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Evening star., 1926-01-03
Tax Publicity Repeal.

Opposition to repeal of the pub
lfcity clause of the income tax law
IS indicated in the Senate, where the
ed from committee. Several Senators
have manifested their disposition to
resist the proposed repeal on the
ground that secrecy in Government
Senate that voted the publicity pro-
vision into the revenue bill of 1924.
forty.eight Senators favoring and
twenty-seven opposing. Since then
the country has witnessed the effect
Of publicity and has Enthusiastically
disapproved. of 1t. 1t remains now
to be seen whether this demonstra-
ton of the futility of publicity and
this manifestation of public disap-
proval will have the effect of chang.
ing eleven votes In the Senate to
reverse the position taken two years
ago.
1t has been clearly shown through
the publication of the tax lists dur.
ing the past two years that publicity
of the amounts paid does not promote
the collection of taxes. II merely
panders to a morbid curiosity. Sur
prise and doubt may be expressed
by people regarding the amounts re-
corded as paid to the Government,
but that is as far as It goes. The
Government itself has the returns
upon which the tax amounts are COM
puted and 1t alone can determine
whether or not the tax is properly
figured. II does. in fact, frequently
question the propriety of exemptions
and discrepancies In the returns. 1t
challenges the mathematics of the
taxpayer and makes him come
across" when he has made a mistake
In his own favor. But the people
who read the lists of tax payments
cannot possibly by their Intervention
increase the amounts paid by any
individual or corporation.
Secrecy In Government matters,
says one of the opponents of pub
ncity repeal, has no place in a free
government What about the execu.
tive sessions of the Senate? Sup.
posedly they are secret, though ac-
tually they are not absolutely so. The
Senate sits behind closed doors under
pledge of secrecy when nominations
are under consideration. in order that
there may be free debate about per-
sonal matters. Treaties are consid-
cred in secret unless by specific vote
the doors are opened. Throughout
the Government departments matters
are handled on the basis of secrecy"
es regards publicity of detail. De-
partmental chiefs are continually
holding secret conferences in the
sense that their meetings are not
opened TO the public, or even to pub
Iicity.
There is nothing inimical TO the
institutions of free government in
the privacy of routine procedure and
IN the Withholding from public
scrutiny of the returns upon which
tax payments are based and the
amounts Of taxes paid. II there
were any warrant for tax payment
publicity there would be equal war.
rant for tax return publicity. The
full exposure of all the returns in
complete detail Of business and per-
sonal items would never be tolerated
by the country, even as the publicity
of the tax payments has been con-
demned by it. Publicity repeal should
he assured.
Evening star., 1926-01-03

The Senate has a number OF MEM
bers who will make every effort to
shield its presiding officer from the
embarrassment so often endured by
the Speaker Of the House of Repre-
sentatives Of being referred to as an
autocrat.
Evening star., 1926-01-03

President Coolidge respected an old
custom and shook hands with over
three thousand people on New Year
day. He will scarcely feel the need
Of exercise for some time sufficiently
to warrant a call for the electric horse.
Evening star., 1926-01-03

A few of the older Senators who
believe a newly elected member Of
their body should preserve modest
reticence for few years will scarce.
ly go SO far as to insist that the
same rule be applied to a presiding
officer.
Evening star., 1926-01-03

Hints that the Shenandoah's flight
was for publicity purposes are vigor-
ously denied. II publicity was de-
sired, It was assuredly not the kind
that has been attained.
Evening star., 1926-01-03

It IL deemed necessary to call halt
on giving out white tickets when the
Traffic Court patronage calls for con.
tinuous display Of the ''standing.room.
only" sign.
Evening star., 1926-01-03

The inventor Of the alleged truth.
compelling drug declares that his tests
prove a man condemned to capital
punishment to be innocent. Scientific
research may be needed to show that
She possibility of mendacieus reactions
does not exist.
Evening star., 1926-01-03

Crown Prince Carols remuneration
Of a throne has made him world re-
nowned. His future is by no means
shattered. Any motion picture studio
should be willing to give him a try.
out at a fabulous salary.
Evening star., 1926-01-03

Expert craftsmanship will continue
to do It's best. although there is not
much hope Of rendering the farmer
absolutely content with the weather
and the Chicago Board Of Trade.
Evening star., 1926-01-03

A few hilarious Philadelphians were
not sure whether they were celebrat'
ing the glad New Year or the de-
narture for good and all Of Gen. Smed.
ley Butler.
Evening star., 1926-01-03

Having formulated plans for a
ceed to organize citizens associations
on terms more effectual than hitherto
deemed possible.
Evening star., 1926-01-03

The term "white-collar man" Is
misleading. There are very few per.
sons who prefer wearing white col
lar to playing golf or tinkering up the
old fiivver.
Evening star., 1926-01-03
Depth.

