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Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27
Testimony Too
Much For Woman

LOS ANGELES, June 81. W.R
The story of the shattering of her
first marriage caused Mrs. Harry
Lanpdon, row the wife of the screen
comedian, to break down at the trial
today of the suit to force Langdon
TO make payment on notes in the
amount of 81 800.
In the middle of the testimony
of her first husband, Thomas j.
o 'Bricn, who received the notes III
an out of court settlement on an
alienation of affections suit he
brought against Langdon, Mrs
Langdon ran from the courtroom
in tears.
O'Rrien, at the time, was explain
ing the writing of notes to her just
after she left him and before she
married the screen comedian.
81 wrote those letters" 0 'Brien
said, "because / did not want to be-
lieve all that / had heard about my
wife and Mr.. Langdon. l thought
perhaps when she read them she
might feel sorry and come back 10
me. -
The letters referred to O'Brien IS
crushed love-
Mrs. LangdOn composed herself
and returned to the courtroom in
time to hear 0 'Brien describing how
he divorced her on the charge OF
cruelty.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27

Here's a simple way to get rid of
that corporation and quickly feel IN
both body and mind the joy of llv'
ing
It's the safe way, too--for very
day you continue this easy method
of losing unwantcd and unnecded
flesh you'll gain in energy, visor
and endurance.
Nine times in ten obesity means
inactivity-It means that your blood
is starving for the six vital salts
your enternal organs need to keep
you youthful, active, ambitious and
keen in mind.
When you take one half teaspoon
ful of Kurschen Salts every morning
in glass Of hot OF cold water y1'i
get these six vital ras.s which mod
ern foods and cooking do not sup
ply.
Start taking Krusehen Salts
that s the common-sencc way to re-
ducc-but don It take them with the
idea that they possess reducing quail
tiles in themselves.
This is what they do-they clean
,ut the impurities in your blood by
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27
Librarians Hear
College Leader

LOS ANGELES, June 27. W.R)-
Delegates to the fifty-second annual
convention of the American Ii
brarv Association at the Biltmorc
Hotel here today, heard Robert q.
Sproul, president-clect of the Uni
versitv of California.
One group attended the dedica-
ton Of the new 100000 Palos YER
des public library and art gallery.
Sproul spoke on "the place OF the
library in higher education" and
Levering Tyson who is field rep
resentative of the American Asso-
citation for adult education dis
cussed aspects of adult education.
Leading librarians spoke at the
Palos Verdes dedication and the
principal address was made by An
drew Keough, librarian of Yale
University and president of the
national association.
Technical questions were also
discussed and merger with the
League of Library Commissioners
was under consideration.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27
Methodist Laymen
Hold Conference

LONG BEACH, June q. WH-
The annual conference of Southern
California Mcthodists here was
given over today to the Mems Bro
thorhood and an outline of its work
in and out of the church.
+. A. Powell, Hollywood, presi
dent of the brotherhood, was III
charge of the session and will pre-
side tonight at the annual banquet
when new Officers will be elected
Speakers today included DR.. J. NJ
Miller, Portcrville, DR.. Will A. Belts
Arizona superintendent, and Vern
Stanfield, San Diego superintend
cnt.
The annual appointments of min
istcrs will be annouced Monday
morning by Bishop Charles Wcs
ley Burns of San Francisco, head OF
the conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27
Navy Dirigine Is
Riding Out Storm,

LAKEHURST, N. j., June 81.
W.R-The navy dirigiblc Los An
gcles reported by radio. to the naval
air station today that it was cruis-
ing safely $50 miles off the New
Jersey coast and expected to return
about noon to its hangar.
The dirigible returned to the air
station at 1880 p. m. last night az
ter an all day cruise over New
York state. carrying a crew of 81
men and 12 officers, under COM
mand of Lieut.. Commander Vincent
A. Clarke, but was prevented from
landing by sudden and terrific
thunder storm. 1t turned away to
ride out the storm.
At the station here officers were
confident that it would be properly
manuevered ont of, the storm area.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27
Rotarians Enjoy
Talk On Sales

