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The Seward gateway., 1923-01-13

Charles Prundy and Charles Wheel CT have contracted to put in 80 tons I of coal and 20 cords of wood at Copper mountain for Price and Aitken, who are preparing to run large crew next summer. This property is F miles from timber but fine vein of Ignite is located about eight miles from the property.
 Dr. Sutherland expects to prospect Moose creek with drill the coming season, and is now outside raising funds to go on with the work.
 MT. Brooker states that dog feed is very high in the Kantishna district. 1 salmon selling for 25 cents pound. But few fish were put up last season, the run being one of the poorest for many years.
 The transportation problem is still worrying residents of the district, freight being landed at Roosevelt, and thence taken to Kantishna at cost of IS cents per pound in winter and six cents in summer The commission has a crew of men at work under Flaw ley Sterling widening the Kobe trail, making it suitable for bobsleds. Christmas was spent in a pleasant manner in the camp many parties be- ing made up, and a good time enjoyed by all. The Quigleys had big turkey dinner with fixings, and Mrs. Lebau entertained a number of miners with Christmas cheer, including turkey dinner. Edgar Brooker entertained a number of friends at his home, and while the party were eating dinner, a large moose stalked into the yard attracted by the Christmas cheer. He was allowed to escape.
 Moose have been very scarce in the district this season, although the cari- bou run was great furnishing plenty of meat fo- all. Moose started to come in about Christmas and few have been seen.
 Mir. Brooker left Kantishna Decem- Der 27. mushing to Nenana 120 miles, in five days. The weather was extreme ly cold at the time, 45 below being registered, but good time was made.
The Seward gateway., 1923-01-13
PRESIDENT REQUESTS
 MONEY TO PAY AWAR 7

WASHINGTON, D. C., January 13- President Harding this morning re quested of congress an appropriation of twelve million dollars which will be expressly used for paying the Nor wiegan government for the vessels taken over by the United States dur ing the war.
 The request was based on the decis ion recently made at the Hague by the arbitration tribunal, in which Norway was adjudged entitled to the sun i, question.
The Seward gateway., 1923-01-13
YOUNG STUDENT ARRIVES
 FROM KANTISHNA DISTRICT

Edgar Brooker, native Alaskan and student in the Palo Alto Callfor- nia high schools, arrived from the in terior on one of the last trains, and left on the Str. Northwestern for the States, where he will attend school the coming winter MT. Brooker is the son of an old-time Alaskan his father and mother having joined the Dawson stampede, and later removing to 1, Cleary creek, where young BrookeT was born. He arrived from the states about a year ago and has been spend- ing short vacation with his parents at Kantishna.
 M-. Brooker states that about thirty people have wintered in the Kantishna this season. Numerous prospectors are at work, among them being several oldtiIners like H. Carlson, W. J. Shan non, J. c. Fricke, M. c. Fa-rar, and "Waterwagon" Smith, all owning ground and prospecting in Muddy and Clearwater districts.
 | Hawley Sterling has taken lease on the Quigley property, and is talk 1 ing out considerable silver ore. His company will take out 200 tons of ore and ship it to Kobe, on the govern ment railway, from which point it will be sent to the Selby Shelters at Port Acosta. Sterling has five men at work on the property. Albert Johnson is as- saver, the ore running about 800 ounces to the ton in silver and few dollars in gold.
 Another mine operating in the Kan tishna district this winter is the Al pha, on the Fredericks-Bigelow prop erty. Four men are at work, the ore running 300 ounces to the ton. This company is also making shipments, The Mt. Mckinley Gold Place.s will work about thirty men on their hy- draulic property on Caribou creek next summer. Jack Lucy has been freight ing in large quantities of lumber and supplies in preparation for the sum- mer's work.
The Seward gateway., 1923-01-13
MEETING IS POSTPONED:
 PAYMENTS DUE MONDAY

PARIS, January 13-The repara- uons commission announces that the proposed meeting for today has been postponed until the last of the month. The payment of five hundred million gold marks by Germany to France falls due next Monday. It is believed that this matter has had something to do with the postponing of the meet ing.
The Seward gateway., 1923-01-13
MALICIOUS MAYOR TO
 SERVE SIX MONTHS

SEATTLE, January 13-C. E. West, former mayor of the town of Auburn who was found guilty of malicious persecution when he tried to discredit Sheriff Mat Starwich, was this morn ing sentenced to serve six months in the Walla Walla penitentiary.
The Seward gateway., 1923-01-13
DIVIDING THE TERRITORY