"You appear to be giving deep
thought to this subject"
Deep, indeed" admitted Senator
Sorghum. II feel as II I might be
over my head any minute"
Evening star., 1926-01-03
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Evening star., 1926-01-03

Tax publicity Is another form of
gratuitous advertising that appears
to do nobody any particular good.
Evening star., 1926-01-03
The Mystery.

From the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.
When a man says he just got back
from Florida you ~ ouoo wonder
how
Evening star., 1926-01-03

The liquor.smusElins problem has
not yet been solved by an impressive
series of First Of January resolutions.
Evening star., 1926-01-03
New Year Cheer,

The New Year cheer was doomed to
slip
And play gloomy part.
He carried it upon his hip
Instead of In his heart.
Evening star., 1926-01-03

Santa Claus wasn't any particular
friend" said Uncle Eben, Ito de man
dat got a set O. crap dice foh Christ.
mas gt8t," --.-.-----.-A---..---
Evening star., 1926-01-03
Unfair.

The brain keeps scheming an the day
And dreaming all the night.
It never pauses once to say
An eight-hour limits right.
Evening star., 1926-01-03

Jud Tunkins says he Is afraid Con.
gress is going to start q lot of argu.
ments that1l make US wish we were
back in the old days, when evolution
was the worst we had to worry about.
Evening star., 1926-01-03
Speculation.

What is your opinion Of the effect
Of speculation on agriculture?"
"It's most Injurious" answered
Farmer Corntossel. especially when
too many Of US tillers of the soil get
to speculating In real estate instsad
Of raisin' crops"
Evening star., 1926-01-03
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Christmastime so years ago was an
occasion Of noisy celebration, with the
Evening star., 1926-01-03

lcSl huCucS, present f1OuSc OF Repr0-
sentatives first occupied. December l6,
1887: present Senate chamber first oc.
cupied, January 4, 1859: number of
rooms In Capitol Building. 430; num-
ber Of rooms In House ONCE Building
available for ONCE and committee pur-
poses, 4S2; number of rooms In Senate
Onice Building available for office and
committee purposes. 283; rooms In ter.
races, S3; seating capacity of gallery
Of House OF Representatives, GIG:
seating capacity Of Senate gallery, 6S2;
Statue Of Freedom placed in position,
December 2, 1853; width of Capitol
Building (extreme width), $50 feet;
weight Of Statue Of Freedom. 1895
pounds; weight of dome, $780, 200
pounds; number Of steps from Penn
sylvania avenue walk. west plaza, to
lantern OF dome, 464.
It ID Q tradition In the Strother fam.
lly for the menfolks to come to Con.
gress, 20 James French Strother, Re-
publican, from WEIGH. Pa. Is here
His great.grandfather, George French
Strother, was a member OF the FIT.
teenth and Sixteenth Congresses His
grandfather; James French Strother,
from whom he was named, was a
gress. The congressional neophite has
already served 20 years as Judge of
the Criminal Court of Mcdowell
, County.
Col. A. c. Jordan, the outstanding
stAlwart figure. who has attracted so
much attention during the last seven
years since he has been ofYicial mace
bearer In tho House. has had hobby
that he has made q very successful
business for the last 30 years. Back
home In Lyons Kans he la known
| as the best mule raiser and breeder
In the world. During the past Sum-
| ner he won first prize at number
of fairs. He conducts a big mule
| sale every Spring, which attracts
buyers from every State In the Union.
Usually he has about $50 heaA WIN
! ktsying In his stables,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-07

70 became sole owner of the store,
and since that time, he has been
applying his broad experience in
making his store the equal of anT in
the state rs Il merchandising rstab-
liShmcnt.
We carry moro lines than can
be found in Il store of the Owl
Drug company, Mr.. Clements ex-
planned. I'VE are prepared to give
much more service here than is Civ
en- in the average big city drug
store because the demands on us
are greater than ON the metropolitan
stores. y man who can make good
as a clerk i'll my store can make good
in any drug store.
Quality goods, an exceptionally
large stock, expert service and util-
izaiion of every means to develop
good will are, therefore, the adYant-
ages employed by Mr.. Clements in
obtaining and holding the trade of
his townspeople. He says t. his
patrons: "Linger longer, laugh
louder and we are the better pleas
ed. - That he has won a SubStan-
tial share of the community good
will and confidence was shown by
his recent election to the city coun-
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-07
'Trans-COntinent
Air Flight Begun

