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Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17
Grade
Being Surveyed

Engineers have been a. work n
he Mountain Springs grade foe H.
cral days past, in preparation for
tie work that IS 20 lc done on this
stretch Of road in accordance with
Contracts soon 10 be le. By tn state
highway commission. The prelimia-
aEv wa.', e zargey,ng the grade so
IS 10 eliminate many sharp turns
and s.cep srad,s viii he completed
ia H short time.
Present plans Of the state high
Wa commission cal! for the straight
eEing and grazing only, this, work
to he commenced in the fall How
eyer, tlc ,Jountain Springs grade
Wiz be Included u the highway
commissions 1926 paving program,
and in another wear or SO the entire
grade should be paved, thereby elm
mating the oaIy disagreeable piece
Of road between Imperial Hallcy
and San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17
Danger To Rights
In Colorado Seen
BY Governor Hunt
Continued From Page l

Impossible, il is hoped to reach an
agreement on modification of the
Colorado r.rer compact ratified by
all states in the river system. except
Colorado.
Stumbling Block
The first stumbling block 10 an
amicabie adjustment was the con
fusion resulting from Gov. IIunt 5
action in naming his own committee
to supersede that appointed by the
Legislature for conference with the
Nevada and California delegations.
Several members of the California
legislative committee said : today
that nothing tangible could come
from the proceedings unless Ari-
2ona's legislative committee WAS
recognized NJ the conference.
The committee personnel is rs
fellows:
California - Senator Ralph f..
Swing, San Beru"rdino; l.. l.. Don
nett. Modesto; walter j. Little. Los
Angeles; and \. G. Finnev. Brawlcy.
Nevada-C. y. Squires. Las We
gus: George W. Bogden. Carson City:
George \. Cole. Carson CITY: and
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

Levi ". Syphus, st. Thomas.
AriZona-Cleve W. NanGykc. Mi
ami; Thomas Maddox. Phoenix; a.
{. MeGregor, Warren. and ~ a.
Reid and H. S. McCluskey, Phoenix.
Arthur L. Davis, Oakland, former
head Of the reclamation service and
members of the Imperial Irrigation
district, California, also attended
The parley.
After Governor Hunt 5 address,
the Arizona committee was given
three hours to accept the principle
laid down by the delegates from
California and Nevada that first de-
velopment of the river must be ut
the site of the Boulder Canyon
dam.
If a favorable answer is given the
conference will proceed.
of Governor Hunt s speech is to
be accepted us the attitude of All
iona the conference might as well
disband, Levi w. Syphus, Of the
Nevada delegation declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17
HALT JAZZ GIRL
TRIAL As SHEIK
WITNESS SOUGHT
BY United Press Leased Wire

san FRANCISCO, Aug. IL
Trial Of Dorothy Ellington, "China-
town JAZZ girl, " for the murder Of
her mother halted today while bail
ifs sought Dave Stein. one Of lcr
former .compauions. 10 enforce
court or3er that lie testify icr tie
defense.
Stein at whose home Dorothy az
tended Il party the night after her
mother WAS killed, was in court ear
fer i'm the day bat disappeared be
fore he could be called 10 the stand.
Stein $ story Of porothy's actions
at the party, only g few hour, after
her mothers death It her own
hands, was expected Lv the defense
to ciinch the claim that the cirl
was insane.
IT." defense viii rest after Der.
othr's 'shtik' has testified. and
the prosecution will proceed 10 rc-
butTal evidence. s'ummcniug aliouiets
Nho viii assert the girl sane. with
the same tests, the same words and
the same pcsitiyeness that defense
experts said she was insane.
Earl Eiliugson, brother Of the
butterfly girl was on the stand
in her defense, brought there by the
threat of bench warrant if he did
not testify. He cited times when
She had been scolded for her might
life - and tdid no wle had found
a bottle Of gin in he closet.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17
Writ Served ON
Water Director

G. W. Brocluman, director Of the
I"per>l irrigation distyict from
talrXico, was served with the ac-
yN@ation returned against him by
The imperial County grand jury last
week. on Saturday by Sheriff Gil
lett.
Although the accusyions against
the other directors We're served on
Friday Rfockmm had Il good tx-
"usc for the delay the sheriff expe-
ricnced in finding him. 4 d1ias-
trou> fire or his ranch near Calexico
Thursday night destroyed l25 tons
Of hav, giving the director plenty
to think about without finding time
to notify the sheriff where he could
he located for service.
The hay was valued at 5000 and
WAS entirely covered by insurance.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17
CHULh VISTA GIRL
IS MARRIED HERE

