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Evening star., 1927-01-26
OHIO RIVER FLOOD
IS NEARING CREST
Recession Expected to Re-
Iieve Kentucky Towns.
Small Streams in Banks.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, January 26.-Indica-
tions today were that the Ohio River,
which has flooded Ohio and Kentucky
lowlands for a week, would reach it's
crest at approximately So feet before
nightfall. The river was rising at the
rate of barely one inch an hour.
Absence of rainfall over the water
sheds led to the prediction that the
waters would recede rapidly as soon
as the surplus accumulated upstream
had passed. Nearby tributaries were
back within their banks, except at
points near their entrance into the
main stream, where they We're being
retarded by backwater.
Suffering among the inhabitants of
lowlands on both the Ohio and Ken
lucky sides of the river was alleviated
by the prompt action of relief agencies
and city officials
Boats Kept Busy.
AS the water continued it's. steady
climb until virtually all streets in
the lower west end of Newport, KY,
were submerged, city commissioners
kept a fleet of fiat boats busy moving
flood victims and their furniture to
higher ground. Coal and food were
supplied to the needy. The same pro-
gram was carried out by city officials
in low-lying districts of Coveington.
Transportation was hampered and
several street car lines in Cincinnati,
cut off by the high water, We're sup
planted by temporary bus lines.
All railroads, with the exception of
the Pennsylvania and the Louisville
division of the Louisville and Nash
vile, which use the Pennsylvania Sta
ton, were operating out OF temporary
terminals as the result of the flooding
of the approach to the Central Union
Depot.
Evening star., 1927-01-26

I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts contracted other than by myself JOHN
S. STECKLEIN. 350l Benning I'd. ne 27s
CLOCKS REPAIRED ANY MAKE, BY OLD.
established firm called for. delivered and
Guaranteed Pitt 1880 9Th n " n 43o0
Evening star., 1927-01-26

CLOCKS REPAIRED AT YOUR HOME
Drop postal; viii call. Address CLOCK
MAKER. 312S p st. NV. 27s
Evening star., 1927-01-26
SPECIAL NOTICES.

FURNITURE REPAIRING AND UP.
holstering at your home: viii go anywhere
Address Box 7-B Star office
Evening star., 1927-01-26

] WILL NOT Bg RESP0NSl BILE FOR ANY
debts contracted by any one other than
myself. J. r. YiALLE. 233 Ky. ave s.e.
Evening star., 1927-01-26

PApERHANGING-H IT DONE NOW
1t is cheaper: rooms. So up will bring sam
pies. Cali any time. Adams 1908 27'
Evening star., 1927-01-26

J, WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debt contracted by amy one other than
:. -. G. n. KLEIN. 57oa Belt rd 2as
Evening star., 1927-01-26

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AIT
watch and iewelry repair work left with us
prior to July first, 1926. win be sold to pay
OF repair tickets should cali for the iobs he.
fore that time. CASTELBERG'S, 935 Pa
nv n
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-29

and despite 1,524,OOO bushels falling off
in the United States visible supply to-
tai, buying power in the wheat market
failed to show any vigor except for q
few minutes at the outset Continued
excellent reports as to the outlook for
growing crops of winter wheat in this
country and for the seeding of new
spring wheat became soon the dominat-
ing influence, together with assertions
that United States wheat exports are
now averaging only about half what
the surplus would permit.
Estimates were current that for the
last month the total export of wheat
from the United States have been less
than 100000 bushels a week, whereas
shipments of 1000, 900 bushels week
between now and July 1 would still
permit an average carryover With
the 1927 domestic wheat harvest but
three months off and with exports
about 100000 bushels the market
tended decidedly downgrade and at no
time showed much disposition to re-
cover. Investment buying of corn de-
veloped after word came that the corn
visible supply had decreased. Earlier
the corn market was depressed by abb
sence of any Improvement of shipping
demand here. Oats followed corn.
Larger arrivals of hogs throughout
the west had bearish influence on the
provision market
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-29
British Laws Help
Deserters Of Wives

