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Births, Marriages, Deaths
phon. Notices to Ean S2eo. Obituary Dssk
BEST TUGMAN

Funeral services for Alfred Best
Tugman, 81, finguist and Traveller
who died at his home, 8 Iowa Circle
Yesterday, after a prolonged illness,
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock at the residence. the
Rev. Thomas Worthingtonn Cooke
viii officiate. Interment will be i'll
Mount Joy Cemetery, Alexandra
Va.
Mr.. Tugman was born in London,
but spent the early part Of his life
in Spain and Portugal, being euu-
Gated at German College, in Lisbon.
He was member of the expedition
sent into the Congo region OF Africa
in 1882 by King Leopold. After
two wears and a half OF Congo
travel, his health was so Impaired
that he found it necessary to live
in tropical climate, so he went to
Brazil, where he lived for 10 years.
In 1893 he came to the United
States, finally settling In this city,
where he lived for the past thirteen
years. Speaking English, French,
Spanish, and Portuguese with flu-
ency, he conducted a school Of Ian
guages for some time. He also was
a writer, producing many articles
for magazine publication.
He was twice married. Surviving
him are his second wife, three sons,
John Leslie, Alfred Best, jr., and
Edgar Arthur Tugman, all of tits
city. He also leaves two daughters,
Mrs. H. R. Macarthur, of Los An
geles, and Miss Gwendolyn Tug
man, OF Philadelphia.
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JAMES w. MARSHALL

Funeral services for James Writ
Marshall, IS, member of a noted
Virginia family, who died Wednes-
day Of an acute attack of quincy,
were held today at his residence
1906 Monroe st. N. w. The Rev.
Andrew r. Bird officiated at the
ceremonies. Interment was in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
Mr.. Marshall was born In Rich
mond, Va, scion of family which
numbered among its members Pat
rick Henry and Chief Justice John
Marshall He was a graduate OF
Washington and Lee University,
He was well known in this city,
having lived here for the last Is
years, and being member of the
Racquet Club. the Phi Delta Theta
fraternity, and a member of the
Presbyterian Church. He had been
actively engaged in the real estate
business.
During the World War, he was q
chief executive Of the National War
Labor Board.
Surviving him are his widow.
Mrs. F. T. Marshall. two daughters,
Beatrice Topliff and Elizabeth Writ
Marshall; a sister, Eleanor Green
leaf Marshall, all of this city, and
one brother, Thomas z. Marshall Of
Rocky Mount. N. C.
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LEWIS FIAHARTY

Funeral services for Lewis Fla
marty. &c, a native of Washington,
who died in Denver, Col. Monday,
Of tuberculosis, were held this af-
ternoon at the chapel OF Bernard
Danzansky, 1901 Fourteenth ST.
N. w.
Mr.. F'laharty had been in Denver
for four months before his death.
lie was a member of the Red Men.
Surviving him are his mother,
Mrs. Annie Scher, and one brother,
Milton FIaharty.
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MRS. MARY J. q. DURFEE

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
]. Eccles.H Hall Durfee, who died
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WILLIAM H. BRIGHT

Funeral services for William II.
Bright. Al, who died yesterday
morning at his home. 204 F ST.
". W., will be held tomorrow after
noon at 2:30 O'Clock at Speare's
n. w.
He was a member OF Dawson
Lodge. No. Is, Masons. and was the
son OF Mrs. Hatton Bright and the
late L. c.. Bright.
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MRS. MINNIE A. BURCH

Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie
a. Burch, IS, who died of pneu-
tnonia Wednesday, will be held to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock at
the residence, SO Third st. N. Z.
The Rev. DIR. A. II. Mckinley, OF
Douglas Memorial NJ. f. Church.
will officiate at the ceremonies.
Jnterment will be in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Mrs. Burch was born in West
Virginia and had lived here eight
years. She was the wife OF George
r. Burch. Surviving her are three
children. Elsie and Irene Burch. and
a three-day-old baby. She also
leaves three sisters and two broth
ers, who all live in Cumberland.
Md
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GEORGE n MORRIS

Funeral services for George Thomas
Morris, son of George F. and Ellen
T. Morris. who died yesterday at
Garfield Hospital, will be held to-
morrow morning from the residence
OF his parents, 80 Adams st. N. W.,
at $50 and at st. Martins Church,
where requiem mass will be cele-
brated at 8 o'clock. Interment will
be in Mt. OIiYet
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Wednesday at her residence in the
Concord apartments, 17O1 Oregon
Ave. N. W., were held this after.
noon at 2:30 at tia chapel of Joseph
Gawler's Sons, 1880 Pa. Ave. N. w.
,Interment was private.
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WMLIAM G. DOUGLAS

