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THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower
Rio Grande Valley: Fair tonight.
Thursday partly cloudy; not much
change in temperature.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy to-
night and Thursday Light to fresh
southerly winds on the coast.
River Forecast
The river will remain practically
stationary at Brownsville lor about
one day then start to fall moderately
fast thereafter. 1t is falling all
along above Brownsville this morn
ing.
Daily River Bulletin
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VOLUNTEERS FOR FyILE

GATESHEAD. Eng.-Den9unced in
court as ''fit subject for Soviet
rule" Edward Lawther offered 20
accept deportation to Russia with
his family.
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REPENTANT KICKER

ST. JOSEPH, Mich.-An unidenti-
fled man kicked 14-year-old Walter
Dalby into Lake Michigan, then
jumped in and saved the boy from
drowning.
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7.coo-M.LE TRIP To PARTY

ABERDEEN, Scotland.-Mr. and
Mrs. r. G. Christie travelled 1000
miles from the interior Of Argentine
to attend birthday party here.
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MANY HOMES DESTROYED

TOKYO, July 7.-tH)- Heavy rains
in Western Japan have drowned
thirty persons and destroyed about
$500 houses.
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Flood Present % Hr. % Hr
Stage Stage Ching. Rain
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25
Eastside Center
To Have Meeting

The Eastside district * to hold 4
farm center meeting tomorrow night
at the school house. The meeting
Will be in charge Of Porter Fergu.
son and Frank Beyschlag will be
the principal speaker, his subject
being Grapefruit. There viii
also be discussion Of the amend
ment-. which are 10 be voted on at
the next election and music and re
freshments are promised those at
tending.
On Wednesday evening the
Alamo Verde district will hold its
farm center meeting under the SUI
pervision of w. L. Hawk. The eve
ming viii be devoted to n talk on
schools and their management and
to amendment discussion y splen-
did program is arranged for the eve
ming and refreshments will be serv-
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25
IN
STATE INDUSTRIES
SHOWS INCREASE

The October, 1926 issue of the
California Labor Market bulletin,
issued today bv Walter &. Mathew
son, state labor comm issioner. shows
an increase Of 80 per cent in the
total number of workers employed
by 613 representative California in
duStrial establishments in Septcm-
brr, 1926 rs compared with Scptcm-
bcr 1925. These establishments EN-
played l63.S52 workers i'm Scptcm-
Der. 1925 but in September 1926,
they employed l70,lsl workers. Tn"
Labor Market bulletin shows not on
,s an increase in the total number
ot employers but it also shows an
Increase Of IL per cent Of the total
volume OF the weekly pay r0ll. Thus,
he total weekly raS roll of the
same 613 factories was s41j4,J 500
in September, 1926, and $l,56G, Has
IN September, 1925.
The average Wee< earnings Of
factory employees rose from S21.s1
in September, 1925. to $21.94 in
September, 1926, an increase Of :
cents. Or three tenths Of one per
cent The industries showing higher
average weekly earnings are the fol
lowing: Chemicals, oils. and paints,
S33.js; printing and paper goods,
$3.50; water, light and power
plants, S30ls; wood manufactures,
f2g l6; and metals, machinery and
cUnVevanccS, $29.lu.
The largest gains in employment
in September. 1926, over Septcu ber,
lS25.>are shown by the following
groups of industries: metals, ma
chinerv and cOnveyancrs, - per
ernt; foods, beverages IN! tobacco,
IL per cent: ch"micH'S. OILS and
paints, 6.2 per cent, and mis"riIanr-
Gus industries, Is prr cent.
According To DR.. Louis Bloch,
,tatiStician Gf the bureau of labor
statistics. business conditions -
Judged bv the volume e employ
Wcnt and pay roll. are nov better
team last year at this tirlc. Last
month. the California Labor Marker
bulletin also showed more employ
ment in California industries than
It the same time last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25
PERSONALS

Mrs. +. |. DcauX of Oakland is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Nolan
Smith for Il few days. MEs DcauX
IS returning from ten month 5
trip which she has had IN the east
crn and southern parts Of the INIT
ed States.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minor Sweeney have
recovered from their recent illness
and Mr.. Sweeney is again 1t his
pest in the Pioneer Title insurance
Company.
Miss Gwen johnson, chief clerk in
tie tax collectors office has re
/ turncd from her Vacation. Her
raothcr. Mrs j. H. Johnson, return-
ed with her and win remain for -
few weeks. Her home is in San
Dicgo.
Mr.. andMrs.Hi Iillcr are spend.
ing a few days in Lo. Angeles on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Jones spent
the week end in san Diego.
Mrs. l.. G. Kelley was an II Cen.
tro visitor yesterday She IS from
Dallas, Tex.
M. and Mrs. G. l.. Wright are
the parents Of q baby daughter,
horn Saturday morning 1t IT, Mrr.
cy hospital in San Diego. The motA.
cr aud baby are both well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Georga l.. Ing.
~" the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
VII! Il. Conway at the Barbara
Worth hotel Mrs. ingram is the
sister Of Mrs. Conway.
Mrs. Vaughn Francis j. reported
to be seriously i'll AT her AoAe O.
Len Rev. aNj.UlC
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25

