheriff Gillett instructed him to
follow the ear and place the occu
pants under arrest, advising Enge-
bretson that he would be along 'as
soon as he could. The sheriff and
Undersheriff Underwood broke ell
records getting out the Holtviile
road and overlook the Studebaker,
Engebretson aiding them in making
the arrest.
The car and the four Gravel
ers' were brought to the county
Jail. The latter had just been
booked, when Charles NJ. Buck of
Calexico came in to report that his
Studebaker car had been stolen
while he was attending Brunk 3
theater. He was dumfounded when
the sheriff told him his ear was in
front of the Jail ard that the peo-
pie responsible for the theft were in
Jail.
Engebretson s hunch was a good
one, and the sheriff lost no time in
following it up. The police in San
Diego, Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco have been notified of the ar
rest and inquiry made if they have
anything on the quartette.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
BIG LEGAL FIGHT
LOOMS IN FRESNO
COP BRIBE CASES.

FRESNO, Nov. 30.-Twelve for
mer police officers of Fresno, ae-
cused of accepting protection money
from bootleggers will go on trial in
tLe United States district court
here at . o clock this afternoon
before Federal Judge f. j. Hen
ming. They will be represented by
nine attorneys and bitter legal
battle is anticipated.
Federal Prohibition Agent T. j.
Nicely had small roadster in the
court room today, prepared to tell
the Jurors how he and other federal
agents lay hidden in the rear com
partment to listen to conversation
between police Officers and the
accused bootleggers who are gov
ernment witnesses.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
"ANCIENT HIGHWAY"
CLOSES RUN TONIGHT

The Paramount picture, "The
Ancient Highway" produced from
the James Oliver Curwood novel by
Irwin Willat, director Of "North Of
SO, - and featuring Jack Holt, Billie
Dove and Montague Love in the
leading roles, closes a run Of two
days at the Palace Theater this
evening.
The story is one Of the logging
region Of Quebec, adapted for the
screen by James S. Hamilton and
Eve Unsell.
Lloyd Whitiock, Stanley Taylor,
William A. Carroll, Marjorie Bon
ner and others appear in the sup
porting east.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
BLUE LAWS MAKE
GAY VENICE DARK
ON SUNDAY NIGHT

VENICE, Calf, Nov. 3o-For the
first time in 20 years, Venice dance
halls were dark and silent Sunday
night.
The pleasure resort was officially
annexed to Los Angeles last week
and the legal statutes of the me
tropolitan city prohibit Sunday
dancing.
The fox trotters and watlzers pat
ronized Ocean Park instead Sunday,
where the Los Angeles blue law
does not apply. Plans are under
way TO construct several new dance
palaces in Ocean Park to aceommo-
date the week end crowd.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
THREE WOMEN COMMIT
SUICIDE IN L. A. SUNDAY

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30.-Three
women committed suicide here Sun
day.
Mrs. Emma Louis Phillips drank
poison and shot herself in the head.
Police Investigators said i'll health
caused the act.
Mrs. Zett Stokes, 3S, inhaled gas
and Tama Kawasaki, 1S, drank poi
son. No cause could be found in
the latter two cases.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
TOTAL MOUNTS In
PRESS FUND FOR
MOTHER In NEED

Sufficient clothing has now been
obtained for the youngster born at
the Ell Centre hospital last week,
and whose mother is in destitute cir
cumstances as reported in the Press
last week.
The need now is for funds to tide
the mother over the period of con-
valescence when she leaves the hos
pital, and prepares to take up work
ing life again. If the mother can
be assured of Il position when she
is strong enough to go to work, it
will aid her considerably.
This morning the Press received a
check for so for the babv's moth
er from Mrs. Anita Clay Sellers, of
San Diego, whose attention was call
ed to the case through the article
appearing in last Fridays issue of
the Press.
Funds received by the Press will
be acknowledged. Following is the
contribution list at present.:
Previously acknowledged $14.00
a Friend .-..............--............ loo
Anonymous -----.-.-.-...---.--...... 200
Mrs. j. s. Faweett ......... 500
Mrs. Anita Clay Sellers 1000
Total ...............................$
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
YOUTH DIES, 4 INJURED
IN CRASH NEAR V19AIIA

