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HOTEL BENEDICT.
on pATTTYFNT RIVER

3e-room hotel BLDG. baths and esc.
lights dancing pavilion over water: bath.
house, wharf and equipment. Established
and popular location. 80 miles from ID. G:
fishing bathing oysters and duck shooting.
Priced for Quick sale. For particulars see
THEODORE +. MENK. Exclusive Broker.
Specializing Potomac River Valley Properties.
I4I0 81 81 w Wash D C. Main ISlQ.
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MARIE STEVENS. EXPERT PERMANENT
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Continued in Tomorrow's Starr
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Delicatessen and conf. old establisheI
corner. ne; large fountain good candy and
cigar trade price, $4,000.
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MANAGER

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Office 20"
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INSTRUCTION COURSES.

tCOntinued.l
THOSE WITH UNDEVELOPED TALENT
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PM. Col. 1851 22'
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PRIVATE HOME BOARDING SCHOOL,
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OWNER MUST SELL
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Will sacrifice to quick buyer for S@.75o
only $3.50 cash balance easy; must be quick
sale Call Lincoln S13R
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PLASTIC BALANCE. LATEST FRENCH
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by Olga and Henri Until dancersl at Iutl
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doing good business: reason for selling, sick
CORNER DELICATESSEN in NV. section.
This is very cheap at $4,000 and wont
last long Better hurry. cpovr
Franklin S102. II Investment Bldg.
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PERSONAL.

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NAMES FTRNISHED NE OF PROSPEC-
tvs bIyers of Monuments or Mausoleums
will prove profitable. Address Box 454M,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15
Woman To Try
Atlantic Hop

SANTA ANA, Aug. l5.-Miss
Sacha Petty Hall, Santa Ana avia-
trix, may attempt a transatlantic
airplane flight from New York to
Europe in the near future, she an
nounced here today.
The young woman, who has had
three years flying experience. said
that she had received an offer Of
financial backing from j. f. Shay
of BAT Madison Avenue, New York.
Shay is said to represent New York
newspaper interests.
- am convinced that | could
span the Atlantic in a nonstop
hop" Miss Hall said, "because
believe that woman can accom-.
plish daring feat as well as a
man.
Miss Hall said that Shay had
asked that she make the flight
alone, but that she preferred to
carry a navigator in her plane. She
intimated that Eddie Martin. her
instructor and local flyer might &c.
company her.
No date for the takeoff or the
type of plane to be used on the
flight has been decided upon, Miss
Mall said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15
PERSONALS

DR.. and Mrs. X. c. Clemons left
Saturday for q vacation which they
will spend along the coast. They
may motor as far north as Seattle
M. +. Todd, of WOODWARD Ave.
returned Saturday from a trip tC
Bartlesville, Okla, where lie visited
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. W. Libbey OF
Vine ST., have returned from a triE
to Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas
during which time they attended
the funeral of Mr.. Libbey = father
at Altamont, Kansas.
J. {. Sloan and wife left yestet
day for month 5 vacation at Los
Angeles and other coast points
}. X. Johnson, who has spent
several months in Arizona on busr.
ness is III the valley for few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Maupin of
Adams ST., will leave Wednesday
morning to spend a month s vaca-
tion in the Laguna mountains
Miss Marion johnson, who has
been enjoying a five weeks vaca.
tion at coast points, has returned
TO Ell Centre.
Mrs. Dozier Dawson and son,
William, left FL Centro Saturday
for Memphis, Tenn, for a short va
cation with relatives
Mrs. r. Y. Watson, who is spend
ing the summer at Mission Beach,
was complimented recently at Il
charmingly appointed bridge lunch.
con given by Mrs. r. f. Smith of
OlivewoOd. Guests were intimate
friends of Mrs. Watson.
Mrs. r. B. Kepley and her daugh
ter, Mrs. Forrest Kutz, who has been
spending several months at The
Willows are now in San Diego
where they will visit before return.
ing TO their home here in Septem-
ber.
Eugene Ross was recent bust
ness visitor at Holtville. Ned Ross,
Il former local resident, is now 10
Gated at Antelope Valley where he
is taking care Of business interests
they have there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Cross of
Holtville visited friends in FL Cen
tro recently.
Mr.. and Mrs X. A Boyett, for
mer local residents, motored over
yesterday from San Diego to attend
to business affairs. They returned
last night.
Miss Mildred Cole has accepted 8
position with the Imperial valley
branch, Bank of Italy, taking the
place left vacant by the resignation
of j. n. Clark.
j. j. MeCulloch of Calipatria
visited here recently on business.
Mrs. W. l.. Garrett, well known
locally. entertained recently with q
series of bridge mncheons ut her
home in La Jolla. Valley residents
who were guests Of Mrs. Garrett In
cluded Mesdames Warren Currier,
John f. Andrews Jr.. Tracey Mil
Ter, Elmer Standlee, Fred Trude, j.
d. Adams, cha McKim and Mouser
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Barker return
ed to FL Centre this morning from =
months automobile tour. During
their abscnse they visited numerous
places Of interest In the western
rart of the country and travelled az
far east as Idaho where they visited
relatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15