Funeral services for William g..
Douglas, so, a lifelong resident Of
Washington, who died at his resi-
dence, TAO Third st. N. w, yester-
day afternoon, viii be held at the
residence at 2 o'clock Monday after
noon. Private interment win be
in Glenwood Cemetery. Death was
due to paralysis.
Mr.. Douglas was born in 1S45.
the son of William Douglas, ST.,
who was commissioners OF First
ward here, at the time the city
was divided into districts. During
the Civil War, he served as guard
over the powder stores at Washing
ton Barracks In 1890 he went
into the Government Printing Of
flee and retired in 1920, after more
than % years of service.
He is survived by three sons
and three daughters, all but two
living In this city.
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JAMES j. WEST

James J. West, 81. of Morayia,
Calf, former newspaper owner, died
Wednesday night at Emergency Hos
pital, just one day after his arrival
here from Florida.
Against the advice Of physicians
he came here Tuesday night stop
ping at the Willard Hotel on his
way to Chicago from Florida where
he had been staying for sometime
in hopes Of improving his health.
Before he sold his publishing in
terests in 1881 he was the owner
and publisher Of the Chicago Times
and the Chicago Daily Mail. After
the transaction he became interested
in Mexican mining properties. Fu-
neral arrangements will be made
when his nephew, William Sheperd.
arrives from California. He is sur.
vfved by his widow.
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Meath Notlces

RRIGHT-on Thursday. January SS'
1926, at 1880 q. M, at ms noHs'
ao4 F Street Northwest, WILLIAM h
FRIGHT beloved husband OF Bel y
Brioht (nee Blair). and son OF MEs'
Hatton Bright and the late L. y:
Bright. in the forty-seventh year Ok
ms emeins can be seen at speare's UNI
dertaking parIor, 1923 Connecticut AVE-
me Funeral services on Saturday,
January 80, at; $3.50 p. m. Memp na
Of Dawson lodge, No. 16. F. A. A. M.
Norfolk, Va, papers please c0PA:l
RTTRCH-On wednesday. January -:
1925. MINNIE A. BURCH, beloved
wife of GEORGE F. BURCH, asso
thirty-eight years.
funeral services at her late residence
s1o Third Street Northeast. on SatuI
dav January 80, at 2 p. m. lntermenI
at Fort Lincoln Cerpetery.-
MARSH-suddenly, on wednesday,, jan
nary "a. 1926, at Washington. D. C,'
VILLAIN j. MARSH. .
Private funeral at his residences, 144S
Fairmont st. N. W., Saturday Tnrt
nary 80, at IL a. m. Intermeht rV'
Lincoln Cemetery.
TYERs-January %. 1925, ELIzABEr1sa !
TYERS, aged a years, widow Oh tHe
late Frederick Tyers. -,
Funeral from her daughters rs ssi
dAnee. Mrs Iibbie Quistorf, $50 1sIn
Ct n f.. Monday, February I, at lo:SV
a. m. Interment Arlington Cene'efS'
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Do Eprnortarll

IN MEMoRIAM
=. ,o,,,r. ramen1brance of my dear
ord loving wife, Vannie S. Fox, VINO
departed this life one year ago TO-DAY
January 20, 1925.
Vannie, how 1 miss You.
Z How I mourn you as days 90 Dy.
n shall never. dear, forget you,
Tin / meet you up on high.
Nv her loving and faithful husband J.
RICHARD T. FOA.
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SPECIAL NOTICES

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Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-21
HERRl0T CABINET GOES DOWN IN DEFEAT
Express Strikes Pair While Sleeping On Railroad Track
Heat Takes Life
o. Ared l1abcGer

Steven .. Uess. Is wears old, en-
pIovcd ~ q laborcr ON the Corn
Bros. ranch near Calipatria was Il
victim Yesterday of the heat wave
which has been lingering in I'm.
pcri;I Valley fer the past few days.
II -, was working in field about
four miles west of Caipatria and
late yesterday afternoon when he
failed to return 10 n" house. fellow
wnrkmcn went to the field to look
for him. They fould his body
slumppd over on the seat Of the lay
rake he had been riding. The team
hc had been driving was standing
quietly awaiting colntnands from the
driver. Indications were that Hess
bad been dead for an hour or so.
\. r. lirns, deputy coroner, con
ductea an inquest this morning at
Lemons funeral parlors, and the
mrv returned n verdict assigning
hratstrokc rs the cause of Hess
death.
Hess was not married and so far
ar i, known had 40 relatives living.
raueral services viii be held to-
murroW at Lemons chapel and bur
ial vii ho in Mountain View CEN
rtefV.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-21
CONVENTION OF
LIONS OPENS AT
San FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2l.-'Toh
thousand Lions today saw 'aIlfor'
mia from the Spanish days to the
present in n great pageant prepared
hy San Francisco as the opening
davs feature Of the tenth annual
convention of Lions lnternatioal.
Beginning with reccption to tue
international president, Hcnjam +.
Zones. Newark n. J., the opening
Gay s program was largely given
over to entertainment of the dele-
gates, their number augmented by
many hundreds Of wives and daugh-
tens. with San Francisco host.
The last Of these delegates arriv-
cd last night, among them being an
all eastern group which included
President Jones and other intcrna-
tional officers.
A banquet of more than 300 dis
trict governors. deputies and their
ladies', at which the principles of
Iionism were discussed was the
opening event of the convention.
The fourth district of Lions IN
ternatioal, composed of California,
Nevada and Hawaii, ended its pre-
'ontion with selection
Of Riverside. Cal, MS 1927 conven-
tion city and election Of w. r.
Strei, Oakland, us president to
succeed Jack Riley.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-21
CAR THIEVES GET
THREE MACHINES
ON MAIN STREET

