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Evening star., 1925-04-15
TRUCK OVERTURNS
| AND HITS WALKER
Driver Says Quick Turn to
Avoid Man Chased by Dogs
Was Cause.

John Francis Mccarthy, As. S62S O
street, is patient in Georgetown
University Hospital suffering from a
probab BILE fracture of the skull, sus.
tained yesterday afternoon when
struck by a motor truck driven by
William c.. Neverdon, CoIored, Mid
land, Va, on Canal road in the $500
block. He had not regained con-
sciousness this morning.
Barking dogs were blamed for the
accident. Mccarthy, endeavorinG to
get out of the way of the dogs. prob
ably fearing they would attack him,
is said to have walked from one side
Of the road to the other, confusing
the driver. and when Neverdon made
a quick turn in an effort TO avoid
striking the pedestrian his truck over
turned.
The overturned truck struck Nc
CarthY. Neverdon was arrested by
police Of the seventh precinct and de-
tatned to await the outcome of Nc
Carthy's injury. technical charge
of assault being placed against him.
Hit and Run Case Reported.
Miss Marie Meehan. p, victim of
one of the numerous traffic accidents
reported by the police Yesterday. was
knocked down by an automobile
in front of the office of DR.. II. Hertz
berg, 1922 L street. There were sew
eral colored men in the car, the driver
of which failed to stop.
Miss Meehan was unconscious when
found by DR.. Hertzberg and taken to
his Office, where she was given first
aid for cut on the back of the head
and injuries of the arms. After re-
CelVlng treatment she was taken to
her home. 1877 Euclid street, by De
tective Frank NJ. Alligood.
NJ. L. Pasken, 1877 Fifth street.
was knocked down in front of his
home last night by an automobile
and slightly hurt. The driver of the
car failed to stop, police reported, but
the license number was obtained and
the owner viii be questioned.
In an effort to avoid striking a
child, Ellen Mangum, 90S + street
northeast, drove her automobile
against the car of William +. Plum.
mer. $40 X street northeast. in front
of SOB Ninth street northeast yester.
day afternoon, The child, Elaine
Graham, colored, years. in front of
whose home the accident happened
was knocked down and her head in.
lured. She was taken TO Casualty
Hospital.
Elmer NJ. Barnes, 81. Seat Pleas nj
Md, was knocked down by the auto.
mobile of Albert u. Willis. 1921
SlXteenth street, while crossing
Massachusetts avenue betwean
Fourth and Fifth streets last night,
sustaining an injury to his left knee.
Evening star., 1925-04-15

here cooperating with local oficiais
in completing arrangements for han
ding large crowds OF excursionists.
With half a dozen hard-surfaced roads
entering Winchester from north,
east, south and west, it is expected
large crowds will come by automo-
bile. Several de duke" bus lines in
Wa ahington have announced their in
tention of operating excursion fleets"
to the festival city. Thursday will be
given over to a parade of 5000 school
children in costumes. The main cele-
bration. featured by parade, will be
held Friday. A gorgeous tableau.
symbolizing the subjugation of the
aborigines and the civilization of the
Shenandoah Valley by the knights of
the Golden Horseshoe. will be staged
at the fairgrounds. 4 program Of
Pains fireworks will be given each
night. in addition to dances al three
public halls.
Evening star., 1925-04-15
APPLE BLOSSOM DATE
APRIL 23 AND "a
Warm Weather Hastens Prepara.
tion for Festival at Win
chester, Va.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dlspa tch 70 The SIAF.
WINOHESTER. Va. April Ia
Moving the apple blossom festival
dates forward a week TO Thursday
and Friday. April % and "a, has been
made necessary by the continued
warm weather of the last two weeks.
. 1t is asserted by members of com
mittee of expert growers, pathologists
and entomoloGists that virtually all
of the commercial apple orchards in
this locality, numbering approximate
ly ZOO, 900 trees, will be in full bloom
by the dates determined upon. The
blossoms will remain on the trees
about five days. Preparations have
been hastened, and Director General
Ryan's committees are whipping de-
tails of the festival into shape. The
Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio
railroads had special representatives
Evening star., 1925-04-15
He was given first aid at Emergency

He was given first aid at Emergency
Hospital
E,leVen-year-o Paul LazZo, 453 *
street, was knocked down by the
motorcycle of Robert c. Miller. 7l6
Gresham place, on Seventh, between
/ and * streets, Yesterday afternoon.
He was only slightly hurt.
w. T. Nixon, colored, As, 1878
Thirteenth street, was knocked down
at Fourteenth and T streets last
night by the automobile of Frederick
Is. Gross, Rosslyn, Va, and slightly
hurt. Gross drove him home.
Evening star., 1925-04-15
COAL OIL BLAST KILLS 3.
Man and Twins Die When Two
Gallon Can Explodes.