VISALIA, Calif., Nov. 3U.-NeI
bourne Ray II, of Fresno was killed
and four companions were injured
in an automobile accident near here
last night. Ray was riding in Al
automobile which skidded off the
highway while it was being towed.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
Cattle Market

Cattle, 1900; moderately active,
generally steady, steers scarce, med
ium kinds, around 775; load choice
1247 lb. cows, 6.25; bulk north
erners, 5.0o5.75; southwesterns,
4.00-4.75; Gamers and cutters, 200
$50; bologna bulls, 4.00-4.50; beef
kinds, 500; southwestern feeder
steers, 600.
Calves, 400; moderately active,
steady bulk, common and medium,
230700-lb. weights, 7.00-s00; thin
kinds and overweights, down to
$50. D
Hogs, 1000; slow, early sales, about
steady, seven car string, averaging
around 200 lbs, 1915; no others
sold, packing sows, 10.00-1050.
Sheep, 500; offerings, four decks
shorn lambs; none sold early; good
and choice lambs quoted, 14.00- -l5. 90.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30

Destruction Of all obsolete
planes.
-Four hours training a month for
reserve pilots.
This program has been drafted
by the committee after months of
hearings last spring and pro-
longed study Of the evidence during
the summer. From present indi-
cations, the report Of the Morrow
board will be more conservative. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30

The Ashland Community Club,
Alameda county, last year gave
away to children $4,000 bottles Of
milk, besides many boxes of gra-
ham crackers.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
COLORADO GAGE

YUMA, Ariz., Nov. 30.-Mean
daily gage heights in feet and mean
discharge in second feet Of the
Colorado river at Yuma, Arizona,
for the week ending November 81,
1925.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30

Ferguson & Sons, San Joaquin
delta, had 500 acres Of pink beans
that yielded 20 sacks to the acre
They also had $50 acres Of Milo
corn.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30

On November 80, San Leandro,
Alameda county, will vote ON
$3OO,0OO bond issue for a city hall
and parks.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30

SUBJECT 10 correction by auto
matte recorder curve.
Mt. Shasta, Siskiyou county,
school board has purchased ten
acres Of land for a high school site.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
REJECT PROPOSAL
TO SETTLE STRIKE

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3d.
Anthracite operators meeting
here today rejected Governor
Pinchot's proposal to settle
strike of the hard coal miners
who laid down their tools Sep
tember l.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30

Lodi, San Joaquin county, ship
ped more than 10000 carloads OF
grapes this season. ..t..iaI
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30

Seven churches in Glenn county
have combined to ask the board Of
to prohibit dancing af-
ter midnight.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-30
BLAME ARMY AND
NAVY CHIEFS FOR
CURBINC AVIATION

Continued from Page ~
Evening star., 1925-02-01
Society Folk Showing
Inclination to Seek
Milder Temperature
Arrivals and, Departures
Noted. Many Persons Co.
ing South - Whereabouts
of Capital Residents.

Mrs Swanson. wife Of Senator
Claude A Swanson, will go to At
lantic City tomorrow to remain until
Friday, February 20.
Senator and Mrs. Ralph Cameron
have as their guest Miss Charlotte
Hall of Arizona.
Mrs William Crawford Gorgas will
return to her apartment in the High
lands, this week, after spending some
time with her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. William d. Wright
son, in Quincy, Ill. Since the first of
the year Mrs. Gorgas has been visit
ing her sister, Miss Harriet Doughty,
In Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mrs. Walter Damrosch and Miss
Polly Damrosch have gone to Palm
Beach, Fla. to join Mr.. Damrosch,
after spending the week in Washing
ton with the sister OF Mrs. Damrosch,
Mrs Harriet Blaine Beale. Mrs. Dam
rosch and Miss Polly Damrosch were
here to be with the formers other
daughter, Miss Anita Damrosch, who
was appearing in the production at
the Belasco Theater.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel. Adams will
close their apartment at Wardman
Park Hotel in the Spring and go to
Hawaii. Mr. Adams has been honored
by an invitation from the Secretary
of the Navy to accompany the United
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