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The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-29
BANKS MODEL SAVINGS
 PLAN AFTER WAR STAMPS

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 29. - A local bank has adopted saving sys- tem similar to that used by the Fed eral Government In It's war-saving campaigns. Patrons of the bank may buy for $82 certificate that win be redeemed in five years at $100. Pay ment of $820 may be made for 8 certificate that will be worth $1.000 in five years.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-29
ALL TOMMYROT, SAYS MOTHER, OF
 BERGD0LL'S RETURN

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2s; Mrs. Emna Bergdoll, mother of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, who has been re- ported by the German authorities to be a member of the crew of trans Atlantic liner which is due to arrive here, declared yesterday that reports that her son had left Germany were "all tommyrot."
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-29
ITALIAN PREMIER ! NOT TO ATTEND
 ALLIED FARLEY

ROME, Dec. 29.-Premier Mussolini advised the Cabinet yesterday that he would not attend the conference of Allied Premiers, scheduled to meet at Paris next week for the purpose of further discussing the reparations question The Premier explained to the Cabinet the difficulties which have arisen between England and France over the settlement.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-29
DOCTOR ASKS RELEASE
 PENDING INVESTIGATION . IN KIDNAPPING CASE

BALTIMORE, Dec 29. Dr. Mo Koin, the physician connected with the Johns Hopkins clinic, who is under arrest on request of the Louis jana authorities charged with mur- der in connection with the Mer Rouge kidnapping case, yesterday de- manded immediatel release through habeas corpus proceedings. The de- mand was made, it was declared, without prejudice to give the Louis- jana authorities opportunity to pre- sent their case against him.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-29
EX-PRESIDENT RECEIVESCALL ON BIRTHDAY

WASHINGTON, Dec 29.-Ex-Pres- ident Wilson yesterday celebrated his
 sixty-sixth birthday. The day was
 spent quietly, the only formal event being the visit of delegation from Woodrow Wilson Foundation to felici- tate him upon his recovery and to make a report on the progress of the million dollar Foundation that is fH
 being raised in his name.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-29
scHUMANN-HEINk WELL

GARDEN CITY, N. r., Dec. 29.- Madame Schumann-Heink has recov- cred completely from her recent seri- ous illness from pneumonia. She will resume her concert tour with an appearance at Maddensville, Penn sylvanla, on January fifth, 1t has been announced.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-29
QUIET WEDDING

In the presence of a few friends, Mrs. Celia Noll and J. H. Flickenger, of Seward, were united in marriage by Commissioner Curtis Morford. Mrs. Ralph Reed and MT. John Walker were the attending witnesses. The The couple will reside in Seward. MT. Flickenser being agent for the Alas ka Steamship Company.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-29
EXHIBIT WOOD SKATES

CHAUNCEY, Ohio, Dec. 29.-A pail of old-time wooden skates, made 5e years ago, have been placed on dis play in store here. Harvey Nye
 owner of the skates, declares they have been used almost every winter since 1867. He said he expects to use them this winter.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-29
SCHOONER WRECKED
 ON CALIFORNIA COAST

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2s.-The schooner Stockton City is reported to have been wrecked last night off Robinson Gulch, seventy miles north of here, during heavy storm. The crew, however, has been saved, ac- cording to advices received here.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-29
TURK ASSEMBLY
 ISSUES ORDERS IN ..
 STORMY SESSION

MOSCOW, Dec. 29-Word has just been received from Angora that the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, after stormy session, has decided to instruct it's delegates at Lausanne to sign no agreement with the Allies without the approval of the Angora authorities. ..
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-29
TRAINS COLLIDE

QUINCEY, Cal, Dec. 29.-In col lision between two freight trains here yesterday six trainment were injured, two of them seriously.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-29
MIND BLANK ON PLOT
 T0SLAY HUSBAND, IS -,., ... CLAIM OF MRS. FORD

