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Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-22
EARLY MORNING
BLAZE CAUSES
SEVERAL DEATHS
Believe Defective Wires
Cause of Serious Los
Angeles Fire.

Los ANGELES. Nov 22.-FirC
{ swept the RangcIy Apartments here
! early today. causing panic among
! - guests, and taking Il toll Of at
least five lives.
I The blaze was discovered shortly
/ after . II. IN. by Officer f.. j. Coltas
! who entered the building and spread
! ne alarm. Dressed only in night
clothing, the occupants of the build
ing rushed tr;nticaIy to fire cs-
capcS and Other exits.
I Several persons were hurt jump
ing from their windows to the
! ground below.
Only one of the dead had been
] idcntlried at ! II. M. This was Mrs.
titled bodies, two men and two wo-
men had been removed from the
ruins.
. The in niund included Norman
Boylan. Il, who jumped from a
second story window, and George
G.. Boner. os. who WAS overcome by
smoke.
Another unidentified man and
woman were slightly injured when
! they jumped from the rear hallway
window Of the apartment house.
: \ japanese house boy who play
; ed the role of hero by buzzing the
! call bcll. in every apartment. was re-
ported missing. He was last Sccnd
in Il third story window waving
. his arms to crowds below.
! frcmcu made several heroic res
'curs. Two women were rescued
from Il third story window ledge
by Il hook-and-laddcr fireman. They
had been driven to the ledge by the
flames and were in imminent dan
ger of death.
Cries Of terror could hc heard
throughout the buildings as the
flames spread and the occupants
rushed to the streets.
Police had difficulty restraining
many of the rescued occupants from
rc-cntcring the burning buildings to
; find friends or retrieve their be-
llon4in%>.
! tro buildings by police and firemcn.
The blaze broke ort in the base
mcut aud had spread to the upper
third floor before II was discover
ed.
1t threatened. for time, to
spread to adjoining apartment
houses and hotels.
Hundreds of spectators wore at
trac.ed to the scene and volunteers
aid"d in the rescue work.
I!alf-clad and panic-Strlckcn
guests. driven from their apartments
! were accommodated at nearby ho-
tells.
Several narrow escapes were re-
ported by fircmcn. One unidcntifi-
cd woman WAS found living unc"n-
SciouS in n hallway hv fircmcn. Sh"
had tainted from fright, hut accord
in" to the firemcn, would have been
Suffocatcd.
Another woman fought he" way
back into the apartment and res
cucd her bulldog which had been
overcome by smoke.
Sixteen fire companies were
brought to thc scene hv three alarms.
The flames were under control by
= a. m. and the ruins were being
searched for more bodies aS several
occupants were reported missing.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-22
D DEL LAY
PICKING;
ALESMEN
tanks of Trade Are
presented Among the
n Finally Chosen.
ENDANTS CALM
bus Oil Scandal Case
tracts Nationwide
entiOn.

|HINGTON, Nov. 30 The
who viii Try the oil con.
charges against former Sec.
|of Interior Fail and f.. l..
millionaire lessee of GOV
oil bands. were selected
|lay.
statesmen, an electrician,
I, II restaurant steward, an
driver and business men
o~cn to Judge the first Grim
cs growing out of the oil
inquiry.
jury follows: Herbert Via,
tk; Henry u. Bycr. express
William Il. Farmer. electric
'r.c cobb. railway clerk;
'hcr Nogie. restaurant stew
onla Parker, news stand
pr; William } Ifiges, areLi,
tcphcn Nermiiliuu, clerk /;
Carver, steam filter; Bcr.
Snow. commcrciai artist /;
Martingalc. clerk; Chester
cr, salesman.
Asked About Article
,timaiion that the defense
possible injection oi political
"a, Pre.iu',te developed carly
Naminatiun of Ncnircmcn.
ask of selecting jurors pro.
tapidlv and within little
II AN hour after court open
b talc>mcn had been tcnta-
'lcctcd and an eighth had
llcugcd.
,cir assignment 20 the Jury
shortly after some had dc
cy had not read Rcyclry, -
llopk ms Adams story of Il
rnt oil scandal > and had
lat neither politics nor re-
ould influence their judg,
/ the talcsmcn picked WIS
|mt called TO order at 1905
|ohcny and Fall, seated be.
r counsel, iokcd and talked
,rncNs and court attaches.
white muuStachc was
stained with tobacco juice
,ockct hulgcd with cigars.
: white muuStachc was
tcly groumcd.
Sinclair, oil magnatc under
ut with Fall in II similar
represented by counsel,
Hoover.
Ter announcing opening of
concluded:
save the government Of the
tat"S.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-22
EK'S OLD HOME
BEING RENOVATED

