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The Washington times., 1927-03-19
CALLS HIS WIFE
NOTORIOUS

Declaring that his wife became
so notorious in receiving attentions
Of another man that she became
involved in a street fight with the
wife Of the other man." Robert
Kicker today filed his answer In
equity court to the suit Of his
wife, Mrs. Lena Kicker, 81 L st.
N, E., for q limited divorce.
Kicker filed croas.bill, also. in
which he asks the court to award
him a separation because Of his
wife'a desertion.
Represented by Attorney Ray.
mond Neudecker. the husband COM
planned his wife Is possessed Of an
ungoyernabla temper. and frequent.
ly used bad language in the pres
ence Of their two childrn.
Kicker claims that his wife was
followed into her own home by the
enraged wife OF the man from
whom she Ii said to have accepted
attentions, and he was caused
great embarrassment by the scene
that resulted.
The husband also states that his
wife took automobile rides with
another man.
Kicker alleges desertion on Janu.
airy 2, which he says was the third
time his wife left him. He asks
the court TO award him the custody
Of two young children.
The Washington times., 1927-03-19
Brick and Knife Feud
Dismissed by Court

The friendship of many years
between Lucille Norman and
Arnetta Dade. both colored, came
to an abrupt termination when
Lucille took Arnstta's sweetheart
away from her. according to the
tale both OF them told Judge Hit
In Police Court today.
Hostilities began when Arnetta
last Saturday night drew a knife
on Lucille as the latter was on
her way home from a store. LII.
ellie said that her friend Arnetta
had prepared q lot oe bricks with
which she threatened to lombard
her home and in a way get even
with her for taking her fellow
away from her, In fact. Lucille
said, Arnetta told her that she
would bust her head with the
bricks" Case dismissed.
The Washington times., 1927-03-19
liberty BONDS

.(Furniehed BY ". ,. Hibbs z Co.)
Liberty SIS, due tst7........... Si0I.o G
Liberty Sd as. due 1855. ...,. ioi.os
Liberty 4th AIS, due 1875. 49,. 1881
u. s. Treasury Gifts. due ,isBS. il4.if
U. s. Treasury Gifts, due 1884,. tes.ss
The Washington times., 1927-03-19
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, March ~. "A small
supply OF hogs was soon bought I'm
on q steady to strong basis today.
Receipts were 1000. Packers had
no hogs direct and bought actively.
The best light topped at 81. 80
against $12,25 q week ago.
Cattle sold steady with the mar.
ket 26c to Soc lower for the week
TOT steers. Cows and heifers de.
clined Is to csc.
Lambs were IS to 25c lower than
The Washington times., 1927-03-19
TIMELY TIPS

Cabin Launch for Sale
Cabin Launch, So BY 10 feet.
heavy duty marine engine; fully
equipped for housekeeping; $475.
See Classification 100.
Furnished Rooms
18th Street N. W.-Large at
tractive front room; three win.
dows: reasonable. See CIasslfica-
Autonsobilss Wanted
Chrysler Roadsters, Essex
Coach, F0rds, late models; cash;
liens paid off. See Classification
Furnished APqytmsnt for Rent
= Street N. W.-Unusual op.
portuuity for couple; entire con.
tents, three rooms, h. k. apart.
Inent; exquisite; modern; sacri.
nce; rental optional; $55. See
Classification 81.
Ford Tonyins for Sale
Ford Touring, new top, me-
chsnieal condition good: $500:
eaasy terms. See Classification
lsS.
The aboOs wants and offers
are only a fen Of the many
Interesting proportions you piil
find adOertised in todays
TiEses and Hsrald cIassified
ADJ.
The Washington times., 1927-03-19
TREASURY STATEMENT

The daily statement Of the United
States Treasury shows:
Income to date this year, 32,641,.
554,372.s5.
Income to date last year.. $2,626,-
I016, 304.33.
Increase, $116, ,0ss.62.
Income over outgo this year.
$751;, 02T, e59.36.
Income over outgo last year, $1SA,.
$50 ,3s9.41.
Balance general fund today. $685..
237, ssO.S4.
Decrease. $4,5o1 .4s7.so.
The Washington times., 1927-03-19
Admits Joyriding and
Is Held in $500 Bond

Pleading guilty Of 1oy.riding in
an automobile belonging to George
=, s. Hack, s3S e st. N. W., Lewis
Thomas. coiored, was placed under
$500 bond today by Judge Hit, OF
the Police Court, for the grand
jury.
officer J. Z. Kane arrested Haek
The Washington times., 1927-03-19
FOREIGN BONDS
LIBERTY BONDS
by ". B. Hibbs 4, Co.

