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Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02
IMPERIAL
BY Press staff Correspondent

IMPERIAL. April 2.-Joe Beyer
Of FL Centro visited relatives in
imperial Tuesday night.
Miss Rosene Emmorv spent the
weekend in Los Angeles with
friends.
Frank Schnuderw.ad and De Witt
Gale sc leaving soon for short
trip up the coast
J. R. Bransby and son John are
in Les Angeles for a few days. Mr..
Bransby Sr., IS attending :he Rex
all convention there.
The Business Women's Club held
a meeting at the rest room Tues
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hallawell of
Los Angeles are spending few
DAYS with friends il Imperial.
Lloyd Wal,Aam is down from
Los Angeles for few DAYS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Eiclhold re-
turned Wednesday from Los Ange-
les, where they lave been purchas-
ing goods.
Mrs. J. R. Adams IS ca the sick
list this week.
Charles Hill. who was operated
on for appendicitis 1T the E. Contro
hospital last week, is improving.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02
RECENT GIGANTIC
DEALS TOTAL A
FOURTH TRILLION
By United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK. April 2.-Industrial
America TODAY IS undergoing per
haps the most far reaching changes
in its history.
Sales ana mergers aggregating
more than $o.5000000 in proper
" values have been negotiated with
in recent weeks and scores of pend
ing or proposed mergers of less
magnitude probably viii bring the
years turnover Of industrial re
sources far beyond anything Of the
kind in the past.
Topping al Of the present mer-
gers is that involving q property
value Of $500, 100000 represented
in the great Van Svcringen com
bination now nearing completion.
Second on the list was the pur-
chase by the Standard Oil company
Of Indiana and its associated com
panies Of the Pan-American Petro-
leum and Transport Oil holding with
a market value ranging around
1925 100000.
Sale Of the Dodge Brothers Motor
company at 4 cash price said to be
between $l75,0C000O and S200,000,-
900 constitutes what is believed TO
be the greatest cash transaction il
the nation s industrial history.
4 100000, 600 merger Of So West
Virginia coal properties virtually
completed stands fourth on the lis:.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02
HOLTYILLE
BY Press staff Correspondent

HOLTElILE. April 2.-The mem.
bars of the sophomore class IF the
high school met Tuesday evening
at the home of Miss Martha Ryer-
son, a popular member of the class,
and made candy. which will be sold
BY the class at the showing Of the
! Junior class play Friday evening.
i The junior class play, Martha
+ Blythe Day viii be given IT the
Arcade theat5r Friday evening,
April 5. at o'clock sharp. This
play has been carefully rehearsed
and will be well worth attending.
! Gordon Schneider, local drug
gist, was elected president of the
Associated Chambers Of Commerce
of Imperial Valley at the meeting
at Heber Friday evening Dale
c. Cooper, also Of this city, was
chosen IS secretary of that crgan-
ization.
a. c. Keene took his office as
city marshal Wednesday, April l.
The Masons of HoItville gave 4
dance at the Masonic hall here last
night. An enjoyable time was had
by all.
Louis Hanchett, popular gram
mar school instructor, was initiat
ed into the El Centre Order Of the
Elks at 4 recent meeting of that
organization.
All Day Meeting
An all day meeting of the Ladies
Al society and the Home Missiona-
~ society was held today at the
home Of Mrs. c. H. Eckhart
All this week Rev. F. NJ. McGlas-
son will conduct meetings at the
Church Of Christ. Walnut avenue.
Rev. Ray Carter, Of Imperial,
preached an inspiring sermon at the
Alamo school house Tuesday even
ing. March 81.
W. N. Cummings will hold sale
Of his choice dairy cows Friday. The
sale viii be held on the old Jack
Strovan ranch, north of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Huff have
been visiting with their son, Will
son Huff Jr.. in the central district
Joe Kay has accepted the position
Of foreman Of the Imperial Irriga
tioa machine shops at Imperial. Mr..
Kay las been chief engineer for
the Imperial Ice and Development
Company.
Since selling his garage. II. c.
Bliss, ID devoting his time to the
sale Of modern and up-to-dat, "a
dio sets.
Omer c. Harris, proprietor Of
Harris Smoke Shop, is seriously i'll
at his home with influenza,
Garland Galloway was able to re-
turn % his classes in the high school
after a slight Illness.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02
by United Press Leased Wire

