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Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
MEL L0NFEST ON
WEDNESDAY WILL
. Be WORTH WHILE
The Chamber of Commerce
COnceiUes Big Plan to AdUer-
tise Valley; HOItOn POUcr
LdUn Secured for Event.

"Boost for Imperial Valley while you
are away this summer" is the dolnin-
ant note of the first valley melonfest
which has been arranged by the Ell
Centre Chamber of Commerce and will
take place on the spacious lawn Of the
Holton Power company, east Of the
railroad tracks Wednesday evening.
There will be a multitude of canta-
loupes and watermelons, which have
been on ice for two days or better and
an ample supply for an immense crowd.
The program which will be given
after the melonfest will be announced
later and it is expected to include the
best oratorical talent the city has to
offer.
The Holton Power company has
kindly donated the use Of the lawn,
which is one of the greenest lawns in
the valley and is stringing special
lights in such manner that the insect
life Of the valley will be kept away
from the crowd.
Plans are being made for a crowd
of several hundred and the lure of
half a thousand crisp watermelons and
a thousand mellow cantaloupes ought
to swamp the committee in charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
FARM BUREAU.
RANCHERS TO
SALT RIVER
VALLEY
Imperial Valley Cotton
Growers to Tour the Salt
River Valley, Three Days;
Leave Valley Wednesday
Night.

The Imperial Valley Farm Bu-
eau excursion to the Salt River
valley, for the express purpose Of
visiting the cotton fields of that
valley, will leave this city Wednes-
day evening, June % and will re-
turn to the valley, Saturday, June
26, according to an announcement
made this morning.
All cotton growers and others who
are contemplating the trip are asked
to get in immediate communication
with Farm Advisor f. L. Garthwaite
at the court house, Ell Centre.
Mr.. Garthwaite in speaking Of the
trip this morning said:
"The Imperial county farm bureau
is assembling all the cotton growers
Of the valley who can take the neceas-
ary three days to make an excursion
to the famous cotton fields of the Salt
River valley, Arizona.
"The farm bureau committee, COM
posed of Mr.. Fields of Westmorland,
Mr.. Irvine and Mr.. Harvey is strongly
avail themselves Of this opportunity
Of studying condition over there first
hand and Of talkind directly with the
eXpcTlSilCcu &IOWcIS Va tIoe N0ACI.
"Few farmers of the Imperial Valley
have had more than one years ex-
perience and the great majority are
attempting this crop for the first
time. The successful and profitable
production of Pima cotton is a diff
cult problem requiring very expert
knowledge For this reason many
local growers are enthusiastic over
the opportunity of learning from men
who have been meeting these problems
for the last 10 or 10 years.
"The idea Of the tour will be for
the delegates to visit many cotton
fields in the Salt River valley, discuss
with the farmers there the best ways
of preparing land, methods of plant
ing, thinning, cultivating, irrigating,
picking, hauling, storing, ginning and
marketing.
"Gins, pure-seed farms, warehouses,
etc, will be visited and inspected and
lectures on all phases of the cotton
industry will be given by experts Of
the United States department OF ag'i-
culture"
1t is expected that a large number
will make the trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
ACT is EFFECTIVE
By Associated Pre-!

MANILA, June 21.-The act passed
by the recent special session of the
legislature authorizing the issue of
irrigation bonds to the amount of $50. :
100000 has become effective without
the signature of the governor general.
The amount of the bond issue will be
determined by the congress of the
United States. ..
Under the act the bonds are to bear
~ per cent interest and are to be
exempt from local taxation.
Officials of the Philippine govern
ment hope that congress will permit
the issue of the full amount of $780,
600 900 in order to carry out pro-
gram extending over period of ten
years during which time it is proposed
to provide permanent irrigation sys-
tenn for 100000 acres of land in the
PhiliDpine Islands
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
VETERANS PROSPECT
(By Associated Press)

IBY ASS0clattu PfeSsJ
SHERIDAN, Wyo.. June 21.-Dab-
ney M. Scales, a lieutenant commander
in the Confederate naval forces, who
was reputed to have given the last Of
fetal Confederate order during the
Civil war, died in local hospital re-
Gently.
Mr.. Scales, who was a graduate of
the naval academy at Annapolis,
served the United States as a naval
officer in the Spanish-American war.
Before he moved here two years ago,
Mr.. Scales was a scoutmaster in Men,
phis, Tenn, despite the fact that he
was then II wears old. ..5u
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
Renew RI0TINC
At LONDONDERRY
(By Associated PresS)

