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Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
Lion Tanner Was
Tanning a Woman

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LOS ANGELES, April 15.-
Lion tanners should limit their
activities to the wild beasts
and not try to tame women,
Judge James Pope ruled today.
Herman Ziegler. who teaches
tricks to lions, was fined 500
for beating Mrs. Mary McMil-
Ian, an acquaintance.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
AMERICAN CHILDREN HID

PEkIN, Aprl1 T3.-EiGhtY Ameri-
can children and teachers of the
Tung Chow school are hiding in the
basement of the school building to
be out of the way of stray shells
from the artillery engaged outside
the city walls. The children and
teachers sought the cellar when the
bombardment began.
The Nationalist troops still are
standing off the combined attack of
the armies of Marshal Chang Tso
Lin and Lii Ching Ling. Fighting
has continued since Friday night,
but the engagement principally is
confined to waiting trench warfare.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
By JOSEPH S. WASNEY
United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1926. by United Press

WASHINGTON. April 15.--Pro
hibition Director James f. Jones to-
day agreed with his superior officer
General L. C. Andrews, "dry ear
that legalizing beer would facilitate
dry law enforcement.
But in the same breath, during
an exclusive interview with the
United Press, he warned that re-
peal of the prohibition law orits
modification to permit wines and
beer would mean an end to the
present wave of prosperity in this
country.
Beer, he suggested, could make a
drinker hilarious, but Vine
would easily intoxicate. His
chief, Andrews, in making his.
startling pronouncement yesterday
at the senate beer hearings for
government regulated beer as an en-
forcement air, avoided dwelling
specifically on the potency of beer
and wine.
Hill Cites Courts
Judicial Interpretations of the
Nolstead act now lcgalizes cider and
wine containing possibly I'D per
cent to ll.6S per cent alcohol. Rep
preventative John Philip Hill, Re
publican, Maryland, told the senate
prohibition committee today. -
Court decisions also hold that
congress has the power to permit
other beverages such as beer to be
sold under proper restrictions for
use in the home, I'LL asserted
All that is necessary to give beer
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
Arctic Plane On
Way North Today
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April IL
Laden with another cargo of sup
plies for the forthcoming polar
flights of the Detroit Arctic cxpedi-
tion, Captain George II. Wilkins and
Pilot Ben Eielson, took off in the
airplane Alaskan at . a. m. today.
This is the airmen s third trip to
Point Barrow, the last base of the
expedition, transporting gasoline and
provisions to the cache established
there.
The Alaskan carried 1900 pounds
of gasoline, and because of its
heavy cargo experienced difficulty
in getting off the soft field. The
plane made two attempts to arise
before it succeeded, barely missing
the trees at the end of the landing
field
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
Magnus Johnson
Contest Dropped

WASHINGTON, April 15.-The
senate judiciary committee today
voted unanimously to drop the con
test of former Senator Magnus John
son. Farmer Laborite, Minnesota. to
unseat Senator Thomas Schall, Re-
publican.
The full committe accepted the re-
port of the subcommittee throwing
out the contest. The report win be
submitted to the senate shortly.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
Officers Search
For Flood Victin'
By United Press Leased Wire

AZUSA. Cal, April 15,-Deputy
sl.eriffs continued to search the
canyons back of here To-Day for the
body of John Sexton, believed to
have been drowned in the torrents
caused by a cloudburst here last
week.
John 4. johnson, partner of
eSton s. who. was found uncon-
scious iii the hills after six days of
starvation and lack of needed med
ical attention, is recovering his
strength in a Los Angeles hospital
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
Madrid Air
Men Given Up
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MADRID, April 15.-offieials
here believe Captain Esteyez aud his
mechanic, the missing flyers from
the Madrid. Manila, Toxic flight, are
dead unless they have been picked
up by a caravan in Palestine, whore
they were forced down two DAYS
ago.
The men carried ouIy one days
rations.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15

:This is the cow which has led the
county in ten months production of
butter fat for the last three years.
The five highest producing cows
in one herd tested during this month
were owned by Emmet Edwards of
Holtville. His five high COWS pro.
duced an average of 65.3 pounds but
ter fat per cow for the month. II.
G. Farnsworth of FL Centre was see
ond in this class. His five high COWS
made an average of G0.3 pounds but
ter fat per COW for the month.
The largest number of 40 pound
COWS in one herd were owned by u.
Il. Pace of Calexiro. He MIXED 81
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WHAT'S DOTIG
TONIGHT