! NEW YORK, April 2.-Wall
street stood back this morning to
take 4 searching look at the pair
of gigant., sales announced after
! the close of the market Yesterday.
! The announcements were:
| Sale of Dodge Brothers automo-
bile concern to 4 group headed by
Dillon, Read and Company, OF New
York.
Sale of Z. l.. Doheny control Of
his Pan-American Petroleum and
Transport Company to the Stand,
ard Oil Company, of Indiana and
others.
III surveying the transactions,
Wall street found:
That Dillon, Read and Company,
ten years ago unknown on Wall
street. and until 4 week ago un-
known outside of Wall street, had
challenged j. P. Morgan and the Du
points and humbled these mighty
interests in a gigantic struggle.
That probably the largest all cash
transaction in Wall street history
had resulted.
That the purchasers had paid
around $50,000,0O0 for The name of
F" Dodge Brothers "a name which
two and q half decades ago was
worth about ST a day when signed
on a machine shop pay roll and ae-
companied by nine hours work.
That two Detroit women, the wild
owa Of the Dodge Brothers are
among the world s riches; women.
That large stock or bond issue
May next come onto the market and
that another b.y automobile con-
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02
San Francisco
Ready for Big
Combined Fleet

SAN FRANCISCO, April .
Forty thousand sailormen manning
las ships of the United States navy
will be IN San Francisco April to
IS as part OF the largest and most
spectacular peace time mobilization
of fighting craft ever staged in an
American pert.
On April 5 the combined Atlantic
and Pacific fleets under command
Of Admiral Robert T. Coontz, will
steam through the Golden Gate TO
an. anchorage in San Francisco har-
bor., The procession into the bay
will be spectacle Of thrilling in
terest.
In the meantime San Francisco
and the visitors expected here from
every part Of the west will have
rare chance 10 make the acquaint-
ance of their navy IN al its modern
variety. It viii be Z strictly up 10
date fleet. It VIII include battle
ships that represent the last word
in fighting efficiency, arn.o1el
cruisers, Eight cruisers, destrovers,
submarines. mine layers, mine sweep
ers, aircraft tenders. aircraft car
riers, seaplanes, fuel ships, repair
ships, transports and q hospital ship.
Facilities viii be provided for
visitors to witness the arrival and
departure Of the fleet, TO visit the
ships, which VIII be--open to the
public at stated hours, to see the
great shore parade in which 10000
officers and men of the navy and
marine corps will take part and to
join in the general festivities which
have been arranged for the enter
tainment Of the fleets personnel
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02
MARGET REPORT
san FRANCISCO, April =
Poultry

SAN FRANCISCO, April =
Poultry
Broilers y to III lbs 32-35; col
ored IL to 1a4 3S-40; fryers 424s;
young roosters 3 lbs and up 1854;
old roosters 1917; leghorn old roost-
ers 12-14; leghorn hens 21a to 3 lbs
242J; 3 lbs and over 26-27; large
colored hens 1924; turkeys young
live nominal.
Cattle
Tone OF market steady; steers
good s.759.25; COWS good 6.75.7.25.
Calves
Tone Of market steady; $50 to 200
lbs 10000.
Hogs
Tone OF market steady; $50 to 200
lbs (ight) 14.0-14.50.
Sheep and Lambs
Tone OF market steady; lambs
l3.50-l6.0o; ewes 6.50-9.50; wheth-
crs none offered
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02
WHEELER DUE
IN MONTANA

GREAT FALLS, Mont, April 9.
Senator Burton X. Wheeser, was
expected to arrive here tonight to
begin preparations for his defense.
The department. of justice has
summoned 40 witnesses to appear at
his trial April 16 when, he will face
charges of appearing before the
interior department for fee after
he became senator.
One hundred witnesses have been
summoned by the government in
the case Of Gordon Campbell, Mon
tana oil operator, accused of using
the mails for fraud. 1t was Camp
bell that Wheeler was alleged to
have represented for fee.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02
ST0ICAL WALL STREET ACASP AS
LITTLE KNOWN FIRM BEATS MORGAN
INTERESTS IN BIG DODGE DEAL
Germ may be advanced TO offer com
petition to general motors.
Oil Interests Change