The Ketchikan Chronicle in recent issue advocates division of the Ter. ritory, into two territories, aptly stat. ing that the northern and southern parts of Alaska have no ties in com, mon. But the Chronicle makes the us. ual error in believing that the larger part of the taxes are derived from the
The Seward gateway., 1923-01-13
FEDERAL SUPERVISION
 OF ALL OIL INDUSTRIES

WASHINGTON, D. C., January 13-- Federal supervision of all oil indus tries of the United States may be rec ommedned to congress by the special committee of investigation which is now probing the cost of gasoline to the public.
The Seward gateway., 1923-01-13

J. A. Johnson and wife, of Kodiak, were among those returning to the westward with the sailing of the Starr. They took advantage of the steamers stay in port to make trip to Anchor age
The Seward gateway., 1923-01-13

Mrs. Rodgers and son, who arrived in Seward on the last trip of the Starr. left fo their home at Unga with the sailing of that vessel this morning.
The daily star-mirror., 1923-12-12

| lot or parcel OF land or property
liable for or charged with special as
sessment, for the construction OF
sewers, under the provisions of Ordi-
nances numbered SIG and 528 of the
City Of Moscow, Idaho, in Sewerage
T, improvement District No. 5, of said
City as designated and established by
said Ordinances aforesaid, may re-
deem his, her, or their property from
the liability Of such assessment, by
paying the entire assessment charged
against such piece, tract, lot or par
eel Of land at any time within thirty
800 days from the time of the first
publication Of this notice.
The time for such payments to be-
gin on the twelfth day Of December,
1928, and the time for payments to
close shall be on the tenth day Of
January, 1924, at the hour of five
o'clock p. M, on said day and without
interest, penalty or costs, if paid en-
or before said time.
Any such owner may after said last
mentioned date, redeem his, her or
their property from such liability and
special assessment, by paying all of
the installments of the said assess
ment which have been levied for such
The daily star-mirror., 1923-12-12
COUNTY RECORDS
Warranty Deeds

Richard Corkill, single, to Hans
Erickson, $4,000 SWASEA 1898 w
Chattel Mortgage
Guy Fine ct ux Pearl to Moscow
State Bank, $162.58, due 10-1-24. Crops
for 1924 on NEA; NkSEA; Ek-
SWA; SEANWA 13-40-6 w. (2-3) 8
horses, machinery and implements.
Assignments
Henry w. Byers to l.. w. Stapleton
r-m by Albert F. Hamburg 11-6-23.
Marginal Release
Margaret v. McElroy to Alvin
Strong r-m 11-25-14.
The daily star-mirror., 1923-12-12

special assessment purposes and also
paying the amount of unlevied as
sessments, with interest at the rate
of 6h per cent per annum from the
said tenth day of january, 1924, to
the time of the maturity of the last
installment.
That the assessment rolls for such
special assessment are now in the
The daily star-mirror., 1923-12-12

hands Of the Treasurer of the City
of Moscow, Idaho, to whom all pay
ments will be made and such assess
ment rolls are subject to the inspec-
tion of all persons.
Dated the 18th day of December,
1923.
L. T. HAMMOND, treasurer of the
City of Moscow, Idaho. 1880
The daily star-mirror., 1923-12-12

A millinery store in Moscow had a
fire this summer. 1t was thought
due to Smut explosion among the
straw hats.
The daily star-mirror., 1923-12-12

Notice to Property Owners in Local
Sewerage improvement District No.
5. Moscow Idaho
The daily star-mirror., 1923-12-12

Notice is hereby given that the
owner or owners Of any piece, tract
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-12
Be GLAD YOU'RE
IN VALLEY SAYS
VALLEY PIONEER

BE thankful YOU live in Imper
ial Valley' is the slogan that local
people may well be using. today as
the reports of storms and disasters
following the heavy winds and
frOsts which have been reported dur
ing the last few days from other
parts of Southern California ,1s~g
One of the most tragic incidents
of the high wind on the coast was
reported by Mike Zavola of the
King-J ohAson Company, who yester-
day received telegram from Long
Beach telling of the critical condi-
ton of his sister, Mrs. d. Houts,
whose skull was fractured by. a sign
blown off a drug store while she
was walking along one of the bus
mess streets of that city, Zavola' s
sister, Mrs. A. V. Martinez of Calex-
leo has been summoned to Long
Beach, and Zavola may go later.
Vincent Lamia and his son Robert
Lamia, who arrived in this city yes
terday from Los Angeles had the
top torn off their machine while en-
route for the valley. ...r
Ed Forester, well known valley
pioneer, is back from trip to Los
Angeles and declares that the valley
never looked so good to him before.
He got the full brunt of the three
days windstorm that ravaged Los
Angeles and adjacent territory and
declares that he has been more or
less familiar with Los Angeles since
1901 and has never seen a storm of
such intensity in that section. Much
damage was done and uprooted trees
and signs decorate the landscape on
all sides. He declares that Whittier
in particular seemed to be badly hit
and that in many citrus belts he
passed through, the wind seemed to
have swept the fruit trees almost
bare of fruit and foliage. : ~
The Automobile Club reports that
after considerable work on the plank
road by road crews, traffic has
been resumed with machines going
in one direction only at time.
About $50 ears were held up at both
ends of the line by the sandstorm.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-12
3OO-Room Annex
To L. A. Hotel
Finished on


