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The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-06-14
Raymond Graves
One of 80 to Get
Army Commission

OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
.LEGE. CORVALLIS. June 1s.-Ray-
mond p Graves OF Filler. who was
graduated in commerce from the
college. is one OF the 80 men given
military commissions az commence
ment. The engineer unit had the
largest number OF commissions. re-
ceiving rs. The field artillery was
second with 20 and the Infantry
followed with 81 The cavalry and
quartermaster units had Ia and 10
respectively
This Is the largest number OF
commissions to be given IN the Ninth
corps area.
The Oregon Agricultural college
Is one OF the few institutions on the
Pacific coast having distinguished"
rating with the war department The
college Is permitted 90 designate
for commissions without
any further examinations az a re-
cult OF this distinguished rating
Mr. Graves received his commits
sion as a second lieutenant In the
field artillery unit He is a mem
Der OF Delta Epsilon fraternity.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-06-14
GRAIN INSPECTION DATES

c. b. Allison. state seed commits
sioner. boise. announces that grain
growers Who desire inspection for
certification may have until July
10 file application. instead Of June
IS as stated in the eertification cir
cuiar. Extending the time two weeks
viii give the growers a better op-
portunity 20 observe the seed posi-
biiifiss OF the fields.
II this condition can Be deter
mined BY Jane Is. please make APP
piicati0n 10 state seed commissioner
50 that ample time will be given 70
complete schedule OF inspection. No
iify county agent when inspection Is
desired.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-06-14
FUNERAL RITES
FOR Filler GIRL

Myrtle Anna stutrman. daughter
OF d. A. stutrmAn. died Friday OF
last week AZ her home near here.
The end came after three months
Of illness and suffering. Had she
lived until September 4. the young
lady would have been IS years OF
age. having been born near Iowa
City. Iowa, September 4. 1905.
Besides her father deceased leaves
TO mourn her loss five brothers and
four sisters. other relatives and a
host OF friends
Funeral services we're held SAT-
urday afternoon Al o'clock AZ the
Mennonite church. the Rev Mr.
Lind and Rev s Honderich conduct
ing the services. Interment vas
made In the Filler cemetery.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-06-14
Filler WILL Be
HOST TO LEGION
and AUXILIARY
One Hundred FIFTY Visitors Are Ex-
p~cted 20 Aff~nd-Piea~anx
Program Promised.

Next Tuesday Filler viii entertain
the delegates from the 10 posts OF
the American Legion. located in
Southern idaho. which make up what
Is known as the Fifth district.
Included in the district arc the
posts At Rupert. Burnley. Eden. Muir
laugh. Hazeiton. Kimberly. Twin
Falls. Paul. Buhi. HaEerman and
Filler.
The Legion men ana their wives
and the Auxiliary members and their
husbands have been invited and IL Il
expected that al least $50 viii be in
attendance.
IL Is urged that the merchants dec
orata their stores and keen them
lighted until quite late In the eve
ming.
Al 8 o'clock In the evening the
delegates and their wives and the
Auxiliary members will be enter
tanned With a dinner served In tho
grove al the fair grounds.
At ? o'clock in the evening dane
ing viii begin In the Gem roof gar
den.
To this only ex-servics men OF the
district with their wives or best xfrls
aud all Auxiliary members and their
husbands are invited.
The Auxiliary viii hold its district
convention At the same time.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-06-14
THE CREAMERY SITS A SEw
RECORD ~ PRODUCTION OF
BUTTER DURING MONTH

For the month OF May a high
mark IN the manufacture OF butter
was reached By the Marion cream
cry. says the Goodlng Leader. For
this month ss.0oo pounds 81 butter
we're turned out In March 5f.e0o
pounds ~ere made and In April 40
oe9 pounds The approximate value
Of the May butter vas $4,000
John sfratinr. manager Of the
creamery. uas In Buriey the latter
part OF last week and states that IN
the near future hi- company plans
70 place = creamery in that city.
While there he shipped out a carload
Of eggs 70 the market.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-06-14
DIR. M. J. COODE
TO HEAD STATE
DENTAL ASSN.