NEW YORK, March Opening
Liberty Bond quotations: Second
Ans. $100.1s; Third AIS, SIOi .0S;
Fourth Ans, $103.s0: New AIS,
sIl4.20; New ~. S1os.27. ana New
3%s. $108.0s.
The Washington times., 1927-03-19
CO. To
L|QU|DATE

Struggling 10 1oreetall liquidation
OF capital % the Security Building
Association, which threatens 3 loss
OF approximately $4,000 to q large
group Of Washington investors and
officers Of the company. directors
meeting has been held. q was
learned today.
Posthaste action to meet adverse
action Of the Comptroller's office.
which II withholding 3 bankers
charter from the association. has
been taken following report Of the
case II The Washington Times.
At q meeting called by the presi-
dent, Clyde J. Nichols, local under
taker, last night. the board Of direc-
tors gave out written statement a.
suring investors full protection
against Ioss.H
Operating for Months
The company has been operating
for nearly q month, according To
Louis Rothachild, director OF the Bet
ter Business Bureau, which has
aided in the investigation Of the com
pany's records.
During this period nearly $50
Washing tonians have become share
holders. II was learned today. Sharea
have been selling for 500. It was
proposed to sell 100000 OF these, the
bureau learned.
President Nichols speaks diaparag-
ingly Of the associations chances for
overcoming the apparent permanent
withholding Of the necessary bankers
charter. with the accompanying re-
suit that the organization must so TO
the wall.
They have refused US a charter
for various reasons he declared.
which means we must soon nqui-
G. A. Stewart, bank Inspector, who
reported the associations bylaws TO
the Treasury Department, points out
various violations of the Millspaugh
banking law.
Organization Expenses
In one instance it is shown that
practically all Of the initial payment.
Of IS for each share goes toward orr
ganisation expenses. This system H.
prohibited under the Millgpaugh'
banking code.
Harry ]. Sommers, vice president,
Is declared to be the man who organ
lied the association, coming to Wash
ington a few months ago with his
brother, w. a. Sommers. q former
postal inspector.
Similar concerns with which Harry
Sommers has been connected In
other cities are reported to the BusI-3
meas Bureau here to have gone into
bankruptcy.
The Washington times., 1927-03-19
OIL STOCKS
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The Washington times., 1927-03-19

Watch for 'sThe Hollywood
Girl" starting Monday, March 81.
Beatrice Burton, who wrote
"GiIded Klssss."s Il. the anthoEs
, 1927-11-05

pending, ia view OF the tact that a very
important tribe is involved and the pos
sibiIIty that other tribes may be drawn
in.
London, Novr. 3rd.-Tuo large airshibs,
which are under construction in England.
will be ready for Service next Summer
the Director Of Civil Aviation Sir Seton
Br2nckar stated last plight and that their
first use might be on experimental ser
vice to Canada, via Bathurst, on the West
African coast, and the Azores. so that
the assistance OF trade winds may be
utilised. Experience with lighter than
air machine sis however limited and all
plans for the use Of these great vessels
are merely tentative. There is ample eZ.
peTience on which to base plans for the
development of the Imperial routes by
heavier than aircraft and Sir Seton looks
forward TO further Improvement IT'D air
crafts, or range reliability and speed, and
less dependence being placed on the
ground Of gravitabOn. until Il position is
reached In which tor example flying
boats can proceed direct across the At
lantic from the West coast of Ireland TO
New E|0undland. Three main detectives
are, through communication by aero.
plane from London to Melbourne, via
lraQ with q branch line from BasIa
through Cairo and Central Africa to
CapeloWn. and the opening of ghe airship
route. Referring to TIE Development of
the Cairo Basra route which showed zoe
per cent regularity Sir Seton said that
unfortunately Persia having agreed two
years ago TO the route regularly running
along her coast line had SO far refus-
ed to ratify the agreement. Accord
jngly the route on the Arabian side of
Ire Persian Gulf was being surveyed and
tbs showed that there We're no physical
difficulties until they reached a jump
across the Indian Ocean to British terri
tory. by degrees they were acquiring
so much |coddence in th-ree-engined ain
craft that he did not think that this jump
was going TO worry. them. Negotiations
were proceeding regarding the Karacbi-
Calcutta section which was the business
OI the Indian Government, which also
would control the route to LangCon.
Then the Singapore route was the res
possibility of the British Government
but that route was still Understandable.
1t has been recommended and British in
terests were negotiating for the service
from Penang 10 the Dutch East Indies.
With their present equipment and expe-
rience such an air route of 1900 miles
TO Australia, could be covered III IL dgys
and when full night flying was possible
one Of the biggest factors in improving
air communications the flight from Lon
don 70 Australia could bo ,roG7ooG +g ITO
, 1927-11-05