| J. Becker. Modesto. Stanislaus
county, caught trout there that
weighed nine and One-half pounds
Fifteen acres on the KOlbenstet
ter ranch. Waseo. Kern county
yielded $50 sacks Of potatoes to the
acre.
The Federated Kadota Fig Grow,
ers of California is the name of p
new corporation OF Tulare county
farmers
The 40 acre eantalonpe field OF
F. +. Green. Delano, Kern county
Welded 1000 crates to July 25 and
more TO follow.
The city council Of Bakersfield
Kern eountv. will make an appro
priation with which TO fight the
elm leaf beetle in 1925
The first carload Of THOMPSON
Seedless grapes shipped from Fres
no county, at Reedley, brought So,
e4s at Chicago.
The factory OF the California
Grape Products Co, first unit, just
finished at Delano. Kern county, i.
SO by $50 feet
| Woodlske, Talare county, reports
the 1927 deeiduous friut crop tw,
weeks late and the lghtest sine,
fruit was grown there.
The Southern Pacific is broad
Rauging its road from Wendell, Cali
fornia, TO l.akfview, oregon, a dis
tanee OF loo miles.
Glenn and Colusa counties have
mysterious and fatal disease amonl
turkeys that is being investigate,
by the state university.
II. o. Harrison. Woodland. Vol
county, has sold his entire herd o
! hoo Aberdeen Angus cattle to a
Iowa firm for s250,000.
The Shasta Orchard and Farm CO
ranch Of 600 acres near Anderson
Shasta county, has been purchase
by San Francisco capitalists.
Recently l3s9 hogs sold at vi,
ALA, Tulare county. for $4,000, tn
top price being sll.55.
A new disease OF pear tree
known as black leaf, has been founS
in one section Of Naps county.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15
Ask Me Another
CONGRESS

]. What will be the number OF
the Forthcoming session of Con
gresss
9. What is the chief interest to
farmers in legislative measures that
are hoped in the next Congress'
3. What has been the attitude
of President Coolidge On such q
measure in the past:
4. What international question
between France and the United
States still looms as important as
a possible topic of discussion at
the next Congresss
5. What important possession OF
the United States will press its
claims to independence with mem
bers of the next Congress
6. What work upon which See
retarv Hoover has recently been en-
gagged will be discussed at the next
Congresss
T. What relative bv marriage of
the late President Roosevelt will
have an important position in Con
gresss
8. What approaching event i,
1923 will cause politics to have a
large place in the deliberations Of
Congress.
9. What is the politics Of the
delegate Hawaii will send to Con
gress'
TO- What are the title of the
Porto Ricah and Philippine repre-
sentatives at Congresss
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15

