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Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-28
POLITICS NOT TO
BE IN AFFAIRS
OF BAY CITY CLUB

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2S.-
Politics aren t to be mixed up with
affairs of the North Beach Improve
mcnt club of this city, for it has
been ruled that professional politi
clans cannot take up time at rcgu
lar meetings.
At Il recent meeting the constitu
tion was amcnded prohibiting a
candidate from speaking at regular
meetings unless he is a member of
the club, and then remarks must be
confined to non-poEtical topics.
In the future candidates must re-
quest the opportunity of addressing
the club ut special meetings. The
calling of such meeting will then
be voted ON by the membership.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-28
LETTERS SHOW
AUTOS ABOVE
MILLION MARK

For the benefit OF those unable
- figure ont just what the various
letters ou California automobile Ii.
eenscs mean this year, the Press in
quirrd at The local eftice Of the
,rmohi'e Cmb Of southern cali
furu.a th.s morning and obtained
tie "lJw down - ou the tale the IL
eense plates tell
-. license plates bearing the let
ter A. show that the car is
registered in the first million cars
Of the state. Plates carving the
numerai "B, : mean jhat the license
is between 100000 and 100000.
The other letters of the alphabet
are used for each additional 100000
plates. ''C'' denotes license be-.
tween l,l0o,ooo and Leo 900 and
80 on through the alphabet.
Heretofore ''D' on license
plate meant an automobile dealer.
lb, is not the ease with the 1926
license Patcs, "D' dcnotiug l.
cocoon Dealer licenses are dcsis
mated by having the word dealer
spelled out.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-28
MRS. .ST4NDLEE IS
HOSTESS AT PRETTY
BRIDGE LUNCHEON

Comp'iment;ng two women who
have recently come to Imperial Val
lev to make their homes Mrs. f. +.
Standlee of Brawlev was hostess at
u pretty bridge luncheon at her
BrawIty home Tuesday. nj which
Mesdamcs Juan Brittingham and
Nei~on Birmingham wee guests of
honor.
The house was decorated with des
cit ywers. and p ace cards mark
ed the covers for l. guests. Those
from out-of-town included the two
honor guests. and Mesdames R. O..
Thompson and J. Barcenas, CaleX-
leo. Mcsdames {. +. Conant,-J. :.
Jones and Jerry ". Asher. FL Cen
tro.
Mf>. Juan Brittingham Won the
high scores prize.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-28
No. 1896
NOTICE OF EXECUTORS SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
In the Superior Court Of the State
of California, in and for the
County of San Diego

IN the Matter of the Estate of Fred
SaNer, Deceased
Notice Is Hereby Given that the
undersigned, Fred b. Saxer, as exc
GATOR Of the last will and testament
OF said Fred SaXcr, deceas ii, will
sell at private sale the following
described real property located il
the County Of Imperial, State of
California, and bounded aud des-
cribed rs south cne-half Of tract
al>ty-two, qpG the west half of the
northeast quarter Of section t,yrn;g-
one, all in township fifteen south,
range twelcve east, S. b. NJ, in
sad County Of Imperial.
Said sale viii be made on or af.
ter Thursday, February l1th. 1926,
and bid, in writing viii be recciv-
ed at the law offices of w. J.
Mossholder, Suite 203 Security Eank
Building, in the city of San Diego,
County Of San Diego, State of Cal
ifornia, ten per cent of the bid
payable at time of sale.
Dated January 2lst, 1926.
FRED B. SAXER.
As executor Of the last will and
testament Of Fred Saxer, De-
ceased.
W. J. Mossholdcr, Attorney for said
executor, 203 Security Bank Bldg.
San Diego, Calf. 23t15
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-28
Mrs. Bridgers Honor
Z Guest at Luncheon by
Z Mrs. George ". Paulin

. IMPERIAL, Jan. 2s-Mrs. George
". Paulin entertained Tuesday with
a | o'clock luncheon at her home
on West Fifth street, compliment
ing Mrs. Curtis Bridgers.
!. The table was aftlstically decorat-
cyl, delicate shades of pink and blue
Farming the ro.or scheme. Pink tap
cts burned in silver candle sticks.
Harmonizing shades of sweet peas
we're used. Clever place cards and
fHvors carried out the same colors,
Whieh we're repeated in the menu.
zach guest was given a dainty cor
ssge bouquet.
I Those present were Mesdames
Curtis Bridgers, Lawrence Niles,
Andy Preble, 5. F. Loffer, George
koenig, H. 5. Capron. NJ. NJ. BIZ
ney, Dee Anderson, H. Y. Gray. vii
Sam Hendricks, Gerald Westfall,
clarence Hendricks of Holtville and
The hostess
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-28
WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEE THANKS
LOCAL RESIDENTS

