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Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-27
$500 Fire at
NOrthend Gin
Menaces Plant

CALIPATRIA, March 27.-A fire
loss of $500 was incurred at the
Harris cotton gin in this city yes
tcrday afternoon when a blaze
caused w static electricity threat
cned the gin itself and burned n
considerable amount of cotton seed.
The telephone Al the gin was ont of
commission, and Mr.. Edwards, man
agcr, had to send 4 man to town, :.
quarter of n mile distant. to turn
in the fire alarm Chemicals from
the Brawley fire department were
rushed up and the Southern Pacific
Company connected a switch engine
onto car of Mecca water and
shunted it onto the spur track,
where its use undoubtedly saved the
dav.
The firemen paid visit to the
cotton gin in the evening, and found
the cotton seed still burning Sew
eral men were fighting it to keep it
under control, but lack of water
was great handicap in completely
eXtineuiShing ii.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-27
GOES TO S. ID. FOR
FOR MEDICAL AID

CALEXTCO, March 27.-Charley
Stanley, we'll known local men, is
in San Diego under the observation
OF doctors and X-ray experts for n
peculiar condition of the ankle and
foot covering a period of 4 year
\ barrel of oil fell on the foot
a year ago and since then, Stanlev
has had intermittent rclapscs with
STAYS in local valley hospitals. he
Gently a hcmorrltagc from the in.
jurtd member caused the decision
to seek the help of experts.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-27
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF
SALE,

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE COUNTY OF IMPERIAL,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
LOS ANGELES TRUST ANO
SAVINGS BANK, Il corporation,
trustee, Plaintiff vs.. 0. S. PARK
Err, EFT AL, Defendants.
Under and by virtue of an order
of sale and decree of foreclosure
issued out of the Superior Court of
the County of Imperial, State of
California, on the Goth day of
March 1923, in the above-entitled
action, in, said Superior Court
wherein the above named plaintiff
obtained a Judgment and decree
of foreclosure against the said de
PENDANTS on the 10th day of Marcl
1923, which said Judgment and de-
cree was on the 22nd day of March
1928, recorded in judgment book
Of said Court, at page 331, tc
which judgment and decree refer
ence is hereby made for the terms,
conditions, and manner of sale,
and the amounts due, / am com
manded to sell all that certain lot
piece or parcel Of land, situate, ly-
ing, and being in the County Of
Imperial, State of California, and
bounded and described ms follows:
The Southeast quarter of the
North Half of Tract 48, Town
ship IS South, Range II East,
s. b. NJ, County of Imperial,
State of California, as per map
thereof approved December
%, 1908.
And public notice is hereby Civ
en- that on Friday, the eth day of
April 1923, at II O'Clock noon Of
that day, at the Front door of the
Court House in the County Of I'm
perial, State Of California, / will
in obedience TO said order of sale
and decree of foreclosure, sell tn
above described property, or so
much thereof as may be necessary
to raise sufficient money to salts
fly said Judgment, with interest
and costs, to the highest and bes
bidder, for Gold Coin of the United
States.
Dated March Goth. 1928.
RAY EDGAR,
Commissioner appointed by said
Court.
ROSS g. WHITELAW,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Mar. 27, April 3, 10, II, "a
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-27
MOTHER GOOSE" is
A HUGE SUCCESS
Ry Press staff Correspondent

nv Press staff Correspondent
HOLTNILLE, Mar. 27-The Ar
cade theater was packed Friday
night to see the Grammar school
PLAY Mother Goose and Company
which was stared by the school
children. Miss Marguerite Gentry
and Miss Grace Wheeler had en-
tire control of the production and il
was success. The house was in &
roar of laughter from the time the
curtain went up until its close.
Every minor detail was carried out
to make il a success in every way.
Besides the school play there
were movies early in the evening
II was Mason's Educational n.gn,
and several five minute talks were
given aolng that line. Attorney
Collins spoke on the Sterling Tower
Bill, and Prof. House and Mr..
SHIRLEY we're over froa Fl Centre
and each gave an address.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-27
News From Over The Valley
Cotton Gins Close
Work All Done