Mariory Norris, Of Chula Vista,
was united in marriage this morn
ing 10 William Gladden., Of National
City, At the Baptist parsonage, Rev.
G. I. Flanagan offE rating. Mr.. and
and Mrs. Harold GLADDEN., brother
and sister-in-law of the groom were
the only attendants. Following the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. GLADDEN. left
for Los Angeles. via San Diego,
where they will spend a Few weeks.
The groom IS u well known building
contractor Of National City, and will
be engaged in the same business in
Chula Vista.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17
E. CENTRO SCORES
TN GOTT CONTEST

IN interesting game Of golf was
played at Pine Valley Sunday after
noon by Major RushweN of san
Diego and O. G. Horne of Fl Centre.
They played nine holes and the score
was II to 46 in Mr.. Horne : favor.
Saturday afternoon Mr.. Horne
PLAYED Bert Brewer of San Diego
At Eseondido and again came ont vic
Tor with score of Sc TO 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17
DRY CHIEF RESIGNS

san FRANCISCO, Aug. 17-Ed-
ward Powers, credited with seizure
of 1000 stills in San Francisco and
resigned from the prohi-
biLlpa enforcement today to become
probation commissioner for the
California federal cour-
district. .
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17
SEXTON APPOINTED TO
SANTA BARBARA BOARD

SACRAMENTO, Aug. l7.-Sp.-
pointment of Joseph +. Sexton Of
Santa Barbara as supervisor Of the
third district Santa Barbara county
was announced at the governor of
flee here today. Sexton will succeed
the late John Terrence.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17
Former Mayor Visits Here. -

Former Mayor Visits Here. -B|l
Roams, formerly MAYOR Of FL Ce/ro-
and assistant chief Of the fiI[Tc-
partment. was a visitor il this city.
TO-DAY and called on many OF his
friends here. Bill is now located in
Los Angeles where he conducts
contracting business. He has sew
eral large contracts Es1ed up in Los
Angeles and surrounding territory.
lie remarked that he IS consistent
reader CT the Imperial Valley Press
and uses this paper 10 keep in touch
with his friends an6 developments
in lei Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17
JARDINE UNDER KNIFE

WASHINGTON, Aug. l7.-Sccrc-
tary Of Agriculture Jardine was op-
Grated on ut Walter Reed hospital
today for removal of infected tunsils
Tlt operation was satisfactory.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

TIE Gravenstein apple shipping
season III Souoma cojsnty closed Au-
gust 10, but the pear harvest. will
continue for weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

Harry Stabler says u new peach
has originated in Suffer county that
is superior TO the Tuscan. 1t is yet
GG,amed.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

The grain crop Of western Yolo
county are so large that all ware
houses are full and thousands Of
sacks stacked in fields.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

Edwards Won Geldern has deliver
ed TO the Sutter county farm bur
eau white Astrachan apple that
weights 2312 ounces.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

The honeymoon is over when he
forgets how TO drive with one hand.
away from baseball grounds, and
light bulbs If kept in the dark.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17
Dancing Wednesday and Saturday
sights, Eoltville Natatoriura. adv

Plant Additioa.-The Golden state
trc9rler~ company. Fl lcHtga
branch. IS making IN addition 10 lis
Plant which viii take care Of aH
SKIM milk, left after the cream i
used foI butter. by making powdere4
aiIk. The Ne" machinery VIA "a
into effect about September IL. il j.
hoHed.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

Ia. first national roads in the
Lassen Volcanic National Park are
now building. $4,000 being allot-
cd for 1882.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17
Reeves Hearinr Today-Leo

Reeves Hearing Today.-Lec Nuf-
Ger. deputy district attorney. went
10 Bard this morning 10 conduct the
preliminary hearing of !. D. Reeves.
who hart been held 1T tho county Jail
for the past week, charged with as
sault with deadly weapon follow
ing the shooting Of George Emerson.
IN aged Yuma Indian. q week ago
yesterday. En.t- S right lag
was shattered by charge from %
shotgun fired by Reeves. ueccs itst-
ing amput&tion nj tho Yuma hosp
tai. Deputy sheriff Cornell son
went along with Nuffea and Reeves.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

Government agents recently de-
5000 gallons Of choice wine
in warehouse at Clovcrdale.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