DETROIT, Dec. 29. - Vehemently asserting her innocence and claiming that her mind is a complete blank in regard to the plot against her, Mrs. May B. Ford, charged with offering a supposed "gunman' $20,0OO to kill her wealthy husband, Ney B. Ford, and burn the body will soon appear for examination in Record Court. It is just another frame up' engineered by her husband to blacken her char acter and make her friends and neigh bors think her an immoral woman, she claims. Detectives hired by her husband have bounded her for months and repeated attempts to frame" her have been made she says. Mrs. Ford says she doesn't remember whether she saw Lieutenant Edward w. Ku- hath before the was confronted by him in the prosecutors office. -,
 Mrs Ford admits she is subject to memory lapses. Ney B. Ford Is a second cousin of Henry Ford, Detroit auto king.
 Has Memory lapses
 q have had moments of conduct when I was not responsible for what I did," she says. eff I wanted to kill my husband-and I had ample oppor- tunity to do it when I was living with him-being nurse I could have accomplished it without anybody ever knowing anything about the crime This is just another frameup of his to keep alimony from me and put me behind the bars, as he said he would. He told me when I left him that he would put me behind the bars.
 "My husband tried to frame me once before. A good friend of his came to me saying that he would see to it that Ney was killed and that would get the money. (Ford is re- puted to be worth $5OO,oOO) I told him I would have nothing to do with the plot. I don't remember anything about it I don't know that any of these things they accuse me of ever happened"
 Police AlIege "Trap"
 According to police, Mrs. Ford was trapped after a Toledo man had 'tipped" Detroit officers that Mrs. Ford expressed desire to meet dependable killer" who would ac- cept the job of murdering her hus- band.
 Lieutenant Ovid Straith was as- signed to the case. The Toledo man arranged meeting with Mrs. Ford. In subsequent conversations with Straith Mrs. Ford again voiced need for killer, 1t is alleged, and Kunath, posing as "a Kansas City gunman," was introduced.
 Pretending to fall in with the
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-29
EX-ALASKAN TAKES
 POSITION IN EAST

SPOKANE, Dec. 29.-R. R. Rog- CTS, one of the regents of the Uni versity of Washington and a mem Der of the Alaska Pioneers, has an nounced that he will shortly leave for the east to take very respons- ible position in New York and New Jersey
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-29
ALASKA SPRUCE GOES : ,.= " TO AUSTRALIA

SEATTLE, Dec. 29.-The barken- tine Alicia Hayiside has just received a commission to load a million feet of Alaska spruce at Ketchikan, for shipment to Austria.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-29
STANDARD OIL CUTS
 ANOTHER MELON

CHICAGO, Dec 29.-A 100 per cent dividend has just been declared by the Standard Oil Company of In- diana. ...- ,...
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-29
IN EXCELLENT SPIRITS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.--Return- ing from their visit with ex-President Wilson the members of the delega- tion from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation yesterday reported that Mir Wilson had chatted informally with thenl 6n number of topics. It was stated that he appeared to be in excellent spirits and in better health than since his receipt from Vice-Fresident Coolidge of the ein- bossed copy of the Senate resolu- tion and the information of it's having been unanimously adopted.
 FISH QUOTATIONS
 KETCHIKAN, Dec. 29.-No fish of fared today
The Cordova daily times., 1922-12-29
FISH QUOTATIONS

KETCHIKAN, Dec. 29.-No fish of, fered today. -
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
PRUNE INDUSTRY
in CALIFORNIA
amazing Gr0Wth From TlU0
Tree to IS Percent of En-
tire OutENt of Country

+, Sixty-five years ago q French emil
grant brought two prune tree cuttings
from the famous French prunc orchards
of the province d'Agen in France to his
new home near San Jose, California.
Today the prune industry in Califor
MIA has grown from these two prune
cuttings of sixtyfive years ago to "a
tremendous industry covering 100000
acres of orchard lands and producing
2O0,O00,000 pounds OF dried pruncs,
with the prediction that the yearly
yield will amount to 350,000,00o pounds
within five years when newly planted
acreage comes into bearing.
California now produces 50 per cent
of all the prumes eaten in the United
States and hundreds of thousands of
pounds are shipped every year from
the California growing districts to the
prune districts of France, from which
less than three-quarters of century
ago the original prune cuttings We're
brought to start the California indus
try.
The present worldwide demand for
California pruncs has been built up be-
cause the California farmers, through
the adoption of modern growing and
drying theories have produced a pruno
far superior in quality to that grown
in any other part OF thc world.
Ninotynine per cent of the Calltor'
MIA prune crops is sun dried and sun
cured, process which is impossible IN
any of the other prune growing dis
tricts Of the United States, and is only
possible in California because of the
lone. hot, late summer during which
the sun can be relied upon to shine day
after day without break.
This sun drying aud sun curing with
out use of any artificial heating, ac-
cording to food experts and dictitlcians
gives the California prune its high flav-
or and hcalthful qualities.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
TRUCK GARDENING \
In PAL0 VERDE
IntercrOp Of CaRtaIoupes BeiRg
Used in Many NeU Vine Y
yards of Valley