Johnson right chest. Tho as79il
ant fled bat is reporicd TO have
been arrested,
Mrs johnson, who Witnessed thc
a,ridcnt, with the kd Of u Men
can cmployc carried the body Of her
husband across the border and plac-
ing him in their ear raced 10 san
Diego. On entering san Diego the
machine was stopped due to Il flat
tire and police were notified. An
emergency crew was summoned but
on arrival pronounced Johnson dead.
\ brother of Johnson was shot
and KILLED in similar manner
some years ago. The deed man is
SusviNcd by his wife and small s,u.
He was II Nrays old.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25
Plan to Enforce
Parking Rules

Frank Van Bezel, local traffic Of.
ficer. states that drivers are observ.
ing tho boulevard stops better than
was expected, and not more than
one arfeS; per day has been neces,
Sary for some time. The officer also
states that the two hour parking
law is to be strictly enforced begin,
ming November !. 50 that drivers Of
motor vehicles should take note of
The time and begin to prepare for
the observance which is only Il week
away. Cars Will be marked and of
Tenders viii be held TO account when
leaving their ears beyond the time
limit
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25
Chauffer For
Party Arrested

Jack NJ. Rays, 4 chaffeur in the
employ Of u party Of tourists. stop
ping At 4 local hotel. was arrested
by Officers W. J. McClelland and
Frank OSwait charged with reckless
driving. The party is from the east
and is here on a hunting trip. They
visited MeNicai and Plaster City
where they had trouble with their
car. The chauffeur had been drink
ing il i alleged, and the women
members ot The party became fright
cned and left the car and started
walking toward this city. The Off
GERS Were called and went to ,lacum-
ba where they arrested Rave and
brought him to the local Jail. \
complaint has been issued against
him and il i expected his case will
come IN for trial later.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25
OPPONENTS
HAD TRIPLE
FIGHT PLAN
(Continusl fr0m Page II

Johnson bill and we want that de-
Nelopmcnt now.
Governor Failed
The governor failed to deliver
IA his part Of the program because
# The careful work done prior to
the opening of the special session
tv the friends of our project in
showing the members Of the lcgiS-
l>turr that great progress had been
Tado in arriving at an understand
ny between the upper and lower
basin states; that the Swing John
son bin stands in a favorable posi-
tion for passage during the short
session Of congress which will open
IN december and that nothing had
happened since the adjournment of
;he 1925 session of our legislature
- Justify any change in the atti.
t0dc Of California toward Colorado
River legislation rs expressed in
lie Fjnneg Resolution. The govern
or not only failed but in the almost
unanimous vote against him receiv
ii the sryerest rehuke ever admin
iStcrcd to any governor by the leg
iSl.fUrc in the history of This state.
Beware Of Friends
The third event Of the program
flood protection. and incidentally
the redemption OF over one hundred
thousand acres of Harry Chandler 5
land in MeX.co, has not vet been
fully Developed. The plan seems to
contemplate an rNter .'on of the
Pescadero levee for 10, - or 20
miles and dredging the river from
Volcano Lake to the gulf, at an
"opens, Il three to five million dol
larS-all 10 be furnished and ex-
pended in Mexico by our govern
'Hent, not by the Mexican govern
ment. There are hose on both
sides pt the line who are plotting
to carry cut this srhcme because.
III" rlotterS argue. ii immediate pro-
vision i made for flood protection,
whether II protects or not, they
win be able TO persuade congress
thai there need be no haste IN pasd-
ing the Swing Johnson bill.
All OF these efforts are put for
ward oStcnsiblv for the benefit Of
the Imperial Valley. as the Govern
or : was, and by those who pretend
to be the friends of the Swing
johnson bill, rs the Governor did.
And it beh"oy@s Us - prepare at
one" To meet this and al other ef-
forts from whatever so"rcc to hin
DER and delay the passage of tnis
bill at the coming session of con
gresS. Let Us treat all these
friends of our legislation and
their schemes as We did the Gov
"lnor and his scheme to defeat the
Swing johnson bill
\. c. FINNEY.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25
Marriage Licenses

