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Like a moth, she ran from window to door and door to window. Like moth she searched the room for something-an -anything-with h which to pick the lock. She hammered on the door and called At last, she pulled down a picture and made loop of the wire.
 She was still working at the lock when the clock struck four and she heard distant movement in the house. Again she knocked and called. She was dishevelled, sob- bing to herself, shaking with rage and fear. No one answered her and she worked at the lock again.
 It yielded unexpectedly. She tore the door open, sped across the hall and came face to face with Doctor Lytton and Nurse Casey. At sight of them she cried aloud.
 MT. Grannock? Oh, how-what has happened to MT. Grannock?"
 The doctor looked at her as she herself might look upon some loath- some reptile.
 you'd better get to your room. I'll deal with you later Nurse Casey, get a call through to Dr. Russell We shall have to tell him that the night nurse deserted her post and MT. Grannock's sight is practically gone"
 Copyright, 1880, by Roy Vickers)
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Chapter 4

THE DARKNESS CLOSES IN
 As the old clock in the hall strucl, midnight. the study door opened. Nurse Casey rose and went softly forward to meet Nurse Ellesmore. Together they stood by the heavily
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was terribly rundown, badly con stipated and felt like just about all the strength I had was leaving me. Ten bottles of Sargon over- came all my troubles, built me up and strengthened me and has ac- tually been worth it's weight in gold.
 "Sargon Pills didn't gripe or up- set me in the least, but gave me the most satisfactory results of any laxative I ever used."-Wm Hafer, retired capitalist, $40 Gib- son St., Portland, Oregon.
 Butler Mauro Drug Co.,, Agents
 adv
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Injured Woman Asks $4,000

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept. 49,
Suit asking $4,000 damages has
been filed against the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois railroad by Sue Will
liams, beauty shop proprietor. She
was injured when an engine struck
an empty coal car near which she
was standing. She alleges that her
business suffered loss while she
was confined in hospital.
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SLAIN IN BEER WAR
Cleveland BootIegger Shot
to Death in Flat.

bu UWea PFeSS
CLEVELAND, Sept. 19.-victor
Lehto IS, proprietor of a west side
beer flat. was shot to death as he
sat drinking beer with three guests
early today.
One Of the guests, Nick Jeracka,
told police they were sitting around
table when a man suddenly en-
tered from a rear room and opened
fire. Lehto died almost instantly.
Police. inclined to the belief that
the murder was the result of a boot
lge feud, arrested two men, one said
to be the operator of rival speak
easy in the neighborhood. The three
with witnesses, also were held for
questioning.
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700 AT |. A. C. FETE
Drive Is Opened for Men,
berShip of 1000.

Drive of the Indianapolis Ath-
letic Club for membership of 1000
continued today with fresh impetus
derived from the first of a series
of good fellowship dinners, attended
by TOO members.
The same principles of co-opera-
ton and friendliness that strengthen
his championship football elevens is
vital to the power of any organiza-
ton, business or club, Knute K.
Rockne, Notre Dame university di-
rector of athletics. told I. A. c..
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hospital here. She Is not expected
to live.
Gamble was taken into custody
by local police and is being held for
Maryland authorities. His wife has
not been arrested.
According to the police Gamble
took Mrs. Davis riding and returned
about a. M, stopping in front of
his home.
Mrs. Gamble is said TO have dis
covered them and, coming out of
the house with 32-caliber auto
matte pistol in her hand, fired point
blank at Mrs. Davis.
The bullet went through her
brain.
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members at the dinner Thursday
night.
Fred E. Barrett declared the drive
had gained great Roadway, with 226
new members reported.
Walter E. Pittsford was toast
master. and short talks were made
by P. G. Reilly, I. A. G. president;
Governor Harry G. Leslie, Judge
James E. Deery, Theodore E. Myers,
Dick Miller, Meredith Nicholson,
Roy E. Adams and Frederick E.
MatSOn.
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Prisoner Sued for D.vorce

NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Sept. 49,
Mrs. Elnora Ogle has applied for a
divorce from Ova Ogle. Her only
allegation is that he was convicted
of making liquor Ogle was one of
twelve men arrested here several
weeks ago in a raid by federal pro-
hibition agents, and now is serving
a term at the state penal farm.
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GIRL, SHOT BY
JEALOUS Wife,
MAY LOSE LIFE
Husband Takes Woman for
Ride; Mate Opens Fire
on Return.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-Mrs.
Elsie Davis. %, was brought to a
local hospital today from Laplata,
Md, near here, in a critical condi-
ton from a pistol wound in the
head, said by police to have been in
f1icted by the jealous wife of a man
with whom she was out riding on
Thursday night.
Joseph Gamble, 80, the husband.
brought the young woman to the
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NEW RACKET EXPOSED
Man Posed as Honeymooner and
Wed for Cash, Police Say.

