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The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-22
OFF ON
FL|CHT;N0 WORD
At NOON TODAY
Six Men in Air Over Arctic
Region Flying to Pole
Experts Theorize.

NEW YORK, May 22. - The
Northwestern Newspaper Alliance
had not received any word at noon
today from Capt. Amundsen who
hoped off yesterday afternoon
shortly after 5 O'Clock from Kings
Bay, Spitzbergen, for the North
Pole. Aviator Ellsworth accompan-
led Amundsen, two flying boats max
ing the trip each carrying three
men.
1t is said no communication is
possible until somebody reaches a
point with communication with the
outside world as the planes have no
wireless.
The trip is $50 miles to the Pole
from Kings Bay. It was expected
the trip would take eight hours but
the expedition might be gone sew.
eral days if alighting near the Pole
is possible.
MIGHT SURVEY NEW AREA.
LONDON, May 22.-English ex.
perts said Capt Amundsen, if he
reached the North Pole, might sue
oumb to the temptation to survey
the great unseen territory between
the Pole and Alaska and might fol-
low his original intention to con.
tinue his fight to Point Barrow.
Grettir Algarrson il still in Liver
pool waiting tho completion of his
blimp and other preparations for
his fight to the North Pole.
BOATS GOING NORTH.
OSLO, May 22. - The Shipping
Gazette says today the expedition
shin Hobby was ordered to proceed
north Immediately after the fight
started. The navy ship Farm was
to follow some hours later. Both
vessels are going as far north as the
ice will permit and maintain an out.
look for Capt. Amundsen and his
five companions.
Two days Of good weather is pre-.
dicted Both planes were equipped
with sleigh skis and supplied with
emergency provisions for one month.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-22

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The Alaska daily empire., 1925-05-22

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Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12
WestmOrland
Center Enjoys
Fine Meeting

The Wcstmorland Farm Center
had its regular meeting last night.
W. \. McFaddcn acted as d1ree-
tor of the meeting and Mrs. Me
Fadden had been selected by the
program committee to take charga
of the meeting which she did very
efficiently.
b. Martindale of Wcstmorland de-
lighted the audience with two solos
singing ".On the Road TO Manda-
lay and my GYPSY Sweetheart.
r. /. Werner, state superiHten-
dent of vocational education spoke
on 1.-The Value or agricultural Ed
ucation. = He pointed out that
good times are ahead in agricultural
territories and the coming genera
tion must be prepared to take ad-
vantage of them.
Mrs. 4. Davis and Miss II. Smith
rendered two very enjoyable vocal
duets.
Assemblvman A. G. Finney, chair
man of the Eastside Sunset Farm
Center. spoke on the various mat
tiers before the state legislature
which are of special interest 10
farmers.
w. +. Newton. extension special
ist on poultry Of the University of
California gave an excellent talk
on "'Managemert of Poultry in
Imperial Valley, pointing out that
proper breeding, feeding and hons
ing are essential for smcceSs.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12
Hunt For Boy
Missing Since
Water Ragged
CONTINUED from page y


side of the Sacramento Valley. all
trains being routed her by way of
Chico.
The United States weather bureau
here today predicted a serious con-
dition in the Sacramento river as
far as Knights Landing during the
next q hours. The river at Colusa
will reach n height Of q feet by
noon today. it was predicted.
The Southern Pacific reports its
tracks under water in number Of
PLACES and bridges near Corning in
Tehama county are reported to have
been washed away by the swollen
/ streams.
No rise in the Sacramento river
has been evident here vet and the
peak of high water was not ex-
pected to arrive for another 48
/ hours.
40 fatalities have been reported
in the Sacramento Valley because
of high waters although a number
Of homes in Napa county were
flooded Yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12

anl suecoodcd in getting the mat
ter before the state Legislature.
These individuals alleged that
Louis Ahlgrcm, Of San Diego, box
ing commissioner for the southern
end of the state had not treated
them fairly in issuing a permit to
the Il Centre club, but at no slime
WAS this the official sentiment of
TIE post, Il member stated today.
Practically the entire membership
of the post believed that Comnis-
>ioner Ahlgrcm had been misinfornr
ed regarding the conduct of fights
by the post and that when the true
facts in the case were presented to
him, he would. deal fairly with the
cX-scrVicc men.
This WAS proved at the meeting
of the boxing commission this week
when Commissioner Ahlgrem read
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC
RAILROAD HARD HIT