5IIOLTVlTnE, March % Last
week ended the cotton ginning
here, About 400 bales have been
ginncd, which makes the output
for this year abogt one-third of
former good years, when approx
matcly 1900 bales were sent from
the two gins.
This years yield is about one
half OF what was expected. For
next year, estimates have boon
made that an increase o! 80 10 100
per cent will he made in acreage.
For Caliratria territory n coascrva-
tive estimate by c. j. Collins
places the increase for next yea,
at % per cent. He believes that
the acreage about here will be in
creased about 30 per cent. W. r.
RusScl of the Harris Gin Company
believes that this will run up TO as
high rs 100 per cent. The spot
price has ranged from - to =
cents for this crop.
81 Centre gins have not been
opened all This season. The Ian II
which formerly produced cotton
has heen turned into dairy ana
truck gardens. The territory usco
To send into the gins about 20e0
lales
Some of the cotton grown near
here goes TO Imperial for ginning.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-27
Tuesday, March 81, 1923

mcnt, appears to be the best know,
for effective trapping.
The trap consists essentially OF I.
screen cylinder with frame mace
of barrel hoops, in the bottom or
which is inserted a screen cone.
The height Of the cylinder is =
inches, the diameter ls inches, and
the cone is % inches high, and Is
inches in diameter at the base.
Material necessary for this trap
consists Of four new or second hand
wooden barrel hoops, one barrel
head, four laths, 10 feet of strips
one to one and half inches wide
by one half inch thick (portions et
old boxes will suffice, Gil linear
icnhes of IL or II mesh galvanized
screening % inches wide for the
cone and door, an ounce OF carpet
tatks, and two turn buttons, which
NAV be made of wood. The total
cost of material, if all is bought
new at retail prices, is about ono
dollar. In practically eases. how
ever, the barrel hoops, barrel head,
lath, and strips can DC obtained
without expense. -.
The putting together of the ma,
terials is not at all difficult and
minute details are furnished in the
bulletin which may be found at
the farm bureau office in Ell Cen.
+ro ~. .~-....
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-27
Council TO Hear
Paving Protests
~ Pres. stafr corre.panaen.

cAIIPATRTA. March 21-Thc
city council meets this evening to
hear protests on the Main street
paving which the city expects 10
put in as soon as the legal require
ments have been complied with. No
protests have been illed, and it is
not believed that any will be
brought up at the meeting.
When The necessary red tape has
been unwouBd, bids on the paving
viii be advertised for and Calipat
ria will have ray ing from the South.
eru Pacific depo1 on the east to
connect with the county highway
at the city limits on the west, con
Meeting the city with Brawlev in
q solid link Of Vaving.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-27
LANTANA

LANTANA, March 27.---The See,
lew Transfer Company purchased
hay from Clifford OMAR Thurs
day.
Fred Madick and Mr.. Lee, Seeley,
were in this district Thursday.
w. T. Oden, 1.-The Raleigh Man,
was through this section again
Thursday.
Clifford OMAR was & guest ut
the Marshall Salisbury home Fri
day evening.
r.. r. Edwards was Il business Wis
itor in Seelev today.
G. Mccain had the misfortune to
lose one of his dairy cove recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-27
Saloons Win Out
in Border Fight

NEXICALI. Marca 37.-Faction-
III efforts to have established a
saloon district failed" when the
city council, by Il vote OF ten to
four, rescinded the order issued last
December by a previous council
This is the latest chapter in Il
long, bitter fight between two fac
tions, which resulted in the city
ceancil closing over the week ends
an saloons leading from the inter.
national boundary.
fhis aroused sueh opposition that
The council rescinded the order one
"eck later, and now for the time
heiag conditions viii remain a.
they have been, unless new and
definite orders arc received from
governmental headquarters in Mex
leo City.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-27

Lost-Platinum wrist watch with
braided platinum wrist chain. Lib
eral reward. Return to Varney $
cashier desk .--adv.
Good House for Sale-A seven
room house with bath and thrc e
large closets, Kitchen modern. To
be moved at once. Collins Wreck
ing Co., phone 572. go N Twelfth
St.-adv. EA
Bees For Sale l15 colonies in
two and three story 10 frame hives,
free from disease VIII sell any
number from 10 colonies up. }. h.
Whitaker, 354 Olive Ave, FL Cen
tro. r. O. Box 273. Phone a j.
adv,
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-27
HOltville Hi Boy
Wins at Singles
uy rrcas stnsf correspondent

lIOLTNIlLE Mar 81 The Holt
Vile High School won in the boys
singles at the valley tennis tourna-
ment Ecld at Brawlcy Saturday.
Jimmie Brown played the singles
and came home victorious. Those
from here playing We're; mixed
doubles, Bob johnson and Eliza
beth Baker; girls doubles, laura
Ferguson and Ida Edwards; men $
doubles, Marcus Messenger and
Anvil Seroggins; girls singles, Mary
Main; meas singles, Jimmie
Brown; substitutes, James ShRrp
and Irene Thipsen.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-27
EXPECT 5000 AT
MAY DAY PICNIC