LONDON, March 2S (R)-The van
ishing of husbands has become a
national scandal in England, in the
view of Sir Archibald Salvdge, who
has started campaign against wife
desertion.
Sir Archibald points out legal
anomaly which permits husband to
desert his wife in Britain and take
shelter in certain of the colonies
or dominions, and Harry Enell, mem
Der of parliament, plans to introduce
in the house of commons a bill to
protect deserted wives.
Mrs. NJ, l.. Seaton Tiedeman, or
ganizing secretary of the Divorce
Law Reform union, says that the
English law on desertion is more
than 800 years behind that of Scot
land, where desertion of four years
is ground for divorce.
tThere are many thousands of
deserted women, and some men, who
may be widows or widowers, but
dare not or will not risk remarriage,"
said Mrs. Tiedeman. rs it any
wonder that a good many young
persons of today are asking Why
Marry?' under present difficulties?"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-29

stock, in further reflection of Vice
President Rasl1ob's recent prediction
that first quarter earnings and pos
sibly those for the first half of 1927
would set a new high record. Dupont
which has large General Motors hold
ings, jumped over points to a new
top at 216B
Expectations of a stock splitup were
behind the further accumulation of
Commercial Solvents b, which scared
nearly 10 points to new maximum at
294. National Biscuit moved up PA
points to 113, also a record, on rumors
of an increase in dividends. Reports
that the company was to absorb
Fleischman company, which crossed SO
to new high price
Steady accumulations of Delaware
and Hudson, which jumped 10 points to
1851, the highest figure reached since
1909, when the stock sold at 200, was
based on belief that the road would
follow the action of Lackawanna in
segregating its treasury assets. A
strong demand also developed for At
chson. Chesapeake and Ohio, Texas
and Pacific, Union Pacific and Norfolk
and Western, all of which closed to
nearly points higher on the day.
Marking UP of the call money rate fol-
lowed withdrawal of above $3.50, 900, 900
by out-of-town banks, presumably in
anticipation of month end demands.
Time money and commercial rates We're
unchanged.
Commodity prices were mixed, with
H.
active wheat futures, based on rela-
lively small grain exports, as the chief
feature. Cotton and sugar futures
showed little change, and coffee prices
were marked up to Is points.
Foreign exchanges held relatively
steady, with demand sterling quoted
around $4.S5 5-16 and French francs
above 3.91 cents.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-29
RAIL PRICES
SOAR MONDAY
IN new YORK
(By the Associated Press)

NEW YORK, March % RD-Buoy-
ancy of the high h-priced industrials and
rails, several of which established rec
ord high prices, featured the resump-
tion of the upward movement in to-
days stock market. U. S. Steel COM
mon, American Telephone, General
Motors, Delaware and Hudson, Balti-
more and Ohio, and Norfolk and West
ern were among the favorites to reach
high ground. Net gains ran from / to
10 points but were interspersed with
few losses of l to points. Total
sales again fell short of the 1000, 900
mark.
The market appeared to find its chief
inspiration from Secretary Melons
optimistic forecast of business and
credit conditions on the eve of his de-
parture for Europe last Saturday. The
rally, which started soon after the
opening, was temporarily checked in
the noon hour when the call money
rate was marked up from 4 to 41@ per
cent and an outbreak of selling devel-
oped in the oil shares, but operators
for the rise quickly regained control,
and final prices generally We're around
the highest of the day. The weekly
federal reserve report on brokers'
loans, issued after the close of the
market, showed drop of $685. 900 in
the week ended last Wednesday,.
United States Steel common touched
165%, the highest price ever recorded.
Strength of the steel shares was based
on reports of further expansion in
~ 10,
of the Steel corporation already being
around 100 per cent of capacity, and a
revival of rumors that dividends on
Bethlehem Steel common will be re-
sumed before the end of the year. Gen
eral Motors moved UP over 8 points to
1929, a new peak for the present
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-29