81 GNitfd Press
TACOMA, Wash, Sept. 19-George
Graham, arrested here, was charged
with working new racket"
Police said he learned names Of
eastern honeymoonerS coming to
the northwest, wrote himself letters
addressed to the groonls, wired the
groons' fathers for money and then
identified himself as a newlywed
with the letter.
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The timepiece of Louis XIV of
France was so small that it was set
in one of his finger rings.
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In the Middle Ages the seal on
documents of great Importance
contained three hairs from the
sovereign's beard, as q sign that
Cerned.
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Great BRITAIN
TO ABOLISH ITS
SPEED LIMITS
Mere Severe Penalties to Be
Provided Against ReCk-
less Driving.

BIZ Tinted Press
LONDON. Sept 19.-Great Britain
IS abolishing her twenty-mile-an-
hour speed limit on Jan. /. 1881, but
motorists who thereafter may step
on it" as much as they like, aren't
rejoicing.
Some hailed the news jubilantly
when it first was announced. Since,
even the most optimistic motor car
owners who have digested the pro-
visions Of the new road traffic act
agree the new regulations are not
conducive to celebrating motorists
Emancipation day.
Under the present conditions few
arrests. as compared with the year
~ ~ in the United States, are
mats in England. There are no
speed cops to order one to the
C and hand him a few sarcastic
remarks about De Palma being a
piker and ticket to report in
court.
Caution Is Required
Little attention is paid to the
motorists whose speedometers click
thirty miles an hour or thereabouts
rs long as they arc not considered
to be driving dangerously.
This. leading automobile officials
point out, Is one of the many prob
lens in connection with the new
regulations, that is worrying the car
driver.
Whereas in the past, twenty miles
an hour was recognized as not be-
ing within the dangerous limits,
after Jan. 1, this question will be in
the hands Of the policeman and his
witnesses. A car may be creeping
along at five miles an hour and still
the driver is liable to arrest.
Penalty to Be Greater
In addition. there are heavier
penalties for dangerous driving
than for speeding and it is expected
under the new highway code the
penalty will be made even greater.
The average speeder here is fined
$40 as long as he has not committed
other traffic violations whereas a
dangerous driver may be sent to Jail.
Great Britain's millions Of motor
lists will make the acquaintance of
the most feared and "hard-boiled"
of Americas police-the speed
cop force of men Is being
trained to keep drivers within the
new regulations.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
CHAMBERS WILL
MEET ON FRIDAY
AT CALIPATRlA

The Calipatria Chamber of Com
merce will be the host to the As
sociated Chambers of Commerce Of
Imperial County at the regular As
sociated meeting Friday evening,
January 2. The executive session
will be held at 6:l5 at the high
school. with the general meeting
and unusual dinner following at 7
o'clock.
Charles P. Bayer, field secretary
of the Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce, will be the principal
speaker Of the evening. and will
talk on the Business Situation and
Financial Outlook of the United
States for 1881" Bayer has just re-
Gently returned from q trip cover
ing $4,000 miles, which was taken
for the purpose of investigating the
business conditions and prospects
of the country for the coming year.
The Calipatria chamber has ar
ranged an excellent musical pro-
gram and entertainment.
There will be a number of mat
tiers Of great Importance taken up
az this meeting, and it is urged that
all persons possible should attend.
President Whitelaw of the local
chamber of commerce says Calipa-
tria is invariably good host and
those El Centro folk who attend this
meeting will find much that is
worth while in the program and in
the talks.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
Just Imagine
Is Novel Film

Something different and original
in comedy is presented in Just I'M
agine." the picture of the future,
which opened last night at Fox I'M
perial Theatre and will be shown tor
the last two times tonight.
Much of the fun centers around
FL Brendel, the Swedish comedian,
whom science restores to life in 1890
after he has been dead so years.
His adventures in an entirely new
ard systematized world form the
background for numerous humorous
incidents.
Just Imagine" leaves much to the
imagination, but it Is tuneful. with
a couple of sure-fire song hits, its
technical scenes are unusually In
teresting and what little plot there
is TO it seems to be just enough and
not too much. 1t is picture nine
ou. of 10 fans will thoroughly en-
JOY.
Seats are now being reserved for
the New Year Midnight Frolic
starring Marie Dressler and Wal
lace Beery in Min and Bill" which
will be shown at that performance
only. Manager Norris has arranged
for number of other entertaining
attractions and indicates the New
Years party will be a lively affair.
All seats will be reserved. and
those desiring TO attend are advised
to order their seats in advance.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
LAW APPOINTS
new STAFF FOR
CLERKS OFFICE

