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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25
c. H. UNDERWOOD,
E. U. S. EMPL0YE, DIES
Veteran Who Shook Hand of
Lincoln at Gettysburg
Pneumonia Victim.

Charles Harrison Underwood, "a
years old, veteran employe OF the
adjutant generals office, War De-
partment, who stood within 10 feet OF
President Lincoln when he made his
Getyburg address, who shook his
hand Immediately afterward, and
who had shaken the hand of every
succeeding President, died in George
Washington University Hospital yes
terday. Death was due to pneu-
monia: He was a Union Army vet
eran.
Mr. Underwood was employed IN
the adjutant generals office for 54
years, until retiring soon after the
retirement act went into effect In
1920.
Worked at Ford Theater.
During his long service in that
office, Mr.. Underwood worked for sew
eral years in the old Ford Theater
Building and was an employe there
at the time several floors fell In, Kill
ing % men. He was out of the build
ing at the time of the crash.
Serving in Company c. Sd Penn
sylvania Artillery, during the civil
War, Mr.. Underwood came to WASH
ington and was employed in the ad-
jutant generals office in 1856. at
sisted of men in the Army.
He attended the old Columbian Col
Iege, now George Washington Uni
versity, being graduated in law from
that institution in 1870. He was
member of the Grand Army of the
Republic, the Harmony Lodge, No. II,
f. A. A. NJ, and OF the Civil Service
Retirement Association.
Three Sons Here.
Four sons survive. They are f.
Russell Underwood. Wilbur w. I'm
derwood and Norman Underwood, all
of this city, and Jesse w. Underwood
Of New York.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the residence, 1881 Park road. to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev.
George Fiske Dudley, rector Of St.
Stephens Episcopal Church, will OH,
ciate Burial will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25
FOUR MARINES FINED
FOR TRANSPORTING RUM
Two Assessed $500 and Two $500
Following Arrest at Bladens-
burg, Md, Yesterday.

Learning that the military authori-
ties at Quantico did not want the four
marines arrested yesterday on a
charge of transporting and illegal
possession of liquors, said to have been
purchased in Baltimore, Judge Gus A.
Schuldt, in Police Court today, quick
ly dispensed with them.
Albert II. Douglas and Louis Ertz
were fined $500 each and, if defaulted.
will be compelled to serve 60 days in
Jail The other men, Thomas Dyer
and John J. Payson, were given $500
each or 80 days in Jail. Records of
the quartet were a basis for the diff
ference in their sentences.
The four were arrested yesterday
morning near Bladensburg by Watson
Salkeld Of the twelfth precinct. Twelve
gallons Of liquor and eight bottles or
beer were found in their machine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25
Thousands Waste Money on Quack
Methods of Getting Thin, Doctor Claims
By the Associated Press.

By tho Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 25.-Thou.
sands Of women seeking fashionable
slenderness throw away money on
reduction treatments" that are
worthless and often dangerous, DIR.
Arthur J. Cramp. director of the bu-
reau of investigation Of the American
Medical Association, said here.
Speaking at the adult weight con
ference being held by % leading
physicians to fix proper weight stand
ards, DIR. Cramp said that the vogue
of the boyish figure has during the
past few years given tremendous i'm
petus to this new form of quackery.
Practically every fat cure no
matter TO what type it belongs" he
said, lis exploited under two specific
claims: First, that those who use it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25

