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Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-23

, is the greatest liar?' | don t think
a little white fib now aud then does
any hurt, but of course a down right
lie is different.
Attorney Roy Johnson stopped in
the midst of trying to get the right
letters into the right slots long e.
nough to consider the reporter S
J question.
That s something you ought to
ask 81 minister, rather than law
ycr,' he smiled. You'd naturally
expect one of the profession about
which so many jokes have been
written hinging on the chronic un-
| truthtulness of its members to up
hold the practice of living, but |
honestly don't think lie is ever
Justified. 1t might ease Il situation
for the time being. but | think in
! the long run it always pays to be
! truthful.
"Nev,s! declared Miss Emml
Frouty empEativaliy. II think ly-
iIg j. thc most dcspicablc of all
d
thiak 6aiitu;'l liars ought to be put
into Jail just like other criminals,
oaly ssFpose there wouldn't be
enough jails to hold them If |
hada I believed II man once. and
promised to wait for him ia prob
IDLY have II home and family by
this time, and IN not the only one
whose whole life has been ruined
! by some convincing liar,
You surely don t think all men
are deceitful?'' the reporter asked.
"Maybe not, she answered." but
all that | ever knew were. They
will tell the truth to each other =
, but men seem to think lying-to
women at least-is perfectly jus
tifiable. >
\. y. Shea, who will sell you a
ticket from anywhere to anywhere
on the Pickwick stages, smiled good
naturedlv II was going to sa.
Absolutely he said, but that
wouldn I sound very good, and any
way | don I really think it. Of
course there are times when per
son has to iuggle the truth a little.
or maybe keep few things to him,
self. but I don t think a deliberate
lie is ever justified.
W. w. Grider had twinkle in
his eye when he answered the re
porter's question. ''Yes ! do he
declared. We been married IA
years. Of course | never lie to my
wife: but there are some occasions
when the truth would do more harm
than good. Of course if you can
keep from saying anything that's a
lot better-but I think there come
times in anybody's s life when its up
to him to lie. as the saying goes,
like a gentleman.
And so. with the question nicely
settled to evervbody's satisfaction
the reporter went shopping for a
wedding gift for a woman she dis
likes ana wrote her a nice long let
ter telling her how sorry she was
not to be present at the nuptials
and how much she hoped to see the
bride in her own home at an early
date, which may not really be 4
Ie-but which could at least be
classified as tapple sauce.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-23
Indemnity Firm
Made Defendant

\ cross.complaint was filed at
the county clerks office Yesterday
afternoon in the case of c. C. Wright
against the Webster Construction
company and the Brawlev Hotel
corporation. ct al. The complaint
holds that the New York Indemnity
company as bondsman for the de-
fendant, Brawley Hotel Corporation
should be held liable for any .iudg-
ment entered by the court.
After reading the cross-complaint
Judge J. S. Larcw issued an order
making the indemnity company u
party defendant in the action.
According to the crosse complaint
4 bond of $l7,575 had been posted
by the indemnity company in the
matter of the construction work
over which the suit has been filed.
The defendant and eross-complaint
alleged that there was some work
ttat had not been completed by the
Webster Construction company but
that as far as the Webster company
icing indebted to the plaintiff as
charged, it knew nothing. 1t held
however. that if such indebtedness
did exist, the indemnity company,
as bondsman should be held liable
Hickcox and Trude are appearing
as attorneys for the defendant and
cross complainant.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-23
Many Livestock
Prizes At Fair
by Emitted Press Lcasrd Wire


SACRAMENTO, Aug 23.-Ap
proximately $4,000 in cash awards
are being offered by the livestock
division of the California State
Fair, September 3 to 10, it was
announced here today. Of the pre-.
miums,. $10,9s5 are for beef eattie
sl0,202 for dairy cattle, and $6,50U
for breeding horses.
Prominent breeders from all
parts of the state are represented IN
the entries already received. The
state of Utah will have one exhibit
by Winterton Brothers of Charles
ton.
California entries come from
farms near Pleasanton, Bakersfield,
Chico, Los Angeles, Newark, Dixon,
Woodland, Weldon. Santa Cruz,
Van Nuys, Berkeley, Davis, Cotton.
wood, Whittier, Selma. Norwalk.
Sacramento, Escalon, Elmira, Ken
wood, Willows, Culver, Glenn, Pasa-
dena, Danville, Yountville, Hollis
ter, Santa Maria, Napa, Jenner,
Orange, San Leandro, Venice, Gran
more, Fresno, Lodi, Kingsburg and
Stockton.
The junior livestock division will
bring competition among members
of boys or girls clubs, students i:
vocation, agriculture and mem hers
of high school classes in agrieul
ture.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-23
Iindy' To Visit
Boyho0d Home

