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Friday, February 25,1927
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California
LAKE TAHOE
Captain John O. Fremont, “The
thfinder, ” discovered Lake Ta
e February 14, 1844, on his first
pedition into California. He nam
it “Bonpland” in honor of a
Icnch Botanist, but it was later
iingeil to Lake Bigler for the sec
rl governor of the state. Later a
ivement headed by Thomas (Starr
tur restored to the lake its origi
-1 Washoe Indian name —Tahoe,
menaced and spelled “ Tao ’ ’ by
> Indians. The elevation is <5225
>t; it is 23 miles long and 13
les wide with a total area of 190
aa re miles—the largest body of
ter in the world at such an elc
tion.
How many acres are under
igation in California?
A.—ln 1920 there were 7,803,207
res included in irrigation projects.
Q. —What constitutes treason
ainst the State of California?
A. —Levying war against it, ad
ring to, or aiding and comforting
enemies.
Q.—From where did the name
VI are Island’’ come?
A.—Years ago Victor Castro own
much property including the is
id, and when troubled by Indians
aling his horses, he transported a
nd of mares to the island for
fety. Henee the “ Isla do la
gana, ” or literally, Island of the
ire.
t. —How many state civil service
ploves are there?
A. -7,138 on August 15, 1926.
cse Questions Will Be Answered
Tomorrow:
How many building and loan as
•iations are there in California?
Have there been any national ruii
lg horse records made in Cali
•nia which are still standing?
When was the United States mint
San Francisco completed?'
When was the woman suffrage
icndment passed ?
(Questions about California will
answered if sent to the Californ-
Information department of this
wspaper.)
IMPERIAL
Press Stuff (orrespondent
IMPERIAL, Feb. 25.—Mr. and
s. Lawrence Niles and daughter
ances, were guests Sunday of Mr.
d Mrs. Curtis Bridgers on South
street.
Imperial residents who attended
o V. W. ('. A. “pep’’ luncheon
ednesday noon at the Barbara
orth Hotel in El Centro, were
s. W. I>. fiott, Mrs. H. V. Gray,
'*. .1. Harlan Butler and Mr. and
rs. Fern Young. Mr. Young gave
very interesting talk on “World
How ship. ’ ’
Mrs. William Reyman of El Cen
*, and Mrs. Glenn Cardiff of Cali
fria were called last week to the
dside "f their father, Mr. Swindle
San Bernardino, who is seriously
Mr. Swindle and family for
■rly resided in Imperial.
Mr. and Mrs. ,f. F. Hallowed, who
vc been quite ill, are convalescing
lidly.
Hilda Reynolds, daughter of G.
(•ynolds, is ill with diptheria.
icre are a number of cases of this
lease among the school children.
Mrs. Lawrence Niles entertained
e Bridge club at her home on
>rth lr street Monday evening.
io house was beautifully decorated
the patriotic motif. Those pres
t were, Mr. and Mrs. W. (). II in
rks, Mr. anil Mrs. A. V.» Preble,
r. and Mrs. George Paulin, Mr.
d Mrs. N. E. Durham, Mr. and
rs. Mntcn Di/.ney, Mr. and Mrs.
S. ('apron, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis
Rigors, Mr. and Mrs. W. 1). Gott,
d Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Berni
ks of Holtville. Ladies prizes
’re awarded to Mrs. Clarence
■nil ricks, first, Mrs. M. Disney
insolation. H. S. Capron won
'n's first prize and Mr. Gott eon
lotion. The main feature of the
eiiing was a surprise "inner. Plans
d been made to dine at the Bar
ra Worth hotel, but when evory
e arrived at the Niles home, Andy
ehle and George Paulin dressed in
ef’s garments, met the guests and
notinccd a dinner they had pre
red themselves.
Miss Charlotte Preston, Mrs. W.
Townsend. D. V. Stewart, Perry
ton and Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Ogan.
I of Imperial were note din El
utro Wednesday.
Rio promotors claim that a bridge
span Golden Gate will bo started
1928.
O. J. Dosey, Lodi, San Joaquin
untv, found that liis liens produc
sl.3s each in 1926.
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0. Henry Is Held
Example For
Ohio Prisoners
By Vailed Press Leased Wire
COLUMBUS, 0., Feb. 25.—“0.
Henry,.’’ was the pseudonym used
by W. S. Porter after July 24, 1901,
and it was under that name he won
his reputation as one of the world’s
greatest short, story writers.
But the pen-name before July 24,
1901, was not a name but a number
From April 25, 1898, until three
years and four months afterwards,
W. S. Porter was known as Number
50(1(54 in the Ohio penitentiary. He
won all honor possible under his
first, nom de plume.
The “O. P. News,’’ the newspa
per of the Ohio penitentiary holds
up W. S. Porter as an example and
a model to the 3220 convicts now in
carcerated behind the gray walls of
the prison, in a recent editorial.
The parole system based upon the
indefinite sentence law now in use,
was not in force at that time, and
prisoners were given definite pe--
nods of imprisonment, with days
deducted for good behavior.