of the super slums" Of the last
century, according to historians, and
both Charles Dickens and Kingsley
described it in all it's horrors.
In one of the houses in this area
Dickens made Bill Skies take shelter
from a bowling mob, rush to the
roof and, in attempting to let himself
down by a rope, hang himself.
1t is believed that Fagin, the Jew,
and Skies were real people who met
their kind in house in Hickman's
Folly
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-29
GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO, March % tP.-Bright
prospects for the new domestic crop
brought about liberal sellingN of future
deliveries of wheat today and conse-
quent lower prices. Export demand
was disappointing. Wheat closed
heavy, l * to cents net lower; corn
unchanged to Il cent off; oats 1s cent
to as cent down, and provisions show
ing 10 to SO cents decline.
Notwithstanding announcement of
100000 bushels decrease in the
amount of wheat afloat on the ocean,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-29

COPPER AND SILVER QUOTATIONS
The average daily quotations for
copper and silver, as carried by the
Engineering and Mining Journal for
the week ending March %, are as fol-
lows: Copper 1916; silver, $3.50.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-29
PLACE WHERE BILL
SKIES" DIED RAZED

BERNANDSEY England March 2s
R-Hickman's Folly, the scene of
one of Dickens grimmest STORIES
that of the death of Bill Skies in
"Oliver Twist" is to be cleared by
the London county council.
Hickmans Folly is an area close
to Shad Thames at Dockhead. 1t
is near an unsavory center of mis-
deeds known as Folly Ditch; one
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-29

Old Newspapers in bundles for sale
at Dispatch Office.-Advt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-29
Nacozari Railroad Company
TIME CARD
Stations
TINE TABLE
PICKWICK STAGE
SYSTEM
Leaving Douglas
WeStbOund

Leaving Douglas
Westbound
1880 A. M. For all points
west.
$3.50 A. M, For Bisbee only.
Except Sunday
1900 A. M. For B is b Q,
Tombstone, Tucson,
Phoenix and Nogales.
200 P. M. For Bisbee only.
Except Sunday
$3.50 P. M. For all points
west.
EastbOund
$3.50 A. M. Lordsburg Dem
ing and Ell Paso.
7:15 P. M. Lordsburg, Dem
ing and Ell Paso.
Arriving at Douglas
From the West
1850 A. m. From all points
west.
1850 A. M. From Bisbee only.
Except Sunday
$3.50 P M. From Bisbee only.
Except Sunday
6:05 P. M. From all points
west.
$3.50 P. M. From Bisbee,
Tombstone, Tucson,
Phoenix and Nogales.
From the East
6:45 A. M. From Lordsburg,
Deming and Ell Paso.
1880 P. M. From Lordsburg,
Deming and Ell Paso.
All Stages Depart From
Pickwick Stage Depot
1924 G Ave. Phone SSS
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-29
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

STRAYED-Boston Bulldog, lbrindle,
white throat and feet. Has wide,
smooth leather collar Answers to
name of BILL" Reward for return to
726 14th st.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-29
LIBERTY BONDS

NEW YORK, March 2S (P).-Liberty
bonds closed
312s .:.......'......- lOO.3O
FIRST 4AS .................. lO3. 3
Second Az S 100. 2
Third 4As Observation-Disclosures. ..101. 2
Fourth Ans .103.27
Y. ). u. Az 1920
''No Breakfast Complete Without
The Dispatch
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-29
COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, March IS LP).-The gem
cral cotton market closed steady, net
/ point lower to points higher
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-29
King George Dislikes
Any Kind Of Bobs

LONDON, March % up = Singled
tails and shingled heads are in the
same class with King George. He
doesn't like horses with bobbed tails
any better than he likes short haired
women, and he has been very frank
in saying so at recent horse shows
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
Elks Will Visit
:. San BernardinO
ii