has arrived for tie establishment in
Carton of a tue Nationalist Govern.
raent. under purely civilian control. was
adopted by the Canton group Of the
Central Executive Committee of the
Keuming tang Nationalist organization.
This group included Wang Ching We,
leading Nationalist who recently returned
to Canton, and Ii Chan Sum, Cantons
military dictator.
Washington, Novr Bird. The Fall
Sinclair oil conspiracy trial came 10 a
dramatic halt yesterday, while a grand
jury Investigating charges Of jury
tamperiGg which furnished sensations
riva.ling those when the oil scandal first
broke in the Senate. This inquiry was
predicted largely upon information OBJ
tanned by Government agents in a raid
on an apartment i'm the fashionable
Wahdman Park Hotel, occupied by opera
tives of the Burns Detective Agency
OF New York City. 10 bringing this
tIIal to a pause, if not ultimate end. the
special Government oil counsel present
ed four thdavits DO which were named
Harry + Sinclair, lesser OF Teapot Dome
and one Of the defendants on trial,
A. Mason Day Vice President OF the
Sinclair Exploration Company Donald
Woodward President oil Woodward and
Linthrop Washinqton's leading depars-
ment store, Edward j. KIdWelI, juror
number II, a young leather worker and
two Bruins, operatives. Aftar eXamin-
ing these atiidavits in chambers in the
presence Of Counsel and of Harry +.
Sinclair ard Albert B. Fall, the other
defendant the trial judge Justice SID
8ODc took under adyiSpmpnt neither rpa
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-14
FACTS ABOUT TIE NAVY

The Scientific American making a comparative
study of naval strength, concludes that it is good
thing for the United States to build three 10000
ton cruisers merely matter OF proporaon-to BAL
navy deficient IN that class It not mean ell
terng race Of "eompettve building says this al
thority. There has been competitive building
since the The other powers, the editor finds,
have strictly lived up to the terms Of the Washington
treaty and given cause for offense or alarm.
II Great Britain and Japan have more cruisers re
atively than have is because they have preserved
a proper balance Of light and heavy Warships, and
merely built cruisers to replace old ones, they
had the right Go. Our disparity began before the
war, when government per8istently built battle
ships to the neglect of cruisers, and has continued
since the The other powers ere not over their
cruiser ratio under ratio.
This publication also corrects prevalent error re
garding naval gun ranges There is general irn-
preston that British bateships ou.-range ours be-
Of superior gun elevation and that the United
States has been trcEed into practical nferiority by
British interference with the efforts to give big
guns greater elevation The fact Is, the Scientific
American finds, that five latest batteships greatly
outrange the British baUtleships and in battle
would have the British at mercy for half hour
before it could get into action. Which is reassuring
but not important because It is morally ncOnceivable
that there should be any such battle.
If France and Italy won't join the disarmament con-
ference, Coolidge might invite Chicago and Herrn.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-14
TOWN FARMERS

Henry Ford thinks it would be better if farmers lived
in town a interview, ne pointed to tarn-
house that was obviously rundown and unprotable,
poor place to bring up family, and expressed his
pity for the children doomed to such an environment
THAT farmer doesn't have to live out there Sala
Ford. He could live IN town, drive out IN cheap
priced car, do his farming and return every ngAl 10
habitable modern home.
With inventions now available Ford insists, the farm
er can cut his work to almost nothing Modern ia
chinery and modern methods could enable him %
operate his farm profitaby. working short hours, aad
at the time having all the advantages Of the city
for comfort recreation, social opportunities ana edo
cation for his children.
The arrangement he suggests IS really not new eX
cept in the United States In many foreign countries,
especially in Europe farmers for centuries have been
accustomed to living in village communities and gong
out every morning to their farm work as industrial
workers to TIE factory That would De easier still
with our modern transportation facilities.
There is another possibility, however, that doesn
seem to have occurred to Ford The automobile and
other modern mechanical convenences not only make
it possible the farmer to live in town, but also for
the farmer to live his farm running to town or to
his rural friends quickly and easily, and enjoying
in his farmhouse nearly all Of the laborsavng de-
vices and civilized comforts that the city family has
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-14
OBSTACLES TO DISARMAMENT

