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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-15
Deadly Cobra Is Used
in Plot to Kill Woman

Bombay,-What is regarded as a
deliberate attempt to murder a Euro
pean woman resident of Utakamand
a hill town in South India, is reported
by the police there.
Going to a desk in her home to
look for a paper. she was confronted
as she raised the lid of the desk, by
a huge cobra. The snake reared it's
head and struck viciously at her. She
leaped back and just missed the dead
ly fangs of the reptile.
A neighbor was attracted by her
screams for help. He rushed in and
shot the snake.
There are no cobras in that region.
and the police are endeavoring to
learn who brought the snake there
and for what purpose. They are con-
WINGED that a deliberate effort was
made to murder the woman but so far
have been unable to get any clew to
the strange case. The woman says
she knows of no one who would seek
her death nor can the authorities as
certain who placed the poisonous rep
tile where it was found.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-15
NEW CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR
TRANSPORTING PUPILS

Following meeting of the Charles
County Board of Education last
Thursday contracts for transporting
school children over three new routes
in the county were awarded.
Mr.. Charles Bealle was awarded the
Bensvile- Berry Waldorf route. Mr..
Leo Montgomery the St. -Piney-
Waldorf route and the Rison-C hica-
muxen-Nanjemoy route was awarded
Mrs. Elsie V. Posey.
Mr.. F. Bernard Gwynn. county
Superintendent, said there were seven
teen bidders for the three routes, and
that, with the letting OF these three,
were twenty one routes in the county
over which children will be transport
ed. The total cost for transporting
pupils in the county amounts to APP
proximately $4,000 yearly.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-15
THIRTY YEARS AGO

Mrs. Rose Davis, is guest of Mrs.
Katherine Howard Lothair.
Miss julia Muschelto has returned
from pleasant visit to real4tives in
Baltimore county.
Miss Julia Cruikshank, of Philadel-
phia, is a guest of the Misses Mitchell
Hanson HILL"
Mrs. Gus Mudd, will, it is said,
chaperon party of young ladies to
Atlantic City, this week
Miss Jennie Y. Hawkins, i spend
ing several weeks at T, B.. Prince
Georges County.
Miss Jennie Jenkins, of Cobb Neck
is spending sometime with her aunts,
the Misses jenkins, "Clambor Hill. .
Mrs Conrad Posey of Newburg, Md,
who left on 18th of July for six weeks
Isojoarn with relatives in Boston MASSEY
returned to her home on Wednesday
much improved in health and delight
ed with her trip.
Mr.. G.. Kretchfeld, Of Virginia,
spent Saturday and Sunday at 'Haw-
thorne
Miss Bell Middleton, of Bryantown,
is visiting the Misses Howard, Lothair.
DR.. F. n. Hill. of Washington, is
spending the week at chestnut Hill. )"
Mr.. John J. Hamilton, of the Wash
ington Bar is spending the week with
relatives in the county.
Miss Louise F. Dyer, returned to
Washington on Monday aftera pleas
ant sojourn in the county for a week.
Mr.. George l. Gardiner who has
been associated with ]. M. Bowling &
Co., Hughesville as clerk for the
past five years, will leave for Wash
ington first of next week to accept a
position which has been offered him
there.
Prof. T, r. Cough, of the MARYLAND
Agricultural College is spending his
vacation in the county.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-15
Social Events

A very pleasant and enjoyable dance
was given on Thursday, the inst at
Hughesville by the young people of
Bryantown District. The dance was
largely attended and everyone had a
delightful time. Music was furnished
by city orchestra consisting of three
pieces. An appetising luncheon was
served about midnight. The matrons
we're: Mrs. William Queen, Mrs. Ida
Burch and Mrs W. H, Mudd. The
floor managers were: Messrs. Edward
Edelen J. N. Bowling and William
Lyon.
The third dance of the Wednesday
Sociable Club was given in the La
Plata Town Hall on the 14th inst
The attendance was large and all the
participants seemed to have enjoyed
the evenings programme. COLLATION.
was served at the usual hour by the
matrons of the Club, Mrs. Samuel
Hawkins, Mrs. ] D. Robertson, Mrs.
T. S. Owen and Mrs. w. B S. Chap
man. The floor managers were:
Messrs. J, N. Bowling and J. Carlisle
Wilmer.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-15
UNREQUITED LOVE DRIVES
PRINCE TO LIFE IN WILDS
Kaser's Grandson Seeking Career
in Jungle to Forget
Lily Damita.