Junior College frolic, Palace
theater.
Methodist church congrega-
tional supper, social hall, 6:30
p. m.
r. A. M. No. 100, Masonic hall.
r. P. o. E. No. 1926 meet,
8 p. m.
PUSH Br,lnk s tent thea
ter.
Double bill, Joanna, and
Laughing at Danger, Val
ley theater.
TOMORROW
Kiwanis Club luncheon, Ho-
tel Barbara Worth.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
PaSsaic Children
Picket Capitol
Dy United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. April 15.-Six
children of striking New Jersey tex
tile mill workers. accompanied by
their parents and other strikers.
marched to the white house today to
picket President Coolidge in an eff
fort to win his support for the
strike.
The children, ranging from four
to seven years in age. bore banners.
the first of which said:
"Wc want to eat.
Another said:
"Our mothers work nights: our
fathers days; who can care for uSP
a third asked the president to
"comc to Passaic and see how we
live
The strikers and children, gather
about five blocks away to march to
the white house announced their in
tention of asking for an audience
with the President. If it is denied
they will picket, probably outside
the grounds.
1t was the first real "picketing'
attempt since the famous suffrage
picketing of Woodrow Wilson when
police arrested many militant suf
fragists who subsequently staged
long hunger strikes. White house
police will not oppose the pickets, it
was said today, but will not allow
them to enter the grounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
Ell CENTRIC FIRE
EQUIPMENT WILL
BE INCREASED
Outgoing Council Votes
to Purchase More Fire
Fighting Apparatus.

FL Centre is to have additional
fire equipment, following the action
of the outgoing city council in yot-
, ing last night to purchase a combina-
tion city service hook and ladder
'''nck fr""l the American Lat'rance
Fire Engine company, Inc, for Sill
The new apparatus, which is TO
be delivered within 90 davs. has II
pumping capacity Of 600 gallons per
minute, and 30 feet of ladder
equipment The latter includes
one ;50-foot rapid hoist rope and
pulley extension ladder with sup
porting poles, and one - foot ladder
Of the same type, also one % foot
single ladder, two % foot single lad
GERS. one ~ foot single ladder, one
20 foot single ladder, one lG foot.
roof ladder and one - foot roof
l9dde'.
Complete fire fighting equipment
including wall picks. crowbars,
shovels, Wire cutter, roof cutter.
pitchforks, rubber buckets, pike
poles, crotch poles, wire basket. door
orener, axes, lanterns and tool box,
are included.
The trustees, on the advice of
Chief Ferguson, decided not 10 i'll,
clude the chemical equipment regu-
larlv supplied with this type of en-
CINE. the chief asserting that the
present chemical equipment is Suf-
ticicnt for the citv's needs.
Chemicals Enough Now
In place of the chemical equip
ment the city ordered six l2X2S feet
salvage blankets. for protecting
property in case of fire, and one life
net.
The Seagravc company, which al
50 entered Il bid, offered the city
practically the same equipment rs
the American-La France company
for $l2,100.
All necessary operating tools for
the automobile part of the truck
are included in the purchase price,
The city a tpresent has enc com
hination American-LaFrance chemi
cal and pumper with capacity of 80
gallons per minute, purchased in
1918 at a cost of $4,000 , also a
smaller pumper, purchased originally
in 1914 as a PopeHartford, and re-
modelled two years ago by supplying
= REQ chassis at cost of $4,000.
This smaller engine has pumping
capacity of $50 gallons per minute,
In addition there is trailer. used
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
ANT AKIN TRIAL,
AT SALINAS ENDS TODAY
ny United Press I.cused "

By United Press Leased Wire
SALINAS, Cal, April l5.-Testi-
mony was completed at noon today
in the trial of Lieutenant Clarence
X. Aiken, Monterey, Preside officer
charged with attempted safe rob
berry. Prospects We're that the
case might go to the jury late to-
day or early tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
Polar Dirigible
Seen in North
BY United Press Leased Wire

