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The Washington times., 1925-02-03
TERRIBLE COLD kept HIM
FROM SLEEPING At NIGHT

ceased and was able to breathe
regularly and easy. Then the
pains in my chest left before I had
finished half Of the bottle and
now when / hit the hay at night
I sleep like q top and awake morn
ings entirely free Of that embar
RAISING phlegm and mucous in my
throat. That IL why boost Pal
OWN. Il honestly does the work
-quick-slire and without waste
Of time or money" continued Mr..
William Hanlin, No. Elizabeth
ST.. Binghamtoa, n. Y.
Anyone can get exactly the sane
results. Right now no one should
risk q lingering deep seated per
sistent cold and spend a half hour
or more every morning hawking
and splitting. Il Is dangerous and
large bottle OF Pal-O-Vin cos 5
only a dollar. One stitch I'm time
saves nine and there IL no risk.
because the druggist will refund
money IL Pal-O-Vin fails to do the
work quickly.
Note:-We are exclusive agents
for Pal-O.Vin. II living out Of
town write for a large bottle
You'll be delighted. Gibson Co..
John c. Hardy. and Peoples Drug
Stores and Service Pharmacy Of
Alexandria.
The Washington times., 1925-02-03
MUSIC MEMORY TESTS BEGIN
Rpmping Around
the
Radio Dial

The musicale arranged by WCAP
for It's air entertainment last night
was dotted with interesting events
for the day-in-night-out listeners.
There was first the. debut Of
another real voice on the Washing
ton ether--the rich mezzo-soprano
of Miss Grace La Mar.
As b second feature, William
Person, Eomposer-announcer. plan
ist.artist introduced new song
OF his own creation, calling For
You" tender sort Of thing that
shoulM prove equally as popular as
his BE Still and Know"
William Hard, forever squaring
off III the middle OF the political
ring and carrying his carefully con-
structed conclusions first to one
corner ana then to the other, did
some excellent verbal inflghting in
his twenty-minute encounter with
the microphone. This man Hard
really provokes ones intense
interest.
a fourth point OF interest was
the recital OF Miss Beatrice Hem
derson, who directed q surprisingly
fresh soprano out on the air In
public performances.
The fifth event on the program
lasted an hour. It was the Gypsies
"a. and p. IL we must have them
that Way.)
To return to Mr.. Hard. We man.
aged to grab quartet or letters
addressed to the new political
analyst of the ether which were
received by his secretary following
his second DAY and Night in
Washington. !"
Mr.. Hard referred to the tenor
Of the letters az boxed on both
ears +"
Here are the specimens 81 Sap
plause,' letters
@WCAP. Why should any person
be allowed to insult and nnaIign
the President Of the United States
as did Mr.. Hard last week. IL the
radio IL to become d slander-mong
er and people like Mr.. Hard allow
ed to talk at will about our Gov
eminent. then indeed Is the pleas
ure gone. tsignedl Radio Fan "
Dear Bill: hear from all my
Yankee President ON the radio and
halstt yUu Gle ASAliB AOHoySu WOfu6
about him and saying Thank Goa
For Coolidge Have you become
regular line Republican or is ii
simply that Coolidge has got your
[SigneO Maude.'
''WCAP: Doubtless there were
thousands of Calvin Coolidge's
friends listening to the talk by
William Hard and I am sure they
were as bored as 1 was It waA
neither eIevating nor instructive.
Signed Al Listener IN"
study of the most interesting Cal
vim Coolidge was deeply appreciated
and / hope you will schedule him
again and that he is favorable to
scheduling. (Signedl r. M. r.
And that is the brOadcaster's life.
The Washington times., 1925-02-03
Had Sharp Pain in Chest
Every Time He Took q
Breath-Felt Bad.
PAL-o.VIN STOPPED
HIS COUGH QUICKLY

