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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-25
WHAT'S DOING

Pythian Sisters install Officers
tonight at X. p. Hall.
Elks Lodge No. 1925 tonight at
Elks hall.
Revival services at Christian
church.
INLAND Farm certer tonight.
Mt. Signal Home center all
day tomorrow.
G. of G. dinner tonight, Barbara
Worth hotel, Rex Goodcell, speak-
or.
commencement exercises at
Wilson school Friday afternoon at
$3.50.
childrens Story Hour Friday
at 3.
San Souci Club toright at homo
of Mrs. William Reed.
Westside Club today at No.
Gruder home. Sixth and Orange.
Shadows" at Palace tonight.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-25
FIAT MAN" seen
BY CHILDREN in
FAMILY BEATI G
Woman Gives Possible
Motive for Staying of
FOrnaSerO
Officers Believed Have
Strong Evidence in
Murder Case

Identification of four men as
nurdcrers of Mike Fornasero, has
been made by the two Fornasero
boys, according to \. Bertussi
friend of the Fornasero family.
Bcrtussi told the Press this morn
ing that the Fornascro children
were taken to the county jail last
week, and positively identified three
men as making an attack on their
mother and themselves, after they
had killed their father. The boys
also said that another was present
i but they did not know if he had
taken actual part in the murder
of their father and the subsequent
assault on the family.
Bertussi stated that Mrs. Fornas-
Gro has said the men who committed
the deed formerly worked for her
husband and had been discharged
by him a few days preyious to the
murder. and she implicated Il fat
man in the deed.
Worked for Fornascro
According to Bertussi S story, the
three Mexicans worked for Fornas-
ere on partnership basis, under
which he was to give each Of them
$40 Il week for supplies and they
were to work on one of his reaches,
the crop raised to be divided hong
the four. Fornasero paid the men
the $40 II week for Spme time. Dur
ing the week before he was killed,
one of the men called three DAYS in
succession and demanded $40 for
each of the men. Fornasero gave
them the money, under protest, and
then decided IL inspect the work
they were doing on the ranch. y
visit revealed that no work was be
ing done, whereupon Fornasero stop
ped payment on the checks he had
given the men, and notified them
the agreement was off. This hap
pened ON December 30, the S:tur-
day previous to the murder.
On Sunday, the three men re-
turned to the ranch and had dn
argument with Fornasero over his
action in stopping payment On the
checks and threatened TO "get -
him for so doing. FOrnasero spoke
of this to several friends and said
he feared the Mexicans might do
| him harm.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-25

II never did either: but jim
Peek tells n story about one. 1t
seems that another appraisal com
mittcc about like ourselves were as
signed the job of checking up an in
ventory. One item on the inventory
read: IL gallon Of Scotch %. When
the rcchecked inventory WAS turned
in q line had been drawn through
the item about the Scotch and in
its place written 'One half gallon
Scotch $40; one revolving rug 80.
We substituted no revolving rugs
for Scotch whiskey.''
MIR. Perry represented the water
companies and Mr.. Peek the Irri-
CATION District. While both ap-
Iraisers approached the problem in
an effort to arrive at the right an
swer, still they never lost sight of
the point of view which they repre-
scented and there were many heated
arguments. In certain cases where
special information or experience
was required the appraisers agreed
upon some third person whose julg-
mcnt should be accepted. For ex-
ample, Dick Owen appraised all of
the mules and Master Mechanic
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-25
HITS SWING

SACRAMENTO, Jan. "a. - De-
spite the active opposition of Con-
gresham Phil Swing, who appeared
to be %cting for Senator johnson,
the Colorado River compact be-
tween tife states of California, Ari-
IONA, Colorado, Nevada, New Mex
leo, Utah and Wyoming was re
ported out of the assembly fed
eral relations committee today with
a recommendation that the pact be
ratified Immediately.
Delay in ratification was sought
by Congressman Swing in an APP
parent attempt to link the pact
with the Swing-JohnsGn bill now
before congress. Immediate rati-
fication was urged in telegram
from. Secretary Of Commerce Hoov-
er.
Senator Johnson carefully side
stepped direct responsibility for
jcopardizinG ratificaSion of the pact
I.y t?legraphing Assemblyman Davis
chairman of the assembly commit
tee, that he was relying upon the
(COntinued on Page g.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-25
RUSSIAN SHIPS
REPORTED SAFE