IIIBDAN-GOOCH - Albert Hib-
dan. y. native Of Oklahoma, resi-
don't cf Imperial, and Beatrice
H"""t. l9. native Of Oklahoma. res,
iGcnt Of Imperial.
ARRlS-QUIRK-lIarold Harris,
e.. native OF Nebraska. resident of
Huntington Park. and Lillian Quirk,
20, resident Of Wrentham, Ore.
POGUE-KACFMAN - Rav j.
Poguc, 20, resident of Long Beach,
and Nora Kaufman, %. native Of
Arkansas, resident of Long Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25

fol'"r,aa race vih death by ella
lives 30 san Diego, where hc was
taken following the tragedy.
Ascending ia Mrs. johnson. her
husband crossed the border rs was
his usual sunday custom, carly yes
terday afternoon. Meeting = Mcxi-
can doctor u few wards from the
border an argument cnSucd, soon
after which the Mexican drew
revolver and fired a ballet into
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25
Local Team Loses
Game at Brawley

The Valley Steam Laundry ;.am
went to Braw.cy Yesterday aad
lost out by q s.orc ot % - i. play
'rg against the BraWley ilmdware
team. The opposing team had .
league catcher from Salt Lake, and
e course had the edge on the home
team. There was one home run h.,
enc Of the BrawlcN IIavcrs The
Turnout WAS good, and the game a..
interesting one for thu fans For
the Brawley team ). Walker anil
Post were the batteries wh.i~ MAJ.
srtti pitched the fin@ tao innings.
MITCHELL O'Brieu and Clark s.rr
on III, mound FOR the home t.uu.
Will Elei4ci was at tAo rceci',a
nd
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25
Childers on Committee

CHlIderS on Commlttee.- Word
has been received from the Repub-
lican state central committee head
quarters in San Francisco that At
torney G. l.. Cailders Of FL Centro
has been announced among the list
OF officers and members of the Re.
publican state Executive commit
tee, by Chairman Charles L. Neumil.
Ter. Attorney Childers is chief
council Of The Irrigation District
and is law partner of Phil D. Swing
who is chairman Of the Republican
state central committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25
THE WEATHER

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Pair tonight and Tuesday with
moderate temperature.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fair tonight and Tuesday but with
morning fog on the coast; high tenn.
rcraturc and low humidity in the
interior.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25

California oranges 80 he number
Of 2lG35& boxes have been shipped
across the Atlantic this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25
Murray Johnson
Shot at Tecate

Murray johnson, formerly n bIsi-
ness in Campo, and wen known 10
many in El Centre, was shot and
fatally. wounded by MeNicm doe
tor at Tecatc Yesterday. He died
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25

lrut growers in the Grand Con
lee region of Washington a1nl"d
their pear crop 60 miles, TO Wen
atchoc.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25
Hotel Annex Will Soon Open.

According TO Will r. Conway, man.
ager Of the barbara Worth hotel,
two floors Of the new annex are ex-
peeted to be ready for use before
the end Of the week. Some of the
store spaces on the ground floor
will also be open and Marsh Dry
Cleaners are preparing to move into
their new quarters during the week.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25

An army man in Washington
talks without vocal cords. Tfrat $
rothing. Lots Of people talk who
have nothing to say.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25

Forty five cotton growers of Tu-
iarc county recently visited the
government experiment farm az
Shafer, Kern county.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25
OIL FIELD FIRE CAUSES
HEAVY LOSS IN TEXAS
~ United Press Leased Wire

BEAUMONT, Texas, Oct. -. --
Two men are known to hc lcad and
ten others are suffering from burns
as the result of a 100000 fire which
swept the New Sour Lake OIL field
Sunday. The dead are Fred Turf
Of Houston, general superintendent
Of the Humphreys Oil corporation
and f. Chambless, a field worker.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25
Dr.. Elliott Visits e. Cenro.-p,

Ur. EIIlott VISITS EI Centre. .-TIH.
!. Elliot, formerly 4 prominent sur
gron Of ri Centre. drove down
from Los Angeles tor q few days
accompanied bv Mrs. Elliot, Mrs.
". Washington, Mrs. Il. RuS>cl and
Miss II. TUwlc.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25

The alfalfa of the Yakima valley.
Washington, is the best that has
been grown for many years.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25

Chowchilla. MADEIRA county, vot-
I'd Il bond issue Of $4,000 10 buy
the local water supply, winning by
moro than q two-thirds vote.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25