ROOSEVELT FIELD, New York,
July :. Captain IL. II. Bergs took
off from Roosevelt field today in\".
Siliorsky airPlane for Seattle, Wash,
He will attempt to establish a
record for cross country flying. The
plane got away at 9:lo daylight
saving time.
Lieutenant Commander Walter
Hinton. noted naval aviator, and
Robert r.. Condor, president of the
junior national chamber of com
mcrcc, accompanied Berry rs pass
cngrrs. Jacob lslahoff was naVig0-
tor and James Maxwell and Andrew
Baicf, mechanics. completed the
party. Condor will leave the party
at Omaha while Hinton will make
the trip to Seattle and return.
if all goSc we'll Omaha will be the
first stop.
At Seattle Berry will take aboard
Edward :. Evans and Linton Wells.
now cnroutc fro mJapan to Seattle
by steamship. With them he will
fly back to New York. They are
attempting to set a record for
na,rl around the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-07
Today
May Solve Mona's
Violent Death
Vy United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, July o.
Arrest of two more negroes today
brought further progress toward the
solution of the mysterious murder of
Mrs. EVELYN Gerber or "Mona
Moore, = daughter of better class
Grays Harbobr, WASH, family,
whose chosen companions were I'M
derworld characters.
Pieces of torn sheets found in q
cheap lodging house were compared
with the hem'css sheet in which the
woman S mutllated body was wrap
ped when found Saturday in gulch
near San Francisco.
Fhe two negroes, Alfred Mclean
m,d Brewstc. Dixon, both admitted
krowing Mrs. Ccrbhcr as "Mona
A"Grc' and were lCro1ted to have
admitted visiting he lodging house
with her early Thursday morning.
Police who searched the woman $
apartment found ;h2t she lived
quietly there rs It muSic student. 4
lcttcr from a family friend reveal
cd no knowledge Of her double hfe.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-07
Ey the MYSTERIOUS COWBOY

One way of solving the huyat
Gome problem is thus set forth by
W. J. Clements ON the menus in his
popular and always busy drug store:
The Clements policy-To furn-
iSh the best goods that scientific
skill can produce. To adopt every
Improvement which will make our
products better. To market goods
at price which will return a fair
margin. To investigate promptly,
and adjust fairly, all claims which
may be made upon us. To treat
cOurtcously and Squarely, as man
to man, all of our customers in every
business transaction. To entirely
remove all feeling which may exist
that You are dealing with a soulless
store, and to bring about friendly
relation between our patrons and
ourselves. y
Here Since 1917
Mr.. Clements came to FL Centre
in 1917 from Bakersfield. Prior to
his residence in that city he lived
ip Los Angeles where he learned the
drug business with the Owl Drug
company. When he arrived in Ell
Centre he bought into the Grecnleaf
4 Smith drug store as Il partner of
Mr.. Greenleaf 5. -Four years later
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-07
YACHTS OUT OF
TOUCH AS They
RACE EASTWARD
Radio Fans at Honolulu
Unable to Talk With
Four Racers.
Dy tinted Press Leased Wire

HONHLCLU, July :. Honolulu
fadio fa>s sat at their receiving APP
paratus throughout the night in the
hope OF catching signals from the
mainland bound RACING yachts, but
reported that their efforts were I'M
rewarded.
The yachts sailed out of Homo
lulu harbor carly Sunday morning
on their return race to san Fran
>isco. -Four boats started, the In
yadcr, poinscttia, T"va and Marin
er. The first TWO are equipped with
radio sending apparatus.
The .Iubilo. long delayed in finish
ing the san Pedro to Honolulu race,
The first half Of the annual main
land Hawaii classic, remained at
Honolulu for overhauling.
Fifteen days Will be required to
finish the return race, slippers Of
the competing yachts bclie.ci.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-07
JAVA DEATH LIST GROWING
sperafe Woman SLays Man At End OF Pavement
English BARRIERS
Serve Cock al Is
With the Shayes

LONDON, July will you
have a cocktail, sir, while you
are waiting fer your shave?'
This is the latest tonsorial
greeting in London's fashion
able barber shops. One OF the
most exclusive CT the Bond
street barber shops has just in
stalled bar on the floor above
the barber shop. Smoking,
reading and car rooms have also
been established in connection
with the bar to while away the
e-:nui Of protracted waiting.
Announcement Of the open
ing CT the bar has inspired
facetious Americans to suggest
th1t perhaps TIE drink is de-
sig,na to alleviate tie tortures
II al. English shave.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-07
REAPPORTIONMENT
CAN'T WIN If NOT
READY BY 10th
If Adopted Representa-
ton Would Be Fair TO
Rural Districts.