, cern may be advanced TO offer com
petition to general motors.
Oil Interests Change
That +. /. Doheny, the man who
personally discovered the Mexican
oil fields had sold control Of his
holdings outside of the United
States and will confino himself to
his California properties.
That through the deal the Stand,
ard Oil Company of Indiana, 4 week
ago without interests in foreign oil,
is now one Of the largest factor in
the foreign oil business.
That the Chase banking interests
and British interests headed by
Lord Invcforth are allied with the
Standard of Indiana in purchasing
Doheny 9 property bus the Stand
ard retains control.
Those wore some of the things
that first hit Wall street i'll its stu
dy of what had happened.
Back of the two transactions lies
romance such as seldom has been
seen in all the romantic history of
American fortunes.
First came the romance OF Dodge
Brothers, two mechanics who made
q little money and then went broke
in the bicycle business; made = lit
tie more, invested it with Henry
Ford and in about Is years be
came among the nation 5 wealth5est.
men.
Then the brothers died. leaving
their fortunes to their widows.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02
Much Driving Hurts Eyes

After a long drive always wash
your eyes with simple camphor,
witchhazel, hydrastis, etc, as mix
ed in Lavoptik eye wash. This re-
moves dust and germs and counter
acts effects Of wind and sun. Stops
dryness and burning. Clement 5
Drug Store. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02
RAILROAD PIONEER DEAD

CINCINNATI. Ohio, April .
Captain Richard p. Rifenberick,
railroad pioneer, is dead here at the
aga Of 50. RHenberick helped
build the Toledo and Ohio Central
Railroad.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02
Student Barred
Because of
Costume
BY United Press Leased Wire


EVANSTON, ILL.,. April :
The campus of northwestern
university buzzed with excite
ment today when it beeame
known that 4 beautiful and pop
ular freshman coed had been
barred from q student theatri-
cal performance because she
allowed herself 10 be photo
gra4hed in q costume describe
as "too abbreviated.
The girl, Miss Caroline Smith,
Cairo, Ills, is the world s
champion woman diver.
The picture showing Miss
Smith in dancing costume, came
to the attention Of Mary Ross
Potter, dean of women, and Miss
Smith 5 name Immediately was
removed from the program.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02
IN BANKRUPTCY
In the District Court Of the Unite
C3AoSa-

In the District Court Of the United
States, for the Southern Distric.
CT California, Southern Division.
In the Matter Of Thomas ]. Rye,
Bankrupt.
To the Honorable Paul J. McCor-
mick, Judge Of the District Court
Of the United States for the South
crn District of California.
Thomas L. Rye, Of Holtville, in
/ the County of Imperial and State
of California, in said District, res
pectfully represents:
+ That on the 10th day of Febru-
arv, last, past, he was duly adjudg,
ed bankrupt under the Acts Of
Congress relating to bankruptcy;
that he has duly surrendered al his
property and rights Of property,
and has fully complied with all the
requirements of said Acts and of
the orders Of the court touching his
+ bankruptcy.
WHEREFORE HE PRAYS that
he may be decreed by the court to
have a full discharge from all debts
provable against his estate under
said Bankrupt Acts, except such
debts as are excepted by law from
such discharge.
Dated this Goth day of March,
a. D., 1925.
THOMAS L. RYE, Bankrupt.
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON
Southern District Of
California, IS;
On this 28th day Of March A. D.
1925, on reading the foregoing pc
! tition, it is
ORDERED BY THE COURT,
that a hearing be had upon the
same on the 1st day Of June, A. D.
1925, before said court, at Los An
geles, in said District, at 10 O. clock
in the forenoon; and that notice
thereof be published in The Imper-
ial Valley Press, newspaper print
/ cd in said District, and that all
known creditors and other persons
in interest may appear at the same
/ time and place and show cause, if
/ any they have, why the prayer Of
said petitioner should not be grant
ed.
/ AND 1T IS FURTHER ORDER
ED BY THE COURT, that the Re
feree shall send by mail to all
known creditors copies of said pc
tition and this order, addressed to
them at their places Of residence as
stated.
WITNESS the Honorable Paul J.
Mccormick, Judge Of Said Court,
aud the seal thereof, at Los Ange.
les, in said District, on the 28th
day Of March. A. D. 1925.
CHAs. n. WILLIAMS, Clerk
BY G. r. Gibson, Deputy Clerk.
i (Seal Of the Court. 2t1
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02