<>. Henry earned more than (500
days off for good behavior, in little
more than three years.
The prison paper also used O.
Henry’s later achievements in tho
world of letters as an example to
the men in prison, suggesting that
“a record” need not prevent them
from attaining success.
O. Henry was 31 years old in
April, 1898, when he entered Ohio
Penitentiary. While in the peniten
tiary! Number 30664 was assigned to
work in the pharmacy. Early train
ing as a pharmacist enabled him to
fill such a position.
Although biographers generally
agree that O. Henry was not guilty,
that he wns not even employed at
the Austin, Texas, bank on one of
the days he was charged with em
bezzling $1,153, and that he was
convicted largely because of his
flight to South America, the “O.
P. News,” concerns itself but little
over that possibility.
It only mentions that W. Sydney
Porter “served time” behind the
walls of Ohio penitentiary, and left
behind him a record that all pris
oners would do well to emulate.
Pair Charged
With Lareeny
Thomas Moreno and Mike ( oriilo
entered pleas of not guilty to charge
uf petit larceny when arraigned be
fore Judge Edgar B. Hervev in po
lice court this morning. They waiv
ed right to a jury trial and will lie
given a hearing Monday morning.
Tliev were released on their own
recognizance for appearance at that
time.
C. L. f'oUhis, local contractor,
caused the arrest of Corilln when
he found him.wearing a coat which
he had reported as stolen to the
police. Corillo, when questioned
said that lie had obtained the cirnt
in a trade with Mareno and Mareno
claims lie found the coat on tin’
highway, about six miles west of
El Centro.
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to offer now at $7.85 and $O.B5 —Values
that we’ve not equalled before and the
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THEATERS
“Footloose Widows,” tho War
ner picture which comes to the Val
ley theater tonight and tomorrow,
is one of the best farce' comedies
ever written. It is a story of tw r o
girls jn a fashionable New York
specialty shop who decide that the
way tr nab a rich husband is to go
to a big hotel in Florida, wearing
the gowns that have made their
shoo famous, and to pose as wealthy
widows, footloose and fancy free.
They go. And they run into as an
amusing Ret, of complications as the
ingenuity of a farce writer has
ever devised.
The writer, in this ease, is Bea
trice Burton, who also wrote “The
Ja/z Bride.” The story has already
appeared in serial and book form,
but it is said to have achieved its
real fulfillment on the screen. This
is partly due to the clever adanta
tion made by Darryl Francis Zan
uek, hut even more to the brilliant
ly sophisticated direction of Boy
Del Ruth, one of the several War
ner directors upon whom the subtle
influence of Lubitsch lias been ben
eficently felt.
A fascinating love storv spun
against the background of the far
west, with some of the most spec
tacular scenic effects ever recorded
hv a camera. That's “Man of the
Forest ” a Paramount picture from
Zone Grev's novel with Jack Holt,
Georgia Hale and El Brendel in
leading roles, which opens at the
Palace Theater Sunday. Monday.
This western narrative of adven
turous roniaiien has been treated by
the director. John AVatem wh > also
made “Born to the 'West” and
“Forlorn River.” in refyo iVni-'
fashion. Of absorbing interc . the
production is not denendeot on
freak horseman or marksmanship or
an exaggerated theme of conflict,
but instead, presents a plausible ro
mance in which the wilderness
background is only incidental.
Holt offers another splendid char
acterization in the title role. Geor
gia Hale, making her first appear
ance in an outdoor picture, enacts
the hi mine. A fine vein of pom
odv, developed b\ El Brendel. who
scored heavily in “The Campus
Flirt,” is carried with, deft direc
torial touch.
Thieves Still
Active Here
Two thefts were renorted to El
Centro iiolice last night. The first
came from Ifeber advising that a
1926 Ford roadster, the property of
V. .1. Chappel, Itad been stolen.
The second report was filed by a
local garage company. It stated
that two overcoats had been taken
from an automobile while it was
parked ill the garage. One of the
coats was described as being of a
blue gray color while the other was
a gray one. A pair of gloves is in
the pocket of one of the coats.
THE IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
GERMAN SAVANTS LEAVE
ON MALAYAN EXPLORATION
By I'nKnl Press Leased Wire
BERLIN, Feb. 25.—With the sup
port of the German Foreign Office,
a German scientific expedition de
parted recently on an exploring ven
ture in the Malayan archipelago.
Under the leadership of Dr. B.
Rensch, professor of zoology’ at the
University of Berlin, the expedition
will attempt to establish that a
common stretch of land once joined
the little iSaii(l”a islands with one
another. The scientists wilt also
study the anthropology of the van
ishing prie ive races in the Malay
an area. To this end the German
explorers will devote their time to
the rarely visited island, Lambok,
Sumbava and Flores.
DANIEL WEBSTER DESK
GOSS TO DARTMOUTH
HANOVER, X. IL, Feb. 25.
Dartmouth College has regained pos
•ession of the desk used by Daniel
Webster while a student here.
The desk came back to the college
under the will of the late Marv R.