LITTLE FALLS, Mimi. Aug. 23.
When Lindy comes flying home
Thursday, a small army of military
civic and private officers will form
guard of honor for this city s
most famous son.
Two companies of regulars from
the United States army, three com
panies from the National Guard, a
dozen detectives and the police
force of Little Falls will ride near
the flyer when he comes back to
the place where he spent much of
his boyhood, before his father rep.
resented this district in the house
of representatives.
The streets through which Col.
Charles Lindbergh wandered as Il
boy are being garlanded with arch
es of laurel and evergreen. Hun
dreds of automobiles are being deco
rated for parade such as this
prairie town has never seen before
Preparations are being made for
thousands of out-of town visitors
The high points of the celebration
are to be reception, where thou
sands OF persons will hear Lindv s
voice through the amplifiers at the
fair grounds, and banquet with
plates for 1000 persons.
Lindbergh will fly here in his
famous plane 1.-The Spirit of ST.
Louis,' landing at "a specially pre-
pared landing field.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-23
New Break Made
In Church Row
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. ga
new, break in the ranks of Angelus
Temple threatened today following
the resignation of Max X. Clark,
pastor of branch church of the
Four Square Gospel, of which Aimee
Semple Mcpherson is the leader.
Clark, pastor of the Hermosa.
Manhattan Beach branch, declared
that he did not approve of the re-
cent proceedings which resulted In
Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, mother of
Mrs. Mcpherson, being ousted from
control of the temple.
Clark was at one time identified
with the Assemblies of God, pen
tacostal organization of Springfield,
Mo. He said his decision to resign
followed Mrs. Mcpherson s asserted
move to relieve her mother of all
power, Also the recent reorganization
of the Four Square Gospel.
He said he objected to the wear
ing of uniforms by Temple workers
and the creation of titles such as is
planned under the Four Square Cos
pei Lighthouse.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-23
Court Dismisses
Criminal Charge

, s. Kondo, Japanese, of Los ,Ang-
eles was freed from charges of en-
bezzlement by Judge l. Mavfield
following a preliminary hearing held
yesterday afternoon. Kondo was ar
rested in Los Angeles some time ago
and was returned here for hearing.
The judge held in dismissing the
charges that the evidence had fail
cd to show that a crime had been
committed.
kondo was arrested ON complaint
of p. Fukazawa. According to Fuka-
ava, who was the chief witness
for the prosecution, kondo had come
to him and sought to get some mon
'N telling him that he was back IN
some payments on a truck which he
had purchased. tukazawa said that
aE agreement had been entered into
and that he had given Kondo 500
but that the later was to turn the
truck over to him after the pay
ments had been made.
Evidence WAS entered bv the de-
TWO back payments as he had agreed
with Fukazawa, turning over 1929
to the finance company. The ear,
however, was repossessed by the COM
pany for Il third payment, which
was overdue. The defense held that
-ls the ear had been seized the de
fendant was unable to turn it over
TO FukaZawa as agreed.
Evidence was also entered to show
that kondo had gone to the finance
company and sought to have new
contract made ON the truck, tell
ing them he wanted another man s
lame entered but that it had been
efused until such time as the de-
inquent payment was made.
The judge ruled that while the
complaint might have grounds for
civil action, the evidence failed to
'ubstantiate the charge of embez-
lement.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-23
Lawyers Withdraw
in WattersOn Case

BISHOP, Calf. Aug. 23.- On
the event Of their arraignment on
IA counts of embezzlement, w. w.
and Mark Q. Watterson, Inyo coun-
ty bankers, announced here today
that their attorneys, who had rep
resented them since their arrest,
had withdrawn from the ease.
No reason was given for the with
drawal of the attorneys, f. G,
Braucht and b. G. Preston and their
successors have not been named.
The Watterson brothers will be
arraigned in superior court at In
dependence tomorrow to plead on
charges which followed the collapse
of their five Inyo county banks and
the disclosure that 100000 of the
banks funds were missing in addi
ton to s42l 900 from the Owens
Valley irrigation district.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-23
Court DispOses
OF Four Cases