MANILA, Jan. % Seven missing
ships of Russian Admiral stark
fleet CARRYING refugees are account
ed. Three put in ut Form0sa while
the other four are reported delayed
but safe, enroute here.
Govcrnor Gcncral Leonard Wood
will confer with Admiral Strrk re-
garding disposition of vessels AMI
the refugees. II is believed they
will be permitted to remain hero.
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furnished technical information III
regard to dredgcs and machinery.
\ contractor and builder was called
III to give values on buildings.
Standard Figures
''There was no appraisal of the
water companies separately. ;. said
Mr.. Perry. Everything was stan
dardized for the - companies. The
cost of replacement WAS the stan
dard and then adjustment was made
to the cost of bringing equipment
up to standard, the same rule apply
ing for all companies. For example,
Dick Owen and the committee ap-
praised the mules of all companies
in one day. We Travelled 1873 miles
and appraised ll2 mules which by
previous arrangement had been
rounded up at agreed concentration
points. Similarly with buildings.
The cost of replacement was the
standard and all buildings deprcci.
ated by the amount necessary to
bring them up to the standard. The
committee paid little attention to
water companies. We appraised
property and then distributed it tic
its proper owner.
a. Continued on page 6)'
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-25
BILL PRESENTED
ASKING 100000
FOR YUMA ROAD
Assemblyman Davis in
Effort to Get Aid for
This County

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 25.-Assem-
blvman George II. Davis, has intro
duced bill appropri,ting 100000
for the building of sos miles of
pavement on the road between the
end of the Yum" iloltville pavement
to the Indian reservation.
The bill was referred to the com
mittee ON appropriations.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-25

The Colorado river compact, in
v6lving seven states, was reported
cut of the assembly federal relations
committee late yesterday by 8 unan-
imous vote of all committeeman cN-
cept Assemblyman Davis of lrIpcr-
ial County, who is chairman of the
committee and voted neither way.
Delay in voting the pact was
asked by the Farm Bureau Of I'M
perial County and by Mark Rose,
director of the Imperial Irrigation
District, as well us Congressman
Phil ID. Swing.
The following story appeared in
the Los Angeles Times today outlin-
ing the activities of Senator John
son in connection with the compact.
which, some declare, was because
of his alleged unfriendlncsS to Her
bert Hoover:
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-25
DAVIS DECLINES
TO VOTE ON OWN
APPROVAL BILL
Los Angeles Paper Has
Story Attacking Both
Swing, Johnson
Mark Rose - Phil Swing
Protest Action By
State Body

. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 25.-The
assembly late today passed AS
semblyman Davis's joint resolu
ton ratifying the Colorado River
compact 1t is believed that the
bill will also carry unanimously
in the senate, where it now goes.
Favorable actor. by the Cali
fcrnia law makers is expected to
influence legislatures of other
sta ties.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-01-25
COLORADO COMPACT FAVORED
Appraisal Committeeman Tells of
Work of Listing Every Item for
Companies from Brush to Dredge

selling a nickel is the
liable item the inventory of 100000 worth of appraised by
G. j. T. valuable floating dPlgc
belonging Side Water valued SlO5O0
n. the yesterday the
of We
he said. " Did you hear of revolving rg!'
scribe had Owen the Irrigation District
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DAILY BUSINESS EDITORIAL
Saints Those That Do The Work Of The World
Bv JOHNSTON

THE of the world those
and example Alfred the Great was
whose offspring her jewels and who
such humanity is given to be-
Christians flee the world and i've
They caigaed their bodies and dened
logical when death the
The body is clean and be
brave who battles with mind body and OF the
thought out by mind and soul is to be done.
of of Him. They
daily livelihood with tolsome of and
earth earthly They close to the primal needs
demands OF hy proved
material for leadership of
the armament and declared him
Christian, of the known world
Constantine into action that which his soul nse VI
cavedweg body and SOUL been
actually building the Christian fabric
spiritual head of the first Christian colony He
He it who struck dead the first tax dodgers
burden assaed integrity community For the
and the took them
action Peters, does not? The upr had
had not baphemed they had committed
they had done They had assaled the physical
fabric of colony dependent bodily welfare we'll
that of its SOUL
Nothing the family than we'll
the working day. beds which sleep
with which to keep the SOULS bodily receptacle Clean
Painting
higher thing There higher things the needs
soul that operative harness that makes them pull
together in ceanly and useful paths
rich man companion of Him. Joseph
the clean The ofa of the
poverty They
kep body abode of the human soul Among the
the
where those spend belongs
to
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Retail Dress Cottons
Held Back By Weather