=. NJ. Gruwell. exalted ruler of
the local lodge of ElkS, anticipates
Il large attendance of local dele
gates to the Southern California
Elks baby convention to be held
in san Bernardino Saturday. June
-.
This gathering. officially termed
a stampede. is the first attempt up
on the part of southern California
lodges to get together after the
manner which has long been custo.
mary among the herds in the north
crn part of the state. Arrange
ments are i'll charge of san Bcrnar-
dino, Ontario and Riverside lodges
and invitations have been sent to
lodges III Los Angeles. Santa Bar
bara, Pasadena, Glendale. Pomona.
Santa Monica. san Pedro. Whittier.
Alhambra, Redondo Beach, Hunt
ington Park, Monrovia. Ventura,
OXnard, lnglewoOd, Burbank, San
Diego, Rcdlands, Riverside. Santa
Ana, Fl Centre, Anahcim, Calexico.
Ontario, Brawlcv and Orange.
Preceded by four bands from
Los Angeles, Glendale, Pasadena
and Alhambra the antlercd herds
will parade the streets OF San Ber-
nardino to the grounds of the Ma
tional Orange show where the pro
gram and barbecue will be held.
The guest of honor will be VI. q.
Potts of Pasadena. state president
of the E,lks Association
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
Survey Reye ais
Wives a Burden
To Talented Men
BY VICTOR w. KNAUTH
United Press S4t~ft Correspondent

MOSCOW, MAY .7.-Thrce child
rem for each family. living to the
age oil - years, axe necessary to as
sure continuance Of parrnTal htueS
ana characteristics, tn, Russian t.u-
g"nics Society has announced after
Il thorough survey. The chances are
over" "hcImin- that parents with less
than three adoicsccnt children Will
not succeed in transmitting their
hereditary traits to the next gen-
Grafton, the society found
Scientists. inventors amt others
Of Nupc.lor intelligence as a rule
have less than three children, the
report disclosed, with the result
that exceptional talent, are often
lost 10 the world in the second gen.
Grafton because the gifted parents
do not Us q rude have enough child
rem to assure the Succession oil their
characteristics.
Prot. kolt1oft, who conducted the
survey for g. years, found that
persons Of more thau aNNrJg, incl
Ilgcnce and education du not repro
ducc their Kind in the usual pro.
portion. The higher the degree Of
education and brain development.
he said. the greater i, the tendency
Ia marry late ia life or not ht ali
ard to have few children. The in
AelItab.c features of highly gifted
wives of iuteliectuals are more ex-
acting in their requirements on
their husband, than are the wives
of less educated mon. In the matter
Of money, comforts and spiritual
companiouship, the wives Of talent
ed men are found by the survey to
be Il considerable burden ON their
husbands. II is suggested that this
tact may explain in part why intel
lectuai men marry late and have
few children.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
MEMBERS OF FIRE
AUXILIARY GUESTS
OF MRS. +. GLRARD

Members of the Women S Auxil-
liarv OF FL Centre fire department
and number Of other guests were
entertained Yesterday afternoon at
luncheon and bridge bv Mrs. Emery
Girard at her pleasant home on san
dalwood Drive.
Luncheon was served in the cool
basement where greenery had been
used effectively in decoration. com
bincd with yellow garden flowers.
The same color scheme was repeat
ed on the luncheon tables. The
hostess WIS assisted by Miss Girard
and by Regina and Guinevere Clan
ola.
At the close of the afternoon )
play the prize for high score was
awarded TO Mrs. Cornelius Reed,
Mrs. j. /. TraVcrs receiving low
and Mrs. Fred Gianola guest prize.
Guests of the auxiliary were Mes
danes Fred Gianola, Il. l.. Roberts,
r.. l.. Palmer and Wesley He'll and
Misses Marie Wakefield and Helen
Palmer. Members present were
Mrs. Minnie Ferguson, Mrs. jessie
Ferguson. Mrs. j. l.. Trayers, Mrs.
Cornelius Reed, Mrs. Ernest San
ders and Mrs. Ira Wakefield.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07