trial without "A witness was the
unique feature presented in city
court this morning.
Marie Martinez was arraigned be.
fore Judge l. Mayfield, sitting for
Judge Perkins, on "a charge of dis
turbing the peace. The charge was
read and the defendant pleaded not
guilty. She said that she had
come to Ell Centre three days ago
to visit her husband, Jose Torres,
who was in Jail and had been stay.
my at the home of a friend where
the arrest was effected.
She waived jury trial and then
asked that the case be submitted
without witnesses. The complaint
being the only instrument entered
in the case and being undenied save
for the witness plea of not guilty,
the court returned verdict of gull.
~. The woman was sentenced to
pay fine of $50 or spend 30 davs
in the county Jail. The judge, how
ever, suspended sentence on condi-
ton that the woman return TO Mexi.
cali.
Escalante Ruiz, arrested with the
woman, also entered a plea of not
guilty and waived court trial. The
ease, however, was tried, two wit.
ncsses appearing for the people and
testifying that he had been beating
Marie. He was found guilty but
gained his freedom when he paid a
fine of $50.
Ricardo Boylodo and y. Rodre-
quez, arrested at the same time,
were found guiltyt by the court on
charges of vagrancy and were SEN
fenced to 30 days in the county jail,
sentence being suspended provided
they return to their jobs in Mexico
and stay out of FL Centre for six
months.
All four were picked up by tho
city police following an alleged bat.
tie at shack on the East Side yes
terday morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-23
Firemen Given
"Dirty Work
ny United Press Leased Wire

WILLOWS, Cal. Aug. 23.-Whcn
here S dirty work to do, some
5ody's always got to call cut the
ire department.
That 5 what happened when a
skunk strolled down a street here
today, scattering pedestrians in all
directions. When the skunk ran into
drain pipe, Walter Graham, as
sistant fire chief built fire at the
mouth of the pipe.
Soon Mr.. Skunk 5 tail appeared
IT the opening.
81 draw the line said Graham,
against pulling him out, Instead,
he got shotgun and fired.
With the aid of long stick, he
took the riddled body and cremated
It. He was the only one attending
The ceremony.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-23

courts for a day. IF YOU don t lose
most of your friends and get your
self into more trouble than yoa eau
get out of in year / miss my guess.
| think an absolutely truthful per
son--onc who never tells even 4
white lie is a pest and Il trouble
maker .
j. = 8 4 = = =
The reporter strolled into the post
cfiiee aud spied Mrs. Nan Anller
At her desk behind the registry
Window. "po You think Il person is
ever justified M telling i lIe?' the
reporter demanded.
IS il something about i register
ed letter. Mis-. .tnkers inquired
aaXiously. When assured that there
was no ulteri0r motive III the quest
ION She laughed. 'Well, > she said
IL wouldn t like To say that lying
is iustifiable-I don't think il is;
but on the other hand people VIII
deal with the publir have to be Dip
lomatic-aud what statesman was it
vino said that the greatest diplomat
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-23
WHAT THEY TELL INQUIRING REPORTER

NEWS OF THE PUBLIC SERIOUS AND NEAR-sERIoUs
TOPICS
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-23

A chance remark over heard by
the Inquiring Reporter as she start
ed out on the street last night de-
termined the evening s question.
i" He's hkeable chap, one man
was saying to anc.aer, = but he 5
too careless with the TRUTH So
tae reporter decided to tlnd eut
wnat FL Centro's citizens thought
aoout it, and asked the question:
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-23
HUGE BEACON BEING
INSTALLED AT L. A

Los ANGELES, Aug. 23.-A So
600 candlepower beacon that will
be visible for 50 miles is being in
stalled on the tower of an office
building here as beacon to air.
mon.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-23
Do you think person is ever
justified in telling neE''
x X i; = * a. :;

* 4 4 = 3 A.
"You bet!' answered \. NJ. Gie's
son of Santa Monica. Ibid NGd
ever see that old play in winch ole
man bet another ne could tel the
absolute truth for II hours! II y"i
don't think lying OF a certain type
is almost necessity to our present
social system just try telnhg the
tiuth, the whole truth ana nothing
lut the truth as they say i'll tha
Evening star., 1927-03-13
JAMES ASWELL PUBLISHES
BOOK OF POEMS IN VIRGINIA
Son of Representative Was
Editor of Reel When
1t Was Barred.
Don MiIIar of Washington
Made FrontiSpiece and
Cover Design.