Last week Mcfarland, Kern coun-
y, shipped CLIO pounds of pomc-
granatcs.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25

Stanisl&ns county sweet potato
growers have at last learned how to
select seed potatoes that are free
from the stem rot.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25

Owners Of SGJ.0oo aer,+ ~ a."
King river viii combine to EU.d
the Pine Fiat reservoir. TO co>t, W,th
the power plant. $lj,UU0.uon
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25

The reason some merchants haV"
10 charge 50 much is they have to
oharge everything.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25

During The last year Kern comfy
shipped 7.209 cars OF fruit. 2,ou1
more carloads than wcrr shipped
during the previous l. months.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25

Pennsylvania has III oranges that
have been functioning for more than
30 wears.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25

\ big mpounding dam, 40 feet
hiph aud 1900 feet long is to be
built in the northern end Of kIam-
ath county, Oregon.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25
COTTON MARKETS

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-The cotton
market closed up 3 to II points.
Spots steady, unchanged; mids
- 60
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-25

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. oj.-Spots
steady; middlings 1887; futures
very steady.
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worn il for four seasons. Con
scious. too, of her old painted
straw hat when every woman she
passed looked chic in a snug
little felt. Good, stout brown OK
fords covered her slender feet
while UP and down before her on
the streets went pumps and one
strap slippers in lovely pastel
shades of kid. She seldom went
to Toms office. Why, why had
she felt she had to go on that
particular afternoon? Things
blurred a little before her eyes
She was on the verge of tears.
Tears on the street? Certainly
not! She stopped to gaze in a
florists window. She would get
control of herself before she
went on.
Tom had told Mile that she
had slumped because she had
been married for eight years.
Had added, also. that he wished
the wife would dress up and look
stylish like Mile did. Slumped!
The word was like a red-hot
poker, branding Ella as a care
less wife. And she lovedAclothes!
Loved beauty everywhere. She
dabbed at her eyes Then gasped
at the floral display in the
window.
Exquisite
Pretty, isn't it?" asked mas
culine voice at her ear
She looked up into Stanley
Carter's eyes.
It's exquisite-like a poem or
a dream"
You're such a gifted lady"
said Stanley, smiling. The right
comparison right on the tip of
your versatile tongue"
"Oh, Stan" she gasped, natur-
ally pleased at the subtle compli.
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CONSIDER THE LILIES