MORRILTON, Ark. April 15.--
Three persons are dead and a fourth
seriously injured as the result of an
explosion of a two gallon can of kero.
sene at the home of Wallace Brown
at Landy. about 16 miles north OF
here, yesterday.
The dead are Wallace Brown, AS
Mildred and Milburn Brown, 13-year-
old twins. Ira Brown, 10, brother OF
Mildred and Milburn. is dangerously
burned.
Constantinople has just sstablishe ed
Evening star., 1925-04-15

Elaboratelv printed patterns raw silk in
the beautiful high shade backgrounds which
have proven so popular this season. Patterns
that make up beautifully for overblouses. Peas
ant blouses smart frocks for women or
misses.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-04
IS TO LAUGH-OR WEEP

Has it ever occurred to you, Mr.. and Mrs. Reader
how ridiculous Imperial NalIeyltes look to the
outside world with our ceaseiess chickering's and end
less quarrels?
Is it to laugh, or weep! We are like little bunch
of children fussng toys every fellow gather
ing up his marbles and gong every time things
don't go to suit him.
What with law suits piled up to our ears, recall
movements galore and grand jury accusations
added for good measure, things are pretty messy,
aren't they?
And evidently the end is not yet, for each days
sun sees some startling development. We're as
full of law suits dog full OF tIeas-and look
just about dgnitied, scratching frantcay to tnd
out what it's all about.
Wouldn't this be wonderful valley if all the
energy that is being expended In fighting out all these
issues the street of every the valley
and all the money that's being used to fight them out
IN court put to practical and diverted into
really useful channels?
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-04
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
June /, 1910

Bird L. Nosler announces him
self as Republican candidate for
the office of county recorder, Mr..
Nosler is we'll known throughout
Imperial Valley, having resided here
for seven years.
J. c. Chalupnik has received $500
from the Southern Pacific in set
tiomcn: of his claim against the
company for damages received scv-
eral weeks ago.
Impccial city trustees have decid-
ed to lease the city sewer farm for
ono year, the rental consideration
being the grading and putting into
condition for use the lands thus
leased.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-04
High Tribute Is
Paid to Former
Valley Resident

Fl Centre friends Of Burritt S.
Allen, who died recently in Pasa.
dena, have received clippings from
the Pasadena Star News in which
beautiful tribute is paid TO the
life Of this highly esteemed former
resident Of this city. Mr.. Allen
passed away in his home at Pasa-
dcna on May 10 after an illness Of
several weeks and his loss was
moprncd not only by his immediate
relatives but by large circle OF
friends, both in the valley and in
Pasadena.
DR.. Carl +. Horny, pastor Of the
Thro0p Memorial Univcrsalist
church, paid unusual homage to Mr..
Allen. "Mr. Allen was Il pamstak-
ing and able lawyer he said,
"who exalted and loved aud hon
orcd his profession. Integrity was
his king and nothing could have
tempted him to engage in q crooked
deal or shield the Vaccinations of Il
dishonest client.
q" Another outstanding character
istic Of Mr.. Allen was the loyalty
with which he cherished his friends.
Once admitted 10 that chosen circ r..
one was there forever
~ He was, furthermore, . man OF
unflaggng industry. lie crowded
more into his less than As years thar
most people accomplish in twice
that period ~ ~
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-04
PUBLIC SUPPORT
IS ENLISTED IN
LECION'S DRIVE