DIR. NJ. j. 0oode OF Filer was
chosen TO head the Idaho state
Dentists association for tn. coming
ear. at business meeting held fol-
lowing the annual banquet at tho
owyhee hotel. Boise. Friday nixht.
az the convention Of the association
which was held In the capital city
last week DIR. 0oode szs formerly
treasurer of the dentlsts 2s.ocia-
ton. DR.. and Mrs T. q. Cxrtney and
son ida. OF Filler. also attended the
sessions of the convention.
DR.. 0oode will succeed Or. y. w.
Critchfield OF Boise Other Officers
chosen we're; Dr. NJ. Y. Lucas. Boise.
vice president: Dr. n. c. Coleman.
Bull. secretary. DR.. w. r. GiKrzy.
Caldwell. treasurer. and DR.. Criteh-
field executive council. Drs. c. A.
Phiipots, c. b. ovcr and J. A. Card
well. all OF Boise. were chosen on
the board Of eensors.
DIR. r. L. smedley OF Buriey vas
chosen BY the dentists a. the dele
gate from the Idaho association to
the national convention. to be held
at Cleveland. Ohio. September is.
Doctor Critehfisid was chosen az his
alternate.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-06-14
Hot Days Bring
Rapid Grow t h

weather the first days Of the
past week seemed 10 have got
into It's summer stride and hot
days have brought forth the
crops at rapid pace The first
DAYS OF the period showed with
a dash Of rain. and a sprinkling
OF hail fell Monday. Several bad
looking storms passed around
the Filler district. but other
parts OF the county were deluged
with heavy rains
Tuesday witnessed a sudden
drop in temperature and heavy
clothing became popular.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-06-14
BLACKBURN CASE
Is SET FOR FALL
TERN OF COURT
Filler Youth demanded into Custody
OF Sheriff on First Degree
Murder Charge.

Melvin Blackburn was bound
over to the September term OF dis
trict court under a charge OF first
degree murder for having caused the
death OF his young wife. Cecil Hurst
Blackburn, as result OF decision
announced Saturday morning by
Probate Judge o. p. Duyall.
Preliminary hearing was had
Thursday of last week and after eyi-
dence had been submitted by the
state Judge Duvall took the case
under Amusement.
Efforts on the part of Attorney j.
W. Porter. counsel for the defense.
to establish the charge against the
Filler young man as one OF less de-
gree than first degree murder, fea-
tured arguments in court Thursday
afternoon. following the preliminary
hearing in the forenoon.
Defense gave no testimony. The
state, represented by ProsecutingAt-
torney ]. w. Taylor. placed on the
stand Mrs. w. II. Hurst. mother OF
the dead girl; DR.. F. A. Dwight OF
Filler. the attending physician; E. r.
Dooley. chemist; Deputy Sheriff
John Gabhart. and Miss Nellie Hun
ter. a Filler girl, who testified to
attending dances with Blackburn
after his marriage to Miss Cecil
Hurst
Miss Hunter testified that on re-
turning from dance in the company
Of Blackburn the latter had told
her that he had told his wife he
would refuse TO live with her.
Mrs. Hurst testified as to the re-
ceipt OF the poison powders at her
home where her daughter was living.
The mother said she kept the pow
ders. although her daughter asked
her TO burn them, and delivered
them to DR.. Dwight when he was
called the day after they were taken
by Cecil.
DR.. Dwight testified as to the in
tense suffering OF the girl when he
called at her home. He testified as
TO the serious effects OF the powders
and he ascribed the girls death di-
rectly to the poison.
Mr.. Dooley's testimony had TO do
with the nature OF the poison and
its effects on the human body.
According to Deputy Sheriff Cab
hart. Blackburn told conflicting
stories concerning the source OF the
powders, but protested that he sent
them to his wife without really
knowing their nature.
Attorney for the defense cited
several cases. among them being the
case OF Roscoe Arbuckle. in an eff
fort to have his contention for
lesser charge sustained.
Those present when the decision |
was given out Saturday we're the
and his father and Attor-
ney J. w. Taylor. and Mr.. and Mrs
W. X. Hurst. parents of the girl
whose death resulted in the filing OF
the murder charge.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-06-14
ESTABLISHES SEVERAL
NKW COAL YARDS

Elmer Aman OF this place spent
most OF Last week In north side
country. where be established six
new yards for the Mutual Coal com
pany.
Mr.. Aman states that new yards
have been Installed at Haxerman.
Jerome. Wendell. shossone. 0ooding
and AZ HALEY. Another yard viii
be established In thar resion In 4
short time.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-06-14
Surveying Crews
Ready to Begin on
Road to the South
Rogerson, Wells and Contact TO BE
Cenfers for Three Parties OF
Short Line Engineers.