The ways and means committee
Of the Woman s Ten Thousand club,
Mrsa"Arthur Edgar, chairman, wish
es 10 lake this opportunity of pub
Ecly expressing lis thanks - the
folsr ing uerSous aud firms who CO.
operated in adding to the success
Of the Ways and Means Revue: -
To- Mrs. Ross T. Hickcox for her
able direction of the play aud other
features, 10 the American Cunserva
ton club tor the loan of chairs, to
ID. l.. Iinu for acting a. auctioucer,
and 10 the lmperial VALLEY Press
for cooperation III the matter Of
publicity.
To the following business con-
Germs for donations: Mrs. Z. !. Ritz
of the FL Centre market; Tie Wo-
man3s. Shop. Loynd Drug company,
Francis Drug company, Zurcher
Brothers market, g. f. Conant
ranches. Edgar Brothers Hardware
company. Imperial Valley Hardware
coflil3ny, the Naney company. the
b. Salomon company, L. l.. Martin
Of the National Brcadery. Public
Mccdf Market. Mr Perry. Office
supply company and the Arthur Ed
gar implement company.
To the following persons. who are
not members, who contributed to the
slcceSs of the entertainment:
Eugene and Ned Ross, Dr. r. G..
Glemons, Miss Nadine Strickland.
Mrs. Nolan c. Smith, Norman
Deaton. Miss Pauline Hartman. Vir-
gil Freeman, Mrs. I. 5. Taylor. Miss
EAtelle Falla, Miss Emily Marshall
and Messrs. Earl Nencil. Y. Il. !
Francis. Arthur Edgar, Leroy Holt. !
G. W. Allison, j. Drummond Huston
and t. A. Nance.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-28
John RiceS Entertain
Uith Fridge Dinner

Mr.. aud Mrs. John T. Rice recent
~ entertained at AN informal
bridge dinner at their charming
home on West Main street. High
score prizes for the evening were
made by Mrs. G. +. Coggins for the
women, and Mr.. Coggins for the
men.
Those invited were Mr.. aud Mrs
Minor NJ. Sweeney, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
+. Coggins, Mr.. and Mrs. L. +. Sar-
gent and Mr.. and Mrs. q. b. Jack
son.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-28
CID POPLAR TREES
REAL LANDMARKS,
FELLED BY AXMEN

WILLOWS, Calf, Jan. 2S.--A
group of poplar trees which furnish
ed shade around the Catholic
church here for the past 50 yeas
are no more. They have met the
fate o. most trccS--haVlng Decn
relied by aNmcn ana reduced to
kindlir wood
The trees are real landmarks, al
though their passing is not mourn
ed. In recent years. with old age
upon them, they fell victims to
various tree diseases aud became so
scraggiy in appearance that it was
deemed advisable to cut them down.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-28
Fred Nuttalls GiUe
Party for Bridge Ctno

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nuttall inform
ally cutcrtaincd the members Of
their bridge club at their home Tues
day evening. High scores were made
by Mrs. +. w. Ferris and pr. Sem
Bacon. Low score awards were Civ
en- to Miss Ycvcttc SammOns and r..
". Ferris.
Those present included Mr.. and
Mrs. r. II. Cary, Mr.. and Mrs. +.
W. Ferris, Mrs. b. T.. Lemons, Dr..
Sem Bacon, Mr. and Mrs. +. j..
Maack. Mrs. g., Bcynon, members,
aud Mrs. Elmer Smith aud Miss
Ycyctc Sammons, guests, and the
host mid hostess
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-28
FIRE DRIVES FAMILY
OUT IN 20 BELOW

SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. Jan.
GS.-As the thermometer registered
20 below here today, fire which de
stroyed the Chffe building drove
members of Il family to the street
clad only in night clothes. The tenn
pcrature. here was the lowest record
ed in Michigan today.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-28
TLIVVER RALKED, NOW
HE S IN THE HOSPITAL
ny taltcd Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Jan. 2S John
Figcl 5 flivvcr baked stabbomly
this morning, probably chii,ed from
the cold. Not endowed with
sclfstarter, tigel was compelled to
get out and crauk The mount
whcczed VIII If, then proceeded
tdrious'y to run over. the owner.
figcl was taken to the hospital with
II fractured jaw, cuts on the head
and severe contusious on his body.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Notice is hereby given that in ac-
cordancc with Section 30Jl and 3052
of the Civil Code Of California,
that on the Goth day of January,
1926, at the hour of three p. M, at
the County Jail, in FL Centre,
Calf, we will sell at Public Alic.
tion:
One 1920 Ford, Engine No
G919oOl, 1925 Colo. License 1J-l9i.
One 1920 Ford, Engine No
erased, 1925 Calf. License 592-674.
One 1920 Ford, Engine No.
E3503229, 1925 Calf. License
ABS 100.
Said sale will be held to satisfy
storage charges to the amount Of
twenty dollars {$9o.00) together
with the cost of publication of this
notice and cost Of sale.
dated January 10Th. 1896.
CllAS. l.. GILLETTE, Sheriff
~ G. r. Nee, Ghiqf Deputy Sheriff
81 70 ! ~ ~
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-28
PythiGn Sisters to
Meet at Hail Tonight