NEW York, May 26.-Cotton goods mar
kets have continued quiet at first and
second hand, and the retail trade in sea
sonable dress cottons has been held back
by cool weather. Curtailment of produc-
ton in mill oenters is more talked OF and
has begun in a small way. Many mer-
chants and cotton manufacturers are also
becoming apprehensive of the ma
terial outlook in consequence of the poor
start of the new crop. The firmer cotton
markets during the week did something
toward steadying a declining tendency in
gray goods prices, but have not yet slim
ulated buying for future needs. Sheetings
used in the bag trade quoted below
cost in instances, with the demand
negligible Print cloth yarn goods have
stiffened a little. but many of the con-
vertibles irregular and weak. Wash
goods are very quiet. Bleachcd cottons
are on a basis of 12Ac for A 64x60s,
which is the lowest for the year thus far.
Gnghams very quiet. The earliest
deliveries denims from large mills be-
gin in September sales having been made
generally up to that time. Hard spun
colored yarn goods are quiet and some
lines are easier in price. Knit goods and
hosiery are quiet. owing 10 the slow fill
ing-in business for the season, but mills
we'll employed Prices current in pr-
mary markets are as follows: Print cloths,
2S-inch 64x64s, 7ssc; 64x60s 7-c; 3Sh inch
64x64s. 10Nc; brown sheetings, stand
ards, 15&c; denms 2.20s csc; tickings,
s-ounce. 30c; prints, 11c staple ginghams.
19c, dress ginghams, 81 "A and FAC.
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FOREIGN BONDS
(nn (vvv-h NYarEoxA
EarlyLosses Reduced
Or Recovered InCurb

NEW YORK, May 2e.-The curb
alternated between strength and
weakness on several occasions in the
past week. Many stocks were
pressed at cancellations in the first
few days but in the last half of the
week the situation was essentially
changed and the early losses were
reduced, or more than recovered.
Liquidation was an important factor
in forcing the declines, some issues
being without support and at times
heavy selling occurred, showing
losses ranging from 2 to over IA
points, but rallies were equally vio-
lent the market on the upturn re-
fleeing accumulation by strong in
terests, which caused disasters to
some who had taken bearish posi-
ton and put out extensive lines of
shorts. The widest movements were
in one of the motor stocks, which
first dropped IA points and then rail-
lied over Is points. Check Cab Man
ufacturing, which sold down to 49,,
rallied to above a. and Stutz Motor,
after falling to 14ss, rallied to above
10. Glen Alden coal was heavy be-
cause of disappointment over the di-
vidend disbursement, although a hi gh
rate was declared than was paid last
points after announcement of the
dividend was made. Peerless Motor
dropped points and then recovered
its loss.
Standard Oil issues moved in the
same way. heavy losses being sus-
tanned in some of those stocks. with
several selling at new low prices for
the year, but these issues also rallied
sharply after Wednesday. Maracaibo
was a feature in the independent oil
group, moving up to new high level
for recent trading.
Magnolia was one of the weakest
feature in the first few days, but also
rallied sharply, and international Pc
troleum moved in the same way,
yielding under heavy sales, and then
having a quick recovery. A new
feature was furnished in the initial
dealings in Associated Oil of $25 par
value, to be issued in place of the
present certificates. Other oil stocks
developed strength in the past few
days, after the announcement of IN
crease in gasoline prices in several
sections.
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Butter Market Weak
As Receipts Increase

CHICAGO, May 26.-Under pressure Of
a rapid increase in receipts, the butter
market during the week ended today, con-
tinued weak and unsettled says the re-
port of the United States department OF
agriculture.
Prices were considered too high and
quality unsuitable for storing. Consump-
ton, the only outlet, although consider
ably enlarged, not sufficient to alb
sorb the full increase in production.
Under these conditions 1t is not sur
prising that the market found little sup
port. Receivers naturally were anxious
to effect daily clearance of arrivals. and
this together with more or less irregu-
larity of the movement of butter to the
markets. frequently caused periods of ex-
IRENE weakness.
Despite the rather heavy declines. there
was some indication that prices were
nearing bottom. Probably the most i'm
portant of these the arrival of in
creasing quantities of grass butter on all
markets, particularly at Chicago. Traders
also gave their attention to the fact that
thus the first week this season during
which the Into storage exceeded the
out of storage" movement.
The quality of receipts during the week
not good.
Wholesale prices of 90 score butter at
Chicago closed at 3shc, loss of IL
points. Quotations from New York, Bos-
ton and Philadelphia arrived too late for
compi alton.
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Clearing House Bank
Reserve Is Decreased