James Aswell. 20-year.old son OF
Representative Aswell of Louisiana
who a year ago focused upon himself
a measure of public attention by
editing a magazine that was barred
from the mails, today appears in a
new role following the appearance
last week of a book of poems. The
volume is entitled I'VE Know Better.
A year ago Aswell was suspended
as managing editor of the Virginia
Reel, student humorous publication of
the University of Virginia, after
copies of the magazine had been bar
red from the post Office at Lynchburg,
where it was published. He is now
editor-in-chief of the University of
Virginia Magazine, a more sedate pub
lication, also put out by the student
body of which he is still member.
Poems All Serious.
I'VE Know Better" bears little sim
ilarity to the material in his other
literary production. The poems are
all serious, rather satirical and in
most cases deal with subjects far re-
moved from campus life. The volume.
is dedicated Ito my
father, who" says the dedicatory
note, long ago knew better"
The frontispiece and cover design
are by another Washingtonian, Don
Millar, who is now living in New
York. Millar is q years old.
ASwell, who was in Washington at
his fathers home, 2039 New Hamp-
shire avenue, i'll for several weeks,
Evening star., 1927-03-13
COLOMBIAN ENJOYS
EXPOSED LAND SALES
Alleged Mail Fraud Case in Chi
cago Brought to Light by
Minister and Consul.

Efforts of Dr. Enrique Olaya, Co
lombian Minister here. and DIR. AL
berto Benavides, Colombian consul in
Chicago figured largely in the recent
arrest In Chicago of Henry j. Froelich
and Joseph Devore, charged with
using the mails to defraud in the sale
of land in the South American Re
public described as fabulous in riches.
DIR. Benavides first learned that
sales were being made in Chicago,
and reported it 10 the legation here.
DR. Olaya informed his government,
and later got in touch with the State
Department and the Department of
Commerce. American agents then in
vestigated, and ultimately charged
that the sales were fraudulent
Although DR.. Olaya would not COM
ment on his activity in the case, it
is understood that he and DIR. Bena-
vides made special efforts TO assist
the authorities in order to protect
the commercial prestige of their
country.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
ROW OVER BOBBED HAIR.
Working Girls and Matrons Resent
Threat of Force.

BERLIN, March 12 Op).-Two hun
dred working girls and matrons are
up in arms in Tannrode, Thuringia,
over an attempt to introduce the
bobbed head forcibly. AT the local
electric works a bulletin unexpected
ly appeared to the effect that the
women must have their hair bobbed
or run the risk of being fired
The women objected not so much
to the idea of bobbed hair as to the
expense of achieving and keeping it
up. They pointed out that they are
earning but to cents per hour,
which means Weekly wage of about
50. The barber's charge for a wom-
ans hair cut Is so cents, or onefourth
OF a weeks wage, and the cost of keep
ing up the bob, they figured. amounts
to about 81 cents per week.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
SEEKS ANNULMENT
FROM THIRD WIFE
Mcintosh Says Blow Caused
Him to Forget He AL
ready Was We'd
ny the Associated Press.


BRIDGEPORT, Conn, March IL
James Lyall Mcintosh or Shelton
whose lapaos of memory caused him
90 have three wives at one time. Is
seeking annuiment of his marriage to
Dorothy Graham, whom he married
In Media. Pa. I'm May, 1925.
White In parkersburg, w. Va, in
1870. Mcintosh married Frances Mich
olson. who In stiil his wife. The fol-
lowing year no was struck on the head
In a fight with two bandits, he says,
and suffered from loss OF memory. In
April. 1925, he married Geraldine Sny'
der In Philadelphia. while Ill mentally.
A month later came his marriage to
Dorothy Graham.
A decision of Judge Alfred c. Bald
win annulled his marriage to Ger
aliine Snyder Just one month after
he had married Dorothy Graham,
when the second wife found out about
the first one.
Mcintosh told Judge Edwin G. DICK
inson, who took his application for
annulment under consideration after
a hearing yesterday. that he does not
remember contracting the second and
third marriages. His memory. he
said. left him two days after the fight
with the bandits, and was restored by
an operation last Summer.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
Chicago.Alderman Writes Cheetah Poem
As City Turns Against Pets From Africa

and relatives there OF the Went
worths declaring the Maryland cli-
mate unhealthy for cheetahs. the
animals face humdrum existence in
the country.
After lamenting the reported nip
ping OF the policeman. Coughlin is
quoted as having written this
mournful rhyme:
Now the only way to greetah
Wen behaved. alert young cheetah
Is to keep him always facing snoot
to snoot.
For let him get behind you,
And he'll jolly well remind you
That you should have worn a cast
iron
Two uanta at,tt -
Evening star., 1927-03-13
Postage Stamps Issued.