The first meeting Of the wear un-
der the direction of Mrs. L. l.. Mar
tin, most excellent chief, and her
staff Of Officers will be held by the
Pythian Sisters at Davis hall to-
nigh-. y regular business session
is scheduled.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-28

Ncws from Spain. Heavy damage
done by storm. Real wind storm,
not just a bull fighter Dragging.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-28

Orchard heating has ocon prartic
ed gi..a in 19i@ I@ki"aN"i''y' Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-28

Graham county, Arizona. will i'm.
Me9.atcIv AaFe .@,jy0 tf.rv COW.
tested 10 tuberculosis.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-01-28

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hHoy
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Boston Halls Freedom.

BOSTON. July 10. 1T7e.--One OF
today's gazettes gives the following
co2orful story of Bostons reception
yesterday OF the Declaration Of i'm
Dependence:
This day, pursuant TO the orders of
the honorable council. was pro.
claimed from the balcony of the State
House In this town the Declaration
of the American Congress. absolving
the United Colonies from their al
legiance to the British crown, and
declaring them free and independent
States.
There were present on the occasion,
in the council chambers. the commit
tee of council. number Of the hon.
durable House OF Representatives, the
magistrates, minister's selecmen, ana
other gentlemen Of Boston and the
neighboring towns: also, the commits
sion officers Of the Continental regi-
ments stationed here, and other ON
GERS. Two OF those regiments were
under arms in King street, formed
into three lines, son the north side Of
the street, and into 10 divisions: and
a. detachment from the Massachusetts,
regiments of artillery, with two pieces
of cannon, was on their right wing.
AT o'clock the Declaration was pro-
claimed by Col. Thomas Crofts. the
sheriff Of the County OF suffolk, which
was received with great JOY, expressed
by three huzzas from 3 great con-
course of people assembled on the oc-
casion: after which. on q signal given,
thirteen pieces OF cannon were hfed
from the fort on Fort Hili; the forts
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$50 YEARS AGO TO-DAY
Story Of. the u. S. A.
BY JONATHAN A. RAwsoN. JR.

at Dorchester Neck, the Castle. Nan.
tasISet. and Point Alderton. likewise
discharged their cannon; then the de-
taehment Of artillery fired their can
non Ii times. which was followed by
the two regiments giving their fire
from the 10 divisions In succession.
These firings corresponded to the
number OF the American states
united. The ceremony was closed
with q proper collation. to the gentle
men in the council chamber: during
which, the following toasts were
given by the president Of the council,
and heartily pledged by the company.
viz:
Prosperity and perpetnity to the
United States Of America.
The American Congress.
The general court OF the State OF
Massachusetts, Bay.
b Gen. Washington. and success to
the arms OF the United States.
The downfall Of tyrants and tyr.
amy.
The universal prevalence Of clvil
and religious liberty.
The friends Of the United States In
all quarters Of the globe.
The bells of the town were rung ON
the occasion, and undissembIed festiv-
ity cheered and frightened every face.
on the same evening. the Kings
arms. and every sign with every re-
senblance of IL. whether Lion and
Crown, Pestie and Mortar and Crown
Heart and Crown, ETC., together with
every sign. that belonged to q Tory,
was taken down, and made a general
CONFEDERATION of In King street.
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who peevish nagging
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sep nd leaves R S mp the nae drves ous
and hurts mans business and womans social standing
brutal insulting h. attitude toward n. Wiz.
indulge his
believes Is
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e e the 6 he eating and q what
nothing farther from lis desire than to want to his home broken up
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What Tomorrow Meansto You
d. aIARY nLAKE.

