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Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01
1923 Cantaloupe
Acreage About
Same as 1922

Present estimates indicate that
the commercial cantaloupe acreage
in the Imperial Valley for the sea-
son 1923 will not exceed that of last
season. 1t is estimated that be-
tween 50 and S5 per cent of the in
tended acreage is planted to date. A
recent inspection Of some fields de
vcloped that some damage has been
done by maggots, spiders; also some
fields are spotted with what might
lie termed blight, but at present
indications Of serious damage. Due
to large portion Of the crop being
under cover it is impossible at this
time to determine the extent of
damage; however, some replantings
are now being made.
Hot Weather Hurts Lettuce
The lettuce acreage IN the Imper
ial Valley for this season was prev
iously estimated at l4,3i2iacres. Due
tc continued hot. Weather the crop
is not heading up as well as it did
earlier in the season and some slime
is showing up. Early in the season
the condition was such as to indi-
cate that the Yields this season
would exceed those. of last year, but
present indications are that they
will be about the same as last year.
However, the acreage shows an in
crease of aboiit $3.50 acres over last
year. However, the acreage shows
an increase Of about 5000 acres over
list and with similar yields the total
production will exceed that of last
year, provided favorable weather
conditions prevail for the remainder
of the season. 7'~ rr .'.- --..,--
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01
VALLEY MAN HANGS
AT San QUENTIN
"PEN" TOMORROW
Gregorio Chavez to Pay
Death Penalty for
Killing Niece
Quickest Trial In All
History of Imperial
Valley

Gregorio Cha, ez, sentenced by
Judge Franklin j. Cole on Uccem-
Der 10, to be hanged for the murder
of his IL year old niece Jovita Hur-
tado on the night of November j /,
1922, will pay the penalty ut San
Quentin for his crime tomorrow
morning at 10 o clock, the date for
execution having been fixed hy the
court as ,.Iarch 2.
Chavez was found guilty of mur-
der after one of the quickest trials
in the history of Imperial County,
selection of jury, hearing Of testi-
mo,y and decision by the Jury re-
Gtirin. less than one day.
On ;he night of November IL,
Chavez went to the home II his
brcthcr-in.law Jesus Hnrtado, with
the determination Of wiping out
the whole family rs he expressed
y believing that Hurlado was the
cause If a .rIaration between Cha
w and his ife, III, latter being
in her brother in laws home at the
time. Upon reaching III, house,
Chavez fired several shots at the
inmates, hut rot finding his Irotl,-
er-in-law there, wen. to the fields
where the latter was .rrlgating.
: Tres in Dark.
Upon reaching the place where
the light of IL lantern showed Hur-
tado to hc, accompanied by his
small daughter, Chavez opened fire.
Hurtalc was unable TO locate Cha
vez positi III hut swurg widely in
the darl. with a shovel. One of tie
bullets intended for Hurta.lo, struck
JOvita anil she sank to the ground.
At this Hartado fled, pursued by
the girl s father, who caught up with
him. when the murderer became
stuck in the heavy mud OF the irri-
gated field. Hurtado struck Cha
vez with the shovel, rendering him
unconscious, and then bound him
with wire and notified the Brawley
police, not knowing at the time his
daughter was seriously wounded.
Upon the death of Jovita in the
Brawley hospital few hours later,
a charge of murder wars lodged
against Chavez. Testimony at the
trial showed he had gone to his
brother-in-law's place armed with
plenty of cartridges and looking
for trouble.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01
Miss Hemingway
Bride of E. w. DeyO

At a quiet little ceremony at the
Presbyterian church at 1880 We'd
nesday morning, Miss Mearl Hem
Hgway became the bride of Eugene
n. DeyO.
ONLY the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Hemingway Of Holtville,
and three close friends were present.
Rev. Hartman, who officiated
with tie ring ceremony, is com
mander of BOyce Aten Post, Ameri-
can Legion, of which Mr.. DeyO is a
charter member. Mr.. Deyo, who is
we'll known in FL Centre through his
work in various civic capacities,
came to the valley four years ago
from his former home in the Hawai-
ian Islands, where he served as ad-
jutant of the Second Hawaiian In.
fantry stationed at Schofield Bar
ricks, Oahu, during the World War.
Miss Hemingway was also con-
rected with the city hall here for
several years until she left the val
ley two years ago to return to her
70" lIer home, Santa Monica. 1t was
ON that city, her birth place, that
i.er wedding flowers were sent. Her
girlhOod chum, Mrs. Lewis Murray
Hutchinson of Calexico, was her at
,endaht at the wedding. DR.. +. w.
Peterson was the best man.
For the ceremony the bride wore
orchid organdy with picture hat and
carried lavendar orchids, pink Rus
sell roses and maidenhair ferns.
Following the marriage the wed.
ding breakfast was served at the
Barbara Worth Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Deyo will make
their home on their ranch in the
Acacia district near this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01
FIRE BREAKS OUT
IN COUNTY JAIL,
WOMAN SCARED
tst.-
Department Extinguishes
Flames and Little
Damage Done