"This new remedy called Pal-O
Win stops a cough and cold when
nothing else WILL" declared Mr..
Hanalin, whose address IL given
below.
81 had such a terrible cough !
couldn't sleep. / was shutting and
sneezing night and day and some
times a coughing fit would be 30
had my nose would bleed. Every
time I took a deep breath had 9
sharp pain in my right lung.
was 80 stuffed up I had to prop
myself up in bed in order TO
breathe. Then bought q bottle Of
this wonderful new medicine called
Pal-O-Vin and it entirely relieved
my cold. It did the work 50
quickly It seemed as If / went to
bed at night with q cold and when
I woke the next morning 1t was
gone. The hard coughing spells
The Washington times., 1925-02-03

Five Million Pesatas Stolen
BARCELONA, Feb. 3.-The Ant
ance Telephone has been the victim
OF a five million pesata robbery,
police stated today.
The Washington times., 1925-02-03

Department announces todmv. The
total debt january III was $21 .OS1s.
16s. 900.
A reducaion ~ the debk q oxs
nected n February with the r.
tiremefat of e1l8, 900, 900 per cent
circulation bonds on which intoren1
ceased yesterday.
The Washington times., 1925-02-03

from the largesh to the smallest con.
s,lmer has decreased from eight and
cents to eight cents per kilowatt
hour.
Thus. since the purchasing power
of the dollar Is today only SO per
81 per cent.
The Washington times., 1925-02-03
DOLLARS SHRINKACE
CHEAPENS ELECTRICITY

According to the United States De-
partment of Commerce, the purchas-
ing power of the dollar has decreased
since 1913 from 10 cents to IS cents.
During the same period the average
cost Of electricity the country over
The Washington times., 1925-02-03

$50 pounds Of Mrs. Laura Mack.
OF 7sS Mckinley street, EIizal eth.
sentenced to thirty days for mind
reading.
In addition to the jail term she
was fined 500 as q disorderly
person.
The Washington times., 1925-02-03

JERSEY JAIL REINFORCED
FOR 4so-PoUND PRISONER
NEW YORK, Feb. s.-The fur
niture In cell in Union co;tntv
Jail, Elizabeth, N. j., had 10 bo
STRENGTHENED to accommodate the
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-19
Loot Recovered
I'm Local Thefts

Practically all the loot taken by
luis Martinez. alias II. Trcfillo,
from three south end homes Friday
night, has been recovered by the
FL Centre police department.. The
property, consisting principally OF
clothing was taken from the homes
Of ". y. Svheniman, j. O. Adud-
del land Roscoe He'll by Martinez,
v ho was arrested shortly afterwards
by Officers AppleGatc and Brous".
The stolen property was found in
Il vacant hous" or Sandaiw0od
Drive where il had been hidden by
Martinez. The latter, whom the
police say is Il drug addict, is still
in the county Jail awaiting Il pre-
lim,Larv hearing on Il charge of
burglary.
In arrcstinG Martinez, the police
believe they have apprehended the
man who is responsible for many
petty eases of thieving during the
past fcw weeks. and thcv also be
licve he was involved in numcr-
Gus burglaries which were reported
last winter. 1t has also been def
initclv established that he worked
alone and a. not have an acconf
plice as the police at first believed
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-19
Secretary Mellon
Advocates Change
In Federal Levies
Continued from page y


a man with 4 $4,000 job who. II
married and without dependents.
paws n tax of but $50 under the
present law, or 4 man with 4 $1,000
lob. who, under the same conditions
pays tax of $3.50 is more inter
ested in having the job than his
taxes further reduced.
Mellon then entered 4 plea for 4
system of tax reform rather than
a general reduction.
What we mean by tax reform is
10 make more of these $4,000 jobs
available,' he added.
Mellon was strong IN his con
demnation of the present estate tax.
He flatlv demanded its repeal. con
tending there was 10 illogical bas-
is for its levy and tended toward
confiseation o. property.
The estate tax induced persons
to avoid il because of its unrea
sonableness, he said. Therefore, the
tax has failed 10 Weld the revenue
expected.
The same situation applies to the
gift tax. he added. Under the pre-
sent gift tax he estimated that rev
enue would fall eff from S7,000.000
collected in 1923 10 100000 this
wear and $o.O00.000 next wear. al
thought the tax remains the same.
Persons have found legal means 10
avoid il, he argued.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-19
SAYS ROOKIE WAS
At WHEEL WHEN
ship RAMMED Sub