III Centre Eotarians heard an in
teresting talk on salesmanship at the
regular meeting yesterday, Barney
Burke OF the Holtville lee Company
being the speaker.
He outlined some of the qualifica-
tions necessary for successful sales
men, emphasizing integrity as 4
fundamental.
!. Considerable amusement was
cards on which the Rotarians were
asked to rate the percentage of vari-
Gus qualifications accorded to mem
hers Of the club. Each member had
the card of some other Rotarian and
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27

the ratings accorded were not very
good, to place it mildly.
A double quartctte OF youngsters
from the Elko Colored Orphan
Asylum in Elko. Alabama, gave IL
splendid program of negro spirituals
and other popular numbers. The
Youngsters sang exceptionally we.
and showed the result of caref,
training and supervision.
kilograms from w. S. Fawcett,
John NJ Kepley and Howard p.
Never, who are attending the con
vention of Rotary international in
Chicago. indicated that none of the
local trio had as yet succumbcd to
the favoritc toy of Chicago mhabi-
tants-thc machine gun.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27
Mexicans Talking
Of Long Air Hop

MEX1CO CITY, June 81. U.P)-
\ one-stop trans Pacific airplane
flight from Mcxicali, Mexico, to
Japan, was being planned today by
three Mexican civilian aviators.
The aviators, Jose Franco, Rafael
Martinez Male and Alberto Figu-
eroa, refused to abandon their
plans even after President Pasqual
Crtiz Rubio declined to be their
patron. The President is opposed
to transocean flights.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27

tho State Bar of California, suspend
ed for payment of 1923 anu
1929 dues, was placed ON file Ill the
county clerk s office.
4. f. Mello filed his demurrer to
the complaint of kittie NandemarS,
in which it is alleged that said com
piaint does not state facts sufflclcl
to constitute cause for action.
The answer of r. Samaha to the
complaint .>of Samuel Goldstein
denies that between August 10, 1929,
and October II, the plaintiff sold
and delivered to the defendanS
goods to the value of $549.l2.
Mcssrs. Stearns, Luce and For
ward, San Diego. attorneys for Wi
ley Watson, A. Giraudo, ct al, filed
a notice of appeal from the decision
given in superior court of Imperial
county in favor of A. W. and B. A.
Reeves, June ).
Philomcna Tabaning filed he
complaint for divorce against Auto
MO Tabaniag, charging that the de
fendant abused, cursed and struck
her. They were married in San Bcr
nardino, June 27, 1927, and scparat
ed March l6, 1880.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27
Stolen Property
To Be Returned

VIM. Voorting was found guilty
of petty theft in Judge Mayfield $
court this morning and was sentenc-
ed to spend 80 days in the county
Jail, which sentence was suspended
however, on condition that the ar
ticlcs alleged to have been stolen
should be returned.
The complaint was laid against
Voorting by j. T. Labruc herie, who
accused him of stealing quantity
of fencing wire and lumber from
n ranch which had been leased to
him.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27

DR.. A. B. Arnold, foot specialist
is at Hotel Balboa for a few days.
Phone $40. 26tf
Pure lemonade ace cold at Paurs
Sc glass. Pickwick Stages.
Permanent Wave $3.50. Ruth's
Marcel Shop, 4th and Wenslcy. adv
or. A. B. Hanson, Dentist, DAVIS
Bldg. Extraction specialist. adv
Roofirg-22 yrs IN valley-Hart-
zell, the roofcr-Phonc 251W. II
Roofing. Let us Tx that roof be-
fore Observation-Disclosures Roof
er-Phone 251W. TT
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27
Doings About
Court House