Truck gardening IS taking strong
hold in the Palo Verde valley, and
more interest is being shown in this
Size this year. A large area of canta-
Ioupes has been planted, and in some
cases these are inkercropped between
rows Of newly planted grape vines. BY
Vplanting cantaloupes in the vineyards,
it is believed that the profits from the
melons will more than pay for the
planting of the vineyards.
Lettuce, tomatoes, asparagus and po-
tatoes are thc principal vegetables
Iplanted i'll this valley. Frank Baxter
has planted his ranch to grapes and
Vegetables, where cotton once reigned.
He will have 100 acres of lettuce this
lseason, and expects to plant more next
lyear
| lit is estimated that there will be over
400 acres of Naney Hail sweet potatoes
Iplanted. j. Nj. (Tatci) Martin, known
Throughout the south as u potato grow
Ter, is putting out a large acreage, aud
states that growing conditions are sll-
Rperior here to any other place he has
svisited. Growers last season averaged
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08

although not members Of the Legis-
lature, were close TO those who were,
Or of relatives of deceased members
who may have letters or other
documents which might be OF value
Then they want "reminiscences Of
Roosevelt or OF New York politics
as they were played in Albany
while Roosevelt was there, and let
ters, photographs, clippings, PAM
phlets, campaign material, anything,
in fact, bearing on Roosevelt or on
the political struggles among the
Republican Stalwarts and Half
breeds and the Democratic reform
ers" and Tammanyites. Anecdotes
and data of all sorts are wanted
also concerning the Republican Con-
vention CT 1854 to which Roosevelt
was a delegate. Material should be
sent to the Secretary, Roosevelt Me-
mortal Association, 1 Madison Ave-
nue., New York City.
1t is expected that the effort the
Association is making to gather
these records and mementoes will
bring to light many Significant and
picturesque incidents. Roosevelt be-
came figure of statewide prom;-
nence within a week Gftcr the or
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08

OF us all, who, like myself, Joined
under the leadership of George Will
liam Curtis and in one State and
another led forlorn and defeated
attempts towards reform and i'm
provement. Here at least was a
man without compromise. OF cour-
age and determination, with the ex-
traordinary gift of high ideals and
able to put them into being"
The eyes Of the State and, in a
sense, the eyes Of the nation, were
upon Roosevelt during those early
political struggles. One day An
drew D. White, president of Cor
nell University, a noted political re-
| former, who later won further dis
tinction as Ambassador to Ger
many, said to his class:
young gentlemen, some of you
will enter public life. call your
attention to Theodore Roosevelt,
now In our legislature. He is on
the right road to success. 1t Is dam
gerOuS 70 predict a future Tor q
young man, but let me tell you that
if any man OF his age was ever
pointed straight for the Presidency
that man is Theodore Roosevelt"
Roosevelt's career in the s.sseTn-
bly, WAS. a tremendous success. It
eliminated in, his election cs head
Of the delegates at large-the Zig
Four-to the Republican Conven-
tion in Chicago in 1884. There he
| fought with the reform clement
against the nomination OF Blaine,
but when Blaine was nominated by
| the majority oe tle delegates Ii
supported hr;;. TITS drew on hin
tie wrath Of tie re:o.cs crs---i:.e
MdgwuDps. as they wee called.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08

+
The rlng-Ieader was husky fel-
low, strong 81 an OK, but ne made
up his mind that tossing Roosevelt
in g blanket might after all net be
the fun that it Looked on the sur
fare, and tho idea Wa5 given up.
All that happened in January,
1892. Most OF the men who fought
at = Boosevelt'5 side or fought
against him during his three terms
IN the Assembly have crossed the
Great Divide. Only a few remain
TO tell the tale, but these few are
being rnnrshaIled by the Roosevelt
Memorial Association in an effort to
set down in black and white for the
benefit of posterity the full story Of
Roosevelt's first venture in politics.
An appeal has been issued by Colo
mel William Boyce Thompson, pres
ident of the Association, asking the
public to cooperate in gathering
the facts OF Roosevelt's early career
by sending the Association any data
about it, great or small, which may
be in their possession. First of all,
the Association wants the names
and addresses of surviving men,
bers Of the Legislatures of 1882,
1855 and 1884; Of politicians who,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
NEW VARIETY OF
COTTON GROWN
Ranchers of Perris Valley Will
SlUitch from Durango to.
AcaIn This Year