Edward H. Law, county clerk
elect, today announced his appoint
ments of deputies to take office
January S, when all new county Of
ficers will assume their duties.
Roy L. Wood, now official Span
ish interpreter at the county court
house, will be chief deputy under
the county clerk. Wood is now in
Los Angeles. Before leaving he an
nounced his intention Of working
in the county clerks office there to
learn the routine Of business trans
actions in that office.
Two of the present deputies will
hold their positions. They are Mrs.
Margaret Ann Christian. clerk in
Judge Vaughn Thompson's depart
ment OF the superior court, and
Mrs. G. 0. Kenyon, office clerk.
Wallace McClelland. at present a
deputy sheriff III the civil depart
n,ent of the sheriffs office, will be
clerk in Judge A. c. FinneyS branch
of the superior court. He will take
the place OF Emile Y. lie Veque,
who. in turn. has been appointed
Spanish interpreter for Imperial
county by Judges Finney and
Thompson.
Mrs. Oscar Pimberton Will assume
the duties of clerk in charge Of the
records of the county ooaro oi Su-
pervisors.
Law said today that lie is con-
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
Schools OF City
Badly Congested

City elementary schools are
crowded to capacity according to B.
M. Gruwell. district superintendent.
who reports that rs new children
entered the schools yesterday in
spite of the fact that the new SEM
ester does not begin until the latte!
par OF January.
He states that every room and
every building is crowded and tha'
he has had to employ one new
teacher in Mckinley to take care
of the overflow from the second
and third grades. Miss Dorothy
Hoover, last year connected with
the Jasper school. is the new teach
er, and the Mckinley kindergarten
has had to move into the school
cottage to make room for this new
grade.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
Head Of Schools
Retains Staff

c. B. Collins of Holtville, county
superintendent OF schools-elect, who
will take office on January 5, has
announced his office force.
H. c. Coe, retiring superintend-
ent Of schools, will act as super
visor Of attendance: Mrs. Laura x
Tyler will continue in her present
office Of supervisor of rural schools
and Miss Josephine Douglas. pres
ent assistant supervisor, will also
continue in that capacity, while
Mrs. ]. Keyes Mitchell and Miss
Margaret Giles, will keep their re-
spective position as chief deputy
and office deputy.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
Youths Break
Out OF Jail

SANTA ROSA, Calf, Dec. 80
U.P)-Stanley Hogue, II, San Jose
and Robert Christie, 16, Petalilma
held as parole yiolators for the
Whittier reform school, escaped
from the county Jail here today.
The youths were arrested last
week in Petaluma. They were be-
ing held here for Whittier autl.ori-
ties.
Herbert Good, II, Pasadena, held
for car theft. was in the cell with
Hogue and Christie, bat refused to
escape with them. y am in enough
trouble already" he said.
Iron bars torn trou bunks wele
used in digging q hole IN the cell
ing and after gaining the roof the
boys slid down a wateypipe to the
ground.
An automobile, stoloa this morn
i.:g, was found near 2etalldua, out
CT gas. II is assun I'd that IIogue
and Christie took the car.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
Cattle Feeding
Results In Suit

Seeking $1,000 damages and the
return of 20 dairy cattle, or $500
as their value. Albert A. Campbell
today filed a civil suit against John
Studer.
Studer took the cattle, stated
Campbell in his complaint. under
an agreement to pasture them on
green feed, but instead penned them
in corral and fed them dry feed.
AS a result, claimed the plaintiff
the COWS furnished less milk and
butterfat.
Campbell asserted that he had
offered 10 pay for the dry feed fur
nished by Studer, but had refused
to pay $3.50 a month for each COW,
since the defendant had not lived
up TO his agreement.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
Farm Bureau To
Aid StOckmen