France thinks disarmament ought to be managed
by the League of Nations with 40 countries participant
ing instead Of only four or five
That is all right-if the 40 Will do it. It matters
little through what agency the disarmament is effect
ed The essential thing is to disarn, before com
petition results in another international blOW-up The
United States should have difficulty in cooperating
with the league for such purpose.
The real obstacle TO disarmament may be Italy,
which also refuses the American invitation to an arms
conference France obviously fears Italy and hesi-
states accordingly 70 restrict her military poWe. The
news suggests sounU reasons TOR that attitude
Throughout italy SAYS a recent cable 'arscnals
and munition factories working 1T h@h pressure.
There Eig orders fo1 n%chine guns and tanks for
gun sights and army uniforms, eor shells and cart
ridges. italy Is getting ready
Just what The preparation is for. nobody a4eus 10
know for certain II may be q new Balkan war, IN
yasion Of the Near Eazt, o. something else E+ary
foreign office in Europe is d disturbed ~ It.
II Geneva can curb italy now a. It did Wh4a lIus-
#oni started to attack Greece couple Of years ago.
there may te cnanc1 Tor real progress in ds2rna.
ment
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-14
Capture Ends
Long Chase

:. u. kayas, wanted h Riverside
pe.tae. Is II their lands. His aP-
m hension came as the result of 4
cha. bv Eaaersheriff Bert Under
Wool which ended in Riverside Sat
ur3aF afternoon.
According II information reeais=-
e3 It tie sberiff's eafiee, keyes
.ras waateI ou an emhe2z.emcnt
charge and haG'bfen jrai'cd into tie
vasie.-. The Haaea sheriff took a.
tlt chasn ana taced ,in nan
roaeh n'e aetiei+;es hcra and
saer est If tie valleF.
He @a5 equipped with enough m
Formation 70 aail the San Diego po-
lice and TIL thsm that Keyes would
visit a paint saop IN Sen Diego sat
urdav. koyes : said 70 have tried
ta shif. re bvrdcn onto his COM
panion, telling the police tLat tile
laaa who had taken him - San ni-
20 was tn. Dae wanted bv the uo-
lice. Tho compauion, however. was
able t. identify himself aaI Kcyps
wa. locked up. \ short time later
liz was ta his Wa- TO Riverside.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-14
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March IA. 1912

y. II. Williams, who has charge OF
the wild west features of the Holt
vile Fiesta, is anxious to get into
communication with all persons III
Imperial valley who have "out-
laW norses which they would like
to have ridden. II anyone has such
anima.s the committee wants them
to bring them to Holtville on the
day or the event.
zen automoUlle loads Of men came
over from San Diego yesterday, and
they have been making a general IN
speerion OF Imperial valley, making
taelr headquarters at the oregon
hotel. s-
ror the first time in months ram
fell last night. 1t came down
gently and has continued as mist
good part of the day.
\ drunken Mexican last evening
entered the restaurant of u. W.
Barnes. in Calexico and raised dis
turbance. Barnes was putting him
out when he received an ugly stap
in the leg. Grabbing catsuP bot
tie, Barnes knocked the man down
aad he will be given 4 trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-14
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of Tn
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
March Ii, 1907

Several parties of land seekers
have gone over west of New River
this week to prospect the country
that viii be covered by the new
west side canal the California De-
velopment Company is building.
That part of the valley will no
doubt receive good deal of atten-
tion from those who want to buy
raw land or take up government
claims.
The house j. l.. Travers is build
ing for w. L. Downing is nearing
completion. The carpenters are
about done with their work and now
i, IS il the hands of the painters
and paper hangers. They will get
through in a few days, so Ed and
Mrs. Downing will soon be in their
new home.
An arrest with some sensational
features occurred in our vicinity
this week. A water company Off
eial was the complainant and a
leading farmer was the other fel-
low Purloining water is the
charge aud interesting developments
are expected when the matter is
aired in the courts.
w. W. Garyin, of Los Angeles, is
IN the valley this week and is be-
ing shown about by I. S. Hadley
MIR. Garvin and Mr.. Hadley were
formerly neighbors in the east.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-14