BOSTON. Oct. "a Quoting
Michael &. Lira, Of s.. Loai3, one
OF three survivors Of The Sabmar-
Ire sol disaster Frank Bcaslcy Of
Dalton, Ga. testified before the
federal court Of inquiry here today
than an inexperienced man was on
,he bridge Of the Inflated submcrs-
i5lo whcr she was rammed and sunk
Rcaslcv. n Harvard medical stu
dcAt, testified that Liia told him
q student rookie was on the bridge
Of The SOL at about & p. IN. on the
night of the collision and that LiEa
believed the same man was on
watch when the crash occurred about
two hours and Il half later.
Radio Operator Harold A. Kelley
Of the Steamer City Of Rome told
the court that he he'd not consider
Cd it necessary to send am sos whom
his ship rammcd and sunk the sub
marine with loss Of - lives.
Captain j. II. Diehl of the City Of
Rome, he said. had not instructed
him 10 do so, and hence On his own
initiative he had dispatched no
message concerning the disaster.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-19

| had been childhood sweethearts.
Robert and Clara appeared deem
! II in love. Thcv went to Clevelau :
whore Gibson was teacher. Ills
wife was employed on ncwsr--
per.
Have Get Rich idea
They conceived the idea Of ge..
ting rich by going from town -
town, writing ANA selling illustra,
cd histories Of varioes localities.
Ther went 30 Huntsville. No.
where Gibson became suddenly III.
Doctors seemed unable 10 help him
and he died witlia q short time.
\ few months later Clara mar
ried Frank carl at Seneca. Kan.
The couple went t. New Philadc'-
niia. Ind. and invited the has
band : father, Aioulo Carl. s., 20
live with them.
again . mysterious mduJv A.
flic-od Clara : husband. The fatn-
er-ia-law also became suddenly H.
Frank Carl was p picture OF
health. and was noted for hts po,--
erfal physique.
But within month hi, strength
EFT him 50 fast that le }rreamc >
living skeleton.
Bodies Exhumed
When both the husband and tHo
father-,n-lav died TERRIBLE deaths,
the county prosecutor wa. 1eluged
with letters demanding an iuvesti-
CATION Exhumat;,a of their boz
les revealed enough arscuic to ''kili
= dozen men. according - the
prosecutor.
The trial in 1922 resulted in a
second degree murder conviction
and a life sentence.
ApDarcntlv the motive If TIE
'famininc Bluehcard' WIS 10 Oh
tain tho petty fortunes Of her two
husbands.
She secured only $4,000 aftcr the
death of her first husband and
$4,000 from Carl 5 insurance. MAX
ing her crimes all the more amaz-
ing
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-19
By NEA Service

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Oct. Ii
Another chapter in n story of crime
rivaling the famous Bluebeard
murders IN France has been written
with the ESCAPE OF q woman ''lif-
er' from the Indiana women 5
prison.
Displaying the same clever cri-
minal skill which police alleged
eansed her 10 murder two husbands
and 4 father-in-law by slowly pol
soning them TO death. Mrs. Clara
Carl escaped from the prison. So
far 10 trace Of her has been found.
She Is considered one o. the most
daring woman criminals IN the coun-
try.
There Is cool, calm and dclibcr-
"tc manner about Ms. Carl. L va
manifest wien she was charged with
the crimes three wears ago. and
again was shown when prison au-
thorities after her escape found
that for weeks She had been plan
ming her break for liberty.
Feeding Chickens
50 cleverlv did she outwit the
prison authorities that she took an
belongings with her. Mrs. Carl haH
deceived the warden into believing
thar she could be trusted and she
WIS assigned TO feeding the CHEZ;
ems IL the prison yard.
Just at dusk one evening, s'e
climbed up on the chicken house.
then on to the prison wall and
droupcI over on the outside.
Since murder charges were frs;
preferred against her. she has been
known as 1.-The feminine Blue
beard.
Her life story is curious mix
turc q crime, love. happiness and
tragedy.
She was the beautiful daughter
Of farmer living near New Straits
villo. o.
when young girl she eloped
with Robert Gibson. young son OF
q New Straitsvillc florist. They
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-19
Remember Early Motoring Days When
Roads We're Rough and Troubles Many