Perris valley, Riverside county, this
year will plant close to 1000 acres to
Acala cotton. Last year Durango was
the seed used, but because of the Acala
maturing from three to four weeks
earlier, the members of the Pcrris. Val
ley Cotton Growers association have
decided to change over to the Acala.
1t will be possible to get Is tons of
the Acala seed by March Is at cents
Il pound delivered to Riverside or to
Perris. This seed carries with it IL
guarantee to be 90 per cent pure.
1T is figured that there are hundreds
of acres in the Perris. valley this year
on which crop of Acala cotton may
be grown without irrigation. This is
because of the heavy rainfall already
this season.
There are hundreds of other parts of
Perris valley in which crop of cotton
may be raised this year with but one
or two irrigations. Last year it was
proved that cotton may be dry-farmed,
some of the acreage producing as much
as q half bale without irrigation. 1t is
believed that by planting AcaIa dry.
farmers will be able to produce as much
on three quarters of an acre.
In the san Joaquin valley last year
ono rancher reports producing from ono
to two bales of Acala cotton to the
acre. 1t is reported in government
statistics to. be the most outstanding,
prolific and drought resisting cotton
grown i'll the United States. The staple
is an inch and one-cighth and it is sold
at u premium over other short staple
| quotations.
| The planting season in the valley viii
start on about March 10 or us soon
after that date as it is possible to get
| the seed in.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08

ganization Of the Assembly, and
when he retired from the Legisla-
ture in June, 1884, he was a ma
tional figure.
'There have been ADLER men from
a parliamentary point OF view"
said Mr.. Spinney in reminiscing OF
the cid days, "for everything was
new and strange to him. But he set
TO work at once to learn, pumping
everybody for all the information
that was in them.
II remember the first time he met
Billy O'Neill, member from some
district up In the Adirondacks.
Roosevelt fattened him against the
wall in the room of man named
Sharpe, who was a candidate for
Speaker, and asked him everything
he could think OF, endeavoring TO
get to the bottom of how they did
things In politics in the country dis
tricts that ONeill came from. How
do you run your primaries? he ask
ed. How Go yoa &c this, how do you
do that? Hcfound that the mcn from
the country were politically better
informed than the men from ting
cities. Everything vas new 20 T..
K. BIZ: Roosevelt. applied his sue
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08

and as the reactionary leaders dis
liked him thoroughly, he found him
self at the end of the campaign
practically eliminated from politics.
He retired to his ranch in Dakota
and in. the joy OF the thrilling life
of a ranchman forgot whatever dis
appointment he may have felt at
his temporary eclipse as a politi-
clan.
The letters, photographs and
similar material which the Roose-
welt Memorial Association is col
lecting will be exhibited at once at
the New York Public Library,
where great Roosevelt Exhibit
has been drawing thousands of WIS.,
itors daily since the opening, on
January 6, the third anniversary OF
Colonel Roosevelt's death. Later
the material will be housed in a
permanent museum. The donors
name will be attached in perpetuity
to each item.
"Reminiscences of Roosevelt and
of his experiences in the legisla-
ture sent to the Association will be
incorporated in a volume, to be en-
titled. Roosevelt in the New York
Assembly" The writer OF .l,;s
book will be Hermann Hasedorr,
whose story of Roosevclt's life as
a ranchman entitled "Roo3cveit IN
the Bad Lands" has just been prh-
lisled Under the auspices OF the
Roosevelt Memorial Association.
Concerning this book Albert Sush-
nell Hart, Professor Of history ard
government at Harvard University.
irece:lt.y wrc..s:
"lt Is a genuine ant. YH.uabie ncn-
tr;nu.icr to the knowledge oe TIE
wcrid -eiati.e -. Theodore Reese.
welt and SC Interesting thzt found
It hard 20 lay 1t down. lr. rsy optn-
/; ior It VIII becsme a standard &C.
co..r,s .: tie src:tier esndi.tsns IN
, ta.s castle ssOuniry, AZ veil ~ ehe
;ia:' xssri on t.:c details * that part
j o.: Hocscyeii's eArear."
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
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COMMISSIONERS FOR
II YEARS, RETIRES

& RIVERSIDE, Calf, March SD. D..
Sharp, for IL years horticultural COM
missioner of Riverside county, today
retired from office by action of the
board Of county supervisors, a. e, Bot
tell, of Fresno was chosen to succeed
the retiring county official.
About % prominent citrus growers
appeared before the supervisors II be.
half Of Mr.. Sharp but notwithstanding
their protest against the move to re
place him. the supervisors made the
new appointment.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
LIVESTOCK MEN TO
MEET AT ONTARIO