On Saturday, December %, the
door of the new Hotel Rosslvn Ar
mex will swing open to hundreds of
invited guests as well as to the
general public. Mayor Cryer will
be present, while one of the lead-
ing Los Angeles bands will furnisl.
music both afternoon and evening.
The Rosslyp Annex is a Is story
Class A structure composed of steel,
brick and marble. The annex has
300 rooms and is connected with the
main hotel by IA unique and spaciors
subway, the first of its kind to be
be constructed on the Pacific Coast
The subway is walled and ceiled
with marble and made fireproof
and waterproof at an outlay of $780,
900.
The combined hotel and annex of
fer to the travelling public 100 well
furnished, inviting rooms, making
it the largest hostelry on the Faci-
fic Coast, the entire enterprise rep
resenting an Investment of $780,
O.), remarkable testimonial to
the efforts of tEe owners, George A.
and Dwight II. Hart.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-12
MARTINEZ FOUND
GUILTY CHAR CE
HAVING LIQUOR

Following a jury trial yesterday
afternoon in Judge Mayfield s court
Louis Martinez was found guilty
of having liquor in his possession.
Three women served on the jury and
only a short time was required for
deliberating on the. evidence.
Martinez was arrested several
weeks ago by Traffic Officer Shot
well, who testified that the accused
had run his automobile into a ditch
bank on the Calexico highway, and
was drunk when Shotwell ordered
him from his machine. The officer
testified that the defendant took u
half pint flask of whiskey from his
pocket and placed it on the seat of
the car when he was leaving it. The
whiskey was produced in court and
was handed around to the jury, so
they could determine for themselves
whether or not it was really whis-
key. None of the jury sampled
it.
Testifying in his own behalf,
Martinez made flat denial of Shot
wells story, and claimed that he
did not have any whiskey with him
at the time of his arrest.
Judge Mayfield stated that judg-
ment will be pronounced ON Mar
tinez Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-12
COMPLETE PLANS FOR 30 I1'.
PLANES TO CROSS us.
~0bt|.sh -MIAMI TO SAN DIEGO

tain Marshall, assisted the aircraft
squadrons commander in working
out the plans for the fight.
Three Distinct Routes
AS soon after completion of the
winter maneuvers as possible, the
80 machines will take the air and
fly to San Juan, P. r. Then they
will dash to Santo Domingo, d. r.,
then to Havana and to Miami, Fla.
Here the planes will be divided
into three groups of ten each.
One group of planes will fly from
Miami to Jacksonville, then to Fay
etteville, n. c., Washington, d. c.,
Dayton, Ohio, Chicago, Omaha, Salt
Lake City, Reno, San Francisco,
Los Angeles and then to San Diego.
The second group will fly from
Miami to Pensacola, Flaa., then to
New Orleans, Houston, San Antonio,
I'll Pasao, Tuseon, across the great
and fertile Imperial Valley into San
Diego, seize n. ia
The third formation will fly from
Miami to Pensacola, then on to
Birmingham, Memphis, st. Louis,
Grand Island, Neb., Cheyenne, Salt
Lake City and then south to San
Diego. .Aef -es
Stops will be made in nearly all
of the large cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-12
PERKINS URGES
CHAMBER TO AID
ASPIRING YOUTH
Declares Business Men
Can Do Much to
Encourage