This is the last week in which to
get the so,0to signatures TO the re-
apportionment petition necessary to
initiate the federal plan of reap
p0rtionment sponsored by the Cali
torniu Farm Bureau federation.
Copies of the petition may be found
III the Southern Trust bank and il
Clements drug storc.
B. ID. irvine, local farm bureau
representative, urges every voter to
sign the petition Immediately. He
says rural California is placed at
serious disadvantage under present
provisions. Agriculture, the fun
damental industry OF the state.
would soon be under domination of
groups not sympathetically interest
ed in rural problems under these pro.
visions.
Provisions of the federal plan in
clude.
/. Same number of senatorial
and assembly districts as now - 10
sen s,oriay and 50 assembly dis
tricts.
,. Assembly districts as nearly
equal in population as may be.
3. Not more than one senatorial
district III any county and not moro
than three counties in any scna,
torial district.
4, Reapportionment commission
created to act in reapportioning
assembly and senatorial districts in
case legislation fails to act.
Would Be Balanced
If adopted the effect would be TO
make balanced Legislature where
neither centers of population nor
rural territory can have complete
control and where legislation seri-
Ously injurious to the interest of
either cannot meet with favorable
action. 1t would write into the
California constitution and carry in
to effect in California Il fundamen-
tai and we'll established principle
f American representative govern
mcnt.
Some % of the states of the uu-
ION have bv constitutional or Statu.
tory provision adopted some form
IF the " federal plan whereby the
Continued on Page g.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-07
NEW YORK STRIKE
DECLARED TO Be
WAR TO FINISH
Unhappy Public Gets to
Work by All Manner OF
Makeshifts.

NEW YORK. July New
York City, which has fought
many political and legal bat
tie over its transportation ques-
tisn seems to have found
through the medium Of the pres
ent strike of the Interborough
subway systems motormen and
switchmen, thaT TRANSFORMATION
Is not an insulmounta6le prob
lor after all.
Brought suddenly to face in
reality the old question Of
"what would happen if the sub
way didn't run?' the city has
found the answer.
Eew York lad only short no
tice of the strike but it rolled
out 1000 motor busses-maybe
more-turned to the B. Nj. T.
subway lines, cranked up the
family automobile; chartered
b1nch of motor trucks, and TO-
day. the second day of the
strike, everyone had reached
home from work safely last
night and gotten back to the of
flee, store or factory today pref
ty nearly on time.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-07
Dy United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK. July :. The second
day of New York 5 subway strike
opened with strikers announcing
that electric railway strikers Joining
their ranks would leave their trains
today and the lnterhorough Rapid
Transit company simultaneously an,
noWucing "war to the finish.
The public, meanwhile, joined in
another unhappy scramble to work,
getting down town hv roundabout
wavs or on the |. Il. T. services,
which the company said were func.
tiouing'at go per cent normal.
Sixty hundred and twenty men
lave qualified for the posts left by
striking motormcn and switchmen
and the company Is training l15
more uon-union men. % of whom
arrived from western cities last
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-07
Bow browns Off
Catalina Shore
nv United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, July T. Hardy
Miller, II. was drowned last night
at the Isthmus of Catalina Island,
according to a sheriff 5 report here
today.
The boy and n companion We're in
small boat when it broke loose
and drifted out to sea. At IN"
mercy Of the waves both jumped in
TO the water.
The Miller boy, unable to swim
went under, despite efforts Of his
,ouug companion to keep him afioat
The child was pulled from the water
Il few minutes later, but efforts to
rcsuScitatc him were unsuccessful.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-07
O, Migosll! Only
fires Used When
BatLsers Change

REEDLEY, Calf, July T.
Bather3 must use the utmost
care in selecting outdoor dress
irg places near Roedley or they
viii be handed citation Ly a
special officer who patrols the
beach, the city Load Of trustees
has Gccrsed.
Complaints have been made
that many bathers change from
street or travelling clothing to
bathing SUITS and use nothing
more than tires OF their park
cd cars as screen to obscure the
view.
lh- La.hcrs have retored that
curious folk shouldn't peek
when they are dcffing or don
n.ng their habilments.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-07
Dry Car Made
Dent in Liquor
Smuggling Game