A marriage license was issued
Yesterday to Oran T. Cosand, 2S, of
Imperial, and Florence Hart, 20,
Holtville.
Augusta Day filed her complaint
for divorce against William Day,
Yesterday, in which the defendant
is charged with having neglected to
provide the common necessacities of
life for the plaintiff. They married
in Panama, Canal Zone, August 80,
1919, and separated September 10,
1929.
The amended complaint of Ivan
X. Bean against E. c. Doolittle, ct
al, asks Judgment for $1,216.Sl,
with interest and costs of the ac-
ton.
Helen G. Belshc filed an answer
to the complaint of Frank +. Faust
in which it is admitted that the de-
fendant is the duly appointed adj
ministratrix of the estate of G. E.
Brannan, deceased, and that the de-
fendant in her representative capac
ity claims some interest in certain
real property described in the COM
plant but has not sufficient infor-
nation to enable her TO answer any
of the other things alleged in the
complaint.
\ complaint was filed by j. W.
Dearinger against Frank Eikel
which states that on January 9,
1920. plaintiff and defendant en-
tered into an agreement by which
the plaintiff was to furnish about
800 acres of land near Brawlcy for
the 1880 melon season and defendant
agreed to pay this plaintiff $40 per
acre for plowing and preparing this
land and he also agreed that when
the melons should be planted, each
of the parties should share alike the
cost of caring for them, also pick
ing, packing and marketing these
melons. The complaint alleges that
the plaintiff fulfilled his share of
the agreement but that the defend
ant has not paid all of his share of
the expenses. Judgment is asked
for $o70o.70, the amount still owing
from the defendant, and costs of the
action.
An order signed by Judge Fin.
ncy decreed that w. ii. Tinsley
should pay Eliza Tinsley, S45 per
month; attorneys fees and that
their minor children must not be
removed from Imperial County
| during the pcndcncy of the divorce
action brought in superior court.
Gertrude Il. Allen filed her an
swer to the complaint of L. Il.
Allen, denying the allegations CON
tanned in said complaint.
Judge Finncy signed an order
that John y. Ncvills should render
to Ida +. Akin, .executrix of the
last will of Jerome Akin, deceased,
an account of all partnership mat
ters between him and deccdent.
/ A marriage license was issued az
the court house this morning to Pom
ciano Catano, 81, and Paulina
Palanco, 40, both of Brawlcy.
\ copy of the list of members o.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27
Friday, June q, 1890
Electric 1awn mower sharpening.
Phone 252. DIR. Fix-ft Shop. Str

Held For Investigation Kirk
Cannon, %, arrested in Holtvillc
Yesterday and is booked at the
county Jail on charge of dcfraud-
tng an innkeeper. He will be ar
ralgned on this charge probably
tomorrow.
Thinking Of bu1id1ng7 Let me
explain how you can own or mod.
ernize You. own home. Call 493
after 6. p. m. loft
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27

Judge Finney signed an ordc,
that John n. Ncvills should rende,
to Ida r. Akin, .executrix of the
last will of Jerome Akin, deceased
an account of all partnership mat
ters between him and deccdent.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27

A marriage license was issued al
the court house this morning to Pom,
ciano Catano, 81, and Paulina
Palanco, 40, both of Brawlcy.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27

Gertrude Il. Allen filed her an
swer to the complaint of L. r..
Allen, denying the allegations CON
tanned in said complaint.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27

A copy of the list of members %
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-27

An order signed by Judge Fin,
ney decreed that w. ii. Tinsley
should pay Eliza Tinsley, S45 per
month; attorneys fees and that
their minor children must not be
removed from Imperial County
during the pondcncy of the divorce
action brought in superior court.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
Conductor Retires So
He Can Take Long Trip

Lakewood, Ohio.-Richard Filley,
sixty-seven, is enjoying his first ex-
tended vacation in 30 years. Filley
recently closed his thirtieth year as
passenger conductor for the Big -Four,
railroad.
The veteran railroad man can re-
member lot of interesting Incidents
connected with the railroad. He re-
calls when the passenger service was
suspended during President Garfield's
funeral in 1881. Thousands Of people
were conveyed in coal cars, he relates.
He also remembers unloading pas
sengers on the roof Of the station in
Dayton, Ohio. during the flood in 1913
and living atop the station for four
days with his passengers. He swami
to the station restaurant for bread
and apples, their only food, he says.
"It's odd" he said "but man
works all his life and Hardly realizes
the job keeps him from doing some
things he has always wanted to do.
want to hoe my garden and 60 to-
ball galnes. l also want to make 1t
trip to the West coast. to Portland,
and I'm going to do that now"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
Miner, Don Iron Hats as
Protection From Roc.s

Hazleton. Pa.-Miners in this re-
gion are wearing helmets So that fall
ing rock and slate will not bend their
skulls.
The Reading company is selling iron
hats, reminiscent of the World war
headgear. for $1.75, and the miners
are buying them up. They also are
wearing iron-tipped shoes, so that
loose Stag will not injure their feet.
1t is believed that eventually the,
idea Of wearing armor will save the.
miners from losing many working
days and that every man will be out
fitted with protective clothes.
Safety lamps, battery operated de.
tonators for blasts, and other devices
for eliminating some Of the many min
ing hazards have come to the coal
regions in the past and are now in
general use throughout the region.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
THE MARKETS
Portland