LONDONDERRY. June 21.-Riot-
ing which has gripped the twon during
the past few days, was renewed this
morning. Today's rioting resulting in
one mortally wounded and two serious
ly hurt.
The rifle and revolver firing is al
most continuous and business is vir.
tually at a standstill as the people
fear to venture out to work.
AUTHORITIES HELPLESS
LONDON, June 21.-Civil war con-
ditions render the Londonderry author
tiles powerless, it is declared in dis.
patches from there today. Several
additional persons were killed in to-
days rioting, it is said.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
REVOLVER THEFT
REVEALS LOST CAR

F. M. Burns, a farmer, reported to
the local police that pistol had been
stolen from him by an employee of
his ranch, named Walter Hough.
Hough was picked up by Officer
Motley in this city and the gun was
found on his person. 81
Officer Motley had been watching
Hough for some 1time and was very
curious as to how he had obtained a
Chevrolet automobile which he had
been driving around. Motley found,
upon inquiry that the car had been
stolen from man in Long BEACH and
that they had been searching for it for
some time. -- ~.
A warrant was sworn out for the
theft of the car and he is now lodged
in the county Jail. He is said to have
made a confession.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
ARREST 8 IN CHICAGO RIOTS
Elderly Man Is
Injured In Bad
Highway Crash

Edward Monroe, an elderly man re-
siding near Dixieland, suffered severe,
perhaps fatal injuries this morning
near Dixieland when a car driven by
Walter Collins, son of Postmaster c.
w. Collins, ran into him, knocked him
down and crushed both hips and legs.
This afternoon Monroe was said to
be resting as well as could be expected.
According to Walter Collins Monroe
had just gotten out of another car and
was crossing the highway. 1t appeared
that he did not hear the warning signal
and when he turned and saw the ap-
preaching car, he hesitated just an
instant too long. Walter Collins says
he tried to turn out but as Monroe had
hesitated he could not tell which way
to turn.
Internal injuries are feared.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
IMMIGRANTS COMING

(By Associated fresSD
NEW YORK, June PA transport
bringing 800 wives and children OF
Polish immigrants in this country is
on the way from Dantzig to an Ameri-
can port, according to information re-
ceived here by the Hebrew Sheltering
and Immigrant society. This is the
first group of total of 5000 families
to be brought to America to be reunit-
ed with husbands and fathers from
whom they, have been separated by
war for more than six years.
The Hebrew society has undertaken
to find the wives and children of Polish
immigrants who have been prevented
by the war from sending any aid to
their families, many Of whom have
been driven out Of their homes. in the
war zone and have become lost tnfthEit
kind in this country. ,ess ynt
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
MARK ROSE SAYS
PETITIONS ARE
WELL SIGNED

According to the statements of
Mark Rose, the petitions. for the full
length All-American canal are being
universally signed. He says that at
the Acacia meeting which addressed
Thursday night, every man and woman
in the house signed the'ipetition. He
says also that 500 have already signed
in Holtville and that he has heard of
no opposition to it. He recites the
fact that the farm bureau at it's
Thursday meeting endorsed the petit
ton by a unanimous vote and all
present signed it. He believes that
the petition will be favorably acted
upon, and that the AllrAmerican
canal project will be benefited there,
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
(By Associated Press)

NOGALES, Arizona, June 21.-
Farmers in the Yaqui river district
of Sonora are going in heavily for di-
versified agriculture planting large
crops of wheat, rice and corn, where
as heretofore they devoted themselves
almost exclusively to the production
of garbanzos, according to Americans
who returned from that section.
y This, it is claimed, does not mean
that the garbanzo crop will be mater
tally decreased; but that the farmers
viii be sure of one crop that will make
a profitable yield and be able to rotate
crops on. a scientific basis instead OF
exhausting the soil by the continual
planting of the same crops. III
Rice has already beeo.nc an import
ant item of export from the Yaqui
country, and corn also has been ex-
tensively grown there. The growing
of wheat, however, is still somewhat
of an experiment.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
GREECE GIVEN
A FREE HAND
(By Associated Press)

BOLOGNE. June 21.-Greece was
given a free hand in the military
measures against Turkey which were
decided upon at the Hythe conference
here yesterday, according to informa-
tion received today. The premiers and
their advisors found these measures
were required because of the grave
situation resulting from Mutapha Ke-
mails nationalist forces reaching the
Dardanelles.
Premiers Lloyd George and Miller
and arrived for conversations with the
Greek, Italian and Belgian representa-
tives on reparations for Russia and
Premier Venizelos of Greece will form
ally offer talk for a mandate for
Armenia. Italy will ask 20 per cent
reparations for Germany to pay.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
JAZZ POPULAR
(By Associated Press)