\ ROSA, Nov. 22.-The old
which Luther Burbank and
+ live in the days when the
ientist was besct by the
difficulties III carrying out
experiments is being re
by Burbank IS widow.
II home is in an excellent
preservation, and Mrs. Bur
ns to retain its who,osolnc
of architecture, in memory
r!icr life and achievements
hnt wizard.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-22
HATS DOING
TONIGHT
Sea WO!f'

TONIGHT
c Sea WOLF Palace
Must Be Love, Valley
e Old Soak Brunk
eater.
lck dinner, imitation. o.
CaleXico.
Id A. NJ, No. 38i, Masonic
es lodge meets. Davis hall
TOMORROW
Faturn section, Ross T.
TX home.
Sodist Mems luncheon,
a Worth, 1915.
$ club luncheon, Barbara
Gross drive, all day.
es matches, Ell Centre
ab. ...
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-22
TO REPORT ON
CELEBRATION OF
ARMISTICE DAY

Report of the committee in char"e
Of the recent Amisticc Day cclc
hratjon will be given at tonight ;
meeting Of Boyce Atcn Post, and 4
large attendance Of post members
i desired, Commander Phillips SHid
today.
ArtiSticaNv the celebration was
splendid success. and members OF
the American Legion are anxious t.
know how successful or unsuccessful
it wos Financially, the commander
aIdcd
In addition to the ArmiSticc haN
report several other matters are to
hr discussed, including the post :
participation in the annual roll call
OF the American Red Cross.
The meeting will be held IN the
Legion room at the courthouse,
starting at O'Clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-22
MAYOR ASKS ALL
TO ASSIST RED
CROSS CAMPAIGN
City Asked to Enroll for
Memberships in Annual
Roll Call.

Mayor \. y. Bucklin in a formal
proclamation issued today, has call.
cd uponn all citizens Of FL Ccntro
To renew their allegiance to the
American Red Cross during the an
nual roll call which opens November
81 and will continue through Thanks
giving.
In his proclamation the mayor de.
clarcS that '"V"rv man. woman and
child should welcome this opportuus
l'N 10 express approval and lend
moral and financial support to an
organization which stands eyer
ready to extend Il helping hand to
HE unfortunate in our conmunitv
in the nation and all over the world
The proclamation, in part. reads:
The American Red Cross has
been called the nation 5 badge of
mercy. Its charter from congress
designated it the official agency for
extending relief in disasters both
II This country and in foreign lands.
To all who suffer in fires, floods.
hurricanes and other calamIticS Il
offers help and consolation. At all
times the Red Cross carries on Il
program of public health which alone
would merit support of the Amc1i-
can people.
~ therefore call upon al citizen
20 seek u share in its humanitarian
activities hv answering the Roll
call for members which opens No
Ncmbcr -. and closes on Thanksgiv
ing.
Colonel G. l.. Phillips, who IS
in charge Of the local Roll Can and
will act as its representative here
ha> expressed the hope that the full
quota of 800 members will be enlist
ed during drive. The money will be-.
used to advance Red Cross work in
the community. with the exception
Of 80 cents from each membership
fee which goes to national head
quarters in Washington to finance
the national and international Red
Cross program.
Plan Campaign
Plans for an intensive campaign
for new members in this city are
now being formulated and will be
announced in detail tomorrow, Miss
Naomi Stutzman, state representa-
tive of the Red Cross, stated today.
Mrs. G. T.. GiVcnS, who VIII be in
charge of the women assisting in the
drive, is enthusiastic over the pos
SibiliticS for successful campaign
here, and today said she hoped FL
CcntrmS will not forget the oppor-
tunily they have of helping the
wonderful work Of the Red Cross.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-22
DIRECTORS CASE
CONTINUED TO
FEBRUARY l4TH