STOCKHOLM. April -. - The
Amundsen- Ellsworth polar dirigible
Norge was sighted today 81 miles
south of Stockholm proceeding ON
an eastward course enroute 20 Len
iugrad.
Several planes have left the fly
ing field at Reval. Esthonia. TO meet
Tic Norge and assist her navigators
N finding their way to Leningrad.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
TRENCH FRANC FAILS To
a NEW Low MARK TODAY
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by United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK, April Is. French
francs fell to a new low record in
the local exchange today when they
sold for %.0339 each. Yesterday s
francs were worth $.0342.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
TROOPS IN
EVACUATION
Of PEK|NGC
National Soldiers Quit
Capital After Three
Weeks Defense.
CITIZENS PREPARE
Ask Chang to Keep Sol
diers Out: American
Children Hid.
By RANDALL GOULD
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent }

PEKIN, April Nationalist
troops tonight are evacuating Pekin,
which they have defended for three
weeks against the combined armies
of Marshal Chang Tso Lin and Ii
Ching Ling.
Fearing disorders. the Pekin citi-
zens committee has telcgraphed
Chang's generals asking that they
not permit their soldiers to enter
Pekin. Police and gendarmes are
preparing to assume control of the
city. Police with machine guns are
posted at all the city. wall gates
ands patrols equipped with trucks
have been organized and posted at
strategic points, ready to hurry to
and point where trouble occurs.
Tung Chow Area
Ot is not clear whether agree
ment between the Nationalists and
Marshal WI Pei Flu has been reach
ed whereby WI would enter the city
from the south to take over the gov
ernment. If WI does not enter the
capital, it would be dcfcnseless
a"ainst ChanG and Lis armies, if
they desired to occupy it.
Walking across country eastward
of Pekin, | witnessed the National
ist evacuation of the Tung Chow
area, where so American children
and teachers have been hidden in Il
cellar since the active lombard
ment began.
Thousands of carts and guns were
moving rapidly northwest, intending
to skirt the northern Pekin wall and
entrain for Kalgan, l25 miles north
west of the capital.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
COMPTROLLER ISSUES
CALL TO NAT. BANKS
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~ InFted FreSS Leaked WIre
WARRINGTON, April l5.-The
comntroller Of the currency today is
eucd a call for the condition Of ma
tonal banks as of April II. This
is the first bank call since that for
condition as OF December 81
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15

Last week 1000 cattle arrived at
Livermore, Alameda county, from
Arizona and Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15

The fruit growers of Orland,
Glenn county, met March 6 and or
ganlzed a marketing agency.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15
TODAY'S BOX SCORES
NATIONAL
At Philadelphia

NATIONAL
At Philadelphia
Boston 00l 00l 0l1-4 10 0
Philadelphia oil 600 024-S - >
Mogridge, Benton and Taylor;
Knight and Wilson
At St. Louis
Pittsburgh 600 90
st. Louis 600 90
Morrison and Gooch; Keen and
O Farrell.
Chicago at Cinnati, postponed,
cold.
Brooklyn at New York, postponed
cold.
AMERICAN
At Washington
Philadelphia ll2 100 800 10 l
Washington 003 600 000-3 6 ;
Baumgartner, Pate and Perkins;
Bush, Ferguson, Ogden and Ruel,
At Chicago
st. Louis 600 10
Chicago 500 20
Zachary, Bolen and Schlang;
Blankenship and Schalk
New York at Boston, postponed,
cold
Cleveland at Detroit, postponed,
snow and cold.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-15

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Tern, "Jitney" Traced
to Louisiana Negroes

The word "jitney," which has
been used internationally and in va
rious sections of the United States
for many years, and which suddenly
sprang into general use at the time
the 5-cent BUSES and fiivvers were
striving to settle the local traffic
problems of many cities, had q
curious origin.
A minstrel troupe was playing in
Baton Rouge, La, in theater
where the highest gallery was re-
served for negroes. No gallery
tickets were sold, member of the
troupe being placed at the door to
take cash. The door was in q
poorly lighted space; and later the
collector discovered two score OF
plain metal disks the size Of B.
cent piece, that had been passed as
nickels.
One of the minstrels showed the
disks to a negro, who explained !:
Denis jitneys."
They were jettons-the metal
disks used as markers in gam
bling house. A negro attendant had
stolen the jettons and was passing
them as money. The minstrel troupe
seized upon the word, and there
after a Scent piece was a jitney,
and the word spread until 1t came
Into common use.-Liberty.
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Singer Outspoken as
to Masculine Faults