do not need to diet; second, that they
need not exercise.
Those who eat much and exercise
little are likely to become obese and
no treatment that ignores the cause
of the condition can or will be eff
fective. The taking Of drugs for the
reduction Of weight is a dangerous
procedure at best and should never be
done except under the personal super
vision of a physician"
DIR. Lewellys f. Barker Of Johns
Hopkins University praised the mo-
tiVeS OF persons who undernourished
desire for beauty he said, and are
willing to curb their appetites to at
tain their ideal. They must be shown
he said, that their ideal is wrong and
must be given weight standards by
themselves. They have "a laudable
which to be guided
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25
DECLARES FINANCIAL
LESSONS LEARNED
Mistakes of Past Will Never Be
Made Again, Says Head of
Stock Exchange.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 25.-Belief
that, however the economic winds OF
the future may veer and change
financial disasters of the past never
will reappear. was expressed by f. II
H. Simmons. president of the New
York Stock Exchange, in an address
today before the Advertising Coun-
ell of Chicago.
He recalled some of the business
crises which have occurred during the
last 90 years, and traced steps taken
since in the direction of preventing
recurrence.
Development of the 'splendidly
stanch and flexible Federal Reserve
banking system" was held out as a
conspicuous example.
The afterwar collapse in 1920 for
the first time in the history of
American finance was met resolutely,
unitedly and intelligentiy by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25
DEFENDS MUSSOLINI.
Bloom Tells Masons Americans
Should Go Easy in Criticisms.

Representative Bloom, Democrat,
New York. last night told gathering
of Washington Masons that Amerl-
cans who criticized Premier Mussolnll
for militaristic tendencies had better
go slow in their accusations.
The premier recently has been as
sailed. he said. for adopting as the
symbol of the Fascist battle ak. the
handle of which is bundle of sticks
bound together with a single cord.
This same symbol for 75 years, he OBJ
served, has adorned the walls imme-
diately behind the rostrum of the
Sneakers chair in the House and is
also engraved on a number OF Amerl-
can 10-cent pieces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25

American banks under the leadership
of the Federal Reserve System, he
said
The New York Stock Exchange. he
said. belongs to this same group of
institutions. which are particularly
useful to the entire American bust
ness community during periods of
pressure and strain
Based upon it's past record, | have
no hesitation in saying that should
American business be seriously
menaced in the future, the stock ex-
change will be found fighting shout
der to shoulder with the Federal re-
serve system and other constructive
institutions OF the land to restore,
preserve and sustain business pros
perity."
Mr.. Simmons said that one of the
greatest services the stock exchange
renders lies in the part it plays in
directing investment capital into the
particular lines of business where it
is needed and can he profitabIy, en-
ployed and diverting ii from other
businesses where additional capital
is neither required or justified,
thereby averting the disproportion
and maladjustment responsible for a
large part of past business depres-
SionS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25
TWO ESCAPED CONVICTS
NABBED ENTERING CITY
Occoquan Guards Hide at District
End of Highway Bridge, Max
ing Capture.

Four guards from Occoquan, who
had been hiding in the police house at
the District end of the Highway
Bridge, shortly before midnight last
night. captured two escaped convicts
who had crossed the bridge, descended
the steps alongside and We're walking
along the sea-wall in the shadows.
The captured fugitives are William
Hall and Jacob Keisner, who escaped
while working in a field near the DC
coquan reformatory yesterday. Blood
hounds traced them to Alexandria
where the trail was lost. The guards.
surmising that they would try to
reach Washington, took up positions
at the Highway Bridge
Policeman w. J. Fields of the fourth
precinct, stationed at the bridge. saw
the men approaching and signaled the
guards in the shelter when they
started down the steps. The guards
tfalIed them and handcuffed them, en-
countering little resistance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25
Wilbur May Ship
With Midshipnen
On Atlantic Coast
By the Associated Press.

Secretary Wilbur plans If possible
to make a part of the Summer cruise
with the midshipmen from Annapolis
this year. The middies will sail June
upon three battleships for tech
meal exercises along the Atlantic
Coast as far as Portland, Me. and
south to Guantanamo. The naval
Secretary will not be able to accom-
pany them to Cuba.
Mr. Wilbur travelled along the Pa.
cific Coast with the midshipmen on
cruise last year. but has as yet been
unable to make any definite arrange
ments for the repetition of the cruise
this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25
Wife Complains of Threat.