County Clerk Cal Mousscau :
chairman of the Endowment FanG
drive Of Boyce Atea. Post. Ameri-
,m Legioil which hopes to obtain
the post s quota Of S1.I50. which is
its share toward the $4,000 eco
which the national organization
seeks to raise in order to provide
proper homes for the orphan chill.
dren of deceased veterans and for
the rehabilitation of veterans who
cannot obtain aid from the federal
government.
The other members of the com
mittec are Rev. George 4. Hartman.
John NJ. Keplcy c. W. Slcclcv and
Il. \. Harrigan.
The legion post does not desire to
make a canvass of the city. realiz-
ing that there are many demands
upon the merchants and residents
or fhe city, also that at this season
of the year many families require
every available dollar in order TO cu.
JOY short vacation.
However, the legion members
Feel that there are many people who
will be glad to make a donation to-
ward the fund, and those who de
sire to do so can send in their do
nations to any member Of the COM
mittce. Checks should be made
payable to American Legion En-
dOwmcnt Fund. -
All contributions viii be acLnowl-
edged through the Press which will
print "A list of those contributing
The committee hopes to hayc at
least a goodly portion Of the quota
raised by Saturday, and to this end
asks that contributions be m1dc as
soon as possible,
In other cities throughout the
country, whcre systematic cam
paign for funds has been conducted
by legion posts, tho response has
been most generous, and il is hoped
that an equally generous response
will be met with in ri Centric.
Bovcc Atcn Post has started off
the contributions with check for
$50. Other contributions received
today include, Ray Ellis, SO; {. G.
MOusscau, 50.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-04

certain their whereabouts.
"We have very little storage
space, vet what we have is crowded
with mail unclaimed, incorrectly ad'
dressed, with postage due, or with
G.. O. d. amounts due.
- Mail brought to the post office
should be lcgiblv addressed, boar
the proper amount of postage, have
Il return address thereon, and in tho
case of parcels or registered mail
should be securely fastened or seal
cd.
81 would mako a special request
of the people Of Ell Ccntro, to re-
frain from putting first class mail
III the box intended for bundles, .
Collins declared. Each night one
or more parties will dump bunches
of first class mail through this par
ttion. The result is that it has to
be sorted out from bunch OF
bundles, which takes considerable
time and hinders the efficiency OF
the office.
"If mail is sent out from this
office without the proper amount of
postage, or n notation stating that
the postage is short, II demerit is
charged up against the office, by
headquarters at Washington. To
weigh each piece of mail is impos
siblc, hence the need for care III
seeing that each piece bears the
proper pOstauc
The postmaster stated he would
be glad to hayo any local citizens
visit the post office, not only dur
ing "botter mailing week" but ut
any time throughout the year, i'll
order that thcy may SEQ and learn
the problems that have to be met
Familiarity with post office fdles,
and with the heavy demands made
upon the LOCAL post office, will con-
vince them. he said, that the scrv-
ice here compares favorably with
that Of any other place.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-04
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
June 1. 1906

Mrs. Marshall, OF Yuma, has been
visiting her brother. William Or
rick, for u few days. he having
been dangerously i'll. He IS up and
about again,
Tom Hind. Of the blasting
force on the river, has left for Il
few days sojourn at Yuma. He said
il was too cool here.
p. q. Whiting. during the last few
days has once more demonstrated
his generous nature as wen rs his
ability as a horticulturist by dis
tributing u large quantity of apri-
cots among his friends III Imperial.
While the ripe fruit was plentiful
ON Mr.. Whiting's ranch several
days earlier the distribution was
made June !. The time is near at
hand when the valley will be send
ing a large quantity Of this carly
=,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-04

tie voice at the bungalow door,
and marching up the patch came the
red ants Uncle Wiggilv had saved
from drowning. al and my broth
crs aud sisters will pick ont the
sugar grains and separate item. y
said the largest red ant. We
cml easily do thaf
50 they did, and in = short time
the ten million little red ants had
made pile Of sugar on one side Of
the table and a pile Of salt on the
other.
This is very kind Of you, said
Uncle Wiggily. as Nurse Jane put
the sugar in the cake.
You wcrc kind 70 Us, 80 we
wanted TO be- kind 10 YOU, said
the red ants. Aud Hhcn the two
little rabbit bows were sent TO bed
carly that night as punishment for
playing the trick. they wished they
hadn I. Anyhow, if the chewing
gum docsn { bite the mill, bOtilc
Whcn it tries TO take a drink Of
nIolasscs, III tell you next about
U4clo W!s-iiY gong fishing.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-04
Better Mailing Week Hints Are
Given by Postmaster Collins for
Those Whe Use Local Post Office