In the superior court this morning
Judge Cole continued the ease of
the Imperial Irrigation district d;
rcctors, charged with malfcasancc in
office, until February II.
The directors, Mark Rose, Ira
Ncn, Earl Pound and c. W,
Brockman, were accused of the
charge against them by the grand
jury.
District Attorney Utlcy protested
against the continuance, asserting
that il should be tried during his
term of office, inasmuch as his sue
ccSsor, Attorney Elmer W. Head
is named in the accusations made
against the directors us having re-
ccivcd expense money from the dis
rict illegally.
Counsel for the defendants declar-
ed that Attorney ChilderS and Dircc-
tor Rose will be in Washington aft
or congress opens and could not be
here fer the local case if it was SCI
before early next year. The orig
inal date set for the hearing was
December %.
The defense also pointed out that
the Crawford case, now pending in
the supreme court, may be decided
before the date set for trial. This
ease is similar in many respects to
accusations against the directors,
and tire decision therein will have an
important bearing on the director 5
trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-22

Secretary Jardine has set aside
93 900 acres in San Betnardino and
san Diego counties for public rec.
ication.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-22

Garrison and Son, Nietorville, san
Lernarlino county, have recently
added 90 registered Holstems TO
their dairy herd.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-22

More than 5,no9 'tinmcUal leaders
Of the nation attended the 39nd an
Wal convention OF tn" American
Rankcrs Association in Los Angeles
last month
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-22

Many eastern race horses have
arrived at Sau Diego for the winter
races over the line at Tia Juana.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-22

Sixteen bean growers in Santa
Barbara county have signed up to
keep accurate cost accounts next
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-22

Otoansidc,. san Diego county, is
installing new lighting system
and win build 100000 city, pier.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-22

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-11
LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

Pop was smoking to himself and my
sister Gladdis was reeding The I'm
vanished Stories Magazine and ma
was pushing crooked things strate and
Strate things crooked, saying, Will
yum, we RELY must get new living
room set ii this ferniture didn't come
out of the Ark it must of bin because
Noahs wife wouldent allow it in there
in the ferst place. and in the End place
Noah wouldent of allowed it in him.
self because they say he insisted on 2
of everything and I'm sure there
couldent be another sutch delappa-
dated set of living room ferniture in
the world l bleeve If we looked
around we could find a nice comfort
able living room set of 3 peeces for
not more than or hundred dollers,
she sed.
zee gods, pop sed Well in that case
| bleeve in carefully refraining from
looking around, he sed, and my sister
Gladdis sed, We've lived with the liv-
ing room set this long, I should think
we can live with it a little longer.
That's the most sensible thing I
ever remember heering you say, its
positively brilliant, pop sed, and Glad
dis sed, But speaking of furniture.
that old lumber up in my room is
RELY getting to be a joke and I don't
meen a laff1ng matter either, I saw a
lovely herds eye maple bedroom set at
Hookbinders the other day for
ony $500.
Excuse me vile I stagger around to
the bowling alley. pop sed. And he
went out to the hallrack to get his hat
and I followed him saying. Hay, pop,
know ware their selling peetcy hard.
wood tops for 8 cents, can I have
| IL.
can I pop?
haven't a cent left for ferniture of
any kind after what I've jest bin
through. pop sed.
And he went out with all his money,
proving the people that wunt hole
lot make it hard for the ones that ony
wunt a little.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-11

Leila Mdrsh, 1ChO has GlWdyS been
accustomed to idleneSs. is left tcfthout
,uoneu. Because she Is inexperienced,
she is forced to take a position as
lo1lu's maid aUith Mona Kingsley. q
1,eru rich 1romGn. In the family are
Richard. Mond'S husband, and Barry.
the son. Barry persecutes Leila lcdth
his attentions, aud Mona dn,useS her
self by humildttng the girl. Richard,
1Uho has learned long ago that Mona
does not lore him. begins By plying
Leila and then discovers that he cares
for her. In the meantime, Mona IS
amusing herself uith Ronald cam
eron, q uoun0 bachelor. 1CbO IS In !oUe
trith her. Barry persists IN ms per
secution of Leila until he realizes that
he can get noachere 1cith her. By
this time he is in loUc uith her ana
decides to marry her. To his amaze
,nent. Leila refuses him sc0rnfuHy.
and, learning of her sons intdtud-
ton. Mona discharges the girl After
Leild's departure, Mona accepts an
imitation to house party at the
Nnltbus. Ronald is also inrited and
Fritzie Lang. Mrs. Mdltbys niece.
is among those present. Mona mas
usually had all the men at her feet,
but F'ritsie is an able ri,nl. She sue
ceeds in mdneuUerinO so that she gets
ROnny for q dinner partner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-11
Straight Hair.