I slowly dnd carefully than light
| people.
4 4
Mr.. Toprahanian, pioneer ranch
man came smiling along the street
Just then and the reporter tried ia
Interview him-but failed absolute
ly.
- don't know anything about
il, The said. ASK me something
.bout my own line and II tell you
but don I ask me anything about
people 5 characters.
"You can tell me what kind of
people you like can't you'' the re.
porter suggested.
"'Sure, like bl0ndes,' grinned
Mr.. Topranhahian, and left the re-
porter flat.
$50
An elderly gentleman with q
dust covered touring car and a well
loaded baggage rack stopped in
front OF drug store, and the re-
porter thought he Offered good
chance to get some outside opinions,
rs his license plate bore the number
and name of another state.
Very sweetly she explained about
the column. Very sweetly she put
her question. The elderly gentleman
gave her stony stare for her very
best smile.
II like people who mind their
own business, he vouchsafed point
.dly; which terminated that inter
view and left the reporter SO groggy
that she decided to toss the towel
into the ring and call it day.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15
SORDIDNESS AND
ROMANCE MINCLE
IN QUEER CASE
by United Press Leased Wire

NORTH PLATTE, .SeD., Aug. l..
An adoption in the days when
Sioux City, Iowa, was :: loose, lurid
spot in the old west q daughter =
search for long-lost mother;
fortune at issue for g vears-these
ne the flashes of color that today
'nlivened the court battle of Mrs.
Helen Johnson, Of 1ngham, Nebras-
IA, for 100000
Mrs. Johnson attorneys were
prepared to present a story of an
underworld queen at Sioux City
;dopting the three wear old daughter
If poverty stricken Divorce, Of
"aising the child in fine circumst-
ances far from the sordid vice in
which her fortune was earned. They
teclare further that when the woman
lied, three Years later, the child was
sent to the woman's father, William
Kern, Of Gothenburg, Nebraska, TO
We raised, together with $25,000 to
be given her in Young womanhood.
Shortly after the death Of Minnie
Kern, the Sioux City queen, her
father purchased ranch for 49,
900. The child, known as Helen
Kern, was raised as Kern, and
when she married, was given $1,000
by Kern. The raneher prospered,
md his will left the property 70
his wife when he died in 1912. The
widow in turn left the property t0
her own children.
The waif child, now Mrs. Ivan r.
Johnson, remembered the story of
Ter adoption and Of the small for
une. She consulted F. +. Egerton.
IN attorney. Investigation proved
hat Mrs Minnie Kern, dive keeper,
adopted the child of Mrs. Mary
anderson in Sioux City, making out
ldoption papers, but not recording
these.
Search then started for the mother,
whom poverty forced to relinqulsh
her child. Egertom used every pos
Sible means. The result was q flood
f letters from all points in Ameri-
"a, and even from Alaska, and the
south Seas, each from woman be
'ieving the girl might be her daugh-
Ter. These apparently failed
Recently, Mrs. Maud Nussle Of
LOS Angeles, saw an old newspaper
With an account of the search. The
lame Kern fired her memory. She
wrote the lawyer, and mother and
laughter had a happy reunion in
Los Angeles
AIRS. Nussle is here now, with her
laughter, waiting to testify in the
suit for 100000 filed against the
Kern heirs. The purportcd original
$4,000 is sought, with interest for
% years.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15
Sentences Set
BY Parole Board

san QUENTIN, Cal. Aug. 10
Sentences Of two former Los An
Reles cOuncilmen and for two per
sons convicted in the Golett oil cas-.
.s, were set today by the state par
ole board. following a meeting at
San Quentin prison.
Former Councilman Charlie :
Downs sentence was set at SIX
wears. Joseph Fitzpatrick, also a
Los Angeles solon, and convicted
with Downs on bribery charges, was
given five year sentence. Both
are eligible for parole after servin :
half of their sentences
Mrs. Peggy Reeves, who with her
husband, figured in the Golett oil
ease in San Francisco and in Oak
land, was given five yeah term,
with parole privilege in half Of
that time. This privilege was de,
MED James NJ. Cough, one of the
principals in the Golett case, whose
sentence was fixed at 10 years flat.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15
Returns Bearless
And Fishless