Better Mailing Week" which
is being observed throughout the
country this week. prompted a Wis
it to the FL Centre post office this
morning by Press representative,
to get some idea from Postmaster
Collins regarding how the public
can aid in more efficient postal
service
In answer to the question, "What
is the greatest need of the FL Cen
tro post office'' Postmaster Col
Inns replied without any hesitation,
"Gctting the mail into the post
office earlier in the day
To illustrate what happens when
mail is dumped in the post office
in large quantities after o o'elock,
the postmaster showed 4 bunch of
postal cards sent out TO members of
fratcrnal order. These cards
were placed in the post office last
night after closing time. The party
who mailed them undoubtedly cX
pected them to be delivered to the
parties for whom they were intend
ed, today.
Due to the late arrival of the
cards last night, it was absolutely
impossible to get them sorted and
segregated until nearly noon to-
day. BY that time the city deliv.,
erymcn were on their way, and the
cards in question will have 20 wait
untt tomorrows' before they can
be delivered. Had these cards been
placed in the mail at clock. or
earlier. they would have reached
their destinations this morning, the
postmaster stated. These cards
were only one case Of many.
Dumping mail into the post office
in large quantities after ) o clock
causes the clerks TO work at top
speed until il is time for outgoing
mai to be taken to the train. Ev-
cry effort is made to have the out
going mail cleaned up by that
time, the clerks considering it Il re
Election On their ability if any mail
is left over. Sometimes the late
mail is SO heavy that is IS humanity
impossible to get II all ont bv train
time, even with additional help, but
this has happened only on few oc-
casions in tho local post office. Col
Inns said,. -.
: "Thc public dodsn t see the large
amount Of 1nail that we are unable
20. deliver each day, because it 'is
iiFoNe CIV I'D ress6a, the ., Jar 4
master stated. i dqnit mean by
that that we. don't try to place the
mail correctly. If the addresser is
known at all to the post office here
i is usually possible to get his mail
to the proper destination with very
little delay. However. with the
large class Of transient people in the
city, FOR whom mail is received each
day, unless thcv have left an ad-
dress with us, it is difficult to as
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-04
- QUEEN OF SCOTS ACQUITTED

Ainsworth Mitchell, document expert of the Brit
ish home office, has recently completed exhaustive
investigation of several years duration of all the orig
ina records and documents relating Mary Queen of
Scots. sAnd now he has announced that she was not
guilty. of the reasonable acts with which she
charged and for which she was executed The letters
abeth he declares are in the handwriting of her reach
erous secretary William Maitland of Lexington.
Since Mary Stuart beheaded nearly $40 years
ago, is moved to ask the expert what he going to
do about it in the light of his recent conclusions His
torians bographers and romance writers have gotten
along very we'll with the fascinating Mary sub.
jeet at least unnecessary revive the old
question Of her possible political mischief making and
atles at this late date and to inject cold facts nto
st6ry. that has long been rich with and
poetry.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-04
MARTIAL ECONOMY

Government economy, the President feels should
not be confined peaceful activities He has ordered
the general staff of the army to what it fig
ure out in the way Of set OF progressive reductions
of expense beginning with the fiscal year Of 1927 1t
is expected that similar inquiry will be made in the
navy department.
There are obvious places TO look for possible
eaky expenditures because Of their size Next TO the
Veterans Bureau they represent the most expensive
department of our government. The estimte for the
department for the next fiscal year, beginning in
July, is 1889 100000, and for the navy department
S29O000O00 1t is possible that few millions may be
saved there by increased efficiency and the elimna
ton of unnecessary employees and activities without
imperilling the national safety. War has to learn
economy as well as agriculture, commerce and the
other branches Of government.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-04
AIR ADCLTERATfON

Complaint is made to the department. Of commerce
that ice is adulterated with air The secretary
of of the state departments of weights and
says that, average onefifh of the stuff
Air. The people of his state he explains, pay S66000
year for ice cream and losing lot of money
even if they don't know it.
The question therefore arises whether air may
properly be classed adulterant, in ice cream.
And il whether the principle should apply to
other foodstuffs.
Come to think Of it whipped cream has lot Of air
in IT, too. Also charlotte and angel cake and the
meringue on lemon pie Somebody should start q
sade to squeeze the air Of all these things, along
with ice cream, and sell everything by weight instead
Of vulume.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-04
BASEBALL MEN IN
COURT ON LIQUOR
CHARGE ST. LOUIS
By United Press LEASED Wire