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 12.-
Flood waters were receding on the
Marin peninsula today as wire and
railroad companies patched their
lines and attempted to restore dis
rupted communication.
The Northwestern Pacific rail
road was the hardest hit Of all pub
lie utilities. 1t viii be late this af-
tcrnoon before complete service can
be restored between Sausalito and
Eureka and commuter service TO the
small towns Of the Marin basin
brought back TO normal.
Estimates of damage range from
100000 to 100000.
So far as is known only five
persons were Injured, none seriously,
due 1'~cctlv to the storm. Practic
ally all schools and business houses
in Marin county, closed down yes
terday, were reopened today.
Slides in the mountainous coun.
try north of Willis has completely
cut off Eureka from the southern
part Of the state. No trains have
been able to get through since early
Tuesday.
The Northwestern Pacific is rum
ming steam trains as far as San
Rafael. but the service is limited
The southern Pacific reported its
wires down in the Sislliyou noun
tains due to heavy rain and snow
Trains have been operating almost
on normal schedule, however. The
Western Pacific reported that with
/ the exception of a slide on its east
err division which delayed traffic
for several hours Yesterday, its
lines escaped damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12
MEAL PLANNING
IS PROJECT AT
ACACIA MEETING

\ meeting of the Farm Home De
partment was held at Acacia vcstcr-
day at the home of Mrs. Clyde
Dyer. Fifteen were present and
three small children. Mrs. Clifford
llaher auds Mrs. Lesley Mcconnell.
project leaders wish the children to
be mentioned especially as they arc
dcSrous Of having mothers present
at the meetings, bringing their
babies with them.
The subject for the day was
Meal Planning.' At the January
meeting the women had taken raw
food needed for 4 family of five
and planned three meals. The Aca-
cia family consisted of father
mother, one child. II, one s and
one /. In this way they were able
to plan food for the two difficult
ages of childhood, as we'll rs reach
the adults. At Yesterdays meeting
report was given on the results
of that project.
The women elected Mrs. Clyde
DYER and Mrs. Leslie Mcconnell as
home demonstrators in nutrition.
These demonstrations will put into
practice the knowledge that they
gain ut each meeting and report re-
suits at the following meeting.
A number of women of Acacia
district. who are anxious to keep
their farm home department 4 live
organization, including Mrs. Gerald
Shaw, Mrs. 4. r. Tag and Mrs:
CLYDE Dyer, personally called on 10
women of their district. The wo-
men who were called upon We're in
vited and urged to be present at
all meetings. They are desirous of
having every woman of Acacia dis
trict become 4 member of the home
department. whether she is called
upon or not.
The meetings are held the second
Wednesday of every month. The
subject of the March meeting IS to
be Vegetable Cookery.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12
POST MEMBERS
DENY MAKING
ACCUSATIONS

Brawlcy Po>t, American Legion,
has obtaiued>H permit from the state
boxing commission to conduct bouts
in that city. and the misunderstood
ing over the granting of a permit
to the Imperial Valley Athletic
Club Of this city has now hecA
straightcncd out.
At the time the local club obtain
ed its permit. individual members
of the Brawlev post rose up in
arms at what they believed WAS m-
just discrimination aSain>: them,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12

ily agreed to grant 4 permit to the
Brawlcy post.
Statements in several Los Angc-
los and valley papers, made at the
time Of the misunderstanding, to
the effect that the BrawIcy Legion
believed Ahlgrem was giving them
Il "raw DEAL did not voice the
true sentiment of the post, the Press
was informed today, and officially
the post membership had implicit
faith in Ahlgrcm : desire to give al
pauicS n square deal
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12

Just to prove that the world i'm
proves, men of the fifteenth century
wore rings on there thumbs.
Nice thing about cussing cold
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12
Davis Beauly farfof. Phone 221.
adv

Ncwlyweds Return-Mr and Mrs.
Paul Ratcliffe returned this morn
ing from their honeymoon, having
been married in Los Angeles last
Saturday. Mrs. Ratcliffe, before
her marriage, was Miss Mabel Long,
a well known employe of the Imper-
ial Irrigation district office. The
groom is employed rs head book
keeper by the local branch of the
Trust and Commerce bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12

Kansas City Mo,-Wayuc Big
Mum will defend his heavyweight
wrestling title against the veteran
Stanislaus Zbeyszko here today.
This is Mum IS first bout since he
tossed Straugler' Lewis over the
ropes and anucNcd the champion
shin crown
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12
COTTON MARKETS

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 12.-Cot-
ton market closed steady; spots
steady; u points higher; middllng
1lG5
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12
NEWS BRIEFS
From City and Comfy