HOLTVILLE, MAJ 27-The PEG
pie of Holtville are making great
preparation for their May Dag
picnic, when the Farm Center viii
hold their annual holiday here, and
the high schools of the valley will
meet IN the evening for their ann
ual musical. The newly organic
cd band will make its first public
appearance that night and will
furnish the music for the free stree
dance in the evening Hoitville is
expecting about three thousand
visitors that day.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-27
Robinson's Case Again Continued

e. F. Robinson, who pleaded
guilty TO passing Il bad cheek when
arraigned in the superior court last
week, and later applied for proba
ton, had his ease continued until
Thursday, when he appeared before
Judge Conkling this morning, due
TO the fact that the court is occu-
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-27
oswalt Leaves sheriff's Office

Cswalt Leaves Sheriff's Office
Frank Oswald, who has been night
jailer since Sheriff Gillett assumed
office in January, has resigned his
office to accept position rs sales
man with the Studebaker agency.
Frank has been on his new work for
several days and reports that he is
meeting with excellent success. A.
Leonard, former motorcycle officer
at Calexico, has taken Oswald s
place as .jaier.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-27

Police Court Cases-Scvcral cases
postponed from Yesterday, were be
fore Judge V. y. Thompson in the
police court this morning. Bill
Steele, Manuel Martinez and Dan
Romero were fined $50 each for
drunkenness, Steele also drawing Il
60 day jail sentence in addition to
the fine. r. Coma, charged with
carrying concealed weapons, was
fined 5000 and taken to Jail in de,
fau!t Of payment.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-27
LzOCala|AeWs.
Meet Me at Stoves.
Adv

Meet Me at Stoves. ADJ
Wooda Blesy Dancing School, 72'
Orange. Classical and ball room
Tor children or adults. Phone 411W
Adv
Corn Beef Sandwich at Stoves.
Adv
Merchant Lunch at Stoves. Atcy
Exide Batteries, the maximum
combination Of Power and Long
Life. C. E. Coggins Battery Shop.
Adv
Table d'Hote Dinner, 81 per GOV
n. Special T-bone steak dinner, 90c,
hotel Barbara Worth. Adv.
Elmer A. Todd's Music Studio
i24 Olive. Phone 466W. ADJ.
Home Made Pies at Stoves. Adv
Adv.
Pipe Sale at Stoves. Adv
Exide Batteries, skillful work on
all makes of Batteries. c. f. Cog.
gins Battery Shop. Adv,
Money to Eoa4 on automobiles
contracts bought. Fred r. Cross
$40 Main st. Phone $50. Adv
DR.. Harry Hooper, Dentist. Ga =
Main Street. Ph""e 3S2V. Adv
Ms. Jone- in A-J.pital-Thc many
friends of Mrs. Harry G. Jones were
was seriously i'll and had under
gone Il major operation 1T FL Cen
tro hospital. She is reported as do
ing as well as can be exepcted, and
all are hoping for her speedy rcstor-
;tiOn to health.
At Tlgnors' New Stand at 521
Main Street-A large assortment
of Easter cards that carry mes
sage that is filled with the spirit
- aaoter.-adv.
Gsrthwa.to Out on Tour. l..
Garthwaite, farm advisor, is accom-
panying Prof. Jones of the division
Of truck crops, state university, OH
tour Of inspection of truck gar
dcns in the valley. They will visit
Tamarack, Criterian and Ioustn
ranches, and the Hunt Hatch gar
dens near Brawiev.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-27

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE COUNTY OF IMPERIAL,
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
JDS A\rnEI IFc TDIvCT A\-n
Evening star., 1923-12-20
FIGHTS GIRLS CHARGES.
Soldier Says He "Was Framed.
Asks Injunction.

Raphael Cruz, a soldier OF Fort
Humphreys, Va, asked the District
Supreme Court yesterday to enjoin
Kathryn Sellers, judge of the Juve-
nile Court, from sending him to jail
following his conviction on charge
Of Sarah Becker that he was the
father of her child. Cruz claims he
was framed" by the complaining
witness and submits an affidavit OF
woman who roomed with her in
which the statement is made that the
girl told the affiant that a soldier
from Fort Myer was responsible for
her condition.
Cruz says he was sentenced to pay
So per week for IA years or serve
six months In jail. He attacks the
validity of the law under which he
was tried.
Justice Hitz issued a rule on Judge
Sellers to show cause January why
the injunction should not be issued
Attorneys Weatherly, Bolt & Kriz ap-
pear for the petitioner.
Evening star., 1923-12-20
Sl0,76O.OO0
HUSBAND SEEKS CHILD.
Asks Court Prevent Wife From
Taking Son Abroad.