Edison Able, attorney for the law
and utility department of the Cal
ifornia Farm Bureau federation, In
Il letter received today by Scott B.
Foulds, secretary manager Of the
local farm bureau, announces that
his office will defend the interests
of Imperial Valley ranchers in re-
gard to the increase in freight
rates on cattle and sheep, asked for
by the Southern Pacific railway.
The hearing will take place in
Los Angeles, January 9, and will be
before the state railway commits
sion. If the rates increase between
Imperial Valley points and Los An
geles is gained, 1t will mean an in
crease ranging from s3-4.5o per car
for cattle, and $lf50-l5 per car
for sheep, double deck.
When news of the application
for an increase was received, I'oulds
took the matter up with the local
interests, who are at present gath
cring data to present to the COM
mission against this increase.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
SEEK TO IDENTIFY
WING OF AIRPLANE

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Dec 30. O.P)
Coast guard and United States
navy officials today were attempt
ing to identify a wrecked airplane
wing turned over to them by the
captain of a tug.
Andrew Garcia, captain of the
tug Salt, told coast guardsmen
he found the wing floating off the
west end of the San Clemente Is
lands, about so miles from here.
The wing U-l.cn measured 10
feet long, was yellow in color with
red, white and blue stripes, SIM
liar TO the navy airplanes which
are silver colored with red, white
and blue stripes.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
Items OF News
About Town

House guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rus
sell Kliegel are Mr.. Kliegels two
aunts. Mrs. Irene Eggert and Mrs
Frances Higgins, both of San Fran
cisco. Mrs. Eggert broadcasts over
KFRC under the name OF Irene
Barrie
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle E. Crandall
and their daughters, Ahleen and
Betty, have returned from Oakland
where they spent Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Crsndall, former
e Centrans.
Mr.. ard Mrs. J. w Raycraft Of
Chico have been visiting their son
and daughter-in law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Raycraft, and are planning to
leave tonight fer Oakland. where
they will spend New Years with
their son, Roy Raycraft.
Mrs. G. j. Ritz will have as her
house guest over New Years, Mrs.
John Coleman of San Mateo.
Harry and Lawrence jefferson,
U. S. c. students, are guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. r S. Wilby
at 622 Brighton avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Mooney are here
from Santa Ana. They are stop
ping at the California hotel.
NJ. G. Smith, representative of
the Business Mems Insurance COM
pany, is back in the valley after an
absence of several weeks. He is a
guest at the California hotel.
Miss Velma r. Murphy of Red
lands is spending the holidays in
El Centro.
B. D. Irvine of Banning is visit
ing in El Centro this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
Heavy Cotton
Shipments Made

Outgoing shipments reported at
Trifolium for the week ending Dec
ember 20. are as follows:
One hundred. three bales of cot
ton, tons cotton seed, 20S tons cot
ton seed meal, l046 tons alfalfa hay,
1873 tons grain hay, 1lla tons bar
ley, 90 tons milo maize, 338 tons
manure. 1877 head cattle, 2S4 head
hogs, 3 head horse, 26l2 dozen tur-
keys, 89l2 dozen chickens, 1887
crates peas, 20 crates squash, 1898
crates cucumberS. 12.2ll crates
337 crates tangerines, l20
crates spinach. 10 crates cotton
seed hulls and trucks miscellan-
eous products.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30

.emplating no radical changes in
he routine Of the county clerks
office. During the first month he
is in office Mrs. Christian will per-
form the duties OF chief deputy,
while Roy Wood acts as clerk in
Judge Thompson's court.
The county clerk himself, he an
nounced, will pay particular atten-
ton to the activities and records of
the county board Of supervisors.
All of the persons appointed by
Law are well known about the
court house
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
King Funeral
In San Diego

Funeral services Tor Mrs. r. B.
King, who died yesterday morning
after lingering illness. will be con-
Quoted in San Diego tomorrow. Gre
nation will follow the services.
She is survived by her husband
and her mother. Mrs. Grace Ecker
son, of Spring Valley, N. Y.
The Kings came to El Centro from
San Diego in May and have resided
here since that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
CREDIT LOSSES SMALL

BOSTON, U.P)-The Employees
Credit Union, operated exclusively
for employees of the city of Bos-
ton, loaned out S279, ,436 during the
year ended October 81, according
TO report The union, established
to keep city workers from becom-
Ing the prey Of loan sharks" has
had losses Of only s7,l6l since its
founding Is years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
District Attorney
Under Indictment