Mrs. BROOKS beauty shop. Phone
g26. adv
Wooda Blsssy, Dance Studio 7o3
Orange. Phone 411W. tiv
Fine Steaks at Steve's. adv
Whitelaw Families Return-Dorscv
and Robert B. Whitelaw, who were
called to Los Angeles by the recent
death of their father. George II.
Whitelaw, have returned to this
city, with their families. They were
accompanied by their mother. who
will visit with her son Robert for
a few weeks.
To New Arrivals. Establish your
credit before you need it. This will
save You delay in opening accounts
with valley merchant tmembers of
our service. Application forms may
be secured from merchants or at our
office. Commercial Credit & Service
Co. III Rshkopf Bldg. FL Centre.
Phone 264. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12

Matlin Goes TO PhoeniX-CharlcS
Il. Matlin, travelling representative
for the san Diego and Arizona Rail
way, left this morning for Phoenix
and other Arizona points in the in
terest Of the railroad. The San Die
90 and Arizona handles consider
able shipments from Arizona and
Matlin stated tha business there is
rapidly increasing.
Made OF Cream II q no dream, it
b dandy. PaLl's Candy. adv
Home Made Candy at 30c lb. At.
Pani s. adv
Cream Waffies at Steve's. adv
She Will Enjoy Eating at steves
adv
Noland's s Orchestra. Music for all
occasions. Phone El Centre 583. adv
Carroll Jury Disagrees-The Jury
hearing the evidence in the case
of j. c. Carroll was unable to reach
verdict after being out several
hours yesterday. and was discharg-.
ed last night by Judge Cole. 1t
was reported that the count stood
to 4, but whether for conviction
or acquittai, was not revealed.
Fix Up Your Lawn. Dirt for that
low lot cheap. Phone l. Pioneer
~
See the Marvel whipper demon
strated at the Army and Navy Va
riety Store, 480 Main St. for three
days only. adv
Good Silt for fill ms for lawn or
driveway. Cheap. Phone l. Pioneer
Truck and Transfer Co. adv
Diaz Will Recovcr-Francisco
Biaz. who attempted suicide bv cut
ting his throat at the county Jail, |
is reported to be rapidly gaining
strength At the county hospital, and
there is little doubt now that he
viii recover. Unless complications
sat in, II is believed he will be
fully recovered in n few weeks.
Or. Harry Hooper, Dentist. 647
Main st. Phone 3S2W adv
Everybody Eats Paul's Buttered !
Pop Corn. Whyf adv t
Davis Beauty Farlor. Phone 227.
adv
Held for Investigation-M. Bor-
raya, SO. c. Borraya. A. Teresa
Borraya, -, and Baptista Gonzales,
43, were taken into custody a. Ca
lexieo Yesterday by immigration
inspectors, and brought TO the coun-
tT Jail for investigation IS to their
right to be in this country. The
Borravas gave their residence. as
Calipatria, and the Gonzales wo-
man claimal CalcXico as her home
Lirti Dirt! Dnt. Cheap. Fill in
that Dot before you build. Phone l.
Pioneer Truck and Transfer Co. adv :
Hotel Barbara Worth club break
fast 25c up, Special chicken, turkey /
and steak dinners $100. Table dc .
hote dinner $1.00. Seventh street +.
entrance direct into dining room. al /,
Improving from Accident ". !
Knapp of North Sixth street, who
sustained painful injuries last week !
when he fell FROM 4 stack Of hay
is reported as improving rapidly at
his home. His many friends will
be glad to know that he expects to
be about again in a short time.
Troop &c Meets-Troop No. %,
sponsored by the Knights of Py-
this, had a meeting last night at
the X. =. hall with 24 boys pre-
sent. including eight new members.
Several visitors were present, par
ents and members, including ". NJ.
Sweeney and Mrs. ID. b. Bromley.
Messrs. r. I. Chesnut, Ralph Voyce
and j. f. Nichols gave some snappv
talks to the boys, assuring them. Of
their interest in them and pledg
ing their support 100 per cent
strong. Tie boys practieed field
dav events. After the meeting they
were treated to weiner feed.
M
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12

Automobile Loans. / clear your
rar and loan you money, you pay
me bv the month. Fred II: Cross
0s0 Main ST. Phone 359J, ri Cen
fro
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12
Try Loynd's Special Merchants
lunches. Loynd's Drug Co. adv
Eisteddfod Meeting