TomorrOw's planetary aspects are
adverse during the early morning,
hut an hour or so before noon change
for the better and become. slowly
but surely favorable. Nothing of
special significance should be at
tempted while the unpropitions as.
poets prevail. Only routine duties
should engage your attention, more
especially az there viii be sensed a.
gruuchy feeling. In the afternoon
any and all efforts Of q constructive
character, X made after careful
thought, will ultimately attain their
destined object. 1t IL q good time for
travel and the presence Of stimulat.
ing vibrations I'm the evening viii
emphasize emotion and be suspicious
for the plighting OF troths.
Children born tomorrow will, dur
ing infancy, have more than their fair
share OF sickness. Given, however,
proper nutrition and watchful care,
they will quickly grow out OF their
early weaknesses and. according to
the, signs. are destined to attain
healthy adulthood. I'm disposition
they will he mnselfish and considerate.
and always amenabIe to the wishes
OF others. Their characters will be
strong rather than pusillanimols, al
though they will always be willing
to do much to avoid a quarrel. They
will be stutiious, although by no
means negleetful OF sports and recrea-
lions. and they Will possess ambition
and energy.
II tomorrow Ii your. birthday. you
are assiduons and shrewd. Although,
possibly, not mentally equipped for
the carrying out OF any great project
involving force OF character and quail
tiles of leadership, You are fitted for
the execution of minor tasks In which
keen Judgment and staying powers
are required. Your inherent shrewd-
ness makes you q safe and reliable
collaboration. III any undertaking
where competition prevails. You also
possess a great amount of resource.
fulness, which enables you to convert
what looks like certain failure into
comparative success. You are candid
and straightforward, yet, Withab tact
ful. Success should attend your
keffurts, provided always that you do
| not bite of more than yoil can chew.
You are fond of society, and have
| hosts of friends, who, one and all.
| like and admire you. The indications
point to a happy married life, with
a home that is attractive and con.
genial:
Well known persons born on That
date are: Alfred Owen, educatoif;
! AugustIn DAILY. dramatist and thea
trical manager: Frederick III Stimson
| ~. s.. of DaIe'1, lawyer AND author;
Josiah H. Pepniman, ednactor; Amos
Tuck French, banker; Victor Bowling,
New York Judge: r. A. Van Mtyck.
former mayor of New York.
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BY THORNTON
W. BURGESS
BEDTIME. STORIES

at all. Those pinching claws were
perfectly harmless. There was no
pinch in them. DO you mean to
saw" auueaked Danny, that this fell
low ever will have q hard she'll like
those others I've seen?'
jimmy Skunk's eyes twinkled:
No" said he, II don't mean to say
anything of the kind. This fellow
never VIII have a hard shell. But II
he were not such good eating. or II
he hadn't been caught, he would in
time have had hard shell.
Are you going to eat hifn? de
manded Danny.
II certainly am" replied Jimmy,
and suited the action to the word.
~ suppose, said Danny thought
fully. that 1t was because he was so
small that he had a soft shell.
No" replied Jimmy promptly.
nothing of the kind. Big crabs are
the same way sometimes. They have
to get out Of their hard shells in or
der to grow So once or twice a
year they shed their shells and grow
new ones. It's when they shed their
shells that they are called soft
shelled crafts Didn't you ever see a
caterpillar grow by shedding its
skim
Yes, replied Danny, 5DuC q ekln
Is one thing and a shell is another
How can one of those fellows get out
of his shell? Do you mean to tell
me that he gets every bit out, legs
and pincers and everything?
80 I'm told" replied Jimmy, land
guess it's so, because I've found the
empty shells lots OF times. When 9
crab gets ready to leave his old shell
the shell cracks In certain places and
the crab squeezes himbself out. Then
he keeps hidden as much ~ possible
until the new shell hardens, because
when It Is soft, fish and other acrea
lures, including men, are, all the. tinit
looking for it. I've seen those two
legged creatures called men take
home basketfuls of soft.shell crabs
They are called Blue Crabs. That
was Blue Crab you saw, and 1t ii
( the Blue Crab that Is considered best
eating when 1t is soft shelled.
L ksf NJ (fsnnvrirht 1924
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4
b A striking innovation in scarf wraps
Il comes to us from Austria. The
scarfs are crocheted in heavy silk
and then embroidered in cross.stitch
in motifs that are scattered over the
surface Long and heavy knotted
fringe is used at the ends and some-
times along one entire side. Then
1.-THE scarf is indeed a wrap. Such
5scarfs are in accord with the scarf
; wraps and shawl wraps that are in
high favor.
a, The length and the width of the
= scarfs vary, but they are always at
least 20 inches wide and about a
I, ward and a half long. counting the
:, fringe, which is Is inches in most of
{ the models. Delicate colors. are
favored, white being the prevailing
choice. It lends itself admirably to
the background for the brilliant EN-.
broidery, though sometimes black is
favored.
a Make Your Own Scarf.
With a knowledge of the fashion
!, and the particulars as to size of the
{ scarf wraps and style of embroidery.
lit is not difficult to realize that the
woman who so wishes can make her.
self one with little trouble. The
stitch may be plain crochet or afghan
stitch. The later sfftch Is so even sn0
pronounced i'm its squares that the
cross-stitch work can be- done readily
ION 1t. Each stitch forms one square
4 Designs to Work.
The design for cross,stitch is gener-
ally floral. There may be one large
spnotif in the center OF the scarf. and
bpthers- that are sprays scattered over
sthe surface. Or there may be three
of the large motifs, one in the center
back and one near each end. The
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Clues to Character
By J. o. ABERNErnY.
Hope.