Automobile thieves swung into
action in metropolitan fashion in FL
Centre this morning and during n
two hour period just before noon
three were stolen from parking
places in the downtown section.
The three FL Centre residents who
reported theft of their cars to po-
lice and the sheriff's office were
J. =. McGirk, 666 Hamilton street;
NJ. f. Stewart and NJ. J. Dovey. The
ears stolen from McGrk and Ste
wart were Chevrolet touring ears
and Dovey's machine was q Ford
roadster.
All the thefts were reported be-
tween 10 and II o'clock n. IN. Each
of the owners had parked his ma
chine in the business district on
Main street and each noticed the
theft on completion of shopping. In
an effort to head off the thieves,
thought to be members of gang
travelling through the country, the
Sheriff'S office has wired and tele-
phoned to all points within radius
of 80 miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-21
Sheriff Retains
Hold on Gibson

Donald Francis Gibson, accused of
being one of the most active check
artists in the state, is once more a
prisoner in ihe county jail, this
time awaiting final disposition of
his case which is before the appel
late court in Los Angeles.
Gibson S attorneys secured a writ
compelling Sheriff Gillett to pro
duce Gibson in court for hearing to
determine if he should be committed
to the Patton asylum, from which
he is alleged to have escaped. Such
an order will result in automatic
dismissal of the check charges pend
ing against him here. Sheriff Gil
'ett produced Gibson in court Mon
dav but following the hearing the
Judge announced he would take the
case under advisement. Pending his
decision Gibson las been returned to
the local jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-21
RELIGIOUS FIGHT
IS BROUGHT INTO
TEXAS SHOOTING
BY United Press Leased Wire

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 2l.-
In statement issued by j. j.
Mickle, First Baptist church public
ity director, and approved by Rev.
Frank Norris. the Norris Catholic
controversy today was pitched into
the cauldron of the investigation of
the killing of d. E. Chipps by the
pastor.
The statement recounts the Incl
dents leading up to the shooting;
calls ID. f. Chips the aggressor
and "an attendant at the Roman
Catholic church, though not 4 mem
Der but his entire family were
members.
The statement declares the grand
the tragedy and has ON it well
known prominent Roman Catholics
or men with Catholic families.
"ln addition,' says the state
mcnt, "long standing bitter enc
mics of DIR. Norris are on the grand
jury -
Foes Of the Rev. Norris were
-
come out of the trial to their en-
barraSsmcnt, in statement by Nor
ris today.
II welcome a trial, - the pastor
who has been called 1.-the Texas tor
nado,' said.
lit will give me a chance to
clear my name and to clarity the at
moSphcrc concerning all events
leading up to the shooting.
There are liable to be a num-
ber of sensations in this trial, and
| dare say many persons will not
want some of the testimony which
may be produced. -
lie added that he hoped the
grand jury which is III session lis
tening to evidence in the case,
would indict him. He said he was
Justified in wanting trial SO that
he could be released and his name
cleared through an mprejudiced
hearing.
1t had been rumored about that
the grand jury was contemplating
returning no true bills against the
pastor and he vigorously opposed
such 4 plan today.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-21
Motorists Demand
Trial By Jury

Two motoricts arraigncd before
Justice of the Peace |. Mavficld to-
day on charges of traffic law viola
tons entered pleas Of not guilty and
demanded jury trials. They. arc
w. T.. Noungman, charged with reck.
less driving, and Horace Cooper
Field, charged with speeding.
Youman s trial was set for July
20 and Field will be tried on Au-
gust 3. At this mornings session
Luciano Rubalcoba was fined $50 on
charges of reckless driving. Eight
motorists arraigncd on charges of
speeding paid fines totaling $40.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-21
California Gets 80