; on and crowed to me that he
owed everything to you.
The very idea of buying it was
yours And all these years
you've carried on as if you had
no burden-a colossal burden like
that 1t will make you rich as
cream some day, right in the
heart OF this growing town. So
now that l am in and know about
things, want to beg you to
write a weekly letter, or perhaps
twice a week, for my paper. Just
a nice chatty column like you
alone know how to do. I've
missed that more than any other
part of your work. No one else
knows people here like you do.
And it will be a profound secret
between us-and old Tom, of
course"
Just between us. please" said
Ella smiling.
''At exactly your old salary, if
you will, only in those days you
handled society news, too. Whac
do you say to my proposition ?"
He was holding out his hand.
It's SIMPLY great, stan = I'M
thrilled over It.
'It will be money to lose at
bridge, at any rate. won't 1t ?"
I'm going to buy beauty with
it, Stan|'
That's gift Of the gods" said
an unsmiling Stan, land It's al
ready yours"
Like a PrOdigal
Something in his eyes never be-
fore visioned brought a quick
dart Of pain to Elias throbbing
heart. Dear old Stan! He had
never said word of love to her
in his life. He had been Toms
best man. And her best friend.
How blind he was-had said that
she had always kept herself
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ment, I'm not clever. wish
] were"
Come in here with me-" He
took her by the arm and piloted
her into the shop. I'm going
to buy you a bunch Of those
violets in the window just to give
you something tangible to con-
firm my opinion that you are a
clever lady-for 1t takes a clever
lady to get flowers from an old
bachelor like yours truly"
His words were like the balm
of Gilead to Elias bruised soul.
i've been wanting to have d
little business talk with you for
a long time" Stanley told her
when a huge bunch of violets
had been pinned on her worn
coat and she found herself facing
Stanley in a cunning little tea
room that opened off of the
florists shop.
"Business?" ELIAS eyes began
TO shine. "Oh, Stan, that sounds
like old times when I was society
editor on your big paper--its the
best in the South today"
Colossal Burden
well, as I said, I've been
wanting to have a little talk
with you. You and Tom have
seemed so happy and prosperous
you always look so pretty and
smart in your clothes, / thought
that the question of money
wouldn't interest you. Imagine
my surprise last night at the
club, when old Tom and ! had a
game together, and ] heard for
the first time how you two have
been skimping along to buy that
building where Tom has his of.
flee. Gosh! ! couldn't believe
my ears when the old boy raved
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You look like a million dollars,
Mile. wonder why the wife
don't get up a rig like that!
guess Ella thinks that eight years
OF married life justifies her in
slumping q little"
Elias house of life came tum-
bling about her like a play house
on the sand caught by rising
tide. She stopped. literally and
figuratively, rooted to the spot.
She caught a flash of beige Gov
cred legs, a sport suit with a
jaunty cape. Mile Mitchell was
pirouetting before an admiring
male and that male was Elias
own husband.
There came the sound of soft
gutteral laughter. There was sex
in the drawl of it. my dear
boy" she was saying to Elias
husband, its far more important
to floss up a bit after marriage
than 1t is before taking for better
or for worse. Men naturally chaff
at tugging reins after they're
harnessed. And the hay in an
other stable looks more nourish-
ing than their own, or at any
rate, more appetizing."
How do you know what mar
riage is like, girl You've eluded
every chap so far
Eluded
Eluded! Ella wanted to shrek
at that. Mile was the type men
played with as a gay companion,
but when they became matri-
moniaIly inclined, they turned
away from her dashing charm.
A gust of spring wind closed
the door with a vicious little
click, and Ella stumbled out into
the hall and into the elevator
that carried her down She was
conscious of her old spring coat
with raglan sleeves. She had
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8 e = Z
down. dashing back and forth into
the waves.
Its worth working all week for
a Iarlxy time like this. Ramon.
It's worth working all year. But
we could have this time just the
sumo IL you stayed here and were
ct peace.
And maybe having the villagers
coming down to inquire who the
wild lady was that you kept im-
INJURED in your ocean castle. And
maybe dragging mo out to get
tarred and feathered! Such is life!
/ think : like better coming in now
and then" she laughed. Then
YOU won't be so sure of me. You
won't know for certain that III be
here"
so in the week-ends he came to
San Jose. And in the evening
they drove down here.
The Fourth of July came on a.
Monday. Sunday night they were
sitting before big fire. The
monograph was going. Sandy
sang a soft, sweet cadence.
Her hat and coat were flung on
a chair
The logs were cracking and the
music filled the room.
They heard nothing till loud
knock came pounding on the door.
They sat upright, the color
dropping from their cheeks.
Ramon shook his head. II
won't answer it,"
"They hear the music-they
know you're here"
The knob ratified. She got up
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Go On With the Story From Here

There was a letter from her
Uncle Bob Mcneil This con-
firmed and hastened~ her resolu-
ton. He wrote:
Dear little kid: Sorry / wasn't
In these parts when all this hap
pened. Just got in the other day
and learned the lowdown from
Alice. Write me where you're
working. and when I'm in Los
Angeles I'll come and have lunch
with you. Have you got q per-
nnanent job yet? / want to talk
over your plans and aid you II
I can.
ST went TO see Murillo-talked
hours with him. Don't figure on
a divorce. He won't grant 1t. He
can get it easily-withou any
trouble. All you would need Is
to write him a letter saying you
have absolutely left him. But he
Is wiId-eyed He says a divorce
won't free him. He won't let
you get 1t, and he won't get It
himself.
$50 that's pretty tough. little
kid. But don't give up. have
a suspicion he's doing bit of
high flying. OF course, that's the
hardest thing in the world to
prove but I'm on the
job.
Job As Filing Clerk.
In the meantime youth get by.
You know you always could. I'm
enclosing this remembrance. If
YOU need more. now or later, I'm
your uncle and don't forget II"
Enclosed was a check for 800.
Three days later Sandy went to
San Jose. She answered ads. In q
week she had a job as filing
clerk in an insurance office. She
earned SOS month. Her board
and room in private family took
$45 of this.
She wrote to Ramon. He came
over the weekend. When it was
dark they drove back along the
coast.
He was excited and unnerved:
s'Now-Sandy Gods this the
beginning Of the end?'
CHAPTER 81
S6DECAUSE I've got q job?
I'D You didn't think / could
stay on there always, Ramon-so
alone-taking from your"
His mouth hardened: why
can't you take from me? Why
do You exalt money as though 1t
had a power in itself to hurt
you? Do you think would make
1t hold you to me or want 1t
to hold you to me? You'll be
living alone here almost as much.
II VIII be more difficult for US
to see each other. And how can
it help you even in your own