Latest Developments In the
Rogerson-Weils railroad con-
strucfion are to the effect that
three Oregon Short Line survey
parties have been organized and
will take the field next week for
the work OF running survey OF
the route OF the proposed line,
according TO George III. Smith.
counsel for the %. ;. L. at Salt
Lake City, who was in Twin
Fails Friday OF last week.
Mr.. Smith states that work on the
survey will be commenced stimuli
taneously at Rogerson. Wells and
Contact. says the Twin Falls News.
and will be prosecuted vigorously to
completion. according to information
reaching Mr.. Smith from the en-
cheering department. Former sur
veys have been worked over and a
complete plan of operation worked
out based upon these. No time will
be lost in completing the new survey.
il is understood.
Deed Ready for Signature
Deeds for the terminals and round
house site for the Short Line have
been mailed to F. z. Beatty OF Three
Rivers. Mich. from whom the site
was purchased by James S. Keel OF
Twin Falls. The deal was arranged
some time ago and details have
since been worked out and every
thing is ready for the signature OF
the owner
Suit Does Not Affect Building
NJ. j. Sweeley OF Twin Falls. who
has been intimately connected with
the entire matter OF the negotiations
with the Union Pacific for the build
ing OF the road and has been in touch
with all the negotiations step by
step. offers ii as his opinion that the
suit for damages. in the sum OF sI74.-
265. brought by Conrad Wolfe
against Joseph L. Stewart late presi-
dent of the Idaho Central railroad.
will in no way interfere with the
present plans OF the roads construc-
ton.
The suit brought by Mr.. Wolfe
sets forth in detail the history OF
The Idaho Central Railroad company
from its inception down TO the pres
ent time and alleges breach OF con-
.ract as between Stewart and the
plaintiff. as a result OF which the
after asks that he be reimbursed in
he sum OF $4,000 which he would
nave received upon completion OF
he road from the county OF Elko.
100000 which he was TO /
ret from New York capitalists as
packers OF the proposition. and the 1
urther sum OF s24.265, being the /
mount OF expenses he has incurred 1
or surveying. etc. in connection
With the engineering work done up
IN the line.
The suit attaches the s25.0O0 sub
money now held in escrow
q the Twin Falls National bank,
hereby tieing II up pending the out
ONE of the action.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-06-14
ASH NEW TRIAL

Attorneys for the defendants ~
tho suit OF d. ~ Denton against ID.
p. Detweiler and others. filed q mo-
ton Saturday for = new trial. The
other defendants included Elmer
Aman. L. G. Hin. S. y. Pittuio. }. A
Crom. Peter Erickson. II. Murphsy
and Frank Deklotz.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-06-14
Grand Lodge of
knights of Pythia.
to Meet in Bull


TIE knights OF Pythizs state
grand lodge viii BE- held In BAH
wednesday. Thursday and Friday.
June 20. II and -. says the Bull
Herald. Grand Chancellor b Anxer
Of Granxesyiiis and foo delegates
representing 40 lodges in the state.
viii b IN attendance. The grand
lodge OF the Pythlan Sisters viii also
meet al the same time.
A class OF Is will also be initiated
into the ID. o. X. X on Thursday
evening. The meetings % the grand
lodge viii be held in the Odd Fellows
hall.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-06-14
COMING EVENTS

Notice Of all meetings. enter
tsinments and events Of general
interest will be Published week
ly under this heading. tree Of
charge.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-06-14

American Legion and Wcm9n's
Auxiliary convention. All day with
picnic dlnnsr IT fair grounds and
dance At Gem roof garden
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-06-14

Afternoon Pre- molten picture
show. Gem ue&ter. eourlinsnts
Filler business men
Evsning-hotios pictures. Gem
thsatsr.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-06-14

ETsninx DznclnG Gem ROOT
garden
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-06-14

Noruing Services ~ Catholic
and Baptist churches
Morninx and cvening services
AZ N. b. C.. Methodist and Moo
MONTE ehurckes-
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-19
HICKCOX EXPRESSES VIEW
ON NEW COURT RULING