Frederick w. Berens threatened to
go to Mexico and get divorce, Mrs.
Elizabeth H. Berens tells the District
Supreme Court, in a suit for mainte-
nance. The wife says her husband de-
clared that unless she sued him by
February % he would leave for Mex
leo. They were married April IA,
1919, and have two children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25

There is one advantage OF being
Just a little deaf. You can pretend
you didn't hear the things you didn
want TO hear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25

More than three -fourths Of the lum
Der output Of Finland is under control
of a new organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25

The average height of women of
today is l 2-10 inches more than it was
80 years ago.
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EXEMPLARY LIVES
OF TEACHERS IN U. S.
LAUDED BY HOOVER

Continued from First PageJ
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las Brought FortI, Il Great National Ne,vspape

The United States Daily will appear March 4th
All the facts about the activities in the executive egsa
and judicial branches of the Government will be pre-
sented in excellenty printed sixeenpage newspaper
without editorial page indeed without opinion comment
Interpretation of any kind.
Directed by David Lawrence large staff OF reporters
will every department and bureau of the Govern
ment, obtaining impartial and comprehensive record
The whole newspaper will be indexed by subjects,
enabling the reader turn without moments loss OF
time the page and column location of items OF
specific interest And the reader may draw his
conclusions. For there will be neither surmise
supposton presumption forecast simply
thentic report verifying it's information official
and giving the authority for every item published. The
United States Daily will have only purpose: ALI.
THE FACTS-NO OPINION
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25
Intelligent opinion must resi-
on accurate information

Yet where can you. read in detail tomorrow what
all the committees of Congress did today? Has anyone
handy reference today indexng the details of yester
DAYS legislative action the House and Senate of the
United States? Where can YOU procure today an up
to-the- minute report on actions pending before the
These are scattering few of the Government actvitie
that be gathered each day No general newspaper
During the the Government attempted it with very
obvious limitations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-25

Supreme Court: There 10000 banking institutions
vitality concerned in the daily activities of the Federal
Reserve Board and the Treasury Department. but how
many can be accurately informed today OF what hap
pened there yesterday? Every day the Government
Bureaus either suing regulations interpreting
existing laws or deciding important affecting your
business and personal relationships. Yet has anyone
the last few days detailed information of thi,
character from the following ma jor departments
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o our(o No members
each days happenings departments
the United
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Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
EVEN RICE
HURT STOMACH,
SAYS GIRL

81 had indigestion so bad that l
was afraid to eat anything. Could
not even eat rice. Adlcrika has
done me SO much good that now |
eat anything. | have taken Il lot
of medicine but Ad!crika is the
best '-Ardcnia Howard.
Adlcrika gives the system n
REAL cleansing and brings ont old
poisons which may have caused
trouble for II long time. Unlike
most medicines, il acts upon BOTH
upper and lower bowel. just one
spoonful relieves GAS and takes
away that full, bloatcd feeling so
that You can eat better and sleep
better. Even if bowels move daily
Adlerika brings out much addition
al poison which you never thought
was in your system and which
caused sour, gassy stomach, ner-
vousncss, slccplessncss, headache.
No matter what you have tried for
your. stomach and bowels, Adlerika
will surprise you. Clement S Drug
Store and other druggists. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
FOOTBALL DOPE
IN WORSE SHAPE
SINCE SATURDAY
N0tre Danes Licking Is
Biggest Upset of Season
Marked by Upsets
BY CLARK B. KELSEY,
United Press Staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, Nov. % Football
teams the country over today pre-
sent a peculiar problem as far rs
picking national champion is con
cerncd.
After the Navy s y to p tie
with the Army and Carnegie Tech 5
IL to q defeat of Notrc Dame Sat
urday, the national champion, as
far as the winning and losing of
games is concerned, seems to b.
either Stanford Or Alabama.
But Neither of these teams has
PLAYED schedule that could give
if an undisputcd championship.
True, one of them will finish the
season undcfeatcd, unless they
should happen to tie in their tour
namcnt of Roses game.
The one team that could have
been given an undisputcd national
championship was \otrc Dame. I'm
fortunntcly for the dopcsters, how
ever, Carnegie Tech decided to do
something Saturday that nobody
thought it could do. That something
was its 10 to 0 plastcring of
knutc Rocknc 5 team.
Followers Of the Irish in.this part
Of the country-and there are plcn-
tv of thcm-still believe that Notrc
Dame is the best in the country.
They point out that had knutc
Rocknr gone east with his team and
been there to direct its dcstinic>
there probably would have been Il
different story TO tell.
lic that rs il may, Metre Dame
was defeated and defeated team
can I rank aS national champion.
\ tumble which allowed an Army
man to Swoop down, pick up the
ball after his own team had puntcd
and race for II touchdown, prevent.
ed the Navy from entering claim
for the championship. \ claim hv
Il team that had played a schcdalr
OF the Navy kind seems to hc more
.iustifiablc. than either of the kind
that is certain to bc presented by
Stanford Or Alabama,
The situation at present seems to
give the mythical championship to
either Alabama or Stanford, prOVid-
ed one of them wins tn" tournament
of Roses game.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
PRESS CLASSIFIED SECTION
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Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
VETERANS PLAY
GOOD BALL TO
WIN FOR STEVE'S