NbN 1f5sOCIdItu TeNSJ
NOGALES, Ariz., June 21.-Amer-
lean jazz music, introduced in Nogales
Sonora, cafes and cabarets, is slowly
winning it's way into the hearts OF
night life patrons among the resi-
dents of the Mexican town.
"While the Mexican patrons of my
establishment at first, preferred the
native, orchestra music to which they
had been accustomed 50 long," said
one cafe proprietor, many. of !. them
are gradually adopting tHe, Am|eeriicaf
syncopatea XaElfty, aandb ii pIediiett ist thaIl a
even plane With their own AIRS ]
have noted.as constant increase ir
Mexican paatfanage since III installed sHl'ef
Jazz ,muSlcS@ff tata reAf% .ta - b,,,
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
LEWIS DISAGREES
WITH PRES. WILSON
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, June 21.-James Hamil-
ton Lewis, former United States SEN
ator from Illinois and candidate for
the democratic vice-presidential nom
nation, announced that on his plat
form he would urge certain things.
"In my own behalf as well as for
the democracy" he said he disagreed
with Wilson's alleged statement that
the league of nations was the "su-
preme and sole ISSUE" He declared
that it was "only one of the great is
Sues"
Lewis said, 1--WE now owe something
at home. We must prepare measures
for the relief of the untitled states"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
NEW BLOOD LIST"
[RY AssOciated PreSSI


SEATTLE, WASH, June 21.--""A
blood list" is being compiled here by
Doctors O. C. Jones and L. L. Bull Of
the city hospital, for the purpose Of
providing an available supply of
healthy human blood for TRANSMISSION.
The physicians propose to keep up u
list of 100 citizens of Seattle who
will be prepared to give away a pint
or so Of blood whenever called upon
to aid a sufferer.
Persons volunteering for place on
the unique list will be subjected to q
test and their blood classified on a
A, B, C and Dsbasis, according to COR
puscles, so that the patient may get
just the proper quality needed.
No remuneration is offered for the
service but recipients Of blood will be
permitted to pay for 1t II they 80
desire.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
RABBI SCORES
!. ! COLLEGE DARLING
INV Associated Press)

(By Associated PresSJ
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, June 21
College men cannot render any service
to society until the colleges are free
of "pampered, cushioned and cigaret-
ted darlings," Rabbi Stephen Wise of
New York told the twenty-ninth grad
uatipg class here today. There We're
474 students receiving diplomas. Wise
said there were a considerable number
of. young men in college today who
suffered to "drag and dance their way
through, neither toiling nor spinning"
He said there can be no relation be-
tween colleges and society until col
leges can help men to attain the spirit
of self-denial.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
Officers Bail
Out Ex-So[dier
They Arrested

c. S. Rouch, an American waiter
and former service man in the Main
Cafe became angered with one of the
Greek walters and fight ensued last
night. The fight was the result of a
long standing dislike between the two
men, it is said. Rouch was arrested
and taken to the Justice of Peace
where warrant was sworn out
against him for disturbing the peace
Officers Motley and Slaughter, who
had made the arrest and taken him to
court, where he was placed bail, i'm
mediately offered to put up his bail
which was DONE, Rouch was an over
seas soldier and so were the two off.
GERS, which is the reason for their
friendliness.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
z WHITE MEN
SLAIN, FLAG
. BURNED BY
NEGROES
Demonstration in Favor of
Negroes Returning to
Africa Ends in Tragedy /;
Reporter Finds Alleged
Leader.
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, June 21.-The police
arrested Grover Redding, who claims
to be native of Abyssynia and sew
en- other negroes, said to be the
leaders of yesterdays parade of
negro members of the "Star Order
of Ethiopia" whicl, ended in fight
in which an American flag was
burned, two white men were killed
and two negroes seriously injured.
R. d. Jones, alleged radical leader
ers, are still at liberty although Jones
was found by newspaper reporter.
The fight started when the parade
ended and the. negroes were pre- pairing
to enter the hall for a meeting to pro
mote the return of negroes to Abys-
A man believed to have been Joseph
Fernon, .who calls himself the Great
Abyssianian," poured a liquid on an
American flag and threw it on q bon
fire. r.
Policeman. Joseph Owen, negro
rushed to the scene was wounded and
Robert Rose, sailor, was killed in a
volley Of shots from the paraders. 10
seph Hoyt, clerk also was killed.
w men LIE pdfdue Heafeu tne lOQge
rooms q robed negro poured an inflam-
matory liquid on the flag and burned it.
A negro policeman rushed towards
the man and q man on horseback near
by fired a short rifle, wounding him on
the first shot.
Robert f. Rose,. a sailor, sprang
from an automobile when the flag
burned and was almost at the police
mans side when the latter was shot.
Rose then turned and ran into a cigar
store. ',... - t-s .',
According to witnesses the mob fol-
lowed and shot Rose and Joseph Hoyt
q cigar clerk killing BOTH. ....,..
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
SPARE THE CHILD"
(Ry Associated Press)