Eisteddfod Meeting = Vhalrmen
and members of committees from
every town in the valley are expect
ed at a meeting tonight TO promote
the eisteddfod movement, which
viii be held AT the local rest room
AZ s O'Clock. The movement has
taken like wild fire. in the vari-
ans communities where it has been
hroaehed and definite line of ac-
tion is expected TO result from to-
MONT 4 meeting, which will be at
tended BY an the local Officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12
Davis Beauty FarIcr. Phone 227.
adv

Firemen Have Rurl-Thc fire de-
partment was called out yesterday
afternoon for q small blaze at the
X. and B. service station at Fourth
and Main streets. The fire was
caused by pail Of gasoline which
became ignited. The burning fuel
caused considerable heavy black
smoke which gave the impression
that a serious fire was in progress.
There was practically no damage.
This was the first fire alarm for
some time,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12

Valley Beauty Shop. Phone 324J.
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12
Dance Every Wee. 4, Sat. nights
at Heber Palm Garden. adv

School of Music. Elmer A. Todd
assisted by Estelle Katherine Need
ham and Mary Elizabeth Greer. All
grades. Delightful method for
children. GA Olive. Phone 4G6W.
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12

NOTTCE-Did you see the
woman asleep in the Win
dow. She is sleeping in a
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12

Fix Up Your Lawn. Dirt for that
low lot cheap. Phone l. Pioneer
Truck and Transfer Co. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12

Carroll Jury Disagrees-The Jury
hearing the evidence in the case
of J. c. Carroll was unable to reach
verdict after being out several
hours yesterday, and was discharg-
ed last night by Judge Cole. It
was reported that the count stood
s to 4, but whether for conviction
or acquittai, was not revealed.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12

Improving from Accident-C u.
Knapp of North Sixth street, who
sustained painful injuries last week
when he fell from a stack Of hay.
is reported as improving rapidly at
his home. His many friends will
be glad to know that he expects to
be about again in short time.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12

Good Silt for fill ms for lawn or
driveway. Cheap. Phone l. Pioneer
Truck and Transfer Co. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-12

Mrs. BROOKS beauty SHOP. Phone
s26. adv
Evening star., 1925-07-11
WOMEN FILE PROTEST
AGAINST "THE .RODEO"
League Appeals to Chicago Com
merce Association to Prohibit
Proposed Exhibition.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July IA committee
from the Anti-Rodeo League, compris-
ing women prominent in Chicago So
ciety, yesterday presented in person to
officers of the Chicago Association of
Commerce an emphatic protest against
the rodeo which the association plans
to conduct here in August. The league
invited representatives of the press to
be present, but officials of the asso-
citation excluded them.
I'VE are going to talk turkey" ex-
planned H. +. Miller. in charge of
preparations for the rodeo.
Spokesman of both organizations
afterward disclosed what had been
done at the meeting.
The league presented letter of
protest from the Woman's City Club.
signed by Mrs. Joseph II. Bowen as
corresponding secretary. Mrs. Bowen
for years president of the Woman's s
City Club, was recently elected presi-
dent of the Woman's Roosevelt Re
publican Club and chairman of the
first women's world fair.
Mrs. Mary Cavanaugh of the Anti
Rodeo League, said: I'VE are back in
the arena of ancient Rome, except
in Nero's day the Christians were
sacrificed to animals, and now animals
are sacrificed for the amusement of
Christians"
Evening star., 1925-07-11
MADE FOE Of REDS,
DAUGHERTY SAYS
Tells Ohio Bar ShopcraftS
Case Preserved Liberties of
All u. S. Citizens.
BY the Associated Press.