Jerusalem-The President Arthur
the first ship to fly the Zionist
flag, arrived at Haifa from New
York. The 500 American Jews who
made the voyage will attend the
opening of the Hebrew University
here today, at which Lord Balfour
VIII conduct the inaugural services.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02

Field peas are being sown with
cereals or sunflowers at several
points in Oregon.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02

Wilholnlshaven, Germany Five
men were killed and three danger
ously wounded when steam boiler
in a torpedo boat exploded in the
harbor today.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02

Napes-The visiting British royal
party today visited the palace and
surrounding park at Caserta. They
win sail from here TO Taormina late
this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02

Caldwell, Idaho, farmers have
signed to grow 500 acres of sugar
beet5.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02

Berlin-An official report from
the Reichswehr places the number
Of missing in yesterdays $ collapse
Of 4 bridge constructed by prisoners
over the river Wcser at one officer
and 7s soldiers.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02

A $4,000 fruit shortage plant
is being built at Wenatshee, Wash
ington.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02

Berlin-Princess Hermine. wife of
the former Kaiser, will return to
Doom today having recovered com,
pletely from Z recent operation.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-02

Martin-Senour Motor Car Enamel. Then
you Il want to see Kolor-Brite, the new decora-
tive enamel, demonstrated. If your barn or
outside buildings need paint find out why
School House Paints are best and most eco
nomcal. See how transfer designs are used on
furniture and how you can do this. Come pre-
pared to ask questions and don't forget your
entry blank. You may WIN one of the big
prizes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-24
Placer Gold Discovered
in Northeastern Idaho

rocatcllo. Idaho.--lFD AT Il desc
late point at the juncturc Of Clark.
Butte and jefferson counties in
northeastern Idaho. where three riv-
crs sink into the sands Of the Snake
river basin, gold placer which is
expected to be as rich as that of the
Boise Basin of early days has been
discovered.
Announcement from Dubois con-
firmed the discovery and with the
movement just started claims are be-
ing rapidly staked out.
The three streams, Big Lost River.
| Little Lost River and Birch Creek.
have in ancient times and up until
! the advent of irrigation in the early
eighties, virtually merged their wa
tcrs and disappeared in the sands or
the same square mile Of desert.
For nearly so years these myster'
Gus rivers have been the despair o.
biologists. engineers and gold seek
crs because they gave but niggardl!
indication of the gold values tina
biologists insisted must be present
d. r. Murphy, a Dubois civil cngi
neer. some time ago set out to 10
cate the deposit. Concluding tina
the three torrential streams carrie
values but moved too fast to deposi
them The search rapidly led to tn
sinks where the theory was verified
Besides gold and indications o
platinum, gems of the corundut
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-24
MCKENZIE MAN
DENIES REGAIN
HOLDUP STORY

Maurice Curtis, Richland Center.
Wis, was released on $500 bonds to-
day following his arrest over the
weekend on the complaint of Otto
Void, Bismarck Insurance man. Cur
The case was to be arraigncd TO-
day. :.
Curtis version Of the reported at
tack and holdup which occurred near
Regan, was issued upon his release
today.
Curtis and Wendell Drawbcr, Nc
Kcnzie, a relative, were parked or
the road near Regain late Friday
night, when car driven by Nolt
and containing two other occupants
drove up and bumped the fender Of
the parked car, according to Curtis
When Curtis asked Void to bacl
up, latter is said to have uttered ;
reply which angercd Curtis. Al
alteration followed. Curtis claim
Void made Il pass at him. and in
scufflc that cnsucd Curtis tore hi
trousers, according to tho lads story
Curtis demanded that Void pay 70
the torn apparel. and after heatc
argument, all three men in the ca
contributed sum Of money, accord
ing to Curtis.
lis was arrested on charges of rO'
berry.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-24
NIMR0DS0 OF
STATE WAIT
OPEN SEASON
September 16 Lets Bars Down
on Hunting Season in
North Dakota