Berlin.-With heavy heart the Prin-
cess Ceche' eX-crown princess OF
Germany, has just returned from an
unsuccessful trip made to the wilds
OF South America with the object OF
inducing her favorite son, Prince
Louis Ferdinand to renounce his so.
cialism and return as member of
the Hohenzollern fold
Inc prince steadfastly refused to
give up his idea OF making a career
for himself in exile.
In discussing her favorite sons
stand, Princess Cecile said:
Il have had my trip for nothing. !
am grieved beyond measure, but moth
ing seems likely TO move my son. He
is determined to cut himself adrift
from the Old life and try to make
career for himself entirely on merit
He is Keeping in the background,
and would rather starve on the pay
of an ordinary Iahorer than have the
best paid job in the world given to
him because he happened to be a
Hohenzollern.
About year ago Prince Louis
Ferdinand made his appearance at
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-15
SANITARY SUPERVISION OF
CANNERIES

Advising Gamers that their places
should resemble up-to-date kitchens
and that cleanliness and standard pro-
ducts must of necessity 90 hand in
hand, Mr A. l.. Sullivan, Chief of
the Bureau Of Food and Drugs of the
State Department of Health, at the
request of a committee of represent
alive Gamers, has directed the atten-
ton of the Gamers throughout the
State to the requirements concerning
the industry.
In order that the regulations may
be complied with Mr.. Sullivan recon-
mends that each Gamer assign a suf.
ficent number of persons to be re-
sponsible for the general sanitation of
the plant; to see that place i cleaned
up twice day and to supervise the
living quarters OF the workers.
Emphasizing heneed for better san.
itation within the canneries, the letter
continues:
1.-THE cannery must be kept clean.
Employees should be required to
wash their hands when starting work
and after visiting the toilets.
THE elimination of wire baskets as
containers for scalded tomatoes will
do away with much slop. A cement
box for skins and cores and a receiv-
ing platform are necessary for tomato
canneries.
! 1.-The interior of a cannery should
resemble a modern kitchen and not
dingy machine shop.
! "All waste should be removed daily
and disposed of SO that it will not con-
stitute nuisance. Drains and ditch
es must be kept clean and free from
decaying products.
Living quarters must be kept clean
and have ample facilities to protect
the health workers. An abundance of
good water should be available and
facilities for bathing provided.
"Closed garbage cans should be
furnished and the garbage removed
daily.
1.-THE grounds around the living
quarters must be kept clean. Toilets
must maintained in sanitary order
at all times"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-15
Killed by Railroad

Washington Fenwick colored, for
merly of this county until recently a
resident of Washington City, was kill
ed on Monday last by an express train
IDrthe Pennsy sTania Railroad. Fen
wick was engaged L express business
hauling packages d etc, for the
transient public and was crossing the
railroad at Bennings, when he was
struck by a fast train, himself and
horse being killed. The accident was
due to the crossing not being pro-
perly guarded and no warning by the
approaching train. Coroner's Jury
found railroad responsible for the
accident.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-15
NOTICE

This is to give notice that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Charles County, Maryland
letters of administration on the per-
sonal estate of
LEMUEL WATERS
late of said county, deceased. All
persons having claims against said de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit
the same, with vouchers thereof legally
authenticated, to the subscriber, on or
before the 18th day of January, 1881
They may otherwise by law be exclud-
ed from all benefit of said deceased S
estate
Given under my hand this 18th day
OF July 1880
JOSEPH A WILMER
FREEMAN WATERS
Administrators
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The Hot Spell

An unusually hot spell has pervaded
these parts for the past week parching
all vegetation and making life mis-
cradle. The Thermometer has or
several occasions reached 100 degrees
while not breath OF air stirred to
brsak the force of e intense heat.
Crops are very much injured. Insome
sections the farmers are cutting dowr
their corn to save even the fodder
and tobacco is also being cut save
it from being total loss.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-15
APP GYPSY PROGRAM
AUGUST 18TH, 1880.