CEDAR POINT Ohio, July IL
Harry NJ. Daugherty. former At
torney General, told the Ohio State
Bar Association last night that one
of The Outstanding acts" of his ad-
ministration was his refusal Ito sur
render the confidential files of the
Government upon the demand of an
unauthorized, Red-controlled. sO-called
investigating committee of the United
States Senate"
In a letter to John A. Cline, presi-
dent, for presentation TO the associa-
tion's annual banquet, Mr.. Daugherty
also declared that for the perform
snce of this duty, the radicals and
Reds demanded my resignation"
Mr.. Daugherty described another
outstanding act" of his administra-
ton, the securing of the injunction in
the shopcrafts railroad strike" for
which action my Impeachment was
attempted by the radicals and Reds" a"
If the American people" he said.
do not now appreciate the benefits
and protection afforded by the injunc-
tfon proceedings and decree. it is only
q matter of time until they will do
50, for on this principle rests the
authority in the Government to en-
force law and order, TO perpetuate
liberty and to protect the individual
citizen in all his constitutional rights.
This is also substantially true with
reference to the effect of my refusal
8 Attorney General to surrender the
confidential Government files. In
fact. the very life of the Government
depends upon the principles involved
In these two official acts"
Evening star., 1925-07-11
C.. & O. BUYS LINE
TO COAL RIVER MINE
Expansion of West Virginia Col.
liery Operations Announced
With Sale.
BY the Associated Press.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va. July IL
Purchase by the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Co. of the Coal River
and Eastern Railroad a ten-mile
line in Boone County has been def.
nitely closed between the two rail
way companies at a price agreed
upon by both sides, it was announc-
ed by the Coal River and Eastern Co.
here yesterday.
The coal River and Eastern Rail
road runs from Seth to Premier, in
Boone County. 1t was built by the
Coal River Galleries Co, which is
owned by the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers. to serve mines of
that company located about ten miles
from the main line of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio's Coal River division.
Approval by the Interstate Com
merce Commission. the announce
ment said, was the only detail re.
manning to complete the purchase
which includes only the main line
and excludes switch and spur tracks.
Plans were also announced for an
expansion of operations by the Coal
River Galleries Co, in Boone County
10 nVe times the present production.
one mine now produces from 900
TO 100 tons daily and ii is planned
10 increase that output to 5000 daily.
a contract has been awarded by
the collieries company for the con
struction of 25 miners houses at Seth.
Evening star., 1925-07-11
THEUNlS DOUBTFUL
ON JOINING MISSION
Belgian Press Still Rails at United
States for Repudiating Char
ity" of Wartime.
Ry AZ As.ociated Press


BRUSSELS, July 11.-Former Pre-
mier TheuniS has not vet made up his
mind whether he will be a member OF
the mission which will sail for the
United States TO arrange a settlement
of the Belgian debt. He had a long
talk yesterday with Albert Jansen
the finance minister. who insisted that
the former premier join the mission to
Washington.
NJ. Theunis. however, is understood
to be not enthusiastic, especially as he
does not agree with some of the poll
cies which have been followed since
he left office
The debt question continues to rouse
the ire of the newspapers, particularly
the Nation Beige and the Ningtieme
Steele.
During the war" SAYS the latter
paper. the Stars and Stripes on Amer
lean flour bags was considered as an
emblem Of the most chiValrouS of
charities: it was an illusion. The com
mission for the relief of Belgium was
but an American mask. The gifts
were ours, paid for with money loaned
in our name, which we are asked tC
reimburse with interest.
Not content with repudiating its
Chief Magistrates signature, the most
powerful nation, enriched with the
help of Belgium's heroic sacrifices, in
Sists upon payment to the last centime
while France and Great Bdtain give
proof that their friendship is more
than mere talk
The paper suggests that the debt
commission compile an account in
dollars of what it cost Belgium to help
the allies.
Evening star., 1925-07-11
BIDDLE HEIR Is HELD
FOR AUTO ACCIDENT
Son of Philadelphia Financier
Faces Two Charges and Two Civil
Suits in Newport.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEWPORT, r. l., July 11-George
DreXal Biddle, 25, son of Craig Bid
die. Philadelphia multimillionaire
was arraigned in the Police Court here
yesterday on charges of driving While
intoxicated and operating without a
license after an accident Thursday
night in which a heavy sedan in
which he was riding alone struck and
capsized a light machine occupied by
a young man and a young woman,
injuring both of them.
Biddle pleaded not guilty to each
charge. Bail was first set at So 900
for the former and $500 for the latter
offenSe. Later it was reduced to 81
600 and $500, respectively. 1t was not
until late in the afternoon that surety
was secured. Then it was furnished
by Thomas Ridgway of Philadelphia.
member of the Summer colony,
through his attorney. j. Russell Haire
When Biddle was bailed out he was
served with writs of arrest in two
civil actions brought by the injured
persons. the man seeking damages of
S. 900 and the woman of SO 900. Mr..
Ridgway went surety in both cases.
which are returnable August II.
Morton A. Weaver of Newport and
Miss Marion Colinan of Pawtucket,
K. l., We're in the machine which tip
ped over in the collision. They were
taken to the Newport Hospital.
Biddle, who has been visiting Laur-
ence Tower. son of Mrs. Thomas
Bridges. here, was driving car own
ed by J. Theus Munds of New York
and Newport, by whom it is said he is
employed as a securities salesman.