Fire of unknown origin broke out
in the county jail annext at three
o clock this afternoon but little
damage was done, as the fire de-
partment was on the scene immedi.
ately and got the flames under con
troll before it had made much pro-
gress.
The flames shot their red tongues
around in the vicinity of the wom-
en- s. department of the bastile and
considerable excitement resulted in
that quarter, but the one woman
prisoner was hurried into the Jail
office while the department applied
the hose.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01
6 Die in Flames
in U. S. Destroyer
by United Press

MANILA, March 1.--Six mem
bers of the crew of the United
States destroyer Hurlburt, attached
to the Asiatic fleet were burned to
death in the engine room last night
W hen a furnace oil flare back trap
ped them. No Officers were in
Jured. The Hurlburt was formerly
attached to the Atlantic fleet and
was recently transferred here. 1t
carries approximately 100 Officers
and men.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01
DOPE CAUSES
HALF CITY'S CRIME
by United Press

ATLANTA, Ga, March dope
is held responsible for half Of the
crimes committed in Atlanta.
Approximately 500 of the 1000
offenses against the law, committed
in Atlanta annually, can be laid at
the door of men and women who
have become enslaved to the mar
eotic habit, according to V. d.
Young, manager of the Mutual
Stores Protective Association here.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01
HERE TO HELP ON
INCOME TAXES

The Hill Brothers of Calexico, in
come tax experts, today announced
the reopening of their office at No.
592 Main street, where they will be
on duty in connection with making
OF income tax returns during the
next two weeks, giving information
to the public free of charge.
Last year the Hill boys maintain
ed an office at the same address for
period of two weeks closing March
10, and gave assistance to large
number of tax payers.
AS March Is is the last day for
filing returns, they expect to be
kept busy during their stay here.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01
Ford Purchases
Girard's Home

j. r. Ford has just closed a deal
whereby he becomes owner of the
fine home of Mr.. and Mrs. +. Girard
on SandalwOod Drive. This is one
of the finest residence properties in
the sity, located in an exclusive dis
trict. The consideration was $500.
Mr.. Ford sold his home on Eighth
street recently to Mr.. and Miss
Gretler.
The Girards are leaving the last
of the week for San Diego where
they will locate.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01
FORCES CLASH
NEAR VIENNA IN
CENTRAL ZONE
HOstilities Were Suspend
ed Pending Arbitration
Border Dispute
Russians Suspected of
Having Hand in New
Outbreak

WARSAW, March 1.-War has
again been renewed between the
Lithuanians ard Poles in the cen
trail zone near Wilma, with the Lith-
uanians launching series Of un-
successful attacks. The exact num-
ber of casualties is unknown. Hos
tilities were recently suspended
pending the arbitration Of border
disputes. The Lithuanians however
refused to agree to the League Of
Nations limitations and renewed
the warfare. The Russiars are be-
lieved to be backing the Lithuan-
ians.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01
DEATH PENALTY
FOR SABOTAGE
AWAITS GERMANS
Railroad Accidents Cause
More Than 40
Deaths
BY United Press

COBLENZ, March l.
The French and Bel
gians have decided upon
the death penalty for
persons found guilty of
sabotage resulting in fa-
tai accidents. A series of
disastrous railroad acci-
dents causing more than
40 deaths is responsible
for the decision. 1t is also
agreed that persons obi
structing traffic in such
a way as to endanger the
lives of travellers will be
subjected to the death
penalty. Minor often
ders are liable to prison
terms of not less than 10
years at hard labor.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01
Finest Building
of Kind in World,
Says Marc0sson
By United Press