The decision of the United States
supreme court, holding that "crop-
ping contracts involving aliens in
eligible to citizenship is a viola
tion of the California alien land
law, is in direct opposition to the
decision. of the California supreme
court, according to Attorney Ross L.
IIickcoX of this city.
"Cropping contracts y are held
valid contracts, by the terms of two
decisions of the supreme court of
California within the last year, Mr..
Hickcox said, and any action
brought in the state courts on this
particular phase of land leasing,
must be governed by the ruling of
the state court, rather than the de
cision of the United States supreme
court, given today. The latter de
cision will undoubtedly rule i'll any
actions brought in the federal
courts, HickcoX said. He added that
this is not the first instance in
which the rulings of federal and
state courts are in conflict.
The foregoing decision of the
United States supreme court is un-
der the alien land law of 1919, and
not under the new act of 1928,
passed by the last legislature, which
purports to make cropping con
tracts Illegal, This act was passed
by the legislature to try and amend
the law SO that cropping contracts
will be illegal so far as ineligible
aliens are concerned, Hickcox eX-
planned.
The decision admitting the con
stitutionality of that portion of the
California alien land law, which
prohibits an ineligible alien from
acquiring stock in II corporation
owning land, is merely an affirma-
tion of a previous decision of the
United States district court for Cal
ifornia, which declared it unlawful
for ineligible alien to own stock
in land owning corporations, accord
ing to Attorney HickcoX.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-19
COMPLETE PLANS
FOR EPIC WORLD
FLIGHT BY j. 5.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 PLANS
for an epic flight by American
aviators-a trip around the world
are complete.
The history-making achievement,
the last of the "big fights" left
for pioneering airmen, is now the
goal at which all the army arr
men are aiming. The filters VINO
will make the trip are to be chosen
from those in the service whose re-
cords seem best to qualify them.
Final approval of plans for the
flight today awaits only the con
sent of foreign governments to
FLIGHTS across their territories. the
state department has asked all the
Governments whose territory would
be crossed to give formal assent TO
the flight. This, all are expected
TO do without delay. Plans for the
world girdling flight which General
Mason M. Patrick, chief of the
army air service, has approved, call
for it to be made next spring and
summer by four or five of the
Uworld cruiser airplanes now be-
ing built for the army at Santa
Monica, Calf. The planes will be
manned by four or five officers and
nm equal number of enlisted men.
The flight is to start from Washing
ton in March. From here the route
will be as follows.
Cross continent to Seattle.
North along the coast of British
Columbia to Southern Alaska.
Thence to Aleutian Islands.
Across Japan, China and lndo'
China, Siam and Burma.
Across India and Persia Gulf,
cross Turkey and Europe and thence
to England. f -
Northern route over Farce Is,
lands to Iceland and Greenland aud
Cape Farewell. Thence to Cana
dian mainland, Quebec, Montreal
and back to- Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-19
Ell Centro Observing
Educational Week
In Splendid Manner

, in the schedule of programs necessi-
tated by Congressman Phil d.
Swings itinerary. However, the
club is heartily interested behind
the movement.
Mrs. Albert w. Hale, secretary of
the local club, and chairman of the
county federation s educational
committee, will speak before the
Woman IS Improvement Club of Ca
lexico on Thursday on educational
matters.
Splendid Window Display
As reminder of Educational
Week. the high school has arrang-
ed with Edgar Brothers Hardware
Company for the use of their show
window on Main street, in which 4
novel display has been arranged.
The window has been fixed up to
represent n desert scene, the base
being strewn with sand. A bleached
skull, and the whitened bones of a
beast, are vivid reminders of the
terrible fate met on the desert by
some of the early pioneers, and in
deed by desert travellers of later
days. A huge wagon hub and sew
eral pieces of an old freightcr, tell
the mute story of destruction which
add a touch of realism to the idea
The display was arranged by O..
L. Perkins, local representative of
the International Correspondence
Schools. The idea which the display
is intended to convey, according to
Mr.. Perkins, is the necessity of ade-
quatc preparation for life by means
of education. The misfortunes cX-
perienced by the desert travellers, in
many cases were caused by lack Of
sufficient preparation for their
journey. Education prepares for
the journey of life, and should not
be neglected, is the story conveyed
by the clever display.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-19
FIRST CAR OF
LETTUCE LEAVES
FROM CALEXLCO
Earliest Season in Years
Is Prediction of
Shippers -