Frank Weir, the Super Of the
'ountv farm and hospital, has re.
turned from his sojourn into the
'rout streams and bear mountains
II the north.
Frank rode into town late yester-
tay afternoon, has ear drawing II
"savy trailer 1t was empty. Frank
had taken along the trailor to bring
ZONE the fish and bear but all
te collected was puncture and on
minnow.
"Well that . that. ;" remarked
Frank as he hung his trusty rifle on
the rack for another year and drop.
ned his fishing tackle into a nearby
rubbish basket,
But coroner Bert Lemons says
il s not that. He says the fish is n
cripple.
biSregarding all else, however, the
super looks much more sprightlv
han when he set out on his quest
two weeks ago and fit to settle
down TO another 50-week grind as
supervisor at the county farm.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15
10. Edysr Bros. Real
10, Cal 6Os Main 1t
adv

.ismis9ed d-One ease
tergas, arrested a
Dn charges of failure
when due. was dis
ghendation Of w. +.
mmissioner when it
udge Mayfield Sat
! XDr commissioner also
Il in the other ease
he be freed
yJh his own recogni
fas unable to furnish
his freedom and the
et over for trial late
case dism Used was
n eonas had brought
other charge being
y. Adams.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15
Hoover Comments
On Gary Death
By United Press Leased wir.

LOS ANGELES. AUG. IS. When
informed by ,he United Press of
the death Of Judge Ebert II. Gary,
in New York, Secretary Of Com.
merce Herbert Hoover commented
as follows:
Mr.. Gary was one Of the great.
est industrial executives of this
country and his passing IL dis.
tinct loss OF the American business
world.p
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15

The prune growers Of San Luis
Obispo and of the south end of
Monterey county will join the Cali
fornia Prune Producers.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15

Now that Rumania has a six-year
old monarch would you say cat
may play with kingf
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15

Grapes about Cutler, Tulare coun.
ty, will be two weeks later than
usual and growers are using sulphur
freely to keep down mildew
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15

Reading the reports from the
Geneva arms parley is just like
reading bulletins from the bedside
Of that man who was kept alive for
days and days by artificial respir
alton.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15

Tablets found in Babylonia show
that banking was carried on there
5000 years ago. There's a good
political job awaiting for some
archeologist who will dig up a tab
let on Babylonian farm relief.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15
ar Is
RRecovered

received at the
this morning to the
Btar touring car, be-
Z property of Storey
willie, was found a
al Heights. The ma
arently been stolen
3loned when it ceased
operly.
is jhlso filed at the
t/fhat a Cadillac Sc
1os Angeles, was be-
been brought into the
Ies. The machine was
bearing the license
Reward of $50 has
br its recovery.
ey saws he III quit
n as he gets married
e, maybe SO.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15
Answers

ANSWSTS
!. The Seventieth. -
2. A Farm Relief Bill.
2. He has heen opposed to il.
I. Debt Settlement
5. The Philippine Islands.
G. Flood Relief.
:. Speaker Nicholas Longworth
9. The presidential elections.
Q. Democratic.
10. Resident Commissioners.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15
COTTON MARKET

Nv United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK, Aug, l5.--The cot
ton market closed Al to 81 points
hiuhpr SnOts unQuOted
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15

graffic Counts.
II Brawley and Miss
OF Jasper Were tick
traffic officers for
iolations over the
suma wat going a
according TO Patrol
nd was notified TO
Judge Mayfield. Miss
car equipped with a
Hunter charged in
hnd she was unable
klstratiOn certificate
Aes was also notified
ayfield IA visit.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15

nv United Press Leased Wire
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. l5.-The
cotton market closed steady.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15
adv
Bteve'o 0.

hitting. Harry Alex
Stargas found that
to air their friendly
ic. The two were
fatrolmcn McCa aslii,
following an argu
front of the Air
ffice yesterday and
INilty to charges of
b face when arraign
Perkins this morn
fines Of $40. They
sed by police under
ing their arrests.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15
RVS BRIEFS
From City and Comfy
vs. Stolen