and lS vehicles were exhibited.
Motoring in California did ndtI
come into vogue mtn about l90EI
and even then. trip of any dis1
tancc was a real adventure. ThtI
first motor vehicle run held in tin
state took place at san Rafael ant5
one of the great tests for the STAN
ina of Il motor ear was the drivtI
between San Francisco and Los AMI
gclcs.
Chester y. Weaver of San Franz
cisco tells about his first expert
encc with motor vehicles in 1897 id
Ohio when Il friend, who possessed
gasoline electric blackboard invit
ed him to take n ride:
Had Starting Trouble
"'Wc spent about half the morn
ing III getting the gasoline engins
to start said Weaver. land thcn|
We had to let it run for the resi-
of the day in order to charge thol
batteries so that the car would
move. 1t was ) o'clock in the afl
tcrnoon before the bottles of acid
and water had enough juice in thcrIl
to move the car. But, believe me-
We felt the pride of 4 couple o1
Columbuscs when we drove down the|
main street of the town at Il speed
of from two to three mites an hour1
Everybody came out to see us ii
We ambled along and nearly cveryl
one was asphyXiatcd by the terribls|
I - ha .,f ii
! had passed. Every dog was ont I'd
bark his protest at this new inl
fringcmcnt of conservative methods
of transportation and one hors,]
went into Mysteries aud gave up thd|
ghost rs We approached. We sue
ec"ded in plotting the Wheeling
contraptionxx bali mile down thd1
country ros%theu we turned arount
and got haif way home again bc}
fore the blamed thing stopped
, Nevertheless, We were two vert,
proud Young gentlemen even though
: wc had to push the thing all the rrss
Of the way home.
The driver Of an automobile, iIl
the early days. had to be n mcchanl
! ic rs wen as Il shick of the steering
wheel for The good and suffielcne
reason that for every hour he spent
at the wheel. he spent eight hours
/ underneath the ear. Every mild
! that Il motor ear owner went iII
| those DAYS was well earned and ihd
| chief enjoyment WAS the thrill of
! doing something ont of the ordiI
nary To make ihc ncighbOrs opetl
! their eyes.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-19
CERTIFICATES OF
HEALTH ARE URGED
BEFORE MARRIAGE
CONTINUED frcm Page ~

(AOUIlUhttl lTtEl aye
presented 4 report last week to
the Episcopal convention that
stirred up the entire country.
The report called for faith in
the young. the rebuilding of
wrecked homes by religious in
fluence and it strongly con-
demned birth control. 1t will
be voted upon this week by the
convention.
~ am an optimist, Bishop Sum.
uer said. II am against the present
attack on youth. Because Il girl
dresses joyouSly. she is not seeking
70 ruin men.
Men Still Dominant
Although women have demand
cd and have been given political
rights almost equal to those of
men, there is no question but that
men dominate the sexes. If petting
parties are in vogue, men want
them. Men 5 preference rules fash
ions also.
Bishop Summers attention was
c2llcd to figures in his commits
siou : report to the effect that more
than six million orphans, and men
aad women Were victims of divorce
courts during the past 80 years.
"What cure do YOU suggest for
their SO called sickly outlook ON
llfr.' he vas asked. The answer
was immediate.
While many of them have i'm
paired social relations, he said,
the adults are apparent to profit
by mistakes and the young men and
Women who look back ON the do
mestie discord cf their parents with
aversion are quite likely to make
sur" before marriage that they have
chosen adaptable matcs.'
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-19
GGRMANY'S DELEGATION
PREPARE FOR BATTLE
Nv United Press Leased Wire