Police Draw Blank. - There was
he. q single ease to be heard in the
police court this morning. business
icing unusually quiet over the week
epd and no arrests were necessary.
There were 40 disturbances Of any
lind reported and apparently the
few who were left in town Sal urday
ana Sunday were strictly on thtH
good behavior.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17
CALEXICO MAN
HAS CLOSE CALL
As PLANE DROPS

Randall Henderson, editor ami
publisher Of tire Calezico Chronicle,
returned home last night from San
Diego, following I two weeks STAY
II Rockwell Field. where he part;ci-
pa:ed in tie maHeurer, If t4a al
service reserve. IN which he holds
lie rank Of first lieutenant.
Henderson had 2 close cal from
being an angel Friday. when q plane
driven by Lieutenant /. j. King, n
which he wss riding as observer,
crashed to the ground from IN att
tude Of - feet, while he plape was
:" bankiEgi on & cU7Ee.
Lieutenant King was slightly hurt
and Henderson fortunately escaped
with few scratches. Tie plane
Was demolished.
Tie congratulations Of the news
paper fraternity III Imperial Valley
ere extended to 'EdftGr Hendee-
SON" on the fortunate escape Of
" Lieutenant Henderson - The lat
ter says he ism = cared vet hur VIII
20 up again when eafiegt>uron.
Seventh five pone9..af.ct crow
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

Automobile Loans. l clear your
ear and loan you money, you pay
me by the month. Fred r.. Cross,
fG0 Main g.. Phone 359J FL Cen
tro. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

Nearly all of the peach crop of
Tehama county was shipped TO Port
land and Seattle.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17
Parisienne Beauty shoppe open all
Summer. Phone 7S3.

Local Folks Bereaved-Ward was
received by relatives in this city
today Of the death Of Mrs. c. E.
Appleby in LearhvilIe Arkansas.
Mrs. Appleby was the mother Of
Mrs. R. L. Hobby, and grandmother
of Ira. Linton and Jack Hobby.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17
Water.

Drink ~3achena Artesion Water.
Call Bud~;ne B9stling Co. Phone
s2W. 7t26
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

Home Cooked Meals at New Ore
gon. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

an the best doctor in the land.
Superior to any monkeys gland. I
got name-Paul s Lemonade. Al
ways ready for YOU at Union Stages
depot. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

The FL Centre Home Laundry. 3j8
HaIniiion Ave. wishes to thank their
friends for their generous patron
age and 10 notify them that the
laundry viii be closed on Aug. 10,
for three weeks. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17
De 7ls Heauvy rarlor. Phone 227
adv

Creamery Empleye injured. =
Thomas Adams. employed rs an en-
@.noor at thc Golden STATE Milh
Products company plant. fell fgom =
ladder shortly before > o clock this
afternoon and sustained u broAen
ankle. Adams was taken to the -
Centre hospital in Lemons ambu-
l2nGc-al,d AT the time Of going Ia
-TrTcss was reported 10 he resting
comfortably.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

Mrs. T. c. Lanier and her daugh-
ter, Margaret, returned last night
from their vacation.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

Seventy five pomes.aiate grow
ers in the stat IecentI: met in Port
erylle, Ti'lare county and formed
n Ma1-koti"- &-aacT.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

DR.. c. j. NcKsnor;ck, Chiroprae-
nr. 2l Dunaway Bldg. Phone 32s.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

Pollard, the Painter, is back on
the job again and at vour service.
Phone 343-W. S-0 FL Centro. ADV.
Mrs. Earle Richmond arrived last
night from the coast. She viii
lcaNc next Sunday fer Santa Monica.
Edgewild Ranch. IL miles south,
Dahlia canal. Grapes 35c lug. adv
First Glass Dining Room service
at counter prices. New Oregon
Cafe. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

Sweeney Given Jail Sentence. -
Pat Sweeney. arrested at CaleXico
last week by Sheriff Gillett on su-
spicion that he was implicated in
several burglaries throughout the
valley, was sentenced to jail for 80
days on a vagrancv charge by Judge
Navfield this morning. There was
net sufficient evidence against
Sweeney 10 warrant a more serious
charge and he agreed 10 take a Jail
sentence for vagrancv to give him
chance 10 "get off The hop, or
in more polite language. stop usiug
drugs, to which he is addicted.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

Swim n Cur wonderful mineral
water. Ioltville Natatoriun. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

Davis Beauty Parlor. Phone 227.
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17
WANTED -- 100 AUTOS
M. PLANE, S21 Commercial St.
care Borderland Express Co.
NE VS. BRIEFS
rors City and County,,

aaREnaEzEElG1zsl.g nzrlrar2nar
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-17