Wheat - Big Bend bluestem, Sic;
soft white, western white, 69c; hard
winter. northern spring, western red,
&C.
Hay-Buying price. (. o. b. Portland:
Alfalfa, $1S@1S.50; valley timothy.
$3.50; eastern Oregon timothy, 500
$40; clover, IA; oat hay, $14; oats and
vetch, $13.5O@14.
Butterfat-2S@30c.
s-Ranch, 10000.
Cattle Steers, good. $S@S5O.
Hogs-Good to choice, S9@9.25.
Lambs-Good to choice, $6.5007.00.
Seattle
Wheat-Soft white, western white,
northern spring, hard winter, western
red, zoe; bluestem, 79c.
Eggs-Ranch, 22@3Sc.
Butterfat-33c.
Cattle-Choice steers, $7.25@S25.
Hogs-Good to choice, $9@925.
Lambs-Choice, S5.50@6.50.
Spokane
Cattle-Steers, good, s7@7.25.
Hogs-Good to choice. $S.75@S.S5.
Lambs---Meiium to good,S5Q6
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
ALASKAN HEROINE
Will Be H0N0RED
Plan Statue of Angel of the
Gold Rush Days.

Seattle.-Loved by the hardy Alas
kan prospectors and gamblers as one
woman who remained pure and white
as the snow" during the gold rush
days Of '97 and 1913, Mollie Bell will
live again when her friends erect q
bronze statue, of her at Skagway,
Alaska.
The laughing eyed Irish lass, hon
ored by all on the trail and in camp,
was the belle Of the North. She was
comrade and tender-hearted pal to
the unkempt men who plunged into
the wilderness to seek their fortunes.
Wooed and Lost.
One of her closest friends was
Packer Jack" Newman, who wooed
and lost her. He has had a bronze
image of the famed Alaska belle mold
ed for pedestal to be placed in
Skagway park dedicated to her MEM
DRY.
Far different than the dance-hall
girls, Mollie Bell was the angel Of the
camps, and her name is still spoken
In hushed reverence by the old-timers.
It was she who cared for the sick and
friendless, who grubstaked prospec-
tors, who lent a helping hand wher-
ever she could.
Mollie went North while she was in
her early twenties and opened a grub
shack near Lake Bennett. "Packer
Jack" met her first when he stumbled
into her tent one night suffering from
a frozen hand. She administered aid
to him as she had to others, and a
romance began.
Married Another.
"Packer jack became bit too
sure Of himself, however, and when
Mike Bartlett began showering atten-
ton on Mollie, Pack ordered her to
forbid Bartlett entrance to her grub
tent. Mollie married Bartlett.
Mollie gradually drifted away from
her direct contact with the trail, and
in 1902 she was living in Seattle with
her husband. Her brief life ended In
October Of that year when she was
shot and killed. Bartlett was acquit-
ted Of her murder when adjudged tenn
porarily insane.
Now Mollie's going back to Alaska
to take her rightful place on the
Skagway trail, perpetual reminder
that there was at least one girl of the
trails who was not "dance-hall LOU
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
Marble Totem Poles
Now Carved for Alaskans

Wrangell, Alaska Indian totems
for centuries were carved from cedar
trees, but with prosperity evident ALI
around several tribes are employing
white men with electric tools to cut
such historical data in marble and
granite.
BY the use Of the harder material
and finer tools modern stone workers
are able to write the tribal histories
in one-tenth the space utilized by the
old native carvers.
These miniature marble totems are
for use only in tribal burial places.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12