CLAREMONT, Mar. In the
Mabel Shaw Bridges Hal, Of Music
which Isaac Marcosson, famous writ
er and correspondent pronounced
the most beautiful building of it's
kind he had ever seen anywhere,
Pomona College is celebrating the
Lehten season with a weekly series
of unique organ recitals and. Nesper
services.
The observance is an annual af-
fair az the college an the campus
is ihronged every Thursday after
noon with visitors from all over this
part of Southern California who
come to enjoy musical services.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01
LARGE CREW MEN
WORK ON MECCA
TO YUMA PHONE
ny Press Staff Correspondent

INLAND, March IA crew of
40 new telephone men came into Nj.
land yesterday to assist the men al.
ready at work on the new telephone
line which the Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph company is putting
in from Mecca to Yuma. They have
made their headquarters in the
Quinn building, where they have a
eommissary and large store of sup
plies. Several carloads Of material
have already arrived, and it is un-
derstood the new line will be Of
four wires, which will give addi-
tional service to the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01
Lettuce Packers Fined - Tbre

convictions were obtained Yesterday
IN Judge Il. B. Griffins court at
Brawley upon charges of deceptive
pack by lettuce shippers. The
county inspectors are very greatly
encouraged at the trend of affairs
and believe they will be able to
largely control the situation in so
far as deceptive packing is con
cerned.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01

"Various made up by two to
Youngstown and one each to Erie,
Omaha, Hartford. New Orleans.
Shipping point information for FL
Centre and nearby points for Wed
nesday, February 2S:
Maximum temperature past "a
hours up to 600 p. m, 6s; minimum,
4S. Cloudy. Shipments increasing.
Good wire inquiry. Demand good
for large stock, slow for small. Mar.
ket steady. California crates New
York Special Frequently called lee
berg), carloads f. o. b. cash track,
4as and larger, $1.70-l.s5i fair
quality, sl.60-l.65. 4has aud small.
err, $l.40-1.6o. Straight So, sl.20.
1855. Carloads 4 O. b. usual tcrms,
41ss and larger, $l.75.2.00; mostly
around $l.90. 41ss and smaller.
$l.50-1.75. Many ears small sizes
Continued ON mage
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01
SEARCH ON FOR
MISSING SEAPLANE
by Uniteu Press

KEY WEST, Mar. IA squad of
seaplanes left naval training quar-
ters here this morning TO search for
a seaplane carrying two passengers,
believed to be lost between the
coast and the Bahama Islands. The
craft has been missing since Fri
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01
$4OO, 900 DAMAGE
IN SOUTHERN FIRE

NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 1.-Onc
fireman was fatally injured and
damage estimated at 100000 was
the result of disastrous fire which
destroyed office buildings and much
downtown business property. Capt.
Fred Simth, firemafn, was badly
hurt when n wall collapsed.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01
NIGHT
RIDERS DISMISSED

ARDMORE, Okla, March L.
Eleven alleged night riders, charged
with the murder Of Joe Carroll over
year ago, were freed today fol-
lowing the dismissal Of the charges
against them.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01

Educator Here--F. l.. Thurston,
secretary of the Teachers Assoeia-
tion, Southern California Division,
arrived this morning and is looking
over educational conditions in In
perial County. He will remain over
Saturday to attend the meeting of
the County Association in Ell Cen.
tro.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01
COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, March l. - Cotton
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01

Spots 30.40, up 35.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01

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Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01

sank clearings /:
$453,294.O6
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-01

United Press
News Service
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-06-23
MUMMIEs HAVE TOLD MUCH
Scientific Research Proves That An
Client Egyptians Suffered From
Many Modern" Diseases.

While we do not know just what
were the seven plaques of Egypt, we
do know that a good many of the dis
eases Of today were present among the
Egyptians of Tut-Ankh-Amen's time
and earlier. Hardening Of the arteries.
for example, we have come TO blame
more or less on the drive and worry of
modern life, yet the arteries Of mum
mics buried $500 years ago show the
plaques and deposits Of lime salts typ
zeal Of arterlosclerOsis In all Its stages.
We owe much of our knowledge of
disease among the early Egyptians to
the late Sir Mare Ruffer, president of
the sanitary and quarantine council Of
Egypt during the last years of his life.
By means Of special solutions for soft
ening and preserving the dried tissues
Of the mummles, he was able to pre-
pare thin sections Of the various or
gans and study them under the micro
scope Owing to the common method of
preparing the mummies, which con-
sisted of the removal Of most Of the
internal organs through an opening cut
IN the left flank. and repaeking them
after cleaning with sand or rags or,
rarely, myrrh and incense, diseases Of
the organs themselves have not been
easy to Identify The organs were re
placed hit or miss. as a rule, regardless
OF where they belonged. Thus In one
mummy Ruffer found the kidneys
tucked away where the heart belonged,
while that organ had crowded out the
liver. Such diseases as affect the
bones are easily studied, however.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-06-23
IDEAS NOT ALIKE.
Mother Love Has Been Found to
Have Many Angles.
Unlimited in Its Intensity, II Rises
Above tire Climate or Civilization
of the World.