uncle had hopped over the fields
and through the woods for mile or
two, the rain began to pattel down.
II must put up my umbrella
said Mr. Longcars and he raised 1t.
Al the same time the wind began
to blow SO hard and stroaE that the
rabbit gentleman thought he had
better net stay out N The storm.
- will hop to the kennel house
81 Jackie and Poetie Bow Wow,
said MIR. Longears TO himself. I
VIII stay and visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Bow Wow, for Jackie and Peetle
arc at school.
Suddenly the wind puffed aud
blew SO hard that ii turned tnctc
Wiggily S umbrella inside out, and
the rabbit gentleman was 50 snr-
priSed that he hopped very fast
toward the dog house. The Wlad
blew the door open and Uncle Wig
rj,v started to hop in, but he for
cot about the umbrella being tied
fast to bis wrist. 'Eae umbrella
caught en- the side Of the d2or frame
ana Mr.. Longea's bad Ia stop.
"Oh. whatever is the matter'
harked Mrs. Row Wow, running into
her trout hail. " Oh, il $ Juele Wig.
gilv!" she went on. But what
las hold of yoa she asked the
raj biz. seeing that lie tsu,d not get
his paw loose.
The inside outside has hald Of
nei' answered Mr.. Longears. He
meant his IN rclla, which had
blown inside outside. Eut the dog
d. id net kn7w tbs.
"Ce;.k. Nj. Bow Wow. sac
g1 wed t. her husband. :. Come
and help Uncle Wiggilv. lie Is
caught by a terrible inside outside
aaimal,"
"Ha, IL fix that inside out
side barked the dog gentleman.
rushing to the front door. But
when he saw that it vas only a
wind blown umbrella tied 70 Uncle
Wiggilv 5 wrist the dog asked;
"Where IS the bad inside outside
that las You >
Here It ls-my un 5feia!
laughed Cncle Wiggt-H. And when
1Ir. Bew Vow had e.. the string
that fastened the inside outside uE-
bre}a to tie banay paw, the deg
and lis vie alSa laughed. The bun
ny STAYED in the kennel until the
storm wes over. Then IL turned his
~ brel.a outside in and hopped
home.
And Il the slice G. bread doesn !
tsv ta &c roller skating en- 1ae pound
of butter. L tell YOU next about
Jnele Viggily 5 mUSlc h9&.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-14
The wind turned Uncle
W:8sllyt umbrella inside out.


yoa give me 4 piece OF string
spa sc 16r. I1caEe3ts.
acle ETie2it~ hgaugir Ills aat-
5-a'za out 70 ta. Eitea''a. Nurse
saae ga.c h.m pia"e ot string an3
Lan 1ae rabbit gentleman tisd tie
handle Of his umbrella fast to his
lett paw With the ,ard the a}asErat
LADY gave him.
Wav aye YOU doing that ask
ri Mrs. Lenge3rs. "-ho hoPp"d oat
into the Eitcaeu r. Learn what Ill
the noise was about, Tor the end oI
the umbrella ~as humping on the
floor.
~ aa doing this So my umbrella
viii not Blow away, answered Nh.
Lone~ars. ~ must take my um-
1re'la will m- because think rain
WI fali ~een And as It Is Marco,
TIC Wind is Blowing. 10 not want
ms umbrella to hiow away 50 ] am
tying Il faS-.'
M. LongeaIs and Nurse jane
sa.d that was very wise, and they
Wished Uncle Wiggily good luck IS
ho hopFed AWAY trom h-s hollow
stump bungalow with his umbrella
tied Oh his leff paw. He had MOI
yet put tho uiabre}la MP for II was
not vet raining
Soon, however after the bunny
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-14
TEN YEARS AGO
March IA, 1917

According to statement by
Chief Engineer Clark, in charge OF
construction work on the Callpatria-
WesJn.oriand branch Of the Southern
facitlc, rail laying will be conplet-
ed by April l.
District Attorney Galcn Nichols
and Deputy Sheriff Harry Barker,
were in Calipatria this morning or
business connected with the for
mer 5 office.
The trustees at meeting last
night failed to arrive at a definite
plan for paving the gap between
Main street and .he paved highway
leading to the mountains. There at
pears 10 be a difference of opinion
as regards the width the street
should be paved.
Deputy District Attorney z. r.
Simon. and Official Stenographcr
Keplcy held a preliminary hearing
az Holtville this morning.
There are 635 acres planted in
onions in Imperial valley this year
and the condition of the crop on
March l is given as 85 per cent, ac-
cording to figures announced by the
Department of Agriculture.