Mile. Spinelly, popular Partisan
music-hall star, has not a high
opinion of masculinity. Men," she
declares, do everything wrong. 1t
they make money they lose 1t. They
take the wrong wives, then divorce
them and take others, also the
wrong ones. Send man to shop
and he will buy absurd things. Ask
him for some favor and he will
blunder. Take the trouble to listen
to his declarations and you will
hear nothing but trivialities and
stupidities. At home man Is dew
astating plague. He smokes, splits,
coughs and sneezes., Noise ener-
Yates him, heat suffocates him. cold
irritates him. In less than an hour
he will find ten puerile things to
complain about. But he will pour
coffee on the tablecloth, burn the
carpet with his cigar and slam
doors. If an intelligent woman
knows one man she knows them all.
Men lie, but not well. To read their
faces is easy for a woman. To be
constantly with one man would be
a sort of heroism If we did not
know that changing from one to an
other means only changing from
one evil to another. So 1t is better
to stick to one"
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camp near Republic. They motored
over accompanied by Mrs. Gull
White who had been visiting in
Yakima and met them here. Eliza
beth Peters was also of the party
F. G. PORES parents from Yak
ina and sister from Portland
drove over last week bringing with
them, Lorraine Poore who had
been visiting in Yakima.
Harry, the oldest son of Mrs
Thomas Hanratty came from Sar
Francisco last Wednesday to speno
month with the home folks.
Zelma Cox was taken to the
Pasco hospital Tuesday of last
week on account Of an attack OF
appendicitis. She was able to re-
turn home Thursday.
Mrs. F. l.. Trimble entertained
at dinner Sunday in honor of the
birthday of Mrs. A. st. Laurent
Covers were laid for ten. The at
fair was a surprise for Mrs. st,
Laurent and one interesting feat
ure was a thirthday cake with six
teen candles.
Clarence Samsel and family, for
mer Highlands residents, who
went back to Missouri a year ago
returned last week and will again
make their home here.
James Allan and family return
ed Monday from a weeks trip &c
Portland and to Camas, Wash.
Mrs. Percy Combelic is in the
Deaconess hospital in Spokane
where she is making a good recov.
cry from an operation performed
two weeks ago.
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Marvellous Archery

Tsu is on the caravan route to
India, a trade that has gone on so
long that the origin of the cara
.vaners is unknown. They, too,
though dark-eyed, are lighter than
Chinese. A caravan consists OF
many carts, and sometimes several
hundred men, women and children.
They carry spears and bows and
also the latest firearms; these lat
ter they use If attacked when they
go into laager, from which nothing
but artillery would shift them. To
economic ammunition they use the
primitive weapons for killing game.
A friend of mine tried one OF their
bows and, although he could stretch
1t, could, much to their amusement,
only send the arrow fifty yards or
so. Two Of the caravaners, having
nut ND q mark, jumped on their
ponies and, as they passed 1t at
eighty yards going at hard gallop.
they each struck the center, the
arrows sticking side by side deep
ia the wood. My friend said:
81 always thought the stories OF
Robin Hood and the old English
archers all bunk, but since l saw
that / can swallow them like a
lamb. s. Taylor, in Adventure
Magazine.
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SCHOOL ROMANCE

Announcement has been received
here of the marriage of Margaret
Appenzeller and Richard Shaugh-
messy in Seattle August 7th. The
young people are both well known
in Kennewick, the bride being the
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
A. Appenzeller of the Highlands
and the groom the youngest son
of Mrs. Nellie Shaughnessy OF
Mob Hill. Both are graduates OF
the Kennewick schools where their
acquaintance began, but for the
past two years they have both
been employed in Seattle. Mrs.
Shaughnessy is stenographer for
the Todd Insurance Co. and Mr..
Shaughnessy is an employee Of
the Frye Packing Co. They will
make their home in Seattle.
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Forest Fires