Cummings of Lisbon. It is a fold
ing desk, two "feet long, one foot
wide and six inches deep, containing
several secret drawers and reposi
tories.
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New Wash Suits
$195 - 250 - 350
—THESE SPLENDID “TOM SA.WYER’’ wash
suits for hoys are hero showing values that are bet
tcr than we've ever had—New styles and new com
bination!. 1 are ready—flapper suits in a variety of
fast color fabrics.
“Wm. Skinners”
Flat Crepe $3.00
—The best silk value we’ve had in a long time is
this new line of heavy flat crepe from William Skin
ners, famous for fine silks—A very heavy pure dye
washable flat crepe ready now in all the best spring
shades—4o inches, at $3.00 yard.
New Pamico
Suiting 45c
—THE BEST FAST COLOR cotton suitings that we
know of this new Pamice fabric offers a splendid val
ue now at 4. r >c a yard—mercerized thread and just
right for children’s wear.
‘'Salomons
New Print
Dimities 59c
—A FINER SHEER QUALITY THAN USUAL in
theso dainty printed dimities so popular now for cool
dressc: All are fast colored and here in quaint small
designs.
Now Comes A Big
Special Showing
Silk Frocks
At $18.50
—Plain Flat Crepes—Printed Silks —
Stripe Tub Silks—All Just New, and
Usually Sold For More
SMART NEW SPRING DRESSES READY IN A SPECIAL new
lot priced now at $18.50 and with such a fine variety now to show
you in the popular shades and with every style different now is your
time for best selection.
—Two piece styles for sports wear—fine flat crepes and prints in bo
lero style—stripe wash silks all in a splendid selection of brand new
fashions—dresses that are sold usually for more than $18.50.
New Shades All Sizes
—SEE THE NEW SHADES of
monkey skin, rose, beige, tan,
Queen’s blue, navy, black and red
also dainty colorings in the new
prints and many two tone effects
that are so popular now for spring.
—WE HAVE THE SIZES to fit the
miss in 14 and 16—also the regular
18, 36, 38 and 40 sizes with a few
larger ones and with a good variety
of styles in each of the sizes ready
now.
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WORKMAN LED TO DEATH i
BY AFRICAN HONEY BIRD
By Lnlted Press Leased Wire
DULWAYO, South Africa. Feb.
25. —A honey bird recently lured a
native workman at Nelianga to a ;
deadly snake hidden in a tree. The
snake struck the man who died
within a few minutes.
Thi?. adds strength to the popular
belief that the honey bird some
times maliciously leads its victim
to a lion, leopard or snake, instead
of a store of honey. It is under
stood that tho workman saw the
bird fluttering from tree to tree
and followed it in the hope of find
ing a store of wild honey.
DOGS KILL FOX CAPTURED
ON HUNT 30 YEARS AGO
By baited Press Leased Wire
FRANKLIN, N. C., Feb. 25.—1 n
1897 Zcb Shape and two other men
went hunting foxes. Near Skeona'h
Greek they caught a full grown
grey fox alive, cut a crop out of
one ear, twisted off half the ani
mal’s tail and let hint loose among
their dogs. The fox eluded his pur
suers aud disappeared in the tim
ber.
The other men died in the inter
vening years, but Shone went hunt
ing here recently alone. He came
back to tell this story.
‘■ My dogs smelled a fox near
Thorn mountain and st.Trted aftetf
him. When I canght up they’d
killed the animal and there was the
bobbed tail, cropped ear aid all.”
Shope brought the fox home and
said there was no doubt but that
the fii imal was tho same be had
caught 30 years before.
SALMON POACHERS BUSY
By Catted Pres* Leaned Wire
CORK, Feb. 25. More than a
ton of poached salmon, iced and
ready for shipment to England was
found here recently. The salmon
had been stolen from fish preserves
owned by the government,. It is
understood that the thieves have
been robbing the preserves for some
time.
GAMBLING LURE RESISTED
BY AMERICANS AT RESORT
By I'nltrd Preaa Leaned Wire
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.—Ameri
i c.oas are stronger against the lure
of the gambling table 'than any
other people, according to an ex
cronpier at Monte Carlo, who ex
poses the secrets of that gambling
resort in the current issue of the
Elks magazine.
Russians, he says, are the easiest
| and most reckless losers' while the
I Greeks are the cleverest and sanest
of gamblers. Men, because they
play systematically, lose less pro
portionately than women, Who fol
low intuition.
‘‘ A system has never yet been
! found to vein,” he says, “but sys
tems do limit vour losses.”
FINNISH PUBLIC OPINION
DIVIDED ON PROHIBITION
By Lnlted Preaa Leaned Wire
HELSINGFORS, Feb. 25. Fin
nish public opinion is divided as to
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whether Finland's experiment ltftN
prohibition is succeeding or failing.
Government statistics for 1926 just
issued show that while there was a
eonsiderable decrease in the quan
tity of liquor seized by prohibition
officials in 3926 as compared with
1925, there was an increase of ap
proximately three per cent in tho
prosecutions for drunkenness. Fif
teen times as many men were ar
rested as women.