SACRAMENTO. Cal, Dec. 3O
tUP) - Indictment charging r. E.
Metzler, district attorney. and 10
other persons in Humboldt county.
with conspiracy to violate the ma
tional prohibition act were re-
turned by the federal grand jury
here today.
j. j. Lennon, Humboldt county
detective, was named in the in
oictments and bail was set at $5 600
for him and Metzler.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
Filipinos Plan
Banquet Tonight

Imperial Valley Filipinos will
gather at the California hotel to-
night for a banquet and program IN
honor of the Filipino martyr and
patriot, DR.. Jose Rizal. The ban
quet is scheduled for O'Clock
The program will be in charge OF
the Imperial Council No. 43. w. 0.
w. Mayor H. w. Fawcett will pre-
side.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
RADIO AIDS MUSIC

STOCKHOLM, U.P)-High praise
of the radio and the talking ma
chine for increasing the consump-
tion Of music" was voiced here by
Professor Olallo Morales, secretary
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30

of the Royal Swedish Academy OF
music, at its annual meeting. In
stead of deriding these inventions,
the professor said that the time
had now come when the muses.
should make peace with the present
generation and its mechanical
equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
LIVESTOCK MARKET

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 80. U.PI-
Livestock:
Fogs-Receipts, 200; no Easterns
offered; quoted around s9.75; local
fed, 1926 to $3.50.
Cattle-Receipts, 300: active, stea-
dy; five loads good 1214-pound
California s:eers, $3.50; load good
light heifers, $3.50; bulk cows, $500
to S6.25. Calves, so; steady; few
vealers $1,000 to $500; southwest
erns, s8.25.
Sheep-Receipts none; medium &c
choice lambs quoted S675 to $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30

In western Oregon JenSin wheat
is best for uplands and White Win
ter and Holland best for bottom
lands.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
STEVENS
DAIRY

lHave you ever stopped to
think how we'll you are
protected in receiving
.safe milk.
iEvery six months these
scows have to go through
.test for health and tuber-
sculosis and this test is on
lly done by the State Veter-
linary of State Department
iof Agriculture. Through
ithis semi-annual test you
lean feel safe of receiving
milk from no healthier
lcows. 1t makes your milk
absolutely safe.
I'VE also have most rigid
inspection at dairy. Milk
lis sampled and scored fire.
iquently. There is no safer
smilk than this Grade A
milk.
iWe're for you-Two deiIy-
,eries a day.
! Phone 1901
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
@darketS

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 80. U.P)-
Following arc today's market quo
q tin,nc.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
You Need a Pilot
s&&S&&s5 {

Every good ship, nearing port, takes
on pilot. Usually, the law requires it.
The pilot knows the channel. With his
capable hands at the helm, the vessel is
safe. Without him, there is danger OF
the shoals.
When you set sail on shopping tour
you, too, should have pilot. Every
body needs one. And well-infOrmed
shoppers always have one - ADVER-
TISING.
Advertising keeps you off the rocks of
extravaganza and waste. 1t takes you
straight into the port of economy. 1t
tells you plainly where to go for what
you want. 1t shows you how to save
steps, and money, and time. By watch
ING it carefully each day, you are able
to buy to best advantage.
Often, the advertisements will keep
you from making an unwise purchase
by pointing out just why one article
suits you better than another. 1t points
out for you the pick of the cOuntry's
market and the selection of the par
ticular kind, shape, size and color that
best suits your taste and fits your
pOcket-bOOk
Whether you want food, clothing, fur.
niture or toy for the children, the ad-
vertisements can help you.
ss8&gs=S
LET ADVERTISING STEER
YOUR STEPS
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
CITY CLERKS REPORT

CITY Of Centric, 1929930
California
1st, 1881.
To tho Honorable City Council and Citizens OF FL Centre
financial
the CITY of the period begnng July s 1879 ana
ending 80, 1890
NEAIE city Clerk
The Kusko times., 1930-12-13

ble, it will cost about $56 to get to Fairbanks.
 The airplane transportation com panies have already announced that they will be glad to carry anyone from the coast to Fairbanks for $50. What they will do tot he railroad will be a plenty. They will be lucky if they get any passenger traffic at all-
 It will raise particular heck with Seward, as we'll as Anchorage, but will benefit Cordova, because the air companies can take them in from Cordova as cheaply as they can from Seward, cutting 18 hours steamboat time and the additional fare from Cordova to this port. Likewise there will be no Curry stopover.
 In other words, the railroad seems to be fixing to horse itself out of the most of it's main line traffic and throwing all passenger traffic entire ly out of it's district. Is that near sighted, long-sighted, short-sighted, or blind staggers?