More than 17,000, ,000, 900 postage
stamps were issued by the Post Office
Department in 1925, says the Buffalo
Courier Express. The actual number
printed was 17,4S2. .834, 1874, represent
ing a face value of $459 9.2S1,376. 1t is
striking illustration, says Postmas-
ter General New, of the remarkable
growth of the postal service, when 1t
is considered that in the first year Of
the original Federal stamp issue, 1847,
only $50, $50 stamps were issued.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
PLANE CARRIERS
+: FURTHER DELAYED
Saratoga Will Not Be Finish.
! ed Till October and Lex
\ ington Till November.
Py the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Delays in construction of the air
plane carriers Saratoga and LeXing'
ton have caused the Navy again to
postpone arrangements for their tests
and commissioning.
Both ships originally were to have
been completed last year, but reports
just received by the Navy Department
show that construction will continue
on the Lexington until November and
on the Saratoga until October.
Each will be given long shake
down cruise and testing program be-
fore 1t is assigned to fleet duty. The
Lexington then will be sent to the
scout fleet in Atlantic waters and the
Saratoga 10 the battle fleet in the
Pacific.
Construction reports on the three
fleet submarines under construction
at Portsmouth n. H., and Mare
Island, Calf, show that the VA viii
be finished on April /. 1928; the VS.
in July, 1929, and the V-6 in October,
1929.
Delay in the construction of the six
river gunboats being built at Shang-
hal, China, also is reported. No dates
for their completion have been fixed.
Two of them were to have been COM
pIeted within the next month.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
BERLIN AUTHORITIES BUY
INN BUILT IN YEAR 1910
Oldest Establishment in City to Be
Preserved as "Alt Berlin"
for Posterity.
RV the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 12.~-The Berlin
municipality has bought the Oldest
inn in the city, built in 1910. and
will preserve 1t as a memorial Of Alt
Berlin" for posterity. Built OF brick.
with a sharply pitched gable roof, 1t
stands on Koellnische street, In the
old city, not far from the market
place known as the "Spittelmarkt,' .
and is still in use as a place of
refreshment. the Restaurant Nuss.
baum" making a speciality of one of
the best brands Of Berlin's beer. 1t
is extremely well preserved for 42O-
year-old structure and bids fair to
stand without anything more than
casual repairs for many a day.
Evening star., 1927-03-13

of fellow student and that Ober
grabbed him when he failed to quell
his mirth.
Melvin A. Steiner, principal of the
school, said the boy was hurt when
Ober pulled him from the seat. He
declared liniment was rubbed on the
injured leg, but that there were no
abrasions upon it. Steiner said the
boy had been a fractions pupil and
Ober merely intended "to set the boy
on his feet"
Evening star., 1927-03-13

returned to the University of Virginia
Thursday. He is a Junior.
Is Publishers First Venture.
Aswell says he is writing novel
now. II always wanted to write
novels" he says, ''and never thought
of poetry until somebody suggested
it to me-" The novel is going to be
about another frequently denounced
institution, the younger generation"
The publisher is Gordon Lewis. This
is Lewis first venture in publishing.
He owns and operates book shop in
Charlottesville, where the university
is situated. The second edition of AS
wells book is now being printed and
Lewis expects to follow IL with other
literature of similar nature. The
publisher. who is a former student
and editor at the University of Vir-
ginia, is only IS.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
PUPILS LEG BROKEN
WHILE IN CLASSROOM
Father Says Teacher Pulled Boy
Ia. From Seat for Laughing
at Another.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, March 12.-An in
vestigation was begun today to deter
mine how Russell Bailey. Ia, sustained
a fractured leg in his classroom at
the Ingram Junior High School.
The father of the boy, Justice of
the Peace George E. Bailey. said he
received the break when pulled from
his seat by G. f. Ober. an instructor,
His leg became entangled in the iron
framework of his desk.
The elder Bailey said his son was
reprimanded for laughing at the antics
Evening star., 1927-03-13
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. March 12.--Every hand,
even that of the verse writer seems
to be turned against the two cheetahs
brought from Africa by the John
Wentworths of Chicago's gold coast.
Alderman John Coughiin, poet
laureate of the city council and FIRST
ward representative, has Joined the
police and others in pointing thumbs
down on the spotted cats OF the
jungles. The Wentworths deprecate
the publicity attendant upon the at
tempted acclimation OF the strange
pets to city life. and with a police
man claiming to have been bitten
by one OF them when he was not
looking, and the mayor OF Baltimore
Evening star., 1927-03-13
What He Wanted to Know
,m the London Answers.

From the London Answers
He rushed into the police station,
breathless with hurry and excitement.
The inspector in charge regarded him
gravely for a minute.
They say you've caught the man
who broke into my house? gasped
the visitor.
That's right" answered the inspec-
tor. do you want TO see him.?
Rather" replied the other, excit-
edly. You see, he managed to get
into the house without waking my
wife, and that's what I've been trying
to do for the last 10 yearsW