WASHINGTON, July DRY
Car Andrews secret service or,
ganilation has made every ap-
preciable dent in large scale inter
national liquor smuggling, Major
Walton \. Green, retiring director
of the service, said here today.
Green added, however. :hat the
present maximum penalty of two
wears in prison anu of $4,000 fine
for the $l,000,000 year smugglers
was not enough to deter criminal ac-
tivitic,. He also estimated that less
than 10 per cent of the liquor drunk
IN the United States now is import
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-07
GIRL KILLS
UNCLE: On
THE: DESERT
Tragedy at End of Pave
ment Follows Refusal
to Let Her Go Home.
YEAHNED FOR HOME
'Pegleg' Hunt Indignant
ly Denies That He Was
the Deceased.

Enraged because he refused to al
low her to return to her home in
Texas Mrs. Docie Stockton, %. yes
tcrdaT shot and instantly killed her
u',lc, +. l.. Spager, -, at his SER
VICE station at Grays Well, and is at
present held in the county jail with
a charge Of murder against her.
According to the woman $ story
she has been living with her uncle
at Grays Well for several weeks, but
desired to return to her home in
Texas. The uncle refused to per-
init her to leave. Finally she sue
ceeded in communicating with her
father, who sent money to Ell Cen
tro for ticket home.
Learning the the ticket money
was to be in FL Ccntro yesterday,
the girl left her uncle 5 place Mon
day night, going to the home of
family named Griggs northeast of
Holtville. Her uncle learned of her
whereabouts yesterday while buy.
ing provisions in Holtville store
and went at once to the Griggs
home.
Threatened Her
There, the girl declares, he forced
her to 60 back to Grays Well with
him. Mrs. Griggs and two child
rem substantiate the girl s story that
her uncle threatened to kill her if
she did not return to Grays Well
with him.
She accordingly left the Grigga
home and started for Grays Wen.
Arriving there she asserts her I'M.
Gle continued to abuse her, threaten
ing her life if she made any furth-
er effort to return to her homo. lie
also told her that he had cancelled
the order for the railroad ticket.
Leaving her gun on the counter of
the store, Seager began to work
about the place. The girl grabbed
the gun and fired five shoots. the
first three striking Seager and in
flicting wounds any of which would
have killed him. The fourth bullet
just grazed his arm and the fifth
one went wild.
Is in Woman's Ward
The girl then ran to a nearby
store where she told what she had
done and asked that the sheriff and
coroner in FL Centre be notified.
The shooting occurred about II
o clock in the morning but it was
afternoon before the information
was received here. Coroner Lemons
and Sheriff Gillett Immediately went
to the scene and conducted an in
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-07
APPELLATE COURT RULES
FOR PACIFIC ELECTRIC

SACRAMENTO, Calf, July =
The third district court of appeals
today affirmed Judgment of the
Los Angeles county superior court
which foud for the Pacific Electric
Railway company in damage suits
filed as a result of a crossing acci-
dent. The actions were brought by
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Haber and
Mr.. and Mrs. f. j. Petrie, who were
injured when their automobile was
struck by one of the company S
trains.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-07
FORCED TO LAND

BREMERTON, Wash, July =
The Boeing plane Phi which left
Sand Point Field, Seattle, at 2:45 a
M. today on nonstop flight to San
Diego, was forced to land near Slip
Point in the Straits of Juan de Fuca
because of minor engine trouble.
y message received at the navy
radio ,here said the landing was made
at 1870 Il. IN. 1t was pointed out
that the plane would have to take
to the air again before the radio op-
orator could transmit from his small
set.
Slip Point is we'll inside the strait
near Point Angeles, Wash.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-07
QUAKE IS
FOLLOWED
BY WAVES
Two Villages on Lake are
Smashed by Tidal Rush
of Waters.
NEWS COMES SLOWLY
Renewed Tembl0rs Caus-
ing Panic Among the
Stricken People.
Nv Inh.d Press IcHscd Mtre

SAM AEAEG, Iaya J"lr !. -
Earthquake. death aud damage
toils continued to mount today.
Two villages bordering ON Lake
eiugkma were smashed by a hug
wave during Yesterday : qnah" an'
II persons. including II children
were drowned. Reports from the
l'a@ong Highlands indicate that the
casualties aud damages Of last
vccl : shocks will cNcrci the cSti-
mates already made News from
isola:cd points j. slowly tn'Nlh%
in.
Message received from AmS'"r-
dam YESTERDAY cstim1',I tia" Garth
ounk, dead IN Tic butch Eat INdIr,
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