CARSON CITY. New, June 21.-
Abolition of corporal punishment is
recommended Re e ia q w report IF com.
D. Boyle to Investigate management
of the state orphans home. The
practice of sending unruly children
to bed supperless also should be done
away with the report said, and advised
the children be given measure of
self rule.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
BOLSHEVIKS JOINED
(By Associated Press)

HONOLULU, June 2l.-Siberiar
Russians, arriving at Alexandrovsk
Saghalien, say that Chinese and KOr-
cans in considerable numbers have
joined the Bolshevik forces at Niko-
laevsk, against which Japanese troops
now are operating, according to a
Toxic cable to the Nippu Jiji, JAP
anese language newspaper here. The
dispatch added that the Chinese and
Koreans fought with the Bolsheviki
against the Japanese in the two-day
battle that ragged there several weeks
ago, and that Chinese warships sup
plid the soviet forces with ammuni-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21

WASHINGTON, June 21.-Republi-
can campaign plans began to take de-
finite shape with conference of SEN
ator Harding and member of the
subcommittee of the republican ma.
tional committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
KEEP CAMPS CLEAN
(By Associated Press)

IBy ASSOCIated PFeSSl
SAN FRANCISCO. June 21.-"Keep
the mountains clean" is the slogan for
a joint campaign undertaken in Cali
fornia by the state board of health and
the California state automobile asso-
citation.
Thousands of placards will be post
ed urging motorists to maintain clean,
sanitary conditions on camp grounds
and resorts and along the highways.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
SIX DIE IN FIRE
(Bv. Associated Press)

. tBNe AssOclated Press)
J VANCOUVER, B., c., June 21.-Six
were killed and several injured in a
fire which destroyed the Balmoral
apartments in the fashionable part of
the CITY,. A midnight crowd saw two
men jump to death from the top story.
Others were trapped.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
SPECIAL GUNBOATS
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, June 21.-A special
service squadron Of cruisers and gun
boats, which will be based on the canal
zone, and held available for duty for
the Mexican, Central American and ad-
jacent, ports, will be organized by Oc-
tober i, the navy department an
nounced.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
SALARY INCREASED
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press) II
RENO, New, June 21.-Walter E.
Clark. has been reelected president of
the University of Nevada by the
board of regents. The salary of this
position was increased at the same
time from $500 to $4,000 year.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21

w. c. Jacobson of the state agricul-
tural school, interested in rodent con-
troll, is spending the day in the valley
becoming familiar with local condi-
tions.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
COLBY LEAVES FOR
DEMO CONVENTION
(Ry Assoc ociated, PrSssl

WASHINGTON, June 2l.-Secre-
tary Colby had a final conference with
President Wilson before leaving for
San Francisco via New York to attend
the convention as delegate from the
District of Columbia.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
OFFICIALS WATCH PAPER

WASHINGTON. June 21.-The call
for convention of railway workers in
Chicago June 20 to organize one big
union is published in the Butte (Mont)
Daily Bulletin, which the department
of justice officials say they believe is
an /. w. w. publication.
Agents in Chicago were ordered to
keep a strict watch on the railroad
workers convention for any possible
I. w. w. activities. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
AGED SLAVE DIES
(By Associated Press)
ARDMORE, Okla, June 21.-Born
"a slave in 1913, Alec Taylor died here
yesterday at the age of 107. So ,e...
Weather.