ENJOYABLE PROGRAM
TO BE PRESENTED
AT CHURCH PARTY

Unusually attractive is the pro
gram of music, dancing and read
ings planned by Mrs. George De
Maven and Mrs. +. ". Ferris for
the garden party to be given to-
morrow night on the lawn of 81.
Mary's Catholic church. The pro
gram will begin about 5 clock
irl.d following the numbers the
women of the church will have Ice
cream and cake and cooling drinks
1or sale. The general public is cor
daily invired
The numbers will be given in the
following order.
Serpentine dance, pupils OF
Wooda Blesy Dancing school
Slavonie Dance (Niolm Solo
Claire Newkirk.
Reading. Pasquale Passes -
Helen Girard.
1.-The Little White Rose lCad-
mani, Julian Grogan.
Piano solo, selected, Mrs. j. +.
McNeece.
oaxophone Solo, Enchantment
NaIrzes,' Mrs. \. W. Ncwkirk.
--gyptian Dance (Solo1, Pupil OF
hoyua Blesy Dancing sthool.
Headings, Humorous group, Swed-
ish dialect, AIRS. Clareiltc AIunsou.
iiano solo, selected, Mrs. Omega
Connolly.
Violin Solo (Lucia) Boyd DELAY.
Selections from II Trovaturc
(Nerdi) MesdameS George I. De
Haven and Angela McAcece.
Violin Solo lSclectedJ John Ari
audo.
inimble Dance-Pupils of Wooda
Hlesv Dancing school.
Accompanies: Mrs. Horace Viii
hams, Miss Thelma Jenkins and
Miss Regina . Malta.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
PERSONALS

Friends of Mrs. Ross T. HickcoX
who has been visiting in san Fran
cisco tor the last month have re-
ccivcd word that she viii start on
the southward journey this week.
visiting cnroute with friends. In
Modesto she will visit nieces of Mr..
Ilickcox and she also plans to stop
in Santa Maria to visit Mrs. NJ. b.
q 'Bricn.
Frank L. Stone of the publicity
department Of the Southern Sierras
Power company. Riverside, is here
for 4 few DAYS on business.
Mrs. Edwin o. Carter and sons,
Addison and James, left today for
Des Moincs, la, where they will
spend the summer with relatives.
On their return in September they
will occupy the B. l.. Roberts house
on SandalwoOd drive.
\ gift Of books from Mrs. W. A.
Nance has been received by El Cen
tro pablie library.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
Cold Storage
Report Shows
Large Stock S

Stocks of poultry and meats IN
cold storage April l were larger
than on the same datr last wear. but
:. marked decrease in butter hold
ings is reported in the April II
statement of cold storage holdings.
issued by the bureau of agriculture
al economics, United State Depart
mcnt of Agriculture.
Total stocks Of frozen poultry
ore reported at l0t,G73.0o0 pounds
against .3,l24 900 pounds year
ago, and total stocks Of meats at
So 7,d9G,u00 pounds against 7j%,O63,-
coo pounds last year. Creamery
butter holdings aggregated 3,0&3,
ooU pounds against l7,392, 900
pounds last year.
Holdings Of ease eggs are placed
at l.>JS,OO0 cases compared with
>73,o00 cases last wear. and Of 1roz-
IN eggs 33,I64,0 900 pounds against
Il. $4,000 pounds. Stocks of Amer
lean chee>" are reported at 3J.l6+,-
600 pounds against 3S,u4l ,o0"
pounds year ago.
Fewer apples are rcIiortcd in
storage than at the same time a
year ago. despite the unusually
large 1926 crop. The report shows
,2>6. 600 barrels in storage April ]
against 1907, 900 barrels last year,
and 4,595,0Og boxes against $50,
0U0 boxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
Death Claims
Drug Crusader
Nv VAIted Press ~uscG uire

LOS ANGELES, June Pred
Bodcn, former chief inspector of the
state bo>rd of pharmacy, and inter
nationally known fo, ajg va upon
tAe opium traffic, dipi at his homo
here today, following N illness Of
irore tAal u year. lie was 81 years
cid.
Boden aqmo into prominelec as
special officer for Cai9t If Police
Patrick Crowley of San Francisco,
in Chinatown narcotic iuFestiga-
tioug aud later served with ia, Dc.
Partn'ent Of justice ducins the
World War. L.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
Federal Charge
Against Men