Chan Livingston. who is reported
to have pitched an exhibition game
Of baseball the day after Lee sur
rcndcd to Grant, busted off the Old
SOUP bone Yesterday afternoon, un-
swathed it from it's camphor wrap
lpings, and used it to beat the South
crn Pacific team on the local grounu
yesterday, s to >.
The veteran was on the mound for
steve IS team, aud was aided consid-
crablv in his victory by two others
reported to have been in the above
mentioned exhibition game -- Jack
Tackctt and John kcplcy
Tackctt started off at first base,
but had to 80 behind the bat when
Wakefield stopped fast one with
his wind while at bat. Jack tucked
the whiskers inside his protector and
performed like Ray Schalk. kcplcy
shared down several difficult
catches in the field and performed
well at bat.
The veterans were given good sup
port by their teammates who had
pot been III the game quite so long.
After the game Livingston said he
Intended to only so five innings,
but was compelled to travel the
route when it was found that
Etcvc's had no other pitcher to
put in.
1t was "a good game and II fair
izcd crowd was on hand to witness
t. Steve S gang touched up Eagan
Md Dalton, who hurled for the rail
oatlcrs. Both men were wild al
ines, but they were not given the
good support accorded Livingston,
he latter : firldcrs pulling him out
+ couple of bad holes.
The Southern Sierras team c,cr-
rocutcd the Cardinals at Imperial
to 4, in the only other game played
Etcclc and Sievcrt formed the bat
cry for the powcrmcn, with Lee,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
Here and There
in Sport Weird

New York.-With Red Grange
out Of the hneuI, his New York
Yankees defeated the Chicago Bulls
Z to 0 in an American LcagGe pro
fessional football game at the lan.
kec stadium.
New York. - The New York
Giants professional football team do
feated the Brooklyn Iorscmcn 27 to
o in the last game of the Inter
borough series.
New Haven, Conn.-IIockcy is to
be made "A major sport by Yale,
the first time large American uni
versity has given the game the high
classification. A feature of the
schedule for the coming season will
be game with Notrc Dame in Mad
ison Square Garden, New York, Jan
uary s. The Notrc Dame hockey
team will make its first appearance
in the east.
Stanford University. = The coast
champion Stanford football team will
resume practice this afternoon, III
preparation for the Alabama contest
at Pasadena New Years Day. The
Cardinals have not worked out since
their Golden Bear battle ten days
ago. Head Line Coach 'Tiny
ThOrnhill will direct practice until
Coach Warner returns from the east.
Warner is cnroutc to Los Angeles to-
day. He will witness the Notrc
DamcU. S. c. game there and return
to his team next Monday.
Oakland, CAL Negotiations are
being carried on with Il strong east
crn team for IA post season football
contest with st. Marv's college, it
was learned today. The Saints fin
ishcd an undefeattd season Saturday
by scoring touchdown i'll the final
period to win 7 to 0 from Santa
Clara college.
Honolulu. - The Honolulu town
team defeated the San Francisco
Olympic club football squad 20 to
- yesterday. The OIympics were
leading 9 to & at half time but the
tcrritorials came back in the last
half to score two touchdowns.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
MID-WINTER FAIR
PROGRAM LOOKS
ENTERTAINING
Plenty of Amusement Is
: Offered Public During
Five Days