NEW YORK, May 25.-The actual con-
dition of clearing house banks and trust
companies for the week shows excess
reserve of $1O,065,770. This is a decrease
of s654540. The actual statement fol-
lows:
Actual condition: Loans, discounts. etc,
s4,631. s62 900. decrease s5e.91o,00o; cash
in own vaults members federal reserve
bank, $5o,029. 900. increase 1851 900; re.
serve in federal reserve bank of member
banks, s491.s 5000. decrease s1,972,oo0;
reserve in own vaults state banks and
trust companies, ss.406, 900, increase s2l6.-
o0o reserve in depositares, $l0.05S.oO0.
decrease $4,000; 'demand deposits,
$3,s76, 500 900. decrease s11.o16. 900; time
deposits $500, o21 900, increase $5,919, 900;
circulation. 32,577.ooo increase $4,000;
United States deposits deducted, $67,627,-
0oo aggregate reserve, $50, 900; ex-
cess reserve. slo.o65.770. de crease S654.
$40.
Summary of state banks and trust COM
panies in Greater New York not included
in clearing house statement:
Loans. discounts. etc. S791, 1858, 400, de-
crease $4.495,70o: gold, s2,294,s00 decrease
$49,700; currency and bank notes, sl4,-
$4,000. increase $92.5O0; deposits with
federal reserve bank of New York, $751;
10000. decrease 1895, 900. total deposits,
$s24,273,oOo, decrease s1o.961, 500; total de-
posits eliminating amounts due from
serve depositaries and other banks and
trust companies in New York and United
States: Deposits, s770.059.l00. decrease
$7,555,o00; banks cash in vault, $27,725,-
100; trust companies cash in vault. $751;
$4,000,
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COFFEE MARIE

NEW YORK, May 26.-Coffee futures
showed a further advance today. Buyers
found no particular announcement in the
quotations from the Brazilian markets. but
there was further covering and a scatter
ing demand on yesterdays report that of
ferIngs of valorization coffees had been
withdrawn and the bullish view Of the
st statistical position in the domestic mar
kets The opening was to IL points
higher and closed at net advances of to
Is points Estimated sales, $4,000 bags
Closing: July. 995c: September, S.89c.
December, sac: March s.42c; May. s.37c.
spot coffee quiet; Rio Is II y @lllac;
Santos As. !. a 15c. Cost and freight Of
fers were in limited supply and about sc
higher on the average, with shippers ask
ing lO.5oc Tor Rio rs and IS. prompt ship
ment.
The official cables reported no change
in Rio exchange rates and while Santos
was unchanged 10 100 reis higher, Rio
lillian port receipts. 5000. Jundiahy re-
ceipts 1000
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Cautious Feeling In
Steel Market Shown
,rw YORK. May 2s.-The steel market

NEW YORK. May 26.-The steel market
has given further evidences of slowing
down in some directions. with feeling OF
caution quite general Values are we'll
maintained and production is active. but
mills are rapidly catching up with thelr
orders. and buyers are no longer willing
to nay premiums for prompt delivery. Ihe
situation is considered to be healthy, how
ever and requirements are believed TO be
large. Pig iron has continued quiet. and
as production is large prices are shshtly
asier and in some cases lower,
Copper Is easier. with only small trade
Exporters have shown little or no interest,
and there is no indication that the lower
prices recently quoted for both rolled and
drawn products to have stimulated domes-
tic demand. The tone has also been I'M
fayorably affected by the contraction of
building operations and the lessened de-
mand for railroad equipment. 1t is be-
lieved that supplies in second hands are
small but there has been some price
shading on small lots and some of the
producers have also shown a disposition
to consider lower figures.
Tin showed little net change for the
week. Dealers appear to have picked up
all the cheap offerings. but consuming in
terests are ndisposed to contract ahead.
Lead steady, with consumers seeking
prompt metal. but showing little interest
in futures.
Zinc has weakened again under in
creased offerings and the weakness
abroad. Demand continues slow.
Anthony also developed further weak
ness because of slack demand.
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CHICAGO. May 26.-Demand for all
grades except cars of centralized showed
some improvement over yesterday, and as
a result there were no further accumu-
lations, but the tone of the butter market
here today generally continued very I'M
settled, 1t was hard to get concessions
from the below quoted prices but dealers
The car market on all but 90 score was
easy and unsettled, with dealers anxious
sellers and demand dull. Fresh butter. 80
score, 7iac: 81 score, SIC: 90 score, SO u c;
So score, sec; IS score, 35c, 81 score, sac;
Sc score, 33c
Centralized cars: 30 score. soc; 50 score.
36hc; So score, 35hc
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COTTON SEED OIL