The forest service says that the
amount of damage caused by a IRE
70 forests depends entirely on the
TYNE of fire. There are three classes
Of fire superficial fire. which burns
leaves of the trees and is not nee
essarily dangerous; crown nre'
which burns through the branches
and kills them and is very danger
ous and disastrous; deep ground
fire. which burns off the roots deep
under the trees and destroys the
trees and makes very dangerous
Are. In burning land the fire con-
sumes all the rotted leaves and de-
stroys the soil. leaving the mineral
element.
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Easton where he had been on a
camping trip. He is very much bet
ter for the change.
Mr.. Rick was able to come home
from Pasco hospital last Saturday.
Although very weak and needing
great care he is improving nicely
from his recent illness.
Mrs. Dave Morton's little girl
Thelma came home Sunday from
the Seattle hospital where she has
been since last January for treat
ment and is much better.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Egbert and
two sons of The Dalles, Oregon,
were calling Sunday on their old
neighbors on the South Highlands.
Mabel and Margaret Lortz who
have been spending the summer
on the coast returned home this
week.
Robert Gilmore of Standfield,
Oregon was guest at the Ross
& Gilmore ranch last week, visit
ing his brother Allan and his sis
tiers Mrs. Ross and Mrs. Barton.
George A. Barton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcmahon and Miss johnson of
Seattle drove over Friday for the
week end with Mrs. Ross and Al
Ian Gilmore, sister and brother of
Mrs. Barton and Mrs. Mcmahon.
They returned Monday accompan-
led by. Mrs. Barton and two daugh-
tiers who have been visiting here.
Mrs. H. P. Essenprice and chill
dren of Medford, Oregon are Wis
ting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. j.
M. Truman and other relatives.
May Williams came Monday
from Yakima to stay at home thru
the apple harvest.
Beora Coch of Sunnyside is Wis
iting her aunt Mrs. r. T. Denney.
Mrs. Denny's brother and wife
Mr.. and Mrs. o. M. Lewis of Pas
co, and Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Lewis
of Richland were also guests at
the Denney) home Sunday.
Mrs. Hilbert Of Seattle arrived
Saturday for a, visit with her ia
Their J. aB. Buntin.
Mrs. II. Wolf and daughter Dor
othy were guests at the Fred
Spiegelberg home the first of the
week, and left Tuesday for their
home in Meridian, Conn. Mrs. Wolf
is sister-in-law of Mrs. M. Bied-
erweiden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Booker who
have been living here. with Mrs
Booker's parents Mr.. and Mrs. Err
nest Cox went last week to Wapate
to make their home.
Rankin Ely of Wallula spent
the week end with Harold Nelson
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. White are
spending the week at Gull Whites
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i Mr.. and Mrs. j. Lansing Of Wal
lula spent Friday and Saturday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Williams.
Mrs. Volland visited at the home
of Mrs. Stengel Tuesday afternoon
Miss Ruby Carratt of Pasco
spent the week end at her home
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Cox were
Yakima visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Hartley Cronkite had word
from Rosco Lonsblry of Vallejo,
California that his father C. E.
Lonsbury had died on July 23rd
from pneumonia at the age Of ~.
Mr.. Lonsbury had been expected
back here this fall with his son
Roscoe, who has the 10-acre tract
that Mr.. Cronkite is holding for
him and taking care of, but Roscoe
says he is not sure Of coming back
here at all now. His fathers death
may alter his plans.
Howard Williams went to Wal
lula with Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lam
sing Saturday night and stayed
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. RAIDER and
SON spent the week end at Ellens-
burg with Mr.. RAIDERS father.
The Ladies Aid will meet at the
parsonage next Wednesday at
pm. A good attendance is expect
ed.
Grange members keep in mind
Friday night. It is our meeting
night and it is desired to see a
good attendance.
The Sunday School attendance
was almost doubled last Sunday
which was very encouraging, and
it is hoped to see them again next
Sunday at 10 am. Any new friends
and families coming into the dis
trict who are not connected else
where will be heartily welcome.
Mr.. Adams preached at the
morning service last Sunday and
in the afternoon went to Hover to
take charge of services there.
Mrs. Geo. Lee had the misfor-
tune to fall and injure her leg
last week while picking prunes.
She will be better after few days
rest.
Miss Charlotte Moore is expect
ed home this week from Vancouver
B. G. where she has been for the
past two months visiting with her
father and mother.
Miss Erma Schnell came home
last week from Spokane where she
had been visiting with her aunt.
Mrs. Geo. Schnell entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Weber and Bobby
at dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Hooker spent
Sunday at Mr.. III. Carrattts.
Mrs. Patten of Detroit, Michi-
gan is visiting at the Beals home.
Mrs. Patten is sister of Mr.,
Beale, deceased, and will visit al
the Beale home for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beale of Seattle
were visitors at Mrs. Beale's all
last week, returning to their home
Sunday.
Bobby Beale came home from