cyS SCoien-L. =.
ducts a ranch near
at police head
his morning that Il
Us had been stolen
.ii THAI the thieves
".t!l about 100
p"lice turned the
to the sheriff 5 of
ssatlon.
s1. Der:sist. Es
Hist. Davis Bldg
Ppointment. Phone
adv
Olen-Several auto
Fported stolen from
Angeles over the
d. touring car bear
license, { 6l340, was
Y from una. The
property of Mrs. l..
Los Angeles cars
Missing through the
They reported the
sief 1926 roadster.
T., Chevrolet tour
license l 29s 66s .
)lpe, 27 model. No
gwen. Rewards are
nation leading to
4 the Los Angeles
Park Hotel 1859
iego, A good place
class location. adv
Dnnk Paul . Lem
?. Pickwiek Stages
adv
ivfng Charge. Raj
s locked up at the
morning. Valencia
turday night on the
y when the patrol
using the ma ioritv
his effort to drive
'ren Calexico and
morning the prisoner
10 a charge of reck
en- arraigned before
He was sentenced to
90 or spend DO DAYS
not furnish the
delivered into the
sheriff.
H- Edgar Br.s. Real
TO, Cal. 6Os Main ~.
adv
fsBty Shoppe. Open
bone as3.
5 cod All
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15

%. Edgar Bros. Rea,
%, Cal. COS Main si
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15

sBty Shoppe. Open
hone ss3.
5 cod A3l
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15

h- Edgar Br"s. Real
TO, Cal. 5Os Main ~
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15

Park Hotel. 1859
Piego, A good place
class location. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15

! Drnk Paul . Lem
,. Pickwiek Stages
adv
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-28

ranks seventh with an average of
2.69. Alice Love is eighth in order
with an average of 2.7, and George
Dave follows with 275.
The balance of the group rank in
the following order: Levin Osell,
2.79; Wiley Langston, 2.S6; Marion
Hammill, 81 Paul Taylor, 9.19; Ruby
Hilburn, 80; Herbert Bishop, "a, and
Howard Wittig, 4.3.
Eleven of the 16 students had an
average better than 3, but the five
students whose averages fell below
brought down the general average
of the group slightly lower than 8.
The Douglas contingent of the
state institution has jumped from
18th place five years ago to fourth
place at the present time. The pres
ent group is not apt to increase the
present rating of the local school
for next year, as the three previous
groups had averages of 2.67, 2.7S and
2.66.
The second semester grades will be
figured in the ratings for the presi-
dents cup.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-28
GIN AND JEALOUSY ACCOUNTS
FOR ANOTHER MOVIE MURDER

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, April 27 QP,
defective Captain Slaughter, in
charge of Hollywood police head
quarters, declared investigation
had Indicated that gin and jealousy
had caused Sarah <errick, screen
''dOuble," to shoot and kill her
husband, Tom IIerricI1, film player
of western roles. at their home
early today.
Captain Slaughter said that Mrs.
Kerrick would be booked on n
charge of suspicion of manSIaugh-
ter and that Che grand jury wOuId
be asked for indictments.
The detective captain declared
reports indicated the shooting
cIimaXed one of HOIIywOOd'S wild
est parties at which six film actors
and extras indulged in night-IOng
drinking. The others at the party
in KerTicI<'S home who are in DO-
lice custody are Henry Isabel; his
wife. Anita; Joe Hunt, and Miss
Iris Burns.
According to "A statement made
to detectives by Mrs. Isabel, who
iS known ON the Green as Anita
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-28

Davis, Mrs. Kerrick became Jealous
of Miss Burns. The two women
were engaged in "a fight, Slaughter
said and Mrs. Kerrick borrowed "a
revolver owned by Hunt. He said
she was declared by Mrs. Isabel
to have fired one shot which went
through the breakfast nook table
and then through IsabelI's trousers
leg ana that the second shot struck
kerrick i'm the chest. He died i'm
a few minutes.
The shooting occurred at
o'clock this morning while all were
gathered about the table for "a
light meal. Police found the re-
VOIver with two discharged shells
under the table.
Creil Kellogg, another actor Iiv-
ing nearby. told the police that
Isabel ran to his home shouting
that "Sarah just killed Tom" Isa-
bell and Miss Burns fled after the
shooting but were arrested after
considerable searching.
BESIDES the grand jury hearing "a
cOrcner's inqmeSt will he held to-
morrow.