nope.
All the conditions or life require
and must havesin them a large share
Of the element OF hope. This Is as
itfilA of our anticipation of pleasure
as it Is of business enterprises. In.
tellectual labors, artistic successes
and literary achievements.
L The business man needs its inspir-
ing influence to buoy him UP. when
1f,utting his earnings into business
venture, yet he must exercise some
reason, in order that he shall not be
too sure Of success in face Of improb-
abilities: but IL reverees come, and all
seems lost, then It IS that hope comes
to hts rescue and puts him on his feet
again, with expectations Of better
tuck next time.
Not only il this. true OF business
men. but 1t 10 the same with artists,
writer's, actors and creative classes
In general. It Is also one of the i'm
polling forces In discoveries. travel
ers and adventures, who are always
looking for something better just
ahead.
Hope Ii b sustainer Of life and
health by causing the mind c0nttny-
ally TO anticipate good results. and by
preventing the lpiind from appreherd-
ing disasters. And at the same time,
E it looks for g future state Of happi-
ness.
The financial sikn for hope ii the
downward protection Of the septtirn
Of the nose below the alae, Of wings
OF the n0strils.
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SUB ROSA
Oyercorainr Yonr Handicap.
N irIllI.

overcoming 40uf hhnulC1p
zach Of us III this world hiss sons
handicap 10 overcome In the race fc 'r
popularity.
A great many OF US struggle with
Overweight, hoping to reduce our fig-
ufea to the slim boyish silhouette nee
essaty for style today.
Others fight some sort OF facial
drawback with tissue creams ana
skin lotions and all the aids to nature
that can be brought into action.
Still others OF us have the more
serious difficulties to contend with.
troubles with hearing, sight, impede
ments of speech, iameness.
No matter how great or how small
our particular handicap. We can. "
we will, try to overcome h--put our
selves above it--naaSe ourselves at
tractive and interesting. no matter
what the obstacle lying in the way.
You. Amelia, are in misery because
you're overplnfnp. You are con-
WINGED that no one could ever really
like you while you're 50 big.
You worry and fret and fuss over
your ayoirdupois until It takes up all
your thoughts. You haven't any room
for other thinking.
And what Ii In your mind In re-
nected In your manner. You think
yourself impossible because you're on
the plump side.
So you act as though you were i'm
possible. And you find plenty OF peo-
pie to agree with you.
Peggy hasn't your unfortunate tenn
permanent Finding herself at 20 Just
shade too big for a girl Of her age,
she decided to make the best 0f IT,
Lett nNg oh
beauty. she knew. Therefore she
must triumph on personality. And
she did.
She's big strapping figure of a
girl--never graceful or appealing. but
she's seen Just as often at foot ball
games and teas and night clubs as
many OF her more aristocratic.lookin
sisters.
Her keen humor, her jolly wit, her
ever, Joyous spirit make her a riot
with every one.
And you, Billie. worrying yourself
green because YOU have to wear
glasses. Seems like hideous punish.
ment for you.
You'd rather iie--rather not zee At
all--than wear those ugly dishgure.
.ments. Well, OF course. if you're.
going to feel like that about them
you're going to act Ike that about
them.
When you meet your friends on the
street you're going to exclaim: "Oh,
don't look at me in these awful things
/ know look dreadful. cant help
it."
Your manner Is going to become
more self-conscious and shy and
miserable. You certainly won't col
lect friends II you let your handicap
overcome you.
Women have overcome worse
physical handicaps than tortoise
trimmed spectaclee.
The girl who Just puts them on,
forgets them. and continues TO take
a keen interest in everything makes a
bigger success with every one she
meets than the unhappy damsel who
shuns society and weeps over her
miserable fate.
Don't compare yourself with other
more FORTUNATE people. Make the best
Of what you are yourself, and see
how well you come out.
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