EERLIN. Oct. 19.-C.ermanv 5
delegates TO the Locarno security
session are home again and prepar-
ing today to meet such nationalist
opposition as exists against pacts
made in the Swiss town.
President Won Hindenburg has
already been given brief report
on the session by Chancellor Lu-
ther. and this Will be followed by
further discussions.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-19
PROMOTER TAKES
Up CUDGELS FOR
BILLY MITCHELL
Continued From Page l

a}Et,on in TINS country and Vitallv
iatrrrstcd i'm the progress of ma
tiohal defense. As licensed pilot
aE3 q member of thc Joint army and
navy board of &cronauticS. Washing
ton. d. g., Aero Club Of AmcBica.
Federation Aeronadtique Intcrua-
tieaa!e Of France, ! can speakJas an
authority on hcavier.thah-air ma
cLinos. | approve the stand tax
a., by Col. M.-chcl.
Reaaon For Impatience
# Mitchell, WHO has grown up
win aviation siEsr is early davs
b,eame Il Dit impation; when wc all
tholght we had lost some Of our
braves; .aenr through faults OF care
lcssEcSS, That could aud should be
rc,nedicd, j; is 10. strange, that he
,oulj MT sincerely in the yire of
his command havc hold h'F tongue
or the subicc. nearest his heart and
not let the people in general know
Just how the situation in aFiation
tcod. If he did Ac would not be
worthy Of His Command.
S4lCtIG 6LtLlSidSL
The Colonel is einc"rc and cnthus-
j; site for the bcttcrmcnt of our
aviation conditions and has made
himself the butt Of public comment
and perhaps censurc in some quar-
tel, to teu lis actual convictions
in the matter of our flying force
and aviation progress. The prob
lem OF our national defense and air
force remains one Of the most vital
aud Immediate that our country has
10 DO VIII today. He has ieopar-
died MS standing and it is oar duty
as Americans to q to lis aid and
stand by him. Mitchcll IS u general
in ayi3tloH: he is an authority.
Pioneer Dream
The dream Of the p.bncer aviators
and its accomplishment up to a
high point OF development has mad"
III Il bit impatient with our progress
when we read and watch the work
going on i'll other countries.
have the highest respect for the
chiefs of the army and navy depart
mcnt, bat Mitchell as an authority
is supreme. believe that every
aviator and those interested in avia-
tion and our defense should come
forward to Mitchcll's support. Per
sonallv / do not know Col. Mitchell
but have followed up his doings
and | am compelled to back him.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-19
BURON Fits MAY
RUN FOR POST AS
ATT'NEY GENERAL

LOS ANGELES. Oct. l9.-Bu-on
FITS, chief deputy district attor-
uev of Los Angeles county. may be
q candidate for attorney general at
the next state election, It was re
ported here today.
Fits neither denied nor affirmed
his candidacy today buc admitted
he was being urged strongly Tor the
posi- and might enter the field. he
Is past state commander cf the
American Legion and has been n
the distr.ct attorney s offico since
the World War.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-19
BELIEVE PRIZE BEAUTY
ELOPED ON MOTOR TRUCK

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, Oct. 10.
Police today We're seeking Gladys
Bernhard. l6, winner of beauty
contest here, and NJ. J. Rose. %,
of Oakland, who are said TO have
eloped in a truck. The girls par
ents asked the sheriff to notify the
authorities in several counties.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-19
BELIEVE L. S. MAY
SEND DESTROYERS
TO CHINA COAST

By United Press Leased Wire
MANILA, p. l., Oct. 1o.--
United States destroyers now
wintering in Manila may be
ordered to return Immediately
to the China coast because of
increasing seriousness of the
military situation in central and
and north China, according to
a persistent report here. The
report has not been confirmed
but the civilian population ex-
poets to see the destroyer fleet
depart shortly. The vessels are
to procaed to Shanghai and re-
main subject to further orders.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-19
SAN FRANCISCO TO
HAVE HUGE STORE
by United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19.-One
of the largest department stores in
the United States will be built in
this city, it became known today,
through purchase by the Emporium
of a hcw site in Market street, four
blocks uptown from it's present
store. The new store will cover
practically n whole block and more
more than double that floor space
Of the present store. The value Of
the land involved was said to be
$5,000,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-19
BELGIUM MINISTER
RELATES HOW j. s.
HELPED PACT MOVE
Confined from page y

came back here today from Loearno
Security conference. greeted by
throngs which hailed the pariey ;
outcome as Il great peace coHtribu-
ticn.
Accompanied by Austen Chamber
lain. England s foreign secretary,
and Mrs. Chamberlain, BRAND was
hailed with cries Of ''Eive BRAND
"Vive La Paix,'' which Were shar-
ed too by his British conferee.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-19
INVITE PYTHIAN
SISTERS TO HOLTVILLE