Which child is the happier-that
brought up among cannibaIs and other
sayages or the ''pampered darling of
wealthy household
Looking over the records Of child
life among sayages In all parts of the
world, the question is as much of a
puzzle as that Of the sphinx. Perhaps
1t is mothers place to answer 1t, If
it must be answered. Maybe 1t Is as
well to leave 1t unanswered
Dukes son, cooks son, or son Of an
African native, each seems to attain
happiness in its own particular way,
only the ways differ. Yet mother love
is as deeply felt and as radiant in the
wilds of Africa as In the gilded bou-
doris of London and New York, or as
in the tent of the Asiatic nomad
snatching precarlous living from the
jungle or desert.
Even as our own wives and mothers
try their utmost to make baby strong
and healthy. so do uncovered or
naked aborignes exercise their rude
ingenuity to attain this universally de-
sired end.
The first thing the Eskimo mothers
do with their babies Is to take the lit
tie ones outside and roll them naked
In the clean snow. The more the new
born kicks against the procedure the
better The motion and commotion
will develop their arms, legs and
lungs
The native North Siberian woman
follows out a similar idea. The baby
is ducked In an ice-cold stream as soon
as 1t utters its first cry, and the
process is repeated every morning dur
ing the first two weeks of its earthly
existence. Eskimo and North Siberian
children are subject to few infantile
diseases, and colds and the like are
unknown.
Yet there are also plenty Of anti
cold-water fanatics among the uncivll-
tied Paraguay Indians, who take all
kinds of precautions to keep from the
baby every draught of cold air or wind.
They wrap 1t up closely. put 1t to bed
under cover and allow 1t hardly
enough air to breathe.
Both the natives Of the FIJI islands
and the Andaman islands carry their
anti-cold ideas to such a length that
they refuse to touch the baby unless
they have previously warmed their
hands before the fire. The children
get only well-heated food, and the
mother, while nursing a baby, dons a
big fur coat to make sure of being
warm enough.
Love and desire to harden their lit
tie ones drive Andaman parents to an
other extremity. As their islands are
covered with prlmeyal forests, In
which thorn-bushes abound, most cruel
wounds are inflicted upon the naked
body by the bush. Hence 1t becomes
desirable to harden the skin. With
that Idea In mind, the natives score
the bodies Of their children from neck
to toes with thorns, placing one long
narrow wound next TO the other, the
result being succession of scars
which later in life offer considerable
resistance to the dangerous bushes.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-06-23
CITY Of MsmsI In History.

Llthuania will probably hold on to
Memel, II 1t can, for the city which
It has seized Is Its chief trading point.
Memel owes It's prosperity to Lithuania
as o distributing point for the grain
and timber and fish of the former Rus
sian province.
Once the most northerly city Of the
German empire. II has been a battle
ground for a thousand years. About
a hundred years ago the downfall Of
Napoleon was planned there.
Napoleon had made Prussia French
province In less than week Of fight
Ing. Friedrich William II of Prussia
fed to Mcneil and 1t was there the
treaty for the overthrow of the French
emperor was negotiated between Eng
land and Prussia. AS a result OF that
treaty Napoleon was driven out Of
Germany.
Memel has been seized and held by
the Poles and Lithuanlans by turn and
In the Seventeenth century it was
owned by Sweden.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-06-23
Whistles for Pedestrians.