Yesterday the first carload of
lettuce to leave Imperial Valley
this season was shipped out by the
M. Yourman Company Of CaleXico.
According to Horticultural Commits
sion Harrigan this establishes an
unusually early date for a first
shipment from this county. The let
tuce was of the loose head type.
Among Saturdays shipments
from Imperial was the first car of
lettuce to actually leave the coun-
ty, but the lettuce in this car was
raised near Campo by j. w. Thorn
burg of the former 1hornburg- Ryan
company of Imperial, and was
brought down to that firm s shed
for packing. j. l.. Taylor and
Company of Los Angeles were the
owners of this lettuce, which was
raised for them by Thornburg and
consigned to their representative
at Ell Paso.
Horticultural Commissioner llar-
rigan states that he believes that
solid head lettuce will begin moving
from the south end of the valley
about December 3. Jack Brothers
and McBurney, it is rumored, plan
to ship car lot from Brawley
about November 20. The earliest
date set for shipment by grower
ig~ shortly before Thanksgiving,
when Joe Vavrin, who has a fine
crop about two miles south of this
city on the CaleXico highway, plans
to ship:
ms season, for the first time IN
the history of the valley, the bulk
of the lettuce crop will be rolling
cast in January instead of in March,
due to the unusually heavy plant
ing of early lettuce. just how this
will affect the market is problema-
tical
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-19
By WEBB MILLER
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

PARIS, Nov. 19.-The Anglo
French entente hung in the balance
again tonight as the ambassador s
conference adjourned until tomor-
- row to give the Marquis of Crewe
more time to get instructions from
the British government.
Announcement that the cabinet
had rejected the terms of the pro-
posed note dealing with the crown
prince included the statement that
it had accepted the text of-the note
regarding re-imposition of allied
control of Germany's military pre-
parations.
The cabinet insisted on "minor
reservations to this part of the
note,D the announcement said.
1t was believed the chief objcc-
ton in French minds to the part OF
the note dealing with the crown
prince was that it had not teeth in
it.
The British ambassador, the Mar
quis of Crewe, in accordance with
fresh instructions from his govern
ment, refused to agree to JOINT
note in which any threat of spe-
cific military action was made, IT
was understood. Announcement OF
the cabinet S decision followed one
that the cabinet unanimously agreed
with the attitude maintained by
Premier Poincare in the negotia-
tiOns.
French Reject Proposals
After the ambassadors had reach
ed a compromise between the
French and British proposals for a
note TO Germany demanding expul-
sion of the crown prince and relm-
position of allied control of German
ornaments, the settlement was re-
iected bv the French cabinet and
the entente left suspended again.
AS the proposed compromise was
agreed to by Poincare's personal
representative at the conference,
Jules Cambon, this statement ere
ated some confusion, which was dls-
pelled when it was announced the
cabinet would not agree to the part
of the compromise note dealing with
the crown prince.
The meeting of the ambassadors
at 6 p. m. was supposed to be Tor
the formal ratification of the com
promise after its hasty submission
to the various governments, put
Lord Crewe had not received IN
structions from London.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-19
MANY FL CENTRIC
FOLKS AT ZERO
MILESTONE EVENT
Pres. Coolidge Presses
Button For S. d.
Ceremony

Neal II. Gavin, manager of the
FL Centro office of the AUTOMOBILE
Club of Southern California, was
one of a number of Ell Centre people
who attended the dedication exer-
cises of the Pacific zero milestone
of the Lee Highway Association at
San Diego Saturday afternoon.
The milestone, which is of gran
ite, was unveiled at signal from
President Coolidge, who pressed a
button in Washington promptly at
1:30, Pacific time, and forwarded a
message of congratulation, which
was read by Colonel Ed. Fletcher,
who was influential in having San
Diego made the western terminus of
the Lee Highway, which transverses
the continent, starting at Washing
ton, d. G..
The milestone at San Diego is set
in the public plaza, and a large
crowd attended the dedication exer.
cises. Owing to the Sciot conven.
tion in that city, many Ell Centro
people were present at the exercises,
which were of no little interest ia
them, as FL Cntro is the last city OF
Importance on the western end ol
the highway before the terminus is
reached at San Diego.
Hale Visits Valley
Saturday afternoon, Ell Centr,
was visited by Stanley Hale, vice
president of the San Diego Chamber
of Commerce, who is on trip east
in the interest of the Borderland
Highway Association, organized to
give out information on the three
southern transcontinental routes
which reach the Pacific Coast via
Imperial Valley and San Diego.
These routes are the Bankhead
and Lee Highways and the Old Span
ish Trails. The three routes pass
through the same cities going east
ward until Ell Paso, Texas is
reached. At this point, the Old
Spanish Trails route branches off
to the south, passing through San
Antonio and Houston to New Or
leans. The Bankhead and Lee High
ways pass to the north through Fort
Worth, Dallas and Memphis.
Hale will be absent month or
more, visiting every city of import-
tance as far east as Kansas City.