Attention Of the members Of the
Pythian Sisters Temple Of this city
is called to an invitation received
from the Holtville Temple to be
guests - q dinner to be given at
the Pvtlian Hall, Holtyile. tomor-
rom evening IT 0 clock. All mem
bcrs who can do SO are urged TO at
tend.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-19

Changes in the automotive in
dustry have been SO rapid that
MANY motorist can recall the hard.
ships of the early days, the me
chanical diffNlltics and the rocky
roads, which, not very long ago
ulation.
Barnum and Bailey rclegated the
elephants. the trapcze artists, the
shetland ponies, the wild west show
and the bearded lady to the back.
ground to make way fer the famous
Durvca motor wagon of 1896, de
clarcs a writer in the National Auto
mobile club weekly. The horscless
carriage that won the race in Chi.
cage in 1895 was featured on the
billboards and in the newspapers rs
the great attraction of the three
ring show
Just Half Dozen
In that day and age there Were
only a half dozen gasoline driven
vehicles that could stand I trip OF
more than one half mile or so with
out the services of 4 mechanic. IN
fact, the preparations for the triI
usually occupied more time than
the trip itself. 1t is very hard tC
realize the remarkable change that
has come in the motor car during
the brief period over which its de
vcl0plnent is recorded.
The automobile race that led L
the exhibition of the winning cal
by Barnum and Bailcy's circus wa
held in Chicago Oh November -
1898. There was six cars to start
over the court of - miles for :
parse OF 5000, offered by the Chi
cago Times Herald Four of III,
entries were gasoline driven ano
Two were electric. Only two of tho
six finished. Charles T.. Duryc:
won the race i'll ten hours aud =.
minutes, averaging about five mile
an hour over the course. Condition,
were not favorable 10 excellent
time. it mast b. admitted, as tn,
roads were heavy with mud an,
snow.
First Road Race
The first automobile road ract
hcld in America was staged over :
- miic course at Long Island OF
April Is, 1900. Here, the electric
ally driven vehicle proved its eff
cheney by winning the race in TIVE
hours, three minutes and 80 seconds
y steam locomobile was second aut
the frs. gasoline driven vehicle e
finish made the trip in two hours
30 minutes ana one second. The av
erage speed was about 90 to - mile,
an hour and the drivers wore auto
caps. goggles and mouth protectors
to protect themselves from the Gle
mcnts.
The first automobile show wa'
held in November 1900 at Madison
square Garden. New York. Most o,
the public that visited the show
were from Missouri and were no
satisfied to see the vehicles merely
az objects of art, so the promoter!
erected 4 track on the roof Of tn,
building to prove that new vehicle
did not only propel itself by cor!C
even climb Il grade.
First Chicago Show
The first automobile show il
Chicago was held in March of 1901
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-19

Several new county agents have
been appointed in Oregon this year.
S'1therh Idaho ships nearly all
~ poultry butter and eggs to Cali
fouia.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-19
Rubber May Be
Made From Sage
Brush, Is Belief
BY United Press Leased Wire

WINNEMUCA. Me-, Oct. l9.-
Renewed investigation of the poss-
ibilty of manufacturing rubber
commercially from Nevada sa--
brush has gceH started by the Uni
rersi'y If Nerata experiment STA
tion, according - !. 4. Ryan, here
today.
Ryan said tie British monopoly
and the high price of rubber inspir-
cd the new effort.
Fifteen million dollars worth Of
AZ eyil-smelliag earyzaAtArmum
known as "yellow rabbit brush - il
growing in the northeastern corner
Of the state, Ryan as+ertcd. He cs-
timated 10000 pounds 70 the acre
growing III ore section and declared
II would yieid 8 per ceu' rubber.