O. l.. Perkins, sales manager OF
the Robertson Motor Company, gave
an interesting talk on business train
ing of young men, at the Chamber
of Commerce luncheon this noon.
Perkins, who has had extensive ex-
perience in assisting young men in
continuing their education while
employed, urged the business men
to take an interest in youths who
are trying to better their condition
and assist them by encouragement
and advice to fit themselves for
higher positions. His remarks were
well received by members of the
chamber.
Ross r. Hickcox called attention
to the Brawley Mid Winter Show,
which opens tonight, and urged
members of the Chamber of Com
merce to support it by their attend
ance and to induce their friends to
visit the show.
He also mentioned the conversion
of the Cocopah Club into an athletic
club and asked that the chamber en-
dorse this movement, which he be-
iieves will be of material benefit to
the young men of the city.
Musical selections by Mrs. Res on-
over of Varney Brothers Comp; NY,
were enjoyed during the luncheon.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-12
by United Press Eea.ed Wire


SAN DIEGO, Dee. 12-Plans for
q strategic transcontinental military
flight, to be participated in by 80
intrepid aviators, have been com
p1eted by Captain Albert w. Mar
shall, commander of the aircraft
squadrons, it ''became known today.
The stupendeus undertaking is
planned for early spring, following
completion Of the . navy's annual
midwinter maneuvers off Culbera
Island, in which aircraft to parti-
cipate in the daring flight, will ope-
rate. ~ ~ iss
Z Copies of the plans, worked out
to the minutest details, have been
forwarded to Secretary of the Navy
Denby and officials of the bureau
of aeronautics for approval. &
According to present plans, the
30 planes, divided into three groups,
will fly from Culberba Island, in
the Caribbean sea, to San Diego,
following three distinct routes.
The flight, which, when complet'
cd should prove one Of the outstand,
ing achievements in world aeronau-
ties, will be made by "a powerful
De Haviland planes and six speedy
Douglas torpedo machines. Lieut..
Ben II. Wyatt, former aide to Cap
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-12
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Dee. 12.-The'
total production of cotton III the
United States for the season 1928
"a will amount to 1921 1892, 900
pounds, excluding linters, equiva-
leht 20 10,0S1 900 bales of 500
pounds gross weight compared with
p,761 ,S17 bales last season, the de-
partment of agriculture estimated
today.
4 The average weight per running
bale this year was estimated at
49S.7 pounds gross against SOL
pounds in 1929; 49s.5 pounds in
1921, and 504.3 pounds, the aver
age for the preceding five years.
The price per pound of lint cot
ton to producers December ] was
81 cents compared with December
L price of 23.S cents in 1922, 1862
cents in 1921 and 1879 cents in 1920,
the department announced.
NEW YORK Dee. 12.-Following
the publication of the Department
OF Agriculture report, shade bet
ter than had teen expected as re.
CARDS a total cotton crop, cotton
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-12
TEXAS VISITOR
DIES SUDDENLY
ENROUTE WEST

While travelling on the west bound
Sunset Limited to San Diego yes
terday afternoon, Mrs. Mary c.
Fife, 65 years old, Of San Antonio,
Texas, was stricken with a heart
attack IS the train neared INLAND,
and expired before medical aid
could be given her. The body was
removed from the train at FL Cen
tro and taken in charge by b. f.
Lemons.
Mrs. Fife was travelling with her
husband, and they planned to make
their home on the coast for the next
few months.
The body was shipped to San Die
go this morning, where funeral ser
vices will be held tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-12
CHAIN GANG TO
BE ORGANIZED


Hoboes and loafers will doubtless
give FL Cent:o Il wide berth in
their wanderings when the informa-
ton leaks out that chain gang has
been started in this city. For sew
eral weeks past the undesirables -
have been drifting into tow2 and
following the sanction of the city
council last week, Chief Barker has
employed & man to take charge of
the gang
Last year and the year before,
the city organized chain gangs dur
ing the winter months, with good
results. There is always plenty of
work that can be done about the
streets, and though the gang
amounts to quite an item of expense,
the results justify it, Calexico
keeps a chain gang in operation the
greater part of the year.
f. Ii. Boiling has been hired to take
charge of the gang, according to
the chief, and already has few
recruits for it. The members of
the gang will be housed in the city
Jail on State street and undoubted. !.
ly city prisoners at the eounty
Jail, VINO have been living in COM
parative luxury, with nothing to do
but pass the time away, will be re-
moved to the chain gang, where they
will have 10 wrestle through the
day with picks and shovels,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-12
MEMBERSHIP IN
CLUB OPEN TO
ALL CIT IzENS
Work of Renovating Well
Known Club Already
Has Begun