Straight hair has SO much charm
of It's own that I often wonder why
so many women go to endless trouble
and expense and finally ruin the
health of their hair in order to have
a wave. II your hair doesn't curl
naturally try various straight hair
styles until you find one that suits
YOU: You are sure. eventually, to hit
upon something more becoming than
even the softest Of artificial waves.
If you wear your hair bobbed the
problem is easy. Suppose you have
thin, wispy hair-have a. modified
single in the back and have the
edges trimmed 50 that the outside
part is shorter than the part against
the scalp This makes the head ap-
pear rounder and the hair apparent
ally twice as thick. Or suppose you
have hair that goes oily easily, then
have an Elton crop, where f1uffiness
is not an asset, and the gloss OF oily
hair becoming This is particularly
good for very soft hair that packs
easily and that simply won't comb
becomingly.
A very becoming style for thick
coarse hair is a middle or side part
ing, a long fringe if the face is either
thin or over the first youth (for long
fringe softens the features), and the
hair cut off about at the tip of the
ear, all around without the back
being Shingled. The ends should be
trained to curl under If they do not
do SO naturally. Wear a .cap-Shaped
net over the hair while 1t is drying
from the shampoo and a snugly tied
net at night. This in time trains the
ivaway ends to turn under of them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-11
What 7 Tomorrow Means to You
BY MARY BLAKE.

Tomorrow planetary aspects, with
the exception of brief adverse period
between the hours of noon and pm.
are quite distinctly favorable and
there will be Sensed a feeling of buoy
ancy which must react in a success.
full manner on any task that you may
have on hand. Although the signs
very distinctly favor all lines Of en-
deavor. they are especially prOpitious
for work involving constructive eff
fort and demanding energy and per-
sistency. Relaxation should be sought
during the unfavorable hours of the
afternoon, but there is every assur-
ance of SucceSS-both spiritual and
material-for those that conscientious
ly take advantage of tOmmorOW's
omens.
Children born tomorrow will, during
babyhood, develop along normal physi.
cal lines, but, in early childhood. are
apt to experience serious setback"
either caused by illness or accident
and, although the signs indicate
that they will attain normal adult
hood, their condition will exact unre-
hitting attention and watchful care
In disposition they will be generous
and affectionate. They are never will
Ing to provoke quarrel, but once In,
always ready to fight to a finish for
what they conceive to be right. They
will be very acquisitive of information
and will not be willing to be put off
with the usual stereotyped replies to
their inquiries.
If tomorrow is your birthday, you
are courageous-both morally and
phySically-and are prone to tackle
anything, even though 1t may necessi-
tate biting off more than can be con-
veniently assimilated. Your ambition
is boundless and. as you possess more
than ordinary ability, the chances are
that, sooner or later, you will achieve
considerable success. Although it is
never your intention to hurt any ones
feelings, you are sometimes abrupt
quick in speech. and this is one of the
factors that initiates against the at
tainment of your goal-more especially
if, to do so, others need to be plac-
ated. You are far from impulsive,
and your plans are always thought out
with care, and your systems are me-
thodical. You are capable of great
love, administrative and affectionate.
You desire nothing for yourself that
you cannot share with those that are
near and dear to you.
Well known persons born on that
date are: Robert Mills, architect; AL.
pha j. kynett, Clergyman; Lille Deve-
reuX Blake, reformer and author; Alb
bot II. Thayer, artist; Edith NJ.
Thomas, poet; J. w. Wadsworth,
Senator.
Copyright. 1920
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-11
BEDTIME STORIES
BY THORNTON
". BURGESS