Southern Califor-
Aia~yTonisht and
Tuesday fair ex-
cept cloudy mSthe
west portion in the
morning with mod
crate W e ster.l.y
winds. - 4
Is e-,,D
Imperial Valley
GonNhIed fair;
probably slightly
cooler ss tomorrow. J :.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21

Ninety-five cars were ordered in the
south end Of the valley today for
|cantaloupes.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
RAIL STRIKE
RENEWED BY
THOUSANDS
Of MEN
Five Thousand Switchmen
in Philadelphia Out and
Heavy Gains Are Made by
Strikers; Officials Alert.
(By Associated Press)

Vby ASSUCIdttu TTEsSJ
PHILADELPHIA, June 21.-Rail-
road strikers claim heavy gains in
this vicinity and say that 5000 men
are out and that the freight tie-up
is increasing.
They emphasize that the strike is
not against the railroads but against
the railroad labor board and is due to
at the delay of the
board in making it's coming decision.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
BEGIN PROBE

thorities have begun an Investigation
of the "Abyssinian Princes" to deter
mine whether prosecution is possible
under the espionage and anarchist law.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
74,683 PEOPLE
IN SAN DIEGO
(RY Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, June 21.-The
census of San Diego was today an
nounced as 1858 which is an in.
crease Of IS, los or .08.7 per cent over
the official population of 1910.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-06-21
NEGRO LYNCHED

SAVANNAH, Ga, June 21.-Phillip
Smithers, negro, was lynched near
Rincon, Ga, after he had confessed to
the murder of Miss Anna Jauden, II,
last week. He was arrested on infor-
nation of another negro.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-20
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals, addressed to the
Eoard of Supervisors of the County of
Imperial, State Of California, and en-
dorssd Proposals for Improving Coun-
~ Highway, portion of Sections / and
3, and all of Sections 4 and s." will be
received by the said Board at it's office,
in the Court House, until O'Clock p.
NJ, on the 2nd day of February, 1920,
and at that time and place will be pub
5icly opened and read.
All proposals must be made upon
blank forms to be obtained from ths
Clerk Of the Board of Supervisors, or at
the Office of the Highway Commissions;
said proposals must give the prices pro
posed both in writing and figures and
must be signed be the bidder, with his
address.
Each bid is to be presented under
sealed cover and shall be accompanied
by a certified check made payable to
the County OF Imperial ana Grawn upos
a bank donig business in said Imperial
County, for an amount equal to, or in
excess OF ten per cent of the amount
of said bid, and no bid shall be consider
ed unless such check is enclosed there
with. Should the successful bidder to
whom the contract is awarded fail to
execute the same, such check shall be
! forfeited to the County of Imperial and
the same shall be the property of said
County. All other certified checks will
| be returned to the unsuccessful bidders
who submitted the same.
A common-law bond will be required
for the faithful performance of the con-
tract in such sum as shall be fixed by
the Board of Supervisors of the County
after the bids are opened said sum shall
not be less than onefourth and not
more than one-haIf of the estimated
total amount of ths contract, and an
additional bond must be furnished a,
required by the terms Of an act entitl-
! ed "An act to secure the payment of
the claims of persons employed by con.
tractors upon public works, and the
claims of persons who furnish materials,
supplies teaIus, implements or machiR-
/ cry used or consumed by such contraC-
tors in the performance of such works
and prescribing the duties of certain
public officers with respect thereto,
approved May 10, 1913 ara said bono
last aforesaid shall be in an amount
equal to one-hslf the total amount pay
able by the term of the contract.
BY order of the Board of Supervisors,
Imperial County, California.
Y M. S. COOK, Clerk.
Bated January 6, 1920.
| Jan. II. 12t
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-20
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE

IN TIE SUPERIOR COURT OF I'M
PERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Re: william w. Mckim Estate.
Notice is given that pursuant to the
order of the Superior Court of Imperial
County, California made Nov. 2S, 1919,
in the above estate, the administrator
will sell at private sale to the highest
bidder, and subject 10 confirmation by
said Court on, or after the 28th day o.
January. 1920, all right title, interest
and estate of the said William W. Nc
Kim, deceased. in and to that certain
parcel of land described as follows:
Tract 81 Township Is South. Range
Ii East, SEM, containing two
hundred acres and two hundred
shares of the Capital Stock of Imperial
Water Company No. 1.
TorIns and conditions of sale are Cash
upon confirmation of sale by the Court,
or one-half cash, balance secured in
such manner as may be approved by
the Court. Ten per cent must be depos-
tied at the time of making each bid.
Dated this 7th day of January, 1920.
J. H. McKIM,
Administrator.
JAS. w. GLASSFORD,
Attorney for Administrator.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-20

At the Palace theater tonight Kath-
crime Macdonald will be seen in The
Thunderbolt" First National Picture
just recently shown at Tally's theater
at Los Angeles. A Feature comedy,
one of the best ever made and costing
more than any other called "a Twilight
Baby" will be seen tonight and tomor-
row. Robert Warwick in Told in the
Hills" will be the picture Wednesday