l. Badinage Herbert
2. Sleeping Beauty Waltz
Tschaikowsky
3. Quartette: Old Black Joe
4, Tango-Rosita Dupont
5. Dance of the Hours from'La
Giaconda" Ponchielli
6. Pizzicato Polka Malta Delibes
l. Quartette: The Long Day Closes
8, The Wedding of the Birds
8. Confessing That Love You
10. What's the Use
IL Sweetheart of My Student Day,
y. just to be with You Tonight
10. Quartette: Gee! But I'd Like tc
Make you Happy Larry Shay
from the motion picture Good News
IA Popular Medley of Old Favorite:
Is. Strike Up the Band Gershwin
Gypsy Orchestra: Harry Horlick
Conductor
Gypsy Quartette:
Frank Parker FIRST Tenor
Carlton Boxill Second Tenor
Stanley McClelland Baritone
Emil Cote Bass
irving WE'LL Accompanist
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Base Ball

The La Plata Juniors visited Lin
den, Prince Georges county on Tues
pay evening and defeated the base ball
team of that place in an exciting game.
Score, La Plata %, Linden T.
The Bryantown and La Plata Juniors
will play game Bryantown, on
Saturday evening, August 18th.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-15

Misses Betty and Helen rarrall have
returned to their home after spending
two weeks with their grandmother in
Prince Georges County.
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LOCAL 8REVITIES

Miss Catherine Cochrane entertained
a number of her little friends at de-
lightful birthday party at her home
on Monday afternoon.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Fa rrall, Of
Washington spent last Sunday with
Mr., and Mrs Leo Farrall.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.


y 4 IHId' Hui D UIy To- IJ0U'
Ordered by the Court that Joseph
A Wilmer and Freeman Waters
give notice required by law to
the creditors of Lemuel Waters de-
ceased, to exhibit their claims, legally
authenticated, by advertisement pub
lished in some newspaper printed in
Charles Cour ty, Maryland, once in
each of three successive weeks
True copy test:
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-15

Miss Anna Barnes, accompanied by
her friend, Miss Margaret Author,
student nurses Of Mercy Hospital,
Baltimore, visited the formers parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Frank s. Barnes last
Saturday.
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Baltimore, visited the formers parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Frank S. Barnes last
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhodock Scott of La
Plata, spent e past weekend at
Ocean City, Md.
The III Club girls and boys. return
ed to their homes in the county last
Tuesday after spending week at
Maryland University.
Mr. Fl, S. Swami and Mr., P. D..
Brown spent several days attending
the marketing conference at University
of Maryland during the week.
Miss Betty Gill Edelen, of Bryanto
entertained number of friends on a
straw ride to Chapel Point Tuesday
evening.
Mr., Henry Hamilton, of Baltimore,
was the guest Of his brother Mr., Hill
Hamilton over the weekend.
Mrs. Edward J. Burroughs, Ir., of
Washington, spent few days during
the week with her father Mr.. Henry
Matthews at Walnut Grove"
Mr.. James w. Wills paid business
trip to Baltimore during the week.
CONTINUED on Page ~
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CHIEF MARsHAI-Frank
Adebert Hungerford Miss Manning.
JUDGES-Benjamn Eden Higdon
Koester Washington, D.. c., Ball, Dent,
George Ferguson Dr. George Monroe, Gering,
Williams Robert Cooksey, Brooke Matthews.
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS
Richard Tippe Cooky ungerford
ntranceF for Knights, $500
the citizens Washington and the Dis
Columbia Charles, George Mary Montgomery
Allegheny Maryland Alexandria, Fairfax Clark and
adjacent of Virginia.
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Knights will address LANGLEY Carsdon VaPhone ClAr 3l6
Office 7h-Naional 750S
The Mt Vernon and Marshall Hall Steamboat Co, Ltd.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-15

MUSIC BY HARRY BLUM'S ORCHESTRA
Fare, Round Trip ...........50 cents
$4,000 in Gold will be Divided Follows:
First prize prize $780, Third 800 Fourth prize So
Knight mustrid in niform
promptly at 2 P. M
Growing Queen distribution prizes at 500 P NJ
Free transportation Knights grounds
be at Macalester wharf $3.50 A.
Horsesr eturnedo on 7:45 boat only.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-15

Mr. and Mrs. Rhodock Scott, of La
Plata, spent h e past weekend at
Ocean City. Md.
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STEAMER cHAs. MANCHESTER

viii leave Seventh Street Whsrf Washington D. c. at 10 A. NJ @ and
$50 p NJ Returning will leave Marshall Hall at 1890 AGO. 7A5
IL F. NJ stopping Alexandria, Va
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GEORGE A. WADE.