TITS singing, with praise Of God
II you praise God and sing not,
You utter no carol.
If you sing and prase not God,
You utter no cars.
If you praise anything which does not
appertain
To the praise of God,
Though in singing, you praise,
You utter no CAROL"
1t is a curious fact that the singing
of carols, like many of our other
Christmas customs, owes something to
a pagan as we'll as Christian origin.
The early church found that all pagan
religions celebrated the birth Of new
year. The Druids gathered mtstletoe
on what is our day Of Christmas, the
Romans held their saturnalia, the
Persians held agricultural ceremonies,
as did the Chinese.
Theophilus, bishop Of Caesarea,
toward the middle Of the Second CEN
fury, recommended "the observance of
the birthday Of our Lord on what day
soever the 25th of December shall
happen" There follows definite
statement that the first official carol
was Gloria in Excelsis Deo'' and the
year in which it was sung on the new
date was 129 A. d. Thus the church
was able to profit from the mood Of
merriment created by the pagans. The
spirit of JOY from many religions was
merged into that Of one.
Many high churchmen in the ancient
times opposed the introduction Of song
into the solemn moments.
No power, however, could stem the
tide of innocent song which had in
vaded religious observance The first
crusade preached by Urban in 1895
gave impetus to the troubadour move
ment and the holidays for five cen
turtles were to resound with the songs
of their inspiration. BY 1900 carol
singing was widespread in Europe and
was being introduced into England.
In the England of today wandering
bands of Ministries or waits" pre-
serve the old customs by going from
house to house piping Christmas tunes
on reed instruments and singing
carols. It may be this that they sing I:
"Wassail, wassail to our town!
The bowl is white, and the ale is
brown;
The bowl is made of the rosemary tree,
And so is the ale, Of the good barlee.
Little maid, little maid, tirl the pin |!
Open the door, and let us come in!"
Or they may lift up their voices in
this equally old carol:
"Here us comes wassailing, under
the holly green,
Here us comes wandering so merry
to be seen,
Good luck good Master Hodgin, and
kind Mistress also,
And all the little children that round
the table go!
Your pockets full of money, your cup
boards full of good cheer,
A merry Christmas, Guizzards, and a
Happy New Year"
The poor women and children also
sing carols on the streets and are
given cakes by those who listen. Some
of the carol singers carry peaked Ian.
terms to light them on their way. The
bringing in of the Yule log In Eng
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12

land was the occasion Of Joyous
ceremony and the singing Of merry
songs, such as the "Boar's Head"
carol, still sung at Oxford at Christ
mas which goes as follows:
1.-THE boar's head in hand bear I
Bedeckt with bays and rosemary;
And pray you, my masters, be merry.
Quot estis in convfvio
Caput april defero
Reddens laudes Domino!
sour steward hath provided this
In honor of the King Of Bliss,
Which on this day to be served is,
In Reginensi Atrio
Caput april defero
Reddens laudes Domino!"
Almost every land has Its own
Christmas carols. They are called
Wiegenlieder or Kristlieder in Ger
many, Noels in France, and carols in
England. In Russia the ancient
Kolyada songs, once sung to pagan
gods, now dedicated, to the Christian
saints, are sung about the streets.
1t is to Austria, however, that we
are indebted for one of our best
known of all Christmas songs. For
"Silent Night had it's origin in a
simple pre- Christmas party to which
young priest, Joseph Mohr, was in
vited in Oberndorf, near Salisbury
the custom shortly before Christmas
for wandering comedians from the
nearby village of Laufen to give
crude representations of the Christ
mas story as recounted in the Bible.
A shipowner named Maier invited
Joseph Mohr, young assistant priest
who had recently come to the village
from Salzburg, to be his guest at a
little party. AS a special surprise for
the priest, Maier arranged for the
comedians from Laufen to stage their
festival play at his home.
The thoughtful hospitality of the
Maier couple and the touching sim
plicity of Ne festival play SO stirred
the young priest that instead of going
straightway home he climbed the So
called "Totenbarg" (mountain of the
dead), overlooking Oberndorf, and
stood there in silent meditation.
The silence Of the night, the blink
ing of the stars, the murmur of the
Salzach river all inspired him. Quickly
he descended to his parish house, and
late that night the words to "Stille
Nacht" were written.
The next day he hurried to his
chum and co-worker, Franz Gruber,
village organist and school teacher.
He requested his friend to write the
music for his song. Happy at this
opportunity, Gruber composed the
melody that is known perhaps to more
people than any other single melody.
Christmas eve of 1918 came and the
priest and the teacher were ready to
offer the song for the first time. I'm
fortunately the organ of ST.. Nicola
was out of commission that night. For
a moment 1t seemed as though the
congregation were to be cheated out
of this unique premiere. But Gruber
ran back to his home and got his gut
tar. TO it's accompaniment Mohr and
Gruber then sang "Stille Nacht" for
the first time as duet
"a by Western Newspaper Unionl
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-12-12
Bov Heads Girls Club

North Wilmot, N. H.-The president
of the Happy Hillside club. an or
ganization of local girls, is thirteen
year-old-boy. Sidney Sargent. He in
sisted on joining the club, devoted
mostly to needle work, as the only
male member four years ago and be-
.me so popular that he recently was
ec,ed head of the organization.