The Southern California Purebred
Livestock Association will hold its
next monthly meeting at Hotel Casa
Blanca in Ontario on Saturday, March
II at 1880 luncheon.
The object Of this association is to
promotc and encourage the raising of
purcbred livestock and everyone in
tercstcd in th success cf this Industry
is urged TO attend this meeting. Notify
W. W. Van Pelt, secretary, Riverside
and he VIII count YOU in ut the lunch
con.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08

ton pump and would bore apd bore
and bore till he got the facts he
wanted.
Roosevelt would lead. and his
followers would chase after him
and wonder where in hlazes he was
going. He, jumped in, that is, and
they followed as best they could,
coming along in their own good
fashion"
Mr.. Talcott Williams, head of the
School Of Journalism of Columbia
University, has, given an unforget-
table picture of Roosevelt as he ap-
peared in the midst of the sordid
mess Of New York politics forty
years ago.
"His public life I first saw when
he was serving as Assemblyman. l
had known Albany in evil and
heart-slckening days, when the cor
ruption of the worst period in our
history, in the 70's, swept in black
tide through the Legislature, cess
pool of manifold iniquity. On its
foul edge stood all the forces of
evil in our society.
Theodore Roosevelt I had met
once in college fraternity. Later,
on a chance visit to Albany l went
to see him.
Gas he came Que Of the door of
the Assembly TO meet me and saw
him, strong, manly, vigorous. un-
stained and untouched by MI about
lin, I had q sudden i!irab of hope
and pride in this young college man,
already in 11e br:e. session the
l2nGCr OF eye,.r, good ycaJ'ins anh
a.g.' desire ii The STATE. the ideal
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
MUST FERTlLKE
FOR GRAPEFRUIT
This is the Verdict of Big
Bra,uley Rancher Who is
Planting Heartily

w. A. Covington, who came to Braw
ley from San Bernardino to purchase
grapefruit land, and is preparing %
large acreage for planting to grapefruit
this spring, says that growers in I'M
perial Valley will realize the same pro-
lific yield of fruit as do the growers
en- the coast only if they fertilize their
orchards and plant coyer crops to min
imize the summer "drop." He says
that the trouble here is that "thc I'M
pcrial growers seem TO think that all
they have to do is to plant their trees,
turn on the water, and the climate will
do the rest"
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08

VT Is ezact17 o2gs5 years ago that
Thoodc-a Rccgeve1t dashed
VI into Che Delavan House in Al.
~ bany es Acgemblyna an-elcct
from tho TweRcy-arst District in
Msw York Cisyand introduced him
selG TO tbs ae7,spa -oca ard I'd
Iha world, n
eT Gaw him Lr5p1talding near the
cigar Gtand,' % easI Goo-g9 z. Spin
ney, Albany Eo-Es1pondent oa the
New York, Times during the carly
eigh3s3, ''aad he wa.5 tho homeliest
pup you e1aa eaw. He had Burn
side whisgs5b a etrlnG On his
gZaEses and, 8. faco full Of teeth;
and my. no was greeag just TWEEN
&y-threa years DID, Buc hs was
eaEneat, yon Scquldn'G migtako that
Cor q nalnLG5ss' j4esldes. yea could
SEQ Gha.t hcr9 was On uncommon
fellow, and itNwaS not -enS boao-o
he bucked his WaJ ia."
/ ITO those OF t19 old-tlner3 in Gae
rssgislaGure WHO liked horaeplay II
looked ea tnoueEt & oczs7als was one
of Gaoso heavan5tsT-t gifts known
az 8 @good thfng1h A burly saloon-
keeper made eas,Guggastion that it
tewould be g. fitting initiation for the
young ''ailk-stocklng dude'' to toss
him in blanket, syt1 g dozen of his
Gellow statesmen Justify agreed.
,Roosovelt heard Of the plan and
tsrent gtrelght tG th9 ring-leader. ~
&Look here" he said, ST under
stand you fellcWa want TO toss me
An q DIanket?'
THE Ealooh-I-sspe- grinned dis
klain1ully.f =.
ks'I Jus: want GO serTa notice on
you pow,s Roosevelt remarked,
If'that if you try 30 do anything like
that I'll Gght you. I'll bite you, I'll
kick you. I'll do anything to you
Chat my teeth, OF ny fists or my
Leasc can do.''
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08

175 sacks of 100 pounds each per acre.
Potatoes weighing from five to eight
pounds are quite common.
Irish potatoes and other vegetables
have been planted, but not as extern
sivcly as the sweet potatoes. At last
liversification of crops has come to the
valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08

T. o RooseltsC Cnidyfo Rseh a
oupoeh hanasv while he ab New York; kLglm ire
ThcoSoo Roosevelt seated, p George SpneyW Howe
me 70
6rssn alton che Assembly in for
Ia Assembly