Edwin {. Wilson, who is suing his
wife, Winifred Wilson, for an abso-
lutte divorce, asked the District Su-
preme Court yesterday to prevent the
wife from taking their child. Henry
Seth Wilson, I'd. to Europe. The
husband also seeks the custody of the
child. which is now with the mother
in New York. Mrs. Wilson has taken
day, the husband says. and unless pre-
vented will take the child out of the
country.
The husband is represented by At
torneys Weatherly, Bolt 6 KriZ.
Evening star., 1923-12-20

Norma Talmadge is probably the
highest paid motion picture star in
the world. 1t being claimed that she
receives $4,000 Il week for her ef-
forts.
Evening star., 1923-12-20

purpose of the National Cathedral
Foundation. which began Friday
evening at the Hotel Willard its cam
paign to raise Washington's share Of
the $10.000.000 necessary to complete
the building. The cost of this build
ing operation is estimated as follows:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-10

in evidence. Al this point the stream
takes the form of a pond, Immediate
ly above q series of sharply falling
rapids. 1t is obvious that at some
time the pond was more extensive
than at present. as shown by the oc-
eurrenee. some miles above the cas-
eades, OF trees that have been killed
BY the water and partly buried in the
aliuYial soil. The projecting trunks
suggest 8 tree cemetery. The ex-
piaRatie1 of this curious condition
seems to be that the pond resulted
from q dana created by an avalanche
OF rocks from an adjoining mountain
side.
Memories of the romance OF early
gold mining are brought to the tourist
who visits the hydraulic placer-min-
ing operations in some parts of the
northwest Instead of the primitive
methods Of the '4sers the Hlodern
placer operation is . matter y. engi-
nesriag. Ipstead Of the tin basin
used by the pioneer on the bank Of
a stream the placer miner of the
present day uses hydraulic equipment.
BY means of pipes the flow of water
is diverted as required and directed
into seutaet with the grsvels everly-
ing the rocks along the river.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-10

activity. Iss summit has an opening
from which hot gases issue and there
is q similar aperture on its northern
slope. Lassen Peak has been the
scene of recent marked eruptions,
and within It's vieinity are gas open
ings. boiling springs and other vol
canic manifestations. A creek runs
through what is known as the Devils
Kitchen and this makes 1t possible for
a sportsman to catch hsh in the creek
and cook them in the boiling water,
from the same stand.
Tracks OF An Earthquake
While San Francisco. with char
acteristie energy and enterprise.
quickly recovered from the disastrous
fire of 1905. the coast regions show
mute evidence OF the earthquake,
written with enduring strokes on the
surface of the earth. To geologists
the saFthquake was the event OF
greatest interest in modern times
along the Pacific Coast The quake
was produced by q sudden moveuent
Of rocks along opposite sides Of q
fracture which may still be traced
for many miles in the coast range Of
mountains This assure existed be-
fore the earthquake of 1906 Its
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-10

metal clasp. The apparatus has a
long steel arm, which, thanks to In
genious joints. may be adjusted in
any imaginable position in relation 70
the occupant of the chair. who Is
blindfolded. On the end Of the arm
is a telephone receiver. 4 voice ad-
dresses the person in the chair from
ever so many different directions IN
turn, through the telephone, and ne
is asked to tell whence it comes Re-
suits show that he obtains no accu-
rate notion of the direction except
when the voice comes from the right
or left side-in which case naturally.
It sounds loudest to the ear 1t is near
est,
Among the most curious pheHom-
ena relating to sound are echoes.
Seme. of them, especially in certain
mountain regions, are so remarkable
that people travel long distances to
hear them. Gavages commonly re-
gard an echo as a supernatural voice
obviously hostile, because 1t seems
to mock. We recognize 1t, however
as merely a reflected sound.
When blast from a powerful fog
horn is blown out toward the sea
from a station on land, reply is made
to it four or five seconds later with G
counterfeit blast which gradually di-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-10
Removing Hills

The principles of hydraulic mining
have been applied in an interesting
way to mans efforts to change the
face Of nature to suit his purposes In
the building of cities. This type OF
engineering played an important part
in the construction of Seattle. This
important coast city Is built on
series of terraces. The commercial
quarter of today is near sea level,
something like 500 feet below the
residential section. When the city
was founded the hills extended to the
waters edge. With striking vision OF
the growth of the community, and
with realization that the business
center would need level ground. the
early settlers achieved the literal re-
novaI of the undesirable hills. This
was accomplished by the use OF pew
erful jets of water. and as result
the hills were washed away bodily,
Seattle also has considerable made"
land, built out into Puget Sound by
washing gravel through flumes from
the nearby hills
VeIcanes have played q ssnerous
part In the making OF the Paeihe
Coast region, as showH by the lava
formations which abound. Mount
Shasta was at one time an active vel-
oane OF much force, and though con-
sidered extinct IL still shows traces Of
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-10
Contradictory Climates In Sight of Each Other
Are Part of the Results Wonderful Water
falls, Glaciers and Volcanos.