Below is the tentative program for
the Imperial Valley Mid-Wintcr
fair which opens at Brawlcy We'd
ncsday. as submitted by Fred Nobel
Thau. chairman Of the entertainment
committee.
The program is not entirely com.
plctc, Ncbcl-Thau states, it being
expected that several additional
features will be added during the
week.
Wednesday, Dec. 1.-McXican day,
Mexican band, Uncle hcmus Of XIII
the Times, Rotary day, Sciot 5 band,
daily fair program,
Observation-Disclosures day, Mexican
band, Uncle Remus Of XIII, the
Times, BraWlcy day, Calipatria day,
Holtvilc day, daily fair program.
Friday.-Calcxico day, school day,
Imperial day, Lions day, Boy Scout
band, CalcXico program, daily fair
program.
Saturday.-El Centre day, Sciot S
band, daily fair program, FL Centre
Program, Swiss day, Swiss program,
Wcstmoriand day.
Sunday.-Sciot $ day, special en-
daily fair program,
Sciot S band, San Diego day.
Fair program (dailyD starts 7:fJ
p. IN. each night.
Flappcrs We! The faircst of the
fair chorus.
RubcS quartcttr.
Lettuce growers daughters.
Magic of the East-Prof. \ and
Princess Pat
Down on the farm.
ESpana-Lucilr Hucbncr.
Daily city programs.
,, Uncle Rcmus of XIII.
"Wid To Co., with CalariS aud
the rough riders. solo dance, Jan,
Gillespie.
Finale, Miss Imperial Valley
chorus and Miss Linda Burrage.
For the kiddirS. BY special ar
rangcmrut, the only lady clown in
the l.. 5. A., Victoria Wolfe. Each
afternoon and evening Tobo and
wire walking dog.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
iris Speaker
Quits Indians
By United Press Leased Wire


CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 99.-rriS
Speaker, manager of the Cleveland
lbdians baseball club, resigned to-
day.
Speaker made the announcement
here himself, following his return
from Chicago today.
'"lo cray haired veteran If tht
diamond declared ne was leaving
the game for good.
~ vin o9 into business here in
Ccvcland - Speaker said.
Speaker refused to say Spccifical-
" what business he would adopt,
but it is generally understood he
will Join the Gcometric Stamping
Co., Of which his closest friend,
Dave Il. Jones, is president.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given by Geo.
W Allen, administrator Of the cs-
tate of john +. Connors, deceased,
to all persons having claims against
said deceased, to present them with
in -four months after first pubica-
tiou Of this notice. to the under
signed at 107 Rchkopf Building, EI
Centre, California, the place select
ed TO transact business of said cS-
tate. or file them within four months
after first publication of this no
ticc in the office of Clerk of Sup
"rior Court, Imperial County.
Dated this 10Th day of Novcm
bcr, 1926.
GEO. w. ALLEN,
Administrator.
Jas. w. Glassford, Attorney for Alt.
ministrator. - % ID 6 Is 20
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-29
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given by Geo. w.
Allen, administrator of the estate of
August Korhoncn, deceased to all
persons having claims against said
deceased, to present them within
four mouths after FIRST publication
Of this notice, to the undersigned
at 107 Rehkopf Building, FL Ccntro,
California, the place selected to
transact busiroSS Of said estate, or
file them within four months after
first publication OF this notice in
the office of Clerk of Superior
Court, Imperial Comfy.
Dated thi2 18th day of Novcm-
hcr. 1926.
GEO. W. ALLEN,
Administrator.
Jas. W. GlaSsford Attorney for Adj
miuistrator. - 20 d 8 Is %