FEl Centre is to have an athletic
club and real center for community
activities,' was the statement made
today by Ray Edgar and /. e. Hin
richsen who, with a number Of
prominent business men of the city
have just completed a deal for the
purchase of the Coeopah Club.
The former owners of the build
ing, the old Cocopah Club Scorpora4
ton, after stating that they would
be. delighted to help in the forma-
tion of the new organization, were
responsible for seeing that the best
financial deal possible was executed.
The new group of owners is now in
possession of building and four
fine corner lots situated at the in
tersection of Sixth street and Holt
avenue.
Work of putting the club house
into first class repair has begun
and will include redecoration and Il
number of other improvements. The
concrete tennis courts will be put in
fine shape, hand ball and volley
ball courts erected, and other appar-
atus installed.
Memberships in the new organiza-
ton, which will receive its name
after a number of members have
been enrolled and can vote on the
matter, will be sold at 800 each.
IsSuch membership will carry with it
Ia trustees certificate for an equal
share in the ownership of the build
ing, the title of which is to be vest
ed in trustee. All men of the
community are eligible for full
membership and all its privileges.
That belonging to the club will
be no financial burden has been as
sured, as only $40 of the member
ship fee is due at the time of join
ing, with $l0,a month payable un-
til the full sum has been given.
Monthly dues will be 81. Member
ships may be sold at full Value by
any one when they>leave the city.
provided they do not wish to retain
their privileges.
b., Continued on page Z
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-12
Quinn Says Tax
Cut, Bonus Can
Both Be Made

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dee. a.
Seventy five per cent of the tax
reduction proposed by Secretary of
the Treasury Mellon can be made
effective and at the same time the
adjusted compensation bill endors-
ed by the American Legion can be
passed, National Commander John
II. Quinn declared today in let
ter to all senators and representa-
tives urging passage of the compen-
sation bill.
Quinn called on administration
leaders to make good the Republi-
can party platform endorsement of
the principle of adjusted compen-
sation.
The bin sponsored by the legion
would give the former service man
an option of land and home settle
ment aid, vocational education, an
adjusted service certificate or cash
payment of sums of $50 or less.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-12
We All Stepped
Lively This
Morning y

Ell Certro residents went to
bed last night wishing for
touch of August weather, to off
set the biting cold which settled
down over the valley. Those
who were wise enough to ex-
pect cold weather after the
heavy winds early in the week,
and provided themselves with
plenty Of bed covering, ,reaped
the harvest Of their wisdom.
Others who neglected to think
anything about it, had to ges
up during thu night to haul out
extra blankets and quilts. It
was cold, especially for this part
of the country.
This morning there was con-
siderable frost in evidence and
folks on tkeir way to work
stepped lively. Goats and swea-
tors were in demand in offices
and stores until well toward
noon.
The cold weather was vel
coined by lettuce and cotton
men. The former need it in or
der to make the heads solid and
fit for shipping. The cotton
plants are opened by the frost,
making picking much heavicr
for tho next few days.
Fears that the frost might
have ci,maged the grapefruit
trees were allayed by Horticul-
tural Commissioner Harrigar, :
who stated that no trouble had
been caused in this connection.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-12-12
LOCAL HOTELS
TURNING AWAY
- MANY CUES is
Every Hostelry Overflow
ing Last Night; Cots
Are Used

One of the best chapters of the
local prosperity story which the
Press is compiling from time to time
is now coming from the hotel men
Of this city who last night were
taxing their wits to figure out
what to do with their many
would=be guests.
With the big Hc.el 80 Barbara
Worth filled ut p. m., the Prin.
cess turning away over 80 people
before the evening was over, the
Casa Rey with a capacity registra.
tion before the dinner hour, and
the Oregon unable. to accommodate
approximately 100 people arriving
after the middle of the forenoon
when it was filled, business was
rushing.
Rooms fer a number Of parties
were secured in private houses, and
rs far as it is known everybody
was made comfortable, although it
took some extra cots to do it..
According to repoifs from each of
the local hotels, business, has been
cNCtllelI Slltt the IIfSt Ol tHt
month, and especially strong since
the last weekend. Mrs. =. l.. Be
ronia off the Casa Rey reports q
number of lettuce men and tourist
parties, and John Drummer of the
Oregon has many commercial guests
and good number of tuorists.
Lee Welch of the Princess in this
city and the Alamo in Holtville
reports heavy commercial and
good tourist trade From the Bar
bara Worth comes the statement
that high percentage of their
business is from commercial men,
and last night S registration came
about 95 per cerst under this classi-
fication.
From these statements, it is
evident that FL Centre, as "the hub
Of Imperial Valley" is becoming
"a important place on the map or
Southern California, and may well
mehtion its Improved business con
ditions.