Chief Magistrate McAdoo Of New
York has been noticing there what OBJ
servers have remarked In most other
large cities, remarks the Pittsburgh
Dispatch. Traffic officers. after giving
the stop" or go" signal TO vehicles,
look up at the clouds" leaving pedes-
trians to look out for themselves. He
suggests that traffic policemen be
equipped with whistles and instructed
10 blow one blast to warn pedestrians
to get ready TO cross, two blasts TO
start over and three 10 hurry. Some
thing of that sort would seem TO be
required to keep the safety of the Pc
destrian In the official mind. Signs
and whistles for vehicles are Jealous
Is used. hlt the people on foot have
nothing to guide them but instinct and
speed.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-06-23
Why Paths Are Crooked.

The reason most paths are crooked
was explained the other day by a
LynbrOok commuter, who ever since
the Spanish war has been cutting
across lots to catch the 7:42.
ibid you ever see a straight pathT'
he asked. There may be some, but
there's none In Lynbrook. What makes
'em crooked is the TACT that one leg
of man is shorter than the other. If
he wandered aimlessly he would go
around in a circle, but having his home
as an objective he soon corrects his
position. This makes a curve in the
original path.
Then, too. when he starts making
the path he will stumble over the
rough places. Others follow In his
footsteps and a curve develops A
straight and narrow path is never
formed naturally and II would be a
hard road to walk in."-New York
Sun,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-06-23
MANS VOICE is PHENOMENAL
London Window Cleaner Able to Sing
Two Notes OF Music at the
Same Time.

Strathie Mackay, window cleaner,
same time and has been the subject
Of much curiosity and interest In Lon
don recently. The department Of pho
netics In the London university has
shown deep interest In Mackay's case
and hes subjected him to tests and at
his own request has arranged for
further tests of his remarkable talent.
One Of the tests was made by Prof.
Daniel Jones, head of the department
of phoneti@ in the university. Al the
conclusion the professor told news
paper representative that Mr.. Mac
kay's voice was absolutely unlike any
other he had ever heard. He said
that 1t was phenomenal.
At the professors request Mackay
sang number OF notes with the dou-
BILE voice, and records of these tones
were taken by the kymograph, an In
strument which shows sound vibra-
lions. BY these means II was possible
to keep q strictly scientific measure
ment of the musical intervals between
the double notes that were sung.
Professor Jones explains that Mac
kay apparently has the power when
singing to make one OF his vocal
chords vibrate at half the rate of the
other, or at third, fourth or fifth of
the rate. 1t is this which produces the
double notes.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-06-23
First HunoarIan Income Tax.

Hungary has at length imposed a
tax upon incomes, depending. upon sal
aries or dividends earned. Weekly In.
come Of from 1900 to $4,000 crowns
pay at the annual rate of from & to
1900 crowns weekly, Above 325,000
crowns the tax is per cent for each
1000 crowns. On monthly salaries Of
from 5000 crowns to 10000 crowns
the tax varies from 20 to 10.5O0 crowns
monthly. Joint stock companies pay
from 1e to 20 per cent up TO profits
of 80 per cent, with higher tax If
profits exceed 40 per cent. Insurance
companies pay one-thousandth Of their
incomes from policies.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-06-23

leave the roadside in such condition
that the pleasure to be derived from
it by others is not lessened through
any careless act Of mine" pledges
the motorist.
1t is believed that by putting the
matter up to the motorist squarely
more can be accomplished than by
Legislation agains: the habit of leav-
ing picnic and camp sites clean and
free from papers or litter of any
sort.
President Harding was among
the first to accept service on a
committee in charge of the Leagues
program, while the naturalist,
Luther Burbank, Secretary of
Agriculture Wallace, and many
mayors and governors have earnest
~ endorsed the movement.
Since membership entails the
pledge to be careful of trees and
shrubbery, and in the making of
camp fires, much that is of practical
value in the conservation Of natural
scenery and property should be
accomplished The motorist usually
gives full support to any honest
cause when he goes into it of his own
free will
The N. NJ. N. believes this move
ment has a direct bearing on the
enjoyment of present and future
motoring. and urges every motOrist
to get behind it,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-06-23
TAI sunnowsr.

Judge Charles B. Montgomery, "the
sunflower king" has heard from the
11,s45 packages of seed he sent out
last year reports the Kansas City
Times. The tsllest sunflower was
grown In Sanger. Cal 1t was Goa
feet high. The king" raised the
largest head. 18ih pounds. The sec
ond to this. 1914 pounds, was raised
In Berniee, Neb. TIE king" raised
the most heads on one stalk, 40 fully
developed blossoms