Register of Wills for Charles County
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-15
GIRL EXPLORER
STARTS TRIP TO
BRAZIL JUNCLES

$40 PAULO, Brazil, April 10.
W.H-Miss Elizabeth Steen, Cal
ifornia girl who "expects to be a
bit frightened" but has confidence
in her own ability, departed today
for Banal Island where she will
start an lS months study of Indian
tribes in the most savage jungles of
Brazil.
The 80 year old student of ancient
civilization will go to the "Indian
Redemption Post" on Banal Island
to study the Chavantes and Jehovaz
Indians. She was accompanied by
Lieutenant Colonel Fernandes d.
Acosta and an interpreter.
Later she plans to penetrate the
central Brazil jungle seeking a tribe
Of Indians never seen by white ex
plorers in the State of Matto Gros-
so, where the British explorer, Col,
onel p. II. Fawcett, disappeared in
1925 while seeking "lost civiliza-
ton"
Miss Steen visited Brazilian trib-
al camps in 1927. She lives at San
Jose, Calf, is IA native of Knoxville,
Ia, and has attended Columbia I'm
iversity, New York, and the Univer-
sity OF California.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-15
Public Schools
w eek Coming

Public schools week is being eele
brated, all over the nation next
week, beginning Monday, April 2l,
and the schools of the county are
bnsily engaged in planning for the
visits of their parents and friends.
Every one interested is urged to
visit any of the city or county
schools, and different organizations
are to give pictures to the classes
having the highest average attend
ance of parents and friends during
the week the pictures to be present
ed also to the five rural schools
having the highest percentage of at
tendance.
Friday evening in the Wilson
school auditorium, a program will
be given by the city schools under
the jurisdiction of Oasis lodge, F.
and A. NJ. This is an annual event,
as is the program sponsored at the
high school for the same evening by
FL Centre lodge, No. 5S4, this lat
ter program being given by the high
school and the rural schools com
posing the high school un.nn dis
trict.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-15
Chamber To Hear
Trust Officer

Tomorrow non chamber of com
mcrcc members will have an oppor
tunity of hearing l.. p. Robinson,
assistant trust officer of the Bank
of Italy, speak on wills and other
legal instruments of interest to the
general public. Robinson viii point
ont differences between such instru-
ments and technicalities which are
important in drawing up legal pap
ers. This information should be of
interest to every person as u knowl-
edge of legal papers is useful at
all times and Robinson's talk prom
iscs to contain much valuable in
formation.
The program at the junior chant
Der breakfast will be in charge of
Ralph Moss, who has obtained a
speaker and some good entertain.
mcnt. President l.. Y. Harrigan
urges that all members attend to-
morrow's breakfast at which n re-
view of the past years activities
will be given.
At 1880 the board of directors OF
the chamber will meet in executive
session at chamber Headquarters
and as there is much business to be
taken up Leo Hetzel, president of
the chamber, asks that all members
of the board be present.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-15
COLOR
in The
PlaYroom

Plenty of sunshine, fresh air and
are absolutely neces-
sary in the modern playroom. Sur
roundings have a marked influence
on = child's disposition. The SUM-
nier and more cheerful the play
room, the SUMMER and more cheer.
full the little ones disposition will
be.
The glaring white playroom is
passe. Nowadays they are done with
FLEX-the modern color finish for
the home. Twenty colors of FLEX
are provided by the General Paint
Corporation which produces this
new finish. Many other delicate
shades and tints are possible, merely
by mixing two or more colors.
Best of all you can do the work
yourself. IT'S not at all difficult. i.
FLEX is the easiest finish you ever
tried to use. Not a brush mark nor
a lap shows on its cleaning, satiny
surface. 1t can be applied to wood
or metal equally well and will not
crack, chip nor peel.
FLEX has hundreds of uses in the
home. In the kitchen, the pantry,
Eving-room, den, bathroom and
bedrooms, FLEX viii add a charm
and brightness that will make the
effort well worth while. Your near
est FTEX dealer can supply you
with all of the FLEA colors.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-15
To Investigate
Youths Story