New York City was given 34 of
the new Officers. These men will
assist regular customs officers in
inspecting freight and passenger
steamers and tourist luggage for
contraband articles.
Forty five patrolmen were assign
ed to the Ohio Michigan district be
cause of the great liquor traffic on
the Great Wakes and along the De
troit river.
Florida was allocated 90 agents.
Twenty four were assigned TO
Montana and Minnesota got three
because of the cattle and wheat
smuggling and the leakage of Hq-
uors into the dry central states from
the wet provinces of Canada.
Washington was assigned - pa
tromen, San Francisco -, Los An
geles - and Boston 10.
To prevent smuggling from MeXi-
60 Dow assigned ten Officers to
Galveston, Texas, and three to San
Antonio.
The new officers will be equipped
with automobiles along land stations
and motorboats when assigned to
water front duty. The equipment
will be assigned to the force from
machines and boats seized from boot
leggers and smugglers.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-21
SOUTHLAND GIVES
SWEDISH PRINCE
ROYAL WELC0M ME
Hy United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, July 2l.-Amer-
lea s royal visitors from Sweden,
Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus and
Crown Princess Louise. were speed
ing across the Mohave desert, Cali.
fornia bound, today, in their special
trian. a gala greeting has been
arranged by Southern California en-
thusiasts.
The prince and his entourage ar
rive in San Bernardino at $3.50
~ m. A squad of airplanes will cir.
Gle over the train as it-arrives as the
first official signal of welcome to
the sunny southland.
San Bernardino officials. and
Swedish Council Wallerstedt of San
Franc cisco, and Vice Consul Monten.
Of Los Angeles, will lead the recep-
tiOn committee.
The prince and princess viii leave
the train at San Bernardino and
start on tour of Southern Califor-
nia's famous citrus belt. which will
be climaxed tonight with a dinner
at Mission Inn, Riverside.
During the dinner, the prince will
speak and Governor Friend w. Rich
aldson will extend the state S well
come to the royal visitors.
After the banquet the royal par
ty will motor to Pasadena, where
thev will be house guests of Henry
+. Huntington and Henry NJ. Robin
son during their stay in Southern
California.
Los Angeles will formally enter
tain the distinguished Swedish am
bassadors tomorrow, with public
reception and other hpnors.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-21
FAVERSHAM GIVES HIS SIDE
OF PILGRIMAGE PLAY SCRAP

"JeeuS has never been pro-
perly interpreted said Fav-
ersham in an interview with the
United Press. "He was not the
meek and mild-manner man
of popular fancy.
''He was physically a giant
rs we'll as mentally and spirit
uany. Fe hraved tie hard
ships Of outdoor life, hiked the
deserts. And did :. not scouTSa
the money changers OFT of tie
tempe?
The Passion Play managers
asked for a meek man, a gentle,
retiring man of sorrows,' The
ator continued bitterly. THAT
Is all very well but he was
something more than that.
Christ was man of spirit
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-21
FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
TO BE OPENED AT BRAWLEY

State labor Commissioner,
Wa'trr r.. Mathewcnn, announc-
es the opening of the Tmpn~ial
Valley branch of the state free
employment bureaus. on AupuSt
I. Due to the difficultv of last
wear in nroperlv handling the
available labor in Tmparial Val
lev. ranchers and business men
in this district appealed to the
state for a branch of the public
employment service.
President Waiter Favekorst
and Secretary w. w. Van Pelt
of the Brawlev chamber of COM
merce. took the initiative. and
upon instructions of the Braw-
lev chamber, offered the state
free quarters for several
Tonths, until it could he learn
ed whether the state free EN-
ployment service could be made
a success in the valley. Com
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-21
STRIKE TIES UP
CLEANERS SHOPS
in LOS ANGELES
Walkout Today Effects
1000 Men Who Seek
Better Conditions.
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, July 81. - Two
thousand members Of the cleaners
md DRYERS union here walked out at
$3.50 Il. m. today when they were
refused higher wages and shorter
workiHg hours.
The strike affects workers in 72
dry cleaning plants.
The decision to walk out follow
I'd two weeks Of unsuccessful con
fcronces between proprietors of
cleaning establishments and union
leaders to adjust the wage and work
ing scale.
Demands of the strikers. which
the pant owners declare are unrea-
sOnabie, were:
/. Employment of union tai!Ors
only.
=. \ A hour week, including only
one delivery on Saturday.
3. Time and half overtime.
!. Minimum wage scale, ranging
from $25 to 500 per week.
,. Women doing the same work
as men TO receive the same pay.
6. Recognition of the union.
RAYMOND Shively, industrial rela-
tions manager for the cleaners and
Overs plant owners association,
declared that efforts would be made
to keep the plants running.
"Thc attempt to unionize the in
dustry,' he said, " followed activ-
itirs of a union organizer who came
here from Chicago:
1.-THE union submitted a plan to
plant owners for n years contract
containing eXtortionatc demands.
This was voted down. The strike
then was called.