NEW YORK, May 26.-Cotton seed oil
was quiet but steady, easier lard being
offset by unfavorable crop and weather
news; August closed l point lower and
the balance unchanged to points net
higher. May sold up to 12.30c and closed
at 11.50@1215c. Tenders of 100 barrels
came out bringing the total for months
up to $500 barrels; sales $500 barrels.
Prime crude, 10c, nominal; prime summer
yellow spot 11.50c: May, l1.5oc; May.
July, 11.41c: September, Hide.
FLOUR MARKET
MINNEAPOLIS, May 26.-Floru IN
changed. Toe lower. Family patents, $3.50
a barrel. Bran. S27. Wheat, No. 1
northern, SIPS. Corn, No. yellow, 75% @
l. $2.93M2.97
RAW SILK
NEW YORK, May 2e.-Raw silk I'M
changed.
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HUBBARD BROS LETTER

NEW YORK, May 26.-The weather
continues unfavorable with the exception
of Texas and some scattered portions of
the belt. Predictions are for unsettled
weather over the belt this weekend. In
view of the fact that crop reports con-
tinue bullish and in tn etheory that the
government estimate will probably be bull
fish, we do not see any particular reason
for declining market, except in spells
on bearish news from the trade. As a
rule. this time usually finds trade inter-
ests bearish because the general psych-
and new contracts can be bought at a
bigger discount than present prices show
If crop reports do not change. we expect
an advance. but do not lost sight of the
fact that fine June weather can work
miracles with the crop Liverpool futures
are due, July, 14.3sd: October, 13.31d.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW 1ORh, May 26.-FOreiRn eN-
change steady; quotations in cents: Great
Britain. demand, 1852 16; cables. 4.62N
60day bills on banks, 4,60@4.60 1915.
France. demand. Sol: cables. 6.61is: Italy
4.7s@4.7sh; Belgium, 6.69G5.e9h: Ger
many. .o016b and .oo17h: Holland. 1910
and 1913; Norway, 1909: Sweden, 1851
Denmark. 1852; Switzerland, 1901; Spain
1922; Greece, 1883; Poland, .0o1sk
Czecho slovakia 2.9Sh Argentine, $500
Brazil. 1870; Montreal az 1a-16.
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CHICAGO. May 26.-Armour of Della
ware, 91ia Armour preferred, STA Com
monwealth Edison 12sh; Diamond Match,
112; Middlewest Utilitiesc. 45ia Standard
Gas. 2sl5 Swift & Co., 104; Swift snter-
national. 1877; Union Carbide. So United
Iron Works. y VAIL IS; Western Knit
ting, s.; Yellow Manufacturing b, 265
Yellow Taxi, 80.
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s13.5o@15; fat light ewes, s6a7; heavies
1906.

NEW YORK. May 2s.-Cattle: Receipts.
$50; no trading calves, receipts, 6s5;
steady; Ohio veals, s7@11; Virginia do,
$3.50. lana.
sheep and lambs: Receipts. 1920;
lower sheep s4d6.5o: culis SEA 8;
lambs. s14M16.25: culls S10@ll.
Hogs: Receipts. 1900; steady. Medium
weights sS6S.50; pigs and heavy hogs,
s76Ods; roughs, s6@6.25.
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CHICAGO. May 26.-Potatoes dull; re-
ceipts, 81 cars; total United States ship
ments. 72e: Wisconsin sacked round
whites. 75@s5c: bulk. mostly $1@1.o6;
Idaho whites, sacked SOC soc; russets, 81
Oils, depending on the condition: Min
nesota whites. 70@75c. New stock dull;
Florida barreled Spaulding Rose. No. !,
$7.75,
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NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Ga, May 26.-Turpentine
firm. 9sA4 a 100. Sales. 207; receipts. 497
shipments. IS; stock, 5, sos. Rosin firm
sales. 2,122 receipts, 1277; shipments.
none; stock 6e,s$s quote; B, $50; D.
$3.50; X, s4.s0@4.s5; NJ. s4.s0@4.s5; n.
s5.O5; VIC, $50; WV, s5.95Q6.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. May 26.-Tur-
pentlne steady; sales. 225; receipts. 51S
shipments, 700; stock 1883. Rosin firm;
sales, 1913. receipts, l520; shipments
none stock. 1909. Quote. B, $3.50 d.
s4.65; E, S4.75; f to l. $3.50; X, s4.S5; NJ.
s4.sO@4.s5; N, s5.05q $40; WIG, s5.2O9
535: WV S5.95@605.
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DRY GOODS

NEW YORK May 26.-Cotton goods
were steady and quiet today. Yarn goods
sold freely Burlaps held stearier Silks
ruled quiet Some lines of knit goods were
offered for late fall delivery at the same
prices Hosiery quiet. Wool goods
showed little change,