Stealing a blanket from the city
Jail and later being found on the
roof of the Fox Imperial theatre,
p. b. Jones, IS, was picked up by
the police last night and told a
rather jumbled story of his actions
III police court this morning. He was
TUNED over to the juvenile authori-
,ies for further action.
j. Z. Schell, 81, f. L. Findley,
sG, f.. Loyce, As, T. Singh, so, D..
Rcice, 81, A. Leon, 81, NJ. Florez, 4S,
+. Flores, 80, and S. Nunnius, AZ,
pleaded guilty to charges of being
drunk in public and were sentenced
to pay $25 or spend 12H days in
Jail.
A. Vlakos, SO, pleaded guilty to
assault and was fined $40. VlackOs,
proprietor of the Boulder Dam cafe,
las had more than his share of trOu-
lie of late, this being his third ap-
pearance in the local police court
because of labor troubles.
IL. NJ. Endicott, 81, pleaded guilty
to a charge of vagraney and had his
ease continued until tomorrow morn
Ing for Judgment.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-15
LeguI Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given by VIM.
J. Clements, executor of the estate
of Elizabeth A. Lukens Musser, de-
ceased, to all persons having claims
against said deceased, to present
them within six months after first
publication of this notice to the
undersigned at 107 Rehkopf Build
ing, El Centre, California, the place
selected to transact business of said
estate, or file them wi hi siX
,Ionths after first publication of
this notice in the office of the Clerk
of Superior Court, Imperial County,
California.
Dated this eth day of April, A. d.,
1880.
w. J. CLEMENTS
Executor.
JAS. w. Glassford,
Attorney for Executor.
Apr. S.15-22-29; May o.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-15
To ReorganiZe
Class In Radio

There will be no meeting of the
evening class in radio at the High
school this evening. Instead, it is
p canned to reorganize the class We'd
nesday evening for brief course
in theory and construction. The num-
her of persons attending this We'd
rcsday evening meeting will de
termine whether the course will be
given.
The plan proposed is to construct
during the class a modern short
wave broadcast and code receiver.
IN connection with this construction
work will be introduced theories
and reasons for the various pieces
OF apparatus used.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-15
Local MasOns To
Visit Brawley

This evening the Officers and
members of FL Centre Lodge No.
3S4 +. 4 A. NJ. will make an official
visit to Brawley LodIe NO. 402 to
confer q third degree. Representa-
tives of the higher degrees will be
present to give brief resumes of
these degrees, also the Pyramid Of
Sciots, the Shrine club, and the
Order of the Eastern Star will be
represented.
Masons of FL Centre are urged to
attend this visitation and return
the good fellowship exhibited in the
visitation of Brawley Lodge to Ell
Centre last month. Those wishing
to go should be at the Masonic Tenn
pie in FL Centre at p. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-15
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Roy G.. Orr and Oliver Gul-
lett, in the conducting of a grocery
store, located at $50 Main Street,
FL Centro, California, under the
name of Orr and Gullett, has been
dissolved, and that all accounts due
said partnership may he paid and
are now payable to Oliver Gullctt,
or his sole agent at Gullett Brothers
Grocery store, $50 Main Street, FL
Centre, California.
1s5t3 OLIVER GULLETT.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-15
Legal Notice
G T A T1ON ON AMENDED
PETITION
In the Juvenile Court of the County
Of Imperial, State of California

Va AAFSAA~A' SS"SC VI NdAAOIuAd
A Judge of Superser Court Sitting
in the Exercise Of its Jurisdiction
In the Matter of DAMON Ed
WARDS, n person coming under
the Juvenile Court Law.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA:
To Mrs. Leon j. Akers, Damon
Barrett Edwards, Cornelia Stevens,
Ralph Stevens and Mrs. Dean Ed
wards:
An amended petition having been
filed on the 5th day of March, 1890,
by Cornelia Stevens, alleging that
the above named person, Damon Ed
wards, is a minor child coming under
subdivision l of Section Is of the
Juvenile Court Law; xxx.
YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED
TO APPEAR before the above en-
titled court, sitting in Department .
of the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the County
of Imperial in the county court
horse in the City of Ell Centre, Cali
fornia, on the 10th day of May, 1880,
at the hour Of 10 O'Clock A. M. of
said day and bring with you the said
Damon Edwards at said time and
place in this citation stated and then
and there to show cause if any you
have, why the said Damon Edwards
should not be declared free from the
custody and control of its parents
as provided in the Juvenile Court
Law and as alleged in the amended
petition ON file herein.
For you not to attend and bring
said Damon Edwards with YOU, if
an your custody, you will be declared
guilty Of contempt of Court.
Dated this 5th day of March. 1890
V. N. THOMPSON
Judge of said court.
BY order of the court.
=. e. MOUSSEAU, Clerk.
.. Nj. STEWART, Deputy,
Mar. e2.29; Apr. 5,l2-l9