Dance Evey tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday nights at Heber
Palm Garden. adv
Evening star., 1925-06-02
German Princesses Liue Simply,
DeUOting Time to Their Children
Deprived of Court Existence, Women Who Married
Kaiser's Sons Take Humber Stations Wih
Seeming COntentment and Success
Correspondence of the Associated Press

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
POTSDAM, May 1.-THE six wom-
en- who married the sons of the former
German emperor, now living at Doom,
in Holland. deprived of the court life
which they thought would be theirs,
have turned to humber duties in diff
ferent parts of the country and appar-
emily with contentment and success.
On the whole their lives are quiet,
and given over to the care of their
children.
The former crown princess, Cecilie.
divides her time between the castle at
Oels and Potsdam. At Oels she is
active in charitable works, and here
she devotes herself to the education
of her children, four sons and two
daughters.
Sophie Charlotte, wife of Prince
Eitel Friedrich, lives in seclusion here
with her husband at Villa Ingenheim.
The couple have no children, and the
princess devotes much time to ath-
letics.
Adelheid wife of Prince Adalbert
has two young children, and with her
husband lives the quiet life of coun-
try gentry on an estate near HON.
burg.
Alexandria Victoria secured a di-
vorce from Prince August Wilhelm in
1920. Her son, boy of II years. is
being educated at Potsdam. She has
married a naval captain. Ruemann.
and lives in Munich. This princess
was one of the most beautiful women
in the Hohenzollern family circle.
Ina Marie. the wife of Prince Oscar,
still lives in Potsdam with her hus-
band who, for time after the revolu-
ton, worked in a Berlin bank. She is
the mother Of three sons and a daugh-
Evening star., 1925-06-02
Little Fraulein and the Big World
BY IDA r. WYLIE.


most hear it--like the swapping of a
taut wire. The next instant she was
clinging to him. The little. terrible
| hands groped and clu1ched at him as
| though they were seeking his very
! heart. And she cried. He had never
! dreamed that a child could cry like
that. lie thought her whole body must
be torn asunder. And NJ. Leforges
cried. too. His own heart melted in
an answering anguish.
| 'Don't-don't-ther it's all right
| now. God forgive us all"
! He sat down on the dripping coil of
rope. He drew her close to him un-
| der the shelter of his coat He kissed
her. All the German tenderness he
| had ever heard of came to his stiff
| lips. He could feel how she grew
notwithstanding She was like a little
bird, warming its half-dead body
against his.
Tell newly did you-how could
| you-you poor baby"
They had forgotten the wind and the
rain. They were like two lovers. They
clung together. They were quite
alone. For while they were silent,
and then very slowly and haltingly
Fraulein Gertrude Won Arnstein-Prut-
WITT opened her heart to NJ. Jules Lee
forges.
She told him about the rats-the
/ baby rats.
And NJ. Leforges stared into the
| darkness and grieved over himself
and the whole world
| Among those who waited on the sta
| ton platform was a tall, grar-haired
man--military in type-who looked as
though the continental train. then
curling round the bend. was bringing
him no happiness. He, too, was
| thinking of his dead son and of Ger
| trude auf and und Zu und Won Arm
| stein Prutwitz. He was hating her
| 1t seemed to him an ironic insult to
his grief that he should have to bring
into his home a child bearing that
| name.
But as the great train drew to a
standstill he squared his shoulders.
After all he had made up his mind.
It was his duty. He had to go
through with if. He wouldn't show
what he felt. Anyhow, she would be
in the hands of Governesses-you
couldn't send a child with that name
to school-not vet. He himself would
go abroad
| There were few passengers. No
children. He stood looking about him
Evening star., 1925-06-02
One Of a series of the
years best short
stories.