ST. LOUIS, Mo, June 4,--Prc-
liminary bearings for Garry Herr,
mann. owner 'ofetbe Cincinnati base
ball club and seven members Of the
Royal Red Rodtcrs = 6s, q chaTeo
Of Illegal possession of Intoxicating
liquor will be held today. 4"
Herman and the seven fans
were arrested the last time the Gin.
cinnati bascHall club played here,
following raid in which Federal
agents claimed they found several
barrels Of beer in rooms rented by
the rooters organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-04
Captain at
Prison Replaced,
Nerves Shattered

san QUENTIN, June 4.-Elner
q. Hobbs tSyoL oysr the duties of
captain If the yard ~ the state
1rNtitrntitgy hrrr TODAY, rep.dcing
Samld /. Randolph, So. who re.
aiqic,I to rcbltildi shattered nerves
and regain his health.
iIobb, was transferred from the
Ericeburg road comp few months
60 to be cnptain Of the guard. He
has spent ten years in prison scrv.
ice. Randolph would hayd com
rlctcd y yrafs in his post July /.
He WAS said to be unstrmg by re-
cent murdcrous riots at the prison.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-04
TEN YEARS AGO

Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Coggins are
the proud parents of Il 10 pound
son born Sunday.
Vaughn Francis has accepted 4
position with the John Davi. drug
store at FL Ccntro. Mrs. Francis
viii leave in few days for Los
Angeles, where she will remain the
summer. She viii make her home
IN El Centre in the fail.
:. l.. Roland, manager Of the
Bell Development companr, Is
spending few days in Los Angc-
les on business connected with the
company.
Mcryl. the 7-vear.old son of Sid
ncv Cain, while playing Thursday
afternoon, had the misfortune TO
break both bones in his left arm just
above the wrist. The bonco were
set and the little fellow is resting
comfortably.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-04

\. considerable acreage Of citrus
and avocado trees is being planted
on Rancho Santa Re, San Diego
county.
Watching the elusive waist line
will develop your neck.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-04
Looking Backward

What the Press Files Tell CT
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-08-21
DAVID c. CLINEDINST

David G. Clinedinst died August
IA, at the home of his niece, Mrs.
William Estep. near Edinburg, where
he had made his home for 10 years
Mr.. Clinedinst was so years and 81
days old. He was a member of ST.
Johns Reformed Church. He is sur
vived by one sister, aged 95 and a
number of relatives, his wife, Miss
Elizabeth Newland before marriage,
having died s years ago. Mr. Cline
dinst had been blind for II years.
However, his general health was good
until several days before his death
Mr.. Clinedinst was a gallant Con
federate soldier and served during
the entire period of the Civil War in
Co. C, Seventh Virginia Regiment
of the famous "Stonewall Brigade .
He enjoyed relating his experiences
as soldier and always spoke kind
words of his beloved General Jack
son.
Funeral services were held Sunday
August 16, from Wakeman's Grove
Church, conducted by his pastor, Rev
c. M. Arey. Interment was made in
the Ruby Cemetery.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-08-21
Vol. 1903.
WORK ON SYSTEM
HAS STARTED
Pace Construction Company Lining
Up For Bigger Water Supply-To
Employ Large Force

Engineers and representatives of
the Pace Construction Company, the
firm which will build the addition to
the Woodstock water system, have
been on the grounds during the week,
and it is anticipated that work will
start in the very near future.
What legal entanglements threat
ened to hold up the work indefinitely
are being arrangd and, although it
will take some months to bring the
waters of Little Stony Greek to town,
the work will be rushed.
1t is stated that pipe laying will
be begun before the waters of the
stream are damned, and this will to
large extent hurry up the work.
Practically all of the preliminary
surveys and estimates have been
completed
The Pace Construction Company
is one of the largest contracting
firms in the county, and the contract
price for the work is approximately
S115,000. including pipe, excavating,
etc.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-08-21
MISS MINNIE DOLL

The funeral of Miss Minnie Doll
was held at 2:30 p. m, August 10,
from the Lutheran Church at Toms
Brook, with burial in the Toms Brook
Cemetery.
Miss Doll, who was a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Doll of near
Toms Brook was 20 years of age. Her
death occurred in the Memorial Hos
pital. Winchester. where she was
taken when her condition became
critical.
After her graduation from the
Woodstock High School, Miss Dolls
health failed and for several years
she was treated for tuberculosis of
the spine at Catawba Sanitorium.
She was completely restored to
health and for a number of years has
held a responsible position in the In
ternal Revenue Bureau of the Trea-
sury Department at Washington. A
case of influenza which was followed
by meningitis caused her death.
Surviving are her parents and the
following sisters: Mrs. w. L. Cola
day of Woodstock, Mrs. Mollie Byrd
of Washington, Mrs. Blanche Dyke of
Mt. Olive and Miss Lille Doll, al
home