over onto one of the oysters. But
there it stopped moving. The atten
ton of Reddy and Jimmy was drawn
to something else and for a little
while they forgot about the starfish
Reddy happened to think of it and
looked down in the pool to see if It
had moved. Jimmy" cried Reddy
excitedly. "Will you look at this?"
Jimmy looked. At first he didn't
see anything unusual. Then he no
ticed that that starfish seemed to be
folded around that oyster. Yes, sir,
that's the way it looked.
asked Reddy.
Il haven't the least idea" replied
Jimmy. Lets watch and see.'
So, having nothing better to do
they sat down and watched. For a
long time they couldn't see that any
thing was happening. Then. sud
denly Jimmy leaned over with his
nose close to the water that he might
see down in better. AT least. he
thought he could see better that way
las l live" he exclaimed, that oyster
is opening! Now, what do you know
about that?"
Reddy leaned forward. Sure enough
1t did look as If the edge of that shell
was parting. 1t was hard to believe
but it looked that way. They looked
at the other oysters. None of the
others were opening.
II wonder why that particular
oyster is opening" said Reddy. 81
shouldn't think it would open with
that fellow fastened to it,
DO you know what I think?" ex
claimed Jimmy.
What do you Think" demanded
Reddy.
Il think that somehow or othe,
that fellow is making that oyster
open"
Nonsense exclaimed Reddy. al
don't believe anything could open ar
oyster. Certainly that thing couldn't
But there was no doubt about it
that oyster was slowly but surel,
opening. 1t was opening very slowly
but it was opening, and ii looked de.
cidedly as If that Starfish had some
thing to do with it. He did He was
opening that oyster. On the under
side of that starfish We're hundreds OF
little suckers like feet These were
fast to the shell. and by means of the
five arms the shell was being pulled
open. 1t didn't seem possible. but il
was possible. and it was being done
right under the eyes of Reddy Fo,
and Jimmy Skunk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-11
Garment Covers Suggestion
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

sufficient for garment to hang inside
ii without the bottom of the garment
touching the lower seam of the cover.
Unless 1t Is as long as this. the garment
will get unused along the lower part
as 1t hangs and rest fon the hem. Put
the garment on the hanger, then slip
the metal hook through the eyelet
from the inside. gather the garment
lightly in the hand AMI tuck it
through the opening. The sides over
lap and make a perfect cover for the
article.
- Black for Metal Cloth.
If you have a metal cloth evening
gown, make the cover Of black cheese
cloth. In fact, black covers are cor
rect for any metal fabric frock or one
with metal trimming. Black helps
keep the metal bright and untarnish-
ed. Pink cheesecloth covers are gay.
Blue covers are best for white silk or
cloth garments. The blue helps pre-.
vent the white from following.
Gift Sets.
Let me suggest that a set of three
such garment covers, one black, one
blue and one of any color you like,
makes a nice Christmas gift for a
woman. The black Is right for black
garments as we'll as for metal cloth.
The cases should be folded into neat
square shape and tied with gay tape
before being wrapped in tissue paper
and tied with ribbon. If you cover
three coat hangers and suspend a
small sachet bag from each and send
with the covers the gift will be, COM
plete and quite different from the ordi-
nary. II you like. one hanger, COW
cred with a thin silk or silk muslin
case will be de luxe as a present. Be
sure to put in the sachet bag.
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CHAPTER XXNIN.
After Dinner.

Immediately after dinner Ronny
succeeded i'm getting u few words with
Mona. During the meal his eyes had
| sought hers again and again, but she
had steadily refused to meet them.
Pride had forced her to be brilliantly
CAV. so that the man on her LETT, a MI.
Chalmers. was fascinated with her.
To Fred Everett. her dinner partner.
she had been barely polite. She knew
that Edith had assigned him to her
for a purpose, knowing that she dis
liked him.
She had made up her mind to have
nothing to do with Ronny, but in spite
of herself he drew her powerfully.
Mr.. Chalmers was attractive, but he
was no longer young. And Ronny
was so adorably boyish. She had
never liked him so much as she did
tonight. and what she wanted to do
was to hate him.
The minute dinner was over and the
guests began to spread out through
| the different rooms Ronny hurried up
| to her.
Mona, l must speak to you. Why
are you so cold to me? Why won
YOU give me a chance to explain?
Mona raised her eyes to his face.
Her tone when she spoke was dellber-
ately amused.
cold to you? I don't think 1 I'M
| derstand.
You wouldn't look at me all during
! dinner"
Mona laughed ooh, Ronny. how
silly you are. Did you expect me to
| sit there staring at YOU?
! Then you're not angry with me,
| you really understands"
understand what? That you We're
| bewitched by a flapper?"
Il wasn't She is a nice kid, that's
all. And as for catching the rose, 1
| couldn't very well help it. 1t was
virtually pushed into my hand" His
voice was almost pleading. and a wave
| of exultancy swept over Mona. 1t
seemed strange to her now that she
had been so unhappy just q short time