John Franklin, 90, and sam An
dcrson, II, colored, Of Calipatria,
were arrested by immigration off,
GERS in CalcNico yesterday and have
been turned over to the customs Of
ficialS. According 10 information
lhe men smugglcd some 800 bottles
of beer and almost rs much tcqulla
into the United states from Mex
leo.
The men were taken to the conn
~ Jail and locked up whclr they
arc uclug held ror arraignmrnt be
fore [ =. Commissioner Z. T.. Scott,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
GOLDEN WEDDING
CELEBRATED BY
HOLTTILLE COUPLE

Two pioneer residents of Imperial
valley, Judge and Mrs. :. NJ. Smy-
ser of Holtville have just returned
from Bell, California, where they
celebrated their golden wedding am
niversary at the home Of their son
Rev. 5 L. Smyser. in the First
Christian church Of that cit, Rev.
smyser read again tn. ring cere-
monv that had joined his parents
in wed1ock 80 years ago in sullivan.
Ill. Children, grand children and
great grand children were number
ed among the LOO witnesses of the
service.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
State Orange
Crop Estimat te
Is Increased

The California orange crop is cs-
timatcd at 2s.j00, 600 boxes by the
United States Crop Reporting
Board. This estimate has been in
creased from an estimate of 24.000,
600 boxes in December. as a result
of unusually favorable growing con
ditious and absence OF injury from
freezing.
The Crop Boards estimate in
cludes all oranges picked up during
the current crop year, beginning the
first of last November and extend
iug mtil the last of next October.
The California orange crop totaled
- ,20O. 900 boxes last year, and Is,
100000 boxes two years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-07
Slight Adv ance
Noted in Price
Level During May

The general level of farm prices
advanced durjng My 10 l26 per
cent of pre-War, Il gam OF one polnt
over APlL. At 10 the index is
still II points above the 19lO-l4 av-
craSc for May, but Is points below
May 4 year ago.
while sharp gains were made in
the gram group from ll9 per cent
to IL per cent, fruits and vege-
tables, from Ia percent to l5S per
ccnt, cotton and cottonseed, from
l0i per cent to ll3 per cent, de.
c!mcs in the other groups partially
offset the effect of these advances.
Meat animals dropped from l43 per
cent to lai per cent, due largely to
the decline III hog prices. Dairy
and poultry proiuctS dropped
points from l@o per cent To LOO per
cclu with the la,Ter recession uc-
CURING IN the DAIRY index. While
the change i'll the general index is
not Spectacular the price shifts OF
the Individual commodities within
The groups warrant more attention.
Cotton prices with a gain of about
l. per cent over the April price
featured III the advances for the
month. The flood conditions along
the Mississippi aS they affect crop
acreage III tur inundated areas, to-
gethcr with further prospects of
toit WceNil damage. delayed plant
ings in many sections, the heavy
export movement and the continued
hish rate Of domestic consumption
are probably reflected in the ad.
vance of the farm price.
Sharp Gains Noted
Behind the gains of about II per
cent in corn prices, is probably TO
be found the unfavorablc spring,
delayed paintings and light receipts
which have caused uncaslness ON the
market and advancing prices. Not
since the war period have there
been any comparable advances OF
the May farm price of corn over tine
April price. IN 1919 Ma. prices ad-
Vanccd per cent oyer the previous
month which was the largest ad-
vance for the same period during
recent years. Corn prices all dur
mg the year have been at Il rather
low level due to the large crop, cs
pecially in the South, and some ad-
vance during the past few months
could be expected. However, an ad.
vance Of IL per cent during the
PAST month was unusual.
Wheat also made sharp gains over
the previous month. The increase
Of the May farm price of 10 per
cent over the April price las been
cquallcd twice in the past eight
wears. in 1919 and l924 While it
is not unusual for grains to advance
some from April To May, such
abrupt movements between April
ana May in the farm price are un.
usual.
Hogs, with decline Of about 10
per ccnt. are now at the lowest
point since January 1924. At $50
per cent Of pre-war the farm pric2
is now 80 points below May yea