perpleXedly. A square. built foreign.
er stared at him and then lifted his
cap. He spoke in careful English.
Are you, by any chance, Sir Am
brose Hanpden2"
The tall man bowed.
You are awaiting your grandchild?'
the Frenchman persisted.
Sir Ambrose f1inched. He had never
thought of Gertrude Won Arnstein-
Prutwitz as a grandchild. He nodded.
She doesn't seem TO be here" he said
coldly
She is herein my charge. But
first / want a word with you
1t was all very peremptory and as
tonishing. But there was something
about this Frenchmen-somet
rather desperate, as though the man
didn't care what happened so long as
he did what he had to do. The two
strangers walked up and down the
platform. The Frenchman talked rap
idly with a rare but expressive res-
ture. The English cabinet minister
was waiting for him: That didn't mat
ter. And then, all at once. both men
stood still, facing each other. The
Englishman had not so much as lifted
a hand. But he had said. Good God!''
and NJ. Leforges drew a long breath
of relief.
SO you see why I had to speak to
you first. After ALL have lost nv
son, too. But if you do not want her
say so. She shall be in his place.
cannot bear any more unhappy chill.
dren."
Sir Ambrose Hampden blinked his
gray lashes. Better go and pick her
up. hadn't we?" he said.
They found her sleeping in her cor.
ner. What had he expected? Some
monster of insolent hideousness? He
hardly knew. At least, not this little.
black. crumpled heap of broken-heart-
ed weariness. Her hat-what was left
of it-lay on the seat beside her. Her
head dropped. Not beautiful in any
way, but with kind of dignity-the
dignity of much sorrow. He bent over
her and touched her gently. Her ewes
opened. They looked at him short
sightedly. and he saw that they were
his daughters eyes-his sons ewes.
His own face broke like a mask. He
laid his big hand on her starved one.
'Trudchen,' he said, so you've
come home at Iastr'
THE END.
tStory and illustrations copyrighted 1924.
by International Magazine Co Inc)
Evening star., 1925-06-02
PRIZE STILL AVAILABLE.
$4,000 for Nonstop Aviator
Flight Over Atlantic Extended.

NEW YORK, June 2 CP.-Ray-
mond Orteig, who last January Of
fered prize of $4,000 to the first
aviator crossing the Atlantic Ocean
IN an alrplane non stop fight be.
tween Paris and New York. vester-
day announced that the offer had
been formally extended for further
period of five years from June 1,
1925
Mr.. Orteig specified that the COM
petition should be held under the
rules of the National Aeronautic AS
sociation of the United States and
the Federation Aeronautique Inter
rationale of Paris. Aviators of any
allied nationality are eligible, with
the proviso that the competitor must
hold an aviator's certificate issued by
the National Aeronautical Associa-
tion and be duly entered on the COM
petitor's register OF the areronautic
association.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
CIRCULARS PROHIBITED.

In order to protect its adVer-
tiSers from receiving circular mat
ter, it is expressly understood and
agreed that all such matter will
be withheld. as far as possible, by
The Star. Only bona fde answers
to advertisements addressed to
box numbers in care OF The Star
will be delivered TO advertisers on
presentation of the box number
ticket.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
Marshall Business Brokers.

Grocery and meats. old established corner
downtown: rent SO: apt. above; price,
Grocery and meats. mixed trade. no better
price. $500.
Delicatessen. good corner ne rooms
and bath, 5-year lease splendid proposition :
SO. 500.
Delicatessen. uptown: rent. s35 oppor-
tunity at 81 500; see this today.
Bakery and confect. old established: rent.
S15: price, 81
Millinery. exclusive shop on Conn. ave !.
we'll established and paying: owner. leaving
city. will dispose of this splendid PROPOSE
TONS reasonable.
Cafe near 18th and Col rd; rent. Ss5: g..
year lease exclusive and paying: price,
Cafeteria near 18th and New York ave:
location unsurpassed; price. $4,000.
Special-Restaursnt on H St ne, good
paying proposition; 3 living rooms and bath :
opportunity for man and wife: 81 900
Nearbeer and light lunch, living rooms:
Tailor shop. Mt Pleasant location; we'll
established. price. 81 900
Rooming house, near 10th and New York
Rooming house 900 block Mass. ave, Ia
rooms. 2 baths; price. $1,000;
Island ave. 10 rooms, nicely furnished
Deiicatessen on st. ne; rent Ss5: price.
Novelty. dry goods and notions on Conn
ave-: splendid location large stock: oppor-
tunit for man and wife: price. reasonable
suitable for delicatessen and lunch; on Penn
ave. near 18th St; So. 600.
our successful ONCE. where hundreSa ~ =
places are sold. Established on N Y. ave.
for Is wears.
Marshall Business Brokers
e2e New York Ave
tcentiEued on Next PaEsl
Evening star., 1925-06-02

ter, and devotes her time to the care
of her family and her home.
Marie Augusta was married m
Prince Joachim from 1916 to 1920.
but just as the final decree of separa,
ton was about to be Issued, Joachim
committed suicide. In January, 1925,
the princess married Teddo Bienert,
who halls from an old family of Dres.
den industrialists.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
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Evening star., 1925-06-02
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