Scptember Is will mark the open
ing Of the hunting season IN North
Dakota. Hunting licenses may now
, be procured from the county auditor
or from any hardware store.
Roy Robinson has start OF other
sportsmcn in the county for he is in
possession of the first 1920 uniting
, license.
| Hunters and fishermen are given
: the following warnings IN connection
! with the open season:
Deer are protected.
! There arc penalties .! both fine
| and imprisonment for: hunting with
out license; killing game before the
! season opens, or after it closes; NIL
ing more than the bag limit; per
hitting dogs to run at large from
April to November |; being aficld
with gun and dogs between July |
and September IS; having game IL
legally in possession.
Remember the bag limit: ducks
and geese, Is per day: grouse and
chicken, S per day; antelope and deer
arc protected.
Do not forget that rewards of $l0
to $50 arc paid for information that
will lead to the conviction y! an!
person violating the game, fish "i
trapping laws.
Everyone knowing of violation
of the law is requested (" report tho
facts to a member Of the board. or It
the wardcns. Send the information
to the chief game warden Of y"u'
district. He will treat the matter
confidcntially if requested to.
Don't forget that licenses are re
quircd for hunting. trapping. rrac
ticing taxidermy and training dog
professionally.
DR.. II. l.. Rice of Beach * sccrc
tary Of the state game and t'S'
board composed of three othc, mem
bcrs. II. A. Brown OF CooperStowi
is chief game warden Of the scc"n'
game district in which Burlcigh coun
ty lies.
The board seeks the cooperation o
every sportsman in the state in tn
protection and preservation of gam
and in the strict enforcement o
these laws.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-24
FLOWER MEET
THU RSDA Y
George Will. Official in HOrti'
cultural Society, Will
BE Host

Preparations were under way to
day to receive delegates Of the North
Dakota horticultural society which
will meet in Bismarck Thursday and
Friday Of this week.
In connection with the hortiCul-
tural convention the Association "f
Commerce will sponsor flower show
III Bismarck. and members Of th"
society will display both flowers and
fruit. with possibly some vegetables.
The aim Of the society as set forth
by A. r. Ycaghcr, secretary. mem
bcr Of the faculty Of tn" state agri.
cultural college, arc set forth as fol
lows:
/. To collect and spread horticuI
tural information.
g To stimulate planting Of trees.
fruits. vegetables and flowers.
,. To build North Dakota as Il
home state by popularizing planting
of flowers and vegetables.
George II. viii. Bismarck, is sec
ond wee president Of the second
district and will act as host to the
society when it meets in the capital
city.
H. G.. Cooper. Abcrcrombic, pres
idcnt, will call the convention into
session when the meeting conrcncS
Thursday. Other officers who will
he in charge Of the session include
A. a. Bradley, Williston. vice pres
den, of the third district, Mrs. +
Heath. Grand Forks, vice president Of
the second district, and II. II. Nelson
I1ankinSon. treasurer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-24
GOttlieb Bertsch,
50, Died Sunday

Gottlieb Bertsch, S3, died Sunday
evening at 9 o'clock at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. j. j. Elhard. rs
Eighth street. Dropsy was given as
the cause of death.
The deceased was born in Russia.
In 1887 he came to America. settling
in Eureka, S. d. Ten years later he
came to Bismarck to live.
Mr.. Bertsch is survived by five
sons, H. E., Lodi. Cal: Paul of Bis
marck; Gus. GLASGOW, Mont: Gott-
leb, Java. S. d.; Jake, Ventura, N.
D., and two daughters. Mrs. Jake
Schatz, Scotland. S. D.. and Mrs. FL
hard, Bismarck.
Pail bearers will be intimate
friends of Mr.. Bertsch. Funeral
services will be Wednesday afternoon
Mt o'clock in the German Baptist
church and intermcnt will be at
Fairvicw cemetery.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-24
n Y N E n
Thin Men
Run Down Men
Nervous Men

You probably know that Cod Liver
Oil is the greatest flesh producer in
the world.
Because it. contains more Vita
mines than any food you can get.
You'll be glad to know that Cod
Liver Oil comes in sugar coated
tablets now, so il you really want
TO put 10 or 20 pou=ds Of solid
healthy flesh on your bones and feel
we'll and strong-ask Finney's Drug
Store, Cowan's Drug Store. and Len
hart's Drug Store. or any druggist
for BOX Of McCoy's Cod Liver oil
Compound Tablets.
Only GO cents for 60 tablets and
if you don't gain five pounds in 30
days your druggist will hand you
back the money you paid for them.
1t isn't anything unusual for II
person to gain 10 pounds in 30 days.
"Gct McCoy's. the original and
genuine Cod Liver Oil Tablet"
Adv.