In the United States. Not far from
this cataract are to be seen numerous
deep channels. cut into rock ana
earth by streams from prehistoric
glaciers and then abandoned. These
constttute one of the notable sight
seeing features of the section.
Even today there are impressive
glaciers in these mountains. Mount
Rainier has a score of them, radiat-
ing down it's cone-shaped sides. These
are the largest glaciers Ia the United
States, and Sir James Bryce. the dis
tinguished English statesman. de-
clared there was nothing more beau
tiful In Switzerland, Norway, or the
Pyrenees Mount Rainier is of vol
canic origin and although practically
extinct its crater still gives forth
steam and sulnhureus fumes
Majestic mountains share the scenic
honers with mighty gorges such as
that of the Columbia River. Geelo-
gists declare that rivers are the seulp-
tors OF their own valleys. and travel
ers insist that the wild gorge through
which the Columbia trayerses the
Cascade Range IL the noblest Of its
kind on this Continent In the pro-
cess OF wearing down its channel to
lts present level, the Columbia moved
more rapidly than the small streams
which flow into it, and as q result
there have been created many water
falls at points at which these tfibn-
taries plunge over cliffs to reach the
larger stFeams.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-10

Is the circulation of your blood, as It
pours through the structures OF the
inner ear. You may also hear
rhythmic pounding. which Is the
beating OF your heart.
Talking A Hole Through A Plank
Without an ear, OF course. there
could be no such thing as sound.
How far the loudness Of the latter Is
governed by the density Of the vibrat-
Ing medium Is shown by the fact that
when the lungs are filled with hydro
gen "a gas one-sixteenth as dense as
air). the strongest voice is reduced to
mere whisper.
Light travels 10000 miles a Sec
ond. Sound is slow, comparatively.
A man block away is driving steel
bolt with a sledge-hammer into car
track. You see him strike each blow,
but the sound of the impact reaches
your ears only after an appreeiable
| interval
Thomas A. Edison, visiting Wash
ingten a while ago, told a Patent
Office examiner that he could make
an instrument that would talk hole
through q plank. He drew sketch
OF it. the apparatus consisting pri-
marily of a diaphragm, ratchet, and
a toothed wheel If one were to talk
at the diaphragm, its vibrations would
cause the wheel to reyolve, and.
through the familiar mechanism
called a werm-gear, a gimlet would
be turned. boring its way through a
board.
This centrivance has actually been
patented by Mr.. Edison-pet, how
ever, for making a hole through a
plank, but for winding clock. AL
one has to do Is to swear at the
clock a bit and call it a few names
and it will start itself going for TWEEN,
ty-four hours.
A phenegraph that was not in.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-10

vented by Edison depends on phctog-
raphy. Vibrations OF its diaphragm
(when one talks at it, are photo
graphed, and the resulting print" is
converted into an etching on metal
by process familiar in every news
paper Office. This etching Is the rec
ord. capable of reproducing the orig
inal sounds in the customary way.
In the Greek army that beseiged
Troy was warrior named Stentor.
who had a voice so remarkably loud
that his shouts could be heard above
the din OF the noisiest conflict. A
patented machine, called by its in
ventor a mechanical stentor." is so
constructed as to be operated like a
typewriter. the touching of the keys
causing steam to be blown through
Sits in a steel ribben-sueh siits be-
ing so arranged that liberation OF the
steam through the ribbon rasrs out
words which primarily derive their
utterance from phenograph.
Contriyances For Listening
During the late war some very re-
parkable inventions were evolved for
listening purposes. There was an ap-
paratus used on board ships to detect
the approach of submarines. AM
other was a eentrivanee employed for
listening underground. to detect, by
sound waves coming through the
earth. the mining operations of the
enemy. This latter is now being put
to valuable use for reseuiag ina
prisoned coal miners, who. perhaps
shut up in a tunnel by fall of rock.
are able to make signals by pound
ing.
A device for aseertaining the diFee-
ton from which enemy aircraft were
approaching consisted of four ener-
nous horns, like gigantic mega
phones. unlifted high in the air by a